Episode 79-The Trash Bag Killer, The freeway killer (Patrick Kearney) Part 1 Series 2 of 3.

Episode 79-The Trash Bag Killer, The freeway killer (Patrick Kearney) Part 1 Series 2 of 3.

This investigation officially began on April 13th, 1975, when the Body of Albert Rivera age 21 of Los Angeles was found near highway 74, east of San Juan Capistrano in a heavy-Duty Trash Bag. This was not the most chilling discovery nor the first victim of the Perp. The killings started much earlier in the mid 60's. in Tijuana SanDiego. Police later uncovered human skeletal remains where a single bullet pierced the skull of George in a Culver City apartment the killer occupied with his lover. The boys that littered the highways were all homosexuals. The 70's Era was a confusing time for young teens who were exploring their sexualities. Being homosexual during this time was demonized. There were cities that glamorized the lifestyle and there was sympathy towards young gay men. Los Angeles was a city defined by one source as "The AIDS epidemic hadn't been named as a serious threat yet. The popularity of gay bathhouses, gay bars and anonymous sex in parks, public toilets and parties was at its frenzied zenith. Gays were coming out with a vengeance, and they were finally taking what they considered their rightful freedoms". Young people headed to California because it was a land promising no exclusion. Many youths whose parents were not agreeable to their lifestyles hitchhiked rides to California. This was too good to be true right? Because it was. Many of the youths ended up becoming sex workers to support themselves. The author of the book Angel of Darkness," Dennis McDougal, "During the '70s and early '80s, more than a hundred young hitchhikers caught rides on the streets and freeways of southern California and didn't live to talk about it." This was unfortunate. By November, six bodies had been found in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Diego Counties. The discovery of two more victims in March 1977 raised the body count to eight, and by that time police had their pattern. All the identified victims had homosexual backgrounds; each was found nude, shot in the head with a similar weapon; several were dismembered or otherwise mutilated, their remains tied up in identical plastic garbage bags. Join me as we unpack Patrick Kearney's possibly the most prolific serial killer alive.

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