The Town That Dreaded Sundown Page #4

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Right.

The third on-schedule strike

of the phantom killer

brought nationally known

newspaper, magazine,

and radio reporters

to Texarkana.

Life and Look Magazines sent

their photographers and journalists.

CBS, NBC, and The Mutual

Broadcasting System

brought in nationally known

commentators

to arrange for nationwide broadcasts

through the local radio station.

A reward fund, which had been started

after the first attack,

was now up to $8,000

for information leading

to the arrest and conviction

of the killer.

Uh, Captain Morales,

uh, what do you think about Dr. Kress,

the psychiatrist at the prison,

has to say about the phantom?

I really hadn't thought

about it, mam.

You know, Captain Morales,

I believe Dr. Kress

is really going to help us

a lot on this case.

Yes, sir, I think so.

He should be here any time.

In fact, there he is now.

How are you?

Good to see you.

Gentlemen, good to see you.

I believe you know

everyone at the table

except maybe,

uh, Captain Morales.

Captain, nice to meet you, sir.

Glad to know you, sir.

Listen, I think I'll just-

You've already ordered,

haven't you?

I think I'll just, uh, take

a New York cut steak, medium rare.

Captain, I've looked forward

to meeting you.

Quite a number

of my patients at the prison,

they speak of you quite often.

Come to think of it, Doc,

I guess I have sent you

a few customers

over the past several years.

Yes.

Doctor, we're gonna have to get

a better fix on who this killer is

What motivates him.

How he thinks.

This man is definitely a sadist,

motivated by a strong sex drive.

I guess you realize, Captain,

that the

the odds are against you.

Well, what do you mean, Dr. Kress?

I'd say this man is between

35 and 40 years old,

highly intelligent.

The odds are at least two to one

that he'll never be caught.

Well, I sure as hell

don't buy that.

Well, I'm just going

by the statistical profile

he fits within, Captain.

This thing has become

a game with him, you know.

The, uh~ the fact that the

this massive manhunt,

the largest ever assembled

in this area, is after him,

well, it's a source

of pleasure to him.

Makes him feel important.

He has all the odds

on his side.

He know exactly what's going on

in the investigation

and you know practically

nothing about him.

Excuse me, Doctor,

I wonder if I could ask you

some direct questions

and get some blunt

straight answers.

Well, I'll try.

He chewed the girl's back,

neck, and breasts why?

Sexual satisfaction.

He didn't force the girls

to have sexual intercourse.

That's not what excites him.

He's abnormal.

Is he insane?

Oh, yes.

But not in the usual sense.

He could be living what appears to be

a normal life right here in Texarkana.

He could even be one

of your more prominent citizens.

Well, do you know any reason

why he hasn't taken any money

off of his victims?

That's that's not his motive.

It's like asking why

he used a trombone

the way he did

with the Loomis girl.

He has this strange,

sadistic imagination.

I suppose he does these things

because they please him in some way.

Do you think he'll attack again

on schedule?

Not necessarily.

I would say, in view of the intensity

of the manhunt,

he'll probably change his pattern.

He may back

into a normal pattern

Go back into his shell.

Not be heard from again for years.

Yeah, that's what makes

this case so damn frustrating.

This murdering pervert could be passing

us on the street ten times a day.

I don't know.

I ain't never been

so scared in my life.

Rainbow, you're still

scared, ain't you?

Yes, sir, yes, I am.

- What'd he look like?

- I don't know what he looked like.

I just saw that big barrel,

that's all I saw.

I don't know

what the man looked like.

What else did he say to you?

Well, when he told me

he was out of gas

about two miles

down the road,

he told me he'd give me a dollar

take him down the road.

That is, a dollar for gas.

That's what I did.

He got out of the car,

and I'd driven

about eight or ten miles,

but he told me

just two mile down the road.

And I was asking him, I said,

"Man, how far is your car from here?

I done already driven

eight or ten miles."

So, when I looked around

for an answer, I saw that gun.

And he told me just keep

on drivin' to Lufkin.

So, I told him, I said, "I won't have

enough gas to get back."

He said, "What make him so damn sure

that I was gonna get back."

He said, "I already killed

five people in Texarkana.

One more won't make

make it him difference."

So, I take him on to Lufkin.

Well, uh, what did he say to you

when you got in to Lufkin?

Well, when we got there, he told me

to pull over on side the road.

There, in Lufkin.

That's what I did.

And then when he start to get out,

he asked me for my billfold.

I told him, I said,

"Well, there's no money in it."

So he said,

"Just give me your billfold."

So, I hand it to him.

He take my drivers license

out of it and looked at it.

Hand my billfold back to me.

He said, "Mr. Johnson."

He says, "I know

what kind of car you drive

and I know where you live at.

You tell anybody about this

I'm gonna kill ya."

So that's when I really got scared.

Well, Mr. Johnson, you don't have

to worry about that.

We're gonna put a police car

at your home 24 hours a day.

Well, I sure appreciate that.

Ramsey, I want to set up a meeting

with that girl and boy

who were first attacked.

It's just possible they may recall

something of significance.

When do you want

to do this, Captain?

Commence

to cafe on West Seventh Street.

Suspect is armed.

Units two and three are now

proceeding to that location.

All other units in the vicinity

of West Seventh

should proceed

with emergency.

Would unit five give me

his last location once again

That's only two blocks from here.

Come in, unit five.

Emergency, Sparkplug,

go get 'em.

That's him in the green car.

Straight ahead.

Have the suspect's car in view

and are in hot pursuit.

Stay with him.

We ain't gonna make this.

Hold on, Captain!

Hold it, hold it, whoop, whoop!

All right, out of the car!

What's wrong?

Get out of the car.

What's wrong?

I hope we catch him soon

or we'll all be killed if we don't.

Where's the Captain, I thought

he was leading this chase.

Watch wa wa wa

I'd like to know

just why the hell

there ain't a sign

up there on that road

tellin' me

that the road ends!

Sparkplug!

Shut up.

Yes, sir.

Unit one,

return to headquarters and make...

You okay, Captain?

I'd rather face

that damn phantom

than ride any further

with him.

What's your name?

Eddie LeDoux.

You got my wallet there.

You can see what my name is.

I don't know what

you people are doing.

Scared me half to death.

That's why

I was runnin' from you.

All them police cars

come roaring down on you.

Scare anybody half to death.

Uh-huh, where you from, Eddie?

New Orleans.

Man, I lived in New Orleans

all my life.

Mm, what you doing in Texarkana?

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