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So, long story short, it seems like this Pete Madson is a real person, but like if he is connected at all to me is still
a mystery. Though again, the FBI says they have tentatively ruled out Pete Madson. So maybe that's true. But Pete
Matson, whoever you are, I would love to know your story. Yeah, I don't think there's a world where a bloody suitcase
stand thing and bloody towels turns out to be like an uninteresting nothing burger of a thing in this case.
>> The one thing I'll say is so Detective Nichols told us that she doesn't necessarily think what was found on the
suitcase stand was blood because there is absolutely nothing on the results of the samples that were taken. And she
even has some doubts about the housekeeper story to begin with because I guess each time she talked to the
police, her story just got a little more like conveniently in-depth. Like first she doesn't report the bloody towel,
then all of a sudden there's a bloody towel and then a bloody suitcase stand. And then even later she said that she
saw a man holding a bike on Highway 95. Like it just seems like there was more to the story every single time. And it's
so specific to Kristen that Detective Nichols wonders if maybe she embellished her story. M
>> still I can't shake it. Like it's just like I get these like little Spidey sense things sometimes. I'm obsessed
with this whole Pete thing. And not because this Pete Madson guy had anything to do with it. Like everything
on that registration seemed to kind of be bogus. >> Why? Like was it really someone named
Pete Mat or did they just pick like >> I mean they would have had to know that like that guy had a friend named Pete
Matson, >> right? Like there's like so many things that like have to fit perfectly together
for it to be explained. It seems so fantastical. But I'll tell you this, this has nothing to do with anything,
but this is like one of those crime junkie tangents. So, when I got obsessed with this Pete Madson, I'm like, "Who is
Pete Madson? Where is he at now?" >> Google. >> Have you Do you have your phone with
you? You need >> told me to keep it with me today. >> You need to just Google Pete Madson.
>> Nothing else. >> Just Google Pete Madson or Peter Madson. Ashley, I watched this documentary.

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Brief Summary

The episode examines the mystery of Pete Madson and inconsistencies in witness accounts related to a bloody suitcase stand.

Key points

The Mystery of Pete Madson. The narrator is intrigued by the real person behind the name Pete Madson, questioning his connection to a bloody suitcase incident.
Inconsistencies in the Housekeeper's Story. Detective Nichols doubts the housekeeper's account due to its evolving details.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I would love to know your story, Pete Madson.

Expressing curiosity about Pete Madson's background.

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