Imette St. Guillen Investigation Complicated

It appears there is, not really conflicting, so much as confusing evidence. The DNA evidence retrieved so far could point to more than one perpetrator. Or a single perp with access to Darryl LittleJohn's apartment.

Carpet fibers on the tape covering 24-year-old Imette St. Guillen's brutalized face have been linked to Littlejohn. The fibers on the tan tape match those from his Queens apartment and are the strongest evidence yet linking him to the crime, Rea reports.

But police held off on charging the ex-con in that case because semen stains on a floral blanket wrapped around St. Guillen's body apparently do not trace back to him, sources told the New York Daily News. The semen results were among the "inconclusive" findings from several DNA and forensic tests, many of which must now be repeated, the sources said.

In another setback to investigators, DNA recovered from underneath St. Guillen's fingernails did not match Littlejohn's, sources told the New York Post. Police spokesman Paul Browne said that the department was continuing to examine evidence.

I came to write about this tonight as it came up in a search I was doing on another horrible crime which could have been prevented.

A St. Louis man released from prison after killing a little boy, is back behind bars for allegedly assaulting a young girl.

Prosecutors say it happened Sunday in the parking lot of the Science Center. Just five months after he was released from prison, Searl Lee Dunn was charged with child molestation and sexual misconduct, for allegedly assaulting an 11-year old girl. Police say that Dunn knew his victim.

Assistant St. Louis Circuit Attorney Erin Granger says, "She told a friend at school and then she had actually told her parents and confided to her parents, who then called police."

Searl Lee Dunn was paroled in October for a prior offense. He was convicted in 1978 of beating his girlfriend's two year old son to death.

I wonder where any sense of justice in this country has gone . Time after time we are forced to read stories, also like the Harvey murders, where predators once in prison were let loose only to hunt again.

I wonder when or if this nation will ever grow its spine back and become willing to take the necessary actions required to keep garbage like the above off of our streets. Instead, so-called enlightened minds re-invent our criminal codes and set in place prison rehab programs, noble in design, but serving no real purpose but to give an avenue of access back onto our streets for the absolute worst of our kind.

Some are always screaming - free this on, free that one, it's the policeman's, or society's fault, meanwhile the scum they rant and rave over go free to take another innocent out.

How many chances at killing does a criminal deserve before he or she forfeits their right to live? If one murder is too many, and it is, then one another chance is one too many, too.

Comments

[ldk]

AMEN and AMEN.

[L.]

Dan, I have another case for you, along the same lines except that in this case the second victim was a 13 month old little girl, although she suffered a fractured skull and broken bones along with being raped- she didn't die.

If we continue to allow those who brutally assault our children free... whether it's physical, or sexual- than do we explain to their next victims that we could have stopped them from being violated, but giving a convict a second chance was more important than ensuring that children are protected from them?

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Jerry Rangel remained in the Brazos County Jail on Wednesday on a $1.5 million bond. He was charged with aggravated sexual assault and aggravated assault causing bodily injury in the Monday assault.

The child suffered several injuries, including multiple skull fractures and a broken left leg, police said. She was in stable condition Wednesday at Scott & White Hospital in Temple.

A decade ago, Rangel was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to eight years in the Texas Youth Commission. Rangel was a juvenile at the time of that crime.

The Brazos County Sheriff's Department said Rangel had been released from parole supervision in 2004, but was ordered to register as a sex offender until 2014.

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[abigail]

Why do we let these types go? Overcrowding? Let's pick the least "violent" and let them go? Who's to say they won't choose to take it further once they get out? Sure, I guess a few percent are "healed", but very few. It's sad and scary. The bouncer guy who is a "person of interest" in St. Guillen's case should not have been even working past what 7? He was supposed to check in and be back home. Who's keeping track? Are businesses not doing their part by doing checks while considering hiring? Do employers trust the little box on an application that asks if you've ever been convicted of a felony? Sorry, I'm all over the place..just angry again. We must let the "system" work in conviction, but what about later....????

[RstJ]

Jesus. Snap the fuck out of it. This Littlejohn dude is a creep who should be behind bars, but he's *not the one who was lying to the police*. That would be the bar "owner" Daniel Dorrian. Instead of going off on these sociological rants, why don't we start asking ourselves just why this guy lied, *twice* to detectives about being at that bar that night? Yeah, that's right. Lied about being there. You think maybe he did that to cover for one of his bouncers?

Or do you think he did it for himself? Whose spunk is on that blanket? That blanket *came from the Falls.* It has cat hair on it sourced to the two bar cats. Did everyone just forget about all that? Everything that was found at the dump site sources to one location, and that location is not Littlejohn's aunt's house. That location is the Falls. That's where she was killed. And this bald-headed so-called serial rapist didn't kill her. Someone else did.

RstJ

[Observer*]

RstJ: She was seen getting into a van with a african american by a witness that night she went missing in front of that bar.... he is the only african american who works at that bar, and he owns a van. He had words with her as he escorted her out.(last one seen with). He has a history of assaulting others. This is not the first time he has been accused of this sort of crime (rape).(where there is smoke there is fire) He pretends to be an authority figure by wearing costume's of authority (witnesses say). If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck.....it must be a duck. He is right where he ought to be until they can get forensics to tell the rest of the story. (hopefully).
The other dna on the blanket was because it was not washed the last time it was involved in a sexual encounter (IMO)
I agree with you that the others that work at that bar should be investigated too "as I am sure they are". As lying is a crime (I wish it was in Aruba, had to add that in =) ).
I wrote before saying this is the tip of the ice burg, he has done this before and is getting worse each time he commits this sort of crime. IMO
I await for forensics to bring this to it's conclusion.

[Observer*]

Oh and I forgot to add.... the carpet fiber's found on the blanket, were from his Aunts house, where he lives, (red fibers). That means he had the blanket in the bar at one time, where it picked up cat fibers as well, before being put in his van...where the seats had been removed for more room* or he picked up cat fibers on himself and the hairs were transfered to the blanket from him. Either way, he is the connection between the blanket and Imette and the bar at this point. IMO

[Observer*]

Before you drive off with someone, a date, a neighbor, even someone whom you consider friendly because you have seen them around. It would be well and wise knowing a little more about them before being a passenger in their car. I would not ever enter someone's car, or home with out knowing the person pretty well. This takes some thought, as it seems a hassle to distrust everyone who seems friendly.
Take note, A client's mother was doing door to door surveys, and disappeared on one of her tasks. Door to Door she went with her clip board in her hand, in broad daylight, she went missing. Her car found right where she parked it a few days later. A child riding his bike in a small town on a friendly street as he had done most of his life... He and the bike were never found. Just disappeared. A young girl of 13 went to catch the bus, and never got on it. And has not been seen since. Another sends her daughter off for visitation with her father, and never comes home. Where did these people go, and more importantly how can you prevent it from happening to you or a loved one?
"By being aware". Being aware of whom your with. Being prepared if the worse possible scenario were to happen. Self defense is not hard to learn, and is an excellent form of exercise. Leaving a note where you have gone, and with who. My children, always......left me a note, and a number. I myself leave a note when even going to the store. We all hear about how to park under a light, carry our keys in our fingers (for protection) but how many of us actually.... practice it? No it is not healthy to be paranoid, but it is healthy to be prepared. In fact your life may depend on it. This is not exclusive to female's....Men also should take care.
Each circumstance is different. In investigating, we learn about the Missing Person, but more importantly we learn about safety, and about the criminal mind. As with most, a person goes missing by the hands of another. Who are these people, and how do they live around us and we not know the true intentions of another?
How to be aware? It is very simple to run a person through a pedophile site, you may also ask... for their credentials. I hope someday that the care givers of our children in "all" roles .... as I listed above are required to have a back ground check before assisting our youth in sports activities and the like. Feel odd even thinking these sorts of thoughts about people that seem to be giving their time as a volunteer ? I agree, it's an icky thought, but a person truly who is interested in children would be more then happy to show you who and what they are about. If not, that's a flag. A red flag. Join your child on the field, if you can... be there to watch during your child's activities. They safest place they can be....is within your sight. Ask any parent of a missing child or abused child, and they are beating them selves up wishing if only..... I had.... Those little twinges in your stomach concerning a loved one, don't ignore them...they are put there for a reason. All of you reading this please take careful watch of each other.
Is your child in little league? Does he/she belong to some sporting activity.. where you drop them off thinking they are with healthy individuals because they seem to have given their lives to help children?. Be aware, sexual predators often join such activities as sponsors, coaches, umpires etc. Baby sitters and general do-gooder's. A pedophile will change like a chameleon to assume what ever role they can to get access to children.
All of us have done things where we put our selves in jeopardy. We were lucky... "it will never happen to me" in these latter times now we must lookout for one another, children (especially), and family members and friends.
You cannot see a sick mind from "outside". You have heard of Defensive driving.... "Defensive Living"

Written in part: February 1999 and copied from my site.
Suzan

[Pearly]

here's something else...the killer was very clean and structured about his crime. He seemed to be aware of forensics. So why then would Littlejohn chit where he eats, pardon the expression? Taking her in front of potential witnesses is sloppy as all get out, he was risking a witness right there at his job! What a contradiction to the crime itself.

[abigail]

Observer--very well said, but in this particular situation the victim was an adult and an impaired one at that from what we know. She could have been a black belt, but if she was out until about 4 a.m. drinking she probably would not have been able to "perform" her self defense techniques if she had any. It seems that she did fight a little though and hopefully there is enought DNA to figure it out. Not blaming her in any way, someone took advantage of her, when they should have helped her home.
My 5 year old can repeat what she needs to do if a "bad" stranger comes up and tries to take her, but will she have the ability to run and scream under stress? If "he" gets her hands on her will she be able to poke him in the eye with her finger or bite him? I don't know. Not like she's running around the streets, but yes she does play in the fenced back yard with the dog while I put laundry in or do dishes. Last weekend we went to a friends house to play. The girls played out back and I checked on them every 10 minutes. I did not see them at one point and went out the garage door to the backyard. They were not there, so I thought maybe we crossed paths and I went in the back door. I asked, "did the girls come in?" My friend said, "no". We ran outside and they were at the very edge of the driveway coloring with chalk. My heart dropped those few seconds before we found them. What an awful feeling. They were having fun, but it's a fairly long driveway and we explained to them that we did not know where they were and we basically freaked! In no way do I think our neighborhood is unsafe or my friends, but I also do not our kids on the news proving otherwise.

[Observer*]

abigail:

I agree it is almost impossible to have a totally safe atmosphere at all times for adults or children. Bad things can happen in an instant. When I wrote self-defense techniques it goes with... not going out alone in the middle of the night, stay with friends.
Of course a five year old cannot defend themselves. I meant by posting that long (sorry about that) article I wrote, to practice the "whole" thing. Self-defense, along with staying with friends when going out. Leaving a note where you go... and also not leaving children alone....ever. They are to precious, and can be lifted over a fence...in an instant.
God Bless Imette, but I wish she would have known to call her friend (before and 'if' she accepted a ride). We need to drill in to our young adults... an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
In your comment that she was perhaps drunk, and couldn't pull off any karate moves, I agree. But, the training one takes in self defense address's the issue of being vulnerable, and perhaps the 'mental training' of the dangers....and why I am taking this self defense class...might have brought the thoughts with her 'even when inebriated to the dangers that are out there.
It's not the body alone being trained, it's the mind set that goes with self defense. Be prepared, cautious, and mostly...Aware. Alcohol does let one's guard down, so if you want to party....fine, but make it a pact that we will (friends) stay together...while out. If not, and one goes astray...make that person 'promise' to not accept a ride, and call you 'before' leaving with some one else, If your friend...won't abide, then tell them...okay, do what you may but 'Call-Me' at least and give the license plate number...it takes just a minute. This done in front of the person who is offering a ride or taking them somewhere else (breakfast, or to be intimate), This act alone...can prevent them from harming you/them, knowing their lic. number has been given to someone.

I do not mean to offend you (or others) in the least, but with what is happening in this world... I myself have told my grown children, to sit with their children when they play (outside)....do chores later. It's just to risky.