♪♪♪
JOHN: I'm John Walsh,
and I've dedicated my entire life
to locking up the worst criminals.
[sirens wailing]
Since 1988, we've caught
1,191 fugitives.
We're tracking down
one of the most ruthless gangs of lawbreakers
we've ever gone after.
Including several of the FBI's Most Wanted.
And we've reunited dozens
of missing children with their families.
DAVID: Do miracles still exist?
Yes. And we have Elizabeth back.
JOHN: But the job continues,
and this time,
my son Callahan joins the fight.
With your help,
we're gonna put more lowlife criminals behind bars,
including these that you'll see tonight.
First, Luis and Vanessa Ramirez.
Both convicted of sexually exploiting a minor.
They're now wanted for violently attacking
a social worker,
and kidnapping their two children
after losing custody.
We're also on the lookout for the man
accused of murdering his wife on their wedding night:
FBI Top 10 fugitive
Arnoldo Jimenez.
And finally, Tyler Wilkinson
is accused of possessing hundreds
of fentanyl-laced pills,
and selling the ones that killed 17-year-old Brooke Badger.
♪♪♪
America's Most Wanted.
The original true crime series is back.
You can run, but you can't hide.
Hello, everyone. I'm John Walsh,
and this is America's Most Wanted.
You know, I gotta say that I'm thrilled to be back.
After my six-year-old son Adam
was abducted and murdered in 1981,
I dedicated my life to giving a voice to the voiceless,
helping victims of senseless crimes
get the justice that they and their families so deserve.
Well, today, we need this show more than ever.
And lucky for us, we now have more tools
at our disposal to catch these criminals.
Like age-progression technology, GPS tracking,
advanced DNA profiling, and ever-expanding social media.
So follow along @FoxTV and spread the word
about all the fugitives you've seen tonight.
As always, we have a great team of expert investigators
working alongside with us,
with local and state police and the FBI.
They're all standing by to take your tips,
because you are our partner in this.
It's you that can make a difference,
whether you call 1-866-AMW-TIPS,
or visit our website, AMWTips.com.
I guarantee you can remain anonymous.
We don't need to know who you are or where you live.
We need your tips.
Joining me in this fight
is someone who shares my passion for justice,
my son Callahan.
He grew up on the set of this show,
and is now an executive director
at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children,
and one hell of an advocate for children.
Thanks, Dad. Being part of a family
where someone had been taken from us, like Adam was,
we always said that we want to make sure
that he didn't die in vain.
So I'm honored to follow you in your footsteps
and continue this legacy you started nearly 40 years ago.
Well, I'm glad to have you on board.
So let's get right to work.
Our first case is about a terrible Tucson couple,
Luis and Andrea-- AKA Vanessa-- Ramirez,
who in May of 2018 had just been arraigned
on an alarming 20 counts
of sexual exploitation of a minor,
and were days away from standing trial
for these alleged horrendous crimes.
Because of their charges,
they lost custody of their two small children,
Luis Jr. and Kahmila.
Luis and Vanessa never showed up to their trial.
Instead, they vanished into thin air,
but not before police say they violently assaulted
a child protective services worker in broad daylight
in order to abduct the two innocent children.
Well, they're still on the run,
and we really need your help
to find them as soon as possible.
Take a good look.
♪♪♪
ERIKA: I've been married for 20 years,
and when I first came into the family,
my husband's family was very welcoming.
All his brothers and his sisters, his parents,
and, of course, my brother-in-law Luis.
He had aspirations of being an artist.
Luis did go to church with his parents.
There, he met Vanessa.
That's when everything changed.
We just started seeing Luis go downhill.
The path that we thought he was going,
he was deviating from.
And then Vanessa gives birth to Luisito.
We were excited to have a new family member.
But at the same time, it was a worry
of how they were gonna support this new baby.
Things got worse.
Luis and Vanessa and Luisito
move in with my in-laws.
There's certain things that toddlers do,
and Luisito wasn't doing.
He was three years old and not talking,
and not potty trained,
which are really crucial for development.
And it was a real worry.
But we had no idea the extent of what was going on.
In 2016, I learned that Luis
was being sexually inappropriate with a minor.
DENNISON: The victim, she was 13 years old.
Luis Ramirez was engaging in
sexually motivated activities with her.
Vanessa Ramirez was involved in those activities.
They would touch her, paint her body,
photograph her, put her in sexually explicit positions.
This had been going back several years.
In 2016, based on the allegations,
detectives searched the home.
They did locate three firearms.
One was an AR-15, one was a pump-action shotgun,
and the other was a 9-millimeter handgun.
They were actually in the reach of their young child.
During the search, along with the firearms,
they also located several pieces of electronic devices.
Detectives were able to locate
several images of the victim
that corroborated her statements
about the sexual exploitation she faced.
Because we found evidence of sexual abuse of a minor
and the fact those loaded weapons
were in such easy access to the child,
we used those as charges,
and we also used that as justification
to remove Luis Jr. from the home for his safety.
To know that this was going on behind the scenes,
that my brother-in-law and my sister-in-law
was capable of doing these disgusting things
with a minor...
it's shameful.
Because Luisito wasn't able to talk, it's hard to know
if he witnessed the abuse going on.
But we jumped into action
and decided to bring Luisito into our home.
Luisito came to us in November 2016.
He was full of love. He wanted to be loved.
Luisito was very much a part of our family.
He just fit in like a missing puzzle piece.
-MAN: No way! -LUIS JR.: Thank you.
ERIKA: We were able to get Luis potty trained,
and he started learning how to speak.
The changes that we saw with him,
they were good changes.
He was a completely different child.
And then we learned that Vanessa was pregnant again.
When Kahmila was born, Child Protective Services
immediately removed her from their care for her safety.
They asked the aunt and uncle
if they would be open to fostering her as well.
Almost all of us have kids, um...
and dealing with these crimes, unfortunately,
you see your child in some of these investigations.
Thinking, dear God, you'd never want them to go through anything
like what these children have gone through.
So when we take steps to remove a child from a home,
it is not taken lightly.
We're doing it for the absolute benefit of the child,
to keep them safe.
April of 2018,
Luis and Vanessa were both indicted
with 20 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor
and one count of child abuse.
Following the arraignment,
because the victim for the sexual exploitation
was not their child,
both Luis and Vanessa were released,
believing that they had no access to the victim.
Before the trial, the court allowed Luis and Vanessa
supervised visits with their two children.
ERIKA: The morning of May 4th, 2018,
we sent Luisito and Kahmila
out the door with the caseworker,
and that's where we saw them for the very last time.
Luis and Vanessa kidnapped the kids.
♪♪♪
Joining us in studio to tell us more about this case
is the victims' aunt, Erika Ramirez.
Thank you so much for having me here.
Uh, I really appreciate that you guys are getting
Luis and Kahmila's story out there to the world.
CALLAHAN: Absolutely.
Now, before you got custody of the kids,
how did you know something maybe wasn't quite right?
I could remember back about a week before
we got custody, um, Luis wasn't talking.
He would blink his eyes if he wanted to say "yes."
He would point to things that he wanted.
Um, he baby-talked.
Um, and this was about a week before his fourth birthday.
Obviously, you had concerns.
What was your reaction when a caseworker told you that
Vanessa and Luis would end up in jail at some point?
I couldn't believe it.
I was astonished at the things that they were telling us.
I was worried about what could happen
when they were on their visits with their parents.
How about the first night without those kids?
Thinking back to that first night,
it was heart-wrenching.
Um, I cried all night long.
We waited all night for somebody to come knocking,
for the phone to ring that they found them.
We had hope in the Amber Alert that,
you know, they were gonna be found.
And when we did go home,
the toys were everywhere.
Kahmila's jumper.
Luisito's, you know, toys that he had.
And it was just...
a broken heart all over again.
Just emptiness.
-JOHN: Unbearable. -Yeah.
That reminds me of the first night that Adam went missing.
You'd come back to the house,
and all of his toys and all of his things were there.
I will remember vividly that first night of saying,
"What has happened to my child?"
Yeah, that's how we feel.
You know, it's unfortunate,
but oftentimes, it's the families
that is what it takes to keep these stories going,
to keep them in the media,
to keep people out there looking for these kids.
And you're doing that by being here today.
We'll never stop searching for these kids.
We'll never give up hope.
So, thank you for being here, Erica.
Thank you.
If you have any information about Luis and Vanessa Ramirez,
contact us immediately.
You can always choose to remain anonymous.
1-866-AMW-TIPS or AMWTips.com.
When we return...
more information about Luis and Vanessa Ramirez,
on how they abducted their children,
and their possible whereabouts.
Plus, Elizabeth Smart joins us
to talk about this case with her firsthand experience
and knowledge of child abductions.
And later, cops in Boise need your help
to find Jacob Dean Smart,
a lowlife serial stalker wanted in three states.
Help us find this creep.
♪♪♪
Well, you did it again.
The notorious Texas 7 had the entire state of Texas
and then the whole country in terror.
A vicious gang of convicts, including murderers,
serial rapists and a child beater,
busted out of prison.
Then you came through with a tip that took them all down.
Thanks to you, they're going back to prison
where they belong.
Now, this week is the 23rd anniversary
of that monumental catch.
Like I said before,
and I'll say it over and over again,
you really can make a difference.
Because of you, we've caught a total of 1,191 fugitives
on America's Most Wanted.
So, let's get that number even higher.
Luis and Vanessa Ramirez weren't fit to be parents,
but no one could have guessed what they were about to do next.
It will both shock and terrify
anyone who's ever cared about a child.
[dramatic music]
DENNISON: Tucson Police receives a phone call from a lady
who had been bound to a tree.
A gentleman who was walking
in the area of Silver Lake Park found her.
It was a social worker with the Department of Child Safety
and she had been conducting a supervised visit
with both Luis and Vanessa for their two small children.
She explains that at one point Luis moves to the side of her,
and as he does so, he does produce a taser
and actually activates it.
-[taser crackling] -[woman gasping]
DENNISON: Grabs her arm, forcing it behind her.
-[baby crying] -[woman panting]
Luis, he ended up getting her to a tree.
He bound her hands and her legs
using the zip ties and duct tape.
He then took her bag and he left the area.
[tires screeching]
Time was of the essence.
We were trying to get coordination with the border.
We have such close proximity to Mexico.
The next morning, we were able to locate the suspect's vehicle
parked near the border and were able to locate video
of them crossing into Mexico on foot.
My hope is that someone out there is watching
and can find them
because my worry is that they're not safe.
Luisito and Kahmila,
we love you so much,
and we have never stopped looking for you.
And we're going to get that call
[sniffles]
that it's time to pick you up.
It's time for you to come home.
Well, now we're joined by Elizabeth Smart,
who made national headlines in 2002 when, at age 14,
she was kidnapped from her very own bedroom
in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Nine months later, two citizens recognized her and her captors,
less than a month after we featured them
on an episode of America's Most Wanted.
They alerted the authorities and she was rescued.
Elizabeth, thank you so much for being here tonight.
You are not only an advocate and an activist
for missing persons and child safety,
but you are a very strong survivor.
And someone I'm really proud to work alongside
in the fight to make this world a safer place for all of us.
Well, thank you for highlighting me 20-plus years ago,
and thank you for having me back today.
JOHN: It's always great to see you.
Now, when it comes to the parental abductions,
they're very complicated, and from working at
the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children,
we've had a ton of experience with these types of cases.
And what a lot of people don't know
is that most kidnappings
are actually done by a family member or a parent.
In fact, in 2022, over 58% of AMBER alerts
were actually for family-based abductions.
Now, Elizabeth, what's been your experience working on
missing children's cases
where it's actually a parent who's abducted the child?
Those are some of the most heartbreaking cases
because the public sits there and thinks,
"Well, a parent took them.
"They're not really going to hurt their own child."
But as you know, as I know,
parents are the people who are supposed to love
and protect you with every part of their soul,
and yet, they're the very ones hurting you.
That's the deepest kind of betrayal I can imagine.
When you were abducted by strangers,
they took you out in public multiple times.
What might someone notice about a child with an adult
out in public that might tip them off
that something maybe isn't quite right?
For the public, I think you do have to trust your gut.
If something feels off, pick up the phone and call.
I mean, I might not be here today
had someone else not trusted their gut
and picked up their phone and called.
And call the police or call in
because at least hopefully we can help rescue a child.
And to Luisito and Kahmila...
hold on to each other, believe in each other.
And if you are being hurt, know that that's not normal.
You shouldn't be hurt, you shouldn't be neglected,
you shouldn't be forced to do things you don't want to do
or if your name is being changed,
that's not normal behavior.
And know that there are people here searching for you
and loving you and wanting you back.
-That's great advice. -Couldn't agree with you more.
And certainly, if you have the chance to get away safely,
if you have the chance to scream or kick or yell,
and I fully recognize that does not come naturally,
take it.
You know, there's nothing more inspiring
than standing beside a survivor who makes it their life mission
to make sure no other human being
has to endure the pain that they've been through.
We really appreciate you being here tonight, Elizabeth.
I'm so, so proud of you.
You're one of the strongest survivors I've ever, ever met,
-and you're a great mom. -Thank you.
Now, the last time they were seen,
Luis had brown hair and brown eyes.
He's 5'6 and weighs 230 pounds.
Andrea goes by Vanessa. She's 5'1 and weighs 220 pounds
with curly brown hair and brown eyes.
But, be aware.
They could have changed their appearance dramatically.
CALLAHAN: We have an AMW age progression
of each of the Ramirez children
to show what they may look like now in 2024.
Remember, this is a family of four
that could be traveling together,
and at this point, they may have even had more children.
Luis Jr., also known as Luisito, is now 11 years old.
He may be smaller in stature for his age.
His sister, Kahmila, is now five.
They both have black hair and brown eyes.
Luis and Andrea, a.k.a. Vanessa, Ramirez,
haven't been seen since May of 2018.
Their car, a green Toyota Camry,
was found later near the Mexican border.
Surveillance video also captured them crossing it
the very next day.
So, if you've seen the Ramirezes,
do not approach them.
And to our friends in Mexico and Central America,
we want to hear from you too.
Please send us your tips.
Call 1-866-AMW-TIPS,
or go to AMWTips.com.
Remember, you can always,
and we guarantee it, remain anonymous.
Coming up, police say Arnaldo Jimenez
brutally murdered his bride on their wedding night.
And then, a brazen drug dealer sells a teenager
deadly counterfeit pills before going on the run.
And later, The Hills' Audrina Patridge,
and her sister, Casey Loza,
join the fight against one of the deadliest epidemics...
...our country has ever faced.
But first, throughout the episode tonight,
we'll be bringing you crime alerts from across the country,
some that could be even happening
in your very own community.
Can you help us identify and catch these suspects?
JOHN: Chilling footage of a wanted serial stalker
kicking open the door of a home
near Boise Ave and Chrisway Dr., in Boise, Idaho.
His name is Jacob Dean Smart.
Police say he's wanted in at least seven cases
across Idaho, Washington and Oregon,
This creep allegedly follows his victims home,
and breaks into their residences later.
Once he's inside this home,
he steals a firearm, and some women's underwear,
which he's known for taking from many of his victim's homes.
He's a 38-year-old white male
with brown hair and brown eyes,
standing 5'11", and weighing 200 pounds.
If you have any information about Jacob Dean Smart, call us
at 866-AMW-TIPS,
or go to AMWTips.com.
♪♪♪
Welcome back to America's Most Wanted.
Our next case tonight involves a dirtbag
who police accuse of murdering his beautiful bride
on their wedding night,
and then skipping town before anyone
could piece together what had happened.
His name, Arnoldo Jimenez.
[tense music plays]
JAZMIN: My sister Estrella was the life of the party.
You heard her before you even saw her.
-Hi. [laughs] -JAZMIN: She was loud, happy.
She was always laughing.
She was my best friend.
We did everything together.
We've known each other since we were 4 years old.
Went to high school together.
Had our babies together at the same time.
My sister Estrella had her first child, Gennavy,
when she was only 17.
That relationship with the father didn't work out.
She just wanted to enjoy her daughter and her life
since she was still very young.
ESTRELLA: Say hello to the camera.
One night she met Arnoldo at a nightclub.
He was a construction worker,
yet he was always taking her to flashy clubs,
getting her jewelry.
She would often tell me how much she loved this man,
and how she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him.
After about four months,
she became pregnant,
which was definitely not planned, but she embraced it.
She loved her kids,
and she decided to try to make it work.
[suspenseful music playing]
GENNAVY: I asked to be interviewed
in silhouette because... [breathes deeply]
I know what kind of person Arnoldo is.
GENNAVY: I lived in fear with my mom for years.
JAZMIN: Arnoldo was possessive, jealous.
[knocks on door]
JAZMIN: One time she had to come to my house with the kids.
She had bruises on her.
She would tell me that, you don't know what he's capable of.
So when she told me she was getting married,
...it was a shock.
The family feared that perhaps Arnoldo
was pressuring Estrella to marry him.
ROCIO: Estrella dreamt about having a big wedding.
That's all she ever wanted to do.
But she decided to go to City Hall
and get married with him.
Estrella and Arnoldo were the only ones at the courthouse.
JAZMIN: They rented a party bus that same day,
and they were going to go club hopping.
I couldn't go so last minute.
I couldn't find a babysitter.
[distant laughter]
JAZMIN: I just heard she looked beautiful.
Everybody was partying, drinking, having a good time.
JAZMIN: The next day we had a big family event.
But when she didn't show up by 6:00 p.m.,
we hadn't gotten a hold of her,
she hadn't gotten the kids,
that's when we knew something was wrong.
[tense music playing]
BOBBY: The family called asking for a welfare check.
So Burbank PD went to Estrella's house to check on her.
JAZMIN: When we got there,
the cops were already blocking the doorway.
Okay, you stay right there, please.
Everything from there is just... blur.
Police enter Estrella's house.
POLICE: Hello?
BOBBY: Everything looked normal.
[tense music playing]
[echoing tone ringing]
BOBBY: They find Estrella's body in the bathtub,
wearing the same silver cocktail dress
she was wearing at her wedding reception.
She had been stabbed 18 times.
[nostalgic music playing]
And that's when I see the ambulance.
It has no sound.
Because they're not coming to help somebody.
That's when I realized...
she's gone.
We're here with Estrella's sister, Jazmin Carrera.
Now first of all, Jazmin, we are so sorry for your loss.
As someone who's lost a son myself,
I know what it's like to go through something like this.
So beyond incredibly painful.
Jazmin, seeing your sister
go through this type of relationship,
you know, on average it takes women about seven attempts
to successfully leave an abusive partner for good.
What would you tell someone else out there
who might be experiencing this, who's watching this right now?
JAZMIN: It's very hard for them to let go.
Be patient.
To please don't give up on them.
Be supportive.
And you not only lost your sister,
but these two children lost their mother.
But you were happy to step into that role.
What does it feel like
to be a second mom to Estrella's kids?
For me, it's rewarding,
because I know that my sister would have done the same for me.
What would it mean to you and your family
to see Arnoldo locked up for this murder?
It would be peace of mind.
To know that she had justice.
That, you know, everything that she went through,
you know, it's not going to go unsolved.
Well, I want to thank you for your courage.
I know you never give up on this case,
and I'm hoping we're going to catch this coward.
I have a lot of faith this show will bring us
some kind of justice and closure for us.
I know firsthand that it can.
Now, Jimenez is one of the FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives.
There's a reward of $250,000
for any information that leads to his arrest.
As of the last time he was seen, Jimenez weighed 225 pounds.
He's 6 feet tall with black hair and brown eyes.
He is considered armed and very dangerous.
If you see him, do not approach him.
Instead, call us at 1-866-AMW-TIPS.
Or go to our website, AMWTips.COM
You can always remain anonymous. We guarantee that.
And we're standing by to take your tips.
When we come back, we have more disturbing details
about alleged murderer Arnoldo Jimenez
and where he may be hiding.
Later, we need your help identifying
these alleged carjackers in Maryland.
You can run, but you can't hide.
♪♪♪
Welcome back to America's Most Wanted.
Arnoldo Jimenez was a low-life scumbag
who police say ruthlessly murdered Estrella Carrera
on their wedding night.
Now, he's still out there, but his time is running out.
[nostalgic music playing]
GENNAVY: My mother was a wife for not even 24 hours.
And her life was taken from her.
♪♪♪
BOBBY: Investigators learned
that after Estrella and Arnoldo got married at City Hall,
they rented a party bus around 11:00 p.m.
Their plan was to travel around Chicago
and celebrate with their friends and family.
They stop at a liquor store
and buy alcohol for their guests.
From the liquor store surveillance footage,
the couple appears to be happy.
They look like newlyweds.
Then, according to eyewitness reports,
around 2:00 a.m., they drive to a nightclub
on the north side of Chicago.
Party goers tell detectives while at the club
some sort of conflict occurs between the couple.
Witnesses say they saw Estrella crying.
And later that night, around 3:30 a.m.,
the newlyweds leave the club.
They both get into his Maserati and drive off.
And that's the last time Estrella is seen alive.
After the night of the murder, Arnoldo Jimenez fled.
Even though no murder weapon was found,
investigators had enough evidence
to secure a warrant for his arrest.
Authorities found that
Arnaldo was arrested on drug charges in 2007.
Turns out Estrella and her family
could never prove he was a construction worker,
but believed he was a drug dealer.
One time she mentioned how she loved this man,
but that she knew that...
he was going to be the death of her.
I'll never forget that conversation.
BOBBY: In September of 2012,
four months after Estrella's murder,
investigators found Arnaldo's 2006 Maserati
in a residential garage
and discovered blood in the interior.
The blood samples tested positive for Estrella.
This further confirmed that the man she married
was the suspected murderer, Arnaldo Jimenez.
GENNAVY: Knowing that my mom will never make it
to any of my big milestones...
...is something that I'll have to live with for my whole life.
[somber music]
But knowing how much love my mother had for me,
I have to continue on her legacy.
♪♪♪
We have an AMW age progression of Arnaldo Jimenez
showing what he may look like now,
with both short and longer hair.
Last he was seen, he had black hair and brown eyes,
six-feet-tall, and weighing 225 pounds.
Jimenez previously resided in Chicago, Illinois.
Authorities say he may have fled to Durango, Mexico,
specifically in the area of Santiago Papasquero.
He may also frequent Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
There's a reward of $250,000
for any information that leads to his arrest.
Call us at 1-866-AMW-TIPS
or go to our website, AMWTips.com.
And remember, you can always remain anonymous.
When we come back, a young girl is dead
after buying counterfeit pills
from a scumbag dealer on social media.
But now, here's a crime alert that we need your help with.
JOHN: You're about to watch
a terrifying and violent assault and robbery at gunpoint
that occurred at 5200 North Mascher Street
in Philadelphia last October.
Four unknown suspects barge into Bally's Pizzeria
around 12:30 a.m., hoods up and faces covered.
They demand an employee,
who was closing up for the night,
give them access to the cash register.
And these scumbags get exactly what they came for,
over $3,000 in cash.
But it's not enough, as one perp points his gun at the victim
and demands he empty his pockets as well.
After the suspects have taken everything they can,
they make their way out.
The suspects pulled up in a white SUV,
possibly a GMC Acadia,
with a partial Pennsylvania tag, JFK 44,
and were last seen going south on North Mascher Street.
If you have any information about these suspects
or this incident, send us your tips at
1-866-AMW-TIPS
or at AMWTips.com.
♪♪♪
Welcome back. The latest data
from the National Institute on Drug Abuse
says 100,000 people die from drug overdoses every year,
and half of those deaths are related
to synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl.
And in our next case, after just a few exchanges
on the social media app Snapchat,
a 17 -year-old with her whole life ahead of her
acquired the pills that would kill her.
And the lowlife drug dealer with a shady history
is still on the run.
[soft ominous music]
HANH: We could tell at a very young age
that Brooke was very artistic.
That's what made her unique.
She struggled with depression and anxiety during COVID,
and I noticed that she was using social media a lot more.
Brooke had just graduated high school
and was so excited about going off to college.
The morning of June 18,
I was headed downstairs for my second cup of coffee,
and I immediately knew something was wrong.
I opened up Brooke's bedroom door.
I couldn't see her face,
but her body was extremely pale.
Her fingers were curled up and stiff.
I remember letting out a loud scream.
We got a call that there was a death
in the city of Lake Forest
and that it was possibly an overdose.
They discovered her Snapchat account
chat messages with the drug dealer
who sold her counterfeit pills the day before she passed away.
I was able to identify the suspect, Tyler Wilkinson,
a 23-year-old Orange County resident
arrested multiple times for narcotics.
The drug dealers started selling drugs
on social media platforms,
and unfortunately, some of the big problems
with platforms like Snapchat
are anonymity and destruction of messages.
It makes it incredibly difficult for parents
to monitor what their kids are doing.
HANH: We stumbled upon
the drug dealer's menu for the day.
Brooke saved those messages.
Otherwise, the messages would have disappeared.
Brooke ultimately died from counterfeit Oxycodone pills
with the primary drug being Fentanyl.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid
50 times more powerful than heroin.
We've really seen it dominate the drug landscape
here in the United States for the past 5-6 years.
It doesn't take much of this drug to kill.
I received a call from the DEA.
Tyler David Wilkinson,
there was a warrant out for his arrest,
but he's in hiding.
BILL: A Fentanyl dealer on the run is dangerous.
It's likely that he's still selling drugs,
he's still harming people.
We need to help find him.
HANH: I don't want any other family
to go through what I have gone through.
I will never, ever give up until justice is served.
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We're here now with Brooke's mother, Hanh Badger.
Hanh, I'm so sorry for your loss.
Thank you, John, for having me on the show.
Absolutely.
Now, you're actually a pharmacist,
which must have made losing Brooke
just that much more heartbreaking.
You know firsthand about the Fentanyl epidemic,
but these kids don't think they're taking Fentanyl.
In their minds, you have to take it by itself
for it to be fatal.
It's a huge misconception.
It's a Fentanyl poisoning crisis
that we have here in America, John.
It takes just a very small amount,
equivalent to a few grains of salt, to be lethal.
In Brooke's case,
she thought she was taking Roxicet,
a prescription that contains oxycodone
and acetaminophen, or Tylenol.
She had no idea that it was a counterfeit pill
that was going to end her life.
It's so deadly, isn't it?
-It's deadly and devastating. -Yeah.
Now, you and dozens of other parents
have filed a lawsuit against Snapchat
for allowing this kind of activity on their platform.
What do you hope to get out of this lawsuit?
To save lives
so that no other family has to go through this.
Well, we wish you all the luck in the world,
and thank you for being here
and taking on this huge epidemic.
Thanks, John.
CALLAHAN: We contacted Snapchat for a comment,
and they said that, quote...
And now we're joined by another family
who knows the devastation this drug can cause,
Audrina Patridge from The Hills and her sister, Casey Loza.
Thank you all for being here.
Casey, your daughter, Sadie, was only 15 years old
when she passed away from Fentanyl
in February of last year.
You haven't publicly spoken about her death.
What made you want to come here tonight and share your story?
[long whooshing breath]
AUDRINA: You've got this.
Sure.
I chose to come on the show today because...
today would have been her 16th birthday.
Let's figure out what's going on and try to... create change.
You are so brave. She's your strength.
She's proud of you for coming here, and so are we.
AUDRINA: She would have wanted you to do this.
I mean, she was beautiful.
She was so smart. She was so smart.
Ever since she was little, her teachers would be like,
"I'm voting for her for president.
"I've never met a more compassionate,
ambitious, intelligent, caring little girl."
She was just full of energy, and she was so talented.
JOHN: She sounds amazing.
You know, everyone thinks it can't happen to you.
But it only takes one pill, one time,
and you've lost your little girl.
You know what bothers me so much is when people say,
"oh, that kid was a drug addict."
No, they take one pill.
You can take an Adderall to study for a college exam.
It'll kill you from the Fentanyls in there.
It's not just hard drugs. It's a weed gummy, like...
-JOHN: Yeah. -Absolutely.
We got in a car accident,
and she really hurt her hip and her lower back.
It was, like, after a month of doctors,
you know, ice, and massage, and this, and...
So she was suffering from chronic pain
due to that car accident,
and that's why she was seeking some relief from that.
-Yeah. -It was Percocet for back pain.
She thought she got Percocet.
I mean, they have phones.
They're smart. They have the Internet.
They grew up with having anything you want at access.
They're like, "oh, I have a migraine,
and here's a menu."
Like, it's crazy how easy and accessible it is.
And these guys know that, and they're instantly gone,
-and they disappear. -JOHN: Absolutely.
These transactions are happening so fast.
It's hard for law enforcement to catch up.
And I think this day and age, no one has ever dealt with this.
It's an epidemic.
And that's why I want to use my platform to bring awareness
because we as parents and adults,
like, we need to figure out what to do to fix it.
Exactly, and you can't protect your child
from an enemy you don't understand.
We always say at the National Center,
it's about empowering children
to make those safe and smart decisions,
recognize those risky situations,
and learn how to avoid them.
Thank you, and thank you for starting this show
and all of the people that you've caught.
And I'm sorry for your loss as well.
JOHN: God bless you.
First year is always the toughest,
and you've got your best friend here
taking care of you, looking out for you.
-Sisters. -Thank you.
Stay with us. We'll be right back.
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JOHN: Alarming video coming out of Bethesda, Maryland,
where a gang of brazen criminals hold a man at gunpoint
in an attempted carjacking in the 7300 block of Wisconsin Ave.
The suspect's maroon Nissan Rogue pulls up to the victim,
who is standing outside of his 2022 Porsche 911.
One of the men gets out of the Nissan,
gun in hand to demand the victim's keys.
The other suspects jump out to help his pal,
who is threatening the victim just off camera.
But their accomplice in the Nissan is getting impatient.
After hitting the victim in the head with a gun,
two of them return to their getaway car,
while the third gets in the driver's seat
of the Porsche 911.
But there's a problem.
The thief can't drive
the Porsche's manual transmission.
They fled the car and the scene,
and now Montgomery County PD
needs your help to track them down.
If you recognize any of these suspects,
let us know right away by calling 1-866-AMW-TIPS
or visiting us at AMWTips.com.
It's your tips that can help us bust these bad guys.
Let's take one more look at the fugitives
that are still on the loose tonight.
First, Luis and Andrea, a.k.a. Vanessa Ramirez.
Luis has brown hair and brown eyes.
He's 5'6 and weighs 230 pounds.
Andrea, who goes by Vanessa, is 5'1 and weighs 220 pounds.
Here are the images of their children
with AMW age progression
and what they might look like today.
Luis Jr., now 11, and Camila, now 5.
Next, Arnaldo Jimenez, wanted for first-degree murder
of his wife, Estrella, on their wedding night.
He is 6' tall, weighing 225 pounds,
with black hair and brown eyes.
He is considered armed and very dangerous.
There's a reward of $250,000
for any information that leads to his arrest.
And finally, in Southern California,
25-year-old drug dealer Tyler David Wilkinson.
He stands 6' tall, weighing 155 pounds,
with brown hair and hazel eyes.
He has a tattoo of a lion on his right forearm.
If you have any information, do not hesitate to call us
at 1-866-AMW-TIPS,
or go to AMWTips.com.
Coming up next week on America's Most Wanted,
a beloved high school football coach is gunned down,
shot six times at point-blank range.
We have new, exclusive, never-before-seen information
about this senseless murder.
Let's give his family the justice they deserve.
-I'm Callahan Walsh. -And I'm John Walsh.
And thank you for watching.
And remember, you can make a difference.
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