State v. Baker

On October 19, 1968, Rebecca Gardenhire was knocked down, injured and robbed of her purse. She described her assailant as a tall young male, probably white, with a rust-colored jacket and similarly colored hair. Included in the contents of her purse were her checkbook and two Sears credit cards. Several days later the Tacoma police learned that two women had been arrested in Renton using one of Mrs. Gardenhire’s credit cards. With this basic lead, the Tacoma police began an intensive investigation which produced the following information: John Baker was the son of one of these women; he fit…