▁friend ▁from ▁the ▁terminal . ▁According ▁to ▁news ▁accounts ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁April ▁Sav ino ▁was ▁a ▁spir ited ▁and ▁smart ▁but ▁crack - add icted ▁te en ager , ▁who , ▁having ▁lost ▁all ▁hope ▁for ▁a ▁better ▁life , ▁took ▁her ▁own ▁life ▁on ▁the ▁steps ▁of ▁Saint ▁Ag nes ▁Church ▁on ▁East ▁ 4 3 rd ▁St . ▁ ▁At ▁her ▁fun eral , ▁George ▁Mc Donald ▁gave ▁the ▁e ul ogy ▁and ▁afterwards ▁was ▁approached ▁by ▁Har ri et ▁K arr - Mc Donald ▁( then ▁Har ri et ▁K arr ), ▁a ▁screen writer ▁and ▁actress ▁from ▁B ever ly ▁Hills . ▁ ▁K arr - Mc Donald , ▁who ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Green wich ▁Village , ▁became ▁close ▁to ▁April ▁while ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁research ing ▁a ▁screen play ▁about ▁hom eless ▁people ▁living ▁in ▁Grand ▁Central ▁Terminal . ▁ ▁K arr - Mc Donald ▁had ▁arranged ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁enter ▁a ▁re h abil itation ▁center . ▁Once ▁April ▁completed ▁treatment , ▁K arr - Mc Donald ▁intended ▁to ▁adopt ▁her ▁and ▁bring ▁her ▁home ▁- ▁but ▁April ▁hid ▁from ▁her ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁they ▁were ▁scheduled ▁to ▁leave ▁New ▁York . ▁K arr - Mc Donald ▁has ▁said ▁her ▁in ability ▁to ▁save ▁April ▁influenced ▁her ▁decision ▁to ▁dev ote ▁her ▁life ▁to ▁the ▁hom eless ▁and ▁move ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁George ▁Mc Donald . ▁Within ▁six ▁months , ▁the ▁two ▁were ▁married ▁and ▁subsequently ▁established ▁further ▁Do e ▁Fund ▁initi