Born to Lose (65 page)

Brierly, Joseph,
261
,
280–82

Brocato, Josephine,
70

Broderick, Judge,
345

Bucha, George,
50–52

Buckel, Richard,
116

Buoy, Rayford “Georgia,”
36–37
,
290
,
353

burglaries, Hoss admitting,
29

Burns, Bill,
81–82
,
219
,
303
,
349

Butler, George,
291
,
316
; conviction for Peterson's murder,
335
,
340
; at coroner's inquest,
310
; death of,
357
; Delker and Hoss and,
280
,
289–90
; murders by,
278–79
; in Peterson's murder,
295–300
; planning Peterson's murder,
278
,
280
,
284
,
290
,
293
; sentence for Peterson's murder,
339
; treatment after Peterson's murder,
302
,
305–6
,
312

Butler County, Hoss's car thefts in,
27–28

Buttergereit, Claude “Speed,”
63–64

Byers, Dick: Falconer robbery and,
17
,
18
,
24–25
; interviewing Hoss on Defino rape,
22–24

California, Lubresky in,
44
,
48
,
232

Callaway, William C.,
307–9
,
351

Cameron, Doug,
285
; after Peterson's murder,
301
,
305–6
; on events leading to Peterson's murder,
293–95
; on Hoss
vs
. Spruill,
265
,
267
; on Shapp visiting prison,
281–82
; unable to stop Peterson's murder,
295–300
Canada, Hoss mentioning as destination,
89
,
95
,
107
,
110
,
126
,
136

Cantrell, Bob,
302

capital punishment.
See
death penalty

Cappy, Ralph,
310
,
317

car thefts,
81
,
86
,
113
; after abandoning Maxwell,
95
; after escape from county workhouse,
47–48
,
59
,
61
; of Chevy Super Sport,
96–97
,
103
,
116
; committed in crime spree following escape,
124
,
152
,
220
; Corvette, in Defino kidnapping,
2–5
,
12
,
20–21
,
24
; from Falconers,
17–18
; Hoss bragging about skill at,
42
,
87
; Hoss's history of,
21
,
27–29
; investigated in search for Hoss,
85
; of Peugeots' GTO,
104
,
108–9
; police looking for yellow Chevy after Zanella's murder,
67–68
,
71–72
,
76–79

Carroll, Tommy,
137
,
139

Celo, Auggie,
22

cemeteries: Hoss's father working at,
188
; tip about Lori Mae's body in,
186

change of venue: requested for trial for Peterson's murder,
316–17
; Strauss denying for trial for Zanella's murder,
198
,
235–36
,
238

Chidester, E. E.,
120

childhood: Diane Hoss's,
189–90
; Fawkes's,
192–93
; Hoss's,
187–89
,
196–97

Christie, Jim,
267

Clites, Robert,
104

Clites, Shirley,
104–6
,
121
,
222

Coble, Steve,
346

Coe, Billy,
197

Colville, Robert,
343

Conner, Tom,
351–52

Conover, Philip,
215

Cooke, Edward,
71

Cooke, Shirley,
309

Cooke, William,
309

Coon, Alvin,
283–84

Coon, Eugene,
203
,
214
,
239
,
321

Coon, Oralee,
282–83

Coon, Shirley,
283
,
303

Coon, William,
283
,
303

Corcoran, Marty,
159–62
,
202

Cumberland, Maryland, jail and courtroom facilities in,
245–46

Curti, Dick,
19–20
,
24
,
34
,
190

Davis, Ronald Floyd,
128

Dayton, Gary,
356

Dean, John, defending Delker,
316
,
327
,
333–35
,
340

death penalty: applicability of Interstate Detainer Act with,
246–47
; desired for Peterson's murderers,
311
,
339
; Hoss as argument for reinstatement of,
167
,
317
,
347
,
354
; jury weighing all evidence in deciding upon,
238–39
; in Maryland,
357
; Maryland's plan to seek for Peugeots' kidnapping,
241
,
244
; for McCauley,
180
; in Pennsylvania,
334
,
347
; public satisfaction with,
230–31
; Shapp's opposition to,
249
,
312
,
347
; Supreme Court on,
220
,
257
,
278
; Witherspoon Question about in jury selection,
201

death row: Hoss as “custody problem” on,
253
; life on,
236
,
241
,
249

death sentence, Hoss's, for Zanella's murder: appeals of,
246
,
257–58
; effects of Peugeots' case on,
198–99
,
219–20
; imposition of,
239–40
; jury weighing all evidence in deciding upon,
238–39
; overturned,
253–54
; prosecution seeking,
204
,
219–20
,
226–27

death threats: in Defino kidnapping,
1
,
8–12
,
50
; against Fawkes,
193
; against Hoss,
164
,
167
; Hoss expecting to kill again,
96
,
338
,
341
,
344–45
; Hoss wanting to kill more police,
88
,
157
,
215–16
; against Hoss's defense lawyer,
207
; in Hoss's revenge fantasies,
251
,
269
,
344
; in Maxwell kidnapping,
87
,
95
,
96
; in Peugeots' kidnapping,
105
,
109–10
,
154

Defino, Jenny (sister),
2

Defino, Kathy,
31
; effects of Hoss's escape on,
49–50
,
54
; Hoss's threats against,
1
,
8–12
,
88
; identifying Hoss,
22
. See also kidnapping, of Defino; rape, of Defino

Defino, Teresa (mother),
2
,
12
,
31
,
244

Defino family,
19
,
31–33
,
35

Defino Tom (brother),
19

DeLapp, H. B.,
138
,
146

DeLellis, Carmen “Blackie,”
55
; disgust at Hoss,
123–24
,
198
; on Hoss's recapture,
90
,
146
; responding to Zanella's shooting,
72–73
; search for Hoss,
79–80
,
82–83
,
90
,
97
; Zanella and,
56
,
59–60

Delker, Danny,
291
; after Peterson's murder,
300–302
,
310
; murder of brother,
288
,
334
; in Peterson's murder,
292
,
295–300
,
358
; preparing for Peterson's murder,
279
,
284
,
290
,
293–94
,
320–21
,
333
; sentence for Peterson's murder,
339
; stabbing Sermons and Jackson,
279–80
,
287–88
,
333
; taking blame for murder of Peterson,
327–28
,
333
; treatment after Peterson's murder,
305–6
,
312
; trials for Peterson's murder,
316–17
,
327
,
329
,
333–35
,
340–42

DeRoy, Mayer,
73
,
82

Dickens, Charlie,
78

Dickens, Clarence,
78

divorce, Hoss's,
98
,
130
,
231

Dixon, Pete,
340–42

Dodge, Hoss taking Maxwell's,
87–94

Douthit, LeRoy,
112–13

Dremer, Mary,
278

Drummer, Nina,
227

Duggan, Robert,
36
,
311
; death of,
314–15
; search for Peugeots' bodies and,
181–83
,
186–87
,
198–99
; sentencing for Zanella murder and,
198–99
,
220
,
228
; in struggle for jurisdiction over Hoss,
159–63
,
165–66
,
181–83
,
213

Dunford, Alice,
122

Dunn, Daniel,
161
; interrogating Hoss,
150–59
,
222
; in search for Peugeots' grave sites,
171–78
; testifying at trial for Zanella's murder,
214
,
221–22
,
254

Dutkowski, Steve,
301
,
312

Early, Edward,
347

East Deer Police: getting tip about Hoss at Painter's place,
52–54
; Hoss questioned about Defino rape at,
21–23

Eichledinger, Kenneth,
56

Ellison, Will and Irma,
148–49

Engels, Bonnie,
113–14

Eppinger, George C.,
33–35
,
169

Eroline, Al,
262

escape, from Allegheny County Workhouse,
45–49
,
151
; Defino and,
49–50
,
88
; felonies committed after,
220
,
271
; Hoss planning,
38
,
41–43
; Hoss vowing to resist recapture after,
54
,
90
; Hoss's punishment for,
237
; Lubresky blaming on Hoss,
248–49
; search for Hoss and Lubresky after,
58–59

escapes, from Allegheny County Jail,
36

escapes, Hoss always planning,
203
,
242
–
43
,
245–46
,
344–45

Evans, Beth,
126–27

Fagan, Edward “Ted”: demoted under Hickton,
315
; on Duggan and Cordelia Scaife,
314–15
; in penalty phase of trial for Zanella murder,
219–25
,
226–27
,
238
; preparing to prosecute for Peterson's murder,
310
,
314
; prosecuting Hoss for Zanella's murder,
200–202
,
205–16
,
218
–
19
; on sentencing for Zanella's murder,
199
,
239
; in trial for Zanella's murder,
204–5
,
209–10
,
217–18
,
236

Fairbury, Illinois,
127
,
355–56

Falconer, Arnold “Rusty” (father-in-law),
13
,
16

Falconer, Dennis (husband),
14
,
16–17
,
24–25
,
54
,
205

Falconer, Jeffrey (son),
13–16

Falconer, Nancy,
54
,
184
; identifying Hoss as robber,
24–25
,
30
; reporting break-in,
13–17
; testifying in trial for Zanella's murder,
220–21

Falconer, Peggy (mother-in-law),
13

Falconer robbery: guns stolen in,
54
,
205
; Hoss and,
24
,
26
; meanness of,
16–18
; Zurka charged in,
33

Farris, Mike,
270

Fatkin, Louis,
241
,
245
; on Hoss's right to speedy trial,
242–43
,
246–47
,
258
; motion for dismissal of charges for,
250–51

Fawkes, Jodine,
251
,
350
; Diane Hoss and,
237
,
353
; FBI and,
129–30
,
133–36
,
171–72
,
192–96
; Hoss promising to reveal grave sites after visiting,
159
,
163
; Hoss sending flowers to,
122–23
; Hoss sending postcards to,
125–26
,
128–29
; Hoss wanting to go away with,
136–37
; Hoss's call to sister of,
125–26
; Hoss's children with,
123
,
135
,
150–51
,
172
,
194
,
353
; Hoss's love for,
135
,
171
; Hoss's messages through Penn to,
132–33
; Hoss's phone calls with,
133
,
148
,
153
; Hoss's unmailed letters to,
138
,
213–16
; Hoss's wanting to see,
62
,
109
,
159
,
171
; life after Hoss,
257
,
267–68
,
353
; relationship with Hoss,
85
,
123
,
148
,
257
; in rumors of escape plan during trial,
203
,
214
; trial for Zanella's murder and,
214–15
,
218
,
225
; visiting Hoss at Painter's place,
53–54