The Trailside Killer was a serial killer in California who targeted hikers and campers during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Subscribe to Our Life: https://bit.ly/3dBMxvl Between 1979 and 1981, serial murderer Carpenter stalked the remote forests of Mount Tamalpais in Marin county near San Francisco. Known as the Trailside killer, he outwitted police for two years, claiming ten victims before his capture. This film was first broadcast: 10 June 2003 Check us out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OurLifeChannel.ITVS Watch More Documentaries Our Life - https://bit.ly/3A8xRMJ Our History - https://bit.ly/3rUpdhL Our World - https://bit.ly/3ftuckM Our Stories - https://bit.ly/3ynfFyk Our Taste - bit.ly/3OZoDcV Our Life brings you fascinating stories of social interest from around the world. You can discover award winning documentaries, films and groundbreaking reports that capture the complexities of our daily life, with stories that will entertain, inspire and inform. Content distributed by ITV Studios.


In this documentary we take a loot at the shocking crimes of David Carpenter, aka 'The Trailside Killer'. Subscribe to Our Life: https://bit.ly/3dBMxvl Serial killers are the dark stars of modern culture, but is it nature or nurture that creates a serial killer? Born To Kill takes an in-depth look at the cases of some of the most notorious murderers that have shocked the world. Acquiring infamy as The Trailside Killer in and around the San Francisco, California, area from August 19, 1979 through May 2, 1981, David Joseph Carpenter, an unimposing father of three with a severe stutter and a long history of sexual misconduct, stalked hiking trails and took nine lives as he raped and murdered for the sake of his insatiable sex drive and need to dominate. Severe physical abuse as a child by his alcoholic father and domineering mother are thought to play highly contributing factors in shaping his strangely dichotomous adult personality. This film was first broadcast: 2015 Watch More Documentaries Our Life - https://bit.ly/3A8xRMJ Our History - https://bit.ly/3rUpdhL Our World - https://bit.ly/3ftuckM Our Stories - https://bit.ly/3ynfFyk Our Taste - bit.ly/3OZoDcV Our Life brings you fascinating stories of social interest from around the world. You can discover award winning documentaries, films and groundbreaking reports that capture the complexities of our daily life, with stories that will entertain, inspire and inform. Content distributed by ITV Studios.

The Trailside Killer was a serial killer in California who targeted hikers and campers during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Subscribe to Our Life: https://bit.ly/3dBMxvl Between 1979 and 1981, serial murderer Carpenter stalked the remote forests of Mount Tamalpais in Marin county near San Francisco. Known as the Trailside killer, he outwitted police for two years, claiming ten victims before his capture. This film was first broadcast: 10 June 2003 Check us out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OurLifeChannel.ITVS Watch More Documentaries Our Life - https://bit.ly/3A8xRMJ Our History - https://bit.ly/3rUpdhL Our World - https://bit.ly/3ftuckM Our Stories - https://bit.ly/3ynfFyk Our Taste - bit.ly/3OZoDcV Our Life brings you fascinating stories of social interest from around the world. You can discover award winning documentaries, films and groundbreaking reports that capture the complexities of our daily life, with stories that will entertain, inspire and inform. Content distributed by ITV Studios.

David Carpenter was a predator from a young age. After a few stints behind bars, he decided to lay low and spend his time on the trails in the San Francisco mountain, but hiking was not all he was doing. You can check out my other channel Somewhere Sinister here: https://www.youtube.com/@SomewhereSinister Closed Captions are available and have been added by me. They are not YouTube generated. Just hit the CC button. You can listen to our Podcast by searching "this is MONSTERS": Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Amazon Podcasts Spotify Stitcher iHeartRadio Castbox Pocket Casts Player FM TuneIn Radio Public Go to thisismonsters.com to check out all of our merch hosted by FourthWall! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thisismonsters Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisis_monsters Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisis_monsters/ You can donate a few bucks at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/monsters If you are a victim of domestic abuse, please reach out to someone for help. Please call the national domestic abuse hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE. That’s 1-800-799-7233 or go to thehotline.org to chat with someone online. This website is set up so that at any time, hitting the escape key twice will instantly take your browser to a google search page. In the event the abuser is nearby, you can ensure that you don’t get caught trying to get help. If you are having feelings of harming yourself or someone else or even just need someone to talk to, please contact your local mental health facility, call 911 or call Mental Health America who operate the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing 988 in the US. They’re available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you’re a member of the LGBTQ+ community and suffering from discrimination, depression, or are in need of any support, please contact the LGBT National Hotline at 1-888-843-4564 or go to LGBThotline.org.