314 - From the BIG book

The hosts of Grits With a Side of Murder dive into The Big Book of Serial Killers, using a random page-picking method to explore three chilling cases from the book. The episode begins with chaotic behind-the-scenes chaos—leaking pipes, a barking dog, and a malfunctioning camera—setting a raw, unfiltered tone. They start with Thor Christiansen, a Danish-born killer dubbed 'Nil' (meaning zero), who murdered four women between 1976 and 1979, often abducting them from bus stops and dumping their bodies in canyons. His arrest came after a survivor shot in the ear recognized him at a tavern. The second case is Randy Steven Kraft, the 'Scorecard Killer,' a former ROTC member and gay bartender who murdered 16 to 67 men between 1972 and 1983, meticulously documenting each kill in a coded notebook. His arrest came when police found a dead man in his car and later uncovered photos and evidence linking him to unsolved murders across three states. The final case is Larry Eiler, the 'Highway Killer,' who murdered 19–23 people in just two years, driven by internalized shame over his sexuality. He confessed to 21 murders before dying of AIDS in 1994, revealing he’d been aided by an accomplice—though the man was never caught. The episode ends with a shocking twist: Eiler lived with his male lover and the man’s wife and children.