Larson woman. The article quoted Lieutenant Mike Easton of OCSD saying that the body was partly covered with leaves and branches. He did not, however, reveal or describe the brutalized condition of the victim. Easton said she had been dead for forty-eight to seventy-two hours, which time frame fit with the actual disappearance of Carla Larson.
The local and national TV and radio stations carried the story, and the national print media ran articles.
Seated at their desks at department headquarters, Weir and Linnert discussed the media coverage.
“It’s staggering, the exposure this case is getting,” Linnert remarked.
Weir nodded. “Maybe we’ll get a lead on the Explorer.”
Weir’s phone rang and interrupted them. While his partner conversed, Linnert busied himself with paperwork on his desk, but he saw a surprised expression cross Weir’s face.
Weir hung up and looked across at John. “That was a producer for America’s Most Wanted. They want to do the Larson case for their June twenty-eighth show. Can you believe it?”
“No fooling!” Linnert leaned back in his chair, his arms crossed behind his head. “Wow!”
“I don’t know.” Weir was dubious. “We can’t let it interfere with our investigation. I don’t want to make a gross error judgment with a case this important.”
Linnert pointed out, “But on the other hand, it could be very helpful. That show generates lots of attention on the cases they present, and they have a great record of success in helping solve some of them.”
“Guess you’re right. Anyway, they also want someone from the department to be in their studio the night of the broadcast. Neither you nor I can possibly take time from the investigation. We’ll have to send somebody else.”
“When did you say the show goes on the air?” Linnert asked.
“Saturday night, June twenty-eighth.”
“That soon?”
“That’s what they said. So what do you think, John?”
“We’ll have to send someone really good.”
“Any ideas?”
“Let me think about it for a minute.” Linnert sat quietly, deep in thought, drumming his fingers on his desk. “I know.”
“Who?”
“Tom McCann.”
McCann, a 6’2” detective, exuded confidence, experience and capability. He was with the OCSD for twenty-eight years, specializing in homicide for nineteen.
Linnert added, “McCann has a warm, friendly personality. He’ll be a great representative for our department.”
“Great choice. Let’s get him in here and explain what we need.”
When McCann arrived at the office, Cameron Weir asked him bluntly, “How’d you like to go to Washington?”
McCann looked at the detective. “The state or the capital?”
“The capital, of course.”
McCann studied the detectives, thinking, What are these guys getting me into?
Finally he answered, “Okay, I guess. I haven’t been there for a few years. But what’s this about?”
Linnert said, “Cam and I were discussing who we should send to Washington to represent the department at the broadcast of a major television program.”
“Tom,” Weir added, “America’s Most Wanted is going to do the Carla Larson murder case.”
“Terrific!” McCann blurted out.
Weir and Linnert smiled at McCann’s enthusiasm.
Weir continued, “We had a call—”
“From John Walsh,” McCann interrupted. He was familiar with the program.
“No,” Weir quickly corrected. “He didn’t make the call. It was one of his producers.”
“That’s terrific,” McCann repeated. “That certainly could be helpful to us.” As a regular viewer of America’s Most Wanted, McCann was familiar with the great success the program racked up, with credit for capturing hundreds of profiled fugitives.
Detective Weir continued his speech. “They were following the developments of our investigation and are convinced that this is a major murder case. It has important elements that interest them. First of all, the setting of the crime is Walt Disney
The local and national TV and radio stations carried the story, and the national print media ran articles.
Seated at their desks at department headquarters, Weir and Linnert discussed the media coverage.
“It’s staggering, the exposure this case is getting,” Linnert remarked.
Weir nodded. “Maybe we’ll get a lead on the Explorer.”
Weir’s phone rang and interrupted them. While his partner conversed, Linnert busied himself with paperwork on his desk, but he saw a surprised expression cross Weir’s face.
Weir hung up and looked across at John. “That was a producer for America’s Most Wanted. They want to do the Larson case for their June twenty-eighth show. Can you believe it?”
“No fooling!” Linnert leaned back in his chair, his arms crossed behind his head. “Wow!”
“I don’t know.” Weir was dubious. “We can’t let it interfere with our investigation. I don’t want to make a gross error judgment with a case this important.”
Linnert pointed out, “But on the other hand, it could be very helpful. That show generates lots of attention on the cases they present, and they have a great record of success in helping solve some of them.”
“Guess you’re right. Anyway, they also want someone from the department to be in their studio the night of the broadcast. Neither you nor I can possibly take time from the investigation. We’ll have to send somebody else.”
“When did you say the show goes on the air?” Linnert asked.
“Saturday night, June twenty-eighth.”
“That soon?”
“That’s what they said. So what do you think, John?”
“We’ll have to send someone really good.”
“Any ideas?”
“Let me think about it for a minute.” Linnert sat quietly, deep in thought, drumming his fingers on his desk. “I know.”
“Who?”
“Tom McCann.”
McCann, a 6’2” detective, exuded confidence, experience and capability. He was with the OCSD for twenty-eight years, specializing in homicide for nineteen.
Linnert added, “McCann has a warm, friendly personality. He’ll be a great representative for our department.”
“Great choice. Let’s get him in here and explain what we need.”
When McCann arrived at the office, Cameron Weir asked him bluntly, “How’d you like to go to Washington?”
McCann looked at the detective. “The state or the capital?”
“The capital, of course.”
McCann studied the detectives, thinking, What are these guys getting me into?
Finally he answered, “Okay, I guess. I haven’t been there for a few years. But what’s this about?”
Linnert said, “Cam and I were discussing who we should send to Washington to represent the department at the broadcast of a major television program.”
“Tom,” Weir added, “America’s Most Wanted is going to do the Carla Larson murder case.”
“Terrific!” McCann blurted out.
Weir and Linnert smiled at McCann’s enthusiasm.
Weir continued, “We had a call—”
“From John Walsh,” McCann interrupted. He was familiar with the program.
“No,” Weir quickly corrected. “He didn’t make the call. It was one of his producers.”
“That’s terrific,” McCann repeated. “That certainly could be helpful to us.” As a regular viewer of America’s Most Wanted, McCann was familiar with the great success the program racked up, with credit for capturing hundreds of profiled fugitives.
Detective Weir continued his speech. “They were following the developments of our investigation and are convinced that this is a major murder case. It has important elements that interest them. First of all, the setting of the crime is Walt Disney
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