A Port Orchard murder photo has resulted in Washington police looking for the suspect, whom they later found to be 33-year-old David Kalac, reports the Inquisitr. According to deputies, Kalac posted the Port Orchard murder photo online himself, making his gruesome crime available for everyone to see. He later confessed to the crime and said he hoped to die from "suicide by cop."
At first, police had no idea of Kalac being the murderer. Someone anonymously posted the graphic, naked, Port Orchard murder photos of the victim, who is Kalac's girlfriend, on the image-sharing website 4chan. The unnamed 4chan user reportedly also included dreadful details of the murder, saying the woman fought the murderer as he strangled her.
When police started to investigate, they confirmed Kalac posted the Port Orchard murder photo and written the unsettling caption. Authorities went on a day of extensive manhunt in Washington and Oregon after the Kalac, from Washington, murdered his girlfriend in Port Orchard.
Eventually, he was arrested in a TriMet station in Wilsonville, Ore., Wednesday night, according to Clackamas County dispatch.
According to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, Kalac was taken into custody without incident after he posted the Port Orchard murder photo and later surrendered to authorities. Police said he had been cooperative and was transported to the Clackamas County Jail.
Kalac reportedly killed his girlfriend, Amber Coplin inside their Port Orchard apartment Tuesday afternoon. After he posted the Port Orchard murder photo on social media, deputies said he said he hoped to die from "suicide by cop." Kalac has been charged with second-degree murder in Coplin's death.
"He's our primary suspect," said Kitsap County Sheriff's Deputy Wilson on Wednesday. "It stands to reason that in all likelihood he is the person who posted those photographs."
Kalac initially fled Port Orchard using his girlfriend's gold 2001 Ford Focus after posting the Port Orchard murder photo. However, Portland police were able to spot the vehicle just after 1 a.m. Wednesday. When they tried to pull the car over, the 33-year-old tried to flee and led police on a high speed chase.
He eventually started swerving dangerously into oncoming traffic, making police stop chasing after him. Around 4:30 Wednesday in the 1300 block of SW Custer Street in Portland, the getaway car was found abandoned.
By 7:45 p.m., the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office reportedly released the car's SW Portland location to the public.
Before 8 p.m., KGW Reporter Mike Benner said tactical teams are already arming themselves before going to the location of the abandoned vehicle.
"I can say from experience that when people ditch cars they want to get as far away from them as possible," said Sgt. Pete Simpson of the Portland police. After 8:30, officials were able to surround a nearby home. "David Kalac, we have a warrant out for your arrest," they shouted through a loudhailer, according to Katherine Cook, a KGW Reporter.
Kalac was arrested at 8:50 p.m. in Wilsonville, about 20 miles southwest of Portland, police later confirmed. By 9 p.m. Kalac had been taken into custody at the Wilsonville WES Station, reports KGW.
Kalac lived with Coplin, 30, and her son, 13, in a Port Orchard apartment. According to the teen, Kalac and his mom had an argument Monday night. Witnesses have said as well that they heard loud thumping and banging noises along with the violent argument from the apartment.
Coplin's 13-year-old son told police he initially thought his mom was asleep after Kalac left the apartment Tuesday morning, court documents show. Later that day, he called his dad for help as he became worried about his mom. He found Coplin's body around 3:30 p.m.
The boy's father, Coplin's estranged husband, called 911 after they discovered the body and probably the Port Orchard murder photo posted on social media. Coplin's face had reportedly been bashed in, apart from being bloody and bruised. They also reported that her car was missing, court documents revealed, according to King 5 News.
When police arrived in Coplin's bedroom, they said the body was surrounded by hand-written messages. On a picture, there was a message reading, "She killed me first." There were also "bad news" written on the blinds. Across Coplin's driver's license, "dead" had also been written in
Investigators said Coplin "had obvious homicidal violence to her body." They also said Kalac sent an odd text message to a friend hours after the murder and after posting the Port Orchard murder photo. He reportedly told friends they will be seeing him "in the news" soon.
Kalac, who murdered his girlfriend and posted the Port Orchard murder photo online, already had an active warrant for his arrest for second-degree murder and domestic violence out of Kitsap County, Wash. According to the judge, his bail would amount to $2 million after his capture.
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