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American Morning
Interview with Edward Piglia
Aired September 04, 2002 - 07:17 ET
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BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: To Louisiana now, and the profile of a serial killer police say has murdered three women in Baton Rouge over the past year, described now as a Caucasian male between the ages of 25 and 35. That's according to a profile released from the FBI yesterday. It describes the killer as impulsive, determined and someone who appears harmless.
Police hope new information may lead to a break in the case. DNA evidence has linked the murders of the three women to one assailant.
Pam Kinamore was the killer's most recent victim. Her brother, Edward Piglia, joins us now from Metairie, Louisiana this morning.
Good to have you back with us today in New Orleans.
EDWARD PIGLIA, VICTIM'S BROTHER: Thank you.
HEMMER: You have put together your own profile. Does it match? Does it agree with what the FBI released yesterday?
PIGLIA: Yes, it does. We -- my family and I have speculated on these characteristics and traits five weeks ago. We figured that the individual probably blended well into society, and that's why he's so hard to catch.
HEMMER: What about these specifics, though: 25 to 35, they say capable of lifting 175 pounds at least, affable, they describe him as a person who would not appear threatening? Does that fit into your category as well? Or do you have any disagreements with that?
PIGLIA: I would agree with all of that. I think that's an accurate assessment.
HEMMER: Edward, when you got together about a month ago with some of the families of the other two women who are considered victims in this case, you got together, and you picked out two things that you thought were in common. One was DNA evidence, obviously. The other thing you talked about, though, is the fact that, you know, the murders happened on the weekend.
What led you to believe that perhaps there was some common ground here, because of the weekend common trait?
PIGLIA: We met with the Pace and Green family and compared notes. Obviously, DNA connected all of our three cases together, but we looked for other commonalities, places that were frequented, restaurants, places they would shop at. But the weekend is the only other common denominator we found in the cases. I'm sure many more will be revealed later once this guy is caught.
HEMMER: What would the weekend factor tell you?
PIGLIA: Possibly a guy who is married, works a 9:00 to 5:00 job, Monday through Friday, maybe goes off to a fishing camp on the weekend, a hunting camp, no one would suspect anything if he wasn't around for the weekend -- things like this.
HEMMER: The FBI also indicated that you believed that the killer wanted people to locate and find Pam's body, but they had indicated that possibly the killer did not think the body would ever be found. You went to the site. You went to the scene. Do you agree or disagree with that assessment?
PIGLIA: Well, they are the experts, so I'll leave in their hands. This guy knows the pressure is on now, and I think the FBI is doing their job. His days are numbered.
HEMMER: Do you think the FBI is closer to solving it, because of the information they released yesterday, or not?
PIGLIA: It's hard to say. These things take time. They told us that in the beginning. They sat down with my family and I, and told us things will slow down because of the combing over of all of the details. It takes a lot more time, and it seems like things are moving very slowly from our perspective. But they're working around the clock on this, so we feel confident an arrest will be made soon.
HEMMER: Hang in there, OK, Edward?
PIGLIA: Thank you.
HEMMER: Edward Piglia, live in New Orleans.
The number again for the FBI hotline, in case you need it, 866- 389-3310.
Thanks again, Ed. We'll talk to you again.
PIGLIA: Thank you.
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