▁lived ▁nearby ▁claimed ▁they ▁had ▁heard ▁sc ream s ▁an ▁hour ▁earlier . ▁The ▁witness ▁thought ▁it ▁was ▁just ▁children ▁playing . ▁Two ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁incident , ▁local ▁resident ▁Ed ▁Ho fer ▁told ▁police ▁that ▁while ▁driving ▁his ▁vehicle , ▁he ▁was ▁almost ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁Bu ick ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁speed ing ▁in ▁a ▁w ester ly ▁direction . ▁Inside ▁the ▁Bu ick , ▁Ho fer ▁reported ▁seeing ▁one ▁man ▁was ▁driving ▁the ▁vehicle ▁while ▁a ▁second ▁man ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁back se at ▁with ▁a ▁girl . ▁ ▁Several ▁days ▁later , ▁various ▁items ▁of ▁cl othing , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁st ained ▁with ▁blood , ▁were ▁found ▁at ▁different ▁locations . ▁Blood ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁jack et ▁matched ▁Ev ely n ' s ▁blood ▁type . ▁ ▁Over ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁community , ▁including ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁officers , ▁the ▁National ▁Guard , ▁Boy ▁Sc outs , ▁and ▁La ▁C ros se ▁State ▁College ▁students ▁and ▁fac ulty , ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁search ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁The ▁Civil ▁Air ▁Pat rol ▁and ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ▁were ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁search . ▁A ▁vehicle ▁ins pection ▁program ▁was ▁also ▁undert aken ▁with ▁the ▁intent ▁of ▁searching ▁every ▁vehicle ▁in ▁the ▁La ▁C ros se ▁County . ▁Gas ▁station ▁attend ants ▁were ▁asked ▁to ▁check ▁cars ▁for ▁blood ▁st ains . ▁Rec ent ▁gra ves ▁were ▁re open ed ▁to ▁determine ▁if ▁Ev ely