Riverside County SO said ALEXANDRO AVILA was acquitted for molesting two girls several years ago

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[Not now, Not ever!]

CCW in CA. is at the whim of the County Sherrif, Orange County is fairly easy, but Riverside county is not, Sorry.

[capitan_refugio]

Yes, you are missing a couple of things.

The Smart residence abduction was at night. The perp was only indirectly lighted, at best.

The California kipnapping was in broad daylight, and several other people saw the car leaving the scene. It is likely that other witnesses contributed to making the composite drawing, not just the 5-year old playmate.

The Smart kidnapping included, apparently, a direct audible threat to Elizabeth, that her sister may have heard.

The little girl in California went kicking and screaming, which alerted neighbors.

[parsifal]

That's what mrs.parsifal says, too. She works in the mental health field. Its probably right, but I always get a little nervous when everybody agrees on something. I like to sorta self-check myself and make sure I'm not caught up in just repeating and parroting what everybody else says. parsy the semi-contrarian.

[INSENSITIVE GUY]

Aquitted because of lack of evidence but i'm sure now he was guilty of that TOO!

[Teacup]

Good morning friends. I just was watching Fox news news. It's Saturaday morning, and the news people said, OC Police are 100% sure this Avila guy is the killer. They must have some pretty good proof. Thank you Lord!

[Wingsofgold]

Good Morning Little Miss Teacup. I've been over to the Orange County Register readin up on all this. Nice juicy article over there that fills in alot of gaps. If I had my postin clothes on, I'd go for it. Thought maybe you could do that. Heheeeeeee.

[Wingsofgold]

You don't hafta put my postin clothes on me. Heeheee. Just pasting that article right up in here would do just fine. :)

[Wingsofgold]

According to that article, the Under Sheriff is saying they've got DNA match on the jerk.

[PoisedWoman]

How the case unfolded

July 20, 2002

By JOHN McDONALD
The Orange County Register


The arrest of Alejandro Avila capped one of the largest manhunts in Orange County history. The FBI profiler who worked the case called it "an absolute model" of how to apprehend an elusive killer. Between 6:45 p.m. Monday, when Samantha Runnion was kidnapped, and 9:55 a.m. Friday, when Avila was arrested, federal, state and local law-enforcement agencies logged more than 60,000 hours of work to capture the suspect.

"Forensic and significant investigative evidence makes us certain that he's our man," Orange County Sheriff Michael Carona said.

How the case unfolded, including some new elements that emerged Friday:

Deputy arrived in minutes

A sheriff's deputy was on the scene of the kidnapping within four minutes of the call that Samantha had been snatched by a man outside her Stanton town home. Carona said a countywide alert was sounded within 10 minutes of the 911 call. The Child Abduction Regional Emergency signal went out within one hour of the kidnapping, he said, and some radio stations began to broadcast descriptions of the kidnapper.

A frantic 911 call

At about 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a man named Justin who lives near Killen Trail in Lake Elsinore called 911 and said he had found a dead body. He frantically told the dispatcher he was very scared.

"It's a baby, I think it might even be the little girl that's been on the news," he said. "It's a little girl, I swear."

400 agents in the field

An estimated 400 FBI and Orange County investigators were sent into the field on the case, to collect physical evidence and to follow up leads from some 2,000 tips. Rewards totaling about $160,000 were offered. As of Friday, it was not clear who would receive the reward.

A key tip

The tip that eventually led to the arrest came in at about noon on Wednesday, from a person who mentioned Avila by name, according to sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino. Law- enforcement officials declined to give the news media the name of that caller. On Wednesday, Avila was still one of up to 50 possible suspects being investigated.

The number of suspects dropped as evidence, including confirmed alibis, was developed.

Avila was placed under surveillance by investigators at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday. He was detained by investigators Thursday morning and questioned in an Orange County hotel room.

Search warrants

Search warrants were executed late Thursday night in Lake Elsinore, at Avila's sister's home, his mother's home, and in Temecula at his workplace, Guidant Corp., a medical-products firm where he was a production-line supervisor. Three green cars he had access to also were seized. The kidnapper was believed to have used a green car.

Avila arrested

Avila's status was changed from "detained" to "arrested" at 9:55 a.m. Friday. Five minutes later, Carona appeared on national television to announce the arrest.

"It was a quick arrest in my experience," said Charlie Dorsey, the FBI profiler who worked the case. "The reason was the cooperation between law enforcement and the joint effort of the media and the public. It's an absolute model of how this should work and can work."

Sheriff officials said forensic testing that included DNA analysis shows that Avila is the killer.

The Orange County District Attorney's Office said Friday that the case was under review by prosecutors and Avila is expected to be brought into court to face charges Tuesday.

[Palladin]

Thanks for the info. Maybe I'll get my daughter a small piece for her bedside table.

[Teacup]

Thanks for the info. OMG! I don't even want to say what I would do to this scummbug. Watch! Some Defense attorney will try to say this is not his fault. He wasn't potty trained right or his mother made him wear a dress. I don't want to hear it. Lethal injection is too good for the likes of this dirt bag, IMHO. (Geesh, this type of stuff get's me all worked up, LOL).

[uncitizen]

"Americanized Hispanic?" Are they trying to say he's more like a WHITE than an ILLEGAL?

What was most telling about the term is that they didn't say "Hispanic American", which i figure meant he isn't American at all.

[Conservative4Ever]

The young boy was named Anthony Martinez and the town is Beaumont, but very near to Banning. The abduction was similar, but the outcome was somewhat different, as Anthony was buried in a shallow grave and covered with rock.

[Conservative4Ever]

CCW in Riverside Co. nearly impossible to get. If she does get her own personal protection...I'm talking gun here...be sure she takes classes in how to use it and practices often.

Red

[Palladin]

Thanks, Red. It's a shame we have to worry ourselves sick about our daughters, with so many violent predators on the loose. That story about the young woman at the Massachusetts rest stop made me ill. Too bad she didn't have a gun.

[tomswiftjr]

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[Uni-Poster]

Pozza & Hunt

Upon first glance I thought it said Pizza Hut LOL

[Rockitz]

I'd have to say the little eyewitness did remarkably well!

[kimosabe31]

The identity of the Riverside jurers should be posted on FR.