The ducks were quacking. All was well as Derek Jones stubbed out his lunchtime cigarette on the ground and put his rubbish in the bin.

On his way back to work he suddenly felt terribly guilty. But why? What had he done? He was racking

his brains and then he saw it. A duck pointing angrily at his discarded cigarette butt.

You don't think you're a litterer, but cigarette but are rubbish.

If you smoke bin your butts, keep Britain tidy.

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This podcast explores graphic and disturbing stories and includes some strong language.

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Hello and welcome to a special edition of True Crime Daily, the podcast,

covering high profile and under the radar cases from across the country every week.

I'm your host, Anna Garcia.

Everyone in the world of true crime has a story to tell about a

case they worked or they live through. Some are high profile, some you've never heard of but they are all

fascinating. Today's case is about the violent

murder of a retired teacher and artist in his home in the Silver Lake

neighborhood of Los Angeles. Joseph Gatto was 78 when he was shot while sitting at his desk and at the time of his

murder his son Mike was a lawmaker, an elected official working in the state capital.

One would think that someone in the system might have a better chance at

getting justice, but he hasn't. Ten years later the murder remains unsolved. His son Mike Gatto is our

guest today. He's written a new book about his father's murder,

noir by necessity, a true crime story

about the underbelly of crime investigation

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