News of the Weird

[Pipe_Dream]

(I heard this on the radio driving to work this AM. *Fort Mitchell is in Kentucky, very near where I grew up. *Hopefully this guy is not related to Stinky, as he clearly has violent tendencies and is stupid to boot.)

It's rare that a criminal sets up a video camera to record his own crime, then leaves the videotape behind for police.

But that's what Fort Mitchell police said a man wearing only a thong and carrying a knife did last week when he broke into a woman's apartment and tried to attack her as she slept.

This weekend, police say they followed the video burglar's own recorded evidence right to his mother's home in Norwood, Ohio, where they arrested Rodney McMillen, 36, of Covington, on one count of first-degree burglary.

Fort Mitchell Police Chief Steve Hensley said the bizarre burglary began unfolding early Sept. 20 at the Mitchel's Park Apartments on Grandview Drive. About 3 a.m., Hensley said a woman in her 50s told police she was awakened by a man with a knife, who was clad only in thong underwear.

Although the woman was alone, she managed to fight off her attacker, who fled into a stand of trees bordering the apartment complex, Hensley said.

Officers who investigated found a video camera the man had left at the scene that was "in fact, activated, set up and set in place so that he could capture the events of the assault as they took place," Hensley said.

"We recovered the tape ... and it shows him basically walking into her bedroom. There's never any shot of his face, but you can very clearly see the knife as he approaches and stands next to the victim's bed."

There were, however, faces on the tape - those of McMillen's family members, whose images were still recorded on the end of the tape, Hensley said. Investigators were soon able to identify the individuals in those previously recorded images and begin questioning some of them.

Investigators suspect McMillen knew police were on his trail and figure that's why he falsely reported he was attacked by a burglar in Norwood Thursday. Police believe he fabricated that incident in case he was later questioned about injuries that he suffered in the struggle with the Fort Mitchell woman.

"She did an absolutely outstanding job of defending herself, which may well be the reason she's here today," said Hensley of the woman, whom police refuse to identify.

"I think her adrenaline kicked in when she recognized she was fighting for her life. Just through sheer determination and fear, she was able to defend herself against a fairly healthy male intruder and not only get him away from her, but she continued fighting with him as he exited her apartment. I'm sure that's why he left the video camera."

Police said there is no evidence to suggest the two knew each other and detectives still do not know why the Fort Mitchell woman was targeted.

Hensley said the unusual nature of the crime prompted investigators to ask the FBI whether there have been any similar cases. Federal authorities said they knew of none.

Hensley is hoping that any other agencies or individuals who know of similar incidents will contact him.

Hensley said McMillen had no local convictions for serious crimes.. He is in the Hamilton County Justice Center in Cincinnati on $50,000 bond, awaiting extradition to Kentucky.

"This is a very, very bizarre case, to say the least," Hensley said.


Link: http://news.kypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll...75/1014/NEWS02

[Stinky_Hooker]

:o Wow what a sicko!!!


I mean really, what man would wear a thong and video it to boot? :D

[Pipe_Dream]

Originally Posted by Stinky_Hooker

I mean really, what man would wear a thong and video it to boot?

One can only imagine . . .

just curios, did this happen last weekend, when stinky wasn't around?

[Stinky_Hooker]

I was here workin on my truck!! I have pics to prove it!! ;D

i'll have to see the video. if it was a real knife, i pretty sure it wasn't you. but if it was a toy knife, and the guy left his camera cause he had his hands full with her shoes... i may be a little concerned!

woe! hold the phone! workin on ur truck? the dodge? i told you to buy a chevy!

[Stinky_Hooker]

Originally Posted by racerx

woe! hold the phone! workin on ur truck? the dodge? i told you to buy a chevy!

not mechanical, it had a few body blemishes when I bought it. I was fixin them and preparing it for painting. She will be silver in another couple weeks. 8)


And on that note here is my review on the Dodge so far.


I have owned Chevys ALL my life. *My dad has an older (95') Dodge Ram and I always made fun of him for it untill now. This is my first Dodge, but it wont be my last!! Im never goin GM again!! Chevys are built too puney! Even though this is a Dakota and not a Ram it is leagues above even a fullsize GM IMO. So far I have towed several different boats, a friends camper, hauled topsoil and even a tractor with a frontend loader and 4 implements on the trailer. (Est# around 5500lbs.) It done all that well and without draggin the hitch on the asphalt like a POS "Z" would have done!!! I pulled a friends 28' camper with it well. He usually tows it with his "Z71" and it looks like some Latino Lowrider movie gone south. ::)

Not with the Dodge hooked to it, Even a "small" Dodge. 8)


Another friend of mine has an *06 Ram 4x4. We wont even get into how bada$$ that thing is. :D


My new theory is as follows:

You want a soft cushy ride and people to say "hey is that a 4X4?"...Buy a Chebbie. You want a TRUCK to haul, tow, and get dirty...get a Ford or Dodge. * 8)


I want my next truck to be a 3/4 ton Ram with the big "C" under da hood. *;)


*sits at desh awaiting MJ's fast and perhaps slightly PMS"ish" GM endorsing response"* :D

[chumbucket]

I won't be endorsing GM (or anything else for that matter), but give it a few more years and you'll be saying the same things about Dodge. ::) :-X

[Stinky_Hooker]

The things I love and are endorsing are immediate noticeable things in the designs, not reliability. The GMs *hardly ever let me down mechanically either. I hope the Dodge is as dependable as they were!! I juust know for what I need it for the Dodge is certainly going to serve my needs better is all. I can tell from just crawling around underneath that everything on the truck is way heavier duty by comparison.


I havent had but a matter of weeks pretty much. If in the end I feel diferently Ill say so...Im not that prideful.
I am not commited to Mopar after such a short period of time, thats for sure!!


Either way, I dont think Ive ever had one truck for more than two or so consecutive years, so I hope I get rid of it before any real problems occur. *;)