1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:12,200 Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. 2 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:14,920 The names have been changed to protect the innocent. 3 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:20,840 Fatima cigarettes, king size, extra mild and soothing, brings you dragnet on both radio 4 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:23,840 and television. 5 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:31,680 You're a detective sergeant. 6 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:34,000 You're assigned to homicide division. 7 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,800 You get a call that the body of a dead man has been found in a vacant lot. 8 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:39,840 The man has been beaten to death. 9 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:43,560 Your job, investigate. 10 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:49,240 Friends, the name Fatima has always stood for quality. 11 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:54,000 Fatimas are distinctive with a truly different flavor and aroma. 12 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:59,880 And in king size Fatima, you get an extra mild and soothing smoke, plus the added protection 13 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:01,480 of Fatima quality. 14 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:05,560 Remember, in Fatima, the difference is quality. 15 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:11,200 Because of its quality, its extra mildness, its better flavor and aroma, Fatima continues 16 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:14,720 to grow in favor among king size cigarette smokers everywhere. 17 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:17,360 Switch to Fatima yourself today. 18 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:21,640 Ask your dealer for Fatima in the bright, sunny yellow pack. 19 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:23,760 King size Fatima. 20 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:27,760 The difference is quality. 21 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:35,160 Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime. 22 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:40,080 For the next 30 minutes, in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will 23 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:44,640 travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official 24 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:46,320 police files. 25 00:01:46,320 --> 00:01:51,480 From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force 26 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:52,480 in action. 27 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:58,000 It was Wednesday, February 6th. 28 00:01:58,000 --> 00:01:59,360 It was cold in Los Angeles. 29 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:01,760 We were working the day watch out a homicide division. 30 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:02,960 My partner is Frank Smith. 31 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:03,960 The boss is Captain Warman. 32 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:04,960 My name is Friday. 33 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:08,760 It was 10, 14 a.m. when I got to room 42. 34 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:09,760 Homicide. 35 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:10,760 Frank? 36 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:11,760 In here, Joe. 37 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:12,760 Right. 38 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:13,760 Hi. 39 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:14,760 Morning, Skipper. 40 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:16,720 I heard that you ran into a bad one out there on Fountain. 41 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:17,720 Yeah, we did. 42 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:18,720 Must have been quite a fight out there. 43 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:20,200 The victim's clothes were pretty well torn up. 44 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:21,440 The ground around the body was all trampled. 45 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:22,440 I wonder if we could tell that much. 46 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:23,440 How do you mean? 47 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:24,920 Well, the body was found by a couple of school girls. 48 00:02:24,920 --> 00:02:27,280 A vacant lot out there near Fountain and Selma. 49 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:28,280 Girls took a shortcut through the lot. 50 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:31,160 When they saw the body, they let out enough screams to get the whole neighborhood over 51 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:32,160 there. 52 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:33,160 Mother put on the call. 53 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,720 By the time the radio unit got there, the neighborhood had walked over the whole area. 54 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:39,040 They got the people back right away, but most of the physical evidence that there was any 55 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:40,040 had been trampled out. 56 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:41,040 That helps. 57 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:42,440 Any of those people see or hear anything? 58 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:43,440 No, nothing. 59 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:44,800 How was he killed? 60 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:47,240 We found a big piece of concrete near the body, blood stains on it. 61 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:48,240 The crime lab's checking it now. 62 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:49,240 Did they find anything else? 63 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:50,240 No, they're still checking the scene. 64 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:51,240 Lee's going to call. 65 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:53,240 The crowd may have took a mess out of the place. 66 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:54,720 A lot of houses around there. 67 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:55,720 Somebody must have heard something. 68 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:59,200 Well, we talked to a young girl who lives a couple of doors down from the lot. 69 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:00,960 Seems she and her boyfriend were coming home from a show. 70 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:04,400 Said about 9, 45, 10 o'clock, they noticed a car parked in front of the lot. 71 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:05,400 Girl said they noticed right away. 72 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:07,840 I'm afraid it might be some guys out to cause trouble. 73 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:11,400 She told us that when she and her boyfriend walked by, they heard loud talking, men arguing. 74 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:12,400 Mm-hmm. 75 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:13,400 Did you describe the car? 76 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:15,840 Just said it was a dark sedan, late model, 51 or 52. 77 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:16,840 We checked the boyfriend. 78 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:17,840 He told about the same story. 79 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:19,800 He said he thought the car was a dark blue Ford. 80 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:20,800 Mm-hmm. 81 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,000 Well, anyway, the girl said she got scared and went right into the house. 82 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:24,840 A few minutes later, they heard a car tear by. 83 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:26,880 They looked up the street and the parked car was gone. 84 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:27,880 This was around 10 o'clock. 85 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:28,880 Yeah, that's right. 86 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:30,320 That might make it about the time of the killing. 87 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:31,960 Well, we'll know better when the body's posted. 88 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:34,040 The girl or her boyfriend able to describe the men? 89 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:35,040 No, soapskipper. 90 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:37,600 All they could tell us were they looked like there were two men in the car. 91 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:38,880 Said they couldn't get a good look at them. 92 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:39,880 License number? 93 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:40,880 No. 94 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:42,600 They were just taking it down, but he didn't. 95 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:43,600 Tough break. 96 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:44,600 Hanson and Cummings helped check the neighborhood. 97 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:45,600 They didn't do any better. 98 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,400 Seems like everybody in the vicinity was away for the evening. 99 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:49,400 Oh, McConaugh, Frank. 100 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:51,240 Hanson just brought this in. 101 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,240 Guy's wallet stuffed in his pocket. 102 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:55,240 Let's take a look. 103 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:56,240 Driver's license. 104 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:57,240 Name's John Allen Iverson. 105 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:58,240 Address, been scratched. 106 00:03:58,240 --> 00:03:59,240 Oh, here it is on the back. 107 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:00,240 Had to change. 108 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:01,240 6295 North Sereno Avenue. 109 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:02,240 Height, 5'9". 110 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:03,240 Born October 2nd, 23. 111 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:04,240 Make it 28, huh? 112 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:05,240 That's right. 113 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:06,240 Weight, 136. 114 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:07,240 Eyes, hazel, brown hair. 115 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:08,240 Well, that's a good one. 116 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,240 What else is in here? 117 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,240 Calendar from an oil company. 118 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:15,240 Blank check. 119 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:16,240 Picture of a puppy. 120 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:17,240 Dalmatian, huh? 121 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:18,240 Looks like it in there. 122 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:19,240 Picture of a woman. 123 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:20,240 Let's see that. 124 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:21,240 Here, wait a minute. 125 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:22,240 Here's a card. 126 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:25,240 Case of accident, please notify Mrs. Alfred Iverson. 127 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:30,240 Mother, 6295 Sereno Avenue, Hollywood 98844. 128 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:33,240 How are we her pictures? 129 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:34,240 She been notified yet? 130 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:35,240 No, not yet. 131 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:36,240 Cheese, corn, cheese, corn, cheese, corn, cheese, corn, cheese, corn, cheese, corn, 132 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:37,240 corn, corn, cheese, corn, cheese, corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, corn, 133 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:38,240 corn, cheese, corn, corn, cheese, corn, cheese, corn, cheese, corn, cheese, corn, corn, corn, 134 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:39,240 cheese, corn, cheese, corn. 135 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:40,380 Cheese, corn, 136 00:04:40,380 --> 00:04:41,340 cheese, corn, cheese, corn, cheese, corn, corn, cheese, corn, cheese, corn, cheese, corn 137 00:04:41,340 --> 00:04:42,340 Compared to me. 138 00:04:42,340 --> 00:04:43,340 Let me see that. 139 00:04:43,340 --> 00:04:44,340 Laird's teared up. 140 00:04:44,340 --> 00:04:45,340 It's coming down. 141 00:04:45,340 --> 00:04:46,340 It's coming right down. 142 00:04:46,340 --> 00:04:47,340 Can you tell much? 143 00:04:47,340 --> 00:04:48,340 Not much. 144 00:04:48,340 --> 00:04:49,340 Cheeks. 145 00:04:49,340 --> 00:04:50,340 Teeth. 146 00:04:50,340 --> 00:04:51,340 Jeez. 147 00:04:51,340 --> 00:04:52,340 titties. 148 00:04:52,340 --> 00:04:53,340 Cheese. 149 00:04:53,340 --> 00:04:54,340 T doubled to the point. 150 00:04:54,340 --> 00:04:55,340 Taffy together. 151 00:04:55,340 --> 00:04:56,340 Cheese. 152 00:04:56,340 --> 00:04:57,340 T Arabia and you died. 153 00:04:57,340 --> 00:04:58,340 Oh floating did. 154 00:04:58,340 --> 00:05:06,380 lying on the floor with a 155 00:05:06,380 --> 00:05:16,060 Ten fifty a.m. We called Lee Jones to see if he'd been able to come up with any new information. 156 00:05:16,060 --> 00:05:19,500 He told us that besides the piece of cement, his crew had been able to find little other 157 00:05:19,500 --> 00:05:23,400 physical evidence. Tests of the blood found on the concrete were not finished, but Lee 158 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:27,540 said that it looked like a murder weapon. Although the ground around the body was fairly 159 00:05:27,540 --> 00:05:31,240 soft, the people in the neighborhood effectively obliterated any footprints that the killer 160 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:35,600 might have left. We were faced with the old problem. The average citizen, in an attempt 161 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:40,160 to be helpful, had unknowingly destroyed what physical evidence we might have found. We 162 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:44,980 went by R&I and checked the name John Allen Iverson without result. Eleven thirty-five 163 00:05:44,980 --> 00:05:49,820 a.m. Frank and I signed out and drove to the address listed on Iverson's driver's license, 164 00:05:49,820 --> 00:05:55,140 6295 North Serrano Avenue. It was a small frame cottage set well back on the lot. The 165 00:05:55,140 --> 00:05:58,460 yard was well kept and as we climbed the front stairs, we could hear a dog barking in the 166 00:05:58,460 --> 00:06:02,620 rear of the house. We rang the bell and the lady in her middle sixties answered the door. 167 00:06:02,620 --> 00:06:07,200 It was the woman in the picture that we found in Iverson's wallet. Yes? Mrs. Iverson? Yes? 168 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:10,340 Police officers, ma'am. Like to talk to you if we could? Of course. Won't you come in? 169 00:06:10,340 --> 00:06:14,780 Thank you very much. You'll have to excuse the way I look. I was in the middle of baking. 170 00:06:14,780 --> 00:06:19,900 What was it you wanted, officer? I'm sorry. I don't remember your name. Joe Friday, ma'am. 171 00:06:19,900 --> 00:06:24,300 This is my partner, Frank Smith. How do you? Is it about the dog barking at night? We've 172 00:06:24,300 --> 00:06:28,540 tried to keep him quiet, alarm clock, hot water bottles, everything. He's just a puppy 173 00:06:28,540 --> 00:06:32,380 though, officers. He doesn't know. No, ma'am. It's not about the dog. It's about your boy. 174 00:06:32,380 --> 00:06:36,780 What's he done? Well, he's had an accident, Mrs. Iverson. An accident? John? Yes, ma'am. 175 00:06:36,780 --> 00:06:42,420 Hear you? Yes, ma'am. Pretty sure. You're sure it's my boy, John Allen Iverson? Yes, 176 00:06:42,420 --> 00:06:48,340 ma'am. It's your boy. He's in the hospital. Is that it? No, ma'am. He's not in the hospital. 177 00:06:48,340 --> 00:06:56,140 Not in the hospital? He's dead? Yes, ma'am. I'm sorry. John, John Allen Iverson, you're 178 00:06:56,140 --> 00:07:06,580 sure? Yes, ma'am. We're sure. Oh, no. What can be? How will that be? John, my baby. You've 179 00:07:06,580 --> 00:07:17,100 got to be wrong. No, I'm sorry, ma'am. John, John dead. Gone away from me. For all I've 180 00:07:17,100 --> 00:07:28,380 done. Why? Why does it have to be John? Why? It's always the same question, isn't it? Yeah. 181 00:07:28,380 --> 00:07:38,260 How do you answer it? Frank put in a call to Mrs. Iverson's doctor. Five minutes later, 182 00:07:38,260 --> 00:07:41,700 he arrived and gave her a sedative. We asked if we could talk to her, and he told us that 183 00:07:41,700 --> 00:07:45,980 it'd be all right if we kept the questioning brief. He explained that Mr. Iverson, John's 184 00:07:45,980 --> 00:07:50,420 father had died two years before and that his passing had hit Mrs. Iverson pretty hard. 185 00:07:50,420 --> 00:07:53,940 He said that it'd be a few minutes before the sedative took full effect and that we 186 00:07:53,940 --> 00:07:58,460 might talk to the woman until then. Frank and I walked into the bedroom. I hope you'll 187 00:07:58,460 --> 00:08:01,740 forgive me for crying. Yes, ma'am. We understand, Mrs. Iverson. There are a few questions we'd 188 00:08:01,740 --> 00:08:07,140 like to ask you. How did it happen? Auto access? No, ma'am. He was murdered. Murdered? Why? 189 00:08:07,140 --> 00:08:13,220 Who did it? Have you caught him yet? No, not yet, ma'am. That's why we need your help. 190 00:08:13,220 --> 00:08:20,220 Is there anything I can do? Anything at all? John was murdered. That's impossible. So hard 191 00:08:20,220 --> 00:08:25,820 to believe. Yes, ma'am. Was there anyone you might know who didn't like your son, someone 192 00:08:25,820 --> 00:08:31,980 who might have hated him enough to do this? No one. No one at all. John had a lot of friends. 193 00:08:31,980 --> 00:08:41,380 Wasn't anybody who didn't like him bright and cheery, always smiling. I'm sorry. Please. 194 00:08:41,380 --> 00:08:46,500 I want to help get this over with. Go ahead with the questions. I hope you're all right, 195 00:08:46,500 --> 00:08:55,080 ma'am. You like my ink, don't you? Oh, thank you. Now, what was it you were asking? Could 196 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:59,620 you tell us where your son worked? Airplane factory out in the valley. He was an inspector. 197 00:08:59,620 --> 00:09:04,340 He's got a promotion, a raise. He was so proud. First rung of the ladder, he said, on his 198 00:09:04,340 --> 00:09:08,340 way up. What factory did he work at, ma'am? Websters. They make parts. John worked the 199 00:09:08,340 --> 00:09:12,980 morning shift, midnight to seven in the morning. Said there was a better chance for advancement 200 00:09:12,980 --> 00:09:17,180 on the morning shift. How about girls, ma'am? Anyone special your son saw quite a bit of? 201 00:09:17,180 --> 00:09:22,020 Well, just Alice. Alice Johnson saw her quite a bit. He was going to see her last night, 202 00:09:22,020 --> 00:09:26,580 had a date for 6.30. When did he leave the house, do you recall? Oh, 6.15 or so. Alice 203 00:09:26,580 --> 00:09:30,420 just lived a few doors down the street. John was going to take her to a championship match 204 00:09:30,420 --> 00:09:35,980 over in Burbank. Ma'am? Billiards. Oh. John loved to play billiards. Alice liked it, too. 205 00:09:35,980 --> 00:09:39,260 John always said that when he got married, he's going to have a table right in the house. 206 00:09:39,260 --> 00:09:42,060 Do you happen to remember where in Burbank this billiard mattress was going to be held? 207 00:09:42,060 --> 00:09:46,980 I'm not sure, but I think John said at George's place, right on Burbank Boulevard. Do you 208 00:09:46,980 --> 00:09:50,380 know if your son had a large amount of money with him when he left? Well, he had his week 209 00:09:50,380 --> 00:09:54,700 to pay with him. He just cashed his check this afternoon, and then he gave me the $30 210 00:09:54,700 --> 00:09:59,820 for the house. He had the rest of it. About how much would that be? Oh, maybe $40, $45. 211 00:09:59,820 --> 00:10:03,300 How about jewelry, ma'am? Do you carry any rings, anything like that? No, John didn't 212 00:10:03,300 --> 00:10:07,660 believe in wearing rings. Said he'd do that when he got married. There was his watch. 213 00:10:07,660 --> 00:10:11,260 He had that. Breast watch, ma'am? Yes, he always carried it. Kept perfect time. Does 214 00:10:11,260 --> 00:10:16,460 your son have a car, ma'am? Yes, a Ford. 1951 Ford. What color do you know? Dark blue. 215 00:10:16,460 --> 00:10:20,060 Pretty car. He was so proud of it. I wonder if you'd have the license number of the car, 216 00:10:20,060 --> 00:10:24,860 ma'am. Yes, I think you'll find it with the phone book in the bureau. He keeps... He kept 217 00:10:24,860 --> 00:10:33,220 all his papers there. I wonder if it'd be all right if we got it, ma'am. Yes, all right. 218 00:10:33,220 --> 00:10:39,380 That's it, ma'am. Yes, that's it. I still can't believe it. Yes, ma'am. It's gonna be a hard 219 00:10:39,380 --> 00:10:43,940 thing to get used to, isn't it? Ma'am? Life without a son. 220 00:10:43,940 --> 00:10:54,140 12.40 p.m. Frank and I drove back to the office and checked the license number we'd gotten 221 00:10:54,140 --> 00:11:00,260 through DMV. The car was registered to a John Allen Iverson, 6295 North Serrano Avenue, 222 00:11:00,260 --> 00:11:04,380 legal owner, Bank of America. A local and an all-points bulletin were gotten out on the 223 00:11:04,380 --> 00:11:09,100 car, all occupants to be held for investigation. In the event the car was found abandoned, 224 00:11:09,100 --> 00:11:13,620 a stakeout was to be placed on it and homicide was to be notified. We checked the name Alice 225 00:11:13,620 --> 00:11:18,700 Johnstone through R&I, but there was no record on it. 1.50 p.m. Frank and I drove out to 226 00:11:18,700 --> 00:11:23,260 her place of employment, an unpainted furniture factory on Ventura Boulevard. We questioned 227 00:11:23,260 --> 00:11:26,900 the girl for a good hour and she explained that John Iverson was usually on time for 228 00:11:26,900 --> 00:11:30,420 his dates with her, but the previous night he'd called to say that he'd be a little 229 00:11:30,420 --> 00:11:34,420 late. He called several more times and finally said that he was afraid they'd better cancel 230 00:11:34,420 --> 00:11:37,700 the date and that he'd call for her in the morning. She told us that she could think 231 00:11:37,700 --> 00:11:41,460 of no reason for anyone to be jealous of her spending so much time with Iverson, that he 232 00:11:41,460 --> 00:11:45,580 was the only date that she'd had for over a year. She gave us names and addresses of mutual 233 00:11:45,580 --> 00:11:50,860 friends to add to the list we already had to check out. 3.05 p.m. Frank and I went for 234 00:11:50,860 --> 00:11:55,220 something to eat. Is that all you're gonna eat, Frank? Just that little salad? Yeah, 235 00:11:55,220 --> 00:11:59,180 Elizabeth's got the idea to cut down on my lunches. She said I'm getting too heavy around 236 00:11:59,180 --> 00:12:04,500 the middle. That's too bad. Chili was good. Yeah, it looks good. Pretty spicy, wasn't it? 237 00:12:04,500 --> 00:12:10,060 No, no, just right. A lot of beef. Uh-huh. Joe? Yeah? You think I'm getting too fat? 238 00:12:10,060 --> 00:12:13,260 No, you don't look it to me. When a man gets in his 30s, he's supposed to look a little 239 00:12:13,260 --> 00:12:16,540 portly, isn't he? Well, I don't know, Frank. You couldn't prove it by me. I always heard 240 00:12:16,540 --> 00:12:20,140 so. My father was pretty heavy. That has a lot to do with it. Is that so? Well, sure, 241 00:12:20,140 --> 00:12:24,820 you know, it's heredity, that stuff. A lot of beef, huh? Now look, Frank, why don't you 242 00:12:24,820 --> 00:12:28,060 have a bowl of the chili? It doesn't look like it's got too many calories, does it? No, 243 00:12:28,060 --> 00:12:34,420 it doesn't, does it? Miss? Oh, Miss, could I have a bowl of that chili? Some of that coconut 244 00:12:34,420 --> 00:12:39,380 cream pie, too. Thanks. Yeah, right away. What do you figure, Joe, about the Iverson? 245 00:12:39,380 --> 00:12:42,420 You know, I can't figure it. If we could just come up with a motive, it might be easier 246 00:12:42,420 --> 00:12:47,380 to give us some place to start. Yeah. Young kid. Seems everybody liked him. It looks that 247 00:12:47,380 --> 00:12:51,500 way. I've been thinking about that robbery angle. His mother said he left the house with 248 00:12:51,500 --> 00:12:55,860 about $45, didn't he? Now we find him and he's only got 13 of it left. Where'd the rest 249 00:12:55,860 --> 00:12:58,700 go? And that watch, if anybody was going to hold them up, they'd take the watch. They 250 00:12:58,700 --> 00:13:02,500 could have gotten something for it. Bigger revenge? Jealousy? I don't know. The girl said 251 00:13:02,500 --> 00:13:05,620 there wasn't any reason for that. Look, as soon as you finish your lunch, let's check 252 00:13:05,620 --> 00:13:08,980 the place he worked. The guys he worked with, maybe they can give us the answer. Been done 253 00:13:08,980 --> 00:13:12,860 before. Yeah. Iverson. He just got a raise and a promotion. Maybe somebody thought they 254 00:13:12,860 --> 00:13:20,860 should have got it. Before we left the lunch room, we called the list of names in the R&I. 255 00:13:20,860 --> 00:13:25,620 432 PM. Frank and I drove out to the aircraft plant where John Iverson had been employed. 256 00:13:25,620 --> 00:13:29,300 We checked with the foreman of the shop, the men he worked with, the personnel office, 257 00:13:29,300 --> 00:13:33,260 everyone he came in contact with during the day's work. They all gave us the same answer, 258 00:13:33,260 --> 00:13:38,900 that they could see no reason why anyone would want to take his life. 456 PM. The list of 259 00:13:38,900 --> 00:13:43,540 names we'd given R&I had come back with no make. None of the names had any criminal record. 260 00:13:43,540 --> 00:13:46,540 We called the county morgue and found that the coroner had posted the body and that the 261 00:13:46,540 --> 00:13:50,300 cause of death was listed as a subarachnoid hemorrhage due to multiple depressed fractures 262 00:13:50,300 --> 00:13:54,540 of the skull. Lee Jones had finished the test and was able to tell us that the piece of 263 00:13:54,540 --> 00:14:00,020 concrete found at the scene was more than likely the murder weapon. 615 PM. Frank and 264 00:14:00,020 --> 00:14:03,900 I drove over to Burbank to George's Pool and Snooker Hall. It was a big place with a lot 265 00:14:03,900 --> 00:14:08,260 of neon over the entrance. Inside there were about 10 tables with a row of theater chairs 266 00:14:08,260 --> 00:14:12,820 on each side of the large room. Just off the entrance was a small bar. Except for a man 267 00:14:12,820 --> 00:14:18,540 brushing off the tables, the place was empty. Hi, what'll it be? Pool, billiards, or Snooker? 268 00:14:18,540 --> 00:14:22,140 You the manager here? No, I'm not. I kind of run the place though when he's not here. 269 00:14:22,140 --> 00:14:24,700 Something I can do? We're police officers. My name is Friday. This is my partner, Frank 270 00:14:24,700 --> 00:14:28,700 Smith. How do. I'm Sam Howard. Were you on duty here last night, Mr. Howard? Yeah, until 271 00:14:28,700 --> 00:14:32,340 about midnight. I leave then. Sometimes when George asks me, I stay on. But I usually shove 272 00:14:32,340 --> 00:14:36,060 off about midnight. Why anything wrong? I can get George on the phone. You know a man by 273 00:14:36,060 --> 00:14:40,380 the name of Iverson, John Iverson. You ever see him around here? Iverson? There's an awful 274 00:14:40,380 --> 00:14:44,500 lot of guys come in here. Hard to tell. What's he look like? He's 5'9", about 136 pounds. 275 00:14:44,500 --> 00:14:48,940 He's brown hair, likes to play billiards, I understand. John, I think I know who you 276 00:14:48,940 --> 00:14:51,860 mean. Never knew his last name before, but he comes in here quite a bit, always plays 277 00:14:51,860 --> 00:14:55,780 billiards, three cushion. You see him last night? An awful lot of people here last night. 278 00:14:55,780 --> 00:15:00,020 Had a match, pretty crowded. What was he in here last night? Well, yeah, came in, watched 279 00:15:00,020 --> 00:15:03,300 the match for a while, then he sat up at the bar, had a couple of beers. Was he drinking 280 00:15:03,300 --> 00:15:07,900 with anybody? Let me think. Yeah, he and another guy were talking it up. The other guy was 281 00:15:07,900 --> 00:15:11,060 popping for the drinks. You know the other man? No, sir, don't think I ever saw him before. 282 00:15:11,060 --> 00:15:15,020 About what time was that? Gee, it's hard to say. I was pretty busy. It's important, Mr. 283 00:15:15,020 --> 00:15:20,420 Howard. Like that, huh? Well, I'd say it was seven o'clock, maybe 7.30. Johnny came in 284 00:15:20,420 --> 00:15:23,400 first, he watched the matches for a while, then when this other guy came in, they both 285 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:29,300 moved to the bar. Stayed there talking until about 9.30, 9.45, then they walked out together. 286 00:15:29,300 --> 00:15:32,220 They were together all evening then? Yeah, near as I can tell. What did this other man 287 00:15:32,220 --> 00:15:38,180 look like? Let me think. I'd say he was maybe 36, 37, had kind of dark hair. How tall would 288 00:15:38,180 --> 00:15:43,500 you say he was? About your height, 5'10 or 11'. Had on a plaid sport jacket. I noticed 289 00:15:43,500 --> 00:15:46,220 that because I'd been looking for one like it. You know, sort of Glen plaid, only with 290 00:15:46,220 --> 00:15:50,500 more color. Not exactly loud. What color was the jacket? Blue, real rich blue. Must have 291 00:15:50,500 --> 00:15:54,060 cost a fellow a lot. During the conversation, did Iverson and this other man seem to get 292 00:15:54,060 --> 00:15:58,620 along all right? Oh, yeah, even when the fellow lost the bet. What bet? Yeah, they had a bet 293 00:15:58,620 --> 00:16:01,860 on a match. The other guy lost and he had to pay Johnny 10 bucks. Didn't have the cash, 294 00:16:01,860 --> 00:16:05,420 had to cash a check. You cash it here? Yeah, it was a payroll check. George doesn't like 295 00:16:05,420 --> 00:16:08,900 it when we cash personal checks. If they bounce, we have to stand the laws. Think we could 296 00:16:08,900 --> 00:16:12,140 locate that check, Mr. Howard? Do you happen to remember the company name on it? No, not 297 00:16:12,140 --> 00:16:15,700 right off. I can get it for you, sir. Oh, George wasn't feeling too well today, so he 298 00:16:15,700 --> 00:16:22,420 didn't get to the bank. Check's still in the safe. The check was issued from the Kimberly 299 00:16:22,420 --> 00:16:26,660 Insurance Company and made out to Martin G. Weber. The endorsement was made by Weber 300 00:16:26,660 --> 00:16:30,860 with a notation of his address under the signature. We called the office and had the name run 301 00:16:30,860 --> 00:16:35,400 through RNI. There was no record on him. According to the information we'd gotten from Sam 302 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:39,580 Howard, the last time the victim was seen alive at 9.45 p.m., he was in the company 303 00:16:39,580 --> 00:16:43,740 of Martin Weber. Frank and I got in the car and drove out to the Kimberly Insurance Company. 304 00:16:43,740 --> 00:16:48,020 It was a large building on San Fernando Road. The employees were leaving the building when 305 00:16:48,020 --> 00:16:52,100 Frank and I got to the office of the general manager. We asked him about Weber and he told 306 00:16:52,100 --> 00:16:55,620 us that he'd been with the firm for the past 10 years, starting as a runner on the floor 307 00:16:55,620 --> 00:17:00,780 and rising to the position of office manager. He told us further that in his entire 10 years 308 00:17:00,780 --> 00:17:04,980 of service, Weber had never been late or missed a day's work. However, on that particular 309 00:17:04,980 --> 00:17:09,060 morning he hadn't shown up at all. We called our office and arranged for a stakeout on 310 00:17:09,060 --> 00:17:13,420 the building of the insurance company. Frank and I drove out to Weber's home, a modern 311 00:17:13,420 --> 00:17:16,980 apartment house in the North Hollywood area. We rang the bell but there was no answer. 312 00:17:16,980 --> 00:17:21,180 We checked with the landlord and he told us that he hadn't seen Weber the night before. 313 00:17:21,180 --> 00:17:24,460 In the company of the manager, we checked Weber's apartment. He was not there and from 314 00:17:24,460 --> 00:17:28,340 what we could see, the bed had not been slept in. In further checking, the manager was able 315 00:17:28,340 --> 00:17:32,660 to give us the name and address of Weber's sister, Mrs. Madge Wilson. We arranged for 316 00:17:32,660 --> 00:17:37,860 a stakeout on the apartment. 9.20 p.m. Frank and I drove over to check with his sister. 317 00:17:37,860 --> 00:17:38,860 Yes? 318 00:17:38,860 --> 00:17:39,860 Mrs. Wilson? 319 00:17:39,860 --> 00:17:40,860 That's right. 320 00:17:40,860 --> 00:17:43,940 Police officers, Mrs. Wilson, like to talk to you. My name's Friday. This is my partner, 321 00:17:43,940 --> 00:17:44,940 Frank Smith. 322 00:17:44,940 --> 00:17:46,420 Come in. But I thought all this had been cleared up. 323 00:17:46,420 --> 00:17:47,420 Ma'am? 324 00:17:47,420 --> 00:17:48,420 Well, you hear about my brother, Martin, aren't you? 325 00:17:48,420 --> 00:17:49,420 Well, yes, ma'am. I don't think I understand. 326 00:17:49,420 --> 00:17:53,660 Neither do I. It seems to me that you'd spend your time trying to find out why the man did 327 00:17:53,660 --> 00:17:57,340 it instead of bothering us. My husband won't like this at all. We're taxpayers. We've got 328 00:17:57,340 --> 00:17:58,340 right. 329 00:17:58,340 --> 00:17:59,340 Just a minute, ma'am. I think maybe there's a misunderstanding. 330 00:17:59,340 --> 00:18:01,940 Nothing of the sort. You're here to talk about Martin, aren't you? 331 00:18:01,940 --> 00:18:02,940 Yes, ma'am. 332 00:18:02,940 --> 00:18:05,740 No misunderstanding at all. He had an accident. It's up to you to take care of the man who 333 00:18:05,740 --> 00:18:07,540 did it. Put him in jail for a long time. 334 00:18:07,540 --> 00:18:10,180 I'm sorry, Mrs. Wilson. I'm not sure we know what you're talking about. 335 00:18:10,180 --> 00:18:14,380 Well, this is the limit. My poor husband spends practically the whole night filling out forms 336 00:18:14,380 --> 00:18:18,140 and you didn't even take time to read them. I'm talking about Martin's accident. The man 337 00:18:18,140 --> 00:18:22,300 who ran him down last night, put him in the hospital, broke his leg. That's what I'm talking 338 00:18:22,300 --> 00:18:26,240 about. I've got two kids upstairs with bad colds and I haven't got time to stand around 339 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:29,220 and talk to you. If there's anything else you want to know, you can talk to my husband. 340 00:18:29,220 --> 00:18:30,220 He'll tell you. 341 00:18:30,220 --> 00:18:33,020 Did you know that your father was run down by a car last night, ma'am? 342 00:18:33,020 --> 00:18:35,020 Yes. Last night. 343 00:18:35,020 --> 00:18:36,020 And he's in the hospital now? 344 00:18:36,020 --> 00:18:37,020 Yes. Yes. Yes. 345 00:18:37,020 --> 00:18:40,180 Now, look, we're only trying to conduct an investigation, ma'am. Could you tell us what 346 00:18:40,180 --> 00:18:41,980 time this accident happened and where? 347 00:18:41,980 --> 00:18:45,540 All right. It's on the report if you'd only read it. 348 00:18:45,540 --> 00:18:46,540 Yes, ma'am. 349 00:18:46,540 --> 00:18:50,300 Martin was on his way home last night. He stepped off the curb out on Burbank Boulevard 350 00:18:50,300 --> 00:18:54,140 and this car came right around the corner and hit him. Broke his leg. Sent him to the 351 00:18:54,140 --> 00:18:57,180 hospital. He's been there ever since. He's there now. 352 00:18:57,180 --> 00:18:58,780 What time did this happen, ma'am? Do you know? 353 00:18:58,780 --> 00:19:11,660 Sure, I know. It was 9.45. 354 00:19:11,660 --> 00:19:15,900 You are listening to Dragnet, authentic stories of your police force in action. 355 00:19:15,900 --> 00:19:22,140 Friends, the name Fatima has always stood for quality. 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Weber had 374 00:20:48,900 --> 00:20:53,580 been given emergency treatment at Georgia Street and then transferred to General Hospital. 375 00:20:53,580 --> 00:20:57,060 From what Sam Howard had told us, we knew that Iverson had been alive at approximately 376 00:20:57,060 --> 00:21:03,380 945 p.m. The deputy coroner's fixed the time of death at approximately 10 or 1030 p.m. 377 00:21:03,380 --> 00:21:07,780 The fact that Martin Weber had been run down by a car at 946 p.m. seemed to absolve him 378 00:21:07,780 --> 00:21:12,940 of any part in the crime. The stakeouts at his place of business and his home were removed. 379 00:21:12,940 --> 00:21:16,580 Frank and I drove over to General Hospital to interview Martin Weber. His leg was in 380 00:21:16,580 --> 00:21:20,140 traction but he seemed to be in good spirits. If I was on my way home, just stepped off 381 00:21:20,140 --> 00:21:24,260 the curb to catch a bus, next thing I know I looked up right into a pair of headlights. 382 00:21:24,260 --> 00:21:28,820 Almost scared me to death. And wham-o, I was on the street, my leg broken. Oh, I'm covered. 383 00:21:28,820 --> 00:21:32,620 The whole thing won't cost me a cent. Yes, sir. We were talking to Sam Howard over at 384 00:21:32,620 --> 00:21:36,100 Georgia's billiard hall. He said you were there with John Iverson last night, that right? 385 00:21:36,100 --> 00:21:39,060 Yeah, that's right. I had a talk with old John. I had a big business deal trying to 386 00:21:39,060 --> 00:21:42,700 sell him some insurance. Oh, I didn't know you were salesman, Mr. Weber. Well, I'm not 387 00:21:42,700 --> 00:21:46,340 really office manager. I don't like the job. Figured if I could bring in a good sale, the 388 00:21:46,340 --> 00:21:49,220 boss might let me have a crack at selling. Well, did Iverson give you any indication 389 00:21:49,220 --> 00:21:53,620 that he wanted any insurance? Well, not right off. He's always been worried about his mother, 390 00:21:53,620 --> 00:21:57,300 though. You know, if anything should happen to him. Anyway, a couple of days ago, one 391 00:21:57,300 --> 00:22:01,260 of the press men out at the plant where John works was killed, accident. I thought this 392 00:22:01,260 --> 00:22:05,020 might be a good chance to try to sell John some coverage, you know, life. Leave his mother 393 00:22:05,020 --> 00:22:09,180 a little something. Yes, sir. Well, old John wasn't an easy one, let me tell you. Told 394 00:22:09,180 --> 00:22:12,300 me he wasn't completely sold on insurance yet and then he said he'd leave it up to the 395 00:22:12,300 --> 00:22:17,180 billiard match. Sir, if the championship changed hands and John would buy some insurance. If 396 00:22:17,180 --> 00:22:23,300 it didn't, I had to pay him 10 bucks. I lost. Had to cash my paycheck to do it, too. And 397 00:22:23,300 --> 00:22:28,340 those are the breaks. I want to lose a sale and get hit by a car. So what's this all about? 398 00:22:28,340 --> 00:22:31,980 Anyway, why all the questions about old John? Well, he was killed last night, Mr. Weber. 399 00:22:31,980 --> 00:22:36,680 Killed? What do you mean? He was murdered. How did it happen? That's what we're trying 400 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:40,900 to find out, sir. While you were at the bar with Iverson, did you see him talk to anybody, 401 00:22:40,900 --> 00:22:45,340 anyone besides you? No, he made a couple of phone calls. Said they were to his girlfriend, 402 00:22:45,340 --> 00:22:50,180 but that's about all. Oh, wait a minute. Yeah? We got outside the bar, there were a couple 403 00:22:50,180 --> 00:22:54,740 of guys that came up and talked to him. Had these men been in the bar? Yeah, come to think 404 00:22:54,740 --> 00:22:57,540 of it, they were sitting right next to us. When I had to cash that check, I didn't have 405 00:22:57,540 --> 00:23:01,780 a pen to endorse it and one of the guys gave me his to use. You ever seen them before? 406 00:23:01,780 --> 00:23:05,900 No, I don't think I ever did. Can you describe the men, Mr. Weber, what they looked like? 407 00:23:05,900 --> 00:23:09,420 I didn't pay much attention to them. One of the fellows was a big guy, maybe six feet 408 00:23:09,420 --> 00:23:14,620 or more, a couple of hundred pounds anyway. How old would you say? Well, maybe 37, around 409 00:23:14,620 --> 00:23:18,500 there. I'd know him if I saw him again. Well, how's that, sir? The scar, he had a scar right 410 00:23:18,500 --> 00:23:21,980 across here on his forehead, made him look like he was frowning all the time. How about 411 00:23:21,980 --> 00:23:27,580 the other man? I'm afraid I can't be of much help there. He was short, five, five or six, 412 00:23:27,580 --> 00:23:31,900 heavy, 180 more or less. I think he was wearing a flannel suit. I can't be sure about that. 413 00:23:31,900 --> 00:23:35,540 You saw these men out on the sidewalk with Iverson right after you left the bar, is that 414 00:23:35,540 --> 00:23:38,740 right? Yeah. After I told John good night, I walked over to the corner, I saw these two 415 00:23:38,740 --> 00:23:41,980 fellows come up to John and from what I could hear, they were asking for a lift someplace. 416 00:23:41,980 --> 00:23:46,060 Did you give them a ride? No, I saw my bus come and made a run for it. Is there anything 417 00:23:46,060 --> 00:23:48,980 else you can tell us about these men that might help? Anything at all? Any little thing 418 00:23:48,980 --> 00:23:52,820 you might remember? Gee, now that I can remember, I didn't really pay a lot of attention to 419 00:23:52,820 --> 00:23:55,780 them, just a couple of guys sitting next to us. One of them lent me his pen. Well, how 420 00:23:55,780 --> 00:24:00,340 about the pen? Any initials on it? No, it was the tall guy, the one with the scar, he 421 00:24:00,340 --> 00:24:03,620 loaned it to me. It was one of those plastic things, you know, with the figure that disappears 422 00:24:03,620 --> 00:24:06,660 when you turn upside down. I know the kind of thing. I noticed it because I thought 423 00:24:06,660 --> 00:24:10,500 it was kind of cute. Anyway, it was put out by a Venetian blind company. It had the name 424 00:24:10,500 --> 00:24:17,300 right on it. Can you remember the name? Let me see. Rogers, Rogers Blind Company. All 425 00:24:17,300 --> 00:24:20,980 right, fine. Here's our card. If you remember anything else, we'd appreciate a call. Sure 426 00:24:20,980 --> 00:24:27,620 thing. Say, you fellas going out to Rogers? Yes, sir. I kind of hate to ask. Yes, sir. 427 00:24:27,620 --> 00:24:37,300 Can you pick up one of those pens for me? 11.35 p.m. We called the office and they told 428 00:24:37,300 --> 00:24:41,700 us that Iverson's car had been found abandoned up on Wonderland Drive in Laurel Canyon, 429 00:24:41,700 --> 00:24:46,740 was taken to the police garage and impounded. The crime lab had gone over the car for fingerprints 430 00:24:46,740 --> 00:24:50,340 and in eliminating the prints of the people known to have been in the car and friends 431 00:24:50,340 --> 00:24:55,540 of Iverson, they'd come up with one unidentified print. As remote as it was, the lead about 432 00:24:55,540 --> 00:24:59,700 the pen had to be checked out. We called the Rogers Blind Company and the night watchman 433 00:24:59,700 --> 00:25:03,740 gave us the home phone number of the personnel manager. We called him and he agreed to meet 434 00:25:03,740 --> 00:25:07,660 us at the plant. We gave him the description of the man who had talked to Iverson outside 435 00:25:07,660 --> 00:25:11,940 of the bar and he was able to identify him as a Peter Standish, a former salesman with 436 00:25:11,940 --> 00:25:16,220 the company. He recognized Standish from the description of the scar, but he was unable 437 00:25:16,220 --> 00:25:20,440 to tell us the name of the other man. The personnel manager furnished us with Standish's 438 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:24,680 last known address, but he'd moved and left no forwarding address. Frank and I went back 439 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:29,100 to the office and ran the name through R&I. Standish had a record of two arrests on suspicion 440 00:25:29,100 --> 00:25:33,900 of 211 PC, one of them only a month before. Sergeants Hanson and Cummings drove out to 441 00:25:33,900 --> 00:25:38,460 the general hospital to show a mugshot of Standish to Martin Weber. He positively identified 442 00:25:38,460 --> 00:25:42,460 the suspect as the man he'd seen talking to Iverson on the night of the murder. We checked 443 00:25:42,460 --> 00:25:46,020 with Dean Bergman and Leighton Prince. The fingerprint found in the car matched perfectly 444 00:25:46,020 --> 00:25:50,360 with the prints of Standish. Frank and I drove out to the last address on the suspect's arrest 445 00:25:50,360 --> 00:25:54,620 report. The manager of the apartment told us that he'd gone out a few minutes before. 446 00:25:54,620 --> 00:25:57,920 He told us that there was another man living in the apartment with Standish and the description 447 00:25:57,920 --> 00:26:01,780 she gave tallied closely with the one we had of the man seen with Standish in the bar the 448 00:26:01,780 --> 00:26:06,980 night of the murder. She informed us that he was registered under the name of Charles Teal. 449 00:26:06,980 --> 00:26:11,260 In the company of the manager, we made a search of the suspect's apartment, but we found nothing. 450 00:26:11,260 --> 00:26:14,580 We asked the manager not to give any indication that we were in the apartment. She agreed 451 00:26:14,580 --> 00:26:21,580 to cooperate. We settled down to wait. An hour went by, an hour and a half, two hours. 452 00:26:21,580 --> 00:26:27,140 Well, I'm getting tired of it, Teal. Every night the same thing dragging you out of some 453 00:26:27,140 --> 00:26:30,500 crummy bar. If you don't knock it off, I'm going to get myself another boy. Not only 454 00:26:30,500 --> 00:26:32,540 that, but I'm getting sick of... All right, let's hold it right there, sir. 455 00:26:32,540 --> 00:26:39,540 Cops, lousy cops, Frank. All right, hold it, mister. Hold still. Fuzz, crummy fuzz. I had 456 00:26:42,220 --> 00:26:43,820 to walk right into it. How's the other one, Frank? 457 00:26:43,820 --> 00:26:45,300 He's out. Want to shoot him down? 458 00:26:45,300 --> 00:26:48,820 Yeah. What do you want with me, cop? I done nothing. You got nothing to hold me for? He's 459 00:26:48,820 --> 00:26:51,500 clean, Joe. So is the other one. We got plenty, Standish. Let's go. 460 00:26:51,500 --> 00:26:53,580 What you got on me? Murder, mister. 461 00:26:53,580 --> 00:26:55,420 Murder me? You're crazy. You're off your rocker. 462 00:26:55,420 --> 00:26:58,500 Yeah, sure. All right, Frank. I'm getting him up. Come on, boy. 463 00:26:58,500 --> 00:27:00,420 I told you, Standish. I told you they'd get him. 464 00:27:00,420 --> 00:27:02,900 Shut up, Joe. All right, let's hold it right there, mister. Don't make any more problems. 465 00:27:02,900 --> 00:27:05,740 It was him. He did it. I didn't want to. It was his idea. I'll tell you all about it. 466 00:27:05,740 --> 00:27:07,700 Should have known not to trust you, Teal. Look what you got me into. 467 00:27:07,700 --> 00:27:10,460 We only wanted his money. He wouldn't give it to us. Standish kept trying to hit him with 468 00:27:10,460 --> 00:27:12,020 that piece of cement. I tried to make him stop. 469 00:27:12,020 --> 00:27:14,700 He didn't try to stop me splitting the dough. He got more than half. 470 00:27:14,700 --> 00:27:17,700 Don't worry about it. What do you mean you split this one even? 471 00:27:17,700 --> 00:27:36,460 The other thing he should have done the same way he did it. He stepped out, the crystal 472 00:27:36,460 --> 00:27:37,460 one. 473 00:27:37,460 --> 00:27:40,060 And then he did it again. 474 00:27:40,060 --> 00:27:42,140 All right, sir. 475 00:27:42,140 --> 00:27:47,140 has always stood for quality. That same Fatima quality is the reason why king-size Fatima 476 00:27:47,140 --> 00:27:51,340 continues to grow in popularity among smokers everywhere. Try them and see if you don't 477 00:27:51,340 --> 00:27:56,220 agree with me. That Fatima gives you an extra mild and soothing smoke, plus the added protection 478 00:27:56,220 --> 00:28:00,840 of Fatima quality. Next time you buy cigarettes, look for the bright, sunny yellow pack and 479 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:03,840 ask for king-size Fatima. 480 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:15,540 Peter James Standish and Charles Edward Teale were tried and convicted of robbery and murder 481 00:28:15,540 --> 00:28:19,800 in the first degree. They were sentenced to life imprisonment. They're now serving their 482 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:30,740 term in the state penitentiary, San Quentin, California. 483 00:28:30,740 --> 00:28:35,820 You have just heard Dragnet, a series of authentic cases from official files. Technical advice 484 00:28:35,820 --> 00:28:40,620 comes from the Office of Chief of Police W.H. Parker, Los Angeles Police Department. Technical 485 00:28:40,620 --> 00:28:45,540 advisors Captain Jack Donahoe, Sergeant Marty Wynn, Sergeant Vance Brasher. Heard tonight 486 00:28:45,540 --> 00:28:51,220 were Ken Patterson, Gwen Delano, Jack Crushen. Script by John Robinson. Music by Walter 487 00:28:51,220 --> 00:29:01,940 Schuman. Hell, give me speaking. King-size Fatima has brought you Dragnet, transcribed 488 00:29:01,940 --> 00:29:21,340 for you. Friday, hear the Mario Lanza show over NBC.