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It was overcast in Los Angeles. 29 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:22,400 We were working the day watch out of Juvenile Bureau. 30 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:26,400 My partner's Ben Romero. The boss is Captain Kinsley. My name's Friday. 31 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:36,400 I was on the way back from communications. It was 4.38 p.m. when I got to 1335 Georgia Street, second floor, room 14. 32 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:42,400 Hi, Jill. Been waiting long? I was just checking my records. 33 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:43,400 No, I just got here. 34 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:44,400 What's this thing all about? 35 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:49,400 Well, just what I told you on the phone, a seven-year-old boy and his sister covering the neighborhood begging food. 36 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:50,400 You ready to go? 37 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:51,400 Yeah, let me put this away first. 38 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:52,400 All right. 39 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,400 Kids are supposed to be from a wealthy family, huh? 40 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:58,400 Well, wealthy enough to live in the best part of Bel Air, yeah. 41 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,400 Doesn't make much sense. Must be some kind of a gag, huh? 42 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,400 No, not according to the neighbor who called in. 43 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:04,400 Yeah? 44 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:08,400 They were half-starved. 45 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:11,400 Ben and I got in the car and drove out Sunset Boulevard to the Bel Air District. 46 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:16,400 We pulled up in front of a large two-story home near the corner of Brookline Avenue and Knightsbridge Drive. 47 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:22,400 It was a white-frame colonial mansion set back in the middle of well-landscaped lawns and gardens. 48 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:26,400 The other homes in the neighborhood were just as large, $50,000 and up. 49 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:31,400 It was the last place in the city that you'd expect to find neighborhood children begging food. 50 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:36,400 5.20 p.m. We went around to the rear entrance of the colonial mansion as we'd been instructed on the phone. 51 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:40,400 We located the woman who'd called in the complaint, a Miss Jeanette Bajan. 52 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:43,400 She was employed as laundress and cook by the owners of the house. 53 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:46,400 She was busy fixing dinner. 54 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:56,400 They're from next door, officer. The children. 55 00:03:56,400 --> 00:04:01,400 As I explained on the phone, a boy about seven years, a girl about five years old, I guess. 56 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:04,400 Which side do they live on, Miss Bajan? The house on the corner? 57 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:09,400 No, the other side. Up here. Brown and White House. Just up the street next door. 58 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:11,400 Mm-hmm. Are there children there now? Do you know that? 59 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:16,400 No, but they were here this afternoon again. Here to the back door asking for something to eat. 60 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:18,400 I don't understand it. Something must be wrong. 61 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:20,400 When have they been around often, Miss Bajan? 62 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:23,400 Two or three days. Maybe four days. 63 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:28,400 At first I thought they were fooling, but they were not. I gave them some cookies, sandwiches. 64 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:31,400 They were very hungry. They ate them like they were starving. 65 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,400 The little girl saved her cookies. She took them with her. 66 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:36,400 How about their parents? Are they at home? 67 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:43,400 Excuse me. Let's ask. 68 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:46,400 There. That's there. 69 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:51,400 No, I haven't seen the mother the last few days. I understand they are divorced. 70 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:54,400 The mother, she lives there with the children. The father, I don't know. 71 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:55,400 What's their name, Dina? 72 00:04:55,400 --> 00:05:01,400 Kessler. Madame, the woman I work for, she says there are three children in the Kessler family. 73 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:05,400 But I don't know. I have only seen the two. The boy and the girl. 74 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:08,400 I would go over and see what is wrong, but I do not know the Kessler. 75 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:11,400 It is not my place. That's why I called you, Officer. 76 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:13,400 All right, Miss Bajan. Well, thank you very much. 77 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:17,400 Not at all, Officer. You understand, I do not mind giving the children food. 78 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,400 Well, I think only something is wrong if they do not get it at home. 79 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:23,400 Well, thank you very much for notifying us. We're going to check into it. 80 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:27,400 I'm just a little curious, Miss Bajan. What set you make? 81 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:29,400 This? Napoleon. 82 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:30,400 How's that? 83 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,400 Napoleon. You know, Napoleon, pastry. 84 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:38,400 Oh, oh yeah. Sure smells good. Well, thanks again. 85 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:42,400 Certainly, Officer. If there is anything I can do, you will let me know? 86 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:44,400 Yes, ma'am, we will. Goodbye. 87 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:45,400 Goodbye. 88 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:51,400 Goodbye. 89 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:52,400 It's a beautiful place. 90 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:53,400 Yes. 91 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:56,400 Those Swedish women make pretty good cooks, don't they? 92 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:58,400 I don't know. She sounded French to me. 93 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:02,400 Huh? Maybe so. Most good at cooking, anyhow. 94 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:04,400 Yes. 95 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:07,400 Yes, the Brown and White House next door, that must be it, huh? 96 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:11,400 Is that name Kessler? They're fairly prominent around town, society? 97 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:15,400 I don't know. There's quite a few of them. Could be. Any way you look at it, it's hard to figure, isn't it? 98 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:21,400 Kids have been at it for four days. If it's on a level, they really must be in a bind. 99 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:25,400 Garage door is open back there. No sign of a car. 100 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:27,400 Kids' bicycles, huh? 101 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:29,400 Let's try the front door, huh? 102 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:38,400 Mm-hmm. 103 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:41,400 I guess we better try again, huh? 104 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:45,400 Yeah. 105 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:46,400 Yes, sir? 106 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:48,400 Hello, son. Your name's Kessler, is that right? 107 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:53,400 Yes, I'm Richard. My mother's not home right now. Maybe you can come back tomorrow. 108 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:57,400 We're police officers, Richard. If you're not busy, we'd like to talk to you for a minute. Is that all right? 109 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,400 Oh, yes, sir. That'd be all right. Would you come in, please? 110 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:03,400 Thank you. 111 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:07,400 Richard Kessler was a blond-haired, wiry boy, polite, well-mannered. 112 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:11,400 He told us that he was eight years old and he attended the neighborhood grammar school. 113 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:15,400 He showed us back to the kitchen where he was warming a can of soup that he borrowed from a neighbor. 114 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:19,400 It was a large house, richly furnished, but it hadn't been cleaned for weeks. 115 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:23,400 Dust was piled up thick on the furniture, and children's books and toys were scattered around the rooms 116 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:27,400 along with scraps of dried bread, half-eaten. 117 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:29,400 The house was cold and musty. 118 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:35,400 On a small bar in the dining room, there were three half-filled cocktail glasses, a plate full of cigarette butts. 119 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:37,400 Evidently, they'd been standing there for days. 120 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:43,400 On the sink in the kitchen, there were a few pieces of stale bread and an open bottle of milk that had turned sour. 121 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:46,400 Next to it were a half a dozen empty whiskey bottles. 122 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:49,400 The Kessler boy was well dressed except for the shirt that he had on, 123 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:51,400 as if he'd been wearing it for a week. 124 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:54,400 What did you want to talk to me about, officer? I haven't done anything wrong. 125 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:58,400 Oh, we know that, son. We'd just like to find out how you've been getting along. 126 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:03,400 I've been getting along all right. Two A's and four B's on my report card last month. 127 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:05,400 Where's your sister, Dick? 128 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:08,400 Judy, she's down the street. She'll be back in a minute. 129 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:10,400 How about your mother? Where's she? 130 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:12,400 She's out too. She'll be back. 131 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:14,400 When do you expect her to come? 132 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:17,400 Pretty soon. She's coming back pretty soon. 133 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:20,400 Your sister, Judy, she's younger than you are, isn't she, Dick? 134 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:23,400 Yes. Judy's only six. I made. 135 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:25,400 Any other grownups live here with you beside your mother? 136 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:29,400 No. Mom takes care of us. She'll be back pretty soon. 137 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:32,400 We'd like to have you tell us the truth now, Dick. How long has she been gone? 138 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:35,400 I don't know. Probably important. 139 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:40,400 She's been here a long time. She can come back tomorrow. She'll probably be here then. 140 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:43,400 When was the last time you saw her, son? 141 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:45,400 Son, how about that? 142 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:47,400 A couple of days ago. 143 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:50,400 Well, this is Tuesday. You mean she left the house Sunday? 144 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:53,400 No, before that. Last Friday night she went out. 145 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:55,400 Said she'd be back. I don't know. 146 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:57,400 Did your mother say where she was going, Dick? 147 00:08:57,400 --> 00:08:59,400 No. Her boyfriend was here. 148 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:04,400 I don't know his last name. Mom went out with him to a party, I think. 149 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:07,400 I don't know where. She'll be back all right. 150 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:09,400 Did you leave anyone to take care of? 151 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:11,400 No, we can take care of ourselves. 152 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:15,400 I'm going to be sick of cooking, though. I don't know how yet. 153 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:17,400 I'd better look at the soup on the stove. 154 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:19,400 I'll take care of it, son. Go ahead. Sit down. 155 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:22,400 Has your mother ever left you like this before, son? 156 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:25,400 Maybe once or twice. 157 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:28,400 She never stayed away this long, though. 158 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:30,400 I don't know. 159 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:32,400 What's the matter, Dick? 160 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:35,400 Well, Johnny, officer. My little brother. 161 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:37,400 He hasn't eaten much for a while. 162 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:40,400 Must be hungry by now. I was fixing the soup for him. 163 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:42,400 Where's Johnny? 164 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:44,400 He's upstairs in the nursery. 165 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:46,400 He's been sick with a bad cold. 166 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:48,400 Mom knew Johnny was sick. 167 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:50,400 That's why I wondered. 168 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:53,400 She hasn't come back yet. I don't think Johnny's feeling good. 169 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:55,400 Do you want to take us up to the inside? 170 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:57,400 Yeah, all right. If you want. 171 00:09:57,400 --> 00:09:59,400 Yeah. 172 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:02,400 How long has Johnny had this cold, Dick? 173 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:05,400 A couple of days before Friday. Before Mom left. 174 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:07,400 How old is he? 175 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:11,400 Johnny's just a little kid. He won't be two years old until July. 176 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:13,400 I've been wondering about him. 177 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:15,400 He coughed a lot at first. 178 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:17,400 He's been giving him milk and cookies. 179 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:19,400 I said Judy in my head. I don't know. 180 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:21,400 Has the doctor been to see Johnny? 181 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,400 No, I thought of calling him. 182 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:25,400 I didn't know the doctor's name. 183 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:27,400 I was waiting until Mom got home. 184 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:29,400 Oh, no, this is Johnny's room here. 185 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:31,400 Mm-hmm. 186 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:33,400 They're in the crib, Officer. 187 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:35,400 That's my brother Johnny. 188 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:37,400 Pretty cold in here. 189 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:39,400 Yeah, let's have a look. 190 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:41,400 Hey, there you go, son. 191 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:43,400 Hi, Johnny. You hungry now? 192 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:45,400 Yeah, look at his eyes. 193 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:47,400 Yeah, I want to get to a phone doctor and ambulance. 194 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:49,400 Tell them to hurry, all right? 195 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:51,400 What's the matter, Officer? 196 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:53,400 What about Johnny's eyes? 197 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:55,400 They're not that big. 198 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:57,400 He's been acting awful quiet, but... 199 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:59,400 hardly moved around at all. 200 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:01,400 Most of the time, he's jumping up and down 201 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:03,400 his crib like anything. 202 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:05,400 Has anyone at all been in here to see him since Friday? 203 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:07,400 Yes, sir, my sister Judy and I. 204 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:09,400 We changed his diapers and gave him something to eat. 205 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:11,400 I see. 206 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:13,400 She...she wished Mommy would get home. 207 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:15,400 I'd like to talk to her. 208 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:17,400 Yeah, so would I. 209 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:19,400 I'm sorry. 210 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:23,400 5.48 p.m. We put in a call to the office 211 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:25,400 for a policewoman, and then we got in touch with 212 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:27,400 Lieutenant Lee Jones at the crime lab, 213 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:29,400 and he sent out a man to photograph the condition of the Kessler home 214 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:31,400 and the children. 215 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,400 The doctor and the ambulance arrived, and little Johnny Kessler 216 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:35,400 was taken to the general hospital in critical condition. 217 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:37,400 The 22-month-old boy 218 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:39,400 was in a coma. 219 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:41,400 Richard Kessler and his sister Judy were taken to 220 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:43,400 Georgia Street Juvenile Bureau and then transferred 221 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:45,400 to Juvenile Hall and placed under protective custody 222 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:47,400 Section 700 sub B 223 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:49,400 Welfare and Institution Code. 224 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:51,400 The two of them were given a bath and something to eat. 225 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:53,400 Judy Kessler was interrogated 226 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:55,400 separately by a policewoman. 227 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:57,400 Ben and I talked to the boy, Richard. 228 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:59,400 After a few minutes, he broke down and admitted 229 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:01,400 that his mother had gone off and left the three children alone 230 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:03,400 on at least a half a dozen occasions. 231 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:05,400 He told us his parents were divorced. 232 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:07,400 He rarely saw his father, 233 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:09,400 but his mother had had two or three boyfriends at the house 234 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:11,400 during the past year. 235 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:13,400 He also told us his mother drank quite a bit. 236 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:15,400 But she's never been gone this long before, Sergeant. 237 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:17,400 Maybe she's out somewhere 238 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:19,400 and has nowhere to get home. 239 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:21,400 We'll find her all right, son. Don't you worry about it. 240 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:23,400 This boyfriend of your mother's, Dick, 241 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:25,400 his first name was Larry. Is that all you can tell us? 242 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:27,400 Yes, sir. I don't know his last name. 243 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:29,400 Are you going to keep us here all night, 244 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:31,400 Judy and me? 245 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:33,400 Just for a day or so. That'll take good care of you, huh? 246 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:35,400 Where did you take Judy? 247 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:37,400 Well, she's just next door, Dick. You can see her in just a minute now. 248 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:39,400 And how about Johnny? 249 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:41,400 I always take care of him. 250 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:43,400 He's always got him over at the hospital, Dick. 251 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:45,400 They're going to take good care of him now. 252 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:47,400 You can count on that. 253 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:49,400 I don't know, Officer. I'd better see him. 254 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:51,400 He might get awful fussy. 255 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:53,400 All right. We'll fix that up for you. 256 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:55,400 Do you have any relatives in Los Angeles, son, 257 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:57,400 aunts, uncles, anyone like that? 258 00:12:57,400 --> 00:12:59,400 No, just my father, but I don't know where he lives. 259 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:01,400 Well, we had a nurse who used to take care of us, 260 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:03,400 Mrs. McIntosh. 261 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:05,400 She was well. 262 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:07,400 My mom fired, you know. 263 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:09,400 Oh, how'd that happen? Do you know? 264 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:11,400 I'm not quite sure. 265 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:13,400 Maybe my mom was drinking. 266 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:15,400 Mrs. McIntosh got mad at her. 267 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:17,400 Had a big fight, and mom fired her. 268 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:19,400 Oh, well, this Mrs. McIntosh, you know where we can find her? 269 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:21,400 No, sir, I don't. 270 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:23,400 How about some of the other boyfriends 271 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:25,400 that your mother had, Dick? 272 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:27,400 Do you remember any of their names? 273 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:29,400 No, one of them was George something. 274 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:31,400 I don't remember the other one. 275 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:33,400 Joe, take you a minute. 276 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:35,400 Yeah, Mac, you want to stay with the boy, huh, Dad? 277 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:39,400 Yeah. 278 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:41,400 Hospital calls, it's a lousy thing. 279 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:43,400 What's that? 280 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:45,400 The Kessler boy, little Johnny. 281 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:47,400 He just died. 282 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:53,400 John Albert Kessler, white male American, age 22 months. 283 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:57,400 All the pertinent facts and data would be listed on the crime report. 284 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:01,400 And if and when the case was closed, the report would be filed away. 285 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:09,400 Wouldn't be any different from a thousand other dead body reports, same size, same color, same number up in the left-hand corner. 286 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:13,400 In the course of 10 or 20 years on the job, a police officer sees a lot of them. 287 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:15,400 Most of them he forgets. 288 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:17,400 Few of them he never forgets. 289 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:19,400 The next morning, the body was posted to the county morgue. 290 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:23,400 It was found that the youngster had been suffering from malnutrition, 291 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:26,400 but the cause of death was listed as a basal skull fracture. 292 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:28,400 Homicide detail was notified. 293 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:32,400 The search for the mother, Mrs. Jean Kessler, went on. 294 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:35,400 We talked to her neighbors, all of her friends that we could locate. 295 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:39,400 We checked out an address book that was found in Mrs. Kessler's effects at her home. 296 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:41,400 We got out a broadcast and an APB. 297 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:43,400 No luck. 298 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:44,400 Thursday, April 29th. 299 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:46,400 How about the youngster's brother and sister Ben? 300 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:48,400 You think it could have happened that way? 301 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:49,400 How do you mean? 302 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:50,400 Well, we were taking care of the little fella. 303 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:52,400 They might have had an accident with him. 304 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:53,400 They're afraid to own up to it. 305 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:54,400 I don't think so, Joe. 306 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:55,400 Well, that's not very likely, Mac. 307 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:57,400 We talked to him quite a bit last night. 308 00:14:57,400 --> 00:14:59,400 A couple of pretty honest kids. 309 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:01,400 Pretty sure they wouldn't lie about something like that. 310 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:02,400 Where does that leave it, the mother? 311 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:03,400 Good possibility. 312 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:05,400 We know Mrs. Kessler drinks quite a bit. 313 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:07,400 She could have lost patience with the little boy. 314 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:09,400 More chance of an accident than death. 315 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:11,400 I get it. 316 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:13,400 You're a little friday. 317 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:15,400 Yeah, Bert. 318 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:16,400 Where's that? 319 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:18,400 Uh-huh. 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I didn't know you wanted to talk to me. I would have called in if I did. 366 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:20,400 We're still trying to locate the mother, Mrs. McIntyre. Can you help us out there at all? 367 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:24,400 I don't know if you asked at those places she used to go to all the time where she used to drink. 368 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:26,400 Yes, ma'am, we have. They couldn't help us. 369 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:30,400 Did you know any of Miss Kepler's boyfriends or ones that had come to the house? 370 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:31,400 Yes, I knew all of them. 371 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:36,400 Donald, don't you wander off now. Same for you, Patsy. You stay close. 372 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:40,400 The boy, Richard, he was telling us about one of the boyfriends, ma'am, fellow named Larry. 373 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:45,400 Oh, yes. Donald, you heard what I said. You stay close. 374 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:47,400 Yes, I knew Larry. 375 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:49,400 Do you remember what his last name was, ma'am? 376 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:53,400 Yes, Barthel, some kind of an actor in the movies, I think. 377 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:56,400 Larry Barthel. Do you know where he lives? 378 00:18:56,400 --> 00:19:00,400 No, I think he had an apartment in Hollywood. I wouldn't know the address. 379 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:04,400 What kind of a man was this Barthel? I mean, he's kept him in these things like that. 380 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:10,400 Well, I think he was kind of lazy. I think that Miss Kepler was giving him money. 381 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:12,400 Do the two of them ever argue or have any fights? 382 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:15,400 All the time. He had a terrible temper. 383 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:17,400 Do you ever strike, Miss Kepler? 384 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:23,400 Yes, I saw it happen several times. Not too close to the cage, Donald. Back a little. 385 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:26,400 How did this Barthel act toward the children, Mrs. McIntyre? 386 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:30,400 Different, I guess. Annoying sometimes. 387 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:33,400 Well, that was after that you had the argument with Miss Kepler? 388 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:37,400 Yes, it was about her drinking and her boyfriend and all the rest. 389 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:40,400 I just got sick of it and I told her what I thought. 390 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:43,400 She didn't want to admit she was getting old. 391 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:48,400 She was not caring for the children. She turned into a still woman in her twenties. 392 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:51,400 Well, do you have any idea where my little teetha pot is? 393 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:55,400 Well, they divorced, you know. They had salesmen for lumber concerned downtown. 394 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:58,400 He inherited most of his money. 395 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:01,400 I have the name of the company at home. You can have it if you like. 396 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:03,400 Yes, ma'am. We'd appreciate that. 397 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:06,400 You know, it's the children I feel sorry for. 398 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:07,400 Yes, ma'am. 399 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:12,400 Three beautiful children. And that poor little Johnny, I just can't understand. 400 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:14,400 What's that? 401 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:17,400 How could anyone deserve a helpless baby like that? 402 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:19,400 Well, ask his mother. 403 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:26,400 Friday, 5 p.m. Mrs. McIntyre called us at the office and gave us the business address 404 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:29,400 of the missing woman's ex-husband, Richard Lane Kepler. 405 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:32,400 They were there, but they told us Kepler was away on a week's vacation. 406 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:36,400 They had no idea where to contact him, but he was expected back in a few days. 407 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:41,400 We called Central Casting and asked them to check their talent list for a bit player by the name of Larry Bartel. 408 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:43,400 They had no such name listed. 409 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:48,400 Saturday, 8 a.m. The Kepler children, Richard and Judy, remained in the custody of juvenile authorities. 410 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:50,400 The search for their mothers continued. 411 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:55,400 All day Saturday, Ben and I ran down what few leads we had. They went nowhere. 412 00:20:55,400 --> 00:21:01,400 The doctors, the morgues, the city hospitals, and the drunk tank at the main jail still failed to turn up the missing woman. 413 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:04,400 We checked again at the different drinking places we used to pat the man. 414 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:06,400 No one had seen her. 415 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:10,400 5.30 p.m. We went back to the office. 416 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:12,400 A lot of molly today. 417 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:14,400 Yeah, there's not much to show for it. 418 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:17,400 Not going to be much fun for those Kepler kids this Sunday. 419 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:18,400 Why? What do you mean? 420 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:19,400 First Sunday in May. 421 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:20,400 Huh? 422 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:21,400 Mother's Day. 423 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:23,400 Oh, yeah. 424 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:25,400 Hi, Mac. 425 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:26,400 Got a piece of news for you. 426 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:27,400 Yes? 427 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:29,400 Kepler woman's boyfriend, Larry Bartel. 428 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:30,400 What about him? 429 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:31,400 He's been located. 430 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:43,400 When he'd seen his name mentioned the previous night in the newspaper stories concerning the case, Larry Bartel had contacted the office to let us know that he didn't consider himself a fugitive. 431 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:45,400 That links that with his story. 432 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:48,400 He called just a few minutes before we got back to the office. 433 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:52,400 He left word that he could be found at a Wilshire address all day Sunday. 434 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:57,400 In the meantime, he'd be at the Spotlight Club, the club for theatrical people located in West Hollywood. 435 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:01,400 6.25 p.m. Ben and I located him at the club back in the billiards room. 436 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:04,400 He was tall, dark-haired, dressed extensively. 437 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:07,400 I told the cop when I called in you weren't supposed to contact me. 438 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:08,400 That was important. 439 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:11,400 That little Kepler boy's dead, Bartel. We think that's pretty important. 440 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:16,400 I didn't know anything about that. You didn't have to interrupt me. That's an important man I was playing with. Now what do you want to know? 441 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:17,400 Where is this Kepler? 442 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:18,400 Why ask me? I don't know. 443 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:21,400 You're a pretty good friend of hers. You were the last person seen with him. 444 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:25,400 I met a girl. We went out to a party last Friday night. I haven't seen her since the following Monday. 445 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:28,400 Yeah, last Monday. I'm through with her anyway. 446 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:29,400 What about the room? 447 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:34,400 I just got sick of her. That's all. Pawing all over me, asking me to marry her. I just got sick of her. It wasn't worth it. 448 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:36,400 You accepted money from her? 449 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:38,400 Just a time ago. She had plenty of it. Why not? 450 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:39,400 Where'd you last see her? 451 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:43,400 At Pizza Horses and I would like to get around the club. 452 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:46,400 There's a hotel downtown on South File Rock, Kitty Jandy. 453 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:49,400 Were you at another hotel with Miss Kepler last week? 454 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:52,400 Yeah. Yeah, on South Hope Run, Main Street, I think. 455 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:55,400 Oh, that's where you found a coat, huh? You got an explanation for that? 456 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:56,400 Bud's thing? Sure. 457 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:58,400 Crazy thing. 458 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:02,400 Tell her I threw it, then she tried to hit me in the bottle. Cut herself. 459 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:04,400 Boy, I tell you, it just wasn't worth it that time. 460 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:06,400 I guess you can prove everything you're telling yourself. 461 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:08,400 Of course I can prove it. It's the truth. 462 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:10,400 And what about the little boy? How'd that happen? 463 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:12,400 I didn't have anything to do with it. It wasn't my fault. 464 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:13,400 Well, how'd it happen? 465 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:15,400 That Friday night, just before we left the house. 466 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:19,400 The old lady was downstairs having a few drinks. She put the little kid to bed, and he went to bed. 467 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:22,400 He was getting up out of bed and running downstairs crying. 468 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:23,400 Yeah, I can't remember. 469 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:27,400 Ah, she finally took the kid to him, a good spanking, threw him back in bed. 470 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:29,400 I think he hit his head and wanted to force the crew. 471 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:30,400 Why didn't you do something about it? 472 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:33,400 Well, I told her, but she said there was nothing that didn't matter. 473 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:36,400 Got a coat for us, that's all. Kids are all riding with less. 474 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:38,400 You mean all the time you and Mrs. Kepler went out, 475 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:41,400 you knew those children were being left all alone in that house? 476 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:43,400 Oh, what? I'd have cheesed them, other than me. 477 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:46,400 I gotta get back. I got that game being on. 478 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:48,400 I'm gonna wait a little longer. Come on. 479 00:23:48,400 --> 00:24:14,400 The bar was taken downtown and held for questioning on suspicion of 702WIC, contributing to negligence of minors. 480 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:18,400 They had an old-fashioned player piano going full volume in the bar. 481 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:23,400 The sound followed us up the stairs. 482 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:25,400 Tenants, you sure must like their music. 483 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:26,400 Yes. 484 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:28,400 Like the fairies, in 250? 485 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:39,400 Yeah. 486 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:40,400 We better try it. 487 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:43,400 Yeah. 488 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:47,400 Let's have a look. 489 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:50,400 Who's that? Who is it? 490 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:52,400 You and Mrs. Jean, Kepler? 491 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:54,400 What is it? Who are you? 492 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:56,400 Police officer. I'd like to talk to you. 493 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:59,400 I haven't done anything. What do you want with me? 494 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:01,400 I want to talk to you about your children, Miss Kepler. 495 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:06,400 But I didn't do anything. Donnie was sick, that's all. I didn't do anything. 496 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:07,400 That's not what Bartell said. 497 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:11,400 Larry, have you seen him? Is he coming back to me? 498 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:13,400 You better get up, lady. Get your coat. 499 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:17,400 I gotta have Larry back. He's everything to me. 500 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:19,400 I love him. Is he coming back? 501 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:23,400 You've been gone over a week. Aren't you a little worried about your children? 502 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:27,400 They're all right. I'm too young to spend my life on children. 503 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:29,400 I need Larry. Where is he? 504 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:31,400 See if you can find a coat. Will you bet? 505 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:37,400 Yeah, all right. 506 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:41,400 I've been taking no sick. I felt terrible. 507 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:42,400 Yeah? 508 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:49,400 I need Larry so bad. He's young like me. I love him. I gave him all my love. 509 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:51,400 I gave him everything I could. 510 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:52,400 Yeah, you gave him too much. 511 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:53,400 What? 512 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:55,400 You didn't have any left for your kids. 513 00:25:55,400 --> 00:26:07,400 The story you have just heard is true. Only the names were changed to protect the innocent. 514 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:13,400 On July 2nd, trial was held in Superior Court, Department 87, City and County of Los Angeles, State of California. 515 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:15,400 In a moment, the results of that trial. 516 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:17,400 Now, here is our star, Jack Webb. 517 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:24,400 Thank you. Friends, if you're with us week to week, you've heard me say, in Fatima, the difference is quality. 518 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:28,400 It's a difference that you can prove just by buying a pack and smoking them. 519 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:33,400 You'll find Fatima's extra mild with a rich, better flavor and aroma. 520 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:37,400 Stop in at the store in the corner and buy a pack of Fatima the first chance you get. 521 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:42,400 You'll find in Fatima's, the difference is quality. 522 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:48,400 Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to take a moment to thank all of you for your very fine response to our program, Dragnet. 523 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:56,400 Since the first show went on the air about a year and a half ago, your cards and letters have been a constant source of encouragement and guidance. 524 00:26:56,400 --> 00:27:01,400 In the field of radio presentations, we felt that we were attempting something a little different. 525 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:05,400 We were not altogether sure that it would meet with your approval. 526 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:13,400 Possibly, we were sure that our approach to this type of presentation was a sound one, but the final approval had to rest with you. 527 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:19,400 As you may judge by your response, you've placed Dragnet high among the programs that you enjoy most. 528 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:22,400 For this, we're indeed grateful. 529 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:28,400 We've tried to bring you, first of all, an adult program worthy of the 30 minutes that you spend with us each week. 530 00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:33,400 We've tried to bring you an honest and authoritative report on the work of your police force. 531 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:39,400 We've tried to bring before you documented police cases that were informative as well as entertaining. 532 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:44,400 In forthcoming weeks, we sincerely hope that Dragnet remains one of your favorite shows. 533 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:48,400 Your letters have been read by all members of the Dragnet production staff. 534 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:56,400 So if you like to listen to Dragnet, it's because you, our listeners, have helped to guide us in presenting the kind of entertainment that you want. 535 00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:59,400 And for this, our thanks. 536 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:12,400 Mrs. Jean Kessler was filed on and found guilty in Superior Court, charge of manslaughter. 537 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:16,400 She was sentenced to one year in the county jail and deprived of the custody of her children. 538 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:32,400 You have just heard Dragnet, a series of authentic cases from official files. 539 00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:44,400 Technical advice comes from the Office of Chief of Police, W.H. Parker, Los Angeles Police Department. 540 00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:54,400 Fatima cigarettes, best of all long cigarettes, has brought you Dragnet, portion transcribed from Los Angeles. 541 00:28:54,400 --> 00:29:14,400 Now stay tuned for Cover Spy, then it's Screen Director's Playhouse on in.