On May 19th, 1977, Colleen Stan, a 20 year old woman from Oregon, headed to the birthday party of a friend who lived in Northern California. Because she had no money and no car, Colleen decided that she would hitchhike the 400 or so miles from her home in Eugene, or to her friend's. This was something that she'd done many times before and she felt confident that she would arrive safely at her friend's house. Green Chef Use code crimesalad80 to get $80 off your first month plus free shipping on your first box! Go to GreenChef.com/crimesalad80 to redeem and for more details. Patreon https://patreon.com/crimesaladpodcast Researched and Written by: Allison Hauser and Crime Salad

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