The “Atlantic City Serial Killer,” sometimes called the “Eastbound Strangler,” is linked to the unsolved murders of four women whose bodies were discovered in November 2006 behind a motel near the Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township, just outside Atlantic City, New Jersey. The victims—Kim Raffo, Molly Jean Dilts, Barbara Breidor, and Tracy Ann Roberts—were all women with histories of sex work or drug struggles. Their bodies were found lined up in a row, face down in a drainage ditch, positioned eerily similar, about 60 feet apart from one another. The discovery shocked the community and immediately sparked fears of a serial killer targeting vulnerable women in the area.
Despite extensive investigation, including questioning suspects and examining ties to Atlantic City’s troubled underworld of drugs and prostitution, the case remains unsolved nearly two decades later. Authorities pursued several leads, including a handyman connected to the motel and other local figures, but no one has ever been charged. The lack of resolution has left the victims’ families in anguish and contributed to Atlantic City’s reputation for corruption, vice, and unsolved crimes. The killings remain one of New Jersey’s most haunting mysteries, drawing comparisons to infamous cases like the Long Island Serial Killer due to the targeting of sex workers and the staging of multiple bodies in a single area.
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