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Criminal Records - Most Wanted |
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Profile |
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Name: Unknown Cowboy Ray Killer
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Sex: Female |
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Race: Unknown |
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Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Unknown
Police say the driver had dark-colored hair, pulled back in a ponytail or bun. |
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Eyes (Color and Correction): Unknown |
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Other Physical Characteristics: Witnesses describe the driver as petite. |
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Wanted for :
Leaving the scene of a fatal accident, Chicago, IL;
Nov 20, 2005
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Location(s) |
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Last Seen : Chicago, IL
The driver of the vehicle was last seen in the 5500 block of South Archer Avenue near Chicago Midway Airport at 3:45 AM on Nov. 20, 2005. |
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Possible Location : Chicago, IL |
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Last Known : Unkown |
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Traits |
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Case Story |
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My Story -- By Mancow Muller |
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Ray Hofstatter was a mentally-challenged fellow that called my show and became a friend. He claimed to be a cowboy, yet he lived in the city near Chicago's Midway Airport. He also claimed to be a vampire, a clone, and a thawed frozen man.
Erich "Mancow" Muller is often called a rival to Howard Stern. He's the star of his own radio show, Mancow's Morning Madhouse, which is produced in Chicago and aired in more than 20 markets. Mancow's show features celebrity interviews, parody songs, prank calls, and lots of bantering. It's the bantering that seemed to attract the man who would ultimately become one of Mancow's most beloved sidekicks.
In 1996, a man calling himself Cowboy Ray called in to the show and told listeners he was a cowboy on a ranch in Santa Fe. But in reality, Cowboy Ray was mild-mannered Ray Hofstatter -- calling from his mother's basement on the South Side of Chicago. Improbably, it was the beginning of a long friendship bewteen Mancow and Cowboy Ray. |
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A Star Is Born |
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Ray became such a popular caller that Muller brought Cowboy Ray into the studio for weekly radio segments. Hofstatter quickly became part of the morning show family and developed a special bond with Muller.
Ray dug karaoke, cuckoo clocks, nut crackers and Jesus. Chicago fell in love with "Cowboy Ray," but he never understood how popular he was to radio listeners. He just wanted to talk about "Dark Shadows" (an old TV show) and Sofia Coppola...His unique perspective was always something I marveled at. He gave me gut laughs like nobody ever has. Top comedians haven't made me laugh like him.
Part of Cowboy Ray's charm was that no one knew what topic he'd be on next. But equally unpredictable was what happened to the beloved radio star on Nov. 20, 2005. |
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"Who Did This To My Boy?" |
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Police say Cowboy Ray left the Bohica Bar & Grill on Chicago's Southwest Side around 3:45 a.m. on Nov. 20, 2005. While crossing the street near the 5500 block of South Archer he was struck by a speeding car. The driver allegedly sped off, leaving Ray sprawled on the ground with multiple injuries.
Hofstatter spent several weeks in the hospital until he died on Jan. 10, 2006 -- less than two months after the hit-and-run accident.
According to witnesses, the driver was a petite, dark-haired woman who was speeding in a dark-colored car -- possibly a Honda Civic. They say the impact of the hit threw Hofstatter into the air and knocked off his coat, sweater, pants and shoes.
Witnesses also say two or three other passengers were in the vehicle that struck Hofstatter. No skid marks were found at the accident scene, indicating that the driver never slowed down or stopped after hitting Hofstatter.
Mancow Muller is devastated by the loss of his old friend, and he's determined to find justice for him.
The echo of his mother's sobs and pleas from the funeral haunt me. "Who did this to my boy?," she asked. I want to know who killed my friend and I've offered $28,000 for information that leads to a conviction.
I was asked if his case was important as others. I don't know. I do know that Ray is gone and his laughter was priceless to me and many others. |
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