The Case of Hernando Washington
$1.25
Saturday, April 1, 1970
Vol XCIII, No. 311
Robbery and abduction
Pm
:
The case
demanded money
but all she had was $25.
Hernando Washington was arrested and charged with robbery , rape and murder.
2 year old Oldsmobile cutlass
Parking lot
North western University's hospital
His victim was a 29 year old women named
Sarah Gould
.
The next day, policed arrested Hernando Washinton and was put on trial. The judge sentenced him to death. Hernando felt the judge was unfair and said" What is the big deal? Why is everyone so upset at me?"
The phone call and rape
stopped at a gas station that was closed for the evening but had a phone booth
When I saw how beat up she was and saw a black
man on the streets calling to her,
I assumed it was a domestic dispute and
didn't want to get in the middle of it.
" Appointment"
The murder
Questions
Hernando said he had a appointment
but it was a trial for a year old
rape case.
. Do you think if Sarah would have got on the bus she would still be alive?
Hernando went back
to his car were he noticed people talking
to his trunk were Sarah was. Some one
called the police but the detective had
taken off unannounced for the
weekend.
next morning, they checked out
and hernando stuffed her in the trunk
. Do you think Hernando sentence was to harsh?
. What do you think of the police officer taking a weekend vacation?