fibers from this carpet matched the last remaining piece of forensic evidence found on dana stinson s clothing. finally, police prepared a photo lineup and showed it to dana stinson telling her that their suspect may or may not be in the lineup. less than five seconds, less than three. as soon as i gave it to her, she scanned it and she pointed to his picture and she said, he s the man that took me from the church and did that to me. randy lee allen was confronted with dana s identification and the forensic evidence. he confessed and read his statement on videotape. i saw a little girl, grabbed her and started walking her towards my van. but one thing bothered investigators.
stinson s clothing. finally, police prepared a photo lineup and showed it to dana stinson telling her that their suspect may or may not be in the lineup. less than five seconds, less than three. as soon as i gave it to her, she scanned it and she pointed to his picture and she said he s the man that took me from the church and did that to me. randy lee allen was confronted with dana s identification and the forensic evidence. he confessed and read his statement on videotape. i saw a little girl, grabbed her and started walking her towards my van. but one thing bothered investigators. if randy allen was the perpetrator, how could he have
this was a deserted road. it was dark. not a lot of traffic. if you were there at night, you would think you re in the middle of nowhere. dana was taken to police head quarters and reunited with her family. she was like calm. there was a real calmness about her and to me, that is very strange. she had a very flat affect. and it was extremely odd to me, her demeanor. dana told police that she was in the church parking lot and couldn t locate her classroom. then a white middle-aged man gave her directions. he walked her towards the door. then grabbed her and forced her into his van. tied her up and put her in a wooden box lined with carpet. dana said he drove the van somewhere near the ocean.
when randy lee allen confesses to the abduction and sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl, his friends, business associates, and particularly his wife cough hardly believe it. she had been married to him for quite some time. they had a child together. she, of course, didn t want to believe that he was capable of this behavior, no one in his family wanted to believe that he was capable of this. and with good reason. the evidence showed a particularly calculated crime. prosecutors believe allen was cruising the neighborhood near dana s church looking for a victim. he saw dana stinson who appeared to be lost. so he offered to show her where her classroom was. as they passed his van, allen forced her inside. gagged her with tape, wrapped it
i saw it parked at the church. i saw it leave the church around 5:30, 5:45 and it never returned. this was consistent with information dana told investigators. the child in the case was able to describe a word. she remembered wood that was on the side of the van. investigators checked the phone book. and found a business called surfside installation ceramic, vinyl, tile and wood. the owner of the business was 36-year-old randy lee allen. married for 17 years and the father of a 7-year-old boy. he had no criminal record. he was told that he may have been a witness to a crime and would he voluntarily follow us to the police department. his response was sure. randy lee allen said he knew nothing about any kidnapping. he told police he was in a restaurant having dinner with his wife and child around the time of dana s abduction. his wife corroborated his alibi.