2.
When Reynolds came home from the
hospital, he got a call from Ray
Appleton, the host of a popular Fresno
talk-radio show. “The town was going
berserk,” Appleton remembers. “At the
time, Fresno was number one in the
country in per capita murders—or close
to it. But this was just so blatant—in
front of a million people, in front of a
popular restaurant. I got the word late
that night that Kimber had died, and I got
hold of Mike. I said, ‘Whenever you are
ready to come on, let me know.’ And he
said, ‘How about today?’ That’s where
this whole thing began, fourteen hours