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Post by Scumhunter on Sept 12, 2015 7:50:25 GMT -5
 (Above photo credit: amw.com archives) Fugitive Profile as of September 12th, 2015: (based on 2003 AMW archives, please contact site with more recent information) Full Name: Jose Emilio Rodriquez Current Age/Height/Weight: Unknown, please use website contact form at bottom of this post if you have more info. Wanted For: Molestation & Questioning for Murder Tattoos: Has tattoos on both his arms and his shoulders Additional Quirks:-Lost partial use of his left arm in a Cuban prison after his arm was cut by a machete -Cuban Passport Number 24309 -Alien ID Number 22777663 Who to call if you've seen him: Based on wanted location, our advice would be to call Savannah-Chatham Crime Stoppers at 912-234-2020 or submit a web tip to them at the following link: www.tipsubmit.com/webtips.aspx?AgencyID=757Jose Emilio Rodriquez is wanted by the Savannah Police Department for molestation of a 13-year-old girl and for questioning in the murder of Laura Newman. Newman was found murdered at 3:30 am on January 1, 1985. Newman was baby sitting for her neighbor's three children, while they went to a New Years Eve celebration. When the parents returned home, they found Newman dead on the couch, covered with a blanket. The three children were not harmed. There was no sign of forced entry, leading investigators to believe that she knew the suspect. She was sexually assaulted and stabbed to death. The following evening another 13-year-old girl was molested. The second victim identified Rodriquez as her attacker. Savannah police issued a warrant for his arrest for child molestation, and would like to question him about Newman's murder. Rodriquez lived in the same apartment complex as Newman. Thoughts? The above was from the AMW archives for the April 5th, 2003 episode of America's Most Wanted. In case there's any confusion, Laura was 13-years old when she was murdered, and Rodriquez is believed to have molested another 13-year old girl. I can't find any articles about his capture, so I am assuming he is still at large as of this posting date (9/12/2015). Unfortunately, there's more questions than answers here. Even the old AMW archive doesn't list what Rodriquez's age was at the time. This is going to be a tough case to solve, but for the memory of Laura, it's important to never give up. www2.amw.com/site/thisweek/R/RodriguezJose/rodriguezindex.htmlwww.nytimes.com/1985/01/03/us/baby-sitter-slain-in-georgia.htmlsavannahnow.com/stories/062600/LOCMIB.shtml#.VfQfc_QYNOgAdmin Note: If you have any news-related updates on this case, please contact us here: amwfans.com/thread/1662/website-contact-form
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Post by pakman on Sept 12, 2015 14:21:46 GMT -5
I believe Rodriguez at one point had a wanted poster on the FBI's website, but it was removed, even though he's apparently still at large.
I feel like this is one of those cases where, if AMW aired it later on its run, Rodriguez would have gotten a full profile.
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Post by HeadMarshal on Nov 23, 2018 17:25:26 GMT -5
Here's something really weird. I found the Find A Grave for Laura Newman and whoever did the death summary claims that "the neighbour who killed her fled and was later murdered in Detroit." I checked Newslibrary and the last article I found regarding this case was done in 2000. Nothing about Jose Rodriguez or anyone else possibly connected to this case being killed in Michigan. Very, very odd. www.findagrave.com/memorial/18689355/laura-marguerite-newman |
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Post by Maddog on Dec 5, 2018 21:06:43 GMT -5
Here's something really weird. I found the Find A Grave for Laura Newman and whoever did the death summary claims that "the neighbour who killed her fled and was later murdered in Detroit." I checked Newslibrary and the last article I found regarding this case was done in 2000. Nothing about Jose Rodriguez or anyone else possibly connected to this case being killed in Michigan. Very, very odd. www.findagrave.com/memorial/18689355/laura-marguerite-newmanInteresting. I think more or less judging by what I have read about this case, they were hoping to rule out Rodriguez as a suspect by saying that he was wanted for questioning. |
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Post by HeadMarshal on Sept 17, 2021 8:58:22 GMT -5
I checked the UFAP file for Jose Rodriquez in PACER and found that in 2004, it was determined that he had in fact died. I will move this thread to the captures subforum based on the information.
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Post by 912thamwuser on Sept 17, 2021 16:56:02 GMT -5
He was my #1 most wanted AMW fugitive of '985, so I'm glad to know the threat he posed has been nullified for roughly 17 years. Now it's a matter of whether he hurt any more children, and more likely, how many and who.
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Post by Maddog on Sept 19, 2021 23:17:34 GMT -5
I checked the UFAP file for Jose Rodriquez in PACER and found that in 2004, it was determined that he had in fact died. I will move this thread to the captures subforum based on the information. Do they have any idea where and when he passed on? |
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Post by Maddog on Sept 20, 2021 0:52:13 GMT -5
Another question: besides the other victim and possible similarities, does anyone else know why the police were zeroing-in on him as a suspect? I want to say I heard once that he worked in the same neighborhood as Newman, but I don’t know for sure.
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Post by pakman on Sept 26, 2021 22:27:22 GMT -5
Well, this certainly explains why very little information about him was available online. They apparently discovered he died not long after his AMW profile.
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Post by Maddog on Sept 26, 2021 23:56:25 GMT -5
I found out going through the Internet Wayback Machine that he had lived in the same apartment complex as Laura Newman. I want to say he worked there, too (if my memory serves). These facts plus the molestation the following night is why they wanted to talk to him.
I am curious: did he die not long after 1985 and they didn’t find out until 2004 or did he die in 2004?
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Post by Scumhunter on Sept 27, 2021 0:08:26 GMT -5
I know HeadMarshal did but unfortunately I wasn't able to find the Pacer warrant. At least I tried and didn't purposely pass this off on him this time lol.
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