Commonwealth v. Oates

WIEAND, Judge:

At 10:15 a. m. on August 9,1974, the body of Elaine Kurtz was found in the doorway of the beauty supply shop which she owned in Coatesville. She had been stabbed three times; a blood-stained knife was found beside her body. Witnesses said that a blond man wearing a dungaree jacket and blue jeans had been seen running from the store. Later that day, appellant, Larry Oates, was apprehended in the home of his aunt and uncle, where he was found hiding in the rafters. A pair of damp, freshly laundered blue jeans and a dungaree jacket were found hanging in the home.

At trial, Oates was…