The Oregonian did a five-part video series about the serial killer, John Ackroyd, on Highway 20 between Bend and Newport. (https://youtu.be/ilj8fZroRw0)

Ackroyd is suspected of raping and killing several women over a 20 year period from the late 70s to the 90s along Highway 20 where he worked for the state highway department. He was eventually convicted of killing Kaye Turner and sentenced to 20 years in prison where he died.

The video uses the haunting song, “The Ghosts of Highway 20” by Lucinda Williams which seems to be written about this story, but it isn’t. Williams was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana and Highway 20 refers to Interstate 20 and her childhood.