ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<br >Grateful thanks is offered to the following for their help dur-<br >ing the long haul:<br >Members of the Fictionaires， with special thanks to Barbara<br >DeMarco<br >Orange County Sheriff-Coroner s Department<br > Cherry Van Stee， Deputy Coroner<br > Maureen Albrecht， Deputy Coroner<br > Larry Ragle， Director of Forensic Services， Retired<br > Larry Harris， Lieutenant， Search and Rescue<br > Reserve Unit<br > Michael Lynn， Sergeant， Coroner Support Reserve Unit<br > Richard Olson， Lieutenant， Public Information Officer<br > Gary Bale， Investigator<br >Long Beach Police Department<br > Larry Chowen， Police Officer， Patrol<br > Bob Mahakian， Police Officer， Administration<br >Los Angeles County Sheri[l s<br > Larry Mitchell， Crime<br > Services Bureau<br > Barry Fisher， Director，<br >Department<br >Scene Investigation， Scientitic<br >Scientific Services Bureau<br >