************************************************* THIS WAY OUT Program #403 12-18-95 ************************************************* OPENING TEASES/THEME MUSIC/INTRO CONTINUITY .............. 1:10 SEGMENT #1 - NewsWrap: The European Court of Human Rights agrees to review the 1990 British police raid of a gay S/M private party known as the "Spanner" case; Britain's House of Commons continues to debate lesbians and gays in the armed forces, while a federal judge in Omaha, Nebraska upholds the so-called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" U.S. military policy in the discharge of gay Air Force Captain Richard Richenberg, Jr.; Israel's ultra-religious Shas Party has stalled a bill that would extend widow or widower government benefits to surviving members of lesbian and gay couples; Australia's Industrial Relations Commission rules that a 1994 policy on family leave covers gay and lesbian couples, while the Australia Mortgages company offers discounted rates to gays and lesbians, and U.S. insurance giant Aetna Life & Casualty announces plans to underwrite auto and homeowners policies for same-gender domestic partners; the Northern California city of Palo Alto establishes a domestic partners registry for both unmarried heterosexual and same-gender couples, and Illinois' Northwestern University extends its full range of spousal benefits to employees' gay and lesbian partners; a lawsuit has been filed in Britain's High Court by a transsexual over the refusal of the country's National Health Service to pay for his surgery; in a recent survey conducted for "The Guardian" newspaper, a sizable majority of Britons believe gay and lesbian members of the armed forces, police force, clergy, teachers, and Members of Parliament should be able to live openly with their domestic partners; and the newly-selected Director of The Connecticut Civil Liberties Union is challenged by his famous Broadway domestic partner for the title of "Queen Of Connecticut" [compiled and written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to BRIAN NUNES, JASON LIN, BILL STOSINE, GREG GORDON, GRAHAM UNDERHILL, REX WOCKNER and RON BUCKMIRE, and anchored by BRIAN NUNES and CINDY FRIEDMAN] .............................................................................. ................... 9:40 SEGMENT #2 - Brief billboard for Urvashi Vaid feature [:10] + Activists throughout the U.S. were stunned by the brutal murders earlier this month of two well-known lesbian organizers in Medford, Oregon. Previous death threats against Roxanna Ellis and Michelle Abdill initially caused authorities to suspect a hate crime. However, subsequent evidence is beginning to indicate that we are all equally vulnerable to the random violence in our society. Reporting from Oregon, BARBARA BERNSTEIN [Pacifica Network News] reveals how the shock, sorrow and speculation have led to surprising solidarity in a state still reeling from ongoing, intensely homophobic political campaigns [4:30] and TWO's GREG GORDON has the latest developments in this puzzling case following the arrest of suspect Robert James Acremant in Stockton, California [1:55] (outro music from "Glad To Be Gay" by THE TOM ROBINSON BAND with a "TWO" I.D. by Tom Robinson/:30] .... 7:05 SEGMENT #3 - In the fifth installment of JOSY CATOGGIO's 6-part feature interview, URVASHI VAID, former Executive Director of The National Gay & Lesbian Task Force and author of the recently-published "Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation" challenges conservative gays' and lesbians' denunciation of progressive political strategies in the fight for lesbigay equality, and explores the liberationist/conservative dichotomy that continues to divide the community (intro music from "Hello Goodbye" by THE BEATLES; outro music from "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" by THE CLASH) .............................................................................. ................ 7:15 SEGMENT #4 - 'Tis the season, observed with a "TWO" musical perennial, "Jerry Falwell's Coming To Town" by JAN BARLOWE. While this not-commercially-available holiday ditty targets the perennially-homophobic U.S. televangelist, feel free to sing along at home and substitute the name(s) of other "deserving" candidates ....................................................................... 2:00 CLOSING CREDITS/CONTINUITY ........................................................ 1:40 TOTAL PROGRAM TIME ........................................................................ 28:50 -------------------Please note------------------ Anyone with questions, suggestions, or NEWS stories is encouraged to email "T.W.O." Coordinating Producer GREG GORDON at: TWOradio@aol.com -----------------------thanks! --------------------- Some "THIS WAY OUT" operating expenses are funded by grants from THE C.P. ESTES GUADALUPE FOUNDATION, THE MARTHA J. TROLIN PHILANTHROPIC FUND and THE ADVOCATE, the award-winning national gay and lesbian newsmagazine, and by individual donations from listeners worldwide. ************************************************* For a current list of participating stations and lots of other information about THIS WAY OUT (including audiocassette subscription information), check out our continually-updated Worldwide Web home page! You can find it on the Queer Resources Directory ... Our page is at http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/media/radio/thiswayout ************************************************* HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND ALL THE BEST IN 1996 FROM YOUR FRIENDS AT "THIS WAY OUT" ************************************************* From TWORadio@aol.com Mon Dec 18 03:25:57 1995 Return-Path: Received: from mail02.mail.aol.com by mail3 (8.6.12/Netcom) id DAA02245; Mon, 18 Dec 1995 03:25:56 -0800 From: TWORadio@aol.com Received: by mail02.mail.aol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id GAA18825; Mon, 18 Dec 1995 06:27:48 -0500 Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 06:27:48 -0500 Message-ID: <951218062746_57252699@mail02.mail.aol.com> To: David_Stazer@msn.com cc: ron@oxy.edu, bnunes@netcom.com Subject: Week of 12/18/95 & NewsWrap on THIS WAY OUT Status: RO ************************************************* The week of 12/18/95 on T H I S W A Y O U T the international gay & lesbian radio magazine * In NewsWrap: The European Court of Human Rights agrees to review the British bust of S/M party-goers in 1990 known as the "Spanner" case ... Britain's Parliament and a U.S. federal court each continue the debate on lesbians and gays in the armed forces ... an Australian mortgage company offers discounted rates to gays and lesbians ... and several other stories [anchored by Brian Nunes and Cindy Friedman] ... * Activists throughout the U.S. were stunned by the brutal murders earlier this month of two well-known lesbian organizers in Medford, Oregon. Previous death threats against Roxanna Ellis and Michelle Abdill initially caused authorities to suspect a hate crime. However, subsequent evidence is beginning to indicate that we are all equally vulnerable to the random violence in our society. We've got the latest developments in this continually-puzzling case, and reporting from Oregon, Barbara Bernstein reveals how the shock, sorrow and speculation have led to surprising solidarity in a state still reeling from ongoing, intensely homophobic political campaigns ... * In the fifth of Josy Catoggio's 6-part feature interview, Urvashi Vaid, former Executive Director of The National Gay & Lesbian Task Force and author of the recently-published "Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation" challenges conservative gays' and lesbians' denunciation of progressive strategies, and explores the liberationist/ conservative dichotomy that continues to divide the lesbian and gay rights movement ... ... and more! ========================*=============================== --------- ===> NewsWrap <=== --------- For the week ending December 16th, 1995 (As broadcast on THIS WAY OUT Program #403, distributed 12-18-95) [Compiled & written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to Brian Nunes, Jason Lin, Bill Stosine, Greg Gordon, Graham Underhill and Ron Buckmire] _________________________________________________ Please note that a report on the latest developments in the murders of two Medford, Oregon lesbian activists follows "NewsWrap"... _________________________________________________ THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS ANNOUNCED DECEMBER 13th THAT IT WOULD REVIEW THE CASE OF THREE GAY ENGLISHMEN WHO WENT TO JAIL FOR CAUSING BODILY HARM DURING CONSENSUAL SADOMASOCHISTIC ACTIVITIES. THE THREE WERE PART OF A HIGHLY-PUBLICIZED MASS ARREST DURING A PARTY IN A PRIVATE HOME IN 1990 AS PART OF A POLICE ACTION CALLED "OPERATION SPANNER". THE MEN CLAIM THE ARRESTS VIOLATED THEIR PRIVACY RIGHTS. THEIR ORIGINAL SENTENCES, WHICH RANGED FROM 9 MONTHS TO 4-1/2 YEARS, WERE REDUCED ON APPEAL, BUT A FURTHER APPEAL TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS WAS DISMISSED. THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS REJECTED THEIR CLAIM OF VIOLATION OF PRIVACY THREE YEARS AGO, BUT REFERRED THE CASE TO THE EUROPEAN COURT, WHICH SHOULD RULE IN A FEW MONTHS. THE DAY AFTER THE EUROPEAN COURT ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD REVIEW THE CASE, THE BRITISH LAW COMMISSION -- A GOVERNMENT ADVISORY GROUP -- PROPOSED REFORMS TO DECRIMINALIZE VIOLENT SEXUAL ACTIVITIES, AS LONG AS THE INJURED PARTY WAS A FREELY CONSENTING ADULT CAPABLE OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT HAPPENED, AND SUFFERED NO PERMANENT DAMAGE. THE MEN IN THE "SPANNER" CASE WOULD HAVE MET THOSE CRITERIA. THE BRITISH LAW COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS CAME AS PART OF A STUDY PLANNED TO COVER A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES FROM 'RISKY SPORTS' TO RITUAL CIRCUMCISION, AS PART OF A PROCESS OF SEPARATING WHAT COMMISSION CHAIR HENRY BROOKE CALLS "CONTROLS IN AID OF PUBLIC MORALITY, PUBLIC DECENCY AND PUBLIC ORDER ... FROM THE BASIC LAWS RELATING TO SEXUAL OFFENSES AND OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON." A SPOKESPERSON FOR "COUNTDOWN ON SPANNER", A GROUP SUPPORTING THE MEN'S CASE, TOLD THE MEDIA, "WE'RE THRILLED TO BITS. THIS MEANS THAT THE LAW COMMISSION HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT S/M SEX SHOULD BE LEGAL." ALL THIS ACTIVITY COMES TOO LATE FOR ONE OF THE MEN INVOLVED IN THE CASE. COLIN LASKEY DIED EARLIER THIS YEAR. [Source: REUTER NEWS SERVICE] BRITAIN'S BAN ON MILITARY SERVICE BY GAYS AND LESBIANS WAS DISCUSSED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS THIS WEEK. THE OCCASION WAS THE SECOND OF THREE READINGS OF THE ARMED FORCES BILL, A PERIODIC UPDATE OF MILITARY LAW CONSIDERED EVERY 5 YEARS. TWO MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT SPOKE OUT FOR LIFTING THE BAN, WHILE ARMED FORCES MINISTER NICHOLAS SOAMES REFUSED TO BE DRAWN INTO A DEBATE. ALAN HOWARTH, WHO RECENTLY LEFT THE TORIES TO JOIN THE LABOUR PARTY, WAS INSISTENT THAT GAYS AND LESBIANS WERE AS LIKELY AS ANYONE ELSE TO BE HIGHLY COMPETENT, AND THAT SEXUAL ORIENTATION SHOULD HAVE NO BEARING ON ELIGIBILITY FOR MILITARY SERVICE. HARRY COHEN, ALSO OF THE LABOUR PARTY, SAID THE BAN "HAS ALREADY BEEN SERIOUSLY COMPROMISED AND HAS ALREADY COME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO BEING AN EXERCISE TO ENCOURAGE HOSTILITY TOWARD EXISTING SERVING HOMOSEXUALS." THE ARMED FORCES BILL NOW WILL BE REVIEWED BY A HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE AND WILL HAVE ITS THIRD READING IN JANUARY. [PA NEWS/United Kingdom] THE LEGALITY OF THE U.S. MILITARY BAN ON SERVICE BY OPEN GAYS AND LESBIANS WAS UPHELD THIS WEEK BY A FEDERAL JUDGE IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA. JUDGE LYLE STROM'S RULING SUPPORTED THE DISCHARGE OF GAY AIR FORCE CAPTAIN RICHARD RICHENBERG, JR. RICHENBERG PLANS TO APPEAL, BUT THE ULTIMATE OUTCOME OF HIS CASE PROBABLY DEPENDS ON "ABLE VERSUS U.S.A.", THE KEY CHALLENGE TO THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION'S SO-CALLED "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" POLICY. A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS IN THAT CASE THIS WEEK. [U.S.A. TODAY] ISRAEL'S ULTRA-RELIGIOUS SHAS PARTY ACTED THIS WEEK TO STALL A BILL THAT WOULD EXTEND GOVERNMENT BENEFITS FOR WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS TO SURVIVING MEMBERS OF GAY AND LESBIAN COUPLES. THE MEASURE HAD BEEN INTRODUCED BY A MEMBER OF SHIMON PERES' LABOUR PARTY, BUT THE SHAS PARTY FILED A NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION TO BLOCK ITS APPROVAL. THE NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION WILL GO TO A VOTE IN THE COMING WEEK. THE SHAS PARTY CLAIMED THE BILL WOULD CHANGE ISRAEL'S RELIGIOUS STATUS QUO. IN A RECENT COURT CASE, A GAY MAN WAS DENIED SURVIVOR BENEFITS FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF HIS PARTNER, A COLONEL IN THE ISRAELI ARMY. [THE ASSOCIATED PRESS] AT THE END OF NOVEMBER, AUSTRALIA'S INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION CONFIRMED THAT A 1994 POLICY ON FAMILY LEAVE APPLIES TO A BROAD DEFINITION OF MEMBERS OF A HOUSEHOLD THAT INCLUDES GAY AND LESBIAN PARTNERS. THIS MEANS THAT GAY AND LESBIAN EMPLOYEES CAN TAKE PAID LEAVE TO CARE FOR THEIR AILING PARTNERS WITHOUT HAVING TO REVEAL THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION TO THEIR EMPLOYERS. BEREAVEMENT LEAVE IS ALSO COVERED UNDER THE SAME POLICY. [MELBOURNE STAR-OBSERVER, AUSTRALIAN AGE, SYDNEY TELEGRAPH MIRROR, SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, SYDNEY HERALD SUN] ALSO IN AUSTRALIA, A MORTGAGE COMPANY IS HOLDING FIRM TO ITS PLANS FOR SPECIAL LOW RATES FOR GAY AND LESBIAN COUPLES, DESPITE RECEIVING A SERIES OF ABUSIVE PHONE CALLS. AUSTRALIA MORTGAGES PLANS TO OFFER GAY AND LESBIAN COUPLES MORTGAGE RATES ABOUT 1-1/2 PERCENT BELOW STANDARD BEGINNING IN MARCH. AT LEAST ONE OTHER AUSTRALIAN MORTGAGE LENDER FEELS SUCH SPECIAL RATES DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PEOPLE OUTSIDE THOSE CATEGORIES. BUT AUSTRALIA MORTGAGES DIRECTOR RON GUTHRIE BELIEVES OTHER LENDERS HAVE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST GAYS AND LESBIANS, EVEN THOUGH THEIR LARGE NUMBERS OF TWO-INCOME, CHILDLESS HOUSEHOLDS MAKE THEM A GOOD RISK. HE SAYS HE'S RECEIVED A NUMBER OF CONGRATULATORY PHONE CALLS AS WELL AS THE ABUSIVE ONES, PLUS A NUMBER OF NEW LOAN APPLICATIONS. [BROTHER-SISTER] IN THE U.S., INSURANCE GIANT AETNA LIFE AND CASUALTY HAS ANNOUNCED ITS PLANS TO UNDERWRITE AUTO AND HOMEOWNERS POLICIES FOR DOMESTIC PARTNERS, INCLUDING GAY AND LESBIAN COUPLES. ELIGIBILITY FOR TRADITIONAL POLICIES HAS BEEN EITHER FOR AN INDIVIDUAL OR FOR A LEGALLY MARRIED HUSBAND AND WIFE. HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT-BASED AETNA'S MOVE IS INTENDED TO REFLECT CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS IN THE U.S., WHERE THE PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS MADE UP OF TRADITIONAL MARRIED COUPLES DROPPED FROM 71 PERCENT IN 1970 TO 56 PERCENT IN 1990, AND IS PROJECTED TO DROP TO 50 PERCENT OVER THE NEXT 15 YEARS. [JOURNAL OF COMMERCE] THE PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA CITY COUNCIL VOTED THIS WEEK TO ESTABLISH A DOMESTIC PARTNERS REGISTRY FOR BOTH HETEROSEXUAL AND GAY AND LESBIAN COUPLES. THE CERTIFICATES OBTAINED FROM CITY HALL WILL CARRY NO LEGAL WEIGHT, BUT THE MEASURE'S PASSAGE WAS REMARKABLE FOR THE COMPLETE LACK OF OPPOSITION. THE ONE COUNCILMEMBER VOTING AGAINST IT, DICK ROSENBAUM, BELIEVED THE REGISTRY SHOULD BE OPEN ONLY TO GAY AND LESBIAN COUPLES, SINCE HETEROSEXUAL COUPLES CAN LEGALLY MARRY. IN ILLINOIS, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY HAS EXTENDED ITS FULL RANGE OF SPOUSAL BENEFITS TO EMPLOYEES' GAY AND LESBIAN PARTNERS. [SAN JOSE (California) MERCURY-NEWS and DAILY NORTHWESTERN] A LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED IN BRITAIN'S HIGH COURT BY A TRANSSEXUAL DEMANDING THAT HIS SURGERY BE PAID FOR BY BRITAIN'S NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE. THE MAN KNOWN AS "MR. S" CHARGES THAT THE SOMERSET HEALTH COMMISSION ACTED UNLAWFULLY AND ABUSED ITS POWERS IN REFUSING TO PAY FOR THE SURGERY. THE COMMISSION BASED ITS REFUSAL ON THE LIMITATIONS OF ITS RESOURCES. THE CASE MAY HAVE BROAD REPERCUSSIONS FOR ALL KINDS OF PATIENTS DENIED TREATMENT BY THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE. [SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) TELEGRAPH MIRROR] A SIZABLE MAJORITY OF BRITONS BELIEVE GAYS AND LESBIANS IN A VARIETY OF PROFESSIONS SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE OPENLY WITH THEIR PARTNERS. THAT'S THE FINDING OF A SURVEY OF MORE THAN 1,200 BRITONS PERFORMED BY ICM PUBLISHED THIS WEEK IN "THE GUARDIAN", A MAINSTREAM LONDON NEWSPAPER. THE RESPONDENTS WERE QUESTIONED REGARDING 5 PROFESSIONS. THE LOWEST SCORE FOR OPENNESS OF COUPLED GAYS AND LESBIANS WAS FOR THOSE IN THE ARMED FORCES, WHICH WAS NEVERTHELESS ACCEPTABLE TO 62 PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS. FOR CLERGY MEMBERS, TEACHERS AND POLICE OFFICERS, OPEN GAY AND LESBIAN PARTNERSHIPS WERE ACCEPTABLE TO 70 TO 73 PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS. THE PROFESSION WHOSE OPENLY PARTNERED GAYS AND LESBIANS WERE MOST ACCEPTABLE, TO 78 PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS, WAS MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT...AND THERE WAS LITTLE VARIANCE AMONG RESPONDENTS OF THE VARIOUS POLITICAL PARTIES. [PA NEWS/United Kingdom] AND FINALLY...THE ONLY CONNECTICUT STATE LEGISLATOR EVER TO HAVE COME OUT IS JOE GRABARZ. HE WAS RECENTLY MADE DIRECTOR OF THE CONNECTICUT CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, AND AT HIS OPENING MEDIA CONFERENCE HE WAS ASKED HOW HE'D HANDLE GAY AND LESBIAN ISSUES IN THAT JOB. HE SAID, "IT SEEMED KIND OF THE OBVIOUS QUESTION -- YOU KNOW, 'THE QUEEN OF CONNECTICUT' STEPS UP TO THE PODIUM.'" ACCORDING TO "THE NATION" MAGAZINE, HIS FLIP COMMENT DREW ONLY ONE PHONE CALL, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS BROADCAST ON RADIO. THE CALLER WAS GRABARZ' OWN PARTNER, OPENLY GAY ACTOR AND PLAYWRIGHT HARVEY FIERSTEIN. "YOU BITCH," YELLED FIERSTEIN. "EVERYONE KNOWS I'M THE QUEEN OF CONNECTICUT!" [ALEXANDER COCKBURN's column in THE NATION] ======================================================== HERE ARE THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MURDERS OF TWO LESBIAN ACTIVISTS IN SOUTHERN OREGON: (AS WE REPORTED IN "NEWSWRAP" LAST WEEK, TWO LESBIAN ACTIVISTS IN MEDFORD, OREGON -- ROXANNA ELLIS AND MICHELLE ABDILL, PARTNERS IN A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FIRM AND LIFE PARTNERS FOR OVER 12 YEARS -- WERE FOUND DEAD IN THE CAMPER SHELL OF THEIR TRUCK ON DECEMBER 8th. EACH HAD BEEN BOUND AND GAGGED AND SHOT TWICE IN THE HEAD. BECAUSE OF THEIR HIGH-PROFILE ROLES IN RURAL SOUTHERN OREGON FIGHTING THE STATE'S TWO ANTI-LESBIAN/GAY RIGHTS INITIATIVES IN 1992 AND 1994, MANY IN THE COMMUNITY FEARED THAT THE KILLINGS WERE A HATE CRIME MOTIVATED BY HOMOPHOBIA. HERE ARE THIS WEEK'S DEVELOPMENTS:) 27-YEAR-OLD ROBERT JAMES ACREMANT WAS ARRESTED OUTSIDE A MOTEL IN STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA ON DECEMBER 13TH AND HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THE MURDERS. AUTHORITIES HAVE SAID THAT ACREMANT, AN AIR FORCE VETERAN WITH A MASTER'S DEGREE IN FINANCE, HAD MOVED TO MEDFORD FROM CALIFORNIA WITH HIS MOTHER LAST MONTH. THE SUSPECT'S FATHER, KENNETH ACREMANT OF STOCKTON, SAID THAT POLICE HAVE TOLD HIM HIS SON HAS CONFESSED TO KILLING THE TWO WOMEN, AND SAYS THAT HIS SON TOLD HIM IT WAS "A BOTCHED ROBBERY ATTEMPT". THE ELDER ACREMANT TOLD REPORTERS THAT HIS SON WAS FEELING HUMILIATED AFTER THE FAILURE OF A BUSINESS HE HAD STARTED FORCED HIM TO MOVE IN WITH HIS MOTHER, AND THEN HIS GIRLFRIEND LEFT HIM. "SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HIM AND HE CRACKED", THE FATHER SAID. LOCAL ACTIVISTS ARE QUESTIONING ROBBERY AS THE MOTIVE IN THIS CASE. CHERIE GARLAND, A CLOSE FRIEND OF THE TWO WOMEN THROUGH THEIR WORK WITH PARENTS, FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF LESBIANS AND GAYS, POINTED OUT THAT MONEY AND A CHECKBOOK WERE LEFT IN THE TRUCK. POLICE HAVE REFUSED TO CALL THE MURDERS A HATE CRIME, BUT HAVE ALSO SAID THAT MOTIVE HAS NOT BEEN ENTIRELY RULED OUT, EITHER. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH "THE STOCKTON RECORD" NEWSPAPER CONDUCTED IN HIS JAIL CELL, ROBERT ACREMANT SAID "I DON'T FEEL ANY REMORSE FOR THESE PEOPLE". WHILE HE DENIED KILLING ELLIS AND ABDILL BECAUSE THEY WERE LESBIANS, HE SAID KILLING THEM WAS "EASIER BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE THEM". DURING THE SAME INTERVIEW, ACREMANT ALSO CONFESSED TO HAVING MURDERED A DRINKING BUDDY, SCOTT GEORGE, AFTER THE TWO LEFT A VISALIA, CALIFORNIA BAR IN EARLY OCTOBER. HE SAID "SUDDEN VIOLENT URGES" DROVE HIM TO SHOOT GEORGE, AND THEN ELLS AND ABDILL TWO MONTHS LATER. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTS THAT ACREMANT MAY ALSO BE UNDER INVESTIGATION IN THE STRANGULATION DEATH OF HIS AUNT, SHERRI RENEE HERRERA, WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND NEXT TO A HIGHWAY ON-RAMP IN THE DESERT EAST OF INDIO, CALIFORNIA IN MARCH OF 1993. ACREMANT WAIVED AN EXTRADITION HEARING ON DECEMBER 15th AND IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED TO OREGON WITHIN TWO WEEKS TO FACE TRIAL. 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