Born to Lose (63 page)

Epilogue

Interviews with Tom Conner, Diane Hoss, Jodine Fawkes, Coon and Peterson family members, Stacy Lee, Nancy Stephanie, Tracey Kolar, Stanley Hoss's children, Chief Spencer Johansen, and Marta Hidel;
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
, 7 Jan. 1978;
Pittsburgh Press
, 4 Oct. 1982, 26 Feb. 1986;
Valley News Dispatch
, 24 May 1997;
Fairbury Blade
, 20 Mar. 1995; dedication, Verona Police monument to Patrolman Charles McKinley, Lt. Joseph Rafay, and Patrolman Joseph Zanella, 24 May 1997; Simonich, “Special Treatment for Killer of Guard,”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
, 1 June 2003.

 

Primary Sources

 

Titles or positions are noted at the time of the story.

Interviews by and Conversations with Author

Baker, William F. (lead investigator, Peugeot case, Md.). 5 Aug. 2002.

Baxter, Fred (S. Hoss's public defender, Zanella case). 4 Nov. 1997.

Bliss, Wilbur (police chief, Indiana Township, Allegheny Co., Pa.). 20 Sept. 2000.

Boyd, Gary (prison counselor). 25 May 2000.

Buoy, Rayford “Georgia” (prisoner convicted of murder). 18 Dec. 1997.

Burns, Patti (TV anchorwoman, KDKA, Pittsburgh, Pa.). 1 May 1997.

Byers, Dick (detective, Allegheny Co., Pa.). 12 Apr. 1999.

Callahan, P. A. (historian, Pittsburgh's rivers) 10 Oct. 1998.

Callaway, William (minister, Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Clairton, Pa.). 1 July 1997.

Callendar, Mary (juror, Hoss-Zanella trial). 8 Nov. 1998.

Callithen, Harry (prison sergeant, Western Penitentiary). 23 Oct. 1997.

Cameron, Doug (corrections officer, Western Penitentiary). 17 Feb. 1998.

Children of S. Hoss. 15 Apr. 1999.

Christie, Jim (state trooper). Conversation and e-mail. 15 Aug. 2007

Clites, Shirley (witness, Peugeot kidnapping). 2 Oct. 2003.

Coe, Billy (U.S. attorney, Western District, Pa.). 4 Sept. 1999.

Conner, Tom (prison counselor, Western Penitentiary). 24 Aug. 2000.

Coon, Alvin (brother-in-law of Lt. Walter Peterson). 26 Apr. 1997.

Coon, Asaline (wife of Lt. Walter Peterson). 26 Apr. 1997.

Coon, Oralee (mother-in-law of Lt. Walter Peterson). 26 Apr. 1997.

Coon, William (brother-in-law of Lt. Walter Peterson). 26 Apr. 1997.

Curti, Dick (police officer, Indiana Township, Pa.). 2 Feb. 1999.

Dean, John (defense attorney for D. Delker). 18 Jan. 2007.

Defino, Kathy (victim of S. Hoss). 25 Mar. 2000.

DeLellis, Carmen (police chief, Verona, Pa.). 10 Dec. 1998.

Dutkowski, Steve (corrections officer, Western Penitentiary, Pa.). 7 May 1997.

Eichledinger, Ken (police officer, Verona, Pa.). 4 Sept. 1994.

Eroline, Al (staff member, Western Penitentiary, Pa.). 1 Aug. 1999.

Fagan, Edward (deputy DA, Hoss-Zanella trial). 10 Nov. 1998.

Family of Louis Fatkin (S. Hoss's attorney, Peugeot case). 29 Apr. 2005.

Farris, Mike (medical technician, Western Penitentiary, Pa.). 9 July 2000.

Fawkes, Jodine (S. Hoss's mistress). 7 Feb. 1998.

Fescemyer, Bob (police officer, Oakmont, Pa.). 9 June 1999.

Freeland, Wendell (T. Lubresky's attorney). 20 Mar. 2006.

Gergel, John (prisoner convicted of murder). 22 Mar. 2005.

Getty, Jim (presiding judge, Peugeot case). 2 Oct. 2003.

Grieu-Bess, Renna (friend of Linda Peugeot). 5 Aug. 2003.

Grogan, Cliff, Jr. (son of corrections officer, Western Penitentiary, Pa.). 24 Nov. 1997.

Hagmaier, Ron (corrections officer, Western Penitentiary, Pa.). 6 Aug. 1997.

Hidel, Marta (librarian, Fairbury, Pa.). 1 May 2007.

Hoffman, Joe (prison counselor, Western Penitentiary, Pa.). 29 Mar. 2006.

Horvat, Ron (corrections officer and union president, Western Penitentiary, Pa.). 8 May 1998.

Hoss, Diane (S. Hoss's wife). 27 Mar. 1998.

Johansen, Spencer (police chief, Lexington, Ill.) 17 Dec. 2010.

Joseph, George (Iowa resident and background researcher). 28 Feb. 1997.

Keen, John “Radio” (prisoner convicted of murder). 18 May 1998.

King, Shirley Coon (sister-in-law of Lt. Walter Peterson). 26 Apr. 1997.

Kiser, Donald (Linda Peugeot's dentist). 15 Jan. 2005.

Knott, Jim (classmate of Linda Peugeot). 2 Oct. 2003.

Kohut, Danny (corrections officer, Western Penitentiary, Pa.). 4 June 1997.

Kolar, Tracey (employee, Lakewood Cemetery, Indiana Township, Pa.). 18 Sept. 2000.

Kosmal, Reed (police witness). 1 Dec. 1998.

Kozakiewicz, Charles (security chief, Western Penitentiary, Pa.). 10 Apr. 1997.

Lechwar, Ken (prison counselor, Western Penitentiary, Pa.). 14 Apr. 1997.

Lee, Stacy (staff writer,
Daily News
, McKeesport, Pa.) 9 Dec. 2010.

Madera, Don (corrections officer, Western Penitentiary, Pa.). 7 May 1997.

Malloy, Pat (corrections officer, Western Penitentiary, Pa.). 1 Aug. 1999.

Mason, Don (state attorney, Cumberland, Md.). 4 Apr. 2004.

Massof, Bill (juror, Hoss-Zanella trial). 1 Nov. 1998.

Mastros, Gus (prison supervisor, Western Penitentiary, Pa.). 14 Apr. 1997.

McCall, John (fireman, Verona, Pa.). 24 Oct. 1998.

McLafferty, Bill (police officer, Penn Hills Township, Pa.). 22 May 1998.

Minahan, Don (prosecutor, Hoss-Zanella trial). 4 May 1998.

Orris, Melvin “Red” (police officer, East Deer Township, Allegheny Co., Pa.). 15 June 1997.

Parrett, Burt (police officer, Harmar Township, Allegheny Co., Pa.). 20 Feb. 1998.

Peugeot, Gerald (husband of Linda Peugeot). 10 May 2006.

Petika, Frank (supervisor, textile shop, Allegheny Co. Workhouse, Pa.). 21 Nov. 1997.

Radage, Betty (wife of Police Chief Steve Radage). 28 Feb. 1999.

Reilly, Patrick “Bus” (corrections officer, Western Penitentiary, Pa.; eyewitness to murder). 3 Mar. 1998.

Remmick, Milt (police lieutenant, Verona, Pa.). 6 Oct. 1997.

Rice, Owen (member, Allegheny Co. prison board; prison chaplain, Western Penitentiary, Pa.). 21 May 1997.

Robinson, William (warden, Allegheny Co. Jail, Pa.; state commissioner of corrections, Pa.). 7 Jan. 1998.

Santone, Ester (witness to Zanella shooting). 10 Feb. 2003.

Schaal, Dennis (witness to Zanella shooting). 12 Jan. 2005.

Simonetti, Don (police officer, West Deer Township, Allegheny Co., Pa.). 3 Feb. 1999.

Sizemore, Barbara (sister of J. Zanella). 10 July 1997.

Snyder, Edgar (Hoss's public defender, Zanella trial). 6 Jan. 2006.

Start, Joseph (detective captain, Allegheny Co., Pa.). 15 Jan., 2005.

Stephanie, Nancy (employee, Lakewood Cemetery, Indiana Township, Pa.). 18 Sept. 2000.

Stewart, Harold (father of Linda Peugeot). 2 Oct. 2003.

Suchevich, George (corrections officer, Allegheny Co. Workhouse, Pa.). 21 Nov. 1997.

Symkiewicz, Mary Ann (received letter from Hoss). 4 May 2006.

Thomas, Herb (prison psychiatrist, Western Penitentiary, Pa.). 7 Feb. 1998.

Thompson, Cliff (police officer, Fawn Township, Pa.). 9 Oct. 1997.

Trozzi, Herm (police dispatcher, Penn Hills Police Dept., Pa.). 28 Apr. 1997.

Walters, Gil (warden, Western Penitentiary, Pa.). 25 July 1997.

Warner, Fred (restauranteur; employer of Linda Peugeot). 3 Oct. 2003.

Weaver, Jimmy (corrections officer, Western Penitentiary, Pa.). 29 July 1997.

Williams, Roger (prison maintenance worker, Western Penitentiary, Pa.). 9 July 1997.

Zelek, Joseph (teacher and football coach, Verona, Pa.). 23 Oct. 1998.

Zelek, Joy (resident, Verona, Pa.). 14 Nov. 1998.

Zimmerman, Gary (Hoss's attorney, Peterson trial). 3 Jan. 2007.

Zoller, Dick (police officer, Oakmont, Pa.). 2 June 1997.

Law Enforcement and Legal Sources

Allegheny County Detective Bureau, Allegheny County, Pa. Complaint report on Hoss and Lubresky prison breach. 12 Sept. 1969.

Allegheny County, Pa. Court records. 1969.

Allegheny County, Pa. Court records on Zanella case. March 1970.

Baker, William F. Interview of Stanley Hoss at Western Penitentiary, Pa., 30 Oct. 1969. Baker had accompanied Linda Peugeot's parents to seek from Hoss the locations of Linda and Lori Mae Peugeot's bodies. In Source Citations, Baker, interview of Hoss, 30 Oct. 1969.

———. Letter and dental records to Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. 7 Jan. 1978.

———. Letter to Dr. Lester Adelson (Ohio medical authorities), Cleveland, Ohio. 10 Jan. 1978.

———, and Milton Hart. Interview of Stanley Hoss, Western Penitentiary, Pa., 14 Oct. 1969.

Baker was county investigator for Allegany County, Maryland, and Hart was a sergeant in the Maryland State Police. In Source Citations, Baker and Hart, interview of Hoss, 14 Oct. 1969.

Beutler, Robert (sheriff, Putnam County, Ohio). Report to Forensics Department, Cleveland, Ohio, and to county investigator William Baker, Cumberland, Md. 6 Jan. 1978. Held in archives of Office of State's Attorney, Allegany County, Cumberland, Md. In Source Citations, Beutler, sheriff report, 6 Jan. 1978.

Bliss, Wilbur (police chief, Indiana Township, Allegheny Co., Pa.). Supplemental report for Indiana Township Police Department, Allegheny Co., Pa., on Defino case. 7 Apr. 1969.

Callaway, William C. “Beyond the Call of Duty” (eulogy for Captain Walter Peterson). Delivered at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Clairton, Pa., 14 Dec. 1973. Text provided to me by Rev. William Callaway. In Source Citations, Callaway, Peterson eulogy, 14 Dec. 1973.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Stanley B. Hoss, Jr
. (grand jury proceedings, Defino case). No. 4, May 1969, Judge George Eppinger presiding. In Source Citations, Defino case, transcripts of grand jury proceedings, May 1969.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Stanley B. Hoss, Jr
. (Defino trial transcripts). No. 4, 7 July 1969, Judge George Eppinger presiding. In Source Citations, Defino trial transcripts, 7 July 1969.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Stanley B. Hoss, Jr
. (Zanella trial). 5–9 Mar. 1970, Judge Samuel Strauss presiding. Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Criminal Division. In Source Citations, Zanella trial transcripts, Mar. 1970.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Stanley B. Hoss, Jr
. (Peterson trial). 5–13 June 1974, Judge Loran L. Lewis presiding. In Source Citations, Peterson trial transcripts, June 1974.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Stanley B. Hoss, Jr
. (Peterson case; Hoss motion for a new trial). 18 Aug. 1975. In Source Citations, Peterson case; Hoss motion for a new trial, 18 Aug. 1975.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Stanley B. Hoss, Jr
. (Peterson trial appeal). No. 27; Mar. 1976. Appellant response to appeal for new trial. In Source Citations, Peterson trial appeal, Mar. 1976.

Curti, Dick. Complaint report for Indiana Township Police Department, Allegheny Co., Pa., on Defino case. 5 Apr. 1969. In Source Citations, Curti, Indiana Twp. Police Department complaint report, 5 Apr. 1969.

Fatkin, Louis, and John Robb. Petition to Western Penitentiary. 24 Sept. 1970.

Fawkes, Jodine. Appeal to Hoss to free hostages. 28 Sept. 1969. This appeal was issued nationally by FBI to all newspapers and radio and television stations.

Federal Bureau of Investigation. Report on interrogations of Stanley Hoss by federal agents Daniel Dunn, Frederick Fehl, and Edward Flint. Waterloo, Iowa. 4–7 Oct. 1969. In Source Citations, FBI report on interrogations of Hoss, Waterloo, Iowa, 4–7 Oct. 1969.

———. Report on interviews of Stanley Hoss by federal agent Daniel Dunn. Western Penitentiary, Pa. 9–11 Oct. 1969. In Source Citations, FBI report on interviews of Hoss, Western Penitentiary, Pa., 9–11 Oct. 1969.

———. Wanted flyer on Hoss. 29 Sept. 1969. Flyer shows frontal and profile photographs of Hoss, along with full description and charges, photographs of Linda and Lori Peugeot, and photograph of GTO convertible. In Source Citations, FBI wanted flyer on Hoss, 29 Sept. 1969.

Hoss, Stanley B. Letters to Hon. D. K. Mclaughlin, Allegany County Criminal Court, October Sessions, 1969. 27 Aug. and 15 Sept. 1970. In Source Citations, Hoss, court letters.

———. Suicide note, 6 Jan. 1978. Painted on cell wall, Graterford Prison, Pa. In Source Citations, Hoss, suicide note. Text (transposed to paper) given to author by Graterford Prison supervisor Gus Mastros. Text quoted in Pittsburgh, Pa., and Cumberland, Md., area newspapers, among others.

Indiana Township Police Department, Allegheny County, Pa. Second supplemental report on Defino case. 11 Apr. 1969.

Maryland continuance hearing, Peugeot kidnapping charges. Chambers of Judge Jim Getty. 5 Jan. 1971. Hearing to consider application by Don Mason, Maryland state's attorney, for continuance in prosecution of Hoss on charges of kidnapping of Linda and Lori Peugeot, with defense attorneys Louis Fatkin and John Robb presenting arguments for a speedy trial. 5 Jan. 1971. In Source Citations, Maryland continuance hearing, Peugeot kidnapping charges, 5 Jan. 1971.

Maryland Court of Appeals.
Stanley Barton Hoss, Jr., v. State of Maryland
, No. 382. Filed 14 June 1972, re: September term, 1971. Decision on second Hoss appeal for dismissal of Peugeot indictments, that Hoss's right to a speedy trial was violated. In Source Citations, Maryland Court of Appeals, decision on second Hoss appeal for dismissal of Peugeot indictments, 14 June 1972.

Maryland Court of Special Appeals. Sept. term, 1971.
Stanley Barton Hoss, Jr., v. State of Maryland
. First Hoss appeal of Judge Getty's decision not to dismiss Peugeot indictments. In Source Citations, Maryland Court of Special Appeals, Md., first Hoss appeal for dismissal of Peugeot indictments, 21 Sept. 1971.

———. 13 Md. App. 404.283 A. 2d 629.
Stanley Barton Hoss, Jr., v. State of Maryland
, No. 163. Filed 15 Nov. 1971. Decision on first Hoss appeal for dismissal of Peugeot indictments, that Hoss's right to a speedy trial, in accordance with the
Interstate Detainer Act, was not violated. In Source Citations, Maryland Court of Special Appeals, decision on first Hoss appeal for dismissal of Peugeot indictments, 15 Nov. 1971.