October 21, 2004

Mr. Charles Salter, Esq.
Hennepin County Attorney
C-2100 Government Center
300 South 6th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55487

RE: State of Minnesota v. Wade Bove
03-6292

Dear Mr. Salter:

          In late 2003, I was contacted by Missing Children Minnesota, and requested to review a file involving this case. I met with Carrie Gerber, the caseworker at the time with Missing Children Minnesota.

          She provided me information she had developed on the case. From the background information she provided, it did appear that Mr. Bove had planned this abduction, and it was not spontaneous action on his part.

          About the same time as I was originally contacted by Missing Children Minnesota, several other interested citizens and I formed a new non-profit organization, Parental Abduction Child Recovery TEAM (PACRT).

          In April 2004, one of the TEAM members, Attorney Richard Stebbins met Joy while working at a free law clinic. Mr. Stebbins immediately contacted me and a TEAM consisting of an attorney, investigator, former FBI agent, CrimeStoppers and media representative were put together. Mr. Stebbins and I met with Ms. Bove and reviewed the case with her and a full-scale investigation was begun. Ms. Bove did not retain me, PACRT agreed to provide pro-bono multi-faceted services to Ms. Bove, as per our mission statement. My initial involvement on the case included:

          1) Liaison was established with Sgt. Pritchard of the Minneapolis Police                Department and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to                communicate case information to law enforcement as quickly as possible.
          2)  A monetary reward was established with CrimeStoppers for information on                the arrest of Wade Bove.
          3)  Coordinating with the St. Paul Pioneer Press for publicity of the story and the                reward.
          4) Discovered that the warrant for Mr. Bove’s arrest had been entered                incorrectly and arranged for the correction of that apparent clerical error.

          As far as my investigation, between April 14, 2004 and May 27, 2004 the following was completed:

          1) A search was conducted of Mr. Bove’s social security number, which revealed               financial transaction activity in the name of Blanca R. Cabrara (221 Main               Street, #1; Geneva, OH 44041), Greg Frederick (1801 East Robin Way;               Appleton, WI 54915) and Wade J. Bove, with addresses in Minneapolis,               Bloomington, Richfield, and Pequot Lakes, MN).
          2) Contact was made with Northfield (MN) Police Department, as Mr. Bove had               graduated from Carlton College. Carlton College records indicated that they               had no contact with Mr. Bove since 1994, at which time he was employed with               the Buddhist Boy’s Club and residing in Bloomington, MN. He is officially listed               as “lost” in Carlton College Alumni records. Northfiled Police Department also               searched their records for contacts with Mr. Bove, and found the most recent               record, as a pawn activity on April 26, 2003 for a Toolshop Power Tool with bit               set, for which he received a cash payment.
          3) I researched all law enforcement contacts that Mr. Bove had experienced with              Bloomington Police Department, which included the following:
                    a. 11/30/1998 Embassy Threats to U.S. Embassy in Nigeria
                    b. 12/17/2002 Obstructing Justice/Theft
                    c. 04/21/2002 Found Property
           4) I researched all law enforcement contacts that Mr. Bove had experienced                with Richfield Police Department, ,which included the following:
                    a. 11/12/2000 Domestic Disturbance
                    b. 03/31/2001 Domestic Assault – Inflict Bodily Harm
           5) I obtained a driver’s license report on Mr. Bove and discovered that his                driver’s license had last been renewed in September 2000, and was to expire                in September 2004. The address on the driver’s license was 1001 East 77th                Street, #141; Richfield, MN where it appears that he has not resided for                approximately two years.
           6) I obtained a vehicle registration report on Mr. Bove, and found that he has                no vehicles registered in his name. The most recent vehicle he owned was a                1988 Pontiac, which the registration expired in August 2002.
           7) Financial records indicated that his most recent address was 2325 East Old                Shakopee Road, #211; Bloomington, MN 55425. His credit cards showed no                activity since June 2003 and all accounts were paid as agreed. There was an                inquiry for employment purposes on June 18, 2003 from a company in Georgia.
           8) I also learned that Mr. Bove’s mother (Grace Bove---33091 South Upper Hay                Drive, Lot 27; Pequot Lakes, MN 56427) established a custodial account for                John Olajide-Bove through Thrivent Investment Management. The account                number is 7555662. The registered agent that established the account was                identified as Darrel A. Kopplin (P.O. Box 188; Pequot Lakes, MN 56472).                Automatic account deposits were made in twice yearly nominal payments                from a Wells Fargo Checking Account in the name of Edward H. or Grace A.                Bove. The payments were made between May 6, 2002 and December 5, 2003,                at which time no further payments were made into the account.
           9) Plans were made to begin further intense investigation of Grace Bove, as we                believed she might have knowledge of Wade Bove’s location.
         10) On May 27, 2004, I received a telephone call from Sgt. Pritchard indicating                that Wade and the child had been located in Kingston, Jamaica.
         11) Throughout the day (May 27, 2004), Sgt. Pritchard, Mr. Stebbins and I were                in communication with various Federal Agencies in the United States and                Jamaica to make arrangements to execute the arrest warrant against Mr.                Bove and recover John.
         12) As Joy Bove’s passport was not valid, it was determined that she could not                leave the Country, a decision was made that Joy would sign a Parent’s                Authorization to Accompany Child for me to bring John back to Minnesota.                Arrangements were made for me to obtain that document, a certified copy of                John’s birth certificate and custody order. I purchased a round trip ticket for                myself and a one way ticket for John for the following day.
         13) Later in the afternoon of May 27, 2004, Sgt. Pritchard informed me that he                had received authorization to accompany me on the trip to retrieve John.
         14) On Friday, May 28, 2004, Sgt. Pritchard and I departed Minneapolis, MN at                6:00 a.m., and returned to Minneapolis, MN at approximately midnight with                John Bove. Reunification took place at the gate upon arrival.

I believe that covers the factual involvement with this case. Should you have further questions, please feel free to contact me at 612-708-4920.

Sincerely,

Ed Wunsch
President