The problem rests with communication of the events and what the witnesses said to police. The scumbag who claimed to have been chasing the assailant, yet got his scooter wheels stuck in the tracks while in pursuit, is pathetic. He caused mixed signals early on, and with his need to be a fake hero, he set the stage for misinformation to be in the hands of citizens.
Not only did that witness lie about chasing him, he also lied about the direction the killer ran in, as the surveillance footage clearly shows him running the opposite direction. The witness also claims that the killer was "Mulatto", yet the police were not willing to change their description of the suspect from "white". This is a serious problem, as those who may have had an idea of who the killer could be, are now left with disinformation, and no chance of being able to clearly characterize the suspect.
This killer is most likely in need of medication, or drugs on a regular basis. My true feeling is that he would have ultimately robbed Nighisti Semret, but had to run away. His need for drugs was too powerful for him to realize the veracity of his crime. Also, this killer was ready to commit this act. He was wearing dark clothing, and had a long kitchen knife. Of course he had premeditated the act, but not the victim. He knew there would be noway for someone to stop him from his need.
It is now December, and all news outlets have seemingly stopped reporting the crime, as their releases are only as interesting as the information they receive. Rest assured, if an update came, they would be all over it. The question is, why do we not keep pressuring these killers? There should be non-stop questions, pressure from the media, interrogations at the local level, and bloggers putting the pieces together to help in any way they can.
This killer is still out there...He could be doing this to more people soon...It pisses me off that those witnesses who said they had tried to chase him were in fact lying. They sidetracked the investigation, and all in the name of lies. The time has come to make sure that people speak of this crime. It blows my mind that there is no footage within the area of someone doing something suspicious, which could create a lead. He probably lives in subsidized housing around the neighbourhood, and must be acting extremely out of character at this very moment. Nobody could do that, then easily continue on in life.
I challenge The Toronto Star, Sun Media, CTV, CityTV, and the other major players to start to put the pressure on. Talk about it! Get in the face of local citizens. This killer is walking past people everyday with a huge secret. That secret could be unearthed by paying attention to details.
If The Toronto Police would release an update that confirms more of the description, we would have something more concrete. I am surprised that they do not have the equations to be able to pinpoint the assailants height from the video. Nighisti Semret's height is known, and walks the same path as her, we should be able to pin his height based on the shadows moving in the video clips.
WE NEED TO KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING. NIGHISTI DESERVES TO HAVE JUSTICE, AND HER FAMILY IS AWAITING IT'S ARRIVAL.
Please help us, and put your two cents in through comments below. In our hearts you have made an impact Nikki. We love you for what you represented. What a shameful act for someone to have committed, and we will be here to help you find justice in your eternal sleep.
Here is my previous article
The Toronto Star
3 comments:
I agree that the early witnesses were unreliable. It raises the issue that some other details that were reported by the media were also mistaken. Unfortunately, the police have not clarified the type of knife, or whether the perp was shouting, and what he was shouting, and whether he was white. If they truly want our help, we must have more information, presuming that it is available. The police may have decided that there is nothing reliable enough to release.
I disagree with your comment about medication or drugs. The video shows someone who was very patient and in control. If the intent was to rob Semret, that could have been accomplished at any time; there was no need for him to stalk her so carefully. He clearly waited for the moment of greatest privacy, and he knew in advance where that would be. This could not have been primarily a robbery.
I also disagree that Semret was chosen by happenstance. Had she been picked at random, the killer could not have known that she was not headed for the co-op on Bleecker Street, at which point his stalking would have been for nothing. He was too far back to catch her had she entered a door at that building. He must have known where she was going, which means either that he knew her, or more likely, that he had followed her home on a previous morning during the planning of the crime. Semret kept a regular schedule, so this would have been easy.
I doubt that the killer lives in subsidized housing in the neighbourhood. His behaviour is quite patient and calculated. This looks like someone with the patience and discipline to hold down a job. He was well-prepared for his task with a hat and clothing to obscure his face from video cameras. He is intelligent, careful and diligent. This is not someone with a substance abuse problem. His behaviour, though aberrant, is under control.
I take your earlier point that his clothes appeared dry, but that does not mean that he popped out of a building when he saw Semret pass. Since he was aware of the dangers of video surveillance, he likely would have avoided buildings because most of them have cameras in the lobby.
He probably watched from a relatively dry spot awaiting his victim, most likely outdoors. His problem would be that, this being Toronto, anyone loitering outside at night for a longish period of time would attract attention, and there are enough police passing by that he might have been noticed. if he had been asked to explain his presence, it would have foiled his plans.
He would have had to find a place to watch from where he could stay relatively dry, have a good view, be able to remain for hours at a time without suspicion, and be able to move away casually if the police approached. Despite what you might think, there are not too many places like this between the Delta Chelsea and Winchester Street. The only obvious one is Allen Gardens.
Unless the killer turns out to have known Semret, I suspect that he was after a thrill, sexual or otherwise. If that is so, then he will likely kill again soon, unless he is already in custody for another crime. This is an unusual occurrence, and it has a very peculiar signature. If he acts again, we will probably recognize it.
You are correct that it is possible to measure the killer's height from the video, by measuring the height of the camera on the side of the co-op, and then measuring the length of his shadow cast across the laneway. The bricks provide a handy reference. Unfortunately, it is difficult to pick out precisely where the apex of the shadow fell, so I suspect the uncertainty involved would be about the same as the uncertainty in the measurement already released by the police.
I hope you will blog some more about this, and I hope the media takes the story off "ignore".
This is why it is extremely important for the police to confirm if he was screaming at her or not, and also to confirm what he was screaming. If someone was completing a "hit" on Nighisti Semret, then I do not believe they would be screaming at her like that. The yelling about wanting to have sex with her dead body makes this all the much more a random act where someone was fulfilling a thrill for sexual violence.
It is strange that there is clear calculation in his approach, yet I feel randomness in his selection of who.
The police need to hold a press conference on this case ASAP.
There was just a stabbing at 275 Bleecker Street. Two people taken to hospital. There was another one at the end of August. Is this possibly the same person?
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