Law Enforcement

Carl Panzram was a serial killer whose murder series is thought to have spanned from 1906, at the age of 15, until his arrest in 1928. Panzram was found guilty after he confessed to the murders of 2 boys and 21 men throughout the United States and Angola. He was…

A victim of Gary Ridgway has been identified, 30 years after she went missing. Sandra Denise Major was last seen by her family in New York in 1982, when she left without telling anyone her destination. Her family later received a postcard with no return address, but with a Seattle…

The Gautung Serial Killer is believed to have killed at least eight gay men between 2010 and 2012. We have information on the eight known victims and one possible victim. Jim Cathels Jim was found bound and strangled in his home in December 2010. Manolis Veloudos Manolis was murdered in…

Information given by Wesley Shermantine has led investigators to the partial remains of another victim. The partial skull and bones found by trained dogs is believed to belong to a 16-year-old girl. Chevelle “Chevy” Wheeler played hooky from Franklin High School with Shermantine on October 16, 1985. She never returned…

John Vanderheiden, the father of one of Wesley Shermantine’s presumed victims, has been told by the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department that a skull has been found using a map drawn by Shermantine. They believe the skull may belong to his daughter. The skull was found in rural Calaveras County…

KCRA-TV reports that investigators are searching the property previously owned by the parents of Wesley Shermantine in the hopes of finding the bodies of more of his victims. Shermantine has repeatedly promised to reveal the locations of his victims, but has yet to produce anything useful. Investigators suspect that Shermantine…

Investigators hope to use the help of convicted serial killer Wesley Shermantine in the search for the remains of victims, but the San Joaquin County Sherriff’s Department has concerns about transporting him safely and securely. But Susan Kane, a parole agent with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says…

Itzcoatl Ocampo has been arrested in connection with the Orange County Homeless Murders, and has been charged with four killings. The four alleged victims are: James Patrick McGillivray James, 53, was stabbed to death near a shopping center in Placentia, California on December 20, 2011. Lloyd Middaugh Lloyd, 42, was…

Yesterday, I reported on developments in the Oakland County Child Killer case. One of the developments was that the family of one of the victims has released photos from the suicide of suspect Christopher Busch. Now we have the photos. Several of them have portions blackened out. I assume that…

Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota told legislators at a county hearing that he believes more than one killer may be responsible for the ten sets of human remains found on and around Gilgo Beach. Spota made specific reference to the male victim, who was found dressed in women’s clothing…