Woman escapes from abductor who killed her husband
Malificynt
Woman escapes from abductor who killed her husband
April 25, 1998
BEAR, Delaware (AP) -- After her abductor went to work, leaving her alone for
the first time in four days, Debra Puglisi managed to loosen the ropes binding
her hands and feet and called police.
Puglisi, who was taken from her home Monday after her alleged attacker killed
her husband, was rescued late Friday. The man accused of the crime, Donald
Flagg, was arrested the same day at his job in a body shop at the Chrysler
Corp. plant in Newark.
"He killed my husband. ... He said he saw me in the yard and he wanted me. He
was waiting in my house for me," Puglisi said in a frantic 911 call to police.
Puglisi was in fair condition Saturday at Christiana Hospital. Flagg, 40, was
charged with killing her husband, Anthony Puglisi Jr., kidnapping, weapons
violations and sexual assault.
Flagg confessed, detectives said in an affidavit. He was arraigned Saturday and
denied bail.
DOG3
In article <199804260902...@ladder03.news.aol.com>,
malif...@aol.com (Malificynt) writes:
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>Woman escapes from abductor who killed her husband
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>April 25, 1998
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>BEAR, Delaware (AP) -- After her abductor went to work, leaving her alone for
>the first time in four days, Debra Puglisi managed to loosen the ropes
>binding
>her hands and feet and called police.
I enjoy your posts mal. So what did this guy do, just pick a house at random
or what? Do you have any more info on the story?
Michael
__"I have a nearly perfect photographic memory"
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Martha Sprowles
I read about this case this morning. The perp was on his way to work.
The husband had come home from work to take a nap, and the wife was out
in the yard, working. The perp saw her, "wanted" her (his word),
sneaked into the house. He then shot the husband. The wife didn't hear
the shot because neighborhood lawnmowers etc. were going, and their
house is insulated well. The guy then grabbed her (I imagine when she
went back into her house) and carried her off in the trunk of his
Duster.
He took her to his house, only about five miles away, and assaulted and
tortured her for several days. She was finally able to call 911, even
though she was bound. The paper had the transcript of her call:
"Please help me. I'm Debra Puglisi. He kidnapped me. He's killed my
husband..."
It was 8:50 p.m. on Friday. New Castle County Police 911 operator
Steven Conrad's own voice rose with excitement. The enhanced 911 system
caused a street address to flash on the computer screen in front of
Conrad: the address from which the call was placed.
"Where are you now?" Conrad asked slowly.
"I'm in his house. All I can tell you is that it's somewhere in a bare
area. Please come and get me," the caller cried in a high-pitched
voice. "He's tied my hands and feet...Oh my God. Oh, my God."
"Please come," she begged the dispatcher.
"OK, OK, they're on their way," said Conrad. "Where is he now?"
"He's at work. But he might be back. He may get here before you do.
Please, please come."
"Stay on the phone with me," said Conrad in a soothing oice. "How long
have you been there?"
"Since Monday night. He killed my husband... Help me."
Conrad: "Do you know him?"
Puglisi: "No. I don't know him. How long will it take for them to get
here? Oh, my God."
She broke into sobs.
Conrad: "Do you have any idea who this guy is?"
Puglisi: "His first name is Don. I don't know his last name."
Conrad: "Do you have any idea why he's doing this?"
Puglisi: "He said he saw me in the yard and that he wanted me."
Conrad: "If you hear anybody knocking, it's our guys."
Puglisi: "You promise?"
She sounded desperate.
Seconds later, banging could be heard in the background.
Puglisi: "Let me see if I can open the door."
There was a pause and a crashing sound. Puglisi screamed: "Help me!
Help me!"
Police Capt. James Hedrick and other officers burst through the door of
Flagg's house.
They found Puglisi on the floor of the foyer, clad in a sweatshirt and
sweatpants, her hands handcuffed in front of her, her ankles tied.
She was crying, Hedrick recalled yesterday, and asking about her
children and her father.
But she also wanted to help police catch her assailant.
"I was impressed," said Hedrick. "You could tell she was victimized,
but she was able to give us enough information to get us moving
quickly."
Flagg was arrested two hours later.
From the Phila. Inquirer.
Martha
DOG3
I read about this case this morning. The perp was on his way to work.
The husband had come home from work to take a nap, and the wife was out
in the yard, working. The perp saw her, "wanted" her (his word),
sneaked into the house. He then shot the husband. The wife didn't hear
<<<<snip for space Martha's story<<<<<<
Thanks Martha. The 911 call had me glued to the screen. I just posted a
followup about the guy. Seems he may be a suspect in other murders.
Michael