03-11-2014, 10:23 AM
Child Molester Rapes Teen and Kills Family
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On Saturday in Canon City, Colorado a teenaged girl fled to a neighbor's home and told them she'd been raped. When police arrived, they found Vanwinkle in the home. They also found the bodies of the girl's 5-year-old brother, 9-year-old sister, and 35-year-old mother.
31-year-old Vanwinkle was reportedly a "family friend" of the victims. I don't know if that means he was mom's boyfriend or what exactly.
I do know that he is a known child molester and therefore should be in the sex offender registry.
He is the kind of asshole who should be incarcerated for a long time, IMO. Child molesters seem to always re-offend and frequently escalate in their crimes.
Vanwinkle was sentenced in 2004 to four years in prison in Indiana for child molestation and vicarious sexual gratification. He received a two-year term in 2007 in Indiana for child molestation and, in 2012, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence in Colorado.
Autopsies of the victims (identities not yet disclosed) are scheduled for today. Van Winkle is charged with murder, kidnapping and sexual assault. He was denied bond yesterday.
On Saturday in Canon City, Colorado a teenaged girl fled to a neighbor's home and told them she'd been raped. When police arrived, they found Vanwinkle in the home. They also found the bodies of the girl's 5-year-old brother, 9-year-old sister, and 35-year-old mother.
31-year-old Vanwinkle was reportedly a "family friend" of the victims. I don't know if that means he was mom's boyfriend or what exactly.
I do know that he is a known child molester and therefore should be in the sex offender registry.
He is the kind of asshole who should be incarcerated for a long time, IMO. Child molesters seem to always re-offend and frequently escalate in their crimes.
Vanwinkle was sentenced in 2004 to four years in prison in Indiana for child molestation and vicarious sexual gratification. He received a two-year term in 2007 in Indiana for child molestation and, in 2012, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence in Colorado.
Autopsies of the victims (identities not yet disclosed) are scheduled for today. Van Winkle is charged with murder, kidnapping and sexual assault. He was denied bond yesterday.