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The night of Friday, December 20, 1968, two years after the murder of Sherry Jo Bates,

in Benesha, California. It was between 9.30 and 10 o'clock when a small sports car slowly

came to a stop on a gravel turnout half a mile down the road from Lake Herman. Behind

the wheel was William Crow. The car belonged to his girlfriend who was riding beside him

in the passenger seat. Although the car was new, it was having some troubles, so William

had taken it for a cruise to test out the engine. His route led him down Lake Herman Road,

a five mile stretch that curved through the countryside to the neighbouring city of

Vallejo. Traffic along Lake Herman Road was sparse during the day and near non-existent

at night. It was a lonely quiet road framed by fields, trees and ranches that stretched

over the rolling hills. With no street lights to illuminate the scenery, the area had become

a lover's lane of sorts. Young couples seeking privacy would park their cars in the numerous

turnouts that lined the road.

William Crow pulled into one such turnout, situated at the gated number 10 entrance to the

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