The photo was recently found in possession of John Kalhauser, a convicted murderer, who refused to identify the woman pictured, according to police. Detectives flew to the St. Louis-area family and interviewed them, learning that they had a sibling, 17-year-old Carolyn Eaton, who had run away from home around Christmas in 1981. January 22, 1954 (1954-01-22) (age69)Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Hair in a ponytail, wearing a blue and white shirt, she told her little brother, I love you and Ill be back.. Those reports say the people in the vehicle offered to buy Gallegos candy and clothes if she got in the car, and when she refused, they dragged her inside and took off. * 2012: Investigators in Arizona exhume the then-unidentified body of the woman found in 1981, and use her skull to reconstruct her face. I thought it was the coolest thing [and] she kept saying, Im going to come back for you.. Kalhauser was arrested and released on bail. Suitt said investigators are hoping to learn even more from Greater Lowell residents. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. He is sentenced to 26 years in prison. Bill would see benefits restored by Seth Moulton bill, Bill needs a kidney: Tyngsboro man searches for lifesaving donor, Seeing orbs in photos? But something went very wrong with their marriage, with his cover, with something. 617, 627, 255 N.E.2d 191, cert. When he asked Gerow to head west with him, he wasnt inviting her on a romantic road trip. 1. NASHUA, NH - A woman known to Pima County Sheriff's Department in Arizona for 34 years only as "Jane Doe" finally has an identity - Brenda Gerow, a Nashua native who was 20 years old the last time she was seen alive by her family.. Neither did anyone else, not until 2015. It wasnt a great place to meet guys, but one guy kept showing up again and again to flirt with Brenda: Jack Kalhauser, who looked like Rick Springfield with his shoulder-length black hair. Shed been found by some hunters on April 8, 1981. Span of crimes Detected Status He was also arrested for beating up a nurse. There were no percipient witnesses to the assault on Renk, but the description of the white Monte Carlo from which the gunfire emanated corresponded to the vehicle that the defendant had rented on the evening in question. Two months later, she called her angry little brother collect from New Mexico. People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Renk's body was never found. Jack Kalhauser Families of missing Christine Mustafa thank the volunteers searching for her at a landfill near Gila Bend. Stay up-to-date with how the law affects your life. Unfortunately, her body was so desiccated the identification was nigh on impossible. See Commonwealth v. Luna, 46 Mass.App.Ct. To investigators, the style of some of her clothing suggested she could have been involved in the local county fair that had occurred at the time of her murder. Gallery (e)Finally, we have examined the transcript of counsel's cross-examination of the prosecution's witnesses and conclude that any omissions were tangential and that defense counsel's cross-examination technique met the well-known Commonwealth v. Saferian, 366 Mass. Her husband, John Kalhauser, was convicted of second-degree murder in her case, but her body has never been found. Having said that, we concluded that if a defendant were to move expressly that the nature of the conviction be redacted when used by the prosecution to impeach, so ordering would be within the discretion of the judge. He was sentenced to 24 years in prison. c. 269, 10(a), and G.L. A detective matched the photo to evidence collected four years ago, when they dug up her body. His sister deserves justice. He is sentenced to 20 years in prison. when Gerow was twenty, she was working at local biker bar OJs, Gerow called him one time a few months later, Donald Stecchi was discovered to be John Joseph Kalhauser, There was no older unsolved Pima County homicide from which the victim had not been identified. Still unsure who the woman in the photograph was, investigators in Arizona contacted Tyngsboro and Chelmsford police regarding the photograph, since Kalhauser had ties this area. * April 8, 1981: the body of an unidentified woman is found in Tuscon, Ariz., with obvious signs. Meanwhile, a young woman's body is recovered in Pima County, Arizona in early April . Last year, officials said anyone with information about the case is asked to call Coconino County Sheriffs Office. Kalhauser was arrested and released on bail. Status . But in 1995, she was filing for divorce and custody of their young sons. During that stop, the trooper discovered a body. Kalhauser was convicted in the 1979 shooting an ex-girlfriends boyfriend, AP reported. [23] Kalhauser currently is serving twenty years in 258, 145 L.Ed.2d 216 (1999); State v. Washington, 383 S.W.2d 518, 523 (Mo.1964); State v. Finch, 293 N.C. 132, 141, 235 S.E.2d 819 (1977); State v. Sinclair, 57 N.J. 56, 63, 269 A.2d 161 (1970); State v. Baldridge, 144 N.E.2d 656 (Ohio Ct.App.1956); Webb v. State, 445 P.2d 531, 532-533 (Okla.Crim.App.1968); Jackson v. State, 161 Tex.Crim. Bill felt like hed been abandoned by the sister he loved so much. See Commonwealth v. Paniaqua, 413 Mass. As he drove past the Middlesex Community College lot, he noticed a car pull in behind him. He was Material from the Associated Press was used in this report. A young woman's body is found in the Arizona desert, while over 2,500 miles away, a young man worries about his missing sister; an investigation into her death begins, and it will take decades to reveal her name and her killer. The email address cannot be subscribed. She said, Im coming home. I said, Is everything alright? She said, No, Im coming home and Ill see you soon I cant talk right now. She told her brother she loved him and she had to go. But About That Photo Kalhauser Had Cold case deputies took a new look at that photo Kalhauser had. A detective called him, acting cagey. The trial judge indicated that he saw the defendant nodding his head as he was reading the allowable question and interpreted this gesture to reflect an understanding of his ruling. Joseph F. Kalhauser of Tyngsboro, decorated WWII vet TYNGSBORO - Joseph F. Kalhauser, a Tyngsboro resident and decorated World War II veteran, died Monday, May 17, at Lowell General Hospital. The woman in the photo turned out to be Brenda Gerow. The pathologist who examined her was able to determine she had a light skin complexion as well as long, light brown to blond hair. Stephen C. Kalhauserof Tyngsboro; 63 TYNGSBORO - Stephen C. Kalhauser, 63, passed away, Thursday, February 7th at his home, with his family by his side, after a hard fought battle with cancer. An Omaha, Nebraska, news station reported that the remains were identified in 2016 as Robert Bresson, last seen near Why, Arizona, earlier in 1995. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Since the defendant's counsel never objected to the mention of the sentence and never gave the trial judge an opportunity to cure the error, the proper standard of review is whether the trial judge's error resulted in a substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice. His real name was John Joseph Kalhauser and he was wanted in Massachusetts on aggravated assault and attempted murder charges stemming from a 1979 incident; he had allegedly tried to kill his former girlfriend's new boyfriend. He was then returned to Arizona, where he was convicted of his ex-wifes killing in 1999. "Valentine Sally" was identified as a 17-year-old girl, remains of an unidentified young woman were found. Copyright 2023 The Inquisitr. Meanwhile, John Joseph Kalhauser, who was arrested here in September on fugitive and forgery charges, remains under suspicion in the Aug. 10 disappearance of his wife, Diane Van . the defendant was indicted for the assault on Renk. On the morning of trial, defense counsel, by motion in limine, moved to exclude the defendant's prior conviction for manslaughter to clear the way for the defendant's testimony. My daughter was just gone and we have no idea why. Residue removed from the front passenger's seat, later analyzed by an FBI forensic expert, showed that the firearm was closer to the passenger side than the driver's when discharged. Sentencing is based on a number of factors and to a lay jury the greater the sentence, the more serious the crime. I dont know what happened. Since matters contained in the record of conviction, other than the conviction itself, have little to no probative value on the issue of credibility and there exists the potential for unfair prejudice to the defendant, it is error for the trial judge to allow the mention of those materials unless the defendant equivocates on questions attempting to establish him or her as the person named in the record. Identified * November 1996: Kalhauser is convicted of armed assault with intent to murder in connection with the shooting in Lowell. They're spirits of loved ones, Lowell Catholic boys basketball team blows out Belchertown, Toddler safe, car theft suspects apprehended, No end in sight for case involving Dracut doc charged with patient's death, MVC girls basketball: Dracut's Ashlee Talbot named Div. 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Renk had survived, and Kalhauser had been charged with armed assault with intent to murder in August of 1979. They had two sons together. * 1980: Kalhauser is released on $1,200 bail and moves to Arizona with Brenda Gerow, of Nashua. But someone out there knows more. * May 1999: Kalhauser is convicted of second-degree murder in Arizona in connection with his ex-wifes disappearance. Personal Information After the case of Jane Doe was reopened in 2012, new technology helped solve the mystery. Full Name John Joseph Kalhauser Born January 22, 1954 (age 69) Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Other Names Jack Kalhauser Gender Male Race/Ethnicity White Criminal Information Offender Type Suspected Serial Killer Victims 2-3+ Span of crimes 1971 - 1995 Country United States (Massachusetts, Arizona) Contents 1 Biography 2 Victims Robert John Interval is charged with the murder of his missing girlfriend, Christine Mustafa. She was like, Ive got some turquoise, Im going to mail it to you that was it for 5, 6, 7 weeks. Gerow called him one time a few months later (Bill remains hazy on the timeline), this time from Arizona. A total of five similar marks were found. In 1986, under the name Donald Stecchi, Kalhauser married pretty 26-year-old Diane van Reeth, a native of Tucson. "Little Miss Nobody's" body was found on July 31, 1960, by a school teacher looking for rocks in Sand Creek Wash near Congress, Arizona. tonight at 10/9 p.m. Central on Investigation Discovery. Did anyone recognize her? Last year, nearly 40 years after the northern Arizona discovery, an unidentified body that came to be known as "Valentine Sally" was identified as a 17-year-old girl but her killer remains unknown. CCSO says the case is still under investigation as a homicide, but there are still no identified suspects. Kalhauser is sentenced to 7 years in prison, but ends up being paroled after about a year. Cf. They couldnt make out her eye color. Hed seemed nice when Bill had first met him. Police find a photograph of an unidentified woman among his possessions. There was no showing that any of the petit jurors were exposed to any extrinsic information in the newspapers or other media outlets concerning the case. According to news reports out of Arizona, Pima County Sheriff's detectives say John Kalhauser, the man she left Nashua with for Arizona, is a "person . The jury is advised that you should not speculate about the reason for the withdrawal The judge's instruction followed our suggestion in Commonwealth v. Pasciuti, 12 Mass.App.Ct. Contact us. 98-P-1318. Though he was sentenced to seven years in prison, he'd been released on parole after about a year. [20][21] The woman in the photo was stated to resemble the victim's reconstruction and her physical description. Cf. [9] After a 2012 exhumation of the body, the victim's face was digitally reconstructed after her skull was examined via a CT scan. The body was initially found by hunters, who happened upon the dead woman near the Pima County Fairgrounds. He has been in and out of trouble since he was a teen. Kalhauser was accused of shooting Renk three times in the face and neck. And Bill, her lost younger brother, deserves more than memories and a jar of older sisters ashes. According to a Coconino County list of cold cases, it appears Bresson's body was found with two bullet holes in his skull. with some kind of ligature and likely sexually assaulted. 1. 116, 127, 364 N.E.2d 1264 (1977). Almost exactly 8 years after Paul Chapman was murdered, John Kalhauser tried to kill again. The information was placed on social media. He's currently serving time for murdering his wife. 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