I have begun to place each one of the crimes charged to Serial Shooter suspect Dale Hausner on an interactive Google map. It is something I have wanted to do ever since the trial began back in October 2008. It’s a large project, to say the least. Hausner is accused in 50 incidents, which authorities say amounts to 87 crimes between May 2005 and August 2006.
The map, as seen above, will hold a permanent spot on the section of the website devoted to the trial coverage. However, you can also click over to the main home of the map, over on Google, and see the crimes listed in order down the left-hand column.
This project is still unfinished. I have only made it to crime No. 32, so I still have more than half to go. In the meantime, feel free to poke around the map as it is now, and please don’t be surprised if it changes. Also, please e-mail me if you see a mistake or have a suggestion. I can always use the help.
Lastly, Hausner’s trial resumes tomorrow, and you should expect some fireworks. Confessed killer Samuel Dieteman, his alleged accomplice, is still on the stand. And Hausner’s defense attorney, Ken Everett, is expected to go after him hard. You can expect to see Everett try to wholly discredit Dieteman’s every assertion about Hausner.
From the beginning of the trial, Everett has indicated that he plans to blame the entire killing spree on Dieteman, even though authorities believe he only became involved a little less than a year into the 14-month spree. Everett said during opening arguments that Dieteman took his friend’s car and guns and cruised the Valley looking for victims on his own. And, Everett said, he did it all while Hausner was asleep or otherwise unaware.
During the trial, Everett has shown himself to be a fierce and dogged defender of Hausner. However, his tactics have also perhaps been too aggressive with some key witnesses. During his questioning of one particular witness in October, Everett was warned by Judge Roland Steinle that he needed to tone down his rhetoric or else face a reprimand in front of the jury. If that happens this week, it could ruin Everett’s chances of turning Dieteman into the ultimate villain.