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A Monster in Belgium: The Dutroux Affair, with Matt Graves

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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What Was It Like to Be a Criminal?

Dean Obeidallah: Le Monstra was a petty thief, stealing cars and doing all kinds of basic street crime. He left home at 16 years old to live with some deranged pedophile who made him become a male prostitute when he was 18. In the 80s, his first wave of crimes outside of his regular criminal activity were against young women. "The Watcher" is based on a true story about a family that moves into a new home in New Jersey only to be terrorized by an anonymous harasser called The Watcher.

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