By Larry Williams II Times Recordlwilliams@swtimes.com Charles Ray Vines was sentenced in March 2001 to three life sentences for what are considered some of the most disturbing and heinous crimes committed in Sebastian and Crawford counties. Now, the first season of “Murder By Numbers” on the Investigation Discovery channel has taken a new look at Vines and his crimes. The episode will air on the ID channel at 9 p.m. “It’s a show about multiple murders and how they’re connected,” said Elizabeth Gibson, co-executive producer of “Murder By Numbers.” “It’s not necessarily a serial killer show, but it certainly tries to answer what defines a serial killer.” Vines was convicted of two capital murder charges, one in Sebastian and one in Crawford County, residential burglary and rape.

Torrent Explain Pain Diagram here. His victims included Juanita Wofford of Fort Smith, who was killed in 1993, and Ruth Henderson of Crawford County, who was murdered in 1995, among others. The father of two sons was “well-liked,” according to witness testimony gathered by Gibson and her team. No one suspected he would be found raping a 16-year-old girl, whose stepfather came home and beat Vines until police arrived. “It was an investigation that had a lot of mystery,” said Gibson.

Bill Jayme Swipe File here. “When we were researching (these crimes), we called police investigators because we knew they would be the best ones to tell the story.” Gibson and her team were in the area in March to conduct interviews for the show. She said one of the hardest things for them was dealing with a rush of emotions from everyone they interviewed. “The thing that we look for, above all else, is an emotional connection that you can have with the victims,” said Gibson. “We really like to participate with families, and in this case, we had family members from two different victims.” Gibson said there is a habit to become procedural when looking at serial killer cases. “I think when you see how the loss of these victims has affected their families, you can gain a better understanding of how much their lives touched others close to them,” Gibson added.

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One of the challenges for her production team, according to Gibson, is finding enough people with vivid memories of a case such as Vines’. Fortunately, production locally was a lot easier for her and her team. “Older cases are always challenging to produce because a lot of people are not around anymore, which can make it less compelling,” said Gibson. “Luckily, in this case, we did have a lot of people with a lot of vivid memories.'

CONNECT FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - An Arkansas man who was given three life sentences in 2001 will now be the subject of a television show about serial killers. The first season of ‘Murder By Numbers’ takes a look at Charles Ray Vines' crimes in Sebastian and Crawford counties. Vines was convicted of two capital murder charges, residential burglary, and rape. His victims include Juanita Wofford, who was killed in 1993, and Ruth Henderson, who was killed in 1995, among others.

Elizabeth Gibson is the show's co-executive producer. She says the show isn't 'necessarily a serial killer show,' but that it does try to answer what defines a serial killer. The channel this Wednesday night, August 9. © 2018 Associated Press.