On March 6, 1972, residents of Santa Rosa, Calif., opened up their copy of The Press Democrat and were met with a horrifying headline. Slain Woman Found , it said in large font that dwarfed the ghastly story beneath it. The body of a woman was discovered on Enterprise Road by two high school students, one of whom initially thought it was a mannequin. Unfortunately this was only the beginning, as six more dead women would soon be found.
These deaths would eventually be known as the Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Murders, and as of this writing they remain unsolved. However, a new suspect has been suggested in a February 2024 Max docuseries titled The Truth About Jim . In it, Sierra Barter searchers for answers to questions about her sadistic step-grandfather. Could Jim Mordecai have been the man responsible for these crimes? Here’s what we know.
