Friends do not know how or why Betty ended up at Spring Lake Park, because they knew she and Martin were just friends. Even after all this time, classmates of Booker and Martin do not want to be identified. The murders are still vivid. "We were all extremely frightened and extremely upset. And in a way, we still are," said one classmate in 1996. Jerry Atkins stated, "What happened was so tragic, and for many of us who lived through it, the frustration and sadness will always be there." Mrs. Booker said, "I trust the men who are handling the investigation into my daughter's death. I'm sure they'll find whoever did it. If he is caught, I would like to kill him. If they would let me, I would kill him myself." Booker's parents stayed at their Texas home until October, 1946, when they moved to 1417 Locust Street (now 1407?).