Detective Scott Roberts
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She had been abducted from a parking lot in Madison and sexually assaulted and killed. And he was convicted of that in the late 70s and sentenced to life here in prison in Wisconsin. And after that time, the late 90s, early 2000s, he was convicted of a double homicide of some hitchhikers in the Los Angeles area. And then, again, in the early 2000s, he was convicted of homicide in Tucson, Arizona.
She had been abducted from a parking lot in Madison and sexually assaulted and killed. And he was convicted of that in the late 70s and sentenced to life here in prison in Wisconsin. And after that time, the late 90s, early 2000s, he was convicted of a double homicide of some hitchhikers in the Los Angeles area. And then, again, in the early 2000s, he was convicted of homicide in Tucson, Arizona.
She had been abducted from a parking lot in Madison and sexually assaulted and killed. And he was convicted of that in the late 70s and sentenced to life here in prison in Wisconsin. And after that time, the late 90s, early 2000s, he was convicted of a double homicide of some hitchhikers in the Los Angeles area. And then, again, in the early 2000s, he was convicted of homicide in Tucson, Arizona.
He had killed an FBI agent's daughter, adult daughter, sexual assault, and dumped her in the desert.
He had killed an FBI agent's daughter, adult daughter, sexual assault, and dumped her in the desert.
He had killed an FBI agent's daughter, adult daughter, sexual assault, and dumped her in the desert.
So he definitely was in the area, and the records from the jail back then that they had were on microfilm, and they were difficult to read. Investigators believed it was possible that he was in jail at the time of this case, but they're not certain because of the quality of the records. And when they talked with or attempted to talk with Zamestilla, he said, well, no, I wasn't in custody.
So he definitely was in the area, and the records from the jail back then that they had were on microfilm, and they were difficult to read. Investigators believed it was possible that he was in jail at the time of this case, but they're not certain because of the quality of the records. And when they talked with or attempted to talk with Zamestilla, he said, well, no, I wasn't in custody.
So he definitely was in the area, and the records from the jail back then that they had were on microfilm, and they were difficult to read. Investigators believed it was possible that he was in jail at the time of this case, but they're not certain because of the quality of the records. And when they talked with or attempted to talk with Zamestilla, he said, well, no, I wasn't in custody.
I was out. So they were never able to definitively say whether or not he was in custody.
I was out. So they were never able to definitively say whether or not he was in custody.
I was out. So they were never able to definitively say whether or not he was in custody.
And so part of his demands were he wanted to serve his sentence in a certain prison and he wanted some guarantees. They were suspicious back then as to whether or not he was claiming this murder to gain something for himself because he's incarcerated for life or if he actually committed it. And they basically said, well, we need to know some details and he was not willing to provide them.
And so part of his demands were he wanted to serve his sentence in a certain prison and he wanted some guarantees. They were suspicious back then as to whether or not he was claiming this murder to gain something for himself because he's incarcerated for life or if he actually committed it. And they basically said, well, we need to know some details and he was not willing to provide them.
And so part of his demands were he wanted to serve his sentence in a certain prison and he wanted some guarantees. They were suspicious back then as to whether or not he was claiming this murder to gain something for himself because he's incarcerated for life or if he actually committed it. And they basically said, well, we need to know some details and he was not willing to provide them.
So he was never ruled in or out.
So he was never ruled in or out.
So he was never ruled in or out.
They did identify some sperm cells on the swabs, but at the time, there wasn't enough genetic material present to develop a full profile for the male, and certainly not a profile that would be suitable for entry into a database like CODIS.
They did identify some sperm cells on the swabs, but at the time, there wasn't enough genetic material present to develop a full profile for the male, and certainly not a profile that would be suitable for entry into a database like CODIS.