Loving Landis: Episode 8 by TheWendyVariety

Content Warnings:
murder, suicide, self harm, eating disorders, predatory behavior

Wendy and Steph discuss an email with the attachment Virginia.docx sent to the object of Landis’s obsession over a year before he killed her ex-boyfriend and then himself. The email, with redactions and changes to protect the innocent, is on our website. It is recommended reading for full context, however, the same content warnings still apply.

Host: Wendy Fink
Co-Host: Steph Jurusz
Content Warning: Chris Fink
Sting: "Yessum" by Jingle Punks
Music: “Court and Page” by Silent Partner
Editors: Chris Fink, Wendy Fink

© 2020 Wendy "The Wendy Variety" Fink

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