1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:11,760 Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. 2 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:14,480 The names have been changed to protect the innocent. 3 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:19,520 Dragnet is brought to you by Chesterfield, made by Liggett and Myers. 4 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:32,160 It's a major tobacco company to bring you a complete line of quality cigarettes. 5 00:00:32,160 --> 00:00:33,640 You're a detective sergeant. 6 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:35,640 You're assigned to hit and run felony detail. 7 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:39,120 A young woman has been run down and seriously injured. 8 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:42,120 The driver of the car has fled from the scene. 9 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:47,640 Your job, find him. 10 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:51,240 Today, friends, you hear these three words everywhere. 11 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,720 Chesterfield's for me. 12 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:58,760 The Chesterfield you smoke today is the best cigarette ever made. 13 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:05,480 Best for you because Chesterfield gives you proof of highest quality, low nicotine. 14 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:09,040 The taste you want, the mildness you want. 15 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:14,520 Chesterfield is best for you because it's tested and approved by 30 years of scientific 16 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:16,440 tobacco research. 17 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:22,120 Chesterfield is best for you because it has an established good record with smokers, proven 18 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:24,120 by test after test. 19 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:31,200 Yes, friends, the Chesterfield you smoke today is the best cigarette ever made for the taste 20 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:34,160 you want, the mildness you want. 21 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:37,920 Join the thousands now changing to Chesterfield. 22 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:47,160 Always say Chesterfield's for me. 23 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:50,320 Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime. 24 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:55,320 For the next 30 minutes in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will 25 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:59,960 travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case transcribed from official 26 00:01:59,960 --> 00:02:01,720 police files. 27 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:06,980 From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force 28 00:02:06,980 --> 00:02:07,980 in action. 29 00:02:07,980 --> 00:02:10,120 It was Tuesday, April 7th. 30 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:15,000 It was cold in Los Angeles. 31 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,440 We were working the day watch out of traffic bureau, couldn't run felony detail. 32 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:19,440 My partner is Frank Smith. 33 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:20,440 The boss is Captain Kalfi. 34 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:21,440 My name is Friday. 35 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:27,640 We're on our way out from the office and it was 8.40 a.m. when we got to 1784 Byram Street. 36 00:02:27,640 --> 00:02:28,640 Front door. 37 00:02:28,640 --> 00:02:31,640 Better try it again, huh? 38 00:02:31,640 --> 00:02:32,640 Yeah. 39 00:02:32,640 --> 00:02:37,200 Hey, you sound like somebody coming. 40 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:38,200 Yeah? 41 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:39,200 Something you want? 42 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:40,200 Miss Hunter? 43 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:41,200 That's right. 44 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:42,200 Who do you want? 45 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:43,200 Police officers. 46 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:44,200 We'd like to talk to you. 47 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:45,200 Oh, about the thing last night, huh? 48 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:46,200 Yes, ma'am. 49 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:47,200 That's right. 50 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:48,200 Well, come on in. 51 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:49,200 I can't stand around for long. 52 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:50,200 I'm going to be late for work as it is. 53 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:51,200 Come on. 54 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:52,200 Thank you. 55 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:53,200 This is my partner, Frank Smith. 56 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:54,200 My name's Friday. 57 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:55,200 How do you do? 58 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:56,200 Hi. 59 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:57,200 Sit down there. 60 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:58,200 I got to get ready to leave. 61 00:02:58,200 --> 00:02:59,200 There's some coffee there in the carafe if you want some. 62 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:00,200 No, thank you. 63 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:01,200 No, ma'am. 64 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:02,200 Thank you. 65 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,160 You'll find everything right there on the table. 66 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:05,160 Two sugars. 67 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:06,160 All right. 68 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:09,240 What do you want to know about last night? 69 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,280 I told the officers who were there all I know. 70 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:12,280 Yes, ma'am. 71 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:13,280 We know. 72 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:14,280 We read their report. 73 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:15,280 We'd like to go over it with you if it's all right. 74 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:16,280 It seems like a waste of time to me. 75 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:19,280 Spend a little more of it trying to catch the kid that hit the girl. 76 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:20,280 It'd be better all the way around. 77 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:21,280 Yes, ma'am. 78 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:22,280 There's your coffee. 79 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:23,280 Oh, thank you. 80 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:24,280 Oh, it's still warm. 81 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:25,280 Either one of you got a cigarette? 82 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:26,280 Yes, ma'am. 83 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:27,280 Here you are. 84 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:28,280 Here's the light. 85 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:34,720 Thanks. 86 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:35,720 What do you want to go over? 87 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:39,480 Well, according to what you said to the officers last night, you saw the accident, is that right? 88 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:40,480 I saw it, yeah. 89 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:42,600 I don't think it was an accident. 90 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:45,520 If you ask me, I think the kid deliberately hit the girl, deliberately. 91 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:46,960 Why do you say that? 92 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,120 Well, just the way it looked, that's all. 93 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:50,120 Kind of feeling. 94 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,240 Wade came barreling around the corner. 95 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:53,240 He must have seen her. 96 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:57,920 She was right under the light, didn't even make an attempt to stop, none at all. 97 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:01,200 I saw the girl step off the curb, right under the light. 98 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:03,280 He had to see her, had to. 99 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:06,360 Anyway, she stepped off the curb and started to cross the street. 100 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:07,960 Harry and me saw her. 101 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:11,760 She started to cross and then all of a sudden this kid in the hot rod was coming right at 102 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:12,760 her. 103 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:14,280 Wasn't anything she could do. 104 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,360 Yes, ma'am. 105 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:21,600 She kind of looked up at the car and then, well, like she was going to run, but she didn't 106 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:22,600 have time. 107 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:23,600 The car hit her and knocked her down. 108 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:24,600 Did you get a good look at the car? 109 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:26,400 You mean the one that hit her? 110 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:27,400 Yes, ma'am. 111 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:28,400 I did. 112 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:29,520 It passed right under the light. 113 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:30,920 Got a real good look at it. 114 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:32,880 I wonder if you'd describe it for us. 115 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,400 I told the cops all about it last night. 116 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:36,400 Seems like that'd be enough. 117 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:38,880 Why do I have to go through it again? 118 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:41,400 Well, it might be something you didn't think of last night, Miss Hunter. 119 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:42,400 Something you might have forgotten. 120 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:45,880 It isn't likely, but if you gotta have it, I guess that's the way it's gotta be. 121 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:47,760 Hope we can get it over with fast enough. 122 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:49,840 I gotta get down to the corner so I won't miss my bus. 123 00:04:49,840 --> 00:04:51,560 Well, if it'd help, we can drive you to work. 124 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:52,800 You can give us the information on the way. 125 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:53,800 Well, that'll be fine. 126 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:54,800 Wait a minute. 127 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:55,800 I'll get my coat. 128 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:56,800 Uh-huh. 129 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:58,400 How'd it look when you came in? 130 00:04:58,400 --> 00:04:59,400 Ma'am? 131 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:00,400 Did it look like it was gonna rain? 132 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:01,880 No, it was pretty cold, though. 133 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:03,360 The paper said it might rain today. 134 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:05,360 Well, better take an umbrella. 135 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:07,640 What kind of a car was it, Miss Hunter? 136 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,160 A hot rod, you know the kind. 137 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,840 Real low, two exhaust pipes, kind of beat up. 138 00:05:11,840 --> 00:05:13,640 What kind of a car was it, the brand name? 139 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:16,000 I guess it was a Ford. 140 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:17,000 Looked like one. 141 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:18,000 Hard to tell. 142 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,480 It was kind of banged up, you know. 143 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,280 I don't know why the police allow cars like that on the streets anyway. 144 00:05:23,280 --> 00:05:24,280 It couldn't be very safe. 145 00:05:24,280 --> 00:05:26,160 Can you tell us what year the car was? 146 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:29,720 Well, I'm not real good at that, but I'd say maybe 1940. 147 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:30,720 Might have been 1941. 148 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:32,280 It was a pre-war car, though. 149 00:05:32,280 --> 00:05:33,280 Oh, yeah, I'm sure of that. 150 00:05:33,280 --> 00:05:34,280 Uh-huh. 151 00:05:34,280 --> 00:05:37,280 Would you like to get in, ma'am? 152 00:05:37,280 --> 00:05:40,280 Okay, thanks. 153 00:05:40,280 --> 00:05:45,200 All right, honey. 154 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:46,200 Where can we drop you, ma'am? 155 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:47,880 Near First and Broadway will be fine. 156 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:48,880 Just on the corner there. 157 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:49,880 Okay. 158 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:54,880 Miss Hunter, was there anything about the car that would make it easier to identify? 159 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:56,520 Not especially. 160 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:58,360 Black Ford, all beat up. 161 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:00,960 I'm sure I'd know it if I saw it again, any place. 162 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:02,880 Did you get a good look at the driver of the car? 163 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:05,000 No, not too good. 164 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:08,160 All I could see was that he was a kid, you know, maybe 19, 20 years old. 165 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:09,160 Uh-huh. 166 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:10,160 Would you like to see her get that kid? 167 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:11,160 Is the girl all right? 168 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:12,160 She looked pretty bad last night. 169 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:14,160 No, she's still in a critical condition. 170 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:15,840 Doctors aren't sure yet whether she'll be all right. 171 00:06:15,840 --> 00:06:17,160 Sure hope she is. 172 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:18,520 Have you talked to her? 173 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:19,520 No, we haven't, not yet. 174 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:22,080 It's a terrible thing. 175 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:25,920 People like that running around in hot rods, barreling around the city, a person's not 176 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:28,040 safe on the streets anymore. 177 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:31,240 Just because a car's got twin tailpipes, Miss Hunter, doesn't have to be a hot rod. 178 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:32,240 Well, this one was. 179 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:35,960 It even had the little sort of license plate hanging down from the back bumper. 180 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:37,880 You mean a state license plate? 181 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,960 No, one of those with a club name on it, you know the kind. 182 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:43,640 There's not a notation of that on the report that we remembered. 183 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:45,920 I guess I forgot all the excitement at all. 184 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:46,920 I must have forgot. 185 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:48,960 Well, did you see the name on that plate? 186 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:52,040 Yeah, not real good, but I saw it. 187 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:53,040 Think you can remember it? 188 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:54,840 Not all of it. 189 00:06:54,840 --> 00:06:58,040 The last part was wheels, something wheels, two words. 190 00:06:58,040 --> 00:06:59,400 You're pretty sure of that, are you? 191 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:00,400 Yeah, wheels. 192 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:01,400 That's the word I saw. 193 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:02,400 I didn't remember it last night. 194 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:03,920 I guess it didn't seem important then. 195 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,880 Must be a lot of cars that have those plates on them all over town. 196 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:07,880 Yes, we know. 197 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:09,480 Don't seem like it's going to help much. 198 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:11,680 A lot of cars with those plates on them, lots of them. 199 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:12,680 Yes, ma'am. 200 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:15,880 Even if you do find the kid with one of them, how are you going to know if he's the right 201 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:16,880 one? 202 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:17,880 Well, it's not going to be too hard. 203 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:18,880 Huh? 204 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:19,880 This car will tell us. 205 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:23,240 It's not going to be too hard. 206 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:26,800 According to the report, an automobile driven by one male occupant had struck a woman while 207 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:30,560 she crossed the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Connecticut Street the night before. 208 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:35,040 When the ambulance arrived at the scene, the victim, who was identified as Mrs. Helen Chapman, 209 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:39,920 was unconscious and was removed to Georgia Street Receiving Hospital for emergency treatment. 210 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:42,640 Members of the crime lab had arrived at the scene and gathered what physical evidence 211 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:44,040 they could find. 212 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:47,840 All citizens in the vicinity were interrogated and their statements were taken. 213 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:51,360 Photographs of the coroner were made and held for evidence. 214 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:54,520 Because of the hit and run aspect of the case, Frank and I had been assigned to investigate 215 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:55,520 it. 216 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:59,080 At 1 14 p.m., we drove over to Georgia Street Receiving Hospital to talk to the attending 217 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:01,320 physician, Dr. Sebastian. 218 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:05,640 He said the patient's condition was so critical that she couldn't be moved to her own hospital. 219 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:08,360 He told us that the victim hadn't recovered consciousness to the point where she could 220 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:09,360 be questioned. 221 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:13,880 He went on to tell us that she'd been administered serum albumin to counteract shock. 222 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:16,000 He listed her injuries for us. 223 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,360 Heart fractures of the femur, rib fractures, and associated internal injuries, including 224 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:21,640 a punctured lung and brain concussion. 225 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:24,560 It was not expected that she'd live. 226 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:26,600 Frank and I left the doctor and walked down the hall. 227 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:29,920 In the waiting room, we met a tall, thin man who looked as if he hadn't slept in several 228 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:30,920 days. 229 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:32,960 On the floor in front of him was a small pile of half-smoked cigarettes. 230 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:36,080 He identified himself as the victim's husband, Carl Chapman. 231 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:37,080 I don't know. 232 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:38,080 I came home from work. 233 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:39,080 They told me about it. 234 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:40,080 I didn't even know. 235 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:41,080 Didn't they try to call you at work? 236 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:42,320 No, I guess they called the house. 237 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:43,320 There wasn't anybody home. 238 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:46,240 They just walked up to the door and there was a note telling me to call her. 239 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:47,760 Didn't even know about Helen. 240 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:48,760 I see. 241 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:51,760 You like cigarette, Chapman? 242 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:53,640 Thanks. 243 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:57,440 You talked to the doctor? 244 00:08:57,440 --> 00:08:58,440 Yes, sir. 245 00:08:58,440 --> 00:08:59,440 We just did. 246 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:00,440 Is there anything new? 247 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:01,440 Is she going to be all right? 248 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:02,440 Well, I don't know yet. 249 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:03,440 You can ask the doctor yourself. 250 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:05,560 Why don't anybody tell me anything? 251 00:09:05,560 --> 00:09:08,160 All the time I ask how my wife is, they tell me to ask the doctor. 252 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:09,160 Why won't they tell me? 253 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:10,160 I don't know, sir. 254 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:12,120 Can't even find out if she needs anything. 255 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:14,320 They won't let me see her. 256 00:09:14,320 --> 00:09:15,920 Anybody will tell me what's really happening in there. 257 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:17,020 It's been over 10 hours. 258 00:09:17,020 --> 00:09:18,020 Nobody will tell me what's going on. 259 00:09:18,020 --> 00:09:20,920 Well, best thing is to try to sit down and take it easy, Mr. Chapman. 260 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:22,080 That's great to say. 261 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:23,080 Just sit down. 262 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:24,080 Easy to say. 263 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:25,080 It's not your wife who's in there. 264 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:27,440 It isn't someone you love. 265 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:28,440 Why are you here anyway? 266 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:31,080 Why aren't you out trying to get the rotten little plunk that did it? 267 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:32,800 Why don't you look for him? 268 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:34,160 We'll get to him, sir. 269 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:35,160 When? 270 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:36,160 After Helen's dead? 271 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:37,760 Is that going to be when you start looking? 272 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:38,760 We're looking for him now. 273 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:40,400 We came over in the hopes that we could talk to your wife. 274 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:42,760 We thought she might be able to give us some information. 275 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:44,320 What in God's name do you want from her? 276 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:46,440 The name and address of the kid who ran it down? 277 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:49,680 Does she have to get out of bed and go find him for you? 278 00:09:49,680 --> 00:09:51,240 It's your job, yours. 279 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,320 All this talk about the police department being so good. 280 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:54,320 But what are you doing? 281 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:57,320 Are you standing around here with your toe in the dirt waiting for my wife to come to 282 00:09:57,320 --> 00:09:58,720 her enough to point the kid out? 283 00:09:58,720 --> 00:09:59,720 All right, sir. 284 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:00,720 Now take it easy. 285 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:01,720 Take it easy? 286 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:02,720 Nothing. 287 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:03,720 You listen to me, both of you. 288 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:05,400 You listen. 289 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:08,520 If she dies, if that kid killed her, I'll find him. 290 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:10,640 I don't know how, but I will. 291 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:14,680 I'm going to do the same thing to him with my hands that he did with this car. 292 00:10:14,680 --> 00:10:15,680 I'll find him. 293 00:10:15,680 --> 00:10:17,080 I swear I'll find him and I'm going to kill him. 294 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:19,080 With my hands, I'm going to kill him. 295 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:20,080 Mr. Chapman? 296 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:21,080 Yeah. 297 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:22,080 May I see you for a moment? 298 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:23,080 Yeah. 299 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:26,080 Would you excuse us for a minute, Sergeant? 300 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:27,080 Sure, Doctor. 301 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:28,080 We'll wait out in the hall. 302 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:33,080 It's a rough one, isn't it? 303 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:34,080 Yeah. 304 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:37,080 I wonder what's going on in there. 305 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:38,080 I don't know. 306 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:39,080 Better call the Skipper. 307 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:41,800 Tell him about that plate on the car. 308 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:43,240 Get a broadcast out on it. 309 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,360 Check the phone book for the address on the National Hot Rod Association. 310 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:46,360 Better talk with him, huh? 311 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:48,360 He might have something for us on the club. 312 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:49,360 Right. 313 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:52,080 Well, you better start, cop. 314 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:54,320 You better find him fast because I'm looking too. 315 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:56,280 You ought to go home and get some sleep, Mr. Chapman. 316 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:57,280 You're all worn out. 317 00:10:57,280 --> 00:11:00,280 I'm not going to get any sleep until I catch that kid. 318 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:03,600 Until I catch that kid. 319 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:06,960 How is the girl? 320 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:07,960 She's dead. 321 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:16,880 She's going to have a baby in a couple of months. 322 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:17,880 Three fifteen p.m. 323 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:21,000 Frank and I drove out to the offices of the National Hot Rod Association on Hollywood 324 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:22,000 Boulevard. 325 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,520 We met with Bud Coons and Wally Parks. 326 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:27,120 They checked their records for clubs with the last name Wheels. 327 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:29,480 There were three in their files. 328 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:32,680 Two were in the eastern part of the United States and one was listed as having headquarters 329 00:11:32,680 --> 00:11:34,720 in Alhambra, California. 330 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:38,440 We obtained the name and address of the president of the club and we drove out to see him. 331 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:42,320 We found him in the garage behind the house working on a 1941 Ford. 332 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:44,320 We introduced ourselves and he asked us to sit down. 333 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:46,120 What do you want to see me about? 334 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:48,680 We understand that you're the president of the square wheels, is that right? 335 00:11:48,680 --> 00:11:49,680 Yeah, that's right. 336 00:11:49,680 --> 00:11:50,680 Why? 337 00:11:50,680 --> 00:11:51,680 How many members do you have in the club? 338 00:11:51,680 --> 00:11:52,680 Eighteen. 339 00:11:52,680 --> 00:11:53,680 Eighteen actives. 340 00:11:53,680 --> 00:11:54,680 There was a couple of guys in the service. 341 00:11:54,680 --> 00:11:56,680 What's this all about anyway? 342 00:11:56,680 --> 00:11:57,680 How come the questions? 343 00:11:57,680 --> 00:12:00,480 All your members have the metal plates with the club name on their car? 344 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:01,480 Yeah. 345 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:02,880 Get them when they pay the initiation fee. 346 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:03,880 Why? 347 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:04,880 Because they're all seven? 348 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:05,880 Not legally. 349 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:06,880 What do you mean? 350 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:09,200 A couple of them out have been stolen from members. 351 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,600 Any of the fellows in the club drive a black pre-war Ford? 352 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:13,640 Yeah, I guess we got about five of them. 353 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:15,640 I got one myself as a matter of fact. 354 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:18,240 Listen, why can't you tell me what this is all about? 355 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:20,480 Figure if I knew what you wanted, I could help you out. 356 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:22,640 A woman was run down by a hot rod last night. 357 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:25,280 One of the witnesses saw a plate on the car that might have been from your club. 358 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:26,280 No kidding. 359 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:27,280 That's the way we get it. 360 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:28,280 What did it look like? 361 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:32,600 Well, they say it had twin pipes, pretty well beat up, white sidewall tires. 362 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:34,000 It's not one of ours then. 363 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:35,520 You sound pretty sure about the plate. 364 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:37,120 I told you, we've had a couple of them stolen. 365 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:38,400 It must have been one of them. 366 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:40,720 Well, how come you're so sure it wasn't one of your members? 367 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:42,360 Oh, I know the car is in the club. 368 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:43,600 There isn't a yo-yo in the bunch. 369 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:44,600 What's a yo-yo? 370 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:47,000 Oh, yeah, you know, a shot rod, junk heap. 371 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:48,000 Oh, I see. 372 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:49,000 I don't know. 373 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:52,080 It seems like every time there's any trouble with a car over five years old, it's a hot 374 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:53,080 rod. 375 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:54,080 Sure not fair. 376 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:55,080 That's so. 377 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:56,080 Yeah. 378 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:57,080 Come here, I'll show you. 379 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:59,240 Now take a look at that. 380 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:00,720 I've been working on it for three years. 381 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:02,800 It's got over 1,200 bucks in it. 382 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:03,800 Take a look at it. 383 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:04,800 It's a lot of motor. 384 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:08,600 Yeah, it's a good car, but what's it prove? 385 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:10,520 The car that ran that woman down wasn't a hot rod. 386 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:11,520 Well, how do you figure that? 387 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:13,400 You said it was a wreck, didn't you? 388 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:14,400 That's right. 389 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:16,920 We haven't got a wreck that's allowed on the streets in this club. 390 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:19,600 I don't know a legal club that has a yo-yo in it. 391 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:21,100 We got a safety check every month. 392 00:13:21,100 --> 00:13:23,360 Any car that isn't safe has to be fixed or the guy's out. 393 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:24,720 A lot of clubs operate that way. 394 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:25,720 Yeah, we know. 395 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:27,840 Our kids build rods for two reasons. 396 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:30,680 Because they want the cars to run better, be more efficient, or else they want some 397 00:13:30,680 --> 00:13:32,800 of the things that you can buy in a showroom. 398 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:36,400 Well, all this sounds good, but a woman was killed last night by a kid driving a hopped-up 399 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:38,160 car of some kind. 400 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:41,400 Maybe it had twin pipes, a loud muffler, but I'll give you odds from here to Bonneville 401 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:43,480 that it wasn't a hot rod. 402 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:44,760 I know how you guys feel. 403 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:46,160 We're always getting it. 404 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:49,080 Every kid behind a wheel in a second-hand car is a potential killer. 405 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:54,000 The way the paper's pictures, we just roam around looking for somebody to run over. 406 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:55,600 That's not true. 407 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:56,600 You check the records. 408 00:13:56,600 --> 00:14:00,440 I think you'll find that the ratio between tickets given out to members of hot rod clubs, 409 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:03,920 members of the NHRA, and any other group of drivers will make the hot rodders look pretty 410 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:04,920 good. 411 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:07,720 There hasn't been a ticket in our club in the last year and a half. 412 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:09,880 The one before that was for overtime parking. 413 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:12,040 Oh, I'm sorry, fellas. 414 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:15,600 That car last night wasn't one of our guys, and you can bet he wasn't a hot rodder either. 415 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:17,400 You got any way of knowing who could have gotten the plaque? 416 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:19,560 Well, not right off, but we'll find him. 417 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:20,560 How? 418 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:22,280 There's only so many streets in Los Angeles. 419 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:23,360 We'll find him. 420 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:26,240 Guys like that make things rough on the clean drivers in this town. 421 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:27,240 We'll find him for you. 422 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:29,960 Well, we'll appreciate any help you can give us on this, but it's police business. 423 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:31,800 If you find him, give us a call right away. 424 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:32,800 Don't worry. 425 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:33,800 We will. 426 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:34,800 How do I get in touch with you? 427 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:35,800 We'll leave you one of our cards. 428 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:36,800 Anytime. 429 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:37,800 You call us. 430 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:38,800 All right. 431 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:39,800 I'll get on the phone and get the fellas rounded up. 432 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:40,800 If you turn anything, call us right away. 433 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:42,160 Don't try to take care of it yourselves. 434 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:43,480 Only one thing we're interested in. 435 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:44,480 Yeah, what's that? 436 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:46,280 Proving to you it wasn't one of us. 437 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:47,280 That's what's important. 438 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:48,280 Showing you we're on your side. 439 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:49,640 Well, that shouldn't be too hard. 440 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:50,640 Huh? 441 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:55,640 There's a lot of room. 442 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:59,400 We got the names and addresses of the members of the square wheel club and we talked to them. 443 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:03,040 We checked their cars and each of them volunteered to assist us in attempting to locate the hit 444 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:04,040 and run vehicle. 445 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:05,040 6.40 PM. 446 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:07,720 Frank and I got back to the office. 447 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:11,320 During the afternoon, the broadcast on the car had gone over the state wire and every 448 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:15,280 police officer in the state of California was looking for the hit and run car. 449 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:18,560 When we checked with communications, there had been no replies to our broadcast. 450 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:19,560 7.15 PM. 451 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:24,240 We put in a call to Georgia Street Receiving Hospital and we talked again to Dr. Sebastian. 452 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:27,200 He told us that the victim's husband, Carl Chapman, had been placed under the care of 453 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:30,600 his family doctor and had been given sedatives to make him sleep. 454 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:34,000 While I checked with Lieutenant Wolfram on the developments, Frank went over to the crime 455 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,200 lab and talked with Lieutenant Lee Jones. 456 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:37,680 8.47 PM. 457 00:15:37,680 --> 00:15:40,120 We met back in the squad room. 458 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:41,120 Any word yet? 459 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:42,120 No. 460 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:43,120 Got a call from Al Gibbs. 461 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:44,120 Hot rod club? 462 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:45,120 Yeah. 463 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:46,120 He says all the clubs in the area are looking for the car. 464 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:47,960 They divided the city up in sections. 465 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:49,120 Members are checking all the streets. 466 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:50,120 No luck though, huh? 467 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:51,120 No, nothing. 468 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:52,600 Well, they turned a couple of cars but they don't check out. 469 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:53,600 How'd you do? 470 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:54,600 Pretty good. 471 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:55,600 Got the report here. 472 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:57,800 Had a couple of sandwiches sent in, got your Swiss on rye. 473 00:15:57,800 --> 00:15:58,800 Good. 474 00:15:58,800 --> 00:15:59,800 In the bag there. 475 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:00,800 Where's coffee? 476 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:01,800 Right there, carton. 477 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:02,800 Oh. 478 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:09,800 The lab sure did a good job on this stuff here. 479 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:10,800 Here's a scene. 480 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:14,520 Victim was found 10 feet 4 inches from the northeast corner, 4 feet 8 inches from the 481 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:16,280 north pedestrian crosswalk. 482 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:17,760 And put it about here, wouldn't it? 483 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:18,760 Yeah. 484 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:20,480 They found particles of broken glass. 485 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:21,480 Checked on them at the lighthouse. 486 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:24,480 Lenses from a 1940 Ford. 487 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:26,560 Here's a picture on it. 488 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:27,560 Yeah. 489 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:30,280 In the gutter of the southwest corner they found this. 490 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:32,160 It was a bumper guard. 491 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:33,160 Yeah. 492 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:34,160 I looked at it. 493 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:35,160 It's new. 494 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:36,160 Any brand name? 495 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:37,160 Yeah, but it's not gonna help much. 496 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:38,160 Distributed all over the country. 497 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:40,600 Well, how about skid marks? 498 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:41,600 Any sign of them? 499 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:42,960 No, not that they could find. 500 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:46,040 Either the kid didn't have time to use them or else he didn't want to. 501 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:47,680 They came up with this though. 502 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:49,080 Yeah, what's that? 503 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:50,800 Well, some marks from a tire. 504 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:54,440 Lee says he thinks they were made when the kid dug out to get away, spun the back wheels. 505 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:58,360 Sure indicate that he didn't mean to stop at any time, huh? 506 00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:00,240 Well, that's the way Lee's got it figured. 507 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:02,560 Well, it isn't much to go on, is it? 508 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:04,040 They've come easier. 509 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:05,040 Yeah. 510 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:06,840 Well, let's go out and check the neighborhood again. 511 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:08,960 We might still be able to turn up a decent description. 512 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:12,080 We start checking the garages in the morning, try to turn a car with a broken headlight 513 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:13,320 and a missing bumper guard. 514 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:16,200 Okay, better call communications, get out a supplemental on the tires. 515 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:17,200 Yeah, I'll take care of it. 516 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:18,200 Hi, guys. 517 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:19,200 Getting around felony Friday. 518 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:20,200 Yeah, that's right. 519 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:21,200 I'm gonna go get a new one. 520 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:22,200 Yeah, I'll be right there. 521 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:24,800 Yeah, that's right. 522 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:25,800 Anybody there? 523 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:28,000 No, no, keep it under surveillance. 524 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:29,000 We'll be right out. 525 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:30,000 Yeah, don't burn it. 526 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:31,000 Right, bye. 527 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:32,000 What do you got? 528 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:33,160 It's beginning to go our way, maybe. 529 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:34,160 Huh? 530 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:43,920 They found the car. 531 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:48,600 You are listening to Dragnet, the authentic story of your police force in action. 532 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:50,940 Chesterfield's for me. 533 00:17:50,940 --> 00:17:52,960 You hear it everywhere. 534 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:57,800 Tonight we hear from America's number one bandleader, Ray Anthony, who with his attractive 535 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:01,400 wife Dee, plays college dates from coast to coast. 536 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:04,560 In cigarettes, the young crowd really goes for Chesterfield. 537 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:06,440 I've noticed that wherever we've played. 538 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:11,480 And I guess it's one of the reasons Chesterfield is America's most popular two-way cigarette. 539 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:15,980 Of course, Dee and I are Chesterfield smokers too. 540 00:18:15,980 --> 00:18:17,560 We know they're best for us. 541 00:18:17,560 --> 00:18:19,800 Chesterfield's for me. 542 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:22,080 You hear it everywhere. 543 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:27,280 The Chesterfield you smoke today is the best cigarette ever made. 544 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:42,480 For the taste you want, the mildness you want, join the thousands now changing to Chesterfield. 545 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:45,980 During a routine patrol of the streets in East Los Angeles, a radio unit had come across 546 00:18:45,980 --> 00:18:48,960 a car parked at the curb on Vancouver Avenue. 547 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:51,880 We had stopped to investigate and found that it matched the description that we'd sent 548 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:52,880 out. 549 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:56,040 On the phone, I'd instructed the officer not to search the car, but merely to keep it under 550 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:58,800 surveillance and check and hold anyone who approached it. 551 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:02,320 Frank and I notified the crime lab of the find, and then we left the office and drove 552 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:04,080 out to the location. 553 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:07,000 We talked to the officers in the police car, and they told us that they hadn't seen anyone 554 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:08,000 near the vehicle. 555 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:12,640 We checked the registration and found that the registered owner was a Jack Moore. 556 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:15,320 The white slip gave us an address in Hollywood. 557 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:18,520 While the crime lab went over the car, we drove out to Moore's address to talk to him. 558 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:21,560 He lived in the large house built in the mid-20s as a private residence. 559 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:24,080 It had been converted into a boarding house. 560 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:25,080 Frank covered the rear entrance. 561 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:26,080 I rang the front doorbell. 562 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:27,080 Yeah? 563 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:36,200 What do you want waking me up this time of night? 564 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:37,200 Police officers. 565 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:38,200 You have a tenant here named Jack Moore? 566 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:39,200 What about him? 567 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:40,200 We'd like to talk to him. 568 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:41,200 Too late, Mac. 569 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:42,200 He ain't here. 570 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:43,200 Where is he? 571 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:44,200 I don't know. 572 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:45,200 He moved out this afternoon. 573 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:51,800 He didn't say where he was going. 574 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:53,760 A thorough search was made in the suspect's room. 575 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:56,800 The manager told us that Moore had come home that morning, packed his belongings, and left 576 00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:57,800 the house. 577 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:00,680 We called the crime lab, and Lieutenant Lee Jones told us that they'd established that 578 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:04,360 Moore's car was the one that had run down the Chapman Girl. 579 00:20:04,360 --> 00:20:06,040 We talked to the other people in the roaming house. 580 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:08,840 None of them could tell us where Moore might have gone. 581 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:12,760 We put in a call to auto records, but the car was not listed as being stolen. 582 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:16,960 We called his name into R&I, but we found that he had no felony record. 583 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:19,960 From the occupants of the rooming house, we found that the suspect had no relatives in 584 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:23,280 this state and no close friends that they could recall. 585 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:26,920 Layton Prince came out and went over the room, and in going over it, we found a wastebasket 586 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:30,080 Moore had used to dispose of articles that he didn't want. 587 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:33,720 In the basket, we found several match folders from a bar out on West 7th Street. 588 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:36,920 We put in a call to the bar, but we found that it was closed. 589 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:39,560 From the manager of the rooming house, we got a good description of the suspect along 590 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:44,160 with the information that he received no mail and that he was apparently unemployed. 591 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:47,880 The stakeout was set up on the house, and at 3.36 a.m., Frank and I checked out of the 592 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:49,800 office and went home for the night. 593 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:54,320 The next day, Wednesday, April 8th, we contacted DMV and asked that they give us all information 594 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:55,320 on the car. 595 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:58,360 9.15 a.m., we drove over to the bar on West 7th Street. 596 00:20:58,360 --> 00:20:59,360 Not open yet. 597 00:20:59,360 --> 00:21:01,360 Don't open until 10. 598 00:21:01,360 --> 00:21:02,960 Police officers, like some information. 599 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:05,320 License is back there on the wall in plain sight. 600 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:06,560 There's nothing going on here. 601 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:08,960 Do you have a customer in here named Jack Moore? 602 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:10,120 We just opened the doors. 603 00:21:10,120 --> 00:21:11,480 We got no say about who comes in. 604 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:13,560 As long as they don't cause trouble, we don't either. 605 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:15,240 This guy's about 20 or 21. 606 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:17,760 5'8", 5'10", 106 to 5 pounds. 607 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:18,760 Blonde. 608 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:19,760 Names Moore. 609 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:20,760 Jack Moore. 610 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:21,760 What's he done? 611 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:22,760 We want to talk to him. 612 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:23,760 About what? 613 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:24,760 Police business. 614 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:25,760 Have you seen him? 615 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:26,760 Nothing that's gonna get the bar in trouble. 616 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:28,160 That's a simple question, mister. 617 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:29,160 Have you seen him? 618 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:30,160 Maybe, yeah. 619 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:32,600 You tell me what it's all about, and I might be able to help you out. 620 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:33,600 They're running out of time. 621 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:34,600 Have you seen Jack Moore? 622 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:35,600 Yeah. 623 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:36,600 When? 624 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:37,600 Last night. 625 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:38,600 Here? 626 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:39,600 Yeah, he was in, got liquored up. 627 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:40,600 I tossed him out when we closed. 628 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:41,600 Where is he now? 629 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:42,600 You better ask him. 630 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:43,600 I'm gonna tell you once more. 631 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:46,160 If you know where he is, you're gonna save yourself a lot of time by cooperating with 632 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:47,160 us. 633 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:48,160 I run a clean place here. 634 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:49,280 I don't want any trouble with the cops. 635 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:50,440 My license is on the wall. 636 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:52,400 I got no choice of the customers who come in here. 637 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:53,720 I don't want to get mixed up in any. 638 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:54,720 We're not calling it that way. 639 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:55,720 That's the way it is. 640 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:56,720 This is a clean place. 641 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:57,720 That's not what the book says. 642 00:21:57,720 --> 00:21:59,200 You've been tabbed a couple of times for serving minors. 643 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:00,200 You run B Girls. 644 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:02,280 You haven't served straight liquor in here for a couple of years. 645 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:08,840 Now, if we have to get the information from you downtown, that's the way it's gonna be. 646 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:09,840 Get your coat. 647 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:10,840 Now, look, fellas, I was just trying to take care of myself. 648 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:11,840 You did. 649 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:12,840 Get your coat. 650 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:13,840 Isn't there some way we can work this thing out? 651 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:14,840 I don't want any trouble. 652 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:15,840 Where's Jack Moore? 653 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:16,840 I tried to run a clean place a couple of times. 654 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:17,840 We've been over all that before. 655 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:18,840 Now, where is he? 656 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:19,840 I got him up at my place. 657 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:20,840 You there now? 658 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:21,840 I guess so. 659 00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:22,840 He got pretty loaded last night. 660 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:24,840 Told me he didn't have any place to pad down. 661 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:25,840 I took him home. 662 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:26,840 What's the address? 663 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:30,640 1862 and a half Woodworth Court, room 14. 664 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:31,640 All right, let's go. 665 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:32,640 Yeah. 666 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:33,640 And don't try to call him. 667 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:35,280 I got no phone in the room. 668 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:37,560 If he's done anything, I had no part in it. 669 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:39,280 Just trying to help a friend out, that's all. 670 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:40,480 Just help a friend out. 671 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:41,480 Yeah, sure. 672 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:42,480 You tell him that. 673 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:43,480 Oh, he got me in trouble. 674 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:44,480 All because I tried to help him out. 675 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:45,480 You just tell him. 676 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:46,480 Yeah, we will. 677 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:47,480 And tell him not to come around here anymore. 678 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:48,480 Tell him to keep out. 679 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:49,480 Tell him that, will you, for me? 680 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:50,480 Tell him not to come back. 681 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:51,480 Don't you worry about it. 682 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:52,480 He won't be back. 683 00:22:52,480 --> 00:23:00,760 We called the office and another team of detectives came out to the bar to keep the bartender 684 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:04,120 under surveillance in the event that he might try to contact the suspect. 685 00:23:04,120 --> 00:23:06,560 It took five and a half minutes to drive to the Woodworth Street address. 686 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:10,200 It was a large building located at the end of a blind street. 687 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:12,480 Room 14 was on the third floor in the front of the building. 688 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:14,600 Frank and I approached the room and we listened. 689 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:16,040 There was no sound from inside. 690 00:23:16,040 --> 00:23:18,040 You want to try the door? 691 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:19,040 Yeah. 692 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:20,040 It's unlocked. 693 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:21,040 Yeah. 694 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:24,040 There he is on the bed. 695 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,040 Yeah, looks like the right guy. 696 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:29,040 All right, let's wake him up. 697 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:30,040 Come on. 698 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:31,040 Let me alone, Charlie. 699 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:32,040 Come on, get up, Lord. 700 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:33,040 Get up on your feet. 701 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:34,040 Let me alone. 702 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:35,040 I told you, Charlie, let me. 703 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:36,040 Who are you guys? 704 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:37,040 What are you doing here? 705 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:38,040 Police officers, you're under arrest. 706 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:39,040 Wait a minute. 707 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:40,040 All right, let me go. 708 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:41,040 Come on, stand still. 709 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:42,040 All right. 710 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:43,040 All right, I quit. 711 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:44,040 I quit. 712 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:45,040 You want to shake him, Frank? 713 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:46,040 Yeah. 714 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:47,040 He's clean. 715 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:48,040 Where you taking me? 716 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:49,040 I ain't done nothing. 717 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:50,040 You got no reason to push me around like this. 718 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:51,040 All right, let's go. 719 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:52,040 Where? 720 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:53,040 I'm going to the bathroom. 721 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:54,040 I'm going to the bathroom. 722 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:55,040 I'm going to the bathroom. 723 00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:56,040 I'm going to the bathroom. 724 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:57,040 I'm going to the bathroom. 725 00:23:57,040 --> 00:24:00,040 You got no reason to push me around like this. 726 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:01,040 All right, let's go. 727 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:02,040 Where? 728 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:03,040 Where are you going to take me? 729 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:04,040 Downtown. 730 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:05,040 For what? 731 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:06,040 Manslaughter. 732 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:07,040 I didn't do it. 733 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:08,040 I didn't. 734 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:09,040 You got the wrong guy. 735 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:10,040 You got the wrong one. 736 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:11,040 I didn't do it. 737 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:12,040 All right, come on, let's move. 738 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:13,040 But you got the wrong one. 739 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:14,040 I didn't do it. 740 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:15,040 I didn't know what you wanted. 741 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:16,040 That's why I run. 742 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:17,040 I didn't know what you wanted. 743 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:18,040 Well, you do now, so let's go. 744 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:25,040 The suspect was taken to the squad room where he was questioned. 745 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:27,040 He refused to admit any part in the crime. 746 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:31,040 He was confronted with the physical evidence and with the ownership of the hit run vehicle. 747 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:34,040 The witness to the crime came to the office and said that Jack Moore was the man that she'd 748 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:38,040 seen at the wheel of the car when Helen Chapman had been run down. 749 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:41,040 Throughout the interrogation, the suspect refused to say anything. 750 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:45,040 At 1 47 p.m., the door to the squad room opened and Carl Chapman came in. 751 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:46,040 Where is he? 752 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:47,040 I know he's here. 753 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:48,040 I want to see him. 754 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:49,040 All right, take it easy, Chapman. 755 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:50,040 I heard you caught him. 756 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:51,040 I want to see him. 757 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:52,040 I want to tell him. 758 00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:53,040 Is that the kid? 759 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:54,040 Are you the one? 760 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:55,040 Who killed Helen? 761 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:56,040 Well, answer me. 762 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:57,040 All right, take it easy, Chapman. 763 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:58,040 Is he the one? 764 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:00,040 The evidence points that way, yeah. 765 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:03,040 Please, I want you to do something for me. 766 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:04,040 What's that? 767 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:05,040 Go away. 768 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:06,040 Out of here, please. 769 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:07,040 We can't do that, Chapman. 770 00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:08,040 He's in custody. 771 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:09,040 Please, please leave me alone with him. 772 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:10,040 Come on, Chapman, you better wait outside. 773 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:11,040 Now, just a minute. 774 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:12,040 Listen to me, kid. 775 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:18,040 When they put you in that cell, you get down on your knees and thank God that they found 776 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:20,040 you before I did, you understand? 777 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:23,040 You thank him and every day you live, you thank him. 778 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:25,040 You do that because I would have killed you. 779 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:26,040 Take it easy, Chapman. 780 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:28,040 My wife's dead because of him. 781 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:29,040 You hear that? 782 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:30,040 You killed her. 783 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:33,040 They got laws to save people like you, but none for her. 784 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:35,040 None for her and the baby. 785 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:37,040 They didn't have any laws. 786 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:39,040 None for them. 787 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:41,040 All right, Chapman, come on, take it easy. 788 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:42,040 Frank? 789 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:44,040 Come on, son, yeah. 790 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:48,040 Pretty upset, ain't he? 791 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:50,040 I want you to remember something, kid. 792 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:53,040 In the years I've been in this department, I've seen some bad ones, real bad. 793 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:57,040 Teenage kids that didn't know any better scraped up off the pavement, sent home to their parents, 794 00:25:57,040 --> 00:25:59,040 drunks who were too loaded to know what went on. 795 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:02,040 There's been a lot of them go through here, but you finished way ahead of the field, boy. 796 00:26:02,040 --> 00:26:04,040 You talk good. 797 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:06,040 I bet you're on a lecture team around here. 798 00:26:06,040 --> 00:26:08,040 I'm getting fed up with you kids roaming the streets in death traps. 799 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:09,040 Now, I don't care about you. 800 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:11,040 You want to wrap yourself around a post you go ahead. 801 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:13,040 We'll try and stop you, but don't you take somebody else with you. 802 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:15,040 Every year the number gets bigger, more people killed. 803 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:17,040 It isn't the honest drivers that do it. 804 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:19,040 It's people like you who don't care for anybody else. 805 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:21,040 Now, we've tried about everything in the books to make you understand. 806 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:23,040 Doesn't look like any of them did any good, does it? 807 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:25,040 I'm a bad one, ain't I? 808 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:27,040 You killed a human being, boy, a woman who didn't even know you. 809 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:29,040 She never saw you until it was too late. 810 00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:31,040 You threw a ten and a half a metal at a hundred and twenty pound woman, 811 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:33,040 and then you ran away and left her in the gutter to die. 812 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:36,040 You've wrecked the family. You tore it right down the middle and rolled over it. 813 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:38,040 You've ruined the lives of all the people around that woman. 814 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:41,040 You gave a group of decent kids a bad time because you stole their name. 815 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:43,040 Now, you get on your feet, young fella, 816 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:46,040 and you keep that smart mouth of yours closed, do you understand? 817 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:48,040 Can I ask you something? 818 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:49,040 What's that? 819 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:50,040 Hit and run. 820 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:51,040 How much will I get? 821 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:53,040 I don't know, but it won't be enough. 822 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:02,040 The story you have just heard is true. 823 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:05,040 The names were changed to protect the innocent. 824 00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:08,040 On October 14th, trial was held in Department 97, 825 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:10,040 Superior Court of the State of California, 826 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:12,040 in and for the County of Los Angeles. 827 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:14,040 In a moment, the results of that trial. 828 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:16,040 Now, here is our star, Jack Webb. 829 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:17,040 Thank you, George Fenomen. 830 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:20,040 Thousands of smokers all across the country are now changing to Chesterfield. 831 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:22,040 We'd like you to give them a try, too. 832 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:25,040 I know you'll like them because the Chesterfield you smoke today 833 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:27,040 is the best cigarette ever made. 834 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:29,040 For the taste you want and the mildness you want, 835 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:32,040 smoke America's most popular two-way cigarette. 836 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:35,040 Regular or king-size, Chesterfield. 837 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:39,040 Jack Carlisle Moore was tried and found guilty of manslaughter one count 838 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:42,040 and received sentence as prescribed by law. 839 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:45,040 Manslaughter is punishable by imprisonment in the state penitentiary 840 00:27:45,040 --> 00:28:06,040 for a period not to exceed 10 years. 841 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:07,040 You have just heard Dragnet, 842 00:28:07,040 --> 00:28:10,040 a series of authentic cases from official files. 843 00:28:10,040 --> 00:28:13,040 Technical advice comes from the Office of Chief of Police, 844 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:16,040 W.H. 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