you can t give it back to us. after writing this letter to fbi director j edgar hoover ellison was allowed to keep the watch. the day after sinatra s birthday the case was cracked wide open when irwin confessed his involvement to his brother within hours keenan and ansler were also in custody. three men were arrested including barry keenan a 23-year-old unemployed sales rep. most of the money small bills was recovered. besides giving money for the not teen torrance was never charged. when their trial began in 1964 the defense took the strategy of blaming the victim to dizzyying new heights. it was keenan who defied their defense. every time i talked to a lawyer it was are you sure this wasn t a publicity stunt?