RENO: DNA LINKS JAMES BIELA TO BRIANNA DENISON MURDER...AND OTHERS ???

Brianna Denison
March 29, 1988 -February, 2008

Site where Brianna Denison was found.

Photo © Stan White

http://renotahoe.about.com/b/2008/03/09/brianna-denison-investigation-web-page.htm

HUNTING GROUNDS OF SUSPECTED RENO RAPIST/SERIAL KILLER

Left: James Biela / Right: Original police sketch
James Biela, 27, was arrested on Nov. 25, 2008 after cops linked the Sparks, Nev. man to the murder of Brianna Denison and a Dec. 2007 sexual assault.

Reno Police arrest James Biela for Denison's murder
Posted: Nov 26, 2008 01:27 AM PST
Updated: Dec 10, 2008 07:15 AM PST

The arrest of a Sparks man as a suspect in the January kidnapping, rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman is now drawing interest out of state.

Investigators in Columbus, Ohio announced Friday that they are looking to Brianna Denison accused murderer, James Biela, as having a possible connection to as many as seven sexual assault cases in their area.

Authorities in Ohio say they have video surveillance of their suspect from an ATM when he used one of his victim's credit card but haven't named Biela as a formal suspect.

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Biela's girlfriend, who has a 4-year-old child with him, discovered a pair of underwear in his pickup truck according to police. She told a friend, and police say that friend called Secret Witness on Nov. 1.

Court documents say, "Biela respectfully declined to prove a DNA sample and indicated that he had not been involved in the murder of Brianna Denison and that his girlfriend" could provide him with an alibi.

Biela's girlfriend, according to court documents, contacted police saying that she could not account for his whereabouts in the early morning hours of Dec. 16 or Jan. 20. She then allowed investigators to test their son's DNA.

The DNA in subsequent tests was a "direct link" to the Denison case, Poehlman said. Police say the DNA evidence also links Biela to another sexual assault and kidnapping near the University campus in December.

COURT HEARING FOR BIELA IS SET FOR DEC. 10...STAY TUNED
http://www.krnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9416901

COVINA, CA: BRUCE PARDO, SANTA, KILLS 6 AT PARTY, 3 MISSING

Covina Police Department via / AP
Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, 45, the prime suspect in the Christmas Eve Santa-suit killings at a suburban L.A. home, killed himself Thursday, according to police.

FNC
Images from the scene of a deadly fire that claimed at least three lives in suburban Los Angeles on Christmas Eve.

This image from video shows firefighters outside a blazing house in Covina, Calif., late Wednesday, Dec. 24, where a man dressed as Santa who had been having marital problems opened fire at a Christmas party, leaving more than three people dead in a home that then caught fire. (AP Photo/On Scene Video via AP))3:08 p.m. ET, 12/25/08

Hector Mata / AP

A Bomb Squad and Los Angeles County Sheriff official stand near a crime scene where a man in a Santa Claus costume killed at least six people during a Christmas party in Covina, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008. 6:36 p.m. ET, 12/25/08

Hector Mata /AP

Covina police Chief Kim Raney talks with reporters about a killing rampage at a Christmas party, during a news conference at the Covina Police Headquarters in Covina, Calif. Thursday, December 25, 2008. 6:30 p.m. ET

12/25/08

Man in Santa suit kills at least nine at Covina party, police say

By Ari B. Bloomekatz, Tami Abdollah and Joel Rubin 5:10 PM PST, December 25, 2008

A distraught man dressed as Santa Claus opened fire at a Christmas Eve party and then set the house ablaze, killing at least six people, police said. Several hours later, the shooter killed himself.

Three people who attended the party remained unaccounted for Thursday afternoon as coroner officials continued to search through the wreckage.

Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, 45, who had recently been divorced and is believed to have lost his job, knocked on the front door of a home owned by the parents of his ex-wife in Covina around 11:30 Wednesday night, said Police Chief Kim Raney.

An 8-year-old girl ran to the door to answer Pardo's knock, police said. He shot her in the face, stepped into the house and began to fire indiscriminately with a semiautomatic handgun.

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The two-story house, located at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, was fully engulfed by fire, Los Angeles County fire officials said. About 80 firefighters were initially kept at bay by police who feared that the gunman was still in the area.

They battled flames that soared 40 to 50 feet high for an hour and a half before extinguishing the fire, according to Capt. Mike Brown. Amid the ruins, the second floor of the house had collapsed onto the ground.

WHAT MADE BRUCE PARDO INTO A KILLER?
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-santa-shooting26-2008dec26,0,6505439.story

NO CHRISTMAS FOR CAYLEE ANTHONY

Jesse Grund, Casey Anthony's ex-fiance: ‘It was devastating’

Today Show / Dec. 22: Investigators confirm the body found in the Florida woods is missing toddler Caylee Anthony. TODAY’s Matt Lauer talks to Casey Anthony’s ex-fiance, Jesse Grund, about the tragedy.

SEE VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH MATT LAUER http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28347850/

Jesse Grund with ex-fiancee Casey Anthony in happier times. Today Sho
Flowers are placed Friday at a makeshift memorial in the wooded area where Caylee's body was found.

Investigators Search Caylee's Grandparents' Home
By Howard Altman
Tampa Bay Online / updated 6:46 a.m. PT, Sun., Dec. 21, 2008

ORLANDO - Orange County Sheriff's Office investigators returned to the home of George and Cindy Anthony this afternoon armed with a search warrant, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

The couple – parents of 22-year-old Casey Anthony who is accused of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee – remained at the home while investigators conducted the search, according to a media release.

Investigators found "items of evidentiary value," according to the release.

Also this afternoon, the sheriff's office ended its 10-day search of the wooded area at 8900 Suburban Drive where Caylee's bones were found.

CAYLEE IS GONE...FOREVER; THIS IS JUST THE START OF HER STORY!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28331715/