On this day, Aug. 3, on 1978, Larry Eyler, who would later become known as the “Highway Killer,” was arrested on suspicion of slashing a hitchhiker with a butcher knife, but the charges were later dropped and Eyler continued his murder spree.

Eyler picked up men under the guise of sex and bondage. Once he handcuffed the men, Eyler would kill them. Most of his victims were found on the side of the road with their pants pulled down and disemboweled.