Vacuum Metal Deposition: The Future of the Last Call Killer Saga

On January 27th, 2006, the case of the "Last Call Killer" was finally put to rest. Richard Rogers had been found guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of Thomas Mulcahy and Anthony Marrero. The sentencing finally occurred more than a decade after the murders. If it weren't for the development of a new technique for finding latent fingerprints on plastic bags, Rogers might have gotten away with murder.

The "Last Call Killer" saga began in the early 90's when the remains of five middle-aged men were found dumped along roadways. Each victim appeared to be stabbed, dismembered, and then wrapped in layers of plastic bags. All were found in northern states of close proximity (Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey). Investigators suspected a single perpetrator due to the similarities in each case, however all of the leads they had took them to dead ends and the case went cold.

Although he was only convicted in two of the murders, Rogers is suspected in five. The first victim that Rogers is suspected of murdering occurred about ten years prior to the "Last Call" killings. Matthew Pierro was last seen at a bar in Orlando, FL with Rogers back in 1982. His body was found stabbed and viciously cut. Rogers attended college in Florida at the time of the murder. The first victim of the so-called "Last Call Killer", Peter Anderson, was found in 1991. His remains were discovered in a rest area on the Pennsylvania turnpike. The next victim, Thomas Mulcahy, was discovered by state workers in July of 1992. The workers were emptying trash cans at a rest area in New Jersey. Additional remains were discovered at a separate rest area in a neighboring county. In May of 1993, a man discovered the cut up remains of Anthony Marrero in a plastic bag at the end of a dirt road in New Jersey. The last victim was found shortly after in July of 1993. Michael Sakara's parts were scattered along two separate locations on a New York highway.