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Los Angeles / Hillside Strangler Case #52916

ABC Evening News for Thursday, Feb 09, 1978
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(Studio) Continuing mystery with regard to Los Angeles Hillside strangler case reported; different troubles for man who surrendered on Wednesday noted.
REPORTER: Harry Reasoner

(Los Angeles, California) Police announcement that nothing found in home of actor Ned Yorke to connect him with stranglings, but that high potency marijuana found there, reported Contd. charge of suspicion of murder against Yorke and expectations that it will be dropped cited. [Police spokesperson William BOOTH - says Yorke's arrest was on grounds of own admissions, but that these statements haven't been corroborated.]
REPORTER: Tom Schell

Reporter(s):
Reasoner, Harry;
Schell, Tom
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00:01:10

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