As a young man, Randall Woodfield had it all — a star athlete, good looks, and an award-winning student. Working in the swinging West Coast bar scene, he had more than his share of women. But he wanted more than just sex. An appetite for unspeakable violent acts led him to cruise the 1-5 highway through California to Washington, leaving a trail of victims along the way. As the list of the dead grew, the police mobilized to stop a twisted killer who had 44 known deaths to his name.
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As a young man, Randall Woodfield had it all — a star athlete, good looks, and an award-winning student. Working in the swinging West Coast bar scene, he had more than his share of women. But he wanted more than just sex. An appetite for unspeakable violent acts led him to cruise the 1-5 highway through California to Washington, leaving a trail of victims along the way. As the list of the dead grew, the police mobilized to stop a twisted killer who had 44 known deaths to his name.
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Award-winning student Randall Woodfield was every college girl's dream - and nightmare. This "boy-next-door" type cruised an 800-mile-long northwestern highway, the I-5 in search of his prey - woman of all ages. He subjected them to horrifying abuse and notched up at least 44 victims before he was caught and convicted. This is his story.
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“Praise for Ann Rule "Rule has an instinct for suspense, knowing just what information to leak to the reader and when."-- The Washington Post Book World "A raw docudrama of almost unbelievable intensity."-- Booklist "A harrowing pathological portrait, a nearly unthinkable triple-murder plot, a hold-your-breath police procedural and a tale of dedication and compassion all superbly combined to produce the most riveting true-crime account since In Cold Blood ."-- Kirkus Reviews "Excellent....One of the most detailed studies of a sociopath to dignify the true-crime circuit."-- The San Francisco Chronicle "A fascinating and grisly story...un-putdownable."-- New York Daily News "A good read....Rule springs surprises and revelations with a novelist's skill."-- Seattle Times”
Praise for Ann Rule "Rule has an instinct for suspense, knowing just what information to leak to the reader and when."--The Washington Post Book World
"A raw docudrama of almost unbelievable intensity."--Booklist
"A harrowing pathological portrait, a nearly unthinkable triple-murder plot, a hold-your-breath police procedural and a tale of dedication and compassion all superbly combined to produce the most riveting true-crime account since In Cold Blood."--Kirkus Reviews
"Excellent....One of the most detailed studies of a sociopath to dignify the true-crime circuit."--The San Francisco Chronicle
"A fascinating and grisly story...un-putdownable."--New York Daily News
"A good read....Rule springs surprises and revelations with a novelist's skill."--Seattle Times
About the Author
Ann Rule is the author of more than two dozen "New York Times" bestsellers, all of them still in print. A former Seattle police officer, she knows the crime scene firsthand. She is a certified instructor for police training seminars and lectures frequently to law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and forensic science organizations, including the FBI. For more than two decades, she has been a powerful advocate for victims of violent crime. She has testified before U.S. Senate Judiciary subcommittees on serial murder and victims' rights, and was a civilian adviser to the VI-CAP (Violent Crimina
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A Harrowing True Account of a Man Who was Every Young Woman's Dream-and Nightmare Randall Woodfield had it all. He was an award-winning student and star athlete. He was drafted for pro football by the Green Bay Packers, and chosen by Playgirl as a centerfold candidate. Working in swinging West Coast bars, he had his pick of willing sexual prospects. But Randall Woodfield wanted more than ordinary sex. He lusted for unspeakable submission and violent vengeance, and he cruised the I-5 highway through California, Oregon, and Washington in search of prey. And as the list of his victims grew to a total of at least 44, the police faced the awesome challenge of catching and convicting a suspect who seemed too handsome and appealing to have committed such ugly crimes-crimes that filled every woman within his striking range with fear and horror....
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