1977 Seaside Cottage murders: Harold Arnold Bicknell killed his grandmother, aunt, and 2 cousins after become angry that he had gotten a 14-year-old girl pregnant; Sentenced to life in prison

Victims
Josephine G. Smith, 66
Suzanne ‘Susan’ Harris, 27
Loreen Rene Ferguson, 15
Rachel Harris, 6
Rayleen Ferguson (survived)

Find-A-Grave: Josephine G. Smith
Find-A-Grave: Suzanne Harris
Find-A-Grave: Loreen Rene Ferguson
Find-A-Grave: Rachel Harris
Police hunt murder suspect
Police puzzled by knife slaying of four
Dropout jailed in knife deaths
Girlfriend found guilty of slaying
Board of Parole grants release to inmate who slaughtered 4 members of his family in 1977
Board OK’s parole for man who killed his grandmother, cousins, aunt in Seaside
Convicted Killer Harold Bicknell’s Parole Rescinded; Killed Grandmother, Cousins, Aunt In 1977 Seaside Mass Slaying
Murder in the Seaside cottage (very good article)
The Seaside Murders: 4 Females from 3 Generations in 1 Family, 1977 (great historical crime site)

Defendants
Harold Arnold Bicknell – convicted, sentenced to life in prison
Terri Marie Milligan – convicted in juvenile court of murder,
Karen Kirby – convicted in juvenile court of accessory,

INMATE INFORMATION

Inmate Name BICKNELL, HAROLD ARNOLD
CDCR Number B94325
Age 64
Admission Date 06/20/1978
Current Location California Correctional Institution
Parole Eligible Date (Month/Year) 10/1983
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Hollandsburg, IN Valentine’s Day Massacre: Four men broke into the Spencer home and killed 4 young brothers, with one survivor, their mother, Betty Jane Spencer

Victims
Gregory Brooks, 22
Ralph Randal Spencer, 14
Marc Raymond Spencer, 17
Reeve Spencer, 16
Betty Jane Spencer (survived)

Find-A-Grave: Gregory “Greg” Brooks
Find-A-Grave: Ralph Randal Spencer
Find-A-Grave: Marc Raymond Spencer
Find-A-Grave: Reeve Bernard Spencer
Mother who survived relates sons’ killings
Hollandsburg slayings fester in State’s memory
Thrill killing is reason for death penalty: judge
Killed for thrills, man gets life term
Hollandsburg mastermind Roger Drollinger dies in prison
1977 Valentine’s Day massacre leader Roger Drollinger dies in Indiana prison
Retro Indy: 1977 Hollandsburg massacre left 4 dead and a survivor to testify
Betty Jane Spencer obituary
Reflecting on a Mother’s Courage, Strength and Hope
Hollandsburg murder felon seeking parole in August
The Hollandsburg Murders: A Statement by Attorney Nile Stanton

Betty Jane Spencer

Books
Choking in Fear: a memoir about the Hollandsburg murders

Movies/Documentaries
Very Bad Men: The Thrill Killer

Defendants
Roger Clay Drollinger – convicted, sentenced to 4 life sentences; died in prison 1
Daniel R. Stonebraker – convicted, sentenced to life in prison
Michael W Wright – convicted, sentenced to life in prison
David Wayne Smith – convicted, sentenced to life in prison

INMATE INFORMATION

DOC Number 6744
First Name ROGER
Middle Name C
Last Name DROLLINGER
Suffix
Date of Birth 03/1953
Gender Male
Race White
Facility/Location Deceased

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 11/17/1977
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number C-77-5
County of Conviction BLACKFORD
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 11/17/1977
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number C-77-5
County of Conviction BLACKFORD
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 11/17/1977
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number C-77-5
County of Conviction BLACKFORD
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 11/17/1977
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number C-77-5
County of Conviction BLACKFORD
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

INMATE INFORMATION

DOC Number 11818
First Name DANIEL
Middle Name R
Last Name STONEBRAKER
Suffix
Date of Birth 05/1956
Gender Male
Race White
Facility/Location Pendleton Correctional Facility
Earliest Possible Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 11/17/1977
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number CR-77-30-V
County of Conviction DECATUR
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 11/17/1977
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number CR-77-31-V
County of Conviction DECATUR
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

INMATE INFORMATION

DOC Number 12411
First Name MICHAEL
Middle Name W
Last Name WRIGHT
Suffix
Date of Birth 03/1955
Gender Male
Race White
Facility/Location Pendleton Correctional Facility
Earliest Possible Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 11/17/1977
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number CR-77-30-V
County of Conviction DAVIESS
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 11/17/1977
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number CR-77-31-V
County of Conviction DAVIESS
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

INMATE INFORMATION

DOC Number 10087
First Name DAVID
Middle Name
Last Name SMITH
Suffix
Date of Birth 07/1959
Gender Male
Race White
Facility/Location Indiana State Prison
Earliest Possible Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 11/17/1977
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number S-34-77
County of Conviction JASPER
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 11/17/1977
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number S-34-77
County of Conviction JASPER
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 11/17/1977
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number S-34-77
County of Conviction JASPER
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 11/17/1977
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number S-34-77
County of Conviction JASPER
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

Cold Case: Valaine Briggs

Valaine Briggs

Find-A-Grave: Valaine Briggs
Valaine Briggs obituary
Officers pursue several leads in coed’s death
Deputies quiz man in S.L. coed slaying
Families are still waiting for an answer to what happened to loved ones
Utah BCI: Unsolved Homicide: Valaine Briggs
Websleuths: UT – Valaine Briggs, 18, Salt Lake City, 5 May 1977

Podcasts
Valaine Briggs

Serial Killer Duo: Christopher Robin Worrell and James William Miller *Truro Murders*

Victims
Veronica Knight, 18 [12/23/1976]
Tania Ruth Kenny, 15 [1/2/1977]
Juliet Helen Mykyta, 17 [1/22/1977]
Sylvia Pittman, 16 [2/6/1977]
Victoria “Vickie” Howell, 26 [2/7/1977]
Constantina “Connie” Iordanides, 16 [2/9/1977]
Deborah Lamb, 20 [2/22/1977]

Find-A-Grave: Veronica Knight
Find-A-Grave: Tania Ruth Kenny
Find-A-Grave: Juliet Helen “Julia” Mykyta
Find-A-Grave: Victoria “Vickie” Howell
Find-A-Grave: Constantina “Connie” Iordanides
Find-A-Grave: Deborah Anne Lamb
The Truro murders
The other Truro where a serial killer couple murdered seven women
Murderpedia: Christopher Robin Worrell
Wikipedia: Truro murders
Find-A-Grave: Christopher Robin Worrell
Murderpedia: James William Miller
Notorious Truro murderer nears own death
“My real mum fell victim to a serial killer”

Podcasts
Casefile: Case 199 Truro
True Blue Crime: The Truro Murders

Books
The Truro Murders: The Sex Killing Spree Through the Eyes of an Accomplice
A Voice for Veronica: The story of Veronica Knight, the first victim in the Truro murders in South Australia

Movies/Documentaries
CIA: Crime Investigation Australia: The Killing Fields of Truro

Defendants
Christopher Robin Worrell – died in car accident before being arrested
James William Miller – convicted, sentenced to life in prison, died in prison 10/22/2008

Monsters Among Us: Ex-Policeman Billy Joe McIlvain kidnapped and killed David Gene Dominguez; Sentenced to life in prison

David Dominguez and his girlfriend

Find-A-Grave: David Gene “Lil Loco” Dominguez
Ex-policeman gets life in teen death
Dominguez v City of San Gabriel 1980
Dominguez v Superior Court 1980
A Victim or a Vigilante? : Crime: An ex-cop, convicted of murder 13 years ago, says the system betrayed him. A judge is asked to overturn the verdict.
Inmates target cops in prison
Out but Not Down : Ex-Police Officer Billy Joe McIlvain Isn’t Keeping a Low Profile
LASD: 1970 – 1979
Facebook: Billy McIlvain
Billy Joseph McIlvain obituary

Billy Joe McIlvain

The Chicken House Murder: Chester Vegas charged with the murder of his wife, Diane, while she was at work

Find-A-Grave: Diane Ann Ledet Vegas
Detectives Make Arrest In 1977 Golden Meadow Murder Case
Cut Off man arrested 44 years after wife’s murder, sheriff’s office says
LPSO makes murder arrest in cold case murder from 1977
Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s detectives make arrest in 44-year-old homicide case
Man charged in shooting death of his wife in nearly 44-year-old homicide case
78-Year-Old Louisiana Man Who Was Once Detained in the 1977 Chicken Restaurant Murder of Wife Has Been Charged Decades Later
44 Years Later, Louisiana Man Arrested for Wife’s Murder at Fried Chicken Restaurant
Golden Meadow man pleads not guilty in wife’s 1977 slaying

Chester Vegas

Uncle Albert’s Lounge massacre 1977 – DeWitt Charles Henry killed 6 people; Sentenced to life in prison

Victims
Carrol Ann Seater, 23 (8 months pregnant)
Robert David Seater, 26
Andrew Lane Walker, 23 (no picture)
Gary Lee Anderson, 27 (no picture)
James L. Trueman, 25 (no picture)
Michael Gene Mortensen, 23 (no picture)

Find-A-Grave: Carrol Ann Senff Seater
Find-A-Grave: Robert David Seater
Find-A-Grave: Baby Boy Seater
Find-A-Grave: Andrew Lane Walker
Find-A-Grave: Gary Lee Anderson
Find-A-Grave: James “Jimbo” Trueman
Find-A-Grave: Michael Gene Mortensen
Four dead after man opens fire in a nightclub
Gunman kills 4, wounds 2 near Oregon night club
Roseburg shootings trigger mass murder memories in Klamath Falls
State’s worst mass murder in KF 25 years ago
Amok Wiki: DeWitt Charles Henry

INMATE INFORMATION

Fort Leonard Wood murders 1977

Victims
Linda Needham, 16
Anthony Bates, 18
Wesley Hawkins, 18
Jaunita Deckard, 18 (survived)
Also suspected in the disappearance of:
Teresa Joanna Gossage, 17
Alfred Elmer Hoffman Marshal, 17

Find-A-Grave: Linda S. Needham
Find-A-Grave: Anthony Lee “Tony” Bates
Find-A-Grave: Wesley A. Hawkins
Ft Wood Sergeant held in 3 killings
Defense rests case in murder trial of military policeman
Verdict guilty in death trial of three teens
MP convicted of 3 slayings
Notorious local murders the subject of new book; Former sheriff writes about Johnny Lee Thornton
Johnny Lee Thornton: Fort Leonard Wood MP Murderer
Facebook: The MP Murders of 1977
Charley Project: Teresa Joanna Gossage
Charley Project: Alfred Elmer Hoffman Marshal

Books
Frozen Tears: The Fort Leonard Wood MP Murders

INMATE INFORMATION

Name: JOHNNY LEE THORNTON
Register Number: 23293-175
Age: 67
Race: White
Sex: Male
Release Date: LIFE
Located At: USP Tucson

Cold Cases: Serial Killer Jeffrey Cutlip killed at least 3 women, but finally confessed in 2012; Sentenced to 3 consecutive life sentences

Victims
Marlene Claire Carlson, 44 [7/30/1975]
Julie Marie Bennett, 15 [1977]
Nielene Doll, 33 [1993]
possibly at least 1 more

Find-A-Grave: Marlene C. Carlson
Police name victims in 1970s Portland cold cases
Cold case Portland, Oregon murderer arrested in Brownsville indicted
Cold cases closed: Sex offender pleads guilty to three murders
Man pleads guilty to 3 homicides in Oregon after confession
Confessed killer sentenced
’70s cold case murders linked to sex offender
Serial killer who confessed decades later is sentenced to life in Oregon prison
Sex offender pleads guilty in Portland killings
Murderpedia: Jeffrey Cutlip
Cutlip: Inside the Life of a Serial Killer (very good post)

INMATE INFORMATION

Monsters Among Us: George Adorno killed college student, Steven Robinson, while he was just out of juvenile incarceration for killing at least 2 others; Sentenced to 15 years to life in prison

Victims
Morris Ratter [1974]
Michael Hurd, [1974]
Steven Robinson, [2/23/1977]
possibly at least 2 others

Youth, 19, pleads guilty in slaying of cab driver
Lenient ‘ Family Court’ lets kids get away with murder

Books
Hunting Humans (first entry)

Defendants
George Adorno – pled guilty, sentenced to 15 years to life in prison, released on parole 2009
Mark Davis – juvenile
Calvin Gaddy – juvenile

INMATE INFORMATION

Identifying and Location Information
DIN (Department Identification Number) 77B1608
Inmate Name ADORNO, GEORGE
Sex MALE
Date of Birth 12/23/1958
Race / Ethnicity HISPANIC
Custody Status RELEASED
Housing / Releasing Facility CLINTON
Date Received (Original) 09/15/1977
Date Received (Current) 05/18/2004
Admission Type
County of Commitment NEW YORK
Latest Release Date / Type (Released Inmates Only) 11/09/09 PAROLE DIV OF PAROLE

Crimes of Conviction
Crime MURDER 2ND
Class A1

Sentence Terms and Release Dates
Under certain circumstances, an inmate may be released prior to serving his or her minimum term and before the earliest release date shown for the inmate.

Aggregate Minimum Sentence 0015 Years, 00 Months, 00 Days
Aggregate Maximum Sentence LIFE Years, 99 Months, 99 Days
Earliest Release Date
Earliest Release Type
Parole Hearing Date 03/2010
Parole Hearing Type OPEN DATE/6 MO AFTER REAPPEARANCE
Parole Eligibility Date 08/05/1990
Conditional Release Date NONE
Maximum Expiration Date LIFE
Maximum Expiration Date for Parole Supervision
Post Release Supervision Maximum Expiration Date
Parole Board Discharge Date