Truck driver serial killings.In the beginning of 2004, law enforcement officers (LEOs) across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. identified a pattern of homicides involving the killing of prostitutes who worked in and around truck stops. These killings have taken place over a number of years and initially involved the states of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and Indiana. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Over the last year, the FBI, local, and state law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). have met for joint case consultations, resulting in the identification of several potential suspects. Time lines have been compiled on 10 suspects so far, with several more in progress. These time lines, which cover nearly the entire United States, are available to LEOs who have homicide victims meeting the following description: prostitutes working from truck stops, hitchhikers, transients, unidentified dead bodies, and any other victims at risk where the suspect is likely to be a long-haul truck driver. Victim Vickie Helen Anderson On October 16, 2003, the body of Vickie Helen Anderson was recovered along the shoulder of the westbound entrance ramp entrance ramp n (US) (AUT) → rampa de acceso entrance ramp entrance n (US) (Aut) → bretelle f d'accès of Interstate 40 in Gray County, Texas Gray County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 22,744. Gray County is named for Peter W. Gray, a Confederate lawyer and soldier in the American Civil War. The seat of the county is Pampa6. Geography According to the U.S. (near McLean). The victim, who remained unidentified until late 2004, was last seen at the Flying J truck stop in Sayre, Oklahoma Sayre is a town in Beckham County, in Western Oklahoma, the United States. It is half-way between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Amarillo, Texas on Interstate 40 (I-40), and the historic "Route 66". The population was 4,114 at the 2000 census. . The victim is believed to have been carrying a black and tan Black and Tan Member of a British auxiliary force employed in Ireland against the republicans (1920–21). When Irish nationalist agitation intensified after World War I, many Irish police resigned and were replaced by these temporary English recruits, who dressed in a backpack and an Igloo igloo (ĭg`l  ) [Inuit,=house]. The Eskimos traditionally had three types of houses. brand soft-sided cooler bag, bright blue in color. She was last seen wearing a plaid shirt, pants, and either a green sweater or sweatshirt. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Flying J's video shows the victim talking with an unidentified truck driver between 2 and 2:30 a.m. The victim's nude body was recovered later that day around 8:15 a.m, 80 miles from the Flying J truck stop. Alert to Law Enforcement Law enforcement agencies should bring this information to the attention of all crime analysis units, officers investigating crimes against persons, and missing persons units. Any agency with information on the Vickie Helen Anderson case may contact the Gray County Sheriff's Office at 806-669-8022 or Sergeant Bart Bivens of the Texas Rangers at 806-665-7168. Any agency with victim or suspect information for the truck driver serial killings ongoing investigation may contact Crime Analyst Jayne M. Stairs of the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP) at 703-632-4168 or jstairs@leo.gov. |
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