Fugitive found hiding out in the Philippines nearly 4 decades after allegedly raping and abducting Florida 7-year-old
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.
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World News Fugitive found hiding out in the Philippines nearly 4 decades after allegedly raping and abducting Florida 7-year-old By Zoe Hussain Published April 29, 2026, 12:58 a.m. ET 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 to the 1989 cold case, the Bureau of Immigration of the Philippines announced. 3 Young Tom Talmadge, 69, was busted in the Philippines nearly four decades after he was allegedly abducted a 7-year-old girl from a bowling alley in Florida and raped her.
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