DCI Announce Arrest of Cold Case Homicide Suspect

The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation announced Wednesday that a suspect has been arrested in connection with two seperate cold case homicides in Wyoming and two in Tennessee. 59-year-old Clark Perry Baldwin was arrested at his home in Waterloo, Iowa Wednesday by agents with the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and investigators with the 22nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office in Tennessee.

According to Wyoming DCI, Baldwin is being charged in Wyoming with First Degree Murder for the “I-90 Jane Doe” murder in Sheridan County and the “Bitter Creek Betty” murder in Sweetwater County. Additionally, Baldwin is also being charged with two counts of First Degree Murder in the 1991 death of Pamela McCall and her unborn fetus. The cold cases in Wyoming began in March of 1992, when a female was found deceased near the Bitter Creek turnout in Sweetwater County. The investigation was handled by the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office, but after time the case grew “cold.” During the course of the investigation, the victim was not identified and became known to the investigators as “Bitter Creek Betty.”

In April of 1992, another deceased female body was discovered in Sheridan County by WYDOT employees. The investigation was initiated by the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office, but similar to the case in Sweetwater County, the case grew “cold,” and during the course of the investigation, the victim was not identified and became known to investigators as “I-90 Jane Doe.”

The news release from DCI states that due to advances in technology, investigators were able to link Baldwin to the crimes and arrest him on First Degree Murder charges from Sheridan and Sweetwater Counties. All of the agencies involved constantly looked for ways to use current technologies and new approaches as well as being able to combine best science with the most viable evidence. With the assistance from the Wyoming State Crime Laboratory and the FBI, the new methods provided answers to the investigators that helped further the investigation to a successful resolution.