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On the morning of August 22, 1988, Carol was 30 minutes late and was on the way to her job at a local mental hospital in Putnam, Connecticut. She driving along Brayman Hollow Road, a two-lane highway, she would come upon a black pickup truck that was driving slowly and then erratically. It would speed up then slow down and would cross the middle line coming within inches of hitting cars in the other lane.
The driver would then stop in the middle of the road stepping out with a gun. He would then shoot Carol at point blank, 10 feet away. He then returned to the truck and sped away. Carol was semi-conscious and partially paralyzed. Other vehicles didn't see the shooting and several cars would not notice her as she was slumped out of view. After several minutes a man driving a utility truck saw her due to his elevated view.
Police and ambulances were contacted and Carol was taken to a nearby hospital. Those on scene feared she would die and so detectives rode the ambulance with her and ask questions. She could not, however, respond verbally so they asked her yes and no questions and she blinked her eyes to respond. Police couldn't get accurate descriptions from her. She would survive and three months later her condition improved dramatically. To this day though the bullet remains lodged in the back of her neck near her spine.
When detectives worked to find her attacker several detectives and state troopers went to exit points of Brayman Hollow Rd to find who attacked her. Two drivers who had encountered the black truck hours prior to the shooting stated that the pickup was constantly pulling on and off the highway and seemed to taunt other drivers. It's suspected that this was the same driver.
The driver would then stop in the middle of the road stepping out with a gun. He would then shoot Carol at point blank, 10 feet away. He then returned to the truck and sped away. Carol was semi-conscious and partially paralyzed. Other vehicles didn't see the shooting and several cars would not notice her as she was slumped out of view. After several minutes a man driving a utility truck saw her due to his elevated view.
Police and ambulances were contacted and Carol was taken to a nearby hospital. Those on scene feared she would die and so detectives rode the ambulance with her and ask questions. She could not, however, respond verbally so they asked her yes and no questions and she blinked her eyes to respond. Police couldn't get accurate descriptions from her. She would survive and three months later her condition improved dramatically. To this day though the bullet remains lodged in the back of her neck near her spine.
When detectives worked to find her attacker several detectives and state troopers went to exit points of Brayman Hollow Rd to find who attacked her. Two drivers who had encountered the black truck hours prior to the shooting stated that the pickup was constantly pulling on and off the highway and seemed to taunt other drivers. It's suspected that this was the same driver.
It was suspected that he may have been one of the people Carol worked with. She was a social worker for mentally ill and depressed patients. There was no evidence towards this though.
The man was a white male in his 30's. He's around 5'10 with a medium build. He has brown curly hair. His truck was described as a well-maintained black step-side pickup. It had flared fenders standard with black wall tires and shinty plain wheel covers.
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