The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

ME
    about as poor as he was, hardly influential. He sent that card simply because we were friends.
    When I look at that card today and compare it with the signatures on the dozens of letters I would receive later, I am struck with the difference. Never again would he sign with the jaunty flourish he did then.
    Ted didn't get the job as director of the Crime Prevention Advisory Commission and he resigned in January, 1973. I saw him again on a rainy day in March. An old friend whom I'd known since my days on the police department, Joyce Johnson-a detective for eleven years in the Sex Crimes Unit-and I emerged from the police-jail elevator in the Public Safety Building on our way to lunch, and there was Ted. Bearded now, he looked so different that I didn't recognize him at first. He called my name and grabbed my hand. I introduced him to Joyce, and he told me enthusiastically that he was working for King County Law and Justice Planning Office.
    "I'm doing a study on rape victims," he explained. "If you could get me some back copies of the stories you've done on rape cases, it would help my research."
    I promised to go through my files and cull some of the accounts-many of them written about cases in which Joyce Johnson had been the principal detective-and get them to him. But, somehow, I never got around to it, and I eventually forgot that he'd wanted them.
    Ted had applied, for the second time, to the University of Utah's Law School, largely at Meg's urging. Her father was a wealthy physician, her siblings professionals in Utah, and she hoped that she and Ted would eventually end up in the Mormon state.
    He was quickly accepted, although he had been rejected in a previous application to the University of Utah in 1972, despite his degree from the University of Washington "With Distinction." Ted's gradepoint average from the University was 3.51, a GPA that any student might have aspired to, but his legal aptitude test scores had not been high enough to meet Utah's standards for entry.
    In 1973, he bombarded the admissions department at Utah with letters of recommendation from professors and from Governor Dan Evans. Not content with the restrictions of a standard application form, he had résumés printed up listing his accomplishments since graduation from the University of

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    Washington, and wrote a six-page personal statement on his philosophies on law.
    It made an impressive packet
    Under postgraduate employment, Ted listed:
    Criminal Corrections Consultant: January, 1973. Currently retained by the King County Office of Law and Justice Planning to identify recidivism rates for offenders who have been found guilty of misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors in the twelve county District Courts. The purpose of the study is to determine the nature and number of offenses committed subsequent to a conviction in District Court.
    Crime Commission Assistant Director: October, 1972 to January, 1973. As assistant to the Director of the Seattle Crime Prevention Commission, suggested and did the preliminary investigation for the Commission's investigations into assaults against women, and "white collar" (economic) crime. Wrote press releases, speeches, and newspaper articles for the Commission. Participated extensively in the planning of the Commission's activities for 1973.
    Psychiatric Counselor: June, 1972 to September, 1972. Carried a full case-load of twelve clients during a fourmonth internship in Harborview Hospital's Outpatient Clinic. Held periodic sessions with clients; entered progress reports in hospital charts, continually re-evaluated psychiatric diagnoses, and referred clients to physicians for medical and psychotherapeutic medication evaluations. Participated in numerous training sessions conducted by staff psychiatrists. Ted went on:
    I apply to law school because my professional and cornmunity activities demand daily a knowledge of the law I do not ha'tie. Whether I am studying the behavior of