1 00:00:28,559 --> 00:00:35,560 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho. 2 00:00:35,759 --> 00:00:39,399 This is your host, Adam Graham. In a moment, I'm 3 00:00:39,399 --> 00:00:42,600 going to bring you this week's episode of Dragnat, But 4 00:00:42,759 --> 00:00:45,320 first I do want to encourage you. If you're enjoying 5 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:50,960 the podcast, please follow us using your favorite podcast software. Also, 6 00:00:51,039 --> 00:00:53,759 today's program is brought you in part by the financial 7 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:57,159 support of our listeners. You can support the show on 8 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,320 a one time basis by mailing a donation to Adam 9 00:01:00,399 --> 00:01:04,799 Graham peel box one five nine one three. That's peel 10 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:09,879 Box one five nine thirteen Boise, Alaho eight three seven 11 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:13,000 one five. 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The document a drama of an actual crime. For 23 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:22,719 the next thirty minutes, in cooperation with the Los Angeles 24 00:02:22,759 --> 00:02:25,800 Police Department, you will travel step by step on the 25 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:28,479 side of the law through an actual case transcribed from 26 00:02:28,479 --> 00:02:33,080 official police violence, from beginning to end, from crime to punishment, 27 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:36,120 Dragnet is the story of your police force in action. 28 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 4: It was Wednesday, November fourteenth. It was overcast in Los Angeles. 29 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,319 We were working the day Watch out of Homicide detail. 30 00:02:47,599 --> 00:02:51,039 My partner's Ed Jacob's. The boss's Captain Lorman. My name's Friday. 31 00:02:51,319 --> 00:02:52,719 We were on our way out from the office and 32 00:02:52,759 --> 00:02:54,360 it was eight fifty six am when we got to 33 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:56,280 the SNH Paper Company on Fourth Street. 34 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 5: The rear entrance. Where do we find it? 35 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 4: Joe upstairs, no main floor, So told me we'd find 36 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:04,240 her in the timekeeper's office. 37 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:05,639 Speaker 5: He said it was near the back door entrance. We 38 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:07,400 couldn't miss it. And let's give a look on the car. 39 00:03:07,719 --> 00:03:09,039 Maybe one of the workers can tell us. 40 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, right, looks like some kind of an officerer. 41 00:03:15,159 --> 00:03:16,479 Speaker 5: Does it just be on the time clock? 42 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 6: H Let's see if pay master head time keep for you. 43 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:23,199 Speaker 5: That's it. The door is locked. Head. You want to 44 00:03:23,199 --> 00:03:24,039 wrap on the pay window? 45 00:03:24,159 --> 00:03:31,199 Speaker 6: Yeah, yes, police officers. Man, we have an appointment where 46 00:03:31,199 --> 00:03:32,120 the miss Edith Table. 47 00:03:32,319 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 7: Oh yes, officers, I'm Edith Table. Just to more please 48 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:35,759 all ring the buzzer. 49 00:03:36,879 --> 00:03:37,719 Speaker 8: Just push on the door. 50 00:03:37,759 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 5: All right, thank you, man, go ahead, all right. 51 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:45,639 Speaker 7: Are you the one I talked to on the phone, 52 00:03:45,639 --> 00:03:46,560 Sergeant Friday. 53 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:48,599 Speaker 5: Yes, man, that's right. Just my partner, Sergeant Jacobs. 54 00:03:48,599 --> 00:03:52,039 Speaker 4: How you do this is about your brother, Miss Tabor, 55 00:03:51,639 --> 00:03:52,719 h Ralph Tabor? 56 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:53,159 Speaker 5: Is that right? 57 00:03:53,439 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 7: Yes, that's right. 58 00:03:54,719 --> 00:03:56,599 Speaker 9: I know there must be something wrong or else's been 59 00:03:56,639 --> 00:03:58,840 gone since Sunday. I one's seen him, No one's heard 60 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:00,000 from him. I'm worried sick about it. 61 00:04:00,599 --> 00:04:02,159 Speaker 6: Last time you saw him was on Sunday. 62 00:04:02,319 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 9: No, I didn't actually see him. I talked to him 63 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,520 on the phone, made a date for dinner. Ralph and 64 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:09,280 I always have dinner together Sunday nights. It's about the 65 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:10,759 only time in the week we do get to see 66 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:11,159 each other. 67 00:04:11,319 --> 00:04:11,919 Speaker 5: I see. 68 00:04:12,159 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 4: I believe you told me on the phone. You already 69 00:04:14,039 --> 00:04:16,000 checked with most of his friends. The places he'd most 70 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:16,399 likely be. 71 00:04:16,439 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 7: Is that I called everyone I can think of No 72 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:18,959 one's seen him. 73 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,439 Speaker 6: Your brother's never done anything like this, perfomance, going off 74 00:04:21,439 --> 00:04:22,160 without telling. 75 00:04:21,959 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 7: Anyone, No, never, I'm very worried, Sergeant. 76 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,199 Speaker 6: Can you think of any reason at all why I'd 77 00:04:26,199 --> 00:04:27,480 want to disappear of his own free will? 78 00:04:27,519 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 5: I mean, no, no. 79 00:04:28,759 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 9: Reason in the world for it. He seemed perfectly all 80 00:04:30,759 --> 00:04:32,519 right when I talked to him on the phone Sunday. 81 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:35,680 Everything was fine. He made a date for the movies 82 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:39,040 Tuesday night. That was for last night picture downtown we 83 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:40,839 wanted to see. He made a special point of it. 84 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:43,120 I just know something must have happened. 85 00:04:44,399 --> 00:04:46,439 Speaker 5: I gather you know most of your brother's friends. You've 86 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:48,000 kept in fairly close touch with him. 87 00:04:48,399 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 9: Yes, we get together at least once a week. As 88 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:53,279 I say, I'm four years older than Ralph. I've looked 89 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:55,920 after him since we were kids. We've always been together, 90 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:58,800 last five or six years, especially ever since Mama died. 91 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:01,079 Speaker 6: Your brother in a pretty stable metal condition. Was he 92 00:05:01,199 --> 00:05:02,519 no financial worries, nothing of. 93 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:04,480 Speaker 7: That kind, No certain nothing I know about. 94 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,399 Speaker 4: I had like to double check this information that you 95 00:05:08,439 --> 00:05:10,720 gave me on the phone, miss Table, the name and 96 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:15,199 address and his descriptions. Yes, the full name Ralph Lawrence 97 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:18,639 Taber won four three one six al Maiden Street, male, 98 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:20,720 white American occupation interior. 99 00:05:20,399 --> 00:05:21,079 Speaker 5: Decorators at it. 100 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 7: Yes, that's right. 101 00:05:23,319 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 4: Height, five foot eleven hundred and fifty five pounds, dark 102 00:05:26,199 --> 00:05:29,360 blonde haired, gray eyes, fair complexion, birthmark on left side 103 00:05:29,399 --> 00:05:29,680 of neck. 104 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 7: Yes, that's all correct. 105 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 6: Your brother in the habit of carrying large sums of 106 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:33,800 money around with him, do you know? 107 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:36,439 Speaker 7: No, not that I know of. He has a good job. 108 00:05:36,519 --> 00:05:37,920 He's not getting rich at it, though. 109 00:05:38,519 --> 00:05:40,439 Speaker 9: I don't think I've ever seen Ralph with more than 110 00:05:40,639 --> 00:05:42,399 twenty thirty dollars on him at a time. 111 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:45,399 Speaker 5: Who was the last person to see him? Miss you 112 00:05:45,399 --> 00:05:46,199 any idea? 113 00:05:46,519 --> 00:05:46,720 Speaker 8: Well? 114 00:05:46,759 --> 00:05:48,759 Speaker 9: I talked to Ralph's land lady. She told me she 115 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:51,240 saw Ralph and this friend of his, Andy Howard, going 116 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:54,720 into Ralph's apartment. That was about six o'clock Sunday night. 117 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:56,680 Ralph was supposed to meet me at seven point thirty. 118 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:57,560 Never showed up. 119 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:00,600 Speaker 5: Well, this friend of your brother's, miss table, this Andy Howard. 120 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:01,560 Are you acquainted with him? 121 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:03,639 Speaker 9: Yes, but I don't know him too well. I only 122 00:06:03,639 --> 00:06:05,879 met him two or three times. He lives in the 123 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,360 apartment house next door to Ralph's. So the two of 124 00:06:08,399 --> 00:06:10,319 them were friends in the navy together during the war. 125 00:06:10,439 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 8: Good friends. 126 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:12,879 Speaker 5: You try to get in touch with this Andy Hard. 127 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:13,439 Speaker 8: Yes. 128 00:06:13,759 --> 00:06:15,759 Speaker 9: I called Ralph's apartment when he didn't show up for 129 00:06:15,759 --> 00:06:18,600 our dinner date Sunday night. Wasn't any answer, so I 130 00:06:18,639 --> 00:06:21,439 looked up Andy's number in the phone book and called him. 131 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 5: Was he at home? 132 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 7: Yes? 133 00:06:23,439 --> 00:06:25,399 Speaker 9: Tried to talk to him, but it didn't do much good. 134 00:06:26,399 --> 00:06:29,639 Stream How's that he pretended he didn't even know me. 135 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 4: After we finished our interview with Edith Tabor, ed Jacobs 136 00:06:36,199 --> 00:06:38,240 and I started out to double check with all unknown 137 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:40,759 friends and associates of her brother. We talked to his 138 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:43,360 employer and the people he worked with. None of them 139 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,319 had seen him subsequent to six o'clock Sunday night. None 140 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:47,959 of them could think of any good reason why he 141 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:49,839 suddenly would want to pick up and leave his job 142 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:53,000 and friends. The people he knew outside of his work 143 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:56,800 told us the same thing. Nobody could explain it. Along 144 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:59,920 the way, we inquired about Ralph Tabor's friend, Andy Howard. 145 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:02,199 Most of the people we talked to knew him as 146 00:07:02,199 --> 00:07:05,600 a close friend of Tabor's. We checked at Howard's place 147 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:07,519 of employment, but they told us he hadn't shown up 148 00:07:07,519 --> 00:07:11,000 for work since the previous Friday. We drove to Howard's apartment, 149 00:07:11,079 --> 00:07:13,279 checked with a manager, and he said that Howard had 150 00:07:13,319 --> 00:07:17,079 moved without notice. Late Sunday night, we crossed over to 151 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:19,680 the apartment house next door where Tabor lived and talked 152 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:22,480 to the landlady and missus Higby. She corroborated the story 153 00:07:22,519 --> 00:07:25,439 we'd gotten from Tabor's sister that Andy Howard was last 154 00:07:25,439 --> 00:07:28,120 seen entering Tabor's apartment at about six o'clock Sunday night. 155 00:07:28,879 --> 00:07:31,480 Tabor was with him. Missus Higby was sure of that. 156 00:07:32,079 --> 00:07:33,720 She showed us up to the third floor to Ralph 157 00:07:33,759 --> 00:07:37,399 Tabor's apartment. The two rooms and the adjoining kitchenette were immaculate. 158 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:38,879 There wasn't a thing out of place. 159 00:07:38,959 --> 00:07:40,959 Speaker 6: I need us a pin Joe, not a thing out order. 160 00:07:41,319 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's the same in the bedroom, same as Higby. Yes, 161 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:47,519 do you provide maide service with the apartments here? 162 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 5: No, we don't. 163 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 10: We've been thinking about it though, haven't made up our minds. 164 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:55,480 Such a task getting good competent health. 165 00:07:55,519 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 6: These days, the tenants are responsible for the entire upkeep. 166 00:07:58,439 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 10: Yes, everything, painting, wall, papering, things like that. Doesn't mister Taber, 167 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:07,680 keep things spotless, just spotless. 168 00:08:07,279 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 5: Yes, ma'am, it's just one thing I want to ask 169 00:08:09,199 --> 00:08:11,120 you about. It's over here by the window. 170 00:08:11,879 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 4: Yes, this wire here apparently an aerial connection for a 171 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:17,879 television set, which like. 172 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 10: Yes, mister Taber does have a television Why. 173 00:08:22,639 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 4: Well, I don't notice a set anywhere in the apartment. 174 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:26,120 Would you have to recall if he sent it out 175 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:27,360 for repairs anything like that? 176 00:08:27,879 --> 00:08:29,439 Speaker 8: No, not that I know of. 177 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 10: Besides, this doesn't seem like mis to table at all. 178 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 5: What do you mean, miss Higby? He's always so. 179 00:08:35,639 --> 00:08:40,039 Speaker 10: Neat, fastidiously And that wire there looks like it was 180 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:43,679 torn off the connection, doesn't it along the window sill too, 181 00:08:43,759 --> 00:08:47,279 is not terrible fastness for the wire right out of 182 00:08:47,279 --> 00:08:50,679 the woodwork. That certainly doesn't seem like mister Tabor. 183 00:08:51,879 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 5: Anyone else besides him have access to this. 184 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 10: Apartment man, No one that I know of, No one 185 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:58,200 besides myself. 186 00:08:58,279 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 7: I mean I have duplicate keys to all the apartments. 187 00:09:01,759 --> 00:09:04,320 Speaker 10: Well, I just happened to think, yes, ma'am, if a 188 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:07,039 repair man did move to set out, it's possible my 189 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,360 hosboy might know about it. 190 00:09:09,519 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 8: Sam, that's my houseboy. 191 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:12,399 Speaker 5: How would he know about it. 192 00:09:12,879 --> 00:09:14,279 Speaker 8: Well, it's the rule of the house. 193 00:09:14,399 --> 00:09:16,679 Speaker 10: All furniture heavy things like that, they have to be 194 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:19,759 taken down in the freight elevator. Dope's right onto the 195 00:09:19,799 --> 00:09:21,879 alley in the back of the building. It's very handy. 196 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:22,519 Speaker 5: Yes, ma'am. 197 00:09:22,879 --> 00:09:25,519 Speaker 10: Sam's the only one who operates that elevator. That's why 198 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:28,200 I say it's possible he might know about it. Would 199 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:29,360 you like to have me ask him? 200 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 5: I wonder if you would please, surely it. 201 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 10: Won't take a bit a minute and I'll be. 202 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 8: Right back, Thank you. 203 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:37,919 Speaker 5: Joe, you want to have a look over here? Yeah, 204 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:39,639 what do you got? 205 00:09:39,919 --> 00:09:41,720 Speaker 11: It's all bed here. I tried to pull it down 206 00:09:41,759 --> 00:09:47,039 and stuck stand right here over here. See if you 207 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:47,720 notice anything? 208 00:09:49,039 --> 00:09:50,559 Speaker 5: Yeah, I do. You want to give me a hand? 209 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:53,399 See if we can't get the bed down? Yeah, push 210 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:56,360 in on your side there, Okay, that's it. Okay, it's 211 00:09:56,399 --> 00:09:57,080 coming down. 212 00:09:56,879 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 11: There, good lad. Yeah, Tabor, you think. 213 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:08,559 Speaker 5: All the description seems to fit. Beaten to death looks 214 00:10:08,639 --> 00:10:09,000 like dinner. 215 00:10:09,759 --> 00:10:11,879 Speaker 11: Something sticking out under the bedcover is there? 216 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 5: Yeah? It's a clawhammer stains all over it. 217 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 11: Vicious guess a killer one. 218 00:10:18,279 --> 00:10:20,679 Speaker 5: To make sure it's all of the worst i've seen. 219 00:10:21,519 --> 00:10:23,799 Speaker 12: Feel sorry for the sister. She's pretty close to him. 220 00:10:23,919 --> 00:10:26,080 It's gonna be tough on her, No tougher than it. 221 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:29,679 Speaker 5: Was for him. 222 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 4: Two point thirty eight pm, we phoned the office, told 223 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:33,679 him what we'd found, and then we put in a 224 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,080 call for Lieutenant Lee Jones and the crime lab grew 225 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:39,639 While we were waiting, we questioned the landlady again, missus Higbee. 226 00:10:40,159 --> 00:10:42,559 She said her houseman Sam told her he knew nothing 227 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:44,399 about a television set being moved out of. 228 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:45,519 Speaker 5: Ralph Tabor's apartment. 229 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:48,320 Speaker 4: However, it was possible somebody could have taken the set 230 00:10:48,399 --> 00:10:50,840 down in the main elevator late at night without being seen. 231 00:10:51,799 --> 00:10:54,159 Missus Higby also told us that Tabor had a car. 232 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:57,759 We checked the apartment garage, but it was gone. All 233 00:10:57,759 --> 00:10:59,279 missus Higby could tell us was that it was a 234 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:02,080 late model and the table often loanded to his friend 235 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:07,320 Andy Howard. Sergeant's Al Shambra and Joe Lamonica from Homicide 236 00:11:07,759 --> 00:11:10,240 arrived and together the four of us interviewed the employees 237 00:11:10,279 --> 00:11:11,799 and the tenants in the apartment building. 238 00:11:12,159 --> 00:11:13,639 Speaker 5: They gave us little or nothing at all. 239 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:16,799 Speaker 4: A few minutes before three pm, the crime lab crew 240 00:11:16,799 --> 00:11:18,960 showed up and started their preliminary investigation. 241 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:21,039 Speaker 5: We put in a call for the coroner. 242 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:24,399 Speaker 4: From the obvious lack of fingerprints and usual places around 243 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:26,440 the apartment, it was apparent that the murderer had taken 244 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:30,039 great precautions to cover his tracks. Three point thirty five 245 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:33,559 pm the deputy coroner arrived and after the preliminary investigation 246 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:36,120 was finished, the body was removed to the county morgue 247 00:11:36,799 --> 00:11:38,559 Ed and I went back to the office, checked our 248 00:11:38,639 --> 00:11:41,639 DMV and got out on all points on Tabor's car 249 00:11:41,919 --> 00:11:43,799 and also on the friend he was last seen with, 250 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:44,679 Andy Howard. 251 00:11:45,399 --> 00:11:46,759 Speaker 5: R and I turned up a single. 252 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 4: Entry for Howard's criminal record, a drunk driving charge. Five 253 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:53,080 twenty pm we met with Edith Taber and broke the 254 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:56,360 news of her brother's death. When she recovered from the shock, 255 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:57,480 we interviewed her briefly. 256 00:11:58,360 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 7: It was Andy Howard. 257 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:00,679 Speaker 8: I know it was him. It had to be. 258 00:12:00,879 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 6: Why do you say that, miss Tavan or something about 259 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:03,960 this man? How hard You haven't. 260 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:05,720 Speaker 9: Told us he's no good search and he's no good 261 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:08,039 at all. That's what I've been afraid of. I've been 262 00:12:08,039 --> 00:12:09,120 afraid of it right along. 263 00:12:09,519 --> 00:12:11,279 Speaker 5: Well, just how do you mean, ma'am? He's no good. 264 00:12:11,399 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 7: He's a tramp of bum. We'll get a job. He's 265 00:12:14,039 --> 00:12:15,039 been living off my brother. 266 00:12:15,279 --> 00:12:15,960 Speaker 8: He isn't normal. 267 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 7: There's something wrong with him. 268 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:19,159 Speaker 5: Well, how is it your brother put up with him? 269 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 9: I told you he and Ralph were friends in the navy. 270 00:12:21,639 --> 00:12:23,600 He did a big favor for Ralph once. He's been 271 00:12:23,639 --> 00:12:27,440 living off it ever since, taking his clothes, borrowing his car, money, 272 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:28,399 never paying it back. 273 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 5: Why do you think he killed your brother? 274 00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:30,639 Speaker 11: Miss? 275 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:32,639 Speaker 8: I just know it, that's all he did it. 276 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:34,879 Speaker 5: He ever fight with your brother? Would you have to know? 277 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:35,919 Did he ever threaten him? 278 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:38,639 Speaker 9: They had a big fight one about two weeks ago. 279 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:41,840 I think Andy kept sponging until Ralph got good and 280 00:12:41,879 --> 00:12:44,360 sick of it, told Andy to go out and get 281 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:45,840 a job. That's when the fight started. 282 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 5: You saw it, did you? 283 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 9: Ralph told me about it. Fist fight in the alley 284 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:53,639 back of the apartment. Ralph knocked Andy down, and he 285 00:12:53,639 --> 00:12:56,080 said he'd never forget it. He'd pay Ralph back. A 286 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:58,440 couple of days after that, my brother said the two 287 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:03,080 of them made up everything all right. Ralph should have 288 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:04,440 known better. He should have known better. 289 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:08,679 Speaker 6: Just a few more questions, Miss Taborn, Can you tell 290 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:11,200 us anything about Andy, Howard's background, where he's from, whose 291 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:12,840 friends are places he usually goes? 292 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:16,480 Speaker 9: No, I didn't know much about him. It's from the South, 293 00:13:16,519 --> 00:13:19,960 I think Alabama. Ralph's friends can tell you more about 294 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:20,679 him than I can. 295 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 5: Had you heard anything lately about Howard planning to move 296 00:13:24,759 --> 00:13:25,519 out of his apartment? 297 00:13:25,879 --> 00:13:26,200 Speaker 7: Nothing? 298 00:13:27,279 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 8: When I heard that he didn't move when Ralph was missing, 299 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,960 I knew something was wrong. That's why I called you. 300 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:38,600 I only know him before, poor Ralph. 301 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:40,879 Speaker 5: If I only knew, well, I'll try to take it easy, man. 302 00:13:40,879 --> 00:13:42,799 We'll arrange for a car to drive you home, all right. 303 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:48,039 Speaker 8: It's so hard to understand. Hard for anyone to kill 304 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:52,840 Ralph like that? Horrible? It was so good. It was 305 00:13:52,919 --> 00:13:53,360 my brother. 306 00:13:53,879 --> 00:13:56,879 Speaker 7: Yes, What do you say to a man who kills 307 00:13:56,919 --> 00:13:57,320 your brother? 308 00:13:57,399 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 8: How do you understand him? What do you tell? Well? 309 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:01,759 Speaker 5: Why even try? 310 00:14:02,799 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 8: What? 311 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:08,279 Speaker 5: Let the jury tell him? 312 00:14:08,639 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 4: Before we had the victim's sister, Edith Tabor, driven to 313 00:14:11,399 --> 00:14:13,480 her home. We asked her about the television set in 314 00:14:13,519 --> 00:14:16,200 her brother's apartment, but she was unable to explain its absence. 315 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:19,240 Burglary detail had already been notified about the case, and 316 00:14:19,279 --> 00:14:22,840 the pawnshop detail alerted. An APB had been gotten out, 317 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:25,279 containing a complete description of the TV set along with 318 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:28,279 the serial numbers. A few minutes after we got back 319 00:14:28,279 --> 00:14:30,159 from dinner that night, we had an answer on it. 320 00:14:30,639 --> 00:14:33,200 A pawnshop operator on West Seventh Street called in with 321 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,759 the information that he'd taken in a television set with 322 00:14:35,879 --> 00:14:39,759 identical description and serial numbers as that of Tabor's. Ed 323 00:14:39,759 --> 00:14:41,559 and I drove out to the pawnshop and checked the 324 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:44,320 operator's buy book. The set had been pawned the day 325 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:47,200 after the murder. The serial numbers and description matched in 326 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:50,159 every detail. The description and signature of the man who 327 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:52,679 pawned it matched perfectly with that of Ralph Taber's friend 328 00:14:52,759 --> 00:14:56,039 Andy Howard. The set was impounded, and just on a chance, 329 00:14:56,159 --> 00:14:58,799 we had Dean Bergmann dusted for latent fingerprints. 330 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 5: Dean, Oh, hi Eddy, how are you making out anyway? 331 00:15:02,399 --> 00:15:02,799 Speaker 2: Not bad? 332 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:05,279 Speaker 13: Have a look here, Yeah, I picked up four sets 333 00:15:05,279 --> 00:15:07,159 of Prince off at all told he's here, the dead 334 00:15:07,159 --> 00:15:10,720 man's he's here. They belonged to the paunch op operator. 335 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:13,960 He's born to his son helps him in the shop. Huh, 336 00:15:14,919 --> 00:15:16,720 I guess this is the one you're looking for. Too 337 00:15:16,759 --> 00:15:19,639 clean index Prince to classify him, checked him against Prince 338 00:15:19,639 --> 00:15:20,759 from Andrew Howard's package. 339 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 5: You know they match. 340 00:15:25,039 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 4: When we checked in for work the following morning, we 341 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:30,039 got the coroner's report on Ralph Tabor. Cause of death 342 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:32,600 was listed as cerebral hemorrhage and multiple fractures of the 343 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:35,799 skull caused by blows from a heavy blunt object. The 344 00:15:35,879 --> 00:15:38,279 other reports from the crime lab didn't give us much help. 345 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 5: The better part of. 346 00:15:39,879 --> 00:15:41,879 Speaker 4: The next three days, ED and I, along with Al 347 00:15:41,919 --> 00:15:45,039 Shambra and Joe Lamonica, held detailed interviews with the known 348 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:48,159 friends and associates of the murder victim, Ralph Tabor and 349 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:51,799 the number one suspect, Andy Howard. The information we picked 350 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:54,320 up was incorporated in a supplementary All Points bulletin and 351 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:57,720 gotten out immediately. We found out that Andy Howard had 352 00:15:57,759 --> 00:16:00,799 a sailor's uniform in his possession and though authorized, he 353 00:16:00,879 --> 00:16:04,559 wore it frequently. It bore the insignia of a Quartermaster 354 00:16:04,639 --> 00:16:07,399 first class on the sleeve. We also found out Howard 355 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:10,440 had identical tattoos on each forearm, the picture of an 356 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:13,120 unfrilled American flag with a name Betty D below it. 357 00:16:13,799 --> 00:16:17,000 We had the city covered for the suspect. Four days passed, 358 00:16:17,159 --> 00:16:19,919 no trace of him. Saturday, November twenty fourth, we got 359 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:22,799 an urgent call from homicide Commander Lieutenant mort Gear in 360 00:16:22,879 --> 00:16:23,960 San Diego. 361 00:16:24,799 --> 00:16:29,919 Speaker 6: On the highway. Uhh when was that? May I see, hey, Joe, 362 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:30,720 you've got a pencil there. 363 00:16:30,919 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 5: Yeah, there you go. 364 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:36,799 Speaker 6: Thanks, And I was pretty sure huh huh oh, yeah, 365 00:16:36,799 --> 00:16:37,480 it seems to tie in. 366 00:16:37,559 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 11: All right, how's that? Well, I don't know for sure. 367 00:16:41,279 --> 00:16:42,720 We'll check Captain Norman right now. 368 00:16:42,759 --> 00:16:43,159 Speaker 5: Let you know. 369 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 11: Yeah, thanks Mark, goodbye, good break. 370 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 5: What do you have to say? 371 00:16:48,919 --> 00:16:50,759 Speaker 6: One of their trafficmen down there felt about the name 372 00:16:50,799 --> 00:16:52,679 of Jack Flad stuffed car on the highway going out 373 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:55,559 of town speeding. Yeah, that says a man, answers Andy 374 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:58,799 Howard's description perfectly, right down to the tattoo on the forearm. 375 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:01,639 No doubt about the car I was driving was Tabor's description. 376 00:17:01,759 --> 00:17:03,759 License number even used Tabor's identification. 377 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:04,920 Speaker 5: When do all this happened? 378 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:07,680 Speaker 6: Day after the murder? Hell them, man, they didn't have 379 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:08,720 the information at the time. 380 00:17:09,079 --> 00:17:11,119 Speaker 5: It's a bumm break. Which way was Howard going? They 381 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:11,640 tell you? Yeah? 382 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:12,119 Speaker 4: And of town? 383 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 5: I figure you're still there someplace? What mean? Finally, car 384 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:16,839 an hour ago abandoned. 385 00:17:18,559 --> 00:17:21,160 Speaker 4: Ten minutes after the phone call from San Diego. Captain 386 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:23,000 Norman checked back in at the office and Ed and 387 00:17:23,079 --> 00:17:25,319 I met with him. We told him about the information 388 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:27,440 san Diego had phoned in, and he gave Ed and 389 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:30,000 I an immediate OK for the trip south. We went 390 00:17:30,039 --> 00:17:32,359 down to the garage, picked up a car, and six 391 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:34,960 hours later we checked in with Sergeant Russ ormsby San 392 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:35,960 Diego Homicide. 393 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:38,400 Speaker 14: What's this another fishing tripp? Or are we doing business 394 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:38,720 this time? 395 00:17:38,799 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 5: Great? 396 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,839 Speaker 6: It's all business, Russ, Andy Howard thing walk here around. 397 00:17:42,079 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 14: No, I won't be back till later. I can brief 398 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:45,640 you on it though. McGuire and I have been working 399 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:46,279 it on this end. 400 00:17:46,559 --> 00:17:48,640 Speaker 5: Well, how about Tabor's car? You still got to stake down? 401 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 14: Yeah, no, nibble chip. What do you figure if nothing happens, 402 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:55,359 pull it in tomorrow, process it for Prince. Yeah, we've 403 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:57,599 had something warmer nuts since mort Get called it looks 404 00:17:57,599 --> 00:17:59,720 pretty good. Yeah, what you got when I came up 405 00:17:59,759 --> 00:18:02,759 with it a couple of hours ago. Field interrogation card 406 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:05,960 made out last night West end of town. Beat officer 407 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:07,880 by the name of Driscoll questioned a man and a 408 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,000 girl parked in a car out that way last night 409 00:18:10,319 --> 00:18:11,359 there's a description. 410 00:18:11,079 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 2: On the man. 411 00:18:11,799 --> 00:18:16,359 Speaker 5: Thanks Roy, Yeah, Fitz Howard all the way in here. 412 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:18,440 Couldn't get much closer, huh. 413 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:20,200 Speaker 14: They checked out the car they were and belongs to 414 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:20,559 the girl. 415 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:24,400 Speaker 4: Yeah look here, and he's still using Tabor's identification. 416 00:18:24,799 --> 00:18:27,839 Speaker 5: Yeah, all right, where's it go from here? Russ? You 417 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:29,519 got this? Andy Howard spotted. 418 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 14: No beat man Driscoll. He didn't know the guy from Adam. 419 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 5: You know where's that Leavis? 420 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:36,519 Speaker 14: The girl Howard was with, Driscoll knew her. 421 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:40,160 Speaker 5: We contacted the beat officer Driscoll. 422 00:18:40,559 --> 00:18:42,519 Speaker 4: The girl who had been spotted sitting in a parked 423 00:18:42,519 --> 00:18:45,119 car the night before with murder suspect Andy Howard was 424 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:48,839 identified as Helen McClung, a waitress in a downtown cocktail bar. 425 00:18:49,279 --> 00:18:51,359 A stakeout was placed in her apartment and she was 426 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:52,559 brought in for interrogation. 427 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:54,319 Speaker 15: He's not a good friend of mine. I don't know 428 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:55,720 where he lives, don't know what he does. 429 00:18:55,799 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 6: I had even knowing, Siry, You're out for a drive 430 00:18:57,680 --> 00:18:58,319 with him like before. 431 00:18:58,359 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 5: Lat's that right? 432 00:18:59,079 --> 00:18:59,279 Speaker 8: Sure? 433 00:18:59,279 --> 00:19:01,039 Speaker 15: I don't deny that we went out for a ride. 434 00:19:01,039 --> 00:19:01,920 Speaker 16: That's all there is to it. 435 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:03,759 Speaker 14: Be sure you don't know where this man lives, Helen, 436 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:04,559 Not exactly. 437 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:07,279 Speaker 15: No, he's staying at a hotel downtown. I think we 438 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:08,720 went for a ride and I dropped him off the 439 00:19:08,759 --> 00:19:10,079 bus line. That's all it was to it. 440 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:11,880 Speaker 5: You expect see him again? You have any dates with 441 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:12,960 him the next couple of days? 442 00:19:13,079 --> 00:19:14,319 Speaker 7: No, tell you the truth. 443 00:19:14,359 --> 00:19:15,200 Speaker 16: I thought I had a date. 444 00:19:15,279 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 15: Didn't work out. 445 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:19,400 Speaker 7: Nothing ever works out, but on this morning called it off. 446 00:19:19,519 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 16: Tell you why I gave some lame excuse. I found 447 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:23,519 out the real reason though? 448 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 14: What's that? 449 00:19:24,079 --> 00:19:24,799 Speaker 5: Do you mind telling us? 450 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 7: I don't mind. 451 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:28,359 Speaker 15: He's got a date with my girlfriend instead, Claire Peterson. 452 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:30,400 Burn me up a little bit, I don't mind. 453 00:19:30,599 --> 00:19:31,880 Speaker 5: Where's your girlfriend live, Helen? 454 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:34,880 Speaker 15: You mean Claire an on Rose Avenue fifteen hundred block. 455 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:35,640 I'm not sure though. 456 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 5: Is he going to pick her up there? 457 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 8: I guess? 458 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:37,559 Speaker 5: So? 459 00:19:37,599 --> 00:19:37,799 Speaker 8: Who I? 460 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:38,880 Speaker 5: When's the date? Fort? You know? 461 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:39,319 Speaker 7: Yeah? 462 00:19:39,759 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 3: Nine, you are listening to dragnet authentic stories of your 463 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:55,480 police force in action. 464 00:20:02,319 --> 00:20:05,640 Speaker 4: Monday November twenty sixth ten am. After checking her name 465 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:08,039 through San Diego R and I, we finally located the 466 00:20:08,079 --> 00:20:10,319 address of the girl, Claire Peterson, who was supposed to 467 00:20:10,319 --> 00:20:12,920 have a date with our murders suspect Andy Howard that night. 468 00:20:13,839 --> 00:20:16,119 She lived in a small apartment house in the southeast 469 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:18,440 end of town. The manager told us that she'd already 470 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:20,079 left for work. We ran it down. 471 00:20:20,599 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 5: The Peterson girl was employed. 472 00:20:21,839 --> 00:20:23,400 Speaker 4: As a cutter and a shirt factory down in the 473 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:24,400 industrial district. 474 00:20:24,519 --> 00:20:27,640 Speaker 5: We questioned her at her work. A tall, attractive. 475 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,839 Speaker 4: Girl, blonde, blue eyes, a small scar in her chin. 476 00:20:30,839 --> 00:20:33,200 She kept working while we talked to her. 477 00:20:33,799 --> 00:20:36,119 Speaker 16: Yeah, I have a date with Ralph tabored night. Something 478 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:37,160 the matter great. 479 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:39,480 Speaker 5: Saw Miss Peterson the first place. His name isn't Ralph. 480 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 17: Table No, I'm sorry, you must be wrong, Officer. I 481 00:20:41,799 --> 00:20:44,599 was out him just last Monday. I know it's his 482 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:47,279 names on everything. He has, his cars, wallet. 483 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:49,359 Speaker 16: All his business papers. She must have made a mistake. 484 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:51,559 Speaker 5: No, it's no mistake, man. We checked it out pretty thoroughly. 485 00:20:51,599 --> 00:20:52,799 We'd like to talking about it if we could. 486 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:53,160 Speaker 14: Please. 487 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:55,279 Speaker 17: Well, there's not too much to tell. I just met 488 00:20:55,319 --> 00:20:58,079 him Monday night. It was with my girlfriend, Helen, who 489 00:20:58,079 --> 00:20:59,680 wanted to go out with me, so I made a date. 490 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:01,359 I don't think there's anything wrong. 491 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:02,799 Speaker 5: He said he's to meet you at your apartment. 492 00:21:02,839 --> 00:21:04,799 Speaker 6: Miss Peterson, did you give any specific time when. 493 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:07,799 Speaker 16: He'd be there eight or eight thirty. He said, hey, 494 00:21:07,799 --> 00:21:10,240 what's wrong? You know there's something wrong with him? 495 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:10,839 Speaker 5: Man, I know. 496 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:11,880 Speaker 16: Don't you think we want him? 497 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 5: For questioning? Ma'am? You any idea where he lives? 498 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:16,680 Speaker 17: No, No, I happened one of the hotels downtown. I 499 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:19,240 think Fifth Street or sixth Street. I wouldn't know for sure. 500 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:22,599 Speaker 16: What do you want him? Can't you tell me? 501 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 8: Please? 502 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:25,319 Speaker 6: We believe he's committed a murder, Miss Peterson, a matter 503 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:26,400 of fact, we're sure of it. 504 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:27,920 Speaker 7: What do you want me to do? 505 00:21:28,279 --> 00:21:29,039 Speaker 1: He calls up. 506 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:31,359 Speaker 6: Before your date tonight, don't do anything to discourage him. 507 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:32,079 Speaker 5: Tell him to meet you. 508 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 6: If he wants to postpone the date, try and make 509 00:21:34,039 --> 00:21:34,680 him come tonight. 510 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:36,839 Speaker 5: You can't do that. Try and find out where he's staying. 511 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:38,599 Don't let him know we talked to you. 512 00:21:38,599 --> 00:21:41,880 Speaker 16: Well, all right, I can't try. You'll be there when 513 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:42,759 he comes to my apartment. 514 00:21:42,799 --> 00:21:44,480 Speaker 5: I mean, best man who will be there. He'll be 515 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:47,160 protected all the way. Well, what do you do, ma'am? 516 00:21:47,519 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 18: What do you do? 517 00:21:48,319 --> 00:21:51,039 Speaker 16: You say he's a murder, He must be desperate. What 518 00:21:51,079 --> 00:21:53,000 do you do? How you arrest him? 519 00:21:53,079 --> 00:21:53,799 Speaker 5: This choice? Ma'am? 520 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:59,519 Speaker 4: Anyway he wants it. As soon as we left the 521 00:21:59,519 --> 00:22:01,759 plan with him, Peterson Girl worked. We called Sergeant Tony 522 00:22:01,839 --> 00:22:04,599 McGuire at San Diego Homicide Detail and he made arrangements 523 00:22:04,599 --> 00:22:08,640 for an immediate stakeout at the girl's apartment. At seven pm, 524 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:11,279 Ed and I, along with Russ Armsby and Tony McGuire, 525 00:22:11,559 --> 00:22:13,519 drove out to supplement the men on steak out at 526 00:22:13,519 --> 00:22:18,519 the girl's apartment eight o'clock nine nine thirty ten PM, 527 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:21,720 still no sign of the suspect. At midnight, our relief 528 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:23,960 team showed up and we headed back for the office. 529 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:25,640 When we got there, there was a bulletin from the 530 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:29,039 Highway Patrol reporting that earlier that night, a man partially 531 00:22:29,039 --> 00:22:31,920 identified as Andy Howard had been seen heading north from 532 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:35,319 San Diego on US Highway one oh one toward Los Angeles. 533 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 5: We got Captain Lorman. 534 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:38,559 Speaker 4: On a phone, briefed him on the latest developments, and 535 00:22:38,559 --> 00:22:40,759 told him that photographs of the suspect had been distributed 536 00:22:40,799 --> 00:22:43,720 to all officers. The next ten hours failed to turn 537 00:22:43,799 --> 00:22:47,880 up anything new. San Diego officers continued to cover their end. 538 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:51,359 Eleven fifteen pm the next day, we drove back to 539 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:53,799 Los Angeles and reported in a homicide there was a 540 00:22:53,839 --> 00:22:55,599 note in the book from Lormon asking us to check 541 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:56,799 in early the following morning. 542 00:22:56,799 --> 00:22:58,279 Speaker 5: So Ed and I signed out and went home to 543 00:22:58,279 --> 00:22:58,960 get some sleep. 544 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:08,599 Speaker 4: The next morning, one am. 545 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:11,039 Speaker 5: Hello Friday talking, Sorry to wake you up, Friday. This 546 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:13,720 is Hawkins down the business office. Oh yeah, Hawkins, what 547 00:23:13,759 --> 00:23:14,079 do you got? 548 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:15,119 Speaker 6: Beat officer on. 549 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:17,039 Speaker 17: In Wheelshair called in two or three minutes ago. 550 00:23:17,079 --> 00:23:19,559 Speaker 14: He figures he has your murder suspect for you, Andy Howard. 551 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:22,400 Speaker 5: Bring him in now, Well, what about identification? He checked 552 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:22,720 that over. 553 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:25,079 Speaker 11: Oh, no identification. He's wearing a sailor's you have. 554 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:26,400 Speaker 5: For what about insignia? 555 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:28,240 Speaker 14: His ratings first class. 556 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 4: After I hung up, I phoned Ed, got him out 557 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:35,599 of bed, and the two of us drove down to 558 00:23:35,599 --> 00:23:37,400 the office where we picked up the suspect and took 559 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:40,880 him to the interrogation room. During the interrogation we found 560 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:44,160 a wallet concealed on his person. It contained a driver's license, 561 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:46,599 credit card, and half a dozen other means of identification, 562 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,240 All of them were made out to Ralph Tabor. After 563 00:23:49,279 --> 00:23:51,880 an hour of questioning, he'd still admit nothing. He sat 564 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:54,160 hunched over in his chair, tearing an old envelope in 565 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,160 the small pieces and dropping them on the floor in 566 00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:59,680 front of him. 567 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:02,880 Speaker 19: I'll make the tenth time I told you I don't 568 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:04,759 know what happened to Ralph. I didn't take his car 569 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:06,920 or his television set. I didn't leave the city. I 570 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:09,759 wasn't in San Diego last week. Now, if you don't 571 00:24:09,759 --> 00:24:11,160 believe me, you'll prove I'm lying. 572 00:24:11,799 --> 00:24:13,799 Speaker 5: We didn't put in on them. Guess Andy, we'll prove it. 573 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:15,359 Speaker 11: Do you mind telling me how we. 574 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:17,119 Speaker 5: Got three people on their way in here right now? 575 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:19,400 Speaker 4: Ralph Tabor's sister is Landlady, a man with a name 576 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:20,839 of Sims, pawn shop dealer. 577 00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:22,039 Speaker 5: Mean anything to you? 578 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 6: My word against there three to one, mister, I got 579 00:24:26,039 --> 00:24:28,160 the odds in their favoring. Look, why don't we straighten 580 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:30,000 this out once and for all. You think I killed 581 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:32,759 my friend Ralph? Why explain it to me? Why should 582 00:24:32,799 --> 00:24:33,319 I kill him? 583 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:36,079 Speaker 4: Look, I wouldn't know, Andy. Maybe you'd like to tell us. 584 00:24:36,079 --> 00:24:38,480 His sister says he was pretty good to you, She 585 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:41,319 was good to me. I guess she didn't tell you 586 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:43,799 what I did for him overseas when we were in 587 00:24:43,799 --> 00:24:44,440 the Navy together. 588 00:24:44,559 --> 00:24:45,680 Speaker 5: No, she didn't tell us. 589 00:24:46,079 --> 00:24:48,880 Speaker 19: She wouldn't. Stupid women. I haven't found one of them 590 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:52,119 worth anything. Frustrated she needs a husband, that's her trouble. 591 00:24:52,559 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 4: She claims her brother was paying the bills for you, Andy, 592 00:24:55,359 --> 00:24:57,559 He gave you clothes, money, his car. 593 00:24:57,880 --> 00:24:59,079 Speaker 5: She says, you were living off them. 594 00:24:59,559 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 19: I say, and that's all the thanks I get. After 595 00:25:02,039 --> 00:25:05,440 all I did for Ralph. I brought a few dollars. Yeah, 596 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:08,200 that's all. Kept throwing it up to me, him and 597 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:10,079 his sister. After all I did for him. 598 00:25:10,079 --> 00:25:12,279 Speaker 5: What are you trying to say? Andy? Could have been 599 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:13,319 different Ralph than me? 600 00:25:15,319 --> 00:25:17,640 Speaker 19: What do you want me to say? 601 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:20,440 Speaker 5: Did you kill him? Did you kill him? 602 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:20,720 Speaker 11: Andy? 603 00:25:21,519 --> 00:25:23,839 Speaker 19: You can't explain it that way. It's not as simple 604 00:25:23,839 --> 00:25:28,640 as that. Didn't No, it's all mixed up together. It's complicated, 605 00:25:28,759 --> 00:25:31,960 not simple at all. I mean with your best friend, especially, 606 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:36,079 it's more of a mistake. I mean, Marley, I didn't 607 00:25:36,079 --> 00:25:37,079 mean to kill him. 608 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:43,680 Speaker 5: I just did. It's a mistake, terrible mistake. 609 00:25:45,279 --> 00:25:47,640 Speaker 12: You want to give us a statement? Hard Smaga, pril 610 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:50,000 take it down? Oh yeah, all right, in a minute. 611 00:25:52,039 --> 00:25:54,039 I just want to make sure you understand I mean 612 00:25:54,039 --> 00:25:59,839 about Ralph and all I did for him. Yeah, no gratitude, 613 00:26:00,039 --> 00:26:00,759 gratitude at all. 614 00:26:02,079 --> 00:26:02,640 Speaker 5: You blame me. 615 00:26:02,799 --> 00:26:04,079 Speaker 11: I mean after all I did for him. 616 00:26:04,079 --> 00:26:08,079 Speaker 4: You blame me, Well, you should have remembered Andy about gratitude. Yeah, 617 00:26:08,319 --> 00:26:10,119 doesn't mean much when you have to ask for it. 618 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:21,119 Speaker 2: The story you have just heard was true. The names 619 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:22,720 were changed to protect the innocent. 620 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:26,359 Speaker 3: On February fourth, trial was held in Superior Court Department 621 00:26:26,359 --> 00:26:29,279 eighty nine, City and County of Los Angeles, State of California. 622 00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:40,720 In a moment the results of that trial, Andrew Thomas 623 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:43,400 Howard was tried and convicted of murder in the second degree. 624 00:26:43,599 --> 00:26:45,839 He is now serving his term in the State Penitentiary 625 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:49,839 San Quentin, California. Second degree murder is punishable by imprisonment 626 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:51,039 from five years to life. 627 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:56,319 Speaker 2: Ladies and gentlemen, right now, inflation is America's number one 628 00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:59,000 menace on the home front. It's the one enemy that 629 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:02,680 can lick America. We can help prevent this by working harder, 630 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:07,400 working better. The fight against inflation will succeed only if 631 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:08,960 all of us get behind it. 632 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:21,880 Speaker 3: You have just heard Dragnet a series of authentic cases 633 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:25,000 from official files. Technical advice comes from the Office of 634 00:27:25,079 --> 00:27:28,079 Chief of Police W. H. Parker, Los Angeles Police Department. 635 00:27:28,519 --> 00:27:31,759 Heard tonight were Barney Phillips, Joyce McCluskey and Virginia Gregg. 636 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:36,559 Script by Jim Moser, music by Walter Schumann, hell Given speaking. 637 00:27:43,279 --> 00:27:46,920 Speaker 2: Next, it's David Harding and Pounder Spy on NBC. 638 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:59,680 Speaker 1: Welcome back. Well, a solid missing person's case. This is 639 00:27:59,759 --> 00:28:05,279 why where the title raises questions to me, because like 640 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:10,440 the Big LIGHTE Scrap, this feels like a title that's 641 00:28:10,519 --> 00:28:14,519 based on some production circumstances and the idea that you 642 00:28:14,559 --> 00:28:19,160 would almost not end up recordings Ragnet, particularly when they 643 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:24,119 were doing so much of the series by transcription, seems 644 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:28,759 very odd. I mean, in nineteen fifty two, it was 645 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:33,640 one of the network's premiere programs. It was a show 646 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:38,599 that had a sponsor, so them missing an episode would 647 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:41,720 be kind of a big deal. So I don't know 648 00:28:41,759 --> 00:28:44,920 why they almost missed it, or if somebody was, I 649 00:28:44,920 --> 00:28:48,119 don't know, maybe just a little bit anxious and exaggerating 650 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:51,599 and picking that title. It is also one of those 651 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:56,160 titles that can make it challenging when it comes to 652 00:28:56,559 --> 00:29:01,680 matching radio programs to the TV episodes they were adapted from. 653 00:29:02,119 --> 00:29:08,240 There were a handful of TV episodes from the seventh 654 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:13,680 season of Dragnet that started to circulate online, and I 655 00:29:13,799 --> 00:29:19,000 watched one, and I thought that episode was an original 656 00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:24,079 to TV program, but it wasn't. It was this story 657 00:29:24,279 --> 00:29:29,920 adapted to television. Now, I haven't watched it in a while, 658 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:34,359 and I didn't know if it would be particularly useful 659 00:29:34,519 --> 00:29:39,480 to go through it like seen by Seeing to see 660 00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:43,200 where it differs. But I think it actually tracked pretty close. 661 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:48,720 It was during the point that Frank Smith was Friday's 662 00:29:49,359 --> 00:29:53,920 partner and they were both actually up for promotion, which 663 00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:56,680 they'd end up getting, and so there's a little bit 664 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:59,200 of that in the plot, but other than that, it's 665 00:29:59,359 --> 00:30:03,519 very much the same story for me. It was noteworthy 666 00:30:04,039 --> 00:30:10,160 because the actor who played the San Diego police officer 667 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:15,799 was William Boyett, and if you know your Jack Web television, 668 00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:21,359 he played Sergeant MacDonald on Adam twelve, so that was 669 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:24,400 a bit of a treat. Now, the episode was not 670 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:29,559 titled The Big Almost No Show. On YouTube, you can 671 00:30:29,599 --> 00:30:35,000 find it as The Big Bit. Well, now it's time 672 00:30:35,039 --> 00:30:37,960 to thank our Patreon supporter of the day. Thank you 673 00:30:38,079 --> 00:30:44,359 to RB Patreon supporter since September twenty twenty one, currently 674 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:49,039 supporting the podcast at the Master Detective level of fifteen 675 00:30:49,079 --> 00:30:52,119 dollars or more per month. Again, Thanks so much for 676 00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:54,759 your support, RB, and that will do it for today. 677 00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:59,279 If you're enjoying the podcast, please follow us using your 678 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:02,960 favorite on cast software, and be sure to rate and 679 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:07,039 review the podcast wherever you download it from. We will 680 00:31:07,079 --> 00:31:10,960 be back next Thursday with another episode of Dragonnet. But 681 00:31:11,039 --> 00:31:13,799 join us back here tomorrow for yours truly, Johnny and 682 00:31:13,839 --> 00:31:15,359 all our where Sure. 683 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:17,200 Speaker 2: I remember Jimmy cutter, yester. 684 00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:19,559 Speaker 18: That's why I'm spending my own money to make this 685 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:22,319 long distance telephone call from the telephone boot. You're in 686 00:31:22,359 --> 00:31:25,079 the drug store, cuzy up, you're right away. I can 687 00:31:25,119 --> 00:31:26,160 help you solve the murder. 688 00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:27,000 Speaker 14: Who's Jimmy? 689 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:31,119 Speaker 18: I know who is? Well, that's why I think you're 690 00:31:31,119 --> 00:31:32,319 gonna come up here right away. 691 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:33,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, Jimmy. 692 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:36,519 Speaker 18: Everybody around here and even his own insurance coming to 693 00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:39,440 They all thought he just had an accident. His name 694 00:31:39,559 --> 00:31:41,319 was mister Andrew Parkinson. 695 00:31:41,480 --> 00:31:43,559 Speaker 2: Parkinson. I see you're talking. 696 00:31:43,319 --> 00:31:45,359 Speaker 18: Kind of fast, because I used to all my money 697 00:31:45,359 --> 00:31:46,359 in this telephone. 698 00:31:46,640 --> 00:31:46,839 Speaker 4: Mister. 699 00:31:47,559 --> 00:31:50,200 Speaker 18: I saw this other man from off that bridge. 700 00:31:50,319 --> 00:31:52,079 Speaker 2: Did he know you? Saim Oh? 701 00:31:52,119 --> 00:31:54,480 Speaker 18: I don't see how he could help with He didn't 702 00:31:54,519 --> 00:31:57,440 do anything about it, so maybe he didn't see me 703 00:31:57,480 --> 00:31:57,960 after all. 704 00:31:58,000 --> 00:31:59,519 Speaker 2: All right, what's the name of this other man? 705 00:31:59,599 --> 00:32:01,319 Speaker 14: Let Quillet? 706 00:32:01,799 --> 00:32:02,920 Speaker 10: But you us three minutes are up. 707 00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:04,359 Speaker 18: What are all the money? 708 00:32:04,359 --> 00:32:04,680 Speaker 4: I hear? 709 00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:10,200 Speaker 2: I'm sorry, operator up the name Jimmy, the name of 710 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:10,680 the killer? 711 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:16,359 Speaker 14: No, reverse the charges, Jimmy, operator, Operator. 712 00:32:16,599 --> 00:32:18,839 Speaker 1: I hope you'll be with us then. 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