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At 7.40 p.m., a little over an hour after Brian and Cecilia were attacked at Lake Berryessa, a call came in to the Napa Police Department from an anonymous caller who said, I'd like to report a murder. No, a double murder. They are two miles north of park headquarters. They are in a white Volkswagen Karmann Ghia. Just told them. The fuck?
At 7.40 p.m., a little over an hour after Brian and Cecilia were attacked at Lake Berryessa, a call came in to the Napa Police Department from an anonymous caller who said, I'd like to report a murder. No, a double murder. They are two miles north of park headquarters. They are in a white Volkswagen Karmann Ghia. Just told them. The fuck?
Assuming the caller was simply reporting a crime they witnessed, Officer David Slate asked the caller for their name and location, but the man on the end ignored him and just kept talking, saying quietly, I'm the one that did it. And then just hung up. Holy shit. Yeah. The officer on the other end said he literally heard the phone being nestled back on the cradle. What a nasty fucker. Yeah.
Assuming the caller was simply reporting a crime they witnessed, Officer David Slate asked the caller for their name and location, but the man on the end ignored him and just kept talking, saying quietly, I'm the one that did it. And then just hung up. Holy shit. Yeah. The officer on the other end said he literally heard the phone being nestled back on the cradle. What a nasty fucker. Yeah.
Later, Officer Slate, who took the call, would describe the voice as possibly in his early 20s. In the background, he said he could hear the noise of traffic and background chatter just before the caller had hung up. When they traced the call to its origin, investigators discovered it had been placed from a payphone in downtown Napa.
Later, Officer Slate, who took the call, would describe the voice as possibly in his early 20s. In the background, he said he could hear the noise of traffic and background chatter just before the caller had hung up. When they traced the call to its origin, investigators discovered it had been placed from a payphone in downtown Napa.
In total, 35 latent prints were lifted from the payphone, including one promising palm print, and some of the prints were actually so fresh that they still showed beads of moisture. Which is crazy. But unfortunately, they didn't do much in identifying their killer. Back at the crime scene, investigators were having little luck finding any leads.
In total, 35 latent prints were lifted from the payphone, including one promising palm print, and some of the prints were actually so fresh that they still showed beads of moisture. Which is crazy. But unfortunately, they didn't do much in identifying their killer. Back at the crime scene, investigators were having little luck finding any leads.
After Brian and Cecilia were removed from the scene, a well-meaning park ranger moved their belongings and the bindings back to the park headquarters, which effectively compromised any evidence that could have been collected.
After Brian and Cecilia were removed from the scene, a well-meaning park ranger moved their belongings and the bindings back to the park headquarters, which effectively compromised any evidence that could have been collected.
You didn't know back then, you know?
You didn't know back then, you know?
It's not like they were trying to fuck everything up.
It's not like they were trying to fuck everything up.
No, they were trying to help. There was, however, one strange and intriguing clue left at the scene. On the passenger side door of Brian's car, written in felt-tip pen, the gunman wrote the following message. Vallejo, 12-20-68, 7-4-69, September 27th, 69, 6-30, by knife.
No, they were trying to help. There was, however, one strange and intriguing clue left at the scene. On the passenger side door of Brian's car, written in felt-tip pen, the gunman wrote the following message. Vallejo, 12-20-68, 7-4-69, September 27th, 69, 6-30, by knife.