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Count, how about Tim McCoy, the last one of of the five that you say you have personal knowledge of.
>> Tim McCoy, even though he's the last one, he's the first one. >> He's the first one, actually,
>> right? >> The first of the 33. >> Tim Tim McCoy was was the first one. And uh
Tim McCoy's name wasn't put on him until 1988. Prior to that, he was known as unknown number nine.
>> And he was buried by me in the crawl space. >> That's the only knowledge that I have of
it. What was the circumstances of that? >> He was killed in the house uh in self-defense.
>> And who killed him then? >> I stabbed him. >> Yeah. And it was a a man an issue of
self-defense. Why? Why was was he in the process of assaulting you or or what? >> He was coming at me with a knife. I just
took the knife away and twist it in his hand and that that's what killed him.

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Brief Summary

Tim McCoy was killed in self-defense during a knife attack.

Key points

The First of the 33. Tim McCoy is revealed as the first of the 33, despite being the last known.
A Fatal Encounter. A shocking confession about the circumstances surrounding Tim McCoy's death.

Episode highlights

A Fatal EncounterA shocking confession about the circumstances surrounding Tim McCoy's death.“I stabbed him.”0:36Oct 21, 2025

Episode quotes

He's the first one, actually, right?

Discussion about Tim McCoy's significance.

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