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Survivors Of Homosexual Murders Not TestifyingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Police say a suspect in 14 homosexual murders has not been charged because three survivors of his knife attacks, including a “well-known entertainer” and a diplomat,won’t “come out of thecloset” and testify againsthim.For the past year, police have been questioning a young man they call “The Doodler” about the 14 slayings and three assaults thatoccurred in San Francisco’s gay community between January 1974 and September 1975, Inspector Rotea Gilford said Thursday.Interest in the case surfaced again this week after two Redondo Beach, Calif., men were arrested in Riverside for questioning about asmany as 28 slayings linked tohomosexual encounters.The suspect here, his name not released, has talked freely with police but has not admitted the slayings. Gilford saidHe said police are “fairly certain” they have the right man, but need the testimony of survivors who may be able to identify “The Doodler.”In the attacks, the murderer met other men at a number of after-hours gay clubs and restaurants in San Francisco. He usually sketched the men before having sex with them and then stabbed them. Police believe the man committed the murders after feeling shame over his homosexual experiences.Gilford said the three survivors include the entertainer. the diplomat and aman who left San Francisco and won't answer letters or phone calls at his new address.My feeling is they don't want to be exposed, ” he said.Harvey Milk, an advocateof homosexual rights, said ofthe victims who refuse to speak up. “I can understandtheir position. I respect the pressure society has put on them.”Milk said many homosexuals may keep their sexual preference a secret becausethey fear losing their jobs.“They have to stay in the closet,” he said.Ruling DelayedOn Sunersonic
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