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The Boy in the Walls: The Gustafson Family Tragedy
Episode 198
Tuesday, 4 August, 2026

Send us Fan MailWhat starts as a series of strange, ghost-like pranks against a local family escalates into one of Massachusetts' most shocking crimes. We examine the 1987 murders of Priscilla, Abigail, and William Gustafson, and the terrifying intruder who lived hidden inside their home for months.Sources: 1) https://law.justia.com/cases/massachusetts/supreme-court/volumes/416/416mass433.html2) https://allthatsinteresting.com/daniel-laplante3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_LaPlante4) https://www.joeturnerbooks.com/post/daniel-laplante5) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235146232/priscilla_jeanne-gustafson6) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235146166/william_andrew-gustafson7) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235146108/abigail_morgan-gustafson8) https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-20-mn-297-story.html Support the show