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Long-Time Fugitive Troubles California F.B.I.
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September 18, 2010
| | Jeffrey Dean McDaniel | |
Sacramento F.B.I. Special Agent Rebecka Brown has a case on her hands unlike any she's worked before.
She's been tasked with finding accused child predator Jeffrey McDaniel - a man whose complicated alleged crimes make hunting him even more difficult than an average fugitive.
"Based on what I know of McDaniel, he's extremely manipulative and can probably charm his way into any vulnerable person's life," says S.A. Brown.
That's because back in 1998, the vulnerable prey McDaniel allegedly targeted was unfathomable: His own 14-year-old daughter.
According to police, McDaniel left his wife and newborn daughter in 1984. In the years that followed, the little girl had no contact with her father - until 1998, when she turned 14, and McDaniel expressed interest in meeting her.
The girl's mother reluctantly agreed, and soon McDaniel began to visit often. Cops say it was the beginning of a disturbing and inappropriate relationship built on manipulation.
The Unthinkable
According to police, McDaniel spent endless hours on the telephone with his daughter, charming her and zeroing in on her vulnerability as a young teen with a troubled life at home.
"I would say he targeted her," says S.A. Brown. "There were several factors involved here - her age, the fact she'd never met him, her home life was difficult. He was manipulative and probably seemed very charming and was able to give her some sort of sense of someone really caring about her."
As a result, cops say McDaniel and his daughter planned an escape from the girl's mother, who was growing increasingly worried - and vocal - about McDaniel's behavior.
Cops say they traveled to Tijuana, Mexico, hitchhiking and traveling by bus to different towns and cities, and settling in a small town near Puerto Vallarta. Cops say it was during this time that the unthinkable happened: McDaniel got his own daughter pregnant.
According to police, the two lived as husband and wife, with McDaniel working as a tattoo artist and cook, and his daughter working as a housekeeper and dishwasher.
Cops say McDaniel's daughter believed he loved her and remained loyal to him. But McDaniel showed his true colors two weeks before the baby was due, inexplicably taking off and leaving his daughter to fend for herself in Mexico.
F.B.I. Warns McDaniel Could Harm Others
Cops say McDaniel's daughter was taken in by a local family until the baby was born, and then a nun in the area gave her some money to get to Guadalajara and the American consulate for help.
She was brought back to the United States, where she told investigators everything that had happened.
"She definitely thinks it was a mistake. She understood it wasn't right and shouldn't have happened," says S.A. Brown. "Not only did he continually have a sexual relationship with her at a young age, but he got her pregnant and then abandoned her in a foreign country."
Cops say the nature of McDaniel's crimes are particularly egregious, and believe he is capable of taking advantage of more young, vulnerable girls.
"I think he's likely to do it again if he hasn't already," warns S.A. Brown.
Cops say McDaniel learned to speak fluent Spanish while living in Mexico and is able to blend in there. He may be working as a tattoo artist or in the computer industry.
Police understand many years have passed, but urge anyone in the public who knows where McDaniel is to remember the terrible crimes he's accused of committing and do the right thing by turning him in to authorities.
Wanted For:
• Unlawful Sexual Intercourse , Nevada County , CA ; Sep 1998
• Incest , Nevada County , CA ; Sep 1998
• UFAP , Sacramento County , CA ; Sep 17, 1998
(Information valid as of September 16, 2010)
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