Peggy Ann Bradnick

Peggy Ann Bradnick

Peggy Ann Bradnick (b. c. 1949) was 17 years old when she was kidnapped by a criminally insane mountain man, William Diller Hollenbaugh a.k.a. "Bicycle Bill," near Shade Gap, Pennsylvania in May 1966. She was held captive by him for eight days, before being rescued by state troopers. Her ordeal made national headlines.

Kidnapping

On May 11, 1966 Bradnick was abducted on her way home from school by a masked man holding a gun.

Hunt

A massive manhunt (the largest conducted in Pennsylvania up to that time) of over one thousand federal, state and local law officers, National Guardsmen, and civilian volunteers scoured the surrounding hills for any sign of Peggy and her abductor. FBI Agent Terry Ray Anderson was shot dead during the pursuit by Hollenbaugh. A German shepherd tracking dog was also killed.

Rescue

Hollenbaugh was shot dead by officers and Peggy was returned to her family.

Aftermath

The incident was detailed in the true crime book "Deadly Pursuit" by Robert V. Cox. ISBN 0811704815

Media coverage

* Bird, John, and Peggy A. Bradnick. "Kidnapped!" Saturday Evening Post 16 July 1966: 25+.
* "The Battle of Gobbler's Knob." TIME magazine 27 May 1966. Accessed 6 Aug. 2007 [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,835636,00.html] .
* Franz, Linda. "Kidnapped!: a New Look At Riveting Old Case." The Sentinel 29 Apr. 2007. Accessed 6 Aug. 2007 [http://www.cumberlink.com/articles/2007/04/29/news/news272.txt] .

An NBC movie of the week was produced about the kidnapping in May 1991, titled "Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann" [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099328/] , with Megan Follows playing the part of Peggy, David Morse as Hollenbaugh (called "Bicycle Pete" in the movie), and David Soul as Agent Anderson.

External links

* [http://www.mix95.com/peggyann.ram Radio interview with Bradnick]


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