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NARRATOR: Tonight on
"Unsolved Mysteries."
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ROBERT STACK: For six-year-old
Katherine Korzilius, is it
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was just a short walk
home, but something
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terrible happened on the way.
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Now the mystery of Katherine's
tragic death and her parent's
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desperate search for answers,
has been chronicled in a song
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by a family friend and
rock artist, Jon Bon Jovi.
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His life of crime began when
he was just six-years-old.
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Now, he's considered the
best cat burglar in America.
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And he has relieved his
wealthy victims of $30 million.
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Beware of the Dinnertime Bandit.
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The Gulf War, the
Oklahoma City bombing,
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the earthquake in Kobe, Japan--
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according to the
best selling book,
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"The Bible Code," these
events, and many others,
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were predicted nearly
3,000 years ago.
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Does the ancient
text of the Bible
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contain a secret code that
charts the history of mankind?
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You'll meet a young mother
who says she needs your help.
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Several years ago, her
five-month-old baby vanished.
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Now, police believe
it was foul play
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and she may be the key suspect.
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MARLENE AISENBERG: When the
police sit across from you
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and say, we believe you
know where your daughter is,
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and we believe you
know who has her,
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there's a good reason
to get an attorney.
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Join me for these
intriguing stories and more.
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Perhaps, you may be able
to help solve a mystery.
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[piano playing]
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ROBERT STACK: Even though
she was just six years old,
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Katherine Korzilius seemed
to be leading a charmed life.
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She lived in an
upscale neighborhood
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outside Austin, Texas
with her parents Nancy
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and Paul and her brother, Chris.
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Her father was a
personal manager
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for rock star Jon Bon Jovi.
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The two families were close
and often vacationed together.
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When Katherine had her first
piano recital in December
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of 1995, no one could have
imagined that she would never
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live to see the first grade.
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And that her death would
become a tragic unsolved
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mystery, memorialized
by her father's
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old friend, Jon Bon Jovi.
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[[MUSIC - JON BON
JOVI, "AUGUST 7, 4:15"]
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Tell me it was just a
dream, August 7, 4:15.
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ROBERT STACK: Tell me it was
just a dream, August 7, 4:15--
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that's when Nancy and
Paul Korzilius's world
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came crashing down.
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August 7, 1996, was Paul
Korzilius's birthday.
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He was working at his
office in New York City.
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Nancy and the kids
had spent the day
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running errands around Austin,
picking out a gift from.
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You know, I think dad's really
going to like his present.
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I think he will, too.
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Hey, Chris.
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Katherine, settle down.
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NANCY KORZILIUS: We had
been very busy as usual,
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doing some shopping and
taking in some lunch
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and some appointments.
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It was extremely hot.
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It was very quiet here in our
neighborhood, as it usually is.
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In fact, I can
remark that it was
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exceptionally quiet that day.
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ROBERT STACK: On the way home,
they stopped at the community
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mailbox to pick up the mail.
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It was a ritual Katherine
looked forward to.
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Nancy knew what
would happen next.
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Mommy, may I walk home?
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Sure, I'll see you
when you get there.
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It was Katherine's way of
saying she was a big girl.
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NANCY KORZILIUS: I allowed
Katherine to do that because I
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knew she was ready to
be more independent,
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and she had done it before.
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ROBERT STACK: Nancy and Chris
drove home in the direction
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the car was already facing.
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Katherine went in the
opposite direction,
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the shorter way home.
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ROBERT STACK: The
Korzilius family
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lives here on Elder Circle.
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The community mailboxes
are located here.
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Nancy and Chris drove
home in this direction.
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Katherine apparently
followed this route.
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NANCY KORZILIUS:
Both of my children
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had walked home together and
separately from the mailboxes.
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It's a short walk, probably
less than a quarter of a mile.
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When Chris and I got
home, we unloaded our car
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and started putting
our packages away.
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Mom, Katherine's not back.
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She probably just stopped
somewhere along the way.
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Go back up on the road and
see if you can find her.
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All right.
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He came back in just a
very short period of time,
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a few minutes,
and he was crying.
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And he said, she's
not there, mom.
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We got in our car
and drove right
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next door to our neighbors.
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I ran down the steps
to their front door,
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knocked on the door.
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Their son answered.
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Hi, is Katherine here?
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No, ma'am.
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She hasn't been
by here at all?
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I believe, at that moment,
Chris and I knew that something
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terrible had happened.
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ROBERT STACK: Nancy would find
out how to her just minutes
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later.
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NANCY KORZILIUS: I could tell
that she was unconscious,
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but she was breathing.
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And I knew it was too hot to
leave her on the pavement.
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I know that it's never a
good idea to move somebody
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if you don't know what
their injuries are,
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but I just couldn't
leave her there.
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And I think having driven
her to the emergency
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before knowing
the way very well,
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I felt confident that I was
able to drive that drive.
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ROBERT STACK:
Katherine Korzilius
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had suffered a fractured skull.
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She never regained
consciousness.
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NANCY KORZILIUS: Katherine
was on a ventilator
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to keep her breathing,
but she was brain dead.
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It wasn't a matter of her being
in a coma or being unconscious,
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her brain had died.
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I arranged for
a charter aircraft
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so I could come directly
home, but in the end,
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it was too late anyway.
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I arrived at 12:30
in the morning
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and I believe she was pronounced
dead at 11:30 that night,
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an hour before my arrival.
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ROBERT STACK: From the start,
everyone assumed that Katherine
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Korzilius was a victim
of a hit-and-run,
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but even as the police
searched for a driver,
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a disturbing question surfaced.
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How did Katherine end up in
the spot where she was found?
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Katherine was last seen
headed in this direction.
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Less than 10 minutes
later, she was
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found here on the opposite
side of the circle,
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half a mile away.
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The extent of
her injuries were
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such that she didn't take a step
after she received the injury.
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And the point that her body
was found on Elder Circle,
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is not on the path that
she walked from the mailbox
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to the house.
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ROBERT STACK: No one
could explain it,
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and the medical
examiner's report
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would only deepen the mystery.
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He determined that
Katherine had not died
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from a hit-and-run accident.
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In addition to the head
injury, he found abrasions
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on Katherine's left shoulder,
the small of her back,
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on her right hip,
and on both knees.
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What could have caused them?
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The injuries that
Katherine sustained
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could have been the result of
either jumping from a moving
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vehicle, being thrown
from a moving vehicle,
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or falling from
a moving vehicle.
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The type of injury that we
expect in this circumstance
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that would have been the same.
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ROBERT STACK: If Katherine
did tumble from a moving
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vehicle, whose vehicle was it?
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And was she pushed?
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Or did she fall?
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PAUL KORZILIUS: One of the
theories that investigators
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proposed was that indeed,
somehow Katherine had jumped
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on the back of our vehicle
without Nancy's knowledge
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and as the vehicle drove
around Elder Circle,
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she had fallen off which was
a way to explain where she was
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found in Elder Circle,
which is completely
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opposite of where she would
have been on her normal route.
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ROBERT STACK: The Korzilius
family was stunned.
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Was it possible that Nancy was
responsible for her daughter's
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death?
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The Korzilius's hired their
own private investigator,
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Barbara O'Brien.
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She has difficulty with
the police scenario.
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Now the problem with that
is, it's a hot August day.
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This whole car would
have been very, very hot.
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There's only one place to hold
on to all the way up here.
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And the door is the only other
place down here to hold on to,
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and it opens when
you get a hold of it.
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She also had a broken left
thumb and she had a splint
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on her thumb so
it would have been
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extremely difficult for her
to get a hold on anything.
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And her mother would have seen
her in the rear view mirror.
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ROBERT STACK: For
the Korzilius family,
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the implication is clear.
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They believe their daughter
was abducted and murdered.
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A search of a vacant
overgrown lot,
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just 30 yards from
the mailboxes,
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may have provided
a crucial clue.
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A few days after
Katherine's death,
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the investigators
did bring in the K-9
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unit and search the area.
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They did pick up her scent over
in this vacant lot, which would
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indicate that she was
coming in this direction
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from the mailboxes, taking
the most direct route home.
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The scent was lost, however,
which tells us that this may
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have been the point
where she was abducted
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or the injury took place.
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But she was then
later moved to where
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she was found by her mother.
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She looked like she'd been
laid out there for me to find.
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Her hair was smooth down.
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Her shirt was straight.
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Her shorts were straight.
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Her toes were pointed straight.
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Her sandals were on.
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I know someone moved
her, and I know someone
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laid her there for me to find.
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ROBERT STACK: What did happen to
Katherine Korzilius that August
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afternoon?
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A year after her death,
Katherine lives on in memories.
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Her neighbors on Elder
Circle had planted a tree
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and placed a plaque in her name.
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[MUSIC - JON BON JOVI,
"AUGUST 7, 4:15"]
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Tell me it was just a
dream, August 7, 4:15.
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God closed His eyes
and the world got mean.
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August 7, 4:15.
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JON BON JOVI: I think if Paul
and Nancy, as parents, knew how
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it happened, perhaps it could
help them with the closure
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of this tragic event.
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Nothing that anyone
can say or do
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is ever going to bring
their daughter back to them,
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but it's twice as hard
not knowing what happened.
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NANCY KORZILIUS: I think
of families of people
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who are missing in action.
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Well, they're not here,
but what happened to them?
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And that's exactly,
to a certain extent,
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how I feel about our daughter.
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I had Katherine's body,
but something happened
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in the last 15
minutes of her life
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that I don't know what that was.
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[music playing]
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ROBERT STACK: He's
charming and attractive
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and may be out to
steal your jewels.
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Have you seen Alan Golder?
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[music playing]
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ROBERT STACK: He looks
like just another tourist.
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He rides tour buses to see the
homes of the rich and famous.
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He admires the finer
things in life,
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especially if they
belong to someone else.
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His name is Alan Golder,
and his prior profession
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was jewel thief.
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Police believe he's at it again.
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During the daytime, the cases
fashionable neighborhoods so at
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night, he can find the
perfect moment to strike.
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While he's upstairs,
the owners of the home
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are downstairs having dinner.
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JAMES WALTERS: Alan is
very good at what he does.
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He gets a thrill
out of what he does.
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He has no other goal in life
other than to be the best
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jewel thief that he can be.
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42-year-old Alan Golder
was arguably the best cat
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burglar in the United States.
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From 1976 to 1980, Golder made
millions stealing jewelry.
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He was caught and served
15 years in prison,
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but since his release
in 1996, Golder
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may have reclaimed his title
as a Dinnertime Bandit.
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Police are seeking your
help to catch a thief.
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ROBERT STACK:
Golder's life of crime
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began early, at the age of six.
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He grew up poor in
Long Island, New York.
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His father, a career
criminal, had abandoned
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the family when Alan was three.
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At 16, Golder dropped
out of high school.
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Even at that young age,
he was earning anywhere
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from a few hundred to several
thousand dollars a night
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by stealing.
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At 21, Alan Golder he
had found his niche,
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burglarizing the homes
of wealthy people
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in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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JAMES WALTERS: He
thinks he is today's
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answer to the Pink Panther.
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He's in it for the thrill that
he gets out of it as I think
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about things now,
in some ways, I'm
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amazed Alan hasn't come forward
just because he's missing all
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these wonderful opportunities
to be interviewed
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by different TV shows.
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ROBERT STACK: Between
1976 and 1980,
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Alan Golder had some
very good years.
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It's estimated that he
stole at least $25 million
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worth of jewels and gems from
the richest people in America.
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ANNA DEJESUS: When you
think about the crimes
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that he committed,
the ordinary person
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would have said, well, with
as much money as he's gotten,
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why didn't he stop?
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It was like an art for him.
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And in another way, it
was almost compulsive
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for him, as if he's
suffering from some sort
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of compulsive disorder.
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ROBERT STACK: Golder's
reputation caught
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the attention of the mob.
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It happened when he tried
to fence some stolen
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jewelry at a shop in New York.
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BILL KNOEDELSEDER:
What it turns out
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is that this particular
jewel store was
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a front for the Genovese
family's international jewel
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fencing operation.
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So being 19-years-old, or
whatever he was at the time,
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he didn't really know what he
was getting into at that point.
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He was just trying to sell some
jewels, but what he did was
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he was, in fact, getting
embedded with the mafia.
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ROBERT STACK: The mob
liked Golder's ambition
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and took him under their wing.
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They wanted to change him into
an international jewel thief.
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BILL KNOEDELSEDER: He would
go meet them in New York
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and he would hang out
with them and they would
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take him out to a restaurant.
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It was sort of a Pygmalion
thing that went on.
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They sort of groomed
him for the business.
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You have to look for the three
Cs in the diamond-- the color,
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the cut, and the clarity.
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Don't pick me up diamonds from
a box on top of the dresser.
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These are never good.
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Nobody keeps expensive
diamonds on top of the dresser.
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Very close.
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ROBERT STACK: But it
was his relationship
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with a mafia that would
lead to Golder's downfall.
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In 1978, Golder
was being pressured
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to bring in more jewelry.
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He and two other
mafia jewel thieves
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were instructed to hit
a home in the Hamptons.
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It's believed that Golder
never carried a weapon,
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but one of his accomplices did.
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[gunshots]
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BILL KNOEDELSEDER: Alan claims
he never even saw the guy.
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That happened it
happened in another room
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in another part of the house.
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And they didn't know if
they killed him or not.
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But they found out the next
day, that the man died.
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ROBERT STACK: Alan Golder's
life spun out of control.
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He was doing drugs and going
through money like water.
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Eventually, he was caught.
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Facing a murder charge,
he looked for a way
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to reduce his sentence.
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Now you know
that we've got you
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at the Lever estate two times
previous, that we know of.
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I need you to tell me, specific
names and specific numbers
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right there on that
piece of paper.
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ROBERT STACK: In exchange
for selling out the mob,
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Golder was given a sentence
of 15 years to life.
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BILL KNOEDELSEDER: You
can assume that there
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was a contract out in his life.
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He became an official
protective witness,
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and the entire time
he was in prison,
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he was basically in
protective custody.
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In prison, he wasn't housed
with the regular inmates.
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He was housed with guys
that were special cases.
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That they had to watch out for
so that he wouldn't be killed.
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ROBERT STACK: But according to
authorities, while in prison,
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Golder continued to sift
through magazines profiling
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the homes of the wealthy.
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Following his parole in
1996, he tried to go straight
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or so he said.
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He even had a job in mind,
working as a chimney sweep.
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ANNA DEJESUS: I
explained to him,
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there are certain employment
positions that you,
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because of your conviction
and your criminal history,
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you cannot work.
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And entering into people's
homes to clean chimneys
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is one of them.
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Then, after that, he had
considered pursuing school.
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We had talked at length
as to what sort of careers
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he could choose, but he was set
on going to a gemology school,
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he wanted to study gems.
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ROBERT STACK: Not long after,
police had another rash
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of high profile
burglaries on their hands,
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but Alan Golder was not
a suspect at the time.
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But in October 1997 in
Greenwich, Connecticut,
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police believe Golder pushed
his luck a bit too far.
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He allegedly was forced
to tie up a homeowner
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and fled in her car.
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Now police believe
the Dinnertime
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Bandit was back in business.
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Alan Golder apparently
went underground.
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We can confirm, that in
Greenwich, in 23 incidents
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of burglary or
attempted burglaries,
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Alan succeeded in
removing over $750,000
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worth of jewelry from the
houses that he hit here.
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ROBERT STACK: In his career,
Golder has stolen more than $30
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million worth of jewelry.
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And police believe he has
no intention of stopping.
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Alan Golder is wanted
on 23 counts of burglary
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and one count of kidnapping.
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[music playing]
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[music playing]
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ROBERT STACK: Coming up.
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Some say there are
codes in the Bible
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that predict major world events.
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You decide if it's true.
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[music playing]
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The Bible, for
centuries, mankind
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has pondered its mysteries.
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For many, it's the word of
God, but journalist Michael
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Drosnin is convinced
that the Bible
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may hold still other mysteries.
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His controversial
book, "The Bible Code,"
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hit the best seller list
soon after its publication
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in early 1997.
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Drosnin claims that there is a
secret code within the Bible,
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a code that has predicted
the most important
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events of the 20th century.
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Here are some examples.
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MICHAEL DROSNIN: The
greatest terrorist event
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in American history, the
Oklahoma City bombing,
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was encoded with the words--
terrible, frightening, death,
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and there will be terror.
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The great Kobe
earthquake in Japan
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that killed more
than 5,000 people,
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was encoded with the words--
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earthquake, fire, Kobe,
Japan, and the year
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that it took place, 1995.
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The Gulf War is encoded
with the words--
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Hussein, enemy, SCUDs.
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Ever since there
was a Bible, people
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have been searching for secret
hidden messages in the Bible.
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I can tell you that
there is no doubt
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that the Bible code does exist.
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And that it does
detail events that
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took place thousands of years
after the Bible was written.
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[music playing]
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ROBERT STACK: In
September of 1994,
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Michael Drosnin
persuaded an intermediary
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to hand deliver a letter to
Israeli prime minister, Yitzhak
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Rabin.
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MICHAEL DROSNIN:
Mr. Prime Minister,
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an Israeli mathematician
has discovered
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a hidden code in the Bible.
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The only time your full
name, Yitzhak Rabin,
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is encoded in the Bible.
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The words-- assassin
that will assassinate--
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cross your name, that
should not be ignored.
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I think you are in real
danger, but that the danger
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can be averted.
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ROBERT STACK: 14 months later,
prime minister Yitzhak Rabin
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spoke at a peace
rally in Tel Aviv.
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It was a last speech
Rabin would ever get.
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As he left the
podium that night,
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he was gunned down
by an assassin.
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Is it possible that
this event was foretold
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nearly 3,000 years ago?
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[music playing]
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The Torah, it is said
to be the word of God
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brought down from
Mount Sinai by Moses.
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And incorporating the first
five books of the Old Testament.
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Hebrew scholars
maintain that the Torah
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predates the birth of Christ.
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Prague, Czechoslovakia
1938, Rabbi HMD Weissmandl
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discover the first
known example of Bible
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coding in the modern era.
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The word, Torah, was spelled
out when he skipped every 50
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letters in the book of Genesis.
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Skipping the same number
of letters in the books
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of Exodus, Numbers,
and Deuteronomy,
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brought the same
result. Coincidence?
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The odds were against it.
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Over the next 50 years,
advances in computer technology
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lead to the next
major breakthrough
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in cracking the Bible code.
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Israeli scientists Doron
Witztum and Eliyahu Rips became
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intrigued by Weissmandl's work.
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They used a computer
program called,
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a skip code, to find words
and patterns in the Hebrew
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text of the Torah.
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A skip code tells a computer to
start with any letter of a text
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and then, skip through the
letters at chosen intervals.
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In his book, Michael
Drosnin uses this example
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to show how it works.
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If you skip every three
letters of this sentence,
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it would look like this.
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You are left with
a new sentence.
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In this case, the encoded
message is, read the code.
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The Israeli mathematicians
ran a script called searching
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for the names of 34
prominent Jewish rabbis
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spanning the last 1,100 years.
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Amazingly, all the names
were found embedded
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in the book of Genesis.
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When the computer found the
encoded names of the rabbis,
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it also found nearby, their
Hebrew dates of birth or death.
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The scientists ran
the search again
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with a new list of rabbis.
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The results were the same.
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According to Michael
Drosnin, the odds
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00:25:15,882 --> 00:25:19,018
of finding the dates with the
names were 10 million to one.
490
00:25:21,888 --> 00:25:23,322
When these findings
were published,
491
00:25:23,422 --> 00:25:26,192
they aroused the attention of
researchers around the world,
492
00:25:26,292 --> 00:25:28,127
including Harold Gans.
493
00:25:28,227 --> 00:25:31,263
Gans is a former senior
cryptologic mathematician,
494
00:25:31,363 --> 00:25:35,167
a code breaker, at the
US Department of Defense.
495
00:25:35,267 --> 00:25:38,004
When I first heard
about it, I dismissed
496
00:25:38,104 --> 00:25:40,607
it as simply ridiculous.
497
00:25:40,707 --> 00:25:42,041
ROBERT STACK: Gans
wrote his own computer
498
00:25:42,141 --> 00:25:44,276
program to test the
validity of the code,
499
00:25:44,376 --> 00:25:46,613
and had identical results.
500
00:25:46,713 --> 00:25:49,616
Then in close proximity
to the rabbis, one of whom
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00:25:49,716 --> 00:25:55,154
was a distant relative, he found
the encoded names of cities.
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00:25:55,254 --> 00:25:57,256
He later learned that
these were the same cities
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00:25:57,356 --> 00:26:00,392
where the rabbis either
had been born or died.
504
00:26:00,492 --> 00:26:04,296
The odds here were more
than a million to one.
505
00:26:04,396 --> 00:26:07,066
HAROLD GANS: I set out to prove
that it was nonsense, instead,
506
00:26:07,166 --> 00:26:09,669
I ended up proving that,
in fact, it was true.
507
00:26:09,769 --> 00:26:11,904
I must admit, I felt
a chill go up my spine
508
00:26:12,004 --> 00:26:15,174
when I saw it corroborated.
509
00:26:15,274 --> 00:26:16,776
ROBERT STACK: Journalist
Michael Drosnin took
510
00:26:16,876 --> 00:26:19,011
the research a step further.
511
00:26:19,111 --> 00:26:21,247
Using the existing
skip code programs,
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00:26:21,347 --> 00:26:24,383
he searched for the names
of historical figures.
513
00:26:24,483 --> 00:26:28,387
The results were tantalizing,
but not entirely convincing,
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00:26:28,487 --> 00:26:30,823
at first.
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00:26:30,923 --> 00:26:33,125
MICHAEL DROSNIN: I
did not fully believe
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00:26:33,225 --> 00:26:36,863
the Bible code was
real until the day
517
00:26:36,963 --> 00:26:41,500
that Yitzhak Rabin
was assassinated.
518
00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:45,471
The one time his name appeared
in the Bible, the words,
519
00:26:45,571 --> 00:26:51,010
assassin will assassinate,
ran right across his name.
520
00:26:51,110 --> 00:26:53,545
ROBERT STACK: Drosnin embarked
on his own ambitious research
521
00:26:53,646 --> 00:26:55,948
into the mysteries
of the Bible code.
522
00:26:56,048 --> 00:26:58,517
He now included a wide
range of history's
523
00:26:58,617 --> 00:27:02,088
most important personalities
and pivotal events.
524
00:27:02,188 --> 00:27:05,257
If Drosnin is correct,
everything that follows
525
00:27:05,357 --> 00:27:09,295
was predicted nearly
3,000 years ago.
526
00:27:09,395 --> 00:27:11,698
According to
Drosnin, Adolf Hitler
527
00:27:11,798 --> 00:27:13,099
is encoded with the words--
528
00:27:13,199 --> 00:27:20,006
Nazi and enemy, evil
man, and slaughter.
529
00:27:20,106 --> 00:27:22,041
Pearl Harbor is encoded
with the words--
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00:27:22,141 --> 00:27:28,247
destruction of the fortress,
World War, and December 7.
531
00:27:28,347 --> 00:27:31,951
According to Drosnin, Watergate
is encoded with Nixon,
532
00:27:32,051 --> 00:27:33,720
and who was he?
533
00:27:33,820 --> 00:27:37,356
President, but he
was kicked out.
534
00:27:37,456 --> 00:27:39,558
In the case of the
Oklahoma City bombing,
535
00:27:39,658 --> 00:27:42,829
Drosnin claims the code
is surprisingly accurate.
536
00:27:42,929 --> 00:27:45,765
He says it includes a name of
the building that was blown up,
537
00:27:45,865 --> 00:27:47,900
the Murrah Building.
538
00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:50,402
The date and time of the attack.
539
00:27:50,502 --> 00:27:52,671
And even the name
of the man convicted
540
00:27:52,772 --> 00:27:56,575
of the crime, Timothy McVeigh.
541
00:27:56,675 --> 00:27:59,846
But not everything in the
code is gloom and doom.
542
00:27:59,946 --> 00:28:02,081
Drosnin notes that
Shakespeare is encoded
543
00:28:02,181 --> 00:28:04,917
with Macbeth and Hamlet.
544
00:28:05,017 --> 00:28:08,921
The Wright Brothers are
encoded with airplane.
545
00:28:09,021 --> 00:28:10,990
And the phrase, man
on the moon, appears
546
00:28:11,090 --> 00:28:15,327
with spaceship and Apollo 11.
547
00:28:15,427 --> 00:28:19,631
But there are those who
question Drosnin's claims.
548
00:28:19,732 --> 00:28:21,868
Humans are pattern
seeking animals.
549
00:28:21,968 --> 00:28:25,271
We look for cause and
effect relationships
550
00:28:25,371 --> 00:28:27,673
in our environment,
meaningful ones.
551
00:28:27,774 --> 00:28:29,208
ROBERT STACK: Michael
Shermer is a publisher
552
00:28:29,308 --> 00:28:31,410
of "Skeptic Magazine."
553
00:28:31,510 --> 00:28:33,645
He believes the Bible
code is an example
554
00:28:33,746 --> 00:28:36,215
of self-fulfilling prophecy.
555
00:28:36,315 --> 00:28:39,919
The Bible code is nothing more
than a form of seek and ye
556
00:28:40,019 --> 00:28:41,320
shall find.
557
00:28:41,420 --> 00:28:43,990
Whether you're using the Bible,
or the dictionary, the Yellow
558
00:28:44,090 --> 00:28:46,125
Pages, some other
novels, all you
559
00:28:46,225 --> 00:28:48,761
need is a long string
of letters and then, you
560
00:28:48,861 --> 00:28:52,598
can run your computer
skip code sequence program
561
00:28:52,698 --> 00:28:55,534
and come up with
all kinds of things.
562
00:28:55,634 --> 00:28:57,837
ROBERT STACK: Michael
Drosnin disagrees.
563
00:28:57,937 --> 00:29:00,706
He says he ran the skip code
program on several books,
564
00:29:00,807 --> 00:29:04,043
including Tolstoy's epic
novel, "War and Peace,"
565
00:29:04,143 --> 00:29:06,645
he claims he found
nothing of significance.
566
00:29:06,745 --> 00:29:09,215
Drosnin is convinced
that the secret code
567
00:29:09,315 --> 00:29:11,818
is exclusive to the Bible.
568
00:29:11,918 --> 00:29:14,286
MICHAEL DROSNIN: Every major
figure in world history
569
00:29:14,386 --> 00:29:18,290
I have looked for, every
major event in world history,
570
00:29:18,390 --> 00:29:23,029
I have looked for, has
been encoded accurately
571
00:29:23,129 --> 00:29:26,565
in remarkable
detail in the Bible.
572
00:29:26,665 --> 00:29:27,800
ROBERT STACK: To
date, Drosnin says
573
00:29:27,900 --> 00:29:30,202
he has uncovered hundreds
of encoded references
574
00:29:30,302 --> 00:29:33,339
to historical
persons and events.
575
00:29:33,439 --> 00:29:35,908
What then, are we to make
of the dire predictions
576
00:29:36,008 --> 00:29:40,212
he believes the Bible
code makes for our future?
577
00:29:40,312 --> 00:29:42,448
MICHAEL DROSNIN: The
most terrible warning
578
00:29:42,548 --> 00:29:47,486
that's encoded in the Bible
is of a possible nuclear World
579
00:29:47,586 --> 00:29:51,357
War within the next 10 years.
580
00:29:51,457 --> 00:29:55,761
The words, World War
and atomic Holocaust,
581
00:29:55,862 --> 00:29:58,764
are both encoded in the
Bible with the same two
582
00:29:58,865 --> 00:30:03,836
years, the years 2000 and 2006.
583
00:30:03,936 --> 00:30:09,141
I'm not calling that a
prediction, but a warning.
584
00:30:09,241 --> 00:30:11,343
That's what I think
the Bible code really
585
00:30:11,443 --> 00:30:17,416
is, a series of warnings, of
dangers we can prevent if we
586
00:30:17,516 --> 00:30:20,086
take the warnings seriously.
587
00:30:20,186 --> 00:30:21,453
Well, now, wait a minute.
588
00:30:21,553 --> 00:30:24,356
You can't prophesize
the end will come,
589
00:30:24,456 --> 00:30:27,126
the end might not come,
the end might be delayed,
590
00:30:27,226 --> 00:30:28,427
or the end might
not come at all.
591
00:30:28,527 --> 00:30:30,963
You've now made all
possible predictions,
592
00:30:31,063 --> 00:30:32,298
which is no prediction at all.
593
00:30:32,398 --> 00:30:34,133
That's not prophecy.
594
00:30:34,233 --> 00:30:36,735
The Bible code, as
far as I'm concerned,
595
00:30:36,835 --> 00:30:39,638
does not predict anything.
596
00:30:39,738 --> 00:30:43,375
It warns us of possible dangers.
597
00:30:43,475 --> 00:30:46,913
It doesn't give us one
pre-determined future, but all
598
00:30:47,013 --> 00:30:48,214
of our possible futures.
599
00:30:48,314 --> 00:30:50,249
[music playing]
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00:30:50,349 --> 00:30:52,151
HAROLD GANS: Mr.
Drosnin is a journalist.
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00:30:52,251 --> 00:30:54,286
He is reporting
on a very complex
602
00:30:54,386 --> 00:30:57,856
mathematical work of world
renowned mathematicians.
603
00:30:57,957 --> 00:31:00,059
He has not used
scientific methodology.
604
00:31:00,159 --> 00:31:05,031
And his actual conclusions
are logically unsound.
605
00:31:05,131 --> 00:31:10,669
It is far better, in my
mind, to sound a false warning,
606
00:31:10,769 --> 00:31:15,707
than to fail to warn
of a real danger.
607
00:31:15,807 --> 00:31:19,411
People sometimes say to
me, where's the good news
608
00:31:19,511 --> 00:31:20,679
in the Bible code?
609
00:31:20,779 --> 00:31:25,217
Why all these predictions
of terrible catastrophes?
610
00:31:25,317 --> 00:31:31,323
And I say, the good news is that
some intelligence cared enough
611
00:31:31,423 --> 00:31:35,627
about us, to encode
the Bible and leave us
612
00:31:35,727 --> 00:31:38,097
these warnings so
that these dangers
613
00:31:38,197 --> 00:31:40,299
could, in fact, be prevented.
614
00:31:43,669 --> 00:31:45,871
[music playing]
615
00:31:47,106 --> 00:31:50,576
Teenagers may runaway,
toddlers may wander off,
616
00:31:50,676 --> 00:31:52,844
but if a baby disappears,
more often than not,
617
00:31:52,945 --> 00:31:55,414
foul play is involved.
618
00:31:55,514 --> 00:31:57,349
A couple in a suburb
of Tampa, Florida
619
00:31:57,449 --> 00:31:59,685
claims someone took their baby.
620
00:31:59,785 --> 00:32:02,188
Kidnapped her in
the dead of night.
621
00:32:02,288 --> 00:32:05,958
Only one thing is certain,
the baby is missing.
622
00:32:06,058 --> 00:32:07,259
[music playing]
623
00:32:07,359 --> 00:32:10,997
ROBERT STACK: November 24,
1997, Marlene Aisenberg says
624
00:32:11,097 --> 00:32:13,199
she got up shortly
after 6:00 that morning
625
00:32:13,299 --> 00:32:15,167
and went into the kitchen.
626
00:32:15,267 --> 00:32:19,738
MARLENE AISENBERG: I noticed the
laundry room door to the garage
627
00:32:19,838 --> 00:32:24,676
is open and I'm like,
what's that doing open?
628
00:32:24,776 --> 00:32:27,079
And I just run to
the first bedroom
629
00:32:27,179 --> 00:32:30,582
and I look in Sabrina's
crib and she was gone.
630
00:32:30,682 --> 00:32:31,883
And I was just--
631
00:32:31,984 --> 00:32:32,784
I was hysterical.
632
00:32:32,884 --> 00:32:34,253
Steve, Sabrina's missing!
633
00:32:34,353 --> 00:32:36,888
Sabrina's gone!
634
00:32:36,989 --> 00:32:38,824
ROBERT STACK: Sabrina,
Steve and Marlene
635
00:32:38,924 --> 00:32:43,595
Aisenberg's third child, barely
five months old, had vanished,
636
00:32:43,695 --> 00:32:46,598
taken from her own crib.
637
00:32:46,698 --> 00:32:50,602
The Aisenberg's home
was now a crime scene.
638
00:32:50,702 --> 00:32:53,339
This frightened lot
of people, terrified
639
00:32:53,439 --> 00:32:54,640
a lot of young parents.
640
00:32:54,740 --> 00:32:57,676
It was chilling for people
who lived in that community.
641
00:32:57,776 --> 00:33:01,580
It was a quiet, safe,
out-of-the-way place.
642
00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:02,848
And then, a baby disappears.
643
00:33:06,052 --> 00:33:08,487
ROBERT STACK: How could
a baby just disappear?
644
00:33:08,587 --> 00:33:12,058
The Aisenbergs had left their
garage door open overnight.
645
00:33:12,158 --> 00:33:15,394
The interior door may also
have been left unlocked,
646
00:33:15,494 --> 00:33:18,597
but there were no clues
about an intruder.
647
00:33:18,697 --> 00:33:19,965
Who took baby Sabrina?
648
00:33:23,269 --> 00:33:25,704
Marlene Aisenberg says
the investigation suddenly
649
00:33:25,804 --> 00:33:29,208
took an unexpected turn,
she and her husband
650
00:33:29,308 --> 00:33:31,910
became prime suspects.
651
00:33:32,010 --> 00:33:33,079
No forced entry.
652
00:33:33,179 --> 00:33:35,047
No ransom note.
653
00:33:35,147 --> 00:33:37,749
We think you had something
to do with the disappearance
654
00:33:37,849 --> 00:33:40,286
of Sabrina.
655
00:33:40,386 --> 00:33:42,921
Why don't you just tell
us where Sabrina is.
656
00:33:43,021 --> 00:33:44,723
MARLENE AISENBERG: To me,
it was the most unbelievable
657
00:33:44,823 --> 00:33:47,626
thing I could have ever heard.
658
00:33:47,726 --> 00:33:50,028
I was like, I have no
idea where Sabrina is.
659
00:33:50,129 --> 00:33:53,632
I have no idea who took
her, that's why you're here.
660
00:33:53,732 --> 00:33:55,234
Help.
661
00:33:55,334 --> 00:33:57,869
Find her.
662
00:33:57,969 --> 00:33:59,705
ROBERT STACK: Deputies
removed a number of items
663
00:33:59,805 --> 00:34:01,907
from the Aisenberg
home, including
664
00:34:02,007 --> 00:34:04,376
Sabrina's crib and bedding.
665
00:34:04,476 --> 00:34:09,448
They were sent to the FBI
lab at Quantico for analysis.
666
00:34:09,548 --> 00:34:12,151
As a search for baby
Sabrina continued,
667
00:34:12,251 --> 00:34:17,189
the Aisenberg's taped a public
appeal pleading for her return.
668
00:34:17,289 --> 00:34:20,392
This morning, someone
came into our home
669
00:34:20,492 --> 00:34:23,995
and took our baby, Sabrina
Paige, out of her crib.
670
00:34:24,096 --> 00:34:25,864
ROBERT STACK: The plea
might have inspired sympathy
671
00:34:25,964 --> 00:34:28,667
for the Aisenbergs, it did not.
672
00:34:28,767 --> 00:34:29,968
MARTY ROSEN: Some
people felt that they
673
00:34:30,068 --> 00:34:31,237
were guilty of something.
674
00:34:31,337 --> 00:34:33,605
Some people felt that they
were involved in some way
675
00:34:33,705 --> 00:34:37,209
in Sabrina's disappearance.
676
00:34:37,309 --> 00:34:38,877
ROBERT STACK: The day
after Sabrina vanished,
677
00:34:38,977 --> 00:34:41,012
the media taped the
Aisenbergs smiling
678
00:34:41,113 --> 00:34:42,981
as they left their home.
679
00:34:43,081 --> 00:34:48,053
Public opinion counted it as
another strike against them.
680
00:34:48,154 --> 00:34:50,822
A lot of people in the
community saw that clip
681
00:34:50,922 --> 00:34:53,425
and saw Steve's smile
and they saw Marlene
682
00:34:53,525 --> 00:34:56,862
with a quick flash of a smile,
and they jumped to conclusions.
683
00:34:56,962 --> 00:34:59,631
They said, why would
these people be smiling?
684
00:34:59,731 --> 00:35:02,033
There must be
something wrong here.
685
00:35:02,134 --> 00:35:03,669
Are you withholding
any information?
686
00:35:03,769 --> 00:35:05,171
ROBERT STACK: The
Aisenbergs voluntarily
687
00:35:05,271 --> 00:35:07,639
took a polygraph test.
688
00:35:07,739 --> 00:35:09,575
Did you help take your
daughter from your home
689
00:35:09,675 --> 00:35:10,542
that night?
690
00:35:10,642 --> 00:35:11,677
No.
691
00:35:11,777 --> 00:35:13,179
Do you have any knowledge
of your daughter's
692
00:35:13,279 --> 00:35:14,180
current location?
693
00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:15,314
No.
694
00:35:15,414 --> 00:35:16,815
ROBERT STACK: In Marlene's
case, the results
695
00:35:16,915 --> 00:35:18,850
are a matter of debate.
696
00:35:18,950 --> 00:35:20,619
MARLENE AISENBERG: They
told me it was inconclusive,
697
00:35:20,719 --> 00:35:21,987
and they told me
that they expected
698
00:35:22,087 --> 00:35:28,727
it to be that because I was
hysterical and everything.
699
00:35:28,827 --> 00:35:32,364
My baby's gone, they
would expect that.
700
00:35:32,464 --> 00:35:34,366
Are you lying about your
daughter's disappearance?
701
00:35:34,466 --> 00:35:35,501
ROBERT STACK: The
Sheriff's office
702
00:35:35,601 --> 00:35:37,603
insists, Marlene
Aisenberg's polygraph
703
00:35:37,703 --> 00:35:40,572
results were not inconclusive.
704
00:35:40,672 --> 00:35:45,010
But officials won't say
whether she passed or failed.
705
00:35:45,110 --> 00:35:46,345
No.
706
00:35:46,445 --> 00:35:49,648
I don't give a damn about
Hillsborough County polygraph.
707
00:35:49,748 --> 00:35:51,817
ROBERT STACK: Shortly
after Sabrina disappeared,
708
00:35:51,917 --> 00:35:54,453
the Aisenbergs
hired an attorney.
709
00:35:54,553 --> 00:35:57,323
To some, it was another
sign of their guilt.
710
00:35:57,423 --> 00:36:01,227
The Aisenbergs say, the
police left them no choice.
711
00:36:01,327 --> 00:36:03,028
When the police
sit across from you
712
00:36:03,128 --> 00:36:05,664
and say, we believe you
know where your daughter is
713
00:36:05,764 --> 00:36:07,499
and we believe you
know who has her,
714
00:36:07,599 --> 00:36:11,837
there's a good reason
to get an attorney.
715
00:36:11,937 --> 00:36:16,508
ROBERT STACK: Months passed
and still no trace of the baby.
716
00:36:16,608 --> 00:36:19,545
MARTY ROSEN: The police held
suffer press conferences fairly
717
00:36:19,645 --> 00:36:22,681
early on in the case
and told the reporters
718
00:36:22,781 --> 00:36:25,083
that, in fact, they had
evidence and that we
719
00:36:25,183 --> 00:36:26,285
should just hang on.
720
00:36:26,385 --> 00:36:28,220
That they were processing
the evidence and that
721
00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:30,256
it would be forthcoming.
722
00:36:30,356 --> 00:36:33,292
That was almost a year
ago and I've not seen
723
00:36:33,392 --> 00:36:36,161
any of that evidence to date.
724
00:36:36,262 --> 00:36:37,263
ROBERT STACK: The
police declined
725
00:36:37,363 --> 00:36:40,131
to comment on any
evidence in this case,
726
00:36:40,232 --> 00:36:43,034
including the results of
tests done in the FBI lab
727
00:36:43,134 --> 00:36:44,736
at Quantico.
728
00:36:44,836 --> 00:36:46,137
Unfortunately,
most of the leads
729
00:36:46,238 --> 00:36:49,140
bring us back to a dead
end and that brings
730
00:36:49,241 --> 00:36:50,776
us back to this community.
731
00:36:50,876 --> 00:36:53,011
And we feel that the
answers to this crime
732
00:36:53,111 --> 00:36:55,547
are within this community.
733
00:36:55,647 --> 00:36:57,583
Our policy has
always been that we
734
00:36:57,683 --> 00:36:59,718
don't list people as
a suspect unless we
735
00:36:59,818 --> 00:37:01,520
have enough to charge them.
736
00:37:01,620 --> 00:37:03,822
We have not ruled
the Aisenbergs out.
737
00:37:03,922 --> 00:37:07,693
They have failed to
assist us in some ways
738
00:37:07,793 --> 00:37:12,598
and it makes it more difficult
to rule them out as having
739
00:37:12,698 --> 00:37:14,366
some involvement in the case.
740
00:37:14,466 --> 00:37:16,034
[music playing]
741
00:37:16,134 --> 00:37:18,337
ROBERT STACK: The Aisenbergs
continue to maintain,
742
00:37:18,437 --> 00:37:20,238
Sabrina was kidnapped.
743
00:37:22,408 --> 00:37:23,675
MARLENE AISENBERG: I
believe that somebody
744
00:37:23,775 --> 00:37:27,078
came into our home
and just took her.
745
00:37:27,178 --> 00:37:30,316
It had to be someone
who wanted a baby so bad
746
00:37:30,416 --> 00:37:32,150
and they couldn't
have one themselves.
747
00:37:32,250 --> 00:37:36,622
Or they needed money so bad that
they would want to sell her.
748
00:37:36,722 --> 00:37:38,457
STEVE AISENBERG: It could be
that somebody just watched
749
00:37:38,557 --> 00:37:41,393
Marlene and I and saw our
habits of occasionally
750
00:37:41,493 --> 00:37:42,794
leaving the garage open.
751
00:37:42,894 --> 00:37:44,696
Knew we had a baby.
752
00:37:44,796 --> 00:37:49,401
Or it could have been
somebody that knew us casually
753
00:37:49,501 --> 00:37:52,771
and then, through
others, knew our habits.
754
00:37:52,871 --> 00:37:56,107
So anything is just
pure speculation.
755
00:37:56,207 --> 00:37:58,344
[music playing]
756
00:37:59,345 --> 00:38:00,479
ROBERT STACK: Update.
757
00:38:00,579 --> 00:38:03,782
In September of 1999,
a federal grand jury
758
00:38:03,882 --> 00:38:06,618
indicted Marlene and
Steven Aisenberg on charges
759
00:38:06,718 --> 00:38:09,087
of conspiracy and
lying to investigators
760
00:38:09,187 --> 00:38:12,057
about the disappearance
of Sabrina.
761
00:38:12,157 --> 00:38:14,259
Two years later, a judge
threw the indictment
762
00:38:14,360 --> 00:38:17,563
out by lambasting prosecutors
for misrepresenting
763
00:38:17,663 --> 00:38:19,698
the strength of their case.
764
00:38:19,798 --> 00:38:21,767
The US Attorney has
agreed to reimburse
765
00:38:21,867 --> 00:38:24,370
the Aisenbergs for the cost
of their legal counsel.
766
00:38:37,749 --> 00:38:40,085
[music playing]
767
00:38:42,654 --> 00:38:44,055
ROBERT STACK:
31-year-old Lee Carter
768
00:38:44,155 --> 00:38:46,124
Jr. was the kind
of guy who always
769
00:38:46,224 --> 00:38:48,727
tried to do the right thing.
770
00:38:48,827 --> 00:38:55,266
But on the morning
of July 28, 1993,
771
00:38:55,367 --> 00:39:00,506
it seems doing the right thing
got Lee Carter, Jr. killed.
772
00:39:00,606 --> 00:39:03,108
A bomb, placed under
the seat of his Porsche
773
00:39:03,208 --> 00:39:07,145
parked outside Carter's home,
ended his life instantly.
774
00:39:07,245 --> 00:39:11,617
For members of Carter's family,
the loss has been unbearable.
775
00:39:11,717 --> 00:39:14,586
LEE CARTER, SR: There's
been no closure of any kind.
776
00:39:14,686 --> 00:39:17,088
I wake up in the morning, he's
the first thing I think about.
777
00:39:17,188 --> 00:39:19,024
I go to bed at night,
I'd say most the time,
778
00:39:19,124 --> 00:39:20,426
it's the first thing
I'm thinking about,
779
00:39:20,526 --> 00:39:22,928
the last thing I'm
thinking about.
780
00:39:23,028 --> 00:39:25,897
ROBERT STACK: Who would
want to kill Lee Carter, Jr?
781
00:39:25,997 --> 00:39:29,701
Police in Carter's upstate New
York hometown have a suspect.
782
00:39:29,801 --> 00:39:32,270
They would like your
help in finding him.
783
00:39:32,370 --> 00:39:35,674
They believe he is a dangerous
killer, a man they suspect
784
00:39:35,774 --> 00:39:38,009
is an enforcer for an
outlaw branch of the Hell's
785
00:39:38,109 --> 00:39:40,412
Angels motorcycle gang.
786
00:39:40,512 --> 00:39:45,016
The man's name is Rick Vallee,
and if you happen to know him,
787
00:39:45,116 --> 00:39:47,218
be careful.
788
00:39:47,318 --> 00:39:49,688
[music playing]
789
00:39:52,257 --> 00:39:55,727
In the early 1990s, police
believe Vallee led the Angels
790
00:39:55,827 --> 00:39:58,764
in a battle for control
of drugs and prostitution
791
00:39:58,864 --> 00:40:01,366
along the US-Canadian border.
792
00:40:01,467 --> 00:40:04,235
Police allege, Vallee's
job was to kill people who
793
00:40:04,335 --> 00:40:07,873
double crossed the biker gang.
794
00:40:07,973 --> 00:40:09,875
Lee Carter, Jr.
had been approached
795
00:40:09,975 --> 00:40:12,711
by associates of Rick
Vallee who wanted to use
796
00:40:12,811 --> 00:40:15,213
his home as a safe house.
797
00:40:15,313 --> 00:40:16,982
It is alleged that
Vallee and the gang
798
00:40:17,082 --> 00:40:21,086
had plans to smuggle 54 kilos of
cocaine from the United States
799
00:40:21,186 --> 00:40:22,621
into Canada.
800
00:40:22,721 --> 00:40:26,458
Carter's home was
close to the border.
801
00:40:26,558 --> 00:40:30,061
Carter went to the police and
agreed to act as an informant.
802
00:40:30,161 --> 00:40:32,564
The drug deal was
quickly thwarted
803
00:40:32,664 --> 00:40:37,235
and Rick Vallee was charged with
conspiracy to import cocaine.
804
00:40:37,335 --> 00:40:40,105
My son didn't get into
detail on it to me at all.
805
00:40:40,205 --> 00:40:42,407
He did tell me he was working
with the state police.
806
00:40:42,508 --> 00:40:44,375
He told me he was helping them.
807
00:40:44,476 --> 00:40:49,314
And I started to ask him what
it was about and he said,
808
00:40:49,414 --> 00:40:52,217
it was best that I didn't
get involved in it.
809
00:40:52,317 --> 00:40:53,852
That what he was
doing was with them
810
00:40:53,952 --> 00:40:56,354
and was on the up
and up with law.
811
00:40:56,454 --> 00:40:58,590
ROBERT STACK: Before the
case could go to trial,
812
00:40:58,690 --> 00:41:03,028
Lee Carter, Jr, the main
witness, was eliminated.
813
00:41:03,128 --> 00:41:06,565
Police believe Rick Vallee,
a known demolitions expert,
814
00:41:06,665 --> 00:41:09,535
planted the bomb
that killed him.
815
00:41:09,635 --> 00:41:12,370
PETER PERSON: Rick Vallee
obviously made the decision
816
00:41:12,470 --> 00:41:16,542
that if he took out the
witness, had the witness killed,
817
00:41:16,642 --> 00:41:19,010
then there was nobody to
testify against him in court,
818
00:41:19,110 --> 00:41:20,646
the drug charge would
have to be dismissed,
819
00:41:20,746 --> 00:41:23,815
which, in effect,
is what happened.
820
00:41:23,915 --> 00:41:25,684
ROBERT STACK: Two days
after Carter's murder,
821
00:41:25,784 --> 00:41:28,286
with the star witness
against him dead,
822
00:41:28,386 --> 00:41:31,056
the drug charges against
Rick Vallee were dropped.
823
00:41:34,993 --> 00:41:38,630
Two years passed, during
that time, New York state
824
00:41:38,730 --> 00:41:41,299
and Canadian authorities
gathered enough evidence
825
00:41:41,399 --> 00:41:44,803
to charge Vallee
with Carter's murder.
826
00:41:44,903 --> 00:41:47,773
Vallee was arrested in Canada
and was awaiting extradition
827
00:41:47,873 --> 00:41:49,875
to the United States.
828
00:41:49,975 --> 00:41:52,611
While in custody, Rick
Vallee had his jaw
829
00:41:52,711 --> 00:41:55,847
broken in a jailhouse fight.
830
00:41:55,947 --> 00:41:57,849
Over the next few
weeks, he was treated
831
00:41:57,949 --> 00:42:00,518
at a local hospital
where two guards
832
00:42:00,619 --> 00:42:03,521
would always accompany him.
833
00:42:03,622 --> 00:42:05,290
PETER PERSON: During
the course of his visit,
834
00:42:05,390 --> 00:42:08,226
he had consistently
set up where he would
835
00:42:08,326 --> 00:42:11,029
take a shower around 8:00.
836
00:42:11,129 --> 00:42:13,965
At this particular point,
he had been on the phone
837
00:42:14,065 --> 00:42:16,401
and indicated to
one of the guards
838
00:42:16,501 --> 00:42:20,005
that he would like the
guard to wait there
839
00:42:20,105 --> 00:42:21,607
because he was waiting
for an important phone
840
00:42:21,707 --> 00:42:24,375
call from his attorney.
841
00:42:24,475 --> 00:42:27,579
He then went to take a
shower with the other guard.
842
00:42:27,679 --> 00:42:31,182
As both of them entered
the shower room,
843
00:42:31,282 --> 00:42:34,986
the one guard was accosted.
844
00:42:35,086 --> 00:42:36,387
What took you?
845
00:42:36,487 --> 00:42:39,290
ROBERT STACK: With the help of
an accomplice, Vallee escaped.
846
00:42:39,390 --> 00:42:43,328
It's the last time anyone
has seen Rick Vallee.
847
00:42:43,428 --> 00:42:45,797
My gut sense is that
he's out of the country,
848
00:42:45,897 --> 00:42:46,998
and that he's gone
someplace else
849
00:42:47,098 --> 00:42:50,201
and has probably
established a new identity.
850
00:42:50,301 --> 00:42:52,671
Obviously, we'd love to have
somebody call us and tell
851
00:42:52,771 --> 00:42:56,574
us, well, Rick Vallee is in this
house right now having dinner.
852
00:42:56,675 --> 00:43:00,445
And I can assure you that
within moments, we'd be
853
00:43:00,545 --> 00:43:02,480
there and get him into custody.
854
00:43:02,580 --> 00:43:04,315
[music playing]
855
00:43:05,550 --> 00:43:08,286
LEE CARTER, SR: When I
think of Richard Vallee,
856
00:43:08,386 --> 00:43:11,757
I think is an individual that
thinks nothing of taking life.
857
00:43:11,857 --> 00:43:15,093
Thinks nothing of
anyone else whatsoever.
858
00:43:15,193 --> 00:43:17,495
He is it and that's all.
859
00:43:17,595 --> 00:43:19,597
He has no values.
860
00:43:19,698 --> 00:43:22,067
It would help,
considerably, to know
861
00:43:22,167 --> 00:43:23,534
that at least the
individual wasn't
862
00:43:23,635 --> 00:43:26,271
out there living high
on the hog while he
863
00:43:26,371 --> 00:43:28,206
is taking someone else's life.
864
00:43:28,306 --> 00:43:30,709
[music playing]
865
00:43:55,466 --> 00:43:56,702
[music playing]
866
00:43:56,802 --> 00:43:59,971
ROBERT STACK: Next, the hunt
for an escaped convict ends
867
00:44:00,071 --> 00:44:03,408
thanks to one of our viewers.
868
00:44:03,508 --> 00:44:05,777
[music playing]
869
00:44:09,214 --> 00:44:11,316
On a previous broadcast,
we asked for your help
870
00:44:11,416 --> 00:44:13,118
in finding a ruthless
killer who'd escaped
871
00:44:13,218 --> 00:44:15,453
from an Oklahoma prison.
872
00:44:15,553 --> 00:44:18,123
Michael Wayne Brown was able
to elude law enforcement
873
00:44:18,223 --> 00:44:21,426
authorities for over
15 years, but thanks
874
00:44:21,526 --> 00:44:23,762
to an "Unsolved
Mysteries" viewer,
875
00:44:23,862 --> 00:44:25,731
Brown is now back behind bars.
876
00:44:31,837 --> 00:44:34,539
When he was only 18,
Michael Wayne Brown
877
00:44:34,639 --> 00:44:37,142
and another teenager were in
the middle of burglarizing
878
00:44:37,242 --> 00:44:39,477
an insurance office
when an employee
879
00:44:39,577 --> 00:44:41,747
stopped by to pick up a file.
880
00:44:41,847 --> 00:44:43,048
Give me the gun.
881
00:44:43,148 --> 00:44:44,750
Turn around!
882
00:44:44,850 --> 00:44:47,185
[gunshot]
883
00:44:52,157 --> 00:44:53,491
ROBERT STACK: Brown
was put on death row
884
00:44:53,591 --> 00:44:55,761
for murdering Richard Sullivan.
885
00:44:55,861 --> 00:44:57,796
However, that sentence
was later commuted
886
00:44:57,896 --> 00:45:01,032
to life without parole.
887
00:45:01,132 --> 00:45:02,968
Michael Wayne Brown
had served nine years
888
00:45:03,068 --> 00:45:04,870
in the Oklahoma
State prison system
889
00:45:04,970 --> 00:45:07,138
when his luck began to change.
890
00:45:07,238 --> 00:45:10,475
A lonely widow named Donna
Moses began writing him letters
891
00:45:10,575 --> 00:45:13,044
as part of her church groups
attempt to help convicts
892
00:45:13,144 --> 00:45:15,513
find spiritual comfort.
893
00:45:15,613 --> 00:45:19,184
But these pen pals quickly
became something more.
894
00:45:19,284 --> 00:45:20,351
SHERRY NICKERSON:
She was lonely.
895
00:45:20,451 --> 00:45:23,454
She hadn't had anybody
for a very long time.
896
00:45:23,554 --> 00:45:26,657
And she needed
that companionship.
897
00:45:26,758 --> 00:45:29,227
Someone to talk to
her about things
898
00:45:29,327 --> 00:45:31,162
and show her love and affection.
899
00:45:31,262 --> 00:45:32,798
And that's what
she got from him.
900
00:45:32,898 --> 00:45:34,532
Do you, Michael Wayne
Brown, take this woman to be
901
00:45:34,632 --> 00:45:35,901
your lawfully wedded wide?
902
00:45:36,001 --> 00:45:36,868
ROBERT STACK: Less than three
months after meeting Brown,
903
00:45:36,968 --> 00:45:40,205
Donna Moses married him.
904
00:45:40,305 --> 00:45:43,574
In November of 1984,
Brown was transferred
905
00:45:43,674 --> 00:45:47,445
to a minimum security prison
that was a perfect opportunity,
906
00:45:47,545 --> 00:45:49,881
and he wasted little time.
907
00:45:49,981 --> 00:45:53,318
Michael Wayne Brown and another
inmate jumped a four foot fence
908
00:45:53,418 --> 00:45:55,520
and raced for freedom.
909
00:45:55,620 --> 00:45:57,355
Authorities believe
that Donna Moses
910
00:45:57,455 --> 00:46:00,158
Brown drove the getaway car.
911
00:46:00,258 --> 00:46:03,028
Within a year, the second
convict was captured.
912
00:46:03,128 --> 00:46:04,996
For 15 years,
authorities received
913
00:46:05,096 --> 00:46:06,697
numerous tips about
the whereabouts
914
00:46:06,798 --> 00:46:08,666
of Michael and Donna Brown.
915
00:46:08,766 --> 00:46:11,903
And then, finally, one paid off.
916
00:46:12,003 --> 00:46:13,704
[music playing]
917
00:46:13,805 --> 00:46:15,040
Update.
918
00:46:15,140 --> 00:46:18,643
In 1999, an alert
"Unsolved Mysteries" viewer
919
00:46:18,743 --> 00:46:21,346
chanced upon a photograph
from our website.
920
00:46:21,446 --> 00:46:23,414
GREG: I couldn't believe it.
921
00:46:23,514 --> 00:46:26,517
It looked like him, but
my mind said it's not him,
922
00:46:26,617 --> 00:46:28,453
but the picture
said, it was him.
923
00:46:28,553 --> 00:46:30,221
Greg knew Donna
and Michael Brown
924
00:46:30,321 --> 00:46:32,657
as Linda and Kenneth Ginter.
925
00:46:32,757 --> 00:46:35,326
The Ginter's owned a video
store in the quiet suburb
926
00:46:35,426 --> 00:46:36,995
of Ketterling, Ohio.
927
00:46:37,095 --> 00:46:40,832
In fact, Greg's wife
worked at the store.
928
00:46:40,932 --> 00:46:42,567
PETER PERSON: You'd never
know he was a murderer.
929
00:46:42,667 --> 00:46:44,502
You would never know that.
930
00:46:44,602 --> 00:46:46,704
Like I said, he was like
an icon in the community.
931
00:46:46,804 --> 00:46:47,939
Everybody liked him.
932
00:46:48,039 --> 00:46:49,875
The kids would come in
there and high five him.
933
00:46:49,975 --> 00:46:50,876
He'd give them candy.
934
00:46:50,976 --> 00:46:53,244
And super nice guy.
935
00:46:53,344 --> 00:46:55,981
ROBERT STACK: Coincidentally,
about 15 minutes after spotting
936
00:46:56,081 --> 00:46:58,884
the photos on the "Unsolved
Mysteries" website,
937
00:46:58,984 --> 00:47:02,387
Greg received a phone
call from Kenneth Ginter.
938
00:47:02,487 --> 00:47:04,455
The phone rings and it was him.
939
00:47:04,555 --> 00:47:07,125
And he was asking my
wife to work that night.
940
00:47:07,225 --> 00:47:08,927
I told him that I seen
a guy on the computer
941
00:47:09,027 --> 00:47:09,995
that looked like him.
942
00:47:10,095 --> 00:47:11,596
And I said, Michael
Wayne Brown, and he
943
00:47:11,696 --> 00:47:13,198
kind of got quiet for a minute.
944
00:47:13,298 --> 00:47:15,800
And he says, well, Greg,
everybody has a twin.
945
00:47:15,901 --> 00:47:17,368
So I left it at that.
946
00:47:17,468 --> 00:47:19,370
ROBERT STACK: Realizing
that he had been recognized,
947
00:47:19,470 --> 00:47:21,839
Brown quietly
dropped from sight,
948
00:47:21,940 --> 00:47:24,675
but knowing that the FBI
was one step behind him,
949
00:47:24,775 --> 00:47:28,246
he turned himself in.
950
00:47:28,346 --> 00:47:30,415
Brown is serving the
remainder of his sentence
951
00:47:30,515 --> 00:47:32,417
at the Oklahoma
State Penitentiary
952
00:47:32,517 --> 00:47:34,485
in McAlester, Oklahoma.
953
00:47:34,585 --> 00:47:36,721
Authorities view Donna
Brown as a hapless
954
00:47:36,821 --> 00:47:38,523
victim of her husband.
955
00:47:38,623 --> 00:47:41,492
She was never charged with
any wrongdoing in connection
956
00:47:41,592 --> 00:47:43,895
with Brown's escape.
957
00:47:43,995 --> 00:47:46,264
[music playing]
958
00:47:49,700 --> 00:47:50,535
[music playing]
959
00:47:50,635 --> 00:47:52,403
For every mystery,
there is someone
960
00:47:52,503 --> 00:47:55,173
somewhere who knows the truth.
961
00:47:55,273 --> 00:48:00,178
Join me for the next edition
of "Unsolved Mysteries."
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