Abandoned at age 9 by his mother at a "snake-pit" mental institution in Chicago, David Maust went on to brutally kill five teenage boys and harm at least a dozen others.

He stabbed his victims, tied them up, beat them and strangled them.

Abandoned at age 9 by his mother at a "snake-pit" mental institution in Chicago, David Maust went on to brutally kill five teenage boys and harm at least a dozen others. He stabbed his victims, tied them up, beat them and strangled them.

The Byline podcast is a production of the Times of Northwest Indiana.

The Byline podcast is a production of the Times of Northwest Indiana.

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Abandoned at age 9 by his mother at a "snake-pit"…

Byline, Episode 42: A serial killer in Hammond

Russell Boehm, now 96, was a 9-year-old boy when a commercial airliner came careening from the sky near Chesterton, crashing near his home in Jackson Township. The incident would eventually be regarded as the first instance of a commercial plane bombing.

Russell Boehm, now 96, was a 9-year-old boy when a commercial airliner came careening from the sky near Chesterton, crashing near his home in Jackson Township. The incident would eventually be regarded as the first instance of a commercial plane bombing.

Byline Episode 46: Plane crash rocks Duneland

In the early 90s, a series of brutal murders with a shotgun left the people of Northwest Indiana terrified and calling for the killer's capture. The search and investigation would prove a challenge for local authorities.

In the early 90s, a series of brutal murders with a shotgun left the people of Northwest Indiana terrified and calling for the killer's capture. The search and investigation would prove a challenge for local authorities.

Byline Episode 45: Shotgun killer terrorized Northwest Indiana

For two years, 13-year-old Christian Choate's body went undiscovered by law enforcement, slowly decaying inside a Rubbermaid container underneath a storage shed in Gary. After being exhumed, the investigation revealed a troubled past of abuse surrounding the boy's life.

For two years, 13-year-old Christian Choate's bod…

Byline, Episode 42: A serial killer in Hammond

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