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Archie Lunsford said Indianapolis authorities arrested him in 1954 on a pre-kidnapping charge during what he said was a custody dispute, Dawsy said. Four years later, he was again arrested in Indianapolis for assault and battery. And in 1959, authorities in Titusville, Fla., arrested him for attempted rape.

Lunsford told detectives no convictions came of the arrests, Dawsy said. However, the sheriff said the difficulty of finding old criminal records meant he could not immediately confirm the stories.

Archie and Mark Lunsford both have undergone lie-detector tests administered by sheriff's detectives and the FBI. Neither man gave answers that would prompt suspicion, Dawsy said.

Dawsy also announced the reward for Jessie's safe return has grown to $115,000. Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Hampton, a Homosassa native, announced last week he was donating $25,000 for a reward.