In the mid-1970s in San Francisco's Ocean Beach area, a killer would use his artistic abilities to lure gay men into sexual encounters, then stab them to death.
Rhonda Stapley was a pharmacy student at the University of Utah in 1974 when she accepted a ride from a man named Ted — but instead of a ride back to campus, Stapley would find herself in a fight for her life.
In January 1974, Ted Bundy snuck into Karen Sparks' bedroom, beat her with a metal rod and violently sexually assaulted her—but something unexpected apparently spooked the notorious serial killer.
"You have to do something with this horrible crime that's been committed against you — you can't let it destroy your life," a survivor said of moving past the Golden State Killer.
After reports emerged that Joseph DeAngelo yelled about hating "Bonnie" to one of his victims, some speculated his relationship with his ex-fiancée Bonnie Colwell was a potential catalyst for the Golden State Killer.
When former Contra Costa County investigator Paul Holes began divulging information about the Golden State Killer case to true crime writer Michelle McNamara, he wasn't 100 percent sure he could trust her yet.
