Jan 06, 2020 Israel Keyes. Confessed serial killer, rapist, arsonist, burglar, and bank robber. He committed suicide in his jail cell in Alaska on December 2, 2012. She may have been a victim of a serial killer who operated in the Great Basin in the 1980s and '90s). Convicted killer Dale Wayne Eaton may be a suspect in.
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Great Basin Murdersapbnews.com StaffAt least nine dead. Last body found: Aug. 15, 1997THE HOMICIDESAuthorities in Utah, Wyoming, Nevada and Idaho are investigating the deaths of at least nine women as serial crimes, according to Lt.
Mike King of the Utah attorney general's office. King and Provo Police Department Chief Greg Cooper, a former FBI profiling expert, are co-coordinators of Utah Criminal Tracking Analysis Project (UTAP), a project that brings together separate agencies investigating these cases.The majority of the women were killed within the last 10 years, however one case dates to 1983. Investigators believe there are at least two killers responsible.Some investigators involved believed that the same person was responsible for killing three of the victims between 1990 and 1993. These slayings occurred in Millard and Juab counties in Utah, and in Elko, Nev. There was also a killing in St.
George, Utah, in 1991 that was thought to also be linked to this sub-cluster. However, in March 1999 police arrested the husband of the Juab County victim and charged him with her murder.
It's unknown how this links to the other cases, according to authorities.VICTIMS At least four of the victims have still not been identified. All of the victims were women. Some were hitchhikers, prostitutes or women who frequented truck stops. However, at least one victim was described by police as 'an all-American girl.'
.More at link. A DESOLATE DUMPING GROUND FOR KILLERS Unknown Victims, Unsolved Murders Plague Great BasinSept.
7, 1999NEW YORK (APBnews.com) - The Great Basin, a vast, arid bowl sprawling between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada, gets its name from an odd geographical trait: Its few rivers find no outlet to the sea. Instead, they dribble into the basin's low spots and evaporate.Water isn't the only thing that collects in the empty expanses of the Great Basin. Since 1983, killers have found the region's lonely highway interchanges the perfect dumping grounds for corpses.In the Great Basin states of Wyoming, Nevada, Utah and Idaho, authorities are investigating the deaths of nine women whose bodies turned up near highways that cross the empty scrub land.Vestiges of deadly violenceThe women were strangled, shot, stabbed. Many were stripped nude, aggressively sexually abused and assaulted beyond what would be necessary to kill them.Their bodies were found on hilltops, in snowbanks, rivers or desolate expanses of desert. Some were purposefully posed on their backs, arms spread in the shape of a cross, decomposing faces scanning the sky for weeks or months until found by a deer hunter or trucker.Years after the crimes, identities of three of the slain women are still unknown.More at link.
The following are female victims in Elko County that might be victims of this murderer. The murderer is likely Dale Wayne Eaton. Note that a victim was found as early as 1972 matching the victim profile of the Great Basin Murder victims (which, per Dr.Strangelove who got this ball rollings, would make Eaton 26 when the 72 murder ocurred):^^^^ possibly from Wyoming. Eaton resided in Wyoming.victim found in july 1972 also in a cross position.victim found in july 1974 murdered and then burned in Elko County. Maybe she is also related?
In all of the articles I have seen about the Great Basin Murders it will highlight a particular case or two and then say that they are linked to 7 or 8 other murders with the total typically being 9. That still leaves me still questioning if there is a comprehensive list.
I have not found one but if someone has I would really appreciate a link to it. I have attempted to start my own here and would appreciate any input/corrections anyone could give:1) Star Valley Jane Doe, Elko County, NV 1972 (not typically included but as DaisyChains and Drstrangelove have demonstrated it is a related case)2.) Arroyo Grande Jane Doe, Henderson, NV 19803.) Lisa Marie Kimmel, CO, MT, WY 19884.) Barbara Kaye Williams 1991, Salt Lake City, UT (sometimes included but I'm unsure why)5.) Woman Found Dead, St. George, UT 1991 (I confirmed with NamUs that she was identified but I haven't found a name)6.) Fox Park Jane Doe, Sheridan County, WY 19927.) Bittercreek Betty, Sweetwater County, WY 19928.) Shafter Jane Doe, Elko County, NV 19939.) Amy Wroe Bechtel, Lander, WY 199710.) Tonya Teske, Ucon, ID, 1997So, did I find all of them here but just need to exclude Barbara Kaye Williams but then I'm missing one because Star Valley Jane Doe isn't typically included? Who was the woman found in St.
George, UT in 1991? In sleuthing to develop this list I found some other interesting info.at one point, Utah launched a website, UTAP, to try to help track and solve these sort of cases. I found an article containing the actual link but it didn't work. Another potentially great resource that didn't lastIn Wyoming there is apparently no legislation requiring coroners to enter UID's into NamUs or other databases. I suspect this is actually fairly common because I read an article about NY passing legislation to require it in 2016 and it sounded like they were progressive in that. This 2012 article said that there are 11 total confirmed UID cases found from making contact with 21 of the 23 coroner's offices however only 5 cases are in NamUs. Checking NamUs today there are 8 for WY.
Were 3 solved in the last 5 years? If not, what are these other WY cases? I made a working map of the Great Basin Murders. I will continue to refine it. The points are color coded as a timeline 70's yellow, 80's orange, 90's red, 00's purple.(especially with the older cases, the map points are just based on the best info I could find and not GPS accurate).I can see a pattern: the 70's cases are concentrated in the Salt Lake area, 80's extending from Wyoming to Las Vegas, 90's continuing the pattern plus scattering north to include Idaho and Montana.None of the identified victims were from the Eastern US; they were all either from the Great Basin area or the West Coast.
Maybe this can help to ID some of the UID's. I'm wondering if the Chong Suk Allen case could also be related to some of these others?
Her ex, Seong Cheol 'James' Chung was charged but acquitted. If he was truly innocent she could also be a victim of one of these SKs who was active in the Great Basin. Although this woman was later identified as Allen, this earlier news article before the positive ID has more info about how her body was found which may be more helpful in determining if the case is related.Body Found Outside Wendover.; Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake City, Utah28 Feb 2002: D2. Now authorities must determine whether a body found Sunday off Interstate 80 near Wendover is Allen's.Two rabbit hunters discovered a decaying corpse, still clothed, amid tall sagebrush near highway exit 49 in Tooele County.An autopsy revealed that the dark-haired, still unidentified woman had been murdered, probably within the past few months, said Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Peggy Faulkner.But investigators are not saying how the woman died. 'The only people that know,' Faulkner said, 'are us and the bad guy.' Homicide detectives on the case will use dental records and fingerprints to identify the body, Faulkner said.If those searches yield no matches, Faulkner said, then authorities will turn to DNA testing for answers.Allen, 43, was last seen leaving her Copperton-based convenience store, Country Market, on Dec.
7.Allen, who had black hair and lived alone in Copperton, was divorced and a mother of two, Faulkner said. Her ex-husband and children live out-of-state.Police found Allen's car on Dec. 20 in Magna, but it provided no clues about her disappearance, Faulkner said.Authorities did not find anything suspicious at her home, she said.The homicide is being handled primarily by Salt Lake County sheriff's deputies, not police in Tooele County, suggesting investigators suspect the victim is from Salt Lake County.
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In all of the articles I have seen about the Great Basin Murders it will highlight a particular case or two and then say that they are linked to 7 or 8 other murders with the total typically being 9. That still leaves me still questioning if there is a comprehensive list. I have not found one but if someone has I would really appreciate a link to it. I have attempted to start my own here and would appreciate any input/corrections anyone could give:So, did I find all of them here but just need to exclude Barbara Kaye Williams but then I'm missing one because Star Valley Jane Doe isn't typically included? Who was the woman found in St. George, UT in 1991?
Click to expand.I'm new to this website and still learning how to find information and the get back to it. I found another list posted with only nine names but I didn't notice the date it was posted. I had been attempting to match a couple Jane Does that turned out to be on that list when I found the list and then researched the Great Basin Murders. I found a potential match for Sweetwater WY Jane Doe estimated date of death between October 1991 to March 1 1992 when her body was found (Doe Network 213UFWY) and I'm wondering how to find out if the match has already been ruled out. Dawn Rene Silvernail (Doe Network 2998DFMI was last heard from in November 1991 but her disappearance wasn't reported until 13 years later. Her discription matches she even has a scar on her abdomen. Has this match been investigated?
Thank you for this link. It helps a lot.
I had been trying to find missing persons to match a couple unidentified bodies and had no idea they were possibly related until I stubbled into a couple posts about the Great Basin Murders. At this time I've made a list more than 19 potential related victims from several other posts. I don't think Wayne Eaton committed all the murders though, but I'm just beginning my research. The main reason is that two of the Does in the list (Doe Network 390UFWY and 213UFWY) are definitely related based on DNA evidence. Since Eaton's DNA is available I would think the DNA from these cases would have already been compared to his and he'd have been charged.
While evidence of serial killers has been found widely across cultures and in records dating back to B.C., public interest in them has only arisen within the past few centuries. A litany of shows, films, documentaries, podcasts and even museums have been dedicated solely to exploring the horrors of serial murders and the people behind them.The the National Institute of Justice defines serial killers are people who commit two or more murders with a psychological motive and, occasionally, sadistic, sexual overtones.
In the case of male serial killers — the most common kind — these sexual overtones typically involve the exertion of dominance over their victims. Yet for female serial killers, these sexual overtones can be replaced by what Dr. Berit Brogaard of Psychology Today describes as “a twisted sense of love, sympathy, or altruism.” The FBI has claimed that this public interest in serial killers is a phenomenon much like the one following the murders of Jack the Ripper in 19th century London. But why exactly is the general population so invested in this type of violence? Why do people love learning about brutal killings at the hands of psychopathic murderers?The answer is actually quite simple. For many serial killer enthusiasts, it’s the rush of excitement that comes with learning about a murder. One’s palms might get sweaty, and they may start feeling their heart beat faster and faster.
The registered horror sends a dose of dopamine straight to the brain — a hormone that can be released during times of pleasure or fear. Not only that, exploring violent or disturbing subjects is common through media because people feel safe and detached from the realistic horror of it.According to a 2014 study by Bridget Rubenking and Annie Lang that examined core and sociomoral disgusts in entertainment media, while participants who were shown videos that portrayed death and gore reacted negatively, the videos also provoked strong indications of arousal and attention in their brains. This data supports the notion that humans are not only attracted to things that we find appealing or pleasurable, but also to things that we find repulsive or “unthinkable.”Something else we find so fascinating about serial killers is the psychological patterns that many of them seem to share. An average human being possesses the ability to feel and perceive empathy, shame, remorse, pity, etc. It’s difficult to imagine what it’s like to not feel these emotions, and to examine psychopathic behavior — often associated with serial killers — is interesting because it presents a different sense of danger that makes us question our safety.Dr.
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