Post by theczar on Dec 29, 2013 13:57:08 GMT -5
Fugitive Profile as of December 8th, 2017: (Based on Doe Network website profile, various online crime blogs and websites)
Last Known Address: PO BOX 48 NORTH FORK, 93643
County: Madera California 93643
Possible Alias: Melvin Teaford
Date of Birth: 6/18/1935
Height: 6"0"
Weight: 170-190 lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Distinguishing Characteristics:
-Crippled right leg and noticeable limp. While crippled, he is a strong walker and was known to regularly lift weights.
-Is skilled at hunting and fishing
-Reportedly drinks heavily and may abuse narcotics.
-Is proficient with firearms of all types and has a "vicious and explosive temper."
-Has a criminal record that began when he was 8-years-old and includes burglary and rape convictions.
Taylor Morris Teaford is wanted for the 1969 murder of a woman in a California hotel. I don't believe he was ever profiled on AMW, although I would think he would be in the early days.
In 1969, Teaford and a woman entered the St. Louis Hotel in Oakland, which has since been demolished and replaced with the North Alameda County Jail. While there, police say Teaford beat the woman until she was unrecognizable, and then strangled her with a piece of her own clothing. To this day, the woman remains unidentified. At the time of the murder, Teaford was also wanted for the murder of his grandmother, as well as for shooting his sister and a deputy sheriff during his escape. For some reason, the warrant for his family's shooting was recalled, but he still remains wanted for the murder of the unknown woman. From 1968 to 1972, Teaford was on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list, but was removed for unknown reasons.
What do you guys think? Teaford would be in his late 70's today. If alive, my guess is that he's either in jail under an alias, since I doubt he stopped committing crimes, or he's spending the rest of his life as a drifter or a transient. Unfortunately, he literally could be anywhere in the U.S. There's also the matter of the victim. My guess is that she may have been a prostitute or hitchhiker Teaford picked up. Since it's been over 40 years since the murder, I highly doubt she'll ever be identified, since maybe even Teaford didn't even know her real name.
Thoughts?[/p]
www.fugitive.com/2012/09/05/taylor-morris-teaford-wanted-by-oakland-police-for-1967-murder-of-woman/
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