In April 2005, Stephen Stanko murdered his girlfriend Laura Ling, and then raped and stabbed her daughter. Shortly afterwards, he killed a friend, Henry Turner. At his trial for Laura Ling's murder, the defense called medical experts that had examined PET scans of Stanko’s brain. They revealed that he was born with a brain defect that could make him psychopathic. “48 Hours" Correspondent Troy Roberts reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 9/1/2007. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In 2009, three days before Halloween, a grisly crime stunned the seaport town of Anacortes, Washington.
Mark was known as the dog whisperer of Anacortes.
They soon discovered a story tangled in obsession. Who was the hunter and who was the hunted? Follow and listen to Train to Kill, the dog trainer, the heiress, and the bodyguard on the free Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcasts.
This was not a normal crime scene. This was not a normal case.
Oh God, this isn't supposed to happen to me.
My name's William Pierce. I'm a lieutenant in charge of criminal investigations at the Georgetown County Sheriff's Office. The mother, she was savagely beaten. She was bound. The daughter was raped and her throat was cut twice. She was left for dead. There was blood spatter. It was the most brutal crime scene that I've been to in my 15 years.
I know that I'm not a person to hurt anybody. I never would have hurt anybody on purpose, never.
Steven Stanko is highly intelligent. He has an IQ recently tested at 143.
He looks like the guy next door. You know, he could be your next door neighbor. He could be your college professor. He could be anything he wanted to be.
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