GUILTY WY - Jesse Speer for kidnap, rape of 10yo girl, Cody, 8 Oct 2012

[perpetual curiosity]

Also looks like his current project was funded through Kickstarter. How happy do you think those donors will be to discover what they may have been funding.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jessespeer/autumn

 

[iamnotagolem]

Sometimes I wonder if Jessica could have been saved if there wasn't an 8 hour delay in her being reported missing. It just kills me.

 

[Nana46]

You are correct, Cody is in Wyoming.

You asked if he was going to be taken to Montana and I answered no, he is already there (as he was arrested there and is being held in jail there) but needs to go to Wyoming to be prosecuted because that is where the crime occurred.

Sorry I misunderstood what you were asking!

Thank you!!! Not a problem:seeya:

 

[lisser]

http://www.ktvq.com/news/speer-charged-in-wyoming-abduction/

Says he will make a court appearance this afternoon. The reporter that questioned about releasing his name said he'd had a tip that JS was in court this morning?

 

[laytonian]

what would you say to adults and children for next time. What have you learned.

Can't respond with this incident alone. Detailing other crimes.
innocence of town lost in the last year. Cody is not the same as it once was.

Flipside, in each situation, we have suspect in custody.

I hate it when they say things like "not the same as it once was" -- especially since the perp is from another state.

I'm old enough to remember all kinds of crimes in my own area - crimes that were never widely reported, because they were reported (if at all) in the local newspapers. YET, I hear people talking about how dangerous it is now. It's not. We just hear about everything, we talk about it.

What was reported locally-only prior to 1985, is now reported worldwide.

It's only been the past 20 years or so, that crimes against children and sex offenders have been noted and criminized to a higher extent.

Let's go after the real crimes, but please. We can't cower in fear.

 

[carbuff]

Oh me I thought it was the opposite...I thought Cody was in Wyoming,duh!!

Cody is in Wyoming. Cody is where the crime was committed.

He drove from there to Bozeman/Manhattan(where he lives)/Belgrade area in Montana via Yellowstone Park, which is the most direct way when roads are open in the park.

They arrested him in Belgrade and took him to the Gallatin County Detention Facility (aka county jail), which is in Bozeman MT.

Now they have to go through extradition procedures, which is the fancy name for the paperwork and hoops that have to be gone to if you want to move an accused person from one state to face charges in another. Then he'll be back in Cody, Wyoming to face charges.

eta: here's a quick map of his route.https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=...oq=Belgrade&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=8&via=1&t=m&z=8

 

[IHAVENOCLUE]

Notes from press conference:

within half hour of amber alert went out fbi offered help
he abducted girl at 3:55 pm
guy pointed gun at girl
made her get in vehicle
her friends called 911
they described him as having white hair and a goatee
victim described suspect as having reddish hair
he had a bed in back of vehicle
he drove her to church parking lot
he drove north
and he told her to keep head down
he hit her on head when she lifted her head
he told her he was not going to hurt her
traveled up a moutain
pulled off the road and he sexually assaulted her
then pulled over let her out
untied her and left her there
she walked quite a distance
when she encountered hunters
hunters let her use their cell phones to call her mom
victim transported to hospital
suspect is 39 years old
he is from manhattan wyoming
charged with aggravated assault
use of firearm
kidnapping
additional charges are to be filed
he thanks victim and family
victim is very strong
lots of praise for victim
suspect located thru surveillance
from businesses
that was key to investigation
appreciated fbi agents assistance
and other detectives and members of police unit and crime lab, task force etc
law enforcement officers
other police departments in area
response was tremendous
Bob Evans supervisor for FBI speaks and responded with assistance
agents men and women worked relentlessly to resolve case
tips provided by community were invaluable
especially two tips
suspects tie to community is not known
suspect does not have criminal history
the video same vehicle seen several times used those pieces of info to find the vehicle
suspect dumped the topper to his suv
video with license plate led to finding suspect
did a 80 mile sweep of Cody in depth of video from across the community
there was video of suspect as he traveled out of town and put him in place and time
vehicle identified quickly
would not release name of suspect
thanked crisis intervention
not known if suspect was arrested with incident or not
asked not to release suspects name at the press conference
chief asks community to go over safety precautions with kids, he says we are in a different time and have to be on guard and be smart
initial information about suspect was incorrect
pictures of other girls in suspect’s car was not commented on
no comment on whether this was a random act

wow... And thanks!!!!!:rocker:

 

[nursebeeme]

We are allowing it for now, but that can change if the need warrants.

Please take special heed of her request for privacy of their family. If anyone dishonors that request, the link and discussion of the posts will be forbidden. It's up to you guys. Post responsibly.

:tyou:

bumping up (fyi Kimster's instructions on discussion of the blog)

 

[Salem]

I notice from Harmony's notes above (THANK YOU HARMONY :yourock:
that Chief/FBI are still not naming the supsect? What's up with that? Anyone have any ideas for not publicly naming him - I think that is odd?

Salem

 

[Isabelle]

Found this story on a link on the same site with a photo of the suspect: http://www.ktvq.com/news/speer-charged-in-wyoming-abduction/

The accompanying photo (while not a booking photo) sure looks to be the photographer we were sleuthing yesterday!

That is same photo on his FB, where he indicates he is a photographer!

 

[carbuff]

I put together a map of the places. A=Cody, B=Belgrade where he was arrested, C=Manhattan, where he lives, D=Bozeman, where the jail is. There are other ways to get from Cody to Bozeman, but we know he went through Yellowstone Park because the press conference said they used video surveillance from the gate cameras to ID the van.

https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=...FUzGqYDv3ZND1Yw&oq=Boze&mra=ls&via=1&t=m&z=13

 

[nursebeeme]

I notice from Harmony's notes above (THANK YOU HARMONY :yourock:
that Chief/FBI are still not naming the supsect? What's up with that? Anyone have any ideas for not publicly naming him - I think that is odd?

Salem

state's attorney doesn't want him naming him yet.

my guess: semantics and legal paperwork

 

[Isabelle]

A photographer! If tru, how convenient. 40+ years ago when my first girl was a toddler, abt 1 yr old, an elderly gentleman that lived in apt above us paid her a lot of attention when we were outside. He asked me if I would let him take her to his home to take pictures of her. I don't think I ever saw that man again. I was 18 at the time, glad I had the brains not to let him do that!

 

[Peazzzer]

I just wanted to say, sorta OT, that I am glad to have you guys, mods included, to get thru this with.....your maturity here and that fairness is what first attracted me to this site, the sleuthing, well, pfffftttt, beyond compare, but the attention and the consideration are what keeps me here.
I hope someone caught the presser...I have a construction guy here, working, lol, and missed the links posted and the time. I am so happy in anticipation of this being the guy. delving in to see if there are more cases he is involved, which IMO he has had to.

 

[carbuff]

I hate it when they say things like "not the same as it once was" -- especially since the perp is from another state.

I'm old enough to remember all kinds of crimes in my own area - crimes that were never widely reported, because they were reported (if at all) in the local newspapers. YET, I hear people talking about how dangerous it is now. It's not. We just hear about everything, we talk about it.

What was reported locally-only prior to 1985, is now reported worldwide.

It's only been the past 20 years or so, that crimes against children and sex offenders have been noted and criminized to a higher extent.

Let's go after the real crimes, but please. We can't cower in fear.

When I was growing up in the sixties and early seventies, a Boy Scout I knew was stabbed in his tent at a camporee (turned out by a really random serial killer whose victims included an older woman and a small girl) and a couple of hitch-hikers murdered and ate a guy who gave them a ride. Not to mention several rather nasty spousal murders.

And this was in the Gallatin Valley, Montana, which was about as remote, pure, and pristine a place as you could find.

 

[perpetual curiosity]

http://www.ktvq.com/news/update-cody-police-chief-details-abduction-suspect-arrest/


he's named here

 

[Isabelle]

That is same photo on his FB, where he indicates he is a photographer!

Editing to add: that photographer's FB is no longer viewable! I think that says a lot!!

 

[JustBecause]

This seems totally viable to me. I have one problem with the theory that JS is responsible for Jessica's murder, though... where would he have dismembered her? (It disgusts me to even have to type and think that!) That's why I'm thinking Jessica's murder has to be tied to someone local to Westminster. Who else would have access to a bathtub or some other place to carry out such a disgusting act? I don't think JS did.

This is from his photo page in the about section:

"My photographic efforts frequently take place in the wild and rural places of the Rocky Mountains and western United States. I find inspiration in both the quiet rural road and the lonely wilderness trail. Yet, I am most captivated by an addictive mix of solitude and solace that comes from my interactions within nature. My portfolios feature favorite moments and meditations from these places."

 

[SyraKelly]

I wonder if his court appearance will be on TV today

 

[Peazzzer]

Well, let's all pray that Wyoming does not mess this up. There is an unsolved murder here in Newcastle, Wyo., of Katherine Coffee, which is a thread here at WS. Once Wyoming gets hold of a case, it goes eerily quiet. No nada info let out to the public. Sad really. I could be in a grocery store with Katherine's killer and never even know it.