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She recognized the description on the radio. She remembered the redhead--from her dress down to her pearl ring. She was certain that she served the redhead and her date _twice_-- Saturday night and Sunday morning.
They came in shortly after 10:00. The woman ordered a grilled cheese sandwich; the man ordered coffee. The man was driving. The car was a '55 or '56 Olds sedan. It was two-tone green--with the lighter green probably on top. The man was very thin, 35 to 40, with black hair combed straight back. He looked like he might be of Greek or Italian extraction.
The woman acted lighthearted. She might have been intoxicated. The man acted bored and reserved.
They ate and drove off. They returned between 2:00 and 2:45 a.m. They parked in one of her stalls again.
The redhead ordered chili and beans. The man ordered coffee. She was still lighthearted. He was still bored and reserved. They ate, paid up and drove off.
Hallinen and Lawton displayed the victim's coat--covered with forensic tags now. Lavonne Chambers ID'd the lining immediately. She ID'd a photo of the victim just as fast. She agreed to submit a formal statement tomorrow--but only at her house. She couldn't leave her children alone.
Hallinen and Lawton set up a 3:30 appointment. Lavonne went on and on about the redhead--she was so pretty and seemed so nice.


Mike Whittaker's formal statement was a mess.
He kept pleading drunkenness. He pegged the 43-year-old redheaded victim as a brunette in her 20s. He called the ponytailed blonde a Mexican girl.
His story was vague and filled with memory gaps. He kept contradicting his Sunday-night statement. His one chronological frame of reference was the moment he fell off his chair.
The interview concluded at 9:35 p.m.
Mike Whittaker walked out. Margie Trawick walked in.

STATEMENT OF MARGIE TRAWICK. TAKEN AT THE EL
MONTE POLICE DEPARTMENT, 505 EAST VALLEY BOULEVARD, EL MONTE. PRESENT: SERGEANT W. E. HALLINEN,
SERGEANT J. G. LAWTON. 9:41 P.M., JUNE 24, 1958. FOR

FILE #Z-483-362. REPORTED BY: DORA A. BRITTON,

STENOGRAPHIC REPORTER.


BY SGT. HALLINEN:

Q What is your full name?
A Margie Trawick.

Q Do you have a middle name?
A Yes, the middle name is Lucille.

Q Are you sometimes known by another last name?
A My maiden name was Phillips.

Q Where do you live?
A 413 Court Adair Street, El Monte.

Q Do you have a telephone?
A Gilbert 8-1136.

Q May I ask your age?
A I was thirty-six a week ago last Saturday the 14th of June.

Q Who do you live at that address with?
A My parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Phillips.

Q Are you working at the present time?
A Right now, no. I do have an employer. I'm off on sick
leave at present.