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Post by Scumhunter on Sept 1, 2016 0:18:43 GMT -5
 (Above photo credit: FBI.gov) From the FBI's website: Thirteen-year-old Alexandra Anaya was brutally murdered 11 years ago this month, and today the FBI’s Chicago Division—in close partnership with local authorities—marked the anniversary by requesting the public’s assistance to help to solve the case. The Indiana teen, known to friends and family as Alex, was reported missing from her home August 13, 2005—she was last seen by her mother early that morning. Three days later, boaters on the Little Calumet River in Chicago found her dismembered body floating in the water. Both the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and the Hammond Police Department in Indiana conducted an exhaustive investigation at the time and have continued to follow leads since, but Alex’s killer remains at large. Her case is one of many now being reviewed by FBI Chicago’s recently established Homicide Initiative Task Force. “We believe this was not a random act of violence and that Alex knew her assailant,” said FBI Chicago Special Agent in Charge Michael J. Anderson during a press conference today in Chicago. “It has been more than a decade since Alex was murdered, and during that time people and relationships have changed. We are hopeful that someone will come forward now,” he added. The Homicide Initiative Task Force—a collaboration between the FBI and the CPD—was launched in April 2016 to help local authorities solve some of Chicago’s most violent murders. Task force members re-examine cold cases with a fresh perspective and take advantage of the most current scientific techniques and forensic processes. “The homicide rate is extremely high in Chicago,” said Special Agent Courtney Corbett, a task force member who works alongside CPD detectives and other FBI personnel. “Because there are so many homicides here, a cold case could be 20 years old or a murder that occurred six months ago.” CPD homicide detectives often have caseloads that are overwhelming, Corbett said. “The task force is here to provide specialized assistance and help in any way we can.” That assistance translates into FBI resources such as enhanced DNA testing, telephone record analysis, surveillance, and the deployment of Bureau experts, including dive team personnel and members of the Behavioral Analysis Unit—commonly called profilers. In Alex’s case, Corbett said, “we have been reviewing leads and re-interviewing individuals associated with this case. The DNA evidence has been well preserved, and we plan to use enhanced technology to exploit that evidence.” She added that task force members are fully invested in finding the killer. “We want to bring justice to Alex and other victims like her, and their families,” Corbett said. “To do that—and to ultimately reduce the homicide rate in Chicago—we all have to work together.” Anyone with information regarding the murder of Alex Anaya—no matter how insignificant they think it might be—is asked to contact the FBI’s Chicago Field Office at (312) 421-6700 or submit a tip online.www.fbi.gov/news/stories/chicago-cold-case-seeking-justice-for-a-murdered-teenagerwww.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/alexandra-alex-anayaThoughts? I must admit that as someone who reads about a lot of homicide cases it is unfortunately sometimes easy to be desensitized to violence, but this case is difficult to get through reading about even for me. Who would want to do this to a teenage girl? And while I am appreciative of the new efforts put forward by the FBI, I am surprised Alex's murder did not seem to attract much national publicity until this year. Admin 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 HeadMarshal on Sept 1, 2016 4:05:20 GMT -5
I am also quite bothered not only by the sheer brutality of this murder, but by the fact that I have not heard of it until 11 years after it happened. Hammond, Indiana and Chicago are very close to each other, so the killer could be anywhere in the metro region. With the fact that Alex's body was dismembered, and that she was dumped in the water, I doubt there would be much evidence if anything left when authorities recovered her remains.
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Sept 1, 2016 7:50:08 GMT -5
This case is truly disturbing given her age and the way she was taken out, 11 years is a long time without hearing anything. The Chicago police has been doing a excellent job relooking at cold cases and it's easy to tell now why Luis Macedo was added.
Now as to what may have happened I have a couple theories here:
•She was abducted and murdered by a complete stranger who happens to know the area and may live in Chicago or Hammond.
•Alex may have been talking to a guy her age or even older and somehow got jealous or just used her to commit a violent act upon her.
•It may not have been one person but a group of people, either classmates that happen to have a grudge against her or members of a violent street gang.
•an unknown serial killer was active in the area at the time.
•the person who murdered her lived near her and watched her for sometime until he abducted her and then killed her.
But honestly waking up to this case on the FBI site I just had to post ASAP after thinking of potential theories. A case so upsetting needs to be put on the spotlight and this one is the worst one in terms of how she was found. I myself like you guys, I couldn't read that press release or poster without shedding a tear.
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Sept 7, 2016 7:55:07 GMT -5
Well I found a link to a page filled with images and an overview of the case. Honestly reading this makes me tear up. Also it brings up a man named Rodolfo. www.angelizdsplace.com/child123.htm |
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Post by Scumhunter on Sept 7, 2016 8:44:09 GMT -5
Wow this Rodolfo Heredia sounds like bad news, allegedly molested Alex, that makes him a good candidate for a suspect if you ask me. Is it possible that the reason for the sudden renewed publicity in this case is because the FBI is closer to solving it than we may think but just need some additional evidence?
P.S. Why does it say her death occurred in Philadelphia at the end though? That seems kind of impossible and hard to prove considering Alex is from Indiana and was found in an Illinois river. Is the author getting the case mixed up with the Ariana DeJesus case? It seems like a good, well-meaning and accurate site otherwise but confused by that.
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Sept 7, 2016 10:06:41 GMT -5
Reading that about Rodolfo Heredia allegedly molesting Alex gives us a bit of an idea what she went through in her life and it could give us answers as to who exactly may be responsible.
Also I didn't notice the place of death said Philadelphia, but that is confusing for sure.
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Dec 17, 2016 23:32:55 GMT -5
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Post by Scumhunter on Dec 18, 2016 0:36:14 GMT -5
Glad to see. Just a heads up that sometimes personal videos are removed from vimeo for copyright infringement but this on demand fugitives thing is relatively obscure so the odds of them even finding out aren't great but if they do hopefully Comcast doesn't care or complain. They shouldn't for public information sake.
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Dec 18, 2016 0:38:21 GMT -5
I don't think they'll mind at all, it's part of the FBI and recording it wouldn't be a problem. It states the same thing on the FBI site about Wanted posters. Since its the FBI were talking here I don't think they'd mind.
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Post by profiler24 on Dec 30, 2016 19:27:05 GMT -5
Had Rodolfo been investigated and questioned? Were there any murder charges retained against him?
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Post by тσρтєиhυитєя on Feb 27, 2022 16:03:48 GMT -5
The Trace Evidence Podcast did a segment on this case in April 2021, and the host, Steven Pacheco, really went in deep with this one as to how he felt about this case. youtu.be/6FSypjAhu8k |
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