Bage 6B The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, July 24, 1991 Wednesday, July 24, 1991 Page 7! cs List thought a ‘he got away with murders : perfect ohn: List planned It all in meticulous detail, Ho called -; the children's school advis- ing them that his three chil- dren would-not be attending ! . t ’ class for some time; He can- celled newspaper, ‘milk and mall deliveries. You see, John List had tdecided to disappear. First, he would ‘ {hill his entire family, 47; Qulet, religious John was 45 years old ta 4971 when everything seemed to turn "Sour. In‘his life. He simply couldn't con- | itinue to make payments on the two smortgages he had placed on‘ his huge, ,j8- room mansion at 431 Hillside Ave, in ‘tashionable Westfield, New Jersey. His Jatccountaney salary didn't come close to -Sovering his reserved but ‘comfortable -Nfestyle. a Wife Helen was a disappointment. She ked up hi daughter Patricla. He kill in the back. F gb “adamantly ‘refused to attend church . fepiilarly. His daughter Patricia even © efal ed. about going. to. the acting pre: vfession, John’s rather (anatic religious sHeliefs were definitely not ‘being adhered to by his family. t bynes were choices. He could dectare - mself bankrupt or seek assistance ‘ftom welfare agencies, but John couldn’t bear to think of the shame and disgrace that these avenues held for him and his (amily. After all, he was a highly- respected accountant who had once been ‘Vice president of a bank. ‘He had taught Sunday school at the Lutheran church, which he regularly attended. No, in John's mind there was: ‘thing to do’ dnd ‘that was to send Sentire family to heaven: °- *Calmly, John went about ‘the details of plan. It was Nov. 9, 1971. He loaded is 9 mm pistol and his .22 calibre volver. John shot his wife Helen in the ck and dragged her bedy to om. He then made his way up to the third floor and shot his 85-year-old ‘nother, Alma. wy John wanted to move the body down fo the ballroom, but it was too heavy. rye decided to place his mother's corpse ih a closet, but found the dead welght PRilficult to manipulate. James Moran, o was then chief of pollce of West- :only. one proper 5 the ball- hot nine times from both of his father's weapons. His body was placed in a row beside those of his mother, sister and *. brother. The killing was over. There was :.no_one left, ‘ vi; The diabolical mass murderer cleaned the bload-spattered kitchen to the best of / He stood am{dat the bodles of his family and prayed for their deliver- ance. Then -he sat down ond wrote a let- ter to his pastor, the Rev. Eugene A. Rehwinkel., Pertinent excerpts of this <“Dear:Pastor Rehwinkel: - Tam sorry to add this additional bur- den to your work, I Know that what has been done is wrong from all that I have been taught and that any reasons that I might ive will not: make It right. But youre the one person that I know that whfle not condoning this will at least possibly understand why I felt that Thad to do this, 1. I wasn’t carning anywhere near enough to a ort us. Everything I tried seemed to fall to picces. Truc, we could have gone bankrupt and maybe gone on welfare. | 2) Point. Knowing :the type of location ‘that’. one would have’ to live in, plus: the i cnvironment? for. the children, plus the: \'; effect on them’ knowing thoy were on welfare was Just more than [ thought they could and should endure, I know they were willing to cut back, but this Involved a fot more than that, 3. With Pat: being so determined to get lato acting I was also fearful as to witnt that might do to her continuing to be Christian, I’m sure It wouldn't have elped. £ Also, with Helen not going to church 1 knew that this would harm the chil- dren eventually In their altendance. I hod continucd to hope that she would begin to come to church soon. But when I mentloned to her that Mr. Jutze wanted ¢o pay.her an clder’s call, she Just blew up and sald she wanted her name taken off the church rolls. Again thls could only have an adverse -reault for the children’s contlaued attendance, So that is the sum of it, If any one of (hese had been the condition, we might have pulled through but this was just too much. At feast I’m certain that alt have gone to heaven now. If things had gone on who knows If this would be the case. Of course, Mother got Involved because doing what I did to my famlly would have been a tremendous shock to her at this age. Therefore, knowing that she Is also a Christion I felt 1t best that she be relieved of the troubles of this world that would have hit her. After It was all over I sald some rs for them all—from the hymn That was the least I could do. ‘Chief James Moran spoke to me from‘ his they were, four bodics all neatly placed Ina row. They were blackened and par- tally decomposed, T will nover forget « the sight. Pollce found John List's car at Ken- nedy Airport on Dec. 7, two days after the discovery of the bodles of his family. But Jolin wasn’t found or traced, Moran says, We didn't have the remotest Idea where he had gone, He had no real friends and no ono really knew the | man," Jofin's past was ordinary in every wa: — strict religlous parents, high school, university, a stint In the army dur- ing World War II and, later on, service in the Korean War. As the admitted per- petrator of New Jerscy’s mont infamous crime, he was sought on three conti- nents, All tips and clues led nowhere. John List had apparently committed the perfect murder, not once, but five limes. After the murders, John made his way to Denver, Colorado, where he changed his name to Robert P. Clark, For a while he eked out a living as a cook, but in 1977 gravitated to his original -pro- feasion of accountancy. Soon he. was earning $400 per week. He mot his second wife, Delores, at a Lutheran In 1088,:0 friend showed Dolores Clark + newspaper account of an old New Jer- a, sey murder, The photo of John) List “which accompanied the article boro an cerlo r o her Robert, Delores dismissed the whole thing os ridiculous, In 1088, the Clarks moved to Rich- mond, Virginia, Robe: Lutheran services, put! den, watched TV and id ern technology caught up with t. The old unsolved Now Jersey murders wero televised on the syndicated program, America's Most Wanted. Forensic sculptor Frank Bender, working from 18-year-old photos ‘ of List, a fof tho vw of List, produced a mode ie wanted man's head, Bender Ingentousl an uncanny. likeness of John ears, ure enough had shown. the created ist, aged hurch The quiet, Robert was a good and devoted hus- and, fe terms In prison. When the judge passed sentence on List, the It may cowardly to have always shot from behind, but I didn’t want any of them ‘to know even at the last second that I had to do this to them. John got hurt more because he scemed to struggle longer. The rest were Immediately out of pain. John didn’t consclously feel anything ellher. Please remember me in you prayers, 1 will neod them whether or not the fovernment does. its duty as It sees bh making God and of this 1 am assured ecause of Christ dying even for me. im he A concerned wil ace with P.S. Moth it, my Mother is in the hallway In the allic —3rd floor. She was too heavy to an John.” John turned on some lights, locked the doors of his home and drove away. month passed, Light bulbs burned out. Neighbors, wlio later confessed they | move. hadn't known’ the Lists very w: became suspicious. Finally, they cal police. Hed courtroom broko out In applause. rh Held, says, When we went upstairs, we Remove your Aqui 2. But ‘that brings me to my next Sn ae the handy carry bag. Spread it out on the site selected, connect a shop vac and start inflating. DURALON™ Duraton combines the same type of materials utilized in radial tires to afford you years of swimming pleasure. Ultra Durable Reinforced Membrane AQUALINE PECTINOL OCS 3 ie Aqualine Pools utilize pressure Pp ig valves to constant pool wall inflation, despite extreme temperature ges ... stable distri of Your Aq Pool is app half-inflated — it won't be long now. Your A Li qi Pool is fully inflated and teady to fill with water... 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A sore that does not heal. .'3, Unusual bleeding or dis- give no thought to what a lifetime of i u charge, 4. A thickening or lump in the breast or clsewhere. (Men should check testicles every month. 5. Persistent indigestion or dif- ficulty in swallowing. 6. An obvious change in a wart or mole. 7. A nagging cough or hoarse- Ness, Landers Syndicated Columnist way would I have d hoarseness with cancer if it hadn’t been for you. Please pub- lish the seven danger signals again. There must be others who need to be alerted. May God bless you for the wonderful work you do. I send my sincere thanks and love, — B.F, Midway City, Calif. Dear B.F:: It was generous of you to want to help others as you have been helped. Here again are the seven warning signals that could mean cancer: 1. A change in bowel habits. Dear Ann Landers: That doc- tor from Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., sounds like a jerk when he says most women will marry any male who js legally alive, but I must admit he has a point. The women I know who make it to 28 unmarried do seem to be terrified of facing life single. It's sad that so many. females are not secure gh to be means, The fact is that we DO have choices, Could our mothers have bought homes by themselves as tecently as the 60's? Could they have had careers after having children? Would they have mar- ried at 21 had there been no social stigma attached to waiting until 28 or 307 The divorce rate skyrocketed in the 70's because they had the courage to step from lousy marriages. Marriage is still a beautiful thing, but now women have the opportunity to make that choice later in life when they have a clearer notion of who they are and where they want to be. I wish my female friends would relax. Most of them will marry someday. I just don’t think it should be the main reason for getting up in the morning.—Sue from portland, Ore, Dear Sue: I think the social pressure to marry is not as intense today as it was. years ago—and that’s good. But the divorce rate tells us that perhaps the selection process still leaves something to be desired d that’s bad. happy alone. Unfortunately, they are obsessed with storybook fan- Gem of the Day (Burt tasies of their wedding day and y ): Retirement can be a “wonderful thing. You can only “suck in your stomach so long. Dear Ann Landers: In a recent column on “sex-crazed girls,” a reader from Hannibal, Mo., asked, “Where are the'par- :ents?” Let me tell you our story. My wife and I were married when we were in our mid-twen- :ties, We are both college gradu- ates, We don't smoke, drink or use drugs. church has been a part of our lives, So, you ask, where are our kids? Daughter No. 1 moved out of “the house at 16 against our will, .She skipped school regularly and got away with it by intercepting ‘mail from the principal and get- ting a neighbor to pose:as her mother over the phone. Today she loads off the guy she is living ith, Wil t ; _Daughter No. 2 was a disci- «pline problem. One evening she insulted her mother so badly that I slapped her. She went to the Police, I was charged with child -abuse and she was placed in a foster home. She has had one “abortion that we know about and an out-of-wedlock child. She is now a high school dropout and living on welfare. ‘ Daughter No, 3 kept us in line by calling the police and/or social services. One night when we grounded her, she sneaked out of the house and told the police I would harm her if she went home. They brought her back and informed mg that any action ’ taken ‘on my part would be con- sidered child abuse. Social ser- vices was promptly notified and we received frequent unan- nounced visits. This girl did final- ly graduate from high school. Now, at 19, she is pregnant and desperately trying to get married (to anybody) before she starts to show. Where are the parents, you ask? We are here, wondering what we could have done differ- ently to raise our kids “right.” We did our best but unfortunately, we were undermined by a school sys- tem that advises children to report as violations every act of parental discipline which is then termed “abuse.” Between the police and the social service people we didn’t have a chance. As for our three daughters, we wish they had never been born. —Janesville, Wis, Dear Janesville: Your letter is a heartbreaker, To wish that your three children had never been born defines the relationship in, terms that make me shudder,» "..’) In order to make an intelligent | assessment, I'd have to speak to the teachers, the police, the social workers and your children, I am sad for all of you. You may: feel wronged, but your children are the real victims, Dear Ann Landers: Here's 0 letter that will provide a change of pace. A friend of mine insists there are right and left socks. He claims that he can tell which is which by holding them up because the arch of the left sock is different than that of the right sock. My friend swears that if he gets the wrong sock on he can tell the difference. I’ve never heard of such a thing. Have you? LR.A., Norfolk, Va. av Dear Norfolk: We went to an undisputed authority, VL Prewett Jr., whose company in Fort Paynes, Aln., is one of the largest sock manufacturers. He said that there is no such thing as a left sock or a right sock. The only socks designed for a specific foot are those with decorations made to be wom on the outside of the leg, but the arches on both are the same. ne wos: of + t he WES i] current compilation of the most peculiar things people do, edited by Chuck Shepherd. Proof that true stories are weirder than made-up stories. In June, the most sophisticated air defense radar mechanism ever deployed, the $1.4 billion OTH-B, located in Maine, was downgrad- ed from 24-hour operation to a 40- hour workweek (one shift, five days a week,) because of budget cuts. Its 29 computers first account for all known objects in the sky, and when an unaccounted-for blip appears, military bases are alerted. Government in action ¢ The Canadian government revealed in January it was aban- doning plans to make bicycle hel- met manufacturers meet safety standards. A consumer official said that the reason standards are no longer a priority is because so few cyclists bother to wear the helmets. The city of Postland, Ore., announced in February that the highest-paid municipal worker last year was a 911 operator, who made $64,869 in overtime on top of a $30,000 salary. The mayor makes $72,592. ¢ Arizona state Rep. Bobby Raymond videotaped in a sting operation, pleaded guilty to five ‘felony counts in February. !Among his words on the tape: “My favorite line is ‘What's in it ‘for me?’” and “I feel better now ‘(after having just been handed 1$1,000). We've all committed felonies,” and “I'll do anything for (the briber) short of sticking ice picks up people's noses or things like that. ¢ The Village Voice reported in February that a New York City tax abatement on a Times Square pro- ject would last 100 years and cost the city more than $4 billion. (Typi- cal city tax breaks run for. 10 years and cost no more than $10 million.) + The 1990 U.S. Census report- ed in February that the Onondage > Indian reservation south of Syra- cuse, N.Y., was home to 771 peo- ple, 759 of them white and two Native American. The chief of the Irogois confederacy on the reservation said no whites live there. A census official said, “There appears to be some incon- sistency here.” ¢ Funded by a $100 million federal grant, an Ottawa child welfare organization mailed instruction kits to about 7,000 daycare workers in march, telling them elaborately with glossy pamphlets, how to teach hand- washing to kids. Each kit cost the government about $30. Things you thought didn’t happen * In October, Salt Lake City police spotted a 28-year-old man who was loitering, and asked for identification. The man then «A 14 yi ld h ft was struck by a car in December in Stoughton, Mass., and suffered a broken ankle. Crossing guard Joanne Petrucci was on duty but declined to assist the girl to cross the street because, she said, the bsent-mindedly offered as ID a demand note that had been used in two recent robberies, and was arrested. ¢ In February, a homeless Orlando, Fla., man, Darrel Teel, found $29,200 in several girk-was-a‘se 4 Pertucci’s job description calls for her to watch over only ele- mentary school students. * The Louisiana legislature recently rewrote its anti-narcotics law but somehow failed to include a criminal penalty for part of it, including that governing the possession of cocaine. Hundreds of potential convictions were in jeopardy. ¢ In October, the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service revised a regulation to allow the import- ing of honeybee semen from New Zealand for any reason, not just for research. and> lopes, and, he said later, began having thoughts of buying a new suit and other things. Then he had second thoughts, telling him- self, “It would have been wrong (to keep the money).” He tumed it in to the local sheriff, who retumed it to the elderly woman who had lost it (her life savings.) « A Famnington, Minn., conve- nience store clerk was robbed at swordpoint in March. The police chief said the robber walked into the store, pointed his sword at the clerk’s chest, and demanded money. The clerk said,”You gotta be kidding.” The robber said, “No.” * Matthew P. 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