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Case 121: The Freeway Phantom

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The Word Tantamount

Robert Askins, 58, was arrested in 1977 for the kidnapping and rape of a 24-year-old woman. He had previously spent several years in St Elizabeth Hospital after pleading not guilty by reason of insanity to murdering a sex worker back in 1938. The same word featured in the note from the Freeway Phantom found in Brenda Woodard's coat pocket: tantamount. A search of his home uncovered photos of young girls, soiled women's scarves, and a knife that was linked to another unsolved crime. No fibers were found that matched those on the bodies of several Freeway Phantom victims.

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