Fugitive found hiding out in the Philippines nearly 4 decades after allegedly raping and abducting Florida 7-year-old
A fugitive was arrested in the Philippines nearly 40 years after allegedly abducting and raping a 7-year-old girl in Florida. Young Tom Talmadge, 69, was linked to the 1989 case through DNA evidence. He faces multiple charges and is also subject to deportation proceedings.
- ▪Young Tom Talmadge was arrested in Cavite, Philippines, after a breakthrough in DNA evidence linked him to a cold case from 1989.
- ▪He allegedly lured the girl from a bowling alley, sexually assaulted her, and dropped her off at a different location.
- ▪Talmadge has been charged with sexual battery, lewd acts on a child, and kidnapping.
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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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