Episode 205: The Trailside Killer, Part 2

Once Upon A Crime | True Crime

Esther Ludlow

True Crime, Crime, Truecrime, Criminology, History, Criminals

4.6 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In Part 2 of this 3-part mini-series, I’ll continue the story about a random series of attacks that took place on hiking trails in northern California beginning in 1979, soon after David Carpenter was released from prison for an earlier violent crime spree. After three women were found murdered on Mount Tamalpais, investigators began to suspect that a serial killer was on the loose and targeting local hikers. This is the case of “The Trailside Killer”. Resources:The Sleeping Lady: The Trailside Murders Above the Golden Gate by Robert Graysmith, Penguin Books, (1990)People v. Carpenter, Supreme Court of California, Nov 29, 1999. “The Frightening Case of the Trailside Killer”, Strange Outdoors, November 27, 2020. Links:Website: www.truecrimepodcast.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/onceuponacrimeCrime Con UK: www.crimecon.co.uk - Use my promo code ONCEUPON21 for 10% off your registration Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This podcast details true crime cases.
0:03.0	It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.
0:07.0	It is not intended for children.
0:09.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:19.0	Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime.
0:23.0	This month I'm sharing a three-part mini-series
0:26.0	detailing the case of a serial killer
0:28.0	who terrorized Northern California in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
0:33.0	Because the murders occurred on hiking trails and state parks,
0:37.0	national forests, and coastal areas,
0:39.0	he became known as the Trailside Killer.
0:42.0	This week I'll continue the story where I left off in episode 204.
0:47.0	If you haven't listened to part one, you'll want to start with that episode.
0:51.0	If you have, I'll summarize what we've already learned.
0:55.0	David Carpenter, a resident of San Francisco,
0:58.0	was convicted of brutally attacking an acquaintance
1:01.0	after luring her to a deserted area of San Francisco's Presidio,
1:05.0	the military base located adjacent to the Golden Gate Bridge.
1:08.0	She was saved when an alert military police officer showed up in the nick of time
1:13.0	and rescued her from a certain death.
1:16.0	Carpenter was convicted for assault with a deadly weapon and sent to federal prison.
1:21.0	After his release nine years later, he went on another violent crime spree.
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