The search to find more victims and evidence in the Long Island serial killer investigation turned up new crime scenes and bones Monday. Authorities confirm they discovered two separate sets of bones, but they are not sure if the bones are connected to the same body or if they are in fact human. The first discovery appears to be a human skull, located one mile west of the Tobay Beach entrance (north side Ocean Parkway) about 100 feet into the brush. The second discovery was made by New York State Police. Investigators on the ground came across bones, possibly wrapped in plastic about 40 feet into the brush.
Investigators also confirm they have sent the discoveries to the Nassau County Medical Examiner’s office for further investigation. About 150 investigators from Nassau County, New York State and Park police combed a 4.5 mile stretch. The weather will depend what areas and what time they will resume search efforts Tuesday.
The search to find more bodies along Ocean Parkway in Long Island, NY will move to another county Monday. Investigators confirm Nassau County will take over the search, but Suffolk will continue to be the lead in the case. New York State Police confirm they will also participate in the searching this week, and they have jurisdiction over the 15 mile stretch of Ocean Parkway that runs between Suffolk and Nassau.
The New York City Medical Examiner’s Office said Sunday they are assisting with the identification of the bodies. The chief examiner said that once identities are made, they will send the bodies back to Suffolk County and that’s where the official cause of death will be determined. Although authorities know that the four women found in December were soliciting sex online, they have not released the sex or identities of the most recent bodies discovered. There are reports that the deaths could be linked to someone in law enforcement, but that is just one of many theories surrounding this case.
Authorities confirm these are the locations of where each body was discovered since December:
Investigators in Houston, TX are looking into a possible link between three strangulation murders since early summer. The FBI has joined forces with the Houston Police to seek justice for three homeless women who were targeted.
OCTOBER 9, 2010:
Carol Flood, 62, was a frequent visitor to the Edwards Greenway Palace Theater. Authorities say she was last seen around 3:45 p.m. and her body was found 24 hours later. She was nude from the waist down and had been strangled.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010:
Retia LaFaye Long, 52, was found murdered behind the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.
JUNE 17, 2010:
Raquel Mundy, 24, was found in a nearby field, same circumstances, she had been strangled. Investigators are waiting for official DNA confirmation, but there’s definitely enough at this point to work a serial killer angle. She was last seen getting a ride from a man with a grey car. The person she was last seen with is described as Hispanic.
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The man suspected of stabbing 18 victims and trying to flee from the country was taken down Wednesday night at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Elias Abuelazam, 33, was booked on a Delta flight for Israel when a tip developed into a strong lead that put investigators hot on his trail. As he was waiting to get on his plane, Abuelazam was taken down around 10 p.m. I spoke with Lt. Gene Kapp of the Michigan State Police and he said since Monday they’ve received 600 tips in this case, one of which turned out to be an excellent lead. Abuelazam had his first hearing today and will not fight extradition to Michigan to face one inital charge of assault with intent to murder for a July 27, 2010 incident.
Lt. Kapp realizes that if the tip had come in just a few hours later, the alleged suspect may have been on the flight across the world. “Everyone was working hard to place him there, and the fact that we had the contacts and the communications with the federal agencies to move that quick to make the apprehension for us,” added Kapp.
Update:An arrest was made over night for a man believed to be responsible for stabbing 20 victims from Michigan to Virginia. The suspect is currently being held in Atlanta on unrelated charges as investigators begin to put the case against him together… Stay tuned for more.
A nationwide manhunt is underway for a suspect who is targeting and stabbing men. Investigators believe the suspect has attacked victims in Michigan, Virginia, and now Ohio. Out of the 16 attacks in Flint, Michigan, five have died. In Leesburg, Virginia police say that on August 3, 5, and 6th, three more attacks occurred. Chris Jones with the Leesburg Police told me two victims were attacked with a knife and another with a hammer. Over the weekend, yet another man was attacked in Toledo, Ohio. All of the cases have strong similarities and now investigators are looking for a Chevy S-10 Blazer, four-door, dark green with light tan color trim on the bottom. The vehicle has two large dents near the hood and could be a 1995-2000 model.
A nationwide manhunt is underway for a suspect who is targeting and stabbing men. Investigators believe the suspect has attacked victims in Michigan, Virginia, and now Ohio. Out of the 16 attacks in Flint, Michigan, five have died. In Leesburg, Virginia police say that on August 3, 5, and 6th, three more attacks occurred. Chris Jones with the Leesburg Police told me two victims were attacked with a knife and another with a hammer. Over the weekend, yet another man was attacked in Toledo, Ohio. All of the cases have strong similarities and now investigators are looking for a Chevy S-10 Blazer, four-door, dark green with light tan color trim on the bottom. The vehicle has two large dents near the hood and could be a 1995-2000 model.
I spoke with Lt. TP Johnson of the Flint Police Department and he said, “What this guy is doing is driving up to them, getting out of his vehicle, pretending to have car trouble. Or asking for assistance in some way. The victims are guilty of trying to help someone asking for help. In [sic] several occasions he’s walked up and started stabbing.”
An indictment was handed down Tuesday for murders in Prince George’s County, Maryland. A grand jury indicted Jason Thomas Scott, 27, of Upper Marlboro with two counts of murder, two of first-degree burglary and three gun related charges. Scott is officially charged in the murders of Delores Renee Dewitt, 41, and her daughter Ebony, 19. Investigators expect formal charges to be brought down for other homicides in the area as well. Other jurisdictions are also investigating to see if Scott is responsible for crimes and murders in their areas. Currently Scott is being held behind bars and will be arraigned within the next couple of days.
This is a case that caught my interest from the start, and one that’s been on my mind ever since. It baffled me that two mothers and two daughters could be murdered in the same neighborhood, only blocks away, and the cases weren’t somehow connected. The murders occurred within weeks of one another. In addition, in the same neighborhood at least 40 burglaries had been committed.
Karen and Karissa Lofton (top) Delores and Ebony Dewitt (bottom)
This is a case that caught my interest from the start, and one that’s been on my mind ever since. Two mothers and two daughters murdered in the same neighborhood in Prince George’s County, Maryland. The murders occurred within weeks of one another, and now investigators believe they may have the man responsible behind bars.
This Upper Marlboro, Maryland neighborhood isn’t far from one of my homes, and is just miles outside of Washington, D.C. I always thought the cases were connected in some way, even though authorities, specifically an FBI profiler, said early on it appeared they were not. Another thing that caught my attention was the fact that more than 40 burglaries occurred from 2008 up until the murders in the same neighborhood. The evidence wasn’t adding up, and now we have a little more information about the person who may be responsible even though we don’t know his name yet. Prince George’s County Police Chief Robert Hylton said he is positive the man responsible for the murders is behind bars and is about to be indicted, and he may go down in history as one of the most dangerous and notorious criminals in the county’s history.
More than 200 brand new photoswere finally released by the NYPD this week in the Rodney Alcala serial killer case. Investigators are hoping to identify all of the people in the photos. Authorities in California released an initial stash of pictures last month to the public out of whichmore than 20 women have been identified and are said to be doing well. At that time, another batch was sent off to the NYPD cold-case squad, but wasnot immediately made public.
All of the photos depict women, girls and young boys. Along with being on death row for five murders, police say Alcala is a suspect in two other cold-case killings in New York. Cornelia Crilley, 23, was raped and strangled in 1971, and her case was never solved. Also, Ellen Jane Hover, 23, disappeared in 1977. Her bones were found in a grave a short time later. Alcala may have been the last person to see her alive.
A convicted serial killer who once appeared on the dating game in the 1970’s is now sitting on death row for the third time. Rodney Alcala represented himself in court in March for the rapes and murders of four women and one child, and police fear there may be even more victims. He was sentenced to death again, and is among nearly 700 other California inmates awaiting execution. During this investigation, authorities uncovered more than 100 pictures of unidentified women. The question is, are those women alive or possible victims? So far, investigators say they have positively identified 21, but they still have a long road ahead. Those women are alive, and don’t appear to be victims. Cold-case homicides in some stateshave been re-opened seeking possible links to this serial killer.
Michelle Sigona is a crime fighting, victims advocate extraordinaire, but for Michelle -- the good fight doesn't stop there. In her spare time, she is a volunteer firefighter -- and now, she is tackling the issues and cases that mean the most to her....
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