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Search results for "Baseline Killer" ...
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I Dunnit
Kentucky prison inmate James Mullins was looking at spending more than 25 years behind bars for theft and burglary charges. When a 19-year-old woman turned up murdered in Arizona, he "confessed" to the crime, which had taken place 2,000 miles from him and which he obviously had not committed. He said he hoped that Kentucky police would drop the theft charges and send him to Arizona to stand trial for murder, for which he would be exonerated since no evidence connecting him to the murder existed. Police discovered the inconsistencies in his story, and it turned out that the slain woman was actually a victim of the Baseline Killer, a serial murderer who had terrorized the area. Reporter Paul Rubin tells the story of Mullins' deception, which included a fellow inmate receiving clemency for his false testimony regarding Mullins.
Tags: Baseline Killer; false confession; James Mullins; Georgia Thompson
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Murder City (Series)
Seven stories: "Risky Business," "Case of the Grim Tweaker," "Case of the Jealous Lover Boy," "Case of the Fatal Femme," "Case of the Wily Coyote," "Case of the Two Abigails" and "Fear Factor," tell the story of an entire calendar year of cases for the Phoenix Police Department's homicide unit. These stories are the result of Rubin's access to the unit, which included the case that turned out to be the first murder by the serial "Baseline Killer".
Tags: Baseline Killer; Phoenix Police Department C-32 homicide squad; murder; crime scenes; murder/homicide investigations