A Feminine Psychic

David Wayne French, or as most knew him, Zalia Crizta, is transgendered. Zalia wore her brown hair shoulder-length and wore makeup and women's clothing. She never took off her sunglasses, not even inside or at night. Zalia was fascinated with new age spiritual teachings and was closely involved with the like-minded community. She was known to have a psychic gift and made a living offering spiritual and metaphysical guidance and services. She maintained an internet business and had extensive connections on the west coast. In her free time, Zalia enjoyed gardening. She was also an avid cyclist and an expert at fixing bikes.

On May 4, 2007, Portland police arrived at the residence French shared with his roommate and found the roommate's dead body. They determined that the 51-year-old man died from multiple blows to the head made with a blunt object. Their main suspect, 48-year-old David French, was gone. Investigators believe that an argument over living arrangements escalated to violence and murder. They think that French got away in the nick of time, leaping out of third-story window as police were breaking into the apartment.

Portland police looked for French in cities where he previously lived, including Rapid City, South Dakota. They flooded Rapid City with flyers, hoping that someone would recognize French. It was a sheer stroke of luck, when a bus station employee recognized French's photo as someone who had bought a ticket for El Cajon, California. Police notified El Cajon authorities, and on November 15, 2007, French was arrested and brought into custody.

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