Category Archives: Paul Coates

Confidential File More Letters From a Badly Warped Mind The hard way, Jet Simrell got what he wanted this week: Headlines. By threatening to kill six superior judges and three other court officials, he got his name and picture plastered … Continue reading →

A dramatic moment in "The Jackson Twins."  Confidential File Ex-POWs Tell of China Reds I talked with two young men this week about some things they have in common: Both served with the U.S. Army in Korea. Both were captured … Continue reading →

Confidential File Mash Notes and Comments "Dear Mr. Coates, "As a student of one of our nation's most 'liberal' universities, I am at times confronted with strange class assignments. "One such assignment I have is to give a positive seven-to-10-minute … Continue reading →

Confidential File A Borderline Case That IS Borderline The keepers of the keys at Tijuana jail have finally pulled a blunder of major significance. In the past they've confined their harassment of tourists to arresting hapless crapshooters, traffic victims and … Continue reading →

Confidential File  At Last, Some Kindly Words for Scarface To look at prosperous stockbroker Benny Rubin today, you wouldn't suspect that he has a past. But he does. He used to be a comic. In fact, if you go back … Continue reading →

Confidential File An Old Man, Much in Love With Love I went out to cover a funny story over the weekend, but I'm not laughing. By all rules of journalism, I should be. And I should be making you laugh. … Continue reading →

Confidential File Mash Notes and Comments "Mr. Coates: "Some years ago I recall reading one of your columns that was written in a nudist camp somewhere in the L.A. or Southern California area. "Would you mind telling us where it's … Continue reading →

Confidential File Why Eyewitnesses Aren't Too Reliable Yesterday I detailed three recent local cases of innocent persons being jailed by mistaken eyewitness testimony. I told you that the cases weren't rare ones. Today, I'm going to tell you why. To … Continue reading →

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Chandler? The Name's Familiar If you want the truth, I'm pretty sticky about accepting collect telephone calls. No slur intended at the phone company, but they're just not worth the price. Long years of sad experience have taught … Continue reading →

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Murdering Your Wife a High Misdemeanor What Makes Man a Wife Murderer? BY DR. PAUL POPENOE What makes men murder their wives? Perhaps you don't think the matter is especially pertinent to you personally, but let's talk about … Continue reading →

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Pinball Machinery Tilts in El Monte I'm no crime-buster. But every now and then I come up with a morsel about some slightly illegal activity being conducted under the noses of some slightly more than indifferent officials in … Continue reading →