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[keyboard clacking]
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- [exhale]
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[eerie music]
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- One day, I go into
the second floor bathroom,
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And the toilet seat is left up.
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- I hear
a bloodcurdling scream.
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- I immediately take
a step back,
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And I see bloodstains.
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- There's someone
in our laundry room,
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Up in the attic.
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- Someone jumps out
from behind my door
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And grabs me by the mouth.
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♪ ♪
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- Man found hiding
between a family's walls...
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- Intruder secretly
living inside her attic...
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- Man slithers out
from under home...
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- Make sure your crawl spaces
are locked...
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- I hear footsteps.
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I'm vulnerable, naked,
and someone is in my house.
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- There was somebody
violating my home.
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- I wanna believe it's
in my head.
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- It's a giant man's handprint.
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- You came into my home.
You invaded my privacy.
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[high-pitched screaming]
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- We had a phrogger
in our house.
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♪ ♪
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[tense droning music plays]
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♪ ♪
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- In 2019,
I was living in my home
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In pittsburgh, pennsylvania,
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With my two daughters
and two cats.
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- I live next door
to kate flory
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With my fiancée, madison,
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In brighton heights
outside of pittsburgh.
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- It's one of the quieter
neighborhoods in pittsburgh.
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It feels almost like a suburb.
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- There is a lot of people
who own their homes
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And have been there
quite a long time.
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- Quiet streets,
walkable parks,
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Trees, kids running around.
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- Just really nice community,
friendly people.
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- Just an old-school
neighborhood.
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When I originally bought
my home in brighton heights,
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I was still married
to my husband,
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And we had our two young
children, ages six and eight.
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In addition
to my two daughters,
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I have two cats,
lucky and layla.
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They're really
important to us.
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When my husband
and I divorced,
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My girls and I decided to get
the cats as the new additions
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To our family, and they've
been with us ever since.
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I work
as a full-time bookkeeper,
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And as a single mom,
moving into this home
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Was a dream of mine
that I'd had
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Since before I even imagined
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My children existing
on the planet.
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The month that I closed
on the house was October,
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And, to my delight,
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Exactly what I wanted to happen
happened on Halloween.
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Kids everywhere,
trick-or-treating, having fun,
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Neighbors all
out on their porches,
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Watching the kids run by.
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It's so much fun--people
decorate, and they go all out.
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That's exactly
what I had imagined
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When I bought the house,
and that's what happened.
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It's everything I really wanted
and pictured for my kids.
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♪ ♪
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- Kate was living there
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When my fiancée
and I moved in next door,
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And she was
constantly outside,
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Playing with her daughters.
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They would be doing
chalk art on the sidewalk
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Or dressing them up
as princesses
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And going on adventures,
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And, you know, getting them
little push scooters
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And going up
and down the street.
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It was
a very loving relationship
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That she has
with her daughters.
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Kate, as a neighbor,
is generally
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Very calm and collected.
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She'd sit out
on her porch in the evenings,
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Talk to the neighbors,
play with the kids,
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And then go inside,
and I would never hear a peep
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Until the lights
went off at night.
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We got to know each other
by talking from porch to porch
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Because we were very close,
proximity-wise.
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- My home is
a three-story home.
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We have a large living room,
big kitchen,
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Three bedrooms on the
second floor, full bathroom,
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With a finished attic and
a basement with stone walls
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And two little rooms
off the side
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That tend to get a lot of water
when it rains in them as well.
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My home is over 80 years old,
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Which has its quirks to it:
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Creaky stairs,
pipes that bang,
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Windows that make noise
for who knows what reason.
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That's just
how older houses are--
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They say
their bones are settling.
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I don't know what you call it,
but older homes are noisy.
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[tense music plays]
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One evening, I'm doing laundry
in the basement...
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[creaking]
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And I look out of the corner
of my eye,
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And I see a blanket.
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It's very fluffy and fuzzy--
gray blanket
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Sitting there on the dirt
floor, crumpled up.
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And there was absolutely
nothing in that room.
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I didn't store anything
in that room
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Because water would come in.
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I--I felt something was off.
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It creeped me out because
I didn't own that blanket.
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I had never seen that blanket.
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This was not a blanket
that was one of my children's.
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Nobody else lived
in the house with me.
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It was me and my daughters.
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There's no way
it should have been there.
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When I saw it, I felt,
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"it's fine.
You're being paranoid.
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It's just a blanket."
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But I really, in the back
of my mind, thought,
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"I know everything in my house,
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And this blanket was
not my blanket."
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♪ ♪
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So after I see this blanket
in the basement,
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I called my friend,
and she told me
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To take a picture of it
and then come back the next day
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And see if it had moved or not.
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So I took a picture
of the blanket,
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Meanwhile
feeling a little silly,
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But I had this feeling,
so I did it.
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The next day,
I came down to the basement,
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And the blanket seemed to be
in the same spot.
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So I just thought,
maybe it was here
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When I moved in
and I never noticed it.
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Or maybe it was
in a bag of donations
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That I never noticed.
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So I tried to forget about it.
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I left the blanket alone
at that point.
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I--it creeped me out,
to look at it, first of all,
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And I just--I didn't know
where it had come from.
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- So one day, I was
walking out of my house,
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And kate shouts hello to me,
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And she tells me that something
weird happened in her house.
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[door hinges squeak]
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- One day, I go into
the second-floor bathroom,
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And the toilet seat is left up.
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- And I thought, that's odd.
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It's only girls there,
so why would that happen?
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She said, "I think
I'm goin' a little crazy.
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Maybe I forgot.
Maybe I was cleaning it."
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[ominous creaking]
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- I live with my daughters,
and my mother was visiting.
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There is no reason
the toilet seat should be up.
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- She thought
that was strange,
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But why would you think
anything of that
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When nothing ever happens
in this neighborhood
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Or in her house?
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- So I thought, well,
maybe, you know,
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My mom likes to clean
when she visits.
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Maybe she cleaned
the toilet and left it up.
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- And then we kind of
just passed over it
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Without thinking
a second thought of it.
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[ominous droning]
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- Two weeks later,
she came to visit,
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And I asked her about it,
and she said,
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"no, I didn't--
I didn't do that."
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And then it happened again,
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And then a third time.
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Very odd.
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There had to be
something strange.
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Even my ex-husband
didn't come in
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To use the bathroom
when he would pick up the kids.
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He would just
pick them up and leave.
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I didn't have visitors,
any male friends
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Come over
or anything like that.
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At this point,
I really started to wonder--
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The toilet seat combined
with the blanket,
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And just
a general uneasy feeling.
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I really started to ask myself
if somebody was in my house.
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It felt so ridiculous
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To think about calling
the police and saying,
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"excuse me, officer, my toilet
seat has been left up."
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It sounds ridiculous.
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But I really felt
something was wrong--
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I really did.
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So when my mom was visiting,
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And the toilet seat started
being left up,
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I told my mom
that I was feeling leery.
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And she started
panicking a bit,
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And got the flashlight
on her phone,
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And had my brother
on speakerphone,
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And she started peering
around in dark corners.
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She crept down the stairs
in the basement...
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Peered into the little room
where the blanket was,
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And tried to see if anybody
was hiding under there.
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She looked underneath
the dark stairway
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In the basement
with her flashlight,
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So she was looking.
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I thought my big brother
and my mom were overreacting.
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They tend to be
very protective of me,
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And I thought,
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"I'll just humor them, maybe
give them some peace of mind."
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♪ ♪
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But I started noticing noises
that were harder to explain.
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I would be lying
in bed at night,
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The kids would be asleep,
and I would hear what sounded
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Like somebody walking down
the stairs or a door opening.
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And it just seemed
very different
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Than your normal
creaky, old house sounds.
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It sounded like somebody
was moving around in my house.
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♪ ♪
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[floorboards creaking]
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When you have
these kinds of thoughts,
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You almost don't want
to tell anybody
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Because you sound like you're
losing your mind a little bit,
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And you think,
"is this a ghost?
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Is this an intruder?
Am I imagining this?"
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Some of these things
you keep to yourself,
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'cause it just sounds
so outlandish.
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But it kept happening.
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My kids have visitation
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With their dad
every other weekend,
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And this particular
Saturday morning,
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They were visiting
with their dad for the weekend.
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And so I was home alone.
I was using the time
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To get caught up
on some housework,
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And I was in the kitchen.
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It was late morning,
early afternoon.
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I was cooking.
I was cleaning.
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[clattering]
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And I heard some banging noises
upstairs, and I thought,
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"those cats really must
be doing something up there."
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I really thought
maybe it was the cats.
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These cats are
really rambunctious.
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They jump on things.
They knock things over.
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They jump on you
while you're sleeping.
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They are noisy critters.
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It was so loud
and so deliberate
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That I just had to go up
and see what it was.
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♪ ♪
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I walk up the stairs
to the second floor,
255
00:11:10,729 --> 00:11:12,745
And I decided to go check
in my bedroom.
256
00:11:12,839 --> 00:11:15,656
[floorboards creaking]
257
00:11:15,676 --> 00:11:17,083
The door was slightly ajar.
258
00:11:17,235 --> 00:11:19,068
♪ ♪
259
00:11:19,162 --> 00:11:21,087
And I go to open it
further to enter.
260
00:11:21,239 --> 00:11:22,922
♪ ♪
261
00:11:23,016 --> 00:11:25,742
And suddenly...
262
00:11:25,835 --> 00:11:27,911
Someone jumps out
from behind my door
263
00:11:28,004 --> 00:11:29,095
And grabs me by the mouth.
264
00:11:29,247 --> 00:11:30,855
♪ ♪
265
00:11:35,921 --> 00:11:38,755
- I walk up the stairs
to the second floor,
266
00:11:38,773 --> 00:11:40,940
And I decided to go check
in my bedroom.
267
00:11:41,092 --> 00:11:42,867
The door was slightly ajar.
268
00:11:43,094 --> 00:11:46,095
And I go to open
it further to enter,
269
00:11:46,114 --> 00:11:48,765
And a man jumps out
from behind my door
270
00:11:48,783 --> 00:11:50,616
And grabs me by the mouth.
271
00:11:50,769 --> 00:11:54,120
I started flailing
and fighting him off.
272
00:11:54,272 --> 00:11:56,622
I then managed to break away
273
00:11:56,775 --> 00:12:00,385
And ran as fast I could
out of my room,
274
00:12:00,612 --> 00:12:02,536
Down my stairs,
and out my front door.
275
00:12:02,556 --> 00:12:04,705
[door creaking]
276
00:12:04,725 --> 00:12:07,875
- I had worked
the night shift previously,
277
00:12:07,894 --> 00:12:09,376
And I went to bed
around 5:00 a.M.
278
00:12:09,471 --> 00:12:10,954
I was pretty tired.
279
00:12:10,972 --> 00:12:13,732
And it was a clear morning,
and it was around--
280
00:12:13,959 --> 00:12:15,625
I think it was around 10:00
or 11:00 a.M.,
281
00:12:15,718 --> 00:12:17,810
And I shot up out of bed...
282
00:12:17,904 --> 00:12:21,239
- [screaming]
283
00:12:21,390 --> 00:12:23,908
- Because I hear
a bloodcurdling scream
284
00:12:24,060 --> 00:12:25,410
Coming from the street
285
00:12:25,561 --> 00:12:27,303
Like something
I've never heard before.
286
00:12:27,396 --> 00:12:29,396
It's a scream
that most people
287
00:12:29,416 --> 00:12:31,082
Have never heard
in their actual life.
288
00:12:31,234 --> 00:12:35,828
It was true terror coming out
of someone's voice.
289
00:12:35,922 --> 00:12:39,816
- [screaming]
290
00:12:39,834 --> 00:12:42,076
- I immediately knew
something was wrong.
291
00:12:42,095 --> 00:12:45,263
So I threw my shorts on,
put my glasses on,
292
00:12:45,490 --> 00:12:48,007
And grabbed my gun,
and ran straight outside
293
00:12:48,159 --> 00:12:49,509
To see what was going on.
294
00:12:49,661 --> 00:12:54,088
When I got outside,
I see kate trembling,
295
00:12:54,107 --> 00:12:56,775
Screaming in the middle
of the street,
296
00:12:56,926 --> 00:12:58,276
Pointing at the house,
297
00:12:58,503 --> 00:13:01,020
Screaming something
along the lines of,
298
00:13:01,172 --> 00:13:03,022
"he attacked me.
He's in there.
299
00:13:03,174 --> 00:13:05,116
Please don't let him get away."
300
00:13:05,268 --> 00:13:08,694
I do have some training
when it comes to firearms,
301
00:13:08,789 --> 00:13:13,866
And I have experience
in some martial arts as well,
302
00:13:14,019 --> 00:13:17,128
So when I saw my neighbor
trembling in fear,
303
00:13:17,355 --> 00:13:18,521
I kind of just
snapped into action.
304
00:13:18,614 --> 00:13:19,705
It was kind of second nature.
305
00:13:19,858 --> 00:13:23,784
And I didn't really think about
306
00:13:23,804 --> 00:13:25,452
If I was putting myself
in danger.
307
00:13:25,547 --> 00:13:28,381
It was kind of just, gosh,
you need to protect this woman.
308
00:13:28,533 --> 00:13:32,885
So I just immediately ran
in between our houses
309
00:13:33,038 --> 00:13:35,221
Through the little corridor...
310
00:13:35,315 --> 00:13:37,390
♪ ♪
311
00:13:37,542 --> 00:13:39,466
And turned the safety off
on my gun
312
00:13:39,561 --> 00:13:41,394
And turned the laser sight on.
313
00:13:41,488 --> 00:13:43,896
And I stood at the back
to cover the house,
314
00:13:43,990 --> 00:13:46,399
To make sure whoever
this person is doesn't leave.
315
00:13:46,551 --> 00:13:53,480
♪ ♪
316
00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:56,742
- So I'm on the sidewalk,
on my knees,
317
00:13:56,895 --> 00:14:00,246
In front of my house,
crying and screaming.
318
00:14:00,340 --> 00:14:01,747
♪ ♪
319
00:14:01,842 --> 00:14:03,916
All of my neighbors
are surrounding me.
320
00:14:04,069 --> 00:14:05,902
My fear, at this point,
321
00:14:05,995 --> 00:14:07,253
Is that I didn't want him
to escape.
322
00:14:07,347 --> 00:14:11,015
♪ ♪
323
00:14:11,167 --> 00:14:14,243
So I stayed there
on my sidewalk,
324
00:14:14,262 --> 00:14:16,746
Right in front of my door.
325
00:14:16,764 --> 00:14:20,750
- At this point,
my fiancée had called 911.
326
00:14:20,768 --> 00:14:22,101
So I'm in the back,
and my heart
327
00:14:22,253 --> 00:14:23,436
Was beating out of my chest,
328
00:14:23,588 --> 00:14:25,421
And my eyes are darting--
329
00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:28,608
Window, window, door, window,
just checking.
330
00:14:28,702 --> 00:14:31,427
I saw a little bit
of movement in one window,
331
00:14:31,446 --> 00:14:33,446
Where I think a curtain
was kind of pushed,
332
00:14:33,540 --> 00:14:37,542
And I'm assuming that was
him trying to escape,
333
00:14:37,693 --> 00:14:41,454
But he did see me,
so there was no way to get out.
334
00:14:41,548 --> 00:14:45,608
♪ ♪
335
00:14:45,627 --> 00:14:47,868
The whole street,
I think, came out
336
00:14:47,962 --> 00:14:51,280
Within minutes of hearing her
scream on the street.
337
00:14:51,299 --> 00:14:52,724
♪ ♪
338
00:14:52,951 --> 00:14:55,952
Immediately
after I had ran to the back,
339
00:14:56,045 --> 00:14:59,564
Minutes later,
there was also about 10
340
00:14:59,791 --> 00:15:01,882
To 15 people
in the front consoling kate.
341
00:15:01,902 --> 00:15:04,293
- All of my neighbors
are surrounding me.
342
00:15:04,387 --> 00:15:06,646
I start to hear
the cops coming.
343
00:15:06,798 --> 00:15:08,131
I know they're on their way.
344
00:15:08,149 --> 00:15:12,226
And then about six
to eight cop cars show up,
345
00:15:12,245 --> 00:15:16,247
And they even brought
the k9 unit as well.
346
00:15:16,474 --> 00:15:18,641
- So as my heart's just
beating out of my chest,
347
00:15:18,734 --> 00:15:20,567
Not knowing what I'm doing,
348
00:15:20,587 --> 00:15:23,737
Just standing there, ready
for whatever could happen,
349
00:15:23,757 --> 00:15:26,649
I just slowly
kind of calmed down.
350
00:15:26,668 --> 00:15:30,911
And I heard my fiancée relaying
instructions
351
00:15:31,005 --> 00:15:33,598
From the police, from 911,
to the neighbors in the front
352
00:15:33,749 --> 00:15:35,600
And to me in the back.
353
00:15:35,751 --> 00:15:39,011
And as the first
police officer rolled up,
354
00:15:39,105 --> 00:15:41,940
I holstered my weapon
and slowly walked back
355
00:15:42,167 --> 00:15:44,667
Into my house
as they took over.
356
00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:46,669
Everyone, as far as neighbors,
357
00:15:46,762 --> 00:15:48,521
Is instructed
to go back inside,
358
00:15:48,673 --> 00:15:51,765
And the police are starting
to take over the situation.
359
00:15:51,785 --> 00:15:55,787
About 15 officers go
into the house,
360
00:15:55,938 --> 00:15:59,182
As 2 or 3 stay outside
with kate
361
00:15:59,275 --> 00:16:01,033
As she's behind a police car.
362
00:16:01,186 --> 00:16:05,688
♪ ♪
363
00:16:05,707 --> 00:16:08,282
- The officers ask me
what happened.
364
00:16:08,376 --> 00:16:09,634
I explained it to them.
365
00:16:09,861 --> 00:16:13,620
They enter my home
and start yelling out
366
00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,215
For him to come out
with his hands up.
367
00:16:16,367 --> 00:16:18,125
♪ ♪
368
00:16:18,144 --> 00:16:19,552
He doesn't emerge.
369
00:16:19,704 --> 00:16:21,053
♪ ♪
370
00:16:21,206 --> 00:16:23,539
- About 20 minutes go past...
371
00:16:23,558 --> 00:16:25,208
♪ ♪
372
00:16:25,226 --> 00:16:28,211
And all the officers come out
with nothing.
373
00:16:28,229 --> 00:16:30,989
Um, very surprised at that,
374
00:16:31,216 --> 00:16:33,733
Because there's no way
that she'd be out
375
00:16:33,885 --> 00:16:37,144
On the street screaming
if nothing happened.
376
00:16:37,163 --> 00:16:41,073
So we were very perplexed at
why they didn't find anything.
377
00:16:41,167 --> 00:16:44,318
♪ ♪
378
00:16:44,337 --> 00:16:48,339
- The next thing that happens
is, my neighbor sits me down
379
00:16:48,491 --> 00:16:50,174
On her porch
so I can calm down.
380
00:16:50,326 --> 00:16:52,326
She gets me some water,
a sweater.
381
00:16:52,345 --> 00:16:55,996
At this point,
the officers yelled,
382
00:16:56,016 --> 00:16:59,425
"if you don't come out, we have
to bring in the k9 unit."
383
00:16:59,577 --> 00:17:02,336
[aggressive barking]
384
00:17:02,355 --> 00:17:04,188
- They send the k9 unit in.
385
00:17:04,340 --> 00:17:07,083
And I'd say, one minute
after the dog goes in,
386
00:17:07,101 --> 00:17:08,601
You hear barking.
387
00:17:08,753 --> 00:17:11,937
[aggressive barking continues]
388
00:17:12,032 --> 00:17:15,941
And about five officers go
in to find the dog,
389
00:17:16,094 --> 00:17:18,870
And then, one minute later,
they all emerge
390
00:17:19,021 --> 00:17:24,267
With a guy
that I've never seen before.
391
00:17:24,285 --> 00:17:29,105
- And I see the officers
bring him out in handcuffs,
392
00:17:29,123 --> 00:17:32,625
And I knew this person
that was in my house.
393
00:17:32,719 --> 00:17:35,511
♪ ♪
394
00:17:40,802 --> 00:17:42,543
- So the questions running
through my mind
395
00:17:42,562 --> 00:17:44,545
As I see this all
unfold before me
396
00:17:44,564 --> 00:17:47,790
Are "who is this man?
397
00:17:47,809 --> 00:17:49,567
"what is their relationship,
398
00:17:49,718 --> 00:17:51,235
"if they even have
a relationship?
399
00:17:51,387 --> 00:17:52,795
Where did he come from?"
400
00:17:52,814 --> 00:17:55,314
♪ ♪
401
00:17:55,466 --> 00:17:57,466
- Cary was my former tenant.
402
00:17:57,485 --> 00:18:00,578
In 2018,
I decided to rent out a room
403
00:18:00,805 --> 00:18:02,413
To bring in
a little extra income.
404
00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:04,990
I have a guest room
that we barely use,
405
00:18:05,143 --> 00:18:08,235
So I decided to rent it out,
just short term.
406
00:18:08,329 --> 00:18:10,421
I just thought it would ease
a little bit of the burden off.
407
00:18:10,648 --> 00:18:12,331
It didn't seem like
too much of a commitment.
408
00:18:12,425 --> 00:18:15,593
♪ ♪
409
00:18:15,744 --> 00:18:17,486
When I rented the room
to cary,
410
00:18:17,505 --> 00:18:21,582
I had no idea what I was
getting myself into.
411
00:18:21,601 --> 00:18:25,252
He was a quiet,
single young man.
412
00:18:25,271 --> 00:18:28,347
He kept to himself,
an artistic type.
413
00:18:28,499 --> 00:18:31,442
And I thought
it seemed like a good fit.
414
00:18:31,669 --> 00:18:34,837
He wasn't obtrusive.
He wasn't loud.
415
00:18:34,856 --> 00:18:37,840
I thought it would be
a simple, quiet exchange.
416
00:18:37,859 --> 00:18:39,450
♪ ♪
417
00:18:39,677 --> 00:18:41,360
Everything was
going pretty well,
418
00:18:41,512 --> 00:18:46,457
But after a few months,
he stopped paying rent.
419
00:18:46,609 --> 00:18:48,775
He was telling me
he was trying to get a job,
420
00:18:48,795 --> 00:18:50,277
But he was having a hard time.
421
00:18:50,296 --> 00:18:52,037
I didn't want
to just throw this person
422
00:18:52,132 --> 00:18:54,874
Out on the street,
but I couldn't have someone
423
00:18:54,968 --> 00:18:57,026
Renting a room from me
and not paying me rent.
424
00:18:57,044 --> 00:18:58,043
♪ ♪
425
00:18:58,138 --> 00:18:59,453
As a single mom,
426
00:18:59,547 --> 00:19:00,880
And a working mom,
427
00:19:00,974 --> 00:19:02,623
Things are hard.
428
00:19:02,642 --> 00:19:04,367
I have a mortgage
to maintain, though,
429
00:19:04,385 --> 00:19:06,644
And I am paying
that mortgage by myself.
430
00:19:06,795 --> 00:19:08,479
And this was income
that I needed
431
00:19:08,631 --> 00:19:11,131
To help support my home
and my family.
432
00:19:11,225 --> 00:19:15,044
I told cary that he had
to be out by a certain date,
433
00:19:15,062 --> 00:19:17,563
And that date came and went,
and he refused to leave.
434
00:19:17,715 --> 00:19:19,157
♪ ♪
435
00:19:19,308 --> 00:19:22,643
Unfortunately,
I had to start going
436
00:19:22,662 --> 00:19:24,220
Through a formal
eviction process.
437
00:19:24,238 --> 00:19:27,056
♪ ♪
438
00:19:27,074 --> 00:19:31,394
I typed up a letter, just
stating my name, cary's name,
439
00:19:31,412 --> 00:19:33,820
Saying, "you have
to leave by this date."
440
00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:36,732
And I signed it, dated it,
and slid it under his door.
441
00:19:36,751 --> 00:19:39,084
And he, again,
refused to leave.
442
00:19:39,179 --> 00:19:41,587
♪ ♪
443
00:19:41,739 --> 00:19:45,183
So I decided to call
my local police station.
444
00:19:45,334 --> 00:19:48,853
Then the police came
and removed him from my home.
445
00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:51,414
I thought I'd never have
to see him
446
00:19:51,432 --> 00:19:53,265
Or deal with him again.
447
00:19:53,418 --> 00:20:00,423
♪ ♪
448
00:20:00,441 --> 00:20:02,533
He confessed to the police
449
00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:06,186
That he had indeed been hiding
in my attic.
450
00:20:06,206 --> 00:20:09,040
He looked so disheveled,
451
00:20:09,191 --> 00:20:12,435
Hair greasy, a mess.
452
00:20:12,453 --> 00:20:17,698
- Thin, dirty,
scraggly bearded.
453
00:20:17,717 --> 00:20:21,868
- Like he hadn't eaten
or slept probably in weeks.
454
00:20:21,888 --> 00:20:25,281
His clothes were
really messy and rumpled,
455
00:20:25,374 --> 00:20:27,132
And he was not in good shape.
456
00:20:27,227 --> 00:20:30,377
- His head was down,
and they were walking him out
457
00:20:30,396 --> 00:20:32,972
To one of the police vehicles.
458
00:20:33,124 --> 00:20:36,292
- The police led him out
of my home in handcuffs
459
00:20:36,310 --> 00:20:40,646
And put him in the police car
and took him off to jail.
460
00:20:40,798 --> 00:20:41,981
♪ ♪
461
00:20:42,133 --> 00:20:43,557
- Kate is across the street,
462
00:20:43,576 --> 00:20:46,893
And when they pull this man
out of her house,
463
00:20:46,913 --> 00:20:49,914
I see her get very emotional.
464
00:20:50,065 --> 00:20:52,808
She drops to the ground.
465
00:20:52,827 --> 00:20:56,979
She seems scared, crying.
466
00:20:57,072 --> 00:20:58,998
I really didn't know
what was going on.
467
00:20:59,092 --> 00:21:00,591
♪ ♪
468
00:21:00,743 --> 00:21:04,336
- When the police escorted him
out of my home,
469
00:21:04,430 --> 00:21:08,599
It was a very sad
and disturbing sight to see.
470
00:21:08,751 --> 00:21:11,269
It really was--
guys, I'm gonna start crying.
471
00:21:11,420 --> 00:21:12,661
[tearfully]
it was so [bleep] up.
472
00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:17,683
♪ ♪
473
00:21:17,835 --> 00:21:20,778
I did a full sweep
of my house at that point,
474
00:21:21,005 --> 00:21:24,782
From the basement
to my first floor,
475
00:21:24,933 --> 00:21:27,434
Second floor bedrooms,
all the way up to the attic.
476
00:21:27,528 --> 00:21:30,679
I found some disturbing items.
477
00:21:30,698 --> 00:21:32,623
It was clear to me that
he was camped out there
478
00:21:32,775 --> 00:21:35,459
For quite a while.
479
00:21:35,611 --> 00:21:38,020
There was a makeshift bed,
480
00:21:38,039 --> 00:21:40,873
Several bottles of urine.
481
00:21:40,967 --> 00:21:44,043
♪ ♪
482
00:21:44,195 --> 00:21:46,195
He even had a laptop,
483
00:21:46,213 --> 00:21:48,547
Appears he had been
using my wi-fi.
484
00:21:48,699 --> 00:21:51,884
He had food, drinks,
a makeshift toilet.
485
00:21:52,036 --> 00:21:54,812
Just evidence
of him being in my attic.
486
00:21:54,963 --> 00:21:58,149
The police told me
that, apparently,
487
00:21:58,376 --> 00:22:00,392
He came in through
an unlocked side door,
488
00:22:00,486 --> 00:22:04,304
And that he simply was tired
of being homeless,
489
00:22:04,324 --> 00:22:06,473
And that he wanted
to sleep somewhere warm.
490
00:22:06,567 --> 00:22:08,717
[ominous metal creaking]
491
00:22:08,736 --> 00:22:12,721
He had been living,
without me knowing,
492
00:22:12,740 --> 00:22:17,818
Right above my daughters' heads
and my head as we slept.
493
00:22:17,837 --> 00:22:19,820
[mutters indistinctly]
494
00:22:19,839 --> 00:22:21,580
Yeah.
495
00:22:21,674 --> 00:22:25,343
Cary was ultimately convicted
of two felonies
496
00:22:25,494 --> 00:22:28,587
And was sentenced to 18
to 36 months in jail.
497
00:22:28,681 --> 00:22:31,515
♪ ♪
498
00:22:31,742 --> 00:22:34,334
After all the dust settled
with this,
499
00:22:34,354 --> 00:22:36,687
I wanted to feel more secure,
500
00:22:36,839 --> 00:22:38,839
So I took
some security measures.
501
00:22:38,933 --> 00:22:40,691
I got my locks changed.
502
00:22:40,843 --> 00:22:44,269
I got an alarm system
for my windows and doors
503
00:22:44,422 --> 00:22:46,364
To help me feel
a little safer.
504
00:22:46,591 --> 00:22:49,182
'cause this is my house,
this is my home,
505
00:22:49,202 --> 00:22:51,427
And I want me
and my children to feel
506
00:22:51,445 --> 00:22:53,445
That this is our haven.
507
00:22:53,598 --> 00:22:54,947
What I've learned from this
508
00:22:55,041 --> 00:22:59,043
Is that trusting your instinct
is really important.
509
00:22:59,194 --> 00:23:01,194
Don't doubt yourself.
510
00:23:01,214 --> 00:23:03,363
I think a lot of people,
especially women,
511
00:23:03,383 --> 00:23:05,549
Tend to doubt ourselves.
512
00:23:05,776 --> 00:23:07,776
But you know more
than you think you do.
513
00:23:07,795 --> 00:23:09,945
♪ ♪
514
00:23:09,964 --> 00:23:12,448
So over two years later,
515
00:23:12,466 --> 00:23:15,041
I'm still on the same street
in brighton heights,
516
00:23:15,061 --> 00:23:17,878
With mostly
the same wonderful neighbors,
517
00:23:17,972 --> 00:23:22,382
And it just shows you, I made
the right choice moving there.
518
00:23:22,402 --> 00:23:26,295
- I do think that it was
very strong of her to stay
519
00:23:26,313 --> 00:23:30,908
And kind of, you know, combat
those feelings of being scared
520
00:23:31,135 --> 00:23:34,136
And almost being violated
in your own home.
521
00:23:34,155 --> 00:23:37,139
♪ ♪
522
00:23:37,158 --> 00:23:42,086
- I don't want this to make
me become jaded in my life.
523
00:23:42,237 --> 00:23:44,813
I don't want this
to make me not care for people.
524
00:23:44,832 --> 00:23:46,406
But I also want to make sure
525
00:23:46,426 --> 00:23:49,093
That I keep myself
and my family safe.
526
00:23:49,244 --> 00:23:51,987
So I'm trying to find that
balance in my life right now.
527
00:23:52,006 --> 00:23:54,490
I'll get there.
[laughs]
528
00:23:54,508 --> 00:24:03,774
♪ ♪
529
00:24:09,023 --> 00:24:10,096
[upbeat music]
530
00:24:10,191 --> 00:24:11,598
- My name's pamela bryan.
531
00:24:11,617 --> 00:24:15,360
In 2016 I was living
in jacksonville, florida,
532
00:24:15,513 --> 00:24:18,681
With my husband
and my youngest son, samuel.
533
00:24:18,774 --> 00:24:20,015
- So we actually purchased
the home
534
00:24:20,034 --> 00:24:21,533
From my wife's parents,
535
00:24:21,627 --> 00:24:22,943
Which happened to be the
same home where she grew up
536
00:24:23,037 --> 00:24:24,295
And lived in her whole life.
537
00:24:24,522 --> 00:24:25,963
♪ ♪
538
00:24:26,190 --> 00:24:28,023
- Yeah, we offered
to buy the house from 'em,
539
00:24:28,042 --> 00:24:29,800
And that's where
we raised our sons.
540
00:24:30,027 --> 00:24:31,302
♪ ♪
541
00:24:31,529 --> 00:24:33,137
- Jacksonville, florida,
is surrounded by water.
542
00:24:33,364 --> 00:24:34,621
There's rivers,
there's creeks,
543
00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:36,198
There's lakes,
and everything else.
544
00:24:36,217 --> 00:24:37,883
♪ ♪
545
00:24:37,977 --> 00:24:39,643
- We have a couple
of creeks near our home.
546
00:24:39,870 --> 00:24:41,479
They change with the tide,
so, you know,
547
00:24:41,630 --> 00:24:44,148
They go low, they go high.
548
00:24:44,299 --> 00:24:46,484
And it was great, too,
that my kids were raised
549
00:24:46,635 --> 00:24:48,560
In a time where they could
be outside and play
550
00:24:48,654 --> 00:24:50,395
And not feel threatened.
551
00:24:50,490 --> 00:24:53,741
So I'm thankful that they got
to experience that.
552
00:24:56,311 --> 00:24:58,904
- In 2016, I was 24 years old,
553
00:24:59,056 --> 00:25:02,148
Living with my parents
in jacksonville, florida.
554
00:25:02,243 --> 00:25:06,228
At the time, it was
just my parents and myself.
555
00:25:06,321 --> 00:25:08,080
I was actually born
and raised in that house.
556
00:25:08,174 --> 00:25:09,507
I have three older brothers.
557
00:25:09,658 --> 00:25:11,066
My brothers
eventually moved out.
558
00:25:11,159 --> 00:25:12,901
Then it was just me
at the house.
559
00:25:12,995 --> 00:25:15,254
- Samuel's our baby.
He's our baby boy.
560
00:25:15,406 --> 00:25:19,183
♪ ♪
561
00:25:19,334 --> 00:25:22,578
- In 2016, my girlfriend,
courtney, and I were
562
00:25:22,596 --> 00:25:25,097
In a very serious relationship,
563
00:25:25,249 --> 00:25:28,417
And she said yes
to my proposal.
564
00:25:28,510 --> 00:25:29,676
- He showed us
that beautiful ring
565
00:25:29,695 --> 00:25:31,011
He bought for her.
566
00:25:31,105 --> 00:25:33,531
He was so happy, so proud.
567
00:25:33,758 --> 00:25:37,109
- And I knew that my boy was
seriously in love, you know.
568
00:25:37,261 --> 00:25:38,702
- So the plans
after getting engaged
569
00:25:38,929 --> 00:25:41,038
Was for me to move out
into an apartment,
570
00:25:41,189 --> 00:25:42,948
Kind of get it furnished
and ready.
571
00:25:43,100 --> 00:25:44,449
And then, after me
and courtney get married,
572
00:25:44,544 --> 00:25:47,694
Then she would be moving
into that apartment with me.
573
00:25:47,788 --> 00:25:48,879
[box clicks shut]
574
00:25:49,106 --> 00:25:52,049
♪ ♪
575
00:25:52,276 --> 00:25:54,534
- The week between christmas
and new year's,
576
00:25:54,628 --> 00:25:56,703
Our two oldest grandchildren--
577
00:25:56,797 --> 00:25:58,872
They wanted to come over
and spend the night with us.
578
00:25:58,891 --> 00:26:00,891
At the time,
they were seven years old.
579
00:26:01,043 --> 00:26:04,119
My granddaughter had spent
the night several times before,
580
00:26:04,212 --> 00:26:06,972
But it was the first time
for my grandson.
581
00:26:07,066 --> 00:26:09,124
- We played games at night.
582
00:26:09,217 --> 00:26:12,144
We watched movies,
popped popcorn.
583
00:26:12,238 --> 00:26:15,130
- The grandkids
actually slept in the den.
584
00:26:15,149 --> 00:26:18,483
♪ ♪
585
00:26:18,578 --> 00:26:21,820
I went to bed before midnight,
and I did not hear anything.
586
00:26:21,972 --> 00:26:23,155
As a matter of fact,
I don't even recall
587
00:26:23,249 --> 00:26:24,915
My wife even coming in--
into the bedroom at night.
588
00:26:25,142 --> 00:26:27,751
♪ ♪
589
00:26:27,978 --> 00:26:29,995
- It was probably 2:00
in the morning
590
00:26:30,147 --> 00:26:32,072
When I finally saw them fall
off to sleep
591
00:26:32,091 --> 00:26:34,316
And I was able to, you know,
592
00:26:34,409 --> 00:26:37,595
Turn the lights off
and go get ready for bed.
593
00:26:37,746 --> 00:26:39,171
It was probably about
3:00 in the morning
594
00:26:39,323 --> 00:26:42,182
When I laid down.
595
00:26:44,604 --> 00:26:46,437
[insects buzzing]
596
00:26:46,664 --> 00:26:48,939
♪ ♪
597
00:26:49,091 --> 00:26:52,184
- That morning,
I woke up around 7:15
598
00:26:52,278 --> 00:26:53,836
To get ready for work.
599
00:26:53,854 --> 00:26:55,354
At the time, I was working
600
00:26:55,506 --> 00:26:57,931
For this company located
in jacksonville,
601
00:26:57,950 --> 00:27:01,844
And I was a project manager
for that company.
602
00:27:01,862 --> 00:27:03,287
You know, you wear
collared shirts there,
603
00:27:03,438 --> 00:27:05,514
Usually buttoned up,
or a polo.
604
00:27:05,607 --> 00:27:07,683
So I grabbed
some clothes for work,
605
00:27:07,701 --> 00:27:09,460
And what I'd do--
I'd just put my shirt
606
00:27:09,687 --> 00:27:11,629
In the dryer every morning,
just to kind of get
607
00:27:11,856 --> 00:27:15,858
A good refresh and have it
warm for the workday.
608
00:27:15,876 --> 00:27:17,784
[ominous music]
609
00:27:17,878 --> 00:27:19,452
The house was very quiet.
610
00:27:19,546 --> 00:27:21,138
I was the only one awake
at the time.
611
00:27:21,365 --> 00:27:22,806
It was different
because I knew that my niece
612
00:27:23,033 --> 00:27:24,308
And nephew
had stayed the night,
613
00:27:24,459 --> 00:27:26,626
So they were sleeping
out in the family room.
614
00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:29,872
So as you walk into the house,
there's a living room,
615
00:27:29,890 --> 00:27:31,707
And then, whenever you walk
to the dining room,
616
00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:33,725
If you keep going
to the right,
617
00:27:33,878 --> 00:27:36,803
That's where all three
bedrooms and the bathroom is.
618
00:27:36,897 --> 00:27:40,215
If you go to the left, you'll
end up going to the kitchen,
619
00:27:40,234 --> 00:27:41,492
And then through the kitchen,
620
00:27:41,643 --> 00:27:43,552
It goes into
a bigger family room.
621
00:27:43,570 --> 00:27:45,721
If you take the left before
you go into the family room,
622
00:27:45,814 --> 00:27:47,814
You'll go out
onto the back porch.
623
00:27:47,908 --> 00:27:49,482
If you go to the left,
624
00:27:49,502 --> 00:27:52,227
That is the door that leads
into the laundry room.
625
00:27:52,246 --> 00:27:53,820
♪ ♪
626
00:27:53,914 --> 00:27:55,172
So the first thing I noticed:
627
00:27:55,323 --> 00:27:57,916
The laundry room door
was closed.
628
00:27:58,010 --> 00:27:59,343
It's never closed.
629
00:27:59,494 --> 00:28:01,011
The laundry room door
is never closed.
630
00:28:01,238 --> 00:28:02,905
♪ ♪
631
00:28:02,998 --> 00:28:04,907
My mom's baskets
that she usually
632
00:28:04,925 --> 00:28:07,184
Collects is on the floor.
633
00:28:07,411 --> 00:28:10,412
So I tried to open up
the laundry room door.
634
00:28:10,431 --> 00:28:11,430
♪ ♪
635
00:28:11,524 --> 00:28:13,265
[door handle rattles]
636
00:28:13,417 --> 00:28:15,250
♪ ♪
637
00:28:15,269 --> 00:28:18,696
It's barricaded by
the vacuum cleaner that my mom
638
00:28:18,923 --> 00:28:21,198
Usually keeps right next
to the washing machine.
639
00:28:21,349 --> 00:28:22,941
[rattling]
640
00:28:23,093 --> 00:28:26,428
♪ ♪
641
00:28:26,447 --> 00:28:28,764
I didn't know
if maybe some clothes
642
00:28:28,857 --> 00:28:30,449
Have gotten
behind the vacuum cleaner
643
00:28:30,543 --> 00:28:32,951
That caused the vacuum cleaner
to come up a little bit.
644
00:28:33,045 --> 00:28:34,861
And so I'm thinking,
645
00:28:34,955 --> 00:28:37,606
I don't know what it is, but
I gotta get ready for work.
646
00:28:37,699 --> 00:28:39,883
So I just kept
on pushing the door through.
647
00:28:40,110 --> 00:28:42,553
[booming]
648
00:28:43,964 --> 00:28:45,614
♪ ♪
649
00:28:45,632 --> 00:28:47,891
It's a complete mess.
650
00:28:48,118 --> 00:28:52,637
♪ ♪
651
00:28:52,732 --> 00:28:55,715
And there's mud everywhere.
652
00:28:55,809 --> 00:28:58,810
There's mud on the washer.
There's mud on the dryer.
653
00:28:58,904 --> 00:29:00,979
And then, I'm looking
a little bit closer,
654
00:29:01,131 --> 00:29:04,742
And I see bloodstains
on the dryer.
655
00:29:04,969 --> 00:29:06,301
♪ ♪
656
00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:08,061
I immediately take a step back
657
00:29:08,155 --> 00:29:11,306
And realize that this is bad.
658
00:29:11,325 --> 00:29:16,086
♪ ♪
659
00:29:21,819 --> 00:29:23,761
- There's mud on the washer,
there's mud on the dryer...
660
00:29:23,988 --> 00:29:28,248
And I see bloodstains
on the dryer.
661
00:29:28,267 --> 00:29:30,826
I realize that this is bad.
662
00:29:30,844 --> 00:29:33,604
[tense music]
663
00:29:33,831 --> 00:29:35,680
I immediately go in
and wake up my dad.
664
00:29:35,833 --> 00:29:38,834
♪ ♪
665
00:29:38,852 --> 00:29:41,019
- I was awoken by sammy.
He came into the bedroom.
666
00:29:41,113 --> 00:29:43,763
And remember him sort of
shake me, "hey, dad. Hey, dad.
667
00:29:43,783 --> 00:29:46,358
Did you happen to be in
the laundry room last night?"
668
00:29:46,452 --> 00:29:48,268
I said, "no, son, I have not."
669
00:29:48,362 --> 00:29:51,363
And he goes,
"something's not right.
670
00:29:51,515 --> 00:29:53,015
"laundry room's a mess,
and there's some mud
671
00:29:53,033 --> 00:29:54,699
Or something
on the washing machine."
672
00:29:54,794 --> 00:29:57,110
And my first thought was,
maybe just some wild animal
673
00:29:57,129 --> 00:29:59,688
Maybe got in there
and they had a little fight.
674
00:29:59,781 --> 00:30:01,356
- I was like,
"no, this is no animal.
675
00:30:01,375 --> 00:30:02,541
It's something more than that."
676
00:30:02,693 --> 00:30:03,950
♪ ♪
677
00:30:03,969 --> 00:30:05,210
- I went, "okay,"
to satisfy him.
678
00:30:05,362 --> 00:30:06,711
I get up and see.
679
00:30:06,864 --> 00:30:07,787
I get out of bed,
and of course,
680
00:30:07,807 --> 00:30:09,865
I just have my night attire,
681
00:30:09,958 --> 00:30:11,700
Boxer shorts
and a v-neck t-shirt,
682
00:30:11,718 --> 00:30:14,127
You know, and barefooted.
683
00:30:14,146 --> 00:30:17,981
I do see that the laundry room
is pretty messed up.
684
00:30:18,208 --> 00:30:21,151
♪ ♪
685
00:30:21,303 --> 00:30:22,969
So I looked up
into the ceiling
686
00:30:22,988 --> 00:30:24,563
Of the laundry room,
687
00:30:24,657 --> 00:30:27,549
And I could see a piece
of paneling had been torn down
688
00:30:27,568 --> 00:30:29,401
That had been
covering two holes
689
00:30:29,495 --> 00:30:31,995
Where the air conditioning
unit used to be,
690
00:30:32,222 --> 00:30:35,165
And I just screwed up
some plyboard up into that
691
00:30:35,317 --> 00:30:36,333
Just to cover the holes,
of course.
692
00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:39,319
It had been ripped down--
I mean ripped.
693
00:30:39,338 --> 00:30:40,987
It was screwed up there.
I'm talking about
694
00:30:41,006 --> 00:30:43,732
Maybe 20-24 screws
that I put up there.
695
00:30:43,750 --> 00:30:45,250
♪ ♪
696
00:30:45,402 --> 00:30:46,918
- There was no tools,
'cause everything was
697
00:30:47,071 --> 00:30:49,421
In the garage,
so it would have taken
698
00:30:49,573 --> 00:30:53,575
Someone with insane
superhuman strength
699
00:30:53,668 --> 00:30:56,411
To really just pull that down.
700
00:30:56,504 --> 00:30:57,929
- Of course,
you get some goose bumps,
701
00:30:58,023 --> 00:31:01,099
And you're thinking,
"something's going on here."
702
00:31:01,193 --> 00:31:03,935
Samuel looked up
into this access hole
703
00:31:04,088 --> 00:31:06,012
That had been torn down.
704
00:31:06,031 --> 00:31:08,348
He could see some mud debris
705
00:31:08,367 --> 00:31:11,259
And also three
or four spots of blood.
706
00:31:11,353 --> 00:31:14,705
I knew then that
this was not good at all.
707
00:31:14,932 --> 00:31:16,448
♪ ♪
708
00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:19,784
- We knew that the only
place for him to go was up.
709
00:31:19,937 --> 00:31:23,363
We knew that someone
was up in our attic.
710
00:31:23,457 --> 00:31:25,215
- Once you's up in the attic,
711
00:31:25,442 --> 00:31:27,792
You have access
to every room in the house.
712
00:31:27,945 --> 00:31:29,444
♪ ♪
713
00:31:29,463 --> 00:31:31,446
I took samuel to the side.
714
00:31:31,539 --> 00:31:34,207
I said,
"please go outside, call 911,
715
00:31:34,226 --> 00:31:36,560
And tell them that we think
we have an intruder."
716
00:31:36,711 --> 00:31:39,045
And I added
that I would be armed.
717
00:31:39,064 --> 00:31:41,790
- He said,
"you go call the police.
718
00:31:41,808 --> 00:31:43,125
I'm gonna go get my gun."
719
00:31:43,218 --> 00:31:46,795
My dad has never used
that phrase of,
720
00:31:46,813 --> 00:31:48,296
"I'm gonna get my gun."
721
00:31:48,315 --> 00:31:50,056
Something's about to happen,
722
00:31:50,150 --> 00:31:52,242
And it's not gonna be good.
723
00:31:52,469 --> 00:31:57,915
♪ ♪
724
00:31:58,142 --> 00:32:00,825
My initial thought was,
"I'm gonna go get my niece.
725
00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:03,662
I'm gonna go get my nephew
and make sure they're safe."
726
00:32:03,814 --> 00:32:05,647
♪ ♪
727
00:32:05,740 --> 00:32:07,816
And I tell them
to go stay in my room.
728
00:32:07,834 --> 00:32:10,168
♪ ♪
729
00:32:10,262 --> 00:32:12,429
- It's more of
a cathedral type of ceiling.
730
00:32:12,580 --> 00:32:16,007
There's no crawl space
over that part of the home.
731
00:32:16,101 --> 00:32:17,917
I think he even locked
the door behind him
732
00:32:17,937 --> 00:32:19,661
To make sure they were safe.
733
00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:21,496
♪ ♪
734
00:32:21,589 --> 00:32:24,590
- So I dial 911,
I call the police,
735
00:32:24,610 --> 00:32:27,836
And I tell them
that someone is in our attic.
736
00:32:27,854 --> 00:32:29,521
Can you please send
someone right away,
737
00:32:29,615 --> 00:32:31,949
Because, you know,
our family's in danger?
738
00:32:32,176 --> 00:32:36,344
♪ ♪
739
00:32:36,363 --> 00:32:38,847
- My husband comes into the
bedroom, and he wakes me up.
740
00:32:38,865 --> 00:32:40,791
He says "pam."
he goes, "get up."
741
00:32:41,018 --> 00:32:43,460
He goes, "there's someone
out in our laundry room."
742
00:32:43,687 --> 00:32:45,854
♪ ♪
743
00:32:45,947 --> 00:32:48,114
So I did take time
to make our bed.
744
00:32:48,133 --> 00:32:51,134
I don't know why, just--
I guess habit.
745
00:32:51,361 --> 00:32:52,694
- She was gonna start
by making the beds.
746
00:32:52,787 --> 00:32:54,287
[chuckles]
747
00:32:54,306 --> 00:32:56,139
So she--I said "pam,
I think we can do this later."
748
00:32:56,366 --> 00:32:57,957
♪ ♪
749
00:32:57,977 --> 00:33:00,035
So I went and got my firearm
750
00:33:00,053 --> 00:33:02,204
And made sure
that it was fully loaded.
751
00:33:02,222 --> 00:33:03,981
♪ ♪
752
00:33:04,132 --> 00:33:06,650
- I was very disoriented.
I hadn't been to bed very long.
753
00:33:06,801 --> 00:33:09,878
So I'm like, "is he serious?
Is this really happening?"
754
00:33:09,896 --> 00:33:11,488
♪ ♪
755
00:33:11,639 --> 00:33:15,567
So I actually walked
into the kitchen where he was
756
00:33:15,719 --> 00:33:17,477
To make sure
that I heard correctly.
757
00:33:17,571 --> 00:33:19,221
So I walked in there, and I s--
758
00:33:19,239 --> 00:33:21,239
Saw him standing
at the back door
759
00:33:21,333 --> 00:33:26,152
In his t-shirt and underwear,
holding a gun at our back door.
760
00:33:26,246 --> 00:33:28,396
And I said, "are you serious?"
761
00:33:28,490 --> 00:33:29,748
He goes,
"yes, this is serious.
762
00:33:29,842 --> 00:33:31,491
"he's actually out there.
There's someone
763
00:33:31,510 --> 00:33:33,844
In our laundry room,
up in the attic."
764
00:33:34,071 --> 00:33:38,406
♪ ♪
765
00:33:38,425 --> 00:33:39,591
He goes,
"get the kids and take them
766
00:33:39,743 --> 00:33:41,243
Next door to our neighbors."
767
00:33:41,261 --> 00:33:42,927
So that's what I did.
I went back there
768
00:33:43,022 --> 00:33:46,690
And got them up,
and samuel and I carried them
769
00:33:46,841 --> 00:33:48,525
Over next door
to our neighbor's house.
770
00:33:48,752 --> 00:33:50,193
♪ ♪
771
00:33:50,420 --> 00:33:52,029
- I really didn't want them
to see anything.
772
00:33:52,180 --> 00:33:55,365
I really didn't want this to be
a traumatizing event for them.
773
00:33:55,592 --> 00:33:59,202
♪ ♪
774
00:33:59,429 --> 00:34:01,429
- By this time,
I didn't know if it was one,
775
00:34:01,523 --> 00:34:04,190
Two people.
Were they were armed?
776
00:34:04,209 --> 00:34:07,044
So I actually yelled
up into the attic.
777
00:34:07,271 --> 00:34:08,937
Said, "whoever you are,
stay where you are."
778
00:34:08,955 --> 00:34:11,623
I said, "if I do see you,
I will shoot you.
779
00:34:11,717 --> 00:34:14,292
"best thing for you to do
is to stay where you are
780
00:34:14,386 --> 00:34:17,370
"until the police get here,
'cause they'll be more lenient
781
00:34:17,389 --> 00:34:21,391
And maybe more kind
than this homeowner would be."
782
00:34:21,618 --> 00:34:24,394
♪ ♪
783
00:34:24,621 --> 00:34:26,638
- I was talking to the police
on the phone,
784
00:34:26,732 --> 00:34:29,307
And she also asked what my dad
was wearing at the time,
785
00:34:29,401 --> 00:34:32,294
Because, since he had a gun,
whenever they showed up,
786
00:34:32,312 --> 00:34:34,979
They didn't want
to shoot my dad instead.
787
00:34:35,132 --> 00:34:37,816
♪ ♪
788
00:34:37,910 --> 00:34:39,892
- Waiting for the police-
sometimes, it might be only
789
00:34:39,986 --> 00:34:42,395
Just a couple minutes,
but it seems like a lifetime.
790
00:34:42,489 --> 00:34:45,473
I was getting very impatient.
791
00:34:45,567 --> 00:34:47,250
I made my mind up
at that point
792
00:34:47,477 --> 00:34:49,811
That if he just ran,
let him go.
793
00:34:49,830 --> 00:34:52,147
If we made eye contact,
794
00:34:52,165 --> 00:34:53,090
I was gonna have
to pull the trigger.
795
00:34:53,317 --> 00:34:57,594
♪ ♪
796
00:35:01,842 --> 00:35:02,991
I mean, this guy could have
came through the ceiling
797
00:35:03,009 --> 00:35:04,342
At any point.
798
00:35:04,436 --> 00:35:06,419
♪ ♪
799
00:35:06,513 --> 00:35:08,663
[police radio chatter]
800
00:35:08,682 --> 00:35:10,423
- So it took a little bit,
801
00:35:10,442 --> 00:35:13,168
But the cops eventually
showed up with four cop cars.
802
00:35:13,186 --> 00:35:15,353
♪ ♪
803
00:35:15,505 --> 00:35:17,005
- They did come
into the house.
804
00:35:17,023 --> 00:35:19,932
They asked me to disarm,
which I did.
805
00:35:19,952 --> 00:35:23,194
And so they walked
around a little bit.
806
00:35:23,347 --> 00:35:25,180
And they said, "what makes you
think he's in the home still?"
807
00:35:25,198 --> 00:35:26,456
And I explained to him,
808
00:35:26,608 --> 00:35:28,350
The laundry room
was barricaded.
809
00:35:28,368 --> 00:35:29,517
You can't do that
810
00:35:29,536 --> 00:35:30,852
From the outside
of the laundry room.
811
00:35:30,945 --> 00:35:32,203
It has to be from the inside.
812
00:35:32,297 --> 00:35:36,374
♪ ♪
813
00:35:36,468 --> 00:35:39,952
And there was a call
that one of our neighbors,
814
00:35:40,046 --> 00:35:43,214
Down at the end of our street,
had reported that they had seen
815
00:35:43,308 --> 00:35:47,719
Some blood and muddy footprints
on their driveway.
816
00:35:47,813 --> 00:35:51,481
So they sent their rookie cop
down to check this out.
817
00:35:51,633 --> 00:35:54,726
They were, like,
not too concerned at the time.
818
00:35:54,878 --> 00:35:57,045
Well, when the rookie cop
came back,
819
00:35:57,063 --> 00:36:00,657
He goes, "mr. Bryan,
something ain't right."
820
00:36:00,808 --> 00:36:05,996
He had actually followed
a trail of mud, blood,
821
00:36:06,147 --> 00:36:10,225
Up every single home in our
neighborhood, up to our home.
822
00:36:10,243 --> 00:36:13,170
I had not even seen
some of the evidence
823
00:36:13,397 --> 00:36:16,564
On the front porch
and the side of the house.
824
00:36:16,583 --> 00:36:19,067
But he came in.
He asked to borrow a ladder.
825
00:36:19,085 --> 00:36:26,016
♪ ♪
826
00:36:31,097 --> 00:36:34,507
He did a couple of little hand
motions with one of his hands,
827
00:36:34,526 --> 00:36:38,102
And at that time,
it all broke loose.
828
00:36:38,255 --> 00:36:39,103
♪ ♪
829
00:36:39,198 --> 00:36:42,014
[man screaming]
830
00:36:42,034 --> 00:36:45,685
I'm in the kitchen.
I heard yelling,
831
00:36:45,779 --> 00:36:47,370
Demands
from the police officers
832
00:36:47,522 --> 00:36:48,705
To "put your hands up.
833
00:36:48,932 --> 00:36:50,114
Show me your hands.
Show me your hands."
834
00:36:50,267 --> 00:36:52,267
Wasn't talking very nice,
of course.
835
00:36:52,285 --> 00:36:56,713
♪ ♪
836
00:36:56,940 --> 00:36:58,197
And I remember,
I just sort of stuck
837
00:36:58,217 --> 00:36:59,699
My head out the door.
838
00:36:59,718 --> 00:37:00,625
I said, "whatever you do,
do not bring him
839
00:37:00,719 --> 00:37:01,776
"through my home.
840
00:37:01,795 --> 00:37:02,886
Take him
through the back fence."
841
00:37:03,037 --> 00:37:05,447
I didn't want this guy
in the home.
842
00:37:05,465 --> 00:37:07,282
♪ ♪
843
00:37:07,375 --> 00:37:08,633
- I'm talking to my neighbor,
844
00:37:08,785 --> 00:37:10,452
Kind of filling her in
on what was going on.
845
00:37:10,545 --> 00:37:12,211
And I just look at my house,
846
00:37:12,231 --> 00:37:14,806
And I see the cops
bringing out a man.
847
00:37:14,900 --> 00:37:17,459
♪ ♪
848
00:37:17,477 --> 00:37:19,903
The man just looked
extremely muddy,
849
00:37:20,054 --> 00:37:21,463
Just covered in mud.
850
00:37:21,481 --> 00:37:23,055
♪ ♪
851
00:37:23,075 --> 00:37:25,075
- I think he had a pair
of shorts on, barefooted.
852
00:37:25,302 --> 00:37:26,892
He had some cuts
and bruises on him.
853
00:37:26,912 --> 00:37:28,470
His feet had been chewed up,
854
00:37:28,488 --> 00:37:30,580
I guess when he was walking
across this creek.
855
00:37:30,807 --> 00:37:33,141
It was low tide
in this marshy area.
856
00:37:33,159 --> 00:37:35,477
I guess he had stepped
on some shells and stuff.
857
00:37:35,495 --> 00:37:37,403
- But I noticed
how young he looked.
858
00:37:37,422 --> 00:37:38,496
You know, just,
859
00:37:38,648 --> 00:37:40,257
Same age as one of my sons.
860
00:37:40,408 --> 00:37:43,001
And I guess, being a mom,
my heart went out to him.
861
00:37:43,153 --> 00:37:44,819
♪ ♪
862
00:37:44,838 --> 00:37:47,655
[tense music]
863
00:37:47,674 --> 00:37:49,081
♪ ♪
864
00:37:49,101 --> 00:37:50,825
- I got a phone call
on my cell phone.
865
00:37:50,844 --> 00:37:52,343
It was a police officer.
866
00:37:52,496 --> 00:37:53,678
I answer the phone,
he goes, "mr. Bryan,
867
00:37:53,830 --> 00:37:54,829
The young man wants
to speak to you."
868
00:37:54,848 --> 00:37:56,180
I went, "what young man?"
869
00:37:56,333 --> 00:37:57,423
And he goes,
"the young man we arrested.
870
00:37:57,517 --> 00:37:58,666
He wants to talk to you."
871
00:37:58,685 --> 00:38:01,019
♪ ♪
872
00:38:01,113 --> 00:38:03,171
I approached the car,
and he looked up at me--
873
00:38:03,189 --> 00:38:04,597
I'll never forget
the look on his face.
874
00:38:04,616 --> 00:38:06,841
He goes, "thank you
for not shooting me."
875
00:38:06,860 --> 00:38:08,176
I said, "buddy,"
I said, "if I would have
876
00:38:08,194 --> 00:38:09,360
Seen your face,
I would have shot you."
877
00:38:09,513 --> 00:38:11,121
He goes,
"I know you would have,
878
00:38:11,348 --> 00:38:13,531
But thank you
for not shooting me."
879
00:38:13,683 --> 00:38:15,199
And at this time, I was like,
880
00:38:15,294 --> 00:38:17,127
"what were you thinking?
What's going on, man?"
881
00:38:17,278 --> 00:38:18,962
Well, the young man was--
I guess, had been doing
882
00:38:19,113 --> 00:38:20,705
Some serious drugs.
883
00:38:20,799 --> 00:38:23,466
And he thought people were
trying to chase him down
884
00:38:23,693 --> 00:38:25,785
To hurt him,
and he just wanted to hide.
885
00:38:25,804 --> 00:38:27,953
He was actually running
for his life.
886
00:38:28,048 --> 00:38:29,714
He took my home as refuge.
887
00:38:29,808 --> 00:38:36,771
♪ ♪
888
00:38:38,483 --> 00:38:41,651
- The police told us
his name was marcus hull,
889
00:38:41,803 --> 00:38:43,878
And he was charged
with trespassing.
890
00:38:43,897 --> 00:38:45,488
♪ ♪
891
00:38:45,715 --> 00:38:49,826
- I think it affected samuel
more than any of us.
892
00:38:49,977 --> 00:38:51,402
One, he was a lot younger.
893
00:38:51,555 --> 00:38:52,829
♪ ♪
894
00:38:53,056 --> 00:38:55,406
- When everything
sort of died down,
895
00:38:55,559 --> 00:38:57,725
The adrenaline went away.
896
00:38:57,744 --> 00:39:00,411
I just wanted to take a shower
897
00:39:00,564 --> 00:39:03,915
And so I could kind of
move on with my life.
898
00:39:04,009 --> 00:39:07,827
I literally went to the shower,
and I just cried.
899
00:39:07,846 --> 00:39:10,238
Because the event was over.
900
00:39:10,331 --> 00:39:12,407
Thank god he wasn't armed,
901
00:39:12,425 --> 00:39:13,999
That he wasn't there
to hurt us.
902
00:39:14,019 --> 00:39:17,579
But if he was, I--
903
00:39:17,672 --> 00:39:20,506
I still went through the door.
904
00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:22,750
If I would have barged
through the laundry room door,
905
00:39:22,769 --> 00:39:25,103
And he was up there,
waiting on me with a gun,
906
00:39:25,197 --> 00:39:28,514
It would have been
a completely different story.
907
00:39:28,533 --> 00:39:30,274
Phew.
908
00:39:30,427 --> 00:39:32,777
♪ ♪
909
00:39:32,871 --> 00:39:38,023
So I learned a lot
about my dad that morning.
910
00:39:38,043 --> 00:39:40,377
The way
that he protected the family,
911
00:39:40,528 --> 00:39:42,620
The way that he did.
912
00:39:42,772 --> 00:39:45,382
I can use that for my wife,
913
00:39:45,609 --> 00:39:48,701
For my child
that's about to be born.
914
00:39:48,720 --> 00:39:51,796
I know--I know how
to protect my house.
915
00:39:51,948 --> 00:39:53,873
- I was prepared to shoot him.
916
00:39:53,967 --> 00:39:56,393
Thank god I did not.
917
00:39:56,544 --> 00:39:59,804
- Just but by the grace of god,
that could be one of our boys,
918
00:39:59,956 --> 00:40:02,974
And I'm just so thankful that
it turned out the way it did.
919
00:40:03,126 --> 00:40:04,383
- Until this, I had never heard
920
00:40:04,403 --> 00:40:06,310
What a phrogger was,
never heard the term.
921
00:40:06,405 --> 00:40:09,981
But looks like we had
a phrogger going from house
922
00:40:10,133 --> 00:40:12,150
To house, and the "phrog"
ended up in our house.
923
00:40:12,244 --> 00:40:13,301
[chuckles]
924
00:40:13,319 --> 00:40:16,304
♪ ♪
925
00:40:16,322 --> 00:40:18,415
♪ ♪
926
00:40:18,566 --> 00:40:20,399
- The window screen
looks busted,
927
00:40:20,419 --> 00:40:22,234
Like it had been
tampered with.
928
00:40:22,254 --> 00:40:23,327
Something was up.
929
00:40:23,480 --> 00:40:25,905
- I find fruit lined up
930
00:40:25,924 --> 00:40:28,258
Like an edible
choo-choo train.
931
00:40:28,409 --> 00:40:30,652
It quietly screamed,
932
00:40:30,670 --> 00:40:32,170
"I was here."
933
00:40:32,264 --> 00:40:34,914
- The room looked
like it had been ransacked.
934
00:40:34,933 --> 00:40:39,177
There was something
under the bed.
935
00:40:39,329 --> 00:40:41,604
- And I knew that silhouette,
936
00:40:41,831 --> 00:40:44,774
And I'm being hunted
like an animal,
937
00:40:44,926 --> 00:40:48,611
And I would have to suffer
for not wanting him.
938
00:40:48,763 --> 00:40:50,905
[screaming]