00:00This was the most evil man ever.
00:02During the 1960s, there was a real estate agent named Phil E. Geese,
00:05who was a local celebrity in the Rhode Island area.
00:08He was everywhere, billboards, commercials, flyers, all advertising his smiling face.
00:13But Phil had one big secret.
00:14He wasn't actually a real estate agent.
00:16It was all just a decoy, a way to lure victims into his home.
00:19He got away with it for years, until he met a newlywed couple named Mick and Crystal Beth.
00:24On October 18th, 1966, they scheduled a house visit with Phil,
00:28but they had no idea.
00:30They were walking into a life-changing moment.
00:32As soon as they entered the house, something felt off.
00:34The place was outdated, dirty, smelled like mold and regret.
00:38They quickly realized they weren't interested, but kept going just to be polite.
00:41At the end of the showing, Phil smiled and said,
00:44There's just one last thing I want to show y'all.
00:46He led them down to the basement, and when they reached the bottom, he locked the door.
00:50From behind, they heard,
00:51It's too bad I have to do this. I really liked y'all.
00:54But just as Phil took his first step down, he slipped,
00:56tumbled down the stairs like a sack of bricks, and landed looking like a pretzel.
01:01Mick grabbed the keys.
01:02They escaped.
01:02But what police found in that basement made multiple officers quit on the spot.
