One of two men convicted 22 years ago for the rape and murder of a female hitchhiker at Perry Lake will soon be eligible for parole.

In December 1981, Gary Quirk, Kansas City, Mo., was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison on each of two convictions — one for second-degree murder and one for rape — to be served consecutively.

An accomplice, Leslie Ellifritz, Kansas City, Kan., was ordered to serve the same sentences for the same convictions.

They were arrested and charged after the body of Theresa Ingram Lynn, 24, was pulled from the Kansas River on June 21, 1981, in Wyandotte County.

Kansas City, Kan., police and Jefferson County Sheriff’s officers determined Lynn had been stabbed repeatedly and raped in Jefferson County after being picked up by Quirk and Ellifritz at Perry Lake. Her body was then dumped in the river.

Quirk and Ellifritz were initially charged with first-degree murder, rape and aggravated sodomy. In November 1981 they pleaded guilty to the reduced charges.

The Kansas Parole Board is seeking comments from the public about possible paroles for Quirk and others who will soon be eligible for parole. Included from the Douglas County area are:

• Scott M. Elston, Douglas County, two counts of aggravated robbery; in El Dorado Correctional Facility.

The parole board plans public hearings at the following times and locations:¢ 9 a.m.-noon Monday, City Hall, 701 N. Seventh St., Kansas City, Kan.¢ 11 a.m.-2 p.m. June 26, Finney State Office Building, Room 3080, 230 William St., Wichita.¢ 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. June 27, Landon State Office Building, Room 106 A, 900 S.W. Jackson St., Topeka.

• Keith A. Hilliard, Cloud County, forgery and giving a worthless check; Marion County, aggravated battery against a law enforcement officer; Douglas County, burglary; in Ellsworth Correctional Facility.
• Michael E. Smith, Douglas County, solicitation for aggravated robbery, attempted robbery, possession of narcotics, criminal threat; Lyon County, attempted robbery and robbery; in Ellsworth.
• Christopher L. Turner, Sedgwick County, attempted criminal threat; Douglas County, aggravated sodomy and rape; in Hutchinson Correctional Facility.
• Allan T. Godfrey, Douglas County, burglary and aggravated sodomy; in Lansing Correctional Facility.
• Steven P. Mueller, Douglas County, attempted theft, two counts of burglary, and manufacture, possession and distribution of narcotics; Shawnee County, aggravated robbery; Lyon County, aggravated robbery; in Lansing.