Apache Peak - Tales of the Texas Rangers | 07/22/1950 (Ep03)
Summary
Texas Ranger Jace Pearson investigates the murder of salesman Roger Bradley, who was killed by a hitchhiker on a Texas highway. Clues from the victim's stolen clothes lead Pearson to a ranch hand who purchased the duds from the killer, Lenny Tripper. Pearson tracks Tripper to an abandoned mine on Apache Peak, where he is hiding with his family's help. After a tense standoff, Pearson captures Tripper, who is later convicted and sentenced to death for the crime.
Topics discussed
California manufacturing and agriculture intro
Tales of the Texas Rangers introduction
The hitchhiker and the robbery
Wheaties commercial with Bob Feller
Discovery of the body and initial clues
Crime scene analysis and police alert
California business promo
Ranger Pearson investigates along the highway
Victim identified as Roger Bradley
Wheaties breakfast commercial
Clue found at Eagle Flat blacksmith shop
Interrogating the suit buyer
Locating the hidden murder car
Radio report and California promo
Arrival at Apache Peak and Tripper's cabin
Confronting the father and learning the suspect is in Mexico
Tracking the suspect up the mountain
Capturing Lenny Tripper at the mine
Verdict and Wheaties mystery segment
Credits and closing California promo
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