James Patrick Dempsey biography: 13 things about US Army veteran from Oneida, New York

James Patrick Dempsey is an American man who lived in a mobile home in Oneida, Madison County, New York, United States. He is U.S. Army veteran.

Dempsey is married to Sharon Scott Dempsey. He is John Dempsey‘s brother

Between 1977 and 1978, James was stationed at a U.S. Army base in Ludwigsburg, Germany as part of the 34th Battalion. In 1978, he was discharged from the U.S. Army.

During James’ time in the U.S. Army, he developed a drinking problem and became aggressive under the influence of alcohol. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. Aside from Oneida, he has lived in other parts of New York including Vernon Center, Whitesboro, Camden, Sherrill, Cleveland and Rome.
2. He was 15 years younger than Bärbel Gansau.
3. Between November 1976 and December 1978, he was a soldier in the U.S. Army.
4. From June 1-6, 1978, he was in alcohol rehabilitation in Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart, Germany.
5. Between June 8, 1978 and June 11, 1978, he allegedly sexually assaulted and fatally stabbed Gansau in her apartment in Ludwigsburg. No suspect was identified and the case went cold.
6. In 1979, he was charged with driving under the influence and unauthorized use of a vehicle in New York. His fingerprints were taken and added in a database in the U.S.
7. In 2005, he filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
8. In 2020, the investigation into Gansau’s murder was reopened and fingerprints collected from the crime scene were compared with a database in the U.S.  On January 29, 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigation notified German investigators that the fingerprints matched his fingerprints.
9. On April 14, 2021, FBI agents pulled trash from his residence in Oneida and found material to test for a deoxyribonucleic acid match. In 2022, German investigators confirmed that his DNA matched a semen sample found on Gansau and on her bed sheets.
10. On June 24, 2022, a warrant for his arrest was issued by Judge Berger of the Stuttgart Lower Court in Germany.
11. In September 2023, he turned 66.
12. On February 9, 2024, U.S. Magistrate Judge Miroslav Lovric issued a warrant for his arrest.
13. On February 13, 2024, he was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service.