I was driving home tonight and was thinking about Pastor Daniels when something occurred to me. I read that the murderer had poured some type of liquid at the scene to destroy DNA evidence. When I first read that I didn't think much of it other than the person was seeking to destroy evidence; but, today it occurred to me that it was odd that the person brought along any chemical in the first place. Why did they think they might be leaving DNA evidence and why did they use the chemical on Pastor Daniels body?
Here is what I am thinking. I think the person intended to leave saliva, sperm, urine or their own blood on Pastor Daniels body. BTK never actually raped any of his victims (though he threatened to) and instead would masturbate on their clothes; but, he never attempted to destroy DNA evidence as it was not checked for back in the day.
You might ask why this is important. I am wondering how many other murder cases involved people using whatever the liquid was to destroy DNA evidence and whether or not this might also be why her hair was set on fire. While this type of thing may be common on tv crime shows, it is extremely rare in real life.
I would also ask Foxfire whether or not IK ever used liquids to destroy DNA evidence, if he did then he just moved up on my list of possible suspects. If not, does anyone know of other cases in the last 15 years where this was done at a murder scene? I should also note that I feel like an idiot not having considered this before.
AQuestion, many organized prolific serial killers of the 21st century are very well read in preventing detection due to forensics and other residue evidence left at the crime scenes.. Guess, you could say that they are also the products of the CSI effect..
RE: BTK. AQ, this is not the 1980s, and many folks confuse the meaning of sex by escalated sadistic ritual sexual predators/serial killers, as was BTK. Think of them as a mountain lion stalking and eventually devouring their prey; ambushing/attacking, torturing/rituals, devouring the victim, mind, body, and spirit..
AQ, yes SK Israel Keyes, stocked his kill kits with fluids/drano and likely used bleach and other fluids on his innocent victims. Most households/churches, etc., have bleach and other cleaners and disinfectants on hand..
Serial killer Gary Hilton(GA 2008) also poured bleach on Meredith Emerson's torso after decapitating her. He placed/buried her head under a fallen tree over a mile away from her torso. GMH said it was due to forensics contamination and concealment.
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Aug 26, 2011 - meredith emerson had not been the only one missing in the forest. ... tabor, the businessman thought, that has to be gary hilton. ...... he decapitated and poured bleach over the body