CT CT - Edgar Rodriguez, 35, Redding, 21 Oct 1989

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Edgar Rodriguez's body, found on 10/21/1989, on the Bridgetown Hydraulic property,but the link says Newtown, 1/4 mile east of Redding.

http://www.ct.gov/despp/cwp/view.asp?a=4227&q=498110

Is there anyone else closer to that area that could tell us more about the property? Redding and Newtown are rather upscale towns, some with farms and such. Just seems a random place to dump bodies, unless the perpetrator worked for BHC?

 

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Wish I could find more info on this case but there seems to be nothing online. Wondering if Edgar had some connection to the company who owned the property.

 

[digitective]

Edgar Rodriguez's body, found on 10/21/1989, on the Bridgetown Hydraulic property,but the link says Newtown, 1/4 mile east of Redding.

http://www.ct.gov/despp/cwp/view.asp?a=4227&q=498110

Is there anyone else closer to that area that could tell us more about the property? Redding and Newtown are rather upscale towns, some with farms and such. Just seems a random place to dump bodies, unless the perpetrator worked for BHC?

Updated link here, since the one above is dead now: Cold Case Edgar Rodriguez

Edgar Rodriguez

Case #: A-89-368449	Soc.Sec.#: NA	Name: Edgar Rodriguez	Alias: None
Address: 20 Haviland St. Norwalk, CT	Height:	Weight:	Age:
Sex: M	Eyes:	Hair:	Complexion:
Race:	DOB: 05/08/1954	Date: 10/21/1989

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Details:
The Connecticut State Police Western District Major Crime Squad is investigating the death of Edgar Rodriguez.

On 10/21/1989 at approximately 10:15 a.m., two hikers discovered the body of Edgar Rodriguez lying face down in a wooded area of the Bridgeport Hydraulic Company property.

The property, is located on Newtown Turnpike, approximately 1/4 of a mile east of route #53, in the Town of Redding, Connecticut.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Connecticut State Police Western District Major Crime Squad at the numbers listed below.

Connecticut State Police
Western District Major Crime Squad
(800) 376-1554, (203) 267-2220
Email: Western District Major Crime Squad

 

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Pamela Jerome Pepper was also found on Bridgeport Hydraulic Company property in Redding, in 1986... wonder if these 2 cases are related?

 

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Is there anyone else closer to that area that could tell us more about the property? Redding and Newtown are rather upscale towns, some with farms and such. Just seems a random place to dump bodies, unless the perpetrator worked for BHC?

They are wealthy / upscale towns that are very woodsy and somewhat rural. The BHC took over a ton of people's land through eminent domain back in the day, in order to build reservoirs -- it was a whole controversy. So the land where he was found is probably mainly unoccupied forest, which is why it was a good place to hide a body.

While it's quite safe in general, Newtown in particular has been the location of a couple of very famous crimes: the Sandy Hook school shooting and the "wood chipper" murder of Helle Crafts.