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Bound man plunges to his death on Dallas interchange
Star Telegram ^
| 8-21-06
| Bill Milller
Posted on 08/21/2006 10:00:06 AM PDT by Dysart
A 20-year-old man with his hands bound behind his back fell or was pushed about 120 feet to his death early Monday from the highest ramp of the "high five" interchange in north Dallas, police said.
Investigators believe that the victim was a Dallas County resident of either Indian or Pakistani background, said Sgt. Gene Reyes, a Dallas homicide detective.
Reyes declined to give the man's name until after his family was notified.
Meanwhile, investigators were trying to figure out what led to the fatal plunge.
"It could be either or -- a homicide or a suicide," Reyes said. "He was bound. That's why we're looking at different angles on this investigation."
The "high five" is the new, five-level interchange where Interstate 635 and U.S. 75 meet. It opened last November.
Reports of a man on the pavement of U.S. 75 were phoned into police about 12:55 a.m., Reyes said. Officers located a car on the highest ramp; the car was subsequently connected to the victim, Reyes said.
The detective declined to say what was used to tie the man's hands.
"If it does turn out to be a homicide, that's going to be a critical element of the investigation," Reyes said.
TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: dallas; highfive; plunge
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To: LA Woman3
Gee. Seems to me the police are
stumped until they determine WHICH
came first, the mouth gag or the
tied hands!
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posted on
08/21/2006 10:16:56 AM PDT
by
Grendel9
To: Dysart
Sounds like that new extreme sport of Free Bouncing.
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posted on
08/21/2006 10:17:02 AM PDT
by
Dumpster Baby
("Hope somebody finds me before the rats do .....")
To: jazusamo
It must be suicide because most everyone ties their hands behind their back before doing themselves in.While driving a car, no less. :-)
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posted on
08/21/2006 10:17:35 AM PDT
by
PistolPaknMama
(Al-Queda can recruit on college campuses but the US military can't! --FReeper airborne)
To: Dysart
Hard to know. Maybe the perps just thought it would be a way of pulling it off without any evidence pointing to them. Had to be more than one perp involved because the victims car was there. The victim was a Paki, maybe that had something to do with it.
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posted on
08/21/2006 10:18:56 AM PDT
by
jazusamo
(DIANA IREY for Congress, PA 12th District: Retire murtha.)
To: LA Woman3
I wonder if Mr. Badhiwala is a member of the pioneer family that settled Wylie Texas? /sarc
Man if the muslims are finding little places like Wylie, it's making me more nervous.
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posted on
08/21/2006 10:19:29 AM PDT
by
basil
(Exercise your Second Amendment Rights--buy another gun today!)
To: Grendel9
I'd bet a dozen donuts he was taken for a ride!
WFAA reported "A car with its engine running was recovered from the roadway above." Strange story.
He missed the "Grassy Knoll" by a mile.
To: Dysart
Sgt. Reyes sounds like a real bright bulb......DUH.
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posted on
08/21/2006 10:23:39 AM PDT
by
Dawgreg
(Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
To: Dysart; Cindy
Here in Ottawa too.
I wonder if they are getting rid of the ones they don't think they can trust?
No Leads or Suspects in Ottawa's 11th Murder
Josh Pringle
Monday, August 21, 2006
An autopsy will be conducted today on the body of a 22-year-old man found dead at a Vars Dairy Farm on Saturday.
Ottawa Police confirm they are treating the death of Mohamed Jassem Zalal as the capital's 11th homicide of 2006.
The body of Zalal was found with his hands bound behind his back and his pants down to his knees on the side of a dirt driveway off Rockdale Drive.
The Ottawa Sun quotes police sources as saying he suffered massive trauma to the head from a major blow with a blunt object.
Police say Zalal is a known associate of the Ledbury-Banff Crips gang.
Police say they have no leads in the case and no suspects in custody.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Major Crime Investigators.
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posted on
08/21/2006 10:32:04 AM PDT
by
fanfan
To: LA Woman3
I have some ideas about this whole deal, but I'll keep it to myself (hope I'm wrong). Driving the freeways here late at night has become treacherous, as we have seen in recent months.
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posted on
08/21/2006 10:33:16 AM PDT
by
Dysart
To: Red Badger
There is an name for that --- Arkanside.
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posted on
08/21/2006 10:35:04 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(Only stupid people would vote for McCain, Warner, Hagle, Snowe, Graham, or any RINO)
To: Dysart; Peanut Gallery
No wonder my commute took forever this morning.
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posted on
08/21/2006 10:40:05 AM PDT
by
Professional Engineer
(The reason humans didn't practice war any longer, was they were very, very good at it.)
To: Dysart
Warning to other muslims?
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posted on
08/21/2006 10:44:46 AM PDT
by
sandbar
To: Dysart
At least he didn't go out with a bang.
Got an early jump on the 22nd.
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posted on
08/21/2006 10:59:37 AM PDT
by
mtbopfuyn
(I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
To: Dysart
"If it does turn out to be a homicide, that's going to be a critical element of the investigation," Reyes said.
Masters of the Obvious Ping.
Bungee Jumping ping
To: Dysart
Yet another reason not to build the Trans-Texas Corridor. Falling Pakistanis.
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posted on
08/21/2006 11:00:53 AM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: sandbar
Warning to other muslims? That's not fully implausible.
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posted on
08/21/2006 11:04:12 AM PDT
by
Dysart
To: Dysart
Okay. So, exactly how early Monday did he jump (with assistance)from a busy freeway and no-one saw anything?
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posted on
08/21/2006 1:21:11 PM PDT
by
SoldierDad
(Proud Father of an American Soldier)
To: SoldierDad
That particular part of the High Five isn't covered by surveillance cameras, and traffic on that overpass lightens up a bit after midnight, especially on a Sunday.
Depending on how it was done, it could have taken as little as ten seconds to accomplish (if it was, say, a body dump), and there's certainly enough time to do that on a Sunday night.
(I live less than three miles from the interchange.)
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posted on
08/21/2006 2:02:00 PM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Spktyr
I live/work in the Sacramento CA area and I find it hard to believe that there is any 10 second period free from all traffic such that someone could "dump" a body, let alone push someone still living off such an interchange. Of course, I don't know that area.
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posted on
08/21/2006 2:52:15 PM PDT
by
SoldierDad
(Proud Father of an American Soldier)
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