Did Stephanie Hollman know serial killer 'I-5'? 'RHOD' star and husband Travis' link to murderer will shock you
Most people end up penning down either an emotional essay or a cheeky message while expressing their love to their partners on social media. Fan-favorite housewife Stephanie Hollman is no different either. The 'Real Housewives Of Dallas' star took to her Instagram to wish her husband with a beautiful love note, but something else in her note caught everybody's interest.
The 'RHOD' star captioned a cute selfie of Travis and hers with the shocking revelation that her husband was babysat by one of the most dreaded serial killers in the country- 'the I-5 serial killer'. Stephanie casually dropping this huge bomb in passing had fans scrambling around asking the housewife to reveal more about it. She captioned her Valentine's Day post with, "Happy Valentine’s Day @travishollman ❤️. I love doing life with you. You are such a wonderful husband and father. You are the only person I have ever met who was babysat by a serial killer and made it out alive (true story he was babysat by the 1-5 killer). Love you so much today and everyday ❤️"
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Stephanie and her businessman husband Travis have been married since 2008. The couple has two children together and lives in Dallas. When fans heard Stephanie casually mention that Travis's babysitter was the infamous "I-5 Serial Killer", they were curious to know more details.
A fan commented, "What?!? I feel like we need to hear more about this story!" Another fan wrote, "Happy valentine’s day you two!! that serial killer fact kinda threw me off for a little bit!! 🤣 @stephhollman." "Wait, whhhhhat? I need more details on the serial killer story! I spy a spin off show in the making!!! 😮," joked a fan.
Who is the I-5 Serial Killer?
The 40-year-old reality star did go on to share more details about how her husband was babysat by Randall “Randy” Woodfield aka the "I-5 serial killer". Woodfield was an Oregon native, who was linked to a series of killings, rapes, and robberies in the 70s. The infamous killer earned the nickname of I-5 killer as he committed the crimes along the West Coast highway running through Washington, Oregon, and California.
Woodfield was born in December 1950, in Salem, Oregon. According to Heavy, he was raised as "one of three children in a middle-class home in Otter Rock, Oregon, by parents who were “well-known and well-regarded in the community." He grew up playing football at his high school, and was his team's star player. Although he got into trouble with the school's authorities for "exposing himself to females", his coaches managed to protect him for the sake of the team by blaming it on "an adolescent’s lapse in impulse control", according to the publication.
After graduating from high school, Woodfield went on to play for Portland State University. He was once again convicted of indecent exposure. He was drafted to play for The Green Bay Packers in 1974 but was thrown out after he was caught exposing himself during the training camp. In 1975, Woodfield carried out multiple robberies and sexual assaults against women. In 1980 and 1981, he was accused of murdering multiple women in Washington, Oregon, and California along the Interstate 5 corridor.
He was arrested in March 1981 on charges of murder, attempted murder, and two counts of sodomy. He was sentenced to life in prison plus 90 years. He is currently serving a life sentence at Oregon State Penitentiary.
How did the Hollmans' know the I-5 Killer?
In an interview with Oxygen.com, the housewife revealed how Travis's parents ended up with Woodfield as a babysitter for their kids. Travis's parents were reportedly close friends with the football coach of Portland State University, and would "enlist players to babysit for Travis and his sister when the adults wanted to go out.” She also revealed that the killer and his fellow football teammate babysat Travis and his sibling multiple times. Travis was reportedly a huge fan of Woodfield at that time. Stephanie shared, "He said that he [Woodfield] was better than most of his other babysitters and that he would play hide and go seek and tag and would be very active." Travis definitely has seems to have had a very interesting childhood, hopefully, we'll get to hear more such interesting anecdotes from his life on 'RHOD'.
'Real Housewives of Dallas' Season 5 airs every Tuesday at 9/8c only on Bravo.