[ Siren wails ]
>> Narrator: "America's Most
Wanted" is the most successful
show in television history
catching America's most
dangerous fugitives.
>> Tonight, his luck runs out.
>> Narrator: More than
1,100 suspects captured because
of viewer tips.
Now we are back, and we need
your help again to catch the
most ruthless criminals on the
run today, putting people at
risk every minute they're free.
Tonight, you're the detective.
You're our best shot at catching
these fugitives.
We're using incredible new
crime‐fighting technology and
social media, connecting you to
us at lightning speeds.
All night, we'll be sharing new
information about fugitives on
the loose right now, fugitives
who may be living a double life
right next door.
First Glen Godwin, a drug
kingpin and convicted murderer
who broke out of prison not once
but twice.
>> He committed two murders.
He has no regrets.
He's a sociopath.
>> Narrator: Next,
Eugene Palmer, who cops say
murdered his daughter‐in‐law in
cold blood.
>> Eugene Palmer can't go on as
a free man.
Her family deserves justice.
>> Narrator: And, finally,
Jennifer Settle, an unstable mom
who abducted her own daughter.
>> It's been two years since
I've seen McKenna.
I just want to see my daughter
again.
>> Narrator: Do you recognize
her?
Tonight, America, we need your
help to catch these dangerous
fugitives.
This is "America's Most Wanted."
>> Hello, everyone.
I'm Elizabeth Vargas, and I am
so honored to be here tonight,
hosting a show that I've watched
for so many years.
Because of your tips,
"America's Most Wanted" has
helped capture an incredible
number of fugitives ‐‐ 1,186, to
be exact.
And now, starting again tonight,
we're gonna catch even more.
And we're using new technology
to do it ‐‐ powerful tools that
didn't exist when the show first
debuted 33 years ago, like our
"AMW" criminal avatars, using
police photos and
age‐progression technology to
bring our fugitives to life, and
our Fugitive Tracker that
closely follows their every
move, from the scene of the
crime to the most recent
sightings.
Plus, we have a team of expert
profilers and investigators, the
FBI, and U. S. Marshals all
standing by to take your tips
in real time.
But most importantly, we have
you at home.
Your phones, your videos, your
tips.
As an investigative journalist,
I've covered some of the worst
crime stories in America in the
course of my career, and I have
sat across from the tearful
victims, and it is
gut‐wrenching.
That is why I'm here tonight, to
get justice for them.
"America's Most Wanted" debuted
in 1988 with John Walsh at the
helm.
John leaves an enormous legacy.
I'm honored to follow his lead.
In fact, the fugitive in our
first case tonight was featured
by John Walsh right here on
"AMW" in 1988.
>> Glen Godwin has escaped from
California's Folsom Prison.
In prison, he grew a beard and
cut his hair short.
Godwin may be carrying a
9mm submachine gun as well as a
handgun.
Now the FBI needs your help in
locating an escaped killer.
>> Glen Godwin ‐‐ a charming,
handsome, convicted killer who
escaped prison not once but
twice and is still on the run as
one of the FBI's most wanted.
Take a look at this re‐creation
based on actual police reports.
♪♪♪
>> Glen Godwin, Roy Dickey,
Frank Soto, and pilot
Kim LeValley had a
cocaine‐and‐marijuana smuggling
operation.
>> Each of the fellows had a
very specific role, but
Glen Godwin seemed to be the
ringleader.
He had this crew, and he put it
all together.
>> This was a lucrative
business.
Each flight was worth roughly
$100,000.
So if they were doing multiple
flights per week over a period
of several years, we're talking
about millions of dollars.
Godwin was, at that point, only
22 years old.
[ Horn honks ]
He resented the fact that
LeValley was making more for his
role as a pilot than the rest of
them.
>> They lured LeValley to the
condo where Glen Godwin planned
to rob him and kill him.
>> [ Grunting ]
♪♪♪
>> Glen Godwin stabbed him
28 times, commenting that he
just wouldn't die.
♪♪♪
>> It was a particularly heinous
killing.
That night, the three of them
pick up the body and transport
it to the site at which it was
exploded.
The body was discovered, and he
was captured fairly shortly
thereafter.
[ Camera shutter clicking ]
>> How stupid it was to leave
the license plate.
I mean, it led them to him
within hours.
Glen Godwin was tried for murder
and ultimately sentenced to
25‐to‐life.
Godwin wound up at medium
security because they didn't see
him as a risk.
>> After Glen Godwin's
convictions were final in the
court of appeal, he started
thinking about escaping.
♪♪♪
>> Godwin tried to escape, but
they caught him.
>> As a consequence of that,
they sent him to Folsom, which
is a maximum‐security facility.
>> Folsom Prison is an
old‐school penitentiary.
If a prisoner is not where
they're supposed to be, they're
fair game for the guys with the
rifles up in the tower.
Those guys shoot to kill.
>> He still wanted to escape.
He wanted to get out of there.
>> Godwin was experienced enough
to be able to manipulate people,
both inmates and staff.
His assignment was changed so
that he was given access to a
less‐secure place on the prison.
>> So here's Godwin.
High‐security inmate.
Sees all these master plans of
the prison.
And something clicks in his
head.
"Hey, I need to escape, and I
see my way."
♪♪♪
>> Godwin tried to do a couple
of escapes before and always
been caught, but this one's
planned out so good.
>> Lorenz Karlic and Godwin were
cellmates, and once Karlic ended
up getting paroled, Godwin
called up with his plan to
escape.
>> Being the smooth talker he
is, he gets his wife Shelly.
The two of them worked with him
in this escape plan.
Everything's set up now.
It's all ready to go.
>> Most people don't break into
prison.
They break out of prison.
>> Glen Godwin was about to pull
off one of the most daring
prison escapes in history, one
of the few to ever escape
maximum‐security Folsom Prison.
We'll get back to his story, but
first I want to point out some
important clues to help you
catch him.
I'm joined now by Yodit Tewolde,
a former prosecutor and
criminal‐defense attorney in
Dallas County.
Welcome to "AMW."
>> Thank you.
>> Let's take a look at the
last‐known photo of Glen Godwin.
It's his mug shot from 1991.
He's about 30 years old here
We're gonna use our special
age‐progression technology to
morph it into what we think he
would look like today.
>> Always so amazing to see.
>> How accurate is this
age‐progression technology?
>> It's very accurate.
I mean, you have medical
illustrators that created this
image based on how bones and
muscles of the face change over
time.
So notice how Godwin's skin
texture is less smooth, how his
nose and his ears kept growing,
and how his earlobes dropped.
>> Alright, we're gonna use that
age‐progression technology now
and marry it with our
state‐of‐the‐art 3‐D avatar of
Glen Godwin ‐‐ standing next to
him.
>> Always so lifelike.
>> You can learn a lot, because
one of the first things ‐‐ he's
on the tall side.
>> Yeah, he is.
Six feet tall, to be exact.
A pretty lean guy, weighing
anywhere between
170 and 200 pounds, according to
profilers.
He's 62 years old and still
likely to be in pretty good
shape, because, based on his
criminal profile, he's a
narcissist, right?
So he still cares about what he
looks like, even in his old age.
>> He's a good‐looking guy.
We know he managed to entice
women in the past to help him
with crimes.
Do we think he's had any plastic
surgery at all over the past
several years?
>> Based on his profile, a very
slim chance because profilers
believe that he's too
narcissistic to try and use a
procedure to change or alter his
looks.
Maybe had a procedure or two
done just to kind of keep him
looking youthful.
>> Alright. Thanks, Yodit.
>> You got it.
>> Throughout the show, we're
going to be bringing you
breaking Crime Alerts from
across the country, crimes
caught on camera where we need
your help to identify and
capture these criminals.
You're watching video of an
all‐female stickup crew.
If you live in
Fort Worth, Texas, police need
your help to identify these
three ladies before they strike
again.
They all have masks, hoodies,
and at least two of them point
semiautomatic weapons at the
clerk working the Quick Track
convenience store.
This all went down on
Bryant Irvin Road in the
Meadows West section.
Police say they are so bold,
they may strike again.
And tonight, detectives say if
you've seen this small, red
Chevy sedan, some dangerous
women may be inside.
Here's another look at them.
If you recognize that car, call
us with your tips at
833‐3‐AMW‐TIPS, or send it
online ‐‐ amwtips.com.
Remember, you can always choose
to remain anonymous.
When we come back, Glen Godwin
is about to break out of one of
the most secure prisons in
America, and you're going to see
how he did it.
And a dognapping spree ‐‐
terrorizing pets and people ‐‐
Lady Gaga's dog walker the
latest victim.
We need your help catching these
heartless fugitives when we come
back.
>> Welcome back to
"America's Most Wanted."
Take a look at these two mug
shots, both of Godwin, taken
years apart.
He was a man who used and
manipulated and killed to get
what he wanted.
Nothing was gonna get in his
way.
Not his friends, not a dead
body, and certainly not a prison
sentence.
You're about to see why we need
him in custody as soon as
possible.
>> Godwin has nothing to lose
trying to escape, because he's
doing 25 to life.
He wants out of Folsom Prison.
♪♪♪
>> When Godwin's ex‐cellmate did
this, the vegetation had grown
up along the river.
It blocked the view of the
towers.
So he was pretty concealed.
They put a big steel cage.
He had to cut those bars.
♪♪♪
Karlic was able to work his way
all the way back to the
building, and it was just a
matter of cutting the padlock.
♪♪♪
>> Godwin sets his eyes on a new
officer, and he says, "I work
over there in the visiting
area."
"You do?"
He says, "Yeah, I do."
>> [ Speaks indistinctly ]
>> She goes to visiting to talk
to the other officers.
Soon as she walked in, he made
his move.
♪♪♪
>> That's the only time in my
48 years of being out at that
prison I've heard the alarm go
off.
[ Alarm blaring ]
♪♪♪
>> Godwin jumped up the bank,
and that's where Shelly was
waiting to pick him up.
He was a young dude.
He didn't want to die in prison.
They made their way down to
Mexico, where his luck ran out.
>> In 1987, Godwin was arrested
for drug trafficking.
He did not want to go back to
the United States.
He did not want to go back to
prison there.
>> We're doing everything we can
to get him back.
And he puts a hit in for the
cartel, and they put this scheme
together to get him out.
Escaped from that prison.
And ever since, they don't know
where he's at.
>> Godwin circumvented justice.
His victims have not had justice
served.
He's a dangerous fugitive, but,
ultimately, all it will take is
for him to make the right
mistake for us to catch him.
>> Glen Godwin has now been on
the run for 30 years.
I want to bring in Paul Holes,
former cold‐case investigator
and part of our team here at
"AMW," and if you recognize
Paul's name, it's because you
helped catch the
Golden State Killer, who was on
the run for 44 years.
Congratulations.
>> Thank you.
>> We're looking at Glen Godwin,
on the run for 30 years.
He may be getting sloppy, a
little cocky.
Show us where he's been on the
Fugitive Tracker and where our
audience members should be
looking for him.
>> Yeah, he's initially arrested
and convicted in Palm Springs.
Then he's placed up at the DVI
facility in Tracy, California,
and then moved further north to
Folsom.
He escapes from the prison up
there.
>> Alright, and then he crosses
the border and goes south to
Mexico.
>> That's right.
He next is seen down in
Puerto Vallarta, gets placed in
a Mexican prison, and then kills
a fellow inmate at the order of
the cartel.
Many may feel that he did a
favor for the cartel.
The cartel doesn't think that
way.
He was a tool, and he might be
expendable.
>> Alright, but he did that
murder for the cartel, we think,
to get out of prison, but now
he's wanted in both Mexico and
in the United States by both
governments and possibly by the
cartel.
Where does he go?
>> That's right.
A logical place is in Miami.
He was born there.
The large population allows him
to blend in.
He can make money doing the drug
trafficking to support his
lavish lifestyle.
>> Alright, and while we have
you here, we have a question for
you from one of our audience
members on Twitter, and it's,
"What major conclusions do you
try to reach in the first
24 to 48 hours of a criminal
investigation?"
>> Well, three things ‐‐
identify the victim, determine a
possible motive, and identify a
pool of suspects.
>> And if you're doing that,
you're in good shape on that
investigation.
Alright, Paul. Thanks.
Don't forget to connect with us
on social media
@MostWantedonFox.
But if you have any tips on any
of these cases tonight, call us
at 1‐833‐3‐AMW‐TIPS or go to our
site, amwtips.com.
You can always choose to remain
anonymous.
And right now, I want to get to
a Crime Alert, and a growing
crisis from coast to coast
tonight.
There's been a spree of violent
dognappings, and it's not just
dangerous for the pets.
In North Hollywood, California,
surveillance video shows a woman
and two men going into a home to
see bulldog puppies for sale
from an ad on Craigslist.
Then it gets violent.
One of the men runs off with a
puppy.
Another busts out a window and
violently shoves the homeowner.
She fights back, but the man
gets away with another puppy.
They take off in a Dodge
Charger.
Take a good look at the suspects
right here.
Authorities arrested the woman,
but the men are still on the
loose.
Now to another brutal attack
caught on surveillance video in
the Russian Hill neighborhood of
San Francisco.
Sarah Vorhaus was walking her
5‐month‐old French bulldog,
Chloe.
Now, look at the top left of
your screen.
Three men wearing hoodies and
masks approach her.
One has a gun.
The camera is across the street,
but you can see the men
assaulting Sarah and stealing
the puppy.
They get away in a Toyota Prius
driven by a fourth suspect.
As you can see, Sarah was badly
beaten.
Her puppy is still missing.
And just weeks ago, two suspects
grabbing singer Lady Gaga's
French bulldogs in Hollywood.
>> No! No!
>> Her dog walker and friend
Ryan Fischer begging for his
life.
Moments later...
[ Gunshot ]
...Ryan is shot.
The suspects took off with two
of the dogs.
Neighbors called for help.
>> And I saw a white car with
doors open.
Had no idea what was going on.
>> Ryan was rushed to the
hospital.
He's still recovering.
The two dogs, Koji and Gustav,
are back home with Lady Gaga,
found by a Good Samaritan while
the suspects remain at large.
Both are described as men in
their 20s.
These brazen crimes may have
been motivated by money.
French bulldogs and English
bulldogs can have a price tag of
more than $10,000 each.
>> Narrator: When we come back,
this man has had it with his
daughter‐in‐law, and he's about
to kill her.
A family feud spirals out of
control, and authorities are
still looking.
Have you seen this man?
And if you live near
Lake Mary, Florida, armed car
thieves on the loose ‐‐ this
doorbell camera catching them in
the act.
Now we need your help to catch
them.
Stay with us.
>> Welcome back to
"America's Most Wanted."
In our next case tonight, an
intense domestic dispute between
an angry father and his
soon‐to‐be ex‐daughter‐in‐law
ends in explosive violence after
he takes matters into his own
hands.
>> Tammy and I grew up in
New York.
We were six years apart.
She had a great personality.
She was always smiling, always
joking around, and she had a lot
of friends.
When she worked in the school
district, all the kids loved
her.
She was just a great person.
When John and Tammy met, they
were 16 years old.
They were very young.
Shortly after they had gotten
married, she had her first
child, Rosemarie, and, three
years later, she had her son,
John.
She was an awesome mother,
always there for her kids no
matter what.
>> Tammy and John lived on the
same family compound owned by
John's father, Eugene Palmer.
The Palmer family were very
close‐knit, off the grid.
Eugene Palmer was the leader of
that family, and no one was
gonna cross him.
>> Eugene was the owner of the
land, and he wanted to run
things his way.
>> Eugene always looked mean, he
always looked nasty, but Tammy
respected him.
Tammy was living on Eugene's
property, and everybody was
getting along.
Eugene loved living next to the
grandkids.
Everything was fine, but over
time, the marriage started to
fall apart.
John liked to drink, and he was
an alcoholic.
John really didn't spend time
with his family.
My sister, Tammy, was raising
the kids basically on her own.
She had her suspicions about him
seeing another woman.
John would come home smelling
like a certain perfume, and my
sister, Tammy, knew whose
perfume that was.
He was mentally abusive, and
then he started to get
physically abusive.
One night, she was afraid for
her life.
John was beyond drunk.
Tammy called the cops.
She thought she was gonna die.
The cops arrested John that
night.
Eugene was furious.
>> Our department made many
visits to the Palmer residence
to investigate domestic‐violence
claims.
John and Tammy had their issues,
and it eventually involved
Eugene.
>> That's when Eugene and my
sister, Tammy, would have
confrontations.
He started harassing her.
So things were brewing and
brewing.
This guy is like
200, 300 pounds.
My sister was 5'1", 90 pounds.
She was afraid of him.
[ Siren wails ]
>> John and Tammy's relationship
got so bad that Tammy filed a
report of protection against
John.
It prevented John from coming on
to the property or communicating
with Tammy in any way.
With John unable to come to the
property, which Eugene owned,
Eugene was infuriated.
>> Eugene felt she didn't belong
up there if his son wasn't
allowed there.
Eugene was doing everything he
could to try to scare her to get
off the property, but that was
her home, and that was her
children's home.
>> On September 21, 2012, the
bus dropped off Tammy's daughter
and Tammy's daughter's boyfriend
after school.
They'd walk up the driveway and
were approached by Eugene.
>> He wanted the kid off the
property.
Eugene said, "If he doesn't get
off the property, there's gonna
be problems."
>> Tammy saw this happening, so
she came outside, confronted
Eugene.
He raised his hand at her, and
then she tried to defend
herself.
>> Tammy's friend arrives to
pick her up.
She hears Eugene say to Tammy,
"I'm gonna take you down, and
you'll see what you have coming
to you next week."
>> On September 24th, Tammy
would walk her kid to the bus
stop.
On her way back, Eugene was
waiting for her in the woods.
>> Eugene shot one time,
striking her wrist.
We believe Tammy ran around the
backyard to get away.
Eugene approached her, fired the
last shot.
♪♪♪
>> After police say he murdered
his daughter‐in‐law,
Tammy Palmer, in cold blood, his
trail goes cold.
Yodit is back, and we're gonna
use our age‐progression
technology, combine it with our
"AMW" criminal avatar of
Eugene Palmer.
Here we are.
Tell me what we're looking at.
>> Well, we're looking at a man
who's now 81.
When he was last seen, he
weighed around 220 pounds.
He was about 5'10" and balding.
And the last time he was also
seen, he was rocking sort of a
unique beard that some compared
to Abe Lincoln's, but he
could've shaved it off.
So we could show the viewers
what he'd look like without it.
>> And it changes his face
pretty dramatically once you see
him clean‐shaven.
We also know he was a hunter, an
avid outdoorsman, a guy who was
comfortable roughing it, so to
speak.
>> Yeah, and important
information for viewers to know
because his clothing would
likely reflect that.
He wore lots of plaids, striped
button‐down shirts, all‐weather
boots, jeans, thin‐framed
glasses.
So really important for the
viewers to know.
>> But just in case he has
changed the way he dresses, we
want our viewers to take a look
at something on his left hand,
because he has a deformed thumb,
right there.
Take a look.
>> Yeah, yeah.
Very noticeable lump right at
the joint of the thumb,
something really important for
the viewers to know 'cause they
can, obviously, spot that.
>> Alright.
When we return, where could
Eugene Palmer, an elderly man
who rarely left the property
upon which he grew up, hide?
And we're taking your tips
tonight.
Keep them coming by going to our
website, amwtips.com.
But first, we have a Crime Alert
coming in and another chance for
you to help catch dangerous
fugitives.
A major manhunt tonight after
what this doorbell camera caught
on video in
Seminole County, Florida.
The people going through that
car don't own it.
The real owners, this family,
hear someone going through the
car.
We're blurring the victims'
faces, but you can see that
they're running out to see
what's going on.
>> [Bleep] Hey!
>> The scene of the crime ‐‐ the
Villas at Chase Grove near
Lake Mary.
The family is outnumbered, they
find thieves in the vehicle, and
at least two of them have guns.
Look at one of them pointing it
at them right there.
The family members all run back
inside as the gunmen chase them.
>> Get out [bleep]
>> Here's a freeze frame of one
of the gunmen, mask down, so we
can clearly see his face.
It's a huge clue and a big break
for all of us.
Someone in the area must know
him.
Deputies want to get them both
off the streets tonight.
If you recognize them, call us
right away at 1‐833‐3‐AMW‐TIPS
or go to our website,
amwtips.com.
>> Welcome back to
"America's Most Wanted."
According to police reports,
Eugene Palmer shattered the
early morning calm with a brutal
attack on his daughter‐in‐law.
As she lay bleeding on the lawn,
he set the stage for his next
move, a frantic escape.
>> Eugene Palmer decided to take
a shotgun, track Tammy Palmer,
and then murder her in cold
blood.
♪♪♪
One of the Palmers' neighbors
heard the gunshots and called
911.
We responded immediately to the
call.
>> Once the police arrived on
scene, they immediately began to
look for some kind of evidence
or clues as to what happened.
The police discover a couple of
shotgun shells and some blood in
the area.
As they scoured the scene more
thoroughly, Tammy's body was
found in the backyard.
We realized we had a homicide
investigation.
>> Be advised I got a White
female gunned down.
♪♪♪
>> As we were searching the
property for more evidence,
Eugene's sister and niece came
over to talk to us.
They told me that Eugene had
just stopped by their house,
which is located across the
street.
>> [ Pounds on door ]
>> He gave them a couple
envelopes of money and said,
"Pay my taxes."
He then told them, "I just shot
Tammy.
Give me an hour before you call
the police."
>> I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
>> Once we realized that
Eugene Palmer's our main
suspect, we organize a huge
manhunt.
Myself and several other
officers began to search the
wooded area adjacent to his
property.
>> Trying to put together a
search of Harriman State Park,
as large as it is, is almost an
insurmountable task.
The park is over 47,000 acres.
This is a massive area to
search.
>> We searched for hours and
hours in the woods, on the
roadways, and came up with
nothing at the end of the first
day.
>> [ Whistles ]
>> The next day, we found his
vehicle approximately 1/8 of
mile away from their house.
It was about 100 yards into a
wooded area, hidden.
>> Not far from the truck,
police discovered a campsite.
>> I believe that he was picked
up on that roadway where the
track ended.
>> Someone helped him escape.
>> My sister was a great mother,
she was a great sister,
daughter.
She was a good person.
She did not deserve what she got
from Eugene at all.
>> Our belief is that
Eugene Palmer murdered an
innocent woman, and her family
deserves justice.
>> And I want to bring in now
Detective Michael Cruger, who is
with the
Haverstraw Police Department,
which covers
Stony Point, New York, where
Eugene Palmer lived, and,
Detective, you've been on this
case since the first 911 call.
What does your gut tell you on
where he might be hiding and
whether or not he's got somebody
helping him right now?
>> Well, I believe he's had help
the entire time.
I also believe that
Eugene Palmer has been bouncing
around different areas over the
country.
I know he has some ties down
south, Florida area, possibly
Georgia.
Right now, I believe he may be
in the upstate New York region,
maybe the Adirondacks,
mountainous areas.
>> And what specific things
about his character, his
appearance perhaps might you
want our viewers to be on the
lookout for when looking for
Eugene Palmer?
>> He has a deformed left thumb
that's very obvious.
That right there I think will
catch him, if someone recognizes
that deformed thumb.
>> Right, we just talked about
that and pointed that out on our
avatar.
I'm curious, Detective, because
you've been on this case for so
long, what would it mean to you
to finally catch Eugene Palmer?
>> It would mean pretty much
everything.
It was my first big case as a
detective.
I want to bring closure to
Tammy's family.
I'm just upset that I couldn't
find him before Tammy's mother
passed away.
>> Well, Detective, you've put
so much work into this.
I hope that we can help find him
for you.
Thank you so much, and thanks
for your work on this case.
If you're living in or traveling
to upstate New York, be on the
lookout for Eugene Palmer
because you at home can truly
make a difference.
Our "AMW" Catch Counter
currently stands at
1,186 fugitives captured because
of your tips.
Keep those tips coming by going
to amwtips.com.
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1,000th capture and the episode
when the count hit 1,000."
Thanks, Matthew.
We're looking forward to
catching even more this time
around.
And we all want that number to
grow, so here is another
Crime Alert.
Can you help us identify the
person in this shocking video
footage?
Frightening images we hate to
see at this self‐serve car wash
in Littleton, Colorado's,
Columbine Valley neighborhood.
Watch as a man approaches this
minivan at the Atlantis Car Wash
on South Federal Circle.
As soon as the wash cycle
starts, the suspect makes his
move.
He opens the driver's door and
tries to yank a 63‐year‐old
woman from her minivan.
Even though the suspect grabs
her by her neck, she puts up
quite a fight and won't let the
suspect win without a struggle.
You can see, at one point, the
suspect bites her on the arm.
He finally pulls her out and
then drives away.
Police have a name and a face
for the suspect but need your
help to find him.
He's 51‐year‐old
Phillip Michael Dent.
He's 5'9" and weighs 165 pounds
with short brown hair and green
eyes.
Take a good look at his face.
Police tell us he's a transient
in the Littleton and Lakewood
areas of Colorado.
There's a warrant out for his
arrest.
If you have any information,
call us, 1‐833‐3‐AMW‐TIPS, or go
to our website, amwtips.com.
>> Narrator: When we come back,
another case you can help solve
right now.
Jennifer Settle lost custody and
lost control, taking her
daughter McKenna and skipping
town.
And police need your help
tracking her down.
Plus, have you seen these two
brothers in California?
They were last scene playing in
their backyard 70 days ago.
How you can help find them.
Coming up.
>> Welcome back.
Out next story tonight is about
a woman named Jennifer Settle,
a mother in a bitter custody
battle with her ex‐husband.
She's now a fugitive on the run.
>> Jennifer and I first met in
around about the year 2005.
We hit it off very well.
>> Jennifer and Michael were
very happy.
He really adored her.
>> Several years later, we got
married.
Jennifer got pregnant with
McKenna very early.
But after a few months, she
started to change mentally.
>> She was very jealous and
possessive.
Jennifer insisted that Michael
distance himself from any other
female in his life.
>> A lot of these things are
just not normal behavior, but
you get sucked in because you
try to do things to keep her
happy.
>> Jennifer was very
controlling.
If she needed to hand something
to McKenna, she would not allow
me to do that.
She insisted that McKenna must
see it coming from her hand.
>> She would not allow her child
to go to school.
McKenna was not allowed to have
any other friends.
Her mother was her only friend.
>> I received a phone call from
Jennifer, announcing that she
was moving herself and McKenna
back to her parents in
Greenville because we were
running out of money, and I had
done nothing to provide for the
family.
>> Jennifer convinced us that he
was a danger to both her and
McKenna.
>> She had to paint a picture of
me as being abusive, as being
manipulating, as being a liar.
This gave her the excuse of why
she'd undertaken the actions
that she had.
After about two weeks, she
stopped communicating with me so
I could have no interaction with
my daughter.
>> Michael took Jennifer to
court because he wanted to see
his daughter.
He was eventually granted
visitation rights, but Jennifer
was not gonna have that.
So the court determined that
Jennifer was an unfit parent for
McKenna.
The judge was going to give
total custody to Michael.
>> The Greenville County
Sheriff's Office were notified
that Jennifer failed to show up
at the court hearing.
Based on that, an arrest warrant
was issued by the family court.
>> She was seen several days
before, packing her belongings.
The landlord reported that
that's the last time he saw her.
>> She took McKenna and ran.
>> Witnesses reported seeing her
in Oklahoma and Texas.
However, I'm not sure that we
can confirm that that actually
was them.
>> It's been two years now since
I've seen my daughter.
McKenna doesn't know that she's
been brainwashed and mentally
abused all these years, and I
want to protect her from that.
>> Jennifer has torn our family
apart.
She took McKenna away from all
of us.
It's been heartbreaking.
>> I just want to see my
daughter again.
>> Yodit is back, and we've used
some age progression on some of
McKenna's old photos.
We have an idea now of what she
would look like.
What should viewers look for?
>> Well, McKenna was 4'8" the
last time she was seen, so we
estimate she's about five foot
now, weighing about 100 pounds
with light‐brown hair.
Now, keep in mind, her mother
may have changed her appearance,
but what folks need to be on the
lookout for is a mother/daughter
duo.
>> And speaking of the
mother/daughter duo, what do we
think Jennifer Settle is looking
like?
She's 50 years old now?
>> She's 50 years old.
She's small in size.
She's about 5'3".
She weighs about 110 pounds.
Light‐brown hair, brown eyes.
She also doesn't like to wear
makeup, so she's more than
likely gonna be barefaced.
>> So viewers should be looking
for a mother/daughter duo.
Mother is petite, fresh‐faced
most likely.
You know, this all raises the
question ‐‐ is she getting help
somehow from somebody?
>> You know, she's gotten
financial help before from local
churches, so she could be
getting sort of the same
assistance or could be getting
help from a more‐sophisticated
organization, the kind that
helps mother and children,
shelter them, hide them, and
that's assuming that they don't
know that she's a wanted
fugitive.
>> Alright, thanks so much,
Yodit.
Let's bring in Paul with our
Fugitive Tracker, and, Paul,
I've reported on these cases for
many years on these underground
networks that do help hide
mothers and children.
If they're helping, they could
be anywhere.
>> Well, that's correct, but if
Jennifer's left to her own
devices, she's going to go where
she's familiar.
So it's important to understand
her anchor points.
We know she fled from
Taylors, South Carolina, with
McKenna.
But six weeks prior, she was up
in Baltimore, Maryland.
From there, she's had past
residence in
Chattanooga, Tennessee, as well
as out in
Bakersfield, California.
But she told multiple people she
absolutely loved the Denver
area.
This is important.
Now we have a population center
along the I‐25 corridor from
north of Denver, such as
Fort Collins, to south of
Colorado Springs.
She could be anywhere along that
corridor.
>> Alright, so viewers living in
that corridor or having been in
that corridor should keep a
definite lookout or any of those
other anchor points.
Alright, thanks so much, Paul,
and McKenna's father,
Michael Butcher, is joining us
in our headquarters.
It's great to have you here.
I'm sorry to meet you under
these circumstances.
It's important to note that all
the experts appointed by the
court, by the judge all ruled in
your favor.
Jennifer's own brother and
sister are helping you and
support you in this bid for
custody.
>> That's true, yes, and
Jennifer's had to say that her
brother and sister are also
corruptive or whatever the story
that she's telling McKenna, as
well, because she's got to keep
up this story line that
justifies her actions over these
years.
>> It's been two years since you
saw your daughter.
If you ‐‐ on the chance that she
might be watching this program
tonight, what would you say to
McKenna to reassure her?
What message do you have for
her?
>> Well, I'd say, McKenna, that
you've always had a father that
loved you, despite what people
have been telling you and the
stories that you may have heard.
I came looking for you as soon
as I could.
I love you, McKenna.
>> Alright, Michael Butcher,
these stories, these custody
battles are heartbreaking and so
hard for the children.
I hope there's a resolution
soon.
Thanks so much for being with us
tonight.
Reminder ‐‐ Jennifer Settle
loves the Denver area.
If you're there, be sure to look
out for her.
"AMW" has brought home more than
40 children.
If you have any information on
Jennifer Settle and her
daughter, McKenna Butcher,
contact us here at
"America's Most Wanted" by
calling us at 1‐833‐3‐AMW‐TIPS
or by going to our website,
amwtips.com
Let's bring McKenna home.
When we come back, two young
boys disappear from their own
backyard, and authorities need
your help to reunite them with
their family.
>> Welcome back to
"America's Most Wanted."
Take a look at the faces of
these two missing California
boys tonight.
That's 4‐year‐old Orrin West on
the left and his 3‐year‐old
brother Orson on the right.
Their adoptive parents said that
the boys were last seen at their
home on the 10700 block of
Aspen Avenue in California City.
The two were playing in their
fenced‐in backyard when they
mysteriously vanished.
The reward for information that
helps find the two boys is up to
$120,000.
The money is a combined effort
from the extended West family,
the Victory Baptist Church,
California City, and local
businesses.
If you have seen Orrin or Orson
West, call us right away at
1‐833‐3‐AMW‐TIPS or go to our
website, amwtips.com.
We'll be monitoring the site as
well as getting your reactions
on social media, like this tweet
we just got, "Can't wait to
watch the hardest of criminals
getting caught by Americans who
might have heard something, seen
something, and then said
something in hopes to put
closure to hardships of families
all over the country."
Thank you. Neither can we.
Let's get our final look now at
the criminals that are still on
the run tonight.
First, Glen Godwin ‐‐ wanted for
murder and on the run since
1991.
He's six feet tall, weighing
about 180 pounds with green eyes
and salt‐and‐pepper hair.
He was last seen in Mexico and
may be living in a
Latin American country.
In New York, police say
Eugene Palmer shot his
daughter‐in‐law, Tammy, after a
nasty family fight.
He is 81 years old, around
220 pounds, and 5'10" tall.
He is an avid outdoorsman and
hunter and was last seen in
Stony Point, New York, and could
potentially be armed and
dangerous.
And 50‐year‐old Jennifer Settle,
who last as seen in
South Carolina before fleeing
with her daughter McKenna.
Settle is petite.
She's 5'3", 110 pounds with
light‐brown hair and brown eyes.
If you have any information,
call 1‐833‐3‐AMW‐TIPS or go to
amwtips.com.
Coming up next week on
"America's Most Wanted," a woman
police say killed and
dismembered her boyfriend.
We have new clues, and we need
your help.
You are the ones who can bring
these criminals to justice, and
remember, these are dangerous
fugitives.
Do not approach them if you see
them in public.
Contact authorities immediately.
Any and all information you
might have helps get us one step
closer to finding them.
America, it's good to be back.
Let's catch these guys.
Good night.
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