In this chilling episode of Almost Fiction, we begin the disturbing story of Charles William Yukl, a classically trained pianist, teacher, and, ultimately… convicted killer.
From his troubled upbringing and intense musical training to his years of hidden darkness, we uncover how a seemingly mild-mannered man led a double life.
Based heavily on the book The Piano Teacher by Robert K. Tanenbaum and Robert Greenberg, this episode dives deep into Yukl’s past, his manipulations, and the brutal 1966 murder of Suzanne Reynolds. It’s a terrifying portrait of depravity hiding under a mask of weakness.
Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/1974/08/25/archives/-village-slaying-laid-to-paroled-killer.html
https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/people-v-yukl-893896295
https://mail.murderpedia.org/male.Y/y/yukl-charles.htm
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/spontaneous_exclamation
Tanenbaum, Robert K., and Peter S. Greenberg. The Piano Teacher: The True Story of a Psychotic Killer. eBook ed., Simon and Schuster, 1987.
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