Possible Confession in Egg Harbor NJ Prostitute Murders

(Post by Stephen McCaskill, CrimeSceneBlog.com. Originally posted by Stephen at CrimeBlog.US.)

The remains of 4 prostitutes were discovered Nov. 20, 2006 in a trench close to the Golden Key Motel in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. Since that strange discovery, police have waded through tons of evidence and countless interviews.

A person of interest was eventually developed -- Terry Oleson, age 35.

Word comes now from Terry Oleson's attorney that another man who was already in jail called his office and confessed to the murders.
Leonard said the man called his office from the Atlantic County jail, where he was being held on unrelated charges, and said "he had some things he wanted to get off his chest."

"He talks about strangulation, and mentions one of the women by name," said Leonard, who recorded several phone conversation with the man.

"In the recording, he takes responsibility for the killings. He said one of the reasons he was coming forward was he didn't want to see an innocent man go to jail."
The man's identity has not been released, since he has not been formally charged. James Leonard, Oleson's attorney has turned over the recordings of the six phone conversations he had with the man over to prosecutors.

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This evidently is the solid evidence that Leonard alluded to earlier this week when he abruptly cancelled the hearing that was scheduled to compel the prosecutor's office to release the findings of the DNA sample that was given by Oleson.

UPDATE: 9/28/07 6:28 PM

The Press of Atlantic City states that the man who confessed is William "Bill" Schule (or Schlue). Schlue was considered a suspect early in the investigation.

Earlier reports stated that Schlue had admitted to picking up the women, but claims he did not have sex with them or hurt them.

William Schlue is also the man that Pam Cavelli told police, from her jail cell, may be responsible for the murders.

Pam also claimed in earlier reports that she had been picked up by a man named "John," who police told her was a man named Bill. During her encounter with him, she also claims to have been with Barbara Briednor and later Tracy Ann Roberts and Kim Raffo, all of whom became victims of what police believe is a serial killer.