1 00:00:03,503 --> 00:00:04,421 NARRATOR: She's a senior citizen 2 00:00:05,213 --> 00:00:07,215 with a feisty streak. 3 00:00:07,257 --> 00:00:11,344 FRED: Mom had a heart as big as Florida, 4 00:00:11,386 --> 00:00:13,346 as long as you didn't cross her. 5 00:00:13,388 --> 00:00:15,056 NARRATOR: But then she suddenly stops 6 00:00:15,098 --> 00:00:17,684 communicating with her friends and family. 7 00:00:17,726 --> 00:00:19,310 DET. MARK: Somebody doesn't normally just shut off 8 00:00:19,352 --> 00:00:22,439 their life unless there's some big factor. 9 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:26,317 FRED: Oh, no. Something's dead wrong here. 10 00:00:26,359 --> 00:00:28,445 NARRATOR: A twisted trail of clues. 11 00:00:28,486 --> 00:00:33,450 FRED: Everybody said that she ran off and got married. 12 00:00:33,491 --> 00:00:36,161 And they're on an extended honeymoon. 13 00:00:36,202 --> 00:00:37,704 NICOLE: And all of a sudden, 14 00:00:37,746 --> 00:00:41,374 she was taking out a life insurance policy. 15 00:00:41,416 --> 00:00:43,501 NARRATOR: Leads to a dark discovery. 16 00:00:44,419 --> 00:00:48,089 DET. MARK: There's a body in this trash can. 17 00:00:48,131 --> 00:00:50,508 NARRATOR: But no one knows what's really buried 18 00:00:50,550 --> 00:00:52,552 in this Florida backyard. 19 00:00:52,594 --> 00:00:54,387 DET. MARK: So, what's to say there's not a second body 20 00:00:54,429 --> 00:00:55,555 buried in the backyard? 21 00:00:55,597 --> 00:00:56,598 [SIRENS WAILING] 22 00:00:56,639 --> 00:00:57,640 FRED: We found something, 23 00:00:57,682 --> 00:01:00,310 and he said it's not good. 24 00:01:02,854 --> 00:01:05,690 DET. MARK: How much deeper does this rabbit hole go? 25 00:01:05,732 --> 00:01:07,776 [**] 26 00:01:10,779 --> 00:01:14,824 [**] 27 00:01:14,866 --> 00:01:17,452 NARRATOR: Daytona Beach can be a loud place. 28 00:01:17,494 --> 00:01:20,622 It's known for auto racing, motorcycle rallies 29 00:01:20,663 --> 00:01:24,459 and beaches that draw crowds of tourists, 30 00:01:24,501 --> 00:01:27,879 both seeking a bit of peace and quiet. 31 00:01:27,921 --> 00:01:29,756 [BIRD SQUAWKING] 32 00:01:29,798 --> 00:01:33,134 NARRATOR: Head to the southern edge of town. 33 00:01:33,176 --> 00:01:36,262 NICOLE: Daytona Beach is a party central. 34 00:01:36,304 --> 00:01:39,641 South Daytona, it's a much more small, 35 00:01:39,683 --> 00:01:42,435 quiet community. 36 00:01:42,477 --> 00:01:44,604 FRED: It's a paradise. 37 00:01:44,646 --> 00:01:46,731 It's just so relaxing. 38 00:01:46,773 --> 00:01:50,777 That's why people flock here from up north all the time. 39 00:01:54,698 --> 00:01:58,201 NARRATOR: But on a sweltering August evening in 2010, 40 00:01:58,243 --> 00:02:02,330 things are stirring in normally sleepy South Daytona. 41 00:02:02,372 --> 00:02:05,291 A local woman has been missing for several weeks 42 00:02:05,333 --> 00:02:07,252 and police have found her car. 43 00:02:07,293 --> 00:02:08,753 [CRICKETS CHIRPING] 44 00:02:08,795 --> 00:02:10,422 DET. MARK: We found this car in the Twin Oaks 45 00:02:10,463 --> 00:02:11,965 Mobile Home Park. 46 00:02:12,007 --> 00:02:15,760 We called a wrecker service to impound the car. 47 00:02:15,802 --> 00:02:18,513 [**] 48 00:02:18,555 --> 00:02:20,390 NARRATOR: As the night stretches on, 49 00:02:20,432 --> 00:02:22,642 the humid air stands still. 50 00:02:22,684 --> 00:02:24,477 And for those on the scene, 51 00:02:24,519 --> 00:02:27,230 the faint smell of death lingers. 52 00:02:27,272 --> 00:02:28,398 [INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTERS] 53 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:29,482 DET. MARK: There was an odd smell 54 00:02:29,524 --> 00:02:30,984 in the mobile home park, 55 00:02:31,026 --> 00:02:33,236 they thought it was a dead animal 56 00:02:33,278 --> 00:02:34,988 that's in the area. 57 00:02:35,030 --> 00:02:38,575 But when a local wrecker service set the car up to, uh, 58 00:02:38,616 --> 00:02:41,661 to be towed onto his flatbed truck, 59 00:02:41,703 --> 00:02:43,830 he had his headlights on and they were pointing 60 00:02:43,872 --> 00:02:48,835 into the wood line that was right next to the mobile homes. 61 00:02:48,877 --> 00:02:54,632 They noticed something, which was out of the ordinary. 62 00:02:56,801 --> 00:03:01,890 And when they got there, they looked into the trash can. 63 00:03:03,475 --> 00:03:07,395 They realized there's a body in the trash can. 64 00:03:10,607 --> 00:03:13,777 NARRATOR: Police secure the scene. 65 00:03:13,818 --> 00:03:17,405 And at daybreak, a forensic team gets to work. 66 00:03:20,575 --> 00:03:22,035 DET. MARK: So once they start taking the contents 67 00:03:22,077 --> 00:03:24,704 of the trash can out and start eventually putting 68 00:03:24,746 --> 00:03:28,416 it into a evidence bag, they don't know who it is. 69 00:03:28,458 --> 00:03:32,003 They just know that they do have human remains. 70 00:03:32,045 --> 00:03:37,467 One of the downfalls we have is our heat and the humidity. 71 00:03:37,509 --> 00:03:41,054 It causes bodies to decompose much faster. 72 00:03:41,096 --> 00:03:42,514 NARRATOR: There's no way of knowing 73 00:03:42,555 --> 00:03:44,057 if this is the missing woman 74 00:03:44,099 --> 00:03:46,434 whose vehicle was discovered nearby. 75 00:03:48,103 --> 00:03:50,522 Investigators send the remains to the medical 76 00:03:50,563 --> 00:03:52,732 examiner's office, hoping they'll find 77 00:03:52,774 --> 00:03:54,859 something that can identify the victim. 78 00:03:58,446 --> 00:04:00,907 DET. MARK: From the law enforcement's perspective, 79 00:04:00,949 --> 00:04:03,326 this is a bigger crime scene. 80 00:04:03,368 --> 00:04:05,787 How much deeper does this rabbit hole go? 81 00:04:05,829 --> 00:04:08,373 [**] 82 00:04:16,131 --> 00:04:19,801 NICOLE: Retirees come to this part of Florida 83 00:04:19,843 --> 00:04:24,597 because it's warm, it's beautiful, it's safe. 84 00:04:24,639 --> 00:04:26,766 Retirees, they're like this is the perfect place 85 00:04:26,808 --> 00:04:28,393 that they can just set up and live the rest 86 00:04:28,435 --> 00:04:29,811 of their lives. 87 00:04:29,853 --> 00:04:32,313 NARRATOR: In the summer of 2010, 88 00:04:32,355 --> 00:04:34,482 78-year-old Goldie Robinson 89 00:04:34,524 --> 00:04:37,777 is one of the many retirees enjoying the good life 90 00:04:37,819 --> 00:04:39,779 in South Daytona. 91 00:04:42,073 --> 00:04:44,951 But unlike most of her newly-arrived neighbors, 92 00:04:44,993 --> 00:04:49,873 Goldie has called Florida home since 1973. 93 00:04:49,914 --> 00:04:52,459 NICOLE: Goldie Robinson moved down from Maryland 94 00:04:52,500 --> 00:04:54,836 to Florida because her son had asthma. 95 00:04:56,671 --> 00:04:59,049 FRED: She come here for my brother's health. 96 00:04:59,090 --> 00:05:02,093 My mom was a very giving person. 97 00:05:02,135 --> 00:05:05,680 She absolutely loved her kids. 98 00:05:05,722 --> 00:05:08,475 STACIA: She was always a strong woman. 99 00:05:08,516 --> 00:05:11,978 She very rarely needed any help doing anything, 100 00:05:12,020 --> 00:05:13,688 both physically and mentally. 101 00:05:14,939 --> 00:05:17,442 She didn't have a whole lot of money, 102 00:05:17,484 --> 00:05:20,070 you know, but she still wanted her own place 103 00:05:20,111 --> 00:05:22,697 and that was pretty important to her. 104 00:05:24,866 --> 00:05:27,369 NARRATOR: With two grown kids out on their own, 105 00:05:27,410 --> 00:05:30,413 Goldie saves up enough money to buy a place 106 00:05:30,455 --> 00:05:32,165 at the Twin Oaks Mobile Home Park. 107 00:05:32,207 --> 00:05:33,833 [**] 108 00:05:33,875 --> 00:05:35,418 [BIRDS CHIRPING] 109 00:05:35,460 --> 00:05:37,629 STACIA: She had a really good circle around her. 110 00:05:37,671 --> 00:05:39,798 There was no need to be concerned about 111 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:41,383 where she was going or what she was doing 112 00:05:41,424 --> 00:05:43,510 or who she was talking to. 113 00:05:43,551 --> 00:05:45,679 NARRATOR: To help sustain that peace of mind, 114 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,973 Goldie's son Fred who lives in Baltimore buys his mom 115 00:05:49,015 --> 00:05:52,602 a cell phone so she can make regular check-ins with family. 116 00:05:52,644 --> 00:05:55,605 [**] 117 00:05:57,232 --> 00:05:59,651 NARRATOR: But in early June of 2010, 118 00:05:59,693 --> 00:06:03,196 this small gift leads to a big falling out. 119 00:06:03,238 --> 00:06:04,781 [**] 120 00:06:04,823 --> 00:06:08,535 FRED: I got her a little phone and what happened is, 121 00:06:09,202 --> 00:06:10,912 well, she lost it. 122 00:06:10,954 --> 00:06:12,872 She couldn't find it. 123 00:06:12,914 --> 00:06:14,874 I said, "Well, I'm going to turn it off 124 00:06:14,916 --> 00:06:17,043 because I don't want somebody else getting it 125 00:06:17,085 --> 00:06:19,629 and making calls on it." 126 00:06:19,671 --> 00:06:22,590 And then she found it and it was turned off. 127 00:06:22,632 --> 00:06:26,052 And that made her furious because 128 00:06:26,094 --> 00:06:28,722 she couldn't make no calls with it now. 129 00:06:28,763 --> 00:06:31,141 Uh, I don't know if she think I did it 130 00:06:31,182 --> 00:06:34,811 maliciously to her, which I would never do anything, 131 00:06:34,853 --> 00:06:39,065 but that was kind of her mindset at times. 132 00:06:39,107 --> 00:06:42,736 So, she actually quit talking to me, period. 133 00:06:42,777 --> 00:06:46,823 Mom had a heart as big as Florida, 134 00:06:46,865 --> 00:06:48,783 as long as you didn't cross her. 135 00:06:48,825 --> 00:06:50,994 [**] 136 00:06:51,036 --> 00:06:53,038 NARRATOR: Though phone service is restored, 137 00:06:53,079 --> 00:06:56,624 Goldie continues to give Fred the cold shoulder. 138 00:06:56,666 --> 00:06:58,918 He's relieved to learn that a friendly neighbor 139 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:01,629 is keeping an eye on his mom. 140 00:07:01,671 --> 00:07:03,882 FRED: Her name was Kimberly Smith 141 00:07:03,923 --> 00:07:07,635 and she was a registered nurse. 142 00:07:07,677 --> 00:07:11,264 I'm a thousand miles away, and she was helping mom 143 00:07:11,306 --> 00:07:14,642 out do things, making sure if she got 144 00:07:14,684 --> 00:07:17,771 plenty of groceries, which made me feel good at heart 145 00:07:17,812 --> 00:07:22,108 because there's somebody kind of looking after her. 146 00:07:22,150 --> 00:07:25,236 [**] 147 00:07:25,278 --> 00:07:27,113 NARRATOR: But a few months later, 148 00:07:27,155 --> 00:07:30,784 Fred receives a strange package in the mail. 149 00:07:30,825 --> 00:07:32,660 It was addressed for my mom. 150 00:07:34,162 --> 00:07:38,667 Opened the box up and there's this cell phone, 151 00:07:38,708 --> 00:07:42,962 and it had in there a little note and it said, 152 00:07:43,004 --> 00:07:44,964 "Don't call me. 153 00:07:45,006 --> 00:07:47,133 Goldie." 154 00:07:47,175 --> 00:07:49,969 [**] 155 00:07:50,011 --> 00:07:53,807 FRED: We hadn't spoken about six months. 156 00:07:53,848 --> 00:07:55,809 After the cell phone was sent home, 157 00:07:55,850 --> 00:07:58,228 I would call on the landline. 158 00:07:58,269 --> 00:08:00,814 She won't pick up the phone. 159 00:08:00,855 --> 00:08:03,692 I called, it rang and rang and rang and rang. 160 00:08:05,026 --> 00:08:09,698 It was later part in August, I called my buddy 161 00:08:09,739 --> 00:08:12,117 which is he lives a couple miles down 162 00:08:12,158 --> 00:08:13,827 the street there from mom. 163 00:08:13,868 --> 00:08:15,620 I said, "Hey, look, John," I said, 164 00:08:15,662 --> 00:08:19,332 "Can you, uh, run down and check on mom?" 165 00:08:19,374 --> 00:08:22,168 It wasn't 30 minutes later, 166 00:08:22,210 --> 00:08:23,962 I got a phone call from him. 167 00:08:24,004 --> 00:08:25,380 [**] 168 00:08:25,422 --> 00:08:27,340 FRED: He said, "I could just see the outside 169 00:08:27,382 --> 00:08:29,843 of the trailer is in disarray." 170 00:08:29,884 --> 00:08:31,261 [**] 171 00:08:31,302 --> 00:08:33,304 FRED: Something's wrong. 172 00:08:33,346 --> 00:08:35,640 I didn't know more. I hang up the phone 173 00:08:35,682 --> 00:08:37,559 and I got my suitcase packed, 174 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:40,854 told my wife I was going to Daytona, and left. 175 00:08:40,895 --> 00:08:43,732 [**] 176 00:08:46,151 --> 00:08:48,361 NARRATOR: Fred drives through the night, 177 00:08:48,403 --> 00:08:50,321 arriving at Goldie's mobile home 178 00:08:50,363 --> 00:08:53,158 early on the morning of August 22nd. 179 00:08:55,035 --> 00:08:59,956 FRED: When I got there, the flowerbeds was at disarray, 180 00:08:59,998 --> 00:09:03,209 weeds growing up everywhere, and, uh, 181 00:09:03,251 --> 00:09:08,214 mom would not allow a weed anywhere in her flowerbed. 182 00:09:10,425 --> 00:09:13,303 Tried to get in the trailer. I had the key. 183 00:09:16,181 --> 00:09:18,933 Key wouldn't work. The locks was changed. 184 00:09:21,770 --> 00:09:26,066 My mom was driving a Ford Taurus and it was gone. 185 00:09:26,107 --> 00:09:29,986 [**] 186 00:09:30,028 --> 00:09:32,322 NARRATOR: Knowing that something is very wrong, 187 00:09:32,364 --> 00:09:35,200 Fred phones the police for help. 188 00:09:35,241 --> 00:09:38,661 When an officer arrives, he tells Fred to wait outside 189 00:09:38,703 --> 00:09:41,206 while he forces his way into the trailer. 190 00:09:42,374 --> 00:09:45,168 FRED: He went in, looked all around. 191 00:09:45,210 --> 00:09:47,128 He'd come out the front door. 192 00:09:47,170 --> 00:09:52,092 So I go in and there's nothing, 193 00:09:52,133 --> 00:09:53,968 absolutely nothing 194 00:09:54,010 --> 00:09:57,806 that I could put my finger on that belonged to my mother. 195 00:09:57,847 --> 00:10:00,141 [**] 196 00:10:00,183 --> 00:10:02,435 FRED: The closet in my mother's room, 197 00:10:02,477 --> 00:10:04,187 I opened it up 198 00:10:04,229 --> 00:10:06,398 and all was in there was stuffed animals. 199 00:10:06,439 --> 00:10:10,777 All of her knickknacks and stuff on the shelf was gone. 200 00:10:10,819 --> 00:10:13,905 What in the heck is going on? 201 00:10:15,323 --> 00:10:18,118 So that's when I started really getting concerned. 202 00:10:18,159 --> 00:10:20,787 You know, something-- something's up. 203 00:10:20,829 --> 00:10:23,123 DET. MARK: None of the articles that were in the residence 204 00:10:23,164 --> 00:10:26,418 matched up to what he had told us about his mother. 205 00:10:26,459 --> 00:10:28,753 Clearly, someone else has been living there for a while. 206 00:10:28,795 --> 00:10:30,296 [**] 207 00:10:30,338 --> 00:10:31,756 DET. MARK: At this point, the officers actually went 208 00:10:31,798 --> 00:10:33,466 and started talking to the neighbors to find out 209 00:10:33,508 --> 00:10:34,718 what they knew. 210 00:10:36,970 --> 00:10:39,222 FRED: Everybody said that Goldie had met 211 00:10:39,264 --> 00:10:41,766 a multimillionaire 212 00:10:41,808 --> 00:10:44,936 and she run off with him and got married. 213 00:10:44,978 --> 00:10:47,856 And they're on an extended honeymoon. 214 00:10:47,897 --> 00:10:49,774 NARRATOR: According to the interviews, 215 00:10:49,816 --> 00:10:52,152 when Goldie left, she signed her trailer over 216 00:10:52,193 --> 00:10:56,448 to a neighbor and packed up just her essentials. 217 00:10:56,489 --> 00:10:58,033 FRED: I was so confused. 218 00:10:58,074 --> 00:10:59,409 I didn't believe it. 219 00:10:59,451 --> 00:11:02,328 My mom was a down to earth 220 00:11:02,370 --> 00:11:05,165 homegrown West Virginia girl. 221 00:11:05,206 --> 00:11:10,045 A life of a millionaire had no appeal to her whatsoever. 222 00:11:10,086 --> 00:11:11,504 Oh, no. 223 00:11:11,546 --> 00:11:13,882 Something's dead wrong here. 224 00:11:13,923 --> 00:11:16,468 [**] 225 00:11:17,761 --> 00:11:20,847 FRED: He went into the trailer. 226 00:11:20,889 --> 00:11:24,934 He'd come out and his face was white. 227 00:11:24,976 --> 00:11:27,270 DET. MARK: Are we gonna find another type of human remains 228 00:11:27,312 --> 00:11:29,522 of somebody else who is missing? 229 00:11:29,564 --> 00:11:31,483 NICOLE: This was the biggest holy [BLEEP] moment 230 00:11:40,825 --> 00:11:41,159 [**] 231 00:11:42,452 --> 00:11:44,204 NARRATOR: Seventy-eight-year-old 232 00:11:44,245 --> 00:11:46,831 Goldie Robinson has vanished and her neighbors 233 00:11:46,873 --> 00:11:49,250 in South Daytona, Florida tell police 234 00:11:49,292 --> 00:11:52,504 she's eloped with a rich new boyfriend. 235 00:11:52,545 --> 00:11:56,257 But her son, Fred, isn't buying it. 236 00:11:56,299 --> 00:11:58,426 FRED: If she's with this multimillionaire 237 00:11:58,468 --> 00:12:01,429 down Aruba, drinking margaritas 238 00:12:01,471 --> 00:12:05,475 on the beach, I would cheer for her. 239 00:12:05,517 --> 00:12:07,519 That'd be the greatest thing possible. 240 00:12:09,229 --> 00:12:12,857 But I told the police, "Okay. Look, lead the way, 241 00:12:12,899 --> 00:12:14,234 you got to find her. 242 00:12:16,152 --> 00:12:19,114 Until you talk to her face to face, 243 00:12:19,155 --> 00:12:22,158 I'm gonna stand right here in the street and scream." 244 00:12:24,869 --> 00:12:27,330 DET. MARK: To Fred, being a concerned family member 245 00:12:27,372 --> 00:12:29,457 and actually caring about his mother 246 00:12:29,499 --> 00:12:32,627 got the ball rolling for us to investigate this case. 247 00:12:32,669 --> 00:12:35,880 [**] 248 00:12:37,257 --> 00:12:39,217 DET. MARK: We had to canvass the neighborhood. 249 00:12:39,259 --> 00:12:41,970 Uh, get as many statements as we could from the witnesses. 250 00:12:43,138 --> 00:12:45,890 NICOLE: Neighbors were still saying that Goldie 251 00:12:45,932 --> 00:12:48,435 was on a honeymoon, that she had went to Tennessee 252 00:12:48,476 --> 00:12:50,645 with her new love of her life. 253 00:12:50,687 --> 00:12:54,607 And so they didn't really think she was missing. 254 00:12:54,649 --> 00:12:56,860 NARRATOR: Goldie's neighbors say all they know 255 00:12:56,901 --> 00:12:59,404 about the groom is that his name is Rusty. 256 00:12:59,446 --> 00:13:02,949 No one seems to know the man but they provide the police 257 00:13:02,991 --> 00:13:04,993 with evidence of the wedding. 258 00:13:05,035 --> 00:13:06,995 DET. MARK: The officers were being shown photographs 259 00:13:07,037 --> 00:13:10,457 of Goldie that she is now married and moved on. 260 00:13:10,498 --> 00:13:13,585 And, uh, that was their proof of this marriage. 261 00:13:13,626 --> 00:13:15,337 NARRATOR: The date on the wedding announcement 262 00:13:15,378 --> 00:13:18,423 is July 29th, a few weeks after neighbors 263 00:13:18,465 --> 00:13:21,009 last remember seeing Goldie. 264 00:13:21,051 --> 00:13:23,261 FRED: But I didn't believe it. 265 00:13:23,303 --> 00:13:25,180 I knew mom was missing. 266 00:13:25,221 --> 00:13:29,059 [**] 267 00:13:29,100 --> 00:13:30,602 DET. MARK: When we were initially listening 268 00:13:30,643 --> 00:13:32,354 to the story of Goldie's life, 269 00:13:32,395 --> 00:13:35,231 it didn't sound like she needed that big change. 270 00:13:35,273 --> 00:13:38,068 She wanted a simple life, but it's quite possible 271 00:13:38,109 --> 00:13:39,986 that sure, she would want a companion. 272 00:13:40,028 --> 00:13:43,323 [**] 273 00:13:43,365 --> 00:13:45,658 DET. MARK: All the neighbors seem to have the same story 274 00:13:45,700 --> 00:13:48,620 that she was out of the area and she had moved on. 275 00:13:49,996 --> 00:13:51,623 NICOLE: So it wasn't so farfetched 276 00:13:51,664 --> 00:13:54,417 that she could be potentially be on her honeymoon. 277 00:13:54,459 --> 00:13:57,170 DET. MARK: If she did marry this individual Rusty, 278 00:13:57,212 --> 00:13:59,089 obviously there would be some type 279 00:13:59,130 --> 00:14:01,091 of documentation to prove that they got married. 280 00:14:01,132 --> 00:14:04,177 So we had to research that through the-- 281 00:14:04,219 --> 00:14:05,387 the court documents. 282 00:14:05,428 --> 00:14:08,056 [**] 283 00:14:08,098 --> 00:14:10,558 NARRATOR: As investigators pour through court records 284 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:13,687 across Florida hoping to identify Goldie's mysterious 285 00:14:13,728 --> 00:14:17,982 new husband, Fred seeks the help of the local media. 286 00:14:18,024 --> 00:14:21,069 He hopes the story will prompt someone to come forward 287 00:14:21,111 --> 00:14:25,699 with information on his mother that he still fears is missing. 288 00:14:25,740 --> 00:14:28,410 FRED: I was happy to do interviews 289 00:14:28,451 --> 00:14:32,288 with anybody that would put me on the news. 290 00:14:32,330 --> 00:14:35,000 My mom was even on a big billboard put up 291 00:14:35,041 --> 00:14:37,335 in Norman right on Route 40. 292 00:14:37,377 --> 00:14:40,171 [**] 293 00:14:42,257 --> 00:14:44,009 STACIA: I always thought it's either one way 294 00:14:44,050 --> 00:14:45,260 or the other. 295 00:14:45,301 --> 00:14:46,761 It's gonna be huge misunderstanding 296 00:14:46,803 --> 00:14:48,722 and she's gonna show up and she's gonna be pissed 297 00:14:48,763 --> 00:14:52,267 at everybody because we've made such a big stink about it. 298 00:14:52,308 --> 00:14:55,645 Or it's going to be traumatic and we're going 299 00:14:55,687 --> 00:14:58,481 to find her dead somewhere. 300 00:14:58,523 --> 00:15:01,693 [**] 301 00:15:01,735 --> 00:15:04,529 NARRATOR: As the investigation moves into the second day 302 00:15:04,571 --> 00:15:08,199 with no sign of Goldie, concerns mount for a senior 303 00:15:08,241 --> 00:15:10,702 who could be at risk. 304 00:15:10,744 --> 00:15:13,121 DET. MARK: We did exhaust all of our avenues 305 00:15:13,163 --> 00:15:16,666 when it came to the, uh, marriage documentation. 306 00:15:16,708 --> 00:15:18,460 And there was nothing. 307 00:15:18,501 --> 00:15:21,296 There was no documentation whatsoever anywhere 308 00:15:21,338 --> 00:15:24,382 that proved that she had been married. 309 00:15:24,424 --> 00:15:27,677 At this point, "Are we gonna find Goldie? 310 00:15:27,719 --> 00:15:29,471 Where's the next clue at?" 311 00:15:29,512 --> 00:15:31,639 Someone doesn't normally just shut off their life unless, 312 00:15:31,681 --> 00:15:35,477 you know, there's-- there's some big factor. 313 00:15:35,518 --> 00:15:38,688 NARRATOR: Police are eager to speak with Kimberly Smith. 314 00:15:38,730 --> 00:15:40,648 The helpful neighbor Fred mentioned 315 00:15:40,690 --> 00:15:42,567 was keeping an eye on Goldie. 316 00:15:42,609 --> 00:15:45,153 DET. MARK: We needed to contact Mrs. Smith, 317 00:15:45,195 --> 00:15:48,365 because she seemed to take care of Goldie on a regular basis. 318 00:15:48,406 --> 00:15:51,159 She's the one with the most information. 319 00:15:51,201 --> 00:15:52,660 [**] 320 00:15:52,702 --> 00:15:54,537 DET. MARK: But she was not at home. 321 00:15:57,123 --> 00:15:58,833 NARRATOR: It's not long before detectives 322 00:15:58,875 --> 00:16:02,587 learn why it's been difficult to track her down. 323 00:16:02,629 --> 00:16:05,256 DET. MARK: She was at the Orange County branch jail. 324 00:16:07,550 --> 00:16:09,636 NARRATOR: Investigators learned that Kimberly 325 00:16:09,678 --> 00:16:11,721 is being held on a parole violation 326 00:16:11,763 --> 00:16:13,223 on an old fraud charge 327 00:16:13,264 --> 00:16:15,809 for bouncing checks. 328 00:16:15,850 --> 00:16:17,769 She was being held in Orlando. 329 00:16:17,811 --> 00:16:19,604 And our detectives and investigators 330 00:16:19,646 --> 00:16:22,315 went to speak with her. To see what she could tell us. 331 00:16:22,357 --> 00:16:24,484 NARRATOR: Detectives are alarmed to find Goldie's 332 00:16:24,526 --> 00:16:27,404 dependable caretaker behind bars. 333 00:16:27,445 --> 00:16:29,614 But Kimberly has an explanation. 334 00:16:29,656 --> 00:16:31,700 Her lawyer had misfiled some paperwork 335 00:16:31,741 --> 00:16:33,660 with her parole officer. 336 00:16:33,702 --> 00:16:35,453 She didn't even know there was a problem 337 00:16:35,495 --> 00:16:38,248 until she tried to renew her driver's license 338 00:16:38,289 --> 00:16:42,168 and was told there was a warrant out for her arrest. 339 00:16:42,210 --> 00:16:44,713 She had violated her probation unrelated 340 00:16:44,754 --> 00:16:47,882 to this-- this incident. 341 00:16:47,924 --> 00:16:50,719 NICOLE: Kimberly Smith confirms that Goldie 342 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:52,887 and this Rusty guy, they got married. 343 00:16:52,929 --> 00:16:55,640 They're on their honeymoon. 344 00:16:55,682 --> 00:16:59,310 But she can't tell them any more about Rusty. 345 00:17:01,438 --> 00:17:03,314 NARRATOR: Kimberly says that Goldie told her 346 00:17:03,356 --> 00:17:06,234 she was in love and wanted a new life. 347 00:17:06,276 --> 00:17:08,903 But when asked why Goldie might have wanted to get away, 348 00:17:08,945 --> 00:17:12,490 she remembers something that might be concerning. 349 00:17:13,616 --> 00:17:16,202 While Goldie was living in her home, 350 00:17:16,244 --> 00:17:19,205 she did have a roommate for many years, Elaine. 351 00:17:20,790 --> 00:17:22,792 FRED: Elaine moved with my mom 352 00:17:22,834 --> 00:17:26,796 in '73, maybe. 353 00:17:26,838 --> 00:17:28,882 And they got along great. 354 00:17:28,923 --> 00:17:31,384 She would come and have dinner with mom 355 00:17:31,426 --> 00:17:35,722 and it was-- it was a good relationship. 356 00:17:35,764 --> 00:17:37,557 NARRATOR: But at some point, Kimberly 357 00:17:37,599 --> 00:17:40,769 explains the close friendship was torn apart. 358 00:17:40,810 --> 00:17:42,771 [**] 359 00:17:42,812 --> 00:17:45,607 NICOLE: All of a sudden, Elaine was taking out 360 00:17:45,648 --> 00:17:49,486 a life insurance policy on Goldie. 361 00:17:49,527 --> 00:17:52,530 It was just very odd and obviously 362 00:17:52,572 --> 00:17:55,283 didn't set well with Goldie. 363 00:17:55,325 --> 00:17:56,826 DET. MARK: And Goldie actually became upset 364 00:17:56,868 --> 00:17:58,953 when she found out that she had a life insurance policy 365 00:17:58,995 --> 00:18:01,790 taken out by her friend on her. 366 00:18:01,831 --> 00:18:03,541 She didn't know anything about this. 367 00:18:06,419 --> 00:18:07,796 NICOLE: It created a divide 368 00:18:07,837 --> 00:18:10,632 and at the end of it, 369 00:18:10,674 --> 00:18:13,301 Elaine, she ended up moving out. 370 00:18:13,343 --> 00:18:17,305 [**] 371 00:18:17,347 --> 00:18:19,891 NARRATOR: Now investigators must ask if Elaine 372 00:18:19,933 --> 00:18:23,436 took out an insurance policy behind Goldie's back, 373 00:18:23,478 --> 00:18:27,315 could it be the motive behind Goldie's disappearance? 374 00:18:27,357 --> 00:18:28,650 DET. MARK: Elaine was definitely an avenue 375 00:18:28,692 --> 00:18:29,901 for law enforcement. 376 00:18:31,569 --> 00:18:33,697 That was just an immediate red flag. 377 00:18:44,332 --> 00:18:44,666 [**] 378 00:18:46,292 --> 00:18:48,545 NARRATOR: Investigators looking for Goldie Robinson 379 00:18:48,586 --> 00:18:50,547 have discovered that her former roommate 380 00:18:50,588 --> 00:18:52,507 Elaine may have had a motive 381 00:18:52,549 --> 00:18:54,592 for wanting Goldie to disappear. 382 00:18:54,634 --> 00:18:56,011 [**] 383 00:18:56,052 --> 00:18:58,596 NICOLE: Elaine was one of her best friends 384 00:18:58,638 --> 00:19:01,891 and Elaine allegedly took out this life insurance policy 385 00:19:01,933 --> 00:19:02,934 on Goldie. 386 00:19:04,602 --> 00:19:06,563 DET. MARK: Now it was upsetting to Goldie because she felt 387 00:19:06,604 --> 00:19:07,856 she had crossed that line. 388 00:19:10,442 --> 00:19:12,569 NARRATOR: It was shortly after Elaine moved out 389 00:19:12,610 --> 00:19:15,405 of Goldie's house that Goldie vanished. 390 00:19:16,740 --> 00:19:18,908 So police obviously wanna speak with Elaine. 391 00:19:18,950 --> 00:19:23,663 [**] 392 00:19:23,705 --> 00:19:25,749 NARRATOR: Days into the investigation, 393 00:19:25,790 --> 00:19:28,585 detectives locate Goldie's former roommate Elaine 394 00:19:28,626 --> 00:19:30,795 in nearby Ormond Beach. 395 00:19:30,837 --> 00:19:33,298 DET. MARK: Elaine explained it that she got upset 396 00:19:33,340 --> 00:19:35,050 because she supposedly had taken out 397 00:19:35,091 --> 00:19:37,594 a life insurance policy on Goldie. 398 00:19:38,887 --> 00:19:42,098 NARRATOR: Elaine denies taking out the life insurance policy. 399 00:19:42,140 --> 00:19:44,392 But she does confirm that she and Goldie 400 00:19:44,434 --> 00:19:46,770 had a fight and that she moved out. 401 00:19:46,811 --> 00:19:50,315 She claimed she hasn't seen Goldie since. 402 00:19:50,357 --> 00:19:53,610 While investigators still have their suspicions, 403 00:19:53,651 --> 00:19:55,945 there's no direct evidence connecting Elaine 404 00:19:55,987 --> 00:19:57,614 to Goldie's disappearance. 405 00:19:57,655 --> 00:20:00,492 [**] 406 00:20:00,533 --> 00:20:03,370 NICOLE: The problem is that nobody knows 407 00:20:03,411 --> 00:20:05,997 the exact day that Goldie went missing. 408 00:20:08,541 --> 00:20:10,960 And so it was hard for police 409 00:20:11,002 --> 00:20:13,088 to talk to Elaine 410 00:20:13,129 --> 00:20:15,090 about her alibi. 411 00:20:15,131 --> 00:20:17,008 DET. MARK: We're trying to get that timeline. 412 00:20:18,927 --> 00:20:20,679 So when we talk to neighbors, they'd seen Goldie a couple 413 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:23,348 of weeks earlier, which was around July 4th. 414 00:20:24,891 --> 00:20:28,395 So it kind of made it difficult to narrow that down. 415 00:20:29,938 --> 00:20:32,399 NARRATOR: Detectives will keep an eye on Elaine. 416 00:20:34,526 --> 00:20:36,778 As they consider their next move, 417 00:20:36,820 --> 00:20:38,488 there's a strange development 418 00:20:38,530 --> 00:20:40,699 in Goldie Robinson's neighborhood. 419 00:20:40,740 --> 00:20:42,909 DET. MARK: One of the neighbors recognizes Goldie's car 420 00:20:42,951 --> 00:20:45,829 and trolling through the neighborhood rather slowly. 421 00:20:45,870 --> 00:20:47,831 So they call law enforcement. 422 00:20:47,872 --> 00:20:50,375 We get there and the officers immediately pulled 423 00:20:50,417 --> 00:20:52,877 the vehicle over and inside are two gentlemen. 424 00:20:54,713 --> 00:20:58,133 They said that they had acquired the car by purchasing it 425 00:20:58,174 --> 00:21:00,969 from a male individual several days earlier. 426 00:21:01,011 --> 00:21:05,849 And the men were upset because they couldn't register it. 427 00:21:05,890 --> 00:21:08,768 So they had come back to that area looking 428 00:21:08,810 --> 00:21:10,687 for the gentleman who sold them the car 429 00:21:10,729 --> 00:21:13,106 to get their money back. 430 00:21:13,148 --> 00:21:15,525 NICOLE: And they find out Adam Smith, 431 00:21:15,567 --> 00:21:19,696 Kimberly Smith's son sold them Goldie's car. 432 00:21:19,738 --> 00:21:23,074 [**] 433 00:21:23,116 --> 00:21:25,618 NARRATOR: When investigators confront Adam, 434 00:21:25,660 --> 00:21:29,039 he explains that the car had been a gift from Goldie, 435 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:32,000 who left it behind when she went on her honeymoon. 436 00:21:33,501 --> 00:21:35,712 Unable to confirm his claims, 437 00:21:35,754 --> 00:21:37,756 officers call in a tow truck 438 00:21:37,797 --> 00:21:41,468 to haul the car away so it can be processed for evidence. 439 00:21:42,469 --> 00:21:44,012 FRED: The detectives are there. 440 00:21:44,054 --> 00:21:48,058 There was-- there were uniformed officers there. 441 00:21:48,099 --> 00:21:50,810 And a tow truck driver is there getting ready 442 00:21:50,852 --> 00:21:53,438 to hook up my mom's car. 443 00:21:54,856 --> 00:21:58,777 NICOLE: And he notices something in that nearby yard. 444 00:22:00,028 --> 00:22:03,573 And it is a garbage pail. 445 00:22:03,615 --> 00:22:06,576 DET. MARK: It's just not normal to see a trash can in the woods 446 00:22:06,618 --> 00:22:08,953 that looks like it's been recently placed there. 447 00:22:11,081 --> 00:22:12,749 So the officers that were there on scene 448 00:22:12,791 --> 00:22:14,167 walked into the area 449 00:22:14,209 --> 00:22:17,253 and shined their flashlight into the trash can. 450 00:22:17,295 --> 00:22:19,756 NICOLE: And they see something so gruesome. 451 00:22:21,132 --> 00:22:25,261 A limb sticking out of that trash pail. 452 00:22:25,303 --> 00:22:27,931 [**] 453 00:22:27,972 --> 00:22:30,558 DET. MARK: There's a body in this trash can. 454 00:22:32,185 --> 00:22:34,938 FRED: When I got there the next morning, 455 00:22:34,979 --> 00:22:37,982 I'm standing there facing the trailer across the street. 456 00:22:39,651 --> 00:22:43,279 And, uh, I looked coming out of this grownup area 457 00:22:43,321 --> 00:22:45,865 over there is a detective. 458 00:22:45,907 --> 00:22:48,952 I walked over towards him and he met me halfway. 459 00:22:50,245 --> 00:22:54,833 He said, "Fred, we found something." 460 00:22:56,584 --> 00:22:58,753 And he said, "It's not good." 461 00:22:58,795 --> 00:23:01,840 [**] 462 00:23:09,889 --> 00:23:11,766 FRED: I just knew it was mom. 463 00:23:14,060 --> 00:23:16,062 Where else is she at? 464 00:23:16,104 --> 00:23:17,647 I know that's her. 465 00:23:19,774 --> 00:23:21,151 NICOLE: We felt so bad for the family 466 00:23:21,192 --> 00:23:22,736 thinking, "This has to be Goldie. 467 00:23:22,777 --> 00:23:24,112 This has to be her." 468 00:23:25,864 --> 00:23:28,074 But of course the medical examiner 469 00:23:28,116 --> 00:23:30,994 was going to have to identify the body. 470 00:23:31,036 --> 00:23:33,163 DET. MARK: The contents of the trash can 471 00:23:33,204 --> 00:23:35,832 were transported out to the medical examiner's office 472 00:23:35,874 --> 00:23:38,543 to be processed. 473 00:23:38,585 --> 00:23:40,253 Because of the length of time 474 00:23:40,295 --> 00:23:44,174 a deceased had been in-- in that garbage can, 475 00:23:44,215 --> 00:23:47,802 the identification process was much more difficult. 476 00:23:47,844 --> 00:23:49,095 NARRATOR: When the autopsy report 477 00:23:49,137 --> 00:23:52,724 is delivered, the findings are unexpected. 478 00:23:52,766 --> 00:23:56,353 STACIA: They had called us into the police station 479 00:23:56,394 --> 00:23:59,147 to let us know. 480 00:23:59,189 --> 00:24:01,566 They'd say to us, 481 00:24:03,985 --> 00:24:07,822 "The body we found wasn't Goldie." 482 00:24:09,741 --> 00:24:11,034 It wasn't her. 483 00:24:13,703 --> 00:24:16,164 DET. MARK: To our surprise, there was a male body 484 00:24:16,206 --> 00:24:18,208 inside the trash can. 485 00:24:18,249 --> 00:24:20,877 NICOLE: It was a bombshell. 486 00:24:20,919 --> 00:24:22,879 This was the biggest holy [BLEEP] moment 487 00:24:22,921 --> 00:24:25,048 I ever had in my life. 488 00:24:25,090 --> 00:24:30,053 STACIA: You can't help but think, "Who is it?" 489 00:24:30,095 --> 00:24:32,180 "Who's looking for them?" 490 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:36,810 "And where's Goldie?" 491 00:24:50,198 --> 00:24:51,199 NARRATOR: After a three-day search, 492 00:24:51,991 --> 00:24:53,368 police looking for missing 493 00:24:53,410 --> 00:24:55,412 78-year-old Goldie Robinson 494 00:24:55,453 --> 00:24:57,414 have discovered a body near her home 495 00:24:57,455 --> 00:24:59,207 in South Daytona, Florida. 496 00:25:01,334 --> 00:25:04,462 But the gruesome find cannot answer any questions 497 00:25:04,504 --> 00:25:07,132 about what's happened to Goldie. 498 00:25:07,173 --> 00:25:09,467 DET. MARK: The human remains were of a male. 499 00:25:09,509 --> 00:25:12,470 So now we've got to take this information 500 00:25:12,512 --> 00:25:14,681 and see where it leads us 501 00:25:14,723 --> 00:25:16,766 down into the detail and identify 502 00:25:16,808 --> 00:25:18,852 who this person actually is 503 00:25:18,893 --> 00:25:21,438 and how they're connected to Goldie. 504 00:25:21,479 --> 00:25:23,857 [**] 505 00:25:23,898 --> 00:25:27,777 FRED: I was glad that it wasn't my mom. 506 00:25:27,819 --> 00:25:30,822 But I was sad for this gentleman. 507 00:25:30,864 --> 00:25:33,199 But if I wouldn't have had my daughter with me, 508 00:25:33,241 --> 00:25:36,077 I would have been a puddle in the street. 509 00:25:37,912 --> 00:25:41,082 NICOLE: It was hard to process that this was the body of a man 510 00:25:41,124 --> 00:25:44,336 because there wasn't a man missing. 511 00:25:44,377 --> 00:25:46,212 So who could this be? 512 00:25:47,797 --> 00:25:49,966 NARRATOR: Investigators soon get an answer 513 00:25:50,008 --> 00:25:52,344 when the news prompts a woman to come forward 514 00:25:52,385 --> 00:25:55,305 wondering whether the John Doe could be her father. 515 00:25:57,474 --> 00:26:01,811 The DNA sample she provides confirms it. 516 00:26:01,853 --> 00:26:03,772 DET. MARK: His name was Arthur Sheldon. 517 00:26:03,813 --> 00:26:06,524 [**] 518 00:26:06,566 --> 00:26:08,360 DET. MARK: He was a South Daytona resident 519 00:26:08,401 --> 00:26:10,070 who was 68 years of age. 520 00:26:11,488 --> 00:26:13,323 NARRATOR: Arthur's daughter tells detectives 521 00:26:13,365 --> 00:26:16,034 the story of Goldie Robinson disappearing 522 00:26:16,076 --> 00:26:20,413 after supposedly getting married is eerily familiar. 523 00:26:20,455 --> 00:26:23,291 Arthur had also recently tied the knot, 524 00:26:23,333 --> 00:26:26,002 but it's clear from his photo that Arthur 525 00:26:26,044 --> 00:26:29,172 is not Goldie's mysterious groom, Rusty. 526 00:26:30,340 --> 00:26:33,134 DET. MARK: No one had seen him since 2009, 527 00:26:33,176 --> 00:26:35,220 roughly a year earlier. 528 00:26:35,261 --> 00:26:37,013 NARRATOR: Arthur's daughter explains 529 00:26:37,055 --> 00:26:39,307 that she received a strange email from her father 530 00:26:39,349 --> 00:26:42,394 saying he'd left the state to marry his nurse. 531 00:26:42,435 --> 00:26:45,230 He never returned, and her attempts to find him 532 00:26:45,271 --> 00:26:48,400 and his new bride were unsuccessful. 533 00:26:48,441 --> 00:26:52,237 NICOLE: We're just thinking, "Who is Arthur Sheldon?" 534 00:26:52,278 --> 00:26:54,114 We mentioned the name to Goldie's family 535 00:26:54,155 --> 00:26:55,281 and they had no idea. 536 00:26:55,323 --> 00:26:57,033 They've never heard of him. 537 00:26:57,075 --> 00:26:59,411 Neighbors nearby had never heard of him. 538 00:26:59,452 --> 00:27:01,830 So it was just a mystery. 539 00:27:03,206 --> 00:27:06,167 Why is the body in Twin Oaks Mobile Home Park? 540 00:27:07,877 --> 00:27:10,213 NARRATOR: More urgently, police now wanna know 541 00:27:10,255 --> 00:27:12,841 whether the discovery of his body is connected 542 00:27:12,882 --> 00:27:15,427 to Goldie Robinson's disappearance 543 00:27:15,468 --> 00:27:18,972 or just a bizarre coincidence. 544 00:27:19,014 --> 00:27:22,058 DET. MARK: Now we have a whole different individual 545 00:27:22,100 --> 00:27:24,310 we've got to do research on. 546 00:27:26,354 --> 00:27:31,109 So detectives start to look into Arthur Sheldon's case. 547 00:27:31,151 --> 00:27:32,277 What happened there? 548 00:27:35,071 --> 00:27:36,865 NARRATOR: Any hopes that an autopsy 549 00:27:36,906 --> 00:27:38,950 will tell detectives how Arthur died 550 00:27:38,992 --> 00:27:41,327 are quickly dashed. 551 00:27:41,369 --> 00:27:43,329 DET. MARK: Because Arthur has been deceased 552 00:27:43,371 --> 00:27:44,998 for such a long period of time, 553 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:47,000 it's hard to determine if he didn't die 554 00:27:47,042 --> 00:27:49,377 of natural causes or if somebody killed him. 555 00:27:51,296 --> 00:27:53,882 NARRATOR: The haphazard disposal of Arthur's body 556 00:27:53,923 --> 00:27:56,926 seems like a clear indication of foul play. 557 00:27:56,968 --> 00:27:59,471 But with no scientific evidence available, 558 00:27:59,512 --> 00:28:03,475 investigators must rely on old school police work. 559 00:28:03,516 --> 00:28:06,311 They begin at Arthur's last known residence, 560 00:28:06,353 --> 00:28:09,022 a mobile home park just a few miles away. 561 00:28:10,315 --> 00:28:11,441 DET. MARK: Now officers spoke 562 00:28:11,483 --> 00:28:12,984 with some of the neighbors there 563 00:28:13,026 --> 00:28:14,861 and they said that Arthur had a heart condition 564 00:28:14,903 --> 00:28:19,324 and that he needed some, uh, living assistants. 565 00:28:19,366 --> 00:28:22,160 So he had a live-in nurse by the name of Dawn. 566 00:28:23,953 --> 00:28:25,455 NARRATOR: No one can tell the detectives 567 00:28:25,497 --> 00:28:28,458 Dawn's last name or how to get in touch with her. 568 00:28:28,500 --> 00:28:31,044 But it becomes clear to the investigators 569 00:28:31,086 --> 00:28:33,588 that finding Dawn could be the key to learning 570 00:28:33,630 --> 00:28:37,550 what happened to Arthur and possibly to Goldie, too. 571 00:28:39,386 --> 00:28:40,595 NICOLE: Through their investigation, 572 00:28:40,637 --> 00:28:43,056 police find that Arthur 573 00:28:43,098 --> 00:28:46,226 had cashed in a CD of $90,000 574 00:28:46,267 --> 00:28:49,020 before he went missing. 575 00:28:49,062 --> 00:28:51,898 DET. MARK: The live-in caretaker had told him 576 00:28:51,940 --> 00:28:54,693 that she needed access to his bank accounts. 577 00:28:54,734 --> 00:28:58,363 And Arthur being a trusting willing individual 578 00:28:58,405 --> 00:29:00,323 gave her that access. 579 00:29:00,365 --> 00:29:02,575 She was taking advantage of him. 580 00:29:05,161 --> 00:29:07,122 Everything kept pointing back at Dawn. 581 00:29:08,498 --> 00:29:11,668 NICOLE: Police started following the money. 582 00:29:11,710 --> 00:29:14,462 They found that Dawn was withdrawing 583 00:29:14,504 --> 00:29:17,590 hundreds of dollars out of his bank accounts. 584 00:29:17,632 --> 00:29:20,552 [**] 585 00:29:20,593 --> 00:29:23,221 NARRATOR: Although Arthur has been dead for months, 586 00:29:23,263 --> 00:29:26,057 his bank accounts are very much in use. 587 00:29:26,099 --> 00:29:29,185 And when investigators review bank surveillance images, 588 00:29:29,227 --> 00:29:32,272 they see a familiar face. 589 00:29:32,313 --> 00:29:34,024 DET. MARK: It was Kimberly Smith, 590 00:29:34,065 --> 00:29:35,692 Goldie Robinson's neighbor. 591 00:29:35,734 --> 00:29:38,611 [**] 592 00:29:40,447 --> 00:29:43,116 NICOLE: So police start digging and they also find out 593 00:29:43,158 --> 00:29:46,453 that Kimberly Smith was also going by Dawn 594 00:29:46,494 --> 00:29:48,455 at some point in her life. 595 00:29:48,496 --> 00:29:51,374 Kimberly's middle name is Dawn. 596 00:29:51,416 --> 00:29:55,545 Kimberly Smith and Dawn are the same people. 597 00:29:55,587 --> 00:29:57,255 Kimberly Dawn Smith. 598 00:29:59,382 --> 00:30:03,094 When we found out that Arthur Sheldon 599 00:30:03,136 --> 00:30:07,682 knew Dawn, who was also a caregiver 600 00:30:07,724 --> 00:30:10,560 for Goldie Robinson, it just was mind-blowing. 601 00:30:12,312 --> 00:30:14,105 NARRATOR: Investigators immediately head back 602 00:30:14,147 --> 00:30:15,440 to Kimberly's property 603 00:30:15,482 --> 00:30:17,567 at the Twin Oaks Mobile Home Park. 604 00:30:17,609 --> 00:30:20,445 Goldie's son, Fred, watches as a detective 605 00:30:20,487 --> 00:30:22,447 enters Kimberly's home. 606 00:30:22,489 --> 00:30:24,616 FRED: He went into the trailer 607 00:30:24,657 --> 00:30:28,453 and he'd come out and his face was white. 608 00:30:29,621 --> 00:30:32,457 And he looked at me right in the eyes, 609 00:30:32,499 --> 00:30:36,086 got right in my face, and said, "Rusty, 610 00:30:36,127 --> 00:30:38,505 the man your mom was supposed to marry, 611 00:30:38,546 --> 00:30:40,382 the multimillionaire 612 00:30:40,423 --> 00:30:42,592 is sitting in there on the couch." 613 00:30:55,146 --> 00:30:55,480 [**] 614 00:30:58,316 --> 00:31:02,404 NARRATOR: Florida detectives are focusing on Kimberly Smith. 615 00:31:02,445 --> 00:31:05,281 After discovering that she is the common thread 616 00:31:05,323 --> 00:31:07,283 in the death of Arthur Sheldon 617 00:31:07,325 --> 00:31:09,744 and the disappearance of Goldie Robinson. 618 00:31:12,789 --> 00:31:15,166 NICOLE: They go to Kimberly Smith's home 619 00:31:15,208 --> 00:31:20,213 and while they're there, they find a man inside her home. 620 00:31:20,255 --> 00:31:22,424 And it is the man 621 00:31:22,465 --> 00:31:27,137 in the honeymoon photograph next to Goldie. 622 00:31:30,765 --> 00:31:33,560 NARRATOR: Investigators quickly determine the man's name 623 00:31:33,601 --> 00:31:36,771 is Russell Ryback, Rusty to his friends. 624 00:31:36,813 --> 00:31:39,774 They invite him outside to talk further. 625 00:31:41,234 --> 00:31:42,610 DET. MARK: They started asking Rusty, 626 00:31:42,652 --> 00:31:44,320 "Hey, who are you?" 627 00:31:44,362 --> 00:31:45,739 You know, "What are you doing here?" 628 00:31:45,780 --> 00:31:47,115 "Do you know Goldie?" 629 00:31:48,950 --> 00:31:51,619 FRED: He said he didn't know Goldie that well, 630 00:31:51,661 --> 00:31:54,789 but he knew she was the lady across the street. 631 00:31:56,249 --> 00:31:58,335 DET. MARK: And he said he was living there in, 632 00:31:58,376 --> 00:31:59,836 uh, Kim's residence 633 00:31:59,878 --> 00:32:03,256 and she was taking care of her. 634 00:32:03,298 --> 00:32:06,176 He said Kimberly had taken some photographs of him, 635 00:32:06,217 --> 00:32:09,220 but as far as being in that photograph with Goldie, 636 00:32:09,262 --> 00:32:11,264 he was unaware of it. 637 00:32:11,306 --> 00:32:13,475 [**] 638 00:32:13,516 --> 00:32:16,186 NARRATOR: It's clear that Goldie's marriage was a ruse. 639 00:32:16,227 --> 00:32:19,689 One that Rusty had no idea his caretaker Kimberly Smith 640 00:32:19,731 --> 00:32:22,317 had made him part of. 641 00:32:22,359 --> 00:32:25,362 She is now a potential suspect in both a murder 642 00:32:25,403 --> 00:32:27,322 and a disappearance. 643 00:32:27,364 --> 00:32:30,825 Detectives begin a deep dive into her background. 644 00:32:31,826 --> 00:32:35,413 DET. MARK: We discovered Kim had aliases all over the state. 645 00:32:36,790 --> 00:32:38,792 NICOLE: She spent some time in prison. 646 00:32:38,833 --> 00:32:43,880 She has charges for writing bad checks, stealing IDs. 647 00:32:45,590 --> 00:32:47,300 DET. MARK: One of the other things we discovered 648 00:32:47,342 --> 00:32:51,179 was that Kimberly had no nursing credential. 649 00:32:52,681 --> 00:32:54,182 NARRATOR: As the pieces of the puzzle 650 00:32:54,224 --> 00:32:55,517 start coming together, 651 00:32:55,558 --> 00:32:56,976 investigators' next step 652 00:32:57,018 --> 00:32:59,270 is to confront Kimberly. 653 00:32:59,312 --> 00:33:01,690 Finding her is easy. 654 00:33:01,731 --> 00:33:03,942 [**] 655 00:33:03,983 --> 00:33:06,736 DET. MARK: Kim was back at the Orange County branch jail. 656 00:33:06,778 --> 00:33:10,490 She had violated her probation on a case that she had 657 00:33:10,532 --> 00:33:12,951 when she was cashing some fraudulent checks. 658 00:33:12,992 --> 00:33:17,330 NICOLE: She stands by her story that Goldie and this Rusty guy, 659 00:33:17,372 --> 00:33:19,874 they got married, and that's what happened. 660 00:33:22,585 --> 00:33:25,005 NARRATOR: As detectives work to build a case connecting Kim 661 00:33:25,046 --> 00:33:27,340 to Goldie's disappearance, 662 00:33:27,382 --> 00:33:30,218 another troubling detail emerges. 663 00:33:30,260 --> 00:33:32,595 The family now living in Goldie's house 664 00:33:32,637 --> 00:33:35,515 is not just any family. 665 00:33:35,557 --> 00:33:39,394 NICOLE: Kimberly Smith's son and his girlfriend 666 00:33:39,436 --> 00:33:42,230 are now living in Goldie Robinson's home 667 00:33:42,272 --> 00:33:44,649 and Kimberly Smith tells people 668 00:33:44,691 --> 00:33:46,443 the reason that they're living there 669 00:33:46,484 --> 00:33:49,612 is that Goldie gave it to him as a gift. 670 00:33:49,654 --> 00:33:52,532 DET. MARK: They live there with their children. 671 00:33:52,574 --> 00:33:54,951 NARRATOR: Adam Smith is the same man 672 00:33:54,993 --> 00:33:57,704 who sold Goldie's Ford Taurus. 673 00:34:01,332 --> 00:34:04,878 Though investigators still hope to find Goldie alive, 674 00:34:04,919 --> 00:34:08,381 they realize the odds of that are growing slimmer. 675 00:34:10,008 --> 00:34:12,010 DET. MARK: Kim lived in a mobile home 676 00:34:12,052 --> 00:34:14,054 that's close to the wood line 677 00:34:14,095 --> 00:34:16,890 where we found Arthur's body. 678 00:34:16,931 --> 00:34:18,516 What's to say there's not a second body 679 00:34:18,558 --> 00:34:20,060 buried in the backyard? 680 00:34:20,101 --> 00:34:24,439 [**] 681 00:34:28,109 --> 00:34:31,321 NARRATOR: On the morning of September 3rd, 2010, 682 00:34:31,363 --> 00:34:33,990 authorities returned to the area 683 00:34:34,032 --> 00:34:36,409 where Arthur Sheldon's body was discovered 684 00:34:36,451 --> 00:34:39,287 nine days earlier. 685 00:34:39,329 --> 00:34:41,748 DET. MARK: The dogs hit on the initial spot 686 00:34:41,790 --> 00:34:43,291 where Arthur was. 687 00:34:44,709 --> 00:34:47,587 But then a short distance away from that, 688 00:34:47,629 --> 00:34:50,298 the dogs then hit on a new area, 689 00:34:50,340 --> 00:34:52,300 which gave a clear indication 690 00:34:52,342 --> 00:34:53,885 that there was another body buried there 691 00:34:53,927 --> 00:34:56,971 very close to Kim's trailer. 692 00:34:59,432 --> 00:35:01,601 Is it gonna be Goldie or are we gonna find 693 00:35:01,643 --> 00:35:04,813 another set of human remains of somebody else who's missing? 694 00:35:07,732 --> 00:35:10,944 NICOLE: And they started brushing away the debris, 695 00:35:10,985 --> 00:35:12,612 lining that area out 696 00:35:12,654 --> 00:35:14,781 so that they could start the dig. 697 00:35:14,823 --> 00:35:17,450 And it's hot and muggy 698 00:35:17,492 --> 00:35:19,619 and we're just waiting and waiting and waiting 699 00:35:19,661 --> 00:35:20,995 to see what they found. 700 00:35:22,789 --> 00:35:25,375 NARRATOR: After hours of painstaking digging, 701 00:35:25,417 --> 00:35:28,336 the technicians make the dreaded discovery. 702 00:35:29,671 --> 00:35:31,923 I'm standing there in the middle of the road again. 703 00:35:34,009 --> 00:35:38,430 I've seen several men back there. 704 00:35:38,471 --> 00:35:41,141 I heard these dogs barking. 705 00:35:41,182 --> 00:35:42,726 They're barking, barking. 706 00:35:42,767 --> 00:35:44,894 And this detective approached me 707 00:35:44,936 --> 00:35:48,690 and they told me that they had found a body 708 00:35:50,859 --> 00:35:54,654 four feet under the surface in a shallow grave. 709 00:35:56,072 --> 00:35:58,867 They didn't know if it was male or female. 710 00:36:00,744 --> 00:36:02,829 DET. MARK: We removed more human remains 711 00:36:02,871 --> 00:36:04,622 and more garbage bags. 712 00:36:05,707 --> 00:36:08,710 FRED: Then another detective come out and said, 713 00:36:08,752 --> 00:36:11,755 "Fred, we need a DNA sample." 714 00:36:11,796 --> 00:36:13,631 It didn't sound good to me at all 715 00:36:13,673 --> 00:36:15,717 when they asked me for DNA. 716 00:36:17,844 --> 00:36:19,596 NARRATOR: Two months in the Florida heat 717 00:36:19,637 --> 00:36:21,431 have taken a toll on the body. 718 00:36:21,473 --> 00:36:24,392 Although the remains are badly decomposed, 719 00:36:24,434 --> 00:36:28,063 the medical examiner is able to lift a single fingerprint. 720 00:36:29,814 --> 00:36:33,693 A few days later, the identity is confirmed. 721 00:36:33,735 --> 00:36:36,529 FRED: I got the call. 722 00:36:36,571 --> 00:36:38,490 The call you never wanna take. 723 00:36:41,034 --> 00:36:45,663 Told me they had a positive ID on my mom. 724 00:36:50,585 --> 00:36:53,797 And of course, I-- 725 00:36:55,507 --> 00:36:58,093 at that point, I could even hardly stand up. 726 00:37:05,558 --> 00:37:07,477 NARRATOR: With two bodies now recovered 727 00:37:07,519 --> 00:37:09,729 from this Florida neighborhood, 728 00:37:09,771 --> 00:37:11,898 investigators wonder whether they've discovered 729 00:37:11,940 --> 00:37:14,859 a serial predator's burial ground. 730 00:37:16,611 --> 00:37:18,738 But will police have enough evidence 731 00:37:18,780 --> 00:37:21,866 to prove their suspicions? 732 00:37:21,908 --> 00:37:23,910 DET. MARK: Anytime you discover a body, 733 00:37:23,952 --> 00:37:26,746 you wanna know what the cause of death was. 734 00:37:26,788 --> 00:37:28,456 But with our summer heat, 735 00:37:28,498 --> 00:37:31,584 it acts very harshly on human remains. 736 00:37:32,961 --> 00:37:37,048 Knowing exactly how Goldie and Arthur died, 737 00:37:37,090 --> 00:37:39,134 it's not an exact science. 738 00:37:40,844 --> 00:37:43,763 NICOLE: How are they gonna charge murder charges 739 00:38:00,071 --> 00:38:01,489 NARRATOR: Florida detectives believe Kimberly Smith 740 00:38:02,657 --> 00:38:06,161 may be involved in two homicides. 741 00:38:06,202 --> 00:38:08,121 Though the bodies of Goldie Robinson 742 00:38:08,163 --> 00:38:10,707 and Arthur Sheldon were found on her property, 743 00:38:10,749 --> 00:38:13,209 investigators will still need direct evidence 744 00:38:13,251 --> 00:38:15,962 to prove a murder actually took place. 745 00:38:17,630 --> 00:38:20,759 NICOLE: So the investigators' hands were tied. 746 00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:23,053 FRED: The death on the death certificate 747 00:38:23,094 --> 00:38:25,597 is listed as homicide 748 00:38:25,638 --> 00:38:28,600 but the cause of death is undetermined. 749 00:38:28,641 --> 00:38:30,727 And there's no murder charges. 750 00:38:31,853 --> 00:38:36,191 STACIA: I was extremely angry that they didn't know how 751 00:38:36,232 --> 00:38:39,194 and quite honestly they didn't know who. 752 00:38:39,235 --> 00:38:42,739 NICOLE: Even if they died from natural causes, 753 00:38:42,781 --> 00:38:47,077 the bodies were not buried and placed there by themselves. 754 00:38:51,414 --> 00:38:53,291 NARRATOR: Kimberly Smith was a caregiver 755 00:38:53,333 --> 00:38:56,044 for both Goldie and Arthur. 756 00:38:56,086 --> 00:38:58,713 While their homicide case against her is crumbling 757 00:38:58,755 --> 00:39:01,800 due to lack of evidence, prosecutors are determined 758 00:39:01,841 --> 00:39:04,969 to get justice somehow. 759 00:39:05,011 --> 00:39:07,138 DET. MARK: We may not be able to get Kimberly with a homicide 760 00:39:07,180 --> 00:39:08,807 but we could definitely charge her with fraud. 761 00:39:10,266 --> 00:39:12,352 NARRATOR: So the investigators get to work 762 00:39:12,394 --> 00:39:14,896 building a strong fraud case. 763 00:39:14,938 --> 00:39:17,649 DET. MARK: We discovered Kimberly has this bank card 764 00:39:17,691 --> 00:39:19,776 that she was using to acquire those funds 765 00:39:19,818 --> 00:39:21,236 that belonged to Arthur. 766 00:39:21,277 --> 00:39:24,072 And also she was using that same method 767 00:39:24,114 --> 00:39:25,949 to acquire funds that belonged to Goldie. 768 00:39:29,661 --> 00:39:31,830 NARRATOR: Police find evidence that among the things 769 00:39:31,871 --> 00:39:35,291 Kimberly purchased were a trash can and a shovel. 770 00:39:38,086 --> 00:39:40,964 Investigators discover that Kimberly also began 771 00:39:41,006 --> 00:39:43,717 siphoning Social Security payments. 772 00:39:43,758 --> 00:39:46,803 NICOLE: If a senior citizen is getting Social Security, 773 00:39:46,845 --> 00:39:51,307 they have an option of having it on a credit card. 774 00:39:51,349 --> 00:39:55,395 And then you can then spend that money that way. 775 00:39:55,437 --> 00:39:58,982 So police find out after Arthur Sheldon is missing, 776 00:39:59,024 --> 00:40:01,985 that option was changed to the credit card option. 777 00:40:05,280 --> 00:40:07,699 NARRATOR: The investigation reveals that Kimberly 778 00:40:07,741 --> 00:40:09,743 was netting more than $2,000 a month 779 00:40:09,784 --> 00:40:11,786 from Goldie and Arthur. 780 00:40:11,828 --> 00:40:14,122 To protect her scam, prosecutors say 781 00:40:14,164 --> 00:40:18,126 she began driving a wedge between Goldie and her family. 782 00:40:18,168 --> 00:40:20,920 They believe it was her, not Goldie, 783 00:40:20,962 --> 00:40:23,173 who returned Goldie's phone to her son Fred 784 00:40:23,214 --> 00:40:26,468 with a note telling him never to call her. 785 00:40:26,509 --> 00:40:29,763 DET. MARK: The son Adam and his wife Crystal 786 00:40:29,804 --> 00:40:32,098 had a working knowledge of what Kim was doing. 787 00:40:32,140 --> 00:40:33,475 And it was clearly evident 788 00:40:33,516 --> 00:40:34,893 because they had taken possession 789 00:40:34,934 --> 00:40:36,770 of Goldie's residence. 790 00:40:36,811 --> 00:40:38,897 They had possession of her cars 791 00:40:38,938 --> 00:40:41,191 and a lot of her property. 792 00:40:41,232 --> 00:40:42,734 So they had to have had knowledge 793 00:40:42,776 --> 00:40:44,319 that something wasn't right. 794 00:40:44,361 --> 00:40:47,030 They were accessories to the incident. 795 00:40:52,035 --> 00:40:54,788 NARRATOR: In December of 2010, Kimberly Smith, 796 00:40:54,829 --> 00:40:57,123 along with Adam and Crystal Smith, 797 00:40:57,165 --> 00:41:01,461 are charged with multiple counts of fraud and forgery. 798 00:41:01,503 --> 00:41:04,839 Prosecutors believe their case is solid, 799 00:41:04,881 --> 00:41:08,009 but they realize the risk they take bringing it to trial. 800 00:41:08,051 --> 00:41:11,971 Kimberly has two elderly people currently in her care. 801 00:41:12,013 --> 00:41:14,474 If she's acquitted, prosecutors fear 802 00:41:14,516 --> 00:41:17,185 their lives could be at risk. 803 00:41:17,227 --> 00:41:19,145 FRED: I would do anything in this world 804 00:41:19,187 --> 00:41:22,399 to get my mom back. 805 00:41:22,440 --> 00:41:24,359 There's nothing I can do. 806 00:41:24,401 --> 00:41:25,985 She's gone. 807 00:41:26,027 --> 00:41:27,821 I'll never get another one. 808 00:41:27,862 --> 00:41:30,907 But if I can save one person, 809 00:41:33,201 --> 00:41:37,539 somebody's mom, somebody's dad, 810 00:41:37,580 --> 00:41:39,499 we'll do a plea bargain. 811 00:41:42,919 --> 00:41:46,423 NARRATOR: In August 2012, prosecutors offer Kimberly 812 00:41:46,464 --> 00:41:48,925 the plea deal for the fraud she committed 813 00:41:48,967 --> 00:41:52,429 against Goldie Robinson and Arthur Sheldon. 814 00:41:52,470 --> 00:41:55,807 NICOLE: Kimberly Smith decides to agree 815 00:41:55,849 --> 00:41:58,309 to a plea agreement with prosecutors. 816 00:42:00,103 --> 00:42:03,064 She was sentenced to 15 years in prison. 817 00:42:08,278 --> 00:42:11,531 Kim's son Adam Smith and his wife Crystal 818 00:42:11,573 --> 00:42:14,284 both pleaded no contest 819 00:42:14,325 --> 00:42:16,953 and they were sentenced to three years in prison. 820 00:42:21,291 --> 00:42:22,876 NARRATOR: For the family members 821 00:42:22,917 --> 00:42:26,171 who waited so long to find justice, 822 00:42:26,212 --> 00:42:28,965 the final outcome is bittersweet. 823 00:42:33,053 --> 00:42:37,515 STACIA: I want Kimberly Smith, Adam Smith, and Crystal 824 00:42:37,557 --> 00:42:41,436 to all understand that I forgive them, 825 00:42:43,980 --> 00:42:46,358 because that's what Goldie would want. 826 00:42:49,194 --> 00:42:52,155 FRED: If I could talk to mom, I would say this. 827 00:42:53,239 --> 00:42:57,243 Thank you for all you've done for me. 828 00:42:57,827 --> 00:43:01,331 You did a great job raising me. 829 00:43:03,583 --> 00:43:05,251 I love you. 830 00:43:10,006 --> 00:43:12,509 [**]