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notified that five persons had been killed a t 10050 Cielo Drive, the home of Roman Polanski. The following West Los Angeles Detectives responded to the scene over a period of approximately one hour:

        Lieutenant R. C . Madlock, Commander
        Lieutenant J. J. Gregoire
        Sergeant F. Gravante, 5342
        Sergeant T. L. Rogers, 4639.

Lieutenant Madlock phoned Inspector K. J. McCauley and requested that the investigation be assigned to Homicide Division. Inspector McCauley assigned the responsibility for the investigation to Robbery-Homicide Division. Lieutenant R. J. Helder, Supervisor of Investigations, Robbery-Homicide Division, was contacted and notified of the above crime and decision as to the responsibility for the investigation. He assigned the case to Sergeants M. J. McGann, and J. Buckles. He also called three additional investigators to assist in a crime scene search and investigation. Sergeants E. Henderson, D. Varney and D. Galindo were assigned this responsibility . Lieutenant Helder and the assigned investigators responded to the scene, arriving at various times between 1330 and 1430 hours.

When investigating officers from Robbery-Homicide Division arrived at the scene, they found Steven Parent seated in the driver's position of his Rambler vehicle, MPK 308. The center arm rest of the front seat was down and Parent's right side was resting against the arm rest, his head leaning back and to the right in the opening between the bucket seats. His right arm was resting on the arm rest and his forearm and right hand were resting on the right passenger seat.

An examination of the vehicle revealed that the lights were off; the hood was cool and engine off. The ignition switch was in the vertical, or off, position and the automatic gearshift lever indicated the car was in second gear. The emergency brake was off and a later check revealed that the battery was charged. A later check also revealed slightly over one-half tank of gasoline.

Parent was wearing a red, white and blue plaid shirt, blue denim pants, white socks and black shoes. Parent's left wrist was bare; however, a wrist watch, later identified as his, was found in the left rear passenger seat. The band was severed. Parent had a laceration, indicative of a defense wound, on the palm of his left hand between the little and ring fingers. The wound runs vertical with his arm and the band on the wrist watch was undoubtedly severed when Parent received this wound. This was the only laceration that was apparent on Parent's body. It appeared that Parent had been shot in the face, left arm and chest.

At 1400 hours, Deputy Coroner Finken checked Parent's liver temperature and found it to be 92 degrees. The environment temperature was 94

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