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CASPER, Wyo. — Douglas, Wyoming is likely little known to people outside of central Wyoming, but in January 1958, the small town became a media epicenter
On wyoming's route 20, joe sprinkle found himself face to face with a madman named charles starkweather. >> i looked inside the car and there was a man laying in the floorboard with his feet under the controls and his hand laying over in the passenger side. so i lashed out with my left hand and got the barrel, the end of the barrel, with my right hand i got the stock and then he got in the middle of the highway struggling for the gun. >> carol fugate watched as the two men batled on the desolate roadway. while a patrol car driven by officer bill roamer came upon the scene. >> she said, it's st...
>> charlie's story is that -- and herself. charlie testified that he said, i think the quote was, he was the most trigger happy person i ever seen. >> with -- starkweather was having trouble releasing the car's brakes when 29-year-old joe sprinkle passed by him on the highway. >> he did a u turn on the highway and parked bumper to bumper to the car. then he merged to the car and pointed a rifle at me and said, get your hands up, get your hands up or i'll kill you. >> coming up, joe sprinkle may not have realized it, but he was equipped with droid zap for advanced photo sharing
>> charlie's story is that -- and herself. charlie testified that he said, i think the quote was, he was the most trigger happy person i ever seen. >> with -- starkweather was having trouble releasing the car's brakes when 29-year-old joe sprinkle passed by him on the highway. >> he did a u turn on the highway and parked bumper to bumper to the car. then he merged to the car and pointed a rifle at me and said, get your hands up, get your hands up or i'll kill you. >> coming up, joe sprinkle may not have realized it, but he was not have realized it, but he was
On wyoming's route 20, joe sprinkle found himself face to face with a madman named charles starkweather. >> i looked inside the car and there was a man laying in the floorboard with his feet under the controls and his hand laying over in the passenger side. so i lashed out with my left hand and got the barrel, the end of the barrel, with my right hand i got the stock and then he got in the middle of the highway struggling for the gun. >> carol fugate watched as the two men batled on the desolate roadway. while a patrol car driven by officer bill roamer came upon the scene. >> she said, it's st...