Freeway Phantom

A podcast by iHeartPodcasts and Tenderfoot TV

21 Episodes

  1. Introducing Lords of Death

    Published: 11/21/2024

  2. Introducing Ice Cold Case

    Published: 6/26/2024

  3. MISSING: Survivalist & World Traveler

    Published: 4/17/2024

  4. Up and Vanished Returns

    Published: 2/23/2024

  5. Introducing The Raven

    Published: 1/12/2024

  6. Presenting Radical: Episode 1, Fire

    Published: 12/5/2023

  7. Introducing The Estate

    Published: 9/14/2023

  8. BONUS: D.C.'s Missing Voice with Henderson Long

    Published: 7/26/2023

  9. BONUS: Courtney's House

    Published: 7/19/2023

  10. Relisha Rudd: Truer Crime

    Published: 7/14/2023

  11. 10 | The Epidemic

    Published: 7/12/2023

  12. 9 | A New Profile

    Published: 7/5/2023

  13. 8 | Who is the Phantom?

    Published: 6/28/2023

  14. 7 | Green Vega

    Published: 6/21/2023

  15. 6 | The Hospital

    Published: 6/14/2023

  16. 5 | Catch Me If You Can

    Published: 6/7/2023

  17. 4 | The Moniker

    Published: 5/31/2023

  18. 3 | Did My Mother See Me?

    Published: 5/24/2023

  19. 2 | Congress Heights

    Published: 5/17/2023

  20. 1 | Forgotten Girls

    Published: 5/17/2023

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Between 1971 and 1972, six black girls went missing in the Washington D.C. area. Their bodies were discarded alongside DC freeways. And their killer was never found. The media dubbed him “The Freeway Phantom.” From iHeartPodcasts and Tenderfoot TV, a new podcast reinvestigates the 50 year old unsolved murders of these young girls. Journalist and Public Radio veteran Celeste Headlee (NPR, PBS, TEDx) examines old case files and interviews the investigators and family members who are still haunted by these killings. Headlee will ask the questions: Why didn’t these murders make the news headlines? Did law enforcement do enough to solve these crimes? And how do racial disparities impact these types of investigations, past and present? Plus, we’ll explore new evidence which may crack the cold case wide open again. If you have any information relating to these unsolved crimes, contact the Metropolitan Police Department at (202) 727-9099. If you have a tip and would like to reach out directly to Tenderfoot TV, email us at [email protected].