It was a really horrible day because. The brutality of this was unlike anything that I'd heard about why would you attack somebody and brutalize them to such a degree if you didn't know them or have a grudge against them? All right. Keith Morrison tells the twisted tale in Datelines latest podcast. Amber could not see her attacker's face or recognize his voice, but there was one thing she was sure of. I thought I would come back for me, even in the safe houses. Amber Heard's Dateline interview is happening tonight, Friday, June 17, at 8 p.m. EST on NBC. What is the sense or the level of responsibility that comes crashing down on your shoulders when you see a thing like that? This is not real. The Bailey File Prepped at Castle (Ind.) A stew of emotions overlaid with confusion. Goodness, you were drinking Quica. They act out, they tell stories. There had to be some mistake. This chapter in my life will close. We did a search warrant for specific keywords that Stefan had used in his interview about what the ad had said. I tapped Amber on the shoulder and I very quickly spoke with her because I wanted to hear her. I'm worried that she has some major internal brain bleed or trauma that she might not recover from. Yeah, it's a lot. She was wearing only a sock on one foot. And Amber deserves every minute, every second he deserves in prison. So it must have been cross contamination that spread Sam's DNA to her neck. What could happen to this community if you did not find somebody quickly? It was like all the air had been sucked out of the room and she's like, no, you don't get it. Yes, I did. Posted: Sep 24, 2020 / 02:27 PM EDT. I feel more at peace now. I went through some of the things that he had Googled and which is gross, gross stuff. Six stories of people who have simply vanished. Months passed. But how after all those years of fruitless slogging, where did this DNA suddenly show up? So the next day at the police station, Abhra called Sam Detective Seymour listened in neither quite sure what would happen. How do you wrap your mind around the fact that somebody you trusted is the one who did this? We're going to get him. Simpson Case. I remember that vividly. She answered the door and I said, we got a hit. So they're from a part in her history that she was involved in some more risky type behavior, wasn't always making the best choices. Thank goodness I became intoxicated. Where was she? Jun 2014 - Present8 years 10 months. There was some around here a while ago. This is more than just fear, wasn't it? The next day. If you got nothing. Resides in Palm Springs, CA. Yes. He's going to slip up. The idea that anybody can treat somebody like this, even in this line of work, you know, doing this for 10 years is still amazing. Staks Pancake Kitchen. Learn more about Dateline assistant producer, Brittany Morris. I woke up the next day to a voicemail from the detective explaining what had happened to Amber. Facebook gives people the power to. I thought it was rigged. She was settled in and happy. Had you ever encountered a thing like that before? We got to go get this guy right now. How curious life can be. You can change this. I wanted him to say I did this to you and I'm sorry. I've always felt responsible or like it was my fault. Between 1986 and 1989, at least eight people were murdered near or along Virginias Colonial Parkway by an apparent serial killer. She had suffered from a broken jaw. I was becoming more and more discouraged and frustrated. I have fought for my life because of my son. But not much you. As the young cop approached. I still questioned would she have it in her to testify? The killer has never been caught. A romantic Valentines Day evening at the park turns into a horrifying crime scene for married couple, Stacey and Richard Schoeck. Actress Lana Clarkson was dead, and thus began a six year legal process to convict a killer. Bryce Bailey is on Facebook. I would see people stumbling home from the bars and I kind of became a self-motivated taxi. The patrol officers knew the suspect had used red duct tape. They have had to have done something in the past. And then some words were said to me, words we are simply not going to repeat. Plus, if you become a victim of identity theft, a U.S. based identity restoration specialist dedicated to your case will work to fix it from start to finish. So I was hopeful the case was the jury's now the verdict would be swift, but what came next? It stopped, thought, killed, Sam said he hid in his room with a door closed, so it looked to the door. Helene Pruszynski, an aspiring journalist, is found murdered in Denver, Colorado. Eric echoed Amber story about drinking and Roxburgh Park having one too many in amber falling asleep. Amber, that's I, I remember you talking about that and that's sick. He has committed to Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders. The first part of that conversation was exciting because we were able to develop a DNA profile, a full and complete genetic picture of the suspect, which they could use to I.D. Amber, who refused to call herself a victim, even faced her attacker in . She's bruised and beaten and bloody. Amber passed out at an outdoor picnic table. Amber, after all, was slated to be their star witness and they needed her to help seal the case here for the first time since that night in the park, she would finally confront Simon face to face. Oh, I think I could tell you about Sam as day is a constant liar. They just said, say what you want. Bikes aren't often recovered, but the pawnbroker was keen to help, told the cops about the thief who sold them. He drove in, guided now by the wailing sounds of the woman stranded somewhere in the dark. This is not right. You're not one of those are, you know what kind, caring, quiet, quiet, peaceful mother. Like how long? Yeah. So you can earn the credentials you need from wherever you are. Seem to the detective like a good old fashioned frame job. I was beyond scared. And that's why his DNA showed up. Includes Address (11) Phone (4) See Results. He'd been on the job barely two months. It was like finally I'd been thinking about who this guy was for so long. Where lust and obsession lead to murder and a classic double cross A podcast from Datelines Keith Morrison. Each one provided a DNA sample for Melissa Grass. Patrol officer Dane Stratton, first person to respond to the scene, haunted by it all for years, who'd spent many nights searching on his own for Ember's attacker finally in court, saw her for the very first time since he'd rescued her. After 2013 sex assault, man befriended victim before being identified, convicted. Call it a small consolation. Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about offensive lineman Bryce Bailey on ESPN. NEW YORK - Laughter is not often associated with "Dateline NBC." And yet, there were laughs coming from a reunion of sorts at the NBC offices in 30 Rockefeller Plaza amongst the . Yeah, we have sex. The suspect was arrested and booked and swabbed all routine. This is not accurate. Did you have anything to do with the incident that happened to Amber in 2013? Who was he anyway? Amber had been working hard to get her life on track, earned her GED, juggled a job at 7-Eleven while trying to be a good single mom. Usually have somebody you can look at. Why would you attack somebody to such a degree if you didn't have a grudge against them? Take some breaths, OK? We were surprised. And yet years later, he was still traumatized by the horrible scene he encountered in the park. Renovations are a necessity as the university's property expands, but problems could arise with making the old new again. And the defense said, although even Sam's attorney acknowledged there was no evidence to show Amber posted anything on Craigslist anyway, the defense told the jury Amber was found in a puddle of fluid. Lost consciousness, and then she woke up in a cold piece of pavement in a different part, now naked, but for the red duct tape that bound her. It's OK, no, it's OK. After four years of bad news, she could barely contain herself. Lester Holt anchors NBC's signature newsmagazine. Updated: Sep 24, 2020 / 04:05 PM EDT. And that's when Officer Dean Stratton found and rescued her, still living massive injuries. An unlikely hero. Was it remotely possible he was telling the truth or what? I was still just blown away that I was him. I was choked up. When bad choices become a twisted tale of deadly obsession A podcast from Datelines Josh Mankiewicz. Just a bunch of friends living together like the TV show, frankly, didn't feel a bit like that. It wouldn't be just a question of I give up. That's my baby. There's no way this is this is the wrong guy. While in Salida, Colorado, working on an all-new Dateline, our producers asked some Coloradans what they love about Salida. And yeah, I guess it could have been working out. How do we not know who this guy is? LifeLock sees certain threats you could miss and alerts you if they find something that could be suspicious. Did it seem like he that guy, that couch surfer could be your monster, could be your boogie man? We got a CODIS hit on this case. The story he believed would clear his name. When Dateline continues. How do you wrap your mind around the fact that somebody you trusted did this? Let's get him. She didn't just swab the outside, which if you buy what the defense was trying to sell to that jury, the contamination would only be on the outside areas. Melissa was like, we got him. It was a kick in the gut. I did not hurt you. And winter came to Fort Collins. Funny how these things happen, so the police went out and investigated that particular theft, found the bike at the Ponderosa was a lucky thing. She had several friends that he brought up that may have been involved in this. Bender's Big Night Helps Hillcrest Past Regina. A new Dateline 24/7 channel, where it's all Dateline, all the time. The attacker had left his semen behind and maybe touch DNA. But again and again, there was nothing to find. She needed to get moving fast. Yeah, that's what I thought. So when that result came back, nothing. So we are just frantic trying to get any and all information that we can from her because is she going to be able to survive this? And I called her. Of the ducted case. I'm not a victim. You just kept stammering and kept denying and denying. My personal business thanasis out for everybody. Did you see anything that suggested what eventually happened to her? He was just somebody really scary out there. The detective with that little nugget of information in her back pocket, who knew when she might need it. And there were so many problems. Eric was twenty something, lived with his parents, but he wasn't home. And yet Amber could not believe that the man in the picture was him. No idea. I mean, he's been kind of a. As the call continues, Sam never wavered. Yeah, that's a place I'd never want to go. So we could see where we go. The question now was, without that attempted murder conviction, would he do serious time or as Amber feared, would he be released to terrify her again? Her hands were processed, her face was her neck. And in that room, it was very shocking and scary to see. Less than a day. And the terrified victim waited. TUSCALOOSAThe University of Alabama is expanding into the land where Bryce Hospital resides. We made sure that Amber was no longer the girl dumped in the park and the duct tape case. Amber was there in court listening to all of this. What do you mean. They have more than 20 years of experience providing online education to the military and working adults and offer low tuition, no cost digital materials and scholarships for those who qualify. She ended up getting pregnant with Gabriel and our relationship kind of grew from there. But as the trial approached the victim herself, Amber Smith was not so certain. Like, it was surreal. Your good friend. No, I can't die. Remember how he said he looked under his bedroom door and watched his friend Bryce Bailey commit the crime? And the level of rage that was exercised on this woman was so scary. Did she recognize the voice when Dateline continues? And no, I didn't hurt you. In the end, it didn't take very long at all. There was a roll around it. And her emotions, her depression, her fear pulled her down for months. And the guy was a friend of hers. You should go there. Is he dead? And then when you add health is a health injustice into what's at stake, people are going to be voting not for a person, but for stability and into what comes next into America, a podcast about who we are as Americans and who we want to become. So the detective offered some inconvenient facts. Bryce Bailey's practice is focused on commercial real estate transactions. Slow it down. Four days after being rescued, Amber was released from the hospital and transferred to a local safe house, which Amber didn't really feel safe at all. She swabbed the sticky side of the tape and those swabs had the defendant's DNA on them. So she fought, struggled to breathe, and then the rope got tighter. So she went on Facebook and found this picture. Frustrating. Well. When Dateline continues. I had sex with a girl. Those overwhelming DNA results were wrong. And so day by day, one by one, the men in Amber Circle were questioned, close to ten of them friends, acquaintances. It was almost as if I was fighting for a sister to be able to find that sense of closure so that she could move forward with her life like we all wanted this for her. That's still fun. And still, Detective Seymour hadn't been able to decipher from Amber exactly what happened to her, and so 13 hours into her investigation, she returned to the hospital. I walked in there and her face was unrecognizable. This didn't seem like a stranger thing to me. Then Sam Moon said something disturbing. But he also knew, I believe at that point in time that something had happened to Amber because he was in connection with other people that she knew. The idea crossed your mind. An anxious detective, Seymour watched for news anywhere of sexual assaults. She was afraid because she didn't know who did this and confused. There were other charges, other verdicts to come, but the concern is they'll make that same finding all the way through. It was fine to feel safe. So this one hit her hard, especially when she found out Amber had a son, too. But she was a mother, now two young boys. But give up. I think that was very powerful to the jury because he added that human element to this case. Yeah, it was great. Well, youll just have to slow down and listen to find out, Producer Carol Gable typically works from her home office in South Carolina, but while she was in New York working on a story, we sat down at a guest desk to learn more about her (and her dog, Beau!). Oh, yes, he stole Bryce's bike, remember? And soon fast friends like Bryce Bailey, a boyfriends buddy and Bryce's childhood pal, a friendly guy named Stephan Moon who crashed on the couch. That was embarrassing and disgusting and disturbing. and in the ambulance, as she struggled to calm down, David Stratton asked, what happened when you woke up, where you. Have you always felt the things were your fault? It's what they do. For how long? She got out his name, Eric Van. I didn't have the opportunity any longer. Did you find his DNA anywhere else, either on her body or on the. Discover short videos related to brycenbailey4 on TikTok. Original Podcast by Datelines Josh Mankiewicz: The murders of Gelareh Bagherzadah and Coty Beavers, and the investigation into Ali Irsan. As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work. Yeah, I wanted to know. The answer? Dateline Crime Capsule: The O.J. Yeah, we have sex, I didn't hurt you, we had sex, we had sex, that Rossborough Park, Rossborough Park, remember, that was the place Amber had been drinking with a different friend. Medical staff at the hospital worried about a brain bleed as they treated Amber Smith and patched up her beaten body and completed one more test. Amber began to accept reluctantly that her case would probably never be solved and blocked it out to try to move on with my life. But Sam did not report his roommate to the police. Dianna Brice was last seen on March 30, 2021, at the K Laundry laundromat on Church Lane in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, where her mother was doing laundry. I started crying before the judge even said anything. While waiting in the car, Dianna was joined . Like I got to be a star out of Pulsers. And for a minute it was like old times. And they thought his lengthy sentence was outrageous. He said he did not rape Amber. It was four years since the attack on Amber Smith. Coming up, Sam's parents say a brutal attack is just not in his character. The body of 21-year-old Dianna Brice was found in a wooded lot in Southwest Philadelphia on Monday, April 5, 2021, nearly a week after she disappeared after leaving the K Laundry laundromat in . And the duct tape suggestions the prosecutor swatted away because the analysts found DNA where only the violent attacker could have left it. You have something to offer her. And would you like a hug? Investigators just didn't look hard enough for that. It's you. Unless that is, unless he was telling the truth, Detective Seymour wasn't finished investigating. Couldn't be true. I remember a rope being put across my neck and then some words were said to me. I remember I didn't look at myself very thank God, three days. While in town for an all-new mystery airing Friday, September 23 at 9/8c, our producers learned all about the Its a simple life: wake up, surf, repeat. OK, but they have your DNA. Abby's friend Eric had suggested maybe check some of Anvers other friends who lived in Fort Collins. Watch popular content from the following creators: Brycen(@brycenbailey4), Bryce Bagley(@brycebagley4), Bryce Bailey(@brycebh04), Bryce Bailey(@brycebh04), Bryce Bailey(@brycebh04), Bryce Bailey(@brycebh04), Bryce Bailey(@brycebh04), Bryce Bailey(@brycebh04), Bryce Bailey(@brycebh04), bryce krispy(@_brycebailey) . Evening again, one day later, Fort Collins, Colorado, and once again restaurants and bars began to fill with young people eager to meet new friends. And it was incredible to see red duct tape finding a woman alive enough to scream, but only just. What was your level of worry about? Little Bejar, mostly guys. This was the person who did that. Besides, people who know Stefan mentioned that he was considered to be a loner and kept . Just as striking was the testimony of Jason's parents . He saw it wasn't just blood on her body. And new crimes were demanding attention. It's pretty frickin phenomenal, actually, now that you go from feeling like a worthless piece of meat victim to Wonder Woman. Father, an FBI agent, grandfather once with the CIA. Remember looking at the jury and like why I was heartbroken. Are you sure this is who did it? The two of you polished off a bottle. Zero. 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