Faces of Death III Page #2

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and what he does, he's sick.

He's very sick.

When the peaceful

community of Castle Beach

became a stage for a series

of tragic murders

of young,

teenage girls,

the people of this small town

were forced to live

in a constant

fear of death.

The discovery of another

victim soon marked

the concluding chapter

of one man's killing spree.

How many

do you see?

It looks like

five or six.

Let me go around

the other side of the body.

How long you figure

she's been down here?

Well,

from the look,

I would say

about four days.

Well, was this girl

killed in the same way?

Well, at this time

we can't be sure,

but the MO

appears to be the same.

Is she the same age

as the other ones?

Well, she's

a female Oriental,

appears to be

in her early twenties.

Other than that, we have

no other positive ID.

Was she beaten and stabbed

like the other girls?

At this time,

I can't divulge

any information

regarding that.

Well, what's gonna be done

about these murders?

Well, do you have any similar

leads to the other murders?

Gentlemen, excuse me

at this time,

there will be no

further questions.

This afternoon I'm sure

there will be a total

press conference

answering all your questions.

It would be the last

crime the psychotic killer

would ever commit.

Within a week, he would be

arrested in his own apartment,

where police

would discover evidence

of a most

fearful nature.

But an even greater

fear is death.

Until his capture,

Mike Lorenzo kept the women

of Castle Beach in

a perpetual state of fear.

...an arrest warrant, I went

to 7321 Johnson Avenue

where I arrested the man

seated at the table.

You made

the arrest?

Yes, I did.

Was a search made

of the defendant's person

or premises

at that time?

Yes, there was.

And what did

you find?

Your Honor, I object to this

entire line of questioning

relating to the search

of the defendant's

person or premises.

That search was

in violation

of the fourth

and fourteenth amendments

of the Constitution.

Counsel, you are aware that

this is not the proper time

to make such

objections.

Youare overruled.

Proceed.

Thank you,

your Honour.

Officer, would you

please tell the court

what was found

during the search?

I found a videocassette

and six Polaroid stills.

Your Honour, at this time I

would like the videocassette

to be identified

as State Exhibit A,

and the six stills

to be identified

as Exhibits B

through G.

So ordered.

At this time,

your Honour,

I would like to show the video

cassette to the Court.

You may proceed.

Mike Lorenzo

ended his reign of terror

by committing suicide

in the courtroom holding cell.

Taking his life

by his own hand

was easier than facing

society's retribution.

Sociologists are in

general agreement

the dynamics of a city are

highly conductive to crime.

When a person is forced

to live in a world

where over-crowded sidewalks

and the continual sound

of traffic prevent even

a brief moment of repose,

an emotional retaliation

will eventually happen.

So was the case

of Lucas Washington,

an unemployed factory worker

who could no longer

deal with the city

in which he lived.

Equipped with

an M-1 rifle,

he declared war

from his apartment window

on the city

of New York.

Hey, get up here.

Don't worry about it,

don't worry about it.

It's all over.

Just go out

in the hall.

You alright?

Yeah.

Alright.

Let's just, it's alright,

don't get too shaky.

Sick people

in this city.

Ma'am, can you tell us

what happened?

Can you tell us

what happened?

A young female hostage

managed to survive

the shoot-out between

Washington and the police.

Suffering extreme

emotional trauma,

this innocent bystander is

still under psychiatric care.

In the aftermath

of this heinous crime,

she will be plagued

with horrible nightmares

for months

to come.

Noone will ever understand

the real reason

behind Lucas Washington's

violent outburst.

When a man is forced

to lose his pride

and sense of

self respect,

revenge becomes

his only alternative.

Out of feelings of

insecurity and fear,

he must find

a new course

to regain

a feeling of importance.

If the death of others

becomes a means to that end,

tragedy follows.

The people of this

neighborhood in New York City

will always remember

the effects Lucas Washington

had on

their community.

The unassuming wilderness of

Southern Florida's Everglades

is the entry port

of 70 percent of all marijuana

and cocaine imported

into the United States

by plane

and boat.

To a visitor,

the Everglades remain

an unblemished

wildlife preserve,

but drug smuggling is this

region's major industry.

The area is so vast

that the actual chance

of capturing a drug smuggler

is highly unlikely.

But when night falls, under

the light of the full moon,

the increased

traffic by the smugglers

affords law

enforcement officers

a greater

chance of success.

There they are.

Although it will

be a long time before

these two men

again smuggle drugs,

they represent

only a minute percentage

of the drug

trafficking community.

The man grove canals

of southern Florida

are another heavy area of

drug transport and receiving.

When a new steam

accompanied park rangers

who were following a tip

of an alleged drug pickup,

a real life

human drama unfolded.

We are now

approaching boy 28.

Hey, Dave, look, that looks

like our boat over there.

This is the

Florida State Ranger,

you are under arrest,

stop your engine

and place your hands

over your head.

Holy sh*t, those bastards

are coming right at us.

You guys stay down

and hold tight.

Central, this is

Patrol 3 X-Ray Tango...

two suspects are heavily armed

and have fired on our boat.

Roger Patrol 3

X- Ray Tango,

additional units have been

alerted and are proceeding...

You news boys

keep yourselves down.

They're slowing down.

I've got the

driver covered.

Okay, okay,

but keep a close eye on them.

Keep your hands

in the air.

Now take your right hand

and turn off your engine.

Central, this is Patrol

3 X Tango,

we have suspects in custody

and are proceeding

with a search

of the boat.

One suspect is wounded

and possibly dead.

Advise emergency unit.

Keep your hands

on top of your head.

Tango, back-up

and emergency units

are proceeding

to your quadrant.

After a

high-speed chase,

the drug offenders

were arrested.

The officers suffered

no casualties,

but one of the smugglers

was killed.

This particular bust

resulted in one of the largest

cocaine confiscations

in Florida history.

The contraband

discovered on this boat

had a street value

of $10million.

In this area

of the state,

about one-third of murders

and deaths are drug related.

Last year, law

enforcement officials

seized 3.2million

pounds of marijuana

with a street value

of $1.3billion.

The most dangerous

drug of all is not cocaine,

but one manufactured right

here in the United States.

It is called PCP.

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