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Episode 134

2019-03-23

Sticks and stones will break my bones... a child's nursery rhyme which contains a universal truth that is all but lost in today's day and age of safe spaces and mass censorship of "hurtful words." Respect is not only demanded in this brave new world, but some of us feel entitled to it. Chris Dorner never received the respect he felt he was entitled to. When he felt his honor was being stripped away by the very institution he swore allegiance to he had only one logical choice… go to war with the LAPD. How he chose to act then, said more about his character than any words ever could.

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welcome to Seward and scale season, six episode, one thirty, four, a show that reveals the worst monsters are real. Well, hello. There so glad you're here, first off I'd like to take a quick minute to explain that you may hear two versions of this episode, one hosted by myself here on page three on and one on the free ad supported feed posted by a familiar voice. For those of you, who've been around for awhile, Tricia, Griffith proprietor of web sleuths and close friend is the new voice of sword in scale. You see, my voice is too triggering for some individuals out there who don't like joke means. So the only place you'll be able to hear me for now he's right here. I and the rest of the staff will continue putting out shows regularly behind a paywall on Patrie on until we have a new platform built, but I have personally been booted from the public discourse and it's probably just a matter of time before they conspired to shut me down all together for saying ugly words, so you, the supporters who can hear this- you are the ones keeping me on the air. I want you to know how much I do appreciate that. In fact not just me, our entire staff, which is all been able to keep working throughout all of this, is immensely thankful for all of your continued support, and now the show must go on
There are sayings that are well known, and universal that's for a reason as we continents and studied different languages and cultures. We find that a lot of the same universal truths apply so Us truths are as basic as a child's nursery rhyme sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me other well known sayings, get to the heart of the matter such as treat people. The way you want to be treated and fact is earned not given these universal truths, extend beyond geographic lines beyond. Pictures and time the he's philosopher, Confucius said without feelings of respect What is there to distinguish men from beasts? We demand respect some
s feel entitled to it, but how when we feel disrespected or offended, says more about our character than anyone's words ever could words have power only the power we give them And it's really up to the individual and not the collect, to decide which words have power over you. In this brave new orwellian world of outrage, culture were taught that you're, not only entitled to respect, but to the to correct the words of others. Word that bullies are evil and victor heroes, and that is offends you any all retaliation, no matter how disproportionate is right and just We're taught that we are no longer responsible for our own actions. Once we've been slighted or marginalized,.
And in this strange new landscape, increasingly harder to tell the bullies and victims apart an entire generation of disillusioned perpetual victims Prone to anger, hate and revenge, to social media in droves to unleash their social justice on target after target revenge, after all, does feel quite good and revenge- is what was brewing in the thick San Bernardino, national forests that blanket the mountains of EAST Los Angeles. The snow stopped falling on Big bear mountain after several days of cold
conditions, and Karen Reynolds were happily reopening their thirteen unit. Resort mountain Stop talking, Big bear Lake and should mountain, the store. Owners were happy to the nearly seventeen inches of snow since Friday meant fresh powder Man skiers. Just one hundred mile, Dr East of LA lies the San Bernardino mountains. There most of the year. Economy is fueled by tourists from near anfar. Would it long term tenants in here they refund three years and they just moved out the end of January 29th so it was just kind of a mess. So we were coming in to clean the place up and get it from repairs done. It was too February, 12th, two thousand and thirteen The Reynolds had started the refreshment of unit two hundred and three the previous Wednesday, but the mouse. Had been on lock down since the seventh. There was a killer on the loose.
And his last known whereabouts work far from here, his birthday, truck had been discovered on a forest service rd nearby with track leading away But we left it unlocked, I believe, on Wednesday, I'm not apologizing first one out, so I don't know when we saw the truck burning over there and heard about it. So I'll close, it was my first thought was just if you're, not unlocked, so came over and checked it, but it was. That's when I checked it, Surprise me little bit, I thought it should have been unlocked and I didn't have a key with me right on what is and checked to see. My next but at that point let's come up and finish fixing the curtain Roger that started the Wednesday before when we walked in the door. I do a quick look around downstairs of nothing really unusual. I turned it looked the curtains and that's what I came to fix and she kept walking through the back bedroom to get the mattress pad. By this time there were hundreds of armed law enforcement officers, still scouring the quaint lake town and the rugged mountain side surrounding it, and they
swept resort community after resort community, looking for signs of forced entry, knocking on every door, while the continued San Bernardino County Sheriff John Mcmahon had open. The resorts convince fugitive was no longer in the area, but he was wrong and she got about. You're one of the fireplace here and he jumped out of the back bedroom here and hard stay, calm and turn screen furnace started to run first time. I saw him as he was running after Karen. He went by me and brush. He went by as I was running down the stairs it just felt like There were multiple things crossing my mind like leaving him in here with my husband, and why am I going outside and giving him a reason to have to kill me? They the door open, but I'm not going to go out there an it same time as when he
I hold of my arm right here and so funny started, saying like just calm down, I'm not gonna, kill you. Let's go back upstairs the Reynolds had stumbled upon a foreboding figure. He moved with quick tranquility And took control of the situation before gym or Karen knew what was happening, the deck of one of the largest manhunts in LAPD history was living in their rental property and they were trapped. Now with him, they knew. He was dangerous very dangerous. It was the anything playing on the news. The police were Looking for a black male six feet tall, and seventy pounds with military and police training armed and dangerous Jim thought for him. Of trying to tackle their captor to give Karen a chance to escape, but on
thought he decided it would be a good idea again the man that large there's only active Route, one interest, one access. So how is traffic that point and uh call, my cell phone out dial, nine one one before it. It turned on, I heard him say come on back upstairs. So I turned at that point: suck my cell phone under the seat, cushion on the couch and then just ask enough care and walked into the room, and she came in first, so he couldn't see me standing up and then he came in totally both sit on the couch hello talking the whole time saying no calm down, I'm not going to hurt you. I didn't manage San Diego, I'm not gonna, hurt you and he told us to stand up put their hands on their head turn around and face the Wall I mean how does Neil on the couch pro variables. And then lean forward to ahead to touching the wall. I once we one at that. He had me put
cancel. My back and he use those plastic ties to tie my hands, and then he did the same thing to care. The fugitive reassured the Reynolds over and over again that he would not kill them Karen remembers him saying I know you know who I am I you've been seeing the news before calling I'm hard workers and good people and you could see Jim working on the snow every day applying. He admired their work ethic. I don't have a them with you. He told them just want to clear my name. He paced back and forth gathering his things and double checking the Reynolds Restraints here. I want them to escape before he could figure out where he was heading next. Cloud is very calm the whole time they came that tugged on mine to mourn and it turns against it talking tighter and he made us he said, stand up. And walk to the back bedroom back here. He
at that point where my cell phone was, I told him. I was at home on the charger and just said: ok and then he search my of the and found the what's in your pocket here and a jacket on yeah putting up Ok, I did some candy anyway. You diabetics at yes, it all should so concerned about that then he walked out of the room and came back in with washcloths, and you put the wash clothes in our mouth you put a pillowcase overhead Ann set it in somehow or something. Then he meltdown I thought was right beside me, but it was probably between us and kind of Inacom kinda little almost whispers. Just now you gonna remain calm and not try to get away or any give me time to get away, and we said yes and he said, ok and he got up and he he left lying next to each other, on the floor of their rental, condo, gym
Karen were bound in zip ties who did with pillowcases secure, with an electrical cord and gagged with washcloths Karen thought This was the end. Struggling right away to try and get free, but I told no stay calm be quiet for a few minutes. Let's see, we can hear him go out the front door. So I'm still listening front door. To close, I never heard it. He must have done it very quietly. But I could hear some noise effect in the background, so I waited a few few more. I was trying to figure out why and figure out what the television he turned to television only went out. The door struggled against their restraints only able to squirm about on the floor. Trying in a position where Jim could remove Karens hood. After that it didn't take long for Karen to remove James Hood and her own gag Jim couldn't really stand up, but Karen was able to get to her knees and then onto her feet I was yelling at her that I put my phone under the
Cell phone was under the couch cushion get to that. I thought I could lay it on the coffee table and I looked over at the coffee table and saw that her phone was supposedly in there on the coffee table. So, let's get on speaker and it took a Probably couple minutes, there's a new phone. We just got these a few days before and then took a couple, tries to get ninety one thousand one hundred and ninety one emergency. What are you reporting? I got my When did he tell you up right before leaving, he tell you stuff, your pillow cases overheads and how long ago did he tie you up? fifteen minutes to thirty minutes. So this all happened today you're, still tied up did. He have any weapons on him did he have We had an automatic with a silencer, but he
inside. When you guys arrived yet I'm he's still here. The whole time do you think, he's been there the whole time that he could an empty and We we're right across from where the command center was Alyson. You guys are just across from the commands. Where was where was the only thing just for Dorner, had been on the run for nine days before the Reynolds discovered their Une scheduled guest squatting in unit, three across the street At another resort, an impromptu command center had been set up, spearheading the search for Dorner all within view from the window of the rental in which he now stood. Presumably he had been in condo for days watching the police look for
He was wanted in connection with three murders. One It was a police officer, the. Recognized him immediately because by this point, Christopher Dorner was a household name and his face was everywhere. He was in Lapd cop, navy reservist that had all out war on former brothers in blue. He was trained in tactics of those who now sought him and and expert in the use of hand, guns and rifles a marksman by the Navy. He wanted to take All of those that, in his mind, had wronged him make them suffer like he did by this, He had become somewhat of a folk hero tweeted their support, calling him chocolate Rambo relating him to the movie character, John Rambo played by Sylvester Stallone
a Vietnam Vet who, when met with intolerance in a small mountain town, unleashes all his fury on the local sheriff's department, Facebook tribute pages sprung up rallying behind his mission against the LAPD, a mission he outlined in a lengthy facebook post that had become known as his manifesto in Dorner's words he wrote. I know most of who personally know me are in disbelief to hear from media reports that I am suspected of committing such horrendous murders. Taken drastic and shocking actions. In the last couple of days, you saying to yourself that this is complete out of character of a man. You knew who always smile wherever he was seen. I know I will be. Defined by the LAPD and the media. Unfortunately, this is an SIRI evil, but I do not. Enjoy, but must partake and complete for substantial change to occur within the LAPD.
Claim my name is blink. Confession explained his motive for murder he to clear his name of the stain of being fired by the a p d script of that hearing quoted board member sergeant, Sherlyn Anderson, saying Dorner lacks the integrity necessary to be a cop the chairman of the board, Captain Phil Seating greets said, quote Dorner credibility is damaged beyond repair that as part Dorner agreed with in a way he was damaged, beyond repair I have lasted all available means at obtaining my name back. I have tempted all legal court efforts with an appeals at the superior courts, an California appellate courts. This is my last resort the LAPD, has suppressed the truth It is now led to deadly consequences. Yelling.
These actions have cost me my law enforcement career. The cost me my naval career? I lost my. And as a commanding officer of enable naval security forces Reserve unit at NAS Fallon because of the LAPD lost, a relationship with my mother and sister because of the LAPD. I've lost your relationship with close friends because of the LAPD. In essence, I've lost every because the LAPD took my name and knew I was innocent. Captain Philipp Tinga reads: Justin Eisenberg, Martella Randy. On an sergeant Anderson all knew I was innocent, but decided to terminate me so they could continue off Teresa Evans Career, I know about the meeting between,
if you were Evans attorney Rico confessed that she kicked Christopher, get Lre excessive force. Your day has come, the blue line will for ever be severed in a cultural change will be implanted. You have a woke. A sleeping giant, I have nothing to lose by little causality means nothing. I will bring Conventional and asymmetrical warfare to those in eight uniform on or off duty You will now live the life of prey. As Dorner went on about all those who wronged him. One thing became clear he tried to live his life by a strict, journal code of principles standing what he considered truth and justice. But now he saw himself as a victim of injustice, throwing away his reputation an integrity. He blamed the LAPD, an organ
he saw full of individuals bent on furthering their own agendas Echelon beings corrupt that it now infected Entire institution, America, you will really today and tomorrow, but this is made up of all human beings who have the same general needs and wants in life for themselves. Their kin, community and state that is the freedom to live and love, but they may eat different foods, enjoyed different music, have different dialects or speak a second language, but in essence, are no different from you, and I this is America. We are not a perfect sovereign country as we have our own flaws, but we are the closest that will ever exist. Turner preached inclusiveness. He wanted peace But the realization that the world did not reciprocate his ideals left with a sense of deception,
a feeling that had been with him. Since youth, I was the only black kid and of my elementary school classes, from first grade to seventh grade In junior high and in any instances where I was disciplined for fighting was in response to fellow students provoking in childhood, schoolyard fights for calling me Negar or other derogatory racial names. I grew up in neighbor that's where blacks make up less than one percent. My first recollection of racism was in first grade at Norwalk, Christian Elementary School in Norwalk, California, a fellow student, Jim Armstrong, if I can recall called me a nigger on the playground. My response was swift and non lethal. I struck him fast and hard with a punch and a kick. He cried and reported it to a teacher. The teacher reported it to the
Simple, the principal swatted Jim, for using a derogatory word towards me. He then, for some unknown reason. Swatted me for striking J in response to him, calling me a negar. He stated as good Christians. We are. Turn the other cheek as Jesus did problem, is I'm not fucking Christian and that book made a fiction and limited Nonfiction called the Bible. Never once stated This was called a nigger. How dare you swap me for standing up for my rights. Demanding that I be treated as an equal human being. That day, I made a life decision that I will not tolerate racial derogatory terms spoken to Maine. Unfortunately, I was swatted multiple times for the Same exact reason, junior high. And justice seemed to become a focal point in young Dorner's, mind. He saw it everywhere.
Follow Dorner through his youth, and into high school to Mister Freed assistant principle. Cypress high school remember when you lied to my mother and the police officer in your office about stating that you never stated to me in a private conversation that you know the theft suspect and stole my watch Asher memory, physical education, teachers assistant, a student stole the list of combination codes to people's lockers from the PE, That student can open many of those lockers and stole students, personal property, but watch was taken in that multi theft and I reported it to you a week later you disk or that the theft suspect was Paul Miranda. A student. You stated to me in private that you know for a fact: he stole my property when I attempted to retrieve my property from the suspect campus security was called,
and you lied and stated. You never stated to me that you know he stole my watch. You sat there and lied to their faces right in front of me. You said it with such a deliberate stern face in never forgot that and was not surprised when. Thirteen years later, I was lied on again B by Teresa Evans? Maybe you can confess to your family at the very at least in the private of your own home. After that, contact my mother and apologize for lying to her in nineteen ninety six by the time he entered the police academy. Dorner and during victim mentality, triggered him in an infallible sense that he must act swiftly, and that he was right to do so, even with the multi, conversations an ambient
as I heard officer Mcgann your an individual a again now that I confirmed it. I told ganyan not to use that word again. I explained that it would a well known offensive word that should not be used by anyone. He replied. I'll say it when I want officer bird is a friend of his also stated that he would say Nigar when he wanted. At that point, I jumped over my front. Passenger seat and two other officers. Where I place my hands around bird deals and neck and squeezed, I stated to bar deals, don't say that at that point there was pushing and shoving and we were separated by several other officers. What I should have done was put a Winchester Ranger, Sxt, nine millimeter, one hundred and forty seven grain bullet in his skull and officer. Magnasco
the situation would have been resolved effective immediately. Each since he refused to stand idly by and let in justice occur. Instead, he took quick and decisive action, no grows up and wants to be a cop killer, it was against every thing. I ever was as a young police officer I found my calling in life, but as a young police is there. I found that the violent suspects on the street are not the only people you have to watch had a long list of targets in a plan that he put into effect.
The evening of February third Superbowl Sunday, I wasn't on call for the police department. I received word of a double homicide in the city of Irvine and I responded. We encountered two subjects later identified as the Florence and Monica Quan who had been shot to death in a vehicle on the top for a parking structure in the city of Irvine Keith and Monica were young and in love, key is twenty seven and working as a campus officer. The University of Southern California and mom is twenty. Eight a cast Fullerton women's basketball, assistant, coach. They had gotten engaged propose, Keith had recorded from multiple camera angles,
sorry you you, then right, okay, okay, oh, my yeah. Well, how are things going on I have to do something. You are my winning Lotto ticket you're, my best friend Here. My girlfriend. Has had you all this time, so time to catch you in so you worth more than a million, though so, what in the world Monica, please suck one. Thank you open the box. Would you marry me yeah yeah,
really yeah, I'm heavy hand, gun control. We take my other remote. You can take that off. We don't like that right now, ok, on his living room floor where rose petals in the shape of a heart, Keith built in the middle, as he your hand in marriage A few days before their death This would be investigated by Irvine detective Victoria Hurtado. It was obvious that it wasn't a robbery because Monica Quan had a beautiful large diamond engagement ring that it was very obvious on her finger at that time. The contents of her purse for also undisturbed in the vehicle they were good, down atop the parking garage in a resident district in Irvine America's safest mid sized city across the pond line Street apartment high rise. Towered far above the parking structure, anyone could have witnessed the attack, but no one heard or saw a thing? No,
No powder burns encompassing the bullet holes through the glass from the gun being fired at close range, the recorded their entry time at seven hundred and thirty pm apple wasn't noticed until nine hundred and ten pm passerby saw figure slumped over the steering wheel of a car, detective Hurtado question. How Teen shots could go unheard and unnoticed. In those early morning hours that day, we really didn't have anything we were really focusing on. You know we looked into the family and the friends and the victims, and we didn't have anywhere to go at that point. We were really looking for leads and looking for other avenues to pursue. Meanwhile, one hundred miles south of Irvine in National City, assuming The unrelated discovery was found in a dumpster down an alley view of the National City Police Department, idea about what was going on. As far as the the
incident that occured in Irvine, just a radio call of some located police tactical type property in a dumpster just across the street, from the police department. I responded over there, since it was my area of responsibility or my beats when I inside the dumpster. I saw that there was a LAPD uniform may have the name plate Dorner on it. There was no bad. There was couple, green military style ammo cans with ammunition twenty two, I believe, there's a nine millimeter rounds. There was a notepad with the same name, Dorner another name on there with both there was look like serial numbers, or I was assuming maybe badge numbers are dispatch, contacted LAPD to see if there was any link between that property and those names, the admins with serial number and then Dorner with the serial number and that's when they advised that Dorner was no longer an employee or it didn't seem like it based on that serial number or the batch number would. However, they work it and then Evans was an actual sergeant that
wasn't on duty at the time, but they were going to try to get ahold of her, because I is asking to see. If she, you know, she know how to get ahold of them, because this was his property and she, like I had him as a trainee. Awhile ago she said he was kind of a strange guy said: He was. She believed he was either in the army. Reserves or the Navy reserves wasn't sure, and then she was unsure of how to get ahold of him So I just impounded for safekeeping at that point sound property and that's where we stuff only
after realizing who Dorner was? Did the questions arise? That quick theories you can come up with? Is you know? Maybe he wanted to be identified, and I mean I don't know why he would dump the stuff if he didn't want to be identified. The other thing is, you know, always runs through your mind is maybe he wanted to ambush an officer by getting that radio call and doing it right in front of the police department to make his point I mean I don't know, and I think that day the good thing on our end to kind of cancel it. That theory I was hoping is that there was about three officers that were here, it's like. Why would he drive around the police department all right, area, I mean if he, wants to get away real, quick, and I mean it would there's many other place. This is on that property. Running following the murders of Monica and Keith from tower room in Manhattan Beach, approximately forty miles away, Dorner posted his rambling, open letter to the world on his facebook. Page it wouldn't be until three days later Wednesday, The sixth that police, discover Dorner's manifesto when
her daughter's name came up that definitely gave us a new focus and, as the day progressed, we focused in on him more and more, and he became a more worthwhile lead amid His accusations and perceived slights pop culture. References and life history, Dorner had very clearly threatened. Monica Quan, I never had the opportunity to have a family of my own, I'm terminating yours, Quan, Anderson, Evans and be our members. Look your wives, husband, and surviving children directly in the face and tell them the truth as to why your children are dead. In wonders mind killing of Monica Quan was justified. He wanted Randall Quan, Monica's, father and former LAPD Captain Joint Representative in the board of rights. Hearing to the loss that he felt
It was all about the same day. It was all that Wednesday that we had so much information was coming in and so much was going on, because that was the same day that the manifesto was discovered. Now it just having read those first few lines were chilling, and my first concern was that the safety of some of those people that were involved- I immediately called Randy Kwan to make sure- is that he and his family were in a safe place and to let him know that there was what we potentially felt was a threat on his life and his family's life. Police had no idea where Dorner was or who he would. Next so they sent out detective details to every target mentioned in his manifesto,
cops, were sent a cross jurisdictional lines to protect those Dorner felt stripped him of his pride. Please math is this in order to put a police officer in one place, twenty four slash: seven, three hundred and sixty five takes five point: five employees. Five point: police officers. So when I have to do security details at fifty Yes, well, you do the math, it's an incredible burden on our resources. It takes one thousand police officers out of the equation easily, but the public should remember. You know this isn't just about us. You know, this is a man who is demonstrated that he will kill civilians who connected to law enforcement, his targets cock. Asian officers who victimized minorities black officers Sought retribution Tord, subordinate caucasian officers bannock officers who victimize their own in this city. Let's
officers attempting to prove misandrist authority by degrading male officers asian. Those who say nothing about injustices witnessed giving. The military designation of high value targets. By that evening, we received word from San Diego of a attempt boat in which they believe the Christopher Dorner was a suspect at P in La Playa. One hundred and twenty three miles from the Manhattan Beach hotel Approximately one hundred miles from Irvine police were and that a man matching Dorner's description was spot, trying to steal a boat eighty one year old, Carlos Capri, owned a forty seven foot boat that was docked in slip. A twenty? I heard foot and then Dorner appeared armed with a handgun. I don't I want to kill you he said, but you're going
Take me to Mexico Warner on prop the. From the dock, throwing into the water almost immediately? It became entangled in the prop and the wasn't going anywhere. The offered his car keys, but Dorner abandoned his idea. Tying happy with his own shoe laces stealing a cellphone and fleeing into the night at that point suspect according to the victim became from took a few small items, including cell phone and and some miscellaneous items from inside the boat and tied the victim up. Left in an unknown direction. The following day, Thursday February seventh Dorner was spotted again this time by Repo man, Lee Mcdaniel, at an a M pm Convenience store in corona once again over a hundred miles away from his last known, location, Mcdaniels truck is outfitted with license plate readers to help locate vehicles to repossess Iraq
as Dorner, although he didn't know from where, until he saw his truck He knew the man on the news was driving a Nissan Titan, but the describe. It is blue. Gray like the one the man was standing next to when he punched in the license number distributed by police Mcdaniel, pulled up a picture of a gray Nissan Titan with a roof rack and a bed cover exactly like the truck at the pump, We knew it was Dorner. He fled the parking and pulled across the street as Dorner pulled away and disappeared down the road Mcdaniel tried to dial police. He noticed an LAPD officer pull into the gas station. He attempted alert police that he just saw the man they were looking for before Get the words out of his mouth Dorner drove back by and pulled on the freeway yellow the officers Only in Corona Guard one of adorners targets followed
truck on interstate fifteen to confirm it was action, Kim They followed the truck down the Magnoli a off ramp and instantly, knew it was Dorner today at about one hundred and twenty four this morning noon. Officers LAPD were in route special detail related to the search for a Christopher Dorner. They were flagged down in this area of an Ampm by witness who gave them information who they believe that they observed Warner. Yasir Shah began to follow that vehicle about two blocks. True two freeways north, Fifteen exiting magnolia immediately exiting the freeway. The officers are made that turn to eastbound, where the suspect exited Vehicle without a vehicle immediately with a show other weapon and shorted to shoot at the officers The officers took cover, return fire. Both officers one of our officers was grazed,
during that incident. The other officer is uninjured, the forgive me entered the vehicle enter his vehicle and continued Eastbound Dorner pulled over and parked his truck and was armed and ready. When the police cruiser came into view, the only the fury of his two hundred and twenty three assault, rifle filling the car with holes. Bullets whiz through the car. Luckily, only grazing one officer's head completely disabling the vehicle before could recover Dorner is gone out of change for the radios they had to use cell phones to call in the attack dispatch alerted all units I want already in route it, the 15th
no yeah the one, eighty seven, that back from Irvine right that that they gave us a lot and then at the black Nissan Titan, seven x ray there are three one, nine one. It was last done, Magnolia garden Corona got the call. Is there a one hundred and twenty four hours straight Pornhub, all because. One thousand one hundred and ninety nine, one thousand one hundred and ninety nine Lincoln thirty. One dispatch alerted all units. Dorner had already made it ten miles down the road and riverside at a stop. Right. He noticed a police cruiser sitting across the intersection The voice you heard break into the dispatchers announcement was Andrew hockey as a rookie officer on his last night of training with Officer Michael Crane knows were driving towards. Magnolia Kind, just joking around a little bit with each other, whilst
at the intersection of mag Nolia in Arlington Avenues, Dorner saw them for they saw him. Remember is I was being shot a cab driver Karim Code, Nissan Titan pull up next to him, then across the street before the light turned Riverside officers didn't notice the infraction, as pulled alongside a late model. Chevrolet cavalier, but him and the police cruiser Dorner and fire. He never got out of his car. He simply fired from the driver seat over the car between him and his target he fired at least thirteen times into the two men. Is God real rough, Anna, felt that if I were to just close my eyes, I would pass the night I was bleeding out,
and it was more of a mental game than a physical one. For me, tacky, struck nine times The bullet hitting him in the back legs arms and shoulder his partner, was worse I had an idea. Things were looking good because I turned him in the car and asked if he was alright and I didn't get a response. When tacky look to his training officer, Michael Crane. He was dead set, straight up in the passenger seat. The fatal shot to his jugular vein The taxi driver jumped from his vehicle as the police car slowly rolled across the intersection. Now have control of Takias who the use of most of his body. You reach through the shattered window and forced the cruiser into park, causing it to look to a stop. I could see him kind of reaching towards my body and I, assuming is to grab the microphone like was so I dropped it into the Carmike
any held it up to my mouth. For me, and I really want to get help. Obviously officer tacky, is survived the ambush by Dorner and was done, the walking miracle by his fellow officers, Michael Crane, was pronounced dead at the hospital Passing in fact was almost instant side police now The hardest job to do to tell his wife, Regina, that are huh it was gone, I remember having Dream after that that I was standing in the kitchen with him and we were doing dishes and he said I keep doing this Gina. You have to stop this it's you know. I said you talking about, he says: I'm gone, I'm dead, you cannot just keep talking to me like this and I said no you're right here. No, I'm not I'm I'm gone you've gotta stop!
and I woke up screaming and crying, and he was in bed next to me, and I am made him turn on the light is that I need to see you I need to see you make sure your real, and he says: okay, I'm right here. I'm real You know hug me close and went to. With the lights on that night. The rest of the night you know, but it was just a real, very, very real thing so when they came to me at four. Clock in the morning to tell me that he past. I open that door and saw those cops out there, and I said no, this isn't real. It's a dream and I shut the door and Brian Wilson, who was one of my good friends. He put his hand up and said no Gina, this, it's real, let me in I knew they didn't have to tell me. Nobody had to say Khan. I just Anya my first, questions to them. Where could it have been prevented?
Did he suffer? No, no gene, it happened very quickly. He didn't suffer, he didn't sit and think he was peaceful, They said when they showed up his they are closed. And he was sitting upright and his very peaceful. I heard that actually from the cab driver to that was first on scene, helped Andrew to call the police he's that my has then died honorably that he was sitting upright. So everything that I had heard about, that was all confirmed. There had struck again and escaped this time. A cop killed, bringing the body count now to three dead and wounded. The city was gripped in fear. And the toll Dorner had taken, starting to weigh heavy. Why this slip from his principles, These four men weren't in his manifesto
Two of them were even in the L. A p d feel of the case absolutely changed at that time and we didn't know where he was going yeah. We were chasing him down in San Diego and the next thing we know he's and corona and riverside. We had no idea where he was going to show up next. He had come completely off the manifesto, but he had in a sense now declared war on Want Forsman, and we didn't know where he was going to show up and the fact is he ambush the one forcing officers just as he had Monica and keep the never gave any of them a chance. Tensions ran high amongst his former brothers in Blue yeah, Bush was an open wound and they were, for their lives. They assumed it could be ambushed anywhere at anytime by a man trained in military warfare. He dangerous and unpredictable
There is nothing that ties him to the city again, that we don't know why he was in corona. We know that he had a very significant event just before you came into our city and the the contact with the with this gentleman in Arlington in Magnolia is the only contact we know about. We believe the key to part of the city after this is a this is a somewhat unprecedented, or at least a very rare occurrence. For us, we do have a they trained and heavily armed person who is who is hunting for police officers? Many of the crimes were police officers, get injured and killed are opportunistic people trying to get away, and such this is pretty personal stuff he's told us what he is returns to do and so far he's done it an individual who is who is dangerous? Who's not yet been captured that that it's undeniable that should be a concern for all of us. We certainly are concerned. We don't. This individual travels have been so far reaching so widespread that we don't believe that there's any one community that is at particular risk. No one community was at risk because they were all at risk.
Dorner story. Captivated the nation Picture was broadcast on every channel and every news outlet dug into his past infamy growing sightings increased, with reports of Dorner being all over the state. Then, as if on cue, to support Dorner's claims of excessive use of force, the police slipped up. It was early around five hundred, am when Margie Carranza and her mother Emma Hernandez were delivering newspapers in Torrance It had only been a few hours since Dorner, killed, officer, crane and cops were on edge March. Emma had a simple job. Drive down the street and throw newspapers to the front of customers, houses with the police saw, was a truck It looked a lot like Dorner's. Being down the street towards them The officers were stationed outside of potential targets home the cat on the force when
one officer, mistook a newspaper hitting the ground as a sign gunshot, yo, fire then the other seven officers open fire releasing, at least a hundred rounds in all directions: increasing the potential that they were shooting through their target and at each other, oh training went right out the window, it's just policy to open fire- and it definitely isn't policy for- of them to encircle an and gun down a suspect Margie suffered a minor gunshot wound, but her mother, Who is handling or newspapers from the backseat was shot twice in the back as she tried to shield her daughter, their truck a blue Toyota Tacoma, not an E. Sun Titan was dotted with bullet holes. Some rounds missed the truck entirely striking the front doors of nearby residents. A few blocks away.
Officer. Brian Mcgee was racing to respond to the shots, fired, call and saw a black Honda, ridgeline pickup driving away in the CUP was David Perdue. On his way to do some early morning surfing and he had already been stopped and questioned by police officer, Mcgee, saw him. However, He decided to ram him with his cruiser. The point contact was right behind the driver side door the airbags, hadn't, fully deflated before three bullets flew through Brians windshield, barely missing him. Other case of mistaken identity, an overreaction in the midst. Adornos rampage the city mourns the death of Monica Quan Keith Lawrence and our brave Riverside police officer, I also feel great sadness for the injuries suffered by my officer
the second riverside officer and the two one uninvolved citizens in Torrance. Tragically. We believe that this was a case of mistaken identity by the officers, the hearts of LOS Angeles Police Department and my own go out to the families that lost loved ones. Do the Dorner's criminal actions. Anyone who sees Dorner should contact nine hundred and eleven Garner is to be considered armed and extremely dangerous Christopher Jordan. Dorner is described as a male african American, approximately six foot tall. Two hundred and seventy pounds he's thirty three years of age. He has black hair and brown eyes. Donors photos are displayed here, donors vehicle is described as a late model. Nissan Titan pickup, it's a four door, dark gray in color The vehicle is equipped. With a roof rack and a
I'll cover over the truck bed. The truck has black rims and a department of defense sticker on the driver's side of the front windshield we're unsure the license plate as we believe he has switched plates. We ask that anyone who sees him or this vehicle should not approach or attempt to contact him. But immediately immediately call nine one one and notify law enforcement authorities. Of course he knows what he's doing when we trained. He was also a member of the armed forces. It is, it is extremely worrisome and scary, especially to the police officers involved. You know the the riverside officers were cowardly ambushed. They they had no opportunity to fight back. No pre warning, you know. Imagine imagine going about your work day having to worry about that threat. The LOS Angeles chief of police, Charlie, back, clarified, Dorner and is try.
Description, hoping to end the misidentifications, if you call what happened to Margie Emma and Brian cases of misidentification. The man intensified spilling over in the surrounding states The tips continued pouring in Turner's wallet and briefcase were found near where he tried to steal the boat. The wallet had an authentic detective badge in it, but the real break. When a burnt truck was found up on the mountain over one hundred miles away in big bear, and it was in the middle of the road and it was blocking the whole rd. The hair on my neck stood up. The front of the vehicle is facing towards the tree. Here. It was at an angle, these partially scores at this, I saw some tracks at the front of the vehicle right alongside the tree next leading up to the snow, quiz up and up in this location, I tidy the deputy on two antenna Throwed, he stay, that he was looking for a vehicle
appeared to be on fire. We had some additional deputies show up, maybe two or three more deputies at this time. They all had their shotguns they made to the vehicle with their guns and they said to Maine this week, if it's a description of a possible respect from down below scary morning. For me it was that's for sure Daniel Mcgowan. A snow plow driver noticed the gate to forest service road to end ten was unlocked and decide. To check it out. The service road was narrow and hard to navigate even when there wasn't a thick layer of snow on the ground, in February there was always snow even those who lived in town required snow chains just to get around with the plow driver stumbled upon was Dorner's Gray, Nissan Titan burnt to a crisp. With tracks leading away in the snow. Friends frenzy ensued on the mountain that afternoon
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searching the Board of rights. Hearing claimed was on just without that Dorner mailed, CNN's Anderson. You are a package that include coin. He received in honor of his military service from former of police, William Bratton. He had filled it with holes. From a high powered rifle alongside a dvd labeled I never lied here is. My vindication Evans kicked the suspect very respectfully Chris Dorner more now on the breaking news in southern California. Man Hunt for the ex cop and suspected triple murder, Christopher Dorner. As you might know, he sent me a partial I learned about it. Just yesterday contained a bullet riddled keepsake coin from former Ellie Chief Bill Bratton, also contain v that had testimony from the At the center of the incident, the Dorner says precipitated his firing. The man Christopher get says he was kicked by an LAPD officer and
apparently believes that getler's account will bolster his case against the police force. It's a case it lays out in detail in that lengthy rambling manifesto, the question Is there really anything to it? Dorner's manifesto read in eight hundred and seven I reported an officer officer, Teresa Evans, now a sergeant for kicking a suspect, excessive force during a use of force. While I was assigned as a patrol officer at LAPD Harbor Division, while covering the suspect Evans, kicked the suspect twice in the chest and once in
face the kick to the face left a visible injury on the left cheek below the eye. Unfortunately, after reporting it to supervisors, nothing was done. I had broken their supposed blue line. Unfortunately, it's not just us, it's justice. In fact, ten months later, on six two thousand five hundred and eight after already successfully completing probation acquiring a basic post certificate an intermediate poster tiff Ocate. I was relieved of duty by the LAPD while assigned to patrol at SW division. It is clear as day that the department retail weighted towards me for reporting Evans for kicking. Mr Christopher get the department stated, I had lied and made up the report. That Evans had kicked the sauce, I later went to a board of rights hearing during
S B hearing the video was played for the panel, where Christopher Gabler stated that he was indeed kicked by Officer Evans in addition to Christopher Gabler, dating he was kicked his father. Richard got also stated that his son had stated he was kicked by officer when he was arrested after being released from custody. This was all presented for the department at the hearing. They still found me guilty and terminated me. What they didn't mention was that the panel made up of Captain Phil Ting aids, Captain Justin, Eisenberg and city attorney. Martella had a significant problem, time the board was assembled. Captain Phil Ting grades was a personal friend of Teresa Evans. When he was her supervisor at harbor station. That is a clear conflict of interest,
and I made my argument for his removal early and was denied the good for the l, a p d b, o r was sergeant Anderson Anderson also had a conflict of interest, as he was Evans friend and former partner from Harbor Division, where they both worked patrol together I made my argument for her removal when I discovered her relation to Evans and it was denied The board determined that Christopher gathers deposition was deemed untrustworthy because he was into actually challenged, therefore, Kick never happened in deposition. He reiterated that he was indeed kicked in the face interviewed and tape recorded with his permission is Christopher Getler. Is that correct? Chris yeah? Ok, now I want to ask you about. The. Contact that you had the Doubletree hotel. Do you remember that
me yeah? Okay, do you remember being taken into custody by the police Hey? Do you remember whether there was a struggle. an during that struggle, where you kicked in the face Do you have to say yes or no? Yes, okay, and do you remember how many times you were kicked in the face? okay, and do you remember where you were kicked in the face all right here: okay, Do you remember who kicked him in the face, an officer remember what sex within a male or female, female and you remember whether they were white or black. Never blue almost black, and I was almost like
do you remember what is the female had a light, color, hair or dark hair? darker. Her. Hair is known. There was a light, lighter shade start. Ok, but do you? Do you remember, being kicked yeah, ok and how many times? Ok where, oh sorry, I think yeah excellent. I'm going to stop at eight And it is approximately eleven forty eight hours Chris Thank you very much voice. You hear asking the questions. Is former police Captain Randall one, representing Dorner in the hearing, Dorner Quan for not fighting for him? But here is the real problem, Geller remembers being kicked by a female officer on the date in question.
Officer Evans is white, not black. Like get called his deposition Another issue is that Dorner waited months after the incident before making his complaint Dorner in his manifesto that he waited due to other complaints. He had filed setting. He feared retaliation from his fellow officers, the board looked as if Dorner didn't file the complaint until after he received an unfavorable review from Officer Evans, making it like some sort of retaliation on his part. Are the board's reasons for citing the way they did. Dorner felt that by the very institution he loved and trusted a career was too tightly woven with his identity was stripped away, probably asked himself the question. How can I be right and tell the truth? and still be wrong. It's possible. That was his tipping point. The
he realized being an honorable person, isn't enough to make the world a better place he had to act. An axe necessary no matter how despicable a storm was bearing down on the mountain by the evening of the seventh, The police had effectively locked it down. They were checks of every car coming or going on. Only three routes of the mountain they It's door to door searches. FAA, warned away media helicopters, the mountain a no fly zone and schools. Put into lockdown then the snow began to fall the next. Friday February, eighth, two thousand and thirteen sheriff Mcmahon, val continue the search in spite of the falling snow, it was called off.
Safely during the night, the candy, we're just too harsh that day, almost thirteen inches of snow were recorded. Falling on big bear Any tracks would soon be gone with this more flurries came flurries of doubt surrounding Dorner's case, stirred by the media. La Chief of police, Charlie Beck announced the case reopened. I'm going to look into his allegations again. We going to reopen the investigation and take a look. Of all facets of that investigation, but important this, and this is maybe the most important thing that I want you to know, and I want your viewers to know I'm not doing this to appease him I'm doing this so that the community has faith in Police department does.
And I'm gonna make a rigorous inspection to me. They're validator refute his claim that will make that inspection pub. I do it, so the public has confidence in the LOS Angeles police Department and this process is- and you know when, when we talk about re opening the investigation, what I said is that we're going to re examine the investigation when go through it. We're gonna re interview witnesses if necessary, we're gonna look at all the evidence, because I think it's important that we be transparent about this, and whenever anybody raises allegations. We look at them and that's that's what I've said consistently I think that it's also important to recognize that this investigation is already been reviewed. At The levels, including a2 levels of the court review an so even though all of that has happened or look at it again and if
If I have to redo something or deal with an issue, I will deal with it publicly, but unfortunately we can't make all the interviews public because that's against the law, while the Apd was trying to regain some semblance of trust from the public. The search for or continued on special. Vehicles with tank treads were brought in to help traverse the deep snow. Personnel vehicles shuttled reinforcements and relief and from the mountain the continued through the weekend and officers worked long shifts, dread through knee high snow in altitudes, with very little oxygen on Sunday. Ward was offered good afternoon today. The search, Christopher. It continues, and let me be clear, dedication to catching. This killer remains steadfast
our confidence that we will bring them to. Justice is shaken this search is not a matter of if It's a matter of when and now Christopher Dorner, to know that and we're all here today for one purpose to stand united. And say that we will not tolerate a killer targeting our officers and their families, tar innocent people, in this city hi in this region. Yesterday, leaders from throughout the region, including leaders from businesses and government, law enforcement and community groups. Came together to pool resources and protect our core value of public safety collectively. This group Led by my office, is posting a reward,
of one million dollars information that will lead to mister donors capture. We will not tolerate anyone undermining the security the tranquility of our neighborhoods our communities. Not tolerate this reign of terror. That has robbed so the peace of mind, that residents of southern California deserve will not tolerate this murderer remaining at large, while the mayor of LOS Angeles offered a reward, the author he's on the mountain had no choice but to scale back the search after four days with a single additional clue,
They knew where he wasn't. They had already searched over four hundred homes. He could have made off the mountain. He could be dead show the snow somewhere or he still be held up in a remote cabin they had yet to check. Could be anywhere he was heavily armed. Trained and fully prepared to die six hundred and twenty one could help you the smaller suv looking vehicle for, fleeing in the Reynolds stolen Nissan Rogue down out on highway. Thirty, eight Officers on their way to set up a checkpoint, further the highway just a small suv truck behind two buses heading down the mountain glass Road headed down down. Here I have gone down glass road, we lost him, we had a visual on a small dark, colored Nissan tv antenna, but we
Tracy Austin directions were trying to catch up so far we haven't located it. They could have turned down glasses. 14Th, head down glass, viewing area check, porn, keep going down. Thirty the office spotted a vehicle that matched the description but tested in the winding mountain Roads office scrambled to glass, road from all directions, to give you an idea of how much time passed since he left the Reynolds tied up time of the citing your glass road officer just arriving unit, two hundred and three and she's, not saving back door open website in a possibility of Annapolis. So we're going to take her when she called outdoors divided calling out for you. Can you hear them all windows are closed. Can you try to scream out for the death of his please for anyone could investigate glass, road, Rick, Hell
make an employee at a nearby resort. Already they're heading towards highway. Thirty eight, when a man came out of the woods I can within about a half mile of the highway coming up on a right hand, turn, and I saw some movement- also left in the trees, and I could see it with somebody with a gun which we've seen. A lot of people around here with guns lately sheriff people and I'm in others, checking to our camps and our properties and things just like. We saw on the news. They were doing up in big brother I got down here to this area. So I knew they were around that's kind of what I thought at first and then I could tell it was so door he came out of the snow at me with his rifle pointed at me. I wasn't going very fast, so I stopped put my truck in park. Put my hands up and he came up and he said I don't want to hurt you just get out of your truck start walking and take and that's what I did I said. Can I take, can I get her leash and he said no just start walking, so I got out of the truck at my dog.
Started, walking up the road as he wanted me too. I got out about maybe ten seconds later, I heard a pretty good size, volley of gunfire from where he was at ten twenty twenty five round, something like that. So apparently he got track and turned it around, and he was gonna, be heading down the road that I was just coming up on. So at that point I kind of bailed off the paved road and into the snow found myself a big tree to hide behind. And I called that local deputy that I've seen earlier on his cell phone. I've got his number and he answered he said. What's up Rick and I said ball, he just took my truck, so and he confirmed scription on my truck and I said: ok and I kept running through the snow up to the highway and I got up to the highway. I called a friend that works at another camp nearby tends to drop what you're doing and come get me and pasted. Give me
and it was clear from his demeanor that I wasn't one of his targets and here's vehicle and I was happy to oblige just took another Tell me a White Dodge pickup truck. Hey downtown bus road and the subject is called me- heard shots fired after he took his truck copy, glass class in thirty eight possible vehicle, a White Dodge truck, headed down down RP, also advising her fire on the other end of glass, road, three wardens from the California Department of FISH and wildlife were in two vehicles headed towards highway; thirty, eight on the lookout for the purple, rogue wait in dust in Holyoke was in the first vehicle and Dorner driving the White Dodge pickup Dorner, I am too talk, radio, the second vehicle, but it was too late.
Turner, open fire, as he passed warns, David Mcnair and bad Matthias on glass, road, shattering windows and pitting body panels. With bullets Luckily he missed both the wardens and their german Shepherd Reno Ben Matthias former Marine left from the. And return fire unloading. The magazine in his high powered three hundred and eight assault rifle he as Dorner wound down the mountain RD and out of sight, dropping five thousand three hundred and forty six go ahead. He was advised that May or may I see that vehicle heading down glass, road towards Radford, Camp RD or two seven and three officers, found the rogue road to see the side of the road. Four five five copy, about a quarter of a mile down glass road from highway. Thirty, eight. They found
the stolen road crashed into a snowbank airbag. Deployed There's a silent sniper rifle sitting in the back seat. I was clear, with a silenced sniper rifle in the back seat Niper rifle was inscribed with the word. Vengeance There was also a satchel containing smoke, grenades and css canisters top grey tear gas Dorner was on the run and leaving things behind in a panic, he was cool, and the officers on the mountain could sense his desperation We'll call went out, they reached a point where they had tracks going in both directions up and down the mountain sure he's in the what tracks we following vehicle or foot
Sunfire football, five shots part, seven oaks, tavern fellows pattern. Happy shots fired seven oaks, cabin nothing empire. Privately. Several tablets should be approximately one slash two mile West Branch Rd Santa Rosa copy copy officer down, was in the cabin taking potshots at the the service. The dodge pickup ditch down a hill behind the cabin detective Alex Collins was shot below the knee in the arm in his chest and in his face, knocking teeth, ripping through his tongue and destroying his jaw upon exit He was down but conscious. Drooling blood from what was. Left of his mangled mouth's,
scrambled to cover behind an suv. Next to him was Deputy Jeremiah Mckay Radio and in the officer down call trying to direct the medical helicopter away from Dorner's fire. Four A single bullet hit. Beauty, Mckay right above his vest killing him in mid sentence. Dorner was trapped. But there was no way out now and these guys were Pist office. Tossed smoke, grenades armored vehicle, dubbed the bear. A to help rescue the office or stranded in the kill zone quick.
The cabin was surrounded. Back in LA Andrew Smith updated the pub this individual barricaded themselves in one of the cabins there. Any exchange of gunfire occurred during that exchange of gunfire two officers were injured, they've been airlifted to a local hospital right now their condition is unknown. If he's watching this message for himself is enough. Is enough it's time to turn yourself in it's time to stop the bloodshed, it's time to to let and let this incident be over. The large number of officers, hunkered down behind trucks and suvs were were for this to be over two. In spite of Sheriff's department having the building surrounded in ordering the LAPD Swat team to stand by they came anyway. Being a miscommunication. As they needed to see it for themselves, or maybe they came there. Make sure he died either way. Department already had a plan to smoke, him out
we're going to go, we're going to go forward with a plan with the with the burner, there is a pyrotechnic tear gas canister that tended to things on fire, hence the name normal tear gas canisters had already been lobbed into the cabin, but Dorner had you. To surrender Well now that door and Window Lincoln Seaport Window for me there they brought an armored demolition vehicle like a bulldozer walls off the cabin in preparation to launch the burners Dorner fear They were going to storm the cabin and set off another smoke grenade If the advantage could save him you guys be ready on the number four side we have fire in the fund. He might come out the back quick. The cabin was fully engulfed in flames Dorner never
here one shot by the the fire to was standing by, but couldn't get close the fire grew the The cabin began to explode. It wasn't to extinguish so Dorner sat somewhere inside the cabin as law enforcement watched. It burn As the cabin burned media outlets gave the nation a birds eye view with helicopter circling as close as they could get news report- harder Evans happen to make it through this closed roads and found himself caught a little too close to the action
He had a front seat view to the fire fight and a unique spec to the emotions of those fighting around him. I search hustled all around cover behind vehicle after vehicle out of breath but unwilling willing to discipline to rest. After all, who was responsible for the murders of their figurative brothers. Sure after the burners were launched Evans over this it doesn't sound like it Dakle decision, it sounds
like an emotional one. The night ended and the media signed off as the cab started to smolder. The following day sheriff Mcmahon defended These officers actions good afternoon. The events that occured yesterday in the Big bear area brought to close an extent, manhunt for murder suspect Christopher Dorner We believe suspect, Dorner began firing and ambushed or deputy sheriffs that were responding, two our deputy sheriffs were struck by gunfire one of which was severely injured? Deputy Alex Collins it currently at the hospital being treated. He went through a couple of different surgeries. I just spoke. To his wife he's in, spirits and should make full recovery. After a number of additional surgeries. Unfortunately, our other, pity detective Jeremiah Mckay was,
deceased, at two hundred and twenty four pm dot m not absolutely positively confirm. It's him. The such that we were following and also it's still the vehicle matched his description behavior just on that. Our deputies, interaction with him inside the vacant cabin was consistent with Mister Dorner's activity prior to and we're not. Currently involved in a manhunt any longer are, There's division is working on trying to confirm the identity forensics, and we should know that at some point here soon, on Wednesday, but you did not intentionally burned at cabin down to get Mister Dorner out you may know I was after seeing that day an audio we recorded their suggest differently. We've heard several officers saying at the beginning of the gunbattle, let's burn I've got it down. Let's burn that expletive out and may have been the plan all along. So I did make that
statement on Wednesday at the press conference that we did not intentionally burned that cabin down. I stand by that remark. There is some recordings that I have heard on the news that suggest that somebody we have no. At this point who made those comments, we're looking into those and we'll deal with those appropriately, I would say best to you that those comments were made by somebody away from the tactical team they were. Covered over the radio is my understanding that they made by somebody away from the tactical team, the uh thing to remember is our deputy sheriffs and the other officers that were present are human beings that just involved, in probably the one of the most fierce firefights, and sometimes because we're humans, we say things that may or may not be appropriate. We will get into this, and we will deal with it appropriately The charred remains inside the cabin were eventually identified to be that of Dorner through
Dental and dna comparison, his Death was a single gunshot to the head self inflicted Dorner. It all to clear his name and the perversion of justice, killing in sense and eventually sacrificing his own life. That the review of Dorner's firing and with the same result, his legacy was solidified as a liar that should have been fired As for the one million dollar reward, only If it was rewarded to the Reynolds from Mountain Vista, Resort, Daniel Mcgowan, who spotted Dorner's, burning truck and Lee Mcdaniel we spotted Dorner at the Ampm Many of the Dorner's pulled their money out, citing the criteria for the reward was not met your honor, not captured and tried cornered and killed in the the Reynolds received, seven hundred and eight thousand eight hundred dollars
Mcgowan received hundred thirty two thousand nine hundred dollars and Mcdaniel was awarded forty four thousand three hundred but die from bladder cancer. A month previous to its distribution, war war was Dorner victim. What do you think. Have you been wronged almost definitely in some ways throughout his life, but the actions he chose to respond to those injustices with remove status as a victim and cemented him as an aggressor when you, start killing people you're no longer a victim you're, an asshole And when you see an entire class of people, Based on your own personal bias as fully deserving violence, hatred, then you're. Also a bigot. It doesn't matter how you group them together, by race, religion, sex or, in this case profession,
all cops are bad fuck the police, for calculating hatred and violence towards any group due to the needs of a few is clearly not just not right. No matter how much of a perpetual victim someone might I think they are Every child knows that sticks and stones will break my bones. But words will never hurt me. We learn a thing or two from that same
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