Investigators #7

Date1987

Can DescriptionsSee tape for content list: Shannon’s Story; Registry/ Courts, pt. 1-2; Hard Sell Follow; Bridgewater Titicut Follies; Hard Crime #1

Viewing NotesShot of a graveyard. [Riverside Cemetery, Fairhaven, Massachusetts] A reporter speaks to the camera about the death of Shannon Southworth, supposedly due to brain hemorrhage. Interview with Barbara and Brad Southworth, Shannon’s parents. Stills with photographs of Shannon. Interview with Mark [?], Shannon’s ex-boyfriend. Shots of a bar. [Partner’s Bar, Warren, Rhode Island. Shot of a man (Antonio ‘Tony’ Gonsalves) Shannon’s boyfriend. Shots of the ‘Old Venice Restaurant’. Interview with a woman, who says Tony had a gambling problem. The reporter, speaking to the camera from a bar stool, reports that Tony was a gambler and abusive, and that Shannon used cocaine. Interview with a woman, [Brenda Patenaude?] who discuss Tony and Shannon’s relationship. Shot of the Warren, Rhode Island Police Department building. Interview with a police officer, who says they were called to Tony and Shannon’s apartment for domestic disturbances. Interview with Barbara Southworth who describes abuse. Reporter quotes police reports of abuse. Interview with [Brenda Patenaude?] who describes abuse. Interview with a woman, who says Shannon stayed because she was afraid of Gonsalves. Reporter speaking to the camera, saying Shannon was pregnant. Interview with Barbara Southworth, who describes abuse. Shots of Charlton Memorial Hospital. Shannon reported abuse to doctors. Interview with Barbara Southworth. Still photograph of Shannon and her infant son, Robert Gonsalves. Interviews with family and friends. Shot of Mark [?] walking down the street. Shot of letter from Shannon to Mark. Shot of the Southworth home in Somerset, Massachusetts. Mark and Shannon spent Valentine’s Day together. Shots of the street and apartment buildings. Interview with Rose da Costa. She says she spoke with Tony, who told her there had been a fight between him and Shannon. Shannon was taken to the hospital. Interview with Barbara Southworth. Reporter, speaking to the camera outside the hospital, says hospital staff did not report abuse. Interview with a woman [hospital administrator?]. Shannon dies of what is reported as a brain hemorrhage caused by an aneurysm. Shots of witness statements. Shot of private investigator John Perry, outside office which bears his name. Shot of police department. Interview with police officer, about investigation into murder. Interview with [Brenda Patenaude?] Reporter, speaking to the camera from the cemetery, reports that Shannon’s body was exhumed to determine if her death was accidental or not. Interview with a man [medical examiner?] who ruled no medical link. Interview with a police officer. Interview with Rose da Costa. Shot of Tony Gonsalves walking down the street. Interview with police officer [Detective Sobaleski?] Shot of Tony Gonsalves. Reporter confronts Gonsalves as he arrives to visit his son. Shot of a toddler [Robert ‘Robby’ Gonsalves]. Shot of paperwork signed by Shannon, giving her sister custody of Robby. Interview with a woman [Shannon’s sister?] who thinks Gonsalves killed Shannon. [End of story, 00:00:00-00:14:51] ‘The Investigators’ logo. Shot of cars driving at night, identified as Route 1 near Revere, Massachusetts. Still of Catholic priest Thomas Motherway. A male reporter, in voiceover, describes an automobile accident that left Motherway paralyzed. Stills of the accident. Shot of Paul [Caine?] the man responsible for the accident. Despite multiple drunk driving incidents, his license was never taken away, due to the courts not communicating with the registry office. Interview with a woman, Motherway’s cousin. The reporter speaking to the camera from an empty courtroom. He states many courts are failing to transfer paperwork. Interview with an official. List of courts where ‘the Investigators’ found court documents not being sent to the registry, in Charlestown, Plymouth, and Dedham. Some were intentionally not sent, due to how the court “interpreted procedure’. Interview with a man who says that’s “inexcusable”. Shot of records being sorted. Shots of the registry office. Reporter says there is a backlog, and records are years behind. Shot of a car wreck. Discussion of sentence for driving without a license. Shot of a police car and arrest. Interview with a man with his face obscured. He had been arrested for drunk driving ten times. He was able to obtain a new license after it was revoked, because the registry did not have a record of his convictions. Clip from Massachusetts Governor Michael S. Dukakis campaign against drunk driving. Interview with a man, who says the lack of reporting of convictions is a problem. [End of story, 00:14:51-00:20:04] [Thomas Motherway was one of 48 priests reported by the Boston Globe to have been removed due to accusations of abuse in 2003. No charges were filed, as he died in 2003] ‘The Investigators’ logo. A group of police move a body on a gurney through the snow. A male reporter, in voiceover, describes a car accident caused by a drunk driver. Shots of the wreckage. Interview with a man. [Wayne Deshawn?] Shot of the driver, Kenneth Davidson, who had been convicted of drunk driving twelve times. The courts had never sent records of his conviction to the registry office. Interview with a man. Shots of registry office. Interview with a registry official. Interview with a man facing away from the camera, who had been convicted of drunk driving ten times, but was still able to obtain a new license. The reporter speaking to the camera, saying the courts need to update to computers. Shots of court and registry offices. Interview with Judge Samuel [Zal?] who says court clerks need to process the paperwork with or without computers. [End of story, 00:20:04-00:23:46] Shots of teenagers selling cleaners door to door. A male reporter (Kirby Perkins) in voiceover. Shot of a newspaper want ad with the headline: ‘Gals & Guys 16 or Over’. Interview with a woman, who says they have received reports from many police chiefs, about the groups of teens doing door-to-door sales [human trafficking victims]. Shots of teenagers in a motel parking lot. Interview with a man. Shot of a meeting, about a proposed legislation that would “Require registration with police for all door-to-door sales, except charitable groups.’ Shot of teens getting into cars. Interview with a woman who says the registration would deter recruiting teens in Massachusetts. Shot of the meeting. [End of story, 00:23:46-00:25:53] A man speaking through a small window. A male reporter, in voiceover, identifies the place as Bridgewater State Hospital, where criminally insane men are incarcerated. Shots of the hospital. Shot of a movie poster: ‘The Controversial Titicut Follies with Director Frederick Wiseman Speaking on Film’. Clip from an episode of ABC News Nightline. [Image drops out] Reporter in voiceover describes controversy sparked by the film, of abuse of inmates at the hospital. Interview with a man, who says the film was accurate. Interview with a man. Shot of a newspaper articles from the Boston Globe, with the headlines: ‘Reactions to ‘Titicut’ Range From Praise to Outrage’ and ‘Comr. Gavin Explains His Role in ‘Titicut Follies’. Shot of a newspaper cartoon. Black and white stills from ‘Titicut Follies’. Reporter says it is the only film banned in the US for reasons other than obscenity or national defense. [End of story, 00:25:53-00:28:28] Shot of a group of men around a police car. Close up of someone getting handcuffed. A male reporter (Jorge Quiroga), in voiceover, Shots of various arrests. Interview with a man. The reporter speaking to the camera from an empty courtroom. He says the Roxbury District Court is understaffed and cannot effectively prosecute accused criminals. Names being read out in court. Reporter says people are not showing up to court dates. Interview with a man. Interview with lawyer [Ron Locks?]. Shot of a court official reading out names. Interview with a police officer, who says they frequently re-arrest people. Shots of arrests. Interview with a judge. Interview with a man who says this system harms the community. Interview with a group of teenagers on the street. Shots of the courtroom. Interview with police officer. Interview with a judge, who says bail must be set at a reasonable level. Shot of an arrest. Interview with a man. Interview with a woman. [Racism] [End of story, 00:28:28-00:34:37] Shot of cars parked on the street. View from inside a moving vehicle. A male reporter (Jorge Quiroga), in voiceover, describes the arrest of a suspected drug dealer in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Interview with a judge, who says the Roxbury district court is overwhelmed. A court official reading out names. Interview with a woman. Shots inside a courtroom. Interview with a man [Michael Plez?] who describes his arrest. [Includes racial slur] Shot of the store ‘Mickey Finn’, which the man had robbed. Interview with the store owner, who says he was never notified of when to go to court. Interview with [Michael Plez?]. His case was thrown out because the store owners never showed up in court. The reporter speaking to the camera from an empty courtroom, saying cases in the Roxbury court are often thrown out because witnesses for the prosecution, including police officers, do not show up to court. Interview with a man. Shots inside a courtroom. Slide saying that the Roxbury court has: ‘3 times more drug cases, 4 times more assaults, 2 times more larcenies’ than the state average. Interview with a judge. Shot of the courtroom. Shot of court offices with paperwork. Shots of a restaurant. Shot of an arrest. Shots of the district attorney’s office. Shot of the court. Interview with a store owner. [End of Story, 00:34:37-00:40:19]