For more than 40 years have passed since a serial killer nicknamed «the Artist» (Doodler) terrorized the gay community of San Francisco. February 6, police released a sketch of the suspect and announced a reward of $100 thousand for help in his arrest.
#SFPD Provides Update on “Doodler” Cold Case Investigation > https://t.co/iDK5MqX3iP #sf #coldcase pic.twitter.com/aWOwpMMymC
— San Francisco Police (@SFPD) February 6, 2019
The police believes that the killer stabbed at least 5 people since the beginning of 1974 until the end of 1975. It has been called «an Artist» after the victim who survived the attack of the killer, said that when meeting in a nightclub, the offender drew and said that works as a cartoonist. Police created several portraits of the alleged murderer in 1975, and a portrait showing how he might look now.
The commander of police of San Francisco Greg Maceachern, said that authorities released these portraits in the hope of securing justice for the victims of the «horrific murders». According to Maceachern, is one of several cases of serial crimes, which was revised after the arrest last year of the notorious «Killer of the Golden state» with the help of DNA analysis. Police provided DNA samples from the crime scene of the 1970-ies in the case of Doodle and is awaiting results from the lab.
Detectives described the killer as an African American rising to about 1.8 m, slim build, who was probably about 20 years old at the time of the attacks. Then the witness was able to describe to the investigator, the appearance of the attacker, with the result that in 1976 a man was arrested, but he was not charged. Mak-Isern said that the police interviewed this man after returning to the point, he is still in sight of the investigators. The suspect’s name was not disclosed, police declined to say whether it resembles the person in the portraits.
Killer attack on the white men he met in gay clubs and restaurants in San Francisco. He used to make sketches of the victims, before you have sex with them, and then kill him. Bodies of 4 persons were found on the beach. Another victim was found in Golden Gate Park.
On Wednesday, police also announced a reward of 100 thousand dollars for information that would help to arrest the killer, and published the audio recording of the anonymous call for January 27, 1974. It is unknown told the police about the body found near Ocean Beach in San Francisco. Then the police found the body of 50-year-old Gerald Cavanaugh, who became the first of the 5 known victims of the killer. Investigators are still seeking information about the identity of the caller, who wished to remain anonymous.
