The scorebook: 61 codes, 60 deaths

The scoring notebook: 61 codes, 60 deaths - The serial murder of Randy Craft A patrol stops a vehicle on Interstate 5 at 1:10 AM. The passenger is motionless: neck strangled, genitals mutilated, hands tied. In the trunk, 47 Polaroids of abused young men and a notebook with 61 coded entries. The driver smiles. How did a six-figure programmer, with a stable partner, hide a decade of homicides under a scoring system that the police took years to decipher? In this episode, we explore how Craft operated for 12 years while three serial killers simultaneously sowed confusion in California. We analyze the institutional disconnect that allowed his escape in 1975, the deciphering of his code notebook ("Stable," "EDM," "Marine Head BP"), and the Amway hotel pencil found on a victim in Michigan that ultimately linked him to previously unconnected crimes. Victim: Terry Gambrell Date: May 14, 1983 Location: Interstate 5, California Status: Sentenced to death (1989) - A 20-month pause in murders (1976-1978) during a stable relationship contradicts the profile of a compulsive and uncontrollable killer. - The prosecution concealed 30 of 46 proven murders in trial to prevent a coercion defense by an unidentified accomplice. - Craft was interrogated and released in 1975 after the disappearance of Keith Crotwell because agencies did not share information. - Three serial killers operated simultaneously (Kearney, Bonin, Craft), generating confusion that allowed Craft to continue for years. Randy Craft, serial killer, California, 1971-1983, murder, investigation, mystery, homicide, true crime SpanishTo listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.comOBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie