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Post by Admin Horan on May 8, 2015 11:40:45 GMT -6
"Warren" was named by Darlene Ferrin's girlfriend Bobbie Ramos as a possible lover of Darlene's. On the night of July 20, 1969, Donald Warren Porter was arrested by Ben Villareal and booked by John Lynch for Darlene's murder. It seems likely that Porter was being framed—either by Villareal, or by "Willie" Ott, for Darlene's murder in order to take the heat off Ott.
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Post by sneakypete on Dec 26, 2015 22:22:12 GMT -6
I did a brief query on Donald Warren P. I'm not able to find where he served time nor filed any appeals. So either I've not looked hard enough or he just wasn't convicted. Having the gun which might have been used at BRS and allegedly belonging to Ott, is only circumstantial evidence leaving this case, as far as I can tell, unsolved.
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Post by Admin Horan on Dec 28, 2015 16:08:44 GMT -6
I did a brief query on Donald Warren P. I'm not able to find where he served time nor filed any appeals. So either I've not looked hard enough or he just wasn't convicted. Having the gun which might have been used at BRS and allegedly belonging to Ott, is only circumstantial evidence leaving this case, as far as I can tell, unsolved. Pete: Thanks for the comment! Morford claims that this Donald Warren ________ was not Donald Porter, but he won't say what the "real" last name supposedly is. All my sources say Porter, but they could be wrong. Porter WAS (and might still be) a criminal, according to a lot of people who know him, and he is most likely the "Warren" who gave Darlene rides to work. Was he the Warren who was arrested on July 20? Maybe not. James Phillips Crabtree is the other "suspect" in Darlene's shooting, and James Phillips "Flowers" (according to Voigt) was the man arrrested on July 20 along with Donald Warren ____________. It's perfectly clear that ________ and "Flowers" were set up by Ott to get arrested that night. Because they were guilty? Or to get VPD off of Porter and Crabtree? A couple of days after the state ballistics comparison on ________'s P38 (Positive? Negative? We don't know. But the only legal excuse the FBI gave for not releasing that page is that it incriminates someone who is still alive. Both Porter and _____________ are still alive, according to Voigt. So, that suggests that the ballistics check was positive. But, since ________ was obviously set up, that does not mean he shot Darlene. I think Crabtree, her exhusband, shot her) was received by VPD, the first Zodiac letter was mailed. That letter seemed to call attention to the arrest of ______. For whatever reason. In ANY case, there is no excuse for Graysmith to pretend he didn't know that a man named as a possible suspect by Darlene's friends was arrested and booked for her murder, and that some mystery still pertains to how much evidence there was against him. Jake Wark supposedly knows _________'s last name. Track him down and bug him. Thanks again!
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Post by NightHawk on Jan 3, 2016 21:00:46 GMT -6
I suspect his last name is Lewis. He would be abt 71 if living. May live in San Fran.
Warm regards,
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Post by Admin Horan on Jan 22, 2016 21:17:25 GMT -6
Nighthawk:
Thanks for the tip! I have zero intentions of bothering Mr Lewis (or anyone else) but anyone reading this website might, so if you have any other information about this fellow you could PM me and I'll keep it under my hat. For the record, I don't think the Donald Warren _______ who was arrested shot Darlene; the files preeeeeeetty clearly indicate that Ott and Villareal were trying to FRAME him for Darlene's murder.
Here's the weirdest part of this dealio: Donald Warren Porter and James Phillips Crabtree are the two best suspects in Darlene's murder. On the night of July 20, Donald Warren __________ and James Phillips ____________ were arrested and Donald was booked for Darlene's murder. He even KNEW he was going to be booked for her murder. Eleven days later, the first Zodiac letter was mailed--a letter that calls attention to Villareal and his connection with Ott. That's not the only funny jumble of names in these cases. Benicia police received a letter from a "Perry David" accusing Rockey Dixon of shooting David Faraday and Betty Lou Jensen. VPD claimed they never heard of "Perry David," but they sure as shooting knew a David Perry--known associate (and later, codefendant) of--hold your breath--Rockey Dixon.
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Post by am267810 on Sept 29, 2021 15:18:07 GMT -6
Any idea if this Don (or Donald) is the same one questioned on July 11th, about buying ammo from the Solano Gun Shop. Also wondering why he was questioned at all, no reports mention anything about him except the interview on the 11th. Obviously not all the reports have been released since the reports mention getting intel on other people and then the follow-up, but not this guy.
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Post by Admin Horan on Sept 30, 2021 6:12:50 GMT -6
Hi, am! Yup. Same guy. His name is Donald Warren B____________________ and I've interviewed him. He talked about the whole incident(s) very freely (to the extent that he remembers it after all these years.) He claims he didn't even know he was booked for murder--only for carrying a concealed weapon. (That rings true. Because of his constitutional rights, he had to be charged BEFORE the ballistics check could be carried out, so the only charge applicable on July 22 was, indeed, carrying a concealed weapon.) He said his grandmother threw his bail and he skipped town (also true.)
Freely...until I asked him WHO the "friend" was he got the pistol from. Very, very firm "No comment!" For whatever reason. He told me something else verrryyyy interesting about that pistol, which I shall reveal (for whatever it may or may not be worth) when the time comes.
Donald Warren Porter, on the other hand, is a 5-star badass. He's also 6'9" and therefore, cannot be the person Mageau described to police. Was he "the" Warren who knew Darlene and gave her rides to work, etc? Maybe. He lived around the corner from Dean and Darlene. He worked on Mare Island more or less with Darlene's dad. But he's NOT Donald Warren B__________.
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Post by am267810 on Sept 30, 2021 10:41:55 GMT -6
I am still wondering who gave him up, on the incident where he was questioned about the ammo, no reference to where they got that intel from in the available reports. It seems like someone either knew he was involved, at least on the fringes, or had a real dislike for him. Also, I know his name, I emailed that info to you, and the reason he was charged , most likely, was so they could keep the gun and have it checked. There doesn't need to be criminal charges for a ballistics check, I know you remember Robert H Smith turning in a gun to be checked (no charges). FYI I posted some info on that Robert Smith on the thread about him. I would love to know more about what he said, since the information I gave you and the idea that his grandma bailed him out lines up perfectly, maybe we could line up more info and see what comes from it. Thanks.
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Post by Admin Horan on Oct 12, 2021 5:03:46 GMT -6
The owner of the store called police about the purchase of ammo. The second time, he was originally booked into custody for 187PC (murder.) But, the ballistics report did not come back before his 48 hours were up, so the only charge they could arraign him on at that time was carrying a concealed weapon.
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Post by am267810 on Nov 9, 2021 13:15:57 GMT -6
I have the booking reports for the two individuals from the Vallejo reports shown above. FYI according to the report, neither was booked for murder, and the charges they were booked for were dismissed. Villareal was the arresting officer, but the Sheriff's Department says they have no report about the arrest from him.
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Post by Admin Horan on Nov 10, 2021 7:13:11 GMT -6
Can you send me those? tom.horan.lu@gmail.com
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