Motel clerk who recognized murder suspect: 'He was very friendly'
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LINCOLN CITY, Ore. – Leah Kallimanis says she doesn’t feel like a hero; she just believes she did the right thing.
The property manager and clerk at the WestShore OceanFront Suites said she recognized double murder suspect Michael Boysen after seeing his photo on KATU News.
“Yesterday morning, I turned on the news when I first got up and saw a picture on your, actually your station,” she said. “Saw a picture of his face and then saw the name and did the ‘oh my gosh, he’s here.’”
Boysen checked into the motel at around 11 a.m. on Monday, just days after police said he was released from a Washington prison and allegedly killed his grandparents, who threw him a welcome home party. His grandparents’ deaths triggered a multi-state manhunt.
“I told my husband and we double-checked the computer just to make sure, and sure enough same guy, same name, and so we instantly called 911,” Kallimanis said.
She wasn’t afraid, she said, just shocked and surprised that a murder suspect was staying in her motel.
“It was kind of a little bit of a surprise too, because I talked with him when he checked in,” she said. “He was very friendly, had chatted for five minutes, you know, whatever. Friendly guy.”
Washington authorities said Boysen will return to the state to face murder charges.
“I think I did the right thing,” said Kallimanis. “Felt a little bad that he’s now going to rot in prison forever, but you know you do what you gotta do. When you have family, when you have people to take care of, you gotta turn someone in.”
Leah, you defiantly did the right thing. Good observation on your part, Be proud of yourself. I really wonder how many readers on this board would of done the same thing.
Wait a second, Lincoln City's Chief of Police Keith Killian was right there the whole time to make sure everything was OK!! Yea, you can count on him 101% of the time to make your life better - just ask the folks in Clark County where he came from...
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@Welfair Chick I am just a just a stupid White boy that sold my house in Seaside because of the outlande'rs and I do not get your comment, sorry.
She looks like Jaba the Hutt from Starwars.
I think she looks good, and looks like a nice lady. Of course you didn't say looking like Jaba was a bad thing.
@PeterAWolf If you can't say anything nice...
@Scotty9Â @PeterAWolf I didn't say anything bad. She DOES look like Jaba the Hutt.
@PeterAWolf Man, you get what you got at the coast - they eat, drink and ..............
@boned @PeterAWolf Eat, drink and be Harry...
@jtierney6 "Cold blooded!": ... days after he was released from prison and killed his grandparents, who threw him a welcome home party.
@ballardduck @jtierney6 Days?? It was the day he got out of prison. I'd still like to know if the family was warned about his threats against them while he was in prison.
@ballardduck yeah that is really not cool.
What's sickening is the sheer numbers of people out there who would deride this woman as a "snitch." Â They'd rather protect the turd who committed this butchery than actually do something to protect their fellow humans. Â Good observation skills lady, and good on you for doing the right thing even without a cash reward.
@StealthActivist Bad things happen when good people do nothing.
@The Voice of Reason @StealthActivist you known tthsy never said he used a fun to kill his grand parents. . so your gun argument does not hold water. so how do you feel if I owning a gun puts a hole in a man who hS a gun who is threatoning my fAmily?  got an answer for that one?
@lee986321 @The Voice of Reason @StealthActivistÂ
Is English your second language? Â Or are you just high?
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@feral Ban guns? Are you just plain stupid? Don't you think if he actually had a gun he would have shot himself instead of trying to slit his wrists? He didn't use a gun to kill anyone Jackass! If you don't like the constitution perhaps you should go elsewhere you prick!
@AzacabazleÂ
You know for certain he didn't have a gun? Â
Just because he cut his wrists? Â I don't think for a second he had any intention of actually killing himself. Â The wrist cutting is noting more than a part his manipulation and future support for his "state of mind". Â For being so good at killing, he somehow managed conveniently scathe out of ending it for himself (and the rest of us)...
What is something you won't hear Cam'Ron say? RT @jtierney6: Sometimes you just gotta turn in a double-murder suspect.
Don't feel bad, Leah. A cold-hearted man like that deserves to rot in jail.
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@Welfair Chick That comment was totally uncalled for.
@Welfair Chick What happened , did they run you out of KPTV comment boards troll? Now I see you're using a female name and picture, but we still know it's you. Apparently you didn't get enough attention when you were little and now you have a social disorder fishbait. Do us all a favor and go jump off a cliff.Â
Great instincts there, if a reward wasn't in place, I think she should get a reward for her keen observation.
@pdxd  A reward for her observation and for doing the right thing.