1 00:02:21,555 --> 00:02:24,140 - Just one box? - It's for my office. It's fragile. 2 00:02:24,308 --> 00:02:26,393 Sissy. 3 00:02:27,186 --> 00:02:30,313 Hey, dude, headphones. 4 00:02:30,481 --> 00:02:32,565 You're gonna go deaf! 5 00:03:06,058 --> 00:03:08,726 An autograph? 6 00:03:08,894 --> 00:03:11,604 - I just thought that... - Are you kidding me? 7 00:03:19,572 --> 00:03:21,656 Ma'am? 8 00:03:23,868 --> 00:03:25,910 - Sheriff. - Your husband around? 9 00:03:26,537 --> 00:03:28,621 Ashley? 10 00:03:29,957 --> 00:03:31,583 Ashley? 11 00:03:31,750 --> 00:03:34,002 Honey. 12 00:03:34,170 --> 00:03:35,795 Sweetheart. 13 00:03:35,963 --> 00:03:38,631 - What are you doing? - Painting. 14 00:03:38,799 --> 00:03:41,301 Yeah, I know. I think your mom wants your help unpacking. 15 00:03:42,094 --> 00:03:43,595 I know. 16 00:03:43,804 --> 00:03:46,139 So come outside. You can finish your painting later. 17 00:03:46,307 --> 00:03:49,184 I didn't wanna move here. I shouldn't have to carry boxes. 18 00:03:49,351 --> 00:03:53,521 We had to move here and we all have to help carry boxes. 19 00:03:53,689 --> 00:03:57,066 - Uh-uh. You wanted to move here. - No, I had to move here. 20 00:03:57,234 --> 00:03:59,527 The new story I'm writing is here. 21 00:03:59,695 --> 00:04:01,821 Why can't you just keep writing in the old house? 22 00:04:01,989 --> 00:04:05,658 'Cause I was gonna have to write college textbooks to pay for that old house. 23 00:04:05,826 --> 00:04:08,411 - And I can't do that. - Why not? 24 00:04:08,579 --> 00:04:11,915 - 'Cause I just can't. - But I miss my school. 25 00:04:12,082 --> 00:04:15,293 Well, you know what? The school here is supposed to be pretty great. 26 00:04:15,461 --> 00:04:17,420 But I want my old one. 27 00:04:19,340 --> 00:04:23,718 I know. How about this, all right? I'll tell you what. 28 00:04:24,929 --> 00:04:27,430 If we don't like it here, once I sell my book, we'll move back. 29 00:04:27,598 --> 00:04:30,099 But only if we don't like it here. 30 00:04:30,267 --> 00:04:32,310 - Really? - Really. 31 00:04:32,478 --> 00:04:33,561 You promise? 32 00:04:33,729 --> 00:04:36,689 I promise. But you have to promise to try to like it here. 33 00:04:36,857 --> 00:04:38,775 - I promise. - You do? Now, my little artist. 34 00:04:38,943 --> 00:04:41,736 - What's the number one rule? - Paint only goes in the bedroom. 35 00:04:41,904 --> 00:04:44,030 - Where doesn't it go? - Anywhere else in the house. 36 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:47,116 Right. OK, now, come with me. Move some boxes. 37 00:04:50,371 --> 00:04:52,247 Sheriff's here. 38 00:04:52,414 --> 00:04:55,375 - Already? - Play nice this time. 39 00:04:55,543 --> 00:04:57,043 - I'm always nice. - I'm not kidding. 40 00:04:57,211 --> 00:05:00,421 I'm tired of driving five miles under the speed limit to get ticketed anyway. 41 00:05:00,589 --> 00:05:02,924 Be nice. 42 00:05:04,510 --> 00:05:07,345 Afternoon. Is there a problem? 43 00:05:07,513 --> 00:05:09,556 No, sir. Just a friendly visit. 44 00:05:09,723 --> 00:05:11,641 I appreciate that. Ellison Oswalt. 45 00:05:11,809 --> 00:05:14,435 I know who you are. 46 00:05:14,603 --> 00:05:17,105 - So you're not a fan. - No. 47 00:05:17,273 --> 00:05:19,774 Well, what can I do for you? 48 00:05:19,942 --> 00:05:22,986 Well, not much, I expect, unless I can convince you 49 00:05:23,153 --> 00:05:27,574 to load those boxes back on that truck and leave as soon as you're able. 50 00:05:27,741 --> 00:05:29,659 No, I don't think so, but, you know what, 51 00:05:29,827 --> 00:05:32,120 I do have a couple of extra copies of Kentucky Blood 52 00:05:32,288 --> 00:05:34,664 if you want me to get one out and sign it for you. 53 00:05:34,832 --> 00:05:37,875 - No, thank you, sir. - Is it the writing? 54 00:05:38,043 --> 00:05:42,714 More a matter of content. You don't seem to care much for our profession. 55 00:05:42,881 --> 00:05:45,258 Not everybody in your profession gets it right. 56 00:05:45,426 --> 00:05:47,885 I've read your books. Neither do you. 57 00:05:49,597 --> 00:05:52,265 - Look... - You got it right in Kentucky Blood. 58 00:05:52,433 --> 00:05:55,602 I'll give you that. It's a fine piece of writing. 59 00:05:55,769 --> 00:05:58,646 But Cold Denver Morning, you got it wrong. 60 00:05:58,814 --> 00:06:01,190 - Blood Diner... - Look, that wasn't my fault. All right? 61 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:06,029 Your bad theory helped a killer go free. You ruined people's lives. 62 00:06:06,196 --> 00:06:10,074 Now, this town doesn't need that. It needs to heal. It needs to forget. 63 00:06:10,242 --> 00:06:12,785 We sure don't want that circus that you bring with you. 64 00:06:12,953 --> 00:06:14,829 Well, there's a missing girl involved here. 65 00:06:14,997 --> 00:06:18,958 - She ain't missing. She's dead. - Come on. You don't know that. 66 00:06:19,168 --> 00:06:21,669 If that girl is still alive, then it ain't no miracle 67 00:06:21,837 --> 00:06:23,296 and we ain't ever gonna find her. 68 00:06:23,464 --> 00:06:25,840 Then I guess we should just let it go, huh? 69 00:06:26,008 --> 00:06:29,344 You don't think the town deserves an explanation? 70 00:06:29,511 --> 00:06:33,890 Something like this... You can never explain something like this. 71 00:06:35,100 --> 00:06:39,062 And if you were able to, the odds are you wouldn't much care for the answer. 72 00:06:39,229 --> 00:06:41,522 Now, we did our job. You'll see that. 73 00:06:41,690 --> 00:06:46,277 And this is just another waste of your time like your last two books. 74 00:06:47,363 --> 00:06:49,864 If writing true crime has taught me one thing, 75 00:06:50,032 --> 00:06:53,493 it's that whenever an officer of the law tells me that I'm wasting my time, 76 00:06:53,661 --> 00:06:56,079 it just means he thinks he's wasting his. 77 00:06:56,246 --> 00:06:59,123 That's clever. You ought to write that down. 78 00:06:59,291 --> 00:07:01,876 Well, I'm gonna go out on a limb 79 00:07:02,044 --> 00:07:04,420 and assume your department is not at my disposal? 80 00:07:04,588 --> 00:07:09,175 Well, what do you know? You can still get things right on occasion. 81 00:07:12,179 --> 00:07:19,268 Oh, and... I find this to be in extremely bad taste. 82 00:07:30,447 --> 00:07:32,156 - What was all that about? - The usual. 83 00:07:32,324 --> 00:07:34,617 He wanted an autograph, but he left his copy at home. 84 00:07:34,785 --> 00:07:36,494 - He'll be back later. - That bad? 85 00:07:36,662 --> 00:07:39,080 - Mm-hm. - Why was he pointing at the house? 86 00:07:39,957 --> 00:07:44,252 Ellison, we didn't move in a few houses down from a crime scene again, did we? 87 00:07:45,087 --> 00:07:46,921 - Tracy... - No, just don't say anything. 88 00:07:47,089 --> 00:07:49,173 If we did, I don't wanna know about it. 89 00:07:50,676 --> 00:07:52,844 - We didn't. - You promise? 90 00:07:53,011 --> 00:07:54,554 I promise. 91 00:07:55,597 --> 00:07:59,142 Here. Make yourself useful. Kitchen. 92 00:08:00,561 --> 00:08:03,521 It's gonna be good here, OK? You'll see. 93 00:08:49,526 --> 00:08:51,277 Shit. 94 00:08:56,241 --> 00:08:58,326 Oh, shit. 95 00:09:20,766 --> 00:09:22,308 You gotta be kidding me. 96 00:09:26,188 --> 00:09:28,773 Family Hanging Out, '11? 97 00:09:33,111 --> 00:09:34,529 Barbeque, '79? 98 00:09:42,996 --> 00:09:45,957 I've also got noodles and fortune cookies. 99 00:09:46,124 --> 00:09:49,293 Enjoy, kids. We're not likely to be able to eat out much this time. 100 00:09:49,461 --> 00:09:50,962 - Oh! - Why not? 101 00:09:51,129 --> 00:09:52,380 - You know why. - I don't. 102 00:09:52,548 --> 00:09:54,048 We haven't sold the old house yet. 103 00:09:54,216 --> 00:09:56,926 Once it's gone, we'll be able to afford a few extra things. 104 00:09:57,094 --> 00:09:59,387 Then sell it already. Lower the price if you have to. 105 00:09:59,555 --> 00:10:01,848 We've already lowered it as much as we can. 106 00:10:02,015 --> 00:10:05,351 The market's terrible. Once we're not paying two mortgages, we'll be fine. 107 00:10:05,519 --> 00:10:08,229 And once I sell my new book, we'll be on Easy Street. 108 00:10:08,397 --> 00:10:11,482 - Is the story a good one this time? - Yeah, it's good. Of course it is. 109 00:10:11,692 --> 00:10:13,901 - Will you show me where it happened? - Trevor. 110 00:10:14,069 --> 00:10:15,736 I'm old enough to know about this stuff. 111 00:10:15,904 --> 00:10:18,573 No, you're not. Even I'm not old enough to know about this stuff. 112 00:10:18,740 --> 00:10:21,409 Your father writes about terrible, terrible things. 113 00:10:21,577 --> 00:10:24,036 - I shouldn't be writing about it? - That's not what I meant. 114 00:10:24,204 --> 00:10:25,872 That's the way you said it. 115 00:10:26,039 --> 00:10:27,957 I'm gonna hear about it at school anyway. 116 00:10:28,125 --> 00:10:30,710 Kids'll all hate me again and tell me nonstop what happened. 117 00:10:30,878 --> 00:10:33,796 - Hey, nobody hates you. - I might as well hear it from you. 118 00:10:33,964 --> 00:10:36,382 - Are you listening to this? - Yes, I'm listening. 119 00:10:36,550 --> 00:10:38,634 Let's at least make sure your office stays locked. 120 00:10:38,802 --> 00:10:40,845 It's one thing to hear about it, another to see it. 121 00:10:41,013 --> 00:10:42,763 I don't want him walking in again. He's 12. 122 00:10:42,973 --> 00:10:45,725 - Mom, he knows how old I am. - Hey, stop it. 123 00:10:45,893 --> 00:10:49,145 - What's the first rule? - Never go in Dad's office. 124 00:10:49,313 --> 00:10:50,563 And what's the rule? 125 00:10:50,731 --> 00:10:53,274 - Always lock Dad's office. - That's right. 126 00:10:53,442 --> 00:10:56,527 And I don't wanna hear another thing about why we're here, from anybody. 127 00:10:56,695 --> 00:10:57,862 Yeah. 128 00:11:06,371 --> 00:11:07,872 You didn't brush your teeth. 129 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:11,083 - No, not yet. - You're not coming to bed? 130 00:11:11,251 --> 00:11:15,171 No, I thought I'd set up my office first and get started. 131 00:11:15,339 --> 00:11:17,506 - How long is it gonna be? - Just an hour or two. 132 00:11:17,674 --> 00:11:21,260 No, I mean... how long are we here for this time? 133 00:11:21,428 --> 00:11:25,097 Oh, God, I don't know. It could be a long one. 134 00:11:25,265 --> 00:11:27,308 I liked it better when you were writing fiction. 135 00:11:28,852 --> 00:11:31,479 - Nobody likes my fiction. - Maybe you should try again. 136 00:11:31,647 --> 00:11:33,314 I can't do this without you by my side. 137 00:11:33,482 --> 00:11:36,525 I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm on your side. 138 00:11:38,528 --> 00:11:41,155 I just wanna see you enjoying your work again. 139 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:45,910 When you're happy... we're all happy. 140 00:11:46,078 --> 00:11:49,246 I just need another hit, that's all. 141 00:11:49,414 --> 00:11:52,458 - Just one more. - I just... 142 00:11:54,503 --> 00:11:56,545 What? 143 00:11:56,713 --> 00:11:58,798 - You know I'm behind you on this. - I know. 144 00:11:58,966 --> 00:12:02,885 But that's not what you were gonna say. What were you gonna say? 145 00:12:03,053 --> 00:12:05,137 Kentucky Blood was ten years ago. 146 00:12:06,556 --> 00:12:07,765 And? 147 00:12:07,933 --> 00:12:11,727 And... what if that was your 15 minutes? 148 00:12:13,063 --> 00:12:16,107 OK, what if it was? 149 00:12:16,274 --> 00:12:21,404 If it was, you can't just spend the rest of your life chasing after it. 150 00:12:21,571 --> 00:12:24,490 If you miss out on these years with the kids, you won't get them back. 151 00:12:24,658 --> 00:12:26,784 I just need one more chance, that's all, one more. 152 00:12:26,952 --> 00:12:29,620 - OK, good. - I got a good feeling about this. 153 00:12:30,956 --> 00:12:32,748 But, Ell, I don't think I can do this again. 154 00:12:32,916 --> 00:12:35,960 - Honey, you're not gonna have to. - No, I mean it. 155 00:12:37,504 --> 00:12:40,423 If this goes sour like last time, 156 00:12:40,590 --> 00:12:44,385 I'll take Trevor and Ashley and go back home to my sister's. 157 00:12:47,431 --> 00:12:49,932 - Is that fair? - Yes. 158 00:12:52,644 --> 00:12:55,479 But it's not gonna go sour. 159 00:12:55,647 --> 00:12:58,899 Good. Now go kick some arse. 160 00:13:53,914 --> 00:13:56,957 What the hell? Let's do this. 161 00:14:27,823 --> 00:14:29,031 All right. 162 00:17:08,316 --> 00:17:10,234 Why would you film it? 163 00:18:32,025 --> 00:18:34,068 Daddy, I can't find the bathroom. 164 00:18:34,277 --> 00:18:37,029 Come here. Come on. Come on. We'll get you... 165 00:18:41,868 --> 00:18:43,952 Thank you, Daddy. 166 00:18:50,210 --> 00:18:54,129 Look at all these new paintings. You're really getting good. 167 00:18:54,297 --> 00:18:58,050 Thank you. Maybe one day I'll paint something really good. 168 00:18:58,259 --> 00:19:02,304 - Then I'll be famous like you. - I'm sure you will, princess. 169 00:19:03,181 --> 00:19:05,808 - All right, get some sleep. - OK. 170 00:19:07,936 --> 00:19:10,104 - And Daddy? - Yes? 171 00:19:10,271 --> 00:19:13,774 Are you gonna write a really good book this time so we can go home? 172 00:19:13,942 --> 00:19:17,986 I'm gonna write the best book that anyone's ever read. 173 00:21:43,508 --> 00:21:46,927 - Operator. - Yeah, King County Police, please. 174 00:21:47,095 --> 00:21:51,098 - Is this an emergency? - Yes, yes, it is. 175 00:22:04,070 --> 00:22:07,739 King County Police Department. How may I direct your call? 176 00:22:07,907 --> 00:22:11,785 King County Police Department. How may I direct your call? 177 00:22:15,373 --> 00:22:20,544 Hello? 178 00:22:28,303 --> 00:22:30,429 All right. 179 00:22:38,771 --> 00:22:41,440 You came back and left the box. 180 00:22:43,484 --> 00:22:44,776 Why? 181 00:23:11,304 --> 00:23:14,765 Dammit, Ashley. 182 00:23:19,562 --> 00:23:21,396 Ashley? 183 00:24:58,244 --> 00:25:00,412 Trevor! Trevor, Trevor, Trevor, hey, hey! 184 00:25:00,580 --> 00:25:04,166 Wake up. Trevor, wake up, all right? Hey, hey, hey. Hey, wake up. 185 00:25:04,333 --> 00:25:07,961 Wake up, all right? OK, OK. Come on, come on. 186 00:25:08,129 --> 00:25:11,006 Oh, my God, is he OK? 187 00:25:11,174 --> 00:25:13,759 Come on, open up. Here we go. Come outside. 188 00:25:13,926 --> 00:25:16,845 Hey, hey. Hey, hey, all right? Hey, hey, hey, wake up. 189 00:25:17,013 --> 00:25:19,514 Come on, come on, come on, wake up. Wake up, wake up, wake up. 190 00:25:19,682 --> 00:25:21,892 Trevor, wake up for me, all right? Hey, hey, hey. 191 00:25:22,059 --> 00:25:25,020 Look at the stars. Trevor. Trevor, Trevor. 192 00:25:28,399 --> 00:25:31,276 - Why are we outside? - All right, bud. OK. 193 00:25:31,444 --> 00:25:34,029 You were having a bad dream, OK? One of those night terrors. 194 00:25:34,197 --> 00:25:37,240 - Just go back to sleep. - I thought these were over. 195 00:25:38,242 --> 00:25:41,661 It's just the stress of the move. I found him in one of the moving boxes. 196 00:25:41,829 --> 00:25:43,246 Poor baby. 197 00:25:43,414 --> 00:25:45,749 He'll be all right in a few hours. 198 00:25:45,958 --> 00:25:48,668 Oh. Oh, Tracy, I... 199 00:25:48,836 --> 00:25:51,213 What is it? What's the matter? 200 00:25:52,215 --> 00:25:55,467 I wanna... I wanna tell you something. 201 00:25:55,635 --> 00:25:57,427 OK. 202 00:26:01,140 --> 00:26:03,225 I'm just really sorry. 203 00:26:04,644 --> 00:26:08,939 It's not your fault. Come on. It's cold. Let's go inside. 204 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:19,324 I was in a box? 205 00:26:19,492 --> 00:26:21,701 - You were in a box. - I don't remember any of that. 206 00:26:21,869 --> 00:26:24,162 It's not the strangest place we've ever found you. 207 00:26:24,330 --> 00:26:25,789 Please don't talk about the dryer. 208 00:26:25,957 --> 00:26:28,959 Are we talking about the time we found Trevor trying to pee in the dryer? 209 00:26:29,126 --> 00:26:30,961 - God, Mom, no. - I'm sorry, honey. 210 00:26:31,128 --> 00:26:33,171 I thought that's what you were talking about. 211 00:26:33,339 --> 00:26:35,090 Did Trevor try to pee in the dryer again? 212 00:26:35,258 --> 00:26:37,968 - Mom. - No. Your brother had a night terror. 213 00:26:38,135 --> 00:26:40,428 - Is that like a bad dream? - Kind of. 214 00:26:40,596 --> 00:26:42,722 Oh, I think I had one of those. 215 00:26:42,890 --> 00:26:45,392 No, a night terror is a special kind of bad dream. 216 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:49,563 We would have remembered if you had one. Don't do that. You can sit right here. 217 00:26:49,730 --> 00:26:53,108 So, Ashley, you excited about your first day at the new school? 218 00:26:53,276 --> 00:26:55,026 - What about you? - I guess. 219 00:26:55,194 --> 00:26:58,363 It's nice to see you're both so enthusiastic about our adventure. 220 00:26:58,531 --> 00:27:01,283 - Stop it. - Hey, you two stop it. Stop it. 221 00:27:01,450 --> 00:27:03,660 Be the bigger person. Are you gonna take 'em? 222 00:27:03,828 --> 00:27:05,328 Yeah, I've got some errands to run. 223 00:27:05,496 --> 00:27:08,373 I figured I'd get the lay of the land and let you get some work done. 224 00:27:08,541 --> 00:27:10,917 - Eat up. You're running late. - You heard your mother. 225 00:27:11,085 --> 00:27:12,836 Grab some road breakfast and skedaddle. 226 00:27:13,004 --> 00:27:15,881 - I left you a fresh pot of coffee. - Thanks. 227 00:27:16,048 --> 00:27:18,049 Have a nice morning with your murder victims. 228 00:27:18,217 --> 00:27:19,259 - Yes, dear. - Come on. 229 00:27:19,427 --> 00:27:22,053 - Trevor, where's your notebook? - It should be in my backpack. 230 00:27:22,221 --> 00:27:24,306 Can you see it in there? 231 00:29:34,395 --> 00:29:35,520 Oh, fuck. 232 00:29:46,073 --> 00:29:48,074 That's it. OK. 233 00:29:48,242 --> 00:29:52,537 "Super 8 film was first released in 1966 by Eastman Kodak." 234 00:29:54,749 --> 00:29:55,790 OK. 235 00:30:37,500 --> 00:30:39,584 Ah! 236 00:30:54,809 --> 00:30:57,769 Trevor, don't walk away from me. Ashley, close the door. 237 00:30:57,937 --> 00:30:59,938 Trevor, what on earth were you thinking? 238 00:31:00,106 --> 00:31:02,607 I'll tell you again. I wasn't thinking. 239 00:31:02,775 --> 00:31:04,734 That's your problem. You don't think. 240 00:31:04,902 --> 00:31:07,529 You wanna be treated like an adult, but you don't act like one. 241 00:31:07,696 --> 00:31:10,323 You and Dad do lots of thinking. If you did, we wouldn't be here. 242 00:31:10,491 --> 00:31:12,242 You don't know what you're talking about. 243 00:31:12,409 --> 00:31:14,035 - I know more than you. - Go to your room! 244 00:31:14,203 --> 00:31:16,162 - I don't wanna see you until dinner. - Fine. 245 00:31:16,330 --> 00:31:18,081 - What happened? - Mom's overreacting. 246 00:31:18,249 --> 00:31:20,208 - Your son is acting out again. - What did he do? 247 00:31:20,376 --> 00:31:24,254 - You're automatically taking her side? - Hey, stop it. What did you do? 248 00:31:24,421 --> 00:31:25,463 I drew a picture. 249 00:31:25,631 --> 00:31:28,466 A picture with a permanent marker on the classroom whiteboard. 250 00:31:28,634 --> 00:31:30,385 - Oh, God. Trevor? - Tell him what you drew. 251 00:31:30,553 --> 00:31:33,304 - I drew a tree. - With four people hanging from it. 252 00:31:33,472 --> 00:31:37,100 Go to your room, Trevor. I need to speak to your father. 253 00:31:37,268 --> 00:31:38,893 His first day at school, Ellison, 254 00:31:39,061 --> 00:31:41,604 and he's already hearing the grisly details of your mystery? 255 00:31:41,772 --> 00:31:43,648 - What did he hear? - Exactly what he drew. 256 00:31:43,816 --> 00:31:45,900 That your book is about a family that was hung. 257 00:31:46,068 --> 00:31:48,278 - Christ, Ellison. - But that's all he heard? 258 00:31:48,445 --> 00:31:50,363 That's not enough? 259 00:31:50,531 --> 00:31:54,325 Look, I'm sorry he had to find out like this, all right? I am. 260 00:31:54,493 --> 00:31:56,286 But, come on, it was bound to happen. 261 00:31:56,453 --> 00:31:58,872 Really? That's your response? You think that makes it OK? 262 00:31:59,039 --> 00:32:00,832 No, it doesn't make it OK, all right? 263 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:04,002 Nothing about what happened to these people is OK. 264 00:32:04,170 --> 00:32:05,962 But bad things happen to good people 265 00:32:06,130 --> 00:32:08,047 and they still need to have their story told. 266 00:32:08,215 --> 00:32:11,050 - They deserve that much. - You're a real man of the people. 267 00:32:11,218 --> 00:32:13,303 Oh, come... 268 00:32:22,605 --> 00:32:26,191 - I'm putting the kids to bed. - Kiss them good night for me. 269 00:32:27,860 --> 00:32:30,236 - You're getting good work done? - Yeah. 270 00:32:30,404 --> 00:32:33,239 Good. Please keep the door closed. 271 00:36:21,009 --> 00:36:25,680 OK, 1998. St. Louis murders. 272 00:36:33,355 --> 00:36:35,398 New details today in the grisly murders 273 00:36:35,566 --> 00:36:37,817 of a local family found earlier this week. 274 00:36:37,985 --> 00:36:41,362 Police have released this photo of Christopher Miller, 275 00:36:41,530 --> 00:36:44,699 the missing 13-year-old son of William and Penny Miller. 276 00:36:44,867 --> 00:36:46,784 The Millers, along with their younger son, 277 00:36:46,952 --> 00:36:48,911 were found stabbed inside their home, 278 00:36:49,079 --> 00:36:51,664 and police now are asking for any information 279 00:36:51,832 --> 00:36:55,918 that could lead to Christopher's return or the apprehension of any suspects 280 00:36:56,086 --> 00:36:59,881 involved in this vicious multiple murder and child abduction. 281 00:42:36,510 --> 00:42:38,219 Family Hanging Out. 282 00:42:47,020 --> 00:42:49,104 Pool Party. 283 00:42:55,987 --> 00:42:57,613 Barbecue. 284 00:43:03,411 --> 00:43:05,496 Sleepy Time. 285 00:43:38,822 --> 00:43:39,864 Really, I'm fine. 286 00:43:40,031 --> 00:43:43,659 I'd prefer to take you down to the hospital. You should get stitches. 287 00:43:43,827 --> 00:43:46,245 - Can't force you, though. - Yeah, and I'm not gonna go. 288 00:43:46,413 --> 00:43:49,039 The bleeding's stopped for now, but if it starts again 289 00:43:49,207 --> 00:43:51,709 or if there's any more swelling, call a doctor immediately. 290 00:43:51,877 --> 00:43:53,961 - Thank you. Appreciate it. - OK. 291 00:43:55,463 --> 00:44:00,926 - This way. - So... let's go see this hole. 292 00:44:04,139 --> 00:44:07,349 So you say you heard a loud thump and footsteps in the attic 293 00:44:07,517 --> 00:44:08,684 after the power went out? 294 00:44:08,852 --> 00:44:09,894 Yes. 295 00:44:11,688 --> 00:44:14,315 - But the ladder wasn't down? - No, it wasn't. 296 00:44:14,482 --> 00:44:18,027 It's not possible to close it from inside the attic? 297 00:44:18,194 --> 00:44:20,029 No. 298 00:44:20,196 --> 00:44:22,197 So how would an intruder get up there? 299 00:44:22,365 --> 00:44:25,701 I didn't say anyone was up there. I said it sounded like there was an intruder. 300 00:44:25,869 --> 00:44:28,871 - I did see a small snake, though. - Snakes don't have feet. 301 00:44:30,999 --> 00:44:34,919 You know, I'm... I'm guessing that you got squirrels. 302 00:44:35,086 --> 00:44:37,671 With, you know, way in and out up there 303 00:44:37,839 --> 00:44:40,299 and all the power gone off in the neighbourhood, 304 00:44:40,467 --> 00:44:44,970 I bet they got spooked from the sound of everything shutting down at once. 305 00:44:45,138 --> 00:44:47,139 - You know how they are. - Not really. 306 00:44:47,307 --> 00:44:50,100 - I'm not really a squirrel guy. - Really? 307 00:44:50,268 --> 00:44:53,437 I did kill a scorpion when we first moved in here, though, 308 00:44:53,605 --> 00:44:55,272 so maybe I should get an exterminator. 309 00:44:55,440 --> 00:44:59,652 Scorpions have feet, but you wouldn't hear 'em like you would squirrels. 310 00:45:01,404 --> 00:45:03,697 Well, Officer, thank you very much. 311 00:45:03,865 --> 00:45:07,409 It's... I will... If there's anything else I can do for you... 312 00:45:07,577 --> 00:45:11,288 Actually, there is. I left my copy of Kentucky Blood down at the station. 313 00:45:11,456 --> 00:45:13,415 It'd really mean a lot to me if you signed a copy. 314 00:45:13,583 --> 00:45:17,670 - I got a few extra copies in my office. - Thank you so much. That's so great. 315 00:45:19,547 --> 00:45:22,758 Wow. Do you know what? This is like one of them FBI profiler's offices. 316 00:45:22,926 --> 00:45:26,011 You got a map with pictures connected with yarn and everything. 317 00:45:26,179 --> 00:45:30,057 Deputy, I need you to step outside. This is my private office. I'm serious. 318 00:45:30,225 --> 00:45:32,017 - Just wait outside. - Mr. Oswalt, listen. 319 00:45:32,185 --> 00:45:35,062 You know there's a page in your books 320 00:45:35,230 --> 00:45:38,565 where you always say nice things about all the people that helped you out? 321 00:45:38,733 --> 00:45:41,068 - The acknowledgements? - Yeah, well... 322 00:45:41,236 --> 00:45:45,030 Yeah, and in each one there's always like a line that says, you know, 323 00:45:45,198 --> 00:45:47,700 "I couldn't have done this without the tireless efforts 324 00:45:47,867 --> 00:45:51,787 of Deputy So And So from the local police department." 325 00:45:51,955 --> 00:45:53,372 Right. 326 00:45:53,540 --> 00:45:56,750 Well, you know, I could be like... 327 00:45:56,918 --> 00:46:01,046 you know, your Deputy So And So, you know, if you don't already have one. 328 00:46:01,214 --> 00:46:03,757 Yeah, there are a few things you could do for me, actually. 329 00:46:03,925 --> 00:46:05,592 - Really? - Yeah, this could be perfect. 330 00:46:05,760 --> 00:46:07,845 - Do you have a notepad? - Um... 331 00:46:11,099 --> 00:46:13,684 - Yes. - All right. Do you need a pen? 332 00:46:15,437 --> 00:46:16,645 Yes. 333 00:46:16,813 --> 00:46:19,565 I need the street address of a crime. 334 00:46:19,733 --> 00:46:22,151 In 1998, St. Louis, a family was stabbed to death. 335 00:46:22,318 --> 00:46:24,778 They had their throats cut. It was a pretty ugly affair. 336 00:46:24,946 --> 00:46:27,865 I also need any details you can get me on another murder. 337 00:46:28,033 --> 00:46:30,409 1979, a family was burned alive, 338 00:46:30,577 --> 00:46:32,953 parked inside their own car, in their own garage. 339 00:46:33,121 --> 00:46:34,913 - What city? - I don't know. 340 00:46:35,081 --> 00:46:37,791 All I have is the year and the method of execution. 341 00:46:37,959 --> 00:46:41,170 Hmm. You think that the two cases are related? 342 00:46:41,337 --> 00:46:46,633 - Oh, no, no. I'm just doing research. - OK. I can definitely get this for you. 343 00:46:46,801 --> 00:46:50,471 I gotta wait till the sheriff leaves the office, but I will get it. 344 00:46:50,638 --> 00:46:52,639 Thank you very much, Deputy So And So. 345 00:46:57,771 --> 00:46:59,688 - I'm sorry. - For what? 346 00:46:59,856 --> 00:47:02,357 I was angry at Trevor today and I took it out on you. 347 00:47:02,525 --> 00:47:04,860 No, don't be sorry. I know the move's been hard for you. 348 00:47:05,028 --> 00:47:08,739 - I'm trying, Ell. I really am. - I know. 349 00:47:08,907 --> 00:47:11,200 I just want you here with me, that's all. 350 00:47:11,367 --> 00:47:15,454 I've always been with you. And I'm with you now. 351 00:47:24,339 --> 00:47:26,423 Pleased to have Ellison Oswalt on our programme. 352 00:47:26,591 --> 00:47:28,383 His new book is called Kentucky Blood. 353 00:47:28,551 --> 00:47:31,178 - Good to have you on. - Thanks for having me. A real pleasure. 354 00:47:31,346 --> 00:47:34,098 Man, I got into this. This is pretty graphic stuff. 355 00:47:34,265 --> 00:47:36,517 So let me start by asking why you spend so much time 356 00:47:36,684 --> 00:47:39,228 investigating such grisly content? 357 00:47:39,395 --> 00:47:42,439 Fame and money? No, I'm just kidding. 358 00:47:42,607 --> 00:47:47,027 The honest answer is that I'm really driven by a sense of injustice. 359 00:47:47,237 --> 00:47:49,988 When I think about the awful things that happened to these people 360 00:47:50,156 --> 00:47:53,700 and that those responsible were never even identified, let alone caught... 361 00:47:53,868 --> 00:47:56,120 I mean, I knew when I started this particular case 362 00:47:56,287 --> 00:47:59,289 that I might stumble on a few things that maybe somebody'd overlooked. 363 00:47:59,457 --> 00:48:02,584 Might? No, you in fact did uncover some additional information 364 00:48:02,752 --> 00:48:05,212 that the cops had overlooked. 365 00:48:05,380 --> 00:48:08,882 Well, look, first off, there are a lot of good police officers out there 366 00:48:09,050 --> 00:48:11,510 and I don't wanna in any way disparage what they do, right? 367 00:48:11,678 --> 00:48:15,389 But in police work getting something wrong means ruining people's lives. 368 00:48:15,557 --> 00:48:17,516 Good crime writing can set things right. 369 00:48:17,684 --> 00:48:20,352 So, ultimately, what feels better? 370 00:48:20,520 --> 00:48:24,648 Seeing justice done or seeing your book, Kentucky Blood, 371 00:48:24,816 --> 00:48:27,317 number one on the New York Times bestseller list? 372 00:48:29,445 --> 00:48:32,197 The justice, without question. 373 00:48:32,365 --> 00:48:36,034 I'd rather cut my hands off than write a book for fame or money. 374 00:51:17,030 --> 00:51:19,698 - Are you making Daddy his coffee? - Yes. 375 00:51:19,866 --> 00:51:21,575 Can I help? I wanna bring it to him. 376 00:51:21,743 --> 00:51:24,703 Sure, honey, but we have to make it just right. 377 00:51:24,871 --> 00:51:27,039 He's very particular about his coffee. 378 00:51:41,012 --> 00:51:43,805 - Brought you your coffee, Daddy. - Oh, thank you, sweetheart. 379 00:51:43,973 --> 00:51:46,641 Oh. 380 00:51:46,809 --> 00:51:49,561 - Yeah, hello. - Hey, Mr. Oswalt. 381 00:51:49,729 --> 00:51:51,396 Hey, Deputy So And So. 382 00:51:51,564 --> 00:51:53,565 I'm sorry to get back to you so late in the day. 383 00:51:53,733 --> 00:51:56,401 I couldn't make the call from the office. You know, the sheriff. 384 00:51:56,569 --> 00:51:59,363 - Yeah, I understand. - But I got what you asked about. 385 00:51:59,572 --> 00:52:02,199 There was a Martinez family in Sacramento, California, 386 00:52:02,367 --> 00:52:05,702 that died in their garage in 1979, their car was set on fire. 387 00:52:05,870 --> 00:52:08,163 One of their sons, nine years old, they never found him. 388 00:52:08,331 --> 00:52:13,502 - Do you have the street address? - It's 8224 Billington, Sacramento. 389 00:52:13,669 --> 00:52:14,753 And what about St. Louis? 390 00:52:14,921 --> 00:52:17,672 The address of the house where the Miller murders occurred is 391 00:52:17,840 --> 00:52:20,675 2976 Piedmont Way, St. Louis. 392 00:52:20,843 --> 00:52:25,514 That is excellent. 29... Wait, did you say 2976, like 29-76? 393 00:52:25,681 --> 00:52:27,307 Yeah. Does that mean something to you? 394 00:52:27,475 --> 00:52:30,352 No, no, it doesn't. No. Thank you. Thank you, Deputy. 395 00:52:34,190 --> 00:52:36,441 Before the Stevensons moved here, 396 00:52:36,609 --> 00:52:39,528 they lived where the Miller family murders happened? 397 00:52:39,695 --> 00:52:41,780 Holy shit. 398 00:54:05,865 --> 00:54:07,407 Ashley? 399 00:54:09,702 --> 00:54:10,869 Trevor? 400 00:56:30,676 --> 00:56:32,927 Oh, my God. Is he OK? 401 00:56:33,095 --> 00:56:34,846 I found him outside. 402 00:56:35,014 --> 00:56:37,557 We have to put a lock on his door. It's way worse than it was. 403 00:56:37,725 --> 00:56:39,809 I'll call the doctor in the morning. 404 00:56:44,357 --> 00:56:47,400 You stay with him. I left something outside. 405 00:57:11,509 --> 00:57:15,095 Good dog. Good dog. 406 00:57:16,138 --> 00:57:17,847 I don't wanna hurt you. 407 00:57:21,185 --> 00:57:23,728 I just wanna get my bat... 408 00:57:25,731 --> 00:57:28,900 ...so if you come at me, I can bash your head in, OK? 409 00:57:30,569 --> 00:57:32,320 That's fine. You keep it. 410 00:57:42,331 --> 00:57:45,458 - You OK? - Yeah, I'm fine, fine. 411 00:57:46,544 --> 00:57:48,503 Trevor's too old to still be having these. 412 00:57:48,671 --> 00:57:50,547 He was supposed to have outgrown them by now. 413 00:57:50,715 --> 00:57:53,091 - He's all right. He's OK. - Just stop. 414 00:57:54,427 --> 00:57:56,720 - Stop what? - Drop the book. 415 00:57:57,847 --> 00:58:00,432 We can pack up, get out of town and never look back. 416 00:58:00,599 --> 00:58:02,475 Why, 'cause he's having some night terrors? 417 00:58:02,643 --> 00:58:04,561 It's more than that. He's never been this bad. 418 00:58:04,729 --> 00:58:07,147 - You've never been this bad. - What are you talking about? 419 00:58:07,314 --> 00:58:10,066 You've been at this book less than a week and you're already a mess. 420 00:58:10,234 --> 00:58:12,652 You never crack into the whisky this early and this often. 421 00:58:12,820 --> 00:58:14,529 - You're saying I'm a drunk? - No. 422 00:58:14,697 --> 00:58:17,031 I'm saying there's something you aren't telling me, 423 00:58:17,199 --> 00:58:20,577 something that's eating you up, and it seems to be getting to Trevor as well. 424 00:58:20,745 --> 00:58:23,621 - Something's different this time. - Yeah, you wanna know what it is? 425 00:58:23,789 --> 00:58:26,458 - How much do you wanna know? - I wanna know why you're different. 426 00:58:26,625 --> 00:58:30,003 I'm different because I've never been onto something this big before. 427 00:58:30,171 --> 00:58:32,464 Do you remember how it was when I was writing Kentucky? 428 00:58:32,631 --> 00:58:35,508 - I remember. - This is much bigger than that! Much! 429 00:58:35,676 --> 00:58:38,511 I am talking about a potentially important work here. 430 00:58:38,679 --> 00:58:42,098 I'm talking about a mega hit. This could be my In Cold Blood. 431 00:58:42,266 --> 00:58:46,978 A movie deal, talk show circuit, right? A national book award. 432 00:58:47,146 --> 00:58:49,898 More money than we could... We could live wherever we wanted to. 433 00:58:50,065 --> 00:58:52,442 - I don't care about any of that. - You do. Everybody does. 434 00:58:52,610 --> 00:58:54,986 - I'm just... - This is my shot, Tracy. 435 00:58:56,572 --> 00:58:58,698 You're just what? 436 00:58:58,866 --> 00:59:04,537 - I'm just worried about you. - Well, don't be. Nothing is wrong. 437 00:59:04,705 --> 00:59:07,290 Then why did you come in white as a ghost? 438 00:59:08,542 --> 00:59:11,252 Because I saw a dog, OK? 439 00:59:11,420 --> 00:59:15,215 - A dog? - A very big dog, like Cujo big. 440 00:59:15,382 --> 00:59:18,551 I mean, I'd never seen him before. He's like... 441 00:59:18,719 --> 00:59:20,720 - Did you get rid of him? - Yeah, he's gone. 442 00:59:20,888 --> 00:59:23,515 Listen, I just need a little more time, OK? 443 00:59:23,682 --> 00:59:25,975 I promise it's worth it. 444 00:59:27,019 --> 00:59:30,104 Every minute that we're here, we're a minute closer to that happy ending 445 00:59:30,272 --> 00:59:31,815 that we always dreamed of. 446 00:59:31,982 --> 00:59:34,025 We're almost there. 447 00:59:35,361 --> 00:59:37,445 OK? 448 00:59:41,033 --> 00:59:44,410 - Deputy. - Mr. Oswalt, these came in this morning. 449 00:59:44,578 --> 00:59:47,914 I had a few of the pertinent files pulled for you and had 'em faxed over. 450 00:59:48,082 --> 00:59:49,415 - Really? - Yeah. 451 00:59:49,583 --> 00:59:51,668 - Thanks. - No problem. 452 00:59:52,545 --> 00:59:54,671 Do you think I could come in for a second? 453 00:59:54,839 --> 00:59:57,799 Uh... Yeah, sure. 454 00:59:57,967 --> 00:59:59,801 - Thanks. - Come on, just here. 455 00:59:59,969 --> 01:00:02,428 Look, I... I know what you must think of me. 456 01:00:02,596 --> 01:00:06,891 Some small-town deputy that's starstruck with the famous writer. 457 01:00:07,059 --> 01:00:12,313 - But I'm not some local moron. - I didn't say you were a... you know. 458 01:00:12,481 --> 01:00:13,982 I have a degree in criminology. 459 01:00:14,149 --> 01:00:18,444 I've taken my fair share of forensic science courses. 460 01:00:18,612 --> 01:00:23,867 I also know a series of connected murders when I see one, Mr. Oswalt. 461 01:00:24,034 --> 01:00:26,744 - Look... - We missed something. I get that. 462 01:00:26,912 --> 01:00:30,081 But if you want me to run interference for you while you get this worked out, 463 01:00:30,249 --> 01:00:34,127 I gotta be in the loop just a little bit. 464 01:00:35,629 --> 01:00:39,674 - You really wanna help? - It's my home, Mr. Oswalt. 465 01:00:39,842 --> 01:00:42,468 What happened here happened to all of us. 466 01:00:42,636 --> 01:00:44,554 All right. Come here. 467 01:00:54,481 --> 01:00:56,691 Who is that? 468 01:00:56,859 --> 01:00:59,986 I don't know. That's what I'm hoping to find out. 469 01:01:03,073 --> 01:01:05,575 - You think these are serial murders? - Maybe. 470 01:01:05,743 --> 01:01:09,203 More ritualised than necessarily serial. But really spread out. 471 01:01:09,371 --> 01:01:14,083 And not just regionally but over time. The first one dates back to the '60s. 472 01:01:14,251 --> 01:01:17,295 - The 1960s? - Yeah. 473 01:01:17,463 --> 01:01:19,797 That would put the guy, what, in his 70s? 474 01:01:19,965 --> 01:01:22,508 - Yeah, or his 60s. - Yeah, I... 475 01:01:22,676 --> 01:01:25,511 - I don't know. - Well, look at the methodology. 476 01:01:25,679 --> 01:01:29,182 Toxicology reports, some cases the killer drugged his victims. 477 01:01:29,350 --> 01:01:33,102 - With what? - Well, they couldn't tell for sure. 478 01:01:33,771 --> 01:01:37,482 But by drugging them, the killer removes his need to overpower them. 479 01:01:37,650 --> 01:01:39,901 Here he used a tree branch to do the heavy lifting. 480 01:01:40,069 --> 01:01:43,571 In Sacramento he lit a family on fire. In St. Louis he slit their throats. 481 01:01:43,739 --> 01:01:46,741 - The first family he drowned. - Drowning? You... 482 01:01:46,909 --> 01:01:49,369 You never said anything about anyone being drowned. 483 01:01:49,536 --> 01:01:51,996 The only other significant link between the murder cases 484 01:01:52,164 --> 01:01:56,376 is that in each instance the killer murdered the entire family except one, 485 01:01:56,543 --> 01:01:58,544 a child which he took with him. 486 01:01:58,712 --> 01:02:04,300 That and this symbol appears in several of the crime scenes. 487 01:02:04,468 --> 01:02:07,553 That looks like something from out of the occult. 488 01:02:07,721 --> 01:02:11,182 Look, you might wanna call the university. 489 01:02:11,350 --> 01:02:13,643 There's a professor over there. Professor Jonas. 490 01:02:13,811 --> 01:02:15,061 He's an occult crime expert 491 01:02:15,229 --> 01:02:18,940 and the state police bring him in on some of the... the weirder stuff. 492 01:02:19,108 --> 01:02:21,025 I think this qualifies. 493 01:02:21,193 --> 01:02:24,278 So where do you think that drowning happened? 494 01:02:24,446 --> 01:02:26,823 That's what I need you to find out. 495 01:02:28,409 --> 01:02:29,450 OK. 496 01:04:52,553 --> 01:04:54,428 - Professor Jonas? - Yes. 497 01:04:54,596 --> 01:04:58,099 Hello. Hey, thank you for getting back to me so quickly. I appreciate that. 498 01:04:58,267 --> 01:05:02,061 Of course, I'm a really big fan. I'm flattered that you emailed. 499 01:05:02,229 --> 01:05:03,771 Once I saw the photos that you sent, 500 01:05:03,939 --> 01:05:06,607 I knew exactly what cases you were studying. 501 01:05:06,817 --> 01:05:09,360 Wait. How would you know what cases I was looking at? 502 01:05:09,528 --> 01:05:14,240 The symbol that you sent me is... isn't a pentagram. 503 01:05:14,408 --> 01:05:16,409 It's not something that you would see teenagers 504 01:05:16,577 --> 01:05:20,997 or a Norwegian black metal band paint on a wall in goat's blood to be edgy. 505 01:05:21,165 --> 01:05:22,832 - Right. - Or to piss off the Christians. 506 01:05:23,000 --> 01:05:25,877 No, this is a little bit more obscure than that. 507 01:05:26,044 --> 01:05:29,839 I know the one in the hallway, 508 01:05:30,007 --> 01:05:33,759 that's from the late '90s in St. Louis. 509 01:05:33,969 --> 01:05:36,554 The other one, the... the car hood, 510 01:05:36,722 --> 01:05:39,390 that is from Sacramento, that's about 30 years ago. 511 01:05:39,558 --> 01:05:41,309 Tell me about the one in Sacramento. 512 01:05:41,476 --> 01:05:45,771 It's a symbol associated with the worship of a pagan deity. 513 01:05:45,939 --> 01:05:47,648 A deity? What kind of deity? 514 01:05:47,816 --> 01:05:51,903 A very obscure one, dating back to Babylonian times. 515 01:05:52,070 --> 01:05:55,615 Named Bughuul, the eater of children. 516 01:05:55,782 --> 01:06:01,245 - Did you say eater? - Yes, of children. Thank you, Jessica. 517 01:06:01,413 --> 01:06:03,080 The crimes that you're dealing with, 518 01:06:03,248 --> 01:06:05,666 they all have the element of a missing child, correct? 519 01:06:05,834 --> 01:06:08,336 Yes. Yeah. That's correct. 520 01:06:08,503 --> 01:06:11,631 Well, Bughuul eats children. 521 01:06:11,798 --> 01:06:14,425 Now, the fragments of stories that have survived, 522 01:06:14,635 --> 01:06:19,972 they all revolve around him needing the souls of human children to survive. 523 01:06:20,140 --> 01:06:24,227 Now, each story involves a different way 524 01:06:24,394 --> 01:06:29,607 that he lures or tricks these children away from the physical world 525 01:06:29,775 --> 01:06:32,944 and traps them in his own netherworld 526 01:06:33,111 --> 01:06:36,155 and he consumes their souls over time. 527 01:06:36,323 --> 01:06:41,035 Now, any worship of this deity would include a blood sacrifice 528 01:06:41,203 --> 01:06:43,871 or the wholesale eating of a child. 529 01:06:44,039 --> 01:06:48,751 So you're saying the person that made this symbol is... is eating children? 530 01:06:48,919 --> 01:06:50,878 Well, that would fit the stories. 531 01:06:51,046 --> 01:06:54,674 Of course, the few times that this symbol has shown up, 532 01:06:54,841 --> 01:06:58,135 none of the crimes have been related in any way to any of this. 533 01:06:58,303 --> 01:07:01,514 So this might be more of a cult initiation 534 01:07:01,682 --> 01:07:05,768 rather than, you know, the actual actions of any one man. 535 01:07:09,273 --> 01:07:11,899 There's been another one, hasn't there? 536 01:07:15,070 --> 01:07:18,155 I think so, yes. 537 01:07:18,323 --> 01:07:20,324 Tell me everything you can. 538 01:11:29,115 --> 01:11:30,449 Shh. 539 01:13:08,715 --> 01:13:13,677 - I appreciate you coming by, Officer. - Oh, yeah, it's not a problem at all. 540 01:13:13,845 --> 01:13:18,891 - So we're becoming friends, right? - I... I suppose, yeah. 541 01:13:19,059 --> 01:13:22,186 - I mean, I can trust you, right? - Yeah, absolutely. 542 01:13:23,313 --> 01:13:25,147 So if I were to ask you something in earnest, 543 01:13:25,315 --> 01:13:27,941 you wouldn't read too much into it? 544 01:13:28,109 --> 01:13:30,361 Um... All right. 545 01:13:32,322 --> 01:13:38,994 Was there anything... weird about the Stevensons? 546 01:13:41,456 --> 01:13:45,292 No complaints from them about anything... strange? 547 01:13:47,587 --> 01:13:48,837 No, not to my knowledge. 548 01:13:49,005 --> 01:13:51,965 The investigators, did they notice anything odd or inexplicable 549 01:13:52,133 --> 01:13:55,552 about the house, any... any weird stories? 550 01:13:55,720 --> 01:13:57,346 No. 551 01:13:57,555 --> 01:14:00,641 Mr. Oswalt, is there something that you wanna tell me? 552 01:14:05,897 --> 01:14:09,525 Clearly something happened and you wanna talk to somebody about it, right? 553 01:14:09,693 --> 01:14:11,235 Yeah. 554 01:14:11,403 --> 01:14:14,613 OK, well, does your wife know about it? 555 01:14:14,781 --> 01:14:16,865 Wait. 556 01:14:19,077 --> 01:14:23,080 Does she know whose house this is... was? 557 01:14:28,211 --> 01:14:33,173 Oh, man. Oh, that is a conversation that I would not wanna be around for. 558 01:14:33,341 --> 01:14:34,883 - No, me neither. - I'm sorry. 559 01:14:35,051 --> 01:14:40,556 So... So, what, you saw something weird, heard something spooky in the house? 560 01:14:42,183 --> 01:14:45,644 - Yes. Precisely. - What exactly? 561 01:14:47,188 --> 01:14:49,273 Now... 562 01:14:50,108 --> 01:14:54,903 I don't believe in any, you know, stuff. 563 01:14:55,071 --> 01:14:59,199 Stuff? You mean the supernatural, the metaphysical, the paranormal. 564 01:14:59,367 --> 01:15:01,493 - That type of stuff? - Right. 565 01:15:01,661 --> 01:15:03,245 Right. Of course you don't. 566 01:15:03,413 --> 01:15:05,748 You never would have moved into a crime scene if you did. 567 01:15:05,915 --> 01:15:09,126 But here we are having this conversation. 568 01:15:09,294 --> 01:15:12,254 Yeah, but... but there was... 569 01:15:12,422 --> 01:15:18,177 there was none of that, you know, none of that with the Stevensons, huh? 570 01:15:19,220 --> 01:15:22,222 No. In the short amount of time that the Stevensons lived here, 571 01:15:22,390 --> 01:15:25,309 they never called the police, they never had the police called on them 572 01:15:25,477 --> 01:15:28,937 or reported anything bizarre that came up in the investigation. 573 01:15:29,105 --> 01:15:32,024 - Do you wanna know what I think? - Yes. 574 01:15:36,029 --> 01:15:39,364 I think that you moved yourself into the house of murder victims 575 01:15:39,532 --> 01:15:42,493 and immediately set about trying to put yourself in their head space. 576 01:15:42,660 --> 01:15:46,288 I also think that you've begun discovering things about this case 577 01:15:46,456 --> 01:15:50,292 that go to darker places than you were prepared for. 578 01:15:50,460 --> 01:15:53,086 I also think that every time that I've been to your house, 579 01:15:53,254 --> 01:15:55,798 there's a whisky bottle that doesn't appear to be neglected. 580 01:15:55,965 --> 01:15:59,593 - No, no, no. I... - Mr. Oswalt, listen, I don't, I don't... 581 01:15:59,761 --> 01:16:03,222 I'm not saying that you have a drinking problem. I don't think that. 582 01:16:03,389 --> 01:16:06,058 Nor do I think that you're making any of this up... 583 01:16:06,226 --> 01:16:08,018 - No! ...to get attention. 584 01:16:08,186 --> 01:16:11,647 What I do think is that... that you are under so much stress, 585 01:16:11,815 --> 01:16:13,774 you've put yourself under so much stress, 586 01:16:13,942 --> 01:16:18,153 that your mind is trying to process all of it at once. 587 01:16:18,363 --> 01:16:23,617 So you don't believe any of that otherworldly stuff, right? 588 01:16:23,785 --> 01:16:27,246 Are you kidding me? I believe in all that stuff. 589 01:16:27,413 --> 01:16:30,457 I... I wouldn't sleep one night in this place. Are you nuts? 590 01:16:30,625 --> 01:16:33,585 Four people were hung by their necks in the tree in your backyard 591 01:16:33,753 --> 01:16:36,672 and that little girl is probably God knows wherever. 592 01:16:36,840 --> 01:16:40,592 - OK. - I'm... I'm sorry. You know what? 593 01:16:40,760 --> 01:16:44,847 You should try and get out more, Mr. Oswalt, try to clear your head. 594 01:16:46,808 --> 01:16:49,393 Total honesty? 595 01:16:51,437 --> 01:16:57,693 Last night I thought something was in the house... 596 01:16:58,486 --> 01:17:02,281 ...and I woke up on the couch holding a baseball bat. 597 01:17:04,576 --> 01:17:08,620 Well... I guess if I thought something was in my home at night, 598 01:17:08,788 --> 01:17:10,497 I'd be a little bit freaked out too. 599 01:17:10,665 --> 01:17:15,294 But, listen, Mr. Oswalt, if you sleep in this house, 600 01:17:15,461 --> 01:17:18,130 it's just gonna do terrible things to your head. 601 01:17:22,385 --> 01:17:24,845 Ellison! 602 01:17:25,013 --> 01:17:26,638 - Ellison! - What's going on? 603 01:17:26,806 --> 01:17:30,767 Your daughter thought there wasn't room on her walls for her new painting. 604 01:17:30,935 --> 01:17:32,686 - Ashley! - No, that's not it. 605 01:17:32,854 --> 01:17:34,980 What did we talk about? We only gave you one rule. 606 01:17:35,148 --> 01:17:37,524 It was a big deal for us to let you paint on your walls. 607 01:17:37,692 --> 01:17:40,360 - What's the rule, Ashley? - Paint only goes in the bedroom. 608 01:17:40,528 --> 01:17:42,529 And what makes you think you can paint out here? 609 01:17:42,697 --> 01:17:45,282 I wanted to paint her picture, but she didn't want it in my room 610 01:17:45,450 --> 01:17:47,784 because that used to be her brother's room. 611 01:17:47,952 --> 01:17:50,495 What? Who are you talking about? 612 01:17:50,663 --> 01:17:52,998 - Stephanie. - Who's Stephanie? 613 01:17:53,166 --> 01:17:57,711 She used to live here. She's the one Daddy's writing his book about. 614 01:18:03,635 --> 01:18:05,761 Ashley, go to your room and shut the door. 615 01:18:14,187 --> 01:18:17,230 What the hell were you thinking? Did you think I wouldn't find out? 616 01:18:17,398 --> 01:18:21,443 Shh. Of course I knew you were gonna find out eventually, OK? 617 01:18:21,611 --> 01:18:24,571 But don't blame me for not telling you. You never wanted to know. 618 01:18:24,739 --> 01:18:26,198 Don't try and pin this on me. 619 01:18:26,366 --> 01:18:28,992 I asked you! I asked you if we were living near the house! 620 01:18:29,160 --> 01:18:32,412 You asked me if we were living two houses down from a crime scene. 621 01:18:32,580 --> 01:18:34,206 - Don't you dare! - I said no. 622 01:18:34,374 --> 01:18:36,833 - We never should have come here! - Tracy, nobody died here. 623 01:18:37,043 --> 01:18:39,336 It's not like we're sleeping where somebody was killed 624 01:18:39,504 --> 01:18:41,964 or they had to wipe blood off the walls for the open house. 625 01:18:42,131 --> 01:18:45,634 - You're saying it didn't happen here? - No. It happened in the backyard. 626 01:18:45,802 --> 01:18:49,304 Oh, that is so sick! God, you think that makes a difference? 627 01:18:49,472 --> 01:18:51,765 - It does. - No, Ellison. It doesn't. 628 01:18:51,933 --> 01:18:53,976 You have done some crazy shit in the past, 629 01:18:54,143 --> 01:18:55,686 but this definitely takes the cake. 630 01:18:55,853 --> 01:18:58,188 My God, what on earth possessed you to move here? 631 01:18:58,356 --> 01:19:00,774 - We've never been this broke before. - That's no excuse. 632 01:19:00,984 --> 01:19:02,859 This place came on the market. It was a steal. 633 01:19:03,027 --> 01:19:05,696 Gee, I wonder why. 634 01:19:05,863 --> 01:19:08,865 So what Trevor drew last week, that happened here? 635 01:19:10,326 --> 01:19:11,368 Yes. 636 01:19:11,536 --> 01:19:16,081 The previous owners of this home were hung from a tree in our backyard? 637 01:19:16,249 --> 01:19:18,709 - Yes. - That is so sick, Ellison. 638 01:19:18,876 --> 01:19:21,211 And you let our little girl play back there? 639 01:19:21,379 --> 01:19:22,421 Why shouldn't I? 640 01:19:22,588 --> 01:19:24,631 Our son is having night terrors 641 01:19:24,799 --> 01:19:27,009 and drawing pictures of this crime at school. 642 01:19:27,176 --> 01:19:29,386 And our daughter just painted a dead girl on our wall. 643 01:19:29,554 --> 01:19:32,055 She's missing. Technically she's missing. 644 01:19:32,223 --> 01:19:34,599 I don't wanna hear about technicalities. 645 01:19:34,767 --> 01:19:36,351 Do you understand what you've done, 646 01:19:36,519 --> 01:19:39,563 the kind ofjeopardy you've put your children in, your marriage? 647 01:19:39,731 --> 01:19:40,814 Yes, I do! 648 01:19:40,982 --> 01:19:44,776 Is there anything you won't do for your goddamn book? 649 01:19:47,655 --> 01:19:50,449 Apparently not. I guess this is all worth it to you. 650 01:19:50,616 --> 01:19:52,701 - It's worth it. - Putting your family at risk. 651 01:19:52,869 --> 01:19:55,871 - Risk of what? Of more paintings? - Don't. Your daughter... 652 01:19:56,039 --> 01:19:57,706 My daughter has a father who loves her, 653 01:19:57,874 --> 01:20:00,751 who is always around, who encourages her to be herself. 654 01:20:00,918 --> 01:20:02,836 The worst thing that has ever happened to her 655 01:20:03,004 --> 01:20:05,756 is one time she moved into a house where a family was killed, 656 01:20:05,923 --> 01:20:09,009 she found out about the murders, so she felt sorry for the little girl, 657 01:20:09,177 --> 01:20:11,470 so she painted a fucking picture! 658 01:20:11,637 --> 01:20:15,098 That's what she does. It's what she always has done. 659 01:20:15,266 --> 01:20:18,226 - That's it? That's all you have to say? - What else do you want from me? 660 01:20:18,394 --> 01:20:21,772 How about a home where we feel safe, Ellison? 661 01:20:21,939 --> 01:20:23,940 How about neighbours that don't hate us 662 01:20:24,108 --> 01:20:27,903 in a town where I can buy groceries without getting strange looks? 663 01:20:28,071 --> 01:20:30,781 How about a life that doesn't involve our kids 664 01:20:30,948 --> 01:20:34,618 drawing and painting the sick details of some horrific tragedy 665 01:20:34,827 --> 01:20:37,412 or working out their deep-seated anxieties 666 01:20:37,580 --> 01:20:39,206 by doing bizarre shit in the night? 667 01:20:39,373 --> 01:20:43,335 - How about that? Would that be OK? - I can give all that to you, I can! 668 01:20:43,503 --> 01:20:47,089 - Just when I finish the book! - This book isn't for us. It's for you. 669 01:20:47,256 --> 01:20:49,174 Tracy, don't say that. That's not true. 670 01:20:49,342 --> 01:20:52,385 It is true. There are plenty of other ways you can provide for this family. 671 01:20:52,595 --> 01:20:55,305 Doing what? Teaching? 672 01:20:55,473 --> 01:20:58,016 Editing journalism textbooks? 673 01:20:58,184 --> 01:21:04,731 Don't you understand that writing is what gives my life meaning? 674 01:21:04,899 --> 01:21:08,110 These books are my legacy. 675 01:21:11,364 --> 01:21:15,075 I have always supported you doing what you love, Ellison. 676 01:21:15,243 --> 01:21:17,994 But writing isn't the meaning of your life. 677 01:21:19,038 --> 01:21:23,625 You and me, right here, this marriage, that's the meaning of your life. 678 01:21:23,835 --> 01:21:27,546 And your legacy, that's Ashley and Trevor. 679 01:21:27,713 --> 01:21:30,423 Your kids are your legacy. 680 01:21:43,396 --> 01:21:46,815 - Did I get Daddy in trouble? - No, sweetie. 681 01:21:46,983 --> 01:21:49,067 Your daddy got Daddy in trouble. 682 01:21:49,235 --> 01:21:53,155 - I'm sorry I painted on the wall. - I know. 683 01:21:53,322 --> 01:21:55,407 You get a good night's sleep. 684 01:22:02,039 --> 01:22:06,084 So here's the book I wrote proving it, right? 685 01:22:06,252 --> 01:22:07,252 Exactly. 686 01:22:07,420 --> 01:22:11,381 Kidding aside, would you want a family? Is that in the cards? 687 01:22:11,549 --> 01:22:12,591 I don't know. 688 01:22:12,758 --> 01:22:15,802 If you'd asked me a year ago, I might have said no, never, I'm a career man. 689 01:22:16,012 --> 01:22:19,389 But you know how it goes. You meet someone, you get a little older. 690 01:22:19,557 --> 01:22:22,017 All of a sudden, your career doesn't seem to matter so much. 691 01:22:22,185 --> 01:22:26,605 You want kids, you start to see other people with kids and think "I want that" 692 01:22:26,772 --> 01:22:30,400 and then you wonder "Is he gonna look like me? Is she gonna look like her?" 693 01:22:30,610 --> 01:22:32,694 You paint rooms in your head and... 694 01:22:43,831 --> 01:22:45,498 Time for bed. 695 01:24:56,005 --> 01:24:58,089 What is happening? 696 01:26:01,195 --> 01:26:25,510 Shit. 697 01:27:24,403 --> 01:27:27,405 - What the hell are you doing? - We have to leave here. 698 01:27:28,532 --> 01:27:30,658 What's the matter? What's happened? 699 01:27:30,826 --> 01:27:32,911 You were right. 700 01:27:34,163 --> 01:27:37,916 I made a mistake. We should have never come to this house. 701 01:27:38,083 --> 01:27:41,753 - We have to leave now. - Ell, you're freaking me out here. 702 01:27:41,921 --> 01:27:45,924 Get the kids, pack the car. We have to leave. 703 01:27:47,176 --> 01:27:49,260 Go! 704 01:28:34,223 --> 01:28:37,600 - Honey, slow down. - I just wanna get on the highway. 705 01:28:37,768 --> 01:28:41,229 I wanna put as much road between us and this town as we can, OK? 706 01:28:41,397 --> 01:28:42,564 OK. 707 01:28:42,731 --> 01:28:45,400 - Where are we going, Daddy? - We're going home, honey. 708 01:28:45,568 --> 01:28:49,904 - Home, home, like you promised? - Yeah. Home, like I promised. 709 01:28:50,948 --> 01:28:52,782 What about our stuff? 710 01:28:52,950 --> 01:28:55,368 We're gonna call the movers in the morning, all right? 711 01:29:10,926 --> 01:29:13,052 It's OK. 712 01:29:23,397 --> 01:29:26,065 - Evening, Oswalts. - Sheriff. 713 01:29:27,151 --> 01:29:30,278 - Licence and registration. - Oh, God. 714 01:29:33,866 --> 01:29:37,702 Driving pretty fast for this time of night, don't you think? 715 01:29:37,870 --> 01:29:40,413 Anything I ought to know about? 716 01:29:40,581 --> 01:29:43,124 Just trying to take your advice, that's all. 717 01:29:43,334 --> 01:29:47,211 - Which advice would that be? - Leave town and never look back. 718 01:29:54,386 --> 01:29:57,847 - You weren't bullied away or anything? - I'm sorry? 719 01:29:58,015 --> 01:30:00,433 What I mean is, I don't wanna be reading in your book 720 01:30:00,601 --> 01:30:04,103 that angry town folks chased you out of here. 721 01:30:04,271 --> 01:30:06,898 If you've been mistreated, I wanna know about it. 722 01:30:07,066 --> 01:30:08,941 There isn't gonna be any book. 723 01:30:09,693 --> 01:30:11,903 No book? 724 01:30:12,071 --> 01:30:14,155 No, sir. 725 01:30:17,993 --> 01:30:23,748 Well, then, I don't see any reason for me to have your autograph. 726 01:30:24,625 --> 01:30:28,711 Just one more favour. Hold it under 60 till you cross the county line. 727 01:30:28,879 --> 01:30:31,506 Until you're somebody else's problem. 728 01:30:32,883 --> 01:30:34,967 Yes, sir. 729 01:30:36,095 --> 01:30:38,054 Did you mean that? 730 01:30:38,222 --> 01:30:40,765 About the book? Yeah. 731 01:30:42,142 --> 01:30:44,227 You promise? 732 01:30:45,020 --> 01:30:46,062 I promise. 733 01:30:49,817 --> 01:30:51,901 Let's go home. 734 01:31:08,836 --> 01:31:11,003 This goes in the office, right in there on the right. 735 01:31:15,008 --> 01:31:18,261 Hey, Ell, 10 bucks says Trevor sleeps through the night. 736 01:31:18,429 --> 01:31:20,596 No, I'm not taking that bet. 737 01:32:11,857 --> 01:32:14,400 Mr. Oswalt, sorry it took so long to get back to you. 738 01:32:14,568 --> 01:32:16,861 There's been so little written on Bughuul 739 01:32:17,029 --> 01:32:20,323 that no one has actually bothered to scan any of this material before. 740 01:32:20,491 --> 01:32:23,493 - Well, what am I looking at? - You're looking at an engraving. 741 01:32:23,660 --> 01:32:27,413 An old sketch from the Dark Ages. And fragments of a deteriorated fresco. 742 01:32:27,581 --> 01:32:30,124 There isn't a lot left. Everything else has been destroyed. 743 01:32:30,292 --> 01:32:31,876 - Why? - Well, superstition. 744 01:32:32,044 --> 01:32:36,672 Early Christians believed that Bughuul actually lived in the images themselves 745 01:32:36,840 --> 01:32:39,300 and that they were gateways into his realm. 746 01:32:40,719 --> 01:32:41,928 - Gateways? - Yes. 747 01:32:42,095 --> 01:32:44,514 The ancient Church believed that he would take possession 748 01:32:44,723 --> 01:32:49,143 of those who saw the images and cause them to do terrible things, 749 01:32:49,311 --> 01:32:53,648 or in some cases he could even abduct the viewer into the images themselves. 750 01:32:53,816 --> 01:32:56,359 Children exposed to the images 751 01:32:56,527 --> 01:33:01,197 were especially vulnerable to Bughuul's possession and/or abduction. 752 01:33:01,365 --> 01:33:04,575 - What if you destroyed 'em? - Sorry, I don't follow. 753 01:33:04,743 --> 01:33:08,371 If you destroyed the images with a fire, what would happen then? 754 01:33:08,539 --> 01:33:11,624 What, do you mean literally or in the stories? 755 01:33:11,792 --> 01:33:14,752 In the stories if an image was destroyed, 756 01:33:14,962 --> 01:33:16,420 then the gateway would be closed 757 01:33:16,588 --> 01:33:20,591 and Bughuul would no longer have access to this world, right? 758 01:33:20,759 --> 01:33:26,097 Mr. Oswalt, what kind of book are you writing exactly? 759 01:33:28,600 --> 01:33:32,478 I don't know. I'm not even sure I have a book any more. 760 01:33:32,688 --> 01:33:35,606 - But thank you for your time. - Anytime. 761 01:35:29,638 --> 01:35:31,055 All right. 762 01:35:48,240 --> 01:35:50,157 - You know what time it is? - I know, I'm sorry. 763 01:35:50,367 --> 01:35:52,201 But I've been trying to call you all day. 764 01:35:52,411 --> 01:35:55,329 - What's the problem? - OK, the problem is that you moved. 765 01:35:55,539 --> 01:35:57,248 How is that a problem? 766 01:35:57,416 --> 01:35:59,834 I was compiling all of the data that you had me collecting 767 01:36:00,002 --> 01:36:02,920 and once I started putting it together into a nice readable package, 768 01:36:03,088 --> 01:36:04,630 I saw the connection, it was obvious. 769 01:36:04,798 --> 01:36:07,675 - What was it? - The dates, the addresses. 770 01:36:07,843 --> 01:36:09,427 Each family that you had me look up 771 01:36:09,594 --> 01:36:13,889 had previously lived in the house where one of the earlier murders took place. 772 01:36:14,057 --> 01:36:16,392 Each family? All five of them? 773 01:36:16,560 --> 01:36:19,854 Yes, and when you put them in chronological order, 774 01:36:20,022 --> 01:36:23,107 you can actually draw a line from murder to murder to murder. 775 01:36:23,275 --> 01:36:25,568 OK, we knew that the Stevensons previously lived 776 01:36:25,736 --> 01:36:29,113 in the same St. Louis house where the Millers had their throats cut. 777 01:36:29,281 --> 01:36:30,781 Before the Miller family was killed, 778 01:36:30,991 --> 01:36:33,117 the Millers lived in the same house in Orange County 779 01:36:33,285 --> 01:36:35,411 where the De Luzio lawn massacre occurred. 780 01:36:35,579 --> 01:36:38,706 Guess where the De Luzios lived before they moved to Orange County? 781 01:36:38,874 --> 01:36:42,084 Sacramento where the Martinez family was burned in their garage? 782 01:36:42,252 --> 01:36:46,213 Exactly. The pattern goes back to the 1966 Oregon drownings. 783 01:36:46,381 --> 01:36:49,383 Listen, Mr. Oswalt, you just moved out of the last house in line. 784 01:36:49,551 --> 01:36:51,302 If this guy is still out there, 785 01:36:51,470 --> 01:36:55,347 you not only just sped up his timeline, you put yourself in it. 786 01:36:56,725 --> 01:36:58,809 Thanks, Deputy. 787 01:37:40,102 --> 01:37:41,268 Stephanie. 788 01:38:01,790 --> 01:38:04,458 It's the missing kids. 789 01:39:26,833 --> 01:39:31,003 I like that you made the movies longer. They're better this way. 790 01:40:18,134 --> 01:40:21,804 Don't worry, Daddy. I'll make you famous again. 791 01:40:22,890 --> 01:41:09,930 Improved By: Fidel33 Sub Upload Date: December 17, 2015