![]() “She took that out of my hands by calling Seneca County Sheriff's Office.”Īfter talking with authorities, Best agreed to wear a recording device for police while asking Karlsen questions about Levi's and Christina's deaths.ĭuring one of these recorded conversations, Karl Karlsen told Best he saw an “opportunity” and "took advantage of the situation” after the truck fell on Levi. I'm scared, but I can't go to law enforcement until we get enough evidence,’” Best said. I'm not sure, but maybe he killed Christina. “I had called my cousin.and told her my fears: ‘I think Karl might have killed Levi. “I would be worth $1.2 million to Karl if I was dead,” Best told “20/20.”īest said she confided these findings and her concerns to her cousin, who picked up the phone and called police. Her concerns grew so strong that Best hired a private investigator to look into her husband and what he found alarmed her even more. She said she became worried that she could be Karlsen’s next victim. MORE: NY Man on Trial for Son's Murder Says He Left Him to Die in Never-Before-Heard Tapesīy 2012, Karl Karlsen’s second wife Cindy Best said she and Karl’s marriage of nearly 20 years was falling apart.īest said that about two years after Levi Karlsen’s death she began to have serious suspicions that Karl was involved in her stepson’s and Christina Karlsen's deaths. They remember her as a kind, fun and caring person. ![]() "The DA's office said it was a good circumstantial case, but there wasn't enough to prosecute at that time," Kent said.ĭeRoche was 6 years old and Reynolds was 4 years old when their mother died. He also said he wanted to travel to New York state to interview Karlsen but was told that there were not enough funds for such a trip. Kent said he "never saw" Buske's report and "didn't know" who Buske was. law enforcement didn't seem to be doing anything,” Reynolds said. “The insurance company did a very good investigation but. Despite the fire investigators’ findings, the insurance company paid out the claim. He determined there was evidence that the fire was set deliberately. The insurance company also conducted an investigation, hiring Ken Buske to look into the Murphys' house fire. "There was concern that something wasn’t right." "I thought the circumstances of the fire were suspicious," Kent said. Compared to Detour though, another entry in the Film Noir Collector's Edition DVD's, there are moments like the end when it lightens and becomes more melodramatic.Carl Kent, an investigator for the California Department of Forestry, investigated the fire. Much of the dialog and action is hard-bitten and enjoyable. There is a lot of shuffling of who will come out on top. She arrives to visit her dad on his regular fishing trip as a surprise and starts a relationship with Harris/Rolfe. Foster's daughter is a wild card in the mix. ![]() But will they figure out who the mastermind is? Foster strangely doesn't seem to be aware that something is amiss when Rolfe claims the name Harris, even though he knows the men he hired. At a resort in Mexico the mugs start gathering to claim their share and it is obvious they won't have too hard of a time identifying each other. He wants in on the four way split of the cash. After being roughed up by the cops and then released when his innocent story checks out, he goes after the real criminals. Joe Rolfe (John Payne) works for a flower delivery service and drives a truck identical to the one the bank robbers use for their get away. We know that the mastermind is Tim Foster (Preston Foster) and later find out he is an ex-cop. We know that they each have their recognizable characteristics. They each are given a ripped in half playing card as their calling card for divvying up the take later in Mexico. They are to wear masks when they pull off the crime so they won't know each other. The big man in charge wears a mask when he hires Pete Harris (Jack Elam), Tony Romano (a young Lee Van Cleef), and Boyd Kane (Neville Brand). Also a bit similar to The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (the original at least). May have inspired Affleck's The Town a bit. ![]()
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