IL IL - Lane Bryant Murders, Tinley Park, 2 Feb 2008

[lareportera]

I mean, I have to imagine she still bears a lot of trauma from this crime. And yes, there is a possibility the perp is dead or locked up for another crime, but it's also equally possible that he is still out there. I can't imagine the fear of knowing that the person who almost killed you, who DID kill five other women, is still out there, and police seem no closer to solving this crime than they were nearly 20 years ago. Add in the fact that, as you say, her information is available online with not much digging, and I would be hesitant to put myself out there.

So they don't want to talk because the killer is still out there, mind you there's never been a recorded case where a killer goes back to kill his stranger victim over 20 years later. If anything the fact I could pull up her address would mean the killer could have it found it too but seems like he's not interested in reaching out. And wouldn't it be all the more reason to speak anonymously if needed in order to solve the case and make sure this guy doesn't have a chance to do it again? And if the bullet went through her neck but just happened to miss vital signs wouldn't she been in hospital longer than a few days. We saw what happened to Kirk, a bullet through the neck is not an easy thing to recover from. More questions than answers at this point.

 

[tara83]

So they don't want to talk because the killer is still out there, mind you there's never been a recorded case where a killer goes back to kill his stranger victim over 20 years later. If anything the fact I could pull up her address would mean the killer could have it found it too but seems like he's not interested in reaching out. And wouldn't it be all the more reason to speak anonymously if needed in order to solve the case and make sure this guy doesn't have a chance to do it again? And if the bullet went through her neck but just happened to miss vital signs wouldn't she been in hospital longer than a few days. We saw what happened to Kirk, a bullet through the neck is not an easy thing to recover from. More questions than answers at this point.

What makes you think she didn't tell the police everything she knew?

 

[lareportera]

What makes you think she didn't tell the police everything she knew?

I'm sure she did. Some of us believe that by her doing an interview with media or a doc (which the brother of Wanda has attempted to reach out to her) and concealed her identity could generate the buzz needed to solve the case. Also it's 20 years , police are not doing their job clearly, complete secrecy, she could put pressure on the case by at least speaking on known facts of the case. So many things to do. I'm less inclined to believe she was involved but there's enough for a theory where the description given of the suspect is made up or misleadingly off.

 

[SteveL]

The TP police have put us (the public) on a need-to-know basis for the last 18 years. They ask us for our help but do not provide us with anything to go on but a sketch that may be right and a snippet from a 911 call with a muffled voice. Why not give us a little more to go on. Are they afraid this case might be solved? 18 years now what do we have to lose?

I personally called the tipline, sent emails, and even spoke with Tinley Park officers with solid tips. They acted like I was bothering them. They botched this, and I think are covering it to avoid embarrassment. This case will never be solved because Tinley Park police don't want it to be solved.

 

[jbirner]

I personally called the tipline, sent emails, and even spoke with Tinley Park officers with solid tips. They acted like I was bothering them. They botched this, and I think are covering it to avoid embarrassment. This case will never be solved because Tinley Park police don't want it to be solved.

I agree that they botched this and probably won't solve this, although there is a part of me that likes to think they are onto something and are just keeping quiet about it. I doubt that though and, in the end, it is the families that will probably never know who killed their loved ones and why.

 

[tilomagnet]

I would not be so pessimistic that this will never be solved; Also leadership of TPD may change and they may become more engaged and commited to solve this in the future. Stranger things have happened. however it gets more and more unlikely that the perp will be brought to trial. Someone who commits atrocities like that will likely face a timely ending, if this guy is even alive today.

 

[sunspun]

Was any DNA left at the scene that they can re-analyze with more modern methods today?

 

[lareportera]

Was any DNA left at the scene that they can re-analyze with more modern methods today?

i mean the guy was there for 45 minutes, touched things, brought papers with him, taped them up, and not a single piece of DNA has brought him to justice, I dont know if they had any DNA, that;s another thing police have been secretive on. It's truly incredible what TPPD has been able to get away with. To have a mass murder in their hands and to keep things in secret for decades. Those who say the perp is probably dead anyways.. wrong zero prove of that.