Neal Falls of Oregon was shot with his own gun on July 18 after he tried to kill the escort, but authorities found evidence that he might have already murdered several escorts and prostitutes in different states. The woman grabbed a rake and hit him with it, and according to news reports, he dropped his gun and she shot and killed him.
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Lieutenant Steve Cooper of the Charleston police told CNN that officers found a “kill kit” in Falls’ auto that included a machete, a sledgehammer, an axe, a shovel, box cutters, bleach, knives and trash bags.
One other state, Kentucky, also recently contacted authorities in West Virginia with queries, Cooper said.
Records show police in up to 20 U.S. states had interactions with Falls over the years, but there’s no indication yet he was ever charged with any serious crimes.
Heather had a separated shoulder, broken vertebrae, strangulation marks around her throat and other injuries, Cooper said.
Tracing his past, Falls may be linked to the disappearance and presumed murders of at least nine women in Ohio, Illinois and Nevada, police said.
As a result of the recent findings, the FBI is looking into Falls’ past for any clues as to whether or not he may have harmed other women.
“We want law enforcement across the country to be aware of [this case]”, Lt. Cooper said.
Authorities said Falls, of Springfield, Oregon, rented a room in Henderson, Nevada, from 2000 until 2008. She was the subject of massive search, and her family from central New York helped comb the desert area where her rental auto was last seen a few 30 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip. The case appeared on an episode of “America’s Most Wanted”. Leg parts identified as hers through DNA testing were found three years later off Interstate 55 near Springfield, Illinois, more than 1,600 miles away.
“We are delivering Mr. DeclinesA brand and picture, along with details about the event”.
Cooper said police are gathering information on Falls.
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Four women have died in Chillicothe under suspicious circumstances and two others remain missing. “There’s something that we haven’t discovered yet”.
