Who Was Ted Lamborgine?

I didn't like this guy for Amy's murder. I thought they were making Ted Lamborgine into a Boogeyman and looking to blame him for every murder committed in Michigan and Ohio in the last 25 years. But I'm beginning to wonder.

Lamborgine, as you may know, worked at the Ford plant in Brookpark. When authorities caught up with him in 2007, he admitted to being a serial pederast, responsible for ruining the lives of countless young boys in Oakland County, Michigan, where a series of 4 murders of girls and boys took place in 1976 and 1977. The murders were similar to Amy's in many ways.

The more that is revealed about the Oakland County murders, it seems that the murderer must have been a member of a small group of sickos, including Lamborgine, who operated a kiddie-porn ring out of a Michigan bicycle shop. While I don't feel Lamborgine was responsible for Amy's murder (his flavor was boys) I'm beginning to wonder if one of his friends may be responsible.

And I'm beginning to wonder if one of his friends might be this Arthur Nelson Ream, who was just recently convicted of a murder very similar to Amy's (lured a young girl to an ice cream shop) that occurred very near the epicenter of the Oakland County cases.

On top of this, last week I received a tip from a reliable source who worked at the Ford plant in Lorain. He says he believes he met Arthur Nelson Ream--that we was introduced to Arthur by a man named Henry "Hank" Cowhick, who worked with him and Lamborgine at Ford. Cowhick happens to live on County Rd. 40, just a mile or so from where Amy's body was found. He had access to a cabin.

This info has been forwarded to police and FBI. As far as I know, the name of this man from Ford is new to everybody.

UPDATE: An astute reader picked up a mistake in an earlier draft. Lamborgine worked at Ford in Brookpark (or did when he was arrested). I'm not sure how often employees working for one plant would switch to another.

Who Was the Other Caller?

There's yet another odd fact about this case I haven't revealed since two former investigators told me details about this in 2005. I didn't want to identify them and they assured me it wasn't important. Enough time has gone by now that I feel okay talking about this.

Shortly after Amy's abducted in 1989, the FBI conducted a sting operation on an obscene caller targeting young females in the Bay Village area. An FBI agent posed as a young girl on the telephone and at a meeting location. The man was arrested.

But, apparently, this man had a good alibi for Amy's murder.

Anyone know who this man was? I'd like to talk to him eventually.

Does this Art Nelson thing have legs?

According to an Ashland resident, police detectives were in the neighborhood, asking questions about "Art Nelson" at the local fire station. Still trying to confirm.

New Twist Debunked

Word came from a pretty high source last week that as the killer fled Bay Village with Amy in his car, Amy either managed to jump out or was pushed from the car on the West side of town. I was told the police found blood evidence just off the road there.

Word today from a source more familiar with the investigation claims the rumor was either misunderstood information or "misinformation".

Sorry folks. That one appears to have been another goose chase.

Art Nelson?

One reader claims there was a man matching Arthur Nelson Ream's description living in Cinnamon Lake in Ashland in 1990, who called himself "Art Nelson".

I need more than this. Can anyone verify this Art Nelson character?

Here's a pic of Cindy Zarzycki.

Hmmm. What do you think of Arthur Nelson Ream?

An astute reader reminded me today about Arthur Nelson Ream, a creep from Eastpointe, Michigan, serving time for the 1986 slaying of 13-year-old Cindy Zarzycki. He lured the girl to a Dairy Queen by promising her that he would take her to his son's surprise birthday party. Sounds a little similar to Amy's case, doesn't it? Read more about Zarzycki's case here.

So far, I've found nothing to connect Ream to Bay Village or Ashland, Ohio in 1989. But if anyone out there knows more about this man, I'm interested. Especially in light of this, pointed out by a blogger...

This is the map drawn by the strange man who entered Paula Varney's Crescent Moon boutique in Ashland County. The man said he had an aunt who lived nearby. This map, he said, showed where Amy's killer took her.

This is a map drawn of the Zarzycki crime scene, by Arthur Nelson Ream. There are some similarities. Mostly all capital letters. And those little dashes for roads and houses. And the need to include directional letters and arrows.

Here is a picture of Ream. Anyone know this man?