Randall Brent Woodfield

Serial Killer

Randall Brent Woodfield: The I‑5 Killer

Background & Early Life

Randall Brent Woodfield (born December 26, 1950, in Salem/Otter Rock, Oregon) was a star athlete in high school and college, culminating in being drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 1974 but cut after several arrests for indecent exposure during college and training camp .

Escalation to Violence

After his release from prison in 1979 (where he served four years of a 10‑year sentence for armed robbery and sexual assault), Woodfield began committing a spree of armed robberies, sexual assaults, and then progressed to murder along the Interstate‑5 corridor from late 1979 to early 1981 .

Modus Operandi

Woodfield commonly targeted women working late shifts at gas stations, ice cream parlors and restaurants. He disguised himself—sometimes using fake beards, athletic tape, or hooded clothing—and would rape, rob, and in many cases murder his victims, using knives and firearms . ...Read More

Confirmed Victims: (1)

Shari Hull Age: (20), Date of Death: January 18, 1981

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Suspected Victims:

Cherie Lynn Ayers Age: (29), Date of Death: October 9, 1980

Darcey Renee Fix Age: (22), Date of Death: November 27, 1980

Douglas Keith Altig Age: (24), Date of Death: November 27, 1980

Donna Lee Eckard Age: (37), Date of Death: February 3, 1981

Janell Charlotte Jarvis Age: (14), Date of Death: February 3, 1981

Julie Ann Reitz Age: (18), Date of Death: February 15, 1981

Survivors:

Unnamed woman Age: (25), Date of Attack: December 21, 1980

Susie Benet Age: (20), Date of Attack: January 12, 1981

Beth Wilmot Age: (20), Date of Attack: January 18, 1981

Unnamed woman Age: (18), Date of Attack: February 3, 1981

Unnamed woman , Date of Attack: February 4, 1981

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