A man named Dwight W. Baldwin was busted last year by Bay Village cops. According to the article, Baldwin had been going to Tower City and snatching names and phone numbers of women out of those free-drawing boxes (for things like winning a free car). He then called the women on a pay phone in Parma Heights and made sexual comments about them.
This is exactly the type of behavior we're looking for in Amy's case. Anyone know more about this man?
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I'm surprised more wasn't made of this at the time given how much the police sketch of this guy resembles the police sketch of the suspect in Amy's abduction.
I'm guessing the police showed the victim in the case a photo of Van Gunten and they said it wasn't him?
James,
Check this guy out and note the offense date, victim, and scars...
http://sheriff.cuyahogacounty.us/sou_flyer.asp
This link does not work. What's the offender's name?
I think he means for David Baldwin. According to the Sheriff's site, Baldwin was born in 1973, so that would have made him only 16 when Amy was taken.
http://sheriff.cuyahogacounty.us/sou_flyer.asp
Then search by name.
James - here's the info from the link. I copied/pasted info from this guy on County Sex Offender site.
NAME: RICHARD G WILDER
HOME ADDRESS:20077 LORAIN RD #APT 6CITY: FAIRVIEW PARK
ZIP: 44126
RACE: W
DOB: 2/24/1952
S.O. # 0090299
SOU # SOU 01782
HEIGHT 6'0"
WEIGHT 243
EYES BLU
HAIR BLO
SEX M
SCARS, MARKS & TATTOOS:
SCAR RIGHT LEG SCAR LEFT HAND
CLASSIFICATION Tier I Sex Offender
CONVICTED OF 2907.05 - GROSS SEXUAL IMPOSITION SERVED 13 YEARS IN PRISON FOR GSI 5 YR OLD FEMALE THAT HE KNEW OFFENSE DATE & LOCATION 12/5/1989 CLEVELAND, OH
In the 2008 attack of the young female on Normandy, there was no community support. Possibly brought on by the delay of the incident being reported and also the delay of making the story public. It was right before the Bay Days celebration. I'm sure no one liked the thought of the attack having an influence on whether or not parents should guard their children better during that holiday time. There was also speculation that the story had been made up. The story was, in fact, verified by the police and several witnesses. The police worked diligently on the case and I believe did all they could, but the response of the city to the victim and the story was appalling to those that knew the situation. No community support was given to the child. No action taken as a community to try to find the offender. There was only a small handful of people who briefly took interest in assisting. If anything, the child was ostracized and the incident swept under the rug by the general community. In typical Bay Village fashion.
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