Was the Blind River rest stop killer ever caught?

[JannTosh]

sorry if this has been discussed but I have heard conflicting things about this case so I wanted to clear it up

[TracyLynnS]

The UM wikia page on this case says it hasn't been solved yet.

http://unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/w...d_River_Killer

I've seen it discussed a lot here, but I don't recall any information posted about a suspect being captured. Seems quite a few people think that Ronald Glenn West could be responsible, tho.

[Hambone2421]

Originally Posted by ShriekoftheVultu

sorry if this has been discussed but I have heard conflicting things about this case so I wanted to clear it up

Yea, as TracyLynn said, most believe it to be Ronald Glenn West.

[Steve_uk]

The above link wasn't working for me but this one was. How did you get to the name of the above suspect?http://www.darktube.org/watch/blind-river-murders/6

[flytrapp]

Originally Posted by Steve_uk

The above link wasn't working for me but this one was. How did you get to the name of the above suspect?http://www.darktube.org/watch/blind-river-murders/6

Just google his name and you will find out a lot of information about him. Most people believe he was the person responsible for the Blind River murders. I'm not sure if the gentleman that survived ever identified him as the attacker, though. West is in jail for the rest of his life regardless, but it would be nice to have an official statement resolving the case. Someone I know was given inside information....basically stating that LE are positive it was him and are no longer working the case.

[Steve_uk]

West does seem a good suspect given his modus operandi and his cover as an ex-policeman,though I believe he died last year and there was no forensic link to the above crime.http://murderpedia.org/male.W/w/west-ronald-glen.htm

[TripleG]

I want to believe that West did it just to provide closure for this case, but unless he confesses, I don't think we'll ever know.

Gordon, the one surviving witness, has passed away, and as far as I can tell, never positively identified West.

But man, a lot of this really fits. Impersonating police officer? Well he used to be one, so Check. Owner the same type of guns? Check and Check. Matches the composite and description? Except for the hair, which might have been a wig, Check. (I mean he looks almost exactly like the guy in the reenactment). Was in the area at the time of the murders? Check. Owned a blue van? According to his ex-wife, Check.

I mean, it would be nice to say for sure that it is him. And since he's serving a life long sentence, even better, but I would prefer to have a final confirmation.

[mothwings]

Here is what the killer's sketch looked like before it was known to be Ronald Glenn West from a 1999 article.

[spiraleyes]

Originally Posted by mothwings

Here is what the killer's sketch looked like before it was known to be Ronald Glenn West from a 1999 article.

Besides for the hair—the pudgy nose, outlined jaw area and forehead composite of Doreen Moorby's killer are VERY similar to the composite of the Blind River Rest Stop killer drawn on Unsolved Mysteries. The sketch of Doreen Moorby's killer before it was known to be Ronald Glenn West could be the Blinder River Rest Stop killer in his early 20s.

Also, look at the wrinkles in the forehead! They look a lot a like to me!

[GDAWG]

So West is serving a life sentence?

[Clockwork]

Originally Posted by mothwings

Here is what the killer's sketch looked like before it was known to be Ronald Glenn West from a 1999 article.

Always interesting to hear how things worked out for some victims. Gord McAllister died in 2012, but had remarried. It seems a year later there was a bit of friction with his kids since he was getting involved with a "lady friend" as he put it. Maybe that is who he remarried? I get it, I mean, I am not sure how I'd react to my dad doing that either a year into it. But at the same time I think it would be easy to understand. I get it.

[EighthStreet]

Can we just globally cool it with the high horse moralizing every time someone gets remarried after their spouse dies.

[MediaHoarder]

Originally Posted by EighthStreet

Can we just globally cool it with the high horse moralizing every time someone gets remarried after their spouse dies.

Getting remarried without a sufficient mourning period is a red flag of bad character.

[TheCars1986]

Originally Posted by MediaHoarder

Getting remarried without a sufficient mourning period is a red flag of bad character.

Who do we call to make sure we've had a sufficient mourning period? You?

[MediaHoarder]

Originally Posted by TheCars1986

Who do we call to make sure we've had a sufficient mourning period? You?

Genteel people don't have to call anyone. The recognize that it is supremely vulgar for someone to be courting a new spouse when the other has hardly been planted. Some authorities have various recommendations, one taken from Post reads as this

"Although the etiquette is less exacting, the standards of social observance are much the same for a man as for a woman. A widower should not be seen at any general entertainment, such as a dance, or in a box at the opera, for a year"