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San Francisco police double reward for cold case ‘Doodler’ serial killer
San Francisco police are taking a brand new look into the Nineteen Seventies-era chilly case “Doodler” serial killer investigation — doubling the reward cash and saying they’ve recognized an extra sufferer.
They’re providing $200,000 for data that helps break the case – wherein they’ve had an individual if curiosity for many years however not sufficient proof to deliver expenses. To that finish, they’ve launched an “age-progression” sketch displaying what the sufferer might have regarded like within the ‘70s and what he may appear like now, and asking for any doubtlessly further victims to return ahead.
The Doodler, described as a Black male between 19 and 25 years previous, attacked White, homosexual males, in line with authorities. He would meet them at after-hours homosexual golf equipment or eating places, lure them out for intercourse after which stab them to demise in “rage killing” assaults.
The Doodler, described as a Black male between 19 and 25 years previous, attacked White, homosexual males within the Nineteen Seventies.
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“Within the Nineteen Seventies, this was gripping the homosexual neighborhood and San Francisco,” metropolis police Commander Greg McEachern mentioned at a information convention in 2019.
Police found the Doodler’s first sufferer, 50-year-old Gerald Cavanaugh, 48 years in the past at Ocean Seaside. The Doodler is believed to have killed an extra 5 White, homosexual males between 1974 and 1975 — and attacked others who survived.
The Doodler acquired his identify as a result of a surviving sufferer informed police that when he met the suspect at a diner after hours on a July night time in 1975, his attacker drew animal footage on a serviette. Prior to now, he was described as being round 6 toes tall and having a “lanky” construct with a medium complexion.
The Doodler informed the sufferer he was an artwork pupil who aimed to develop into a cartoonist. The survivor informed police that he “believed the suspect to be skillful in drawing.”
The most recent sufferer attributed to the killer, Warren Andrews, was discovered unconscious on April 27, 1975 at Land’s Finish, a waterfront park. Quite than being stabbed to demise like the opposite victims, he was bludgeoned, presumably as a result of he put up a battle and the Doodler dropped his knife. However police mentioned they now consider he’s a Doodler sufferer regardless of the totally different explanation for demise.
Andrews by no means wakened and died a number of weeks later, in line with authorities.
Police recognized an individual of curiosity in 1976 however didn’t have sufficient proof to deliver expenses. They are saying that man is “nonetheless the main target” of their investigation in 2022. However as a result of an absence of proof, they declined to launch his identify.
Authorities are asking for another potential survivors to return ahead to assist crack the case.
Anybody with data is urged to name Chilly Case Investigators Sgt. Alan Levy at 415 553-9245, [email protected] , Daniel Dedet at 415 553-1450, [email protected] or Daniel Cunningham at 415 553-9515, [email protected]
