text: A criminal profile was made of the killer. Investigators theorized that the killer was likely a white male with a female companion in his life whom they resented. It was believed the victims were the result of the killer letting out their frustration on them. The public had their own theories, believing the killer was involved in a certain line of work that was allowing them to not become suspected; some believed the killer was a truck driver, while others though he was of military background or possibly a police officer.
  Numerous suspects were interviewed, including Hayes, because he had bought a .40-caliber Smith & Wesson weeks before the first murder. However, he was not thought to have been involved, and some believe the profile, which mentioned the killer to be white, might have been the reason he was not investigated further.
  Murder of Stacey Gage
  The remains of Stacey Charlene Gage, 30, were found on January 2, 2008. She had been shot in the head. Police believe she was killed December 11, 2007, when she left her house which she shared with her grandmother to buy a bag of ice. Police have further stated that the circumstances surrounding the case are eerily similar to the three previous unsolved homicides. Unlike the first three victims, Gage did not have a criminal record involving prostitution. However, she did have a history of drug problems. The van Gage was driving the night she disappeared was later recovered in the parking lot of an apartment complex.