It is day eight of our 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. At 5:45 a.m. on May 12, 2005, Michael Ross woke up and got out of bed as usual. It was a partly cloudy morning in Somers, Connecticut, and the day would be warm and pleasant. At 6:00 a.m., Michael had oatmeal for breakfast, then watched television and read the newspaper. After reading for a while, he received communion from a Catholic priest. The day was going well—pretty typical for him, actually. He visited with family and friends in the afternoon for a few hours. The only thing unusual about Michael’s dinner of turkey a la king, rice, fruit, mixed vegetables, and white bread was that it would be his last because, a few hours later, Michael Ross was executed by the state of Connecticut. It was the first execution in the state of Connecticut since Joseph “Mad Dog” Taborsky was electrocuted in 1960. <br /><br />Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast on this episode entitled 'The Roadside Strangler: Michael Bruce Ross.'<br /><br /><br /><br />Thank you to our team:<br />Written and researched by Lauretta Allen<br />Listener Discretion by Edward October from Octoberpod AM<br />Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Pawprint<br /><br />Sources:<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mAMXqN0Eaw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mAMXqN0Eaw</a> (If you watch or listen to one thing on Michael Ross, watch this one. It's the one Jen spoke about.)<br /><br /><a href="https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r1/ross-michael.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r1/ross-michael.htm</a><br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bruce_Ross" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bruce_Ross</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/972592729/?match=1&amp;terms=1.%09Dzung%20Ngoc%20Tu%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.newspapers.com/image/972592729/?</a><br /><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/972592729/?match=1&amp;terms=1.%09Dzung%20Ngoc%20Tu%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">match=1&amp;terms=1.%09Dzung%20Ngoc%20Tu%20</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/254927798/?match=1&amp;terms=1.%09Dzung%20Ngoc%20Tu%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.newspapers.com/image/254927798/?match=1&amp;terms=1.%09Dzung%20Ngoc%20Tu%20</a><br /><br /><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050616003937/http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/14/rossexecution.letter.ap/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://web.archive.org/web/20050616003937/</a><br /><br /><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050616003937/http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/14/rossexecution.letter.ap/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/14/rossexecution.letter.ap/index.html</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7144278/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7144278/</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175726038/dzung-ngoc-tu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175726038/dzung-ngoc-tu</a><a href="https://magazine.nd.edu/stories/my-name-is-michael-ross/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://magazine.nd.edu/stories/my-name-is-michael-ross/</a> (in his own words)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/490184513/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Paula%20Perrera%22" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.newspapers.com/image/490184513/?</a><br /><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/490184513/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Paula%20Perrera%22" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">match=1&amp;terms=%22Paula%20Perrera%22</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/242556358/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Tammy%20Williams%22" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer...

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The Roadside Strangler: Michael Bruce Ross: Day 8: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas

DEC 20, 202431 MIN
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The Roadside Strangler: Michael Bruce Ross: Day 8: 12 Nightmares Before Christmas

DEC 20, 202431 MIN

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It is day eight of our 12 Nightmares Before Christmas. At 5:45 a.m. on May 12, 2005, Michael Ross woke up and got out of bed as usual. It was a partly cloudy morning in Somers, Connecticut, and the day would be warm and pleasant. At 6:00 a.m., Michael had oatmeal for breakfast, then watched television and read the newspaper. After reading for a while, he received communion from a Catholic priest. The day was going well—pretty typical for him, actually. He visited with family and friends in the afternoon for a few hours. The only thing unusual about Michael’s dinner of turkey a la king, rice, fruit, mixed vegetables, and white bread was that it would be his last because, a few hours later, Michael Ross was executed by the state of Connecticut. It was the first execution in the state of Connecticut since Joseph “Mad Dog” Taborsky was electrocuted in 1960. <br /><br />Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast on this episode entitled 'The Roadside Strangler: Michael Bruce Ross.'<br /><br /><br /><br />Thank you to our team:<br />Written and researched by Lauretta Allen<br />Listener Discretion by Edward October from Octoberpod AM<br />Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of The Inky Pawprint<br /><br />Sources:<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mAMXqN0Eaw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mAMXqN0Eaw</a> (If you watch or listen to one thing on Michael Ross, watch this one. It's the one Jen spoke about.)<br /><br /><a href="https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r1/ross-michael.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r1/ross-michael.htm</a><br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bruce_Ross" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bruce_Ross</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/972592729/?match=1&amp;terms=1.%09Dzung%20Ngoc%20Tu%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.newspapers.com/image/972592729/?</a><br /><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/972592729/?match=1&amp;terms=1.%09Dzung%20Ngoc%20Tu%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">match=1&amp;terms=1.%09Dzung%20Ngoc%20Tu%20</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/254927798/?match=1&amp;terms=1.%09Dzung%20Ngoc%20Tu%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.newspapers.com/image/254927798/?match=1&amp;terms=1.%09Dzung%20Ngoc%20Tu%20</a><br /><br /><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050616003937/http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/14/rossexecution.letter.ap/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://web.archive.org/web/20050616003937/</a><br /><br /><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050616003937/http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/14/rossexecution.letter.ap/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/06/14/rossexecution.letter.ap/index.html</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7144278/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7144278/</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175726038/dzung-ngoc-tu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175726038/dzung-ngoc-tu</a><a href="https://magazine.nd.edu/stories/my-name-is-michael-ross/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://magazine.nd.edu/stories/my-name-is-michael-ross/</a> (in his own words)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/490184513/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Paula%20Perrera%22" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.newspapers.com/image/490184513/?</a><br /><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/490184513/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Paula%20Perrera%22" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">match=1&amp;terms=%22Paula%20Perrera%22</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/242556358/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Tammy%20Williams%22" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.newspapers.com/image/242556358/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Tammy%20Williams%22</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/michael_ross/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/michael_ross/index.html</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/242699683/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Debra%20Smith%20Taylor%22%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.newspapers.com/image/242699683/?</a><br /><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/242699683/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Debra%20Smith%20Taylor%22%20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">match=1&amp;terms=%22Debra%20Smith%20Taylor%22%20</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/970513270/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Robin%20Dawn%20Stavinsky%22" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.newspapers.com/image/970513270/?match=1&amp;terms=%22Robin%20Dawn%20Stavinsky%22</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138698281/wendy-lynn-baribeault" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138698281/wendy-lynn-baribeault</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/369000327/?match=1&amp;terms=Wendy%20Baribeault" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.newspapers.com/image/369000327/?match=1&amp;terms=Wendy%20Baribeault</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/970460283/?match=1&amp;terms=Wendy%20Baribeault" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.newspapers.com/image/970460283/?match=1&amp;terms=Wendy%20Baribeault</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.norwichbulletin.com/story/news/crime/2016/05/21/detective-who-stopped-serial-killer/29175692007/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.norwichbulletin.com/story/news/crime/2016/05/21/detective-who-stopped-serial-killer/29175692007/</a><b><br /></b>