Ed Gein took skin. BTK took jewelry and trinkets. The Zodiac took pieces of a bloody shirt.

In Ridgewood, police knew exactly what the Rest Stop Killer took from each victim. And somehow, they managed to keep this a secret for decades, knowing these souvenirs provided the only link between each murder.

If police could find these tokens, they'd find their suspect.

On Dec. 16, 2023, on the night City Councilwoman Bea Macy was abducted, they finally found the tokens -- which meant, they also found the Rest Stop Killer.

It was the last person anyone suspected.

This is the story of the final night in the Rest Stop Killer saga.

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