Lurker here, first time poster. In middle of listening to the 5 part podcast casefile on this. Terrifying to say the least!!
a random thought I have is, did anyone consider a phone operator? Obviously he is brazen and has what seems to be a military background. Law enforcement maybe but if one could 'tap' into any phone calls, wouldn't he be able to discover much of the information he seems to have gotten by stalking. Vacations planned, who's in the house, even law enforcement conversations about him and said victims. Every time they put a tap on a phone line, he would stop calling. One victim had said after changing her number and moving, the calls kept coming. He could have listened to many diff phone conversations if it was possible. He seems too 'invisible' yet always a step ahead it seemed. Even with all the police attempts at surveillance and the repeated locations he hit. He still managed to elude and stay ahead of the detectives. He must have had some sort of unseen advantage.
Just a a random thought is all but a telephone operator/worker could possibly have access to a lot of information that could have been used. I do not know what the phone systems were like back then (I was born in 76) but would it have been possible to 'tap' into phone calls if you were in the industry?
They also suggest he got his information from the DMV. Which would make sense to get information from. And going off this assumption, how common place was it to change your phone number with the DMV when you moved? Who would get the updated phone number so quickly? How did he get it...
Anyone have insight on the phone industry back then or personal exp in the field?