Biography[]
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Ackroyd grew up in a middle class family in Sweet Home, Oregon. Records show he was a special education student. He enlisted in the army as an adult and worked for the Highway Patrol. He married Linda Pickle in the mid-1980s and became the step-father to her two children. His step-daughter Rachanda Pickle disappeared in 1990 and he is believed to have killed her, although her body was never found.
Ackroyd was charged with Rachanda's murder in 2013, and pleaded no contest.[1]
The Oregonian newspaper and others have alleged that Ackroyd was involved in the murder of several more women. The serial killings he's suspected of are often referred to as "The Ghosts of Highway 20"
Victims[]
Confirmed victims[]
Name | Age | Date of Death | Cause of Death |
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Kaye Turner | 35 | 1978 |
Suspected victims[]
Name | Age | Disappeared | Body Found | Cause of Death |
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Wanda Herr | 19 | June 1976 | 1986 | |
"Swamp Mountain Jane Doe" | 18-40 | July 24, 1976 | ||
Rodney Grissom | 14 | May 24, 1977 | ||
Karen Lee | 15 | May 26, 1977 | ||
Elizabeth Mussler | 22 | 1977 | 1978 | |
"Linn County Jane Doe" | April 27, 1978 | |||
"Finley Creek Jane Doe" | August 27, 1978 | |||
Rachanda Pickle | 13 | July 10, 1990 | ||
Melissa Sanders | 17 | May 3, 1992 | October 10, 1992 | |
Sheila Swanson | 19 | May 3, 1992 | October 10, 1992 |
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- John Arthur Ackroyd at Wikipedia
- Ghosts of Highway 20 at Wikipedia
- ABC News
- Swamp Mountain Jane Doe. Doe Network
- Rodney Grissom. Charley Project.
- Karen Lee. Charley Project.
- Melissa Sanders at Find a Grave
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- ↑ "Rachanda Lea Pickle". The Charley project.