The Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Killer
The serial killer named the Santa Rosa Hitchhiker killer is thought to have killed at least seven girls and young women in the San Francisco area.
The killer's first victims were two girls, aged just 12 years old, who disappeared in February 1972. He continued his killing spree for one year, killing many young women, most of whom were hitchhiking in San Francisco.
It was difficult to determine the cause of death for some of his victims, but his last killing was the most horrific. The 23 year old victim was discovered tied with clothesline rope. She had been raped and then strangled to death.
The identity of the serial killer, as with several other serial killers in San Francisco, has not been discovered to this day.
