The chart below lets you see the various pieces of information available for each crime scene and how it relates to each of the 4 main suspects we’re highlighting.
The Suspects
Lawrence Kane
age: 44
height: 5’10”
weight: 155 lbs
hair: black
eyes: brown
wore glasses? yes
Ross Sullivan
age: 27
height: 6’2″
weight: 260 lbs
hair: blond
Eyes: blue
wore glasses? yes
Arthur Leigh Allen
age: 35
height: 6’2″
weight: 250 lbs
hair: ? (going bald)
eyes: ?
wore glasses? no
Richard Gaikowski
age: 32
height: 5’11”
weight: 200 lbs
hair: reddish brown
eyes: ?
wore glasses? yes
Suspect’s known address 1968:
217 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA
512 2nd Street Apt 2
Santa Cruz, CA
32 Fresno St.
Vallejo, CA
2377 Bush Street
San Francisco, CA
The Crime Scenes
Lake Herman Rd. December 20th, 1968 – Betty Lou Jensen & David Faraday
Suspect matches Description?
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Connection to victims?
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Blue Rock Springs Park. July 4th, 1969 – Darlene Ferrin & Michael Mageau
Mageau’s description of the suspect:
“white adult male, “short, possible 5’8″, was real heavy set, beefy build…not blubbery fat, but real beefy, possibly 195 to 200 [lbs] or maybe even larger… short curly hair, light brown almost blond… with a large face.”
Suspect matches Description?
Yes
Mageau told Harvey Hines Kane’s picture maybe matched
No
No
Mageau at some point identified ALA’s picture as the attacker.
(need validation)
Yes
Connection to victims?
When interviewed by Harvey Hines, Darlene’s sister Pam identified Kane as someone that had been stalking Darlene.
Unknown
Unknown
Blaine Blaine claimed that Darlene’s sister Pam identified Gaikowski as someone that had been stalking Darlene.
Lake Berryessa. September 27th, 1969 – Cecelia Shepard & Bryan Hartnell
Harntell’s description of the suspect:
“White male, between 5’8” – 6’, dark brown hair and a little heavy set. He had a distinct way he talked that couldn’t quite be described.”
Suspect matches Description?
Yes
No
No
Yes
Connection to victims?
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown