1 00:00:07,208 --> 00:00:09,808 ♪♪ 2 00:00:09,810 --> 00:00:13,745 Narrator: A former soldier turns to the dark side. 3 00:00:13,747 --> 00:00:15,547 [ Men shouting indistinctly ] 4 00:00:15,549 --> 00:00:17,416 Kidd: That feeling of power 5 00:00:17,418 --> 00:00:19,818 and being in control of something like that. 6 00:00:19,820 --> 00:00:22,955 The adrenaline fueled me. 7 00:00:22,957 --> 00:00:26,892 Narrator: He leaves the military a changed man 8 00:00:26,894 --> 00:00:28,694 and reigns terror with his friends 9 00:00:28,696 --> 00:00:29,828 on Halloween night. 10 00:00:29,830 --> 00:00:30,963 Yo, man. 11 00:00:30,965 --> 00:00:33,565 These were victims that could have been you. 12 00:00:33,567 --> 00:00:35,167 Trick or treat, old man! 13 00:00:35,169 --> 00:00:36,101 I believe he would have killed her. 14 00:00:36,103 --> 00:00:37,769 Don't you move! Don't you move! 15 00:00:37,771 --> 00:00:40,239 Kidd, I referred to as the one with the dead eyes. 16 00:00:40,241 --> 00:00:41,974 This looks like the car. 17 00:00:41,976 --> 00:00:43,842 Narrator: With police hot on his heels, 18 00:00:43,844 --> 00:00:45,177 he must decide... 19 00:00:45,179 --> 00:00:48,647 Surrender or face the ultimate showdown? 20 00:00:48,649 --> 00:00:52,250 I was willing to shoot at the cops if I had to. 21 00:00:52,252 --> 00:00:53,585 ♪♪ 22 00:00:53,587 --> 00:00:55,653 Narrator: No criminal wants to go to prison. 23 00:00:55,655 --> 00:00:57,989 So some go on the run. Get down! Get down! 24 00:00:57,991 --> 00:01:00,859 This is the story of how one man 25 00:01:00,861 --> 00:01:02,327 almost got away with it. 26 00:01:02,329 --> 00:01:04,329 Captions by vitac... www.Vitac.Com 27 00:01:04,331 --> 00:01:06,665 captions paid for by discovery communications 28 00:01:06,667 --> 00:01:08,333 man: Pick up the pace, soldiers! 29 00:01:08,335 --> 00:01:09,435 Let's go! 30 00:01:10,804 --> 00:01:13,138 Pick it up. Pick it up, soldiers. 31 00:01:13,140 --> 00:01:15,007 You're on my time now. 32 00:01:15,009 --> 00:01:17,609 Narrator: At an army base near El Paso, Texas, 33 00:01:17,611 --> 00:01:19,011 19-year-old Michael kidd 34 00:01:19,013 --> 00:01:22,081 is pushing himself to be the best. 35 00:01:22,083 --> 00:01:23,748 Fall in. 36 00:01:23,750 --> 00:01:25,417 The urban-combat specialist 37 00:01:25,419 --> 00:01:27,085 is a rising star in his troop. 38 00:01:27,087 --> 00:01:29,154 You should be proud of yourselves, 39 00:01:29,156 --> 00:01:31,756 especially you, kidd. Thank you, sir. 40 00:01:31,758 --> 00:01:34,893 I was really good at it. Like, super-good at it. 41 00:01:34,895 --> 00:01:37,496 Everything that they put me up against, I just excelled at. 42 00:01:37,498 --> 00:01:38,830 I was top of my class. 43 00:01:38,832 --> 00:01:41,900 I think you guys earned some r and r this weekend. 44 00:01:41,902 --> 00:01:42,968 That made me proud. 45 00:01:42,970 --> 00:01:45,103 It felt like I was meaningful, you know? 46 00:01:45,105 --> 00:01:47,705 Fall out. You are dismissed. 47 00:01:47,707 --> 00:01:48,974 Kidd. 48 00:01:48,976 --> 00:01:51,042 Front and center. 49 00:01:51,044 --> 00:01:52,243 Yes, sir. 50 00:01:52,245 --> 00:01:54,713 I mean that when I say exceptional job, son. 51 00:01:54,715 --> 00:01:56,314 If anybody had asked me then, 52 00:01:56,316 --> 00:01:58,584 "could you imagine where you're gonna be in 10 years?" 53 00:01:58,586 --> 00:01:59,918 You know, I would have been like, 54 00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:02,387 "yeah, I'll be high rank in the army, 55 00:02:02,389 --> 00:02:04,255 and, you know, I'll have a cushy life." 56 00:02:04,257 --> 00:02:05,858 Thank you, sir. You're welcome. 57 00:02:05,860 --> 00:02:08,127 Fall out. 58 00:02:08,129 --> 00:02:12,731 Narrator: Kidd's upbringing helped set him up for success. 59 00:02:12,733 --> 00:02:14,065 Kidd: I was a really good kid. 60 00:02:14,067 --> 00:02:16,000 My parents were very involved in my life. 61 00:02:16,002 --> 00:02:18,737 Nobody had a drug or alcohol problem. 62 00:02:18,739 --> 00:02:21,606 I grew up in Farmington, Maine. 63 00:02:21,608 --> 00:02:23,141 It's very tight-knit. 64 00:02:23,143 --> 00:02:25,743 Everybody knows everybody, waves to everybody. 65 00:02:25,745 --> 00:02:29,548 It's small-town u.S.A. At its finest. 66 00:02:29,550 --> 00:02:31,683 Narrator: But inside, the ambitious young soldier 67 00:02:31,685 --> 00:02:34,653 carries a deep-seated hurt he can't get rid of. 68 00:02:37,090 --> 00:02:40,225 In high school, he suffered a tragic loss. 69 00:02:40,227 --> 00:02:41,894 My freshman year, 70 00:02:41,896 --> 00:02:46,165 my father got diagnosed with skin cancer... melanoma. 71 00:02:46,167 --> 00:02:47,765 By the time he went to the hospital, 72 00:02:47,767 --> 00:02:51,103 he was already in stage iv. 73 00:02:51,105 --> 00:02:55,040 So there was not much that they could do. 74 00:02:55,042 --> 00:02:58,576 Narrator: When his father dies, kidd's world shifts. 75 00:02:58,578 --> 00:03:00,178 Kidd: Something inside had changed. 76 00:03:00,180 --> 00:03:01,913 And I tried not to show it. 77 00:03:01,915 --> 00:03:04,049 Michael. I didn't really cope with it. 78 00:03:04,051 --> 00:03:05,717 I didn't really show emotion. 79 00:03:05,719 --> 00:03:07,986 I didn't go to counseling or anything like that. 80 00:03:07,988 --> 00:03:09,655 Party at Nate's tonight. 81 00:03:09,657 --> 00:03:10,856 I don't know if you heard about it. 82 00:03:10,858 --> 00:03:13,058 We're all gonna go to that. You going? 83 00:03:13,060 --> 00:03:14,059 Yeah. Yeah. 84 00:03:14,061 --> 00:03:15,526 Narrator: After his father's death, 85 00:03:15,528 --> 00:03:17,462 kidd numbs the pain with alcohol. 86 00:03:17,464 --> 00:03:18,664 Uh, all right. 87 00:03:18,666 --> 00:03:19,965 Yeah. Yeah. I'll come with you guys. 88 00:03:19,967 --> 00:03:22,000 I was just dying inside 89 00:03:22,002 --> 00:03:25,737 for something to fill that void. 90 00:03:25,739 --> 00:03:28,606 Narrator: Now, three months after finishing basic training, 91 00:03:28,608 --> 00:03:32,678 19-year-old kidd is a private in the U.S. army. 92 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:34,612 [ Indistinct conversations ] 93 00:03:34,614 --> 00:03:35,813 Man: How many shots? 94 00:03:35,815 --> 00:03:37,415 Man #2: Go for it, go for it. 95 00:03:37,417 --> 00:03:39,150 One night while at a civilian party 96 00:03:39,152 --> 00:03:40,485 off the military base, 97 00:03:40,487 --> 00:03:45,290 kidd's army buddy Tim offers him a risky new distraction... 98 00:03:45,292 --> 00:03:46,958 [ Sighs ] 99 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:48,827 Hey, man, can I get another one of those beers? 100 00:03:48,829 --> 00:03:51,096 Bro, you don't want another beer. 101 00:03:51,098 --> 00:03:53,098 Got the good stuff right here. 102 00:03:53,100 --> 00:03:55,367 A drug called spice. 103 00:03:55,369 --> 00:03:56,568 Kidd: There were people in the barracks 104 00:03:56,570 --> 00:03:58,103 that were smoking spice. 105 00:03:58,105 --> 00:04:00,439 It was called spice. It's like synthetic marijuana. 106 00:04:00,441 --> 00:04:02,841 It had just come out. And it was this huge thing. 107 00:04:02,843 --> 00:04:04,910 I don't know, man. Isn't that stuff illegal? 108 00:04:04,912 --> 00:04:06,578 No, dude. 109 00:04:06,580 --> 00:04:08,580 It doesn't even show up on the drug test. 110 00:04:08,582 --> 00:04:11,849 The C.O.'s never gonna find out. 111 00:04:11,851 --> 00:04:13,518 Come on. There you go, bro. 112 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:15,053 He's a risk-taker. 113 00:04:15,055 --> 00:04:17,723 Somebody offered him something, he was probably gonna try it. 114 00:04:17,725 --> 00:04:21,592 Kidd: So, I tried this out. 115 00:04:21,594 --> 00:04:23,595 And I loved it. 116 00:04:23,597 --> 00:04:25,998 [ Laughs ] 117 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:27,866 [ Laughter ] 118 00:04:27,868 --> 00:04:29,201 That's the stuff. 119 00:04:29,203 --> 00:04:31,803 ♪♪ 120 00:04:31,805 --> 00:04:34,206 [ Alarm beeping ] 121 00:04:34,208 --> 00:04:35,807 Narrator: The drug quickly becomes 122 00:04:35,809 --> 00:04:38,277 the young soldier's newest form of escape 123 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,678 and part of his daily routine. 124 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:42,748 Kidd: So, I kept smoking spice. 125 00:04:42,750 --> 00:04:44,283 I just couldn't get away from it. 126 00:04:44,285 --> 00:04:49,421 That turned into more problems. 127 00:04:49,423 --> 00:04:52,023 I didn't really realize that at the time. 128 00:04:52,025 --> 00:04:56,227 But instead of just trying to straighten out those voids, 129 00:04:56,229 --> 00:05:01,299 I was just putting these band-aids over these huge cuts. 130 00:05:01,301 --> 00:05:05,036 [ Laughter, indistinct conversations ] 131 00:05:05,038 --> 00:05:09,508 Narrator: By December, kidd's got a serious addiction... 132 00:05:09,510 --> 00:05:10,642 You got next round, right? 133 00:05:10,644 --> 00:05:13,712 That is draining his bank account. 134 00:05:13,714 --> 00:05:16,515 Kidd: I was spending, like, boatloads of money. 135 00:05:16,517 --> 00:05:19,250 So, I was probably spending $150 a day on spice 136 00:05:19,252 --> 00:05:21,052 and $100 on booze. 137 00:05:21,054 --> 00:05:22,054 Hey, man. You got some money? 138 00:05:22,056 --> 00:05:24,055 [ Scoffs ] I need another beer, man. 139 00:05:24,057 --> 00:05:26,925 I don't get paid till next week, man... same as you. 140 00:05:26,927 --> 00:05:28,593 Narrator: In desperate need of cash, 141 00:05:28,595 --> 00:05:31,662 kidd quickly comes up with an outrageous plan. 142 00:05:31,664 --> 00:05:32,931 Hey, man. I got an idea. 143 00:05:32,933 --> 00:05:35,900 There's that supply store down the street. 144 00:05:35,902 --> 00:05:37,535 It just kind of sprouted in my mind 145 00:05:37,537 --> 00:05:39,537 that we could Rob somebody. 146 00:05:39,539 --> 00:05:42,206 Narrator: The small supply store is in El Paso, 147 00:05:42,208 --> 00:05:43,875 5 miles from the base. 148 00:05:43,877 --> 00:05:45,210 Yeah. Man, we got to get in there. 149 00:05:45,212 --> 00:05:46,811 Hey, let's go. Let's go. 150 00:05:46,813 --> 00:05:50,749 They arrive ready for combat. 151 00:05:50,751 --> 00:05:52,551 Yeah. Make sure we're clear. 152 00:05:52,553 --> 00:05:54,619 Kidd: We took all of our army gear 153 00:05:54,621 --> 00:05:57,155 and, like, dressed up in camouflage. 154 00:05:57,157 --> 00:06:00,458 And it was crazy how much the army 155 00:06:00,460 --> 00:06:02,761 had taught me that came into play. 156 00:06:02,763 --> 00:06:03,962 Narrator: The two thieves 157 00:06:03,964 --> 00:06:06,832 sweep through the store searching for valuables. 158 00:06:06,834 --> 00:06:07,965 Check those shelves. 159 00:06:07,967 --> 00:06:10,435 Kidd: We took a lot of gold coins, 160 00:06:10,437 --> 00:06:12,637 any things that would be easy to pawn off 161 00:06:12,639 --> 00:06:15,841 without any questions being asked at pawnshops. 162 00:06:15,843 --> 00:06:17,708 Whoo! 163 00:06:17,710 --> 00:06:21,079 Hey. Come check this out, man. 164 00:06:21,081 --> 00:06:22,647 You got something? A lot of cash, man. 165 00:06:22,649 --> 00:06:24,182 Whoo-hoo-hoo! 166 00:06:24,184 --> 00:06:25,717 We made probably $500, $600. 167 00:06:25,719 --> 00:06:27,252 Top-shelf money right there, dude. 168 00:06:27,254 --> 00:06:29,755 All right, let's go back to the bar. Let's get out of here. 169 00:06:32,592 --> 00:06:35,593 ♪♪ 170 00:06:35,595 --> 00:06:37,061 Couple more beers, please. 171 00:06:37,063 --> 00:06:38,730 We were in and out in such a short amount 172 00:06:38,732 --> 00:06:40,097 of time... 20 minutes. 173 00:06:40,099 --> 00:06:42,133 You boys better pace yourselves. 174 00:06:42,135 --> 00:06:44,202 Kidd: That feeling of power 175 00:06:44,204 --> 00:06:46,405 and being in control of something like that. 176 00:06:46,407 --> 00:06:47,806 Fun night, man. 177 00:06:47,808 --> 00:06:51,742 The adrenaline, like, fueled me. 178 00:06:51,744 --> 00:06:52,744 Round two. 179 00:06:52,746 --> 00:06:56,280 [ Both laugh ] 180 00:06:56,282 --> 00:06:58,617 Narrator: The burglary's investigated by police. 181 00:06:58,619 --> 00:07:01,753 But it's never solved. 182 00:07:01,755 --> 00:07:03,488 Get over that wall, private! 183 00:07:03,490 --> 00:07:06,425 Double time! Let's go! 184 00:07:06,427 --> 00:07:09,895 Back at the base, kidd's military career is in jeopardy. 185 00:07:09,897 --> 00:07:11,762 Kidd, what is your issue? 186 00:07:11,764 --> 00:07:13,364 I'm exhausted, sir. 187 00:07:13,366 --> 00:07:14,566 Get with the program! 188 00:07:14,568 --> 00:07:16,567 Let's go! Let's go! 189 00:07:16,569 --> 00:07:17,969 His drug-addled behavior 190 00:07:17,971 --> 00:07:21,306 has been raising eyebrows for months. 191 00:07:21,308 --> 00:07:22,974 Yes, sir. Absolutely. 192 00:07:22,976 --> 00:07:24,375 [ Knock on door ] 193 00:07:24,377 --> 00:07:26,478 Okay. I will make sure I get that done. 194 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,646 Before the army can give him the boot, 195 00:07:28,648 --> 00:07:31,917 kidd beats them to the punch. 196 00:07:31,919 --> 00:07:34,452 What's on your mind, private kidd? 197 00:07:34,454 --> 00:07:36,388 Kidd: I sat down with my platoon sergeant. 198 00:07:36,390 --> 00:07:38,389 And we discussed me getting out of the army. 199 00:07:38,391 --> 00:07:40,925 I think I'd be doing our country a disservice. 200 00:07:40,927 --> 00:07:43,261 My head's just not in the right place. 201 00:07:43,263 --> 00:07:45,663 I'd like to request an honorable discharge. 202 00:07:45,665 --> 00:07:48,300 I just said, "listen, it's not for me anymore." 203 00:07:53,874 --> 00:07:55,940 Narrator: January 2011. 204 00:07:55,942 --> 00:07:59,144 On his 20th birthday, kidd's honorably discharged 205 00:07:59,146 --> 00:08:02,947 and moves back to Farmington, Maine. 206 00:08:02,949 --> 00:08:05,383 But at home, things just get worse. 207 00:08:08,955 --> 00:08:10,155 What? 208 00:08:10,157 --> 00:08:12,357 I moved in with my mother first. 209 00:08:12,359 --> 00:08:16,695 And she noticed changes in me immediately. 210 00:08:16,697 --> 00:08:18,496 I thought you were gonna look for a job today. 211 00:08:18,498 --> 00:08:19,431 Do some tomorrow. 212 00:08:19,433 --> 00:08:21,967 He didn't look healthy. 213 00:08:21,969 --> 00:08:24,302 His eyes were kind of sunken in. 214 00:08:24,304 --> 00:08:27,906 And he stopped being around family, 215 00:08:27,908 --> 00:08:30,242 chose different friends than the ones 216 00:08:30,244 --> 00:08:33,444 that had always spent time with. 217 00:08:33,446 --> 00:08:35,647 Remember... work on your résumé. 218 00:08:35,649 --> 00:08:36,715 Michael. 219 00:08:39,052 --> 00:08:40,452 [ Sighs ] 220 00:08:42,456 --> 00:08:44,121 ♪♪ 221 00:08:44,123 --> 00:08:45,924 Narrator: Instead of hunting for a job, 222 00:08:45,926 --> 00:08:48,260 the former soldier immediately hits the streets, 223 00:08:48,262 --> 00:08:51,196 looking to score some drugs. 224 00:08:51,198 --> 00:08:52,930 He soon meets a marijuana grower 225 00:08:52,932 --> 00:08:57,001 and, within weeks, starts a small business selling pot. 226 00:08:57,003 --> 00:09:00,272 Spice wasn't available up here, really. 227 00:09:00,274 --> 00:09:02,206 And it wasn't as big yet. 228 00:09:02,208 --> 00:09:03,742 What's up, man? Hey. How's it going, man? 229 00:09:03,744 --> 00:09:05,143 How you doing? Pretty good. Pretty good. 230 00:09:05,145 --> 00:09:07,012 Narrator: One of kidd's first customers 231 00:09:07,014 --> 00:09:08,880 is 27-year-old Kevin crandall, 232 00:09:08,882 --> 00:09:12,150 who wheels and deals in prescription painkillers. 233 00:09:12,152 --> 00:09:16,487 You got, uh, 50 bucks? Oh, man, I-I don't have, uh... 234 00:09:16,489 --> 00:09:17,489 I don't have cash right now, 235 00:09:17,491 --> 00:09:18,823 but I got something better. 236 00:09:18,825 --> 00:09:20,692 What is it? Percocets, man. 237 00:09:20,694 --> 00:09:22,226 Hmm. 238 00:09:22,228 --> 00:09:26,230 Man: I like you guys. I like you guys, man. 239 00:09:26,232 --> 00:09:28,165 Yo, here. There you go. 240 00:09:28,167 --> 00:09:29,968 Hey, you see this bottle right here, man? 241 00:09:29,970 --> 00:09:32,904 This will get me 5,000 grand by the end of the week. 242 00:09:32,906 --> 00:09:34,305 Narrator: Within a couple of months, 243 00:09:34,307 --> 00:09:36,040 crandall and kidd become roommates. 244 00:09:36,042 --> 00:09:37,308 [ Laughing ] Yeah. 245 00:09:37,310 --> 00:09:38,976 We were, like, partners in crime, 246 00:09:38,978 --> 00:09:40,912 I guess you would say. 247 00:09:40,914 --> 00:09:42,313 We had each other's back. 248 00:09:42,315 --> 00:09:43,982 And, you know, we... 249 00:09:43,984 --> 00:09:45,850 We felt safe in each other's company, 250 00:09:45,852 --> 00:09:47,252 where we could trust each other. 251 00:09:47,254 --> 00:09:50,722 And that was something that I hadn't had in a long time. 252 00:09:50,724 --> 00:09:52,190 I'm coming over here more often. 253 00:09:52,192 --> 00:09:53,792 Narrator: Marcus Thompson is their neighbor. 254 00:09:53,794 --> 00:09:58,330 And he's invited his girlfriend to join the party. 255 00:09:58,332 --> 00:09:59,531 - Hey! - Hey. 256 00:09:59,533 --> 00:10:01,466 Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm! How you doing? 257 00:10:01,468 --> 00:10:04,602 Narrator: She brings a friend, who catches kidd's eye. 258 00:10:04,604 --> 00:10:06,671 Okay, so, this is my girl Holly. 259 00:10:06,673 --> 00:10:08,406 Kidd: I'm kind of looking at this girl. 260 00:10:08,408 --> 00:10:09,540 I think he's drunk. 261 00:10:09,542 --> 00:10:11,008 Kevin sees me looking at her. 262 00:10:11,010 --> 00:10:13,344 And he's like, "no, no, no, no." You don't want that girl, man. 263 00:10:13,346 --> 00:10:15,213 What do you mean, I don't want that girl? 264 00:10:15,215 --> 00:10:16,881 You don't want that girl, man. She's a stripper. 265 00:10:16,883 --> 00:10:18,482 She's a mess. You don't want her, man. 266 00:10:18,484 --> 00:10:20,084 I'm trying to help you here. That's my type right there. 267 00:10:20,086 --> 00:10:21,352 I'm trying to help you here, man. 268 00:10:21,354 --> 00:10:23,821 "Oh, man. She's a drug addict. 269 00:10:23,823 --> 00:10:25,757 And she strips at the local club. 270 00:10:25,759 --> 00:10:28,226 And she's bad news. You can't be talkin' to her." 271 00:10:28,228 --> 00:10:30,161 I'm, like, thinking in my head. I'm like, "perfect. 272 00:10:30,163 --> 00:10:33,631 That's exactly who I want in my life right now." 273 00:10:33,633 --> 00:10:36,567 Narrator: Holly shares kidd's passion for drugs. 274 00:10:36,569 --> 00:10:38,169 And the two hit it off. You know what? 275 00:10:38,171 --> 00:10:39,637 I'll have whatever he's having. 276 00:10:39,639 --> 00:10:41,773 Well, you're gonna need about four of these then. 277 00:10:41,775 --> 00:10:42,974 Woman: Hey! 278 00:10:42,976 --> 00:10:45,042 Kidd: She falls head over heels in love with me. 279 00:10:45,044 --> 00:10:50,048 Of course, we're toxic for each other. 280 00:10:50,050 --> 00:10:51,382 Narrator: Within a couple of weeks, 281 00:10:51,384 --> 00:10:56,187 kidd's spending nearly every night at Holly's. 282 00:10:56,189 --> 00:10:59,057 Kidd: And she's, like, super into pills. 283 00:11:02,129 --> 00:11:04,128 Oh, hi. Good morning. 284 00:11:04,130 --> 00:11:05,396 I actually got worse 285 00:11:05,398 --> 00:11:07,198 because of the relationship with her. 286 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:08,466 [ Inhales deeply ] 287 00:11:08,468 --> 00:11:11,469 So now I'm doing pills with her every day. 288 00:11:14,141 --> 00:11:18,342 ♪♪ 289 00:11:18,344 --> 00:11:19,744 Narrator: By Halloween, the friends 290 00:11:19,746 --> 00:11:21,746 are all battling serious addictions 291 00:11:21,748 --> 00:11:23,748 to prescription painkillers. 292 00:11:23,750 --> 00:11:25,216 You know what? I-I need a Percocet. 293 00:11:25,218 --> 00:11:27,819 I just... - We don't have any percocets. 294 00:11:27,821 --> 00:11:29,087 We don't? We don't have any? 295 00:11:29,089 --> 00:11:30,555 You took the last Percocet yesterday. 296 00:11:30,557 --> 00:11:32,556 You don't remember taking the last Percocet yesterday? 297 00:11:32,558 --> 00:11:34,759 All you want is the next high, the next thing. 298 00:11:34,761 --> 00:11:37,028 And you're fueling that monster inside of you. 299 00:11:37,030 --> 00:11:38,229 I think we have some Xanax around. 300 00:11:38,231 --> 00:11:39,764 All right, yeah. Grab a xanny. Xanax? 301 00:11:39,766 --> 00:11:42,100 I don't want... I don't want a Xanax. 302 00:11:42,102 --> 00:11:44,369 That monster, he's never full. 303 00:11:44,371 --> 00:11:45,904 And it plays into your addiction. 304 00:11:45,906 --> 00:11:47,305 Why don't you go to the strip club 305 00:11:47,307 --> 00:11:48,506 and go get yourself some money 306 00:11:48,508 --> 00:11:50,041 to get yourself some Percocet? 307 00:11:50,043 --> 00:11:52,043 Narrator: The couple is unraveling. 308 00:11:52,045 --> 00:11:54,045 Their supply is running dry. 309 00:11:54,047 --> 00:11:56,581 And so is their money. 310 00:11:58,585 --> 00:12:01,586 Hey, man. How about we go find a house 311 00:12:01,588 --> 00:12:02,787 and we get the money? 312 00:12:02,789 --> 00:12:05,156 Yeah. I got just the thing. Wait here. 313 00:12:05,158 --> 00:12:06,158 I'll be right back. 314 00:12:08,461 --> 00:12:10,060 For the residents of Farmington... 315 00:12:10,062 --> 00:12:11,729 - Freeze, bitch! - Oh! 316 00:12:11,731 --> 00:12:14,866 Narrator: Halloween night is about to turn terrifying. 317 00:12:14,868 --> 00:12:17,035 Perfect Halloween costume, right? 318 00:12:29,916 --> 00:12:31,048 ♪♪ 319 00:12:31,050 --> 00:12:33,317 Narrator: Halloween 2011. 320 00:12:33,319 --> 00:12:34,719 20-year-old Michael kidd 321 00:12:34,721 --> 00:12:37,321 and his friends Kevin crandall and Marcus Thompson 322 00:12:37,323 --> 00:12:40,592 need cash to fuel their drug habit. 323 00:12:40,594 --> 00:12:42,727 - Freeze, bitch! - Oh! 324 00:12:42,729 --> 00:12:44,929 Their solution... burglary. 325 00:12:44,931 --> 00:12:46,330 Come on, dude. You look great. 326 00:12:46,332 --> 00:12:48,132 Let's go. Come on. I don't know, man. 327 00:12:48,134 --> 00:12:50,668 Narrator: After spending the past few hours smoking pot 328 00:12:50,670 --> 00:12:52,336 and popping Xanax, 329 00:12:52,338 --> 00:12:55,440 the trio is ready to put their brazen plan into action. 330 00:12:58,478 --> 00:13:00,945 [ Clock ticking ] 331 00:13:00,947 --> 00:13:03,081 Oh, man. Look at this place, man. 332 00:13:03,083 --> 00:13:04,281 [ Laughs ] 333 00:13:04,283 --> 00:13:06,217 Oh, it's gonna be tight. You ready for this? 334 00:13:06,219 --> 00:13:08,086 You ready for this? Totally, man. 335 00:13:08,088 --> 00:13:10,421 Narrator: Kidd's girlfriend, Holly, lets them use her car 336 00:13:10,423 --> 00:13:12,891 to scope out an upscale neighborhood. 337 00:13:12,893 --> 00:13:14,358 Hey, look at that place. Look at that place. 338 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:15,626 I've always driven by there 339 00:13:15,628 --> 00:13:16,961 and seen that they're really nice houses. 340 00:13:16,963 --> 00:13:18,763 And I said, "we should Rob one of those." 341 00:13:18,765 --> 00:13:20,165 Uh, medicine for you. 342 00:13:20,167 --> 00:13:22,834 I'm gonna take another one. I'm gonna take another one. 343 00:13:22,836 --> 00:13:24,169 The first house, we noticed 344 00:13:24,171 --> 00:13:25,904 that there was no car in the driveway. 345 00:13:25,906 --> 00:13:27,105 Yeah, yeah. 346 00:13:27,107 --> 00:13:29,307 There was no smoke coming out of the chimney. 347 00:13:29,309 --> 00:13:31,709 Narrator: There's nobody in sight. 348 00:13:31,711 --> 00:13:32,977 We're in the middle of nowhere, too. 349 00:13:32,979 --> 00:13:34,979 We're out in the woods. Kidd: Masks down. 350 00:13:34,981 --> 00:13:36,714 We're pretty reckless at this point anyway 351 00:13:36,716 --> 00:13:38,516 'cause we're all high. 352 00:13:38,518 --> 00:13:41,118 So we just went up and knocked on the door. 353 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:42,921 And when nobody answered, we turned it. 354 00:13:42,923 --> 00:13:44,522 And it opened. It was unlocked. 355 00:13:44,524 --> 00:13:46,257 That's not uncommon in that area 356 00:13:46,259 --> 00:13:48,058 that people don't lock their doors 357 00:13:48,060 --> 00:13:50,762 because things like this just don't happen. 358 00:13:54,867 --> 00:13:57,534 Narrator: Inside, the three criminals ransack the home, 359 00:13:57,536 --> 00:14:00,337 grabbing everything they can find. 360 00:14:00,339 --> 00:14:02,340 Hey, crandall. What? 361 00:14:02,342 --> 00:14:03,875 Check it out, man. 362 00:14:03,877 --> 00:14:06,076 Kidd: You're running through everybody's personal belongings, 363 00:14:06,078 --> 00:14:08,746 but you're literally seeing dollar signs. 364 00:14:08,748 --> 00:14:11,616 You're feeling powerful. You're seeing your next high. 365 00:14:11,618 --> 00:14:13,417 Or you're seeing your comfortable living 366 00:14:13,419 --> 00:14:16,086 for another week. 367 00:14:16,088 --> 00:14:18,356 All you're seeing is money, money, money, money, money. 368 00:14:18,358 --> 00:14:22,627 That addiction controls that aspect of your mind. 369 00:14:22,629 --> 00:14:25,763 Narrator: After several minutes, they examine their take. 370 00:14:25,765 --> 00:14:27,465 - What'd you get, crandall? - I got a laptop. 371 00:14:27,467 --> 00:14:29,767 And I got some jewelry. 372 00:14:29,769 --> 00:14:32,437 What do you got, man? I got... I got jewelry. 373 00:14:32,439 --> 00:14:35,506 That's not jewelry. Those are plastic. 374 00:14:35,508 --> 00:14:38,042 You got any cash? You got any cash? 375 00:14:38,044 --> 00:14:39,711 No. We don't have any cash? 376 00:14:39,713 --> 00:14:41,312 So, we weren't really happy with our take, 377 00:14:41,314 --> 00:14:42,580 I guess you could say. 378 00:14:42,582 --> 00:14:44,181 All right, look. We'll just try another house. 379 00:14:44,183 --> 00:14:45,983 Grab your stuff. Let's get out of here. 380 00:14:45,985 --> 00:14:47,518 Get out of here. 381 00:14:50,857 --> 00:14:52,990 [ Laughing ] 382 00:14:52,992 --> 00:14:55,593 Whoo! Yeah! 383 00:14:55,595 --> 00:14:57,261 Narrator: They drive to the next town, 384 00:14:57,263 --> 00:14:59,931 a mile away, casing expensive homes 385 00:14:59,933 --> 00:15:02,733 until they see the one that looks empty. 386 00:15:02,735 --> 00:15:04,068 You guys ready? Yeah. 387 00:15:04,070 --> 00:15:05,803 Let's go. Let's go, let's go. 388 00:15:12,411 --> 00:15:15,546 This time, they go around back. 389 00:15:15,548 --> 00:15:16,881 - Open the door, man. - All right. 390 00:15:16,883 --> 00:15:18,816 - See anything in there? - Yeah. Right there. 391 00:15:18,818 --> 00:15:20,284 And I could see a safe. 392 00:15:20,286 --> 00:15:22,553 It's huge. It's this huge gun safe. 393 00:15:22,555 --> 00:15:24,688 Hey, Marcus, go get the crowbar, man. 394 00:15:24,690 --> 00:15:26,424 Of course, the drug-addict side of me is like, 395 00:15:26,426 --> 00:15:28,092 "I have to know what's in the safe. 396 00:15:28,094 --> 00:15:30,328 I absolutely have to get in the safe." 397 00:15:36,436 --> 00:15:39,170 See if we can get this open. 398 00:15:39,172 --> 00:15:40,638 [ Police radio chatter ] 399 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:42,640 Narrator: Meanwhile, just a few miles away, 400 00:15:42,642 --> 00:15:44,375 the Franklin county sheriff's department 401 00:15:44,377 --> 00:15:45,843 is responding to a call 402 00:15:45,845 --> 00:15:48,780 about a burglary in hilltop estates. 403 00:15:48,782 --> 00:15:50,114 Responding to the burglary, ma'am. 404 00:15:50,116 --> 00:15:52,850 A homeowner came home and found items were missing... 405 00:15:52,852 --> 00:15:57,188 Some firearms and, I believe, jewelry and some other items. 406 00:15:57,190 --> 00:15:58,456 Woman: Everything's in disarray, and... 407 00:15:58,458 --> 00:16:01,392 At that time, there were no clues whatsoever... 408 00:16:01,394 --> 00:16:03,861 No witnesses, no surveillance cameras, 409 00:16:03,863 --> 00:16:06,397 no physical evidence to speak of, 410 00:16:06,399 --> 00:16:08,799 nobody to say who might have done it. 411 00:16:08,801 --> 00:16:10,935 Narrator: The Franklin county sheriff's office 412 00:16:10,937 --> 00:16:12,270 tells their patrol officers 413 00:16:12,272 --> 00:16:15,473 to be on the lookout for anything unusual. 414 00:16:15,475 --> 00:16:17,541 With Halloween night approaching, 415 00:16:17,543 --> 00:16:20,945 police are concerned for the safety of the community. 416 00:16:20,947 --> 00:16:23,080 [ Crandall laughing ] 417 00:16:23,082 --> 00:16:25,616 See if we can get this open. 418 00:16:25,618 --> 00:16:28,486 Back at the second house, kidd, Thompson, and crandall 419 00:16:28,488 --> 00:16:29,953 have ransacked the premises... 420 00:16:29,955 --> 00:16:31,355 Let me do it, let me do it. 421 00:16:31,357 --> 00:16:32,357 But are having no luck 422 00:16:32,359 --> 00:16:35,026 trying to bust open the ironclad safe. 423 00:16:35,028 --> 00:16:39,630 Exasperated, they decide to haul it out to Holly's car. 424 00:16:39,632 --> 00:16:41,899 - Get it up over there. - We're carrying it out. 425 00:16:41,901 --> 00:16:43,100 We drag it down the driveway. 426 00:16:43,102 --> 00:16:45,169 All right, Marcus, open the back seat. 427 00:16:45,171 --> 00:16:46,504 That's not gonna fit. What are you talking about? 428 00:16:46,506 --> 00:16:48,039 What do you mean, it's not gonna fit in the back seat? 429 00:16:48,041 --> 00:16:50,708 Shh! Um, yeah, uh... 430 00:16:50,710 --> 00:16:51,843 What should we put it in? 431 00:16:51,845 --> 00:16:53,043 We pop the trunk. 432 00:16:53,045 --> 00:16:54,312 And we slide it in. 433 00:16:54,314 --> 00:16:55,712 And it goes in a little ways. 434 00:16:55,714 --> 00:16:58,316 But it's not balanced. And it's gonna fall out. 435 00:16:58,318 --> 00:17:00,584 So I'm sitting there, scratching my head. 436 00:17:00,586 --> 00:17:01,986 I'm like, "oh, what are we gonna do?" 437 00:17:01,988 --> 00:17:04,055 And there's gonna be cars going by soon. 438 00:17:04,057 --> 00:17:06,323 Take it down the gravel road at least to the high school. 439 00:17:06,325 --> 00:17:07,858 I'll make sure it doesn't fall out the back. 440 00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:09,126 - All right. All right. - Let's go. Let's go. 441 00:17:09,128 --> 00:17:10,594 So, here I am running down the middle of the road, 442 00:17:10,596 --> 00:17:13,531 holding this safe in the back of a car. 443 00:17:13,533 --> 00:17:16,000 [ Thunder rumbling ] 444 00:17:18,404 --> 00:17:20,871 All right, swing it. 445 00:17:20,873 --> 00:17:23,875 Narrator: 100 yards away, they stop. 446 00:17:23,877 --> 00:17:25,342 We threw it in the woods. 447 00:17:25,344 --> 00:17:27,078 I'm gonna go grab the gun. All right? 448 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:28,946 Crandall: What do you need a gun for? What are you doing? 449 00:17:28,948 --> 00:17:31,148 And I tried shooting the lock off the safe. 450 00:17:31,150 --> 00:17:33,618 What are you doing? 451 00:17:33,620 --> 00:17:35,486 You gonna kill us? 452 00:17:35,488 --> 00:17:37,421 No, man. I'm trying to get the safe open, all right? 453 00:17:37,423 --> 00:17:39,089 I don't know why I thought that would work. 454 00:17:39,091 --> 00:17:40,891 And it didn't do anything but ricochet. 455 00:17:40,893 --> 00:17:42,894 Hold on. Just give me a second, okay? 456 00:17:42,896 --> 00:17:44,495 All right. I'll think of something. 457 00:17:44,497 --> 00:17:46,230 Kevin started talking about this house... 458 00:17:46,232 --> 00:17:47,899 With a safe in it. 459 00:17:47,901 --> 00:17:49,300 Kidd: And how he knows 460 00:17:49,302 --> 00:17:51,102 there's so much stuff in this house. 461 00:17:51,104 --> 00:17:53,037 They're old, so they're gonna have, like, you know, 462 00:17:53,039 --> 00:17:54,906 like, pills and medication, you know. 463 00:17:54,908 --> 00:17:58,109 Kidd: And he's going on and on and on about gold and a safe. 464 00:17:58,111 --> 00:17:59,911 Narrator: The house is nearby. 465 00:17:59,913 --> 00:18:01,846 But there's one problem. 466 00:18:01,848 --> 00:18:03,780 I don't know, man. I don't want to hurt anybody. 467 00:18:03,782 --> 00:18:05,249 We're not gonna hurt anybody, Marcus. 468 00:18:05,251 --> 00:18:07,919 Kevin said that they were normally home, 469 00:18:07,921 --> 00:18:10,320 that he thought they were retired 470 00:18:10,322 --> 00:18:13,190 or that they maybe lived on a pension or something. 471 00:18:13,192 --> 00:18:14,459 Crandall: Hey, help me with this, man. 472 00:18:14,461 --> 00:18:16,460 Kidd: I didn't really feel anything at that point. 473 00:18:16,462 --> 00:18:20,464 I was high, and I was just out for myself. 474 00:18:20,466 --> 00:18:21,799 Narrator: The three reckless criminals 475 00:18:21,801 --> 00:18:24,068 decide to abandon their treasure and move on. 476 00:18:24,070 --> 00:18:26,137 Looks good. 477 00:18:26,139 --> 00:18:28,539 [ Indistinct shouting, knocking ] 478 00:18:28,541 --> 00:18:30,875 Narrator: As trick-or-treaters start hitting the streets... 479 00:18:30,877 --> 00:18:32,343 Trick or treat. 480 00:18:32,345 --> 00:18:35,279 The chances of being seen are increasing by the minute. 481 00:18:35,281 --> 00:18:37,615 Crandall: Hey, Marcus. You good back there, man? 482 00:18:37,617 --> 00:18:39,816 You ready?! Yeah, yeah! 483 00:18:39,818 --> 00:18:40,818 [ Groans ] 484 00:18:40,820 --> 00:18:42,620 Hey. 485 00:18:42,622 --> 00:18:43,888 Ease up back there, man. 486 00:18:43,890 --> 00:18:45,589 Kidd: The feeling of invincibility... 487 00:18:45,591 --> 00:18:47,825 You know, that in itself is a drug. 488 00:18:47,827 --> 00:18:49,627 Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. 489 00:18:49,629 --> 00:18:51,095 This the place? This is the place, man. 490 00:18:51,097 --> 00:18:53,231 It's scary. It's definitely scary 491 00:18:53,233 --> 00:18:55,333 to have that much power in your hands. 492 00:18:58,638 --> 00:19:00,237 - Let's do it. - Let's go. 493 00:19:00,239 --> 00:19:01,505 Narrator: They leave Holly's car 494 00:19:01,507 --> 00:19:04,242 behind a small Ridge in a nearby field. 495 00:19:04,244 --> 00:19:06,244 Then, kidd, crandall, and Thompson 496 00:19:06,246 --> 00:19:07,712 check out the house. 497 00:19:07,714 --> 00:19:09,847 ♪♪ 498 00:19:13,586 --> 00:19:15,252 - They're home. - Yeah, but we can take that. 499 00:19:15,254 --> 00:19:16,721 Come on, now. Kidd: We're looking in. 500 00:19:16,723 --> 00:19:18,922 I can see a guy reclined in the chair. 501 00:19:18,924 --> 00:19:20,391 His wife is laying on the couch. 502 00:19:20,393 --> 00:19:21,525 You're right. This will be easy. 503 00:19:21,527 --> 00:19:23,127 Narrator: Kidd comes up with a game plan. 504 00:19:23,129 --> 00:19:25,996 I learned in the military how to breach doorways. 505 00:19:25,998 --> 00:19:28,665 Kidd: I start telling them about, in the army, 506 00:19:28,667 --> 00:19:30,634 how we used to break down doors. 507 00:19:30,636 --> 00:19:31,769 All right, let's go. 508 00:19:36,075 --> 00:19:37,808 Okay, over here. 509 00:19:40,346 --> 00:19:41,679 [ Both laughing ] 510 00:19:41,681 --> 00:19:42,746 Narrator: Dennis and Karen Collins 511 00:19:42,748 --> 00:19:44,815 moved to Farmington 10 years ago 512 00:19:44,817 --> 00:19:47,418 because it seemed like a safe place to retire. 513 00:19:47,420 --> 00:19:51,022 This is why we can't have people over. 514 00:19:51,024 --> 00:19:52,423 Trick-or-treaters? 515 00:19:52,425 --> 00:19:54,759 I'd never had trick-or-treaters before, but we thought, 516 00:19:54,761 --> 00:19:56,894 "well, maybe we'll get our first one this year." 517 00:19:56,896 --> 00:19:58,896 It's a good thing we have a sweet tooth. 518 00:19:58,898 --> 00:20:00,498 Yeah. 519 00:20:00,500 --> 00:20:01,666 Let's go. 520 00:20:04,704 --> 00:20:06,437 Trick or treat, old man! 521 00:20:17,716 --> 00:20:19,650 - Trick or treat! - Trick or treat! 522 00:20:19,652 --> 00:20:23,921 Narrator: Halloween 2011. 5:30 P.M. 523 00:20:23,923 --> 00:20:26,857 Michael kidd, Kevin crandall, and Marcus Thompson 524 00:20:26,859 --> 00:20:29,460 have spent the afternoon burglarizing empty homes 525 00:20:29,462 --> 00:20:33,197 in the small town of Farmington, Maine. 526 00:20:33,199 --> 00:20:34,799 - They're home. - Yeah, but we can take that. 527 00:20:34,801 --> 00:20:36,066 Come on, now. 528 00:20:36,068 --> 00:20:37,602 Narrator: And they've just raised the stakes. 529 00:20:37,604 --> 00:20:38,869 Trick or treat, old man! 530 00:20:38,871 --> 00:20:41,672 Hey! [ Bowl clatters ] 531 00:20:41,674 --> 00:20:42,740 - Get down! - Get down, get down! 532 00:20:42,742 --> 00:20:45,009 When Mr. Collins opened that door, 533 00:20:45,011 --> 00:20:48,412 he expected to see some nice young people 534 00:20:48,414 --> 00:20:51,148 out standing there with their parent collecting candy. 535 00:20:51,150 --> 00:20:53,351 - Don't move! Do not move! - Hey! Get the curtains! 536 00:20:53,353 --> 00:20:55,019 Narrator: With his judgment impaired, 537 00:20:55,021 --> 00:20:57,621 kidd is feeling brash and invincible. 538 00:20:57,623 --> 00:20:58,889 I have no problem putting a bullet 539 00:20:58,891 --> 00:21:00,357 in your head right now. 540 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:02,359 Don't move! Go, go. Hurry. 541 00:21:02,361 --> 00:21:05,596 Crandall and Thompson bolt upstairs to hunt for valuables 542 00:21:05,598 --> 00:21:08,499 while kidd keeps watch over the collinses. 543 00:21:08,501 --> 00:21:10,367 They were waving a gun at my head 544 00:21:10,369 --> 00:21:14,638 and told me to stay on the floor where I was. 545 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:17,308 And at the same time, the person holding the gun 546 00:21:17,310 --> 00:21:18,909 was holding a knife pointed at Karen, 547 00:21:18,911 --> 00:21:20,778 telling her to stay where she was. 548 00:21:20,780 --> 00:21:23,380 Right now! Kidd: She's visibly shaking. 549 00:21:23,382 --> 00:21:26,917 Morals and right and wrong... 550 00:21:26,919 --> 00:21:29,386 Those have gone out the window at this point in my life. 551 00:21:29,388 --> 00:21:30,654 I didn't care. 552 00:21:30,656 --> 00:21:32,790 Narrator: Dennis is a retired Vietnam veteran 553 00:21:32,792 --> 00:21:35,859 who still suffers from PTSD. 554 00:21:35,861 --> 00:21:38,529 Dennis: Probably the biggest thing working to keep control 555 00:21:38,531 --> 00:21:40,731 of myself was, uh, 556 00:21:40,733 --> 00:21:44,802 after I left the war, I made a promise 557 00:21:44,804 --> 00:21:47,604 I wasn't gonna hurt anybody again. 558 00:21:47,606 --> 00:21:52,810 So fighting... Not so much an option. 559 00:21:52,812 --> 00:21:55,679 Karen: Kidd, I referred to as the one with the dead eyes. 560 00:21:55,681 --> 00:21:59,616 We couldn't see, obviously, much of their features, 561 00:21:59,618 --> 00:22:01,752 only their eyes and their mouth. 562 00:22:01,754 --> 00:22:05,289 No emotion. Just all the light was taken out of them 563 00:22:05,291 --> 00:22:07,290 and just kind of staring. 564 00:22:07,292 --> 00:22:09,560 If one of those people had made the wrong move, 565 00:22:09,562 --> 00:22:11,896 I would have killed them in the state of mind that I was in. 566 00:22:11,898 --> 00:22:14,164 I have no problem putting a bullet in your head! 567 00:22:14,166 --> 00:22:16,233 Officer: Charlie 26. I'm in the neighborhood responding. 568 00:22:16,235 --> 00:22:18,635 Woman: Copy that, Charlie 26. 569 00:22:18,637 --> 00:22:19,836 Narrator: 15 minutes have passed 570 00:22:19,838 --> 00:22:22,172 since the trio entered the collinses' home. 571 00:22:22,174 --> 00:22:24,708 And just a few blocks away, Farmington police 572 00:22:24,710 --> 00:22:26,710 are responding to another burglary. 573 00:22:26,712 --> 00:22:29,312 Um, they took the safe, though. 574 00:22:29,314 --> 00:22:31,449 And look where it was. It's a heavy safe. 575 00:22:31,451 --> 00:22:33,451 Bowering: Once again, homeowner came home, 576 00:22:33,453 --> 00:22:36,053 found some forced entry into their residence 577 00:22:36,055 --> 00:22:39,856 and found firearms, cash, 578 00:22:39,858 --> 00:22:43,394 jewelry, electronics missing. 579 00:22:43,396 --> 00:22:46,130 Narrator: The detectives suspect the burglaries are connected. 580 00:22:46,132 --> 00:22:47,865 .44. Yeah, I can get a description for you. 581 00:22:47,867 --> 00:22:49,133 Some ammunition is missing. 582 00:22:49,135 --> 00:22:50,935 Bowering: Police don't believe in coincidences. 583 00:22:50,937 --> 00:22:52,870 When you've got burglaries that are reported 584 00:22:52,872 --> 00:22:56,206 within an hour or two of each other, 585 00:22:56,208 --> 00:22:58,275 you know you've got somebody that's out there 586 00:22:58,277 --> 00:23:01,879 right now actively committing these crimes. 587 00:23:01,881 --> 00:23:03,814 Narrator: Police officers drive around the area 588 00:23:03,816 --> 00:23:05,883 looking for anything suspicious. 589 00:23:05,885 --> 00:23:09,619 Their route takes them straight past the collinses'. 590 00:23:09,621 --> 00:23:12,589 Our blinds were drawn closed. 591 00:23:12,591 --> 00:23:14,157 We had no idea the police 592 00:23:14,159 --> 00:23:16,360 were right outside our door, practically. 593 00:23:16,362 --> 00:23:18,629 There's a safe in here. I know it. 594 00:23:18,631 --> 00:23:20,164 Narrator: In the couple's upstairs bedroom, 595 00:23:20,166 --> 00:23:23,501 crandall is having difficulty locating the safe. 596 00:23:23,503 --> 00:23:25,235 Yo, man. 597 00:23:25,237 --> 00:23:26,637 Hey, hand me that one. Hand me that one. 598 00:23:26,639 --> 00:23:27,705 Yeah, yeah. That one. 599 00:23:27,707 --> 00:23:29,640 But they do find Dennis' weapons. 600 00:23:32,178 --> 00:23:35,779 Downstairs, kidd scans for valuables. 601 00:23:35,781 --> 00:23:37,914 And I could see a money bag in the kitchen. 602 00:23:37,916 --> 00:23:40,450 Stay right there. All right? 603 00:23:40,452 --> 00:23:41,852 No funny business. All right?! 604 00:23:41,854 --> 00:23:43,320 We had a bunch of cash 605 00:23:43,322 --> 00:23:45,790 for an American legion dance and dinner the night before. 606 00:23:45,792 --> 00:23:49,593 So I had over $1,500 in there. 607 00:23:49,595 --> 00:23:51,796 Knew there was a safe here. I know it! 608 00:23:51,798 --> 00:23:54,264 Narrator: Meanwhile, crandall is obsessing over the safe 609 00:23:54,266 --> 00:23:56,133 he thought would be upstairs. 610 00:23:56,135 --> 00:23:57,601 I'm gonna make him tell me where it is. 611 00:23:57,603 --> 00:23:59,937 He's not gonna like this. 612 00:23:59,939 --> 00:24:02,940 The situation is about to spiral out of control. 613 00:24:05,745 --> 00:24:06,677 Kidd: I unzipped the bag. 614 00:24:06,679 --> 00:24:09,013 And I took a lot of cash out of this bag. 615 00:24:09,015 --> 00:24:11,015 Narrator: Kidd quietly pockets the cash. 616 00:24:11,017 --> 00:24:13,217 All right. Don't you lie to me. I know you have one. 617 00:24:13,219 --> 00:24:14,885 Where's the safe? We don't have a safe. 618 00:24:14,887 --> 00:24:16,820 Don't you lie to me! Don't you move! 619 00:24:16,822 --> 00:24:18,822 Don't you move! - We don't have a safe. 620 00:24:18,824 --> 00:24:20,691 Narrator: Crandall is starting to come unhinged. 621 00:24:20,693 --> 00:24:23,160 He's yelling, "you're lying! You're lying!" 622 00:24:23,162 --> 00:24:24,428 Don't lie for your husband! 623 00:24:24,430 --> 00:24:26,764 This is your last chance, I swear. Where's the safe?! 624 00:24:26,766 --> 00:24:28,832 He said, "you better tell me 625 00:24:28,834 --> 00:24:30,968 where the safe is, or I'm going to kill you." 626 00:24:30,970 --> 00:24:32,570 And he would wave the gun in my face. 627 00:24:32,572 --> 00:24:33,904 Karen: We don't have a safe. 628 00:24:33,906 --> 00:24:35,839 I said, "look, you're just gonna have to kill me 629 00:24:35,841 --> 00:24:37,707 because I don't have a safe." 630 00:24:37,709 --> 00:24:40,844 I just wanted to keep them focused on me. 631 00:24:40,846 --> 00:24:43,446 He just has been through so much with, 632 00:24:43,448 --> 00:24:46,316 you know, being in Vietnam. 633 00:24:46,318 --> 00:24:48,986 [ Voice breaking ] I wasn't sure how he was gonna hold up. 634 00:24:48,988 --> 00:24:51,922 Hey. I-I really don't think they have a safe, man. 635 00:24:51,924 --> 00:24:53,991 What?! I can tell she's not lying. 636 00:24:53,993 --> 00:24:57,795 And I said, "did you have a safe at one point in time?" 637 00:24:57,797 --> 00:24:59,196 "No, we've never had a safe." 638 00:24:59,198 --> 00:25:01,065 It might be the previous owners or something, man. 639 00:25:01,067 --> 00:25:03,267 I-I just don't think there's a safe in here. 640 00:25:03,269 --> 00:25:06,337 But, you! You got an atm card, don't you? 641 00:25:06,339 --> 00:25:07,872 Yeah. Get up! 642 00:25:07,874 --> 00:25:10,341 Kidd: I said, "okay, well, we're gonna go to the atm machine." 643 00:25:10,343 --> 00:25:12,542 And he kind of looked at me funny. 644 00:25:12,544 --> 00:25:14,678 And I said, "we're gonna drive to the atm machine. 645 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:15,946 You're gonna give us some cash. 646 00:25:15,948 --> 00:25:17,147 We're gonna come back. And we'll leave." 647 00:25:17,149 --> 00:25:18,615 We're going on a little field trip. 648 00:25:18,617 --> 00:25:21,352 Come on, Marcus. Let's go. Come on. 649 00:25:21,354 --> 00:25:23,220 Narrator: Crandall stays behind with Karen. 650 00:25:23,222 --> 00:25:25,556 Sit. Shut up. [ Crying ] 651 00:25:25,558 --> 00:25:30,561 Kidd and Thompson force Dennis to take them to the nearest atm. 652 00:25:30,563 --> 00:25:33,229 Dennis: When Karen was back at the house with crandall, 653 00:25:33,231 --> 00:25:36,700 my worst fear was, I might come back 654 00:25:36,702 --> 00:25:39,570 and find her already dead. 655 00:25:39,572 --> 00:25:40,771 I didn't know what to expect. 656 00:25:40,773 --> 00:25:44,307 So I tried to keep positive thoughts about it. 657 00:25:44,309 --> 00:25:45,576 You know where we're going, right? 658 00:25:45,578 --> 00:25:49,580 Narrator: The atm is only a couple of miles away. 659 00:25:49,582 --> 00:25:51,715 Kidd: We pull up to the drive-through atm. 660 00:25:51,717 --> 00:25:53,717 And I kind of sit back in the shadows 661 00:25:53,719 --> 00:25:55,319 in the front seat of the car. 662 00:25:55,321 --> 00:25:57,187 So I have him at gunpoint in the car. 663 00:25:57,189 --> 00:25:58,389 All right, I want the full amount. 664 00:25:58,391 --> 00:26:00,858 All right? 665 00:26:02,595 --> 00:26:04,795 [ Atm beeping ] 666 00:26:04,797 --> 00:26:05,996 Hurry up! 667 00:26:05,998 --> 00:26:07,464 He drew out $400. 668 00:26:07,466 --> 00:26:09,533 And it stopped him. What's this? 669 00:26:09,535 --> 00:26:12,002 That's all it would give me. That's the maximum amount. 670 00:26:12,004 --> 00:26:13,771 Well, we're gonna go downtown. 671 00:26:17,276 --> 00:26:21,211 Narrator: There's only one other atm in town. 672 00:26:21,213 --> 00:26:22,479 Kidd: I knew that there was another bank 673 00:26:22,481 --> 00:26:24,147 at the downtown location. 674 00:26:24,149 --> 00:26:25,816 He's not gonna hurt my wife, right? 675 00:26:25,818 --> 00:26:27,217 Nothing will happen to your wife. 676 00:26:27,219 --> 00:26:29,486 This downtown location is right on a main four-way. 677 00:26:29,488 --> 00:26:32,356 So there's college kids all over the place. 678 00:26:32,358 --> 00:26:34,024 There's businesses. 679 00:26:34,026 --> 00:26:35,693 Hey, you're gonna pull over. All right? Pull over. 680 00:26:35,695 --> 00:26:37,094 Pull over, right here. 681 00:26:37,096 --> 00:26:39,496 Here we are parked right in front of this atm machine. 682 00:26:39,498 --> 00:26:41,432 And it's a walk-up atm. 683 00:26:41,434 --> 00:26:43,100 And I'm in a ski mask with a handgun 684 00:26:43,102 --> 00:26:44,501 in the front seat of this guy's car. 685 00:26:44,503 --> 00:26:46,236 And there's college kids walking by. 686 00:26:46,238 --> 00:26:48,238 Go down there. Grab me my money. 687 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:51,708 I could see him thinking this scenario through. 688 00:26:51,710 --> 00:26:54,712 There was two or three people directly across the street. 689 00:26:54,714 --> 00:26:56,847 And come right back. All right? No funny business. 690 00:26:56,849 --> 00:27:01,317 Everything came back to her being alone with crandall. 691 00:27:01,319 --> 00:27:04,054 Kidd: I said, "listen, if you think that I can't shoot you 692 00:27:04,056 --> 00:27:05,588 from here to there," 693 00:27:05,590 --> 00:27:07,924 I said, "you're crazy. Just get the money, come back. 694 00:27:07,926 --> 00:27:10,994 Don't say anything to anybody. And get back in the car." 695 00:27:10,996 --> 00:27:12,262 Come on! 696 00:27:12,264 --> 00:27:14,598 All thoughts I had of doing something... 697 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:16,533 I knew they had cellphones. I knew they had guns. 698 00:27:16,535 --> 00:27:18,936 And I couldn't take the chance. 699 00:27:21,941 --> 00:27:23,741 ♪♪ 700 00:27:23,743 --> 00:27:25,608 [ Police radio chatter ] 701 00:27:25,610 --> 00:27:28,078 Yeah, this definitely looks like the car. 702 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:29,345 Oh, yeah. 703 00:27:29,347 --> 00:27:30,814 Narrator: Next door to the collinses' home, 704 00:27:30,816 --> 00:27:32,149 police are investigating 705 00:27:32,151 --> 00:27:33,817 a report of an abandoned vehicle. 706 00:27:33,819 --> 00:27:35,686 There you go. Party. 707 00:27:35,688 --> 00:27:37,955 We got a call from a property owner 708 00:27:37,957 --> 00:27:39,556 just up the road, 709 00:27:39,558 --> 00:27:41,758 not even 1/2 a mile up the road, said, 710 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:44,695 "hey, there's this vehicle that's parked in my field. 711 00:27:44,697 --> 00:27:46,830 And they shouldn't be there. Can you check it out?" 712 00:27:46,832 --> 00:27:48,699 Yeah, this would be them. Inside the vehicle, 713 00:27:48,701 --> 00:27:50,434 they could see some other items 714 00:27:50,436 --> 00:27:52,969 that led them to believe that, no doubt, 715 00:27:52,971 --> 00:27:55,572 this is the vehicle involved with these burglaries. 716 00:27:55,574 --> 00:27:57,508 Go ahead and call that in. Get a k-9 unit, too. 717 00:27:57,510 --> 00:27:59,443 Dispatch, can you start us a k-9 unit? 718 00:27:59,445 --> 00:28:01,044 We found the car. - 10-4. 719 00:28:01,046 --> 00:28:02,178 Hurry up! 720 00:28:02,180 --> 00:28:03,847 Narrator: Dennis completes the withdrawal 721 00:28:03,849 --> 00:28:06,717 and returns to the car without asking for help. 722 00:28:06,719 --> 00:28:08,585 [ Cellphone rings ] 723 00:28:08,587 --> 00:28:10,053 Kidd: My phone is ringing. 724 00:28:10,055 --> 00:28:11,988 And it's my girlfriend. 725 00:28:11,990 --> 00:28:14,124 And she says, "my car's on the scanner, 726 00:28:14,126 --> 00:28:15,325 the police scanner." 727 00:28:15,327 --> 00:28:17,794 No way! All right. 728 00:28:17,796 --> 00:28:19,262 All right. I'm gonna call you back in a little bit. 729 00:28:19,264 --> 00:28:21,331 All right? - Dude, what happened? 730 00:28:21,333 --> 00:28:23,533 Man, Holly just called me, man. They got the car. 731 00:28:23,535 --> 00:28:25,335 The cops got the car, man. What? 732 00:28:36,048 --> 00:28:38,048 Don't you lie to me! Where's the safe? 733 00:28:38,050 --> 00:28:40,050 Narrator: Halloween 2011. 734 00:28:40,052 --> 00:28:42,319 For nearly two hours, Michael kidd, 735 00:28:42,321 --> 00:28:43,921 Kevin crandall, and Marcus Thompson 736 00:28:43,923 --> 00:28:47,924 have been holding Dennis and Karen Collins hostage. 737 00:28:47,926 --> 00:28:50,127 But police have just found their vehicle. 738 00:28:50,129 --> 00:28:52,663 Yeah, this definitely looks like the car. 739 00:28:55,134 --> 00:28:56,533 Kidd: I didn't know if Kevin had been caught. 740 00:28:56,535 --> 00:28:58,468 I didn't know what the scenario was at that point. 741 00:28:58,470 --> 00:29:01,271 We were only maybe 5 miles away. 742 00:29:01,273 --> 00:29:03,807 Hurry up! 743 00:29:03,809 --> 00:29:05,209 I could only get... I know! 744 00:29:05,211 --> 00:29:07,277 Back to the house! Okay. Okay. 745 00:29:07,279 --> 00:29:09,213 Narrator: They need to get back to Dennis' house, 746 00:29:09,215 --> 00:29:13,150 where crandall is alone with Karen. 747 00:29:13,152 --> 00:29:15,953 If crandall realizes the cops are closing in, 748 00:29:15,955 --> 00:29:17,888 there's no telling what he might do. 749 00:29:17,890 --> 00:29:20,023 I believe he would have killed her. 750 00:29:20,025 --> 00:29:21,624 Yeah. Very strong possibility. 751 00:29:21,626 --> 00:29:24,294 That's what was in my mind. 752 00:29:24,296 --> 00:29:26,163 Check the trunk. Narrator: Back at the car, 753 00:29:26,165 --> 00:29:27,897 police are still collecting evidence. 754 00:29:27,899 --> 00:29:30,433 Yeah, a lot of evidence down here in the chest, all this stuff. 755 00:29:30,435 --> 00:29:32,636 Bowering: Upon opening the trunk of the vehicle, 756 00:29:32,638 --> 00:29:35,772 they found numerous items that matched the description 757 00:29:35,774 --> 00:29:38,308 of the burglaries that had been reported. 758 00:29:38,310 --> 00:29:40,043 To a Michael kidd. 759 00:29:40,045 --> 00:29:42,713 Narrator: Best of all, they find names. 760 00:29:42,715 --> 00:29:44,047 Oh, look what we got here. 761 00:29:44,049 --> 00:29:45,849 Bowering: There was a couple I.D.S. 762 00:29:45,851 --> 00:29:48,652 One belonged to Michael kidd, a paper I.D.; 763 00:29:48,654 --> 00:29:51,455 and a driver's license for Marcus Thompson. 764 00:29:51,457 --> 00:29:53,122 Officer: Get evidence down here to try for fingerprints. 765 00:29:53,124 --> 00:29:54,190 Officer #2: Yep. 766 00:29:54,192 --> 00:29:56,226 [ Police radio chatter ] 767 00:29:57,997 --> 00:30:00,397 Hey, Dennis, pull over, man. 768 00:30:00,399 --> 00:30:01,464 Pull over! 769 00:30:01,466 --> 00:30:02,666 Narrator: When the Halloween bandits 770 00:30:02,668 --> 00:30:04,868 arrive back outside the collinses' residence, 771 00:30:04,870 --> 00:30:06,536 the coast looks clear. 772 00:30:06,538 --> 00:30:08,805 We get probably 100 yards from his house. 773 00:30:08,807 --> 00:30:11,475 And I don't see any blue lights, no cars. 774 00:30:11,477 --> 00:30:14,544 Narrator: But kidd's gut tells him something's not right. 775 00:30:14,546 --> 00:30:16,013 When you get back to the house, 776 00:30:16,015 --> 00:30:17,413 you and crandall meet me at the tree lot. 777 00:30:17,415 --> 00:30:19,016 You got it? At the tree lot. 778 00:30:19,018 --> 00:30:21,417 All right? 779 00:30:21,419 --> 00:30:24,154 Kidd leaves Thompson to deal with crandall and the collinses. 780 00:30:24,156 --> 00:30:25,355 Thompson: Drive. 781 00:30:25,357 --> 00:30:27,491 Narrator: Then, he sneaks up the small ridgeline 782 00:30:27,493 --> 00:30:30,327 overlooking the field where Holly's car is parked. 783 00:30:34,099 --> 00:30:38,034 When he reaches the top, his blood freezes. 784 00:30:38,036 --> 00:30:40,103 There's spotlights everywhere all over the car. 785 00:30:40,105 --> 00:30:43,507 There's dogs. There's cops everywhere. 786 00:30:43,509 --> 00:30:45,308 Narrator: By now, the k-9s have picked up 787 00:30:45,310 --> 00:30:46,509 on the trio's scent 788 00:30:46,511 --> 00:30:49,913 and start tracing it away from the car. 789 00:30:49,915 --> 00:30:52,649 ♪♪ 790 00:30:52,651 --> 00:30:55,718 Back at the collinses', crandall is still explosive. 791 00:30:55,720 --> 00:30:56,787 Don't you make a sound. Shut up. 792 00:30:56,789 --> 00:30:59,656 [ Cellphone buzzes ] Yeah? 793 00:30:59,658 --> 00:31:01,458 Hey, you and Marcus got to get out of there, man. 794 00:31:01,460 --> 00:31:03,927 No. We have more to get. What are you talkin' about? 795 00:31:03,929 --> 00:31:05,194 There's cop cars everywhere, man. 796 00:31:05,196 --> 00:31:06,330 You guys got to get out of there. 797 00:31:06,332 --> 00:31:08,498 Damn it! Fine! 798 00:31:09,534 --> 00:31:12,202 If you guys call the cops, 799 00:31:12,204 --> 00:31:13,537 I will come back here. 800 00:31:13,539 --> 00:31:16,073 I will kill both of you myself. Do you understand me? 801 00:31:16,075 --> 00:31:17,607 - Yes. - Do you understand me?! 802 00:31:17,609 --> 00:31:18,942 - Yes, yes. - Yes. 803 00:31:18,944 --> 00:31:21,945 He says, "I've done it before. Do you believe me?" 804 00:31:21,947 --> 00:31:24,014 And I said, "yes, I do. 805 00:31:24,016 --> 00:31:26,349 I absolutely believe you." 806 00:31:26,351 --> 00:31:28,885 Narrator: Crandall and Thompson fill their pockets and leave. 807 00:31:28,887 --> 00:31:31,355 I swear! [ Door closes ] 808 00:31:31,357 --> 00:31:33,690 [ Sobbing ] 809 00:31:33,692 --> 00:31:37,294 The collinses' nightmare is finally over. 810 00:31:37,296 --> 00:31:39,696 We kind of sat there 811 00:31:39,698 --> 00:31:41,965 for a few minutes holding each other. 812 00:31:41,967 --> 00:31:43,567 We should call the police. No. 813 00:31:43,569 --> 00:31:46,569 Yes. Honey, they're crazy. 814 00:31:46,571 --> 00:31:47,638 They've got guns. 815 00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:48,972 They could hurt... he is crazy. 816 00:31:48,974 --> 00:31:51,241 He would come back and kill us. 817 00:31:51,243 --> 00:31:53,843 I know. 818 00:31:53,845 --> 00:31:55,646 Narrator: Kidd meets crandall and Thompson 819 00:31:55,648 --> 00:31:58,115 at a tree farm next to the collinses' residence. 820 00:31:58,117 --> 00:32:00,183 We got to lose all the stuff, lose all the stuff. 821 00:32:00,185 --> 00:32:01,718 All right? You ready? Let's go. Let's go. 822 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:03,520 We're running through the woods 823 00:32:03,522 --> 00:32:08,125 throwing gloves and ski masks and guns out through these woods 824 00:32:08,127 --> 00:32:09,660 and whatever we had in our pockets. 825 00:32:09,662 --> 00:32:11,828 And we're just trying to get away at this point. 826 00:32:13,932 --> 00:32:15,565 [ Dogs barking ] 827 00:32:22,074 --> 00:32:24,808 White: We started to track from that vehicle 828 00:32:24,810 --> 00:32:27,276 and went right by the collinses' home 829 00:32:27,278 --> 00:32:30,146 and into a Christmas tree farm. 830 00:32:30,148 --> 00:32:32,615 Basically, we were just trying to get some distance 831 00:32:32,617 --> 00:32:33,884 between us and the dogs. 832 00:32:33,886 --> 00:32:35,319 [ Dogs barking ] 833 00:32:37,822 --> 00:32:39,022 White: We spread out, 834 00:32:39,024 --> 00:32:41,959 and the dog found some more jewelry. 835 00:32:41,961 --> 00:32:45,495 Up in the trees, we started to find gloves, 836 00:32:45,497 --> 00:32:50,434 masks that were worn during the robbery. 837 00:32:50,436 --> 00:32:52,169 Narrator: With police on their tail, 838 00:32:52,171 --> 00:32:53,570 there's no turning back. 839 00:32:53,572 --> 00:32:55,038 What the hell's the matter with you guys? 840 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:56,306 But crandall and Thompson 841 00:32:56,308 --> 00:32:58,975 don't have kidd's military stamina. 842 00:32:58,977 --> 00:33:00,910 They can't keep up. - I can't do this right now. 843 00:33:00,912 --> 00:33:02,312 Just give me a second. Get up! 844 00:33:02,314 --> 00:33:04,181 Kidd: I mean, we're limping. It's cold. 845 00:33:04,183 --> 00:33:05,715 And they're talking about giving up. 846 00:33:05,717 --> 00:33:07,384 They're on their phones trying to get a ride, 847 00:33:07,386 --> 00:33:08,785 Marcus and Kevin. 848 00:33:08,787 --> 00:33:10,920 And I'm just trying to trek forward and keep moving. 849 00:33:10,922 --> 00:33:12,188 If I can find a car or something, man, 850 00:33:12,190 --> 00:33:13,656 we can get out of here. 851 00:33:13,658 --> 00:33:16,059 I can hear the dogs, and I'm like, "I'm not giving up." 852 00:33:16,061 --> 00:33:17,460 Like, "we're gonna go to prison." 853 00:33:17,462 --> 00:33:19,596 I'm bailing, man. I don't want to get caught. 854 00:33:19,598 --> 00:33:21,198 - Police! - Police! Police! 855 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:23,133 Officer: Get your hands up! Get your hands up! 856 00:33:23,135 --> 00:33:24,534 - We didn't do anything. - Turn around! 857 00:33:24,536 --> 00:33:26,202 You need to get on your knees. 858 00:33:26,204 --> 00:33:27,737 Down on your knees. - Get on your knees! 859 00:33:27,739 --> 00:33:29,206 Get on your knees! 860 00:33:29,208 --> 00:33:30,607 Narrator: 100 feet away, 861 00:33:30,609 --> 00:33:33,410 kidd hides under some farming equipment. 862 00:33:33,412 --> 00:33:34,544 [ Handcuffs clicking ] 863 00:33:34,546 --> 00:33:37,814 For crandall and Thompson, the jig is up. 864 00:33:37,816 --> 00:33:39,549 This your money? This your necklace? 865 00:33:39,551 --> 00:33:40,884 Bowering: They did not put up a fight. 866 00:33:40,886 --> 00:33:43,086 They denied being involved in anything, 867 00:33:43,088 --> 00:33:45,221 being involved in any burglaries, 868 00:33:45,223 --> 00:33:46,756 knowing about any burglaries, 869 00:33:46,758 --> 00:33:49,159 being in possession of anything stolen. 870 00:33:49,161 --> 00:33:51,428 White: They were wet. They were cold. 871 00:33:51,430 --> 00:33:53,897 And Mr. Thompson was missing one of his sneakers. 872 00:33:53,899 --> 00:33:55,232 All right. Guys, search the area. 873 00:33:55,234 --> 00:33:58,568 They obviously weren't out for a evening stroll. 874 00:33:58,570 --> 00:34:01,571 Narrator: Police are sure kidd must be nearby. 875 00:34:01,573 --> 00:34:03,306 I'm sitting there, and I'm thinking, "all right. 876 00:34:03,308 --> 00:34:06,576 I got minutes until I'm gone for life." 877 00:34:09,981 --> 00:34:11,247 Narrator: The brazen fugitive 878 00:34:11,249 --> 00:34:14,918 is prepared to fight for his freedom. 879 00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:18,121 And I was willing to shoot at the cops if I had to. 880 00:34:18,123 --> 00:34:19,923 I was just trying to get away. 881 00:34:33,405 --> 00:34:34,471 Officer: Get your hands up! 882 00:34:34,473 --> 00:34:35,605 Get your hands where I can see them! 883 00:34:35,607 --> 00:34:36,672 We didn't do anything! 884 00:34:36,674 --> 00:34:38,475 Narrator: Halloween 2011. 885 00:34:38,477 --> 00:34:40,276 Kevin crandall and Marcus Thompson 886 00:34:40,278 --> 00:34:45,014 have just been arrested after an epic burglary spree. 887 00:34:45,016 --> 00:34:47,417 Now the third suspect, Michael kidd, 888 00:34:47,419 --> 00:34:49,753 watches police search the area. 889 00:34:49,755 --> 00:34:51,822 [ Clock ticking ] 890 00:35:02,767 --> 00:35:05,034 I almost felt like I was in a trap, 891 00:35:05,036 --> 00:35:06,636 like maybe they were waiting 892 00:35:06,638 --> 00:35:10,173 for me in the woods or something. 893 00:35:10,175 --> 00:35:12,041 Narrator: Half an hour goes by. 894 00:35:12,043 --> 00:35:14,710 The cops don't come back. 895 00:35:14,712 --> 00:35:17,647 So, I'm thinking, like, "wow. 896 00:35:17,649 --> 00:35:20,450 I actually just got away with this." 897 00:35:20,452 --> 00:35:21,851 I'm by the high school. 898 00:35:21,853 --> 00:35:23,653 Narrator: Kidd calls a friend to ask for a ride. 899 00:35:23,655 --> 00:35:26,256 Come on, man. I got 50 bucks. 900 00:35:26,258 --> 00:35:28,091 [ Clock ticking ] 901 00:35:30,995 --> 00:35:35,932 Narrator: He makes it back to Holly's apartment undetected. 902 00:35:35,934 --> 00:35:36,999 Baby. 903 00:35:37,001 --> 00:35:38,468 And he's in the mood to celebrate. 904 00:35:38,470 --> 00:35:39,669 How are you? 905 00:35:39,671 --> 00:35:41,605 I was so worried about you. 906 00:35:41,607 --> 00:35:42,939 Kidd: I feel on top of the world 907 00:35:42,941 --> 00:35:45,274 because I'm a free man or whatever. 908 00:35:45,276 --> 00:35:48,144 Where are the other guys? They got arrested. 909 00:35:48,146 --> 00:35:50,280 I feel like I just got away with all this stuff 910 00:35:50,282 --> 00:35:52,549 and, you know, I'm powerful. 911 00:35:52,551 --> 00:35:54,617 I actually have something. 912 00:35:54,619 --> 00:35:57,220 Oh, thank you, baby. Happy birthday. 913 00:35:57,222 --> 00:35:58,488 You know what? 914 00:35:58,490 --> 00:35:59,889 I got something for you, too. 915 00:35:59,891 --> 00:36:01,625 We got high that night. 916 00:36:01,627 --> 00:36:03,826 The next day was my girlfriend's birthday. 917 00:36:03,828 --> 00:36:06,696 How do you like it? I love it. 918 00:36:06,698 --> 00:36:08,965 Wow. Yeah? [ Chuckles ] 919 00:36:08,967 --> 00:36:11,935 We kind of just celebrated that in our own fashion. 920 00:36:15,507 --> 00:36:18,441 Officer: Take a seat. 921 00:36:18,443 --> 00:36:20,043 Narrator: Meanwhile, at the police station, 922 00:36:20,045 --> 00:36:22,312 detectives Marc bowering and Thomas white 923 00:36:22,314 --> 00:36:24,915 are interrogating kidd's accomplices. 924 00:36:24,917 --> 00:36:26,049 So, let me get this straight. 925 00:36:26,051 --> 00:36:28,184 You were out with stolen stuff, ski masks. 926 00:36:28,186 --> 00:36:29,786 What are you guys looking for... kicks? 927 00:36:29,788 --> 00:36:32,188 Yeah. We got masks. It's Halloween, though. 928 00:36:32,190 --> 00:36:35,659 Crandall denies knowing anything about the burglaries. 929 00:36:35,661 --> 00:36:37,260 We know the car belongs to Holly. 930 00:36:37,262 --> 00:36:39,395 Holly and kidd hang out sometimes. 931 00:36:39,397 --> 00:36:41,798 Detectives have only slightly better luck with Thompson. 932 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:43,933 I know. He couch jumps a lot. 933 00:36:43,935 --> 00:36:47,336 It's hard to pinpoint exactly where he's at. 934 00:36:47,338 --> 00:36:49,672 Get him out of here. 935 00:36:49,674 --> 00:36:51,675 All right, let's go. 936 00:36:51,677 --> 00:36:54,744 Let's put out to all the agencies around here, 937 00:36:54,746 --> 00:36:58,381 "hey, if you see him, you know, scoop him up for us." 938 00:37:03,288 --> 00:37:06,689 Narrator: Holly knows police can trace her car right to her door. 939 00:37:06,691 --> 00:37:08,425 She comes up with a plan. 940 00:37:08,427 --> 00:37:11,427 I'm gonna call my car in to the officers, 941 00:37:11,429 --> 00:37:13,963 say it's stolen. 942 00:37:13,965 --> 00:37:16,366 [ Telephone rings ] 943 00:37:16,368 --> 00:37:18,768 Kidd: I'm sure she didn't want her boyfriend in trouble. 944 00:37:18,770 --> 00:37:21,571 And she's lived a life of crime 945 00:37:21,573 --> 00:37:23,706 just as much as I had to this point. 946 00:37:23,708 --> 00:37:25,441 Yeah. I'm just calling my car in. 947 00:37:25,443 --> 00:37:27,777 I think it's been stolen. Okay. 948 00:37:27,779 --> 00:37:29,045 There was some suspicion that kidd 949 00:37:29,047 --> 00:37:30,780 might be there at the house. 950 00:37:30,782 --> 00:37:32,182 There was some suspicion 951 00:37:32,184 --> 00:37:34,384 that she might have made a fraudulent report 952 00:37:34,386 --> 00:37:36,920 about the theft of her motor vehicle. 953 00:37:36,922 --> 00:37:37,987 Well, that's done. 954 00:37:37,989 --> 00:37:39,923 There was a whole bunch of suspicions. 955 00:37:39,925 --> 00:37:41,725 I don't buy that for a minute. 956 00:37:41,727 --> 00:37:44,894 Let's get somebody out there. 957 00:37:44,896 --> 00:37:48,131 [ Clock ticking ] 958 00:37:48,133 --> 00:37:49,866 Yeah, I would have called earlier, 959 00:37:49,868 --> 00:37:52,468 but they said they were going to come back and kill us. 960 00:37:52,470 --> 00:37:54,737 Narrator: On November 1st, Dennis and Karen Collins 961 00:37:54,739 --> 00:37:56,740 report the home invasion. 962 00:37:56,742 --> 00:37:58,341 I said, "they've got our guns. 963 00:37:58,343 --> 00:38:00,543 And I'm afraid they're gonna use them on somebody else." 964 00:38:00,545 --> 00:38:03,413 Narrator: Police are confident 965 00:38:03,415 --> 00:38:08,151 that the home invasion and burglaries are connected. 966 00:38:08,153 --> 00:38:12,355 The search for kidd intensifies. 967 00:38:12,357 --> 00:38:13,356 Back at Holly's... 968 00:38:13,358 --> 00:38:14,890 Right on, man. 969 00:38:14,892 --> 00:38:16,159 All right. I'll see you in a bit. 970 00:38:16,161 --> 00:38:17,827 Kidd thinks he's home free. 971 00:38:17,829 --> 00:38:20,830 Kidd: I'm like, "well, they have no idea that I was part of that. 972 00:38:20,832 --> 00:38:22,631 You know, they've already arrested their suspects. 973 00:38:22,633 --> 00:38:25,501 And that's probably a closed case for them." 974 00:38:25,503 --> 00:38:27,970 Narrator: Nevertheless, he decides to head to Massachusetts 975 00:38:27,972 --> 00:38:30,774 for a few days just in case. 976 00:38:30,776 --> 00:38:32,775 I'll leave some of these for you. 977 00:38:32,777 --> 00:38:35,312 Where are you going? Just gonna go out real quick. 978 00:38:35,314 --> 00:38:36,780 Kidd: I tell my girlfriend, I said, "listen. 979 00:38:36,782 --> 00:38:38,848 I'm gonna be gone all day." 980 00:38:38,850 --> 00:38:40,517 I didn't want to tell her that I was leaving state 981 00:38:40,519 --> 00:38:42,919 because I knew she would want to go with me. 982 00:38:42,921 --> 00:38:45,521 Narrator: The first thing kidd sees when he leaves Holly's 983 00:38:45,523 --> 00:38:47,791 is a cop car. 984 00:38:47,793 --> 00:38:50,193 So, I kind of put my hood up a little more 985 00:38:50,195 --> 00:38:53,996 and pulled my hat down. 986 00:38:53,998 --> 00:38:56,466 Narrator: His friend Joe has agreed to give him a ride. 987 00:38:56,468 --> 00:38:58,067 You okay? Yeah. Yeah. 988 00:38:58,069 --> 00:38:59,469 I'm good. How are you doing? 989 00:38:59,471 --> 00:39:01,604 I tell Joe, I said, "just do the speed limit. 990 00:39:01,606 --> 00:39:03,873 You know, don't break any of the laws." 991 00:39:03,875 --> 00:39:05,007 Don't do anything stupid. 992 00:39:05,009 --> 00:39:06,809 What do you think we're doing right now? 993 00:39:06,811 --> 00:39:08,144 I don't know, man. 994 00:39:08,146 --> 00:39:09,546 So, Joe starts driving. 995 00:39:09,548 --> 00:39:14,284 And this cruiser pulls out behind us real slow. 996 00:39:14,286 --> 00:39:17,353 I tell Joe, "don't give them a reason to pull us over." 997 00:39:17,355 --> 00:39:19,289 Joe's panicking. He's never been in trouble. 998 00:39:19,291 --> 00:39:21,357 He's like, "what did you do? What's going on?" 999 00:39:21,359 --> 00:39:22,425 Is there something you're not telling me? 1000 00:39:22,427 --> 00:39:25,028 Narrator: Joe stops paying attention 1001 00:39:25,030 --> 00:39:27,496 and narrowly avoids hitting some pedestrians. 1002 00:39:27,498 --> 00:39:29,966 My heart just sinks, goes right to my stomach. 1003 00:39:29,968 --> 00:39:31,434 And I'm like, "oh, man." 1004 00:39:31,436 --> 00:39:33,035 His lights are on. 1005 00:39:33,037 --> 00:39:34,303 Yeah, his lights are on. 1006 00:39:34,305 --> 00:39:36,506 Narrator: Kidd's not ready to surrender. 1007 00:39:36,508 --> 00:39:37,773 Okay, okay. 1008 00:39:37,775 --> 00:39:39,308 Kidd: I go through this phase real quick 1009 00:39:39,310 --> 00:39:41,377 where I'm thinking I could just run. 1010 00:39:41,379 --> 00:39:44,047 I have all this money in my pocket. 1011 00:39:44,049 --> 00:39:45,382 Is he coming up on my side or yours? 1012 00:39:45,384 --> 00:39:47,249 Don't go anywhere. 1013 00:39:47,251 --> 00:39:48,984 But a part of me was like, 1014 00:39:48,986 --> 00:39:51,054 "how far are you gonna run? Where are you gonna run? 1015 00:39:51,056 --> 00:39:55,057 What are you gonna do? You have nowhere to go." 1016 00:39:55,059 --> 00:39:56,592 Yeah, officer? What's your name? 1017 00:39:56,594 --> 00:39:57,994 What are you asking me for, officer? 1018 00:39:57,996 --> 00:39:59,329 It's simple, boy. Tell me your name. 1019 00:39:59,331 --> 00:40:00,263 Just tell him your name, man. 1020 00:40:00,265 --> 00:40:01,530 My name's Michael kidd. 1021 00:40:01,532 --> 00:40:03,066 Michael kidd, step out of the car, sir. 1022 00:40:03,068 --> 00:40:05,001 Yeah, as soon as I said, "Michael kidd," 1023 00:40:05,003 --> 00:40:06,335 the game was over. 1024 00:40:06,337 --> 00:40:07,537 Okay, okay. Put your hands on the car. 1025 00:40:07,539 --> 00:40:09,272 He slammed me up against the car 1026 00:40:09,274 --> 00:40:11,807 and handcuffed me and put on a big show. 1027 00:40:11,809 --> 00:40:14,010 We were right in front of a college campus. 1028 00:40:14,012 --> 00:40:16,679 So everybody's around, looking. 1029 00:40:16,681 --> 00:40:17,947 It was a scene. 1030 00:40:17,949 --> 00:40:19,382 Watch your head. 1031 00:40:22,753 --> 00:40:23,953 [ Engine starts ] 1032 00:40:30,628 --> 00:40:32,761 ♪♪ 1033 00:40:32,763 --> 00:40:34,964 Narrator: All three men plead guilty to burglary 1034 00:40:34,966 --> 00:40:36,566 and kidnapping charges. 1035 00:40:36,568 --> 00:40:38,368 I just want to say I'm so remorseful 1036 00:40:38,370 --> 00:40:39,769 for everything I did. 1037 00:40:39,771 --> 00:40:41,837 At the sentencing hearing 11 months later... 1038 00:40:41,839 --> 00:40:43,906 Crandall: If I could take it all back, I would. 1039 00:40:43,908 --> 00:40:46,509 They give prepared statements to the judge. 1040 00:40:49,714 --> 00:40:53,983 Kidd had a long, long story to tell. 1041 00:40:53,985 --> 00:40:55,318 My dad died when I was young. 1042 00:40:55,320 --> 00:40:56,785 And it messed me up a lot. 1043 00:40:56,787 --> 00:40:58,588 And basically, it was about him. 1044 00:40:58,590 --> 00:40:59,789 You guys don't know the struggles 1045 00:40:59,791 --> 00:41:01,057 that I've had in my life. 1046 00:41:01,059 --> 00:41:04,794 I don't believe I ever heard him say "I'm sorry" once. 1047 00:41:04,796 --> 00:41:09,766 He talked about his hardships and his problems. 1048 00:41:09,768 --> 00:41:12,001 Judge: All rise. 1049 00:41:12,003 --> 00:41:13,536 Kidd: I felt sad for myself. 1050 00:41:13,538 --> 00:41:14,871 Like, I got caught, you know. 1051 00:41:14,873 --> 00:41:17,807 And all I was really worried about was poor me. 1052 00:41:20,745 --> 00:41:22,478 Narrator: Dennis and Karen Collins 1053 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:25,281 also give a prepared statement. 1054 00:41:25,283 --> 00:41:26,749 They explained how their lives 1055 00:41:26,751 --> 00:41:30,219 have changed since the home invasion. 1056 00:41:30,221 --> 00:41:33,289 Dennis: I still feel a lot of the anger and violation, 1057 00:41:33,291 --> 00:41:36,692 but I realized after giving too much control of my life 1058 00:41:36,694 --> 00:41:41,363 to these guys [chuckles] they can't have it. 1059 00:41:41,365 --> 00:41:43,833 Good night. 1060 00:41:43,835 --> 00:41:46,102 Love you. I love you, too, sweetie. 1061 00:41:46,104 --> 00:41:47,437 As far as forgiving, 1062 00:41:47,439 --> 00:41:50,673 that's not an option for me right now. 1063 00:41:50,675 --> 00:41:52,308 I'm over 70 years old, 1064 00:41:52,310 --> 00:41:55,078 and I am once again afraid of the dark. 1065 00:41:58,383 --> 00:42:00,182 That shouldn't be. 1066 00:42:00,184 --> 00:42:01,918 Trick or treat, old man! 1067 00:42:01,920 --> 00:42:03,720 Kidd: We had their lives in our hands 1068 00:42:03,722 --> 00:42:05,855 while we were committing that crime, you know? 1069 00:42:05,857 --> 00:42:07,991 That's not power that anybody should have, 1070 00:42:07,993 --> 00:42:09,658 you know, but god. 1071 00:42:09,660 --> 00:42:10,726 Narrator: Kidd and Thompson 1072 00:42:10,728 --> 00:42:12,996 are sentenced to 15 years behind bars. 1073 00:42:12,998 --> 00:42:15,531 Do you understand me?! 1074 00:42:15,533 --> 00:42:18,868 Crandall gets 20 years. 1075 00:42:18,870 --> 00:42:20,603 Kidd: I want to be portrayed as somebody 1076 00:42:20,605 --> 00:42:23,405 that made a mistake in their life. 1077 00:42:23,407 --> 00:42:24,607 You can change your life. 1078 00:42:24,609 --> 00:42:27,076 It doesn't matter how big your snowball is. 1079 00:42:27,078 --> 00:42:30,813 It's not ever too late to change it.