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.
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confessed to the abduction and sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl, his friends, business associates, and particularly his wife could 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 around her hands and tied her feet with rope.
sexual behavior in their teens or early 20s. randy lee allen appeared to be one of the few exceptions. i just found it incredibly strange, you know, all of a sudden one day he woke up and decided to commit such a horrific crime. when somebody decides to learn to dive into water, they don t usually jump off of a cliff first. they ll jump in off of a pool and to me this was jumping off of a cliff. there had to be more in his background. we just were unable to uncover anything. randy lee allen lived in the dallas-ft. worth area of texas at the time when a number of young girls were abducted. i feel like there s probably other victims. and that s our department s opinion. the investigators that worked on this case, the investigators that have read this case outside of our department, the prosecutor s office, all believe there are probably other victims out there. but none has been found. and randy lee allen made no more confessions.
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. if randy allen was the perpetrator, how could he have