Kansas City got a real problem in the summer of ‘77… and his last name was Gilyard.
What happens when violence doesn’t just run in a family — it thrives there? In this episode, we’re digging into the twisted, messy, and downright chilling story of the Gilyard family.
Lorenzo Gilyard — the mild-mannered dad-next-door — spent over a decade terrorizing Kansas City as The Kansas City Strangler. But baby, Lorenzo didn’t come outta nowhere. His father? Violent predator. His sister? Caught up in crimes of her own. Turns out, generational trauma in this family looked a whole lot like generational terror.
This is a story about predators hiding in plain sight — mowing the lawn, kissing their kids goodnight, sitting next to you in church — all while leaving a trail of devastation in their wake.
Buckle up, because we’re talking family secrets, serial murder, and the nightmare that was the Gilyard family.
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