In 1997, in the tiny town of Santa Claus, Georgia, a former foster child returned to the loving family who had taken him in. Jerry Scott Heidler destroyed their family and almost destroyed the “town who loves children.”

Suggested Reading: Fear Came to Town: The Santa Claus, Georgia Murders

Special Thanks to this episode’s Patreon Producer, Megan Bullard

Promos on this episode: Yours in Murder and Killafornia Dreaming

Written, hosted and produced by Erica Kelley
Original Graphic Art by Coley Horner
Original Music by Rob Harrison of Gamma Radio
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