On September 10, 2001, 74-year-old Alaskan veteran James Hamrick stopped at a remote British Columbia rest area with a hitchhiker he had kindly offered to help. What followed was a brutal, senseless betrayal that left Hamrick dead and his killer fleeing across international borders during the chaos of the September 11th attacks. This documentary examines the 25-year investigative journey from a lonely roadside ravine to a Colorado prison cell, uncovering a predator with a hidden history of violence spanning two countries. We analyze the forensic evidence, the chilling 2002 confession, and the complex legal delays that eventually brought the "Highway 97 Killer" to a symbolic final judgment in 2026.

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