Post by spiderimalright on Mar 31, 2018 18:07:34 GMT
While there is no hard evidence, that I'm aware of, indicating EAR may have been a cop there's a significant enough amount of circumstantial evidence, IMO, to warrant a deeper look at the LE angle.
This thread hi-lights some of that evidence: earonsgsk.proboards.com/thread/1655/ear-cop
I don't want to debate whether he was or wasn't LE in this thread but I'd like discuss possible research avenues assuming he was law enforcement. I want to also emphasize I have the utmost respect for law enforcement and the difficult job they do and the risk they assume for our protection. I believe the vast majority of LEOs are decent people who want to keep us safe. This exercise is more of a devil's advocate situation, IMO.
I think a plausible theoretical history for an offender in LE starts with the East Area. Anecdotally, in my research I've read about cases where kids as young as 19 have been made SCSD reserve deputies. This may have been the case for our offender. It's also possible he attended the California Highway Patrol Academy in Sacramento while possibly taking classes at any of the numerous colleges in the area. My purely mathematical analysis of the offender's age based on victim reports puts him in his early to mid 20s (24 being the strongest match) in 1976.
When the offender leaves the Sacramento area for Contra Costa County it may indicate taking his first full-time job in LE; possibly either with the Contra Costa County Sheriffs or with CHP. His pattern in this new area is undeniable-- he's spending a significant amount of time driving up and down Interstate 680 and I'd further venture to guess he does so as part of his normal day job. I think he's either driving some sort of delivery route or he's quite literally patrolling for his day job as well. It's a distinctly different pattern from his Sacramento activity.
When the offender leaves Northern California there are much fewer samples but his activity also seems to center on the highways. The CHP office in Santa Barbara Country is located in Goleta. There is a CHP office in Ventura as well as in Santa Ana. I think being CHP would've offered the most flexibility in terms of moving around the state for an LEO. So it seems logical to me to look for POIs who spent time in the CHP in some of the ONS areas of activity. It's clear during this period he's moving much slower and more carefully. He goes to lengths to disguise his M.O. and avoid having his crimes linked to his crimes up north and also to avoid linkage within the Southern California area. It could indicate stakes have become higher for him. Perhaps he has a good career and/or a family.
There's no solid evidence the offender had experience driving motorcycles. We mostly know he traveled by foot, bike or car. The only possible hint that he does have motorcycle experience, that I'm aware of, is the bloody motocross glove found near one of ONS' murder scenes in Dana Point. Again, not strong evidence but with this offender we mostly only have hints.
So in summation I think a reasonable research tactic would be to start in the East Area. An LEO is going to have completed high school. If he's from the East Area I think the most logical places to look for him to have graduated HS from are Rancho Cordova or Carmichael-- Cordova HS and La Sierra HS (now closed) would be my top locations to look for him but I wouldn't restrict the search to those schools. I'd personally emphasize graduation classes from 1969-1974. I'd search names for correlated hits with mentions of the California Highway Patrol. I think with the limited information we have it's the best guess for an LE organization he'd have been affiliated with at one time.
Curious what others think of this idea and if anyone has better ideas or ways to enhance this general idea. I like that it's an actionable research avenue. I'm also very interested in anyone's research who has already attempted this search. Thanks!
This thread hi-lights some of that evidence: earonsgsk.proboards.com/thread/1655/ear-cop
I don't want to debate whether he was or wasn't LE in this thread but I'd like discuss possible research avenues assuming he was law enforcement. I want to also emphasize I have the utmost respect for law enforcement and the difficult job they do and the risk they assume for our protection. I believe the vast majority of LEOs are decent people who want to keep us safe. This exercise is more of a devil's advocate situation, IMO.
I think a plausible theoretical history for an offender in LE starts with the East Area. Anecdotally, in my research I've read about cases where kids as young as 19 have been made SCSD reserve deputies. This may have been the case for our offender. It's also possible he attended the California Highway Patrol Academy in Sacramento while possibly taking classes at any of the numerous colleges in the area. My purely mathematical analysis of the offender's age based on victim reports puts him in his early to mid 20s (24 being the strongest match) in 1976.
When the offender leaves the Sacramento area for Contra Costa County it may indicate taking his first full-time job in LE; possibly either with the Contra Costa County Sheriffs or with CHP. His pattern in this new area is undeniable-- he's spending a significant amount of time driving up and down Interstate 680 and I'd further venture to guess he does so as part of his normal day job. I think he's either driving some sort of delivery route or he's quite literally patrolling for his day job as well. It's a distinctly different pattern from his Sacramento activity.
When the offender leaves Northern California there are much fewer samples but his activity also seems to center on the highways. The CHP office in Santa Barbara Country is located in Goleta. There is a CHP office in Ventura as well as in Santa Ana. I think being CHP would've offered the most flexibility in terms of moving around the state for an LEO. So it seems logical to me to look for POIs who spent time in the CHP in some of the ONS areas of activity. It's clear during this period he's moving much slower and more carefully. He goes to lengths to disguise his M.O. and avoid having his crimes linked to his crimes up north and also to avoid linkage within the Southern California area. It could indicate stakes have become higher for him. Perhaps he has a good career and/or a family.
There's no solid evidence the offender had experience driving motorcycles. We mostly know he traveled by foot, bike or car. The only possible hint that he does have motorcycle experience, that I'm aware of, is the bloody motocross glove found near one of ONS' murder scenes in Dana Point. Again, not strong evidence but with this offender we mostly only have hints.
So in summation I think a reasonable research tactic would be to start in the East Area. An LEO is going to have completed high school. If he's from the East Area I think the most logical places to look for him to have graduated HS from are Rancho Cordova or Carmichael-- Cordova HS and La Sierra HS (now closed) would be my top locations to look for him but I wouldn't restrict the search to those schools. I'd personally emphasize graduation classes from 1969-1974. I'd search names for correlated hits with mentions of the California Highway Patrol. I think with the limited information we have it's the best guess for an LE organization he'd have been affiliated with at one time.
Curious what others think of this idea and if anyone has better ideas or ways to enhance this general idea. I like that it's an actionable research avenue. I'm also very interested in anyone's research who has already attempted this search. Thanks!
