Is Atlantic City Dead

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Other namesAtlantic City Serial Killer
Details
Victims4
Span of crimes
October 2006–November 2006
CountryUnited States
State(s)New Jersey
Never apprehended

The Eastbound Strangler is an unidentified serial killer believed to be responsible for the murders of four women near Atlantic City, New Jersey in 2006. A $25,000 reward offered for information has gone unclaimed.[1]

Background[edit]

Four dead bodies of women identified as prostitutes were found in a drainage ditch[2] filled with shallow water on November 20, 2006[3] behind the Golden Key Motel[4] on the Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township, situated on the outskirts of Atlantic City, New Jersey.[5] All of them were placed face down[6] in a row, facing east, about sixty feet apart from each other. They were clothed except for having their shoes and socks removed.[2] They were believed to have been strangled to death.

Investigation[edit]

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41-year-old repairman Terry Oleson, who was being allowed to stay for free at the Golden Key Motel in exchange for repairs when the murders took place, was implicated by his girlfriend as the killer. They were reportedly having a domestic dispute at the time. In Oleson’s room, investigators found cameras set up and images of his girlfriend's teenage daughter undressing. There have been no DNA matches to connect Oleson with the crimes and he was never named as a suspect.[4]

Eldred Raymond Burchell who had given himself the nickname of the 'River Man', being a possible reference to Green River Killer Gary Ridgway, was suspected after he had confessed to another prostitute that he had killed people. However he has not been connected to any murders.[7]

There was thought to be a possible connection to the Long Island serial killer[8] but investigators later ruled it out.[9]

Charles Coles, a drug dealer and a friend of Kim Raffo, was questioned by police but released without charge,[10] as was Mark Hessee, an acquaintance of Kim Raffo and Barbara Breidor.[11]

Victims[edit]

  • Barbara V. Breidor, 42 — Worked as a prostitute to support her cocaine addiction. She disappeared in October 2006 but was not reported missing for several weeks.[3] Identified through dental records,[12] her body was so badly decomposed the cause of death could not be determined.[7]
  • Molly Jean Dilts, 20 — Originally from Black Lick, Pennsylvania,[12] she was last seen alive a few days before her disappearance. She was the only victim not to have a record for prostitution, but was believed to be working as one.[3] She was believed to have been the first to be killed and her body was so badly decomposed the cause of death could not be determined.[7]
  • Kim Raffo, 35 — Former waitress, originally from Canarsie, Brooklyn, who left her husband and children for drugs and prostitution in Atlantic City.[5] Last seen alive a day before the bodies were discovered. She was believed to be the last of the four victims to be killed and was strangled with a rope or cord.[4]
  • Tracy Ann Roberts, 23 — Former erotic dancer[13] and originally from a small town in Delaware,[14] who sold sex to support a drug habit. Last seen alive in November 2006 when she was hit in the throat and hospitalized by a man who wished to be her pimp.[3] She had been asphyxiated.[7]

Popular culture[edit]

Investigation Discovery's Dark Minds, hosted by M. William Phelps, aired an episode on the case. February 2, 2012.[15]

The case was featured in episodes 3 ('Danse Macabre') and 4 ('A Darkness on the Edge of Town'} of The Killing Season.[16]

The case was mentioned in the 2021 Lifetime movie 'The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice,' which also dedicated itself in part to the four victims, which seemingly linked it to the Long Island Serial Killer case.[17]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^'Atlantic City Strangler Cold Case Breakthrough! Globe Magazine'. www.globemagazine.com. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. ^ abM. William Phelps (presenter) (8 May 2014). Dark Minds – The Eastbound Strangler (Video). Atlantic City: Dark Crime via YouTube. 2 mins 22 secs minutes in. Retrieved 13 November 2014. I need to pick up his trail before he kills again
  3. ^ abcdBrian Combs (February 6, 2011). 'Victims of the Eastbound Strangler'. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  4. ^ abcCristina Corbin (July 20, 2013). 'Atlantic City authorities eye 'more than one' person of interest in 2006 unsolved prostitute murders'. Fox News. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  5. ^ ab'Angels Join Hunt For Serial Killer'(PDF). December 6, 2006. Archived from the original(PDF) on November 25, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  6. ^Lauren Pearle; Chris Francescani; Elizabeth Kolleeny (November 28, 2006). 'N.J. Police Suspect Serial Killer in Four Slayings'. abc News. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  7. ^ abcd'10 Grisly Hotel Homicides That Are Still Unsolved'. Steemit. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  8. ^Andrea Canning; Eamon McNiff; Josh Einiger (December 15, 1010). 'Are Atlantic City Murders Tied to N.Y. Serial Killer?'. abc News. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  9. ^Andrea Canning; Josh Einiger; Richard Esposito; Emily Friedman; Jessica Hopper (April 13, 2011). 'Long Island Serial Killer: Investigators to Use High-Tech Planes in Search for Bodies'. abc News. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  10. ^Klatell, James (May 18, 2007). 'Beyond The Boardwalk'. www.cbsnews.com. p. 5. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  11. ^Klatell, James (May 18, 2007). 'Beyond The Boardwalk'. www.cbsnews.com. p. 6. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  12. ^ abKlatell, James (May 18, 2007). 'Beyond The Boardwalk'. www.cbsnews.com. p. 2. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  13. ^'Authorities Search Home of Ex-Motel Worker During Probe of 4 Dead Atlantic City Prostitutes'. Associated Press. April 3, 2007. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  14. ^Klatell, James (May 18, 2007). 'Beyond The Boardwalk'. www.cbsnews.com. p. 1. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  15. ^'The Eastbound Strangler Dark Minds'. Investigation Discovery. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  16. ^Hickey, Brian (November 14, 2016). 'Watching 'The Killing Season' with the man once suspected in four Atlantic City murders'. www.phillyvoice.com. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  17. ^'Who Were The 4 Women Murdered By 'The Atlantic City Serial Killer?''. Oxygen Official Site. 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2021-02-25.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastbound_Strangler&oldid=1009542726'

The Atlantic City police officer who was found dead in his car this past weekend died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His death was a suicide, authorities said.

Atlantic city cop found dead

The results of the autopsy performed on Richard Link, 29, of Brigantine, were released Tuesday by the Southern Regional Medical Examiner Office.

Link was found in a non-department-issued vehicle in Galloway, according to a statement from the Atlantic City Police Department.

“Blue H.E.L.P., an organization that compiles a list of law enforcement officers lost to suicide, reported a significant increase in suicides by officers from 2018 to 2019,” the department said in the statement. “Accordingly, more is being done in New Jersey to connect those officers or their families that need assistance with the appropriate resources.”

The department said it has appointed three officers to fill the role of Resiliency Program Officer after the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office issued a directive promoting law enforcement resiliency in 2019.

Link was as on the force since December 2016 when he was hired as a Class II Special Law Enforcement Officer. He was promoted to full police officer in April 2019, where he was assigned to the Operations Division.

Link served on the Riot Investigation Team as a temporary assignment in recent months, following riots and looting after May’s peaceful protests, police said.

A memorial service celebrating Link’s life is scheduled at the Fusion Church, 6300 E. Black Horse Pike, Egg Harbor Township, on Sat., Aug. 29, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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