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I was- I was scared.

Sometimes I used to hang around

Wanda's place.

When I heard they were

picking up everybody she knew...

...well, I figured nobody would miss me,

so I just beat it.

I know now I made a mistake.

But I came in on my own hook, didn't I?

When you went

to Wiecek's house that night...

...what reason did you give

for wanting to sleep there?

l-I didn't give any reason.

I used to spend the night

there once in a while.

[ Cop ] You didn't give them any reason?

[ Zaleska ] No, I just asked them to let

me stay there and they did.

And you're sure you gave them no reason?

No.

[ Narrator ] After identification

by an eyewitness...

Frank Wiecek and Tomek Zaleska...

...were indicted for the murder

of Officer Bundy...

...and swiftly brought to trial.

I will ask you, Mrs. Skutnik,

if you see in this courtroom...

...the two men that murdered

Policeman John Bundy.

Yes, sir.

Him... and him.

[ Prosecutor ] Had you ever seen either

of these men prior to the time of shooting?

Oh, sure. Tomek used to come around

my place all the time.

The other fella,

I never saw before.

And the first time you saw Frank Wiecek...

...was on the day of the murder?

- Yes, sir.

And the next time you saw him was the day

you picked him out of the police lineup.

Yes, sir.

Thank you, Your Honor.

The People rest.

[ Narrator ] Both men received

a sentence of 99 years...

...to be served in Stateville Penitentiary.

This happened in November 1933.

Frank and Tomek went to prison.

The case was forgotten for 11 years.

Forgotten until October 10, 1944...

...when a small advertisement appeared in

the classified section of the Chicago Times.

Boy.

Yes, sir?

- Get me the file on John W. Bundy...

...cop killed in '32.

- All right.

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