"Wild Bill" Accused in Costa Rica

Just like a ball that bounces and extends, are the suspicions surrounding confessed murderer William Dathan Holbert, aka "Wild Bill" about his responsibility for other crimes. Coupled with the judicial process following him in Panama, now the first formal criminal complaint has been filed against "Wild Bill" in Costa Rica, a country whose authorities had never before confirmed the presence of the murderer. The complaint was filed before the Special Prosecutor for Organized Crime, according to a report published on the Panama Guide website. A possible sixth victim of 'Wild Bill' could be American attorney Jeffrey A. Kline, who transferred $107,040 dollars from the United States to a bank in Costa Rica. Kline, a native of Wisconsin, was a fugitive from justice in the United States for evading child support payments, and distribution of marital property.

US legal authorities and Kline's siblings themselves thought Kline was hiding in Costa Rica as a fugitive. Now, with many indications, authorities await DNA comparisons of one of Kline's brothers with the remains of a previously unidentified body discovered in November 2007 under a slab of cement below a house occupied by 'Wild Bill' with Laura Michelle Reese in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica. According to Panama Guide, there are documents that suggest a friendly relationship between Kline, 'Wild Bill' and his wife, Laura Michelle Reese.

Kline practiced law in Illinois and Wisconsin. The courts of both states disbarred him for 'fiscal misconduct.' In August 2007, a researcher, in conjunction with the U.S. Embassy in San José, Costa Rica, confirmed suspicions: Kline lived in this country, but he was never found. (La Estrella)

Editor's Comment: Thanks to Luis Batista and Alexis Charris P., reporters from La Estrella, for picking this up. Hopefully some day the press in Costa Rica might wake up to what's happening in their backyard. Literally...