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was cgronse said qut sies disclosed dru bloodstreams of some vic- tims but declined to iden- tify who had taken drugs, nor would he identify the drug or drugs. The medical examiner said multiple stab wounds to some of the victims were symptomatic of an expression of "anger, re- venge and frustration.” ' But he said there were no signs of mutilation in the sense that pathologists define mutilation. He de- clined to say "at this time" whether any of the stab wounds were inflicted af- ter death. Noguchi said some of the theories considered by the medical panel, composed of Drs. Frederick J. Hack- er, Robert Litman and Norman L. Farberow, were that: —One of the killers was a woman. —It was a death ritual. Noguchi would not com- pletely rule out the possi- bility that a woman was involved but he said he now considers it "unlike- ly.” He agreed that a "possi- bility still exists" that the murders may have result- ed from a death ritual which went too far and forced one or more per- sons into a drug-induced paranoia. Robert Houghton, newly named assistant chief of police whose duties en- compass the Detective Bureay, said later he agreed more than one person was involved.in the murders. "As far as whether they were male or female, I will make “no statement on that," he said when asked about Noguchi's remarks. Eat no’ infor marion on what they base their con- Gann ae tom agreed: that drugs were involve Hrtne” ‘murders but declined to discuss the implications of that conclusion. = 4 He also said physical evidence indicates that there was a "state of high agitation or possible fren- zy" at the scene. Houghton said there is nothing new to report in the case other than that "hard, grinding police work" is continuing, "It is a difficult case," he said. "There are five vic- tims and any police inves- tigation must include a complete investigation of the backgrounds of all the victims." Besides Miss Tate, 26- year-old wife of film direc- tor Roman Polanski, po- lice found the bodies of coffee heiress Abigail Fol- ger, 26; Polish screen pro- ducer Voyteck Frykowski, 37; wealthy hair stylist Jay Sebring, 35, and Stev- en Parent, 18, of El Monte. Bodies Connected The five were shot, stabbed or throttled. "Pig" had been written in blood on the front door of the home. A bloodied nylon cord ran over a ceiling beam in the living room, connecting the bodies of Miss Tate and Sebring, whose head was covered with a black hood. Polanski was in London at the time of the murders, A ‘young caretaker, Willi- am F, Garretson, 19, was in a cottage on the grounds but told police he heard. nothing. He ° was released after questioning. Garretson was a friend of young: Parent. <2. ay Noguchi escribed the three-mem dical Fe. port. as an. in “work- ing documen not: ‘yet Tea eral .p