Taylor Behl Investigation

Quote from 5 PM local news - no link.

"It's no secret we are looking at one person [as suspect in murder of Taylor Behl]," Richmond Chief of Police Rodney Monroe told Washington, DC News4 reporter Pat Collins. "Ultimately someone will be charged in a relatively short period of time."

5:30 PM Update: ABC Channel 7 News in Wash., DC 

Police believe Taylor died in Matthews County. Police sources told ABC7 that Fawley could be facing even more charges. Police have found a gun in his apartment and he's not allowed to have one because of prior conviction.

More: In February 2003, an ex-girlfriend who had been assaulted by Benjamin Fawley obtained two protective orders against him, available below exclusively from Justice magazine.

h/t P

Comments

[1inrichmond]

I have an OT question that maybe someone can answer.

Taylor's mother said that Taylor has a "new" boyfriend from VCU. Who was that supposed to be? Was it Kevin? Or was it someone that noone has mentioned? Where was he that night?

[Midwest anon]

Don't know, 1-I missed that statement.

Has anyone heard about this alleged lighthouse?

[1inrichmond]

There is a lighthouse in Mathews County--New Point light house. New Point has a nearby campground where we used to vacation. Other than that, I don't know or haven't heard anything about a light house.

[Midwest anon]

here's the link to it-just googled it out of curiosity

http://www.newpointcomfort.com/

[Midwest anon]

looks like it's about two miles from Diggs

Now I'm really stretching, sorry

[1inrichmond]

I'm confused....did the news say something about the lighthouse in the case? If so, I missed it.

[Midwest anon]

Someone on another page of this blog said she had heard that Ben had admitted to killing Taylor in a lighthouse, and then taking her to the farm.
We are all waiting to hear confirmation, and I just started poking around at wehre these lighthouses are.
New Point seems geographically close to Diggs, so I was thinking outloud.

I haven't heard confirmation of anything, though.

[bull]

Believe the "boyfriend" was Jake - Taylor supposedly helped him with an art project and they had dinner at the Village Cafe on September 5. He must be able to account for his actions after leaving Taylor, because there seems to be no interest in him.

[livesinmathews]

two lighthouses in mathews...defintely not in one, wolftrap...it's in the bay....very very unlikely in the other- new point- it is also surrounded by water.in the bay, closer to land but you won't get there without a boat..difficult to navigate and the distance to the area where she was found is probably more like 8-10 miles by highway...the scenario is highly unlikely.

[Midwest anon]

Thanks, L_I_M,

I was trying to gauge distance, etc.

I wonder what they'll say tonight on the news about this.

[k]

Forget about the lighthouse. It has no basis and was just something someone heard from a co-worker. Completely unsubstantiated!!!

[Midwest anon]

Thanks K

[mouse]

K, I can't help but wonder who Abigail is!

[1inrichmond]

Man, this is all beginning to sound like a Patricia Cornwell novel!!! I know Kay Scarpetta could solve this case!

[bleus_clues]

just out of curiousity, but what does "LE" stand for?

[k]

Law Enforcement

[suzyqueue]

just out of curiousity, but what does "LE" stand for?

Posted by: bleus_clues | Oct 7, 2005 6:17:30 PM

LE = Law Enforcement

[Cindi in PA]

Wonder why they have the petitioners name blacked out. POO'S are domestic issues, open to the public on demand. What is strange, most orders are issued for 2 years, only by request of the petitioner can the original order be shortened.
I am not however shocked that Erin's complaint was not the first filed. Wonder who else from Ohio to Virginia has filed similar. Guess more will be coming forward the next few days.
More gas for Ben, more justification for these young women who have put up with his abuse, all the while thinking it was "just" them.

CURIOUS, why has nobody from his family spoke out in his defense. Even his daughters' mother.

[1inrichmond]

The more I look at it, the more the murder of Julie Popovich seems like this one of Taylor.

County workers mowing grass found Julie Thursday afternoon in a bean field along Smothers Road. It is about a mile from where a fisherman found the ID Julie was using the night she disappeared.

[Abigail]

Mouse,

I'm Abigail! Perhaps the people talking on the radio were merely speculating and the girls just took it and ran with it. It probably does not have any basis, but I think we all are fairly sure who did it.

[MK]

CURIOUS, why has nobody from his family spoke out in his defense. Even his daughters' mother.

___

I was thinking the same thing-- does anyone know anything about her?

[SL]

From Courttv.com (paste)

Posted today.. Author Anubus (sp)

Before I post it.. This "kevin" is seeming more and more suspect
1. his scent of Taylor was in her car
2. he flunked 2 key Qs on the lie detector test.
*did he know Taylor
*had he been in Taylor's car
3. Kev claims to not know Skulz, yet:
* they used to live around the corner from each other
*both skateboarders, and also I think?? both Goth
*worked at the same place (eatery)
*Kevin WASN'T IT?? was the one who reported Taylor said she was going to do something "highly illegal" as an early B'day pressie.. WEIRD STATEMENT.. sounds like some of BF's manic reports after the murder
* Kevin reports that Taylor was having dinner w/ former/current boyfriend that nite (yet he didn't KNOW her?? How did he know that was she? How did he know the status of her boyfriends if Taylor had only been there 2 weeks
* And WEIRDEST of all, Fawley has PIX (more than 1)of a "Kevin" in his Photobucket acct.

TOO MANY peculiarities for my pea brain..

And now the paste from Court TV Message Board:

Haha. I've been keeping up with this case for days now. I just realized today that I could post on this message board! I guess I didn't think about it before...

First a bit about myself: I am 23 years old and live in Richmond. I have met Ben once (briefly, thank goodness) and many other people connected to the case that I won't mention.

Basically, Ben is a pathological liar. When I met him, we helped him dye his hair green (a friend of mine was dying hers pink). We all came over and played hair salon and I ended up talking to Ben extensively on quite a few subjects, including his sexual proclivities and criminal past. Most of it was him talking of course, as he is VERY self-important and self-absorbed. He struck me as rather strange (38 years old and hanging out with teenagers??).
I didn't believe a word he said...Apparently he has: Met Ben Affleck, was a professional photographer in Hollywood, is an ex-con for car theft (which isn't a big secret now), has slept with hundreds of women, had a threesome with some young girls the night before (yeah right), and has a thing for skinny girls with "hips showing". I remember all of this clearly because at the time, I actually thought he was a bit cute (like Johnny Depp). UGH.

I decided to leave soon after we finished dying everyone's hair because I got bored, and quite frankly, I was tired of hearing Ben talk about himself.

His apartment/room whatever is in a basement area. It's not very pretty or spacious. Just a simple brick basement area with concrete floor and a couple of small rooms. Not unusual for the downtown area. I am also acquainted with the people who used to room there (I'm not going to mention any names), one of whom moved out soon after this encounter (probably because Ben was too weird for him!).

End paste..

SL

(that was posted today)

Apologies if I am rehashing same-ole. I went to the beach for a few hours and haven't caught up

[mouse]

Abigail, thanks.

SL:

"Basically, Ben is a pathological liar."

Maybe that's Kevin and maybe it's not. Maybe Ben asked him for a favor, the significance of which he didn't realize at the time (ie a ride).

I wondered something: if they both (all, sorry, I've lost track) worked at that Village Cafe, and shared an apron or some sort of uniform, could the dogs have tracked one wearer's scent instead of another.

RL calls. Justice for Taylor.

[mouse]

II'm getting Kevin confused with somebody else. But the question about the uniform and the dog's hit remains.

[AkekoaHoAlethia]

Believe the "boyfriend" was Jake - Taylor supposedly helped him with an art project and they had dinner at the Village Cafe on September 5. He must be able to account for his actions after leaving Taylor, because there seems to be no interest in him.

Posted by: bull | Oct 7, 2005 5:55:03 PM

Jake = This is also what I heard Taylor's mom say last night on TV. (FOX?)

[#7]

From Courttv.com (paste)

Posted today.. Author Anubus (sp)

Before I post it.. This "kevin" is seeming more and more suspect
1. his scent of Taylor was in her car
2. he flunked 2 key Qs on the lie detector test.
*did he know Taylor
*had he been in Taylor's car
3. Kev claims to not know Skulz, yet:
* they used to live around the corner from each other
*both skateboarders, and also I think?? both Goth
*worked at the same place (eatery)
*Kevin WASN'T IT?? was the one who reported Taylor said she was going to do something "highly illegal" as an early B'day pressie.. WEIRD STATEMENT.. sounds like some of BF's manic reports after the murder
* Kevin reports that Taylor was having dinner w/ former/current boyfriend that nite (yet he didn't KNOW her?? How did he know that was she? How did he know the status of her boyfriends if Taylor had only been there 2 weeks
* And WEIRDEST of all, Fawley has PIX (more than 1)of a "Kevin" in his Photobucket acct.

Someone is mixing and matching info about Jesse and Kevin here...

[me]

As a relative of Ben's, what do you expect us to say? How do we know any better than any of you? AS far as the restraining orders, how are they at all relative to this specific case? I stole a lipstick at grocery store 20 years ago. Is that relevant now? As a matter of fact, I am quite successful. Is everyone is so sure he is guilty, why hasn't he been charged yet?

Noone needs to worry about why hasn't his family spoke yet. QUite frankly, we have better things to do than to write comments on ridiculous web logs that have absolutely no bearing on anything. Maybe you all should read a great novel and stop wasting your time on speculation and proposterous stories. Don't give up your day jobs, because your investigative skills are way off.

[meme]

All of this is about Jesse Shultz, not Kevin!

[meme]

All of this is about Jesse Shultz, not Kevin!

OOps! Forgot to paste...
Before I post it.. This "kevin" is seeming more and more suspect
1. his scent of Taylor was in her car
2. he flunked 2 key Qs on the lie detector test.
*did he know Taylor
*had he been in Taylor's car
3. Kev claims to not know Skulz, yet:
* they used to live around the corner from each other
*both skateboarders, and also I think?? both Goth
*worked at the same place (eatery)
*Kevin WASN'T IT?? was the one who reported Taylor said she was going to do something "highly illegal" as an early B'day pressie.. WEIRD STATEMENT.. sounds like some of BF's manic reports after the murder
* Kevin reports that Taylor was having dinner w/ former/current boyfriend that nite (yet he didn't KNOW her?? How did he know that was she? How did he know the status of her boyfriends if Taylor had only been there 2 weeks
* And WEIRDEST of all, Fawley has PIX (more than 1)of a "Kevin" in his Photobucket acct.

All of the above is about Jesse Shultz, not Kevin.

[bull]

"Maybe you all should read a great novel and stop wasting your time on speculation and proposterous stories"

Posted by: me | Oct 7, 2005 7:13:52 PM

This must really be a relative of Ben's, can tell by the superior intellect. Good post.

[me]

erroe404.....

How dare you put their information on this weblog. Are you frickin serious? What do these innocent children have to do with this. You are a total sicko!!!!!

[hankfan]

Ben's ebay profile

http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=skulz67

[Smokey]

the one post about fawley gettin put into general pop. and being removed 3 hours later 'cause he got his ass stomped,
was that a fact or not? I hope it was.

[Midwest anon]

Yep-he lasted 3 hours in the main part of jail and then-back to solitary.
Wait till he gets inside a major federal prison

[Scout]

To "ME",

It's nice to see that you think stealing lipstick twenty years ago is equivalent to being in the possession of pornography with babies in it and assaulting someone half your size. What about those people? Sure, we are all sympathetic to Ben's little girls and the mother. I don't think that was right to put up that link. As far as he's concerned...I hope that one day they put him in the general population of the Richmond City Jail and some gang member with tattoos on his face shows him what's really up.

[anon 2]

There aren't any uniforms at the Village. It's a hipster locale that's been around at least since the late 60's.

[Smokey]

"I hope that one day they put him in the general population of the Richmond City Jail and some gang member with tattoos on his face shows him what's really up."

---- Scout

Yeah he would probaly appreciate the Art work. lol

[Gypzywingz]

I also agree that there is something suspicious about Jessie in all of this. Somethings may just be a coincidence but maybe not. There is a lot of evidence that also points he may be involved in some way as an accomplice (sp).

[me]

Scout....
FYI..I am not by any means defending the guy. I have no idea if he is guilty or not, I am just saying that the things being brought up have not a thing to do with this specific case; hence the stolen lipstick comment.

And no, that link (to the kids) should not have been posted here, especially since they are receiving death threata! The loser that posted it should be ashamed of him/herself.

[Smokey]

How long do toxicology reports usually take?

PS - So long Red Sox, Go Yanks

[hankfan]

if you use www.archive.org you can sometimes find archived websites that are no longer online. I have had success with http://www.geocities.com/skulz1967/index.html
in seeing things that have been removed.

[Cindi in PA]

It takes much more than ones word to lodge a POO/PFA against someone. They have to be done THROUGH THE COURTS, issude by a Family court judge after evidence is given. Orders are only issued after it is estableshed a persons life could be in danger, or they are in fear of their life. You sure as hell can't get one because Waldo talked to you bad, held your hand too tight walking home.

[Cindi in PA]

How long do toxicology reports usually take?

PS - So long Red Sox, Go Yanks

Posted by: Smokey | Oct 7, 2005 7:49:29 PM

some only a few days, complete usually 3-7 weeks

[Gypzywingz]

Anyone watching Nancy Grace on tv right now? They are talking about the case and just talked to Jesse Schultz lawyer.

[Cindi in PA]

And no, that link (to the kids) should not have been posted here, especially since they are receiving death threata! The loser that posted it should be ashamed of him/herself.

Posted by: me | Oct 7, 2005 7:49:01 PM

me, if the post about the kids info is still posted, I suggest you email Dan at the top of the page.

[Cindi in PA]

If it's inappropriate for me to post this link here, (as the mother of his children and his daughters most probably should be kept out of the limelight), feel free to delete the link.

Posted by: error404 | Oct 7, 2005 7:17:28 PM

sorry error, just saw your post. These web pages are open for the world to see. That decision was made by whoever posted/allowed them to post. It would be up to these same people to remove them. As long as they remain, anybody can access them.
I can't believe they are still available.

[bull]

"Another person questioned in connection with the case is Jesse Schultz, 22. Schultz was arrested after a bloodhound allegedly detected his scent on Behl's car, which was found in the Fan District with stolen license plates on September 17th. Schultz has denied knowing Behl or having ever been in her car. Richmond Police Chief Monroe says Schultz is not a suspect."

From NBC12 News - WWBT
Friday, October 7, 2005

Why do people keep talking about skateboarders, Jesse, Erin - thay have one suspect.

My simple theory - BF wanted sex, raped, killed, put in ravine, started cover-up.

I have to agree with "me" - what importance is the mother of Fawley's mother to this?

[Gypzywingz]

Jesse Schultz's lawyer said on Nancy Grace that Jesse was not a skateboarder. He did say he has not seen the results to his lie detector test however he has heard that there were 2 questions that he answered that were questionable however Nancy Grace did mention that they think he is most likely not a suspect due to he would of been held longer on the cocaine charges in order to question him so more on TB's death.

[bull]

Edit: mother of Fawley's mother to mother of Fawley's children

[Cindi in PA]

I have to agree with "me" - what importance is the mother of Fawley's mother to this?

Posted by: bull | Oct 7, 2005 8:24:40 PM

Just curious. Most suspected murderers have family that make some kind of a comment. Kind of like your kid getting in an accident, you make the call if someone else was injured to say you are sorry, sent well wishes. Maybe even say, I know my kid had not part in this, I do hope the person responsable will be brought to justice. Or, sorry sir, my brat broke your window, we will pay for it. That kind of thing. Also wonder if she was aware of the pictures the father took and placed on the internet for the world to see?