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Caryl Chessman — Part 2

26 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: May 18, 1960 · Broad topic: Murder · Topic: Caryl Chessman · 26 pages OCR'd
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aw the re eaptlonine. v were un and of wi could fing 23 record at au, that cery tine 2 ord of ten fele a avietions io the Lo. Angeles area, d served time in the L.A. County Jail, ‘eston Industrial Sehe no! for Boys, San sentin, Folom and Chino, Furthermore. ost of those prison terns ow erlapped with sessman’s, You might say they were old hoolmates, Further than th: rhe Chess an’s arrest record, if “he police ! had e: t carefn ily. and his nrobation rena iN, Cath indig te Terranova was Bsted one of Ci. vaste’ known criminal s- oti the cops claim. io . eY Were aiataeciers of the eMster ‘ vasles, s. _Teretiva, Trunova out farther, we Fud sss trial, while J. Miller itor. was describing Ter- istion.” “Verraneva was in scAngetoy County Teil, no more than a) feet from el np." s eel, held on a of therte-iwa fete ay charees, inchid- i the Nevtonad Firearnes Act Soha wel Lied MOWED pe DONE Pease, PRUE Abts Wee ci fee ' Howe de tbat i : tat des ea hich aaronk of (ie .: + . ? ot . TASER et wonkt CUP be se chiral, Alew te Tar Aneeles and coment with: Linhac the Saab be : tseverrer’s: ofiec. 9 iate Che n- ry, we governor seas “definitely in- wet GP owe aculd ily to San 70, we world be met by a rire. vi of tbe gover: ; interosts of wore cad. that in tne somtatby owes hd > ty Sacro ne ot. We got rose » tldnia it wt no ane ¢ ar) ae ey COTTER at ary scheds in Las Mvestiay and closer, ct Bandit. — 8 undervectd fa with an of the stecce infoomation iu HME Case » Which is stil ee 2utN » inter: it scomed oe famous. Te cpara Gr: 4 tyes} eat ° ce Barbara Grate: eypler boat chi. tips a “the Chow oan haewn Cirensy rn 7 bo ‘ug jadge,” bad doanttucce ase oe death sentesce, ip Califor: wistery, He foe murs reverse EF his death sen. maces by bic er courts, Porte Chick fistice ede: bo Pomersreres 2 Wieren’s form nage Meredith was sentenced to draping, in a gaudy, Cal fernia- i. Warren, reviewing the case, ade Meredith * complete pardon. s comment was: “This is the most fla- arant cese of railroading iv the history of California jurisprudence.” The judge was Charles W, Fricke, S95 we felt that indications that Chess- man had been unjustly convicted w cre uot to he brushed of ely, We had cther clues that we were actting close to seme- thing hot. WoedBeld was informed by ‘fefondly” advisors several the investicadion went on. that he was “gets ting into danecrous territory. Bill Linhart, who had been investivat. ing for Chossnmm for seven veers, had been threatened with physical viele muy tines, as had family, Now that Wwe were getting close to the meat of the Case, we were al vetting jumpy. At the airport ticket counter, a tall, heavy-set man ina blue serge suit asked he ceed check Ccertain Reames” on the nredlest ao oour Hebd Che cleats told) the Uhatosach calor. Sor was cvchetbe times. as man -lrifted off into the ere. I bad al ne “orga en about him until the nev ar hee came over the loudspeaker, Passe on ZEcht sever-ninety-four report to Ucket ccunter, please.” At the ticket counter, a pair of grime faced men told the crowd chat the fivhe would be delayed. “We have a Teport there may be a bomb aboard your plane.” A three-hour check by the FBL estab. lished that the bomb was a Tase, bat is sure scared us, Woodfield de vidi d it woukl’ be safest to split up. He and Linhart to San Francisco in Linas nae equipped, private pole car, vith Linhbart's 638 on the seat. Davent by plane. That cfernoon, with ao sleep atall f WoodBeid, and Htle for myself we were in Che capitol builtin reporiing to Cee? Poole, Uwough when all information {r= the Governor on the Chessmaui case mist be cleared. Poole was distvssued to hediesy anything new conhd be taened hate fhe fe Thre, +h fre ve : ' yaad ate Pogroated its abesppce are re db thts : i] Ins ce Sheeran ad MObes as thi sty peean ag rhe : ‘ : ‘ id fel Cone: porter lary RooBerry died fatore bee oth a ao inh, bay Sage aN ‘ec he aa) ee
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