epidemic

adjective ep·​i·​dem·​ic | \ ˌe-pə-ˈde-mik \

1: affecting or tending to affect a disproportionately large number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time

Our investigation, county by county, has led us to conclude that for girls and women between the ages of 12-28 in Northern California during 1969-1985 the number one cause of death or disappearance was homicide. THE STANFORD MURDERS investigates the crimes and disappearances and explores the numbers.