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The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

In 1970s California, a serial killer dumps young boys' bodies along the freeways. An L.A. street reporter on the case receives information that embroils him in the dilemma of a lifetime. Decades later, lost confession tapes help e...

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Anna Keel

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documentary, crime

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Arrow Media Post Production,Investigation Discovery,Arrow Media

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Knowing that these
tapes exist, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

Knowing that these tapes exist,

{\an8}[voice playing on record] - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

{\an8}[voice playing on record]

It came a point where, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

It came a point where,

This guy had to be stopped.
And so, as a citizen, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

This guy had to be stopped. And so, as a citizen,

Well back in the '70s, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

Well back in the '70s,

Hitchhiking was very popular. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

Hitchhiking was very popular.

Marcus Grabs was a west German
exchange student. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

Marcus Grabs was a west German exchange student.

Marcus Grabs came to
Newport Beach. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

Marcus Grabs came to Newport Beach.

So he had his backpack
all packed, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

So he had his backpack all packed,

[newscaster] Marcus
Grabs, seventeen, west Germany - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

[newscaster] Marcus Grabs, seventeen, west Germany

[Ronald]
The police are wondering,
this seemed very strange. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

[Ronald] The police are wondering, this seemed very strange.

But there were no clues.
There was nothing
at the crime scene - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

But there were no clues. There was nothing at the crime scen...

That was when they contacted
different homicide bureaus - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

That was when they contacted different homicide bureaus

There was a young man in
the San Fernando Valley - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

There was a young man in the San Fernando Valley

[Brenda]
I always remember
the '70s as - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

[Brenda] I always remember the '70s as

And back in the '70s, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

And back in the '70s,

My name is Brenda Axtell, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

My name is Brenda Axtell,

My brother Tommy was really,
always hustled to get money. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

My brother Tommy was really, always hustled to get money.

It was probably about seven
o'clock in the evening. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

It was probably about seven o'clock in the evening.

An hour went by,
another hour went by - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

An hour went by, another hour went by

[newscaster] The nude body of
a young boy was was found off - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

[newscaster] The nude body of a young boy was was found off

It was him. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

You can't even really
explain it. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

You can't even really explain it.

[Ronald] In many cases,
homicide detectives - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

[Ronald] In many cases, homicide detectives

And there was also the coroner
doing the autopsy, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

And there was also the coroner doing the autopsy,

[Dave]
In 1979, I was 29 years old. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

[Dave] In 1979, I was 29 years old.

I was the main street reporter
in Southern California - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

I was the main street reporter in Southern California

I covered, you know,
all kinds of stories. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

I covered, you know, all kinds of stories.

How preposterous is it, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

How preposterous is it,

In that particular area,
obviously it becomes big news. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

In that particular area, obviously it becomes big news.

"Hey, wait a minute.
We've got a real - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

"Hey, wait a minute. We've got a real

That had been there for
maybe a week. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

That had been there for maybe a week.

Homicide Sheriffs are
wondering what is going on. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

Homicide Sheriffs are wondering what is going on.

And they said, yes, there was.
There were some young men - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

And they said, yes, there was. There were some young men

That began the sharing of
information between the - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

That began the sharing of information between the

[newscaster] A body found on
Monday was identified - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

[newscaster] A body found on Monday was identified

I think I found out
after the fourth murder, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

I think I found out after the fourth murder,

{\an8}Only because of the way these
kids were being - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

{\an8}Only because of the way these kids were being

The one thing that police had
in those days is, you know, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

The one thing that police had in those days is, you know,

I kept bugging these guys,
over and over again - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

I kept bugging these guys, over and over again

[newscaster] This is a channel
two special presentation. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

[newscaster] This is a channel two special presentation.

{\an8}We're not formulating any
speculations beyond - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

{\an8}We're not formulating any speculations beyond

[Vonda] Knowing that these
tapes exist, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

[Vonda] Knowing that these tapes exist,

I'm Dr. Vonda Pelto,
Clinical Psychologist, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

I'm Dr. Vonda Pelto, Clinical Psychologist,

The thing I'm most taken with - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

The thing I'm most taken with

[switch clicks] - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

[switch clicks]

Clinicians rarely ever have
an opportunity - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

Clinicians rarely ever have an opportunity

{\an8}[man 2 speaking] - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

{\an8}[man 2 speaking]

[helicopter hovering] - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

[helicopter hovering]

It can create panic
on the public. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

It can create panic on the public.

I was the press
information officer - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

I was the press information officer

{\an8}There are some similarities
to the cases, yes. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

{\an8}There are some similarities to the cases, yes.

We kept recommending
you know, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

We kept recommending you know,

[newscaster] At Marina
Highschool in Huntington Beach - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

[newscaster] At Marina Highschool in Huntington Beach

Wyatt Hart was this old,
wonderful, wonderful man. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

Wyatt Hart was this old, wonderful, wonderful man.

Very kind. Very very patient. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

Very kind. Very very patient.

And we worked together
on television. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

And we worked together on television.

[reporter]
Flyers have been given
to students - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

[reporter] Flyers have been given to students

[man]
The investigators were working - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

[man] The investigators were working

[reporter] 17 year old
David Murillo was cycling
to a movie theatre. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

[reporter] 17 year old David Murillo was cycling to a movie ...

[reporter]
...dumped by the sides
of freeways. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

[reporter] ...dumped by the sides of freeways.

[Dr. Vonda]
William Bonin was born in 1947 - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

[Dr. Vonda] William Bonin was born in 1947

And would take out
these fits of anger
on his wife and children. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

And would take out these fits of anger on his wife and child...

A lot of the men came home
from the war damaged. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

A lot of the men came home from the war damaged.

This had a real affect
on the family. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

This had a real affect on the family.

He took up gambling
and excessive drinking. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

He took up gambling and excessive drinking.

The mother, in order
to with the husband's
abusive behavior, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

The mother, in order to with the husband's abusive beha...

When Bonin was young,
he always dreamt
of running way. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

When Bonin was young, he always dreamt of running way.

[Dave] Back in 1980,
you didn't feel safe - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

[Dave] Back in 1980, you didn't feel safe

I mean, we knew
that this freeway killer - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

I mean, we knew that this freeway killer

In one victim, an ice pick - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

In one victim, an ice pick

Things that you wouldn't even
dream of comprehending
what was happening. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

Things that you wouldn't even dream of comprehending wh...

There was another in here,
just a 12 year old little guy. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

There was another in here, just a 12 year old little guy.

You have to wonder, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

You have to wonder,

Back then,
it wasn't that unusual. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

Back then, it wasn't that unusual.

McCabe was beaten,
he was strangled
with his own shirt. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

McCabe was beaten, he was strangled with his own shirt.

He left his body
next to a dumpster
in the city of Walnut. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

He left his body next to a dumpster in the city of Walnut.

[Ronald Bowers]
By 1980, there was many
different things - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

[Ronald Bowers] By 1980, there was many different things

So could this mean
he's connected
to homosexual activity? - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

So could this mean he's connected to homosexual activit...

[Don Kilhefner] In the '70s,
it was a difficult time
being gay in California. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

[Don Kilhefner] In the '70s, it was a difficult time be...

[Kilhefner]
What you have to remember
there was a law in California - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

[Kilhefner] What you have to remember there was a law in Cal...

The church defined us
as evil people. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

The church defined us as evil people.

[Kilhefner]
But there were many
who were involved - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

[Kilhefner] But there were many who were involved

What you saw happening - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

What you saw happening

They were leaving
their small town - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

They were leaving their small town

The gay community thrived
to the center. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

The gay community thrived to the center.

Here with these young men
who had no money, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

Here with these young men who had no money,

Used that
to his nefarious ends. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

Used that to his nefarious ends.

When we found out
that the victims - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

When we found out that the victims

At the community center,
we had signs out - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

At the community center, we had signs out

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In 1970s California, a serial killer dumps young boys' bodies along the freeways. An L.A. street reporter on the case receives information that embroils him in the dilemma of a lifetime. Decades later, lost confession tapes help e...

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Director: Anna Keel

Writer: N/A

Production: Arrow Media Post Production,Investigation Discovery,Arrow Media

Genre: documentary, crime

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 23 Oct 2022

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/show/the-freeway-killer-lost-murder-tapes-investigation-discovery-atve-us