A gunman shot and killed two restaurant workers during a Thanksgiving weekend robbery at Des Moines’ Drake Diner in 1992. It’s the latest episode in a true-crime series, Hometown Tragedy, on the Very Local app.
A gunman shot and killed two restaurant workers during a Thanksgiving weekend robbery at Des Moines’ Drake Diner in 1992. The murders turned the Drake neighborhood upside down.
It’s the latest episode in a true-crime series, Hometown Tragedy, on the Very Local app. Very Local is Hearst Television’s free streaming service.
The police investigation stretched across the country and led to the arrest of 17-year-old Joseph White.
During the investigation and trial, members of the community raised concerns about potential racial profiling.
Hearst’s Des Moines CBS affiliate KCCI provided footage, analysis and interviews for the episode. Producers talked with Dave Busiek, former KCCI news director, and Tom Torpy, its current assignment editor .
Using archival footage and new interviews, Hometown Tragedy investigates true crimes that rocked communities across America and explores the impact on those left to seek justice.
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