The Washington times., 1931-10-20
BROTHER KNEW
!. TRUNKS HELD
CORPSES
B. ]. McKinneII Tells of
Failure to Get Baggage;
Hasn't Seen Sister Since

Hasn't Seen sister since
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20 U.N.s3.
B. j. McKinnell, 22-year-old Unl-
versity of Southern California
student and key witness in the
Phoenix double trunk murder in
veStigation, knew the trunks at
the Southern Pacific station con.
tanned the bodies Of women, it
was revealed toda~ by detectives.
En- route to police headquarters
from Santa Monica, the home Of
his brother-in-law, DR.. william C.
Judd, where he was taken into
custody, McKinnell admitted to
officers his sister, Mrs. winnie"
Ruth Judd, had told him the
trunks containc" bodies. He said:
"When we left the railroad
station after the baggage man
had refused to allow her to
take the trunks, l turned to
Ruth and said, Cut out the
foOlishness, sis. What's in
those trunks?'
Told TO Keep quiet
"She said Ebod.c5.' 1 asked,
men or wOmen?' She said
women
"Then when 1 asked for more
details, she advised me to be
quiet and keep oct Of It,"
McKinnell, does part time :;.ni-
tor work, at Roosevelt High
School to exc out his expenses
at the university of Southern
California.
Questioned by police he told
the following story:
II was in class Monday and
found Ruth waiting for me
when / came out.
"She told me she had two
trunks and . suitcase ct the
Southern Pacific station that
she wanted me to get rid Of.
Saw the Blood
1--WE drove to the station in
my car and on the way I asked
her what II was all about. She
said she wanted me. to throw
the trunks into the Pacific
Ocean.
"When we got to the station
/ noticed the blood dripping
from one Of the trunks rnd
the bad OdOr from it.
"The baggageman wouldn't
let Sis have the trunks so we
left in the car.
'WhiIe we were driving up
town / asked her what was in
the trunks and she said bodies
''When I insisted on knowing
more she said, the less you
know the better off you'll be-
I'm going to get out
81 said, That's q good idea:
you'd best get out and get out
quick
Dazed BY the Shock
"She got out Of the car at
Seventh and Main Streets or
Seventh and Br0adway-I was
so dazed and shocked by it all
that I'm not Sure-and 1
haven't seen her since.
II drove back to the uni
versfty and had lunch at q
lunch room nearby and then
went to class to study for an
hour.
'Then I went to Roosevelt |
High School and worked IN
the crowds until 4 p. m,
after which I returned to the
university for two hours more
of study, i'm the library.
"After another lunch I
studied for another half hour
and then started for Santa
Monica to see my sisters hus-
band, DR.. Judd.
"At the first intersection /
bought q newspaper and read
about the trunk murders.
Told Ruth's Husband
"After that I drove fast to
DIR. Judd's house and told him
=. about Ruth and the
trunks"
Police were checking young
McKinnnell's story closely be-
cause of several discrepancies.
McKinnell's roommate, Jerry
Moore, U. s. c. student, reported
that he had returned to their
room and found there was sup.
ply Of sandwiches and C cut OF
pie. He said:
'I did not order the lunch."
However, young McKinnell ad.
hered to his story that he had
not seen his sister. Mrs. Judd.
after she left his car at the down
Town corner Yesterday.