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Tolson By A, Tanah ; lege offey Fy Glavin aly Ledd i . Mr. Nichol y = ‘“ } Mr. Rosen “ LOS A YGELES, Cal., Jan. 19 (UP).—The elusive “Red,” hottest suspect in the { lack Dahlia” murder mystery, was a vain, red-haired youth who lived near 22-year-old izabeth Short and was seen drinking beér with her the night before her mutilated. ody was found in a vacant lot here, police said today. Mr, Tracy —___.. {HEH HNIHNNHHoMN mANNNIY Tonight police seemed to know everything about him Mr. Carson - iexcept his name and whereabouts. Mr. Egan oo That they might even know his name was indicated Mr. Hendon by Capt. Donohoe of the Homicide Squad, who said police Mr. Penningtén - were looking for a red-haired former Marine with a police record extending back to his youth. The young man also was known as Bob, Donohoe said. A waitress told police she#———-—-—-————_-———----—— served the black-haired, black- clad girl and “Red” the evening of Jan. 14 at a drive-in restaur- nt near San Diego. The wait- ess, Jadell Gray, said she knew iss Short as “Beth” and had clouded the party of the young couple, according to the waitress. She said they-drank beer, talked, and laughed a lot. Miss Gray said “Red” is about six feet tall, weighs 170 pounds and is very erved her on other occasions. No hint of the tragedy to come vain. . “He looked repeatedly at him- self in a cigaret machine mir- ror, apparently to see if his hair was combed,” she said. “It was combed all right—very neatly.” Meanwhile, police released Glen Thorpe, 32, former Laramie, .Wyo., cook, who was arrested .at Merced after he mumbled in his sleep during a bus-ride, ‘T- Edward Glen Thorpe “Airtight alibi” cleared him of any complicity in murder. (AP 1) New York Daily Mirror Page {' who lived in Huntington Park. leg.” alibi, police said. ‘ *San Diego police said’ “Red? lived in an auto court not ‘a! from the drive-in restaurant where he was seen with the pretty erstwhile movie extra and party girl. Miss Short, at the time of the slaying, lived at the Bayview Terrace housing. project across the highway from the Bese taurant. , The latest tip tied in with dn- ormation given by a neighbor tof Mrs. Elvera French, in whose ppartment Miss Short was stay- ing. . The neighbor said Miss Short left the house Jan. 7 with a red- haired youth. She was seen jo- enter a light-colored coupe with him. The car bore a ‘transibr. sticker with the words “Hunting: ton -Beach” or “Huntingtin- Park.” : . Friends said Miss Short’s ad- imirer was an airlines employe ’ | Two unidentified men ‘also were - sought in San Francisco for ques-: tioning about possible informa: tion on the girl’s activities and acquaintances. * George Piette, of . Rodondo Beach, who was arrested at ‘Parker, Ariz., on. an. auto. theft ‘charge and questioned when he padmitted taking the car from 4, Feirl named “Betty” at Redondq each, was cleared of tie Shor! slaying today. :