DID THEY KNOW EACH OTHER? WERE THE SERIAL KILLERS COMMUNICATING IN SOME WAY?
Exploring these two questions is at the heart of this crime series. Northern California in the 1970s became recognized globally as the birthplace of the American Serial Killer. Known serial killers of that era were almost all male, almost all white, extremely intelligent, and very cunning. Veteran reporters and Bay Area investigators have long joked about the notion that “there was something in the water” that bred this particular species of premeditated spree killers.