Jan
20
 

Target Analysis

latitude longitude Elevation Date
37° 33′ 57.13″N 78° 29′ 3.70″ W 0 feet 1 Nov 1994, at 00:00:23 EST

The probable target occurs in the forest NorthWest of Dilwyn, VA. There is no known historical event at or near this location near this date. The police record doesn’t indicate any unusual activity near this date either. In researching Dilwyn itself, we have determined the following facts:

  • Median Household income in 1994 was $19,167 [$19,167.00 in 1994 had the same buying power as $28,813.47 in 2011.]
  • Population of 300 People
  •  Racial makeup: 57% White, 39% African American, 1% from other races, and 3% from two or more races
  • Businesses in Dillwyn, VA
    • H&R Block: 1
    • McDonald’s: 1
    • Bank of America: 1
    • Buckingham Branch Rail Road
    • Heritage Hall Nursing Home
  •  Leading Employers
    • Buckingham Correctional Center
    • Dillwyn Correctional Center
    • Kyanite Mining Corporation
    • Hi-Test Laboratories Inc.

There is no indication of an escape or attempted escape at or near the event. At this point, the research department can offer no good estimates as to likely cause.

 

Posted in Unexplained Bodies
Mar
11
 

Target Analysis

latitude longitude Elevation Date
48°45’42″N 86°31’49″W -25 feet June 30, 1941 06:52:01 PM EST

The probable target occurs under a church in a recently abandoned town called Coldwell or Port Coldwell. There is no known historical event at or near this location. The two nearest settlements from this area are the town of Marathon (14 miles away) and Neys Camp 100, POW Camp [More information below] (4 miles away). Investigations into the camp reveal few historical records of the the comings and goings of the camp.

During the period in question, June 30, 1941, Camp Neys held approximately 620 prisoners. Of these, there were about 65 officers, 190 senior NCOs, and the rest soldiers. The Canadian Government severely restricted reporting on prisoner escapes and rarely pursued escapees actively. They did send out wanted posters and many were caught be local police because of these practices. However, many more died of exposure in the harsh Canadian weather. Camp Neys, itself has three fences along the fence line and was contracted out to a lumber company. Escape was further made difficult at Neys because the barracks were built on the sandy dirt near the beach of Lake Superior. The water level here is quite high and most likely would lead to tunnels being washed out.

Research has scoured all sources and have come up with little in regards to escapes at the time. However, there is one promising report from a Veteran Guard (See Footnote). He mentions an investigation completing recently clearing himself, three other guards, and the lumber company of an complicity in the recent escape. The letter is dated August 5th, 1941. It is not certain if this escape happened around the same time or not. No record of wanted posters or numbers of escapees is mentioned anywhere.

From this we ascertain that the number of escapees must have been small and must not have been overly worrisome. We have cross-checked the records with lineage records and have made that list available. We have come up with no credible way to narrow the list of names for the following reasons:

  1. The escape may have happened after the Τ event
  2. Any escapees may have been re-captured
  3. Any escapees may have been killed
  4. Other German POWs died in the camps, we can’t sort out those that died naturally from those died while escaping (or thereafter)

What is clear, is that few that escaped made it back to Germany. There are a few high profile cases, but none from Camp Neys. Our opinion is that one or more escapees fled and found Port Coldwell recently abandoned. It it likely Coldwell would have been searched by the Canadians, if they searched at all. Whether they searched or not, the Germans had no way of knowing that and would have most likely hid out. From the letter, the location of the Τ event underground, and the lack of any other relevant information, we believe the event is related to the breakout and then the Germans digging to secure a hiding location. Perhaps, their make-shift hideaway collapsed and they died. Perhaps they found something. Money? Records? We have not been able to discover what it is they may have found.


During World War II, 35,046 Prisoners of war and Japanese-Canadians were held in 26 main camps in Canada. The north shore of Lake Superior was the site of three such camps: Neys, Angler, and Red Rock.
Neys Camp 100 interned mostly German POWs, and some Japanese-Canadians between 1941-1946. The prisoners were forced to log in the Pic River and Little Pic River valleys.

German POWs were divided into categories: the “greys” who were largely ordinary soldiers, and the “blacks” who were considered die-hard Nazis, high risk for violence or escape. Neys Camp 100 was one of Canada’s nine camps which interred “black” prisoners. Hence the camp was enclosed by three barbed-wire fences and guard towers.

At the end of World War II, Neys was turned into a processing camp for POWs in the Northwestern Ontario region. It was then turned into a minimum-security work camp for civilian prisoners from the Thunder Bay area, and finally dismantled in the 1950s.

Posted in Great White North
Nov
24
 

Investigation Notes

After reading through the case files, the team finds the following timeline:

07 May 1977

Tabitha Brooks kidnapped by Willis Stewart and John Lange and  leaving a social event at Georgian Court University. John grabbed Tabitha while Willis drove the van. They took Tabitha to 12 Tonkawa Trail, Shamong NJ 08088 where she was held captive for 20 days or so. It’s unclear what happened to her. The last they saw her was at the Shamong house  on the 27th. At the time, the house was owned by a Phillip Sterling, who bought the house in February of 1976.

Phillip Sterling was born in 1950 in Trenton, NJ. In 1970, he was drafted into the US Army, but never served. His family believed he fled to Canada. They haven’t seen him since. From 1975 to 1977, his name appears as a resident of Trenton, NJ (655 Rutherford Ave Trenton, NJ). His occupation is listed as “Construction Worker” with an average (for the time) salary. Phillip Sterling was never found. No driver’s license is on file for Phillip Sterling. His appearance is described as 6 foot tall, about 250 pounds, with long dark red hair pulled back into a ponytail, a full mustache, and beard at least 5 to 6 inches long.

All four men arrested (John, Willis, Robert McNussen, and Juan Delmora) agree Phillip was the man who set the plan in motion. They disagree on when they first met Phillip. Some state they met him on 04 May, some state 04 May in a small town in New Jersey. Willis states it was a small house near Chatsworth, NJ. Investigators identify the house as 62 Prince Street, Chatsworth, NJ 08019-2223; owned by Janice Lippensheld. Janice flatly denied such a meeting ever took place and claims she never heard of Phillip Sterling. Case notes indicate the investigators believed she did recognize the Phillip’s picture, but could not (would not?) identify him. Since he was never found and this part of the investigation wasn’t pertinent to the case at hand, these leads were never followed up.

Modus Operandi

The scenario for the Tabitha Kidnapping, the Sharon Edwards kidnapping, and the aborted kidnapping in Trenton are as follows:

  • Phillip calls one of the group and tells them a city, the site, and a date
  • A driver and an assailant drive to the location the day before and scout out the site
  • A reasonably good looking woman is picked at random at the site in question
  • She is grabbed and pulled into the van
  • The van is driven to the Shamong house
  • The assailant stays in the house until called by Phillip
    • The victim is kept chained in a jail-like cell in the basement
    • The assailant is to feed the victim once a day
    • The assailant is allowed to use the victim as they please, but are under strict orders not to kill her
    • On weekends the whole group is allowed to use the victim during a weekend party

No member of the group claims to know what happened to Tabitha and Sharon. None were convicted of murder. Only John and Willis were convicted of the kidnapping of Tabitha. Willis and Robert were convicted of kidnapping of Sharon. All were convicted of the rape of Sharon. No other charges were upheld.

16 May 1977

With the Lakewood, NJ PD having no leads into the disappearance of their daughter, Andrea and Martin Brooks hire Gerry Butler to look into her disappearance. They give him the police sketches of the two men who were seen leaving the crime scene. Gerry investigates in Lakewood until the 29th with no leads. He tells the family he will continue to pursue the case, but the cost is too high for them to continue paying him. He believes she is dead, but has reached a dead end.

23 Dec 1977

Gerry hears about a kidnapping in Philadelphia. The news report display two men’s pictures and he recognizes one as similar to the sketch in the Butler case. He asks around the Philadelphia PD and is allowed to look at their files. By the 24th, he’s run out of ideas and heads to Lakewood on the 25th. The Lakewood, NJ and Philadelphia, PA police start to cooperate and share the scant information they have.

28 Dec 1977

Gerry leaves Lakewood without anything new. Dejected he still thinks about the case and it eats into him. He decides to go to Trenton and look at the NJ State Police files. Over the holidays, however, it will be difficult to get them to accept him. He works with the Philly PD to talk to the NJ State Police and is given permission to look at their criminal photo books on 02 Jan.

02-05 Jan 1978

Gerry looks through the books looking for the three men in the photos. He finds a match on Willis and obtains the Clinton House address.

06-08 Jan 1978

Gerry watches Clinton House and follows Robert and Juan to the Shamong house and sees the white van. They stay there for the weekend and head back to Trenton. Gerry follows them.

10 Jan 1978

Gerry still hasn’t seen Willis at Clinton House and decides to follow up on the van. He finds the van belongs to Phillip Sterling, who lives in an apartment in Trenton.

11 Jan-19 Jan 1978

Gerry follows Phillip. On 13 Jan, he goes to the Chatsworth house. He stays there until 15 Jan. Then he travels to Shamong. Gerry follows him. On the night of the 19th, he begins to get anxious and eavesdrops on the house. When he hears the woman scream, he heads to the neighbor’s house, get their attention and calls the police.

20 Jan 1978

When the police arrived at the house, they found no one alive inside. Sharon Edward’s body was found in the basement tied naked to a table. Her throat was slit and her heart cut out. Forensic evidence indicated she was raped repeatedly and was ill nourished for a period of time consistent to the time she was missing. Police searched the residence for Tabitha’s body, but never found it. They issued a warrant for the four men in Clinton House that morning, with the Trenton PD executing it at 5:00 AM. Within two hours, Willis and Juan rolled on John and Robert, who were arrested in Cherry Hills. The police believe they were searching for a new victim. Though police believed they committed more abductions, they could find no proof. They also could not conclusively link the murder to any of the four. Investigators believe Phillip Sterling is the killer. Unfortunately, the prints found at the scene don’t match any known criminal and Sterling has never had his fingerprints identified.

Posted in Bounty Hunter
Nov
16
 

Research Follow-up

Dr. Robard’s Recidivism Rate

(Documents searched: 36 NJ prison records, 36 Trenton PD files [no investigation files], 36 Clinton House Records, 36 FBI personnel files)

Unfortunately, calculating Dr. Robard’s Recidivism Rate in relation to the local, state, and national levels is fraught with problems. During the mid 1970′s, all states, incluing New Jersey started mandatory sentencing policies and removed many discretionary parole options. At the same many programs, including halfway houses such as Clinton House, were being started. A great deal of experimentation in prisoner re-entry was occurring.  In addition, a larger and larger population of the prisoner re-entry population can best be described as “churners”–criminals intent on committing crimes and returning to prison shortly after being released.

However, we have compared Dr. Robard’s Recidivism Rate before and after the τ event with that of the local, state, and nation. Detailed statistical analysis shows a R coefficient of 0.04; showing no correlation between the event and any noted changes in criminal recidivism. His yearly recidivism rate has generally been better than New Jersey’s rate.

Dr. Robard’s Public Record

While Dr. Robard had a 35 year as a public servant with the State of New Jersey, he doesn’t have a large record of public speaking. It is likely he spoke at a fair amount of gatherings, his speeches themselves were not recorded. Written records of parole board hearings and official testimony show no record of a dramatic shift in opinion before and after the τ event. Dr. Robard’s official testimony indicates a religious conservative and an intellectual. He appears to be well respected by the parole boards and his peers. His relationship with his charges is more difficult to determine, but generally seems to be positive.

Liuhua’s Research

Looking into the case files she finds the following Robert McNussen, John Lange, Juan Delmora, and Willis Stewart were all arrested around the same time (10 months) for Murder, Kidnapping, and Rape. Jerome Montagna was arrested twice: once for Drug Trafficking (2yrs) and once for Assault & Battery (5 hrs). 8 months after release both Joseph Zeffecziowsi (Assault, Rape, Drunk & Disorderly Conduct) and Antwaan Beredea (Drug Trafficking, Extortion, Racketeering) were arrested.  Felipe Ortega was arrested 3 years after release for Murder, Assault.

In addition, she opines, one could presume several knew each other from prison, though there is no evidence they knew each other prior to prison. Jerome Montagna and Felipe Ortega were incarcerated at Bayside State Prison. The others at Northern State Prison.

Frank is excited at the findings and begins to look at the case files of the first four and finds some interesting facts:

  • All were arrested for the murder, kidnapping, and rape of Sharon Edward
    • Willis and Juan on Fri 20 Jan 78 at Clinton House in Trenton
    • John and Robert on Sat 21 Jan 78 at the Americas Best Value Inn Cherry Hill
  • They were also arrested for the kidnapping of Tabitha Brooks. Those charges were dropped.

An interesting coincidence

Also of note in reading the case files, Frank notices the arrest was made because of a call from Mr. Gerry Butler of Philadelphia. His tip made on 12:05AM on Jan 19, 1979 alerted the NJ State Police of a “woman’s scream. Like she was dying.” The resultant investigation turned up evidence of kidnapping, rape and murder of Sharon Edward. Tabitha Brooks’ body was never found. Because there was only circumstantial evidence linking John and Willis to Tabitha the jury ruled him innocent of those charges. John was arrested with Robert at 10:24 PM in Cherry Hills, by the Cherry Hills PD.

Posted in The Meeting
Nov
14
 

Clinton House Staff

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Posted in The Meeting
Nov
09
 

Probable Target Analysis

latitude longitude Elevation Date
40°13’18.78″N 74°45’20.06″W 2 feet May 1, 1977 09:46:12 PM EST

Analysis run on this ? event is uncertain. The location is 21 Clinton Street, Trenton, NJ. Clinton House opened in 1966 and is New Jersey’s first Halfway House for State Convicts on parole. We believe the location points to the head Psychologists office, a Dr. Nathan Robard. Unfortunately, we cannot determine the cause of the event. There is no police report and nothing out of the ordinary or significant happens to Dr. Robard the rest of his life. It is possible Dr. Robard had a life altering conversation with one of the residents of the institution. At the time of the event, there were 32 male pre-parolees in the house. Of those, 10 went on to commit further crimes (all in New Jersey). We have listed them below:

  1. Jerome Montagna: Drug Trafficking, Assault & Battery
  2. Robert McNussen: Murder, Kidnapping, Rape
  3. Joseph Zeffecziowsi: Assault, Rape, Drunk & Disorderly Conduct
  4. John Lange: Murder, Kidnapping, Rape
  5. Antwaan Beredea: Drug Trafficking, Extortion, Racketeering
  6. Felipe Ortega: Murder, Assault
  7. Juan Delmora: Murder, Kidnapping, Rape
  8. Willis Stewart: Murder, Kidnapping, Rape
  9. Ernesto Barristeo: Burglary, Grand Theft Auto, Armed Robbery
  10. Henry Rap Brown: Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Attempted Murder, Resisting Arrest, Aggravated Assault

Posted in The Meeting
Sep
26
 

Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center

Posted in Bounty Hunter
Sep
24
 

Secondary Research Questions

Question: Was any police report filed on the attempted/completed rape?

No police report can be found about this incident.

Question: Was a police reports filed on the the NJ State Police’s investigation into WARP’s car.

No police report can be found about this incident.

Question: Is there a link between DeLuca and the Pagans

No new evidence has been found connecting these two. It is clear they were aware of each other and DeLuca had met some of the senior Pagans, like Jimmy D. Gregorio, the Pagans methamphetamine cooker. Research cannot identify the Red Haired man. We believe the blonde may be Richard “Wild Bill” Ayerson, who was arrested in the Long Island arrests on February 23, 2002.

Question: Who made the tip to Butler?

The police report filed for Butler’s disappearance specifically mentions that Peggy did not know who alerted him to Deluca’s location. He had contacts all over the Tri-state area. She wasn’t aware of anyone in the Chatsworth area. Police records show they found his hotel room on July 7. (The report was filed on July 6). Since Butler paid for the full weekend up front, the owner didn’t think anything of him not coming back until the maid went into the room on Monday. It’s not uncommon for people to leave clothes behind, so when she saw two sets of clothing, no one was alarmed. When the police arrived on Wednesday, they canvassed the town, but no one claimed to have seen him, with the exception of a waitress at the Red Lion Inn. Not finding his motorcycle in the area, they simply assumed he drove off, perhaps in a hurry, to find DeLuca.

Posted in Bounty Hunter
Sep
24
 

Secondary Research: Mary Joe Garagozoo

Basic facts:

  • Early 1970 Toyota Corolla
  • In or near Chatsworth, NJ
  • Age: 15-19
  • Hair: Blonde
  • Height: 5′ 6″ – 5′ 10″
  • Weight: 110-150 pounds
  • Friends: Similar looking woman, but an inch or two taller

Research has found a possible match. Mary Joe Garagozoo lived at  3 Sawmill Rd located in Tabernacle Township, New Jersey and went to Shawnee High School as a rising Junior. In 1976, she was a Junior. She is the fourth child of Joseph and Marla Garagozoo. Mary Joe was best friends with Elizabeth Moon of  16 Worrell Rd. Elizabeth Moon’s  father owned a 1972 Toyota Corolla. The pair were decent students, but paid more attention to the beach and boys than studies. There is no official record of the incidents occurring at 62 Prince Street on or about July 2, 1976. However, Mary Joe’s concentration on school was greatly improved. She ended up making Dean’s List her last semester in High School. She did well enough to garner a scholarship to Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. Bryn Mawr records indicate she enrolled as a Psychology in 1978  and did very well in her first year. Something happened, however, during her second year. Her grades started to slip and by the middle of her third year she was placed on academic probation and her scholarship revoked. With no means of paying for the college, she dropped out before the end of the school year. However, she neglected to tell her parents, who were shocked to find her gone when they arrived for her at the end of the semester. From this point on, there is little information on her until 2008 when she overdosed in a crack house in Philadelphia.

Elizabeth Moon’s story isn’t a sad as Mary Joe’s story. Elizabeth did graduate, but never attempted college. Her grades never raised up and there is indications that Elizabeth and Mary Joe didn’t get on as well as they had in 1976. Elizabeth, however, appears to have run with the Pagans after she graduated. In 1983, she married William “Tiny” Mix, a short, but largely build man with a long set of priors. There is no indication that she was involved with them overly much during her school years, but some involvement is assumed.

Posted in Bounty Hunter
Aug
07
 

Secondary Research Results

To: Shelly Anderson, Frank Giordano, PhD
From: Lynn Shirk-Roof
Date: October 19, 2033 1:12:43 PM CET
Subject: Secondary Research Results

Shelly, Frank:

1. DeLuca’s and Averilla’s known actions in 1976, particularly in the July timeframe, if we can get info that accurate. We have a lot of information on DeLuca post-1980, but don’t even know the circumstances of his arrest in 1976. We have information on Averilla up to early 1975, when he was arrested. Was he still in prison in 1976, or was he out? Where were DeLuca and Averilla living in July 1976?

Averilla was arrested on April 3, 1975 and went to trial on November, 24, 1975. He was convicted and sentanced to 90 days in jail. His lawyer argued for and won his release for time served. Notes indicate he was seeing Lippenshield starting in December of 1974. At the time, Lippenshield was living in an apartment in Manahawkin, NJ. They met at the diner.

DeLuca was arrested in Philadelphia for loansharking on 28 June and placed on $10,000 bail and told not to leave the state. On 30 June he was observed in Burlington, NJ by two New Jersey State Troopers. Gerard was notified that day to be prepared to leave, if needed. On Thursday, 1 July at 11:03, DeLuca was spotted in the American Grill in Chatsworth, NJ. DeLuca was arrested in Atlantic City on 22 July. However, by that time, the district attorney’s sole witness had disappeared. Without a witness, they had no case. DeLuca was released from prison on 26 July.

2. More information on Lippenfield’s house. How often does it show up in police reports, insurance reports, neighborhood complaints, or other public records in, say 5 years before or after 1976 (1971-1981)? I’d also like information about the neighbors for the same timeframe. If they’re normal people, I don’t need too much, but if there are any long-term wife-beaters or convicted killers or Satanist cults living there in that timeframe, I’d like to know. Also, of course, if any Pagans apart from Averilla are living there.

Lippensheld bought place in January 23, 1976. Prior to 1976, there were two complaints. Once in March for excessive noise. Once in May, for a domestic dispute. Police were sent to the scene and reported that Janice had pushed and punched Averilla who defended himself. Although, the police didn’t believe the story, they did not arrest either party. By the time 1981 arrived, the place was well known as a Pagan hangout. However, the police chose not to intervene so long as nothing was obviously occurring. There are dozens of complaints about the noise coming from the house, motorcycles, or ATVs. In 1983, the house was confiscated as part of RICO charges against the Pagans MC.

Official records only indicate the house was owned by Janice Lippenshield with no other persons living there. However, it is clear that many Pagans used this house as a place to stay for short periods of time. If is likely that Averilla lived with Lippenshield from 1976 until 1983.

3. More information about how Butler’s body was found. Who found it and how? Was it buried or just washed up on shore? Anything strange about it apart from what we already know (e.g., buried with a goat’s head or lots of black candles or a note supporting Satan’s run for the presidency)?

Technically, the body of water he was found near is not a lake, but a bog. The body was found by the dog of one of three fisherman working the bogs.
He had started to dig near the edge of the bog and found the skeleton. At first, they simply thought it was an animal bone. When they moved closer, however, they saw the skull and called the police. Nothing else (other than bits if clothing) was found with the body.

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