TN - Pamela McCall, 33, Spring Hill, pregnant and strangled, 10 May 1991 *arrest in 2020*

[Niner]

Well - still not finding ANY current articles on this case. What about you @faithx - here is what the court site has which was just updated - finally. His trial was moved - again... but they do not post any info on "why"....


Hearing For Role Hearing Type Hearing Date/Time Judge Hearing Result
Clark Perry Baldwin Defendant Jury Trial 01/13/2025 9:00 AM Christopher V. Sockwell

Clark Perry Baldwin Defendant Jury Trial 09/13/2024 9:00 AM Christopher V. Sockwell Case Rescheduled

Clark Perry Baldwin Defendant Criminal Hearing 08/06/2024 8:30 AM Christopher V. Sockwell Other Finding After Court

Next Hearing: Jan 13 2025 - 9:00 AM

link: Maury County - Criminal Case Detail

 

[Niner]

Hearing For Role Hearing Type Hearing Date/Time Judge Hearing Result
Clark Perry Baldwin Defendant Jury Trial 01/13/2025 9:00 AM Christopher V. Sockwell

Clark Perry Baldwin Defendant Jury Trial 09/13/2024 9:00 AM Christopher V. Sockwell Case Rescheduled

Clark Perry Baldwin Defendant Criminal Hearing 08/06/2024 8:30 AM Christopher V. Sockwell Other Finding After Court

link: Maury County - Criminal Case Detail


Wondering "what" - "Other Finding after Court" means?? Unfortunately, this is a lousy court site - does not give detail info on what is happening with the case....

And of course I am only getting articles from May of 2020 - I see @faithx & @dotr following this case - you all have any luck in finding something current & why his trial got moved - for the 4th time!!?? TIA if either of you - or anyone else reading here can find some updates.

 

[dotr]

Hard case to find new info. but did come across an interesting, lengthy article from 2020, fwiw..

How a true crime book and a DNA hit led to an arrest in Spring Hill's coldest case — and maybe more

Police have arrested Clark Perry Baldwin and charged him with murder in the 1991 death of 33-year-old Pamela Aldridge McCall and her unborn child.

www.tennessean.com

'We waited a year'​

McCall's mother is now 78 and still living in Virginia.

At the time of her daughter's death, Lyell said she wanted her daughter's killer, if ever caught, to face the death penalty.

"I give her birth and air, and he takes the air out of her," her mother told the Newport News Daily Press in Virginia in April 1991. "That's what makes me mad — he's still breathing."

Goetz called Lyell the day of Baldwin's arrest and broke the news.

"I told her he was in custody," he said. "She was just hysterical. Just God blessing everyone."

When Coleman spoke to Lyell for the first time in 29 years, he said he was overcome with emotion.

"At age 78 she remembers every bit of our conversations up there. She is so thankful for everyone doing this — especially in Tennessee. I cried like a baby," Coleman said. "I said, 'I couldn't complete it (myself), I had to have some help.' "

Lyell told The Tennessean on Wednesday: "I'm past elated. For 29 years I've been to her grave. It's been a long, hard walk."

 

[Niner]

Docket finally updated.

Hearing For Role Hearing Type Hearing Date/Time Judge Hearing Result
Clark Perry Baldwin Defendant Plea or Trial Selection 01/23/2025 9:00 AM Christopher V. Sockwell

Clark Perry Baldwin Defendant Jury Trial 01/13/2025 9:00 AM Christopher V. Sockwell Case Rescheduled

link: Maury County - Criminal Case Detail

 

[anneoakley63]

Hearing For Role Hearing Type Hearing Date/Time Judge Hearing Result
Clark Perry Baldwin Defendant Jury Trial 01/13/2025 9:00 AM Christopher V. Sockwell

Clark Perry Baldwin Defendant Jury Trial 09/13/2024 9:00 AM Christopher V. Sockwell Case Rescheduled

Clark Perry Baldwin Defendant Criminal Hearing 08/06/2024 8:30 AM Christopher V. Sockwell Other Finding After Court

link: Maury County - Criminal Case Detail


Wondering "what" - "Other Finding after Court" means?? Unfortunately, this is a lousy court site - does not give detail info on what is happening with the case....

And of course I am only getting articles from May of 2020 - I see @faithx & @dotr following this case - you all have any luck in finding something current & why his trial got moved - for the 4th time!!?? TIA if either of you - or anyone else reading here can find some updates.

Maury County is a relatively small county, still trying to catch up in terms of social media and website updates. (I live here) Most information is kept relatively quiet.

I'm unfamiliar with Judge Sockwell, but sure wish the previous judge was still available because she was a no nonsense judge. Very by the book/law and handed down stiff sentences.

 

[Niner]

Looks like he changed his mind about a plea...

Hearing For Role Hearing Type Hearing Date/Time Judge Hearing Result
Clark Perry Baldwin Defendant Jury Trial 04/28/2025 9:00 AM Christopher V. Sockwell

Clark Perry Baldwin Defendant Plea or Trial Selection 01/23/2025 9:00 AM Christopher V. Sockwell Case Rescheduled

link: Maury County - Criminal Case Detail

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Investigators say that DNA evidence links Baldwin, a former long-haul trucker, to the deaths of three women whose bodies were found in Tennessee and Wyoming in the early 1990s

Trucker charged in serial killings faces scrutiny across U.S.

Investigators from multiple states were looking Thursday into whether a long-haul trucker from Iowa who's implicated in at least three women's slayings in the 1990s could be responsible for other

billingsgazette.com

Working as a truck driver, Baldwin was charged with the 1991 murder of 32-year-old Pamela Rose McCall and her unborn fetus in Tennessee. He was also charged with the 1992 killings of two women in Wyoming. Their bodies were found some 400 miles apart.

Beware: TOP 5 Serial Killers Related to IOWA!

In the heartland of America, a chilling truth lurked beneath the façade of quaint simplicity. Iowa, known for its cornfields and friendly faces, harbored a dark secret—the shadowy presence of serial killers stalking its unsuspecting populace.

khak.com

 

[Niner]

Here's what I have in my notes on those other murders...

Also – WY – Bitter Creek Betty (~24-32) (found March 1, 1992, off the westbound lane of Interstate 80 (I80), along the bottom of a slope, at the rest area known as “Bitter Creek”, 40 miles east of Rock Springs, WY. Sweetwater County; ID’d in July of 2021 no name as of 12/11/21). - *Clark Perry Baldwin (31 @ time of crime/59/now 63) arrested & charged (5/6/20) with 1 count of 1st degree murder. Warrant has not been served yet. Will proceed after Tennessee charges are resolved.
Bitter Creek Betty has been identified - But can not give her name.
Information on Bitter Creek Betty reference post #7 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ll-pregnant-and-strangled-10-may-1991.520571/

Also – WY – I-90 Jane Doe (~16-21) (found April 13, 1992, was found near mile post 5 on the west side of Interstate 90 in Sheridan County, WY) - *Clark Perry Baldwin (31 @ time of crime/59/now 63) arrested & charged (5/6/20) with 1 count of 1st degree murder. Warrant has not been served yet. Will proceed after Tennessee charges are resolved.
Information on I90 Jane Doe reference post #7 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...ll-pregnant-and-strangled-10-may-1991.520571/

Also – MO – Gloria Jean Barnes (36) (last seen July 10, 1997, found July 13, 1997 behind Seven Gables Restaurant, Springfield).
5/11/20: Being investigated. On 7/13/97: The old crime scene is at west Chestnut Expressway, near I-44. That’s where Gloria Jean Barnes’ body was found in 1997, but her killer never was. New DNA evidence, investigators say, links Clark Perry Baldwin, 58, of Waterloo, Iowa, to at least three murders. Ali Kahn thinks it’s at least four, including Gloria Jean Barnes. Her body was dumped behind his restaurant before it was his in 1997. At the time, it was a restaurant and truck stop called Seven Gables.
'https://www.springfieldmo.gov/639/.../www.springfieldmo.gov/639/Gloria-Jean-Barnes

 

[anneoakley63]

I may have missed it in the thread, but does anyone know who his lawyer is?

 

[Niner]

I may have missed it in the thread, but does anyone know who his lawyer is?

The court site just says public defender with no name & I have nothing in my notes - sorry!

 

[dotr]

I may have missed it in the thread, but does anyone know who his lawyer is?

2020

Man charged with 1991 Spring Hill murder arraigned in Maury County

Clark Perry Baldwin, the Iowa man charged with the 1991 murder of a woman and her unborn baby in Spring Hill, was arraigned in Maury County on Thursday.

www.tennessean.com

''During the arraignment, Judge David Allen assigned a court-appointed attorney to Baldwin’s case and set a settlement date for Sept. 8, Court Clerk Sandy McLain said.''

''Baldwin remains held in the Maury County Jail on a $1 million bond.
An attorney from the office of 22nd Judicial District public defender Travis Jones will represent Baldwin.''
Assistant District Attorney Caleb Bayless will serve as the case’s lead prosecutor, assisted by Adam Davis.
Brent Cooper, District Attorney for the 22nd Judicial District, representing Maury, Lawrence, Giles and Wayne counties, said his office will provide the defense with all evidence that has been gathered against Baldwin.''

 

[anneoakley63]

2020

Man charged with 1991 Spring Hill murder arraigned in Maury County

Clark Perry Baldwin, the Iowa man charged with the 1991 murder of a woman and her unborn baby in Spring Hill, was arraigned in Maury County on Thursday.

www.tennessean.com

''During the arraignment, Judge David Allen assigned a court-appointed attorney to Baldwin’s case and set a settlement date for Sept. 8, Court Clerk Sandy McLain said.''

''Baldwin remains held in the Maury County Jail on a $1 million bond.
An attorney from the office of 22nd Judicial District public defender Travis Jones will represent Baldwin.''
Assistant District Attorney Caleb Bayless will serve as the case’s lead prosecutor, assisted by Adam Davis.
Brent Cooper, District Attorney for the 22nd Judicial District, representing Maury, Lawrence, Giles and Wayne counties, said his office will provide the defense with all evidence that has been gathered against Baldwin.''

Thank you!

 

[The4TierBridge]

If I understand the previous posts correctly, his trial for the Tennessee murder begins 11 days from now on April 28? I’ve been trying to find more information about him but after his initial arrest in 2020 he kinda dropped off the news media radar.

 

[Niner]

If I understand the previous posts correctly, his trial for the Tennessee murder begins 11 days from now on April 28? I’ve been trying to find more information about him but after his initial arrest in 2020 he kinda dropped off the news media radar.

From the court site:
Hearing For Role Hearing Type Hearing Date/Time Judge Hearing Result
Clark Perry Baldwin Defendant Jury Trial 04/28/2025 9:00 AM Christopher V. Sockwell

Clark Perry Baldwin Defendant Plea or Trial Selection 01/23/2025 9:00 AM Christopher V. Sockwell Case Rescheduled

link: Maury County - Criminal Case Detail


He was arraigned on 6/1/20 & then had plea or trial selection hearings - about 3 times, then review hearings which were all rescheduled. Then trials scheduled on 8/15/22, 1/17/23 & 1/23/23 then more motions hearings, a trial scheduled on 1/22/24 & then again on 9/13/24 & 1/13/25 & then again a plea or trial section hearing on 1/23/25 which says (above) rescheduled. And now again trial scheduled on 4/28/25.

For some reasons I highly doubt the trial will begin.... as it has been rescheduled already 6 times!!!!

 

[Niner]

Monday, April 28th:
*Trial set to begin (@ 9am ET) – TN – Pamela Rose Aldridge McCall (32) & her unborn child (24 wks) (discovered March 10, 1991, approximately 100 feet from the Saturn Parkway, west of Interstate 65 (I65), in Spring Hill, TN.) - *Clark Perry Baldwin (30 @ time of crime/59/now 63) arrested & charged (5/6/20) & arraigned (6/1/20) with 2 counts of 1st degree murder & 1 count of 1st degree murder in perpetration/attempt perpetrate a crime. Held on $1M bond. Plead not guilty. Maury County
On 3/10/91, 3/1/92, and 4/13/92, three female bodies were found along the Interstate Highways in Tennessee (TN) & Wyoming (WY), which have been linked to an unidentified white male DNA profile. Sheridan County Jane Doe & Bitter Creek Betty has also been linked via DNA to the murder of McCall. Baldwin will face charges in Tennessee first before returning to Wyoming to face charges in Sheridan & Sweetwater counties.
Trial was set to begin on 9/13/24 continued on 1/13/25 was continued on 4/28/25. [Trial has been rescheduled 6 times already].
Judge David Allen presiding. Assistant DA Caleb Bayless & Adam Davis. Public Defender Travis Jones.
Information on Pamela McCall & court info from 5/6/20 thru 1/22/24 reference post #100 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/...gled-10-may-1991-arrest-in-2020.520571/page-5
3/14/24 Update: Next criminal hearing on 8/6/24 @ 8:30am.
8/6/24 Update: Trial continuance-granted. Next trial set to begin on 1/13/25 @ 9am.
12/24/24 Docket update: Jury trial on 1/13/25 was rescheduled. Next plea or trial selection hearing on 1/23/25 @ 9am.
1/18/25 Update: Plea or trial section hearing has been rescheduled. Next on court calendar is trial on 4/28/25 @ 9am.
Also – WY – Bitter Creek Betty (~24-32) (found March 1, 1992, off the westbound lane of Interstate 80 (I80), along the bottom of a slope, at the rest area known as “Bitter Creek”, 40 miles east of Rock Springs, WY. Sweetwater County; ID’d in July of 2021 no name as of 12/11/21). - *Clark Perry Baldwin (31 @ time of crime/59/now 63) arrested & charged (5/6/20) with 1 count of 1st degree murder. Warrant has not been served yet. Will proceed after Tennessee charges are resolved.
Information on Bitter Creek Betty reference post #7 here:
[URL='https://www.websleuths.com/fo...egnant-and-strangled-10-may-1991.520571/[/url]
Also – WY – I-90 Jane Doe (~16-21) (found April 13, 1992, was found near mile post 5 on the west side of Interstate 90 in Sheridan County, WY) - *Clark Perry Baldwin (31 @ time of crime/59/now 63) arrested & charged (5/6/20) with 1 count of 1st degree murder. Warrant has not been served yet. Will proceed after Tennessee charges are resolved.
Information on I90 Jane Doe reference post #7 here:
[URL='https://www.websleuths.com/fo...egnant-and-strangled-10-may-1991.520571/[/url]
Also – MO – Gloria Jean Barnes (36) (last seen July 10, 1997, found July 13, 1997 behind Seven Gables Restaurant, Springfield).
5/11/20: Being investigated. On 7/13/97: The old crime scene is at west Chestnut Expressway, near I-44. That’s where Gloria Jean Barnes’ body was found in 1997, but her killer never was. New DNA evidence, investigators say, links Clark Perry Baldwin, 58, of Waterloo, Iowa, to at least three murders. Ali Kahn thinks it’s at least four, including Gloria Jean Barnes. Her body was dumped behind his restaurant before it was his in 1997. At the time, it was a restaurant and truck stop called Seven Gables.
[URL='https://www.springfieldmo.gov...springfieldmo.gov/639/Gloria-Jean-Barnes[/url]

 

[The4TierBridge]

Is there a specific time listed for when it starts/started? Is it being filmed? Will there be a transcript made available afterwards?

 

[Niner]

Is there a specific time listed for when it starts/started? Is it being filmed? Will there be a transcript made available afterwards?

Good questions! I am not even sure the trial is starting - but will have to wait & see if there are any articles on it. To date - I have found none.
I am just going with what the court site said - and it is not the best of court sites - so not much info available there. But it does say it starts a 9am ET.
I am HOPING it will start! The trial has been reset 6 times already....

 

[Niner]

Well - when I search - all I am coming up with are articles from 2020.... & the court site still has 4/28/25 as trial date. I shall go ahead & post this - just in case it IS going on.
Maybe someone in the U.S. has better luck in finding something??

Tuesday, April 29th:
*Trial continues (Day 2) (@ 9am ET) – TN – Pamela Rose Aldridge McCall (32) & her unborn child (24 wks) (discovered March 10, 1991, approximately 100 feet from the Saturn Parkway, west of Interstate 65 (I65), in Spring Hill, TN.) - *Clark Perry Baldwin (30 @ time of crime/59/now 63) arrested & charged (5/6/20) & arraigned (6/1/20) with 2 counts of 1st degree murder & 1 count of 1st degree murder in perpetration/attempt perpetrate a crime. Held on $1M bond. Plead not guilty. Maury County 22nd Judicial District
On 3/10/91, 3/1/92, and 4/13/92, three female bodies were found along the Interstate Highways in Tennessee (TN) & Wyoming (WY), which have been linked to an unidentified white male DNA profile. Sheridan County Jane Doe & Bitter Creek Betty has also been linked via DNA to the murder of McCall. Baldwin will face charges in Tennessee first before returning to Wyoming to face charges in Sheridan & Sweetwater counties.
Trial began on 4/28/25. [Trial has been rescheduled 6 times already].
Judge David Allen presiding. Assistant DA Caleb Bayless & Adam Davis. Public Defender Travis Jones.
Information on Pamela McCall & court info from 5/6/20 thru 1/8/25 reference post #115 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/...gled-10-may-1991-arrest-in-2020.520571/page-6
4/28/25 Monday, Trial Day 1: No info available. Jury selection?
Trial continues on Tuesday, 4/29/25 @ 9am.

 

[Niner]

Well - I am going to stop posting this. I have nothing new when I search & the court site still has 4/28/25 as start of trial....

So don't know "what" is going on here....

Anyone?

 

[dotr]

Well - I am going to stop posting this. I have nothing new when I search & the court site still has 4/28/25 as start of trial....

So don't know "what" is going on here....

Anyone?

Thanks for all the updates @Niner, news articles seem to be particularly hard to find in this case!