Q How old are you, Frank?

A 17.

Q Was Rosemary LaBianca your mother?

A Yes.

Q Did your mother have a business?

A Yes.

Q What type of business?

A Dress shop.

Q Where was that located?

A On Figueroa.

Q In Los Angeles?

A In Los Angeles.

Q And Leno LaBianca was your step-father?

A Yes.

Q Was Mr. LaBianca the president and chief stockholder of Gateway Markets in Los Angeles?

A Yes.

MR. BUGLIOSI: Your Honor, I have here a photograph of a female Caucasian. May it be marked people's next in order?

THE COURT: It has no previous marking?

MR. BUGLIOSI: No, your Honor.

THE COURT: 303.

MR. BUGLIOSI: I have here a photograph of a male Caucasian. May it be marked people's next in order, 304?

THE COURT: 304.

Q Frank, I show you people's 303; is that a photograph of your mother?

A Yes.

Q And people's 304, is that a photograph of your step-father, Leno?

A Yes.

Q Did you live with your mother, Frank, with your mother and step-father at 3301 Waverly Drive in Los Angeles?

A Yes.

Q Did anyone else live with you there?

A No.

Q How long had you and your mother and Leno lived at that address?

A About a year.

Q Do you have a sister?

A Yes.

Q What is her name?

A Suzan Ray.

Q Suzan -- what's the last name?

A Ray.

Q Ray? Is she married now?

A No.

Q Was her name ever Suzan Struthers?

A Suzan Struthers.

Q She did not live with you and your mother and Leno?

A No.

Q Directing your attention, Frank, to the first week of August, 1969, did you go to Lake Isabella?

A Yes.

Q And do you know what day you went up there?

A A Friday or Saturday, I believe.

Q The first week of August?

A Yes.

Q The 7th or 8th?

A Yeah.

Q And whom did you go there with?

A With some friends of my parents and their son, the Saffies.

Q After you arrived at Lake lsabella did Rosemary and Leno come up there later?

A They came up and brought their boat up; and they came up the next week and took the boat back, on a Friday.

Q Now, let's go back just a couple steps here, now -- excuse me. -- do you know what day in August that you went to Lake Isabella?

A Friday; Friday or Saturday.

Q Do you know what date?

A No, I don't.

Q But you say a week after you arrived there Rosemary and Leno came up?

A Almost a week; about five days.

Q So you didn't go up there, then, on August the 8th to Lake Isabella?

A Yes.

Q You are aware that your mother and Leno passed away on August the 10th, 1969; you are aware of that?

A Yes.

Q So it was a week earlier then, that you went up to Lake Isabella?

A Uh-huh.

Q 1st or 2nd or 3rd of August; is that correct?

A Yeah, I guess. I can't remember the dates, I'm sorry.

Q Then how long after you were at Lake Isabella, how many days later did Leno and Rosemary come up to Lake Isabella?

A About five days.

Q Okay. Did they come up there on a Saturday?

A Yes.

Q And how long did they stay up there?

A A day.

Q And then they came back to Los Angeles?

A Mm-hmm.

Q Did you go back with them?

A No.

Q Did anyone go back with them?

A My sister.

Q Suzan?

A Yes.

Q Did they return to Los Angeles on Saturday, August the 9th?

A Yes.

Q And when did you leave Lake Isabella?

A The next day.

Q So you left Lake lsabella August 10, then, 1969?

A Yes.

Q A Sunday?

A Yes.

Q And with whom did you return to Los Angeles?

A With the people I went up there with, the Saffies.

Q Saffies, S-a-f-f-e?

A i-e-s.

Q S-a-f-f-i-e-s?

A Yes.

Q And when did you arrive here in Los Angeles?

A Sunday night about 8:OO p.m.

THE COURT: A.M.?

THE WITNESS: P.M.

Q BY MR. BUGLIOSI: so you arrived here in Los Angeles on Sunday, August the 10th, 1969, at about 8:00 p.m.; is that correct?

A Yes.

Q And what did you do after -- well, let me withdraw that. Did the Saffies drop you off at your residence, 3301 Waverly Drive?

A Yes.

Q What did you do after you arrived at the residence?

A I had my baggage with me, came up the driveway, put part of the baggage away in the garage; and all the doors were locked and I couldn't get in the house, so I came back down the driveway and called the house; nobody was home. I called the house --

Q Where did you call the house from?

A From a phone booth nearby.

Q Nobody answered, of course?

A And then called my sister to come over and pick me up, and we went back to the house.

Q What time did you go back to the house?

A It was around 9:00 o'clock to 9:30.

Q At night?

A Uh-huh.

Q Was your sister accompanied by a person named Joe Dorgan?

A Yes.

Q What happened after you and your sister, Suzan, and Joe Dorgan returned to the house at around 9:30 p.m.?

A We went inside.

Q How did you get in?

A With the key.

Q Where did you get the key?

A From the car.

Q Whose car?

A My mother's car that was in the driveway.

Q A Thunderbird?

A Yes.

Q And you went in through the back door?

A Yes.

Q What happened after you entered the back door of the residence?

A We came in through the back door, leads to the kitchen -- and on to the dining room; and Suzan stayed out of the house, more or less, she was in the kitchen, stayed in the kitchen; and Mr. Dorgan and I went into the living room where we found Leno LaBianca in the living room.

Q Was he lying on his back?

A Yes.

Q And he appeared to be dead?

A Yes.

Q And you and Mr. Dorgan then did what?

A Left the house, and some neighbors called the police.

Q You had several dogs, did you not, that lived on the premises there?

A Two.

Q What type of dogs were they?

A A Labrador retriever and a poodle.

Q Where were the dogs when you and Dorgan arrived on the premises?

A Inside the house.

Q Inside the house?

A Mm-hmm.

Q When you entered the residence, were the lights on or off?

A Off most everywhere with the exception of one room or two rooms.

Q What about the shades on the windows?

A They were drawn.

Q They were drawn?

A (Nods head.)

Q You have to answer out loud.

Q They were drawn.

Q Were they normally drawn?

A No.

Q How long after you called the police did the police arrive?

A A couple of minutes.

Q And did you then reenter the house with them or did you stay outside?

A I stayed outside; Mr. Dorgan reentered the house with them.

Q When is the next time, Frank, that you entered the residence?

A About a week later.

Q Did you discover anything missing?

A Mrs. LaBianca's wallet.

Q Pardon?

A Mrs. LaBianca's wallet.

Q Your mother's wallet?

A Yes.

Q That was missing?

A Right.

Q That is the only thing that you discovered missing; is that correct?

A I think so.

Q How about your mother's watch? Was that missing too?

A I think that was missing also.

MR. BUGLIOSI: May I have just a moment, your Honor?

THE COURT: Yes.

Q Frank, I show you people's 65 for identification. Have you ever seen that wallet before?

A Yes.

Q Whose wallet is that, Frank?

A My mother's wallet.

Q Rosemary's?

A Yes.

Q Removing a photograph, Frank, from inside the wallet, you recognize what that is a photograph of?

A Yes.

Q What is that?

A Of my graduation.

Q Where did you graduate from?

A Junior High School.

Q And your mother was at the graduation?

A Yes.

MR. BUGLIOSI: No further questions, your Honor. Thank you Frank.

THE COURT: Just a moment. Any questions?

MR. BUGLIOSI: They might have a question.

CROSS-EXAMINATION BY MR. BUBRICK:

Q Frank, when did you first realize that your mother's wallet was missing?

A The next week when I went through the house.

Q Were you just taken back to the house with the officers and told to go through and see if there was anything you could determine was missing?

A Yes.

Q And when had you last seen the wallet?

A Up at Lake Isabella.

Q Is that one that your mother always carried?

A Yes.

Q Were you looking particularly for the wallet when you discovered it wasn't in the house?

A Well, it wasn't in her purse all the time.

Q Just part of a big purse; is that right?

A Yes.

Q Were there other items of value in the house that were there?

A Yes.

Q Mr. LaBianca had a coin collection; is that correct?

A Yes.

Q Was that in the house?

A No.

Q Was that gone?

A Yes. Nobody knew where that was until a little while later we found out it was in a safe deposit box.

Q I see. Was there other jewelry around the house?

A Yes.

Q And that was untouched, I take it?

A Yes.

Q And the only thing you discovered missing was the wallet; is that correct?

A Uh-huh.

MR. BUBRICK: I have nothing further.

MR. BUGLIOSI: No further questions.

THE COURT: Thank you. You may be excused.

MR. BUGLIOSI: Thank you very much. People call Ruth Sivick.