I will say in my unprofessional opinion that this guy knew what he was doing. I don't think you were his first, or last. And at 18.....well you just never know sadly.
I'm sorry, not sure who you are directing this to and I have to ask, who is Rudy?
I came across Websleuths this evening while looking for information on the Missouri case because I remembered the composite drawing from America's Most Wanted back in 1993 and was trying to find it. It's been on my mind for some reason the last few months, and after all these years, I'm not just thankful, I"m angry. Around 1992, while a student at the University of SC, a man tried to kidnap me. He followed me down the sidewalk almost touching my backpack that was slung over my right shoulder. I'd walk faster, and he'd walk faster. I'd go around the parking meters to get closer to the street, and he would, too. When I reached an intersection, and my car was the last parked on the street (but I didn't want him knowing it was my car), I walked out into the intersection as far as I could without getting hit by a car, but had decided if he came for me, it would be better to be hit by a car than be kidnapped and who knows what else. It was like a stand-off, me staring at him and at the oncoming traffic, and him looking at me. He then walked towards a parking lot on the sidestreet. I took my chance and ran to my car, crouching down on the streetside by the drivers' door so he couldn't see me. As I peeked up through the windows, he was hurriedly going to cars in the lot and looking into windows, seemingly looking for me. I put the key in the door, got in, cranked up and pulled out quickly to get away. Frantic, but wanting to see where he ended up, I drove around the block. I as I came back around the block, I saw him about 8 cars away on the opposite side of the street getting into a small red car and driving away. He had sandy colored curly hair and brown eyes. When the episode aired on America's Most Wanted, it piqued my interest about the closeness with which the guy followed the 2 girls before attacking them. When the composite drawing was shown, I can't describe the feeling of OMG. I called the number and reported what had happened to me, and a Missouri trooper called back for my story. 2 or 3 years later, a Missouri trooper called me again to go over what happened to me. All these years later, it is so much on my mind. Who was the guy? Did he hurt anyone else? I hope my story of what happened on Assembly Street in downtown Columbia SC can somehow help solve something for someone.
