BONUS - The Prisoner Dating Game!

This bonus episode of Small Town Murder, published on 8 July 2019, has no town section and no murder case. Instead James Pietragallo and Jimmie Whisman revive a feature they had started the previous week, the Prisoner Dating Game, and read out personal advertisements placed by inmates in Minnesota. James explains that, because that week's regular episode was set in Minnesota, he has collected several profiles from the state: three women and three men, each with a photograph and a written introduction, and for the men also the offence and projected release date. A third voice, labelled as a guest, joins the reactions.

The first bachelorette is a 32-year-old black woman, five foot nine, from Minnesota, who describes herself as outgoing and says she is going through a trying time, has made mistakes that caught up with her, and is moving forward with a new outlook. She wants someone who can provide knowledge and growth, a genuine person willing to give her a second chance, and says race and age do not matter. She calls herself spontaneous, says excitement excites her, and lists travel, an interest in different cultures and the finer things in life. She has experience in the fashion industry, intends to take a master's degree in business management and wants to open her own boutique on release, and is considering relocating for a fresh start. Her heading is "Miss West Texas sitting in time out awaiting a letter from you".

The second bachelorette is 37 and five foot eight. Her advertisement is short: a bisexual, adventurous jokester, always laughing and smiling, carefree, looking for a trusting long friendship beyond release, and for someone generous, funny, a gentleman or gentlewoman, outgoing, honest and educated who wants something real. She can be contacted by mail. The hosts note that the repeated request for an educated partner sounds like code for someone with a good job and money.

The third bachelorette is 36 and five foot nine. She opens by arguing that most women who say they are not like the others are exactly like the others, then presents herself as different because she loves cars, tattoos, sports, motorcycles, loud rock music, video games and MMA. She calls herself intelligent, good looking, funny and down to earth, though still wants her make-up, nail polish and hair straightener. She designs tattoos and flash, and names Tool, Slipknot, Pantera, Deftones, Nine Inch Nails, Mudvayne, Avenged Sevenfold and A Perfect Circle among her favourite bands. She says she can memorise song lyrics and film quotes, lists Fight Club, Boondock Saints, The Salton Sea, Talladega Nights, Reservoir Dogs, The Devil's Rejects and Clerks among her films, says her son and family are her world, and loves snowboarding. Her ideal man is tall, intelligent, funny, heavily tattooed and able to stick around.

details of the account remain covered until revealed the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it He was born in Chicago, one of ten children, and worked from the age of 16 loading trucks at the Chicago Sun-Times, then at a warehouse, and later on a railroad right-of-way as a tree climber and foreman. He describes himself as a positive person and seeks women, with religion open.

this part of the story is covered for now He is serving 151 months with a release date of 28 June 2021, and says he expects to be moved to a halfway house in late 2020. He enjoys fishing, trapping, flower and rock art, and wants honest, humorous, hardworking, family-oriented women.

details of the account remain covered until revealed the rest of this account is covered until you choose to reveal it His advertisement is a long passage in the voice of a perfume commercial, describing a woman who knows what she wants, likes her man to show emotion, enjoys travel and cities, and wants a man who can help her make decisions. It ends with a postscript calling himself trouble and a smiley face. The hosts react angrily, calling him a white supremacist and a dangerous man.

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