John Ackroyd. It's a name most of you might not recognize, not like Dahmer or Ted Bundy. However for the people of Santiam Junction and highway 20, John Ackroyd was that nightmare for them, a nightmare they feared they would never wake from. This episode contains some fairly graphic content, listener discretion is advised.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_D._Hare#Impact

https://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/serial-murder#:~:text=The%20interpersonal%20traits%20include%20glibness,and%20failure%20to%20accept%20responsibility.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Arthur_Ackroyd

https://www.smith.edu/news-events/news/haunting-stories-highway-20

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/11/how-did-oregon-killer-john-arthur-ackroyd-die.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghosts_of_Highway_20

https://newportoregon.gov/dept/npd/det.asp#:~:text=Sheila%20Swanson%2C%2019%2C%20and%20Melissa,a%20wooded%20area%20near%20Eddyville.