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Police Hunt Stabbing Suspect in Colorado

Police have released a composite sketch of a man who stabbed a woman and left her for dead. According to police the woman met the man in Denver on April 26, 2008. The woman was stabbed repeatedly by the man and left in a field near Denver International Airport. Wounded, she made her way to 56th Avenue where someone drove her to the airport to call police. The suspect is believed to be in his 20s, with a mole beneath one eye. He has thick, dark eyebrows. He is believed to still be in the Denver area.

If you have any information concerning this case, please, call the Aurora Police Department at 303-739-6064.

Sources and Related Sites:

Sketch released in search for attempted homicide suspect

Sketch Of Attacker Who Left Woman In Field Released

Woman Assaulted, Left In Field

Billboards To Help Catch the Daytona Beach Serial Killer

A local advertising company in Daytona Beach, Fl is helping in the search for a serial killer. Lamar Outdoor Advertising has donated space on two electronic billboards in the area. Police are hoping the billboards will lead to break in the case of the Daytona Beach Serial Killer. The billboards feature a hotline number (1-800-277-TIPS) and the photos of the four known victims. The four women whose deaths have been connected to one unkown suspect are Laquetta Gunther, Julie Green, Iwana Patton, and Stacey Gage. if you have any information related to the deaths of these four women, please call 1-800-277-TIPS.

For more information on this case, please visit the Daytona Beach Serial Killer Website.

Source:

Police Try Billboards To Catch Serial Killer

Notice: There is NO Daytona Beach Serial Killer Composite

Jerrold Ecklind looks like the sketch, yes indeed --but the sketch is not of the serial killer!

I have been noticing a mistaken assumption on various message boards and blogs around the web. My April 20, 2008 post, The Doctor's Orders - Dr. Ecklind's Agenda was quite popular among amateur crime researchers. The post was about Dr. Jerrold Ecklind's intentions on the day he drove off with a woman and allegedly made her place handcuffs on herself. The Ormond Beach doctor was arrested last month for impersonating a police officer, among other charges. At the end of the post, I attached a press release from the Volusia County sheriff's office containing a sketch of a suspect from an unrelated sexual assault (unrelated to the serial killer, as far as we know) that occurred in New Smyrna Beach. I would like to make sure that readers understand that this is not a confirmed sketch of the serial killer. Having read the post carefully, the reader would know that this case is completely unrelated, as far as we know. Because of the misunderstanding, readers will now see various posts on blogs and message boards referring to the composite as that of the serial killer. Please, I hope this post makes clear that this is not the case, and has never been presented as such on this site.

That being said, I find the two images to be very striking in their similarity. For this reason, and the strange behavior exhibited by Ecklind, I believe the doctor should be investigated thoroughly regarding unsolved crimes in the area. It is no secret that police are looking closely at Jerrold Ecklind regarding the serial murders of four area women. We are still awaiting their conclusions in that matter.

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For the convenience of readers, I have re-posted the press release of the new Smyrna Beach Incident:

SHERIFF’S OFFICE RELEASES COMPOSITE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT SUSPECT

The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office released a composite sketch on Thursday of a man wanted for abducting a 26-year-old woman at gunpoint earlier this week and sexually assaulting her in a remote, wooded area near New Smyrna Beach. When the suspect took off after Monday’s attack, the victim walked about a half-mile before flagging down a New Smyrna Beach police officer.

The victim told Sheriff’s investigators that she was walking along U.S. 1 in Port Orange Monday afternoon when a newer model, white minivan with tinted windows drove by several times and the driver tried to convince the woman to get in the vehicle. When she refused, the victim said a white man in his late 30s got out of the van, pulled out a handgun and ordered her to get into the vehicle. Fearing for her life, the victim complied and the suspect got back into the van and drove southbound towards New Smyrna Beach. The victim said the man rolled up the windows and locked the doors to prevent her from escaping.

The suspect drove to a secluded area near New Smyrna Beach, sexually battered the victim and then left the woman in the woods while he drove off. The attack occurred off of a dirt road off of S.R. 44, west of I-95 not far from New Smyrna Beach’s municipal water treatment plant. The suspect was described as approximately 6' tall and weighing about 250 pounds, with black and gray, scruffy hair and no facial hair. The suspect has a small scar on his chin and was last seen wearing a gray t-shirt, blue jeans and tennis shoes.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Sheriff’s Investigator Cynthia Gambrell at (386)-423-3301 or Crime Stoppers of Volusia & Flagler Counties toll-free at 1-888-277-TIPS. Callers to Crime Stoppers will remain anonymous and can qualify for a reward of up to $1,000.

UPDATE: Altus,OK Homicide - Body Identified

Jackson County Sheriff Roger Levick said today that man whose body was discovered in a ditch Saturday (May 3) was Johnny Ray Lee Jr., 60, of Altus. Cause of death is still unknown.

Authorities are still searching for the pickup truck. (See Below)

The body of man was found in ditch south of U.S. Highway 62, southwest of Altus, OK Saturday (May 3). The body was found by an area farmer who called 911 about 9 a.m. Saturday morning. Jackson County Sheriff Roger LeVick says the death is being treated as a homicide.


Suspect Vehicle:

Red Ford F-150 pickup truck with a missing tailgate

Oklahoma License Plate JCV 565.

Anyone with information is asked to call the O.S.B.I. at 1-800-522-8017.

Sources:

Burned murder victim ID'd

Jackson County farmer discovers burned body

Man's Body Found Near Altus

Dr. Jerrold and Mr. Hyde?

While we're waiting for DNA to exonerate Jerrold Ecklind, an Ormond Beach geriatric physician, from suspicion that he may be the Daytona Beach Serial Killer, there are still a few things to consider.

We have two people, strangers to Ecklind, that say he told them he was an officer of the law. He was no such thing.

Ecklind allegedly pointed a loaded gun at a man and told him he was "the police".

Ecklind had not one, but three, loaded guns in his car. According to his own attorney, these guns were "strategically placed" in his vehicle (one was holstered on his left hip).

Not only did Ecklind have three loaded weapons in the car, he had a pair of handcuffs!

The woman he allegedly "saved" said that when she got into Ecklind’s car, he made her handcuff herself.

He then drove around for 45 minutes telling her he was taking her to jail.

So even if Ecklind is not the serial killer, he's one strange dude that should be supervised closely.

Daytona Beach police will not comment on this case. Ecklind is cooperating with authorities according to his attorney.

Source:

Doctor Questioned About Daytona Beach Serial Killings

OSBI Releases POI Sketch -Tammy Harjo Murder

OSBI Forensic Artist Harvey Pratt created a sketch of a person of interest using the input of several eyewitnesses. The unidentified man was seen walking up to the home of Tammy Harjo at 417 N. Bryan in Okmulgee, OK Thursday evening (May 1). Tammy Harjo, 43, was found dead 10:30 AM Friday (May 2) of blunt force trauma to her body.

If anyone recognizes the person in the sketch, or has any information regarding this crime, please, call either the OSBI hotline at 1-800-522-8017 or the Okmulgee Police Department at (918)756-3511.


Suspect Description:

American Indian, approx. 20 years old,
6 feet tall, slender build
medium complexion and short black hair

Clothing Description:

light red t-shirt
black shorts with a gray cuff
white tennis shoes

Source:

Sketch Released in Okmulgee Murder Case

Altus, OK Homicide Suspect At Large

The body of man was found in ditch south of U.S. Highway 62, southwest of Altus, OK Saturday (May 3). The man's identity is still under investigation by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. Jackson county officials say they have a pretty good idea who he is but are awaitng confirmation from the family.

The body was found by an area farmer who called 911 about 9 a.m. Saturday morning. Jackson County Sheriff Roger LeVick says the death is being treated as a homicide.


Suspect Vehicle:

Red Ford F-150 pickup truck with a missing tailgate

Oklahoma License Plate JCV 565.

Anyone with information is asked to call the O.S.B.I. at 1-800-522-8017.

Sources:

Jackson County farmer discovers burned body

Man's Body Found Near Altus

Deadly Night for Club Patron - Killer and Friends at Large

Obnoxious Behavior

A 28-year-old Oxnard, CA man was leaving Loffler's Sports Bar & Grill at Regal Avenue and Mac Street with his girlfriend and three other friends. As they left at about 1:30 AM, he noticed a young man urinating in public in the presence of women. Richard (Ricardo) Zarate expressed his indignation at the man's lack of civility and hygiene, unaware that he was speaking to a homicidal maniac.

Heated words were exchanged between the two, but no reported physical confrontation occurred. Zarate and his friends then proceeded to their car, which was parked on a nearby street. The suspect was too cowardly to confront the person with an old-fashioned assault & battery. Why risk a bloody nose he could do much better from the safety of his own car? Unfortunately, the obnoxious and cowardly behavior only escalates.

Horror

The suspects vehicle veered toward the party, running Zarate over, dragging him about 75 yards. To prove that this was no accident, the car then made a U-turn on the dead end street --and ran the man over again!

The driver of the car wasn't the only heartless dirt-bag, as the woman on the passenger side grabbed the Zarate's girlfriend by the hair as they drove by. She was thrown to the ground suffering cuts and bruises. No one, save for the suspects, knew that an evening of fun would turn into a night of screams and horror. Later on in the hospital, Zarate died from his injuries.

If you know anything about this crime, please help.

Contact the Orange County Sheriff's Department at (714) 647-7000 or (949) 770-6011

Vehicle Description:

Light Brown newer model Honda Accord

"fancy" chrome wheels and tinted windows

Suspect Description:

Driver is Hispanic male in his 20s

female passenger front seat, male and female passenger back seat

License Plate begins with 1G or 1Q

If you know anything, please, help get this trash off the streets.

Toby Lee Lowry & Morgan Amanda Leppert In Custody

Morgan Amanda Leppert, 15, and Toby Lee Lowry, 22, were taken into custody about 4:30 PM by police in El Paso, TX. According to police the two were found panhandling on the side of the road with a hitchhiker. The stolen truck was about 20 yards away.

Lowry is being charged with grand theft auto and interference with the custody of a child. Texas authorities may be charging the trio with panhandling.

Source:

Missing Putnam girl, boyfriend taken into custody in Texas

Previous Post:

Nationwide Search for Missing Child & 22 Year Old Man

Dr. Ecklind Questioned About Serial Killings; Reads Blogs

According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Jerrold Ecklind, the physician arrested last weekend for police impersonation, has submitted a DNA sample and his home was searched for a .40 caliber handgun typical of those used in the first three serial killings. Ecklind's attorney, Mike Lambert said that no gun of that type was found out of the 40 to 50 guns in Ecklind's possession. Ecklind's DNA sample, which was not drawn at the time of his arrest, is still under examination.

Ecklind was also questioned regarding the four victims of the Daytona Beach serial killer. Ecklind is being cooperative, according to police, who will not divulge any other information.

Police have also obtained a wallet once belonging to Laquetta Gunther from her friend, Stacy Dittmer. Why police are requesting the wallet at this late date, and if the wallet has anything to do with the investigation into Ecklind remains unknown. The wallet did contain several pieces of paper with phone numbers of Gunther's associates, according to Dittmer.

Lambert contends that Ecklind never stated that he was a policeman, however, the presence of the handcuffs could not be explained. According to Lambert, Ecklind has a concealed carry permit and was only trying to help a troubled citizen. I guess he has never heard of a cellphone.

Reading the Blogs

"He's been reading the blogs and he sees that people think he's the serial killer," Lambert said. "But he has nothing to hide and he's been exonerated. He let the police search his home and they found nothing. They questioned him about the women who were killed and he told them he knew nothing about the murders."

Results of a Google Blog search reveals only CrimeShadows News (and a couple of other blogs containing stolen CrimeShadows content) refer to Ecklind and the serial killer in the same posts. There are other posts at various news websites (including the News-Journal) with comments from readers who believe that Ecklind and the serial killer may be the same person.

Ecklind and the Daytona Beach serial killer are mentioned in the same posts here because I provide coverage and a website dealing with the serial killer case. Ecklind has brought himself under suspicion with his behavior, regardless of his intentions. I have never said that I thought Ecklind and the Serial Killer are the same person. I do think he should be looked at closely regarding area unsolved cases and Daytona Beach police are doing just that. Heaven knows there are plenty of other strange characters in Daytona Beach besides Jerrold Ecklind.

What we are being asked to believe is that Jerrold Ecklind, a geriatric physician:

• Happened upon a man and woman arguing decided to intervene with the threat of deadly force.



• That it was only coincidence that he had handcuffs in the car.



• That Ecklind never told the woman that he was an undercover officer.



• That Ecklind never told the man that we was "the police."



• That his guns were strategically placed in the vehicle for his own self-defense.

Well, maybe a jury will buy this version of events. Maybe it is the truth, which they say is stranger than fiction. We've been asked to believe things far less likely.

Nationwide Search for Missing Child & 22 Year Old Man

A nationwide search is underway for Morgan Amanda Leppert, 15, who may be in the company of 22 year-old Toby Lee Lowry, The two may be in a silver 2003 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck with Florida tag 193 KLR.

Morgan is described as a white girl about 5 foot 1 with blond hair and blue eyes. Lowry is a white man about 6 foot 2 and 190 pounds with blond hair and green eyes.

Investigators believe Leppert and Lowry may be headed to Houston, Texas. The pickup has reportedly been sighted near Katy, Texas.

Anyone with information in the case can call the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office at (386) 329-0800.

Lowry is a person of interest in the murder of 66-year-old James Thomas Stewart.


Sources & Related Articles:

Amber Alert issued for Putnam teen

Teen's Disappearance Linked to Murder of Senior Citizen

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More on Toby Lowry:

Lowry refers to himself as the "Baddest mother----er" in palatka" on his MySpace page. His user name is "morgans_man." His marital status says that he is "Engaged." I guess he plans to marry the 15 year-old girl when she grows up. He posts on his own page saying, "F--k off all ya'll bitch ass hoes I'm Taken by Morgan Amanda Lowry." Lowry's mood today is "Excited." His page is covered with drug references and vampire imagery. He must identify with vampires. Last MySpace log-in for both Lowry and Leppert April 22, 2008, the day the two went missing.

A strange message appeared on one of the pages linked to Toby Lowry's MySpace page: "R.I.P TOBY LEE LOWRY MY BIG BROTHER WHO WAS SHOT BY THE COPS." Mood: miserable. The last log-in shows yesterday (May 1), before the Amber Alert was issued. This must be a display of concern for his safety, as Lowry is, as of this writing, still on the lamb. Hopefully, this won't end in violence.

I know there are a lot of people who will say this girl is "mature" or some other bullshit to that effect. This is a child whose childhood has been stolen. Lowry may not be the only person responsible for the wayward path of this girl, but that does not make him anything less than a predator. Many of our kids are growing up too fast due to the irresponsibility of their guardians. This fact, combined with the predators that lurk after these kids, make this world a very dangerous place to grow-up in. This child is not by any means "mature." She is a victim of those who have denied her her childhood. I'm not saying this girl is an angel who shouldn't have to face any consequences, I'm just hoping that she'll find the guidance she so desperately needs. For the time being, we can all hope for her safety until this ordeal is over.

Massachusetts Serial Killer Suspect in Custody

Prosecutors in Worcester, MA have a "person of interest" in relation to the murders of several women in the area. Alex F. Scesny, 38, of Berlin, MA is being held on an unrelated charge of rape. Scesny has reportedly been linked via DNA evidence to the 1996 homicide of Theresa Stone, 39, in Fitchburg. He is currently being held without bond.

Scesny is being investigated in the murders of the following women:

• Betzaida Montalvo


• Carmen Rudy


• Dinelia Torres


• Wendy Morello


• Lineida Olivera

Sources and Related Articles:

Man said to be 'person of interest' in unsolved slayings

Man Suspected In Central Mass. Prostitute Murders