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- 1 2 3 "Canal killings may be connected to 33 other similar slayings". Williamson Daily News. August 28, 1975.
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- ↑ "Blonde abandons cars, disappears". The Miami News. February 14, 1975.
- 1 2 Bill Osinski (July 24, 1975). "Similarities in 6 area murders probed by Dade, Broward cops". The Miami News.
- ↑ "2 Florida Girls Slain On Way to Friend's". The Pittsburgh Press. June 21, 1975.
- 1 2 "FLAT TIRE MURDER RONNIE GORLIN ELYSE RAPP". The Miami News. 1975-08-27. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
- 1 2 Jon Hall (August 2, 1975). "Killer's play; vandalize cars, then offer help". The Miami News.
- ↑ Dave Casey (October 30, 1975). "She Came To Escape Her Cares; Instead She Found Violent Death". Sun-Sentinel.
- ↑ "Mother Makes Appeal in Michelle's Murder". Sun-Sentinel. January 15, 1976.