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70: Shadows of the Shoemaker: The Crimes of Joseph Kallinger | True Crime Sleep Stories
On tonight's episode of True Crime Sleep Stories...
Joseph Kallinger, a Philadelphia shoemaker and father of seven, was shaped by severe childhood abuse and untreated mental illness. In 1974–1975, delusions of divine commands led him, and tragically, his 12-year-old son Michael, into a brief but devastating crime spree.
This episode honors the victims:
José Collazo (age 10)
Joseph Kallinger Jr. (Joey, age 13)
Maria Fasching (age 21)
We also remember the survivors of multiple terrifying home invasions across Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey... families bound, robbed, and traumatized over…
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