Dr. Ecklind Questioned About Serial Killings; Reads Blogs

According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Jerrold Ecklind, the physician arrested last weekend for police impersonation, has submitted a DNA sample and his home was searched for a .40 caliber handgun typical of those used in the first three serial killings. Ecklind's attorney, Mike Lambert said that no gun of that type was found out of the 40 to 50 guns in Ecklind's possession. Ecklind's DNA sample, which was not drawn at the time of his arrest, is still under examination.

Ecklind was also questioned regarding the four victims of the Daytona Beach serial killer. Ecklind is being cooperative, according to police, who will not divulge any other information.

Police have also obtained a wallet once belonging to Laquetta Gunther from her friend, Stacy Dittmer. Why police are requesting the wallet at this late date, and if the wallet has anything to do with the investigation into Ecklind remains unknown. The wallet did contain several pieces of paper with phone numbers of Gunther's associates, according to Dittmer.

Lambert contends that Ecklind never stated that he was a policeman, however, the presence of the handcuffs could not be explained. According to Lambert, Ecklind has a concealed carry permit and was only trying to help a troubled citizen. I guess he has never heard of a cellphone.

Reading the Blogs

"He's been reading the blogs and he sees that people think he's the serial killer," Lambert said. "But he has nothing to hide and he's been exonerated. He let the police search his home and they found nothing. They questioned him about the women who were killed and he told them he knew nothing about the murders."

Results of a Google Blog search reveals only CrimeShadows News (and a couple of other blogs containing stolen CrimeShadows content) refer to Ecklind and the serial killer in the same posts. There are other posts at various news websites (including the News-Journal) with comments from readers who believe that Ecklind and the serial killer may be the same person.

Ecklind and the Daytona Beach serial killer are mentioned in the same posts here because I provide coverage and a website dealing with the serial killer case. Ecklind has brought himself under suspicion with his behavior, regardless of his intentions. I have never said that I thought Ecklind and the Serial Killer are the same person. I do think he should be looked at closely regarding area unsolved cases and Daytona Beach police are doing just that. Heaven knows there are plenty of other strange characters in Daytona Beach besides Jerrold Ecklind.

What we are being asked to believe is that Jerrold Ecklind, a geriatric physician:

• Happened upon a man and woman arguing decided to intervene with the threat of deadly force.



• That it was only coincidence that he had handcuffs in the car.



• That Ecklind never told the woman that he was an undercover officer.



• That Ecklind never told the man that we was "the police."



• That his guns were strategically placed in the vehicle for his own self-defense.

Well, maybe a jury will buy this version of events. Maybe it is the truth, which they say is stranger than fiction. We've been asked to believe things far less likely.