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[Mike Adamczyk]
The deceased male was lying
in a large pool of blood.
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There was a large pipe wrench
used to bludgeon his head.
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Why would somebody kill
a retired senior citizen?
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Half the neighborhood
knew Bruce.
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[Keri Harrison] He has had
several relationships
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with different women.
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He would become
their handyman,
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become their friend, move in.
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Bruce has taken serial
monogamy to a whole
other level.
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[Adamczyk] They were angry,
they were bitter.
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[Adamczyk] They were angry,
they were bitter.
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One said that,
"I'll see you dead."
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We do see a young
man with her,
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and this is not what
she had initially said.
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[Adamczyk]
You're gonna go down for this
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unless you tell us
what really happened.
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[loud thump]
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[narrator] Everyday
in North America,
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dozens of people are murdered.
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The key to solving
the toughest of these
homicides.
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lies in the final 24 hours
of the victim's life.
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To crack the case,
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To crack the case,
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detectives must reconstruct
that critical timeline.
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The minutes and hours
containing evidence
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that can help
unlock the mystery
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and catch the killer.
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A stone's throw
from Niagara Falls,
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St. Catharines, Ontario,
is the largest city
in the region,
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but retains
a small-town charm.
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It's a beautiful little
old port town
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right on Lake Ontario,
it's called The Garden City.
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right on Lake Ontario,
it's called The Garden City.
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It's beautiful, green,
there's trails everywhere.
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It's a place that a lot
of people like to retire to
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because there is a lake,
you can go sailing,
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you can go fishing,
there are beaches.
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It's a city that's
not too small,
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but not too big either.
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[narrator] But that small-town
charm is shattered
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one fall evening in 2001.
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Elizabeth Gatenby
and her mother, Margaret,
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return to Margaret's home
to find a gruesome scene.
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return to Margaret's home
to find a gruesome scene.
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[Harrison] Elizabeth
sees Bruce Firman
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lying on the floor
in the garage.
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There's a pool
of blood around him.
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[narrator]
Seventy-two-year-old
Bruce Firman,
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her mother's common law
husband is dead.
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[Harrison] They go
across the street,
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and they ask the neighbor
to call the police.
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[narrator] Niagara Regional
Police Detectives
Keri Harrison
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and Mike Adamczyk
respond to the call.
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[Adamczyk] I saw a large
pool of blood beside his head.
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There was a large pipe
wrench lying beside there
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with some hair
and blood on it,
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which indicated that was
used to bludgeon his head.
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[Harrison] The medical
examiner confirmed
the cause of death
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as blunt force trauma
to the head
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with the pipe wrench that
was found next to his body.
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[narrator] Police find no
fingerprints on the weapon,
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but outside, they do locate
a shoeprint that appears
fresh.
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but outside, they do locate
a shoeprint that appears
fresh.
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[Karen Hoare] We did
initially find a partial
footwear impression
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on the back patio
of the garage.
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The day had been
wet and rainy,
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and, unfortunately,
the partial footprint
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did not have enough
detail to be identified
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to any particular footwear.
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[narrator] Police wonder
if the attack was the result
of a robbery gone wrong.
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There were no signs
of a break-in,
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a forced entry or any type
of fight or altercation
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a forced entry or any type
of fight or altercation
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except for the garage.
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Forensics officers
search through the home,
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and they even searched
a chest freezer
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in the basement of the home.
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[narrator]
The freezer is filled
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with labeled containers
of homemade soup.
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Nothing unusual.
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Investigators find nothing
out of place or missing
inside the home,
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and no sign the killer
even entered the house
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beyond the garage.
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It's clearly not
a break-and-enter
that has gone wrong,
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It's clearly not
a break-and-enter
that has gone wrong,
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so, we're trying to figure
out was has happened here.
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[narrator] To find
Bruce Firman's killer,
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detectives will need
to reconstruct
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the last 24 hours of his life.
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They start with his
common law wife, Margaret,
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and her daughter, Elizabeth,
who found him.
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Detective Adamczyk meets
Margaret and Elizabeth
at the neighbor's.
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[Adamczyk] Margaret
was sitting on the couch.
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She was visibly upset.
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She began to cry.
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Margaret and Bruce,
they had been living
there for several years.
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Margaret and Bruce,
they had been living
there for several years.
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[Karena Walter] Bruce Firman
had been a real estate agent
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and he would spend his time
in the garden gardening,
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working in his woodshop,
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and bicycling around town.
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[Adamczyk] I was
introduced to Elizabeth,
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she was having a cigarette
and a glass of wine.
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I asked her, basically,
what had happened.
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She said that she was
in Niagara Falls with her
mother for dinner.
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[narrator] Elizabeth
lives out of town,
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and has been visiting
her mother, Margaret,
for the past five days.
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and has been visiting
her mother, Margaret,
for the past five days.
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[Walter] They went
to Niagara Falls
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to go and see the Festival
of Lights over the Falls.
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They had dinner,
they went and did
a little bit of shopping
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just picking up some
tourist things,
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and then they drove back home
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to St. Catherines
to Margaret's house
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in Elizabeth's rental car.
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[Adamczyk] When they
came back home...
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...they saw Bruce Firman
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laying on the ground
bleeding from his head.
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[narrator] The two women
are still in shock.
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They have no idea who
attacked Bruce Firman or why.
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They have no idea who
attacked Bruce Firman or why.
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Based on their account,
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Bruce could have been killed
as early as 3:30 p.m.
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when the two women
left for Niagara Falls
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or as late as 8:45 p.m.
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just before they returned home
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to find him dead
near his bike.
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Margaret tells us that
Bruce was a man of routine.
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He had a very structured day,
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and he would always
go for a bike ride
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before he went to bed
at night at a certain time.
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The home is located
in a very quiet area,
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The home is located
in a very quiet area,
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uh, close to the canal
with lots of trails,
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and that's where Mr. Firman
loved to ride.
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[Walter] Neighbors would
see him going out,
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and then he would come home
again around 7:00 at night.
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[Adamczyk]
Half the neighborhood
knew Bruce.
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That was his routine,
they always saw him
riding his bike
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the same time every night.
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So, to us, it seemed that...
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...whoever did this knew
Mr. Firman's routine.
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[narrator] With no
sign of a robbery,
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[narrator] With no
sign of a robbery,
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it's beginning to look
like Bruce Firman's murder
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may be the result
of a targeted attack.
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But why would someone
want Bruce dead?
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It was a shocking thing
to happen in the community.
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Nobody expected that this
was gonna happen in their
neighborhood.
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Bruce Firman was seen
as a quiet man.
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Neighbors would see him
exercising on his bicycle,
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and working round his house.
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He kind of kept to himself,
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and people were wondering,
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"Why would somebody kill
a retired senior citizen?"
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"Why would somebody kill
a retired senior citizen?"
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[narrator] To find
a possible answer,
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Detective Adamczyk looks
up Bruce's son, Don,
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from a previous marriage.
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He lives in a small town
about a three-hour drive away.
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I'm trying to get some
background in regards
to the relationship
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between Margaret and Bruce
or anything in the past
with Bruce.
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[narrator] According
to Bruce's son,
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the relationship between
his father and Margaret
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had recently become poisoned.
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Margaret and Mr. Firman
were living in the home
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Margaret and Mr. Firman
were living in the home
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that they bought together
for approximately eight years,
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but now their relationship
was dissolving.
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Mr. Firman was living
in the basement of the home,
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and Margaret was living
upstairs in the home.
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They are in the process
of a separation.
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They are in court
dealing with this matter.
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Each of them has a lawyer.
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[Walter] Don Firman
tells the police
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[Walter] Don Firman
tells the police
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that they've been, basically,
separated for two years,
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and fighting over everything
in the house.
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The property dispute
had reached a level
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where Margaret and Bruce
weren't even talking
to each other.
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They would pass each other
in the morning in the house,
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and not say a word.
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[narrator] According
to Bruce's son,
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recently, the tension
between them had grown
dangerously worse.
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Don tells me that
Bruce is actually
fearful of Margaret.
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Don tells me that
Bruce is actually
fearful of Margaret.
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He had been complaining
about how spiteful she is,
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how angry she is.
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[Harrison] In a recent
court appearance,
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after they got home
from court,
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they got into a bit
of an argument,
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and Margaret even threw
an ashtray at Mr. Firman.
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[Walter] Things had
gotten so bad
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that Bruce Firman's son, Don,
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said that his
father had told him
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that if he was ever murdered,
they would know who murdered
him.
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that if he was ever murdered,
they would know who murdered
him.
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[narrator] Bruce Firman
actually named his common
law wife, Margaret Benesch,
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as his suspected killer.
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[Harrison] Bruce would
be entitled to half
of the assets.
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As the relationship dissolved,
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and she wasn't having it.
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She did not want him
to have half of the home.
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She even said that,
"I'll see you dead
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before you get this house."
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So, she definitely had motive.
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[narrator] Was the fight
over property
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enough to drive
Margaret Benesch to murder?
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enough to drive
Margaret Benesch to murder?
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[narrator] The same night
that 72-year-old Bruce Firman
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is found bludgeoned
in his garage,
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detectives question his
estranged common law wife
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and house co-owner,
68-year-old Margaret Benesch.
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Did Margaret want
Bruce out of the way
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to take full ownership
of the house?
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We clearly felt that
she had motive
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in this situation.
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She definitely wanted him
out of her life.
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Because of the relationship
and how bad it was going,
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Because of the relationship
and how bad it was going,
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she did not want
to have to pay him
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any kind of support
after the relationship
had ended.
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[narrator] Margaret tells
investigators she met
Bruce eight years earlier.
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She was a retired
healthcare worker,
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and her husband had just died.
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Margaret told me that Bruce
had been a real estate agent.
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He convinced her
to sell her house
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to move to St. Catherines,
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which was the house
they purchased.
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[narrator] Margaret paid
for the new house
with her own savings.
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Bruce helped out
as a handyman.
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He also convinced her
to put him on the deed,
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so, if something
happened to her,
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he would inherit the house.
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Margaret went
on to explain that...
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...everything was great
at the beginning,
Bruce was charming,
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he was doting.
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They had a great relationship
for about three to four years
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when things changed.
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[Walter] The two seemed
to be living happily enough
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until Margaret
approached Bruce,
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and asked him
to limit his spending.
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She said that he was
going through their savings.
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She said that he was
going through their savings.
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[narrator] Instead
of limiting his spending,
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Bruce breaks up with Margaret,
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and demands his half
of the house value.
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He said his name
was on the deed,
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and so he deserved 50%.
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[narrator] Besides
the property dispute,
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detectives discover
there's an even greater
source of tension
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between Bruce and Margaret.
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Mr. Firman is involved
in a new relationship
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with another lady
in the neighborhood.
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He rides his bike regularly
over to her house,
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He rides his bike regularly
over to her house,
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and has dinner with her.
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And then, after dinner,
he rides back home,
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and they usually talk by phone
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before they go to bed.
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Margaret is not happy that...
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...he's living in the home
in the basement,
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but is now in a new
relationship with another
lady.
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Marital breakdowns are
messy at the best of times.
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Factor in then that Bruce
now has a new woman,
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Factor in then that Bruce
now has a new woman,
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and this is, essentially,
pouring gasoline on a fire.
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Margaret also tell us
that she was devastated
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by the break up
of the relationship,
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and that she was having
a really hard time dealing
with it.
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And she said, "I'll see you
in hell before I give you
half of anything."
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[narrator] Was Margaret upset
and angry enough at Bruce
to attack him?
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Margaret tells me that
she would never harm Bruce.
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Margaret tells me that
she would never harm Bruce.
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She was gonna win in court,
she was very confident
about her case.
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[narrator] Margaret admits
she was mad at Bruce,
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but not mad
enough to kill him,
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and she has
an alibi to prove it.
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Margaret's alibi is
she was with Elizabeth
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during the time of the murder.
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So, that's... Our next step
is to bring in Elizabeth,
and interview her.
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[narrator] Margaret's
daughter, Elizabeth Gatenby,
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is a 41-year-old social worker
from Trail, British Columbia.
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[Adamczyk] She was very
friendly, very open.
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[Adamczyk] She was very
friendly, very open.
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She had traveled by bus
from Trail, B.C.
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to St. Catherines
to support her mother
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when her mother's
relationship went sour.
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[narrator] Detectives also
learn that Elizabeth had
had a troubled youth.
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[Walter] She had been
a victim of sexual abuse,
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she became addicted to drugs,
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she was kicked out of school.
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[narrator] But, eventually,
Elizabeth turned her life
around
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by helping other people.
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[Walter] She founded
a youth center in the town
of Trail, B.C.,
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called Heart of Trail.
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called Heart of Trail.
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They helped homeless kids,
they gave treatment
for sexual abuse,
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and she was kind
of a model citizen there.
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She was involved with their
chamber of commerce,
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with the United Way.
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She had a reputation
in the community.
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[narrator] Now Elizabeth
was back in town to help
her own mom.
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[Harrison] She is very open,
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telling us that Mr. Firman's
not a good guy.
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That he's trying to take
her mom's money.
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That he's trying to walk
away from this relationship
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That he's trying to walk
away from this relationship
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with everything that her mom
has had for her whole life.
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She thought it was unfair
that Bruce was doing this
to her.
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Elizabeth,
very frankly, tells us
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that she doesn't like
Mr. Firman at all.
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[narrator] Did Elizabeth's
desire to protect her mother
lead to violence?
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There was
a settlement hearing,
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which was three days
after Bruce had been
found dead
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that would have settled
what assets were gonna
be split up between them.
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This raised some alarm bells.
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This raised some alarm bells.
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Was there a deadline here
of why he was taken out?
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[narrator] Since Elizabeth's
mother, Margaret, benefitted
from Bruce's death,
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could Margaret and Elizabeth
be covering each other's
involvement?
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We looked at Margaret
and Elizabeth forensically
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to see if they have
any evidence on them,
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specifically blood spatter,
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that would tie
them to the scene.
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I examined these clothing,
and found no signs of blood
staining
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I examined these clothing,
and found no signs of blood
staining
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or other bodily fluids
on their clothing.
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[narrator] But investigators
don't stop there.
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The next step would be
to check out
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Elizabeth and Margaret's
alibi in Niagara Falls.
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Elizabeth provided us
with receipts from the
souvenir shops,
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from the restaurant...
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...places, other places
that they went.
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[narrator] The receipts say
Margaret and Elizabeth were
16 miles from home
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from 3:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
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during the window
of the murder.
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It's a good start,
but detectives need
corroboration.
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It's a good start,
but detectives need
corroboration.
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We went to the restaurant
where Margaret and Elizabeth
had dinner.
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We spoke with the waitress
who served them,
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and she immediately remembered
Margaret and Elizabeth,
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so, everything's checking out.
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[Harrison] We wanted
to look at the drive time
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to see if it would be possible
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that they could have
gotten from Niagara Falls
back home to St. Catherines,
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and then come
back to Niagara Falls...
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...and then go back.
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[narrator] The drive
between Niagara Falls
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and Margaret's house
in St. Catherines
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and Margaret's house
in St. Catherines
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is about 20 minutes each way.
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[Harrison] Everything checked
out in terms of the time frame
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for them to have had dinner
and to get back home.
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Their alibi was rock solid.
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[narrator] The receipts,
waitress statements,
and drive times
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all confirm that neither
woman bludgeoned Bruce Firman.
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[loud thump]
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So, next, they turn
to some of Bruce Firman's
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former relationships
with women,
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and wanted to see
if any of them
may have an axe to grind.
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and wanted to see
if any of them
may have an axe to grind.
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[narrator] As detectives dig
deeper into Bruce Firman's
past,
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what they discover
is alarming.
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Margaret is not the first
woman he's had conflicts with.
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We learn from everyone
that we speak to
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that he has had several,
uh, relationships
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in the past with several
different women.
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[Adamczyk] He would
become their handyman,
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become their friend,
move in...
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...he'd get married
under common law...
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...and, after a certain
amount of time,
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he would divorce them
or go after some of their
assets.
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It was more like his MO
in regards to relationships,
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and he had gone
through quite a few.
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[narrator] Investigators
discover that, in the past,
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Bruce had done the same
thing with more than half
a dozen different women.
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[Adamczyk] His son, Don,
tells me that he's not
really surprised
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that his father was murdered.
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He angered a lot of people.
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[narrator] Was one
of his past partners
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angry enough at Bruce
to commit murder?
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angry enough at Bruce
to commit murder?
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[narrator] In their search
for Bruce Firman's killer,
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detectives have identified
a number of women
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that Bruce may have taken
advantage of in the past.
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Any one of them could
have a motive for revenge.
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You always wanna be careful
not to blame the victim,
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but clearly in this case,
Bruce's behavior
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of using relationships as
a source of financial gain
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is clearly
putting him at risk.
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Bruce has taken serial
monogamy to a whole
other level.
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This opens up a realm
of possibilities
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This opens up a realm
of possibilities
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in terms of previous
disgruntled partners,
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many of whom lost
assets to Bruce
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who would be incentivized
to come looking for him
years later.
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[narrator] Detectives track
down Bruce's most recent
partners for questioning.
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[Harrison] In conducting
the interviews with these
women,
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we had to look, specifically,
at all of those relationships
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to see if there
were any issues
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that might have caused
this homicide to occur.
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that might have caused
this homicide to occur.
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00:18:41,767 --> 00:18:44,567
[Adamczyk]
What was done with his
past relationships was...
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...that they were angry,
they were bitter
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that they had been taken
for a lot of their money,
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but, you know,
most of them had moved on.
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Everybody had their alibis.
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[Harrison] There was nothing
that would lead us to believe
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that any of those
past relationships
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had any involvement
in the death of Mr. Firman.
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[narrator] Police clear all
of Bruce's past partners
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except one,
his last girlfriend,
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except one,
his last girlfriend,
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70-year-old Jennifer Wiley.
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[Harrison] Jennifer lived,
literally, one street south
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of Mr. Firman,
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and she was the last person
to see Mr. Firman alive.
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So, we definitely had
to look at her
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as a person of interest.
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[narrator] Detectives bring
Jennifer in for questioning.
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[Harrison] Mr. Firman met
Jennifer in the neighborhood.
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They had been friends
for about four years.
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But as Mr. Firman's
relationship
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But as Mr. Firman's
relationship
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with Margaret
was deteriorating,
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he was confiding in Jennifer,
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and their relationship
was evolving.
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00:19:51,900 --> 00:19:55,166
Jennifer tells us that
she and Mr. Firman
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have dinner every evening,
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and then he arrives
home around 7:00 p.m..
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They would speak again
over the phone at
approximately 10:00 p.m..
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On the night of the murder,
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she did not hear
from Mr. Firman
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she did not hear
from Mr. Firman
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for their regular
10:00 p.m. phone call,
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and that was
concerning to her.
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[narrator] Is Jennifer
telling the truth or was
she angry
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because Bruce was
still living with Margaret?
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Perhaps she followed
him home and killed him.
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[Keira Stockdale]
It's possible that
Jennifer sees herself
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as part of a love triangle.
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Certainly, she can't be
ruled out as a suspect
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because where there's
love triangles,
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there's jealousy that could be
driving aggressive behavior.
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00:20:39,758 --> 00:20:43,500
there's jealousy that could be
driving aggressive behavior.
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00:20:43,567 --> 00:20:45,200
[Harrison] Jennifer tells us
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that Mr. Firman was
the love of her life.
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This was a new relationship,
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and they were kind of starting
a new life together.
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[narrator] Jennifer insists
that she was home
when Bruce was killed,
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but she lives alone,
so her whereabouts
can't be corroborated.
453
00:21:00,367 --> 00:21:03,500
Still, without any of her
DNA at the crime scene
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nor any eye witnesses seeing
Jennifer at Bruce's home,
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00:21:07,100 --> 00:21:09,758
detectives have nothing that
says this 70-year-old woman
killed Bruce.
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00:21:09,758 --> 00:21:11,600
detectives have nothing that
says this 70-year-old woman
killed Bruce.
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00:21:11,667 --> 00:21:15,266
[Adamczyk] So, at this point,
we've cleared Elizabeth
and Margaret,
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the ex-girlfriends,
Bruce's current girlfriend,
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00:21:18,967 --> 00:21:20,700
so, we have to regroup,
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00:21:20,767 --> 00:21:24,200
and review what we have.
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[narrator] Based
on Jennifer's statement,
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detectives can now narrow
the window of Bruce's murder
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to between 7:00 p.m.
when he arrived home
from Jennifer's house,
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and 8:45 p.m. when Elizabeth
and Margaret found his body.
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But their suspect pool
is back to zero,
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so, they circle
back to the beginning
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so, they circle
back to the beginning
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to reconfirm nothing
was overlooked.
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00:21:45,367 --> 00:21:46,567
[Harrison] At this point,
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I determine that we need
to bring Elizabeth back in
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for a re-interview
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to maybe try and delve
a little bit deeper
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into this whole situation.
474
00:21:57,867 --> 00:22:03,000
I set up the interview for one
of our investigators...
475
00:22:03,066 --> 00:22:06,767
...who is actually a former
polygraph examiner.
476
00:22:06,867 --> 00:22:09,758
So, he's the best of the best
to interview Elizabeth.
477
00:22:09,758 --> 00:22:10,767
So, he's the best of the best
to interview Elizabeth.
478
00:22:10,867 --> 00:22:13,266
And he conducts the interview,
479
00:22:13,266 --> 00:22:15,900
but I am monitoring
the interview
480
00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:18,667
from another room.
481
00:22:18,767 --> 00:22:21,567
[Adamczyk]
I monitored the interview
with Sergeant Harrison,
482
00:22:21,667 --> 00:22:25,166
and Elizabeth, she was smooth.
483
00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:30,467
[Harrison]
She seemed very open
484
00:22:30,467 --> 00:22:32,367
and candid and frank,
485
00:22:32,367 --> 00:22:36,767
and almost like she was
enjoying this interview.
486
00:22:36,867 --> 00:22:39,758
And she was really working
on establishing a rapport
487
00:22:39,758 --> 00:22:41,066
And she was really working
on establishing a rapport
488
00:22:41,700 --> 00:22:44,000
with the interviewer,
489
00:22:44,667 --> 00:22:46,300
which was interesting to me,
490
00:22:46,367 --> 00:22:49,166
and just watching her,
491
00:22:49,266 --> 00:22:52,900
I felt like she thought
she was smarter
than everybody else.
492
00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:58,166
Suspects who are overly
confident, overly talkative,
493
00:22:58,166 --> 00:23:01,700
overly ingratiating,
trying to butter up,
494
00:23:01,767 --> 00:23:04,667
uh, and, uh,
win over the investigators,
495
00:23:04,667 --> 00:23:07,800
this is something very
important to take note of.
496
00:23:07,867 --> 00:23:09,758
[narrator] Covering all basis
for new leads,
497
00:23:09,758 --> 00:23:10,500
[narrator] Covering all basis
for new leads,
498
00:23:10,567 --> 00:23:13,467
detectives ask Elizabeth
if she may have met anyone
499
00:23:13,567 --> 00:23:16,400
on her three-day
bus trip across Canada
500
00:23:16,467 --> 00:23:19,000
from British Columbia
to St. Catherines, Ontario.
501
00:23:20,100 --> 00:23:22,400
Her answer catches
investigator's attention.
502
00:23:24,767 --> 00:23:29,166
She tells us about
a young man she meets
503
00:23:29,166 --> 00:23:30,667
by the name of Dell.
504
00:23:30,767 --> 00:23:32,667
She doesn't know
his last name,
505
00:23:32,767 --> 00:23:36,700
and she gives us
a good description of Dell
506
00:23:36,767 --> 00:23:39,758
because she's been
sitting with him
for three days on a bus.
507
00:23:39,758 --> 00:23:40,700
because she's been
sitting with him
for three days on a bus.
508
00:23:40,767 --> 00:23:43,867
[Adamczyk] She said that she
befriended him on the trip,
509
00:23:43,967 --> 00:23:45,600
and that's the last time
she saw him.
510
00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:48,867
I was able to consult
511
00:23:48,867 --> 00:23:52,600
with our polygraph
expert interviewer
512
00:23:52,667 --> 00:23:55,367
part way
through the interview, and...
513
00:23:56,166 --> 00:23:59,066
...he felt that she
was being very truthful
514
00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:01,166
in this whole situation.
515
00:24:02,100 --> 00:24:03,800
But at the end of it all...
516
00:24:04,867 --> 00:24:07,500
...I really felt
that something was off.
517
00:24:09,066 --> 00:24:09,758
So, now I have
an expert interviewer
518
00:24:09,758 --> 00:24:13,266
So, now I have
an expert interviewer
519
00:24:13,266 --> 00:24:15,667
telling me he thinks
she's being truthful,
520
00:24:15,667 --> 00:24:19,000
and then I have
myself feeling like
521
00:24:19,066 --> 00:24:20,667
something's not sitting right.
522
00:24:22,767 --> 00:24:24,800
[Adamczyk] You would
ask her a simple question,
523
00:24:24,867 --> 00:24:28,100
it would take her 20 minutes
or half hour to tell you
about...
524
00:24:28,166 --> 00:24:29,567
'Cause she had so much detail.
525
00:24:29,567 --> 00:24:32,166
And either she
was a really good liar
526
00:24:32,166 --> 00:24:33,200
or she's telling the truth.
527
00:24:34,367 --> 00:24:37,567
And we had to figure out
which one that was.
528
00:24:37,567 --> 00:24:39,758
[narrator] There's at least
one part of Elizabeth's story
529
00:24:39,758 --> 00:24:39,900
[narrator] There's at least
one part of Elizabeth's story
530
00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:41,567
that detectives can verify.
531
00:24:41,567 --> 00:24:44,800
They check security video
inside the St. Catherines
bus terminal
532
00:24:44,867 --> 00:24:47,266
on the night
Elizabeth arrived.
533
00:24:47,266 --> 00:24:48,667
[Harrison]
From that video footage,
534
00:24:48,667 --> 00:24:51,667
we do see a man with her,
a young man,
535
00:24:51,667 --> 00:24:53,467
exactly how she describes,
536
00:24:53,467 --> 00:24:58,200
and he's walking
through the bus
terminal with her
537
00:24:58,266 --> 00:25:00,667
just as she said.
538
00:25:00,767 --> 00:25:04,100
[narrator] But when police
check security video outside
the terminal,
539
00:25:04,166 --> 00:25:06,500
what they see
takes them by surprise.
540
00:25:06,567 --> 00:25:09,758
[Harrison] It's clear
when they leave
the bus station
541
00:25:09,758 --> 00:25:10,600
[Harrison] It's clear
when they leave
the bus station
542
00:25:10,667 --> 00:25:12,867
that they both get
into a vehicle together,
543
00:25:12,867 --> 00:25:17,100
and this is not what Elizabeth
had initially said.
544
00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:20,567
[narrator] Investigators
now have a new lead...
545
00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:24,667
...a mysterious young man
named Dell.
546
00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,400
[narrator] Just days
after the brutal slaying
547
00:25:31,467 --> 00:25:34,300
of 72-year-old Bruce Firman
is St. Catherines, Ontario,
548
00:25:34,367 --> 00:25:37,867
detectives search
for a mysterious young
man named Dell.
549
00:25:37,867 --> 00:25:40,600
Dell shared a bus ride
and then a car ride
550
00:25:40,667 --> 00:25:42,000
with Elizabeth Gatenby
551
00:25:42,066 --> 00:25:45,767
just days before her mother's
partner, Bruce, was killed.
552
00:25:45,767 --> 00:25:50,000
Could Dell or Elizabeth
somehow be involved
in the homicide?
553
00:25:50,100 --> 00:25:52,800
[Adamczyk] So, we checked
the local hotels and motels.
554
00:25:52,867 --> 00:25:56,725
We stumbled upon the hotel
that Dell had stayed at.
555
00:25:56,725 --> 00:25:57,667
We stumbled upon the hotel
that Dell had stayed at.
556
00:25:58,900 --> 00:26:01,266
I spoke to the owner
of the hotel.
557
00:26:01,266 --> 00:26:05,300
He said that there was
another unknown male
staying with Dell,
558
00:26:05,367 --> 00:26:07,166
and that they had checked out.
559
00:26:08,266 --> 00:26:10,266
He then pulled his records,
560
00:26:10,266 --> 00:26:14,800
and showed us the receipt,
and, to our surprise,
561
00:26:14,867 --> 00:26:17,900
the room was paid
for by Elizabeth Gatenby.
562
00:26:20,266 --> 00:26:22,467
So, that's a huge red flag.
563
00:26:24,467 --> 00:26:26,725
Elizabeth never tells us that
564
00:26:26,725 --> 00:26:27,066
Elizabeth never tells us that
565
00:26:27,066 --> 00:26:29,567
she rents
a hotel room for Dell.
566
00:26:29,667 --> 00:26:33,100
So, I'm really feeling like
this is something that
we've got her on.
567
00:26:35,767 --> 00:26:38,000
The boys had
already checked out,
568
00:26:38,100 --> 00:26:41,166
the hotel room
had been cleaned.
569
00:26:41,166 --> 00:26:45,100
There was nothing forensically
obtained from the hotel room.
570
00:26:46,767 --> 00:26:47,900
[narrator] On a long shot,
571
00:26:47,967 --> 00:26:50,400
investigators ask
if any trash or other items
572
00:26:50,467 --> 00:26:52,100
had been collected
by housekeeping
573
00:26:52,166 --> 00:26:53,467
that might still be onsite.
574
00:26:54,667 --> 00:26:56,725
[Harrison] The hotel manager
provides us items
575
00:26:56,725 --> 00:26:57,600
[Harrison] The hotel manager
provides us items
576
00:26:57,667 --> 00:27:01,467
that were left in the room
once the young men
checked out.
577
00:27:01,467 --> 00:27:03,567
They had left
some things behind.
578
00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:07,600
[narrator] Investigators
sift through the bag,
579
00:27:07,667 --> 00:27:09,500
and are struck
by what's inside.
580
00:27:10,500 --> 00:27:14,166
There was
a margarine container
581
00:27:14,166 --> 00:27:17,967
that had masking tape on top,
582
00:27:17,967 --> 00:27:22,367
and in block letters said
"Minestrone Soup".
583
00:27:24,867 --> 00:27:26,725
[Hoare] I had seen these
same containers before.
584
00:27:26,725 --> 00:27:27,166
[Hoare] I had seen these
same containers before.
585
00:27:28,367 --> 00:27:30,467
I had seen these
containers in a freezer
586
00:27:30,567 --> 00:27:33,467
in the basement
at Margaret's residence.
587
00:27:33,567 --> 00:27:36,467
It was the same containers,
the same tape,
588
00:27:36,567 --> 00:27:38,567
and the same black
marker and writing.
589
00:27:39,500 --> 00:27:41,100
So, this was a direct link
590
00:27:41,166 --> 00:27:45,100
between what was
left in the motel room
591
00:27:45,166 --> 00:27:46,800
by the young men,
592
00:27:46,867 --> 00:27:51,066
and what is actually
in Margaret's home.
593
00:27:52,767 --> 00:27:55,200
[Adamczyk] We find that
Elizabeth has befriended
this Dell...
594
00:27:56,667 --> 00:27:56,725
...paid for his hotel,
595
00:27:56,725 --> 00:27:57,967
...paid for his hotel,
596
00:27:57,967 --> 00:28:00,066
and it looks like
she has brought food
597
00:28:00,066 --> 00:28:02,900
to Dell and this unknown
male to the hotel.
598
00:28:04,367 --> 00:28:05,600
[narrator]
Back at headquarters,
599
00:28:05,667 --> 00:28:08,400
detectives call Elizabeth
back for a third interview.
600
00:28:09,867 --> 00:28:13,066
They want to see how
she reacts when confronted
with their findings.
601
00:28:14,567 --> 00:28:17,266
She was asked about
paying for the hotel room
602
00:28:17,767 --> 00:28:20,066
and the food containers.
603
00:28:20,066 --> 00:28:23,667
[Harrison] She very,
very matter of factly
tells us...
604
00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:26,725
...yes, she rented a motel
room for Dell,
605
00:28:26,725 --> 00:28:27,767
...yes, she rented a motel
room for Dell,
606
00:28:27,867 --> 00:28:30,467
she really didn't think
that that was important
information.
607
00:28:32,100 --> 00:28:33,467
That's what she does.
608
00:28:33,500 --> 00:28:36,667
Dell was troubled, he had
traveled here from British
Columbia
609
00:28:36,767 --> 00:28:38,367
to Ontario to look for work,
610
00:28:38,467 --> 00:28:39,767
he really didn't
have any money.
611
00:28:40,767 --> 00:28:43,100
So, she rented a room for him,
612
00:28:43,166 --> 00:28:45,867
and had brought him some
food to help him out.
613
00:28:47,100 --> 00:28:49,200
Because of how she helps kids,
614
00:28:49,266 --> 00:28:51,967
last names
don't really matter.
615
00:28:51,967 --> 00:28:56,166
She had no idea who the other
boy was that was in the room.
616
00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:59,266
And she sorta
let it go with that.
617
00:28:59,266 --> 00:29:01,266
She said, "I never dealt
with him again."
618
00:29:01,266 --> 00:29:04,400
[narrator] Given Elizabeth's
charity work
with homeless youth,
619
00:29:04,467 --> 00:29:06,367
her story rings true.
620
00:29:06,467 --> 00:29:08,900
But detectives still need
to track down Dell
621
00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:10,667
and his associates
to confirm it.
622
00:29:11,467 --> 00:29:13,100
Besides the motel,
623
00:29:13,166 --> 00:29:15,967
the only other place
police know that Dell has been
624
00:29:15,967 --> 00:29:17,700
is inside Elizabeth's car.
625
00:29:19,767 --> 00:29:21,967
So they start there,
looking for any trace
626
00:29:21,967 --> 00:29:23,166
that could identify Dell.
627
00:29:23,266 --> 00:29:26,100
We wanted to examine,
uh, the vehicle
628
00:29:26,166 --> 00:29:26,725
to see if there were
any fingerprints that could
be lifted from the vehicle.
629
00:29:26,725 --> 00:29:30,000
to see if there were
any fingerprints that could
be lifted from the vehicle.
630
00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:34,867
I examined the vehicle
inside and out
631
00:29:34,967 --> 00:29:38,867
with an alternate light source
and fingerprint powder.
632
00:29:38,867 --> 00:29:41,266
I found
a fingerprint impression
633
00:29:41,367 --> 00:29:44,000
on a rear passenger window.
634
00:29:45,367 --> 00:29:48,767
It would subsequently
be determined
to be an impression
635
00:29:48,767 --> 00:29:50,867
of a right ring finger.
636
00:29:51,767 --> 00:29:54,567
And that fingerprint
comes back
637
00:29:54,667 --> 00:29:56,725
to a young 17-year-old male,
638
00:29:56,725 --> 00:29:58,066
to a young 17-year-old male,
639
00:29:58,767 --> 00:30:00,667
Liam O'Shea,
640
00:30:00,767 --> 00:30:02,867
from Kimberly,
British Columbia.
641
00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:06,266
And Kimberly is located
642
00:30:06,367 --> 00:30:09,066
not too far from
Trail, British Columbia.
643
00:30:09,066 --> 00:30:11,266
[narrator] Trail was where
Elizabeth lived.
644
00:30:11,367 --> 00:30:13,200
So is it possible
that she knew Liam
645
00:30:13,266 --> 00:30:15,000
before they both
got on the bus?
646
00:30:15,100 --> 00:30:17,567
It could turn out that
the trail from Trail
647
00:30:17,667 --> 00:30:20,867
may be more twisted than
detectives ever imagined.
648
00:30:23,567 --> 00:30:24,867
As Niagara Regional Police
649
00:30:24,967 --> 00:30:27,567
press to solve the homicide
of Bruce Firman,
650
00:30:27,667 --> 00:30:30,800
they discover that
the daughter of Bruce's
common-law wife,
651
00:30:30,867 --> 00:30:33,500
Elizabeth Gatenby,
lied to detectives
652
00:30:33,567 --> 00:30:36,400
about who had ridden
in her rental car.
653
00:30:36,467 --> 00:30:38,767
It was 17-year-old
Liam O'Shea,
654
00:30:38,767 --> 00:30:41,867
who lived not far
from Elizabeth
in British Columbia.
655
00:30:42,667 --> 00:30:44,567
[Harrison] I spoke to the RCMP
656
00:30:44,667 --> 00:30:46,667
in Kimberly, British Columbia.
657
00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:50,700
And they apprehended Liam
658
00:30:50,767 --> 00:30:52,687
as he was getting off of a bus
659
00:30:52,687 --> 00:30:52,800
as he was getting off of a bus
660
00:30:52,867 --> 00:30:54,867
in Kimberly, British Columbia,
661
00:30:54,967 --> 00:30:58,400
and he was flown back
to St. Catharines.
662
00:31:01,467 --> 00:31:03,500
Liam's not really forthcoming,
he's sort of,
663
00:31:04,266 --> 00:31:06,567
you know,
not giving too much up.
664
00:31:06,667 --> 00:31:10,100
This 17-year-old had lost
both of his parents.
665
00:31:10,166 --> 00:31:12,767
He had sort of spent
his youth living with an aunt,
666
00:31:12,867 --> 00:31:15,100
living with a brother,
living with friends.
667
00:31:15,166 --> 00:31:20,166
He had dropped out of school
and he was now dealing drugs.
668
00:31:20,166 --> 00:31:22,100
[Adamczyk] That's when
we really press him and say,
669
00:31:22,166 --> 00:31:22,687
"Listen, you know,
you're only 17,
670
00:31:22,687 --> 00:31:23,867
"Listen, you know,
you're only 17,
671
00:31:23,967 --> 00:31:27,100
but you're gonna be charged
as an adult for murder."
672
00:31:27,166 --> 00:31:28,900
And that's when he breaks.
673
00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:34,667
Liam told us that he had
murdered Bruce Firman.
674
00:31:36,967 --> 00:31:39,166
[narrator] The brief admission
is a great start.
675
00:31:39,166 --> 00:31:43,300
But detectives still need
to hear the how and the why.
676
00:31:43,367 --> 00:31:46,667
They feel certain
the 17-year old
didn't act alone.
677
00:31:46,667 --> 00:31:50,800
Were Elizabeth or the guy
named Dell accomplices?
678
00:31:50,867 --> 00:31:52,687
We asked him and we're
pressing him pretty hard
on, like, "Who's Dell?"
679
00:31:52,687 --> 00:31:53,700
We asked him and we're
pressing him pretty hard
on, like, "Who's Dell?"
680
00:31:54,500 --> 00:31:55,567
And he didn't know Dell.
681
00:31:56,767 --> 00:31:59,000
So after being pressed
in the interview,
682
00:31:59,100 --> 00:32:01,567
O'Shea finally gives up
the name of
683
00:32:01,567 --> 00:32:04,166
the other male that
he was hired to do
the job with.
684
00:32:05,100 --> 00:32:06,266
He gives up the name Byron.
685
00:32:08,166 --> 00:32:10,867
Byron is Byron Gatenby,
686
00:32:10,967 --> 00:32:13,300
which is Elizabeth's son.
687
00:32:14,567 --> 00:32:17,100
[narrator] Byron Gatenby
is just 18 years old.
688
00:32:17,166 --> 00:32:20,300
The young man on the bus,
who Elizabeth called Dell,
689
00:32:20,367 --> 00:32:22,400
is actually her own son.
690
00:32:23,367 --> 00:32:26,367
Liam claims he was
hired by Byron
to commit the murder.
691
00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:31,000
So, our next step
is to arrest Byron.
692
00:32:31,066 --> 00:32:33,867
Sergeant Harrison
made some calls out
to Whistler, BC,
693
00:32:33,867 --> 00:32:35,767
where Byron is working.
694
00:32:35,867 --> 00:32:38,367
Local RCMP arrest him
for murder.
695
00:32:39,867 --> 00:32:41,900
I traveled to Whistler, BC
696
00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:43,867
where Byron was in custody.
697
00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:47,767
Prior to Byron's interview,
we did an extensive background
698
00:32:47,867 --> 00:32:49,900
on both Elizabeth
and Byron's relationship,
699
00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:51,400
especially Byron's youth.
700
00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:52,687
just to see if there's
anything we can bring up
in the interview.
701
00:32:52,687 --> 00:32:53,700
just to see if there's
anything we can bring up
in the interview.
702
00:32:54,767 --> 00:32:57,367
He had a very,
very rough childhood,
703
00:32:57,467 --> 00:32:59,266
several abusive stepfathers.
704
00:32:59,266 --> 00:33:02,300
He was kicked out of the house
when he was 14 or 15
by his mother.
705
00:33:03,266 --> 00:33:05,200
[narrator] Despite Liam
implicating him,
706
00:33:05,266 --> 00:33:07,100
Byron admits nothing.
707
00:33:07,166 --> 00:33:09,200
He was not very forthcoming.
708
00:33:09,867 --> 00:33:12,367
He denied any involvement.
709
00:33:12,467 --> 00:33:13,867
So we decided
to call it a night,
710
00:33:14,767 --> 00:33:17,000
and I decided,
"I'm gonna walk him
711
00:33:17,100 --> 00:33:19,567
from the interview room
back to the cell."
712
00:33:19,667 --> 00:33:21,667
And I just said to him,
"You're gonna
go down for this
713
00:33:21,767 --> 00:33:22,687
unless you tell us
what had really happened."
714
00:33:22,687 --> 00:33:24,166
unless you tell us
what had really happened."
715
00:33:25,100 --> 00:33:26,300
He just started talking.
716
00:33:27,900 --> 00:33:30,200
Byron said, "We met through
friends of friends."
717
00:33:30,266 --> 00:33:32,367
He met O'Shea...
718
00:33:32,467 --> 00:33:35,600
...convinced O'Shea to go
to St. Catharines
719
00:33:35,667 --> 00:33:38,100
to commit this murder.
720
00:33:38,166 --> 00:33:40,400
He said his mother Elizabeth
had nothing to do with it.
721
00:33:40,467 --> 00:33:43,500
Byron had a key
to get in the garage,
722
00:33:43,567 --> 00:33:45,867
and waited for Bruce
to come home
from his bike ride.
723
00:33:45,867 --> 00:33:48,767
And when he
came in the garage,
724
00:33:48,867 --> 00:33:51,166
Byron was gonna strangle him
with piano wire.
725
00:33:52,667 --> 00:33:52,687
Byron panicked and he froze.
726
00:33:52,687 --> 00:33:55,000
Byron panicked and he froze.
727
00:33:55,066 --> 00:33:56,100
He couldn't do it.
728
00:33:56,767 --> 00:33:58,667
That's when O'Shea stepped up
729
00:33:58,767 --> 00:34:01,467
and grabbed a pipe wrench,
and starting hitting
over the head with it.
730
00:34:01,467 --> 00:34:04,200
Byron told me Bruce
fell to the ground,
he started bleeding.
731
00:34:05,900 --> 00:34:08,667
Byron kicked him
a couple times in the ribs
when he was down.
732
00:34:08,767 --> 00:34:11,467
And then O'Shea hit him
733
00:34:11,567 --> 00:34:14,066
several more times
over the head
with the pipe wrench.
734
00:34:15,767 --> 00:34:17,800
Which eventually killed him.
735
00:34:17,867 --> 00:34:20,867
They dropped everything
and ran the way they came.
736
00:34:20,867 --> 00:34:22,687
Byron told me,
before he got in the car,
737
00:34:22,687 --> 00:34:23,000
Byron told me,
before he got in the car,
738
00:34:23,100 --> 00:34:25,100
he threw up because
he couldn't believe
what had just happened.
739
00:34:25,166 --> 00:34:26,667
[narrator]
Detectives want to know
740
00:34:26,767 --> 00:34:29,800
what could motivate Byron
to commit murder.
741
00:34:29,867 --> 00:34:33,767
Byron told me the only person
who ever cared,
really cared for him
742
00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:36,100
was his grandmother Margaret.
743
00:34:36,166 --> 00:34:39,000
[Harrison] So Byron felt
this weight on his shoulders
744
00:34:39,100 --> 00:34:41,567
that he needed to step up
745
00:34:41,667 --> 00:34:44,867
to help his grandmother
through this situation.
746
00:34:44,867 --> 00:34:48,266
[narrator] Detectives don't
believe the two teenagers
acted on their own.
747
00:34:48,266 --> 00:34:51,266
They still believe
Byron's mom, Elizabeth,
748
00:34:51,266 --> 00:34:52,667
is somehow involved.
749
00:34:53,266 --> 00:34:56,100
[Stockdale] Loyalty often
trumps honesty.
750
00:34:56,166 --> 00:34:59,266
Byron's not saying a lot
about his mother.
751
00:34:59,266 --> 00:35:02,200
It may be that he's trying
to protect her,
752
00:35:02,266 --> 00:35:05,066
or also maintain
family loyalty.
753
00:35:05,066 --> 00:35:08,700
Detective Adamczyk
builds a rapport with Byron
on the way back
754
00:35:08,767 --> 00:35:10,667
to Niagara from Whistler,
755
00:35:10,667 --> 00:35:12,667
and I think he's able
756
00:35:12,767 --> 00:35:16,166
to have him understand that...
757
00:35:16,166 --> 00:35:18,667
...you know, this is a really
serious situation,
758
00:35:18,767 --> 00:35:22,687
and he really needs
to tell us exactly
what went down.
759
00:35:22,687 --> 00:35:23,000
and he really needs
to tell us exactly
what went down.
760
00:35:23,066 --> 00:35:25,367
[Adamczyk]
Well, the information that
I had about his youth
761
00:35:25,367 --> 00:35:28,700
and the abuse
that he had as a child
and getting kicked out,
762
00:35:28,767 --> 00:35:30,867
and how his mother treated him
and abandoned him...
763
00:35:32,200 --> 00:35:36,100
...I was gonna use that
just to maybe open up
a little bit.
764
00:35:36,166 --> 00:35:39,667
I go, "Your mom's
abusing you again.
You're getting used.
765
00:35:39,767 --> 00:35:42,800
And she is gonna walk free."
766
00:35:43,567 --> 00:35:45,667
Initially, he didn't
really bite.
767
00:35:46,300 --> 00:35:48,867
But when I reiterated
the fact that
768
00:35:48,967 --> 00:35:51,100
he was being thrown away
onto the streets
769
00:35:51,166 --> 00:35:52,687
just like he was when
he was 14 or 15,
by his mother...
770
00:35:52,687 --> 00:35:53,767
just like he was when
he was 14 or 15,
by his mother...
771
00:35:55,066 --> 00:35:56,900
"Why are you protecting her?"
772
00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:59,700
And I still remember,
he put his head down.
773
00:35:59,767 --> 00:36:01,667
All he said was,
"I'm gonna go
to Hell for this."
774
00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:05,500
And he gave it all up.
775
00:36:07,567 --> 00:36:10,900
He went on to tell me
how his mother, Elizabeth,
had arranged
776
00:36:11,767 --> 00:36:13,000
for the murder
of Bruce Firman.
777
00:36:15,266 --> 00:36:18,000
Elizabeth told him that
778
00:36:18,066 --> 00:36:22,687
the only way
to save his grandmother
was to kill Bruce.
779
00:36:22,687 --> 00:36:22,767
the only way
to save his grandmother
was to kill Bruce.
780
00:36:22,767 --> 00:36:26,467
Elizabeth used the love
he had for his grandmother.
781
00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:29,800
And he agreed to do it.
782
00:36:30,667 --> 00:36:33,100
Elizabeth arranged all this.
783
00:36:33,166 --> 00:36:35,567
They had overalls
that she bought for them.
784
00:36:37,166 --> 00:36:39,667
They had a key
to get into the garage
785
00:36:39,667 --> 00:36:42,767
that was left in the back yard
underneath the porch.
786
00:36:44,100 --> 00:36:45,767
So after Byron's confession,
787
00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:47,700
the next morning
788
00:36:47,767 --> 00:36:49,967
I went to the house
where Elizabeth was staying
789
00:36:49,967 --> 00:36:51,767
to arrest her
for first-degree murder.
790
00:36:53,066 --> 00:36:55,500
Elizabeth denies that
she had any involvement
791
00:36:55,567 --> 00:36:57,600
in the death of Mr. Firman.
792
00:36:58,767 --> 00:37:01,066
And she really puts things
793
00:37:01,066 --> 00:37:03,567
squarely on her son,
Byron Gatenby.
794
00:37:05,367 --> 00:37:08,467
She holds him responsible
for the homicide.
795
00:37:10,500 --> 00:37:12,600
The behavior exhibited
by Elizabeth in this case,
796
00:37:12,667 --> 00:37:14,266
I mean, is so pathological,
797
00:37:14,367 --> 00:37:17,600
so counterintuitive
to maternal instincts.
798
00:37:17,667 --> 00:37:19,567
She has absolutely no qualms
799
00:37:19,567 --> 00:37:21,667
in throwing her own
flesh and blood under the bus,
800
00:37:21,767 --> 00:37:22,687
uh, and letting Byron
take the fall.
801
00:37:22,687 --> 00:37:24,800
uh, and letting Byron
take the fall.
802
00:37:24,867 --> 00:37:26,967
[Adamczyk] We had her
credit card receipt
803
00:37:26,967 --> 00:37:29,066
from the hotel
in Niagara Falls
804
00:37:29,066 --> 00:37:30,967
that she had paid for,
805
00:37:30,967 --> 00:37:34,467
for O'Shea and Byron
the night of the murder.
806
00:37:34,567 --> 00:37:37,000
We were also able to find that
807
00:37:37,066 --> 00:37:41,166
she paid for Byron
and Liam's bus tickets
808
00:37:41,266 --> 00:37:44,567
from British Columbia
to Ontario
809
00:37:44,667 --> 00:37:47,567
and back to British
Columbia again.
810
00:37:47,567 --> 00:37:49,700
[narrator] Investigators
are finally able
811
00:37:49,767 --> 00:37:51,867
to piece together
the precise events
812
00:37:51,967 --> 00:37:52,687
that led to Bruce
Firman's murder.
813
00:37:52,687 --> 00:37:53,867
that led to Bruce
Firman's murder.
814
00:37:53,867 --> 00:37:57,400
On November 22nd,
Byron and Elizabeth
815
00:37:57,467 --> 00:38:01,000
traveled from Trail, BC
to St Catharines on the bus.
816
00:38:02,500 --> 00:38:04,800
[Harrison] When they arrive
in St. Catharines,
817
00:38:05,467 --> 00:38:07,367
Elizabeth rents a car
818
00:38:07,367 --> 00:38:10,266
and gives Byron a ride.
819
00:38:10,367 --> 00:38:14,867
She then pays
for a motel room for Byron.
820
00:38:14,867 --> 00:38:17,400
[Adamczyk] Liam O'Shea
arrives in St. Catharines
the next day.
821
00:38:17,467 --> 00:38:21,467
[Harrison] Elizabeth tells
the boys that she needs
a location where
822
00:38:21,467 --> 00:38:22,687
they can confront Mr. Firman,
and she chooses the garage.
823
00:38:22,687 --> 00:38:25,266
they can confront Mr. Firman,
and she chooses the garage.
824
00:38:26,100 --> 00:38:29,567
On November 27th at 3:30 PM
825
00:38:29,567 --> 00:38:30,767
on the day of the murder,
826
00:38:30,767 --> 00:38:33,467
Margaret and Elizabeth
head to Niagara Falls.
827
00:38:34,467 --> 00:38:37,166
They shopped for souvenirs
and had dinner
828
00:38:37,266 --> 00:38:40,567
in order to obtain receipts
for their alibi.
829
00:38:41,567 --> 00:38:43,767
[narrator] While Elizabeth
and Margaret are shopping,
830
00:38:43,767 --> 00:38:46,000
the two boys pick up
Elizabeth's rental car
831
00:38:46,066 --> 00:38:49,367
in Niagara Falls
and drive to St. Catharines.
832
00:38:49,367 --> 00:38:52,467
[Adamczyk] Byron and Liam
sneak into Bruce's home
833
00:38:52,567 --> 00:38:52,687
using a hidden key
in the back yard
834
00:38:52,687 --> 00:38:54,100
using a hidden key
in the back yard
835
00:38:54,166 --> 00:38:55,467
and wait for him
in the garage.
836
00:38:56,166 --> 00:38:57,500
[Harrison] At 6:50 PM,
837
00:38:57,567 --> 00:39:00,166
Bruce Firman leaves
Jennifer's home
838
00:39:00,166 --> 00:39:03,667
and rides his bike home,
839
00:39:03,667 --> 00:39:05,467
which takes about ten minutes.
840
00:39:06,867 --> 00:39:09,400
[Adamczyk] At 7:00 PM,
Bruce returns home...
841
00:39:10,767 --> 00:39:12,400
...and enters the garage
with his bicycle.
842
00:39:13,567 --> 00:39:17,367
He is ambushed by Byron
and O'Shea in the garage.
843
00:39:17,367 --> 00:39:21,266
[Harrison] O'Shea strikes
Mr. Firman in the back
of the head
844
00:39:21,367 --> 00:39:22,687
with the pipe wrench.
845
00:39:22,687 --> 00:39:22,767
with the pipe wrench.
846
00:39:22,767 --> 00:39:24,000
Byron kicks him in the ribs.
847
00:39:24,700 --> 00:39:27,266
Liam O'Shea finishes the job
848
00:39:27,266 --> 00:39:29,767
with several strikes
with the pipe wrench
849
00:39:29,767 --> 00:39:31,667
to the back
of Mr. Firman's head.
850
00:39:33,166 --> 00:39:35,000
[Adamczyk] Between 7:00
and 8:00 PM,
851
00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:37,667
the boys flee
to the back yard,
852
00:39:37,667 --> 00:39:41,800
stripping their clothes
and throwing them into
the local dumpster.
853
00:39:41,867 --> 00:39:45,467
[Harrison] They drive the car
back to Niagara Falls
and park it
854
00:39:45,467 --> 00:39:48,567
in the parking lot
where it was originally left.
855
00:39:48,667 --> 00:39:51,467
When Elizabeth sees
the boys return with the car,
856
00:39:51,467 --> 00:39:52,687
she exits the restaurant
857
00:39:52,687 --> 00:39:53,266
she exits the restaurant
858
00:39:53,266 --> 00:39:55,667
she approaches them
859
00:39:55,667 --> 00:39:57,567
and asks them if it's done.
860
00:39:58,800 --> 00:40:01,367
And Byron tells Elizabeth that
861
00:40:01,367 --> 00:40:03,066
Grandma won't
be bothered anymore.
862
00:40:04,400 --> 00:40:06,266
And Elizabeth hugs Byron
863
00:40:06,367 --> 00:40:07,767
and she tells him
she loves him.
864
00:40:07,767 --> 00:40:10,000
[Adamczyk] At 8:45 PM,
865
00:40:10,066 --> 00:40:11,400
Margaret and Elizabeth
arrive home
866
00:40:11,467 --> 00:40:13,100
and find Bruce Firman
dead in the garage.
867
00:40:15,467 --> 00:40:17,900
[Harrison] On May 17 of 2006,
868
00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:21,767
Elizabeth Gatenby
was convicted
of first-degree murder
869
00:40:21,767 --> 00:40:22,687
and sentenced
to life imprisonment
without parole.
870
00:40:22,687 --> 00:40:25,567
and sentenced
to life imprisonment
without parole.
871
00:40:26,266 --> 00:40:28,600
Her son testifies against her.
872
00:40:28,667 --> 00:40:31,700
Byron Gatenby
pleads guilty to conspiracy
to commit murder
873
00:40:32,367 --> 00:40:33,367
and serves six years.
874
00:40:33,367 --> 00:40:35,166
The 17-year old Liam O'Shea
875
00:40:35,166 --> 00:40:37,967
plead guilty to first-degree
murder and serves six years,
876
00:40:37,967 --> 00:40:39,667
the highest rate
of the Young Offenders Act.
877
00:40:39,767 --> 00:40:41,867
[narrator] But the matriarch
of the family,
878
00:40:41,967 --> 00:40:44,800
whose daughter and grandson
committed the murder
in her name,
879
00:40:44,867 --> 00:40:46,266
was never charged.
880
00:40:47,600 --> 00:40:51,000
Police were never able
to find evidence
881
00:40:51,100 --> 00:40:52,687
to link Margaret Benesch
to this conspiracy.
882
00:40:52,687 --> 00:40:54,367
to link Margaret Benesch
to this conspiracy.
883
00:40:54,367 --> 00:40:57,800
Byron Gatenby said
his grandmother had
nothing to do with it,
884
00:40:57,867 --> 00:41:00,967
and Elizabeth also said
her mother didn't
know anything.
885
00:41:01,900 --> 00:41:04,100
This is a really sad case,
886
00:41:04,166 --> 00:41:06,767
that an elderly man died,
887
00:41:07,567 --> 00:41:09,500
that a mother
888
00:41:09,567 --> 00:41:12,266
involved her 18-year-old son
889
00:41:12,266 --> 00:41:14,066
to commit murder,
890
00:41:14,066 --> 00:41:16,667
and then also a young offender
891
00:41:16,767 --> 00:41:19,300
was also brought into this,
892
00:41:19,367 --> 00:41:21,967
17 at the time
that this happened.
893
00:41:23,200 --> 00:41:24,900
That's a hard thing
to live with,
894
00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:26,767
that you took somebody's life.