European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16 the stars and stripes tuesday june 78, 1977 new York . Held out his badge soothe kid would see it. He said that be was a policeman and that the kid should Sta where he was. The kid spun and raced up the Block. It was 2 30 . And the neighbourhood was empty. He s running this is the Guy . Said to himself. He started after the form moving along the dark sidewalk. Whoever he was he was in his Early 20 s and he had a reason to run from a cop who was out looking for the nighttime killer of women who Calls himself the son of Sam. He has killed five an wounded four others with a .44 Caliper pistol. As the kid raced up the Block he saw an other detective coming toward him. The kid turned into a driveway in the Middle of the lock. Ahead of him in the blackness were dogs Barking and Ash cans falling ont Cement. The kid was starting Over a Row of Low backyard fences. . Went after him. He had his hand on one of the fences and he was bringing his body into the air when an enor Mous fact pierced his excited mind this kid was racing straight for the House of a wit Ness one of the few people in new York who have had even a glimpse at the son of Sam. Now . Was almost certain that Thi Young kid scrambling in fear was the most hunted killer m decades in the City. .couldn t wait to take him on. He flew Over the Fence and raced for the next one. Theother detective appeared in the darkness. His gun was the kid ran up to the Back door of the witness House and he stopped and began screaming for the police. Now he s really . Said. He an the other detective ran the kid Down and put him against the Wall of the House. They told him not to even take a deep breath. Upon inspection the kid was not the killer. He was from the neighbourhood and he had panicked when . Approached kid probably was carrying a bag of grass Ana thought he would be in jail for Ever. So he ran. That was a crazy thing to do the boy father said when he arrived an hour later. . Shrugged. He has spent his career indoor neighbourhoods and he does t under stand White Middle class neighbourhood where he now is assigned As part of a special task Force gathered to catch the .44 Calibe killer. In the neighbourhoods where . Normally works nobody is startled by a policeman of any color and in any clothes. They can make him out a Block away. So when the badge is shown there is no sudden Shock and nobody runs. The people stand there and say All right what do you want but the son of Sadhus in quiet White neighbourhoods where life is smoother and people Are used to seeing detectives Only on television. I was t chasing you for some grass,". Said to the kid. I could t care if you had a Pound of it in each pocket. I m Lookin for a Stone later when the night was gone and the morning Sun had washed the streets and wakened the City for the Start of another Day . Came out of the homicide office in the 109th precinct in Flushing and he walked Down to Lum s restaurant on Northern blvd. There were no customers and the people working in turn s were cleaning and setting up for the Day. The Porter poured the drinks. Right away . Pushed Money for ward.. Lives by his initials. He feels it is a catastrophe if somebody knows his name. If you Don t care for his initials he will Intro Duce himself As George or he stared at his first drink. When that kid took off i said wow ". Was and it right out the other Detec Tive said. He held out his hands As if he had Agun. We had no moral right to shoot him.". Said. Why do you say that he was re in no danger personally . Said. Second no one else was in , you weren t sure he was the killer. You got to be sure. I Don t like my what if he was the killer and he getaway the other detective said. That would be a terrible shame .said. But what if i kill some innocent kid the other detective like the Only Way is to give this Guy the first shot . guess so the other detective said. . Picked up his Glass. Give him the first shot. And then after that i m going to put him Over the Hood of the car like a Dee Rand drive him to inspector for months now detectives have walked the night streets of the Queens and Bronx neighbourhoods where the son of Sam slipped through the night to appear in front of Young women with Long Brown hair and shoot the from Only a Pace or two away. ., who has worked homicides for years cannot recall killer As strange As son of Sam. Nor can anybody else. This is a killer out of the annals of terror a tormented person sitting in the dust of an attic some place looking out the window and talking to himself about killing Young women so this figure Sam can drink the blood. The killer has written two letters. The second one contains a first paragraph that might be the most frightening compelling thing Ever written by a killer. His second letter began hello from the gutters of . Which Are filled with dog manure vomit stale wine urine and Wood. Hello from the sewers of . Which Swallow up these delicacies when they Are washed away by the sweeper trucks. Hello from the cracks inthe sidewalks of . And from the ants that dwell in the cracks and feed on the dried mood of the dead that has seeped into the you people keep saying he can write Sowell . Said. He can he was told. This is the Only killer i be Ever heard of who understands the use of the i told . About showing the note to Cor Smith of Viking press who was the editor of Thomas Pynchon s Gravity s Rainbow which was Given an award As the Best Amer ican novel in five years. Smith said that the Kilter had to be a highly literate person. When i asked him whose writing the letter reminded him of. Smith mentioned Clifford Odets. When i was finished telling this to ., beheld out his Glass for another drink. Since they started saying How this Guy can write i be been coming Home with books like Camus and Dostoevsky and my wife thinks m Goin can you find anything in them he was asked. I read All Day trying to Sec if there a something that might give me an idea. Maybe this Guy read these books and issuing an idea from " i Hope you find something i i Don t find it in the daytime. I la find him one night. 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And Don t pour a liquor Doum the link. You May eel better but the situation will become worse. Don t believe me when i make promises / have broken repeat edly. This ii just my method of postponing pain. And Don t let me alter an agreement. Ill say will do something make me keep my word. Don t lose your temper with me. It will destroy you and Kimmish any possibility of helping t allow your anxiety for me to compel you to do things must do for myself. Don t cover up or abort the consequences of my Dri Teng. It May prevent a catastrophe but twill perpetuate the illness. Above All Don t run away fro reality As i do. Alcoholism my illness gets worse As my drink ing continue. Start now to learn to understand and to plan Lor my recovery. I need help from o doctor a Counselor or a psychologist a recovered alcoholic from cod. I cannot do the Job hate Mysell but i love you. To stand by and do nothing is the worst Choice you can make. Please help alcoholic 28 dear Becky your alcoholic makes some excellent Points. He aria you at the end to help urn at be does t a anything about helping himself. Please hand him tack one of his Best sentences to stand by and do nothing Isth worst Choice you can ask urn to let you know whence hat attended us first a Mart Long dear Ann Landers i am a employee in a Public relations firm. Many friends from out of town write to me at my office. My Boss has a habit of opening my personal Maii i have asked him repeatedly not to do this Buthe continues to do u. His excuse everything that comes into this office is supposed to be business and i am entitled to see is he right i d like your Opin Ion. Molly dear Molly be u he is violating the Law. Mall Addre oed to Yon is your Trouil property. Bad mown u one thing Bat Thek a implications put an entirely Dpi font face of the problem Ltd him to
