From: Steve.Basile@tivoli.com (Steve Basile)
    To: pflag-announce@vector.casti.com
    Subject: Oregon PFLAG Murders: Police Sketch Available
    Date: Fri, 08 Dec

    
    Regarding the murders of two Oregon activists who were PFLAG members (see 
    description and news bulletin below) Jessea Greenman has informed me that a 
    copy of the police sketch of a man who is wanted for questioning is 
    available on the World Wide Web.
    
    It can also be provided by email, by sending a request to alanb@efn.org 
    
    Please specify whether you need a Windows BMP, PCX or GIF, JPG format.  
    The sketch can also be seen on the web at
    
    
            http://www.efn.org/~alanb/subject1.gif/
    
    
    Please circulate this widely, and print and circulate copies of the sketch, 
    especially if you are in the Oregon area in question.  We cannot let these 
    deaths go unanswered, and must do all we can to focus media attention on 
    what appears to be a hate-motivated tragedy.
    Oregon 
    Steve Basile
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    ======Begin News Bulletin ===============
    
    The bodies of two missing lesbian activists were found in the back of their
    Toyota pick-up truck this evening in Medford, Oregon.  Michelle Abdill, and
    her partner of 12 years, Roxanne Ellis were last seen alive Monday, December 
    4th at about 5 p.m. in northeast Medford, Oregon.  Both were former 
    residents of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
    
    Both women were involved in combating anti-gay ballot measures in Oregon. 
    Police report the two had received threats in the past and are investigating
    the murders as hate crimes.
    
    The Medford Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in
    trying to locate a male who may have information about the disappearance of 
    the two local women. The man was seen in the area of Sheraton Ct. and Delta 
    Waters Rd, in the late afternoon on Monday, December 4, 1995, the place and 
    time the two women were last seen. Anyone with information on the male 
    subject described below, or the two murdered women should contact the 
    Medford Police  Department. 
    
    The individual sought is described as:  
     - White male adult (30's to 40's).  
     - 5'-7" to 5'-10" tall; 
     - 150 to l7O lbs.  
     - Brown and grey hair, clean shaven.
     - Wearing:gold wire rim glasses,'grey jacket and tan pants.  
     - Possible related vehicle:  Large dark blue 4-door sedan, similar to a 
    Chevrolet sedan. California license plates (white background/blue letters)
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