SPRING HILL, Tenn. (WKRN) — More than three decades after a pregnant woman's body was discovered in Spring Hill, a truck driver -- and suspected serial killer -- was convicted in the case.

According to investigators, around 12:30 p.m. on May 10, 1991, the Spring Hill Police Department responded to a report of a body off Saturn Parkway near the ramp for Port Royal Road. Pamela McCall, 33, was found dead, with officials saying her clothing was torn and she had injuries to her face and neck.

The autopsy revealed that someone had strangled McCall, who was 24 weeks pregnant at the time. The unborn child also died.

The initial investigation found that McCall may have been traveling with a semi-truck driver at the time of her death.

In 2019, Clark Baldwin was brought forward as a suspect after his DNA reportedly appeared in a database as a match to DNA found during McCall's death investigation and cases in Wyoming involving two women whose bodies were found in 1992.

Authorities said the Wyoming homicides were similar to the McCall's case, with a truck driver possibly being the suspect. In addition, Baldwin allegedly attacked a woman in Texas, but she got away.

"He would give them a ride, he went and he bought them clothes, he bought them shoes, he took them to dinner, and it appears that they were killed when they decided that they wanted to leave," explained Assistant District Attorney Pam Anderson from Tennessee's 22nd Judicial District Attorney's office.

Baldwin was arrested in May 2020 at his home in Iowa and extradited to Tennessee to be tried on two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of McCall and her unborn child.

"His only statement after that was, 'I don't remember,'" Tommy Goetz, a criminal investigator for the DA's office, said.

Five years later, on Friday, May 2, members of the DA's office said Baldwin was convicted of first-degree murder after more than four hours of deliberation.

"In court, it was pretty eerie because the only expressions I ever saw him make were smiles," Assistant DA Ross Boudreaux told News 2.

After the conviction, officials said Baldwin was immediately sentenced to life in prison. He's currently being held in the Maury County Jail while awaiting extradition to Wyoming to stand trial there.

"There's three bodies that he's responsible for, and he's going to pay the price for one and hopefully pay the price for the other two," Goetz said.

McCall's family was in the courtroom when the verdict came down. In addition, Boudreaux said a member of the Spring Hill Police Department who worked McCall's case for years got to put the handcuffs on Baldwin.

"When I ran for DA, I promised to solve and prosecute as many cold case homicides as possible. Thanks to talented Assistant DA's like Pam Anderson and Ross Boudreaux and my skilled investigators Tommy Goetz and Jeff Dunn, I have been able to keep that promise. Unsung heroes like Victim Witness Coordinator Christi Dickey are also essential to guide the victims' family through the process," DA Brent Cooper for the 22nd Judicial District posted on social media. "Our prayers are with the family of Pamela McCall and her unborn child. My philosophy is that cold cases are never closed cases."

Prosecutors said they're happy to bring some closure to this case.

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