Warrant in Lindsey Baum case: Local man acts suspicious, no alibi, past sex abuse allegations

October 4, 7:47 PMCrime ExaminerCindy Adams

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Lindsey Baum (Family Photo)

On Sept. 25, police in McCleary, Wash. began serving search warrants in their quest to find missing girl, Lindsey Baum.

Lindsey disappeared three months ago while walking home from a friend’s home on a Friday evening.

The Daily World reports that certain inconsistent statements and suspicious activity led them to a particular home during their investigation.

One warrant contained statements from family and friends of a man whose disturbing conversations regarding Lindsey, odd phone activity, past accusations of sexual assault, and conflicting alibis, sparked the interest of detectives.

Although police say their search of the man’s home garnered no evidence of wrongdoing, testing of forensic samples taken at the home and a neighboring property on Sept. 25, could take months.

According to the World, the search warrant also listed dozens of items law enforcement hoped to find, such as weapons, cars, and clothing that may match Lindsey’s. 

According to the warrant, the man “…told [a friend] he could not believe that a girl had been taken and cut up and dismembered.”

The same man is also a suspect in an alleged attempted rape in 2000 when he was a teenager. According to the World, he allowed several children to watch pornography and then barricaded a 12-year-old girl in a room, attempting to rape her.

Lindsey’s mother also reported to police that the man had followed her. He told police he was watching her because he thought she was acting suspicious. A car that closely matched the man’s was reportedly spotted near the location Lindsey disappeared and he worked part-time at a business Lindsey frequented.

On the evening of Lindsey’s disappearance, the man told police he was at his second job, but his boss told investigators he had been suspended—thus, he couldn’t have been working during that time. Police confronted him with that fact, to which he gave them another alibi, which could not be verified.

The warrant stated the man’s story was “…contrary to the pattern of cell phone usage shown in [his] cell phone records. He normally has frequent cell phone activity until at least midnight or 1 a.m. each day.”

Lindsey Baum is 4-foot-9 with brown eyes and brown hair. She was wearing a blue shirt and jeans when she disappeared.

Anyone who might have any information about the whereabouts of Lindsey Baum should call 1-866-915-8299 or via e-mail soadmin@co.grays-harbor.wa.us. Information may also be mailed to PO Box 305 McCleary, 98557.

The ChildSeek Network has also put up a Web site about Baum at: http://www.childseeknetwork.com/kids/Baum.htm.

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