Due to the graphic nature of this episode, listener discretion is advised.

This episode contains discussions of gang violence, assault, and murder that some listeners

may find disturbing. Extreme caution is advised for listeners under 13.

It was a beautiful Los Angeles evening in November of 2001. By midnight,

the desert air had turned crisp and cool. And as her boyfriend Dwayne drove his Mitsubishi Montero

through the small village of Atwater, Marjorie Mendoza stared out the passenger side window.

She was looking forward to a good night. Marjorie and Dwayne had a friend with them.

16-year-old Erica Rhee was sitting in the back seat. The trio was on their way to meet up with

some friends. But as Dwayne maneuvered the car through the darkened street of Hollydale Drive,

Marjorie tensed her body ever so slightly. This was Tunerville, an area of Atwater that was

claimed by a gang of the same name. Marjorie had heard they had a new leader these days,

a guy named Timothy McGee, but everyone called him Wato. People were talking about this guy.

He was bald, with a huge tattoo of an eagle eating a snake on the back of his head.

It was important to know what he looked like, because Wato was not someone to mess with.

Needless to say, driving through this area was risky, but Marjorie's worries melted away

as Dwayne parked the car. They'd made it to their destination without any problems. Or so, she thought.

Suddenly, another car pulled up in front of them. And before Dwayne, Marjorie or Erica could react,

the driver and passenger side doors burst open. Two men stepped out, one had a goatee and a shock

of dyed Auburn hair. The other was bald, and as he exited the vehicle, Marjorie could see the

tattoo on the back of his head, an eagle eating a snake. It was Wato, and he was coming right toward her.

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