Transparency. If you can't create drama through dialogue have the actors run around being emotional. Third, learn about police and legal procedure in the States. People/Characters by cover : Works (1) Titles: Order: A Fever In The Heart And Other True Cases: Ann Rule's Crime Files, Volume III by Ann Rule: Character description. | Today, the Portland Police Bureau’s Cold Case Unit announced the Exceptional Clearance of three cases. Jeff Kominek Criminal Investigations Division Title: Detective Phone: 281-842-3131 Return to Staff Directory. Runaway parrot rescued from atop New Jersey city hall. Arthur Piehler. Kominek, one of 56 police officers who gathered in Roseburg, a lumber town, said 'we developed several other leads we did not have (before)' as … Better than average, enjoyed John Corbett and the initial mystery of who the killer is, Based on the true story of a very sick serial killer. Viewer discretion is definitely advised for this extremely violent film about the I-5 freeway killer in the corridor of Northern California, Oregon, and Washington. Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A California athlete's speed is going viral for an unusual reason after she ran a mile in under 6 minutes -- while 9 months pregnant. Other than that, we don't have anything further,' Kominek said. All federal interstates are referred to by their number preceded by I, i.e. Granted, this was one of her early gigs but, the director should have ordered up several takes and given her some "direction" to get it right. Space Station air leak repaired with help from floating tea leaves. One night an armed mask man breaks in. These were the first cases where the Oregon State Police Crime Lab utilized the Magnetic Bead Extraction method for extracting DNA. Arrogant, probably. Example C -- Woodfield was a sex-offender. And who is this Clay guy??? Two raccoons ejected from inside California bank. Agendas & Minutes. haha Lifetime movie about the I-5 killer and he is helping a girl pump gas...in Portland, Oregon. I'm not going to dwell on any of that. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran serving in the Vietnam War. Dave Kominek retired from the Marion County Sherriff’s Office and Chief David Bishop of the Beaverton Police Department. Police detective Dave Kominek (John Corbett) is investigating the crime, and soon he figures out that it's related to a whole series of murders by the same serial killer around the I-5. I see there are many complaint about accuracy. Woman runs mile in under 6 minutes while 9 months pregnant. In 2009, with more advancement in Forensic DNA technology, The Oregon State Police Crime Laboratory, Woodfield was finally linked to the Murders of Darcy Fix, Doug Altig and Julie Reitz. This was a made for TV movie which the director took the approach to concentrate on the relationship between the lead detective Dave Kominek played by John Corbett and one of the surviving victims Beth Williams, played by Sara Canning, of the I-5 killer. The clerk was not hurt. Dave Kominek retired from the … The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office has worked closely with the investigators and public safety members from Washington County, Shasta County, The City of Portland, The Oregon State Police Forensic Laboratory and The United States Attorney’s Office. Uploads Play all. Awards With DNA technology, Woodfield was conclusively linked to the October 11, 1980 Murder of Cherie Ayers, in 2005. People don't talk like that. But serial killers get away with these crimes by being able to act innocent --- they are sophisticated con men, great actors. Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A man who lost his wedding ring while hunting in Maine had the item returned to him when another hunter came across it eight years later. Runyan apparently didn't learn this in acting class. Common Knowledge People/Characters Detective Dave Kominek. Related people/characters. Instead the story concentrates on detective Dave Kominek's pursuit of serial rapist and killer Randy Woodfield. Sara Canning had no subtlety at all. In 1983 the Oregon Parole board voted unanimously to deny Woodfield any further opportunity to request a parole hearing. After he violates them, he shoots them but Beth survives the ordeal. | Beth Williams (Sara Canning) is a nighttime cleaner at an office building with her co-worker. Randall Brent "Randy" Woodfield, a former Green Bay Packer draft selection, committed fourteen murders and fifty robberies, prior to apprehension. | Dr. Donald Reay. I posted the following on the chat board: "First, I knew this was a Canadian production when all of the police kept referring to "The I-5". It is not a mystery but an investigation of the killings. This was a better than average TV movie (Lifetime) about the hunt for the I-5 serial killer. Randy Woodfield, known as the “I-5 Bandit” or the “I-5 Killer”, and also the subject of a book authored by Ann Rule, is responsible for three open homicide cases in Portland, one in Beaverton and two in Shasta County, California. 'We do believe he has a vehicle ... has his own mode of transportion ... but he is probably traveling alone,' Kominek said. Must have forgot to research...Oregon has NO self serve...never has...research people!!! Based on a factual case, it is about the hunt for a serial killer along the I5 highway. In addition to my comments above, I found the dialogue to be unnatural and self-serving: they used it to create "drama". The last crime attributed to him was the robbery of a Dairy Queen restaurant Thursday in Bellevue, Wash, near Seattle. Digging into other incidents of a similar nature, Kominek realizes that there's a serial killer working the I-5 corridor and sets out to find him. The I-5 bandit is suspected of killing three women -- two in northern California and one in Keizer, Ore., just north of Salem. There were enough victims of the I-5 serial killer Randy Woodfield, played by Tygh Runyan and enough time had elapsed from his first victim that the producers had sufficient material to make this in to a mini-series had they wished to do so. External Reviews Example A -- no judge is his/her right mind would call a probation violation committed by a sex offender as a technicality. Drama dealing with a serial killer is a good one. Example B -- for someone on probation it is not necessary to get a warrant for a search: someone released on probation in Oregon consents to searches as a condition of release. ROSEBURG, Ore. -- Police from three states made progress in tracking down a shadowy man dubbed the 'I-5 Killer' during a meeting held at the midway point of a 500-mile spree of murders, rapes and robberies. Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Animal rescuers in California made an early morning visit to a bank to chase away an unusual pair of "masked bandits" -- young raccoons. David Kominek. This is an engrossing tale about a serial killer. Oregon Daily News??? A psychological profile indicates the man 'is probably a loner. The robber fled on foot, leaving the remainder of the tape, which he carried into the store, behind. Early today, a man matching the description of the 'I-5 Killer' robbed a small grocery store on the outskirts of Eugene, Ore. Police said the young man, with three strips of tape stuck to his nose, showed a silver revolver as he robbed a 7-11 store of an unknown amount of cash about 3 a.m. and bound the clerk with surgical tape. This work has, as you have been told, convinced investigators that Randall Brent Woodfield is responsible for each of these deaths. After all, it's a Lifetime TV movie not an in-depth documentary. However, conversations with the involved agencies and the full awareness of Woodfield’ custody status, in consultation with Oregon State Parole Board, have resulted in a consistent opinion that at this time prosecution of Woodfield for these deaths would not be a necessary or responsible use of the additional resources that would be needed in pursuing these cases through the court system. The fact that he violated probation by changing residence without the permission of his probation officer would have resulted in his arrest and detention without bail. Read Ann Rule's book if you want to know the truth of the matter. Police detective Dave Kominek (John Corbett) is investigating the crime, and soon he figures out that it's related to a whole series of murders by the same serial killer around the I-5. Comforting her in this manner would likely cause a "small" issue with a good defense attorney, can you say bias? Stay Informed. City of La Porte 604 W Fairmont Parkway La Porte, TX 77571 Email This needs ten lines of text, But I find that there is no reason to continue to give a review for such a poorly constructed and thought out movie. Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A U.S. company captured the title of world's fastest production car when its latest model reached an average speed of 316.11 mph. Their efforts, supported by all the “I-5 Bandit” task force members were instrumental in finally stopping Woodfield’s saga of crime. With this new evidence the Cold Case Unit and the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office reopened the Oregon cases in an effort to further strengthen the cases for possible prosecution. | The bandit's general direction of travel has been to the north, Kominek said. Oct. 20 (UPI) -- An accommodation-finding website is offering Thanksgiving revelers the chance to get away for the week of the holiday on "Friendsgiving Island," a private island off the Florida coast. Second, learn something about our laws ESPECIALLY when it is made for broadcast in the States. Tuatara hypercar breaks speed records on Nevada highway. Massachusetts man grows record-breaking 470.5-pound gourd. The Cold Case Unit would like to acknowledge the hard work put in by all the previous investigators, in particular Det. Tygh Runyan seems to think that serial killers are glib and arrogant to the police. He is suspected in others and he has always been the suspect in the open Oregon cases, as well as the Shasta County case. They failed. Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The crew of the International Space Station plugged a longstanding air leak after locating the source with the help of a tea bag. Identical lottery tickets cause player to split $3.8M jackpot with himself. Its based on a true story (and book) and centers on a detective from Salem, Oregon who connected the numerous murders and sexual assaults (44 victims) along interstate 5 which runs through California, Washington and Oregon.