FAYETTEVILLE, NC (WTVD) -- The man suspected of being the "Ramsey Street Rapist" is due in a Cumberland County courtroom Thursday afternoon. Fayetteville police have arrested Darold Wayne Bowden after using DNA to crack the case.
The news shocked one area woman with a past connection to Bowden.
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"It's not something I want to believe, but something I have to believe because it is so close to home," said Lauren Akins, who said she once dated Bowden years ago. " he was smart back then and obviously he thought he was smart now."
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Akins can vividly recall attempting to talk about her fears of the "Ramsey Street Rapist" to Bowden.
"He kind of pushed it off like it wasn't nothing," Akins said. "It's a shock to even think he would do something like this. I feel bad for all the women who had to deal with this. I will never look at him the same."