1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:09,600 This program is about unsolved mysteries. Whenever possible, the actual family members 2 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:13,680 and police officials have participated in recreating the events. What you are about 3 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:20,880 to see is not a news broadcast. 4 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:27,480 Tonight, two unusual mysteries commemorate the spirit of the Easter season. She is known 5 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:32,680 around the world as Our Lady of Guadalupe, a beautiful likeness of the Virgin Mary and 6 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:38,280 an old piece of cactus cloth. For centuries, religious pilgrims have come to Mexico City 7 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:44,440 to pray to the image which many believe was created by a miracle. For just as long, scholars 8 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:51,640 and skeptics have pondered, is Our Lady of Guadalupe a work of God or of man? 9 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:57,600 In the 1950s, master illustrator Ben Stall created 15 unique paintings to celebrate the 10 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:04,360 final journey of Christ. But just after Easter in 1969, a gang of brazen thieves made off 11 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:10,260 with a precious collection and left Ben Stall heartbroken. 12 00:01:10,260 --> 00:01:16,640 Ben Stall passed away in 1987, having no idea what happened to his beloved collection. Tonight, 13 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:21,160 his children hope that someone in our audience can help recover their father's lost legacy. 14 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:28,080 Join me with this intriguing case, as well as these fascinating mysteries. 15 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:33,800 On Friday the 13th, 1991, Tom Roach dropped his girlfriend at her job and then vanished 16 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:41,600 without a trace. Six days later, an anonymous letter boasted that Tom Roach had been murdered. 17 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:48,600 Here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a dark lonely road, a minor traffic accident, a brutal attack. 18 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:54,960 Now authorities need your help to identify a killer. And thanks to our viewers, a family 19 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:59,760 in Canada is reunited with two brothers missing for nearly 25 years. 20 00:02:41,600 --> 00:03:01,240 Since the mid-19th century, religious pilgrims from around the world have journeyed to the 21 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:08,360 French village of Lourdes. Since just before the First World War, hundreds of thousands 22 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:15,600 have traveled to the Portuguese farmlands of Fatima. And in recent years, millions have 23 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:22,600 come to Medjugorje in the former Republic of Yugoslavia. Many people believe these three 24 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:28,760 communities have shared a remarkable occurrence, the miraculous appearance of the Virgin Mary, 25 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:36,760 mother of Jesus Christ. But for centuries, long before pilgrims flocked to Lourdes, 26 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:43,440 Fatima and Medjugorje, they had been coming to Mexico City to worship Our Lady of Guadalupe. 27 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:49,080 An image of the Virgin Mary on a six-foot-high peasant's cape made of rough cactus cloth, 28 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:58,160 which many people claim was imprinted by the Virgin herself. For more than 400 years, Our 29 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:04,320 Lady of Guadalupe has inspired and moved millions. Longer centerpiece of Catholic history, the 30 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:10,200 image has also sparked intense controversy. To skeptics, it is a skillful painting, impressive 31 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:14,880 but hardly wondrous. On the other hand, the church has officially recognized the image 32 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:21,280 as a creation of God, a miracle which occurred in 16th century Mexico when Catholic missionaries 33 00:04:21,280 --> 00:04:29,600 from Spain were attempting to convert the native Aztec Indians. 34 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:33,520 According to church records, there was a man named Juan Diego who lived with his uncle 35 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:39,840 in a village five miles north of what is now Mexico City. Juan was one of the first Aztecs 36 00:04:39,840 --> 00:04:47,520 converted to Christianity. On a December morning in 1531, Juan Diego was on his way to Mass 37 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,040 when he passed by the base of a hill called Tepeac. 38 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:07,200 As he approached the summit, Juan heard a voice call his name. 39 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:16,320 He was instantly overwhelmed by a godlike radiance. 40 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:08,520 He experienced a miracle. Juan journeyed straight to Mexico City, then the seat of the Roman 41 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:14,360 Catholic Church in the New World. He patiently waited several hours for an audience with Bishop 42 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:20,120 Zumarraga, known as a powerful but gentle man who treated the Indians with kindness and respect. 43 00:06:33,840 --> 00:06:41,280 The bishop was skeptical. Perhaps Juan had been dreaming or perhaps drinking. 44 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:44,800 He told Juan to bring him proof. 45 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:54,160 Dejected, Juan returned home. But the next day, he would be given his proof. 46 00:06:55,840 --> 00:07:00,480 His uncle felt gravely ill and Juan went to fetch a priest to perform last rites. 47 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:04,560 His route took him back to the base of Tepeac Hill. 48 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:31,280 Gracias. 49 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:42,640 No pude convencer al señor obispo de tu encargo. Me dijo que necesitaría una señal tuya para creerme. 50 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:51,000 No estés triste, Juanito. Tú eres mi elegido. Ve a la cima del cerro y corta las flores que 51 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:51,720 haya encontraras. 52 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:04,260 Now Juan became filled with doubts of his own. 53 00:08:04,260 --> 00:08:06,760 Tepeac was barren from the cold of winter, 54 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:08,360 and if flowers had once been there, 55 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:10,320 they would certainly not be blooming now. 56 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,000 For Juan's astonishment, the hilltop 57 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,280 was blanketed with brilliant roses of castile. 58 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:26,320 Juan gathered them in his tilma, a loose cape made 59 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:28,720 of cactus cloth. 60 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:30,520 Pass there, my son. 61 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:34,200 My lord, here is the signal that our lord 62 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:35,960 sends you from heaven so that you may fulfill his will. 63 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,440 According to church documents, where the flowers had 64 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:46,160 rested in the tilma, there appeared 65 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:48,360 an extraordinary image of the Virgin Mary. 66 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:55,320 The bishop now believed that a miracle had occurred. 67 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:59,640 Juan Diego had indeed seen and spoken with the mother of God. 68 00:09:02,680 --> 00:09:05,760 After Juan Diego's vision, millions of Indians 69 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:08,840 converted to Roman Catholicism within just three years. 70 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,200 In accordance with the Virgin's wishes, 71 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:19,800 this shrine was soon built on Tepeac Hill 72 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:21,400 with the image on prominent display. 73 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:26,320 It was named Our Lady of Guadalupe after a village in Spain. 74 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:28,320 Over the centuries, the church allowed 75 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:31,160 painted details to be added to the portrait, 76 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:34,880 including gold rays, a cherub, and the green, red, and white 77 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:35,840 colors of Mexico. 78 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:43,800 Since 1976, the image has been housed in a special basilica. 79 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:47,160 Every year, five million believers make pilgrimages. 80 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:50,040 But for as long as it has existed, 81 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:52,160 there has been debate over whether the portrait is 82 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:53,160 truly a miracle. 83 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:58,760 Jody Smith, an associate professor of philosophy 84 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:02,480 at a Florida college, is a leading authority on the image. 85 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:04,560 But Smith is hardly the first scholar 86 00:10:04,560 --> 00:10:07,800 to be intrigued by Our Lady of Guadalupe. 87 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:12,200 As early as 1666, the church commissioned a group of physicians 88 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:14,040 and masterpieces of the church. 89 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:17,400 Juan Salguero concluded that the painting was indeed 90 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:21,960 on unsized or unprepared or unsealed cloth, 91 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:23,840 and for that reason alone. 92 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:29,000 Others also appearing, but for that reason alone, 93 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:33,440 given that the cloth was made of the fragile Ayate cactus 94 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:39,400 fiber, it should have been used as a tool for the process. 95 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:44,400 James Randy is a professional magician and an investigator 96 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:46,400 of paranormal phenomena. 97 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:48,800 Matter of fact, I have a frame with some of the same kind 98 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:55,640 of cloth in it that dates back about 450, 550 years at least 99 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:59,800 from Peru, different country, perhaps a different cactus. 100 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:03,440 The tiled cloth is very fragile, but not what 101 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:04,440 is put in it. 102 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:06,400 It's a very fragile cloth. 103 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:10,120 It's very fragile, but not what is put in the frame. 104 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:13,840 It can last for the longest time. 105 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:15,840 For the first 100 years, the tilma 106 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:18,360 had been exposed to a high concentration of salt 107 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:22,160 peter and the humid air where it was on display. 108 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:24,720 Some experts believe this alone should have caused 109 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:28,760 the image's disintegration. 110 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:32,280 That point was dramatically demonstrated in 1789 111 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:34,520 when a skeptical priest ordered 11 artists 112 00:11:34,560 --> 00:11:37,920 to render 11 copies of the painting using the same kind 113 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:40,760 of unsized cactus cloth. 114 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:43,240 In just seven years, all 11 were 115 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:45,720 so peeled and coated with fungus that they 116 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:49,800 had to be removed from public display. 117 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:53,560 I think that the fact that the image has lasted for over 400, 118 00:11:53,560 --> 00:11:57,440 almost 500 years now, the fact that the tilma, which 119 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:01,040 is a cactus plant, hasn't rotted. 120 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:03,120 And the fact that the original picture, 121 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:04,840 the pigment on the original picture 122 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:07,400 is still just like it always was and hasn't cracked 123 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:11,080 is another totally inexplicable thing. 124 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:15,040 In May of 1979, Jody Smith and Philip Callahan 125 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:18,480 were given formal permission to examine the image up close 126 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:20,120 as protective glass removed. 127 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:26,800 The gold rays around the Virgin added in the 17th century 128 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:30,480 were badly chipped, but the original image of the face 129 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:35,600 and body remained remarkably bright and uncracked. 130 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:40,040 Naturally enough, we examined the face most intensely. 131 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:43,320 And studying this with a magnifying glass, 132 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:46,160 we could see no hairline cracks. 133 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:48,080 Whatever the medium used to color, 134 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:52,560 it was it's very strange because after all of these years 135 00:12:52,560 --> 00:12:55,240 with no evidence of retouching, there's 136 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:59,840 no evidence of age of disfiguration. 137 00:12:59,880 --> 00:13:02,200 It's gone through so many changes over the years, of course, 138 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:03,640 and so many different representations 139 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:05,880 have been made of it and for it. 140 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:08,440 It is really hard to tell what happened to the original 141 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:09,880 or if this is the original. 142 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:10,640 You can't tell. 143 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:15,280 There's really so little evidence available. 144 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:19,320 These infrared photographs reveal another surprising aspect, 145 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:21,600 the lack of an undersketch. 146 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:24,160 An undersketch would indicate that the image had 147 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:27,200 been painted by human hands. 148 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:29,440 The film photographs, the infrared photographs 149 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:33,800 showed that there is absolutely no drawing under it. 150 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:36,680 It's inconceivable that an artist in the 16th century 151 00:13:36,680 --> 00:13:39,000 would paint a portrait without first doing a drawing of it. 152 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:40,360 In fact, it's fairly inconceivable 153 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:42,440 any artist would do it today, although you could do it 154 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:46,520 with some modern art thing, but not with a portrait. 155 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:48,360 The practice of making a rough sketch 156 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:52,560 before proceeding with a portrait traces back to antiquity. 157 00:13:52,560 --> 00:13:55,560 Only when completely satisfied with the undersketch 158 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:58,680 did an artist take up his paintbrush. 159 00:13:58,680 --> 00:14:01,280 Of course, the absence of the undersketch in itself 160 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:06,720 does not categorically indicate a miracle. 161 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:10,360 But to paint as beautiful a face and bust 162 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:13,240 as we see it, our Lady of Guadalupe, 163 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:18,480 on a rough cactus claw is all the more remarkable. 164 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:20,640 This thing is miraculous because God 165 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:23,640 willed this to take place among the people who 166 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:27,240 needed some sort of message. 167 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,200 It took place at a time when it was needed, 168 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:32,560 and it took place because God made nature, 169 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:36,760 and God can manipulate nature any way he wants. 170 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:42,960 The essential idea in studying the image of Guadalupe 171 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:46,480 is that we might find something alien, something supernatural. 172 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:49,080 And that remains an open possibility, 173 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:51,240 but it is by no means the only possibility. 174 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:56,080 Perhaps no amount of scientific research 175 00:14:56,080 --> 00:15:00,720 can unlock the mystery of the image of our Lady of Guadalupe. 176 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:04,040 For true believers, there is no controversy. 177 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:06,120 As they have for centuries, pilgrims 178 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:09,960 will continue to pray and offer thanks to the image. 179 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:12,720 To them, the beautiful face of the Virgin Mary 180 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:16,240 is purely and simply something of miraculous wonder. 181 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:25,800 When we return, the search for an artist's precious lost 182 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:30,080 legacy, 15 paintings depicting the final days of Christ. 183 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:44,640 In the Gospel according to John, it is written, 184 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:49,280 so then Pilate took Jesus and scourged him. 185 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:51,760 And the soldiers twisted a crown of thorns, 186 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:55,440 and they put it on his head. 187 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:59,240 And he, bearing his cross, went out to a place called 188 00:15:59,240 --> 00:15:59,740 Golgotha. 189 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:07,320 The Bible movingly recounts the story of the crucifixion. 190 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:10,920 Its power is undeniable. 191 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:14,120 These compelling images which illustrate the story 192 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:16,800 are the life's work of American artist Ben Stall. 193 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:23,040 There are 15 paintings and all depicting the 14 stations 194 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:26,240 of the cross and the resurrection. 195 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:29,120 Sadly, the public has not been able to view these works 196 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:30,520 for nearly 25 years. 197 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:38,960 It happened 10 days after Easter in 1969. 198 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:42,840 Ben Stall's beloved collection was stolen. 199 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:46,520 Stall died in 1987, still mourning the loss of the works 200 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:49,080 he considered his masterpieces. 201 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:50,840 Tonight, Ben Stall's children hope 202 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:53,080 that they can find their father's lost paintings 203 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:54,960 in time for Easter. 204 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:57,760 They feel that would be the most fitting and most moving 205 00:16:57,760 --> 00:16:59,160 tribute they could give him. 206 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:06,400 Ben Stall was born in Chicago in 1910. 207 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:08,960 Even as a young man, he enjoyed a reputation 208 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:10,880 as a skilled artist for books and magazines. 209 00:17:13,120 --> 00:17:16,600 Norman Rockwell once wrote in a letter to Stall, 210 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:18,720 the rest of us are just illustrators, 211 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:20,560 but you are among the masters. 212 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:27,720 In 1954, the Catholic Press commissioned Ben 213 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:29,880 Stall to paint the stations of the cross 214 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:33,960 for a special papal edition of the Bible. 215 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:37,640 The 14 small paintings were such a resounding success 216 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:40,440 that Ben Stall decided to duplicate them on a grander 217 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:40,940 scale. 218 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:46,800 And over the years, my father would 219 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:49,600 get letters from people all over the world wanting 220 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:52,000 to see them and wondering where they were. 221 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:57,840 And so I guess my parents got together and decided 222 00:17:57,840 --> 00:18:00,320 to build a museum. 223 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:02,640 And daddy would paint a new set. 224 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:06,360 And daddy also added the 15th painting, 225 00:18:06,360 --> 00:18:07,880 which was the Resurrection. 226 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:13,360 He spent two years painting these paintings. 227 00:18:13,360 --> 00:18:15,680 There was something very special going on while he 228 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,440 was painting these paintings, because when he did the face 229 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:20,400 of Christ, or the head of Christ, 230 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:23,720 he pulled it off in 30, 40 breast strokes 231 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:25,720 without ever having to do it over again. 232 00:18:25,720 --> 00:18:29,800 And he was really amazed at that. 233 00:18:29,800 --> 00:18:33,600 In November of 1966, Ben Stall opened the Museum 234 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:35,800 of the Cross in Sarasota, Florida. 235 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:37,440 The house is second set of paintings. 236 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:45,560 It was almost holy. 237 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:48,760 I mean, it's just the atmosphere of the museum. 238 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:52,560 And people would come out with tears in their eyes. 239 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:54,760 It was very moving for a lot of people. 240 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:01,440 But on April 17, 1969, Ben Stall's world 241 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:02,640 came crashing down. 242 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:10,520 Responding to a frantic phone call from the museum director, 243 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:14,560 Stall found the gallery's ransacked. 244 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:16,560 All 15 paintings had been stolen. 245 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:22,800 Ben Stall was inconsolable. 246 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:30,760 He found it absolutely incredible 247 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:34,880 that this kind of thing could happen. 248 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:37,560 For after all, who would steal religious paintings 249 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:41,840 in the first place, and such large paintings? 250 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:42,480 Where? 251 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:43,880 Who? 252 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:45,840 What could you do with them? 253 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:48,280 He had a lot of trust in people. 254 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:52,000 Insurance was very expensive, but he didn't have any. 255 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:55,560 There were no burglar alarms or anything like that 256 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:57,480 because of this trust. 257 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:03,600 So when the place was robbed, he was in total shock. 258 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:06,080 Police discovered that the thieves had entered the museum 259 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:09,400 in a brazen fashion, breaking through the fire door. 260 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:12,560 They were somehow aware that neither a security guard 261 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:14,360 nor an alarm system was in place. 262 00:20:20,120 --> 00:20:22,360 Instead of cutting the canvases out, 263 00:20:22,360 --> 00:20:25,360 the thieves' pains taking the removed each staple, 264 00:20:25,360 --> 00:20:30,360 then rolled the paintings up and made a clean getaway. 265 00:20:30,360 --> 00:20:34,960 That they had to be at least three to four people do this. 266 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:36,480 And we felt that they were probably 267 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:42,600 in there in a minimum of four hours. 268 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:45,480 The investigation seemed to be at a dead end. 269 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:47,880 Then six weeks after the theft, a man 270 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:49,920 claiming to be a Catholic priest called 271 00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:52,080 a Sarasota Sheriff's Office. 272 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:53,920 He said he had been approached by the people 273 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:55,280 who stole the paintings. 274 00:20:58,160 --> 00:20:58,840 Yes? 275 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:00,720 Want the paintings? 276 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:02,000 Paintings? 277 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:03,720 Yeah, you know the paintings? 278 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:05,360 Paintings in Sarasota? 279 00:21:05,360 --> 00:21:05,920 Yeah, that's right. 280 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:06,800 Stay right there for a while. 281 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:08,760 Of course, we were all late in it. 282 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:12,160 You know, this was a break after only three weeks 283 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:15,480 of investigation. 284 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:18,320 However, this lead to failed to pan out. 285 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:20,200 The priest would not give his name, 286 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:21,960 and eventually he broke off contact. 287 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:26,600 What happened to Ben Stahl's paintings? 288 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:29,240 Over the years, groomers placed the collection 289 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:34,440 on the Bahamas, or in South America, possibly Brazil. 290 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:36,680 The authorities, however, believe that the paintings are 291 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:39,000 still somewhere in the United States, 292 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,200 and that whoever has them now may not even 293 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:42,200 know they are stolen. 294 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:45,200 The person who has them now may not even know they are stolen. 295 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:15,360 Recently, we went to Canada to bring you the story of one 296 00:22:15,360 --> 00:22:19,880 of that country's great national tragedies. 297 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,560 For 20 years, through a well-meaning but misguided 298 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:26,840 social welfare system, thousands of Ojibwe Indian children 299 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:29,920 were taken from their families and the reservations 300 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:30,880 to be put up for adoption. 301 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:37,560 In the segment, we profiled a Seton family of Winnipeg 302 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:41,200 Manitoba, who was the first to be taken to the US. 303 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:44,360 In 1969, the six children were taken from their home 304 00:22:44,360 --> 00:22:46,200 by government social workers. 305 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,560 I'm going to take you away to somewhere where someone can take 306 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:49,800 care of you, all right? 307 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:54,000 Sandra Seton, the oldest, was just nine. 308 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:57,040 It happened so fast, they just come in, 309 00:22:57,040 --> 00:22:59,040 and they don't really explain anything. 310 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:05,200 They just picked up the kids and put them in the car. 311 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:08,200 It was real scary not knowing where they were going, 312 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:14,200 and you kind of go a little dead inside or something, 313 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:19,200 you know, because you're just kids. 314 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:21,200 The order was going as applied. 315 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:24,200 At a court hearing, a judge ordered that all six children 316 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:27,200 be put up for adoption, but Sandra never gave up 317 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:30,200 trying to reunite her family. 318 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:32,200 By 1988, the court ordered that all six children be put up 319 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:34,200 for adoption, but Sandra never gave up 320 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:37,200 trying to reunite her family. 321 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:41,200 By 1988, she had found her two sisters, her mother, 322 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:44,200 and her oldest brother, but the two youngest boys, 323 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:49,200 Calvin and Bernie, were still missing. 324 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:51,200 On the night this story aired in Canada, 325 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:54,200 Bernie's adoptive parents and one of Calvin's former 326 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,200 foster mothers were watching the show. 327 00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:58,200 Through their efforts in cooperation, 328 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:01,200 the two brothers were put in touch with her sister Sandra. 329 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:05,200 Three weeks after our broadcast, everything was arranged. 330 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:11,200 March 4, 1993 would be a day of reunions, joy and tears. 331 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:16,200 At 10.30 a.m., Sandra and her mother, 332 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:18,200 Merna, were at the Winnipeg Airport, 333 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:22,200 awaiting the arrival of Bernie. 334 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:26,200 I had such an anxious feeling, just looking and wondering, 335 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:28,200 because we hadn't seen Bernie at all. 336 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:31,200 We didn't see no picture, and I was, oh, I just, 337 00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:35,200 and all of a sudden, his face just, you know, 338 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:40,200 sort of just was right there, and oh, that's him on it. 339 00:24:57,200 --> 00:25:00,200 With Bernie back in the fold, the group headed to Merna's house, 340 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:03,200 where they knew Calvin would be waiting. 341 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:17,200 In his youth, Calvin had been shunted about 342 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:20,200 to 14 different foster families. 343 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:24,200 Now he was finally home again, after nearly 25 years. 344 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:25,200 Bernie? 345 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:27,200 Bernie? 346 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,200 Hey, you know what's so little. 347 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:32,200 It feels really good to be taken in instead of being pushed away. 348 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:37,200 Hey, like, this is a big switch for me, and I'm happy. 349 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:44,200 If I knew bigger words, I probably could say some big word 350 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:46,200 that would describe how I feel right now, 351 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:51,200 but there's no words that I can think of that describes this. 352 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:55,200 It's just, you know, it's the beginning. 353 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:58,200 I just think it's the beginning of a good thing. 354 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:00,200 It's all good. It feels great. 355 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:04,200 Just great that there's a piece of my life put together, 356 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:08,200 which I think all my friends knew that there was a piece missing. 357 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:12,200 Maybe this is just the part to my life that was missing. 358 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:19,200 It's got so much to talk about, you know? 359 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:21,200 It's just a really great feeling. 360 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:29,200 There is a piece, you know, there's always that piece of my heart somehow 361 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:34,200 just needed, you know, to know that they were okay. 362 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:36,200 Yeah, okay. 363 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:42,200 Each one of us has our own lives, but it's so good to know that we have family. 364 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:54,200 Music 365 00:26:54,200 --> 00:27:06,200 Music 366 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:10,200 Tom Roach and Barbara Rondo of Burbank, California 367 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:14,200 love nothing better than to fire up their Harley-Davidson and hit the road. 368 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:19,200 Music 369 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:23,200 They belong to a club that often drove on weekend trips across California. 370 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:27,200 Music 371 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:32,200 Barbara and Tom met in Rhode Island and moved to California 1988. 372 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:37,200 After 16 years together, cycling was a passion they shared. 373 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:45,200 We've known each other since 1976 and all our extra time was spent riding. 374 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:53,200 Tom's my father, lover, teacher, guide. 375 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:56,200 He's Tom's my life. 376 00:27:56,200 --> 00:28:00,200 Like their fellow Cycle Club members who were lawyers, plumbers and accountants, 377 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:04,200 Tom and Barbara held steady everyday jobs. 378 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:09,200 Music 379 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:11,200 Barbara worked at a blueprint company. 380 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:14,200 Tom was an expert in metal plating. 381 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:18,200 In the fall of 1991, he accepted a well-paid management position 382 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:21,200 with a company that plated aircraft parts. 383 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:24,200 He was to start on Monday, September 16th. 384 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:29,200 Music 385 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:33,200 Three days before, on Friday the 13th, Tom drove Barbara to work. 386 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:36,200 They made plans to meet for lunch. 387 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:38,200 Are you still going to be here at noon? 388 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:39,200 Absolutely. 389 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:40,200 OK, don't be late. 390 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:41,200 I missed you. 391 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:42,200 Bye-bye. 392 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:49,200 But Tom never showed up and never called to explain. 393 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:53,200 My lunchtime came around and he wasn't there. 394 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:57,200 So just hanging around waiting for him and no show, no show. 395 00:28:57,200 --> 00:29:03,200 And I thought maybe that he might have gotten caught up at his new placement employment. 396 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:06,200 But in fact, he would have called me and said, you know, 397 00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:08,200 Barbara, I'm not going to be able to make it. 398 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:12,200 I'm still at the plating shop or whatever. 399 00:29:12,200 --> 00:29:18,200 Tom wouldn't have let me just hang there, you know, waiting on him. 400 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:21,200 By the time Barbara got home at about 5.30 p.m., 401 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:25,200 she still had not heard from Tom. 402 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:28,200 She was surprised to find the front door unlocked. 403 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:29,200 Tom! 404 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:33,200 Tom? 405 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:36,200 There was no sign of Tom. 406 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:38,200 She's not here. 407 00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:40,200 She's not here. 408 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:42,200 I think she's not here. 409 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:45,200 I'm going to go and check on her. 410 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:47,200 I'm going to go and check on her. 411 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:49,200 I'm going to go and see her. 412 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:50,200 OK, OK. 413 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:51,200 OK. 414 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:53,200 I'm going to go and check on her. 415 00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:54,200 OK, OK. 416 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:56,200 OK, OK. 417 00:29:56,200 --> 00:30:00,200 There was no sign of Tom. 418 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:03,200 Everything was in its place except for Tom. 419 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:04,200 Tom? 420 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:10,200 But naminous pattern soon emerged. 421 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:12,200 The newspaper was still on opened, 422 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:17,200 strange since Tom rarely left the sports page unread. 423 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:20,200 A motorcycle battery that Tom had planned to install 424 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:23,200 that morning was on the counter. 425 00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:26,200 The answering machine was off, suggesting Tom had planned 426 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:29,200 to be at home most of the day. 427 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:32,200 Barbara had no choice but to wait and hope. 428 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:40,200 I didn't sleep at all that night. 429 00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:44,200 I was just trying to figure out where Tom was 430 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:49,200 and why he hadn't called to let me know where he might be. 431 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:56,200 There's a lot of different circumstances 432 00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:59,200 for different types of missing persons. 433 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:01,200 They could take off because of family problems. 434 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:03,200 They can take off because of money problems. 435 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:06,200 They can take off for a number of different reasons. 436 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:09,200 We really don't know the reason until we get into talking 437 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:11,200 with the family or friends. 438 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:16,200 If Tom in fact wanted to get out of our relationship 439 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:20,200 or if, again, there was a problem, you know, 440 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:23,200 Tom would have just told me right out. 441 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:27,200 Do you see a lot of people going in and out of that house? 442 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:29,200 No, just him and Barb. 443 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:31,200 Routine questioning around the neighborhood 444 00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:34,200 turned up nothing significant. 445 00:31:34,200 --> 00:31:37,200 Police could not determine whether Tom had left voluntarily 446 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:40,200 or become the victim of some kind of violence. 447 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:44,200 It was as though Tom Roach had simply evaporated. 448 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:47,200 However, Barbara was convinced something terrible had happened 449 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:52,200 to Tom and she circulated these flyers at his usual hangouts. 450 00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:54,200 No one came forward with any information 451 00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:58,200 and Tom Roach was officially listed as a missing person. 452 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:05,200 A day passed, then two, soon five. 453 00:32:05,200 --> 00:32:09,200 Barbara's father flew in from Rhode Island to be with her. 454 00:32:09,200 --> 00:32:13,200 Then on Thursday, September 19th, a letter arrived 455 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:16,200 addressed to the family of Tom Roach. 456 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:17,200 No. 457 00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:21,200 Dad! 458 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:28,200 In the envelope were Tom's driver's license 459 00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:32,200 and the earring he had been wearing the day he disappeared. 460 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:35,200 They were unfolded in a letter, a bizarre confession 461 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:38,200 that would wrench the case in a sinister new direction. 462 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:45,200 This is the actual letter received by Barbara Rondeau. 463 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:49,200 It begins, you don't know me and hopefully never will, 464 00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:52,200 but I am the one who killed Tom Roach. 465 00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:55,200 I sent along some personal belongings of his 466 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:59,200 just so that you won't think this is some kind of sick joke or anything. 467 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:02,200 Finally, the self-proclaimed killer goes on to say, 468 00:33:02,200 --> 00:33:05,200 I am very sorry for what I have done. 469 00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:08,200 I know in time that the guilt will leave me. 470 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:10,200 So will your pain. 471 00:33:11,200 --> 00:33:14,200 Barbara, did Tom have any entities? 472 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:17,200 Was there someone who might have wanted to hurt him? 473 00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:21,200 Nobody that knew Tom would want to hurt him. 474 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:26,200 Barbara Rondeau was devastated. 475 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:30,200 Had Tom Roach been murdered, there was a letter of hoax. 476 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:34,200 It yielded no fingerprints, bore no return address, 477 00:33:34,200 --> 00:33:36,200 and was of course unsigned. 478 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:43,200 It was just unbelievable, but I wasn't going to believe 479 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:46,200 that Tom was dead. 480 00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:53,200 Authorities immediately renewed their efforts 481 00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:56,200 to track Tom Roach's activities on Friday the 13th. 482 00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:02,200 Bank records show Tom made two deposits at approximately 8.20 a.m. 483 00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:09,200 He did not withdraw any money, indicating he had no plans to leave town. 484 00:34:10,200 --> 00:34:13,200 I got to meet my old lady at noon for lunch. 485 00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:15,200 It should be real hot if I'm late. 486 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:18,200 Tom was next seen by a neighbor, 487 00:34:18,200 --> 00:34:22,200 talking with an unidentified white male at about 9.30 a.m. 488 00:34:23,200 --> 00:34:25,200 If the letter is not a hoax, 489 00:34:25,200 --> 00:34:29,200 then police believe this man may have been Tom's killer. 490 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:34,200 We contacted a witness who told us that she had seen Tom 491 00:34:34,200 --> 00:34:38,200 that morning with another subject standing by a pickup truck 492 00:34:38,200 --> 00:34:40,200 looking into the bed of the pickup truck. 493 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:42,200 She said that they were not arguing. 494 00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:46,200 It looked like they were just carrying on a normal conversation, 495 00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:48,200 and there was nothing suspicious about that. 496 00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:51,200 And I believe that was the last time Tom was seen. 497 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:57,200 However, testimony from one eyewitness suggests the letter 498 00:34:57,200 --> 00:34:59,200 may indeed be a hoax. 499 00:34:59,200 --> 00:35:03,200 An employee at a motorcycle parts store in nearby Glendale 500 00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:07,200 is convinced Tom came in on Saturday, September 14th. 501 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:11,200 One day after, the letter said Tom was killed. 502 00:35:13,200 --> 00:35:18,200 He acted a little strange in the sense that he didn't joke around with me. 503 00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:24,200 I mean, we would always joke around about what kind of motorcycle he rode 504 00:35:24,200 --> 00:35:27,200 and about leaking oil and stuff, you know, so I mean, 505 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:31,200 I knew Tom well enough to know it's Saturday that it was Tom that came in. 506 00:35:33,200 --> 00:35:37,200 I had gone into the warehouse to pick up some parts for the customer, 507 00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:41,200 and when I came out, Tom wasn't there or anything, 508 00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:46,200 so he must have left when I was in the warehouse. 509 00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:52,200 And I mean, I just feel this kind of strange that he didn't say anything 510 00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:54,200 when he came in or when he left. 511 00:35:56,200 --> 00:35:59,200 Authorities believe Andy Marsala did see Tom Roach, 512 00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:02,200 but suspect he is mistaken about the date. 513 00:36:02,200 --> 00:36:06,200 However, the account raises a disturbing possibility. 514 00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:12,200 Perhaps Tom Roach intentionally fled and wrote the grotesque letter to cover his tracks. 515 00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:17,200 Four months passed. 516 00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:20,200 With no clues, no eyewitnesses, and no further letters, 517 00:36:20,200 --> 00:36:26,200 the investigation dragged to a standstill until January 11th, 1992. 518 00:36:27,200 --> 00:36:30,200 Hey! Hey, what? 519 00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:35,200 That afternoon, authorities in Placer County, California, 520 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:37,200 almost 500 miles north of Burbank, 521 00:36:37,200 --> 00:36:41,200 were called to investigate a report of weathered bone fragments 522 00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:44,200 and personal effects strewn over a remote hillside. 523 00:36:46,200 --> 00:36:49,200 Motorcycle emblems on some of the clothing 524 00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:52,200 eventually led authorities to link the items to Tom Roach. 525 00:36:52,200 --> 00:36:55,200 Rush! Rush! I need a bag. 526 00:36:57,200 --> 00:37:00,200 The scattered possessions included a duffel bag, 527 00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:04,200 flashlight, hunting knife, bottled water, 528 00:37:04,200 --> 00:37:06,200 two pairs of prescription eyeglasses, 529 00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:09,200 an empty prescription medicine bottle, 530 00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:11,200 and several shirts. 531 00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:13,200 If the items were indeed Tom's, 532 00:37:13,200 --> 00:37:16,200 he seemed to have been packed and ready for the road. 533 00:37:18,200 --> 00:37:21,200 Investigators contacted Barbara Rondo. 534 00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:25,200 She recognized all the shirts and a pair of eyeglass frames as Tom's. 535 00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:32,200 I do feel that what they found is Tom, 536 00:37:32,200 --> 00:37:39,200 but there's that hope that he is still out there somewhere, 537 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:42,200 and that in fact I will find him. 538 00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:52,200 What is the truth about Tom Roach? 539 00:37:52,200 --> 00:37:55,200 The mysterious letter taken at face value 540 00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:57,200 would explain Tom's disappearance, 541 00:37:57,200 --> 00:38:01,200 unless it was written by Tom Roach himself. 542 00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:05,200 It has been a nightmare. 543 00:38:05,200 --> 00:38:07,200 It has been hell. 544 00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:11,200 I still live for Tom. 545 00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:15,200 He's my life. 546 00:38:18,200 --> 00:38:20,200 There's not a minute that goes by 547 00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:23,200 that he's not within my thoughts. 548 00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:27,200 He'll always be within me. 549 00:38:30,200 --> 00:38:32,200 It is interesting to note that this letter 550 00:38:32,200 --> 00:38:34,200 claims Tom Roach was murdered 551 00:38:34,200 --> 00:38:36,200 and then buried in the Los Angeles area, 552 00:38:36,200 --> 00:38:39,200 nearly 500 miles south of Placer County. 553 00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:42,200 Within the next few months, authorities will conduct DNA tests 554 00:38:42,200 --> 00:38:47,200 on the bone fragments to finally prove whether they are Tom's remains. 555 00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:51,200 Until then, the only person who may be able to answer the questions 556 00:38:51,200 --> 00:38:54,200 in this case is the author of the letter, 557 00:38:54,200 --> 00:38:57,200 and for now his identity remains a mystery. 558 00:38:58,200 --> 00:39:14,200 Music 559 00:39:14,200 --> 00:39:18,200 When we return, the only clues in a murder case 560 00:39:18,200 --> 00:39:22,200 come from the victim himself before he dies. 561 00:39:28,200 --> 00:39:31,200 Music 562 00:39:31,200 --> 00:39:34,200 Fortunately, the only contact most of us will ever have 563 00:39:34,200 --> 00:39:37,200 with random violent crime is watching the nightly news. 564 00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:40,200 Random crime is very real, 565 00:39:40,200 --> 00:39:42,200 extremely difficult for police to solve, 566 00:39:42,200 --> 00:39:44,200 and utterly impossible for families 567 00:39:44,200 --> 00:39:47,200 touched by the violence to comprehend. 568 00:39:47,200 --> 00:39:51,200 One such family was the Hurleys of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania. 569 00:39:53,200 --> 00:39:56,200 Pam and David Hurley were married in 1983. 570 00:39:56,200 --> 00:40:00,200 By 1988, their family are grown to include three sons. 571 00:40:00,200 --> 00:40:04,200 The Hurleys shared an undramatic but happy life 572 00:40:04,200 --> 00:40:09,200 until the early morning hours of Saturday, June 13, 1992. 573 00:40:09,200 --> 00:40:14,200 That weekend, David and his brother were taking a troop of boy scouts 574 00:40:14,200 --> 00:40:16,200 on a long planned canoe trip. 575 00:40:18,200 --> 00:40:23,200 Honey, I'm just going to go. 576 00:40:23,200 --> 00:40:26,200 I'm too wound up to sleep. 577 00:40:26,200 --> 00:40:29,200 I'm going to go pick up some donuts and hurl from my brothers, 578 00:40:29,200 --> 00:40:31,200 hang out there till we go, okay? 579 00:40:31,200 --> 00:40:32,200 Okay. 580 00:40:32,200 --> 00:40:33,200 You have a good weekend. 581 00:40:33,200 --> 00:40:34,200 You too. 582 00:40:34,200 --> 00:40:35,200 I love you. 583 00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:36,200 I love you too. 584 00:40:36,200 --> 00:40:38,200 You'll be really careful. 585 00:40:38,200 --> 00:40:41,200 David left home at 1.30 a.m. 586 00:40:41,200 --> 00:40:43,200 Pam? 587 00:40:43,200 --> 00:40:45,200 About an hour and a half later, 588 00:40:45,200 --> 00:40:48,200 Pam was startled to hear her husband calling out. 589 00:40:48,200 --> 00:40:49,200 David? 590 00:40:50,200 --> 00:40:53,200 Pammy, could you come down here? 591 00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:55,200 What are you doing home? 592 00:40:57,200 --> 00:40:58,200 Pam? 593 00:40:59,200 --> 00:41:01,200 I need you to come down here. 594 00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:05,200 Pammy, I've been shot. 595 00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:06,200 What? 596 00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:07,200 I've been shot. 597 00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:09,200 What are you talking about? 598 00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:10,200 Oh, my God. 599 00:41:10,200 --> 00:41:13,200 I was stunned and thoroughly shocked. 600 00:41:13,200 --> 00:41:16,200 I just couldn't comprehend that he had been shot. 601 00:41:16,200 --> 00:41:19,200 That was just too unbelievable. 602 00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:22,200 While they waited for paramedics to arrive, 603 00:41:22,200 --> 00:41:27,200 David told his wife about the chilling events of that morning. 604 00:41:27,200 --> 00:41:29,200 David had stopped for donuts 605 00:41:29,200 --> 00:41:31,200 and was heading toward his brother's house. 606 00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:34,200 Suddenly, a car appeared out of nowhere. 607 00:41:41,200 --> 00:41:45,200 David told Pam he expected simply to exchange insurance information 608 00:41:45,200 --> 00:41:47,200 with the other driver. 609 00:41:47,200 --> 00:41:49,200 What happened next defies reason. 610 00:41:52,200 --> 00:41:54,200 Hey, man, what's going on? 611 00:41:54,200 --> 00:41:56,200 What the hell are you talking about? 612 00:41:56,200 --> 00:41:57,200 Are you all right? 613 00:41:57,200 --> 00:41:58,200 I'm all right. 614 00:41:58,200 --> 00:42:00,200 Move! 615 00:42:00,200 --> 00:42:01,200 Hey, man. 616 00:42:01,200 --> 00:42:02,200 Hey, man! 617 00:42:15,200 --> 00:42:20,200 He said all you can remember is getting in the van 618 00:42:20,200 --> 00:42:24,200 and trying desperately to get home, to get away. 619 00:42:27,200 --> 00:42:31,200 Police and paramedics arrived at around 3.30 a.m. 620 00:42:31,200 --> 00:42:33,200 and David told his story again. 621 00:42:34,200 --> 00:42:37,200 He was calm for a person to just been shot. 622 00:42:37,200 --> 00:42:42,200 He was able to give me the information I was asking for 623 00:42:42,200 --> 00:42:46,200 so we could stop this vehicle before it got too far away from our area. 624 00:42:46,200 --> 00:42:50,200 At that particular time, I was concerned with getting information 625 00:42:50,200 --> 00:42:53,200 that I could put on the air for the other units 626 00:42:53,200 --> 00:42:55,200 that were still out on the road. 627 00:42:57,200 --> 00:42:59,200 David Hurley would be rushed by helicopter 628 00:42:59,200 --> 00:43:02,200 to Presbyterian University Hospital in Pittsburgh, 629 00:43:02,200 --> 00:43:03,200 six miles away. 630 00:43:03,200 --> 00:43:07,200 At 4.30 a.m., he was wheeled into emergency surgery. 631 00:43:07,200 --> 00:43:11,200 His doctors emerged from the operating room two hours later. 632 00:43:12,200 --> 00:43:16,200 And I remember we looked at the clock and it was 6.30 a.m. 633 00:43:16,200 --> 00:43:18,200 and I looked at my brother and I said, this is great. 634 00:43:18,200 --> 00:43:19,200 They're done already. 635 00:43:19,200 --> 00:43:22,200 It must have been a lot better than we expected 636 00:43:22,200 --> 00:43:25,200 because we expected four to five hours from what they told us. 637 00:43:26,200 --> 00:43:29,200 In addition to gunshot wounds on the arm and shoulder, 638 00:43:29,200 --> 00:43:32,200 David was bleeding internally from a lacerated liver. 639 00:43:32,200 --> 00:43:36,200 The surgeon told Pam that the operation had progressed well 640 00:43:36,200 --> 00:43:40,200 until without warning, David went into acute cardiac arrest. 641 00:43:43,200 --> 00:43:46,200 I said, you've got to be kidding. 642 00:43:46,200 --> 00:43:50,200 And he said, no, I'm not kidding. 643 00:43:50,200 --> 00:43:51,200 He's dead. 644 00:43:56,200 --> 00:43:59,200 David Eugene Hurley, husband and father of three, 645 00:43:59,200 --> 00:44:01,200 murdered at the age of 34. 646 00:44:05,200 --> 00:44:07,200 In searching for David's killer, 647 00:44:07,200 --> 00:44:09,200 police are limited to the sketchy information 648 00:44:09,200 --> 00:44:12,200 Hurley himself gave before he died. 649 00:44:13,200 --> 00:44:17,200 We only have the description of a young black male 650 00:44:17,200 --> 00:44:22,200 who's having a champagne-colored Honda Prelate. 651 00:44:22,200 --> 00:44:26,200 And it's a good possibility that this individual is local. 652 00:44:28,200 --> 00:44:32,200 When someone you love dies, it's very painful 653 00:44:32,200 --> 00:44:35,200 and that never goes away and I'm sure that never will. 654 00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:38,200 But that pain is also turning to anger. 655 00:44:40,200 --> 00:44:43,200 To realize that there's a person out there 656 00:44:43,200 --> 00:44:47,200 continuing with his life as if nothing happened 657 00:44:47,200 --> 00:44:49,200 just makes me very angry. 658 00:44:53,200 --> 00:44:55,200 David Hurley was attacked along Route 22 659 00:44:55,200 --> 00:45:00,200 in Wilkins Township, Pennsylvania on June 13, 1992. 660 00:45:00,200 --> 00:45:03,200 During the few moments Hurley was face-to-face with the assailant, 661 00:45:03,200 --> 00:45:06,200 he noticed no unusual characteristics. 662 00:45:06,200 --> 00:45:08,200 And at this time, police lack sufficient information 663 00:45:08,200 --> 00:45:11,200 to produce even a sketch of the suspect. 664 00:45:20,200 --> 00:45:22,200 Join me next time. 665 00:45:22,200 --> 00:45:24,200 Perhaps you hold that crucial clue 666 00:45:24,200 --> 00:45:26,200 which could help solve a mystery.