Seriously Mysterious - Missing Persons, Unsolved Murders & Historical True Crime · John Lordan - Respectful True Crime Content Creator, Advocate and Host
The Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Murders
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John Lorden reveals the real danger behind the hitchhiking legends your parents heard in the 70s and 80s.
As heard by us
A restrained case chronology shows how hitchhiking, conflicting accounts, and changing methods complicated the search for one killer or several.
The episode traces a grim pattern around hitchhiking, moving from Maureen Sterling and Yvonne Weber to Carolyn Davis, Therese Walsh, and the 1978 disappearance of Carrie Graham and Francine Trimble.
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If you want a grave case where hitchhiking turns from ordinary transit into danger, press play.
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