Crime Adjacent

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Thirty years ago, someone began snatching men from a small Bay Area town and dumping their bodies in a quiet lovers’ lane just off Interstate 80.

But just as quickly as the killings began, they suddenly stopped. The killer simply vanished. No suspects. No arrests. No headlines. These men and their murderer were forgotten, overshadowed by other notorious serial killers prowling the same Bay Area roads.

In this season of Crime Adjacent, host and serial killer survivor Chase Patrick returns home to Ridgewood to answer the question once and for all: “How could the most prolific serial murderer in American history slip under the radar for so long?”

Crime Adjacent is the never-ending true crime story told weekly. New episodes every Wednesday.

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Host: Chase Patrick

Creators: Chase Patrick, Nikki Freeman

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Episodes

A new Zodiac victim?

The similarities between the abduction of Bobby Briggs and one Zodiac survivor were so striking that Detective Jones had to check it out. Briggs was kidnapped in the middle of Ridgewood, on a busy thoroughfare. And yet, there were no witnesses or signs of a struggle. It was as if he simply vanished. When Detective Jones inspected his truck, she knew what happened. She had seen this before. With the Zodiac killer. Crime Adjacent is the never-ending true crime story told weekly. New episodes every...

Jul 09, 2025•28 min•Season 7Ep. 7

Bobby #2

With the discovery of a third body in the valley just off Interstate 80 in Ridgewood, police realized the killer emerged every other Saturday night. Only this time, instead of abducting a man at Hunter Hill rest stop, he was in Ridgewood. Anyone, it seemed, was fair game now. Crime Adjacent is the never-ending true crime story told weekly. New episodes every Wednesday. Find behind the scenes details or join our true crime and criminal profiling reading group at our Patreon page -- http://www.pat...

Jul 02, 2025•41 min•Season 7Ep. 6

The Doodler Links

Detective Ida Jones had seen this before. Gay men were being murdered while the police and the entire town looked the other way. Like a nightmare she couldn’t escape, she couldn’t stop this from happening in Ridgewood. Crime Adjacent is the never-ending true crime story told weekly. New episodes every Wednesday. Find behind the scenes details or join our true crime and criminal profiling reading group at our Patreon page -- http://www.patreon.com/crimeadjacent -- hope to see you there! Crime Adj...

Jun 25, 2025•26 min•Season 7Ep. 5

The Timeline

Bobby Calvin had everything going for him. Smart, handsome, a former D1 star quarterback at Stanford, where he almost led the team to a national title in the 1980s. An actor with big dreams of Hollywood. An early adopter of the Internet. So how did he cross paths with a killer on a lonely night just after the new year in 1996? Detective Jones has spent her entire career trying to answer this question, bringing her into contact with a serial killer who has been blamed for everything from the murd...

Jun 18, 2025•27 min•Season 7Ep. 4

Bobby #1

Exactly two weeks after the discovery of Tommy Coulet, another man was found on the outskirts of Ridgewood. Same valley. Same injuries. Same horrible manner of death. This is the story of Bobby Calvin, who would soon become known as Bobby #1. Crime Adjacent is the never-ending true crime story told weekly. New episodes every Wednesday. Find behind the scenes details or join our true crime and criminal profiling reading group at our Patreon page -- http://www.patreon.com/crimeadjacent -- hope to ...

Jun 11, 2025•21 min•Season 7Ep. 3

The Profile

With no leads, no clues, and no suspects, Tommy’s case went cold, almost instantly. But as more men were abducted in Ridgewood, investigators reached out to the FBI for a profile. The profile has never been publicly released. Until now. Crime Adjacent is the never-ending true crime story told weekly. New episodes every Wednesday. Find behind the scenes details or join our true crime and criminal profiling reading group at our Patreon page -- http://www.patreon.com/crimeadjacent -- hope to see yo...

Jun 04, 2025•37 min•Season 7Ep. 2

Tommy

Tommy Coulet left home at 9 p.m. on Dec. 23, 1995 and would never return. His body was discovered the next morning in a known lovers’ lane spot on the western edge of Ridgewood just off Interstate 80. Investigators wouldn’t know it at the time, but Tommy Coulet would be the first known victim of the most prolific serial killer in American history. This is the story of how it all began. Crime Adjacent is the never-ending true crime story told weekly. New episodes every Wednesday. Find behind the ...

Jun 04, 2025•32 min•Season 7Ep. 1

Crime Adjacent. New season: The Rest Stop Killer

Thirty years ago, someone began snatching men from a small Bay Area town and dumping their bodies in a quiet lovers’ lane just off Interstate 80. But just as quickly as the killings began, they suddenly stopped. The killer simply vanished. No suspects. No arrests. No headlines. These men and their murderer were forgotten, overshadowed by other notorious serial killers prowling the same Bay Area roads. In this season of Crime Adjacent, host and serial killer survivor Chase Patrick returns home to...

May 20, 2025•3 min

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