[48], Investigators found no definite evidence Basom had been subjected to a sexual assault prior to her murder. There was a door with steps from the basement into the garage that had been covered over. [5], Although never tried for the remaining five murders attributed to the Michigan Murderer, or the murder of a sixth girl killed in California whose death has been linked to the series,[6] investigators believe Collins to be responsible for all seven murders linked to the same perpetrator.[7]. CHECK THE DNA. if what you say is true.why doesn't JNC insist on DNA testing to prove his innocence? Throughout their vacation, Collins had been temporarily residing in the Leik family's Ypsilanti home, having been granted sole access to the house in order that he could feed their German shepherd. A medical examination revealed Beineman had been extensively beaten about the face and body, with some lacerations inflicted being so severe sections of skin had been removed, exposing subcutaneous tissues. Formal sentencing was scheduled for 8:30a.m. August 28. In 1967, John Norman Collins lived in a rental about one block south of EMU's campus. Age: 19 year-old. beautiful ceramic fountain, and enjoying your concrete round gas fire pit. The family took his surname. Larry said. [127], The prosecutors at Collins' trial, William Delhey and Booker Williams, opted to charge Collins only with the murder of Karen Sue Beineman, with the state contending that she had been murdered by Collins in the basement of the Leik household. "He was probably 20 or 30 pounds heavier that I was. John Norman Collins Known variously as "The Michigan Coed Killer" and the "Ypsilanti Ripper," Collins was a student at Eastern Michigan University convicted of raping and murdering at least one female student and suspected of killing eight or more. I read the Jane Mixer story and how they found out recently that GARY LEIBERMAN killed her but what i find amazing is how a 4 yr old boys blood was found on her hand when he lived many miles away.. ITs too bad DNA wasn't known back in the 60s maybe then John Collins could of been stopped sooner.. Sex Slayer Could be Anyone! We have been known to play those kinds of PRANKS on each other in the Fraternity.". ", Collins and Beineman chatted, and then they "started making out. Here's a link to a news photo that shows it http://oldnews.aadl.org/aa_news_19690418-last_hour_theorized_by_police, Yes you are correct cyclodan. Collins claims he left the house alone, but came back and foundBeineman dead. Questioned by police, Collins flatly denied even knowing Schell, and insisted he had spent the weekend of June 2930 with his mother at her house in the Detroit suburb of Center Line, and had not returned to Ypsilanti until the morning of July 1. But Bundshuh who has a tattoo on his arm that says, unus veritas, Latin for "one truth" noted that throughout their conversations,Collins seemed to have a lot of rehearsed answers, as if he had been thinking aboutwhat to say for years. She had last been seen on July 1 with John Norman Collins. Terror in Ypsilanti: John Norman Collins Unmasked Paperback - August 1, 2016 by Gregory A. Fournier (Author) 236 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle $6.95 Read with Our Free App Audiobook $0.00 Free with your Audible trial Paperback $22.95 12 Used from $12.59 15 New from $16.50 Audio CD $30.54 2 New from $28.44 One of the men in the car Schell had entered was Collins' roommate, Arnold Davis, who later informed police the girl had indeed entered the car he had been driving, but that Collins had insisted he give Schell the lift she was seeking to Ann Arbor in his own car. Moreover, they added, theevidence from two Michigan victims had yetto be DNA-tested. Non-commercial, fact based reporting is made possible by your financial support. Collins was ready to confess, but without a witness, the former sheriff said itmight not stick. Leik acknowledged that the evidence thus far gathered against his nephew was compelling, although in this first interview, he did not advise officers of the items missing from his household, or the paint marks he and his wife had found upon the floor of the family basement; however, the following morning, Leik scraped away some of the black paint which had been sprayed in his basement to reveal a stain which looked ominously like human blood and immediately returned to the police station to report his findings. Despite the advanced state of decomposition, the pathologist was also able to locate multiple lineal abrasions upon the victim's chest and torso,[10] indicating that Fleszar had been extensively beaten before her death. "[155] This appeal motion was partly upheld upon the basis that Dr. Guinn's testimony relating to probabilities was based upon on the statistical probability of another prosecution expert, and therefore, this part of his testimony was impermissible. Collins details his discomfort at being locked up in the Washtenaw County jail before his trialand his steadfast refusalto "allow them to BREAK ME. Her underwear had been inserted into the area of her vagina - which police say was one of the killer's signatures. Very nice job!!! Norman Collins (1967-1969) aka "The Michigan Murderer" was a 30-year old resident of Ypsilanti, Michigan, and he killed 7 female students at Eastern Michigan University using a variety of methods -- guns, knives, blunt instruments, strangulation. I knew he was guilty as sin,' " Harveyrecalled thinking when he read Collins' own words. He has been connected by physical and circumstantial evidence to other victims, including the June 1969 murder of Roxie Ann Phillips in Monterey, California, but those cases were never pursued after his initial conviction. She said they stopped for a moment and he asked her "What would you say if I told you I was the coed killer?" The first letter, dated Oct. 22, Collins says he has much to reveal and doesn't "know where to begin." Instead, Collins said he lent Davis, who was having car trouble, his keys and he went to Ann Arbor. His nephew had stayed at the home: John Norman Collins. [144] The jury then retired to consider their verdict, and would deliberate for over 27 hours over a period of three days, with an additional five-and-a-half hours devoted to their re-reading portions of testimony, before announcing they had reached their verdict. MATURE CONTENT WARNING: This story contains descriptions of gruesome crime scenes. And when twonow-retired Michigan State Police detectives questioned Collins face-to-face, his denials began to unravel. Then, Collins writes, he went to a bike shop to pay a bill, returnedto his apartment, got a burger, andwrites,"it gets a little FOGGY. Her body would be discovered two days later near an abandoned farmhouse on North Territorial Road. [107], Phillips' nude, battered body had been found in a ravine in Carmel Highlands on July 13,[108] with the belt belonging to her culotte dress knotted around her neck. What is the exact address of where Karen was murdered? July 31: John Norman Collins is placed under arrest for Beineman's murder. Contact Frank Witsil: 313-222-5022 or
[email protected]. ", In the first letter, Collins explains why he denied knowingBeineman. By that point, Larry had been brought in to share what he had with Michigan State Police, the Washtenaw County Sheriff, and other agencies. A woman police officer mentioned her name to someone and that someone "dropped the dime" on Maralynn. Collins' uncle, State Police Sergeant David Leik, had been on vacation with his family at the time of Beineman's disappearance, and had only returned home on July 29three days after the discovery of her body. On this weeks "Hidden in Plain Sight,"WEMUs Patrick Campion meets up with Terror in Ypsilanti author Gregory Fournier to take us on a tour of some of the sites and sounds associated with the Michigan Murderer who preyed on Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti co-eds for two years. (I said) 'the polygraph is sitting over here'. He added that he "likedhim and thought well of him," but heard "he was having some HEALTH ISSUES" and asked, "if you ever come in contact with him again kindly tell him that I wish him nothing BUTT Good Health the rest of his retired years.". [76] In his opening statement to the jury on July 20, Delhey outlined the prosecution's contention that the evidence to be presented would form a clear pattern indicating that Collins had been in the company of Karen Sue Beineman at the time she was last seen alive by Mrs. Joan Goshe and her assistant; that he had taken her to the home of his own uncle, where he had tortured and beaten the girl before strangling her to death at this location; and that he had then discarded her body, before attempting to persuade his roommate to provide him with a false alibi. Some know John Norman Collins, now 74 and serving a life sentence at Ionia Correctional Facility, as "the Ypsilanti Ripper," or "the Co-Ed Killer." Collins grew up in Michigan. [49] Sales of tear gas, knives, and security locks increased,[64] hitchhiking became a rarity among students, and the reward offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the murderer increased to $42,000 (the equivalent of about $341,046 as of 2023[update]). Sad sad fact. "I may be off on the day/time etc. Almost one year later on July 6, 1968, student Joan Schell was found dead in Ann Arbor with 47 stab wounds. [84] He held a part-time job as an inspector at a firm which manufactured drum brakes,[66] and was currently majoring in elementary education at Eastern Michigan University. Citing Collins' then-ongoing appeals against his convictions in the state of Michigan as the cause, and their likely resubmittal should any of his Michigan appeals be successful. . As the Ruelas and Mixer cases had been processed in the same, List of serial killers by number of victims, List of serial killers in the United States, legislatively abolished the death penalty, "Inmate Information Details: Collins, John Norman", "Who Killed these Girls? Investigators also ascertained Collins had either been acquainted with most of the victims, had currently or previously lived close to their place of residence, or had likely established possible prior contact prior to their murders. [43] These factors led police to publicly conclude the same perpetrator was responsible for at least three of the murders thus far committed. [107] Albrecht described this individual, whose surname she did not know, as being 5 ft 11 in tall, clean-cut, with dark brown hair and who had described himself as an Eastern Michigan University senior with aspirations to become a teacher. She also orchestrated the evidence locker. mean while looking for Iggys fun house. Larry thought he was onto something and, when he found Collins getting ready to put a new license plate on a Triumph bike behind the house, he got nervous. One reason, Collins says, is because, in prison, snitches and rats are killed. He was held without bond. Randy/Jerry--C'mon! Still, in the police interviews and the letters, Collins steered clear of outrightconfessing to killing anyone, and in his email to the Free Press last week, he claims he has been exploited and wronged that in a way, he isthe victim. But they were striking. At the time of his arrest, hishigh school girlfriend, Burnadetta Hudak, describedCollins aspolitewith "manners galore," opening the door for a ladyand standing when a woman or older personentered the room. Her body was later found with multiple stab wounds, and more grotesquely, no hands or feet on August 7. Larry said John was memorable because he was a great athlete. The clippings were swept into neat piles when they left. Seems basic enough, but a lot of this could have been avoided (or just brought the killer behind bars faster) if these girls would have followed these basic precautions. But Collins was a bit bigger than Larry. Detectives recalled that'sabout thesame timewhen they visited Marquette to confront Collins about the new DNA evidence that linked him to Kalomand to try to turn over some new stones. [123] Judge Conlin set a trial date of June 1. She had made arrangements to meet Collins at her home on the evening of June 30, but Collins had never arrived.
The Most Dangerous Serial Killers Of The 1960s - Grunge.com And John picked her up and he had a nice carthat was his mother's car," Fournier said. Upon tracing Collins' movements in relation to the dates of the disappearance and murder of the seven murder victims linked to the Michigan Murderer (which then included Jane Mixer), police discovered that, on June 21,[105] Collins and his roommate, Andrew Manuel, had traveled to Monterey in Collins' Oldsmobile Cutlass, which the pair used to tow a camper-trailer they had rented under false names, and had paid for with a stolen check, for the vacation. I grew up in YPSI. Although Collins emphatically protested his innocence and insisted the eyewitnesses' identification of him had been an error, he refused to return to the police station to take a polygraph test. I am adding your comment to the story.My friend Ray who grew up near Gale rd confirmed your facts. At the request of Michigan authorities, Phillips' body was exhumed in Oregon in order that pubic hair samples could be obtained from her for comparison with those found upon Collins' sweater: The pubic hairs upon Collins' sweater proved to be a precise match to those obtained from Phillips' body, and investigators believe they may have transferred from her body to Collins' sweater as she was carried to the location in which her body was discarded. Before Collins left the Golden State, he saw a doctor for a case of poison oak. [n 4], The defense contended that although the murder of Beineman was a "vicious, sadistic attack" which had degraded her body "almost beyond human comprehension,"[102] the prosecution's case that Collins was the perpetrator of the crime was a weak one at best. "They took the car apart and they found under one of the seats, a swatch of fabric, I think was about the size of a dime. [147] In response, Collins rose from his chair and made the following speech:[148]. In an effort to discredit Goshe's testimony, Fink diverted questioning as to the model of motorcycle she had seen outside her shop, to which Goshe conceded her initial belief as to the model being a Honda 350 was inaccurate. My friend admonished her telling her that it was too dangerous to ride with a strange man. I never took her life. Thank You for this wonderful site. Until he was an adult, Chapman said, hedidn't know the full extent of the accusations against Collins. What more do you want? The first witness to testify was the head of the Michigan Health Department's Crime Detective Laboratory, Walter Holz, who testified as to the human hair clippings found inside Karen Sue Beineman's panties being an exact match to those recovered from the basement of Sgt. "Her and the daughter both had miniskirts on and with the boots, all the way up, and long, dangly earrings. Collins ends his email, with a request: "You can say whatever you want about me" butleave "my Dear Mother" out. Fournier said his frat brothers learned that the hard way when he was thrown out because of theft. Furthermore, each victim had been found with an item of clothing tied around her neck, and each woman had been menstruating at the time of her death. [47] A handkerchief found stuffed in her mouth had likely been placed there to muffle her cries throughout her torture, and her murderer had placed her body in a location where rapid discovery was assured. Very cool. Did I turn you on to the book Michigan Murders that had a bunch of stuff on John Norman Collins? ", Collins writeshe "got her shorts off, BUTT, no further,"and he "did not have intercourse with her." [124], The trial of John Norman Collins for the murder of Karen Sue Beineman began in the Washtenaw County Court Building on June 2, 1970. [125][110] He was tried in Ann Arbor, before Judge John Conlin. [128], The two primary questions before the jury, Delhey stated, would be the accuracy of eyewitnesses who would be called to testify and, ultimately, whether the more than 500 hair samples found upon Beineman's panties matched the hair clippings later recovered from the basement of Collins' uncle. His mother worked as a waitress and told John and his siblings that their father had abandoned them. My name is C and I have been doing some research about the co ed killer. When Mathewson questioned Collins on July 25 as to his movements two days earlier, he admitted that on the date in question he had been riding his Triumph Bonneville in the vicinity, and that he had stopped to converse with a former girlfriend of his while doing so (the point at which Mathewson had observed him). Enjoy your days sitting under the private pergola, listening to the elegant turquoise In this cross-examination, Sheriff Harvey admitted to having driven Mrs. Goshe and her assistant to East Lansing to view the updated composite drawing of the suspect in Beineman's murder, and that he had shown photographs of various suspects, including Collins, to Goshe prior to her formally identifying Collins in a lineup. I was in prison for seven years. All the victims had been sexually mutilated. "They said she was in the basement having lunch so I went down there and talked with her. [97], The hairs found upon Beineman's panties and those recovered from the basement of the Leik home were subjected to a detailed forensic neutron analysis[98] to determine whether they had sourced from the same individuals. My friend, in the wig shop, told Karen to NOT go on the motorcycle with this guy..because he had just tried to pick my friend up for a ride. When his parents split during early life, his mother moved with the children just outside. "He was in with John for about 45 minutes. Yet, investigators added, as Collins and any other potential suspects age, the window of time is closing on whether the casescan be prosecuted tobring justice and resolution for the victims and their families. [34] However, the dramatic increase in savagery exhibited against the victim and the fact that Skelton was a known drug user, dealer and occasional police informant[38] as opposed to a university student[24] led some junior investigators to speculate her murder may have been drug-related. "A lot of the girls were beaten about the face, and so on, let alone the stab wounds," Harvey said. You need help desperately. [76] These hair clippings were predominantly blond, and as such did not belong to the victim, whose own hair color had been dark brown. The following year, he formally requested transfer to a Canadian prison, in the belief this would facilitate his prospects of eventual release. "I knew we had a good case but it was going to be a lengthy trial. "I would 'NEVER'hurt a CHILDEVER!!!" [152], Between 1972 and 1976, Collins appealed his murder conviction on four further occasions; citing contentions that the Michigan Murders had received extensive media publicity in Washtenaw County, and that five separate motions for change of venue had been submitted by the defense counsel (two of which had been filed throughout the actual jury selection process) upon the grounds of pretrial publicity minimizing any chance of obtaining an unbiased jury in Washtenaw County. Though he was only charged with this final murder, he is considered responsible for six othersincluding that of Mary Terese Fleszar. Despite exuding confidence, evidence was overwhelming. On July 23, 1969, she was last seen alive at a wig shop in downtown Ypsilanti. In November 1969, Andrew Manuel would plead guilty to charges of, The death sentence was not an option for the prosecution to seek as Michigan had, DNA belonging to a convicted killer named John Ruelas4 years old at the time of Mixer's murderwas also found upon the victim's clothing. In response to questions as to her personal character, Goshe further conceded she had previously lied under oath on two occasions (one instance of which was unrelated to the trial).
"[14] Sternly informed a second time he would not be allowed to view the body, the young man had wordlessly exited the funeral home. Among those cops was a rookie campus police officer at Eastern Michigan University: Larry Matthewson. From his second floor window he would have been able to see the very women he chose as some of his victims. Prosecutor William F. Delhey agreed to a proviso that the test be conducted off the record and its results remain confidential. The owner of the wig shop, Joan Goeshe, and her assistant stepped out to watch the young girl on the bike. [134] Although subjected to intense cross-examination by Joseph Louisell as to the reliability of his findings, Holz remained adamant the color, length, type and diameter of the hair samples found upon Beineman's panties were a precise match to those found in the Leik family basement. The assistant DA was a friend of my Dad's! My brother and I, walk down the rickety steps down the basement as it explained in the book.with the cobble stone walls.let me tell you, something came over me it's hard to explain.but I cried uncontrollablyI will never forget that night ! Karen disappeared and was killed when Leik and his family were on vacation, but the home wasn't empty. "The town collectively went into shock," Fournier said. They focused on Kalom, who, like Mixer, also was shot; Basom, the youngest of the cases,and Mary Fleszar, the first woman slain. John Norman Collins "The Co-Ed Killer Information researched and summarized by Jami Lyle, Justin Hanky, & Rex Harrison Department of Psychology . (Chapman holds. Less than three hours later, Kolbe reported her roommate missing after failing to receive any contact. [166] In addition, prior to his returning to Michigan, Collins is known to have visited a California hospital to receive treatment for poison oak anaphylaxis.[166]. They saw a clean-cut man sitting on a Triumph motorcycle and got a good look at him before he turned away. "This source that I have says he saw Alice on the back of Collins' motorcycle, driving away," Fournier said. These two witnesses were followed by the individual who had found her body on July 26, and the medical examiner called to the crime scene, Dr. Craig Barlow.
PDF John Norman Collins - Radford University On August 17, 1970, John Normans Collins was found guilty by a jury.
PDF John Norman Collins - Murderpedia "[156], At the time of his 1970 conviction, a grand jury indictment against Collins remained outstanding in relation to the June 1969 murder of Roxie Ann Phillips in Monterey County, California.