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and walked several blocks to the Char burger hamburger stand located on Hyperion Boulevard near Rowena Avenue and attempted to telephone his sister, Suzan, through her place of employment, the Great Scot Restaurant. Suzan was not working on that particular night, and her boss telephoned her at home and gave her the message that Frank was concerned about their parents. Suzan telephoned Frank at the hamburger stand telephone booth and he explained the situation and his concern. After their conversation, Suzan telephoned her fiancé, Joseph Dorgan (male Caucasian, 25, 5-9, 150, brown/blue) ,and requested that he drive her to the hamburger stand where Frank was waiting. Suzan arrived at the hamburger stand with Joseph Dorgan and they picked Frank up and the three of them drove to the LaBianca residence. They arrived at the residence at approximately 2225 hours and Suzan noticed from the outside of the house that the closet light to the master bedroom was on, and that the kitchen light was also on. They found the keys to the residence in the '55 Thunderbird, a condition which has existed in the past. Mrs. LaBianca had a habit of leaving her keys in the ignition of the older car when it was parked to the rear of the house. Frank Struthers unlocked the rear door and he and Joseph Dorgan entered the premises and walked into the kitchen area. They entered the living room area through the kitchen and found Mr. LaBianca lying on the floor with "something protruding from his stomach." He was lying motionless and they assumed that he was dead. At this moment, Suzan entered through the rear door and into the kitchen and sensed something was wrong. Joseph Dorgan stopped her from entering the living room and she never saw the body, but did notice some printing on the refrigerator door, later determined to be "HEALTER SKELTER." Mr. Dorgan attempted to call the police from the kitchen wall phone, but became alarmed about the possibility of disturbing the scene. All three immediately removed themselves from the premises. They attempted to borrow a neighbor's telephone to notify the police, but the neighbor apparently thought they were pranksters. A neighbor, Doctor Merry J. Brigham, residing at 3306 Waverly Drive, consented to the use of her telephone, but because of the nervous and flighty condition of all three, Mrs. Brigham completed the telephone call to the Police Department, repeating the information supplied to her by Joseph Dorgan that somebody had been stabbed. At 2235 hours, Unit 6A39 was dispatched to 3301 Waverly Drive regarding an ambulance cutting (Communications ticket No. 1-732). Unit 6A39, Officers W. C. Rodriguez, 14171, and J. C. Toney, 14673, received the radio call and immediately responded. The officers were met in front of the location by Suzan and Frank Struthers and Joe Dorgan. The situation was briefly explained by the three persons to the officers. The officers tested the front door and found it to be closed, but not locked. Officer Rodriguez opened the front door and immediately observed the body of Mr. LaBianca. The officer retreated and called for a back up unit, a supervisor and an ambulance. Officer Toney stood by the rear |
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