Ghosts of Highway 20, Episode 1 – MARLENE

Beginning in the late 1970s, a sinister presence cast a shadow over an isolated part of central Oregon. It lurked in the background, ignored or unnoticed. Women, often vulnerable or marginalized, were disappearing. These are the stories of the ghosts of Highway 20. PART 1 OF 5: Marlene was his first known victim. If police had believed her, she might have been his last. #ghostsofhighway20 Read the series at The Oregonian/OregonLive: oregonlive.com/ghostsofhighway20 “Ghosts of Highway 20” inspired Octavia Spencer’s “Lost Women of Highway 20,” premiering Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023 on ID.