Changes: Route 29 Stalker

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Alicia showalter reynolds2 killer — A composite of the Route 29 Stalker

Real Name: Unrevealed
Aliases: Larry Breeden
Wanted For: Murder, Attempted Murder, Kidnapping
Missing Since: March 1996

Case

Details: A man calling himself "Larry Breeden" is wanted for the murder of Alicia Showalter Reynolds of Baltimore, Maryland. At around 7:30am on Saturday, March 2, 1996, Alicia said goodbye to her husband, Mark, and left to drive more than 150 miles to spend the day shopping with her mother, Sadie, in Charlottesville, Virginia. She left early so she would have plenty of time to meet Sadie at the mall at 10:30am; however, she never arrived. Sadie waited for her for over an hour. When she still didn't arrive, Sadie called Mark. He said that she may have been delayed due to weather conditions. Sadie waited for several hours, but eventually left. At around 6pm, fifty miles away, Alicia's car was found along a highway near Culpepper, Virginia; a napkin was on the windshield indicating that she had car trouble, though an inspection determined nothing was wrong with it.
The next day, police set up a road block and talked to witnesses who said they had seen Alicia along Route 29 talking to a man with a blue pickup truck on the side of the road. Police later found out that at least twenty women came forward claiming that while driving along Route 29, an unidentified man had tried to get them to pull over. He would get their attention by honking his horn, flashing his lights, and yelling at them, saying that there was something wrong with their car. Some of them pulled over, and he took them to a pay phone without incident. Others claimed that when they ignored him he became furious and later drove away.
One week before Alicia's disappearance, a woman told police that she was driving home when a man approached her. He claimed that there were problems with her car and offered her a ride, which she accepted. A few minutes later, he began attacking her, but she was able to escape his truck, breaking her ankle in the process. Police now believe that he was a serial killer perfecting his future attacks on women and was most likely the same one that Alicia encountered.
On May 7, two months after Alicia's disappearance, her body was found in a wooded area fifteen miles southeast of where she had vanished. Although the cause of death has not been released, investigators noted that she had been murdered, probably on the day she vanished. They believe her killer could be repeating this same scenario elsewhere. He has never been identified and this case remains unsolved.
The unidentified man is described as thirty-five to forty years old (in 1996), 5'10" to 6'0" tall, with a medium build, reddish brown hair, and may use the name Larry Breeden. Witnesses noticed that he tended to brush his hair back frequently with his left hand. He has used several vehicles, including a dark Nissan pickup truck. He is believed to have started his "rehearsals" in February 1996. Several men named "Larry Breeden" have been questioned, but all have been ruled out.
Extra Notes: This case first aired on the November 15, 1996 episode.

Results: Wanted. A Maryland man named Darrell Rice is considered a person of interest in this case. He served time in jail for trying to kidnap a female bicyclist around the time of Alicia's disappearance. His father lived in the area of Route 29 and drove a type of truck similar to that of the Route 29 Stalker. He was charged with the attack on the woman who broke her ankle escaping from the Route 29 Stalker. She identified him as her attacker. He was given eleven months in jail after pleading to lesser charges. He is also the prime suspect in the deaths of two female hikers, Julianne Marie Williams and Laura Winans, who were killed weeks after Alicia's disappearance.
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-[[File:Alicia_showalter_reynolds2_killer.jpg|thumb|250px|A composite of the Route 29 Stalker]]
+[[File:Alicia_showalter_reynolds2_killer.jpg|thumb|right|220px|A composite of the Route 29 Stalker]]
-'''Real Name: '''Unknown<br />
+'''Real Name:''' Unrevealed<br />
 '''Aliases:''' Larry Breeden<br />
 '''Wanted For:''' Murder, Attempted Murder, Kidnapping<br />
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 ==Case==
-'''Details:''' On March 2, 1996, [[Alicia Showalter Reynolds]] of Baltimore said goodbye to her husband and left to drive more than 150 miles to spend the day with her mother in Charlottesville, but never arrived. Sadie Showalter waited for her daughter for several hours, but eventually left. At around 6PM and fifty miles away, her car was found near Culpeper, Virginia, and a napkin was on her windshield indicating that she had car trouble, despite the fact that an inspection determined that nothing was wrong with it. The next day, police set up a road block and talked to witnesses who said they had seen her talking to a man with a blue pickup at the side of the road. Police later found out that at least twenty women came forward claiming that an unidentified man had been honking and yelling at them saying that there was something wrong with their car. [[File:Alicia_showalter_reynolds1.jpg|thumb|250px|Alicia Showalter-Reynolds]]
+'''Details:''' A man calling himself "Larry Breeden" is wanted for the murder of [[Alicia Showalter Reynolds]] of Baltimore, Maryland. At around 7:30am on Saturday, March 2, 1996, Alicia said goodbye to her husband, Mark, and left to drive more than 150 miles to spend the day shopping with her mother, Sadie, in Charlottesville, Virginia. She left early so she would have plenty of time to meet Sadie at the mall at 10:30am; however, she never arrived. Sadie waited for her for over an hour. When she still didn't arrive, Sadie called Mark. He said that she may have been delayed due to weather conditions. Sadie waited for several hours, but eventually left. At around 6pm, fifty miles away, Alicia's car was found along a highway near Culpepper, Virginia; a napkin was on the windshield indicating that she had car trouble, though an inspection determined nothing was wrong with it.<br />
+The next day, police set up a road block and talked to witnesses who said they had seen Alicia along Route 29 talking to a man with a blue pickup truck on the side of the road. Police later found out that at least twenty women came forward claiming that while driving along Route 29, an unidentified man had tried to get them to pull over. He would get their attention by honking his horn, flashing his lights, and yelling at them, saying that there was something wrong with their car. Some of them pulled over, and he took them to a pay phone without incident. Others claimed that when they ignored him he became furious and later drove away.<br />
-Some of them pulled over and he took them to a pay phone without incident. Others, however, claimed that when they ignored him he became furious and later drove away. Two weeks before Alicia's disappearance, a woman told police that she was driving home when the man approached her. He claimed that there was problems with her car, and he offered her a ride, which she accepted. A few minutes later, he began attacking her, and she was able to escape his car, receiving a broken ankle in the process. Police believe he was a serial killer perfecting his future attacks on women, most likely the same one that Alicia encountered. On May 7, two months after she vanished, her body was found in a wooded area fifteen miles southeast from where she had vanished. She had been murdered, possibly on the day she vanished and police believe her murderer could be repeating this same scenario elsewhere. He has never been identified and the case remains unsolved. The unidentified man is described as 35 to 40 years old, 5'10" to 6'0" tall, with a medium build, reddish brown hair, and may use the name Larry Breedan. He has used several vehicles, including a dark Nissan pickup truck. Maryland man name Darrell Rice is considered a person of interest in this case. He served time in jail for trying to kidnap a female bicyclist around the time of Alicia's disappearance. Also, he was charged with the attack on the woman who broke her ankle trying to escape from the Route 29 Stalker. He pled guilty to a lesser charge and was given less than a year in prison. Rice is also a suspect in the murders of [[Julianne Marie Williams and Laura Winans]].<br />
+One week before Alicia's disappearance, a woman told police that she was driving home when a man approached her. He claimed that there were problems with her car and offered her a ride, which she accepted. A few minutes later, he began attacking her, but she was able to escape his truck, breaking her ankle in the process. Police now believe that he was a serial killer perfecting his future attacks on women and was most likely the same one that Alicia encountered.<br />
+On May 7, two months after Alicia's disappearance, her body was found in a wooded area fifteen miles southeast of where she had vanished. Although the cause of death has not been released, investigators noted that she had been murdered, probably on the day she vanished. They believe her killer could be repeating this same scenario elsewhere. He has never been identified and this case remains unsolved.<br />
-'''Extra Notes:''' The case was featured as a part of the November 15, 1996 episode.<br />
+The unidentified man is described as thirty-five to forty years old (in 1996), 5'10" to 6'0" tall, with a medium build, reddish brown hair, and may use the name Larry Breeden. Witnesses noticed that he tended to brush his hair back frequently with his left hand. He has used several vehicles, including a dark Nissan pickup truck. He is believed to have started his "rehearsals" in February 1996. Several men named "Larry Breeden" have been questioned, but all have been ruled out.<br />
-'''Results:''' Wanted<br />
+'''Extra Notes:''' This case first aired on the November 15, 1996 episode.<br />
+[[File:Darrell_rice1.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Darrell Rice]]
+'''Results:''' Wanted. A Maryland man named Darrell Rice is considered a person of interest in this case. He served time in jail for trying to kidnap a female bicyclist around the time of Alicia's disappearance. His father lived in the area of Route 29 and drove a type of truck similar to that of the Route 29 Stalker. He was charged with the attack on the woman who broke her ankle escaping from the Route 29 Stalker. She identified him as her attacker. He was given eleven months in jail after pleading to lesser charges. He is also the prime suspect in the deaths of two female hikers, [[Julianne Marie Williams and Laura Winans]], who were killed weeks after Alicia's disappearance.<br />
 '''Links:'''
+* [http://unsolved.com/gallery/alicia-showalter Route 29 Stalker on Unsolved.com]
-*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_persons_cases_along_U.S._Route_29_in_Virginia Wikipedia information]
+* [[wikipedia:Missing_persons_cases_along_U.S._Route_29_in_Virginia|Route 29 Stalker on Wikipedia]]
-*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36229505 Alicia Showalter Reynolds at Find a Grave]
+* [https://newspaperarchive.com/harrisonburg-daily-news-record-mar-13-1996-p-1/ Authorities Hint Traits Of Suspect - Most Wanted to Spotlight Reynolds Disappearance]
+* [https://newspaperarchive.com/harrisonburg-daily-news-record-jun-15-1996-p-13/ Police Probe Incident Link to Reynolds Case]
+* [https://newspaperarchive.com/winchester-star-nov-12-1996-p-3/ TV Show to Air a Segment on Reynolds Slaying]
+* [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1996/11/16/their-name-linked-to-stalker-larry-breedens-bear-a-burden/8f991bdb-3940-48cd-a3a1-1ef188dcbd2e/?utm_term=.c800767169fd Their name linked to stalker, Larry Breedens bear a burden]
+* [https://newspaperarchive.com/harrisonburg-daily-news-record-jun-21-2000-p-9/ From Murder, Hope and Help For Others]
+* [https://newspaperarchive.com/harrisonburg-daily-news-record-apr-12-2002-p-1/ Reynolds Murder in Spotlight]
+* [http://www.readthehook.com/85777/cover-cold-case-alicia-showalter-reynolds-fall-and-rise-darrell-rice Cold Case? Alicia Showalter Reynolds and the fall and rise of Darrell Rice]
+* [https://newspaperarchive.com/harrisonburg-daily-news-record-mar-09-2005-p-10/ Route 29 Stalker Case: Defense Seeking DNA Test in Hair]
+* [https://newspaperarchive.com/harrisonburg-daily-news-record-aug-23-2005-p-1/ Abduction Trial Prosecutors Back Off Linking Case to Reynolds Slaying]
+* [https://newspaperarchive.com/harrisonburg-daily-news-record-aug-24-2005-p-24/ Abduction Victim Testifies, But With Contradictions]
+* [http://www.readthehook.com/85806/cover-murder-park-rice-release-revives-memories Murder in the Park: Rice release revives memories]
+* [http://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/police-still-hunting-rt-29-stalker-after-21-years/418785268 Police still hunting Route 29 Stalker after 21 years]
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