Crime

Tallahassee Man Arrested For 1988 Rape and Robbery of 16 Year-Old-Girl in Miami

By Michael Cohen Fri., Mar. 25 2011 at 4:35 PM
Categories: Crime, Panhandle
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Lyndell Davis, a 48-year-old suspect in a 23-year-old rape case.
​U.S. Marshals surrounded 48-year-old Lyndell Davis as he did yard work in front of a Tallahassee home on Wednesday, and arrested him for the rape and robbery of a 16-year-old girl in Miami, which he allegedly committed 23 years ago.   

On May 23, 1988, the teenage victim had noticed a strange male following her after she got off the bus, on her way home from an after-school job, according to a U.S. Marshals press release. She was rushed from behind and dragged into a church parking lot, where the suspect allegedly raped, robbed and threatened to kill her.    

Miami-Dade police had linked Davis to the unsolved crime through a DNA match in a FBI database, according to the Marshals' release. It's not clear exactly when the MDPD made the match, but its Special Victims Bureau and Sex Crimes unit were looking for Davis for at least the past month and recently received a tip that he was in Tallahassee.

Davis was taken to the Leon County jail to await extradition to Miami.

  
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Lauren Cohen
Lauren Cohen

i can go on an on about about why i feel and im sure MANY others feel the same as i do about the cops i know my comments are inappropiate but this rapist should of been caught long before now i mean come on its time these so called cops get on the ball dont u think

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Due Process

Before you condemn a person based solely on what you read in the fish wrap, please know that Cops, newspapers, and VICTIMS OFTEN lie or misrepresent the facts. WHEN THE TRUTH IS UNCOVERED, They rarely apologize. This guy sounds egregious yet still questions must be answered. 1. How long have they had his DNA and what took so long for them to connect it? 2. Has anyone tried reaching out to the victim for her version of the event? 3. What about the suspect?

Lauren Cohen
Lauren Cohen

i fear everyday walking outside my house not knowing wether or not i will be safe. yes my fear comes from my on tragic experiences i have been through. i am glad this piece of trash has finally been caught but if this so called justice system spent more time on catching criminals like this then spending there time arresting people for bull shit im sure we all know what i mean or in my case i was convicted of a crime i did not commit well maybe then we would all be safer in this crazy world we live in today

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