Anonymous said...
6/8/09
Faria Beach Double Murder in Ventura County
From a reader's comment in the post: Cold Case Files: The Original Night Stalker (07/07/07)
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Link Between Ventura County Killings? Woman found stabbed near scene of double murder.
Has anyone connected The Original Night Stalker/East Area Rapist who murdered six people in Southern California from 1979 through 1986.
Six murders in Ventura, Dana Point and Irvine, California, have been linked by DNA evidence to the Original Night Stalker. The Original Night Stalker is considered one of the worst serial offenders in California, and American history, and is also connected to at least 50 other rapes in California, and is the most prolific unapprehended serial criminal in history since the Middle Ages.
The EAR-ONS case was the motivating factor in the passage of legislation leading to the establishment of California's DNA database, which authorizes the collection of the DNA of all convicted felons in California. California's DNA data retrieval and storage program is considered by experts to be second only to Virginia's in size and effectiveness in breaking cold cases.
Brock and Davina Husted, both 42, were stabbed to death by an intruder in their Faria Beach home on May 20 at about 10:30 p.m. The Ventura Cnty. Sheriff immediatly developed the theory that they were murdered by a "crazed homeless person." This theory was never explained in detail, and a closer examination reveals some interesting similarities to the ONS. The home was for sale and located near water. Killer had no motive, and used a motorcycle helmet (ONS is known to have used a welder's helmet on at least one occasion during the East Area Rapes.) As in other ONS cases the expensive single-story home was in a gated community adjacent to Hiway 1. No diamond knot was used. But, ONS is known to change his MO, and no ligatures were used in the Maggiore murders (attributed to EAR). And, it is possible that the murderer was confronted by the victims before he had an opportunity to control the scene. Authorities have released virtually no information about the crime scene evidence. As of 5/28/09 the Ventura Cnty. Sheriff is now claiming it was a "random" crime.