The Most Prolific Serial Killer You Don't Know About | Randy Kraft

<p><a href="www.patreon.com/hauntedcitypodcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Join us on Patreon!</a> </p><p>⚠️ <strong>VIEWER DISCRETION STRONGLY ADVISED.</strong> This episode contains discussion of sexual violence, torture, and murder involving minors and adults.</p><p>On this episode of <strong>From One to Wicked</strong>, we dive into the life and crimes of <strong>Randy Kraft</strong>—aka the <em>Scorecard Killer</em>, the <em>Southern California Strangler</em>, and one of the so-called <em>Freeway Killers</em>. Between <strong>1972–1983</strong>, Kraft targeted young men (many of them U.S. Marines) across <strong>California, Oregon, and Michigan</strong>, with a confirmed count in the teens and suspicions that his victims may number far higher.</p><p>We trace Kraft’s path from an apparently bright, well-liked kid in <strong>Long Beach</strong>—churchgoing family, accelerated classes, saxophone and tennis—to his years at <strong>Claremont Men’s College</strong>, political pivots, and Air Force service and discharge. Then we follow the escalation: drug-facilitated abductions, a chilling M.O., and the cryptic <strong>“scorecard”</strong> that investigators believe cataloged victims. We also cover the multi-agency hunt that struggled to connect cases spread along freeways and state lines, plus the confusion created by multiple “Freeway Killer” offenders operating in the same era.</p><p>If this topic is tough for you, please take care. If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, help is available via local resources and national hotlines.</p>