just go? and i said no. a defiant melissa wanted her attacker to stay put and answer for his crime. but instead, he dropped the knife and fled. so he ended up running back to his car. i got in my car and i got out of here as fast as i could. wounded and bloody, melissa picked up the knife and got herself to a hospital for stitches. there she was met by detective clausing of the washington sheriff department. this wasn t a robbery. he didn t save give me your purse. this wasn t a dognapping. he didn t say give me your dog. this was a personal attack on a stranger. melissa had never seen her attacker before, but lucky for investigators she had an almost photographic memory. he was wearing glasses, he had blonde, shaggy hair. i said he is about 6 2 , 210 pounds. did he look like a normal guy? yeah, especially with what he