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The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

And then he proceededto tell me that he wanted to avoidthe death penaltyat all costs. that...

And then he proceeded
to tell me that he wanted to avoid
the death penalty
at all costs. that he wanted to avoid
the death penalty
at all costs. And that he wanted me
to see if that could be done

Full Transcript

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And then he proceeded to tell me
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that he wanted to avoid the death penalty at all costs.
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that he wanted to avoid the death penalty at all costs.
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And that he wanted me to see if that could be done.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:44
Uploaded
May 04, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime
Production
Arrow Media Post Production,Investigation Discovery,Arrow Media

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Movie Summary

In 1970s California, a serial killer dumps young boys' bodies along the freeways. An L.A. street reporter on the case receives information that embroils him in the dilemma of a lifetime. Decades later, lost confession tapes help e...
And I said, "I don't have any power to do that." - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:07
And I said, "I don't have any power to do that.&qu...
And now, I'm stuck. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:12
And now, I'm stuck.
And on June 29th of 1981, I went on CBS 2, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:10
And on June 29th of 1981, I went on CBS 2,
[man on TV] This is a Channel 2 special presentation. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:11
[man on TV] This is a Channel 2 special presentation.
[Dave] It was like a bomb had gone off. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:04
[Dave] It was like a bomb had gone off.
And then, the trial begins. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:15
And then, the trial begins.
and I certainly was a whole lot better witness - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:14
and I certainly was a whole lot better witness
But, as a journalist, you need sources, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:12
But, as a journalist, you need sources,
You have heard about the principle among the journalists - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:07
You have heard about the principle among the journalists
[Dave] And so, what the California shield law does, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:12
[Dave] And so, what the California shield law does,
They are not allowed to go into your private notes, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:09
They are not allowed to go into your private notes,
So, in other words, there are things that they may want to know - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:06
So, in other words, there are things that they may want to k...
If I had given that up, I will have been run out of the business. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:08
If I had given that up, I will have been run out of the busi...
You know, there have been reporters that have gone to jail, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:09
You know, there have been reporters that have gone to jail,
I would've encouraged him to do it, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:11
I would've encouraged him to do it,
[Dave] The trial goes on. Bonin had pleaded not guilty. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:10
[Dave] The trial goes on. Bonin had pleaded not guilty.
Do you recognize that as being the body of your son? - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:05
Do you recognize that as being the body of your son?
[Dave] I just had a lot of soul searching. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:14
[Dave] I just had a lot of soul searching.
[Dave] I went to a couple of very prominent people - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:17
[Dave] I went to a couple of very prominent people
[female reporter] Nine weeks into the trial of William Bonin, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:21
[female reporter] Nine weeks into the trial of William Bonin...