Tantamount - True Crime - The Freeway Phantom

The pursuit of the Washington DC serial killer, the Freeway Phantom takes on a new level with the geographic profile of the murders.  Their epicenter...the largest mental hospital in the District of Columbia! 

This episode dives into the profiles of the serial killer, the Freeway Phantom.  Armed with a classified FBI analysis of the murders, the authors provide tantilizing clues as to the nature of this killer.  Fans of Netflix's Mindhunter will enjoy this deep dive into the mind of the murderer.  

The pursuit of the Washington DC serial killer, the Freeway Phantom, focuses on Robert Ellwood Askins. Askins has a long history of murder, poisoning, strangling, and madness.  He bathes his victims and has one write a note that he dictates, just like the Freeway Phantom.  But is that enough to link him to the crimes?  

Investigators zero in on the activities of the Green Vega Gang, a group of serial rapists that terrorized Washington DC in the 1970's.  But were the gang members responsible for the Freeway Phantom murders?  

Washington DC's Freeway Phantom has stopped his murderous spree, leaving the authorities with a wealth of evidence.  Despite everything in their hands, the investigation stalls...until a gang of rapists, the Green Vega Gang, are apprehended.  Their arrests will invigorate and upend the search for the Phantom.  

Washington DC's Freeway Phantom finishes his string of murders.  He taunts and tantalizes authorities by having one of his victims write a note.  Investigators are left baffled and frustrated.

The Freeway Phantom continues to terrorize Washington DC.  He has become so bold as to allow one victim to call home while he is holding her hostage.  As more dead girls turn up, the investigation gets muddier with the involvement of Prince George's County authorities.  

The Start of Terror - The Washington DC Freeway Phantom, a serial killer that operated for at least 579 days in the nation’s capital in 1971 and 1972 begins his murder spree.  This was a killer that kidnapped his victims, sexually assaulted them, strangled them, and dumped their bodies along major highways in Washington DC.  He operated with impunity, brazenly.  Police were baffled, confused, and frustrated. Worse, the killer taunted the authorities.  He made it a personal game...