Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 15:41:43 -0700
From: Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation <glaad@glaad.org>
Subject: NCAVP release on Cunanan and related stories

The following is a release by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence
Programs (NCAVP).
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To:  News Editors, Producers, Assignment Desks
From:  National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs
Subject:  Cunanan, and related stories
Date:  Wednesday 23 July 1997

As the nationwide search for Andrew Cunanan continues and we anticipate a
time when he will be apprehended, it is timely that we remind you of the
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP).

NCAVP addresses the pervasive problem of violence committed against and
within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and HIV+ (LGBTH)
communities.  NCAVP is a coalition of programs that document and advocate for
victims of anti-LGBTH violence/harassment, domestic violence, sexual assault,
police misconduct, and other forms of victimization.

As the only organization providing services to victims of anti-LGBTH
violence, NCAVP provides an authoritative and valuable viewpoint and response
to incidents of anti-gay violence --- a viewpoint informed by years of daily
interaction with victims, law enforcement and federal, state and local
criminal justice agencies.

NCAVP member agencies have been tracking serial killers in the LGBTH
communities.   In 1994 an NCAVP report identified eight serial killers across
the country.  Currently five of these killers remain at large and are
collectively responsible for at least 35 murders.

Now, as the search for Andrew Cunanan continues, NCAVP members across the
country are working to insure the immediate safety of our communities.

In covering future developments in this case, or in finding new ways and
voices to help explain those circumstances, members of NCAVP are available
for interviews, consultation and as a resource to your news organization.

A list of contacts in various areas of the country is attached for your
convenience.

General NCAVP contacts are:
Chris Quinn; New York:  (212) 807.6761
Jeffrey Montgomery; Detroit: (313) 537.3323
Sharen Johnson; Los Angeles: (213) 993.7673