Nancy P. Gidley. Rosa Vasquez, Yvonne Quilantang, Angela Thomas

San Francisco Chronicle
Wednesday, July 18, 1973

Puzzling 'Link' in Slayings

An investigation continued yesterday to determine
the real reason that brought murder victim Nancy P.
Gidley to San Francisco.

"We've got a tremendous mystery here," said
homicide detective John McKenna.

The naked body of Miss Gidley, a 24-year-old
X-ray technician from Idaho, was found Sunday on
the grounds of George Washington High School.

Her death brought to four the number of young
women who have been murdered in San Francisco since
May 29.

Three, including Miss Gidley, were strangled
and one was smothered. The bodies of all four were
stripped.

Another puzzle investigators are trying to
unravel is the fact three of the victims -- four if
you stretch a point -- seem to have something in
common.

Miss Gidley had told friends and an aunt and
uncle with whom she lived in Mountain Home, Idaho,
that she was coming to San Francisco for a wedding.

She told them that she was to be maid of honor
at the nuptials last Saturday for a Jennie McKenzie,
who Miss Gidley said was the sister of her own fiance,
Kerry.

Miss Gidley also reportedly said that she
intended to become a "free lance writer" for the
Chronicle. No one has ever heard of her at the
newspaper, a spokesman said.

And a canvas of county clerk's offices in the
Bay Area counties failed to find a marriage license
issued in recent weeks to anyone by the name of
McKenzie.

Nor did anyone ever call the aunt and uncle in
Idaho to report Miss Gidley's failure to appear at
the wedding ceremony, said McKenna.

She was last seen alive on Thursday when she
checked into the Rodeway Inn at 895 Leary street.
Miss Gidley departed after less than an hour, leaving
her luggage behind.

Further adding to the mystery, he said, is the
fact that neither of the McKenzies -- either friend
or fiance -- have stepped forward since the news of
Miss Gidley's murder.

Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence D. Gidley, are
American government employees living in London. They
arrived here by air last night but police gave no
indication they could shed any light on the mystery.

Detective McKenna said the presumption is still
that the four murders are not related, though the
theory of a single killer has not been ruled out
entirely.

The other victims:

Rosa Vasquez, 20, of 834 Bush street, whose
strangled body was found in Golden Gate Park on
May 29.

Yvonne Quilantang, 15, of 140 Delta street,
whose body -- seven months pregnant -- was found in a
vacant lot in the Bayview district on June 10. She
was also strangled.

Angela Thomas, 16, of Belton, Tex., whose body
was found at Benjamin Franklin Junior High School on
July 2. She had been smothered.

With three of the victims, there was a thread of
military connections which seemed to join them
together.

Miss Gidley served four years in the Air Force.
She was discharged at Hamilton Air Force Base in
Marin County early last year.

Miss Vasquez was a keypunch operator at Letterman
General Hosital at the Presidio.

Miss Thomas was the daughter of an Army sergeant
who was once stationed at the Presidio. In San
Francisco for a visit, she was last seen in the area
of the Presidio, where she had gone to look up old
friends.


San Francisco Chronicle
Thursday, July 19, 1973

She Wanted to Come to the City -- Now She's Dead

McKenna disclosed yesterday that Miss Gidley had
written her parents on June 8 that she was going to
San Francisco from Idaho to be maid of honor at the
wedding of Collette Mrozek, of Novato, whom she had
met at Hamilton AFB.

But Miss Mrozek told police yesterday that she
has no plans to be married, had not asked Miss Gidley
to be a member of a wedding party, and indeed, had not
corresponded with her for several months.

"It seems," Inspector McKenna said, "that she
just wanted to see San Francisco again. And she
seemed to be the type of girl who would just go out
at night walking alone to the places she like so
much."

Source: http://www.zodiackiller.com/mba/opzv/919.html

Sounds much like young followers of a cult especially Gidley

Four young women, four deaths by way of strangulation or suffocation, no mention of sexual assault, all found naked. In all it looks rather like the same guy.

It was in 73 that the message in the bottle was found in the Delta dated Feb 2nd. He spoke of wanting to kill a baby in that letter. One of these women was Yvonne Quilatang and she was seven Months pregnant and lived on Delta street. This could well be the Z, he did say that he would continue to kill after all.

I find it remarkable that Gidley was an X-ray technician. Did she work in a hospital? There are many nurses amongst the possible Z victims.

People also saw a possible occult and SRHM connection. Further information under the following link:

http://www.crimezzz.net/serialkillers/C/CALIFORNIA_OCCULT_murders.php

Baby and bottled message connection, brilliant thought, Solar Pons!

Thank you Roland, I agree there is a fair amount of nurses amongst the dead and missing, could you imagine the outcry if they had been Politicians wifes or indeed policewomen, def something strange there. I would be interested in Yvonne's situation as in did she have a steady fiance, did the father of the baby come forward ,and quite a few military connections. Good post Roland, going to see what else there is about these girls.

Spotted this, murders from 76 and onwards. The case of Denise Lampe is interesting it seems the detectives involved thought she might not have been killed by the same man as she was not assaulted (sexually). It appears the inside door handles were removed so that once inside the car she could not escape. Reminds me of BRS and Darlenes car door handle. Tampering with cars. And why would this girl take off both of her inside car door handles, very strange. http://www.city-data.com/forum/san-francisco/474413-gypsy-hill-killer-2.html

message in the bottle was found in the Delta dated Feb 2nd - can you guide me to where I can read more about this if you have the time or link...Thanks!
Very interesting connection indeed!

Any crimes with no clear motive such as RAPE, ROBBERY, DRUGS, or JEALOUSY, fall into the category of MOTIVELESS. And any Bay area murders from the lat 60's to early 70's that are MOTIVELESS, may very well be the work of Z

Boilermaker, look in the magazine and newspapers section on here and you will find it under 'Interesting Zodiac related Article' it is second from the top. I have made some Zodiac associations relating to the date Feb 2nd.

Where is Leary Street?

-Nin

Nin wrote:

Where is Leary Street?

-Nin

It is a spellig error in that news article, the motel "Rodeway Inn" was located at 895 Geary street.

Theforeigner wrote:

Nin wrote:

Where is Leary Street?

-Nin

It is a spellig error in that news article, the motel "Rodeway Inn" was located at 895 Geary street.

Thanks, TF. I was thinking along that line but wasn't sure. Interesting case in some way.

-Nin

Does anybody have access to articles, police reports or other information on theses case, particularly Rosa Vasquez, Yvonne Quilantang, Angela Thomas? If so, it would be great if you could post them for review.

Unfortunately there is nothing much that we can find on the Internet from here ...

Roland,

Here are some newspaper articles containing the information you need:

http://www.datafilehost.com/download-72dab884.html

I know, the files are in PDF format.. If someone wants to convert them to an online format, feel free to do so.

Roland wrote:

Does anybody have access to articles, police reports or other information on theses case, particularly Rosa Vasquez, Yvonne Quilantang, Angela Thomas? If so, it would be great if you could post them for review.

Unfortunately there is nothing much that we can find on the Internet from here ...

Okay, here are some articles, I will post more as I find them

From 6/2/73:


From 7/3/73:


From 7/16/73:


From 7/18/73:

Thebes wrote:

Roland,

Here are some newspaper articles containing the information you need:

http://www.datafilehost.com/download-72dab884.html

I know, the files are in PDF format.. If someone wants to convert them to an online format, feel free to do so.

Thebes, Awesome!! Could YOU please open and copy them all here for us. DO that copy and paste thing??? I know everyone
wants to see this. But some of us don't like to open a download....... Pleazzze *

Here is some more....

From 7/16/73:


From 7/17/73:

Thebes and Morf, thank you very much for sharing! Great stuff, and highly interesting information, particularly in regards to SRHM. I see some possible similarities.

No problem

Solar Pons wrote:

Boilermaker, look in the magazine and newspapers section on here and you will find it under 'Interesting Zodiac related Article' it is second from the top. I have made some Zodiac associations relating to the date Feb 2nd.

SOLAR, you may want to check this out if you are interested in the date of FEB 2
https://zodiackillersite.forummotion.com/cheri-jo-bates-10-30-66-f20/who-wants-to-help-look-at-a-poi-t251.htm#3355

Thebes' pdf files, clipped and converted into jpg:

I think without a doubt these girls may be Zodiac victims. Remember Zodiac changed the way he killed a lot so strangling is not out of the question. Z said he would change his M.O. to make his murders look different.

Very possible this was Z's work.

Here is additional information Seagull asked me to post (seagull is having technical difficulties for the moment) GREAT INFO, THANKS SEAGULL!:

Information Bulletin
San Francisco Police Department
No. 61-71
Homicides
08 August 1973

Tuesday 29 May 1973, the day after Memorial Day, the body of Rosa Vasquez, WFA, 20 years, was found in Golden Gate Park above Arguello Drive. She was nude and dumped in that location. Autopsy revealed subject had sexual relations as semen was located in her vagina, rectum and mouth. Subject was last known to be alive on 28 May 1973.

Sunday, 10 June 1973 the nude body of Yvonne Quilantang, NFJ, 15 years, was found in an empty lot at the end of Galvez Street. She was last known to be alive on Saturday, 09 June 1973 and had allegedly left her foster home to purchase cigarettes. Just prior to her departure she was heard to be arguing with a male on the telephone.

Monday, 2 July 1973 the nude body of Angela Thomas, WFJ, 16 years, was found in the school yard of Benjamin Franklin Jr. High in the early morning hours. Subject was last known to be alive during the evening hours of 1 July 1973 in the Presidio of San Francisco and several hours later was identified as exiting a vehicle (A 1972-1973 Plymouth Duster, dark blue, 2-door with black racing stripes on the rear) in a gas station on Lombard Street. At that time she was nude and asked the attendant for a key to the washroom. The occupants of the automobile were two WMA's, one with dishwater blonde hair, longish, early 20's, 5'10" to 6 feet. No further description of the other suspect.

Sunday 15 July 1973 the nude body of Nancy Gidley, WFA, 24 years, was located in the parking area of George Washington High on the 30th Avenue side. As in the other three homicides, she had been deposited after the crime. She had arrived in San Francisco on Thursday, 12 July 1973. checked into the Rodeway Inn at 895 Geary. She had spent that night in her room, but not Friday or Saturday. She claimed to be here to be Maid of Honor in a wedding; however, this information proved to be incorrect. This victim is missing an unusual type of hammered silver cross, Celtic in nature, normally worn around her neck. Autopsy revealed subject recently had sexual intercourse.

Thanks Nin for the hard work. I appreciated it.

By the way, I have many more newspapers covering other suspected Zodiac victims. If someone needs more info, just make a request.

Thebes wrote:

Thanks Nin for the hard work. I appreciated it.

By the way, I have many more newspapers covering other suspected Zodiac victims. If someone needs more info, just make a request.

I think we all request the info, Thebes. Thank you. Pls start a thread under this Possible Victims for us to research. Thanks!

We have 37 plus to look at an ponder.