Listening to how this unfolded, there was only maybe one chance he could've been stopped.
Otherwise he was mostly one step ahead, meticulously planned, and information from law enforcement was scarce to warn potential victims.
The trail of victims, some were young teenagers, their families, then when he escalated to murder, and they had to endure 30 to 40+ years of living in fear and waiting for justice.
Was he already in jail? Was he dead? By the time he was caught, he was turning 73.