Between 1971 and 1972, six young Black girls were abducted and murdered in Washington, D.C. Their bodies were found along or near the Anacostia Freeway. The press called the killer the “Freeway Phantom.”
More than fifty years later, the case remains unsolved. This podcast revisits the investigation, the lives of the victims, and the questions that still haunt their families and community.
Content Warning: This podcast discusses the abduction, sexual assault, and murder of children, as well as themes of systemic racism and investigative failures. Listener discretion is advised.
References:
Freeway Phantom – Wikipedia
The Disturbing Case of the Freeway Phantom – History Defined
The Gruesome Murder Spree of the “Freeway Phantom”: D.C.’s First Serial Killer – Boundary Stones, WETA
The Gruesome Murder Spree of the "Freeway Phantom": D.C.'s First Serial Killer - Boundary Stones