GUILTY WA - Zina Linnik, 12, Tacoma, 4 July 2007

STEADFAST · Jul 14, 2007

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003788864_linnik14m.html

Adhahn's mother to news media re his recent crime:

I'm kind of out of my mind, too, now. I just feel sorry for the girl's family, that beautiful girl.

But that wasn't how she reacted when he pled guilty to rape:

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/109785.html

Court records note that his mother supported her son, and not the 16-year-old.
"His mother tried to talk the victim out of pursuing prosecution and blamed her for her victimization,” records state.

A little too late now for empathy for the victim.

Salem · Jul 14, 2007

Deport him h*ll - he needs to fry. I will actively find a way to work against any possible deportation. He needs the death penalty and he needs it bad......!!!!!:furious: :furious: :furious: :furious:

Socks · Jul 14, 2007

This was made by a very dear friend I know. She is an angel on Earth. Her name is Harley.

For Zina..

concernedperson · Jul 14, 2007

STEADFAST said:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003788864_linnik14m.html

Adhahn's mother to news media re his recent crime:

But that wasn't how she reacted when he pled guilty to rape:

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/109785.html

A little too late now for empathy for the victim.

Thanks for the articles as it helps see the progression of his psyche. He learned to play into the hands of his couselor during the treatment plan as it appears his urges were too intense to being incarcerated for any length of time. I believe his manipulation included his mother or not.She seemed pretty enabling. I think his escalation occurred many years ago and I firmly believe there are other victims. He knew he couldn't be incarcerated so he murdered the witnesses, his victims.

He needs to die for his crimes against humanity.

ceeaura · Jul 14, 2007

Socks said:
This was made by a very dear friend I know. She is an angel on Earth. Her name is Harley.

For Zina..

Beautiful work Harley!Thanks for posting it Socks

Salem · Jul 15, 2007

Yes, thanks Socks for sharing and thanks Harley for being so creative and caring.

This is such a sad case. I must admit I am amazed by the adacity of the perp. In an alley where several people were watching fireworks. I know they had all gone in, but still I would imagine there were still some people in that alley straggling in. So swift...... It shocks the senses.

May Zina rest in peace and prayers to her family.

Salem

SeriouslySearching · Jul 15, 2007

Salem said:
Deport him h*ll - he needs to fry. I will actively find a way to work against any possible deportation. He needs the death penalty and he needs it bad......!!!!!:furious: :furious: :furious: :furious:

I totally agree! The ship has sailed on that one, so to speak. Time for him to face REAL AMERICAN JUSTICE instead of the watered down version he was given before which left him able to commit these horrid crimes. (I hope the people responsible in letting him plea bargain out can't sleep knowing what they have done and how Zina's blood plus more is now on their hands. They should be charged with him!:behindbar )

CaliKid · Jul 15, 2007

Socks said:
This was made by a very dear friend I know. She is an angel on Earth. Her name is Harley.

For Zina..

A very special tribute to a very special little girl. Thanks.

Bobbisangel · Jul 15, 2007

concernedperson said:
Thanks for the articles as it helps see the progression of his psyche. He learned to play into the hands of his couselor during the treatment plan as it appears his urges were too intense to being incarcerated for any length of time. I believe his manipulation included his mother or not.She seemed pretty enabling. I think his escalation occurred many years ago and I firmly believe there are other victims. He knew he couldn't be incarcerated so he murdered the witnesses, his victims.

He needs to die for his crimes against humanity.

How were his urges to intense to being incarcerated for any length of time? I'm not following. How did he know that he couldn't be incarcerated? He is incarcerated right now for the murder of this little girl.

dannyodie · Jul 15, 2007

going back to adreanna jacksons case, I have been wondering now that this man has been caught in zinas case, where he might have been working two yrs ago when the jackson girl went missing. he could have very well been on his way to work and noticed her walking alone and picked her up and took her back across the interstate to the location of that field and raped her inside the van, wasn't there a vacant lot of sorts at the location where the jackson girl was found? seems I had heard that it was an old grown up lot where hobos would hang out. also the closeness of his home to the crimes makes it very suspicious to say the least, to close for chance that someone else is involved. law enforcement should check his past work records from present to the time the jackson girl went missing, maybe then they could find out if he was not at work on that day or a hour or two late getting there? as I said before, I would bet my last dollar he is the one in the jackson case. I don't know how much they have looked into his house, but since he was using drywall and concrete, he could have a secret room built behind the walls that he keeps all his treasures, maybe even in the attic, does anyone know how extensive the search of his house has been?

SeriouslySearching · Jul 15, 2007

As badly as LE wants to put this guy far away or up the for DP...I trust they ravaged his home and probably will go back for more.

Socks · Jul 16, 2007

Any updates?

SewingDeb · Jul 16, 2007

Here are search results from the News Tribune:

http://search2.thenewstribune.com/s...sf_pubsys_story_byline=&sf_pubsys_story_body=

A child with ‘sweet style, kind spirit’
NIKI SULLIVAN; The News Tribune

Mikhail Linnikâ??s last memory of his daughter is of Zina being taken away in a gray van. At her funeral on Sunday, he described what he considers Zinaâ??s farewell: Over the past few months, heâ??d occasionally catch her silently observing the family, taking in the sights and sounds of the 10-member household. â??It was like a sign of her seeing us for the last time,â?? he said through a translator, struggling with his tears.
Published: Jul 16, 2007 06:22 AM
Section:Top stories

When did suspect come here?
SEAN ROBINSON; The News Tribune

Terapon Adhahn, prime suspect in the abduction and slaying of 12-year-old Zina Linnik, settled in Pierce County no earlier than December 1989, according to available public records. The date is a crucial one â?? investigators from Tacoma police and the FBI are checking the grim possibility that Adhahn, 42, is tied to other cases of missing and slain children. Zina Linnik went missing July 4 from behind her familyâ??s home on Tacomaâ??s Hilltop. Her body was found Thursday in East Pierce County.
Published: Jul 15, 2007 05:39 AM
Section:Top stories

Residency meant he could stay
SEAN ROBINSON; The News Tribune

South Sound residents outraged over the abduction and slaying of Zina Linnik have raised two key questions about Terapon Adhahn, named by Tacoma police as the suspect in the girlâ??s death. Adhahn was an immigrant. Why wasnâ??t he deported after his 1990 conviction for incest?
Published: Jul 14, 2007 06:40 AM
Section:Top stories

Suspect labeled pedophile
SEAN ROBINSON; The News Tribune

â??I disgraced myself and my mother deserves a better son than me.â?? Terapon Adhahn said those words 17 years ago, during treatment for a sex offense he admitted committing. He might find a reason to repeat them in the days to come. Thursday, information from Adhahn, 42, led investigators to the body of 12-year-old Zina Linnik, missing since July 4.
Published: Jul 14, 2007 06:27 AM
Section:Top stories

MORE THAN ZINA?
ADAM LYNN; The News Tribune

Is Terapon Adhahn a serial child killer? Thatâ??s a question investigators across the region are considering after the Parkland man told Tacoma police where to find the body of 12-year-old Zina Linnik. Local police detectives and agents from the FBI are searching for links between Adhahn and other cases of missing or dead children.
Published: Jul 14, 2007 06:26 AM
Section:Top photo

Wash. case brings review of missing kids
BY GENE JOHNSON

Authorities are looking into whether a Thai immigrant whose tip they say led them to the body of a 12-year-old girl could have ties to other missing child cases dating back to 1986. Terapon Adhahn, 42, told his lawyer where police could find the body of Zina Linnik, who was abducted outside her family's home during a neighborhood fireworks display July 4. Adhahn is expected to be charged in Linnik's death, Tacoma Police Chief Don Ramsdell said Friday. Adhahn has been cooperating with detectives but has yet to provide a complete statement, Ramsdell said. Court documents said he initially denied involvement.
Published: Jul 14, 2007 04:49 AM
Section:Nation

The last nine days and the search for Zina
THE NEWS TRIBUNE

Wednesday, July 4: Â â?¢Â Terapon Adhahn, 42, has dinner with friends in Parkland. They later tell police he left about 9 p.m. Â â?¢Â About 9:45 p.m., Zina Linnik, 12, is in the alley behind her house on South J Street in Tacoma, watching fireworks. Her friends walk off to check something, leaving the girl behind. The family hears a scream. Zinaâ??s father runs out into the alley and sees a gray van speed off. He finds a flip-flop sandal on the pavement, the same type his daughter was wearing. Thursday, July 5: After ruling out an early suspect in the case, Tacoma police issue an Amber Alert about 10:30 a.m. and canvass the Hilltop neighborhood with bloodhounds and German shepherds. FBI agents join the search.
Published: Jul 14, 2007 01:00 AM
Section:Local

A young girl’s death– and a troubling question
THE NEWS TRIBUNE

The news that Zina Linnik had been found dead eight days after she was abducted was hard to take. The Linnik familyâ??s grief is its own, but they should know that the entire South Sound community shares their loss and prays they will find some comfort. Children should be able to play outside without fear of being abducted and killed. When it happens here â?? to girls like Adreâ??anna Jackson in 2005, Jennifer Bastian and Michella Welch in 1986, and now Zina â?? it is a heart-numbing blow. There is some solace in knowing that Tacoma police are confident that they have Zinaâ??s killer, a Parkland man with a sex offense conviction who reportedly provided information that led to her body. If they are right, and justice is served, he will never be able to hurt another child.
Published: Jul 14, 2007 01:00 AM
Section:Editorials

Unsolved 2000 sex attacks back on minds of officers
SEAN ROBINSON; The News Tribune

Investigators are looking hard at an unsolved series of sexual assaults in 2000, seeking possible links to Terapon Adhahn, the prime suspect in the abduction and slaying of Zina Linnik. Publicly, law enforcement leaders say they are checking numerous cases locally and nationally for such links. However, the seven-year-old assaults here, which include DNA evidence, are receiving some of the closest scrutiny, federal and local law enforcement officials said Friday. In 2000, the case led Tacoma police to release a composite sketch and announce a hunt for a serial rapist who was never caught. Pierce County prosecutors later took the unusual step of filing kidnapping and rape charges against a man identified only by his DNA profile.
Published: Jul 14, 2007 01:00 AM
Section:Local

Police: Missing Wash. girl's body found
BY GENE JOHNSON

A Thai immigrant convicted of incest led investigators to the body of a 12-year-old girl who had been missing since the Fourth of July, and is expected to be charged in her death, authorities said Friday. Police are also trying to determine whether Terapon Adhahn, 42, is connected to other missing child cases that date back to 1986. Zina Linnik, abducted during a neighborhood fireworks display, died from "homicidal violence," said Tacoma police spokesman Mark Fulghum and the Pierce County medical examiner's office. Her body was found in a rural wooded area after information from Adhahn's lawyer led police and FBI agents there, authorities said.
Published: Jul 13, 2007 07:54 PM
Section:Front

Authorities comparing Zina Linnik?s death to others
ADAM LYNN; The News Tribune

Is Terapon Adhahn a serial child killer? That?s a question investigators across the region were considering Friday after the Parkland man told Tacoma police where to find the body of 12-year-old Zina Linnik. ?It?s something we?re looking into,? FBI agent David Gomez said during a news conference at Tacoma police headquarters. Police Chief Don Ramsdell and Gomez said investigators would look at Adhahn as a possible suspect in other unsolved cases involving attacks on children, both in the Tacoma area and nationwide. ?We?re looking at cold cases from the past,? Ramsdell said. The chief mentioned the case of Adre?anna Jackson specifically. The 10-year-old Tillicum girl disappeared in December 2005 on her way to school. Her remains were found months later in an overgrown lot not far from her home. Local and federal law enforcement agents found Zina?s body Thursday evening in a rural area near Silver Lake in East Pierce
Published: Jul 13, 2007 05:39 PM
Section:Updates

Suspect named could be linked to other crimes
NEWS TRIBUNE STAFF

UPDATE 4:06 PM Detectives are investigating whether the man suspected of abducting and killing Zina Linnick has ties to other crimes in the region and around the country, Tacoma Police Chief Don Ramsdell said today. | Photo Gallery - Zina Linnik timeline Terapon Adhahn is being held at a federal detention center for failing to register as a sex offender. "It's anticipated he'll be charged with Zina's abduction and death," Ramsdell said during a news conference. After the news conference, Tacoma police said the girl's body was found near Silver Lake, not far from Mountain Highway East. The area is west of Eatonville in East Pierce County.
Published: Jul 13, 2007 12:26 PM
Section:Top photo

Man linked to Zina case: Sex offender who escaped deportation
SEAN ROBINSON; The News Tribune

?I disgraced myself, and my mother deserves a better son than me.? Terapon Adhahn said those words to a counselor 17 years ago, during treatment for a sex offense he admitted committing. What he said to Tacoma police Thursday is unknown, but information from Adhahn, 42, led investigators to the body of 12-year-old Zina Linnik, missing since July 4.
Published: Jul 13, 2007 12:26 PM

SewingDeb · Jul 16, 2007

CaliKid · Jul 16, 2007

Thanks for the links, deb.

PJs · Jul 16, 2007

the underwear they found was not Zina's.

http://www.king5.com/topstories/stories/NW_071607WAB_zina_adhahn_dna_TP.7f60c2fd.html

Warrant obtained for DNA of suspected child killer

01:57 PM PDT on Monday, July 16, 2007

KING5.com Staff and Associated Press

Zina Linnik

TACOMA, Wash. Police have obtained a search warrant to collect DNA samples from Terapon Adhahn, the man suspected of killing 12-year-old Zina Linnik. Local and federal investigators want to see if DNA will link him to other child disappearances.

In addition, Tacoma Police now say girl's underwear found in Adhahn's home during the investigation was not Zina's.

Police hope to serve the DNA search warrant today.

dannyodie · Jul 16, 2007

personally, I think that le should start a dna test of those under garments or if they already did, then they should compare it to adreannas dna. I believe that the man slipped from his progress he made during the offender program, with the influence of alcohol the man went back to his sexual deviant ways. he might be connected to other kids as well, but I have a gut feeling he had something to do with the jackson girl, I could be wrong, but adreanna has been gone for two years now, the timeline between her and zina fits for a re-offender that kills a child. its either that, or he has gone on killing young girls since he got out of the program, I feel he intentionally failed to list himself as a sexual offender so le would lose track of him, and apparently it worked until now. it is just heartbreaking to no end that poor little zina lost her short life to a sexual preditor, it would have been easier to take had she been killed in a car accident or something like that, but to suffer the pain and horror she went thru for no telling how long still to this day has bothered me very much, I have lost many hours of sleep thinking of this poor child, and the fact that this man may very well be responsible for other innocent children as well. keep in mind, that just 5 blocks away from zinas home is yet another child molester of the same asian decent as zinas killer, I wonder what he has been up to also, and I also wonder if zinas killer and this man know each other? zinas killer probably knew that she lived in that neighborhood, I think I read he used to deliver pizzas for a lakewood pizza store, so he knew where all the kids where, like adreanna jackson. police haven't really said if the underpants found were new or appeared worn. if they have been on a childs body, then it seems there is dna to be gotten, so finding the childs dna that matches it will take probably months to do.

Socks · Jul 17, 2007

I do hope that this

is given the DP.

ceeaura · Jul 17, 2007

My prayers for Zina and her family.

I have a question that maybe someone here could answer.If its already been asked here or in another thread I am sorry.I did do a search and found nothing(I could have done it wrong..still on my first cup of coffee )

I would like to know if sex offenders have to register their cars like they do their addresses?Or even the car of a family member or friend that they may drive also included in that.

Also it would be helpful if the make/model of the car that was registered to them would be listed also on the sex offenders websites.

The reason I thought of this is because My husband and I checked the sites to make sure we have no new offenders moved in in our area.We have 3 within 8 miles of us.So my husband and I rode by their address And I wrote down all of the cars make/model tag # that was in the drive way of each resident.Thats when it dawned on me "why isn't that part of the information on the sex offenders registery??Can anyone help?

dannyodie · Jul 17, 2007

ceeaura said:
My prayers for Zina and her family.

I have a question that maybe someone here could answer.If its already been asked here or in another thread I am sorry.I did do a search and found nothing(I could have done it wrong..still on my first cup of coffee )

I would like to know if sex offenders have to register their cars like they do their addresses?Or even the car of a family member or friend that they may drive also included in that.

Also it would be helpful if the make/model of the car that was registered to them would be listed also on the sex offenders websites.

The reason I thought of this is because My husband and I checked the sites to make sure we have no new offenders moved in in our area.We have 3 within 8 miles of us.So my husband and I rode by their address And I wrote down all of the cars make/model tag # that was in the drive way of each resident.Thats when it dawned on me "why isn't that part of the information on the sex offenders registery??Can anyone help?

very good thought you have there! I don't think it is mandated that vehicle info is required, but one other thing I would like to see done, is that when one is arrested for sexual offense or released back into the public that they should be required to give dna samples for the data base, those are some things I myself would like to see this country start doing with sexual offenders, if someone tells you that they can be rehabilitated, then tell them about poor zina, the programs don't really work, its a waste of time and taxpayers money! they are sick in the mind and it can't be stopped, these creeps simply prefer children over adults, nearly all of them have been abused as children themselves and the cycle continues when they grow up and it just so happens that our children are at risk to these creeps, all of them are social misfits and will always be that way, you made some good points about the vehicle info.

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