74 | The Bloody Third

Best Case Worst Case

X-G Productions

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.1 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2018

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

On his first day, a rookie cop encounters the man who would soon threaten his life in a barrage of bullets in the Bloody Third - the highest crime area in St. Louis.

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0:00.0	When I toured George's death row and looked into the face of Carlisax, who was the all-day killer.
0:12.0	It is something that comes with years of experience on the street, interacting with criminals.
0:18.0	So there's five guys shooting at me. Our cars are bumper to bumper. They're shooting at me and my police car from 8 to 12 feet away.
0:30.0	Hello and welcome to the best case worst case. This is your host Jim Clemente, former New York City prosecutor, retired FBI profiler and writer producer on CBS's Criminal Minds.
0:46.0	With me today in the studio is...
0:48.0	Hi everybody, it's franceyhakes, former state and federal prosecutor. Jim, we're back on the same side of the continent.
0:54.0	Yeah, isn't it wonderful. And today we have a very special guest whose name is strikingly familiar.
1:02.0	Hi, I'm Jim Clemente. I'm Jim's brother. I'm a retired FBI agent and a former St. Louis Metropolitan Police Officer.
1:08.0	So Tim, it's great to have you on best case worst case. And as you know, we cover cases and bring our listeners behind police lines.
1:18.0	So today we'd like to know where in your career did this particular case occur?
1:24.0	At the very beginning, my first day on the job as a police officer.
1:28.0	First day on the street, I had graduated the academy, got to the precinct I was being assigned to, the third district known as the bloody third in South Seen Lewis.
1:37.0	And I was assigned to a training officer and he took me out on my first ride around the department area where I would be working.
1:44.0	The bloody third, that was actually what it was called.
1:47.0	All right, we need to hear what that means. Yeah, for sure.
1:50.0	One of the most violent police precincts in the world, certainly in the civilized world.
1:54.0	And I graduated number one in the police academy in most categories, top academic, top firearms and best overall officer.
2:01.0	And because I finished in the top two, the top two people get to choose where they want to work.
2:06.0	Wait, wait, so you picked the bloody third?
2:08.0	Yeah, the common dot of the academy calls me and the number two guy into his office.
2:13.0	Maybe for graduation and said, okay, you're number one, you're number two.
2:16.0	Where do you want to work?
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