Rodney Harrison found John Ray credible enough to stand alongside him at a joint press conference.neither are credible IMO
Rodney Harrison found John Ray credible enough to stand alongside him at a joint press conference.neither are credible IMO
Rodney Harrison found John Ray credible enough to stand alongside him at a joint press conference.
Rodney Harrison found John Ray credible enough to stand alongside him at a joint press conference.
Of course it doesn't.that has no bearing on my opinion
I think it will be really hard to predict how wide ranging this case will go. The investigation is driven by Suffolk County, NY (where so many of the bodies were found) and includes multiple agencies. Would not other counties and jurisdictions be responsible for launching their own investigations of any unsolved crimes in their areas?If more charges happen tomorrow and the case/description of his SK style is expanded, do you think another look might be given to the Atlantic City murders? Will there be more detailed investigations on his property in SC?
LP said that there were 2 sea shells on a shelf in AE's house.These John Ray witnesses came forward after decades. For me, jmo, I wouldn't doubt their credibility. It's the time lapse which can cause problems. And the fact that the context of RH's crimes is largely still only being pieced together even now. For example, in one of these affidavits, the witness notes someone she believed was AE said RH had brought her out to this country and everything she had was thanks to him. But I've seen multiple sources noting AE went to Farmingdale HS, which makes it seem difficult to believe she'd make such a statement. And AE's mentioned on the Classmates alumni 1981 list for Farmindale. This doesn't mean, however, the witness is inaccurate. Maybe this was indeed RH, and he did have a woman there, but a woman who wasn't actually AE. Also, if that house looked then the way it does recently, I can't picture the woman who's allegedly AE would say she was lucky RH "was rich." Once we get more of a baseline in place for how RH operated, we can probably make better assumptions about lots of things, jmo. But I'm surely interested in what these witnesses had to say.
Attorney says new witnesses tie suspected Gilgo serial killer to Shannan Gilbert and Karen Vergata
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison stood with attorney John Ray to emphasize that they will investigate any lead or anyone who comes forward that claims to have had interactions pertinent with Heuermann's case.newjersey.news12.comWife of accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann files for divorce
It’s Splitsville for accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann and his wife of more than 20 years, according to a new filing in Suffolk County matrimonial court. Asa Ellerup, 59, who sh…www.nydailynews.com
RSBMI doubt that had Ray but more importantly Rodney Harrison not felt somewhat confident after following up with these RH/AE claims they wouldn't have held the presser.
There also was the taxi dispatcher who heard the exchange between her and the presumed RH.The affidavit of the woman cab driver was also very compelling. If accurate, she saw Rex when he was angry and preparing to kill someone. A different persona than the guy at the swinger party, though I’m sure he could switch personalities very quickly.
If they have a solid forensic case it should be fine.RSBM
This was exactly why I took issue with Harrison standing up there next to John Ray in that press conference (and in my estimation, why Tierney also took issue with it ). Harrison himself admitted during that PC that the task force was still working on vetting this information. It's a horrific mistake, imo , for the Police Commissioner to appear to give credence to any information that hasn't been thoroughly vetted. This is exactly why we now have people running around stating that it's a fact that AE hosted swinger parties, and that Karen Vergatta definitely was in the Heuermann house the night she went missing and that she ran out of there naked and scared for her life. If this information turns out to be false or mistaken, what do you think the defense is going to do with that ? What do you think AE's attorney will do with that ?
(Not aimed at you at all. I just used your post as a jumping off point. )
Weren't there two incidents for the cab driver? Really scary as the presumed RH apparently had hunted down the cab driver after the Shannan Gilbert incidence and threatened the driver with a gun -- overheard by the dispatcher.There also was the taxi dispatcher who heard the exchange between her and the presumed RH.
I think it will be really hard to predict how wide ranging this case will go. The investigation is driven by Suffolk County, NY (where so many of the bodies were found) and includes multiple agencies. Would not other counties and jurisdictions be responsible for launching their own investigations of any unsolved crimes in their areas?
I'm not sure what it might take for an investigation of this size to launch in South Carolina, nor who would pay for it.
I think LE in Atlantic City would have to make the call whether to take another look or if they already have and said "not our guy."
What tugs at my mind is John Bittrolff, still protesting his innocence but convicted of two murders in 2014, using DNA, then cutting edge, but I suspect he was charged and convicted without the intense study of digital data that is available now and incredible valuable in this Gilgo case.
IF Newsday is right about Sandra Costilla being considered an RH victim, then will it come out that Bittrolff was convicted because his DNA proved he had sex with the two women, but as his attorney said, "proof of sex is not proof of murder." Apparently Bittrolff's DNA was not found on Costilla or he would have been charged there too.
I don't think LE will look at "solved" crimes, but wonder about the Innocence Foundation getting involved. I would hope that IF the taskforce did stumble into evidence that RH was responsible for Bittrolff's two, it would look into it for justice's sake. They should have enough evidence to solve a lot of mysteries.
You still have to present a case in a court of law. It's not just about solving a case, it's also about winning a case.If they have a solid forensic case it should be fine.
Right there with ya, Fredna. Add to that the fact that all of these victims were sex workers who may have had contact with more than one person in the course of the evening, and YIKES if you don't have every i dotted.I am concerned with regard to Bittrolff's conviction, as well. I think there were two sources of DNA (one Bittrolff and an unknown other) presented in his trial. Also, sawdust/wood chips found on victims were associated with Bittrolff. But, now we have "woodworking/carpentry" related RH with these other victims. Definitely something to consider.
jmo
Totally agreed on this. NYPost: "John Bittrolff was one of Heuermann's 200-plus alleged Google searches related to the Gilgo Beach case, according to his bail application"I am concerned with regard to Bittrolff's conviction, as well. I think there were two sources of DNA (one Bittrolff and an unknown other) presented in his trial. Also, sawdust/wood chips found on victims were associated with Bittrolff. But, now we have "woodworking/carpentry" related RH with these other victims. Definitely something to consider.
jmo
Yes. At the motel and a second incident on a dead end street where the driver was called to pick up a woman sw who was being harassed by someone who looked like Rex. Separate incidents. Some of us here at WS were able to find the motel on Google Maps. It’s closed now, but the description of it, the room, the parking lot and side street where the Rex looking attacker parked all fit the witness account. I haven’t read it ina while, but it was very scary.Weren't there two incidents for the cab driver? Really scary as the presumed RH apparently had hunted down the cab driver after the Shannan Gilbert incidence and threatened the driver with a gun -- overheard by the dispatcher.
Need MSM for statement "she hosted the parties", no evidence she invited anyone to her house for sexual activities.