Washington State Serial Killer Once Played for Green Bay Packers

Washington State Serial Killer Once Played for Green Bay Packers

When you read about serial killers, some are reclusive while others are surprisingly extroverted and one such serial killer from Washington State even went on to play for the Green Bay Packers.

The I-5 Killer Was Only Convicted Of One Murder But Suspected Of 44 Other Killings

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Randall Woodfield's killing spree along Interstate 5 began in 1980 and continued for over a year.

His victims were typically young women who were sexually assaulted and murdered in brutal ways.

The police dubbed him the I-5 Killer due to the locations of his crimes along the highway that runs through Oregon and Washington State.

Despite numerous witnesses and sketches of the suspect, Woodfield managed to evade capture for months, baffling law enforcement.

What makes this story so astonishing is that Randall Woodfield was born to an upper-middle-class family on December 26, 1950, in Salem, Oregon.

From an early age, he exhibited troubling behavior, including a penchant for lying and stealing.

Despite his troubled past, Woodfield seemed like a normal young man. He was even drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 1974 but was cut from the team due to behavioral issues.

Woodfield committed several armed robberies, rapes, and murders but was only prosecuted for one of them in 1981.

DNA has now linked Woodfield to likely 25 other murders and some even estimate up to 44 victims but the state of Oregon decided not to try him for multiple murders and seemed content with his life sentence for killing one Shari Hull.

It's fascinating how one man was able to fool so many people for such a long time and even had enough physical talent to be drafted by the Green Bay Packers.

You can read more details about Randall Woodfield here.