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The Case of Eduardo Dumbrique and John Klene
📻 Episode #280
🎙️ Hosted by Jason Flom
📅 Jul 28, 2022
About This Episode
On June 28, 1997, 25-year-old member of the Lil Watts gang, Antonio Alarcon, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Hawthorne, California, by a rival gang, Lawndale 13. In exchange for release on unrelated charges, Santo “Payaso” Alvarez deflected attention for the Alarcon shooting toward fellow Lawndale 13 members Eduardo Dumbrique and John Klene, when…
The Case
On June 28, 1997, 25-year-old member of the Lil Watts gang, Antonio Alarcon, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Hawthorne, California, by a rival gang, Lawndale 13. In exchange for release on unrelated charges, Santo “Payaso” Alvarez deflected attention for the Alarcon shooting toward fellow Lawndale 13 members Eduardo Dumbrique and John Klene, when he knew who the actual shooter was. Witness Daniel Curiel testified that after he was not able to make an identification in a photo lineup, Sergeant Doral Riggs pointed to the photos of Eduardo and John, convincing him to make the ID. However, Eduardo and John's alibis were corroborated by many friends and neighbors. Additionally, the actual shooter reached out to Eduardo’s family to confess to the murder. Regardless of the alibis, the confession, and the lack of physical or forensic evidence, Eduardo and John were convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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https://lavaforgood.com/podcast/181-jason-flom-with-danny-rincon/
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In Their Own Words — transcript excerpts
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00:06:11“Speaker 2: block a lot here and there, and my neighbor that Speaker 2: lived in the backhouse, I guess he got his radio stolen, Speaker 2: you know, out of his car in my driveway, you know, Speaker 2: and I always pretty much suspected Santos as being the”
00:24:41“Speaker 1: the Alarchan drive by. Speaker 3: He wanted to testify in the case. And my Lord Speaker 3: did bring him down to our trial or it was Speaker 3: maybe a pre trial pullust or something, and they never Speaker 3: got his statement. It didn't give him a chance to”
00:41:46“Speaker 4: you know, I'm going to get it taken care of, Speaker 4: when they have been disappointed every step of the way, Speaker 4: and I, you know, my experience of it is like, Speaker 4: you know, the frustration I feel on my end can't Speaker 4: even begin to compere to what these guys are going through.”
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