anthony: if you re looking to dump a body, seattle. knute: i ve always thought the rain was kind of part of it. you get to that stretch from maybe october to february and by the time you re in february, i mean, you want to become a serial killer. i mean anthony: apparently you can. [ laughter ] anthony: is seattle a teeming hive of serial killers? or am i just an idiot with a morbidly over-active imagination and an attraction to the dark, ugly side of life. meet retired homicide detective mike ciesynski who for over 12 years specialized in cold cases in the region. we meet at the shanghai room in greenwood where fred moody tends bar. the north star diner next door provides nourishment. crab, bacon and melted cheese is, when discussing dump sites and ligature marks, a must. anthony: why does it seem that there s a disproportionate number of serial killers in the seattle and washington state area? do you have a theory on that? mike: well, i don t think that most serial kill
ended up. when you re a detective for as long as i ve been a detective and you re around very evil people, it s a place where i don t want you to have to come look at through my eyes. i can talk to you about it and all that but i hope you never have to see it, like i seen it. because you know, it s a different place. it s a place you don t want to be. anthony: how many, uh, how many working serial killers do you think are out there right now in the washington state area? mike: i would say i mean easily right now, easily over 75 people out here that are probably serial murderers. the fbi listed as anthony: whoa, 75? mike: oh yeah. i don t care how nice it is here and you know, fun seattle and stuff, you know, i know how many evil people are running around here. anthony: so, do you think these guys are holding down regular jobs? mike: well yeah, they could just go on and have their, you know, what would seem to us as a regular life. they could also have wives anthony:
coming from the crawl space? i mean what the . mike: john wayne gacy, exactly. you know, and uh, what s with the whole clown outfit, johnny? anthony: i mean, first of all, all you have to do is put on a clown suit, and already you re a suspect. (dog growls) named after a star. crafted to celebrate an unforgettable holiday. host one to remember. you ve probably seen me running all over the country in search of our big idaho potato truck. but not any more. i am done with that. ooh, ooh hot - just gonna stay home on the farm, eat a beautiful idaho potato, and watch tv with my dog. tv anncr: the big idaho potato truck pulled into town today and it s really a sight to see. oh man.let s go.. (distant) you comin , boy? sfx: (dog) gulp! woof.
knute: literally you could hide bodies, like a short drive from wherever you are. anthony: so, a convenient body dump? knute: body dumping, yes. i mean that s got to be part of it. you have all that lush greenery. anthony: if you re looking to dump a body, seattle. knute: i ve always thought the rain was kind of part of it. you get to that stretch from maybe october to february and by the time you re in february, i mean, you want to become a serial killer. i mean anthony: apparently you can. [ laughter ] anthony: is seattle a teeming hive of serial killers? or am i just an idiot with a morbidly over-active imagination and an attraction to the dark, ugly side of life? meet retired homicide detective mike ciesynski who for over 12 years specialized in cold cases in the region. we meet at the shanghai room in greenwood where fred moody tends bar. the north star diner next door provides nourishment. crab, bacon and melted cheese is, when discussing dump sites
and ligature marks, a must. anthony: why does it seem that there s a disproportionate number of serial killers in the seattle and washington state area? do you have a theory on that? mike: well, i don t think that most serial killers went shopping for areas where they lived, this is just where they ended up. when you re a detective for as long as i ve been a detective and you re around very evil people, it s a place where i don t want you to have to come look at through my eyes. i can talk to you about it and all that but i hope you never have to see it, like i seen it. because you know, it s a different place. it s a place you don t want to be. anthony: how many, uh, how many working serial killers do you think are out there right now in the washington state area? mike: i would say i mean easily right now, easily over 75 people out here that are probably serial murderers. the fbi listed as anthony: whoa, 75? mike: oh yeah. i don t care how nice it is here and you know,