IGG Cases > Darold Bowden

Darold Bowden

Darold Wayne Bowden was charged on August 22, 2018, with a series of sexual assaults that took place between 2006 and 2008 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The suspect in this case was known as the ‘Ramsay Street Rapist’ and the ‘Phantom of Ramsay Street’, as he operated near Ramsay Street in Fayetteville, where he has been linked to the home invasion rapes of six women.

The FGG investigation was conducted by Parabon Nanolabs.

Bowden has been involved with Neo-Nazi groups, and has been charged with over 70 criminal offences, none of which were serious enough to have his DNA sample taken. This has caused a push to increase the kinds of offences for which arrestee’s DNA can be collected and uploaded into CODIS.

In February of 2022, he entered a guilty plea in Cumberland County Superior Court and was sentenced to serve 29 years in prison.

Sources:

ABC 11 News. “Fayetteville Police Release New Sketch of Ramsey St. Rapist.” ABC 11 News, April 24, 2017. Accessed December 11, 2020. https://abc11.com/1911154/.

ABC 11 News. “The Genetic Detective Shines Light on Fayetteville’s ‘Ramsay Street Rapist’.” ABC11 News, June 23, 2020. Accessed December 11, 2020. https://abc11.com/genetic-detective-kobi-haschen-darold-bowden-ramsey-street-rapist/6261466/.

Davis, Akilah. “Ramsey Street Rapist Pleads Guilty to 24 Charges of Rape, Faces a Maximum 339 Months Behind Bars.” ABC News 11. February 11, 2022. Accessed February 11, 2022. https://abc11.com/ramsey-street-rapist-darnold-bowden-rape-suspect-darold-guilty/11555740/.

Nortin, F.T. “Survivors of ‘Ramsey Street Rapist’ Speak as He’s Sentenced to More than Teo Decades in Prison.” Fayetteville Observer, February 12, 2022. Last modified March 31, 2022. Accessed January 27, 2022. https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/2022/02/12/darold-wayne-bowden-sentenced-more-than-22-years-prison-ramsey-street-rapist/6755315001/.

Payton, Marius. “‘Ramsey Street Rapist’ Survivor Says Accused Man Never Should Have Been on Fayetteville Streets.” CBS 17 News, November 12, 2020. Accessed December 11, 2020. https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/cumberland-county-news/ramsey-street-rapist-survivor-says-accused-man-never-should-have-been-on-fayetteville-streets/.

Shapiro, Emily, and Dominick Proto. “Man Arrested for 6 Cold Case Rapes Through Same Type of Testing that Caught ‘Golden State Killer’ Suspect.” ABC News, August 22, 2018. Accessed December 11, 2020. https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-arrested-cold-case-rapes-type-testing-caught/story?id=57337367.

Individual

First Name Darold
Last Name Bowden
Other Names
Victims 6 (Details)
IGG Started 2018-00-00
Case Cleared 2018-08-22
IGG Org Parabon

Victims

Case ID Name Age Case Opened Location Investigating Org Most Serious Charge Disposition Court
1105 n/a Jane Doe nd 2006-03-31 Fayetteville, NC Fayetteville PD All sexual offenses, including rape, sexual assault, and child molestation Guilty plea entered by defendant Cumberland CO SUP CT
1104 n/a Jane Doe nd 2006-08-23 Fayetteville, NC Fayetteville PD All sexual offenses, including rape, sexual assault, and child molestation Guilty plea entered by defendant Cumberland CO SUP CT
1103 n/a Jane Doe nd 2007-02-12 Fayetteville, NC Fayetteville PD All sexual offenses, including rape, sexual assault, and child molestation Guilty plea entered by defendant Cumberland CO SUP CT
1102 n/a Jane Doe nd 2007-03-06 Fayetteville, NC Fayetteville PD All sexual offenses, including rape, sexual assault, and child molestation Guilty plea entered by defendant Cumberland CO SUP CT
1101 n/a Jane Doe nd 2007-09-18 Fayetteville, NC Fayetteville PD All sexual offenses, including rape, sexual assault, and child molestation Guilty plea entered by defendant Cumberland CO SUP CT
1100 n/a Jane Doe nd 2008-01-26 Fayetteville, NC Fayetteville PD All sexual offenses, including rape, sexual assault, and child molestation Guilty plea entered by defendant Cumberland CO SUP CT

Last updated: February 9, 2024

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Case data and narrative licensed under CC BY 4.0: Dowdeswell, Tracey (2023), “Forensic Genetic Genealogy Project v. 2022”, Mendeley Data, V1, doi: 10.17632/jcycgvhm96.1. All other content, including photos, have been added.