Today is Sunday, April 12, 2020.

On this day in 1982, three television engineers were fatally shot as they left their offices at CBS.

Welcome to today in True Crime, a parcast original.

Due to the graphic nature of today's crimes,

listener discretion is advised.

Extreme caution is advised for listeners under 13. Today

we're covering the deaths of Leo Kuranuki, Robert Schultz, and Edward

Benford. Three engineering technicians with the CBS Network in New York City.

They were shot after they accidentally interrupted a kidnapping in progress.

Let's go back to a appear in Manhattan at 6.15 PM on April 12, 1982. 54 year old

old Leo Kuranuki hurried to keep up with his friends,

58 year old Robert Schultz, andyear-old Edward Benford.

The spring air was brisk, especially now as the sun was setting.

Leo hugged his arms against his chest, watching his breath form little clouds in front of him.

Although the weather was cold, he exchanged warm banter with Robert and Edward.

They'd all work together for years. Theirs was a friendly workplace, made slightly less so by the tents walk to their cars every night.

The company's parking lot was right on the roof of Pier 92. It was poorly lit and often deserted.

The facility felt like the perfect location for a mugging. Not that Leo had ever been accosted,

and he'd never heard about his coworkers getting into trouble at the pier, at least not before that night.

He set good night to Robert and Edward and split from the group to head towards his car,

but before he could unlock the front door, he heard a faint scuffle.

Grunts, feet scrabbling against the ground,

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