The Death of a Black Panther

Vester wrote a note saying that he was going to take his own life. He also made sure that the police didn't have to arrest him to secure confession because at exactly 8.26 am, ABC News received a 23 page fax from Vester. Law enforcement found these final references to be extremely chilling as it suggested that Vester plan to kill again. Although Vester abandoned his Ford Mustang at the Roan of Blacksburg Regional Airport, the authorities' ability to track his cell phone negated any benefits of switching to a rented Chevrolet Sonic. An automated license plate reader in a Virginia State troopers car identified the rented Sonic at 11.20 am, but when the trooper attempted to initiate a