Evening star., 1955-06-22
Detectives Find
New Evidence
In ki||ingsCase
Papers in Fireplace
Beur Victims Names;
Two Diaries Studied

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search for clues in the fata
shooting of two teen-age girls il
Northwest Branch Park. polio
said today.
Discovered were a torn JACKIE
which matched a sleeve alread,
in police possession, and severa
bits of paper bearing the name
of the victims.
With the discovery came tn
revelation that police are study
ing two diaries in connection
with the case. But detective
would not say whether the pa
pers were in any way linked T.
the diaries, or whose diariei
they were.
Jacket Reported Traced
Police Chief George Pana'
goulis of Prince Georges Count!
would not discuss details of tht
new evidence, but said:
"It is very important to solu'
ton of the case."
There were reports that tht
jacket already had been tracec
to its owner, but these could no
be confirmed. Importance O.
the find was indicated by the
fact police already had the sleeve
which had been ripped from thu
main part of the jacket.
It was learned that both the
jacket and the papers were no
charred.
The discovery came as the in
vestigation of the slayings o
Nancy Marie Shomette. 16, anc
Michael Ann Ryan. IA, moved
into it's second week. The girl
were shot down as they crossed
a picnic grove in the park {
short distance from their home!
last Wednesday.
Found in "Park Area"
The new evidence was found
in "the park area" by Washing.
ton Detective Sergt. David Goulc
and Prince Georges County De-
tective Sergt. Donald Forsht
during a search of the area on
horseback, These are the same
two detectives who made an ali
search Monday.
Chief Panagoulis would not
say whether the new clue was
found in the park itself. and
there was speculation that 1t
may have been discovered on
the nearby Christian Heurich
estate.
Mai. Panagoulis said the new
evidence is being analyzed by
the Prince Georges County po-
lice Identification bureau.
Detectives, overlooking no pos
sibilities, questioned an 18-year-
old youth from Schenectady
N. Y, who had gone to the po-
lice station at Hyattsville, seek
ing a place to sleep. He was re-
leased after questioning this
morning at Seat Pleasant.
Pond Bottom Searched
Detectives today finished with
out result, their search of the
bottom of a man-made pond or
the estate. They began draining
the pond Monday, and yesterday
the water was low enough to per-
NIT mine detector teams from
Fort George G. Meade to start
the hunt.
A reward leading to the arrest
and conviction of the slayer-ol
slayers-has been started by the
Prince Georges Police Associa-
tion. with 5000 posted at the
Suburban Trust Company's main
ofiice at 5214 Baltimore boule-
ward. Hyattsville.
Police said donations fer the
reward would be received at the
main Office or any of the bank S
branches. William Bowie, a bank
vice president, is handling the
reward fund.
Identifies Type of Gun
Police still are emphasizing
the Importance of finding the
murder weapon. Maj. Panagoulis
today identified it definitely as
a .22-caliber Marlin repeating
rifle, despite other reports that
another type of weapon may
have been used.
Detective Sergt. Ralph Bono
and Detective George Clements
yesterday searched the home OF
Norman William Hager, l8. al
Lewisdale, Md. after obtaining
approval of the youths parents
They were aided by his at
torney, George McLeish. Young
Hager. an acquaintance of one
OF the victims, was released on
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