Investigators #2

Date1985 – 1986

Can DescriptionsSee tape for content list: Silver Shield Update; Red Sox Celtics Drugs; Rolodex, 6pm, noon, 11pm; Kiddie Porn; Drugs in School, pt. 1-4; High Tech (Sonar)

Can DescriptionsInvestigators #2 10-3 2:18 1. Silver Shield Update 12:58:40 11/6 1:57 2. Red Sox Celtics Drugs 130120 2. Sports - Coke 11-7 141 3. Rolodex (6pm) JQ 130455 11-7 1:27 4. JQ 130505 11-7 124 5. Rolodex (11pm) JQ 130644 11/8 1:29 6. Rolodex (noon) JQ 130822 11/19 1:33 7. [?--see folder] 131008 [?] 2-4 455 8. Drugs in School #1 JQ 131200 2-5 9. Drugs in School 2 JQ 131736 2-6 10. Drugs in School 3 JQ 132258 2-7 11 Drugs in School 4 JQ 132810 3-25 410 12 High Tech (Sonar) JQ 13-32-22 For 11 [?] 12. High Tech (N.H. Sonar) JQ 133222 3-26 205 13. High Tech (Sonar) JQ 133656 Fox 6pm [?] Full

Viewing NotesA male reporter (Jorge Quiroga) reporting on the 1982 sexual assault and later murder of Lucia Kai at the Silver Shield in Rocksbury, Massachusetts. Three police officers were accused of the crime, but passed a polygraph test and no witnesses were found. Another Boston police detective contests the findings. The accused officers want an apology from the police department, and threaten to sue the people accusing them. [End of Story, 00:00:00-00:02:39] A male reporter (Jorge Quiroga) reports on the seizing of a rolodex by the Brookline police from the home of suspected drug dealer George Snearson, which contained the names of several players for the Celtics and Red Sox. Red Sox general manager had no comment. The FBI and the NBA are also investigating. Reporter states that George Snearson has ties to organized crime and is a sports betting bookie. Brookline police returned the rolodex to Snearson. Reporter questions why the evidence was returned. No comment from the Brookline police. Reporter states that other police officers claim the warrant to seize the rolodex was faulty. [End of Story, 00:02:29-00:05:00] Same story as above, edited differently. [End of Story 00:05:00-00:06:30] A male reporter (Jorge Quiroga) reporting on the case of a rolodex seized by Brookline, Massachusetts police, from the home of George Snearson, an accused drug dealer, sports betting bookie, and “admitted perjurer”. Shot of the front page of the November 7, 1985 Brookline Citizen newspaper, with the headline: ‘Police Beat: Rolodex returned to alleged drug dealer. The Brookline Citizen reported that Brookline police chief George Simard stated that Searson’s rolodex contained the names of “highly visible Boston area personalities”, including Boston sports athletes. Reporter talks about police revealing why they returned the rolodex to Snearson. Police Captain John Walsh said there was nothing in the rolodex that could be used in a criminal case. Norfolk County District Attorney William Delahunt had objected to the returning of the rolodex. Reporter Jorge Quiroga quotes an FBI source saying he would have kept the rolodex. Interview with former US attorney Edward Harrington. He talks about how the rolodex could provide names of customers of a narcotic dealer or book maker. [End of Story, 00:06:30-00:08:20] Same story as above. Drops the “admitted perjurer” from George Snearson’s crimes, and the image of the District Attorney. Reporter Jorge Quiroga states that without the rolodex, the case has nowhere to go. [End of Story, 00:08:20-00:09:50] Two men in suits, including George Snearson, leaving a courthouse. A male reporter (Jorge Quiroga) reports on the case of George Snearson. He questions Snearson about why he has the names of professional athletes in his rolodex, and what his relationship to them is. Snearson does not respond. Quiroga reports on Snearson’s arrest, saying police found cocaine, cash and a rolodex with contact information for Boston area personalities and athletes. Shots of Snearson’s house in Brookline. Brookline police later returned the rolodex to Snearson. Shot of Snearson getting into a car. Snearson is accused of drug dealing and being a sports betting bookie. Cut to ‘The Good Day Show’ studio. Studio audience applauds as Boston Celtics President Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach enters. Auerbach speculates that drug dealers may include the names of famous people among the contacts to deter investigations. Jorge Quiroga reporting on the street, saying that while George Snearson still faces charges, the rolodex will not be included as evidence. [End of Story, 00:09:50-00:11:30] A male reporter (Jorge Quiroga) in voiceover, over shots of a mail sorting facility. He discusses suspects who were caught sending child pornography through the mail. Another suspect, under surveillance, is accused of duplicating videotapes of child pornography. The reporter describes the suspects, all men. The case is part of an investigation into child pornography by a task force including US Customs agents, Postal agents, FBI agents, Boston police and Massachusetts State Police. Reporter discusses Department of Justice investigation into pornography. Shots of examples of child pornography from the testimony, with images cropped and black bars over faces. Person interviewed about types of pornography. [End of Story, 00:11:30-00:13:24] Exterior shot of Newton North High School. A male reporter (Jorge Quiroga) in voiceover. Shots of students supposedly smoking marijuana on school grounds. Reporter discusses study on drug use by school age children. A girl being interviewed lists types of drugs. Shot of a boy walking by the camera, identified by the reporter as Leo Spaziani, a senior at Lexington High School. Spaziani walks with Quiroga, as Quiroga discusses Leo’s history of drug abuse and drug dealing. Interview with Leo Spaziani about selling marijuana at school. Quiroga on the street, talking to the camera. He says that child drug use is a problem in both cities and suburbs. Woman [Teacher? Student?] talks about students smoking in the bathroom. Quiroga lists schools where students have been interviewed as part of the investigation. Shot of a man (Al Bickham) driving a school bus. Bickham quotes his foster son discussing the ease of acquiring drugs at school. Shot of the smoking area at Lexington High School, reported drug dealing spot. Interview with school principle. Principle opposes closing the campus. School principle for Newton North High School discusses undercover police at school. Shot of students in parking lot, supposedly doing drugs. [End of Story, 00:13:24-00:18:26] [Gap 00:18:26-00:19:08] Shots of houses on Essex Street in Lynn, Massachusetts. A male reporter (Jorge Quiroga) in voiceover, describes the area as poor and a source of drugs. In particular he talks about drugs being sold to children in the suburbs. Quiroga on the street, talking to the camera. He talks about how children acquire drugs, including stealing money for drugs. Interview with police officer about thefts. Quiroga talks about a boy in Andover, Massachusetts who broke into houses and cars for drug money. Exterior shot of Doherty Junior High, where the boy attended school. Shot of a bus. Quiroga outside the Merrimack housing project in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Quiroga claims the stolen items were sold here for cocaine. Those drugs were also sold at the Doherty Junior High. Shot of the cover of the ‘Massachusetts Secondary School Student Drug and Alcohol Use’ report. Shots of a house in Lynn, where students said they traded stolen items for drugs. Interview with an unidentified local man. Shot of Neptune Street. Quiroga in voiceover says it is another place to fence stolen goods for drugs, which are then sold in suburban high schools. Shot of poster ‘Don’t let the spark die…Help Kids Stay Drug-Free’. Interview with Heidi Peterson, who sold drugs at her school. She is now in recovery. Quiroga quotes a state study which claims many children start taking drugs around age 11. Shots of children walking on the sidewalk. Interview with a boy at the Massachusetts State House, about drug use among his classmates. Shot of students walking towards the woods near Jonas Clarke Junior High School, where Quiroga says students are using drugs. [End of Story, 00:19:08-00:24:16] Close up of pink, heart shaped tablets. A male reporter (Jorge Quiroga) in voiceover, describes them as drugs sold by children to other children at school. Close up of the pill bottle label: “P.S. Super Maxi – Hearts (Stimulant) 100 Tablets Distributed By). Reporter says they are sold as speed, but are actually caffeine pills. Shots of an ad for the stimulant in the magazine ‘High Times’. Quiroga outside a school, talking to the camera about children selling the stimulant pills. Shot of a football game. Quiroga talks about steroid use. Shot of a man using gym equipment. Shots of different steroid packages. Shot of a football game, as Quiroga says teenagers are selling steroids. Interview with a man who talks about steroid use. Interview with a man who says you can buy any drug in schools. Interview with a young woman, who talks about drug use. Shot of the exterior of the Blackstone Millville Regional School. Interview with school superintendent Tom Cullen, about requiring students to sign in an out to go to the bathroom, to deter drug use. Shots of Burlington High School, where several fires were set, supposedly in response to the school cracking down on drugs. List of schools where ‘The Investigators’ have interviewed students. Exterior shot of Newton North High School. Shot of students who appear to be smoking marijuana outside the school. Quiroga talking to the camera, in front of Newton North High School. He says drug use is due to peer pressure. Group of students in Marblehead discuss drug and alcohol use at parties. [End of Story, 00:24-:16-00:29:30] ‘The Investigators’ logo. Info-graphic representing a typical 10th grade class. A male reporter (Jorge Quiroga), in voiceover, says 1 in 5 students have used psychedelic drugs, 1 in 8 have used cocaine, 1 in 5 have taken amphetamines, and half have tried marijuana or hashish. Quiroga speaking to the camera in front of a school building, saying 21 percent of students have attended school while high. Cartoon slides depicting marijuana, used to deter children from using the drug. Shot of people on the sidewalk. Interview with Blackstone Millville Regional School superintendent Tom Cullen. Actors in a program to teach children to report drug use. Exterior shot of Newton North High School. Interview with Newton North High School principle. Collection of drug paraphernalia collected by Burlington police. Shots of Burlington High School. Quiroga talks about students needing a pass to be in the hall between classes, and police being allowed on campus. Interview with students about the restrictions. Shots of the classroom. Shot of students in parking lot. Tom Cullen saying it will take time to address the drug issue. [End of Story, 00:29:30-00:33:46) ‘The Investigators’ logo. Exterior shot of a building. Sign: ‘Klein Associates Inc. Undersea Search & Survey’. Sign: ‘Now Hiring Assemblers Technicians’. A male reporter (Jorge Quiroga), in voiceover, discusses an attempt by the USSR to acquire side-scan sonar equipment from Klein Associates Inc. in Salem, New Hampshire. Shot of a side-scan sonar submersible. A man (Martin Klein) walking towards the camera. Shots of wreckage taken with an underwater camera. Shots of the sonar being lowered into the water, and wreckage being raised. Quiroga says the sonar is currently being used off the coast of Florida to find wreckage of a space shuttle, and was used to find the wreck of the RMS Titanic. Stills of the wreck of the Titanic. Discussion of using sonar to locate submarines. Shot of a submarine. Quiroga speaking to the camera outside of the Klein Associates Inc. building. He describes how the USSR tried to order the sonar through the company Amtorg Trading Company, thought to have ties to the KGB. Shots of the Amtorg building and sign. When that failed, a man named Ray Long tried to buy the sonar on behalf of a Norwegian company. Quiroga describes the federal investigation into Long. Interview with Martin Klein. Quiroga describes how the sonar was shipped to Norway, to Sweden, and then to Japan. Interview with Ray Long. Shots of Kobe, Japan. Quiroga describes how the Japanese government seized the sonar shipment before it could be sent to the USSR. Interview with Ray Long. Interview with Amtorg representative. Quiroga says the investigation is ongoing. [End of Story, 00:33:46-00:38:17] ‘The Investigators’ logo. A police officer escorting a man, Ray Long. A male reporter (Jorge Quiroga), in voiceover, describes how Long is under federal investigation for exotic animal smuggling and trying to smuggle side-scan sonar to the USSR. Shot of a tiger in a cage. Shot of a mountain lion in a cage. Shot of the Klein Associates Inc. building (the makers of the sonar) in Salem, New Hampshire. Quiroga explains the use of the sonar to find space shuttle debris and the wreck of the RMS Titanic. Shot of the sonar being lowered into the water. Shots of a ship wreck. Stills of the wreck of the Titanic. Discussion of using sonar to locate submarines. Shot of a submarine. Quiroga describes how the USSR attempted to legally buy the sonar, and then tried to have it smuggled. Close up of a side-scan sonar submersible, with a sign: “Underwater Camera and Strobe System After 4 Years in the Sea at [obscured]’. Interview with Klein Associates Inc. founder Martin Klein. Quiroga describes how the sonar was shipped to Norway, to Sweden, and then to Japan. Shot of the Kobe, Japan skyline. Quiroga talks to the camera from the side of a road. Interview with a man about previous USSR tactics. Interview with Ray Long, who denies working with the Soviet government. [End of Story, 00:38:17-00:41:01]