I am sorry if I'm being repetitive, but I'm new to this board and I'm interested in this case. Was anybody ever caught in this one? This was the guy who was murdering people at shopping malls up and down I-70 with a .22 pistol.

Thanks in advance,

WatchYourLips

Also, I'm not sure if the abduction and murder of Christina Williams was on unsolved mysteries, but this happened in my area (Monterey, California) about 1997 or 1998 and they never found the cowards who did it. I haven't been able to find any updates. If anybody knows about this case, I would really appreciate any information.

Thank you

Great board!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If anything, there are some Internet message boards alleging that a man named Donald Blom might be the I-70 killer (if you google "Donald Blom", you will find those boards). But the allegations are just that: allegations. Apparently, they were based on the similarities between Blom and the composite sketch of the I-70 killer.To date, there is no real proof that Blom was the killer, and I don't know if he was ever officially a suspect.

However, I do know this: Donald Blom is serving a life sentence in Minnesota in an unrelated case. Specifically, 1999 abduction and murder of a teenager named Katie Poirer. That case was never featured on UM, since the crime occurred just after UM was axed by CBS, and the resolution came before the series was revived by Lifetime. It was, however, the subject of an episode of Forensic Files (the name of the episode is "Tooth or Consequences").

No, Christina Williams was never profiled on UM. But you can find links on the case if you google "Christina Marie Williams."

Just a quick note that the I-70 killer was believed to have possibly been responsible for 3 more murders in the state of Texas. That would be in addition to the other 6 he killed along I-70 in states like Missouri and Indiana. If there is a connection between these and the Katie Porier Kane mentioned, that would bring the total to at least 10. Eerie.

Anyone know what cities these crimes occured in?

It was a stretch of I-70 that went through Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, and on ... I will watch it later today and post the actual cities it happened in.

I do know that the man was killed in Terre Haute, IN which isn't too far from me. I read somewhere that since all the other killings were women and he was possibly the only man killed that the killer may have thought he was a woman since he had long hair and an earring.

Anyone know what cities these crimes occured in?
I know it was in Raytown Missouri when the killer was actually seen by the guy renting a tux from the wedding store.

Yes, Donald Blom. I had no idea he was a suspect in these I-70 killings which I actually dont know much about. Katie Poirer I believe was either 19 or 20 but still basically a teenager. She was abducted from the convience store in Moose Lake, Minnesota where she worked. I live in Minnesota but I live in the southern part of the state probably about three hours south of Moose Lake. If I remember right Blom was caught on a security camera in the store leading Poirer out. A few months later they found teeth and bone fragments in a fire pit on Blom's property and these were later identified as Katie Poirers. Blom eventually was convicted and sentenced to life without the possiblity of parole. Blom I believe had prior run ins with the law and I think has been considered a suspect in several other murders. Here is the link to his file with the Minnesota Department of Corrections. Doesnt say much about where he is now. I believe he was receiving death threats and stuff and they were concerned about his safety not just because of threats from the general public because of threats from other inmates. Here is the link.
http://info.doc.state.mn.us/publicviewer/Inmate.asp?OID=111324

I checked out the link from kardrmas15's post. To me, Donald Blom doesn't appear to resemble either of the sketches that were on the UM highway 70 killings segment. Although, that segment aired in 1992 I believe, and the picture of Blom was from 1999 or 2000, so that is a 7-8 year difference. Still, they just don't look like the same guy. Also, the estimates from the 1992 highway 70 segment had the suspect in his 30's I believe, and Blom would have been in his 40's at that point. But you never know, maybe they are the same guy

Donald Blom raped one of the victims, all of his victims were pretty petite brunettes. They worked in stores located near I-70 or I-35. He used a .22 semi automatic or a .25 semi automatic. Vicki Webb of Houston, Texas described her would be killer as . .

He was 5' 8" tall, thin, almost gaunt, with a weathered look about him. Reddish blonde hair.

The F.B.I. have concluded that six of the victims were killed with the same gun a .22 caliber semi automatic. The shell casings, slugs and caliber of weapon will all match Donald Albin Blom. The bullet removed from Vicki Webb ALSO MATCHES the six other victims. The killer's motorcycle and that of Donald Albin Blom MATCHES EXACTLY. He was mistaken for twenty years younger several times. www.findkatie.com The same M.O. different weapon
a .25 semi-automatic was used, Donald Blom owned TWO of the weapons. Donald Blom had a previous conviction record of 7 counts of rape and 7 counts of kidnapping. I took less than two days to track this bastard. I also recently solved the Vancouver Slasher murders committed by Robert Pickton. I pointed out that may be he was a Canadian bachelor farmer who went to town for supplies and a little bit of fun (sex), it turns out I was right! Pickton had been named on a previous list, but it had not been acted upon until later. Donald Blom had bragged "That's not what I did to the others!" The others were shot, Katie was strangled with Blom's bare hands. The St. Charles Police Department has just been given his file.

Is Donald Blom the scum that was featured on Forensic Files kidnapping a girl from a gas station and wearing a NY Yankees pullover or top? I don't believe that if Donald Blom was the guy with the Yankees top, he was the I-70 Killer because the I-70 Killer dressed in suits and looked sort of clean in appearance.

Yeah that was Blom with the Yankee thing. It showed him walking in there and then showed him walking her out of the store.

We need a thread on all the cases solved by members of this board.

I'm stuck on zero.

Maybe once I get to Resurrection Cemetery...

The Shadow, you had an interesting quote in your post: "He was mistaken for twenty years younger several times." Thank you for posting that, Shadow. I had mentioned above that I didn't think Blom could be the I-70 killer because Blom was in his 40's by that point, and the projections for the I-70 killer was that he was in his 30's, but after reading what you wrote, I could believe that they are one in the same person. The composite sketches on the UM segment had him looking rather young, but looks can deceive sometimes.

thanks again.

I dont think the I-70 killer was Donald Blom. However the reason isnt because of his age. They said the I-70 killer I believe was from his mid 30's to mid 40's in age. I dont think it is Blom based on the composite. But I would have to see a picture of what Blom looked like at the time of the I-70 killings before I could make a for sure judgement on that. This guy was just creepy. How he would walk in so calmly and just walk out again in the same manner. How he walked around like he was in a fog, like he was spaced out almost. He would always act that way before a killing it seemed. That guy that faced down with him when he went into the bridal shop and the killer tried to get him to go in the backroom and the guy refused and finally the killer let him go.

Most of the time, if someone points a gun to you, it's best to do what they say. However, this ended up being one of the few occasions where it was a good idea not to listen to the person holding the gun. The bridal shop customer didn't know it at the time, but by not going into the backroom, he probably saved his own life. He might have just figured it was a robbery. The fortunate thing for the customer was that he was near the entrance, as it appears as if the I-70 killer likes/liked to do his killings in the backrooms.

I'm glad the I-70 killer at least let the customer go, but of course, it's very tragic that all of those other people were murdered. If I had to hazard a guess as to why he let the customer go, I would say he probably wanted to get out of there ASAP, and felt the customer was stalling. However, that "stalling" might have worked to the customers advantage, that and not promising to say anything, and then saying something once it was a lot more safe to do so.

I think the reason why the customer was allowed to leave was because he was a man. You hear many times of male serial killers who hate women and have had terrible relationships with them in the past. I read an article about this case long ago and it mentioned the only man who was thought to be killed by the I-70 Killer. They said he had long hair and an earring and the I-70 Killer possibly thought he was a woman (if he just saw him from behind)when he shot him.

That's my take on it too. The I-70 killer targeted women, that much is crystal-clear. If he was a random lunatic there would be a far bigger variance in the gender of his victims. It's like Son of Sam David Berkowitz. He was a mysogynist to the nth degree, and apparently was livid that his demons forced him to shoot at, and in one occasion, kill the male companions of his primary targets - the women. Like the I-70 killer, he shot a man thinking it was a woman because at the time, the victim had long hair.

I also recently solved the Vancouver Slasher murders committed by Robert Pickton. I pointed out that may be he was a Canadian bachelor farmer who went to town for supplies and a little bit of fun (sex), it turns out I was right! Pickton had been named on a previous list, but it had not been acted upon until later.

Could you be more full of ****?

A. These murders are called the Pigfarm Murders or Pickton Murders. "Vancouver Slasher murders" is something you evidently pulled out of your ass. Go ahead. Google it.

B. It's a real coup that you managed to recently solve the "Vancouver Slasher murders" all by yourself. Was Robert "Willy" Pickton having been arrested and charged for these murders in 2002 a big clue? (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1841046.stm)

C. The pig farm was in the middle of a suburbia, surrounded by housing developments, Pickton hardly went to "town" (Vancouver), to "pick up supplies". 7-11 was undoubtedly closer.

It was common knowledge that the killer had to have property since there was no evidence connected to any bodies for all those years. The other theory is that the women were being brought aboard freighters in port, then killed, weighed down, and thrown overboard out at sea when the freighters left port again. Not exactly a stunning intellectual achievement figuring out what was common knowledge for years before an arrest was made, and that arrest having been made four years before you "solved" the case.

What's my connection to the case? I was declared a missing person for eight months in relation to the Pickton case. Estranged from my family, years ago, they went to the cops to file when the case broke in 2002. Additionally, I'm on a board that meets in the DTES, and another member's sisters was one of those killed.

Get your facts straight before you presume anything about any case not where you live. These murders happened in my city, and to people I know.

But thanks for solving that for us. Fool.

Yeah, Im from eastern Ks and familiar with all of the areas around Ks and Mo...on my 4th birthday he walked into the bridal shop in Wichita and killed those two girls..creepy case, creepy segment

Well speaking of this they will have a story on a local station here in Minnesota on Monday on Donald Blom. Apperantly he has been writing letters to an investigative reporter at the station, hundreds of them apperantly in which he claims he was involved in at least 4 unsolved homicides. Why he is talking about this I have no idea. Maybe to clear his chest? They are going to do the story on Monday and I know people on this board have kicked around the idea of Blom possibly being a suspect in the I-70 killings. I do not know where these unsolved homicides happened. Blom as most people know was arrested I believe in 1999 for the abduction, rape and murder of Katie Poier. But it will be interesting to see what crimes he basically has confessed to. Apperantly the investigators think he is telling the truth.

This and the Blind River Rest Area killings were two of the creepiest segments ever. The I-70 one made me laugh towards the end when the guy that went to get his tux or whatever talked his way out of getting killed after the killer walked out of the storeroom (after supposedly killing the store clerks back there). That has to be one of the luckiest people in the world.
I wonder what kind of emotional problems the killer has. He seemed to be in a fog during the segment.