No Regrets (49 page)
Authors: Ann Rule
Tags: #Detective and Mystery Stories, #General, #Crime, #Large Type Books, #Murder, #United States, #True Crime, #Social Science, #Case Studies, #Criminology, #Homicide, #Cold Cases; (Criminal Investigation), #Cold Cases (Criminal Investigation)
Seattle Homicide Detective George Marberg followed the trail of a bank robber who thought he had planned the perfect scenario that would take away his money worries forever.
Just before Christmas, Portland, Oregon, newspapers printed these photographs. There seemed no other way to identify the young woman and the small girl who were found dead on Sauvie Island. Within a short time, two witnesses came forward after they recognized dear friends. They were even more shocked when they learned who their killer was.
Oregon State Police drag the river off Sauvie Island, looking for evidence connected to a discovery on the shore just before Christmas.
Multnomah County, Oregon, veteran Homicide Detective Darril MacNeel, who, with his long-time partner, “Blackie” Yazzolino, elicited a bizarre confession from the most unlikely suspect they had ever encountered.
Christine Jonsen at her trial. From the judge to the jury to the gallery, and probably to the prosecutor, no one believed she should be there. But the law said differently.
Kari Lindholm was in her twenties and working as a counselor in a crisis center when she was kidnapped by two very dangerous men. Her chances of survival were almost nil.
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Some names have been changed. The first time such names appear, they are marked with an asterisk.
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Booth Gardner, then Washington’s governor.