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Profile |
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Name: Russell Earl Winstead
(Russ, Craig Conway, Milena Perez)
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Sex: Male |
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Race: White |
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Age Now: 43 |
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Height: 6'1" |
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Weight: 170 lbs. |
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Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Brown
May have died his hair
May have grown a beard |
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Eyes (Color and Correction): Brown |
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Other Physical Characteristics: Described as lanky
Likes to stay fit
Has a thin upper lip |
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Wanted for :
Murder, Madisonville, KY;
Jan 12, 2003
Robbery, Madisonville, KY;
Jan 12, 2003
Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution, Madisonville, KY;
2003
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Location(s) |
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Last Seen : Madisonville, KY
Winstead was last seen in Madisonville, KY on June 16, 2003. |
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Possible Location : Anywhere in the continental US, USA
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
Nashville, TN
Chicago, IL
Costa Rica
Winstead acquired a passport in his name in Chicago, Illinois in May of 2003.
Cops say he fled to the San Jose, Costa Rica area in June, after connecting through airports in Nashville, TN and Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX. |
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Last Known : Madisonville, KY
Winstead was a life-long resident of the Madisonville, KY area. |
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Traits |
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Big fan of University of Kentucky sports, specifically basketball |
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Likes restoring antique cars |
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His favorite car is a 1957 "cherry red" Chevrolet |
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Nascar fan |
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Previously raced stock cars |
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Likely frequenting casinos |
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Cops say he is addicted to gambling |
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Calls himself a "professional gambler" |
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Favorite game is Blackjack, uses the Negative Progression (also known as the Martingale System) method of gambling |
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Likes to drink water when he is gambling |
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Fancies himself a "ladies man" |
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Described as a charmer |
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Described as manipulative |
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May be conning females |
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Described as a compulsive and pathological liar |
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Lies to get what he wants |
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Likes to wear nice, name-brand clothes (for example Tommy Hilfiger, Polo) |
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Does not drink alcohol much, when he does it is usually cheap, draft, light beer (Coors Light is his favorite) |
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Described as very hot-tempered |
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Likes to work out, may be seeking membership at a YMCA |
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Likes to golf |
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Likes to play pick-up basketball |
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Previously worked as a coal mining engineer |
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May be seeking work in the mining industry as an engineer or surveyor |
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May be working as a mechanic or in auto body work |
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May be working in farming |
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Father of three, may be talking about his children |
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Not known to use drugs |
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Described as an adrenaline junkie |
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May be receiving cash via Western Union |
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Case Story |
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Murder In Madisonville |
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Eighty-five-year-old Ann Branson was known as a pillar of the Madisonville, Kentucky community. That's why it was so baffling when the sweet old lady became the victim of a brutal murder... one cops describe as a classic overkill.
Family and friends became concerned when Ann missed a planned lunch date on January 13, 2003. When they couldn't reach her by phone they had police go to her home in downtown Madisonville to check on her.
Inside, officers found Ann's lifeless body down in her basement. Ann had been brutally stabbed dozens of times and bludgeoned in the head. Police say there was no sign of forced entry and nothing seemed missing in her home. Medical examiners on the scene estimated she had been killed the night before -- on Sunday, January 12. |
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Ann's Records Break The Case |
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Madisonville Police carefully catalogued everything in the home, hoping there were clues that could lead to Ann's murderer.
Ann Branson was an astute and sharp businesswoman. She owned over 40 rental properties and kept very particular financial records. Every transaction was recorded before and after trips to the bank.
When cops began sifting through Ann's financial records it became obvious that she was lending her nephew, Russell Winstead, an inordinate amount of money. There was no record of Winstead paying any of the money back... until two days before Ann's murder, when her ledgers say she received a check for $12,000 from her nephew. Ann's records showed that she intended to deposit that check on Monday when the banks reopened. Cops say that if Ann had lived to deposit that check it would have bounced as high as a kangaroo in a moon bounce. As it was, the check was nowhere to be found. |
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Still Relying On Ann's Money |
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Cops say Winstead was leading a double life; he was addicted to gambling -- and he had lousy luck at the tables. Police were able to track his gambling habits at nearby casinos and even caught him on surveillance cameras at a high-stakes blackjack game the day after he'd written the bad $12,000 check. They say Winstead lost $10,000 that night.
A clear motive was developing -- cops say Winstead killed Ann and stole the check to cover his tracks; Winstead knew the jig was up and he hit the road.
But even as a fugitive, Russell Winstead relied on family money. In a dastardly move, his father took money from Ann's estate and sent wire transfers to Russell at locations in Costa Rica. Earl Winstead was charged with conspiracy and hindering prosecution. He pleaded guilty in March 2004.
Now, cops need your help tracking down Winstead. |
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