serial killer found

Mirlyn

Mirlyn

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Wichita Eagle
Posted on Sat, Feb. 26, 2005

Police: BTK is arrested

BTK is arrested, said Wichita Police Chief Norman Williams this morning at a press conference at City Hall. He also said work on the case brings BTK's victim total to 10.

Sedgwick County Sheriff Gary Steed said investigations closed the cases of two other victims believed to be connected to BTK. They are Marine Hedge, 53, and Delores "Dee" Davis, 62.

Williams called today a very historic day for the police department and numerous other agencies instrumental in helping with the case.

The killer known as BTK is Wichita's most notorious serial killer, now connected with eight unsolved homicides from 1974 to 1986.

BTK stands for "Bind, Torture and Kill," a style of killing he used. The serial killer used the initials in letters he sent to local media.

District Attorney Nola Foulston thanked law enforcement officials who worked on the case.

In the last year since BTK has resurfaced, she said, she has maintained a staff available to work around the clock with law enforcement officials.

Foulston said her office will review the case, including statute of limitations, or deadlines that govern what penalties can be applied to past crimes.

There is no statute of limitations on murder, she said, and the dealth penalty was not approved in Kansas until 1994.

No death penalty applies to murder cases committed before then, she said.

Prosecutors will not be discussing the case publically after any charges are filed, Foulston said, to ensure that information released does not harm the trial.

"Victims whose voices were brutally silenced by the evil of one man will know have their voices heard again," Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline said.

The full story cannot be made known now to protect the judicial process, he said, but justice brings hope.

KBI chief Larry Welch said that he is delighted with this predicted outcome.

Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, said the case was a community law enforcement effort.

"I hope this is a good first step for the families of the victims towards some reconciliation," said Tiahrt, who secured $1 million for use by the Wichita Police Department to investigate the BTK case. brought closure to the homicide of

Others in attendance at the press conference were: families of BTK victims' families, Wichita City Council and others.

"It has been a very long journey that has brought us to this day," Mayor Carlos Mayans said. "The past year certainly has been a challenge."

He said the arrest was made "through diligence, tenacity, determination and just plain good police work."

"This has not been an easy task," Mayans said.

Mayans said this morning that he received a call late last night from police officials saying DNA of the man brought in Friday for questioning is a match to evidence gathered at the scene of at least one BTK murder.

Tests were done Friday.

Mayans said that police told him earlier Friday that they were 99 percent sure they got “the guy.”

Police then asked Mayans to speak at today’s press conference.

“I told them I wanted them to be 100 percent sure,” Mayans said. Public officials from across the state have gathered at City Hall this morning to prepare for a 10 a.m. news conference.

On Friday, there was a flurry of police activity in Park City that resulted in the evacuation of a neighborhood and questioning of a man who lives there.

Keep checking here for continued updated news today.
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Finally.



I think there was a thread around here somewhere about him resurfacing.
 
Eh, we don't need courts. He's the one. Kill him.
This kinda stuff just gets me.
I have my thoughts on cases, but i won't make a statement that this is the guy,
or he's guilty, until the court says he's guilty, and even then is some cases
I have my doubts.

Like Michael Jackson, I "think" that mofo is guilty, and really just don't like him/it, but what the actual facts are still remains to be seen.
SO...
I'm not believing this is the guy until I see the evidence.
 
I will admit this Cat:

I do agree that we need evidence but most times I do feel for the victim and I do feel that it is more likey he did it. Possibly because it took so long to catch him that he left clues behind and the like. but he might be innocent. I still stand by my statement though
 
freako104 said:
I hope he gets the death penalty
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Foulston said her office will review the case, including statute of limitations, or deadlines that govern what penalties can be applied to past crimes.

There is no statute of limitations on murder, she said, and the dealth penalty was not approved in Kansas until 1994.

No death penalty applies to murder cases committed before then, she said.
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I think he's been tied to 10 murders now, last one being in 1991. I doubt he'll get it.
 
eh, I'm a death penalty advocate.
I think All state, should have it and apply it regardless of the history.
I just think we need to make Damn sure the person is guilty.
If there is No Doubt after due process, I say don't let um sit in jail for
20+ years. Do the deed. :behead:
 
I will say you get 3 appeals. I am sick of these people being in prison for 20 years. just get it over with
 
I just heard that they have DNA evidence, and some files on his comp.
It looks pretty damning right now.
If he did do it, and i'm thinking it's fairly clear, even at this point,
he's one sadistic sombitch.
Maybe somebody in jail will "take care of him" like they did Jeffery Dahmer.
 
looks like his daughter turned him in. the DNA was from her and it was a 90% match.
found one of the victims drivers license also.
 
Considering how he has been acting over the last year, he really wanted to get caught. Apparently he wanted to move into his 'celebrity' motif. Lord knows, Richard Ramirez, Ted Bundy, and others become sex symbols to a certain whacked out group of ladies out there.
 
catocom said:
eh, I'm a death penalty advocate.
I think All state, should have it and apply it regardless of the history.
I just think we need to make Damn sure the person is guilty.
If there is No Doubt after due process, I say don't let um sit in jail for
20+ years. Do the deed. :behead:
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Totally agree with you here!!! Make DAMN sure it's the right person, KILL EM' the most painfull way you can, BUT, don't waste the room and food on them....I'm for the electric chair....No leathal injection.....
 
If found guilty, then off with his head.

From what I have heard about this arrest, and it is precious little, the guy wanted to get caught. I mean, he's been able to elude arrest for 20 years, and now he starts taunting the cops. Don't he watch Law & Order, they got DNA stuff now!! Just keep yer weenie washer closed and you'd never have been caught, Einstein.

Sick fucker. Stupid to boot. To me, that equals useless in society. Off with his head.
 
SouthernN'Proud said:
If found guilty, then off with his head.

From what I have heard about this arrest, and it is precious little, the guy wanted to get caught. I mean, he's been able to elude arrest for 20 years, and now he starts taunting the cops. Don't he watch Law & Order, they got DNA stuff now!! Just keep yer weenie washer closed and you'd never have been caught, Einstein.

Sick fucker. Stupid to boot. To me, that equals useless in society. Off with his head.
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Quite the contrary. This man was smarter than your average joe. To set a city on its edge with pure terror for years, to write the things he did to victims and other citizens, and get away with it all for 25+ years sets this guy apart from the criminal mindset typically found in today's news. This was no dumb fuck. He knew damn well what he was doing. Right up to the end. Its for this reason that someone who can do that must be taken care of immediately. Unfortunately, in this case, it'll probably mean a small and bright room in a prision somewhere and not death.

As for how he was caught, there are multiple theories out, but nothing is officially said. One station is reporting its his daughter, one reported a CDROM linked him, one says neighbors turned him in, one says video footage of him mailing the boxes, and there are many more. I heard the DNA was a match to at least one of the victims known to be from BTK. I also heard his computer was loaded with evidence. However, this man is not formally charged, and has not been proven guilty. Until then, he is only a person of interest. I find it unnerving that the city is patting itself on the back over someone who matches. If they aren't careful, we'll have another Michael Jackson mistrial. :(
 
Mirlyn said:
Quite the contrary. This man was smarter than your average joe. To set a city on its edge with pure terror for years, to write the things he did to victims and other citizens, and get away with it all for 25+ years sets this guy apart from the criminal mindset typically found in today's news. This was no dumb fuck. He knew damn well what he was doing. Right up to the end. Its for this reason that someone who can do that must be taken care of immediately. Unfortunately, in this case, it'll probably mean a small and bright room in a prision somewhere and not death.

As for how he was caught, there are multiple theories out, but nothing is officially said. One station is reporting its his daughter, one reported a CDROM linked him, one says neighbors turned him in, one says video footage of him mailing the boxes, and there are many more. I heard the DNA was a match to at least one of the victims known to be from BTK. I also heard his computer was loaded with evidence. However, this man is not formally charged, and has not been proven guilty. Until then, he is only a person of interest. I find it unnerving that the city is patting itself on the back over someone who matches. If they aren't careful, we'll have another Michael Jackson mistrial. :(
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My sentiments exactly. :thumbup:
well put.

There's still something here that's amiss in this case. I just can't put my finger on it.
I'm wondering if it goes deeper into a conspiracy thing or something.
I think I heard he had some kind of ties to the police dept. or something. :confused:
 
catocom said:
My sentiments exactly. :thumbup:
well put.

There's still something here that's amiss in this case. I just can't put my finger on it.
I'm wondering if it goes deeper into a conspiracy thing or something.
I think I heard he had some kind of ties to the police dept. or something. :confused:
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He worked for Park City as basically a dog catcher. He also held a job at ADT (the security system company) as a technician in the 1970s, during the height of the BTK killings, which fits the idea that he gained access to homes posing as a utility worker. One of the 911 calls he made was from a phone booth just a block from the office he worked at.

They've not tied him to a police dept yet. They did raise quite a stink several months ago when a theory existed that the killer was a police officer and they wanted to swab the entire force (active and retired) to do a DNA match. Don't remember if it happened or not, and too lazy to look it up. ;) :p

One of the local stations interviewed this guy a few years ago when doing a story about animals being killed. Nothing out of the ordinary.
 
As I said, I've heard little about the arrest. I heard he went undetected for years, then recently started taunting the cops again for no apparent reason. My source may not have been the best though. Haven't had time to watch/read any news on it.
 
Mirlyn said:
When we decided that everyone was innocent until proven guilty....


...oh wait..... ;)
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Alrighty then. When does a person of interest become suspected of a crime? Wouldn't that make them a SUSPECT?
 
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