#064 The Tale of the [Formerly] Unsolved Murder of Debbie Dorian

The 1996 Formerly Unsolved Murder Of Debbie Dorian Perpetrated By Alleged Serial Rapist And Killer Nickey Stane

**KD IS NO LONGER WITH ORBITAL JIGSAW OR BLUBRRY**

This weekend, we will be covering the 1996 murder of Debbie Dorian.  She was bound, gagged, raped, and murdered in her apartment.  Her father was the one who made the horrific discovery, and to this day, her killer has never been apprehended and her case has gone cold.  He did however leave behind his genetic marker...his DNA.  Though he would lay dormant for nearly 3 years, he did strike again, raping at least 7 more women in the Visalia, California area, linked to all those crimes through his DNA.  But Debbie would be the only known victim to die at his hands.  With DNA technology having advanced by leaps and bounds over the last 22 years, as well as some recent, very high profile cases that had long been cold being solved, it is our hope to shine some light on Debbie's case, to bring this killer and rapist to justice, and a measure of closure for Debbie's family and friends who have waited much too long for answers.  With the blessings of Debbie's mother, Sara, and the help and guidance of her best friend, Katina, we are bringing you her story.

UPDATE:

Two retired Fresno Detectives, Robert Schiotis and Vincent Zavala retired in 2018, but the did not stop working on Debbie Dorian's case.  And their efforts paid off.   In October of 2019 Visalia, California Police arrested Nickey Stane on what was called a "John Doe" warrant dating back to 2009.  The same technology used to identify the Golden State Killer was used to identify Stane - just as we had hoped when we did this episode!!  Stane left his DNA at the crime scene back in 1996 when he raped and murdered Debbie and it finally caught up with him.  Because Stane has been connected to a variety of other sexual assaults and another murder, he is possibly facing the death penalty.  He has denied raping and killing Dorian, but the prosecutors and investigators are confident the DNA will speak for itself.  Stane is currently awaiting trial, as he wants separate trials for the murders and the sexual assaults in an effort to avoid the death penalty.

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