Post by theczar on Mar 28, 2013 16:07:12 GMT -5
Fugitive Profile as of August 22nd, 2014 (Based on 2007 AMW archived profile, please contact site if you have more current information):
Sex: Male
Race: White
Age Now: 33-35
Height: 5'5''
Weight: 125 lbs.
Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Black
Scars and Tattoos: Back Right Biceps: "A4L" Left Biceps: "A.M." and a series of Armenian letters or numerals and the word "Armenia"
Traits and Habits: Enjoys getting tattoos, Close ties to the Armenian Community, Speaks Armenian
Last Seen: Aurora, Colorado
Other Possible Locations: California, any community with a large Armenian population
Who to call if you've seen him: Based on wanted location, our advice would be to call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP or submit a web tip at the following link: www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=249
Artur Martirosyan is wanted for his role in 6 murders that occurred in Colorado in 1998.
Police say the ringleader of this murderous crew, Michael Martinez, was looking for "revenge" he stated. The motive has never been clear, but Martinez claimed people had snitched on him, and he wanted payback. He gathered Martirosyan, Alex Pogosyan, and another unknown accomplice. While Martirosyan drove, Martinez and Pogosyan entered the house of Ed Moralas, who was asleep in his basement with his friend Zach Obert. Martinez and Pogosyan opened fire on them, killing both.
After the double murder, Martirosyan split up with the others, who continued their rampage. They entered the house of Penny Medina and shot her to death. They then entered the basement where Penny's son Greg was, along with his girlfriend. Both were shot to death.
Later that day, police received a tip where they could pick up the murder weapons. When they got there, they found Martinez shot to death.
Martirosyan and Pogosyan were both arrested, the other accomplice never identified. Martirosyan was later released due to lack of evidence at the time, but Pogosyan was convicted and sentenced to life. Police eventually gathered evidence to charge Martirosyan, but he had already fled.
My guess is he fled to some Armenian community, I know California has a large one. He also may have fled overseas. I doubt the police are actively searching for him though, since the main murderers are either dead or in prison.
Also, while I can't do it on my phone, I'm going to try posting pictures with these threads, especially if they have age progression photos (don't think Martirosyan has one though). I think it gives people unfamiliar with AMW a visual element as to who we're talking about.
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