End Of Manhunt -- The climax of a 57-hour manhunt by posse is shown here as Leon Turner, nearest the camera and Wendell Whitt, lie on the ground while they are searched for weapons by officers after their capture near here today. Prison trusty and blood-hound which led to capture can be seen in photo. Manhunt Ends. After an intense 57-hour search last week two escaped criminals, Leon Turner (foreground) and Wendell Whitt, were captured in a Missouri town, U.S. January 18, 1950.