The Car Held Evidence. The Answers Never Came... #truecrimeshorts #truecrimestories #crimejunkies
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Alberta's final moments were brutal. Alberta's final moments were brutal. There were blood spots all over the car, There were blood spots all over the car, There were blood spots all over the car, but clearly Alberta was in the back when but clearly Alberta was in the back when but clearly Alberta was in the back when she was [music] bleeding because there she was [music] bleeding because there she was [music] bleeding because there was blood over more than half of the was blood over more than half of the was blood over more than half of the backseat. backseat. backseat. >> [music] >> [music] >> [music] >> Now, police found her upper dentures on >> Now, police found her upper dentures on >> Now, police found her upper dentures on the backseat floorboard along with a the backseat floorboard along with a the backseat floorboard along with a ripped piece of the newspaper that she ripped piece of the newspaper that she ripped piece of the newspaper that she had picked up that morning with [music] had picked up that morning with [music] had picked up that morning with [music] Gladys. It looked like the killer had Gladys. It looked like the killer had Gladys. It looked like the killer had actually like wiped their bloody hands actually like wiped their bloody hands actually like wiped their bloody hands on [music] it. There were also small on [music] it. There were also small on [music] it. There were also small pieces of red brick back there, some pieces of red brick back there, some pieces of red brick back there, some with blood on it. [music] And there were with blood on it. [music] And there were with blood on it. [music] And there were fingerprints all over the car, inside fingerprints all over the car, inside fingerprints all over the car, inside and out, along with pieces of short and and out, along with pieces of short and and out, along with pieces of short and long hair that were inside, too. long hair that were inside, too. long hair that were inside, too. >> This feels like a gold mine of evidence. >> This feels like a gold mine of evidence. >> This feels like a gold mine of evidence. >> Exactly. [music] >> Exactly. [music] >> Exactly. [music] Which is why it is so puzzling to me Which is why it is so puzzling to me Which is why it is so puzzling to me that someone would take the time to that someone would take the time to that someone would take the time to ditch her shoes. She was clearly in the ditch her shoes. She was clearly in the ditch her shoes. She was clearly in the car. Leave them in the car. car. Leave them in the car. car. Leave them in the car. >> Like you did her upper dentures. >> Like you did her upper dentures. >> Like you did her upper dentures. >> I don't know what it means, but it >> I don't know what it means, but it >> I don't know what it means, but it stands [music] out to me. stands [music] out to me. stands [music] out to me. >> And her purse was still missing?
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>> And her purse was still missing? >> And her purse was still missing? >> Yeah, her purse wasn't anywhere in the >> Yeah, her purse wasn't anywhere in the >> Yeah, her purse wasn't anywhere in the car. And her lower denture plate is car. And her lower denture plate is car. And her lower denture plate is still missing, too. Though, I mean like still missing, too. Though, I mean like still missing, too. Though, I mean like that could have been like knocked out that could have been like knocked out that could have been like knocked out somewhere along the way, or maybe even somewhere along the way, or maybe even somewhere along the way, or maybe even at the bottom of the river for all they at the bottom of the river for all they at the bottom of the river for all they know at that point. know at that point. know at that point. Shoes or no shoes, with what is in the Shoes or no shoes, with what is in the Shoes or no shoes, with what is in the car alone, that could solve a case car alone, that could solve a case car alone, that could solve a case >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> if it were present day. But in the >> if it were present day. But in the >> if it were present day. But in the mid-60s, all police could do was hone in mid-60s, all police could do was hone in mid-60s, all police could do was hone in on those fingerprints and the hair on those fingerprints and the hair on those fingerprints and the hair samples and compare them to people who samples and compare them to people who samples and compare them to people who pop up in the investigation.
Summary
The transcript details the brutal crime scene of Alberta's death, revealing extensive blood evidence, lost dentures, a ripped newspaper used possibly to wipe hands, brick fragments, fingerprints, and hair samples. The conclusion emphasizes that while such evidence would be instrumental in solving a case today, the limited forensic capabilities of the mid-60s meant police could only rely on matching fingerprints and hair to existing suspects.