Thirty years ago, a killer began snatching men from the small Bay Area town of Ridgewood and dumping their bodies in a valley just off Interstate 80.
In this season of Crime Adjacent, host Chase Patrick returns home to Ridgewood to answer the question once and for all: How could the most prolific serial killer in history slip through the cracks for so long?
The never-ending true crime story
This story begins on December 23, 1995, when Ridgewood resident Tommy Coulet drives to the Hunter Hill Rest Stop in the hopes of finding connection.
What he finds instead is a man intent on destruction -- of him, of the town of Ridgewood, of our entire sense of safety.
This is the untold story of quite possibly the most prolific serial killer in American history.
Listen on your favorite podcast app
Join the member community!
Get Ad-free listening for all Crime Adjacent podcasts.
And find out how to join our exclusive, members-only true crime reading group, where we gather each month to discuss true crime, criminal profiling, and the convergence of crime and pop culture. We’re all in this together. Go deep or go home. I’m here for it.