The A.T.F. and police in Tempe, Ariz. have charged outlaw biker Paul Eischeid with an act of savagery in the desert. He's one of the U.S. Marshals' Top 15, and John Walsh has added him to his Dirty Dozen list -- the notorious group of fugitives he wants to see taken off the streets the most.
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When the Hells Angels chapter in Mesa, Arizona wanted an individual punished, police say they turned to Paul Eischeid.
In 2001, a woman at the motorcycle gang's clubhouse mouthed-off to gang members. Police say the bikers assaulted her and warned her to keep quiet. She refused.
Cops report that Eischeid and other gang members viciously attacked the woman, beating and stabbing her. Then, police report, they tossed the woman into a car trunk, and drove out to the desert where they dumped her virtually lifeless body. But they weren't through with their fury yet, say police; the bikers took turns stabbing the woman until she was nearly decapitated.
The gang left their victim's corpse to rot in the desert. But a passing motorist discovered the body and alerted authorities.
Eischeid was one of more than 50 Hells Angels and associates arrested in 2003 as part of a major crackdown on motorcycle gang violence in Arizona. He was charged in connection with the murder. Because he had a small prior criminal history and was holding a steady job at the time, a judge allowed Eischeid to bail out while he waited for his trial. It was a major mistake.
Cops say Eischeid removed the tracking device he'd been ordered to wear, and hit the road.