At approximately 1.25am on  January 27th 1974 the San Francisco police received an anonymous call saying a man’s body was lying near the water line on Ocean Beach. The police arrived and discovered the caller was telling the truth. It was the start of a reign of terror targeting the LGBT+ community that would leave at least six gay men murdered and many more lives destroyed. They were victims of a rage-fuelled serial killer known as “the Doodler”. Police gave him that moniker because of the way he gained the confidence of the men he murdered. He would hang around gay bars and clubs sketching portraits of his marks. “The Doodler” was never caught but modern day cold case investigators think they know his identity and he is alive and well, still living in the Bay Area.

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San Francisco Chroniclewww.sfchronicle.comThe Doodler: He was a serial killer who sketched his gay victims. We ...

ABC7 Newshttps://abc7news.com › the-doodler...The hunt for 'The Doodler,' 1970s serial killer who targeted gay men; reward ...

The Awlhttps://www.theawl.com › 2014/12The Untold Story of the Doodler Murders

Grunge - The world is weirder than you thinkwww.grunge.comThe Doodler: The Truth About The Unidentified Serial Killer

All Gay Longhttps://www.allgaylong.com › blogThe Doodler Murders: A Forgotten Serial Killer

IN Magazinehttps://inmagazine.ca › 2022/05 › q...QUEER CRIME: Why Hasn't The Serial Killer Known As "The Doodler" Been ...

NBC Newshttps://www.nbcnews.com › us-newsPossible new victim in 'Doodler' serial killer case announced

abcnews.go.comhttps://abcnews.go.com › storyNew details released in unsolved 'Doodler' serial killer case from 1970s

INTO morehttps://www.intomore.com › impactThe Doodler is the Gay Serial Killer You've Never Heard About

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San Francisco Chroniclehttps://www.sfchronicle.com › articleS.F. police raise reward for info on Doodler serial killer to ...

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