The Town That Dreaded Sundown Page #2

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'cause I'm on my way.

This is Howard W. Turner, age 29,

former Seabee who returned

from overseas a few weeks ago.

The young girl is Emma Lou Cook

and she is 17.

They have been seeing each other

for about six weeks.

Emma Lou had dropped out of school

in order to get a job

and help out at home.

I'm so tired of it raining.

Kind of reminds me of Japan.

Damn, it always rained there.

I'll bet you miss Japan.

Why?

All those Japanese girls

scrubbin' your back.

I must say they do know how

to please a man.

Well, if you haven't been pleased

with me for the past six weeks,

you can just take me home.

I didn't say

you didn't please me.

You started it.

Well, I'm just on edge.

Texarkana had

pretty much returned to normal

after the excitement

of the attack on lover's lane.

No clues and no suspects

had been found.

Samuel P. Fuller

and Linda Mae Jenkins

have now been dismissed

from Michael-Meagher Hospital

and are under the care

of their family physicians.

Now, it is a rainy Saturday night,

March 24, 1946,

twenty-one days

after the attack on lover's lane.

Temperatures in the lower 50s.

Warmer tomorrow,

upper 60s

- Hi, Norm.

- Hey, Tom.

Now, if you listen real hard,

you can hear the...

Well, what can we do

for the sheriff's department

on a rainy Saturday night?

How many units you got out?

Mmm, four.

It was three weeks ago tonight

that couple was attacked out in

the College Hill section, wasn't it?

Damned if I know.

Last two weeks,

this place has been a madhouse.

You don't suppose you could get

some of your units

to check some of those

lover's parking hangouts, do you?

Gee, I don't know, Norm.

We sure ought to get

the Captain's okay.

Where is Gus?

Well, I expect he's home

on a night like this.

Listen, I've got his home number.

Would you like it?

I don't no, no, that's silly.

Eh, it's just a feeling.

I'll see ya later.

Baby, you better not

go down this road.

We might get stuck.

Oh, it's okay,

there's gravel on it.

Unit two, what's your location?

I'm a mile and a half north

of Higgins Store out on Highway 71.

I'll be back in, uh,

oh, about ten minutes.

Roger, unit two.

Okay, base, over and out.

Base, this is unit two.

Go ahead.

I'm gonna be off the channel

for about 60 seconds.

Roger.

Base, unit two, just heard some shots

down this road somewhere!

Get some backup units

in here, quick!

Roger.

This is unit two.

Go ahead, unit two.

I'm almost at the end

of the Thurman Road.

There's a parked car here.

I can't tell

if there's anybody in it.

I'm gonna check it out.

Now, what about units three or four,

is anybody on the way?

Unit four, I'm on my way.

Approach me

with your lights on.

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