Diabetic kit

Dana Wingate was described as being white, 5’10", weighing 140 pounds. He lived in a
foster home in Quincy, having been placed there by the Plumas County Probation Department
in
1979. Prior to that he lived with his father who also lived in Quincy. His mother was convicted of
drug use in the South Lake Tahoe area, approximately 110 miles from Quincy. His father was
known as the "town drunk", who supported himself doing odd jobs around the area. Dana was
suspected of using marijuana. He was also a known diabetic who required regular insulin shots.
For this reason it is suspected that he was not a heavy user of drugs or alcohol because of his
reliance on insulin and the reported adverse reactions they have when mixed. Dana attended
Quincy High School. He was placed on probation after being charged with torturing a cat in the
Quincy area. He and another friend injected the cat with a quantity of insulin and the friend then
burned the cat alive. He was described as an individual who was afraid to accept responsibility
for
himself and probably would not defend himself if provoked. He was known to have a more adult
sense of humor, and was suspected to be having sexual intercourse with a 27 year old
unmarried
woman in Quincy. He had no known enemies at the time of his murder.