My roomie and I thought we dodged this bullet back in '74 when we declined a ride from a suited guy in a red car while hitching on Bennett Valley Road near Sonoma Mountain Road. We all had a rule not to accept a ride from an older man (over 30; we were only 19) in a suit out on the rural roads. This guy had "creep" written all over him, and having recently learned of a murdered girl found in the area, we immediately lied to the guy that we were just goofing off and were walking over to the fire station where our dads worked. He sped off, and we high-tailed it to the fire station and used their phone to call a friend to pick us up. We told the fireman on duty about the guy, and instead of taking it seriously he berated us for being hippies. Never hitchhiked again.
I think about my grandma all the time when it comes to serial killers in California in the early 70’s. She was a young teenager during this exact time in CA. She told me when I was a kid that she and her sister hitchhiked all the time. Thankfully (and unfortunately) she got pregnant with my aunt when she was just 14 in 1972 and that stopped the hitch hiking. But she easily could have become one of these girls that we all hear about and I wouldn’t be here.
Also, if we had DNA from the first victim, why hasn't it been tested against the professor who died in the car accident and the man who died in prison, or the stepgrandfather?
I love love love u guys!! Just listened to the Santa Rosa hitchhiker murders episode - twice actually. For some reason I can't get Rodney Alcala (the dating game killer) out of my mind. He kept earrings as souvenirs and liked that age range. He didn't live too far away either. There were an astronomical amount of photos of women who were not all able to be located. Anyways just a thought. I don't see where you have done an episode on him and I know you love to do some sleuthing 🥰 Thank you for such a wonderful show!!!
I have always wondered if maybe Lawrence Singleton could have anything to do with it. I don’t think Mary Vincent was his first victim at all and he threw her down a culvert
I grew up in Santa Rosa and despite being ruled out my law enforcement I as well as other people I know theorized that Ted Bundy is the hitchhiker murderer.
I say it's a main serial killer with copycats. The main serial killer is the one who leaves the single earring behind and the copycat kills the ones without the earrings. Awful, regardless, period.
U guys are doing a great job, bravo. but why can't u go straight to the goddamn story!! 40% of every episode is just u two talking and being completely out of content!!
My roomie and I thought we dodged this bullet back in '74 when we declined a ride from a suited guy in a red car while hitching on Bennett Valley Road near Sonoma Mountain Road. We all had a rule not to accept a ride from an older man (over 30; we were only 19) in a suit out on the rural roads. This guy had "creep" written all over him, and having recently learned of a murdered girl found in the area, we immediately lied to the guy that we were just goofing off and were walking over to the fire station where our dads worked. He sped off, and we high-tailed it to the fire station and used their phone to call a friend to pick us up. We told the fireman on duty about the guy, and instead of taking it seriously he berated us for being hippies. Never hitchhiked again.
I think about my grandma all the time when it comes to serial killers in California in the early 70’s. She was a young teenager during this exact time in CA. She told me when I was a kid that she and her sister hitchhiked all the time. Thankfully (and unfortunately) she got pregnant with my aunt when she was just 14 in 1972 and that stopped the hitch hiking. But she easily could have become one of these girls that we all hear about and I wouldn’t be here.
Also, if we had DNA from the first victim, why hasn't it been tested against the professor who died in the car accident and the man who died in prison, or the stepgrandfather?
Morbid is so good you all are amazing and roll models keep it real ❤ 😊
Love your podcast thanks for all your hard work!
I love love love u guys!! Just listened to the Santa Rosa hitchhiker murders episode - twice actually. For some reason I can't get Rodney Alcala (the dating game killer) out of my mind. He kept earrings as souvenirs and liked that age range. He didn't live too far away either. There were an astronomical amount of photos of women who were not all able to be located.
Anyways just a thought.
I don't see where you have done an episode on him and I know you love to do some sleuthing 🥰
Thank you for such a wonderful show!!!
I lived in Santa Rosa for six years and never heard of this! Those poor girls.
Amazing, as always
I have always wondered if maybe Lawrence Singleton could have anything to do with it. I don’t think Mary Vincent was his first victim at all and he threw her down a culvert
I thought of him too! He wasn't too far away from Santa Rosa
Love you both!! 💚💙💜
Appreciate the info about what ghost is cause I did start last week and had no clue
I grew up in Santa Rosa and despite being ruled out my law enforcement I as well as other people I know theorized that Ted Bundy is the hitchhiker murderer.
Do the new murders on the trail recently have anything to do with the hitchhiker murders?
I wish every celeb had a cameo
Take me back to the first night we met
Hey, you guys talked about the missing earrings?.a couple of the Trailside killers victims were missing one earring. Just saying
These cases have Rodney alcala written all over it
Has the sheriff been looked at as a suspect?
Anyone know Where the Sam and Colby episode is? I couldn’t find it on their channel!
Following the theory that there are two people involved in the murders… did Mordecai and Fredric Manalli know each other?
56:39 rochester NY? I live there I need to listen to that episode asap 56:56
The poison is actually spelled "strychnine" nine being pronounced like the number.
Not if you live in the UK or Australia.
Omggg I live in rochester ny
I say it's a main serial killer with copycats. The main serial killer is the one who leaves the single earring behind and the copycat kills the ones without the earrings. Awful, regardless, period.
Haha bee hee
U guys are doing a great job, bravo. but why can't u go straight to the goddamn story!! 40% of every episode is just u two talking and being completely out of content!!