CW was about 24 at the time, having started college in fall of 1986 (forgot when his birthdate was, sorry), with a delay in graduating due to the substance abuse program and time off from college. I think he'd have been old enough, though taking on three women for a first offense seems pretty bold. That's why I was wondering if he and Cox had maybe met up. Cox's conviction in Florida was for raping and strangling a 19-yr old girl in the late 1980s. Springfield was his "hometown" - so it's not unlikely that he knew CW (I'll look up their ages and check on possible school attendance connections, though I'm guessing he's at least a bit older than CW).
In the interviews I've read with LE, they say they believe it could have been done by one man alone, in that no one has come forward with info to claim the rather substantial reward $ being offered. But at this point, it's all conjecture; they also admit it could have been by two men (some witness reports of 2 concrete workers driving around in a truck were also considered).
Still, I'd be curious about tracking down the MSU and party-ing portion of CW's past--he described himself as quite the partier, which is what led to his alcoholism and his dropping out for the substance abuse program. It's not too long a stretch to think he could have been in attendance at MSU and area parties again once he returned to the trigger zone to finish his degree, and been acquainted with some of the folk at the two parties the girls attended that night in 1992, one several blocks south of the college. Even though it was technically a high school graduation party, a lot of these kids were friends and friends of each other's siblings, and the party scene would have overlapped with college-age kids--especially if those underage kids were interested in consuming alcohol. Suzie was described by witnesses as running with some 'dubious characters' and also as being somewhat inebriated that night.
