THE YABLONSKY FAMILY MURDERS

As reported by https://www.nytimes.com/1971/11/13/archives/first-yablonski-case-defendant-convicted-on-3-murder-counts.html, on December 31, 1969 in Clarksville Pennsylvania the family of Joseph A. Yablonski, the leader of United Mine Workers, the union that represents coal miners, was massacred. Aubran W. Martin, Claude E. Vealey and Paul E. Gilly were arrested for the affair, the 3 men who blamed each other, Gilly aside. The 3 suspects would have gone from Cleveland, Ohio to Clarksville to do the robbery armed with .38 caliber revolvers and .30 carbines, on the orders of Tony Boyle, Yablonski's rival. The first press report (Pittsburgh Press of January 6, 1970, the day after the bodies were found, see link https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/thedigs/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tumblr_mlihfqev1n1rr5swxo6_1280.jpg ) expressly refered to .22 caliber bullets. We then read that the victims had their tires of the car cut and that the killers, before breaking into the house located at number 5 of Polly Avenue, cut the telephone wires, so it is of the work of professional criminals. But the professionals don't leave dozens of footprints at the crime scene. Therefore, similarities emerge with the massacre of Cielo Drive and also in this case among the victims there are victims with Polish surnames. The crime scene is in the close vicinity of a watercourse (South Fork Tenmile Creek) and of the Bridge and Short Avenues, therefore we cannot fail to reconnect the story to Ulysses (character with the code name taken from Greek mythology and from the film by Carlo Ponti) and George Hill Hodel, a former resident of Short Way who had murdered Elizabeth Short along with Fred Sexton. Another accomplice in this affair was Edward Edwards, a native of Ohio.__

Come riportato da https://www.nytimes.com/1971/11/13/archives/first-yablonski-case-defendant-convicted-on-3-murder-counts.html , il 31 dicembre 1969 a Clarksville in Pennsylvania è stata massacrata la famiglia di Joseph A. Yablonski, il leader della United Mine Workers, il sindacato che rappresenta i minatori di carbone.Per la vicenda vengono arrestati Aubran W. Martin, Claude E. Vealey e Paul E. Gilly, con i 3 che si accusano a vicenda, Gilly a parte. I 3 sarebbero andati da Cleveland in Ohio a Clarksville per fare la rapina armati di revolver calibro .38 e carabina .30, su ordine di Tony Boyle, il rivale di Yablonski. Il primo rapporto della stampa (Pittsburgh Press del 6 gennaio 1970, il giorno dopo il ritrovamento dei corpi, vedi link https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/thedigs/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tumblr_mlihfqev1n1rr5swxo6_1280.jpg ) fa espressamente riferimento a proiettili calibro 22. Si legge poi che alle vittime sono state tagliate le gomme dell’auto e che i killer prima di fare irruzione nella casa sita al civico 5 di Polly Avenue hanno tagliato i fili del telefono, quindi si tratta di opera di professionisti. Ma i professionisti non lasciano dozzine di impronte sulla scena del crimine. Emergono quindi delle analogie col massacro di Cielo Drive e anche in questo caso fra le vittime ci sono vittime con cognome polacco. La scena del crimine è nelle strette vicinanze di un corso d’acqua (South Fork Tenmile Creek) e delle Bridge (ponte) e Short Avenues, non possiamo quindi non ricollegare la vicenda all’Ulisse (personaggio col nome in codice tratto dalla mitologia greca e dal film di Carlo Ponti) e a George Hill Hodel, ex residente di Short Way che aveva assassinato Elizabeth Short assieme a Fred Sexton. Un altro complice in questa vicenda era Edward Edwards, nativo dell’Ohio.