Frank Smith

Or look, either.

I don't even look.

Did you get a hold of your niece, Miss Vesper?

What about her?

Oh?

Frank and I continued to talk to the victim.

Mrs. Vesper told us that the suspect was WFA, about 40 years old, 5 feet 3 or 4, weighing approximately 140 pounds.

Said she was wearing a house dress and a light gray coat.

She also gave us a detailed description of the jewelry that had been stolen.

Frank telephoned Mrs. Vesper's niece, and she said she was not acquainted with anyone who answered the suspect's description.

5.17 p.m.

The crime lab reported they had found no physical evidence at the Vesper residence.

Three days later, October 14th, we received a theft report from a woman living near Wilshire and Western.

The suspect had gained entrance by saying that a neighbor had sent her to clean.

The description tallied with what we already had.

During the next two weeks, nine more thefts were reported.

In each case, the suspect had used the same M.O.

and the description indicated that the crimes had all been the work of the same woman.

Each of the thefts took place within a few blocks of Wilshire Boulevard in the area between Vermont and Fairfax.

In one instance, the suspect had been seen departing on the Wilshire bus.