March 23, 1979: Lawrence Singleton convicted in San Diego of the Sept. 29, 1978, rape and attempted murder of a 15-year-old Las Vegas hitchhiker. The victim's forearms were hacked off and she was left for dead beside a rural road near Modesto. The trial was moved to San Diego because of pretrial publicity in Stanislaus County.
April, 1987: Authorities in Antioch, Contra Costa County, learn the state Department of Corrections has chosen the town for Singleton, scheduled for parole late in the month (sentence reduced for time served and good behavior.) More than 10,000 people sign petitions and the state backs off. The tate fails in attempts to get Singleton paroled to Florida or Nevada.
April 24: One day before Singleton's release, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors and four city councils win temporary restraining order from a Superior Court judge in the county seat of Martinez barring the state from placing Singleton anywhere in the county.
April 25: Singleton, 59, is released from California Men's Colony at San Luis Obispo. Reportedly spends weekend under armed guard somewhere in the area.
April 28: Officials in San Francisco, where Singleton was to be sent for 'a couple of weeks,' win a restraining order barring the parolee.
April 29: Singleton taken out of a hotel in Redwood City after reporters learn he is there.
May 5: Singleton reportedly somewhere in Marin County. Reports never confirmed but county officials threaten legal action.
May 8: First District Court of Appeal overturns temporary restraining orders in Contra Costa and San Francisco counties. California Supreme Court subsequently upholds ruling.
May 15: State gives up on attempt to secretly place Singleton in El Cerrito after Contra Costa County officials reveal the plans.
May 18-22: Singleton housed in Richmond. Mayor George Livingston and county officials publicly denounce Singleton and join in demonstrations aimed at forcing state to move him.
May 23: Singleton moved to small Contra Costa County town of Rodeo.
May 25: Residents of Rodeo learn Singleton is there. Several hundred angry people gather outside his apartment. After several tense hours, sheriff's deputies escort Singleton away.
May 26: After spending the night in Martinez, Singleton taken to Concord. His exact location remained secret but a rumor that the parolee was at a motel led to a demonstration by more than 100 people.
May 28: State moves Singleton again, informs Contra Costa County officials that a meeting scheduled for the next morning to discuss Singleton case had been called off.
May 30: Gov. George Deukmejian announces Singleton will serve the remainder of his parole on the grounds of San Quentin Prison.
April 25, 1988: Singleton parole scheduled to end.
