Before Darlin's body had even been found, a tip had come into police.

A man named Jim Garmin suggested they check out the home of a woman named Thelma Burns.

He said there were a lot of, quote unquote, drugies and creeps who stayed there.

When police went by to talk to him the next evening, this now being after Darlin's body

had been found.

Jim Garmin's tip had gotten even more specific and it pointed the finger at one particular

man, Danny Bender.

This is episode four.

They left town.

James gave police a quick version of events over the phone when they spoke to him a couple

of times on the 18.

And a few days later they asked him to come in to give a formal statement.

James said the weekend before the murder, he'd run into an acquaintance, Thelma, at the

laundromat, and arranged to buy some speed off her.

And Danny Bender was with her.

They all made plans to meet later at James and his wife's house to party that night,

after they got done with their laundry.

Here's an actor reading James Garmin's exact statement.

On the Sunday before the thing happened at the residence on 20 B Road, I was at my

house and Thelma burns in a guy by the name of Dan.

I think his last name is Bender, came over and Dan and I got into my car to go to Thelma's

to get a keg of beer.

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