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The Babysitter

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by Liza Rodman


  Enos’s road trip to San Francisco with, 99–100

  as fastidiously neat, 25, 37, 64, 128, 163, 173, 187

  fidgeting, nail biting, and scratching of, 36, 122, 136–37, 225

  fixation on dead father of, 5–6, 19, 20, 63, 131, 262

  friendly and polite facade of, 2, 3, 8, 15, 71, 72, 92, 122, 140, 163, 170, 224, 228, 240, 252, 293

  Goldman as defense attorney for, see Goldman, Maurice

  increasingly perverse sex acts of, 26–27, 28

  intelligence of, 7–8, 71, 72, 244, 285, 291

  killing and disemboweling of animals by, 7

  letters written by, 100, 102, 153–54, 240, 279, 291

  Liza on errand runs with, 3, 4, 60–65, 91, 92–94, 127–29, 135, 136–37, 143, 258

  Liza’s first meeting with, 49–51

  Liza’s recurrent nightmares of, 1–3, 4, 299–300

  Liza’s visits to Truro woods with, 4, 129–32, 143–44, 258, 300

  long walks and nighttime strolls of, 18, 35, 38, 70, 87, 96, 145, 163

  money troubles of, 19–20, 45, 53–54, 73, 83, 99, 243, 252

  monikers given to, 4, 71, 73, 75, 242, 252

  mother’s death and, 277

  near-overdose of, 102

  nonpayment of spousal and child support by, 102, 103, 107, 153, 202

  as non-typical serial killer, 303, 304

  odd behavior of, 95, 97, 110–11, 175

  odd speaking style of, 227, 261

  paranoia of, 109, 123

  partial confessions of, 164, 268, 269–72, 292, 293

  physical ailments of, 36, 73, 74, 84–85

  physical appearance of, 15, 43, 50, 51, 60, 122, 163–64, 224, 261, 303

  at Pine Grove Cemetery, 64, 135–36, 144, 179

  polygraph tests of, 179, 267–70, 281

  possible causes of psychosis in, 303–5

  psychiatric evaluations of, 179, 243, 244–45, 260–63, 267, 271–72, 281, 294

  public support for, 239–41, 282, 291

  religion and, 8–9, 121–22, 134, 145, 164, 181, 261, 291, 293

  Royal Coachman jobs of, 53, 59, 60, 62, 84, 85, 92–93, 95, 127, 135, 142, 162, 175

  in San Francisco, 100–103

  schooling of, 7–8, 15

  “secret garden” of, 84, 87, 130–32, 143–44, 170–71, 180, 185

  sexual abuse suffered by, 8, 294, 295, 304

  sexual assaults and attempted rapes committed by, 9, 54, 304

  sexual intercourse with wife and girlfriends resisted by, 28, 54, 83, 96, 133

  as “sexually dangerous person,” 263, 294, 295

  sexual violation of dead bodies by, 181, 271, 272, 293

  as “snitch” for police, 108–9, 111, 123, 154, 202

  sporadic employment and jobs held by, 20, 35, 38, 53, 59, 60, 62, 83, 84, 85, 87, 95, 96–97, 99, 107, 111, 122, 123, 127, 133, 145, 161–62, 170, 175, 223, 240, 252, 284

  Standish Street room of, 170, 171, 172, 173, 183, 184, 216, 217, 223

  Susan Perry and, see Perry, Susan

  Sydney Monzon and, see Monzon, Sydney

  taxidermy kit of, 7, 27, 46

  .22 caliber revolver of, 123, 134, 146, 180, 182, 259

  vanity and self-aggrandizing of, 15, 54, 71, 75, 84, 134, 224, 227, 279, 285, 291

  victim burial sites of, 170–71, 180, 185–87, 210–12, 281–82, 300

  violent and disturbing thoughts of, 19, 54, 84, 133, 164, 303

  voices heard by, 109, 145, 304

  volatile mood swings and emotional outbursts of, 18–19, 35, 37, 54, 96, 97, 122, 164, 181, 252, 260, 277, 304

  as voracious reader, 54, 71, 84, 303

  in Walpole Prison, 9, 286, 287, 291, 293–95

  Walsh’s VW kept by, 199, 201, 224–25, 227, 244, 281, 285

  Walsh/Wysocki murders and, see Walsh/Wysocki murder case

  young followers of, 8, 16, 35, 71–72, 75, 83, 84, 87–88, 95–96, 122, 123, 133, 134, 147, 154, 162, 163, 171, 199, 230, 241, 259, 284, 300

  Costa, Antone Fonseca, 5–6, 9, 49, 63, 251, 262

  Costa, Avis Lou Johnson, 8, 16–19, 25–28, 35, 36–37, 43, 44, 45, 47, 54, 64, 83, 85, 88, 93, 95, 96–97, 100, 101, 108, 122–23, 136, 154, 155–56, 161, 162, 163, 169, 173, 182, 187, 239, 242, 253, 258, 262, 277, 306 Allen’s invasive interviews of, 253–54

  apartment of, 37, 229

  chloral hydrate overdose of, 27–28, 102, 283–84

  courtroom testimony of, 282–84

  divorce from Tony of, 99–100, 102–3

  father’s death and, 53

  fear and anxiety of, 19, 27, 37, 283

  Goldman’s interview of, 251–52

  police interviews of, 229

  pregnancies of, 18, 27, 73

  Shank Painter Road cottage of, 95, 96, 109, 121, 240

  suspicions of, 240–41

  Tony’s dating of, 16, 17–18, 84

  Tony’s increasingly perverse sexual demands on, 26–27, 28, 253, 304

  Tony’s letters to, 100, 102, 153–54, 240

  Tony’s nonpayment of support for, 102, 103, 107, 153, 202

  Tony’s sex life with, 28, 54, 83, 96

  Tony’s verbal and physical abuse of, 19, 25, 37, 54, 96, 99, 153, 241, 252

  Tony’s volatile marriage to, 18–19, 20, 25–26, 36, 37–38, 53–54, 73, 83, 95, 97, 99, 102–3, 252

  Tony’s wedding to, 18, 123

  Costa, Michael, 28, 45, 64, 87, 95, 97, 121, 136, 153, 162, 163, 182, 229, 234, 242, 252, 258, 291

  Costa, Nichole, 83, 87, 95, 97, 121, 136, 153, 162, 163, 182, 229, 252, 258, 291

  Costa, Peter, 18, 19, 25, 45, 64, 87, 95, 97, 102, 121, 136, 148, 153, 162, 163, 182, 187, 229, 252, 258, 291

  Craig, Horace, 194, 199

  “Croakie” (Sandy; young local), 122, 123

  Crown & Anchor Inn, 111, 112, 122, 162, 256

  D

  Dairy Land, 61, 63

  Dedham, Mass., 123, 140, 145

  DeSalvo, Albert, 252, 295

  Devereaux, Cory, 8, 88, 123, 134, 259–60, 268, 269, 293, 305

  Dinis, Edmund, 241–42, 283–84, 286

  Doeringer, Jon, 154, 155, 161

  Donna (Tony’s young neighbor), 9, 304

  Dreyer, Brenda, 173, 174

  drugs, 45, 47, 84, 85, 97, 110, 112, 113, 122, 139, 146, 154, 162, 163, 171, 174, 179, 182, 186–87, 194, 224, 241, 252, 283, 293, 301, 307 in Provincetown, 18, 44, 70, 74–75, 83, 107–8, 109, 123, 198

  Tony’s dealing of, 74–75, 95–96, 107, 111, 123, 133, 262

  in Tony’s defense strategy, 271–72, 278, 284, 285, 291

  see also specific drugs

  Duarte, Leo, 8, 18, 107, 148, 277

  Duke (Chihuahua), 117, 119, 235

  E

  Eastham, Mass., 113

  Enos, Ronnie, 99–100, 101

  Ewalt, Jack, 271–72, 294

  F

  Fallon, James, 303

  Fall River, Mass., 85–86, 139, 161

  Falmouth Hospital, 297

  FBI, Behavioral Science Unit of, 270

  Federoff, Diane, 43, 44–47, 305–6 on cross-country road trip with Tony, 43–44, 45–47, 50, 53, 306

  death of, 306, 308

  disappearance of, 47, 48, 267, 305

  Fernandes, Armand, 279, 282, 285, 286, 300

  Fish Cleaners, The (Hawthorne), 239

  5 Standish Street Guest House (Provincetown), 169–70, 171, 172, 173, 174, 183, 185, 202, 223, 224, 242 Turbidy and Magnan’s search of, 215–17

  Flynn, Bernie, 208, 211, 212, 215, 226, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232–33, 234, 239–40, 259–60, 286 interviews with Tony of, 224–25, 226–27

  Fo’csle Tavern, 44–45, 54, 173, 174, 202

  forensic tests, 226

  Frank, Gerold, 252, 295

  Frank (Bayberry Bend Motel manager), 255–57, 265, 273, 275, 287–88

  G

  Gallant, Christine, 85–86, 96, 162, 293 funeral of, 161

  last days of, 154–56, 157

  suspicious death of, 156
–57, 164, 268

  Tony’s first sightings of, 85, 86

  Tony’s relationship with, 139, 153, 154–55, 157

  Gaspar, Frank, 6–7

  Goldman, Maurice, 243–44, 251–54, 259–61, 267, 271, 281, 286, 291, 293, 294 book deal payment strategy of, 252–54, 268

  drug addiction as defense strategy of, 271–72, 278, 284, 285

  in fruitless search for other suspects, 240, 244, 259–60

  “guilty but insane” defense of, 260, 263, 267, 272, 278, 285

  hypnosis sessions ordered by, 278, 281

  lavish spending by defense team of, 254

  polygraphs ordered by, 267–70, 281

  on Tony’s death, 294–95

  Tony’s family interviewed by, 251–52

  Tony’s guilt assumed by, 244, 262, 278

  Tony’s interviews with, 244, 260–61

  in trial, 282–83, 284, 285

  Groth, Nicholas, 295

  Gunnery, Edgar Thomas, 140, 210–11, 212, 215, 226, 230, 231–33, 234, 252

  H

  Hansen, Chuck, 240, 244, 259

  Hare, Irene, 173, 174

  Harwich, Mass., 89, 92

  Hawthorne, Charles Webster, 67, 239

  Hearst, Patricia, 47, 267

  heroin, 54, 101, 102, 123

  Hiebert, Daniel, 8, 28, 73–74, 88, 100, 112, 211–12, 230, 232, 240, 283

  Highland Lighthouse, 181, 182

  Hoernig, Paula, 154, 187

  Holly Berry (Louisa’s dog), 105, 147, 189

  homosexuality, 18, 69, 87, 107, 110, 173, 198, 201, 255, 256, 259, 273–74

  Hyannis, Mass., 29, 96, 142, 154, 155, 159, 179, 228, 241, 277

  hypnosis, 278, 281

  I

  In Cold Blood (Capote), 291

  J

  Jekyll Island, Ga., 77–78

  John’s Footlong, 69, 93

  Johnson, Marian, 16, 17, 18, 74

  Joseph, Alice, 71–72, 133, 245

  Joseph, Davy, 145–46

  Juicy Fruit, 16, 71, 91

  K

  Kama Sutra, 26

  Kansas City College of Osteopathy and Surgery, 36

  Kennedy, John F., 193, 271

  Killen, George, 199–200, 208, 210, 211, 212, 227–28, 230, 231, 232, 233, 242, 286

  Kingston, Mass., 177

  L

  Librium, 102

  Lipman, Stephen, 278, 295

  Lobster Pot, 16, 93

  Lorna Doones, 35, 64, 85, 293

  LSD, 44, 54, 70, 74, 83, 102, 107, 108, 139, 156, 179, 184, 185, 186

  lupus, 17

  M

  McLean Hospital, 261–62

  MacMillan Wharf, 68, 274, 306

  Magnan, Gerry, 211–12, 215–17, 232

  marijuana, 54, 74, 107, 108, 122, 155, 161, 200 Tony’s growing of, 84, 87, 185

  Marshall, Francis “Cheney,” 8, 107–8, 199–200, 202, 210, 230, 231, 232, 277

  Massachusetts State Police, 194, 199, 200, 208, 210, 233, 234

  Matta, Raul, 85, 86, 96, 155, 156, 157

  Mayflower Café, 108, 173

  Meads, James “Jimmy,” 108, 154, 202–3, 217, 223–24, 225, 230

  meprobamate, 37, 73

  methamphetamines, 102

  Middleborough, Mass., 105

  missing persons, 225, 308 as not taken seriously in 1960s, 47, 202, 213, 301

  missing persons reports, 113, 194, 199, 308

  Molly Malone Cook’s East End Bookshop, 26, 86

  Monzon, Linda, 110, 111, 112–13, 122

  Monzon, Sydney, 109–11, 269, 277 disappearance of, 113, 122, 125–26

  identified body of, 245

  last known sighting of, 112–13

  murder of, 268–69, 272, 281, 284, 292

  Tony last seen with, 113, 122, 271

  Tony’s first meeting of, 109, 110

  Tony’s relationship with, 110–11, 122

  morphine, 123

  Morton, Patricia, 169–70, 171, 172–73, 174, 183, 202, 215–16

  Mowery, Marsha, 87–88, 230

  N

  Nembutal, 145, 155, 157, 185

  New Bedford, Mass., 241

  New Bedford Police, 208

  Newton, Mass., 160

  New York, N.Y., 96–97, 99, 139, 156 Christine Gallant’s last days in, 154–56, 157

  New York Times, 252

  Noonan, Grampa Georgie, 29, 30–32, 33, 39, 49–50, 55, 60, 63, 106, 115, 131, 160, 165, 177, 248, 273, 274 drinking by, 30, 31, 165–66, 177

  sudden move of, 165, 166, 177

  Noonan, Nana, 13, 30, 31, 55, 165, 166, 177, 189, 190, 248

  Norfolk prison, 294

  Norton, Russell, 179, 201–2

  Nunes, Roger, 162, 175

  O

  Olsen, Peter, 294, 295

  P

  Pearce, Mary Vivian, 87

  Penney Patch, 91, 125, 235

  Perry, Albert, 72

  Perry, Edward, 194, 199, 200

  Perry, Susan, 72, 145–46, 154, 186, 187, 260, 271 disappearance of, 146, 153, 213

  grisly disposal of, 284, 292–93

  identified body of, 245

  last known sighting of, 139–40

  missing person report filed for, 213

  murder of, 268–69, 281, 284, 292

  Tony’s relationship with, 72, 134, 139–40

  troubled background of, 72, 133–34

  Pied Piper, 273–74

  Piggy’s, 70, 273

  Pilgrim Club, 109, 110, 112, 116, 174, 273

  Pine Grove Cemetery, 17, 64, 135–36, 144, 179, 197

  polygraph tests, 179, 267–70, 281

  Popsicles, 64, 127, 128, 131, 300

  Primotivo Africa, 155

  Providence, R.I., 172, 173, 193, 194, 199, 200, 201, 226

  Provincetown, Mass.: artistic and bohemian culture in, 18, 67–68, 69–70, 74, 87, 107, 115, 173, 209

  “the Benches” in, 70, 84, 109, 115, 122, 242

  dark underside of, 18, 44, 68

  drug scene in, 18, 44, 70, 74–75, 83, 107–8, 109, 123, 198

  5 Standish Street Guest House in, 169–70, 171, 172, 173, 174, 183, 185, 202, 215–17, 223, 224, 242

  gay scene in, 18, 69, 70, 74, 87, 107, 115, 173, 256, 273–74

  harsh winters in, 18, 99, 209, 251

  hippies in, 18, 69, 74, 83, 107–8, 115, 198, 239

  history of, 67–68, 74

  immigrant population in, 15, 67, 68

  public support for Tony and stonewalling of police in, 239–41, 282, 291

  Tony’s childhood summers in, 6–7, 8

  Tony’s long walks in, 18, 35, 38, 70, 87, 96, 145, 163

  Tony’s move to, 9–10

  tourist season in, 68–69, 83, 110, 115, 145

  Von Utter drug bust in, 108–9, 110, 111, 123, 154, 202

  Walsh/Wysocki murder case in, see Walsh/Wysocki murder case

  Provincetown Advocate, 35

  Provincetown Banner, 125–26

  Provincetown Division of Child Guardianship, 153

  Psychopath Inside, The (Fallon), 303

  R

  Raboy, David, 95, 121, 240

  Race Point Beach, 65

  “Resurrection” (Costa; draft novel), 179–80, 291–93

  Rhode Island College, 95, 172, 201–2

  Rivers, Johnny, 62

  Rodman, Liza, 89–94, 105–6, 115–19, 141–44, 147–51, 235–37, 265–66, 273–76, 287–89 in adult conversations with mother, 2–4, 297–99, 300, 301

  birth of, 11, 22, 23

  in car accident, 57

  Cecelia’s warm relationship with, 33, 49, 51, 205–6, 265

  eczema of, 23, 29–30, 61, 81, 136, 149, 205, 287

  on errand runs with Tony, 3, 4, 60–65, 91, 92–94, 127–29, 135, 136–37, 143, 258

  Frank’s cruel prank on, 287–88

  at grandparents’ funeral home, 40–42, 136

  as helping out at motels, 49, 51, 118–19, 125, 126, 205, 266, 275, 276

  Louisa’s preferential treatme
nt and, 61, 150–51, 177, 189–91

  mother feared by, 2, 14, 126, 142, 298, 301

  motherhood of, 297, 298

  mother’s boyfriends and, 55, 56, 77, 78, 81, 89–90, 91, 116, 159–60, 167–68, 177, 274, 275–76

  mother’s car rides with, 21–22, 77–78, 80, 81, 89–90, 91, 149, 165–66, 248–49

  mother’s unloving and resentful attitude toward, 14, 23, 49, 78, 81, 150–51, 190, 249, 299

  near-drowning of, 90

  news and gossip on murder cases overheard by, 3, 220–21, 235, 257–58, 265, 287

  in 1967 trip to Jekyll Island, 77–78, 79–81

  parents’ divorce and, 11–13, 39, 63

  physical appearance of, 23, 61, 92

  recurrent nightmares of, 1–3, 4, 299–300

  and revelations of Tony being serial killer, 2–4, 300

  schooling of, 89, 105, 147, 160

  self-loathing of, 78–79, 299, 301

  sexual explorations of, 78–80, 81

  on single tender memory of mother, 150–51

  Sydney’s disappearance and, 125–26

  Tex as childhood boyfriend of, 166–67, 168, 205, 248

  Tony’s first meeting of, 49–51

  Tony’s kindness toward, 2, 3, 60, 63–64, 92, 132

  Tony’s trip to Pine Grove Cemetery with, 64, 135–36, 144

  Tony’s visits to Truro woods with, 4, 129–32, 143–44, 258, 300

  unconventional babysitters for, 2, 57, 90, 116–17, 255–57, 273

  verbal and physical abuse of, 13–14, 21, 23, 30, 31, 80–81, 119, 150, 151, 190, 236, 274, 275, 298, 299, 301

  writing by, 247–49

  at YMCA camp, 247–48, 265

  Rose, Joe, 41–42, 136

  Royal Coachman Motel, 3, 32–33, 49, 56, 57, 59, 60, 62, 63, 72, 81, 89, 91, 105, 115, 125, 127, 129, 132, 134, 171, 173, 174, 219, 235, 265, 300 Tony’s jobs at, 53, 59, 60, 62, 84, 85, 92–93, 95, 127, 135, 142, 162, 175

 

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