The Daily Chronicle from Centralia, Washington • Page 8

The Daily Chronicle. 96531, Friday, July 5,1974 Similarities shown By JULIE MCLAUGHLIN Chronicle Staff Writer Will Ihe next mysterious disappearance of an atlactive college-age coed occur this weekend? According to sequence in the dates in the sudden disappearance of five young women from college campuses, 1 and the fact that investigators have run into roadblocks in tracking down all plausible leads, the agencies and personnel involved in the cases indicated Wednesday, at this point, (hey aren't likely to discount any possibilities. A number of similarities arose at Wednesday's missing 'persons- homicide conference which dealt with recent unsolved cases of missing girls and murders. The session, which was attended by lawmen from Western and Central Washington, was held at the Evergreen State College Campus, Olympia, the scene" from which one of the girls disappeared. Some 47 law enforcement personnel attended.

Representing Lewis County were Chief 'Ken Payne and Sgl. John Stoner, both ol the Centralia Police Department, and John Penberth, Pe Ell, county coroner. Don Redmond, Thurston County 'sheriff, organized the meeting in an effort to correlate information gathered in the various cases, possibly thread the incidents together by similar circumstances, and in the future, continue to work more closely by'pooling all investigative information. The day-long seminar was according to Sheriff Redmond, in that the related in- a i a a i similarities in the disappearances of the coeds and there also appears lo be a likeness in the'two unsolved murders of young females, whose bodies were found in state parks in south Thurston Counly. Investigations were summarized by detectives and campus security officials working on the disappearances of the coeds.

The audience heard details of the still-missing coeds, Donna Gail a a i a Georgann Hawkins and Linda Ann llealy. Although Oregon was unable to be represented, the case of Roberta Kathleen Parks, 20, who disappeared from the University of Oregon, was also believed related. Since the first of the year, it was noted, one female has. disappeared each month, beginning with Ihe Jan. 31 missing persons report of a University of Washington senior, Linda Ann Healy, 21.

Capl. Herbert Swindler, head of homicide and robbery, Seattle Police Department, noted the number pattern in the disappearances after thai of litlle Heidi Peterson, 4, of Seattle, who has been missing since Feb. 21. He said a time lapse of either 19 or 36 days followed each case. Nineteen days after Heidi was reported missing, Donna Gail Manson, 19, suddenly disappeared from the Evergreen State College campus in Olympia.

Then, 18-year- old Susan Elaine Rancourl, a Central Washington Stale College student, was Jast seen 36 days after that. Again, 19 days later, on May 6, Roberta Kathleen Parks, 20, was not seen again after disappearing from the University of Oregon at Eugene, and after another 36-day lapse, Georgann Hawkins, 18, mysteriously vanished from an alley behind her sorority house near the University of Washington. That was June 11. Astrological research of the disappearances is being done by a friend of a Seattle free lance crime writer, Mrs. Ann Rule, who at- tended Wednesday's session.

According to her friend, she said, it was more than a coincidence that except for Miss Healy, the combination of the girls' birlhdates and the time they disappeared and the position of the moon indicates all the incidents, except Miss Healy's, occurred during a water sign, when the moon was just rising. If there is a pattern to the disappearances and if, indeed, human behavior is influenced by the moon, stars and other astrological signs, then the next disappearance could occur this weekend, a a Monday, or more likely, according to Mrs. Rule's friend, later this month, July 27-29. The writer said the astrologer is still working on the charts and is doing' some research on numerology. Other similarities in the cases of the coeds a re: The girls were I all Caucasian, 2 single, 3 between the ages of 18 and 21, 4 all reported missing around the time of mid-term or final breaks.

In addition nothing suspicious was seen or heard in any case, there were no ransom demands, but substantial rewards are being offered, they all disappeared after dark, all but 'one coed had long, brown or blonde hair and blue eyes (Miss Hawkins had brown eyes), and no bodies have turned up. Detectives also theorized that the apparent abductions are possibly not being done by a male, but maybe a female-mate team or a lone female, who the girls might be more inclined to trust. Redmond was mainly concerned with the two unsolved murders, since the bodies of both Katherine Merry Devine, 15, and Brenda Joy- Baker, 14, were in his county. Apparent likenesses in the Holiday investigations keep Centralia police on the go Centralia police were busy Wednesday evening and over the July 4 holiday with arrests and invesligating various complaints. Early Thursday, at 2:57 a an unidentified woman reported to Centralia police that she had just heard a loud crash, either breaking All sent to the scene of Main an'd Yew Streets, "where they they discovered a vehicle on the Twin City Imports car lot had been struck by a vehicle driven by- Robert Rager of Centralia.

The 'impact from the crash sent the foreign ear through the plate glass window of the building on the lot, according to police, who apprehended Rager as he was at- tempted'to drive from the scene. The 20-year-old man was charged with drunken illegal consumption of alcohol while a minor, hit-and-run and reckless driving. He remained in jail Friday in lieu of $405 bail. He is also being held for military authorities on charges of absent without leave. Police arrested two persons Thursday in connection with the destruction of property with a vehicle and leaving the scene of the accident.

Orlo Ivie, 27, of Chehalis was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident. Bail was set at $300. He was released on his a i a A passenger, Charles Davidson, Chehalis, was charged with being drunk in public. His bail was "515 and he was also released on his personal recognizance. The property damage occurred at the intersection of Alder and Cherry Streets, when the driver ran over a city-owned street sign.

No one was arrested in a smoke bomb incident which occurred Wednesday at the Safeway Store. Pete Steinberger reported at 6:34 p.m. that several juveniles had lit a smoke bomb in the light bulb section of the store, causing about $50 damage to some merchandise. Police notified the fire department. A damage 1 estimate' waisVnot'j for several large dows that were broken in the main office building of the Centralia' Junior High School.

The damage, which was apparently caused by a rock, was discovered by a school official at 8:20 a.m.,VVednesday. A 10-speed bicycle, which was reported lost Wednesday by David Connor, 831 Street, was recovered by officers Friday at the Edison Grade School. The bike, valued at $100, was returned to the owner. Police investigated the vandalism of a restroom at Riverside Park Wednesday at 3:25 p.m. Nominal damage resulted when several shingles were torn off the structure and beer bottles were scattered around the scene.

Arrested by Centralia police and charged with speeding and having no operator's license on his person was a 24-year-old Tenino man, Phillip E. Seaunier, He was released on his personal recognizance after bail was set at $35. Brent D. Hill, 18, Centralia, posted $100 bail and was released from the city jail after police arrested him on a charge of illegal consumption of alcohol while a minor Thursday. A Seattle man posted a $540 bail bond Thursday after he was arrested on charges of speeding, having no operator's license on his person, drunken driving, second offense, and driving while- his 'He is Claude A.

Smith, 44. 5 Idahoans die in mishap By The Associated Press Five Idaho residents died in a single accident Thursday when their car was struck broadside by a Burlington Northern freight train in Spokane County, the State Patrol reported Friday. The deaths brought the Fourth of July weekend toll to 6. The state patrol identified the victims of the car-train accident as Laura L. Daley, 18, and her son, Curtis Daley, 2, both of Post Falls; Ronald J.

Copper, 16, of Coeur d'AIene; and Virginia L. Benham, 4, and Gloria J. Benham, 14, two sisters from Post Falls. The accident occurred east of Spokane at the intersection of Idaho Road and the Burlington Northern tracks. The 1974 highway death toll now stands at 315, still down from last year's at 379 through Friday.

homicides are that both girls last seen boarding a blue pickup truck in) the Seattle area, from where they were believed to be hitchhiking south to Oregon, both corpses were discovered in wooded areas of state parks within 10 miles of each other in Southern Thurston County, death to both victims was apparently the result of knife' wounds, and both teen-agers were having family problems and were known to hitchhike. Referring to legalized hitchhiking, since it was predominant in both murder cases, Tony Zakovilch, director. Pierce County Emergency Services, said it is "the worst piece of legislation we've had to put up with. It is directly related to a lot of homicides and reports of missing A member of the House Judiciary Committee, Shirley Winsley's concern was that "loopholes" in some of the state's laws may be hindering the apprehension or conviction of criminals and there may be too much concern for the criminals' liberties instead of the citizens' rights. A valuable investigative tool, a complete personal history slatement, or portrait, parle, of each missing person or homicide victim, beginning with the date of birth and including schools attended, associates, (ikes, dislikes and other background information, should be compiled and distributed to other departments, suggested Detective Paul Barclift, Thurston County Sheriff's Office, as an aid to hasten in the solution of such cases.

Charles Graef, inspector, Thurslon i Department, stressed the im-- portance of timely teletype's in the event of homicides and suspicious disappearances, and requested a wider distribution of the victims' pictures. The inspector also encouraged full cooperation between law enforcement agencies and the news media in all cases, explaining that criminal investigations in the past have been aided by leads supplied through public response as a result of good media coverage. Another goal, originally, was to a a i a i headquarters, where all the investigative- material in each and every homicide or missing persons case would be'sent. That way, said, Redmond, detectives would not waste the time and money covering ground already explored. Chief Payne said he was about to offer suggestions for thecreaUoh a the sheriff said such a move was not possible due to the lack of funds.

"Personally," said the Centralia police chief, "I don't think we can afford not to afford it. Everyone would benefit from it. We definitely need one." In a later interview, both Grael and Redmond explained that nearly all of law enforcement's "information is public record and' that it should be supplied to the public by the media. Sheriff Redmond concluded the conference by stressing the importance of increased cooperation, and communications of all law enforcement agencies. Septic Tanks 1200 Gal.

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