Roy Lee Ward. (VICAP Alert).

Currently, Roy Lee Ward is incarcerated in Warrick County, Indiana, n murder charges. Law enforcement authorities believe that he may have attempted or committed homicides and sexual assaults in other states.

Crimes

On July 11, 2001, a Dale, Indiana, Police Department officer responded to an emergency call from a 14-year-old girl reporting an assault on her sister. Upon arriving at the girl's residence, the officer observed a black 1989 Pontiac Bonneville, with Indiana license plates registered to Ward's father, parked in the driveway. As the officer gained entry through an unlocked front door, he saw a young white male, later identified as Ward, standing just inside.

The male's clothing was completely saturated with blood and sweat, and he was holding a closed folding knife in his left hand. The officer detained the male and called for backup. Detectives arrived and located a 15-year-old girl, dressed only in a T-shirt, lying on the living room floor. She had severe cuts to her throat, left hand, and abdomen and later died during surgery. The detectives searched the vehicle in the driveway and found items in the trunk taken from a residence in Fort Branch, Indiana, approximately 50 minutes from the victim's house.

In 1999, authorities arrested Ward in Tifton, Georgia, for the possession of marijuana and public indecency as a result of an incident in a department store parking lot. A woman with her two children came out of the store and walked to their car. Ward, seated in a vehicle parked next to the woman's, began masturbating in front of her and the children. In 1997, Ward was charged with criminal recklessness and indecent exposure in Sellersburg, Indiana. These charges also stemmed from an incident that occurred in a parking lot. A woman leaving a grocery store observed Ward, sitting in his vehicle, masturbating. She immediately got into her vehicle and left the store parking lot. Ward followed her. In a panic, the woman started traveling at a high rate of speed and attempted to leave the interstate via an exit ramp. A trooper with the Indiana State Police observed Ward ram his vehicle into the woman's car and arrested him. Ward also has a history of burglary and forgery.

Modus Operandi

Ward enjoys prowling for women in shopping malls and rest stops. If he discovers a woman that piques his interest, he attempts to expose himself or masturbate in front of her. Ward frequently and randomly travels the roads and interstates throughout the United States. He never carries luggage on his extended road trips and has been known to sleep in his vehicle. Ward also has access to and uses vehicles registered to his father. In 1999, Ward had access to his father's black Ford pickup truck, with Indiana license plate number 82484L. In 2000, he had access to his father's 1997 white Ford pickup truck, with Indiana license plate number 13218. An NCIC record check indicates that law enforcement agencies in 24 states have entered Ward's name, driver's license number, and social security number over 260 times.

Alert to Law Enforcement

Law enforcement agencies should bring this information on Roy Lee Ward to the attention of all crime analysis personnel and officers investigating homicides, crimes against persons, sex crimes, burglaries, and forgeries. Any agencies with solved or unsolved crimes similar to these should contact Trooper Randy Cutrell or Trooper Brad Cieslack of the Indiana State Police at 812-482-1441 or Special Agent Gary Cramer or Crime Analyst Anita Hayne of the FBI's Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (VICAP) at 703-632-4197 or 703-632-4167, respectively.

RELATED ARTICLE: DOB: 07/20/1972

Height: 5' 9"

Weight: 165 to 175 pounds

Hair: Black, shorter than collar length

SSN: 3 12-02-8326

Tattoos: A star, with Christy Lynn inside, on his right arm; two hearts on his left arm; a rose, with Roy Jenny inside, on his left arm; the initials, jlw, on his chest; and a cross with a sword on his back.

Last known address: 15930 Oliver Road Perry, IN 47551

NCIC Entries for Roy Lee Ward:

Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wyoming.