Laura Michelle Reese, alias “Jane Seana Cortez” and William
“Wild Bill” Dathan Holbert, 30, alias “William Adolfo Cortez,” were a serial
killer married couple who operated in central America, plying a racket based on
real estate in which they would rob and murder victims they contacted over real
estate deals.
They were featured on the American TV show “America’s Most
Wanted” which led to their being listed with Interpol as wanted fugitives on
July 24, 2016 at the request of Costa Rican law enforcement. They couple was
captured by the Nicaraguan army in Rio San Juan on July 26, 2010 as the
fugitives attempted to flee from a checkpoint.
Holbert and Reese were immediately deported to Panama to
face multiple charges of murder in that country. According to Officials in
Nicaragua Holbert and Reese were suspects in about 40 murders committed
throughout Mexico and Central American nations, Belize and Costa Rica, as well
as Panamá. The couple killed people in order to confiscate properties, personal
possessions and bank accounts.
In May 2012 the couple were given three separate trials for
five murders committed in Bocas del Toro, Panama. All five bodies were found
buried on the couple’s property. Each was shot in the head.
The bodies of Cheryl Lynn Hughes, 53, and Bo Icelar were
found on July 23, 2010, and on August 3, the corpses of Michael and Manchittha
Nan Brown, and their teenage son Watson. Bocas del Toro were dug up.
Assistant Prosecutor Angel Calderon stated that Holbert
“picked out his victims after making their acquaintance, knowing that nobody
would ask about them, he got rid of them.”
Holbert also
confessed “that he murdered his sixth victim, American lawyer Jeffery Arlan
Kline, in a boat in Panamanian waters. Holbert then went by sea to Costa
Rica where he buried Kline on a farm he owned there.” Holbert attempted to
protect Reese from being charged, claiming her was completely responsible for
the murders. Yet both were convicted and sentenced to prison. (reports of the
date of convictions and sentencing have not yet been located.)
EXCERPT: “William Dathan Holbert, aka “Wild Bill”, filed for
divorce from his wife Laura Michelle Reese after learning she was cheating on
him with another detainee. Laura met her lover in the women’s prison in Los
Algarrobos, Chiriquí, when he was performing work in the prison, according to
Holbert’s legal representative. Holbert asked the prison authorities to suspend
conjugal visits, which were held once a month with his wife.” [Don Winner,
“William Dathan Holbert, ‘Wild Bill’ Files For Divorce - Laura Michelle Reese
Was Cheating On Him, Panama-Guide.com, Mar. 26, 2013]
[Robert St. Estephe]
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“William Dathan Holbert born September 12, 1979, also known
as Wild Bill, is a self-confessed murderer and Central American Cartel enforcer
from Hendersonville, North Carolina.”
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2000 – couple move to Panama.
Ca Dec. 30, 2007 – Michael Watson Brown, murdered?
2010? – America’s Most Wanted website; “According to the
America’s Most Wanted article, William Dathan Holbert was involved in a similar
scheme of taking over a house in North Carolina.”
DATE? – Jeff Kline, American lawyer, murdered.
Jul. 23, 2010 – “The story broke Friday [Jul. 23, 2010] when
the prosecutor’s office in Boca de Toro confirmed that two bodies had been
found on property occupied by the pair. By that time they had crossed over into
Costa Rica.”
Jul. 26, 2010 – “A man and woman sought for investigation of multiple murders in Panamá seem to have spent several weeks in Costa Rica before they tried to flee to Nicaragua Monday [Jul. 26, 2010] morning.”
Jul. 26, 2010 – “A man and woman sought for investigation of multiple murders in Panamá seem to have spent several weeks in Costa Rica before they tried to flee to Nicaragua Monday [Jul. 26, 2010] morning.”
Jul. 29, 2010 – deported in shackles from Nicaragua to
Panama.
Jul. 30, 2010 – statement given by Holbert.
Aug. 3, 2010 – 3 bodies found. Michael and Manchittha Nan
Brown, and their teenage son Watson. Bocas del Toro, Panama. Shot in head.
May 7, 2012 – will be
for the murders of Michael and Manchittha Nan Brown, and their teenage son
Watson. Superior Tribunal in Chiriqui.
May 21, 2012 – is the trial for the murder of Cheryl Lynn
Hughes. Superior Tribunal in Chiriqui.
May 29, 2012 – for the murder of Bo Icelar. Superior
Tribunal in Chiriqui.
Mar. (?) 2013 – divorce filed.
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[“Update: ’Wild Bill’ Alleged Serial Killer Confesses
to 5 Killings,” Latino Daily News, Aug. 5, 2010]
[pdfsrealestate25, “Wild Bill Serial Killer pdfsrealestate25’s blog, Jan. 19,
2016]
[Don Winner, “‘Deported in shackles’: U.S. couple accused of
killing seven people sent to face justice in Panama,” Panama-Guide.com, Jul.
30. 2010]
[Don Winner, “William Dathan Holbert, ‘Wild Bill’ Files For
Divorce - Laura Michelle Reese Was Cheating On Him, Panama-Guide.com, Mar. 26
2013]
[Don Winner, “Narrowing Down The Dates of the Brown Family
Murder in Bocas del Toro,” Panama-Guide.com, Sep. 8, 2010]
[“Fugitive pair from Panamá are captured on Río San Juan,”
A.M. Costa Rica, Jul. 27, 2010]
[Don Winner, “William Dathan Holbert Confesses to the Murder
of Jeffery A. Kline in Costa Rica,” Panama-Guide.com, Sep. 21, 2010]
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