Dec. 1, 1957
Los Angeles
George and Bill had known each other for five years and were best
friends. They worked together in an East Los Angeles metal shop and
lived next to one another in Rosemead.
Bill, 30, and his wife had the house
at 4837 N. Halkett Ave., and George, 24, had the house at 4843 N. Halkett, which
he shared with his wife, Lou Ray, 22, and their 4-year-old son, Johnny.
Then Bill and Lou Ray fell in love. It apparently was no secret. The
two couples used to double date and on a Friday night, the four of them
met at George and Lou Ray’s home to talk over the affair.
George asked
that Bill and Lou Ray go off and make a final decision about what they
were going to do. After they left, Bill’s wife went home.
George wrote a note:
"It all depends on what Lou Ray tells me. Bill and Lou Ray think they
are in love. They went out tonight to talk things over and make sure.
If Lou Ray decides she really loves Bill, I’m going through with it.
She and Johnny are all I’ve got. I love Lou Ray so very much.
"I cannot live without her. Johnny boy is my truly heartbreaking reason why I should not do this, but I cannot help it."
About 11:45 p.m., Bill and Lou Ray returned and told George they were
in love. However, they had not reached any decision over what to do
about it. Bill went home.
Half an hour later, Lou Ray found George on the front lawn, shot in the
head with a .22. She ran to Bill’s house and someone called an
ambulance.
George Louis Sposito, 24, was pronounced dead on arrival at General
Hospital. The Times never followed up on this story, so we don’t know
what became of Lou Ray or William D. "Bill" McHenry.
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