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Tahoe27 wrote:It is a curious situation and would have been more-so had the couple confirmed it. All the cops had to go on was he said, she said. It does seem like quite the elaborate tale having made it up completely. I could see why the couple might want to deny it--especially if they thought it could be the BRS shooter--not knowing of "Zodiac" at this point in time.

Would have been interesting if LE was able to get that entire family (the ones directly involved) in the room to see who it was who was bs-ing.

I dont see any reason why the mother in law would make this up, and she stated another Family Member could verify this story. Maybe, Donald was afraid for his safety, or was covering for somebody he knew?

morf13 wrote:

Quicktrader wrote:Morf, amazing find...99% this is our guy,

possibly this one?

http://motelpostcards.blogspot.co.at/20 ... ornia.html

http://www.death-record.com/d/n/Donald- ... California

QT

Donald Lance Beronio died in 1992. I reached out to his ex-wife, but she didnt reply.

Well, guess because she doesn't know the name, might be old, too. Where did you get the document from? Wasn't Lynch the officer, too?

QT

Morf Stated...

"Possible, but he claims he was approached by this Guy on 7/5. Not sure what day he told hi Mother in law, but if he told her the same day, how likely would either of them know that Z possibly was driving a brown car,and also, how could he know that the attacker was heavy/stocky? Beronio's wife also was supposed to have witnessed this. Question is, at what point did the brown car being the possible attacker's car come out? Also, find it interesting that the guy wanted to go to Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, close to the Domnigos/Edwards crime. If he was making it up, why choose that area?"

Real suspicious that the only info presented is info that was published, and in the exact order that MM gave to Hoffman. No other insider info given. I thought the guy wanted to get out of town, and because Beronio was heading to Santa Maria where he lived, that was good enough for this guy. So it would be Beronio deciding where this guy was going to be heading to, not the guy who claims he was involved in a shooting, he was just going along for the ride, to get out of town.

Bayarea60s wrote:Morf Stated...

"Possible, but he claims he was approached by this Guy on 7/5. Not sure what day he told hi Mother in law, but if he told her the same day, how likely would either of them know that Z possibly was driving a brown car,and also, how could he know that the attacker was heavy/stocky? Beronio's wife also was supposed to have witnessed this. Question is, at what point did the brown car being the possible attacker's car come out? Also, find it interesting that the guy wanted to go to Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, close to the Domnigos/Edwards crime. If he was making it up, why choose that area?"

Real suspicious that the only info presented is info that was published, and in the exact order that MM gave to Hoffman. No other insider info given. I thought the guy wanted to get out of town, and because Beronio was heading to Santa Maria where he lived, that was good enough for this guy. So it would be Beronio deciding where this guy was going to be heading to, not the guy who claims he was involved in a shooting, he was just going along for the ride, to get out of town.

So, the million dollar question is, were articles published between 7/4/69 & 7/7/69, detailing the attacker's car & physical description? If so, I could see Beronio getting this info from the paper and making it up, but if no articles were out detailing that info, it would be an awfully lucky guess on Beronio's part to nail the physical description of z, and a brown car, which Z later mentioned.

Also need to point out, the report mentions that Beronio arrived in Vallejo, up from Santa Maria early in the morning 7/5/69, so he likely would not have been privy to any details yet. The police mention that they questioned the Mother on 7/8/69. Between 7/5 & 7/7, is likely when Beronio relayed this info to his Mother in law. That's the days we need to see if articles were published mentioning the details, 7/5-7/7.

Also, again worth noting, his wife seems to be part of this 'meeting' as well, making it less likely Beronio is lying

morf13 wrote:So, the million dollar question is, were articles published between 7/4/69 & 7/7/69, detailing the attacker's car & physical description?

Yes....July 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th,....... viewtopic.php?f=94&t=165

Starting with this one (thx zam)

Thanks Tahoe,I found a couple different articles too that I will post in the 'Articles' section.

So, yes, Beronio could have known these facts from the paper. He added one thing of interest, that the suspect was involved with 'dope'. We know it's possible, Darlene was too, and some theorize, she may have been there to score some.

Beronio actually told his Mother in law the man's name, but she couldnt remember it. When police questioned him, he denied everything, and mentioned that the ONLY person he talked to was a friend named JAY R. KEITH. I would like to learn more about him in case. I think he was either Vallejo HS or Hogan HS, class of 68,if memory serves. Anybody have one of those yearbooks.

Not finding him at V.H.S. '66-'70.

Tahoe27 wrote:Not finding him at V.H.S. '66-'70.

He graduated Vallejo HS class of 68, but he was absent for his senior pic, and he is not anywhere in the 67 book..oh well

If Z was looking for a ride, he possibly if z at all had no longer access to that car..

QT

Quicktrader wrote:If Z was looking for a ride, he possibly if z at all had no longer access to that car..

QT

That could be, but if he didnt have the car, how would Beronio know it was brown? I am okay with finding out that Beronio & his wife were playing a joke on his Mother in law, and he was lying. I am just afraid that he actually may have known something and was lying because he feared for his safety, or was covering for somebody. On those possibilities, he could have known Z.

I actually have been speaking with his Cousin, and he passed my info along to his Brothers who were living in Vallejo during 69(the cousin I spoke to was not). Maybe they have more info. Like I said, I mailed a letter to Beronio's ex wife, but she never replied