* Receipt, indicating store was in New York City, discount variety store or drugstore.
* Most likely purchased in a store on Mulberry Street, Little Italy. Unsub identified by clerk.
* Fingerprints:
* Unsub wore latex or vinyl gloves.
* Prints on items in rape pack belonged to person with small hands, no IAFIS hits. Positive ID for clerk's.
* Trace:
* Cotton rope fibers, some with traces of human blood. Garrotte?
* Sent to CODIS.
* No DNA match in CODIS.
* Popcorn and cotton candy with traces of canine urine.
* Weapons:
* Billy club or martial arts weapon.
* Pistol is a North American Arms .22 rimfire magnum, Black Widow or Mini-Master.
* Makes own bullets, bored-out slugs filled with needles. No match in IBIS or DRUGFIRE.
* Motive:
* Uncertain. Rape was probably staged.
* True motive may have been to steal microfiche containing July 23, 1868, issue of Coloreds' Weekly Illustrated magazine and kill G. Settle because of her interest in an article for reasons unknown. Article was about her ancestor Charles Singleton (see accompanying chart).
* Librarian victim reported that someone else wished to see article.
* Requesting librarian's phone records to verify this.
* No leads.
* Requesting information from employees as to other person wishing to see story.
* No leads.
* Searching for copy of article.
* Several sources report man requested same article. No leads to identity. Most issues missing or destroyed. One located. (See accompanying chart.) * Conclusion: G. Settle still at risk.
* Profile of incident sent to VICAP and NCIC.
* Murder in Amarillo, TX, five years ago. Similar M.O.--staged crime scene (apparently ritual killing, but real motive unknown).
* Victim was a retired prison guard.
* Composite picture sent to Texas prison.
* Murder in Ohio, three years ago. Similar M.O.--staged crime scene (apparently sexual assault, but real motive probably hired killing). Files missing.
PROFILE OF UNSUB 109