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Hunting Serial Killers Operating Under the Cloak of America's Opioid Epidemic, Billy Jensen, Alcohol, Recovery, Chris Paulson

· 2 hr 53 min

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Show notes

This Week on Dopey! We are joined byt author, true crime journalist, crime fighter and recovering alcoholic Billy Jensen! We hear all about the deaths of opiate addicted sex workers in Ohio and how Billy Jensen tried to help solve the crimes! Plus Billy’s own recovery from alcoholism, and how he dealt with being ‘cancelled’.

PLUS my dad returns and we listen to multiple Dopey emails and Dopey Voicemails! PLUS Chris Paulson returns for the new Dopey Segment ‘ASK A THERAPIST’!

ALL THAT AND MUCH MORE ON THE BRAND NEW EPISODE OF THAT GOOD OLD DOPEY SHOW!

notes :
- the “perfect victim,” true crime stories often centering “normal” white women
- apathy of cops; crowd-sourced crime solving
- parents were addicts/alcoholics
- late bloomer - alcoholism began age 34
- weirdly responsible about his alcoholism
- journalism and media conglomerates
- writing and drinking (write sober, edit drunk)
- Michelle McNamara
- true crime cultural fascination
- murders in the drug/sex work world
- reporting factually vs. producing a good show
- corrupt cops
- the ohio story
- drunken misconduct
- suicidal ideation
- infantalization in treatment
- childhood sexual assault
- apology
- recovery

Original title: Dopey 477: Hunting Serial Killers Operating Under the Cloak of America's Opioid Epidemic, Billy Jensen, Alcohol, Recovery, Chris Paulson

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