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Caryl Chessman — Part 2
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into the background of the
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Sex cries attributed wy this perioc “with the cons ~ nova, of whom the B
yop ee, aes alleged he heel, police.” “fhe cops were on Uno record, we fonnd that -f
‘4 2f them. ¢ all over town,” the article states, Prosecute: filler Leavy also had trou- :
Meced offer ‘As to whether L. A. cops might have — ble believing that such person as Terr:
- stint or a po¥ee report. hes been ¢ eof bratalty at that time. the nove ex . Phere ws of him h
recurd, as cited in the same article. is anywhere. “Jou” Te vy said, £
proved that during ths period, Los Angeles suffered was a “fiction,” ons of dreams ig
oe Peterser: i to give fidse j
fauest potice-brutality scandals which always turned. u:
Result? Parker conducted — bitual erimi
snsan's and a probe with lie detectors, norally oie Terrano)
the poli dominated or of his feverite devices’. He tirsed he Twas
Me of the Los Angel t. ee over tothe Police Bes
allers Were never Verdict: were ine who had had possess
fersan disappested rd and for 2 Quentin or time of the
dd has never the county fil Two Sathers were dropped place in the
from the force. and anozher thi on a clothing
ally ded.” Gf he ty
he possihi
of hae
‘mony, that she wes a prostitute, a
tetime acquaintance of €
he was camght in,
Lit was Terraney
vf the car at th:
ital crimes which took
before Chessnuan’s arrest
fore holdup rap. ‘Terranova,
ne Up. sew up the proves
cution’s case by provites he was elsewhere,
or he wasn’t the man-or he might be the
real Red Licht Banc
Cheeking a itth
ch a inary as Tes
its unlikely t
tthe Lo AL cops
Wd have acl .
a naties
wouths a0,
Sout that the Los
further, we found that
nova did exist. We
in fact, aman named Chae» Saver=
erial ine Terranova, who fit the victin’: deserip- ¥
nsidered too tions of the Red Li
never be
This is one of
the governor 2
2 called to his attention, found,
eves of new mai
Bandit toa T, righ: 5
unimport ist to other delayiag an exceu- down to a sear over the cihe & (as first
corrupt depart- Lon over. * described by the state's star wit as, teen
Cis wes in 1948, The see
idence, however, age Mary Alice Meza. ‘sli was the vied
Chessman
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Ceorze Te Tavis : Page Two . . i
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‘ow the world is about tc learn about those facts. For the ©
et time reople will have the truth about the Chessman case : v
presented by a completely impartial source. They will be able te
decide for themselves whether I am guilty or innocent. And what
nm enpnasizad to me 2 eran
o3y people had spent in their e
ing Ost is that Kilt Mac’
cume ‘and money the A
they weren't interested in sensat: fonalisn
and are interested: in seeing justice
fi survive--and now certainly
ein large part through the effor
“and the human beings eehind it. And even if
row that you, th attorneys Rosalie Asher and Al
in, and she People at Argosy will continue to fight for my :
staumous vindication. That is w. I want, atove meld eise, for :
T an satisfied it will heip more than anything else to reveal the L
szless futility and barbarism of the death cenalty and the
ind terrible dangers involved
en citizens of a state demand.
geance above truth, ° ata
cc to iiss Rosalie S. Asher .. 0... eR ; 1
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One uf Chess last letters (page tivo}, went to authors + ough Attorney George T. Davis, bequeatis -9 Ancosy $
oblivation t tinzte fight for vindication.” Chessman sses gratitude that Ancosy evidence was giver to defense, Y i
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