A new harbinger of death and terror stepped into the spotlight in the early 1980s for the women of the Twin Cities area. Paul Michael Stephani, also known as the Weepy-Voiced Killer, would become one of the strangest serial killer cases in American history, due to his habit of calling in his own crimes, each time doing so with an emotional, high-pitched whine that earned him his unfortunate nickname. Listen now to learn what Stephani did to earn the name, today on Devil We Know. A special thanks to Father Syn (@thesynfulshow on Twitter), from The Synful Show podcast, whose voice accompanies Aaron's in the story of this strange case.

Written and researched by David Wayne Young



SOURCES:

Cold Case Files: Weepy-Voiced Killer (2001)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2096785/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt

Murderpedia
https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/stephani-paul.htm

Investigation Discovery's Murder Calls: 911 Tapes, Ep. 3
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/murder-calls-911-tapes/full-episodes/the-weepy-voiced-killer

Margaret Zack, Paul Klauda, Allie Shah, Jim Parsons, Curt Brown and Herón Márquez Estrada of the Star Tribune from 1981 to 1997

Chippewa Herald-Telegram of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin and Associated Press