Unsolved FL - Daytona Beach Serial Killer (Ridgwood Ave corridor)

[ScorpiosDaughter]

Originally Posted by En Passant

Have they put out a profile on this guy yet? He seems to have the making of a person who will evolve. Nancy Grace is right about spring break etc.....I have family there & Ridgewood (a strech anyway) is bad......it's like you have to drive through to get to the hospital, very seedy.

To the best of my knowledge an "official" profile has not been released, but FDLE did help in assessing the killer earlier in the investigation...

Here's what's been reported:

Probably in a dysfunctional relationship with a woman.
Has little control over the relationship, which may be the catalyst for his attacks.
Victims were chosen at random.
Victims are a substitute for a close female interest.
Most likely clean-cut man who is employed.
Articulate and well-groomed.
May seem "normal."
Good social and verbal skills.
May also have a volatile temper.
Average guy from an average neighborhood

The killer is said to seek out "substitute victims" in order to relive his rage. He seeks out women from whom he can easily gain confidence. These are women from "high-risk" lifestyles. The murderer made no apparent attempt to hide the bodies, suggesting that he did not plan the disposal of his victim, opting instead to leave them in the area of his attacks.

Here's the link for more details:

http://daytona.crimeshadows.com/profile.htm

America's Most Wanted also did a segment last Spring with some updated and new information and you can view further details (including video) at:

http://www.amw.com/fugitives/brief.cfm?id=76697

[ScorpiosDaughter]

Originally Posted by bessie

Another woman is missing from the Ridgewood Ave corridor of Daytona Beach, FL.

http://www.news-journalonline.com/ne...ill-woman.html

Any information about Pace's disappearance should be reported to investigator Jeff Traylor at 386-348-9475 or the patrol sergeant at 386-547-5014.


Carol Jean Pace

A woman missing from Holly Hill for almost two weeks was found Wednesday at a church meal program in New Smyrna Beach, Holly Hill Police Chief Mark Barker said.

More at:
http://www.news-journalonline.com/ne...-unharmed.html

[ScorpiosDaughter]

Originally Posted by En Passant

Have they put out a profile on this guy yet? He seems to have the making of a person who will evolve. Nancy Grace is right about spring break etc.....I have family there & Ridgewood (a strech anyway) is bad......it's like you have to drive through to get to the hospital, very seedy.

17 arrested in prostitution sting

The sting, which was conducted late last week, netted nine women and eight men...

Chief Chitwood said the stings are part of an effort to clean up an area along Ridgewood Avenue.

"If you haven't learned your lesson yet, we have zero tolerance for prostitution in the City of Daytona Beach," said Chitwood. "You never know… that hooker you think you're picking up could be an undercover police officer."

For more details:

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/volusia_news/042312-17-arrested-in-prostitition-sting

[Skully]

Bumping.....

working on something and want to find this faster.

[ScorpiosDaughter]

Originally Posted by Bern

Bumping.....

working on something and want to find this faster.

Hi all....I have begun a new thread related to this investigation:


http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8062078#post8062078

[bessie]

Remains found in backyard of Florida rapist might be Chastity Starr.

une 20, 2012 4:30 PM Posted in: News
Tagged: James Maxwell



Dixie Maxwell, the mother of rape and homicide suspect James Maxwell, returns to her home at 180 Brandy Hills Drive after police finished searching the house and digging in the yard. Police found human remains in the yard on Monday. (N-J | Katie Kustura)

Maxwell

Starr

Volusia County crime scene investigators and medical examiner personnel carry a body bag from the back yard at 180 Brandy Hill Drive in Port Orange Tuesday. (N-J | David Tucker)
PORT ORANGE -- Family members of a woman who disappeared from Holly Hill in 2011 say she may be the person whose remains were unearthed from the backyard of a Port Orange rape suspect.

http://www.news-journalonline.com/br...ill-woman.html

http://www.wesh.com/news/central-flo...#ixzz1yHSI5zQz

[HeinekenMan]

FYI: I forgot to mention that LE provided us with a bit of a clue by stating how long they believe the body has been there.

[HeinekenMan]

I did some research. Maxwell was incarcerated at the Marion Work Camp, also known as the Marion Correctional Facility. Prisoners there receive furloughs. As far as I can tell, they are usually 8-hour furloughs. It is a two-hour drive to Daytona Beach from the work camp. I doubt Maxwell had his own vehicle. So someone would have needed to give him a ride. This makes it tough for him to have committed murders while on a furlough. If they sometimes give furloughs of 24 hours or more, that would change things. I wonder if there is an accessible record. Perhaps it would require an FOIA request.

[HeinekenMan]

Doh. I completely forgot about reading today that Maxwell's DNA is not a match for the SK. Which brings up a question. Do they get to swab every guy who is arrested for soliciting?

[ScorpiosDaughter]

PORT ORANGE -- "Family members of a woman who disappeared from Holly Hill in 2011 say she may be the person whose remains were unearthed from the backyard of a Port Orange rape suspect.

An uncle of Chastity Starr -- a prostitute who was 27 when she was reported missing Jan. 15, 2011 -- said that investigators have been in touch with the family and told them the remains found are those of a small adult.

Port Orange police, since Monday, have been digging in the backyard of 180 Brandy Hills Drive. James Maxwell, 44, lived in the house and is awaiting trial in the rape of a 9-year-old girl who lived on his street."...


"We're not going to say who it is, but we have a good idea who it is," Monahan said at the scene. "This is a homicide investigation and James Maxwell is a suspect in that homicide."

Starr's is one of at least six cases of women with records of prostitution whose killers have not been caught.

Police in Daytona Beach believe the same person likely killed four prostitutes between 2005 and 2009.

Daytona Beach police Chief Mike Chitwood said today that Maxwell's DNA has been on file since 2000 and that it does not match DNA found on the bodies of prostitutes killed there.

Ormond Beach detectives were at the Port Orange scene on Tuesday but declined to say why.

The remains of Pamela Will, 48, were found in a ditch near Ormond Beach's airport in January 2011 and detectives in that city have been working the case. Will's last known location was Sept. 8, 2010, at the Red Carpet Inn at 1855 S. Ridgewood Ave. in South Daytona, where police said she was asked to leave for lack of payment."

"Maxwell lived at the house off and on since the 1980s, and most recently lived there with his girlfriend, her two children, the baby they share, and his teenage son, said neighbors."

""He was just a really creepy guy. Wouldn't talk a lot, just kind of stared and just the sixth sense being a mother, I think it's just what really got me. Just made me very nervous," said Carrie Lasky, who lives nearby. "Something is keeping them in that house or in that area of that property. So they know more than what they're telling the public -- which is pretty nerve-wracking for us that are waiting to see.""

"Positive identification of the body could take a month through DNA testing. However, police said they know who the person was and how they died, but refused to explain how they knew those details."

More at links:


http://www.news-journalonline.com/br...ill-woman.html


http://news.yahoo.com/video/orlandow...-29730828.html


http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Search-continues-in-backyard-where-human-remains-found/-/1637132/15154540/-/5e34c4z/-/index.html?treets=orlpn&tml=orlpn_4pm&ts=T&tmi=orl pn_4pm_1_02550206202012

[HeinekenMan]

I believe we're only allowed to copy about 10 percent of a story. I think Websleuths runs into copyright issues if you use more than that. But it's okay to paraphrase and use a few exact quotes, etc.

[ScorpiosDaughter]

Originally Posted by HeinekenMan

I believe we're only allowed to copy about 10 percent of a story. I think Websleuths runs into copyright issues if you use more than that. But it's okay to paraphrase and use a few exact quotes, etc.

I'm aware of the 10% copyright rule - I included content from all three articles listed.

[Chrissiepoo]

I am cross-posting this on the "FL More than one active serial killer in Florida?" thread because I believe it applies to both. For anyone who does not know who Gerald Stano was, there is a thread in the 'Serial Killers' section about him. My mother knew him personally and has long believed/suspected that a close friend (his name is unknown so far; My mother cannot remember his name and did not know him well) of his was an accomplice in some of the murders Stano was charged with. "Gerald" or whom ever was known to target prostitutes, hitchhikers, runaways and younger women. Today his accomplice would be a white male roughly around 60 -61 years of age and quite possibly living in the same area, specifically around Daytona Beach. I think it is worth the effort for law enforcement to attempt to identify this friend (or re-investigate his current situation, if they know who he is) of Stano's. Perhaps they will find some answers in doing so.

As a side note, I am trying to get an update from a relative of Chasity Starr to see if she knows what is going on with this situation. Praying for Chasity's family during this difficult time.

[ScorpiosDaughter]

5:43 p.m. EST, June 22, 2012|

By Bianca Prieto, Orlando Sentinel

Detectives from a dozen police departments in Orange and Osceola counties will join in a task force to investigate homicide cases....

"The murderers who think they've gotten away with it should be relatively frightened," said Orange-Osceola State Attorney Lawson Lamar, who helped organize the task force with the goal of bringing together less-experienced officers with seasoned detectives to investigate homicides.

Investigators from the Apopka, Belle Isle, Edgewood, Kissimmee, Maitland, Oakland, Ocoee, Orlando, St. Cloud, Windermere, Winter Garden and Winter Park police departments will be members of the task force. The State Attorney's Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement are also participating.

More at link:

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-06-22/news/os-homicide-task-force-orange-osceola-20120622_1_task-force-homicide-unit-homicide-cases

[Joe Friday]

Suspected Port Orange rapist now linked to 2 murders

The body of 27-year-old Chastity Starr was found buried in the back yard of suspected rapist James Lee Maxwell in Port Orange.

He is now linked to her death as well as that of Pamela Will, who was missing since September 2010.

"Our records have revealed that Chastity Starr was killed on or about Jan. 15, 2011. He then buried Chastity's body in the back yard of his residence," said Port Orange Police Chief, Gerald Monahan.

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/...dy-hills-drive

[Chrissiepoo]

Remains of Chasity Starr found.

Very sad.

[ScorpiosDaughter]

Police to investigate Port Orange suspect in unsolved killings
By LYDA LONGA, Staff Writer

While the DNA of murder suspect James Lee Maxwell does not match the evidence left behind inside the bodies of two Daytona Beach women killed years ago, Police Chief Mike Chitwood is not discounting the possibility that Maxwell could still be the city's serial killer.

"How do we know that two people were not involved in that (the serial murders)?" Chitwood said Monday. "One person could have left the DNA and the other person could have shot them.

More at Link:

http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/local/east-volusia/2012/08/14/police-to-investigate-port-orange-suspect-in-unsolved-killings.html