Post by hope on Aug 7, 2021 12:15:00 GMT -6
Daniel Worman French, 55 years old in 1981, was another suspect in this case. He was arrested in July 1980 for molesting an 11 year old Tina and her 8 year old friend. The incident occurred at French's trailer in the Downtown Trailer Park. Tina's friend lived in the same trailer park as French.
On July 1, 1980, PCSD Officer Lieber responded to the Sharp residence at the Claremont trailer following report of lewd & lascivious acts against children. Tina & her friend had told Sue that Daniel French had offered them money to take nude photos. He also touched them inappropriately after buying them icecream. According to the responding officers report, Sue, Tina, her friend & friend's mother were all at the Sharps home when he arrived to talk to them.
An officer R. Day attempted to contact the victims again on 7-6-81. After making several attempts he reached Sue who informed him Tina was not home, she was at her friend's (victim #2) residence at the Downtown Trailer Park. He attempted to locate them there, however, no one was home.
Officer Day made contact & interviewed the girls a second time on 7-7-81, in the presence of victim #2's mother. This interview took place at the friend's residence in the Downtown Trailer Park. The girls answered questions but were uncomfortable speaking with a male officer.
Arrangements were made for the girls to be interviewed by a female clerk, Helen Dodson. These interviews were recorded & later transcribed. Unfortunately, the interview with victim #2 did not pick up in the recording. She declined to give another taped interview.
The transcript of Tina's interview & additional LE files can be read at the link below. However, it appears the full interview was not posted. The first two pages of the interview are missing.
There is also a supplemental report which includes a 7/17/80 entry in which Dan French's attorney states French would be willing to take a polygraph test. On 8/4/80 this attorney informs LE he is no longer representing Daniel French.
And that is the end of available reports discussing this creep & his arrest. According to the PON entry under French's name, he was arrested for this crime. The LE reports state the DA was processing with the prosecution. But then what happened?
Several people on the PON list state French was responsible for the murders & kidnapping of Tina. In these entries they mention he was recently released from jail. When? Was he in jail from 7/80 - ? because of this molestation case? Or something else? At the bottom of Officer Leiber's report it says "Refer to case 79-3676 similar". Sounds like there was another pending molestation case against French.
There is that Timeline entry, taken from an interview with French himself, stating he ran into Sue & Daryl while at the Maple Leaf bar in late March 1981. Was rhe case against him still pending at this time? And at the time of the murders? Unfortunately, French's full interviews were never released.
He (coincidentally?) moved to Reno on 4/10/81. A notation on Officer Leiber's report states Spynicki will compare French's latents to prints found in cabin 28. This notation is dated 4/3/86, after the "advanced fingerprint technology using laser enhancement" was created.
Original case files regarding this can be read here:
zodiackillerhoax1986.freeforums.net/thread/376/french-tinas-molestation-report-original
On July 1, 1980, PCSD Officer Lieber responded to the Sharp residence at the Claremont trailer following report of lewd & lascivious acts against children. Tina & her friend had told Sue that Daniel French had offered them money to take nude photos. He also touched them inappropriately after buying them icecream. According to the responding officers report, Sue, Tina, her friend & friend's mother were all at the Sharps home when he arrived to talk to them.
An officer R. Day attempted to contact the victims again on 7-6-81. After making several attempts he reached Sue who informed him Tina was not home, she was at her friend's (victim #2) residence at the Downtown Trailer Park. He attempted to locate them there, however, no one was home.
Officer Day made contact & interviewed the girls a second time on 7-7-81, in the presence of victim #2's mother. This interview took place at the friend's residence in the Downtown Trailer Park. The girls answered questions but were uncomfortable speaking with a male officer.
Arrangements were made for the girls to be interviewed by a female clerk, Helen Dodson. These interviews were recorded & later transcribed. Unfortunately, the interview with victim #2 did not pick up in the recording. She declined to give another taped interview.
The transcript of Tina's interview & additional LE files can be read at the link below. However, it appears the full interview was not posted. The first two pages of the interview are missing.
There is also a supplemental report which includes a 7/17/80 entry in which Dan French's attorney states French would be willing to take a polygraph test. On 8/4/80 this attorney informs LE he is no longer representing Daniel French.
And that is the end of available reports discussing this creep & his arrest. According to the PON entry under French's name, he was arrested for this crime. The LE reports state the DA was processing with the prosecution. But then what happened?
Several people on the PON list state French was responsible for the murders & kidnapping of Tina. In these entries they mention he was recently released from jail. When? Was he in jail from 7/80 - ? because of this molestation case? Or something else? At the bottom of Officer Leiber's report it says "Refer to case 79-3676 similar". Sounds like there was another pending molestation case against French.
There is that Timeline entry, taken from an interview with French himself, stating he ran into Sue & Daryl while at the Maple Leaf bar in late March 1981. Was rhe case against him still pending at this time? And at the time of the murders? Unfortunately, French's full interviews were never released.
He (coincidentally?) moved to Reno on 4/10/81. A notation on Officer Leiber's report states Spynicki will compare French's latents to prints found in cabin 28. This notation is dated 4/3/86, after the "advanced fingerprint technology using laser enhancement" was created.
Original case files regarding this can be read here:
zodiackillerhoax1986.freeforums.net/thread/376/french-tinas-molestation-report-original
