The Unsolved Case of the Freeway Phantom Murders

The Freeway Phantom Murders was a series of murders that took place from the spring of 1971 to the fall of 1972 in the D.C. area. Six African-American girls were kidnapped, raped, and murdered, leaving six families heartbroken as 50 years have gone by. The tragic murders of The Freeway Phantom haven’t been solved since. The Freeway Phantom murders have been mishandled, abandoned, and unfortunately unsolved. This case still sends chills down the backs of everyone’s necks who remember it as if it were yesterday.

Carol Spinks

Let’s go back to the spring of 1971. 13-year-old Carol Spinks was a seventh-grader at Johnson Junior High School and was one of 8 children and had an identical twin sister named Carolyn. The twins were described as inseparable. While Carolyn was more outspoken, Carol was quiet.

On April 25, 1971, a hot Sunday for the springtime in Washington D.C.’s Congress Heights, the mother of Carol Spinks, Allenteen, left that day to visit a relative. Before she left, Allenteen gave her children strict instructions not to leave the house or open the door for anyone. A while after Allenteen left, a knock was at the door. It was Valerie, Carol’s older sister, who was visiting a friend across the hall. Valerie asked one of the kids to go to the local 7 Eleven and pick up a few groceries for her. The kids…