Fugitive found hiding out in the Philippines nearly 4 decades after allegedly raping and abducting Florida 7-year-old

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Fugitive found hiding out in the Philippines nearly 4 decades after allegedly raping and abducting Florida 7-year-old

Updated 3 days ago
New York Post
The Guardian US
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Summary

The harrowing case unfolded in 1989 when Young Tom Talmadge, now 69, allegedly lured the child from the since-closed Tampa Lanes bowling alley to his car. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources. Sources in this event include New York Post, The Guardian US.

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Fugitive found hiding out in the Philippines nearly 4 decades after allegedly raping and abducting Florida 7-year-old
New York Post
New York Post
Lean Right
4/29/2026

Fugitive found hiding out in the Philippines nearly 4 decades after allegedly raping and abducting Florida 7-year-old

A fugitive was busted in the Philippines nearly four decades after he allegedly abducted a 7-year-old girl from a bowling alley in Florida and raped her, according to authorities and reports. Young Tom Talmadge, 69, was arrested last Thursday at his residence in Cavite after a breakthrough in DNA evidence linked him.

DNA links Florida man in Philippines to 1989 child abduction
The Guardian US4/29/2026

DNA links Florida man in Philippines to 1989 child abduction

US suspect held in south-east Asia after genealogical DNA identified him in Tampa-area case involving 7-year-old girl A man accused of kidnapping and sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl in Florida in 1989 was recently arrested in the Philippines , according to authorities. Preserved DNA and genealogical research.