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eRolicegin a clarifying patent Police Clarify Four disclosed Wednesday that more th 200 persons have been interviewed during the investigation "and many ‘remain to be interviewed." "We have the names of many in- dividuals we would want to inter- view and some of them are in dif- ferent jurisdictions. We have made inquiries of the authorities in those jurisdictions requesting assistance in locating those persons... At this time we have no warrants for the arrest of anyone." Detectives declined to amplify the printed statement. Frokowsky and Miss Folger moved into the Benedict Canyon estate temporarily four months ago when director Roman Polanski and his wife, Miss Tate, left for Europe. Miss Tate returned home about a month ago ahead of her husband to await the birth of their baby. While living at the Tate-Polanski home, Miss Folger continued to maintain her own hilltop home. A friend said she and Frokowsky were planning to return to it Aug. 10—the day after the mass murder. Slain besides Frokowsky, Miss Folger and Miss Tate were wealthy hair stylist Jay Sebring and an 18- » year-old El Monte youth, Steven Parent, The police investigation has fo- cused largely on the narcotics “aspects of the case. ——. Points in Tate Case Police clarified four aspects of the se Tate murder case Wednes- ay. 1—Presence of drugs at the scene of the crime: "Narcotics were found on the premises." 2—Widely rumored (and printed) reports of sexual mutilation of the five victims: "None of the bodies had wounds involving the sex organs." 3—Writing in blood on the door of the residence: "The word 'PIG' written in blood was found on the premises. The letters were 'P-I-G' not 'P-I-C.'" 4—Of rumors the Tate murders were linked with deaths of two Los Feliz area people the next day: "At present, there is no evidence to mnect these murders with hers." = The details were released Tgspector Harold Yarnell. he facts that "pig" was writte on the door, that narcotics had been found at the scene and that there were no sexual mutilations ap- peared earlier in The Times, al- though police at the time declined to verify these facts, saying they might include details known only to the killer. "Pick" is the nickname of a Canadian at one time sought for questioning in connection with the case. Yarnell's clarification of the spelling on the door apparently d ny possibility the word hei thecasee -———