1979 murder of Mary Frances Bennett, who was jogging at Lands End when she was attacked and stabbed to death. A DNA sample obtained from the evidence was matched to Carpenter through state Department of Justice files. In February 2010, police confirmed the match with a recently obtained sample from Carpenter, who remains a suspect in the murders of Edda Kane and Barbara Schwartz. In popular culture The Trailside killings provide the context for Joyce Maynard's 2013 novel After Her. On television, both The New Detectives and Born to Kill? made an episode about the case. See also List of death row inmates in the United States List of serial killers by number of victims List of serial killers in the United States References Sources Schechter, Harold (2003), The Serial Killer Files: The Who, What, Where, How, and Why of the World's Most Terrifying Murderers, Ballantine Books, Further reading Graysmith, Robert (April 3, 1991), The Sleeping Lady: The Trailside Murders Above the Golden Gate, Onyx, 1930 births 1960 crimes in the United States 1979 murders in the United States 20th-century American criminals American male criminals American people convicted of attempted murder American people convicted of attempted rape American people convicted of kidnapping American people convicted of murder American people convicted of rape American people convicted of robbery American prisoners sentenced to death American rapists American serial killers Criminals from California Criminals of the San Francisco Bay Area Living people Male serial killers Murder in the San Francisco Bay Area People from San Francisco People convicted of murder by California Prisoners sentenced to death by California Violence against women in the United States