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NF 1986 Klamath Union High School Yearbook
Page 82
Second row from top
Fourth image from left
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Yes, I will look for more and update as more are found...
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Wow....
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Heya 1doc-
I've been trying to figure out why the police press reports suggested either an Intratec Scorpion or the Erme Werke. Can't find the twist rates, but those 2 pistols use different extractors and different bolt/firing pin mechanics. The marks on any cases seem like they'd be completely different. Or, if they're looking at the shape of the firing pin, the same as a couple dozen (at least) other firing pins. Plus, I can't be sure, but I think the Scorpion's firing pin is different than the E-W.
Anyway, the Scorpion would be much easier to conceal and would be "cooler" to own back then.
Here's a direct link.Guys. I found something extremely relevant. Here's a link to an Oregon news station:
https://www.facebook.com/fox12oregon
It won't let me directly link to the post, but there's a news article from July 22 about NF. It's very hard to scroll thru to find it due to a high volume of articles. If you do a facebook search, and type in "Fox 12 Oregon Neal Falls Springfield" it should bring the article up right away. There's like 209 comments to the article. VERY INTERESTING comment about 8 or 9 down.
For those who do not "Facebook":
A gentleman reading the article commented that he encountered Falls the week of the attempted murder in W.V. Falls asked for directions to a local shooting range and made some very eerie comments. The man describes his creepy behavior, feminine voice and other things.
Sometimes police say silly things
Understatement of the thread so far.
So btown, that doesn't look like a senior picture. Any idea whether he graduated?
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Quoting Trexian, quoting MSM articles:
RSBM:
Medford Mail
http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/96912012/
November 12, 1958
Myrtle Creek Man Pleads Guilty - Ray O'Neal Falls, 30, Myrtle Creek, pleaded guilty in district court this afternoon to a charge of carrying a cancealed weapon. Sentencing was continued until Friday. Falls was arrested by Medford city police Tuesday at 9:45 p.m. at the Richfield Truck and Auto service, 2390 North Pacific highway, following a report that a man was causing a disturbance there. Police reported that the man was in the repair room of the building picking up cartridges from the floor and putting them into his pocket, when they arrived. When ordered out of the room by Patrolman Jack Sanders, Falls pulled a fully loaded .32 caliber automatic from his pocket and started to raise it. When Sanders drew his revolver Falls dropped the automatic into a trash barrel, according to police. Police said the automatic was fully loaded and cocked. Other ammunition was discovered by police in the Falls' automobile.
RSBM:
So, get this. Google search: "site:newspapers.com medford 'neal falls'" and one of the links is:
http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/41790587/
Kokomo Tribune, August 17, 1953 - apologies for the garbled OCR, but the important parts come through.
EImore Falls, 25, 319 S: Main' St., : met, death', early Sunday morning; when he was hit by a Monon train on a spur track at Lafayette. ' Bonj -Feb. 28,1928, in Keys, Okla., Falls was the son of Mr. and Mrs. O'Neal' Falls. He had'lived Jn Ko- komo"tw.o year,'! and \yas employed at.the.Haynea Stellite Rolling Mill. He was a member of the Coiirtland Avenue Church: of Christ. He served in the Navy three year* before coming to -Kokomo. Be tra* married Jan. 3d, 1950, to Claire Windier, who survives ».wlth the parents, a son Gerry; three brothers, Ray of Kokomo, Verl of Medford, Ore., and Otis of St. Louii; two sifters, Mrs. Lovadell Davis of St Charles, MO., and Miss Verda June Falls of St. Louis, and several nieces and nephews.
A couple things stand out for me. When the polishing compounds thing was brought up here, I immediately thought of a body shop. See first Quote above.
Then, in the second Quote I noticed someone worked at a rolling mill. This link is to a website about this facility mentioned in the article:
http://www.haynesintl.com/Heritage.htm
Seems any metal needs to have a good polishing compound, whether doing autobody work or sending something to the moon.
http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/buffing-material.htm
Thanks matilda and Btown for the interesting posts! Falls in the yearbook does look quite a bit like I70. I'd say the nose and the hairline are distinctive and a good match between the two. It does look like the eyes are much wider-set on Falls than on the I70 sketch, but still very interesting. The one thing I noticed comparing Falls vs I70 victims is that Falls seemed to really 'like' blondes, while I70 only victimized brunettes......I still hope LE stills takes a real good look at Falls though.
Note about the I-70 killer. In 2014, the St. Charles police department posted in several forums about the case, including the information about the materials found on the spent cartridges.
Here is one example:
http://www.handgunforum.net/general-semi-auto/40046-erma-werke-et-22-a.html
It included a point I was going to make:
There was a company in that same timeframe that patented a commercial fire lapping product. That would make it more accessible to casual shooters. (There is a 1992 patent for the process to a Neco company that apparently still makes the product.)
The "lapping" is a method of making the gun more accurate. "Fire lapping" basically uses a cartridge covered with grit to smooth out the chamber/barrel. The residue from that process seems most likely to be what transferred those materials to the cases.
I also agree that there are enough similarities between NMF and the I-70 composite to include him as a possible suspect.
IMHO NMF liked brunnettes, redheads, blondes, whoever. Actually he loathed them. His brave killer Heather was not blonde.
I think NMF has killed hundreds. He thought out his manner and how to avoid being caught. He could very well be I-70 who purposely didn't pull his car into the parking lot but left it out of sight when walking to a shop to shoot and kill a victim.
I kept thinking he would have had to have used a handgun from all the info I've read and one witness specifically noticed his sportscoat so can you hide that type of gun beneath a sportscoat or is it too long?
Agree with this 100%
This is very different from NF's only known attack, where he parked his vehicle directly in front of the house of Heathers.
Well, NF owned at least 2 handguns that can be easily concealed and are many people's daily concealed carry weapons. I cannot fathom a reason why NF, owning these two weapons and probably countless more, would instead choose to take the smaller caliber yet much harder to conceal weapon out to kill people.
Both of the two instances in the I-70 case and NF's only known attack are almost diametric opposites. I don't mean to sound callous or nitpicky but these are two very distinct differences.
http://livingkansascity.blogspot.com/2012/06/twenty-years-after-puzzling-murder-i-70.html
Here is the link describing the gray sports jacket I-70 wore.
You amazing websleuths found NMF's yearbook photo.
Now can you find a homecoming photo or something with him in
a gray sports jacket??? I know it's a tall order. Again, his siblings would have these photos/info​. Maybe it was borrowed from his dad?