From one of the earlier trial transcripts:
According to defendant's taped confession, not challenged on this appeal, he picked up Monique H., who was hitchhiking in Riverside County on February 12, 1979. Monique was a well-developed 15-year-old. The two drove to defendant's residence and spent the night together, engaging in consensual sex. The next morning, they went to some mountains, where defendant took pictures of Monique in the nude, and of the two performing simulated sex acts together. At some point, Monique became frightened and began to scream and struggle. Defendant tied her up, stuffed a T-shirt in her mouth, beat her unconscious, and raped her vaginally and anally. He said he had not planned the violence, but was "incoherent" and frightened about a situation that had gotten out of hand. Ultimately, he drove Monique back to civilization, where she notified the police.
I seriously doubt that this was the first time he'd been cruising around Riverside County looking for victims. I don't know if it's something one just sees on TV or what, do these serial killers kill more frequently? His killings were very close together toward the end in 79 when he was arrested on July 24. There seems to be a large gap in the time line between December 16 77, when he killed Georgia Wixted, and then Charlotte Lamb June 24 1978. And where was he after he killed Charlotte Lamb? His next known victim (the 15 year old above) and then the killing June 14 79 of Jill Parenteau and then only a week later he killed Robin Samsoe, on June 20. It would make sense wouldn't it that potential victims could likely be found during those periods.
