Police say man arrested in serial killer case linked to 8 deaths

JSOnline.com (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel) ^ | 09-08-2009 | Ryan Haggerty

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A 49-year-old man suspected in the killings of at least eight women over 21 years in Milwaukee has been charged in connection with two of the homicides, authorities announced Monday.

Walter E. Ellis of Milwaukee faces two counts of first-degree intentional homicide in the killings of Joyce Mims, 41, and Ouithreaun Stokes, 28, who were strangled a decade apart.

Ellis was arrested around noon Saturday at a motel in Franklin, one day after authorities linked DNA from his toothbrush with samples found on Mims' and Stokes' bodies, according to a criminal complaint.

Ellis could be charged this week in connection with some of the other killings, Milwaukee County District Attorney John T. Chisholm said.

Until a news conference Monday, police had not said publicly that Ellis had been linked to the 1992 killing of Irene Smith, 25, and the 1994 murder of Carron D. Kilpatrick, 32, whose bodies were found within a block of each other.

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I know Van Jones said only white kids were doing "Columbines", but did he say anything about serial killing? The guy was a fount of genius, too soon departed from the scene, but he left us with some highly pungent wisdom.

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First:
The other victims, all prostitutes and African-American, were strangled. And at least two were also stabbed.

Then:
He didn’t seem like that type of person,” said the woman, who did not want to be identified. “It’s so scary now. I could have been a victim. I’m shaking right now.”

What is this lady saying?