Matt Murphy was ready to go to court when there was a stunning development -- DNA linked Alcala to three Los Angeles murders: Jill Barcomb, Georgia Wixted, and Charlotte Lamb. … the Social Security Administration -- I contacted them asking if there was any employment record and there never had been an employment record. Free company director check. 39 Year Old Murder Case Solved. Martha Bashford: We had a witness who saw somebody who looked like Rodney Alcala at that time period with a woman who looked like Ellen Hover. Police learned Alcala had rented the storage facility and moved his belongings there nine days after Robin Samsoe's remains were discovered. …She never confused what she had with who she was. GREAT NEWS! Jeff Sheaman: The bones were found next to clothing. They arrest him, take him into custody. 197655374, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by … Rodney Alcala [in court]: Let me put the death penalty in perspective for you. © 2020 O'Neill-Dennis Funeral Home. She undertook a systematic effort to track Christine and her boyfriend's whereabouts that would last almost 40 years -- through marriage, motherhood, divorce and a career. Cornelia Crilley had spent the day moving in. Drag images here or select from your computer for Christine Ruth Thornton memorial. Melissa Mourges | Manhattan Prosecutor: The strongest link was the fingerprint. Alcala was charged with the murder of Christine Ruth Thornton late 2016. The Samsoes hoped that this would finally be the end. Steve Hodel | Former detective, LAPD: A Good Samaritan, a witness, sees the little girl, the little 8-year-old Tali get in the car. With the California cases settled, the New York prosecutors were ready for him. Serial murder suspect Rodney Alcala listens to Orange County Deputy District Attorney Matt Murphy's final arguments during closing arguments in Santa Ana, Calif., on Feb. 22, 2010. And I was driving down Sunset Boulevard. His next victim: Cornelia Michael Crilley, a 23-year-old flight attendant for TWA. Melissa Mourges | Manhattan prosecutor: When her boyfriend -- was trying to reach her, and was unable -- the police came. Christine Ruth Thornton identified as Jane Doe found 30 years ago in Sweetwater Co, WY - Murder charges filed against serial killer Rodney Alcala There was a lot of photograph equipment and all of us were amazed at the amount of photographs that he had there of young girls, very young girls. Granger, Wyoming Image source) A strange extra detail I found while reading about this case was that in 2014, after Christine had been identified in the photograph, a woman called the police department claiming to be her. Daniel Errasmouspe: He was very even-keel[ed]. MRS CHRISTINE RUTH THORNTON 48 Hours. The man was carrying a camera bag just like Alcala did. Alcala's perverse closing argument did not sway jurors. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. They said that he was borderline dementia…. Kathy Thornton didn't know the name Rodney Alcala -- but one day, she would. Fearing the worst but still wanting answers, Thornton submitted her own DNA to a national database of missing persons. The only time he would show any type of a fervor in his voice would be when we point-blank ask him, "Did you kill her?" Steve Braccini: I think she was abducted here in Manhattan and ultimately killed up there. Where would she go? Daniel Errasmouspe: And it almost clicked [snaps fingers] like that with him, and you could almost tell that he was reliving that day. Leon Borstein |Cornelia's boyfriend: She had a beautiful face. Bridget Wilvurt: We just lived to-- to have fun. GREAT NEWS! Steve Hodel: They report it to the dean. Juror: We, the jury, find the defendant, Rodney James Alcala, guilty of the crime of murder in the first degree. Jeff Sheaman: When we first arrived at Corcoran we talked to some of the security staff. But when police showed the jewelry to Robin's mother, she recognized a pair of gold ball studs that she said Robin often borrowed. Her identification was made by matching DNA submitted to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUS), and charges have been filed in the case. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to feedback@findagrave.com and include a link to the page and details about the problem. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the gratefuldoe community. Dedee Parenteau | Sister of victim Jill Parenteau: One of the many things that hurts me is that that was the last face she saw. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Daughter of Beatrice Roberts Thornton and James Martin Thornton.Resident of San Antonio TX when she disappeared in 1977. … Finally, I kicked the door in. He landed a job as a counselor at an arts and drama camp for girls. A system error has occurred. William Ssozi to officiate. She's held. http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?220569-WY-Granger-WhtFem-UP11332-Pregnant-In-Remote-Area-Apr-82-Christine-Thornton. She was identified in 2015, after her initial disappearance in 1977. In the spring of 1977, Christine was heading to Montana with her boyfriend to pan for gold. Her family identified her as a subject of serial killer Rodney Alcala's photographs and eventually as the victim he buried in Wyoming. …get it -- get it cleared out.". Please note: You are asking volunteers to find and take a photo of the headstone. Despite his age, his infirmity, his close to 40 years behind bars -- Alcala was still the master manipulator he'd always been. It was a horrible scene. Company address: ATM SERVICE PARTS LTDVIOLET BANK SKINNER HOW LANE, HAWKSHEAD, AMBLESIDE, CUMBRIA, LA22 0PL, Company documents: Hancock: Christine Ruth Thornton, a former longtime resident of Hancock, who had been missing for the past 39 years, has been located and identified as the victim of a homicide. ). Pat Ellis: They beat her there … OK. And they get inside, and there's the mother lode. And again, the sentence was death. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. His victims were all females, ranging from children to young adults. Marianne Connelly: All of a sudden I smelled her shampoo, and I felt this warmth on my hand, and I couldn't get my hand out of my purse. Everything was kind of …"We don't know." Fr. Chris Camacho: I was flabbergasted to say the least. Joe Tomich | Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office: The location where the photo was taken to the location where Christine's remains were found were within probably just a few yards of each other. Tali Shapiro [to 48 Hours]: I'm one of Rodney Alcala's first … and one of his only living victims. We have 2 volunteers within fifty miles of your requested photo location. Try again later. A fire crew conducting routine fire prevention maintenance found Robin's remains in a remote location more than 40 miles from where she was last seen. Age Anita Feinberg: Until they actually found her, there was always a glimmer of hope … Once they found her body -- that was it. Steve Hodel: We kept coming up empty. Lot of hell. A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Christine and her unborn child at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at the Church of the Resurrection in Hancock with Rev. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Her hunt was finally over. If her sister's DNA was ever submitted, they could be matched. Detective Pat Ellis said Huntington Beach Police got an unexpected tip when Alcala's sister came to visit her brother in jail. This case contains graphic content that may not be suitable for all readers. All Rights Reserved. That's all the prosecutor really needed to hear. © 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. He eventually killed her and left her body off Interstate 80, near Granger, Wyoming, where it remained undiscovered until 1982. Her life was tragically taken from her in Sweetwater County, Wyoming in August of 1977. Det. Open the door. Melissa Mourges: I got a telephone call from Robin Samsoe's mother… and said she was so grateful that we were doing this. If you have questions, please contact support@findagrave.com. The killing of a fourth L.A. woman, Jill Parenteau, was also tied to him. Det. (COMPANY DIRECTOR) of TRUE SKINCARE LIMITED Jeff Sheaman | Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office: They referred to my case as "Granger Gretta," because it was an unidentified female that was found in Granger, Wyoming, back in 1982. Matt Murphy: Two girls went to their local post office and they looked and there was Rodney Alcala's photo on the FBI Ten Most Wanted list. Sorry! In 2013, Thornton's son had watched a "48 Hours" story on Alcala that lead him to CBSNews.com and a series of photos taken by Alcala of unidentified women. A homegrown serial killer – known as "Son of Sam" – was terrorizing the city. At 17, Alcala enlisted in the Army, but there were problems: allegations of sexual misconduct and a nervous breakdown. At the same time Rodney Alcala was on the road, a 29-year-old woman from Texas, Steve Braccini: Obviously the cause of death is strangulation. Det. Marianne Connelly | Robin Samsoe's mother [in tears]: He killed my child, my child. …It should have stopped with me. (Photo booth picture of Christine. Back then, you know, we didn't have a lot of the forensics you have today. We found a lot of ID, picture ID of a Rodney Alcala. We didn't have the forensic tools that we have – today … so they did what they could. More than 30 years had passed without a lead. Bridget's description resulted in this composite sketch, which was released to the media all over Southern California. Please contact Find a Grave at support@findagrave.com if you need help resetting your password. Centralized location for discussions regarding the profiling of unidentified persons in the United States. And so the Wyoming State Crime Lab was able to have an artist come in and use the skull as a form of re-creating what … this victim looked like. In Ellen Hover's case, investigators now knew John Berger was Rodney Alcala -- and he had been seen near the Rockefeller Estates where her body was found. Close. …We all thought she was dead. And there are dozens upon dozens of these young women that in the pictures clearly are in positions of supreme vulnerability with Rodney Alcala. Prosecutor Melissa Mourges was struck by the ferocious nature of the killing. Others would not be so fortunate. "We have nothing." While I personally didn't know about her case, I did find her WS thread: http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?220569-WY-Granger-WhtFem-UP11332-Pregnant-In-Remote-Area-Apr-82-Christine-Thornton and I'm very happy to see her come home. … Everybody could be complaining about being bored, and me and Robin would find ourselves doing cartwheels and back walkovers. You're stupid…" And then when I asked him, "Was she alive when you left her?" Jury member [in court]: We, the jury … determine that the penalty to be imposed upon defendant, Rodney James Alcala, to be death. He just -- he was gone. Kathy Thornton: I think the message was kind of clear. Sex 2. Homicide. Victim Robin C. Samsoe…. more than enough pictures left that still need to be id'd. a
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