Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-29 | Page 4 | L. A. Youth Admits Killing Dancer, Attacks on Women

L. L A A. Youth i Admits Killing Dancer Danl 1 Attacks on Women LOS ANGELES Aug 29 UP Deputy Police Chief Homer Cross today announced that De DC Witt Clinton Cook year old typesetter typesetter typesetter type type- setter had confessed the City college college college col col- col- col lege campus slaying last February of Anya former Follies dancer and two other recent recent recent re re- re- re cent attacks upon women Cross said Cook who was apprehended apprehended apprehended ap ap- ap- ap early today after he was seen jumping from the window window window win win- dow of W. W F. F Warnock's Warnocks home also confessed the bludgeon at attacks attacks attacks at- at tacks upon Della Delia Bogard year 17 I old dancer and Myrtle Wagner yea 17 old 17 old housemaid When the youth was arrested he had an inch 18 piece of in his possession He lIe wore tennis shoes and carried several pairs pain of gloves and a pocket knife After his apprehension his wife wile Mrs Lorraine Cook and his mother Mrs Ruby Cook were arrested on suspicion of grand theft Miss died shortly after she was found beaten on the back backof backof backof of the head She had been waiting waiting wait wait- ing to rehearse a play at the auditorium auditorium auditorium audi audi- of City college The Wagner gird was attacked last week In the J tome Home ome where she was employed She was beaten over the head with a and ravished Cross said Cook admitted his crimes after a night of question questIon- Ing He also confessed t to several burglaries I I did not know any of these girls Deputy Chief Cross quoted Cook as saying My purpose was robbery but a strange urge came over me to at attack attack attack at- at tack them Cook of slight alight build and dark was calm as he went into details detail of his crimes showing no outward remorse Cross said I