EAR–Golden State Killer, U.S. Army, and the Phoenix Program
Sept 25, 2017 15:14:58 GMT
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Post by detectivelincoln on Sept 25, 2017 15:14:58 GMT
What is the evidence tying the East Area Rapist–Golden State Killer with the U.S. Army, and the Phoenix Program in particular?
The Phoenix Program in Vietnam specifically targeted civilians, not soldiers, and “neutralizations” [Phoenix Program personnel euphemism for murders or captures] were often conducted at night while victims were home and sleeping in bed. Common interrogation and torture tactics inflicted upon women captives by Phoenix Program operatives were rape and rape followed by murder. The East Area Rapist - Golden State Killer often used an unusual knot, referred to as the diamond knot, to control and restrain his victims of both sexes; the military uses this same knot to create knife lanyards and Phoenix Program members likely learned and used this knot to control and restrain captured targets in Vietnam (metal handcuffs might create unwanted noise during clandestine night operations). It has been reported that the East Area Rapist-Golden State Killer sometimes bound the victims who survived so tightly with ligatures utilizing this knot that it was hours before they regained feeling in their hands and feet after release.
There are other military-related clues associated with the East Area Rapist–Golden State Killer. He was reportedly skilled with a handgun and used various handguns (.38, .357 magnum, and .45 calibers) and different knives in his attacks. The suspect habitually wore gloves, taking them off only during the sexual assault on the victim; the US Army began fingerprinting all new recruits in 1905. [Law enforcement could easily obtain such fingerprinting records for military personnel stationed in the Sacramento area.] He sometimes wore military boots and other forms of military clothing such as fatigue pants in the commission of his crimes.
On June 15, 2016, the Sacramento Bee published a story titled “’East Area Rapist’ still haunts Sacramento” and therein provided this assessment of how he conducted his attacks over time:
Operating in several Sacramento neighborhoods between 1976 and 1978, the “East Area Rapist” grew more brazen with each victim. He seemed to derive pleasure from terrorizing his targets. He would linger in their homes for hours, whispering in their ears what he would do to them should they try to break free from the crude bindings he used to tie them down.
He was strong, methodical, athletic and elusive. He exhibited military precision in the way he tied victims up quickly and efficiently. He’d break into a home, tie up the husband, place plates on his back and warn that he would kill his female victim if so much as one plate moved or fell. Some male victims were forced to lay motionless as their wives were raped in the next room.
The East Area Rapist’s second of 47 attacks in northern California took place on Saturday, July 17, 1976 and the casual manner with which he conducted this heinous crime suggests that he had already committed many similar such crimes in his past.
Two young girls (15 and 16-years old) were home alone, their parents away on a three-day church outing. They watched television until about 10:00 PM, then went to bed, each girl retiring to her own room. Around 2:00 AM, one of the girls was roused from her sleep by a hand covering her mouth.
The attacker ordered she be quiet. He placed a sock in her mouth and tied a towel around her head, restricting her vision. He then tied her wrists behind her back before binding her ankles. After rummaging through the house for several minutes, he returned to her room and raped her four times (pausing between each attack to ransack the house some more). Two hours later, at around 4:30 AM, he left. The victim freed herself and ran to her sister’s room where she found she had also been bound with twine.
The Phoenix Program in Vietnam specifically targeted civilians, not soldiers, and “neutralizations” [Phoenix Program personnel euphemism for murders or captures] were often conducted at night while victims were home and sleeping in bed. Common interrogation and torture tactics inflicted upon women captives by Phoenix Program operatives were rape and rape followed by murder. The East Area Rapist - Golden State Killer often used an unusual knot, referred to as the diamond knot, to control and restrain his victims of both sexes; the military uses this same knot to create knife lanyards and Phoenix Program members likely learned and used this knot to control and restrain captured targets in Vietnam (metal handcuffs might create unwanted noise during clandestine night operations). It has been reported that the East Area Rapist-Golden State Killer sometimes bound the victims who survived so tightly with ligatures utilizing this knot that it was hours before they regained feeling in their hands and feet after release.
There are other military-related clues associated with the East Area Rapist–Golden State Killer. He was reportedly skilled with a handgun and used various handguns (.38, .357 magnum, and .45 calibers) and different knives in his attacks. The suspect habitually wore gloves, taking them off only during the sexual assault on the victim; the US Army began fingerprinting all new recruits in 1905. [Law enforcement could easily obtain such fingerprinting records for military personnel stationed in the Sacramento area.] He sometimes wore military boots and other forms of military clothing such as fatigue pants in the commission of his crimes.
On June 15, 2016, the Sacramento Bee published a story titled “’East Area Rapist’ still haunts Sacramento” and therein provided this assessment of how he conducted his attacks over time:
Operating in several Sacramento neighborhoods between 1976 and 1978, the “East Area Rapist” grew more brazen with each victim. He seemed to derive pleasure from terrorizing his targets. He would linger in their homes for hours, whispering in their ears what he would do to them should they try to break free from the crude bindings he used to tie them down.
He was strong, methodical, athletic and elusive. He exhibited military precision in the way he tied victims up quickly and efficiently. He’d break into a home, tie up the husband, place plates on his back and warn that he would kill his female victim if so much as one plate moved or fell. Some male victims were forced to lay motionless as their wives were raped in the next room.
The East Area Rapist’s second of 47 attacks in northern California took place on Saturday, July 17, 1976 and the casual manner with which he conducted this heinous crime suggests that he had already committed many similar such crimes in his past.
Two young girls (15 and 16-years old) were home alone, their parents away on a three-day church outing. They watched television until about 10:00 PM, then went to bed, each girl retiring to her own room. Around 2:00 AM, one of the girls was roused from her sleep by a hand covering her mouth.
The attacker ordered she be quiet. He placed a sock in her mouth and tied a towel around her head, restricting her vision. He then tied her wrists behind her back before binding her ankles. After rummaging through the house for several minutes, he returned to her room and raped her four times (pausing between each attack to ransack the house some more). Two hours later, at around 4:30 AM, he left. The victim freed herself and ran to her sister’s room where she found she had also been bound with twine.