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Criminal Records - Most Wanted |
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Profile |
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Name: Melvin Keeling
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Race: Black |
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Age Now: 46 |
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Height: 5'7" |
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Weight: 145 lbs. |
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Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Black
Could have a beard or mustache |
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Eyes (Color and Correction): Brown |
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Other Physical Characteristics: Has a titanium pin in his neck, which limits his ability to turn his head from side to side
Police say Keeling can be recognized by his bad front teeth |
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Wanted for :
UFAP, Warren County, OH;
Sep 19, 2005
Murder (2 cts.), Jasper County, IN;
Sep 20, 2005
Rape (2 cts.), Warren County, OH;
Sep 22, 2005
Gross Sexual Imposition (33 cts.), Warren County, OH;
Sep 22, 2005
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Location(s) |
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Last Seen : Remington, IN
Last seen on surveillance video at the Family Express convenience store in Remington, but car was later found in Gary. |
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Possible Location : National
Chicago, IL
Gary, IN
Cops are still focusing on the areas around Gary, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois. But there are ralroad tracks close to where Keeling abandoned his car in Indiana, meaning he could have hopped a train to anywhere in the country. |
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Last Known : Loveland Park, OH
Keeling lived in the house behind Katie Caudill in Loveland Park. Neighbors say he lived there for three years with his girlfriend. |
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Traits |
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Is a very skilled martial artist |
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Enjoys playing pool |
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Smokes marijuana |
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Case Story |
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Three Found Dead, Police Suspect Same Killer |
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Cops say 43-year-old Melvin Keeling's killing spree began on Monday, September 19, 2005 in Warren County Ohio, where he allegedly shot and killed 13-year-old Katie Caudill. Police say Katie's grandmother heard shots around 6:45 a.m., and found the young girl's body in her bedroom.
Keeling then traveled to Indiana, where police say he killed his next victims - 29-year-old Lisa Kendall and 38-year-old Kendora Furr. Police say the two women were working as clerks at the Family Express store in Remington, Indiana when Keeling entered around 10 a.m. and shot them. Cops say a customer found the women inside the convenience store dead behind the counter.
Cops were able to identify Keeling as the murder suspect based on surveillance camera footage at the Family Express convenience store. Once they had their suspect, a nationwide search for the alleged murderer began.
Cops say Keeling was driving a 2000 silver Ford Windstar with Ohio license plates DW19AW -- but officials located the van in Gary, Indiana. |
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Proof The Fugitive Is Alive And Running? |
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After a week without confirmed sightings of Keeling, police began to suspect that the fugitive may have killed himself.
On September 28th, more than a dozen investigators on the Keeling task force combed the woods in Gary and found the fugitive's wallet, ID and other personal items a few blocks from where Keeling abandoned his van. Tracking dogs also followed Keeling's scent from the wooded area to nearby train tracks.
Nearly one month later, those same investigators continued the search in the woods near the abandoned van and wallet. |
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Keeling's Possible Motives |
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According to police, Katie's murder may have been the result of some of Keeling's other charges -- allegations that had nothing to do with murder. According to police, Keeling is wanted on sexual charges against a child -- and Katie was involved in the investigation. Police say Katie wasn't the alleged victim in any of those charges, but the girl was reportedly serving as a witness against Keeling.
Keeling lived in the home right behind Katie's. In July, when Keeling had trouble paying his electric bill, Katie's family ran an extension cord into Keeling's home so he would have electricity.
On September 26, 2005, a grand jury in Warren County, OH charged Keeling with two counts of rape and 33 counts of gross sexual imposition. |
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