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The following news video mentions that Richard Davis had a history of coercing both young girls and women. He was probably a non-preferential offender, similar to serial killer Rodney Alcala.I read from these pages a few years ago- and came back due to today's update. SO- I made an account to comment.
1) The update seems inconsequential, as Barbara was not a child.
2) The murder that was mentioned on the previous page, as almost the same day as Barbara's disappearance was actually in 1972.
Clipping from Star-Gazette - Newspapers.com
The following news video mentions that Richard Davis had a history of coercing both young girls and women. He was probably a non-preferential offender, similar to serial killer Rodney Alcala.
Additionally, Davis tried coercing a girl into his truck in June 1973. That occurred near Hatfield's Cash & Carry, which is very close to the Bath Elks Lodge where Barbara disappeared. In my opinion, the connection is worth investigating.
Thanks for the intriguing list, going to post your suggestion about Mitch W and Bonnie B on their thread..Do you think that he could be responsible for these disappearances? Because I can find very little information on exactly where and when he lived, I had very little to go on. However, I think that some of these might fit his suspected modus operandi.
Bodies identified through DNA as that of two Phila. girls missing since 1968.
Tragedy in a Small Town: After 46 Years, Can the Murder of 8-year-old Debbie Makel Finally Be Solved? - The Philosophy of Crime
Robin Lynn Farnsworth (1979-1995) - Find A Grave...
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Peggy Lynn Alt – The Charley Project
Marlena Danyele Childress – The Charley Project
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
The Disappearance of Mitch Weiser and Bonnie Bickwit
Elizabeth Ann Lande – The Charley Project (her disappearance included an Oldsmobile, a car that he drove about that time)
Kathleen Ann Shea – The Charley Project
The Murder Squad podcast published an episode about Richard Davis:
Are There More Richard Davis Victims? - The Murder Squad
This week Billy and Paul look into the murder of 5-year-old Siobhan McGuinness from Missoula, Montana. Her case was recently solved with genetic genealogy, but identifying her killer only brought on more questions. Could Richard Davis be responsible for other murders--including the Alphabet Murders?
The guys are joined by Special Deputy Susan Lane from the Missoula County Sheriff's Office and Investigator Colin Taft from Bath Police Department.
Based on the cases I've researched, it seems to me that sex offenders are mostly opportunistic. If it is too risky to target a child, they might take an opportunity to target a vulnerable woman, and vice versa.It says in the podcast that he worked on a Sioux reservation...Bonnie Bickwits parents received a mailer asking for donations from an Indian reservation. maybe he does have something to do with their disappearance.
But I'm not sold that he is related to Barbara's disappearance. It's very unusual for offenders to rape and kill children and adult women. Sex offenders usually have a type. And considering someone else confessed to Barbara's abduction and murder, I think it's even less likely.