Cooes County, New Hampshire

Armed with these credentials, Wilder bluffed his way into top beauty pageants and fashion shows and stalked shopping centers and beaches as a self-styled photographer and talent agent. At least one modeling agency sent him models for photo sessions. БЂњWilder lurked in the shadows,БЂ«said Ken Whittaker, Jr., a 28-year-old private detective who О¬Ѓrst brought WilderБЂ™s name to authorities. БЂњHe was cunning and smooth, very manipulative with women.БЂ«БЂњHe was active for quite a while,БЂ«said Tom Neighbors, a Palm Beach County SheriffБЂ™s detective. БЂњHe had a nice scam he used to get close to the type of women he liked.БЂ«A massive search for Wilder across 8,000miles of the country ended Friday when the Australian-born electrical contractor and race car driver accidentally shot himself to death while struggling with a police ofО¬Ѓcer at a small town gas station in New Hampshire. Wilder, whose journey was grimly charted by the abductions or murders of at least 11 women, appears to have led a double life: one opulent, marked by О¬Ѓnancial success, fast cars and attractive women; the other sinister, tainted by arrests, investigations and suspicions ...»