1 00:00:04,166 --> 00:00:06,500 [Pamela] Some utility workers find a body. 2 00:00:07,467 --> 00:00:08,700 I was just shocked. 3 00:00:08,767 --> 00:00:10,100 [Slav speaking] 4 00:00:11,900 --> 00:00:13,767 [Pamela] She had been meeting with contractors, 5 00:00:13,767 --> 00:00:16,467 was planning on remodeling her home. 6 00:00:16,467 --> 00:00:18,867 [Julia] He tied her with zip ties. 7 00:00:18,867 --> 00:00:21,567 [John] Forces Mindy into her car. 8 00:00:21,567 --> 00:00:24,000 There's an individual in dark clothing 9 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:25,467 that gets out of the driver's seat. 10 00:00:25,467 --> 00:00:28,066 [Pamela] He has a bandana pulled up. 11 00:00:28,066 --> 00:00:30,000 They had dated for a long time. 12 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:30,467 They had dated for a long time. 13 00:00:30,467 --> 00:00:33,467 How dare you move onto someone else? 14 00:00:33,467 --> 00:00:34,967 [John] And now she's terrified. 15 00:00:37,166 --> 00:00:39,300 [Pamela] If we don't find her before it snows, 16 00:00:39,367 --> 00:00:42,000 we are not gonna find her, possibly, ever. 17 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:46,200 [narrator] Every day in North America, 18 00:00:46,266 --> 00:00:48,767 dozens of people are murdered. 19 00:00:48,767 --> 00:00:51,200 They key to solving the toughest of these homicides 20 00:00:51,266 --> 00:00:54,266 lies in the final 24 hours of the victim's life. 21 00:00:55,166 --> 00:00:56,767 To crack the case, 22 00:00:56,767 --> 00:01:00,000 detectives must reconstruct that critical timeline, 23 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:00,500 detectives must reconstruct that critical timeline, 24 00:01:00,567 --> 00:01:03,367 the minutes and hours containing evidence 25 00:01:03,367 --> 00:01:06,567 that can help unlock the mystery and catch the killer. 26 00:01:14,900 --> 00:01:18,467 Anchorage, Alaska's most populated city 27 00:01:18,467 --> 00:01:20,367 in America's most northern state. 28 00:01:21,867 --> 00:01:25,600 Anchorage is a very vibrant city. 29 00:01:25,667 --> 00:01:27,367 [Julia] Anchorage is kind of a place that, 30 00:01:27,367 --> 00:01:29,100 one you live here, 31 00:01:29,166 --> 00:01:30,000 it's really hard to live elsewhere 32 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:30,700 it's really hard to live elsewhere 33 00:01:30,767 --> 00:01:33,900 without missing the natural environment. 34 00:01:33,967 --> 00:01:35,634 It's just stunningly beautiful. 35 00:01:37,066 --> 00:01:40,700 [narrator] But that beauty can hide a darker, more threatening side. 36 00:01:40,767 --> 00:01:42,000 [John] It's a remote place. 37 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:43,967 It's so far from the Lower 48 38 00:01:43,967 --> 00:01:47,266 that no one's gonna chase most criminals here. 39 00:01:47,266 --> 00:01:49,667 So we do have a very dangerous element. 40 00:01:51,367 --> 00:01:53,700 [narrator] On August sixth, 2007, 41 00:01:53,767 --> 00:01:55,400 a resident feels that danger 42 00:01:55,467 --> 00:01:57,266 and reaches out to police for help. 43 00:02:00,700 --> 00:02:03,367 [narrator] The frightened caller identifies herself as Gerri Yett. 44 00:02:04,300 --> 00:02:05,900 She hasn't heard from her friend, 45 00:02:05,967 --> 00:02:09,100 52-year-old Mindy Schloss. 46 00:02:09,100 --> 00:02:11,467 [Pamela] Gerri Yett is concerned 47 00:02:11,467 --> 00:02:13,166 because Mindy's been missing 48 00:02:13,166 --> 00:02:15,700 and out of touch for the past two days. 49 00:02:15,767 --> 00:02:18,467 [narrator] Mindy is a nurse practitioner. 50 00:02:18,467 --> 00:02:21,000 [Pamela] She traveled to remote villages 51 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:25,166 and brought care to the underserved communities in Alaska. 52 00:02:28,100 --> 00:02:30,000 Gerri had been asked by Mindy to take care of her cat 53 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:31,600 Gerri had been asked by Mindy to take care of her cat 54 00:02:31,667 --> 00:02:34,767 while Mindy made a work trip up to Fairbanks. 55 00:02:34,767 --> 00:02:38,100 Gerri said she noticed that the door handle was a little bit loose 56 00:02:39,867 --> 00:02:42,266 and she noticed that things just didn't look 57 00:02:42,266 --> 00:02:44,767 the way that they normally do in Mindy's house. 58 00:02:52,300 --> 00:02:54,500 [Pamela] Gerri said Mindy would never leave 59 00:02:54,567 --> 00:02:56,200 unpaid bills on the table. 60 00:02:57,367 --> 00:03:00,000 She was worried there had likely been 61 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:00,667 She was worried there had likely been 62 00:03:00,667 --> 00:03:02,367 some kind of foul play. 63 00:03:03,367 --> 00:03:05,100 [narrator] Now police have to determine 64 00:03:05,100 --> 00:03:07,166 whether Gerri's fear is justified 65 00:03:07,166 --> 00:03:08,667 or if she's overreacting 66 00:03:08,667 --> 00:03:11,767 to Mindy's absence of just two days. 67 00:03:11,767 --> 00:03:14,266 Detective Pam Perreneud is assigned the case. 68 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:17,200 When I get to the residence, 69 00:03:17,266 --> 00:03:19,166 I meet up with Gerri. 70 00:03:20,266 --> 00:03:21,800 I take a look around. 71 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,467 Didn't look out of order to me at all when I was in the home. 72 00:03:25,100 --> 00:03:26,367 I don't see any sign 73 00:03:26,367 --> 00:03:30,000 that the home was forced into by anyone 74 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:30,500 that the home was forced into by anyone 75 00:03:30,567 --> 00:03:32,500 and I don't see any sign of struggle. 76 00:03:33,767 --> 00:03:35,300 [narrator] And no sign that Mindy was robbed. 77 00:03:36,667 --> 00:03:40,166 I look for anything that looks like it had been taken. 78 00:03:40,166 --> 00:03:43,367 Mindy has a lot of Alaskan artefacts. 79 00:03:43,367 --> 00:03:44,967 I notice all of those things are there. 80 00:03:45,667 --> 00:03:47,367 In my thinking, 81 00:03:47,367 --> 00:03:50,967 probably, somebody didn't come in here to burglarize the home 82 00:03:50,967 --> 00:03:53,166 because all of these expensive items 83 00:03:53,166 --> 00:03:54,967 would be easily taken by somebody 84 00:03:54,967 --> 00:03:56,667 are still here. 85 00:03:56,667 --> 00:03:59,000 [narrator] But Gerri informs Detective Perreneud 86 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:00,000 that there is something significant missing, 87 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:01,367 that there is something significant missing, 88 00:04:02,066 --> 00:04:03,100 Mindy's car. 89 00:04:03,166 --> 00:04:04,467 [Slav speaking] 90 00:04:18,300 --> 00:04:21,166 [Pamela] And Gerri tells me Mindy didn't arrive 91 00:04:21,166 --> 00:04:25,567 for her scheduled work in Fairbanks, Alaska. 92 00:04:25,567 --> 00:04:28,367 I'm starting to think that something isn't quite right here. 93 00:04:29,500 --> 00:04:30,000 And Gerri showed me Mindy's bed. 94 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,066 And Gerri showed me Mindy's bed. 95 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,467 We see that the bed is made perfectly. 96 00:04:35,467 --> 00:04:38,200 It's got military corners on it 97 00:04:38,266 --> 00:04:41,667 and she just said it was definitely not made by her friend. 98 00:04:41,667 --> 00:04:43,100 It is so valuable 99 00:04:43,100 --> 00:04:45,400 to have a friend know their friend's habit 100 00:04:45,467 --> 00:04:48,867 and can easily pick on things that may be out of place 101 00:04:48,867 --> 00:04:50,600 or things that they wouldn't have done 102 00:04:50,667 --> 00:04:52,767 that investigators wouldn't know. 103 00:04:52,767 --> 00:04:54,200 [narrator] For police to determine 104 00:04:54,266 --> 00:04:57,166 if anything out of the ordinary happened to Mindy, 105 00:04:57,166 --> 00:05:00,000 they first need to learn what Mindy's ordinary life looked like 106 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:00,500 they first need to learn what Mindy's ordinary life looked like 107 00:05:00,567 --> 00:05:03,266 while living alone in Anchorage. 108 00:05:03,266 --> 00:05:04,667 [Julia] Mindy Schloss is somebody 109 00:05:04,667 --> 00:05:06,767 who lived in Alaska for a long time. 110 00:05:06,767 --> 00:05:11,567 She moved to Alaska in 1980 from Syracuse, New York. 111 00:05:11,567 --> 00:05:14,967 [Pamela] She was a kind, caring, compassionate, 112 00:05:14,967 --> 00:05:17,867 responsible member of society. 113 00:05:17,867 --> 00:05:20,500 She worked her entire career 114 00:05:20,567 --> 00:05:22,567 as a public health nurse. 115 00:05:22,567 --> 00:05:24,900 The Alaska wilderness was like heaven for her. 116 00:05:24,967 --> 00:05:27,867 She loved to pick berries and make pies. 117 00:05:27,867 --> 00:05:29,867 [narrator] Given Mindy's love of the forest 118 00:05:29,867 --> 00:05:30,000 and the vast wilderness, 119 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:31,467 and the vast wilderness, 120 00:05:31,467 --> 00:05:34,100 perhaps she ventured into unfamiliar territory 121 00:05:34,166 --> 00:05:35,567 and couldn't find her way out. 122 00:05:36,166 --> 00:05:37,900 I'm thinking, possibly, 123 00:05:37,967 --> 00:05:39,967 Mindy had gotten into her car 124 00:05:39,967 --> 00:05:43,166 and gone out in the woods berry picking 125 00:05:43,166 --> 00:05:45,667 and maybe she got lost, maybe she got hurt. 126 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,100 [Pamela] And, looking at pictures, 127 00:05:52,100 --> 00:05:55,767 I see that Mindy has a unique necklace 128 00:05:56,767 --> 00:06:00,000 and she also has a gold watch on her wrist. 129 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:00,166 and she also has a gold watch on her wrist. 130 00:06:00,166 --> 00:06:03,867 [narrator] Anchorage police declare Mindy Schloss a missing person 131 00:06:03,867 --> 00:06:06,500 and distribute pictures of her and her vehicle. 132 00:06:11,266 --> 00:06:13,900 Teams search for her in the surrounding woods 133 00:06:13,967 --> 00:06:16,400 and keep an eye out for her vehicle 134 00:06:16,467 --> 00:06:17,900 which she may have left at a trailhead. 135 00:06:18,967 --> 00:06:20,300 [Slav speaking] 136 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:25,567 [narrator] Anchorage search teams 137 00:06:25,567 --> 00:06:28,400 are very experienced at finding lost hikers. 138 00:06:28,467 --> 00:06:30,000 And since Mindy's been missing for just two days, 139 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:31,367 And since Mindy's been missing for just two days, 140 00:06:31,367 --> 00:06:34,266 their chances are still high of finding her alive. 141 00:06:36,100 --> 00:06:37,567 Back at Mindy's house, 142 00:06:37,567 --> 00:06:41,467 detectives try to track Mindy's whereabouts by other means. 143 00:06:41,467 --> 00:06:45,767 [Pamela] I wanted to find Mindy's bank information 144 00:06:45,767 --> 00:06:48,567 because I know from previous investigations that 145 00:06:48,567 --> 00:06:52,000 that is one way to easily track a victim. 146 00:06:57,266 --> 00:06:59,300 [narrator] Police don't find it, 147 00:06:59,367 --> 00:07:00,000 but they do find a stash of Mindy's old purses and wallets. 148 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,667 but they do find a stash of Mindy's old purses and wallets. 149 00:07:02,667 --> 00:07:04,467 In one purse, 150 00:07:04,467 --> 00:07:06,200 there was a wallet that was empty 151 00:07:06,266 --> 00:07:08,000 except for a small piece of paper 152 00:07:08,066 --> 00:07:09,567 that had four numbers on it. 153 00:07:10,100 --> 00:07:11,100 [Slav speaking] 154 00:07:15,100 --> 00:07:16,867 I made a note of that PIN number 155 00:07:16,867 --> 00:07:19,867 and held onto the piece of paper as evidence. 156 00:07:21,100 --> 00:07:22,467 [narrator] With this information, 157 00:07:22,467 --> 00:07:24,100 Detective Perreneud and her team 158 00:07:24,100 --> 00:07:26,700 will attempt to piece together Mindy's whereabouts 159 00:07:26,767 --> 00:07:29,100 in the lead-up to her disappearance. 160 00:07:29,100 --> 00:07:30,000 [Pamela] We know that Mindy went missing 161 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:31,000 [Pamela] We know that Mindy went missing 162 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:34,600 sometime between August fourth and August seventh. 163 00:07:34,667 --> 00:07:37,400 Mindy was supposed to leave Anchorage on August sixth, 164 00:07:37,467 --> 00:07:41,266 arrive in Fairbanks and start seeing patients on August seventh. 165 00:07:42,467 --> 00:07:45,367 So, with the information about Mindy's bank account, 166 00:07:45,367 --> 00:07:47,100 we do a bank trace. 167 00:07:47,100 --> 00:07:49,867 [John] It shows a $500 withdrawal 168 00:07:49,867 --> 00:07:52,166 from Mindy's account on August the fifth. 169 00:07:52,967 --> 00:07:54,600 And then, on August sixth, 170 00:07:54,667 --> 00:07:57,767 another $500 is withdrawn from Mindy's account 171 00:07:57,767 --> 00:07:59,767 from a different ATM. 172 00:08:08,367 --> 00:08:12,066 [narrator] Both withdrawals are within several miles of Mindy's home. 173 00:08:12,066 --> 00:08:15,467 So the question is did Mindy make those withdrawals, 174 00:08:15,467 --> 00:08:16,767 or did someone else? 175 00:08:17,700 --> 00:08:20,367 [Pamela] We talked to the bank 176 00:08:20,367 --> 00:08:22,367 where the withdrawals were made 177 00:08:22,367 --> 00:08:24,000 and we were able to get video 178 00:08:24,066 --> 00:08:28,266 of the person that was using Mindy's ATM card. 179 00:08:28,266 --> 00:08:30,000 [narrator] And that person is clearly not Mindy. 180 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:30,500 [narrator] And that person is clearly not Mindy. 181 00:08:31,166 --> 00:08:33,400 [Pamela] We see a man 182 00:08:33,467 --> 00:08:36,100 who looks to be in his 20s. 183 00:08:36,100 --> 00:08:38,066 He looked like he had a muscular build. 184 00:08:38,066 --> 00:08:39,500 He was average height. 185 00:08:40,900 --> 00:08:43,600 [Julia] And a black, puffy jacket 186 00:08:43,667 --> 00:08:45,100 with a ball cap 187 00:08:45,100 --> 00:08:47,367 and a bandana around his face. 188 00:08:47,367 --> 00:08:51,400 We see him go into the ATM area 189 00:08:51,467 --> 00:08:53,367 and then uses Mindy's card 190 00:08:53,367 --> 00:08:56,367 to make a $500 withdrawal from her account, 191 00:08:56,367 --> 00:08:58,600 which was the maximum that could be withdrawn, 192 00:08:58,667 --> 00:08:59,767 and leaves. 193 00:09:00,700 --> 00:09:02,467 [narrator] The ATM video leads detectives 194 00:09:02,467 --> 00:09:04,266 to one terrifying conclusion. 195 00:09:04,967 --> 00:09:07,567 Mindy has been robbed 196 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:11,800 and probably murdered for her money. 197 00:09:13,467 --> 00:09:16,400 [narrator] Detectives believe this man is likely responsible, 198 00:09:16,467 --> 00:09:17,567 but who is he? 199 00:09:38,867 --> 00:09:41,266 And when he pulls the bandana back up, 200 00:09:41,266 --> 00:09:43,900 we see that there's a small tattoo on his finger. 201 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:47,867 [narrator] Whoever this masked man is, 202 00:09:47,867 --> 00:09:50,367 he may have kidnapped Mindy from her home. 203 00:10:01,567 --> 00:10:04,000 When we're searching the residence, 204 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:05,600 there's really not much evidence there. 205 00:10:05,667 --> 00:10:06,900 There's no sign of a cleanup. 206 00:10:06,967 --> 00:10:08,066 There's no blood. 207 00:10:08,066 --> 00:10:09,367 There's no sign of a struggle. 208 00:10:10,767 --> 00:10:13,467 We do find a pubic hair 209 00:10:13,467 --> 00:10:14,900 lifted from the carpet 210 00:10:14,967 --> 00:10:16,900 in the living room of Mindy's home. 211 00:10:23,166 --> 00:10:26,066 [narrator] The lab reveals that the hairs were not from Mindy 212 00:10:26,066 --> 00:10:28,367 but from a Caucasian man. 213 00:10:28,367 --> 00:10:30,000 Could it be from the same man with the tattoo 214 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:30,567 Could it be from the same man with the tattoo 215 00:10:30,567 --> 00:10:32,767 captured on bank cameras? 216 00:10:32,767 --> 00:10:35,800 And that's not all the team finds in Mindy's bedroom. 217 00:10:40,667 --> 00:10:43,600 [Pamela] Those are oftentimes used to restrain people 218 00:10:43,667 --> 00:10:45,767 when somebody's committing a crime. 219 00:10:47,667 --> 00:10:49,467 [narrator] Detective Perreneud now suspects 220 00:10:49,467 --> 00:10:51,467 the perpetrator likely tied Mindy up 221 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:53,567 and then killed her elsewhere. 222 00:10:54,867 --> 00:10:56,967 Investigators know that most murders 223 00:10:56,967 --> 00:10:59,266 are committed by someone known to the victim. 224 00:10:59,266 --> 00:11:00,000 Mindy has no family that lives in Anchorage. 225 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,000 Mindy has no family that lives in Anchorage. 226 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:03,767 They all live out of state. 227 00:11:03,767 --> 00:11:06,867 So I go back to Mindy's friend Gerri 228 00:11:06,867 --> 00:11:10,266 and I ask her if there is anybody that she can think of 229 00:11:10,266 --> 00:11:11,667 that would wanna hurt Mindy. 230 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:25,767 [narrator] A man named Bob Conway. 231 00:11:26,467 --> 00:11:28,700 Gerri told me that, recently, 232 00:11:28,767 --> 00:11:30,000 Mindy had broken the relationship off 233 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:30,967 Mindy had broken the relationship off 234 00:11:30,967 --> 00:11:34,567 and had started dating new people. 235 00:11:34,567 --> 00:11:36,767 [narrator] Detective Perreneud now wonders, 236 00:11:36,767 --> 00:11:39,567 is it possible that Mindy's ex-boyfriend Bob 237 00:11:39,567 --> 00:11:41,266 was triggered by jealousy? 238 00:11:41,266 --> 00:11:45,367 That could be something that is extremely aggravating to him. 239 00:11:45,367 --> 00:11:48,000 Like, "How dare you move onto someone else?" 240 00:11:48,667 --> 00:11:49,767 [Slav speaking] 241 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:58,900 [narrator] Nurse Practitioner Mindy Schloss 242 00:11:58,967 --> 00:12:01,300 has been missing from her Anchorage, Alaska, home for three days 243 00:12:01,367 --> 00:12:03,100 and feared dead. 244 00:12:03,166 --> 00:12:06,100 Detectives believe someone close to her may be responsible, 245 00:12:07,100 --> 00:12:09,367 her ex-boyfriend, Bob Conway. 246 00:12:09,367 --> 00:12:11,867 Recent exes are always prime suspects. 247 00:12:12,567 --> 00:12:13,900 [Pamela] When I talked to Bob 248 00:12:13,967 --> 00:12:16,200 and asked him about his relationship with Mindy, 249 00:12:16,266 --> 00:12:19,767 he tells me that they did have a long-standing relationship 250 00:12:19,767 --> 00:12:21,200 and, recently, 251 00:12:21,266 --> 00:12:23,767 Mindy had broken the relationship off. 252 00:12:23,767 --> 00:12:24,967 [Slav speaking] 253 00:12:31,667 --> 00:12:34,767 [narrator] Bob also claims he has a solid alibi. 254 00:12:34,767 --> 00:12:36,967 [Pamela] Bob claims that, at the time that Mindy disappeared, 255 00:12:36,967 --> 00:12:40,000 he was in Juneau, Alaska, working, 256 00:12:40,066 --> 00:12:43,166 which is hundreds of miles away from Anchorage. 257 00:12:43,166 --> 00:12:45,767 [narrator] But was Bob actually there when he says he was? 258 00:12:45,767 --> 00:12:48,600 [Pamela] When I checked with his employer, 259 00:12:48,667 --> 00:12:50,200 at the time that Mindy disappeared, 260 00:12:50,266 --> 00:12:52,667 the employer showed that he was actually in Juneau. 261 00:13:03,467 --> 00:13:06,266 So, at this point, Bob is no longer a suspect. 262 00:13:07,867 --> 00:13:11,166 [narrator] With Mindy's ex-boyfriend ruled out, 263 00:13:11,166 --> 00:13:14,400 the team canvasses Mindy's neighbors for possible new leads. 264 00:13:15,500 --> 00:13:16,667 [Slav speaking] 265 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:29,867 [narrator] That is, until the occupants of a house 266 00:13:29,867 --> 00:13:32,166 right beside Mindy's moved in. 267 00:13:32,166 --> 00:13:34,066 [Pamela] The home is known as the "party house" 268 00:13:34,066 --> 00:13:36,367 and we find out that there was a large party 269 00:13:36,367 --> 00:13:39,467 at the home on August third. 270 00:13:39,467 --> 00:13:43,266 [narrator] That's the same night Mindy Schloss likely went missing. 271 00:13:43,266 --> 00:13:47,066 Witnesses indicate that there was about 25 to 50 people 272 00:13:47,066 --> 00:13:50,567 that were coming and going all hours of the night. 273 00:13:50,567 --> 00:13:54,166 [Pamela] Every neighbor complained about that party. 274 00:13:54,166 --> 00:13:55,715 [narrator] Since Mindy lived right next door, 275 00:13:55,715 --> 00:13:56,767 [narrator] Since Mindy lived right next door, 276 00:13:56,767 --> 00:13:58,600 maybe she confronted drunk residents 277 00:13:58,667 --> 00:14:00,567 in the wee hours to shut it down 278 00:14:00,567 --> 00:14:02,800 and the exchange at the party house turned ugly. 279 00:14:02,867 --> 00:14:05,867 [Pamela] I go up to the house and I knocked. 280 00:14:05,867 --> 00:14:07,000 Nobody answers. 281 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,000 I look in the windows. Nobody answers. 282 00:14:09,900 --> 00:14:12,066 So I go to the house 283 00:14:12,066 --> 00:14:14,967 that is next to the party house. 284 00:14:14,967 --> 00:14:16,266 I knock on the door. 285 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:22,800 [Pamela] It's obvious that she's uneasy. 286 00:14:23,767 --> 00:14:25,400 She keeps looking around. 287 00:14:25,467 --> 00:14:25,715 She tells me, "No, I really don't know the people that live there." 288 00:14:25,715 --> 00:14:29,100 She tells me, "No, I really don't know the people that live there." 289 00:14:29,100 --> 00:14:30,867 You know, "I have to go to work. 290 00:14:30,867 --> 00:14:32,467 I'm kind of running late." 291 00:14:32,467 --> 00:14:36,066 It seems as if she wants me to go away. 292 00:14:36,066 --> 00:14:38,066 She just doesn't wanna talk to me anymore. 293 00:14:38,066 --> 00:14:39,867 But I give her my business card 294 00:14:39,867 --> 00:14:42,166 and tell her, if she thinks of anything else, 295 00:14:42,166 --> 00:14:44,667 to please give me a call. 296 00:14:44,667 --> 00:14:47,800 [narrator] With no leads from Mindy's neighbors on her disappearance, 297 00:14:47,867 --> 00:14:49,800 investigators sift through paperwork 298 00:14:49,867 --> 00:14:52,367 they collected the day before from Mindy's home. 299 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:04,066 One of the contractors met with Mindy at her home on August third. 300 00:15:05,367 --> 00:15:07,000 [narrator] The same day as the party, 301 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:10,367 when police suspect Mindy went missing. 302 00:15:10,367 --> 00:15:13,567 [John] The contractor may be the last person who had seen Mindy 303 00:15:13,567 --> 00:15:14,800 before her disappearance. 304 00:15:27,767 --> 00:15:29,467 [narrator] Detectives reach out to Susan 305 00:15:29,467 --> 00:15:30,800 to find out what she might know 306 00:15:30,867 --> 00:15:32,800 about the contractor's meeting with Mindy. 307 00:15:54,100 --> 00:15:55,715 [narrator] Is it possible the contractor's verbal assaults 308 00:15:55,715 --> 00:15:56,767 [narrator] Is it possible the contractor's verbal assaults 309 00:15:56,767 --> 00:15:59,467 escalated into physical violence? 310 00:15:59,467 --> 00:16:02,700 A contractor would also have knowledge of the property, 311 00:16:02,767 --> 00:16:05,166 knowledge of the occupant's routines 312 00:16:06,166 --> 00:16:07,600 and, perhaps, even access to the home, 313 00:16:07,667 --> 00:16:09,500 a garage code, a house key. 314 00:16:09,567 --> 00:16:12,667 So, police would want to look into this contractor 315 00:16:12,667 --> 00:16:13,867 and his background. 316 00:16:14,500 --> 00:16:15,634 [Slav speaking] 317 00:16:31,500 --> 00:16:33,266 [narrator] Detectives want to hear the story 318 00:16:33,266 --> 00:16:36,400 this abusive, ex-con contractor has to tell. 319 00:16:36,467 --> 00:16:37,567 [Slav speaking] 320 00:16:44,500 --> 00:16:47,200 This contractor says that he believes 321 00:16:47,266 --> 00:16:49,000 Mindy was trying to lowball him. 322 00:16:49,066 --> 00:16:52,000 He confirms they actually got into an argument 323 00:16:52,066 --> 00:16:53,266 and he was upset 324 00:16:53,266 --> 00:16:55,715 but denies that he did anything to her. 325 00:16:55,715 --> 00:16:55,867 but denies that he did anything to her. 326 00:16:56,867 --> 00:16:58,900 [narrator] But detectives need to be sure 327 00:16:58,967 --> 00:17:01,100 and they have one way to find out. 328 00:17:01,567 --> 00:17:02,767 [Slav speaking] 329 00:17:07,166 --> 00:17:09,367 He was asked for a DNA sample 330 00:17:09,367 --> 00:17:11,700 and he provided it without a problem. 331 00:17:12,367 --> 00:17:13,967 [Slav speaking] 332 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:25,715 [narrator] Police have no choice but to eliminate the contractor 333 00:17:25,715 --> 00:17:26,967 [narrator] Police have no choice but to eliminate the contractor 334 00:17:26,967 --> 00:17:28,367 as a potential suspect. 335 00:17:29,367 --> 00:17:30,567 [Slav speaking] 336 00:17:47,567 --> 00:17:49,567 [narrator] Detectives get a photo of the young man 337 00:17:49,567 --> 00:17:50,900 and compare it to the man 338 00:17:50,967 --> 00:17:53,867 seen stealing Mindy's money in the ATM video. 339 00:17:53,867 --> 00:17:55,133 [Slav speaking] 340 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:18,066 [narrator] Police bring him in to supply a DNA sample 341 00:18:18,066 --> 00:18:21,000 to compare with the male DNA found in Mindy's house. 342 00:18:22,567 --> 00:18:25,100 When investigators get the results back from the lab, 343 00:18:26,166 --> 00:18:27,800 they find there is no match. 344 00:18:30,367 --> 00:18:33,767 [narrator] Detectives rule out the contractor's son as a suspect. 345 00:18:37,667 --> 00:18:39,100 [narrator] But, on August ninth, 346 00:18:39,100 --> 00:18:41,300 five days after Mindy goes missing, 347 00:18:41,367 --> 00:18:43,567 police get a big break in the case. 348 00:18:43,567 --> 00:18:46,367 A person has found Mindy's car 349 00:18:46,367 --> 00:18:49,000 at the Anchorage International Airport. 350 00:18:49,066 --> 00:18:51,000 [narrator] Could this mean that Mindy Schloss 351 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:53,600 made it to Fairbanks on her business trip after all? 352 00:18:53,667 --> 00:18:55,715 The vast majority of missing persons return unharmed. 353 00:18:55,715 --> 00:18:57,300 The vast majority of missing persons return unharmed. 354 00:19:05,166 --> 00:19:07,200 [narrator] Detective Perreneud is less optimistic. 355 00:19:08,300 --> 00:19:12,166 But I just know that Mindy was probably dead. 356 00:19:12,767 --> 00:19:14,967 We are very worried 357 00:19:14,967 --> 00:19:18,266 that we're actually gonna find Mindy in the trunk of her car. 358 00:19:21,867 --> 00:19:23,667 [narrator] In Anchorage, Alaska, 359 00:19:23,667 --> 00:19:26,967 52-year-old Mindy Schloss has been missing for five days 360 00:19:26,967 --> 00:19:29,767 when detectives respond to a call about her vehicle. 361 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:34,867 Mindy's car was found at the Anchorage airport. 362 00:19:35,867 --> 00:19:38,166 We go to the parking lot. 363 00:19:38,166 --> 00:19:41,066 It's parked, not in regular parking 364 00:19:41,066 --> 00:19:43,300 like somebody would take a flight to the airport, 365 00:19:43,367 --> 00:19:47,166 but in a place that provides food for the airlines. 366 00:19:50,900 --> 00:19:52,100 [Pamela] She's not in her car. 367 00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:59,767 [Pamela] And we find a suitcase 368 00:19:59,767 --> 00:20:02,266 and items for travel inside the suitcase. 369 00:20:03,100 --> 00:20:04,300 [Slav speaking] 370 00:20:10,667 --> 00:20:11,867 [narrator] In Mindy's car, 371 00:20:11,867 --> 00:20:14,467 investigators also find her computer. 372 00:20:14,467 --> 00:20:17,700 Police technicians determine the last time Mindy logged on. 373 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:31,667 [narrator] As police suspected, 374 00:20:31,667 --> 00:20:35,667 Mindy was likely abducted shortly after that on August fourth. 375 00:20:35,667 --> 00:20:38,200 And her car has still more to reveal. 376 00:20:39,367 --> 00:20:41,967 [Pamela] We can see a shoe impression, 377 00:20:41,967 --> 00:20:45,600 as if somebody was laying in the backseat of the car 378 00:20:45,667 --> 00:20:49,166 and their feet were pressed up against the side wall 379 00:20:49,166 --> 00:20:50,667 just below the window. 380 00:20:55,867 --> 00:20:58,100 [narrator] Detectives suspect that woman was Mindy, 381 00:20:58,166 --> 00:21:00,867 who was likely restrained and lying on her back. 382 00:21:00,867 --> 00:21:04,400 But what police discover next is even more grim. 383 00:21:05,567 --> 00:21:06,967 [Slav speaking] 384 00:21:19,066 --> 00:21:20,500 [narrator] Mindy is still missing, 385 00:21:20,567 --> 00:21:20,893 but she was bound and bleeding in the backseat of her car. 386 00:21:20,893 --> 00:21:23,967 but she was bound and bleeding in the backseat of her car. 387 00:21:23,967 --> 00:21:26,166 At this point, we become extremely concerned. 388 00:21:26,166 --> 00:21:28,900 It's not just that she was missing. 389 00:21:29,700 --> 00:21:31,166 Mindy was probably dead. 390 00:21:32,567 --> 00:21:34,300 [narrator] Now detectives need to figure out 391 00:21:34,367 --> 00:21:36,100 who left Mindy's car at the airport. 392 00:21:44,467 --> 00:21:46,667 [narrator] Mindy's red sedan arrives at the airport 393 00:21:46,667 --> 00:21:49,567 on August fourth at 12:45 PM. 394 00:21:49,567 --> 00:21:50,893 But she's not in it. 395 00:21:50,893 --> 00:21:51,200 But she's not in it. 396 00:21:52,700 --> 00:21:54,800 The surveillance video shows the vehicle 397 00:21:54,867 --> 00:21:58,166 pulling into the parking lot and parking near the building. 398 00:21:59,266 --> 00:22:01,266 Then we can see that there's an individual 399 00:22:01,266 --> 00:22:02,767 that gets out of the driver's seat. 400 00:22:03,567 --> 00:22:04,800 [Slav speaking] 401 00:22:14,166 --> 00:22:15,867 [narrator] The man exiting Mindy's car 402 00:22:15,867 --> 00:22:18,000 has the same backpack and skin tone 403 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:20,367 as the man in the ATM videos. 404 00:22:20,367 --> 00:22:20,893 We are certain that the suspect is responsible for Mindy's disappearance. 405 00:22:20,893 --> 00:22:25,000 We are certain that the suspect is responsible for Mindy's disappearance. 406 00:22:25,066 --> 00:22:27,667 [narrator] But to find him, they first need to identify him. 407 00:22:33,300 --> 00:22:36,567 [narrator] Police process the vehicle for prints, but find none. 408 00:22:43,667 --> 00:22:47,200 This individual is trying to cover his tracks. 409 00:22:47,266 --> 00:22:50,867 [narrator] Without fingerprints or DNA of the man in the videos, 410 00:22:50,867 --> 00:22:50,893 detectives have no way to identify him. 411 00:22:50,893 --> 00:22:52,767 detectives have no way to identify him. 412 00:22:54,266 --> 00:22:57,867 But investigators think of another way to find his name. 413 00:22:57,867 --> 00:23:01,500 We find out, in the evening of August third, 414 00:23:01,567 --> 00:23:03,667 she is visited by one of the contractors 415 00:23:03,667 --> 00:23:06,467 to discuss the remodeling of her home. 416 00:23:07,500 --> 00:23:09,100 [narrator] And that's not all they find out. 417 00:23:10,367 --> 00:23:11,400 [Slav speaking] 418 00:23:13,367 --> 00:23:14,900 [John] This guy is a serious criminal. 419 00:23:14,967 --> 00:23:16,166 [Slav speaking] 420 00:23:17,467 --> 00:23:20,893 He has a long criminal history, including assault. 421 00:23:20,893 --> 00:23:21,066 He has a long criminal history, including assault. 422 00:23:21,066 --> 00:23:25,400 [narrator] Detectives also discover that Tiger Chase is ex-military. 423 00:23:25,467 --> 00:23:27,667 The way that Mindy Schloss' bed was made 424 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:32,000 was with military-style precision. 425 00:23:32,066 --> 00:23:34,467 [narrator] Could Chase be the one who made Mindy's bed, 426 00:23:34,467 --> 00:23:36,300 withdrew her money, 427 00:23:36,367 --> 00:23:38,100 then left her car at the airport 428 00:23:38,100 --> 00:23:40,100 all to conceal his abduction, 429 00:23:40,100 --> 00:23:43,600 theft, murder and disposal of Mindy Schloss? 430 00:23:43,667 --> 00:23:46,367 There is a possibility that this could be our guy. 431 00:23:51,166 --> 00:23:53,000 [narrator] Five days after Mindy Schloss 432 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:54,667 went missing in Anchorage, Alaska, 433 00:23:54,667 --> 00:23:58,500 police pick up a Hells Angels ex-con named Tiger Chase. 434 00:24:00,700 --> 00:24:03,100 Chase met Mindy about contracting work 435 00:24:03,166 --> 00:24:04,900 the day before she went missing. 436 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:06,700 [Slav speaking] 437 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,100 We were looking for an individual with a tattoo 438 00:24:12,166 --> 00:24:14,567 that we saw in the ATM video. 439 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:30,467 [narrator] But is he telling the truth? 440 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:49,800 [narrator] With Chase ruled out, 441 00:24:49,867 --> 00:24:50,095 investigators have run out of leads. 442 00:24:50,095 --> 00:24:51,967 investigators have run out of leads. 443 00:24:52,867 --> 00:24:54,266 [Slav speaking] 444 00:24:59,667 --> 00:25:02,166 [narrator] And after several days of searching, 445 00:25:02,166 --> 00:25:05,400 police have also failed to find any trace of Mindy 446 00:25:05,467 --> 00:25:08,266 in the woods near her home, or anywhere else. 447 00:25:09,867 --> 00:25:12,200 [Michael] With each passing hour or day, 448 00:25:12,266 --> 00:25:14,467 the likelihood of recovering a body 449 00:25:14,467 --> 00:25:15,900 and any evidence to go with it 450 00:25:15,967 --> 00:25:17,700 becomes increasingly unlikely. 451 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:20,095 [narrator] But six days after Mindy's disappearance, 452 00:25:20,095 --> 00:25:22,066 [narrator] But six days after Mindy's disappearance, 453 00:25:22,066 --> 00:25:25,300 detective Perrenoud gets a promising lead. 454 00:25:25,367 --> 00:25:27,467 [Pamela] I get a call from Kathy, 455 00:25:27,467 --> 00:25:29,300 the woman that I gave my business card to, 456 00:25:29,367 --> 00:25:32,400 the neighbor next to the party house 457 00:25:32,467 --> 00:25:35,000 that seemed to be really uncomfortable talking to me. 458 00:25:35,066 --> 00:25:36,200 [Slav speaking] 459 00:25:44,967 --> 00:25:46,367 His first name is Josh. 460 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:50,095 [Slav speaking] 461 00:25:50,095 --> 00:25:50,533 [Slav speaking] 462 00:25:52,700 --> 00:25:56,100 [narrator] Josh lived in the party house between Kathy and Mindy. 463 00:25:56,166 --> 00:25:59,166 Kathy now believes Josh may have harmed Mindy 464 00:25:59,166 --> 00:26:01,600 because he's been threatening Kathy too. 465 00:26:02,100 --> 00:26:03,333 [Slav speaking] 466 00:26:09,066 --> 00:26:11,367 [narrator] Terrified of her young neighbor's threats, 467 00:26:11,367 --> 00:26:13,400 she sits down to tell the detective 468 00:26:13,467 --> 00:26:15,266 everything she knows about Josh. 469 00:26:16,367 --> 00:26:18,667 Detective Perrenoud records the conversation. 470 00:26:19,300 --> 00:26:20,095 [Pamela] Kathy tells me that, 471 00:26:20,095 --> 00:26:21,000 [Pamela] Kathy tells me that, 472 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:25,166 just before I knocked on the door of her home, 473 00:26:25,166 --> 00:26:28,367 Josh from next door at the party house 474 00:26:28,367 --> 00:26:30,667 comes over to her house. 475 00:26:55,166 --> 00:26:58,100 And that's why she got rid of us as quick as possible. 476 00:27:12,467 --> 00:27:15,066 [Pamela] She asked him, "What was that warrant for?" 477 00:27:15,066 --> 00:27:18,800 And he told her it was for robbing a drug dealer. 478 00:27:18,867 --> 00:27:20,095 And he just didn't want the police to know he was there 479 00:27:20,095 --> 00:27:20,900 And he just didn't want the police to know he was there 480 00:27:20,967 --> 00:27:23,467 because he knew that he would get arrested. 481 00:27:23,467 --> 00:27:26,900 She also told me that, later that evening, 482 00:27:26,967 --> 00:27:29,200 she could hear somebody walking on the porch. 483 00:27:33,867 --> 00:27:35,767 [John] Initially, she thinks it's her roommate, 484 00:27:35,767 --> 00:27:37,000 but then, as she looks out, 485 00:27:37,066 --> 00:27:39,767 she sees Josh pacing on her front porch. 486 00:27:40,467 --> 00:27:41,967 And now she's terrified. 487 00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:46,200 [Pamela] That is what prompted her to give us a call 488 00:27:46,266 --> 00:27:48,767 'cause she knew that she could be in danger. 489 00:27:48,767 --> 00:27:50,095 [narrator] Detective Perrenoud asks Kathy 490 00:27:50,095 --> 00:27:50,500 [narrator] Detective Perrenoud asks Kathy 491 00:27:50,567 --> 00:27:52,767 to tell her more of what she knows about Josh. 492 00:28:22,166 --> 00:28:23,467 [narrator] More importantly, 493 00:28:23,467 --> 00:28:26,100 Kathy noticed that Josh has tattoos on his hands. 494 00:28:26,100 --> 00:28:29,467 Kathy's description of Josh could very well match 495 00:28:29,467 --> 00:28:32,600 that of the person in the surveillance footage from the ATM. 496 00:28:36,266 --> 00:28:38,266 [Pamela] We know we have to find Josh. 497 00:28:38,266 --> 00:28:41,567 So we set up surveillance on the party house. 498 00:28:43,100 --> 00:28:45,900 We take notes about who's coming and going. 499 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:50,095 [narrator] And while police keep an eye on the place, 500 00:28:50,095 --> 00:28:50,100 [narrator] And while police keep an eye on the place, 501 00:28:50,166 --> 00:28:52,700 detectives search for Josh's last name. 502 00:28:53,567 --> 00:28:54,867 [Slav speaking] 503 00:28:58,166 --> 00:29:01,066 [narrator] Detectives obtain the lease from the owner. 504 00:29:01,066 --> 00:29:03,266 [John] And there is no Josh on the lease, 505 00:29:03,266 --> 00:29:06,700 only Shane, the son of the property owner. 506 00:29:06,767 --> 00:29:08,166 So we talk to Shane. 507 00:29:31,567 --> 00:29:34,567 [narrator] Detectives ask Shane Josh's last name. 508 00:29:34,567 --> 00:29:37,500 Unfortunately, he doesn't know Josh's last name, 509 00:29:37,567 --> 00:29:40,100 but his friend Jenna might. 510 00:29:46,100 --> 00:29:48,000 [John] When we hear the name Joshua Wade, 511 00:29:48,667 --> 00:29:50,095 our jaws drop to the table. 512 00:29:50,095 --> 00:29:50,166 our jaws drop to the table. 513 00:29:51,467 --> 00:29:53,367 [narrator] It turns out Joshua Wade 514 00:29:53,367 --> 00:29:55,100 has no pending arrest warrants, 515 00:29:55,100 --> 00:29:57,567 but he does have serious priors. 516 00:29:57,567 --> 00:30:00,066 He had been arrested and charged 517 00:30:00,066 --> 00:30:01,800 with the murder of Della Brown. 518 00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:06,567 Although he was acquitted of the murder, 519 00:30:06,567 --> 00:30:09,266 he was convicted of evidence-tampering. 520 00:30:09,266 --> 00:30:11,767 [narrator] While Wade has no warrants out for his arrest, 521 00:30:11,767 --> 00:30:14,667 he's an ex-convict and only recently released. 522 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:18,567 [Julia] Josh Wade served six and a half years in prison 523 00:30:18,567 --> 00:30:20,095 and he had only been out about six months 524 00:30:20,095 --> 00:30:22,000 and he had only been out about six months 525 00:30:22,066 --> 00:30:24,266 when Mindy Schloss disappeared. 526 00:30:25,900 --> 00:30:29,400 [narrator] Joshua Wade is now the prime suspect in Mindy's disappearance 527 00:30:29,467 --> 00:30:31,100 and likely her murder. 528 00:30:31,967 --> 00:30:33,233 [Slav speaking] 529 00:30:48,100 --> 00:30:51,700 [narrator] Two weeks after Mindy Schloss was abducted, 530 00:30:51,767 --> 00:30:54,967 detectives have finally identified a prime suspect, 531 00:30:54,967 --> 00:30:58,567 her next-door neighbor and ex-con, Joshua Wade. 532 00:30:59,166 --> 00:31:00,567 But there's no evidence 533 00:31:00,567 --> 00:31:03,166 that concretely places him with Mindy. 534 00:31:04,100 --> 00:31:05,500 [narrator] So, police in Anchorage 535 00:31:05,567 --> 00:31:07,467 reach out to the FBI for help. 536 00:31:07,467 --> 00:31:09,367 [Pamela] The FBI come with an idea 537 00:31:09,367 --> 00:31:11,467 about scent-detection dogs. 538 00:31:12,567 --> 00:31:14,800 They tell me that the dogs 539 00:31:14,867 --> 00:31:16,144 can follow the scent of a person 540 00:31:16,144 --> 00:31:17,100 can follow the scent of a person 541 00:31:17,166 --> 00:31:19,500 up to an unknown amount of time. 542 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:21,200 [Slav speaking] 543 00:31:40,900 --> 00:31:42,700 [narrator] Detectives hope the canines 544 00:31:42,767 --> 00:31:44,800 can sniff out the evidence they need. 545 00:31:44,867 --> 00:31:46,144 They were given the scent from Mindy's vehicle. 546 00:31:46,144 --> 00:31:48,166 They were given the scent from Mindy's vehicle. 547 00:31:48,166 --> 00:31:50,066 The dogs are then introduced 548 00:31:50,066 --> 00:31:52,400 to that scent at the ATM. 549 00:31:52,467 --> 00:31:55,967 And then the first dog tracks the scent 550 00:31:55,967 --> 00:31:57,900 to Mindy's home, 551 00:31:57,967 --> 00:31:59,667 goes up to the front door, 552 00:31:59,667 --> 00:32:01,066 comes back down the stairs, 553 00:32:01,066 --> 00:32:03,667 goes over to the fence 554 00:32:03,667 --> 00:32:07,266 that divides Mindy's property from the party house property, 555 00:32:07,266 --> 00:32:09,266 goes around the fence, 556 00:32:09,266 --> 00:32:11,266 doesn't go up to the front door of the party house, 557 00:32:11,266 --> 00:32:14,367 but goes to the side door which is used by all the residents 558 00:32:14,367 --> 00:32:16,144 and sits down and indicates that's where the scent stops. 559 00:32:16,144 --> 00:32:18,000 and sits down and indicates that's where the scent stops. 560 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,900 And I was just shocked. 561 00:32:20,967 --> 00:32:24,166 Then the second dog does the exact same thing as the first dog. 562 00:32:24,967 --> 00:32:27,100 What's amazing is the second ATM 563 00:32:27,166 --> 00:32:29,467 is quite far from the party house 564 00:32:29,467 --> 00:32:33,867 and the dog makes its way back from that second ATM. 565 00:32:33,867 --> 00:32:36,400 [narrator] Based on the canine's identification, 566 00:32:36,467 --> 00:32:39,867 detectives can now obtain a warrant to search Josh Wade's home. 567 00:32:40,500 --> 00:32:42,066 Josh Wade is not home, 568 00:32:42,667 --> 00:32:44,500 but we do search his room. 569 00:32:44,567 --> 00:32:46,144 [Pamela] The window from Josh's room 570 00:32:46,144 --> 00:32:46,867 [Pamela] The window from Josh's room 571 00:32:46,867 --> 00:32:50,000 has a perfect view to Mindy's house. 572 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:52,700 [John] It's a perfect spot for him to watch her routine 573 00:32:52,767 --> 00:32:56,867 and to scope out what she does on a daily basis. 574 00:32:56,867 --> 00:32:58,600 [narrator] That's not the only thing in the room 575 00:32:58,667 --> 00:33:00,066 that strikes detectives. 576 00:33:00,767 --> 00:33:02,100 [Slav speaking] 577 00:33:10,967 --> 00:33:13,100 We also find a pack of black zip ties. 578 00:33:13,667 --> 00:33:15,100 Forensics tells us 579 00:33:15,166 --> 00:33:16,144 that these are the same zip ties 580 00:33:16,144 --> 00:33:17,600 that these are the same zip ties 581 00:33:18,500 --> 00:33:20,567 that we found in Mindy's house. 582 00:33:21,967 --> 00:33:23,800 [narrator] Police find more damning evidence. 583 00:33:24,667 --> 00:33:27,600 The puffy coat that looked like the one 584 00:33:27,667 --> 00:33:29,367 that was worn in the ATM video. 585 00:33:30,767 --> 00:33:33,266 And inside the pocket of that jacket, 586 00:33:33,266 --> 00:33:34,567 we find the ATM receipt 587 00:33:34,567 --> 00:33:38,100 where he withdrew the money from Mindy's bank account. 588 00:33:38,100 --> 00:33:40,567 [narrator] They also find a gold watch 589 00:33:40,567 --> 00:33:42,400 hidden in Josh's closet. 590 00:33:42,467 --> 00:33:45,567 [Pamela] It looks to be the same watch that Mindy is wearing 591 00:33:45,567 --> 00:33:46,144 in the photographs that we were given. 592 00:33:46,144 --> 00:33:47,667 in the photographs that we were given. 593 00:33:47,667 --> 00:33:50,367 [Keira] Killers will keep a keepsake of the victim 594 00:33:50,367 --> 00:33:52,667 as a trophy, a symbol of what they've done 595 00:33:52,667 --> 00:33:55,367 and, perhaps, a fantasy that they've had about them. 596 00:33:56,667 --> 00:33:58,600 [narrator] With all the evidence collected, 597 00:33:58,667 --> 00:34:02,300 detectives have enough to charge Josh Wade for theft. 598 00:34:02,367 --> 00:34:04,867 But police have no idea where he is, 599 00:34:04,867 --> 00:34:06,800 so they ask the public for help. 600 00:34:08,467 --> 00:34:12,066 [Pamela] Josh Wade's photo is released to the public. 601 00:34:12,066 --> 00:34:14,867 Everybody in town knows the police are looking for Josh Wade. 602 00:34:14,867 --> 00:34:16,144 [narrator] The strategy works. 603 00:34:16,144 --> 00:34:16,600 [narrator] The strategy works. 604 00:34:16,667 --> 00:34:20,667 A young woman comes forward claiming she knows Josh. 605 00:34:20,667 --> 00:34:23,667 She indicates that he has been getting rides from her, 606 00:34:23,667 --> 00:34:25,767 in fact, he's been sleeping in her car. 607 00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:31,166 [narrator] It's the same backpack 608 00:34:31,166 --> 00:34:34,066 the masked suspect is carrying in the ATM videos. 609 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:36,467 [John] We search the backpack 610 00:34:36,467 --> 00:34:38,400 and we locate a locked phone 611 00:34:38,467 --> 00:34:40,767 that we believe to be Josh Wade's. 612 00:34:40,767 --> 00:34:43,767 [narrator] While police technicians attempt to unlock the phone, 613 00:34:43,767 --> 00:34:45,767 Josh's female friend 614 00:34:45,767 --> 00:34:46,144 offers to help authorities apprehend him. 615 00:34:46,144 --> 00:34:48,100 offers to help authorities apprehend him. 616 00:34:48,100 --> 00:34:49,567 The young woman tells us 617 00:34:49,567 --> 00:34:52,367 that she sees him near an apartment building. 618 00:34:52,367 --> 00:34:55,100 [narrator] The Anchorage SWAT team springs into action. 619 00:34:55,166 --> 00:34:56,667 But when they arrive, 620 00:34:56,667 --> 00:34:58,100 Joshua Wade sees them, 621 00:34:58,166 --> 00:35:00,300 flees into the apartment building 622 00:35:00,367 --> 00:35:02,367 and takes a young woman hostage. 623 00:35:16,467 --> 00:35:19,600 [narrator] After several hours of tense negotiations, 624 00:35:19,667 --> 00:35:22,467 Joshua Wade agrees to let the hostage go 625 00:35:22,467 --> 00:35:23,700 and surrender to police. 626 00:35:24,700 --> 00:35:26,000 [John] We take him into custody 627 00:35:26,066 --> 00:35:27,967 and bring him to the police station. 628 00:35:27,967 --> 00:35:29,900 [narrator] First, they want to document 629 00:35:29,967 --> 00:35:32,000 a uniquely identifying mark. 630 00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:35,367 We ask him to raise his hand over his face. 631 00:35:36,266 --> 00:35:37,467 And it's at that point 632 00:35:37,467 --> 00:35:41,000 that we can see the tattoo on his hand 633 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:45,567 and the tattoo matches the man in the ATM video. 634 00:35:45,567 --> 00:35:46,144 [narrator] Detectives now have hard evidence 635 00:35:46,144 --> 00:35:47,800 [narrator] Detectives now have hard evidence 636 00:35:47,867 --> 00:35:50,467 that proves Josh stole Mindy's money and watch. 637 00:35:51,667 --> 00:35:53,800 But he won't reveal anything else. 638 00:35:53,867 --> 00:35:56,767 [Pamela] He's being extremely cocky, arrogant. 639 00:36:07,667 --> 00:36:09,266 [narrator] Police can't charge Josh 640 00:36:09,266 --> 00:36:11,867 for abduction or murder without a body, 641 00:36:11,867 --> 00:36:14,667 so detectives try to provoke a confession. 642 00:36:14,667 --> 00:36:16,144 We tell him that he's under arrest for bank fraud 643 00:36:16,144 --> 00:36:17,467 We tell him that he's under arrest for bank fraud 644 00:36:17,467 --> 00:36:21,367 for using Mindy Schloss' ATM card. 645 00:36:21,367 --> 00:36:23,166 [Pamela] And we said, "We actually spoke to Mindy 646 00:36:23,166 --> 00:36:25,867 and she told us that she did not give you permission to use it." 647 00:36:34,700 --> 00:36:37,100 And he just looks and smirks. 648 00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:42,667 That conversation 649 00:36:42,667 --> 00:36:44,800 left no doubt in my mind 650 00:36:44,867 --> 00:36:46,144 that he was responsible for what happened to her 651 00:36:46,144 --> 00:36:47,200 that he was responsible for what happened to her 652 00:36:47,266 --> 00:36:51,100 'cause, obviously, he knew that we couldn't speak to Mindy. 653 00:36:51,100 --> 00:36:53,900 [narrator] Josh's reaction confirms detectives' suspicions 654 00:36:53,967 --> 00:36:55,467 about Mindy's fate, 655 00:36:55,467 --> 00:36:58,000 but they still don't have enough to charge him with murder 656 00:36:58,000 --> 00:37:00,166 and time is not on their side. 657 00:37:01,467 --> 00:37:03,000 [Pamela] It's getting close to the time 658 00:37:03,066 --> 00:37:04,700 where it's gonna snow in Alaska, 659 00:37:04,767 --> 00:37:06,767 and if we don't find her before it snows, 660 00:37:06,767 --> 00:37:10,300 we are not gonna find her, possibly, ever. 661 00:37:10,367 --> 00:37:13,300 [narrator] Just when it looks like Josh may get away with murder, 662 00:37:13,367 --> 00:37:16,144 investigators receive promising news. 663 00:37:16,144 --> 00:37:16,200 investigators receive promising news. 664 00:37:16,266 --> 00:37:18,667 Some utility workers find a body 665 00:37:18,667 --> 00:37:21,166 that is possibly Mindy Schloss' body. 666 00:37:24,166 --> 00:37:26,467 [narrator] The remains are located in a forest 667 00:37:26,467 --> 00:37:28,767 a few miles from Josh and Mindy's street. 668 00:37:29,767 --> 00:37:30,700 I go to the location 669 00:37:31,667 --> 00:37:34,300 and I see remains of a person. 670 00:37:34,867 --> 00:37:37,000 The body is decayed 671 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:39,100 and looks like it's been partially burned. 672 00:37:42,266 --> 00:37:45,467 And we can see that the hands are bound with black zip ties. 673 00:37:46,767 --> 00:37:50,567 We check the manufacturer number on the zip ties 674 00:37:50,567 --> 00:37:53,266 and find that it's the same type of zip tie 675 00:37:53,266 --> 00:37:57,066 that we found at Josh's house and in Mindy's bedroom. 676 00:37:58,166 --> 00:37:59,500 [narrator] They also spot an item 677 00:37:59,567 --> 00:38:01,100 that helps to identify the victim 678 00:38:01,166 --> 00:38:02,767 before DNA corroborates it. 679 00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:04,567 [Slav speaking] 680 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:21,066 Between the necklace and the zip ties, 681 00:38:21,066 --> 00:38:22,600 I am sure that this is Mindy Schloss. 682 00:38:24,667 --> 00:38:26,266 [narrator] Police also find evidence 683 00:38:26,266 --> 00:38:28,667 that suggests Mindy's cause of death, 684 00:38:28,667 --> 00:38:30,700 which an autopsy will later confirm. 685 00:38:36,066 --> 00:38:39,266 [Pamela] And there's a shell casing from a GLOCK 45 686 00:38:39,266 --> 00:38:41,767 found near the body. 687 00:38:41,767 --> 00:38:45,200 [narrator] Ultimately, investigators get one last piece to the puzzle 688 00:38:45,266 --> 00:38:46,144 that enables them to charge the man responsible. 689 00:38:46,144 --> 00:38:48,000 that enables them to charge the man responsible. 690 00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:49,266 [Slav speaking] 691 00:38:59,166 --> 00:39:01,700 [narrator] Detectives can now finally piece together 692 00:39:01,767 --> 00:39:05,100 the last 24 hours of Mindy Schloss' life. 693 00:39:05,100 --> 00:39:07,367 [John] On August third, in the evening, 694 00:39:07,367 --> 00:39:10,300 Mindy talks with Tiger Chase at her residence 695 00:39:10,367 --> 00:39:11,767 about working on her home. 696 00:39:13,100 --> 00:39:14,233 Later that night, 697 00:39:14,266 --> 00:39:16,144 Mindy is looking on the internet about nursing 698 00:39:16,144 --> 00:39:17,000 Mindy is looking on the internet about nursing 699 00:39:17,066 --> 00:39:20,266 until around 11:30 at night when she logs off. 700 00:39:21,967 --> 00:39:25,867 [Pamela] On August fourth, about 1:30 AM, 701 00:39:25,867 --> 00:39:29,100 Josh Wade enters Mindy Schloss' house. 702 00:39:29,166 --> 00:39:32,700 [narrator] And accosts Mindy in her bedroom with a gun. 703 00:39:32,767 --> 00:39:34,867 [Pamela] I think he sexually assaulted her. 704 00:39:34,867 --> 00:39:37,867 [Julia] He tied her with tip ties 705 00:39:37,867 --> 00:39:40,867 and got her to tell him her PIN number. 706 00:39:42,667 --> 00:39:45,600 [John] Wade then forces Mindy into her car 707 00:39:47,567 --> 00:39:50,100 where, then, he drives her to a cul-de-sac. 708 00:39:55,967 --> 00:39:57,367 [Pamela] He walked her in there 709 00:39:57,367 --> 00:39:58,900 and then he told her to kneel down 710 00:39:58,967 --> 00:40:01,367 so he could cut the zip ties off of her wrist... 711 00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:03,500 [gun fires] 712 00:40:03,500 --> 00:40:05,100 ...and then shot her in the back of the head. 713 00:40:07,300 --> 00:40:08,500 [Slav speaking] 714 00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:15,767 [Pamela] At 4:00 AM, Wade returns to Mindy's house, 715 00:40:15,767 --> 00:40:16,144 cleans up, makes her bed and leaves. 716 00:40:16,144 --> 00:40:18,567 cleans up, makes her bed and leaves. 717 00:40:18,567 --> 00:40:21,700 [John] At 12:45 PM, 718 00:40:21,767 --> 00:40:24,400 Wade drives Mindy's car to the airport 719 00:40:24,467 --> 00:40:26,000 and leaves it there. 720 00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:29,700 On August fifth, Wade drives to an ATM 721 00:40:29,767 --> 00:40:33,400 where he uses Mindy's card to make a $500 withdrawal. 722 00:40:33,467 --> 00:40:36,600 On August the sixth, Wade uses Mindy's card 723 00:40:36,667 --> 00:40:39,467 to withdraw $500 from her account 724 00:40:39,467 --> 00:40:42,467 from a different ATM. 725 00:40:42,467 --> 00:40:44,867 [narrator] Josh Wade faces the death penalty 726 00:40:44,867 --> 00:40:46,144 for the abduction and killing of Mindy Schloss. 727 00:40:46,144 --> 00:40:47,867 for the abduction and killing of Mindy Schloss. 728 00:40:47,867 --> 00:40:50,700 [Julia] And in order to avoid it, he strikes a deal, 729 00:40:50,767 --> 00:40:52,300 and in that deal, 730 00:40:52,367 --> 00:40:55,400 he confesses to killing Mindy Schloss 731 00:40:55,467 --> 00:40:58,767 and admits to killing Della Brown. 732 00:40:58,767 --> 00:41:03,066 [narrator] Joshua Wade is senteed to 99 years in prison. 733 00:41:03,066 --> 00:41:04,967 He's never going to leave jail again, 734 00:41:04,967 --> 00:41:06,400 so justice was served. 735 00:41:06,467 --> 00:41:09,266 But that will never bring Mindy back. 736 00:41:10,166 --> 00:41:13,700 It's just a terrible, sad situation 737 00:41:13,767 --> 00:41:16,144 where somebody who helped society 738 00:41:16,144 --> 00:41:16,667 where somebody who helped society 739 00:41:16,667 --> 00:41:18,900 and did such incredible things 740 00:41:19,867 --> 00:41:22,567 was taken way too soon.