1/17/1988

Newspaper clipping from The Seattle Times (page 2)
Second Body Found in Bizarre String of Deaths

Blackwater, Washington  // Sunday, January 17, 1988  //  Story by Karen McKnight

Late Thursday night, January 14, police found the body of a middle-aged man on the edge of the northern city limits of Blackwater. According to the report, Dr. Frank Booker, 47,  a chemistry teach at the local high school was out taking an evening walk with his son, Jackson Booker. “We were out taking a walk after dinner like we always do, when something grabbed my dad and pulled him into the woods. I ran in after him, but lost track of him pretty quickly so I found the nearest pay phone and called the police,” says Jackson. Dr. Booker was found missing most of his skin and clothes, and all his major internal organs had been removed via his chest. Most notably, this fits the M.O. of the previous death of Ms. Lindsay Todd last week.

According to the police, there are no suspects currently and they still believe that these deaths are wildlife related. As such, they are still working closely with the Park Ranger service in hopes of finding the creature responsible quickly. The police are currently advising people to stay out of wooded areas north of town if at all possible. �