Cold Case OK » Kim Davis

No safe place

kenraymond — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:26:45 +0000

Oklahoma City police Inspector Kim Davis is one dedicated investigator — especially when it comes to rapes that occur in women’s homes.

“It’s my passion,” she said recently.

What gets to her is the notion that someone can creep into a woman’s home and not only sexually assault her, but also steal her sense of security.

In some small way, I can relate to that.

Last year, my home was broken into while I was at work. My wife discovered the break-in and called me while still standing inside the house.

I was instantly terrified. I didn’t care about our belongings in that moment, but I was very scared that whoever did it was still there and that my wife was in danger.

“Get out!” I told her. “Get in your car. Drive away. Stay away until I get there.”

Thankfully, she was OK. Whoever did it was long gone by the time she discovered the crime. But we both felt violated for weeks after the event.

When we got the door replaced, we made sure to go with a metal door with a steel reinforced frame. Any time I heard a sound, I jumped up, reaching for a weapon. I had a hard time falling asleep. The whole thing was truly unsettling.

Until our home — our safe place, our refuge — was violated, I’d never really given much thought to how important it is to feel secure.

We were burglarized, and it traumatized me that much.

I can’t even imagine how hard it must be for rape victims.

A frightening figure

kenraymond — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:27:24 +0000

Readers who check out The Oklahoman on Friday will see a small image of a very scary man.

Steve Boaldin, an artist here, took the description of the Spider-Man rapist and turned it into a creepy drawing. Hopefully, it will jog someone’s memory.

Check out the small image in a promotional ad in Friday’s paper.

Visit the Cold Case OKC site to see a larger version Saturday afternoon.

And pick up Sunday’s paper to view this menacing figure in print.

One woman saw this man in the flesh. She felt his knife against her neck. Seeing this sketch, I can only imagine how terrified she must have been – and I understand a little better why police are so intent on capturing him.

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UPDATE: Here’s Boaldin’s frightening sketch.

Coming Sunday …

kenraymond — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:49:16 +0000

On a hot night in 2004, an Oklahoma City woman fell asleep on the couch in her living room while watching television.

She awoke to terror.

A strangely dressed rapist assaulted her that night, then crept into the darkness and was never seen again.

Police Inspector Kim Davis has never stopped searching for him.

Coming Sunday, check out the latest installment in the Cold Case OKC series. Read the stories, watch the video, listen to interviews and search your memories.

You may be able to crack this case.