Baltimore's Leakin Park: the dumping ground for murdered bodies

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Baltimore's Leakin Park: the dumping ground for murdered bodies

BALTIMORE: -- THEY were all under 10, and their mutilated bodies were found in an overgrown section of Baltimore’s Leakin Park in April, 1968.

Larry, 9, and Matt Jefferson, 5, Louis Hill, 10, and 10-year-old Lester Watson were murdered by janitor Reginald Vernon Oates, 18, who was found carrying a bag containing the genitalia of three of his young victims.

When police examined the bodies, they also found that one boy had been decapitated, his little hands cut off, and another had had his throat cut.

Oates was committed to a mental institution in 1968, where he has been since. He continues to petition the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for release.

The four little boys were the second group of bodies found in what has become known as a mass dumping ground of murdered victims in the US state of Maryland.

To the naked eye, Baltimore’s Leakin Park — which adjoins Gwynns Falls Park — is a 485-hectare expanse of greenery, shadowed by romantic woodland and a natural forest largely untouched by humans.

Families visit the park to ride steam engines and ponies, and participate in kids’ rides. A group of volunteers called Friends of Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park, Inc maintain the park and donate money towards keeping the park’s nurture centre open.

Full story: http://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/baltimores-leakin-park-the-dumping-ground-for-murdered-bodies/story-fnh81jut-1227151232657


-- News.com.au 2014-12-10

[squarethecircle]

This was featured in the excellent book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, about the Baltimore homicide detective unit. Good read.

[timmyp]

That's totally nuts. You have to click on the link and read down several paragraphs before you come to the part that says 68 bodies have been found in the park (and suggests that there are more that haven't been found).

Creepy stuff...

[rotary]

He should have gotten a death sentence

[maidee]

and this has what to do with thailand ?

or is it fashion now to jump dump anything here ?

[chuckd]

and this has what to do with thailand ?

or is it fashion now to jump dump anything here ?

Yeah, it is. That's why it's called World News.

[Friendly Stranger]

and this has what to do with thailand ?

or is it fashion now to jump dump anything here ?

It's in the world news section.

[ggt]

This happened in 1968 for Christ's sake...what is the point of printing this article...?

You can not embarrass the US or Baltimore with this information...they do a better job of discrediting themselves without any help...