Lieutenant Craig Cleary

Forty-six years of searching had turned up a fugitive very different than anyone had expected. For example, there's no record that Gerald Mason ever committed another crime after the 1957 police killings. He got married, raised a family, and started his own business. To everyone who knew him, he was nothing more than an ordinary, law-abiding citizen.

Betty Wiggins has lived next door to the Masons for the past 10 years and, like many people in this neighborhood, could always count on Gerald Mason when help was needed.

Betty Wiggins has lived next door to the Masons for the past 10 years and, like many people in this neighborhood, could always count on Gerald Mason when help was needed.

Betty Wiggins has lived next door to the Masons for the past 10 years and, like many people in this neighborhood, could always count on Gerald Mason when help was needed.

How was he thought of here in the neighborhood?

How was he thought of here in the neighborhood?

How was he thought of here in the neighborhood?

Like many of the older residents of Columbia, Mason could often be found at the local bowling alley or at a nearby golf course, enjoying his retirement with friends. He was an individual who would give you his shirt off his back if you needed it. Del Trimble, who counts Gerald Mason as one of his best friends, played golf with him the day before his arrest.

Like many of the older residents of Columbia, Mason could often be found at the local bowling alley or at a nearby golf course, enjoying his retirement with friends. He was an individual who would give you his shirt off his back if you needed it. Del Trimble, who counts Gerald Mason as one of his best friends, played golf with him the day before his arrest.

Like many of the older residents of Columbia, Mason could often be found at the local bowling alley or at a nearby golf course, enjoying his retirement with friends. He was an individual who would give you his shirt off his back if you needed it. Del Trimble, who counts Gerald Mason as one of his best friends, played golf with him the day before his arrest.

Was this retired family man really the cold-blooded killer California police had been searching for all these years? Prosecutor Darren Levine would have to prove that he was.

Was this retired family man really the cold-blooded killer California police had been searching for all these years? Prosecutor Darren Levine would have to prove that he was.

Was this retired family man really the cold-blooded killer California police had been searching for all these years? Prosecutor Darren Levine would have to prove that he was.

The case against Mason was strong, matching fingerprints, handwriting. But there was one piece of evidence investigators always wondered about, one that could eliminate any doubt forever. Three impacts.

The case against Mason was strong, matching fingerprints, handwriting. But there was one piece of evidence investigators always wondered about, one that could eliminate any doubt forever. Three impacts.

The case against Mason was strong, matching fingerprints, handwriting. But there was one piece of evidence investigators always wondered about, one that could eliminate any doubt forever. Three impacts.

In another sense, the Phillips children, Carolyn, Dick, and Pat, were also scarred for life.

In another sense, the Phillips children, Carolyn, Dick, and Pat, were also scarred for life.

In another sense, the Phillips children, Carolyn, Dick, and Pat, were also scarred for life.

Now the Phillips and Curtis families would have their chance to do just that. After a judicial hearing in South Carolina, Mason agreed to return to Los Angeles for a trial long overdue.