3x-xx-xx ep25 The Murder of John Nungesser

The police reporter. And the police reporter brings you the true story of a crime. A story of hate and brutality.

In 1924, the farming community surrounding Highland Illinois was prosperous and apparently happy and contented. One man, the most powerful in the county, harbored a great hate. His name was Emil Freike. We find him in the living room of his home, talking to two of his help.

help so you run away and got married again mini yeah mr. riker I should think you'd have had enough with one husband John and I like each other you know that ain't nowhere to treat me I took you out of an orphan's home and you was a little girl nobody wanted you I always worked for my living

mr. riker you never gave me nothing who gave you the chance to work I did and you pay me by running off with one of my farm hands Shaun's a good boy, Emma. Shut your trap.

This ain't only your business, Jake. There, Mr. Fracker, I've come to say goodbye. You will be back here in less than a month. Goodbye, Minnie. And good luck. Goodbye, Jake. Come over, son, Sunday, and have dinner, Mito.

Thanks, Minnie. I will. Do you think I'm going to let Chaun Nungassa get away with this? No, I ain't. But what can you do? If Minnie wants to get married, you can't stop her. Decide.

She's already done it. I took Nungassa in. He gave him a chop and he was broken, didn't have a nickel. Now he pays me back by running off with the best hired girl I ever had.

But, Emil, you can always get out of the hard girls. Not like Minnie, you can't. And that ain't all. When they run away, I owe her $1,500. They told me in court this morning, I gotta pay it.