1 00:00:08,475 --> 00:00:09,209 [ominous music] 2 00:00:10,243 --> 00:00:13,046 - This is Mike's first apartment in New York City! 3 00:00:13,079 --> 00:00:14,114 - That's right. - Ow! 4 00:00:14,147 --> 00:00:17,317 * * 5 00:00:17,350 --> 00:00:20,253 - The online dating scene was still pretty new 6 00:00:20,286 --> 00:00:22,555 and fairly unregulated. 7 00:00:22,589 --> 00:00:24,791 - I've been single for, like, five years. 8 00:00:24,824 --> 00:00:26,292 I've lived on Long Island forever. 9 00:00:26,326 --> 00:00:27,727 All of a sudden, I'm in Brooklyn, I move, 10 00:00:27,761 --> 00:00:29,162 and everyone's like, "Oh, what are you doing? 11 00:00:29,195 --> 00:00:30,230 "Do you want to hang out? 12 00:00:30,263 --> 00:00:31,197 I thought you'd want to hang out." 13 00:00:31,231 --> 00:00:32,732 You know, it's like, no, I can't hang out. 14 00:00:32,766 --> 00:00:34,267 I'm in Brooklyn. 15 00:00:34,300 --> 00:00:36,269 You know, I moved here to find a husband. 16 00:00:36,302 --> 00:00:38,071 [laughter] - Stop! 17 00:00:38,104 --> 00:00:40,273 [sirens wailing] 18 00:00:40,306 --> 00:00:42,042 - Numerous calls come in to 911 19 00:00:42,075 --> 00:00:43,376 stating that someone's been struck 20 00:00:43,410 --> 00:00:45,045 by a vehicle on the Belt Parkway. 21 00:00:45,078 --> 00:00:49,783 * * 22 00:00:49,816 --> 00:00:51,651 Those last seconds of his life 23 00:00:51,685 --> 00:00:53,987 were seconds that he didn't deserve. 24 00:00:55,155 --> 00:00:57,757 - I was just shocked. 25 00:00:57,791 --> 00:01:01,261 Just kind go through this point of disbelief. 26 00:01:01,294 --> 00:01:02,896 - It was Michael Sandy. It could have been anyone. 27 00:01:02,929 --> 00:01:04,431 They weren't looking for a Black man, 28 00:01:04,464 --> 00:01:05,398 they weren't looking for a white man, 29 00:01:05,432 --> 00:01:06,733 they were looking for a victim. 30 00:01:06,766 --> 00:01:08,301 * * 31 00:01:08,335 --> 00:01:10,570 - You can feel how he must have felt 32 00:01:10,603 --> 00:01:12,806 when he saw these guys coming down, 33 00:01:12,839 --> 00:01:15,909 and then running for his life. 34 00:01:15,942 --> 00:01:20,613 - Imagine the sheer terror that he was probably feeling. 35 00:01:20,647 --> 00:01:22,148 * * 36 00:01:22,182 --> 00:01:24,150 - This guy was lured to his death. 37 00:01:25,352 --> 00:01:29,489 - We had a rogue device on this wireless network. 38 00:01:29,522 --> 00:01:32,959 So the idea was, all right, well, where are they? 39 00:01:32,992 --> 00:01:35,962 - Kind of just feel your whole body collapse in that moment. 40 00:01:35,995 --> 00:01:37,464 It takes your breath away. 41 00:01:39,499 --> 00:01:42,602 [tense suspenseful music] 42 00:01:42,635 --> 00:01:49,542 * * 43 00:01:54,481 --> 00:01:56,349 [soft upbeat music] 44 00:01:56,383 --> 00:02:00,553 narrator: July 2006. Brooklyn, New York. 45 00:02:00,587 --> 00:02:03,723 28-year-old Michael Sandy is on top of the world. 46 00:02:03,757 --> 00:02:06,426 He's just landed a job as a designer for IKEA 47 00:02:06,459 --> 00:02:09,963 and is finally pursuing his dreams in the big city. 48 00:02:10,063 --> 00:02:11,798 - This is my new apartment. 49 00:02:11,831 --> 00:02:14,300 - This is Mike's first apartment in New York City! 50 00:02:14,334 --> 00:02:15,835 - That's right. - Ow! 51 00:02:15,869 --> 00:02:18,972 narrator: And his best friend, Patrick, is by his side. 52 00:02:19,072 --> 00:02:20,306 - Michael was really excited 53 00:02:20,340 --> 00:02:22,876 about his first Brooklyn apartment. 54 00:02:22,909 --> 00:02:24,644 I mean, he was all joy. 55 00:02:24,678 --> 00:02:28,248 He had a laugh that could, like, carry a room. 56 00:02:28,281 --> 00:02:31,117 - [chuckles] I think it's cool. 57 00:02:31,151 --> 00:02:32,619 * * 58 00:02:32,652 --> 00:02:34,554 - Press play. 59 00:02:34,587 --> 00:02:37,357 - Well, it's a wrap. We finished the bed. 60 00:02:37,390 --> 00:02:39,926 Made much more space out of this tiny, little room. 61 00:02:39,959 --> 00:02:40,960 It looks wonderful. 62 00:02:40,994 --> 00:02:42,095 I'm glad my hair has changed. 63 00:02:42,095 --> 00:02:43,096 - It's rocking. 64 00:02:43,096 --> 00:02:44,964 - [laughs] 65 00:02:44,998 --> 00:02:47,567 Oh, my gosh. 66 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:49,402 I mean, what did we look like there, right? 67 00:02:49,436 --> 00:02:52,572 We were just absolute best friends, 68 00:02:52,605 --> 00:02:54,574 um, comfortable. 69 00:02:54,607 --> 00:02:57,010 Really comfortable with each other. 70 00:02:57,110 --> 00:03:01,181 He was that friend that would, like, do anything for you. 71 00:03:01,214 --> 00:03:05,051 Loyal, sensitive, compassionate. 72 00:03:05,085 --> 00:03:07,053 * * 73 00:03:07,053 --> 00:03:11,591 [shakily] And those people don't come around very often. 74 00:03:11,624 --> 00:03:13,960 narrator: Life hasn't always been easy for Michael 75 00:03:14,060 --> 00:03:16,329 growing up as a young, gay Black man 76 00:03:16,363 --> 00:03:18,965 in conservative Bellport, New York. 77 00:03:19,065 --> 00:03:21,368 - His struggle with being gay in Long Island 78 00:03:21,401 --> 00:03:22,769 was definitely a thing. 79 00:03:22,802 --> 00:03:24,070 * * 80 00:03:24,070 --> 00:03:28,541 Some parts of it was because he wasn't necessarily, like, 81 00:03:28,575 --> 00:03:33,079 out to his parents, but I think that they all 82 00:03:33,079 --> 00:03:38,318 had this beautiful kind of unspoken understanding. 83 00:03:38,351 --> 00:03:42,522 - I've known Michael Sandy since we were kids. 84 00:03:42,555 --> 00:03:45,291 And Michael spoke very closely with his friends 85 00:03:45,325 --> 00:03:47,560 about who he wanted to make connections with. 86 00:03:47,594 --> 00:03:51,331 And being in a small town, a conservative town 87 00:03:51,364 --> 00:03:52,866 and a conservative family, 88 00:03:52,899 --> 00:03:56,469 these things were kind of hard to explore. 89 00:03:56,503 --> 00:03:59,105 He wanted to work in Brooklyn, live in Brooklyn, 90 00:03:59,139 --> 00:04:00,740 breathe Brooklyn. 91 00:04:00,774 --> 00:04:02,475 So I think what was very attractive to him 92 00:04:02,509 --> 00:04:05,111 was really that social element 93 00:04:05,145 --> 00:04:09,049 and to really find a connection, to find love. 94 00:04:09,049 --> 00:04:12,118 I feel like he had to make that move to survive 95 00:04:12,152 --> 00:04:13,853 and to express who he was 96 00:04:13,887 --> 00:04:17,691 and to be who he was meant to be. 97 00:04:19,793 --> 00:04:22,729 [upbeat music] 98 00:04:22,762 --> 00:04:24,564 * * 99 00:04:24,597 --> 00:04:26,700 narrator: Michael is now living his dream 100 00:04:26,733 --> 00:04:29,903 in hip Williamsburg, Brooklyn, an artsy neighborhood 101 00:04:29,936 --> 00:04:32,672 just a quick subway ride from Manhattan. 102 00:04:32,706 --> 00:04:34,808 - Michael, he's very agile, 103 00:04:34,841 --> 00:04:38,144 and he made everything he did look very easy. 104 00:04:38,178 --> 00:04:40,847 Okay. 105 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:46,786 * * 106 00:04:48,555 --> 00:04:49,856 Yeah, that was great. 107 00:04:49,889 --> 00:04:51,324 But he was a very natural dancer. 108 00:04:51,358 --> 00:04:52,992 [bittersweet music] 109 00:04:53,093 --> 00:04:56,396 So that was Michael dancing in a parking garage. 110 00:04:56,429 --> 00:04:57,964 Actually, I was filming this. 111 00:04:57,997 --> 00:05:00,633 We were, "One and two and three and punch," 112 00:05:00,667 --> 00:05:02,535 and, you know, "turn and spin." 113 00:05:02,569 --> 00:05:04,471 So we had it all choreographed. 114 00:05:04,504 --> 00:05:06,139 * * 115 00:05:06,172 --> 00:05:09,576 You know, it's tough to kind of think 116 00:05:09,609 --> 00:05:12,679 about the last time you see someone. 117 00:05:12,712 --> 00:05:16,916 But it was a good last in-person memory. 118 00:05:16,950 --> 00:05:18,585 * * 119 00:05:18,618 --> 00:05:23,590 - As much as he was so gregarious and outgoing, 120 00:05:23,623 --> 00:05:27,627 personally, he was very shy. 121 00:05:27,660 --> 00:05:33,133 He had never dated anyone in 11 years of me knowing him, 122 00:05:33,166 --> 00:05:35,869 never had a boyfriend. 123 00:05:35,902 --> 00:05:37,804 - He was on the hunt to find love. 124 00:05:37,837 --> 00:05:39,572 * * 125 00:05:39,606 --> 00:05:41,975 narrator: In the early fall of 2006, 126 00:05:42,075 --> 00:05:44,077 just a few months after moving to Brooklyn... 127 00:05:44,110 --> 00:05:46,379 [suspenseful music] 128 00:05:46,413 --> 00:05:51,151 Michael goes out with Patrick and a small group of friends. 129 00:05:51,184 --> 00:05:55,121 Another friend captures a lighthearted moment on video. 130 00:05:55,155 --> 00:05:57,457 - I've been single for, like, five years. 131 00:05:57,490 --> 00:05:58,892 I've lived on Long Island forever. 132 00:05:58,925 --> 00:06:00,226 No one ever wanted to take me to dinner. 133 00:06:00,260 --> 00:06:02,062 No one would ever go out. All of a sudden, 134 00:06:02,095 --> 00:06:03,797 I'm in Brooklyn, I move, and everyone's like, 135 00:06:03,830 --> 00:06:05,231 "Oh, what are you doing? Do you want to hang out? 136 00:06:05,265 --> 00:06:06,800 I thought you'd want to hang out." 137 00:06:06,833 --> 00:06:08,068 You know, it's like, no, I can't hang out. 138 00:06:08,101 --> 00:06:09,536 I'm in Brooklyn. 139 00:06:09,569 --> 00:06:11,104 What happened five years ago? 140 00:06:11,137 --> 00:06:13,039 [laughs] Right? 141 00:06:13,073 --> 00:06:14,407 It's insane. 142 00:06:14,441 --> 00:06:16,443 You know, I moved here to find a husband. 143 00:06:16,476 --> 00:06:19,446 [laughter] - Stop! 144 00:06:19,479 --> 00:06:20,947 * * 145 00:06:21,047 --> 00:06:23,216 The last time I hung out with Michael was 146 00:06:23,249 --> 00:06:27,120 very close to the time that he had died. 147 00:06:27,153 --> 00:06:30,256 [inhales deeply] So... 148 00:06:30,290 --> 00:06:32,892 * * 149 00:06:32,926 --> 00:06:35,562 [sirens wailing] 150 00:06:38,732 --> 00:06:41,634 - On the evening of October 8, 2006, 151 00:06:41,668 --> 00:06:44,404 numerous calls come in to 911 stating that someone's 152 00:06:44,437 --> 00:06:47,207 been struck by a vehicle on the Belt Parkway. 153 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:48,608 narrator: It's 10:00 p.m., 154 00:06:48,641 --> 00:06:50,744 and the scene is a dark section of the highway 155 00:06:50,777 --> 00:06:52,812 near Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, 156 00:06:52,846 --> 00:06:56,282 in an area known as Plumb Beach. 157 00:06:56,316 --> 00:06:58,618 - That car never stopped. 158 00:06:58,651 --> 00:07:01,154 It was a hit and run. 159 00:07:01,187 --> 00:07:03,656 Very serious car accident. 160 00:07:03,690 --> 00:07:06,226 From injuries, he's unconscious. 161 00:07:06,259 --> 00:07:08,561 narrator: The victim, a young, Black male 162 00:07:08,595 --> 00:07:11,064 gravely injured but still clinging to life, 163 00:07:11,097 --> 00:07:13,867 is rushed to Brookdale Hospital. 164 00:07:13,900 --> 00:07:17,504 - We have a victim. We don't know who he is. 165 00:07:17,537 --> 00:07:20,040 We don't know necessarily how he got there. 166 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:24,544 Now we have to figure out why this occurred. 167 00:07:24,577 --> 00:07:26,546 narrator: Investigators questioned witnesses 168 00:07:26,579 --> 00:07:28,515 at the scene. 169 00:07:28,548 --> 00:07:31,718 - This incident occurs at night 170 00:07:31,751 --> 00:07:34,688 when it's dark and everyone's vision is limited. 171 00:07:34,721 --> 00:07:36,690 No one really has a good description of the vehicle 172 00:07:36,723 --> 00:07:38,058 and/or the license plate. 173 00:07:39,859 --> 00:07:41,728 narrator: Police search the area 174 00:07:41,761 --> 00:07:44,764 and soon make a crucial discovery. 175 00:07:44,798 --> 00:07:46,232 - They come across a vehicle 176 00:07:46,266 --> 00:07:49,336 that's parked in a parking lot across the highway. 177 00:07:49,369 --> 00:07:51,338 The car was still running. 178 00:07:51,371 --> 00:07:54,541 narrator: Police recover a photo ID from the vehicle. 179 00:07:54,574 --> 00:07:56,743 It's an unmistakable match 180 00:07:56,776 --> 00:08:00,347 with the man gravely injured on the parkway. 181 00:08:00,380 --> 00:08:03,249 - And through the documentation that they find, 182 00:08:03,283 --> 00:08:05,552 they come to find out that this vehicle is owned 183 00:08:05,585 --> 00:08:07,887 by a young man by the name of Michael Sandy. 184 00:08:07,921 --> 00:08:10,357 * * 185 00:08:10,390 --> 00:08:13,259 So we have a victim. 186 00:08:13,293 --> 00:08:15,762 We know his address. 187 00:08:15,795 --> 00:08:17,664 And we wanted to know why 188 00:08:17,697 --> 00:08:20,800 he would have driven from Williamsburg 189 00:08:20,834 --> 00:08:25,038 to the other side of Brooklyn at night in the dark. 190 00:08:25,071 --> 00:08:27,907 - Plumb Beach is just a dead stretch of sand, 191 00:08:27,941 --> 00:08:31,378 kind of a weedy beach where nobody really takes the sun. 192 00:08:31,411 --> 00:08:35,081 And it's just a quiet, little stretch of beach. 193 00:08:35,115 --> 00:08:36,516 - So something's not adding up here. 194 00:08:36,549 --> 00:08:37,951 What's going on? 195 00:08:39,652 --> 00:08:40,954 narrator: Later that night, 196 00:08:41,054 --> 00:08:44,891 some eyewitnesses reveal a disturbing detail. 197 00:08:44,924 --> 00:08:47,127 - So some of the accounts that the officers are getting 198 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:50,196 are stating that this young, Black male is being chased 199 00:08:50,230 --> 00:08:53,400 by a number of white males from the parking lot 200 00:08:53,433 --> 00:08:56,102 along the Belt Parkway 201 00:08:56,136 --> 00:09:01,007 and then being struck by a vehicle as he's being chased. 202 00:09:01,007 --> 00:09:02,742 So based on witness accounts, 203 00:09:02,776 --> 00:09:06,413 these young men now start to pull him off the highway. 204 00:09:06,446 --> 00:09:09,883 - His body got dragged back to the side of the road. 205 00:09:09,916 --> 00:09:13,286 They rifled through his pockets before running off. 206 00:09:13,319 --> 00:09:15,422 And witnesses saw that. 207 00:09:15,455 --> 00:09:19,092 - Given the races that people are specifically noting, 208 00:09:19,125 --> 00:09:23,697 we're wondering, is this something racially motivated? 209 00:09:23,730 --> 00:09:25,699 You know, this may have been a targeted attack. 210 00:09:28,468 --> 00:09:30,036 [tense music] 211 00:09:30,070 --> 00:09:32,372 narrator: A new detail about Michael's final moments 212 00:09:32,405 --> 00:09:34,107 comes to light. 213 00:09:34,140 --> 00:09:36,376 - The computer logged into America Online, 214 00:09:36,409 --> 00:09:39,846 and the conversation was visible on the screen. 215 00:09:39,879 --> 00:09:41,448 narrator: The more police learn, 216 00:09:41,481 --> 00:09:45,185 the more personal and tragic the case becomes. 217 00:09:45,218 --> 00:09:47,554 - It all is a thing to me 218 00:09:47,587 --> 00:09:53,460 that stems from his willingness and wanting connection. 219 00:09:53,493 --> 00:09:54,861 * * 220 00:09:54,894 --> 00:09:57,697 - He left pointers. He left the breadcrumbs. 221 00:09:57,731 --> 00:10:00,033 And like, that "I'll see you in 20 minutes" 222 00:10:11,077 --> 00:10:11,978 [tense music] 223 00:10:12,779 --> 00:10:14,647 narrator: Eyewitnesses tell police 224 00:10:14,681 --> 00:10:17,283 they saw Michael Sandy being chased 225 00:10:17,317 --> 00:10:19,686 by several unidentified white men 226 00:10:19,719 --> 00:10:21,988 alongside a New York City highway 227 00:10:22,022 --> 00:10:25,625 before he was struck by a hit and run driver. 228 00:10:25,658 --> 00:10:27,827 Hours later in the early morning, 229 00:10:27,861 --> 00:10:29,863 Michael lies in a coma 230 00:10:29,896 --> 00:10:32,365 at Brookdale Hospital in Brooklyn. 231 00:10:32,399 --> 00:10:36,236 - He's unconscious, so he can't speak to us 232 00:10:36,269 --> 00:10:39,239 to tell us how this all went down. 233 00:10:39,272 --> 00:10:40,407 * * 234 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:42,942 narrator: Meanwhile, word of the shocking incident 235 00:10:42,976 --> 00:10:47,414 is slowly spreading among Michael's loved ones. 236 00:10:47,447 --> 00:10:48,915 - I got a phone call, 237 00:10:48,948 --> 00:10:52,152 and I don't believe anyone knew the full details. 238 00:10:52,185 --> 00:10:54,788 I didn't really receive any information 239 00:10:54,821 --> 00:10:56,056 other than the fact that 240 00:10:56,089 --> 00:10:59,392 he was in the hospital on life support. 241 00:10:59,426 --> 00:11:00,860 [somber piano music] 242 00:11:00,894 --> 00:11:02,896 - One of my good friends called, 243 00:11:02,929 --> 00:11:06,933 and he said, "Michael was in a pretty severe accident." 244 00:11:06,966 --> 00:11:09,669 Like, I just felt my whole body 245 00:11:09,703 --> 00:11:11,805 fall to the ground hearing that. 246 00:11:11,838 --> 00:11:13,640 Then you started seeing it on the news. 247 00:11:13,673 --> 00:11:16,743 [sirens wailing] 248 00:11:16,776 --> 00:11:20,280 * * 249 00:11:20,313 --> 00:11:22,349 - I was working as a reporter for the "New York Post" 250 00:11:22,382 --> 00:11:23,817 when this happened. 251 00:11:23,850 --> 00:11:25,085 We were told that he was still alive, 252 00:11:25,085 --> 00:11:26,586 he was in critical condition, 253 00:11:26,619 --> 00:11:28,221 and he was unable to communicate to police 254 00:11:28,254 --> 00:11:29,422 exactly what happened. 255 00:11:29,456 --> 00:11:32,759 [suspenseful music] 256 00:11:32,792 --> 00:11:34,427 - We're talking to the family, 257 00:11:34,461 --> 00:11:37,397 kind of getting a clearer picture as to who Michael is. 258 00:11:37,430 --> 00:11:39,499 You know, they find out that Michael is 28, 259 00:11:39,532 --> 00:11:41,334 soon to be 29-year-old male, 260 00:11:41,368 --> 00:11:43,770 and he was an interior designer 261 00:11:43,803 --> 00:11:46,639 and was just a super nice guy. 262 00:11:46,673 --> 00:11:49,009 Probably had zero enemies. 263 00:11:49,109 --> 00:11:50,510 And we wanted to try to figure out 264 00:11:50,543 --> 00:11:53,513 why he may have suddenly found himself in a conflict 265 00:11:53,546 --> 00:11:55,682 with other people. 266 00:11:55,715 --> 00:11:57,917 * * 267 00:11:57,951 --> 00:12:00,086 - When I was at the hospital, 268 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:03,757 his parents were just desperately trying 269 00:12:03,790 --> 00:12:08,962 to find any resource and help that they could. 270 00:12:09,062 --> 00:12:10,530 [somber music] 271 00:12:10,563 --> 00:12:13,066 - It wasn't until I spoke with Mr. and Mrs. Sandy 272 00:12:13,066 --> 00:12:15,969 to really know the severity of the impact. 273 00:12:16,069 --> 00:12:17,370 They were holding up. 274 00:12:17,404 --> 00:12:19,673 They had wonderful support with their family, 275 00:12:19,706 --> 00:12:21,975 but it was hard to see them hurting 276 00:12:22,075 --> 00:12:24,411 the way that they were. 277 00:12:24,444 --> 00:12:27,080 - We were able to see him. 278 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:30,350 And he looked rough. 279 00:12:30,383 --> 00:12:33,720 I mean, his head was completely swollen. 280 00:12:33,753 --> 00:12:36,723 * * 281 00:12:36,756 --> 00:12:41,828 And you know, being on life support, 282 00:12:41,861 --> 00:12:44,164 there was very little, 283 00:12:44,197 --> 00:12:48,702 kind of, hope in the outcome. 284 00:12:48,735 --> 00:12:53,573 And I was just shocked. 285 00:12:53,606 --> 00:12:54,908 Yeah, you just kind of go through 286 00:12:54,941 --> 00:12:57,877 this point of disbelief. 287 00:12:57,911 --> 00:13:00,046 - All the machines beeping and blaring 288 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:02,482 and all the hustle and bustle in the hospital to begin with, 289 00:13:02,515 --> 00:13:08,121 it was hard to fully absorb what was happening. 290 00:13:08,154 --> 00:13:10,957 But it was tough to see him in that position. 291 00:13:11,057 --> 00:13:14,160 It feels like a dream happening, a very bad dream. 292 00:13:14,194 --> 00:13:16,429 Um... 293 00:13:16,463 --> 00:13:18,198 [tense music] 294 00:13:18,231 --> 00:13:19,532 narrator: Detectives have little 295 00:13:19,566 --> 00:13:21,735 to explain the attack on Michael, 296 00:13:21,768 --> 00:13:23,436 other than the vague possibility 297 00:13:23,470 --> 00:13:25,205 it was racially motivated, 298 00:13:25,238 --> 00:13:28,208 so they head to Michael's apartment in Williamsburg, 299 00:13:28,241 --> 00:13:30,477 hoping his roommates can shed some light 300 00:13:30,510 --> 00:13:33,079 on his plans that evening. 301 00:13:33,079 --> 00:13:34,848 - So the investigators are now looking 302 00:13:34,881 --> 00:13:37,817 to interview his roommates. 303 00:13:37,851 --> 00:13:40,286 Want to find out if he has any problems. 304 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:42,188 Did he have a beef with somebody? 305 00:13:42,222 --> 00:13:44,190 Was he looking to settle a score? 306 00:13:44,224 --> 00:13:46,393 You know, we need to figure out why he may have gone 307 00:13:46,426 --> 00:13:49,863 from Williamsburg to Sheepshead Bay 308 00:13:49,896 --> 00:13:52,866 and to see, maybe, is there any conflict 309 00:13:52,899 --> 00:13:55,235 that was occurring that evening? 310 00:13:55,268 --> 00:13:57,303 narrator: His roommates don't recall anything 311 00:13:57,337 --> 00:13:59,339 out of the ordinary that evening, 312 00:13:59,372 --> 00:14:01,274 but they mention that they saw Michael 313 00:14:01,307 --> 00:14:04,244 chatting on the internet earlier in the night. 314 00:14:04,277 --> 00:14:07,514 They chalk it up to some innocent online dating. 315 00:14:07,547 --> 00:14:10,550 - We are hearing from Michael Sandy's roommates 316 00:14:10,583 --> 00:14:12,952 that he is single. 317 00:14:13,053 --> 00:14:14,854 And like many people were doing 318 00:14:14,888 --> 00:14:17,223 when this whole online dating thing 319 00:14:17,257 --> 00:14:19,359 was starting to really take hold, 320 00:14:19,392 --> 00:14:22,562 he was going out and talking to people online 321 00:14:22,595 --> 00:14:23,830 and going out to meet them. 322 00:14:23,863 --> 00:14:26,433 * * 323 00:14:26,466 --> 00:14:30,170 - The internet really emerged when we were young adults, 324 00:14:30,203 --> 00:14:32,305 and this is one way where we could connect 325 00:14:32,339 --> 00:14:36,076 to people of our age and have that social interaction, 326 00:14:36,076 --> 00:14:39,312 even if it was a digital form of connection. 327 00:14:39,346 --> 00:14:41,414 * * 328 00:14:41,448 --> 00:14:45,485 - So back in 2006, the online dating scene 329 00:14:45,518 --> 00:14:49,089 was still pretty new and fairly unregulated. 330 00:14:49,122 --> 00:14:52,092 So you were talking to people online 331 00:14:52,092 --> 00:14:54,394 and not really knowing who was on the other end. 332 00:14:54,427 --> 00:14:57,130 * * 333 00:14:57,163 --> 00:14:59,466 narrator: Now investigators begin to question 334 00:14:59,499 --> 00:15:02,302 if race had anything to do with the crime 335 00:15:02,335 --> 00:15:05,705 or whether Michael's innocent search for love online 336 00:15:05,739 --> 00:15:09,709 may have led him down a dangerous path. 337 00:15:09,743 --> 00:15:12,946 - Every new thing has its benefits and its drawbacks, 338 00:15:13,046 --> 00:15:15,849 and we had seen, certainly by 2006, 339 00:15:15,882 --> 00:15:19,285 that the online environment was one that was being used 340 00:15:19,319 --> 00:15:22,589 pretty heavily by gay men in particular. 341 00:15:22,622 --> 00:15:25,825 And one of the drawbacks of the internet and online dating 342 00:15:25,859 --> 00:15:30,063 is that people will use them as avenues to target others. 343 00:15:30,063 --> 00:15:31,898 * * 344 00:15:31,931 --> 00:15:33,733 - So now we potentially want to look 345 00:15:33,767 --> 00:15:35,168 at Michael Sandy's computer 346 00:15:35,201 --> 00:15:36,703 to see if that is going to give us 347 00:15:36,736 --> 00:15:41,441 any investigative evidence to corroborate that. 348 00:15:42,776 --> 00:15:45,111 narrator: Investigators find Michael's laptop 349 00:15:45,145 --> 00:15:47,213 in his bedroom. 350 00:15:47,247 --> 00:15:49,249 - Now we start to shift our attention to, 351 00:15:49,282 --> 00:15:51,985 did Michael Sandy maybe talk to somebody online 352 00:15:52,085 --> 00:15:53,620 and went to go meet them, 353 00:15:53,653 --> 00:15:56,489 and maybe that scenario went wrong? 354 00:15:56,523 --> 00:15:57,424 * * 355 00:15:57,457 --> 00:15:59,492 narrator: To explore the possibility 356 00:15:59,526 --> 00:16:02,262 that a crime may have originated on the internet, 357 00:16:02,295 --> 00:16:05,165 investigators reach out to computer specialist, 358 00:16:05,198 --> 00:16:07,500 Denise Dragos. 359 00:16:07,534 --> 00:16:09,035 - The New York City Police Department had one 360 00:16:09,069 --> 00:16:11,037 of the very first computer crime units 361 00:16:11,037 --> 00:16:12,138 in the country. 362 00:16:12,172 --> 00:16:14,274 It was called CIT back in those days, 363 00:16:14,307 --> 00:16:16,209 Computer Investigation and Technology unit. 364 00:16:16,242 --> 00:16:19,045 Eventually, it became the Computer Crime Squad. 365 00:16:19,045 --> 00:16:20,513 [suspenseful music] 366 00:16:20,547 --> 00:16:22,782 The detective squad, they needed assistance 367 00:16:22,816 --> 00:16:25,418 to actually handle the laptop as evidence 368 00:16:25,452 --> 00:16:28,388 and preserve what was visible on the screen 369 00:16:28,421 --> 00:16:31,791 and whatever else may be on that computer. 370 00:16:31,825 --> 00:16:35,228 So I got my kit together, 371 00:16:35,261 --> 00:16:37,697 which we would bring out to digital crime scenes-- 372 00:16:37,731 --> 00:16:41,234 hard drives, USB drives, other tools, potentially, 373 00:16:41,267 --> 00:16:45,071 that may come in handy, and we responded. 374 00:16:45,105 --> 00:16:47,607 The computer was logged into America Online, 375 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:50,810 and a conversation was visible on the screen. 376 00:17:00,086 --> 00:17:01,454 [tense music] 377 00:17:02,589 --> 00:17:05,525 narrator: New York City police believe a computer chat 378 00:17:05,558 --> 00:17:08,661 may have lured Michael Sandy into an attack. 379 00:17:08,695 --> 00:17:12,232 As Michael lays gravely injured in the hospital, 380 00:17:12,265 --> 00:17:15,435 NYPD computer specialist Denise Dragos 381 00:17:15,468 --> 00:17:17,771 discovers that Michael's computer 382 00:17:17,804 --> 00:17:21,941 is still logged into a chat room on America Online. 383 00:17:22,042 --> 00:17:23,743 - The chat conversation happened 384 00:17:23,777 --> 00:17:28,948 the evening of the 8th before the incident. 385 00:17:29,049 --> 00:17:31,284 Basically, it's two users, 386 00:17:31,317 --> 00:17:33,486 FishEYEFox, and a second account, 387 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:37,057 which went by the screen name Drumnbass007, 388 00:17:37,057 --> 00:17:39,092 which is Michael's account. 389 00:17:39,125 --> 00:17:42,395 [suspenseful music] 390 00:17:42,429 --> 00:17:44,330 They're having a conversation. 391 00:17:44,364 --> 00:17:46,499 They're talking about potentially 392 00:17:46,533 --> 00:17:48,401 smoking marijuana together. 393 00:17:48,435 --> 00:17:50,670 And, you know, they say how old each of them are, 394 00:17:50,704 --> 00:17:52,138 what they look like. 395 00:17:52,172 --> 00:17:53,440 * * 396 00:17:53,473 --> 00:17:54,841 - So in the initial conversation 397 00:17:54,874 --> 00:17:58,078 that Michael Sandy's having with this FishEYEFox, 398 00:17:58,078 --> 00:17:59,346 they agree to meet up. 399 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,750 They talked about meeting up in Plumb Beach, Brooklyn, 400 00:18:03,783 --> 00:18:06,152 which is where he is struck by a vehicle. 401 00:18:06,186 --> 00:18:11,024 * * 402 00:18:11,024 --> 00:18:13,860 narrator: They make plans to meet there at 8:00, 403 00:18:13,893 --> 00:18:18,131 but it's clear that things didn't go as planned. 404 00:18:18,164 --> 00:18:21,768 - So searching through Michael's AOL chat history, 405 00:18:21,801 --> 00:18:25,305 when they meet up, FishEYEFox is not alone. 406 00:18:25,338 --> 00:18:27,173 There are other people around, 407 00:18:27,207 --> 00:18:30,043 which makes Michael Sandy feel uneasy. 408 00:18:30,043 --> 00:18:33,079 So he gets spooked and he leaves. 409 00:18:33,113 --> 00:18:35,849 * * 410 00:18:35,882 --> 00:18:38,618 narrator: By 8:45, Michael returns to the chat 411 00:18:38,651 --> 00:18:42,222 from his apartment in Williamsburg. 412 00:18:42,255 --> 00:18:44,391 - And he goes back to his computer, 413 00:18:44,424 --> 00:18:46,393 and FishEYEFox is saying, you know, 414 00:18:46,426 --> 00:18:48,828 "Hey, what happened to you?" and, "Why'd you leave?" 415 00:18:48,862 --> 00:18:50,196 And Michael Sandy says, 416 00:18:50,230 --> 00:18:52,365 "Well, I thought we were meeting one-on-one, 417 00:18:52,399 --> 00:18:54,134 "and there were other people around, 418 00:18:54,167 --> 00:18:56,302 so it just felt weird, so I left." 419 00:18:56,336 --> 00:18:57,704 * * 420 00:18:57,737 --> 00:18:59,906 And now FishEYEFox is trying to convince him, 421 00:19:00,006 --> 00:19:02,375 "Oh, yeah, I don't know who those guys were," 422 00:19:02,409 --> 00:19:04,344 or, you know, "We can just meet one-on-one. 423 00:19:04,377 --> 00:19:05,879 "It'll just be the two of us. 424 00:19:05,912 --> 00:19:07,914 So come on back out, and we'll meet up again." 425 00:19:08,014 --> 00:19:13,486 * * 426 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:15,455 narrator: By 10:00, Michael is found 427 00:19:15,488 --> 00:19:17,290 by the side of the Parkway, 428 00:19:17,323 --> 00:19:21,361 just yards from the Plumb Beach parking lot. 429 00:19:21,394 --> 00:19:23,930 - It all is a thing to me 430 00:19:24,030 --> 00:19:29,836 that stems from his willingness and wanting connection. 431 00:19:29,869 --> 00:19:31,171 * * 432 00:19:31,204 --> 00:19:34,240 Like, so much 433 00:19:34,274 --> 00:19:38,578 went out of his brain for that possibility. 434 00:19:38,611 --> 00:19:40,947 And the real hard part is that 435 00:19:41,047 --> 00:19:45,952 he just didn't listen to his instinct that day... 436 00:19:46,052 --> 00:19:49,656 and he went back. 437 00:19:49,689 --> 00:19:51,958 * * 438 00:19:52,058 --> 00:19:54,461 - Looking back, I got the impression that 439 00:19:54,494 --> 00:19:56,930 he might have had an idea of what he was doing 440 00:19:56,963 --> 00:19:59,132 was potentially risky. 441 00:19:59,165 --> 00:20:00,367 I don't think it was an accident 442 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:05,105 that he left his computer on with the chat window open. 443 00:20:05,138 --> 00:20:07,974 He left pointers. He left the breadcrumbs. 444 00:20:08,008 --> 00:20:10,610 And like, that "I'll see you in 20 minutes" 445 00:20:10,643 --> 00:20:14,314 was his final moments as he walked out the door. 446 00:20:14,347 --> 00:20:17,517 [somber music] 447 00:20:17,550 --> 00:20:19,386 [suspenseful music] 448 00:20:19,419 --> 00:20:21,654 narrator: Police now believe this online chat 449 00:20:21,688 --> 00:20:25,925 between Michael and FishEYEFox is a key piece of evidence, 450 00:20:25,959 --> 00:20:30,463 and they're hoping it may lead them to a suspect. 451 00:20:30,497 --> 00:20:33,667 - We started doing live system analysis at the time, 452 00:20:33,700 --> 00:20:35,568 just to preserve the information that was there. 453 00:20:35,602 --> 00:20:37,971 So even without touching it-- it's a little old-school-- 454 00:20:38,004 --> 00:20:40,774 took pictures, traditional pictures of it, 455 00:20:40,807 --> 00:20:43,009 just to make sure that even if it crashed, 456 00:20:43,043 --> 00:20:44,344 at least we had that. 457 00:20:44,377 --> 00:20:46,012 We were running special software 458 00:20:46,046 --> 00:20:48,882 on the machines which copied out all of the system memory 459 00:20:48,915 --> 00:20:51,351 to an external drive, so in that case, 460 00:20:51,384 --> 00:20:52,986 we were able to get a lot of information 461 00:20:53,019 --> 00:20:56,222 and preserve it, forensically, in real time. 462 00:20:56,256 --> 00:20:58,124 * * 463 00:20:58,158 --> 00:21:00,927 narrator: For investigators, it's now imperative 464 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:03,963 that they track down the man Michael was chatting with, 465 00:21:04,064 --> 00:21:07,434 who goes by the screen name FishEYEFox. 466 00:21:07,467 --> 00:21:09,669 But due to privacy laws, 467 00:21:09,703 --> 00:21:12,672 that will require a court order. 468 00:21:12,706 --> 00:21:15,208 - You have to remember back in 2006, 469 00:21:15,241 --> 00:21:16,843 the internet was a very different place. 470 00:21:16,876 --> 00:21:18,311 Some of these social media companies 471 00:21:18,345 --> 00:21:19,746 were not necessarily forthcoming 472 00:21:19,779 --> 00:21:21,881 with information about their clients. 473 00:21:21,915 --> 00:21:23,149 * * 474 00:21:23,183 --> 00:21:26,686 - We started doing the process to subpoena America Online 475 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,823 to see who owns this FishEYEFox account, 476 00:21:29,856 --> 00:21:31,991 if we could, you know, identify that person. 477 00:21:32,092 --> 00:21:33,927 * * 478 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:35,829 narrator: On October 9th, 479 00:21:35,862 --> 00:21:39,966 a day after Michael Sandy was struck on the Belt Parkway, 480 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:41,701 the Brooklyn district attorney's office 481 00:21:41,735 --> 00:21:44,104 issues a subpoena to America Online 482 00:21:44,104 --> 00:21:46,439 to disclose the name of the individual 483 00:21:46,473 --> 00:21:49,743 who goes by the chat handle FishEYEFox. 484 00:21:49,776 --> 00:21:52,612 * * 485 00:21:52,645 --> 00:21:54,814 - So in the investigation, we come to find out that 486 00:21:54,848 --> 00:21:59,486 FishEYEFox is a screen name that is owned by someone 487 00:21:59,519 --> 00:22:01,087 by the name of John Fox... 488 00:22:01,121 --> 00:22:03,289 * * 489 00:22:03,323 --> 00:22:07,494 Who has an IP address that comes back to Brooklyn. 490 00:22:07,527 --> 00:22:09,696 And thus, the investigators now go 491 00:22:09,729 --> 00:22:12,065 to that address in Brooklyn 492 00:22:12,098 --> 00:22:15,402 where the ping of this IP address is coming back to. 493 00:22:16,770 --> 00:22:18,571 narrator: The address on Brigham Street 494 00:22:18,605 --> 00:22:21,107 is just a few blocks from Plumb Beach 495 00:22:21,141 --> 00:22:26,112 in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, where Michael was struck. 496 00:22:26,146 --> 00:22:29,449 - It was rowhouses on this block on Brigham Street. 497 00:22:29,482 --> 00:22:32,585 We pretty much set up a surveillance operation 498 00:22:32,619 --> 00:22:36,089 with numerous detectives in different cars. 499 00:22:36,089 --> 00:22:37,991 And as, you know, all the teams are sitting there, 500 00:22:38,091 --> 00:22:40,326 somebody shows up at that house 501 00:22:40,360 --> 00:22:42,562 and walks up to the front gate. 502 00:22:42,595 --> 00:22:45,398 All of the police cars, you know, come screeching up, 503 00:22:45,432 --> 00:22:47,434 and you know, the detectives jump out 504 00:22:47,467 --> 00:22:49,803 and approach the individual. 505 00:22:49,836 --> 00:22:53,139 We identified ourselves as being detectives, NYPD. 506 00:22:53,173 --> 00:22:57,610 * * 507 00:22:57,644 --> 00:22:59,946 And he says, "What's going on, guys?" 508 00:23:10,957 --> 00:23:11,758 [tense music] 509 00:23:12,826 --> 00:23:15,061 narrator: NYPD detectives have tracked the source 510 00:23:15,095 --> 00:23:16,963 of a computer chat room message 511 00:23:17,063 --> 00:23:19,299 they believe was used to lure Michael Sandy 512 00:23:19,332 --> 00:23:21,134 to a vicious attack. 513 00:23:21,167 --> 00:23:24,437 Based on the IP address linked to the message, 514 00:23:24,471 --> 00:23:27,974 they descend on a house in Brooklyn. 515 00:23:28,074 --> 00:23:30,110 - The gentleman who lived at that address, he said, 516 00:23:30,143 --> 00:23:31,511 "I just got off work." 517 00:23:31,544 --> 00:23:33,980 You know, "Can I help you guys?" 518 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:36,816 So we asked him his name. 519 00:23:36,850 --> 00:23:39,152 narrator: The chat room message was from a user 520 00:23:39,185 --> 00:23:44,724 called FishEYEFox, who police have identified as John Fox, 521 00:23:44,758 --> 00:23:47,527 but that is not the man's name 522 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:49,596 and there's no one named John Fox 523 00:23:49,629 --> 00:23:52,098 who lives at his address. 524 00:23:52,098 --> 00:23:54,601 - So that was a little bit of a pucker moment. 525 00:23:54,634 --> 00:23:57,170 You know, like, "Oh, crap." 526 00:23:57,203 --> 00:23:59,939 We asked, "Do you have internet service?" 527 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:02,108 He goes, "Yeah, as a matter of fact, 528 00:24:02,142 --> 00:24:03,610 I just got a new router." 529 00:24:03,643 --> 00:24:05,345 * * 530 00:24:05,378 --> 00:24:06,680 So we're like, "All right, can we come inside 531 00:24:06,713 --> 00:24:08,581 and talk to you about a situation?" 532 00:24:08,615 --> 00:24:11,651 He goes, "Yeah." You know, "Come on inside." 533 00:24:11,685 --> 00:24:15,055 * * 534 00:24:15,088 --> 00:24:17,691 As soon as we walk into the kitchen, 535 00:24:17,724 --> 00:24:19,059 right there on the kitchen table, 536 00:24:19,092 --> 00:24:24,164 we can see a brand-new wireless router. 537 00:24:24,197 --> 00:24:27,133 narrator: So new that no security has 538 00:24:27,167 --> 00:24:28,968 been set up on it yet. 539 00:24:29,069 --> 00:24:31,838 Detective Dragos realizes that means 540 00:24:31,871 --> 00:24:34,974 anyone could have tapped into this internet service, 541 00:24:35,075 --> 00:24:38,845 and a quick check reveals her theory to be correct. 542 00:24:38,878 --> 00:24:41,548 - It appeared that now we had a rogue device 543 00:24:41,581 --> 00:24:43,216 on this wireless network. 544 00:24:43,249 --> 00:24:46,453 The homeowner just had a new router, 545 00:24:46,486 --> 00:24:51,424 and it wasn't secured and was logged into surreptitiously 546 00:24:51,458 --> 00:24:53,593 by this FishEYEFox user. 547 00:24:55,161 --> 00:24:56,896 narrator: Detective Dragos knows that 548 00:24:56,930 --> 00:24:59,566 if the rogue device is logged into this router, 549 00:24:59,599 --> 00:25:04,804 it must be close by, within range of the Wi-Fi signal. 550 00:25:04,838 --> 00:25:06,573 - All right. Well, where are they? 551 00:25:06,606 --> 00:25:08,842 They have to be within a stone's throw. 552 00:25:08,875 --> 00:25:12,612 So let's try and figure out where they are right now. 553 00:25:12,645 --> 00:25:14,748 So I'm like, I can try to talk to them 554 00:25:14,781 --> 00:25:16,750 and stir the pot and see what happens. 555 00:25:16,783 --> 00:25:19,552 So I have an undercover account, 556 00:25:19,586 --> 00:25:21,888 and I'm like, "Hey, what's up?" 557 00:25:21,921 --> 00:25:24,190 It was just a shot in the dark to see, you know, 558 00:25:24,224 --> 00:25:27,660 if I could figure out where the heck this computer was. 559 00:25:27,694 --> 00:25:30,964 I get a response from FishEYEFox. 560 00:25:31,064 --> 00:25:34,601 So now I'm talking to FishEYEFox myself. 561 00:25:34,634 --> 00:25:35,935 And so I'm like, "Hey, what's going on? 562 00:25:35,969 --> 00:25:38,405 How you been? When we getting together?" 563 00:25:38,438 --> 00:25:41,207 And he's, "Ah," you know, "I'm back at school." 564 00:25:41,241 --> 00:25:44,411 * * 565 00:25:44,444 --> 00:25:46,146 So we're confounded right now. 566 00:25:48,948 --> 00:25:51,251 narrator: Detective Dragos reaches out to her contact 567 00:25:51,284 --> 00:25:54,120 at America Online, who is able to determine 568 00:25:54,154 --> 00:25:57,290 that John Fox, AKA FishEYEFox, 569 00:25:57,323 --> 00:26:01,127 is now chatting from a different location entirely. 570 00:26:01,161 --> 00:26:04,864 And we're like, "Well, what's this other location?" 571 00:26:04,898 --> 00:26:10,036 They said it goes back to SUNY Maritime... 572 00:26:10,036 --> 00:26:12,539 which is State University of New York, Maritime College, 573 00:26:12,572 --> 00:26:15,108 which was a college in the Bronx. 574 00:26:15,141 --> 00:26:17,143 * * 575 00:26:17,177 --> 00:26:19,646 narrator: A check with the campus security office 576 00:26:19,679 --> 00:26:23,483 reveals there is a sophomore enrolled at SUNY Maritime 577 00:26:23,516 --> 00:26:25,852 named John Fox. 578 00:26:27,354 --> 00:26:29,322 - It was after midnight, I'm sure, at that point. 579 00:26:29,356 --> 00:26:31,558 And basically, we all responded 580 00:26:31,591 --> 00:26:33,493 in a caravan from that location. 581 00:26:33,526 --> 00:26:35,562 Everybody drove out to the Bronx 582 00:26:35,595 --> 00:26:38,665 to go and talk to John Fox. 583 00:26:38,698 --> 00:26:44,337 * * 584 00:26:44,371 --> 00:26:46,339 narrator: The investigators coordinate 585 00:26:46,373 --> 00:26:50,710 with SUNY campus police to locate John Fox's dorm room. 586 00:26:50,744 --> 00:26:52,612 - It's 1:00 a.m. in the morning, 587 00:26:52,645 --> 00:26:54,647 and now you're going to talk to someone 588 00:26:54,681 --> 00:26:57,350 whose part in this whole thing is still unclear. 589 00:26:57,384 --> 00:26:59,085 * * 590 00:26:59,119 --> 00:27:03,256 We do know that John Fox is connected to the screen name 591 00:27:03,289 --> 00:27:05,925 that Michael Sandy was talking to. 592 00:27:08,561 --> 00:27:11,398 So everyone's antennas are up. 593 00:27:11,431 --> 00:27:13,366 * * 594 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:16,136 narrator: When the 19-year-old student comes to the door, 595 00:27:16,169 --> 00:27:21,041 he appears surprised, but his demeanor is calm. 596 00:27:21,041 --> 00:27:23,576 - So the investigators are now talking to John Fox 597 00:27:23,610 --> 00:27:25,879 at his dorm, and they're asking him, 598 00:27:25,912 --> 00:27:28,381 "What was your weekend like?" 599 00:27:28,415 --> 00:27:29,949 And he proceeds to tell them, 600 00:27:30,050 --> 00:27:31,951 "Well, I was just hanging out with some friends 601 00:27:32,052 --> 00:27:34,054 "and we were just drinking some beers, 602 00:27:34,087 --> 00:27:35,889 "just chilling out for the weekend. 603 00:27:35,922 --> 00:27:38,892 Just a few friends having a good time." 604 00:27:38,925 --> 00:27:42,062 During this interview, John Fox starts to get nervous. 605 00:27:43,630 --> 00:27:46,700 And his answers start to contradict themselves. 606 00:27:48,435 --> 00:27:51,404 This is going from an interview turning into an interrogation. 607 00:27:51,438 --> 00:27:55,375 [dramatic music] 608 00:27:55,408 --> 00:27:58,378 narrator: John Fox agrees to accompany the detectives 609 00:27:58,411 --> 00:28:01,214 to the 61st Precinct in Brooklyn. 610 00:28:01,247 --> 00:28:02,749 * * 611 00:28:02,782 --> 00:28:05,418 - John Fox is saying in his statement 612 00:28:05,452 --> 00:28:08,655 that he and Anthony Fortunato and Gary Timmons 613 00:28:08,688 --> 00:28:11,157 and the Russian kid, Alex, 614 00:28:11,191 --> 00:28:13,927 are hanging out by a local deli. 615 00:28:14,027 --> 00:28:16,429 They decide to go back to the house, 616 00:28:16,463 --> 00:28:20,600 where John Fox logs into the computer. 617 00:28:20,633 --> 00:28:26,172 And he admits that FishEYEFox is his screen name... 618 00:28:26,206 --> 00:28:29,442 but that his friends must have been using his screen name 619 00:28:29,476 --> 00:28:31,945 to have a conversation, 620 00:28:32,045 --> 00:28:35,348 'cause he knew nothing about this conversation. 621 00:28:35,382 --> 00:28:37,851 But then he starts to turn around and say, 622 00:28:37,884 --> 00:28:40,453 "Well, you know, we were just looking to have a little fun." 623 00:28:40,487 --> 00:28:41,621 * * 624 00:28:41,654 --> 00:28:43,056 What does that mean? 625 00:28:44,257 --> 00:28:47,827 What does it mean that we're looking to have a little fun? 626 00:28:47,861 --> 00:28:50,330 And he starts to basically incriminate himself. 627 00:28:51,965 --> 00:28:54,701 And he claims Anthony Fortunato is the one 628 00:28:54,734 --> 00:28:58,371 who sort of hatched this scheme 629 00:28:58,405 --> 00:29:03,009 to go into a gay chat room, 630 00:29:03,009 --> 00:29:05,478 talk with someone who's looking to meet up 631 00:29:05,512 --> 00:29:08,682 with another man, 632 00:29:08,715 --> 00:29:11,217 and then meet up with that person 633 00:29:11,251 --> 00:29:13,353 to rob them under the assumption 634 00:29:13,386 --> 00:29:16,022 that the gay man won't go to the police. 635 00:29:18,258 --> 00:29:20,427 - The reality that some folks 636 00:29:20,460 --> 00:29:23,029 actually feel a certain amount of shame, 637 00:29:23,063 --> 00:29:25,298 and so they would be less likely to report. 638 00:29:25,331 --> 00:29:27,467 They would be less likely to make a complaint. 639 00:29:29,169 --> 00:29:33,640 - It's a very powerful set of facts. 640 00:29:33,673 --> 00:29:36,042 There was something particularly chilling 641 00:29:36,042 --> 00:29:38,845 about how this man was lured 642 00:29:38,878 --> 00:29:42,382 out to his death, basically. 643 00:29:42,415 --> 00:29:44,517 * * 644 00:29:44,551 --> 00:29:45,852 - It could have been anyone. 645 00:29:45,885 --> 00:29:47,354 They weren't looking for a Black man, 646 00:29:47,387 --> 00:29:48,521 they weren't looking for a white man, 647 00:29:48,555 --> 00:29:49,923 they were looking for a victim. 648 00:30:01,067 --> 00:30:01,468 [tense music] 649 00:30:02,469 --> 00:30:05,405 narrator: John Fox admits to NYPD detectives 650 00:30:05,438 --> 00:30:09,009 that he, Anthony Fortunato, and a group of their friends 651 00:30:09,042 --> 00:30:12,379 used the screen name FishEYEFox in a chat room 652 00:30:12,412 --> 00:30:14,647 to set up a meeting with Michael Sandy 653 00:30:14,681 --> 00:30:16,416 under the guise of a date 654 00:30:16,449 --> 00:30:19,019 with the intention of robbing him. 655 00:30:19,052 --> 00:30:21,254 [ominous music] 656 00:30:21,287 --> 00:30:23,390 - So they met on the street. 657 00:30:23,423 --> 00:30:25,725 John Fox and him had a brief conversation. 658 00:30:25,759 --> 00:30:28,728 And Fortunato and then a couple of their other friends 659 00:30:28,762 --> 00:30:30,897 actually were in the area. 660 00:30:30,930 --> 00:30:33,266 So Michael got spooked. 661 00:30:33,299 --> 00:30:34,768 You know, his Spidey Sense was tingling. 662 00:30:34,801 --> 00:30:37,237 He left. All was good. 663 00:30:39,005 --> 00:30:40,306 narrator: Detectives believe that 664 00:30:40,340 --> 00:30:42,409 while Michael returned home, 665 00:30:42,442 --> 00:30:47,013 John Fox and his friends didn't want to give up. 666 00:30:47,047 --> 00:30:48,682 - They start drinking beers again, 667 00:30:48,715 --> 00:30:51,084 and they say, "Oh, maybe we can find somebody else." 668 00:30:51,117 --> 00:30:55,355 You know, in the interim, Michael reaches back out. 669 00:30:55,388 --> 00:30:56,923 Said "Hey, I just want to hang out with you. 670 00:30:56,956 --> 00:30:58,324 "I don't to do a group thing, 671 00:30:58,358 --> 00:31:00,060 so let's just me and you hang out." 672 00:31:00,060 --> 00:31:01,928 So John was like, "All right, cool. 673 00:31:01,961 --> 00:31:03,296 We'll do that." 674 00:31:03,329 --> 00:31:04,497 So he came back. 675 00:31:04,531 --> 00:31:08,201 * * 676 00:31:08,234 --> 00:31:10,170 - They all get to Plumb Beach, 677 00:31:10,203 --> 00:31:12,972 and they approach a blue Mazda, 678 00:31:13,073 --> 00:31:14,507 which is Michael Sandy's car. 679 00:31:14,541 --> 00:31:18,445 Alex starts to assault Michael Sandy. 680 00:31:18,478 --> 00:31:20,714 Michael Sandy breaks away from the assault, 681 00:31:20,747 --> 00:31:21,881 and they start to chase him. 682 00:31:21,915 --> 00:31:23,583 * * 683 00:31:23,616 --> 00:31:25,318 - Where was he going to go? 684 00:31:25,352 --> 00:31:26,720 If they were going to prevent him 685 00:31:26,753 --> 00:31:28,755 from getting into his car... 686 00:31:28,788 --> 00:31:30,990 * * 687 00:31:31,091 --> 00:31:32,459 He's going on to the highway. 688 00:31:34,227 --> 00:31:39,366 - Imagine the sheer terror that he was probably feeling 689 00:31:39,399 --> 00:31:41,101 when he's chased onto a busy highway 690 00:31:41,101 --> 00:31:44,404 running for his life... 691 00:31:44,437 --> 00:31:47,974 and running into a speeding vehicle. 692 00:31:48,008 --> 00:31:51,478 Those last seconds of his life 693 00:31:51,511 --> 00:31:54,114 were seconds that he didn't deserve. 694 00:31:54,114 --> 00:31:55,548 * * 695 00:31:55,582 --> 00:31:59,185 - That car takes off. Never stops. 696 00:31:59,219 --> 00:32:02,455 Then the men, they drag him to the side of the road. 697 00:32:04,491 --> 00:32:06,626 One of them goes into his pockets, 698 00:32:06,659 --> 00:32:09,129 empties everything, and they take off. 699 00:32:09,162 --> 00:32:11,731 - John Fox, he says, they all fled the scene. 700 00:32:11,765 --> 00:32:13,933 And then they all went back to the house. 701 00:32:13,967 --> 00:32:17,637 And they were all shaken up by this whole scenario. 702 00:32:17,671 --> 00:32:20,407 - It's almost like classic, stupid kids, 703 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:23,410 but there was a coldness about it as well. 704 00:32:23,443 --> 00:32:28,248 * * 705 00:32:28,281 --> 00:32:30,350 narrator: Police begin to investigate the friends 706 00:32:30,383 --> 00:32:33,486 John Fox says took part in the scheme, 707 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:36,656 and when they learned the home address of Anthony Fortunato, 708 00:32:36,690 --> 00:32:40,427 the pieces of the puzzle start to come together. 709 00:32:40,460 --> 00:32:44,097 Fortunato's house is next door to the Brooklyn home 710 00:32:44,130 --> 00:32:46,433 the detectives visited the night before 711 00:32:46,466 --> 00:32:50,103 where a rogue computer was logged into the Wi-Fi. 712 00:32:51,604 --> 00:32:53,940 - So they go to Anthony Fortunato's house 713 00:32:53,973 --> 00:32:55,642 to talk to him, and he claims, 714 00:32:55,675 --> 00:32:56,943 "Yeah, I'll come talk to you. 715 00:32:56,976 --> 00:32:58,545 "I'm just going to get a lawyer 716 00:32:58,578 --> 00:33:01,448 and I'll come down to the station to talk to you guys." 717 00:33:01,481 --> 00:33:03,049 * * 718 00:33:03,083 --> 00:33:05,051 narrator: But Fortunato never shows up 719 00:33:05,085 --> 00:33:07,554 at the precinct as promised. 720 00:33:07,587 --> 00:33:08,888 * * 721 00:33:08,922 --> 00:33:11,624 [phone ringing] 722 00:33:11,658 --> 00:33:14,694 - Then suddenly, we get a call from his mother, 723 00:33:14,728 --> 00:33:17,063 stating that, "Well, Anthony can't 724 00:33:17,097 --> 00:33:19,966 "come talk to you because he's in the hospital. 725 00:33:20,066 --> 00:33:21,534 He tried to kill himself." 726 00:33:21,568 --> 00:33:26,606 * * 727 00:33:26,639 --> 00:33:29,909 However, John Fox has implicated two other people, 728 00:33:29,943 --> 00:33:32,312 Gary Timmons and this other kid 729 00:33:32,345 --> 00:33:35,181 known as "the Russian kid," Alex. 730 00:33:35,215 --> 00:33:37,550 So the investigators, looking through Myspace 731 00:33:37,584 --> 00:33:40,587 with the information given to them by John Fox, 732 00:33:40,620 --> 00:33:44,090 find out the Russian kid's true identity is now revealed 733 00:33:44,090 --> 00:33:46,292 by someone by the name of Ilya Shurov. 734 00:33:46,326 --> 00:33:48,895 So now investigators can go talk to them. 735 00:33:48,928 --> 00:33:50,964 * * 736 00:33:50,997 --> 00:33:52,866 narrator: Fox, Timmons, and Shurov 737 00:33:52,899 --> 00:33:55,669 all confessed to their roles in the attack, 738 00:33:55,702 --> 00:34:01,074 pointing to Fortunato as the mastermind of the plan. 739 00:34:01,107 --> 00:34:03,743 [somber music] 740 00:34:03,777 --> 00:34:05,445 * * 741 00:34:05,478 --> 00:34:07,747 Meanwhile, at Brookdale Hospital, 742 00:34:07,781 --> 00:34:12,919 Michael Sandy's family is facing a terrible choice. 743 00:34:12,952 --> 00:34:15,755 - So Michael Sandy's in the hospital, unconscious. 744 00:34:15,789 --> 00:34:17,123 He's dying. 745 00:34:17,157 --> 00:34:18,758 He's not going to recover. 746 00:34:18,792 --> 00:34:21,294 The doctors know this. 747 00:34:21,327 --> 00:34:24,531 Doctors make the family aware of this. 748 00:34:24,564 --> 00:34:28,068 And he will never be the person that he was. 749 00:34:28,101 --> 00:34:29,769 * * 750 00:34:29,803 --> 00:34:31,371 narrator: On October 12th, 751 00:34:31,404 --> 00:34:34,374 Michael Sandy spends his 29th birthday 752 00:34:34,407 --> 00:34:38,211 with his family holding vigil in his ICU room. 753 00:34:38,244 --> 00:34:42,782 They know they are spending their final moments with him. 754 00:34:42,816 --> 00:34:46,152 - They wanted to wait 755 00:34:46,186 --> 00:34:48,988 so that he didn't die on his birthday. 756 00:34:49,089 --> 00:34:51,191 [heart monitor beeping] 757 00:34:51,224 --> 00:34:53,360 - So the day after his 29th birthday, 758 00:34:53,393 --> 00:34:56,129 his family made that awful, awful decision. 759 00:34:56,162 --> 00:34:59,532 * * 760 00:34:59,566 --> 00:35:01,768 - I received a call from Mrs. Sandy and said, 761 00:35:01,801 --> 00:35:04,204 you know, "We took Michael off life support." 762 00:35:04,237 --> 00:35:06,473 [somber music] 763 00:35:06,506 --> 00:35:11,044 So just always thinking that this can't be true, 764 00:35:11,044 --> 00:35:13,513 but you know, these-- 765 00:35:13,546 --> 00:35:15,315 these emotions just kind of come over you, 766 00:35:15,348 --> 00:35:19,452 and I'm still trying to process it. 767 00:35:19,486 --> 00:35:22,822 But... 768 00:35:22,856 --> 00:35:25,525 you know, you kind of go through those moments 769 00:35:25,558 --> 00:35:31,364 when you can and be supportive for the family, but... 770 00:35:31,398 --> 00:35:33,733 you kind of just feel your whole body 771 00:35:33,767 --> 00:35:35,301 collapse in that moment. 772 00:35:35,335 --> 00:35:39,139 It takes your breath away, you know, in that moment. 773 00:35:39,172 --> 00:35:42,342 * * 774 00:35:42,375 --> 00:35:45,345 - You need to let him go. 775 00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:50,850 You feel robbed, you know? 776 00:35:50,884 --> 00:35:52,452 You really... 777 00:35:54,421 --> 00:35:57,691 Especially when it comes with an act 778 00:35:57,724 --> 00:35:59,859 that has such malice 779 00:35:59,893 --> 00:36:03,797 for anything of joy and life and love. 780 00:36:03,830 --> 00:36:06,833 [tense music] 781 00:36:06,866 --> 00:36:09,769 * * 782 00:36:09,803 --> 00:36:11,871 narrator: Investigators now have statements 783 00:36:11,905 --> 00:36:14,107 from three of their suspects, 784 00:36:14,140 --> 00:36:16,876 but they still can't speak with Anthony Fortunato, 785 00:36:16,910 --> 00:36:19,145 the alleged mastermind of the scheme, 786 00:36:19,179 --> 00:36:22,882 who remains hospitalized after his suicide attempt. 787 00:36:22,916 --> 00:36:25,752 While they wait for his condition to improve, 788 00:36:25,785 --> 00:36:29,289 they execute a search warrant at his home. 789 00:36:29,322 --> 00:36:32,292 * * 790 00:36:32,325 --> 00:36:34,894 - We go back out to the location, 791 00:36:34,928 --> 00:36:38,331 and when law enforcement gets there, they said, 792 00:36:38,365 --> 00:36:40,133 "All right, you're looking for computers. 793 00:36:40,166 --> 00:36:41,468 "Here's our computer. 794 00:36:41,501 --> 00:36:44,637 This is the only computer we have." 795 00:36:44,671 --> 00:36:47,140 But we're able to actually look at the computer 796 00:36:47,173 --> 00:36:49,342 and immediately say, "No, 797 00:36:49,376 --> 00:36:50,910 that's not the computer we're looking for," 798 00:36:50,944 --> 00:36:56,282 because you know, it is mapped to the manufacturer. 799 00:36:56,316 --> 00:36:57,817 And in this case, 800 00:36:57,851 --> 00:36:59,886 we knew we were looking for a Dell computer. 801 00:36:59,919 --> 00:37:01,621 The computer that they happened to, like, 802 00:37:01,654 --> 00:37:03,757 pull out of a hat and say was 803 00:37:03,790 --> 00:37:06,526 the only computer in the house was not a Dell, 804 00:37:06,559 --> 00:37:09,229 so we're like, "No, try again." 805 00:37:10,663 --> 00:37:12,932 And they didn't have any other computers 806 00:37:13,033 --> 00:37:15,669 that they were willing to voluntarily turn over, 807 00:37:15,702 --> 00:37:17,671 so a search of the residence commenced 808 00:37:17,704 --> 00:37:19,506 as authorized by the search warrant. 809 00:37:19,539 --> 00:37:23,843 Hidden in the basement was a Dell laptop. 810 00:37:25,045 --> 00:37:28,581 That was the computer that was connected to the IP address 811 00:37:28,615 --> 00:37:32,786 that was connected to FishEYEFox during the crime. 812 00:37:32,819 --> 00:37:36,623 So we knew we found what we were looking for. 813 00:37:36,656 --> 00:37:39,793 It basically was the smoking gun. 814 00:37:39,826 --> 00:37:41,961 narrator: By the time Fortunato is released 815 00:37:42,062 --> 00:37:45,198 from the hospital, Kings County prosecutors 816 00:37:45,231 --> 00:37:47,233 are prepared to act. 817 00:37:47,267 --> 00:37:50,804 They now have everything they need to file charges 818 00:37:50,837 --> 00:37:53,139 of attempted robbery and manslaughter, 819 00:37:53,173 --> 00:37:54,708 but they're also considering 820 00:37:54,741 --> 00:37:56,843 a unique enhancement to the charges 821 00:37:56,876 --> 00:38:00,413 that's rarely been tried before. 822 00:38:00,447 --> 00:38:03,016 - This was a real social problem 823 00:38:03,016 --> 00:38:06,453 that people were being targeted as victims of a crime 824 00:38:06,486 --> 00:38:08,855 because they belonged to certain groups. 825 00:38:08,888 --> 00:38:10,357 * * 826 00:38:10,390 --> 00:38:12,892 And in this case, 827 00:38:12,926 --> 00:38:15,362 they were looking to select a gay person, 828 00:38:15,395 --> 00:38:17,530 and that's what they did. 829 00:38:29,876 --> 00:38:30,643 [ominous music] 830 00:38:31,544 --> 00:38:33,413 narrator: Four men are facing charges 831 00:38:33,446 --> 00:38:36,616 in the attack that killed Michael Sandy. 832 00:38:38,151 --> 00:38:41,321 And prosecutors are prepared to also try them 833 00:38:41,354 --> 00:38:45,558 on a rare and untested set of charges. 834 00:38:45,592 --> 00:38:49,796 - This was one of the first cases I can recall clearly 835 00:38:49,829 --> 00:38:53,433 where the hate crimes enhancement was actually used 836 00:38:53,466 --> 00:38:56,369 in New York state for an anti-gay murder. 837 00:38:56,403 --> 00:38:58,171 * * 838 00:38:58,204 --> 00:39:01,741 And I think it was important for the community 839 00:39:01,775 --> 00:39:04,778 for this to be called what it was. 840 00:39:04,811 --> 00:39:07,013 It had a lot of meaning for people. 841 00:39:07,013 --> 00:39:09,082 [tense music] 842 00:39:09,115 --> 00:39:11,918 narrator: On October 25, 2006, 843 00:39:12,018 --> 00:39:14,788 John Fox, Ilya Shurov, 844 00:39:14,821 --> 00:39:17,691 and Anthony Fortunato are indicted on charges 845 00:39:17,724 --> 00:39:20,360 of second-degree murder, attempted robbery, 846 00:39:20,393 --> 00:39:22,629 and manslaughter as a hate crime. 847 00:39:22,662 --> 00:39:25,832 That same day, Gary Timmons, 848 00:39:25,865 --> 00:39:28,101 who was a minor at the time of the crime, 849 00:39:28,134 --> 00:39:32,605 pleads guilty to attempted robbery in the second degree. 850 00:39:32,639 --> 00:39:34,240 - You want to make sure 851 00:39:34,274 --> 00:39:37,644 that when a case is tried as a hate crime, 852 00:39:37,677 --> 00:39:40,413 it has to specifically plug into the statutes 853 00:39:40,447 --> 00:39:41,848 of the hate crimes law. 854 00:39:41,881 --> 00:39:44,417 And the sentence that is usually handed down 855 00:39:44,451 --> 00:39:46,286 is a much heavier sentence. 856 00:39:46,319 --> 00:39:47,887 [suspenseful music] 857 00:39:47,921 --> 00:39:50,290 narrator: But as the date of trial approaches 858 00:39:50,323 --> 00:39:53,560 in October 2007, nearly a year to the day 859 00:39:53,593 --> 00:39:56,262 from the attack on Michael at Plumb Beach, 860 00:39:56,296 --> 00:40:00,433 Anthony Fortunato's attorney mounts a stunning defense 861 00:40:00,467 --> 00:40:03,136 to the hate crime charges. 862 00:40:03,169 --> 00:40:06,740 - Fortunato tried to pull a rabbit out of the hat 863 00:40:06,773 --> 00:40:08,008 and said, it can't be a hate crime, 864 00:40:08,041 --> 00:40:11,544 because he came out of the closet himself. 865 00:40:11,578 --> 00:40:14,147 He identified himself as being a gay man 866 00:40:14,180 --> 00:40:17,517 and said that because he's gay, it can't be a hate crime 867 00:40:17,550 --> 00:40:20,286 because you can't hate gay people if you're gay also. 868 00:40:21,688 --> 00:40:25,925 - It was an extremely flimsy defense legally, 869 00:40:25,959 --> 00:40:30,764 because hate is not an aspect of the crime itself. 870 00:40:30,797 --> 00:40:33,266 That's not something that the prosecution 871 00:40:33,299 --> 00:40:35,268 has to establish in order to establish 872 00:40:35,301 --> 00:40:37,837 somebody's guilt of a hate crime. 873 00:40:37,871 --> 00:40:40,607 He could have mixed motives, 874 00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:42,475 but it doesn't get him off the hook. 875 00:40:42,509 --> 00:40:43,977 From the get-go, 876 00:40:44,010 --> 00:40:48,548 the whole plan was based on targeting a gay person. 877 00:40:48,581 --> 00:40:51,518 [somber music] 878 00:40:51,551 --> 00:40:54,254 * * 879 00:40:54,287 --> 00:40:56,790 narrator: John Fox and Anthony Fortunato 880 00:40:56,823 --> 00:40:59,959 are acquitted of murder, but convicted of manslaughter 881 00:41:00,060 --> 00:41:02,729 and attempted robbery as hate crimes, 882 00:41:02,762 --> 00:41:06,666 receiving sentences of seven to 21 years. 883 00:41:08,134 --> 00:41:11,071 A month later, Ilya Shurov pleads guilty 884 00:41:11,071 --> 00:41:13,907 to the same charges and receives a sentence 885 00:41:13,940 --> 00:41:16,509 of 17 1/2 years. 886 00:41:16,543 --> 00:41:20,347 Gary Timmons, who testifies as a prosecution witness, 887 00:41:20,380 --> 00:41:24,551 receives a four-year sentence. 888 00:41:24,584 --> 00:41:26,486 * * 889 00:41:26,519 --> 00:41:28,088 - When they were found guilty, 890 00:41:28,121 --> 00:41:30,323 it was a natural release 891 00:41:30,357 --> 00:41:34,994 to have some vindication. 892 00:41:35,095 --> 00:41:40,266 But I don't know about the justice part. 893 00:41:40,300 --> 00:41:42,102 - I absolutely cannot say 894 00:41:42,102 --> 00:41:46,606 as to whether or not justice was served in this case. 895 00:41:46,639 --> 00:41:48,408 Maybe it's for Michael's parents 896 00:41:48,441 --> 00:41:50,744 to answer that question, 897 00:41:50,777 --> 00:41:54,114 for Michael's soul or spirit to answer that question, 898 00:41:54,147 --> 00:41:55,648 even, in an odd way, 899 00:41:55,682 --> 00:41:57,951 for his perpetrators to answer that question, 900 00:41:57,984 --> 00:42:00,120 because I would have a hard time feeling 901 00:42:00,153 --> 00:42:04,357 that justice was served if they did not come 902 00:42:04,391 --> 00:42:09,062 to understand the gravity and tragedy of what they did. 903 00:42:10,830 --> 00:42:14,401 - This case sort of impacted me on a personal level... 904 00:42:14,434 --> 00:42:16,569 'cause back in 2006, 905 00:42:16,603 --> 00:42:21,074 I was a single, gay man on the internet, 906 00:42:21,107 --> 00:42:24,277 talking to people and meeting up with people. 907 00:42:24,310 --> 00:42:25,979 For all practical purposes, 908 00:42:26,079 --> 00:42:29,949 I could have been Michael Sandy. 909 00:42:29,983 --> 00:42:35,155 * * 910 00:42:35,188 --> 00:42:37,123 narrator: Michael Sandy's closest friends 911 00:42:37,157 --> 00:42:40,093 are left with nothing now except their memories 912 00:42:40,093 --> 00:42:43,163 and a few artifacts of his last days, 913 00:42:43,196 --> 00:42:46,599 like this video from the fall of 2006 914 00:42:46,633 --> 00:42:48,601 when he enjoyed a final evening out 915 00:42:48,635 --> 00:42:51,905 in Brooklyn with his friends. 916 00:42:51,938 --> 00:42:55,608 [soft dramatic music] 917 00:42:55,642 --> 00:42:56,943 - Can I put my glasses on? 918 00:42:56,976 --> 00:42:58,778 - I've been single for, like, five years. 919 00:42:58,812 --> 00:43:00,547 I've lived on Long Island forever. 920 00:43:00,580 --> 00:43:01,514 No one ever wanted to take me to dinner. 921 00:43:01,548 --> 00:43:02,949 No one would ever go out. 922 00:43:03,049 --> 00:43:04,951 You know, I moved here to find a husband. 923 00:43:05,051 --> 00:43:07,520 [laughter] - Stop! 924 00:43:07,554 --> 00:43:09,322 * * 925 00:43:09,356 --> 00:43:12,192 That is too much. 926 00:43:12,225 --> 00:43:14,928 Um, you heard his laugh. 927 00:43:14,961 --> 00:43:16,863 - You know, I moved here to find a husband. 928 00:43:16,896 --> 00:43:20,400 [laughter] - Stop! 929 00:43:20,433 --> 00:43:23,203 * * 930 00:43:23,236 --> 00:43:27,107 - He was a wonderful human being from head to toe. 931 00:43:27,140 --> 00:43:29,142 - It's wonderful. 932 00:43:29,175 --> 00:43:30,110 - It's rocking. 933 00:43:30,143 --> 00:43:34,981 - He exudes this wonderful light that shines 934 00:43:35,081 --> 00:43:38,218 and magical laughter and smiles. 935 00:43:38,251 --> 00:43:42,789 And he loved life to the fullest.