The Highway Killer: The Story of the Maniac Randy Woodfield

A gripping story of the capture of serial killer Randy Woodfield — by the "queen of true crime" and bestselling author of "The Killer Next Door," Ann Rule.

Life smiled on Randy Woodfield. Handsome and athletic, he grew up in a well-off family and was on the brink of a successful career as a football player. He could have any woman he wanted, and many of them fell in love with him. But he wanted more…
A thirst for violence led him to the I-5 freeway through California, Oregon, and Washington. Along the highway, a wave of brutal murders and rapes of 44 young girls unfolded. When the surviving victims began to give similar testimonies, indicating that the same person was behind the attacks, the police faced the daunting task of catching and convicting the mysterious maniac. Who relentlessly continued his bloody path along the highway, committing crimes that instilled terror in every woman within his reach…


"Rule has an instinct for suspense: she knows exactly what information to reveal to the reader and when." — The Washington Post Book World

"A dramatic documentary narrative with almost unbelievable intensity." — Booklist

"A chilling portrait of a psychopath, an almost unimaginable murder plot, an engrossing police investigation — all of this magnificently combines into one of the most compelling true crimes since Truman Capote." — Kirkus Reviews

"One of the most detailed portrayals of a sociopath to grace the true crime genre." — The San Francisco Chronicle

"An thrilling and sinister story... impossible to put down." — New York Daily News