Wash. man says he killed child rapists

AP ^ | 9/6/5

[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.

[Protagoras]

So a murderer can be a good guy, if he murders evil people...still sounds relative to me.

No he can't. Perhaps you didn't see my correction of my typo.

[NickatNite2003]

Chaos is inevitable from time to time, even in
the most stable of systems. It is a corrective
mechanism.

[RadioAstronomer]

I advocate the removal of sexual predators from the public. However, it must be done leagally. Murder cannot be condoned. IMHO, he is as bad as the people he killed.

[doug from upland]

Thanks for the link. I hadn't read about it.

[stuartcr]

OK

[RadioAstronomer]

Those were dark times. Reminds me of the hysteria over witches and child sacrifices. That turned out to be total bunk as well.

[JudgemAll]

Murder is murder, no matter how evil the victims are
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Your presumption of guilt is murder.

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

It certainly seems so.

[NickatNite2003]

He helped unknown nubers of victims and possible future victims by performing, not murders, but executons the
the state can no loger conduct due to thwe way that
the ACLU scum have perverted our laws, and *removed* the
common sense from it...so that it glorifies and
enables the most vile and destructive creatures
living in among us...at the same time the ACLU is
attacking the very fabric and pillars that holds
our civilisation togethr...The ACLU are the *worst*
monsters among us. Worse than the filth they aid,
abet & protect.

[cspackler]

Only if it is not your child.

Unless I missed something, these creep's victims were not the perp's children, either.

[CGTRWK]

When the legal justice system is fundamentally broken at every level, vigilanteism is better than nothing.

[vox_freedom]

Excerpt from the Whatcom County Sheriff's Dept:

Vigilantism - Zero tolerance

The information on this site is made available for the purpose of protecting the public. Please use the information on this site responsibly and educate yourself and your families. Abuse of this information could potentially terminate our ability to release this important information to you and the general public.

Whatcom County Law Enforcement agencies will not tolerate citizen abuse of this public information to threaten, intimidate or harass sex and kidnapping offenders. Law enforcement has zero tolerance for vigilantism. Anyone who uses this information to commit a criminal act against another person is subject to criminal prosecution.

The information gained through this notification should assist you and your family in avoiding situations that allow for easy access to victims. This registration law is so important that we cannot risk losing it. It is everyone's responsibility to ensure that sex and kidnapping offender registration information is handled responsibly and properly. Don't harass your neighbor; an offender in a stressing state is more likely to relapse. Let's help them succeed; we all win with fewer victims.

How often is this information updated?

This information is updated once a month to provide complete and accurate notification of High-Risk sex/kidnapping offenders, however, this information can change quickly and often on a daily basis. Therefore you are cautioned that information provided on this site may not reflect the current residence, status, or other information regarding an offender.

Contact Information
The content on this site was developed by Whatcom County Sheriff's Office Detective Pat Brown.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Obviously, the website is updated whenever a sex offender is no longer a threat to society.

[WKB]

FINALLY some GOOD news

[RinaseaofDs]

"Exactly what I said. People are too busy patting this guy on the back. I'd rather have them alive and known then two dead and the info gone."

?

I'm not sure I understand your comment? I'm not happy about the vigilantism, but I consider their deaths a most unexpected benefit.

[Protagoras]

He helped unknown nubers of victims and possible future victims by performing, not murders, but executons

Judge, Jury and executioner all in one. How convenient.

Now, let's see what the people on the left think of you. They think you are a monster. Under your plan, you could be executed by any lefty and it would be a service to the whole country according to the liberal community.

[Protagoras]

When the legal justice system is fundamentally broken at every level, vigilanteism is better than nothing.

Anarchy as the new "conservative" rallying cry.

[highball]

THe people whining about the "Poor perverted slime" need to WAKE UP!

Who's whining about "Poor perverted slime"? I don't see that anywhere. All I see is FReepers who believe in the rule of law.

The rapists should never have been let out of jail, and got what they deserved. But it wasn't this yahoo's place to give it to them, and now it's time for him to get what he deserves, which is the maximum penalty that the State of Washington hands down on people who commit two premedidated murders.

[RightWingAtheist]

"JUSTICE IS SERVED!"

[SQUID]

I suppose you feel we needed to put the people in jail who execute the scum on death row for murder.

[Pyro7480]

The guys are convicted child rapists, and the perp basically admitted to it.