Elton Manning Jackson,suspected of being VA serial killer of 12 gay men,gets Life prison sentence,upon conviction for ONE of the 12 killings
Joe1orbit
Faithful readers of my posts will no doubt be familiar with the case of Elton
Manning Jackson, in Virginia. Elton, aged 43, is believed to be the "Hampton
Roads" serial killer of gay men, who has slaughtered at LEAST 11 OTHER men over
the past 10 years. The FBI is confirming that all 12 of these killings bear a
similar modus operandi that marks them as being the work of one serial killer.
Most of the 12 victims were strangled to death, their NUDE bodies dumped along
isolated & wooded paths and trails. There have been NO similar killings in the
area since Elton's May 1997 arrest, which does boost the validity of the THEORY
that Elton is indeed the serial killer.
Nevertheless, police have VERY little if any, solid forensic or eyewitness or
DNA evidence linking Elton to these OTHER 11 killings. And so they only charged
Elton with ONE of the 12, that of a 38 year old man that Elton admitted having
sex with, and a few drops of BLOOD from this man were found on Elton's BED, by
forensic investigators. Prosecutors did manage to get a jury to convict Elton,
a few months ago. Today was sentencing day, and I am sad to have to report that
Elton did receive a LIFE prison sentence. Bummer!
Elton continues to maintain his innocence, with regard to all 11 killings. So
as of right now, he is a serial killer in LIMBO. he is in jail for life, but he
is not being officially credited with his 11 murders. Oh well, I guess it makes
sense for him to keep maintaining his innocence. Maybe he can find a legal
loophole to get this conviction thrown out? Or maybe this Life sentence DOES
allow for parole eligibility. If so, Elton certainly should keep his mouth shut
and continue claiming innocence. It is very clear that police have almost NO
serious evidence linking Elton to ANY of the other 10 serial murders that he is
believed to have committed.
In court today, Elton showed little emotion and did not speak, as the Life
sentence verdict was announced by the judge.
Take care, JOE
The following two news articles both appear courtesy of today's Associated
Press news wire:
Va. Sentences Serial Killer Suspect
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) -- A man who was convicted of strangling a sex partner and
is suspected in 10 other slayings over the past decade was sentenced Tuesday to
life in prison.
Elton Manning Jackson, 43, was found guilty of killing 38-year-old Andrew D.
Smith after the two had sex. Smith's nude body was found near a dirt road in
1996 in Chesapeake.
The murder is similar to 10 others in Virginia in which police have identified
Jackson as the prime suspect. Most of the victims were gay, some were hustlers
and nearly all were drifters. Most were strangled and all were found nude.
Jackson has denied killing anyone and has not been charged with the other
killings.
AP-NY-10-27-98
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Tuesday, Oct. 27, 1998
Convicted killer sentenced to life in prison
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) - A man convicted of a killing police said was similar to
11 unsolved slayings in southeastern Virginia over a decade was sentenced today
to life in prison.
Elton Manning Jackson, 43, was found guilty Aug. 21 of first-degree murder for
strangling Andrew D. ``Andre'' Smith after the two men had sex.
Circuit Judge James A. Cales Jr. accepted the jury's recommendation of the
maximum sentence of life in prison.
``The jury obviously took into consideration the violent nature of this crime,
the lack of any degree of humanity in this crime and the lack of remorse on
your part,'' Cales told Jackson.
Jackson, who made no comment during the hearing, has denied killing Smith or
anyone else. He has not been charged in any other deaths.
After his conviction, police in Chesapeake, where many of the bodies were
found, said they still consider Jackson a suspect in a string of serial
killings.
Lead investigator Cecil Whitehurst, however, said after today's hearing he now
believes the 1987 slaying of Charles F. Smith, long considered the first victim
of a serial killer, is not connected to the others. Charles Smith, 18, of
Norfolk, was not related to Andre Smith.
Court documents showed that the FBI considered Jackson the ``best suspect'' in
the killings.
Many of the victims were gay, some were hustlers, nearly all were drifters or
transients and nearly all were last seen in or near gay bars in Norfolk or
Portsmouth.
At least 10 were strangled. All the bodies, except that of Charles Smith, were
found nude.
The body of Andre Smith, 38, of Portsmouth, was the last to be discovered.
There have been no other similar slayings since Jackson's arrest in May 1997.
Authorities said Jackson had sex with Smith at Jackson's Portsmouth home,
strangled him and dumped his nude body near a dirt road in Chesapeake. The body
was discovered July 22, 1996.
DNA tests revealed that semen found in Smith's body was Jackson's, and that
blood on the padding of Jackson's mattress belonged to Smith, according to
court testimony.
AP-ES-10-27-98
jo...@jones1.evms.edu
I followed this case as best I could and was surprised that this guy
never really fit any particular type of SK profile. Oh well.
It is interesting that during his incarceration and trial NO killings
were done that fit the prior MO's. We shall see. I still have my
doubts as to the guilt of Elton Jackson. As typical of this area
of Virginia, in my opinion, our local police don't have a whole
lot of experience in evidence gathering and fit quite capably
the profile of "Bungles the Clown".
take care
debi
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Joe1orbit
jo...@jones1.evms.edu Wrote:
>I followed this case as best I could and was surprised that this guy
>never really fit any particular type of SK profile. Oh well.
Hello debi,
All of that "serial killer profiling" that you read about, with people like
Roberst Ressler & John Douglas tooting their own horns, is nothing more than
BLIND GUESSWORK. Every serial killer is a UNIQUE individual, and "profiling"
is in fact just as useless as PSYCHICS are, in terms of identifying or
capturing serial killers, UNLESS the serial killer does make a significant
tactical error that provides CLUES to the "profiler". But the notion of any
profiler being able to provide helpful information in terms of capturing the
killer, assuming that the killer makes NO significant tactical errors, is
simply not valid.
>It is interesting that during his incarceration and trial NO killings
>were done that fit the prior MO's. We shall see. I still have my
>doubts as to the guilt of Elton Jackson.
So do I. But if he DID kill the 12, it would be a darn shame for him to spend
the rest of his life in prison on this ONE murder conviction, and never get
OFFICIALLY credited for his eleven other killings.
> As typical of this area
>of Virginia, in my opinion, our local police don't have a whole
>lot of experience in evidence gathering and fit quite capably
>the profile of "Bungles the Clown".
Cops all over the world fit this profile quite well.
Take care, JOE
jo...@jones1.evms.edu
joe1...@aol.com (Joe1orbit) wrote:
> In article <19981027160319...@ng80.aol.com>,
> > joe1...@aol.com (Joe1orbit) wrote:
>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> Faithful readers of my posts will no doubt be familiar with the case of
> >Elton
> >> Manning Jackson, in Virginia. Elton, aged 43, is believed to be the
> >"Hampton
> >> Roads" serial killer of gay men, who has slaughtered at LEAST 11 OTHER men
> >over
> >> the past 10 years.
>
> All of that "serial killer profiling" that you read about, with people like
> Roberst Ressler & John Douglas tooting their own horns, is nothing more than
> BLIND GUESSWORK. Every serial killer is a UNIQUE individual, and "profiling"
> is in fact just as useless as PSYCHICS are, in terms of identifying or
> capturing serial killers, UNLESS the serial killer does make a significant
> tactical error that provides CLUES to the "profiler". But the notion of any
> profiler being able to provide helpful information in terms of capturing the
> killer, assuming that the killer makes NO significant tactical errors, is
> simply not valid.
>
> > As typical of this area
> >of Virginia, in my opinion, our local police don't have a whole
> >lot of experience in evidence gathering and fit quite capably
> >the profile of "Bungles the Clown".
>
> Cops all over the world fit this profile quite well.
>
> Take care, JOE
>
Well, as always, thanks for your most interesting perspectives.
You always manage to give people, me at least, a "little something
more" to think about.
Joe1orbit
>> >> Hello,
>> >>
>> >> Faithful readers of my posts will no doubt be familiar with the case
>of
>> >Elton
>> >> Manning Jackson, in Virginia. Elton, aged 43, is believed to be the
>> >"Hampton
>> >> Roads" serial killer of gay men, who has slaughtered at LEAST 11 OTHER
>men
>> >over
>> >> the past 10 years.
Joe1...@aol.com Wrote:
>> Hello debi,
>> All of that "serial killer profiling" that you read about, with people
>like
>> Roberst Ressler & John Douglas tooting their own horns, is nothing more
>than
>> BLIND GUESSWORK. Every serial killer is a UNIQUE individual, and
>"profiling"
>> is in fact just as useless as PSYCHICS are, in terms of identifying or
>> capturing serial killers, UNLESS the serial killer does make a significant
>> tactical error that provides CLUES to the "profiler". But the notion of any
>> profiler being able to provide helpful information in terms of capturing
>the
>> killer, assuming that the killer makes NO significant tactical errors, is
>> simply not valid.
jo...@jones1.evms.edu Wrote:
>> > As typical of this area
>> >of Virginia, in my opinion, our local police don't have a whole
>> >lot of experience in evidence gathering and fit quite capably
>> >the profile of "Bungles the Clown".
>> Cops all over the world fit this profile quite well.
>>
>> Take care, JOE
jo...@jones1.evms.edu Wrote:
>Well, as always, thanks for your most interesting >perspectives.
Hello debi,
My pleasure.
>You always manage to give people, me at least, a "little something
>more" to think about.
Glad to hear that. This indicates that you have a superior mind, that at
least TRIES to find the Truth in life, rather than blindly accepting the
societal propaganda and spin that you have been fed since birth.
Take care, JOE