534: The Poet: Ruth Finley's Stalker

When a Kansas housewife reported being stalked by a violent figure known only as "The Poet," police believed a possible serial predator was terrorizing Wichita. Could it be connected to the infamous BTK Killer? Or was this somebody from the past, coming back to haunt her…only one way to find out.

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Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLT4wqGHaQQ

https://medium.com/truly-adventurous/the-poet-526595afdde8

​​https://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article231411383.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9500577/Inside-true-story-Poet-stalker-victims-story-Netflix-movie.html

Oct 16, 1946 Associated Press. “Assailant brands high school girl.”

Oct 02, 1981 The Wichita Eagle. “Strange Case of the Poet”

https://www.the-sun.com/news/11494344/who-ruth-finley-wichita-btk-slayer/

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