Frustrated by the lack of forward progressive in the case, Detective Tiner spoke to the entertainment press during the final week of March 1977. The goal was to jostle cooperation from the same Hollywood community that was so reticent to participate during the first full month of the investigation. “I’m sure there are a lot of people out there in Los Angeles who knew her and knew more about her, but who have not contacted me,” he stated.
Here are samples of the ensuing coverage in the British tabloids in the immediate hours and days following Tiner’s conference.
