MD/NJ - Palak Patel, 21, murdered in Hanover by husband, who was last seen in Newark,13 April 2015

[parliamenth0l]

First time making a thread, so sorry if I get anything wrong about posting. I frequent the FBI top 10 often and was surprised to see this guy, Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel, has still not been found and he doesn't have a forum on here either.

BHADRESHKUMAR CHETANBHAI PATEL | Federal Bureau of Investigation

Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution - First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, First Degree Assault, Second Degree Assault, Dangerous Weapon with Intent to Injure

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Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Both husband (he was 24) and wife (she was 21)were working at a Dunkin' Donuts in Hanover when he struck her multiple times with an object and stabbed her, killing her - this was 4/12/15. Charged with unlawful flight 4/20. Last seen at Newark Penn Station in Newark, New Jersey 4/13. Surveillance footage captures them walking off-camera and then husband leaving.


Hope to bring some more attention to this case.

 

[Money-Theme]

If he is anywhere, he is definitely hiding in the Edison/Woodbridge area of NJ. Specifically, in the Edison-Iselin border area near Oak Tree Rd, there isn't a better place for a south Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bengali, Sri Lankan, etc.) on the east coast of the United States to hide out in plain sight due to the demographics of the area.

 

[parliamenth0l]

If he is anywhere, he is definitely hiding in the Edison/Woodbridge area of NJ. Specifically, in the Edison-Iselin border area near Oak Tree Rd, there isn't a better place for a south Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bengali, Sri Lankan, etc.) on the east coast of the United States to hide out in plain sight due to the demographics of the area.

Interesting, I know that NJ overall has a really high South Asian population but don't know much else about the state. Yaser Abdel Said was hiding in plain sight as a taxi driver so I guess anything is possible, but I assumed he was out of the country.

Thanks for replying! This case gets so little attention despite being on the FBI Top 10.

 

[Money-Theme]

Woodbridge area

Interesting, I know that NJ overall has a really high South Asian population but don't know much else about the state. Yaser Abdel Said was hiding in plain sight as a taxi driver so I guess anything is possible, but I assumed he was out of the country.

Thanks for replying! This case gets so little attention despite being on the FBI Top 10.

I'm just speculating IF he's still in the country, specifically since he was last seen in Newark, he could easily hide out there. Edison and Woodbridge Township are two towns next to one another and have a combined population of 250,000. Over 60% of the two town's population is of South Asian descent (will probably be higher after the new census). I'm not even factoring in the New Brunswick/Piscataway area a couple miles away with the large population of Rutgers students who are of South Asian descent.

 

[RobertCatesby]

I'm in central NJ and my town has almost more Indian than white people, it's definitely not universal for surrounding areas but in places like Edison, New Brunswick he would have zero issue blending in like you guys said. I highly doubt he hasn't left the country by now though, although then again I don't know how his name wouldn't have appeared in a flight log by now.

 

[parliamenth0l]

I'm in central NJ and my town has almost more Indian than white people, it's definitely not universal for surrounding areas but in places like Edison, New Brunswick he would have zero issue blending in like you guys said. I highly doubt he hasn't left the country by now though, although then again I don't know how his name wouldn't have appeared in a flight log by now.

Thats something that I’ve always wondered, how convicts escape internationally and don’t get caught immediately. Traveling overseas is pretty tough, lol

 

[Rikissa]

There's a Wikipedia page about him, he was placed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives in April 2017.

Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[parliamenth0l]

There's a Wikipedia page about him, he was placed on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives in April 2017.

Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

thanks for sharing! I've been following this case on the t10 for a while and I wish there was more discussion about it.

 

[Rikissa]

The thread had bern posted in a forum that few people look into, so I decided to move it here, hopefully more posters will participate.

 

[sds71]

"We hope this $1 million reward attracts greater attention to our tireless search for Bhadreshkumar Patel and leads to the tips we need to provide justice for Palak Patel, who was brutally murdered by her husband," said FBI Baltimore Special Agent in Charge Jimmy Paul. "The increased reward reflects the seriousness of Patel's crime and all the cases on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List."

Anyone with information regarding Bhadreshkumar should not approach him, as he is considered armed and extremely dangerous.

Decade-Long Manhunt: $1M reward offered for man accused of killing wife at Dunkin' Donuts in Hanover

The FBI and Anne Arundel County Police have raised the reward to $1M for information leading to the arrest of Bhadreshkumar Patel, accused of murdering his wife at a Hanover Dunkin' Donuts in 2015.

www.wmar2news.com

 

[Lebowski]

this is a weird one. why were they working a shift while visiting relatives?

one thought:
she had told her family over the phone that she wanted to return to India, moments before he killed her. the police infer that they had an argument about returning to india and that was the motive for the murder. my gut says that by "return to india" she also meant leaving him, and he knew that.

 

[Rikissa]

this is a weird one. why were they working a shift while visiting relatives?

The visit was most likely not a 'pleasure visit', they were there to provide help in the coffee shop for their relatives, who might have needed a couple of days off for some reason.

 

[parliamenth0l]

this is a weird one. why were they working a shift while visiting relatives?

one thought:
she had told her family over the phone that she wanted to return to India, moments before he killed her. the police infer that they had an argument about returning to india and that was the motive for the murder. my gut says that by "return to india" she also meant leaving him, and he knew that.

I would wager that you are right. I can't imagine how scary it must have been for her to be in a horrible relationship in a foreign country with nowhere to go.

 

[ivylambs]

Bhadreshkumar Patel has been on the FBI's top ten list for nine years now. The reward was recently increased to $1,000,000.

He was last seen at Newark Penn Station, which links through NJT and Amtrak to Newark International Airport.

Reward Increases to $1 Million for FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Bhadreshkumar Patel | Federal Bureau of Investigation

The FBI is increasing the reward for information leading to the arrest of Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel.

www.fbi.gov