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| − | '''The Poet''' was a serial killer who murdered his victims in ways that made the deaths appeared to be suicides, and left quotes from the poetry of [[wikipedia:Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe]] at the scenes of the deaths. |
+ | '''The Poet''' was a serial killer who murdered his victims, primarily homicide detectives, often in ways that made the deaths appeared to be suicides, and left quotes from the poetry of [[wikipedia:Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe]] at the scenes of the deaths. His police victims included [[Clifford Beltran]], [[John Brooks]], [[Garland Petry]], [[Morris Kotite]], [[Sean McEvoy]], [[John McCafferty]], and [[William Orsulak]]. His ''modus operandi'' was to drug his victims with their own medications, hypnotize them, get them to write a line of Edgar Allen Poe poetry, have oral sex with them, and then arrange their "suicide". |
| ⚫ | The killer's [[Robert Backus|identity]] was discovered by ''[[wikipedia:Rocky Mountain News|Rocky Mountain News]]'' crime-reporter [[Jack McEvoy]], at which point he went into hiding. He later resurfaced in [[wikipedia:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] in 2004, where he was pursued by [[wikipedia:Private investigator|private investigator]] [[Harry Bosch]]. |
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| − | The Poet killed [[wikipedia:Denver Police Department|Denver Police Department]] detective [[Sean McEvoy]] in 1996. |
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| ⚫ | The killer's [[Robert Backus|identity]] was discovered by ''[[wikipedia:Rocky Mountain News|Rocky Mountain News]]'' crime-reporter [[Jack McEvoy]], at which point he went into hiding. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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* ''[[The Poet]]'' |
* ''[[The Poet]]'' |
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| + | * ''[[Blood Work]]'' (mentioned) |
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| + | * ''[[A Darkness More Than Night]]'' (mentioned) |
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* ''[[The Narrows]]'' |
* ''[[The Narrows]]'' |
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* ''[[The Scarecrow]]'' (mentioned) |
* ''[[The Scarecrow]]'' (mentioned) |
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[[Category:Aliases|Poet]] |
[[Category:Aliases|Poet]] |
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| + | [[Category:Murderers|Poet]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:24, 11 July 2016
The Poet was a serial killer who murdered his victims, primarily homicide detectives, often in ways that made the deaths appeared to be suicides, and left quotes from the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe at the scenes of the deaths. His police victims included Clifford Beltran, John Brooks, Garland Petry, Morris Kotite, Sean McEvoy, John McCafferty, and William Orsulak. His modus operandi was to drug his victims with their own medications, hypnotize them, get them to write a line of Edgar Allen Poe poetry, have oral sex with them, and then arrange their "suicide".
The killer's identity was discovered by Rocky Mountain News crime-reporter Jack McEvoy, at which point he went into hiding. He later resurfaced in Los Angeles in 2004, where he was pursued by private investigator Harry Bosch.
Appearances[]
- The Poet
- Blood Work (mentioned)
- A Darkness More Than Night (mentioned)
- The Narrows
- The Scarecrow (mentioned)