The scariest part of that whole thing to me is that this guy was able to stay ahead of the police by actually living off the grid and never stop moving. Cash only, town to town, hitching rides, riding trains, stealing cars, never staying put. No way for the police to make any kind of connection between crimes in different locations. Had that little girl not survived the throat slashing, he'd still be out there and no one would be the wiser. It was sheer luck that they caught him.
Makes you wonder how many more like him are out there?