Random Recreational Violence

Random Recreational Violence

From Crime at Bedtime by Jack Laurence

April 22, 2026 · 24 min · Season 1 · Episode 166

About this episode

The episode discusses the random recreational violence committed by Dale Hausner and Samuel Dieteman in Phoenix, Arizona, between 2005 and 2006.

Between May 2005 and August 2006, Phoenix, Arizona, was terrorised by two men who drove through the city at night, shooting random strangers for sport. Dale Hausner, a Sky Harbor Airport custodian and boxing journalist, and Samuel Dieteman, an electrician from Minnesota, killed at least eight people and injured 19 more in what they called "RV'ing"—Random Recreational Violence. High on methamphetamine, they targeted pedestrians, cyclists, and animals in drive-by shootings across the Valley. Their reign of terror coincided with another serial killer, the Baseline Killer, creating unprecedented fear in Phoenix. The breakthrough came when Dieteman's drinking buddy, Ron Horton, reported a drunken confession. Police surveillance captured the pair joking about their victims. In August 2006, they were arrested after investigators found a map marked with shooting locations and a note bearing victim Robin Blasnek's name in a dumpster. Hausner was convicted of 80 charges and sentenced to six death sentences. He died by suicide in prison in 2013 after overdosing on antidepressants. Dieteman pleaded guilty to two murders, testified against Hausner, and is serving life without parole at…

People in this episode

Host: Jack Laurence

Topics covered

  • random violence
  • serial killers
  • Phoenix crime
  • drug influence
  • murder investigation

Keywords

  • random recreational violence
  • Dale Hausner
  • Samuel Dieteman
  • Phoenix
  • murder
  • crime
  • drug use

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arizona State Prison Complex

Places: Phoenix, Arizona

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