In 1984, Christopher Wilder turned the American highway system into a hunting ground, embarking on a nationwide cross-country crime spree that left a trail of victims in his wake.  But his story started long before that, on a different continent. Could this prolific American predator also be the man responsible for the notorious 1965 Wanda Beach murders in Australia?

Thank you 7 News, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Miami News, The Auburn Journal, Ann Arbor News, murderpedia.org, thecinemaholic.com and Wikipedia for information contributing to today’s story.

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