One of these years I’ll be a sexy cockroach: Texas’s notorious “Candyman” Halloween murderer

This week’s podcast episode finds your hosts investigating the history of fear of Halloween trick or treat poisonings, which all began with a Pixie Stick and an EVIL, evil father. Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like:

Why does Becky have to womansplain Beckysplaining to Merie?

Once you play the kill your kid card, HAVE you hit rock bottom?

Wanna be a sexy poop emoji 💩 for Halloween?

Is there any costume that sounds better than a sexy giant cheese wedge?! 🧀

Is that strychnine or is it cornstarch? 🤷‍♀️

How come Becky & Merie are not gonna kill kids with fruits and vegetables? 🍅

What leads Becky to utter the phrase, “We’re all busy tampons?”

Come for the inaccurate descriptions of various household poisons. ☠️ Stay for Merie’s murder plot check list. 🔪

Watch the Cropsey documentary. And keep the lights on.

Sources for this episode include: Oxygen. Listverse. SF Gate. Snopes.

Further sources can be found here:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/six-banned-candies-you-wont-be-getting-on-halloween

https://thoughtcatalog.com/jim-goad/2014/10/13-brutal-halloween-murders-nsfw/