CROWN POINT, Ind. — A man long considered the prime suspect in an 8-year-old boy's 1979 rape and murder was arrested Tuesday in the slaying after DNA evidence tied him to the crime, authorities said.
David B. Bowen, 44, was arrested Tuesday morning at a motel outside Kingfield, Maine, where he worked, Lake County Sheriff Rogelio "Roy" Dominguez said.
Bowen, a former Indiana resident, is accused of killing Kenneth Conrick, whose nude body was found bound to a tree in October 1979 in a wooded area near his family's Gary-area home. A cord had been tied around his neck, and his body showed signs of brutal, prolonged torture.
Bowen, then 16, emerged as a suspect, but no physical evidence linked him to the crime until investigators reopened the case three years ago. Authorities located Bowen's sister and took a DNA sample from her that showed enough similarities to genetic material found at the scene to link Bowen himself to the crime.
Bowen surrendered a DNA sample to Lake County investigators months ago, and investigators said it matched DNA taken from Conrick's clothing.
It was unclear whether Bowen had an attorney. Bowen told jail officials that he did not want to speak to the press, a jail representative said Tuesday night.
He could be extradited to face charges in Lake County in a week, and if convicted could face a prison term of 60 years under statutes from 1979, Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter said Tuesday.
U.S. Marshals and police moved into the tiny town of Kingfield, Maine yesterday to arrest David Bruce Bowan in connection with the abduction and death of an 8 year old 25 years ago in Indiana.
Chief Deputy John Clark of the U.S. Marshal's Service says the Southern Maine Violent Crime Task Force has been working with police in Indiana since July. Clark says it was a DNA match that led them to David Bowen.
Bowen was 16 years old at the time of the murder. He was, according to Clark, a suspect at the time, but there was no concrete evidence to tie him to the case.
The boy who was murdered, Kenneth Conrick, was on his way home from school when he was abducted. Police say the boy was sexually assaulted, strangled and stabbed.
Bowen is now being held at the Franklin County Jail in Farmington. He has reportedly been living in Maine for the past 25 years.
He had been living in Portland but had recently gone to the Kingfield area, near Suglarloaf Resort, for a job.
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