He had 48 million people watching on Ed Sullivan. He had the #1 album in America. He had a smile that could sell out any arena in 50 states. And behind every single concert — in every single city — someone was committing unspeakable crimes and leaving rubber ducks at the scene. This is the story of Microphone Mike — the singer who many said was more talented and better-looking than Elvis Presley. His rise was meteoric. His tour was the biggest debut in music history. And his downfall began with a novelty song called "My Rubber Ducky in Me" that investigators believe was a confession hidden in plain sight. In this deep dive, we break down: the FBI agent who first connected the dots across state lines, the mansion raid that revealed a room full of thousands of labeled rubber ducks — each one matching a crime scene — the trial that shocked 1960s America, and the dark ending in a prison shower only months into 67 consecutive life sentences. This is one of the most chilling double lives in entertainment history. And the rubber ducks aren't talking. #TrueCrime #TrueCrimePodcast #MicrophoneMike #SerialKiller #CrimePodcast #DeepDive #ColdCase #TrueCrimeStory #InspectorStory #CriminalMinds #DarkHistory

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