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37. The Freeway Killer Saga | Part 3 Randy Kraft

37. The Freeway Killer Saga | Part 3 Randy Kraft

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The Freeway Killer Saga Part 3 : Randy Kraft " The Scorecard Killer "The 1970s Southern California hitchhiking culture met its ultimate predator not in a windowless van, but in a pristine Toyota Celica. In the grand finale of our massive 3-part Freeway Killer Saga, we expose the most sophisticated and deadly of the three phantoms: Randy Steven Kraft.​While law enforcement was entirely consumed by the media panics surrounding Patrick Kearney and William Bonin, Kraft a highly affluent computer programmer used their chaos as a brilliant smokescreen. This episode decodes the infamous yellow legal pad found hidden in his trunk containing 61 cryptic entries. We explore his terrifying use of chemical warfare to paralyze young Marines, the infuriating 1975 near-miss where the Long Beach Police Department let him walk free, the extreme escalation of his sadism in 1978, and the forensic footprint evidence proving he had an accomplice, Jeff Graves. Finally, we strip away the true crime "mastermind" myth and examine how these three predators single-handedly forced the modern "Stranger Danger" reality onto American culture.​Randy Kraft’s handwritten ledger contained 61 cryptic entries. Below are the specific young men whose cases we break down in today's narrative, in the chronological order they were taken from us.​Wayne Joseph Dukette (30) - Sept 1971 (Scorecard Entry: "Stable") - The genesis of the scorecard.​Edward Daniel Moore (20) - Dec 1972 (Scorecard Entry: "EDM")​Kevin Clark Bailey (17) - Apr 1973 (Scorecard Entry: "Airplane Hill")​Vincent Cruz Mestas (23) - Dec 1973 (Scorecard Entry: "Vince M")​Oral Stuart, Jr. (18) - Nov 1974 (Scorecard Entry: "Iowa") - The targeting of young Marines begins.​David Michael Sandt (30) - Jan 1975 (Scorecard Entry: "Hari Kari") - The theatrical escalation.​Keith Daven Crotwell (19) - Mar 1975 (Scorecard Entry: "Parking Lot") - The Long Beach PD near-miss.​Roland Young (23) - Jun 1978 (Scorecard Entry: "Jail Out") - The brazen freeway dumps begin.​Michael Inderbieten (21) - Nov 1978 - The peak of sadism and extreme physical trauma.​Donnie Harold Crisel (20) - Jun 1979 (Scorecard Entry: "Marine Drunk Overnight Shorts") - Shoved from the Celica onto the 405 freeway.​Terry Lee Gambrel (25) - May 14, 1983 - Discovered by CHP during the 1:10 AM traffic stop.​Other Known Identified Victims of Randy Kraft​Kraft was officially convicted of 16 counts of first-degree murder, but dozens more were positively linked to his ledger. We speak their names to ensure they are never forgotten.​John William Leras (17) - Jan 1975 (Scorecard Entry: "Skates")​Craig Jon Townsend (18) - 1975​Mark Howard Hall (22) - Jan 1976 (Scorecard Entry: "New Year's Eve")​Paul Joseph Fuchs (19) - Dec 1976 (Scorecard Entry: "Expletive Deleted")​Richard Robert Avila (16) - Jul 1978 (Scorecard Entry: "Deodorant")​Scott Michael Hughes (18) - Apr 1979 (Scorecard Entry: "Euclid")​Mark Alan Marsh (19) - Feb 1980 (Scorecard Entry: "Marine Head BP")​Raymond Davis (13) - Jun 1980 (Scorecard Entry: "Dog")​Robert Wyatt Loggins (19) - Sep 1980 (Scorecard Entry: "MC HB Tattoo")​Michael Duane Cluck (18) - Apr 1981 (Scorecard Entry: "Portland Blood")​Dennis Patrick Alt (20) & Christopher Schoenborn (20) - Dec 1982 (Scorecard Entry: "GR 2")​Eric Herbert Church (21) - Jan 1983 (Scorecard Entry: "Dump Truck")​Geoffrey Nelson (18) & Rodger DeVaul (20) - Feb 1983 (Scorecard Entry: "2 in 1 Beach")​(Many other young men from the ledger remain unidentified)​Sources & Research​State of California v. Randy Steven Kraft: Official court transcripts, evidentiary exhibits (including the decoded scorecard entries), and sentencing documents.​California Highway Patrol (CHP) Arrest Records: The May 14, 1983, incident report by Officer Michael Wigginton.​Long Beach Police Department / Orange County Sheriff’s Department Archives: Case files detailing the overlapping timelines, the 1975 LBPD interview where Kraft walked free, and the footprint/DNA evidence pointing to Jeff Graves.​Support & Follow Homocidal Tendency​If this 3-part saga kept you up at night, take a second to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Send us Fan MailSupport the show
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