Never Again- Police Report
Police report
(Cases number 2006190 to 2006195)
Case number 2006190: previous Jane Doe, ID’d Barbara Ramirez, age 50
º Found in a dumpster between the 166th Street and Broadway, near her working place
º Single mother, with a child of 8 years old, Orson Ramirez
º Rope burn marks on both wrists and ankles, suggesting that she was bound hand and feet prior to death
º Sexual assault kit was run. Results were negative
º Distinctive pattern of bruising across the back horizontally, spelling the words ‘cop’ and ‘killer’
º COD was severe head trauma with collapse of the occipital bone. Head wound suggests blunt object
º Blood work shows trace of diazepam in a non-lethal doze
º Both she and son lived with her mother in East Elmhurst, Queens (just west of Jackson Heights)
º She worked in the New York-Presbyterian Hospital as an aid. Her superiors never had any complain about her in the ten years she worked there. Victim was known for showing up to her shifts on time every single day. They found it odd when she missed work for two days without saying anything
º Her mother reported her missing 24 hours after her last shift, when she didn’t returned home
º ID was made by approximation. Her brother, Raul Ramirez, convicted for car theft, is doing the second year of a four years sentence in the Lakeview Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility. CODIS found a hit on his DNA. The mother confirmed ID
The victim had no criminal record
Case number 2006191: Xavier Stuton, age 48
º Found in his house, seated beside his wife of 25 years, Margaret Stuton, on the living room couch
º Rope burn marks on both wrists and ankles, suggesting that he was bound hand and feet prior to death
º Distinctive pattern of bruising across the back horizontally, spelling the words ‘cop’ and ‘killer’
º COD was asphyxia by strangulation. The victim had additional rope marks around the neck as well as petechial haemorrhage of the eyes’ surrounding tissue
º TOD shows that he was killed prior to his wife
º Blood work shows trace of diazepam in a non-lethal doze
º He was a financial consulter. Worked for a company (Petterson and Petterson, Consulting Partners) with an office in Kew Gardens, Queens
º Lived in Jackson Heights, Queens. House showed no signs of breaking and entering. The neighbours didn’t heard anything suspicious
º The neighbour who found them, Sylvia Norton, stated that she had last spoken with both victims in the previous night, when they arranged for their lunch together. When none answered her calls, she used the spare key they had given her, and let herself in
º His car was found near the office, unlocked. Prints collected match only to the victim’s
º Record of two parking tickets, both paid for in the allotted time
Case number 2006192: Margaret Stuton, age 47
º Found in her house, seated beside her husband of 25 years, Xavier Stuton, on the living room couch
º Rope burn marks on both wrists and ankles, suggesting that she was bound hand and feet prior to death
º Sexual assault kit was run. Results were negative
º Distinctive pattern of bruising across the back horizontally, spelling the words ‘cop’ and ‘killer’
º COD was asphyxia by strangulation. The victim had additional rope marks around the neck as well as petechial haemorrhage of the eyes’ surrounding tissue, same as the husband
º Blood work shows trace of diazepam in a non-lethal doze
º She was a dentist. Worked in a private health center in Manhattanville
º Lived in Jackson Heights, Queens.
º Her car was parked in front of the house. Prints collected from the steering wheel match only to the victim
º No criminal record
Case number 2006193: Trevor Mills, age 45
º Found floating in the Harlem River, just pass Spuyten Duyvil Creek
º COD was heart failure. Blood work points to a massive amount of adrenalin in the victim’s blood stream at TOD, potentially aggravating a pre-existent heart condition
º Rope burn marks on both wrists and ankles, suggesting that he was bound hand and feet, prior to death
º Distinctive pattern of bruising across the back horizontally, spelling the words ‘cop’ and ‘killer’
º Needle track marks in the ankles suggest history of drug abuse, though none was found in his blood at TOD
º His wallet, with cash and all of his credit cards accounted for, was found in the back pocket of the victim’s pants, ruling out robbery
º Lived alone in Kensington, Brooklyn. The house was a passed down from his parents.
º Profession: lawyer, with an office in Queens
º Car was found parked outside his office, suggesting that he was kidnapped outside the office building or at his office and then taken to an undetermined area
º No criminal record
Case number 2006194: Louis Emmertton, age 49
º Found with his wife of 15 years, Samantha Emmertton, inside the couple’s car, parked in the Third Avenue Bridge
º Seatbelt had been fastened around the victim, peri-mortem
º Rope burn marks on both wrists and ankles, suggesting that he was bound hand and feet, prior to death
º Distinctive pattern of bruising across the back horizontally, spelling the words ‘cop’ and ‘killer’
º COD was single pounture wound to the heart, with rupture of the pericardium, causing massive internal bleeding, sugesting that the killer had some kowledge of human anatomy. The external wound was almost nonexistent and the place of dead would present little to no signs of blood
ºThe car was possibly the place of murder. The few drops of blood found at the scene, forming a vertical pattern from the victim’s chest to his waist, were consistent with the victim’ seated position when he was stabbed. Lividity of inferior members indicated that he was not moved after TOD
º TOD indicates that Louis Emmertton died prior to his wife
º Murder weapon should be stiletto-like, sharp and with a small diameter. It was possibly used to kill his wife and then taken by the killer
º Blood work shows trace of diazepam in a non-lethal doze, suggesting that he was unconscious when placed at the car
º Lived in Riverdale, Bronx
º Both he and wife were teachers at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, an art school in Riverdale
º The house had no been breached, sugesting that the couple was attacked in the path to or from home to school. The car with both victims was found in the morning and neither missed their classes the previous day, leading to believe that the attack came after them leaving their work place
º No traces of a third party were found at the car
º Victim had no criminal record
Case number 2006195: Samantha Emmertton, age 46
º Found with her husband of 15 years, Louis Emmertton, inside the couple’s car, parked in the Third Avenue Bridge
º Seatbelt had been fastened around the vitim, peri-mortem
º Rope burn marks on both wrists and ankles, suggesting that she was bound hand and feet
º Sexual assault kit was run. Results were negative
º Distinctive pattern of bruising across the back horizontally, spelling the words ‘cop’ and ‘killer’
º COD was single pounture wound to the heart, with rupture of the pericardium, causing massive internal bleeding (see Louis Emmertton’s report)
º The car was possibly the place of murder. The few drops of blood found at the scene, forming a vertical pardon from the victim’s chest to her waist, were consistent with the victim’ seated position when she was stabbed. Lividity of inferior members indicated that she was not moved after TOD
º Blood work shows trace of diazepam in a non-lethal doze, suggesting that she was unconscious when placed at the car
º Lived in Riverdale, Bronx
º Both she and husband were teachers at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, an art school in Riverdale
º No criminal record
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