Hollenbaugh claimed to Peggy Ann that he was responsible for several incidents prior to kidnapping her. In August 1964, he broke into the home of Mrs. Christine Devinney, shot a rifle out of her hand, then bound her wound and left. Shortly thereafter, a woman driving on a back road was blocked by a pile of logs, whereupon a man fired a shot, breaking her baby's nursing bottle. On April 16, 1965 (Good Friday), Ned Price surprised a trespasser on his property, was shot, and lost a leg. These incidents and others led to this sniper being known as "The Mountain Man".
