Katharina Buczek
The very next day, on March 6, 1957, Doyle– who owned a competing photography shop– actually walked into Cecil Ward’s auto repair shop and asked for help in fixing up William’s car.
Then, on March 15, Doyle’s name came up on the radar again. That day, the couple’s accountant, Herbert Roth, received a telegram detailing how Doyle should become the manager of the Patterson photo supply shop. The telegram was also reportedly signed with William’s nickname, “Pat.”
However, investigators were never able to actually recover the telegram.
One year after William and Margaret’s disappearance, other new information came to light as well. Reynaldo Nangaray, a man who was a caretaker for the couple’s home, alleged that he had found blood in the Patterson’s garage.
“Nangaray told us he found blood in the garage and a piece of human scalp on the propellor of the Patterson’s boat. He found a pair of jeans with a Rolex watch that belonged to Patterson, and he said he also saw one of Patterson’s associates remove bloody sheets from the home and put them inside the trunk of a car,” former Detective Freddie Bonilla said.
“He did not talk to police sooner because he was an [undocumented] immigrant at the time, but when he came to see us, he was a U.S. citizen.”
Other Clues Come In
During the investigation, it also came to light that William allegedly had a 20-year-old mistress named Estefana Arroyo Marfin, who lived in Juárez, Mexico. She came forward and provided a statement to authorities– claiming to have seen William shortly before he disappeared.
When they saw each other, Estefana also claimed that William told her, “When they come for me, I’ll have to go in a hurry.”
According to Estefana, William reportedly had other “important things” to share with her, too. However, she claimed to have never found out what those things were. Estefana also later withdrew the statement she made to the police.
Investigators then learned that on March 15, 1957, William seemingly sent another suspicious telegram from Dallas regarding the management of his photo supply store and the renting out of his home. But, the telegram was called in over the phone– meaning it was difficult to ascertain whether William was truly the author.
