BEAKING NEWS: Possible BTK suspect in custody
From KSN.com:
USA - Wichita police have taken a man into custody they believe could be linked to the BTK case.
Officers, including those involved in the BTK investigation and members of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, surrounded a home on East Mt. Vernon Wednesday around 7:30 p.m. They booked a man, said to be about 64 years old, into the Sedgwick County Jail about an hour later on charges unrelated to the BTK murders.
As police lieutenant Ken Landwehr said during a media briefing on Tuesday, new clues suggested the serial killer had a fascination with trains. The home on Mt. Vernon is located near railroad tracks.
The BTK suspect is linked to a string of eight killings in Wichita, dating back to 1974.
A news conference is scheduled later this morning, but at this time police are not releasing the suspect's name.
From kake.com:
December 2 - Wichita police investigators are working what appears to be a major crime scene.
A 64 year old man is arrested in his south Wichita home after a flurry of activity since Wednesday evening.
Police will not confirm or deny that the arrest has anything to do with the BTK case. But, sources are telling KAKE News they believe the arrest is related to the BTK case.
Wednesday night and into Thursday morning, at least half a dozen police and detective cars were in front of the home on East Mount Vernon. Several lead investigators on the BTK case are there.
The man was arrested at 7:30 Wednesday night and booked into the Sedgwick County jail on criminal trespass charges. Later, a second warrant was issued for housing violations.
KAKE News has learned the man was born in November of 1940, which makes him 64 years old. That is the same age BTK investigators believe the serial killer to be.
The man's home is located just yards from railroad tracks. In a news conference earlier this week, police say information from BTK indicated he lived near railroad tracks all his life, and had a fascination with trains.
Again, police will not confirm or deny if the arrest has any connection to the BTK case, but his bond has been set at $25,000 cash, plus $1,500 bond, which means he needs $26,500 to get out of jail, a very high amount for trespassing and housing violation charges.
From kwch.com:
BREAKING NEWS: Possible BTK suspect in custody
By Cindy Klose
KWCH 12 Eyewitness News Team
Thursday, December 2, 2004
Wichita police were at a house in southeast Wichita into the early morning hours Thursday in a raid that may be connected to the BTK serial killer.
Lead detectives on the BTK investigation were among those seen by reporters leaving the house.
Police officers were also seen wearing gloves and carrying out plastic bags from the home in the 1400 block of Mt. Vernon.
Eyewitness News has learned police were executing a search warrant in connection with the BTK case but police would not comment on activities at the home on Mt. Vernon.
Wichita police booked a 64-year-old man into the Sedgwick County jail Wednesday evening on an old trespassing charge. The Wichita Eagle reports bond was increased to $17,000 after a second warrant charged the man with housing code violations.
Police have not confirmed anything about the developments overnight Wednesday into Thursday. But a reporter with our News Partner KFDI saw the initials BTK on the booking paperwork for that man.
The house on Mt. Vernon sits next to railroad tracks and Eyewitness News crews could hear trains pass by several times through the night. On Tuesday, Wichita police released details information about the BTK Suspect, including his admitted fascination with trains.
Name of suspect: Roger Valadez
KBI states that they are doing DNA tests as we speak.
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