Monsters Among Us: David Roth (NOT the singer) killed 17-year-old Elizabeth “Lisa” Ann Elder Roberts after she refused sex; He confessed and spent 26 years in prison; She was just identified through genetic geneology

Elizabeth “Lisa” Ann Elder Roberts

This is what detectives believed happened to Lisa:

“During the murder investigation in 1977, detectives learned Precious Jane Doe was hitchhiking near Silver Lake on August 9, 1977. She was picked up by David Roth who wanted to go swimming at the lake. Instead, he gave her a ride and asked her to have sex. When she declined, he strangled her and shot her seven times in the head. Her body was found five days later by residents picking blackberries in the 11300 block of 4th Avenue West in unincorporated south Everett. She was unrecognizable. Roth confessed to the murder and was sentenced to 26 years in prison. The remains were thought to be that of a 25 to 35 year old woman. Detective John Hinds drew a composite sketch of what she should look like, but no one could identify her. For an unknown reason, she was no longer listed as missing in NCIC.

“Extensive efforts began again in 2008 to identify her body after the Doe Network inquired about the case. Investigators exhumed the body and she was examined by Dr. Kathy Taylor, the State Forensic Anthropologist with the King County Medical Examiner’s Office. Her examination revealed that the remains were more likely that of a teenage girl, age 16 to 19. That got the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children involved to assist. Forensic Artist Natalie Murry provided an updated composite sketch. Detectives were never able to identify the female, who was named Precious Jane Doe by Detective Jim Scharf.”

Long after body was found, detectives search for ‘Jane Doe’
‘She’s precious to me:’ Snohomish cold case detective identifies Jane Doe murder victim after 40 years
Cold case closed: Everett murder victim ‘Jane Doe’ identified 43 years later
‘Shock to the system’: Family learns DNA identified 1977 Everett murder victim
Washington state murder victim, 17, ID’d after nearly 43 years, police say
Girl killed in Washington is identified 43 years later by DNA extracted from her hair
Solved: For 43 years, she was ‘Precious’ Jane Doe

David Roth

Update: Freeman/Bible murders *Ronnie Dean Busick charged with the rapes and murders from 18 years ago*

Victims
Kathy Freeman
Danny Freeman
Ashley Freeman
Lauria Bible

Danny & Kathy Freeman murder 12/30/1999 Welch, OK *Their daughter, Ashley Freeman, and her friend, Lauria Bible, are still missing and presumed dead; Still unsolved*
Affidavit yields possible clue in hunt for girls’ remains
What we know about the three men accused in case of Oklahoma girls missing since 1999
Graphic Polaroids Lead to Arrest of Man Accused of 1999 Abduction and Murder of 2 Oklahoma Girls
Man jailed in Harvey County charged in Oklahoma cold case
Murder charges filed in 18-year-old Oklahoma abduction case
DA details “horrific” last days of girls abducted in 1999 as suspect is charged
Busick offered “immunity and reward money” in Welch case
18 years later, finally answers: How investigators solved the murders of 2 Welch girls
DA: Search to continue on Tuesday in Picher for remains of Welch girls missing since Dec. 1999
Trial to determine competency of man charged in 4 deaths
Jurors find Ronnie Busick competent to stand trial
Welch Girls Murder Suspect Back In Court

Defendants
Ronnie Dean Busick – charged
Warren Philip Welch II – died 2007
David A. Pennington – died 2015

Monsters Among Us: Jerad Dale Gourdin sentenced to LWOP for the robbery and murder of 60-year-old Belen Perez

Belen Perez

Police identify woman found dead in Provo home, are considering case a homicide
Provo woman’s death being investigated as murder, police say
Death Investigated As Homicide In Provo
Police investigating death of Provo woman as a murder
Provo Police announce arrest in cold case murder of 60-year-old woman
The Justice Files: Slain mother praised
Police identify woman found dead in Provo home, are considering case a homicide
Provo woman’s death being investigated as murder, police say
Death Investigated As Homicide In Provo
Police investigating death of Provo woman as a murder
Charges filed in 2014 strangling death of Provo woman
Inmate found guilty of aggravated murder in cold case of strangled Provo woman
Life without parole ordered for Provo man who strangled neighbor with power cord

INMATE INFORMATION

Offender Number: 165738
Offender Name: JERAD DALE GOURDIN
DOB: Thu, 9 Feb 1984
Height: 6 Feet 2 Inches
Weight: 250
Sex: M
Location: UTAH STATE PRISON
Housing Facility: UINTA
Parole Date: N/A
Aliases:
JERAD GORDIN
JERAD DALE GOURDIN
JARED DALE GOURDIN
JARAD DALE GOURDIN
TANK

Monsters Among Us: Jaryd Ramos charged with the capital murders of his grandmother, Barbara Gromley, and his great-grandmother, Regina Gromley, because *he was tired of them*

Montgomery Country Sheriff’s Office need help identifying woman’s body dumped behind church
Houston-area man accused of killing grandmother, great-grandmother
Deputies: Philadelphia man strangles 2 relatives near Spring, hides bodies
Man lived with bodies of grandmother and great-grandmother: Deputies
Houston-area man accused of killing grandmother, great-grandmother
Philadelphia man accused of strangling grandmother, great-grandmother was ‘tired of them,’ police say
Relative at a loss over family members’ strangling in Spring

INMATE INFORMATION

Psycho For Love: Larry Dinwiddie charged with the murder of his wife, Cynthia Dinwiddie, who was found in the freezef, apparently since 2015

Cynthia Dinwiddie cause of death: Cardiac event brought on by trauma
Marshfield man confesses to killing wife, freezing remains: Sheriff offers exclusive details
Missouri man charged after wife found dead in freezer
Missouri man smashed wife’s head with hammer and then kept dead body in freezer for 4 years
Missouri man charged in death of wife found in freezer
Southwest Missouri man charged in death of wife found in freezer
Marshfield man charged with killing wife, sticking her in freezer
Coroner reveals cause of death for Marshfield, Mo. woman found inside freezer
Confessed killer faces charges of murder, abandonment of corpse

Larry Dinwiddie

Execution Alert: Justen Grant Hall for the 2002 murder of Melanie Billhartz

Melanie Billhartz

Justen Hall was executed 11/06/2019 for the murder of Melanie Billhartz. He had also been charged with the murder of Hector/Arlene Diaz, a hate crime that he was accused of committing right before he murdered Melanie Billhartz.

2005: Justen Hall gets death for ’02 killing
Texas Death Row Inmate Justen Hall Scheduled to be Executed for 2002 Murder
Justen Grant Hall v State of Texas 2019
Texas Death Row Inmate Justen Hall Set To Be Executed For 2002 Strangling Death
Texas inmate set to be executed for 2002 strangling death
Texas set to execute Justen Hall for murder of woman in El Paso
Murderpedia: Justen Grant Hall
Texas executes inmate for strangling El Paso woman in 2002
El Paso death row inmate Justen Grant Hall executed for woman’s strangulation in 2002
Former White Supremacist Gang Member Justen Hall Executed For 2002 Strangulation
Victim of hate crime led 2 lives, friends say

Hector/Arlene Diaz

INMATE INFORMATION

SID Number: 05824535
TDCJ Number: 00999497
Name: HALL,JUSTEN GRANT
Race: W
Gender: M
DOB: 1981-06-16
Maximum Sentence Date: DEATH ROW
Current Facility: POLUNSKY
Projected Release Date: DEATH ROW
Parole Eligibility Date: DEATH ROW
Offender Visitation Eligible: NO

Cold Case: Raymond Rowe raped and strangled Christy Mirack in 1992; Solved by DNA; Sentenced to LWOP

Christy Mirack

Find-A-Grave: Christy Ann Mirack
Rohrerstown teacher slain in suburb home; Christy Mirack was strangled in E. Lampeter
Complete coverage: The 25-year investigation into the murder of Christy Mirack
Young teacher found strangled: Victim, 25, discovered in E. Lampeter home; taught the 6th grade
Arrest Made in 1992 Murder of Shamokin Native Christy Mirack
Suspected killer of Christy Mirack charged 25 years later in Pennsylvania
‘He did it”: Raymond Rowe, for years a well-known DJ, admits to killing Christy Mirack in 1992
‘It’s a bittersweet day for me and my family’: brother of victim in 1992 cold case homicide
DA praises new technology for helping to find ‘strong viable suspect in cold case homicide
DJ admits to cold case murder after being linked through novel DNA technique, apologizes to victim’s family in court
Raymond ‘DJ Freez’ Rowe pleads guilty to 1992 rape, slaying of teacher Christy Mirack
‘Absolute, remorseless horror’: Murdered teacher’s brother rages against homicidal DJ Raymond Rowe

INMATE INFORMATION

Inmate Number: NR6480
Name Name Type
DJ FREEZ Also Known As
RAY ROWE Also Known As
RAY CHARLES ROWE Also Known As
RAYMOND CHARLES ROWE Commit Name

Age: 50
Date of Birth: 10/22/1968
Race: WHITE
Height (in): 5′ 10″
Gender: MALE
Citizenship: UNKNOWN
Complexion: LIGHT
Current Location: WAYMART
Permanent Location: WAYMART
Committing County: LANCASTER
Last Updated Time: 7/30/2019 4:00:16 AM
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Monsters Among Us: 5 people, yes 5, plotted, strangled and then dumped Robbie Schmidt’s body in a parking lot

Fourth suspect charged in 1989 killing
‘Santa’ robber convicted of planning 1989 murder
Judge sentences man to 60 years in prison
“Santa robber” gets 60 years in slaying of cohort
The Case of Jeffrey R. Stenner
Killers’ accomplice pleads guilty
Man gets 25 years for role in murder
Conn. court upholds ‘Santa Claus’ murder rap
State of Connecticut v Scott Cancel 2005
Jeffrey Stenner #211860 v Warden 2011
(conviction and sentence affirmed)
Scott Cancel v State of Connecticut 2011

Defendants
Jeffrey Stenner – convicted, sentenced to 60 years in prison
Scott Cancel – convicted, sentenced to 60 years in prison
Gilberto Delgado – convicted, sentenced to 25 years in prison
Salvatore Zampi – pled guilty, sentenced to 7 years in prison, suspended, released
John Grzeszczyk – convicted, sentenced to 25 years in prison – it appears he has been released?

INMATE INFORMATION

Inmate Number: 211860
Inmate Name: STENNER,JEFFERY
Date of Birth: 5/7/1952
Latest Admission Date: 8/23/2001
Current Location: MACDOUGALL-WALKER (MACDOUGALL BUILDING)
Status: SENTENCED
Bond Amount: 0
Controlling Offense*: CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR ANOTHER PERSON
Date of Sentence: 2/23/2004
Maximum Sentence: 60 Year(s) 0 Month(s) 0 Day(s)
Maximum Release Date: 3/5/2053
Estimated Release Date: Not Applicable
Special Parole End Date: Not Applicable
Detainer: NONE

INMATE INFORMATION

Inmate Number: 207126
Inmate Name: CANCEL,SCOTT
Date of Birth: 5/8/1965
Latest Admission Date: 8/14/2001
Current Location: GARNER
Status: SENTENCED
Bond Amount: 0
Controlling Offense*: MURDER AF
Date of Sentence: 7/30/2002
Maximum Sentence: 60 Year(s) 0 Month(s) 0 Day(s)
Maximum Release Date: 9/17/2052
Estimated Release Date: Not Applicable
Special Parole End Date: Not Applicable
Detainer: NONE

INMATE INFORMATION

Inmate Number: 167752
Inmate Name: DELGADO,GILBERTO
Date of Birth: 4/23/1971
Latest Admission Date: 6/25/1990
Current Location: WILLARD-CYBULSKI CI
Status: SENTENCED
Bond Amount: 0
Controlling Offense*: MURDER AF
Date of Sentence: 8/19/2004
Maximum Sentence: 25 Year(s) 0 Month(s) 0 Day(s)
Maximum Release Date: 10/31/2021
Estimated Release Date: Not Applicable
Special Parole End Date: Not Applicable
Detainer: NONE

 

Monsters Among Us: Gabriel Ferris killed Cheryl Miller during his honeymoon; Sentenced to life in prison

Cheryl Miller

Elgin man faces charges in 1974 rape and murder
Elgin man extradicted in ’74 Michigan murder
A decades old murder mystery in Saginaw
MI – Cheryl Miller, 21, murdered, Saginaw, 15 June 1974
People of Michigan v Gabriel Ferris 1999
Man Murders Ex-Girlfriend In Middle Of Honeymoon With New Wife Student Cheryl Miller was found strangled to dea

Movies/Documentaries
Cold Blood: Strangler
A Wedding and a Murder: The Honeymoon Murder
Dateline: Honeymoon From Hell

INMATE INFORMATION

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

MDOC Number: 130365
SID Number: 0652240K
Name: GABRIEL FERRIS
Racial Identification: White
Gender: Male
Hair: Gray
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5′ 11″
Weight: 220 lbs.
Date of Birth: 04/27/1949 (70)

Dawn Colello murder 3/2/1981 Albany, NY *Boyfriend, Roy Daniel Tucker, convicted, sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, killed in prison*

Indictment Handed Up in Murder Case
Murder Trial Opens Monday
Albany Murder Trial Opens
Confession to Murder Is Read
Accused Seen At Scene of Colello Murder
People v Tucker 1984

INMATE INFORMATION

Identifying and Location Information
As of 02/13/13
DIN (Department Identification Number) 81D0252
Inmate Name TUCKER, ROY
Sex MALE
Date of Birth 03/27/1948
Race / Ethnicity BLACK
Custody Status DISCHARGED
Housing / Releasing Facility AUBURN
Date Received (Original) 10/09/1981
Date Received (Current) 10/09/1981
Admission Type
County of Commitment ALBANY
Latest Release Date / Type (Released Inmates Only) 10/16/94 DECEASED

Crimes of Conviction

If all 4 crime fields contain data, there may be additional crimes not shown here. In this case, the crimes shown here are those with the longest sentences. As of 02/13/13
Crime MURDER 2ND
Class A1

Sentence Terms and Release Dates
Under certain circumstances, an inmate may be released prior to serving his or her minimum term and before the earliest release date shown for the inmate. As of 02/13/13
Aggregate Minimum Sentence 0025 Years, 00 Months, 00 Days
Aggregate Maximum Sentence LIFE Years, 99 Months, 99 Days
Earliest Release Date
Earliest Release Type
Parole Hearing Date 01/2006
Parole Hearing Type INITIAL RELEASE APPEARANCE
Parole Eligibility Date 03/13/2006
Conditional Release Date NONE
Maximum Expiration Date LIFE
Maximum Expiration Date for Parole Supervision