Police have sketch in Feltt case

Campus police will soon have a composite sketch of a possible suspect in the attack of Bill Feltt, an English professor beaten by six to eight males in late August.

The image was drawn last Friday by a state police sketch artist and is based on Feltt’s description of his attacker. Adam Due, chief public safety officer for university police, did not say when the sketch would be released.

“I rated the drawing at about a seven out of 10,” Feltt said. “To me, it was as good as I could … communicate.

Feltt said police did not tell him whether the composite would be distributed to campus, but he hopes the drawing will get to the public.

Due said no new leads in the case have transpired, and Feltt ruled out a number of possible suspects police thought could have been visiting campus the night of the attack. The possible suspects were not cooperating with police and getting photographs of the men was difficult. However, after viewing the photographs a few weeks ago, Feltt said he did not recognize any of them.

However, Feltt said police have called him to view more photos, but he does not know who the pictures are of.

Feltt also said police took him back to the scene of the crime, hoping he would remember more details or find another site where the attack could have taken place.

“I don’t think it brought out anything different or new,” he said.

Feltt was beaten by six to eight males at about 2 a.m. Aug. 27 on the east side of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

After the attack, Feltt spent nearly three weeks in Sarah Bush Health Center and Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind., where he was treated for a brain hemorrhage and a skull fracture. Feltt returned to teach class Sept. 24.