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When Casey returned home, his 
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the driveway, her belongings 
were in the bedroom and her 

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beloved dog was running around 
the house barking. 

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But Rebecca herself was nowhere 
to be found. 

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Where could the young student 
who had come home for the 

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weekend have disappeared to? 
Could her beloved boyfriend have

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been involved? 
What could have happened in the 

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house between the couple? 
What caused her to vanish 

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forever? 
Or was everything not as it 

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seemed at first glance? 
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Thank you. 
Rebecca Gould was born on April 

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28th, 1982 in the small American
town of Melbourne, Arkansas. 

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She had three sisters, but 
shortly after the youngest was 

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born, their parents divorced. 
The girls stayed with their 

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mother but continued to see 
their father. 

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At first they struggled with 
their parents separation, but 

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ultimately it brought them 
closer together. 

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After graduating high school, 
Rebecca enrolled in Northwest 

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Arkansas Community College and 
moved to Fayetteville. 

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One of her sisters was already 
studying at the same college, so

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they had the chance to see each 
other nearly every day. 

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Although their home was only 40 
kilometers from the college, the

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students sometimes found it hard
to make time between classes. 

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Still, the sisters always found 
a way to visit their family. 

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In September 2004, when Rebecca 
was 22, she was looking forward 

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to the start of a new semester 
at her college. 

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For some time she had been 
considering transferring to the 

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University of Arkansas, and soon
an opportunity arose. 

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However, before moving, Rebecca 
plan to complete one more 

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semester before the start of 
classes. 

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On Sunday, September 19th, the 
sisters went home for the 

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weekend to visit their loved 
ones. 

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Rebecca's boyfriend lived in a 
nearby town, so she wanted to 

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spend time with her family and 
then with him. 

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The next day, she was supposed 
to pick up her sister and return

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to college together, as they had
driven in Rebecca's car. 

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However, at the appointed time, 
the student didn't show up. 

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Her sister tried calling her 
several times but got no 

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response. 
The Gould family wasn't too 

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worried at first. 
Rebecca was grown enough, and if

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she was delayed, there must have
been a reason. 

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But by evening, when the girl 
still hadn't appeared, her 

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family began to worry. 
They held on to the hope that 

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Rebecca had simply decided to 
stay in town for another day and

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would return home tomorrow. 
But the next day, their concern 

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reached its peak. 
Rebecca still hadn't shown up, 

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hadn't contacted any relatives, 
and none of her friends had seen

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her. 
That's when her mother decided 

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to contact the police, as such 
behavior was out of character 

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for her daughter. 
The police tracked down 

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Rebecca's boyfriend, Casey, and 
learned that she had stayed at 

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his place the previous evening. 
Around 8:30 AM, she dropped him 

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off at the cafe where he worked 
and planned to return to his 

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house to collect her things and 
her dog. 

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Casey added that Rebecca had 
promised to pick him up from 

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work that evening but never 
showed up. 

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He waited for her in the parking
lot to no avail, then called his

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friends and went to a party with
them. 

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The police listened to Casey's 
story and asked permission to 

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search his home. 
The first thing they noticed was

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Rebecca's car still parked 
outside the house. 

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Inside, the officers found her 
dog and her purse with her ID 

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Casey also mentioned that Gould 
had a small suitcase with 

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clothes, but it was nowhere to 
be found in the house. 

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The situation was starting to 
seem unnatural. 

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No one had seen Rebecca all day,
yet her purse, car, and beloved 

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pet were still at Casey's. 
There were other oddities as 

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well. 
One of the officers noticed that

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the bed had no linens and the 
mattress was misaligned. 

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Lifting it, the police found 
large red stains that resembled 

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blood. 
Then the officers searched the 

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house more thoroughly and found 
several more brownish stains on 

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the floor and walls. 
In the washing machine, they 

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found crumpled bed linens with 
red streaks, and under the 

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bathtub there were several 
bottles of bleach, which is 

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sometimes used to destroy 
evidence. 

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All of this looked suspicious 
and suggested that Rebecca Gould

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might no longer be alive. 
The investigators couldn't yet 

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say with certainty whether the 
blood belonged to the missing 

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girl, as DNA analysis took 
several days. 

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While a team of forensic experts
worked in the house, detectives 

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began questioning Rebecca's 
boyfriend. 

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He could have been the last 
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disappearance, and a significant
amount of blood was found in his

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home. 
Casey claimed he had nothing to 

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do with the girl's 
disappearance. 

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According to him, the last time 
he saw her was that morning 

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before work, and she hadn't been
in touch since. 

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He mentioned that after spending
the night with friends, he 

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stopped by the house to change 
before his next shift, but 

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insisted he hadn't noticed any 
blood splatter on the floor or 

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walls or smelled any bleach. 
Casey also didn't think much of 

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Rebecca's car parked outside or 
her belongings left in the room.

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The police weren't quick to take
the young man's word, but at 

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that point, they had no 
substantial evidence to suspect 

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him of foul play. 
The officers decided to question

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all of Casey's friends he had 
spent Tuesday night with. 

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The guys confirmed that he was 
indeed with them the entire time

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until morning. 
Since Casey had an alibi, the 

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detectives continued searching 
for other leads. 

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The police still had no idea 
what had happened to Rebecca or 

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when exactly she had 
disappeared. 

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All they knew was that she 
stopped communicating on Monday 

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morning. 
Soon the detectives got another 

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lead. 
Reconstructing the timeline of 

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events on the day of Gould's 
disappearance, they learned that

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she had stopped at a gas station
near Casey's workplace, bought a

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sandwich for breakfast and 
coffee, and headed to his house.

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The store employees recognized 
her from a photo and confirmed 

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that the student had come in 
after 8:30 AM, which matched 

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Casey's story. 
Later, the detectives found the 

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same sandwich untouched in his 
house. 

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This suggested that Gould had 
returned to her boyfriend's 

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house and something happened to 
her shortly after. 

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Given that Casey was at work at 
the time, as confirmed by other 

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employees, it was unlikely that 
he had anything to do with his 

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girlfriend's death. 
Soon, the police received the 

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results of the blood analysis 
from Casey's house. 

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It was indeed Rebecca's blood. 
The experts found no traces of 

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foreign DNA. 
The detectives continued their 

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efforts to solve the crime, 
interviewing all of the missing 

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girl's relatives and friends. 
They believed that if Rebecca 

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had been attacked, it could have
been someone close to her with a

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personal motive. 
However, their conversations 

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with her loved ones yielded no 
results. 

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On September 27th, 2004, a week 
after her disappearance, Rebecca

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Gould's body was found on a 
highway in Ezard County, about 

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19 kilometers from her boyfriend
Casey's house. 

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It was lying at the base of an 
embankment to a passing driver. 

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It was barely visible from the 
road. 

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Whoever left the girl's body 
there didn't even try to hide or

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bury it. 
Apparently, the perpetrator 

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simply pulled over to the side 
of the road and discarded 

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Rebecca like unwanted trash in a
ditch near the highway. 

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After the autopsy, the coroner 
concluded that the victim had 

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received multiple blows to the 
head with a heavy object. 

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The cause of death was 
strangulation and there were no 

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defensive wounds on the body. 
It seemed the attacker caught 

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the girl off guard and she 
didn't even have time to realize

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what was happening. 
The experts also found no signs 

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that Gould had been assaulted. 
The body had been exposed to the

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elements for about a week. 
The exact time of death couldn't

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be determined. 
However, the detectives 

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identified a possible murder 
weapon used by the perpetrator. 

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In Casey's house, there was a 
piano missing one of its legs. 

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Experts confirmed that the 
victim's head injuries matched 

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the shape of the piano leg. 
The homeowner explained that the

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comprehending the gravity of the
situation, the police were 

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unable to find the suspected 
murder weapon either in the 

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house or near the location where
the body was discovered. 

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Now they had to determine the 
motive. 

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The investigators immediately 
ruled out the possibility of a 

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failed robbery. 
Nothing was missing from the 

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house except the piano leg and 
Rebecca's suitcase. 

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A motive of a sexual nature was 
also dismissed. 

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That left a personal motive. 
The perpetrator likely knew the 

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girl's schedule and was aware 
that her boyfriend would be at 

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work that morning. 
It was unlikely that he had been

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stalking her and waiting for the
right moment to strike. 

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It was also highly probable that
Rebecca knew the perpetrator. 

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Since there were no signs of a 
break in, she might have let him

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inside herself. 
After the attack, the assailant 

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spent several hours in the house
attempting to clean blood stains

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with bleach. 
Then he carried the body out and

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loaded it into a vehicle to 
dispose of it along the way. 

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Despite all this, the police had
no physical evidence, and the 

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investigation stalled. 
Detectives considered the 

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possible involvement of hundreds
of people, including 

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acquaintances and relatives of 
both Rebecca and Casey. 

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They checked neighbors and even 
residents of nearby towns. 

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The police received numerous 
tips, but none proved useful. 

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In most cases, locals simply 
voiced suspicions about others 

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without backing them up with any
real facts. 

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Ultimately, Rebecca Gould's case
went cold. 

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Over the following years, the 
investigation was reopened 

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several times and handed off to 
new teams of detectives, but no 

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progress was made. 
The problem lay not only in the 

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complete lack of evidence, but 
also in the inability to 

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understand the perpetrators 
motives. 

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Eventually, the mysterious 
nature of this strange case 

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caught the attention of the true
crime community. 

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The murder of Rebecca Gould 
became the subject of various TV

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shows and podcasts where people 
tried to uncover the truth. 

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One such person was a journalist
named George Jared, who had 

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followed the case from the 
beginning. 

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Jared even wrote a book about it
and launched his own podcast. 

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For many years he tried to find 
out who took Rebecca's life. 

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One day, George Jarrod met 
Jennifer Buchholz, a former 

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police investigator from 
Colorado who was also interested

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in the case. 
They joined forces and created a

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social Media Group where they 
shared their thoughts on the 

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investigation, discussed them 
with followers and built 

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hypotheses. 
After a few months of running 

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the blog, George and Jennifer 
started noticing 1 subscriber 

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named William Miller. 
His interest in the old unsolved

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case was, to put it mildly, 
surprising. 

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First, Miller lived in the 
Philippines, and his intense 

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interest in a crime in a small 
American town on the other side 

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of the world seemed unnatural. 
He was also one of the most 

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active subscribers, leaving 
numerous comments and constantly

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reaching out to the group's 
administrators through private 

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messages. 
He wanted to help solve the 

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crime, shared his thoughts on 
some controversial and unclear 

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points, and proposed his own 
theories. 

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Moreover, Miller demonstrated a 
high level of familiarity not 

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only with specific details of 
the case but also with the local

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area where it happened. 
So George and Jennifer found the

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subscribers behavior too 
suspicious, but kept quiet, 

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fearing they might scare him 
off. 

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The blog's authors wanted to 
extract as much information as 

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possible from this person, but 
tried to do so discreetly. 

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They were fortunate that one of 
the group's members was a 

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genealogy expert. 
After conducting a simple 

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analysis of his background, she 
uncovered A surprising fact. 

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William Miller turned out to be 
Casey's cousin Rebecca's 

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boyfriend. 
After this discovery, George and

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Jennifer decided to contact the 
detectives working on the Gould 

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case and share their concerns 
about his activities. 

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The police reviewed the case 
files and realized that Miller's

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name had come up from the very 
beginning. 

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It turned out that the young man
had visited the town around the 

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time the attack occurred in 
2004. 

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Miller had already been 
questioned and stated that he 

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had come from Texas to help a 
relative. 

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He mentioned that he had visited
his cousin twice before 

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Rebecca's disappearance. 
The second time, Miller didn't 

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even enter the house and just 
talked to Casey outside. 

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In 2004, Miller didn't raise any
suspicions, but now the 

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detectives took a keen interest 
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Digging deeper, they learned 
that William had been a suspect 

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in several cases. 
In 2002, he faced charges for 

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assaulting a minor girl and 
later for attacking his ex-wife.

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He had broken into her house and
attacked her with his fists. 

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However, in neither of these 
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Later, the man moved to the 
Philippines, got married, had 

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children, and started working on
offshore oil rigs. 

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The investigators wanted to 
speak with Miller again to ask 

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questions regarding the attack 
on Rebecca Gould, but since he 

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was on the other side of the 
world, it was nearly impossible 

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to do so. 
They also couldn't contact him, 

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so they had to wait until he 
returned to the US. 

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This happened only in 2020. 
Customs officials informed the 

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detectives that Miller had 
returned to Oregon, where his 

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mother lived. 
They knew William was in town, 

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but when the investigators 
called his mother, she claimed 

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she hadn't seen her son in a 
long time. 

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Realizing the mother was lying, 
the detectives traveled to 

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Oregon to speak with her son in 
person. 

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Since there was no solid 
evidence against Miller, the 

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police needed to get a 
confession from him at all 

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costs, and the detectives 
decided to play a sort of game 

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with him. 
One of the officers leading the 

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investigation began the 
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He stated that they were simply 
re interviewing everyone 

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involved in Rebecca Gould's 
case. 

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Miller responded that he was 
ready to cooperate because he 

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had nothing to hide. 
Then, as if in passing, the 

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officer asked if William would 
mind taking a polygraph test 

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when he returned to Arkansas. 
Miller agreed without 

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hesitation. 
The detective pretended to call 

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the local police chief to ask if
there were any polygraph 

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specialists in town. 
Miller, overhearing the 

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conversation about the lie 
detector, noticeably grew 

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nervous and tried to change the 
subject. 

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He didn't yet know that a 
specialist was already waiting 

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for him in the next room. 
Although polygraphs are a 

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controversial tool and their 
results are not admissible in 

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court, the police had other 
goals. 

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Any unexpected turn of events 
could catch a suspect off guard 

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and ultimately lead to a 
confession. 

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Miller continued to act nervous 
but agreed to the test, 

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understanding how suspicious A 
refusal would look. 

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He asked whether the polygraph 
results were admissible in 

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court, but didn't receive a 
clear answer. 

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The detective vaguely explained 
that there were special 

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circumstances but didn't specify
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As expected, William failed the 
test. 

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The polygraph examiner concluded
that the man had lied on all key

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questions, including his 
involvement in Rebecca's murder.

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The detectives kept pressing and
told Miller that experts had 

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reanalyzed all the available 
evidence and found Rebecca's DNA

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in samples taken from his car. 
In reality, the police had 

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searched Miller's car back in 
2004 but found nothing, and no 

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samples were taken for further 
analysis. 

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The investigator deliberately 
misled the suspect. 

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By law, the police were allowed 
to use such tactics during 

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questioning to elicit a 
confession. 

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Sometimes criminals did confess 
under the weight of non 

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existent, irrefutable evidence. 
In this case, it was the 

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detectives only hope. 
Fortunately, it worked. 

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Upon hearing about Rebecca's DNA
in his car, Miller fell silent 

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and then began to talk. 
According to the suspect, he 

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didn't harm Rebecca but merely 
stumbled upon her lifeless body.

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That morning, he went to his 
cousin Casey's house and found 

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an unknown man in a mask 
standing over the girl's 

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bloodied body. 
Of course, the detectives didn't

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believe this story and insisted 
that William tell the truth. 

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Finally, Miller abruptly 
interrupted the officer and said

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he sincerely regretted what he 
had done 16 years ago. 

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On the morning of September 
20th, 2004, William went hunting

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in the woods near Casey's house.
For some unknown reason, he 

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wanted to talk to his cousin's 
girlfriend, whom he had seen the

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day before. 
Miller knew Casey had already 

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left for work, so he boldly 
knocked on the door and told 

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Rebecca he needed to make a 
phone call. 

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Gould let him in, and William 
pretended to dial A number. 

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Meanwhile, Rebecca returned to 
the bedroom so as not to disturb

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his conversation. 
At that moment, an 

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uncontrollable rage and desire 
to kill the girl overcame 

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Miller. 
He broke off a piano leg, which 

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was barely attached, and strode 
decisively into the bedroom. 

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When William flung open the 
door, Rebecca was lying on the 

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bed. 
He struck her on the head 

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several times before strangling 
her. 

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Then he wrapped the body in a 
sheet, placed it in his pickup 

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truck, and tried to clean the 
blood from the floor, walls and 

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bed linens with bleach. 
Driving onto the highway, the 

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man simply dumped the dead body 
under the embankment. 

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Miller confessed that for no 
apparent reason, an overwhelming

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urge to take Rebecca's life 
arose and he couldn't control 

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it. 
He said he had regretted his 

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actions all these years and now 
had to take responsibility. 

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After that, William Miller was 
arrested and extradited to 

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Arkansas. 
But there he suddenly retracted 

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his confession and claimed 
innocence, which could have 

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jeopardized the entire case. 
Fortunately, the judge deemed 

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the videotaped confession 
admissible. 

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Despite the lack of physical 
evidence, Miller had the 

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opportunity to commit the crime.
He knew his cousin's work 

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schedule, and his statements 
matched all the details of the 

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crime. 
It's worth noting that Miller 

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initially had a way to avoid 
punishment. 

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He could have simply not shown 
up for questioning in Oregon, 

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refused, or left the police 
station at any moment. 

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Since there was no evidence 
against him, William could have 

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boarded a flight to the 
Philippines and left the US 

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forever. 
To avoid prosecution, the 

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investigators would have had to 
accept that they might never 

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solve the case. 
But most likely, Miller had a 

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strong desire to confess to the 
crime he had committed long ago.

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His activity in the online 
group, where he left numerous 

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comments and communicated with 
the administrators about 

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Rebecca's case suggested as 
much. 

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If he had stayed silent, it's 
likely no one would ever have 

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found out what happened to the 
girl, but apparently William was

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tired of battling what was 
weighing on him from within. 

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Ultimately, Miller made a plea 
deal and in 2022 received a 40 

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year prison sentence. 
However, the story didn't end 

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there. 
Once behind bars, the man 

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suddenly confessed to several 
other serious crimes. 

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It turned out that over his 
lifetime, Miller had taken the 

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lives of five other women whose 
names he didn't even know. 

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He lured them into his car, 
drove them to secluded places, 

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and then killed them. 
William chose his victims based 

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on their appearance. 
He was drawn to young, slender, 

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short blondes. 
The detectives immediately 

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realized that this description 
perfectly matched Rebecca 

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Gould's appearance. 
Meanwhile, the investigation 

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into Miller continues. 
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Devon County in England, 
historically known as 

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Devonshire, is renowned for its 
stunning natural beauty. 

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It boasts numerous beaches, 
fishing towns and resorts along 

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the coast. 
The inland areas of the county 

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are mostly rural, hilly and 
sparsely populated compared to 

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the rest of England. 30 year old
Lorraine Cox loved Devon, it was

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her homeland. 
Her family and many friends 

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lived in the city of Exeter that
was her home. 

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She never planned to leave the 
place until one day she fell in 

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love with a woman named Eliza 
Fellows. 

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It so happened that Lorraine had
experienced A traumatic incident

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in her life, after which she 
could no longer look at men. 

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Eliza lived in Scotland, which 
was quite far away. 

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Their relationship began long 
distance and was limited to 

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short trips to see each other on
weekends and holidays. 

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But by 2020 they had been 
together for two years. 

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The women were planning a future
together, a vibrant wedding 

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attended by all their close 
relatives and friends. 

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They even discussed having 
children. 

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Their views on the matter 
aligned. 

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So overall, Eliza and Lorraine 
were happy. 

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Neither of them, nor indeed the 
rest of the world, expected that

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a pandemic would strike in the 
spring of 2020. 

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People in different countries 
were forced to stay home 24 

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hours a day, seven days a week. 
The worst part was that no one 

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knew how long the lockdown would
last. 

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A week, a month, or six months. 
Nobody understood how the 

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situation would unfold. 
It was a difficult time for 

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everyone, but especially for 
people separated by distance. 

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Lorraine didn't want to spend 
the entire pandemic away from 

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her beloved. 
After waiting for some time, she

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eventually traveled to Scotland 
to stay with Eliza, completing 

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all the necessary paperwork. 
In late summer or early fall, 

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when strict virus related 
restrictions began to ease, 

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Lorraine decided to return to 
Exeter, at least for a month or 

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two. 
Things were going well with 

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Eliza, but Cox missed her family
and friends and wanted to visit 

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them. 
She hadn't been able to see them

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during the quarantine. 
Devon County was her home, her 

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place of strength. 
Lorraine longed for everything 

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that had once been an important 
part of her life. 

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Her father, Tony, couldn't wait 
for his daughter to return home,

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even briefly, so he could hug 
her. 

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At that time, restrictions were 
still in place in the UK, but 

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small gatherings were allowed. 
Of course, there were curfews, 

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masks, gloves and other 
precautions, but friends were 

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thrilled that they could at 
least meet and talk in person, 

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not over the phone. 
On September 1st, 2020, Lorraine

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planned to go out and spend some
time with friends. 

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They hadn't seen each other in a
long time, so they arranged to 

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meet and spend the evening in 
the city. 

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The group went to a local bar, 
had a few drinks, chatted and 

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laughed, trying to catch up on 
lost time. 

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Lorraine shared stories about 
her time in Scotland, her plans 

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for the future and her desire to
have children, even though her 

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partner, Eliza Fellows already 
had a child from a previous 

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relationship. 
Eventually, the evening came to 

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an end and it was time to say 
goodbye and part ways. 

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Lorraine hugged her friends and 
once again said how much she had

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missed them and how happy she 
was to see them. 

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Then she left the establishment,
heading toward her father's 

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house and vanished. 
After that, no one saw her 

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again. 
The next day, September 2nd, 

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2020, Lorraine logged into her 
social media account and posted 

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a very unexpected message. 
She wrote that she was moving 

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and starting a new life. 
From the context, it was clear 

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she wasn't referring to 
Scotland, where she had spent 

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the past six months. 
The statement made no sense at 

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all. 
Everyone who knew Lorraine said 

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she wouldn't take a single step 
without planning her actions 

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thoroughly. 
She had already outlined clear 

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goals for a potential pregnancy,
even though specific discussions

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about having a child hadn't yet 
taken place. 

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She and Eliza had only talked 
about the possibility. 

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The social media post was 
completely unlike anything 

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Lorraine would write. 
The only spontaneous decision 

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she had ever made was moving to 
Scotland to be with Eliza during

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the pandemic. 
But that was more of an 

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exception, driven by 
extraordinary circumstances as 

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she had to act quickly and 
decisively. 

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Either stay home with her family
or be with the person she loved,

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and Cox chose the latter. 
Her friends and loved ones knew 

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she planned to move to Scotland 
permanently, but in Lorraine's 

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post, she mentioned a place 
called Plymouth, located in 

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Devon County, about 43 miles 
from her father's house. 

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This post caused serious concern
among the young woman's friends.

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Imagine sitting in a cafe the 
previous evening, talking for 

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hours about all sorts of topics,
discussing future plans, and 

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then the next day your close 
friend announces on social media

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that she's moving to a new place
without mentioning it the night 

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before or giving any hint of 
such an unexpected turn in her 

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life. 
It was possible, of course, but 

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it raised questions, especially 
considering how close Lorraine 

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was to her friends and family. 
Cox never hid anything from them

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and was always quite open. 
Eliza, upon reading the post, 

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was even more shocked. 
Lorraine had taken a small bag 

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of belongings and gone to visit 
her family. 

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00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:32,200
Everything was fine. 
They hadn't argued and suddenly 

464
00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:35,800
fellows read that her partner 
had decided to start her life 

465
00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:40,880
anew without even warning her. 
In short, the situation with the

466
00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:44,800
post on Cox's page caused worry 
and alarm among everyone who 

467
00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:48,360
knew her. 
The second suspicious fact was 

468
00:26:48,360 --> 00:26:52,680
the messages in messaging apps. 
Naturally, after the post about 

469
00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:56,600
moving to Plymouth, many people 
started asking what had happened

470
00:26:57,240 --> 00:27:00,680
and Lorraine responded, but her 
friends felt as though they were

471
00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:03,560
communicating with a completely 
different person. 

472
00:27:04,360 --> 00:27:08,600
All those emojis, periods at the
end of sentences, and similar 

473
00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:11,960
details carry unique 
significance for each person. 

474
00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:15,920
The language of communication 
was in principle similar, but 

475
00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:18,840
there were nuances only close 
friends would notice. 

476
00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:22,680
Part of the doubt stemmed from 
the fact that Cox's messages 

477
00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:26,000
were rude, with an unmistakable 
tone of anger. 

478
00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:30,680
For example, in response to a 
barrage of questions from Eliza 

479
00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:33,960
about her sudden decision, 
Lorraine didn't even try to 

480
00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:37,320
explain what happened. 
Where are you moving? 

481
00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:40,800
What did I do wrong? 
Fellows tried to reach her 

482
00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:43,520
partner but received only curt 
replies. 

483
00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:47,520
At one point, she even got an 
emoji of a raised middle finger.

484
00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:51,920
This crude gesture signaled a 
demand to be left alone, to back

485
00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:54,080
off. 
This was the response from a 

486
00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:57,440
woman who had maintained a long 
distance relationship for two 

487
00:27:57,440 --> 00:28:01,800
years, initiated the romance 
herself, and upon learning of 

488
00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:05,120
the pandemic, moved to Scotland 
without hesitation. 

489
00:28:06,120 --> 00:28:09,040
Though her friends and Eliza 
were worried and confused, 

490
00:28:09,360 --> 00:28:13,080
Lorraine's father, Tony was the 
only one truly alarmed for his 

491
00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:15,840
daughter. 
The man hadn't seen Lorraine for

492
00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:20,080
two days when he left for work. 
She was still asleep in her room

493
00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:23,560
when he returned. 
Her bedroom door was also 

494
00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:26,560
closed. 
Tony was surprised that his 

495
00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:29,440
usually cheerful, lively 
daughter had suddenly locked 

496
00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:32,520
herself in her room and didn't 
come out for breakfast or 

497
00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:35,400
dinner. 
Her father always respected his 

498
00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:37,960
adult daughter's wishes and 
never pressured her. 

499
00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:41,280
He assumed Lorraine was sitting 
at her laptop chatting with 

500
00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:45,280
friends throughout the day. 
Tony waited for his daughter to 

501
00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:50,080
appear and explain, but she 
never did, so he decided to have

502
00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:53,560
an honest conversation and find 
out the reason for her strange 

503
00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:56,280
behavior. 
Tony approached his daughter's 

504
00:28:56,280 --> 00:29:00,280
room, knocked and getting no 
response, pushed the door open. 

505
00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:04,040
What he saw convinced him 
something was terribly wrong. 

506
00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:08,080
Lorraine had type 1 diabetes and
always carried a blood sugar 

507
00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:12,240
testing kit, a glucometer, a 
Lancing device, a container for 

508
00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:16,280
test strips and spare lancets. 
It was an essential part of her 

509
00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:19,440
daily life. 
Cox needed to test her glucose 

510
00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:21,800
levels several times a day to 
monitor them. 

511
00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:25,560
When Tony looked into the room, 
his daughter wasn't there, but 

512
00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:27,560
her open diabetes kit was on the
table. 

513
00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:30,800
There were no notes indicating 
Lorraine would be back soon. 

514
00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:33,680
It appeared she hadn't spent the
night at home at all. 

515
00:29:34,520 --> 00:29:37,640
That's when Tony realized his 
daughter's life was in danger. 

516
00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:41,240
He immediately went to the 
police station and reported her 

517
00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:44,440
missing. 
At first, many thought Lorraine 

518
00:29:44,440 --> 00:29:47,320
had simply gone out on errands 
and felt unwell. 

519
00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:51,320
Her friends saw she had been 
online the previous day, so no 

520
00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:55,600
one suspected Cox might have 
been abducted or worse, killed. 

521
00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:59,600
Though no one had seen her since
she left the bar, her friends 

522
00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:01,800
have been messaging her on 
social media, and we're 

523
00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:05,000
convinced she was fine. 
Only after learning that 

524
00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:08,200
Lorraine was missing did her 
friends print Flyers with her 

525
00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:11,520
photo and distinguishing 
features and posted them around 

526
00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:15,120
the city, especially near the 
bar where she was last seen. 

527
00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:19,360
During an interview, one friend 
directly addressed Cox on 

528
00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:22,520
television, asking her to reach 
out if she was in trouble. 

529
00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:26,240
People had no real reason to 
think something bad had happened

530
00:30:26,240 --> 00:30:29,480
to Lorraine. 
Meanwhile, the police considered

531
00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:32,360
the possibility that the missing
woman might have been a victim 

532
00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:35,240
of a crime. 
Detectives investigated the 

533
00:30:35,240 --> 00:30:38,680
details of Lorraine Cox's life 
to determine if there were any 

534
00:30:38,680 --> 00:30:41,960
past incidents or if someone 
from her past could have harmed 

535
00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:44,760
her. 
Eventually, investigators 

536
00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:49,280
discovered that in May 2018, Cox
had endured something horrific. 

537
00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:53,680
She had been brutally assaulted 
by a 35 year old man named 

538
00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:56,680
Robert Prout. 
This man had already been 

539
00:30:56,680 --> 00:30:59,680
convicted of attacking another 
woman, and he was soon to face 

540
00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:03,440
trial for his actions. 
Lorraine disappeared just before

541
00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:06,000
the hearing. 
Once this information became 

542
00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:08,840
public, it sparked numerous 
theories. 

543
00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:12,920
One theory suggested that Robert
had abducted Lorraine to prevent

544
00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:16,760
her from testifying against him,
or that she had gone into hiding

545
00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:18,880
fearing threats from her 
assailant. 

546
00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:23,800
The police's top priority was to
find Lorraine and ensure she was

547
00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:26,680
safe. 
Investigators began reviewing 

548
00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:30,280
surveillance footage, starting 
with the bar where Cox was last 

549
00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:32,880
seen. 
It was a laborious task. 

550
00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:35,880
The police had to review an 
enormous amount of footage from 

551
00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:39,440
cameras on various buildings 
near the bar and along the route

552
00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:42,680
she would have taken home. 
Specifically, they had about 

553
00:31:42,680 --> 00:31:46,840
11,000 hours of video from over 
400 cameras. 

554
00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:49,800
The process took considerable 
time. 

555
00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:54,640
Slowly, from different angles, 
experts track the movements of 

556
00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:57,520
the missing woman until they 
stumbled upon something 

557
00:31:57,520 --> 00:32:00,760
significant. 
It turned out that after 

558
00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:04,080
spending time with friends at 
the bar, Lorraine didn't head 

559
00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:05,960
straight home to her father's 
house. 

560
00:32:06,920 --> 00:32:11,120
She stopped by an establishment 
called Badrum Kebab, bought take

561
00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:13,920
out food and sat on a nearby 
bench to eat. 

562
00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:19,360
Then things got strange as later
that night, Lorraine returned to

563
00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:21,600
the building where the 
restaurant was located, but 

564
00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:24,320
through a different entrance. 
She wasn't alone. 

565
00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:29,120
At 2:45 AM, Cox entered the 
restaurant building with a man 

566
00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:32,800
or young person. 
Earlier, around 2:00 AM, cameras

567
00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:35,880
captured the same man going for 
a walk in the direction where 

568
00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:38,720
Lorraine was sitting. 
She had finished her late night 

569
00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:40,960
meal and was heading toward her 
father's house. 

570
00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:43,360
The man followed her for several
blocks. 

571
00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:47,320
Perhaps this person, like a 
predator, was sizing up his 

572
00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:49,800
potential victim, assessing her 
condition. 

573
00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:52,440
The nighttime streets were 
deserted. 

574
00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:55,760
There was no one around except 
Cox and her pursuer. 

575
00:32:56,280 --> 00:32:59,600
At some point, the man caught up
with Lorraine and a brief 

576
00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:03,280
conversation took place, after 
which they both turned and 

577
00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:05,960
headed toward the Bodrum Kebab 
establishment. 

578
00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:09,160
The most chilling detail was 
that after entering the 

579
00:33:09,160 --> 00:33:11,240
building, Lorraine never came 
out. 

580
00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:15,320
Detectives reviewed the footage 
repeatedly, hoping they had 

581
00:33:15,320 --> 00:33:18,680
missed something, but the 
missing woman never reappeared 

582
00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:22,000
on the recordings. 
This discovery was critical, but

583
00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:26,040
it came eight days after Cox's 
disappearance, so the police had

584
00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:29,560
to act quickly. 
Detectives printed an image of 

585
00:33:29,560 --> 00:33:33,400
Lorraine's random companion and 
showed it to the staff at Badrum

586
00:33:33,400 --> 00:33:36,200
Kebab. 
The restaurant owner told 

587
00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:39,440
investigators that the young man
in the photo lived in the same 

588
00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:42,840
building as the cafe. 
The establishment occupied the 

589
00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:46,080
ground floor, while apartments 
were rented out upstairs. 

590
00:33:46,840 --> 00:33:50,560
However, the owner didn't know 
the man's name as he had only 

591
00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:54,440
moved in five weeks earlier. 
His housing was paid for by his 

592
00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:57,120
employer, whose name appeared in
the documents. 

593
00:33:57,600 --> 00:34:00,720
Since the rent was paid by 
someone else, the landlord had 

594
00:34:00,720 --> 00:34:02,960
no idea who the actual tenant 
was. 

595
00:34:03,760 --> 00:34:06,960
That same evening, police 
entered through a side entrance,

596
00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:10,480
climbed the stairs and knocked 
on the apartment directly above 

597
00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:14,159
the diner. 
A young man opened the door upon

598
00:34:14,159 --> 00:34:16,360
entering. 
The investigators were somewhat 

599
00:34:16,360 --> 00:34:19,760
puzzled by what they saw. 
Perhaps they expected to walk 

600
00:34:19,760 --> 00:34:23,239
into a serial killer's lair and 
find the missing woman's body, 

601
00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:27,080
but they were greeted by a cozy,
neatly cleaned apartment. 

602
00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:30,080
There were no signs of Lorraine 
Cox's presence. 

603
00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:34,840
The young man introduced himself
as Christopher Mayer and showed 

604
00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:37,560
his ID. 
The officers explained the 

605
00:34:37,560 --> 00:34:40,840
purpose of their visit and 
showed surveillance footage of 

606
00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:44,520
Mayor and Lorraine entering the 
building together, but the man 

607
00:34:44,520 --> 00:34:46,120
denied it was him in the 
footage. 

608
00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:49,600
He also claimed he would never 
let a stranger into his 

609
00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:52,960
apartment late at night because 
he wasn't interested in women. 

610
00:34:53,719 --> 00:34:57,880
He was attracted to men. 
Somehow, the detectives gained 

611
00:34:57,880 --> 00:35:01,560
access to Christopher's phone. 
Experts discovered that 

612
00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:04,440
Lorraine's SIM card had been 
used in the device at some 

613
00:35:04,440 --> 00:35:06,720
point. 
This immediately raised 

614
00:35:06,720 --> 00:35:09,880
suspicions that this man might 
have been messaging the missing 

615
00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:12,760
woman's friends from her social 
media account. 

616
00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:15,880
All this remained to be 
confirmed. 

617
00:35:16,600 --> 00:35:19,800
Christopher Mayer was arrested 
on suspicion of abducting 

618
00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:23,040
Lorraine Cox. 
The police immediately cordoned 

619
00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:26,400
off the building and called in a
forensics team to search the 

620
00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:29,080
apartment and surrounding area 
for evidence. 

621
00:35:29,480 --> 00:35:32,560
They found plenty in the 
apartment, but the most 

622
00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:36,000
horrifying discovery was in the 
trash bins not far from the 

623
00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:38,600
building. 
It was a narrow alley between 

624
00:35:38,600 --> 00:35:40,680
houses where containers were 
kept. 

625
00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:45,000
Local residents, as well as 
employees from nearby shops and 

626
00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:49,680
cafes dumped their waste there. 
In one of the bins, among other 

627
00:35:49,680 --> 00:35:54,040
garbage, police found a plastic 
bag containing human body parts.

628
00:35:54,600 --> 00:35:57,720
It wasn't an entire body, so 
identifying the remains 

629
00:35:57,720 --> 00:36:01,600
immediately was impossible. 
In any case, Cox's disappearance

630
00:36:01,600 --> 00:36:04,920
case was now reclassified as a 
serious crime investigation. 

631
00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:07,760
Her close friends took the news 
very hard. 

632
00:36:08,240 --> 00:36:10,800
Eliza Lorraine's partner was in 
Scotland. 

633
00:36:11,240 --> 00:36:13,280
She couldn't come to assist with
the search. 

634
00:36:13,640 --> 00:36:15,440
While Cox was considered 
missing. 

635
00:36:15,720 --> 00:36:18,840
Everyone held on to a faint hope
for a positive outcome. 

636
00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:22,040
But on September 9th, that hope 
vanished. 

637
00:36:22,760 --> 00:36:26,360
Later, Eliza Fellows admitted 
that her life ended when she 

638
00:36:26,360 --> 00:36:29,880
learned of Lorraine's death. 
She was breathing, her body was 

639
00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:34,200
functioning, but Eliza no longer
felt alive, reduced to a mere 

640
00:36:34,200 --> 00:36:37,800
shell of a person. 
From that day, Fellows cut off 

641
00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:39,840
all contact and became a 
recluse. 

642
00:36:40,520 --> 00:36:42,800
She even considered following 
her beloved. 

643
00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:46,120
The only thing holding her back 
was her child from a previous 

644
00:36:46,120 --> 00:36:48,360
relationship whom she couldn't 
abandoned. 

645
00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:51,240
That was the only reason she got
up in the mornings. 

646
00:36:52,040 --> 00:36:58,680
Soon five more men, aged 
22303343 and 71 were taken into 

647
00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:01,840
custody. 
All 5 lived in apartments above 

648
00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:04,320
the restaurant. 
They were all in the building 

649
00:37:04,360 --> 00:37:07,240
the night Lorraine Cox entered 
and never left. 

650
00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:10,960
Although Christopher was the 
only one caught on surveillance,

651
00:37:11,280 --> 00:37:14,480
the police didn't want to focus 
solely on one person. 

652
00:37:15,120 --> 00:37:18,600
They decided to investigate all 
potential suspects to identify 

653
00:37:18,600 --> 00:37:22,400
the real perpetrator. 
Unlike Mayer, the other five 

654
00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:26,280
cooperated willingly, answered 
the detectives questions clearly

655
00:37:26,560 --> 00:37:30,120
and voluntarily provided DNA 
samples for analysis. 

656
00:37:30,600 --> 00:37:34,000
In the end, all the men were 
released and no charges were 

657
00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:37,400
filed against them. 
But Christopher was silent and 

658
00:37:37,400 --> 00:37:40,400
seemed entirely unwilling to 
cooperate with the police. 

659
00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:44,480
However, this didn't stop 
investigators from discovering 

660
00:37:44,600 --> 00:37:48,560
that his real name wasn't 
Christopher Mayer, it was Azam 

661
00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:51,840
Mangori. 
As soon as the officers learned 

662
00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:55,240
the man's true identity, they 
called him in for questioning 

663
00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:57,960
and confronted him about 
deceiving the authorities. 

664
00:37:58,440 --> 00:38:02,040
If he lied about his name, he 
could have lied about everything

665
00:38:02,040 --> 00:38:04,880
else. 
The suspect immediately began 

666
00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:08,720
making excuses. 
According to Azam Mangori, he 

667
00:38:08,720 --> 00:38:11,560
grew up in a very strict Kurdish
family in Iraq. 

668
00:38:12,320 --> 00:38:15,720
In their culture, it wasn't 
acceptable to openly discuss 

669
00:38:15,720 --> 00:38:18,680
personal preferences. 
If anyone learned of his non 

670
00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:22,280
traditional orientation, he 
could have been stoned to death.

671
00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:27,560
When Azam left Iraq at 18, he 
feared people from his hometown 

672
00:38:27,560 --> 00:38:29,600
might somehow discover his 
secret. 

673
00:38:30,240 --> 00:38:33,240
To make it harder to track him, 
he started using the name 

674
00:38:33,240 --> 00:38:37,440
Christopher Mayer. 
In December 2018, he applied for

675
00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:40,680
asylum but was denied. 
Technically, he wasn't even 

676
00:38:40,680 --> 00:38:43,760
supposed to remain in the UK, 
but he stayed as an illegal 

677
00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:45,840
immigrant working as a market 
vendor. 

678
00:38:46,440 --> 00:38:50,080
Azam used a fake ID to make it 
harder for Immigration Services 

679
00:38:50,080 --> 00:38:53,720
to find and deport him. 
He tried to stay under the radar

680
00:38:53,720 --> 00:38:57,080
and avoid drawing attention. 
After sharing his back story, 

681
00:38:57,320 --> 00:39:01,320
Azam fell silent again. 
But the police didn't need his 

682
00:39:01,320 --> 00:39:04,080
confession. 
They already had enough evidence

683
00:39:04,080 --> 00:39:07,800
to hold him accountable. 
First, DNA from the human 

684
00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:11,160
remains found in the trash bin 
matched Lorraine Cox's. 

685
00:39:11,480 --> 00:39:15,560
Second, no matter how much Azam 
tried to clean his apartment, he

686
00:39:15,560 --> 00:39:17,440
couldn't eliminate all the 
evidence. 

687
00:39:17,880 --> 00:39:20,960
In the kitchen trash can, 
investigators found a hand saw 

688
00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:23,240
and two large knives wrapped in 
plastic. 

689
00:39:23,680 --> 00:39:26,880
They also found Lorraine's 
driver's license, part of her 

690
00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:30,120
debit card, and her wallet, all 
cut into pieces. 

691
00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:34,840
Apparently, Azam thought that in
this state, the police wouldn't 

692
00:39:34,840 --> 00:39:37,520
be able to identify the owner of
the items. 

693
00:39:37,880 --> 00:39:41,800
Blood stains wiped clean were 
found throughout the apartment. 

694
00:39:42,280 --> 00:39:45,360
Tests confirmed the blood 
belonged to the missing woman. 

695
00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:50,200
Biological traces remained on 
the saw, knives and plastic. 

696
00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:54,920
In eight days, the man hadn't 
bothered to dispose of such 

697
00:39:54,960 --> 00:39:57,880
obvious evidence. 
And that was just what the 

698
00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:00,000
police found in Azam's 
apartment. 

699
00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:04,480
Behind the restaurant, in the 
same trash bins where Lorraine's

700
00:40:04,480 --> 00:40:08,080
remains were found, experts 
uncovered another garbage bag 

701
00:40:08,080 --> 00:40:11,720
containing a men's T-shirt and a
bed sheet with brownish stains. 

702
00:40:12,520 --> 00:40:16,240
The woman's phone was in another
bag and her SIM card was found 

703
00:40:16,240 --> 00:40:19,640
in a sewer drain. 
Detectives reviewed surveillance

704
00:40:19,640 --> 00:40:23,000
footage again to track Azam 
Mangori's movements. 

705
00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:26,480
The day after Lorraine's 
disappearance, cameras caught 

706
00:40:26,480 --> 00:40:29,600
him in a store buying items 
needed to dispose of a body, 

707
00:40:29,840 --> 00:40:32,440
garbage bags, tape and air 
freshener. 

708
00:40:33,200 --> 00:40:35,840
He then took a taxi to another 
store, where he purchased a 

709
00:40:35,840 --> 00:40:39,160
large duffel bag. 
Later, footage showed Azam 

710
00:40:39,160 --> 00:40:42,240
leaving his home with the bag 
stuffed full, getting into 

711
00:40:42,240 --> 00:40:44,240
another taxi and heading 
somewhere. 

712
00:40:44,880 --> 00:40:47,160
Naturally, he returned empty 
handed. 

713
00:40:47,920 --> 00:40:50,960
Detectives concluded that the 
rest of Lorraine's body was in 

714
00:40:50,960 --> 00:40:54,240
that duffel bag, which Azam had 
discarded somewhere. 

715
00:40:54,920 --> 00:40:58,160
Notably, the footage of the 
suspect carrying the large 

716
00:40:58,160 --> 00:41:02,240
sports bag with unknown contents
was recorded just hours before 

717
00:41:02,240 --> 00:41:05,360
the police arrived. 
Mangori had barely managed to 

718
00:41:05,360 --> 00:41:07,840
cover his tracks before law 
enforcement showed up. 

719
00:41:08,920 --> 00:41:12,280
Using the cameras, detectives 
identified the number of each 

720
00:41:12,280 --> 00:41:16,080
taxi the suspect used to move 
around the city and spoke to the

721
00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:18,400
drivers. 
They learned that Azam had 

722
00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:20,280
travelled to the Tin Pit Hill 
area. 

723
00:41:21,240 --> 00:41:24,640
That's where Lorraine's head and
torso were later found, barely 

724
00:41:24,640 --> 00:41:26,880
covered, lying under a pile of 
logs. 

725
00:41:27,480 --> 00:41:30,720
The T-shirt Cox was wearing the 
night she disappeared was 

726
00:41:30,720 --> 00:41:34,240
stuffed in her mouth. 
Police also discovered that a 

727
00:41:34,240 --> 00:41:36,520
piece of skin had been cut from 
her back. 

728
00:41:37,280 --> 00:41:41,160
It's unknown why this was done, 
but it was believed Azam wanted 

729
00:41:41,160 --> 00:41:44,240
to keep a trophy. 
Perhaps he derived some perverse

730
00:41:44,240 --> 00:41:47,000
satisfaction from mutilating his
victim's body. 

731
00:41:47,840 --> 00:41:51,000
Unfortunately, some parts of 
Lorraine's body were never 

732
00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:54,800
found. 
Her head, torso, legs, and other

733
00:41:54,800 --> 00:41:58,800
remains were so badly decomposed
that determining the cause of 

734
00:41:58,800 --> 00:42:02,840
death was nearly impossible. 
According to the coroner, the 

735
00:42:02,840 --> 00:42:06,200
woman likely suffocated due to 
the T-shirt found in her mouth, 

736
00:42:06,760 --> 00:42:08,520
but this was merely A 
hypothesis. 

737
00:42:09,200 --> 00:42:13,240
Despite overwhelming evidence, 
Azam continued to deny his 

738
00:42:13,240 --> 00:42:15,480
guilt. 
He insisted he hadn't seen 

739
00:42:15,480 --> 00:42:17,840
Lorraine and didn't know what 
happened to her. 

740
00:42:18,440 --> 00:42:21,040
The trial began in the spring of
2021. 

741
00:42:21,440 --> 00:42:25,200
For the first time since his 
arrest, Azam Mangori shared his 

742
00:42:25,200 --> 00:42:27,000
version of the events of that 
night. 

743
00:42:27,560 --> 00:42:31,600
Of course, his story didn't 
align with many details, but it 

744
00:42:31,600 --> 00:42:34,600
was the first time the suspect 
spoke about the crime. 

745
00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:40,960
On September 1st, 2020, Lorraine
Cox said goodbye to her friends,

746
00:42:41,160 --> 00:42:45,760
left the bar and headed home. 
Along the way, she stopped at 

747
00:42:45,760 --> 00:42:49,440
Badrum Kebab, bought food and 
sat on a bench to eat. 

748
00:42:50,120 --> 00:42:53,080
Around the same time, Azam left 
his apartment above the 

749
00:42:53,080 --> 00:42:56,520
restaurant to get some fresh air
and take a walk before bed. 

750
00:42:57,160 --> 00:43:00,720
He and Cox met by chance on the 
street and a conversation 

751
00:43:00,720 --> 00:43:03,160
started. 
According to Azam, the 

752
00:43:03,160 --> 00:43:05,920
conversation smoothly turned 
into flirting. 

753
00:43:06,920 --> 00:43:09,920
This was an odd development 
considering Lorraine was in a 

754
00:43:09,920 --> 00:43:13,000
serious relationship with Eliza 
Fellows from Scotland. 

755
00:43:13,680 --> 00:43:17,360
Moreover, both Cox and Mangori 
identified as having non 

756
00:43:17,360 --> 00:43:21,160
traditional orientations. 
Seemingly forgetting his earlier

757
00:43:21,160 --> 00:43:25,160
claims, Azam stated in court 
that he was equally attracted to

758
00:43:25,160 --> 00:43:28,800
women and men. 
He and Lorraine first went into 

759
00:43:28,800 --> 00:43:31,440
an alley between buildings where
they were intimate. 

760
00:43:32,040 --> 00:43:34,200
Then they decided to go up to 
his apartment. 

761
00:43:34,560 --> 00:43:37,640
They drank, smoked some weed and
went to bed. 

762
00:43:38,520 --> 00:43:42,240
After intimacy, Lorraine offered
to try a prohibited substance 

763
00:43:42,240 --> 00:43:45,760
she had with her. 
Azam's head spun and he blacked 

764
00:43:45,760 --> 00:43:48,000
out. 
When he came to, he found the 

765
00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:50,360
woman unconscious on the 
bathroom floor. 

766
00:43:50,920 --> 00:43:54,600
There was a puddle of urine next
to her body, so Mangori assumed 

767
00:43:54,600 --> 00:43:58,200
Lorraine had overdosed. 
He tried to perform CPR but 

768
00:43:58,200 --> 00:43:59,760
didn't know how to do it 
properly. 

769
00:44:00,480 --> 00:44:03,880
Azam had only seen people being 
saved with mouth to mouth 

770
00:44:03,880 --> 00:44:07,000
resuscitation in movies and had 
never tried it himself. 

771
00:44:07,840 --> 00:44:10,920
At some point, he realized his 
efforts were futile. 

772
00:44:11,320 --> 00:44:14,520
Mangori claimed he couldn't call
for help because he didn't know 

773
00:44:14,520 --> 00:44:19,000
the emergency service number. 
Emergency numbers do vary by 

774
00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:23,840
country, but Azam's excuses 
sounded absurd, as he had lived 

775
00:44:23,840 --> 00:44:27,280
in England for several years and
surely knew how to contact 

776
00:44:27,280 --> 00:44:31,000
emergency services. 
The next part of his story was 

777
00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:34,640
utterly fantastical. 
Mangori said that while sitting 

778
00:44:34,640 --> 00:44:37,760
in the bathroom next to 
Lorraine's unconscious body, he 

779
00:44:37,760 --> 00:44:40,120
saw strange creatures crawling 
out of her mouth. 

780
00:44:40,680 --> 00:44:43,880
Perhaps he was trying to suggest
he was still under the influence

781
00:44:43,880 --> 00:44:47,960
of drugs and hallucinating. 
In any case, Azam panicked and 

782
00:44:47,960 --> 00:44:50,920
stuffed Lorraine's T-shirt into 
her mouth to keep the creatures 

783
00:44:50,920 --> 00:44:54,200
from escaping. 
The scenario sounded absurd and 

784
00:44:54,200 --> 00:44:56,920
implausible. 
Another reason it was hard to 

785
00:44:56,920 --> 00:45:01,560
believe Azam was high panicking 
and making mistakes was that 

786
00:45:01,560 --> 00:45:05,160
police found a video he recorded
shortly after Lorraine's death. 

787
00:45:05,720 --> 00:45:09,800
Mangori filmed himself listening
to music and blowing smoke at 

788
00:45:09,800 --> 00:45:13,160
the camera. 
He appeared calm and collected. 

789
00:45:13,880 --> 00:45:17,640
Azam claimed he believed 
Lorraine was still alive even 

790
00:45:17,640 --> 00:45:19,960
though he had stuffed AT shirt 
down her throat. 

791
00:45:20,640 --> 00:45:24,320
He said he wanted her loved ones
not to worry, so he hacked her 

792
00:45:24,320 --> 00:45:28,440
social media accounts and used 
her SIM card to send messages to

793
00:45:28,440 --> 00:45:31,440
her friends and family. 
This didn't align with his 

794
00:45:31,440 --> 00:45:35,040
supposed goal. 
Why message people if you 

795
00:45:35,040 --> 00:45:39,000
believed Lorraine would wake up 
soon and explain her absence 

796
00:45:39,000 --> 00:45:42,960
herself? 
The true horror of the situation

797
00:45:43,120 --> 00:45:46,840
was that Azam kept Lorraine's 
body in his apartment for eight 

798
00:45:46,840 --> 00:45:49,560
days before finally trying to 
dispose of it. 

799
00:45:50,240 --> 00:45:52,400
He admitted those days were hell
for him. 

800
00:45:52,800 --> 00:45:56,680
He developed mental health 
issues when he decided to cut 

801
00:45:56,680 --> 00:45:59,760
the body into seven parts to 
remove it from the apartment. 

802
00:46:00,000 --> 00:46:02,560
He claimed he didn't understand 
what he was doing. 

803
00:46:03,120 --> 00:46:06,320
It felt to him as if he were 
cutting grass, not human 

804
00:46:06,320 --> 00:46:09,320
remains. 
Overall, Azam's story was 

805
00:46:09,320 --> 00:46:12,880
convoluted and full of lies. 
The prosecution's version, 

806
00:46:12,880 --> 00:46:16,280
however, was far clearer, more 
straightforward and well 

807
00:46:16,280 --> 00:46:19,120
supported. 
A toxicology report showed no 

808
00:46:19,120 --> 00:46:21,480
prohibited substances in 
Lorraine's blood. 

809
00:46:22,240 --> 00:46:25,320
She had indeed been drinking 
with friends that evening, but 

810
00:46:25,320 --> 00:46:27,880
she was perfectly coherent when 
she left for home. 

811
00:46:28,760 --> 00:46:32,920
So all the tales of overdoses 
and creatures crawling out of 

812
00:46:32,920 --> 00:46:36,120
her mouth were nothing but the 
fabrications of a criminal. 

813
00:46:36,400 --> 00:46:41,080
Trying to justify his actions, 
the prosecution suggested that 

814
00:46:41,080 --> 00:46:43,760
Azam's initial plan was to take 
someone's life. 

815
00:46:44,360 --> 00:46:47,920
He had no personal motive, he 
simply needed a victim. 

816
00:46:49,040 --> 00:46:52,320
Lorraine was the unfortunate 1 
he managed to lure to his 

817
00:46:52,320 --> 00:46:55,240
apartment. 
An intimate motive wasn't ruled 

818
00:46:55,240 --> 00:46:58,000
out either. 
The young man went out that 

819
00:46:58,000 --> 00:47:00,880
night with the sole purpose of 
finding a woman for the night. 

820
00:47:01,400 --> 00:47:04,920
Spotting a slightly intoxicated 
Lorraine, he decided to follow 

821
00:47:04,920 --> 00:47:07,160
her and ensure no one would 
interfere. 

822
00:47:07,840 --> 00:47:10,720
Seizing the right moment, he 
approached her and somehow 

823
00:47:10,720 --> 00:47:12,800
convinced her to go up to his 
apartment. 

824
00:47:13,520 --> 00:47:16,920
Most likely, he made advances, 
but she rejected him. 

825
00:47:17,520 --> 00:47:20,640
Her relationship with Eliza 
satisfied her completely. 

826
00:47:21,480 --> 00:47:24,440
Cox wasn't the type to casually 
sleep with a stranger, 

827
00:47:24,520 --> 00:47:27,880
especially a man. 
She likely started screaming and

828
00:47:27,880 --> 00:47:31,600
struggling, prompting Azam to 
stuff AT shirt in her mouth. 

829
00:47:32,520 --> 00:47:35,520
After Lorraine stopped 
breathing, he panicked and 

830
00:47:35,520 --> 00:47:37,600
didn't dare remove the body from
the apartment. 

831
00:47:37,600 --> 00:47:40,800
For nearly a week. 
Lorraine's family and friends 

832
00:47:40,800 --> 00:47:44,760
endured 8 days of desperate hope
and fruitless searches while he 

833
00:47:44,760 --> 00:47:48,640
sat on his bed figuring out how 
to best avoid responsibility for

834
00:47:48,640 --> 00:47:51,800
the murder. 
Because Mangori refused to take 

835
00:47:51,800 --> 00:47:55,680
accountability for the crime 
until the end, it's unknown what

836
00:47:55,680 --> 00:47:57,760
truly drove him to take 
Lorraine's life. 

837
00:47:58,360 --> 00:48:02,280
What were his real motives? 
One thing is clear, Azam acted 

838
00:48:02,280 --> 00:48:05,360
deliberately and methodically. 
His Google search history that 

839
00:48:05,360 --> 00:48:07,480
night showed he looked up how to
dig a grave. 

840
00:48:07,840 --> 00:48:10,760
This meant he was fully aware he
had a dead body he needed to 

841
00:48:10,760 --> 00:48:14,080
dispose of. 
In the end, the 24 year old 

842
00:48:14,080 --> 00:48:18,400
Iraqi native was found guilty of
murdering 32 year old Lorraine 

843
00:48:18,400 --> 00:48:23,680
Cox and desecrating her remains.
Azam Mangori was sentenced to 

844
00:48:23,680 --> 00:48:27,320
life imprisonment with the 
possibility of parole after 20 

845
00:48:27,320 --> 00:48:30,560
years. 
To this day he remains silent 

846
00:48:30,920 --> 00:48:32,840
and hasn't revealed what really 
happened. 

847
00:48:33,200 --> 00:48:36,040
If you have finished watching 
you are a real fan of true 

848
00:48:36,040 --> 00:48:38,720
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Subscribe to the channel, turn 

849
00:48:38,720 --> 00:48:41,080
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850
00:48:41,360 --> 00:48:48,920
See you in the next video. 
Not everyone is lucky enough to 

851
00:48:48,920 --> 00:48:52,000
have neighbors who don't make 
noise or cause irritation. 

852
00:48:52,680 --> 00:48:55,880
Finding common ground with those
living nearby can sometimes be 

853
00:48:55,880 --> 00:48:59,040
very difficult, but you can 
consider yourself fortunate 

854
00:48:59,320 --> 00:49:02,440
because you've never lived next 
to Pazuzu Algarad. 

855
00:49:03,800 --> 00:49:08,320
In this unremarkable single 
story house at 2749 Knollwood 

856
00:49:08,320 --> 00:49:12,800
Dr. in Clemens, North Carolina, 
a single woman lived for a long 

857
00:49:12,800 --> 00:49:18,160
time with her son John. 
Looking at the skinny boy often 

858
00:49:18,160 --> 00:49:21,840
returning from school with tears
in his eyes, neighbors had no 

859
00:49:21,840 --> 00:49:25,280
idea that he would later become 
a monster, feared even by the 

860
00:49:25,280 --> 00:49:27,560
police. 
Click on the like button, 

861
00:49:27,680 --> 00:49:30,600
subscribe to the channel and 
turn on the bell notifications 

862
00:49:30,840 --> 00:49:34,880
and we start. 
Pazuzu Ila Algarad was born on 

863
00:49:34,880 --> 00:49:39,960
August 12th, 1978. 
In reality, his real name was 

864
00:49:39,960 --> 00:49:44,760
John Alexander Lawson. 
At the age of 24, this man 

865
00:49:44,760 --> 00:49:47,640
simply decided to legally change
his name. 

866
00:49:48,080 --> 00:49:51,840
He was born in California to 
Cynthia and Timothy Lawson and 

867
00:49:51,840 --> 00:49:55,560
was their only child. 
When the boy was 2 years old, 

868
00:49:55,840 --> 00:49:59,160
the entire family moved to 
Winston Salem, NC. 

869
00:49:59,880 --> 00:50:04,080
Pazuzu grew up as a fairly happy
child, curious, cheerful, and 

870
00:50:04,080 --> 00:50:07,280
full of life. 
However, things soon took a turn

871
00:50:07,280 --> 00:50:09,960
for the worse. 
It started with his parents 

872
00:50:09,960 --> 00:50:14,200
divorce, after which his father 
Timothy returned to California. 

873
00:50:14,520 --> 00:50:17,080
He simply packed his things and 
left. 

874
00:50:17,640 --> 00:50:20,880
After that, he never appeared in
his child's life again. 

875
00:50:22,120 --> 00:50:25,840
Cynthia, his mother, moved with 
her son to the small town of 

876
00:50:25,840 --> 00:50:30,080
Clemens, North Carolina with a 
population of just over 20,000. 

877
00:50:30,760 --> 00:50:33,960
Almost immediately after the 
divorce, she remarried a man 

878
00:50:33,960 --> 00:50:38,200
named Johnny James. 
Thus, Pazuzu got a stepfather 

879
00:50:38,200 --> 00:50:41,400
instead of a father. 
The boy blamed Johnny for his 

880
00:50:41,400 --> 00:50:45,720
parents separation and as a 
result deeply resented him. 

881
00:50:46,840 --> 00:50:50,800
Johnny, Cynthia's new husband, 
wasn't particularly fond of the 

882
00:50:50,800 --> 00:50:55,160
disobedient child either. 
Constant arguments arose between

883
00:50:55,160 --> 00:50:57,720
them and they clashed over every
little thing. 

884
00:50:58,360 --> 00:51:02,040
It reached a point where the boy
completely isolated himself 

885
00:51:02,760 --> 00:51:06,160
coming home from school. 
He wouldn't talk to anyone and 

886
00:51:06,160 --> 00:51:08,400
would immediately lock himself 
in his room. 

887
00:51:09,320 --> 00:51:12,520
Instead of trying to smooth 
things over or talk to her son. 

888
00:51:12,880 --> 00:51:15,360
His mother preferred to ignore 
his tantrums. 

889
00:51:16,040 --> 00:51:19,080
She didn't want to acknowledge 
that her son didn't get along 

890
00:51:19,080 --> 00:51:22,440
with her new husband. 
She decided that she would never

891
00:51:22,440 --> 00:51:25,840
deny the boy anything to ensure 
he didn't feel deprived. 

892
00:51:26,680 --> 00:51:30,560
In Pazuzu's upbringing, the 
concept of the word no didn't 

893
00:51:30,560 --> 00:51:32,920
exist. 
His mother aimed to give her 

894
00:51:32,920 --> 00:51:36,480
child everything he wanted, 
ultimately creating a skilled 

895
00:51:36,480 --> 00:51:40,520
little manipulator. 
When Pezuzu turned 13, his 

896
00:51:40,520 --> 00:51:43,640
mother and stepfather took him 
to a psychologist to address his

897
00:51:43,640 --> 00:51:46,560
behavior. 
But even at a young age, the boy

898
00:51:46,560 --> 00:51:50,480
managed to turn the situation in
his favor, making the consultant

899
00:51:50,480 --> 00:51:53,560
see the problem not in him, but 
in his stepfather. 

900
00:51:54,080 --> 00:51:56,880
Naturally, believing the 
teenagers stories, the 

901
00:51:56,880 --> 00:52:00,800
psychologist spoke to his mother
and Cynthia in turn began 

902
00:52:00,800 --> 00:52:04,080
pressuring her husband. 
This tension led to the 

903
00:52:04,080 --> 00:52:08,120
stepfather effectively leaving 
the family, leaving the woman to

904
00:52:08,120 --> 00:52:10,080
deal with her son's issues 
alone. 

905
00:52:10,600 --> 00:52:14,120
From then on, Cynthia's life 
began to spiral downward. 

906
00:52:14,520 --> 00:52:17,720
She started drinking heavily and
would disappear from home for 

907
00:52:17,720 --> 00:52:21,080
days at a time. 
She completely stopped caring 

908
00:52:21,080 --> 00:52:24,000
not only for Pazuzu, but also 
for herself. 

909
00:52:24,800 --> 00:52:27,640
Then came a period when she 
stopped going outside 

910
00:52:27,640 --> 00:52:31,000
altogether. 
At the same time, random men 

911
00:52:31,000 --> 00:52:34,440
began appearing in the house, 
and their interactions typically

912
00:52:34,440 --> 00:52:37,640
ended in bed. 
Cynthia wasn't the least bit 

913
00:52:37,640 --> 00:52:40,000
ashamed that her son was in the 
next room. 

914
00:52:40,640 --> 00:52:43,960
By virtue of his age, the boy 
fully understood what was 

915
00:52:43,960 --> 00:52:47,040
happening, and it caused 
significant trauma to his 

916
00:52:47,040 --> 00:52:50,400
psyche. 
From that moment, problems in 

917
00:52:50,400 --> 00:52:54,720
Pezuzu's teenage life only 
continued to pile up because his

918
00:52:54,720 --> 00:52:58,800
mother completely neglected him.
He stopped showering, wore dirty

919
00:52:58,800 --> 00:53:00,880
clothes, and didn't use 
deodorant. 

920
00:53:01,680 --> 00:53:04,360
Naturally, his appearance 
changed for the worse. 

921
00:53:05,280 --> 00:53:08,240
The lack of basic hygiene led 
his classmates to notice the 

922
00:53:08,240 --> 00:53:11,760
unpleasant odors emanating from 
Pazuzu's unwashed body. 

923
00:53:12,320 --> 00:53:15,600
As a result, he faced a great 
deal of bullying at school. 

924
00:53:16,120 --> 00:53:17,680
No one wanted to sit next to 
him. 

925
00:53:18,040 --> 00:53:22,240
He was mocked and humiliated not
only by classmates but also by 

926
00:53:22,240 --> 00:53:26,120
teachers who made remarks. 
Pazuzu didn't like this. 

927
00:53:26,520 --> 00:53:29,720
He often got into fights, which 
led to him losing all his 

928
00:53:29,720 --> 00:53:33,760
friends and becoming an outcast.
He deliberately started dressing

929
00:53:33,760 --> 00:53:37,520
differently from everyone else, 
shaved his head and withdrew 

930
00:53:37,520 --> 00:53:40,960
into himself. 
The bullying, loneliness and 

931
00:53:40,960 --> 00:53:45,160
lack of support caused Pazuzu to
develop severe anxiety. 

932
00:53:45,600 --> 00:53:49,320
Without psychological help, the 
teenager's condition worsened. 

933
00:53:49,920 --> 00:53:54,000
Eventually, he stopped leaving 
the house, talking or attending 

934
00:53:54,000 --> 00:53:56,840
school. 
When Cynthia finally noticed her

935
00:53:56,840 --> 00:53:59,680
son's problems, she took him to 
a psychiatrist. 

936
00:54:00,200 --> 00:54:03,880
The doctor diagnosed Pazuzu with
psychotic disorder and 

937
00:54:03,880 --> 00:54:07,320
schizophrenia. 
The doctor also noted signs of 

938
00:54:07,320 --> 00:54:11,280
developing agoraphobia. 
People with agoraphobia fear 

939
00:54:11,280 --> 00:54:15,200
crowded places and open spaces. 
They are terrified of leaving 

940
00:54:15,200 --> 00:54:18,160
the house and facing situations 
beyond their control. 

941
00:54:18,760 --> 00:54:22,000
Pezuzu was strongly recommended 
to undergo treatment to 

942
00:54:22,000 --> 00:54:25,680
alleviate his condition. 
However, the treatment was quite

943
00:54:25,680 --> 00:54:28,480
expensive and Cynthia simply 
couldn't afford it. 

944
00:54:29,200 --> 00:54:32,000
No one seriously addressed the 
young man's mental health. 

945
00:54:32,720 --> 00:54:35,760
Eventually, Pezuzu returned to 
school but became a true 

946
00:54:35,760 --> 00:54:38,040
nightmare for both teachers and 
classmates. 

947
00:54:38,560 --> 00:54:41,800
This was largely because Cynthia
was far from the best mother. 

948
00:54:42,520 --> 00:54:45,960
Not only did she fail to raise 
her son properly, but she did 

949
00:54:45,960 --> 00:54:48,080
everything to ruin his life 
completely. 

950
00:54:48,960 --> 00:54:52,120
The boy couldn't cope with his 
mental health issues on his own.

951
00:54:52,560 --> 00:54:56,320
To make matters worse, starting 
at age 13, Pazuzu became 

952
00:54:56,320 --> 00:54:59,000
addicted to illegal substances 
and alcohol. 

953
00:54:59,400 --> 00:55:02,960
To cope with his situation, he 
simply began escaping reality. 

954
00:55:03,400 --> 00:55:06,120
Worst of all, Cynthia enabled 
this behavior. 

955
00:55:06,600 --> 00:55:09,320
She bought her son beer just to 
keep him from getting on her 

956
00:55:09,320 --> 00:55:13,640
nerves. 
At 13, he drank about 12 cans of

957
00:55:13,640 --> 00:55:17,440
beer almost every day. 
In a state of intoxication, the 

958
00:55:17,440 --> 00:55:20,440
boy became even more withdrawn 
and went into denial. 

959
00:55:21,200 --> 00:55:24,160
There was another thing Pezuzu 
turned to in order to deal with 

960
00:55:24,160 --> 00:55:27,000
his anxieties. 
It was black magic. 

961
00:55:27,280 --> 00:55:30,480
From early childhood, the boy 
was obsessed with horror movies.

962
00:55:30,760 --> 00:55:35,480
A Nightmare on Elm Street, 
Friday the 13th, The Evil Dead, 

963
00:55:35,640 --> 00:55:39,160
Hellraiser, and others. 
Not just on Halloween, but 

964
00:55:39,160 --> 00:55:42,240
throughout the year, Pezuzu 
dressed up as characters from 

965
00:55:42,240 --> 00:55:45,520
these films and scared 
neighbors, appearing before them

966
00:55:45,520 --> 00:55:50,440
as a vampire or werewolf. 
From age 13, Pezuzu began 

967
00:55:50,440 --> 00:55:52,680
studying black magic and 
witchcraft. 

968
00:55:53,080 --> 00:55:55,640
At some point, he genuinely 
believed he possessed 

969
00:55:55,640 --> 00:55:58,880
supernatural powers. 
He told his classmates he could 

970
00:55:58,880 --> 00:56:02,400
move objects with his mind, 
control the weather, and curse 

971
00:56:02,400 --> 00:56:05,840
people he didn't like. 
Naturally, his stories only gave

972
00:56:05,840 --> 00:56:07,960
other students more reasons to 
mock him. 

973
00:56:08,160 --> 00:56:11,720
No one believed him. 
Pazuzu, however, took it very 

974
00:56:11,720 --> 00:56:14,440
seriously. 
He read books about magic, 

975
00:56:14,760 --> 00:56:18,920
learning how to cast spells on 
people, control their minds and 

976
00:56:18,920 --> 00:56:22,240
exert influence. 
The teenager began performing 

977
00:56:22,240 --> 00:56:25,560
rituals, making animal 
sacrifices to dark forces. 

978
00:56:26,040 --> 00:56:29,440
He even tried drinking blood to 
connect with the darker side of 

979
00:56:29,440 --> 00:56:33,600
reality. 
Soon, Pazuzu became the talk of 

980
00:56:33,600 --> 00:56:37,320
the town. 
The community he grew up in was 

981
00:56:37,320 --> 00:56:40,320
deeply religious. 
A teenager who dressed as 

982
00:56:40,320 --> 00:56:44,400
monsters, was obsessed with 
black magic and killed animals 

983
00:56:44,400 --> 00:56:47,320
provoked condemnation and 
outrage among upright 

984
00:56:47,320 --> 00:56:50,600
Christians. 
Everyone was horrified, which 

985
00:56:50,600 --> 00:56:52,720
only worsened his mental health 
issues. 

986
00:56:53,280 --> 00:56:57,200
By the age of 14, Pazuzu dropped
out of school entirely. 

987
00:56:57,720 --> 00:57:01,480
His agoraphobia attacks became 
so severe that he literally 

988
00:57:01,480 --> 00:57:04,360
couldn't leave the house. 
He hid from the world in his own

989
00:57:04,360 --> 00:57:07,600
room and tried not to leave it 
unless necessary. 

990
00:57:08,480 --> 00:57:11,520
Over the next few years, the 
teenager withdrew completely. 

991
00:57:11,920 --> 00:57:15,720
All he did was drink, take 
illegal drugs and occasionally 

992
00:57:15,720 --> 00:57:18,400
the medications prescribed by 
his psychiatrist. 

993
00:57:19,040 --> 00:57:22,600
The volatile mix of prescription
drugs and alcohol could only 

994
00:57:22,600 --> 00:57:25,840
lead to disaster. 
The only person Pezuzu 

995
00:57:25,840 --> 00:57:28,600
occasionally interacted with was
his mother, Cynthia. 

996
00:57:29,520 --> 00:57:33,360
This period of seclusion lasted 
until he was 18, after which the

997
00:57:33,360 --> 00:57:36,280
young man slowly began to emerge
from his shell. 

998
00:57:37,000 --> 00:57:40,400
Due to his mental health issues,
Pezuzu was granted disability 

999
00:57:40,400 --> 00:57:43,480
benefits. 
These were small payments, but 

1000
00:57:43,480 --> 00:57:46,960
the young man wanted more money,
so he decided to sell illegal 

1001
00:57:46,960 --> 00:57:50,040
drugs. 
This activity forced him to 

1002
00:57:50,040 --> 00:57:52,760
leave the house and interact 
with others. 

1003
00:57:53,800 --> 00:57:58,160
Soon, Pazuzu realized that 
nearly all his clients were very

1004
00:57:58,160 --> 00:58:01,920
similar to him. 
They were all societal outcasts 

1005
00:58:02,120 --> 00:58:05,000
struggling with various issues 
and seeking support. 

1006
00:58:05,760 --> 00:58:08,760
The young man got along well 
with such people, which gave him

1007
00:58:08,760 --> 00:58:11,800
confidence. 
Pazuzu finally felt he had found

1008
00:58:11,800 --> 00:58:15,200
the people he was looking for. 
This realization prompted him to

1009
00:58:15,200 --> 00:58:19,040
legally change his name. 
He no longer wanted to be John 

1010
00:58:19,040 --> 00:58:22,880
Lawson, the boy who was bullied 
at school, pointed at by 

1011
00:58:22,880 --> 00:58:26,080
neighbors, and who felt his own 
worthlessness in this world. 

1012
00:58:26,680 --> 00:58:31,280
Only among people like him did 
Pazuzu Algorod feel significant.

1013
00:58:31,800 --> 00:58:35,160
He wanted to create a new 
identity to escape the state he 

1014
00:58:35,160 --> 00:58:39,000
had been in for years. 
When changing his documents, he 

1015
00:58:39,000 --> 00:58:42,440
stated that the name change was 
due to religious reasons. 

1016
00:58:43,600 --> 00:58:47,280
Pezuzu is a demon in Assyrian 
and Babylonian mythology. 

1017
00:58:47,600 --> 00:58:51,480
A powerful and malevolent 
figure, Pezuzu represented the 

1018
00:58:51,480 --> 00:58:54,640
southwest wind and was 
considered a bringer of storms 

1019
00:58:54,640 --> 00:58:58,200
and drought in ancient culture. 
It was also the name of the 

1020
00:58:58,200 --> 00:59:02,160
demon in the movie The Exorcist.
This is how the young man saw 

1021
00:59:02,200 --> 00:59:05,400
himself. 
His surname, Ila Algarad, 

1022
00:59:05,560 --> 00:59:08,320
translated from Arabic as Lord 
of Locusts. 

1023
00:59:08,680 --> 00:59:12,000
He created a terrifying persona 
and wanted to become the most 

1024
00:59:12,000 --> 00:59:15,680
frightening version of himself. 
Under this guise, his name alone

1025
00:59:15,680 --> 00:59:19,040
scared devout Christians, and 
Pezuzu took pleasure in it. 

1026
00:59:20,200 --> 00:59:23,840
To amplify the effect of his 
name, he got several tattoos 

1027
00:59:23,840 --> 00:59:26,680
that offended the true faith of 
the people in his town. 

1028
00:59:27,160 --> 00:59:32,880
For example, he tattooed Lucifer
and the number 666, a special 

1029
00:59:32,880 --> 00:59:36,200
number mentioned in the Bible 
associated with the Beast of the

1030
00:59:36,200 --> 00:59:39,000
Apocalypse. 
He enjoyed it when people looked

1031
00:59:39,000 --> 00:59:42,480
at his tattoos with disapproval,
crossed to the other side of the

1032
00:59:42,480 --> 00:59:46,720
street, or openly feared him. 
This reaction intensified 

1033
00:59:46,920 --> 00:59:49,840
because Pazuzu completely 
stopped caring about personal 

1034
00:59:49,840 --> 00:59:52,600
hygiene. 
He didn't shower, brush his 

1035
00:59:52,600 --> 00:59:56,280
teeth or bathe. 
Or rather, he did so once a 

1036
00:59:56,280 --> 00:59:59,360
year. 
In Algorad's opinion, washing 

1037
00:59:59,360 --> 01:00:03,000
stripped the body of its natural
protection against diseases and 

1038
01:00:03,000 --> 01:00:05,880
infections. 
And where have you ever seen a 

1039
01:00:05,880 --> 01:00:11,040
clean rosy cheeked demon? 
Pazuzu also filed his teeth into

1040
01:00:11,040 --> 01:00:14,040
sharp fangs. 
He had loved vampires since 

1041
01:00:14,040 --> 01:00:16,840
childhood and wanted to emulate 
them in every way. 

1042
01:00:17,520 --> 01:00:21,640
Moreover, sharp fangs made it 
easier to bite animals, to drink

1043
01:00:21,640 --> 01:00:24,040
their blood, and possibly even 
people. 

1044
01:00:24,720 --> 01:00:28,040
He filed his teeth while under 
the influence of illegal drugs 

1045
01:00:28,440 --> 01:00:31,520
so he didn't feel pain. 
The pain came later. 

1046
01:00:32,080 --> 01:00:35,240
Algarad also split his tongue 
down the middle, making it 

1047
01:00:35,240 --> 01:00:39,120
resemble a snakes. 
The young man, consumed with the

1048
01:00:39,120 --> 01:00:43,120
idea of turning himself into a 
demon, began inventing various 

1049
01:00:43,120 --> 01:00:46,520
stories about his origins to 
seem more intimidating and 

1050
01:00:46,520 --> 01:00:49,960
resemble a real villain, like a 
mythical character. 

1051
01:00:50,080 --> 01:00:52,960
He told people his mother 
worshipped the devil and his 

1052
01:00:52,960 --> 01:00:55,040
father was a high priest from 
Iraq. 

1053
01:00:55,680 --> 01:00:59,120
Pezuzu claimed he was Muslim, 
though of course he never was. 

1054
01:01:00,440 --> 01:01:04,960
After the events of September 
11th, 2001 in the United States 

1055
01:01:05,320 --> 01:01:07,760
when the twin towers of the 
World Trade Center were 

1056
01:01:07,760 --> 01:01:11,520
destroyed, Americans were wary 
of people of other religions. 

1057
01:01:12,080 --> 01:01:15,600
This is why Pazuzu told everyone
he was a follower of Islam to 

1058
01:01:15,600 --> 01:01:17,880
stir up even more panic around 
himself. 

1059
01:01:18,640 --> 01:01:22,280
His main spiritual teacher and 
inspiration was the infamous 

1060
01:01:22,280 --> 01:01:25,320
Charles Manson. 
Algorad admired how this man 

1061
01:01:25,320 --> 01:01:28,440
controlled his followers and 
made them commit crimes for him 

1062
01:01:28,920 --> 01:01:30,840
in the style of a true cult 
leader. 

1063
01:01:31,120 --> 01:01:34,800
Pazuzu created his own religion 
based on a mix of various 

1064
01:01:34,800 --> 01:01:38,520
beliefs, which included monthly 
animal sacrifices during the 

1065
01:01:38,520 --> 01:01:42,120
dark moon. 
Pazuzu Ila Algarad dreamed of 

1066
01:01:42,120 --> 01:01:46,040
standing out from the crowd, 
attracting outcasts like himself

1067
01:01:46,040 --> 01:01:49,200
from childhood, and commanding 
an army of followers. 

1068
01:01:50,160 --> 01:01:53,760
After changing his name and 
adopting A terrifying image, he 

1069
01:01:53,760 --> 01:01:57,360
turned the family home where he 
still lived with his mother into

1070
01:01:57,360 --> 01:02:00,520
a place for parties and meetings
with future fans. 

1071
01:02:01,400 --> 01:02:04,520
Pazuzu invited almost everyone 
he knew to hang out at his 

1072
01:02:04,520 --> 01:02:09,000
house, and later this place 
became known as Knollwood House.

1073
01:02:09,200 --> 01:02:12,680
First, because it was located on
Knollwood Dr. and second, 

1074
01:02:12,680 --> 01:02:15,440
because the building later 
turned into a House of horrors 

1075
01:02:15,560 --> 01:02:19,920
that drove neighbors insane. 
His mother, Cynthia, as she did 

1076
01:02:19,920 --> 01:02:23,040
in his childhood, allowed her 
son to do whatever he wanted. 

1077
01:02:23,200 --> 01:02:26,840
So Pezuzu turned the entire 
house into a party venue, and 

1078
01:02:26,840 --> 01:02:29,840
she didn't care. 
There were 20 to 30 people there

1079
01:02:29,840 --> 01:02:32,640
at once. 
They partied, drank and took 

1080
01:02:32,640 --> 01:02:35,880
psychedelic drugs. 
Algorod wanted to create an 

1081
01:02:35,880 --> 01:02:38,760
environment where people felt 
free, where they wouldn't be 

1082
01:02:38,760 --> 01:02:41,040
judged. 
They could dress however they 

1083
01:02:41,040 --> 01:02:44,560
wanted, say whatever they 
pleased, and do anything that 

1084
01:02:44,560 --> 01:02:48,320
came to their clouded minds. 
Guests could act out their 

1085
01:02:48,320 --> 01:02:51,280
deepest and darkest fetishes and
fantasies. 

1086
01:02:52,040 --> 01:02:55,240
If they wanted to do something 
illegal, there were no issues. 

1087
01:02:56,000 --> 01:02:58,640
Want to smash ATV? 
Here's a hammer. 

1088
01:02:58,920 --> 01:03:01,360
Feel like trashing the house? 
Go ahead. 

1089
01:03:01,760 --> 01:03:04,040
Tempted to smash a beer bottle 
over someone's head? 

1090
01:03:04,280 --> 01:03:07,840
Be my guest. 
Pezuzu's guests were free in 

1091
01:03:07,840 --> 01:03:10,800
their choices. 
They could engage in intimacy in

1092
01:03:10,800 --> 01:03:14,360
front of everyone, urinate on 
the carpet or defecate in the 

1093
01:03:14,360 --> 01:03:17,000
corner of the room. 
There were no rules in this 

1094
01:03:17,000 --> 01:03:21,480
house, and no one cleaned up. 
Soon, Knollwood House began 

1095
01:03:21,480 --> 01:03:25,200
attracting dozens of people, and
over time their numbers grew. 

1096
01:03:25,960 --> 01:03:29,320
The situation spiraled more and 
more out of control. 

1097
01:03:30,240 --> 01:03:33,600
Many newcomers didn't even know 
the host, so Pazuzu greeted 

1098
01:03:33,600 --> 01:03:37,760
them, told his fabricated origin
story, spoke of supernatural 

1099
01:03:37,760 --> 01:03:41,920
powers, and in front of them 
sank his sharpened fangs into 

1100
01:03:41,920 --> 01:03:45,880
animals and drank their blood. 
Then he might bite his own hand 

1101
01:03:45,880 --> 01:03:49,480
and let someone taste him, or 
conversely, offer guests to 

1102
01:03:49,480 --> 01:03:52,760
share their blood, and people 
willingly let him do it. 

1103
01:03:53,360 --> 01:03:57,400
Suddenly, wild bacchanals would 
begin with partners swapping 

1104
01:03:57,400 --> 01:03:59,720
each other. 
In one corner, someone was 

1105
01:03:59,720 --> 01:04:03,360
urinating, someone was vomiting,
and someone was sleeping on the 

1106
01:04:03,360 --> 01:04:06,280
floor. 
Gradually, the house began to 

1107
01:04:06,280 --> 01:04:10,480
fall apart because no one cared 
for it, no one cleaned, and no 

1108
01:04:10,480 --> 01:04:13,960
one made repairs. 
Visitors literally trashed the 

1109
01:04:13,960 --> 01:04:16,600
place. 
The walls were smeared with 

1110
01:04:16,600 --> 01:04:21,360
blood, covered in pentagrams, 
inverted crosses, and images of 

1111
01:04:21,360 --> 01:04:24,280
the devil. 
Everything was damp and moldy. 

1112
01:04:24,760 --> 01:04:27,120
Human feces reeked in the 
corners. 

1113
01:04:27,360 --> 01:04:29,560
Carpets and sofas were wet with 
urine. 

1114
01:04:30,240 --> 01:04:33,680
The space was filled with an 
indescribable stench of filth. 

1115
01:04:34,320 --> 01:04:38,720
Besides people, five dogs lived 
in the house, also defecating 

1116
01:04:38,720 --> 01:04:42,400
everywhere. 
Rats, larvae, flies, all were 

1117
01:04:42,400 --> 01:04:44,480
permanent residents of Knollwood
House. 

1118
01:04:45,160 --> 01:04:48,000
The carcasses of dead animals, 
which no one ever thought to 

1119
01:04:48,000 --> 01:04:51,760
clean up, littered both the 
inside and outside of the house.

1120
01:04:52,560 --> 01:04:55,280
A dead cat hung from a tree in 
the backyard. 

1121
01:04:55,600 --> 01:04:59,760
The entire facade was covered in
graffiti and signs reading no 

1122
01:04:59,760 --> 01:05:03,200
Entry and gang members not 
allowed were nailed to the 

1123
01:05:03,200 --> 01:05:06,200
fence. 
It was clear to anyone that no 

1124
01:05:06,200 --> 01:05:09,560
sane person could stay in the 
house for even a minute, so it's

1125
01:05:09,560 --> 01:05:12,440
easy to understand what kind of 
people spent their free time at 

1126
01:05:12,440 --> 01:05:17,600
Knollwood House 24 hours a day. 
Black metal music blared at full

1127
01:05:17,600 --> 01:05:20,760
volume in Pazuzu's house. 
Neighbors suffered from the 

1128
01:05:20,760 --> 01:05:24,200
constant noise and stench 
spreading across the street and 

1129
01:05:24,200 --> 01:05:28,000
kept their windows closed. 
However, none of them dared to 

1130
01:05:28,000 --> 01:05:31,600
call the police and report the 
disturbances first. 

1131
01:05:31,840 --> 01:05:34,160
People were genuinely afraid of 
Algorad. 

1132
01:05:34,840 --> 01:05:38,400
Some believed he had powers and 
could cause harm, while others 

1133
01:05:38,400 --> 01:05:40,960
simply didn't want to deal with 
an unhinged neighbor. 

1134
01:05:41,760 --> 01:05:44,840
It was unclear what his 
disturbed mind was capable of. 

1135
01:05:46,000 --> 01:05:50,400
During this period, Cynthia and 
her son Pazuzu switched roles 

1136
01:05:50,920 --> 01:05:53,480
when he was a child. 
His mother held intimate 

1137
01:05:53,480 --> 01:05:56,760
rendezvous in the house, and he 
was an unwilling witness to 

1138
01:05:56,760 --> 01:06:00,560
these drunken parties, forcing 
him to lock himself in his room.

1139
01:06:01,600 --> 01:06:05,120
Now Cynthia locked herself in 
her bedroom and was afraid to 

1140
01:06:05,120 --> 01:06:08,320
step into the hallway. 
She believed that as long as 

1141
01:06:08,320 --> 01:06:11,920
Pazuzu and his friends didn't 
barge into her room, they could 

1142
01:06:11,920 --> 01:06:15,520
do whatever they wanted. 
Their roles had reversed. 

1143
01:06:16,480 --> 01:06:20,520
Most likely, in this story, the 
mother is to blame for failing 

1144
01:06:20,520 --> 01:06:23,280
to raise her only son as a 
normal person. 

1145
01:06:23,800 --> 01:06:26,800
If Cynthia had controlled her 
child and addressed his 

1146
01:06:26,800 --> 01:06:29,880
treatment in time, this story 
might not have happened. 

1147
01:06:30,520 --> 01:06:33,800
Over time, people from across 
the country began flocking to 

1148
01:06:33,800 --> 01:06:37,400
this crazy party house. 
Mostly, they were outcasts, 

1149
01:06:37,400 --> 01:06:40,520
ignored by society. 
They love the freedom and 

1150
01:06:40,520 --> 01:06:43,320
attention provided by the host 
of Knollwood House. 

1151
01:06:43,960 --> 01:06:47,800
Now they finally felt they 
belong to a community, something

1152
01:06:47,800 --> 01:06:51,840
they've never had before, and 
began to exalt Pezuzu, worship 

1153
01:06:51,840 --> 01:06:56,800
him, and look up to Algorad. 
It resembled A cult and Pezuzu 

1154
01:06:56,800 --> 01:06:59,080
undoubtedly enjoyed all this 
attention. 

1155
01:06:59,400 --> 01:07:01,960
It gave him confidence in his 
own abilities. 

1156
01:07:02,800 --> 01:07:06,320
The young man grew up an 
outcast, never had close friends

1157
01:07:06,520 --> 01:07:08,800
and was very lonely and 
isolated. 

1158
01:07:09,280 --> 01:07:12,560
Now all these people worshipped 
him and were ready to follow his

1159
01:07:12,560 --> 01:07:15,840
orders. 
And Pazuzu truly felt unique. 

1160
01:07:16,600 --> 01:07:21,560
His perverse charisma attracted 
certain minds, losers, outcasts,

1161
01:07:21,720 --> 01:07:24,720
people living on the edge, or 
those who wanted to live on the 

1162
01:07:24,720 --> 01:07:27,640
edge. 
Since Algorod had power over his

1163
01:07:27,640 --> 01:07:31,480
followers, he began manipulating
and controlling them to see how 

1164
01:07:31,480 --> 01:07:35,280
far they would go for him. 
Sometimes Pazuzu was very 

1165
01:07:35,280 --> 01:07:37,320
charming when he saw some 
opportunity. 

1166
01:07:37,760 --> 01:07:41,040
If he wanted someone to commit a
crime for him, they would gladly

1167
01:07:41,040 --> 01:07:44,120
do it because Algarad had power 
over the people who came to his 

1168
01:07:44,120 --> 01:07:46,600
house. 
Pazuzu didn't just have male 

1169
01:07:46,600 --> 01:07:49,560
followers, he also attracted 
many women. 

1170
01:07:50,280 --> 01:07:54,560
By then, Algarad was over 30, 
while his admirers were barely 

1171
01:07:54,560 --> 01:07:57,400
out of their late teens, aged 18
to 20. 

1172
01:07:57,920 --> 01:08:01,520
The girls were much younger, far
more vulnerable and naive, 

1173
01:08:01,800 --> 01:08:06,360
making them easy to manipulate. 
Moreover, the fans he interacted

1174
01:08:06,360 --> 01:08:10,000
with at Knollwood House fell 
head over heels for him, despite

1175
01:08:10,000 --> 01:08:12,920
his disregard for showers and 
basic hygiene. 

1176
01:08:13,400 --> 01:08:17,000
In the typical manner of a cult 
leader, Pazuzu decided to make 

1177
01:08:17,000 --> 01:08:19,279
several of his followers his 
brides. 

1178
01:08:19,800 --> 01:08:21,840
He wasn't officially married to 
any of them. 

1179
01:08:22,120 --> 01:08:25,000
It wasn't necessary for him. 
He simply called them his 

1180
01:08:25,000 --> 01:08:29,200
spiritual wives or brides. 
One such bride was a young woman

1181
01:08:29,200 --> 01:08:33,359
named Amber Birch, born in 
January 1990 to an ordinary 

1182
01:08:33,359 --> 01:08:36,080
family. 
Amber had a happy childhood, 

1183
01:08:36,120 --> 01:08:39,399
excelled in school, and her 
greatest passion was horses, 

1184
01:08:39,399 --> 01:08:43,279
which her family owned. 
She often rode with friends and 

1185
01:08:43,279 --> 01:08:47,319
spent time in nature. 
In 2008, Birch graduated high 

1186
01:08:47,319 --> 01:08:50,640
school and that's when she first
met Pazuzu Algorod. 

1187
01:08:50,800 --> 01:08:55,040
She was 18 and he was 30. 
A relationship developed between

1188
01:08:55,040 --> 01:08:58,000
them and Amber changed literally
overnight. 

1189
01:08:58,520 --> 01:09:01,319
She stopped caring about 
herself, stopped showering, 

1190
01:09:01,560 --> 01:09:05,120
tried illegal drugs for the 
first time and began drinking 

1191
01:09:05,120 --> 01:09:07,760
alcohol. 
She even turned her teeth into 

1192
01:09:07,760 --> 01:09:11,520
fangs as Pazuzu had done on 
social media. 

1193
01:09:11,800 --> 01:09:15,040
Birch's status claimed she was 
legally married to Algorad. 

1194
01:09:15,439 --> 01:09:18,560
Her entire life revolved around 
worshipping her so-called 

1195
01:09:18,560 --> 01:09:21,960
husband as she completely cut 
off her friends and family. 

1196
01:09:22,880 --> 01:09:26,120
Pezuzu's second wife was a young
woman named Crystal Matlock. 

1197
01:09:26,640 --> 01:09:30,279
She met him when she was 20. 
Her situation was very similar 

1198
01:09:30,279 --> 01:09:33,439
to Amber's. 
Crystal was completely consumed 

1199
01:09:33,439 --> 01:09:38,000
by Algorad, calling him her hero
and savior, worshipping him, and

1200
01:09:38,000 --> 01:09:40,319
forgetting about her family and 
close friends. 

1201
01:09:40,960 --> 01:09:44,439
Besides Crystal and Amber, there
were other girls who considered 

1202
01:09:44,439 --> 01:09:48,160
themselves Pezuzu's brides, but 
little is known about them. 

1203
01:09:48,920 --> 01:09:52,120
The parties at Knollwood House 
continued, and with the rise of 

1204
01:09:52,120 --> 01:09:55,920
social media, rumors of the wild
bacchanal spread quickly. 

1205
01:09:56,520 --> 01:10:00,080
In 2009, things at the house 
took an increasingly darker 

1206
01:10:00,080 --> 01:10:02,960
turn. 
If Pazuzu previously boasted 

1207
01:10:02,960 --> 01:10:06,760
about supernatural powers, he 
now began showing everyone his 

1208
01:10:06,760 --> 01:10:10,640
weapon collection, consisting of
numerous knives and several guns

1209
01:10:10,640 --> 01:10:14,360
stored in the dishwasher. 
Because Algarad got away with 

1210
01:10:14,360 --> 01:10:17,640
his criminal activities for 
years, including using illegal 

1211
01:10:17,640 --> 01:10:21,280
drugs, killing animals, and 
disturbing the peace, he felt 

1212
01:10:21,280 --> 01:10:25,000
untouchable and began revealing 
an even crueler side of his 

1213
01:10:25,000 --> 01:10:28,640
personality. 
Now, when new guests came to the

1214
01:10:28,640 --> 01:10:32,120
house, Pezuzu bragged that he 
could easily kill someone. 

1215
01:10:32,680 --> 01:10:36,160
He claimed he had killed several
homeless people just for fun and

1216
01:10:36,160 --> 01:10:38,520
then sent a couple of 
prostitutes to their deaths. 

1217
01:10:39,040 --> 01:10:41,720
He told tales that several 
bodies were buried in his 

1218
01:10:41,720 --> 01:10:44,360
backyard. 
When someone expressed doubts 

1219
01:10:44,360 --> 01:10:48,240
about these stories, Pazuzu said
that similar skeptics were lying

1220
01:10:48,240 --> 01:10:52,040
in his basement and the smell in
the house supposedly came from 

1221
01:10:52,040 --> 01:10:54,120
the decomposing bodies down 
there. 

1222
01:10:54,880 --> 01:10:57,960
The host warned new guests that 
if they didn't follow his 

1223
01:10:57,960 --> 01:11:00,280
orders, they'd end up in that 
basement. 

1224
01:11:01,080 --> 01:11:04,960
The scariest part was that this 
didn't scare or repel people 

1225
01:11:04,960 --> 01:11:07,800
from Knollwood House. 
It attracted even more. 

1226
01:11:08,400 --> 01:11:12,240
Most likely people simply turned
a blind eye to what Pazuzu was 

1227
01:11:12,240 --> 01:11:14,760
doing. 
They just needed an environment 

1228
01:11:14,880 --> 01:11:18,200
where they could freely use 
illegal drugs and connect with 

1229
01:11:18,200 --> 01:11:23,840
like minded individuals. 
In 2009, two men visited 

1230
01:11:23,840 --> 01:11:27,920
Algorod's house for the first 
time, Joshua Wetzler and Tommy 

1231
01:11:27,920 --> 01:11:31,360
Dean Welch. 
Joshua Wetzler was 32 at the 

1232
01:11:31,360 --> 01:11:33,840
time. 
He was born in North Carolina 

1233
01:11:33,960 --> 01:11:37,560
and after graduating high 
school, met a girl named Stacy 

1234
01:11:37,560 --> 01:11:40,960
at a music festival. 
They bonded over their love for 

1235
01:11:40,960 --> 01:11:43,680
horses. 
The two hit it off immediately 

1236
01:11:43,920 --> 01:11:47,800
and a romance sparked. 
In 2002, the couple bought a 

1237
01:11:47,800 --> 01:11:51,400
small plot of land, turning it 
into a small rehabilitation 

1238
01:11:51,400 --> 01:11:55,520
Center for horses. 
Soon, Josh and Stacy had a son. 

1239
01:11:56,160 --> 01:11:59,480
As construction on the property 
progressed, the couple began 

1240
01:11:59,480 --> 01:12:03,560
facing financial difficulties. 
To earn some money, Josh started

1241
01:12:03,560 --> 01:12:07,160
a business, trimming hooves. 
Things seemed to be looking up, 

1242
01:12:07,480 --> 01:12:11,480
at least enough to stay afloat. 
But one day, Josh made the 

1243
01:12:11,480 --> 01:12:14,400
mistake of ordering 
hallucinogenic mushrooms by 

1244
01:12:14,400 --> 01:12:17,040
mail. 
He was caught, and he was 

1245
01:12:17,040 --> 01:12:21,360
charged with a criminal offense.
After that, his life fell apart 

1246
01:12:21,360 --> 01:12:24,040
completely because clients 
stopped coming to him. 

1247
01:12:24,800 --> 01:12:28,000
Josh was fired from his job and 
couldn't find another. 

1248
01:12:28,600 --> 01:12:32,880
Soon Stacy left him, taking 
their son and gaining full 

1249
01:12:32,880 --> 01:12:35,600
custody. 
The father was only allowed to 

1250
01:12:35,600 --> 01:12:40,360
see his son under supervision. 
Due to 1 foolish mistake, his 

1251
01:12:40,360 --> 01:12:44,920
life went off the rails. 
Joshua Wetzler became a societal

1252
01:12:44,920 --> 01:12:48,080
outcast. 
He faced financial struggles and

1253
01:12:48,080 --> 01:12:51,080
was forced to sell illegal drugs
to support himself. 

1254
01:12:51,760 --> 01:12:55,600
This activity brought him into 
contact with unsavory people. 

1255
01:12:56,760 --> 01:13:00,840
That's when he first met the 
host of Knollwood House, Pazuzu 

1256
01:13:00,880 --> 01:13:04,880
Algarad. 
In the summer of 2009, Josh went

1257
01:13:04,880 --> 01:13:08,240
to visit his son. 
He, Stacy and the boy had a 

1258
01:13:08,240 --> 01:13:11,640
great time together. 
They made pizza, played and 

1259
01:13:11,640 --> 01:13:15,160
planned their next meeting. 
But that visit was the last. 

1260
01:13:15,680 --> 01:13:19,000
Stacy and her son never saw 
Joshua again. 

1261
01:13:19,640 --> 01:13:22,600
At first, the woman thought 
Wetzler had violated his 

1262
01:13:22,600 --> 01:13:24,640
probation and was sent to 
prison. 

1263
01:13:25,000 --> 01:13:27,720
Or perhaps he had fled to 
another state to avoid the 

1264
01:13:27,720 --> 01:13:30,160
police. 
But it later turned out that 

1265
01:13:30,160 --> 01:13:34,000
Josh had simply vanished from 
the face of the earth and no one

1266
01:13:34,000 --> 01:13:37,760
knew where he went. 
The second man was Tommy Dean 

1267
01:13:37,760 --> 01:13:40,160
Welch. 
He was about 30 years old. 

1268
01:13:40,720 --> 01:13:42,880
Tommy was the eldest of three 
brothers. 

1269
01:13:43,240 --> 01:13:47,120
He grew up in Arkansas. 
His passion was cars, he was 

1270
01:13:47,120 --> 01:13:49,640
skilled with engines and could 
fix any breakdown. 

1271
01:13:50,200 --> 01:13:53,800
Tommy was devoted to his family,
where he had two young nephews. 

1272
01:13:54,280 --> 01:13:57,480
The man never used anything 
illegal, he rarely even drank 

1273
01:13:57,480 --> 01:14:02,040
alcohol. 
Somehow in 2009, Tommy met 

1274
01:14:02,040 --> 01:14:05,800
Pazuzu and it led to devastating
consequences for Welch. 

1275
01:14:06,960 --> 01:14:11,800
On October 3rd, 2009, a few 
months after Joshua Wetzler's 

1276
01:14:11,800 --> 01:14:15,040
mysterious disappearance, Tommy 
Welch spent the day with his 

1277
01:14:15,040 --> 01:14:17,960
family. 
That evening, they planned to 

1278
01:14:17,960 --> 01:14:20,880
meet for dinner at his brother's
house to continue catching up, 

1279
01:14:21,520 --> 01:14:25,280
but Tommy never showed up. 
His relatives tried calling him,

1280
01:14:25,680 --> 01:14:29,360
but Welch didn't answer. 
His brothers went to the house 

1281
01:14:29,360 --> 01:14:31,960
where he had been living 
recently, but he wasn't there 

1282
01:14:32,000 --> 01:14:35,120
either. 
This behavior was unlike Tommy. 

1283
01:14:35,680 --> 01:14:38,720
He cared too much about his 
family's feelings to just leave.

1284
01:14:38,720 --> 01:14:41,880
Without warning. 
The family reported him missing 

1285
01:14:41,880 --> 01:14:44,680
to the police. 
Days turned into weeks. 

1286
01:14:45,160 --> 01:14:48,960
Tommy's brothers scoured the 
area, searched the woods, and 

1287
01:14:48,960 --> 01:14:52,120
questioned countless people, but
found no leads. 

1288
01:14:52,680 --> 01:14:56,480
Tommy Welch, like Joshua 
Wetzler, had simply vanished 

1289
01:14:56,480 --> 01:15:00,000
into thin air. 
Regardless, one person stood at 

1290
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:03,720
the center of both 
disappearances, Pazuzu Algorod, 

1291
01:15:04,280 --> 01:15:07,320
and he continued to throw wild 
parties at his house. 

1292
01:15:07,920 --> 01:15:11,120
The only difference now was that
his stories about captives 

1293
01:15:11,120 --> 01:15:14,640
locked in the basement walls 
were joined by a tale that he 

1294
01:15:14,640 --> 01:15:17,160
had killed two men he had 
disagreements with. 

1295
01:15:17,800 --> 01:15:21,720
Then, with the help of his two 
wives, Amber Birch and Crystal 

1296
01:15:21,720 --> 01:15:25,160
Matlock, he dismembered the 
bodies and buried them in the 

1297
01:15:25,160 --> 01:15:28,440
backyard. 
Pezuzu told this story to almost

1298
01:15:28,440 --> 01:15:31,480
everyone who entered his house, 
but none of the listeners did 

1299
01:15:31,480 --> 01:15:35,200
anything about it, didn't dig 
into details about these men, 

1300
01:15:35,400 --> 01:15:39,080
and didn't go to the police. 
Many assumed it was just another

1301
01:15:39,080 --> 01:15:42,680
of Pezuzu's fabrications, as he 
loved shocking people. 

1302
01:15:43,640 --> 01:15:45,920
Months passed, but no one 
knocked on the doors of 

1303
01:15:45,920 --> 01:15:48,560
Knollwood House to inquire about
the missing men. 

1304
01:15:49,320 --> 01:15:52,480
During this time, Algorad of 
course, had run insurance with 

1305
01:15:52,480 --> 01:15:55,440
the law, but they didn't involve
Tommy or Joshua. 

1306
01:15:56,120 --> 01:15:59,480
He was accused of assaulting a 
woman, but received only 

1307
01:15:59,480 --> 01:16:03,240
probation. 
Additionally, Pezuzu attacked 

1308
01:16:03,240 --> 01:16:06,080
his mother, who continued to 
live in the house. 

1309
01:16:06,680 --> 01:16:11,080
Once, Cynthia somehow angered 
her son so much that he grabbed 

1310
01:16:11,080 --> 01:16:13,160
her by the throat and began 
choking her. 

1311
01:16:13,560 --> 01:16:16,120
She was so frightened that she 
reported the assault to the 

1312
01:16:16,120 --> 01:16:20,000
police. 
Algorod was arrested later. 

1313
01:16:20,160 --> 01:16:23,800
Cynthia dropped the charges and 
Pazuzu got away with it again. 

1314
01:16:24,600 --> 01:16:27,400
There was also an incident where
one of his wives, Amber, was 

1315
01:16:27,400 --> 01:16:30,680
arrested for repeatedly beating 
Cynthia, but Cynthia didn't 

1316
01:16:30,680 --> 01:16:33,640
press charges again and Amber 
escaped punishment. 

1317
01:16:34,280 --> 01:16:37,600
No matter how many times Pezuzu 
had issues with the law, he 

1318
01:16:37,600 --> 01:16:43,400
managed to walk away unscathed. 
He only received probation in 

1319
01:16:43,400 --> 01:16:46,480
early 2010. 
About six months after Joshua 

1320
01:16:46,480 --> 01:16:50,120
Wetzler's disappearance, the 
police found his abandoned car. 

1321
01:16:50,920 --> 01:16:54,160
His former girlfriend didn't yet
know that Josh was missing. 

1322
01:16:54,680 --> 01:16:58,040
She thought Wetzler was on the 
run, but she increasingly heard 

1323
01:16:58,040 --> 01:17:01,600
rumors that the father of her 
child was dead, and someone 

1324
01:17:01,600 --> 01:17:07,000
named Algorad was to blame. 
One day, a close friend called 

1325
01:17:07,000 --> 01:17:10,480
Stacy and said Josh was buried 
in Pazuzu's backyard. 

1326
01:17:11,040 --> 01:17:14,680
Not knowing who Pazuzu was, 
Stacy still went to the 

1327
01:17:14,680 --> 01:17:16,960
authorities. 
Though she didn't believe the 

1328
01:17:16,960 --> 01:17:19,680
rumors, her friend's words made 
her worry. 

1329
01:17:20,360 --> 01:17:23,440
It turned out the police had 
also heard about Knollwood House

1330
01:17:23,520 --> 01:17:27,680
and the supposed remains of two 
men buried in the backyard, but 

1331
01:17:27,680 --> 01:17:29,440
they couldn't act on rumors 
alone. 

1332
01:17:30,280 --> 01:17:33,440
Stacy's report prompted the 
authorities to take action. 

1333
01:17:34,360 --> 01:17:39,920
Finally, on February 23rd, 2010,
the police arrived at Algarad's 

1334
01:17:39,920 --> 01:17:42,680
house with a search warrant. 
They headed straight to the 

1335
01:17:42,680 --> 01:17:45,160
backyard, but there was a 
problem. 

1336
01:17:45,560 --> 01:17:48,240
The detectives didn't have the 
proper equipment to search for 

1337
01:17:48,240 --> 01:17:52,200
bodies underground. 
Officers walked the yard, moved 

1338
01:17:52,200 --> 01:17:55,040
a few rocks, but naturally found
nothing. 

1339
01:17:55,640 --> 01:17:58,960
They had a canine unit with 
them, but the dogs were thrown 

1340
01:17:58,960 --> 01:18:02,560
off by the strong smell coming 
from the house, so they didn't 

1341
01:18:02,560 --> 01:18:06,000
pick up anything either. 
The stench of death wasn't just 

1342
01:18:06,000 --> 01:18:09,560
in the backyard, the entire 
building was saturated with it. 

1343
01:18:10,360 --> 01:18:13,160
As foolish as it sounds, the 
investigators concluded there 

1344
01:18:13,160 --> 01:18:16,720
were no bodies on the property 
and Pazuzu had nothing to do 

1345
01:18:16,720 --> 01:18:19,120
with Joshua and Tommy's 
disappearance. 

1346
01:18:19,560 --> 01:18:22,880
Both investigations stalled for 
several more months until 

1347
01:18:22,880 --> 01:18:27,120
another tragedy struck on June 
7th, 2010. 

1348
01:18:27,400 --> 01:18:30,680
The body of Joseph Chandler was 
found on the Bank of a river 

1349
01:18:30,800 --> 01:18:33,240
where Pazuzu often performed 
rituals. 

1350
01:18:33,800 --> 01:18:35,840
The man died from a gunshot 
wound. 

1351
01:18:36,560 --> 01:18:39,640
His mother had reported him 
missing to the police a few days

1352
01:18:39,640 --> 01:18:42,480
earlier. 
She described her son as the 

1353
01:18:42,480 --> 01:18:45,960
kindest person in the world. 
She was devastated when she 

1354
01:18:45,960 --> 01:18:49,160
learned his fate. 
Since Pazuzu was a well known 

1355
01:18:49,160 --> 01:18:52,680
figure in the area, it didn't 
take long for the police to link

1356
01:18:52,680 --> 01:18:54,760
Joseph Chandler's death to 
Algorad. 

1357
01:18:55,480 --> 01:18:57,840
Somehow, three men ended up on 
the riverbank. 

1358
01:18:58,080 --> 01:19:01,640
Pazuzu, Joseph Chandler, and a 
man named Nicholas Rizzi. 

1359
01:19:02,160 --> 01:19:03,800
It's unclear what connected 
them. 

1360
01:19:04,280 --> 01:19:06,200
Most likely, a dispute broke 
out. 

1361
01:19:07,000 --> 01:19:10,160
Algarrod pulled a gun from the 
car, but Nicholas Rizzi beat him

1362
01:19:10,160 --> 01:19:13,720
to it, firing 1st and shooting 
Chandler point blank. 

1363
01:19:14,640 --> 01:19:18,400
Afterward, both men fled the 
scene, and Pazuzu allowed 

1364
01:19:18,400 --> 01:19:22,640
Nicholas to hide in his house 
when the police raided the house

1365
01:19:22,640 --> 01:19:25,640
with a search warrant. 
Both were arrested and charged 

1366
01:19:25,640 --> 01:19:28,560
with the killing. 
During interrogation, Rizzi 

1367
01:19:28,560 --> 01:19:31,120
claimed the shooting was an 
accident and the detectives 

1368
01:19:31,120 --> 01:19:33,320
believed him. 
Nicholas admitted he 

1369
01:19:33,320 --> 01:19:35,760
accidentally pulled the trigger 
and pleaded guilty to 

1370
01:19:35,760 --> 01:19:40,360
involuntary manslaughter. 
He was sentenced to 13 months in

1371
01:19:40,360 --> 01:19:43,160
prison. 
That's how much a human life was

1372
01:19:43,160 --> 01:19:46,720
worth, according to the judge. 
Joseph Chandler's mother wasn't 

1373
01:19:46,720 --> 01:19:50,320
even allowed into the courtroom,
so one can only guess how fair 

1374
01:19:50,320 --> 01:19:53,320
the verdict was. 
It's safe to say there was no 

1375
01:19:53,320 --> 01:19:57,200
justice in the Chandler case. 
For some reason, the detectives 

1376
01:19:57,200 --> 01:20:00,240
immediately believed it was an 
accident and didn't investigate 

1377
01:20:00,240 --> 01:20:03,080
further. 
But considering Algorod's power 

1378
01:20:03,080 --> 01:20:06,240
over people, he could easily 
have convinced Ritzy to take the

1379
01:20:06,240 --> 01:20:10,480
blame for the crime. 
Nevertheless, Pezuzu was charged

1380
01:20:10,480 --> 01:20:13,680
with aiding and abetting 
involuntary manslaughter and 

1381
01:20:13,680 --> 01:20:16,760
withholding information from 
investigators by allowing the 

1382
01:20:16,760 --> 01:20:21,080
suspect to hide in his house. 
However, Algorod received only 

1383
01:20:21,080 --> 01:20:25,480
probation again in 2011, 
Pezuzu's mother, Cynthia, who 

1384
01:20:25,480 --> 01:20:28,960
had put up with her son's 
madness for years, decided she'd

1385
01:20:28,960 --> 01:20:31,200
had enough and wanted to put an 
end to it. 

1386
01:20:31,880 --> 01:20:35,120
For years, she had lived in a 
locked room in the trashed 

1387
01:20:35,120 --> 01:20:37,480
house. 
Afraid to step into the hallway,

1388
01:20:38,200 --> 01:20:41,440
she went to the police and told 
investigators she had witnessed 

1389
01:20:41,440 --> 01:20:44,680
a crime. 
She saw with her own eyes how 

1390
01:20:44,680 --> 01:20:49,160
her son shot a man and then with
his wife, Amber buried the 

1391
01:20:49,160 --> 01:20:52,800
remains in the backyard. 
When the authorities asked 

1392
01:20:52,800 --> 01:20:56,280
Cynthia for permission to search
the house, she categorically 

1393
01:20:56,280 --> 01:20:59,360
refused. 
The thing was, she was terrified

1394
01:20:59,360 --> 01:21:02,720
of her son. 
If Pazuzu found out his mother 

1395
01:21:02,720 --> 01:21:05,440
had gone to the police, he would
have been furious. 

1396
01:21:05,680 --> 01:21:08,920
And who knows how it would have 
ended in the end. 

1397
01:21:09,160 --> 01:21:11,360
Her trip to the Sheriff's Office
was pointless. 

1398
01:21:12,080 --> 01:21:15,160
The detectives recorded 
Cynthia's statement and that was

1399
01:21:15,160 --> 01:21:16,960
it. 
They didn't try to obtain a 

1400
01:21:16,960 --> 01:21:20,440
search warrant on their own, 
didn't question Algarad, and 

1401
01:21:20,440 --> 01:21:25,000
took no action whatsoever. 3 
more years passed. 

1402
01:21:25,440 --> 01:21:28,760
Pazuzu continued to live by his 
own rules, or rather the 

1403
01:21:28,760 --> 01:21:32,160
complete lack thereof, and ruin 
the lives of those around him. 

1404
01:21:32,640 --> 01:21:35,400
He still bragged to everyone 
that he had killed several 

1405
01:21:35,400 --> 01:21:38,200
people. 
Those crimes went unpunished. 

1406
01:21:38,640 --> 01:21:42,480
Neighbors feared Algorad, his 
own mother feared him, and it 

1407
01:21:42,480 --> 01:21:44,480
seems even the police feared 
him. 

1408
01:21:45,200 --> 01:21:48,600
How else to explain their 
inaction for so many years? 

1409
01:21:49,120 --> 01:21:53,120
However, one person wasn't 
intimidated by the grim image of

1410
01:21:53,120 --> 01:21:58,040
the self-proclaimed demon. 
Long ago, before Pazuzu truly 

1411
01:21:58,040 --> 01:22:01,920
lost his mind and began going 
insane, he had a friend. 

1412
01:22:02,640 --> 01:22:06,400
Perhaps this was the only person
who managed to resist Algorad's 

1413
01:22:06,400 --> 01:22:09,920
negative influence. 
His name was Matt Flowers. 

1414
01:22:10,440 --> 01:22:14,240
Matt realized that if he stayed 
any longer, he wouldn't escape 

1415
01:22:14,240 --> 01:22:16,800
the pit he and Pazuzu were 
digging for themselves. 

1416
01:22:17,520 --> 01:22:21,760
Flowers wasn't going to let 
illegal drugs ruin his life, so 

1417
01:22:21,760 --> 01:22:25,760
he mustered his willpower and 
joined the US Army, later 

1418
01:22:25,760 --> 01:22:31,280
serving in Iraq for a long time.
In October 2014, when Matt was 

1419
01:22:31,280 --> 01:22:34,880
back home, he started hearing 
rumors that his former friend 

1420
01:22:34,960 --> 01:22:38,040
had gone so far as to kill 
people and bury them in his 

1421
01:22:38,040 --> 01:22:41,640
backyard. 
Flowers, now a veteran, wasn't 

1422
01:22:41,640 --> 01:22:44,280
going to turn a blind eye to 
such lawlessness. 

1423
01:22:45,240 --> 01:22:47,960
He went to the police and asked 
them to investigate what was 

1424
01:22:47,960 --> 01:22:52,320
happening at Knollwood House. 
Surprisingly, this time the 

1425
01:22:52,320 --> 01:22:56,000
police took the report seriously
and finally decided to do their 

1426
01:22:56,000 --> 01:22:58,680
job. 
Detectives obtained a search 

1427
01:22:58,680 --> 01:23:02,920
warrant, experts brought all the
necessary equipment, and five 

1428
01:23:02,920 --> 01:23:07,000
years after the disappearance of
the two men, 2 shallow graves 

1429
01:23:07,080 --> 01:23:12,480
were found in Pazuzu's backyard.
The skeletal remains were later 

1430
01:23:12,480 --> 01:23:16,240
identified as those of the 
missing Joshua Wetzler and Tommy

1431
01:23:16,240 --> 01:23:19,000
Welch. 
If the police had shown some 

1432
01:23:19,000 --> 01:23:21,840
diligence the first time, they 
would have found the remains 

1433
01:23:21,840 --> 01:23:26,000
sooner and then perhaps Joseph 
Chandler would still be alive. 

1434
01:23:26,760 --> 01:23:31,040
The most horrific part is that 
Pazuzu never hid what was buried

1435
01:23:31,040 --> 01:23:34,280
in his garden. 
Algorad was finally arrested 

1436
01:23:34,280 --> 01:23:38,040
along with his two wives, Amber 
Birch and Crystal Matlock. 

1437
01:23:38,720 --> 01:23:41,960
After the arrest, detectives 
thoroughly searched the house. 

1438
01:23:42,560 --> 01:23:45,680
Photos of the interior of 
Knollwood House made it to the 

1439
01:23:45,680 --> 01:23:48,160
media. 
The public was shocked by the 

1440
01:23:48,160 --> 01:23:50,040
horror taking place in the 
house. 

1441
01:23:50,440 --> 01:23:54,360
Garbage was everywhere, 
furniture was broken, and walls 

1442
01:23:54,360 --> 01:23:57,400
were smeared with blood and 
covered in spray painted 

1443
01:23:57,400 --> 01:24:00,680
graffiti. 
Fortunately, the photos couldn't

1444
01:24:00,680 --> 01:24:03,920
convey the stench that filled 
the house and its surroundings. 

1445
01:24:04,800 --> 01:24:07,720
During the investigation, 
detectives had to interview 

1446
01:24:07,720 --> 01:24:11,320
countless people who visited 
Pazuzu's house, but they never 

1447
01:24:11,320 --> 01:24:14,360
fully figured out how Josh and 
Tommy ended up at Knollwood 

1448
01:24:14,360 --> 01:24:17,440
House. 
Algorad and his wives said 

1449
01:24:17,440 --> 01:24:21,920
almost nothing. 
In the summer of 2009, Pazuzu 

1450
01:24:21,920 --> 01:24:25,800
got into an argument with Josh 
Wetzler, pulled out a gun and 

1451
01:24:25,800 --> 01:24:28,400
shot his rival 7 times in the 
head and torso. 

1452
01:24:29,000 --> 01:24:31,680
Then he dragged the body to the 
basement to dismember it. 

1453
01:24:32,240 --> 01:24:35,680
With the help of the two women, 
Amber and Crystal, he buried the

1454
01:24:35,680 --> 01:24:38,200
remains in a shallow pit in his 
backyard. 

1455
01:24:38,760 --> 01:24:41,520
The reason for their argument 
couldn't be determined. 

1456
01:24:42,920 --> 01:24:47,240
After the killing, Pazuzu took a
blood soaked bandana from Josh 

1457
01:24:47,280 --> 01:24:50,400
and wore it. 
He even appeared in that bandana

1458
01:24:50,400 --> 01:24:54,000
in an adult home video. 
This served as another piece of 

1459
01:24:54,000 --> 01:24:58,640
evidence against him. 
In October 2009, Tommy Welch was

1460
01:24:58,640 --> 01:25:00,800
sitting on a couch in Pazuzu's 
house. 

1461
01:25:01,160 --> 01:25:03,560
He was sent to the afterlife 
with a shot to the back of the 

1462
01:25:03,560 --> 01:25:06,040
head. 
The men had also argued 

1463
01:25:06,040 --> 01:25:10,240
beforehand. 
However, this time it wasn't Al 

1464
01:25:10,240 --> 01:25:13,640
Gorad who fired the shot, but 
his wife Amber. 

1465
01:25:14,160 --> 01:25:16,800
Tommy met the same fate as 
Wetzler. 

1466
01:25:17,280 --> 01:25:19,960
It remains a mystery how Tommy 
and Pazuzu met. 

1467
01:25:20,560 --> 01:25:24,160
Welch didn't use illegal drugs, 
didn't suffer from depression 

1468
01:25:24,480 --> 01:25:27,760
and wasn't an outcast. 
How did a man who spent the day 

1469
01:25:27,760 --> 01:25:29,960
with his family end up at 
Knollwood House? 

1470
01:25:30,400 --> 01:25:34,600
His relatives never found out. 
Pazuzu, Algorad and Amber Birch 

1471
01:25:34,840 --> 01:25:36,720
were charged with intentional 
murder. 

1472
01:25:37,560 --> 01:25:40,480
Crystal Matlock was charged with
aiding and abetting. 

1473
01:25:41,080 --> 01:25:43,440
All three were behind bars 
awaiting trial. 

1474
01:25:43,680 --> 01:25:46,920
However, the dark worshipper 
never faced trial. 

1475
01:25:47,640 --> 01:25:52,320
Early in the morning on October 
28th, 2015, thirty six year old 

1476
01:25:52,320 --> 01:25:56,600
Pazuzu Algorod was found dead in
his cell at the Central Prison 

1477
01:25:56,600 --> 01:26:00,800
of North Carolina. 
His death was ruled a suicide. 

1478
01:26:01,800 --> 01:26:04,600
He bled to death from a deep cut
on his left arm. 

1479
01:26:05,080 --> 01:26:07,360
The tool he used remains 
unknown. 

1480
01:26:07,840 --> 01:26:11,120
Some speculated he bit his own 
arm with his sharpened teeth, 

1481
01:26:11,720 --> 01:26:15,400
others suggested prison staff 
aloud or even helped him take 

1482
01:26:15,400 --> 01:26:18,240
his life. 
But these are only unconfirmed 

1483
01:26:18,240 --> 01:26:21,960
rumors, as the autopsy couldn't 
determine the exact cause of 

1484
01:26:21,960 --> 01:26:25,040
death. 
The worst part of his death is 

1485
01:26:25,040 --> 01:26:28,960
that Pazuzu was the only one 
with answers to many questions. 

1486
01:26:29,760 --> 01:26:33,160
Now, much will remain a mystery 
for the families whose loved 

1487
01:26:33,160 --> 01:26:37,720
ones died at Algarad's hands. 
The mother of one victim said 

1488
01:26:37,720 --> 01:26:41,280
the dark worshipper cowardly 
escaped, unwilling to take 

1489
01:26:41,280 --> 01:26:44,880
responsibility for his actions. 
She hoped he was burning in 

1490
01:26:44,880 --> 01:26:47,880
hell. 
Later in an interview, Cynthia 

1491
01:26:47,880 --> 01:26:52,200
James, Pezuzu's mother, said her
son was by no means an Angel, 

1492
01:26:52,520 --> 01:26:55,120
But he wasn't a bad person or 
what people called him. 

1493
01:26:56,000 --> 01:26:59,400
Amber and Crystal also didn't 
face trial, having fully 

1494
01:26:59,400 --> 01:27:04,560
admitted their guilt. 
In March 2017, Amber Birch was 

1495
01:27:04,560 --> 01:27:07,360
sentenced to a minimum of 30 
years in prison. 

1496
01:27:07,960 --> 01:27:11,560
Crystal Matlock received three 
years for aiding and abetting. 

1497
01:27:12,240 --> 01:27:15,720
Pazuzu Algarad's house was 
deemed unfit for habitation. 

1498
01:27:16,360 --> 01:27:19,120
Knollwood House, which had 
become a haven for a crowd of 

1499
01:27:19,120 --> 01:27:22,840
outcasts, was demolished on 
April 24th, 2015. 

1500
01:27:23,320 --> 01:27:26,840
The lot was put up for sale. 
Neighbors were overjoyed that 

1501
01:27:26,840 --> 01:27:29,600
the self-proclaimed devil would 
never return to their St. 

1502
01:27:30,640 --> 01:27:33,480
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1503
01:27:33,480 --> 01:27:36,160
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1505
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This charming Gray haired man 

1506
01:27:46,720 --> 01:27:50,640
somewhat resembling Santa Claus 
was adored by all his colleagues

1507
01:27:50,640 --> 01:27:53,480
and neighbors. 
He worked as an obstetrician 

1508
01:27:53,480 --> 01:27:57,520
gynecologist and treated all his
patients with fatherly care. 

1509
01:27:58,200 --> 01:28:01,800
But when Robert was alone with a
woman in his office, depraved 

1510
01:28:01,800 --> 01:28:06,920
horrors began to unfold. 
Robert Haddon was born in 1959. 

1511
01:28:07,400 --> 01:28:10,400
He grew up in Long Island, New 
York, along with his three 

1512
01:28:10,400 --> 01:28:13,200
siblings. 
The boy did not receive proper 

1513
01:28:13,200 --> 01:28:16,400
upbringing, and his childhood 
could hardly be called happy. 

1514
01:28:16,880 --> 01:28:20,720
Robert felt no parental love and
desperately craved attention and

1515
01:28:20,720 --> 01:28:23,360
approval. 
He was born blind in one eye, 

1516
01:28:23,800 --> 01:28:26,680
additionally hadn't was hard of 
hearing in one ear. 

1517
01:28:27,040 --> 01:28:30,960
Congenital health issues led to 
isolation and constant bullying 

1518
01:28:30,960 --> 01:28:33,360
from peers. 
The boy's mother was an 

1519
01:28:33,360 --> 01:28:35,840
alcoholic. 
When she drank, she would fall 

1520
01:28:35,840 --> 01:28:39,760
asleep immediately. 
When sober, the woman was very 

1521
01:28:39,760 --> 01:28:43,680
distant and emotionless. 
She was completely unconcerned 

1522
01:28:43,680 --> 01:28:47,160
with her children's struggles. 
Often, Robert would come home 

1523
01:28:47,160 --> 01:28:50,600
from school to find his mother 
lying on the couch in the same 

1524
01:28:50,600 --> 01:28:53,200
position. 
Robert's father was rarely home,

1525
01:28:53,680 --> 01:28:56,920
and even when he was, he was 
cold and indifferent, never 

1526
01:28:56,920 --> 01:29:00,840
offering his son any support. 
So it's understandable why 

1527
01:29:00,840 --> 01:29:04,400
Haddon grew up craving the 
attention and affection he never

1528
01:29:04,400 --> 01:29:07,400
received at home. 
However, this wasn't the worst 

1529
01:29:07,400 --> 01:29:09,320
thing that happened to him in 
childhood. 

1530
01:29:10,640 --> 01:29:14,120
Starting at age 11, Robert was 
molested by his older brother. 

1531
01:29:14,760 --> 01:29:18,440
The relationships among all four
Haddon children were quite 

1532
01:29:18,440 --> 01:29:21,480
strange. 
The main aggressor was the 

1533
01:29:21,520 --> 01:29:24,920
eldest brother, William. 
Whenever their parents were 

1534
01:29:24,920 --> 01:29:28,600
away, he forced Robert to engage
in intimate acts with him. 

1535
01:29:29,520 --> 01:29:32,240
Naturally, the older brother's 
molestation affected the 

1536
01:29:32,240 --> 01:29:35,720
teenager's psyche. 
As a result, his boundaries of 

1537
01:29:35,720 --> 01:29:39,280
acceptability became blurred. 
Robert didn't understand what 

1538
01:29:39,280 --> 01:29:43,080
healthy intimacy was, and he 
truly had no one to turn to for 

1539
01:29:43,080 --> 01:29:46,200
help. 
As Haddon grew older, he became 

1540
01:29:46,200 --> 01:29:49,800
even more withdrawn. 
The teenager wanted to fade into

1541
01:29:49,800 --> 01:29:52,360
the background at school and 
become invisible. 

1542
01:29:52,760 --> 01:29:55,960
Apparently, he succeeded, as 
many classmates barely 

1543
01:29:55,960 --> 01:29:59,360
remembered him. 
At home, however, Robert became 

1544
01:29:59,360 --> 01:30:03,600
a sort of primary caregiver. 
Out of all the children, he was 

1545
01:30:03,600 --> 01:30:05,200
the one who looked after their 
mother. 

1546
01:30:06,000 --> 01:30:09,600
When she was hungover, he would 
lift her off the floor and drag 

1547
01:30:09,600 --> 01:30:13,000
her to bed, clean up after her, 
and pour out bottles with 

1548
01:30:13,000 --> 01:30:16,440
leftover alcohol. 
The boy also always stood 

1549
01:30:16,440 --> 01:30:18,520
between his mom and dad when 
they argued. 

1550
01:30:18,960 --> 01:30:21,400
He did everything he could to 
prevent conflict. 

1551
01:30:21,960 --> 01:30:25,320
Soon, Robert became his mother's
favorite child. 

1552
01:30:25,960 --> 01:30:29,560
The woman repeatedly told him 
how smart he was and how she 

1553
01:30:29,560 --> 01:30:33,320
wanted him to grow up to be a 
doctor because the teenager 

1554
01:30:33,320 --> 01:30:36,640
desperately needed love. 
He took his mother's words 

1555
01:30:36,760 --> 01:30:40,400
literally. 
Meanwhile, the Haddon family was

1556
01:30:40,400 --> 01:30:42,480
becoming increasingly 
dysfunctional. 

1557
01:30:43,000 --> 01:30:45,800
The older sister, Elizabeth, 
followed in her mother's 

1558
01:30:45,800 --> 01:30:48,360
footsteps. 
She began drinking too often, 

1559
01:30:48,600 --> 01:30:50,800
and her hobby quickly turned 
into an addiction. 

1560
01:30:51,360 --> 01:30:54,880
The girl also had an abusive 
boyfriend, whom Robert 

1561
01:30:54,880 --> 01:30:56,680
occasionally had to protect her 
from. 

1562
01:30:57,200 --> 01:31:00,960
The older brother, William, 
became addicted to illegal 

1563
01:31:00,960 --> 01:31:03,920
substances. 
He often stole money from the 

1564
01:31:03,920 --> 01:31:07,120
house to buy drugs. 
Because of his addiction, 

1565
01:31:07,360 --> 01:31:09,600
William got into trouble with 
criminals. 

1566
01:31:10,320 --> 01:31:14,080
Once, when Robert was 15, his 
mother suddenly disappeared from

1567
01:31:14,080 --> 01:31:16,600
home. 
For several weeks, no one knew 

1568
01:31:16,600 --> 01:31:19,960
where she was. 
All household responsibilities 

1569
01:31:19,960 --> 01:31:23,120
fell on the teenager's 
shoulders, as his older siblings

1570
01:31:23,120 --> 01:31:24,760
had enough problems of their 
own. 

1571
01:31:25,280 --> 01:31:28,200
Eventually, the mother returned,
her wrists bandaged. 

1572
01:31:28,600 --> 01:31:31,160
It turned out the woman had 
grown tired of her life and 

1573
01:31:31,280 --> 01:31:35,160
attempted suicide. 
This situation deeply 

1574
01:31:35,160 --> 01:31:38,720
traumatized Robert. 
He was confused and genuinely 

1575
01:31:38,720 --> 01:31:40,960
didn't understand what he had 
done wrong. 

1576
01:31:41,760 --> 01:31:45,280
All the boy wanted was for his 
mother to be proud of him and 

1577
01:31:45,280 --> 01:31:48,000
love him. 
Her suicide attempt profoundly 

1578
01:31:48,000 --> 01:31:50,240
affected the teenager's fragile 
mind. 

1579
01:31:50,880 --> 01:31:54,120
He took it personally, believing
it was likely his fault. 

1580
01:31:55,480 --> 01:31:58,920
After graduating high school, 
Robert decided to fulfill his 

1581
01:31:58,920 --> 01:32:01,560
mother's dream to become a 
doctor. 

1582
01:32:02,080 --> 01:32:05,680
He earned a medical degree in 
Florida, began practicing, and 

1583
01:32:05,680 --> 01:32:09,600
gained experience. 
Around this time, something very

1584
01:32:09,600 --> 01:32:11,800
significant happened in Haddon's
life. 

1585
01:32:12,320 --> 01:32:15,080
He met his future wife, a woman 
named Carol. 

1586
01:32:15,760 --> 01:32:17,560
Robert and Carol were 
inseparable. 

1587
01:32:18,000 --> 01:32:20,400
They fell in love and got 
married sometime later. 

1588
01:32:20,920 --> 01:32:24,560
The couple had two children, a 
daughter named Emily, and then a

1589
01:32:24,560 --> 01:32:28,000
son, Alex. 
Nevertheless, Robert's life 

1590
01:32:28,000 --> 01:32:29,800
continued to test his 
resilience. 

1591
01:32:30,320 --> 01:32:34,240
Alex was born with a disability 
requiring round the clock care 

1592
01:32:34,240 --> 01:32:36,800
because he couldn't do many 
basic things on his own. 

1593
01:32:37,280 --> 01:32:41,480
The boy could barely move and he
had to be bathed, fed and tended

1594
01:32:41,480 --> 01:32:44,440
to. 
The main burden was that Alex's 

1595
01:32:44,440 --> 01:32:47,640
condition was incurable. 
He would never be able to live a

1596
01:32:47,640 --> 01:32:52,360
full life without assistance. 
Naturally, the birth of a child 

1597
01:32:52,360 --> 01:32:55,400
with a severe illness had a 
tremendous impact on the 

1598
01:32:55,400 --> 01:32:59,800
parents, especially the father. 
Robert had to become the primary

1599
01:32:59,800 --> 01:33:03,880
caregiver for his son, as his 
wife Carol, the boy's mother, 

1600
01:33:04,040 --> 01:33:07,960
suffered from a chronic illness 
herself, hadn't took on the 

1601
01:33:07,960 --> 01:33:12,240
responsibility of fully caring 
for his son, supporting his wife

1602
01:33:12,480 --> 01:33:16,360
and simultaneously completing 
internships at various clinics 

1603
01:33:16,520 --> 01:33:19,360
and advancing his knowledge to 
adequately provide for the 

1604
01:33:19,360 --> 01:33:22,440
family. 
This period vividly reminded 

1605
01:33:22,440 --> 01:33:25,760
Robert of his childhood, when he
was the only one who cared about

1606
01:33:25,760 --> 01:33:29,200
his mother's condition, though 
the man remained strong for his 

1607
01:33:29,200 --> 01:33:31,560
family. 
During this time, he suffered 

1608
01:33:31,560 --> 01:33:35,320
from depression and heightened 
anxiety, but he carefully hid 

1609
01:33:35,320 --> 01:33:38,200
all of this, never telling 
anyone about his struggles. 

1610
01:33:38,800 --> 01:33:42,840
As a result, his psychological 
issues remained unresolved. 

1611
01:33:43,920 --> 01:33:48,440
By age 30, Robert had completed 
his medical education and landed

1612
01:33:48,440 --> 01:33:51,720
his first real job as a doctor 
at the Columbia University 

1613
01:33:51,720 --> 01:33:53,960
Hospital, located in upper 
Manhattan. 

1614
01:33:54,840 --> 01:33:58,040
At this Irving Medical Center, 
thousands of patients from 

1615
01:33:58,040 --> 01:34:01,200
across the city were treated. 
Columbia University had a 

1616
01:34:01,200 --> 01:34:04,800
reputation as one of the best 
universities in America and 

1617
01:34:04,800 --> 01:34:09,520
beyond, so in this prestigious 
institution, Haddon took a 

1618
01:34:09,520 --> 01:34:14,360
position as an obstetrician 
gynecologist in the early 1990s.

1619
01:34:14,360 --> 01:34:18,000
During his first few years of 
work, Robert became so popular 

1620
01:34:18,000 --> 01:34:21,480
among his patients that some 
even traveled from other states 

1621
01:34:21,480 --> 01:34:25,000
for appointments with him. 
Women loved him because he was 

1622
01:34:25,000 --> 01:34:29,400
genuinely an excellent doctor 
while also being friendly and 

1623
01:34:29,400 --> 01:34:32,320
compassionate. 
Robert made his patients feel 

1624
01:34:32,320 --> 01:34:35,320
valued. 
He always listened carefully to 

1625
01:34:35,320 --> 01:34:39,800
their complaints and wishes. 
No one could ever say a bad word

1626
01:34:39,800 --> 01:34:42,960
about him. 
Haddon was also popular among 

1627
01:34:42,960 --> 01:34:45,200
other staff at the Irving 
Medical Center. 

1628
01:34:45,840 --> 01:34:47,840
Most considered him a wonderful 
person. 

1629
01:34:48,440 --> 01:34:51,760
Robert was quiet, even a bit 
awkward, but kind and 

1630
01:34:51,760 --> 01:34:54,560
understanding. 
He was always happy to help his 

1631
01:34:54,560 --> 01:34:58,200
colleagues, never caused a fuss,
and never complained about 

1632
01:34:58,200 --> 01:35:01,560
anything. 
Working with him was easy and 

1633
01:35:01,560 --> 01:35:04,720
pleasant. 
However, people had no idea that

1634
01:35:04,720 --> 01:35:08,560
behind his modest smile and 
agreeable demeanor, something 

1635
01:35:08,560 --> 01:35:12,160
sinister was lurking. 
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1639
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Thank you. 
One day, Robert was going about 

1640
01:35:22,680 --> 01:35:26,640
his usual business, conducting a
routine patient examination. 

1641
01:35:27,240 --> 01:35:31,400
Also in the room was a nurse 
assistant, a woman named Terry. 

1642
01:35:32,000 --> 01:35:35,400
Terry had participated in 
hundreds, if not thousands of 

1643
01:35:35,400 --> 01:35:39,280
gynecological exams. 
She was an experienced employee 

1644
01:35:39,360 --> 01:35:43,760
and knew exactly how everything 
should proceed that day. 

1645
01:35:44,120 --> 01:35:47,680
The appointment went as usual. 
Terry was taking notes in the 

1646
01:35:47,680 --> 01:35:50,680
chart and recording Doctor 
Haddon's recommendations. 

1647
01:35:51,280 --> 01:35:54,560
When the examination was over, 
the patient got off the exam 

1648
01:35:54,560 --> 01:35:58,440
table, and at that moment, Terry
left the room to give the doctor

1649
01:35:58,440 --> 01:36:02,760
a chance to speak with the woman
privately, discuss test results,

1650
01:36:02,800 --> 01:36:05,800
and so forth. 
As the nurse walked down the 

1651
01:36:05,800 --> 01:36:09,320
hallway, she remembered she 
forgot to grab a document, so 

1652
01:36:09,320 --> 01:36:11,360
she had to return to the office 
for it. 

1653
01:36:12,040 --> 01:36:15,040
She approached the door and 
knocked softly so as not to 

1654
01:36:15,040 --> 01:36:19,160
startle the patient. 
When no one answered her knock, 

1655
01:36:19,520 --> 01:36:22,880
Terry opened the door to see if 
anyone was in the office. 

1656
01:36:23,640 --> 01:36:26,120
What she saw horrified her to 
the core. 

1657
01:36:26,840 --> 01:36:29,800
The patient was lying back on 
the exam table, though the 

1658
01:36:29,800 --> 01:36:33,200
examination was already over. 
Her legs were covered with a 

1659
01:36:33,200 --> 01:36:35,600
sheet, and Doctor hadn't stood 
nearby. 

1660
01:36:36,160 --> 01:36:39,280
With his left hand he was 
holding the woman's leg, and 

1661
01:36:39,280 --> 01:36:42,040
with his right hand he was 
making some up and down 

1662
01:36:42,040 --> 01:36:46,120
movements under the sheet. 
Robert's eyes were closed, his 

1663
01:36:46,120 --> 01:36:50,080
face red from exertion, and his 
head tilted toward the ceiling. 

1664
01:36:50,520 --> 01:36:53,920
The man was clearly experiencing
sexual satisfaction. 

1665
01:36:54,440 --> 01:36:57,560
There was no medical purpose or 
innocent explanation for what 

1666
01:36:57,560 --> 01:37:00,880
Robert was doing. 
He blatantly used the patient to

1667
01:37:00,880 --> 01:37:03,200
fulfill his own intimate 
fantasies. 

1668
01:37:03,840 --> 01:37:07,480
Of course, this could have ended
that very day and hour as Terry 

1669
01:37:07,480 --> 01:37:10,400
fully realized what had happened
in the examination room. 

1670
01:37:11,000 --> 01:37:13,840
But instead of preventing 
further actions by the doctor by

1671
01:37:13,840 --> 01:37:17,360
reporting to the police, the 
nurse quietly closed the office 

1672
01:37:17,360 --> 01:37:21,720
door and went to the staff room.
Terry was traumatized by what 

1673
01:37:21,720 --> 01:37:25,760
she saw and didn't say a word to
anyone, believing that her 

1674
01:37:25,760 --> 01:37:29,040
assumptions wouldn't be taken 
seriously against the doctor's 

1675
01:37:29,040 --> 01:37:32,920
testimony. 
This was in the early 1990s, and

1676
01:37:32,920 --> 01:37:35,160
perhaps no one would have 
believed her back then. 

1677
01:37:35,880 --> 01:37:39,560
However, this is no excuse for 
why the assistant didn't report 

1678
01:37:39,560 --> 01:37:42,440
the doctor's suspicious actions 
to the center's higher 

1679
01:37:42,440 --> 01:37:45,560
management. 
Terry was a nurse, and it was 

1680
01:37:45,560 --> 01:37:47,360
her duty to care for her 
patients. 

1681
01:37:47,880 --> 01:37:51,000
Her silence, to some extent, 
gave Haddon free reign. 

1682
01:37:51,440 --> 01:37:53,960
It's not certain that this was 
the first time such a thing 

1683
01:37:53,960 --> 01:37:57,080
happened, but it was the first 
time someone witnessed the 

1684
01:37:57,080 --> 01:38:01,080
doctor's inappropriate behavior.
As soon as the assistant left 

1685
01:38:01,080 --> 01:38:04,440
the room, Robert immediately 
told the patient that another 

1686
01:38:04,440 --> 01:38:08,000
examination was needed and asked
her to lie back on the table. 

1687
01:38:08,560 --> 01:38:12,080
He had likely done similar 
things before, many times, and 

1688
01:38:12,080 --> 01:38:15,440
always got away with it. 
From that moment, Robert began 

1689
01:38:15,440 --> 01:38:17,440
committing assaults again and 
again. 

1690
01:38:17,720 --> 01:38:20,960
But how could this happen? 
Didn't the women realize that 

1691
01:38:20,960 --> 01:38:24,320
the doctor's actions went far 
beyond a standard examination? 

1692
01:38:24,760 --> 01:38:28,200
The thing is, Robert had a 
specific plan of action that he 

1693
01:38:28,200 --> 01:38:32,640
followed and perfected, hadn't 
knew exactly what to do and say 

1694
01:38:32,800 --> 01:38:35,640
to avoid punishment for his 
inappropriate actions. 

1695
01:38:36,320 --> 01:38:39,680
Initially, his victims were 
young women and girls who had 

1696
01:38:39,680 --> 01:38:42,920
never visited A gynecologist 
before, so they didn't know what

1697
01:38:42,920 --> 01:38:46,600
to expect or how to react. 
Robert used this to his 

1698
01:38:46,600 --> 01:38:48,880
advantage. 
He also took liberties with 

1699
01:38:48,880 --> 01:38:52,720
women experiencing their first 
pregnancy, but hadn't didn't 

1700
01:38:52,720 --> 01:38:56,560
target every patient at first. 
He was very selective with his 

1701
01:38:56,560 --> 01:39:00,320
victims, identifying the most 
vulnerable clinic visitors. 

1702
01:39:00,640 --> 01:39:03,120
The doctor did everything 
possible to build close 

1703
01:39:03,120 --> 01:39:05,640
relationships with them and gain
their trust. 

1704
01:39:06,440 --> 01:39:09,960
Due to the doctor's gentle and 
kind demeanor, many women 

1705
01:39:09,960 --> 01:39:13,200
blindly trusted him and believed
that if he was performing 

1706
01:39:13,200 --> 01:39:15,600
certain actions, it must be 
necessary. 

1707
01:39:16,560 --> 01:39:19,840
Hadn't made sure they felt 
comfortable asking questions 

1708
01:39:19,840 --> 01:39:22,600
about their personal lives and 
listening attentively. 

1709
01:39:23,320 --> 01:39:26,600
Sometimes he talked about his 
wife or children, presenting 

1710
01:39:26,600 --> 01:39:29,040
himself as an exemplary family 
man. 

1711
01:39:29,560 --> 01:39:32,880
Often the doctor gave patients 
his personal phone number and 

1712
01:39:32,880 --> 01:39:36,680
told them they could call 
anytime, day or night, if they 

1713
01:39:36,680 --> 01:39:40,640
needed anything. 
During non working hours, Robert

1714
01:39:40,640 --> 01:39:43,840
spent hours talking on the phone
with women who reached out to 

1715
01:39:43,840 --> 01:39:46,720
him for help. 
He likely got immense excitement

1716
01:39:46,720 --> 01:39:49,760
from this, imagining what he 
would do with them at the next 

1717
01:39:49,760 --> 01:39:52,480
appointment. 
After gaining his patients trust

1718
01:39:52,680 --> 01:39:56,760
by their third or fourth visit, 
he began to get handsy, stroking

1719
01:39:56,760 --> 01:39:58,840
or massaging intimate body 
parts. 

1720
01:39:59,400 --> 01:40:02,720
If any of the girls questioned 
these actions, Robert easily 

1721
01:40:02,720 --> 01:40:06,120
dismissed it as necessary using 
medical terminology. 

1722
01:40:06,760 --> 01:40:10,440
In short, the doctor abused his 
position and authority to 

1723
01:40:10,440 --> 01:40:13,280
manipulate patients into 
thinking it was normal. 

1724
01:40:13,800 --> 01:40:16,600
If anyone had further doubts 
about the legitimacy of the 

1725
01:40:16,600 --> 01:40:20,080
doctor's actions, they simply 
left the clinic and never 

1726
01:40:20,080 --> 01:40:22,360
returned. 
And Robert got away with 

1727
01:40:22,360 --> 01:40:24,440
sexually assaulting his patients
again. 

1728
01:40:25,280 --> 01:40:28,880
The number of victims of the 
unscrupulous Dr. grew year by 

1729
01:40:28,880 --> 01:40:31,760
year. 
The count was no longer in the 

1730
01:40:31,760 --> 01:40:36,000
dozens, but in the hundreds 
throughout the 1990s. 

1731
01:40:36,000 --> 01:40:40,240
Hadn't regularly molested women 
who came to him for examinations

1732
01:40:40,240 --> 01:40:43,760
or treatment. 
Here are a few real stories told

1733
01:40:43,760 --> 01:40:47,480
by the victims themselves. 
A 16 year old girl from the 

1734
01:40:47,480 --> 01:40:50,760
Bronx was 5 weeks pregnant. 
She had never visited an 

1735
01:40:50,760 --> 01:40:54,680
obstetrician gynecologist before
and had no idea what went on 

1736
01:40:54,680 --> 01:40:57,920
there. 
She only knew by hearsay, making

1737
01:40:57,920 --> 01:41:02,040
her an ideal victim for Robert. 
However, even an unaware 

1738
01:41:02,040 --> 01:41:05,480
teenager suspected that the 
doctor was behaving improperly. 

1739
01:41:05,960 --> 01:41:09,480
First, the examination in Doctor
Haddon's office was 

1740
01:41:09,480 --> 01:41:13,960
unjustifiably long. 
Second, the man was incredibly 

1741
01:41:13,960 --> 01:41:16,600
rough with her, and when the 
girl said he was causing her 

1742
01:41:16,600 --> 01:41:21,120
pain, he didn't even stop. 
In fact, this patient filed A 

1743
01:41:21,120 --> 01:41:24,160
complaint with Columbia 
University, where Robert 

1744
01:41:24,160 --> 01:41:27,120
practiced. 
In the end, she was simply 

1745
01:41:27,120 --> 01:41:30,480
shuffled from one department to 
another, ignored and not 

1746
01:41:30,480 --> 01:41:33,360
listened to. 
The girl had to switch clinics, 

1747
01:41:33,560 --> 01:41:36,720
achieving nothing. 
Another of Doctor Haddon's 

1748
01:41:36,720 --> 01:41:40,240
patients was even younger. 
During a medical examination, 

1749
01:41:40,240 --> 01:41:43,840
when the nurse left the room, 
Robert ordered the girl to climb

1750
01:41:43,840 --> 01:41:46,360
onto the exam table and get on 
all fours. 

1751
01:41:47,160 --> 01:41:50,160
In reality, there was no medical
reason for this. 

1752
01:41:50,840 --> 01:41:53,800
The doctor did it solely for his
own intimate pleasure. 

1753
01:41:54,440 --> 01:41:58,360
Then he began groping the girl's
breasts, pinching her nipples, 

1754
01:41:58,640 --> 01:42:02,360
calling it all standard 
procedures, and worse, he 

1755
01:42:02,360 --> 01:42:04,840
penetrated her from behind with 
his fingers. 

1756
01:42:05,320 --> 01:42:09,480
The next victim was also a 
minor, a 15 year old student. 

1757
01:42:10,160 --> 01:42:14,040
To gain her trust, the man began
courting the girl and using his 

1758
01:42:14,040 --> 01:42:18,520
position, asked her completely 
inappropriate questions, hadn't 

1759
01:42:18,520 --> 01:42:21,800
inquired about the patient's 
intimate life, asking for the 

1760
01:42:21,800 --> 01:42:24,640
smallest details of her 
relationships with boys. 

1761
01:42:25,760 --> 01:42:28,520
At the same time, Robert 
complimented her on her 

1762
01:42:28,520 --> 01:42:32,280
appearance and youthful body. 
All this happened while the 

1763
01:42:32,280 --> 01:42:36,400
nurse was in the room. 
As soon as the nurse left hadn't

1764
01:42:36,400 --> 01:42:40,120
escalated to the next level, he 
told the girl he needed to 

1765
01:42:40,120 --> 01:42:43,320
conduct another examination and 
removed his gloves. 

1766
01:42:44,080 --> 01:42:47,280
He asked the patient to undress 
completely in front of him 

1767
01:42:47,440 --> 01:42:49,840
before running his hands up and 
down her body. 

1768
01:42:50,200 --> 01:42:54,120
He fondled her breasts, spread 
her buttocks, and examined all 

1769
01:42:54,120 --> 01:42:58,000
her intimate areas. 
Afterward, Robert managed to 

1770
01:42:58,000 --> 01:43:01,320
convince the high schooler that 
this was a normal gynecologist 

1771
01:43:01,320 --> 01:43:04,920
visit experience. 
The most horrific thing was that

1772
01:43:04,920 --> 01:43:08,920
such actions destroyed teenagers
trust in normal doctors and 

1773
01:43:08,920 --> 01:43:12,680
negatively impacted the fragile 
psyches of his young patients. 

1774
01:43:13,880 --> 01:43:17,200
The doctor calmly continued 
attacking his patients and no 

1775
01:43:17,200 --> 01:43:20,440
one did anything. 
Nurses working alongside Robert 

1776
01:43:20,440 --> 01:43:23,480
were fully aware of his 
suspicious behavior as he now 

1777
01:43:23,480 --> 01:43:26,680
easily began performing 
inappropriate actions and 

1778
01:43:26,680 --> 01:43:30,640
groping women without any 
medical justification, even in 

1779
01:43:30,640 --> 01:43:34,800
their presence. 
Later, 1 nurse named Rosalina, 

1780
01:43:35,000 --> 01:43:38,200
who worked with Robert for a 
long time in the 1990s, 

1781
01:43:38,560 --> 01:43:41,600
repeatedly witnessed Haddon 
rubbing his patients intimate 

1782
01:43:41,600 --> 01:43:44,000
areas with his fingers without 
any need. 

1783
01:43:45,000 --> 01:43:48,000
Rosalina had extensive 
experience working with various 

1784
01:43:48,000 --> 01:43:52,080
gynecologists and knew perfectly
well how examinations should be 

1785
01:43:52,080 --> 01:43:55,160
conducted. 
It's unknown whether the nurse 

1786
01:43:55,160 --> 01:43:58,600
reported her observations to 
higher management or if she was 

1787
01:43:58,600 --> 01:44:01,680
also ignored. 
Another nurse complained that 

1788
01:44:01,680 --> 01:44:04,320
Robert always sent her out of 
the exam room during 

1789
01:44:04,320 --> 01:44:07,080
appointments, which was a 
protocol violation. 

1790
01:44:08,040 --> 01:44:11,360
Despite all the complaints, this
same nurse, when she became 

1791
01:44:11,360 --> 01:44:14,160
pregnant, went to Doctor Haddon 
herself. 

1792
01:44:14,840 --> 01:44:18,160
The full extent of what had 
happened earlier hit her when 

1793
01:44:18,160 --> 01:44:22,080
the obstetrician gynecologist, 
during her examination, began 

1794
01:44:22,080 --> 01:44:24,760
rubbing his aroused genitals 
against her hand. 

1795
01:44:25,600 --> 01:44:29,840
Robert's former colleague was so
stunned and shaken by this that 

1796
01:44:29,840 --> 01:44:33,000
after the appointment, she went 
straight to the administrator 

1797
01:44:33,240 --> 01:44:36,760
and declared that this man was a
pervert, to which the 

1798
01:44:36,760 --> 01:44:39,360
administrator only shrugged 
sympathetically. 

1799
01:44:40,120 --> 01:44:43,560
It turned out that everyone who 
worked with Doctor Haddon was 

1800
01:44:43,560 --> 01:44:46,520
aware of his unacceptable 
behavior, but no one did 

1801
01:44:46,520 --> 01:44:49,320
anything and no one tried to 
stop Robert. 

1802
01:44:50,320 --> 01:44:53,120
Haddon continued attacking 
innocent patients throughout the

1803
01:44:53,120 --> 01:44:57,640
1990s and 2000s. 
He did so with impunity for over

1804
01:44:57,640 --> 01:45:00,840
a decade. 
To grasp the scale, it's worth 

1805
01:45:00,880 --> 01:45:05,680
noting that on average, the 
doctor saw 25 to 40 women daily,

1806
01:45:06,080 --> 01:45:08,360
totaling thousands of patients 
each year. 

1807
01:45:09,320 --> 01:45:12,520
Only the stories of a few 
victims became public knowledge,

1808
01:45:12,680 --> 01:45:14,720
as many were too ashamed to 
speak out. 

1809
01:45:15,240 --> 01:45:18,160
It's estimated that the number 
of victims of Doctor Haddon's 

1810
01:45:18,160 --> 01:45:21,120
assaults reached hundreds, if 
not thousands. 

1811
01:45:22,040 --> 01:45:26,760
In 2005, a woman named Charlotte
Brooks began seeing Robert, and 

1812
01:45:26,760 --> 01:45:30,840
he was her doctor for two years.
During those two years, Haddon's

1813
01:45:30,840 --> 01:45:33,840
behavior became increasingly 
strange and alarming. 

1814
01:45:34,320 --> 01:45:37,520
The doctor increasingly used a 
tactic he called intimate 

1815
01:45:37,520 --> 01:45:41,000
conversations. 
During these talks, Robert asked

1816
01:45:41,000 --> 01:45:44,200
whether Charlotte reached climax
during intercourse, how many 

1817
01:45:44,200 --> 01:45:48,120
times, and how it happened. 
He was trying to get the patient

1818
01:45:48,120 --> 01:45:51,800
to trust him this time. 
He played the long game. 

1819
01:45:53,000 --> 01:45:56,600
In December 2007, when the woman
had grown accustomed to the 

1820
01:45:56,600 --> 01:46:00,600
strange conversations, Robert 
finally moved from words to 

1821
01:46:00,600 --> 01:46:04,040
actions. 
Alone in the office, he first 

1822
01:46:04,040 --> 01:46:07,680
thoroughly and prolongedly 
palpated her breasts, then 

1823
01:46:07,680 --> 01:46:11,200
inserted his fingers into her 
vagina and began rhythmic 

1824
01:46:11,200 --> 01:46:14,400
movements. 
Charlotte was in shock and 

1825
01:46:14,400 --> 01:46:16,760
horror. 
The only thing she remembered 

1826
01:46:17,000 --> 01:46:19,560
was quickly pulling on her 
clothes and bolting out of the 

1827
01:46:19,560 --> 01:46:22,280
office. 
The woman wanted to erase this 

1828
01:46:22,280 --> 01:46:25,600
unpleasant episode from her 
memory as soon as possible, so 

1829
01:46:25,600 --> 01:46:27,480
she went home and didn't tell 
anyone. 

1830
01:46:28,080 --> 01:46:31,720
Thus, Robert escaped punishment 
for assault yet again. 

1831
01:46:32,600 --> 01:46:36,280
At that time, the 45 year old 
Doctor Haddon was still married.

1832
01:46:36,720 --> 01:46:40,200
His children had grown up. 
His daughter was a teenager, the

1833
01:46:40,200 --> 01:46:42,200
same age as some of Robert's 
victims. 

1834
01:46:42,600 --> 01:46:46,240
His son, who required constant 
care, was still under his 

1835
01:46:46,240 --> 01:46:50,200
father's guardianship. 
The monster who, day after day, 

1836
01:46:50,240 --> 01:46:54,080
week after week, year after 
year, undressed his patients, 

1837
01:46:54,360 --> 01:46:58,200
went home and played the role of
a caring husband and parent. 

1838
01:46:58,880 --> 01:47:01,920
Since his assaults on patients 
went unpunished for over a 

1839
01:47:01,920 --> 01:47:05,960
decade, it's no surprise that he
became bolder now. 

1840
01:47:05,960 --> 01:47:09,280
The man developed a system that 
ensured his victims would return

1841
01:47:09,280 --> 01:47:13,200
to him again and again. 
He encouraged them to schedule 

1842
01:47:13,200 --> 01:47:16,240
their next appointment with him 
before the current one was over.

1843
01:47:16,840 --> 01:47:19,800
He kept the time between 
appointments shorter and shorter

1844
01:47:19,800 --> 01:47:22,880
to get his victims back into his
office as soon as possible. 

1845
01:47:23,280 --> 01:47:26,840
Robert also scheduled patients 
for examinations without any 

1846
01:47:26,840 --> 01:47:29,480
reason. 
Eventually, the doctor even 

1847
01:47:29,480 --> 01:47:33,240
began blackmailing women with 
free contraceptive pills, which 

1848
01:47:33,240 --> 01:47:36,360
they could only get in his 
office had, and dispensed the 

1849
01:47:36,360 --> 01:47:39,440
pills in small batches to force 
patients to come to him more 

1850
01:47:39,440 --> 01:47:42,440
often. 
The doctor used free medications

1851
01:47:42,440 --> 01:47:45,520
to lure and retain his victims 
who may not have been in the 

1852
01:47:45,520 --> 01:47:49,480
best financial situation. 
As a result, many girls 

1853
01:47:49,480 --> 01:47:51,520
continued seeing Robert for 
years. 

1854
01:47:52,400 --> 01:47:56,680
One patient named Sarah Stein, 
began visiting Doctor Haddon in 

1855
01:47:56,680 --> 01:47:59,760
1998. 
She grew up in a conservative 

1856
01:47:59,760 --> 01:48:03,600
Jewish family and knew almost 
nothing about her own body or 

1857
01:48:03,600 --> 01:48:05,880
intimate relationships between 
men and women. 

1858
01:48:06,480 --> 01:48:09,960
When the girl first went to an 
obstetrician gynecologist who 

1859
01:48:09,960 --> 01:48:13,360
happened to be Robert, she had 
no idea what was supposed to 

1860
01:48:13,360 --> 01:48:15,640
happen and fully trusted the 
doctor. 

1861
01:48:16,200 --> 01:48:20,000
As a result, Haddon was Sarah's 
doctor for the next 12 years. 

1862
01:48:20,400 --> 01:48:23,600
During this time, he committed 
intimate acts against Stein over

1863
01:48:23,600 --> 01:48:28,080
60 times, including fondling her
breasts and massaging intimate 

1864
01:48:28,080 --> 01:48:30,920
areas during so-called vaginal 
examinations. 

1865
01:48:31,520 --> 01:48:35,440
Another of Robert's victims was 
a woman named Emily Anderson. 

1866
01:48:35,960 --> 01:48:39,920
She began seeing the doctor in 
1999 and he was her first 

1867
01:48:39,920 --> 01:48:42,960
gynecologist. 
The young girl had many Women's 

1868
01:48:42,960 --> 01:48:45,960
Health issues. 
First and foremost, Emily 

1869
01:48:45,960 --> 01:48:48,840
trusted Haddon because he worked
at the prestigious Irving 

1870
01:48:48,840 --> 01:48:50,960
Medical Center of Columbia 
University. 

1871
01:48:51,360 --> 01:48:54,920
Second, Robert allowed her to 
call him with any questions at 

1872
01:48:54,920 --> 01:48:58,520
any time of day or night. 
He wanted Emily to trust him 

1873
01:48:58,520 --> 01:49:02,280
unconditionally. 
As a result, when Anderson moved

1874
01:49:02,280 --> 01:49:06,440
from New York to Nevada in 2005,
she still stayed in touch with 

1875
01:49:06,440 --> 01:49:09,960
her doctor and even flew in from
another state for appointments. 

1876
01:49:10,560 --> 01:49:14,200
Robert conducted perverse 
examinations of Emily for 13 

1877
01:49:14,200 --> 01:49:17,040
years, each time making her 
undress and lie on the 

1878
01:49:17,040 --> 01:49:20,040
gynecological chair even when 
there was no need. 

1879
01:49:20,680 --> 01:49:23,720
At some point, considering that 
Robert had been offending 

1880
01:49:23,720 --> 01:49:26,880
hundreds of patients with his 
indecent actions for over a 

1881
01:49:26,880 --> 01:49:29,960
decade, complaints against him 
began pouring in. 

1882
01:49:30,520 --> 01:49:34,720
First, nurses and colleagues in 
the obstetrics and gynecology 

1883
01:49:34,720 --> 01:49:38,240
department called Doctor 
Haddon's examination methods 

1884
01:49:38,520 --> 01:49:43,160
inappropriate and improper. 
However, the administration was 

1885
01:49:43,160 --> 01:49:47,080
in no hurry to address these 
complaints, thereby enabling the

1886
01:49:47,080 --> 01:49:51,040
gynecologist's actions. 
Then, the number of complaints 

1887
01:49:51,040 --> 01:49:53,320
from patients about Robert 
increased. 

1888
01:49:53,800 --> 01:49:58,080
However, Columbia University's 
hospital had no clear policy on 

1889
01:49:58,080 --> 01:50:02,000
documenting letters, so they 
were simply ignored, often not 

1890
01:50:02,000 --> 01:50:04,800
even reaching the medical 
center's top management. 

1891
01:50:05,520 --> 01:50:08,920
Every patient who complained 
about Robert was either ignored,

1892
01:50:09,120 --> 01:50:12,440
distracted with something else, 
or shuffled from one office to 

1893
01:50:12,440 --> 01:50:15,080
another, making them think that 
what happened in the 

1894
01:50:15,080 --> 01:50:20,960
specialist's office was normal. 
By the end of 2007, Doctor 

1895
01:50:20,960 --> 01:50:24,640
Robert Haddon's personnel file 
remained spotless, despite the 

1896
01:50:24,640 --> 01:50:27,560
enormous number of complaints 
from staff and patients. 

1897
01:50:28,040 --> 01:50:31,760
At some point, the man moved to 
the maternity ward, where young 

1898
01:50:31,760 --> 01:50:33,640
mothers were waiting in their 
rooms. 

1899
01:50:33,640 --> 01:50:36,680
For one of the most significant 
moments of their lives. 

1900
01:50:37,520 --> 01:50:40,800
Robert assaulted them. 
He often neglected medical 

1901
01:50:40,800 --> 01:50:44,400
gloves, touching the intimate 
areas of women in labor with 

1902
01:50:44,400 --> 01:50:47,680
bare hands, not out of 
necessity, but for his own 

1903
01:50:47,680 --> 01:50:50,880
satisfaction, taking advantage 
of the fact that the women 

1904
01:50:50,880 --> 01:50:54,880
couldn't escape the hospital. 
The most outrageous and perverse

1905
01:50:54,880 --> 01:50:58,760
thing Robert hadn't did during 
examinations was touching his 

1906
01:50:58,760 --> 01:51:02,960
patients intimate areas with his
tongue, and not just touching, 

1907
01:51:03,360 --> 01:51:05,640
but performing various 
manipulations. 

1908
01:51:06,640 --> 01:51:10,280
He was so emboldened by his 
impunity that he began molesting

1909
01:51:10,280 --> 01:51:13,920
women almost openly. 
If hadn't had previously tried 

1910
01:51:13,920 --> 01:51:17,960
to mask his actions with medical
terminology, now it looked like 

1911
01:51:17,960 --> 01:51:21,080
blatant abuse and patients were 
horrified. 

1912
01:51:21,680 --> 01:51:26,840
Robert's behavior had completely
spiraled out of control. 22 

1913
01:51:26,840 --> 01:51:29,440
years had passed since the first
known assault. 

1914
01:51:30,440 --> 01:51:33,920
How did the prestigious Columbia
University allow such things to 

1915
01:51:33,920 --> 01:51:37,240
happen within its walls? 
Why did the administration 

1916
01:51:37,240 --> 01:51:40,280
pretend not to notice the 
criminal behavior of one of its 

1917
01:51:40,280 --> 01:51:42,800
doctors? 
Why did they protect him so 

1918
01:51:42,800 --> 01:51:45,960
diligently? 
The Medical Center was afraid of

1919
01:51:45,960 --> 01:51:49,440
tarnishing its reputation. 
A breakthrough in the case came 

1920
01:51:49,440 --> 01:51:53,000
in 2012. 
A woman named Lori Kayak was 

1921
01:51:53,000 --> 01:51:55,240
under the care of Doctor Robert 
Haddon. 

1922
01:51:55,720 --> 01:51:58,360
In the past, Lori was a 
professional dancer. 

1923
01:51:58,520 --> 01:52:01,880
Now she was 38 years old and 
eight months pregnant. 

1924
01:52:02,520 --> 01:52:06,040
Previously, Lori had been unable
to carry a pregnancy to term, 

1925
01:52:06,440 --> 01:52:09,880
and she had recently undergone 
spinal treatment, so she was now

1926
01:52:09,880 --> 01:52:13,000
in a high risk group. 
The woman was worried about 

1927
01:52:13,000 --> 01:52:16,240
possible complications during 
her current pregnancy, so she 

1928
01:52:16,240 --> 01:52:19,880
chose a reputable Medical Center
and ended up with Doctor Haddon.

1929
01:52:20,640 --> 01:52:22,960
At first, Lori really liked 
Robert. 

1930
01:52:23,360 --> 01:52:26,120
He came across as a very 
friendly, polite person. 

1931
01:52:26,640 --> 01:52:29,600
The doctor treated Lori almost 
like a father, and she even 

1932
01:52:29,600 --> 01:52:32,280
described him to her friends as 
a kind Santa Claus. 

1933
01:52:32,960 --> 01:52:36,400
However, Lori gradually began to
notice that strange things were 

1934
01:52:36,400 --> 01:52:40,200
happening during examinations. 
Sometimes the doctor would pinch

1935
01:52:40,200 --> 01:52:43,600
her breasts, massage her 
buttocks and penetrate inside, 

1936
01:52:43,920 --> 01:52:46,920
or seemingly accidentally press 
against her naked body. 

1937
01:52:47,480 --> 01:52:50,680
The woman even thought Robert 
was making sounds like those 

1938
01:52:50,680 --> 01:52:54,040
during intercourse. 
Since Lori's only concern at the

1939
01:52:54,040 --> 01:52:57,520
time was giving birth to a 
healthy baby, she decided not to

1940
01:52:57,520 --> 01:53:01,320
dwell on it, attributing it to 
Doctor Haddon's possible quirks 

1941
01:53:01,520 --> 01:53:05,800
and her own wild imagination. 
The expectant mother couldn't 

1942
01:53:05,800 --> 01:53:09,240
even entertain the thought that 
this kind Santa Claus was 

1943
01:53:09,240 --> 01:53:11,960
molesting her. 
The delivery went perfectly. 

1944
01:53:12,320 --> 01:53:15,840
Kayak gave birth to a girl, and 
everything was fine. 

1945
01:53:16,080 --> 01:53:17,840
If only the story had ended 
there. 

1946
01:53:18,680 --> 01:53:21,920
But shortly after giving birth, 
the woman went to Doctor Haddon 

1947
01:53:21,920 --> 01:53:25,680
for a routine checkup. 
First, he squeezed a drop of her

1948
01:53:25,680 --> 01:53:29,520
breast milk and tasted it, then 
asked her to lie on the exam 

1949
01:53:29,520 --> 01:53:31,720
table. 
Robert was conducting the 

1950
01:53:31,720 --> 01:53:34,880
examination while Lori scrolled 
through her phone's news feed. 

1951
01:53:35,480 --> 01:53:37,960
Suddenly, she felt something wet
down below. 

1952
01:53:38,560 --> 01:53:41,880
The woman looked up and saw the 
doctor's red and agitated face. 

1953
01:53:42,400 --> 01:53:44,960
Only then did she realize what 
he was actually doing. 

1954
01:53:45,480 --> 01:53:49,240
While Haddon, caught off guard, 
nervously tried to justify his 

1955
01:53:49,240 --> 01:53:51,920
actions, Lori texted her 
boyfriend and told him 

1956
01:53:51,920 --> 01:53:55,320
everything. 
That same day, a call came into 

1957
01:53:55,320 --> 01:53:59,840
911 where Lori Kayak's partner 
reported to the operator that a 

1958
01:53:59,840 --> 01:54:04,040
gynecologist had orally touched 
his fiancee's genitals during an

1959
01:54:04,040 --> 01:54:08,040
examination. 
Soon, police arrived at Lori's 

1960
01:54:08,040 --> 01:54:10,600
home. 
Officers took her statement and 

1961
01:54:10,600 --> 01:54:14,360
brought her for an examination. 
Dr. Haddon was arrested that 

1962
01:54:14,360 --> 01:54:16,560
same day. 
It was a Friday evening. 

1963
01:54:17,240 --> 01:54:20,120
Robert's superiors at the 
hospital were informed that an 

1964
01:54:20,120 --> 01:54:23,400
investigation into the doctor's 
illegal actions would be 

1965
01:54:23,400 --> 01:54:26,880
conducted. 
However, the next day, Saturday,

1966
01:54:27,080 --> 01:54:30,800
Haddon was released and by 
Tuesday he returned to work as 

1967
01:54:30,800 --> 01:54:33,840
if nothing had happened. 
Despite the hospital leadership 

1968
01:54:33,840 --> 01:54:37,800
being aware of the accusations 
against him, For some reason, 

1969
01:54:38,040 --> 01:54:41,320
Columbia University did not 
suspend Robert from conducting 

1970
01:54:41,320 --> 01:54:44,240
examinations. 
All they did was require that 

1971
01:54:44,240 --> 01:54:46,680
the doctor not be left alone 
with patients. 

1972
01:54:47,200 --> 01:54:51,680
One might think Haddon would lie
low, stop or be scared, but he 

1973
01:54:51,680 --> 01:54:54,600
didn't care. 
He was too confident in himself.

1974
01:54:55,200 --> 01:54:58,720
Not only did the Medical Center 
allow Robert to return to work, 

1975
01:54:59,080 --> 01:55:02,920
but they also ensured that the 
accusations against him never 

1976
01:55:02,920 --> 01:55:06,080
saw the light of day. 
The university allowed the 

1977
01:55:06,080 --> 01:55:10,000
doctor to escape punishment. 
It turned out that for a very 

1978
01:55:10,000 --> 01:55:14,280
long time, they were complicit. 
One of Doctor Haddon's patients 

1979
01:55:14,400 --> 01:55:17,920
was a woman named Evelyn Yang, 
who was seven months pregnant. 

1980
01:55:18,600 --> 01:55:21,880
During one appointment, Robert 
pulled the same trick on her as 

1981
01:55:21,880 --> 01:55:23,400
he did with most of his 
patients. 

1982
01:55:23,640 --> 01:55:26,720
He didn't know that Evelyn Yang 
was the wife of prominent 

1983
01:55:26,720 --> 01:55:30,400
businessman Andrew Yang, who 
later ran in the Democratic 

1984
01:55:30,400 --> 01:55:34,200
primary for the US presidential 
candidacy in 2020. 

1985
01:55:35,160 --> 01:55:38,440
Realizing the potential 
consequences, Haddon wrote a 

1986
01:55:38,440 --> 01:55:41,440
resignation letter and 
negotiated with the university 

1987
01:55:41,440 --> 01:55:45,960
for an early retirement. 
At 54, this man planned to enjoy

1988
01:55:45,960 --> 01:55:49,920
a well deserved retirement with 
his wife and two children after 

1989
01:55:49,920 --> 01:55:53,200
physically assaulting his 
vulnerable patients for over 2 

1990
01:55:53,200 --> 01:55:56,280
decades. 
An official investigation into 

1991
01:55:56,280 --> 01:55:59,440
Robert's misconduct was 
conducted, but the case was 

1992
01:55:59,440 --> 01:56:02,000
quickly closed due to a lack of 
evidence. 

1993
01:56:02,920 --> 01:56:06,880
Columbia University meticulously
hid the enormous number of 

1994
01:56:06,880 --> 01:56:09,840
complaints about Doctor Haddon 
over the years. 

1995
01:56:10,960 --> 01:56:13,560
Several months passed and 
nothing was done. 

1996
01:56:14,000 --> 01:56:17,800
Laurie Kiak, who started this 
entire process, was horrified 

1997
01:56:17,800 --> 01:56:20,440
and desperate. 
She wanted Robert to answer for 

1998
01:56:20,440 --> 01:56:23,360
all the assaults. 
She continued to sue Haddon and 

1999
01:56:23,360 --> 01:56:26,760
the university in civil court, 
but it was nothing compared to 

2000
01:56:26,760 --> 01:56:30,320
the scale of his crimes. 
One day, Lori decided to go 

2001
01:56:30,320 --> 01:56:33,520
further, publicizing the issue 
she faced in the media. 

2002
01:56:34,120 --> 01:56:36,360
Her story didn't attract much 
attention. 

2003
01:56:36,760 --> 01:56:39,760
It was a small article on the 
10th page of a New York 

2004
01:56:39,760 --> 01:56:43,040
newspaper. 
However, the article sparked a 

2005
01:56:43,040 --> 01:56:46,360
chain reaction because other 
victims of Doctor Haddon saw it.

2006
01:56:46,920 --> 01:56:50,240
The story triggered a flood of 
traumatic memories of what the 

2007
01:56:50,240 --> 01:56:53,480
women had endured, and they 
began contacting Lori. 

2008
01:56:54,600 --> 01:56:58,520
Now, Lori Kayak was not alone. 
The accusations against the 

2009
01:56:58,520 --> 01:57:01,840
gynecologist were corroborated 
by several more victims. 

2010
01:57:02,200 --> 01:57:05,440
The investigation could no 
longer be ignored, so the case 

2011
01:57:05,440 --> 01:57:09,080
moved forward. 
But strangely, obstacles arose 

2012
01:57:09,080 --> 01:57:13,520
here too, as District Attorney 
Cyrus Vance Junior had a genuine

2013
01:57:13,520 --> 01:57:17,720
aversion to prosecuting sexual 
assault cases, especially those 

2014
01:57:17,720 --> 01:57:20,880
that would be hard to win. 
As soon as Haddon's case 

2015
01:57:20,880 --> 01:57:24,880
surfaced, Cyrus invited Robert's
lawyer to his office for a talk.

2016
01:57:25,320 --> 01:57:27,160
It turned out the two were good 
friends. 

2017
01:57:27,520 --> 01:57:30,760
In their conversation, they 
agreed that Haddon should enter 

2018
01:57:30,760 --> 01:57:34,880
a plea deal in which he would 
plead guilty to 1 felony and one

2019
01:57:34,880 --> 01:57:38,480
misdemeanor of his choice. 
He would be listed in the sex 

2020
01:57:38,480 --> 01:57:41,480
offender registry and stripped 
of his medical license. 

2021
01:57:41,840 --> 01:57:45,000
But most importantly, he 
wouldn't spend a single day in 

2022
01:57:45,000 --> 01:57:49,160
prison, couldn't be retried for 
this case, and once again, the 

2023
01:57:49,160 --> 01:57:52,320
doctor would get away with it. 
The story could have ended 

2024
01:57:52,320 --> 01:57:56,120
there. 
Robert pleaded guilty and calmly

2025
01:57:56,120 --> 01:58:00,160
spent time with his family. 
Laurie Kayak continued fighting 

2026
01:58:00,160 --> 01:58:03,640
through a civil lawsuit and 
ultimately received a settlement

2027
01:58:03,640 --> 01:58:08,280
of $475,000. 
However, after such a long 

2028
01:58:08,280 --> 01:58:11,480
battle, the woman was so 
exhausted that she fainted in 

2029
01:58:11,480 --> 01:58:15,640
the middle of the street. 
Four years passed after the plea

2030
01:58:15,640 --> 01:58:17,760
deal. 
It was 2020. 

2031
01:58:18,440 --> 01:58:22,080
Evelyn Yang, one of Doctor 
Haddon's last victims, was 

2032
01:58:22,080 --> 01:58:24,920
married to presidential 
candidate Andrew Yang. 

2033
01:58:25,600 --> 01:58:29,840
Over the past few years, due to 
her high profile status, Evelyn 

2034
01:58:29,840 --> 01:58:32,800
had supported the accusations 
against the gynecologist 

2035
01:58:32,800 --> 01:58:35,680
anonymously. 
But as the Me Too movement 

2036
01:58:35,680 --> 01:58:39,080
gained momentum and more women 
came forward with statements 

2037
01:58:39,080 --> 01:58:42,680
about various assaults, Evelyn 
made a very bold decision to 

2038
01:58:42,680 --> 01:58:46,800
finally publicly declare that 
she too was a victim of Doctor 

2039
01:58:46,800 --> 01:58:49,680
Robert Haddon. 
With the help of the Me Too 

2040
01:58:49,680 --> 01:58:53,920
hashtag, which spread across 
social media in October 2017, 

2041
01:58:54,200 --> 01:58:57,800
women expressed condemnation of 
sexual violence and harassment. 

2042
01:58:58,400 --> 01:59:01,600
This was an incredibly difficult
decision for Evelyn Yang because

2043
01:59:01,600 --> 01:59:03,280
she was somewhat of a public 
figure. 

2044
01:59:04,280 --> 01:59:07,080
In the midst of her husband's 
election campaign, the woman 

2045
01:59:07,080 --> 01:59:11,320
organized an interview with CNN 
and for the first time, publicly

2046
01:59:11,320 --> 01:59:14,760
shared her story. 
After that interview, everything

2047
01:59:14,760 --> 01:59:17,800
changed. 
Once the story aired, it gained 

2048
01:59:17,800 --> 01:59:20,960
national attention and drew the 
focus of hundreds more of 

2049
01:59:20,960 --> 01:59:24,600
Robert's victims, dozens of whom
began publicly sharing their 

2050
01:59:24,600 --> 01:59:28,240
painful experiences. 
It was then that this case 

2051
01:59:28,240 --> 01:59:31,680
finally forced the US Department
of Justice to take action. 

2052
01:59:32,040 --> 01:59:35,200
However, after the plea deal, 
Haddon couldn't be held 

2053
01:59:35,200 --> 01:59:38,480
accountable for the crimes 
again, but the authorities could

2054
01:59:38,480 --> 01:59:40,360
no longer sweep it under the 
rug. 

2055
01:59:41,120 --> 01:59:44,320
The Department of Justice wanted
to bring new federal charges 

2056
01:59:44,320 --> 01:59:47,320
against Robert, which would 
carry harsher penalties. 

2057
01:59:47,880 --> 01:59:51,360
When the second investigation 
began, Columbia University's 

2058
01:59:51,360 --> 01:59:55,640
massive cover up came to light. 
Not only did they fail to inform

2059
01:59:55,640 --> 01:59:58,760
patients that their doctor was 
under investigation for sexual 

2060
01:59:58,760 --> 02:00:02,600
assault, but they also hid 
critical documents, deleted 

2061
02:00:02,600 --> 02:00:06,400
emails, and concealed important 
parts of Robert's personnel 

2062
02:00:06,400 --> 02:00:10,360
file, leading to a criminal case
against Columbia University. 

2063
02:00:10,880 --> 02:00:14,920
Ultimately, settlements were 
reached with 200 victims for a 

2064
02:00:14,920 --> 02:00:20,160
total of $230 million. 
Yet not a single person from the

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02:00:20,160 --> 02:00:24,200
Medical Center was charged with 
a crime or faced any punishment,

2066
02:00:24,600 --> 02:00:27,160
even though the clinic was 
obligated to care for its 

2067
02:00:27,160 --> 02:00:30,200
patients and protect them from 
doctors like Robert. 

2068
02:00:31,200 --> 02:00:35,960
Only in early 2023, seven years 
after the effective plea deal, 

2069
02:00:36,160 --> 02:00:38,880
did Doctor Robert Haddon finally
face trial. 

2070
02:00:39,760 --> 02:00:42,560
At that time, he was 64 years 
old. 

2071
02:00:43,280 --> 02:00:46,360
In his defense, the man stated 
that he was the primary 

2072
02:00:46,360 --> 02:00:50,440
caregiver for his ill son and 
needed to return home to care 

2073
02:00:50,440 --> 02:00:53,960
for his family. 
At that moment, the judge gave 

2074
02:00:53,960 --> 02:00:56,040
the floor to his numerous 
victims. 

2075
02:00:56,360 --> 02:00:58,440
Their voices were finally heard 
properly. 

2076
02:00:58,840 --> 02:01:02,040
The testimony shared by the 
women were truly horrifying. 

2077
02:01:02,400 --> 02:01:04,400
Each story was worse than the 
last. 

2078
02:01:04,840 --> 02:01:07,440
Robert Haddon was found guilty 
on all counts. 

2079
02:01:07,800 --> 02:01:11,280
He was sentenced to the maximum 
penalty of 20 years in prison 

2080
02:01:11,280 --> 02:01:13,960
for each charge to be served 
concurrently. 

2081
02:01:14,640 --> 02:01:17,440
The consequences of this case 
are still felt today. 

2082
02:01:18,040 --> 02:01:20,880
Currently, lawyers are still 
working on behalf of the 

2083
02:01:20,880 --> 02:01:23,600
victims, trying to secure 
compensation. 

2084
02:01:24,080 --> 02:01:27,960
Over 500 women have come 
forward, but surely these are 

2085
02:01:27,960 --> 02:01:32,400
far from all the victims of the 
depraved Dr. Recently I found 

2086
02:01:32,400 --> 02:01:35,400
out that many people watch true 
crime stories before going to 

2087
02:01:35,400 --> 02:01:38,120
bed to fall asleep. 
So we made a new channel where 

2088
02:01:38,120 --> 02:01:41,800
every day there are 4 hour 
videos with a black screen where

2089
02:01:41,800 --> 02:01:45,240
a calm voice tells true crime 
stories with the sound of rain. 

2090
02:01:45,760 --> 02:01:48,640
So if you like to fall asleep to
that go to the video. 

2091
02:01:49,040 --> 02:01:57,960
Thank you. 
Friday, September 2nd, 2016 at 

2092
02:01:57,960 --> 02:02:00,680
McNeil Middle School in Wichita 
Falls, TX. 

2093
02:02:01,000 --> 02:02:03,880
Classes had ended and the 
students were released for the 

2094
02:02:03,880 --> 02:02:06,440
weekend. 
The children poured out of the 

2095
02:02:06,440 --> 02:02:09,840
school in a crowd. 
Some rushed to the cars waiting 

2096
02:02:09,840 --> 02:02:12,240
for them while others headed 
home on foot. 

2097
02:02:12,760 --> 02:02:15,360
What should have been an 
ordinary day soon turned into 

2098
02:02:15,360 --> 02:02:18,200
chaos when screams echoed 
through the neighborhood. 

2099
02:02:18,600 --> 02:02:22,640
Schoolchildren ran and hid in 
nearby yards while adults darted

2100
02:02:22,640 --> 02:02:25,080
around the street, unsure of 
what was happening. 

2101
02:02:26,000 --> 02:02:30,080
The 911 service received several
desperate calls, but no one 

2102
02:02:30,080 --> 02:02:31,800
could say exactly what had 
occurred. 

2103
02:02:32,160 --> 02:02:35,560
Some swore they heard gunshots 
and even saw someone with a 

2104
02:02:35,560 --> 02:02:38,000
weapon. 
Others mentioned something about

2105
02:02:38,000 --> 02:02:40,920
a car accident. 
No one could say with certainty 

2106
02:02:40,920 --> 02:02:44,040
how many people were injured, 
but one thing was clear. 

2107
02:02:44,800 --> 02:02:49,080
In an alley near Kingston Dr., a
severely wounded teenager lay on

2108
02:02:49,080 --> 02:02:52,960
the ground amid the flood of 
calls, overwhelming emergency 

2109
02:02:52,960 --> 02:02:55,760
dispatchers. 
It was difficult to make sense 

2110
02:02:55,760 --> 02:02:59,360
of the situation. 
However, the heartbreaking truth

2111
02:02:59,480 --> 02:03:03,160
soon came to light. 
Two young girls had been 

2112
02:03:03,160 --> 02:03:06,640
brutally shot, and no one was 
prepared for what would follow. 

2113
02:03:07,360 --> 02:03:10,960
This tragedy traumatized an 
entire city, parents and 

2114
02:03:10,960 --> 02:03:14,480
children who witnessed the 
horror that ended with the loss 

2115
02:03:14,480 --> 02:03:17,680
of an extraordinary schoolgirl 
with a bright future. 

2116
02:03:18,640 --> 02:03:21,480
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02:03:21,800 --> 02:03:24,480
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02:03:24,480 --> 02:03:25,920
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2120
02:03:29,640 --> 02:03:34,240
Lorraine Lavandazzo was born on 
October 14th, 2002. 

2121
02:03:35,080 --> 02:03:37,760
The arrival of the little girl 
was a true surprise for her 

2122
02:03:37,760 --> 02:03:40,920
parents. 
Lorraine was more than 10 years 

2123
02:03:40,920 --> 02:03:42,640
younger than her two older 
brothers. 

2124
02:03:43,160 --> 02:03:47,000
Her father, Vern, had dreamed of
having a daughter from the very 

2125
02:03:47,000 --> 02:03:50,080
beginning. 
The birth of two sons initially 

2126
02:03:50,080 --> 02:03:53,200
shocked him because he was 
certain he and his wife would 

2127
02:03:53,200 --> 02:03:57,400
have a girl. 
Lorraine's mother, Bianca, also 

2128
02:03:57,400 --> 02:04:01,320
imagined a baby girl with bright
blue eyes during her pregnancy. 

2129
02:04:02,040 --> 02:04:05,320
When two boys were born one 
after the other, she couldn't 

2130
02:04:05,320 --> 02:04:07,280
shake the feeling that something
was missing. 

2131
02:04:07,840 --> 02:04:11,120
That's why the couple decided to
take a chance and have another 

2132
02:04:11,120 --> 02:04:13,920
child. 
Lorraine's birth was a gift of 

2133
02:04:13,920 --> 02:04:17,080
fate for them. 
From the moment she was born, 

2134
02:04:17,360 --> 02:04:21,400
Lorraine was something special. 
Of course, this sounds cliche, 

2135
02:04:21,400 --> 02:04:24,440
as most parents feel this way, 
but it was true. 

2136
02:04:24,920 --> 02:04:27,240
Lorraine was wise beyond her 
years. 

2137
02:04:28,120 --> 02:04:32,000
Despite her age, she had a deep 
sense of empathy, A remarkable 

2138
02:04:32,000 --> 02:04:35,120
ability to sense the moods of 
those around her, and a 

2139
02:04:35,120 --> 02:04:38,760
readiness to help. 
It's no surprise that as she 

2140
02:04:38,760 --> 02:04:41,920
grew up, Lorraine became the 
life of the party. 

2141
02:04:42,600 --> 02:04:45,800
She had countless friends. 
Lorraine didn't care about their

2142
02:04:45,800 --> 02:04:49,440
family background, whether they 
were poor or rich, straight A 

2143
02:04:49,440 --> 02:04:51,560
students or struggling 
academically. 

2144
02:04:51,840 --> 02:04:55,520
She accepted everyone and 
considered everyone's interests.

2145
02:04:56,200 --> 02:04:59,160
Most people believed her calling
was to make others happy. 

2146
02:04:59,800 --> 02:05:03,240
Lorraine's ability to care for 
others played a huge role in why

2147
02:05:03,240 --> 02:05:05,720
so many saw her as a vibrant 
personality. 

2148
02:05:06,280 --> 02:05:08,960
Lorraine was happy every minute 
of her short life. 

2149
02:05:09,520 --> 02:05:11,880
A radiant smile never left her 
face. 

2150
02:05:11,920 --> 02:05:15,200
Personal Stage While she 
cherished the time spent with 

2151
02:05:15,200 --> 02:05:17,920
friends, family always came 
first. 

2152
02:05:18,720 --> 02:05:22,320
Lorraine spent all holidays and 
weekends at home, even though 

2153
02:05:22,320 --> 02:05:25,600
most teenagers her age were 
eager to distance themselves 

2154
02:05:25,600 --> 02:05:28,720
from their parents. 
Between amusement parks, 

2155
02:05:28,720 --> 02:05:32,800
beaches, class trips, and time 
with family, she always chose 

2156
02:05:32,800 --> 02:05:35,760
the latter. 
Lorraine was a wonderful person.

2157
02:05:36,080 --> 02:05:38,280
She was a true treasure to this 
world. 

2158
02:05:39,440 --> 02:05:44,760
But on September 2nd, 2016, a 
senseless and brutal attack 

2159
02:05:45,040 --> 02:05:47,800
ended the life of the 13 year 
old schoolgirl. 

2160
02:05:48,680 --> 02:05:52,120
When screams rang out in the 
alley near the school, Lorraine 

2161
02:05:52,120 --> 02:05:54,720
Lavandazzo's parents rushed out 
of their home. 

2162
02:05:55,360 --> 02:05:58,560
Bianca ran down the street 
toward the noise while Verne, 

2163
02:05:58,560 --> 02:06:01,840
without hurrying, got into the 
car, hoping it would help him 

2164
02:06:01,840 --> 02:06:03,920
figure out what was happening 
faster. 

2165
02:06:04,640 --> 02:06:07,160
They didn't even consider that 
it could have anything to do 

2166
02:06:07,160 --> 02:06:10,640
with their daughter as dozens of
children typically walked home 

2167
02:06:10,640 --> 02:06:14,440
from school. 
Just to be safe, Vern called 

2168
02:06:14,440 --> 02:06:16,640
Lorraine's phone to make sure 
she was OK. 

2169
02:06:17,360 --> 02:06:20,720
A few seconds later someone 
answered, but it wasn't Lorraine

2170
02:06:21,280 --> 02:06:24,680
on the other end of the line. 
There was chaos followed by a 

2171
02:06:24,680 --> 02:06:28,480
blood curdling scream. 
Vern would have recognized that 

2172
02:06:28,480 --> 02:06:32,760
voice out of a million. 
It belonged to Bianca, his wife,

2173
02:06:32,920 --> 02:06:36,000
and Lorraine's mother, who had 
just reached the alley and found

2174
02:06:36,000 --> 02:06:38,560
her daughter lying on the ground
in a pool of blood. 

2175
02:06:39,240 --> 02:06:42,920
Lorraine's beautiful blue eyes 
were wide open, seemingly 

2176
02:06:42,920 --> 02:06:46,240
looking at her mother. 
The girl was still clutching her

2177
02:06:46,240 --> 02:06:50,280
school backpack to her chest. 
The scene around her was the 

2178
02:06:50,280 --> 02:06:54,360
embodiment of chaos. 
Police cars arrived one after 

2179
02:06:54,360 --> 02:06:56,560
another. 
The perimeter wasn't secured. 

2180
02:06:56,800 --> 02:07:00,000
Children were screaming and 
parents were trying to calm 

2181
02:07:00,000 --> 02:07:02,560
them. 
No one yet understood what had 

2182
02:07:02,560 --> 02:07:04,720
happened or what needed to be 
done. 

2183
02:07:05,240 --> 02:07:08,600
Two women who happened to be 
nearby, both nurses, noticed 

2184
02:07:08,600 --> 02:07:11,920
Lorraine had multiple gunshot 
wounds across her body and tried

2185
02:07:11,920 --> 02:07:15,800
to help her. 
But deep down, both understood 

2186
02:07:15,800 --> 02:07:19,000
the grim reality. 
The schoolgirl's life was 

2187
02:07:19,000 --> 02:07:22,520
hanging by a thread and saving 
her was unlikely. 

2188
02:07:23,440 --> 02:07:26,200
That's why the women soon 
shifted their attention to the 

2189
02:07:26,200 --> 02:07:30,400
other victim, Lorraine 
Lavandazzo's best friend, 13 

2190
02:07:30,400 --> 02:07:34,040
year old Michaela Smith. 
The police were trying to make 

2191
02:07:34,040 --> 02:07:36,640
sense of the situation as the 
girls were loaded into 

2192
02:07:36,640 --> 02:07:38,680
ambulances and rushed to the 
hospital. 

2193
02:07:39,200 --> 02:07:42,160
Lorraine's family wasn't allowed
to approach her at the scene. 

2194
02:07:42,680 --> 02:07:46,360
Now Vern sat in the front seat 
of the ambulance, constantly 

2195
02:07:46,360 --> 02:07:49,680
looking back, trying to make out
the paramedics words. 

2196
02:07:50,360 --> 02:07:54,080
He heard a paramedic say that a 
pulse was faintly detectable and

2197
02:07:54,080 --> 02:07:55,960
believed his little girl would 
be OK. 

2198
02:07:56,920 --> 02:08:01,000
But Bianca, who had been by her 
daughter's side, looked into her

2199
02:08:01,000 --> 02:08:05,000
eyes and knew Lorraine was gone.
She was no longer there. 

2200
02:08:06,080 --> 02:08:09,920
Michaela's family also hurried 
to the emergency room, not fully

2201
02:08:09,920 --> 02:08:13,680
understanding what had happened.
All they could do was pray that 

2202
02:08:13,680 --> 02:08:17,720
the girls would be all right. 
Michaela Smith had been shot in 

2203
02:08:17,720 --> 02:08:20,720
the chest. 
Fortunately, the bullet didn't 

2204
02:08:20,720 --> 02:08:25,280
hit any vital organs. 
After some time, the schoolgirl 

2205
02:08:25,280 --> 02:08:28,080
recovered. 
Lorraine, however, didn't 

2206
02:08:28,080 --> 02:08:31,720
survive. 
Lavandazo had sustained 14 

2207
02:08:31,720 --> 02:08:35,600
gunshot wounds to various parts 
of her body, including her head.

2208
02:08:36,400 --> 02:08:39,800
Some of the wounds were fatal 
and there was simply no chance 

2209
02:08:39,800 --> 02:08:42,960
of saving her. 
Lorraine's family was devastated

2210
02:08:42,960 --> 02:08:45,720
by grief. 
They had lost their little girl 

2211
02:08:45,920 --> 02:08:49,800
who had brought so much joy, 
happiness, and love into their 

2212
02:08:49,800 --> 02:08:52,640
lives. 
Her parents felt as though their

2213
02:08:52,640 --> 02:08:55,880
hearts had stopped along with 
their daughters and their own 

2214
02:08:55,880 --> 02:08:59,400
end seemed near. 
They genuinely believed they 

2215
02:08:59,400 --> 02:09:02,880
couldn't go on living, that the 
loss of their daughter had 

2216
02:09:02,880 --> 02:09:06,600
drained all their strength. 
Michaela Smith had endured the 

2217
02:09:06,600 --> 02:09:08,480
most traumatic event of her 
life. 

2218
02:09:09,200 --> 02:09:12,600
She had witnessed the death of 
her best friend and was injured 

2219
02:09:12,600 --> 02:09:15,880
herself. 
This tragic experience forever 

2220
02:09:15,880 --> 02:09:19,120
changed the girl's life and the 
lives of her family. 

2221
02:09:20,200 --> 02:09:23,240
The single bullet that struck 
Michaela Smith remained in her 

2222
02:09:23,240 --> 02:09:25,640
body. 
Doctors said it was better. 

2223
02:09:25,640 --> 02:09:27,960
Not to operate. 
Yet, and to let her body 

2224
02:09:27,960 --> 02:09:31,600
naturally expel the foreign 
object, they hoped that over 

2225
02:09:31,600 --> 02:09:35,120
time the bullet would move to an
area where it could be safely 

2226
02:09:35,120 --> 02:09:38,600
removed. 
Amid this grief, devastation, 

2227
02:09:38,720 --> 02:09:42,120
confusion and anger, there was 
only one question. 

2228
02:09:42,840 --> 02:09:46,640
Who could do this to 213 year 
old schoolgirls walking home 

2229
02:09:46,640 --> 02:09:49,320
from school? 
The authorities immediately 

2230
02:09:49,320 --> 02:09:53,160
launched an investigation and 
fortunately, Michaela had a lot 

2231
02:09:53,160 --> 02:09:56,280
to share. 
She described in detail what 

2232
02:09:56,280 --> 02:09:59,680
happened from the moment she and
Lorraine left school until the 

2233
02:09:59,680 --> 02:10:03,000
shooting began. 
Smith was even able to describe 

2234
02:10:03,000 --> 02:10:06,560
the person who shot at her and 
Lorraine and the vehicle he was 

2235
02:10:06,560 --> 02:10:10,640
driving because Michaela had 
looked the man straight in the 

2236
02:10:10,640 --> 02:10:13,840
eyes. 
Smith and Lavandazo had been 

2237
02:10:13,840 --> 02:10:17,080
friends since elementary school 
when they both joined the same 

2238
02:10:17,080 --> 02:10:20,040
cheerleading team. 
The girls were in different 

2239
02:10:20,040 --> 02:10:24,560
classes on Friday afternoon. 
After classes ended, Michaela 

2240
02:10:24,560 --> 02:10:27,840
set off for home with a friend 
and spotted Lorraine walking 

2241
02:10:27,840 --> 02:10:31,280
across the school stadium. 
The girls caught up with 

2242
02:10:31,280 --> 02:10:33,520
Lavandazo and decided to walk 
together. 

2243
02:10:33,960 --> 02:10:37,160
They took their usual route 
home, chatting the whole way 

2244
02:10:37,160 --> 02:10:39,480
about how they wish they had 
classes together. 

2245
02:10:40,040 --> 02:10:43,160
They gossiped about boys and 
discussed their weekend plans. 

2246
02:10:43,880 --> 02:10:46,040
These were typical teenage 
conversations. 

2247
02:10:46,640 --> 02:10:49,200
The schoolgirls were walking 
through an alley between a 

2248
02:10:49,200 --> 02:10:53,600
residential complex and private 
homes fenced off by a barrier. 

2249
02:10:54,120 --> 02:10:55,920
Many students took this 
shortcut. 

2250
02:10:56,480 --> 02:11:00,120
Lorraine was walking slightly 
ahead as they reached the 

2251
02:11:00,120 --> 02:11:02,560
intersection. 
The girls were about to go their

2252
02:11:02,560 --> 02:11:05,120
separate ways when the nightmare
began. 

2253
02:11:06,280 --> 02:11:09,760
Right at the intersection, a 
gold SUV stopped in front of 

2254
02:11:09,760 --> 02:11:12,480
them, driven by a man in his. 
20s with. 

2255
02:11:12,480 --> 02:11:17,400
Shaggy dark blonde hair and a 
prominent nose, Michaela locked 

2256
02:11:17,400 --> 02:11:20,000
eyes with the driver but didn't 
recognize him. 

2257
02:11:20,600 --> 02:11:23,240
She didn't even think a young 
man in the middle of the day 

2258
02:11:23,240 --> 02:11:27,360
could pose any danger to them. 
To Smith's horror, however, the 

2259
02:11:27,360 --> 02:11:30,320
driver pulled out a rifle and 
aimed it directly at them. 

2260
02:11:31,080 --> 02:11:34,920
Before anyone could react, shots
rang out and Michaela felt a 

2261
02:11:34,920 --> 02:11:38,600
bullet hit her in the chest. 
In reality, she didn't yet 

2262
02:11:38,600 --> 02:11:42,200
realize she'd been shot. 
It felt like a sudden blow to 

2263
02:11:42,200 --> 02:11:45,160
her solar plexus as Smith 
suddenly couldn't breathe. 

2264
02:11:45,840 --> 02:11:49,520
Somehow, the schoolgirl found 
the strength to turn and run in 

2265
02:11:49,520 --> 02:11:52,720
the opposite direction, shouting
to the other children walking 

2266
02:11:52,720 --> 02:11:55,160
home the same way to hide 
somewhere safe. 

2267
02:11:56,040 --> 02:11:59,280
Michaela heard gunshots behind 
her, but Lorraine was nowhere. 

2268
02:11:59,280 --> 02:12:01,480
Insight. 
When everything finally went 

2269
02:12:01,480 --> 02:12:05,160
quiet, Smith collapsed to the 
ground, unable to stand any 

2270
02:12:05,160 --> 02:12:07,760
longer. 
She felt blood running down her 

2271
02:12:07,760 --> 02:12:11,200
chest to her stomach. 
From where Michaela sat, she 

2272
02:12:11,200 --> 02:12:15,000
could only see Lorraine's legs 
motionless on the asphalt. 

2273
02:12:15,640 --> 02:12:19,040
She shouted her friend's name 
over and over, but there was no 

2274
02:12:19,040 --> 02:12:22,600
response. 
Then Michaela saw the gold SUV 

2275
02:12:22,600 --> 02:12:26,840
speed off toward a nearby St. 
The injured schoolgirl pulled 

2276
02:12:26,840 --> 02:12:29,960
out her phone and called her 
mom, saying that Lorraine had 

2277
02:12:29,960 --> 02:12:32,240
been shot and that she was 
wounded, too. 

2278
02:12:32,960 --> 02:12:36,280
At that moment, dozens of 
witnesses stood nearby, watching

2279
02:12:36,280 --> 02:12:38,760
in horror. 
Many of them were the girls, 

2280
02:12:38,760 --> 02:12:40,760
classmates walking home from 
school. 

2281
02:12:41,280 --> 02:12:43,840
People who heard the commotion 
came out of their homes. 

2282
02:12:44,160 --> 02:12:47,440
Some called the police and 
ambulance, while others called 

2283
02:12:47,440 --> 02:12:51,000
friends and acquaintances. 
But no one could tell Michaela 

2284
02:12:51,000 --> 02:12:54,760
whether Lorraine was OK, and she
was too injured and frightened 

2285
02:12:54,760 --> 02:12:56,600
to approach her friend and 
check. 

2286
02:12:57,320 --> 02:13:00,400
She asked the paramedics, as 
they placed her on a stretcher 

2287
02:13:00,440 --> 02:13:03,520
and loaded her into the 
ambulance, how badly her friend 

2288
02:13:03,520 --> 02:13:06,600
was hurt. 
That's when she saw Lavandazo 

2289
02:13:06,800 --> 02:13:11,040
covered with a white sheet. 
At that moment, Michaela wasn't 

2290
02:13:11,040 --> 02:13:14,520
thinking about herself. 
She begged God for Lorraine to 

2291
02:13:14,520 --> 02:13:17,480
survive. 
Witnesses to the shooting told 

2292
02:13:17,480 --> 02:13:18,960
the authorities what had 
happened. 

2293
02:13:19,840 --> 02:13:21,880
Some were just a few meters from
the scene. 

2294
02:13:22,240 --> 02:13:25,240
If any of the bullets had veered
left or right, there could have 

2295
02:13:25,240 --> 02:13:28,240
been more victims. 
Many schoolchildren saw Lorraine

2296
02:13:28,240 --> 02:13:31,440
fall to the ground. 
Some also remembered the gold 

2297
02:13:31,440 --> 02:13:34,920
SUV and the weapon sticking out 
of the driver's window. 

2298
02:13:35,560 --> 02:13:38,120
All the accounts matched Smith's
story. 

2299
02:13:38,840 --> 02:13:42,720
Though only two people, Lorraine
and Michaela, were physically 

2300
02:13:42,720 --> 02:13:46,240
harmed by the gunfire, dozens of
schoolchildren were 

2301
02:13:46,240 --> 02:13:50,560
psychologically traumatized. 
Rumors of the shooting spread 

2302
02:13:50,560 --> 02:13:53,880
quickly. 
A friend of Bianca, Lorraine's 

2303
02:13:53,880 --> 02:13:58,000
mother, called her and said that
students from McNeil School had 

2304
02:13:58,000 --> 02:14:01,320
been shot nearby. 
The shocked woman immediately 

2305
02:14:01,320 --> 02:14:04,200
dropped everything, told her 
husband about the shooting on 

2306
02:14:04,200 --> 02:14:07,680
the way, and ran to the alley 
while Verne started the car. 

2307
02:14:08,480 --> 02:14:10,800
The search for the perpetrator 
began immediately. 

2308
02:14:11,200 --> 02:14:14,160
The authorities released a 
description of the man suspected

2309
02:14:14,160 --> 02:14:17,560
of the shooting and his vehicle 
to the media, hoping for leads 

2310
02:14:17,560 --> 02:14:20,400
from the public. 
They also thoroughly examined 

2311
02:14:20,400 --> 02:14:24,560
the crime scene and found 15 
shell casings indicating that a 

2312
02:14:24,560 --> 02:14:28,640
.22 caliber semi automatic rifle
was used in the attack. 

2313
02:14:29,760 --> 02:14:32,680
Although Michaela said she had 
never seen the shooter before, 

2314
02:14:32,920 --> 02:14:35,080
detectives leaned toward the 
theory. 

2315
02:14:35,080 --> 02:14:38,200
That the attacker was. 
Someone Lorraine knew, as this 

2316
02:14:38,200 --> 02:14:42,120
was statistically more likely 
given the number of wounds. 

2317
02:14:42,240 --> 02:14:46,000
It seemed clear that Lavandazzo 
was the intended target, and 

2318
02:14:46,000 --> 02:14:50,200
Smith was hit by chance. 
Investigators confiscated 

2319
02:14:50,200 --> 02:14:53,880
Lorraine's iPad and phone, 
searched her room, and checked 

2320
02:14:53,880 --> 02:14:57,960
all her social media accounts. 
They were looking for any sign 

2321
02:14:57,960 --> 02:15:00,480
of a potential perpetrator among
her acquaintances. 

2322
02:15:01,120 --> 02:15:03,720
Perhaps someone was angry with 
her or had expressed 

2323
02:15:03,720 --> 02:15:07,480
dissatisfaction. 
Surprisingly, the police found 

2324
02:15:07,480 --> 02:15:09,880
nothing of the sword on the 
schoolgirls devices. 

2325
02:15:10,320 --> 02:15:14,000
Everyone who knew Lorraine had 
nothing bad to say about her. 

2326
02:15:15,200 --> 02:15:18,480
While the desperate search for 
the perpetrator continued, the 

2327
02:15:18,480 --> 02:15:20,360
community came together to 
create an. 

2328
02:15:20,360 --> 02:15:23,560
Impromptu memorial. 
For Lorraine in the alley, a 

2329
02:15:23,560 --> 02:15:26,840
place where people could mourn 
the sudden and horrific loss of 

2330
02:15:26,840 --> 02:15:29,760
a girl who meant so much to 
those who knew her. 

2331
02:15:30,560 --> 02:15:34,240
Around the same time, an autopsy
was performed on Lorraine, 

2332
02:15:34,440 --> 02:15:36,640
revealing the brutality of the 
attack. 

2333
02:15:37,400 --> 02:15:41,280
All the shots were fired from at
least a meter away. 2 bullets 

2334
02:15:41,280 --> 02:15:43,800
hit her head, one piercing the 
brain stem. 

2335
02:15:44,280 --> 02:15:47,040
There were also several wounds 
to her shoulder and chest. 

2336
02:15:47,400 --> 02:15:51,000
Another shot struck her liver. 
A bullet lodged in her spine, 

2337
02:15:51,160 --> 02:15:54,720
likely paralyzing her. 
Lorraine's body was riddled with

2338
02:15:54,720 --> 02:15:57,360
bullets. 
It was impossible to determine 

2339
02:15:57,360 --> 02:16:00,480
which wound was fatal. 
The attack was clearly carried 

2340
02:16:00,480 --> 02:16:02,480
out with extreme malice and 
rage. 

2341
02:16:02,800 --> 02:16:06,320
Someone wanted to take the young
schoolgirl's life and did so 

2342
02:16:06,520 --> 02:16:11,040
with exceptional cruelty. 
The crime against Lorraine 

2343
02:16:11,040 --> 02:16:14,680
Lavandazzo was clearly planned, 
but the police couldn't find. 

2344
02:16:14,680 --> 02:16:17,560
Anyone among her? 
Acquaintances who harbored such 

2345
02:16:17,560 --> 02:16:21,520
overt hostility toward her. 
There were no leads, and the 

2346
02:16:21,520 --> 02:16:25,600
investigation stalled. 
By Sunday, the authorities had 

2347
02:16:25,600 --> 02:16:29,000
created a sketch of the suspect 
based on Michaela's description 

2348
02:16:29,120 --> 02:16:33,719
and aired it on local news. 
Soon, the police received a call

2349
02:16:33,719 --> 02:16:36,240
from a witness in the 
residential complex near the 

2350
02:16:36,240 --> 02:16:38,959
alley. 
The caller was a young woman who

2351
02:16:38,959 --> 02:16:41,959
said she and her boyfriend were 
heading to Lorraine's impromptu 

2352
02:16:41,959 --> 02:16:45,240
memorial to leave flowers when 
they noticed something 

2353
02:16:45,240 --> 02:16:48,799
suspicious. 
A gold SUV matching the police's

2354
02:16:48,799 --> 02:16:51,799
description pulled up to the 
memorial, lingered for a few 

2355
02:16:51,799 --> 02:16:54,920
seconds, then drove toward the 
residential complex. 

2356
02:16:55,639 --> 02:16:57,920
The couple decided to follow the
SUV. 

2357
02:16:58,480 --> 02:17:01,400
The vehicle pulled into the 
complex's parking lot and a 

2358
02:17:01,400 --> 02:17:05,000
young man in his 20s with long 
dark blonde hair stepped out. 

2359
02:17:05,719 --> 02:17:08,520
He had a prominent nose that 
immediately stood out. 

2360
02:17:09,200 --> 02:17:13,000
The man then retrieved a long 
object about the size of a rifle

2361
02:17:13,200 --> 02:17:15,680
covered with a cloth from the 
SUV. 

2362
02:17:16,320 --> 02:17:19,320
The stranger went into an 
apartment for a few minutes and 

2363
02:17:19,320 --> 02:17:23,400
returned empty handed. 
He got back behind the wheel and

2364
02:17:23,400 --> 02:17:25,440
drove off in an unknown 
direction. 

2365
02:17:25,959 --> 02:17:29,240
The couple managed to write down
the vehicle's license plate and 

2366
02:17:29,240 --> 02:17:32,760
relate it to the dispatcher. 
The police immediately rushed to

2367
02:17:32,760 --> 02:17:35,400
the scene, hoping to apprehend 
the suspect. 

2368
02:17:36,040 --> 02:17:40,000
Patrol officers dispatched to 
the call spotted a gold SUV 

2369
02:17:40,000 --> 02:17:41,760
driving in the opposite 
direction. 

2370
02:17:42,400 --> 02:17:44,240
They turned around and followed 
it. 

2371
02:17:44,920 --> 02:17:48,200
Soon, they saw a vehicle with 
the reported license plate stuck

2372
02:17:48,200 --> 02:17:51,240
in traffic. 
The officers trailed the car for

2373
02:17:51,240 --> 02:17:54,559
a while and eventually pulled it
over for a traffic violation. 

2374
02:17:55,160 --> 02:17:58,760
The man behind the wheel 
identified himself as Cody Lott.

2375
02:17:59,600 --> 02:18:03,160
The officers tried to act as if 
it was a routine check, but they

2376
02:18:03,160 --> 02:18:05,600
immediately noticed how nervous 
the driver was. 

2377
02:18:06,280 --> 02:18:09,200
He was so tense that the 
knuckles of his fingers gripping

2378
02:18:09,200 --> 02:18:13,559
the steering wheel turned white.
Otherwise, the young man seemed 

2379
02:18:13,559 --> 02:18:17,360
talkative and cooperative. 
He even offered to let the 

2380
02:18:17,360 --> 02:18:20,920
officer search his vehicle, 
which the officer gladly did, 

2381
02:18:21,200 --> 02:18:24,760
hoping to find incriminating 
evidence to detain the driver. 

2382
02:18:25,680 --> 02:18:29,240
The SU VS interior looked 
spotless, cleaned from top to 

2383
02:18:29,240 --> 02:18:33,160
bottom, but almost immediately 
law enforcement found something 

2384
02:18:33,160 --> 02:18:37,360
to detain the young man for. 
On the passenger seat lay a set 

2385
02:18:37,360 --> 02:18:41,360
of brass knuckles, which at the 
time was considered illegal 

2386
02:18:41,360 --> 02:18:45,879
weaponry in Texas. 
They also found a .22 caliber 

2387
02:18:45,879 --> 02:18:50,200
glass shell casing on the floor.
The young man casually claimed 

2388
02:18:50,360 --> 02:18:53,440
the casing must have been left 
in the car from a coyote hunting

2389
02:18:53,440 --> 02:18:55,559
trip he took with a friend a 
year earlier. 

2390
02:18:56,200 --> 02:18:59,240
Cody was arrested and taken to 
the station, charged with 

2391
02:18:59,240 --> 02:19:03,240
possessing a dangerous weapon. 
During the interrogation, the 

2392
02:19:03,240 --> 02:19:07,000
young man acted relaxed, was 
quite forthcoming, and eagerly 

2393
02:19:07,000 --> 02:19:09,840
participated in the 
conversation, laughing and 

2394
02:19:09,840 --> 02:19:12,280
smiling. 
He seemed happy to share his 

2395
02:19:12,280 --> 02:19:15,879
story with the officers, though 
there wasn't much to brag about.

2396
02:19:16,680 --> 02:19:19,959
Gradually, the detective steered
the conversation toward the day 

2397
02:19:19,959 --> 02:19:22,400
of the shooting. 
They asked what he had been 

2398
02:19:22,400 --> 02:19:26,000
doing over the weekend. 
The young man tried not to show 

2399
02:19:26,000 --> 02:19:29,760
that the question rattled him. 
He provided a wealth of details 

2400
02:19:29,760 --> 02:19:33,840
about his activities on Friday. 
However, he deliberately skipped

2401
02:19:33,840 --> 02:19:36,520
over the time period when the 
attack in the alley occurred, 

2402
02:19:36,719 --> 02:19:39,000
likely hoping the officers 
wouldn't notice. 

2403
02:19:39,559 --> 02:19:41,920
But this vagueness had the 
opposite effect. 

2404
02:19:42,719 --> 02:19:46,240
At the 45th minute of the 
conversation, the police finally

2405
02:19:46,240 --> 02:19:49,320
brought up the shooting and Cody
acted as though it didn't catch 

2406
02:19:49,320 --> 02:19:51,760
him off guard. 
The young man told the 

2407
02:19:51,760 --> 02:19:54,440
authorities everything he'd 
heard in the news about the 

2408
02:19:54,440 --> 02:19:57,080
crime. 
Additionally, his mother had 

2409
02:19:57,080 --> 02:20:00,400
texted him shortly after the 
shooting asking if he knew 

2410
02:20:00,400 --> 02:20:02,640
anything about the attack on the
schoolchildren. 

2411
02:20:03,840 --> 02:20:06,880
That day, Cody was at his 
parents apartment while his 

2412
02:20:06,880 --> 02:20:08,880
mother and stepfather were out 
of town. 

2413
02:20:09,520 --> 02:20:13,440
In reality, he lived elsewhere 
but spent a lot of time in the 

2414
02:20:13,440 --> 02:20:17,040
residential complex located in 
the area where the shooting took

2415
02:20:17,040 --> 02:20:19,440
place. 
The detectives mentioned that 

2416
02:20:19,440 --> 02:20:23,280
Cody matched the suspect's 
description and his SUV looked 

2417
02:20:23,280 --> 02:20:26,720
exactly like the vehicle several
witnesses saw at the crime 

2418
02:20:26,720 --> 02:20:29,360
scene. 
The young man admitted he was 

2419
02:20:29,360 --> 02:20:32,760
initially nervous when he heard 
the details of the case, but 

2420
02:20:32,760 --> 02:20:36,000
then deciding he hadn't done 
anything wrong and had nothing 

2421
02:20:36,000 --> 02:20:38,720
to fear, simply ignored the 
coincidence. 

2422
02:20:39,440 --> 02:20:42,280
This also caught the 
investigators attention as 

2423
02:20:42,280 --> 02:20:45,720
anyone whose description so 
closely matched that of a wanted

2424
02:20:45,720 --> 02:20:49,000
criminal would likely go to the 
police to clear their name, 

2425
02:20:49,400 --> 02:20:52,560
especially if they frequently 
visited the area where the 

2426
02:20:52,560 --> 02:20:56,760
brutal attack occurred. 
If someone was truly uninvolved,

2427
02:20:57,120 --> 02:21:00,200
they wouldn't stay silent, 
acting as if everything would 

2428
02:21:00,200 --> 02:21:04,280
resolve itself without their 
involvement, as mistakes in 

2429
02:21:04,280 --> 02:21:07,680
investigations that could lead 
to tragic outcomes are never 

2430
02:21:07,680 --> 02:21:10,560
ruled out. 
When the detectives directly 

2431
02:21:10,560 --> 02:21:14,000
asked Cody about the shooting, 
he began shifting blame to 

2432
02:21:14,000 --> 02:21:17,520
others, trying to steer the 
conversation away from himself. 

2433
02:21:18,280 --> 02:21:22,160
In his opinion, his stepbrother,
who also had access to his 

2434
02:21:22,160 --> 02:21:25,160
parents apartment and their 
vehicles, could have been 

2435
02:21:25,160 --> 02:21:28,280
involved in the attack. 
He had no evidence that his 

2436
02:21:28,280 --> 02:21:31,440
brother was in the complex on 
Friday afternoon, so he 

2437
02:21:31,440 --> 02:21:33,640
abandoned that theory and 
offered another. 

2438
02:21:34,360 --> 02:21:37,280
Lott mentioned that he had an 
ex-girlfriend whose new 

2439
02:21:37,280 --> 02:21:40,800
boyfriend was supposedly 
harassing him, but Cody couldn't

2440
02:21:40,800 --> 02:21:43,840
explain why this alleged 
harasser would suddenly target a

2441
02:21:43,840 --> 02:21:47,320
group of teenagers walking home 
from school and start shooting 

2442
02:21:47,320 --> 02:21:50,200
at them. 
The detectives kept pressing and

2443
02:21:50,200 --> 02:21:54,640
finally the young man broke. 
He said it was a long story and 

2444
02:21:54,640 --> 02:21:57,440
he'd need time to explain 
everything to the officers. 

2445
02:21:58,320 --> 02:22:01,520
Cody Lott had never been popular
with the opposite sex. 

2446
02:22:02,080 --> 02:22:05,360
Girls simply didn't notice him 
and didn't give him a chance to 

2447
02:22:05,360 --> 02:22:09,240
prove himself. 
Instead, as if conspiring, they 

2448
02:22:09,240 --> 02:22:12,200
mocked him, watching his 
pathetic attempts to win them 

2449
02:22:12,200 --> 02:22:14,760
over. 
Cody had been in relationships 

2450
02:22:14,760 --> 02:22:17,120
in the past, but none lasted 
long. 

2451
02:22:17,600 --> 02:22:21,080
This led him to despise women in
general, believing they were 

2452
02:22:21,080 --> 02:22:24,440
only capable of humiliating men 
without offering anything in 

2453
02:22:24,440 --> 02:22:27,680
return. 
It seems this was how Lot sought

2454
02:22:27,680 --> 02:22:30,400
to justify the massacre of the 
schoolgirls. 

2455
02:22:31,760 --> 02:22:34,800
One day, from the window of his 
mother and stepfather's 

2456
02:22:34,800 --> 02:22:38,320
apartment, the young man saw. 
Lorraine Lavandazzo. 

2457
02:22:38,320 --> 02:22:42,720
Walking home from school, her 
beautiful blue eyes struck him 

2458
02:22:43,040 --> 02:22:46,760
and for a year Cody sat by the 
window every day waiting to 

2459
02:22:46,760 --> 02:22:49,880
catch even a glimpse of the 13 
year old schoolgirl. 

2460
02:22:50,680 --> 02:22:53,480
He lived elsewhere, but made 
special trips to his parents 

2461
02:22:53,480 --> 02:22:57,360
place just to see Lorraine. 
He never spoke to her, didn't 

2462
02:22:57,360 --> 02:23:00,200
know her name, and only saw her 
from a distance. 

2463
02:23:00,840 --> 02:23:04,240
But he fell in love at first 
sight, believing she was the 

2464
02:23:04,240 --> 02:23:06,200
most beautiful girl he had ever 
met. 

2465
02:23:07,360 --> 02:23:11,640
One day, all his dreams 
shattered as usual. 

2466
02:23:11,640 --> 02:23:15,240
Sitting by the window, Cody saw 
Lorraine holding hands with a 

2467
02:23:15,240 --> 02:23:18,880
boy her age. 
He was furious at how she smiled

2468
02:23:18,880 --> 02:23:21,840
sweetly at her boyfriend and 
considered it the ultimate 

2469
02:23:21,840 --> 02:23:24,880
betrayal. 
What angered him even more was 

2470
02:23:24,880 --> 02:23:28,040
that Lorraine had a boyfriend 
while he had no girlfriend. 

2471
02:23:28,800 --> 02:23:33,000
Jealousy consumed Lot entirely. 
The young man confessed to the 

2472
02:23:33,000 --> 02:23:36,880
officers that the mere sight of 
this 13 year old boy sparked a 

2473
02:23:36,880 --> 02:23:40,480
fit of rage in him. 
He called him a jerk, criticized

2474
02:23:40,480 --> 02:23:43,920
his appearance and couldn't 
understand what Lorraine saw in 

2475
02:23:43,920 --> 02:23:46,840
him. 
Cody wanted to hurt this pimply 

2476
02:23:46,840 --> 02:23:50,360
kid who had managed to win the 
attention of the prettiest girl 

2477
02:23:50,360 --> 02:23:54,320
in school. 
It was at that moment that Lot 

2478
02:23:54,320 --> 02:23:58,000
decided he had to make Lorraine 
regret ever crossing his path. 

2479
02:23:58,800 --> 02:24:01,720
When the detectives asked why he
needed to take the life of a 

2480
02:24:01,720 --> 02:24:05,200
schoolgirl who didn't even know 
he existed, the young man 

2481
02:24:05,200 --> 02:24:08,200
explained that he wanted a 
girlfriend and Lorraine was 

2482
02:24:08,200 --> 02:24:11,680
supposed to be the one. 
Cody continued to watch 

2483
02:24:11,680 --> 02:24:14,320
Lavandazo. 
He claimed that one day, their 

2484
02:24:14,320 --> 02:24:17,720
eyes met for the first time. 
He compared the schoolgirl's 

2485
02:24:17,720 --> 02:24:21,240
eyes to precious gems and 
decided at that moment that he 

2486
02:24:21,240 --> 02:24:24,000
had to ensure no one else could 
enjoy her beauty. 

2487
02:24:24,560 --> 02:24:28,280
If she didn't belong to him, she
wouldn't belong to anyone else. 

2488
02:24:29,000 --> 02:24:32,880
Cody Lott was an emotionally 
immature person with unrealistic

2489
02:24:32,880 --> 02:24:36,280
expectations. 
His own behavior pushed all his 

2490
02:24:36,280 --> 02:24:39,600
girlfriends away. 
Unable to maintain healthy 

2491
02:24:39,600 --> 02:24:43,560
relationships, he descended into
a distorted reality where 

2492
02:24:43,560 --> 02:24:47,920
Lorraine, whom he considered 
perfect, was devoted to him and 

2493
02:24:47,920 --> 02:24:51,600
him alone. 
The day he saw the schoolgirl 

2494
02:24:51,600 --> 02:24:55,360
with another boy, his delusional
visions crumbled and he. 

2495
02:24:55,360 --> 02:24:59,200
Decided Lorraine had. 
To pay a plan formed in Lot's 

2496
02:24:59,200 --> 02:25:03,840
mind. 
On Friday, September 2nd, 2016, 

2497
02:25:04,280 --> 02:25:07,920
Cody's parents left for the 
weekend out of town, unwittingly

2498
02:25:07,920 --> 02:25:11,640
giving him free access to their 
apartment, all their vehicles, 

2499
02:25:11,920 --> 02:25:16,600
and his stepfather's gun safe. 
For Cody, this was the perfect 

2500
02:25:16,600 --> 02:25:19,440
moment. 
Lot decided to act after a 

2501
02:25:19,440 --> 02:25:23,120
conversation with his accomplice
who was pulling the strings. 

2502
02:25:23,720 --> 02:25:26,840
According to Cody, this 
accomplice was the devil 

2503
02:25:26,840 --> 02:25:29,720
himself. 
The young man believed he was 

2504
02:25:29,720 --> 02:25:33,160
communicating with dark forces 
that approved his plan. 

2505
02:25:33,680 --> 02:25:36,840
This became the decisive factor 
in crossing the line. 

2506
02:25:37,600 --> 02:25:40,840
Cody then confessed to the 
detectives that he had several 

2507
02:25:40,840 --> 02:25:45,360
weapons to choose from. 
He deliberately chose a .22 

2508
02:25:45,360 --> 02:25:48,560
caliber rifle because he didn't 
want to disfigure Lorraine, 

2509
02:25:48,840 --> 02:25:52,000
wanting her to remain as 
beautiful in death as she was in

2510
02:25:52,000 --> 02:25:55,040
life. 
After selecting the weapon, he 

2511
02:25:55,040 --> 02:25:58,000
put it on safety and waited for 
the girl to walk home from 

2512
02:25:58,000 --> 02:26:00,680
school. 
Lorraine usually walked home 

2513
02:26:00,680 --> 02:26:03,520
alone. 
Cody panicked slightly when he 

2514
02:26:03,520 --> 02:26:07,600
saw her with two friends, but 
the panic didn't last long as 

2515
02:26:07,600 --> 02:26:11,120
the other girls were black and 
he didn't care if they got hurt.

2516
02:26:12,320 --> 02:26:15,120
Covering the rifle with a 
blanket, Lot got into his 

2517
02:26:15,120 --> 02:26:17,680
parents gold SUV and drove to 
the alley. 

2518
02:26:17,680 --> 02:26:20,920
To wait for Lorraine. 
When the schoolgirls approached 

2519
02:26:20,920 --> 02:26:23,920
the intersection, they both 
looked at the vehicle and Cody 

2520
02:26:23,920 --> 02:26:27,520
inside. 
Michaela's gaze infuriated him 

2521
02:26:27,520 --> 02:26:30,520
the most. 
She was smiling as if she didn't

2522
02:26:30,520 --> 02:26:33,360
take him seriously. 
He then pulled out the rifle and

2523
02:26:33,360 --> 02:26:37,320
fired several times at Lorraine.
The second girl ran away, but 

2524
02:26:37,320 --> 02:26:41,400
Michaela froze in place. 
This enraged Lot even more. 

2525
02:26:41,640 --> 02:26:45,280
Why wasn't she scared? 
The young man aimed the weapon 

2526
02:26:45,280 --> 02:26:48,520
at Michaela and fired again. 
Then he turned his attention 

2527
02:26:48,520 --> 02:26:51,840
back to Lorraine as she was 
still alive and making strange 

2528
02:26:51,840 --> 02:26:54,320
sounds. 
Cody was upset. 

2529
02:26:54,640 --> 02:26:58,040
He didn't want Lavandazo to 
suffer or be left crippled. 

2530
02:26:58,400 --> 02:27:02,360
For him, taking her life was 
acceptable, but he absolutely 

2531
02:27:02,360 --> 02:27:04,840
didn't want her to endure pain 
or suffering. 

2532
02:27:05,360 --> 02:27:08,880
So Lot shot her several more 
times, aiming for her head. 

2533
02:27:09,720 --> 02:27:13,080
Once Lorraine went silent, he 
knew he had accomplished what he

2534
02:27:13,080 --> 02:27:16,640
came for. 
Next on Cody's plan was to 

2535
02:27:16,640 --> 02:27:19,880
finish off Michaela as she was a
witness to the crime. 

2536
02:27:20,320 --> 02:27:23,000
At the same time. 
He was still angry at Lorraine 

2537
02:27:23,000 --> 02:27:24,760
for being friends with black 
girls. 

2538
02:27:25,160 --> 02:27:28,960
In Lot's opinion, a girl like 
Lavandazo should have had better

2539
02:27:28,960 --> 02:27:31,680
friends. 
The only reason Smith survived 

2540
02:27:31,920 --> 02:27:34,360
was that the perpetrator ran out
of ammunition. 

2541
02:27:35,040 --> 02:27:38,560
After emptying the magazine, 
Cody moved on to the next phase 

2542
02:27:38,560 --> 02:27:42,120
of his plan. 
He began covering his tracks to 

2543
02:27:42,160 --> 02:27:46,240
ensure no one would find out 
what he had done after the 

2544
02:27:46,240 --> 02:27:49,040
massacre. 
Lot intended to forget the girls

2545
02:27:49,040 --> 02:27:52,600
ever existed and go on living as
if nothing had happened. 

2546
02:27:53,160 --> 02:27:56,800
The young man had preemptively 
downloaded a police scanner app 

2547
02:27:56,800 --> 02:28:00,480
on his phone, allowing him to 
monitor police communications 

2548
02:28:00,680 --> 02:28:02,960
and follow the investigation's 
progress. 

2549
02:28:03,880 --> 02:28:07,080
He immediately fled the scene, 
heading to a location where he 

2550
02:28:07,080 --> 02:28:08,720
planned to dispose of the 
weapon. 

2551
02:28:09,280 --> 02:28:12,480
Then he intended to leave for 
another city to indulge in 

2552
02:28:12,480 --> 02:28:15,440
illegal drugs and establish an 
alibi. 

2553
02:28:16,320 --> 02:28:19,560
Cody even left a note for his 
parents in advance so they could

2554
02:28:19,560 --> 02:28:22,480
later confirm he wasn't in town 
during the attack on the 

2555
02:28:22,480 --> 02:28:25,960
schoolgirls. 
During the interrogation, Lot 

2556
02:28:25,960 --> 02:28:29,480
acted defiantly. 
He told the officers he was who 

2557
02:28:29,480 --> 02:28:33,360
he was and had no intention of 
pretending to be a nice guy, as 

2558
02:28:33,360 --> 02:28:38,080
girls simply ignored and 
disrespected him while speaking 

2559
02:28:38,080 --> 02:28:40,680
with the detectives. 
He was essentially bragging, 

2560
02:28:41,080 --> 02:28:45,000
convincing himself he was a hero
who selflessly saved Lorraine 

2561
02:28:45,000 --> 02:28:48,160
from the dangers she would 
surely face later in life. 

2562
02:28:49,240 --> 02:28:52,680
In his warped imagination, 
Lavandazzo's death at such a 

2563
02:28:52,680 --> 02:28:55,960
young age spared her from 
aggressive men and other 

2564
02:28:55,960 --> 02:28:59,160
troubles. 
Lot fully justified his actions 

2565
02:28:59,160 --> 02:29:02,160
to himself and even took pride 
in what he had done. 

2566
02:29:02,880 --> 02:29:06,000
The young man seemed to revel in
every detail of his story. 

2567
02:29:06,680 --> 02:29:09,800
It was as if he had been waiting
for the chance to tell the world

2568
02:29:09,800 --> 02:29:13,720
about his heinous crime. 
Learning from the media that the

2569
02:29:13,720 --> 02:29:17,640
investigation was stalled, Cody 
grew bolder on. 

2570
02:29:17,640 --> 02:29:20,040
Sunday he. 
Returned to the field where he 

2571
02:29:20,040 --> 02:29:23,120
had discarded the rifle and 
decided to return it to its 

2572
02:29:23,120 --> 02:29:25,760
place before his stepfather 
noticed it was missing. 

2573
02:29:26,680 --> 02:29:29,920
He also visited Lorraine's 
social media page multiple 

2574
02:29:29,920 --> 02:29:33,840
times, now knowing her name. 
He even had the audacity to 

2575
02:29:33,840 --> 02:29:37,040
visit the impromptu memorial in 
the alley several times. 

2576
02:29:37,680 --> 02:29:41,840
Lot's behavior during the 
interrogation, laughing, joking,

2577
02:29:42,120 --> 02:29:45,840
and vividly describing his 
crime, prompted the police to 

2578
02:29:45,840 --> 02:29:49,840
dig deeper into his background. 
It turned out that Cody had 

2579
02:29:49,840 --> 02:29:54,360
started using illegal drugs as a
teenager, beginning at age 14. 

2580
02:29:55,040 --> 02:30:00,040
A year earlier, in 2015, he was 
diagnosed with schizoaffective 

2581
02:30:00,040 --> 02:30:03,400
disorder, a mental illness 
combining symptoms of 

2582
02:30:03,400 --> 02:30:05,520
schizophrenia and mood 
disorders. 

2583
02:30:06,240 --> 02:30:09,720
It typically manifests as 
episodes of delusional States 

2584
02:30:09,720 --> 02:30:13,520
and hallucinations coupled with 
pathological mood changes, 

2585
02:30:13,760 --> 02:30:19,080
either depressive or manic. 
Naturally, Cody's mental state 

2586
02:30:19,080 --> 02:30:22,320
was heavily influenced by his 
prolonged use of illegal. 

2587
02:30:22,320 --> 02:30:24,440
Drugs. 
He was placed in a 

2588
02:30:24,440 --> 02:30:28,040
rehabilitation program but had 
no intention of giving up his 

2589
02:30:28,040 --> 02:30:30,880
harmful habits and escaped from 
the facility. 

2590
02:30:31,760 --> 02:30:34,960
After Lot engaged in a shootout 
with police holding his 

2591
02:30:34,960 --> 02:30:38,040
grandmother hostage and 
threatening to take other lives,

2592
02:30:38,320 --> 02:30:40,640
he was placed in a 
rehabilitation center. 

2593
02:30:40,640 --> 02:30:44,720
Again, the number of missed red 
flags was staggering, and his 

2594
02:30:44,720 --> 02:30:48,400
parents, preoccupied with their 
own issues, inadvertently 

2595
02:30:48,400 --> 02:30:51,520
enabled his destructive 
addiction and negative behavior.

2596
02:30:52,280 --> 02:30:55,640
Due to the lack of treatment for
his disorder, Cody couldn't hold

2597
02:30:55,640 --> 02:30:59,040
a job for long. 
He found work a couple of times 

2598
02:30:59,280 --> 02:31:02,520
but quit after no more than a 
month without any substantial 

2599
02:31:02,520 --> 02:31:05,440
reason. 
Despite his initial claims that 

2600
02:31:05,440 --> 02:31:09,240
he committed the crime out of 
jealousy and anger, some aspects

2601
02:31:09,240 --> 02:31:11,480
of his background painted a 
different picture. 

2602
02:31:11,920 --> 02:31:15,800
Once the young man veered off 
course, drawn to illegal drugs, 

2603
02:31:16,120 --> 02:31:18,800
it was as if he rapidly spiraled
downward. 

2604
02:31:19,360 --> 02:31:20,760
He didn't have his own 
apartment. 

2605
02:31:21,240 --> 02:31:23,960
The one he lived in was 
registered in his mother's name.

2606
02:31:24,640 --> 02:31:27,200
His mother likely covered all 
the housing expenses. 

2607
02:31:27,760 --> 02:31:31,360
She also gave Cody money, which 
he spent on buying illegal 

2608
02:31:31,360 --> 02:31:34,080
substances. 
She even had to hide her savings

2609
02:31:34,080 --> 02:31:35,520
to keep him from getting to 
them. 

2610
02:31:36,080 --> 02:31:39,400
This suggests she was aware of 
her son's criminal tendencies. 

2611
02:31:40,120 --> 02:31:43,520
Cody Lott told the detectives he
was caught up in a cosmic battle

2612
02:31:43,520 --> 02:31:47,280
between good and evil. 
He felt he was collaborating 

2613
02:31:47,280 --> 02:31:50,320
with the devil, so he tried to 
do something to get God's 

2614
02:31:50,320 --> 02:31:53,400
attention. 
While under the influence of 

2615
02:31:53,400 --> 02:31:57,120
drugs, he began studying 
occultism and Satanism. 

2616
02:31:57,920 --> 02:32:02,040
When his mind was clear, Cody 
regularly attended church and 

2617
02:32:02,040 --> 02:32:04,680
prayed. 
He was drawn to figures like 

2618
02:32:04,680 --> 02:32:08,240
Charles Manson and Richard 
Ramirez, convicted American 

2619
02:32:08,240 --> 02:32:11,160
criminals. 
Lot was impressed by what these 

2620
02:32:11,160 --> 02:32:14,480
monsters did. 
At the same time, he believed he

2621
02:32:14,480 --> 02:32:17,520
was sacrificing himself for the 
sake of his beloved girl, 

2622
02:32:17,840 --> 02:32:20,280
sparing her from the cruelty of 
the world. 

2623
02:32:21,080 --> 02:32:24,760
Cody saw Lorraine as an Angel 
and himself as her savior. 

2624
02:32:25,520 --> 02:32:28,160
Then he started spouting 
nonsense about how his birth 

2625
02:32:28,160 --> 02:32:32,040
date contained the numbers 9 and
6, which symbolized the colors 

2626
02:32:32,040 --> 02:32:35,080
red and blue. 
To him, the combination of red 

2627
02:32:35,080 --> 02:32:38,120
and blue made purple, Lorraine's
favorite color. 

2628
02:32:38,640 --> 02:32:41,040
He learned this from her social 
media posts. 

2629
02:32:41,400 --> 02:32:43,600
People wore purple clothing in 
her memory. 

2630
02:32:44,080 --> 02:32:47,840
When Cody put all this together,
he concluded that saving the 

2631
02:32:47,840 --> 02:32:51,440
girl from the evils of the world
was his destined fate. 

2632
02:32:52,560 --> 02:32:55,520
The police listen to this 
nonsense, pretending to 

2633
02:32:55,520 --> 02:32:58,840
understand. 
The detainee lot kept talking 

2634
02:32:58,840 --> 02:33:03,040
about himself and his emotions. 
It felt as though he was basking

2635
02:33:03,040 --> 02:33:05,880
in the moment of fame he had 
created for himself. 

2636
02:33:06,800 --> 02:33:09,560
During the interrogation, he was
in high spirits. 

2637
02:33:10,360 --> 02:33:13,960
The only time he got genuinely 
angry was when he recalled the 

2638
02:33:13,960 --> 02:33:16,360
media calling his actions 
senseless. 

2639
02:33:17,200 --> 02:33:20,880
Cody himself described his act 
as a sophisticated execution he 

2640
02:33:20,880 --> 02:33:24,760
had worked on for a year and 
genuinely didn't understand why 

2641
02:33:24,760 --> 02:33:27,920
it was deemed absurd. 
The young man likely didn't 

2642
02:33:27,920 --> 02:33:31,440
realize at that moment that he 
had confessed to a serious crime

2643
02:33:31,480 --> 02:33:35,200
and would face consequences. 
He was far more concerned about 

2644
02:33:35,200 --> 02:33:37,760
whether the police would 
confiscate the weapons from his 

2645
02:33:37,760 --> 02:33:41,200
stepfather's safe and what would
happen to the car he borrowed 

2646
02:33:41,200 --> 02:33:44,800
from his parents. 
The fate of the property worried

2647
02:33:44,800 --> 02:33:48,320
Cody more than the horrific 
deeds he had just described. 

2648
02:33:48,840 --> 02:33:51,240
By then. 
The detectives had heard enough,

2649
02:33:51,520 --> 02:33:55,120
and Cody Lott was charged with 
murder and aggravated assault 

2650
02:33:55,120 --> 02:33:58,840
with a deadly weapon. 
Despite his full confession, he 

2651
02:33:58,840 --> 02:34:02,360
refused to accept guilt. 
A search of his electronic 

2652
02:34:02,360 --> 02:34:06,400
devices revealed numerous images
of teenage girls engaged in 

2653
02:34:06,400 --> 02:34:10,320
sexual acts on his phone. 
Another charge was added to his 

2654
02:34:10,320 --> 02:34:13,520
crimes related to the 
distribution of adult videos 

2655
02:34:13,520 --> 02:34:17,360
involving minors. 
The police also spoke with 

2656
02:34:17,360 --> 02:34:21,640
Cody's ex-girlfriend, who told 
them that in a fit of rage, he 

2657
02:34:21,640 --> 02:34:23,880
once tried to strangle her with 
a seat belt. 

2658
02:34:24,720 --> 02:34:28,000
When she ended the relationship,
he kidnapped her and her young 

2659
02:34:28,000 --> 02:34:30,560
son and abused them for several 
days. 

2660
02:34:31,280 --> 02:34:34,400
The young woman was too afraid 
to report it to the police due 

2661
02:34:34,400 --> 02:34:37,320
to his threats. 
When she learned Lot had been 

2662
02:34:37,320 --> 02:34:40,640
arrested, she felt safe enough 
to tell the authorities about 

2663
02:34:40,640 --> 02:34:43,480
the incident. 
The entire community was in 

2664
02:34:43,480 --> 02:34:46,440
shock when the media revealed 
the details of the case. 

2665
02:34:46,960 --> 02:34:50,720
No one knew who this guy was or 
why he shot the schoolgirls. 

2666
02:34:51,480 --> 02:34:54,680
The idea that a complete 
stranger could cause so much 

2667
02:34:54,680 --> 02:34:59,080
harm was unbearable. 
Everyone who knew Lorraine said 

2668
02:34:59,080 --> 02:35:02,280
that if she had known about 
Lot's problems, she would have 

2669
02:35:02,280 --> 02:35:05,960
tried to help him. 
Her sincerity, care for others, 

2670
02:35:06,160 --> 02:35:09,880
compassion, and belief in the 
best in people could work 

2671
02:35:09,880 --> 02:35:13,680
miracles. 
Unfortunately, Cody didn't even 

2672
02:35:13,680 --> 02:35:17,520
give her that chance. 
Lorraine's funeral took place on

2673
02:35:17,520 --> 02:35:20,800
September 8th. 
Many people donated money to the

2674
02:35:20,800 --> 02:35:24,880
Lavandazo family, but in the 
end, Lorraine's parents urged 

2675
02:35:24,880 --> 02:35:28,440
the public to redirect those 
funds to causes she would have 

2676
02:35:28,440 --> 02:35:31,440
supported, like animal 
protection organizations or the 

2677
02:35:31,440 --> 02:35:34,960
local homeless shelter. 
Vern and Bianca believed the 

2678
02:35:34,960 --> 02:35:38,960
best way to honor her memory was
to spread love, which is what 

2679
02:35:38,960 --> 02:35:40,200
their daughter would have 
wanted. 

2680
02:35:41,120 --> 02:35:45,040
Those who knew Cody described 
him as a spoiled and troubled 

2681
02:35:45,040 --> 02:35:48,560
teenager who believed the world 
should bend to his needs. 

2682
02:35:49,160 --> 02:35:52,560
He was hot tempered and demanded
much while giving little in 

2683
02:35:52,560 --> 02:35:55,680
return. 
He was an outcast in society but

2684
02:35:55,680 --> 02:35:59,240
managed to function in it, 
balancing on the edge between 

2685
02:35:59,240 --> 02:36:04,840
acceptable behavior and madness.
Cody was temporarily placed in a

2686
02:36:04,840 --> 02:36:08,200
psychiatric facility the 
Lavandazo family had. 

2687
02:36:08,200 --> 02:36:10,800
Nearly lost hope. 
Of achieving justice for their 

2688
02:36:10,800 --> 02:36:15,280
daughter when after a second 
evaluation, Cody was deemed 

2689
02:36:15,280 --> 02:36:18,560
competent. 
Throughout the trial, Cody 

2690
02:36:18,560 --> 02:36:24,600
showed no signs of remorse. 
On September 19th, 2018, after 

2691
02:36:24,600 --> 02:36:28,720
deliberating for 40 minutes, the
jury found Cody guilty. 

2692
02:36:29,360 --> 02:36:33,080
He was sentenced to life 
imprisonment plus 20 years for 

2693
02:36:33,080 --> 02:36:35,280
the aggravated assault on 
Michaela Smith. 

2694
02:36:35,960 --> 02:36:40,920
Under Texas law, he will be 
eligible for parole in 2048 when

2695
02:36:40,920 --> 02:36:44,760
he is 52 years old. 
But should this man be released,

2696
02:36:45,320 --> 02:36:47,760
will he ever fully comprehend 
what he has done? 

2697
02:36:48,320 --> 02:36:51,440
And most importantly, will he 
repeat his madness? 

2698
02:36:52,440 --> 02:36:55,320
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2699
02:36:55,320 --> 02:36:58,000
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