Bill Lagattuta

The DA was reluctant to charge Tewitt, who was in jail for a burglary. Three years in state prison. There were just too many unanswered questions. mostly about the confessions and how the Escondido police handled the evidence.

The DA was reluctant to charge Tewitt, who was in jail for a burglary. Three years in state prison. There were just too many unanswered questions. mostly about the confessions and how the Escondido police handled the evidence.

The DA was reluctant to charge Tewitt, who was in jail for a burglary. Three years in state prison. There were just too many unanswered questions. mostly about the confessions and how the Escondido police handled the evidence.

A year went by, still no arrest. Summer Steffen and the Escondido authorities were off the case when the state attorney general's office took it over.

A year went by, still no arrest. Summer Steffen and the Escondido authorities were off the case when the state attorney general's office took it over.

A year went by, still no arrest. Summer Steffen and the Escondido authorities were off the case when the state attorney general's office took it over.

Vic Koloka, a senior investigator with the San Diego Sheriff's Department, was in charge of the new investigation.

Vic Koloka, a senior investigator with the San Diego Sheriff's Department, was in charge of the new investigation.

Vic Koloka, a senior investigator with the San Diego Sheriff's Department, was in charge of the new investigation.

Koloka started fresh, quickly focusing in on the interrogation tapes.

Koloka started fresh, quickly focusing in on the interrogation tapes.

Koloka started fresh, quickly focusing in on the interrogation tapes.

He noted that the boys had no lawyers with them and were isolated from their parents for extended periods of time. They were interrogated for hours on end.

He noted that the boys had no lawyers with them and were isolated from their parents for extended periods of time. They were interrogated for hours on end.

He noted that the boys had no lawyers with them and were isolated from their parents for extended periods of time. They were interrogated for hours on end.

It was clear to Koloka that police lied to their suspects, which is legal. The question he had was, did they promise leniency, which is illegal?

It was clear to Koloka that police lied to their suspects, which is legal. The question he had was, did they promise leniency, which is illegal?

It was clear to Koloka that police lied to their suspects, which is legal. The question he had was, did they promise leniency, which is illegal?

Kaloka was becoming convinced the boys were innocent because their stories did not fit the facts of the crime.

Kaloka was becoming convinced the boys were innocent because their stories did not fit the facts of the crime.