[Slow Ben]

amphibian, on 24 April 2018 - 12:01 AM, said:

Gotta go slate roofing.

I think you have me confused with King Slow Ben.

[amphibian]

My family used to own a rental house with a slate roof. We had the good fortune of a college five minutes away with enough historic buildings to have a couple full time slate roofers who were willing to moonlight for us.

I heard about how they wished they could afford them for their own homes and basically have lusted after one since my family sold that place.

Slate roofs are the best - if you can get someone who knows how to put them on.

[Tattersail_]

I'm rereading The Dresden Files. I am up to Turn Coatso those of you who have not read it do not click the spoiler below that has just give me tingles down the spine and a massive grin on my face.

Spoiler

"I need to get a message to every member of the Senior Council," I told her.

'Very well sir, what is the message?'

'Be advised that I have been sheltering Warden Donald Morgan from discovery and capture for the past two days. An informant has come to me with details of how Warden Morgan was framed for the murder of Senior Council Member LaFortier. Warden Morgan is innocent, and what's more, I can prove it.'
'I am willing to meet with you tonight, on the uncharted island in Lake Michigan, east of Chicago at sundown. The informant will be present, and will produce testimony that will vindicate Warden Morgan and identify the true culprit of the crime.
'Let me be perfectly clear. I will not surrender Warden Morgan to the alleged justice of the Council. Come in peace and we will work things out. But should you come to me looking for a fight, be assured that I will oblige you.'

........

[Tsundoku]

New PC after the old one died. The tower is so much smaller and quieter.

Everything runs quicker.

Now I have all the fun of reloading all the old stuff I want to keep, from online and the backup I wisely made just before the old one died for good.

[Macros]

Checked in and at security, holiday mode.

Tempted to set an auto respond on my email
'please fuck off until the 14th May
Thank you '

[QuickTidal]

Holy shit, they just arrested a 72-year old cop in Sacramento for the EAR/ONS/GSK stuff.

This is insane! It would be like if they finally caught the Zodiac killer. EARONS is one of the highest profile unsolved cases in True Crime.

They are holding a press conference today. My guess is they caught him on DNA...

EDIT: News reports that it's a 100% DNA match to evidence, AND he's "talking"...holy shit. It's really him.

EDIT 2: And he apparently has "trophies" in his home.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 25 April 2018 - 05:12 PM

[Abyss]

Tattersail_, on 24 April 2018 - 08:34 AM, said:

I'm rereading The Dresden Files. I am up to Turn Coatso those of you who have not read it do not click the spoiler below that has just give me tingles down the spine and a massive grin on my face.

Spoiler

"I need to get a message to every member of the Senior Council," I told her.

'Very well sir, what is the message?'

'Be advised that I have been sheltering Warden Donald Morgan from discovery and capture for the past two days. An informant has come to me with details of how Warden Morgan was framed for the murder of Senior Council Member LaFortier. Warden Morgan is innocent, and what's more, I can prove it.'
'I am willing to meet with you tonight, on the uncharted island in Lake Michigan, east of Chicago at sundown. The informant will be present, and will produce testimony that will vindicate Warden Morgan and identify the true culprit of the crime.
'Let me be perfectly clear. I will not surrender Warden Morgan to the alleged justice of the Council. Come in peace and we will work things out. But should you come to me looking for a fight, be assured that I will oblige you.'

........

I love that bit so much, and also this...

Spoiler

Quote

And then it hit me. They were dealing with something far more dangerous than me, Harry Dresden, whose battered old Volkswagen was currently in the city impound. They were dealing with the potential demonic dark lord nightmare warlock they'd been busy fearing since i turned sixteen. They were dealing with the wizard who had faced the Heirs of Kimmler riding a zombie dinosaur, and emerged victorious from a fight that flattened Morgan and captain Luccio before they had even reached it....

[QuickTidal]

Briar King, on 25 April 2018 - 06:24 PM, said:

Will be interesting/disturbing to hear any memory prior to attacks by him.

They've apparently tied him to two more cases that were not originally attached to EARONS...and I heard some mention of his DNA being in an Australian database right around the time EARONS incidents stopped in 1986...

And he was kicked off the police force in 1979 for shoplifting a hammer and "dog repellant"....that last factor is chilling since the dogs of the victims never barked to warn them, which would fit with him using dog repellant.

But yeah, press conference in ten minutes about it. Should blow up on the news by dinner time.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 25 April 2018 - 06:52 PM

[QuickTidal]

Briar King, on 25 April 2018 - 07:19 PM, said:

He white or black ?

White guy.

[worry]

That is so exciting. And only a few weeks after the release of Michelle McNamara's book!
http://www.oxygen.co...i-think-you-got

[QuickTidal]

Oh shit....so in one of the attacks he was heard to mutter “I hate you I hate you I hate you Bonnie” that’s been on file for years...

The guy they caught was married to a Bonnie.

This is insane!

[QuickTidal]

Fox Sacramento covered it.

[Malankazooie]

I just have the biggest grin on my face today.

The Torodon't Maple Shits were eliminated from NHL hockey playoffs by Boston last night and a look at Damian Lewis in full makeup as their former, crack addicted, fat fuck of a loser of a mayor has recently dropped on the interwebs. What a win for those of us who LOATHE the city of Toronto. Fuck them jag offs.

How do you like them apples? #HaveFunAndSmile,Kay?

LINK

[Tiste Simeon]

Luv2B_Sassy, on 25 April 2018 - 07:52 PM, said:

That is so exciting. And only a few weeks after the release of Michelle McNamara's book!
http://www.oxygen.co...i-think-you-got

I've never heard of this guy - and I am fascinated by stories like this (one of my aims is to eventually become a detective) but this story of Michelle is amazing! I'm going to read up on him now!

[worry]

My sisters are more into true crime stuff than I am but they did make me familiar with her excellent blog (True Crime Diary) back in the day and I definitely wanna read her book. Just might wait for the paperback now, since it'll probably have updates, thought sadly not by her.

[QuickTidal]

Tiste Simeon, on 27 April 2018 - 06:14 AM, said:

Luv2B_Sassy, on 25 April 2018 - 07:52 PM, said:

That is so exciting. And only a few weeks after the release of Michelle McNamara's book!
http://www.oxygen.co...i-think-you-got

I've never heard of this guy - and I am fascinated by stories like this (one of my aims is to eventually become a detective) but this story of Michelle is amazing! I'm going to read up on him now!

Yeah it's SUPER disturbing, but also quite fascinating.

Luv2B_Sassy, on 27 April 2018 - 06:47 AM, said:

My sisters are more into true crime stuff than I am but they did make me familiar with her excellent blog (True Crime Diary) back in the day and I definitely wanna read her book. Just might wait for the paperback now, since it'll probably have updates, thought sadly not by her.

Reading the book now (It's fantastic, she's a great writer), and every time she mentions stuff happening in and around Citrus Heights (where D'angelo lived), or someone in the narrative talks about the possibility he's a cop...it FLOORS me. The whole section on the Visalia Ransacker (which they didn't know was the him for sure till the other day and he apparently admitted it)...which baffled everyone because he was a cop IN Visalia when it was occurring and was likely part of the investigation into it. The mind boggles. I got the kindle edition which dropped in price (likely because they know they will do an updated version now), and it was very tactfully finished using her notes.

I'm only half way though, but damn this guy was a sick bastard.

[Gintokian]

The weather's finally gotten nice after that ice storm we had last weekend it's finally 20 degrees out! Finally time to put away my sweaters and winter coat and get my shorts out. Pretty crazy how only a week and a half ago there was a bunch of snow and ice covering everything and now it's sunny and warm. Guess that's canada for you.

Malankazooie, on 26 April 2018 - 08:18 PM, said:

I just have the biggest grin on my face today.

The Torodon't Maple Shits were eliminated from NHL hockey playoffs by Boston last night and a look at Damian Lewis in full makeup as their former, crack addicted, fat fuck of a loser of a mayor has recently dropped on the interwebs. What a win for those of us who LOATHE the city of Toronto. Fuck them jag offs.

How do you like them apples? #HaveFunAndSmile,Kay?

Wow not sure why you hate Toronto so much but speaking as one of the jag offs from the Toronto area none of us liked Rob Ford either, he's dead now but sadly his brother may become the new premier of Ontario...

And that loss was indeed heartbreaking (I notice your comments on the NHL thread were much more subdued than here), my co-worker actually took yesterday off because of it (or the aftereffects from drinking after it)

[Malankazooie]

I don't hate Toronto actually. I was just throwing shade because so many Canadians on this forum throw shade at the US. I've never been to Toronto, but would like to go. I heard there are excellent strip clubs there.

[Gintokian]

Malankazooie, on 27 April 2018 - 04:03 PM, said:

I don't hate Toronto actually. I was just throwing shade because so many Canadians on this forum throw shade at the US. I've never been to Toronto, but would like to go. I heard there are excellent strip clubs there.

Can't help you with that, but there are some great museums here and a nice waterfront. There was a Guillermo Del Toro exhibit at the art gallery of ontario here in the winter that was pretty awesome.

[Tiste Simeon]

QuickTidal, on 27 April 2018 - 11:55 AM, said:

Tiste Simeon, on 27 April 2018 - 06:14 AM, said:

Luv2B_Sassy, on 25 April 2018 - 07:52 PM, said:

That is so exciting. And only a few weeks after the release of Michelle McNamara's book!
http://www.oxygen.co...i-think-you-got

I've never heard of this guy - and I am fascinated by stories like this (one of my aims is to eventually become a detective) but this story of Michelle is amazing! I'm going to read up on him now!

Yeah it's SUPER disturbing, but also quite fascinating.

Luv2B_Sassy, on 27 April 2018 - 06:47 AM, said:

My sisters are more into true crime stuff than I am but they did make me familiar with her excellent blog (True Crime Diary) back in the day and I definitely wanna read her book. Just might wait for the paperback now, since it'll probably have updates, thought sadly not by her.

Reading the book now (It's fantastic, she's a great writer), and every time she mentions stuff happening in and around Citrus Heights (where D'angelo lived), or someone in the narrative talks about the possibility he's a cop...it FLOORS me. The whole section on the Visalia Ransacker (which they didn't know was the him for sure till the other day and he apparently admitted it)...which baffled everyone because he was a cop IN Visalia when it was occurring and was likely part of the investigation into it. The mind boggles. I got the kindle edition which dropped in price (likely because they know they will do an updated version now), and it was very tactfully finished using her notes.

I'm only half way though, but damn this guy was a sick bastard.

Yeah I just read the Wikipedia page his M.O. was horrendous... Glad they got him!