Kalhauser was serving four months in jail for beating up a nurse in Barnstable. Thirty-three years and still no reason why. (e)Finally, we have examined the transcript of counsel's cross-examination of the prosecution's witnesses and conclude that any omissions were tangential and that defense counsel's cross-examination technique met the well-known Commonwealth v. Saferian, 366 Mass. Investigators are still compiling as much information and proof in attempt to put Kalhauser away from Brenda's murder. His real name was John Joseph Kalhauser and he was wanted in Massachusetts on aggravated assault and attempted murder charges stemming from a 1979 incident; he had allegedly tried to kill his former girlfriend's new boyfriend. He is in prison serving a sentence for killing his wife. at 301-302, 490 N.E.2d 1166. The photograph is believed to have been taken between 1979 and 1981, also fitting the time frame in which Jane Doe was found. [11], The crime scene was photographed and law enforcement flew over the area to take further photographs and to find any additional clues. Timeline of Brenda Gerow and John Kalhauser. Then she jumped on Kalhausers motorcycle and road off into the sunset. Since the defendant's counsel never objected to the mention of the sentence and never gave the trial judge an opportunity to cure the error, the proper standard of review is whether the trial judge's error resulted in a substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice. IDs Who Killed Jane Doe recounts that the discovery of the body did nothing for a family who lived many miles away. Material from the Associated Press was used in this report. Investigators in Arizona eventually realized the reconstructed facial image appeared to match the woman in the photograph that had been in Kalhausers possession. Kalhauser was arrested and released on bail. But, now, we know her real name: Brenda Gerow. Since then, law enforcement and groups across the country had been working to identify the little girl. * April 8, 1981: the body of an unidentified woman is found in Tuscon, Ariz., with obvious signs of trauma. He is sentenced to 26 years in prison. c. 233, 21, allows the use of the full record of the defendant's convictions to impeach the defendant, that rule has been progressively narrowed over the years. Bill never saw his sister again. About half a mile down a desert wash, they spotted a jacket hung on a tree. Pima County investigators said the victim had been brutally murdered, according to a 2015 ABC15 report. . [18][24] On December 23, 2014, her brother, Bill Gerow Jr., received a notification from police that the female in the picture could be his sister. 321, 331-332, 670 N.E.2d 189 (1996). * Aug. 10, 1995: Kalhausers ex-wife disappears from Tuscon, Ariz. * September 1995: Kalhauser, who had been living in Tuscon under an alias, is identified by police in Arizona, and arrested on an outstanding warrant in connection with his 1979 attempted murder indictment in Lowell. 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. [4][19][22] Other events in Kalhauser's criminal history includes being convicted for the 1974 murder of Paul Chapman and being indicted for the attempted murder of a man in 1979. That search reinforced their suspicions that the defendant was the shooter. The defendant principally challenges the judge's ruling, made at the close of the prosecution's case, that in the event he testified on his own behalf, the prosecution could impeach him with the fact of his conviction in 1971 of a felony. He argues that the judge abused his discretion by ruling that a redacted version of the manslaughter conviction record, which included the fact that he received a seven-year State prison sentence, could be utilized on cross-examination. Kalhauser was arrested and released on bail. He vanished before his next court appearance and spent 15 years on the run, living under the alias Donald J. Stecchi in Tucson, where he was arrested in 1995. * Sept. 28, 2015: The Pima County Sheriffs Office announces it has identified the woman whose body was found in 1981 as Brenda Gerow, of Nashua. After this occasion, she was never heard from again, although her family continued efforts to locate her. tonight at 10/9 p.m. Central on Investigation Discovery. 1534, 36 L.Ed.2d 196 (1973); Latham v. State, 152 Neb. [23] Kalhauser currently is serving twenty years in But Gerow said to Bill she was headed to the Southwest with her boyfriend Jack. * December 1971: John Kalhauser, 17, of Tyngsboro, is convicted of manslaughter in connection with the shooting death of 52-year-old Ronald Chapman, of Nashua. The mention of the sentence has the potential to cause unfair prejudice to the witness by inviting the jury to speculate about the details and seriousness of the conviction and consider the conviction for reasons other than credibility. He remains in jail until 2025. Source: The Suns archives, The Associated Press, The Tucson Citizen, court documents, and the Pima County Sheriffs Office. In 1981, John fled to Arizona with Brenda Gerow, who most likely knew nothing about his criminal past. The defendant was convicted of armed assault with intent to murder (G.L. [9], In 1995, while "building a case" against Kalhauser for assault charges, a photograph of a young woman with light hair holding a bouquet was found in his possession. As Renk looked to his left, with the vehicle three feet away, he saw an orange flash and heard a pop. He felt a bullet strike his chin that drew blood. One went through Renk's left shoulder and another went through his back. The death is considered a homicide. Another witness turned over incriminating letters, including one concerning an attempt to concoct an alibi. In relatively short order, the operator of the other vehicle squeezed off four more rounds. Meanwhile, John Joseph Kalhauser, who was arrested here in September on fugitive and forgery charges, remains under suspicion in the Aug. 10 disappearance of his wife, Diane Van . Suspected Serial Killer Or maybe he feared shed tell. If you know anything that can help detectives . Officials say they are working to fill in the blanks of who was involved and what happened in the days between her disappearance and when she was found. NASHUA, N.H. (AP) A slaying victim discovered more than three decades ago in Arizona. "Valentine Sally" was identified as a 17-year-old girl, remains of an unidentified young woman were found. [22] When he married Diane Van Reeth in Nevada, he used a false name to avoid being discovered. "I was able to set up an exhumation where we were able to take her skull and get a facial reconstruction done, explains Detective Mark O'Dell. He didnt plead guilty. Investigators determined the body had been burned and she was likely dead for a week prior to the discovery. * 1980: Kalhauser is released on $1,200 bail and moves to Arizona with Brenda Gerow, of Nashua. Investigators theorized she was a runaway as a child before she became an adult, had possibly been estranged from family, had been murdered elsewhere and dumped at a new scene, or had hitchhiked to Tucson from another location. Gerow had left New Hampshire with him when she was 20 years old, according to an Associated Press article. A Recap Of John Kalhausers Trail Of Terror. So they began circulating that photo on social media in the Massachusetts area where Kalhauser had been living since everything in the Tucson area had long turned up a dead end. It was nasty. And on August 10, 1995, she never showed up for work. Edition of Arizona Daily Star. White The most recent tenant is Gladys Coughlin. They remained unidentified for more than two decades. Brenda Gerow photograph in possession John Kalhauser . at 184-185, 503 N.E.2d 934, and declaring that it is error as a matter of law to allow the mention of certain information in the record of conviction, see Ford, 397 Mass. Gerow called him one time a few months later (Bill remains hazy on the timeline), this time from Arizona. Kalhauser was accused of shooting Renk three times in the face and neck. Detectives flew to the St. Louis-area family and interviewed them, learning that they had a sibling, 17-year-old Carolyn Eaton, who had run away from home around Christmas in 1981. Though he was sentenced to seven years in prison, he'd been released on parole after about a year. Pima County deputies use photo to help solve case. If you know anything that can help detectives, call the Pima County Sheriff's Department. Gerow was about 20 when she left Nashua with John Kalhauser, a former Massachusetts man who is imprisoned for the murder of his estranged wife. Bill pleas with them to reach out to Pima County law enforcement. Brenda's remains have been released to her family. Kalhauser was 17 years old. Her family attempted to report her missing, yet local police declined to cooperate, due to the fact that she was an adult when she vanished. Brenda Marie Gerow (/ d r o /), previously known as Pima County Jane Doe, was a formerly unidentified American murder victim who was found on April 8, 1981. John Joseph Kalhauser will be sentenced Thursday to 20 years for killing his wife - and for Arizona, 20 years means 20 years. Arizona authorities said Brenda Gerow had been living with John Kalhauser at the time. [2][3][11][13] When found, her body was in an advanced state of decomposition rendering her facially unrecognizable and her eye color undetermined. See Commonwealth v. Maimoni, 41 Mass.App.Ct. The remains were positively identified as Eaton. [4][5][6][7][8], Gerow, the oldest of her siblings, disappeared in July 1980 after leaving with John "Jack" Kalhauser, her boyfriend at the time. Investigators learned that Brenda Gerow had some sort of relationship with John Kalhauser. He was convicted of manslaughter in that case and sentenced to 7 years in prison. The sentence will run concurrently with a 26-year sentence he's serving in Massachusetts for attempted murder in another case. Little did Gerow know, she didnt know Jack Kalhauser. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. Brendas last phone call was from Arizona. The Inquisitr is a registered trademark. "[18] Her brother stated that she had called him around two to three weeks afterwards while residing in New Mexico. A longstanding mystery surrounding the identity of a woman whose body was found in Arizona more than 30 years ago has been solved thanks in part to the Chelmsford Police Department and social media. All Rights Reserved. A detective matched the photo to evidence collected four years ago, when they dug up her body. The photo police used to identify Gerow was found on Kalhauser after he was arrested in 1995 for a murder charge out of Lowell. In 1980, 20-year-old Brenda Gerow leaves her family to travel to Arizona with boyfriend John "Jack" Kalhauser. During that stop, the trooper discovered a body. Court of Appeals of Massachusetts, Middlesex. local news and culture, Sean Holstege A woman from New Hampshire has been identified as a the victim in a 34-year-old cold case in Arizona. In late 2014, a photograph of a facial reconstruction of the victim was made public. He was Those reports say the people in the vehicle offered to buy Gallegos candy and clothes if she got in the car, and when she refused, they dragged her inside and took off. Kalhauser has past ties to Arizona and is believed to have murdered his wife, Diane Van Reeth, in 1995; he was living under an assumed name at the time of his wife's death. * November 1996: Kalhauser is convicted of armed assault with intent to murder in connection with the shooting in Lowell. According to Suitt, the posts did jog some memories, and those memories eventually led his department to identify Gerow. Kalhauser also was convicted of manslaughter in 1971 for killing a 52-year-old man. [9] Kalhauser was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Arizona following his conviction for second-degree murder. Who lives at 61 Lakeview Ave Tyngsboro MA 01879? denied, 528 U.S. 910, 120 S.Ct. Meantime, Kalhauser has only been named a "person of interest" as the investigation continues. He hunkered down, hoping to stay out of sight, as the operator of the other car-which Renk noted to be a new white 1978 Chevrolet Monte Carlo-continued to pursue him. He was also arrested for beating up a nurse. He vanished before his next court appearance and spent 15 years on the run, living under the alias Donald J. Stecchi in Tucson, where he was arrested . Photo Courtesy of Patch.com . He tried filing missing persons reports, but was told she might not want to be found. He tried sending a letter through the Social Security Administration; they claimed it had been delivered and she simply didnt want to contact him. Full Name John Joseph Kalhauser Born January 22, 1954 (age 69) Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Other Names Jack Kalhauser Gender Male Race/Ethnicity White Criminal Information Offender Type Suspected Serial Killer Victims 2-3+ Span of crimes 1971 - 1995 Country United States (Massachusetts, Arizona) Contents 1 Biography 2 Victims Commonwealth v. Ferguson, 425 Mass. Kalhauser was arrested and released on bail. 258, 145 L.Ed.2d 216 (1999); State v. Washington, 383 S.W.2d 518, 523 (Mo.1964); State v. Finch, 293 N.C. 132, 141, 235 S.E.2d 819 (1977); State v. Sinclair, 57 N.J. 56, 63, 269 A.2d 161 (1970); State v. Baldridge, 144 N.E.2d 656 (Ohio Ct.App.1956); Webb v. State, 445 P.2d 531, 532-533 (Okla.Crim.App.1968); Jackson v. State, 161 Tex.Crim. [2] At the time the victim was found, authorities in Tucson were unable to obtain fingerprints. After conferring with the defendant, he informed the judge that the defendant would not take the stand. Had matters ended there, there would be no problem. 171, 184-185, 503 N.E.2d 934 (1987) (not error to allow the prosecutor, while reading from the record of conviction, to mention a charge of which the witness was not ultimately convicted, but the better practice is not to mention it). He served only one before being released. When the manufacturing firm where Kalhauser worked discovered van Reeths IDs wrapped in red cloth and hidden behind a cabinet, they called police. On IDs Who Killed Jane Doe?, detectives will describe the day in 1981 when they found the body of a woman in the Arizona desert. Acting upon Renk's report of the shooting, Lowell police found tire marks and broken window glass on the Lowell Connector, near where Renk claimed to have been shot. Brenda Marie Gerow (/dro/) (February 18, 1960c. * April 8, 1981: the body of an unidentified woman is found in Tuscon, Ariz., with obvious signs. Had Brenda known that Kalhauser was already a convicted killer when she'd met him, she probably never would have crossed the country with him. I thought it was the coolest thing [and] she kept saying, Im going to come back for you.. Posted by DeathByBoobie at 9:57 AM #HotSpot: @DiscoveryID's promo for #WhoKilledJaneDoe. 87, 27 L.Ed.2d 79 (1970) (not error for the trial judge to allow the prosecutor to read from the record of conviction the crime that the defendant had first been charged with, even though he ultimately was not convicted of that crime); Commonwealth v. Ford, 397 Mass. New Hampshire Woman Brenda Gerow Identified As Arizona Cold Case Victim http://t.co/wKgvpq2r5f pic.twitter.com/Igva70iUGq, WBZ | CBS Boston News (@wbz) September 30, 2015, Nashua, New Hampshire, Woman Goes Missing For 34 Years (Who Killed Jane Doe?). Its the 14th most populous state. Here there was proof that the defendant fired his gun in mid-April and on May 20, 1979. Kalhauser was arrested and released on bail. Renk survived despite being shot in the chin, shoulder and back. Eventually, in August 1979, the defendant was indicted for the assault on Renk. Arizona ranks sixth for (no-body) cases that went to trial, with 19. [25], Kalhauser has past ties to Arizona and is believed to have murdered his wife, Diane Van Reeth, in 1995; he was living under an assumed name at the time of his wife's death. There were no percipient witnesses to the assault on Renk, but the description of the white Monte Carlo from which the gunfire emanated corresponded to the vehicle that the defendant had rented on the evening in question. 83, 87-88, 579 A.2d 564 (1990). Last year, nearly 40 years after the northern Arizona discovery, an unidentified body that came to be known as "Valentine Sally" was identified as a 17-year-old girl but her killer remains unknown. On Sept. 28, 2016, the remains of an unidentified young woman were found north of Dolan Springs near Highway 93. The pathologist who examined her was able to determine she had a light skin complexion as well as long, light brown to blond hair. Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox. 477, 480-481, 722 N.E.2d 984 (2000) (where counsel fails to state distinctly the matter to which he objects and the grounds of his objection, mere conversation with a judge does not constitute an objection). Country Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way, INTERACTIVE RADAR: Tracking winter storm in Arizona. Brenda was a flower child, her brother says, smiling and outgoing. Become a member to support the independent voice of Phoenix Based on these circumstances it is not clear that the trial judge was on notice of the defendant's objection to the mention of the sentence. According to a Coconino County list of cold cases, it appears Bresson's body was found with two bullet holes in his skull. Kalhauser, who was convicted of murdering his wife, Diane Van Reeth, in 1999, is still a suspect in the Gerow case but has never been charged with the crime, according to Life Daily. She ended up in Arizona with John Kalhauser. . Her brother and father provided interviews.[9]. 439, 469-470, 499 A.2d 1236 (1985), cert. In 1979, John Kalhauser tried to kill Michael Renk, his ex-girlfriends new man, according to. After his release, Kalhauser would tell a girlfriend that he'd killed Paul Chapman after Chapman made sexual advances toward him. Kalhauser skipped his court appearance, changed his name to 'Donald J. Stecchi', and was on the run for fifteen years. He also warned the petit jury not to read coverage of the case by the newspapers. August 24, 2001. . Sheriff's detectives in Tucson said Brenda Gerow was found dead in April 1981. They also announce that Kalhauser is a person of interest in Gerows death. He pled no contest, which translates to acknowledging that he might be found guilty if the case went to trial. 10, 22, 490 N.E.2d 1195 (1996). Brenda's killer has not been brought to justice Billion Photos/Shutterstock [26], On September 28, 2015, information was released that the body of the unidentified victim had been formally identified as Gerow in April 2015, and that her body would be returned to family members. I Agree. * May 1999: Kalhauser is convicted of second-degree murder in Arizona in connection with his ex-wifes disappearance. After her disappearance Van Reeth's mother obtained legal custody of the couple's two young sons. He is sentenced to 26 years in prison. 349, 352-354, 680 N.E.2d 1166 (1997). But her brother lived all these years believing his sister was alive out there. 1. Jack Kalhauser Middlesex. Our decision today makes explicit what has been alluded to in the Millyan, Ford, and Ortiz cases. From there, all leads went cold. . By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. 1. One said that they hoped they didnt find a body but they spotted Jane Doe soon after. Bill pleas with them to reach out to Pima County law enforcement. Gallegos had reportedly been abducted from the alley behind her home in Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 21, 1960, when she was 4 years old. The trial judge asked appropriate voir dire questions concerning the publicity issue during juror selection (one venire member was excluded who had read something about the case in a local paper). There was no older unsolved Pima County homicide from which the victim had not been identified. The case went cold for many years, but one. They asked for DNA. * April 8, 1981: the body of an unidentified woman is found in Tuscon, Ariz., with obvious signs of trauma. The reading from certified records should hew to the convictions, and extraneous entries should not pass to the jury as part of the exhibits. In 2020, a Special Investigations Unit was assigned to the case and in 2021, after DNA and genealogy tests, the remains were identified as Jones. BISBEE A 15-year-old held in a Sierra Vista robbery will not be released pending a hearing to determine whether he'll be tried as an adult, a judge has ruled. In 1980, when Gerow was twenty, she was working at local biker bar OJs. * August 1979: Kalhauser is indicted for armed assault with intent to murder in connection with the May 1979 shooting of Michael Renk on the Lowell Connector. Her murderer, be it Kalhauser or someone else, needs to be found and punished. Past residents include Elizabeth Coughlin, Kevin Coughlin and Elizabeth Kalhauser. [12] The autopsy determined she died one-and-a-half to two days before her body was discovered and cause of death was strangulation by ligature. She smiled shyly. He bonded out on $1,200 in 1980. Two months later, she called her angry little brother collect from New Mexico. That helped a lot, because due to that people started saying she looked familiar, and this is who it may be and things of that nature, Suitt said. He asserted he arrived home in Tyngsborough at around 2:30 A.M. and worked on his motorcycle through the night. His real name was John Joseph Kalhauser and he was wanted in Massachusetts on aggravated assault and attempted murder charges stemming from a 1979 incident; he had allegedly tried to kill his former girlfriend's new boyfriend. . Eighteen-year-old Kimberly Rena Jones was reported missing from San Bernardino, California, in 2017, but she hadnt been seen since mid-2016, according to the non-profit organization, The Charley Project. Kalhauser was arrested and released on bail. Timeline of Brenda. An Omaha, Nebraska, news station reported that the remains were identified in 2016 as Robert Bresson, last seen near Why, Arizona, earlier in 1995. Copyright 2023, Thomson Reuters. The scan was sponsored by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in order to create an approximation of facial features and appearance when the victim was alive. Bill felt like hed been abandoned by the sister he loved so much. One bullet was recovered from Renk's body and another from his car. He thought that one day hed find her, that one day their children would play together. COMMONWEALTH vs. JOHN J. KALHAUSER. Both Janet (Richardson) Renk, Deborah Florence, and a former co-worker of the defendant's, Robert LaCourse, testified that the facsimile was similar in size to the gun the defendant carried in May 1979, and, according to Florence, was small, dark, and fit in the palm of his hand. Here we cannot assume that the matter to which the defendant now objects or the grounds therefore were apparent from the exchange between the judge and defense counsel. The case went cold for many years, but one. January 22, 1954 (1954-01-22) (age69)Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Gerow, then about 20 years old, left Nashua for Arizona with John Kalhauser, who had already been convicted of manslaughter nine years earlier in a man's shooting death, the Lowell Sun reports . [15] The victim had been walking or running through a wooded area before her death, as scratches on her body suggested. Additionally, it defies the imagination to believe that a jury could conclude, in light of all the other evidence, that there was a reasonable explanation for the defendant's fifteen-year absence from the Commonwealth, other than consciousness of guilt. He vanished before his next court appearance and spent 15 years on the run, living under . Id try to tell her, he said. But something went very wrong with their marriage, with his cover, with something. When he asked Gerow to head west with him, he wasnt inviting her on a romantic road trip. Chelmsford Police Assist In Solving Arizona Cold Case. Jamie Jean Laiaddee The Charley Project A jury convicted Rick Wayne Valentini in the murder of his girlfriend Jamie. She remained in contact with family and had at one time called home stating she would be returning, yet she never did. Personal Information However, we distinguish the fact of a conviction from its sentence. Other State and Federal courts addressing the issue of the admissibility of the length of the sentence when impeaching a witness by prior conviction have developed three different approaches. 230, 249, 668 N.E.2d 300 (1996). Status There is no indication that van Reethe knew Stecchi was an assumed name; maybe she found out. Police suspected the man, John Kalhauser, who pleaded guilty to her murder. Incarcerated See Composto v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. Defense counsel never formally objected to the mention of the length of the sentence attached to the masked conviction. Sun-Scorched Body In The Desert Near Fairgrounds: Who Killed Jane Doe? [9] After a 2012 exhumation of the body, the victim's face was digitally reconstructed after her skull was examined via a CT scan. He said he was from cold case and had a Jane Doe who might be Gerow. Authy., 48 Mass.App.Ct. [18] Kalhauser is considered a person of interest in the murder; police have asked for information from anyone who knew Kalhauser and Gerow in the late 1970s or early 1980s. Compare Commonwealth v. Stewart, 398 Mass. William Gerow said Arizona detectives visited him about three months ago. independent local journalism in Phoenix. He was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to seven years. John Joseph Kalhauser To investigators, the style of some of her clothing suggested she could have been involved in the local county fair that had occurred at the time of her murder. Ultimately, the judge acquiesced to defense counsel's request, ruling that if the defendant testified, the prosecutor could impeach him with his prior conviction for a felony.. Did anyone know her? Police said she was sexually. Timeline of Brenda Gerow and John Kalhauser, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Billerica Select Board renews Town Manager John Currans contract, Biden to nominate Julie Su as next US labor secretary, Free community college plan unveiled by Healey ahead of budget release, Black WWII vets denied G.I. The victim also had a noticeable white spot on one of her upper front teeth. [3][13] Early in the investigation, it was theorized she could have been a victim of the then-unidentified Golden State Killer, who had moved south since his criminal career began in the mid 1970s. Given the strong forensic and circumstantial evidence recounted above, there is no substantial risk of a miscarriage of justice. Neither did anyone else, not until 2015. In them, the defendant proposed that she confirm being with him on the night in question and keep their statements to the police consistent. Kalhauser was accused of shooting Renk three times in the face and neck. He vanished before his next court appearance and spent 15 years on the run, living under the alias Donald J. Stecchi in Tucson, where he was. Span of crimes Victims We deal with them summarily. 98-P-1318. d)The defendant's claim that defense counsel did not effectively shield the jury from adverse publicity about the case by moving for a change of venue or seeking a sequestration order is without merit. on Investigation Discovery. A young womans body was found near the Pima County Fairgrounds. Male FindLaw.com Free, trusted legal information for consumers and legal professionals, SuperLawyers.com Directory of U.S. attorneys with the exclusive Super Lawyers rating, Abogado.com The #1 Spanish-language legal website for consumers, LawInfo.com Nationwide attorney directory and legal consumer resources. She had been beaten and sexually assaulted before she was finally dumped. When the police investigated, Donald Stecchi was discovered to be John Joseph Kalhauser, wanted on an outstanding warrant pertaining to his indictment in Massachusetts for attempted murder. We sketch what facts the jury could have found. Gender Kalhauser had been charged with attempted murder in connection with that Lowell shooting, but fled the area with Gerow after posting bail. Born January 22, 1954 Add or change photo on IMDbPro Add to list More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Credits IMDbPro Archive Footage Previous 1 Who Killed Jane Doe? Renk took the Plain Street exit, determined to make it to the Lowell police station. Released on bail, the defendant fled to Arizona but was rearrested more than fifteen years later and brought to trial on the assault charges and several others in November, 1996. He vanished before his next court appearance and spent 15 years on the run, living under the alias Donald J. Stecchi in Tucson, where he was arrested . When an individual is being impeached by more than one conviction, the impeaching party is permitted to ask about the time and place of the conviction so that the witness can understand about which conviction the impeaching party is inquiring. at 88, 579 A.2d 564. 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