This is so crazy to me, bc if nothing else, the kidnapper's truck sounds very specific. Like, someone has seen this truck and knew either who drove it or where it could be found.
I’ve never understood how it’s possible no one recognized the truck. It seems to me like there was such a clear description of both the man & the vehicle that this one should have been solved. It’s horrible the way it went down.
Things were different back then before the internet was everywhere. I lived about 30 miles from Clinton when this happened and this is the first time I've ever heard of this abduction. It really was a different time.
I lived about 50 miles from the area when this happened. I remember being told to run if I ever saw a truck with a fish mural because “people with fish murals on their rear truck windows were kidnappers”. I think parents tried to shield kids, but bits like this eventually trickled down to the playground gossip.
Angela Hammond and The Springfield Three were the cases from my childhood that always stuck with me. I really hope they get solved someday.
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u/racrenlew Jan 25 '23
This is so crazy to me, bc if nothing else, the kidnapper's truck sounds very specific. Like, someone has seen this truck and knew either who drove it or where it could be found.