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enjoying his golden years
in the southwest.
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[Skip] He ended up bein'
stationed in Arizona,
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and he fell in love with it
out there.
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[Jeff] He kept his circle
very small.
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He was close with his brother
and his family,
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and was living his life.
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[Narrator] But
a comfortable retirement
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would be upended by
a devastating fire.
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The calls reported sounds of
an explosion
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and a house that was
fully engulfed in flames.
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The owner
of the house is missing.
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The investigators find large,
open, empty safes inside.
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I knew something wasn't right.
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[Narrator] As the investigation
unfolds,
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the search for a missing person
will escalate to
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the hunt for a killer...
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There had been a considerable
amount of blood.
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We were treating it as
a homicide investigation.
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[Narrator] Culminating in
a nationwide manhunt
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for a pair of
dangerous fugitives
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who will stop at nothing
for freedom.
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[Van] There's a Bonnie and Clyde
on the run.
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Their violent tendencies could
come through,
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especially in desperation.
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Both of them showed this greed.
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She didn't necessarily want to
see him killed, but...
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We all know how it ended.
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She was so blinded by
this fantasy
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that he was presenting to her.
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His character came shining
through full bright beacon,
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like a lighthouse of evil.
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[Narrator] With its warm weather
and breathtaking scenery,
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Tucson, Arizona ranks as
one of the Southwest's
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most popular places
to call home.
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Really, what draws
people to Tucson
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is a sense of community.
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Affordability, fun things to do,
and the climate that we have.
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It allows you to be active
year-round.
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[Narrator] On April 16th, 2019,
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a dark cloud looms over
that community
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when residents of
one quiet neighborhood
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are jolted awake at 4 a.m.
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[booming]
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They all awoke to the sounds of
this explosion and this fire.
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[Narrator] Within seconds,
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Tucson dispatchers receive
a flurry of calls.
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[Josh] The calls reported
a house
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that was fully engulfed in
flames.
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The neighbors who called in
were scared.
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So, the fire department
responded immediately.
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It was important to get
this fire put out
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as quickly as possible.
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Not only so that they could get
inside the residence
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to determine if anybody needed
medical help,
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but also to prevent that fire
from spreading
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to other houses
in the neighborhood.
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[Narrator] By daylight,
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firefighters are finally able to
extinguish the blaze.
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But the home is destroyed.
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[Josh] By the time they got it
put out,
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there were portions
of the roof that had caved in.
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Portions of walls that
had come down.
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The home was a complete loss.
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And so Tucson Police Department
arrived on scene.
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[Chad] The first thing that
they're gonna collectively do
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between both of the field
public safety resources
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is look for victims,
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which they didn't find
that night.
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[Josh] The owner of the house
is missing.
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Where's the, the homeowner?
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[Narrator] Detectives don't have
to wait long for the answer.
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Later on, on that same day,
April 16th,
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William "Skip" Bligh
called Tucson police
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to request a check welfare on
his brother, Frank.
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Every Sunday, either he'd call
me or I'd called him.
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And that last Sunday
that I called him,
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which was April 7th,
there's no answer.
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And I called Monday, no answer.
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Wednesday I called, no answer.
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And I'm sitting there, I said,
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"This is not like him at all.
Something's not right here."
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So I called
the police department
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[Josh] The police ultimately
responded out to the house,
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and it was at that point
the police realized,
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"Oh this is the same house where
that house fire
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and explosion had occurred
earlier on."
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The important part of
the conversation with William
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at that point in time,
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was to obtain as much
information
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about Frank as possible to
assist us in locating him.
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[Narrator] Originally from
Connecticut,
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72-year-old Frank Bligh had
called Arizona home
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for more than four decades.
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He graduated in '66,
and he joined the Air Force.
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He spent two tours of duty
in Vietnam.
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He was a helicopter
and jet mechanic,
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and he ended up bein' stationed
in Tucson, Arizona.
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And he fell in love with it
out there.
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[Narrator] After retiring from
active duty,
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Frank bought a home in Tucson
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and worked in
the aviation industry.
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So he joined
the Air Force Reserves,
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loved that.
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He went flyin' all over
the world.
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He got a job workin' for
Grumman Northrup,
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and they were workin' on,
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it was either
the stealth fighters,
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stealth bomber,
one or the other.
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It was all top secret.
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[Narrator] In his spare time,
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the deserts and
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long stretches of highway
outside Tucson
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afforded Frank the opportunity
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to practice
his two favorite hobbies.
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My brother was a very
avid gun collector.
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He had quite
an extensive collection of guns.
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Also, my brother had
motorcycles.
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He had Harleys.
He had dirt bikes.
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There, there was times when
I used to go out and visit him,
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we'd go ridin' together.
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In fact, he rode with a bunch of
guys from Tucson
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up to Sturgis, South Dakota.
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My brother used to go on
these trips all the time
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because he wasn't married.
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He was a guy, ya know?
He did what he wanted.
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[Narrator] By 2019,
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Frank had settled into
his golden years
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and enjoyed a weekly
social routine.
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[Josh] He would go in to
breakfast with his friends
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the same day of the week
every week without fail.
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He would go to the same bar.
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Meet with the same
group of friends,
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have one or two beers,
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and then he would leave
and go home.
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[Jeff] He kept his circle
very small.
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He was close with his brother
and his family,
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and was living his life.
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[Narrator] But on April 16th,
2019,
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concern grows when Frank's home
erupts into flames
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and the 72 year old is
nowhere to be found.
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Inside, detectives uncover
evidence of arson.
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[Chris] Tucson Police
concluded that
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accelerants were
found inside the house.
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They had the odor of gasoline.
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And that, that led them to
conclude that
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the fire was deliberately set.
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[Jeff] When you are searching
a residence
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that has been burned,
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it creates a number of
different challenges.
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First and foremost is that fires
destroy physical evidence.
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It prohibits the responding
investigating detectives
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to be able to obtain any sort of
physical evidence
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from the crime scene itself,
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such as DNA or fibers or
fingerprints.
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[Josh] As investigators were
walking through the house,
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police investigators noted
multiple gun safes
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that were inside the residence.
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They were open, unlocked,
and they were empty.
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There were no guns inside them.
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When the investigators
find large, open, empty safes
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inside of a house,
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it's certainly
a suspicious factor
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at that point.
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They, they would have been
concluding that
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someone had perhaps deliberately
set the fire
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after having taken items,
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probably valuable items,
from inside those safes.
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[Josh] It was potential evidence
of some kind of theft
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or potential robbery,
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but the fire damage eradicated
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a lot of potential evidence
for us.
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The only place that was
left intact, so to speak,
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was the garage portion of
the residence.
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[Josh] The information that Skip
gave investigators was that
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his brother Frank had two cars.
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He had an old pickup truck,
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and he had a red or
maroon passenger car.
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And the pickup truck was in
the garage
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when the fire occurred.
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However, the red passenger car
was missing.
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We need to locate Frank.
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A discovery on a remote highway
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all but confirms detectives'
worst fears.
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At that point, we were treating
it as a homicide investigation.
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There had been a considerable
amount of blood in the trunk.
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[Narrator] And
a disturbing phone call
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reveals someone else
may be in danger.
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[Jada] She called me and she was
like, "I've got to leave town."
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She was panicked.
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I was really concerned that
he would just kill her.
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[Narrator] Detectives in
Tucson, Arizona
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are searching for
72-year-old Frank Bligh
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after discovering his house
ransacked and set on fire.
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At that point, we don't know if
Frank has been
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the victim of some kind of
foul play.
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If Frank has had some role in
his house burning down.
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We know that Frank's missing,
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and a vehicle is missing from
his residence, as well.
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[Narrator] As authorities begin
searching for Frank's car,
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detectives follow up with
Frank's brother,
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William "Skip" Bligh,
to update him on the situation.
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We were in a complete fog
in what was goin' on.
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My brother's missing.
I knew something wasn't right.
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[Josh] It was very unusual for
Frank to kinda
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drop off the radar.
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According to Skip, Frank led
a very regimented lifestyle.
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So he had a very set routine,
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and he rarely deviated
from that routine.
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I told the detectives
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that the Cow Pony was
his Sunday routine.
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[Jeff] Detective Cheek
and I spoke to
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a bartender at the Cow Pony
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whom remembered Frank
and knew who he was.
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[Josh] The last person that
we were able to find
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at that point who had seen him,
was the folks at the Cow Pony
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that saw him leaving on
I believe April 7th.
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[Narrator] According to
the bartender,
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Frank was alone that night.
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But a few weeks earlier,
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someone had joined him
for drinks.
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[Jeff] Questioning
the bartender further,
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she remembered a friend of
Frank's coming in
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that was introduced as Sue.
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[Narrator] When detectives run
the name by William,
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he informs them that Sue
is Frank's close friend,
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58-year-old Susan Barksdale.
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[Chris] Detectives learn that
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Susan and Frank were,
were longtime friends.
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Sue was married to Frank's boss.
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I guess that's how he ended up
meeting her.
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My brother, he got
to be very good friends with Sue
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and, and the family and
the kids and everything.
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They called him Uncle Frank.
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[Josh] Susan was married
previously, and divorced.
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After that, Susan had married
another male
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by the name of Blane Barksdale.
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Susan lived in
the Show Low area,
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and that's a location roughly
four hours north of Tucson.
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It's comprised of several towns.
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One of those is Vernon, Arizona.
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[Jeff] So, Detective Cheek and
I interviewed Susan.
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Through the course of
the interview,
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Susan seemed concerned
for Frank.
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She had no idea what had
happened with Frank,
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and didn't know where he was.
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We asked when
the last time she saw Frank was.
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[Narrator] According to Susan,
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she had last seen Frank
on April 12th.
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She said both she and Blane had
been in Tucson.
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They had seen Frank,
they had been at Frank's house.
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She and Blane ended up driving
back to Vernon,
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and she claimed that
that was the last time
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she'd spoken with him.
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[Narrator] Susan promises to
contact authorities
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if she hears from Frank.
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In the meantime,
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Tucson police focus
their efforts
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on finding Frank's car,
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and release its description
to neighboring communities.
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One day later, they get a call
from the sheriff's department.
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The day after the fire,
a Pima County sheriff's deputy
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sees a, a vehicle
on South Wilmot Road,
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about 10 miles away
from Frank Bligh's house.
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And the vehicle is pulled over
on the side of the road,
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nobody is inside the vehicle.
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[Jeff] When the sheriff's
department personnel
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ran the license plate...
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It returned to Frank,
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and they notified us that
they had located the vehicle.
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That was a huge step forward in
the investigation.
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[Jeff] Then immediately,
personnel from the department
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responded to this area
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and began a ground search
in an attempt to locate Frank.
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[Narrator] There's
no sign of Frank
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in the surrounding dessert.
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But when authorities
search his car,
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they make a harrowing discovery.
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[Jeff] The vehicle was
fairly clean.
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However, in the trunk,
there was visual signs of blood.
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And there were bags with rags
that were soaked in gasoline.
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We used a chemical reagent to
figure out that there had been
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a considerable amount of blood
in the trunk at one time.
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They were able to collect and
figure out
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that it was Frank's blood
through DNA tests.
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The fact that the blood was in
Frank's own vehicle
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led them to the conclusion that
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Frank had been
seriously injured.
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He had bled,
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and then somebody had placed him
into the trunk of his own car,
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where he had been for at least
some period of time after that.
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[Josh] Just based on
the quantity of blood
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that appeared
to have been in that trunk,
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I believed that Frank
had, had died,
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that he'd been murdered.
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At that point,
we were treating it as
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a homicide investigation.
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[Narrator] Unfortunately,
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there is little evidence to
suggest who had put him there.
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There weren't many leads at
this point in time.
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[Narrator] Then, one week
into the investigation,
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the daughter of
Frank's close friend
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Susan Barksdale reaches out to
law enforcement,
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claiming to have received
an alarming call
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from her mother.
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She had called me from
a random number,
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and she was like,
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"I got to go.
I gotta, I gotta to leave town."
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It's like you could hear it
in her voice.
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She was panicked.
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Jada expressed to investigators
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that Susan's husband Blane
was a danger.
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And she was concerned that
he hurt Frank.
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I believe Blane saw Frank
as a threat.
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He knew that, you know,
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Frank and my mother had been
good friends for many years.
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[Josh] They would hang out
together.
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They would go to eat together.
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Susan would go out shooting
with Frank.
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[Narrator] But Jada claims that
when her mother married Blane,
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he became jealous of
her relationship with Frank.
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[Jada] Blane had a lot of
control over my mom.
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And he was very verbally,
emotionally,
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and eventually physically
abusive with my mother.
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Anyone who knew my mom knew that
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she's very assertive in
her opinions and belief.
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Just a very strong personality,
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and he was able to chip away at
her very strong personality
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until she was just terrified to
have an opinion about anything.
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I know that Frank did confront
Blane about this abuse,
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and, you know, said to,
"Keep, keep your hands off Sue."
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Blane knew that Frank could help
her get on her feet
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if she decided to leave him.
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[Narrator] Jada tells detectives
that she can no longer
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get ahold of her mother,
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and she believes Blane has
taken her hostage.
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I was really concerned that
he would just kill her.
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I believe her life was
absolutely in danger.
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[Narrator] Authorities
immediately attempt to
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locate Susan and Blane at
their residence.
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But they're too late.
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They're nowhere to be found.
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We did, however, locate some of
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Blane's family members
up in that area,
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and they were able to tell us
that Blane had talked about
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signing over titles of vehicles
to them.
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He talked about, "Hey,
can you check on our dog?
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We're leaving our dog."
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That was obviously
suspicious to us,
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and suspicious to family,
as well.
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It didn't make any sense
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as to why Susan and Blane
would be doing this.
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By all appearances, it seemed
that Susan and Blane were just
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walking away from that property,
their vehicles, their dog,
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and never coming back.
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It was clear to us at that point
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that Susan and Blane were going
on the run.
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[Narrator] One week after
Frank Bligh's home
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erupted into flames,
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Frank is presumed dead.
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And detectives are searching for
his friend Susan Barksdale
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and her husband, Blane.
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Blane and Susan were
nowhere to be found.
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In speaking with some of
their friends and family,
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we learned that they had
indicated that
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they were leaving town.
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So, investigators served
a search warrant
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on the Barksdale's property
in Vernon.
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Through the course of
that search,
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detectives were able
to locate some cell phones.
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[Josh] We were able to
actually access
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the content of
those cell phones.
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[Narrator] When detectives
perform a forensic analysis
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on the phones,
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they uncover a potential clue.
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One of the cell phones that
belonged to Susan,
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there were deleted text messages
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that we recovered from
that phone.
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[Chris] Around the time that
Frank's home went up in flames,
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Susan had been in contact with
a person named Brent.
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And so that became immediately
significant to us.
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They were sent the morning of
the fire on April 16th,
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and in those text messages,
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Susan expressed concern
that Brent and Blane had become
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separated from each other
in Tucson,
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where Frank lived.
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[Chris] The phone number for
Brent was researched
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by Tucson Police detectives.
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They were able to figure out
Brent was Brent Mallard.
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[Josh] We learned that Blane
was his uncle.
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On April 24th, we worked with
police in the Avondale area.
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That's in the outskirts
of Phoenix.
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And they were able to locate
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an address associated to
Brent Mallard.
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[Narrator] When detectives meet
with Brent,
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they're immediately taken
off-guard by his appearance.
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[Jeff] Detective Cheek
and I observed
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that he had numerous bandages
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over different parts of
his body.
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He had abrasions on his face,
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and the marks on him
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and the injuries appeared to be
that of burns.
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I remember just looking at
Detective Cheek
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and having a moment.
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'Cause...
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Burns all over your body
are, are...
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That's, that's a clue.
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[Narrator] Detectives ask Brent
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to accompany them to
the station for an interview.
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[Jeff] We didn't tell Brent
initially
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what we were talking to him for,
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and he was cooperative and calm.
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Brent initially stated that
he was in fact burned,
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but he stated that it was due to
a welding accident.
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[Josh] But coincidently,
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he talked about
sustaining these burns
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around the same time period
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as the fire that occurred
at Frank's house.
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[Jeff] We didn't believe
his story,
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and we began to press him even
harder in the interview.
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For him to just come clean and
tell us the truth.
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And it was at that point that he
admitted that he lied to us.
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[Jeff] Brent eventually told
Detective Cheek and I
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that he was involved in
the arson
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and lighting the fire
at Frank's house.
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[Narrator] According to Brent,
on April 15th,
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his uncle had asked him for
a ride to Tucson.
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Brent advised that Blane
provided a gun as payment,
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and gave Brent a Ruger pistol
for him to drive to Tucson.
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[music]
[crickets chirping]
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[Josh] He and Blane
drove to Tucson.
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They went to a house...
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And Blane had a garage
remote controller,
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a clicker that activated
the remote control
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that had opened the garage at
this residence.
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Blane had entered the home,
and had some gasoline.
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Blane took the gasoline and
spilt it throughout the house.
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[Narrator] Brent tells police,
to his shock,
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his uncle ordered him to
ignite the accelerant.
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Blane told Brent that he was
going to do it.
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And that if he had told anyone,
he would be in serious danger.
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Brent felt extremely threatened.
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Stated he got
a rolled up magazine...
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[music]
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Lit the magazine, and threw it
further into the home.
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[Josh] The fire flashed
back at Brent,
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and he ended up sustaining some
serious burn injuries
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to his hands, and his arms,
and his face.
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Brent described running away
on foot, and...
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He said that Blane
took off in a vehicle.
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This was huge, because this was
the first time
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we had anybody directly
implicating Blane Barksdale
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in the arson fire that occurred
at the residence.
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[Narrator] Detectives finally
have the confession they need.
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But the whereabouts of
Frank's body is still unclear.
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Brent indicated that at no time
did he see the homeowner
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or know who Frank Bligh was.
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Brent said that he had no idea
as to where Frank was,
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and he said that Blane was
very cautious
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not to give him details.
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[Jeff] It didn't make much sense
to a degree of why Brent was,
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had involved himself in this
particular incident.
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However, I think that, you know,
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part of Brent wanted to prove
himself to Blane.
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And also felt that he was
a dangerous person
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and didn't wanna cross him.
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Based upon
the descriptions given
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and his admitted involvement,
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Brent was arrested for arson.
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[Narrator] Hoping to learn more
abut Blane
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and where he might go,
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detectives continue interviewing
his family members.
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[Josh] The same day that we
interviewed Brent Mallard,
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we interviewed his mother,
Thailene, Blane's sister.
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[Narrator] Thailene tells
detectives that
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her brother had
a troubled childhood
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growing up in Tucson.
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[Thailene] He dropped outta
school.
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He was arrested right
before his 18th birthday
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for selling drugs,
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and stealing and selling, like,
ATVs and things.
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I believe he got seven years
that time for that.
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00:24:42,748 --> 00:24:45,617
Blane got married right after
he got out of prison, I believe.
499
00:24:46,118 --> 00:24:51,623
Had three children,
and then went back to prison.
500
00:24:51,657 --> 00:24:53,559
Another drug case,
501
00:24:53,592 --> 00:24:55,728
and they divorced while
he was in prison.
502
00:24:55,761 --> 00:24:58,997
So basically, he kinda grew up
in the prison system.
503
00:24:59,098 --> 00:25:03,402
[music]
504
00:25:03,435 --> 00:25:06,572
[Narrator] After his release
from prison in 2011,
505
00:25:06,605 --> 00:25:09,541
Thailene says Blane earned
an honest living
506
00:25:09,575 --> 00:25:10,909
as a woodworker.
507
00:25:11,477 --> 00:25:13,112
[Thailene] He went to work
building cabinets
508
00:25:13,145 --> 00:25:16,081
and things like the crown
and that type of thing,
509
00:25:16,115 --> 00:25:18,384
and that was where he met Susan.
510
00:25:18,784 --> 00:25:21,720
I thought that she was
great for Blane.
511
00:25:21,754 --> 00:25:23,789
I didn't know
what she saw in him,
512
00:25:23,822 --> 00:25:26,225
but I was happy because
I thought that maybe
513
00:25:26,258 --> 00:25:27,893
that would settle him down.
514
00:25:28,727 --> 00:25:30,162
I guess I was wrong.
515
00:25:34,299 --> 00:25:37,970
[Narrator] Thailene has no idea
where her brother is now,
516
00:25:38,237 --> 00:25:42,975
and she agrees with Jada that
Susan is likely in danger.
517
00:25:43,442 --> 00:25:46,645
We continually interviewed
friends and family of
518
00:25:46,679 --> 00:25:49,148
Susan Barksdale
and Blane Barksdale,
519
00:25:49,648 --> 00:25:53,786
and what family has been able to
tell us is that after the fire,
520
00:25:53,819 --> 00:25:58,991
Blane ultimately procured or
purchased an RV for cash.
521
00:26:02,327 --> 00:26:04,797
[Narrator] Detectives issue
a BOLO for the RV
522
00:26:05,097 --> 00:26:07,433
and alert
the US Marshals Service.
523
00:26:08,667 --> 00:26:11,470
[Josh] The US Marshals have more
resources in that regard,
524
00:26:11,503 --> 00:26:13,906
because if somebody flees
the state of Arizona,
525
00:26:13,939 --> 00:26:15,774
the Marshals can be anywhere,
526
00:26:15,808 --> 00:26:18,577
and they can use a variety of
different methods
527
00:26:18,610 --> 00:26:21,447
to locate and
track potential fugitives.
528
00:26:22,348 --> 00:26:23,682
[Narrator] On May 23rd,
529
00:26:23,716 --> 00:26:26,518
more than a month after
Frank went missing,
530
00:26:26,552 --> 00:26:27,953
authorities get a hit
531
00:26:28,053 --> 00:26:31,156
when Blane and Susan
are spotted in New York.
532
00:26:32,691 --> 00:26:36,695
They were pawning items of
property in a pawn shop.
533
00:26:37,796 --> 00:26:40,065
Anytime a person goes to
a pawn shop,
534
00:26:40,065 --> 00:26:42,067
they have to show a photo ID
535
00:26:42,067 --> 00:26:45,838
if they're going to sell or
pawn an item at that pawn shop.
536
00:26:47,072 --> 00:26:50,075
I don't know if
Susan realized it,
537
00:26:50,075 --> 00:26:51,377
but when she did that,
538
00:26:51,410 --> 00:26:52,945
it sent up a flag.
539
00:26:52,978 --> 00:26:55,347
And as soon as we conducted
a records query on her name,
540
00:26:55,581 --> 00:26:59,718
we were able to determine that
that pawn had actually occurred,
541
00:26:59,752 --> 00:27:01,186
where it had occurred,
542
00:27:01,220 --> 00:27:04,256
and surveillance images of Susan
actually going into the shop.
543
00:27:07,559 --> 00:27:09,828
[Narrator] Detectives are
relieved to learn
544
00:27:09,862 --> 00:27:11,130
Susan is alive.
545
00:27:11,163 --> 00:27:13,632
But whether she is acting of
her own accord or not
546
00:27:13,666 --> 00:27:16,502
is still a mystery
to law enforcement.
547
00:27:18,337 --> 00:27:20,072
[Zak] We knew they were in
the motorhome,
548
00:27:20,105 --> 00:27:23,142
and we pass it on to
the New Jersey,
549
00:27:23,175 --> 00:27:25,411
New York deputies out there.
550
00:27:26,278 --> 00:27:29,515
They were able to locate them at
a motel parking lot
551
00:27:29,548 --> 00:27:33,185
in the Rochester area
late that night.
552
00:27:33,852 --> 00:27:35,454
[Narrator] In the early
morning hours of
553
00:27:35,487 --> 00:27:37,723
May 24th, 2019,
554
00:27:37,756 --> 00:27:39,858
authorities set up a perimeter.
555
00:27:39,892 --> 00:27:42,227
They had the State Troopers,
the S.W.A.T.,
556
00:27:42,261 --> 00:27:44,263
they had brought everybody
out there.
557
00:27:45,230 --> 00:27:47,433
If you take in
the criminal history of Blane
558
00:27:47,466 --> 00:27:49,101
with the desperation,
559
00:27:49,601 --> 00:27:53,272
and then mix that with guns that
were missing and taken...
560
00:27:54,206 --> 00:27:56,141
You never know what
you're gonna get.
561
00:27:58,110 --> 00:27:59,178
[Narrator] Coming up.
562
00:27:59,211 --> 00:28:01,447
Law enforcement have
their suspect
563
00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:02,781
in their crosshairs,
564
00:28:02,815 --> 00:28:04,083
but a daring escape
565
00:28:04,116 --> 00:28:06,752
will leave the whole case
in jeopardy.
566
00:28:06,785 --> 00:28:07,920
[Van] When you're on the run,
567
00:28:08,020 --> 00:28:09,788
your propensity for violence
is very high.
568
00:28:10,456 --> 00:28:13,759
And I had never seen
an operation of this magnitude.
569
00:28:13,792 --> 00:28:19,498
[music]
570
00:28:24,803 --> 00:28:28,540
[music]ic]
571
00:28:28,574 --> 00:28:30,743
[Narrator] More than a month
into the search for
572
00:28:30,776 --> 00:28:33,278
assumed murder victim
Frank Bligh,
573
00:28:33,312 --> 00:28:35,114
authorities in upstate New York
574
00:28:35,147 --> 00:28:38,817
have surrounded a motorhome
linked to their primary suspect,
575
00:28:39,184 --> 00:28:41,954
Blane Barksdale,
and his wife Susan.
576
00:28:44,323 --> 00:28:46,458
[Josh] We didn't know what
Blane was gonna do.
577
00:28:46,492 --> 00:28:48,594
We certainly considered
the possibility that
578
00:28:48,627 --> 00:28:50,062
he was armed and dangerous.
579
00:28:51,330 --> 00:28:53,298
When you're on the run and
you're fleeing,
580
00:28:53,332 --> 00:28:56,068
your propensity for violence
is very high.
581
00:28:56,835 --> 00:28:58,437
[Narrator] At 3:30 a.m.,
582
00:28:58,470 --> 00:29:00,906
authorities cautiously approach
the vehicle
583
00:29:01,006 --> 00:29:02,875
and announce their presence.
584
00:29:03,776 --> 00:29:07,780
We just had to wait and be
patient 'til Blane came out.
585
00:29:11,150 --> 00:29:13,018
Then moments later,
Susan came out.
586
00:29:13,652 --> 00:29:16,021
[Narrator] After more than
three weeks on the run,
587
00:29:16,055 --> 00:29:18,357
the Barksdales are
taken into custody
588
00:29:18,390 --> 00:29:21,026
and transported to
the Monroe County Jail
589
00:29:21,026 --> 00:29:23,028
in Rochester, New York.
590
00:29:23,662 --> 00:29:25,864
When Arizona detectives arrive,
591
00:29:25,898 --> 00:29:29,034
Blane refuses to
give a statement...
592
00:29:30,169 --> 00:29:33,639
But Susan appears
anxious to talk.
593
00:29:34,340 --> 00:29:38,844
When I first saw Susan,
she seemed extremely frightened.
594
00:29:39,378 --> 00:29:40,512
She was crying,
595
00:29:40,879 --> 00:29:44,183
and it sure appeared like
she had two black eyes.
596
00:29:44,416 --> 00:29:47,219
It was the first thing that
I noticed about her.
597
00:29:47,252 --> 00:29:53,158
Susan claimed that she had been
beaten by Blane
598
00:29:53,892 --> 00:29:56,395
throughout their trip across
the country.
599
00:29:56,662 --> 00:29:59,665
In addition,
she told Detective Cheek and I
600
00:29:59,698 --> 00:30:01,033
some additional information
601
00:30:01,066 --> 00:30:04,103
about the events prior to
Frank's disappearance.
602
00:30:04,703 --> 00:30:08,040
Frank had indicated that if
anything were to happen to him,
603
00:30:08,073 --> 00:30:11,243
he wanted her to be
responsible for his items.
604
00:30:11,777 --> 00:30:15,381
Frank had a large number of
his gun safes
605
00:30:15,414 --> 00:30:16,515
throughout his house.
606
00:30:16,548 --> 00:30:18,150
Susan claims that
Blane was present
607
00:30:18,183 --> 00:30:20,285
when Frank showed her
the combinations.
608
00:30:20,886 --> 00:30:23,822
[Narrator] Susan explains that
Blane saw an opportunity
609
00:30:23,856 --> 00:30:25,457
to make some quick cash.
610
00:30:25,958 --> 00:30:30,429
She'd indicated that Blane had
been taking guns from Frank
611
00:30:30,729 --> 00:30:31,964
for a period of time.
612
00:30:32,598 --> 00:30:35,200
She'd indicated he was selling
some of those guns
613
00:30:35,234 --> 00:30:36,935
to a male in the Show Low area.
614
00:30:37,803 --> 00:30:40,873
[Jada] Blane was also a very
opportunistic person,
615
00:30:40,906 --> 00:30:42,107
very manipulative.
616
00:30:44,109 --> 00:30:47,780
He knew that Frank had
guns, money.
617
00:30:48,580 --> 00:30:53,485
He saw an opportunity to benefit
from Frank.
618
00:30:53,786 --> 00:30:57,790
Susan said that Blane was afraid
that Frank was gonna find out
619
00:30:57,823 --> 00:31:00,225
that he had been stealing
his guns from him.
620
00:31:00,626 --> 00:31:02,061
[Narrator] According to Susan,
621
00:31:02,061 --> 00:31:05,731
that's when Blane made
the decision to kill Frank.
622
00:31:05,764 --> 00:31:10,102
[music]
623
00:31:10,135 --> 00:31:14,907
[Narrator] On April 12th, 2019,
four days before the fire,
624
00:31:14,940 --> 00:31:17,109
Susan was visiting with Frank
at his home
625
00:31:17,142 --> 00:31:18,477
when Blane arrived,
626
00:31:18,510 --> 00:31:21,980
and a confrontation broke out
between the two men.
627
00:31:22,081 --> 00:31:23,949
[Chris] Frank's guns
had been stolen,
628
00:31:23,982 --> 00:31:26,485
and Frank confronted Blane
about that.
629
00:31:26,752 --> 00:31:28,587
She says that Blane and Frank
630
00:31:28,620 --> 00:31:31,890
were, were having
a discussion or an argument.
631
00:31:34,993 --> 00:31:36,962
Frank left to walk
down the hall.
632
00:31:36,995 --> 00:31:40,499
And once Blane walked down
the hall after Frank,
633
00:31:40,766 --> 00:31:42,801
she had heard a loud thud,
634
00:31:42,835 --> 00:31:45,304
and she figured something bad
had happened.
635
00:31:45,337 --> 00:31:47,306
She said she didn't
see what happened.
636
00:31:48,974 --> 00:31:50,309
[Josh] She came around a corner,
637
00:31:50,342 --> 00:31:52,277
she described seeing
Frank on the ground,
638
00:31:52,311 --> 00:31:53,445
bleeding from his head,
639
00:31:53,479 --> 00:31:55,347
and Blane standing over him.
640
00:31:56,281 --> 00:32:00,686
And that's when she learned that
Frank had been killed by Blane.
641
00:32:00,719 --> 00:32:06,792
[music]
642
00:32:06,825 --> 00:32:08,293
[Josh] Susan told us
643
00:32:08,327 --> 00:32:11,864
that Blane forced
her to clean up the blood,
644
00:32:11,897 --> 00:32:14,633
and threatened to come after
Susan's family
645
00:32:14,667 --> 00:32:18,070
if Susan did not help him clean
this evidence up.
646
00:32:19,538 --> 00:32:21,974
One point, Blane moved
Frank's body,
647
00:32:22,207 --> 00:32:24,910
but Susan claimed
she didn't know where.
648
00:32:28,847 --> 00:32:34,420
Susan described driving her car
back from Tucson to Vernon,
649
00:32:34,453 --> 00:32:37,656
and she said that Blane drove
Frank's car.
650
00:32:37,690 --> 00:32:39,124
At one point in time,
651
00:32:39,158 --> 00:32:40,959
she lost track of
where Blane was.
652
00:32:40,993 --> 00:32:44,396
And then he later arrived at
their property up in Vernon.
653
00:32:45,097 --> 00:32:49,201
Susan denied that she had any
involvement after that point,
654
00:32:49,234 --> 00:32:50,669
besides cleaning up.
655
00:32:51,203 --> 00:32:54,106
[Chris] Susan says that she was
a victim of Blane
656
00:32:54,106 --> 00:32:57,576
and was doing what Blane
directed her to do.
657
00:32:57,609 --> 00:32:59,178
Susan felt threatened.
658
00:32:59,211 --> 00:33:00,746
[Narrator] Despite her
willingness
659
00:33:00,779 --> 00:33:02,715
to cooperate with
law enforcement,
660
00:33:02,748 --> 00:33:05,517
authorities charge Susan
with multiple crimes,
661
00:33:05,784 --> 00:33:09,388
including first degree murder,
first degree burglary,
662
00:33:09,421 --> 00:33:12,758
arson, felony criminal damage,
and theft.
663
00:33:13,359 --> 00:33:15,561
[Jeff] Susan was able to confirm
much of the evidence,
664
00:33:15,594 --> 00:33:18,597
and our suspicions of,
of everything.
665
00:33:19,231 --> 00:33:20,733
What Susan couldn't confirm
666
00:33:20,766 --> 00:33:23,469
was the location of
Frank's remains.
667
00:33:24,269 --> 00:33:27,473
[Narrator] Blane faces
the same charges as Susan.
668
00:33:29,241 --> 00:33:31,677
And in late August of 2019,
669
00:33:31,710 --> 00:33:35,214
the couple is extradited back
to Arizona.
670
00:33:35,247 --> 00:33:38,550
A subcontractor or
a third party vendor
671
00:33:38,584 --> 00:33:39,585
was responsible for
672
00:33:39,618 --> 00:33:42,921
the transportation of
Blane and Susan.
673
00:33:43,956 --> 00:33:46,358
This guard company was driving
674
00:33:46,392 --> 00:33:48,594
Blane and Susan through
South Utah
675
00:33:48,627 --> 00:33:51,463
when Blane claimed
that he had to use the restroom.
676
00:33:51,497 --> 00:33:53,732
Blane was able to slip
his handcuffs
677
00:33:53,766 --> 00:33:54,967
in front of his person,
678
00:33:55,934 --> 00:33:57,169
grab ahold of the guard.
679
00:33:57,703 --> 00:34:00,439
The guards were not armed at
the time of this offense.
680
00:34:00,472 --> 00:34:03,776
There was no weapons readily
available to them.
681
00:34:04,343 --> 00:34:07,379
Blane was able to force both
guards into
682
00:34:07,413 --> 00:34:09,248
the holding area of the vehicle.
683
00:34:09,648 --> 00:34:11,750
He had both of them
remove their shirts,
684
00:34:11,784 --> 00:34:13,585
which were uniform shirts.
685
00:34:13,619 --> 00:34:16,288
Blane and Susan put
these shirts on.
686
00:34:17,589 --> 00:34:21,360
He detained them, locked them up
inside the transport van.
687
00:34:21,794 --> 00:34:27,066
They kidnapped the guards.
They drove quite a distance.
688
00:34:27,700 --> 00:34:31,337
[Josh] At some point, Blane and
Susan left the guards locked in
689
00:34:31,370 --> 00:34:32,638
this transport vehicle,
690
00:34:32,671 --> 00:34:34,473
and they'd left with
unknown individuals
691
00:34:34,506 --> 00:34:35,841
in this red truck.
692
00:34:36,342 --> 00:34:38,310
I was in complete disbelief.
693
00:34:38,344 --> 00:34:40,479
I've done this job for
a number of years,
694
00:34:40,512 --> 00:34:43,148
and I've never had anything even
remotely like this
695
00:34:43,182 --> 00:34:46,085
happen on any of my cases that
I've investigated.
696
00:34:46,785 --> 00:34:49,321
[Van] We believed that Susan was
an accomplice at this point,
697
00:34:49,355 --> 00:34:51,824
that Blane was the one that was
kinda the mastermind of
698
00:34:51,857 --> 00:34:53,459
how they were gonna be
able to get away
699
00:34:53,492 --> 00:34:56,662
at that point when they
kidnapped the guards.
700
00:34:57,363 --> 00:34:58,664
[Josh] They were going
on the run,
701
00:34:58,697 --> 00:35:00,165
and they were gonna
try to put as much distance
702
00:35:00,199 --> 00:35:03,135
between themselves
and investigators as possible.
703
00:35:04,036 --> 00:35:07,039
And at that point,
the chase was on.
704
00:35:07,039 --> 00:35:09,967
[music]
705
00:35:09,967 --> 00:35:14,279
[music]
706
00:35:14,313 --> 00:35:21,653
[music][music]
707
00:35:21,687 --> 00:35:23,856
[Narrator] In August of 2019,
708
00:35:23,889 --> 00:35:26,191
Blane Barksdale
and his wife Susan
709
00:35:26,225 --> 00:35:29,128
have escaped after being
extradited for
710
00:35:29,161 --> 00:35:31,063
the murder of Frank Bligh.
711
00:35:31,563 --> 00:35:33,832
Authorities from Utah to Arizona
712
00:35:33,866 --> 00:35:36,368
are desperately searching for
the fugitives
713
00:35:36,402 --> 00:35:37,703
after receiving reports
714
00:35:37,736 --> 00:35:40,205
they've been spotted
in a red truck.
715
00:35:40,239 --> 00:35:43,375
They've gained access to
this red GMC pickup truck
716
00:35:43,409 --> 00:35:46,278
that became famous overnight
in Arizona.
717
00:35:46,912 --> 00:35:49,748
Every billboard over
all the interstates
718
00:35:49,782 --> 00:35:51,083
and the highways,
719
00:35:51,083 --> 00:35:52,851
DPS had already put up,
you know,
720
00:35:52,885 --> 00:35:54,453
"Look out for that vehicle."
721
00:35:54,887 --> 00:35:57,389
The media had really
picked up on that.
722
00:35:57,423 --> 00:36:00,025
There's a Bonnie and Clyde
on the run.
723
00:36:00,893 --> 00:36:03,228
[Josh] Obviously, Blane's
actions indicated that
724
00:36:03,262 --> 00:36:05,431
he was a threat and that
he was dangerous.
725
00:36:05,764 --> 00:36:08,600
Additionally, what's important
to remember is that we have,
726
00:36:08,634 --> 00:36:11,170
still, dozens and dozens
of firearms
727
00:36:11,203 --> 00:36:12,638
that are unaccounted for.
728
00:36:13,272 --> 00:36:17,276
We didn't know if Blane had
hidden those firearms somewhere
729
00:36:17,309 --> 00:36:19,411
where he might retain
access to them.
730
00:36:19,878 --> 00:36:21,947
[Van] We believed that from
Blane in Utah,
731
00:36:22,047 --> 00:36:24,450
they came down into kinda
northeast Arizona.
732
00:36:24,483 --> 00:36:27,519
And that's where the Marshals,
and our task force,
733
00:36:27,553 --> 00:36:30,089
and all of our partners really
kinda picked up the pieces
734
00:36:30,122 --> 00:36:31,957
and started the, the hunt.
735
00:36:33,292 --> 00:36:35,127
[Narrator] As the manhunt
intensifies,
736
00:36:35,160 --> 00:36:39,064
authorities work to track down
the couple's known contacts.
737
00:36:40,499 --> 00:36:43,435
In her earlier conversation
with detectives,
738
00:36:43,469 --> 00:36:46,205
Susan had dropped
a possible tip.
739
00:36:46,238 --> 00:36:49,441
Susan stated that Blane sold
a number of Frank's guns
740
00:36:49,475 --> 00:36:52,745
to a man in Show Low, Arizona
and identified him.
741
00:36:54,847 --> 00:36:58,317
We responded to his residence
and interviewed him.
742
00:36:58,684 --> 00:37:02,755
He was in possession of,
of a large number of guns,
743
00:37:02,788 --> 00:37:05,791
but he purchased those guns
not from Blane,
744
00:37:05,824 --> 00:37:07,159
but from Susan.
745
00:37:08,427 --> 00:37:11,130
[Van] Blane has a pretty
checkered criminal history.
746
00:37:11,163 --> 00:37:12,264
He has a past.
747
00:37:12,297 --> 00:37:14,333
But how was he able to turn
this lady
748
00:37:14,366 --> 00:37:15,567
you know, who lived a,
749
00:37:15,601 --> 00:37:17,903
a very normal life for
all these decades now
750
00:37:17,936 --> 00:37:19,338
into being something else?
751
00:37:20,039 --> 00:37:22,841
[Jeff] Both of them were
committing criminal acts.
752
00:37:22,875 --> 00:37:25,310
You know, both of them showed
this greed
753
00:37:25,344 --> 00:37:27,613
that they needed to
have more money,
754
00:37:27,646 --> 00:37:30,516
and they thought it was
a good idea to get that money
755
00:37:30,549 --> 00:37:32,117
by selling Frank's guns.
756
00:37:32,451 --> 00:37:33,919
I think all those reasons
757
00:37:33,952 --> 00:37:38,190
are why Susan could bypass and
look past the long friendship
758
00:37:38,223 --> 00:37:39,324
that she had with Frank.
759
00:37:40,526 --> 00:37:43,062
She didn't necessarily want
to see him killed, I'm sure.
760
00:37:43,062 --> 00:37:45,364
But we all know how it ended.
761
00:37:49,201 --> 00:37:51,337
[Narrator] 16 days into
the manhunt,
762
00:37:51,370 --> 00:37:54,840
authorities receive a tip that
the couple could be hiding out
763
00:37:54,873 --> 00:37:58,510
in a notorious stretch
of northern Arizona.
764
00:37:58,544 --> 00:38:01,280
It's a very rural, rugged,
remote area,
765
00:38:01,313 --> 00:38:03,182
and a lot of people
will go there
766
00:38:03,215 --> 00:38:05,317
just to hide from
the law enforcement.
767
00:38:06,352 --> 00:38:08,287
[Van] We were able to put
together information
768
00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:11,190
from a call that we got to this
guy that's on probation
769
00:38:11,223 --> 00:38:12,524
that lives in the area,
770
00:38:12,558 --> 00:38:14,927
that happened to be in custody
in the past with Blane.
771
00:38:16,061 --> 00:38:18,564
There's a likelihood that Blane
and Susan are there.
772
00:38:18,831 --> 00:38:21,200
And so that's when the decision
was made,
773
00:38:21,233 --> 00:38:23,268
and it was put together of
the plan that
774
00:38:23,302 --> 00:38:25,070
we're gonna go
and surround this house.
775
00:38:26,271 --> 00:38:27,806
[Brian] It was a large lot with
776
00:38:27,840 --> 00:38:30,209
a lot of vehicles and
outbuildings.
777
00:38:31,677 --> 00:38:33,479
There's no streetlights
in this area.
778
00:38:33,512 --> 00:38:34,713
It was a dark night.
779
00:38:35,080 --> 00:38:37,383
[Van] We wanted to make sure
that we could make contact
780
00:38:37,416 --> 00:38:38,717
and as safe as possible,
781
00:38:38,751 --> 00:38:42,321
in case Blane, Susan,
or this other guy decided,
782
00:38:42,354 --> 00:38:43,889
"we're gonna shoot it out."
783
00:38:44,957 --> 00:38:47,092
[Brian] It was a very tense
period of time there.
784
00:38:47,126 --> 00:38:50,529
We were not going to allow them
to escape again.
785
00:38:51,397 --> 00:38:54,233
[Narrator] While a helicopter
moves into position,
786
00:38:54,266 --> 00:38:56,802
authorities on the ground
move in.
787
00:38:57,436 --> 00:39:00,906
[Van] We started making the
commands over the loudspeaker,
788
00:39:01,006 --> 00:39:03,409
both by loudspeaker that was
down on the ground,
789
00:39:03,442 --> 00:39:06,245
and also we asked the helicopter
to put out announcements
790
00:39:06,278 --> 00:39:07,613
and turn on the spotlight.
791
00:39:08,313 --> 00:39:12,084
We wanted Blane and Susan to
know that there was nowhere
792
00:39:12,117 --> 00:39:14,920
that they could escape from
or that they could go to.
793
00:39:15,020 --> 00:39:18,323
Their only safe option was to
come to us.
794
00:39:20,826 --> 00:39:23,062
[Narrator] After several
tense minutes,
795
00:39:23,095 --> 00:39:27,333
the homeowner emerges,
and Susan follows.
796
00:39:29,668 --> 00:39:34,940
Moments later, Blane Barksdale
exits the residence...
797
00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:36,108
With his hands up,
798
00:39:36,141 --> 00:39:38,243
and he's complying with
the directives
799
00:39:38,277 --> 00:39:40,045
and the orders of the officers.
800
00:39:40,646 --> 00:39:41,947
As he approached the marshals
801
00:39:42,047 --> 00:39:44,283
that were getting ready to
take him into custody,
802
00:39:44,316 --> 00:39:47,286
it was almost like he had
a change of mind last minute
803
00:39:47,319 --> 00:39:49,722
and he became very aggressive.
804
00:39:51,657 --> 00:39:52,958
[Van] He started cussing out
805
00:39:53,058 --> 00:39:54,793
the officers
who were in front of him.
806
00:39:54,827 --> 00:39:57,262
He dropped his hands close to
his waistband.
807
00:39:57,296 --> 00:40:00,632
Blane was pretty agitated,
still wasn't compliant.
808
00:40:00,966 --> 00:40:03,936
They used beanbag rounds and
they hit Blane.
809
00:40:03,969 --> 00:40:05,304
One of them struck him in
the leg,
810
00:40:05,337 --> 00:40:07,940
and kinda took his leg
out from under him.
811
00:40:08,240 --> 00:40:11,577
That's when the team goes in
there and puts cuffs on him.
812
00:40:11,610 --> 00:40:13,812
[Officer] All right,
they've got hands on him now.
813
00:40:15,981 --> 00:40:17,850
[Narrator] With Susan
and Blane Barksdale
814
00:40:17,883 --> 00:40:19,351
finally in custody,
815
00:40:19,385 --> 00:40:21,420
authorities push them for intel
816
00:40:21,453 --> 00:40:24,289
on the whereabouts of
Frank Bligh's body.
817
00:40:25,157 --> 00:40:26,191
[Chris] Yeah, we were able to
818
00:40:26,225 --> 00:40:27,993
negotiate plea agreements
in the case,
819
00:40:28,027 --> 00:40:31,663
so Blane agreed to plead guilty
to a second degree murder
820
00:40:31,697 --> 00:40:35,200
with a sentencing range of
19 to 22 years.
821
00:40:35,634 --> 00:40:37,369
And as part of his plea deal,
822
00:40:37,403 --> 00:40:40,406
he had to reveal the whereabouts
of Frank Bligh.
823
00:40:46,578 --> 00:40:51,016
He stated that he pushed
Frank Bligh's body
824
00:40:51,050 --> 00:40:54,987
out over the edge of a cliff
in Salt River Canyon.
825
00:40:55,020 --> 00:41:03,062
[music]
826
00:41:03,062 --> 00:41:05,164
[Narrator] Following
an exhaustive search,
827
00:41:05,197 --> 00:41:08,701
Arizona authorities finally
recover Frank's remains
828
00:41:08,734 --> 00:41:12,404
on January 4th, 2022.
829
00:41:12,438 --> 00:41:14,873
Everybody said, "Oh, you must
have closure now."
830
00:41:14,907 --> 00:41:17,409
You never have closure.
You never will.
831
00:41:18,077 --> 00:41:20,713
'Cause you always sit there and
say, "Why did this happen?"
832
00:41:22,781 --> 00:41:24,083
[Chris] Blane said he had,
833
00:41:24,083 --> 00:41:26,385
had been kind of out of his mind
during that time.
834
00:41:26,418 --> 00:41:27,753
He had been using meth.
835
00:41:28,087 --> 00:41:31,423
He felt terrible about getting
himself into trouble,
836
00:41:31,457 --> 00:41:32,558
killing Frank,
837
00:41:32,591 --> 00:41:35,127
and then getting
Susan into trouble, as well.
838
00:41:36,228 --> 00:41:39,565
Blane was never blaming Susan
for Frank's death,
839
00:41:39,932 --> 00:41:44,370
and was trying to take as much
of the blame as, as he could
840
00:41:44,703 --> 00:41:46,105
throughout the process.
841
00:41:48,107 --> 00:41:50,943
So, the relative roles of Blane
and Susan were,
842
00:41:50,976 --> 00:41:52,111
were pretty clear.
843
00:41:52,111 --> 00:41:55,114
Blane was more culpable,
Blane admits that.
844
00:41:56,281 --> 00:41:58,117
My mother was under
extreme duress
845
00:41:58,117 --> 00:42:00,652
during this entire time period.
846
00:42:00,686 --> 00:42:03,922
The only reason my mom went
anywhere with that man
847
00:42:03,956 --> 00:42:06,925
was in an effort to protect
her family,
848
00:42:06,959 --> 00:42:10,329
because our lives were under
threat by Blane.
849
00:42:11,130 --> 00:42:12,865
[Chris] Susan says she's
a victim.
850
00:42:13,298 --> 00:42:16,068
She says that Blane made a lot
of threats towards her,
851
00:42:16,068 --> 00:42:18,570
and forced her to
do things that,
852
00:42:18,604 --> 00:42:20,172
that she didn't wanna do.
853
00:42:22,107 --> 00:42:26,311
Only Susan really knows how,
how much of a victim she was,
854
00:42:26,345 --> 00:42:28,113
and, and how willing or
855
00:42:28,147 --> 00:42:31,650
unwilling of a participant
she was in Frank's death.
856
00:42:32,584 --> 00:42:35,754
[Narrator] Prosecutors also
cut a deal with Susan.
857
00:42:36,288 --> 00:42:38,190
Susan pled guilty
to manslaughter,
858
00:42:38,490 --> 00:42:40,125
which is a less serious crime
859
00:42:40,159 --> 00:42:42,561
than second degree murder
and first degree murder.
860
00:42:43,162 --> 00:42:45,330
She was sentenced to
five years prison.
861
00:42:46,699 --> 00:42:49,835
I believe that Frank was trying
to stand up for my mom,
862
00:42:49,868 --> 00:42:55,207
who was being terribly abused,
and Blane ended his life for it.
863
00:42:56,141 --> 00:42:58,277
[Josh] None of this would have
happened to Frank
864
00:42:58,310 --> 00:42:59,645
if it weren't for Blane,
865
00:42:59,678 --> 00:43:01,613
and none of it would have
happened to Frank
866
00:43:01,647 --> 00:43:03,048
if it weren't for Susan.
867
00:43:03,048 --> 00:43:04,817
If those two don't come
together,
868
00:43:05,217 --> 00:43:06,885
Frank's still with us today.
869
00:43:10,522 --> 00:43:13,625
[Skip] My brother, I miss our
Sunday conversations.
870
00:43:14,126 --> 00:43:15,828
You know, goin' out and
seein' him.
871
00:43:15,861 --> 00:43:17,463
He lived the life
that he wanted,
872
00:43:17,496 --> 00:43:19,798
which I couldn't
ask anything less of anybody.
873
00:43:19,832 --> 00:43:24,503
[music]
874
00:43:24,536 --> 00:43:36,682
[music]