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MANHUNT LIVE MYRLE CARNER Director of Public Relations and Media, CSOPS CSUSA CONFERENCE September 23-25, 2019 Tempe, Arizona Meeting with Police Chief Reason for meeting SPD Greenie (8 x 11) 11 projects listed Phone

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MANHUNT LIVE

MYRLE CARNER

Director of Public Relations and Media, CSOPS

CSUSA CONFERENCE

September 23-25, 2019 Tempe, Arizona

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Ch Chief ef Pat Patrick k Fitzsim simons,

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Seattl ttle Police lice Depa partment tment

  • Meeting with Police Chief
  • Reason for meeting
  • SPD Greenie (8 ½ x 11)
  • 11 projects listed
  • Phone calls to Detectives
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  • Fall- 1987 - First CSI Conference

Casper, Wyoming

  • Learned about Crime Stoppers programs
  • Met Founder Greg MacAleese
  • Returned to Seattle – Proposal for Chief

Greg MacAleese,

Founder of Crime Stoppers

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2nd

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MEETING ING WIT ITH H CH CHIE IEF

  • Proposal to Chief - start Crime Stoppers
  • Chief wanted strong “Kick-Off”
  • Told to “Think Outside The Box”
  • Transferred from Major Crimes (CID)
  • Instructed to start Crime Stoppers program
  • Crime Stopper Program started - “Seattle-

King County Crime Stoppers”

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V

“OUT OF BOX IDEA” - Green River Case

  • Why Green River?
  • Biggest serial murder case in U.S. History
  • At least 48 Murdered Women
  • 125 full-time detectives assigned
  • 20,000 + suspects processed
  • Over $30 million spent on case
  • Unprecedented press coverage
  • Public pressure was overwhelming

Victims of Green River

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Jim m Mo Montgomer tgomery

King g County nty Sherif riff

  • Meeting with Sheriff Montgomery
  • Green River Task Force Meeting
  • Decision made to move forward
  • Press release – local and national

APPROVAL OF PROJECT

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DE DECI CISIONS SIONS TO BE M O BE MADE ADE

  • Local or National TV production
  • Funding of project
  • Selection of Production Company
  • Director, Producer, Writers, etc.
  • Team selection – How many involved?
  • Handling press releases – Local & U.S.
  • Handling tips – Hotline number decision
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MAIN PRODUCTION TEAM SELECTED

  • New Screen Concepts Inc. - Connecticut
  • Lou Gorfain, President of New Screen Concepts
  • Hank O’Karma, Producer at New Screen Concepts
  • Lexington Broadcasting, Los Angeles, CA
  • Boeing Motion Pictures – Dan Quick, Tukwila, WA
  • Patrick Duffy (Actor, Dallas) - Host
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John Douglas,

FBI Profiler / Special Script

KEY PLAYERS

Green River Task Force Patrick Duffy

Host of show

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KEY PLAYERS, CONT’D

Dan Quick, Manager

Boeing Motion Pictures

Greg MacAleese

Founder, Crime Stoppers

Myrle Carner

Project Coordinator

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FUNDING

  • Meeting with PEMCO Ins. Co.- Seattle, WA
  • Boeing Motion Pictures–Studio location / cost
  • New Screen Concepts / Production Team
  • Payment of Host, Patrick Duffy
  • Advertising Expense – local and national
  • Production crews working in the U.S.
  • Selection of show sponsors
  • Overtime – Green River Task Force
  • Airlines / Hotels / Transportation, etc,
  • Airtime purchase for the show
  • Unexpected overtime due to # of calls, etc.
  • 1988 $3.5 Million dollars projected / budgeted
  • 2019 cost would be almost $8 Million dollars
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WH WHIT ITE E HO HOUSE E IN INVOL OLVEMENT EMENT

  • Oct 1988 Thursday morning 10 am call
  • Contacted SPD Major Al Terry
  • ASAP Meeting at Police Chief’s Office
  • American Airlines – Tickets to Wash DC
  • French Diplomat on plane
  • Visit to White House - President Reagan
  • President – Dec 7th date conflict
  • Nov 1988 – 2nd trip to Wash DC
  • Read article in Newsweek Magazine
  • Visit with Att. General “Dick” Thornburgh
  • Decision made to use AG for show Intro

President Ronald Reagan Attorney General Thornburgh

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Q1 Q13 FOX – MANHUNT NHUNT PROMO OMOTIO TIONA NAL L VIDE DEO

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MA MANH NHUNT UNT LIV IVE E GOE OES LI LIVE

  • Wednesday December 7, 1988
  • Show format / 1-800 line on screen
  • 60 Detectives on set (26 + 34)
  • Directors comments to Myrle –

20 min before going “live”

  • Teleprompter failure – Opening
  • Extend 1-800 line to December 13
  • Chief Fitzsimons decision - Unplug

the 1-800 Hotline

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MA MANH NHUNT UNT LIV IVE E RE RESUL ULTS TS

  • Estimated 100 Million Viewers watched
  • Number of attempts to reach Hotline:

124,000 + (April 6 – 13, 1988)

  • 154 Stations carrying “Manhunt Live”

throughout US, Canada & abroad

  • Callers receiving busy signal: 57,000 +
  • Callers who hung up phone after

Detectives answered: 22,000 +

  • Number completed calls with Detectives: 8,146
  • Avg. time of calls with Detectives: 5.9 minutes
  • Avg. daily attempts to reach Hotline: 115,000 +
  • Avg. daily completed calls to Detectives: 1,248
  • Reports given to Green River Task Force: 2,139
  • Reports sent outside of Washington: 1,357
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GR GREE EEN N RI RIVER ER IN INVES ESTIG TIGATI TION ON – 198 982-198 987

  • Green River Investigation: from1982-1987
  • Largest serial murder case in U.S. History
  • Over 110,000 pages of Detective notes
  • King County Lead Detective Dave Reichert
  • Finally a main suspect-Gary Leon Ridgway
  • Commercial paint chips matched
  • King Co. Prosecutor Norm Maleng -

decision

  • Sentence was reduced to life without parole

due to Ridgway’s cooperation with recovery

  • f additional missing victims
  • Superior Court – Nov. 5, 2003 – Ridgway plead guilty
  • Sentence: 48 life terms in prison!
  • Finally….19 years of wondering is over!
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Of

Director Myrle Carner

CSOPS Media and Public Relations

Email: Myrle.Carner@seattle.gov Desk phone: 206 684 8580 Cell phone: 206 920 4404 Address: 610 5th Ave PO Box 34986 Seattle, WA 98124-4986

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