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This episode contains descriptions of violence and sexual assault. Use your best judgment.

This episode contains descriptions of violence. Use your best judgment. People don't really hitchhike anymore, especially if they're traveling a far distance.

In the 70s though, it was something people did all the time.

The hitchhiking craze might have died down because public transportation improved,

or because Lyft and Uber became popular.

But I think it's more likely, people just realized that it could be dangerous.

Getting into a car with a total stranger is really risky.

Hitchhiking was even made illegal in several states,

and if the case you're about to hear is any example,

it was outlawed for good reason.

This case of hitchhiking gone wrong began in 1975

and took nearly 30 years to be solved.

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