Bloodville by Don Bullis

Author:Don Bullis
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Murderers, Fiction, New Mexico, Historical, General
ISBN: 9781888725759
Publisher: BeachHouse Books
Published: 2002-05-15T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER XII

Wilcoxson approved affidavits prepared by Spurlock and Budwister. On March 6, 1968, Judge Paul Tackett signed warrants for the arrests of Billy Ray White and Joe Peters.

―What I need to know,‖ Wilcoxson said to Spurlock and Budwister, ―is if you guys can provide me with solid information that White and Peters have fled this jurisdiction. If you can, I'll hand-carry this warrant over to the Federal Building and personally give it to Dwayne Madison at the FBI. We'll get these assholes on illegal flight to avoid prosecution.‖

―Sipe says he personally took White to Oklahoma City on the night of the 19th of November,‖ Doc said. ―No one's seen him since. Cato said Peters ain't around and he heard he went to New Orleans. The bartender at the Liberty Bar hasn't seen Peters for a month or more. That good enough?‖

―I think it'll do, especially the bartender‘s observation. One of you guys check with Peters' parole officer and see who he lists for relatives, and where they are. Maybe we can get a lead on him that way. Check with the Feds on White, too. There may be something in his file.‖

The hunt for Joe Peters turned out to be short and successful. Doc learned from prison records that Joe had an uncle in Santa Monica, California, and Dwayne Madison quickly forwarded a copy of the warrant to the FBI field office in Los Angeles. Agents arrested Joe at the uncle‘s house on Friday, March 15th. Joe offered no resistance.

Phone lines between Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and points west, were busy on Monday morning, March 18th. Wilcoxson, anxious to get Peters back to New Mexico, called his counterpart in Los Angeles and learned that Peters would not fight extradition. Wilcoxson then called Torrez and apprised him of the situation. Torrez called Deputy Chief Marty Vigil to tell him Doc would be taking his state car to California to extradite Peters. Torrez then called Spurlock and advised him of his new assignment, the trip to California. Doc suggested that Virgil Vee accompany him, but the Captain suggested, in the interest of spreading manpower costs around, that Budwister make the trip. Doc called Herm, who then called his boss, Chief Paul Shaver, who called Vigil to confirm the arrangements. Shaver then called Budwister back, and he in turn called Doc, and Doc called Torrez to let him know the arrangements were complete. Doc also called Wilcoxson and arranged to pick up the paperwork necessary to get Peters out of the Los Angeles County jail. Wilcoxson called the Los Angeles ADA back and told him New Mexico officers would take custody of Peters within twenty-four to forty-eight hours. Doc and Herm were westbound on I-40 by early afternoon, headed toward Los Angeles, eight hundred and twenty miles away.

A joy of police work is professional courtesy. Spurlock and Budwister cruised along at eighty-five miles per hour without a care in the world. They spent the night at a motel in Williams, Arizona, and continued on toward Los Angeles at mid-morning Tuesday.

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