The flashlight was sent to Washington, D.C. for further inspection by the FBI. Meanwhile, Mrs. Starks was showing improvements at Michael Meagher Hospital. The unofficial theory for a motive amongst the majority of the 47 officers was that of "sex mania" because large amounts of money in the home were not taken, nor was Mrs. Starks' purse, which was lying on the bed containing money and jewels. The title on the front page of the "Texarkana Gazette" on Sunday, May 5, 1946 read: "SEX MANIAC HUNTED IN MURDERS".