Please read Sisku Hanne's post at 1720 about a recent incident in their area. I have heard twice now (different media sources) about the killer's mood having 'darkened' which I find to be an odd choice of wording. Was he ususally moody and just got more so, or did he have some kind of breakdown? No explanations given yet...but I am sure more will come out as time passes.
The more facts that come out, the more I'm prone to speculate. I wouldn't be at all surprised if he was the same man who tried to get the Amish girl into his vehicle. Her refusal to go with him would have been a real slap in the face, from his perspective.
Published: Sep 04, 2006 10:07 AM EST
"LANCASTER COUNTY, PA - Lancaster state police are seeking a motorist who allegedly tried to lure a 14-year-old Drumore Township girl into his pickup truck several times on Sunday and finally chased the girl into a field.
The incidents happened between 8:30 a.m. and about 7 p.m. along Susquehannock Drive, near Susquehannock State Park, Trooper John T. Lyons said.
The first incident happened at about 8:30 a.m. as the victim was walking to church with another family member. The man pulled his pickup truck up beside the girl and made some comments to try to get the girl into his truck, Lyons said.
During the day, the man drove by the girl several more times and made similar unsuccessful attempts to get her into his vehicle, Lyons said.
The last time, the man became more aggressive in his advancements toward the girl and she ran into a nearby field to escape. The man got out of his truck and began searching for the girl with his dog, described as a black Labrador Retriever, police said.
The man fled the scene after he did not find the girl. He was described as a thin white male, but police have no information as to his age or clothing description.
His vehicle was described as a late-1970s or early-1980s Ford F-150 pickup truck that was faded navy blue with white or grayish primer paint around the wheel wells, police said.
The man is being sought on charges of criminal attempt to lure a child into a motor vehicle. Anyone with information about the man or his vehicle is asked to contact Lancaster state police at ...."
Haven't heard a description of the killer's pickup truck. He may also have had access to another dairy farm vehicle. But it could account for a strangely dark mood if he was fearful of getting caught and increasingly unable to control evil urges.