Related To Story
Truck Stop Homicide
|
Accused Serial Killer Faces More Charges
Indictment Says Bruce Mendenhall Sought To Have Detectives Killed
POSTED: 2:58 pm CDT August 18,
2008
UPDATED: 6:18 pm CDT August 18,
2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Metro police on Monday charged accused serial killer Bruce Mendenhall with five counts of solicitation to commit first-degree murder.
Video: Accused Serial Killer Faces New ChargesAccording to a press release, the indictment charges Mendenhall with seeking to arrange the killings of Metro Police Sgt. Pat Postiglione, Detective Lee Freeman and three witnesses.Mendenhall, 57, a truck driver from Albion, Ill., is charged in Nashville with the June 26, 2007, shooting death of Sara Nicole Hulbert whose body was found in a parking lot of Truck Stops of America on North First Street.He was arrested by Postiglione and Freeman at the same truck stop on July 12, 2007.Since that arrest, Mendenhall has been charged with killing three other women, including one in Lebanon, Tenn. The former truck driver remains a suspect in at least two other homicide cases in the United States.The new indictment charges Mendenhall with soliciting to kill the detectives and witnesses while confined in the Metro Jail."Allegations of retaliation or planned retribution against police officers or witnesses are extremely serious and will be immediately and vigorously investigated," said Metro Police Chief Ronal Serpas. "Such conduct cannot and will not be tolerated by this police department."Police said Mendenhall tried to get a man named Roy McLauglin, who was in jail on charges of property theft, to kill some of the five people.Police said another man named Mike Jenkins was also asked by Mendenhall to kill for money.Mendenhall is being held without bond.
Video: Accused Serial Killer Faces New ChargesAccording to a press release, the indictment charges Mendenhall with seeking to arrange the killings of Metro Police Sgt. Pat Postiglione, Detective Lee Freeman and three witnesses.Mendenhall, 57, a truck driver from Albion, Ill., is charged in Nashville with the June 26, 2007, shooting death of Sara Nicole Hulbert whose body was found in a parking lot of Truck Stops of America on North First Street.He was arrested by Postiglione and Freeman at the same truck stop on July 12, 2007.Since that arrest, Mendenhall has been charged with killing three other women, including one in Lebanon, Tenn. The former truck driver remains a suspect in at least two other homicide cases in the United States.The new indictment charges Mendenhall with soliciting to kill the detectives and witnesses while confined in the Metro Jail."Allegations of retaliation or planned retribution against police officers or witnesses are extremely serious and will be immediately and vigorously investigated," said Metro Police Chief Ronal Serpas. "Such conduct cannot and will not be tolerated by this police department."Police said Mendenhall tried to get a man named Roy McLauglin, who was in jail on charges of property theft, to kill some of the five people.Police said another man named Mike Jenkins was also asked by Mendenhall to kill for money.Mendenhall is being held without bond.
Previous Stories:
- May 29, 2008: Wife Of Accused Serial Killer Dies
- May 1, 2008: DA To Seek Death Penalty In Accused Killer's Case
- October 10, 2007: Police: DNA Test Could Link Missing Woman To Mendenhall
- August 16, 2007: Trucker May Face Charges In Third Death
- August 9, 2007: Indiana Officials Look To Link Mendenhall To Slaying
- August 2, 2007: Police Question Possible Accomplices In Mendenhall Case
- July 31, 2007: Group Suspected Accused Trucker Years Ago
- July 27, 2007: Mendenhall Charged In Alabama Slaying
- July 24, 2007: Police: Blood Of 5 Women Found In Mendenhall's Truck
- July 20, 2007: Logs, Receipts Used In Mendenhall Case
- July 18, 2007: Program Helps Police Solve Old Homicides
- July 18, 2007: Ala. Police Look To Mendenhall In Homicide
- July 17, 2007: Other States Look To Trucker In Slayings
- July 13, 2007: Police: Suspected Serial Killer Targeted Prostitutes
- July 13, 2007: Police: Truck Driver Might Be Serial Killer
Copyright 2008 by WSMV.com. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Got a story idea? E-mail newstips to news@wsmv.com or call the newsroom 24/7 at 615-353-2231.
