Lieutenant Craig Cleary

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.

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.

Officers like Howard Speaks, who lifted the fingerprint that solved the case.

Officers like Howard Speaks, who lifted the fingerprint that solved the case.

Officers like Howard Speaks, who lifted the fingerprint that solved the case.

And to the surprise of everyone, it did.

And to the surprise of everyone, it did.

And to the surprise of everyone, it did.

gerald mason could have fought the charges yet for some reason this time he did the right thing he pleaded guilty and darren levine was more than happy to accept his plea on july 22nd 1957 do you acknowledge that you murdered officer phillips And finally, Mason would have to face up to what he had done and face those whose lives he'd shattered.

gerald mason could have fought the charges yet for some reason this time he did the right thing he pleaded guilty and darren levine was more than happy to accept his plea on july 22nd 1957 do you acknowledge that you murdered officer phillips And finally, Mason would have to face up to what he had done and face those whose lives he'd shattered.

gerald mason could have fought the charges yet for some reason this time he did the right thing he pleaded guilty and darren levine was more than happy to accept his plea on july 22nd 1957 do you acknowledge that you murdered officer phillips And finally, Mason would have to face up to what he had done and face those whose lives he'd shattered.

But that didn't stop Mason from trying to make some kind of amends.

But that didn't stop Mason from trying to make some kind of amends.

But that didn't stop Mason from trying to make some kind of amends.

Gerald Mason will now spend what's left of the rest of his life in prison. But one question still remains after all these years. Why?

Gerald Mason will now spend what's left of the rest of his life in prison. But one question still remains after all these years. Why?

Gerald Mason will now spend what's left of the rest of his life in prison. But one question still remains after all these years. Why?

Detectives Kevin Lowe and Dan McElderry got what they wanted from Gerald Mason, a confession. But what they also wanted now were answers.

Detectives Kevin Lowe and Dan McElderry got what they wanted from Gerald Mason, a confession. But what they also wanted now were answers.

Detectives Kevin Lowe and Dan McElderry got what they wanted from Gerald Mason, a confession. But what they also wanted now were answers.