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The evening of Sunday March 22, 1970, five months after the murder of Paul Stein in San Bernardino,

California. Kathleen Jones was preparing for a long road trip. The 22-year-old was visiting her

sick mother in Petaluma, a seven-hour drive away. Kathleen, who was seven months pregnant,

preferred to make this familiar journey at night. There were fewer people on the roads,

and the cars engine would allow her ten-month-old daughter to sleep. Kathleen got into her 1957

Chevrolet and set off with her daughter strapped into the back seat. By 11.45 pm,

Kathleen was driving along the Interstate 132 Highway in Paterson. She glanced up at her

review mirror. A late model, light-ten coloured car, was trailing close behind her.

It was being driven by a white male wearing black-framed eyeglasses. He flashed his headlights,

trying to get Kathleen's attention. Kathleen ignored the man, and he soon sped up and overtook her.

Nervous that something might be wrong with her vehicle, she decided to pull over and check

just in case. Noticing this, the man promptly braked, then backed up to meet her by the side of

the highway. Speaking in a slow and not-nice voice, he explained that her left rear wheel had

been wobbling. He offered to fix it, and Kathleen accepted. The man fetched a wrench and

denailed by Kathleen's wheel for a couple of minutes, tightening the lug bolts. He then stood

up and told her she was all set to continue. He strolled back to his car and drove away,

without saying another word. Kathleen started her engine and pulled away from the roadside,

but within moments her car came to a grinding halt. She got out to see what was wrong.

The left rear tyre had almost completely fallen off, with only one bolt still holding it in place.

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