OH IL/OH - SERIAL KILLER /rapist Samuel W. Legg, III -truck driver

[Owutatangledweb]

DNA connects Arizona man to 1997 Medina County rape, 4 homicides

Accused of four murders and rape. Linked by DNA.

 

[doodles1211]

I just read about this in the local news. To think he was able to walk around free as a bird... makes me sick.
Jumping for joy that he no longer is!

 

[Owutatangledweb]

I just wonder how far this case can go?

I remember a thread here about truck stop murders in Ohio, Pa, IN, IL, NY, etc. there were maps and all. Not sure if it was this one:

FBI Database links long-haul truckers, serial killings

Still looking for a map.

 

[Owutatangledweb]

I remember the thread contains a lot of info about Dr. No, but I haven't searched for him here yet or Goble who I think has a thread here, but quickly found this article that rang some bells for me.

Mysterious "Dr. No" May Have Been Serial Killer Responsible for Rash of 1980s Murders | Mysterious Universe

 

[Owutatangledweb]

Just a few quick articles I quickly found before I head to work:


Highway Serial Killings Initiative



The FBI's Tool For Tracking Highway Serial Killers


https://listverse.com/2015/10/31/10-serial-killing-long-haul-truckers/


FBI makes a connection between long-haul truckers, serial killings

 

[Owutatangledweb]

Man charged in Medina County cold case rape, now also charged with Austintown cold case murder

Charged in Austintown cold case murder due to DNA.

 

[Owutatangledweb]

I am linking this other websleuths thread. The year and location relative to Austintown shouldn't be ignored.

OH - OH - Kathryn Menendez, 16, & Sarah Boehm, 14, Berlin Reservoir, Jul & Aug 1994

 

[dotr]

VIDEO
Arizona truck driver charged in cold-case rape linked to 4 murders
Arizona truck driver charged in cold-case rape linked to 4 murders
Feb. 15, 2019 - 1:42 - Samuel Legg III, a former truck driver from Arizona, was charged in the 1997 Ohio rape of a 17-year-old girl, a cold case that has linked Legg to a 1992 murder, as well as three other murders through DNA evidence. Legg has been indicted in the rape case and 1992 murder, but is still awaiting indictment for the other two murders."
Arizona man arrested in 1997 Ohio cold case rape

 

[YESorNO]

Elyria cold case suspect had few brushes with law locally

Feb. 16, 2019

"ELYRIA — As authorities continue to delve into the past of Samuel Legg III, a look at his legal skirmishes locally reveal only a handful of encounters.

Legg was arraigned on rape charges in Medina County on Thursday in connection with a cold case from 1997. Later in the day, he also was indicted on murder charges in connection with the death of Sharon Lynn Kedzierski, whose body was found in 1992 at a truck stop in Austintown.

Elyria police also have reopened the investigation into the cold case of the death of Legg’s stepdaughter, Angela Hicks, whose body was found in 1990 near Midway Mall. Legg was a prime suspect in 1990, but police were never able to get the evidence they needed to charge him with the crime. He appears to once again be a prime suspect in Angela’s death.

Legg was charged with other crimes in Lorain County in the years before and after Angela’s death, but they were mostly theft-related...."

Elyria cold case suspect had few brushes with law locally
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[doozle]

I found this 2017 news article out of Chandler, AZ. Same guy? Looks like him to me.

https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2017/02/19/chandler-police-searching-for-missing-man

"Samuel suffers from Schizophrenia and might be looking to solicit rides to Tucson."

 

[margarita25]

Look at this / thread for his 14 year old stepdaughter:

OH - OH - Angela Hicks, 14, Elyria, disappeared July 21, 1990, found dead August 30, 1990

 

[Owutatangledweb]

Another article regarding the step-daughter.

Elyria reopens cold case after nearly 30 years as new clues emerge

 

[Owutatangledweb]

I found this 2017 news article out of Chandler, AZ. Same guy? Looks like him to me.

Chandler Police Searching For Missing Man

"Samuel suffers from Schizophrenia and might be looking to solicit rides to Tucson."

I'd say so.

 

[Owutatangledweb]

I sure would like to know what his truck routes were, who he worked for, and description of trucks.

 

[doozle]

A lot of details about his history in this article:

Possible serial killer on probation during '97 rape case

"It remains unclear where and when the other three homicides occurred. However, News 5 has confirmed that one of those homicides happened in Illinois..."

"In the months following his step-daughter’s death, Legg became an independent truck driver, a position he held for nearly a decade..."

"From at least 2016 through 2019, Legg was residing at a group home for mentally ill individuals in Chandler, Arizona..."

 

[Owutatangledweb]

Thank you doozle, this is excellent!

 

[doozle]

Half brother of Legg says his mom thought Sam killed Angela Hicks

 

[YESorNO]

Dazed and Delusional: Retracing the recent years of suspected serial killer Samuel Legg III (with clip)

Feb 22, 2019

"CLEVELAND — Alone and wandering, he sauntered down a rural road in the sun-bleached desert. He was looking for a man that didn’t exist. He was talking to no one. His skin, so badly burnt, deputies noted blisters on his scorched body. Dazed, disoriented and delusional, the man was later identified as Samuel William Legg III, the same man who, more than three years later, would be indicted, arrested and accused of being Northeast Ohio’s newest serial killer.

Through scores of court records, transcripts and police reports, News 5 has pieced together the four years leading up to Legg’s arrest last month for a rape that happened in Medina County in 1997. On the day of his arraignment, Legg was also indicted by a Mahoning County grand jury for the 1992 murder of a woman outside a truck stop near Austintown. The records and timelines uncovered by News 5 suggest Legg, who has also been linked to at least three more unsolved homicides, had lost his mind years before he lost his freedom....

Given Legg’s recent history of documented mental illness, a judge has ordered Legg to undergo an evaluation that will determine whether he is competent to stand trial and assist in his own defense.

That hearing has been scheduled for mid-April."

Suspected serial killer's recent years mired by delusions

 

[YESorNO]

Samuel Legg pleads not guilty at arraignment for 1992 murder of Sharon Kedzierski
Jury trial set to begin in April

Feb 26, 2019

"YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Samuel Legg, the Arizona man who Ohio Attorney General calls a "serial killer," was arraigned Tuesday in a Mahoning County court on murder charges for the 1992 slaying of Sharon Lynn Kedzierski.

Legg is charged with three counts of aggravated murder and one count of murder. He pleaded not guilty to all four counts....

Legg is currently being held in jail without bond. His jury trial is scheduled to start on April 29."

Alleged serial killer pleads not guilty to 1992 murder

 

[Owutatangledweb]

This case is too quiet. Photo of Sam Legg in 1990 at link. There are also old news articles as attachments at the bottom of the article.

After arrest of Medina rape suspect Samuel Legg, Elyria police reopen 1990 case of stepdaughter's homicide