1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:10,360 Sound off for Chesterfield. 2 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:15,080 Chesterfield, first with premium quality and best for you. 3 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:24,920 Chesterfield brings you Dragmen. 4 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:28,680 Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. 5 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:40,280 The names have been changed to protect the innocent. 6 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:42,000 You're a detective sergeant. 7 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,280 You're assigned a homicide detail. 8 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,240 A man has been shot and critically wounded. 9 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:49,400 There's no trace of the suspect. 10 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:55,480 Your job, find him. 11 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:59,540 Here is Chesterfield's record with smokers and important to you. 12 00:00:59,540 --> 00:01:05,560 No adverse effects to the nose, throat and sinuses from smoking Chesterfield. 13 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:09,160 That's the report of a doctor who has been examining a group of Chesterfield smokers 14 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:14,720 for a full year and two months as a part of a program supervised by a responsible independent 15 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:16,820 research laboratory. 16 00:01:16,820 --> 00:01:20,360 Don't you want to try a cigarette with a record like this? 17 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:24,040 Chesterfield, first with premium quality. 18 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:27,640 Chesterfield, first choice of young America. 19 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:32,520 And that's from a survey made in 274 colleges and universities. 20 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,920 Try Chesterfield's today. 21 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:38,320 Chesterfield, regular or king size. 22 00:01:38,320 --> 00:01:44,640 They're much milder and best for you. 23 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:51,320 Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime. 24 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:56,360 For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will 25 00:01:56,360 --> 00:02:01,000 travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official 26 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:02,720 police files. 27 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:07,960 From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force 28 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:08,960 in action. 29 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:16,120 It was Sunday, April 26th, it was raining in Los Angeles. 30 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:18,200 We were working the night watch out of homicide detail. 31 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:19,240 My partner is Frank Smith. 32 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:20,240 The boss is Captain Norman. 33 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:21,440 My name is Friday. 34 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:26,520 I was on my way back to the office and it was 11 44 p.m. when they got to room 42. 35 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:27,520 Homicide. 36 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:28,520 Hi. 37 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:29,520 Anybody call? 38 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:30,520 Yeah, I'll help you call. 39 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:35,520 I want to know if you left these overshoes. 40 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:36,520 No, I didn't see them. 41 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:37,520 It's quit raining anyway. 42 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:39,040 What are you doing there? 43 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,680 Just a minute, Joe. 44 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:42,680 What's the scale for? 45 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:44,680 The needle's bent a little. 46 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:47,280 What are you doing? 47 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:48,280 Wearing my stuff. 48 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:49,280 Your what? 49 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:50,280 Wearing my stuff. 50 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:51,280 Oh, yeah. 51 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:52,640 I guess everybody ought to know what his stuff weighs. 52 00:02:52,640 --> 00:02:53,640 Yeah. 53 00:02:53,640 --> 00:02:54,640 Let's see. 54 00:02:54,640 --> 00:02:55,640 Got my gun. 55 00:02:55,640 --> 00:02:57,040 Better take the bullets out first. 56 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,240 What are you doing that for? 57 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:00,240 Keep track. 58 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:01,240 Yeah, that's right. 59 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:02,240 Now the bullets. 60 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:03,240 Handcuffs. 61 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:14,240 Frank, did anybody ever ask you about all this? 62 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:17,240 My bullet clipped. 63 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:20,160 Look, I'm a member of the club here, too. 64 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:21,160 What's this all about? 65 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:22,160 Pencils. 66 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:23,160 Pour? 67 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:28,160 Yeah, press kind of hard. 68 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:32,160 Other stuff in my wallet. 69 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:33,640 Change. 70 00:03:33,640 --> 00:03:34,640 Keys. 71 00:03:34,640 --> 00:03:37,680 Boy, no wonder my feet kill me. 72 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:38,680 What? 73 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:39,680 Six pounds, two and a half ounces. 74 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:40,680 That's what I carry, Joe. 75 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:41,960 Work a night's got a flashlight, too. 76 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:42,960 That's good for another pound. 77 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:44,480 You figure that's what makes your feet hurt, huh? 78 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:45,480 Sure. 79 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:46,480 Yeah. 80 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:47,480 I'm a little bit of a pain in the ass. 81 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:48,480 How much do you weigh, Frank? 82 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:49,480 Any calls? 83 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:50,480 Come on, how much? 84 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:51,480 Joe, I get that all day from Fay. 85 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:52,480 Never thought I'd get it from you. 86 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:53,480 It's a hot shot. 87 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:54,480 I'll get it. 88 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:59,480 What do you got? 89 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:03,480 Shooting on East Burindo. 90 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:06,960 11.45 p.m. 91 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:10,280 We swung out of the City Hall garage and headed south on Main Street. 92 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,600 The streets were still wet after the rain. 93 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:13,600 Code three. 94 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:14,600 Red light and siren. 95 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:16,720 And even with that, driving a fast car is no picnic. 96 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:18,920 You can be wrong at every corner. 97 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,800 Big buildings to block off the sound of your siren. 98 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:23,920 Cars to shield the red light from oncoming motorists. 99 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:24,920 It's no fun. 100 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:27,360 There had been a shooting and we had to get there. 101 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:31,120 As Frank and I swung around the last streetcar on Main Street and picked up Burindo, we heard 102 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:36,200 the police radio operator dispatching ambulance G-13 to the address we were headed for. 103 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:39,200 We didn't know what direction the ambulance would come from, so for the next few blocks 104 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:43,360 we drove with added caution, knowing that our siren would keep us from hearing theirs. 105 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:46,560 Five blocks ahead through the mist we could see the red lights of a police car parked 106 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:47,560 at the curb. 107 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:50,560 A radio car in the area had gotten a call and answered it immediately. 108 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:55,120 It was 11.52 p.m. when we pulled up in front of 1981 East Burindo. 109 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:56,920 The large house was dark. 110 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:59,880 Two neighborhood women stood in the driveway and directed us to the back of the house where 111 00:04:59,880 --> 00:05:02,720 we found the officers from Unit 1A6. 112 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:05,840 We checked with them and got the information that they'd come up with. 113 00:05:05,840 --> 00:05:09,960 They suggested that they canvass the immediate area for any information on the assailant. 114 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:11,840 Frank and I went in through the back door of the house. 115 00:05:11,840 --> 00:05:12,840 The victim lay on the floor. 116 00:05:12,840 --> 00:05:15,560 He was unconscious and bleeding profusely. 117 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:17,680 His head was held in the lap of another man. 118 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:18,680 Are you the doctor? 119 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:19,680 No, sir, we're police officers. 120 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:20,680 The ambulance is on the way here. 121 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:22,560 If I could just stop the bleeding, it's his chest. 122 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:23,560 Do you know who did this? 123 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:24,560 No. 124 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:25,560 Has he been conscious at all since you've been here? 125 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:26,560 Just for a second. 126 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:27,560 Did he say anything? 127 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:28,560 Well, I heard the shot and came right over. 128 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:30,560 He was laying here on the floor right here. 129 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:31,560 Poor guy. 130 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:32,560 Yes, sir, did he say anything? 131 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:33,560 He helped me. 132 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:34,560 That's all he said. 133 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:35,560 Helped me. 134 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:36,560 I didn't know what to do. 135 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:37,560 I got this towel from the sink and tried to stop the bleeding. 136 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:38,560 Fist in my handkerchief, that's all I had. 137 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:43,080 I can't do much, but I had to try, I had to keep pressing, that's all I could think of. 138 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:44,480 Keep pressing, try to stop it. 139 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:45,480 Yes, sir. 140 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:46,480 Do you feel all right, sir? 141 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:47,480 Yes, yes, I'm all right. 142 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:48,480 Got to help him. 143 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:50,600 Here, let me get in there and take care of that. 144 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:51,600 Come on, sir, we can get under. 145 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:52,600 Got it, Joe. 146 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:53,600 All right. 147 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:54,600 Come on, sir, get up. 148 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:55,600 That's all right, you'll handle this. 149 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:56,600 The excitement. 150 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:57,600 I can't seem to get my breath. 151 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:58,600 Something we can get for you? 152 00:05:58,600 --> 00:05:59,600 No, I'll be all right. 153 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:00,600 I think I'll get a drink of water. 154 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:02,600 I'd rather you wouldn't touch that glass, sir. 155 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:03,600 Oh, yeah, fingerprints. 156 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:04,600 Well, I can wait. 157 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:09,280 Oh, say, I did touch that towel, hope it didn't hurt anything, didn't mean to. 158 00:06:09,280 --> 00:06:10,520 No, sir, I don't think so. 159 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:11,520 What's your name? 160 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:12,520 Paul Weston. 161 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:14,320 I live right next door, right across the driveway, Greyhouse. 162 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:16,080 I wonder if you could tell us what happened. 163 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:17,560 Sure, I want to help all I can. 164 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:19,560 I live right next door and I was the first one here. 165 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:21,120 Anything I can do, I want to help. 166 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:22,120 Yes, sir. 167 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:25,560 I've known Charlie for, oh, I guess it's maybe 40 years, long time. 168 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:27,040 Charlie, that's the man's name here? 169 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:28,040 Yes, Charles Stahl. 170 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:29,040 How you doing, Frank? 171 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:30,040 That's pretty bad. 172 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:31,040 I don't know. 173 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:33,360 Would you tell us what happened here? 174 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:35,320 Well, it was right after Charlie left my place. 175 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:36,320 That's when I heard the noise. 176 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:37,320 What noise, West? 177 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:41,600 I was out of my porch, putting out the cans, getting the box ready when I heard the noise. 178 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:44,440 First off, I thought Charlie was doing the same thing, getting the cans ready. 179 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:45,440 What kind of a noise? 180 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:46,440 Like he dropped the box. 181 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:48,000 I know now that wasn't it. 182 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:49,800 Charles, just a minute, West. 183 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:51,920 Yeah, I think he's coming around. 184 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:52,920 Is he coming to? 185 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:53,920 Is he going to say anything? 186 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:54,920 Who shot him? 187 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:55,920 All right, just a minute. 188 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:56,920 What's his name again? 189 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:57,920 Stahl. 190 00:06:57,920 --> 00:06:58,920 Mr. Stahl. 191 00:06:58,920 --> 00:06:59,920 Mr. Stahl. 192 00:06:59,920 --> 00:07:00,920 Maybe you talk to me. 193 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:01,920 He knows me. 194 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:02,920 We're friends. 195 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:03,920 All right, stay right there. 196 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:07,520 Mr. Stahl, we want to help you. 197 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:09,120 Can you tell us who shot you? 198 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:12,040 Hey, what are you saying? 199 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:14,040 Is he giving you the name? 200 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:15,040 All right, hold it, West. 201 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:16,040 Just a minute. 202 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:19,040 How about it, Frank? 203 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:20,040 He's dead. 204 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,040 Did he say anything? 205 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:24,520 Yeah, not much help. 206 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:27,920 Ask me not to shoot him again. 207 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:35,080 It was a couple of minutes before midnight when Charles Stahl died in Frank's arms. 208 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:38,600 According to the next door neighbor, Paul West, the victim was 55 years old. 209 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:42,660 He was not married and he lived in the big house on Burendo by himself. 210 00:07:42,660 --> 00:07:47,040 The ambulance crew returned to Georgia Street Receiving Hospital after making out a DOA report 211 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:49,600 and the coroner's office was asked to pick up the body. 212 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:53,940 12 minutes later, coroner's deputies Maxwell and Martinez arrived. 213 00:07:53,940 --> 00:07:58,000 Before the murdered man's body was removed, the crew from the crime lab photographed the 214 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,520 scene and Frank and I signed the property receipt for the money and the personal effects 215 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:02,280 found on the body. 216 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:06,000 We asked the crime lab to check a 32 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver found on the floor 217 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:07,320 under the kitchen stove. 218 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:09,840 There was one empty cartridge in the cylinder. 219 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:12,600 We put in a call to gun records but we found nothing on the gun. 220 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:15,760 A call to R&I on the victim of the shooting turned up nothing. 221 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:18,720 Layton fingerprints found nothing on the murder weapon. 222 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:22,480 The crime lab crew found no footprints in the ground near the house but they did find 223 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:26,880 several marks of tire tracks and one good impression left in the moist dirt in the alley 224 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:28,360 behind the house. 225 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:31,800 A plaster cast was made of the imprint and it was returned to the office to be booked 226 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:33,240 as evidence. 227 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:36,600 We checked with the officers in unit 1A6 but they said that in canvassing the neighborhood 228 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:39,120 they'd been unable to come up with any new leads. 229 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:43,200 1221 A.M. we checked back into the house and we talked to the neighbor Paul West. 230 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,840 What kind of a job did Stahl have? 231 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:48,340 Owned a print shop, Stahl Press over on the east side. 232 00:08:48,340 --> 00:08:49,340 Was he in business by himself? 233 00:08:49,340 --> 00:08:50,340 What do you mean? 234 00:08:50,340 --> 00:08:51,340 Well did he have any partners? 235 00:08:51,340 --> 00:08:54,160 No, Charlie owned it right out, had the pink slip you might say. 236 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:55,440 Can you give us the address? 237 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:57,360 Sure, biggest print shop on the east side. 238 00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:01,040 Printed just about everything, posters, display cards, things like that. 239 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:02,640 He gave me some cards last Christmas. 240 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:04,640 Here, take a look. 241 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:05,640 That's my name, Embossed. 242 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:06,640 Yes sir. 243 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:07,640 Did it himself. 244 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:08,640 That's very nice sir. 245 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:09,640 Can I have that back please? 246 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:10,640 Oh sure, here you are. 247 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:11,640 Embossed. 248 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:12,640 Anybody in the shop with him? 249 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:13,640 Any employees? 250 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:14,640 Well, there's the Becker kids, Pete and Alvin. 251 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:15,640 They work in the shop, do they? 252 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:16,640 Yeah, I've been with them. 253 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:17,640 I guess it's been about a year. 254 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:18,640 How long have you been with them? 255 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:21,640 Fine, I never heard about any trouble. 256 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:22,640 I've been kind of friends with the family. 257 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:23,640 Charlie was pretty fond of them. 258 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:24,640 Did he have any personal enemies, maybe because of the business? 259 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:25,640 No, not that I know of. 260 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:26,640 How long do you say you've known Stahl? 261 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:27,640 Been about 40 years. 262 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:28,640 We grew up together. 263 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:29,640 I see. 264 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:30,640 His father and mine built these houses at the same time. 265 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:31,640 Charlie and I went to school together. 266 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:32,640 Belonged to the same club. 267 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:33,640 We were soldiers together. 268 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:34,640 Served in the 146th field artillery in the war. 269 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:35,640 But at the last war sir? 270 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:36,640 Oh no, the last war. 271 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:37,640 The last war. 272 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:38,640 The last war. 273 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:39,640 The last war. 274 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:40,640 The last war. 275 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:41,640 The last war. 276 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:42,640 The last war. 277 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:43,640 The last war. 278 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:44,640 The last war. 279 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:45,640 The last war. 280 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:48,640 The last war. 281 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:49,640 The last war. 282 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:50,640 The last war. 283 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:51,640 The last war. 284 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:52,640 But at the last war? 285 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:53,640 No, the big one. 286 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:54,640 The first world war. 287 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:55,640 Oh, I see. 288 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:56,640 Came back and we were right here side-to-side all his time. 289 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:57,640 We've been friends, Charlie and me. 290 00:09:57,640 --> 00:09:58,640 Good friends. 291 00:09:58,640 --> 00:09:59,640 You've got to catch a person who did this. 292 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:00,640 You've got to get them. 293 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:01,940 You said earlier that Stahl had been over to your house tonight? 294 00:10:01,940 --> 00:10:02,940 Yes, that's right. 295 00:10:02,940 --> 00:10:04,680 Did he have any special reason for the visit? 296 00:10:04,680 --> 00:10:06,000 Well, he didn't need a reason. 297 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:07,480 Charlie was always welcome. 298 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:08,480 Yes. 299 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:09,480 We understand. 300 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:11,760 Of course, tonight's Sunday, and we had a game. 301 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:12,760 Sir? 302 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:13,760 Bridge. 303 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:14,760 Always play bridge on Sunday night. 304 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:16,260 What time did he get to your house? 305 00:10:16,260 --> 00:10:18,060 Same time as always, right after supper. 306 00:10:18,060 --> 00:10:19,060 What time's that, sir? 307 00:10:19,060 --> 00:10:20,560 Right after 7.30. 308 00:10:20,560 --> 00:10:22,360 We were just finishing supper when he came in. 309 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:24,860 Charlie sat down, had dessert and coffee with us. 310 00:10:24,860 --> 00:10:26,260 Rice pudding with raisins. 311 00:10:26,260 --> 00:10:27,360 Charlie had two dishes. 312 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:28,660 Then we started to play bridge. 313 00:10:28,660 --> 00:10:30,260 I see. Now, who else was there? 314 00:10:30,260 --> 00:10:31,060 You mean the game? 315 00:10:31,060 --> 00:10:31,760 Yeah. 316 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:33,060 Oh, just Rose and Paula. 317 00:10:33,060 --> 00:10:35,360 Rose, my wife, and Paula, my daughter. 318 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:37,060 Anything unusual happen tonight? 319 00:10:37,060 --> 00:10:38,060 Just once. 320 00:10:38,060 --> 00:10:39,060 Yeah, what was that? 321 00:10:39,060 --> 00:10:41,860 Well, a bit of grand slam and spades made it. 322 00:10:41,860 --> 00:10:43,660 Even with Rose, seven spades. 323 00:10:43,660 --> 00:10:45,660 Well, that's not exactly what we mean, Wes. 324 00:10:45,660 --> 00:10:46,660 Pretty unusual. 325 00:10:46,660 --> 00:10:48,660 Yes, sir, but did anything happen with Stahl? 326 00:10:48,660 --> 00:10:51,160 Sure. He almost hit the ceiling when we made it. 327 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:52,160 Got pretty mad, did he? 328 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:53,160 Sure. 329 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:56,160 Since we've been playing, most he ever did was make a little slam. 330 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:57,660 He went right home after that. 331 00:10:57,660 --> 00:10:59,660 I guess that's when he went out to empty the cans. 332 00:10:59,660 --> 00:11:01,160 Anyway, that's when I heard the noise. 333 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:02,160 That was the shots. 334 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:03,160 It must have been. 335 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,660 I didn't know it at the time, but I guess that's what it was. 336 00:11:05,660 --> 00:11:07,160 What'd you do after you heard the shot? 337 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:09,660 Well, now at the time, I didn't know what it was. 338 00:11:09,660 --> 00:11:12,160 I thought maybe Charlie had fallen and hurt himself. 339 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:14,660 I looked over at his place, but there wasn't any lights on. 340 00:11:14,660 --> 00:11:16,660 I went out the curb with a box of cans. 341 00:11:16,660 --> 00:11:19,160 Came back, and I didn't see Charlie, so I walked over. 342 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:20,160 I see. 343 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:21,660 I called him, asked if he was all right. 344 00:11:21,660 --> 00:11:23,160 Didn't get no answer, so I came in. 345 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:25,660 Found him out on the floor, where he was when you came in. 346 00:11:25,660 --> 00:11:27,660 You're the one who put in the call, is that right? 347 00:11:27,660 --> 00:11:30,160 Yeah, I called the operator and told her to get an ambulance 348 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:32,160 right over that Charlie had been shot. 349 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:33,660 Told her to send a policeman. 350 00:11:33,660 --> 00:11:35,660 Now, what time was it when Stahl left your house? 351 00:11:35,660 --> 00:11:37,660 Well, it must have been about 11.15 or so. 352 00:11:37,660 --> 00:11:40,660 Earlier than usual, we always play almost to midnight. 353 00:11:40,660 --> 00:11:43,160 I guess Charlie got miffed about the grand slam I made, 354 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,160 and then Paula kidded him about the woman. 355 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:46,160 What woman is that? 356 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,160 Oh, it wasn't anything. I went out and looked. 357 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:49,160 Nobody there. 358 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:50,160 Sir? 359 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:51,660 A couple of times, Charlie thought he heard a woman 360 00:11:51,660 --> 00:11:53,660 coughing outside the window by his house. 361 00:11:53,660 --> 00:11:55,660 I went over to the window and looked out there, 362 00:11:55,660 --> 00:11:57,160 but there wasn't anybody there. 363 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:58,660 Well, did you hear this coughing? 364 00:11:58,660 --> 00:11:59,660 No, not really. 365 00:11:59,660 --> 00:12:01,660 After Charlie started talking about it, I thought I did, 366 00:12:01,660 --> 00:12:04,160 but when I went out to look, there wasn't anybody there. 367 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,160 His imagination, that's all. 368 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:07,660 He was mad because of the slam. 369 00:12:07,660 --> 00:12:10,160 Well, did you hear anything at all when you were out there? 370 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:11,160 Huh? 371 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:12,660 Well, when you went into Stahl's house, 372 00:12:12,660 --> 00:12:13,660 did you hear anybody around? 373 00:12:13,660 --> 00:12:15,160 A car, maybe, something like that? 374 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:16,160 No, not a soul. 375 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:18,160 Now, Wes, could somebody have gone out the front of the house 376 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:19,160 when you came in the back? 377 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:20,660 Wouldn't seem it could be. 378 00:12:20,660 --> 00:12:21,660 I'd have heard him if they did. 379 00:12:21,660 --> 00:12:23,160 Well, then you'd say that whoever shot Stahl 380 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:25,160 wasn't in the house when you went in, is that it? 381 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:26,660 Pretty sure about that. 382 00:12:26,660 --> 00:12:28,660 Of course, they might have left before I went in. 383 00:12:28,660 --> 00:12:29,660 Sir? 384 00:12:29,660 --> 00:12:31,160 Well, I'd already took about the hands out the front 385 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:32,660 after I heard the noise. 386 00:12:32,660 --> 00:12:33,660 If there was anybody in the house, 387 00:12:33,660 --> 00:12:34,660 they could have gotten out then. 388 00:12:34,660 --> 00:12:36,160 But you didn't see anybody, did you? 389 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:37,160 No, nobody at all. 390 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:39,660 Do you know if Stahl has any relatives in Los Angeles? 391 00:12:39,660 --> 00:12:40,660 No. 392 00:12:40,660 --> 00:12:41,660 He hasn't, huh? 393 00:12:41,660 --> 00:12:43,160 Hasn't got any anyplace, none at all. 394 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:44,160 Always kind of worried him. 395 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:45,160 Why is that? 396 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:47,160 Well, he used to say he didn't have any folks 397 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:48,160 to leave his things to. 398 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:49,660 The house, print shop. 399 00:12:49,660 --> 00:12:51,160 He made a will, though. 400 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:53,160 All legal, with a seal and all. 401 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:54,160 Official. 402 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:55,160 Used to talk to me about it. 403 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:56,160 I see. 404 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:57,160 You know who the beneficiary was, would you? 405 00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:58,160 Not now. 406 00:12:58,160 --> 00:12:59,160 What? 407 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:02,160 Well, I knew who it was, but he said he was going to change it. 408 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:04,160 Said he was going to put a new name on. 409 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:05,160 Well, did he say whose? 410 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:06,160 Nope. 411 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:11,160 Just said I'd be surprised. 412 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:13,160 We looked through the victim's desk for the will. 413 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:16,160 In one of the bottom drawers, we found a locked tin box. 414 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:19,160 In a box of paper clips, we found a key that fit. 415 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:22,160 In the top liner of the box, there was a Purple Heart ribbon 416 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:24,660 and an American Victory Medal from the First World War. 417 00:13:24,660 --> 00:13:27,160 In the bottom of the box, there were several government bonds 418 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:28,660 and the will. 419 00:13:28,660 --> 00:13:31,160 In it, he left the house and the rest of his possessions 420 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:32,660 to a Mrs. Margaret Becker. 421 00:13:32,660 --> 00:13:35,160 The print shop and the business, he left to Mrs. Becker's sons, 422 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:36,660 Peter and Alvin. 423 00:13:36,660 --> 00:13:39,160 The will was dated three years previously. 424 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:41,160 On a separate piece of paper, we found an address 425 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:44,160 for a Mrs. Margaret Becker, the Lone Star Motel 426 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:46,160 on Sepulveda Boulevard. 427 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:49,160 1240 A.M., we affixed the public administrator's seal, 428 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:51,160 which the coroner's deputy had left with us, 429 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:53,160 to the door of the victim's house. 430 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:56,160 We talked with the wife and daughter of the neighbor, Paul West. 431 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:58,160 They confirmed the story he'd given us. 432 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:01,160 On the way to talk to the Becker woman, we stopped and called the office. 433 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:04,160 They checked the name through R&I, but they came up with no identification. 434 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:07,160 We called Sergeant J. Allen at the crime lab, 435 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:10,160 and he told us that the tire marks found in the rear of the victim's house 436 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:13,160 were made by three B.F. Goodrich tires and one truck tire. 437 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:16,160 He said that the cast they'd made was of the truck tire, 438 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,160 as it was the only one they could lift, 439 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:20,160 and that it was made by the left front wheel. 440 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:22,160 There was a car parked in front of the manager's cottage. 441 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:25,160 The registration listed Margaret Becker as the owner. 442 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:27,160 Legal the same. We checked it. 443 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:30,160 Motor's cold? 444 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:32,160 Yeah, tires don't match. 445 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:34,160 Nice try. Yeah. 446 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:36,160 Let's go. 447 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:39,160 I get it. 448 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:44,160 Late. Yeah. 449 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:47,160 One-fifty. 450 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:49,160 Probably asleep. 451 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:55,160 What's the matter? Can't you read? Sign says no vacancy. 452 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:58,160 That means full-up. N-O, that means no. Awaken somebody at this hour. 453 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:01,160 Yes, ma'am. And don't ask me if I know some place where you can stay, 454 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:03,160 if I don't. Good night. Just a minute, Miss Becker. 455 00:15:03,160 --> 00:15:05,160 How do you know my name? Police officers. 456 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:07,160 What do you want around here? I run a clean place, no trouble, 457 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:09,160 license all paid up, nothing wrong. 458 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:12,160 What about? You know a man named Charles Stahl? 459 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:14,160 What are you asking that for? We'd like to know. 460 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:16,160 And I want to know why you're asking. What's this all about? 461 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:18,160 Anything wrong with Charlie? That why you're out here? 462 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:20,160 Yes, ma'am. What's wrong? 463 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:22,160 It's pretty serious. Go ahead. You can tell me. 464 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:24,160 Well, he's dead, Miss Becker. 465 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:28,160 Come in. Thank you. 466 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:30,160 What's the matter, Margaret? Who are these fellas? 467 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:32,160 Who are you? What are you doing here? They're policemen. 468 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:34,160 Well, we don't need you. We got the whole thing cleaned up. 469 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:36,160 We took care of it ourselves. Nobody sent for you. 470 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:39,160 We took care of him. No, Daddy, they're here about Charles. 471 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:41,160 Charlie Stahl? Yes, sir, that's right. 472 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:43,160 Charlie here? Well, where is he? 473 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:45,160 He's not here, Daddy. Something's happened to him. 474 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:47,160 What? He's dead. 475 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:50,160 Dead? Charlie? Yes. 476 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:53,160 Well, how did it happen? An accident? No, sir. 477 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:56,160 Oh, poor Charlie Stahl. He's a nice boy. 478 00:15:56,160 --> 00:16:00,160 Too bad I thought you was here about the fella number eight, the loud one. 479 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:03,160 What's that, sir? A man from Texas came in tonight pretty drunk. 480 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:06,160 We had to take him in. Daddy put him to bed. He was pretty drunk. 481 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:08,160 Heavy, too. That's what he thought you were out here for. 482 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:11,160 Couldn't even get out of his car. Margaret had the pocket for him. 483 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:14,160 Loud, you know, real drunk. Wore his pants inside his boots. 484 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:16,160 What was it you wanted to see me about? 485 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:18,160 A few questions we'd like to ask you. About Charles? 486 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:20,160 Yes, ma'am. When was the last time you saw him? 487 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:22,160 Must have been a couple of weeks ago. 488 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:26,160 I saw him last week, April 22nd, went fishing down at the pier. 489 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:28,160 Miss Becker, what was your relationship with Stahl? 490 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:31,160 Good friends, that's all. We knew each other almost all our lives. 491 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:34,160 I used to live next door to him. Went through school together. 492 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:37,160 I always thought they were going to get married. Charlie was a good boy. 493 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:39,160 You see much of him lately? No, not too much. 494 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:42,160 I've been busy here with Daddy, and Charlie's had other things to do. 495 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:45,160 Move next door to him on December 14th. 496 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:47,160 Exactly 42 years ago, come with him. 497 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:49,160 You know if he had any enemies, ma'am? 498 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:51,160 No, can't think of anyone who didn't like Charlie. 499 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:53,160 Didn't catch anything at the pier. Bad bait. 500 00:16:53,160 --> 00:16:55,160 You've been home all evening, have you? 501 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:56,160 Yeah. Why'd you ask that? 502 00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:57,160 It's just routine. 503 00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:59,160 You think I had something to do with it, that it? 504 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:00,160 No, ma'am, we don't. 505 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:01,160 Pinheads, that's what you need. 506 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:02,160 I beg your pardon, sir? 507 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:04,160 Pinhead anchovies, that's what you need for pier fishing. 508 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:06,160 You say it's routine, but I don't like you coming in here, 509 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:08,160 waking us up with all these questions. 510 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:10,160 We've had a bad night, that drunk coming in here. 511 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:12,160 We've been on the go ever since then. 512 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:14,160 A few years ago, it used to be we'd get a lot of pinheads. 513 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:15,160 Not anymore. 514 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:17,160 You want to make any accusations, you talk to Paul West. 515 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:20,160 You just talk to him. Try your routine questions there. 516 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:21,160 Paul West? 517 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:22,160 Yeah, Charlie's neighbor. 518 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:24,160 He's never liked Charlie, never. 519 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:26,160 Anyone hurt Charlie? It was Paul. 520 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:28,160 Why do you say that, Mrs. Becker? 521 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:30,160 Years ago, Charlie was sweet on Paul's sister. 522 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:32,160 On the way back from the beach one night, there was an accident, 523 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:34,160 and Paul's sister was killed. 524 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:35,160 Never forgave Charlie. 525 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:36,160 Always held him to blame. 526 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:37,160 Well, why was that, Mrs. Becker? 527 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:38,160 Charlie was driving. 528 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:40,160 Paul hated Charles for it. 529 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:41,160 Now the thing with a daughter. 530 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:43,160 Paul didn't like that either. 531 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:46,160 Somebody did something to Charlie, you routine the man next door. 532 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:47,160 You talk to Paul West. 533 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:49,160 Now get out of here. I want to get some sleep. 534 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:51,160 If you've got any more questions, you come back in the morning, 535 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:52,160 and I'll talk to you then. 536 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:53,160 You get out of here now. 537 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:54,160 Yes, ma'am. 538 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:56,160 But what did you mean by the thing with her, West's daughter? 539 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:57,160 All right. 540 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:59,160 I'll tell you that, then you've got to get out of here. 541 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:00,160 Yes, ma'am. 542 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:02,160 A couple of months ago, Paula came home, 543 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:04,160 divorced her husband, and moved home. 544 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:06,160 Right away, Charlie got sweet on her. 545 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:07,160 Paul didn't like it. 546 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:08,160 Didn't like it at all. 547 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:10,160 Did he ever say anything to stall about it? 548 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:11,160 You bet he did. 549 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:12,160 They had a lot of arguments, a lot of them. 550 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:13,160 You talk to Paul West. 551 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:15,160 He's the one you've got to talk to. 552 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:16,160 Now good night. 553 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:17,160 We'll be back in the morning, ma'am. 554 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:19,160 I'll be here. Don't worry. I'll talk to you then. 555 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:20,160 I'm going fishing tomorrow. 556 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:22,160 Are they getting pinheads now? 557 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:25,160 Where's the new one, huh? 558 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:26,160 West's daughter. 559 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:27,160 Yeah. 560 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:28,160 Better check it out. 561 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:29,160 Hold it a minute. 562 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:30,160 Huh? 563 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:32,160 Let's take a look back at the carport here. 564 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:35,160 There it is. 565 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:37,160 Texas license plate. 566 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:38,160 Yeah. 567 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:39,160 I'll check the motor. 568 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:43,160 How about it? 569 00:18:43,160 --> 00:18:44,160 Radiator's warm. 570 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:46,160 How about the wheels? 571 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:48,160 Three Goodrich tires and a truck tire. 572 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:02,160 You are listening to Dragnet, 573 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:05,160 the authentic story of your police force in action. 574 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:09,160 Years ahead of them all. 575 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:12,160 Chesterfield is years ahead of all cigarettes. 576 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:15,160 Chesterfield quality is the best in the world. 577 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:17,160 Chesterfield quality is highest. 578 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:18,160 Here's the proof. 579 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:21,160 Recent chemical analysis give an index of good quality 580 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:24,160 for the country's six leading cigarette brands. 581 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:26,160 The index of good quality table, 582 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:29,160 which is a ratio of high sugar to low nicotine, 583 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:32,160 shows Chesterfield quality highest. 584 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:34,160 Chesterfield quality highest. 585 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:37,160 15% higher than its nearest competitor. 586 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:39,160 Chesterfield quality highest. 587 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:43,160 31% higher than the average of the five other leading brands. 588 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:47,160 Don't you want to try a cigarette with a record like this? 589 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:48,160 Chesterfield. 590 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:52,160 First with premium quality and best for you. 591 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:54,160 Try Chesterfield today. 592 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,160 Regular or king size. 593 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:06,160 The information we'd gotten from the crime lab 594 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:08,160 gave us the make of the tires that had left the imprints 595 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:10,160 in back of the victim's house. 596 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:12,160 Three of the tires had been identified 597 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:14,160 as being of good rich make. 598 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:16,160 The fourth was a truck tire. 599 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:18,160 The car we'd found in the carport of cabin number eight 600 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:20,160 had tires that matched the description. 601 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:23,160 1.26 a.m. we went back to talk to Margaret Becker. 602 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:25,160 I'd like to know just what this is all about. 603 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:27,160 Why you're snooping around asking questions. 604 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,160 Now why don't you come right on out with it? 605 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:31,160 Come on, you think I had something to do 606 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:32,160 with Charlie being dead, isn't that it? 607 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:33,160 No ma'am, we told you before, 608 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:34,160 this is just a routine investigation. 609 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:36,160 We're trying to get the facts here. 610 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:38,160 You still haven't told us about Charlie. 611 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:39,160 Was he killed? 612 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:40,160 Yes ma'am. 613 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:41,160 You think I did it? 614 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:42,160 You didn't say that. 615 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:43,160 Not in so many words you didn't, 616 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:45,160 but that's what you meant. 617 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:46,160 You found the will. 618 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:48,160 That's what made you think it was me, isn't that it? 619 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:49,160 You knew about the will, didn't you? 620 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:51,160 Certainly I knew about it. 621 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:53,160 Charles told me when he had it drawn up. 622 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:55,160 Said he didn't have anybody else who wanted to see 623 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:56,160 that me and the boys were taken care of. 624 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:58,160 Too bad about Charlie, Stoll. 625 00:20:58,160 --> 00:20:59,160 He's a good boy. 626 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:00,160 He's gonna take care of Margaret. 627 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:02,160 He ever say anything to you about changing the will? 628 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:03,160 Yes. 629 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:05,160 He told me about it the last time I saw him. 630 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:07,160 Had lunch together and he told me then. 631 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:09,160 Tell you what changes he was gonna make? 632 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:10,160 No, not right now. 633 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:11,160 He's been acting lately. 634 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:12,160 I knew I could tell. 635 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:14,160 The way he's been acting lately, I could tell. 636 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:15,160 So could I. 637 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:17,160 What do you mean the way he's been acting? 638 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:18,160 Was there anything wrong? 639 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:19,160 Well, this thing with Paula. 640 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:20,160 Told you about that. 641 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:22,160 Charlie's been acting like a fool. 642 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:24,160 Falling all over, gushing sweet talk. 643 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:25,160 Silly. 644 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:27,160 Well, she had him in a trance. 645 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:29,160 Her just 25 and him 55. 646 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:31,160 Talk about spring and winter. 647 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:32,160 Well, that was them. 648 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:34,160 How'd Paula feel about this? 649 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:35,160 How'd you expect her to feel? 650 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:37,160 She thought that Charlie would leave her the money, 651 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:38,160 house, everything. 652 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:39,160 She went right along with it. 653 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:40,160 She was real brazen. 654 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:41,160 Sir? 655 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:42,160 Yeah? 656 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:43,160 You said earlier that you thought your daughter 657 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:44,160 and Mr. Stahl might get married. 658 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:45,160 Is that right? 659 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:46,160 They better did. 660 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:47,160 They always been in love. 661 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:48,160 Daddy, that's not true. 662 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:49,160 Which is true. 663 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:50,160 I'm your father. 664 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:51,160 Now you show a little respect. 665 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:55,160 After that no good Becker walked out on Maggie, 666 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:57,160 she and Charlie started to see each other again. 667 00:21:57,160 --> 00:21:58,160 Went real nice. 668 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:00,160 Then Paula come into town, 669 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:02,160 Charlie Stahl took up with her. 670 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:04,160 Charlie Stahl made out his will 671 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,160 so that everything went to Margaret and the kids. 672 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:08,160 Then he decided he'd change it. 673 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:09,160 You knew about the will too? 674 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:11,160 Sure, I was a friend of Charlie's. 675 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:13,160 We used to go fishing all the time. 676 00:22:13,160 --> 00:22:14,160 Talk about things. 677 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:15,160 I told him that he was wrong 678 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:17,160 to even think of changing his will. 679 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:19,160 I told him that he was wrong. 680 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:22,160 What time did you say that car from Texas got in, ma'am? 681 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:24,160 I told you, about 10.15. 682 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:26,160 Ma'am, is it possible that somebody could have taken the car out 683 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:27,160 without you knowing about it? 684 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:28,160 Hey, wait a minute, Margaret. 685 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:29,160 That ain't right. 686 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:30,160 What? 687 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:31,160 It wasn't that late. 688 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:33,160 It was only about eight when he come in. 689 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:35,160 I remember, because I was in bed at 8.30. 690 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:37,160 I put him to bed and then come back 691 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:38,160 and went to bed myself. 692 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:40,160 I wanted to get some sleep, 693 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:41,160 going fishing in the morning. 694 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:43,160 You're pretty sure about the time, are you? 695 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:44,160 Well, you bet. 696 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:46,160 I remember, because I got in bed and turned on the radio. 697 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:49,160 Listened to that radio program about the detective. 698 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:51,160 Fell asleep before the end. 699 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:54,160 Never did find out who stole the jewels and did the murder. 700 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:56,160 What was your daughter doing when you came back? 701 00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:57,160 Just sitting there. 702 00:22:57,160 --> 00:23:00,160 She went out to put the car away and I went to bed. 703 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:01,160 How long was she outside? 704 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:03,160 I don't know, a few minutes, I guess. 705 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:05,160 Can you tell us a little closer than that? 706 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:06,160 Not very well. 707 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:07,160 I told you I wanted to sleep. 708 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:08,160 I didn't hear her come in. 709 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:10,160 Miss Becker, I wonder if you'd get dressed, please. 710 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:11,160 We'd like to talk to you downtown. 711 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:12,160 What for? 712 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:14,160 We have a report from our crime lab. 713 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:16,160 They found some tire tracks in back of Stahl's house tonight. 714 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:17,160 They were fresh tracks. 715 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:19,160 They'd been made since it stopped raining. 716 00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:21,160 Those tracks match the car you got parked back there. 717 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:23,160 And you think I drove the car over to Charlie's? 718 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:24,160 Well, we'd like to talk about it. 719 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:25,160 Why? 720 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:26,160 Why'd I do a thing like that? 721 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:27,160 Why'd I want to kill Charlie? 722 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:29,160 Maybe because he was going to catch you out of his will. 723 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:30,160 Looks like a pretty good motive. 724 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:32,160 You two are out of your minds. 725 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:33,160 All right, ma'am. 726 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:34,160 We'll lay it out for you. 727 00:23:34,160 --> 00:23:35,160 You better do that. 728 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,160 Making accusations you can't back up. 729 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:39,160 The way the evidence looks, we got a pretty good case here. 730 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:42,160 The way it looks, you took the car and you drove it over to Stahl's. 731 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:44,160 He was next door playing cards, 732 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:46,160 so you waited in the kitchen for him to come back. 733 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:48,160 A couple of times you coughed while you were waiting. 734 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:49,160 He heard you. 735 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:51,160 He came over to the window to see who it was. 736 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:52,160 Because it was dark, he couldn't see you. 737 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:55,160 I haven't heard a story like that since I stopped reading fairy tales. 738 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:56,160 You came home and you killed him. 739 00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:58,160 Then you heard Mr. West next door. 740 00:23:58,160 --> 00:23:59,160 He came over to see what it was. 741 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:02,160 You went out the back way to the car that you'd parked in the alley. 742 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:03,160 And you drove it back here. 743 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:05,160 That's the way it looks to you, is it? 744 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:06,160 Yes, ma'am. That's the way it looks. 745 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:08,160 You figure she killed Charlie Stahl? 746 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:09,160 Yes, sir. 747 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:10,160 You're going to arrest Margaret? 748 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:12,160 I want to talk to her about it. 749 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:14,160 Oh, going to take her down to jail, huh? 750 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:15,160 Yes, sir. 751 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:16,160 Mm-hmm. 752 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:18,160 Well, I'll go and put my clothes on. 753 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:20,160 That isn't necessary for you to go with her, sir. 754 00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:21,160 Well, she's not going. 755 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:22,160 What? 756 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:23,160 I killed Charlie Stahl. 757 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:24,160 Daddy. 758 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:25,160 You killed him? 759 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:26,160 Yep. 760 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:28,160 Got tired of how he was treating Margaret. 761 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:31,160 Got good and tired of him talking about how he was going to change the will. 762 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:33,160 I couldn't let him do that. 763 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:35,160 I just killed him and drove the car over and did it. 764 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:37,160 What time was all this? 765 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:38,160 Huh? 766 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,160 What time did you go over to Stahl's? 767 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:43,160 Right after the fellow from Texas. I guess it was about nine. 768 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:44,160 What time did you kill him? 769 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,160 Oh, it must have been 10.30 or so. 770 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:48,160 I had to wait for him to get through playing cards. 771 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:50,160 I had to wait for him to come home. 772 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:51,160 Why are you doing this, Daddy? 773 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:52,160 Why am I doing it? 774 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:54,160 I said somebody's got to take care of the kids. 775 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:55,160 Somebody's got to take care of you. 776 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:56,160 I'm an old man. 777 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:58,160 I ain't much use to anybody. 778 00:24:58,160 --> 00:24:59,160 All right. Come on, Miss Becker. 779 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:00,160 You want to get dressed now? 780 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:01,160 She ain't the one. I did it. 781 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:04,160 I killed Charlie Stahl. I already confessed. 782 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:05,160 Why don't you believe me? 783 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:07,160 Why don't you ask me now? I did it. 784 00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:08,160 I'm afraid not. 785 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:10,160 You got the times a little mixed up. 786 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:11,160 Stahl wasn't killed at 10.30. 787 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:13,160 No, he's just trying to help me, but he doesn't have to. 788 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:15,160 Him and me were both here all night. 789 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:16,160 Neither one of us left. 790 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:18,160 I was in bed and asleep at midnight. 791 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:19,160 Why do you say that? 792 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:20,160 What? 793 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:21,160 Why do you think Stahl was killed around midnight? 794 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:22,160 I didn't say that. 795 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:25,160 He said that you were home and in bed by midnight, didn't he? 796 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:27,160 Just a figure of speech. 797 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:28,160 I think I've talked enough to you. 798 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:29,160 I don't have to say anything more. 799 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:30,160 I'm going to see a lawyer about it. 800 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:31,160 You got no right. 801 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:33,160 I'm the one that did it. I'm the one. 802 00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:35,160 Why did you kill him, Mrs. Becker? 803 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:37,160 You want to tell us? 804 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:40,160 You know, nobody believes you. 805 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:42,160 How about it, Miss Becker? 806 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:43,160 I'll get dressed. 807 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:45,160 You did kill him then, huh? 808 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:46,160 Yes, I did it. 809 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:48,160 It wasn't because of the money, though. 810 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:49,160 You got to believe that. 811 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:50,160 It wasn't because of the money. 812 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:51,160 Yeah. 813 00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:52,160 I loved him. 814 00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:54,160 Deep in my heart, I loved him. 815 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:57,160 I always did, even when we were kids. 816 00:25:57,160 --> 00:25:59,160 I thought he was going to marry me. 817 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:01,160 Then he met Paula. 818 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:03,160 You shouldn't have done it, Margaret. 819 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:04,160 I loved him and he didn't want me. 820 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:06,160 He wanted Paula. 821 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:07,160 You know what that's like? 822 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:08,160 What's that? 823 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:11,160 Love somebody and them not want you. 824 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:13,160 Begins to eat at you. 825 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:15,160 Pretty soon you can't stand it anymore. 826 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:16,160 That's why I did it. 827 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:20,160 Not for the money, you understand? 828 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:22,160 I just wanted him. 829 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:23,160 Yeah. 830 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:25,160 Just him. That's all I wanted. 831 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:27,160 Not his money. You believe that? 832 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:28,160 I never wanted his money. 833 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:30,160 I just wanted him. 834 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:31,160 You believe that? 835 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:33,160 Well, it really doesn't make any difference, does it? 836 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:34,160 How do you mean? 837 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:36,160 You didn't get either one. 838 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:46,160 The story you have just heard is true. 839 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:48,160 The names were changed to protect the innocent. 840 00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:51,160 On August 6th, trial was held in Department 89, 841 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:53,160 Superior Court of the State of California, 842 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:55,160 in and for the County of Los Angeles. 843 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:57,160 In a moment, the results of that trial. 844 00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:59,160 Now, here is our star, Jack Webb. 845 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:01,160 Thank you, George Fenomen. 846 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:04,160 Friends, all of us on Dragnet, are proud to be associated with Chesterfield, 847 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:08,160 because believe me, Chesterfield is years ahead of all cigarettes. 848 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:10,160 You just can't beat a cigarette that was good to begin with 849 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:12,160 and keeps getting better all the time. 850 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:15,160 But of course, you can't find out how much you'll like them till you try them. 851 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:17,160 So that's what we'd like you to do. 852 00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:20,160 Get a carton of Chesterfields, regular or king size. 853 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:21,160 That's all it takes. 854 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:24,160 I know you'll agree that Chesterfield is best for you. 855 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:36,160 Margaret Alice Becker was tried and convicted of murder in the first degree. 856 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:38,160 She was sentenced to life imprisonment 857 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:41,160 on the California Institute for Women, Corona, California. 858 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:44,160 Further investigation proved that the suspect's father, 859 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:47,160 John Samuel Woodbridge, was not implicated in the murder. 860 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:51,160 He was not held. 861 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:21,160 John Robinson, music by Walter Schuman, Hell Gibney speaking. 862 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:26,160 For a million laughs, tune in Chesterfield's Martin & Lewis show, 863 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:31,160 Tuesday on this same NBC station, and sound off for Chesterfields. 864 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:37,160 Either regular or king size, you'll find premium quality Chesterfields much milder. 865 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:41,160 Chesterfield is best for you. 866 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:46,160 Chesterfield has brought you Dragnet transcribed from Los Angeles. 867 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:53,160 Have you tried new cork-tipped Fatima? 868 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:55,160 It's the smooth smoke. 869 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:56,160 Here's why. 870 00:28:56,160 --> 00:28:59,160 New Fatima tips of perfect cork, 871 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:01,160 king size for longer filtering, 872 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:06,160 and Fatima quality for a much better flavor and aroma. 873 00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:10,160 Remember, Fatima has the tip for your lips. 874 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:12,160 Try new Fatima. 875 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:14,160 See how smooth it is. 876 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:17,160 Fatima is made by the makers of Chesterfield. 877 00:29:17,160 --> 00:29:44,160 Liggett & Myers, one of tobacco's most respected names.