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door and the scene was secured. Ambulance Unit G-1 arrived at the scene at approximately 2240 hours. They pronounced Mr. LaBianca DOA at 2240 hours. Sergeant E. Cline, 7290, Unit 6L40, discovered LaBianca's body in the master bedroom, and the ambulance crew pronounced her DOA at 2243 hours. Mr. LaBianca's body was located on the living room floor, lying face up, diagonally by the south couch. His hands were tied using a double square knot behind his back with leather thongs measuring approximately 42 inches in length. His head was covered with a pillowcase taken from the pillow in the master bedroom where Mrs. LaBianca's body was found. It appeared that he had been throttled with a lamp cord which was still attached to a massive lamp located, beside the couch. A throw pillow that is normally kept on the couch was over his face. Mr. LaBianca had bled profusely from the many stab wounds onto the seat cushion of the couch directly to the right of the body and on the floor area immediate to the body. He was attired in pajamas with the button-up shirt partially open, exposing his rather large stomach. The shirt appeared to have been ripped open because of a loose button still remaining in the button hole. There were four stab wounds in the abdomen. Inscribed by slashes on the exposed stomach area were the letters, "WAR". Protruding from the stomach near the navel was a bi-tined carving fork belonging to a carving set that is normally stored in the kitchen drawer. It was subsequently determined at the Coroner's Office that Mr. LaBianca had a kitchen knife embedded in his throat and this was undetected at the scene because of the pillowcase over his head. There are many polygraph interrogation keys, but this appears to be the outstanding one. The knife was from a different carving set than the fork, but is kept in the same kitchen drawer. The knife has a 5-inch serrated blade with a 4 1/2-inch wooden handle. There was no indication of a struggle in the living room or dining room portion of the residence, and nothing appeared to be ransacked. Located on the north wall of the living room and above several paintings were the printed words, "DEATH TO PIGS" in blood. On the south wall of the living room directly to the left of the front door, the word "RISE" was printed in blood. On the kitchen refrigerator door were the printed words, "HEALTER SKELTER," with helter being misspelled. Investigation revealed that the singing group, The Beatles', most recent album, No. SWBO 101, has songs titled "Helter Skelter," and "Piggies" and "Blackbird." The words in the song "Piggies" make reference to knife and fork in the bacon. The words to the song "Blackbird " frequently say "Arise. Arise," which might be the meaning of "Rise" near the front door. There were no blood spatters in the house but there were traces of blood in the kitchen sink and on the rear bathroom floor. Mrs. LaBianca's body was located on the master bedroom floor lying face down, parallel to the bed and dresser. She had also bled profusely from |
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