Lieutenant Craig Cleary

Just a few hours later, Jean Curtis would find out she was no longer a 23-year-old wife. She was now a 23-year-old widow.

The morning of July 22nd, 1957 was a rude awakening for all the residents of El Segundo when they suddenly found themselves at the center of one of the largest manhunts in California history. It was the number one story in Southern California for that time. It was rare back then.

The morning of July 22nd, 1957 was a rude awakening for all the residents of El Segundo when they suddenly found themselves at the center of one of the largest manhunts in California history. It was the number one story in Southern California for that time. It was rare back then.

The morning of July 22nd, 1957 was a rude awakening for all the residents of El Segundo when they suddenly found themselves at the center of one of the largest manhunts in California history. It was the number one story in Southern California for that time. It was rare back then.

It was a crime that would become one of the oldest unsolved murder cases in LA County, a crime that would haunt Deputy DA Darren Levine 46 years later.

It was a crime that would become one of the oldest unsolved murder cases in LA County, a crime that would haunt Deputy DA Darren Levine 46 years later.

It was a crime that would become one of the oldest unsolved murder cases in LA County, a crime that would haunt Deputy DA Darren Levine 46 years later.

And everybody was asking the same question. Why? Why did a man who had simply run a red light have to murder two police officers in cold blood? Perhaps he figured the cops were looking for the man who had earlier terrorized those teenagers and stolen their car. And once they'd run a check on him, it would all be over.

And everybody was asking the same question. Why? Why did a man who had simply run a red light have to murder two police officers in cold blood? Perhaps he figured the cops were looking for the man who had earlier terrorized those teenagers and stolen their car. And once they'd run a check on him, it would all be over.

And everybody was asking the same question. Why? Why did a man who had simply run a red light have to murder two police officers in cold blood? Perhaps he figured the cops were looking for the man who had earlier terrorized those teenagers and stolen their car. And once they'd run a check on him, it would all be over.

In fact, at the time of the murders, the teenagers, naked and terrified, had just been found wandering the streets looking for help. When their story was finally reported, investigators were already arriving at the scene of this crime.

In fact, at the time of the murders, the teenagers, naked and terrified, had just been found wandering the streets looking for help. When their story was finally reported, investigators were already arriving at the scene of this crime.

In fact, at the time of the murders, the teenagers, naked and terrified, had just been found wandering the streets looking for help. When their story was finally reported, investigators were already arriving at the scene of this crime.

Howard Speaks was one of the first to arrive as a young crime scene investigator with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Howard Speaks was one of the first to arrive as a young crime scene investigator with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Howard Speaks was one of the first to arrive as a young crime scene investigator with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Lieutenant Craig Cleary and all the members of the El Segundo Police Department are amazed at how those bullet holes got there.

Lieutenant Craig Cleary and all the members of the El Segundo Police Department are amazed at how those bullet holes got there.

Lieutenant Craig Cleary and all the members of the El Segundo Police Department are amazed at how those bullet holes got there.

Investigators knew the stolen 49 Ford might have one more story to tell. Did the killer leave something behind, something that would lead them in the right direction? Today, samples of DNA can point the way to a killer, but back in 1957, they would have to rely on the best tool they had at the time. This is my fingerprint kit.