Getting Krebs To Talk
Zaragoza solicited help from a 30-year law enforcement expert, Larry Hobson. After getting all the details of the case, he knew just how to elicit a confession from Krebs. He built a rapport with the jailed convict and slowly got his trust. When asked about his methods, Hobson said, “I’d just go out to the jail and pick him up, and I’d go to El Chorro Park. He’d smoke some cigarettes over there, sit around and chew the fat. At that time, I’d say, ‘Rex, I need your help. You’ve told me you weren’t involved with this. And you’ve had some experience being a rapist. So I want to pick your brain so you can help me solve the case.’” And Krebs, taking the bait, would say “Here’s what I’d do…”
