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Benji Novack murder: Hiring the hit men

December 07, 2014 / 01:43

This episode covers the criminal activities of two individuals, Rcia and Gonzalez, who were involved in violent acts in a rough neighborhood of downtown. The discussion highlights their recruitment by a figure named Christall and the disturbing culture surrounding their actions.

The conversation reveals that Rcia and Gonzalez worked washing cars before being drawn into a life of crime. The host describes how casual conversations about making money could lead to violent propositions, such as assaulting vulnerable individuals.

Insights into the mindset of these individuals are shared, emphasizing that they were not hardened criminals but rather products of their environment. The host reflects on the chilling rationalizations used by these men to justify their actions.

The episode paints a grim picture of a subculture where violence is normalized, and the consequences of such actions are downplayed. The discussion raises questions about societal influences on crime and morality.

TLDR

The episode discusses Rcia and Gonzalez's violent recruitment and actions in a rough downtown neighborhood.

Episode

1:43
00:00:00
so what what neighborhood are we at right now this is the old part of downtown and uh it's kind of a a rough
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eight neighborhood uh they're supposed to be under Redevelopment but I don't think
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they've redeveloped anything now here is where two of the killers were right rcia and Gonzalez they both worked
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here washing cars and type of wash they would have a pressure cleaner and wash the cars and dry
00:00:31
so this is where they worked H how did christall recruit these guys from what I understand it was just
00:00:38
like neighborhood guys that they they might have had a beer together they might have uh it's a culture that we
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can't understand as as casual as you might say to me um you know uh you want to go to a football game they would say
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um you want to make a few extra dollars and beat up or scare an old lady and and
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like I said it it goes from scaring the old lady will just hit her one time and if from hit her one time we'll make sure
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she can't get up and she's disabled and that's the rationale they used I hid her
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until she was disabled and she was alive when I left now I'm sure she died because of me hitting her but I didn't
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kill her and that's what they actually said these weren't hardened criminals were
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they no but we don't know if they're Harden criminals or not they know they were never arrested for violent crimes
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they lived a subculture that you and I aren't used to one guy goes up to another and says
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I'll give you $500 to use a monkey wrench on an old lady and beat her until she's
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disabled oh okay

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Episode Highlights

  • Casual Crime Culture
    A chilling insight into how casual conversations led to violent actions.
    “You want to make a few extra dollars and beat up or scare an old lady?”
    @ 00m 47s
    December 07, 2014
  • The Impact of Violence
    A stark reflection on the consequences of a violent act.
    “I hid her until she was disabled and she was alive when I left.”
    @ 01m 09s
    December 07, 2014

Episode Quotes

  • I hid her until she was disabled and she was alive when I left.
    Benji Novack murder: Hiring the hit men
  • These weren't hardened criminals.
    Benji Novack murder: Hiring the hit men

Key Moments

  • Old Part of Downtown00:02
  • Rough Neighborhood00:04
  • Killers' Workplace00:15
  • Recruitment of Criminals00:33
  • Casual Violence00:47
  • Consequences of Actions01:09