FBI focusing on specific pool of suspects as part of Highway Serial Killings Initiative 

Still no epstein client list either.

I was traveling across the country years ago when I pulled over to rest a bit in the middle of the night. Shortly after dozing off, my 5lb chihuahua woke me, barking furiously. I looked out to see a man at my window peeking in at me. I immediately drove off and called the authorities. Thank God for my tiny terror for potentially saving my life.

To all the truckers out there, you are appreciated. You are respected and please stay safe.

How about they crack down on prostitution/human trafficking at truck stops as well?

When I lived overseas.A naval intelligence officer told me that if the people living in the US knew what was really going on ,you would not want to leave your house.

This Georgia lady truck driver appreciates this news story and your support for the majority of us good people behind the wheels of 18-wheelers. Thank you.

Law Enforcement has known this for decades.

I'm sorry what? This should be national news!

Guns, ladies, are your friend.

Just shows how many times we have come across a serial killer without knowing it.

I attended a seminar on profiling serial killers back in the 90s when I was working on my degree. The FBI agent said back then they were tracking at least 18 different serial killers.

As a trucker myself please understand there are entire orientations that teach us about how to contact “truckers against trafficking” so that we can help do our part to end sex trafficking and report suspicious activity. Most of us out here help where we can although the industry has definitely gotten worse with all the egotistical and self centered people that have been taking over, people blow past the speed limit not being safe, truckers barely look after each other anymore much less the public…

Stricter laws for sexual assaults, molesters, rapists, bullying in schools, get rid of the backlog of untested rape kits, therapists, places for 18 year olds to live after aging out of foster care, affordable housing, education. Compassion for kids that are thrown out of their homes by parents , or kids leaving as they don't want to be assaulted by family, family members, etc.

It’s so scary this hasn’t changed. Years ago, over 20, I was almost a victim of one of these killers. Thank goodness my dad was in a separate car and was watching the man when he started trying to talk to me at the rest stop. Once I got back in the car and went to get back on the highway, the trucker cut my dad off on the ramp. My dad got back behind me, and then I started hearing a noise soon after resuming driving. This was before cell phones were able to be used all across the country, so we were on 2 way radios. My dad decided he didn’t want us to stop to check out the car because we weren’t that far away from my Michigan apartment. We had to drive at least another 30 minutes, and all this happened at night by the way. When we did successfully pull into my apt parking lot, my rear driver side tire was completely flat. Then when we went to open the trunk, the whole taillight assembly fell out on one side. I was young and I didn’t realize the gravity and seriousness really of the situation, but my dad who I rarely saw tore up was really really upset by all of it. My dad had seen the man at the rest stop go out of his way to walk by and behind the car I had gotten out of. Given the flat and ripped on taillight assembly, my dad surmised the man had sabotaged my tire and yanked on the taillight so he could easily track the vehicle from behind. And once I pulled over for the flat, he could also pull over and then do whatever he was gonna do. At any rate, I still thought it couldn’t have been that until my dad called me months later and said the man was on the news being arrested for multiple homicides while driving across the country. Only then did I realize how close I had came to being abducted. The only reason my dad had followed me on that particular trip was because I had been in a car accident the week before and was in another family vehicle and my dad was just concerned about me. If I hadn’t been in that accident, I would have been driving my route by myself and I would have stopped that night. This was the only time besides my first trip to Michigan for college that I had a parent also come. I am saying out of probably 25 trips or so this was one of two trips where I wasn’t alone. I truly believe everything happens for a reason. I also believe I am here to let young women know how dangerous it can be driving by yourself.

A few weeks ago my husband was driving home from work at around 11pm. He was on the highway and said two cars got in front of him and started driving side by side. They then moved enough for him to get through, get off the ramp, and they followed him. There’s a long open road before hitting our main road, one of the cars drove right next to my husband and one right in front. Keeping him from moving out of the way. When they reach the main road and my husband has to turn right, the car in front of him turns right first and abruptly brakes on the damn corner almost causing my husband to crash, but he avoids him, goes around and starts driving around to lose them. He didn’t see them anymore after that, as that main road has tons of traffic, a school on the corner, a gas station a business, and close to a hospital. I’m sure they stopped following him because there was now way too many people around. Really pissed me off. Thankfully my husband can be a reckless driver if need be and he was able to maneuver so well. This could just have been a coincidence, but the problem is you never know.

Imagine, CEOs making 25 million per year and we wouldn't miss them for a minute, but we WOULD miss truckers immediately. Thank you truckers.

I’m in my 60s now but when I was in my late teens early 20s I hitchhiked 39,000 miles around the United States. I went coast to coast several times north to south borders several times and everywhere in between and I was picked up by a lot of truckers. Most seemed like really good guys, which, in reality they are.But there’s one guy that stood out that I still have uneasy feelings about to this day. There was a person in his sleeper, covered up under blankets and I rode with this guy for well over 75 miles and that person in the sleeper never even moved a muscle. Never made a sound never moved a leg nothing. at one point we were talking and I said I liked this and that for hobbies and he looked at me and he said yeah I pick up hitchhikers and hang their heads in my barn as a hobby. I laughed and he never did,and he never gave any indication that he was joking. He was a strange person and I had bad vibes from him the minute I got up in that cab. He just kept making this weird low volume sound over and over and over again under his breath as we were traveling .We pulled into a Union 76 truckstop (Old timers will remember those lol )because he was low on fuel and I got out and hung out in the truckers lounge until he left.

1999 my friend Celeste fell victim. She was from CT. She was found near Virginia. They still haven't found the person who did this to her.

Since this is the FBI and the corporate media you have to wonder what the actual story is

Should we include cops in gang statistics?

We have life saving truck drivers. I’m from Springfield, Missouri. My husband, at that time he worked for the RailRoad. And he was transferred to billings Montana for about six months. It was really hard on us. I made about four trips to Billings, Montana. He made more trips because he got more time off. But those trips were long and hard and I drove them. Everyone of them drove I didn’t fly. I wanted to see the scenery in the beauty of it. But I didn’t know how dangerous it was either. As I was leaving Montana in September. Just crossing the border. Without any warning. A blizzard hit. I was absolutely terrified. I could not hardly see my soul was a trucker up in front of me. And all I could see was the stack. And the black smoke coming out from the stack and I got behind that. In the truck was blowing snow all the way around me. I got close enough. Where the snow was going past me instead of hitting my windshield. Then all of a sudden I saw lights flashing behind me. I’ve almost got tears in my eyes, talking about it now. Another trucker got it Behind Me. And they kept me safe in between them too. Until we got out of the blizzard. I think God for them to this day. I was in a small Kia Sportage. And that wind was blowing so hard. But between the two of them. They called it the cradle, I was absolutely safe. God bless them truckers. For keeping people like me safe from the road. They knew I was by myself. You can tell they were talking to each other because if I got off the road a little bit that trucker would follow me and get me back in line. Who is Behind Me. God bless the truckers. They got me home safe.

As a driver, I'm glad the piece did not stereotype all drivers as possible serial killers. Thank you! After all, there are ministers who have killed.

My youngest is out there driving a Flatbed. I worry about him constantly. From road raging idiots to insurance scamers and just full blown nut jobs.

Finally it’s being discussed!! Thank you!

That map looks more like a greyhound bus map than something the FBI developed.

What they might be overlooking, is that the killer probably _IS_ one of those family men, one of those perceived "good dudes". Somebody cold, yes. Hidden in plain sight. but when they're out there they are a different person

I’ve often travelled across the country with my dog. I thought it was a good idea to stop at the big truck stop/gas stations thinking they were safer. Then while at these areas heavy dark creepy feelings keeps up while walking back & forth to my car & taking my dog out for a walk, as I look at the lines of parked trucks. It’s confusing, because you would think, more people, more lights=safer….but my gut always vehemently argues this. I swear, it was like it was saying, “ruuuuun”. I thought I was just being paranoid. Now I see perhaps I need to listen to my gut more often. 😱

the reporter starts out saying "in 2004 after noticing a pattern..."....so, its been twenty years....FBI is really instilling confidence lately.... not so much

Worked security in the 90s at a trucking hub. One of the guards was young and flirty. She disappeared and was found in some woods months later. They never did solve it.

You still shouldn't get in any car with anybody especially a trucker

To make a long story short, earlier this year, I was in a traffic dispute, however. The motorist identified himself as a federal agent, but I knew he wasn't. I called the police to report the incident, but he denied impersonating a federal agent. I told the police that my major concern was that he would try the same tactic on other women, but the police swept the incident under the rug.

I'm a trucker (37 years), have two boys driving truck (they are 4th generation drivers), the large majority of truckers are good decent people, however like any other career field there always a few bad apples .

This is why I protect myself, trust no one, and tell women to be sure to do the same.

I pray for justice for ALL of these vulnerable victims. I realize not all victims are prostitutes, that being said, prostitutes are people too who deserve justice like anyone else does!

Most truckers are really good people; they help guide traffic through stormy mountains, they radio 911 for automobile accidents, they render first aid and even get folks to safety. I've been blessed with good Ole American Truckers. ❤

FINALLY! I thought i was crazy. NOBODY speaks on this.

the same fbi that could not authenticate a laptop they had ? good luck

Futile Bureau of Incompetence.

Don't hitch hike. Too dangerous. Also, be careful going to truck stops because if a trucker abducts you, you could be several states away before anybody even realizes that you are missing. One thing that they don't say here is that truckers themselves are prone to being murdered. The occupations that you are most likely to be murdered in is delivery driver, taxi driver, and truck driver. Each company I have worked at, I heard about drivers getting murdered. Twice, it was a trainer got murdered by someone they were training. The last company I worked at, I heard a woman at our sister company got murdered at a truck stop/casino close to New Orleans. When I worked at a company in Florida, I heard that a woman trucker had been murdered at a Pilot truck stop on the Southeastern coast of Florida. Fellow truckers, beware of our own kind.

So what you are saying is you shouldn't cut off a trucker If you see a truck on the highway, give them a lot of space I worked at a gas station for 3 years as the night manager I would find pocketbooks and women's wallets with everything in them. I didn't know if they were women that had their purse stolen or if someone did something worse to them. It happened a lot and the police didn't want them I tried to find a few of the women but never could find them I would not wish that job on anyone Working 3rd shift you see how awful humans are 😢

I worked serving food in a truck stop when I was 16 , night shift 10-6. I was never disrespected, I had no clue such things were going on, and made good tips . That was 45 years ago . I thought the truck drivers were very kind.

So tired of the evil that men do.

look at retired law enforcement officers who are wise to forensic science

When I was 14 I moved to Alaska..We drove through Canada..We drove the highway of tears..It broke my heart they have huge boards of all the missing women..It still remains unsolved.. Ever since I was 14 I’ve wanted to go there and try finding the guys responsible…I stopped at a rest area on the highway and walked into the trees I found a purse women’s underwear and shoes.. I had such a sick feeling inside.. We reported it but never heard anything..It was scary because I was the only boy it was just me my mom and younger sisters and my 3 year old brother.. We didn’t know about the HWY until we were on it..Every town we drove through they had giant billboards full of missing girls mostly from those towns and 90% of them were native women..It seriously is heartbreaking

My dad told me about a guy who he had extradited back to NV from another state he was caught in. He killed women in multiple states along the highways. He wasn’t a trucker, he stole cars along the way sometimes the cars the women were driving.

If they really wanted to find out about suspicious truck drivers they should go to the OTR companies and talk to the ladies who work in the safety and personnel department. I used to work in this field and you can tell the creepy ones that are working there. Even though most people act like they have no clue, anybody that works with people like this know that there’s something wrong with them.

My dad was a long haul truck driver for years before he retired, and he would have helped anyone out who needed a hand. It’s sad that there is a small group of people that tarnish all of the good ones, who drive trucks. I’m glad to hear that the FBI is putting more effort into finding these killers. ❤ Rest in peace, to the victims.

I work for a distribution center. Drop and hook for outbound loads. We had an empty trailer that had a considerable amount of blood on the floor. My coworkers doubted me that possibly this could have been human blood, even after I shared this story. The carrier retrieved the trailer and had it washed out. Not sure if they had any suspicions.

Both my Grandfathers were long haul truckers or delivered buses across the country (lots of old drivers do it, there’s “gangs” of old peeps that travel together) and BOTH of them told me at some point to NEVER talk to a trucker, period. And to do all I could to avoid rest areas. They both knew this back in the 90’s. “It’s just not talked about.” My ex step FIL was a long haul driver too, still is- and even he won’t really interact with other drivers anymore after he was attacked by another driver 20 years ago that “snapped” from exhaustion and drugs. Even now, I’m OVERLY cautious on the road…

We’re investigating the FBI looking into serial killers spanning the last 30yrs so we’re gonna interview someone who has absolutly nothing to do with it. 🙄

A very unhealthy job. Sitting in the seat of a truck for upto 11 hours a day and on the clock for up to 14 hours per day. Day after day, week after week, month after month. Mistly by yourself and you are so tired at the end of the day by trying too stay awake behind the wheel that a driver does not want too excersise just sleep.

I was a Merchant Marine at one point. Think: "Offshore Trucker." My coworkers and I would talk periodically about how easy it would be to dispose of bodies in that context with the likelihood of anyone ever finding out what happened being very low. I digress. Keep on truckin' Smokey and the Bandit.

40 yrs of driving a rig.................Never slept at a truck stop......

DELAWARE STATE POLICE BEAT ME FOR SAYING I BELIEVE I WAS HUMAN TRAFFICKED....THEY COULD BE RESPONSIBLE AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED

When I was 16 years old, I was going to my bag boy job and came across the fbi uncovering an area in etna maine where James Hicks had some of his coast to coast women buried. I'll never forget it

I used to nanny a truck drivers kids, he told me wild stories. Truck driver serial killers ring.

The amount of times that I've personally almost been killed by semis on the highway gives your profession a way worse name than some isolated shadow killers

Back in the 90's and 2000's I was on I-80 between Wendover NV and Salt lake city and you could hear late at night someone talking on the CB about murdering women and dumping their bodies along the highway, this went on for years on various Interstate highways, pretty creepy.

I've had 2 brushes with serial killers. The 1st is I went to high school with one of Ted Bundy's victims of the UW sorority killings. Making it stranger, years later when I attended college in Seattle, I rented his old apartment in the University district. That was a strange apartment; set up to make it difficult to leave and very hard to forcibly enter. The 2nd is I knew Bob Hansen, the serial killer in Alaska when I was in high school; I'm an Alaskan native btw. This one is REALLY weird, and makes me glad I'm a man. Be advised that this is a long story. When I was 15-16 years old, every weekend I took public transit from my house to my Taijitsu Sensei's house, which was on the other side of Anchorage. Going from Diamond lake to Muldoon if anyone's familiar with the town. I had half days on Fridays and I'd go home, get my stuff and take the bus downtown to transfer. Sunshine Bakery, Bob Hansen's business, was right where I had to wait for my bus; I always had a 20min wait. Well heck it's winter, and the place is open. I go in to stay warm and inhale a couple donuts, being 15 and all. I'm at the counter, and I want a couple long johns but filled with Bavarian cream, which they didn't have. I can't understand why the baker lady can't take one, fill it, and charge me a little extra; being 15 and all. Well this other baker hears this going on for a couple minutes and walks up from the back; I'm 6'3" and Not a quiet person. He says something like, "It's okay Barb, I got it from here." I figure I'm not getting my way, but I Am Not ready to concede yet. Being 15 and all. We talk for about 5min, including why I'm crossing nearly the entire city when school ain't out yet; that I do this every Friday, stay 2 nights then go home Sunday evening. He decides that he'll sell me the donuts as I asked but it'll cost .40 more. I'm willing to pay that, even though I was offering .20 more. This baker said he'd start having 2 of these ready each Friday, as I'm always going to be there. I get my 2 donuts and a couple others, pay, and jam to get my bus. I'm in the next Friday and my donuts are ready. Groovy, life is good. Don't worry, we're getting there ya'll A couple weeks later, he comes to the counter at my arrival time and makes me 2. He says his name is Bob and the owner, then explains someone accidentally sold mine. Okay no prob. A few Fridays later I see My Donut is on the menu for Alot more! $1.28 each! I was paying .68! Bob greets me and says they're a Huge hit. But, I can still get them for .68 because I came up with it; from here on, every Friday he's there to talk with me until I gotta go. He was really nice. A month or so later, my Civil Air Patrol group is called up to help the state troopers with body searches for a serial killer. We're going to help Saturday mornings, whenever we're called upon. We can't take our own firearms unless we're 18. Most of us weren't, but there were 6-8 armed state troopers plus a couple of the adult wing leaders heavily armed. 2 or 3 of the troopers had their M16s over their shoulder. In case of predators.....Kids are small and agile and can get into places adults can't, so we're getting into all kinds of places in the search grid. With state troopers close by. We were searching between the Seward highway and the Matanuska-Sasitna River. And every Friday I'm going for 1 night at my Sensei's house, stopping off to tell Bob Hansen everything. One Saturday, we find 2 prepared grave sites. And something else. The cadet leader's son finds a couple of treelimbs on top of a burlap bag buried. We're come running to watch the cops check it out. It was old so I guess they weren't worried about some of the crime scene stuff, and we followed the path they came on. I was about 4ft away from the bag when one of the cops opens it. Right there in plain sight is a left forearm, wrist and hand. It was really cold, so there wasn't much smell. Plus alot of the tissue was gone. Aside from a couple of moans, it was deathly silent. They leaders and troopers had us all fall in near the vehicles. Now, ALL the Troopers have their M16s unslung. They did a head count twice and had us sound off. Predators my 🫏.... I go to the bakery the following Friday and tell Bob everything. Never knowing. The following summer, I went out of state for summer school, so I could graduate early and go in the US Navy faster. When I got back home 6 years later, I find out from my friends that the Sunshine Bakery killer is my friend Bob Hansen. He was convicted on 4 killings and got life no parole. He later confessed to 18 and they're sure he did Another 31. That's how close any of us can come to a serial killer..... And Never Know about it, until it's all said and done. That's what happened, although I left out the particulars of most of the searches. Have fun sleeping tonight!

oh no... here's that retired FBI guy trying to sell his book again...

They need to be looking at FBI agents that investigate serial killers as part of that suspect pool as well.

Im at a truck stop in Cali right next to the Tijuana border, and i was listening to this with the volume up. New fear unlocked😂

Thank you Mr. Reynolds for what you do for us all. Godspeed and stay safe.🙏

Thank you to the trucker who noticed I was lost and helped me , I was terrified and he got me to the highway I needed thank you for being my hero ❤, glad I didn’t run into this small group

Truck Stops vs Rest Areas Truck Stops may or may not have working cameras. They are also privately owned. Owners or Managers at Truck Stops prevent cops from sitting and watching Truck Stop activity. It cuts into the truckers coming in to use the truck stop and spending money. It’s a protected crime area. Drugs and Trafficked people. Rest Areas, usually dark, no working lights, no cameras cops sometimes hang out and watch activity. No one is running off the cops but it’s too creepy and isolated for most people to stop longer than a quick bathroom break. Trust NO ONE. And I mean NO ONE. Killers can be and look like anyone, lose your preconceived notions on what or who you think they are. Remember this. They make themselves to be as approachable and as unthreatening as possible. They want you to feel comfortable to draw you in. A good looking fit person A feeble old person A disabled person A lost person A lost person or needy person with a spouse or child A broken down vehicle A cool easy laid back person A thin or soft person just trying to help, offering friendly advice A person with a baby or dog (animal) My point is that lots of killers use trafficked people, spouse or child and work to lure others in they don’t always work alone. And when they do they will put on a show to draw you in. Listen to your instincts! Traveling alone? Drive in the earliest part of the day and check into a hotel before sunset. Call the desk clerk and keep them on the line and have them look for you as you walk to and from your car. Prepare in advance and carry minimal overnight bag in with you to your hotel room. Ask the clerk to call you to check you made it inside your room safely. Use a code word. Make eye contact and small talk at every gas station or store. Look directly into cameras and wave. As many cameras as possible. Don’t travel alone if you can help it. Get a CCW and training. Exercise your 2A.

Sounds better than chasing weed smokers.

Truckers are part of the Backbone of our Country. During COVID,Truckers kept our Country fed, during Wars,they transported Everything! We need to pray for them & if we know one, Thank them!

Between this and watching parents at PTA and school board meetings the FBI has its hands full

I drove OTR in the past. I met some really good people and met some weird ones. Best thing to do is not travel alone if you can. Fuel up and shop during the daylight. Keep your car parked where it is seen easily. If you break down have a phone and a "protection piece"

Scary af.

Right. The FBI has such a stellar reputation. 🙄

Just a small fact: Garth Brooks has been touring for over 30 years.

NOT TRUE!!! he is wrong about truckers being the number one vocation of serial killers totally wrong. Medical professions by far is where the most serial killers have been found operating. I don’t know why they choose to ignore this. There’s even research on it. Go look how many truckers there are how many serial killers have been truckers go look and go count and then go look at all the doctors and nurses and people working in the medical professions. You’ll see that he is wrong.

FBI doesn't even know what a gunshot looks like

No dots in South Dakota? Gee, I wonder if the killer lives there?

Plot twist: The trucker they interviewed is a serial killer.

Investigate the serial killer in Austin Texas next FBI dudes.

12 human beings, mothers, sisters, daughters... Murdered Albuquerque Police department did not take anything seriously because the act of serial killer retired or still working for the department!

When I drove truck I actually came to the opposite conclusion-that it would be incredibly hard to commit a horrific murder or abduction while being a long haul trucker. Now days they have electronic log devices and the DOT tracks you to make sure you don't go a minute over your allotted driving time. People even have to pull over on the side of the interstate and have someone else drive them to a hotel.

UPS driver was shooting at people from rest areas along i5 a couple years ago Roseburg resident shooting from Medford rest area when caught I believe. Only hit one person if I remember correctly.

Well it should be easy to connect drivers thru dot log files . So what's the set back here , neglect

This should be getting more views.

Thank you for covering this. We have problems with Walmart in every state now that have cameras we could use to help ID some sleeper cells. Not to mention the employees are violent in Miami Dade County. Our police force is corrupt.

My uncle was one of them. He passed away this year and escaped justice.

Buffalo lookin like a hotspot

Thats great you have it narrowed down to truckers. So how many serial killers are operating in the US that aren't truckers?

probably cops

There's no way to report anything you see on the highways in rural areas. I've seen a guy dumping a body in Texas, wrapped in plastic, in the middle of the night. I've also smelled human death in the middle of nowhere. How do you report a smell or suspicion? I had a trucker run at me with a wire wrapped between his hands, my dog flipped out & got off her collar, & he left. No way to report that at the time, either. Cops don't care about suspicious behavior, only, AFTER something happens.

If you use time of drop off and a three point , truck inspection coorilation you maybe able to zero in on reducing the numbers. Be safe out there people.

Hope the FBI focuses on more than truckers. Friend met Gary Ridgeway ( boring, nondescript, he said) in the lunchroom of Kenilworth, etc. when he was picking up repainted, etc trucks for his company. Serial killers are evidently everywhere...

There was a guy in Kentucky a few years ago at a subway/gas station we stopped at on our way to Tennessee. My girlfriend went to use a bathroom and she said when she came out a guy told hernto come out back with him to his truck. She instantly felt freak out and booked it to me. It makes you wonder how many are out there and what that guys intentions were. When she told me i went to go confront him and he was already gone, that quick.

Defund the FBI.

I find it ironic that the FBI always says they have information about this and that but never take action and afterwards they always mention that they were investigating this person or that person after the crime was committed. I hear it alot especially after mass shootings Makes you wonder why they dont take action rather than wait until a major crime is committed.

They can't even find the owner of the cocaine found in the Whitehouse.. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

That instructor sounds guilty AF!

FBI/CIA handers making the rounds....

Are we sure it's not the FBI doing the unaliving?

What happened to an armed society is a polite society?

He's selling his book.

DOT inspections should include a luminol inspection in the cab.