Sheriff Don Striepeke on murders of young girls in Sonoma County

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Film Date
8/1/73
Film Reference Number
KPIX 113398
Description
KPIX-TV news footage from August 1, 1973 with reporter Ed Arnow featuring brief scenes from an interview with Sheriff Don Striepeke (1929-1988), who talks about a recent spate of murders of young girls in Sonoma County, as fresh corpses continue to be found. At present, Striepeke states: "It's a mystery to us too Ed." These killings would continue and eventually be referred to as the Santa Rosa hitchhiker murders. Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.

This 16mm film print was remastered in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in April 2022.
Format
16mm newsfilm