About this episode

The episode explores the mysterious murders of truck drivers Roger Eastwood and Leon Rascoe in 1975, detailing witness reports and the timeline of events.

A routine overnight haul ends in murder when a truck driver pulls over on I-295 in New Jersey and crosses paths with someone he never should have met. Witnesses report two long haired men, a mysterious vehicle, and a timeline that narrows to a single, deadly hour.

People in this episode

Host: Mark Spawn

Topics covered

• trucker murders
• unsolved cases
• true crime
• witness accounts
• murder investigation

Keywords

• trucker murders
• Roger Eastwood
• Leon Rascoe
• I-295
• New Jersey
• true crime
• unsolved cases

Mentioned in this episode

Places: I-295, New Jersey

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