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Hody’s Coffee Shop, Los Angeles, California $34.99 Hody’s Coffee Shop, Los Angeles, California – Giclee Print |
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Ramada Los Angeles $189.94 Ramada Los Angeles is located in central Los Angeles, close to Loyola Law School, University of Southern California, and Staples Center. Nearby points of interest also include Nokia Theater and Los Angeles Convention Center. Hotel Features. Ramada Los Angeles features a restaurant. Recreational amenities include a fitness facility. Those traveling on business have access to a business center at this hotel. Self parking is complimentary. Additional property amenities include multilingual staff and self parking. Guestrooms. 130 air conditioned guestrooms at Ramada Los Angeles feature coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Refrigerators and microwaves are offered. Televisions have pay movies. Guestrooms are all non smoking. |
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The ‘Los Angeles’ $39.99 The ‘Los Angeles’ – Giclee Print |
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Elan Hotel Los Angeles $149 Elan Hotel Los Angeles > LAX > 8435 Beverly Blvd > Los Angeles > CA > 90048> Location. Small and stylish, this Los Angeles boutique hotel is 1 block from Beverly Center shopping and 1 mile from Sunset Strip, The Grove, and the Los Angeles Farmers Market. Rodeo Drive is 2 miles away. Hotel Features. Daily Continental breakfast and weekday wine and cheese receptions are complimentary. Room service is available from a local restaurant. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel. Elan Hotel Los Angeles is completely nonsmoking. Guestrooms. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses, goose down duvets and pillows, and 400 thread count Egyptian cotton linens. Rooms also have LCD TVs and iPod docking stations. Minibars are provided. Coffeemakers brew Wolfgang Puck coffee. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, Irish cotton bath sheets, bathrobes, and Lather toiletries.>The closest major airports to Elan Hotel Los Angeles are:Burbank, CA (BUR Bob Hope) 13.5 km / 8.4 miLos Angeles, CA (LAX Los Angeles Intl.) 14.9 km / 9.3 miThe preferred airport for Elan Hotel Los Angeles is Los Angeles, CA (LAX Los Angeles Intl.). Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property’s location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance. Distances are displayed to the nearest 0. 1 mile and kilometre. |
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W Los Angeles – Westwood $289 W Los Angeles – Westwood > LAX > 930 Hilgard Avenue > Los Angeles > CA > 90024>Location. This spa property is located in the business district, in Los Angeles, close to Hammer Museum of Art, University of California Los Angeles, and Paul J. Getty Museum. Area attractions include Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Features. W Los Angeles Westwood has a health club, an outdoor pool, and a fitness facility. The onsite spa offers massage and treatment rooms and beauty services. Business amenities include a business center, wireless Internet access (surcharge), meeting rooms for small groups, and a technology helpdesk. W Los Angeles Westwood has a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a poolside bar. 24 hour room service is available. Event facilities consist of conference rooms and banquet facilities. Guestrooms. Amenities featured in guestrooms include DVD players, air conditioning, and coffee/tea makers. In addition, amenities available on request include refrigerators, irons/ironing boards, and hypo allergenic bedding. Additional amenities offered include minibars, clock radios, and slippers. 42 inch flat panel televisions with premium TV channel(s) and pay movies are available in guestrooms. Business friendly amenities include multi line phones, high speed (wired) Internet access (surcharge), and wireless Internet access (surcharge). Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, bathrobes, and designer toiletries. Guestroom services include a turndown service, in room massage, and housekeeping. Rollaway beds are available on request. >The closest major airports to W Los Angeles Westwood are:Los Angeles, CA (LAX Los Angeles Intl.) 13.7 km / 8.5 miBurbank, CA (BUR Bob Hope) 16.8 km / 10.5 miThe preferred airport for W Los Angeles Westwood is Los Angeles, CA (LAX Los Angeles Intl.). Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property’s location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance. Distances are displayed to the nearest 0. 1 mile and kilometre. |
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Howard Johnson Los Angeles $85.99 Howard Johnson Los Angeles is located in central Los Angeles, close to MacArthur Park, University of Southern California, and Nokia Theater. Nearby points of interest also include Staples Center and Los Angeles Convention Center. Hotel Features. A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning. Howard Johnson Los Angeles features multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and laundry facilities. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. Additional property amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Guest parking is complimentary. The front desk is open 24 hours a day. Guestrooms. 89 air conditioned guestrooms at Howard Johnson Los Angeles feature coffee/tea makers and windows that open. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. Guestrooms offer phones with voice mail. Televisions have premium cable channels and pay movies. Also included are blackout drapes/curtains and hair dryers. Housekeeping is offered daily and guests may request wake up calls. |
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Shelter Hotel Los Angeles $130 Shelter Hotel Los Angeles is located in central Los Angeles, close to MacArthur Park, Hollywood Walk of Fame, and Staples Center. Nearby points of interest also include Nokia Theater and Los Angeles Convention Center. Hotel Features. Shelter Hotel Los Angeles features tour/ticket assistance, secure parking, and concierge services. Complimentary wireless and wired high speed Internet access is available in public areas. Guest parking is complimentary. Additional property amenities include an elevator (lift). This is a smoke free property. Guestrooms. 48 air conditioned guestrooms at Shelter Hotel Los Angeles feature iPod docking stations and coffee/tea makers. Beds come with pillowtop mattresses, signature bedding, and triple sheeting. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations and designer toiletries. Wired high speed and wireless Internet access is complimentary. In addition to desks, guestrooms offer phones with voice mail, as well as free local calls (restrictions may apply). LCD televisions are available in guestrooms. Rooms also include complimentary bottled water and windows that open. Guests may request irons/ironing boards, hair dryers, and wake up calls. A nightly turndown service is offered and housekeeping is available daily. Guestrooms are all non smoking. |
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Travelodge Los Angeles West $89 Travelodge Los Angeles West > LAX > 10740 Santa Monica Blvd > West Los Angeles > CA > 90025>Location. This motel is located in Los Angeles. Hammer Museum of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art are area attractions. Features. Travelodge Los Angeles West has an outdoor pool. Business amenities at this 1.0 star property include wireless Internet access and business services. A continental breakfast is complimentary to guests. The staff can arrange tour assistance, express check in, and express check out. Additional amenities include coffee in the lobby, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and air conditioning in public areas. Guestrooms. Travelodge Los Angeles West has 56 guestrooms. Televisions are equipped with premium satellite television channels and HBO. Guestrooms provide free local calls and voice mail. Guestrooms feature refrigerators and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms offer complimentary toiletries. Additional amenities include climate control, air conditioning, and windows that open. Guestrooms are accessible via exterior corridors. In addition, amenities available on request include hair dryers, irons/ironing boards, and wake up calls. Housekeeping is offered. Cribs (infant beds) and rollaway beds are available. All guestrooms at Travelodge Los Angeles West are non smoking. > |
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Los Angeles in the 1930s $24.95 Los Angeles in the 1930s returns to print an invaluable document of Depression-era Los Angeles, illuminating a pivotal moment in L.A.’s history, when writers like Raymond Chandler, Nathanael West, and F. Scott Fitzgerald were creating the images and associationsand the mystiquefor which the City of Angels is still known. Many books in one, Los Angeles in the 1930s is both a genial guide and an addictively readable history, revisiting the Spanish colonial period, the Mexican period, the brief California Republic, and finally American sovereignty. It is also a compact coffee table book of dazzling monochrome photography. These whose haunting visions suggest the city we know today and illuminate the booms and busts that marked L.A.’s past and continue to shape its future. |
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Los Angeles Airport Marriott $87 Los Angeles Airport Marriott > LAX > 5855 W Century Blvd > Los Angeles > CA > 90045>Location. This Los Angeles property is conveniently situated near the airport. Regional points of interest include Venice Beach and Memorial Coliseum. Features. Los Angeles Airport Marriott has an outdoor pool, a spa tub, and a fitness facility. This 3.5 star Los Angeles property features a hair salon and beauty services. Business amenities include a business center, wireless Internet access, meeting rooms for small groups, and business services. Los Angeles Airport Marriott has a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a poolside bar. Room service is available during limited hours. Event space measuring 55000 square feet consists of a ballroom, exhibit space, conference rooms, and banquet facilities. This is a smoke free property (fines may apply for violations). A total renovation of this property was completed in 2009. Guestrooms. Amenities featured in guestrooms include air conditioning, coffee/tea makers, and clock radios. In addition, amenities available on request include refrigerators and wake up calls. Guestrooms have flat panel televisions with premium TV channels and pay movies. Business friendly amenities include desks, voice mail, and in room safes (accommodate laptops). Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, designer toiletries, and hair dryers. Guestroom services include housekeeping. Rollaway beds are available on request. All guestrooms at Los Angeles Airport Marriott are non smoking. >The preferred airport for Los Angeles Airport Marriott is Los Angeles, CA (LAX Los Angeles Intl.) 1.7 km / 1.1 mi. Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property’s location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance. Distances are displayed to the nearest 0. 1 mile and kilometre. |
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Car Accident Lawyer In Los Angeles – Driving Under Diverse Road And Climate Conditions
Are you currently thinking of eliminating the expertise of your car accident lawyer in Los Angeles? Would you instead make use of the money to pay for something different? Have you got this theory that once you educate yourself on the methods of driving a car you’ll no longer require a motor vehicle accident attorney? You can begin by reading through this article, it will provide great advice on basic driving strategies.
Prior to taking your wheels out for a serious spin, you need to look at a number of suggestions and recommendations. Numerous motorists take the opportunity to drive a vehicle for granted, they don’t really think about this while commuting to work each day. But driving a car is a privilege, and it carries a responsibility to other people. A small miscalculation can lead to an accident that may endanger your life and others’. It’s important to know how to drive carefully in all sorts of weather.
Driving when the road is drenched could possibly take you on a hazardous journey. Wet road conditions could cause hydroplaning and that is what happens when too much water builds up in between your wheels and the road triggering your vehicle to move out of control. When this happens, you cannot brake, steer, or accelerate properly, and ultimately cause a vehicle accident. It is possible to lessen your chance of getting in any sort of accident while driving in wet road conditions. Fog is a beautiful thing to see when you are in your comfortable home drinking hot coffee. However, when you’re driving a car it can be very dangerous by affecting the visibility greatly. It might be best to keep your headlights on while driving a vehicle. Never turn off the light. However, keep the front lights to low beams. Never put on the high beams. High beam lights will be reflected back by the fog and make it hard to view anything.
Gusts of wind can make driving your motor vehicle dangerous, particularly for those driving vans, buses, recreational vehicles or large trucks. Keep control of your vehicle all the time when getting into various road conditions, for example a protected roadway with a lot of trees on both sides then a stretch of open road. Wind may cause you to lose control of your motor vehicle when the surroundings change. Observe the road conditions ahead of you carefully; sleet or rain frequently accompanies heavy winds and the road conditions might change easily. Snow and ice cause risky driving situations. Replace your windshield wiper fluid with one which incorporates an anti-freezing agent. Just before traveling in snowy conditions, totally clear and defrost your windows and mirrors, so you can see clearly while driving. You should also make sure to clean the snow away from your lights.
If you’re still wondering about letting go of your car accident lawyer in Los Angeles since you can understand the different driving techniques to keep you safe in various weather conditions, you might want to reconsider that thought. No matter how careful a driver you might be, bear in mind an accident can happen at any time, and it’s always best to be prepared.
Case Study: Murder—one Jurisdiction at a Time: the Case of Robert Ben Rhoades
The case of Robert Ben Rhoades serves as an excellent example of the type and nature of case to which VICAP’s services would provide critical assistance and support. Rhoades is considered one of the most dangerous and notorious serial sex offenders and killers in the United States. Some investigators believe that he is responsible for at least 50, but possibly hundreds, of deaths. However, he has only been convicted of one homicide, for which he is serving a life sentence.
Rhoades was a professional long-haul truck driver, and his case dramatically demonstrates the sophistication of a criminal predator who can effectively defy law enforcement by taking advantage of fragmented law enforcement efforts, disconnected and detached data resources, and inconsistent investigative approaches.
On April 1, 1990, Trooper Mike Miller, an Arizona highway patrolman, observed a semi-tractor-trailer parked on the shoulder of I-10. As Miller approached the vehicle to offer assistance, he looked inside the 18-wheeler and observed a bound, nude, white female in the sleeper berth of the cab. A horse-type bit and bridle was in the mouth of the terrified victim, who was chained to the interior of the truck. Also in the sleeper berth was Robert Ben Rhoades, who, when surprised by the trooper’s advance, immediately exited the truck and tried to convince Miller that nothing was wrong. Rhoades stated that the events being discovered were consensual and a private matter.
While Miller tried to sort through the situation, he placed Rhoades under arrest, at which time he discovered Rhoades was in possession of a loaded .25 Caliber automatic pistol (Brandel, 1966). Rhoades was placed in the trooper’s vehicle and secured with a seat belt. By the time Miller had checked on the victim and returned to the squad car, Rhoades had managed to get the seat belt off and slip his handcuffed hands in front of him. Miller asked Rhoades if he had a handcuff key, to which Rhoades affirmatively replied. Miller took the key, re-cuffed Rhoades behind his back and through his belt, and stayed with him until backup officers arrived at the scene to assist.
After the terrified victim (later identified as Lisa Pennal) was released, she recounted her story of abduction and torture. She stated that she had accepted a ride with Rhoades at a coffee shop in Buckeye, Arizona. Although Pennal was difficult to interview and spoke in fractured sentences, the investigators learned of her transient lifestyle and current drug abuse. The investigator noted that though she was dressed in a skirt and shirt, on her feet she wore only slippers designed like a cartoon tiger.
The victim indicated that she had fallen asleep in the sleeper berth, only to awake as Rhoades was placing handcuffs on her wrists and ankles. She stated that Rhoades beat her with a whip, attached a chain around her neck, and attached spring-type clips to her nipples and vagina. It was unclear how long Rhoades had kept Lisa Pennal in this torture chamber, but the physical injuries on her body indicated that several events of whipping and torture occurred. During this ordeal, Rhoades told Pennal that he had been doing this to girls and women for 15 years.
Even though Rhoades was handcuffed and in custody, he remained calm. He made light of the mental capacity of the victim and tried to get the investigator to sympathize with him as he described her as the aggressor in the event, referring to her as a “lot lizard.” Alva Busch quotes Rhoades in the book Roadside Prey: “‘I can tell you, this girl is not playing with a full deck,’ laughed Rhoades, as if someone had told a joke . . ‘She ain’t wrapped too tight,’ chuckled Rhoades, ‘you don’t screw around with the women on the road. Not unless you want your dick to drop off, okay? . . . She wanted to go to bed. . . . I was dragging anchor. She was going back to bed.’ I said, ‘Go ahead.’ She started taking off her clothes, and I said, ‘What the $%^& and I let her’” (1996, pp. 58–62).
The victim, who was hysterical at times, showed evidence of sustained physical and sexual abuse, corroborating her story of captivation. Rhoades’ explanation began to fall apart as investigators discovered large amounts of bondage-type pornography and sexual assault materials in his truck. Rhoades’ account was not supported by the clues.
During the subsequent investigation, search warrants were executed on the cab of the semi-tractor truck and on Robert Ben Rhoades’ residence in Houston, Texas. The results of the searches revealed a briefcase containing whips, handcuffs, spring-type clips, a dildo, various items of women’s clothing, miscellaneous paperwork, and several photographs of a young white female in various poses, both nude and partially dressed.
There were Polaroid photographs of several women inside “open-roofed” vehicles, apparently taken from inside the trucker’s cab as the women passed him on the highway. These photographs were seized from Rhoades’ Houston apartment. There were also photographs of one particular victim (a teenage girl) in the sleeper berth of the trucker’s cab, in the outdoors, and in an abandoned barn-type structure. In this particular set of photographs, the victim was handcuffed, chained, and posing with a dildo and had the spring-type clips attached to her nipples.
The teenager in the photographs remained unidentified as far as the Robert Ben Rhoades case was concerned. Then, on September 29, 1990, the decomposed body of a young female was found in an abandoned barn near Greenville, Illinois. The cause of death was determined to be ligature strangulation. The victim was later identified as 14-year-old Regina Walters. Walters was reported as a runaway from Pasadena, Texas, nearly 8 months before her remains were discovered. At the time of the initial missing persons report, Walters had been in the company of an 18-year-old white male named Ricky Lee Jones. The two were reportedly hitchhiking to New Mexico. Ricky Lee Jones has not been located as of this writing.
Interestingly, the investigators working on the Rhoades case and the investigators working the Walters case in Texas and Illinois were each working independently of one another. Finally, through teletype and national databases, they started working together.
Tragically, Robert Ben Rhoades would remain a “single episode” until September 28, 1991, when he would be tied to the death of Regina Kay Walters. There were no photos of Ricky Lee Jones in Rhoades’ collection, but there was a journal entry in a small notebook found in Rhoades’ possession at the time of his arrest that states, “Ricky is a dead man” (Evidence, 1990). Police also recovered several items of clothing that belonged to Walters in the possession of Robert Ben Rhoades (1990).
Reflecting on the comment Rhoades had made that he had been “doing this for 15 years,” investigators looked more closely into his trucking records. They discovered that the murderous trucker had traveled extensively from the shores of the Pacific Ocean to the East Coast of New Jersey. He specifically traveled through Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Georgia, and Florida (Evidence, 1990).
Suddenly, the many missing persons, unidentified bodies, and unsolved homicide cases in each of those states took on new meaning. Law enforcement agencies began to share information about similar crimes and victims more generously than at any time before the incident. Since the Rhoades case broke, there have been many missing persons and unsolved homicide cases that have been attributed to Rhoades, but he has only been prosecuted for the death of Regina Walters.
This “single episode,” while not forgotten, joined the huge caseload of Detective Susan Trammell, receiving less investigative attention as leads cooled and time passed. During this same period of time, Rhoades continued to travel from one state to another. As the Rhoades saga progressed, information was discovered about another victim named Shana Holts, from January of 1990, who came into contact with Rhoades at a truck stop in San Bernardino, California.
Shana Holts escaped Rhoades’ torture and reported the terrifying incident, mirroring the events that Trooper Miller uncovered. Holts was so terrified of Rhoades that when she was faced with the prospect of identifying him after fleeing his vehicle, and then of having to testify against him, she declined to cooperate any further and the case was dismissed.
Other similar situations were discovered as time went on. Law enforcement agencies in many different parts of the United States had criminal abductions and possible homicide charges against Rhoades based on comparisons and travel routes. In each of those incidents, the individual agencies initially believed they were dealing with a single event, pertaining only to their jurisdiction. It was not until the final chapter of the Rhoades saga was written that each agency came to realize that its “single event” was the work of a sadistic serial rapist and murderer.
The Rhoades case has helped law enforcement agencies across the United States to see, in graphic detail, the value of cooperating, communicating, and coordinating their efforts in solving difficult criminal cases. If better information sharing and coordination had occurred, it might have dramatically reduced the number of victims who fell prey to Robert Ben Rhoades (Cooper & King, 2001).
This case is reviewed in more dramatic detail in the recently published book Predators: Who They Are and How to Stop Them (Cooper, King, & McHoes, 2007). Additionally, it is cited as a case methodology reference in the second edition of Analyzing Criminal Behavior II (Cooper & King, 2001). Another thorough review of the case is presented in the true crime novel Roadside Prey (Busch, 1996).
References
Cooper, G. M, King, M. R., & McHoes, T. (2007). Predators: Who they are and how to stop them. Amherst, NY: Prometheus.
Cooper, G. M. & King, M. R. (2001). Analyzing criminal behavior and victimology: Predators. Odgen, UT: IQ Design: Institute of Investigative Science.
Busch, A. (1996). Roadside prey. New York: Pinnacle Books.
The People of the State of Illinois v. Robert Ben Rhoades, No. 5-98-0821, (5th District Appellate Court of Illinois. July 13, 2001). n
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In the last issue, Greg Cooper wrote about the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (VICAP), explaining its purpose and mission. In this issue, he presents a case study exemplifying how VICAP can help solve crimes.
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In March of 1991, the Illinois State Police received this letter from Regina Walters’ mother:
Dear Sir:
In September 1990, the police in Illinois found the remains of Regina Kay Walters. She disappeared February 3, 1990, from Pasadena, Texas. She was only fourteen years old at the time, and my only daughter. At this time the police have not yet brought to justice the person who has done this to my child. Even though we did not live in Illinois, this case should still be kept open. No child’s death should be given up. It could happen again.
At that time, the police in Illinois asked us to keep this out of the media. We have done that and more. Just because you haven’t heard from us doesn’t mean we don’t care. We were trying to give you time to find Regina’s killer. Please don’t give up. What if it was one of your children? You couldn’t rest, knowing there is someone out there who took someone you loved, and don’t ever think we didn’t love Regina, because she was very much loved. So please don’t quit looking for the killer of Regina Kay Walters.
Sincerely,
Carolyn S. Walters
(Busch, 1996, pp. 137–138)
About the Author
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Greg Cooper, MPA, FBI (retired), Chief of Police (retired), started his criminal profiling career in 1986 with the FBI, Seattle Division. Just a couple of years later, he was promoted to field coordinator for the Criminal Profiling Unit at the FBI Academy in Quantico, VA, and then in Los Angeles, CA. In 1990 he was promoted to profiler with the Quantico unit, where he taught several classes at the FBI’s prestigious National Academy and supervised VICAP. In 1995, Cooper became the chief of police in Provo. Currently, he enjoys instructing courses and serving as an expert witness.
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Car Accident Lawyer In Los Angeles – Driving Under Diverse Road And Climate Conditions
Are you currently thinking of eliminating the expertise of your car accident lawyer in Los Angeles? Would you instead make use of the money to pay for something different? Have you got this theory that once you educate yourself on the methods of driving a car you’ll no longer require a motor vehicle accident attorney? You can begin by reading through this article, it will provide great advice on basic driving strategies.
Prior to taking your wheels out for a serious spin, you need to look at a number of suggestions and recommendations. Numerous motorists take the opportunity to drive a vehicle for granted, they don’t really think about this while commuting to work each day. But driving a car is a privilege, and it carries a responsibility to other people. A small miscalculation can lead to an accident that may endanger your life and others’. It’s important to know how to drive carefully in all sorts of weather.
Driving when the road is drenched could possibly take you on a hazardous journey. Wet road conditions could cause hydroplaning and that is what happens when too much water builds up in between your wheels and the road triggering your vehicle to move out of control. When this happens, you cannot brake, steer, or accelerate properly, and ultimately cause a vehicle accident. It is possible to lessen your chance of getting in any sort of accident while driving in wet road conditions. Fog is a beautiful thing to see when you are in your comfortable home drinking hot coffee. However, when you’re driving a car it can be very dangerous by affecting the visibility greatly. It might be best to keep your headlights on while driving a vehicle. Never turn off the light. However, keep the front lights to low beams. Never put on the high beams. High beam lights will be reflected back by the fog and make it hard to view anything.
Gusts of wind can make driving your motor vehicle dangerous, particularly for those driving vans, buses, recreational vehicles or large trucks. Keep control of your vehicle all the time when getting into various road conditions, for example a protected roadway with a lot of trees on both sides then a stretch of open road. Wind may cause you to lose control of your motor vehicle when the surroundings change. Observe the road conditions ahead of you carefully; sleet or rain frequently accompanies heavy winds and the road conditions might change easily. Snow and ice cause risky driving situations. Replace your windshield wiper fluid with one which incorporates an anti-freezing agent. Just before traveling in snowy conditions, totally clear and defrost your windows and mirrors, so you can see clearly while driving. You should also make sure to clean the snow away from your lights.
If you’re still wondering about letting go of your car accident lawyer in Los Angeles since you can understand the different driving techniques to keep you safe in various weather conditions, you might want to reconsider that thought. No matter how careful a driver you might be, bear in mind an accident can happen at any time, and it’s always best to be prepared.
Case Study: Murder—one Jurisdiction at a Time: the Case of Robert Ben Rhoades
The case of Robert Ben Rhoades serves as an excellent example of the type and nature of case to which VICAP’s services would provide critical assistance and support. Rhoades is considered one of the most dangerous and notorious serial sex offenders and killers in the United States. Some investigators believe that he is responsible for at least 50, but possibly hundreds, of deaths. However, he has only been convicted of one homicide, for which he is serving a life sentence.
Rhoades was a professional long-haul truck driver, and his case dramatically demonstrates the sophistication of a criminal predator who can effectively defy law enforcement by taking advantage of fragmented law enforcement efforts, disconnected and detached data resources, and inconsistent investigative approaches.
On April 1, 1990, Trooper Mike Miller, an Arizona highway patrolman, observed a semi-tractor-trailer parked on the shoulder of I-10. As Miller approached the vehicle to offer assistance, he looked inside the 18-wheeler and observed a bound, nude, white female in the sleeper berth of the cab. A horse-type bit and bridle was in the mouth of the terrified victim, who was chained to the interior of the truck. Also in the sleeper berth was Robert Ben Rhoades, who, when surprised by the trooper’s advance, immediately exited the truck and tried to convince Miller that nothing was wrong. Rhoades stated that the events being discovered were consensual and a private matter.
While Miller tried to sort through the situation, he placed Rhoades under arrest, at which time he discovered Rhoades was in possession of a loaded .25 Caliber automatic pistol (Brandel, 1966). Rhoades was placed in the trooper’s vehicle and secured with a seat belt. By the time Miller had checked on the victim and returned to the squad car, Rhoades had managed to get the seat belt off and slip his handcuffed hands in front of him. Miller asked Rhoades if he had a handcuff key, to which Rhoades affirmatively replied. Miller took the key, re-cuffed Rhoades behind his back and through his belt, and stayed with him until backup officers arrived at the scene to assist.
After the terrified victim (later identified as Lisa Pennal) was released, she recounted her story of abduction and torture. She stated that she had accepted a ride with Rhoades at a coffee shop in Buckeye, Arizona. Although Pennal was difficult to interview and spoke in fractured sentences, the investigators learned of her transient lifestyle and current drug abuse. The investigator noted that though she was dressed in a skirt and shirt, on her feet she wore only slippers designed like a cartoon tiger.
The victim indicated that she had fallen asleep in the sleeper berth, only to awake as Rhoades was placing handcuffs on her wrists and ankles. She stated that Rhoades beat her with a whip, attached a chain around her neck, and attached spring-type clips to her nipples and vagina. It was unclear how long Rhoades had kept Lisa Pennal in this torture chamber, but the physical injuries on her body indicated that several events of whipping and torture occurred. During this ordeal, Rhoades told Pennal that he had been doing this to girls and women for 15 years.
Even though Rhoades was handcuffed and in custody, he remained calm. He made light of the mental capacity of the victim and tried to get the investigator to sympathize with him as he described her as the aggressor in the event, referring to her as a “lot lizard.” Alva Busch quotes Rhoades in the book Roadside Prey: “‘I can tell you, this girl is not playing with a full deck,’ laughed Rhoades, as if someone had told a joke . . ‘She ain’t wrapped too tight,’ chuckled Rhoades, ‘you don’t screw around with the women on the road. Not unless you want your dick to drop off, okay? . . . She wanted to go to bed. . . . I was dragging anchor. She was going back to bed.’ I said, ‘Go ahead.’ She started taking off her clothes, and I said, ‘What the $%^& and I let her’” (1996, pp. 58–62).
The victim, who was hysterical at times, showed evidence of sustained physical and sexual abuse, corroborating her story of captivation. Rhoades’ explanation began to fall apart as investigators discovered large amounts of bondage-type pornography and sexual assault materials in his truck. Rhoades’ account was not supported by the clues.
During the subsequent investigation, search warrants were executed on the cab of the semi-tractor truck and on Robert Ben Rhoades’ residence in Houston, Texas. The results of the searches revealed a briefcase containing whips, handcuffs, spring-type clips, a dildo, various items of women’s clothing, miscellaneous paperwork, and several photographs of a young white female in various poses, both nude and partially dressed.
There were Polaroid photographs of several women inside “open-roofed” vehicles, apparently taken from inside the trucker’s cab as the women passed him on the highway. These photographs were seized from Rhoades’ Houston apartment. There were also photographs of one particular victim (a teenage girl) in the sleeper berth of the trucker’s cab, in the outdoors, and in an abandoned barn-type structure. In this particular set of photographs, the victim was handcuffed, chained, and posing with a dildo and had the spring-type clips attached to her nipples.
The teenager in the photographs remained unidentified as far as the Robert Ben Rhoades case was concerned. Then, on September 29, 1990, the decomposed body of a young female was found in an abandoned barn near Greenville, Illinois. The cause of death was determined to be ligature strangulation. The victim was later identified as 14-year-old Regina Walters. Walters was reported as a runaway from Pasadena, Texas, nearly 8 months before her remains were discovered. At the time of the initial missing persons report, Walters had been in the company of an 18-year-old white male named Ricky Lee Jones. The two were reportedly hitchhiking to New Mexico. Ricky Lee Jones has not been located as of this writing.
Interestingly, the investigators working on the Rhoades case and the investigators working the Walters case in Texas and Illinois were each working independently of one another. Finally, through teletype and national databases, they started working together.
Tragically, Robert Ben Rhoades would remain a “single episode” until September 28, 1991, when he would be tied to the death of Regina Kay Walters. There were no photos of Ricky Lee Jones in Rhoades’ collection, but there was a journal entry in a small notebook found in Rhoades’ possession at the time of his arrest that states, “Ricky is a dead man” (Evidence, 1990). Police also recovered several items of clothing that belonged to Walters in the possession of Robert Ben Rhoades (1990).
Reflecting on the comment Rhoades had made that he had been “doing this for 15 years,” investigators looked more closely into his trucking records. They discovered that the murderous trucker had traveled extensively from the shores of the Pacific Ocean to the East Coast of New Jersey. He specifically traveled through Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Georgia, and Florida (Evidence, 1990).
Suddenly, the many missing persons, unidentified bodies, and unsolved homicide cases in each of those states took on new meaning. Law enforcement agencies began to share information about similar crimes and victims more generously than at any time before the incident. Since the Rhoades case broke, there have been many missing persons and unsolved homicide cases that have been attributed to Rhoades, but he has only been prosecuted for the death of Regina Walters.
This “single episode,” while not forgotten, joined the huge caseload of Detective Susan Trammell, receiving less investigative attention as leads cooled and time passed. During this same period of time, Rhoades continued to travel from one state to another. As the Rhoades saga progressed, information was discovered about another victim named Shana Holts, from January of 1990, who came into contact with Rhoades at a truck stop in San Bernardino, California.
Shana Holts escaped Rhoades’ torture and reported the terrifying incident, mirroring the events that Trooper Miller uncovered. Holts was so terrified of Rhoades that when she was faced with the prospect of identifying him after fleeing his vehicle, and then of having to testify against him, she declined to cooperate any further and the case was dismissed.
Other similar situations were discovered as time went on. Law enforcement agencies in many different parts of the United States had criminal abductions and possible homicide charges against Rhoades based on comparisons and travel routes. In each of those incidents, the individual agencies initially believed they were dealing with a single event, pertaining only to their jurisdiction. It was not until the final chapter of the Rhoades saga was written that each agency came to realize that its “single event” was the work of a sadistic serial rapist and murderer.
The Rhoades case has helped law enforcement agencies across the United States to see, in graphic detail, the value of cooperating, communicating, and coordinating their efforts in solving difficult criminal cases. If better information sharing and coordination had occurred, it might have dramatically reduced the number of victims who fell prey to Robert Ben Rhoades (Cooper & King, 2001).
This case is reviewed in more dramatic detail in the recently published book Predators: Who They Are and How to Stop Them (Cooper, King, & McHoes, 2007). Additionally, it is cited as a case methodology reference in the second edition of Analyzing Criminal Behavior II (Cooper & King, 2001). Another thorough review of the case is presented in the true crime novel Roadside Prey (Busch, 1996).
References
Cooper, G. M, King, M. R., & McHoes, T. (2007). Predators: Who they are and how to stop them. Amherst, NY: Prometheus.
Cooper, G. M. & King, M. R. (2001). Analyzing criminal behavior and victimology: Predators. Odgen, UT: IQ Design: Institute of Investigative Science.
Busch, A. (1996). Roadside prey. New York: Pinnacle Books.
The People of the State of Illinois v. Robert Ben Rhoades, No. 5-98-0821, (5th District Appellate Court of Illinois. July 13, 2001). n
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In March of 1991, the Illinois State Police received this letter from Regina Walters’ mother:
Dear Sir:
In September 1990, the police in Illinois found the remains of Regina Kay Walters. She disappeared February 3, 1990, from Pasadena, Texas. She was only fourteen years old at the time, and my only daughter. At this time the police have not yet brought to justice the person who has done this to my child. Even though we did not live in Illinois, this case should still be kept open. No child’s death should be given up. It could happen again.
At that time, the police in Illinois asked us to keep this out of the media. We have done that and more. Just because you haven’t heard from us doesn’t mean we don’t care. We were trying to give you time to find Regina’s killer. Please don’t give up. What if it was one of your children? You couldn’t rest, knowing there is someone out there who took someone you loved, and don’t ever think we didn’t love Regina, because she was very much loved. So please don’t quit looking for the killer of Regina Kay Walters.
Sincerely,
Carolyn S. Walters
(Busch, 1996, pp. 137–138)
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Greg Cooper, MPA, FBI (retired), Chief of Police (retired), started his criminal profiling career in 1986 with the FBI, Seattle Division. Just a couple of years later, he was promoted to field coordinator for the Criminal Profiling Unit at the FBI Academy in Quantico, VA, and then in Los Angeles, CA. In 1990 he was promoted to profiler with the Quantico unit, where he taught several classes at the FBI’s prestigious National Academy and supervised VICAP. In 1995, Cooper became the chief of police in Provo. Currently, he enjoys instructing courses and serving as an expert witness.
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