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Dirty Retired Cop Kills Doctor & Disappears

serf
Must of flipped out in his older age. Now their is a manhunt for him but he is trained & skilled and knows how to play the system.

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https://www.insideedition.com/cops-hope-bicycle-will-lead-arrest-ex-bush-doctors-suspected-assassin-45626

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo is asking for the public's help to locate 62-year-old real estate agent Joseph James Pappas, who is suspected of killing cardiologist Mark Hausknecht on July 20.

Pappas most recently worked as a reserve officer in Harris County, Texas, from 1995 to 2013, according to the station. He was also a deputy constable from 1983 to 1995.

?There was a lot of planning that went in to this murder and sadly, some skill,? Acevedo said.

Cops say Pappas' distinctive 10-speed bike he was riding on the day of the shooting may be the key to catching him.

?The bike has not been recovered," Acevedo said. "That was his primary means of transportation on a daily basis, according to many witnesses we have talked to."

Inside Edition spoke to Alain Guillerme of Al's Cycle Solutions in New York about the bicycle. He said it is a "classic Schwinn."
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  • allen griggs
    Very sad story. I bet Texas will catch this Psycho and give 'em the needle.
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  • shilowar
    Being a "reserve" officer is not the same as being a career LE officer. He was a volunteer. Difficult to retire from an uncompensated, volunteer position.

    His motive allegedly is that his mother died under this doctor's care, during surgery some years ago.
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  • Mobuck
    Let's see, an old wannabe cop whose primary mode of transportation is a bicycle and the real(?) cops can't find or catch him?
    Hmmm, sounds like the fluster cluck that happened locally last week. Three suspects in a car being chased by cops. Suspects abandon the car and disappear. All the loose fuzz in the area shows up with all the technology they can muster and CATCH NOTHING (except the abandoned car).
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  • droptop
    quote:Originally posted by Mobuck
    Let's see, an old wannabe cop whose primary mode of transportation is a bicycle and the real(?) cops can't find or catch him?
    Hmmm, sounds like the fluster cluck that happened locally last week. Three suspects in a car being chased by cops. Suspects abandon the car and disappear. All the loose fuzz in the area shows up with all the technology they can muster and CATCH NOTHING (except the abandoned car). It's a game.
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  • serf
    quote:Originally posted by shilowar
    Being a "reserve" officer is not the same as being a career LE officer. He was a volunteer. Difficult to retire from an uncompensated, volunteer position.

    His motive allegedly is that his mother died under this doctor's care, during surgery some years ago.


    I agree however a Cop must think like a crook to catch one and then there are times when the line between them becomes fuzzy. In the old days a good gunfighter could be both in their respective careers. Not so much now.

    If they are a good non violent crook they can become law abiding advisor however. Then there is always a case of becoming a spy and then double or triple up from there.[:o)] In other words you never know how evil really is.

    serf
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  • patt7638
    They found him and he committed suicide.
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  • SCOUT5
    quote:Originally posted by patt7638
    They found him and he committed suicide.


    Good.
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  • Mobuck
    "They found him and he committed suicide."

    By shooting himself twice in the back of the head?
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  • asop
    Well that's too bad, would of made a good TV serious.
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