In 1991, investigators looked into Alvin Wilson, a truck driver who abducted, raped, and choked a prostitute from Akron. Two of the victims were last seen getting into a dark blue or black Peterbilt truck with a refrigerated trailer. Another victim was identified in February of 2013 as Sharon Lynn Kedzierski, who had vanished in October of 1989 from Florida. Three other women found along interstates in Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New York were also believed to be victims of the killer. It is uncertain whether the other murders are connected to either Hetzel or Gilyard. She initially turned him down because she, along with several other prostitutes, were afraid of him. It is unknown if he was connected to any other cases. Wanted For: Murder His areas of focus include history, science, philosophy, current events, cultural studies, technology, unexplained phenomena, and ways the future of humankind may be influenced by science and innovation in the coming decades. Although the two cases at first seemed to be completely isolated crimes, investigative reporter Michael Berens was able to use newspaper reports and other evidence to link the two cases together along with several other unsolved murders in Ohio.

Amazingly, all of the unidentified victims profiled in the segment have since been identified. Yet another suspect is Sean Patrick Goble, a truck driver who committed murders in Tennessee and North Carolina during the mid-1990s.

As for Paula, authorities believe she was the victim of serial killer Lorenzo Gilyard. However, he was in jail when one of the murders occurred. They also noted that his victim was killed in a similar manner as the Ohio victims. There has been some speculation that he is the killer in the other Ohio prostitute murder cases. SERIAL KILLER: Dr. No.

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Surprisingly, the autopsy also suggested that the killer kept her body in his refrigerated truck for almost a month. Many investigators believe that the other murders may be related to other cases throughout the United States. Anna Marie's body was located twenty-five days later in a drainage ditch along Interstate 71, north of Cincinnati. He believes that the killer may have been a former police officer or security guard, familiar with the problems of communication between these jurisdictions. In February of 2019, yet another suspect emerged in this case. Eight women were found either beaten or strangled to death along a major interstate, jewelry and clothing were removed from each body, each of the identified victims were suspected to be prostitutes, and each of those women were believed to work at truck stops.

And could his crimes extend beyond the Ohio state lines? However, it is believed that he was too young to have committed the murders that occurred in the mid-1980s. Then, during the next nine years, the bodies of seven more women would be found, all suspected to be victims of the same killer. On February 8, 1987, twenty-seven-year-old Anna Marie Patterson became the sixth victim of the killer. Finally, thirty-one-year-old Terry Roarke was found dead in Saratoga County, New York on March 29, 1988; she died of blunt force trauma to the head. I-71 murder victim talked with police before disappearing, Mysterious 'Dr. He has never been identified and the murders remain unsolved. DNA evidence linked him to the murder, along with two others in Ohio and one in Illinois. She had been beaten to death. However, new evidence has disputed this conclusion. Could their killer be a truck driver who called himself Dr. No? Several truck drivers have been looked at as suspects in these cases. handles are "Dr. No", "Stargazer", and "Dragon." No' sought in Ohio truck stop prostitute murder probe, Body trail prompts fear of serial killer (Part 1), After more than 20 years as 'Jane Doe,' Ohio homicide victim ID'd as former Pines woman, Asheboro serial killer may have more victims, Daughter's mission is finding mother's killer, Death of woman on Twin Bridges gets new scrutiny, Arrest in Medina County rape could be key to solving a web of cold cases, Kathryn Hill on Ohio Attorney General's Office, https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Ohio_Prostitute_Killer?oldid=43585. All rights reserved, Privacy Policy | Online Content Agreement, Cold Case: Daughter’s mission is finding mother’s killer, Prostitutes boldly plied trade at Austintown truck stop, I-71 murder victim talked with police before disappearing, Mysterious “Dr. Some of his victims were prostitutes, and they were killed in a manner similar to the Ohio victims. She also had problems with him in the past. Berens noted that the bodies were dumped in different police jurisdictions. He is described as being between twenty-five and forty (in 1987), having dark hair, and possibly being of Middle-Eastern descent. No,” first came to the attention of local crime reporters following the discovery of the body of 23-year-old Shirley Dean Taylor. by Brit Prawat January 21, 2019. He was also charged with Sharon Lynn Kedzierski's murder. During the 80's and 90's, a serial killer was operating out of Ohio, killing sex workers and leaving their bodies along interstates. Photo Source: The Gazette. She had been beaten to death. The case of the Ohio Prostitute Killer, also known as “Dr. An autopsy determined that she had been killed within forty-eight hours of her disappearance.

Tags Dr. No Ohio Prostitute killer serial killer. She was last seen getting into a black or dark blue Peterbilt truck at a stop in Austintown.

And could his crimes extend beyond the Ohio state lines? Real Name: Unrevealed However, it is believed that she later went with him that night. Once inside his truck, the killer would murder his victim and discard her body in a remote location somewhere along the interstate. On April 19, 1990, the body of an unidentified white female was found off of Interstate 75 behind a truck stop. Nineteen-year-old Lamonica Cole was found dead at the rear of a truck stop in Breezewood, Pennsylvania on November 22, 1987; a scarf was found stuffed in her throat. Extra Notes: The case was featured as a part of the February 19, 1992 episode. Taylor was known in the area as a … On April 19, 1990, the body of an unidentified white female was found off of Interstate 75 behind a truck stop.

Micah Hanks is a writer, podcaster, and researcher whose interests cover a variety of subjects. All of her jewelry and some of her clothing were missing. Another suspect is James Robert Cruz, a truck driver who lived in Ohio and murdered a teenager in Pennsylvania in 1993. Results: Unresolved. Play episode Listen on: Listen on Apple Podcasts; Listen on Spotify; During the 80’s and 90’s, a serial killer was operating out of Ohio, killing sex workers and leaving their bodies along interstates.

Investigators have noted that semen was recovered from five of the crime scenes, which could be used to help identify the perpetrator(s). Details: In Ohio, police are searching for a serial killer who is suspected of murdering at least eight prostitutes throughout the state. He also drove a Peterbilt truck, which was the same truck that the Ohio killer drove. In 2010, the woman found on August 10, 1987, was identified as Paula Beverly Davis, who vanished from Missouri in 1987. Twenty-six-year-old Jill Allen was found strangled to death in Springfield, Illinois on December 19, 1986. Links: Unsolved Mysteries Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Missing Since: November 1990. Could their killer be a truck driver who called himself Dr. No? Berens determined that the first victim of the killer was a woman who was found in 1981 and has never been identified. Berens later went undercover to find more information about the murders and the victims. Even before Sharon was identified, her killer was determined to be Dennis Hetzel who was indicted for her murder in 1993. In 2017, the woman found on April, 19, 1990, also known as "Hebron Jane Doe", was identified as Patrice Corley. She had also been beaten to death and her jewelry and some of her clothes were missing. The spot was about 250 miles from where she was last seen.

Records: Possible serial killer on probation during ’97 rape case; Samuel Legg 5 fast facts you need to know; Ohio Attorney General, Medina County officials announced arrest in 1997 rape case; Elyria police reopen 1990 cold case of teen’s murder ; Share this. All of the victims were found near truck stops, either nude or partially clothed.

Sources for this episode cannot be listed here due to character limitations. It is believed that the killer used a two-way radio in order to attract a prostitute, posing as a potential customer. Four years earlier, on July 20, 1985, the body of twenty-three-year-old prostitute Shirley Dean Taylor was found behind a guardrail on the same interstate, about 100 miles away from the 1990 murder location. This is what Dr. No looked like at the time of the murders. It detailed compelling evidence that suggested the eight victims were all killed by the same individual. His possible C.B. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Most vanished from rest stops in Austintown, Ohio. He later died in prison. However, Goble was also never charged in the Ohio cases. On March 10, 1991, Beren's article was published in Ohio newspapers. Earlier that night, she had received a call from a trucker with the CB handle "Dr. No".

Real Name: Unrevealed Aliases: Dr. No, Stargazer, Dragon Wanted For: Murder Missing Since: November 1990 Details: In Ohio, police are searching for a serial killer who is suspected of murdering at least eight prostitutes throughout the state.

Aliases: Dr. No, Stargazer, Dragon Taylor’s body was found behind a traffic barrier in Medina County, Ohio, on July 20, 1986. As the majority of the "johns" were teamsters who used CB radios to communicate alongside the highway, Berens learned that the prostitutes would use CB radios in order to advertise their services. No” may have been serial killer responsible for rash of 1980s murders, Michael Berens article – $10,000 Reward Offered in 8 Roadside Slayings, Slain Jane Doe’s curious case in Ohio still puzzels after 35 years, SERIAL KILLER: The Butcher Baker of Alaska, MURDERED: Shaquita Bennett // Tara Costigan, Daughter Won’t Stop Until she Finds who Killed her mother, 31 years ago – Investigation Discovery CrimeFeed (Link no longer active).

He has not been charged in any other cases. In 2018, the woman found on April 24, 1981, also known as the "Buckskin Girl", was identified as Marcia King of Arkansas. Investigators noted that the Ohio murders stopped around the time that he was arrested. Forty-nine-year-old truck driver Samuel W. Legg was arrested and charged with raping a seventeen-year-old woman near a rest area in Ohio. Ten days later, the Ohio Attorney General's office started a task force investigating the murders. The other victims included: twenty-five-year-old Marcia Matthews, who vanished from a Mansfield truck stop and was found on June 12, 1985, just off I-70 in Richland County; eighteen-year-old April Barnett, who was found on December 3, 1985, strangled and dumped behind a guardrail in Ashland County; an unidentified woman found on August 10, 1987, in Englewood; and twenty-six-year-old Kathryn Hill, who was found on November 5, 1990, in the parking lot a Lake Township hotel.