Death Of The Blue Light Rapist (eBook)

Timothy Kessler (Autor)

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2021 | 1. Auflage
196 Seiten
Bookbaby (Verlag)
978-1-6678-0448-4 (ISBN)

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Learn the chilling history of the Blue Light Rapist in this true crime story. From November 1995 to July 1997, the state of Arkansas experienced perhaps its first terrorist, a serial rapist. His modus operandi was to stop vehicles driven by lone females late at night, using a dash-mounted blue light to mimic police officers. He would then kidnap the victims at gunpoint and take them to remote locations where he raped them. Despite a dozen rapes and many more blue-light stops, only one man was ever tried and convicted for a handful of these crimes. Was he the only culprit? Is the real Blue Light Rapist still out there? Directly from the files of Arkansas State Police, this book reveals details never released to the public. As the Blue Light Rapist committed more heinous acts, fear spread quickly among all women, as it was unclear where the stalker was operating from and where he might strike again. Women were urged not to stop for blue lights unless they were in a secure location, preferably in a well-lit public area. This one case became "e;domestic terrorism,"e; long before that term became part of our everyday vernacular. Unmarked police cars were more common back then, mostly to catch speeders or infiltrate bad neighborhoods without arousing suspicion. This one case ended all that as citizens began to wonder if the suspect was truly a law enforcement officer gone bad or merely an imposter. This could have planted some of the seeds of distrust among the citizenry towards law enforcement officers that are so prevalent today. In the American justice system, there is a presumption of innocence for the accused until the facts of the case are proven "e;beyond a reasonable doubt."e; Whether represented by a public defender, appointed by a judge, or hiring their own attorneys, the accused has rights to be represented, cannot be forced or coerced into testifying against themselves, and may decide to remain silent or not take the stand in their own defense. They must be able to counter the charges against them by presenting whatever evidence they can provide to prove that they could not have done the things they are accused of doing, whether they were not in proximity to the location of the incidents, had an alibi as to their whereabouts or if it is determined that their mental state was such at the time of the crime that they could not understand the criminality of the offense and thus could not assist in their own defense. All these things must be considered if the scales of justice are to be balanced and a fair trial is had, resulting in justice for society and the victims, and conviction of the actual perpetrator of the crime. Most of the information in this book was provided through an Arkansas Freedom of Information Act request to Arkansas State Police. The information is available to anyone as public records.

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3.
A Student Is Attacked

The third assault was on a 15-year-old, 10th-grade student at Lee Academy.

Roy’s report stated the following: “On January 9, 1996, a 15-year-old female was abducted on Highway 1 in Lee County. The girl was stopped by a white-colored car with a blue revolving light on the dash. The girl was approached by a male with a ‘hick’ sounding deep voice who had a gun and a mask or hood over his head. She estimated his age at between 25 and 30 years old based on his voice, mannerisms and conduct. The girl was ordered into the assailant’s car and taken to a rural area where she was raped. When abducted, the teen stated the assailant placed a jacket of some type over her head but she was able to see out of the sleeve or neck. She stated that she was able to look through the hole and see the dashboard. The teen recalled seeing the word ‘Oldsmobile’ on the dash to the right side and above the glove box area. Before the dashboard lights went out, the teen recalled seeing the numbers on the odometer. She stated the mileage was over 100,000 miles and she could remember the numbers 1, 5 and 2 being in the mileage. The girl related that the assailant smoked while she was in the car. Evidence recovered from the girl includes semen, hair, orange, red and blue fibers.”

Roy filed a report on January 11, 1996 that stated this incident occurred about 9:40 p.m. Tuesday, January 9, 1996, in Lee County. The crimes involved were kidnapping and rape. Lee County Sheriff’s Office requested ASP assistance in the investigation.

The incident occurred on Arkansas 1, approximately 4.8 miles north of Marianna.

Evidence collected included a sexual assault kit of the girl, her clothing, one cigarette butt, two pieces of a paper towel and the girl’s underwear.

On January 9, 1996, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Roy received a request from Lee County Sheriff Carl Oxner to come to the Forrest City hospital reference a kidnapping and rape. When he arrived at the hospital, he was briefed as to the information that was available reference to the incident. At 12:15 a.m., January 10, 1996, he interviewed the girl (name redacted) in the presence of her mother and father. Upon the completion of the interview, he received the girl’s clothes from Sheriff Oxner and the sexual assault kit from RN Patti Holub. The girl, along with her parents, returned with Roy to the crime scene. A crime scene search was completed. At this time, all active leads were being pursued in reference to possible suspects and suspect’s vehicle.

Roy interviewed the girl at the hospital and her statement is as follows:

“I had been to the basketball game and when I left, I took a friend home on Mulberry Street. I went down Main Street to Arkansas 1 and turned north toward Forrest City. I was about Marianna High School when I noticed a car was following me.

“When we got to Felton, a car I was meeting brightened and dimmed their headlights, so I slowed down thinking a police officer was down the road. The car that flashed the lights kept going toward Marianna. Then the car behind me got real close and turned on a blue light before we got to the L’Anguille River bridge.

“I pulled over and the car was up behind me. I looked in my outside mirror and could see the car appeared to be white, the blue light was on the dash and appeared to be revolving, not strobing. At this time, I turned on my interior lights and reached into the back seat to get my purse that had my driver’s license. Once I had my purse in my lap, I began to roll my window down.

“As the man came up to my window, I turned around and saw he had a mask on, a gun in his left hand. I had just looked at my clock and it was 9:40 p.m. The man cocked his gun and told me all he wanted was my car. He was wearing a thick stocking-like mask over his face and he had on dark cloth gloves.

“He opened the door and he had a dark green or black sweatshirt and he told me to put it over my head. I could see his skin between his gloves and sleeve and he appeared to be white with dark black hair on his arms. He appeared not to be much taller than me and he had a deep voice. He kept telling me not to panic, he would not hurt me.

“He said he had a buddy and that they were going to take me down the road and let me go. He walked me back to his car and made me get in on the driver’s side and slide across the seat. There were no arm rests or anything like that, no console to go over. The gear shift was next to the steering wheel and the instrument panel was digital with blue or green lights.

“I could adjust the sweat top and see out the neck hole and I saw that the car had a lot of miles on it. The best I remember the first three digits were 153. On the dashboard above the glove box was the label Oldsmobile. It appeared to be a silver or white sticker.

“He smoked a cigarette as soon as we got into his car. The gun was blue or black and he had to cock it. It also had a round barrel. When I slid over in the seat, it was tilted back. We went on Arkansas 1 across the bridge to the four-lane and turned around on one of those turn-arounds.

“We went back to the red light and made a right and went to Arkansas 121 and turned right, went past the Oak Forrest sign and turned right on a gravel road and then right up into a field road. When we stopped the car, I could see his clock was digital and it was 10:05.

“He made me take my clothes off and he raped me. He made me put my clothes back on except my underwear. I could not find them. They were white bikini with pink Dino cartoons on them.

“He drove out of the field to the gravel and turned left the way we came and stopped close to a tree and made me slide out of the car on his side and he walked me to some tall grass and made me lay face down and he took the sweatshirt off me and told me if I looked up he would kill me. He also said if I told anyone, he would come and get me. I did not get up until I could not hear his car on the gravel anymore. Then I got up and ran down the road to Arkansas 121 and flagged a car down to get help.”

The girl was picked up on Arkansas 121 by Enod and his wife shortly after the attack. Also, the girl made a 911 call as the couple returned her to her vehicle on Arkansas 1 north of Marianna.

Nicholas found the girl’s car parked on Arkansas 1 and after searching the area for her and unable to find her, he made a 911 call to St. Francis County Sheriff’s Office to report the incident.

At approximately 8 a.m., on January 10, 1996, Lt. Jack Oxner of St. Francis County Sheriff’s Office gave to the investigator a 911 tape of the call made by the girl shortly after her attack. This tape remained a part of the file.

On January 16, 1996, the girl was interviewed again by Roy at 3 p.m. at ASP headquarters in Forrest City. Investigator Dale Arnold was present. The girl’s statement is as follows:

“Like I said before, I first noticed the car at Lee High School on Arkansas 1. The vehicle followed me to Felton and at Felton, we met another car who brightened and dimmed his lights. That made me think there was a policeman down the road so I slowed down a little and that’s when he pulled up close to me and started following me very close.

“Then after passing Arkansas 121, we went a good distance and he turned on his blue lights. I stopped just before you get to the L’Anguille River bridge. As I was pulling over, I looked at the passenger mirror and saw that the car was white. I pulled over and stopped, then turned on my interior lights so I could get my purse from the back seat.

“When I got my purse, I began to roll the window down and rolled it about 4 inches and stopped. Then this man walked up to my car and when I turned around, I saw him. The first thing he did was cock the gun and I saw his face was covered at that time with the brown-looking type mask. His nose appeared to be flattened but I could not tell anything about him at all.

“He told me to get out of my car and turn my lights and motor off. He opened the door and handed me a sweatshirt. It was a dark green or black. He opened my door and I got out of the car and he put the sweatshirt over my head.

“I asked him where he was taking me and he said all I want is your car. I again asked him where he was taking me and he said his buddy and he were gonna take me down the road and drop me off. He did not appear to be nervous at this time. He led me to his car holding my right arm using his left hand.

“He made me get into the car on his side and I had to grab ahold of the steering wheel so I could use it to scoot over. As I was scooting over the seat, I remembered there was a piece of paper or something in the front seat, I could not tell what it was. I think the seats were cloth or velour, the seat was tilted back when I got into the car.

“When we got into the car, he turned the music on and it sounded like it was a real slow older type music, more or less redneck music. The sweatshirt he put over my face had a stench to it. I cannot explain what it smelled like it just had a musty smell.

“I could look out the neck hole of the sweatshirt and I noticed an Oldsmobile sticker or decal just above the glove box on the dashboard. The dashboard appeared to be a darker color. There was a digital clock above the radio. It appeared to be a lot of room between where I was sitting and the dashboard because the seat was tilted back.

“I noticed that the instrument panel was digital and it seems like the car had a lot of miles on it. I believe the...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.10.2021
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• ISBN-10: 1-6678-0448-0 / 1667804480
• ISBN-13: 978-1-6678-0448-4 / 9781667804484