01/05/2026
It seems like we've all seen the movie where the innocent girl is walking along the road and a car pulls up. The male driver said, "Can I give you a lift?" The reality here is the same. All it ever took was asking someone if they needed a ride. However, in 1987, he needed the ride and a woman graciously gave him a ride a short distance to where his semi was parked. Once she parked the car, he seized control of the vehicle, backed it up into a dark spot between trailers, then tried to (insert word choice here) her. She resisted and told him it wouldn't be comfortable and they should go to her house...or at least somewhere else.
He agreed.
As they approached an intersection, she bailed out of the car and was run over, splitting her arm open and bruising her hip and lower abdomen. Barefoot, she ran to a gas station as she yelled for help. He stopped the car and fled on foot. He would be convicted on 4th degree sexual assault and sentenced to 3 years. Sadly, there are many more who never reported it- or worse- nothing was done about it, like the April 1977 victim- right before he fled to Washington State.
A vehicle...and a woman...is a story I've now heard several times. And, there are more out there.
Image is ChatGPT AI generated. Someone may recognize him and come forward.
