Elena

It's a very thick, heavy bifocal. Now, in their first examination of the body, it looked like Barbara had gone to great lengths to fight back. Sergeant Keating said she was repeatedly stabbed, but she put up a hell of a fight. Now, based on her defensive wounds, sheriff's detectives actually strongly suspected that Barbara's killer had most likely, very likely been wounded in this attack.

It's a very thick, heavy bifocal. Now, in their first examination of the body, it looked like Barbara had gone to great lengths to fight back. Sergeant Keating said she was repeatedly stabbed, but she put up a hell of a fight. Now, based on her defensive wounds, sheriff's detectives actually strongly suspected that Barbara's killer had most likely, very likely been wounded in this attack.

Yeah. Now that night, a little past 7 p.m., David Carpenter arrived at the emergency room. Oh, imagine that. In Peninsula Hospital in San Mateo, about 35 miles from where Barbara Schwartz's body had been discovered. Stupid ass. He had a deep cut on his right hand and his thumb.

Yeah. Now that night, a little past 7 p.m., David Carpenter arrived at the emergency room. Oh, imagine that. In Peninsula Hospital in San Mateo, about 35 miles from where Barbara Schwartz's body had been discovered. Stupid ass. He had a deep cut on his right hand and his thumb.

When the attending doctor asked how he got this injury, David said, quote, there was an attempted robbery at a 7-Eleven store in Burlingame. Burlingame, excuse me. I was attacked and injured by the holdup man. Now, so he's claiming, I tried to stop a holdup.

When the attending doctor asked how he got this injury, David said, quote, there was an attempted robbery at a 7-Eleven store in Burlingame. Burlingame, excuse me. I was attacked and injured by the holdup man. Now, so he's claiming, I tried to stop a holdup.

I'm a hero, and I got hurt there. So... The hospital policy was that any injuries sustained during an illegal act had to be reported to police. That makes sense. So the doctor did that. Despite no report of a robbery ever having been received in that area, the officers that interviewed David Carpenter just accepted his story. And they allowed him to go on his way after being stitched up. What?

I'm a hero, and I got hurt there. So... The hospital policy was that any injuries sustained during an illegal act had to be reported to police. That makes sense. So the doctor did that. Despite no report of a robbery ever having been received in that area, the officers that interviewed David Carpenter just accepted his story. And they allowed him to go on his way after being stitched up. What?

So they saw that there was no reports of a robbery there. And they just said, okie doke, see you never.

So they saw that there was no reports of a robbery there. And they just said, okie doke, see you never.

He said it, though. What? They could have stopped him right now. Yeah, of course. Like, this could have been... When I tell you the failures at every single layer here... That's also just wild. Like, you would think that... Yeah. That would hold him up for a little while, at the very least. Yeah, you would think. No, they just let him go. He got stitched up, let him go. And the doctor did his job.

He said it, though. What? They could have stopped him right now. Yeah, of course. Like, this could have been... When I tell you the failures at every single layer here... That's also just wild. Like, you would think that... Yeah. That would hold him up for a little while, at the very least. Yeah, you would think. No, they just let him go. He got stitched up, let him go. And the doctor did his job.

Yeah. He called them to try to... Figure out what was going on. Right.

Yeah. He called them to try to... Figure out what was going on. Right.

So it wasn't until the next day that San Mateo police received the all-points bulletin about Barbara's murder. And by then, the interviewing officers had completely forgotten about him. Like, they just didn't even put the pieces together. Come on. So things were relatively quiet in the months after Barbara Schwartz's murder.

So it wasn't until the next day that San Mateo police received the all-points bulletin about Barbara's murder. And by then, the interviewing officers had completely forgotten about him. Like, they just didn't even put the pieces together. Come on. So things were relatively quiet in the months after Barbara Schwartz's murder.

Detectives continued investigating her murder and the murder of Etta Kane. But without any new information or evidence, they really weren't going to be able to get anywhere. Then in October, the sheriff's department got another call about someone having gone missing at Mount Tam. This time, it was a couple. Oh. 19-year-old Rick Stowers and his girlfriend, 18-year-old Cindy Moreland. Okay.

Detectives continued investigating her murder and the murder of Etta Kane. But without any new information or evidence, they really weren't going to be able to get anywhere. Then in October, the sheriff's department got another call about someone having gone missing at Mount Tam. This time, it was a couple. Oh. 19-year-old Rick Stowers and his girlfriend, 18-year-old Cindy Moreland. Okay.

So the couple had just been, they'd just gotten engaged. Oh. And Rick had gotten his orders from the Coast Guard that were going to require him to report for his latest position at Point Reyes, which was a small coastal village about, you know, an hour outside of San Francisco. On the morning of October 8th,

So the couple had just been, they'd just gotten engaged. Oh. And Rick had gotten his orders from the Coast Guard that were going to require him to report for his latest position at Point Reyes, which was a small coastal village about, you know, an hour outside of San Francisco. On the morning of October 8th,