Posted on 09/06/2005 7:50:10 AM PDT by SmithL
BELLINGHAM, Wash. - A man turned himself in to authorities in the killing of two convicted child rapists, saying he picked the victims from a sheriff's Web site, police said.
Michael Anthony Mullen, 36, called 911 on Monday to claim responsibility for the killings, and officers who talked to him said he gave information that only the killer would know, according to a police news release. He was jailed for investigation of two counts of first-degree murder.
Hank Eisses, 49, and Victor Vasquez, 68, were found shot to death at their apartment Aug. 27. They were both classified as Level III sex offenders, considered the type most likely to reoffend. Sex offenders in Washington are required to register with local authorities, and the information is provided on the Web.
Mullen told authorities he targeted at least one of the two men after checking the county sheriff's Web site July 13, according to the police statement.
The bodies of Eisses and Vasquez were found by a roommate, also a sex offender. He said a man wearing a blue jumpsuit and a cap that said FBI on it came to their home, told them he was an FBI agent and said one of them was on a "hit list" on an Internet site, police said.
The roommate said he left while the "FBI" visitor was still there and found the bodies when he returned about four hours later.
Days after the killings, The Bellingham Herald received an unsigned letter claiming responsibility for the killings. Police notified convicted Level 3 sex offenders in the area as a precaution, but said the letter was vague and could be a hoax.
It's all relative.
Jeb Bush has been the only one strong enough to stand up to these perverts and give the families some justice. The country should take his new laws and make them nationwide. Jeb for President! or at least VP.
If he would have traveled around a bit and done a few more, he would have gotten more than 15 minutes of fame. I believe you are correct all he will get is 15 minutes. I can think of several grieving families he could have helped with closure. It does seem like he got cold on his work real quick.
What are his new laws? Do you have a link?
True, but in this cae I don't really care. Sometimes when the justice system fails, you gotta go Charlie Bronson on em.
Boondock Saints is one of my favorite movies!!!
Pedophiles convicted in Florida of abusing children under the age of 12 will be handed mandatory prison sentences ranging from 25 years to life. They will be subject to GPS satellite tracking for life after their eventual release.
Goody for you.
Now, is the guy who committed premeditated murder of two people a good guy or a bad guy?
It's called The Jessica Lunsford Act. The best defense we have against these jerkoffs.... except what this guy did of course.
Vigilantism is no replacement for life sentences without the possibility of parole.
Unintended consequences bump.
Relativism in action...
Actually, there is a sort of Level IV -- but those wind up in civil committment.
The only thing that bothers me about this situation is the possibility of the perpetrators being innocent and wrongly convicted. Knowing how hard it is to convict, however, I don't suppose that is the case.
I would like to sit on the jury. I live in Washington but not in the community in question. Here's hoping they relocate the trial.
The meaning is unclear to me.
"This man should be given a medal!"
Yes he should!
After all, he did it for the CHILDREN!
Obviously they remove the perps from the site after they're ZOT-ted.
Option B is cheaper, and permanently effective.
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