sheriff lynn stedman led the investigation. next morning in fort smith, arkansas. keith morrison: still in the yellow malibu? yes, sir. they spent the night. then they walked to the bus station. keith morrison (voiceover): eventually, police managed to track down their yellow getaway car, abandoned now. but by then, they were long gone, had hopped a bus to memphis. they spent three nights there, drinking heavily. they lost about $1,000 while they were in the motel as a result of a cabbie bringing a couple of hookers to their room. and the hookers rolled them for about $1,000. keith morrison (voiceover): and after memphis, they wandered around southern louisiana looking for oilfield work before hitchhiking to new orleans. there, the two found jobs in a carnival. and ake took up with a young woman named virginia ginger keef. they hooked up with her. and they went on the road with her for a good while. keith morrison (voiceover): back on the road after they lost those carnival jobs. it happened when they got drunk at work and fire