1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:11,800 Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true. 2 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:14,560 The names have been changed to protect the innocent. 3 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:15,560 Drag men. 4 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:22,560 You're a detective sergeant. 5 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:28,040 You're assigned a robbery detail. 6 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:30,480 We got a call that a flower shop has been held up. 7 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:32,360 Two men have been shot. 8 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:34,000 One of them killed. 9 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:38,400 Your job, check it out. 10 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:41,400 It was Tuesday, June 8th. 11 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:42,400 It was warm in Los Angeles. 12 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:44,400 We were working the day watch on a robbery detail. 13 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:45,400 My name is Frank Smith. 14 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:46,400 The boss is Chief of Detective Staff Brown. 15 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:47,400 My name is Friday. 16 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:52,400 We were on our way out from the office and it was 10, 15 am and we got to the corner 17 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:54,400 of 7th Street and Bunker Hill Avenue. 18 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,400 The Stonem flower shop. 19 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:58,400 It was right there. 20 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:03,400 It wasn't any way for me to know what it was all about until it was too late. 21 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:04,400 Yes sir. 22 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:05,400 Just stood there. 23 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:06,400 Didn't move around. 24 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:07,400 Just stood. 25 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:08,400 Oh, you fellas want to see me? 26 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:09,400 Police officers. 27 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:10,400 This is Frank Smith. 28 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:11,400 My name is Friday. 29 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:12,400 Central? 30 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:13,400 That's right. 31 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:14,400 Robert, 216. 32 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:15,400 You answer the call? 33 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:16,400 Yeah. 34 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:17,400 I'm a fellow that shot the crook, you know. 35 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:18,400 Yes sir. 36 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:19,400 Did you get a description? 37 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:20,400 Yeah, it's out in the metro. 38 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:21,400 Send a couple of cars to help us look for the suspect. 39 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:22,400 Very good. 40 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:23,400 Anything else I can do for you? 41 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:24,400 No, not right now. 42 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:25,400 Okay, I'll get on outside then. 43 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:26,400 Right, thank you. 44 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:27,400 Good. 45 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:28,400 Nice fella. 46 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:29,400 Yes sir. 47 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:31,400 Could have used him back to home. 48 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:32,400 Sir? 49 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:33,400 Good man like that. 50 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:34,400 Could have used him. 51 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:35,400 What do you mean? 52 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:37,160 Rounded a detective agency back home. 53 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:38,400 Had a couple of men sleuthing around. 54 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:39,400 Made a good of them. 55 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,400 Would you tell us what happened here? 56 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:43,400 Ain't nobody done that yet? 57 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:45,400 No sir, we just got a hot shot call. 58 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:46,400 There's been a robbery and shooting. 59 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:47,400 We came right out from the office. 60 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:48,400 Hmm. 61 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:49,400 You heard about it? 62 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:50,400 No sir. 63 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:51,400 Well, don't you worry. 64 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:52,400 I'll tell you both and give you the whole story. 65 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:53,400 Oh, that's if you would. 66 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:54,400 Abner Stosser. 67 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:55,400 What's that sir? 68 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:56,400 Full name's Abner Davis Stosser. 69 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:57,400 After Jeff. 70 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:58,400 Who? 71 00:01:58,400 --> 00:01:59,400 Jefferson Davis, the president. 72 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:00,400 Oh. 73 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:01,400 Don't usually use the middle name. 74 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:02,400 People out here don't seem to understand three just front and back. 75 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:03,400 Abner Stosser. 76 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:04,400 Yes sir, all right. 77 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:05,400 Now if you tell us what happened. 78 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:06,400 They shot Dan Vell. 79 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:07,400 That's the victim. 80 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:08,400 Yep. 81 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:09,400 Shot him right here. 82 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:10,400 Just above his fling. 83 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:11,400 Here. 84 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:12,400 How did it happen? 85 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:13,400 It looked like 38 automatic. 86 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:14,400 Oh yes sir, but what led up to the shooting? 87 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:15,400 Two fellas they tried to rob. 88 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:16,400 Mm hmm. 89 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:17,400 Tried it with the wrong two men. 90 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:18,400 Tell you what, they were all dead. 91 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:19,400 They were all dead. 92 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:20,400 They were all dead. 93 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:21,400 They were all dead. 94 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:22,400 They were all dead. 95 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:27,400 They were all dead. 96 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:30,360 Well, same thing every morning. 97 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:31,360 Yes sir. 98 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:37,480 We make up the deposits, take the money to the bank, you're the one who does it right 99 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:38,840 and don't have to do the walking. 100 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:41,320 This time Dan Vell wrote I was going to make a trip. 101 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:42,320 Yes sir. 102 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:44,520 I was about to leave, these two young guys come into place. 103 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:48,120 First off I figured they want to buy some flowers, you know, something like that. 104 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:49,120 Yes sir. 105 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:50,120 Dan Vell was going to take care of them. 106 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:51,120 Excuse me, I meant wait. 107 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:52,120 Yes sir, go right ahead. 108 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:59,240 a. Stone floor. Yes or. I know we can take care of 109 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:05,160 a boy that's right where do you want to say. Just let me check the book here man. 110 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:14,720 Walnut Creek yeah yeah we can do it for you know so we'll send them by wire. Well they'll be 111 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:22,280 delivered about an hour. That's right you want the long stand. Yeah well that's seven fifty it does 112 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:30,320 that's right. Yes you want to give me the charge information on that card. Yes. How do you spell 113 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:40,680 that. Yes is the number. No no so the one on the lower right. Yeah seven to six. All right is 114 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:49,480 their message. No not all I think it's real pretty yeah it's not they'll put the card and we just 115 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:55,600 wire the order they'll be very nice. Yes thank you calls again that's right bye. 116 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:56,840 That's it's 117 00:03:56,840 --> 00:04:01,520 a real well not great birthday for girl named Irma what if we get back to what happened here 118 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:05,760 oh yeah well these two fellows came in and just did there with the feet kind of spread out like 119 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:10,200 it just got off a boat you know that they just looked around was there anybody else in the story 120 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:15,680 just Dan Bell and I said what the man said he only one of them talked dark when he asked me if there's 121 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:21,040 anybody in the back at work. I told him I wasn't and that's when he showed me the pistol stood 122 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:24,760 there and high cotton waving it around told me to hand over the bag of money were you carrying 123 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:30,200 it time I told you that before I was on my way to the bank Danville wrote the slip I was going to 124 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:34,160 the bank I understand now what do you say when he showed you the gun said it was a stick up 125 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:40,640 remember his exact words kind of fast for me let me see I think it was don't try anything it's 126 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:44,960 a stick up like that he said I think how the shooting start Danville said he wasn't going to 127 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:49,880 have no kid talk to him like that he reached out took a swing at the kid a real roundhouse dark 128 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:55,840 kid ducked back pull the trigger shot Danville right here spleen dropped like a rock I pulled 129 00:04:55,840 --> 00:05:00,360 out my gun started shooting you always carry a gun when I'm going to the bank you never know 130 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:04,680 what's going to happen you have a permit it's against the law to carry a gun without permission 131 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:10,520 ain't it yes well then I got it after you pulled your gun what happened I shot yeah I can understand 132 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:19,400 that shot right at the dark you had it I don't often miss I hit him three times here in the chest 133 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:24,320 what was the other man doing while this is happening he pulled out a gun to and the balloon went up 134 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:28,720 bullets flying all over the place yeah then both of them took off run out of the place I followed 135 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:34,720 them got the door the dark one turned around and shoot at me again didn't move fast enough I 136 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:39,320 pulled the trigger hit him right in the middle of the chest went down like a drop duck yeah what 137 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:42,840 about the other one he started running down the street I guess about the only thing he was want 138 00:05:42,840 --> 00:05:47,880 was to get away yeah took two shots at him while he was running I blazed away only had two more 139 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:53,000 bullets in the gun I give them both of them you hit him yeah at least once because I saw him jerk 140 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:57,560 it might have been both times he kept running though what you do then and come back in here see 141 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:02,440 what I could do for Danville made him as comfortable as I could and then I call the police he came 142 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:07,160 sliding up and took out after the fellow that got away the ambulance came picked up Danville and the 143 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:13,400 other guy yes I wonder if he could give us the description of the man who got away yeah yes I'll 144 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:18,520 call George Street and check on the other suspect I'm gonna do no good what you have to inquire 145 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:25,480 about him he's dead you're sure about that son I know when somebody's dead yes sir I hit that 146 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:31,160 fellow four times in the chest with a forty four I saw him drop about as much life as a sack of 147 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:41,360 corn meal he was dead yeah sure sorry what are you sorry about I say it's a real sorry that you can't 148 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:45,120 work with that other young fellow that was in here you know the one uniform he was a bright boy 149 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:50,920 this fella he couldn't even fill out application by agency would you give us the description first 150 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:55,840 line I'll make a pardon as they wouldn't even be able to fill out the first line didn't know who 151 00:06:55,840 --> 00:07:02,920 Jeff Davis was I'd believe yeah and how about that description well fellow is about your height 152 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:08,360 weight in maybe a hundred and fifty round there had light hair lighter at the top and down by his 153 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:12,880 head like he was bleats in the sun and he marks the scar no nothing to stand out had a kind of 154 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:18,880 a flat face about his clothes white shirt kind of tan pants carrying a leather jacket with the fur 155 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:23,800 around the collar yeah I know what you mean both of me had those was there anything in the way they 156 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:29,160 talked an accent maybe no just North talk I can't tell the difference much of the time would you know 157 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:32,800 the man if you saw him again but I would just stand him up in front of me and I'll lay it on 158 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:38,680 point him right out when you find out I talked to hospital Joe yeah are you sure you hit one of the 159 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:44,920 suspects Mr positive and he was on the sidewalk saw him hit and die what's the matter the ambulance 160 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:58,320 only brought in one person dead man's gone. They put in a call to the hospital made arrangements 161 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:02,400 to talk to the ambulance crew they told us that they'd only picked up one person at the scene they 162 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:06,600 went on to say that there wasn't another injured party on the premises anywhere a check with the 163 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:09,920 officer answered the original call brought out the information that there hadn't been anybody on the 164 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:14,900 sidewalk when the radio card got me Frank put out a local broadcast all cars in the area and I went 165 00:08:14,900 --> 00:08:20,280 back to talk to have no Stoeser I told you before that boy ain't too bright now you're sure you shot 166 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:25,760 that man look I'll go along with you and say maybe I did miss the first three times I didn't like 167 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:31,400 me but just for the sake I'll admit all right sir but I know I hit him outside I was closer to him 168 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:35,680 and I am to you ain't nobody could miss that close all right come on outside take a little 169 00:08:35,680 --> 00:08:43,000 sidewalk you tell me if it's my imagination right fine I got it out Joe all the cars in the area 170 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:49,040 are looking for that one thing I'm always proud of is the way I can shoot I don't hardly ever 171 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:55,800 miss I know I didn't this time I just look at that take a look you tell me that's buddy 172 00:08:55,800 --> 00:09:05,120 to yes sir it looks like it is I was standing right here right here he was there he turned around 173 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:08,960 tried to shoot me I fired at him he went down right there you can see where the big stain is 174 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:17,240 right there how did they get there what do you mean did you see a car yeah I told the other 175 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:21,720 cops about it that's it right there drove up in it and got out did you see him get out of the car 176 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:27,600 yeah I was just leaving the store and I saw him right after they come in the store yeah I don't 177 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:32,000 go touching it the cops said not to was there anybody else who saw the man on the sidewalk 178 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:36,760 you mean beside me that's right not that I know of soon as I entered my gun at the blonde fellow 179 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:41,320 I went back in the store I stayed there till the police got full of not more than three maybe four 180 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:48,360 minutes yes not more but I'm telling you he was right here lying there and he was dead crime labs 181 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:54,400 on the way out to check the car well like the suspect might have gotten up and walked away 182 00:09:54,400 --> 00:10:01,640 doesn't it if he did then it's really one for the books trail of blood stains here never nothing 183 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:05,440 like this happened back home back there when you shoot somebody he's got the courtesy to stay 184 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:18,520 shot trail stops let's check over there and see if we can pick it up yeah how about nothing 185 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:26,280 and just stops that's all maybe somebody picked him up in the car yeah must be was there anybody 186 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:30,360 else parked in front of the store at the time not that I remember you can see yourself we got the 187 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:35,400 sign where it says just for the customers you're absolutely sure there was nobody else if I wasn't 188 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:40,740 out of toll this fellow yes you didn't see the man get up off the sidewalk no I wasn't no reason 189 00:10:40,740 --> 00:10:45,520 for me to look at him far as I was concerned he was dead still ain't sure he wasn't well the trail 190 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:50,440 of bloodstains show that he did leave here still don't sell me better start checking the neighborhood 191 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:56,960 right you want me to help you know sir that woman is sir mr. Friday yes sir could I talk to you for 192 00:10:56,960 --> 00:11:09,120 a minute all right alone excuse me Frank yeah. Mr. Friday I saw that man Paul I saw him hit 193 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:14,000 the sidewalk I know he was hurt bad he wasn't going to get up I'm sure yes sir we understand 194 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:16,920 I told him all that I just don't see how I could have made 195 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:21,680 a mistake like that that fella couldn't have gotten up he's dead yes sir we believe you but 196 00:11:21,680 --> 00:11:34,240 he's not here that don't change a thing my boy how's that he's dead someplace else that's all. An 197 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:38,160 immediate search was started of all buildings in the area if the suspect had walked away from the 198 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:42,680 scene the amount of blood on the sidewalk indicated he couldn't have gotten far without help while 199 00:11:42,680 --> 00:11:46,400 Frank and I talked to the shopkeepers in the vicinity a check was made of the car the thieves 200 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:51,640 had used was found to be stolen and arrangements were made to talk to the owner members of the 201 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:55,560 crime lab crew came out and checked the vehicle they were unable to turn up anything we could use 202 00:11:55,560 --> 00:11:59,680 and identifying the hold up men eleven twenty eight a.m. Frank and I talked to the owner of 203 00:11:59,680 --> 00:12:04,200 a small tobacco shop saw the whole thing well where were you during the shooting Mr. Collard 204 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:09,160 right out in front of look down the street and that was just like it was a cinema scope now sir 205 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:13,360 did you see the actual shooting one after first no I was in here behind the counter fixing up a 206 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:17,920 new bunch of pipes you just got it put them up on the board all of a sudden I heard this noise first 207 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:24,280 up I thought it might be a backfire then I knew yes sir the boss it was shots so I went outside to 208 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:29,680 see what was going on next thing I see these three guys come out on the sidewalk right in front of 209 00:12:29,680 --> 00:12:35,080 the flower shop three of them and a couple more one of them black hair the other was kind of 210 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:40,320 blonde yeah well I'm trying to get at her I don't want to go off in this direction I see 211 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:44,720 admiration that none of you didn't point at me and I ducked inside did one of the men go by here 212 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:49,880 yes and I shot at him a couple of times must have hit him because I could see he was hurt when he 213 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:54,600 run past did you see where he went no I told you when those shots started to go by I didn't want 214 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:58,680 to wait around to see if one of them was monogrammed for me I'll laugh all right can you tell us what 215 00:12:58,680 --> 00:13:02,640 direction the man took not after you went for the door must have gone around the corner well why 216 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:06,880 did you say that well because when I went back out I couldn't see him if he'd gone up the street I'd 217 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:11,200 have been able to now did you see the man out in front of the store you mean that no sir the one 218 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:15,600 he was shooting at so I got a pretty good look at him where was he you just lying there he wasn't 219 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:21,160 moving around much did you see him get up no what's all this about the other guy for what do you mean 220 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:27,600 the one and the kill why all the questions about him well sir he's gone you mean he got away yes 221 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:33,080 it looks that way I don't see how that could be I went right by him couple of feet away there was 222 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:39,640 no life in him then he left there and somebody had to carry yes sir that's the way it looks no 223 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:44,400 reason for anybody to do it the man was dead there's no reason at all well it must have been 224 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:55,720 one why not there like and I checked out the rest of the neighborhood but we failed to turn up any 225 00:13:55,720 --> 00:14:01,040 information none of the shopkeepers in the vicinity had seen where the blonde holdup man had gone all 226 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:05,640 of them who had seen the man on the sidewalk were willing to testify that he was dead yet the physical 227 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:09,600 evidence at the scene indicated that he'd gotten up under his own power and walked away carrying four 228 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:15,600 bullets in his chest 240 p.m. Frank and I returned our crime began to cruise the streets in the area 229 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:21,760 315 p.m. well doesn't look like we're gonna find him well Frank he's got to be here some place 230 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:30,240 unless somebody picked him up yeah yeah fell on the bench over there you see him oh yeah waiting 231 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:34,880 for the bus he was there when we went by before take it easy when you pass him this time all right 232 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:48,960 better pull over yeah matches the description uh-huh looks like bloodstains on his shirt from here 233 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:55,640 sure does fit in good all right cover him from that side I'll go this way right Joey got 234 00:14:55,640 --> 00:15:02,440 a gun Joe you all right yeah thanks to this mailbox I saw him pull a gun thought sure he got you we 235 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:12,400 didn't miss by much well we better check him yeah I hit him twice Joe easy he's dead wasn't 236 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:17,480 anything I could do it was you were him puts us in a corner yeah he was our lead to the other suspect 237 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:41,320 you are listening to dragnet the authentic story of your police force in action the corner came 238 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:46,200 out and removed the body the victim was identified as Jeffrey Burnham age 27 from his package we 239 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:49,680 found that he'd been arrested several times on charges of armed robbery and that he'd served one 240 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:55,680 term in San Quentin Abner Stossett identified him positively as one of the hold-up men Frank and I 241 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:58,920 went back to the office to do a complete check on his friends and known acquaintances in the 242 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:03,080 hope that we could turn up something to lead us to the other man the search for the dark suspect 243 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:08,080 was continued during the night without result the next morning we met with lieutenant Stoner and we 244 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:11,520 made arrangements for additional men to aid us in checking out the list that we made on Burnham's 245 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:25,600 friend 8 47 a.m. you ready yeah let's go I get it probably Friday yes sir right away yes sir bye 246 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:31,000 the victim Abner Stossett yeah says he came across something this morning what should tell us who the 247 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:41,880 missing man is we left the office and drove out to the florist shop Abner Stossett met us at the 248 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:47,080 door I don't know why I didn't think of it yesterday what's that sir remember how I told you there was 249 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:51,760 both carrying leather jackets yeah after I shot the one fell on the sidewalk I came back in here 250 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:56,680 to take care of Danville yes sir I looked around to find something to put under his head yeah wait 251 00:16:56,680 --> 00:17:02,240 here man I'll get it I guess I didn't think much about it you know kind of all upset for 252 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:09,040 her to clean up this morning I found it it should give you something to work on there it is still 253 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:13,680 see the stains on where the fellow dropped it are you sure that jacket belong to the missing suspect 254 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:18,200 yeah you remember how I saw him drop it when he got shot I remember good all right sir thank 255 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:22,440 you very much we'll check it out you shouldn't be too much trouble I guess here take a look I 256 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:36,120 found this myself here laundry tag we took the jacket over to the crime lab lieutenant Lee Jones 257 00:17:36,120 --> 00:17:40,440 started to check through his records for the name of the cleaner that had serviced the garment Frank 258 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:43,920 and I went back to the office and talked with officers O'Donnell and Gerber they told us that 259 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:48,480 the list of the suspects friends had been checked without result the search for the missing man had 260 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:52,920 been called off and the additional units had returned to Metro division at four thirty p.m. 261 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:57,240 we got the call from Lee Jones he gave us the name and address of the cleaner Frank and I 262 00:17:57,240 --> 00:18:02,800 left the office and drove over to his shop yes sir somebody do for you softers Frank Smith my 263 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:08,360 name's Friday how you doing hope there's nothing wrong no sir we just like some information I got 264 00:18:08,360 --> 00:18:16,120 it it's yours never see this before leather jacket a lot of them around about this tag here 265 00:18:16,120 --> 00:18:22,720 one of yours is. My can you tell us who brought this jacket in to be cleaned the 266 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:26,600 artist say well the way we got it was to a fellow about twenty five dark hair about 267 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:30,800 a hundred fifty pounds we do a good size business hard to remember all the people come in that's 268 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:38,600 right sir but you have a many leather jacket wait a minute. I think. It might be outside but 269 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:43,800 it could be what's that how like going how like it looks like how you said I've done some work for 270 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:48,120 a minute family it might be can you tell us where we can find them I know that there's 271 00:18:48,120 --> 00:18:53,240 no book I can look it up for you if you would please. Be in trouble with 272 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:59,120 a cop or did you know what for. The neighborhood got that I think I want to put my name on. 273 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:05,960 It is Norman Halleck it's a like a one or two six seven 274 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:10,240 factor ministry archer thank you very much when you tell me what it's done I think it'd be better 275 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:15,120 if we talk him about that his business anyway that's a trouble with people nowadays are all 276 00:19:15,120 --> 00:19:18,760 the time pushing in on somebody else telling things they aren't sure about giving people 277 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:22,560 bad names for nothing for this one small difference here this fellow made his own name. 278 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:32,240 . We got how 279 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:35,800 a sad rest we drove back to the office we checked in and saw our nine five and he had 280 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:40,160 several arrests for robbery and one for assault with a deadly weapon pulled his mugshot drove 281 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:45,080 out to see the victim Abner Stoesitz. No that ain't him. 282 00:19:48,360 --> 00:19:53,320 Women here is your sure I think so you see that again. 283 00:19:55,120 --> 00:20:00,800 I was at the same here's a little shorter no it doesn't make a difference sir that's the man. 284 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:06,720 . Frank 285 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:09,920 and I drove over the address of Sacramento Street we checked with a landlady and she told 286 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:12,560 us that Norman Halleck was in his room we went upstairs. 287 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:27,160 Also yeah. Great 288 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:31,520 a like right there what you want. To put your hands up my wall. 289 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:39,160 And so. I let go what's all about let's go well you got to make 290 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:42,600 a chart right to speak to the robbery get out of your head you tell us about it with 291 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:46,960 you sure it's a bad day it always is it doesn't make any difference you take me down book me 292 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:57,560 I'll be out right away I need a little time. Just ran out of it. We 293 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:00,400 searched the suspect's room but we failed to find anything to further time in with 294 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:03,560 a robbery shooting was taken to the city hall where Frank and I talked to him in 295 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:08,760 the interrogation room about it and jacket belong to you I don't know cleaner says it does 296 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:12,400 a lot of leather jackets as you know this one's my all I know like you know come on we got 297 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:15,960 your maiden you know it I told you before this is a bad thing going to save yourself a lot 298 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:19,640 of time to cop out I'm glad to help but I can't give you anything where were you yesterday 299 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:22,720 home anybody to back that up yeah well I need to come up with 300 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:27,440 a name sure all you need you know what you have to be burned burn them you are in 301 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:30,400 a jam I know a lot of people I might not I know there's 302 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:34,240 a simple question just give us an answer with it but it like that I got to say no 303 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:40,480 stand up nothing wrong with your ears stand up. I know what to go to 304 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:48,560 a coat why I can't take it off. I see gone straight up. I 305 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:53,440 know what to do sure it up huh come on it's simple take the shirt off with your fellow 306 00:21:54,600 --> 00:22:01,320 if what the third degree out you're going to freeze me to death come on move. All 307 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:06,400 right now I turn around. When you turn on 308 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:11,880 the blue light. Yeah all right you can put your clothes on and sit down like. 309 00:22:15,360 --> 00:22:21,200 You stay there how like. Well. 310 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:25,440 Anything. Good for a while didn't 311 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:30,920 a sure blows it up yeah supposed to be shot four times in the chest not 312 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:40,680 a bullet wound on him anywhere. Special 313 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:44,440 show up was arranged in the suspect was shown to the victim on seeing how I can 314 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:48,320 personally was unable to give us a positive identification the suspect was detained at 315 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:52,000 the main jail while we checked out his alibi for the day of the robbery it held 316 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:56,120 several people swore that he was two miles from the scene when the shooting took place 317 00:22:56,920 --> 00:23:00,200 the question them about the leather jacket he was unable to come up with an explanation as 318 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:03,800 to how it could have gotten to the scene we checked out all of the people in the building 319 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:07,600 where he lived all of his friends and associates and on June 11th he was released from custody 320 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:14,760 and sixteen am Frank and I got back to the office from the main jail. I guess better 321 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:15,080 check with 322 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:20,600 a skipper you know you've got a good excuse yeah we'll just tell him the way it happened 323 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:25,520 he has to go along with it truth and Joe it isn't logical that a man could walk around 324 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:29,680 with four bullets in his chest and we can't find him well and you tell me what we're 325 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:32,960 looking for what do you think Halleke gave us all he had I don't know at least we know 326 00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:40,360 he's clean yeah where we go from here we'll go tell the skipper all right put it in 327 00:23:40,360 --> 00:23:45,280 the books and keep working on it we got one thing with it huh and guys around someplace 328 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:48,280 sooner or later somebody's going to have too much to drink maybe get in a fight with 329 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:51,720 a girlfriend trust somebody too much but they're going to say something when they do 330 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:58,680 we'll hear about it we'll get to it just a matter of time one thing we got more than 331 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:12,000 he has. The story you've just heard is true the names were changed to protect the innocent 332 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:16,960 on June 11th the meeting was held in the captain's office robbery division Los Angeles 333 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:28,400 police department. The case was completely reviewed and a report 334 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:33,040 written on the results of the investigation as of this date that investigation is 335 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:39,080 continuing. Dragnet the story of your police force in action is a presentation of the 336 00:24:39,080 --> 00:25:06,480 United States Armed Forces radio service.