Blood Lust: Portrait of a Serial Sex Killer by Gary C. King Page A

blood was removed from the rear portion of
the right door, just below the window frame. They also removed a
pull handle from the right door, which contained bloodstains on the
inner portion. Hair samples were removed from beneath the passenger
seat, and separate vacuum sweepings were conducted from the right
floorboard, right passenger seat area, left floorboard, and the
left passenger seat area. A sample of the vehicle's
antifreeze/coolant was removed from the radiator and placed in a
glass evidence container. Criminologist Thompson also collected
several samples of blood from the right passenger door and the
passenger area, including beneath the floorboard. Gilliland noted
and photographed numerous knife cuts and slashes on the upholstery,
dashboard, and seat. He also found a small green plastic band in
the bed of the pickup, similar to the anti-tampering devices found
on plastic milk jugs and disposable fruit juice containers.
    As he left Dayton's pickup, something about
the truck kept bothering Turner. He couldn't quite put his finger
on it, but he thought it was the color. Something in the back of
his mind kept edging toward the surface, until finally he
remembered the incident of July 7 involving Heather Brown. Could
Dayton have been the one who had taken her into the woods and
frightened her so badly that she had jumped from the speeding
pickup? The truck Heather had described to Deputy Bill Strosser
certainly seemed to fit. But Turner didn't have an adequate
description of its driver, and he couldn't obtain one until he made
contact with Heather. The log truck driver who helped Heather had
only glimpsed the pickup's driver, so it wasn't likely that he
would be a reliable witness. No, he had to talk to Heather. He had
to find out if Dayton had been the alleged kidnapper, as much to
clear the case as to satisfy his own curiosity.
    Prior to executing the search warrants,
Turner had been delighted when informed that the Denny's parking
lot victim had been identified. It was good luck that her identity
had been made so quickly, especially since no documents had been
found near her body, in her clothing, or anywhere else at the crime
scene. Most times, he knew, when there is no identification on a
homicide victim, establishing the identity can take considerably
longer, often days, weeks, even months. Since identifying a victim
often produces additional leads and evidence, it is, short of
identifying and capturing a suspect, considered the cornerstone of
an investigation. The case was indeed going well, reflected Turner
after the search and seizures had been completed. Almost too
well.
    Before calling it a day, Turner tapped into
the National Crime Information Center's (NCIC) data banks to see
what additional information, if any, he could learn about Jenny
Smith. As the printout appeared, he found that she had a rap sheet
for prostitution arrests and convictions longer than the Bill of
Rights, not surprising for a person in her line of work. She had
also been arrested on a charge of public indecency, specifically
indecent exposure. The complaint was lodged after she was seen
romping around the house naked with a male friend in front of open
windows that faced a public street. She also had a list of aliases
and false Social Security numbers too numerous to list. Her last
known address was 1205 N.E. Roselawn Street in Portland, smack-dab
in the heart of the City of Roses' "Crack Alley" and within walking
distance to one of the city's notorious prostitution hot spots,
Union Avenue. Turner guessed that Dayton must have picked her up
somewhere on Union, and he decided that that would be the most
logical place to check out next. He knew from prior experience that
much could be learned from hookers and other street people,
provided they were approached in a low-key manner and treated with
respect.
    Because Jenny was a known prostitute, any
other cop might have simply dismissed her murder by saying that
such dangers go with the