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For the first time in a long time, 41 -year -old hairdresser Ann Smith feels
secure.
I'm just so tired of worrying all the time.
Oh, honey, you're safe, okay?
I still don't know where you are but me.
Thank God.
Ann felt like she was being stalked. Someone was following her.
God, I feel like I'm going crazy.
But she's not paranoid.
Deep down, Ann knows the truth.
She's in grave danger.
And then I got this phone call.
And all of a sudden, the entire house lit up like daylight.
Maybe it was the wrong call. I don't know, but I don't know. Oh, my God. I'm
going to get down. I'm going to get down. What? Oh, my God. What?
I knew it. No, no, no. Please get down. Please get down.
The sun is setting over Los Angeles, and 32 -year -old traffic cop Bill Leisure
is relieved to call it a day.
Bill was born in Michigan. He served in the Marine Corps in Vietnam.
He was discharged from the military, and at that time the Los Angeles Police
Department was recruiting, and he thought it would be nice to move to a
climate. All righty.
10 -4 -2, Officer Leisure, Officer Harrington, and six citations. No, two.
Two citations today.
Where'd I get six from? Not on your watch.
Right.
When I transferred to Central Traffic Division, we were paired together. We
some common interests, and we hit it off right away.
Hey, I got tickets to the Dodgers game on Saturday. You in? Yeah, definitely.
Hey, you should stop by my place first and check out the new vet I'm fixing up.
Yeah, cool. All right, that's perfect.
While Bill often looks the other way when it comes to tickets, he's not so
forgiving with his co -workers.
Most officers were male, so it was a substantially different period in law
enforcement then.
I got one.
Oh, Bill, you're like this.
Why do women have legs?
I don't know why.
so they can get from the bedroom to the kitchen.
Oh, Bill, it's just a joke for crying out loud, buddy.
Bill was not only shy, but sometimes he would get embarrassed.
Despite his disposition, Bill does seem to have a way with the ladies.
Thank you. Can I see your license and registration, please? Of course.
Bill could be very sympathetic to ladies.
Therefore, they found him charming, almost like a father figure.
Well, hey, slow down, all right? All right, take care. Have a good day.
Bye.
You just couldn't do it, could you?
She's new in town. I cut her a break.
All units, please respond. We've got a 2 -1 -1 in progress at Wilshire. Should
we get that? We're really close.
Nah, I'm kind of hungry.
Let's go to lunch.
That's lunch. Okay, we'll go to lunch.
Bill didn't ever like violence, never drew his gun, never wanted to get in an
altercation. He got a nickname of Mild Bill.
Bill's hours were very flexible. He could do what he wanted. He could
for hours at a time, and nobody really noticed.
Bill often spent his days just driving around the city, fantasizing about fancy
cars, sleek boats, and retiring on his own private island.
Bill had big dreams of having a lot without having to work for it.
Life is good for the mild -mannered cop.
And it's about to get even better.
Terry Chen is parked at the side of the road. She starts screaming, help me,
help me, and she flags down Bill's patrol car.
Officer. Hi there. What seems to be the problem? Can you please help me?
I don't know. My car won't start.
Okay, well, let me have a look. Thank you.
Lucky for you, I know a lot about cars. Oh, my God.
Thank God.
I don't know.
What's your name, sweetie?
Terry. Terry, I'm Bill.
Hi.
Okay. Can you tell?
Yeah, I think.
Oh, yeah. There it is.
There it is.
Simple little fix. Yeah? Why don't you hop in the car? Okay. And I'll tell you
when to start it. Okay.
Okay. Okay, try it now.
Okay.
Here we go.
Oh, my God.
Was that it?
That's it.
Oh, my God. Told you, simple fix.
And I just need you to write down your information before you go.
Really? Yeah, just a matter of routine.
Oh.
Okay.
Terry's only 18 years old, and she's naive, childlike, and Bill comes and
her.
And why don't you write down your phone number, and maybe we can get together
sometime.
My phone number? Yeah.
I don't know about that.
You ever been on a boat?
No. I just bought a beautiful boat.
You did? Yeah, I'd love to show it to you sometime.
Okay. Great.
Sure. Great.
Terry sees in Bill a very kind person, and that's why I think she fell under
Bill's spell.
Here you go.
I'll call you tomorrow.
Okay. Okay. Drive safely, Terry. Thank you so much. Thank you. You're welcome.
Have a good day. Terry's never been on a date before, so when Bill asks her out,
she thinks she's really met the man of her dreams.
Yeah, what do you think?
Careful,
hold on, I'll help you out, I'll help you out, okay?
Alright, and welcome aboard.
Oh, I don't know about this.
Oh, trust me, you're going to love it. It's just a boat.
Wow, the boat's so nice.
Oh, you go fishing?
Yeah.
Terry had never experienced...
Anything like that she immediately fell in love with Bill. To you and your first
time on a boat? To my first time.
He felt needed. He felt like he could impress her. He felt that he could give
her things that she had never seen before and made him seem bigger.
There's just one problem.
Thank you. You're so nice. You're welcome. Bill Leisure is a married man.
Bill has secrets.
Bill is leading two lives.
Leisure has successfully wooed Terry Chen, unbeknownst to his wife of three
years, and she doesn't suffer fools gladly.
Nancy Sherwood is a tough -as -nails Los Angeles city attorney. Her nickname was
Straight Up Nancy because she did not plea bargain any cases.
He's sorry?
Did I hear you right? Your client is apologizing?
Great. Well, I'll take that apology in 15 years.
He can be out in seven if he plays nice.
But this is Sam Quentin, so I can't promise anything.
Well, then you tell your client I will see him in court.
Nancy had a real distaste for people who broke the law. So when she charged
somebody, she wanted it to stick.
She didn't pull any punches.
If you were wrong, she was going to go after you.
Bill first meets Nancy while testifying in one of her cases.
Ooh, I like your style.
Thank you.
I really wish you hadn't seen that.
We need more attorneys like that.
Like what?
No nonsense, but with a pretty smile.
Officer Lee, is your right?
Please, Mr. Wood.
Call me Bill.
Sometimes opposites attract each other, and I think that's what happened in this
particular case.
He charmed women. I don't know how he did it, but he had a way.
So why do you want to see me?
Well, I want to discuss a case with you.
Maybe we can grab a bite to eat?
Sure. You buying?
Oh, I like your style.
The peculiar pairing may confound some.
But Bill and Nancy are happy in their new life together.
In 1976, they marry and buy a large home in the suburbs. Thank you, honey. Soon
after, Bill convinces Nancy to buy a boat.
On weekends, they like to go out on the boat, sailing and having a good time.
Bill was a well -kept man.
He had his salary combined with Nancy's, and that allowed him his toys.
This is a life, isn't it?
Now we just need that private island to sail off to.
That would be perfect.
Bill loved sharing the good life with his friends, including his boating
Robert Koons.
I wish you'd come aboard.
Robert taught leisure the boating world. He went on several long -range trips
with him until Bill became an accomplished seaman. Just out. Take it
in, I don't know, two hours? You think? How are you? Hi.
Are we going to see some dolphins?
Saw some last weekend, so let's keep our eyes peeled here. Let's get going. All
right. Would you bring in the bow line for me, honey?
That's the one I want to talk to you about.
Yeah? What's that?
Rob's job was actually sailing boats up and down the coast of California for the
owners. They had time maybe to sail them up, but they didn't have time to sail
them back. And so Bill would crew for him.
I found out maybe a year down the line, Rob had... been in prison for several
years for bank robbery.
And I told Bill, you know, you're friends with a known felon. Bill said,
but he's passed all that. He's left it behind. He's a straight and narrow guy.
And I said, well, I go, that's fine, you know, but, you know, if he's around, I
don't want to be around.
Hey, man, so I got a proposition for you.
Yeah, what do you got?
Great money, low risk.
I need somebody that knows the way around a boat.
You're going to get me out on the water. I'm in.
Let me just check with Nancy.
Wait a minute. You've got to check with Nancy and everything?
No. I'm in. I'm in.
Tell me more.
Make it happen.
All right.
Three years pass, and Nancy and Bill lead an enviable life by most standards.
Nancy remains in the dark about Bill's new girlfriend.
Love you. Love you, too.
At first, Bill puts on a good front for his friends, Art and Ann Smith.
Oh, there's Art. Hey, Art.
Hey. Hey, kids, how's it going tonight?
Hi.
How you doing? Good.
Art was doing some insurance work on a case that Bill Leisure was involved in,
and they became friends.
Bill is very impressed with Art because he was a successful businessman.
Art's wife, Ann, doesn't need to work, but helps out when she can at her
mother's Eastside Beauty Salon. Ann was thin, tall, pretty.
When she walked into a room, everybody noticed her.
She was like Art's trophy wife, I guess you would say.
How are things going at the salon?
Oh, they're good.
She's good.
So when can you come in and visit me? I can come in on Wednesday. Oh, you can.
You have the time. I do. Just a couple hours. All right. What I want to do for
you is maybe a little bit of lightning. What do you say?
Yes. I do need a change.
Bill couldn't be happier.
He thinks he's the ultimate multitasker.
Until his unsuspecting mistress drops a bombshell on him.
Terry, I'm here.
Hey, didn't you hear me knocking?
I had the funniest day today. I pulled this guy over, and you're never going to
believe what he... Terry?
Terry?
Terry, what is it?
I'm pregnant.
Surprise!
I'm pregnant!
Oh, my God. We're going to have a baby.
Wow. We're going to have a baby. That's amazing.
Oh, my God.
A little baby.
Marry me.
What are you doing?
Marry me.
Really? I love you, and I want to start a family with you.
Are you serious?
Yeah, marry me.
Okay, yes. Yes? Yes. Okay.
Bill is excited.
He says, I want to have a family with you.
I want to spend my life with you. I want to marry you.
Oh!
Bill!
Bill, what are you doing?
I'm taking you to celebrate.
I should get going. It's getting late.
Are you sure?
Yeah. I gotta let you get some rest anyway.
You can stay if you want.
I know, but I have the early shift tomorrow and you need to get some rest.
Especially in your condition.
Okay.
Bill lied to her all the time. And her being young, she was rather gullible. He
was able to fool her.
Another late shift.
I was about to call the station.
Well. I'm here now, so go to sleep.
With a secret engagement and a baby on the way, seems Bill is at a crossroads.
But that doesn't stop him from parading Terry around town.
Hey. All right.
Hey. Hey, good to see you. You too, Ann. Have a seat. Well, this is Terry.
Hi. Lovely to meet you both. Nice to meet you too.
So what's going on? Can I get you drinks?
You know, we're going to get the same setup right here.
Bourbon and... Oh, none for me, thank you. Oh, come on, honey.
I'm sorry, are you expecting?
We weren't going to say anything just yet, but Bill said you guys were such
friends and... I'm sorry, excuse me.
I'll be right back. Yeah.
Ann.
I'm going to call Nancy right now. This is just wrong.
Look, me and Bill got business going.
I don't need you to mess anything up.
This just makes me really uncomfortable.
Look, I need you to get back to that table now and let it go.
Fine.
As the weeks go by, Bill realizes there's no way he can juggle two women
baby. I'm not really sure what he was thinking. He wasn't going to leave Nancy
because she was the cash cow.
Terry, home?
Bill, hi, come in.
Look, I found all of these dresses. Don't you think they're beautiful?
The perfect church.
I can't do this.
Look, you're going to look so handsome in your police uniform.
No, no, I'm not ready for any of this, okay?
You can't have this baby.
What do you mean?
You need to have an abortion as soon as possible.
Bill, this is our baby. Just do it.
Basically, he just says, you're on your own if you don't have the abortion.
So what is she going to do? She has no money. She's young.
She can't take care of herself and a baby.
So she has the abortion, and she does not leave Bill. She decides to stick it
out. Don't call me until it's done.
Bill!
Just when Bill thinks he's regained control of his complicated life, tragedy
strikes.
Honey? What's wrong?
It's Anne.
What is it?
She's been murdered.
What?
What's wrong?
It's Anne.
What is it?
She's been murdered.
What?
Oh, my God.
When? Where?
I got the call about an hour ago.
At the salon.
Okay.
I'm going to go over there, all right? Are you going to be okay here?
Okay? Stay right here. Stay right here. Don't go anywhere.
All right? I'll call you. All right?
It's shocking news.
Earlier that day, Bill and Nancy's friend, Ann Smith, is seeing her first
of the day at the beauty salon.
When the unthinkable happens.
That Tom Selleck is so handy. I know.
Speaking of, how's your husband?
Listen up! This is a robbery.
I'm here for one thing.
It's money.
Where is it?
The cash register.
Don't mess with me. Where's the real cash?
Let's get up. Go. Get it. Go.
Go. Get back to work.
Get back.
This man came in through the front door and told Ann it was a robbery.
She didn't fight with him. She gave him what money she had in her purse, and he
pulled her to the back door. Open it.
Get on your knees.
Get on your knees.
The perpetrator of the murder got nervous while robbing Ann and got her.
The crime happened in front of Ann's mother, Dolores,
and she was crushed.
Art Smith is very emotionally upset about the death of his
wife.
Detectives Neil Westbrook and Nelson Crowe are assigned to the case.
Wow.
It looks like one gunshot wound to the back.
Cleared through.
Pretty much point blank.
Certain things just aren't adding up.
This was a small family -run business. It's not the type of place that is
classically robbed at gunpoint.
I mean, why would you rob a beauty salon first thing in the morning?
Even the work you know is way to the end of the day when the cash register's
full.
You're right.
Dolores even said there's only $7 in the cash box. That's all he walked out
with.
I mean, this wasn't a robbery at all.
Maybe somebody wanted Ann dead.
Let's talk to them out here.
Yeah.
Ann's mother can't remember much.
Dolores was in a state of shock.
I've never seen her so distraught.
Can you tell me what the fellow looked like?
He was about 5 '10". I think he was about 160 pounds.
I don't know.
Dolores provides a partial description to the detective that he's short, he's
disheveled, he's wearing a ball cap.
Promise me you'll catch him. You can count on it.
With no suspects in sight, detectives speak with Ann's sister -in -law,
Nicoletta Pontrelli.
How long had you known each other?
Oh, about ten years.
Ann was a good person.
She was having problems with her husband, Art.
Ann's family started pointing the finger at Art Smith.
Ann wanted to leave Art because her life was pure hell. He was very controlling.
He needed to know where she was every second of her life, and she was
She had asked him for a divorce just last month.
It was on their sixth wedding anniversary.
In fact, they were supposed to go to a divorce hearing the day after she was
killed.
Is that so?
Ann discovered that Art had a condo.
Hidden money. He was almost leading another life.
I really never liked Art, and he and I had words many, many times.
They were fighting all of the time.
But just two weeks ago, she was here in my house, hiding from him.
Maybe it was the wrong call.
Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
The next morning, there was a business card on the door, and it was Art Smith
Insurance Agency.
And the back of it had a note that said, thank you for taking such good care of
my wife, Art Smith.
The stories are enough for police to go at Art.
But on Bill and Nancy's advice, he lawyers up. She was my wife.
Listen, they have to talk to you because you're the husband.
It's just standard procedure.
Look, I've got an attorney.
I'll give you his number, and as soon as we're done here, you can give him a
call. And I'm working with the detective's art. We're going to find the
we're going to make sure he pays.
All right, thank you.
Bill and Nancy promise justice for Ann, and it appears that's exactly what's
about to be served.
A young woman named Judy Persico comes into the station with a stunning claim.
I know about that girl from the paper, the one that was murdered, Ann Smith.
I know who shot her.
You do?
Mm -hmm. It was my husband, Charles Persico. He did it.
Charles Persico was a drug addict. He had a history of theft and drug -related
crimes.
Looks like everyone's suspicions about Art have been wrong this whole time.
The detectives thought this was a strong lead, and they focused directly on
Persico, tossing everything else aside.
Mr. Persico did speak with the police, but he could not provide his
He said he was high and couldn't recall where he'd been.
To everyone's surprise, the heroin addict pleads guilty to manslaughter.
Persico is sentenced to three years in prison. It's a closed case.
Over the next few years, Bill takes stock of his life. He pulls away from
mistress, Terry, and spends more time with pal Robert Coons.
But for Bill, the trouble is just getting started.
Six years after his friend Ann Smith is shot, Bill Leisure is about to be on the
receiving end of a pistol.
This time, it's not a bad guy packing heat.
Police are here to arrest Bill Leisure and his friend Robert Coons.
Out of the boat!
Out of the boat!
Hands up! Okay, okay. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hands up!
Whoa, whoa, whoa. I'm LAPD. What's the problem? On your knees.
You're under arrest. On your knees.
Did you hear me say I'm a cop?
You're a cop?
Yeah, LAPD.
Are you aware that boat was stolen?
What?
Turns out authorities are working on a tip about four stolen boats valued at
more than half a million dollars.
Robert Coons is a professional sailor.
And so he got to know all these boats and where they were. Bill would help him
crew. Rob would actually scout a boat that looked like it could be stolen, and
then they would case it out, and then they would steal the boat.
Is it possible that one of their own is involved in a yacht theft ring?
Why don't we just go over it one more time?
We started in San Diego, we stopped in Long Beach, and then we spent a few days
in Catalina.
Got it?
Yeah, well, we checked all those places, and none of it adds up with our
timeline.
I don't know what to tell you.
I'm a cop. My wife works for the district attorney in L .A.
Bill can't sweet -talk his way out of this one and is charged with seven
of grand theft.
I just couldn't believe it. It was just...
In fact, nobody could believe it at the station because that just didn't seem
like his character.
I'm not saying another word until my wife gets here.
Okay.
I'm sure Nancy was devastated, but she said it was all a bunch of trumped -up
charges and it was ridiculous.
Nancy trusts her husband.
Well, nobody's telling me anything. I don't even know what I'm doing. Look at
this. I didn't do anything wrong.
You believe me, don't you? Of course I do.
This is just such a mess.
I know.
I love you.
I love you, too.
His wife was very supportive and felt that he was duped, that he didn't know
these items were stolen, that he was not guilty of doing anything.
Her trust is about to be tested.
A former felon named Dennis France comes forward.
In exchange for immunity, he'll tell them an outrageous secret.
Today's your lucky day.
Is it?
It is. In fact, I talked to the DA and we got a deal.
The decision was made to go ahead and give him immunity, feeling that he was
small fish.
Tell me what you know.
I got some dirt on your boy, Bill Leisure. What kind of dirt?
You have no idea what he's into.
How do you even know?
Bill.
Me and my Bill go way back.
The dots, years ago.
No one could have ever foreseen what was going to come out of Dennis Ramps'
mouth. Okay, Dennis.
Say it.
Killed two people for Bill.
The DA is stunned.
This is not what he was expecting.
Come on, Dennis.
Come on, Dennis, you expect me to believe that? Look, I don't care what
believe. It makes no difference to me.
You asked for the truth, and I gave it to you.
It just shocked everybody on the department. It was just something nobody
believe. It was overwhelming. They had to step back and take a breath.
Theft is one thing, but double homicide?
The investigation is so massive, an entire floor downtown is dedicated to
cause. It becomes known as the Leisure Room.
It was the biggest thing to ever hit the police department.
France claims Leisure arranged a hit on 40 -year -old jazz singer Tony De Los
Reyes, allegedly to help a friend inherit Reyes' family's tortilla
You looking for work, Dennis?
Well, you know what, Bill? Work's kind of slow right now.
I might have something for you.
Got a friend.
Needs some help taking out the trash.
Well, there's no shame in waste management, is there?
Nope.
Meet me Tuesday at midnight.
Keys and money.
Oh, man.
You don't have to do this.
Yeah.
Kind of do.
Let's go.
Get! Come on!
Dennis Rantz knew the size of the pellet and the trajectory of the shot.
Tony's murder has gone unsolved.
She would have had the family business.
But the second murder Dennis describes is the real shocker.
And what about the second one?
Some girl, Ann Smith, paid me $3 ,500 cash.
He wanted to make that one look like a robbery.
Clean kill, in and out.
So I did it.
And Bill drove the car.
The police were stunned at an already solved murder.
was being blamed on Bill Leisure.
Why would he want to kill Aunt Smith?
I don't know, but I do know it was for a guy named Art, buddy of his.
Detective Arcee brings Smith back in, but he's still not talking.
Art had said a drug addict had been arrested already for the death of his
He became indignant, and then he decided to invoke his privilege.
Investigators are going to need more evidence to charge Arden Bill with
Just one criminal telling on another criminal is not enough evidence. There
to be something else.
Okay, Dennis. Detective Arcee goes back to his snitch, Dennis Frantz, and asks
him to go undercover.
Dennis was reluctant at first, but then he became a willing participant as an
informant for us.
We put Dennis France into the visiting area of the Los Angeles County Jail and
recorded the conversation with audio and video.
How you doing in there?
Not bad. Not bad.
What's he doing? Is he writing?
All right, switch the camera angle. We need it above shot. Switch the camera
above shot.
What are you doing here?
Is the most crooked cop in L .A. going to outsmart his colleagues again?
Six years have passed since Ann Smith was gunned
down in her mother's beauty salon in East L .A.
Now, investigators have rigged the county jail with a hidden camera, hoping
capture proof that Bill Leisure, was actually the mastermind behind the
Bill Leisure had walked into the interview with the piece of paper, and
Leisure would do is he would hold it up against the glass.
We were in the next room with a monitor, and we could literally see what was
being said.
What'd that say?
What are you doing here?
Just checking on you.
That's nice of you.
How's Nancy handling everything, Bill?
Well, you know, she knows it's all just a bunch of crap.
That's real good.
You know, you're a lucky man.
Not a woman like that, Bill.
I sure am. I know.
Jesus. Melted. Got him.
Mounting the barrel of the gun, effectively, a criminalist could not
that gun as the murder weapon. We knew we had enough evidence to convict him of
murder.
Is that a camera?
No camera there, Bill.
Bill, there's no camera.
Leisure spotted just the tip of the camera, and it was like a defeated
He said, I'll see you, and he left.
In May 1987, a year after his arrest for grand theft, Officer Bill Leisure is
charged with two counts of first -degree murder for hire for the deaths of Tony
DeLis Reyes and Ann Smith.
Art Smith is charged with first -degree murder for arranging the murder of his
wife, Ann.
The story of L .A.'s most crooked cop dominates the headlines.
For an active police officer to be involved in contract murders was a huge
story. Most people were unbelieving that it could not be true, especially with
the perceived personality of Bill Leisure being so mild -mannered.
Bill's mistress, Terry, sees the story in the paper.
She can't believe the love of her life is not only married, but he's also a
thief and a murderer Terry took it really really hard She was really
upset
Hi. Um, can I speak to the officer that's handling Bill Leisure's case?
She calls the FBI and turns over all paperwork.
It was the lover's scorn.
Investigators use those bank records, which show numerous deposits from Robert
Coons to Bill Leisure, to build their case.
I didn't do anything wrong.
Nancy learns about the affair, but refuses to believe her husband killed
and Ann Smith.
At leisure's trial, Dennis France walks jurors through exactly what happened,
starting with Art asking Bill to kill his wife.
She's going to bleed me dry.
I'm going to lose everything.
I'm going to lose the house. I'm going to lose the car. I'll be ruined.
If Anne were to have some kind of accident,
you'd be okay with that, right?
Yeah, I would.
But can you make that happen?
Leave it to me.
Art didn't want to share his money with Ann at all.
He would rather see her dead, and he had said that.
This is Ann.
Make sure you take all the money from the register.
Got it?
France had specific instructions. He took Anne immediately to the back of the
beauty shop.
The cash register is in the back. Don't mess with me. Where's the real cash?
Let's get up. Go. Get it.
Go. Go.
Get back to work.
Get back.
Get on your knees.
Get on your knees.
After the shots were fired, Dennis France ran out the back.
Got into the car. Bill Leisure drove away. Let's go, go, go!
Let's go!
Bill's first trial ends in a deadlock, and before his second trial begins, he
takes a plea deal.
Bill basically takes an offer to reduce the first -degree murder to second
-degree murder.
Take all the other theft stuff off the table and plead no contest.
A lot of effort had been put into this case, years of investigation, and it's
always nice to come out on top.
Charles Persico, who was falsely convicted for Ann's murder, is
As for Art Smith, he's found guilty of first -degree murder.
and sentenced to life in prison.
This was probably the most traumatic thing that could ever happen to a
We felt vindication. That is absolute for sure.
Why a humble traffic cop could dirty his badge and become a contract killer
remains a mystery.
I think mild Bill is a persona that Bill Leisure has basically nurtured.
as a way to do what he needs to do behind the cover of darkness.
I guess you could say he was more Wild Bill on the outside and Wild Bill on the
inside.
Bill Leisure was a thief, an adulterer, and a murderer.
In December 1991,
Bill is given 15 to life.
Until he admits guilt and expresses remorse, he will remain in prison.
He still has not accepted responsibility.
So does the sentence fit the crime? Apparently so.
He's been in prison for 24 years.
He could have gotten out 20 years ago.
Control door two.
Bill Leisure is guilty as far as I'm concerned.
Bill caused a lot of people heartache.
So he's where he should be right now.
To those who worked on the case.
Bill committed the ultimate crime, violating his oath as a police officer
betraying the public's trust.
There's a saying in homicide that you walk in the shoes of the dead person.
And that's what we did. We, as detectives, represented those victims.
And Bill, one day, will have to meet his maker.
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