Janice Morgan

But unlike the others, only two hours pass before she's found. Her body is still warm when officials arrive on the scene. If it wasn't clear already, police are now certain that all four murders are connected. If true, it would be DC's first known serial killer in history.

But unlike the others, only two hours pass before she's found. Her body is still warm when officials arrive on the scene. If it wasn't clear already, police are now certain that all four murders are connected. If true, it would be DC's first known serial killer in history.

Newspapers run with the story and headlines give the killer a name based on the fact that his victims were all found by highways. The Freeway Phantom. For those living in the victim's neighborhood, fear eventually gives way to anger. The string of murders might be the most serious crime spree to ever grip the city, but many feel like the police aren't doing enough.

Newspapers run with the story and headlines give the killer a name based on the fact that his victims were all found by highways. The Freeway Phantom. For those living in the victim's neighborhood, fear eventually gives way to anger. The string of murders might be the most serious crime spree to ever grip the city, but many feel like the police aren't doing enough.

After the public backlash and recent media attention, investigators decide they need additional support, so they call in the FBI. Federal agents revisit the evidence from all four cases, and it's at this point that they find evidence the Metro Police apparently missed. Three of the victims had hairs in their underwear belonging to someone else. Presumably, their killer.

After the public backlash and recent media attention, investigators decide they need additional support, so they call in the FBI. Federal agents revisit the evidence from all four cases, and it's at this point that they find evidence the Metro Police apparently missed. Three of the victims had hairs in their underwear belonging to someone else. Presumably, their killer.

DNA testing isn't available yet, but analysis finds the hairs most likely belong to a black man. With that information in mind, agents begin to build a profile. Given his pattern of behavior, agents believe the killer could be a DC local, someone familiar with the area, someone able to travel the streets relatively undetected. It doesn't narrow the field much.

DNA testing isn't available yet, but analysis finds the hairs most likely belong to a black man. With that information in mind, agents begin to build a profile. Given his pattern of behavior, agents believe the killer could be a DC local, someone familiar with the area, someone able to travel the streets relatively undetected. It doesn't narrow the field much.

There are still tens of thousands of people it could be, but it's a starting point. Detectives continue looking for new evidence to narrow the scope of their investigation, but another victim appears before any real progress is made, the fifth since April. In mid-November, another Black female is found murdered in Chevrolet, Maryland, this time 18 years old.

There are still tens of thousands of people it could be, but it's a starting point. Detectives continue looking for new evidence to narrow the scope of their investigation, but another victim appears before any real progress is made, the fifth since April. In mid-November, another Black female is found murdered in Chevrolet, Maryland, this time 18 years old.

Her body is found near the access ramp to the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, slightly north of I-295. The victim's name is Brenda Woodard. She attended a night class before going out to eat with a friend the night before. After dinner, she got on a bus alone and headed home. But she never made it back. Everything about the crime matches the known M.O.

Her body is found near the access ramp to the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, slightly north of I-295. The victim's name is Brenda Woodard. She attended a night class before going out to eat with a friend the night before. After dinner, she got on a bus alone and headed home. But she never made it back. Everything about the crime matches the known M.O.

A young black woman kidnapped off the street, raped, and strangled. But there's evidence the killer's violence is escalating. Brenda's also been stabbed. Notably, the killer draped Brenda's velvet coat over her body, a measure the freeway phantom had never taken before. And inside one pocket, investigators find a handwritten note. It reads, quote,

A young black woman kidnapped off the street, raped, and strangled. But there's evidence the killer's violence is escalating. Brenda's also been stabbed. Notably, the killer draped Brenda's velvet coat over her body, a measure the freeway phantom had never taken before. And inside one pocket, investigators find a handwritten note. It reads, quote,

This is tantamount to my insensitivity to people, especially women. I will admit the others when you catch me if you can. It's signed with the killer's new moniker, Freeway Phantom. Investigators obviously have a serial killer on their hands, one who's aware of his growing notoriety and seems to revel in it. So much so, he's taunting the police. But the note isn't the only surprise.

This is tantamount to my insensitivity to people, especially women. I will admit the others when you catch me if you can. It's signed with the killer's new moniker, Freeway Phantom. Investigators obviously have a serial killer on their hands, one who's aware of his growing notoriety and seems to revel in it. So much so, he's taunting the police. But the note isn't the only surprise.

A handwriting analysis reveals it wasn't actually written by the killer. It was written by Brenda Woodard. Presumably, the killer dictated the note to Brenda so investigators couldn't use his handwriting to identify him. But what's maybe more surprising is the penmanship itself. It's crisp, clear, legible. Not something you'd expect from anyone in such grave danger. It gets officials thinking.

A handwriting analysis reveals it wasn't actually written by the killer. It was written by Brenda Woodard. Presumably, the killer dictated the note to Brenda so investigators couldn't use his handwriting to identify him. But what's maybe more surprising is the penmanship itself. It's crisp, clear, legible. Not something you'd expect from anyone in such grave danger. It gets officials thinking.

Maybe Brenda knew her killer. That could explain her apparent sense of calm. Maybe she thought the note was a strange joke and she was just helping a friend. Detectives pursue this new theory. They speak with Brenda's friends and family. But it doesn't get them any further.

Maybe Brenda knew her killer. That could explain her apparent sense of calm. Maybe she thought the note was a strange joke and she was just helping a friend. Detectives pursue this new theory. They speak with Brenda's friends and family. But it doesn't get them any further.