A year after deaths of 4 prostitutes, no answers

'I never met them,' suspect says
Oleson pleaded guilty to the nude videotaping charge last month and was released on bail until he is sentenced in two weeks. He walked free wearing a tow-truck company T-shirt with the slogan "Off The Hook" written across the chest.

"When he walked out of the Salem County jail, that certainly spoke volumes," said his lawyer, James Leonard. "If they had DNA that linked Terry Oleson to any of these women, without question they would have charged him. I haven't seen a shred of evidence that would link him to these crimes."

Oleson said the past seven months have been "a living nightmare."

"There's no way my DNA was anywhere near them," he said. "I never met them. I wish I had some information for everybody. I hope they find whoever did this."

The case has filled other prostitutes with fear.

"I still think about it every day," said Shorty, a Philadelphia native who started work as a stripper at age 22 and switched to prostitution six years later when she couldn't compete with the young, fresh faces.

Shorty used to carry a knife at all times, but ditched it shortly after the killings, fearing that a violent customer might use it against her. Now she regrets getting rid of it.

She continues "dating" men who drive up along Pacific Avenue and flag her down, mainly to support her crack habit. The four women in the ditch each had also used drugs, authorities said.

"Nobody misses drug addicts," she said. "We disappear, and it's normal. Nobody comes looking for us."

Still, she takes precautions.

"When a guy wants to go to the Black Horse Pike, that's a big, big red flag," Shorty said. "I try to stay in control. I tell them where I'll go with them. Lose control, and you're done."

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