Share a photo? On closer inspection, however, you’d notice that dotted about are a number of Ann Rule books, part of my mum’s extensive collection. Randall Brent Woodfield an American serial killer rapist kidnapper, and robber who was dubbed The I-5 Killer or The I-5 Bandit by the media due to the crimes he committed along the Interstate 5 corridor running through Washington, Oregon, and California. He was born 3rd of 3 children and raised by both parents. Unlike many serial killers, whose killing patterns are characterized by intervals, or “cooling off periods,” Woodfield’s murders and other crimes escalated rapidly, increasing in successive frequency. Though he has only been convicted of one murder and one attempted murder, he has been linked via DNA and other methods to numerous unsolved homicides in the ensuing decades. Unable to afford multiple trials, the State of Oregon was satisfied with Woodfield’s existing life sentence. Diane, Danny, Christie and Cheryl (source: metro.co.uk). Without that encouragement and possibly even a genetic predisposition for an interest in murder, I probably wouldn’t have come across your podcast, and then I don’t know where I’d be! Some letters he wrote from prison were eventually sold online as a collection titled, The Serial Killer Letters and published by The Charles Press. His mother was a homemaker, and his father was an executive at Pacific Northwest Bell. On January 8, he held up the same Vancouver gas station he had robbed in December, this time forcing a female attendant to expose her breasts after he emptied the cash register. Such is life. Woodfield has never confessed to any of the crimes he has been accused or convicted of. Woodfield was raised as a youngest and had two older sisters. I once tried out for the Green Bay Packers. Woodfield was convicted by the jury and had an additional 35 years added to his already-instated sentence. Randall Woodfield, known as "The I-5 Killer," was connected to 18 murders in Washington, Oregon, and California between 1979 and 1981, and may have had as many as 44 victims. They wanted him.” Ann Rule, who documented Woodfield’s crimes in her book The I-5 Killer, suggested that rejection and feelings of inadequacy were factors that drove him to violence, particularly against women. Stay sexy and never turn down an invite to a prison wedding. He was drafted with the Green Bay Packers in 1974, but he didn’t make the ultimate roster. *We promise we will never SPAM you with unwanted emails. The number of murderinos following me has jumped since I posted this on Instagram and I’ve been planning to get it up here for a while now, so here goes! In the mid-80s, my mum was living in Oregon and working as a judge’s law clerk. This Serial Killer was active in the following countries: United States. In early 1975, several Portland women were accosted by a knife-wielding man, forced to perform oral sex and then robbed of their handbags. Though convicted in only one murder, he has been linked to a total of 18 and is suspected of having killed up to 44 people. Serial Killer Randall Brent Woodfield (aka) The I-5 Killer,The I-5 Bandit, was active for 3 years between 1979-1981, known to have ( 18 confirmed / 44 possible ) victims. A lot of his victims—particularly in instances of robbery and sexual assault—were young employees of restaurants and convenience stores located along Interstate 5, which Woodfield traversed in his 1974 Champagne Edition gold Volkswagen Beetle. To report an error or for general information you can find us on Twitter: @killerDOTcloud or Facebook: /killerDOTcloud, Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database. During one of the robberies, Randall Woodfield wore what appeared to be a Band-Aid or athletic tape across the bridge of his nose, similar to nasal strips worn by football players. Police believe Randall Woodfield may have done so to obscure his features and prevent victims from identifying him in a police lineup. Chris Van Dyke, son of actor Dick Van Dyke, was the Marion County, Oregon District Attorney at the time and prosecuted the case. After graduating high school, Woodfield’s criminal record was expunged, and he attended Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Oregon, later transferring to Portland State University in Portland in 1970, where he played for the Portland State Vikings as a wide receiver. Ayers, a University of Oregon graduate, had known Woodfield since second grade, having attended the same schools in Newport. Randall was known to frequently change his MO and would use a variety of disguises. In October 1983, he was injured by a fellow inmate during a prison disturbance. An identical crime was reported in Yreka on February 4, with the same man robbing an Ashland, Oregon motel that night. She also characterized Woodfield as a “smooth ladies‘ man” whose good looks and disposition aided his ability to trap victims. Woodfield’s victims were typically killed via gunshot, and his crimes were sexually motivated. Care to write more personally? Depicted by Anne Rule in her book titled "The I-5 Killer" as Award-winning student Randall Woodfield was every college girl's dream - and nightmare. My hometown murder (not really my story, more my mom’s) was featured on the My Favorite Murder minisode #123. Despite his thriving in college, Woodfield was arrested on several occasions for petty crimes: first in 1970 for vandalizing the apartment of his ex-girlfriend, and later in 1972 for public indecency in Vancouver, Washington. Randall Brent Woodfield was convictedand sentenced to life imprisonment plus 165 years at Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP) Salem, Oregon, United States. Upon an impending visit to Portland, Randall Woodfield planned Valentine’s Day party at the city’s downtown Marriott Hotel, inviting friends and acquaintances from college.

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