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[Janine Rubenstein]
At People Magazine
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we started reporting
on this story
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because the killer got people
at their most vulnerable.
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He attacked people
in public, in broad daylight
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when they least expected it.
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[Jeff Truesdell]
For the family members
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it's a case
that they lived with everyday,
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for the investigators
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it's a case
that they can't let go off.
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She was taken
to the back room.
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She was shot
in the back of her head.
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It appeared
to be "execution style."
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All of a sudden there's two
other cases in the Midwest.
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All of a sudden there's two
other cases in the Midwest.
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He's getting
his jollies off this.
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[Capt. Pat McCarrick]
It's a case that's
hundreds of miles wide,
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with suspects
from all over the country.
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Evil exists in our world and
it's on that video tape.
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Oh, my God! My God.
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No one knew when or where
he was going to strike next.
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[Cindy Brady]
Serial killers don't stop.
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They just keep killing
and killing and killing.
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I may be the only survivor
of the I-70 Killer.
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I may be the only survivor
of the I-70 Killer.
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[theme music playing]
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[Mark] I'm Mark Magers
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and I'm Patricia Magers'
husband.
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She usually went by Trish.
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We met at a dance hall.
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She was the tallest
female there,
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so I went and asked her
to dance.
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I said, "Do you know
how to swing dance?"
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She said, "Sure."
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And, uh, in time
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with the music
I swung her out
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and she went out
over the bannister
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that surrounded
the dance floor
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and landed on the floor.
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I jumped over the bannister
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and I helped her up
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and I helped her up
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and I said,
"My goodness, are you okay?"
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And she was laughing
and I said, "I thought you
said you could swing dance,"
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and she said,
"I thought I could."
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From the moment I saw her
I thought she was captivating.
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She was very, very pretty
and, and poised.
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She was intelligent.
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Uh, she was funny.
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One of her girlfriends
confided in me
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that she had come back
to the table that night
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and told them
that she'd found Mr. Right.
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We've been
together ever since.
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We've been
together ever since.
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[Janine] In 1992,
32-year-old Trish Magers
and her husband Mark
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had been the proud owners
of the bridal shop,
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la' Bride, Sir Knight
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in their hometown
of Wichita, Kansas,
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for a little over a year.
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[Mark] It was in a strip mall
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right on the main highway
through Wichita.
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la' Bride was the wedding side
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and Sir Knight
was the tuxedos.
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She just loved
helping the girls,
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She just loved
helping the girls,
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uh, put together the wedding
that they wanted.
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Business is so good
that Trish needs extra help
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and hires a few
young sales associates,
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including 23-year-old
Patricia Smith.
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[Bill] I'm Bill Trendel.
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I'm the brother
of Patricia Smith.
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There were only
two children in the family.
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I was the oldest
and Tricia
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was, uh, the youngest
by four years.
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She was, you know,
in her early 20s
when she got married,
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She was, you know,
in her early 20s
when she got married,
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and they had just bought
their first house.
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My first son had been born
that previous September.
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She enjoyed being an aunt.
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She was holding TJ
and just didn't
wanna let him go.
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[chuckles]
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She was really wanting
to be a pediatric nurse.
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And while she was in college,
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she started working
at the bridal place.
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Working there
was up her alley,
what she liked to do.
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Working there
was up her alley,
what she liked to do.
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[Mark] I would go to the store
to help out in peak times.
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Both the girls
were fun and jovial.
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Just a joy to be around.
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On the morning of Saturday,
April 11th 1992,
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Trish and Patricia prepare for
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what promises
to be a busy day.
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It's April, it's ahead
of wedding season.
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It's ahead of prom season.
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It's a Saturday
when most people
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are free to come in and look
and tryout dresses.
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are free to come in and look
and tryout dresses.
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[Mark] That morning
I ask her if she wanted me
to go to the store to help out
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and her response was that
I've been working too hard
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and I needed to just relax
and do whatever I wanted
to do that day.
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So off to work she went,
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and I went ahead
and just did
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some odds and ends
around the house.
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And then in the evening
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I was going to surprise her
'cause I knew
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she'd have a long day
that day,
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and I had a candlelight dinner
prepared...
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and she was late.
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So this was in an era
where we didn't
have cell phones yet.
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We did have pagers.
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So I paged her several times
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and did not get any response.
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So I blow the candles out,
I take off.
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And when I pull up
to the wedding store,
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I... I couldn't tell you
how many police were there.
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And they had
the barrier tape set up.
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I broke through
the barrier tape
to go into the store
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and they got hold of me
pretty quick,
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and they got hold of me
pretty quick,
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and put me in a squad car.
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And I'm wanting to know
what's going on
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inside the store
and they won't tell me.
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[Det. Addie Perkins]
I'm Detective Addie Perkins.
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I work for the Wichita
Police Department
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in our Homicide Unit.
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The Department
received a 911 call.
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[Det. Timothy Relph]
The first officers
that arrived noticed
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the front door
of the business was open
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and, uh, the keys
were in the door,
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and so the first
couple of officers
went in pretty cautiously
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'cause you don't know
if the suspect's
still in there.
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[Det. Mike Hennessy]
Upon the first inspection
by the officers,
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there was no, uh,
signs of a break-in.
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There was really, uh,
no signs of disarray.
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Uh, they noticed
someone's purse
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on the floor not too far
from the doorway.
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on the floor not too far
from the doorway.
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And nothing was unusual,
out of place.
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[Det. Relph] When they
were making their way
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to the back part
of the... the store
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they see two things
on the floor.
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At first they think
they're mannequins
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but one officer very quickly
noticed that there was blood.
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And that's how they discovered
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Patricia Magers
and Patricia Smith.
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[Det. Hennessy]
They discovered
that Patricia Magers
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had already been deceased
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however her employee
Patricia Smith
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was still clinging to live.
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They call the EMS 4
and she was taken
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straight to the hospital.
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In the midst of the police
responding to the scene,
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Mark Magers arrived
and is sitting
in a patrol car out front
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desperate to know
what's going on.
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I said, "You either tell me
what's going on in there
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or we're gonna
get out of this car and,
and have some serious words."
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And that's when he told me
both girls had been shot.
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I wanted out of the car.
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I wanted to go and see
what was going on myself.
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I wanted to go and see
what was going on myself.
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It was, uh, part disbelief,
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uh, maybe,
somewhere deep down
I thought maybe I can...
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do something
that they couldn't.
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I wanted to go see,
I wanted to go see my wife.
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And they wouldn't let me.
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I knew that this was...
uh, gonna be extremely...
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painful for me.
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Meanwhile Patricia Smith
passes away at the hospital
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Meanwhile Patricia Smith
passes away at the hospital
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and her family is notified.
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My dad called
and notified us what...
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you know, what had happened
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and that my sister
was... was... was dead.
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Finding out about
her death was very,
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very shocking. Kind of a...
it's very sobering.
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I mean, to be
an unexpected violent act
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is very, very shocking.
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I don't think
I slept much that night.
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While the victims' families
are trying to deal
with this tragedy,
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detectives at the bridal shop
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are trying to make sense
of the scene.
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We did recover
three .22 caliber
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shell casings
near the victims.
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Cash register drawer was open.
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So I was assuming
of course that, uh,
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it's gonna be a robbery case.
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Our lab investigators start
dusting for fingerprints,
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they take photographs
and measurements.
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they take photographs
and measurements.
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[Det. Hennessy]
Cash register drawer
and shell casings,
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at that point
that's all we really had
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as far as any forensic
or any physical evidence
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that we could work with.
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We were very short
on some forensic evidence
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but it's not a failure
of police departments
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uh, of that time.
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Back in 1992 swabbing,
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things like that,
or touch DNA,
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that wasn't even
something that local
police departments or
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even larger police departments
were doing at that time.
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[Janine] As investigators
process the scene
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they questioned the 911 caller
about what he saw.
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they questioned the 911 caller
about what he saw.
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Earlier that evening
he realized he didn't
have his cummerbund.
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Uh, he called la' Bride.
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[Det. Perkins]
They explained to him
that they are actually closing
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but they'll stay late
to give him this item.
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When he goes to the store
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the lights are out.
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The door is open.
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The keys are stuck
in the door.
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And walks in,
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you know, was kind of
hollering for someone.
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He sees no one, hears no one.
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And then all of a sudden,
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a white male
comes from the back,
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then he saw a gun.
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The gunman wanted the witness
to come in the back with him.
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And our witness refused.
He didn't wanna go back there.
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He told the gunman that,
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"It has nothing to do with me.
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I just came for something,
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but I really
don't need it now."
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The gunman insisted
he come back with him.
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And the witness
kept talking him out of it.
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Eventually the gunman
gave up and just let him go.
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Eventually the gunman
gave up and just let him go.
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He's extremely upset.
He's not sure what's gone on.
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Um, he doesn't know
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the severity
of what has happened.
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You know, this is a situation
that obviously,
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he's just there
to pick up an item.
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He never ever thought
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he'd walk into
a situation like this.
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The witness is able to give
a detailed description
of the assailant.
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He described him
as a white male,
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maybe 5'6" to 5'7",
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maybe 5'6" to 5'7",
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speaking clearly
so there was
no accent he noticed.
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He described the suspect as
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semi-blond, reddish hair.
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His demeanor
being extremely calm.
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But he had a nervous tick
of some sort
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'cause he kept rubbing
his face with his hand.
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The witness goes on
to describe the man's gun
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and he says it was a pistol
but not your average pistol.
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[Det. Hennessy] This is
kind of a strange-looking
weapon, according to him.
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You know, described
as one between a...
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You know, described
as one between a...
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a hand gun with a long barrel
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and a rifle
with a short barrel.
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[Det. Relph] It had
what's called a foregrip,
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and that's pretty unusual
for a... for a pistol.
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Police sit down
with the witness
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and a sketch artist
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to create a composite sketch
of the suspect.
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The police distribute
the composite sketch
to all the local media.
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Most of my first
couple of days
was just fielding,
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uh, phone calls
or, uh, tips that
people called in on.
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uh, phone calls
or, uh, tips that
people called in on.
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By the next day
it was very quickly recognized
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that this was
a high-profile case.
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[Det. Hennessy]
A double killing like this
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is very unusual,
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and of course we had to, uh,
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pull all
the resources together
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because this was a...
this was a bad one.
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As word spreads,
autopsies are performed
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giving investigators
some insight
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as to what happened
in the bridal shop that night.
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Officers and detectives
learned that
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there is no signs
of any type of sexual assault.
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there is no signs
of any type of sexual assault.
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Both victims didn't appear
to have any kind of struggle,
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they didn't have
any kind of defensive wounds.
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[Det. Perkins] Magers was shot
twice in the head
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and Smith was shot
once in the head.
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Um, it appeared
to be "execution style."
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[Det. Hennessy]
It just didn't make sense.
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There's no reason
to, uh, take employees
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to a back room like that
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and execute both victims.
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It just seemed like overkill
for, uh, just simple robbery.
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It just seemed like overkill
for, uh, just simple robbery.
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Detectives are also struggling
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with another detail
of this robbery.
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[Det. Hennessy]
Bridal shop is not
usually a business
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that has a whole
lot of cash on hand.
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And it's just not
a business at all
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that's typically
picked to be robbed.
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[Det. Relph]
There were multiple other
businesses around
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that appeared to do
much more high volume
as far as in cash.
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There was certainly more money
to be made in other places.
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[Janine] Putting
this all together,
investigator think
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the robbery
is just distraction,
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the robbery
is just distraction,
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perhaps a misdirect
by the killer.
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We ramped up
our efforts to find out
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the true motive
of the suspect.
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But after a few days
the cops haven't
developed any leads
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despite having
a composite sketch.
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Investigators start
to think that,
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uh, it could be someone
from out of town.
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So we decided
to start looking elsewhere.
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We contacted NCIC.
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National Crime
Information Center
is a good resource
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National Crime
Information Center
is a good resource
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for all law enforcement
across the nation.
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That's how we talk
with each other.
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Investigators provide
details of the crime to NCIC,
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and are surprised
when they're notified
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of a murder in Indianapolis
with a strikingly similar MO
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that took place
just three days prior.
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[Lucretia]
My name is Lucretia Harden.
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I was working
at Speedway gas station
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back in 1992.
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back in 1992.
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That job at Speedway
was relatively new.
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I think I probably been there
maybe about six months.
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The only person
that I really got a chance
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00:14:56,867 --> 00:14:59,166
to really remember
the name was Robin,
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00:14:59,166 --> 00:15:02,533
the lady that
worked next door
at the Payless Shoe Store.
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She was just sweet,
quiet and humble.
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She'd come in there, um,
on her... on her breaks.
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And, uh, I remember
she would always
buy the same thing.
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A little after 1:00 p.m.
on Wednesday
April 8th, 1992,
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Lucretia gets
an unexpected phone call
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Lucretia gets
an unexpected phone call
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00:15:20,967 --> 00:15:23,233
from the manager
at Payless Shoe Store.
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[Lucretia] He said
that he'd been calling
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over to the store
over and over again
331
00:15:28,166 --> 00:15:29,867
and no one
was answering the phone.
332
00:15:30,967 --> 00:15:33,166
So I told him
that I would go next door
333
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and find out why she wasn't
answering the phone.
334
00:15:38,166 --> 00:15:41,333
When I got over there
I just had this
creepy feeling.
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I didn't see Robin anywhere.
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00:15:45,467 --> 00:15:49,493
And I saw that
the cash register
drawer was open.
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00:15:49,493 --> 00:15:49,634
And I saw that
the cash register
drawer was open.
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I knew something was wrong.
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So I called the police.
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00:15:54,500 --> 00:15:57,333
It wasn't a long time at all
before the cops got there.
341
00:15:58,734 --> 00:16:00,867
And they were looking around.
342
00:16:00,867 --> 00:16:04,166
All the way to
the back of the store
was the storage room.
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And they opened the door.
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I saw when he looked
down to the right
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that he just, um,
346
00:16:13,100 --> 00:16:14,333
just jumped.
347
00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:16,266
And you know,
what he saw
348
00:16:16,266 --> 00:16:17,467
startled him
and he jumped.
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00:16:18,500 --> 00:16:19,493
That's when
I kinda felt like, uh,...
350
00:16:19,493 --> 00:16:20,800
That's when
I kinda felt like, uh,...
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00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:23,433
Yeah, something...
something happened to her.
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00:16:24,467 --> 00:16:25,734
[Capt. Ray Floyd]
My name is Ray Floyd.
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00:16:25,734 --> 00:16:28,367
I'm a Captain of
Investigative Services.
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00:16:28,367 --> 00:16:32,367
The investigators at the scene
were able to get a hold
of the manager pretty quick
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and determined that the victim
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00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:36,066
was 26-year-old
Robin Fuldauer.
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00:16:38,100 --> 00:16:41,467
She was face down.
They observed blood
around her head.
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00:16:41,467 --> 00:16:44,634
It looked like she had, uh,
a gunshot wound to the head.
359
00:16:45,700 --> 00:16:48,967
The did locate
.22 caliber casings.
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00:16:48,967 --> 00:16:49,493
Her clothes weren't disturbed.
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00:16:49,493 --> 00:16:50,600
Her clothes weren't disturbed.
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00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:53,634
There was no sign
of sexual assault,
sexual motivation.
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00:16:53,634 --> 00:16:56,166
The last known
transaction in the store
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happened at 1:12 p.m.
yesterday.
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00:16:58,266 --> 00:16:59,700
Uh, that individual bought
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00:16:59,700 --> 00:17:01,800
a pair of man's shoes
and a pair of women's shoes.
367
00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:03,867
Uh, who that person
is we, we don't know
368
00:17:03,867 --> 00:17:05,700
and they're certainly
not a suspect at this point
369
00:17:05,700 --> 00:17:08,066
but we would ask
if... if they, uh, know
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00:17:08,066 --> 00:17:09,867
that they were
in the establishment,
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00:17:09,867 --> 00:17:11,266
the shoe store
around that time,
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00:17:11,266 --> 00:17:12,533
we would like
to talk with them.
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As the CSI team
processes the scene,
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00:17:16,166 --> 00:17:19,493
they find that robbery
is a possible motive.
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00:17:19,493 --> 00:17:19,800
they find that robbery
is a possible motive.
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00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,533
[Truesdell]
Police investigators
find the register open
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00:17:22,533 --> 00:17:24,367
as they were told,
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00:17:24,367 --> 00:17:26,000
they determined
that about $90
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00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:29,166
has been taken
from the register.
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00:17:29,166 --> 00:17:33,634
It appeared
to be a random robbery
that possibly went bad.
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00:17:35,066 --> 00:17:37,266
[Janine] But what
the cops don't understand
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00:17:37,266 --> 00:17:41,367
is why the assailant murdered
the young store clerk.
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00:17:41,367 --> 00:17:43,066
[Capt. Floyd] It appeared
that she was most likely
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compliant with the robbery,
385
00:17:44,266 --> 00:17:45,734
so there didn't seem
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00:17:45,734 --> 00:17:47,266
to be a real good motive
387
00:17:47,266 --> 00:17:49,493
on why, uh,
he would've taken it
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00:17:49,493 --> 00:17:49,500
on why, uh,
he would've taken it
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00:17:49,500 --> 00:17:51,166
to the next step
and murdered her.
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00:17:52,066 --> 00:17:54,166
While detectives
continue their investigation,
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00:17:54,166 --> 00:17:56,166
police inform Lucretia
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00:17:56,166 --> 00:17:57,900
that Robin Fuldauer
was murdered.
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00:17:59,166 --> 00:18:02,700
I was just so distraught.
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00:18:02,700 --> 00:18:05,266
I... I was so emotional,
I couldn't stop
thinking about it.
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00:18:05,266 --> 00:18:07,266
I mean, it's right next door.
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00:18:07,266 --> 00:18:08,867
It just felt uncomfortable,
397
00:18:08,867 --> 00:18:11,700
just being in that area,
you know?
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00:18:11,700 --> 00:18:14,166
I didn't care for the job
anymore after that.
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00:18:14,166 --> 00:18:15,433
It just...
400
00:18:16,533 --> 00:18:18,066
Yeah.
401
00:18:20,867 --> 00:18:23,533
[Janine] Indianapolis PD
interview Robin's friends
402
00:18:23,533 --> 00:18:25,467
and family,
looking for a suspect,
403
00:18:25,467 --> 00:18:28,734
or any clues as to why
someone would want her dead.
404
00:18:30,700 --> 00:18:34,166
They found that Robin
did not live like a lifestyle
405
00:18:34,166 --> 00:18:36,967
that would put her
typically in danger.
406
00:18:36,967 --> 00:18:40,967
[Truesdell]
Robin was a 26-year-old woman
with a bright, bright future.
407
00:18:40,967 --> 00:18:44,000
Uh, she was a salutatorian
of her high school class.
408
00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:45,900
Very devout
in her Jewish faith.
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00:18:46,867 --> 00:18:48,500
[Capt. Floyd]
She went to work.
410
00:18:48,500 --> 00:18:49,493
She wasn't involved
in illegal narcotics.
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00:18:49,493 --> 00:18:50,600
She wasn't involved
in illegal narcotics.
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00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:52,266
She wasn't in
an abusive relationships.
413
00:18:52,266 --> 00:18:56,100
I mean there's no reason
to commit homicide with her.
414
00:18:56,100 --> 00:18:57,634
There was--
It just made no sense.
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[Janine] As days go by
investigators don't make
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00:19:01,734 --> 00:19:04,600
any progress
in identifying a suspect,
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00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:07,867
until they get a call
from the detectives in Wichita
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00:19:07,867 --> 00:19:10,867
who have just found out
that their respective
murder scenes
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00:19:10,867 --> 00:19:12,634
seem to have
a lot in common.
420
00:19:13,467 --> 00:19:15,467
The MO was just so similar
421
00:19:15,467 --> 00:19:18,000
that the suspect
had entered the store
422
00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:19,467
that you don't
typically wanna rob,
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00:19:19,467 --> 00:19:19,493
and it's also right off
the highway,
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00:19:19,493 --> 00:19:21,533
and it's also right off
the highway,
425
00:19:21,533 --> 00:19:24,600
where there's a single,
uh, female employee
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00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:26,734
and, uh, she was taken
into the back
427
00:19:26,734 --> 00:19:29,800
and shot in the head,
close range.
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00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:33,100
And they also recovered
a .22 caliber shell casing.
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00:19:34,100 --> 00:19:36,100
Wichita investigators
get together
430
00:19:36,100 --> 00:19:38,367
with their counterparts
in Indianapolis
431
00:19:38,367 --> 00:19:40,266
and they decide
to compare ballistics
432
00:19:40,266 --> 00:19:42,634
on their respective
bullet casings.
433
00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:45,734
And it shows the same gun,
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00:19:45,734 --> 00:19:49,166
the same weapon
is being used
in both homicides.
435
00:19:49,166 --> 00:19:49,493
And so we're dealing
with one weapon.
436
00:19:49,493 --> 00:19:51,166
And so we're dealing
with one weapon.
437
00:19:52,266 --> 00:19:54,100
The same weapon.
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[Det. Hennessy]
Now we know that the murders
439
00:19:56,266 --> 00:19:59,100
were committed
by the same person
in both jurisdictions.
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00:19:59,100 --> 00:20:01,367
Once we learned that,
then we knew
441
00:20:01,367 --> 00:20:03,734
that we had something
much bigger going on.
442
00:20:04,700 --> 00:20:06,467
But he's still out there.
443
00:20:07,367 --> 00:20:09,333
He's somewhere in the area.
444
00:20:10,266 --> 00:20:12,367
We just don't know
where he's gonna strike.
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00:20:18,734 --> 00:20:19,734
[Truesdell]
Now the police
446
00:20:19,734 --> 00:20:21,634
have connected the series
of three murders
447
00:20:21,634 --> 00:20:24,634
and they think
there may be
a strategic killer
448
00:20:24,634 --> 00:20:26,634
moving across the country.
449
00:20:32,533 --> 00:20:34,634
[Det. Brad Rumsey]
I'm Brad Rumsey.
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00:20:34,634 --> 00:20:36,166
I'm a Violent Crimes Detective
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00:20:36,166 --> 00:20:37,900
with Terre Haute
Police Department.
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00:20:39,367 --> 00:20:41,266
Terre Haute in general
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00:20:41,266 --> 00:20:43,867
is what I consider
a small town.
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00:20:43,867 --> 00:20:46,600
And for the most part
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00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:47,841
you don't really hear about
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00:20:47,841 --> 00:20:48,066
you don't really hear about
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00:20:48,066 --> 00:20:50,066
a lot of bad things
happening here.
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[Janine] Sixteen days
after the Wichita murders,
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00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:59,100
on the morning of Monday,
April 27th, 1992,
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00:20:59,100 --> 00:21:00,734
40-year-old Mike McCown,
461
00:21:00,734 --> 00:21:02,734
known to his friends
and family as Mick,
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00:21:02,734 --> 00:21:05,800
is working
at his mother's shop,
Sylvia's Ceramics.
463
00:21:06,867 --> 00:21:08,734
[Cindy] My name
is Cindy Brack.
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00:21:08,734 --> 00:21:10,734
Mick McCown was my brother.
465
00:21:12,367 --> 00:21:14,367
Mick was a wonderful musician.
466
00:21:15,166 --> 00:21:17,166
He was very talented.
467
00:21:18,367 --> 00:21:20,900
He played lots and lots
of instruments.
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00:21:21,266 --> 00:21:22,333
Self-taught.
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00:21:22,333 --> 00:21:25,533
[Mick singing]
♪ You can't show me
no affection ♪
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00:21:25,533 --> 00:21:29,634
♪ 'Cause the love you lost
a while ago still hurts you ♪
471
00:21:29,634 --> 00:21:31,734
Mick plays in several bands
472
00:21:31,734 --> 00:21:33,867
and travels to cities
around the area
473
00:21:33,867 --> 00:21:35,533
including Indianapolis
and Chicago.
474
00:21:36,533 --> 00:21:41,166
He'll be gone for long,
long periods of time playing
475
00:21:41,166 --> 00:21:46,166
and he would travel,
I guess, what he called
the Holiday Inn Circuit.
476
00:21:46,166 --> 00:21:47,841
Because back then Holiday Inn
always had a dance floor.
477
00:21:47,841 --> 00:21:49,734
Because back then Holiday Inn
always had a dance floor.
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00:21:49,734 --> 00:21:53,367
[Janine] For the last
few years Mick
has done less traveling.
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00:21:54,634 --> 00:21:57,367
He returned to Terre Haute
to help out his parents
who were ageing.
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00:21:57,367 --> 00:22:00,800
And he basically took over
several of the day-to-day
operations of the shop.
481
00:22:02,166 --> 00:22:05,066
[Cindy] When Mick came
and took over the shop,
482
00:22:05,066 --> 00:22:06,967
I continued to work there.
483
00:22:06,967 --> 00:22:09,367
So we were able to spend
a lot of time together.
484
00:22:11,500 --> 00:22:14,634
That Monday, the 27th,
at approximately 5:00 p.m.,
485
00:22:14,634 --> 00:22:17,841
a 911 call comes in
to the Terre Haute
Police Department.
486
00:22:17,841 --> 00:22:18,000
a 911 call comes in
to the Terre Haute
Police Department.
487
00:22:19,166 --> 00:22:21,634
[Sgt. Troy Davis] My name
is Sergeant Troy Davis.
488
00:22:21,634 --> 00:22:24,734
I'm a detective
with the Terre Haute
Police Department.
489
00:22:25,533 --> 00:22:28,266
And I was working
in the north end of town
490
00:22:28,266 --> 00:22:30,166
when the call came in.
491
00:22:30,166 --> 00:22:31,967
And it was called in
as a man down
492
00:22:31,967 --> 00:22:33,367
there at Sylvia's,
493
00:22:34,166 --> 00:22:35,800
possible gunshot victim.
494
00:22:36,867 --> 00:22:39,266
It was a big deal, uh,
when the call came out.
495
00:22:39,266 --> 00:22:41,734
Every unit that was working
in that area responded.
496
00:22:42,734 --> 00:22:45,500
[Det. Brad Rumsey]
Initial officers
arrive on scene.
497
00:22:45,500 --> 00:22:47,841
There was a man
found dead inside the store.
498
00:22:47,841 --> 00:22:48,500
There was a man
found dead inside the store.
499
00:22:48,500 --> 00:22:50,600
[Janine] The store is bustling
with the law enforcement,
500
00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:53,266
and not long after that
detectives arrive
501
00:22:53,266 --> 00:22:55,000
and start to unpack the scene.
502
00:22:56,500 --> 00:22:58,467
[Sgt. Davis] There was
a shell casing recovered
503
00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:00,367
near the body.
504
00:23:00,367 --> 00:23:02,800
It came from
a .22 caliber hand gun.
505
00:23:03,867 --> 00:23:07,266
[Det. Rumsey] Also there
was a shoe print inside
506
00:23:07,266 --> 00:23:11,166
that is very similar to,
if not the same as
507
00:23:11,166 --> 00:23:13,867
a shoe print that's outside,
508
00:23:13,867 --> 00:23:16,266
and both of those
were photographed.
509
00:23:16,266 --> 00:23:17,841
They've also found
the cash register
drawer was open,
510
00:23:17,841 --> 00:23:20,166
They've also found
the cash register
drawer was open,
511
00:23:20,166 --> 00:23:22,333
and money was taken.
512
00:23:23,266 --> 00:23:25,734
They did not
find his wallet on him.
513
00:23:25,734 --> 00:23:29,867
And it's not known
if that wallet was stolen
514
00:23:29,867 --> 00:23:33,634
during the incident
that cost him his life,
515
00:23:33,634 --> 00:23:36,533
or if it's something
that he didn't bring
with him that day.
516
00:23:37,266 --> 00:23:39,500
Detectives think
this might be a robbery,
517
00:23:39,500 --> 00:23:41,333
but it doesn't quite add up.
518
00:23:42,066 --> 00:23:44,166
When someone
dies during a robbery
519
00:23:44,166 --> 00:23:46,734
it's usually
because they fought back.
520
00:23:46,734 --> 00:23:47,841
There was no indication
of a struggle.
521
00:23:47,841 --> 00:23:49,734
There was no indication
of a struggle.
522
00:23:49,734 --> 00:23:52,500
There's nothing
broken on the floor.
523
00:23:52,500 --> 00:23:55,266
That's very unusual.
It's a ceramic store
524
00:23:55,266 --> 00:23:58,367
and there's nothing
that's been smashed.
525
00:23:58,367 --> 00:24:00,867
Uh, the victim doesn't appear
526
00:24:00,867 --> 00:24:04,066
to he's been in a fight,
his hands aren't bloody.
527
00:24:04,066 --> 00:24:06,266
He was slumped over,
crumpled over.
528
00:24:06,266 --> 00:24:09,000
And, uh, there
was blood coming
from the back of his head.
529
00:24:09,867 --> 00:24:13,867
It appeared that he,
maybe he was on his knees
530
00:24:13,867 --> 00:24:16,266
or bent over somewhat.
531
00:24:16,266 --> 00:24:17,841
Maybe putting
a display up of ceramics
532
00:24:17,841 --> 00:24:19,066
Maybe putting
a display up of ceramics
533
00:24:19,066 --> 00:24:21,066
on a shelf or something.
534
00:24:21,066 --> 00:24:22,967
And it just,
it simply appeared that
535
00:24:22,967 --> 00:24:24,734
this person walked in
536
00:24:25,266 --> 00:24:27,900
and executed him, instantly.
537
00:24:29,500 --> 00:24:31,000
[Det. Rumsey]
Nothing indicates
538
00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:33,166
he might have been
looking at the person.
539
00:24:33,166 --> 00:24:35,500
It looks like he was shot
540
00:24:35,500 --> 00:24:38,467
before he knew someone
was there to shoot him.
541
00:24:39,634 --> 00:24:41,233
[Cindy] I was at home.
542
00:24:41,634 --> 00:24:43,634
And the news came on.
543
00:24:43,634 --> 00:24:47,367
And the reporter
was standing in front
of our ceramic shop.
544
00:24:47,367 --> 00:24:47,841
[reporter on TV]
A customer entering
this ceramic store
545
00:24:47,841 --> 00:24:49,533
[reporter on TV]
A customer entering
this ceramic store
546
00:24:49,533 --> 00:24:52,066
made the horrible discovery
this afternoon,
547
00:24:52,066 --> 00:24:55,634
just inside the front window
of Sylvia's Ceramics,
lay a man's body.
548
00:24:56,367 --> 00:24:58,433
Oh... just like...
549
00:25:01,066 --> 00:25:03,333
everything just... crashed...
550
00:25:04,500 --> 00:25:07,367
[voice shaking] I stood up
and I was screaming.
551
00:25:07,367 --> 00:25:11,100
And my husband, he said,
"What's the matter?
What's the matter?"
552
00:25:11,100 --> 00:25:13,533
[voice breaking]
I said, I couldn't talk.
553
00:25:13,533 --> 00:25:15,233
I couldn't talk.
554
00:25:16,367 --> 00:25:17,841
I said "We got to go!
We got to go! We got to go!"
555
00:25:17,841 --> 00:25:18,467
I said "We got to go!
We got to go! We got to go!"
556
00:25:18,467 --> 00:25:21,100
He said, "Go where?"
I said "We gotta go to
the shop, they killed Mick.
557
00:25:21,100 --> 00:25:22,533
They killed Mick."
558
00:25:28,734 --> 00:25:30,734
Mother got there first.
559
00:25:30,734 --> 00:25:33,967
And the hearse
was still there.
560
00:25:33,967 --> 00:25:36,367
And they were loading
his body,
561
00:25:36,367 --> 00:25:38,233
into the... into the hearse.
562
00:25:41,166 --> 00:25:46,000
It was undoubtedly
the worst day of our lives.
563
00:25:46,867 --> 00:25:47,841
We had this happy family.
564
00:25:47,841 --> 00:25:50,000
We had this happy family.
565
00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:54,266
Then our world just collapsed.
It was never the same
after Mick was killed.
566
00:25:54,266 --> 00:25:55,634
Never the same.
567
00:25:59,967 --> 00:26:02,000
Police canvassed the area
looking for anyone
568
00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:03,734
who might have seen
or heard something
569
00:26:03,734 --> 00:26:06,467
but it's proving
really difficult for them.
570
00:26:06,467 --> 00:26:08,967
[Sgt. Davis]
There was parking
only in the back.
571
00:26:08,967 --> 00:26:11,533
So no one would
have seen this suspect
572
00:26:11,533 --> 00:26:13,367
come in and out
of the front door.
573
00:26:13,367 --> 00:26:15,533
There was no front door.
It was a back door.
574
00:26:16,166 --> 00:26:17,841
And behind the business,
575
00:26:17,841 --> 00:26:18,734
And behind the business,
576
00:26:18,734 --> 00:26:21,166
uh, there were a few homes.
577
00:26:21,166 --> 00:26:23,166
Detectives talked
to the residents
578
00:26:23,166 --> 00:26:24,734
of those homes,
who saw nothing.
579
00:26:25,867 --> 00:26:28,867
It was a main thoroughfare,
because you had, um,
580
00:26:28,867 --> 00:26:32,333
I-70 right there.
It was a busy street.
581
00:26:33,100 --> 00:26:36,166
But there was no
witnesses whatsoever.
582
00:26:36,166 --> 00:26:40,166
A daytime shooting, um,
at a business like that
is very unique.
583
00:26:40,166 --> 00:26:42,367
Things like that, uh...
584
00:26:42,367 --> 00:26:45,166
Well, they just don't happen,
especially, you know,
585
00:26:45,166 --> 00:26:47,266
in... in a smaller town
like Terre Haute.
586
00:26:48,467 --> 00:26:50,867
[Janine] Detectives
have no solid leads
587
00:26:50,867 --> 00:26:53,166
until they receive
some new information
588
00:26:53,166 --> 00:26:54,867
about one of
the few pieces of evidence
589
00:26:54,867 --> 00:26:56,233
collected at the scene.
590
00:26:57,066 --> 00:26:58,266
[Sgt. Davis] The shell casing
591
00:26:58,266 --> 00:27:01,166
was sent off
for ballistic testing.
592
00:27:01,166 --> 00:27:04,266
There's a national
database for ballistics
593
00:27:04,266 --> 00:27:08,000
and all the information,
uh, from these
ballistics testings
594
00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:10,467
goes into this system.
595
00:27:10,467 --> 00:27:12,900
And it compares
the shell casings.
596
00:27:14,266 --> 00:27:16,867
When they got
the information back,
597
00:27:16,867 --> 00:27:17,841
our shell casing
was matched up
598
00:27:17,841 --> 00:27:18,867
our shell casing
was matched up
599
00:27:18,867 --> 00:27:22,800
to, uh, a homicide
that happened
in Indianapolis, Indiana,
600
00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:27,266
as well as Wichita, Kansas.
601
00:27:27,266 --> 00:27:31,467
So all these victims
were shot from the same gun.
602
00:27:32,867 --> 00:27:35,800
Now we have three cases
that are connected.
603
00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,734
That's when we realized
that we had a serial killer.
604
00:27:56,634 --> 00:27:58,266
[Janine] Police
inform the families
605
00:27:58,266 --> 00:28:00,467
affected by
the senseless murders
606
00:28:00,467 --> 00:28:02,867
that their loved ones
were victims
607
00:28:02,867 --> 00:28:04,433
of a serial killer.
608
00:28:05,634 --> 00:28:10,266
[Mark] To deliberately
seek out defenseless
young women
609
00:28:10,266 --> 00:28:13,734
in these innocent
strip mall settings,
610
00:28:13,734 --> 00:28:17,166
to murder in cold blood...
611
00:28:17,166 --> 00:28:20,634
[sputtering] I can nev...
I... I don't know how to...
612
00:28:20,967 --> 00:28:22,634
um...
613
00:28:22,634 --> 00:28:25,340
understand that
or even begin
to understand that.
614
00:28:25,340 --> 00:28:26,634
understand that
or even begin
to understand that.
615
00:28:26,634 --> 00:28:30,266
[Bill] It was sad to know
that other people
were going through this
616
00:28:30,266 --> 00:28:32,867
because of the same
person doing that.
617
00:28:34,166 --> 00:28:35,800
[Cindy] They don't stop.
618
00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:37,333
Serial killers don't stop.
619
00:28:38,467 --> 00:28:39,967
Not voluntarily.
620
00:28:39,967 --> 00:28:42,333
They just keep killing,
and killing and killing.
621
00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:47,867
As the families wrestle
with this new information,
622
00:28:47,867 --> 00:28:51,266
police discover
that the killer
has struck again.
623
00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:53,900
Not once but twice.
624
00:28:55,100 --> 00:28:55,340
All of a sudden
we get information,
625
00:28:55,340 --> 00:28:56,734
All of a sudden
we get information,
626
00:28:56,734 --> 00:28:58,000
a few days later
627
00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:00,166
that there's two other
cases in the Midwest
628
00:29:00,166 --> 00:29:01,867
that were connected to ours.
629
00:29:03,166 --> 00:29:06,967
On Sunday
May 3rd, 1992,
in Saint Charles, Missouri,
630
00:29:06,967 --> 00:29:10,533
24-year-old Nancy Kitzmiller's
found dead in a back room
631
00:29:10,533 --> 00:29:12,634
at Boot Village,
her place of work.
632
00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:17,367
She was in a similar fashion
as, uh, Indianapolis
633
00:29:17,367 --> 00:29:20,967
and also, uh, Wichita,
as that she was
laying face down
634
00:29:20,967 --> 00:29:22,367
basically in a pool of blood.
635
00:29:25,867 --> 00:29:28,867
[Janine] Four days later
in Raytown, Missouri,
636
00:29:28,867 --> 00:29:31,467
Sarah Blessing is found
dead in a back room
637
00:29:31,467 --> 00:29:36,467
at The Store of Many Colors,
a personal health shop
that she owned with friends.
638
00:29:36,467 --> 00:29:39,967
As the detectives
compare the details
of these two new cases
639
00:29:39,967 --> 00:29:42,634
they realize that
the MO is the same
640
00:29:42,634 --> 00:29:45,533
as the murders
in Wichita, Indianapolis,
641
00:29:45,533 --> 00:29:47,634
and Terre Haute.
642
00:29:47,634 --> 00:29:51,634
Investigators think
that the body count
has gone from four to six,
643
00:29:51,634 --> 00:29:55,340
and this killer on the loose
shows no signs of stopping.
644
00:29:55,340 --> 00:29:55,433
and this killer on the loose
shows no signs of stopping.
645
00:29:57,100 --> 00:29:59,367
[Det. Kelly Rhodes]
I'm Kelly Rhodes.
I'm a detective here
646
00:29:59,367 --> 00:30:02,367
at St. Charles City Police
Department, in Missouri.
647
00:30:02,367 --> 00:30:05,233
Nancy Kitzmiller
who was shot
in the back of the head.
648
00:30:06,166 --> 00:30:08,867
A shell casing was found
right in the doorway
649
00:30:08,867 --> 00:30:10,734
just a few inches
away from her feet.
650
00:30:12,166 --> 00:30:14,266
Based on the actual
gunshot wound,
651
00:30:14,266 --> 00:30:16,533
it does appear
that it was contact.
652
00:30:16,533 --> 00:30:19,266
Uh, which means that
the barrel of the gun
653
00:30:19,266 --> 00:30:20,800
would have either
been touching her
654
00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:23,533
or very, very close
to touching her.
655
00:30:23,533 --> 00:30:25,340
There was, um,
several hundred dollars
656
00:30:25,340 --> 00:30:25,634
There was, um,
several hundred dollars
657
00:30:25,634 --> 00:30:27,867
taken from the register.
658
00:30:27,867 --> 00:30:32,266
There was also,
uh, a pair of boots
that had been left on
659
00:30:32,266 --> 00:30:34,700
top of the counter
near the register.
660
00:30:34,700 --> 00:30:37,000
We don't know if that was from
a prior customer
661
00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:39,734
or if the... the killer had
set those there.
662
00:30:40,700 --> 00:30:42,533
[Capt. Pat McCarrick]
My name is Pat McCarrick.
663
00:30:42,533 --> 00:30:44,000
I retired as a captain
664
00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:46,266
for the St. Charles
Police Department.
665
00:30:46,266 --> 00:30:48,367
The Boot Village store,
it was near
666
00:30:48,367 --> 00:30:50,467
a shopping center
near I-70.
667
00:30:50,467 --> 00:30:52,967
So there would have been
quite a bit of traffic
668
00:30:52,967 --> 00:30:55,266
through there at that time.
669
00:30:55,266 --> 00:30:55,340
[Capt. Floyd]
Same sort of MO
with Sarah Blessing.
670
00:30:55,340 --> 00:30:57,533
[Capt. Floyd]
Same sort of MO
with Sarah Blessing.
671
00:30:57,533 --> 00:30:58,967
She was taken
to the back room.
672
00:30:58,967 --> 00:31:01,100
She was shot
in the back of her head.
673
00:31:01,100 --> 00:31:03,634
Again there's a single
.22 caliber casing.
674
00:31:03,634 --> 00:31:05,266
There was cash missing.
675
00:31:06,900 --> 00:31:10,800
But in the Sarah Blessing case
there is a witness.
676
00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:14,166
The owner of the TV repair
and video store next door
677
00:31:14,166 --> 00:31:17,000
noticed something
peculiar that day.
678
00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:20,266
[Capt. Floyd]
He sees this guy walking
across the parking lot.
679
00:31:20,266 --> 00:31:22,100
He's wearing
a grey sports jacket.
680
00:31:22,100 --> 00:31:23,467
So he takes notice of him
681
00:31:23,467 --> 00:31:25,340
because, "Why's this guy
wearing a sports jacket?"
682
00:31:25,340 --> 00:31:25,734
because, "Why's this guy
wearing a sports jacket?"
683
00:31:26,734 --> 00:31:29,800
The guy stops
and he looks into his store
684
00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:31,967
for a... a time
685
00:31:31,967 --> 00:31:34,266
and they...
they make eye contact.
686
00:31:34,266 --> 00:31:37,734
The witness and the suspect
locked eyes for a short time
687
00:31:37,734 --> 00:31:41,734
and then the suspect
goes next door,
to The Store of Many Colors.
688
00:31:42,734 --> 00:31:46,166
And so I'm working on the TV
and all of a sudden about...
689
00:31:47,100 --> 00:31:49,533
maybe two or three
minutes later I hear, pop!
690
00:31:49,867 --> 00:31:51,266
And I went...
691
00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:55,166
That sounded like...
a gunshot.
692
00:31:55,166 --> 00:31:55,340
I grabbed my .38.
I had it behind my back.
693
00:31:55,340 --> 00:31:57,800
I grabbed my .38.
I had it behind my back.
694
00:31:58,700 --> 00:32:02,000
And I went to the front door
and I opened the door
695
00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:05,967
and as soon as I looked out
the guy's going around
the corner of the building,
696
00:32:05,967 --> 00:32:08,867
and it was the same guy
I had seen over here,
the same clothes.
697
00:32:08,867 --> 00:32:10,467
Same pants, everything.
698
00:32:10,467 --> 00:32:13,000
So I went next door
and called for Sarah.
699
00:32:13,900 --> 00:32:16,533
And then I saw
her feet sticking out.
700
00:32:21,967 --> 00:32:25,340
My name is Shelli Reid, and
I'm Sarah Blessing's sister.
701
00:32:25,340 --> 00:32:26,367
My name is Shelli Reid, and
I'm Sarah Blessing's sister.
702
00:32:27,900 --> 00:32:29,867
Sarah was a hugger.
703
00:32:29,867 --> 00:32:35,634
It was just all enveloping
and warm and tight and long.
704
00:32:35,634 --> 00:32:38,367
And it was really
an awesome feeling.
705
00:32:38,367 --> 00:32:40,867
You just felt loved when she,
when she hugged you.
706
00:32:42,533 --> 00:32:46,900
She loved helping others
with being healthy.
707
00:32:46,900 --> 00:32:49,467
And she was really
excited about
708
00:32:49,467 --> 00:32:52,433
the Store of Many Colors
opening up.
709
00:32:54,467 --> 00:32:55,340
I answered the phone
and Mom was on the phone.
710
00:32:55,340 --> 00:32:57,533
I answered the phone
and Mom was on the phone.
711
00:33:00,166 --> 00:33:04,266
[voice breaking]
And she just kept saying,
"Something bad has happened."
712
00:33:04,266 --> 00:33:09,867
"Something bad has happened."
And she just kept saying it
over and over and over.
713
00:33:09,867 --> 00:33:12,233
And, Dad finally
got on the phone,
714
00:33:13,100 --> 00:33:15,100
and told me
that Sarah had died,
715
00:33:15,100 --> 00:33:16,900
that somebody
had killed Sarah.
716
00:33:17,800 --> 00:33:20,800
And I just remember
losing it.
717
00:33:25,166 --> 00:33:25,340
The murder of Sarah Blessing
is another tragedy
718
00:33:25,340 --> 00:33:28,900
The murder of Sarah Blessing
is another tragedy
719
00:33:28,900 --> 00:33:31,734
in a string
of senseless murders.
720
00:33:31,734 --> 00:33:34,867
[Truesdell]
Starting in Indianapolis,
Robin Fuldauer's murder
721
00:33:34,867 --> 00:33:38,166
was followed three days later
by a murder in Wichita.
722
00:33:38,166 --> 00:33:39,634
Sixteen days
after Robin's murder,
723
00:33:39,634 --> 00:33:42,100
there was another
shooting in Terre Haute.
724
00:33:42,100 --> 00:33:46,166
Seven days after that
was the shooting
in St. Charles.
725
00:33:46,166 --> 00:33:49,734
Four days after that
came the shooting
at Raytown, Missouri.
726
00:33:50,533 --> 00:33:54,100
All and all this killer
took six lives
727
00:33:54,100 --> 00:33:55,340
at five locations
over 29 days.
728
00:33:55,340 --> 00:33:56,800
at five locations
over 29 days.
729
00:33:59,166 --> 00:34:01,867
[Capt. McCarrick]
It's a case that's
hundreds of miles wide,
730
00:34:01,867 --> 00:34:04,734
with suspects possibly
from all over the country.
731
00:34:14,467 --> 00:34:16,533
[Det. Hennessy]
By nature, serial killers
732
00:34:16,533 --> 00:34:19,000
don't wanna be caught, ever.
They wanna keep going.
733
00:34:20,900 --> 00:34:23,000
And that was my fear, was that
734
00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:24,634
this person is gonna
keep on going.
735
00:34:38,533 --> 00:34:39,734
[reporter] A shoe store
in Indianapolis,
736
00:34:39,734 --> 00:34:41,000
a ceramic store
in Terre Haute,
737
00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:42,967
a bridal shop in Wichita,
738
00:34:42,967 --> 00:34:45,467
an herbal medicine store
outside Kansas City,
739
00:34:45,467 --> 00:34:47,533
another shoe store
near St. Louis,
740
00:34:47,533 --> 00:34:49,634
all murder scenes.
741
00:34:49,634 --> 00:34:51,467
Six victims so far.
742
00:34:51,467 --> 00:34:53,634
Victims of what
police in four states
743
00:34:53,634 --> 00:34:56,967
are almost sure
is a serial killer
on the loose.
744
00:34:57,800 --> 00:34:59,867
And if the pattern
is any indication,
745
00:34:59,867 --> 00:35:02,100
somewhere at along
Interstate 70
746
00:35:02,100 --> 00:35:05,066
more trouble lies ahead.
747
00:35:05,066 --> 00:35:07,324
Detectives began to wonder
if this killer might be
preparing to kill again.
748
00:35:07,324 --> 00:35:10,367
Detectives began to wonder
if this killer might be
preparing to kill again.
749
00:35:10,367 --> 00:35:14,100
So to catch this serial killer
the jurisdictions of each case
750
00:35:14,100 --> 00:35:17,967
come together
and form a task force.
751
00:35:17,967 --> 00:35:21,266
There was a task force,
began meeting
on a regular basis
752
00:35:21,266 --> 00:35:22,967
and... and comparing notes,
753
00:35:22,967 --> 00:35:25,533
comparing tips
that we received,
754
00:35:25,533 --> 00:35:30,100
looking for commonalities
between the crime scenes.
755
00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:34,900
We're trying to keep everybody
in open communications
756
00:35:34,900 --> 00:35:36,533
because a a lot of information
757
00:35:36,533 --> 00:35:37,324
could be lost
if it's not shared.
758
00:35:37,324 --> 00:35:39,000
could be lost
if it's not shared.
759
00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:43,000
The task force turns
to the FBI for help
with the investigation.
760
00:35:44,266 --> 00:35:46,533
[Larry Ankrom]
My name is Larry Ankrom.
I was the chief of
761
00:35:46,533 --> 00:35:49,634
the Behavioral Analysis Unit
at Quantico.
762
00:35:49,634 --> 00:35:52,367
Personally in my career
of 16 years
763
00:35:52,367 --> 00:35:55,066
I never had a serial
homicide case
764
00:35:55,066 --> 00:35:58,266
where the offender
was doing close head shots
765
00:35:58,266 --> 00:36:00,634
multiple times,
victim after victim
after victim.
766
00:36:01,734 --> 00:36:03,467
As I went
through the material,
767
00:36:03,467 --> 00:36:05,634
I started developing
some thoughts on
768
00:36:05,634 --> 00:36:07,324
what I thought
was going on here.
769
00:36:07,324 --> 00:36:07,900
what I thought
was going on here.
770
00:36:09,734 --> 00:36:12,066
He's targeted
commercial businesses
771
00:36:12,066 --> 00:36:16,000
but the motivation
wasn't to rob these places.
772
00:36:17,166 --> 00:36:19,967
The risk of exposure
was really high.
773
00:36:19,967 --> 00:36:22,100
So planning it, executing it,
774
00:36:22,100 --> 00:36:24,533
and escaping,
all those things together,
775
00:36:24,533 --> 00:36:26,800
uh, was... was the real
thrill here.
776
00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:30,634
He's receiving extreme
gratification for this.
777
00:36:30,634 --> 00:36:33,967
This is something that's
really powerful, uh, for him
778
00:36:33,967 --> 00:36:36,100
and keeps driving him.
779
00:36:36,100 --> 00:36:37,324
Special Agent Ankrom
believes he knows
780
00:36:37,324 --> 00:36:38,367
Special Agent Ankrom
believes he knows
781
00:36:38,367 --> 00:36:42,367
why the victims are often
by themselves and female.
782
00:36:42,367 --> 00:36:45,533
I think the reason
they were women victims here
783
00:36:45,533 --> 00:36:49,266
is because he felt he could
control the situation.
784
00:36:49,266 --> 00:36:51,100
He doesn't appear
to be a very big guy.
785
00:36:51,100 --> 00:36:55,066
He's been described
as kind of a medium
build or... or less.
786
00:36:55,066 --> 00:36:58,266
So physically
he could get them
to do what he wanted to do
787
00:36:58,266 --> 00:37:00,367
and be out of there
without a problem.
788
00:37:00,367 --> 00:37:02,166
For example he gets
in the ceramics shop
789
00:37:02,166 --> 00:37:04,634
and he see that this is a man
790
00:37:04,634 --> 00:37:07,324
he doesn't take him back
to the back of the store
791
00:37:07,324 --> 00:37:07,533
he doesn't take him back
to the back of the store
792
00:37:07,533 --> 00:37:09,266
like he does everybody else.
793
00:37:09,266 --> 00:37:11,900
He basically shoots him
right where he's working.
794
00:37:11,900 --> 00:37:14,100
He doesn't feel
like he has the ability
795
00:37:14,100 --> 00:37:17,634
to handle, uh,
this male employee.
796
00:37:19,467 --> 00:37:21,367
He travelled over 1,600 miles
797
00:37:21,367 --> 00:37:24,734
in the 29 days that all this
was taking place.
798
00:37:24,734 --> 00:37:28,533
It was clear to me
that he was not
there by accident.
799
00:37:28,533 --> 00:37:30,900
He was on the road a lot.
Most likely had a job
800
00:37:30,900 --> 00:37:33,266
which took him
to these locations.
801
00:37:33,266 --> 00:37:36,734
Special Agent Ankrom
also believes he can deduce
802
00:37:36,734 --> 00:37:37,324
where the suspect lives
based on the location
and timing of the murders.
803
00:37:37,324 --> 00:37:41,634
where the suspect lives
based on the location
and timing of the murders.
804
00:37:41,634 --> 00:37:45,867
[Ankrom] Once he experienced
difficulty in Wichita
where he has a witness
805
00:37:45,867 --> 00:37:49,266
that comes into the store
to pick up a cummerbund,
806
00:37:49,266 --> 00:37:52,066
where does he go next?
He goes back to Indiana.
807
00:37:52,066 --> 00:37:53,800
He's actually
only 70 miles away
808
00:37:53,800 --> 00:37:55,734
from where
he did his first case.
809
00:37:55,734 --> 00:37:57,734
That leads me
to the belief that
810
00:37:57,734 --> 00:38:02,333
he has some connection
to the Indianapolis area.
811
00:38:04,100 --> 00:38:07,066
In the weeks and months
that follow, the local press
812
00:38:07,066 --> 00:38:07,324
names the suspect
the I-70 Killer.
813
00:38:07,324 --> 00:38:10,533
names the suspect
the I-70 Killer.
814
00:38:10,533 --> 00:38:12,800
Because all of the victims
have been killed
815
00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:15,166
in close relation
to Interstate 70.
816
00:38:21,634 --> 00:38:23,634
[Capt. Floyd] It definitely
started catching traction.
817
00:38:23,634 --> 00:38:25,166
There were hundreds
and hundreds of tips
818
00:38:25,166 --> 00:38:27,266
coming in that had to be
followed up on
819
00:38:27,266 --> 00:38:30,533
and I mean, it... a
tremendous amount of manpower
820
00:38:30,533 --> 00:38:32,333
on all agencies.
821
00:38:34,166 --> 00:38:37,066
[Janine] Meanwhile
the FBI lab detects
822
00:38:37,066 --> 00:38:37,324
a substance
in all the shell casings
823
00:38:37,324 --> 00:38:39,266
a substance
in all the shell casings
824
00:38:39,266 --> 00:38:41,000
that nobody noticed before.
825
00:38:42,166 --> 00:38:43,800
They noticed a small amount
826
00:38:43,800 --> 00:38:45,634
of red substance
on these casings.
827
00:38:46,533 --> 00:38:49,066
The red substance
is found to be a mixture
828
00:38:49,066 --> 00:38:51,734
of an industrial abrasive
called corundum
829
00:38:51,734 --> 00:38:53,266
and jewelers rouge.
830
00:38:53,266 --> 00:38:55,634
Both can be used
to polish and buff metal
831
00:38:55,634 --> 00:38:58,634
and investigators question
why this unusual mixture
832
00:38:58,634 --> 00:39:01,367
would be present
on the casings.
833
00:39:01,367 --> 00:39:05,533
[Det. Rhodes]
One thought in why somebody
would have used this,
834
00:39:05,533 --> 00:39:06,867
it helps the cartridge
835
00:39:06,867 --> 00:39:07,324
feed through the gun
much easier.
836
00:39:07,324 --> 00:39:09,467
feed through the gun
much easier.
837
00:39:09,467 --> 00:39:11,166
So it could have been
to try to prevent
838
00:39:11,166 --> 00:39:13,634
the gun from jamming.
839
00:39:13,634 --> 00:39:15,734
It shows some amount
of care for the firearm
840
00:39:15,734 --> 00:39:17,266
that goes beyond what,
841
00:39:17,266 --> 00:39:19,800
uh, you know,
most robbers would do.
842
00:39:21,467 --> 00:39:24,066
[Det. Rhodes] Also the FBI
were able to give us
843
00:39:24,066 --> 00:39:27,467
a list of about seven
to eight different firearms
844
00:39:27,467 --> 00:39:29,734
that it could have been.
845
00:39:29,734 --> 00:39:31,467
[Det. Relph] But some of those
weapons were eliminated
846
00:39:31,467 --> 00:39:32,967
'cause they were revolvers
847
00:39:32,967 --> 00:39:34,900
or they were derringers,
848
00:39:34,900 --> 00:39:37,324
and those kind of weapons
don't use a shell casing.
849
00:39:37,324 --> 00:39:38,100
and those kind of weapons
don't use a shell casing.
850
00:39:38,100 --> 00:39:41,166
So now you're down to
just a few semi-automatic guns
851
00:39:41,166 --> 00:39:44,734
and then you combine
that with the description
852
00:39:44,734 --> 00:39:47,100
that the witness in Wichita
has provided,
853
00:39:47,100 --> 00:39:51,433
and you are down
to very few guns
that meet all those criteria.
854
00:39:52,266 --> 00:39:54,367
The witness in Wichita had,
855
00:39:54,367 --> 00:39:58,367
uh, described
the gun as, you know,
having a wooden grip
856
00:39:58,367 --> 00:40:01,967
and just the way
that he physically
described the gun
857
00:40:01,967 --> 00:40:05,166
we were able to narrow
down that list even further
858
00:40:05,166 --> 00:40:07,324
to an Erma Werke ET22.
859
00:40:07,324 --> 00:40:08,367
to an Erma Werke ET22.
860
00:40:10,166 --> 00:40:13,900
Which was
a German naval pistol.
861
00:40:13,900 --> 00:40:17,533
The Erma Werke
is the only one that really
seems to fit that description.
862
00:40:18,867 --> 00:40:20,867
[Capt. Floyd]
Erma Werke is probably
863
00:40:20,867 --> 00:40:23,066
a foot-and-a-half,
two foot long.
864
00:40:23,066 --> 00:40:28,367
Uh, it's got a wooden
forearm on it
but it is a pistol.
865
00:40:28,367 --> 00:40:30,066
[Det. Rhodes] Really
it's more of a collectible.
866
00:40:30,066 --> 00:40:32,367
It's not typically what
somebody would take
867
00:40:32,367 --> 00:40:35,967
if they're, um,
planning, on... on...
868
00:40:35,967 --> 00:40:37,324
on killing people.
869
00:40:37,324 --> 00:40:37,467
on killing people.
870
00:40:37,467 --> 00:40:39,266
Um, it's just not...
871
00:40:39,266 --> 00:40:41,533
it's just not your
typical murder weapon.
872
00:40:42,533 --> 00:40:44,266
The agencies
and the task force
873
00:40:44,266 --> 00:40:46,266
work on finding
this unusual gun.
874
00:40:47,634 --> 00:40:51,000
Only about 6,000
were imported
from Germany.
875
00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:54,533
So, I mean, 6,000
out of how many guns
there really are,
876
00:40:54,533 --> 00:40:56,900
I mean, that's
really not very many.
877
00:40:56,900 --> 00:40:59,166
It's not a good firearm
878
00:40:59,166 --> 00:41:01,266
in terms of
the mechanics of it.
879
00:41:01,266 --> 00:41:02,634
The action, it jams.
880
00:41:02,634 --> 00:41:04,734
The action
doesn't work too well.
881
00:41:04,734 --> 00:41:06,734
If you go and buy that gun
882
00:41:06,734 --> 00:41:07,324
you're buying it
as a collector's item
883
00:41:07,324 --> 00:41:09,367
you're buying it
as a collector's item
884
00:41:09,367 --> 00:41:12,066
because you like
the appearance of it.
885
00:41:12,066 --> 00:41:13,533
[Capt. Floyd] He could
have been a gun enthusiast.
886
00:41:13,533 --> 00:41:15,266
I mean they did give
several leads
887
00:41:15,266 --> 00:41:17,266
for people that had
this type of weapon
888
00:41:17,266 --> 00:41:19,166
that they had bought
at different gun shows
889
00:41:19,166 --> 00:41:20,967
and if we're able
to locate this weapon
890
00:41:20,967 --> 00:41:22,800
then... then we can start
tracking backwards
891
00:41:22,800 --> 00:41:23,967
and see where it came from.
892
00:41:25,467 --> 00:41:28,467
But with the amount
of news coverage,
893
00:41:28,467 --> 00:41:30,867
very likely this suspect
could've changed weapons.
894
00:41:32,066 --> 00:41:34,000
Serial killer do evolve.
895
00:41:36,266 --> 00:41:37,324
While law enforcement
continues to follow up
on leads,
896
00:41:37,324 --> 00:41:39,266
While law enforcement
continues to follow up
on leads,
897
00:41:39,266 --> 00:41:42,367
investigators ask family
and friends of the victims
898
00:41:42,367 --> 00:41:44,000
to help to get the word out.
899
00:41:44,867 --> 00:41:47,166
[Mark] I did every interview,
every anything,
900
00:41:47,166 --> 00:41:49,066
passed out flyers, uh,
901
00:41:49,066 --> 00:41:52,100
I did anything I could do
to try to, uh,
902
00:41:52,100 --> 00:41:53,634
get it out there to the public
903
00:41:53,634 --> 00:41:56,734
and hopefully somebody
would recognize this person.
904
00:41:56,734 --> 00:41:59,100
She'll never
rest in peace until...
905
00:41:59,100 --> 00:42:02,233
at least in my mind,
until this guy is put away.
906
00:42:05,867 --> 00:42:07,324
Then in 1994
907
00:42:07,324 --> 00:42:07,734
Then in 1994