342. Just the Tip of the Iceberg: Wayne Adam Ford

342. Just the Tip of the Iceberg: Wayne Adam Ford

Author: Our True Crime Podcast January 14, 2026 Duration: 43:16
In November 1998, Wayne Ford was troubled and scared. He called his brother Rodney and said he had “hurt some people.” Rodney could hear the worry in his voice, so he drove six hours through the night to be with him. When he arrived, Wayne was upset and emotional. The next day, the brothers tried to have a normal day. They visited places from their childhood in Humboldt County, had breakfast together, drove past streets they knew, and even went to the zoo. But all day, there was a quiet tension between them, as if they both knew something big was coming. That evening, Wayne finally went to the sheriff’s office and made a confession. Then, looking at the officers, Wayne said, “That’s just the tip of the iceberg.” Join Cam and Jen as they discuss "Just the Tip of the Iceberg: Wayne Adam Ford. A huge Thank You to our team: Listener Discretion by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Edward October ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Research & Writing by Lauretta Allen Executive Producers Nico & Jesse of The Inky Pawprint ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theinkypawprint.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sources: 1)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egffR6XTjZs 2)  https://humboldtgov.org/m/newsflash/home/detail/5210 3)  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Adam_Ford 4)  https://www.newspapers.com/image/158344788/?match=1&terms=%22Ryan%20Slough%22 LA Times Nov 7 1998 5)  https://www.newspapers.com/image/1232837295/?match=1&terms=%22Ryan%20Slough%22 LA Times Nov 10 1998 6)  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcata,_California#:~:text=While%20Arcata%2C%20Eureka%2C%20Fortuna%20and,the%20continental%20US%20west%20coast. 7)  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231248800/tina_renee-gibbs 8)  https://murderpedia.org/male.F/f/ford-wayne-adam.htm  9)  https://www.newspapers.com/image/747919834/?terms=%22Tina%20Renee%20Gibbs%22 10) https://www.montereyherald.com/2007/03/17/serial-killer-given-the-death-penalty/#:~:text=SAN%20BERNARDINO%20(AP)%20%E2%80%94%20A,their%20mutilated%20bodies%20across%20California. 11) World's Most Evil Killers Season 8 Episode 9 https://youtu.be/egffR6XTjZs?si=Y9rqS8au-ISN-8d2 12) https://www.newspapers.com/image/708178662/?match=1&terms=%22Tina%20Gibbs%22 Aug 8 1998 Fresno Bee 13) https://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/2001/dec/19/judge-unseals-documents-in-suspected-serial-killer/ 14) https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Ford,%20Wayne%20Adam.pdf 15) https://www.crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/wayne_adam_ford/index.html 16) https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Kerry_Cummings 17) https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1713ufca.html 18) https://lakeconews.com/news/75870-humboldt-county-homicide-victim-identified-after-25-years 19) https://krcrtv.com/news/local/eureka-cold-case-solved-homicide-victim-identified-after-25-years 20) https://www.newspapers.com/image/628149383/?match=1&terms=%22Tina%20Gibbs%22 Sacramento Bee Nov 7 1998 21) https://www.newspapers.com/image/1233197380/?match=1&terms=%22Tina%20Gibbs%22 San Francisco Chronicle Nov 11 1998 22) Evil Lives Here: Season 9, Episode 4 https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0FNXBVFJT/ref=atv_dp_sign_suc_3P 23) I Lived With a Killer: Season 1 Episode 14 "Wayward Wayne." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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