They had checked in earlier that afternoon-July 5, 1966-scrawling their names on a registration card as Mr. The slim man sported a blond crew cut and seemed about ten years older than his companion. Her full lips and olive skin, set off by a red one-piece bathing suit, gave her a slightly Mediterranean look.
The husband was drinking beer, the wife sipping soda. Sandy Moore spotted them lounging in plastic chairs by the Ropers Motel pool.
