The Doodler Serial Killer

In this Pride Month episode of Strange Sisters, we investigate the unsolved case of the Doodler, a serial killer who targeted gay men in 1970s San Francisco, leaving at least six confirmed victims and up to fourteen dead. Amid rampant homophobia, police indifference, and survivors too afraid to come forward, justice was never served—despite a suspect confessing during therapy. We honor the victims by telling their stories, highlighting the systemic failures that allowed these murders to go unresolved for decades.