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SAC, Los Angeles March 27, 1947 related that accordingly, he purchased some postcards and stamps at the drug- store, and that they then proceeded to write the postcards end to address them to Lieutenant O'NEIL's home address in Medford, Massachusetts, and mailed them at the mail box located near the drugstore, VETCHER and MOFFETT, accompanied by the victim and her girl friend, then proceeded to a small beer garden, located within a short distance of the hotel, where all of them proceeded to get drunk, VETCHER stated that both he and Sergeant MOFFETT suggested to the girls that all of them return to the hotel, but both girls stated that they had dates with other men for that night. The victim indicated that her date was with a man having a car, who planned to teke her someplace that night, VSICHER stated that he could not re- call the name of this individual although the victim mentioned it during the con- versation, VETCHER stated that after it becamé apparent that he would not have another date with the victim, he told her that he wanted to correspond with her and wanted to see her again sometime. Accordingly, he furnished his address at Fort McClellan, Alabama, which address was noted down in a small notebook by the victim's girl friend. VETCHER said that he and Sergeant McCLELLAN separated from the victim and her girl friend at about 7:00 P. M. on September 21, 1946, when both girls proceeded to the Figueroa Hotel. VETCHER stated that as the girls entered the hotel, he observed the victim in a heated conversation with a short, chunky, well-dressed man who appeared to be 40 or 45 years of age, VETCHER advised that he had not seen the victim since that time, and had never had any correspondence with her, VETCHER claimed that after reading in the Birmingham, Alabama newspapers that the victim had been murdered, he wrote a letter to the Los Angeles Police Department advising them of his meeting with the victim. VETCHER stated that he feared that his name might be found in the little black book of the vic- tim's girl friend, and, accordingly, contacted the Los Angeles Police Department as soon as possible. VETCHER advised that he had never received a reply to his letter.