Murder of teenager in Santa Barbara County recounted, Santa Barbara County CA
Other CrimesThe transcript recaps a past murder case in Santa Barbara County where a teenager was kidnapped, held captive, and then killed on Lizard's Head Trail. The case inspired a movie called Alpha Dog. No current crime is reported.
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Transcript:
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Well, it was a big story here in Santa Barbara County, but it went all the way down to the valley where these guys were out of.
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And there was this kid named (name withheld),
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and there was this, you know, want to be a drug dealer hoodlum dude.
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He's not like MS-13.
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He's like, you know,
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an English-speaking valley boy that dantsied himself a big crook.
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So there was this drug deal that went sour, this kid,
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(name withheld), older brother,
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oh, (name withheld), you know, only like probably a couple thousand dollars.
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But (name withheld) and his hoodlums kidnapped (name withheld), and they held him for a few days, and they've held him at this place called the Lemon Tree Inn in Santa Barbara's Hotel.
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It's a really cool place.
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I mean, my wife loved going there.
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And then they took him up to that mountain.
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Sorry there, but I just want to give you a second if you have a comment.
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Uh, but listen, I got copy his story.
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They got them up to, they took them up, I'm guessing to their lizard head.
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Is that what you're saying?
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Yeah, after holding the teenager, (name withheld)...
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(name withheld) was captive at this local Santa Barbara hotel for like three days while they're trying to negotiate to, you know,
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squeeze his brother for the money.
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There was like some parties that went on.
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There was local high school girls that were up there.
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And,
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yeah, in the end,
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the guy (name withheld) called his...
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lawyer realizing he was in deep trouble.
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And because his lawyer told him you could go to prison for the rest of your life for what you did, he ordered these guys to take (name withheld) up to Lizard's Head Trail.
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And there they walked him up the trail, and then it was too late for him when he realized what was going to happen.
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So they killed him, shot him dead with a tech nine, and then buried him in a little...
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shallow grave right on the trail, basically.
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And they had put a monument to him up there years later.
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I don't know if it's still there.
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Apparently not.
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You didn't see it.
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So anyways,
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they made a movie about it, and it was called Alpha Dog,
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and it starred Justin Timberlake, which he did a good job on that.
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She seems like a girl, but he acts pretty well as an actor.
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So, anyway.
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Anyways, not judging him for his voice or anything, seeing he's a successful guy, but that's what it's infamous for is the (name withheld) murder and that they even made a movie out of called Alpha Dog.
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