Janice Morgan

It's been sent to her by a convicted murderer named Edward Harold Bell. And in it, on lined notebook paper, he includes a poem he wrote.

It's been sent to her by a convicted murderer named Edward Harold Bell. And in it, on lined notebook paper, he includes a poem he wrote.

When he sends this letter to Lisa, Bell is already in prison for murdering a man in broad daylight in front of the man's family. Now, he's claiming responsibility for more murders. The victims, all teenage girls who disappeared from in and around Houston and Galveston, Texas throughout the 70s. They later turned up dead, but their killer or killers were never caught.

When he sends this letter to Lisa, Bell is already in prison for murdering a man in broad daylight in front of the man's family. Now, he's claiming responsibility for more murders. The victims, all teenage girls who disappeared from in and around Houston and Galveston, Texas throughout the 70s. They later turned up dead, but their killer or killers were never caught.

Bell lists some of these girls in his letter. He names three of them. Others he only refers to by their initials or hair color. Sometimes he includes years or locations that are meaningful to their cases. He calls his poem about his alleged victims, The Eleven Who Went to Heaven. Welcome to Serial Killers, a Spotify podcast. I'm Janice Morgan.

Bell lists some of these girls in his letter. He names three of them. Others he only refers to by their initials or hair color. Sometimes he includes years or locations that are meaningful to their cases. He calls his poem about his alleged victims, The Eleven Who Went to Heaven. Welcome to Serial Killers, a Spotify podcast. I'm Janice Morgan.

You might recognize me as the voice behind the investigative docuseries Broken and the true crime podcast Fear Thy Neighbor. I'll be your host for the next few weeks, and I am thrilled to be here. We'd love to hear from you. Follow us on Instagram at Serial Killers Podcast and share your thoughts on this week's episode. Or if you're tuning in on the Spotify app, swipe up and leave a comment.

You might recognize me as the voice behind the investigative docuseries Broken and the true crime podcast Fear Thy Neighbor. I'll be your host for the next few weeks, and I am thrilled to be here. We'd love to hear from you. Follow us on Instagram at Serial Killers Podcast and share your thoughts on this week's episode. Or if you're tuning in on the Spotify app, swipe up and leave a comment.

To help us tell today's story, we interviewed Lisa Olson, the investigative reporter and author whose work on this case is featured in the docuseries The Eleven. We're so grateful she could share her expertise. Stay with us.

To help us tell today's story, we interviewed Lisa Olson, the investigative reporter and author whose work on this case is featured in the docuseries The Eleven. We're so grateful she could share her expertise. Stay with us.

So, Mickey, you're a producer here and you brought us this story because you have a connection to the case, right?

So, Mickey, you're a producer here and you brought us this story because you have a connection to the case, right?

It was 2011 when Lisa Olson first became aware of a suspected serial killer named Ed Bell.

It was 2011 when Lisa Olson first became aware of a suspected serial killer named Ed Bell.

That's Lisa talking about an unrelated or maybe not so unrelated article she was working on at the time.

That's Lisa talking about an unrelated or maybe not so unrelated article she was working on at the time.

Her article quotes a forensic anthropologist who believes that, due to the age and the amount of remains recovered, it's not possible for investigators to identify the gender. After the article publishes, she gets a call from a man named Fred Page. He's a detective in Galveston, an island off the coast of Texas, about 50 miles from downtown Houston.

Her article quotes a forensic anthropologist who believes that, due to the age and the amount of remains recovered, it's not possible for investigators to identify the gender. After the article publishes, she gets a call from a man named Fred Page. He's a detective in Galveston, an island off the coast of Texas, about 50 miles from downtown Houston.

He's working to solve some cold cases from the 70s, and he thinks that several of the homicides could actually be connected to the same killer.

He's working to solve some cold cases from the 70s, and he thinks that several of the homicides could actually be connected to the same killer.