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1983
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14 August |
East Area Rapist Sought 5 Years Later (Clark Brooks, Sacramento Bee) |
EAR: 5 year recap; mentions Don Richard’s manuscript and suspect who the police eliminated
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15 September
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4 Assaults in 24 hours Stir Fear in Irvine.
(Steve Tripoli and Nancy Wride
Los Angeles Times)
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Other OC Crimes |
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17 September
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Arrests Made in 2 Sexual Assault Cases. Rapes are Unrelated to Rash of
Attacks in Irvine, Authorities Say.
(Nancy Wride, Los Angeles Times)
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Other OC Crimes |
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18 September
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Opinion: Rapes in Irvine Shatter an Illusion
(Robert Scheer, Los Angeles Times)
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Other OC Crimes |
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18 September
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Rapes Spur Change in Celebrated Irvine Life Style
(Doug Brown, Los Angeles Times)
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Other OC Crimes |
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1984
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5 April |
Role In Rape Case Tied To Pay Claim
(Mike Castro, Sacramento Bee)
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EAR |
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15 June
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$25,000 Reward Posted in Two Goleta Murders
(Chuck Schultz, Santa Barbara News-Press)
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Goleta Murders |
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17 July
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Man Held in Laguna Hills Nurse’s Death
(Bill Billiter, Los Angeles Times)
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Other OC Crimes |
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17 November
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Baby Sitter, 25, is Found Dead in Santa Ana
(Nancy Wride, Los Angeles Times)
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1985
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25 January |
Santa Ana Man Held in Torture and Murder of Disabled Baby Sitter
(Nancy Wride, Los Angeles Times (Orange County Edition)
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Other OC Crimes |
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1986
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20 March
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Job Corps Offers New Opportunity Youths Get Chance to Learn Trades,
Finish High School; (Marie Montgomery , Los Angeles Times [Orange County Edition])
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Linked Murders: Janelle Cruz in an article a few weeks before she was murdered. |
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9 May
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Irvine
Los Angeles Times
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Linked Murders: Janelle Cruz homicide |
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24 June
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Irvine
Los Angeles Times [Orange County Edition]
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Linked Murders: Man arrested in Janelle Cruz murder |
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1987
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10 March
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Murder, Rape Charges Dropped in Irvine Woman's Death
(Jeanne Wright, Orange County Register)
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Linked Murders: Suspect released in Janlle Cruz murder. |
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7 August
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Murderer Gets Death Verdict in Santa Ana Case
(Jerry Hicks, Los Angeles Times (Orange County Edition)
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Other OC Murders |
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1988
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17 January
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For Police, OC's Unsolved Murders
Have Life of their Own
(Steve Eddy, Orange County Register)
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Other OC Murders |
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17 March |
Case Not Closed
(Bob Sylva, Sacramento Bee) |
EAR: 10 year recap; Bevins one man task force; still only mentions 2d Goleta attack as possible linked attack in the south.
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27 March
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Story on Rapist Angers Some
(Art Nauman, The Ombudsman,
Sacramento Bee)
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EAR |
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25 July
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Police Still Seeking Leads in '79
Bludgeon Killings
(Eric Healy, Los Angeles Times [Orange County Edition])
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Bedroom Basher |
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11 November
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Orange County's Oldest Unsolved Homicides
Los Angeles Times [Orange County
Edition]
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Bedroom Basher; Linked Murders: The Witthuhn murder and a Basher attack were the oldest unsolveds in Irvine and Tustin in 1988
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11 November
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Police Files Remain Open on These More Baffling Slayings in County
(Richard Beene, Los Angeles Times [Orange County Edition])
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Linked Murders: The Harrington murders listed among several other OC ones. |
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1989
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17 May
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Ex-Marine Pleads Guilty to Avoid 2nd Trial in ’79 Slaying
(Kevin O’Leary, Los Angeles Times [Orange County Edition])
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Other OC murders: Conviction in the Savannah Anderson murder |
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27 September
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Security Boom in Orange County Gated Communities: False Sense of
Safety?;
(Jim Carlton, Los Angeles Times [Orange County Edition])
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Linked Murders: Mentions Harrington murders. |
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1990
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4 September |
Investigators Haunted by Murders Past Mysteries
(Carol Watson, Los Angeles Times [Ventura County Edition])
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Linked Crimes: Smith murders. |
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1993
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21 March |
‘Ear' Still At Large
70s Rape Cases Vex Retiring Detective
(Wendy McClellan, Sacramento Bee)
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EAR: Retrospective |
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1995
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20 December |
DA's Target: Ghosts of Murders Past
(Stuart Pfeifer, Orange County Register)
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BB: Retrospective on old OC cases including Bedroom Basher crimes.
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1996
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21 June
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Killing Stopped When Suspect Jailed
Crime: Authorities Say DNA and Confessions Link Him to the String
of Slayings.
(Jonathan Volzke, Orange County Register)
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BB |
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22 June
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Killer Put Costa Mesa in the Grasp of Fear CITIES: In 1979, a String of Slayings Made Nervousness the Order of the
Day as Police Followed Up All Leads.
(Jonathan Volzke, Orange County Register)
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BB |
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22 June
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Prosecutors Crack the Case Using
Old-Fashioned Detective Work
SUCCESS: Deputy district attorneys don't have time to celebrate. They've got more work to do.
(Stuart Pfeifer, Orange County Register)
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BB |
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22 June
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The Lives and Deaths of a Serial
Killer's Victims
(Orange County Register)
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BB |
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22 June
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Lives in Collision
People: The Story of Kevin Green and Gerald Parker Reverberates
Across the Country.
(Tony Saaverda and Anne Mulkern, Orange County Register)
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BB |
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22 June
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Justice Delayed / DNA Evidence Frees One Man, Points to Another In 1979 Case; Heating the Cold Trail of the 'Bludgeon Killer'; Investigation: New Technology and Old-Fashioned Persistence Finally Led to Charges in the Series of Slayings.
(Geoff Boucher, Anna Cekola, Lee Romney. Los Angeles Times [Orange County Edition])
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BB |
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22 June
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Ex-Marine Charged in '70s Killings; Crime: Gerald Parker Committed Six O.C.
Murders, Authorities say, Including One for Which Another Man Endured 17
Years in Prison.
(Thao Hua, Lee Romney, Mark Platte. Los Angeles Times [Orange County Edition])
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BB |
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23 June
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From Series of Slayings to Arrests to One Man's Freedom
(Orange County Register)
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BB |
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23 June
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On the Streets, Suspect was Handled
with Care CRIME: Other homeless people in Santa Ana Remember Gerald Parker
as Someone to Watch Out For.
(Bryon MacWilliams and Anne C. Mulkern, Orange County Register)
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BB |
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23 June
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`It's Not Fair': Attack Victim is Shut
Out by the Statute of Limitations
CRIME: Kim Whitecotton and other survivors may never have
resolution of their cases.
(Anne C. Mulkern, Orange County Register)
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BB |
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24 June
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Serial Killers: A Deadly Rage
CRIME: A Smoldering Anger May Trigger Criminals Such as the `Bedroom
Basher' to Mete Out Suffering.
Teri Sforza, Orange County Register
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BB |
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20 August
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NEWS FOCUS: Conscience Key in `Basher' Case
COURTS: Gerald Parker Apparently was Moved by the Plight of a
Fellow Ex-Marine Imprisoned for One of his Alleged Crimes.
(Tony Saavedra and Stuart Pfeifer, Orange County Register)
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BB |
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1998
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21 October |
Parker Convicted of Multiple Murders
(Stuart Pfeifer and Jim Radcliffe, Orange County Register, 21 October 1998)
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BB: Conviction of Gerald Parker for the BB crimes. |
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1999
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28 November |
Four Unsolved Orange County
Murders
(Orange County Register)
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Other OC Murders: Jane Bennington case, formerly considered a BB case, still unsolved. |
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2000
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1 October
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Husband of 1981 Victim Feels Vindicated, But Not Lucky
CRIME: David Witthuhn is No Longer a Suspect, but Old Memories Still
Cause Him Pain.
(Bill Rams, Orange County Register)
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Linked Crimes |
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1 October
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DNA May Point to Serial Killer in the Area
CRIME: Orange County Detectives Believe One Psychopath Killed at Least
10 People, Beginning in 1979
(Bill Rams, Orange County Register)
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Linked Crimes/ Goleta Murders |
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3 October
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Serial Killer Has Area Link
(Associated Press, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes/ Goleta Murders |
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3 October
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California and the West; DNA Tests Link Slayings in 3 Counties; Crimes:
Authorities Believe Serial Killer May Have Committed 10 Murders in
Orange, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties Between 1979 and 1986
(Tina Dirmann and Daryl Kelley, Los Angeles Times)
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Linked Crimes/ Goleta Murders |
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3 October
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Serial Link Explored in Old Murders: Goleta, Orange County Cases Similar
(Dawn Hobbs, Santa Barbara News-Press)
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Linked Crimes/ Goleta Murders |
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5 October
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Hope, Pain for Murder Victims' Families; Crime: Loved Ones Respond as
DNA Evidence Revives Probe of O.C. Serial Killings Dating Back 20 Years
(Jack Leonard, Los Angeles Times)
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Linked Crimes/ Goleta Murders |
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8 October
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DNA Findings Throw New Light on Old Case
(Aron Miller, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes/ Goleta Murders |
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2001
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4 April
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DNA Links '70s Rapes to Serial Slaying Cases Unknown Southern California Killer was 'East Area Rapist'
(Erin Hallissy and Charlie Goodyear, San Francisco Chronicle)
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Linked Crimes: DNA link to three Contra Costa rapes |
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4 April
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Rapist Linked to O.C. Killings
Crime 23-year-old DNA Evidence from Three Bay Area Assaults Could Help
Solve Six Homicides Investigated by Local Authorities
(Jeff Collins and Bill Rams, Orange County Register)
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EAR/ Linked Crimes: DNA link to three Contra Costa rapes |
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5 April
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New Lead Found in Serial Rapes: After Decades, DNA Links the East Area
Rapist to Crimes in Orange County.
(M.S. Enkoji and Ralph Montaño, Sacramento Bee)
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EAR/ Linked Crimes: DNA link to three Contra Costa rapes |
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24 May
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New Hope in Hunt for Rapist
(M.S. Enkoji, Sacramento Bee)
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EAR/ Linked Crimes |
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2002
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14 February
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To Catch A Killer
A CBS 2 Special Assignment
KCBS (Los Angeles)
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Linked Crimes |
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10 April
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DNA Collection Bill Stays Alive
Burton May back a Measure Allowing Samples to Be Taken Forcibly from
Felons.
(Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee)
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Linked Crimes |
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23 April
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California Couples Killer Quiet Since 1984… But Police Fear He Could Strike
Again.
The National Examiner, [issue devoted to “America’s
Greatest Murder Mysteries”]
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Linked Crimes/ Goleta Murders |
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24 April
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'Night Stalker' Investigation Linked to Dog-Mauling Case
KPIX (San Francisco)
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Linked Crimes |
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28 April
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DNA Legislation Linked to Local Killings
'Cornfed' Schneider's Refusal to Give Sample Spawns Bill
(Dawn Hobbs, Santa Barbara News-Press)
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Linked Crimes |
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3 July
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DNA Tests Clear Convict in Ventura Killings: Paul Schneider Didn't Kill Attorney Lyman Smith, Wife
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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3 November
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Silent Witness (whole series)
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes/ Goleta Crimes: series focusing on Smith murders in Ventura, but also mentioning other crimes
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3 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 1: Between the Sea and Stars
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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4 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 2: The Two Charlenes
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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5 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 3: Terrible Memories
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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6 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 4: ‘Welcome to Homicide’
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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7 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 5: The Stuff of Black Binders
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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8 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 6: The Partner
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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9 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 7: The Boyfriend
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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10 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 8:’Those Things that Abideth’
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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11 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 9: The Biggest Bull Shippers
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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11 November
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Who's Who in the Smith Murder Case
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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12 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 10: Everyone Has a Theory
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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13 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 11: This is so ‘Dragnet’
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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14 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 12: Better than Any Mall
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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15 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 13: ‘Between This Man and his God’
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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16 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 14: One Day in May
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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17 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 15: The Big Bad Wolfe
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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18 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 16: The Waivers
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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19 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 17: The Cul-de-Sac Killer
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes/ Goleta Crimes |
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20 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 18: Street Justice
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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21 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 19: The Odd Couple
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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22 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 20: The People vs. Aslip
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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23 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 21: The Accused Takes the Stand
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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24 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 22: The Quiet Man
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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25 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 23: The Dead Zone
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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26 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 24: The Missing Link
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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27 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 25: The Dragon’s Lair
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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28 November
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Silent Witness: Chapter 26: Waiting for a Phone Call
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes/ EAR |
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28 November
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Do you know the 'Original Night Stalker'?
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes |
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28 November |
The Path of the Original Night Stalker
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
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Linked Crimes/ Goleta Crimes |
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8 December
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Elusive Bedroom Killer Haunts Detective
Ex-Private Eye Takes New Look at Goleta Slayings
(Camilla Cohee, Santa Barbara News-Press)
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Linked Crimes/ Goleta Crimes. Profile of PI Russ Whitmeyer |
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2003
|
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10 March |
Original Night Stalker: Suspect Believed Responsible For String of Attacks
KNBC (Los Angeles)
|
Linked Crimes |
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2004
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4 March |
Decades-old Cold Case Catches Fire
(Colleen Cason, Ventura County Star)
|
Linked Murders: Primarily about the Smith murders in Ventura. |
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2006
|
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27 April |
Detectives Bring These 'Cold Cases' Back to Life(Crystal Carreon, Sacramento Bee)
|
EAR |
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1 October
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Killer Linked to Area: Investigator follows Serial Rapist's Trail to Shasta County, Ray Case
(Ryan Sabalow, Redding Record Searchlight)
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EAR/ Linked Murders: Russ Whitmeyer chases phantoms in Redding, CA
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2007
|
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12 January
|
On the Trail of a Killer: Ojai Man Uncovers Evidence of Serial
Rapist and Murderer
(Misty Volaski, Ojay Valley News)
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EAR/ Linked Murders: Russ Whitmeyer gives his opinions on the case.
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8 February |
Retired Officer Looking to Solve 1975 Cold Case: 'Ransacker' linked to murder, multiple crimes
(Natalie Garcia, Visalia Times-Delta)
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EAR/ Linked Murders/ VR: Another piece on Whitmeyer. |