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A-10 Blade-Citizen Tuesday, November 10, 1992 Ttd lie Joac Gunman told friends he might kill Eight on trial in killing of drifter because of the cancer. I had also my (illegible) mother and my homofag dead old man who came from hell is why too I have been persecuted my whole life by people. My sisters. (mother) and her husband also are why. They refused to help.

Damn the American family to hell. God forgive me." Drake burst into Metcalfe's Morro Bay home shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday and shot him. Cizek, a visitor from Goleta. also was killed, and another friend.

Jeffrey Sidlin, 27, of Morro Bay. was wounded in the arm. Police then found Zatko's body in a nearby home. MORRO BAY (AP) A man who killed six people in a weekend rampage through scenic coastal towns wrote damn the American family to hell in a suicide note claiming a life of persecution that cost him his girlfriend and child. Lynwood C.

Drake III, 48, had told friends he might kill but was regarded as such a nut that no one told police. Detective Sgt. Greg Beuer said Monday. One of those threats was made Saturday, the day of the murders. "Nobody, I mean nobody, called anybody about that.

said Beuer. They knew this guy. This guy is a nut. All of them used the word nut. Thats not my word.

And they didn't believe him. Drake had two more victims in nnnd but was stymied by car trouble, Beuer said, identifying those people only as connected to a card dub. Drake shot himself to death early Sunday as authorities talked to him by telephone. assaultive behavior after a 1991 brawl with a day-care operator over a cut his child received. In his suicide note, Drake calls himself Jesse Cole Younger, an apparent reference to Coleman Younger, a member of the Old West's Jesse James outlaw gang.

The note was written after Drake shot and killed former landlord Andy Zatko, 80. who evicted him, Norman Metcalfe, 37, who had testified against Drake in the eviction, and Danny Cizek, 32. a friend of Metcalfe. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs Department released the note with names of Drake's family members deleted. Apparently written before he killed three more people in a Paso Robles card parlor, it said: 7:03 p.m., I Jesse Cole Younger, killed three men because they took my wife, family and daughter from me.

However. Metcalfe was a (illegible) scumbag and Andy took up for him and this has eaten me Summar was stabbed more than 70 times by people who believed that he had molested a 5-year-old daughter of one of the defendants. They did such a number on him that he died in the process, Maloney said on Monday. The defense counters that prosecutors don't know who killed Summar. I think they believe there were a lot of people there drinking and instigating and encouraging." said Joanna Correll.

one of the defense attorneys. "I don't think they know who did what where and decided to charge as many as they can and see hat shakes down A source close to the defense described the defendants to the San Francisco Chronicle as "homeless, nomadic people at their own choosing." The defendants were societal misfits" who didn't know how to deal with the molestation accusation. said the source. WEAVERVILLE (AP) A deformed man whose tortured body was found in a shallow grave died while eight people administered vigilante justice, according to the prosecutor in the case. That was fortuitous for him as it shortened his suffering," Robert Maloney said of the death of Gary Hop" Summar They did all they could to demean his body before he died.

The five men and three women are charged with first-degree murder in the Oct 2. 1991. killing of Summar. a 37 vear old wanderer with deformed legs and a limp They have been held for more than a ear in a Trimtv County jail, vv here they make up one-quarter of the inmate population The next pretrial hearing is scheduled for Nov 19 in what has become the most expensive case ever conducted in the county of 13.000 residents The prosecution alleges that Joanne Morrow recounts how she was attacked. Another investigator said Drake had a stalker personality, and court records showed he was ordered to seek counseling for Mom blamed for sons coma until the criminal charges against her are resolved.

Though Jerald continued Monday to breathe on his own, a state-lawyer. doctors and a hospital spokesman said there is no hope for his recovery. Cross could be charged with murder if the child dies, but Peters said that wasn't a factor in her decision to fight to keep the boy alive. She's not some sort of sophisticated criminal who knows the consequences or know the way the law' works." Peters said "She is a mother concerned about her child dler was taken after he was injured Sept. 30.

The department was given temporary custody of the boy, Jerald Stubby on Oct. 15, two days after his mother and stepfather were charged. Jerald has been in a persistent vegetative state since Oct. 6. Based on recommendations of physicians and the hospital's ethics committee, the department authorized the boys disconnection from a respirator.

The toddler was taken off the breathing machine Friday, despite Cross's objections and a judge's ruling that her wishes should prevail GERING. Neb. (AP) A woman accused of causing her 2-year-olds coma by throwing him into a desk is fighting to make sure a hospital doesn't let him die. Susan Cross pleaded innocent Monday to assault and child abuse. She lost temporary custody of the hospitalized boy and is seeking court assurance that her request for life-sustaining treatment is honored Her wishes weren't followed last week by the Nebraska Department of Social Services or Children's Hospital in Denver, where the tod Death penalty sought for NJ murder New York Times NEW BRUNSWICK.

A 23 year-old former convict accused of kidnapping and killing a 35-year-old woman was ordered Monday to be held on SI million bail, and prosecutors said they would seek the death penaltv His hands manacled to a chain around his waist, the suspect. Scott R. Johnson, listened impassively during his arraignment in Superior Court as the authorities told Judge Robert P. Figarotta that they planned to seek capital punishment in the slaying of Gail Similar last Tuesday night "We are treating this as a capital case." Thomas Kapsak. head of the Major Crimes Unit in the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, told Figarotta.

"We believe this man is a dangerous criminal." Kapsak asked that Johnson be held without bail. A state public defender, James Pfeffer. entered a not guilty plea for Johnson and asked that bail be set at SlOO.OtM) Figarotta set bail at SI million, and Johnson was returned to Middlesex County Jail. He had been released from the jail Oct 15. two and a half weeks before Similar was slain, after charges in an unrelated assault case were dropped The suspect was silent during the two-minute pro feeding, except to quietly say "yes" when the judge asked if he had seen the complaints filed against him late Saturday In the Middlesex Countv prosecutor.

Robert Gluck. Johnson is accused of kidnapping Similar and her 3 year-old daughter. Andrea, while they were on a shopping trip, and of fatally stabbing Similar. The girl had been dropped off at a day-care center here shortlv after the abduction, apparently a few Judges career in shambles who said he had spoken to family NEW YORK (AP) As the state's top judge. Sol Wachtler seemed to have it all.

a brilliant career and a happy 41-year marriage. But the FBI painted a darker portrait one of a man so obsessed with an attractive socialite he may have ruined his life for her. Within two days. Wachtler. 62, went from respected jurist, promi nent Republican politician and admirable family man to tabloid headliner He was arrested Saturday on charges of trying to blackmail his mistress after she ended their affair He remained in a hospital Monday.

under psychiatric care and in the custody of federal marshals. He was under 24-hour guard for fear he might kill himself, said Flip Lorenzoni. chief deputy F.S. marshal in New York City. a 1 1 colleagues on the Court of Appeals decided to keep him as the state's chief judge Monday and continue to pay him.

He could have been suspended from his $120,000 a-year post. Wachtler "is naturally upset and concerned about the allegations," said Matthew Crosson, chief administrator of the state court system. members. "He is lucid, articulate and assisting in his situation." Wachtler was scheduled for a bail hearing todav in Manhattan His accuser was identified as Joy Silverman. 45.

a Republican Party fund raiser She is estranged from her husband, an industrialist, and lives in a Park Avenue apartment with her teen-age daughter. The FBI complaint detailed stalking and harassment that resulted from passion gone sour, a plot that could have been lifted from the pages of a new Danielle Steel novel. Wachtler was charged with making telephoned threats and sending obscene letters to his ex-mistress from all over the country. Middlesex County Sheriff Joseph Spicuzzo, right, escorts Scott Johnson to the Middlesex courthouse. minutes before Similar was killed, authorities have said.

The woman's nude body was found Saturday in a drainage ditch at a lumberyard about 1.2 miles south of the Pathmark supermarket where she and her daughter had bought groceries at about 9 p.m. Gluck said Monday that authorities believe that Similar was seized soon after placing groceries in her van in the parking lot of the grocery store. No motive has been established for the crime, Gluck said Monday after the arraignment. Laboratory tests to determine if Similar was assaulted sexually are expected to be completed next week, he said. We are still investigating if a robbery took place," Gluck said.

Sergeant pleads guilty to desertion RIVERSIDE (AP) An Air Force sergeant who faked his death in 1987 pleaded guilty Monday to desertion and bigamy, telling a military judge he was ready to end his double life as it crumbled around him. Douglas Pou. 32. said he had known in his last days of freedom June that he was under surveil lance and close to being arrested By then, his second wife had discovered his real identity and that he had impregnated a neighbor. "I was ready for this to happen." Pou said in a court martial hearing at March Air Force Base.

"I was scared, but I was ready It was diffi cult living the way I did." In a plea bargain. Pou admitted to bigamy and desertion, and the government agreed to drop a count of larcency based on his first wife's collection of S500.000 in insurance money after he was pronounced dead The agreement called for Pou to be sentenced to three years in prison and to be given a dishonorable Air Force discharge Man goes on trial fo allegedly killing mom Refinery explosion kills five MARSEILLE. France (AP) Predawn explosions, probably caused by a gas leak, razed buildings at a major refinery Monday, killing five workers, injuring at least eight and leaving one missing. authorities said The blasts shattered windows in nearby towns and was felt in Marseille. 18 miles away Officials of state controlled oil company Total SA.

which runs the La Mede refinerv. said the plant would be shut (low for vv ecks Those killed were working in a control room, officials said. Thick smoke rose above the ruins all day. Work crews used pumps and floating barriers in an attempt to keep polluted water and chemicals from entering a nearby lagoon that feeds into the Mediterranean Sea Associated Press Photo CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) A Justice Court preliminary hearing started Monday for a San Diego man accused of killing his mother, found shot to death in her car in a local casino parking lot nearly 10 years ago.

Timothy Michael McClure. 31. charged in the death of Terri McClure, was arrested in September following a probe into clues provided after the case had been aired on the Unsolved Mysteries" television show. Ironically. McClure had contacted the television show in the hope that by telling his story a viewer could back up his alibi, host Robert Stack had said when the show was aired.

Sheriff Paul McGrath said his office was told by the producer of the show that McClure wanted to do the show and that investigators orked with the producer to get more information in vv hat had become the oldest unsolved murder recent Carson City history. The state-controlled oil company Total SAs refinery burns after it was rocked by explosions on Monday in La Mede, France. Officials of the oil comany said initial indications w'ere that a gas leak in a gas-treatment unit caused the explosions. Company officials said that to replace the catalytic cracker would cost about $400 million but that it was too early to tell how' much reconstruction would be needed Search for missing rental plane suspended KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) -The search for a missing rental airplane with a California couple on board was suspended Sunday night after four days of looking failed to locate the aircraft, authorities said. The search would resume if new information conies to light, a Coast Guard spokesman said.

Earlier Sunday, authorities once again divided the Big Island into sections for aerial searches. Unfortunately, we don't have any new evidence at all." said Coast Guard Petty Officer Nick Locklair. The couple had said they planned to fly from Kona to see lava flows and then return. The Civil Air Patrol concentrated Sunday on the northwest and center of the island. Grover City changes its name to Grover Beach Army enlists 6-week-old STOCKHOLM.

Sweden (AP) Sandra is only six weeks old. but the army already has notified her that she will be assigned to drive an armored personnel carrier in case of war She received the request for her services last week, a few days after regional authorities sent her a reminder to renew her driver's license "Someone obviously fed the wrong person number into the computer." an unidentified official said on Swedish radio Sandra ives in the northern city of Boden. home to several military garrisons nice place for people to visit," said Councilwoman Lowell Forister. "It's important to make people aware that we re a beach community." said resident Carol Roberts. The (Tty Council tried to change the city's name by ordinance recently, but opponents concerned about the cost of changing things like stationery and police badges forced a citywide vote.

City officials said changes on such things as parking tickets would occur when supplies run out and the cost of changing a few signs in the town of 11,000 residents would be minimal. Meanwhile, owners of such businesses as Grover City Pharmacy are thinking about contacting sign painters. GROVER BEACH (AP) -Grover City is no more, and residents bent on capitalizing on the coastal city's biggest asset are happy as a clam. The tally from last week's election was finally made official Friday and by a mere 96 votes 2,275 to 2.179 Grover City residents decided to change the citys name to Grover Beach. The name change was expected to lure tourists who bypass the city and head for neighboring Pismo Beach, famous for its clams and sand dunes.

The San Luis Obispo County towns are about 200 miles northwest of Ios Angeles "We want to make the town a tourist attraction. We're going to make it a nice place to live and a A squirrel uses a ramp set up by Vancouver. peanuts left on a window ledge by employees at the city employee Ed Birch to help the critters get to Marshall Center..