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From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, 01:59.680 --> 02:07.200 Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. 02:07.200 --> 02:09.680 It was Tuesday, May 8th. It was cool in Los Angeles. 02:09.680 --> 02:11.840 We were working the night watch out of homicide detail. 02:11.840 --> 02:15.440 My partner is Frank Smith. The boss is Captain Warman. My name is Friday. 02:15.440 --> 02:17.920 I was on my way over from the office and it was 10, 13 p.m. 02:17.920 --> 02:20.960 when I got to Georgia Street Receiving Hospital. The waiting room. 02:20.960 --> 02:23.760 Hi Frank. Joe. 02:23.760 --> 02:26.080 How's he doing? I don't know. I'll talk to Dr. Sebastian. 02:26.080 --> 02:28.080 How's it look? Well, not too good. 02:28.080 --> 02:31.680 Slugs embedded in his lung caused a hemorrhage. He's getting a transfusion. 02:31.680 --> 02:34.800 What do you got on him? I just talked to the guys who came in with him for a minute. 02:34.800 --> 02:35.840 They didn't have a lot. No. 02:36.480 --> 02:39.920 Call came in from a man who owns a newsstand at the corner of Normandy and Willowbrook. 02:39.920 --> 02:40.960 See the witness? Yeah. 02:40.960 --> 02:43.120 Anything there? I don't know. We'll have to talk to him. 02:43.120 --> 02:44.720 What do you got on the victim? Wait a minute. 02:44.720 --> 02:48.560 I got it here. Name's Matthew Denton. 02:48.560 --> 02:52.080 Address given is 18970 Taft Street in Hollywood. 02:52.080 --> 02:55.280 Did you get in touch with anybody? No. Tried the house but nobody was there. 02:55.280 --> 02:58.320 Anything else? Yeah. I went over the personal property. 02:58.320 --> 03:00.720 Usual stuff. Cigarettes, lighter, comb. 03:00.720 --> 03:03.200 A lot of diamond ring on the small finger left hand. 03:03.200 --> 03:05.280 Looks expensive. Gold wristwatch. 03:05.280 --> 03:09.600 $140 in cash. $1,300 in American Express checks. 03:09.600 --> 03:11.520 Doesn't spell robbery, does it? No. 03:11.520 --> 03:14.960 Some of the stuff was disturbed. Well, maybe you can tell us something, huh? 03:14.960 --> 03:17.360 Yeah. Joe, Frank. 03:17.360 --> 03:19.920 Hi, Doc. How are you? How's it look? 03:19.920 --> 03:22.320 What time you got? 10-16. 03:22.320 --> 03:24.960 Make it 10-13. Close enough for the report. 03:24.960 --> 03:26.560 What? Time of death. 03:31.600 --> 03:37.040 Matthew Trevor Denton, WMA. 31 years, 5'9", 164 pounds. 03:37.040 --> 03:39.680 Had stopped living at 10-13 p.m. on May 8th. 03:39.680 --> 03:42.080 We didn't know who he was or why he died. 03:42.080 --> 03:46.480 Before we left the hospital, we put in a call to Denton's address, but we got no answer. 03:46.480 --> 03:48.560 We checked the name and description through our eye. 03:48.560 --> 03:50.560 There was no record on the dead man. 03:50.560 --> 03:54.000 At 10-48 p.m., we left Georgia Street and drove over to the scene of the shooting, 03:54.000 --> 03:56.800 where we talked to the witness, Andrew Cates. 03:56.800 --> 04:00.320 Right over there is where it happened. The bus stop. 04:00.320 --> 04:03.520 Uh-huh. I was standing right here. 04:03.520 --> 04:06.480 Right here. Mm-hmm. I saw the whole thing happen. 04:06.480 --> 04:09.920 I saw the whole thing happen. Yes, sir. By what time was that, Mr. Cates? 04:09.920 --> 04:12.640 Oh, I guess it was 9-30 or so. I see. 04:12.640 --> 04:15.840 I was just standing here and bang, bang, two shots. 04:15.840 --> 04:19.040 Did you see what led up to the shooting? What do you mean, led up? 04:19.040 --> 04:21.840 Well, I mean, did you see what happened before? Oh, yeah. Whole thing. 04:21.840 --> 04:24.720 Uh-huh. Would you tell us about it? Sure. 04:25.520 --> 04:30.240 All right. Go ahead. Well, one of those nights where just nothing went right, 04:30.240 --> 04:31.760 you know what I mean. Uh-huh. 04:31.760 --> 04:33.920 I started off with my wife, burning the coffee. 04:33.920 --> 04:36.160 I wouldn't think a person could do that, would you? 04:36.160 --> 04:38.560 Burning the coffee. Would you like to go ahead? 04:38.560 --> 04:41.920 I had a big argument before I left home. I just started off that way. 04:41.920 --> 04:44.800 Yes, sir. Got out here and took over. 04:44.800 --> 04:48.640 About what time did you open the stand, sir? Oh, it was 7-30 in the morning. 04:48.640 --> 04:52.400 Uh, try to get breakfast business, you know. People on the way to eat. 04:52.400 --> 04:54.720 Stop off for early paper. I see. 04:54.720 --> 04:56.880 I try to get them. All right. 04:56.880 --> 05:00.720 I open up in the morning and then there's a school kid takes over for me 05:00.720 --> 05:04.720 about 3 in the afternoon. He's here around 6-30 when I come back from supper. 05:04.720 --> 05:07.360 I see. That's when she burned the coffee. 05:07.360 --> 05:08.720 Night supper. All right. 05:08.720 --> 05:10.480 You want to tell us about the shooting? Oh, sure. 05:11.280 --> 05:14.160 They're kind of hard, you know. This is the first time for me. 05:14.160 --> 05:16.480 How's that? Well, it's the first time I've ever been a witness. 05:17.120 --> 05:18.560 First. I see. 05:18.560 --> 05:21.600 What time did you first see the victim? The man who was shot? 05:21.600 --> 05:23.840 Yes, sir. Well, I told you. 05:23.840 --> 05:27.280 About 9-30. The car pulled up to the curb and this fellow got out. 05:27.280 --> 05:30.560 He kind of stood there for a minute and he talked to the other fellow in the car. 05:30.560 --> 05:33.520 He just stood there a minute and talked. Kind of leaning the window. 05:33.520 --> 05:36.560 Mm-hmm. The car pulled away and the one man, 05:36.560 --> 05:38.160 one who got out. Yeah. 05:38.160 --> 05:41.280 He walked over and sat down on the bench like he was waiting for the bus. 05:42.080 --> 05:44.400 Mr. Cates, you got a good look at the car you got out of? 05:44.400 --> 05:47.680 Well, I saw it, if that's what you mean. What did you describe it for us? 05:47.680 --> 05:51.520 It was a black Chevy. I'd say maybe a 52 or 53. 05:51.520 --> 05:54.240 sedan or coupe? No, it was a sedan, four door. 05:54.240 --> 05:57.600 Nothing special about it. Did you get a look at the man that was driving? 05:57.600 --> 05:59.760 No, no. The light's kind of bad over there. 05:59.760 --> 06:03.440 You can see for yourself, the one fellow leaned in the car. 06:03.440 --> 06:05.120 I couldn't get a good look. Oh. 06:05.920 --> 06:08.160 I didn't pay a lot of attention to it anyway. 06:08.160 --> 06:10.480 It didn't seem anything to get all concerned about. 06:10.480 --> 06:12.080 All right, sir. You want to go ahead? 06:12.080 --> 06:16.080 Well, the fellow sat there for a minute, not doing nothing, just waiting. 06:16.720 --> 06:18.880 Then this other car pulled up right up the curb. 06:20.320 --> 06:24.000 One guy got out of the car, got right out and walked over the fellow sitting on the bench. 06:24.000 --> 06:26.880 All right, sir. Oh, excuse me a minute, the customer. 06:26.880 --> 06:30.400 All right, sir. What do you think? 06:30.400 --> 06:30.880 I don't know. 06:34.880 --> 06:37.440 Oh, Bert always stops by the same time. 06:37.440 --> 06:41.200 He gets one of each, you know, same time every night with old Bert. 06:41.200 --> 06:43.840 You see, I want to go ahead with your story. 06:43.840 --> 06:47.520 Oh, oh, yeah. Well, this car pulled up and the fellow got out. 06:47.520 --> 06:51.440 He walked over the bench, started talking to the first man and got in an argument. 06:51.440 --> 06:52.800 How do you know that? What? 06:52.800 --> 06:54.160 Well, how do you know they were arguing? 06:54.160 --> 06:57.200 Well, I could see standing over there waving their arms around. 06:57.200 --> 06:59.280 I could even hear some of the yelling. 06:59.280 --> 07:02.000 Wasn't no trick at all to see that they were having some kind of trouble. 07:02.000 --> 07:03.760 Mm hmm. Could you hear what the trouble was about? 07:04.560 --> 07:08.240 No, just a lot of yelling and waving. He had no outright words. 07:09.520 --> 07:10.560 You want to go ahead, please? 07:10.560 --> 07:13.440 Well, next thing I knew was when the fellow got out of the car, 07:13.440 --> 07:14.880 started swinging at the other one. 07:14.880 --> 07:16.160 That was the victim? 07:16.160 --> 07:17.440 Yeah, one who was shot. 07:17.440 --> 07:18.320 All right. 07:18.320 --> 07:21.120 Well, you just bet the guy tackled more than he could handle. 07:21.120 --> 07:24.080 The victim fellow started to clean up on himself. 07:24.080 --> 07:26.080 He just started to mop the street with it. 07:26.080 --> 07:27.040 I see. 07:27.040 --> 07:29.920 That's when the guy who was waiting in the car got out 07:29.920 --> 07:31.520 and ran over to help his friends, you see. 07:31.520 --> 07:31.920 Mm hmm. 07:32.640 --> 07:35.040 Three of them kind of struggled around for a while. 07:35.040 --> 07:39.440 Then the one from the car pulled the gun. Bang, bang. Two shots. 07:39.440 --> 07:41.840 First guy dropped right down on the sidewalk. 07:41.840 --> 07:43.920 The other two got in the car and took off. 07:43.920 --> 07:45.360 Went roaring down Normandy. 07:46.400 --> 07:47.280 That way. 07:47.280 --> 07:48.720 Can you describe the second car? 07:48.720 --> 07:52.080 Well, not too good. I just got a glance at it. 07:52.080 --> 07:54.080 I wasn't paying a lot of attention at first. 07:54.080 --> 07:58.320 The time I figured I should take a good look at it, it was gone. 07:58.320 --> 08:00.320 I see. Now, how about the men driving? 08:01.520 --> 08:02.800 What do you want to know? 08:02.800 --> 08:03.920 Can you describe them? 08:03.920 --> 08:04.960 Not good. 08:04.960 --> 08:07.360 Well, if you tell us just what you can, Mr. Cates, it'll help. 08:07.360 --> 08:10.400 Sure. First one was a tall lanky fellow. 08:10.400 --> 08:13.200 He didn't weigh much. Sort of string bean. 08:13.200 --> 08:14.720 Mm hmm. How tall would you say? 08:14.720 --> 08:15.520 Well, I don't know. 08:15.520 --> 08:17.520 Close to 6'3", maybe 6'2". 08:17.520 --> 08:20.080 Round in there, he's a tall one. 08:20.080 --> 08:20.720 About how old? 08:21.360 --> 08:24.640 23, 25. I couldn't tell that too good. 08:24.640 --> 08:26.560 I see. What about his coloring? Was he light or dark? 08:26.560 --> 08:28.000 He was light. He was blonde. 08:28.000 --> 08:29.200 How about his clothes? 08:29.200 --> 08:30.400 He had on a pair of jeans. 08:30.400 --> 08:33.040 One of them jackets, you know, made out of the same kind of material. 08:33.040 --> 08:34.160 Rivets like on them. 08:34.160 --> 08:34.660 Mm hmm. 08:35.360 --> 08:38.480 Were real tight jeans. Both of them were wearing them. 08:38.480 --> 08:40.240 And anything else you can tell us about the tall man? 08:40.240 --> 08:40.880 No. 08:40.880 --> 08:42.320 Was he the driver of the car? 08:42.320 --> 08:45.200 Oh, yeah. He was the one who did the shooting, the tall fellow. 08:45.200 --> 08:46.000 Could you see the gun? 08:46.000 --> 08:48.560 Yeah, but not good. 08:48.560 --> 08:50.720 Do you remember whether it was a revolver or an automatic? 08:50.720 --> 08:52.320 Well, it looked like a revolver to me. 08:53.120 --> 08:54.320 All right. Now, what about the other man? 08:55.200 --> 08:58.640 He was shorter than the first one. No runt, but, you know, shorter. 08:59.360 --> 09:01.600 Guess anybody that looks small next to him. 09:01.600 --> 09:02.720 About how tall was he? 09:02.720 --> 09:06.880 Always about 5'9", 5'10". Give a couple, take a couple. 09:06.880 --> 09:08.880 All right. How was he built? 09:08.880 --> 09:11.440 Sort of light, maybe 140. 09:11.440 --> 09:15.280 Anything else about the two men? Did either of them wear glasses, do you remember? 09:15.280 --> 09:17.440 No. No, not so as I could see. 09:17.440 --> 09:20.320 He might have taken them off, you know, before they got out of the car. 09:20.320 --> 09:23.680 Might have, but I didn't see them when the fight started. 09:23.680 --> 09:25.680 Did either of them use a name that you could hear? 09:25.680 --> 09:27.920 I told you before, I couldn't hear anything they said. 09:27.920 --> 09:30.400 There was just a lot of yelling when the fight started. 09:30.400 --> 09:30.900 All right. 09:31.520 --> 09:33.520 Wasn't anything special about the two fellows. 09:33.520 --> 09:36.080 They make them stand out, one tall, the other short. 09:36.080 --> 09:37.840 No big reason to remember them. 09:37.840 --> 09:39.120 I'm afraid you got it wrong, mister. 09:39.120 --> 09:39.620 Huh? 09:39.620 --> 09:40.640 We got a reason. 09:40.640 --> 09:42.640 We got a reason. 09:47.680 --> 09:51.520 We made arrangements for Andrew Cates to come down to the office and look through the mudbooks. 09:51.520 --> 09:55.680 The rest of the neighborhood was checked again, but we were unable to find anyone else who'd witnessed the shooting. 09:56.560 --> 10:00.960 While we'd been talking to Cates, a team of detectives from homicide detail had gone out to the victim's house. 10:01.920 --> 10:07.680 They didn't find anyone at home, but when they spoke to the neighbors, they were told that Matthew Denton's wife was in a hospital. 10:07.680 --> 10:10.720 Frank and I checked with her doctor and found out that she was in the maternity ward. 10:10.720 --> 10:14.800 He recommended that we delay talking to the woman as long as possible since she was in a weakened condition. 10:15.600 --> 10:19.200 From the hospital records, we found that Denton was employed by an advertising agency. 10:19.920 --> 10:23.680 We checked with the nurses on duty and found that he left the hospital with another man. 10:24.320 --> 10:27.200 They gave us a description of him, but they were unable to identify him for us. 10:27.840 --> 10:30.880 We asked that they call the office in the event the man returned to the hospital. 10:31.600 --> 10:33.600 Frank and I went back to the office and checked out. 10:33.600 --> 10:38.000 The next morning, Wednesday at 8 40 a.m., we were back in the squad room. 10:38.800 --> 10:40.000 Yes sir, you're looking for somebody? 10:40.000 --> 10:42.320 I'd like to see somebody about this story in the paper. 10:42.320 --> 10:43.360 Which one is that, sir? 10:43.360 --> 10:45.840 About the shooting last night, corner Normandy in Willowbrook. 10:45.840 --> 10:47.520 All right, what is it you want to talk about? 10:47.520 --> 10:49.120 Are you the officer who's handling the case? 10:49.120 --> 10:49.840 Yes sir. 10:49.840 --> 10:52.800 My name is Sterling Hall. I think maybe I can help you out. 10:52.800 --> 10:54.400 All right, want to have a seat, Mr. Hall? 10:54.400 --> 10:55.040 Sure, thank you. 10:55.040 --> 10:56.240 Sit right here. Sit right here. 10:56.240 --> 10:56.800 Thank you. 10:56.800 --> 10:58.720 This is my partner, Frank Smith. My name is Friday. 10:58.720 --> 11:00.240 How do you do, Mr. Smith? 11:00.240 --> 11:01.680 All right. What do you got? 11:01.680 --> 11:04.480 Well, it says here in the paper where Denton left the hospital with the man. 11:04.480 --> 11:05.520 It says you're looking for him. 11:05.520 --> 11:06.240 That's right. 11:06.240 --> 11:08.240 Well, you don't have to look no further. I'm him. 11:08.240 --> 11:09.840 You were with Denton last night, were you? 11:09.840 --> 11:10.640 Just said that. 11:10.640 --> 11:12.160 All right. How long were you together? 11:12.160 --> 11:13.680 Till about 9 30. 11:13.680 --> 11:15.920 They dropped him off at the bus stand right where he was shot. 11:16.480 --> 11:18.880 Well, I don't want if you could start at the beginning and tell us the whole story, would you? 11:18.880 --> 11:19.840 Sure thing. 11:19.840 --> 11:23.360 Well, you see, I got a lady friend. Same hospital as Denton's wife. 11:23.360 --> 11:25.520 I was over there last night to say hello. 11:25.520 --> 11:27.840 I brought her a box of caramels and said hello. 11:27.840 --> 11:32.240 Uh-huh. But I was on my way out the place and I stopped off for a cup of coffee in that little 11:32.240 --> 11:36.400 old shop they got there. You know, whether it has the gifts, books, and what the name of the baby. 11:36.400 --> 11:37.280 Yeah, I know what it is. 11:37.280 --> 11:40.160 Well, I was having a cup of coffee when this here Denton come in. 11:40.160 --> 11:44.000 He wanted to buy a little plant for his wife. They just had a baby. 11:44.000 --> 11:45.120 Wanted to send her something. 11:45.120 --> 11:45.760 I see. 11:45.760 --> 11:50.320 Now, we got to talk and I had a cup of coffee. It turned out he didn't have his car, 11:50.320 --> 11:54.400 so I asked him if I could give him a ride home. He was kind of nervous and all. New father. 11:54.400 --> 11:55.120 Yes, sir. 11:55.120 --> 11:59.040 We left the hospital and he said it wasn't necessary for me to take him all the way home. 11:59.040 --> 12:00.880 Said for me to just drop him off at the bus stand. 12:00.880 --> 12:02.640 Told me there was one way right near his house. 12:02.640 --> 12:03.440 All right. 12:03.440 --> 12:06.880 But on the way, we was following this car and all of a sudden it stops. 12:06.880 --> 12:09.520 No signal, nothing. Just lands on the brakes and we rammed into it. 12:09.520 --> 12:11.920 Well, didn't hardly do no damage to the other car. 12:11.920 --> 12:14.640 Broke one of my headlights is all, but didn't hurt the other car at all. 12:14.640 --> 12:15.040 I see. 12:15.040 --> 12:18.640 Now, two fellas got out and they walked back and they started a little ruckus. 12:18.640 --> 12:22.080 Said we was speeding and driving reckless, all that kind of stuff. Real loud. 12:22.080 --> 12:24.400 And this Denton, he'd tell them to shove off. 12:24.400 --> 12:28.000 Said their car wasn't hurt at all and said not to make a big thing out of it. 12:28.000 --> 12:29.920 He told them it was their fault anyway. 12:29.920 --> 12:31.200 Were you still in the car? 12:31.200 --> 12:33.520 No, we got out to see what damage had occurred. 12:33.520 --> 12:33.920 I see. 12:34.560 --> 12:36.800 These two guys started to get rugged now. 12:36.800 --> 12:40.400 Like they wanted to start some real trouble and Denton said if they wanted to make a problem out 12:40.400 --> 12:43.040 of it, the thing to do was to call the cops and make a complaint. 12:43.040 --> 12:44.160 What'd they say to that? 12:44.160 --> 12:46.960 Nothing. Just said to forget it and then they got in the car and shoved off. 12:47.760 --> 12:51.840 Now, I didn't see him again, but I got to thinking about it this morning when I saw the story in paper. 12:51.840 --> 12:54.240 You think it might have been one of them two who shot Denton? 12:54.240 --> 12:56.480 Well, we don't know, sir. Can you give us a description of the man? 12:56.480 --> 12:59.280 Sure thing. Now, one of them was real tall. 12:59.280 --> 13:00.800 The other one was about my height. 13:00.800 --> 13:01.840 He'd be about 5'8". 13:01.840 --> 13:03.360 5'8 and 3 quarters. 13:03.360 --> 13:05.200 All right. Can you give us a description of the car? 13:05.200 --> 13:07.360 Yes, sir. It was a light blue Ford. 13:07.360 --> 13:09.760 One of them new ones, you know, with the plastic on top. 13:09.760 --> 13:10.400 Yes, sir. 13:10.400 --> 13:14.640 I took a good look at it. Matter of fact, I kind of thought there might be some trouble about the accident. 13:14.640 --> 13:17.920 I didn't want to be out on a limb with my insurance company, so I made sure. 13:17.920 --> 13:18.480 Yeah. 13:18.480 --> 13:22.080 I got the license number. 13:29.040 --> 13:33.280 Well, I got a complete description of the two men. Frank checked DMV on the license number. 13:33.280 --> 13:35.040 Five minutes later, he came back to the office. 13:36.240 --> 13:36.640 Joe? 13:36.640 --> 13:37.360 Yeah, you got it? 13:37.360 --> 13:40.800 If you find out who the car belongs to, it shouldn't be anything to pick up them two fellas. 13:40.800 --> 13:41.760 It's not going to be that easy. 13:41.760 --> 13:42.400 Hmm? 13:42.400 --> 13:51.120 The car was stolen. 13:51.120 --> 13:54.320 Before Frank and I left the office, we made arrangements for Sterling Hall to check the 13:54.320 --> 13:57.280 mud books in the hope that he might be able to identify the suspects. 13:57.280 --> 14:00.880 At 11.20 a.m., we drove over to talk to the registered owner of the stolen car. 14:01.760 --> 14:04.880 He told us that the vehicle had been taken from a parking lot the day before 14:04.880 --> 14:07.040 and that he'd made an immediate report on it to the police. 14:07.760 --> 14:10.880 Additional broadcasts were gotten out on the automobile and on the suspects. 14:10.880 --> 14:13.520 That afternoon, we drove over and talked to the victim's wife. 14:13.520 --> 14:16.960 She told us that the money and the express checks Denton had been carrying were for the 14:16.960 --> 14:18.800 payment of the hospital and the doctor bills. 14:18.800 --> 14:21.440 We questioned her about her husband's friends and associates. 14:21.440 --> 14:25.840 Although we had the story given us by Sterling Hall, it seemed unlikely that the man was killed 14:25.840 --> 14:28.160 as the result of an argument over a minor traffic accident. 14:29.120 --> 14:31.760 We spent the rest of the day interviewing people who knew the victim. 14:31.760 --> 14:34.880 From them, we learned that Denton was well-liked and was respected. 14:34.880 --> 14:37.680 He took an active interest in neighborhood clubs and events. 14:37.680 --> 14:42.480 The more we went into his background, the more convinced we became that he'd been killed by the men in the stolen Ford. 14:43.360 --> 14:44.480 Two days passed. 14:44.480 --> 14:47.760 On Saturday, May 12th, the vehicle was found abandoned. 14:47.760 --> 14:51.920 A stakeout was placed on it and when no one approached it, the crew from Leighton Prince went over the car. 14:52.720 --> 14:55.760 We found several partial fingerprints but not enough for classification. 14:55.760 --> 14:57.760 The prints were photographed and held for evidence. 14:58.560 --> 15:00.400 Frank and I continued to work on the killing. 15:00.400 --> 15:02.960 A month went by without additional information turning up. 15:03.600 --> 15:06.400 On Tuesday, June 19th, we got a call from Burgery Detail. 15:06.400 --> 15:09.200 Yeah, mm-hmm. No, nothing. 15:09.200 --> 15:11.200 Where'd he come from? 15:11.200 --> 15:13.200 That one might check out. 15:13.200 --> 15:15.200 No, we'll pick him up. 15:15.200 --> 15:17.200 Yeah. Okay, right, thanks. 15:19.200 --> 15:21.200 Mack over in Burgery. 15:21.200 --> 15:23.200 He says they just picked up a guy for receiving. 15:23.200 --> 15:25.200 Tried to make a deal. 15:25.200 --> 15:27.200 Said if he got a break, he might be able to help us clean up something. 15:27.200 --> 15:29.200 Say what it was? 15:29.200 --> 15:37.200 They did. The Denton killing. 15:37.200 --> 15:41.200 We left the office. We went over to room 45. 15:41.200 --> 15:43.200 We talked with the officers who'd picked up the suspect. 15:43.200 --> 15:47.200 They told us that they found a large quantity of stolen automobile supplies in his possession. 15:47.200 --> 15:49.200 We took him to the interrogation room for questioning. 15:49.200 --> 15:51.200 For almost an hour, he remained silent. 15:51.200 --> 15:53.200 How about it, Caneeley? 15:53.200 --> 15:55.200 Gonna give us a hand? 15:55.200 --> 15:57.200 Caneeley? 15:57.200 --> 15:59.200 Caneeley? 15:59.200 --> 16:01.200 All right, come on, stand up. 16:01.200 --> 16:03.200 Let's go. 16:03.200 --> 16:05.200 Giving up, huh? 16:05.200 --> 16:07.200 No, we'll be back. 16:07.200 --> 16:09.200 Where are you taking me? 16:09.200 --> 16:11.200 Back to Burgery. They can book you. 16:11.200 --> 16:13.200 Main jail? Yep. 16:13.200 --> 16:15.200 But you guys are all through with me, huh? 16:15.200 --> 16:17.200 Yeah, for now. We'll talk to you again. 16:17.200 --> 16:19.200 Well, you won't get any more. 16:19.200 --> 16:21.200 Tell me something, will you? 16:21.200 --> 16:23.200 What? 16:23.200 --> 16:25.200 A little while ago, you said you knew something about a killing. 16:25.200 --> 16:27.200 I can't figure that. You said you knew something about Matthew Denton's murder, isn't that right? 16:27.200 --> 16:29.200 I don't remember that far back. 16:29.200 --> 16:31.200 We do, and we can prove you did. 16:31.200 --> 16:33.200 You're up on a receiving lap now. That's bad enough. 16:33.200 --> 16:35.200 But if we can tag you with holding information, we'll make you as an accessory after the fact. 16:35.200 --> 16:37.200 You mean you'll try? I think we'll make it. 16:37.200 --> 16:39.200 Well, from here, it's got another color. 16:39.200 --> 16:41.200 Well, let's see how it comes out, huh? Come on, let's go. 16:41.200 --> 16:43.200 Down this way. 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It's America's most popular two-way cigarette. 18:03.200 --> 18:05.200 We returned Harold Keneally to the interrogation room. 18:05.200 --> 18:08.200 We put out a call to Gene Bechtel to come and take a statement. 18:08.200 --> 18:10.200 Keneally asked that we send out for some coffee for him. 18:10.200 --> 18:13.200 Frank went down the hall and brought back three cups. 18:13.200 --> 18:15.200 After he'd finished his, Keneally leaned back. 18:15.200 --> 18:18.200 It's good coffee, strong, I like it that way. 18:18.200 --> 18:21.200 Now that you've had the clatch, let's start the story. 18:21.200 --> 18:23.200 Sure, what do you want to know? 18:23.200 --> 18:25.200 Who are the two men? I don't know. 18:25.200 --> 18:27.200 You're going to start this all over again, are you? 18:27.200 --> 18:29.200 I'm giving it to you on the line, I don't know who they are. 18:29.200 --> 18:31.200 What do you know about them? 18:31.200 --> 18:33.200 Not much, a couple of guys, they're doing pretty good with radios. 18:33.200 --> 18:36.200 You one of their customers? Yeah, me and a half a dozen others. 18:36.200 --> 18:38.200 You know who they are? You're not going to get the names. 18:38.200 --> 18:40.200 Let's get back to the two men. 18:40.200 --> 18:42.200 Why do you think they had something to do with Denton? 18:42.200 --> 18:44.200 About three weeks ago, they were in my place, had five new radios. 18:44.200 --> 18:47.200 The kind with the bar to pick the stations, like the Nucads. 18:47.200 --> 18:49.200 I had five of them, want to turn them over. 18:49.200 --> 18:51.200 The price they were asking was way out, I told them so. 18:51.200 --> 18:53.200 Said they'd have to find some place else to drop them. 18:53.200 --> 18:55.200 Told me there was a beef, they had to get out of town. 18:55.200 --> 18:57.200 Said they needed the money to swing it. 18:57.200 --> 18:59.200 Still doesn't add up to Denton's killers, does it? 18:59.200 --> 19:01.200 Well, it will. Come on, tell us. 19:01.200 --> 19:04.200 I went out of the office for a couple of minutes, told them I had to make a phone call. 19:04.200 --> 19:06.200 I got a mic hidden in the room, found out it helps in business once in a while. 19:06.200 --> 19:08.200 I turned it on and listened to the guy's talk. 19:08.200 --> 19:09.200 Go ahead. 19:09.200 --> 19:11.200 They were yacking about some guy that got shot. 19:11.200 --> 19:13.200 The big fellow was saying there was no other way to handle it. 19:13.200 --> 19:16.200 Said that he didn't like it either, but there just wasn't any other way. 19:16.200 --> 19:18.200 The big thing then was to get some money and just beat town. 19:18.200 --> 19:19.200 Mm-hmm. 19:19.200 --> 19:22.200 I waited outside for a couple more minutes, but they didn't say anything, so I went back in. 19:22.200 --> 19:24.200 Told them I couldn't swing the radio deal. 19:24.200 --> 19:25.200 What'd they do then? 19:25.200 --> 19:27.200 Well, they said they had to dump them someplace. 19:27.200 --> 19:29.200 If I couldn't take them, they'd find somebody who would. 19:29.200 --> 19:30.200 Told them to go ahead. 19:30.200 --> 19:31.200 What do these guys look like? 19:31.200 --> 19:33.200 Couple of bums, one tall, the other short, 19:33.200 --> 19:36.200 wearing those jeans with the coats made out of the same cloth, you know. 19:36.200 --> 19:37.200 You had dealings with them before? 19:37.200 --> 19:38.200 Yeah, a couple of times. 19:38.200 --> 19:39.200 You know their names? 19:39.200 --> 19:41.200 No. All I know is the big one's called Dusty. 19:41.200 --> 19:42.200 I don't know the last part. 19:42.200 --> 19:43.200 How about the other one? 19:43.200 --> 19:44.200 Nothing there. 19:44.200 --> 19:45.200 Anything else about them? 19:45.200 --> 19:46.200 They're both luscious. 19:46.200 --> 19:47.200 Yeah? 19:47.200 --> 19:49.200 Big one, this Dusty, always got a flask on his hip. 19:49.200 --> 19:50.200 You mean a bottle, huh? 19:50.200 --> 19:51.200 No, a metal flask. 19:51.200 --> 19:52.200 Look, they used them prohibition. 19:52.200 --> 19:54.200 This one's all beat up, dented. It's all dirty. 19:54.200 --> 19:55.200 But I never seen Dusty without it. 19:55.200 --> 19:57.200 Both of them all the time nipping at it. 19:57.200 --> 19:58.200 All right. 19:58.200 --> 19:59.200 You know where these guys live? 19:59.200 --> 20:00.200 No, someplace downtown. 20:00.200 --> 20:03.200 They got a pad there. I don't know where it is, though. 20:03.200 --> 20:04.200 How do you know it's downtown, man? 20:04.200 --> 20:06.200 Well, I don't know for sure. It's just a guess. 20:06.200 --> 20:08.200 Did you ever hear either one of them say anything about a job? 20:08.200 --> 20:10.200 Not those two. They never done a day's work in their lives. 20:10.200 --> 20:12.200 The only thing they're good at is lifting radios. 20:12.200 --> 20:14.200 They wouldn't work steady if stealing was legal. 20:14.200 --> 20:15.200 Got all they take, radios? 20:15.200 --> 20:16.200 All I've ever seen. 20:16.200 --> 20:17.200 Guess they got a gimmick. 20:17.200 --> 20:19.200 Figured they can make a living with them. Why change? 20:19.200 --> 20:22.200 I guess they do pretty good. I don't know. I've paid them enough times. 20:22.200 --> 20:23.200 All right. Anything else you can tell us? 20:23.200 --> 20:24.200 No. 20:24.200 --> 20:26.200 They work with anybody else, do you know? 20:26.200 --> 20:27.200 Not that I've ever heard. 20:27.200 --> 20:28.200 How about close friends? 20:28.200 --> 20:29.200 No. 20:29.200 --> 20:30.200 They don't have a regular route. 20:30.200 --> 20:32.200 When they pick up some things, they come in. 20:32.200 --> 20:34.200 If they got nothing to sell, I don't see them. 20:34.200 --> 20:35.200 When did you see them last? 20:35.200 --> 20:36.200 The time I told you about. 20:36.200 --> 20:37.200 They still around? 20:37.200 --> 20:38.200 Well, I don't know. 20:38.200 --> 20:40.200 Rumble says they are. I haven't seen them myself. 20:40.200 --> 20:41.200 You know where we can reach them? 20:41.200 --> 20:43.200 No. You don't make an appointment with them? 20:43.200 --> 20:45.200 You know if these guys have ever been arrested? 20:45.200 --> 20:46.200 We never talked about it. 20:46.200 --> 20:49.200 Where they seem to feel about cops, though, you sure figure they feel. 20:49.200 --> 20:50.200 They from L.A., do you know? 20:50.200 --> 20:51.200 I don't think so. 20:51.200 --> 20:52.200 Never heard them say. 20:52.200 --> 20:53.200 Only done business with them a couple of times. 20:53.200 --> 20:55.200 We never got real buddy-buddy. 20:55.200 --> 20:57.200 They don't quote that chummy set much. 20:57.200 --> 20:58.200 All right, Keneally. 20:58.200 --> 21:00.200 Anything more you want to tell us? 21:00.200 --> 21:01.200 I guess that's it. 21:01.200 --> 21:02.200 All right, come on. 21:02.200 --> 21:03.200 I want you to check the box. 21:03.200 --> 21:04.200 Yeah. 21:04.200 --> 21:06.200 Hey, can you spring out a cup of that coffee? 21:06.200 --> 21:08.200 It's sure good, about the best they ever tasted. 21:09.200 --> 21:10.200 Hey, wait a minute. 21:10.200 --> 21:11.200 Yeah? 21:11.200 --> 21:12.200 There's one more thing about the guys you're after. 21:12.200 --> 21:13.200 All right. 21:13.200 --> 21:14.200 Take it easy with them. 21:14.200 --> 21:15.200 Like I told you, they're both lusher. 21:15.200 --> 21:16.200 I think they're off their rockers. 21:16.200 --> 21:17.200 Yeah, we'll watch it. 21:17.200 --> 21:18.200 You're better. They're packing heavy. 21:18.200 --> 21:19.200 Yeah. 21:19.200 --> 21:29.200 Anyway, you slice it, they're loaded. 21:29.200 --> 21:32.200 Harold Keneally went through the mug books, but he was unable to find a picture of the 21:32.200 --> 21:33.200 two suspects. 21:33.200 --> 21:36.200 The name Dusty was checked through the moniker file without result. 21:36.200 --> 21:41.200 Information was forwarded to George Brereton up at CII Sacramento, and a supplemental APB 21:41.200 --> 21:42.200 was gotten out. 21:42.200 --> 21:46.200 We spent the rest of the day with officers from burglary detail going over reports. 21:46.200 --> 21:50.200 We found that they'd been working on a string of car radio thefts for the past several weeks. 21:50.200 --> 21:54.200 When we compared notes with them, it seemed more than possible that their two suspects 21:54.200 --> 21:57.200 were the same men we wanted for the killing of Matthew Denton. 21:57.200 --> 22:00.200 However, they were no closer to the men than we were. 22:00.200 --> 22:04.200 From the reports, we were able to figure that the pair was still in Los Angeles. 22:04.200 --> 22:07.200 That evening, we met with Captain Lorman, Captain Bernard, and Chief of Detectives Thad 22:07.200 --> 22:08.200 Brown. 22:08.200 --> 22:11.200 We worked out a system of rolling stakeouts that would cover most of the territory where 22:11.200 --> 22:13.200 the thieves had been working. 22:13.200 --> 22:17.200 Three additional teams of men from burglary were assigned to help us, and on Wednesday, 22:17.200 --> 22:19.200 June 20th, the operation was started. 22:19.200 --> 22:22.200 For three days, there was no action. 22:22.200 --> 22:26.200 Thefts from autos continued, but when they were checked out, the method of operation used 22:26.200 --> 22:29.200 eliminated any suspects that we were looking for. 22:29.200 --> 22:33.200 On Sunday, June 24th, we got a call that a man answering the descriptions of one of the 22:33.200 --> 22:36.200 thieves had been seen in the vicinity of Beverly Boulevard and Elmwood Avenue. 22:36.200 --> 22:40.200 Frank and I left our position in the stakeout, and we drove out to the area. 22:40.200 --> 22:43.200 It should be a couple more blocks. 22:43.200 --> 22:44.200 Yeah, we just passed Ridgewood Place. 22:44.200 --> 22:45.200 You better take it easy. 22:45.200 --> 22:46.200 Next block, we can start cruising. 22:46.200 --> 22:47.200 Yeah. 22:47.200 --> 22:49.200 See anything? 22:49.200 --> 22:50.200 No. 22:50.200 --> 22:53.200 Want to take a left here? 22:53.200 --> 22:54.200 All right. 22:54.200 --> 22:57.200 It doesn't look like it. 22:57.200 --> 22:59.200 Let's go up a couple more blocks. 22:59.200 --> 23:00.200 All right. 23:00.200 --> 23:03.200 It should be a break if we nail them tonight. 23:03.200 --> 23:04.200 Yeah. 23:04.200 --> 23:06.200 A little rough on the study time. 23:06.200 --> 23:07.200 How's it going? 23:07.200 --> 23:08.200 Oh, I don't know, Joe. 23:08.200 --> 23:10.200 At times, I don't think I'm ever going to make sergeant. 23:10.200 --> 23:11.200 What are you doing now? 23:11.200 --> 23:12.200 You mean studying? 23:12.200 --> 23:13.200 Yeah. 23:13.200 --> 23:14.200 Legal procedure. 23:14.200 --> 23:15.200 You should know that. 23:15.200 --> 23:16.200 More practical stuff, yeah. 23:16.200 --> 23:19.200 Putting it into legal language, it makes it rough on me. 23:19.200 --> 23:20.200 Yeah, I had the same trouble. 23:20.200 --> 23:22.200 I haven't been able to hit the books for the past week. 23:22.200 --> 23:23.200 Wait a minute. 23:23.200 --> 23:24.200 Yeah. 23:24.200 --> 23:25.200 No, nothing. 23:25.200 --> 23:26.200 Keep going. 23:26.200 --> 23:27.200 What did you say? 23:27.200 --> 23:28.200 I said I hadn't hit the books. 23:28.200 --> 23:29.200 I missed a couple of lectures, too. 23:29.200 --> 23:30.200 You're never going to make it that way. 23:30.200 --> 23:31.200 That's what Fay says. 23:31.200 --> 23:32.200 Wait a minute. 23:32.200 --> 23:33.200 Huh? 23:33.200 --> 23:34.200 Slow down. 23:34.200 --> 23:35.200 What do you got? 23:35.200 --> 23:36.200 Up there. 23:36.200 --> 23:37.200 See? 23:37.200 --> 23:38.200 I don't see anything. 23:38.200 --> 23:39.200 About 50 feet on the other side of the street line. 23:39.200 --> 23:40.200 I don't see anything. 23:40.200 --> 23:43.200 Look to me like somebody trying to get into a car. 23:43.200 --> 23:44.200 I'm not sure. 23:44.200 --> 23:45.200 Well, let's check it. 23:45.200 --> 23:46.200 All right. 23:46.200 --> 23:48.200 Just up ahead there. 23:48.200 --> 23:49.200 Yeah. 23:49.200 --> 23:50.200 See anything? 23:50.200 --> 23:54.200 No, it looked like somebody on the other side. 23:54.200 --> 23:55.200 Better pull up. 23:55.200 --> 23:56.200 We'll take a look. 23:56.200 --> 23:57.200 OK. 23:57.200 --> 23:58.200 All right, let's go. 23:58.200 --> 23:59.200 All right. 23:59.200 --> 24:00.200 I'll come to the other side. 24:00.200 --> 24:01.200 Take it easy. 24:01.200 --> 24:02.200 If it's the one we want, they're heavy. 24:02.200 --> 24:03.200 All right. 24:03.200 --> 24:08.200 All right, mister, let's hold it right there. 24:08.200 --> 24:09.200 What? 24:09.200 --> 24:10.200 Stand where you are. 24:10.200 --> 24:11.200 You talking to me? 24:11.200 --> 24:12.200 That's right. 24:12.200 --> 24:13.200 What are you causing me trouble for? 24:13.200 --> 24:14.200 I didn't do nothing. 24:14.200 --> 24:15.200 We didn't say you didn't. 24:15.200 --> 24:16.200 How about it, mister? 24:16.200 --> 24:17.200 Is this your car? 24:17.200 --> 24:18.200 Certainly it's my car. 24:18.200 --> 24:19.200 Who do you think you belong to? 24:19.200 --> 24:20.200 You got the white slip? 24:20.200 --> 24:21.200 It's in the machine. 24:21.200 --> 24:22.200 It's right out in plain sight. 24:22.200 --> 24:23.200 Where is it supposed to be? 24:23.200 --> 24:24.200 You've been drinking, haven't you? 24:24.200 --> 24:27.200 Small wonder you officers don't do better at solving crimes. 24:27.200 --> 24:28.200 I had a couple, yeah. 24:28.200 --> 24:29.200 What's your name? 24:29.200 --> 24:30.200 I'm Frank. 24:30.200 --> 24:31.200 Frank? 24:31.200 --> 24:32.200 Frank? 24:32.200 --> 24:33.200 Yeah. 24:33.200 --> 24:34.200 What's your name? 24:34.200 --> 24:35.200 I don't see that's any business of yours. 24:35.200 --> 24:37.200 All I'm trying to do is get into my car. 24:37.200 --> 24:38.200 I'm not causing any trouble. 24:38.200 --> 24:39.200 What's your name? 24:39.200 --> 24:42.200 It's Kyle, Peter Kyle. 24:42.200 --> 24:43.200 You got the keys to this car? 24:43.200 --> 24:44.200 As a matter of fact, I haven't. 24:44.200 --> 24:46.200 That's why I'm having so much trouble getting in. 24:46.200 --> 24:49.200 If I had the keys, I could just flip the door open and drive off. 24:49.200 --> 24:50.200 Frank? 24:50.200 --> 24:51.200 Yeah. 24:51.200 --> 24:52.200 Yeah, what are you doing? 24:52.200 --> 24:54.200 Just want to see what you're carrying. 24:54.200 --> 24:55.200 Watch it, Joe. 24:55.200 --> 24:57.200 All right, mister, come on. 24:57.200 --> 24:58.200 Get up. 24:58.200 --> 24:59.200 What? 24:59.200 --> 25:01.200 I'm doing like a man. 25:01.200 --> 25:02.200 I'm doing like a man. 25:02.200 --> 25:04.200 Try it again, Frank. 25:04.200 --> 25:05.200 Yeah. 25:05.200 --> 25:06.200 Come on. 25:06.200 --> 25:07.200 Put your hands back. 25:07.200 --> 25:08.200 He's a clean job. 25:08.200 --> 25:09.200 All right. 25:09.200 --> 25:10.200 Turn around. 25:10.200 --> 25:11.200 I didn't mean it. 25:11.200 --> 25:12.200 I didn't mean to shoot. 25:12.200 --> 25:13.200 Yeah, sure. 25:13.200 --> 25:14.200 Oh, she got to believe it. 25:14.200 --> 25:15.200 I didn't mean it. 25:15.200 --> 25:16.200 Come on down here under the light. 25:16.200 --> 25:17.200 All right, now stand still. 25:17.200 --> 25:18.200 Yeah, matches the description pretty good. 25:18.200 --> 25:19.200 Where's your partner? 25:19.200 --> 25:20.200 I didn't mean it. 25:20.200 --> 25:21.200 It was an accident. 25:21.200 --> 25:22.200 I just hit the guy. 25:22.200 --> 25:23.200 I just got my hand on the door. 25:23.200 --> 25:24.200 I didn't mean it. 25:24.200 --> 25:25.200 I didn't mean it. 25:25.200 --> 25:26.200 I didn't mean it. 25:26.200 --> 25:27.200 I didn't mean it. 25:27.200 --> 25:28.200 I didn't mean it. 25:28.200 --> 25:29.200 I didn't mean it. 25:29.200 --> 25:30.200 I didn't mean it. 25:30.200 --> 25:31.200 I just hit the guy. 25:31.200 --> 25:32.200 I just got in a fight with him. 25:32.200 --> 25:33.200 Dusty did the shooting. 25:33.200 --> 25:34.200 He did it. 25:34.200 --> 25:35.200 I didn't. 25:35.200 --> 25:36.200 I just got in a fight. 25:36.200 --> 25:37.200 All right, now calm down. 25:37.200 --> 25:38.200 Where is he? 25:38.200 --> 25:39.200 I knew you'd catch us. 25:39.200 --> 25:40.200 I knew it all the time. 25:40.200 --> 25:41.560 I kept telling Dusty we had to get out of town. 25:41.560 --> 25:42.560 We got to go. 25:42.560 --> 25:43.560 I kept telling him all the time. 25:43.560 --> 25:44.560 I was telling him. 25:44.560 --> 25:45.560 Where is he? 25:45.560 --> 25:46.560 Oh, where's that? 25:46.560 --> 25:48.560 He's the one who did it. 25:48.560 --> 25:49.560 I just got in a fight. 25:49.560 --> 25:50.560 Dusty's the one who shot. 25:50.560 --> 25:51.560 Not me. 25:51.560 --> 25:52.560 Where do you live, mister? 25:52.560 --> 25:53.560 Down on 4th. 25:53.560 --> 25:54.560 That's where old Dusty is. 25:54.560 --> 25:55.560 Old safe Dusty. 25:55.560 --> 25:58.560 He said we didn't have to leave. 25:58.560 --> 25:59.560 Said you'd never catch us. 25:59.560 --> 26:00.560 All right, let's go. 26:00.560 --> 26:03.160 Old Dusty is always right. 26:03.160 --> 26:05.000 Always knows what he's doing all the time. 26:05.000 --> 26:06.000 Never makes a mistake. 26:06.000 --> 26:07.000 Not old Dusty. 26:07.000 --> 26:16.640 Yeah, well he made one this time, didn't he? 26:16.640 --> 26:19.040 The story you have just heard is true. 26:19.040 --> 26:21.840 The names were changed to protect the innocent. 26:21.840 --> 26:26.720 On November 6th, trial was held in Department 95, Superior Court of the State of California 26:26.720 --> 26:28.920 in and for the County of Los Angeles. 26:28.920 --> 26:31.360 In a moment, the results of that trial. 26:31.360 --> 26:33.760 L and M goes king size. 26:33.760 --> 26:37.040 Yes, L and M goes king size. 26:37.040 --> 26:41.560 Now, L and M is king size as well as regular. 26:41.560 --> 26:43.960 Both have the same low price. 26:43.960 --> 26:47.240 Both have the miracle tip for the effective filtration you need. 26:47.240 --> 26:49.920 Yes, it's the filter that counts. 26:49.920 --> 26:51.760 And L and M has the best. 26:51.760 --> 26:57.080 You get much more flavor, much less nicotine, a light and mild smoke. 26:57.080 --> 27:01.160 Yes, this is it, L and M filters. 27:01.160 --> 27:02.640 Just what the doctor ordered. 27:02.640 --> 27:06.120 Buy a cotton, king size or regular. 27:06.120 --> 27:08.800 Both at the same low price. 27:08.800 --> 27:22.880 L and M filters, America's highest quality and best filter tip cigarette. 27:22.880 --> 27:26.800 Peter Gregory Kyle and Jesse Haywood Poole were tried and convicted of murder in the 27:26.800 --> 27:29.880 second degree and petty theft, 18 counts. 27:29.880 --> 27:32.440 They received punishment as prescribed by law. 27:32.440 --> 27:36.080 Petty theft is punishable by imprisonment for a period of not more than one year in 27:36.080 --> 27:37.640 the county jail. 27:37.640 --> 28:00.880 Second degree murder is punishable by imprisonment for a period of from five years to life. 28:00.880 --> 28:05.640 You have just heard Dragnet, a series of authentic cases from official files. 28:05.640 --> 28:09.680 Technical advice comes from the Office of Chief of Police, W.H. Parker, Los Angeles Police 28:09.680 --> 28:10.680 Department. 28:10.680 --> 28:15.880 Technical advisors, Captain Jack Donahoe, Sergeant Marty Wins, Sergeant Vance Frasier. 28:15.880 --> 28:19.960 Heard tonight were Ben Alexander, Vic Rodman, Jack Prusian. 28:19.960 --> 28:21.840 Script by John Robinson. 28:21.840 --> 28:23.240 Music by Walter Schuman. 28:23.240 --> 28:26.760 Hal Gibney speaking. 28:26.760 --> 28:32.200 Watch an entirely different Dragnet case history each week on your local NBC television station. 28:32.200 --> 28:36.000 Just check your newspapers for the day and time. 28:36.000 --> 28:55.720 Chesterfield has brought you Dragnet transcribed from Los Angeles. 28:55.720 --> 29:04.040 Dane Clark stars in crime and Peter Chambers tonight on the NBC Radio Network.