MI MI - Deangelo Martin, 34, suspected serial killer, rapist of sex workers in their 50s, Detroit, 2019

[dotr]

Police: Suspected serial killer, rapist on the loose in Detroit
"Detroit police are on the hunt for a suspected serial killer and rapist on the city's east side.

Chief James Craig said the killer appears to be targeting sex workers in their 50s and luring them to vacant houses, where he raped and killed them between March 19 and Wednesday.

Police believe at least three murders are connected. The first occurred around March 19, when police found a dead, naked woman in a vacant house on the 2000 block of Coventry Street. On May 24, another woman was found raped and murdered in a vacant house on the 15000 block of Linnhurst Street. And on Wednesday, police discovered another victim in an undisclosed location"

 

[dotr]

June 5 2019
Detroit police hunt serial killer targeting sex workers
"Detroit police chief James Craig said the three homicides all happened inside vacant houses, and that all three victims were prostitutes. All were found in various stages of decomposition.

Craig added there are other connections between the cases, which he didn't want to release to the public yet.

"We believe this is a serial murderer and rapist, and we want to alert all sex workers — particularly those who work inside vacant houses — to beware," Craig said.

The most recent victim was discovered Wednesday morning in a vacant house in the 3000 block of Mack Avenue. Other victims were found May 24 and March 19; one was white and one was black, and their ages were 52 and 53."
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Serial killer, rapist targeting sex workers on Detroit's east side
"According to police, the chief said they have been in the middle of the investigation which started several months ago, beginning with an incident on March 19 in the 20000 block of Coventry, where the female victim was totally disrobed.

Chief Craig said that on May 24, on the east side of Detroit, there was another death that was believed to be in connection to the March 19 incident. A woman's body was discovered in the 13000 block of Linhurst, between Gratiot and Chalmers, on the city's east side. Wednesday morning, a woman's decomposed naked body was found inside a vacant home on Mack near Mt. Elliot.

The chief said it wasn't until the murder this morning that they believe they have the "makings of a serial killer and rapist that's operating on the east side of Detroit."

 

[Lmustang89]

Interesting comments from people that live in the area:
Metro DETROIT Crime & Homicide

I am from the suburbs outside of Detroit (but work in Detroit) - This has been the local talk on many facebook pages and the news.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Detroit police hunt serial killer targeting sex workers

Detroit — Police officials said Wednesday they believe a serial killer and rapist responsible for the slayings of three women is on the loose on the city's east side...

dotr: My apologies. I started a thread about this developing case, too, but will ask to have it deleted. I didn't see your thread prior to posting. Sorry.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

What we know: Detroit police investigating potential serial killer, rapist targeting sex workers

DETROIT - Authorities are investigating a potential serial killer and rapist, believed to be targeting sex workers on Detroit's east side.

According to Detroit Police Chief James Craig, there are three killings they believe to have been committed by one man...

 

[dotr]

Detroit police hunt serial killer targeting sex workers

Detroit — Police officials said Wednesday they believe a serial killer and rapist responsible for the slayings of three women is on the loose on the city's east side...

dotr: My apologies. I started a thread about this developing case, too, but will ask to have it deleted. I didn't see your thread prior to posting. Sorry.

No problem whatsoever, thanks for saying that, i have inadvertently duplicated many threads over the years.

 

[Wagtales10]

That is a very specific group to target. Wonder if he is a Jon who has prior solicitation charges.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Police Chief Warns About Possible Serial Killer, Rapist In Detroit

Suspect appears to be targeting prostitutes

..."We want to get the information out, particularly to our sex worker community; it's very important," the chief said. "We're in the middle of an investigation that actually started several months ago, but it wasn't until the murder today that we're convinced that we believe we have the makings of a serial killer rapist that has been operating on the east side of Detroit."...

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Possible serial murders shine light on Detroit's vacant homes

Detroit — The city has razed thousands of vacant structures in recent years, but thousands more still stand, serving as havens for squatters, drug dealers, addicts, prostitutes — and killers.

The recent discoveries of three women’s bodies inside abandoned houses on the city’s east side, which police said may be the work of a serial killer, are the latest example of what is a regular occurrence in Detroit...

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Detroit police chief to address case of possible serial killer

3 women may be linked to same killer

DETROIT - Detroit Police Chief James Craig is holding a news conference Friday morning to discuss the case of a possible serial killer targeting women on the city's east side.

This week the family of one of the victims spoke with Local 4 and is sharing why they believe investigators initially dropped the ball on the case...

 

[dotr]

rbbm.
Detroit police working to identify 3rd victim in possible serial killer case
Victims

• Nancy Harrison - Body discovered on March 19 on Coventry Street -- she is considered the first victim.
• Travesene Ellis - Body discovered on May 24 on Linnhurst Street -- she is considered the second victim.
• Police have not identified the third victim, who was found in a vacant house on Mack Avenue on Wednesday, June 5. They are asking for the public's help in identifying her. Anyone with information needs to contact police at 313-596-2260.

• Chief Craig is scheduled to speak at 10 a.m. Friday.
• Officers will be clearing vacant dwellings in the surrounding area. Detroit police said these dwellings will be boarded up.
• Eric Ford, President of Detroit 300 will be in attendance, and has stated: "I believe we have the best police department in the United S tates The Detroit 300 are the eyes and years for DPD, and we're out here just trying to make a difference, every day."

 

[dotr]

 

[lucylulu]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/detroit-board-vacant-homes-serial-killer-targeting-sex/story?id=63551350&cid=social_twitter_abcn

Detroit's mayor is vowing to board up the city's vacant homes in the wake of a potential serial killer who may be using the empty dwellings to target victims.

After three victims were discovered, Detroit Police Chief James Craig warned this week that the suspect may be a serial killer and rapist who is singling out sex workers.

It's possible another victim could be in one of the many vacant houses on the east side, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said at a news conference on Friday.

Officers will be deployed -- beginning Friday -- to go into every open and abandoned house on the east side over the next few weeks to make sure there are no more victims, the mayor said. The houses will then be boarded up.

more at link

 

[happyday]

Detroit police identify person of interest in potential serial killer case

There’s now a named POI, a homeless man.

 

[dotr]

Detroit police identify person of interest in potential serial killer case

There’s now a named POI, a homeless man.

Detroit police take person of interest into custody in serial killer case

"Two photos Kenneth DeAngelo Martin who Detroit Police identified as a person of interest in the serial killer case, according to Police Chief James Craig. He described as a 34-year-old black male, 5-foot-9, approximately 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. (Photo: Detroit Police Dept.)

Friday afternoon, Chief Craig gave a description of the third victim. The woman is described as an African-American woman, around 55-years-old, 5-foot-one and 100 pounds. He believes the woman may have been dead three or four days before she was discovered by police. Officers are in the process of talking to the woman's family."

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Detroit police arrest person of interest in possible serial killer case

DETROIT - Detroit police arrested a person of interest Friday in a possible serial killer case.

Chief James Craig said police were looking to speak with Deangelo Kenneth Martin, a 34-year-old homeless man known to frequent the area where bodies of three women were found...

Detroit police arrest person of interest in serial killer case

Detroit — Police have arrested a person of interest in connection with the deaths of three women believed to be the work of a serial killer, Chief James Craig said Friday evening.

The chief identified the arrested man as Deangelo Kenneth Martin...

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Person of interest in Detroit serial killer case charged with sexually assaulting woman

Deangelo Martin charged with assault with intent to murder, first-degree CSC

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Detroit serial killing suspect charged in separate attack

A man arrested last week and described as a person of interest in the suspected serial killings of three female sex workers was charged Monday in a separate attack on a woman.

Deangelo Kenneth Martin, 34, is expected to be arraigned Monday afternoon on one count of assault with intent to murder, and four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said...

 

[dotr]

Detroit serial killing suspect charged in separate attack

A man arrested last week and described as a person of interest in the suspected serial killings of three female sex workers was charged Monday in a separate attack on a woman.

Deangelo Kenneth Martin, 34, is expected to be arraigned Monday afternoon on one count of assault with intent to murder, and four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said...

Thank goodness they caught this guy, heaven only knows how many more people would have been harmed if they had not, wondering if there are any more victim? imo.

 

[doodles1211]

There is a woman missing that was last seen with this guy...

MI - MI - Deborah Reynolds, 64, Detroit, Wayne County, 2 Aug 2018 *dementia*