1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: Crime alert. I'm John Lemley at this hour. Investigators in 2 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: Virginia say they finally identified the person responsible for the 3 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:12,799 Speaker 1: nineteen eighty eight murder of eighteen year old Laurie Ann Powell. 4 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,440 Speaker 1: Her body was found in the Elizabeth River near Craney 5 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 1: Island after she disappeared that March. She had been stabbed 6 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:25,120 Speaker 1: multiple times. The suspect is Alan Wilmer, Senior, who died 7 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: in twenty seventeen at the age of sixty three. Through 8 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 1: modern DNA analysis, authorities recently connected Wilmer to Powell's killing, 9 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: even though he died more than a quarter century ago. 10 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: Wilmer was already suspected in several other murders, including the 11 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: nineteen eighty seven killing of David Knobling and Robin Edwards, 12 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: part of what became known as the Colonial Parkway murders, 13 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: as well as the nineteen eighty nine slaying of Teresa 14 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: Lynn's spaw Howell. Investigators say they are now reviewing other 15 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: unsolved cases from the region and to determine whether Wilmer 16 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: may have been involved in additional murders. For the Powell family, 17 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:09,960 Speaker 1: this long delayed identification offers a measure of closure. Powell's 18 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 1: sisters said that Laurie quote didn't wait for life to happen, 19 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: She made it happen. Authorities continue to evaluate whether more 20 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: cases could ultimately be tied to Wilmer. 21 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 2: Thanks John for the latest crime and justice news. Go 22 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 2: to Crime online dot com and please join us for 23 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 2: our daily podcast Crime Stories, more crime and justice news 24 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 2: after this Now with the latest crime and justice breaking news. 25 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 2: Crime Onlines. 26 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: John Limley believes have arrested a man in connection with 27 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:45,319 Speaker 1: the nineteen ninety seven murder once thought potentially related to 28 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: the Gilgo Beach serial killings. Sixty six year old Andrew 29 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: Dykes was taken into custody and Tampa, Florida on a 30 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: warrant from Nassau County, New York. He faces two counts 31 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: of murder in the deaths of twenty six year old 32 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: Tanya de Denise Jackson and her two year old daughter, 33 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: Tatiana Marie Dikes. Jackson's remains, originally unidentified and referred to 34 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: only as peaches because of a distinctive tattoo, were found 35 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 1: in Hempstead Lake State Park in nineteen ninety seven. Years later, 36 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: skeletal remains of her young daughter washed ashore near Gilgo 37 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 1: Beach during a search related to other missing women earlier 38 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: this year. Genetic genealogy helped law enforcement confirm their identities 39 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: and ultimately led investigators to Dikes, who is the toddler's father. 40 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: He is being held in Florida while officials in New 41 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 1: York seek extradition. Although this case had once been grouped 42 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,959 Speaker 1: with the Gilgo Beach killings, authorities say there is currently 43 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:49,919 Speaker 1: no evidence linking Dikes to the other victims in that case. 44 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 1: Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot 45 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: while on duty in Washington, d c. Not far from 46 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: the White House. The attack claimed the life of twenty 47 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: year old Sarah Bestrom. Her colleague, twenty four year old 48 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 1: Andrew Wolf, survived and remains hospitalized. Officials say Wolf has 49 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:13,959 Speaker 1: shown encouraging signs of recovery, including responding to commands, giving 50 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: a thumbs up, and moving his toes. His head wound 51 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:20,799 Speaker 1: continues to heal, but he is expected to remain under 52 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 1: intensive medical care for several more weeks. The suspect, twenty 53 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: nine year old Romano La luckenwall And, an Afghan national, 54 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 1: was also wounded in the exchange and has fleeted not 55 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: guilty to murder and related charges. Authorities have described the 56 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: incident as a targeted attack on federal forces deployed to 57 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: assist law enforcement in the Capitol. The shooting has sparked 58 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: renewed debate over the role of the National Guard troops 59 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: in civilian policing and raise concerns about security even in 60 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: areas considered highly protected. A newly released internal affairs report 61 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: concludes that the death of a nineteen year old trainee 62 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: with the Rutland City Police Department in twenty twenty three 63 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: was preventable, and that supervising officers failed to follow department 64 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: policy during a pursuit. The trainee, Jessica Ebenhausen, died when 65 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: Suspectate Riom, attempting to flee, collided nearly head on with 66 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: her cruiser on Woodstock Avenue. The review determined that the 67 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: chase should never have been initiated, officers lacked proper authority 68 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: and did not adhere to key pursuit guidelines. Riom, who 69 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: was injured in the crash, initially faced charges that included 70 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:38,919 Speaker 1: negligent operation causing death and fleeing from police. With the 71 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: report now public, his defense attorneys questioning the appropriateness of 72 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 1: the most serious charges, arguing the supervisory failures within the 73 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:53,799 Speaker 1: department significantly contributed to the fatal outcome. The findings portray 74 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:58,840 Speaker 1: a broader breakdown in procedures, suggesting that Ebenhausen's death stemmed 75 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 1: not only from the suit itself, but from systemic lapses 76 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 1: within the police department. 77 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 2: Thanks John for the latest Crime Instice news. 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