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The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes

This was a big breakin the case. And so, detectives arrestedVernon Butts. He was...

This was a big break
in the case. And so, detectives arrested
Vernon Butts. He was essential
for the prosecution

Full Transcript

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This was a big break in the case.
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And so, detectives arrested Vernon Butts.
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He was essential for the prosecution.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
01:06:14
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...
That if he would testify, well, against William Bonin, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:08
That if he would testify, well, against William Bonin,
He gave some names. He said, "You better check these people out." - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:06
He gave some names. He said, "You better check these pe...
[Ronald E Bowers] William Bonin, when, uh, committing his crimes, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:11
[Ronald E Bowers] William Bonin, when, uh, committing his cr...
And that's why he would pick on people who weren't that bright. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:06
And that's why he would pick on people who weren't...
Vernon Butts was the main accomplice who would do the driving. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:13
Vernon Butts was the main accomplice who would do the drivin...
Greg Miley, he was one that could be talked into it. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:12
Greg Miley, he was one that could be talked into it.
Billy Pugh was the one that blew the whistle. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:16
Billy Pugh was the one that blew the whistle.
When you have somebody else, another accomplice, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:07
When you have somebody else, another accomplice,
I met all of his recruits, and they were all very dependent, passive, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:11
I met all of his recruits, and they were all very dependent,...
One of them had an IQ of 56, and normal is 100. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:24
One of them had an IQ of 56, and normal is 100.
The District Attorney's office, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:11
The District Attorney's office,
How remorseful you are, or whether you really did it or not. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:06
How remorseful you are, or whether you really did it or not.
So, they gave the defendant, William Bonin, an opportunity to say whatever they wanted. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:10
So, they gave the defendant, William Bonin, an opportunity t...
So, that's where these tapes come from. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:04
So, that's where these tapes come from.
{\an8}[detective speaking] - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:11
{\an8}[detective speaking]
I think we can safely, with William Bonin, that no, he was not an innocent person. - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:06
I think we can safely, with William Bonin, that no, he was n...
Uh, so there could be a strong argument - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:07
Uh, so there could be a strong argument
Once we had made the decision to go for the death penalty, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:08
Once we had made the decision to go for the death penalty,
They were meant to be confidential, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:04
They were meant to be confidential,
Vernon Butts was a man with many problems, - The Freeway Killer: Lost Murder Tapes 00:19
Vernon Butts was a man with many problems,