European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The accused Kenneth Glenn Milner 19. The deceased Frankie Garcia 17. Was it a satanist Friday the 13th murder by Chip Brown associated press it was Friday the 13th, a steamy july night in Panhandle tex., when 17-year-old Frankie Garcia was taken to a barn outside an abandoned Shack known locally As the Quot haunted House to meet his death. Witnesses who found the body say Garcia apparently was forced to Kneel in the dirt and taste the barrel of a High powered .223-caliber Rifle As his killer pulled the trigger. Local residents were shocked when word got out that a self professed satanist had confessed to the murder. Kenneth Glenn Milner a 19-year-old admirer of Charles Manson and Jack the Ripper has been charged with murdering Garcia a former Friend. He is also charged with the attempted murders of Kenneth Williams his former High school principal and Jimmy Britten a former girlfriends Stepfather that same night. The 2,300 people who live in the farming town of Panhandle worry that there will be other attacks. Parents watch their children closely keeping them off the dirt roads that crisscross the rolling wheat Fields of the Region. A there is fear that there Are More satanists out there Quot says Linda Salas who has four children. A there Are rumours that they Are looking for a Blond haired Blue eyed boy to  Milner has been held without Bond in the Carson county jail since his arrest the Day after Garcia Skilling a killing a Friend says Milner bragged about committing. Quot he said he shot Williams and then said a i finished off Frankie Garcia,1 a says 16-year-old Carrie Horner. Then he took a gun out and shot a Hole through the window of his car to prove he was  Carson county District attorney David Mccoy who will seek the death penalty said Milner gave police a written confession in which he said he wanted to die. Quot or. Milner has indicated a Strong desire to die and i intend to do All i can to see his wishes Are accommodated a Mccoy said. Court appointed defense attorney Douglas Woodburn of Amarillo says the trial could begin As Early As january but he will Likely seek a change of venue. Quot there has been extensive publicity of the Case and Panhandle is a Small town a Woodburn says. Quot and it s a common notion of fair play that everyone should Start Oft in a trial with no preconceived ideas of the Case. A As for the rumours that satanism was involved Woodburn says Quot i done to think that a a guiding influence in his life but i just done to  Carson county sheriff Terry Timmons would not permit an interview with Milner. Milner s parents who run a bar called Quot Shirley a Quot just outside of Panhandle would not discuss the Case or their Only son. But Milner a friends say he is obsessed with death Ana spent countless hours watching horror movies Reading books about satan and creating special effects like those used in Slasher movies. Quot he knew every horror movie by heart Quot says 18-year-old katrina Powell who lived next door to Milner for 14 years. Quot he would make masks of characters in the horror movies a grotesque masks a like with blood and an eyeball hanging  Craig Shackelford 16, Milner a Best Friend said his pal frequently discussed creating an illusion of shooting a person through the Mouth. Milner imagined attaching a Low Power plastic explosive to the Back of someone s head sticking a gun in their Mouth and simultaneously pulling the trigger and setting off the explosives to make it appear the person had been shot Shackelford said. Quot he wanted to know what that would look like Quot he said. Shackelford said Milner has a Quot twisted sense of humor Quot loves to Quot scare the hell out of people Quot and enjoys notoriety. Milner a bedroom is lined with Black ghoulish posters from horror movies Shackleford said. He said the room also contains a Clay Corpse Milner made to test his special effects and a cast of his own head covered with a Demon mask. Milner wrote Shackelford from his jail cell chastising his Quot Best a closest Friend Quot for not writing. Quot i m not going to shoot you through the postal service or anything a he joked. Ufi Lenn admired Jack the Ripper because he was never caught. Quot Glenn Wasny to Normal a Shackelford said. Quot but i done to think he was a satanist  Quot Glenn read the Bible from cover to cover. He read other books too like the Necro Domican and stuff about Astral projection. He did no to know what to believe so he would  the Necro Domican is a handbook of spells that supposedly summon demons. Shackelford said Milner told him some of his heroes were Ted Bundy Charles Manson and Jack the Ripper. Quot Glenn admired Jack the Ripper because he was never caught Quot he said. Friends and school officials say Milner was a Well behaved student through Grade school but  showing signs of depression in High school. Quot he started to drink More Quot Powell says. Quot and sometimes when he would get angry he would slice up his arms with a  in the Spring of 1988, Milner climbed to the top of a water Tower and threatened to jump. Police talked him out of it. A few months later while driving alone he ran his car Over a Cliff at Palo Duro Canyon. After being treated for injuries his friends say he was placed in psychiatric care at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo. The Hospital refused to confirm Milner s stay. Quot Glenn and i talked about the times he tried to kill himself a lot Quot Shackelford says. Quot he did it because he wanted to know what was on the other Side. An entry Milner wrote in Shackelford a High school yearbook the Day before Garcia was killed leads Shackelford to believe Milner planned the alleged attacks. Quot your Wisdom and advice have helped me out Many times Quot Milner wrote. Quot wish it could on the problem that i face now a wish i could Tell you but you la find out sooner or  the entry was signed Quot Damion Quot the misspelled name of the Antichrist in a series of horror films. Quot he liked people to Call him Damien Quot Shackelford says. Quot he liked people to take a step Back when he introduced himself As  those who knew Garcia and Milner say they were not very Good friends. Quot Frankie really got on Glenn s nerves Quot said Ron Doty 19, a companion of both. Quot Frankie tried really hard to be everyone s  so when Milner invited Garcia to go out on the town on Friday the 13th, Garcia told Shackelford he was sceptical. Quot Glenn does t even like me does he Quot Shackelford quoted Garcia As saying in a Telephone conversation a couple hours before he was killed. Quot he just wants to take me out and pull a prank on me a scare the hell out of  police say Garcia was killed about 10 . About 10 30 . Shackelford and Doty noticed Milner speeding out of town. After catching up with Milner Shackelford said he asked his Friend what he was doing. Both Doty and Shackelford recall Milner responding Quot i just got done taking care of some business. In be got to go take care of some  Britten whose stepdaughter Jenny English once dated Milner says Milner slashed his Throat and arms with a straight razor shortly after 1 . On july 14. English said Milner began vomiting during the attack allowing Britten to overpower him. Two hours later three shots were fired from a.357-caliber magnum revolver through a door at Williams Milner s former High school principal. Williams was struck in the leg and Abdomen authorities said. The other shot missed. Both Williams and Britten Are recovering. Wednesday november 28, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 13