Crime Wave

Chapman and Wahlke told the guys to come back later. They’d have to submit full statements.

3:00 A.M.:

Chapman and Wahlke drove down to Homicide. They called Dr. Kade. He said they had a murder.

His stated cause of death:

Manual strangulation. The victim’s hyoid bone was fractured.

The only visible trauma was neck trauma. The decomp wiped out all possible signs of face trauma.

The probable time-of-death: late Wednesday P.M. or early Thursday A.M.

Chapman and Wahlke told Etzel and Rosenberg. Etzel called Sergeant Ward Hallinen and Sergeant Roy Collins. He assigned them to the Kupcinet case.

Chapman and Wahlke called the captain of the Sheriff’s Metro Squad. The captain called Deputy Jim Boyer and Deputy Sam Miller. He told them to work the Kupcinet case full-time.

Chapman and Wahlke went back to the victim’s apartment. A print team arrived and dusted all four rooms. A backup crew arrived. They bagged bedding, towels, sofa cushions, and clothing.

7:00 A.M., Sunday, 12/1/63:

Chapman called Mark and Marcia Goddard. Wahlke called Hathaway, Mamches, and Rubin. They arranged a string of interviews at the West Hollywood Station.

The Karyn Kupcinet case was twelve hours old.

The witnesses showed up. A stenographer transcribed their statements verbatim.

Bryan O’Byrne found Andy Prine and brought him in. Chapman and Wahlke braced him first. The interview began at 7:45 A.M. and ended at 8:54.

Prine was 27. He said he met Karyn last December. She got a gig on his show. They started dating. He got Karyn pregnant last summer. Mark and Marcia Goddard took her to Tj. She got an abortion there.

Chapman asked Prine where they stood lately. Prine said it was “minimized.” He didn’t want to marry Karyn. He wanted to date other chicks. Karyn was into their thing more than he was.

Wahlke asked Prine if his buddies ever came on to Karyn. Prine said, “No.” Wahlke asked Prine if Karyn would fight off a rape-o. Prine said, “Yes.” Wahlke asked Prine if Karyn slept around. Prine said, “No.”

Wahlke asked Prine if Karyn had any enemies. Prine said some nut sent them both hate notes.

It started last summer. The notes were made up from magazine clips. The nut placed them by his door and Karyn’s. The nut knew when they were home and when they were out.

Karyn got a dozen dirty phone calls. He got some weird hangups. He took the notes to the LAPD. They told him not to sweat it. Stuff like that happened to minor celebrities.

Wahlke asked Prine when he last saw Karyn. Prine said they went to Palm Springs last weekend. Earl Holliman and his chick went with them. Earl was on Wide Country.

The Kennedy snuff bummed them all out. They decided to hit the Springs and catch some rays. They left Friday night and got back Sunday night. He dropped Karyn off at 8:oo P.M. He never saw her again.

Wahlke asked Prine when he last talked to Karyn. He said they talked twice on Wednesday–i 1/2 7. –

She called him about 6:oo P.M. They discussed the baby that someone dumped on her doorstep. He went out that night. He took an actress chick to a movie. They saw A Streetcar Named Desire. They went out for a drink. He dropped her off at her pad. He went home and called Karyn. It was 11:30 or 12:00. Karyn said the cops took the baby away.

Wahlke asked Prine if he caused Karyn’s death. Prine said, “No.” Wahlke asked him if he’d take a polygraph test. Prine said, “Yes.”

Chapman and Wahlke braced Edward Rubin. The interview began at 9:07 A.M. and ended at 10:03.

Rubin was a “free-lance writer.” He shared a pad in Beverly Hills. He used to live next door to Andy Prine. Bill Mamches and Bob Hathaway shared the pad now.

Chapman asked Rubin if he had sex with Karyn. Rubin said, “No.” Chapman asked Rubin how long he knew her. Rubin said, “Five months.”

Chapman asked Rubin about the Karyn-Andy thing. Rubin said Karyn loved Andy more than Andy loved her. Chapman asked Rubin about Wednesday night. Rubin laid it out.

He walked over to Karyn’s pad. He got there around 8:30. They talked for an hour. Karyn got antsy and went for a walk. She ran into Bob Hathaway. She brought him back up. She served cake and coffee. They all watched TV.

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