The unsolved killings of 4 young gals in Pittsburg,CA:Arrest made in 1 case,but cops say suspect is not serial killer & is only linked to 1 murder
Joe1orbit
Faithful readers of all my posts will recall that there have been serious
fears of a serial killer on the loose in the small California city of
Pittsburg, after FOUR young gals were found murdered and dumped in various
parts of the city during a two month time period, late last year.
We learn below that a 51 year old fellow named Mohammad Ismail Niaz has been
arrested and charged with ONE of the four unsolved murders, that of 24 year old
Jessica Frederick. Police are going out of their way however, to say that
Mohammad is NOT being considered as a serious suspect in the OTHER 3 killings.
So I guess Mohammad is not a serial killer. The possibility of the other 3
killings having been committed by a serial killer is still very real.
Mohammad, despite being 51 years old, is described as the former boyfriend of
24 year old Jessica. Looks like he harbored a LOT of rage towards his former
fornication partner. He stabbed her numerous time, brutally beat her around the
face and head, tied a black cord around her neck, then dumped her dead body in
an isolated, industrial area of Pittsburg. Since he is a former boyfriend of
Jessica's, the cops are probably right when they say he has nothing to do with
the other 3 unsolved killings of gals.
Jessica DID work as a prostitute, just like 2 or 3 of the 4 slaughtered gals,
and initial police investigation focused upon the possibility that one of her
customers may have killed her. But after three+ months of investigation, cops
finally decided the guilty party was former boyfriend Mohammad. Sevgeral KNIVES
have been recovered from Mohammad's apartment, including a BENT one that is
believed to be have been used in the murder. Other items that were stained with
blood have been found as well. Looks like Mohammad did a BAD job, in terms of
getting rid of incriminating evidence. He is maintaining his innocence, and
declares: "I would never kill her. I liked Jessica and I would never, ever do
that." Well, as the Pretenders song goes, "It's a thin line between love and
hate". A VERY thin line indeed.
The other three murders remain unsolved, and police continue to be very coy
with regard to whether the remaining 3 murders can be legitimately LINKED to
each other, as being the work of a serial killer.
Take care, JOE
The following appears courtesy of the 3/23/99 online edition of The Contra
Costa Times newspaper:
Mar. 23, 1999
Arrest in one Pittsburg death where serial killer feared involved
By Ryan Kim
TIMES STAFF WRITER
PITTSBURG -- A Concord man was arrested Monday afternoon in the death of
24-year-old Jessica Frederick, whose death along with four others sparked fears
of a serial killer in East County.
Police, however, do not suspect Mohammad Ismail Niaz, 51, in the other three
slayings. The District Attorney's Office has filed a murder charge against
Niaz, Frederick's former boyfriend, with an enhancement for the use of a knife.
He is expected to be arraigned today.
Frederick's mother reacted with relief at the news.
"I knew it would only be a matter of time," said Caroline Anderson. "I never
lost faith in the police."
Still, Anderson, 43, is less certain that justice will be served. "Just because
someone has been arrested on a charge, doesn't mean they'll be convicted of a
charge. People who've committed heinous and horrendous acts can plea bargain or
get off on a technicality.
"When a judgment is passed and a sentence given, then I'll be able to feel a
sense of relief."
Frederick's body was found on Dec. 5 in an industrial area on the northeast
corner of Pittsburg. Her partially nude body had been stabbed and cut
repeatedly, and her face battered numerous times. A black cord was tied around
her neck.
Her death was the second in a string of homicides that have confounded police
and left residents fearful.
On Nov. 14, the body of 15-year-old Lisa Norrell of Pittsburg was found along
the Pittsburg-Antioch Highway. She had been asphyxiated.
On Dec. 14, the body of Rachael Cruise was found in a ditch adjacent to
California Avenue. Cruise had been strangled.
Valerie Dawn Schultz's stabbed body was found Jan. 8 in a ditch off Willow Pass
Road in neighboring Bay Point. Shultz was believed to have been a prostitute.
Initially, police speculated that Frederick, who had also been working as a
prostitute, may have been killed by a customer. On Monday, however, police said
it appeared Niaz may have killed Frederick out of jealousy. Pittsburg Lt.
William Zbacnik could not provide specific details of the change in their
relationship.
"It appears the motive is, 'If I can't have her, no one else will,' " said
Zbacnik. "There had been this ongoing, stormy romance and it ended obviously
with her being killed after some type of altercation."
Police say Niaz had met Frederick four years ago and the two had been seeing
each other romantically for the last three years.
Two days after her body was discovered, police searched Niaz's Concord
apartment. They found several knives, including a bent butcher knife, along
with other items that appeared to be stained with blood. Zbacnik said one of
the knives is believed to be the murder weapon.
Police did not initially name Niaz as a suspect. That changed about four weeks
ago, when investigators presented most of their evidence to the District
Attorney's Office, Zbacnik said.
Zbacnik said prosecutors felt good about the evidence, but delayed filing a
murder charge against Niaz pending the outcome of a few final forensic tests
and some remaining field work. Police had Niaz under surveillance and he did
not appear to be a flight risk, he said.
Niaz, who works as a taxi driver, was sighted Monday at 4:15 p.m. at the
Pleasant Hill BART station picking up a customer. Police arrested him at
gunpoint near Patterson and Oak Park Boulevards.
At the time of the search on Niaz's apartment, Niaz told the Times that blood
found on a sponge and sock at his apartment was spilled when he and Frederick
shot heroin. Niaz said he met Frederick through a drug rehabilitation center in
Pittsburg . He denied killing her.
"I would never kill her," said Niaz. "I liked Jessica and I would never, ever
do that."
Zbacnik said investigators have looked into the possibility that the blood
evidence collected at Niaz's apartment may have come from drug use as Niaz had
claimed. But he said the evidence does not suggest that.
"It wasn't a reasonable explanation for why we found that evidence in the
house," said Zbacnik.
Pittsburg Mayor Federal Glover was hopeful that Monday's arrest would prove to
residents that police are still working hard on the remaining homicides.
Pittsburg police arrested two Antioch men on Jan. 6 in the Lisa Norrell
killing, but the District Attorney's Office later determined there was not
enough evidence to file charges against them.
"It's a breakthrough in the right direction," said Glover. "I hope it'll bring
some comfort to people that these cases are not just sitting there idle."
Staff writer Tim Tyler contributed to this story.
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alot of this post is bull shit my mother does not deserve to be slandered on the internet , she was an amzing person who loved her family yea she had a drug habit but who doesnt when they lived in that shit hole town, Im still waiting to find out who took my mother from me and i will never stop. i would perfer for this post to be tooking off of the web, my mother was not a prostitute she had no back ground for it, thats just pittsburg police for ya covering there asses .
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after he posts. I imagine he's spinning in his grave with delight,
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It's all a sick ruse to get you hurting all over again from joe1orbit who dropped off the face of the . . . his face, as no one cared what his rambling to himself said. I stumbled upon a post on :http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292894/reviews
Here it is: Other interesting individual in this movie is ******Full Force Frank. Dating back to 1989, Full Force Frank had published some notorious zines where he had promised to commit a massacre one day. ****** In every issue of his zine, he ranted and raved about his killing plans. He was so determined and so outspoken about them that even the FBI came looking for him (or so he said). In "Affliction", Full Force Frank shows his collection of guns and basically talks about mass-murder. Mark Hejnar had never seen him or been at Full Force Frank's apartment by the way. Hejnar wanted to do an interview with him, but instead of that, Full Force Frank had sent him a video cassette with the material that you'll see in "Affliction". In the end of this documentary Hejnar announced that "frank dropped out of sight awhile ago" and yes, it is true. **************Full Force Frank mysteriously disappeared in the late summer of 1991. He discontinued his pen-pal relationship with everyone, never giving an explanation, but from the beginning of September 1996, he appeared in the internet under the name Joe1orbit and have been an active Usenet poster. ************Also he was featured in Adam Parfrey's book "Apocalypse Culture 2". Later he created "Forbidden Truth" website that is still online today. I can say that he is pretty talented writer by the way. Anyway this guy is some sort of urban legend. There was so many stories and guesses about him and who he was, that he created urban myth.
not sure who he really is. I don't care.
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Dont ever think for one moment, its your job to apologize for your mothers lifestyle. The killer is from tbe Pittsburg Antioch area. The killer has a deep need to release, capture and destroy.
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Reginald Jenkins
> 21 yrs old now. and i still find post about my mother jessica ........
> alot of this post is bull shit my mother does not deserve to be slandered on the internet , she was an amzing person who loved her family yea she had a drug habit but who doesnt when they lived in that shit hole town, Im still waiting to find out who took my mother from me and i will never stop. i would perfer for this post to be tooking off of the web, my mother was not a prostitute she had no back ground for it, thats just pittsburg police for ya covering there asses .