The dirtiest killer of the year was the man private investigator Ed Rivers had to save from the chair.

Wally Tulman, Florida socialite, had been convicted of molesting and murdering a young girl.

Tulman’s lovely wife begged Rivers to take his case - to prove him innocent.

Rivers wouldn’t touch it with a ten-foot pole.

Then somebody tapped him over the head, just to make sure.

Ed Rivers got the message. Somebody didn’t want him on the case.

So he waded into it - with both fists flying.