Back in May, Spota indicated we could be looking at as many as 3 killers. (
link ) Now that we have more info wrt the victims, it seems quite possible. For starters, lets consider the various victims that were found. They would break out as follows:
The GB4 (Barthelemy, Waterman, Costello, & Brainard-Barnes)
These victims are connected by not only their trade & use of craigslist but also their murder (
strangulation) and body disposition (
stripped of clothing/jewelry & wrapped in burlap). For later reference, I'm going to refer to this guy as "
The Bagger," since his disposal MO involves bagging his victims. There are questions wrt rate of decomp and some have felt he also skins his victims. While possible, it is, imo, doubtful, due to the amount of work required. I would say that, if we are looking at advanced decomp, then he may use a chemical, such as caustic soda or something of that nature. That this individual has taunted the families indicates a clearly sadistic angle... one that allows him to prolong the vicitimization beyond the murders. That he called Melissa's sister for several weeks leads me to wonder if he may be keeping his victims alive for some protracted period. If so, this would be congruent with his sadistic nature. While he may be keeping their clothes or jewelry as trophies, he could simply be discarding them to hinder identification.
Mannorville (Taylor & Jane Doe 6)
These victims are connected in that portions of their remains were found in Mannorville within a mile of each other, along Halsey-Manor Road in 2000 and 2003, respectively (
map ). The missing portions were found nearly a decade later along Ocean Parkway. Both victims had been decapitated, and some of their limbs and/or extremities removed. (
link ) In addition to the two women, two men were also found within the same time frame. Some believe these men were murdered by the same individual who murdered the two women. Though, based upon location and body disposition, I'm thinking, not. Either way, I did include them on the map since their murders remain unsolved. (
map ) The Manorville killer has been refered to as the Manorville Butcher. (
link ) Will keep that name for now. His MO is dismembering his victims. He also went to great, though, rather, crude lengths to remove identifying marks (
i.e., trying to obliterate the tattoo). It is unclear when he dumped the Ocean Parkway remains.
Asian Male CD
This 17-23 year old victim was described as having been violently murdered between 2000-2005. (
link ) This murder could very well have been a "
date" gone bad. The degree of violence, the fact that his clothes remained, etcetera, strongly points to that. In other words, this would be a random murder as opposed to one in a set of serial kills.
Jane Doe 9
The DNA from the skull found on the Nassau County section of Ocean Parkway matched that of legs that had washed ashore in 1996. (
link ) I am not inclined to think Manorville, or GB4, for that matter. In fact, this seems more like the Mamaroneck & Cold Spring Harbor murders. (
link ) Imo, the guy killing those women, while also dismembering them, used a boat to dispose of their remains.
Baby Doe & Jane Doe 10
The DNA of baby doe matched that of the west most remains found in the Nassau County section of Ocean Parkway. (
link ) Notably, the baby was wrapped in a blanket. (
link ) When a child is wrapped in a blanket, that generally indicates relative involvement... usually the mother. Since however, the other remains indicate a female relation, quite possibly the mother, the blanket is an anomally. The other anomally is that LE states that the child's death was not suspicious. In other words, they do not appear to believe she was murdered. (
link ) In this case, at best, we know that at least an adult female, likely the mother, and a toddler went missing. Does anyone know if Kibalo (
link ) has been ruled out?