By Seamus McGraw
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More than 600 tips received so far
Three hours later, when she failed to pick up her youngest child at day care, her husband, University of Buffalo professor Steven Diver, notified police.
Days later, a volunteer searcher found Joan's body hidden in thick undergrowth at the edge of the path.
Unlike most of the previous victims, there was no sign that Joan had been sexually assaulted, nor where there any trace fibers left behind from the Bike Path Killer's trademark garrote, although there was evidence that the killer took unusual care with Joan's remains, arranging her body as if she had been sleeping, and authorities suspect that he may even have moved her SUV to make it less conspicuous, but did not take the personal items she had left behind on the seat.
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| Joan Diver |
At first, authorities downplayed suggestions that the Bike Path Rapist may have returned, but changed their tune earlier this month when DNA samples provided a conclusive link to the Bike Path Rapist.
While authorities are targeting their latest plea for help at the narrow universe of women who might have been close to the suspect, they still are asking anyone with information, including those who might have been on the bike path that day and perhaps saw an unfamiliar man to contact them at 1 (877) 277-1990. So far, they have received more than 600 tips, and are aggressively investigating every one of them, authorities said.
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