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	Profile
	Name: Stanley Vernell Ledbetter Jr.
	Race: Black
	Height: 6'
	Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Black
	Eyes (Color and Correction): Brown
	Other Physical Characteristics: Described as muscular with build similar to that of a basketball player Has a deep southern accent Might be wearing a lot of cologne
	Wanted for : Various, Dallas, TX Various, Plano, TX Various, Irving, TX Various, Garland, TX Various, Frisco, TX Various, Richardson, TX Various, Coppell, TX

	Location(s)
	Last Seen : Dallas, TX
	Possible Location : Unkown
	Last Known : Unkown

	Traits
	May be armed with a dark, sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun
	Has dark military or police boots and military clothing
	Owns a number of various bandannas
	Might not be able to drive a manual-transmission car
	Does not smell like he smokes
	Though it hasn't been confirmed, he may work with an accomplice at times
	May have a particular fascination with the media's coverage of his attacks
	May have a commitment that keeps him at home on Friday and Saturday nights
	May have a number of souvenirs from his attacks, like laptop computers, Ipods and work ID badges


	Case Story
	Thirteen Attacks In Less Than A Month
	He came like a wave. In less than one month, the predator struck. There were similarities to some of his attacks. But also there were differences. But the one thing cops do know is that he's prolific and he was just getting started. The attacks began in May 2005. Victims reported a black man getting into their homes. In some cases, he would enter through an unlocked door. Other times, he'd force open a door. In practically all cases, he was armed with a sawed-off shotgun. The attacks in Dallas, Coppell, Richardson, Garland, Plano and Irving all shared some similarities. This man hit ground-floor apartments; mostly end units that had some sort of light on. In some cases, it was a computer or a television. But to the attacker, it was enough illumination to see where he was going. But he wasn't without his variances. In some cases, it was a simple robbery. Other times, especially when he didn't get what he wanted, he would sexually assault the victim. In some cases, believe it or not, he even had an accomplice. He used bandannas to cover his nose and mouth. In the beginning, it seemed that money was his goal. He'd ask for ATM cards and cold, hard cash. He didn't care much for credit cards or other valuables. In fact, at first, he seemed downright pleasant. His fifth victim said, "He was actually really nice to me for a robber. He was telling me to calm down, everything would be okay if I did what he asked me to do." In that case, he was true to his word and she was left unharmed. Other victims would not be so lucky. On June 2, 2005, this predator targeted the apartment of 50-year-old Cleofas Zapatas, an unlikely target. Cleofas was a large man and not an easy person to take over. The crime scene suggested as much. By the time cops arrived on scene, Cleofas had been shot in the leg and had died. It appears the suspect has met his physical match and the gun went off. But to investigators, that incident was a very important moment in this spree. Plano Detective Mark McClendon told America's Most Wanted, "After you shoot and kill someone, you know, everything changes in my mind."

	An Eerie Silence
	For the one month period of time, this predator robbed, raped and killed his way through north Dallas. The media began taking note. But after his sexual assault on June 14, 2005, he did something no one expected. He stopped. For almost five months, the man armed with a bandanna and a sawed-off shotgun went underground and no one could figure out why. But that silence lasted only so long. On November 3, 2005, he came out of hiding and something in him had changed. Even though he'd committed murder, in this case, he seemed to be angrier and more violent, pulling his victim around by her hair before sexually assaulting her. He was beginning to fit the mold of the predator with the dangerously escalating violence. In five days, this predator struck three times in Dallas. He was back and the media again highlighted his crime wave. And guess what? He went underground again. The trend was becoming clear. "We've noticed that when we do come together after an incident," Plano Detective Scott Epperson says, "and we have a lot of media coverage, that this stops for months at a time." He was right. Over the next few years, the man continued to grow in number and severity of his attacks. But sure enough, once the media, be it newspapers or television, got involved it would force this attacker underground.

	Left For Dead
	It was now April of 2007 and the man had been chased away by the media for almost a year. But in his last attack, he displayed the type of violence no one here had seen. As was his routine, the man smashed through the Frisco, Texas victim's door and sexually assaulted her. But this time, he did something was different. This time, he didn't conceal his face. To investigators, that was a significant sign. He did not intend on leaving a witness. After the sexual assault, he calmly put a pillow over the woman's head and stabbed her repeatedly in the stomach. He felt for a pulse, seeing if he'd killed her. Then he left. What he didn't know is that the victim had miraculously survived. When she thought the coast was clear, she made a break for it for help. But guess who was waiting outside her front door. The predator was waiting. He jumped her again, stabbing her a few more times before disappearing into the night. In a truly amazing show of strength, the woman managed to get help and survived the nightmarish night. This brave woman did more than just survive; she became the key clue to the investigation. Because she was the only one who saw the attacker without something covering his face, she worked with the cops to develop a composite of what this attacker looked like. From this last case, the predator made a mistake. Shortly after the attack, he used the victim's ATM card and they captured his image on the surveillance camera. Unfortunately, the subject is back lit so you cannot see his face. But that doesn't mean the video is useless. You can clearly see the man has black and blue Franklin batting gloves. He's struck 19 times and investigators want to find him before he strikes again. Frisco detective Olga Chavez: "We're just concerned as to what type of crime scene we're going to next."

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