The Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Murders (California, 1972–1973)

Between 1972 and 1973, at least seven young women (most of them teenagers) were abducted and murdered while hitchhiking in or around Santa Rosa, California. The victims’ bodies were found in rural, wooded areas of Sonoma County. The killings drew comparisons to other West Coast serial offenders, but no single suspect was definitively identified or charged.