1 00:00:01,744 --> 00:00:04,728 [uneasy music] 2 00:00:04,747 --> 00:00:07,840 ♪ ♪ 3 00:00:08,067 --> 00:00:10,234 - I knew he was in there. I could feel him. 4 00:00:10,327 --> 00:00:11,752 I felt like I could almost smell him. 5 00:00:11,904 --> 00:00:13,679 - I am terrified. 6 00:00:13,830 --> 00:00:18,242 There is a green eyeball staring directly up at me. 7 00:00:18,335 --> 00:00:20,185 - That's the stuff of horror movies. 8 00:00:20,412 --> 00:00:21,353 Heads up, everybody. 9 00:00:21,505 --> 00:00:23,914 Make sure your crawlspaces are locked. 10 00:00:23,932 --> 00:00:26,191 - He said, "I could kill you right now." 11 00:00:28,754 --> 00:00:31,030 - Man found hiding between a family's walls. 12 00:00:31,257 --> 00:00:33,757 - Intruder secretly living inside her attic. 13 00:00:33,850 --> 00:00:35,701 - Man slithers out from under home. 14 00:00:35,928 --> 00:00:37,685 - Make sure your crawlspaces are locked. 15 00:00:37,705 --> 00:00:39,521 - I hear footsteps. 16 00:00:39,540 --> 00:00:43,267 I'm vulnerable, naked, and someone is in my house. 17 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,619 - There was somebody violating my home. 18 00:00:45,771 --> 00:00:47,028 - I want to believe it's in my head. 19 00:00:47,122 --> 00:00:49,456 - It's a giant man's handprint. 20 00:00:49,550 --> 00:00:51,884 - You came into my home. You invaded my privacy. 21 00:00:52,035 --> 00:00:53,719 - [screams] 22 00:00:53,870 --> 00:00:56,555 - We had a phrogger in our house. 23 00:00:56,782 --> 00:01:03,562 ♪ ♪ 24 00:01:16,802 --> 00:01:18,077 [gunshots] 25 00:01:18,304 --> 00:01:23,398 ♪ ♪ 26 00:01:23,417 --> 00:01:26,418 In 2016, I'm living in goodlettsville, tennessee, 27 00:01:26,645 --> 00:01:28,587 About 20 minutes north of nashville. 28 00:01:29,739 --> 00:01:33,483 I work as a floral designer, but I also hold yoga classes. 29 00:01:33,577 --> 00:01:35,819 I've lived in this house for 27 years. 30 00:01:35,912 --> 00:01:37,487 It's an older neighborhood. 31 00:01:37,581 --> 00:01:39,823 My home was built in the early '60s. 32 00:01:39,916 --> 00:01:42,159 I live in a split-level ranch. 33 00:01:42,252 --> 00:01:44,661 It's about a half a mile off the road. 34 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:46,588 I'm up on a hill. 35 00:01:46,682 --> 00:01:49,349 I enter the doors that we call the flower shop room, 36 00:01:49,443 --> 00:01:51,685 'cause I work from home. There's a door leading off 37 00:01:51,837 --> 00:01:54,171 To the right that has a large bedroom there, 38 00:01:54,264 --> 00:01:56,782 About 600 square feet, with 8-foot windows, 39 00:01:57,009 --> 00:01:59,284 And then you can go upstairs to the kitchen. 40 00:02:00,195 --> 00:02:03,347 Walking through the kitchen, there's three full bedrooms 41 00:02:03,365 --> 00:02:05,365 And 1 1/2 baths. 42 00:02:05,459 --> 00:02:07,517 I've raised seven beautiful kids in this great house: 43 00:02:07,536 --> 00:02:09,519 Four boys, three girls. 44 00:02:09,538 --> 00:02:11,279 - We were homeschooled, 45 00:02:11,298 --> 00:02:13,281 So we were all there all the time. 46 00:02:13,300 --> 00:02:15,300 There's big woods in the back, and so we built 47 00:02:15,527 --> 00:02:18,286 Lots of little secret clubhouses in the woods. 48 00:02:18,305 --> 00:02:20,139 And there's a big creek going through it, 49 00:02:20,290 --> 00:02:21,865 So we're always catching crawdads 50 00:02:21,884 --> 00:02:23,976 And just running wild in the woods. 51 00:02:24,127 --> 00:02:26,294 Super fun. 52 00:02:26,313 --> 00:02:27,813 - It was great raising them all there, 53 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:31,224 But I've really enjoyed living in this big house by myself, 54 00:02:31,377 --> 00:02:32,967 Having the floral business, and the art, 55 00:02:32,987 --> 00:02:35,061 And the yoga that I do here. 56 00:02:35,156 --> 00:02:37,547 So when the kids moved out, 57 00:02:37,566 --> 00:02:40,066 Yes, I did start branching out and start dating. 58 00:02:40,219 --> 00:02:42,143 It's terrifying to begin to date 59 00:02:42,163 --> 00:02:43,811 For the first time in your adult life, 60 00:02:43,831 --> 00:02:46,498 Because I spent all those years raising kids, 61 00:02:46,725 --> 00:02:48,742 But it's exciting. 62 00:02:48,836 --> 00:02:51,628 I started dating tony the first week of may, 2014. 63 00:02:55,567 --> 00:02:58,568 Tony and I met on an online dating site, 64 00:02:58,587 --> 00:03:00,846 And he was absolutely charming, 65 00:03:01,073 --> 00:03:03,256 And it was fireworks, in the beginning. 66 00:03:03,350 --> 00:03:06,243 It was great. He's handsome. 67 00:03:06,261 --> 00:03:08,187 Very intelligent. 68 00:03:08,338 --> 00:03:14,601 He's a master electrician who's very adventurous, 69 00:03:14,753 --> 00:03:16,920 And I had always had a great fear of heights. 70 00:03:17,013 --> 00:03:18,271 I'd never ridden a roller coaster. 71 00:03:18,424 --> 00:03:20,866 - This woman--she doesn't want to get on a ladder. 72 00:03:21,017 --> 00:03:23,869 - But with tony, I went skydiving. 73 00:03:24,096 --> 00:03:27,097 - It was fun to see her become more adventurous 74 00:03:27,115 --> 00:03:28,782 And try new things, because she trusted him. 75 00:03:28,876 --> 00:03:30,709 He's a really cool dude. 76 00:03:31,770 --> 00:03:33,770 - So about six months into the relationship, 77 00:03:33,863 --> 00:03:35,380 He told me--he said, "you know, 78 00:03:35,532 --> 00:03:37,791 I know we're really falling in love," he said. 79 00:03:37,885 --> 00:03:40,627 "but there's something I need to tell you," 80 00:03:40,779 --> 00:03:42,387 And I was like, "oh, no." 81 00:03:44,058 --> 00:03:48,785 And he said, "well, some years ago, 82 00:03:48,878 --> 00:03:52,880 "I got into kind of a brawl in a bar, 83 00:03:52,975 --> 00:03:56,309 "and things got out of hand. 84 00:03:56,403 --> 00:03:59,404 And me and this other dude were fighting over a woman." 85 00:03:59,631 --> 00:04:01,055 ♪ ♪ 86 00:04:01,149 --> 00:04:04,409 He said, "and I was arrested, and I served time for it." 87 00:04:04,636 --> 00:04:06,728 And he was very remorseful. He was like, 88 00:04:06,747 --> 00:04:08,655 "it was not something that had ever happened before." 89 00:04:08,807 --> 00:04:11,899 And I took the whole thing as, you know what? 90 00:04:11,919 --> 00:04:15,921 We all make mistakes. I just--I let it go. 91 00:04:19,001 --> 00:04:21,818 We were very in love, so we decided to live together 92 00:04:21,837 --> 00:04:23,487 After about a year and a half of dating. 93 00:04:23,580 --> 00:04:24,912 And that brings us to about christmas, 94 00:04:25,007 --> 00:04:28,416 December 2015, and there was a beautiful treasure hunt 95 00:04:28,435 --> 00:04:30,918 On christmas day for my gift. 96 00:04:31,013 --> 00:04:32,829 And when you followed the clue, 97 00:04:32,848 --> 00:04:36,166 There was a piece of jewelry at the end of each clue, 98 00:04:36,184 --> 00:04:39,927 Until it came to a large carat-and-a-half solitaire, 99 00:04:40,022 --> 00:04:41,004 Which was really beautiful. 100 00:04:41,023 --> 00:04:42,188 And he came over, 101 00:04:42,283 --> 00:04:44,858 And he actually got on his knees and proposed. 102 00:04:44,952 --> 00:04:46,601 I didn't really say yes, 103 00:04:46,620 --> 00:04:48,436 Because I said I wasn't gonna get married, 104 00:04:48,455 --> 00:04:49,513 But I'd wear the ring. 105 00:04:49,606 --> 00:04:51,272 The thing was, it was a commitment. 106 00:04:51,292 --> 00:04:53,959 I was just looking for a companion. 107 00:04:54,186 --> 00:04:56,461 After that, things began to change. 108 00:04:56,688 --> 00:04:58,872 ♪ ♪ 109 00:04:58,966 --> 00:05:01,115 We didn't have any incidences, 110 00:05:01,135 --> 00:05:03,969 But he wasn't his happy, happy, cheerful self. 111 00:05:04,196 --> 00:05:05,378 Things were fine. 112 00:05:05,472 --> 00:05:08,865 It's just, it was a little bit colder than normal, 113 00:05:08,884 --> 00:05:11,868 You know, but that happens, so time went on. 114 00:05:11,887 --> 00:05:13,036 ♪ ♪ 115 00:05:13,055 --> 00:05:17,557 And then I was like, "the energy is changing. 116 00:05:17,709 --> 00:05:20,319 Something's wrong," and a friend of mine 117 00:05:20,470 --> 00:05:22,712 Knew that I wasn't my normal bubbly-bubbly 118 00:05:22,731 --> 00:05:24,323 And asked me what was up. 119 00:05:24,474 --> 00:05:26,550 And she said, "it's the boyfriend, isn't it?" 120 00:05:26,568 --> 00:05:28,718 And I'm like, "yeah. It's the boyfriend." 121 00:05:28,812 --> 00:05:30,070 And she said, "well, what is it?" 122 00:05:30,222 --> 00:05:32,222 And I said, "that I don't know." 123 00:05:32,315 --> 00:05:34,166 I could just tell something was different, 124 00:05:34,393 --> 00:05:36,335 And this feeling was getting really stronger. 125 00:05:36,486 --> 00:05:40,564 So my friend, who did background checks for a living, 126 00:05:40,657 --> 00:05:43,991 Said, "hey, girl. You need to take $2 127 00:05:44,011 --> 00:05:45,844 "and go to the city where he used to live, 128 00:05:46,071 --> 00:05:48,421 "and from there, you'll get a police report. 129 00:05:48,515 --> 00:05:50,407 "and if anything's going on, 130 00:05:50,425 --> 00:05:52,934 It's gonna be your first clue of where he's at." 131 00:05:53,854 --> 00:05:56,079 So I did that. 132 00:05:56,098 --> 00:05:58,023 I went to the sheriff's department... 133 00:05:58,250 --> 00:06:01,509 ♪ ♪ 134 00:06:01,603 --> 00:06:02,694 And then, when I got there, 135 00:06:02,846 --> 00:06:04,029 They said there was more than one. 136 00:06:04,180 --> 00:06:05,589 How much cash did I bring? 137 00:06:05,682 --> 00:06:07,273 Because there were several reports, 138 00:06:07,368 --> 00:06:08,758 And they're $2 each. 139 00:06:08,777 --> 00:06:10,927 ♪ ♪ 140 00:06:11,020 --> 00:06:13,430 A really nice deputy sheriff walked up, 141 00:06:13,523 --> 00:06:16,023 And he said, "you look unfamiliar with those." 142 00:06:16,043 --> 00:06:18,502 I said, "I am. I've never read one before." 143 00:06:19,287 --> 00:06:20,437 He said, "I thought." 144 00:06:20,455 --> 00:06:22,363 He goes, "I can help you with that," 145 00:06:22,383 --> 00:06:27,277 So he started reading these reports, and he said, 146 00:06:27,370 --> 00:06:29,554 "there's a lot more to this than you realize, 147 00:06:29,706 --> 00:06:35,118 "because on this judgment, he has an inmate number, 148 00:06:35,211 --> 00:06:37,896 So you don't know what this is about, do you?" 149 00:06:38,123 --> 00:06:39,639 And I was like, "no, sir. I don't." 150 00:06:39,733 --> 00:06:40,790 He said, "just take a breath. 151 00:06:40,884 --> 00:06:42,734 You've got something going on here." 152 00:06:44,220 --> 00:06:48,465 He had been charged with attempted manslaughter, 153 00:06:48,483 --> 00:06:51,893 And this was a woman. There was no dude. 154 00:06:51,912 --> 00:06:53,078 It wasn't a man. 155 00:06:53,305 --> 00:06:55,138 ♪ ♪ 156 00:06:55,157 --> 00:06:57,416 There was a woman 157 00:06:57,567 --> 00:07:01,920 That he'd actually boot-stomped a woman's face. 158 00:07:02,147 --> 00:07:07,074 ♪ ♪ 159 00:07:07,169 --> 00:07:08,927 And I was absolutely horrified. 160 00:07:09,154 --> 00:07:13,840 ♪ ♪ 161 00:07:13,934 --> 00:07:15,434 I was really pretty in shock 162 00:07:15,585 --> 00:07:16,843 Because I didn't see any of this coming... 163 00:07:16,995 --> 00:07:20,163 ♪ ♪ 164 00:07:20,256 --> 00:07:24,517 So I continued to look for police reports, 165 00:07:24,611 --> 00:07:26,686 And it took me almost a week. 166 00:07:26,780 --> 00:07:29,339 I found out that he was out of prison for six months, 167 00:07:29,432 --> 00:07:31,191 From that assault, when he met me. 168 00:07:31,343 --> 00:07:35,436 I was terrified because of the contrast. 169 00:07:35,456 --> 00:07:38,123 His actions were loving, sweet, calm, peaceful. 170 00:07:38,274 --> 00:07:40,684 He went to yoga with me and did the meditations. 171 00:07:40,777 --> 00:07:42,869 It was beautiful, and then I find out 172 00:07:43,021 --> 00:07:46,706 That he had a trail of charges in the state of tennessee. 173 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:48,633 I was like, "oh, no." 174 00:07:48,785 --> 00:07:52,045 I didn't know this person, 175 00:07:52,139 --> 00:07:55,048 Because people don't live in that type of a contrast, 176 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:56,308 Not in a healthy state. 177 00:07:56,535 --> 00:07:58,977 ♪ ♪ 178 00:07:59,204 --> 00:08:01,037 - So all of this was quite a surprise to us. 179 00:08:01,130 --> 00:08:02,463 We didn't know anything was going on, 180 00:08:02,557 --> 00:08:04,298 And she kept it to herself. 181 00:08:04,392 --> 00:08:05,725 I don't think she wanted to worry us 182 00:08:05,819 --> 00:08:07,711 Because there are seven kids. 183 00:08:07,729 --> 00:08:09,637 We were very involved in each other's lives. 184 00:08:09,731 --> 00:08:11,214 Everything seemed very chill 185 00:08:11,307 --> 00:08:12,473 Because he was very calm all the time. 186 00:08:12,567 --> 00:08:14,826 He never yelled. He wasn't angry. 187 00:08:14,978 --> 00:08:17,812 So it was quite a surprise and caught us all off-guard. 188 00:08:17,831 --> 00:08:19,814 - So I knew I was in trouble with this guy 189 00:08:19,908 --> 00:08:23,484 Living in my house, so I went home, 190 00:08:23,578 --> 00:08:27,247 And I pulled up, and he said, "what are you doing home?" 191 00:08:27,399 --> 00:08:29,065 Because it was an odd time of day for me to be home, 192 00:08:29,084 --> 00:08:31,568 But I'd taken off work to go on my trail 193 00:08:31,661 --> 00:08:34,346 Of finding documents and sheriff's departments. 194 00:08:34,573 --> 00:08:36,998 So I said, "hey, I have some information 195 00:08:37,092 --> 00:08:38,424 That doesn't settle with me." 196 00:08:38,577 --> 00:08:40,927 I said, "you told me you got in a fight with a man." 197 00:08:41,021 --> 00:08:43,429 I said, "you know, I don't want to go into the story. 198 00:08:43,524 --> 00:08:47,751 "what I want you to understand is, I am not comfortable 199 00:08:47,844 --> 00:08:51,604 "with someone living in my house, 200 00:08:51,698 --> 00:08:56,426 Let alone being my partner, with this type of past." 201 00:08:56,519 --> 00:08:58,428 I said, "I can't--you lied about it, you know, 202 00:08:58,446 --> 00:09:00,855 And you need to leave." 203 00:09:00,874 --> 00:09:01,931 And I'll never forget. 204 00:09:02,025 --> 00:09:03,116 He was at the top of the driveway, 205 00:09:03,268 --> 00:09:04,601 And he was cutting a piece of plywood 206 00:09:04,619 --> 00:09:06,193 With an electric saw, 207 00:09:06,288 --> 00:09:07,270 The skill saw, 208 00:09:07,363 --> 00:09:09,939 And he stopped running the saw, 209 00:09:09,958 --> 00:09:11,866 And he looked up at me. 210 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:14,719 And it was a look I'd never seen in his face before, 211 00:09:14,946 --> 00:09:16,054 And he was so dark. 212 00:09:16,281 --> 00:09:18,965 His eyes were dark and slanted, and he looked at me. 213 00:09:19,059 --> 00:09:23,303 He turned his head up and said, "I could kill you right now," 214 00:09:23,455 --> 00:09:26,565 ♪ ♪ 215 00:09:26,716 --> 00:09:29,626 And I was like, "oh, wow. We are on." 216 00:09:29,719 --> 00:09:30,977 It was like this whole other entity 217 00:09:31,071 --> 00:09:33,129 Was embodying him, 218 00:09:33,148 --> 00:09:34,480 So I called 911. 219 00:09:34,575 --> 00:09:40,153 So he was really upset about that, and he drove off. 220 00:09:40,305 --> 00:09:43,990 So to find out that information and then him 221 00:09:44,084 --> 00:09:48,920 To full-on verbally threaten me--I was afraid. 222 00:09:49,147 --> 00:09:52,982 The police got there. They took me downtown 223 00:09:53,076 --> 00:09:54,575 To file for an order of protection, 224 00:09:54,669 --> 00:09:56,243 Is how that goes, 225 00:09:56,338 --> 00:09:58,763 And it was granted on the spot. 226 00:09:58,990 --> 00:10:02,675 So two days later-- that's when it all started. 227 00:10:02,769 --> 00:10:04,269 He entered the house, 228 00:10:04,496 --> 00:10:05,937 And I knew he had entered the house, 229 00:10:06,164 --> 00:10:07,772 Because I had an african mutated water frog 230 00:10:07,999 --> 00:10:10,667 That was 20 years old, and he killed my frog. 231 00:10:10,685 --> 00:10:13,361 ♪ ♪ 232 00:10:17,192 --> 00:10:18,783 It was very unsettling, 233 00:10:18,935 --> 00:10:20,009 And that's when it all started. 234 00:10:20,028 --> 00:10:21,268 I woke up the next morning, 235 00:10:21,288 --> 00:10:23,012 And I always go out on the back porch 236 00:10:23,106 --> 00:10:24,623 And have tea in the morning, 237 00:10:24,850 --> 00:10:26,366 Do a little meditation, little yoga. 238 00:10:26,518 --> 00:10:30,128 And there was a gift and a note on my table, 239 00:10:30,279 --> 00:10:33,798 And the gift was a threshold plate for a door. 240 00:10:34,025 --> 00:10:36,860 We were redoing some doors at the house, 241 00:10:36,878 --> 00:10:40,138 And he left that on the table with a note that said, 242 00:10:40,289 --> 00:10:42,048 "I bought this 'cause I wanted you to have it. 243 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:43,700 Let's work this out." 244 00:10:43,793 --> 00:10:47,537 So I called 911, and they came, 245 00:10:47,555 --> 00:10:50,131 And I told the officer that I had been granted 246 00:10:50,150 --> 00:10:52,558 A order of protection. 247 00:10:52,653 --> 00:10:54,394 And then the officer looked at me, and he said, 248 00:10:54,546 --> 00:10:56,729 "you know, I'm not gonna call this in. 249 00:10:56,882 --> 00:10:58,823 "I'm not gonna allow you, 250 00:10:58,975 --> 00:11:02,327 "on a whim of a note that we don't know who wrote, 251 00:11:02,478 --> 00:11:05,889 The ability to ruin this man's life." 252 00:11:05,982 --> 00:11:09,559 And then I changed the locks, 253 00:11:09,652 --> 00:11:11,485 All the windows, all the doors. 254 00:11:11,505 --> 00:11:13,988 Everything was locked down. 255 00:11:14,007 --> 00:11:16,490 The evening of the third day, 256 00:11:16,584 --> 00:11:18,067 I had gone asleep, 257 00:11:18,161 --> 00:11:19,827 Sitting on my living room couch, 258 00:11:19,921 --> 00:11:21,404 And I was sitting there, 259 00:11:21,497 --> 00:11:23,348 And I felt someone staring at me. 260 00:11:23,499 --> 00:11:26,426 And I turned my head towards the window and opened my eyes. 261 00:11:26,578 --> 00:11:28,186 ♪ ♪ 262 00:11:28,337 --> 00:11:30,171 And there he was, staring at me, and he said, 263 00:11:30,265 --> 00:11:32,765 "you don't want to do this. You're making a big mistake. 264 00:11:32,918 --> 00:11:35,843 We can work this out without the police being involved." 265 00:11:35,937 --> 00:11:38,087 So I called 911 again. 266 00:11:38,106 --> 00:11:40,031 They come out and take a report. 267 00:11:40,183 --> 00:11:42,275 So then, the next day, I'm working 268 00:11:42,369 --> 00:11:43,609 On the flower shop. 269 00:11:43,762 --> 00:11:45,870 And I heard something, and I looked out, 270 00:11:46,022 --> 00:11:49,040 And tony was in the front hedge, 271 00:11:49,192 --> 00:11:51,267 And he was running across the yard, 272 00:11:51,286 --> 00:11:54,212 And took a right to go back up into the woods. 273 00:11:54,363 --> 00:11:57,123 So of course, I called 911 again. 274 00:11:57,275 --> 00:11:58,942 ♪ ♪ 275 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:01,052 So my friend who suggested 276 00:12:01,204 --> 00:12:03,722 The sheriff's department called me up, 277 00:12:03,873 --> 00:12:05,890 And she said, "vickie," she said, 278 00:12:06,117 --> 00:12:08,059 "you know, I know that you're nonviolent. 279 00:12:08,211 --> 00:12:09,561 I know that you don't want any harm." 280 00:12:09,788 --> 00:12:12,121 She said, "but this is gonna get you killed." 281 00:12:12,140 --> 00:12:13,547 ♪ ♪ 282 00:12:13,641 --> 00:12:16,793 "this is not going away." 283 00:12:16,886 --> 00:12:19,237 She goes, "you need to come out. 284 00:12:19,464 --> 00:12:21,798 "I have a registered gun that I can loan you 285 00:12:21,816 --> 00:12:23,241 To protect yourself with." 286 00:12:23,392 --> 00:12:25,802 And I said, "I'll be there tomorrow." 287 00:12:25,820 --> 00:12:27,637 So I went to see my friend, 288 00:12:27,655 --> 00:12:31,065 And I took this little .45 on home with me. 289 00:12:31,084 --> 00:12:32,658 - We grew up with guns in the house. 290 00:12:32,811 --> 00:12:34,568 My dad was a deputy sheriff, 291 00:12:34,588 --> 00:12:36,254 And he taught small arms training school, 292 00:12:36,405 --> 00:12:37,738 So we knew what a gun looked like. 293 00:12:37,832 --> 00:12:38,923 We knew it was serious. 294 00:12:39,150 --> 00:12:40,984 We knew that, if you had a gun in your hand, 295 00:12:41,002 --> 00:12:43,261 That it was to protect yourself, 296 00:12:43,412 --> 00:12:45,655 So I'm very glad that she had the gun. 297 00:12:45,673 --> 00:12:47,098 ♪ ♪ 298 00:12:47,250 --> 00:12:51,436 - The day that I got that gun, I fell asleep on the couch, 299 00:12:51,587 --> 00:12:52,996 And I woke up, 300 00:12:53,014 --> 00:12:55,832 And he had his face pressed up against the glass. 301 00:12:55,850 --> 00:12:57,500 ♪ ♪ 302 00:12:57,519 --> 00:13:00,503 And I had the gun in my lap, and I dialed 911, 303 00:13:00,596 --> 00:13:02,522 And I told him. I said, "I have a gun. 304 00:13:02,674 --> 00:13:07,010 He's here, on the front porch," and he ran off. 305 00:13:07,028 --> 00:13:08,194 ♪ ♪ 306 00:13:08,346 --> 00:13:11,681 I called a locksmith again, and he told me. 307 00:13:11,699 --> 00:13:14,517 He said, "look, you need an alarm system, 308 00:13:14,536 --> 00:13:16,127 "because these guys gotta be caught. 309 00:13:16,279 --> 00:13:17,629 No one can catch him." 310 00:13:17,780 --> 00:13:22,041 So I took his advice, and I called an alarm system company. 311 00:13:22,193 --> 00:13:25,194 They said they'd be there the next morning, at 8:00 a.M. 312 00:13:25,288 --> 00:13:27,621 So my youngest daughter came over. 313 00:13:27,715 --> 00:13:29,382 She knew I was really nervous. 314 00:13:30,218 --> 00:13:31,884 I couldn't sleep in the house that night. 315 00:13:32,037 --> 00:13:33,478 I didn't want him coming in and her being there, 316 00:13:33,629 --> 00:13:37,056 Her see what was gonna happen, or be a victim to something. 317 00:13:37,208 --> 00:13:39,225 So we went and stayed with a friend of hers, 318 00:13:39,377 --> 00:13:41,878 And the plan was to be at the house at 8:00 a.M. 319 00:13:41,971 --> 00:13:43,729 The next morning for installation. 320 00:13:43,824 --> 00:13:47,400 ♪ ♪ 321 00:13:47,552 --> 00:13:50,995 - In 2016, I am installing security systems 322 00:13:51,222 --> 00:13:53,998 In commercial and residential homes. 323 00:13:54,150 --> 00:13:56,742 Usually, on a normal call, it's a very simple process. 324 00:13:56,837 --> 00:13:59,170 You walk in, meet the customer, hang the stuff up, 325 00:13:59,322 --> 00:14:00,229 And get out of there. 326 00:14:00,323 --> 00:14:02,732 This was not one of those calls. 327 00:14:02,750 --> 00:14:06,419 So I pull up to the home, meet miss martin outside the home, 328 00:14:06,571 --> 00:14:10,664 And she kinda explains to me why I'm there. 329 00:14:10,758 --> 00:14:13,852 As I survey the home, I can tell it's a larger home. 330 00:14:14,003 --> 00:14:16,337 It's gonna take me about 3-4 hours. 331 00:14:16,356 --> 00:14:19,082 - My daughter needed to go to work, so I told the guy. 332 00:14:19,100 --> 00:14:21,526 I said, "I'm gonna take her to work." 333 00:14:21,753 --> 00:14:23,027 - And I can't be inside somebody's home 334 00:14:23,179 --> 00:14:24,420 If they're not there, 335 00:14:24,513 --> 00:14:25,922 So I leave to go get some breakfast 336 00:14:26,015 --> 00:14:28,015 As she takes her daughter to work. 337 00:14:28,109 --> 00:14:30,034 - So we both drove off, 338 00:14:30,186 --> 00:14:32,111 And we said that we would communicate on the way back, 339 00:14:32,263 --> 00:14:34,097 So we'd return at the same time, 340 00:14:34,115 --> 00:14:35,781 Because he's on a schedule. 341 00:14:35,934 --> 00:14:40,603 And when I came back, he had left his notebooks 342 00:14:40,622 --> 00:14:42,788 And programming information 343 00:14:42,941 --> 00:14:45,532 About the alarm system upstairs, in the kitchen. 344 00:14:45,552 --> 00:14:48,720 That information was at the bottom of the driveway. 345 00:14:48,947 --> 00:14:51,222 Now, this driveway's almost a half a mile. 346 00:14:51,374 --> 00:14:53,874 - As I'm eating breakfast, I get a call from miss martin. 347 00:14:53,894 --> 00:14:55,393 She's very upset and wanted me 348 00:14:55,544 --> 00:14:57,228 To come back to the home immediately. 349 00:14:57,380 --> 00:14:59,122 I pull up to miss martin's house. 350 00:14:59,140 --> 00:15:01,048 She meets me at the end of the driveway, 351 00:15:01,067 --> 00:15:02,808 Asking me if I did this. 352 00:15:02,903 --> 00:15:04,402 - I asked him. 353 00:15:04,629 --> 00:15:06,553 I said, "look, I've got 911 on the line. 354 00:15:06,648 --> 00:15:08,740 Did you leave these?" 355 00:15:09,817 --> 00:15:13,486 - My answer was, "no, ma'am." I knew that I didn't do that, 356 00:15:13,638 --> 00:15:16,230 Because I had left it inside of her kitchen. 357 00:15:16,249 --> 00:15:17,916 - So I told her what was going on, 358 00:15:18,067 --> 00:15:19,976 And so she advised me, "stay away from the house," 359 00:15:19,994 --> 00:15:21,310 And that they would call units. 360 00:15:21,404 --> 00:15:24,497 And two police officers pulled up. 361 00:15:24,591 --> 00:15:26,649 ♪ ♪ 362 00:15:26,668 --> 00:15:28,151 - Ask us a lot of questions: 363 00:15:28,169 --> 00:15:30,486 If I have seen any kind of forced entry, 364 00:15:30,579 --> 00:15:32,096 If I've seen anybody in the home. 365 00:15:33,658 --> 00:15:37,918 - They entered the house, and then they left. 366 00:15:38,921 --> 00:15:42,273 - So next, I go back to work getting miss martin protected. 367 00:15:42,500 --> 00:15:44,609 - And I had a chair that I would sit in, 368 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:46,519 And on the ottoman in front of it, 369 00:15:46,613 --> 00:15:47,687 I put my laptop, 370 00:15:47,839 --> 00:15:51,007 And to my right was my bedside table. 371 00:15:51,100 --> 00:15:53,359 I had my cell phone charger there, 372 00:15:53,453 --> 00:15:57,771 And I called my friend, and I said, "he's in the house, 373 00:15:57,865 --> 00:16:01,867 "and the police have been here, and they said he's not here, 374 00:16:01,962 --> 00:16:04,203 But I feel him, and I know it's going down today." 375 00:16:04,297 --> 00:16:06,130 "it sounds like you're calling to tell me goodbye," 376 00:16:06,282 --> 00:16:08,782 And I said, "you know, I kinda feel like I am. 377 00:16:08,802 --> 00:16:11,469 I just want you to know I love you, and kiss the kids." 378 00:16:14,215 --> 00:16:16,457 And so we got off the phone, and I set my phone 379 00:16:16,476 --> 00:16:20,536 Down on my bedside table with the phone charger in it, 380 00:16:20,629 --> 00:16:23,147 'cause that phone was my lifeline, 381 00:16:23,299 --> 00:16:25,316 Because this was day nine. 382 00:16:25,468 --> 00:16:27,801 And I was using it all day to call the police, 383 00:16:27,821 --> 00:16:29,487 And I kept up with that phone. 384 00:16:29,638 --> 00:16:30,655 So I set it down, 385 00:16:30,882 --> 00:16:32,657 And the alarm installation guy came in, 386 00:16:32,884 --> 00:16:35,309 And he said, "miss martin, I'm done here, 387 00:16:35,328 --> 00:16:36,494 And this is the part 388 00:16:36,645 --> 00:16:39,480 Where we install the app to your telephone." 389 00:16:39,499 --> 00:16:41,165 - So I asked her to go get her phone. 390 00:16:41,317 --> 00:16:43,484 - So I reached over to grab my phone, 391 00:16:43,578 --> 00:16:44,910 And the phone was gone. 392 00:16:45,005 --> 00:16:48,131 ♪ ♪ 393 00:16:52,012 --> 00:16:54,328 I said, "cooper, dial my landline number," 394 00:16:54,347 --> 00:16:56,848 Because my landline is always forwarded to my cell phone, 395 00:16:56,999 --> 00:16:58,016 For business. 396 00:16:58,167 --> 00:17:00,000 And I just realized, in that moment, 397 00:17:00,020 --> 00:17:01,577 That it hadn't rang all day. 398 00:17:01,596 --> 00:17:03,670 - So I made the phone call. 399 00:17:03,690 --> 00:17:06,749 The phone goes straight to voice mail. 400 00:17:06,768 --> 00:17:09,343 - So I knew he had disabled my landline. 401 00:17:09,362 --> 00:17:12,697 - At this point, miss martin starts to hyperventilate. 402 00:17:12,924 --> 00:17:16,850 - I said, "cooper, this is going down right now, 403 00:17:16,944 --> 00:17:18,261 "and you need to get out. 404 00:17:18,279 --> 00:17:20,371 He's in the house. Dial 911." 405 00:17:20,523 --> 00:17:23,857 And I jumped out of my chair, and I grabbed the revolver. 406 00:17:23,951 --> 00:17:25,268 - She starts repeating, 407 00:17:25,361 --> 00:17:27,694 "he's in here. He's in here," 408 00:17:27,789 --> 00:17:29,955 And then pulls out a gun. 409 00:17:30,108 --> 00:17:31,716 When she pulls out the gun, 410 00:17:31,867 --> 00:17:34,443 I'm personally feeling a little uneasy, 411 00:17:34,462 --> 00:17:37,280 So at this point, I go around the house. 412 00:17:37,298 --> 00:17:39,039 I check in five bedrooms, 413 00:17:39,059 --> 00:17:43,636 Two bathrooms, a workspace, and nobody's there. 414 00:17:43,730 --> 00:17:47,957 - And I've got this gun, and I reentered my bedroom. 415 00:17:47,975 --> 00:17:50,293 I knew he was in there. I could feel him. 416 00:17:50,311 --> 00:17:52,128 I felt like I could almost smell him 417 00:17:52,146 --> 00:17:53,887 Because the feeling was so intense. 418 00:17:54,816 --> 00:17:57,149 And I looked at the foot of the bed, 419 00:17:57,302 --> 00:18:00,319 And I pulled the bed skirt up, 420 00:18:00,471 --> 00:18:03,139 And I leaned down, and I saw him. 421 00:18:03,157 --> 00:18:05,308 ♪ ♪ 422 00:18:05,326 --> 00:18:07,585 And I told him, "I see you under my bed. 423 00:18:07,736 --> 00:18:09,236 Give me my phone." 424 00:18:09,255 --> 00:18:11,089 And he didn't let go of the phone, 425 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:14,074 And I leaned down with that revolver. 426 00:18:14,168 --> 00:18:17,169 Said, "give me my phone." 427 00:18:17,322 --> 00:18:19,246 ♪ ♪ 428 00:18:19,265 --> 00:18:21,748 - After I searched the upstairs of the home and realized 429 00:18:21,768 --> 00:18:23,434 That there's no forced entry-- I haven't seen anything, 430 00:18:23,661 --> 00:18:25,661 At this point-- I walk back downstairs, 431 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:27,939 And then I hear a boom. 432 00:18:28,090 --> 00:18:29,774 I walk into the bedroom. I see miss martin. 433 00:18:29,925 --> 00:18:32,335 She's holding the gun, pointing at the bed, 434 00:18:32,353 --> 00:18:33,594 And I don't see anyone. 435 00:18:33,688 --> 00:18:36,522 I ask miss martin, "did you just shoot that gun?" 436 00:18:36,674 --> 00:18:40,100 And she says, "he's under the bed. He's under the bed." 437 00:18:40,120 --> 00:18:43,621 Next, I ask for miss martin to hand me the pistol. 438 00:18:43,772 --> 00:18:47,533 She says, "no, no," and fires another shot at the ground. 439 00:18:47,627 --> 00:18:49,293 - But I didn't hit him. I hit the baseboard again. 440 00:18:49,445 --> 00:18:50,962 I knew what I was doing. 441 00:18:51,113 --> 00:18:54,632 - I go into the bathroom and call 911. 442 00:18:54,783 --> 00:18:56,634 I'm in the bathroom, just thinking, 443 00:18:56,861 --> 00:18:58,861 "I don't know if there's somebody under the bed 444 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:01,547 Or if miss martin is just having a mental break." 445 00:19:01,699 --> 00:19:04,291 - He still didn't give me the phone, and I said, 446 00:19:04,310 --> 00:19:08,871 "give me my phone now! 447 00:19:08,890 --> 00:19:13,133 I shot it again. I shot him in the left foot. 448 00:19:13,153 --> 00:19:17,488 I said, "I'm not kidding. Give me the [bleep] phone," 449 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:20,549 And he screamed, "vick, I'm hit! I'm hit!" 450 00:19:20,643 --> 00:19:23,235 And then I shot that gun at the baseboard. 451 00:19:23,388 --> 00:19:25,721 I told him. I said, "don't ever say my name again." 452 00:19:25,814 --> 00:19:27,498 - Then I hear miss martin say, 453 00:19:27,650 --> 00:19:29,483 "I've got one more bullet in this gun, 454 00:19:29,502 --> 00:19:30,984 And it's got your name on it." 455 00:19:31,004 --> 00:19:33,004 - And he threw that phone out, 'cause he heard that 456 00:19:33,231 --> 00:19:35,564 In my voice, and I was really serious. 457 00:19:35,658 --> 00:19:37,917 - I'm on the phone, and I tell 911 458 00:19:38,069 --> 00:19:40,903 The location where we're at, so I go outside 459 00:19:40,922 --> 00:19:42,513 And meet the police at the end of the driveway. 460 00:19:42,665 --> 00:19:44,515 - So he gave me the phone. 461 00:19:44,667 --> 00:19:47,000 I dialed 911 and put it on speaker. 462 00:19:47,020 --> 00:19:48,427 So I said, "this is vickie martin, 463 00:19:48,579 --> 00:19:51,189 "and I'm holding tony gunter under my bed. 464 00:19:51,416 --> 00:19:53,691 I've shot him," and they said, "we know," 465 00:19:53,918 --> 00:19:55,693 And they said, "miss martin, go outside." 466 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:58,587 And I said, "oh, I will not go outside. 467 00:19:58,606 --> 00:20:00,773 You can't catch him, and this is where it ends." 468 00:20:00,925 --> 00:20:03,367 ♪ ♪ 469 00:20:03,594 --> 00:20:06,278 - So about five police officers show up, 470 00:20:06,431 --> 00:20:08,539 As well as a medical unit. 471 00:20:08,691 --> 00:20:11,116 I'm relieved to see the police, but at the same time, 472 00:20:11,211 --> 00:20:13,269 I'm worried for miss martin still inside the home. 473 00:20:13,287 --> 00:20:15,529 Police go into the side door. 474 00:20:15,548 --> 00:20:17,048 - And I heard them bust through, 475 00:20:17,199 --> 00:20:20,534 And then, all of a sudden, I heard a voice, and it said, 476 00:20:20,553 --> 00:20:21,794 "drop the gun." 477 00:20:21,946 --> 00:20:24,280 And I said, "I will not drop this gun," 478 00:20:24,373 --> 00:20:25,948 And the officer repeated himself. 479 00:20:25,967 --> 00:20:27,967 He said, "I'm only gonna say this one more time. 480 00:20:28,061 --> 00:20:29,727 Drop the gun," 481 00:20:29,954 --> 00:20:32,788 And I was like, "oh, wow. This is happening." 482 00:20:32,807 --> 00:20:34,565 So I set the gun down very quickly. 483 00:20:34,717 --> 00:20:36,067 They rushed the room. 484 00:20:36,218 --> 00:20:39,979 They handcuffed me, and then they took me up the stairs. 485 00:20:40,131 --> 00:20:42,147 As they were beginning to take me up the stairs, 486 00:20:42,300 --> 00:20:44,909 They dragged tony out from under the bed. 487 00:20:45,060 --> 00:20:47,486 - It takes about five to ten minutes, 488 00:20:47,638 --> 00:20:49,655 And then someone comes out on the stretcher, 489 00:20:49,807 --> 00:20:51,064 And it's not miss martin. 490 00:20:51,084 --> 00:20:52,975 I just see a very large man 491 00:20:52,994 --> 00:20:54,326 With blood coming from his ankle. 492 00:20:54,420 --> 00:20:55,494 Oh, my gosh. 493 00:20:55,588 --> 00:20:57,329 There was somebody there the whole time. 494 00:20:57,482 --> 00:20:59,315 I searched the entire house, 495 00:20:59,333 --> 00:21:02,576 Except for the one place he was, which was the same room 496 00:21:02,595 --> 00:21:05,596 I had been working in the whole time. 497 00:21:05,748 --> 00:21:07,581 - So I saw them take him out from under the bed 498 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:08,749 And take him out of the house, 499 00:21:08,768 --> 00:21:10,935 And at that point, they took me upstairs, 500 00:21:11,162 --> 00:21:12,753 And they sat me at my kitchen table. 501 00:21:12,772 --> 00:21:14,346 I started to go into shock, 502 00:21:14,499 --> 00:21:16,849 And I saw two officers that I recognized. 503 00:21:16,943 --> 00:21:18,000 They came in, 504 00:21:18,019 --> 00:21:19,610 And one told them 505 00:21:19,762 --> 00:21:23,355 To get the handcuffs off of me now. 506 00:21:23,449 --> 00:21:26,600 And the other female officer walked up, and she said, 507 00:21:26,619 --> 00:21:28,953 "vickie, tony was arrested." and she looked at me. 508 00:21:29,180 --> 00:21:30,454 She said, "vickie, look at me." 509 00:21:30,681 --> 00:21:32,623 She goes, "you're going into shock," and I looked at her. 510 00:21:32,850 --> 00:21:34,366 I said, "please don't let that happen." 511 00:21:34,519 --> 00:21:37,128 And she took me through this breath pattern, 512 00:21:37,279 --> 00:21:39,630 And that my eyes started to regulate again, 513 00:21:39,857 --> 00:21:41,114 And the brain started to calm down, 514 00:21:41,134 --> 00:21:42,207 And I could breathe. 515 00:21:42,360 --> 00:21:45,027 ♪ ♪ 516 00:21:45,120 --> 00:21:47,713 - This whole experience is just, 517 00:21:47,865 --> 00:21:49,122 First off, eye-opening. 518 00:21:49,216 --> 00:21:54,053 I think of miss martin as a very strong, strong woman 519 00:21:54,205 --> 00:21:56,797 Who had all odds against her, nobody believing her, 520 00:21:56,891 --> 00:21:58,316 And still persevered. 521 00:21:58,467 --> 00:22:00,559 - She stood up for herself and defended herself 522 00:22:00,653 --> 00:22:02,636 And took all the proper steps that she needed to, 523 00:22:02,655 --> 00:22:04,471 And she's still here with me today. 524 00:22:04,490 --> 00:22:10,553 So I'm very proud that she was able to make a decision 525 00:22:10,571 --> 00:22:14,239 That was, I think, for the best, at the moment. 526 00:22:14,392 --> 00:22:16,149 - We never found out how he was entering 527 00:22:16,243 --> 00:22:19,244 And exiting the house. 528 00:22:19,397 --> 00:22:22,489 Sometimes life just happens, and you don't see it coming, 529 00:22:22,583 --> 00:22:23,749 And you don't know. 530 00:22:23,843 --> 00:22:26,660 And you have to be ready to put your best forward, 531 00:22:26,679 --> 00:22:27,920 To take good care of yourself, 532 00:22:28,014 --> 00:22:30,330 To find that beautiful being that you really are, 533 00:22:30,350 --> 00:22:34,410 And love yourself enough to go through the recovery effort. 534 00:22:34,503 --> 00:22:36,687 And because of all of this, 535 00:22:36,914 --> 00:22:39,582 I became a kundalini yoga instructor. 536 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:41,359 I opened up my own studio, 537 00:22:41,510 --> 00:22:44,086 And I opened up a teacher training school, 538 00:22:44,105 --> 00:22:47,106 So it can be really sweet on the other side. 539 00:22:47,258 --> 00:22:48,866 ♪ ♪ 540 00:23:01,288 --> 00:23:04,123 [tense music] 541 00:23:04,217 --> 00:23:11,180 ♪ ♪ 542 00:23:14,285 --> 00:23:17,228 - In 2019, I'm living in knoxville, tennessee. 543 00:23:17,379 --> 00:23:19,730 - Me and paul met about six, seven, years ago 544 00:23:19,882 --> 00:23:21,882 In a mexican restaurant in knoxville. 545 00:23:21,901 --> 00:23:26,311 I saw him sitting at the bar, so I kind of guided my friends, 546 00:23:26,464 --> 00:23:27,738 So that we could sit near him. 547 00:23:27,965 --> 00:23:31,725 And we struck up conversation, and was a very funny guy, 548 00:23:31,819 --> 00:23:33,152 So he made me laugh. 549 00:23:33,304 --> 00:23:34,578 We switched numbers, 550 00:23:34,730 --> 00:23:37,748 And then we started seeing each other. 551 00:23:37,975 --> 00:23:39,808 - We really got along very, very well, 552 00:23:39,827 --> 00:23:42,235 And things were getting serious. 553 00:23:42,255 --> 00:23:44,422 - My daughter and I were living in an apartment, 554 00:23:44,649 --> 00:23:48,092 And a couple years later, paul moved in with us. 555 00:23:48,243 --> 00:23:50,669 We knew that we wanted to live in the north knox area, 556 00:23:50,821 --> 00:23:53,764 And the apartment was just too small for all three of us, 557 00:23:53,916 --> 00:23:56,249 So we found this great house for rent. 558 00:23:56,343 --> 00:23:59,085 So we pull up to look at the house, the first time, 559 00:23:59,180 --> 00:24:02,589 And I immediately notice the big, covered front porch. 560 00:24:02,608 --> 00:24:04,667 It had some nice bushes in the front, 561 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:06,259 And I could tell it was really old, 562 00:24:06,353 --> 00:24:07,611 And I love old houses. 563 00:24:07,763 --> 00:24:09,505 They just have a lot of character. 564 00:24:09,523 --> 00:24:12,450 And immediately, we knew that's where we wanted to live. 565 00:24:12,601 --> 00:24:14,768 - It was just a much better situation: 566 00:24:14,787 --> 00:24:18,864 More space, all renovated, very pretty well taken care of. 567 00:24:19,016 --> 00:24:20,440 ♪ ♪ 568 00:24:20,534 --> 00:24:23,777 - Our neighborhood is the historic north knoxville area. 569 00:24:23,871 --> 00:24:25,612 It's called happy holler. 570 00:24:25,631 --> 00:24:27,856 - It's a very nice neighborhood. 571 00:24:27,875 --> 00:24:30,450 - Big, beautiful victorian houses. 572 00:24:30,470 --> 00:24:32,619 Sidewalks lined with trees. 573 00:24:32,638 --> 00:24:34,138 - Close to everything. 574 00:24:34,289 --> 00:24:37,049 - Local breweries, restaurants. 575 00:24:37,143 --> 00:24:40,052 - "neighbors look out for neighbors" kind of place. 576 00:24:40,204 --> 00:24:42,396 - So we walk in, and it's a big living room. 577 00:24:43,632 --> 00:24:45,390 To the left is the first bedroom. 578 00:24:45,543 --> 00:24:46,542 It's big. 579 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:48,486 On the left is another huge bedroom. 580 00:24:48,637 --> 00:24:51,213 Big bathroom on the right, and there's a huge kitchen 581 00:24:51,232 --> 00:24:53,232 And another big deck on the back. 582 00:24:54,218 --> 00:24:57,236 And it had a big backyard that was fenced in. 583 00:24:57,388 --> 00:24:59,163 - So our house was built in 1910. 584 00:24:59,390 --> 00:25:01,815 It's an old house. Some things would happen. 585 00:25:01,909 --> 00:25:03,242 Creaks. Noises. 586 00:25:03,394 --> 00:25:05,244 ♪ ♪ 587 00:25:05,338 --> 00:25:07,821 - One night, it was about 3:00 in the morning. 588 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:11,066 We were all sleeping, and above the living room fireplace, 589 00:25:11,159 --> 00:25:13,159 I have a huge picture hanging. 590 00:25:13,179 --> 00:25:17,239 And somehow, the picture falls off of the wall 591 00:25:17,332 --> 00:25:18,665 And goes smashing to the ground, 592 00:25:18,759 --> 00:25:20,834 Making this huge noise. 593 00:25:20,853 --> 00:25:21,685 All of us just come running out 594 00:25:21,837 --> 00:25:23,003 At the same time like, "what? 595 00:25:23,022 --> 00:25:26,248 Ah! What's going on?" 596 00:25:26,267 --> 00:25:27,858 So I notice, after the picture fell, 597 00:25:28,085 --> 00:25:29,768 And we were picking up all the glass, 598 00:25:29,862 --> 00:25:34,365 That the hook it was on is still attached to the wall. 599 00:25:34,516 --> 00:25:37,109 So I know that the hook did not break, 600 00:25:37,261 --> 00:25:38,369 And it just fell off the wall. 601 00:25:38,520 --> 00:25:42,431 It seemingly, like, was picked up and dropped. 602 00:25:42,449 --> 00:25:44,024 There are good things about old houses, 603 00:25:44,043 --> 00:25:45,859 And then there are the bad things, 604 00:25:45,878 --> 00:25:48,437 Because you often wonder, "what if that was a ghost?" 605 00:25:48,455 --> 00:25:50,439 ♪ ♪ 606 00:25:50,532 --> 00:25:52,216 - It's a regular Wednesday. 607 00:25:52,443 --> 00:25:54,626 Michelle-- she's up at 7:00 a.M. 608 00:25:54,779 --> 00:25:56,795 She leaves the house at 7:30. 609 00:25:56,889 --> 00:26:00,373 Madison--I believe she was actually away that night, 610 00:26:00,393 --> 00:26:03,894 Staying somewhere else. I was due to go to a job site, 611 00:26:04,046 --> 00:26:06,880 And then, at the last minute, it got canceled for the day. 612 00:26:06,899 --> 00:26:09,308 I was elated to have the odd day off 613 00:26:09,402 --> 00:26:10,401 During the week, 614 00:26:10,552 --> 00:26:13,386 Which didn't normally happen for me. 615 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:15,906 I was blissfully alone, 616 00:26:16,133 --> 00:26:18,558 Enjoying my day lying on the couch, 617 00:26:18,578 --> 00:26:21,745 Remote in hand, coffee in other hand, 618 00:26:21,897 --> 00:26:25,231 Watching clips of my football team 619 00:26:25,326 --> 00:26:26,917 And just enjoying myself. 620 00:26:27,144 --> 00:26:30,921 Well, as I was watching tv, I hear a thud 621 00:26:31,073 --> 00:26:34,741 From the first bedroom adjacent to the living room. 622 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:37,336 It sounds like something heavy and metallic 623 00:26:37,488 --> 00:26:39,171 That has fallen on the floor. 624 00:26:39,323 --> 00:26:42,174 And then I'm thinking maybe the light from above 625 00:26:42,268 --> 00:26:44,493 Fell from the ceiling, 626 00:26:44,586 --> 00:26:46,920 So I put the remote control down. 627 00:26:46,939 --> 00:26:49,514 I get up. I walk to the door. 628 00:26:49,667 --> 00:26:53,110 I open it. I look in. 629 00:26:53,261 --> 00:26:56,839 At first, I don't see a ceiling light on the floor, 630 00:26:56,857 --> 00:26:59,283 But I do see a radiator pipe 631 00:26:59,434 --> 00:27:02,177 Next to the hole it was sitting in. 632 00:27:02,196 --> 00:27:04,288 It was a good 18 inches away from the hole, 633 00:27:04,439 --> 00:27:05,456 And I was thinking, 634 00:27:05,683 --> 00:27:09,126 "how on earth did this get out of that hole?" 635 00:27:09,277 --> 00:27:11,111 So I get on my hands and knees, 636 00:27:11,205 --> 00:27:12,871 And I can immediately see 637 00:27:12,965 --> 00:27:16,133 That there's some sort of ambient light down there, 638 00:27:16,284 --> 00:27:17,542 Which is unusual, 639 00:27:17,695 --> 00:27:21,546 Because there shouldn't be any light down there. 640 00:27:21,641 --> 00:27:25,534 So I get even closer, to the point where I'm maybe 641 00:27:25,552 --> 00:27:28,461 6 inches, 12 inches, away from the hole, 642 00:27:28,481 --> 00:27:32,816 And there is a green eyeball 643 00:27:33,043 --> 00:27:37,229 Staring directly up at me through the hole. 644 00:27:37,381 --> 00:27:39,898 And immediately, I am floored. 645 00:27:40,050 --> 00:27:42,660 I went from curious to terrified 646 00:27:42,811 --> 00:27:45,812 In less than a second. 647 00:27:45,831 --> 00:27:48,815 It is 100% a human eyeball. 648 00:27:48,834 --> 00:27:50,501 The crawlspace is three feet deep. 649 00:27:50,652 --> 00:27:54,505 There's no animal on earth that can navigate itself 650 00:27:54,656 --> 00:27:57,749 To the underside of that hole other than a human being. 651 00:27:57,902 --> 00:27:58,992 ♪ ♪ 652 00:27:59,011 --> 00:28:01,494 So I'm leaning back on all fours. 653 00:28:01,514 --> 00:28:04,348 I go back to the hole. I can see light. 654 00:28:04,575 --> 00:28:06,074 I can see where the source of light is. 655 00:28:06,093 --> 00:28:10,187 It's a single light bulb, so now he's illuminated, 656 00:28:10,338 --> 00:28:11,914 And it's a caucasian gentleman. 657 00:28:11,932 --> 00:28:14,525 Really scraggly. Dirty hair. 658 00:28:14,752 --> 00:28:17,586 He's filthy. He's got dirty pants on, 659 00:28:17,604 --> 00:28:20,364 And he's not responding back to me. 660 00:28:20,591 --> 00:28:22,700 And I realize that there's something 661 00:28:22,851 --> 00:28:25,277 Really, really wrong with this guy. 662 00:28:25,371 --> 00:28:29,206 And he was sort of crawling on his hands and knees, 663 00:28:29,357 --> 00:28:30,874 And I get up, and I say, 664 00:28:31,026 --> 00:28:32,451 "what are you doing in my crawlspace? 665 00:28:32,545 --> 00:28:34,119 Who are you?" 666 00:28:34,271 --> 00:28:38,531 And he's still moving slowly and just creeping out of view, 667 00:28:38,625 --> 00:28:40,217 Into the darkness. 668 00:28:40,368 --> 00:28:43,462 It's completely chilling and unnerving. 669 00:28:43,614 --> 00:28:45,723 I was thinking that maybe he was down there, 670 00:28:45,874 --> 00:28:49,209 Stealing metal or stealing copper. 671 00:28:49,228 --> 00:28:53,546 This guy is up to no good, and I am now full-on terrified. 672 00:28:53,566 --> 00:28:55,215 I gotta protect myself, at this point. 673 00:28:55,234 --> 00:28:57,050 I have no idea what this guy's capable of, 674 00:28:57,144 --> 00:28:59,978 And immediately, I go for my gun. 675 00:29:00,130 --> 00:29:02,197 ♪ ♪ 676 00:29:06,136 --> 00:29:07,745 It's a recreational kind of gun. 677 00:29:07,896 --> 00:29:10,063 It's just a little fun gun you shoot out in the woods, 678 00:29:10,082 --> 00:29:12,916 Shoot cans with, but he doesn't know that. 679 00:29:13,143 --> 00:29:16,328 So I go back to the hole. I'm just freaking out. 680 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:18,146 My heart is racing. 681 00:29:18,165 --> 00:29:20,591 I'm physically shaking at this point. 682 00:29:20,742 --> 00:29:23,761 Looking back, I should have called the cops sooner, 683 00:29:23,912 --> 00:29:26,004 Because I don't know if he's armed, 684 00:29:26,156 --> 00:29:30,008 And his behavior suggests that, whatever it is, it's awful. 685 00:29:30,418 --> 00:29:31,935 So after I look in the hole, 686 00:29:32,162 --> 00:29:34,012 And I see that he's no longer there, 687 00:29:34,164 --> 00:29:36,999 I call into the hole. I say, "dude, I got a gun. 688 00:29:37,017 --> 00:29:39,001 "you've gotta get out from under my house. 689 00:29:39,019 --> 00:29:40,836 I don't want to shoot you." 690 00:29:40,929 --> 00:29:43,338 Now, I can hear things jangle. 691 00:29:43,431 --> 00:29:47,100 He's knocking into pipes and ductwork, 692 00:29:47,119 --> 00:29:50,103 And I can place him in the crawlspace 693 00:29:50,122 --> 00:29:52,605 Somewhere below the floor in the hallway. 694 00:29:52,625 --> 00:29:55,867 And I get up, and I go to the hallway, 695 00:29:55,961 --> 00:29:59,871 And I call down through the floor, "dude, I have a gun. 696 00:30:00,024 --> 00:30:02,858 I don't want to shoot you," and I discharge. 697 00:30:02,876 --> 00:30:04,450 I hit the lever on the gun, 698 00:30:04,470 --> 00:30:07,546 So that a bullet flies out of the gun, lands on the floor, 699 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:10,623 So that he can hear that bullet clanking above his head. 700 00:30:11,143 --> 00:30:13,885 I wanted him to know I'm in business. 701 00:30:13,979 --> 00:30:17,481 So he is still moving towards what is my back deck, 702 00:30:17,632 --> 00:30:18,890 And I'm following. 703 00:30:18,984 --> 00:30:21,710 And the whole time, I'm taking the butt of my gun 704 00:30:21,803 --> 00:30:23,821 And physically hitting the floor 705 00:30:23,972 --> 00:30:25,564 Above where I think his head is. 706 00:30:25,716 --> 00:30:29,809 I hear now that he's gone underneath the porch, 707 00:30:29,903 --> 00:30:33,313 And so I open the back door to the porch from the kitchen, 708 00:30:33,407 --> 00:30:34,832 And I walk out there. 709 00:30:34,983 --> 00:30:37,559 And well, now, there's floorboards, 710 00:30:37,578 --> 00:30:39,895 And now I can clearly see him 711 00:30:39,913 --> 00:30:42,564 Basically cowering in the corner. 712 00:30:42,583 --> 00:30:44,066 So I have this guy pinned, 713 00:30:44,159 --> 00:30:48,679 And that's when I see these two industrial-looking bottles 714 00:30:48,830 --> 00:30:51,089 Clearly say muriatic acid on them. 715 00:30:51,241 --> 00:30:52,832 And now I know I'm dealing with something 716 00:30:52,852 --> 00:30:56,094 That is--it's even scarier than I thought. 717 00:30:56,188 --> 00:30:58,171 At that point, I pulled out my cell phone, 718 00:30:58,190 --> 00:31:00,415 And that's when I called 911. 719 00:31:00,508 --> 00:31:02,434 And the first thing I say is, 720 00:31:02,586 --> 00:31:04,753 "this is gonna be the most interesting call 721 00:31:04,771 --> 00:31:06,254 You've had all day. I guarantee it." 722 00:31:06,273 --> 00:31:09,366 So the operator asked me, "what is your emergency?" 723 00:31:09,517 --> 00:31:13,853 I said, "I have a person under my house, in the crawlspace. 724 00:31:13,947 --> 00:31:15,372 I don't know if he has a gun, 725 00:31:15,523 --> 00:31:18,876 But I have him pinned down sort of in the corner of my house, 726 00:31:19,103 --> 00:31:21,937 But I'm not prepared to chase him out." 727 00:31:22,030 --> 00:31:23,380 The operator tells me, you know, 728 00:31:23,531 --> 00:31:26,032 "just go to a safe spot in your house 729 00:31:26,126 --> 00:31:27,442 "and wait for the police. 730 00:31:27,535 --> 00:31:29,386 It shouldn't be any time at all." 731 00:31:29,537 --> 00:31:31,204 And honestly it was seven minutes, 732 00:31:31,223 --> 00:31:33,390 They were there exactly, 733 00:31:33,617 --> 00:31:37,135 And out walks a gentleman and a lady officer. 734 00:31:37,229 --> 00:31:38,970 They said, "I hear you got a strange problem," 735 00:31:39,123 --> 00:31:42,307 And I said, "well, officer, yes I do." 736 00:31:42,459 --> 00:31:45,127 And so I take the officer down the driveway, 737 00:31:45,145 --> 00:31:47,738 To the side of the house, and I say, 738 00:31:47,889 --> 00:31:50,465 "he's gotten himself into the corner of the house, 739 00:31:50,484 --> 00:31:52,968 And that's' where he is." 740 00:31:53,061 --> 00:31:57,063 The gentleman officer then--he draws his weapon immediately, 741 00:31:57,157 --> 00:31:58,398 Pulls out his flashlight, 742 00:31:58,417 --> 00:32:01,418 Gets on his hands and knees, and goes right in, 743 00:32:01,645 --> 00:32:04,070 Under the crawlspace, after this guy. 744 00:32:04,164 --> 00:32:06,256 I mean, at this point, 745 00:32:06,408 --> 00:32:09,000 I'm almost more scared than I ever was 746 00:32:09,094 --> 00:32:15,415 'cause I'm afraid there's gonna be a shootout under my house. 747 00:32:15,434 --> 00:32:18,493 And I just get out of the way and let them handle it, 748 00:32:18,512 --> 00:32:19,678 As best they can. 749 00:32:19,830 --> 00:32:22,105 It takes maybe ten minutes, 750 00:32:22,257 --> 00:32:26,944 And then I see the cop out of the hole with a guy. 751 00:32:27,171 --> 00:32:31,114 Then that's when I had the shock of all shocks. 752 00:32:31,266 --> 00:32:32,507 They pull out a black guy. 753 00:32:32,526 --> 00:32:36,453 ♪ ♪ 754 00:32:36,604 --> 00:32:39,623 So I see the officer arresting this black gentleman, 755 00:32:39,774 --> 00:32:44,461 And I'm wondering, "where is the scraggly-haired white guy 756 00:32:44,612 --> 00:32:46,630 With the green eye? Where is he?" 757 00:32:46,781 --> 00:32:49,858 When I called 911, I said, "caucasian male. 758 00:32:49,951 --> 00:32:52,636 Pants. Dirty," and I was like, 759 00:32:52,863 --> 00:32:55,288 "how on earth did I get this backwards?" 760 00:32:55,382 --> 00:32:58,717 I tell the female officer. I'm like, "this isn't right." 761 00:32:58,869 --> 00:33:00,978 She's like, "no. We got the guy." 762 00:33:01,129 --> 00:33:04,314 I'm like, "I don't know. I don't think so." 763 00:33:04,984 --> 00:33:07,876 And she's like, "this was the guy 764 00:33:07,969 --> 00:33:10,988 And the only guy under the house." 765 00:33:11,215 --> 00:33:13,323 - So it was around 10:30, and I am at work, 766 00:33:13,475 --> 00:33:16,142 And I hear my phone, that I got a text, 767 00:33:16,236 --> 00:33:17,552 And I notice it's paul. 768 00:33:17,571 --> 00:33:19,997 So I open the text, and the first thing I see-- 769 00:33:20,224 --> 00:33:23,983 That a man is being arrested at my house. 770 00:33:24,077 --> 00:33:28,654 And his message says, "we had a phrogger under our house, 771 00:33:28,674 --> 00:33:30,323 But everything's okay now." 772 00:33:30,342 --> 00:33:32,751 I'm immediately thinking they broke in 773 00:33:32,903 --> 00:33:34,402 And tried to rob us, 774 00:33:34,421 --> 00:33:35,846 So I call him immediately, you know. 775 00:33:35,997 --> 00:33:37,756 Like, "what the hell is going on?" 776 00:33:37,850 --> 00:33:41,092 And that's when he told me about the green eye 777 00:33:41,245 --> 00:33:42,594 Peeping at him through the hole. 778 00:33:42,746 --> 00:33:43,912 ♪ ♪ 779 00:33:43,930 --> 00:33:45,022 When I talked to paul on the phone, 780 00:33:45,249 --> 00:33:47,524 He reassured me that he was okay, 781 00:33:47,675 --> 00:33:49,675 But he was pretty upset. 782 00:33:49,695 --> 00:33:51,677 - After I got off the phone with her, 783 00:33:51,697 --> 00:33:54,105 That's when it really hit me that this could have went 784 00:33:54,199 --> 00:33:58,777 Very, very badly, and I feel partly relieved, 785 00:33:58,929 --> 00:34:01,538 But also, I'm feeling, like, edgy, you know. 786 00:34:01,765 --> 00:34:04,282 I mean shock. I don't know what it was. 787 00:34:04,376 --> 00:34:07,952 And so I decided to just go relax and have a beer. 788 00:34:08,105 --> 00:34:10,121 ♪ ♪ 789 00:34:10,215 --> 00:34:13,366 So I walk into the bar, and I know the bartender. 790 00:34:13,385 --> 00:34:14,626 We're very good friends. 791 00:34:14,720 --> 00:34:16,461 He's like, "paul, you're in a bit early today," 792 00:34:16,613 --> 00:34:18,371 And I say, "well, have I got a story for you. 793 00:34:18,465 --> 00:34:20,115 It's been a busy morning." 794 00:34:20,133 --> 00:34:21,950 I start telling him the story, 795 00:34:22,043 --> 00:34:23,709 And he says, "wait a second. 796 00:34:23,729 --> 00:34:26,229 A white guy and a black guy?" 797 00:34:26,381 --> 00:34:28,456 I said, "well, I thought I saw a white guy, 798 00:34:28,475 --> 00:34:30,049 But they arrested a black guy." 799 00:34:30,069 --> 00:34:31,735 So the bartender says, 800 00:34:31,962 --> 00:34:33,904 "this sounds exactly like two guys we had here 801 00:34:34,131 --> 00:34:37,390 Last night that were trouble." what? 802 00:34:37,409 --> 00:34:41,578 He's like, "yeah, we sure did," so then I said to the guy, 803 00:34:41,729 --> 00:34:43,896 You know, "you have security cameras all over, don't you?" 804 00:34:43,990 --> 00:34:45,990 And he said, "we sure do." 805 00:34:46,143 --> 00:34:49,477 So we're going through the footage, and sure enough, 806 00:34:49,571 --> 00:34:51,904 There are the two guys, and I see him. 807 00:34:51,924 --> 00:34:53,739 There's the white guy. 808 00:34:53,759 --> 00:34:55,592 That's the guy with the green eyeball. 809 00:34:55,743 --> 00:34:58,336 I'm not crazy, and I didn't make it up. 810 00:34:58,430 --> 00:35:01,489 And I think, "this guy's probably still under my house." 811 00:35:01,508 --> 00:35:04,059 ♪ ♪ 812 00:35:08,089 --> 00:35:09,272 So, like, after speaking with the bartender a little bit, 813 00:35:09,499 --> 00:35:11,591 I realize I've gotta call the police again. 814 00:35:11,685 --> 00:35:13,001 And so I call the police back, 815 00:35:13,094 --> 00:35:15,337 And I say, "you're not gonna believe this, 816 00:35:15,430 --> 00:35:18,340 But I didn't make that white guy up." 817 00:35:18,358 --> 00:35:19,841 They knew who I was immediately. 818 00:35:19,860 --> 00:35:21,118 I got right to the detective, 819 00:35:21,345 --> 00:35:23,194 Because he gave me his card earlier, 820 00:35:23,288 --> 00:35:26,289 And I said, "I'm at the bar around the corner. 821 00:35:26,516 --> 00:35:28,700 "I've just reviewed the security camera footage 822 00:35:28,852 --> 00:35:30,293 "with the bartender, 823 00:35:30,445 --> 00:35:33,779 "and this white guy definitely exists 824 00:35:33,799 --> 00:35:36,541 "and probably is still under my house. 825 00:35:36,693 --> 00:35:38,360 You guys have to come back." 826 00:35:38,453 --> 00:35:41,304 And I walk back over to my house. 827 00:35:41,456 --> 00:35:44,141 I meet the same two officers there, 828 00:35:44,292 --> 00:35:46,384 And--"the guy's still under there. 829 00:35:46,536 --> 00:35:50,038 You gotta get him out," and the officer, 830 00:35:50,056 --> 00:35:53,725 Who was the initial guy to go under the house-- 831 00:35:53,819 --> 00:35:55,819 He's like, "well, I'm not going back under there." 832 00:35:56,046 --> 00:35:58,822 What? He's like, "well, you go under there." 833 00:35:59,049 --> 00:36:01,399 And I'm like, "what?" and then, you know, 834 00:36:01,551 --> 00:36:03,976 The thought of having to sleep in this house 835 00:36:03,996 --> 00:36:06,329 And not knowing if he's down there or not 836 00:36:06,481 --> 00:36:08,147 Was just too overwhelming, 837 00:36:08,167 --> 00:36:10,058 And so I get my rifle, 838 00:36:10,076 --> 00:36:12,727 And I go under the house. 839 00:36:12,746 --> 00:36:17,399 I'm shaking all over again, but I'm determined. 840 00:36:17,417 --> 00:36:18,675 So I go in the crawlspace, 841 00:36:18,902 --> 00:36:21,160 And it's extremely claustrophobic. 842 00:36:21,254 --> 00:36:25,407 And I mean, my heart is racing. 843 00:36:25,425 --> 00:36:28,259 I don't know where this guy could be, 844 00:36:28,412 --> 00:36:32,263 And you're just shining a flashlight into the dark. 845 00:36:32,416 --> 00:36:35,934 So I start on hands and knees and almost end up on my belly, 846 00:36:36,086 --> 00:36:38,695 Into the corners of the house. 847 00:36:38,846 --> 00:36:40,104 The whole time, I was calling out, 848 00:36:40,257 --> 00:36:42,757 "dude, if you're under here, now's your chance. 849 00:36:42,776 --> 00:36:44,275 "I got a rifle in my hand. 850 00:36:44,428 --> 00:36:47,779 "there are two officers right outside the crawlspace doors. 851 00:36:47,931 --> 00:36:49,522 "there is nowhere for you to go. 852 00:36:49,616 --> 00:36:50,782 "if you are under here, 853 00:36:50,876 --> 00:36:54,211 "you better reveal yourself and just get out, 854 00:36:54,438 --> 00:36:56,362 "because I don't want to mistakenly shoot you, 855 00:36:56,456 --> 00:36:59,123 And I assure you these police do not want to shoot you." 856 00:36:59,276 --> 00:37:01,776 And I did that through the entirety of the house. 857 00:37:01,795 --> 00:37:04,054 Front deck. Back deck. 858 00:37:04,205 --> 00:37:06,464 There was insulation sort of lying around, 859 00:37:06,616 --> 00:37:08,800 And I was afraid maybe he was hiding under that. 860 00:37:08,894 --> 00:37:10,635 So all in all, 861 00:37:10,729 --> 00:37:12,971 It took me a good half an hour to clear that space, 862 00:37:13,065 --> 00:37:16,808 To make absolutely 100% sure this guy wasn't there. 863 00:37:16,902 --> 00:37:18,977 And he wasn't. 864 00:37:19,129 --> 00:37:21,738 - So I am relieved to find out that paul's fine, 865 00:37:21,965 --> 00:37:24,574 But I thought I should probably post this 866 00:37:24,801 --> 00:37:27,577 On our neighborhood watch social media site. 867 00:37:27,729 --> 00:37:30,229 So I put the picture on and said, 868 00:37:30,323 --> 00:37:31,397 "heads up, everybody. 869 00:37:31,416 --> 00:37:34,567 Make sure your crawlspaces are locked." 870 00:37:34,586 --> 00:37:35,977 - And so I come out of the crawlspace. 871 00:37:36,070 --> 00:37:38,830 I am covered in dirt and cobwebs. 872 00:37:38,924 --> 00:37:40,331 It's in my hair. 873 00:37:40,484 --> 00:37:42,259 ♪ ♪ 874 00:37:42,410 --> 00:37:46,429 The insulation has made me so incredibly itchy. 875 00:37:46,581 --> 00:37:48,823 It's super hot down there, so I'm kinda sweaty, 876 00:37:48,842 --> 00:37:51,326 And it's just--it's awful. 877 00:37:51,419 --> 00:37:53,495 I tell the officers that this guy's-- 878 00:37:53,513 --> 00:37:55,013 "he's gotta be somewhere around, 879 00:37:55,165 --> 00:37:56,606 "and maybe you should make it your business to go find him. 880 00:37:56,758 --> 00:38:00,502 Can't be far," and so they leave. 881 00:38:00,595 --> 00:38:02,353 I've had enough for one day. 882 00:38:02,506 --> 00:38:05,431 ♪ ♪ 883 00:38:05,450 --> 00:38:07,433 So when I was speaking to the bartender 884 00:38:07,452 --> 00:38:09,286 About the muriatic acid, 885 00:38:09,513 --> 00:38:11,788 And that's when he told me-- he was like, 886 00:38:12,015 --> 00:38:14,365 "well, they cook meth with muriatic acid." 887 00:38:14,459 --> 00:38:19,354 And I was like, "what?" I'm like, "this is crazy." 888 00:38:19,372 --> 00:38:22,524 Whole time I'm thinking the guy could be on meth. 889 00:38:22,542 --> 00:38:26,952 I didn't realize he was making meth under my house. 890 00:38:26,972 --> 00:38:29,030 And now, everything is starting to make sense 891 00:38:29,049 --> 00:38:30,365 Why these guys were under there, 892 00:38:30,383 --> 00:38:33,885 What they were doing, what their intent was. 893 00:38:34,037 --> 00:38:35,887 That's when I realized it is super scary. 894 00:38:36,039 --> 00:38:38,315 ♪ ♪ 895 00:38:38,466 --> 00:38:41,042 They never caught the white guy, to my knowledge. 896 00:38:41,061 --> 00:38:43,636 Where he went, nobody knows. 897 00:38:43,730 --> 00:38:45,046 - When it was all done, 898 00:38:45,139 --> 00:38:47,899 And we were sitting at home relaxing that evening, 899 00:38:48,051 --> 00:38:50,568 I felt still anxious about the situation, 900 00:38:50,720 --> 00:38:51,995 A little violated. 901 00:38:52,146 --> 00:38:56,833 I thought about the horror of what could have happened. 902 00:38:57,060 --> 00:38:58,743 They could have blown up our house. 903 00:38:58,895 --> 00:39:00,503 They could have hurt us. 904 00:39:00,655 --> 00:39:04,174 If me and my daughter were there alone and paul wasn't, 905 00:39:04,401 --> 00:39:06,009 I don't know what I would have done. 906 00:39:06,236 --> 00:39:10,347 I was relieved, because if he hadn't been home, 907 00:39:10,574 --> 00:39:12,256 We may have never discovered these guys. 908 00:39:12,409 --> 00:39:13,408 ♪ ♪ 909 00:39:13,426 --> 00:39:16,519 - I guess the lessons I learned are, 910 00:39:16,671 --> 00:39:18,580 Number one, it can happen to anybody. 911 00:39:18,598 --> 00:39:21,024 And just common sense things 912 00:39:21,251 --> 00:39:24,361 That you can and should do to protect your home. 913 00:39:24,512 --> 00:39:29,757 That day, I bought padlocks and mechanisms 914 00:39:29,776 --> 00:39:31,368 To lock both hatch doors. 915 00:39:32,445 --> 00:39:35,205 I will never, ever forget that eyeball. 916 00:39:35,432 --> 00:39:36,355 I never thought, in a million years, 917 00:39:36,449 --> 00:39:38,875 Anybody would go into my crawlspace, 918 00:39:39,026 --> 00:39:40,860 Because who the heck would want to? 919 00:39:40,954 --> 00:39:42,212 But in retrospect, 920 00:39:42,363 --> 00:39:45,289 Knowing that there are very desperate people out there 921 00:39:45,442 --> 00:39:47,384 Who do very desperate things, 922 00:39:47,535 --> 00:39:50,035 Part of me says they must have been there before, 923 00:39:50,055 --> 00:39:51,462 Because in order to find that light switch, 924 00:39:51,615 --> 00:39:54,282 You sort of have to know where you're going to find it. 925 00:39:54,300 --> 00:39:57,060 And that is truly terrifying 926 00:39:57,287 --> 00:39:59,396 Knowing that I had a phrogger infestation. 927 00:40:01,625 --> 00:40:04,401 ♪ ♪ 928 00:40:04,552 --> 00:40:06,961 - I heard rustling thumps underneath our feet. 929 00:40:06,980 --> 00:40:08,738 - Amanda looks at me and goes, 930 00:40:08,965 --> 00:40:11,299 "there's somebody underneath the floor." 931 00:40:11,392 --> 00:40:13,134 - Are we dreaming? Is this real? 932 00:40:13,227 --> 00:40:14,727 - Definitely someone is here now. 933 00:40:14,821 --> 00:40:16,746 Like, the door is locked. 934 00:40:16,898 --> 00:40:19,307 - I told my parents I was gonna go take a shower. 935 00:40:19,325 --> 00:40:22,326 - And that's when we heard the blood-curdling scream. 936 00:40:22,421 --> 00:40:23,978 - [screams] 937 00:40:23,997 --> 00:40:26,739 - You can just see the fear in her face, and she's crying. 938 00:40:26,758 --> 00:40:29,426 - And she screamed, "there's a man in my closet!"