1 00:00:08,308 --> 00:00:10,577 [Female Narrator]: A brilliant 2 00:00:08,308 --> 00:00:10,577 mathematician goes missing. 3 00:00:11,711 --> 00:00:14,814 If he had gone somewhere, he 4 00:00:11,711 --> 00:00:14,814 went without his medication. 5 00:00:14,848 --> 00:00:17,317 He was known among 6 00:00:14,848 --> 00:00:17,317 his colleagues 7 00:00:17,350 --> 00:00:21,421 as the person that you went to 8 00:00:17,350 --> 00:00:21,421 for the toughest questions. 9 00:00:21,454 --> 00:00:24,624 [Narrator]: But his genius 10 00:00:21,454 --> 00:00:24,624 came at a price. 11 00:00:24,657 --> 00:00:26,726 He was a paranoid person. 12 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:30,663 He was so worried that he had 13 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:30,663 all the locks changed. 14 00:00:30,697 --> 00:00:34,934 No one knew that he essentially 15 00:00:30,697 --> 00:00:34,934 was a millionaire. 16 00:00:35,669 --> 00:00:38,605 [Narrator]: How did a recluse 17 00:00:35,669 --> 00:00:38,605 who trusts no one 18 00:00:38,638 --> 00:00:41,574 let the devil inside? 19 00:00:41,608 --> 00:00:44,110 [Linda]: His was the only 20 00:00:41,608 --> 00:00:44,110 sidewalk and driveway 21 00:00:44,144 --> 00:00:47,213 on the entire street 22 00:00:44,144 --> 00:00:47,213 that was cleared of snow. 23 00:00:47,247 --> 00:00:52,452 He articulated that I am very 24 00:00:47,247 --> 00:00:52,452 suspicious of this person. 25 00:00:52,485 --> 00:00:54,788 She said, 26 00:00:52,485 --> 00:00:54,788 I have power of attorney, 27 00:00:54,821 --> 00:00:56,423 but I've never used it. 28 00:00:56,456 --> 00:00:58,625 Which we knew was a lie. 29 00:00:58,658 --> 00:01:00,627 [Jon]: There was a older 30 00:00:58,658 --> 00:01:00,627 gentleman in the back seat. 31 00:01:00,660 --> 00:01:03,630 She said, tell him to stay 32 00:01:00,660 --> 00:01:03,630 in the ----ing car 33 00:01:03,630 --> 00:01:05,131 or he'll pay for it later. 34 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,271 The police officer told me she 35 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,271 had the trashcan in the back 36 00:01:11,304 --> 00:01:12,772 with the firewood in it. 37 00:01:12,806 --> 00:01:15,642 I'm like, did you look 38 00:01:12,806 --> 00:01:15,642 in the garbage can? 39 00:01:17,377 --> 00:01:23,830 [music] 40 00:01:27,320 --> 00:01:28,888 [music] 41 00:01:28,922 --> 00:01:32,959 [Narrator]: On March 2, 2009, 42 00:01:28,922 --> 00:01:32,959 Ann Cartee contacts the 43 00:01:32,991 --> 00:01:37,970 Boone County Sheriff's 44 00:01:32,991 --> 00:01:37,970 Department in Hebron, Kentucky. 45 00:01:37,970 --> 00:01:40,700 Ann says she and her husband are 46 00:01:37,970 --> 00:01:40,700 concerned about the whereabouts 47 00:01:40,734 --> 00:01:46,106 of their 73-year-old friend, 48 00:01:40,734 --> 00:01:46,106 Walter Sartory. 49 00:01:46,706 --> 00:01:48,808 She calls in 50 00:01:46,706 --> 00:01:48,808 and simply requests, 51 00:01:48,842 --> 00:01:51,311 hey, would someone go by 52 00:01:48,842 --> 00:01:51,311 and check on Walter? 53 00:01:51,344 --> 00:01:54,646 We usually speak to him at, 54 00:01:51,344 --> 00:01:54,646 you know, pretty much every day. 55 00:01:54,681 --> 00:01:56,816 And, uh, we've been unable 56 00:01:54,681 --> 00:01:56,816 to get ahold of him 57 00:01:56,850 --> 00:02:00,530 since the middle part 58 00:01:56,850 --> 00:02:00,530 of February. 59 00:02:01,921 --> 00:02:04,524 [Narrator]: A sheriff's deputy 60 00:02:01,921 --> 00:02:04,524 stops by Walt's home, 61 00:02:04,557 --> 00:02:07,930 but there's no sign of him. 62 00:02:07,127 --> 00:02:09,562 One of the things he would do 63 00:02:07,127 --> 00:02:09,562 would be to open the mailbox 64 00:02:09,596 --> 00:02:11,698 to see if there was mail. 65 00:02:11,731 --> 00:02:13,700 [Coy]: We don't see any 66 00:02:11,731 --> 00:02:13,700 movement in the house. 67 00:02:13,733 --> 00:02:17,700 The mail is stacking up 68 00:02:13,733 --> 00:02:17,700 in the mailbox. 69 00:02:17,103 --> 00:02:19,372 He actually went to the 70 00:02:17,103 --> 00:02:19,372 residence multiple times 71 00:02:19,406 --> 00:02:23,109 trying to catch Mr. Sartory at 72 00:02:19,406 --> 00:02:23,109 different times of the day, 73 00:02:23,143 --> 00:02:27,800 and would leave a card each time 74 00:02:23,143 --> 00:02:27,800 with a note asking Mr. Sartory 75 00:02:27,113 --> 00:02:29,215 to get in contact with him. 76 00:02:32,285 --> 00:02:34,921 [Narrator]: It has now been 77 00:02:32,285 --> 00:02:34,921 two days since Ann Cartee's 78 00:02:34,954 --> 00:02:40,930 initial phone call, and the 79 00:02:34,954 --> 00:02:40,930 deputy's concern is mounting. 80 00:02:40,930 --> 00:02:41,861 [Linda]: He didn't need to 81 00:02:40,930 --> 00:02:41,861 get a warrant at that time 82 00:02:41,895 --> 00:02:44,964 because he had developed 83 00:02:41,895 --> 00:02:44,964 probable cause that there was 84 00:02:44,998 --> 00:02:47,767 actually the potential 85 00:02:44,998 --> 00:02:47,767 that Walter Sartory was in the 86 00:02:47,801 --> 00:02:51,938 residence and was injured 87 00:02:47,801 --> 00:02:51,938 or incapacitated in some way. 88 00:02:53,106 --> 00:02:57,510 So he finds the garage door 89 00:02:53,106 --> 00:02:57,510 just a little ajar. 90 00:02:57,543 --> 00:03:00,800 So he does make entry. 91 00:03:00,513 --> 00:03:04,317 [Linda]: Mr. Sartory owned 92 00:03:00,513 --> 00:03:04,317 and had registered to his name 93 00:03:04,351 --> 00:03:06,119 a Toyota Prius. 94 00:03:06,152 --> 00:03:09,589 And he checked the garage 95 00:03:06,152 --> 00:03:09,589 to see if a vehicle was there. 96 00:03:09,622 --> 00:03:11,524 There was no vehicle 97 00:03:09,622 --> 00:03:11,524 in the garage. 98 00:03:15,295 --> 00:03:16,963 [Narrator]: 99 00:03:15,295 --> 00:03:16,963 When the deputy enters the home, 100 00:03:17,630 --> 00:03:20,734 what he finds 101 00:03:17,630 --> 00:03:20,734 strikes him as a bit odd. 102 00:03:20,767 --> 00:03:25,572 It was not like what a normal 103 00:03:20,767 --> 00:03:25,572 residence would look like. 104 00:03:25,605 --> 00:03:30,577 The furniture was actually 105 00:03:25,605 --> 00:03:30,577 piles of books. 106 00:03:30,610 --> 00:03:33,446 In the living room 107 00:03:30,610 --> 00:03:33,446 on a folding table 108 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:38,451 were five or six 109 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:38,451 desktop computers. 110 00:03:38,485 --> 00:03:42,255 And there was just this field 111 00:03:38,485 --> 00:03:42,255 of Post-It notes 112 00:03:42,288 --> 00:03:45,625 all over everything. 113 00:03:45,658 --> 00:03:49,129 It was his own address 114 00:03:45,658 --> 00:03:49,129 and his own name, you know, 115 00:03:49,162 --> 00:03:51,131 on a Post-It note on one 116 00:03:49,162 --> 00:03:51,131 of the computers, 117 00:03:51,164 --> 00:03:53,266 but then there was 118 00:03:51,164 --> 00:03:53,266 also things that say, 119 00:03:53,299 --> 00:03:56,200 brush your teeth 120 00:03:53,299 --> 00:03:56,200 and get dressed. 121 00:03:58,271 --> 00:04:00,940 [Narrator]: While there's no 122 00:03:58,271 --> 00:04:00,940 indication of foul play, 123 00:04:01,410 --> 00:04:05,450 there is something 124 00:04:01,410 --> 00:04:05,450 that could be cause for concern. 125 00:04:05,780 --> 00:04:07,147 [Brian]: We found some 126 00:04:05,780 --> 00:04:07,147 medications that would be 127 00:04:07,180 --> 00:04:11,584 consistent with a 128 00:04:07,180 --> 00:04:11,584 mental illness, schizophrenia. 129 00:04:12,218 --> 00:04:15,455 At that point we have a 130 00:04:12,218 --> 00:04:15,455 deeper concern 131 00:04:15,488 --> 00:04:17,524 for their personal safety. 132 00:04:17,557 --> 00:04:19,292 When you suffer 133 00:04:17,557 --> 00:04:19,292 from schizophrenia, 134 00:04:19,325 --> 00:04:22,629 it's very important that 135 00:04:19,325 --> 00:04:22,629 you have your medication. 136 00:04:22,662 --> 00:04:26,332 What became clear very quickly 137 00:04:22,662 --> 00:04:26,332 was that Walter Sartory 138 00:04:26,366 --> 00:04:29,536 was without his antipsychotic 139 00:04:26,366 --> 00:04:29,536 medication, 140 00:04:29,569 --> 00:04:34,407 which would have led to 141 00:04:29,569 --> 00:04:34,407 severe psychotic episodes. 142 00:04:35,808 --> 00:04:38,780 [Brian]: When we see all 143 00:04:35,808 --> 00:04:38,780 of those Post-It notes, 144 00:04:38,780 --> 00:04:41,548 to be that structured when 145 00:04:38,780 --> 00:04:41,548 you get ready for your day, 146 00:04:41,581 --> 00:04:43,950 when to take your medication, 147 00:04:41,581 --> 00:04:43,950 and then for the medication 148 00:04:43,983 --> 00:04:46,353 to still be there, 149 00:04:43,983 --> 00:04:46,353 was a problem. 150 00:04:47,870 --> 00:04:49,422 [Narrator]: The scene inside 151 00:04:47,870 --> 00:04:49,422 the home doesn't just have the 152 00:04:49,456 --> 00:04:52,359 deputy concerned 153 00:04:49,456 --> 00:04:52,359 about Walt's whereabouts. 154 00:04:52,392 --> 00:04:57,130 It also has him asking, 155 00:04:52,392 --> 00:04:57,130 who is Walter Sartory? 156 00:05:02,202 --> 00:05:06,806 Walter Sartory was born in 157 00:05:02,202 --> 00:05:06,806 Pittsburgh in 1935. 158 00:05:08,410 --> 00:05:10,210 [Linda]: He grew up, 159 00:05:08,410 --> 00:05:10,210 uh, was a boy scout, 160 00:05:10,243 --> 00:05:12,846 had a love for all 161 00:05:10,243 --> 00:05:12,846 things space related. 162 00:05:12,879 --> 00:05:15,548 And he wound up going 163 00:05:12,879 --> 00:05:15,548 to Carnegie Mellon 164 00:05:15,582 --> 00:05:17,917 for college there in Pittsburgh, 165 00:05:17,951 --> 00:05:22,322 and graduated actually with a 166 00:05:17,951 --> 00:05:22,322 PhD in Chemical Engineering. 167 00:05:23,456 --> 00:05:26,393 [Narrator]: In the early 60s, 168 00:05:23,456 --> 00:05:26,393 Walt took a job working for 169 00:05:26,426 --> 00:05:30,597 Oak Ridge National Laboratory 170 00:05:26,426 --> 00:05:30,597 in Tennessee. 171 00:05:30,630 --> 00:05:34,267 The original goal of 172 00:05:30,630 --> 00:05:34,267 Oak Ridge National Laboratory 173 00:05:34,300 --> 00:05:39,739 was to produce uranium 174 00:05:34,300 --> 00:05:39,739 for nuclear weapons. 175 00:05:39,773 --> 00:05:44,411 It's next to impossible to tell 176 00:05:39,773 --> 00:05:44,411 you exactly what Walter Sartory 177 00:05:44,444 --> 00:05:47,881 did there because the work 178 00:05:44,444 --> 00:05:47,881 that he did was classified. 179 00:05:50,550 --> 00:05:52,850 [Narrator]: 180 00:05:50,550 --> 00:05:52,850 But outside the lab, 181 00:05:52,850 --> 00:05:55,388 Walt struggled 182 00:05:52,850 --> 00:05:55,388 with everyday life. 183 00:05:55,422 --> 00:05:57,557 He was very much 184 00:05:55,422 --> 00:05:57,557 a creature of habit, 185 00:05:57,590 --> 00:05:59,793 and he lived a 186 00:05:57,590 --> 00:05:59,793 very private life. 187 00:05:59,826 --> 00:06:02,562 He never married, 188 00:05:59,826 --> 00:06:02,562 never had children. 189 00:06:02,595 --> 00:06:04,230 [Brent]: He didn't have 190 00:06:02,595 --> 00:06:04,230 family to speak of. 191 00:06:04,264 --> 00:06:07,267 He had a pained relationship 192 00:06:04,264 --> 00:06:07,267 with his mother. 193 00:06:07,300 --> 00:06:10,170 It seemed like his genius 194 00:06:07,300 --> 00:06:10,170 came with a price. 195 00:06:10,203 --> 00:06:14,400 Walter Sartory was, uh, 196 00:06:10,203 --> 00:06:14,400 troubled psychologically. 197 00:06:14,441 --> 00:06:16,476 He was a diagnosed 198 00:06:14,441 --> 00:06:16,476 paranoid schizophrenic. 199 00:06:16,509 --> 00:06:20,280 He had acute social anxiety. 200 00:06:20,313 --> 00:06:23,830 [Coy]: Mr. Sartory was paranoid 201 00:06:20,313 --> 00:06:23,830 about going out in public 202 00:06:23,116 --> 00:06:26,520 and being around people, 203 00:06:23,116 --> 00:06:26,520 and speaking to people. 204 00:06:26,860 --> 00:06:28,254 [Brent]: He was able to manage 205 00:06:26,860 --> 00:06:28,254 these conditions 206 00:06:28,288 --> 00:06:31,457 through the use of medication, 207 00:06:28,288 --> 00:06:31,457 which he was meticulous about. 208 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:36,596 [Narrator]: After 30 years 209 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:36,596 in the Oak Ridge lab, 210 00:06:36,629 --> 00:06:38,640 Walt retired, 211 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:40,332 but he didn't exactly 212 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:40,332 settle into the life 213 00:06:40,367 --> 00:06:43,103 of a typical retiree. 214 00:06:43,136 --> 00:06:46,720 [Linda]: He is not the kind of 215 00:06:43,136 --> 00:06:46,720 person who could sit still 216 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:49,376 and not do anything, 217 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:49,376 and so he began dabbling 218 00:06:49,409 --> 00:06:54,647 with developing algorithms 219 00:06:49,409 --> 00:06:54,647 for investment of stocks. 220 00:06:54,681 --> 00:06:57,484 Also, Walter had 221 00:06:54,681 --> 00:06:57,484 these computers set up, 222 00:06:57,517 --> 00:07:01,221 and he was operating 223 00:06:57,517 --> 00:07:01,221 through a program, 224 00:07:01,254 --> 00:07:05,250 trying to detect any sort 225 00:07:01,254 --> 00:07:05,250 of radio signals 226 00:07:05,250 --> 00:07:08,280 or other signals 227 00:07:05,250 --> 00:07:08,280 from outer space 228 00:07:08,280 --> 00:07:11,464 because he was looking for signs 229 00:07:08,280 --> 00:07:11,464 of extraterrestrial life. 230 00:07:11,498 --> 00:07:16,690 Walter had a lot of questions 231 00:07:11,498 --> 00:07:16,690 about the existence of God 232 00:07:16,102 --> 00:07:19,390 and the universe as a whole. 233 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:24,844 And I think that his looking at 234 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:24,844 radio signals from other parts 235 00:07:24,878 --> 00:07:29,149 of the galaxy was part 236 00:07:24,878 --> 00:07:29,149 of his quest for understanding. 237 00:07:32,850 --> 00:07:36,122 [Narrator]: Still, Walt 238 00:07:32,850 --> 00:07:36,122 longed for something more. 239 00:07:36,156 --> 00:07:40,427 [Coy]: Walter had been 240 00:07:36,156 --> 00:07:40,427 counseled by a psychiatrist, 241 00:07:40,460 --> 00:07:43,697 and one of the things that 242 00:07:40,460 --> 00:07:43,697 they encouraged was for him 243 00:07:43,730 --> 00:07:47,534 to try to develop human 244 00:07:43,730 --> 00:07:47,534 relationships with people, 245 00:07:47,567 --> 00:07:48,902 to get out, 246 00:07:47,567 --> 00:07:48,902 to meet people, 247 00:07:48,935 --> 00:07:50,537 to do different things. 248 00:07:51,710 --> 00:07:54,374 [Narrator]: In 2008, 249 00:07:51,710 --> 00:07:54,374 Walt moved to Hebron, Kentucky, 250 00:07:54,407 --> 00:07:56,676 just outside Cincinnati. 251 00:07:56,710 --> 00:08:01,581 He hoped the move would help 252 00:07:56,710 --> 00:08:01,581 him expand his horizons. 253 00:08:01,614 --> 00:08:07,870 He believed that he could 254 00:08:01,614 --> 00:08:07,870 manage his paranoia. 255 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:09,723 He chose to be close 256 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:09,723 to the airport. 257 00:08:09,756 --> 00:08:13,660 He wanted to actually travel 258 00:08:09,756 --> 00:08:13,660 some places and fly occasionally 259 00:08:13,693 --> 00:08:15,528 rather than driving. 260 00:08:15,562 --> 00:08:17,697 He spent a lot of time 261 00:08:15,562 --> 00:08:17,697 alone in his house. 262 00:08:17,731 --> 00:08:20,166 But when he did travel, 263 00:08:17,731 --> 00:08:20,166 it was often to secular 264 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:23,136 think tank conventions where he 265 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:23,136 would stay for days at a time. 266 00:08:23,803 --> 00:08:26,106 [Coy]: He would attend 267 00:08:23,803 --> 00:08:26,106 conferences that would 268 00:08:26,139 --> 00:08:29,420 maybe expand his mind 269 00:08:26,139 --> 00:08:29,420 or challenge his mind 270 00:08:29,420 --> 00:08:31,811 to think about new things 271 00:08:29,420 --> 00:08:31,811 and different things. 272 00:08:35,248 --> 00:08:37,683 [Narrator]: Walt also widened 273 00:08:35,248 --> 00:08:37,683 his social circle 274 00:08:37,717 --> 00:08:42,455 in a way that felt most 275 00:08:37,717 --> 00:08:42,455 comfortable to him, online. 276 00:08:42,489 --> 00:08:44,924 [Linda]: Walter Sartory's main 277 00:08:42,489 --> 00:08:44,924 circle of friends were people 278 00:08:44,958 --> 00:08:46,893 that he met 279 00:08:44,958 --> 00:08:46,893 through the internet, 280 00:08:46,926 --> 00:08:49,729 basically through 281 00:08:46,926 --> 00:08:49,729 online chat rooms. 282 00:08:49,763 --> 00:08:52,632 And that was a perfect medium 283 00:08:49,763 --> 00:08:52,632 for Walter Sartory 284 00:08:52,665 --> 00:08:56,102 because he didn't have to be 285 00:08:52,665 --> 00:08:56,102 in the awkward social settings, 286 00:08:56,136 --> 00:08:58,672 which are what made 287 00:08:56,136 --> 00:08:58,672 him so very nervous. 288 00:09:01,775 --> 00:09:04,477 [Narrator]: Walt developed a 289 00:09:01,775 --> 00:09:04,477 particularly close friendship 290 00:09:04,511 --> 00:09:07,130 with Ann Cartee. 291 00:09:07,130 --> 00:09:10,850 [Brent]: They met in an online 292 00:09:07,130 --> 00:09:10,850 forum about mental health. 293 00:09:10,884 --> 00:09:13,153 Walter became very 294 00:09:10,884 --> 00:09:13,153 good friends with Ann. 295 00:09:13,186 --> 00:09:16,623 He would visit Ann 296 00:09:13,186 --> 00:09:16,623 and her husband in Virginia. 297 00:09:16,656 --> 00:09:20,260 He talked to them on the phone 298 00:09:16,656 --> 00:09:20,260 nearly every day. 299 00:09:24,497 --> 00:09:26,166 [Narrator]: But it's been 300 00:09:24,497 --> 00:09:26,166 nearly a month 301 00:09:26,199 --> 00:09:28,835 since Ann Cartee spoke to Walt. 302 00:09:28,868 --> 00:09:30,437 And with each passing day, 303 00:09:30,470 --> 00:09:34,400 police are growing 304 00:09:30,470 --> 00:09:34,400 more concerned. 305 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:36,743 After searching Walt's home, 306 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:36,743 the sheriff's deputy 307 00:09:36,776 --> 00:09:40,780 steps outside to check 308 00:09:36,776 --> 00:09:40,780 the mailbox again. 309 00:09:41,381 --> 00:09:42,816 The first couple of times 310 00:09:41,381 --> 00:09:42,816 that he was there, 311 00:09:42,849 --> 00:09:45,510 there was mail in the mailbox. 312 00:09:45,510 --> 00:09:49,689 But on that day the mail 313 00:09:45,510 --> 00:09:49,689 was no longer in the mailbox. 314 00:09:53,893 --> 00:09:55,628 [Narrator]: 315 00:09:53,893 --> 00:09:55,628 He checks with Walt's neighbors, 316 00:09:55,662 --> 00:09:59,799 but no one knows anything 317 00:09:55,662 --> 00:09:59,799 about Walt's mail or Walt. 318 00:10:00,633 --> 00:10:02,569 [Coy]: We found out very 319 00:10:00,633 --> 00:10:02,569 quickly from talking 320 00:10:02,602 --> 00:10:05,372 to neighbors that he would 321 00:10:02,602 --> 00:10:05,372 wave at you in the driveway, 322 00:10:05,405 --> 00:10:07,407 but he really 323 00:10:05,405 --> 00:10:07,407 wouldn't speak much. 324 00:10:08,308 --> 00:10:10,710 [Narrator]: In fact, 325 00:10:08,308 --> 00:10:10,710 only one neighbor recalls 326 00:10:10,744 --> 00:10:15,480 ever seeing anyone else 327 00:10:10,744 --> 00:10:15,480 at Walt's house. 328 00:10:15,810 --> 00:10:18,385 A neighbor mentioned the fact 329 00:10:15,810 --> 00:10:18,385 that, uh, she had seen a 330 00:10:18,418 --> 00:10:21,888 local cleaning service coming 331 00:10:18,418 --> 00:10:21,888 to Mr. Sartory's house 332 00:10:21,921 --> 00:10:23,757 pretty much every day. 333 00:10:23,790 --> 00:10:26,260 It was really interesting 334 00:10:23,790 --> 00:10:26,260 because he really kind of 335 00:10:26,590 --> 00:10:30,230 keeps to himself. 336 00:10:26,590 --> 00:10:30,230 So that was our first clue. 337 00:10:30,263 --> 00:10:32,599 Well, who is this person 338 00:10:30,263 --> 00:10:32,599 that cleans your house? 339 00:10:35,368 --> 00:10:36,670 [Narrator]: Coming up, 340 00:10:36,703 --> 00:10:40,874 investigators learn 341 00:10:36,703 --> 00:10:40,874 of a bizarre encounter. 342 00:10:40,907 --> 00:10:44,210 She forced her way 343 00:10:40,907 --> 00:10:44,210 into the house. 344 00:10:44,244 --> 00:10:45,912 She was very aggressive. 345 00:10:45,945 --> 00:10:47,113 [Brent]: This woman was 346 00:10:45,945 --> 00:10:47,113 uninvited 347 00:10:47,147 --> 00:10:49,482 and he could not 348 00:10:47,147 --> 00:10:49,482 get her to leave. 349 00:11:03,129 --> 00:11:04,964 [Narrator]: In March 2009, 350 00:11:05,650 --> 00:11:07,434 investigators in 351 00:11:05,650 --> 00:11:07,434 Boone County, Ketucky 352 00:11:07,467 --> 00:11:11,438 are trying to locate 353 00:11:07,467 --> 00:11:11,438 73-year-old Walt Sartory 354 00:11:11,471 --> 00:11:14,474 after a friend 355 00:11:11,471 --> 00:11:14,474 reports him missing. 356 00:11:14,507 --> 00:11:17,277 Walt's neighbors describe 357 00:11:14,507 --> 00:11:17,277 the retired mathematician 358 00:11:17,310 --> 00:11:20,747 as a recluse who 359 00:11:17,310 --> 00:11:20,747 rarely has visitors, 360 00:11:20,780 --> 00:11:23,283 with one exception. 361 00:11:23,316 --> 00:11:25,352 [Coy]: One of the ladies who 362 00:11:23,316 --> 00:11:25,352 lived in the neighborhood 363 00:11:25,385 --> 00:11:29,923 had seen a cleaning service car 364 00:11:25,385 --> 00:11:29,923 pull up in front of the house, 365 00:11:29,956 --> 00:11:33,360 uh, several times 366 00:11:29,956 --> 00:11:33,360 in recent weeks. 367 00:11:36,363 --> 00:11:37,797 [Narrator]: 368 00:11:36,363 --> 00:11:37,797 Before detectives reach out 369 00:11:37,831 --> 00:11:39,466 to the cleaning service, 370 00:11:39,499 --> 00:11:42,535 they place a call to the woman 371 00:11:39,499 --> 00:11:42,535 who reported Walt missing, 372 00:11:42,569 --> 00:11:45,338 Ann Cartee of Virginia. 373 00:11:45,372 --> 00:11:48,975 [Linda]: The impetus behind 374 00:11:45,372 --> 00:11:48,975 Ann Cartee's concern was that 375 00:11:49,900 --> 00:11:53,113 Walter had been in Chicago the 376 00:11:49,900 --> 00:11:53,113 week before for a conference, 377 00:11:53,113 --> 00:11:57,484 and he was due to be back in 378 00:11:53,113 --> 00:11:57,484 town the 17th of February. 379 00:11:57,517 --> 00:12:00,787 And she had not been able to 380 00:11:57,517 --> 00:12:00,787 communicate with him at all 381 00:12:00,820 --> 00:12:02,922 since he had returned 382 00:12:00,820 --> 00:12:02,922 from Chicago. 383 00:12:02,956 --> 00:12:05,658 So we're talking about a 384 00:12:02,956 --> 00:12:05,658 good two-week period of time 385 00:12:05,692 --> 00:12:09,620 before she actually called 386 00:12:05,692 --> 00:12:09,620 the sheriff's department. 387 00:12:10,830 --> 00:12:13,266 [Narrator]: The fact that Ann 388 00:12:10,830 --> 00:12:13,266 waited so long to report their 389 00:12:13,299 --> 00:12:16,369 friend missing 390 00:12:13,299 --> 00:12:16,369 raises some suspicion, 391 00:12:16,403 --> 00:12:20,573 but authorities keep that 392 00:12:16,403 --> 00:12:20,573 to themselves for now. 393 00:12:22,208 --> 00:12:25,311 Ann reveals that the last 394 00:12:22,208 --> 00:12:25,311 time she spoke with Walt, 395 00:12:25,345 --> 00:12:29,582 he was obsessing over a recent 396 00:12:25,345 --> 00:12:29,582 run-in with a stranger. 397 00:12:30,183 --> 00:12:33,453 [Linda]: Ann Cartee explained 398 00:12:30,183 --> 00:12:33,453 Walter had traveled to New York 399 00:12:33,486 --> 00:12:34,888 in January. 400 00:12:34,921 --> 00:12:38,358 When Walter returned from 401 00:12:34,921 --> 00:12:38,358 his trip to New York, we had 402 00:12:38,391 --> 00:12:42,950 one of the largest snowstorms 403 00:12:38,391 --> 00:12:42,950 that we've had in modern times. 404 00:12:42,950 --> 00:12:45,565 And when he made his way home, 405 00:12:42,950 --> 00:12:45,565 he pulled onto a street to find 406 00:12:45,598 --> 00:12:49,102 that his was the only 407 00:12:45,598 --> 00:12:49,102 sidewalk and driveway 408 00:12:49,102 --> 00:12:52,500 on the entire street 409 00:12:49,102 --> 00:12:52,500 that was cleared of snow. 410 00:12:53,773 --> 00:12:56,676 [Coy]: 411 00:12:53,773 --> 00:12:56,676 Shortly after he arrived home, 412 00:12:56,710 --> 00:13:01,810 a lady approached the house, 413 00:12:56,710 --> 00:13:01,810 knocked on the door 414 00:13:01,114 --> 00:13:04,751 and stated that, you know, 415 00:13:01,114 --> 00:13:04,751 hey, we cleaned your driveway, 416 00:13:04,784 --> 00:13:07,754 you know, so it would be good 417 00:13:04,784 --> 00:13:07,754 and clean when you came back. 418 00:13:07,787 --> 00:13:10,323 [Linda]: He thanked her and 419 00:13:07,787 --> 00:13:10,323 actually tried to pay her, 420 00:13:10,357 --> 00:13:11,758 but she would not 421 00:13:10,357 --> 00:13:11,758 take any money. 422 00:13:11,791 --> 00:13:15,962 But she forced her way 423 00:13:11,791 --> 00:13:15,962 into the house. 424 00:13:16,620 --> 00:13:18,598 [Coy]: She was very aggressive 425 00:13:16,620 --> 00:13:18,598 and continued to say, 426 00:13:18,631 --> 00:13:20,367 hey, I'd like to clean 427 00:13:18,631 --> 00:13:20,367 your house. I can help you. 428 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:22,769 I can do this. 429 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:22,769 I can do that. 430 00:13:22,802 --> 00:13:27,107 [Brent]: He feared that this 431 00:13:22,802 --> 00:13:27,107 woman wants to case his house. 432 00:13:27,140 --> 00:13:30,543 He was worried that she might 433 00:13:27,140 --> 00:13:30,543 have made a wax copy of a key 434 00:13:30,577 --> 00:13:33,413 that was sitting on one 435 00:13:30,577 --> 00:13:33,413 of his computer tables. 436 00:13:36,415 --> 00:13:37,884 [Narrator]: At the time, 437 00:13:37,917 --> 00:13:39,619 Ann says she chalked 438 00:13:37,917 --> 00:13:39,619 the incident up to Walt's 439 00:13:39,652 --> 00:13:42,455 typical paranoia. 440 00:13:42,489 --> 00:13:45,225 While the mystery woman 441 00:13:42,489 --> 00:13:45,225 sounds intriguing, 442 00:13:45,258 --> 00:13:48,395 investigators wonder if Ann 443 00:13:45,258 --> 00:13:48,395 might just be trying to 444 00:13:48,428 --> 00:13:52,365 deflect suspicion from herself. 445 00:13:52,399 --> 00:13:56,269 [Linda]: Another reason why 446 00:13:52,399 --> 00:13:56,269 alarms went off for Ann 447 00:13:56,302 --> 00:13:57,737 and her husband, Robert, 448 00:13:57,771 --> 00:14:01,410 is that they actually 449 00:13:57,771 --> 00:14:01,410 received monthly checks 450 00:14:01,410 --> 00:14:03,610 from Walter Sartory. 451 00:14:03,643 --> 00:14:06,146 [Narrator]: And Walt wasn't 452 00:14:03,643 --> 00:14:06,146 just lending the Cartees 453 00:14:06,179 --> 00:14:07,714 pocket change. 454 00:14:07,747 --> 00:14:09,783 According to financial records, 455 00:14:09,816 --> 00:14:14,287 Walt sent about 456 00:14:09,816 --> 00:14:14,287 $5,000 each month. 457 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:17,691 That obviously raised 458 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:17,691 red flags, because, you know, 459 00:14:17,724 --> 00:14:21,628 why is he paying these people 460 00:14:17,724 --> 00:14:21,628 who are his friends? 461 00:14:25,265 --> 00:14:27,133 [Narrator]: 462 00:14:25,265 --> 00:14:27,133 Detectives are still unsure 463 00:14:27,167 --> 00:14:29,736 if Walt is actually missing. 464 00:14:29,769 --> 00:14:32,272 Going off information 465 00:14:29,769 --> 00:14:32,272 from the Cartees, 466 00:14:32,305 --> 00:14:35,842 they search for Walter's car at 467 00:14:32,305 --> 00:14:35,842 the airport and the local mall 468 00:14:35,875 --> 00:14:41,810 where he often liked to walk, 469 00:14:35,875 --> 00:14:41,810 but come up empty. 470 00:14:41,810 --> 00:14:43,249 They circle back 471 00:14:41,810 --> 00:14:43,249 to the earlier tip about a 472 00:14:43,283 --> 00:14:46,353 cleaning service vehicle 473 00:14:43,283 --> 00:14:46,353 spotted by Walt's neighbors 474 00:14:46,386 --> 00:14:49,122 in his driveway. 475 00:14:49,155 --> 00:14:52,125 [Coy]: The man who ran the 476 00:14:49,155 --> 00:14:52,125 business explained that 477 00:14:52,158 --> 00:14:56,296 he had been contacted to have 478 00:14:52,158 --> 00:14:56,296 the cleaning service pick up 479 00:14:56,329 --> 00:14:59,799 all of the mail matter out 480 00:14:56,329 --> 00:14:59,799 of the, uh, mailboxes while 481 00:14:59,833 --> 00:15:03,169 Mr. Sartory was traveling. 482 00:15:03,203 --> 00:15:07,400 [Linda]: The owner told the 483 00:15:03,203 --> 00:15:07,400 deputies that the relationship 484 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:09,876 that they had with the 485 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:09,876 property was not initiated 486 00:15:09,909 --> 00:15:13,913 by Walter Sartory, 487 00:15:09,909 --> 00:15:13,913 but by a woman known as Willa. 488 00:15:13,947 --> 00:15:16,516 And they have a 489 00:15:13,947 --> 00:15:16,516 cell phone number for her. 490 00:15:19,285 --> 00:15:20,820 [Narrator]: On March 9th, 491 00:15:20,854 --> 00:15:23,490 detectives track down 492 00:15:20,854 --> 00:15:23,490 Willa Blanc and her husband, 493 00:15:23,523 --> 00:15:27,394 Paul, at their home 494 00:15:23,523 --> 00:15:27,394 in Union, Kentucky, 495 00:15:27,427 --> 00:15:30,797 about 30 minutes away 496 00:15:27,427 --> 00:15:30,797 from Walt's residence. 497 00:15:30,830 --> 00:15:33,466 [Coy]: We initiated a 498 00:15:30,830 --> 00:15:33,466 conversation with them. 499 00:15:33,500 --> 00:15:37,203 They stated in fact that they 500 00:15:33,500 --> 00:15:37,203 were Paul and Willa Blanc 501 00:15:37,237 --> 00:15:39,906 and that they were just getting 502 00:15:37,237 --> 00:15:39,906 ready to go to the doctor, 503 00:15:39,939 --> 00:15:42,509 and they really needed to get 504 00:15:39,939 --> 00:15:42,509 there, kind of in a hurry. 505 00:15:42,542 --> 00:15:45,780 I said, well, actually Willa, 506 00:15:42,542 --> 00:15:45,780 we wanted to talk to you because 507 00:15:45,780 --> 00:15:49,415 we have been told that you had 508 00:15:45,780 --> 00:15:49,415 contacted someone to go 509 00:15:49,449 --> 00:15:52,385 and pick up the mail matter 510 00:15:49,449 --> 00:15:52,385 at Mr. Sartory's residence. 511 00:15:52,419 --> 00:15:54,654 And she said, oh yeah. 512 00:15:52,419 --> 00:15:54,654 Walter's out of town, 513 00:15:54,688 --> 00:15:57,757 and he just wanted me 514 00:15:54,688 --> 00:15:57,757 to pick up the mail. 515 00:16:00,860 --> 00:16:03,396 Willa Blanc says that 516 00:16:00,860 --> 00:16:03,396 she met Walter Sartory 517 00:16:03,430 --> 00:16:06,266 because she cleaned for a family 518 00:16:03,430 --> 00:16:06,266 on the same street where 519 00:16:06,299 --> 00:16:09,350 Walter Sartory lived. 520 00:16:09,690 --> 00:16:10,603 [Coy]: We said, 521 00:16:09,690 --> 00:16:10,603 when did you last see him? 522 00:16:10,637 --> 00:16:15,410 And she said, well, I saw him 523 00:16:10,637 --> 00:16:15,410 at the Hebron Corner Mart. 524 00:16:15,750 --> 00:16:18,445 And he told me that 525 00:16:15,750 --> 00:16:18,445 he was going to Kroger's. 526 00:16:18,478 --> 00:16:21,247 She said that was March the 7th. 527 00:16:22,382 --> 00:16:25,885 [Narrator]: Willa offers 528 00:16:22,382 --> 00:16:25,885 to give Walt a call. 529 00:16:25,919 --> 00:16:28,455 [Coy]: I said, okay, go ahead. 530 00:16:28,488 --> 00:16:30,560 He didn't answer. 531 00:16:28,488 --> 00:16:30,560 And she goes, well, 532 00:16:30,900 --> 00:16:32,726 he's probably doing something. 533 00:16:30,900 --> 00:16:32,726 He'll give me a call back. 534 00:16:32,759 --> 00:16:34,427 And she said, 535 00:16:32,759 --> 00:16:34,427 I'll contact you if he does. 536 00:16:34,461 --> 00:16:36,396 So we said, okay. 537 00:16:36,429 --> 00:16:38,698 [Narrator]: With that, 538 00:16:36,429 --> 00:16:38,698 Willa says she and Paul 539 00:16:38,732 --> 00:16:40,767 must rush to a 540 00:16:38,732 --> 00:16:40,767 doctor's appointment, 541 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:44,938 leaving investigators 542 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:44,938 without much to go on. 543 00:16:48,241 --> 00:16:51,211 But Detective Cox is unable 544 00:16:48,241 --> 00:16:51,211 to shake the feeling 545 00:16:51,244 --> 00:16:53,480 that something is amiss. 546 00:16:53,513 --> 00:16:57,650 So he returns to Walt's house. 547 00:16:57,684 --> 00:16:59,819 [Coy]: I took a look 548 00:16:57,684 --> 00:16:59,819 in the mailbox. 549 00:16:59,853 --> 00:17:02,220 And inside the mailbox, 550 00:17:02,220 --> 00:17:07,560 there was a envelope 551 00:17:02,220 --> 00:17:07,560 from Fidelity Investments. 552 00:17:07,594 --> 00:17:10,300 If it's like a lot of us, 553 00:17:07,594 --> 00:17:10,300 you get a statement every month 554 00:17:10,300 --> 00:17:12,832 and it's not something that's 555 00:17:10,300 --> 00:17:12,832 really gonna excite anyone. 556 00:17:12,866 --> 00:17:14,434 [Linda]: So he called me. 557 00:17:14,467 --> 00:17:18,204 We generated the subpoena and he 558 00:17:14,467 --> 00:17:18,204 got it to Fidelity immediately. 559 00:17:22,442 --> 00:17:25,645 [Coy]: What we found out at that 560 00:17:22,442 --> 00:17:25,645 point in time was the fact that 561 00:17:25,679 --> 00:17:29,849 Walter Sartory was very wealthy. 562 00:17:30,650 --> 00:17:32,819 He essentially 563 00:17:30,650 --> 00:17:32,819 was a millionaire. 564 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:36,156 All of his money basically 565 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:36,156 was in investments, 566 00:17:36,189 --> 00:17:40,493 and the investments grew because 567 00:17:36,189 --> 00:17:40,493 of his mathematical background 568 00:17:40,527 --> 00:17:43,863 and his ability to actually make 569 00:17:40,527 --> 00:17:43,863 very wise decisions about how 570 00:17:43,897 --> 00:17:46,332 he was moving his money around. 571 00:17:47,801 --> 00:17:50,700 [Narrator]: 572 00:17:47,801 --> 00:17:50,700 Detective Cox believes that if 573 00:17:50,103 --> 00:17:53,139 Walt's disappearance is 574 00:17:50,103 --> 00:17:53,139 the result of foul play, 575 00:17:53,173 --> 00:17:57,444 he may have just uncovered 576 00:17:53,173 --> 00:17:57,444 the motive. 577 00:17:57,477 --> 00:17:59,790 [Coy]: He is now a mark. 578 00:17:59,790 --> 00:18:03,883 He has something that makes it 579 00:17:59,790 --> 00:18:03,883 worth my while to take the risk 580 00:18:03,917 --> 00:18:06,519 of, uh, doing bad things. 581 00:18:09,823 --> 00:18:11,191 [Narrator]: 582 00:18:09,823 --> 00:18:11,191 When investigators subpoena 583 00:18:11,224 --> 00:18:13,159 Walt's investment records, 584 00:18:13,193 --> 00:18:17,497 they find something 585 00:18:13,193 --> 00:18:17,497 extremely troubling. 586 00:18:17,530 --> 00:18:21,340 We had discovered 587 00:18:17,530 --> 00:18:21,340 that Willa Blanc had executed 588 00:18:21,340 --> 00:18:23,236 a power of attorney. 589 00:18:24,371 --> 00:18:28,775 A lot of people don't understand 590 00:18:24,371 --> 00:18:28,775 power of attorneys. 591 00:18:28,808 --> 00:18:32,579 As long as someone is living 592 00:18:28,808 --> 00:18:32,579 and an individual has 593 00:18:32,612 --> 00:18:36,683 power of attorney for them, 594 00:18:32,612 --> 00:18:36,683 that individual, Willa Blanc, 595 00:18:36,716 --> 00:18:39,719 can act just as if 596 00:18:36,716 --> 00:18:39,719 they are that person. 597 00:18:40,787 --> 00:18:44,290 [Linda]: The power of attorney 598 00:18:40,787 --> 00:18:44,290 was executed on February 18th. 599 00:18:45,258 --> 00:18:47,193 No one else had 600 00:18:45,258 --> 00:18:47,193 really seen Walter Sartory 601 00:18:47,227 --> 00:18:49,629 since February the 17th. 602 00:18:50,430 --> 00:18:52,732 [Narrator]: What's more, 603 00:18:50,430 --> 00:18:52,732 the records indicate 604 00:18:52,766 --> 00:18:54,701 that on February 27th, 605 00:18:54,734 --> 00:18:57,404 10 days after Walt 606 00:18:54,734 --> 00:18:57,404 was last seen, 607 00:18:57,437 --> 00:19:01,207 money started leaving 608 00:18:57,437 --> 00:19:01,207 his accounts. 609 00:19:01,241 --> 00:19:04,440 First a $10,000 wire transfer, 610 00:19:04,770 --> 00:19:07,881 and then a $200,000 611 00:19:04,770 --> 00:19:07,881 wire transfer had been 612 00:19:07,914 --> 00:19:12,850 cause to occur between 613 00:19:07,914 --> 00:19:12,850 Walter Sartory's main investment 614 00:19:12,118 --> 00:19:15,789 accounts and Willa Blanc's 615 00:19:12,118 --> 00:19:15,789 checking accounts. 616 00:19:19,159 --> 00:19:20,593 [Narrator]: Coming up, 617 00:19:20,627 --> 00:19:25,265 Detectives take a closer look 618 00:19:20,627 --> 00:19:25,265 at Willa Blanc. 619 00:19:25,298 --> 00:19:28,935 She liked being treated 620 00:19:25,298 --> 00:19:28,935 as if she was a queen. 621 00:19:29,350 --> 00:19:32,205 [Narrator]: 622 00:19:29,350 --> 00:19:32,205 And discover a ruthless plan. 623 00:19:32,238 --> 00:19:34,708 [Linda]: She was trying 624 00:19:32,238 --> 00:19:34,708 to liquidate the remainder 625 00:19:34,741 --> 00:19:37,911 of the $1.4 million dollars. 626 00:19:37,944 --> 00:19:40,246 [Coy]: She said, 627 00:19:37,944 --> 00:19:40,246 I have power of attorney, 628 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:41,715 but I've never used it. 629 00:20:01,670 --> 00:20:03,636 [Narrator]: March 10, 2009. 630 00:20:03,670 --> 00:20:09,309 73-year-old Walt Sartory has 631 00:20:03,670 --> 00:20:09,309 been missing for several weeks. 632 00:20:09,342 --> 00:20:11,811 And investigators 633 00:20:09,342 --> 00:20:11,811 have just discovered 634 00:20:11,845 --> 00:20:15,915 that not only did Willa Blanc 635 00:20:11,845 --> 00:20:15,915 obtain power of attorney, 636 00:20:15,949 --> 00:20:19,190 she transferred large sums 637 00:20:15,949 --> 00:20:19,190 of money from Walt's 638 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:20,854 checking account to her own. 639 00:20:20,887 --> 00:20:23,790 $10,000 on February 27th, 640 00:20:23,823 --> 00:20:27,260 and $200,000 on March 3rd, 641 00:20:27,293 --> 00:20:30,663 and she didn't stop there. 642 00:20:30,697 --> 00:20:35,702 She was trying to liquidate the 643 00:20:30,697 --> 00:20:35,702 remainder of the $1.4 million 644 00:20:35,735 --> 00:20:38,438 that were held 645 00:20:35,735 --> 00:20:38,438 in one investment account. 646 00:20:38,471 --> 00:20:41,675 She had ordered those funds 647 00:20:38,471 --> 00:20:41,675 through her power of attorney 648 00:20:41,708 --> 00:20:44,944 to be liquidated 649 00:20:41,708 --> 00:20:44,944 with Fidelity Investments. 650 00:20:48,314 --> 00:20:50,684 [Narrator]: Investigators 651 00:20:48,314 --> 00:20:50,684 return to the Blanc home 652 00:20:50,717 --> 00:20:53,219 for an explanation. 653 00:20:53,253 --> 00:20:55,522 Willa Blanc was not 654 00:20:53,253 --> 00:20:55,522 at the residence. 655 00:20:55,555 --> 00:20:58,892 Paul Blanc was. 656 00:20:55,555 --> 00:20:58,892 And we spoke with him. 657 00:20:58,925 --> 00:21:00,727 [Narrator]: 658 00:20:58,925 --> 00:21:00,727 Investigators press Paul 659 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:03,263 for information about his wife. 660 00:21:03,296 --> 00:21:05,899 Paul explains that 661 00:21:03,296 --> 00:21:05,899 before he met her, 662 00:21:05,932 --> 00:21:09,903 Willa's life had been one 663 00:21:05,932 --> 00:21:09,903 hardship after another. 664 00:21:13,740 --> 00:21:18,645 [Brent]: Willa Blanc was born 665 00:21:13,740 --> 00:21:18,645 in Cincinnati in 1961. 666 00:21:18,678 --> 00:21:22,682 During her childhood, she had 667 00:21:18,678 --> 00:21:22,682 some tragedy in her life. 668 00:21:22,716 --> 00:21:25,585 Her older brother died 669 00:21:22,716 --> 00:21:25,585 when he was very young, 670 00:21:25,618 --> 00:21:28,788 and that was followed closely 671 00:21:25,618 --> 00:21:28,788 after by the death of her mother 672 00:21:28,822 --> 00:21:31,391 when Willa was 13 years old. 673 00:21:31,424 --> 00:21:34,461 At that point, 674 00:21:31,424 --> 00:21:34,461 Willa raised herself, largely. 675 00:21:35,862 --> 00:21:40,500 [Narrator]: At 19, 676 00:21:35,862 --> 00:21:40,500 she gave birth to a son, Louis. 677 00:21:40,533 --> 00:21:43,169 Apparently, he was 678 00:21:40,533 --> 00:21:43,169 abandoned by his father 679 00:21:43,203 --> 00:21:46,206 and she was his sole caregiver. 680 00:21:49,709 --> 00:21:52,178 [Narrator]: 681 00:21:49,709 --> 00:21:52,178 When Paul met Willa in 2001, 682 00:21:52,212 --> 00:21:55,682 she was working 683 00:21:52,212 --> 00:21:55,682 for a cleaning company. 684 00:21:55,715 --> 00:21:59,352 [Brent]: Paul was a networking 685 00:21:55,715 --> 00:21:59,352 engineer with Cincinnati Bell. 686 00:21:59,386 --> 00:22:02,288 He had a very nice house 687 00:21:59,386 --> 00:22:02,288 in Union, Kentucky. 688 00:22:02,322 --> 00:22:06,793 It's my understanding that Willa 689 00:22:02,322 --> 00:22:06,793 was employed as his housekeeper. 690 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:11,631 [Narrator]: Paul was drawn to 691 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:11,631 Willa's poise and personality. 692 00:22:11,664 --> 00:22:14,834 Willa Blanc had 693 00:22:11,664 --> 00:22:14,834 a very flashy style. 694 00:22:14,868 --> 00:22:20,140 She often wore, um, 695 00:22:14,868 --> 00:22:20,140 rhinestone-encrusted fake nails. 696 00:22:20,173 --> 00:22:23,376 She drove a late-model 697 00:22:20,173 --> 00:22:23,376 ZR1 Corvette. 698 00:22:26,790 --> 00:22:27,681 [Narrator]: 699 00:22:26,790 --> 00:22:27,681 Just months after meeting, 700 00:22:27,714 --> 00:22:29,349 the two married. 701 00:22:29,382 --> 00:22:33,119 And Willa and her son, 702 00:22:29,382 --> 00:22:33,119 Louis moved into Paul's home. 703 00:22:33,153 --> 00:22:35,388 Paul says he enjoyed 704 00:22:33,153 --> 00:22:35,388 indulging Willa 705 00:22:35,422 --> 00:22:39,859 in her favorite extravagance, 706 00:22:35,422 --> 00:22:39,859 new cars. 707 00:22:40,260 --> 00:22:42,328 [Jon]: She bought multiple, 708 00:22:40,260 --> 00:22:42,328 multiple high-end vehicles 709 00:22:42,362 --> 00:22:45,965 from us, 710 00:22:42,362 --> 00:22:45,965 50, 60 $70,000 vehicles. 711 00:22:45,999 --> 00:22:48,335 And we took care of her like she 712 00:22:45,999 --> 00:22:48,335 was literally the only person 713 00:22:48,368 --> 00:22:49,836 in the dealership, 714 00:22:48,368 --> 00:22:49,836 and she loved that. 715 00:22:49,869 --> 00:22:53,600 She actually thrived on it. 716 00:22:54,908 --> 00:22:57,644 [Narrator]: Paul confesses 717 00:22:54,908 --> 00:22:57,644 that while Willa once brought 718 00:22:57,677 --> 00:23:02,916 excitement to his life, 719 00:22:57,677 --> 00:23:02,916 lately she mostly brought debt. 720 00:23:03,583 --> 00:23:07,721 [Coy]: He told us that he had 721 00:23:03,583 --> 00:23:07,721 just received paperwork that 722 00:23:07,754 --> 00:23:13,159 his house was going 723 00:23:07,754 --> 00:23:13,159 to be, uh, repossessed. 724 00:23:13,193 --> 00:23:16,262 So we asked him how 725 00:23:13,193 --> 00:23:16,262 that would be possible. 726 00:23:16,296 --> 00:23:19,165 He seemed to have a great job. 727 00:23:19,199 --> 00:23:22,168 And he said that Willa actually 728 00:23:19,199 --> 00:23:22,168 handled all of the bills 729 00:23:22,202 --> 00:23:23,370 and paid all the bills. 730 00:23:23,403 --> 00:23:25,472 And he was, he was shocked 731 00:23:23,403 --> 00:23:25,472 to find this out. 732 00:23:41,588 --> 00:23:46,920 She had a pretty 733 00:23:41,588 --> 00:23:46,920 serious gambling problem. 734 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:48,962 Within a few years she had 735 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:48,962 drained all of the money 736 00:23:48,995 --> 00:23:50,797 from their account. 737 00:23:52,799 --> 00:23:56,903 [Narrator]: Making matters 738 00:23:52,799 --> 00:23:56,903 worse, he says on February 22nd, 739 00:23:56,936 --> 00:24:00,473 Willa wrecked his SUV. 740 00:24:00,507 --> 00:24:05,278 Willa had actually had a 741 00:24:00,507 --> 00:24:05,278 car accident on the interstate 742 00:24:05,311 --> 00:24:09,449 in Indiana and had totaled 743 00:24:05,311 --> 00:24:09,449 his Trailblazer. 744 00:24:27,100 --> 00:24:29,169 Detective Cox made calls 745 00:24:29,202 --> 00:24:31,471 to the Ripley County 746 00:24:29,202 --> 00:24:31,471 Sheriff's Department 747 00:24:31,504 --> 00:24:35,909 in Indiana to inquire about any 748 00:24:31,504 --> 00:24:35,909 accidents. 749 00:24:35,942 --> 00:24:38,812 Through records, 750 00:24:35,942 --> 00:24:38,812 we're able to ascertain 751 00:24:38,845 --> 00:24:43,483 that on February the 21st, 752 00:24:38,845 --> 00:24:43,483 Willa Blanc shows up 753 00:24:43,516 --> 00:24:45,452 at the Argosy Casino, 754 00:24:43,516 --> 00:24:45,452 which is located on 755 00:24:45,485 --> 00:24:49,456 the Ohio River 756 00:24:45,485 --> 00:24:49,456 on the Indiana side 757 00:24:49,489 --> 00:24:51,910 and starts gambling. 758 00:24:51,910 --> 00:24:56,596 And gambles until 3:00 in the 759 00:24:51,910 --> 00:24:56,596 morning on February the 22nd. 760 00:24:56,629 --> 00:25:01,340 She is then in the wreck 761 00:24:56,629 --> 00:25:01,340 that morning at 4:15 AM. 762 00:25:01,670 --> 00:25:04,871 The deputies that responded 763 00:25:01,670 --> 00:25:04,871 encountered Willa Blanc. 764 00:25:08,675 --> 00:25:11,711 [Narrator]: Deputies questioned 765 00:25:08,675 --> 00:25:11,711 her at the scene. 766 00:25:11,745 --> 00:25:16,490 She states her car was hit. 767 00:25:11,745 --> 00:25:16,490 The other people took off. 768 00:25:16,490 --> 00:25:18,485 And that she was on her way 769 00:25:16,490 --> 00:25:18,485 to Indianapolis 770 00:25:18,518 --> 00:25:22,550 to take some firewood 771 00:25:18,518 --> 00:25:22,550 to a friend. 772 00:25:22,550 --> 00:25:24,557 His name was Duane Lively. 773 00:25:24,591 --> 00:25:27,930 And that she had the trashcan 774 00:25:24,591 --> 00:25:27,930 in the back 775 00:25:27,127 --> 00:25:29,129 with the firewood in it. 776 00:25:29,162 --> 00:25:33,199 [Narrator]: A wave of dread 777 00:25:29,162 --> 00:25:33,199 moves over Detective Cox. 778 00:25:33,233 --> 00:25:35,735 [Coy]: When the police officer 779 00:25:33,233 --> 00:25:35,735 told me, I'm like, 780 00:25:35,769 --> 00:25:38,710 did you look 781 00:25:35,769 --> 00:25:38,710 in the garbage can? 782 00:25:38,710 --> 00:25:40,730 And he said, no. 783 00:25:40,730 --> 00:25:42,242 In my mind, 784 00:25:40,730 --> 00:25:42,242 at that moment, 785 00:25:42,275 --> 00:25:45,578 it's like Walter Sartory 786 00:25:42,275 --> 00:25:45,578 was in that trashcan. 787 00:25:47,947 --> 00:25:52,252 I don't know why that I felt 788 00:25:47,947 --> 00:25:52,252 that way, but I did. 789 00:25:54,287 --> 00:25:57,157 [Linda]: If Mr. Sartory was 790 00:25:54,287 --> 00:25:57,157 in that trash can, 791 00:25:57,190 --> 00:25:59,659 this woman was cold enough 792 00:25:59,693 --> 00:26:04,864 to be in a casino for hours 793 00:25:59,693 --> 00:26:04,864 gambling this man's money 794 00:26:04,898 --> 00:26:08,268 while he was folded up 795 00:26:04,898 --> 00:26:08,268 in a trashcan 796 00:26:08,301 --> 00:26:10,804 in the back of her vehicle. 797 00:26:13,373 --> 00:26:15,842 [Narrator]: The officer says 798 00:26:13,373 --> 00:26:15,842 after the accident, 799 00:26:15,875 --> 00:26:18,712 Willa called her son, Louis, 800 00:26:15,875 --> 00:26:18,712 and he rented a minivan 801 00:26:18,745 --> 00:26:20,347 to pick her up, 802 00:26:20,380 --> 00:26:24,651 while the SUV was towed back 803 00:26:20,380 --> 00:26:24,651 to a dealership in Kentucky. 804 00:26:25,251 --> 00:26:30,560 [Coy]: Her son, Louis Wilkinson, 805 00:26:25,251 --> 00:26:30,560 got this garbage can purportedly 806 00:26:30,900 --> 00:26:35,228 filled with firewood and loaded 807 00:26:30,900 --> 00:26:35,228 it into the Dodge minivan. 808 00:26:40,660 --> 00:26:42,635 [Narrator]: When detectives 809 00:26:40,660 --> 00:26:42,635 follow up with the dealership, 810 00:26:42,669 --> 00:26:47,730 they hear the most 811 00:26:42,669 --> 00:26:47,730 chilling tale yet. 812 00:26:47,730 --> 00:26:50,944 [Jon]: Around February 17th, 813 00:26:47,730 --> 00:26:50,944 Willa came to the dealership 814 00:26:50,977 --> 00:26:53,880 and was interested in 815 00:26:50,977 --> 00:26:53,880 purchasing a new 816 00:26:53,913 --> 00:26:57,317 2009 Corvette ZR1. 817 00:26:57,350 --> 00:26:58,918 And she told me, 818 00:26:58,952 --> 00:27:03,230 she said, Jon, I'm coming into 819 00:26:58,952 --> 00:27:03,230 a lot of money real soon. 820 00:27:04,457 --> 00:27:06,593 When Willa and I were speaking, 821 00:27:06,626 --> 00:27:09,562 Louis came in and he whispered 822 00:27:06,626 --> 00:27:09,562 something in her ear, 823 00:27:09,596 --> 00:27:12,232 which I happened 824 00:27:09,596 --> 00:27:12,232 to be able to hear. 825 00:27:12,265 --> 00:27:14,670 He said to her, 826 00:27:14,100 --> 00:27:16,936 Mom, the old man 827 00:27:14,100 --> 00:27:16,936 wants to get out of the car. 828 00:27:20,573 --> 00:27:22,375 So when they said that, 829 00:27:20,573 --> 00:27:22,375 I looked outside, 830 00:27:22,409 --> 00:27:24,477 and their car was parked 831 00:27:22,409 --> 00:27:24,477 straight out there. 832 00:27:24,511 --> 00:27:26,613 And there was an older gentleman 833 00:27:24,511 --> 00:27:26,613 in the back seat 834 00:27:26,646 --> 00:27:29,282 that I could see 835 00:27:26,646 --> 00:27:29,282 with glasses on. 836 00:27:30,350 --> 00:27:32,786 Willa's response to Louis was, 837 00:27:32,819 --> 00:27:36,656 tell him to stay in the ----ing 838 00:27:32,819 --> 00:27:36,656 car or he'll pay for it later. 839 00:27:39,590 --> 00:27:40,326 [Narrator]: 840 00:27:39,590 --> 00:27:40,326 Investigators believe 841 00:27:40,360 --> 00:27:41,861 the disturbing encounter 842 00:27:40,360 --> 00:27:41,861 at the dealership 843 00:27:41,895 --> 00:27:47,834 may have been the last time 844 00:27:41,895 --> 00:27:47,834 anyone saw Walt alive. 845 00:27:50,670 --> 00:27:54,374 The following day, 846 00:27:50,670 --> 00:27:54,374 they return to Willa's home. 847 00:28:04,584 --> 00:28:07,187 [Coy]: In the interview, 848 00:28:04,584 --> 00:28:07,187 the question had came up about 849 00:28:07,220 --> 00:28:11,570 power of attorney. 850 00:28:07,220 --> 00:28:11,570 She denied that at first. 851 00:28:11,910 --> 00:28:13,893 But then she changed 852 00:28:11,910 --> 00:28:13,893 her answer to, 853 00:28:13,927 --> 00:28:17,697 I have power of attorney, 854 00:28:13,927 --> 00:28:17,697 but I've never used it, 855 00:28:17,731 --> 00:28:19,833 which we knew was a lie. 856 00:28:21,801 --> 00:28:23,803 [Narrator]: Investigators 857 00:28:21,801 --> 00:28:23,803 question Willa about the 858 00:28:23,837 --> 00:28:28,174 trash can in her car 859 00:28:23,837 --> 00:28:28,174 at the time of the accident. 860 00:28:28,208 --> 00:28:32,812 Detective Cox asked her 861 00:28:28,208 --> 00:28:32,812 where the trash can was, 862 00:28:32,846 --> 00:28:34,647 and she said she that 863 00:28:32,846 --> 00:28:34,647 couldn't explain what 864 00:28:34,681 --> 00:28:37,550 happened to the trash can. 865 00:28:34,681 --> 00:28:37,550 It must've gotten stolen. 866 00:28:40,253 --> 00:28:44,190 Her story started crumbling 867 00:28:40,253 --> 00:28:44,190 a lot at that point in time. 868 00:28:58,872 --> 00:29:02,275 Detective Cox said, 869 00:28:58,872 --> 00:29:02,275 I know you know where Walter is 870 00:29:02,308 --> 00:29:03,877 and that you're not 871 00:29:02,308 --> 00:29:03,877 telling us something, 872 00:29:03,910 --> 00:29:05,845 and I'm going to find out. 873 00:29:08,314 --> 00:29:09,716 [Narrator]: Coming up, 874 00:29:09,749 --> 00:29:13,653 a son's undying devotion 875 00:29:09,749 --> 00:29:13,653 is put to the test. 876 00:29:21,194 --> 00:29:25,310 [Narrator]: And the dark truth 877 00:29:21,194 --> 00:29:25,310 finally comes to light. 878 00:29:25,650 --> 00:29:28,201 She offers him a thousand 879 00:29:25,650 --> 00:29:28,201 dollars to take the trash bin 880 00:29:28,234 --> 00:29:30,700 out to a field and burn it. 881 00:29:43,883 --> 00:29:46,219 [Narrator]: Detectives in 882 00:29:43,883 --> 00:29:46,219 Boone County, Kentucky 883 00:29:46,252 --> 00:29:50,123 are desperate to find missing 884 00:29:46,252 --> 00:29:50,123 mathematician and millionaire, 885 00:29:50,156 --> 00:29:52,158 Walt Sartory. 886 00:29:52,192 --> 00:29:57,130 However, they face nothing but 887 00:29:52,192 --> 00:29:57,130 lies from their main suspect, 888 00:29:57,163 --> 00:30:00,633 47-year-old, Willa Blanc. 889 00:30:00,667 --> 00:30:05,380 [Coy]: We could show that she 890 00:30:00,667 --> 00:30:05,380 had used that power of attorney. 891 00:30:05,710 --> 00:30:07,874 The investigation 892 00:30:05,710 --> 00:30:07,874 at that point in time was, 893 00:30:07,907 --> 00:30:10,510 now what is our next move 894 00:30:07,907 --> 00:30:10,510 to figure out 895 00:30:10,543 --> 00:30:13,460 where Walter Sartory is? 896 00:30:16,149 --> 00:30:18,685 [Narrator]: On March 13, 2009, 897 00:30:18,718 --> 00:30:22,220 investigators track down 898 00:30:18,718 --> 00:30:22,220 Duane Lively, 899 00:30:22,550 --> 00:30:25,358 the friend who Willa claims 900 00:30:22,550 --> 00:30:25,358 asked her to deliver firewood 901 00:30:25,392 --> 00:30:28,495 on February 22nd. 902 00:30:28,528 --> 00:30:32,866 [Coy]: We asked him how 903 00:30:28,528 --> 00:30:32,866 he came about meeting Willa. 904 00:30:32,899 --> 00:30:36,202 Duane Lively said, she's 905 00:30:32,899 --> 00:30:36,202 someone I met at the casino 906 00:30:36,236 --> 00:30:39,506 back in January of 2009. 907 00:30:39,539 --> 00:30:41,608 And we usually go play bingo. 908 00:30:41,641 --> 00:30:44,210 [Narrator]: Duane confirms 909 00:30:41,641 --> 00:30:44,210 that Willa and her son, Louis 910 00:30:44,244 --> 00:30:49,349 did come to see him, but it 911 00:30:44,244 --> 00:30:49,349 wasn't to bring him firewood. 912 00:30:52,752 --> 00:30:57,791 Willa Blanc and Louis arrive, 913 00:30:52,752 --> 00:30:57,791 and they tell Duane that 914 00:30:57,824 --> 00:31:01,594 in the back of a car is a 915 00:30:57,824 --> 00:31:01,594 large trash bin that contains 916 00:31:01,628 --> 00:31:03,563 the remains of a dog. 917 00:31:04,431 --> 00:31:06,666 [Coy]: She said she had a dog 918 00:31:04,431 --> 00:31:06,666 that her son had hit 919 00:31:06,700 --> 00:31:08,902 that belonged to 920 00:31:06,700 --> 00:31:08,902 an elderly gentleman. 921 00:31:08,935 --> 00:31:11,304 And Duane said, oh, well you 922 00:31:08,935 --> 00:31:11,304 can bury the dog at my house. 923 00:31:11,338 --> 00:31:12,439 She goes, no, no, no. 924 00:31:12,472 --> 00:31:14,574 We need to, 925 00:31:12,472 --> 00:31:14,574 we need to burn the dog. 926 00:31:15,475 --> 00:31:17,711 [Brent]: And she offers Duane 927 00:31:15,475 --> 00:31:17,711 a thousand dollars 928 00:31:17,744 --> 00:31:22,449 to take the trash bin out 929 00:31:17,744 --> 00:31:22,449 to a field and burn it. 930 00:31:22,482 --> 00:31:25,418 [Linda]: That same night 931 00:31:22,482 --> 00:31:25,418 for a four-to-five-hour 932 00:31:25,452 --> 00:31:27,487 period of time, 933 00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:31,658 Louis, Willa and Duane 934 00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:31,658 burned this trashcan. 935 00:31:37,297 --> 00:31:39,632 [Narrator]: Duane takes 936 00:31:37,297 --> 00:31:39,632 investigators to the field 937 00:31:39,666 --> 00:31:43,269 where the burn took place. 938 00:31:43,303 --> 00:31:45,939 [Linda]: As they were kicking 939 00:31:43,303 --> 00:31:45,939 around some of the ashes 940 00:31:45,972 --> 00:31:48,875 one of the Indiana State Police 941 00:31:45,972 --> 00:31:48,875 detectives saw what he believed 942 00:31:48,908 --> 00:31:51,311 to be a human bone. 943 00:31:54,614 --> 00:31:57,183 [Narrator]: Indiana and Ohio 944 00:31:54,614 --> 00:31:57,183 forensic experts 945 00:31:57,217 --> 00:32:01,421 are called to the scene 946 00:31:57,217 --> 00:32:01,421 and sift through the ash. 947 00:32:01,454 --> 00:32:03,757 [Brian]: They recovered an 948 00:32:01,454 --> 00:32:03,757 immense amount of bone. 949 00:32:03,790 --> 00:32:06,459 So we loaded up 950 00:32:03,790 --> 00:32:06,459 large garbage bags, 951 00:32:06,493 --> 00:32:09,929 probably about five 952 00:32:06,493 --> 00:32:09,929 or six of them. 953 00:32:09,963 --> 00:32:12,766 [Narrator]: The forensic team 954 00:32:09,963 --> 00:32:12,766 sends the remains to a lab 955 00:32:12,799 --> 00:32:15,402 for analysis. 956 00:32:15,435 --> 00:32:20,173 At this point, 957 00:32:15,435 --> 00:32:20,173 it moves from hope for Walter 958 00:32:20,206 --> 00:32:23,143 into a homicide investigation. 959 00:32:25,545 --> 00:32:27,947 [Narrator]: The trip to Indiana 960 00:32:25,545 --> 00:32:27,947 gives investigators what they 961 00:32:27,981 --> 00:32:32,452 need to arrest Willa Blanc 962 00:32:27,981 --> 00:32:32,452 and her son, Louis. 963 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:36,956 In the early morning hours 964 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:36,956 of Saturday the 14th, 965 00:32:36,990 --> 00:32:40,493 Louis and his mother were both 966 00:32:36,990 --> 00:32:40,493 arrested without incident, 967 00:32:40,527 --> 00:32:44,970 and they were taken back to 968 00:32:40,527 --> 00:32:44,970 the local police department. 969 00:33:05,418 --> 00:33:08,121 [Narrator]: Investigators turn 970 00:33:05,418 --> 00:33:08,121 their attention to Louis, 971 00:33:08,154 --> 00:33:10,560 hoping he'll talk. 972 00:33:27,874 --> 00:33:31,770 [Narrator]: Detectives find 973 00:33:27,874 --> 00:33:31,770 Louis at a breaking point. 974 00:33:58,104 --> 00:34:00,874 [Narrator]: According to Louis, 975 00:33:58,104 --> 00:34:00,874 it all began when his mom 976 00:34:00,907 --> 00:34:05,879 called him to her home one 977 00:34:00,907 --> 00:34:05,879 afternoon in mid-February. 978 00:34:05,912 --> 00:34:09,716 [Linda]: When he arrived home, 979 00:34:05,912 --> 00:34:09,716 he found Walter Sartory 980 00:34:09,748 --> 00:34:11,951 sitting in a chair 981 00:34:09,748 --> 00:34:11,951 in their basement 982 00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:14,621 and his hands were 983 00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:14,621 duct taped to the chair. 984 00:34:14,654 --> 00:34:17,924 His feet were duct taped and 985 00:34:14,654 --> 00:34:17,924 he had duct tape over his mouth. 986 00:34:23,730 --> 00:34:26,800 She told him that she needed him 987 00:34:23,730 --> 00:34:26,800 to stay in the basement 988 00:34:26,833 --> 00:34:29,690 and care for Mr. Sartory. 989 00:34:29,936 --> 00:34:31,971 She then went upstairs, 990 00:34:32,719 --> 00:34:36,760 and deadbolted the door 991 00:34:32,719 --> 00:34:36,760 to the basement. 992 00:34:50,456 --> 00:34:52,625 Keep in mind 993 00:34:50,456 --> 00:34:52,625 that Walter Sartory 994 00:34:52,659 --> 00:34:56,228 is a diagnosed paranoid 995 00:34:52,659 --> 00:34:56,228 schizophrenic who has been 996 00:34:56,262 --> 00:34:59,299 forcibly removed 997 00:34:56,262 --> 00:34:59,299 from his medication. 998 00:35:01,301 --> 00:35:03,837 [Narrator]: Louis says he 999 00:35:01,301 --> 00:35:03,837 followed his mother's orders 1000 00:35:03,870 --> 00:35:07,540 and proceeded to care for Walt. 1001 00:35:07,574 --> 00:35:10,510 He indicated that his mother 1002 00:35:07,574 --> 00:35:10,510 would come downstairs with food 1003 00:35:10,543 --> 00:35:13,446 and drink for Mr. Sartory. 1004 00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:16,490 Louis had indicated 1005 00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:16,490 that Mr. Sartory 1006 00:35:16,490 --> 00:35:19,520 would throw up 1007 00:35:16,490 --> 00:35:19,520 right after being fed. 1008 00:35:20,153 --> 00:35:23,123 It could have potentially been 1009 00:35:20,153 --> 00:35:23,123 because he was being poisoned. 1010 00:35:35,568 --> 00:35:40,373 [Narrator]: In the end, 1011 00:35:35,568 --> 00:35:40,373 Walt was overcome by the ordeal. 1012 00:35:40,407 --> 00:35:42,876 He couldn't do anything other 1013 00:35:40,407 --> 00:35:42,876 than when tape was taken 1014 00:35:42,909 --> 00:35:45,211 from his mouth, 1015 00:35:42,909 --> 00:35:45,211 and he was fed 1016 00:35:45,245 --> 00:35:48,848 what we believe was 1017 00:35:45,245 --> 00:35:48,848 a poisonous substance. 1018 00:35:49,516 --> 00:35:54,320 And he succumbed to what was 1019 00:35:49,516 --> 00:35:54,320 going on to his body and died. 1020 00:36:03,830 --> 00:36:06,366 [Narrator]: Louis insists 1021 00:36:03,830 --> 00:36:06,366 that Willa's husband, Paul, 1022 00:36:06,399 --> 00:36:10,704 had no knowledge of the horrors 1023 00:36:06,399 --> 00:36:10,704 that unfolded in his basement. 1024 00:36:19,446 --> 00:36:21,715 [Coy]: I believe him, 1025 00:36:19,446 --> 00:36:21,715 in that Paul didn't know 1026 00:36:21,748 --> 00:36:23,616 what was actually going on. 1027 00:36:23,650 --> 00:36:26,860 He had just had 1028 00:36:23,650 --> 00:36:26,860 amputation surgery, 1029 00:36:26,119 --> 00:36:30,423 and he really couldn't move. 1030 00:36:26,119 --> 00:36:30,423 He was confined to a couch. 1031 00:36:30,457 --> 00:36:33,426 [Linda]: Given that he was 1032 00:36:30,457 --> 00:36:33,426 much older than Willa 1033 00:36:33,460 --> 00:36:36,329 and that he seemed to be not 1034 00:36:33,460 --> 00:36:36,329 in real good health, 1035 00:36:36,363 --> 00:36:41,101 Detective Cox's concern was 1036 00:36:36,363 --> 00:36:41,101 that, uh, that Paul himself 1037 00:36:41,134 --> 00:36:44,537 was being financially exploited 1038 00:36:41,134 --> 00:36:44,537 by Willa Blanc. 1039 00:36:45,939 --> 00:36:48,541 [Narrator]: Louis's detrimental 1040 00:36:45,939 --> 00:36:48,541 relationship with his mother 1041 00:36:48,575 --> 00:36:52,879 leaves investigators questioning 1042 00:36:48,575 --> 00:36:52,879 his involvement. 1043 00:36:52,912 --> 00:36:55,248 He said, 1044 00:36:52,912 --> 00:36:55,248 she was essentially a puppeteer 1045 00:36:55,281 --> 00:36:58,218 and that she pulled the strings 1046 00:36:55,281 --> 00:36:58,218 and made Louis do whatever 1047 00:36:58,251 --> 00:37:01,121 it was that she needed done. 1048 00:37:01,154 --> 00:37:03,456 [Brent]: Louis was a grown man. 1049 00:37:01,154 --> 00:37:03,456 He never called 911. 1050 00:37:03,490 --> 00:37:05,291 He never called the police. 1051 00:37:05,325 --> 00:37:07,600 Maybe he didn't have access 1052 00:37:05,325 --> 00:37:07,600 to the phone. 1053 00:37:07,930 --> 00:37:08,294 Maybe he was locked 1054 00:37:07,930 --> 00:37:08,294 in the basement. 1055 00:37:08,328 --> 00:37:09,763 I don't know. 1056 00:37:11,731 --> 00:37:13,660 [Narrator]: Coming up, 1057 00:37:13,990 --> 00:37:16,360 prosecutors prepare for trial. 1058 00:37:16,690 --> 00:37:20,540 We filed notice of intent 1059 00:37:16,690 --> 00:37:20,540 to seek the death penalty. 1060 00:37:20,573 --> 00:37:23,430 While we were searching the 1061 00:37:20,573 --> 00:37:23,430 home, we did locate a book, 1062 00:37:23,430 --> 00:37:25,378 How To Choose Your Next Prey. 1063 00:37:25,412 --> 00:37:27,614 When I executed the search 1064 00:37:25,412 --> 00:37:27,614 warrant on the vehicle 1065 00:37:27,647 --> 00:37:31,418 of Mrs. Blanc, we found a 1066 00:37:27,647 --> 00:37:31,418 black semi-automatic handgun. 1067 00:37:46,433 --> 00:37:51,671 [Narrator]: On March 14, 2009, 1068 00:37:46,433 --> 00:37:51,671 27-year-old Louis Wilkinson 1069 00:37:51,705 --> 00:37:54,274 finally confesses 1070 00:37:51,705 --> 00:37:54,274 to investigators 1071 00:37:54,307 --> 00:37:58,611 that his mother, Willa, 1072 00:37:54,307 --> 00:37:58,611 held 73-year-old Walt Sartory 1073 00:37:58,645 --> 00:38:00,613 prisoner in her basement, 1074 00:38:00,647 --> 00:38:03,817 killing him 1075 00:38:00,647 --> 00:38:03,817 and burning his remains. 1076 00:38:07,287 --> 00:38:09,220 As her trial approaches, 1077 00:38:09,550 --> 00:38:11,825 prosecutors execute 1078 00:38:09,550 --> 00:38:11,825 several search warrants 1079 00:38:11,858 --> 00:38:16,730 to gather more details 1080 00:38:11,858 --> 00:38:16,730 of Willa's maniacal plan. 1081 00:38:16,763 --> 00:38:18,164 While we were 1082 00:38:16,763 --> 00:38:18,164 searching the home, 1083 00:38:18,198 --> 00:38:22,350 we did locate a book, 1084 00:38:18,198 --> 00:38:22,350 How to Choose Your Next Prey. 1085 00:38:24,370 --> 00:38:27,400 [Narrator]: Authorities believe 1086 00:38:24,370 --> 00:38:27,400 that Willa was the mystery woman 1087 00:38:27,400 --> 00:38:30,810 Walt had complained about just 1088 00:38:27,400 --> 00:38:30,810 weeks before he went missing. 1089 00:38:32,112 --> 00:38:33,413 [Brent]: 1090 00:38:32,112 --> 00:38:33,413 She was in his neighborhood, 1091 00:38:33,446 --> 00:38:34,814 cleaning his neighbor's house. 1092 00:38:34,848 --> 00:38:37,283 He was advanced in years. 1093 00:38:37,317 --> 00:38:41,254 She was very quickly able to, 1094 00:38:37,317 --> 00:38:41,254 uh, assess that, 1095 00:38:41,287 --> 00:38:43,823 here is someone 1096 00:38:41,287 --> 00:38:43,823 who is vulnerable. 1097 00:38:45,291 --> 00:38:48,762 It was very obvious that Willa 1098 00:38:45,291 --> 00:38:48,762 had been doing her own 1099 00:38:48,795 --> 00:38:52,650 surveillance on Walter Sartory 1100 00:38:48,795 --> 00:38:52,650 and paying attention 1101 00:38:52,650 --> 00:38:54,434 to when he comes, 1102 00:38:52,650 --> 00:38:54,434 when he goes. 1103 00:38:55,168 --> 00:38:57,804 She and her son let Walter 1104 00:38:55,168 --> 00:38:57,804 know that it was them who 1105 00:38:57,837 --> 00:38:59,305 had shoveled the driveway. 1106 00:38:59,339 --> 00:39:03,900 At that time, Willa handed 1107 00:38:59,339 --> 00:39:03,900 Walter a stack of mail 1108 00:39:03,900 --> 00:39:05,111 that she had collected 1109 00:39:03,900 --> 00:39:05,111 without him asking, 1110 00:39:05,145 --> 00:39:07,647 that included some 1111 00:39:05,145 --> 00:39:07,647 financial documents. 1112 00:39:11,718 --> 00:39:14,354 [Narrator]: Under the guise 1113 00:39:11,718 --> 00:39:14,354 of trying to help, 1114 00:39:14,387 --> 00:39:16,890 Willa was scoping Walt out. 1115 00:39:17,891 --> 00:39:20,293 [Brian]: When I executed the 1116 00:39:17,891 --> 00:39:20,293 search warrant on the vehicle 1117 00:39:20,326 --> 00:39:21,861 of Ms. Blanc, 1118 00:39:21,895 --> 00:39:25,465 we found a picture of Walter 1119 00:39:21,895 --> 00:39:25,465 as well as financial statements 1120 00:39:25,498 --> 00:39:29,669 from Fidelity and a black 1121 00:39:25,498 --> 00:39:29,669 semi-automatic handgun. 1122 00:39:30,537 --> 00:39:32,939 She had opened documents, 1123 00:39:30,537 --> 00:39:32,939 which demonstrated that 1124 00:39:33,390 --> 00:39:36,176 he had accounts in 1125 00:39:33,390 --> 00:39:36,176 very large sums of money. 1126 00:39:39,450 --> 00:39:41,815 [Narrator]: Employees at Walt's 1127 00:39:39,450 --> 00:39:41,815 bank tell prosecutors 1128 00:39:41,848 --> 00:39:45,418 how Willa scammed her way into 1129 00:39:41,848 --> 00:39:45,418 getting power of attorney 1130 00:39:45,452 --> 00:39:48,488 using a stand-in 1131 00:39:45,452 --> 00:39:48,488 to pose as Walt. 1132 00:39:49,122 --> 00:39:52,580 An imposter was being used 1133 00:39:49,122 --> 00:39:52,580 for the purpose of signing 1134 00:39:52,580 --> 00:39:54,160 these legal documents. 1135 00:39:54,594 --> 00:39:59,399 All identified a man 1136 00:39:54,594 --> 00:39:59,399 who seemed to be in his 70s, 1137 00:39:59,432 --> 00:40:02,669 who was frail, 1138 00:39:59,432 --> 00:40:02,669 and had an oxygen mask on, 1139 00:40:02,702 --> 00:40:05,472 and was carrying 1140 00:40:02,702 --> 00:40:05,472 an oxygen tank with him. 1141 00:40:05,505 --> 00:40:07,707 During that period of time 1142 00:40:05,505 --> 00:40:07,707 is when Walter Sartory 1143 00:40:07,741 --> 00:40:09,676 was restrained in her basement. 1144 00:40:09,709 --> 00:40:12,178 The imposter was 1145 00:40:09,709 --> 00:40:12,178 never identified. 1146 00:40:15,515 --> 00:40:18,885 [Narrator]: As far as how Willa 1147 00:40:15,515 --> 00:40:18,885 got Walt into her basement, 1148 00:40:18,918 --> 00:40:22,589 investigators can 1149 00:40:18,918 --> 00:40:22,589 only speculate. 1150 00:40:22,622 --> 00:40:25,825 Detectives were not 1151 00:40:22,622 --> 00:40:25,825 willing to say exactly how 1152 00:40:25,859 --> 00:40:29,129 Walter Sartory ended up 1153 00:40:25,859 --> 00:40:29,129 in Willa Blanc's house. 1154 00:40:29,162 --> 00:40:34,670 It was widely insinuated 1155 00:40:29,162 --> 00:40:34,670 that he did not go there, um, 1156 00:40:34,100 --> 00:40:35,769 by his own choosing. 1157 00:40:39,439 --> 00:40:41,374 [Narrator]: On April 13th, 1158 00:40:41,408 --> 00:40:43,843 nearly two months 1159 00:40:41,408 --> 00:40:43,843 after his disappearance, 1160 00:40:43,877 --> 00:40:47,113 forensics finally confirms 1161 00:40:43,877 --> 00:40:47,113 the remains found 1162 00:40:47,147 --> 00:40:51,818 on Duane Lively's property 1163 00:40:47,147 --> 00:40:51,818 in Indiana are Walter's. 1164 00:40:53,119 --> 00:40:54,254 [Linda]: Because of the 1165 00:40:53,119 --> 00:40:54,254 condition 1166 00:40:54,287 --> 00:40:55,522 that Walter Sartory's body 1167 00:40:55,555 --> 00:40:57,691 was found in, 1168 00:40:55,555 --> 00:40:57,691 which was basically 1169 00:40:57,724 --> 00:41:01,294 a handful of bone fragments, 1170 00:40:57,724 --> 00:41:01,294 the medical examiner, obviously 1171 00:41:01,327 --> 00:41:04,130 was never able to determine 1172 00:41:01,327 --> 00:41:04,130 a cause of death. 1173 00:41:07,267 --> 00:41:09,703 [Narrator]: On May 12, 2009, 1174 00:41:09,736 --> 00:41:14,174 a Kentucky grand jury 1175 00:41:09,736 --> 00:41:14,174 indicts the mother and son. 1176 00:41:14,808 --> 00:41:18,178 [Linda]: Willa and Louis were 1177 00:41:14,808 --> 00:41:18,178 indicted on multiple charges, 1178 00:41:18,211 --> 00:41:21,915 including kidnapping, murder, 1179 00:41:18,211 --> 00:41:21,915 theft by deception, 1180 00:41:21,948 --> 00:41:25,118 tampering with evidence, 1181 00:41:21,948 --> 00:41:25,118 and then a whole host of charges 1182 00:41:25,151 --> 00:41:27,387 relating to the finances, 1183 00:41:27,420 --> 00:41:30,256 including exploitation 1184 00:41:27,420 --> 00:41:30,256 of an adult. 1185 00:41:31,191 --> 00:41:34,461 We filed notice of intent 1186 00:41:31,191 --> 00:41:34,461 to seek the death penalty 1187 00:41:34,494 --> 00:41:36,229 against Willa Blanc. 1188 00:41:39,933 --> 00:41:42,102 [Narrator]: 1189 00:41:39,933 --> 00:41:42,102 Facing the threat of death row, 1190 00:41:42,135 --> 00:41:45,839 in December 2011, 1191 00:41:42,135 --> 00:41:45,839 Willa takes a plea deal. 1192 00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:50,143 She pled guilty to all charges 1193 00:41:50,176 --> 00:41:53,947 and received life without 1194 00:41:50,176 --> 00:41:53,947 the possibility of parole. 1195 00:41:56,616 --> 00:41:58,118 [Narrator]: 1196 00:41:56,616 --> 00:41:58,118 The following September, 1197 00:41:58,151 --> 00:42:01,354 Louis also pleads 1198 00:41:58,151 --> 00:42:01,354 guilty to kidnapping, 1199 00:42:01,388 --> 00:42:06,590 abuse of a corpse 1200 00:42:01,388 --> 00:42:06,590 and exploitation of an adult. 1201 00:42:06,590 --> 00:42:09,620 He receives a 30-year sentence. 1202 00:42:12,732 --> 00:42:16,369 Those close to the case 1203 00:42:12,732 --> 00:42:16,369 believe Willa's ability to 1204 00:42:16,403 --> 00:42:22,750 carry out such a callous murder 1205 00:42:16,403 --> 00:42:22,750 was fueled by one thing... 1206 00:42:22,750 --> 00:42:23,877 Greed. 1207 00:42:23,910 --> 00:42:27,480 She would do just about anything 1208 00:42:23,910 --> 00:42:27,480 to get her hands on the funds 1209 00:42:27,514 --> 00:42:32,152 to save the lifestyle that 1210 00:42:27,514 --> 00:42:32,152 she had created for herself. 1211 00:42:32,185 --> 00:42:36,289 [Jon]: Money drove Willa Blanc 1212 00:42:32,185 --> 00:42:36,289 to do the things that she did. 1213 00:42:36,322 --> 00:42:38,491 She was just very good 1214 00:42:36,322 --> 00:42:38,491 at playing 1215 00:42:38,525 --> 00:42:41,394 and acting that 1216 00:42:38,525 --> 00:42:41,394 she was a good person. 1217 00:42:41,428 --> 00:42:44,297 But at the end of the day, 1218 00:42:41,428 --> 00:42:44,297 she was a master manipulator 1219 00:42:44,330 --> 00:42:46,966 who knew how to get 1220 00:42:44,330 --> 00:42:46,966 what she wanted. 1221 00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:51,504 I believe wholeheartedly that 1222 00:42:47,000 --> 00:42:51,504 she did this to Walter for money 1223 00:42:51,538 --> 00:42:53,707 and that's the only reason. 1224 00:42:56,776 --> 00:42:59,312 [Brian]: The saddest part 1225 00:42:56,776 --> 00:42:59,312 of this entire case 1226 00:42:59,346 --> 00:43:03,817 is that Walter had to live 1227 00:42:59,346 --> 00:43:03,817 his worst fear. 1228 00:43:03,850 --> 00:43:06,486 He was afraid that people 1229 00:43:03,850 --> 00:43:06,486 were out to get him, 1230 00:43:06,519 --> 00:43:08,555 and he was right, 1231 00:43:06,519 --> 00:43:08,555 they were. 1232 00:43:10,256 --> 00:43:15,428 I think that Walter's legacy is 1233 00:43:10,256 --> 00:43:15,428 that of his time as a scientist 1234 00:43:15,462 --> 00:43:18,898 and the kindness that he gave 1235 00:43:15,462 --> 00:43:18,898 to other people 1236 00:43:18,932 --> 00:43:21,334 that were not his close family. 1237 00:43:21,368 --> 00:43:23,536 He was a very kind man. 1238 00:43:25,805 --> 00:43:37,817 [music]