Police are searching for a murder suspect from Michigan who was seen last month near Linton Boulevard and Military Trail.
James Allen Kinney, 51, who police say killed women from Washington, Michigan and Iowa, has been in the Delray Beach area since May.
He lives somewhere between Boynton Beach and northern Broward county, Detective Robert Stevens said Thursday.
The Vietnam veteran has stayed at Veterans Administration hospitals and homeless shelters throughout the country.
He recently befriended an elderly Delray Beach man after they met at a local VA hospital.
Investigators said he typically hangs out at American Legion or Veterans of Foreign Wars halls.
“We’ve exhausted all leads and haven’t been able to identify where he is,” Stevens said.
“He hasn’t been seen [by police] in two years. The trail is cold, but hopefully this will generate leads.”
Two years ago, Washington police said Kinney was responsible for the disappearance and slaying of 20-year-old Keri Lynn Sherlock.
Her body was found on a dirt road in the woods and was identified through dental records.
The 1997 death of a Grand Rapids, Mich., woman and a 1998 killing in Des Moines, Iowa, also point to Kinney, police said.
All three victims were young, white women.
Kinney, who claims to be an heir to a shoe store chain fortune, could face the death penalty in Washington, said Whatcom County, Wash., sheriff’s Detective Mark Joseph.
The suspect has previously worked in South Florida as a temporary day laborer, Stevens said.
In April, Kinney was spotted at the Philadelphia International Airport after being profiled on the TV show America’s Most Wanted. He may have flown to South Florida — police said they have no indication that he owns a car.
Police said the suspect, who uses the alias Jerome Romano Porrovecchio, is known to be friendly and a pathological liar.
He has also been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, a result of his service in Vietnam.
“If you have a suspect involved in three murders and [he] hasn’t been [arrested], obviously it’s important … so we can bring him to justice and he doesn’t do it again,” Stevens said.
Kinney is a white male, 5-feet-9, 190 pounds, with brown hair, hazel eyes and a medium complexion.
He usually wears large plastic-frame glasses with yellow-tinted lenses and goes by the nickname “Tug Boat.”
He is known to leave an area at the spur of the moment, and police are urging residents to act quickly if they have information.
The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office in Washington is offering $10,000 for information that leads to Kinney’s arrest. If you have any information, call the Delray Beach Police tips line at 561-243-7839.
Patty Pensa can be reached at or 561-243-6609.
