Convicted killer believed possible suspect in double Row murder
BY KENT SCHOKNECHT
Staff Writer
A man convicted of killing a downtown guard also may have killed the two students who were shot near the Row in 1974. Presently, however, he cannot be convicted.
“The amount of evidence that we have just isn’t enough,” $aid Warren Love, a Los Angeles Police Department officer. “And there must be sufficient evidence before he can be convicted.”
The suspect. Raymond George, a black male in his 20s, was convicted in 1975 for killing David Jack, a guard in the State Building. George also was charged with assaulting a woman, shooting an LAPD officer and a person in Inglewood and assaulting two officers in Lennox.
George is serving time in San Quentin Prison.
Spokesmen for the police department refused to comment on the nature of the evidence that they have on the case.
“What evidence there is, is confidential,” Love said, “but right now, it’s too insufficient to do anything with.”
Love added that in cases like this, inves-
tigators may have reasonable suspicions but nothing tangible enough to act on. “The M.O. (method of operating) is the same, but by itself, that’s not enough,” he said.
Sgt. Rudy Ticer of the police department said the case is still considered unsolved.
Donna Walker and John Davis Jr. were each shot in the back of the head on Sept. 3, 1974. An initial investigation of the crime turned up no suspects.
Some students thought the double murder was the result of an upaid illegal drug debt. One story had it that the students were killed by members of local gangs, who were planning on terrorizing university students.
None of the stories were based in fact, police department spokesmen said.
At the time, an anonymous reward of $20,000 was offered to anyone who could provide information leading to the conviction of the killer.
Since the time of the shooting, updates have occasionally been run in the Los Angeles Times. All of the stories have been similar in theme: the evidence is confidential, and police are not reporting where they stand in the investigation.
NOT WORRIED—A couple passes the scene of the Sept. 3, 1974 Row killing of two university students near University Avenue and 28th Street.
Daily l|p Trojan
University of Southern California
Volume LXX, Number 63	ios Angeles, California	Thursday, January 13, 1977
BY DAVID BLACK
Staff Writer
The number of miscellaneous crimes occurring around campus and in the surrounding area rose slightly over the Christmas holidays as everything from burglarized cars to a stolen box of cookies were reported to Campus Security.
But John Lechner, director of the force, said the increase was to be expected. The report was released Wednesday.
“I think part of the reason was the large number of neighborhood kids home from school who had nothing better to do,” Lechner said.
Ten bicycles were stolen from the campus and surrounding areas during the period between Dec. 21 and Jan. 10. One of the bicycles, stolen from the Row Dec. 28, was valued at $300, the report said.
Six automobiles were burglarized during the period, but several incidents of attempted burglary were also reported.
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Four of the incidents occurred in Parking Structure A located on McClintock Avenue north of the Gerontology Center, the same building that houses Campus Security.
The remaining incidents occurred in Parking Structure B, located near the northwest corner of campus, next to Men’s Residence West.
Two cars were stolen during the period. Both autos were taken during the daylight hours from Parking Lot K north of Biegler Hall and from the intersection of Vermont Avenue and 36th Street, respectively.
Fifteen burglary and theft incidents were reported. The items taken ranged from CB radio and stereo equipment totalling nearly $6,000 to a box of
cookies taken from a residence hall.
One student reported more than $700 worth of stereo equipment and auto parts taken from his sports car sometime last weekend. The car was parked near the Row when the incident occurred. The student told officers he found his Jaguar propped up on blocks, with the wheels and bumpers missing.
More than $1,000 worth of items were taken from the apartment of a Troy Hall resident sometime New Year’s Eve. The items included a color television set and two stereo systems.
I Officers are also investigating a $4,500 painting stolen from the Fisher Gallery sometime between New Year’s Eve and Jan. 4.
Architect asked to assess broadcast offices change
The university architect has been instructed to assess the structural changes needed to convert the broadcasting offices in the Allan Hancock Foundation to a biological sciences facility.
No decision was made Wednesday at a meeting to discuss whether broadcasting personnel of the School of Journalism would move from their offices in room 244 in the Allan Hancock Foundation.
Members of both the School of Journalism and the Department of Biological Sciences attended the meeting.
“Our goal is to allow each group to have the necessary space for their activities, but not to hurt or hamper either’s operation,” said John Schutz, dean of social sciences and communication in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (LAS).
“We seek the best possible use of the space that we have.
“Until we have the report of the architect as to what changes will have to be incorporated to use the space as a lab. for example, we cannot act.”
Schutz confirmed that problems in classroom and office space for LAS departments — such as journal ism and biological sciences — will be alleviated within two to three years with the construction of new classroom facilities.
“The problems have been building for many years,” he said. “Of course, we cannot move in one group to the disadvantage of another. In this case, we wouldn’t know where to move the broadcasting offices and labs. At the present time, we seek a reasonable compromise until space limitations can be overcome."
Schutz speculated that, if funds are forthcoming, construction on the new classroom facilities on Lot K (presently a parking lot and music practice bungalows) may begin before the end of 1977.
Michael Bocchicchio, university architect, was unavailable for comment Wednesday.
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Singer Stewart scores success for SCOPE
BY DEAN SMITH
By all indications, the Al Stewart concert Tuesday was a big success for both its campus sponsor, the Student Committee on Popular Entertainment (SCOPE), and its outside promoter, Dan Teckenoff, as students put together a sellout concert in about a week.
“The concert was very special,” said Judi Rivkin, SCOPE chairman.
“SCOPE was offered Al Stewart on very short notice. It did most of the promotion for the concert, which was held only at the university and was not publicized until last Thursday.”
Tickets for the concert were only sold on Friday, Monday and Tuesday, she said, and it was a sellout — 1,170 tickets were sold.
Rivkin said the concert was very successful from the committee’s view because it provided the university with a good concert on campus at a low price and gave SCOPE members valuable experience for producing future concerts.
She said a major reason an off-campus promoter was used for the concert was because SCOPE doesn't have the insurance to put on a concert by itself.
Teckenoff, promoter for the Kalapana concert last December, contracted for SCOPE'S services for a set fee.
It in turn subcontracted for the Bovard facilities, security, hospitality, ushers, stage crew, the printing and distribution of tickets, insurance, university promotion of the concert and other services. SCOPE netted $250 on the concert.
She said SCOPE plans to have at least two more concerts similar to Stewart's next semester. At the present time, SCOPE has Bovard reserved on the nights of March 5 and April 23. Both dates are Saturdays.
Any ideas for future shows would be welcomed by the committee, Rivkin said. Applications for SCOPE chairman for next semester are now being accepted.
AND ON THE LEFT—Tom Murrin, a senior in public relations, gives a guided tour of the prospective Trojans from a local high school. DT photo by Patty Cox.