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Re: Skylark

PostPosted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 8:20 am
by Theforeigner
morf13 wrote:
ophion1031 wrote:Looking again now. 916 Evelyn is Frank Bennett, you're right. His wife and a 14 year old daughter are listed, but nobody else.

Take a look... http://1940census.archives.gov/search/? ... &year=1940

Right under them is the Bruno family at 918 Evelyn. The Verga family at 914 Evelyn is listed just above the Bennetts.


The kid, John Verga is a head scratcher. I assume his name is indeed John Verga,as listed in the census. I know for sure, his DOB is 11/30/38, and he was born in San Fran, but I can not find any activity or records of him as an adult. Indeed, he would defintely been 9 yrs old at the time of the Pigeon letter. There are zero records of any John Vergas ever living in Solano County.

Now, the Richard Bruno kid-he's a bit more interesting. Bruno, living at 918 Evelyn, was likely born late 1938, or sometime in 1939. How about this guy as a possible hit-
Name: Richard C Bruno Jr
Birth Date: 10 Oct 1937
Address: 142 Brockton CT, Vacaville, CA, 95687-6703 (1982)
[796 Scottsdale Dr, Vacaville, CA, 95687-5162 (1985)]
[1372 Callen St Apt B, Vacaville, CA, 95688-3050]

Like the 1940 census, he WAS a Richard Jr. BUT, his age at the time of the census does not line up. This kid would have been at least 2 during the 1940 census.

Also, his Dad's age is close to the 1940 census, but also does not lineup:
AME: Richard C. Bruno
BIRTH: 10 Jul 1911
DEATH: 28 Apr 2004 - Pinole, Contra Costa, California, USA
CIVIL: California

Close,but no cigar I think


Concerning John Verga born in 1938, this is the guy IMO, the age is a match:

VERGA, JOHN C (Age 74)

Associated names:

VERGA, J
Phone: Available(4)
Address: Available

CAMPBELL, CA
SAN JOSE, CA
LOS GATOS, CA

Possible Relatives:

VERGA, DAWNITA (Age 50)
VERGA, NICKI K
VERGA, GLORIA
VERGA, DAWNITA M (Age 76)
VERGA, DAWN M
VERGA, NICKI K (Age 52)
VERGA, TAWNY (Age 29)

Re: Skylark

PostPosted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:50 am
by Theforeigner
Why is this thread called "Skylark" ?

Re: Skylark

PostPosted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 12:15 pm
by vasa croe
Theforeigner wrote:Why is this thread called "Skylark" ?


That was what was on the flag at the house that the kid wrote the letter from.

Re: Skylark

PostPosted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 4:52 pm
by Theforeigner
vasa croe wrote:
Theforeigner wrote:Why is this thread called "Skylark" ?


That was what was on the flag at the house that the kid wrote the letter from.


Thanks Vasa Croe :)

Re: Skylark

PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 4:29 am
by ophion1031
Theforeigner wrote:
morf13 wrote:
ophion1031 wrote:Looking again now. 916 Evelyn is Frank Bennett, you're right. His wife and a 14 year old daughter are listed, but nobody else.

Take a look... http://1940census.archives.gov/search/? ... &year=1940

Right under them is the Bruno family at 918 Evelyn. The Verga family at 914 Evelyn is listed just above the Bennetts.


The kid, John Verga is a head scratcher. I assume his name is indeed John Verga,as listed in the census. I know for sure, his DOB is 11/30/38, and he was born in San Fran, but I can not find any activity or records of him as an adult. Indeed, he would defintely been 9 yrs old at the time of the Pigeon letter. There are zero records of any John Vergas ever living in Solano County.

Now, the Richard Bruno kid-he's a bit more interesting. Bruno, living at 918 Evelyn, was likely born late 1938, or sometime in 1939. How about this guy as a possible hit-
Name: Richard C Bruno Jr
Birth Date: 10 Oct 1937
Address: 142 Brockton CT, Vacaville, CA, 95687-6703 (1982)
[796 Scottsdale Dr, Vacaville, CA, 95687-5162 (1985)]
[1372 Callen St Apt B, Vacaville, CA, 95688-3050]

Like the 1940 census, he WAS a Richard Jr. BUT, his age at the time of the census does not line up. This kid would have been at least 2 during the 1940 census.

Also, his Dad's age is close to the 1940 census, but also does not lineup:
AME: Richard C. Bruno
BIRTH: 10 Jul 1911
DEATH: 28 Apr 2004 - Pinole, Contra Costa, California, USA
CIVIL: California

Close,but no cigar I think


Concerning John Verga born in 1938, this is the guy IMO, the age is a match:

VERGA, JOHN C (Age 74)

Associated names:

VERGA, J
Phone: Available(4)
Address: Available

CAMPBELL, CA
SAN JOSE, CA
LOS GATOS, CA

Possible Relatives:

VERGA, DAWNITA (Age 50)
VERGA, NICKI K
VERGA, GLORIA
VERGA, DAWNITA M (Age 76)
VERGA, DAWN M
VERGA, NICKI K (Age 52)
VERGA, TAWNY (Age 29)

Dawnita M is John's wife. Nicki Kay (maiden name Bogdanoff) is their daughter in law, who is the mother of Tawny and was married to David Verga (deceased). Tawny is in her early-mid 20's, not 29. Kinda funny. A friend of mine spoke to her on facebook to see if she would ask her grandpa (John) if he had any memory of the incident, but she thought my friend was joking I think.

Re: Skylark

PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 9:53 am
by morf13
Sorry, been away the last week, can somebody catch me up on this thread :?

Re: Skylark

PostPosted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 2:40 am
by ophion1031
morf13 wrote:Sorry, been away the last week, can somebody catch me up on this thread :?

Not much to catch up on I don't think. I would say that the only way to verify the identity of the Pigeon kid is to contact people who lived in that neighborhood, maybe the newspaper that ran the article or Albany PD.

Re: Skylark

PostPosted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 2:56 am
by ophion1031
Just got an email back from a relative of John Verga after a few months, and this person says that he is almost positive that the Verga family still lived at that Albany address in 1947, but it was so long ago that he isn't 100% sure. I just wrote back and mentioned the newspaper article so we'll see if he can shed any light on it.

Re: Skylark

PostPosted: Mon May 18, 2015 12:20 pm
by morf13
BUMPING this thread, as I feel there may be a clue here worth digging into. The threat was against a WILLIAM J. KEATING. Darlene Ferrin's Brother, Leo,is related somehow to a William J. Keating age 60. The 60 year old Keating is too young to have gotten the threat, but if he is a Junior, and his Dad got the threat, this would seem to be a really big coincidence.

The Keating related to Leo is related to a Dorothy D. Keating age 100, & a Hilda M. Keating age 91.

Re: Skylark

PostPosted: Mon May 18, 2015 12:31 pm
by morf13
morf13 wrote:BUMPING this thread, as I feel there may be a clue here worth digging into. The threat was against a WILLIAM J. KEATING. Darlene Ferrin's Brother, Leo,is related somehow to a William J. Keating age 60. The 60 year old Keating is too young to have gotten the threat, but if he is a Junior, and his Dad got the threat, this would seem to be a really big coincidence.

The Keating related to Leo is related to a Dorothy D. Keating age 100, & a Hilda M. Keating age 91.


BINGO! His Father WAS William J. Keating! Here's 1970 Vallejo Directory listing. Question is, is this the same William J. Keating that got the threat from the Pigeon Kid in Albany? If it is, this would be a really huge coincidence. Keating gets a letter from somebody calling themselves 'red phantom', and then a Relative of his(Darlene)is killed by Zodiac, who also calls himself Red Phantom.

NAME: William J. Keating
BIRTH: 6 Jan 1925
DEATH: 17 Oct 1987 - Vallejo, Solano, California, USA
CIVIL: California