A colony of some 500 male homosexuals, congregated mostly in the near downtown northeast section and ruled by a “queen,” was uncovered in the investigation of the murder of an Eastern Air. Lines steward. Two youths were formally charged with first degree murder today in the lovers’ lane | slaying of William T. Simpson, North Miami last Monday night. With a casual manner – which swelled at times to outright braggadocio – Charles W. Lawrence, 19, of 987 NE 131st St.. North Miami, and Lewis Richard Killen, 20, of 658 NW 99th St., yesterday took investigators over the route they followed a week ago.

They showed just exactly how Simpson was killed during what the pair had planned according to their account. Deputy Sheriff Manson Hill, of the sheriff’s homicide division, revealed that the two accused killers had, many weeks ago, embarked on a program of “rolling” homosexuals, using a scheme in which Lawrence would get “picked up” by thumbing rides in the area where homosexuals congregate. This area, according to investigators, lies north of NE 20th Street and east of Boulevard, running to Biscayne Bay, with “the boys” living in many of the apartment houses and rooming houses of the neighborhood. The investigators were careful to point out that this area is the dwelling place of several thousand persons and the great majority of these residents lead normal lives and that many of them are not even aware of the proclivities of their neighbors.

“Learned A Lot”

Peace Justice Edwin Lee Mason said today, *I certainly learned a lot during this investigation. I never knew before. “I not only was surprised at the number of homosexuals turned up in the murder investigation, but I was a amazed to find out that there were distinct classes, not only based on age groups, but also on the ages of the persons with whom they liked to consort and groups based on types of perversion.” The body of Simpson, who roomed at 2221 NE 4th Ave., was found early last Tuesday a rock pit road east of Biscayne Boulevard near Arch Creek, North Miami, by a young couple seeking a place to park. The area is sometimes used as a lovers’ lane. He had been shot in his car with a .22 caliber weapon and had staggered to the place where he was found. Very early in the slaying probe, Hill, Deputy Sheriffs J. P. Berdeaux, T. A. Buchanan and C. W. Thompson of the sheriff’s homicide division; Chief f Karl Engel and Sgt. Wayne Thurman of North Miami Police, became convinced there was a homosexual angel in the killing, and their belief was shared by State Attorney George A. Brautigam and Fred Jones.

“Check Neighborhood”

It was then, checking the neighborhood where Simpson lived and the flight attendant’s friends, that the investigators came upon the indications of a regular “colony” of homosexuals. “In seeking a motive for the slaying,” Hill recounted, *we theorized that possibly the killing was caused by jealousy. “We learned among other Continued on Page 8-A, Col. 4 Granny, Grandson in a documented building of Amvet south of Miami friends helped build ironically, today their families togethwanted to help build Ernie was dreaming Loss of Home of her big-hearted added, was that she added, was that she the loss of her trailer she hasn’t the money mortgage. She’s tried said, to recover even “investment” in Am- According to her claims filed in Dade County Court at Sahlmann’s.