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I tried to find some kind of follow up of the trial (last thing published was in April 2021) Does anybody found something or has access to the court records. Thanks upfront!!

Last thing I could find is this: https://www.turnto23.com/news/crime...gs-in-la-countys-first-genetic-genealogy-case

Vaultz is due back in court on April 16 for his arraignment. He faces the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted as charged. A decision on whether to seek capital punishment will be made at a later date.

Also no update on the pictures found in his possession....very strange.....
 
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This girl reminds me so much of Karen Anne Spencer The Doe Network: Case File 56DFOH But how, where and when she crossed paths with Horace van Vaultz jr.
 
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Amanda Rudge was last seen by her mother at her residence on Enfield Place, Mississauga in August of 1991. At the time she went missing, Amanda was known to frequent the Bloor and Landsdowne area of Toronto. Amanda may have connections to the United States.

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Amanda Rudge was last seen by her mother at her residence on Enfield Place, Mississauga in August of 1991. At the time she went missing, Amanda was known to frequent the Bloor and Landsdowne area of Toronto. Amanda may have connections to the United States.

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Interesting suggestion, off to bump her thread overlooked it till now, thanks!
 

ETA​

''Jurors could begin deliberations Tuesday.''

''Closing arguments began Friday in the trial of Horace Van Vaultz, Jr., who was allegedly linked by DNA to a pair of 1980s sexual assault murders.​

By Eric Leonard • Published 3 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago''​

''Jurors in downtown LA began to hear closing arguments Friday in the trial of a man accused by prosecutors of being a serial killer, who was arrested after genealogical database searches allegedly linked him to the murders of two young women in the 1980s.

"He's a man who brutalizes and dehumanizes women," LA County Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman told jurors of Horace Van Vaultz, Jr., now 67, who faces two counts of first degree murder with special circumstances.

"He's someone who derives pleasure from inflicting pain and suffering," Silverman said as she led jurors through the evidence and testimony presented over the last few weeks.''

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ETA​

''Jurors could begin deliberations Tuesday.''

''Closing arguments began Friday in the trial of Horace Van Vaultz, Jr., who was allegedly linked by DNA to a pair of 1980s sexual assault murders.​

By Eric Leonard • Published 3 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago''​

''Jurors in downtown LA began to hear closing arguments Friday in the trial of a man accused by prosecutors of being a serial killer, who was arrested after genealogical database searches allegedly linked him to the murders of two young women in the 1980s.

"He's a man who brutalizes and dehumanizes women," LA County Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman told jurors of Horace Van Vaultz, Jr., now 67, who faces two counts of first degree murder with special circumstances.

"He's someone who derives pleasure from inflicting pain and suffering," Silverman said as she led jurors through the evidence and testimony presented over the last few weeks.''

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Thanks @dotr. I wondered about this. And of course an update of the pictures from LE.......sigh.
 
Yes!!

'Dying at the Hands of a Monster': Man Sentenced for Killing Two Women in 1980s

Man Sentenced for Cold Case Killings of Two SoCal Women in 1980s​

The case marked the first criminal prosecution in Los Angeles county involving investigative genetic genealogy, in which detectives access commercial DNA databases.​

Horace Van Vaultz Jr., 67, was convicted last month of two counts of first-degree murder for the July 16, 1981, strangulation of Selena Keough -- a 21-year-old mother who was killed in San Bernardino County and dumped under bushes in Montclair -- and the June 9, 1986, asphyxiation of Mary Duggan, a 22-year-old Reseda resident whose body was found in the trunk of her car in an empty parking lot in Burbank.

The nine-man, three-woman panel deliberated for about three hours. Jurors also found true the special-circumstance allegations of multiple murders, murder during a rape involving both women and murder during sodomy involving Keough.

Vaultz testified in his own defense and denied any involvement in the killings.
 
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''At trial, prosecutors presented evidence that Harris and Chemirmir were checking out at the same time at a Walmart just hours before she was found dead.

In a video interview with police, Chemirmir told a detective that he made money by buying and selling jewelry, and that he had also worked as a caregiver and a security guard.

Most of Chemirmir’s alleged victims lived in apartments at independent living communities for older people. The women he’s accused of killing in private homes include the widow of a man he had cared for while working as an at-home caregiver.''


''Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot decided to seek life sentences rather than the death penalty when he tried Chemirmir on two of his 13 capital murder cases in the county.

Prosecutors in neighboring Collin County haven’t said if they will try any of their nine capital murder cases against Chemirmir.''
 
I am not sure how to say this without being insensitive.... but perhaps it might help to try searching a broader range of sexes for this UID? I may be way off, just my opinion here.


I agree. We should not rule out something like Acromegaly as well. That can definitely distort facial features. Even in the more recent past, women with acromelgy might attach themselves to a carnival or other type of show. Any women missing in those circumstances?
 
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''At trial, prosecutors presented evidence that Harris and Chemirmir were checking out at the same time at a Walmart just hours before she was found dead.

In a video interview with police, Chemirmir told a detective that he made money by buying and selling jewelry, and that he had also worked as a caregiver and a security guard.

Most of Chemirmir’s alleged victims lived in apartments at independent living communities for older people. The women he’s accused of killing in private homes include the widow of a man he had cared for while working as an at-home caregiver.''


''Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot decided to seek life sentences rather than the death penalty when he tried Chemirmir on two of his 13 capital murder cases in the county.

Prosecutors in neighboring Collin County haven’t said if they will try any of their nine capital murder cases against Chemirmir.''
Is there a special reason you posted this in the thread. Or do I miss something? :)
 

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