Baton Rouge police released a description of another vehicle they believe is part of the ongoing serial killer investigations Thursday.
Police want the public to help search for the vehicle, because it has proven too labor-intensive for the police to do so alone during the past few days.
Police believe the tipster, who police will not identify for confidentiality, provided valid information in the Pam Kinamore investigation regarding sighting a vehicle located at a suspicious time and place.
Kinamore was abducted in her home July 12, 2002, when the serial killer slit her throat. Her body was found in a secluded area off I-10 at the Whiskey Bay exit July 16, 2002.
Previously, police searched for a white 1996 or 1997 Chevrolet pickup truck with a single cab and an aging paint job.
The latest vehicle, which the police view as a separate vehicle from previous reports, is a white General Motors single-cab pick-up truck, either stepside or fleetside, with a small symbol of a fish attached to the upper left portion of the tailgate, police said.
The license plate possibly bears the characters JTT341, which should be considered in various configurations, in dark lettering against a light background. The state listed on the license plate is unknown.
“The task of identifying and locating the plate accurately has proven to be a massive undertaking,” Englade said. “Therefore, we are requesting the public’s assistance in searching for any information pertaining the vehicle of interest or the particular license plate.”
According to the tipster’s information, an unknown male driver and an unknown female passenger occupied the truck at the time it was spotted. Police gave no further details about the sighting.
Police ask the public to consider that the symbol of the fish could have been and will be removed in response to the press release.
Police declined to reveal specific details of the source of the information, where the vehicle was located or when the vehicle was cited for the safety of the tipster.
“We have done everything up to this point we think we can do,” said Chief Englade. “We will continue to do that, but we are asking the public to help.”
Police are not releasing any more information at this time.