Clark Rockefeller Kidnapping Trial

[peachysquirt21]

Just a heads up that the guy who went by the names Clark Rockefeller/Christopher Chichester kidnapping trial is underway. You can watch it on TRU TV & there is a live feed on CNN.com

[crochetbuff]

Originally Posted by peachysquirt21

Just a heads up that the guy who went by the names Clark Rockefeller/Christopher Chichester kidnapping trial is underway. You can watch it on TRU TV & there is a live feed on CNN.com

Thanks for the heads up!

[crochetbuff]

Trial Begins:

http://abcnews.go.com/News/story?id=7672617&page=1

[crochetbuff]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=7709285&page=1

Hmm, met his wife at a Clue party and spoke Klingon to each other...

[TracyLynnS]

Originally Posted by crochetbuff

Hmm, met his wife at a Clue party and spoke Klingon to each other...

Trekkies sure aren't the first people who come to mind when you think of a greusome double homicide, such as the killing of Jonathan Sohus and the disappearance (and presumed murder) of his wife, Linda.

A muderous nerd. New genre?

[crochetbuff]

Originally Posted by TracyLynnS

Trekkies sure aren't the first people who come to mind when you think of a greusome double homicide, such as the killing of Jonathan Sohus and the disappearance (and presumed murder) of his wife, Linda.

A muderous nerd. New genre?

All those stories in his head, he should have written a couple novels instead of being a con artist.

[WishfulDreamer]

Hmmm... what are your opinions on this matter? Anyone got a guess at what his motive was?

[crochetbuff]

http://wbztv.com/local/clark.rockefe...2.1035461.html

Trial ended, case off to the jury...

[Zoneboy]

Link

With the jury out in the kidnapping trial of the man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, speculation grew today about whether he would be charged in connection with the disappearance of a San Marino couple 25 years ago.

If Rockefeller, whose real name is Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, was found not guilty on charges in the Boston area related to the kidnapping of his daughter last year during a supervised visit, he could face immediate deportation to Germany unless he is charged in Los Angeles County.

A Boston TV station today reported an indictment was pending in Los Angeles. But local prosecutors said the investigation into Jonathan and Linda Sohus’ death and Rockefeller’s role remains ongoing.

“Nothing has been filed. It is ongoing investigation,” said Sandi Gibbons, a spokeswoman for the L.A. County district attorney’s office.

If Rockefeller avoids serious time in prison in the New England kidnapping case, he would face deportation and would likely not fight that move, forcing L.A. prosecutors to act before he leaves the country, sources said.

In Los Angeles, prosecutors rarely use a grand jury to indict suspects and generally charge them directly. A Los Angeles County grand jury has interviewed witnesses in the case. But that grand jury probe, according to sources, was done to gather information, not to bring a charge.

Gerhartsreiter’s arrest last year in the kidnapping prompted the L.A. County Sheriff's Department to reopen the San Marino investigation. He rented a guest house from the Sohuses in the early 1980s, using the name Christopher Chichester.


But in 1985, the couple disappeared, and soon after, Gerhartsreiter also left. Police investigated the disappearance, but the case didn't go far. Nine years later, though, as a new homeowner constructed a swimming pool, workers uncovered what is believed to be Jonathan Sohus' skeleton from the backyard.

But the trail again went cold until last summer, when Gerhartsreiter -- now using the name Rockefeller -- was accused of kidnapping his daughter during a supervised visit. Authorities eventually determined that Chichester and Rockefeller were the same person.

They traced his roots to a small town in Germany, where he was born. L.A. County sheriff's detectives declared him a "person of interest" in the disappearance and suspected killing of the Sohuses

[TracyLynnS]

And best I can remember from the Sohus case, they tore up the carpet in the guest house, (and used luminol, too, I think) and found enormous amounts of blood. Enough so that the contributor of the blood could not have survived.

I can't remember if it was found to be Jonathan Sohus' blood or not, but chances are it was, as his remains were found in the back yard.

Also, best I rember, Jonathan was adopted, so no DNA matches to family could be done on the remains. And... either he had never been to a dentist or else the files were missing to do a dental comparison. But it seems like he'd never been to the dentist, which was kinda odd for a man his age.

Either way, the body in the back yard was a murder victim. He was dismembered and placed in separate garbage bags, then buried in the yard. That's just not the usual way people handle a natural death. And IMO, the dismemberment could explain all the old blood found in that conman, chichester/gerhart/rockefeller's guest house.

[Bleedingheart]

Guilty

Kidnapping, Assault and Battery

[Apostapler]

Goody! Now at least he'll stay put while they pull the case together that's been dormant for so long.

[Todd Mueller]

Originally Posted by crochetbuff

Hmm, met his wife... and spoke Klingon to each other...

They should add 20 years to his sentance just for this fact alone!

[WishfulDreamer]

Now that he will remain where they can keep track of them, I sincerely hope they can investigate the missing couples' case- he's not necessarily guilty, of course, but the least they can do is look into the matter.

[UMfan77]

Hi everyeone, last night (Sunday, 6/14) I watched the Dateline NBC hour-long special on Chichester and they only spoke about the Sohus'S for the last 7 minutes of the show. I wish they would've gone more in dept, spent more time on the disappearances. Linda Sohus' sister spoke for a little bit. Anyone else watch this?