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One A lng tide: that of Thomas Lee Hoos er, 20, a Long Beach. sail or’ “who, allegedly péared,early last) we v after making a large bank: withdrawal. Police said identifica tion had, been. made. by Hooser's. wife, ‘Kathy, who they said ‘was: stay ing with friends in Bell flower. Navy officials were not available’ for comment..Hooser was a crewman aboard the’ Long Beach-based destroyer UBS Hull, authorities said. _ The corohir said Friday that Rooser and a second Victim * whose body was seeder to one aparently had’ diow, the bodies were found by 4 scuba ‘diver: Thursday. in about 6 feet ‘of water, at the east end of Pier 1, Mrs. Houser’ reportedly told investigators that her husband had disappeared last week, after withdraw ing $875 from their bank account. A ‘missing-per sons report allegedly, was filed, but it was not im mediately clear.” whether it had been filed with’ the Navy or with Long Beach police,” . Neither, Hooser ‘nor’ the second, victim, who was about Houser’s age and still has not been’ identi fied, bore marks of injury and both, appeared, to, have. been in’ the water about 24 hours.’ About 24 hours after their bodies were found a third body surfaced’ about 300 yards“away near the Queen’ Mary. at Pier 1. The “body was that of a mocky Gonepatan about 45 Press-Telegram SORRY eich Pierre cre ori yys in a rane Val at Ly stm Te CARRIER DELIVER' S iD aaceate B vs 4 y patty ver gyno $5.25 8 24 to 55 ypars old, said, with dark hair, weighing about 18 pounds and 5 feet 9 inches The victim had, what looked like a skull frac ture, and a three-inch wound of the head; ‘polige Oe vsaighters ‘still have hot tummed up the ears or clothing of any of the vic tims,and so far there has been no evidence to con nect the deaths.
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Press Telegram
Long Beach, California, US
Mon, Feb 24, 1975
Page 21
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