GUILTY TX - Billy Joe Harris for rapes of elderly women in 6 counties, 2011

[Texas Mist]

So, all we know so far is that the woman is 80 and was released from the hospital. She's with her caretaker, which tells me that she has some health care needs and was most likely quite vulnerable.

St. Eugene's Catholic Church is 10 miles north of Moody, in the town of McGregor, but has no Mass on Monday. There's a 8 am Spanish Mass on Sunday and an 11:30 English Mass on Sunday.

Are they announcing exactly when she was raped?

One of the links only says "early Monday morning" (today)....that makes it a little more than 90 days since the previous attack.

This creep isn't waiting 6mos or a year to attack again.

And yeah - the house w/ the address is a little unsettling....Like you, if this were my mom, I don't think I'd want a pic of her house & address announced.

However, if I lived in the vicinity, I would probably wanna know at least which neighborhood.

Kinda like naming the retirement community where one of the attacks occurred....people who have loved ones living there probably would like to know what's going on.

FWIW, if you look at the 1700 block of Ave. D. in Moody, it's not too far from Hwy 7, which intersects a few miles out from Hwy 77......this were the 2 hwys previously mentioned by LE that concern them.

Rightfully so it appears.

I hope this time there's some clues that help LE get this .

 

[Missizzy]

Is the front window of the house--all the way to the right--open? Hasn't it been awfully cold?

I agree about the home being shown. I'd want to know too. I mean, we know where our rapist here in Ashland has struck (but it's a public space). By showing this woman's house her name will be known to everyone, though. I guess in a small town that's inevitable anyway.

I almost wonder if this lady was quite incapacitated and therefore the privacy issue wouldn't be a concern. Or maybe she was anxious for everyone to know. I wonder about the caretaker issue. One would think if she needed caretaking, rather than drop in home health care, there would be someone there at night.

I'm so hoping they get some good evidence. Have we brought up the issue of the Call Alert necklaces? I was wondering if this guy might have access to some records that way ie disabilities, address, name, age, marital status, living arrangements, etc.

The Texas ladies must be having heart failure about now.

 

[Missizzy]

There's a guy on MS I've been watching. He's from Yoakum but goes to Texas State/San Marcos. Moody is a straight shot up I-35 from San Marcos, 111 miles. I just found this in San Marcos. Just sayin'.

http://www.city-data.com/businesses/841443674-clocks-das-tick-tock-haus-san-marcos-tx.html

Wonder if they fix church bells?

 

[Texas Mist]

Is the front window of the house--all the way to the right--open? Hasn't it been awfully cold?

I agree about the home being shown. I'd want to know too. I mean, we know where our rapist here in Ashland has struck (but it's a public space). By showing this woman's house her name will be known to everyone, though. I guess in a small town that's inevitable anyway.

I almost wonder if this lady was quite incapacitated and therefore the privacy issue wouldn't be a concern. Or maybe she was anxious for everyone to know. I wonder about the caretaker issue. One would think if she needed caretaking, rather than drop in home health care, there would be someone there at night.

I'm so hoping they get some good evidence. Have we brought up the issue of the Call Alert necklaces? I was wondering if this guy might have access to some records that way ie disabilities, address, name, age, marital status, living arrangements, etc.

The Texas ladies must be having heart failure about now.

It has been cold....I wonder if the SR got in thru that window....even the days with the high temps in low 70's had low temps in the 40's....it's been pretty windy here too.

I haven't seen any more info on suspect description...and so far, I can't find where *any* of the Austin news stations are talking about this latest rape...just the Waco/Temple/Bryan media.

I'm very disappointed in the Austin media....just because the creep isn't attacking in Austin, doesn't mean that folks in the Austin metro area aren't concerned for friends & family just up the road. :banghead:

 

[Missizzy]

ITA, Texas Mist. I'm disappointed in the Austin media also. Don't they realize that the world usually looks to them for news on Texas? And so many Austin people have relatives scattered across the state. What happened to the Governor's Task Force? Shouldn't they be giving updates? I wonder what would happen if this guy started crawling in windows and raping 6 year olds? Would we go weeks between news stories?

I'm almost afraid to say this but is the media guilty of marginalizing these women and minimizing these crimes due ageism--just as they can do with race or socio-economic level? Who cares about a drug using hooker? Who cares about an illegal worker? Who cares about an elderly church lady?

We, and a lot of others do!!!!

 

[A_News_Junkie]

I don't think this article has been posted yet:
http://www.kxxv.com/global/story.asp?s=12065663

 

[Texas Mist]

I don't think this article has been posted yet:
http://www.kxxv.com/global/story.asp?s=12065663

The article you linked to says the lady lived alone....I watched the video & it said there'd been a break-in & something stolen a couple weeks ago - and an outside light knocked out...reporter also said no electricity or phone lines cut in this incident...the vid also showed several LEOs standing looking the window that looked like it was open (the one MissIzzy & I were looking at earlier).

I was a little freaked out there was a lady in the video, whose mother is a neighbor of the lady attacked this morning -- that said she was afraid for her mother because she's elderly & lives alone! gah! I hope the freak doesn't come back for the neighbor lady!

ETA:

I watched the video "Investigators In Moody To Determine If Twilight Rapist Struck Again" at this link http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/85826312.html and the caretaker says the vic in today's attack is 'fragile' and "don't even weigh 100 lbs probably".....reporter says that the caretaker said that the vic told her a couple weeks ago some things had been moved around inside her house & 3-4 days ago outside light broken...also mentioned a security stick on back door had been broken.

Also says LE won't confirm if the vic had been raped.

 

[Missizzy]

And he is known to come back. I'm just not sure how I feel about the identification of the crime scene. It feels "off" somehow. It's what we would see if the woman were murdered (thank you, God). One of the first things I noticed is that this woman also has a son who checks on her. That's the second time we've heard that. Could that be anything? No word about the caretaker and how often she's checked on. I wonder if the woman called 911 on her own or was found. Notice that her caretaker says she doesn't go out much. That makes me think that church was not a factor in this case. I think TM is right in that the house if highly visible from the highway.

How could it NOT be our guy unless it's a copy cat? Something stolen (let me guess, a deerhead, a clock?), a broken light? This guy is totally freaking me out!! How could you not crawl out of your skin if you are over 60 in Central Texas and have had a recent theft or break in or find a broken light? I would think that the DPS would have their hands full with women who are just a bit "up in arms".

TM, tell Governor Perry to cut short the dinner party and call an emergency meeting of the Task Force!!

 

[Texas Mist]

And he is known to come back. I'm just not sure how I feel about the identification of the crime scene. It feels "off" somehow. It's what we would see if the woman were murdered (thank you, God). One of the first things I noticed is that this woman also has a son who checks on her. That's the second time we've heard that. Could that be anything? No word about the caretaker and how often she's checked on. I wonder if the woman called 911 on her own or was found. Notice that her caretaker says she doesn't go out much. That makes me think that church was not a factor in this case. I think TM is right in that the house if highly visible from the highway.

How could it NOT be our guy unless it's a copy cat? Something stolen (let me guess, a deerhead, a clock?), a broken light? This guy is totally freaking me out!! How could you not crawl out of your skin if you are over 60 in Central Texas and have had a recent theft or break in or find a broken light? I would think that the DPS would have their hands full with women who are just a bit "up in arms".

TM, tell Governor Perry to cut short the dinner party and call an emergency meeting of the Task Force!!

Did you watch the vid in my previous post - #77?

They don't show the house but you can see that it's right on a highway....reporter said hwy 107.

Maybe this attack isn't the SR but there's too many similarities -- tiny, fragile elderly lady living alone, in a nice brick house in a small community w/ small police force (one of the comments I read in my link in #77 said LE force had been reduced in past few years)....break-in before the attack...busted outside light.....and the close proximity to hwy 7 & hwy 77.

I've been reading as many comments to articles as I can -- some peeps wonder if SR is hitting communities w/ small police forces because there's less likely to be a presence in the wee hours.

Scary!!

You're right - Gov. Perry needs to let go of his BBQ'd ribs long enough to make sure LE gets this freak!!

ETA:

go read the comments here -- http://www.kbtx.com/local/headlines/85828512.html?storySection=comments

These ladies have reason to be scared!!

 

[Ruflossn]

Hi Ya'll ~
I have been reading on this thread regularly. I can not believe this creep may have struck again. The coincidences of things being moved around etc........... is unsettling. IF this is not the twilight rapist, I believe it will be someone who has been reading about the TR attacks and is mimicking his sick crimes.

I am so saddened by this sick crime.

 

[Missizzy]

Texas Mist--Because I think that LE checks WS, I'm going to post a snip from that comment page. I'm hoping this person calls in a tip. You are so right. It's downright terrifying!!

http://www.kbtx.com/local/headlines/85828512.html?storySection=comments

Posted from College Station 3/1/10
"...i could not get his license number, i starred at him with my hands on my hips , he left,this was maybe 2 months ago he was in a medium green station wagon, 2 weeks ago he was in a small white car, i stopped before i got to my street, I put my phone to my ear, he drove around me then..."

 

[Missizzy]

Does anyone know any statistics concerning elderly women calling LE? I wonder if they call about the same as everyone else, less, more?

I've been so concerned from the beginning of the hunt for this rapist that women will keep their fear to themselves so as to assure their freedom and to not frighten their families.

 

[justthinkin]

It sure would pay to know how old or how new the street views were for Google Maps for this street. Caught on Google Maps, probably around midday, are two trucks heading opposite directions on Ave D. basically in front of the victim's house. One is a maroon cab and a half pick-up. All I know is it isn't a Toyota. I'm thinking GM. I've worked and worked to get the license plate, but the map does crazy things when I try to zoom in on it. I can just make out the driver, but really can't tell much other than to see kind of an outline of the driver.
Maybe someone here will have better luck. If we could just pull that plate number! Or if we could read the white writing on the side of his tires to see what brand they are!

There's also a black pick up heading the other direction, but for some reason the map won't allow me to zoom in on it at all. So I haven't even been able to bring up a side view of it.

I've scanned the area around the victim's house to see where the perp could have been watching her from. It's fairly open area, but with some large heavy trees. Across Ave D is a railroad track, and a few large trees there also. This rapist has to be driving to get to these women, but where would he have parked his vehicle to attack this victim? In her driveway? Since Moody is a small town, he wouldn't have parked in front of her house on Ave D because anyone could see him there. Except maybe at the times he's striking he's counting on no one being around or being awake. I would bet he scopes out the traffic at the approx. time he plans to enter a victim's residence.

I wonder if this guy makes deliveries to feed stores or something of that nature? Like a Purina route salesman or something like that, someone who works in a distributing capacity? Could he be someone who trims trees for a living? Could he be working as a solicitor of some sort? That would sure make it easy for him to scope out women. Then all he has to do after determining their age is to check to see no other vehicles show up towards the evening hours. That could be how he determines they live alone.

What about one of these door to door steak salesmen? We get them in the city. They ring the bell, and say they just made thier last delivery for the day, but have some boxes left over. (terrible steaks) I bought them once. LOL.

I am just pulling my hair out that the word is not getting out to these elderly women in these towns in central Texas that there's a rapist on the loose. It sure sounds like this guy had already been in this lady's house prior to the rape since the caretaker said things had been moved around inside the house. What the H? When are the cops in these small towns going to do stake-outs at these break-ins where an elderly woman resides????

 

[Texas Mist]

There's a new video "Elderly Woman Possible Twilight Rapist Victim" at this link

http://www.kwtx.com/localnews/headlines/85826312.html#

In it, reporter says that neighbors say there was a "clock moved" inside the vic's home.

Creepy - didn't take the clock but just had to touch it!!

 

[IWannaKnow]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moody,_Texas

Moody, Texas

Moody is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,400 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is well served by its police department.
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http://www.moodytexas.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12&Itemid=28

http://www.co.mclennan.tx.us/sheriff/phone.aspx

Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Larry Lynch
901 Washington Ave.
Waco, TX 76701
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So, Moody is actually served by a police force which is 43 minutes away from the victims residence, that could easily explain how he is getting away with this and I am sure he knows this...

ETA: also from Wikipedia - 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moody,_Texas

 

[A_News_Junkie]

There's a new video "Elderly Woman Possible Twilight Rapist Victim" at this link

http://www.kwtx.com/localnews/headlines/85826312.html#

In it, reporter says that neighbors say there was a "clock moved" inside the vic's home.

Creepy - didn't take the clock but just had to touch it!!

Okay, this is an odd question, but in that clip they show what appears to be investigators walking near a rail road -- have all our victims been near a rail road- could our perp being using the train as transportation?

 

[Texas Mist]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moody,_Texas

Moody, Texas

Moody is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,400 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is well served by its police department.
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http://www.moodytexas.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12&Itemid=28

http://www.co.mclennan.tx.us/sheriff/phone.aspx

Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Larry Lynch
901 Washington Ave.
Waco, TX 76701
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So, Moody is actually served by a police force which is 43 minutes away from the victims residence, that could easily explain how he is getting away with this and I am sure he knows this...

ETA: also from Wikipedia - 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moody,_Texas

Moody has a local police department altho I'm sure it's very small - given the fire department is volunteer.....Waco is the county seat for McLennan county so Sheriff's office is located there.

 

[Texas Mist]

Okay, this is an odd question, but in that clip they show what appears to be investigators walking near a rail road -- have all our victims been near a rail road- could our perp being using the train as transportation?

I suppose he could but sounds like it would be hard to do the surveillance - and get away after the crime...IOW, trains don't really stop in a town.

There's not train stations in Central Texas except for one in Taylor & ya can catch a train to Fort Worth.

Lots of active railroads but I only see them used for transporting things like cattle, cars, grain, limestone, corn syrup, fuel, etc.

 

[IWannaKnow]

OK, I'm wondering if you could go to Wikipedia for any given town and determine how many homes have a person over 65 living alone....for example Moody has 529 households from the 2000 census. Wiki says they have 16.3% of households with someone 65 or older living alone, which quick calculations tell me there would be approximately 85 houses with single seniors living in them. Where would you go from there to narrow down which of those houses contained single, elderly females??? Could that be done from the internet?

 

[IWannaKnow]

Moody has a local police department altho I'm sure it's very small - given the fire department is volunteer.....Waco is the county seat for McLennan county so Sheriff's office is located there.

TM - are you sure they have a police force of their own? The links I saw from the town don't lead me to believe that. The town pages list a number to call, but that goes directly to McLennan Co. Sheriff's office, which makes me think that they are the first responders....