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| Phoenix Catches "Serial Shooters", "Baseline Killer" Still On Loose |
| 2006-08-04 |
| Not stated in the article, but one of the suspects used to work for the City's Aviation Department until...well....today..... Authorities arrested two suspects in connection with a series of fatal shootings that have terrorized Phoenix area residents for more than a year, Phoenix’s police chief said Friday. The men apprehended at a gated apartment complex in Mesa late Thursday are believed to be responsible for the crimes in the “Serial Shooter” case — one of two serial predators whom authorities say have been operating in the Phoenix area, said police Chief Jack Harris. Authorities identified the two as Dale Hausner and Samuel Dieteman, and said the arrests were made following numerous tips from the public. Harris said the two will be booked later Friday each on multiple counts of murder and aggravated assault. “These are the two monsters we have been hunting, and I promise you and our colleagues promise you, we are not finished,” added Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon. Police said authorities identified the pair, whom they say are friends, on Monday and that the arrests occurred Thursday night after the pair "presented themselves," allowing tactical units from Phoenix and Mesa police to take them down. "I assure you, these are the right guys," said Phoenix Assistant Police Chief Bill Louis, who headed up the investigation for months as a commander before his recent promotion. "The hunt is over but the work has just begun." Authorities said they have also linked Hausner and Dieteman to two arson fires at two Wal-Mart stores on June 8 that caused an estimated $7 million in damage. The fires were set about 45 minutes apart in the plastic-flower aisles in the back of the 24-hour stores at 5605 W. Northern Ave. and 5010 N. 95th Ave. The arson suspects were believed to be captured on surveillance camera. The series of shootings has held the Valley in a grip of fear for more than a year, with six people killed and 18 wounded. The shootings began in May 2005. The latest incident was Sunday night when a 22-year-old woman was shot to death while walking on Gilbert Road near Grandview Street in Mesa. |
| Posted by:Swamp Blondie |