Synopsis: A three-part true crime mini-series exposing how three sadistic serial killers—Patrick Kearney, William Bonin, and Randy Kraft—stalked Southern California’s highways, hunting young men and boys. Initially believed to be the work of one murderer, the “Freeway Killers” case unraveled into something far more horrifying. (Courtesy Sundance Now, 2025)
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1-01 Trash Bags--06/26/2025
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, law enforcement agencies discovered a pattern of murdered hitchhikers and young men, their remains crudely disposed of in industrial-strength garbage bags. Their investigation led them to an unassuming aerospace engineer, who lived a double life as a sadistic killer.
1-02 On The Freeway--07/03/2025
With Patrick Kearney behind bars, police on realise another predator is on the loose—an in-depth investigation leads police to “The Freeway Killer” and his torture chamber on wheels. The murders suggest the work of more than one single killer, which escalates the horror, forcing authorities to finally acknowledge that multiple Freeway Killers are at work.
Show Guide: 'Butchers Of L.A.'
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