Dragnet: Production 10 aka Homicide aka Maniac Murderer aka Mad Killer At Large

Here's another in NBC's Great Parade of New Shows. Ladies and gentlemen, the story you're about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. NBC brings you Dragnet. You're a detective sergeant. You're assigned a homicide.

There's a mad killer at large in your city. A woman has been brutally slain, the body mutilated. The picture is clear. The killer has a thirst for blood. Your job? Get him. Dragnet, the documented drama of an actual crime investigated and solved by the men who unrelentingly stand watch on the security of your home, your family, and your life.

For the next 30 minutes transcribed in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department, you will travel step by step on the side of the law through an actual case from official police files. From beginning to end, from crime to punishment, Dragnet is the story of your police force in action.

It was Wednesday, January 12th. It was raining in Los Angeles. We were working the night watch out of homicide. My partner's Ben Romero. The boss is Ed Backstrang, chief of detectives. My name's Friday. I was on the way back from the Morgan. It was 11 23 p.m. when I got to room 42 homicide

Chief wants to see her he's in there with Romero. Thanks, Chandler. How's the wife fine? How about your mother better? Thanks Hi, Joe. All right, honey sit down if they post the body in in the morning Pretty messy strangled and mutilated guys a maniac skipper the body shows And murder likes this. Anybody's a suspect.

The coroner looked at the body. He says the weapon was a long, sharp instrument. Firing a hotel down on East Third Street. Managed your son and discovered her about 7.30. You talked to him? It was too much for him. He passed out. Manager wasn't home.