The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-02
Evidence Mounting On Slayer
 ] Chicago Youth ] May Be Connected ! With Other Grimes

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 Chicago, July - CUP) - Au- horities were expected to file charges against William Heirens, 17-year-old suspect in the kidnap- staying of Suzanne Degnan, today The University of Chicago stu dent, who has maintained his inno- cense despite a massive amount of circumstantial evidence, will be brought into criminal court on a writ of habeas corpus. State officials were given until noon to answer de- Tense demands that the youth be normally cnargeo, oT released.
 It was reported that Capt. Mich ael Ahern would appear before Judge Harold G. Ward to ask that Heirens be charged with burglary and assault with intent to kill. Po- hce hoped to have bail set high enough to enable them to continue efforts to obtain confession of the staying.
 Connected With 19 Crimes
 In addition to the Degnan mur- der, police said Heirens had been connected with at least l9 crimes including robberies, shootings and assaults. Chief of Detectives Wal ter Storms said he was convinced that the burly, maladjusted college student was the proWler who had been causing reign of terror" on Chicago's North Side during the past two years.
 After four days of almost around the-clock questioning. Heirens has admitted only one crime - the at tempted burglary for which he was arrested last Wednesday,
 At the end of gruelling seven hour session which ended at 3 A. M, (EDT0 today Heirens showed signs of strain but continued to deny knowledge of the Degnan case.
 Tt looks pretty bad for me, but [ was not there he said.
 Points Developed
 Police listed as new and danlag Ing evidence pointing to Heiren's guilt:
 1. A Federal Bureau of h. veetigation report that a print of Heirens left palm matched a palm print on the s20,0O0 ran som note left by the kidnaper of six-year-old Suzanne last Jan. T.
 2. Finding of pad similar to that on which the note was written in the university dor nftory in which Heirens form erly lived.
 3. Test samples of Heirens' writing in which he misspelled two words, waite" and safety" as they were written incorrect ay on the ransom note.
 4. Discovery of 22 caliber target pistol in Heirens' room which was identified through balliSticS tests as one used in the shooting of Mrs. Marjorie Caldwell, 28. Mrs Caldwell was wounded in the nose by bull let fired through the window of her home.
 5. The tentative dentifca- ton Of Heirens by an ex-Aruy nurse as the man who attacked her last Oct. 6, robbing her of $50.
 6. The recovery of a bag containing S7,3l0 in war bonds, some of them stolen in burg 1aries attributed to Heirens, in a North Side elevated station.
 Believe Heirens Shaken Heirens, who had feigned stupo! during early questioning, wa shaken visibly by the FBI repor that his palm print matched tha found on the ransom note. He reae 1t quickly, then collapsed on hi! cell bench, but said nothing.
 Storms said the youth appeared frightened and scared for the frs time"
 The FBI earlier had confirmed findings of Chicago police that ont of the youths flngerprints talliec with print found on the note. At his own request, Heirens Wa! given second lie detector test las night but when confronted with tn lie box, refused to answer questions
 Other Murders Involved
 AS a result of the finding of tn, pistol tn Heirens room, Storms sait the youth would be questioned about several unsolved murders, in cluding that of Mrs. Josephine Ross who was choked to death in he Northside apartment and the Hip stick staying" of ex-WA.VE. Fran cee Brown.
 Miss Brown was stabbed to deatl in her apartment by a killer wt, scribbled ipstick message on tn wall, reading:
 For heavens sake, catch me be fore I kill more; l cannot contro myself"
 Everlyn Peterson, a discharge. Army nurse, gave what police des cribed as a tentative identification of Heireps as the assailant who bea and robbed her last Oct. 6.
 Miss Peterson picked Heirens ou of eight men in 8 police showu and said, T think that is the mar but let me think it over. I'm con fused now"
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