Detective glad to see cold case solved I read with great interest the recent articles covering the now-solved 1971 homicide (“Cold Case team closes book on ’71 murder” and “After 37 long years, technology catches up to detective work,” Jan. 8 Beach & Bay Press). My name is Norman Stephens. I have been an Ocean Beach resident for several decades and I am also one of the detectives (now retired) who originally worked on this case. As you know, (defendant) Gerald Dean Metcalf is scheduled to appear in court this week and I thought that the Beach & Bay Press would be following the story. I wanted to provide you with the other detectives’ names, all retired, three of whom still live in the San Diego area, so perhaps you could include them should a follow-up article be published. They are Det. Johnny Williams, Det. Art Beaudry, Det. Sgt. Jack Mulley of Oregon and criminalist Parker Bell, now deceased. Like the articles said, we are looking forward to this day in court. Norman Stephens Ocean Beach Retired Detective San Diego Police Department Unwanted papers litter the sidewalks I like to read your newspaper weekly, but what really disturbs me is all those papers on the sidewalks, never read, not wanted and soaking wet or dirty! Why not let people who really like to read Beach & Bay Press pick the newspaper up at the newspaper stands, the post office or coffee stores. They litter or sidewalks and streets. Very thoughtful of you to put the paper in a plastic bag, only this means more trash and litter! Liesbeth Goedman Pacific Beach