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@makt122

15 күн бұрын

What is the original air date of this episode?

@Infertilewithaturtle

15 күн бұрын

​@@makt122 July 5, 2005

@ElsieTan-pj4ph

15 күн бұрын

O😊​@@Infertilewithaturtle

@mizread

13 күн бұрын

❤​@@ElsieTan-pj4ph

@guillermoemiliomariaibanez339

8 күн бұрын

Neither the graduating class photo no see no black cops, amazing, ain't that?

I hate that line. “he made a couple of mistakes “. He killed two people and raped another. That’s not a mistake. That’s a choice.

@suzanne26slinger

15 күн бұрын

evil

@Kenlydford

15 күн бұрын

I could not believe he said that. I guess birds of a feather…

@marivipalomino6975

15 күн бұрын

Thanks for mentioning the rape.

@chrisbradshaw6135

15 күн бұрын

Especially since they occurred at least an hour later. He had plenty of time to think about what he was doing

@louielou6294

15 күн бұрын

Exactly

"He was such a good father and grandfather....", an opportunity those officers never got because of this man.

@bobgillis1137

12 күн бұрын

Indeed. That is irrelevant. There is always free will.

@karenmartin4221

2 күн бұрын

Exactly!

He "made mistakes as a kid!?" He murdered two people, raped a 15 year girl, and stole a car. He was 23 years old at the time and an adult. (The same age as one of the women he widowed.) These where not "mistakes" but deliberate and depraved acts that ended the lives of two people and will negatively affect numerous other people for the rest of their lives.

@susanalexander6721

13 күн бұрын

He also absolutely terrorized the other 3 teens who thought they were going to be murdered!

@oldhickory4686

11 күн бұрын

This is why no matter how old one gets, God's justice is pursuing. Numbers 32 KJV 23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out.

@meesomebody2000

9 күн бұрын

@@oldhickory4686God doesnt operate in revenge. If his heart was changed and he repented God forgave him and forgot about what he had done. He and God were good. But what the bible does say is God forgives but you still have to abide by the laws of the land and there may still be consequences for your actions.

@oldhickory4686

9 күн бұрын

@@meesomebody2000 Show me where he repented.

@aleisaetheridge8682

9 күн бұрын

​@@meesomebody2000but that's only if your truly sorry for what U have done ,truly changed and sorry and he wasn't ,he made excuses for himself but that's all and God can see the evil in your heart ,no matter how many times u ask for forgiveness,He knows .

A couple mistakes?!?! Are you crazy??? Who cares how good he has been, he took lives physically and mentally

@TheDriftwoodlover

15 күн бұрын

How easily two murders are reduced to “mistakes” made by a “young guy.”

@kotorisama3080

15 күн бұрын

Dont forget the r8pe. The girl will never be the same and the other boys as well.

@timmellin2815

13 күн бұрын

Listen to the tone of his voice when he got arrested: "You're coming for me for that ? " It's like he had put the incident behind him, so "how dare you bust me after all these years." Odd tie in I have to El Segundo: in 1977 I worked on the El Segundo Refinery you see in the feature....I lived there for about a year, and saw some of Keith Cleary's HS baseball games at Rec. Park. I wonder if Keith is Detective Cleary's son. El Segundo was where I learned my brother had been killed on another refinery construction job in Alaska......my dad was the head of the construction division of the company that built the refinery I worked on in El Segundo and my brother worked on in Alaska in 1977 where he was killed in that construction accident. It was so traumatic for my family, that we never got answers to how exactly it happened and where were the official reports of that accident. Dad always said: "it's too painful for your mother and I to discuss anything about it." Not a unlawful cover up, but possibly a cover up of convenience since the accident had been because a safety measure of dad's company hadn't been followed.....looking into it would have drawn things out so maybe everyone just tacitly agreed to sweep an inquiry under the rug for one reason or another. It's just been that over the past 2 years, I've awakened and started asking questions, since dad and mom have long since passed away. I've been pursuing some answers and records in my brother's death's own cold case files. I move forward on and off; but every time I see a new Cold Csse Files or 48 Hours Pgm., it encourages me to keep looking for some answers to questions we were never allowed to ask.

@bobgillis1137

12 күн бұрын

@@timmellin2815 I am guessing from the time frame of your personal history that your folks were born in 1920's or so, as were mine. I find that generation had a way of dealing with traumatic history by not discussing it. Neither my parents spoke much of the great depression, nor the war that followed which must have affected them greatly. It was how that generation coped with things, IMHO. And who's to say they were wrong to do so. All the therapy an pharmaceuticals subsequent generations employed to come to terms with tragedy didn't seem to fare much better, TBH. I don't know if any resolution for industrial incidents like you brother's is likely to happen, but you never know. Best of luck going forward. Btw, I worked building refineries in northern Canada for my mid-life years. Heard of a few nasty accidents there.

@timmellin2815

11 күн бұрын

@@bobgillis1137 Thanks, Bob, very much for your thoughtful response ! The only thing I am seeking is to find out what happened. I am not interested in any monetary things like lawsuits, etc. Too late for that anyway; I just want to honor my brother's memory by following up, so I can know for myself that I haven't forgotten him.

He was judged for the killings but did they mention in the trial that he had raped a woman that same day? I find it difficult to believe that after stealing, raping and murdering, this guy went about his life to be a good Samaritan. Maybe he was just good at concealing his true nature. Who knows how many more crimes he committed.

@aisha2370

15 күн бұрын

Likely statute of limitations. As to this report, maybe the victim didn't want her identity disclosed.

@rachelsill79

15 күн бұрын

​@@aisha2370"Mason pleaded guilty to the murders and was sentenced to two consecutive life terms, with a minimum of seven years. As part of the deal, the rape, robbery and grand theft charges were dropped, which spared surviving victims from having to testify and Mason's family from having to listen to testimony about how he'd raped a teenage girl."

@gaslitworldf.melissab2897

15 күн бұрын

Of course he was. His neighbors only had good things to say about him. He thought that living well erased the evil.

@trh1493

15 күн бұрын

exactly

@clarissa4508

14 күн бұрын

Being a good samaritan after killing was a way to cope up and.cover up his guilt. He probably thought that changing his life into better and doing good to others can finally eleminate all his sins 😅

My dad was killed in 1957, making my mom a widow at age 22. I understand these peoples story. RIP

@vm3141

15 күн бұрын

I am sorry for your loss 🙏🥺

@karenrobertson2312

15 күн бұрын

@@vm3141 thank you!

@kimweidner7351

15 күн бұрын

My adoptive mother’s first husband was a pilot and crashed into a mountain dying, leaving her a widow at 21. She has never forgotten him and mourned his death multiple times a year, literally my entire life and until she passed. I am 55 today. He wasn’t my father, my mother finally remarried and had me with her second husband. But the loss affected her tremendously and it affected us kids even though he wasn’t our father. My point, The loss on such a scale is hard to define especially, when kids are involved and now they are parentless. I cannot truly know how your life was affected for you. But I have some idea, and I am so sorry you had to go through that.

@karenrobertson2312

15 күн бұрын

@@kimweidner7351 I was less than one month old. Also a plane crash. It was my dad & the pilot. Small plane. South Louisiana. Crashed into a bayou. Killed both of them. My mom remarried but my life was very strange.

@sergeawono4804

15 күн бұрын

Sorry for your loss

He shot them because he didn't want to go to jail that night. I'm glad he was finally caught.

He could have committed all sorts of crimes he never got caught for.

@TawnyC_

15 күн бұрын

Probably did.

@petratuccino717

15 күн бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. He probably never got caught.

@BrendaBaBoom

14 күн бұрын

I agree 🎯

@Emmanuel-mc9bd

13 күн бұрын

Yeah let's be honest, we all have

@barneyronnie

10 күн бұрын

​@@Emmanuel-mc9bdThat's not true.

Mason died in prison on January 22, 2017, nine days before his 83rd birthday. He had spent 14 years in prison. His next parole hearing was still seven years away.

The daughter saying how her dad never got to live that great life was truly heartbreaking, its not fair certainly. Life is cruel 😢

@Kari.F.

15 күн бұрын

Yes, life can be very, very unfair, and undeservedly short. If someone dies young from a disease, that's a tragedy, too. But losing a loved one because someone else made the decision to end their life, adds a thick extra layer of trauma. Another layer comes with not getting justice. How do we grief properly when our grief is so infected with justified rage against someone we don't even know the identity of? I can't even begin to imagine what that must be like... 😥

@JenniferOMahony-gv5rs

14 күн бұрын

Well said Hun I couldn't have said it better myself 💕

@bobgillis1137

12 күн бұрын

Death is even worse.

I LOVE when they’re caught after years of being free. Everything done in the dark will come to the light.

@petratuccino717

15 күн бұрын

Amen ❤

@cops4robbers663

15 күн бұрын

Me too. Cold cases always affect me. There are a lot of old men out there waiting for a knock at their door

@Everyoneisanartist776

14 күн бұрын

@@cops4robbers663oh yeah. Sadly, we have to trust there’s a hell if you believe in that kind of thing.

@karimanning9232

14 күн бұрын

The Bible say's your sin will find you out.

@karimanning9232

14 күн бұрын

@@Everyoneisanartist776 Absolutely

If he was "sorry" he would have turned himself in years ago!!!

@shelteredsparrow2736

14 күн бұрын

Well said

@johndavis9432

13 күн бұрын

He wasn't sorry.His remorse was fake.He was only sorry because he got caught.And that neighbor that said he made "mistakes" is a fool.

@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath

11 күн бұрын

And they all still would have wanted vengeance

He made a couple of mistakes?! Raped a teenager, and killed two cops! That’s a lot more that a couple of mistakes!

@user-dh8xt8uu4v

15 күн бұрын

He is a nice man

@BrendaBaBoom

14 күн бұрын

The rape and robbery and the murders of those two officers tell me he was capable of doing ANYTHING.

I’ve seen this case multiple times on other platforms, including Forensic Files. Absolutely incredible that they caught this scumbag after so many years.

@gaslitworldf.melissab2897

15 күн бұрын

I would think differently about it if he had anonymously sent money to the three victim's families, b/c that would at least show remorse, but he thought that he could just turn the dial and live cleanly to wipe the slate clean. Even if he raised his kids to adulthood and turned himself in, I'd at least recognize that as a sign of recognizance. He seems to have a skewed sense of justice - if any at all.

@mikeisaacs2314

15 күн бұрын

I saw it to on Forensic files

One of the BEST episodes yet. Great job 48Hrs.

Never been moved so much by a case like this one . Good job guys . Rest in peace officers 👮

@Frenchblue8

15 күн бұрын

Same here. This one has always touched me.

@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath

11 күн бұрын

You’ve let us shelter life if this is the worst case you’ve ever heard about. look up Kelly Thomas. Please admit it that he had committed no crime and yet the police beat him to death and none of them were ever convicted and most of them were not even charged or had their charges dropped during the Obama and Eric Holder administration

My God.. you're here for THAT reason? Yeah, we are, old man. Even though it's been awhile you still murdered somebody!!

@susanbengston3208

15 күн бұрын

Yes, the perp’s arrogance and ignorance are stunning.

@angel2000317

15 күн бұрын

Right? And then him crying and telling his wife he didn't know why they were there, but then telling her they were going to put him in jail. He just couldn't bring himself to admit it to her.

@resarm5007

10 күн бұрын

2 somebody's. And r a teen girl.

It is insane, that one of his friends would say; “he made a couple of mistakes”. If a 17-year-old kid shot and killed his grandchildreni, would he call that a mistake, too?

This was the most mind-blowing case ever of all 48 Hours episodes I watched so far. A cold-blooded cop killer, rapist living a "good life" for 40+ years after commiting these horrific crimes is nauseating. But justice was served. Better late than never.

He’s sorry because his peaceful life got “interrupted”. Honestly, I don't think his conscience blamed him even once. He was living his life as if nothing happened.

@BrendaBaBoom

14 күн бұрын

🎯🎯🎯

@johndavis9432

13 күн бұрын

That's right.I saw this POS when he was convicted.His fake remorse was sickening.He was only sorry because he was caught.All murderers are like that.

@bobgillis1137

12 күн бұрын

"conscience", but yes.

@Memg007

11 күн бұрын

@@bobgillis1137 Thanks for the correction. I appreciate it.

So grateful to 48hours for great stories as much as they're sad stories but I envy the American way of crime investigation. Always watching from Kenya 🇰🇪

@Janettoi

15 күн бұрын

I really wish crime investigation at home was done as thorough as it's done in the West. 🇰🇪

It’s not that he didn’t commit another crime, he didn’t get caught for another crime.

His initial reaction when officers tell him why they're there and he says "you're here for THAT" tells you that he had just written that off and out of his mind and was probably confident he would never be caught. Selfish are the people that defended him, they got to live out their lives and the victims were robbed of that because of that man's actions.

@BrendaBaBoom

14 күн бұрын

That got my attention as well. Sadly, for him “THAT” back yonder was irrelevant. 😭

48 Hours, such great episodes and so well done. Sorry for the loss of these young officers and the tragedy the family and friends have had to go through...

@rachelsill79

15 күн бұрын

They left out some stuff but did a pretty good job considering they only had an hour

There’s a reason they call the Los Angeles county sheriffs homicide bureau "Bulldogs". They never give up and they caught this murderer. My father worked sheriffs homicide bureau from 1989-2000 when he retired after 30 years of service to Los Angeles county. My cousin now works there to carry the touch for our family. God bless our law enforcement

@Grammichal

4 күн бұрын

Amen!! ❤️🇺🇸💙🇺🇸❤️

Wow. Happened just a few days before I was born. My Dad was a cop in El Segundo.

@johndavis9432

13 күн бұрын

Did your Dad know those two officers?

It's really good to see you cover old cases I really wish that you would show more old cases from the 1960's,1970's,1980's and 1990's.

Great job!!! The young lady who was assaulted and the family of the police officer finally have justice Justice doesn’t take away the pain, but hopefully it brings some peace

A leopard doesn’t change his spots. Love it when they finally get caught 🤣🤣🤣

@philippamediwake1235

15 күн бұрын

It seemed this leopard did!

@stfuplsok

15 күн бұрын

ITS* spots

@Emmanuel-mc9bd

13 күн бұрын

Yup, All the witnesses will never be enough, once a villain always a villain

@veronicafairchild1969

5 күн бұрын

Ppl don't always need to go to prison to change!!

@Goddess-tz5to

5 күн бұрын

​@@philippamediwake1235or he hid other crimes well while living the rest of his life as a seemingly "upstanding citizen'. Who knows how many other crimes he committed over the years and got away with.

I don’t believe this guy is remorseful for one second. He is definitely guilty of other unsolved crimes.

He can't be guilty if he put flood lights up!!!

@underratedunity1528

15 күн бұрын

lmao exactly what I was thinking!

@Nute1985

15 күн бұрын

😳

@sunshine3914

15 күн бұрын

Probably would never convince her any different. Wonder how his family reacted.

@TheDriftwoodlover

15 күн бұрын

I wonder if his golf buddy comes to visit him in prison? Such a great guy. Fantastic diligence on this case.

@SpontaneouslyDeliberate

15 күн бұрын

Whenever a well-liked person is arrested for a terrible crime, you get people who say stuff like that. Their confidence in their ability to judge other people's character based just on their own interactions makes them look extra stupid.

Coffee and 48 hours to start my day! I’m addicted to this show! I’m learning a lot abt the law but so sorry for all the victims and their families.

And we can not really be sure that he didn’t commit any other crimes! He just wasn’t caught!

@AP12360

15 күн бұрын

I agree. He has probably committed other crimes that he's never been caught for.

@janetgood6332

13 күн бұрын

@@AP12360 Virtually all violent men who commit rape do it more than once. Especially back then it was very rarely reported.

What an unbelievable story. I wish we could have known what happened to that teenage girl. Heartbreaking.

"He put up flood lights and built my grill!" His past is now "EXEMPT" ! 😮

@resarm5007

10 күн бұрын

Right? 😮😢 But not if it was THEIR family member robbed, r'd or m'd!

If he were really an honorable man, he would have turned himself in. I'm glad he was caught and held accountable.

@tymom9313

15 күн бұрын

💯

Really good lesson that what you do in your youth will follow you through your life…

If you're like me, they can barely get the 48 hours episodes out before I am like yay! 🙌 They do such a great job with the way that the investigation and the information is portrayed

@E-Kat

15 күн бұрын

"I'm like" - like what?

@maraesthermendez6127

15 күн бұрын

Same here! I’m addicted! Ugh! And, Lol!

Glad to see this man face justice. Many times these cold cases end with the perpetrator already deceased. In addition to feeling bad for the victims of his crimes, I also feel bad for his family who most likely never saw this coming. He left a lot of victims in his wake, selfish man.

@NefariousEvildoer

14 күн бұрын

Definitely. I feel bad for his wife, you can hear her around 31:29 crying "what are you gonna do with him?" as he's being arrested. Imagine finding out the man you've been married to for years is a rapist and a cop killer. Poor woman.

@shelteredsparrow2736

14 күн бұрын

Well said

this proves that you never truly know anyone...Glad he was finally put away!

Best 48 hours EVERRRR!!! My most favorite crime show ty!!! Rip to the dedicated awesome police officers who were taken way too soon ❤

The why question was never really answered. How does someone go on a one night rampage, raping, robbing, and murdering, then never do it again for the rest of their life? Did he commit a lot more crimes over the years and just get away with them? Or was this literally a one-time thing? Was he on drugs? Did he find God the next day or something? I just don't get it.

@susanbengston3208

15 күн бұрын

It’s total b.s. on his part.

@zombiechicken7114

14 күн бұрын

Or was he just better at not getting caught?

@BrendaBaBoom

14 күн бұрын

He was hardcore evil. Probably got away with a lot of horrible crimes.

@StofStuiver

14 күн бұрын

Its possible someone changes bc of this. The alternative is that you will end up doing more crime, hurting more people and dying young, or spending your entire life in prison. I think it was a wake up call for him. Why he got to that day is probably resentment, jealousy, leading to that rape. The cops were accidental, but the actual trigger to change.

@johndavis9432

13 күн бұрын

@@StofStuiver Spare me .Where did you get that stupid idea? After committing two acts of unforgivable evil he changed.Yeah sure he did.

I grew up in El Segundo and still live in the area. Never heard of this case until now. Thank you for covering it!

There's something beautiful when a whole community sticks together for a cause . We are indeed more powerful together . I got teary eyed by the end

Thank you to all of these officers who never gave up trying to solve this case. God bless the families of the officers who were killed. May they rest in peace.

Happy for another 48 hours episode.. Keeps my afternoon going on well from 🇰🇪.

@E-Kat

15 күн бұрын

How can you be happy watching program about people who got murdered and woman got raped? Would you be also happy if this program was about your family members who got killed? Empathy must be a word you don't know.

@originalpanda5000

15 күн бұрын

Ummm or they could simply enjoy the show's production value? We're all here to watch the story, but it's the production value that makes it entertaining, obviously not the content. Sheesh!

Outstanding work officers. Hope the families are doing well.

Absolutely phenomenal... Finally the families got justice. It's just incredibly sad.

This story was heart-wrenching for me. The cruelties of life took my father from my family and we grew up in a one-parent home. I can relate 100% to the families of these two murdered cops. This killer lived 50 years while the two men he murdered lay in their graves. How very sad life can be!

@shelteredsparrow2736

14 күн бұрын

❤

A couple mistakes!! with two murders and one rape is crazy

@molliwilson5639

14 күн бұрын

Sounds like something a defense attorney would say.

When he said, that's what you're here for,? Yup, guilty and that man that said he made couple mistakes, like WTH. How murdering 2 cops and raping someone is just a mistake.

This was an exceptional episode👏🏼

I just couldn't stop watching.

Such dedication by the El Segundo law enforcement. The lengths they went to find the perpetrator is extraordinary. Police do not get the recognition or respect they deserve.

@CA-zn9bq

15 күн бұрын

Not all of them deserve respect. Just some.

@shelteredsparrow2736

14 күн бұрын

Well said

What s that... guy saying about "mistakes". Unbelievable. Dangerously unbelievable.

He didn't make a mistake but it was his choice and he knows very well that he committed an evil act that destroyed the lives of other people's families.. I don't think anyone or he can pay for it but justice has been served.. Thank you so much for all the team and God bless everyone every day ❤

What about the rape?

@jenna-a-gogo

15 күн бұрын

The poor girl hardly got a mention.

@tellurye

15 күн бұрын

Statute of limitations ran out on the rape, burglary, and kidnapping charges. They could only get him for the murders.

@furball192

15 күн бұрын

Imo it wasn't just rape it was rape of a child

@rachelsill79

15 күн бұрын

​​@@telluryewhy are you lying?Charges could have be brought because Mr. Mason had left California within three years of the crimes, which suspends the state statute of limitations. "Mason pleaded guilty to the murders and was sentenced to two consecutive life terms, with a minimum of seven years. As part of the deal, the rape, robbery and grand theft charges were dropped, which spared surviving victims from having to testify and Mason's family from having to listen to testimony about how he'd raped a teenage girl."

@rachelsill79

15 күн бұрын

As part of the plea deal they dropped the rape and burglary charge. The statute of limitations had nothing to do with it

Him saying: "You're here for THAT?" makes me think he did worse crimes; but of course he wasn't going to mention anything else.

@resarm5007

10 күн бұрын

Or he thought they were there for something more recent. And was surprised that they were there for something so old and was sure he got away with.

Just riveting! Couldn't wait to find out who the guy was and that they had finally cought him. I am so grateful for all the work and time thus detectives put onto the case and wonderful for the family to put this to rest although i am sure the pain of the loss is forever.

He couldn’t feel too bad, he never gave himself up until he was caught. That’s not feeling or being sorry for anything…except being caught years later.

To reminisce about how “back in the day” it was safe, while in the same breath, reporting on 2 cops that were executed out of nowhere while a bunch of teens were robbed, graped and almost murdered is incredibly odd to the point of ridiculous. It’s never been completely safe anywhere at anytime. Especially the big cities, but the small towns have always had their tragedies too. And in 1957, it wasn’t safe from violent crimes for entire demographics of people. Looking the other way only helps people keep their illusion of perceived safety.

@philippamediwake1235

15 күн бұрын

I think nowadays many crimes are committed by perpetrators under the influence of drugs. Places were safer back then. Serial killings really got going during the seventies. Years ago people lived in smaller communities where everyone knew each other. There would have been things going on for sure but the abject violence that we hear about now is escalating for sure.

@LotsofLisa

15 күн бұрын

@@philippamediwake1235 I don’t disagree with you. There’s always been something that angers me when people say it was “safer back then…” as a true crime consumer, I’m like, “What!? Where!? When?!…”

@sonjaheck3156

15 күн бұрын

I hate those types of posts, especially on Facebook. Boston Strangler, Richard Speck, and so many others were around in the 60s. Terrible crimes against kids too.

@misstara322

15 күн бұрын

They meant it was less common. So, yes, less crime and less frequent crimes, means it was safer.

@LotsofLisa

15 күн бұрын

@@misstara322 I disagree. We can now just see it all, live, as it happens, because of technology, cameras literally everywhere and a 24 hour news cycle.

Damn it took 46 years.

@oblivion85

15 күн бұрын

He was stripped away from his family and dignity just like he had done to the two cops and the young teen.

Such an amazing story. And so happy they finally solved the case and got their killer..

One of the best 48 hours I've watched.

@petratuccino717

15 күн бұрын

Same ❤

@E-Kat

15 күн бұрын

Not for the people who got murdered and the woman who got raped!!!! How can you be so devoid of any traces of empathy? My apologies to everyone who's offended by this heartless comment.

@kellygoodman4773

15 күн бұрын

@E-Kat Wow. No one is saying its great that people got killed and hurt. They handled the subject matter extremely well and the show was interesting. That is all. Geez. Maybe you should go watch something else.

This guy didn’t rob a gas station he RAPED a teenage girl then MURDERED two young policemen. Why wasn’t the rape mentioned in court? Chances are that girl’s life was a shadow of what it would have been; especially as a rape victim in the back then who would have worn a SCARLET LETTER for years. Even though she was a victim people would have seen her and treated her differently. I hope I’m wrong and she got the love and support she needed to heal and has (or had) the wonderful life she deserved!

Now that’s a lawyer I can get behind! Great job with every single person involved in solving this case!

If he were truly remorseful, he would have come forward years ago!! I feel so very sorry for his unfortunate victims and their poor families ❤

That dumpster fire in the form of a man is not sorry for what he did. He was hoping he was taking this to his grave and never seeing justice. Someone who is sorry owns up to what they did and accepts the consequences.

"He did a few mistakes" Yeah right

I understand the statute of limitations prevented them from charging him for attacking and harm, but they hardly mentioned it.

@rachelsill79

15 күн бұрын

It had absolutely nothing to do with the statute of limitations. They charged him with the rape and as part of the plea bargain they dropped the charges. Charges could have been brought because Mr. Mason had left California within three years of the crimes, which suspends the state statute of limitations. The same reason Donald Trump can be tried in New York even though the statute of limitations has expired because he moved to Florida before the statute of limitations expired

He should not have had a chance to live a "good" life. It means nothing. Great job by the police in finding Mason.

46 yrs and ends up on 48 hrs...Rip to the victims...my mom told me she was 8 yrs old when this happened...sad it took this long to get him.

Quite honestly, I'm surprised stuff like this didn't happen way more often back then. The fact that surveillance didn't exist in any capacity, as long as they didn't know who you were. You could commit this crime and get away with it!

@CatDaddySteve

15 күн бұрын

There were mostly fathers in the home. Take the father out and you mostly get young male delinquents and criminals

@sunshine3914

15 күн бұрын

It happened quite often, just ask anyone in Ohio or Indiana who was a teen in the 50s & 60s… or look at all the unsolved cases & missing cases.

50 years, 50 months, 50 weeks, or 50 minutes. Means nothing to God. Justice has prevailed. I am so glad for these people, and thankful to all those police officers and technicians that helped and worked so hard to solve this case. That brought closure for these families.

Remorse doesnt negate the fact that his "mistakes" as a "kid" ruined the lives of many people who are still dealing with the pain and trauma. He is just crying because he got caught.

Im happy for those who suffered so long to find answers.....and appreciative of those faithful law enforcement officials who never gave up.

So sad 😢 Watching from Eastern Africa Kenya 🇰🇪.

Everyone says "he was so nice. There's no way. " that's what these psychos do

@donquixote8462

12 күн бұрын

They're normally people that go out of their way to try to be nice to everyone for that very reason. There are some people I work with that rub me the wrong way for that very reason. Strangely eager to help and be overly friendly in a weird forced way. Psychopath behavior.

As a former LEO, this story has haunted me for 40 years

I’m sorry for the victims amd Their families- those men died so young

True remorse is when you turn yourself in and confess to your crimes. This man has no remorse at all.

That is some of the most dogged detective work I have ever seen, brilliant moves

Such a sad case. Tho this episode was well put! Wow!

You can run, but you can't hide. Karma will catch up and catches you and face the consequences of the evil choices made and pay back justice to the families and friends.

How lucky; he got to live his life, have a family and friends all while a young family starting out life had to continue without their patriarch....not forgetting the other families affected by his actions. He did however put floodlights up so he's not a coldblooded killer 😤 glad he got caught. So sorry to all who were afflicted by his senseless actions including the young lady 💙

I have sad feelings all around…….😢😢😢 but the policeman daughter put it on perspective for me…..”he just got old”

The incidental references to his rape of that young girl is maddening.

Thank God for the police and people who help catch this selfish killer 🙏❤️ RIP to the police officers

I have seen this one a bunch of times but I still watched because the police work and storytelling are A1

The pocket watch ⌚ is a very sweet gesture 💕

The story is so sad yet so amazing. The fingerprint, the gunshot from the officer, the hand-writing & the people that didn't give-up and make this case in justice is remarkable.

48 hours can really piece together cases we've seen before, but in a better, more detailed way.

I bet he wasn't as goody-goody behind closed doors all those years as he pretends to be now. He had/has a lot of anger issues.

I’ve been looking for this episode for years!!!

Made a mistake? WOW!

Best episode ever 👍excellent detective work. I pray for both police officers “they may rest in peace and be in heaven”

Thank god all these people were still alive to help piece things together!

Holy hell, the FIRST time he got in a car with a girl, he get robbed at gunpoint and witnesses a grape... I believe i might have just took a vow of celibacy THAT night. Thats awful

Praise to law enforcement to never giving up the search. Condolences to the children and wives of the fallen officers.