The Boy Who Poisoned Silence

The Boy Who Poisoned Silence

A child under thirteen took countless lives, leaving behind a diary that never once called his actions a mistake. This is the chilling story of a prodigy with a 193 IQ, diagnosed with autism and obsessive tendencies, whose world moved at a different pace. What happens when a brilliant mind fixates on a colorless, sweet-tasting liquid?

In this episode, we delve into the first entry of "Diary of a Psychopath," extracted from the memoirs of Charles C. Caldwell. We explore the unsettling calm surrounding his actions, his extraordinary intellect, and the details of a home where a single open door and a stray cat set the stage for a horrifying discovery.

Person: Charles C. Caldwell
IQ: 193
Diagnoses: Mild autism spectrum disorder, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, chronic sinusitis
Compound of Interest: Ethylene glycol
Location: Garage

- Charles C. Caldwell's IQ of 193 was nearly 60 points above genius level.
- He was diagnosed with mild autism spectrum disorder, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, and chronic sinusitis.
- His father, also Charles Caldwell, was a chemist who died one year after his son's birth.
- The family home had a staircase with exactly sixteen steps and a bedroom with baby-blue walls.
- Charles had been thinking about ethylene glycol for eleven days, having read about its mechanism in a toxicology reference.

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