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WHAT WERE TI! * RED LIGNT? CRIMES? In the first weeks c, i9 .o8 3ngeles was ter- rorized by a series of ¢Frmes in which u car equipped with a red spotlight, sinilar to those used on police cars. preyed on couples parked in lovers’ lanes. The couples were reliever of tash and property, and ino many cases the girl involved was molested. Descriptions of the ban- dit and Kis techniques varied. but most egreed that aired spotlight wes used. Local papers called these “The Red Light Pandit Coi:nes." On January neenty-fourth, the day after the last of the Red Light complaints, Chessman. with his friend Darid Knoicles, kel up a clothing store, He was caught ina wild woushot-prncta- ated chase not far from where some of the Red Light crimes had been committed. He had a bad record, a wise-guy attitede and was a known cop hater. The police decided they hat their Red Light Bandit. 1 7O:05.15 am. on Mav second, a handful of eyanice pellets plonred imta fiir deacts acid hath and asmell of peach blossoms HYed the small, S$ green roorw. minute Jater, Cary’ Coessmins tirew & hack his head ina final soundiess checkle and be cathe = the Rest of the fumes duet were to pat aostop. for the Eo mament. te lis twelvessoan Bele fag fistlee ie fier. Booda’s woturier. Red Ligh: Bandit esse three oo sabes ster, his head sistpped ina finad sr sm Vek of * tive oesed Ten bis er ocths ctaiates fae wl shirt “oper dye GH deatieeeli vietin BY TES trad 2 filleen seeands after the start of the BAS were hotter, = “ug shot of Chessman (left) taken neo days ate arrest (note : . soy : , date above number] shows large. dar® seab ov brad (see also + ful face shot on facing page). Potlics medicn’ coport, etow. cume date, says: “No marks, senrs or bruises. can Polke, to date, give no explanation fer apparent + 2 claimed” SCrepancy, aepens et seemng ers BAe ee Alias cekl S * — cae Sia We Ik I Oat ee i LES COUNTY JAIL MOSPITAL Vi Teseaancy, Sucaese a te fovarg | / O-A-i-. CwHanss: AN Ee TIAL aoe oe Se ence ite a way. tn