District of Columbia Serial Killers

ColdCaseIndex documents 1 serial killer whose murders took place in District of Columbia, with first known killings from 1971. 0 of them were caught; 1 linked case file document their victims. The earliest series is Freeway Phantom (1971) and the most recent is Freeway Phantom (1971). Profiles are added in order of public interest, so this page is not a complete census of the state.

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Unidentified 1971 to 1972

Freeway Phantom

The Freeway Phantom

Unidentified. The Freeway Phantom abducted and strangled six Black girls and young women, aged 10 to 18, in Washington, D.C., between April 1971 and September 1972, leaving their bodies beside roads in D.C.

District of Columbia 6 suspected At large

At a glance

Serial killers in District of Columbia, by first known murder
NameAliasStateActiveConvictedConfessedSuspectedLegal statusFate
Freeway PhantomThe Freeway PhantomDistrict of Columbia, Maryland1971 to 1972——6UnidentifiedAt large

Serial murder case files from District of Columbia

Victim-centred case pages from the cold case index, with their own timelines and sources.

Unsolved 1971

The Freeway Phantom

An unidentified serial killer, dubbed the 'Freeway Phantom,' abducted and strangled six young Black females in Washington, D.C., between April 1971 and September 1972, dumping their bodies along area highways.

Washington Multiple Homicide

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