MI - NEW NETFLIX SERIES - Aundria Bowman, 14, murdered, Holland, 11 March 1989 *located 2020, adoptive father convicted*

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CSI1005 said:
I will also add from my work experience it takes a whole different level of depravity to dismember a body and add on top of that it being a family member; that puts this guy right up there with the most evil of people.
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Welcome CSI1005,
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ChuckMaureen said:
There certainly are self-delusion and self-serving elements to BB. She fears being alone. The remaining daughter's deep mindset is unknown. Was she fully unaware of her father's evil?

As per 'keeping Alexis close': BB ended up parting out Alexis' remains, so not sharing wasn't necessarily a significant weight to her. I suspect it was an act of minimal sympathy, and maybe more so an act of 'here, take a piece of your daughter and leave us alone!'.
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Dennis and his wife cut Alexis in half twice; seemingly like-minded.

Dennis Bowman cut Alexis in half so he could fit her into a cardboard barrel. After Dennis (against his wife's wishes) revealed the "close" location of Alexis in the backyard, she was cremated.

Dennis' wife gave half of Alexis' remains to her natural mother, and put the rest of her in a can on the shelf. I think a loving mother, or loving adoptive mother, would choose to keep Alexis whole in death ... especially since she was cut in half in life. Not Mrs. Bowman. She cut Alexis in half again. Everyone grieves differently, but ... you're right: looks like minimal sympathy.
 
I think @CarlK90245 and @Aundria62374 would also be pleased to know that their documentary may have contributed to another cold case break.

We have another new member whose been searching for decades for the long, lost brother she's never met. She came to Websleuths yesterday after having just watched a documentary on Netflix of a mother searching for her daughter (I highly suspect that documentary was Into The Fire). Seeing the site mentionned, she came here and found a name familiar and has now been in contact with LE regarding provision of DNA samples to see if this particular UID is her long, lost brother.

Another family may be getting some answers and another UID their name. That is always good!
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otto said:
It's alleged that he abducted and sexually assaulted a 6 year old before there were reports of attempted teen attacks. Attacks against adult women were later - if I understand the timeline correctly. Please correct me if I'm mistaken.

From break and enter, to stealing underwear, to crawling through windows to rape and murder - gradually increased level of violence. Raping, murdering, and dismembering a family member boggles the senses - but there's little doubt that, after Dennis was released from prison (Alexis a 11 years old), both parents no longer viewed her as a family member.
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The assault against Metta occurred in September of 1989. As a side note - coincidentally (or maybe not), only three days after this abduction, Brenda called police to report that she had found a magazine among Aundria's belongings. The magazine included an article about runaways, and inside the magazine was a piece of paper with the name, telephone number, and address of a Holland girl. The address on the piece of paper was of a residence only about 200 yards from the corner where Metta was abducted.

The breaking and entering occurred in 1996.

The assault with intent to commit CSC to the 18 year old bicyclist occurred in May of 1980.
 
CarlK90245 said:
The assault against Metta occurred in September of 1989. As a side note - coincidentally (or maybe not), only three days after this abduction, Brenda called police to report that she had found a magazine among Aundria's belongings. The magazine included an article about runaways, and inside the magazine was a piece of paper with the name, telephone number, and address of a Holland girl. The address on the piece of paper was of a residence only about 200 yards from the corner where Metta was abducted.

The breaking and entering occurred in 1996.

The assault with intent to commit CSC to the 18 year old bicyclist occurred in May of 1980.
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He attacked a woman driving her car, too, didn't he? Lied and told her her tail light was out. Does anyone remember when that was?
 
I think this is the list of known, and almost known (Metta) victims:
  • October 1979 - female, age 27, bound, gagged, sexual assault
  • May 1980 - female, age 19, cyclist, gun, five year sentence
  • September 1980 - Kathleen Doyle, age 25, Virginia
  • March 1989 - Aundria Bowman, age 14
  • September 1989 - Metta, age 6, attempted sexual assault (probable)
  • 1996-98 - Vicki Vanden Brink, age 28, break and enter
Source: Atavist
 
ChuckMaureen said:
There certainly are self-delusion and self-serving elements to BB. She fears being alone. The remaining daughter's deep mindset is unknown. Was she fully unaware of her father's evil?

As per 'keeping Alexis close': BB ended up parting out Alexis' remains, so not sharing wasn't necessarily a significant weight to her. I suspect it was an act of minimal sympathy, and maybe more so an act of 'here, take a piece of your daughter and leave us alone!'.
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The Netflix Documentary brought me here as well!

I fear we may have a case of Adoptive parents have their own kid so now the adoptive kid is no longer “our kid” with Alexis. From what the documentary Shows, it seems that Dennis went away when she was 6-11. Once he got out, Brenda found out she was pregnant a little less or more than a year later. VB (natural daughter) was 14 months at the time. I believe that they probably put on the facade of the “living family” after everything happened. Knowing how much Brenda loved VB and Dennis would do anything to keep Brenda happy. I don’t think it’s far fetched that he didn’t see Alexis as “family” and thus engaged her as fair game. The man is truly despicable
 
ChuckMaureen said:
There certainly are self-delusion and self-serving elements to BB. She fears being alone. The remaining daughter's deep mindset is unknown. Was she fully unaware of her father's evil?

As per 'keeping Alexis close': BB ended up parting out Alexis' remains, so not sharing wasn't necessarily a significant weight to her. I suspect it was an act of minimal sympathy, and maybe more so an act of 'here, take a piece of your daughter and leave us alone!'.
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The Netflix Documentary brought me here as well!

I fear we may have a case of Adoptive parents have their own kid so now the adoptive kid is no longer “our kid” with Alexis. From what the documentary Shows, it seems that Dennis went away when she was 6-11. Once he got out, Brenda found out she was pregnant a little less or more than a year later. VB (natural daughter) was 14 months at the time. I believe that they probably put on the facade of the “living family” after everything happened. Knowing how much Brenda loved VB and Dennis would do anything to keep Brenda happy. I don’t think it’s far fetched that he didn’t see Alexis as “family” and thus engaged her as fair game. The man is truly despicable
 
otto said:
I think this is the list of known, and almost known (Metta) victims:
  • October 1979 - female, age 27, bound, gagged, sexual assault
  • May 1980 - female, age 19, cyclist, gun, five year sentence
  • September 1980 - Kathleen Doyle, age 25, Virginia
  • March 1989 - Aundria Bowman, age 14
  • September 1989 - Metta, age 6, attempted sexual assault (probable)
  • 1996-98 - Vicki Vanden Brink, age 28, break and enter
Source: Atavist
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The girl on the bicycle was actually 18 at the time of the assault (May 23, 1980). Her age is frequently stated as 19, but her birthday is in July, so she was 19 by the time she testified.
 
Watched last night and I'm still broken up about it. The abuse poor Alexis faced during her short time on earth enrages me, but Cathy's strength and determination to fight for her was cathartic to see. I've admired CarlK since I first got into UIDs/missing persons and I believe this series will lead to more identifications and resolution for families. The fact Brenda still has half of Alexis' remains despite being married to her abuser and murderer makes me sick. There is no way she didn't at least suspect her husband could have been responsible for Alexis's then disappearance given his history of violence against women and Alexis telling her about the abuse. If she had been a real mother she would've at least made mention of Alexis's comments to police at the time, even just privately pulling an investigator aside. But it is clear she cared more for her husband and their perfect little facade. As for him, he is nothing more than a deviant degenerate and I absolutely believe he has more victims. It just devastates me that the Bowmans just moved on with their lives after her killing, and she spent so long buried and discarded amongst garbage not being thought of or looked for by anyone. Rest easy now, Alexis. The world now knows your name and your story. Also in her missing posters it states she may have went by Alex or Alexis, does anyone know if that was just because she was named Alexis at birth or did she go by Alexis as a nickname?
 
He murdered Kathleen Doyle in Virginia months after he tried to assault a teen on her bicycle - for which he was later convicted. I guess there was a delay in arrest and incarceration.

I think he must have a prior criminal history since he transitioned so quickly from rape (1979), to attacking a teen (1980), and murdering a young wife (1980). In 1996-98, he was a lingerie thief. I think he must have been a lingerie thief when he first started stalking women. He may have taken a 7 year gap between the murder of his 14 year old adoptive daughter (1989) and his second daughter turning 11 (1998). When he started again in 1998, he was a lingerie thief.

1949 - Dennis Bowman born
1969 - Dennis Bowman an adult
1974 - Alexis Badger born
1975 - Alexis renamed Aundria Bowman, adopted
1979 - victim, adult, alive
1980 - victim, teen, alive, escaped
1980 - victim, adult, deceased
5 year prison sentence
4 year gap
1987 or 1988 - daughter Vanessa born
1989 - victim, teen, deceased
1989 - victim, child, alive, escaped
seven year gap
1996-98 - victim, adult, alive due to police surveillance

Known Victims
  • October 1979 - female, age 27, bound, gagged, sexual assault
  • May 1980 - female, age 18, cyclist, gun, five year sentence
  • September 1980 - Kathleen Doyle, age 25, Virginia
  • March 1989 - Aundria Bowman, age 14
  • September 1989 - Metta, age 6, attempted sexual assault (probable)
  • 1996-98 - Vicki Vanden Brink, age 28, break and enter
Source: Atavist
 
CarlK90245 said:
The Bowman story - Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter, directed by documentarian Ryan White and produced by Charlize Theron, will be featured in a two-part docuseries that will be available on Netflix on September 12.

Here is the link to the trailer:

www.netflix.com

Watch Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter | Netflix Official Site

In this two-part documentary, a tenacious mother unravels the complex mystery surrounding the 1989 disappearance of the daughter she placed for adoption.
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My partner and I just finished this series on Monday. An absolutely heartbreaking story. I don't know how anyone else felt but at the end when Brenda only gave Cathy half of her daughter's ashes, my heart was sick. Cathy should have ALL of her daughter's remains. Brenda is no better than her husband as far as I am concerned. She stood by her horrific husband knowing he was inflicting brutal violence and assault on other women. Cathy was more of a mother to her daughter, and she wasn't even in her daughter's life, than Brenda EVER was. Brenda made me incredible angry as I watched the episodes. As did Dennis, of course.
 
I watched the docuseries on Netflix! Amazing work! I have so many questions, which may never be answered.
I am newish. So still learning the site. I was referred by my sister who passed away. She was passionate about missing and murdered people, and I thought I would try my best to pick up where she left off. I am working my way through her spreadsheets. There are so many out there lost to us in the blink of an eye. I do not know if I will be able to work my way through them all in my lifetime but I am going to try. I am looking into making their stories accessible to the public with a blog of some sort.
Any advice for a newish Websleuther? I'm all ears.
 
@SBMonsterFighter , welcome to Websleuths. My condolences on the passing of your sister. My only advice would be to keep plugging away. I think this is an amazing website, and even though I have been here for approximately 10 years, I am ALWAYS finding a case that was previously unknown to me. I was familiar with this case, but have not seen the Netflix show as yet. If you have any questions , I might not have the answer, but everyone here is wonderful and someone is bound to be able to help. JMO MOO Again, welcome .
 
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