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00:09March 2, 2010, Darien, Illinois
00:15In the early hours of the morning, the police received a call from a young woman.
00:21reporting that a man broke into his parents' house and was firing a gun.
00:26She was whispering during the call because she was hiding in her closet, afraid of the shooter.
00:32Moments later, when the police arrived at the scene, they found three bodies scattered throughout the house.
00:39with multiple gunshot wounds all over his body.
00:41The woman and her older brother were the only survivors of the massacre.
00:59The Kramer family was much loved in the small town of Darien, where they lived.
01:05They were known in the region because Jeffrey Kramer owned an auto repair business.
01:11Laurie, his wife, was an excellent gardener and animal lover.
01:16The two married in 1980 and had three children, Anthony, Angela, and Michael.
01:23At 3:10 a.m. on March 2, 2010, 25-year-old Angela Kramer made a desperate phone call to...
01:31police.
01:32The police were dispatched to check the situation and, when they arrived,
01:37They saw a man coming out of a basement window of the house.
01:40They approached him and he identified himself as Anthony Kramer, the eldest son of the homeowners.
01:46Anthony was sleeping in the basement and, when he heard the gunshots, he hid.
01:51When he heard nothing more, he decided to climb out the window, fearing that whoever was shooting might come in.
01:58The police entered the house through the front door.
02:00There was no movement at the scene and no sign that the shooter was still there.
02:06During the investigation, police found the body of 20-year-old Michael at the garage door.
02:13Jeffrey, 50, at the foot of the stairs on the first floor and Lauren, 48, further up the same stairs.
02:21steps.
02:22They were all shot multiple times.
02:25Angela was found inside her bedroom closet and taken outside.
02:30She and Anthony identified the bodies of their parents and younger brother.
02:34Upon seeing the commotion, a young woman approached the house, spoke to the police officers, and identified herself as Michael's girlfriend.
02:43The girl said that she and her boyfriend were in the living room watching TV when they heard a very loud noise and,
02:50Immediately afterwards, the shots were fired.
02:52She managed to run and escape, but Michael stayed behind.
02:56The girl said she only managed to see one intruder, and he was dressed entirely in black, from head to toe.
03:02A broken window was found, and a hammer was collected nearby as possible evidence.
03:09Several .40 caliber cartridges were also collected, and there were many bullet holes in the walls.
03:16At first glance, nothing appeared to have been stolen.
03:18It didn't seem like it was a robbery gone wrong.
03:21The crime scene pointed more towards a contract killing.
03:24But who would want to exterminate a peaceful family like that?
03:28That was what the police would try to find out.
03:32Around 8:00 a.m. on the same day, the police interviewed Angela and Anthony.
03:37Anthony said he was sleeping in the basement when he heard the gunshots.
03:41He said he hid behind the pool table and climbed out the window when he thought it was safe.
03:47Angela was asked if she knew anyone who would want to hurt her family.
03:52She told them that her ex-boyfriend and father of her one-year-old son, Johnny Barizov,
03:58He had a long-standing rivalry with his parents and was an excessively possessive and controlling man.
04:05Angela and Johnny dated for about two years and had a child in 2009.
04:09They moved in together, but Johnny proved to be possessive.
04:13He tried to isolate his girlfriend from his family, and Angela said that Johnny threatened her family many times.
04:21especially in the last few months when they were dating.
04:25Because of all these situations, Angela left home and moved back to her parents' house.
04:31That's when the custody problems began.
04:34Johnny didn't want to pay child support and wanted full custody of his son.
04:39On the night of the murders, it was his turn to be with the boy, and Angela confirmed that he knew about it.
04:45family routine.
04:47The disagreements between Johnny and his ex-girlfriend's family seemed to be a motive for the crime, and the man began...
04:54to be investigated.
04:55Before the agents could locate him for an interview, they discovered that Johnny had called the police.
05:01asking about the shooting at his ex-girlfriend's house, saying he had seen it on the news.
05:07The attendant said he could go to the police station to get more information and have some questions answered.
05:15Johnny voluntarily went to the police station.
05:18In his testimony, he said that he still liked his ex and was worried about her.
05:23The police informed him that Angela was safe and sound.
05:27When asked about his whereabouts the previous day, Johnny said that, as he was at his mother's house,
05:33She left her son sleeping with her and spent the night at a local casino.
05:37The police obtained surveillance footage from the location.
05:41Johnny was seen entering the casino around 10 PM and leaving around 4 AM.
05:47in the morning.
05:47Despite this, detectives still suspected he had some involvement in the crime or perhaps knew who was responsible.
05:55because of the shooting.
05:56He denied any involvement in the case and, during his stay at the police station until 11 p.m. that evening,
06:04He was seen talking on the phone several times during breaks in the interrogation.
06:09The police obtained a search warrant to examine his phone, and the check showed that he had received a series of messages.
06:17of connections before, during and after the murders.
06:21The number that made the calls was a mobile phone number, and the person left a voicemail hours later.
06:28after the crime.
06:29The man seemed paranoid and said he would have to get rid of that phone because he was being followed by several SUVs.
06:37black.
06:38Meanwhile, another man called the police, reporting that his former roommate had called...
06:45he,
06:45saying he was freaking out and that he was driving on the highway, feeling like police were chasing him.
06:53This was similar to the voicemail message left on Johnny's phone.
06:58The man on the phone identified his former colleague as Jacob Nordassi, 23, also known as Jake.
07:06The man on the phone also reported that Jacob had been depressed and was very close friends with Michael Kramer.
07:13However, in recent months, the two had been feuding over an incident the previous year.
07:20They had a fight the day before Thanksgiving in 2009, and Jacob ended up being kicked out of the apartment.
07:27which he shared with them.
07:28The man also said he didn't believe Jacob was involved in the crime, but if he were, he wouldn't know how to handle it.
07:35with the situation.
07:37Jacob became the prime suspect in the case, but when detectives tried to locate him, they couldn't find him anywhere.
07:44some.
07:45The police tried calling the mobile phone, but there was no answer.
07:49His family members were contacted, and the police went to his grandparents' house in Florida.
07:55They didn't believe their grandson would be capable of committing such a crime.
07:58His grandmother said that she had had dinner with him three days earlier and Jacob seemed normal.
08:04His grandparents described him as a kind boy with mental difficulties who left his parents' home at the age of 18.
08:12Because they were very religious, and living together began to generate conflicts.
08:16They also admitted that their grandson suffered from depression and suicidal tendencies, in addition to having drug problems.
08:24Jacob's criminal record was checked and was clean.
08:28However, the police discovered that he had purchased a .40 caliber Glock just days before the Kramer family murders.
08:37The store where he bought it was a 20-minute drive from their house.
08:43Jacob Nordarce was considered a fugitive, and the police requested the assistance of federal agents to help find him.
08:51-lo.
08:51On March 3, Florida police and federal agents arrived at Jacob's parents' home.
08:57and they found him sleeping in a van in front of their house.
09:01Concerned that he was armed, the police officers approached the vehicle cautiously.
09:07They knocked on the vehicle's window, approached him, and took him into custody.
09:12The murder weapon was not found on him.
09:15Finally, the suspected shooter had been found.
09:19Now all that remained was to discover the motive for the crime and whether Johnny Borisov was involved.
09:25In his testimony, Jacob reported that he had spent the previous night using drugs.
09:31And she was afraid of what might happen to her family if he decided to speak.
09:37He said that the only way to protect his loved ones was to commit that crime.
09:43The investigators managed to convince Jacob that his family would be safe if he told the truth.
09:50So Jacob decided to cooperate with the police and told them the whole story behind the murders.
09:57He and Johnny met in the summer of 2009 and became close, spending a lot of time together.
10:04Johnny provided Jacob with a place to stay when he was evicted from his apartment.
10:10Johnny told him that he was going through a custody battle for his son.
10:14and he wanted nothing more to do with his ex-girlfriend's family.
10:18Jacob came to admire his new friend, but he also feared him.
10:22He reported that Johnny was part of a gang that sold drugs.
10:26The guys he hung out with were very violent, and he had already been with several of them in different bars.
10:33Johnny told Jacob that Angela, his ex-girlfriend, knew a lot about his illegal activities.
10:39and had threatened to go to the police and report him.
10:43He said that Angela and her family needed to be silenced.
10:47Jacob seemed to believe everything Johnny said.
10:51He was led to believe that he was participating in a larger movement.
10:55with the goal of eliminating enemies of the gang
10:58and that other murders were happening that same night, committed by other members.
11:04Investigators found no evidence of this alleged action.
11:07In the days leading up to the murders, Johnny instructed Jacob to buy a gun.
11:13and mapped out the Kramer's house, telling them where to break in.
11:17Johnny's specific instructions were to enter the house on March 2nd at 3 AM.
11:23Jacob took several medications and went to the Kramer's house.
11:29Jacob confessed that he used a hammer to break the living room window.
11:33He saw Michael and his girlfriend on the couch and shot the boy, but Michael ran into the kitchen.
11:39Jeffrey and Larry went downstairs after they heard the gunshots.
11:44And Jacob began shooting at them frantically.
11:47I simply panicked.
11:49He said he managed to shoot Michael before he could escape to the garage.
11:55With the three of them on the ground, he shot them again, this time in the head.
11:59Johnny had instructed him to walk throughout the house, including the bedrooms.
12:04He did this hoping to find Angela, but she had already gone into hiding.
12:09Jacob didn't make it to the basement, and that's how Anthony managed to escape.
12:14After committing the murders, Jacob walked to his car.
12:18which was parked on another street, and drove to Florida.
12:23At the time of the confession, the police had little time to arrest Johnny.
12:27and he needed more proof than just Jacob's story.
12:32Johnny was located and detained as a person of interest.
12:35He could only be held for a maximum of 72 hours.
12:39That's when Jacob said he disposed of the gun in a trash can outside a restaurant.
12:45The murder weapon and some of the clothes he wore were recovered.
12:49The ballistics test confirmed that the firearm matched the cartridges found at the crime scene.
12:56This was enough to extend Johnny's prison time, but he refused to talk.
13:03On March 5, 2010, Jacob, who was imprisoned in Florida, was extradited to Illinois and placed in the same facility.
13:11Johnny's cell.
13:12The prison cells in Illinois had microphones, and it was possible to record Johnny asking Jacob about the murders.
13:20and threatening him and his family if he told anyone anything.
13:24The following day, March 6, Johnny Borisov was formally charged with murder.
13:30In 2011, during his trial, Jacob pleaded guilty to the murders and was sentenced to 75 years in prison.
13:40In 2013, Johnny went to trial and Jacob agreed to testify against him.
13:46In their statement, the prosecution said that Jacob was the weapon Johnny used to commit his crimes.
13:53Johnny prepared Jacob, who depended on him for everything, during a moment of weakness in his life.
13:58Jacob's mental limitations and addiction to medication were also mentioned.
14:03although this did not reduce his sentence.
14:06Johnny Borisov was found guilty of the three murders and of ordering the crimes.
14:14He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
14:27A couple decided to get married while still very young, and everything seemed to be heading towards a harmonious life.
14:35Both had religious upbringings and, after graduating, managed to get good jobs.
14:40However, all of this began to crumble, culminating in a terrible murder.
14:49Brenda Ivers was born on December 16, 1963, and grew up in an Orthodox Christian home in the city of Enidia.
14:59Oklahoma.
14:59The Ivers family members were devout Christians who enjoyed gathering for family meals.
15:07They prayed together in groups and led a peaceful life.
15:11Her friends described her as a shy and quiet girl.
15:15who spent much of her free time at church and helping other people.
15:20In elementary school, Brenda was a member of a cheerleading team and attended local soccer games.
15:27But, unlike her friends, when the games ended,
15:31She didn't go to parties and went back home.
15:35Robert Andrew was at the University of Oklahoma when he met Brenda.
15:40She was in her senior year of high school, and they first met through her younger sister.
15:46Robbie.
15:47After finishing high school, Brenda enrolled in a college in Whitefield, Kansas.
15:53But a year later, she transferred to a university in Stillwater to be closer to Robbie.
15:59After graduating, the two married on June 2, 1984, and lived in Oklahoma.
16:07until Robbie accepted a job in Texas, where they moved some time later.
16:12Years later, Robbie longed to return to Oklahoma.
16:16But Brenda was happy with life in Texas.
16:20She had a job she enjoyed and made solid friendships.
16:24The relationship started to get complicated when Robbie accepted a job at an advertising agency in Oklahoma.
16:31Robbie returned to his old city, but Brenda decided to stay in Texas.
16:36The couple remained separated for a few months, but eventually, Brenda decided to return to Oklahoma as well.
16:42On December 23, 1990, Tristity, the couple's first daughter, was born.
16:49And with that, Brenda became a housewife, leaving her job and coworkers behind.
16:56Four years later, their second child, Parker, was born, but by that time, Robbie and Brenda's marriage already seemed to be on its last legs.
17:03with their days numbered.
17:05Robbie began confiding in his friends and the pastor of the church he attended about his failed marriage.
17:12Later, friends testified that Brenda verbally abused Robbie.
17:18He often said that she hated them and that their marriage had been a mistake.
17:23In 1994, at the age of 30, Brenda was no longer the same person everyone knew.
17:30The shy and conservative girl had transformed into a woman with a more provocative look.
17:36who wore tight, short, revealing clothes and who had begun a series of extramarital affairs.
17:44In October 1997, Brenda began an affair with Rick Nunley, the husband of a friend she worked with in...
17:52a bank in Oklahoma.
17:52According to Nunley, the affair lasted until the following spring, although the two continued to keep in touch by phone.
18:01Two years later, in 1999, James Higgins, who was married and worked at a grocery store, met Brenda.
18:10Later, he testified that Brenda would show up at the store wearing low-cut blouses and short skirts, and they would flirt with each other.
18:18The other one.
18:18One day, she gave James the key to a hotel room and told him to meet her.
18:25there.
18:25The affair continued until May 2001, when she said it wasn't fun anymore.
18:31They remained friends, and James was hired a few times to do renovations on the Andrews' house.
18:38Brenda and Rob met James Pavott while attending North Point Baptist Church, where Brenda and Pavott taught classes.
18:47Sunday school.
18:49James worked as a life insurance agent and ended up becoming very good friends with Rob and especially Brenda.
18:56He spent a lot of time with the Andrews and their children at the family home.
19:00In mid-2001, James helped Rob take out a life insurance policy worth $800,000.
19:08dollars, which named Brenda as the sole beneficiary.
19:12Around the same time, Brenda and James began an affair, and by all accounts, they didn't care much about it.
19:18hide it,
19:19even at church, where they were soon informed that their religious services were no longer needed.
19:25The following summer, James divorced his wife, to whom he had been married for over nine years.
19:32In October 2001, Brenda filed for divorce from Rob, who had already moved out of the house at that time.
19:38After the divorce proceedings were finalized, Brenda became more candid about her disdain for her ex-husband.
19:45She told her friends that she hated Rob and wished he were dead.
19:51On October 26, 2001, someone cut the brakes on Rob's car.
19:56The following morning, James and Brenda fabricated a fake emergency.
20:01apparently hoping that Rob would be involved in a traffic accident on the way to the hospital.
20:06According to Jenna Larson, James Pavet's daughter, her father convinced her to call Rob from a phone.
20:14untraceable
20:15and tell him that Brenda was in a hospital in Norman, Oklahoma, and needed him immediately.
20:22An unknown man called Rob that morning with the same news.
20:26The plan ultimately failed, as Rob discovered that the brake lines on his car had been cut.
20:33before receiving the phone calls, alerting him to Brenda's false emergency.
20:38He met with the police and told them that he suspected his wife and James.
20:43They were trying to kill him to get the insurance money.
20:47After the incident with the brake lines, Rob decided to remove Brenda from his life insurance policy.
20:53and make his brother the new beneficiary.
20:56James found out and told Rob that the policy couldn't be changed because Brenda was already the owner.
21:03Some time later, it was discovered that Brenda and James had attempted to transfer ownership of the insurance policy to Brenda.
21:09without Rob's consent, forging his signature and the transfer date.
21:15Not wanting to accept James's word, Rob called the supervisor at the agency where he worked.
21:21And the boss assured him that he, Rob, was the owner of the police force.
21:25Rob confided to his supervisor that he thought James and his ex-wife were trying to kill him.
21:32When James found out that Rob had spoken to his boss, he became furious, warning Rob not to try anything with...
21:39that he would be fired from his job.
21:42On November 20, 2001, Rob went to pick up his children from his ex-wife's house to spend the holidays with them.
21:49Thanksgiving Day with him.
21:51It was Rob's turn to be with the children.
21:54According to Brenda, she found Rob in the garage and asked if he could come in and light the furnace that...
22:01It was there.
22:02According to the findings of the investigation, when Rob bent down to light the furnace,
22:07James Pavard, who was hiding, appeared behind Rob and shot him once.
22:13then he handed Brenda the 16-gauge shotgun.
22:17She fired the second shot, ending the lives of Rob and Andrew, both 39 years old.
22:23James then shot Brenda in the arm with a .22 caliber pistol in an attempt to cover up the crime.
22:30When the police arrived at the residence, Brenda told them that two armed and masked men, dressed in black,
22:36They attacked Rob in the garage and shot him.
22:39Then, they shot her in the arm as she was running away.
22:43Brenda was taken to a hospital and treated for what was described as a superficial injury.
22:49The couple's children were found in a room watching television at a very high volume.
22:54They had no idea what had happened.
22:57The investigators also noted with suspicion that they didn't seem to be packing their bags for the weekend with...
23:04The father.
23:04Investigators were informed that Rob had a 16-gauge shotgun at home.
23:10But Brenda didn't let her ex-husband take the gun when he left the house.
23:14The police searched the Andrews' house, but did not find the shotgun.
23:18Meanwhile, during a search of the neighboring house, it was noticed that someone had entered the attic through an opening in the
23:25bedroom closet.
23:26A spent 16-gauge shotgun cartridge was found on the bedroom floor, and several .22 caliber bullets were also found.
23:34in the attic.
23:35There were no signs of forced entry at the scene.
23:38The neighbors, who owned the house, were out of town when the murder happened, but they left the house key with...
23:45Brenda.
23:46The shotgun cartridge found in the neighbors' house was the same make and caliber as the cartridge found in the garage.
23:52of the Andrews.
23:53The next incriminating piece of evidence came from James's daughter, Jenna, who lent her car to her father on the day of the murder.
24:00after he offered to fix it.
24:03When her father returned the car the next morning, Jenna noticed it hadn't been fixed and found a bullet inside.
24:10A .22 caliber bullet was found on the floor of the vehicle.
24:13The bullet in Jenna's car was the same make as the three .22 caliber bullets found in the neighbors' attic.
24:19James told his daughter to throw the cartridge away, which she didn't do.
24:24Investigators later discovered that James had purchased a gun the week before the murder.
24:32Instead of attending Rob's funeral, Brenda, her two children, and James left for Mexico.
24:39The lover called his daughter from Mexico several times, asking her to send money.
24:44What he didn't know was that Jenna was cooperating with the FBI investigation into the murder.
24:50At the end of February 2022, after three months on the run and penniless, James and Brenda returned to the United States.
24:58and were arrested in Hidalgo, Texas.
25:01The following month, they were extradited to Oklahoma.
25:04Meanwhile, Rob and Brenda's children were placed in the custody of their paternal grandparents.
25:11James Pavott and Brenda Andrew were charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
25:20The prosecutors decided to try the two separately.
25:23James was the first to go to trial, on August 25, 2003.
25:27The prosecutors built a very strong and solid case against him, detailing his skill with firearms as an ex
25:35-army sniper, his affair with Brenda, and efforts to prevent Rob Andrew from excluding Brenda as a beneficiary of
25:43your life insurance policy.
25:45The prosecution was successful.
25:46On September 16, 2003, the jury found James Pavott guilty of first-degree murder.
25:53And in October of the same year, he was sentenced to death.
25:57Brenda's trial took place in 2004.
26:00The prosecution presented a series of Brenda's lovers, with whom she had affairs before James Pavott.
26:07And while her defense team tried to portray her as a victim, reminding the jury that she was also shot...
26:13on the day Rob Andrew was killed,
26:16Forensic experts claimed that his injuries were self-inflicted.
26:20Evidence at the scene also indicated that she had fired the second fatal shotgun shot that killed Rob.
26:28The defense then presented a letter that Brenda claimed James Pavott wrote to her daughter, assuming sole responsibility.
26:37of the crime.
26:38However, handwriting experts said that it was probably a fake letter.
26:44The most shocking revelation from Brenda's trial was that she was planning to get rid of James at the same time.
26:52in which he helped her plan the murder of her ex-husband.
26:57James had also taken out an insurance policy, naming her as the policyholder, and Brenda's plan was to blame him.
27:04for Rob's death and to keep his police money as well, after he was executed for the crime.
27:10On September 22, 2004, after deliberating for six hours, the jury returned with a guilty verdict.
27:18for Brenda Andrew.
27:19She was also sentenced to death.
27:22Brenda never showed remorse for her involvement in the murder of her ex-husband and maintained her innocence.
27:28On the day Brenda was formally sentenced, she looked directly at the judge and said that the verdict was...
27:35She said the sentence was a miscarriage of justice and that she would fight to the end to have it justified.
27:42She attempted to appeal for annulment, but it was denied in June 2007.
27:46On April 15, 2008, the United States Supreme Court rejected another appeal by Brenda against a decision.
27:54The previous court upheld the conviction and sentence.
27:58The former Sunday school teachers are now on death row, and Brenda Andrew is the only woman on the list.
28:05Death row in the state of Oklahoma.
28:17Jennifer Schulte lived with her mother Ellen in a small apartment in a neighborhood on the outskirts of Dickson, Texas.
28:24At eight years old, she was a very curious and clever little girl.
28:28Like most children, Jennifer was afraid to sleep alone and afraid of the dark.
28:34So every night, she would go to her mother's room to sleep with her.
28:39In the early morning of August 10, 1990, the girl was having a restless sleep and her mother asked that
28:46She was going to sleep in her room because she needed to wake up early for work.
28:51Jennifer obeyed, went to her bed, and read until she fell asleep.
28:55The next morning, Ellen went to call her daughter to get ready for school, but she couldn't find her.
29:00The window of her daughter's room, which overlooked a parking lot, was open.
29:06Jennifer had simply disappeared.
29:09The police were alerted quickly by the girl's distress in the morning.
29:13Sometime in the early hours of that Friday morning, Jennifer disappeared from her room.
29:19The escape attempt hypothesis was quickly ruled out, and the evidence found at the scene pointed to a possible kidnapping.
29:27After searching the girl's room, the police went out into the streets looking for information that could help.
29:34at the child's location.
29:35The hours passed and the police found no clues that would bring them closer to any resolution.
29:42But some connections would lead the police to discover that Jennifer's case was not just a kidnapping.
29:49Later that day, the Dixon police began receiving calls from some parents in the area.
29:55They reported that their children were playing in a field outside the city and found something horrible.
30:01The body of a girl, completely covered in blood.
30:04Upon arriving at the scene, it was confirmed that it was Jennifer and, despite her critical condition, the girl was still alive.
30:11A race against time has begun.
30:14A helicopter was used to get her to a hospital as quickly as possible.
30:18The police officers who were analyzing the scene where she was found were already considering treating the case as a murder.
30:25Jennifer's injuries appeared to be very serious, and her survival almost impossible.
30:31Fortunately, they were wrong.
30:34At the hospital, the doctors were shocked by the cruelty that had been inflicted on that child.
30:40Her throat had been cut from ear to ear, and there were signs of violent sexual abuse.
30:47Her condition was so delicate that her mother was prevented from entering the room where she was.
30:54Upon closer examination of the girl, it was found that the main arteries in her neck were intact.
31:01And that greatly increased the chances of survival.
31:04However, his vocal cords had suffered serious injuries.
31:08And even if she survived, she would no longer be able to speak.
31:12The operation was a success.
31:14Doctors were able to save Jennifer's life, but they were unable to reconstruct her vocal cords.
31:21The news that the girl was alive brought some relief to the townspeople.
31:26But at the same time, it brought fear when they realized that the monster capable of doing that to a child was...
31:33on the loose.
31:34When Jennifer woke up after surgery, she exhibited strange behavior.
31:39In addition to the fear she felt, she began to have panic attacks every time a man approached her.
31:46The hospital had several male doctors and staff, not to mention the police contingent that was there because
31:54her.
31:54It was a difficult time, and Jennifer showed even more fear when she saw a police officer.
32:00After a few days, when they felt the girl was ready, she began to be questioned about what had happened that day.
32:07early morning.
32:09Jennifer was unable to speak, and everything she reported was through notes written in a notebook given to her by the investigator.
32:16She would answer the questions in writing and give them to her mother, who would then pass them on to the police.
32:22Despite her young age and the trauma she suffered, Jennifer proved to be smarter than expected and detailed...
32:29The events are described in a precise and impressive way.
32:32According to what she wrote, she remembered being in her room when she fell asleep and, the next moment, waking up in his arms.
32:40of a stranger who was running down the sidewalk carrying her.
32:43She tried to scream, but the man covered her mouth and told her to calm down, saying he was a police officer.
32:51and that he was helping her.
32:53The man took her to a car and placed the girl on his lap as he drove away down the dark streets.
33:00Jennifer wrote that she felt there was something strange about the situation.
33:04On one hand, she knew the police were the good guys, but on the other, she knew she shouldn't trust them.
33:11In a stranger.
33:12Based on this information, it became clear why Jennifer had panic attacks when she saw NGOs at the hospital and
33:20The crises intensified when he saw the police.
33:23Jennifer began to realize she had been kidnapped and said she was very afraid of what might happen to her.
33:30she.
33:31In an attempt to calm the girl down, the man took her to the primary school and parked, saying they would wait for her.
33:38Her mother, who was going to pick her up in the morning.
33:40In the following moments, the man smoked, drank, and offered her sweets, behavior that was inconsistent with his usual conduct.
33:48A police officer, at least not in her innocent mind.
33:51The girl remembered the lectures she had at school, where they talked about safety and the dangers of accepting things.
33:58from strangers.
33:59This made her even more afraid.
34:02Minutes later, the man told her.
34:04Well, your mother isn't coming.
34:07Then he started the car again and began to drive.
34:11The man drove out of the city and stopped in a field.
34:15The girl started asking him several questions.
34:19He asked if he really was a police officer.
34:22He asked about his badge and his weapon.
34:24The man told the girl that the gun was in the back seat.
34:28When Jennifer leaned over to look, she was violently attacked.
34:34After being brutally raped, Jennifer awoke from her unconscious state and realized she was naked, being dragged by her ankle.
34:43Understanding her situation, she feigned death, knowing it would be her only chance of survival.
34:49At that moment, she hadn't noticed yet, but her neck had already been cut and she was losing a lot of blood.
34:57Even so, she felt her legs being thrown and heard the footsteps of her attacker walking away.
35:04Jennifer was placed on top of an anthill.
35:07As blood drained from his small body through the wound in his neck,
35:11Despite losing consciousness, the painful bites of the fire ants kept her awake.
35:17The girl had no idea how much time she had spent lying there, losing and regaining consciousness.
35:24She remembers hearing children's voices and barking nearby.
35:29He tried to scream, but he couldn't.
35:31It was at that moment that she realized her throat was cut, when she brought her hand to her neck and...
35:37He saw blood on her.
35:39The children playing in the field found Jennifer and told their parents, who called the police and...
35:45The girl was rescued.
35:46Even in her condition, Jennifer was able to remember several details about the man who had kidnapped, raped, and almost killed her.
35:54He killed.
35:55She said he had oily skin and a kind of scar on his face.
36:00She said there were several cans of beer in the car and even remembered the brand of cigarettes he smoked.
36:06While asking the man questions, Jennifer made him say his name.
36:12He said his name was Dennis.
36:13An artist was brought in to create a composite sketch based on the information provided by the girl, who, despite being unable to speak, gave...
36:22Information and details about the subject that led to the creation of this drawing.
36:27The outline was released to the public through the media, but it did not lead to any progress in the investigations.
36:34The agents in the small town found nothing relevant and only had a few pieces of the girl's clothing and...
36:41her attacker, who were found in the field.
36:45Jennifer seemed very frustrated that she couldn't speak and tell things the way she wanted to.
36:51The girl thought that if she could express herself, she could help catch her attacker.
36:57Each day, she became more irritable, gesturing wildly and trying to speak.
37:03During one of his silent complaints, a sound could be heard coming from his mouth.
37:08The doctors were baffled by this, since her vocal cords had been severed and were almost 100% recovered.
37:16In most cases, the patient is never able to make any sound orally again.
37:22They examined her again, and that's when another miracle happened.
37:26Doctors found that, somehow, the girl's vocal cords were connecting and beginning to heal.
37:34She managed to recover her voice while still in the hospital, and that was a huge relief.
37:41After a while, she was discharged, went home, and returned to school the following year.
37:47Despite the fact that the girl survived, regained her voice, and is trying to return to a normal life,
37:54Fear still haunted her.
37:56She didn't feel safe anywhere, and this insecurity was widespread.
38:01The residents of the small town still feared that the monster that did this would attack again.
38:07The local police department increased its staffing, placing officers in schoolyards and even inside classrooms.
38:16classroom.
38:16This helped to slightly increase the residents' sense of security, but as time went on, the case...
38:24Things cooled down and resources were lost.
38:26The investigators' frustration was evident, as was Jennifer's, who spent the next 18 years of her life...
38:34seeing his case falling into oblivion within the community and by the local police.
38:40Eighteen years after being kidnapped, raped, and left for dead, Jennifer Schultz had almost given up hope of seeing her.
38:50Her attacker should be punished for this crime.
38:52That's when she received a call from Detective Tim Cromay, who said he would take on her case and wanted to...
38:59meet with her.
39:01After so much time, a police officer finally asked to meet with her to discuss her case.
39:07This gave Jennifer a little hope.
39:09Some time later, Jennifer said that when she met the detective for the first time, he told her
39:16Jennifer, I will do everything in my power until the end of my career to get the answers that...
39:23you need this for this case.
39:25This changed her life because she saw in his eyes the same dedication she had in trying to find out who
39:32He was guilty of that monstrous act.
39:34I really wanted to be part of solving my own case.
39:39"I wanted to help because I was the only living witness," she said.
39:43For Detective Tim, having Jennifer help with the investigation was a unique opportunity.
39:50since no one but her could have some of the most important answers to help solve the crime.
39:56One of Tim's first actions upon taking on the case was to ask the FBI for help.
40:02He sent the pieces of clothing that were found in the field 18 years earlier and asked the forensic team...
40:09analyze the DNA.
40:10He believed that with advances in forensic technologies, it would be quick to discover who the criminal was.
40:16But as time went by, the delay in reaching a result ended up eroding his optimism.
40:22He believed that this was the only way to identify the suspect.
40:27And if they couldn't do it through DNA, it would be virtually impossible any other way.
40:33The forensic analysis took about a year, and on September 22, 2009, the FBI reached a conclusion.
40:40name.
40:41Dennis R. Bridford
40:43Along with Dennis's name and criminal record, the FBI sent a photo to the police department.
40:49from his driver's license.
40:51Tim and his team analyzed the notebook where Jennifer, at 8 years old, unable to speak and taking strong medications, was writing.
40:58painkillers,
40:59He accurately described what had happened to her.
41:02The suspect's name matched. The details she provided for the composite sketch were so accurate that the drawing...
41:09It looked like it had been made from his driver's license photo.
41:13Dennis's records showed that he was 39 years old and from Arkansas.
41:18He had just been released from prison for another kidnapping, only six months after Jennifer's kidnapping.
41:25Seven years later, he was arrested for attempting to rape a woman.
41:29It was on that occasion that his DNA was collected, and it was this sample that led the FBI to him, allowing them to compare the...
41:36Samples of the clothing from Jennifer's case.
41:39Once they were certain, an arrest warrant was issued for Dennis and he was arrested.
41:44The man was taken in for questioning, and the officers now only needed a confession.
42:09Jennifer said that Dennis's arrest was the most surreal moment of her life, and after confirmation of...
42:15that he was her abuser,
42:17She gave an emotional press conference, thanking Detective Tim, her team, the FBI, and everyone who was part of it.
42:25of that case.
42:25She made a point of reminding everyone that Tim had kept his promise to catch the culprit.
42:31The next step was the trial. Everyone was convinced that Dennis would plead guilty.
42:37Jennifer chose the date August 10, 2010, exactly 20 years after her kidnapping.
42:44She spent sleepless nights writing and refining her statement.
42:49She had 19 years of pent-up feelings that she wanted to say to her abuser.
42:55Unfortunately, Jennifer was unable to do that.
42:58In another cowardly act, Dennis Bradford hanged himself in his cell after being incarcerated.
43:06On the day the trial was scheduled to take place, Jennifer went to Dennis's grave and read his...
43:13declaration
43:13hoping that this could put an end to all the agony she was still feeling.
43:19Jennifer had hoped that he could hear her from beyond, and while she was reading the letter, she was bitten by...
43:26a fire ant,
43:27The same type of ant that had bitten her while she was between life and death 20 years earlier.
43:34For her, that was a sign that everything was finally over.
43:39Despite her trauma, Jennifer never let her wounds stop her from living her life.
43:45She got married and tried to start a family, but because of the abuse, she couldn't have children.
43:51Knowing about her situation, a fertility specialist helped her.
43:56Some time later, she and her husband Jonathan had a daughter and, soon after, a son.
44:03Jennifer continued to raise her voice in defense of other people who had gone through the same situation as her.
44:10Despite being nearly silenced, she proved stronger than anything, even when she was just a child.
44:17I am not a victim, I am a winner.
44:28December 2, 2010, Planada, California
44:35The tranquil routine of the Seja family was interrupted by the sudden and mysterious disappearance of Ana and her baby, just [age missing].
44:44Two months.
44:46This triggered a series of events that revealed a macabre plot, where the truth was more disturbing than a
44:53suspense fiction.
44:55The investigation uncovered a cruel, twisted, and inhumane crime that left deep scars on the family and the small community where it occurred.
45:04They lived there.
45:07Ana Lília Dias de Seja, 26 years old, lived in the small town of Planada, California, with her husband Luiz and
45:15their two sons, Luiz Júnior, 5 years old, and Antony, 2 months old.
45:19Of Hispanic origin, the couple was described by acquaintances as having a happy marriage, despite the difficulties they faced in the country.
45:28American.
45:30The two worked on a farm until the birth of their youngest son, Antony.
45:34After that, Ana stayed home to take care of the children.
45:38Those close to the couple reported that Ana was a very caring and loving mother and wife.
45:45She was also a cheerful and determined person who got along well and easily with the people she knew.
45:52Unfortunately, she met someone who would use that against her.
45:58On Thursday, December 2, 2010, the family was going about their normal routine.
46:06Luiz woke up early, had his breakfast, and left for work, taking Luiz Junior to school, as
46:12as usual.
46:13Ana and Antony had an appointment scheduled for that day.
46:18She prepared the baby's formula and took the food out of the freezer to prepare when she got home.
46:24She left home around 7:45 in the morning and never returned.
46:31At 3:30 PM, Luiz received a call from Luiz Júnior's school.
46:36A teacher found him alone at the entrance gate, waiting for his ride.
46:41All the other children had already left.
46:44Ana was supposed to pick up her son from school a few hours earlier, but she didn't show up.
46:49Luiz called his wife's mother and asked her to come pick up Luiz Júnior.
46:55Luiz was still at work and didn't realize how strange the situation was.
47:00At 6 p.m., when he returned home from work, he realized that something very wrong was happening.
47:07His wife and son were not at home, and there was no sign of them anywhere.
47:12In a panic, he contacted the county sheriff's department and reported their disappearance.
47:20Detective Mike Ruiz, fluent in Spanish, went to the Seja family's house to speak with Luiz.
47:27He said he was at work when he received a call from his eldest son's school.
47:33saying that his mother didn't pick him up when he left, like she always did.
47:38Luiz also said that when he arrived home, his wife and youngest son were not there.
47:43She found the baby bag that Ana had packed to take to the appointment.
47:48And Anthony's formula is on the kitchen table.
47:51Luiz asked the neighbors if they had seen his wife, and they said they saw her leave in the morning.
47:58The detective contacted the health center and discovered that Ana and Anthony had missed their appointment.
48:06Luiz was questioned for about an hour.
48:09As in any case involving a couple, the detective began to suspect the husband.
48:15According to him, Luiz showed no emotion during the interrogation.
48:20which was strange, since his wife and son were missing.
48:25However, there was no evidence linking Luiz to the disappearance.
48:29And it was confirmed that he was at work all day.
48:33Hours earlier, police in Snelling, about 32 kilometers from Planada, also in California,
48:40He received a call from some farmers who were working in the region.
48:45And they saw smoke coming from an almond orchard near where they were.
48:50When they approached to see what it was, they found a burned body.
48:55They couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman.
48:58The local detective team went to the orchard to investigate.
49:03They found a body that appeared to be that of a woman.
49:06and it was unrecognizable, completely charred,
49:10and tire tracks leading off towards the nearby road.
49:14The entire surrounding area was searched for several hours.
49:17and nothing else was found.
49:19Upon learning of the disappearance in the neighboring city,
49:22The detective began to believe that the body could be Ana's.
49:27despite there being no sign of Anthony.
49:29The almond orchard was very close to where Luiz worked.
49:33and suspicions about him grew stronger,
49:36especially after he failed a polygraph test.
49:40The police officers were more convinced than ever.
49:43that Luiz had done something to his wife and son,
49:46However, they had no evidence against him.
49:49A rumor that Luiz and Ana were having an affair.
49:52The investigation into cartels and gangs in the region was underway.
49:55Merced County was known
49:58due to its high number of gang-related homicides.
50:02In the end, it was found that this was just a rumor.
50:05And the case had no connection to organized crime.
50:0936 hours after Ana and Anthony disappeared,
50:12The police were called by a man.
50:14who was walking along a deserted road near Planada.
50:17He saw an abandoned car on the side of the road and decided to call him.
50:21Upon arriving at the scene, the police officers confirmed that it was Ana's car.
50:26It was locked inside and there was no sign of Anthony near the vehicle.
50:30However, a baby car seat was found in a nearby lake.
50:36Luiz was called in to confirm if the car seat belonged to his son.
50:40And he collapsed when he saw her.
50:42Another call received by the police
50:44reporting about another vehicle
50:47It didn't seem to be connected to the case at first.
50:50but investigating thoroughly,
50:52It was the missing piece to solve the crime.
50:55California Highway Patrol
50:57found a completely burned vehicle.
51:00in a field north of Planada.
51:02The car was the same model as a vehicle.
51:05which had been reported stolen.
51:07A woman named Maria Tereza Seja Robes, 33 years old,
51:12She was the owner of the car and filed a theft report.
51:16Tereza lived with her boyfriend.
51:18José Augustine Valardi, 37 years old,
51:21and her two children.
51:22The police decided to speak with the couple.
51:25to understand what had happened.
51:28Before that, the forensic report on the charred body.
51:31It was announced and confirmed that it was Ana's body.
51:34She had been strangled to death.
51:37and then set on fire.
51:39On December 7th,
51:42another call to the police
51:43It brought relief to the Seja family.
51:46Anthony was found in a neighborhood.
51:48in the outskirts of Planada.
51:50A man was removing ice from his car's windshield.
51:53when he heard a strange sound
51:56coming from the door of his neighbor's house.
51:58He went to see what it was.
52:00and found a naked and motionless baby.
52:02rolled up in a pillowcase
52:04and lying at the foot of the door.
52:06The man rang his neighbor's doorbell.
52:08and handed the baby to his wife.
52:11who answered the door.
52:12The boy's head had been shaved.
52:14And he was cold and stiff.
52:17The woman, her daughter, and her son-in-law.
52:19They held the baby.
52:21and warmed him with body heat
52:22and hot towels
52:23while they were calling the police.
52:26Anthony nearly died of hypothermia.
52:28but he was taken to the hospital
52:30and managed to survive.
52:31Luiz was unable to see his son.
52:33because it was still considered
52:35a suspect in the case.
52:37A check was done on the car.
52:39found burned
52:40revealed that the tire tracks
52:42They matched those that were found.
52:45at the location where Ana's body was found.
52:47It was burned to death.
52:48An investigation into Teresa
52:50it began
52:51and the police found out
52:52that she and her boyfriend
52:53They were addicted to methamphetamine.
52:56A few weeks before
52:57about the disappearance of Ana and Anthony
52:59She was in a park.
53:01trying to find someone
53:03that she kidnap a baby for her
53:05and hit a woman.
53:07The police also discovered
53:09that Teresa had suffered
53:10a miscarriage
53:11not long ago.
53:13They went to the health center.
53:15with her photo
53:16and the employees recognized her
53:18and they informed her that she was receiving
53:20psychological assistance
53:22because of the loss of the baby.
53:23On December 2nd
53:25CCTV footage
53:27from Walmart in the region
53:28Teresa and José showed
53:30buying clothes and food
53:32for a baby.
53:33With this in hand
53:34The police ruled out Luiz.
53:36as a suspect
53:37and he could finally
53:38Find your son.
53:41Teresa and José were arrested.
53:42and accused of murder and kidnapping.
53:45A search was conducted.
53:46at the couple's house
53:47And there it was found.
53:49a photo of an ultrasound
53:50from Teresa's previous pregnancies.
53:53She was using the photo.
53:54to show that she was pregnant again
53:57including for their children
53:59and close people.
54:00She said that the baby
54:02He was a boy
54:02and even added padding
54:04on the shirts
54:05to deceive people.
54:07In his testimony
54:08Joseph said
54:09that it was all Teresa's idea.
54:11On the other hand
54:12She blamed her boyfriend.
54:13and said that he didn't plan to.
54:15Kill Ana.
54:17Teresa said that José
54:18I really wanted a child.
54:19So she came up with a plan.
54:21when he met Ana
54:22at school
54:23where their children studied.
54:25The meeting took place
54:26on December 1st
54:27one day before
54:28Regarding Ana's disappearance.
54:30Teresa asked
54:31to hold
54:32Antony a little
54:33and said that she did
54:35and he sold handkerchiefs.
54:36The woman invited Ana
54:38to go to your house
54:39the next day
54:40to show
54:41some of his works
54:43And Ana agreed.
54:44The following morning
54:46while I was
54:47at Teresa's house
54:48looking at some handkerchiefs
54:49José surprised her.
54:51and strangled her.
54:52The last thing
54:54that Ana saw
54:54It was Teresa
54:55holding her son.
54:59Teresa and José
55:00then they take
55:01her body
55:02to the orchard
55:03and they burned it.
55:04Then they fell apart.
55:05from her car
55:06abandoning him
55:07on a deserted road
55:08and then
55:09burned
55:10the car itself.
55:11When they found out
55:13that the police
55:13I was looking for
55:14the missing baby
55:15They took him away.
55:17for a house
55:17random
55:18and abandoned him
55:19outside
55:20alone
55:21and exposed to the cold.
55:23The police
55:24made a case
55:24solid against the couple
55:26and the trial
55:27of Teresa and José
55:28It started in May.
55:292013.
55:30They demonstrated
55:32little or none
55:33reaction
55:33to the judge's words
55:34or to the statements
55:36of family members
55:37Ana's appearance in court.
55:38Seated
55:39at the same table
55:40even when separated
55:41by lawyers
55:42nor Joseph
55:43nor Teresa
55:43They made contact
55:45visual
55:45during the hearing.
55:46Besides not
55:47demonstrate emotion
55:48Teresa
55:49He even laughed.
55:50during the trial.
55:51The judge
55:52who presided
55:53the court
55:54compared the case
55:55with the books
55:55of the famous
55:56horror novelist
55:57Stephen King
55:58saying
55:59The reality
56:00It's more bizarre.
56:01more so than fiction.
56:03This court
56:03never seen
56:04or heard
56:05so many facts
56:06accumulated
56:06in one case
56:07so cruel
56:08distorted
56:09complicated
56:10and inhumane.
56:12Rodolfo Dias
56:13Ana's brother
56:14cried
56:15while witnessing
56:16in court.
56:17He said
56:18that part
56:18more difficult
56:19it's knowing
56:20that the two
56:21nephews
56:21will grow
56:22without her mother.
56:23Anthony
56:23It only lasted a month.
56:24to connect
56:25with Ana.
56:26He never
56:27you will have the chance
56:28of being with her
56:29in the way
56:29that all
56:30newborn
56:30should be
56:31he said.
56:33Luiz wrote
56:34a statement
56:35to the court
56:35saying that
56:36lives
56:37of their relatives
56:38were ruined
56:39by Teresa and José
56:40and between tears
56:41of sadness
56:42and hate
56:43He read it.
56:43The punishment
56:44It will never be enough.
56:46to delete
56:47all the suffering
56:48that caused
56:48Our family.
56:49They destroyed
56:50a family
56:51that was being
56:52built
56:5310 years ago.
56:54Why this
56:54stupid woman
56:55had to come
56:56and destroy everything
56:57in a second
56:57with the help
56:58From the husband?
56:59In June
57:00during the hearing
57:01of conviction
57:02the lawyer
57:03by Teresa
57:04also read
57:05a statement
57:05written by her
57:06where the defendant
57:07He said he regretted it.
57:09for the murder
57:10and that he felt
57:11very bad
57:11by the family
57:12Ana's.
57:13She also
57:13said in the statement
57:14I think I should
57:15go to prison
57:16for a long time
57:17but not
57:18a lifetime.
57:19I want to have
57:20the opportunity
57:21one day
57:21to be freed
57:22and die
57:23next to
57:24of my children.
57:25Teresa Rubens
57:26was considered
57:27guilty
57:27homicide
57:28in the first degree
57:29and was convicted
57:30to prison
57:31perpetual
57:31without right
57:32to freedom
57:33conditional.
57:34José was considered
57:35guilty
57:36homicide
57:36in secondary school
57:37and was convicted
57:39to prison
57:39perpetual
57:40with the right
57:41to freedom
57:41conditional
57:42after fulfilling
57:4327 years old.
57:44Both
57:45they were
57:45convicts
57:46by kidnapping
57:47and child abuse
57:48and remain
57:49behind bars.
57:502
57:51only
57:52Thanks.
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