Ep. 54-Unraveling a Serial Killer: The Gypsy Hill Killings (aka The San Mateo Slasher)

Author: Danielle Blinka
Published: Tue 24 Aug 2021
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In 1976, a serial killer terrorized San Mateo County, California from January through April. After 5 young women and teens turned up dead, the murders suddenly stopped. For 45 years, police had no suspects. Then, a DNA match in Reno, Nevada, revealed a serial killer and exonerated an innocent woman. But that's not the only secret DNA would unlock in this case.

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Episode Source List:

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