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Post by theczar on Mar 6, 2013 14:37:14 GMT -5
 In November 2001, an unidentified man walked into a liquor store in Terre Haute, Indiana. He got some beer from the freezer, then pointed a gun at Billy Brossman, the clerk. After receiving all the cash in the register, he told Brossman to walk to the back of the store. As Brossman was walking, the man shot him once in the head, killing him instantly. This is one of those cases where the offender can be seen very clearly on the video camera. He's a white male, 6'0, between 30-40, with a receding hairline. My belief is that he probably changed his appearance drastically so that the camera footage won't be any use. The scary thing about this case is that I doubt it's the only time this man has murdered. To kill a man over something like a few dollars in the register (I think he left the beer) shows that it was probably a thrill kill for this guy. He may even be in prison for another crime, and just hasn't been identified yet. Your thoughts? Admin Note #1: Based on crime location, our advice for anyone with information on this case would be to contact Wabash Valley Crime Stoppers (Indiana): www.wvcrimestoppers.org/ Admin Note #2: If you have any news-related updates on this case, please contact us here: amwfans.com/thread/1662/website-contact-formAttachments:
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Post by Scumhunter on Mar 6, 2013 18:43:04 GMT -5
I don't really have any theories except to say this story horrifies me. The guy got the cash. There was no need to murder the guy.
Perhaps it was a thrill kill or perhaps he didn't want the man identifying him. He did not disguise himself after all, so the clerk would have been able to provide a witness description.
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Post by pakman on Jul 14, 2013 23:42:26 GMT -5
I agree that this is one of the scariest unsolved murders AMW has ever profiled. It was so completely random and brazen, and the fact that he just shot and killed Billy before running off is somewhat telling. I'm astonished that the suspect doesn't at least have a name attached to him; the surveillance tape is actually pretty good, and you can clearly see his face.
Have police ever revealed exactly where the liquor store was located? I'm wondering if it was just off of a highway or located in Terre Haute proper. Also, how long did it take for Billy's body to be found? All this factors in to how far the suspect might have been able to get that night.
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Post by HeadMarshal on Mar 13, 2016 14:24:45 GMT -5
I came across the 2004 web.archive.org version of the Terre Haute, Indiana Police Department which mentions that the liquor store where Billy Brossman was killed in was on Prairieton Road. I went on google maps and saw that Prairieton Road is a north/south street that goes across Interstate 70 and while it doesn't have an exit ramp with the interstate, it's right next to a major street with one. web.archive.org/web/20040417221200/http://www.terrehaute.com/thpd/index.html |
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Post by Maddog on Feb 20, 2018 0:47:49 GMT -5
I thought at first that the killer may have been the I-70 Killer. The I-70 Killer has hit in Terre Haute, IN, before, and like the clerk in that case, Billy had long hair and I could see that he may have been mistaken for a woman. However, the physical comparisons do not add up: The I-70 Killer was around 5'6" to 5'8" in height with dull red hair. Brossman's killer had thinning hair and was 6'0".
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Post by HeadMarshal on Apr 18, 2020 12:06:19 GMT -5
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Post by Scumhunter on Apr 25, 2020 0:53:28 GMT -5
Looks like the publicity has been expanded even more as Live PD: Wanted did a segment on this case on last night's (4/24/2020) episode! A detective on the segment said someone had called Billy Brossman's mother and told her the killer lives in Missouri- this is a very solvable case based on that. m.twitter.com/OfficialLivePD/status/1253898885778587653 |
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Post by Maddog on May 6, 2020 21:14:40 GMT -5
Looks like the publicity has been expanded even more as Live PD: Wanted did a segment on this case on last night's (4/24/2020) episode! A detective on the segment said someone had called Billy Brossman's mother and told her the killer lives in Missouri- this is a very solvable case based on that. m.twitter.com/OfficialLivePD/status/1253898885778587653It looks very solvable. Looks like the killer wasn’t wearing gloves and left prints on both the till and the case of beer. Judging by how cold and methodical this killing was, I believe this person is capable of doing this again. I’m amazed it hasn’t gotten more publicity over the years. Here’s another question: I could hear Billy’s voice briefly on the tape. Do they have the killer’s voice, too? |
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Post by Maddog on May 6, 2020 21:35:36 GMT -5
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Post by Scumhunter on May 6, 2020 23:43:26 GMT -5
Not sure about the voice although excellent point about the wedding ring! This case also reminds me of the Brian Foguth case that was on Unsolved Mysteries which is also unfortunately still unsolved, but I doubt the two cases are related since that suspect actually did have a mask again and had a distinctive physical deformity (hump in back).
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Post by Maddog on May 7, 2020 14:19:02 GMT -5
Not sure about the voice although excellent point about the wedding ring! This case also reminds me of the Brian Foguth case that was on Unsolved Mysteries which is also unfortunately still unsolved, but I doubt the two cases are related since that suspect actually did have a mask again and had a distinctive physical deformity (hump in back). I have heard murmurings in the Foguth case that the killer left DNA. I hope that’s the case with this homicide. I’m convinced he left some fingerprints behind when looking at the six-pack of beer he left behind and the till. We know he didn’t wear gloves. |
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Post by pakman on May 25, 2020 0:18:23 GMT -5
I wonder if police have a vehicle description that they're keeping close to the vest. I know surveillance wasn't as prominent in 2001 as it is today, but you have to wonder if there was an exterior surveillance camera that caught a vehicle. I'm curious as to where all the Missouri clues are coming from. Maybe he drove a vehicle with Missouri plates?
Since the suspect had thinning hair, I wonder if it would be a smart idea to digitally enhance the video showing what the suspect would look like bald.
As others have said, I really wish this was a case AMW had given more attention to. Tom Morris definitely should've done a Caught on Tape segment about it. It's definitely solvable, and it's not too late. I know we all got annoyed when John Walsh said it, but crimes with far less to go on have been solved. Here we have decent surveillance, a really good look at the suspect, and tons of clues.
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Post by Scumhunter on May 25, 2020 0:57:36 GMT -5
Yeah not to make a joke out of this awful case but I remember some unsolved cases where John Walsh would be like "there were no witnesses no DNA left behind no video and also this murder happened in Japan but we've solved cases with less than go on" lol but in this case it really is solvable. It's also baffling they never did a Caught on Camera segment on AMW since they did one on Live PD (I was really annoyed at how many times they aired Walentina Knapek I get it was partially only because it was a caught camera but there were bigger cases- such as this one- to solve).
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Post by Scumhunter on May 25, 2020 1:38:04 GMT -5
Also as far as the Missouri thing- it seems so specific that I'm wondering if the suspect confessed to the caller but they haven't called back yet to give more info.
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Post by Maddog on Oct 22, 2021 17:21:21 GMT -5
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