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Search For Woman's Killer\Takes Weird 'Moon' TurnCOSTA MESA, Calif., April 1 (#» —Search for the knife slayer of two young women took a weird turn towards the moon today.Detectives cited the fantastic* sounding possibility of a moon-murder after comparing full moon phases in the stabbing deaths of Mrs. Barbara Jean Jepson in Van Nuys and Mrs. Oleta Camille Johnson in Costa Mesa.“Far-fetched as it may seem, recbrds show that some psychopathic criminals are influenced by the moon,” commented Det.Sgt. A1 Ortiz who is assigned to the Jepson case. “It's a theory that should not be overlooked.Mrs. Jepson was knifed to death Jan. 31, four days after a full moon. Mrs. Johnson was killedMarch 28, two days after the full moon.It is but one of a pattern of coincidences iii^the two slayings. Both women had been stabbed in the chest. Both bodies were found by the husbands. Both were partially distrobed. The similarities have led police to theorize the same killer committed bothcrimesMrs Johnson’s husband is Pvt.Harold Johnson, 19, stationed at anearby Nike missile center atSanta Ana.tMrs. Jepson’s husband is an Air National Guardsman. They lived near a missile center at Van Nuys.a n. ixr// f
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Sarasota Herald Tribune
Sarasota, Florida, US
Mon, Apr 02, 1956
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