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Continue Investigationwm _Hold Bloom School GuardBaby-Sitter MurderPolice were continuing their Police said the victim had investigation Wednesday in the been beaten about the head withdeath of Carol Olmsted, 15, of a heavy table lamp and had575 Shelly lane. Chicago Heights, been stabbed 15 times. A par ng who was fatallv beaten and knife, broken off at the handle,stabbed Saturday night while was found under the victim’s baby-siflting at the home of Mr. body, and a butcher knife wasand Mrs. .James Nicholas, 245 found under a blanket a short South Orchard drive, Park distance awav.Forest.Park Forest police said theThe murder was the first in condition of the girl's clothingled them to believe the crimethe village’s 21-year history.Victor Earllari Washington. 23. of was sexually motivated. Park 'oln avenue. Chicago ^orest Chief of Police Will.am1230 LincolnHeights, a security officer at the Hamby said Washington wen, toBloom high school freshman- Nicholas home earl\ Satm-sophomore division at Sauk trail (*a-v n*8ht to discuss recent muand Cottage Grove avenue, wasdent disturbances alt;t the hightaken into custody early Sunday I sc*100' an^ 'lt;vt' when ( at-! told 1-- j -i._. , ... him the counselor was notmorning and charged with the himslaying. At a preliminary hear-home. Police said they theon/.i that Washington returned to theing in Cook county Felonv court) ---------Monday, he was granted a con- h(,usf‘ later, in the meant.me.tinuance to May 14. He is being Cmrol lia(l written a message fm held without bail in the county 1 Niehokas stating that Aasivjail.ington had called in tne coun-N’icholas, a guidance counselor S(‘ or s absenceteam while attending junior college classes.WASHINGTON and his wife have been living with Wash ington’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thorn a 1 Washington, 1230 Lin coin avenue, Chicago Heights The elder Washington, a worker for the Illinois Youth commission, is a well-known and respected resident of Chicago Heights’ East side communityVictor Washington reportedly signed a statement admitting that he went to the Nicholas home and discovered the girl’s body, but denied having committed the murderThornal Washington took his son to the Chicago Heights po lice station earlv Sundav morn-yjgp i*’• T*-'': y - ■'w?:-ing after Nicholas found Carol’ message and telephoned tne securitv guard’s home for anexplanationThe father reportedly told police he searched his son's roomM *CHIEF Hamb\ud :h- girl'sat the freshman-sophomore ( division, and his wife discoveredthe girl's body wrhen they re- message was a key factor in turned home at 1:15 a.m. Sun- Washington’s arrestand discovered a bundle of blood-stained clothing He said he questioned his son and w isday after traveling with friend-Bloom officials said Washing-to downtown Chicago. The cou- ton had been employed as a pie had left the home shortly guard at the high scaool forafter 8 p.m. Saturday.Park Forest police officersabout three months. His dutiestold that he had found a girl lying on the floor in a home in Park Forest, but did not think she was dead, according to police The father lo ked upconsisted of patroling the halls Lee Gericke and Haivej lark ancj maintaining order.Nicholas’ address in ’he tohsaid they found the girl’s body in a hall closet off a bedroom in the ranoh-stvle home.Washington himself had attended Blom and was active inphone directory and telepti n«*dthe information to Chicago Heights police lie and ais s then went to the Mat ioninThe couple’s two sons, ages sports, lettering in basketball IMi and 3, were sleeping un- there and later playing on the harmed in their bedrooms. Prairie State college basketballFT. WALTER Green and( ('out I ivo’d ( U fJ(l }I► I if 1iil« t lt;lt;* 1 1 1 ) » •■ yjyA' -’/j j Y/s.y, W/.V. //* V}I 9 •;*-. icu■ r*\Carol OlmstedSlain GirlLiked to HelpOther PeopleChicago Heights gCarol Olmsted, the 15-year-oldirl who wasmurdered late Saturday while■ lt;(fbabv-sitting at a Park Forest home, was known as a likeablederivedperson w nofrom doing thinipieasur* for othersThis trait, in fact, wa the t rag i c circumstances tha grl .s deathI Ti paric h a in o It led to the\Carol, a suphomochool, was v for Janie:at Bloomre aa V'Simteei: \i(Iguidance counselor at Bloom, ahomewho eIpon !e;Carol didV 1 I Iwas murder** I* 4nnuc-3ri a sibain-.I’ll:\voting child’enher parentAfter co he a aalthougli vassignmentnoignborhlt;od ofA no trier of I* xrolesjunior. ia4 «IIh 4\()S\a }lt;iiniI «J/ II fillMl IU (ASthoihipaarr -was saca it*4 (■ tmne^swork.'it The *ot)ill I * n {' * * *on occcisj1 /4 . » ^ . . / 4 ^li It i H I! ; 1 ti \ 4 v* I I % \ 4 1 1 F . 9$' • V.» ll i t\S M‘(j/»Yhle«ovI) rU•)K* A itwoi r \ Jf 4[XK f'Jl(neri uP. 4 \ III% *CO■lt;’I I 11» i i *■ordospila':|k* v 1 4 * 4ml thati Sat;ill; t \. 41 iKt-.-n#f t • »-i4 i i yof tier1' ' i ■ hk V t 1 ©a? «ijjW-f; * |rom IU\M()NG TUI*r • Sili • \\♦ ,» I• i\uiiitPs• • w « “ 'i nil lt;1 11 u1saidv«MK*of 20729ARav H. Garrison (left) of Flossmoor is swornin as moderator for the annual meeting of theheld Tuesday at Rich Central high school. Steffe-t«‘r was re-elected in Tuesdas s balloting, as10 1 y m p i a f volunteer lames “Int Huh township electors hv Albert Steffeter of were all the other Republican office-holders inw• her folks 1Park Forest, township clerk. The meeting was the township.
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Park Forest Star
Park Forest, Illinois, US
Thu, Apr 03, 1969
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