Episode 1: The Ypsilanti Ripper (Michigan Murders)

Welcome back to Killer Curiosity: A True Crime Binge,where we dive into chilling cases that keep you guessing long after the storyends.In this episode, I’m your host Paige, and we’re travelingback to the late 1960s, when a quiet Michigan college town was gripped by fear.One by one, young women began to vanish. Their bodies were discovered in brutalfashion, and for two years, students and parents lived in terror. The presswould dub him the “Ypsilanti Ripper.”Join me as we unravel the timeline of the Michigan Murders,follow the investigation that led to John Norman Collins, and explore thetheories that still surround the case today. Was Collins truly responsible forall of the murders — or could there have been more than one killer?SourcesAnn Arbor District Library “OldNews” Archive – Ann Arbor News trial coverage & verdict reporting.Detroit Free Press (2019),“Michigan Murders: John Norman Collins’ story.”People v. Collins (Mich.Ct. App. 1972) – forensic testimony & appeal.People v. Collins (Mich.Supreme Court 1972) – conviction upheld.Wikipedia: “Michigan Murders”(victim timeline; cross-checked).CBS/AP (2005) – Jane Mixer DNAcase & conviction of Gary Leiterman.