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 VICAP ALERT

Benjamin Herbert Boyle

RACE: Caucasian; DOB: 7/22/43,

Hobart, OK; HEIGHT: 5' 7";

WEIGHT: 170 Ibs; HAIR: Red; EYES:

Blue; COMPLEXION: Fair; BUILD:

Muscular; SSAN: 443-42-4965; FBI

NO.: 405 757 EA8; DRIVER'S

LICENSE NO.: OK 443-42-4965

(Type: Chauffer).

Crime

Benjamin Herbert Boyle was arrested on October 17, 1985, and has since been in custody in Amarillo, TX, charged with the murder of a white female.

Background

Boyle was in the military from August 1960 to August 1963, and was discharged in Wheeler, IN. From 1969 to 1980, he indicated he lived in Col­orado, where he owned an auto body shop. He moved to Las Vegas, NV, in February 1980, where he resided until November 1981, during which time he worked in an auto body shop. Another move in November 1981, took him to western Oklahoma. From that time un­til his arrest in October 1985, he was a truck driver for numerous trucking com­panies, making both local and cross­ country hauls. (See map for routes of Boyle's travels.) During those years, he lived in Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana.

In addition to the murder charge in Amarillo, Boyle was convicted of at­ tempted kidnaping in Colorado Springs, CO, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest in connection with a rape in Colorado.

Modi Operandi

Described below are three crimes connected with Boyle.


 * 1) 1 On November 20, 1979, Boyle attempted to kidnap a 28-year-old white female as she was walking along a residential area in Colorado Springs, CO. He tried forcing her into his per­sonal automobile, but the victim pulled a small knife from her pocket, stabbed Boyle 5 times, and fled. Boyle pleaded guilty to attempted kidnaping and was given a 5-year probated sentence.

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