A word of warning. This podcast explores graphic and disturbing stories and includes some strong language.

It therefore may not be suitable for our young listeners or other folks who may find it disturbing. Hello and welcome to a special edition of True Crime News, the podcast.

I'm your host Anna Garcia.

Everyone in the world of true crime has a story to tell about a case they worked or they lived

through. Some are high profile, some you've never heard of, but they're all fascinating.

Today's episode is about serial killers, a specific group of serial killers who tend to hide as long-haul truck drivers.

The connection between Interstate Highways and the disappearance of women along those routes

is so real that the FBI has something called the Highway Serial Killing Initiative.

It's there to help local authorities with highway murders. There have been

approximately 850 murders over the last few decades that line up with

truck routes.

We are recording this on Monday, July 1st of 2024.

Our guest today is Frank Fagluzy, a retired FBI agent and former assistant director to the Bureau's Counterintelligence program.

Frank is also the author of Long Hall, Hunting the Highway Serial Killers killers which is now available everywhere

Frank welcome to the program and as you were just telling me your books doing

tremendously it's like at the top of the list. Well, first, thanks for having me.

I'm looking forward to a great discussion.

And yes, you know, the reception to the book in just about four weeks now

has been remarkable in the sense that my publisher Harper

Collins has decided to go into its third printing that happened within the

first three weeks and we're maintaining our number one bestseller status in the law enforcement category. We've been also

a number one in serial killing true crime for a brief time. So why am I happy about this?

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