Members of the forum, sorry to bother you with this, but: My wife told me to post this. Given that there are two ways to argue with a woman, and neither of them work, I thought I would just post it.
There is a serial murderer who has a fascination with trains and is currently on the run. My wife works with criminal justice organizations and thought there is an outside chance that this person would ring a bell with someone on the forum.
Don’t be sorry. As a member of the legal profession you of all folks would be aware of some of the surprising and unlikely sources that leads come from.
You’re not being a bother; your wife has wisdom. This sounds rather important, and if it helps to prevent another crime, then you have done the world a service.
Its a shame that there are people sick enough out there to do things like this guy has done I hope he gets caught and then tortured and killed the way he did to his victims.
Gabe, this is no bother, it is a good thing to make people aware of this in hopes to catch him.
I was thinking of posting it myself. I used to live in and watch trains in Wichita, and believe me, catching BTK would be the greatest thing ever.
for those of you who aren’t familiar with the case, this guy is a serial killer who has been around since the 1970s - yep, more than 30 years on the loose - and is very much the stuff of nightmares.
When I found out he’s a railfan, well, I just did not want to post here at first.
I know what you mean Ifish, about not wanting to post it here. In the same breath, if he is really that much into trains, maybe my wife has a point. Besides that, I have to pick my arguments carefully, and this one didn’t make the cut.
While the idea that the guy standing next to you admiring the latest motive power may be a serial killer is certainly creepy, remember that he probably buys groceries, too…
For that matter, he’s admitted (albeit anonymously) to the killings. How many others are there out there that that haven’t?
serial killers usually admit to their killings on some level. It is part of the profile. The killings are usually part of their–disturbed–message. Accordingly, they have some intrinsic need to claim authorship.
And this guy has it in spades, Gabe. For the longest time, nobody was aware that various murders were the work of one serial killer, and it clearly irked him and he made sure that all of Kansas knew about him in the 1970s.
The authorities have tried to use this to their advantage over the years, but nothing came of it.
Now, he has taken to writing letters again, apparently just to remind us all that, like Osama, he’s never been caught. And he seems to be deliberately feeding as many clues as possible.
It’s quite grim, of course, but pretty fascinating. If BTK had chosen to operate in someplace other than Wichita, a lovely city and my hometown but, let’s face it, the middle of nowhere, nobody would need Hannibal Lecter to give them the heebie jeebies.
I saw that when I was listening to Bush address Halifax with Paul Martin. Interesting indeed; sounds like some Cold Case Squads are going to have to do some investigations.
Oh great another nutcase on the loose,Don’t tell me,He likes to hop Freight Trains.
I guess that Railfanning is not as fun as it use too be not when you got some killer on the loose[V].