Santa Cruz Sentinel, Apr. 1, 1981

The following article concerns the unsolved Santa Cruz County murders of Jennifer McDowell, Diane Steffy, and Deborah Jean Cargill. Mentioned but unnamed is Emma Jean Pier, the "Los Gatos housewife" mentioned here.

Also mentioned is Ellen Marie Hansen, whose case was later solved with the arrest and conviction of David Carpenter, aka the Trailside Killer. The murder of Laura Beyerly — referred to here only as a Los Altos girl — is highly suspected, but officially unsolved.

Bergstrom, Mark. "Unsolved murders haunt authorities." The Santa Cruz Sentinel, pp. 16. Apr. 1, 1981. Clipped from Newspapers.com.