One of San Francisco's most infamous cold case serial killers, the "Doodler" is getting renewed attention.
On Thursday, the 47th anniversary of the killer's first homicide, the San Francisco Police Department announced that the reward for any information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the suspect has increased from $100,000 to $200,000.
This comes after the San Francisco Chronicle launched an in-depth investigation of the case last year, drawing fresh eyes to the killings.
The Doodler became known in the mid-1970s in San Francisco. Police received reports from several gay, white, male victims that they had been assaulted by the same man. At the same time, five men were found murdered in the city in the Ocean Beach and Golden Gate Park area.
The victimology was the same as the assault victims. A new investigation identified another, sixth murder victim believed to be the work of the Doodler. Warren Andrews was assaulted at Land’s End on April 27, 1975. He died from his injuries weeks later.
The victims of assault were able to provide enough information to create a forensic sketch of the suspect. Also based on collected information, he was believed to be a cartoonist, who doodled drawings while conversing with a victim.
In 1976, SFPD identified a person of interest as a possible suspect. He was interviewed that year and still remains a person of interest in the current investigation.
"We believe there are other persons who may have survived attacks by this same suspect or may have information regarding this suspect and these attacks," police wrote in Thursday's release.
Police have re-released an age progression, based on the 1975 sketch, of what he might look like today.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the SFPD 24 hour tip line at (415) 575-4444 or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the message with SFPD. Tips can remain anonymous.
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