+279 // A Dark Foreshadowing

The serial killer is the boogeyman of the true crime world. While serial killers are extremely rare, they strike a type of panic in the public that no other killers can.  So, in late 2025, when an individual posted in a Louisville, KY subreddit that there was an active serial killer in the city’s midst, the community began to panic…

Written by Trevor Pason, Edited and Engineered by Scott Ecklein, and Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway.

Written/Sources:

1. Archive of Michael Hristov’s Reddit account

2. Dennis Rader - Wikipedia 

3. Serial Killers Have Rapidly Declined Since The 1980s | Discover Magazine 

4. LMPD: Suspect in officer-involved shooting brutally murdered homeless man, idolized serial killers 

5. LMPD OIS News Conference from W. Whitney Ave. on 5/14/26

6. After brutal killing, Reddit post helps lead police to suspect 

7. DeAndria - #BreakingUpdate: We now know the OIS suspects name is Michael Hristov. He’s accused of stabbing and dismembering 45-year-old Michael Howard who was homeless. WLKY News #new #CrimeNews #shooting #4u #OIS #louisville #BREAKING #Crime #explore | Facebook 

8. Man Who Wanted to 'Hunt Homeless People' Accused of Stabbing and Dismembering Unhoused Man 

9. Homeless advocates warn of dangers after LMPD releases details in gruesome murder - WLKY 

10. Reddit post leads police to Louisville murder suspect Michael Hristov

11. Diphenhydramine - Wikipedia

12. Treatment of Schizophrenia and Comorbid Diphenhydramine Dependence With Clozapine 

13. Who is Michael Hristov? Reddit helped lead LMPD to Louisville murder suspect - AOL

14. Man accused of dismembering homeless man had a ‘desire to hunt homeless people,’ idolized serial killers, police say 

15. Mother of accused murder suspect speaks after son's death, home damage in SWAT standoff, shooting 

16. Neighbors speak after man was shot and killed by LMPD

17. Suspect in homeless man's 'brutal' murder killed during standoff with LMPD

18. LMPD Critical Incident Timeline 

19. 1 LMPD officer suspended for violating department procedures during fatal shooting of Darnell Wicker | Local News | wdrb.com 

20. Girlfriend: Man had no chance to drop knife before shooting | The Seattle Times

21. Here's What We Know About Monday's Police Shooting In Louisville 

22. Daughters file lawsuit after father shot and killed by LMPD officers | Local News | wdrb.com 

23. Aug 8 2016 LMPD Officer involved shooting - WARNING GRAPHIC VIDEO 

24. Mother of homicide suspect speaks after son killed in SWAT standoff 

25. How Killers Find Their Targets, and Why They Often Get Away with It | Psychology Today 

26. Ignoring the deaths of marginalized groups aids serial killers | The Daily Campus 

27. David Wilson (criminologist) - Wikipedia 

28. Leading criminologist to raise concerns of homeless murders | Birmingham City University 

29. Hate Crimes - National Coalition for the Homeless 

30. Self-proclaimed ‘serial killer’ tied to Reddit warning killed by Louisville police

31. Before Reddit post, alleged killer told LMPD he 'hunts people every night' | Exclusive

Music & Sound Effect Sources

• Opening Track: “Survival Mode” by Piper Ezz

• Closing Track: “Covert Operation” by Cody Martin ;“Death Whistle OUTRO” by Michael Ojibway

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