Deadly Deed

PREFACE This book is based on an actual homicide incident that took place in the l950s in Arizona. Gene McLain, nicknamed “Bulldog” and the “Man of Murder,” was an investigative reporter employed by a national Hearst newspaper who wrote about and solved major crimes. In the l950s, computers were not used in police work; there was no internet, cell phones, boom boxes, MTV, seat belts, air bags, VHS, CDs, DVDs, or DNA testing. None of the technology we take for granted today was available. There was only the teletype, and law enforcement agencies were not connected. Television was brand new, and the nation was amazed at black and white images that seemed to come out of thin air. There was no air conditioning in vehicles, and air conditioning in new homes was just coming to the marketplace. There was no Miranda-Escobedo law. So, when you were arrested, you forfeited your rights, and the police and sheriff departments could get confessions any way they wanted. We did have crime, and that’s what this is all about. The world of homicide and the mean streets, Gene McLain’s world. He not only wrote award-winning stories about crimes, but in many cases, he also solved them.