Eastbound Strangler Explained

Eastbound Strangler
Alias:Atlantic City Serial Killer
Victims:4
Beginyear:October
Endyear:November 2006
Country:United States
States:New Jersey
Apprehended:N/A

The Eastbound Strangler is an unidentified serial killer believed to be responsible for the murders of four women near Atlantic City, New Jersey in 2006. A $25,000 reward offered for information has gone unclaimed.[1]

Background

Four dead bodies of women identified as sex workers were found in a drainage ditch filled with shallow water on November 20, 2006[2] behind the Golden Key Motel[3] on the Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township, situated on the outskirts of Atlantic City, New Jersey.[4] All of them were placed face down[5] in a row, facing east, about sixty feet apart from each other. They were clothed except for having their shoes and socks removed.[6] They were believed to have been strangled to death.

Investigation

41-year-old repairman Terry Oleson, who was being allowed to stay for free at the Golden Key Motel in exchange for repairs when the murders took place, was implicated by his girlfriend as the killer. They were reportedly having a domestic dispute at the time. In Oleson's room, investigators found cameras set up and images of his girlfriend's teenage daughter undressing. There have been no DNA matches to connect Oleson with the crimes and he was never named as a suspect.[3]

Eldred Raymond Burchell, who had given himself the nickname of the "River Man" (possibly reference to Green River Killer Gary Ridgway), was suspected after he had confessed to another prostitute that he had killed people. However he has not been connected to any murders.[7]

Charles Coles, a drug dealer and a friend of Kim Raffo; was questioned by police but released without charge,[8] as was Mark Hessee, an acquaintance of Kim Raffo and Barbara Breidor.[9]

Theory of Gilgo Beach serial killings connection

In 2010, law enforcement officials investigated a possible connection between the Eastbound Strangler and the Gilgo Beach serial killings[10] but later ruled it out.[11] In 2023, the theory on a connection between the two cases was revisited following the arrest of a suspect in four of the Gilgo Beach killings, according to Suffolk County police;[12] prosecutors later ruled it out again.[13]

Victims

Popular culture

Investigation Discovery's Dark Minds, hosted by M. William Phelps, aired an episode on the case. February 2, 2012.[17]

The case was featured in episodes 3 ("Danse Macabre") and 4 ("A Darkness on the Edge of Town") of The Killing Season.[18]

The case was mentioned in the 2021 Lifetime movie "The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice," which also dedicated itself in part to the four victims, which seemingly linked it to the Long Island Serial Killer case.[19]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atlantic City Strangler Cold Case Breakthrough! Globe Magazine . www.globemagazine.com . 17 January 2018 . 13 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Victims of the Eastbound Strangler . February 6, 2011 . March 17, 2014 . Brian Combs . March 17, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140317213746/http://serialkillers.briancombs.net/3027/victims-of-the-eastbound-strangler/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Atlantic City authorities eye 'more than one' person of interest in 2006 unsolved prostitute murders . Fox News . July 20, 2013 . March 17, 2014 . Cristina Corbin.
  4. Web site: Angels Join Hunt For Serial Killer . December 6, 2006 . March 17, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101125220551/http://guardianangels.org/pdf/1667.pdf . November 25, 2010 . dead .
  5. Web site: N.J. Police Suspect Serial Killer in Four Slayings . abc News . November 28, 2006 . March 17, 2014 . Lauren Pearle . Chris Francescani . Elizabeth Kolleeny .
  6. . 8 May 2014 . Dark Minds – The Eastbound Strangler . Video . 13 November 2014 . 2 mins 22 secs . Atlantic City . Dark Crime via YouTube . I need to pick up his trail before he kills again .
  7. Web site: 10 Grisly Hotel Homicides That Are Still Unsolved . Steemit . 13 January 2020 . en . 18 January 2018.
  8. Web site: Klatell . James . Beyond The Boardwalk . www.cbsnews.com . 13 January 2020 . en . May 18, 2007. 5.
  9. Web site: Klatell . James . Beyond The Boardwalk . www.cbsnews.com . 13 January 2020 . en . May 18, 2007. 6.
  10. Web site: Are Atlantic City Murders Tied to N.Y. Serial Killer? . ABC News . December 15, 2010 . March 17, 2014 . Andrea Canning . Eamon McNiff . Josh Einiger .
  11. Web site: Long Island Serial Killer: Investigators to Use High-Tech Planes in Search for Bodies . abc News . April 13, 2011 . March 17, 2014 . Andrea Canning . Josh Einiger . Richard Esposito . Emily Friedman . Jessica Hopper .
  12. Web site: 2023-07-20 . State Police: Heuermann Investigated for Ties to 2006 Black Horse Pike Homicides . 2023-07-20 . ABC 7 New York . en-US.
  13. Web site: 2023-08-01 . No known link between Gilgo Beach murder suspect, Atlantic City slayings: Prosecutor . 2023-08-01 . ABC News . en-US.
  14. Web site: Klatell . James . Beyond The Boardwalk . www.cbsnews.com . 13 January 2020 . en . May 18, 2007. 2.
  15. Web site: Authorities Search Home of Ex-Motel Worker During Probe of 4 Dead Atlantic City Prostitutes . Associated Press . April 3, 2007 . March 17, 2014.
  16. Web site: Klatell . James . Beyond The Boardwalk . www.cbsnews.com . 13 January 2020 . en . May 18, 2007. 1.
  17. Web site: The Eastbound Strangler Dark Minds . Investigation Discovery . 13 January 2020 . 2 February 2012.
  18. Web site: Hickey . Brian . Watching 'The Killing Season' with the man once suspected in four Atlantic City murders . www.phillyvoice.com . 13 January 2020 . November 14, 2016.
  19. Web site: 2021-02-19. Who Were The 4 Women Murdered By 'The Atlantic City Serial Killer?'. 2021-02-25. Oxygen Official Site. en-US.

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