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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 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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