Many others would not only tear apart the victim’s reputation after the disappearance, they would also tear at Mr. Doan’s. Vincent was born to Priscilla Doan and Lawrence Baker, both of Blanchester, Ohio. Lawrence Baker had a wife already, Betty Baker, and had two son’s by Betty, Tracey and Dewayne. Lawrence also had another son, Lars Sutherland. Many in the community struggled with the fact that Lawrence had been married to Betty Baker for 30 years interrupted, and still had children outside of his marriage. How can this behavior be accepted so easily by Betty? Many people would question the fact that Vincent Doan had an affair with his half brother’s wife, Lori Baker. They would also question the fact that after Vince’s incarceration for Carrie’s disappearance, that his brother Tracey Baker began dating Vince’s girlfriend, Shannon Hodson. Was switching partners within this family second nature? With these contributing factors, is it possible that Vince’s morality convicted him? Was he really guilty or was bad family background and rumors setting the stage to cause him to lose his freedom from every day society?
Was Vincent Doan Set Up For a Murder He Did Not Commit???
Vincent Doan claims he is innocent of the murder and kidnapping of Carrie Culberson. He claims that Carrie was a drug user and weighed a move to North Carolina. He stated that she had left town and never told anybody where she was. The only confirmed time she ever left home was with her mother one time to visit a friend who was stationed in North Carolina. Carrie had attended a military event for an exboyfriend and left town with her mother without telling Vincent Doan. This particular gentleman was an exboyfriend by the name of Paul Jackson. He resides in Blanchester, Ohio so the theory she ran off to be with him is not valid. Carrie Culberson has never been to North Carolina other than this one visit and has no relatives who live in that area. Carrie’s checking account was never active any more after August 28, 1996, and could those who claimed to have seen her be for real? Vince’s defense team called 19 witnesses that claimed Carrie was seen allover the place after she and her car disappeared. There was even a police officer that came forth and said he saw the car late at night traveling at high rate of speed. This gentleman later recanted that statement saying that the vehicle he seen was not that of Carrie Culberson. Were these sighting staged attempts to come to the rescue of a friend? Was anybody aware that all of the witnesses for the defense were either business acquaintances or direct family members? Was this what the defense would call the prosecution’s witnesses, all “hearsay”??? Here again, was the past evidence of abuse at the hands of Vincent Doan enough to say he took it a little too far one night and took Carrie Culberson’s life and then worked to cover up that mistake? Who was being 100% truthful? That depends on who you ask.
Circumstantial or Coincidental or a Combination of Both???
Vincent Doan is sitting in prison awaiting his last appeal. He states that he is innocent and always has. His defense states that there was no DNA of Carrie Culberson so therefore, that would lead many to believe that nothing occurred that night, that she just simply left. Supporters of Vincent Doan believe that Lori Baker fabricated the story that Vince showed up at her house around 3:15 a.m. and then left with his half brother, Tracey Baker, because she was angry with Vincent.
There was no DNA of Carrie Culberson found in the sink drains, pillow cases, or on the boots Tracey Baker owned. Was it possible that all DNA evidence was allegedly destroyed? Was it possible that any trace of Carrie Culberson could’ve been botched because none of the materials were even looked at until almost (3) months AFTER she disappeared? If there was any DNA evidence, it would’ve been gone after (3) months. If somebody was going to remove evidence, it could’ve been way gone by the time that was given. Is this a clear-cut case of a botched investigation or was it all coincidence? Is the wrong man behind bars? Many believe he is innocent and many believe the right man is where he should be. Without all the evidence, those friends of Carrie Culberson and those of Vincent Doan may never ever know ALL the events of that fateful night. We can all keep this thought it mind. Somebody out there knows exactly what happened.
Lawrence Baker & Priscilla Doan