The Pure Coincidence book series contains many crime cases.....most of which are homicide or arson cases. I have studied these cases for many years now, and have looked at them from almost every conceivable angle. My methods have sometimes varied, and many times been far from the established norm as far as investigation goes. Still, I have uncovered many things that I find absolutely fascinating.....if not "revealing" about the person or persons who committed the crimes.

The research that revealed, what I refer to as the "42 day pattern," was just such a situation.

In the 42 day experiment, we must completely ignore the "years" involved in the cases, and concentrate entirely upon calendar days.

This project is not complete, but even so, I decided to share it with my readers.

As others are located, and as time permits, I will add the new findings to the list.

The man I refer to as "Wild Bill" in my stories is very prominent in this picture..... as usual.

And once again, I want to remind the reader that this man was a close family friend for several years and during that time he learned my birthday as well as every one of my family member's birthdays.

At one time, it was not unusual for him to attend birthday dinners and other family events for my husband, my mother, my daughter, my sister; etc.

So the man has complete knowledge of when anniversaries, birthdays and other "personal holidays" are within my family and close friends.

This page is {originally} posted this 5th day of March, 2002 ......on the 7th anniversary of the murder of Kimberly Fulton and her son Daniel.

I have neither forgotten nor forsaken, and it matters not who agrees or disagrees because no one has presented a better theory.

Therefore, my research and documentation rise above the speculations and personal opinions, and shall stand until proven wrong.

Sincerely,

Bonnie M. Wells

There Are 42 Days....

between Wild Bill's first arrest in Marietta, Ohio on a sex-crime charge -(12-26)- to the murder of Washington County Deputy Ray Clark (2-07)

There Are 42 Days....

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from the death of Sammy Lyons -(12-28)- to the murder of Deputy Ray Clark -(2-07)

{Note: Sammy's brother is also a deputy}.

There Are 42 Days ....

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from Wild Bill's first sex-crime-related arrest -(12-26)- to the murder of hooker Roda Snyder -(2-05)

There Are 42 Days....

from the fire at Kimberly T.'s home -(12-14)- to the fire at P. Clark's home -(1-24)

{Note: 12-14 is my niece's birthday: 1-24 is Wild Bill's sister's birthday: & Kimberly T's 2 yr. old son died in the fire}.

There are 42 Days....

from the fire at P. Clark's home -(1-24)- to fire at Kimberly Fulton's home -(3-05)

{Note: This Kimberly's 2 yr. old son also perished in the fire}

There Are 42 Days....

between my birthday -(1-21 )- and the murders of Kimberly Fulton and her son Daniel -{3-5}{**when February has 28 days}

There Are 42 Days....

between Charlotte Russell's death -(1-31)- to my son-in-law's birthday -(3-14) {**when February has 29 days}

There Are 42 Days....

from Charlotte Russell's death -(1-31)- to the fire at the home of Emmette Brown -{3-13} {Feb= 28 days}

There Are 42 Days....

from the fire at Emmette Brown's home -(3-13)- to the disappearance of Patsy Sparks -{4-23)

There Are 42 Days....

from Wild Bill's second arrest (4-14) to the murder of Sheree Petry (5-25)

There Are 42 Days....

from the disappearance of Patsy Dawn Sparks -(4-23)- to the murder of Emily Christine Ullman -(6-03)

{Note: 6-04 is my wedding anniversary}

There Are 42 Days....

from Sheree Petry's murder -(5-24)- to Terri Roach's murder -(7-04)

There Are 42 Days....

between Crystal Gail Hall (3-1) and the disappearance of Holly Bobo (4-13)

There Are 42 Days....

from the disappearance of Holly Bobo ( 4-13) and the murder of Sheree Petry (5-25)

There Are 42 Days....

from my old wedding anniversary {when I was married to G. "Gordon" 5-15} to the murder of Carol "Gordon" -(6-25)

{Note: Gordon was my daughter's maiden name}

There Are 42 Days....

from Carol Gordon' murder (6-25) to Anna Marie Brown's murder (8-06)

There Are 42 Days....

from the date that Wild Bill was released from jail on his second sex offense -(6-25)- to the murder of Maybelle Clark -(8-06)

There Are 42 Days....

from Ronda Manley's murder -(8-24)- to the fire at Mrs. Martin's home on Park Avenue in Parkersburg -(10-4)

{Note: Martin was my maiden name}

There Are 42 Days....

from Amy Renee Mihaljevic's murder -{10-27}- to Wild Bill's Birthday -{12-8}-

There Are 42 Days....

from Sammy Lyon's death -{10-27}- to the murder of Deputy Ray Clark -{2-7}-

There Are 42 Days....

from Sarah Rae Boehm's murder -{7-14 }- to the murder of Ronda Ellen Manley -{8-25}-

There Are 42 Days....

from Shaylene Marie Farrell's murder -{7-14 }- to the murder of Jenifer Lea McCrady -{9-19}-

There Are 42 Days....

from Kathryn Menendez's murder -{8-21 }- to the disappearance of Ashley Nicole Summers -{7-9}-

There Are 42 Days....

between the printing of my stories Sey Von Sharee and Yellow Jackets Galore back in 1991. Of course, this was a true "coincidence" ... or at least it appears to me to be one, since I had no control over the dates in which the stories would appear in the news paper.

However, if I'm right about the "42 Day Drama," the "acting out" of those stories via the murders of Sheree Petry and Jenifer McCrady was no coincidence or accidental event.

Instead, it was calculated, premeditated and deliberate.

So ... assuming Jackie McCrady did in fact murder his wife, and Dennis Rydbom did in fact murder Sheree Petry, and assuming that each of the victims named above did in fact have a different killer .... as most want to believe... I have uncovered yet another extremely unusual pattern within unconnected cases. Is this possible? Sure. I could scout the internet or local news papers and pick victims at random who were murdered 42 days from the last date I pulled out of a hat. Anybody could do that and there would be nothing unusual about it, with the exception of the person doing such a thing. I'd think they had an "unusual problem," if anybody asked me!

Now I know "coincidence" does occur, and I'm aware that "circumstantial evidence" is not "concrete." But, even the concrete doesn't do any good in this nation anymore!

And this seems like a good place to quote two things that I have ran across in my research efforts in the past few months ...

1. From a former federal prosecutor ...."Circumstantial evidence is some of the best evidence you can have because circumstances don't lie."

2. "Three coincidences equals one conspiracy."

Note: I have "adopted" the following poem. It is about the greatest thing I've ever ran across on the internet, and I honestly think God had me in mind when the author laid pen to paper!

Coincidence Spatter Analysis

By Vance Holmes

"One suspicious death, does not a pattern make;

It's impossible, from a single fall, to say it's real or fake;

But a second fatal event is a wholly different matter,

It allows for an inspection of the coincidental spatter.

Some large and obvious similarities, may reveal a single source,

And the smaller the coincidences -- the greater was the force.

Look for tiny dual details, dots in odd and angled degrees,

And the cast off stains of haunted lives that appear in twos and threes.

From guilty smears and transfer stains of similar shape and size,

Two homicides will converge, in a string of deadly lies --

Tying together twin details from remote and distant times,

To a point of common origin, the perpetrator of both crimes."

2007; 08; 09; 10; & 2011 Cases

There are [42] days from the disappearance of Brandi Wells { August 3} to the disappearance of Marie Blough {September 13}.

There are [42] days from the disappearance {and murder} of Leah Hickman {December 14} to the disappearance of Teresa Butler {January 24th, 2006}:

There are [42] days from the murder of Judith Petty {Feb. 7} to the murder of Ruth Robinson {March 19} Note: Both Parkersburg, West Virginia victims:

There are [42] Days from the disappearance of Crissy Lee Goodenough {April 23} to the murder of Emily Christine Ullman {6-4}