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Episode 185 - James Dallas Egbert III - Nerd Crimes

Episode 185 - James Dallas Egbert III - Nerd Crimes

Brew Crime Podcast · Brew Crime Podcast

November 4, 202545m 12sExplicit

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In 1979, a missing teen genius accidentally birthed the 'Satanic Panic.'

Welcome to Brew Crime: Nerd Crimes, where fantasy meets felony. We're kicking off with the case that turned a brand-new tabletop game into a cultural boogeyman: the disappearance of 16-year-old child prodigy, James Dallas Egbert III.

Dallas vanished from his college dorm, leaving behind a confusing note and a pile of Dungeons & Dragons books. When a flamboyant P.I. started a bizarre search in the university's underground steam tunnels, the media latched onto a theory: did the brilliant student lose himself in a live-action game? Or was the tragic reality far more personal, heartbreaking, and complex than any fantasy quest?

Roll for a deep dive into the real story behind the headlines, the fear-mongering, and the life of the boy who became the scapegoat for a nation's moral panic.


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