The Doodler: An S.F. beat cop thought he'd nabbed the killer on a lucky hunch. And then an explosive new lead emerged
The DoodlerSketch snares suspects, but cases far from solved A San Francisco beat cop thought he’d nabbed the Doodler on a lucky hunch — no such luck. And then an explosive new lead emerged. April 13, 2021 4:00 a.m. Something about the guy was hinky, as cops like to say. He was walking on Castro Street and looked like he had something to hide. Held his arm stiff against his side over a bulge in his long pea coat. Officer James Andre Boles was on foot patrol and zeroed in. It was Nov. 20, 1975, and everyone at police headquarters was talking about the Doodler. How he’d picked up five men...
Source: sfchronicle.com