The Killing Month August 1978
- Society & Culture · Documentary
- True Crime
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The events that took place in Chester County, Pennsylvania in August 1978 were unthinkable. Family killing family. A father calling for the murder of his own son. For years The Johnston Gang got away with everything—theft, burglary, violence—until the brazen attacks of August 1978 crossed a line, and the family crime empire began to crumble. Host and writer Amanda Lamb shares her own memories of the murders and the trials that followed. Her father was the lead prosecutor who helped bring the killers to justice. A fictional account of The Johnston Gang’s downfall was portrayed in the 1986 movie “At Close Ra...
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Recent episodes
- Listen Now - Dr. Death: Bad Magic
- E8 | Escape from Prison and the Legacy of The Johnston Gang
- E7 | Justice for Bruce Johnston, Sr.
- E6 | The Trial of David and Norman Johnston
- E5 | The Dangerous Life of a Johnston Gang Snitch
- E4 | Digging Up The Kiddie Gang
- E3 | Buried Alive
- E2 | Officers Down in Kennett Square
- E1 | The Ambush
- Introducing: The Killing Month August 1978