July 31, 2023 • 24 mins
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(00:06):
Ladies and gentlemen. The story you'reabout to hear is true. The names
have been changed to protect the innocence. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned
a robbery detail. You get ateletype warning you the two hold up men
(00:27):
are heading for your city. Youknow they're armed and dangerous. Your job
to be ready for them. Dragthe documented drama of an actual crime.
(00:47):
For the next thirty minutes, incooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department,
you will travel step by step onthe side of the laws to an actual
case. Transcribe from official police filefrom beginning to end. I'm trying to
punishment. Drag Mess is the storyof your police force in action. It
(01:10):
was twos the April step was drainingin Los Angeles. We're working to day
watch out a robbery detail. Mypartner's Frank Smith, the bosson to Detective
bad Brown. My name is FridayAs I'm away back tomorrow and I had
It was eight forty six am whenI got to them. Twenty seven eight
squad of them right, yeah,you back here. I'm honest, turning
thing. A couple of names noneI'm ment the descriptions. One of them
(01:32):
I'm supposed to be in this afternoon'smail. I said they were sending America.
Specially be easier when we know whowe're looking for. Him there well
Friday, Yeah, got a minuteright there. Monday, Yeah, close
the door him. Good. Kay, take a look at this. What
(01:56):
is it about the merchant? Ben? I just talk to lepos Cheff,
lots right, give me as muchas he could on the merchant. We
check out records. The rule isn'tlikely from what Lepole says. They're fresh
after from the east in name oftown now at someplace from Georgia. They're
trying to run it out both rules. Got to the pull a couple of
gas they can hold up over therethe wall. Yeah, at least they
think so. Running their records.The boys got into town a couple of
(02:20):
months ago an no visible means withplenty of money hung around the places on
the strift, gambled, drank andthemselves quite a time. Yeah. The
fivement over there started to wonder wherethe money was coming from. Put a
couple of men on them full time, or they find out how much clothy.
They were finally picked up on adrunk charge, mugs and printed nothing
to hold him on. So theywere released next morning. It s gets
(02:42):
time, let's clean. I'm away out. They stopped long enough to
kick in a couple of those gasstation motels you know along the highway were
pretty good. The victims like theidentification right away. Yeah, as soon
as they saw the pictures, shriffsoff as notified Bakers Highway patrol. Air
was waiting. But they must havegotten through before the word winner. We've
been able to trace him through barstivesVictorville. I'm through Para blossom, little
(03:04):
rock. The worked hard all theway. What do you mean? Three
service stations, two restaurants, onemore? Tell anything on him here in
La not yet? Matter of time. We got to get him before they
all of it can tell the samestory. These two guys are off their
rockets where it's packed up. They'rewell armed. Car they're driving is cold,
and they're on the needle tell uswhere we got it. Lefold says
(03:24):
they kept a couple of dates withNorman pushers in Vegas, far as he
could tell her. When many ofthe pass. That doesn't mean it didn't
happen to It's a story, andokay, I tell you before. It's
a matter of time till they tryto put somebody around here in town for
a couple of crazy gunmen high onh bad combination that somebody's gonna lose.
Let's hope it's not us. EthanGifford, mrten WMA, twenty seven years,
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five hundred fifty five. Thus BrotherGrady James Murtin twenty four years,
five to six in fifty two poundsarrived in Los Angeles on the morning of
April seven. The first word weheaded their presence was a hot shot telephone
call reporting a robbery of a marketon the corner of Santa Monica Bull of
Arden and Rose Street. The marketowners, mister and Missus Turner Dillon,
had both the cistom with Mister Dillonhas been removed to Judge recating hospital for
(04:16):
treatment of a skull practice. Awoman had been given emergency treatment on the
scene and referred to her own doctors. The description the victims gave us match
the Mergin brothers. As soon asthe month shot from Las Vegas arrived,
Frank and I had realized to seeMissus Dillon. We found her in the
small apartment above the store. Ijust talked to doctor the hospital. We
said ted the r. Sure,I wonder the way they're hid him,
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no reason for it. We'd havegiven them the money turnatift, telling him
take the money and leave us alone. Take some money didn't make any difference
to him. Alphy Daden heard us. We'd like to look at some pictures,
missus Dillans, see if you canput out the man? Sure,
anything to detect him? Here youare a man? Thank you got him
in here? Do you? Ihopefully h right? Well, here they
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are, thank you? It's Ican I help again? Yeah? Did
you notice that they do a timeand the villain? I can't turn you
to Sure, we didn't really seeuntil they were in the store. Now
there must be something wrong. We'regonna be somebody up like that, you
know off here. Can't be anormal person. What they say to you?
Well, I told us it wasa stick up set to hand over
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the money, the bigger one.That's him right there, he said for
us, a hurry up. Myhusband opened the cash registers and I gave
him what was there we want,told him to get to the safe,
hand over that money too. Yeah, point of the guns that it's kind
of pushed us back to the safe. Turner opened it all the time.
We did just what they said.We weren't going to cause them any trouble.
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Hand them all the money. Everytime Turnda kept saying, take the
money, but leave us alone.He must to set a fifty times before
I even knew what was happening.When it was lying on the floor,
he's been hit. I got mad. I tried to get at the man
myself. Make any difference to him. I was a woman that hit me
too. Yeah, here in myfaith, if they didn't hit me as
hard as they could, turn in. If they didn't, did that not
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too good? To tell you thetruth. I was more consented to taking
care of my husband and painting attentionto them. Couple of hoodlums. I
don't know where men like had comefrom. Let's be something wrong with the
way they were brought up. Truth, Come on, will probably be their
parents who ought to be and Jay, I'm not the boys at all.
It might be right, so it'snot the boys fault. For four twenty
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five PM, we receive a communicationthe FBI telling us that the Merchants brothers
are watered by the State of Alabamafor escape. A complete record on the
Twoman was also sent they've been arresteda total of twenty six times, where
everything from petty theft to kidnapping,according to the kickback that escaped from a
road goong observing a sentence, thepossession of narcotics. We contacted the authorities
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in Alabama and asked them to forwardall available information on the suspect. After
talking with Captain Donahoe, Frank andI went over the first three station to
see Captain Waters. We asked himto supply a list of places the two
brothers might turn for an archotic content. He gave us a list of several
places in town and the names ofmen we could talk to. A sixteen
m We've got to check him out. Yeah, I le don't think you've
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seen Patty Hayward around. Why areyou looking for him? I want to
talk to him. What a bob? What if we wanted you don't know
we'd ask for you, wouldn't we? You guys contents? Right now?
Where's Patty? I don't know?Come on, we got word that he
hasn't been more once. We've blockedaway from here in the past four years.
Now Worthy, I told you,I don't know. You're not being
smartnessing my back room. Stay alonehere, as far as I know what
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you do. Not some different planssold there? Yeah, do you want
something? You're Patty Hayworth. That'sright, Sit down, I know you.
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I don't think so. You're inthe wrong room. Police officers.
We got some questions for you.I don't guarantee the answers at the start.
Go. You heard from the Martinbrothers who Grady and Ethan Martin?
New names you don't know, RedQueen and the Black King? And I
could turn them over. That's thebaby I've been looking for us first time
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the name? Yeah, first win? Who bad? Didn't pay for the
deck? I hadn't made a killing? All right? Not come on here
with what do you know about theMartins? I told you nothing? Then
why come to me about other guysin town? They're gonna need it the
way we got if you can steerthem to it. Old friends again,
all right, get your coat.Why let's take a ride. But why
we can't talk here. Let's geton town, Let's get nice life.
There's nothing wrong. We're right here. Well, I can't want even know
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what's in it for me? Whyinformation like that ought to be worth?
You know? We can't do anythingfor you. Come on, let's go.
How long you think are you gonnabe able to hold it up?
How do you make that well,I'll tell you. We'll take you down
town. Process you pass the wordyou're copped out. Told us about a
half a dozen people in town.Thing like that gets around, you're gonna
be in trouble. You'll come backwith what we want to know. Well,
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that's kind of crumbing in almost bothto the blackmail, and you called
it. We didn't you really dothat? Way? Would all right?
Crushed out all the roads? Whatdo you want to know about the Martins?
You know? I, madam,Yet where place down the street last
night? What is it? Abar? Hotel? Hotel? There?
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No, no, we just usethe room to me know where they are?
What they want? You called it? Ah, you're do them any
good? No, I told youthe truth, and I'm pushing anymore.
Why they come to you heard Icould turn them on? What you tell
them? Oh? I said,I couldn't help them. I told him
I try and line something up.Still, you know, I don't want
any part of that action, evenif I could have a piece of at
the answer. You know why allthese guys are too far out. They
must be shooting seven eight caps today guys they're most of their time cooking
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there out of their skull. Yeah, you got anything that will help box
them in. I don't know,Hey abroad, what do you mean?
Well, they're dragging abroad with himA big one be six too and it
started, you know, or I'veseen her around. He used to hustle
drinks downtown. Got too rough forsome of the managers. They tied the
candle it. She's been floating fora couple of months, ties into some
guy who pays the bos. Soonas he wises up, she dropped and
goes on the pound. She gotan ad dress. Oh, I can't
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name it, some fleabag on siffI think, I don't know. She
might chip you with it, notsteadying us. She's smart, you know,
honey, looks you do a realgood One of the homeliest women I
ever met. Yeah, it lookedlike she should be wearing a bridle.
Where can we get in touch withit? It's hard to stay since she's
running with the Mardens. Yeah,you might try the ten of Hearts that
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to dive on six. She usedto show for the place when they kicked
her out. You were a freelance. She still hangs around. I think
i'd believe it with the Mardens.Huh, they're going to contact you.
I don't know. They might wantme to call you if they do.
Yeah, we'd appreciate that. Okay, you got a card. Thanks,
I'll give you a rink all right. Anyway, we're here from me,
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yeah here. Yeah. You see. You should have banked the game I
lost. No, you didn't.Huh, you're one. We returned to
the office and ran the name ofdescription of the woman through the record section.
We came up with a package listingarrest for violating a second six forty
seven five of the Female Code andforty two twenty LA listening drinks. He
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served two terms in the county jailand at the present time was not on
parole. We got our address andgo out to singer Winle. We get
the apartment house, told her shewas out and wasn't expected back at any
certain times. Frank and I drovedown to the Tenor Hearts, a small
bar on six drenks. He foundthe woman sitting on one of the front
stools. Hi, honey, likebad lane, Your name Jane sim letter
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name, don't make even here,just friends, so it really counts.
How about it? That's your name? Are you guys? Tap? Are
you asking me for anka? I'mnothing, We're not rob I want to
talk to you out what Let's getoutside to easier talk here. I had
a choice, not much, okayany yeah, save us too. I'll
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be right back. Okay, soright out here, we can talk in
the car. Go ahead, youget in. Okay. What's the base
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you work your I mean this place? That's right. Once I come in
and have a couple of drinks,that's it. I've been a rout top,
all right. I did it pastthe time of day? What do
you ask? A couple of questions? Not the power for that uniform.
I didn't send us suit out toask about a traffic accident? What are
you doing with your time? Game? Move around? Lay it out?
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Funny when fast first a week?H okay up late Monday, got up
about one thirty, had a badnight Sunday? What's up that we all
had tagged a brown in the corner, A couple of bloody mary went home,
thanks my clothes and met a friend. You want to give us his
name? Thank go any father,Nick Feiffer, Okay, what happen?
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Men? I was out with himinto maybe two thirty that's in the morning.
Yeah, came home, went tobed and slept until about eleven thirty
two. I got a call froma couple of friends who just got into
town. Same a couple of brothers. They met a girlfriend of mine Las
Vegas, who gave him my numbers. He's been a great American mat dam
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a couple of drinks and go outto the beach for lunch. Came back
to tom at dinner. Takes usup to last night. Have you seen
him today? No, you cancall me safternoon, said they had some
kinds of business. You'll take careof the season. After fact, they
were going to pick me up.Yeah, about an hour. That's the
reason for the muscle of the Martinbrothers at a game going. I'm on
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their side. I want that clear. They pulled up booboo. They did
it themselves, no help from me, as I'm concerned. They both got
soft spot, nice skulls. Sothey say, what this business was they
had to take care of? Now? I mentioned something about somebody you want
the money, something like that,that they were going to collect. I
didn't say were though, not tome. We were rigged last night though,
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didn't leave a lot of dogs allthose guns going out to collect.
They weren't going to do it nice. We called the office and told them
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what had happened. Another team ofmen were set out to help us cover
the place. Frank and I tookup our positions in the back of the
bar. Were winning one. Welldo you think jo, I don't know.
They decided not to show us that'spossible. John got my here this
morning. Yah, well, Iwas shaving. I always have trouble,
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you know. Try all the thingsto tell you about the latter stay on,
two and a half minutes, hotwater, all of the things you're
supposed to do. I tried themoff. Finally came up with the answer,
you did, yep. But whatis it this done? New kind
of racers? Yeah? I gotthinking about saying game of the idea,
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how does that work? Pays?My wife and all that she's shaving though,
so you don't understand you're not shaving? Well, No, the last
night he gave herself one of thosehome permanents. I got the ideas from
that for the new Racers. Yeah, they got those permanent things for different
kinds of hair, like hair that'shard to curl, medium, easy to
curl, easy. You know,I don't know what's coming here. Well,
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if somebody invented a razor for topbeard, medium beard, white stairs,
you do all right, m you'regonna invented on you, Jill.
I'm not gonna invented you know howI am with those things? Is that
the idea? Though? If youlike to buy one? If they had
him top their find the one lightaway first day? Everybody answer here,
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come back. It's like radium.Yeah, my brothers might be outside.
Wait a minute, tobly moving talkingwith the same lighter woman unders believe.
Let's go. We'll take an outside, right, all right, Martin holds
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up. He's laving. Joe,come on some down, take it easy,
easy, thanks, all right,come on, get up, come
on, get over with them atthe wall, advanced him, luger.
I have put your hands down theback. I mean you shove me around
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for cops. You're gonna be sorryabout your brother. You'll find it.
You got a fat mountains. Youknow where is he? I want to
leave your don got him? That'sright, you'll turn them on and you
talk to me guys like you're alwayscausing tropics. She FuMB I don't know
what he's in season. You're suregonna be sorry when he hears about this.
Get you. You can't dig farenough to get away. You'll find
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him, pay you back. That'senough, Now let's go. You would
tell her she's gonna collect inis.Guy, she'll be shoty, not alone,
You'll have company. The other teamof menory named at the barn and
empty other suspect returned. We couldgreeting Merton to the city hall for questioning.
Empty your pocket, h come onempty amount change keys, Hank,
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you spend nine. Let me seeyour arms, ring, Come on me
see your arms. There's two waysto do this. You take your choice.
H When do you have your lastpop? You got to prove if
that won't be hard on, wegotta do or drop you in a night
to sell and you'll be screaming forit. You get all the money you
can on that. I'll book itmyself. Let me see your water.
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It's nothing wrong with your reach.It's a pink slip on your car water
Nevada. I sort of said,yeah, photos key for nothing. I
just like to carry him senter whathappens now? You hit me? Turn
around for that's something din your martinkey? Here? What's it for?
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And I'm a sub for Hendrick's Arment'shotel. That when you've been saying,
I'm not gonna sing anymore. Youwant me to talk, it's got to
be with a lawn. I knowmy right. If you can't make you
say that you huh. We gotall we need. We had great Emerican
taken to the main jail and heldthe answer charges of violation of second to
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eleven PC. Three twenty six am. Frank and I left the office and
go back to the Henry's Arms witha large private home in the Frenshaw area
that had been converted into a hotel. Frank covered the back entrance to the
building and I walked up the stepsuncovering. I uncovered. You know it's
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three thirty. I hope you've gota good reason coming around here. There's
time and Eley's office in timing wasready to go. Room five Sea work
or police dosiness. Listen, thisis a clean police there's no problem.
That's what we are runs, that'swhat we all wanted to yes here,
now, who's in room five SeaCompany. Right, what do I mean?
I don't know if some white writersthe room to him only seen a
couple of times. All right,that's what I'm gonna look like this picture
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coming here away and get some whitehuh. Let's take a look. Whoa,
this is alloy here? That's right. M well here, guess that's
one of them. Yeah, theend now, well, I wouldn't have
any way of going that. Kenneth'scome and go as they please. See,
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as long as they don't let thewater run. Don't have no round
parties. We don't bother wherever them. There's a third floor reader. Okay,
just all go to the back door. Yeah, he's gotta go through
the kitchen. See can you tellme what this is all about? The
better? If we didn't, you'regonna be didn't shooting. I don't think
so. Well, if there is, I can give your hands. I
gotta tell gagement roll I used to, I can gage if that won't be
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necessary, All right, thanks,here, don't know yet. Running backs
there right through there. It lookslike a closet, but you open another
door and you can go on up. All right, you have a key
to the room. Yeah, hereare Why were you go with him?
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Might be better if you stayed here. Yeah, yeah, well I'll get
my gun and God in the frontdoor. He won't get out. I'll
guard It's just down this way man. Easy. Oh no, you know
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you know what? Say? Yeah? What behind you? Y'all? I
Hi? What are you doing?A hia? What are you guys doing
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it? I had to get anyhad to do it. We did.
We should have killed you all thetime in the world. I didn't do
it. I should have killed huldshot. I couldn't do it, no
reason at all. I wouldn't havecost me anymore. Thatself a sure.
They never executed anybody in this state. The killing a cop wouldn't have cost
me anymore that a bigger building canpay. Now, come on, the
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story you have just heard is true. The names were changed to protect the
innocent. On August eighteenth, trialwas held in Department ninety eight, Superior
Court of the State of California,in and Paul, the County of Los
Angeles, and I'm almost the resultsof that trial. Ethan Gifford Martin,
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I'm Grady James Martin were tried andconvicted of robbery in the first degree five
counts and received sentence as prescribed bylaw. Robbery in the first degree is
punishable by imprisonment in the state penecenturyfor a period of from five years to
life. Because of the viciousness oftheir crimes, their sentences were set to
run consecutively. A hold was placedon them by the State of Alabama in
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the events they are paroled. Youhave just heard Dragnet, a series of
authentic cases from official files. Technicaladvice comes from the Office of Chief of
Police W. H. Parker,Los Angeles Police Department Technical advisers Captain Jack
(23:41):
Donahoe, Sergeant Marty Wynn, SergeantFrance Fraischer. Heard tonight were Ben Alexander
her Bellus, Virginia Gregg, VicRodman, Burt Hollands. Script by John
Robinson, music by Walter Schumann.Hell get me speaking. What's an entirely
different Dragnet case History Week on yourlocal NBC television station. Please check your
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newspapers for the day and time Chesterfieldhas brought you drag Net Transcribed from Los Angeles
Ladies and gentlemen. The story you'reabout to hear is true. The names
have been changed to protect the innocence. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned
a robbery detail. You get ateletype warning you the two hold up men
(00:27):
are heading for your city. Youknow they're armed and dangerous. Your job
to be ready for them. Dragthe documented drama of an actual crime.
(00:47):
For the next thirty minutes, incooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department,
you will travel step by step onthe side of the laws to an actual
case. Transcribe from official police filefrom beginning to end. I'm trying to
punishment. Drag Mess is the storyof your police force in action. It
(01:10):
was twos the April step was drainingin Los Angeles. We're working to day
watch out a robbery detail. Mypartner's Frank Smith, the bosson to Detective
bad Brown. My name is FridayAs I'm away back tomorrow and I had
It was eight forty six am whenI got to them. Twenty seven eight
squad of them right, yeah,you back here. I'm honest, turning
thing. A couple of names noneI'm ment the descriptions. One of them
(01:32):
I'm supposed to be in this afternoon'smail. I said they were sending America.
Specially be easier when we know whowe're looking for. Him there well
Friday, Yeah, got a minuteright there. Monday, Yeah, close
the door him. Good. Kay, take a look at this. What
(01:56):
is it about the merchant? Ben? I just talk to lepos Cheff,
lots right, give me as muchas he could on the merchant. We
check out records. The rule isn'tlikely from what Lepole says. They're fresh
after from the east in name oftown now at someplace from Georgia. They're
trying to run it out both rules. Got to the pull a couple of
gas they can hold up over therethe wall. Yeah, at least they
think so. Running their records.The boys got into town a couple of
(02:20):
months ago an no visible means withplenty of money hung around the places on
the strift, gambled, drank andthemselves quite a time. Yeah. The
fivement over there started to wonder wherethe money was coming from. Put a
couple of men on them full time, or they find out how much clothy.
They were finally picked up on adrunk charge, mugs and printed nothing
to hold him on. So theywere released next morning. It s gets
(02:42):
time, let's clean. I'm away out. They stopped long enough to
kick in a couple of those gasstation motels you know along the highway were
pretty good. The victims like theidentification right away. Yeah, as soon
as they saw the pictures, shriffsoff as notified Bakers Highway patrol. Air
was waiting. But they must havegotten through before the word winner. We've
been able to trace him through barstivesVictorville. I'm through Para blossom, little
(03:04):
rock. The worked hard all theway. What do you mean? Three
service stations, two restaurants, onemore? Tell anything on him here in
La not yet? Matter of time. We got to get him before they
all of it can tell the samestory. These two guys are off their
rockets where it's packed up. They'rewell armed. Car they're driving is cold,
and they're on the needle tell uswhere we got it. Lefold says
(03:24):
they kept a couple of dates withNorman pushers in Vegas, far as he
could tell her. When many ofthe pass. That doesn't mean it didn't
happen to It's a story, andokay, I tell you before. It's
a matter of time till they tryto put somebody around here in town for
a couple of crazy gunmen high onh bad combination that somebody's gonna lose.
Let's hope it's not us. EthanGifford, mrten WMA, twenty seven years,
(03:53):
five hundred fifty five. Thus BrotherGrady James Murtin twenty four years,
five to six in fifty two poundsarrived in Los Angeles on the morning of
April seven. The first word weheaded their presence was a hot shot telephone
call reporting a robbery of a marketon the corner of Santa Monica Bull of
Arden and Rose Street. The marketowners, mister and Missus Turner Dillon,
had both the cistom with Mister Dillonhas been removed to Judge recating hospital for
(04:16):
treatment of a skull practice. Awoman had been given emergency treatment on the
scene and referred to her own doctors. The description the victims gave us match
the Mergin brothers. As soon asthe month shot from Las Vegas arrived,
Frank and I had realized to seeMissus Dillon. We found her in the
small apartment above the store. Ijust talked to doctor the hospital. We
said ted the r. Sure,I wonder the way they're hid him,
(04:38):
no reason for it. We'd havegiven them the money turnatift, telling him
take the money and leave us alone. Take some money didn't make any difference
to him. Alphy Daden heard us. We'd like to look at some pictures,
missus Dillans, see if you canput out the man? Sure,
anything to detect him? Here youare a man? Thank you got him
in here? Do you? Ihopefully h right? Well, here they
(05:03):
are, thank you? It's Ican I help again? Yeah? Did
you notice that they do a timeand the villain? I can't turn you
to Sure, we didn't really seeuntil they were in the store. Now
there must be something wrong. We'regonna be somebody up like that, you
know off here. Can't be anormal person. What they say to you?
Well, I told us it wasa stick up set to hand over
(05:23):
the money, the bigger one.That's him right there, he said for
us, a hurry up. Myhusband opened the cash registers and I gave
him what was there we want,told him to get to the safe,
hand over that money too. Yeah, point of the guns that it's kind
of pushed us back to the safe. Turner opened it all the time.
We did just what they said.We weren't going to cause them any trouble.
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Hand them all the money. Everytime Turnda kept saying, take the
money, but leave us alone.He must to set a fifty times before
I even knew what was happening.When it was lying on the floor,
he's been hit. I got mad. I tried to get at the man
myself. Make any difference to him. I was a woman that hit me
too. Yeah, here in myfaith, if they didn't hit me as
hard as they could, turn in. If they didn't, did that not
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too good? To tell you thetruth. I was more consented to taking
care of my husband and painting attentionto them. Couple of hoodlums. I
don't know where men like had comefrom. Let's be something wrong with the
way they were brought up. Truth, Come on, will probably be their
parents who ought to be and Jay, I'm not the boys at all.
It might be right, so it'snot the boys fault. For four twenty
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five PM, we receive a communicationthe FBI telling us that the Merchants brothers
are watered by the State of Alabamafor escape. A complete record on the
Twoman was also sent they've been arresteda total of twenty six times, where
everything from petty theft to kidnapping,according to the kickback that escaped from a
road goong observing a sentence, thepossession of narcotics. We contacted the authorities
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in Alabama and asked them to forwardall available information on the suspect. After
talking with Captain Donahoe, Frank andI went over the first three station to
see Captain Waters. We asked himto supply a list of places the two
brothers might turn for an archotic content. He gave us a list of several
places in town and the names ofmen we could talk to. A sixteen
m We've got to check him out. Yeah, I le don't think you've
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seen Patty Hayward around. Why areyou looking for him? I want to
talk to him. What a bob? What if we wanted you don't know
we'd ask for you, wouldn't we? You guys contents? Right now?
Where's Patty? I don't know?Come on, we got word that he
hasn't been more once. We've blockedaway from here in the past four years.
Now Worthy, I told you,I don't know. You're not being
smartnessing my back room. Stay alonehere, as far as I know what
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you do. Not some different planssold there? Yeah, do you want
something? You're Patty Hayworth. That'sright, Sit down, I know you.
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I don't think so. You're inthe wrong room. Police officers.
We got some questions for you.I don't guarantee the answers at the start.
Go. You heard from the Martinbrothers who Grady and Ethan Martin?
New names you don't know, RedQueen and the Black King? And I
could turn them over. That's thebaby I've been looking for us first time
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the name? Yeah, first win? Who bad? Didn't pay for the
deck? I hadn't made a killing? All right? Not come on here
with what do you know about theMartins? I told you nothing? Then
why come to me about other guysin town? They're gonna need it the
way we got if you can steerthem to it. Old friends again,
all right, get your coat.Why let's take a ride. But why
we can't talk here. Let's geton town, Let's get nice life.
There's nothing wrong. We're right here. Well, I can't want even know
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what's in it for me? Whyinformation like that ought to be worth?
You know? We can't do anythingfor you. Come on, let's go.
How long you think are you gonnabe able to hold it up?
How do you make that well,I'll tell you. We'll take you down
town. Process you pass the wordyou're copped out. Told us about a
half a dozen people in town.Thing like that gets around, you're gonna
be in trouble. You'll come backwith what we want to know. Well,
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that's kind of crumbing in almost bothto the blackmail, and you called
it. We didn't you really dothat? Way? Would all right?
Crushed out all the roads? Whatdo you want to know about the Martins?
You know? I, madam,Yet where place down the street last
night? What is it? Abar? Hotel? Hotel? There?
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No, no, we just usethe room to me know where they are?
What they want? You called it? Ah, you're do them any
good? No, I told youthe truth, and I'm pushing anymore.
Why they come to you heard Icould turn them on? What you tell
them? Oh? I said,I couldn't help them. I told him
I try and line something up.Still, you know, I don't want
any part of that action, evenif I could have a piece of at
the answer. You know why allthese guys are too far out. They
must be shooting seven eight caps today guys they're most of their time cooking
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there out of their skull. Yeah, you got anything that will help box
them in. I don't know,Hey abroad, what do you mean?
Well, they're dragging abroad with himA big one be six too and it
started, you know, or I'veseen her around. He used to hustle
drinks downtown. Got too rough forsome of the managers. They tied the
candle it. She's been floating fora couple of months, ties into some
guy who pays the bos. Soonas he wises up, she dropped and
goes on the pound. She gotan ad dress. Oh, I can't
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name it, some fleabag on siffI think, I don't know. She
might chip you with it, notsteadying us. She's smart, you know,
honey, looks you do a realgood One of the homeliest women I
ever met. Yeah, it lookedlike she should be wearing a bridle.
Where can we get in touch withit? It's hard to stay since she's
running with the Mardens. Yeah,you might try the ten of Hearts that
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to dive on six. She usedto show for the place when they kicked
her out. You were a freelance. She still hangs around. I think
i'd believe it with the Mardens.Huh, they're going to contact you.
I don't know. They might wantme to call you if they do.
Yeah, we'd appreciate that. Okay, you got a card. Thanks,
I'll give you a rink all right. Anyway, we're here from me,
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yeah here. Yeah. You see. You should have banked the game I
lost. No, you didn't.Huh, you're one. We returned to
the office and ran the name ofdescription of the woman through the record section.
We came up with a package listingarrest for violating a second six forty
seven five of the Female Code andforty two twenty LA listening drinks. He
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served two terms in the county jailand at the present time was not on
parole. We got our address andgo out to singer Winle. We get
the apartment house, told her shewas out and wasn't expected back at any
certain times. Frank and I drovedown to the Tenor Hearts, a small
bar on six drenks. He foundthe woman sitting on one of the front
stools. Hi, honey, likebad lane, Your name Jane sim letter
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name, don't make even here,just friends, so it really counts.
How about it? That's your name? Are you guys? Tap? Are
you asking me for anka? I'mnothing, We're not rob I want to
talk to you out what Let's getoutside to easier talk here. I had
a choice, not much, okayany yeah, save us too. I'll
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be right back. Okay, soright out here, we can talk in
the car. Go ahead, youget in. Okay. What's the base
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you work your I mean this place? That's right. Once I come in
and have a couple of drinks,that's it. I've been a rout top,
all right. I did it pastthe time of day? What do
you ask? A couple of questions? Not the power for that uniform.
I didn't send us suit out toask about a traffic accident? What are
you doing with your time? Game? Move around? Lay it out?
(12:54):
Funny when fast first a week?H okay up late Monday, got up
about one thirty, had a badnight Sunday? What's up that we all
had tagged a brown in the corner, A couple of bloody mary went home,
thanks my clothes and met a friend. You want to give us his
name? Thank go any father,Nick Feiffer, Okay, what happen?
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Men? I was out with himinto maybe two thirty that's in the morning.
Yeah, came home, went tobed and slept until about eleven thirty
two. I got a call froma couple of friends who just got into
town. Same a couple of brothers. They met a girlfriend of mine Las
Vegas, who gave him my numbers. He's been a great American mat dam
(13:46):
a couple of drinks and go outto the beach for lunch. Came back
to tom at dinner. Takes usup to last night. Have you seen
him today? No, you cancall me safternoon, said they had some
kinds of business. You'll take careof the season. After fact, they
were going to pick me up.Yeah, about an hour. That's the
reason for the muscle of the Martinbrothers at a game going. I'm on
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their side. I want that clear. They pulled up booboo. They did
it themselves, no help from me, as I'm concerned. They both got
soft spot, nice skulls. Sothey say, what this business was they
had to take care of? Now? I mentioned something about somebody you want
the money, something like that,that they were going to collect. I
didn't say were though, not tome. We were rigged last night though,
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didn't leave a lot of dogs allthose guns going out to collect.
They weren't going to do it nice. We called the office and told them
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what had happened. Another team ofmen were set out to help us cover
the place. Frank and I tookup our positions in the back of the
bar. Were winning one. Welldo you think jo, I don't know.
They decided not to show us that'spossible. John got my here this
morning. Yah, well, Iwas shaving. I always have trouble,
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you know. Try all the thingsto tell you about the latter stay on,
two and a half minutes, hotwater, all of the things you're
supposed to do. I tried themoff. Finally came up with the answer,
you did, yep. But whatis it this done? New kind
of racers? Yeah? I gotthinking about saying game of the idea,
(15:43):
how does that work? Pays?My wife and all that she's shaving though,
so you don't understand you're not shaving? Well, No, the last
night he gave herself one of thosehome permanents. I got the ideas from
that for the new Racers. Yeah, they got those permanent things for different
kinds of hair, like hair that'shard to curl, medium, easy to
curl, easy. You know,I don't know what's coming here. Well,
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if somebody invented a razor for topbeard, medium beard, white stairs,
you do all right, m you'regonna invented on you, Jill.
I'm not gonna invented you know howI am with those things? Is that
the idea? Though? If youlike to buy one? If they had
him top their find the one lightaway first day? Everybody answer here,
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come back. It's like radium.Yeah, my brothers might be outside.
Wait a minute, tobly moving talkingwith the same lighter woman unders believe.
Let's go. We'll take an outside, right, all right, Martin holds
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up. He's laving. Joe,come on some down, take it easy,
easy, thanks, all right,come on, get up, come
on, get over with them atthe wall, advanced him, luger.
I have put your hands down theback. I mean you shove me around
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for cops. You're gonna be sorryabout your brother. You'll find it.
You got a fat mountains. Youknow where is he? I want to
leave your don got him? That'sright, you'll turn them on and you
talk to me guys like you're alwayscausing tropics. She FuMB I don't know
what he's in season. You're suregonna be sorry when he hears about this.
Get you. You can't dig farenough to get away. You'll find
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him, pay you back. That'senough, Now let's go. You would
tell her she's gonna collect inis.Guy, she'll be shoty, not alone,
You'll have company. The other teamof menory named at the barn and
empty other suspect returned. We couldgreeting Merton to the city hall for questioning.
Empty your pocket, h come onempty amount change keys, Hank,
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you spend nine. Let me seeyour arms, ring, Come on me
see your arms. There's two waysto do this. You take your choice.
H When do you have your lastpop? You got to prove if
that won't be hard on, wegotta do or drop you in a night
to sell and you'll be screaming forit. You get all the money you
can on that. I'll book itmyself. Let me see your water.
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It's nothing wrong with your reach.It's a pink slip on your car water
Nevada. I sort of said,yeah, photos key for nothing. I
just like to carry him senter whathappens now? You hit me? Turn
around for that's something din your martinkey? Here? What's it for?
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And I'm a sub for Hendrick's Arment'shotel. That when you've been saying,
I'm not gonna sing anymore. Youwant me to talk, it's got to
be with a lawn. I knowmy right. If you can't make you
say that you huh. We gotall we need. We had great Emerican
taken to the main jail and heldthe answer charges of violation of second to
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eleven PC. Three twenty six am. Frank and I left the office and
go back to the Henry's Arms witha large private home in the Frenshaw area
that had been converted into a hotel. Frank covered the back entrance to the
building and I walked up the stepsuncovering. I uncovered. You know it's
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three thirty. I hope you've gota good reason coming around here. There's
time and Eley's office in timing wasready to go. Room five Sea work
or police dosiness. Listen, thisis a clean police there's no problem.
That's what we are runs, that'swhat we all wanted to yes here,
now, who's in room five SeaCompany. Right, what do I mean?
I don't know if some white writersthe room to him only seen a
couple of times. All right,that's what I'm gonna look like this picture
(20:07):
coming here away and get some whitehuh. Let's take a look. Whoa,
this is alloy here? That's right. M well here, guess that's
one of them. Yeah, theend now, well, I wouldn't have
any way of going that. Kenneth'scome and go as they please. See,
(20:30):
as long as they don't let thewater run. Don't have no round
parties. We don't bother wherever them. There's a third floor reader. Okay,
just all go to the back door. Yeah, he's gotta go through
the kitchen. See can you tellme what this is all about? The
better? If we didn't, you'regonna be didn't shooting. I don't think
so. Well, if there is, I can give your hands. I
gotta tell gagement roll I used to, I can gage if that won't be
(20:52):
necessary, All right, thanks,here, don't know yet. Running backs
there right through there. It lookslike a closet, but you open another
door and you can go on up. All right, you have a key
to the room. Yeah, hereare Why were you go with him?
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Might be better if you stayed here. Yeah, yeah, well I'll get
my gun and God in the frontdoor. He won't get out. I'll
guard It's just down this way man. Easy. Oh no, you know
(21:47):
you know what? Say? Yeah? What behind you? Y'all? I
Hi? What are you doing?A hia? What are you guys doing
(22:08):
it? I had to get anyhad to do it. We did.
We should have killed you all thetime in the world. I didn't do
it. I should have killed huldshot. I couldn't do it, no
reason at all. I wouldn't havecost me anymore. Thatself a sure.
They never executed anybody in this state. The killing a cop wouldn't have cost
me anymore that a bigger building canpay. Now, come on, the
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story you have just heard is true. The names were changed to protect the
innocent. On August eighteenth, trialwas held in Department ninety eight, Superior
Court of the State of California,in and Paul, the County of Los
Angeles, and I'm almost the resultsof that trial. Ethan Gifford Martin,
(22:56):
I'm Grady James Martin were tried andconvicted of robbery in the first degree five
counts and received sentence as prescribed bylaw. Robbery in the first degree is
punishable by imprisonment in the state penecenturyfor a period of from five years to
life. Because of the viciousness oftheir crimes, their sentences were set to
run consecutively. A hold was placedon them by the State of Alabama in
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the events they are paroled. Youhave just heard Dragnet, a series of
authentic cases from official files. Technicaladvice comes from the Office of Chief of
Police W. H. Parker,Los Angeles Police Department Technical advisers Captain Jack
(23:41):
Donahoe, Sergeant Marty Wynn, SergeantFrance Fraischer. Heard tonight were Ben Alexander
her Bellus, Virginia Gregg, VicRodman, Burt Hollands. Script by John
Robinson, music by Walter Schumann.Hell get me speaking. What's an entirely
different Dragnet case History Week on yourlocal NBC television station. Please check your
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