
Within hours, her body was discovered on the side of the freeway. This time the victim was 12-year-old Nenomoshia Yates, who was heading home from the grocery store when she went missing. Then on the 1st of October, the killer struck for a fourth time. They were raped, strangled and then dumped at various sites along the side of the freeway. The modus operandi of the killer was clear he abducted young, defenceless black girls, who were usually out doing normal, everyday life things, like going to work or to the store. The African American community of Washington DC were terrified for obvious reasons. She had been raped and strangled with a scarf. She was discovered just hours later on the side of the freeway. That was the last time anyone heard from Brenda. When he attempted to question Brenda further, Brenda hung up as she did in her first phone call. The second call Brenda made was answered by her mother’s boyfriend, whom she told where she was – this time in the white man’s home. Before her sister had time to answer, however, Brenda said goodbye and hung up. Her younger sister answered the first call Brenda told her she had been picked up by a white man and was on her way home in a cab. This time it was a little different Brenda made two calls home while in the company of her killer.

The victim was 10-year-old Brenda Crockett, who had gone to the store on the instruction of her mother.

Just over 2 weeks later, the killer struck again. Investigators were unable to determine a cause of death, however, as the body was too decomposed.

She was found very close to the spot where the body of Carol Spinks had been dumped. It was 16-year-old Darlenia Johnson, who had been on her way to work. About 10 weeks later, a second victim was found.
