EP. 242 - ARIZONA: Three Serial Killers, One City: Phoenix’s Summers of Terror Part 2 (The Baseline Killer & Serial Shooters)
4/17/20261 hr 38 min
Part 2 of this series brings us to the unmasking of the Baseline Killer, a man who terrorized Phoenix for over a year. His name was Mark Goudeau. A father. A husband. A hardworking member of the community. But beneath it all, he was the monster stalking the streets. As 2005 turned to 2006, his thirst for murder and violence only grew, and police knew they had to stop him before it was too late.
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First 90 secondsColin Brown· Host0:00
Warning, the following podcast is not suitable for all audiences. We go into great detail with every case that we cover and do our best to bring viewers even deeper into the stories by utilizing disturbing audio and sound effects.
Courtney Brown· Host0:11
Trigger warnings from the stories we cover may include violence, rape, murder, and offenses against children.
Colin Brown· Host0:18
This podcast is not for everyone. You have been warned.
Courtney Brown· Host0:21
In part one of this series, we discussed three serial killers who were operating in Phoenix, Arizona at the same time in 2005. First, there were the serial shooters, Dale Hausner and Sam Dietmann, two men who would smoke meth together and then drive around town shooting at random. By the end of 2005, they had killed dozens of animals and murdered a total of six people, but they weren't the only ones terrorizing the streets of Phoenix. While Dale and Sam were committing their drive-by shootings, another predator was on the loose named Mark Goudeau. Mark started the summer of 2005 raping women and children around Baseline Road, which is how he earned the name the Baseline Rapist. However, he soon escalated to murder, earning him the new name, the Baseline Killer. But by the time 2005 came to an end, authorities didn't even realize they had three serial killers operating in their city, and sadly, 2006 would bring even more bloodshed. So this is part two, the