Serial killer earned law enforcement degree - while murdering his victims!
Another "Cold Case" that happened
to real victims.
In his early 30s, fresh off his release from prison
on rape charges, Timothy Krajcir enrolled in college to study psychology and the
criminal justice system. Like other students, Krajcir was seeking
self-enlightenment, a detective
said.
But over the next six years, Krajcir murdered at least six women in two states, covering up his crimes in part by using what he learned at Southern Illinois University, authorities said.
“He said initially he was trying to figure himself out. But he failed, obviously,” said James Smith, a Cape Girardeau police detective who helped link Krajcir to five homicides here dating back 30 years.
Yes, it’s another made-for-TV movie plot.
Authorities say Krajcir is a rare specimen — smart enough to elude police during his crime spree, and apparently private enough to keep his deeds secret in the ensuing years. He eventually graduated from Southern Illinois with a degree in law enforcement…
The lulls between Krajcir’s killings coincided with his stints behind bars on sex-related crimes, authorities said.
As technology advanced, police went back to physical evidence from two of the killings and made the DNA match to Krajcir in a database of offenders.
But over the next six years, Krajcir murdered at least six women in two states, covering up his crimes in part by using what he learned at Southern Illinois University, authorities said.
“He said initially he was trying to figure himself out. But he failed, obviously,” said James Smith, a Cape Girardeau police detective who helped link Krajcir to five homicides here dating back 30 years.
Yes, it’s another made-for-TV movie plot.
Authorities say Krajcir is a rare specimen — smart enough to elude police during his crime spree, and apparently private enough to keep his deeds secret in the ensuing years. He eventually graduated from Southern Illinois with a degree in law enforcement…
The lulls between Krajcir’s killings coincided with his stints behind bars on sex-related crimes, authorities said.
As technology advanced, police went back to physical evidence from two of the killings and made the DNA match to Krajcir in a database of offenders.
Posted: Wed - December 12, 2007 at 10:09 AM