So, ELOC, you posted about this back on Aug. 22 on here. (link and post below) So did you give this info to Joy back then, and then she went searching through 1987 papers in Paynesville to find more info? I'm trying to understand the delay from August to October. You said in your post in August "let's not forget there were several boys assaulted in the Paynesville area in 1987" like it was common knowledge. Has this been posted about previously on this board? I think at the time we all assumed you were talking about DAH's numerous assaults.
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=215905&page=23
post 574 From ELOCsoul:
"Regarding the masked man - let's not forget there were several boys assaulted in the Paynesville area in 1987, by a man who either wore a mask or hid his face. This, in the Paynesville Press, 1/30/90:
So far, Hart has not been connected to the five different incidents of a man accosting Paynesville boys in 1987, Kleinhuizen said. The boys assaulted in those incidents ranged from 12 to 16 years of age. The man doing the accosting in those incidents was reported by Paynesville Police to be about 5' 10" tall, not fat, but chunky. He always wore dark or black clothing and none of the boys accosted were able to see the man's face. In some instances, the man wore a ski mask.
Remember that Duane Allen Hart's MO, that we know of, was less mysterious. He allegedly assaulted several boys repeatedly, and tended to lure them rather than abduct or surprise them.
Note also that the (physical) description of the 1987 perp is virtually identical to Jared's abductor."