Episode 126: The Route 40 Killer

According to statistics from the FBI only 1% of murders are the result of serial killers. Yet for some reason they occupy 99% of my brain when it comes to my true crime fears. But that is because they activate an innate fear that we have. A fear that we will fall victim to the only thing that is still truly terrifying to us as adults, the sometimes sadistic nature of mankind. 

In 1987-1988 the state of Delaware, specifically the New Castle area, was gripped in fear. A man was abducting women from Route 40 and torturing them before brutally killing them. It would take long hours of good police work and a consultation with the Behavioral Sciences Unit of the FBI but eventually justice was won for the families of the five victims. 

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Sources:

The Route 40 Killer: A Five Part Series by Patricia Talorico and Esteban Parra for the Delaware News Journal

Accessed through Delaware Online on April 19, 2022

https://law.justia.com/cases/delaware/supreme-court/1991/602-a-2d-48-5.html

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1992-03-15-1992075020-story.html