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[narrator] a brutal crime
in an unlikely place...
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A nurse at the assisted living
facility discovered her.
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[bill] she was in a very
bad shape.
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She had been
stabbed multiple times.
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[gail] the worst I've seen.
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I've never experienced
anything like this.
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[narrator] investigators
consider
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Whether the threat came from
inside...
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The door was actually locked
when the nurse came in,
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So somebody had a key.
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[narrator] but a tip shines
light on
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A more intimate betrayal.
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[bill] they used 90 plus
thousand dollars on stuff
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Instead of payin' the bills.
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[narrator] the list of offenders
and betrayals
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Continues to grow.
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It stunned me.
How do you do that?
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[narrator] but who will lead
investigators
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To the mastermind?
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[gail] it was terrifying.
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If these people were capable
of doing this,
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Anybody could be capable of
anything.
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[theme music]
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[narrator] at 5 a.M.
On October 25, 1996,
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A 911 call comes into
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The peoria, arizona
police department
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From the camelot care
assisted living facility.
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While calls from the facility
are not uncommon,
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The nature of this one is
definitely unusual.
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[bill] they were advising that
they had
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A resident
that had been stabbed,
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But there was not a lot
of details.
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Obviously, officers responded
quickly.
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A nurse went into her client's
room and discovered her client
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Was severely, severely injured
and was bleeding.
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[narrator] the nurse identifies
the victim as
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53-year-old
mary "lynne" carlson.
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When first responders arrive,
they find lynne still alive,
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But just barely.
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Lynne was in very bad shape.
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She had been
stabbed multiple times.
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The main thing is, is to try to
get her out
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And keep her heart movin'.
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Life is gonna be
the number one priority.
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[narrator] paramedics load lynne
into an ambulance,
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And patrol officers call
for detectives.
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[bill] while I was en route to
the scene,
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I was advised that she was
en route to the hospital.
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I'm thinking that this is a very
odd place
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For an attack like this to
happen.
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It's at a residential assisted
living care facility.
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There's nurses that make rounds,
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Usually there's,
there's traffic,
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Foot traffic goin' around.
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[cleve] lynn had
multiple sclerosis,
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And she wasn't
able to care for herself.
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[karen] she was in a wheelchair,
she was bedridden.
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She's an unlikely victim.
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[narrator] born in 1942,
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Mary lynne's life started out
far from the arizona desert
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In the bustling city of chicago
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Where she was adopted at
a young age
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By marie and dave sullivan.
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[helen] she had a wonderful mom
and dad.
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Dave sullivan owned
a men's clothing store
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With his brother-in-law.
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They were just wonderful people.
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She loved her father.
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She loved her mother too,
but she was daddy's girl.
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[helen] she had
a vivacious personality.
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She was the opposite of
her parents.
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Her parents are quiet,
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And mary lynne was
her own person, even as a child.
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[narrator] after high school,
lynne set out on her own.
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She worked as a clerk.
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She didn't work maybe
a couple years,
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And then she met dale carlson
and they got married.
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[narrator] sadly, the easy days
were short-lived.
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[karen] now, as lynn got older,
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She actually was diagnosed
with ms.
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And so, she really
struggled with her health.
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Ms affects her muscles
and her strength,
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And she would become weak
at times.
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And also, at times,
it affected her moods.
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She would slip into depressions.
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[narrator] despite the early
onset on ms
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And ensuing depression,
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Lynne was determined to live
life to the fullest.
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In 1970, the 28 year old
and her husband
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Started a family.
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Lynn and dale had one son,
and his name was david.
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David was her world.
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She loved david so much.
She loved him dearly.
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[narrator] however, lynne was
often preoccupied by
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The worsening symptoms of
her disease.
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Ms is something that is
very painful,
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And it really prohibits people
from moving
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And having the independence
or freedom.
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[narrator] the loss of
independence took a toll on
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Lynne's mental health.
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[gail] lynn and I would talk,
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And she did confirm
with me that,
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"yeah, you know,
I had a problem with drinking."
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[karen] lynn and dale struggled
with alcoholism.
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That was one of the straws that
broke the camel back,
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And, you know,
they had divorced.
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[narrator] lynne tried to cut
back on her drinking
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And focused on rebuilding
the relationship with
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Her 12 year old son david.
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[gail] she was embarrassed by
her behavior.
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She said she wished she could've
changed things
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When he was growing up,
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But now things were better.
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[narrator] by the late '80s,
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Lynne's father had passed away
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And her mother relocated
to arizona.
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In 1988, 46-year-old lynne
followed her mother
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To the phoenix suburb of peoria
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[karen] david stayed back in
the chicagoland area
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To try and start his life.
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He didn't pursue
higher education.
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He sort of worked, you know,
in and out of
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Fast food restaurants.
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He was a little lost.
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[narrator] at the age of 22,
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David found what
he was looking for
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When he met 30-year-old
doris hagenow.
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[karen] she worked odd jobs,
as well.
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She worked at a movie theater,
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She worked at
some fast food restaurants,
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But she also was a
certified nurse assistant.
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[narrator] doris hagenow was
born in 1962
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And raised in indiana.
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Doris is the twin to debbie,
they're fraternal twins.
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They're six years older
than I am.
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So, we shared the same mom,
but different dads.
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Growing up, we really had
a good family.
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She was a little more
the wild woman.
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You never knew what kind of
adventure
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You're, you were gonna get
into with dorrie.
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[narrator] doris married young
and had three children.
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But after eight years,
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Doris and her husband went
their separate ways.
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[david] there was
a big difference in personality.
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There were a lot of
heated arguments.
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Eventually he said,
"that's it.
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We're done."
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[karen] it was a very
contentious divorce.
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Her ex-husband got custody of
her three children.
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There was some time that went by
from doris's divorce.
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She had been on her own for
a while,
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Going from apartment to
apartment.
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[narrator] in 1992, six years
after her divorce,
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Doris met 22-year-old
david carlson.
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She was in her 30s,
and he was early 20s.
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[narrator] after only a year
of dating,
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David and doris married,
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And the newlyweds decided to
move to arizona
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To live with david's mother,
50-year-old lynne.
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Lynne had already been confined
to a wheelchair.
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She had a trust fund and
an annuity.
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She was able to buy
a pretty decent house.
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[bill] at that point, her son
and daughter-in-law
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Moved in with her.
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Doris was a
certified nursing assistant.
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So it, it worked out great
that they could stay with lynne,
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Take care of her.
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[narrator] for the next
three years,
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David and doris cared for lynn.
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But eventually, it became clear
that lynne needed more
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Than they could provide.
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[gail] with the stage of ms that
she had at the time,
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She would get the shakes.
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She would have no sense of
balance,
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Fine motor skills were then
challenging.
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[narrator] in July, 1996,
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Lynne moved into
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The camelot care
assisted living facility
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Just a few miles away.
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[bill] when lynne moved into
the assisted care facility,
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David and doris continued to
live in the home.
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[gail] lynne was making friends
there at the facility
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That she would have lunch with
or visit with at times,
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And she really enjoyed it.
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[narrator] just a few months
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After lynne moved into
the facility,
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The 53 year old is found
with multiple stab wounds
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Inside her apartment.
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When detectives arrive,
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They get an update from
lynne's caregivers.
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[bill] she's in
critical condition.
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They were gonna get her into,
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To surgery as soon as
they could.
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[cleve] she was stabbed eight to
ten times in the chest.
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So, they tried to repair
the stab wounds,
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They're trying to, to heal her.
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This is an unusual crime because
that victim was helpless.
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They really wanted to find out
who, of course,
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Could have access to lynne's
apartment.
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[narrator] coming up.
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Detectives zero in on
a mysterious clue...
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The door was actually locked.
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Okay, now somebody had access to
the key.
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[narrator] until theories on
motive shift their attention.
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[bill] and you have to look at
who stands to gain
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The most out of this attack.
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[music]
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[music]
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[narrator] October 25, 1996.
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As surgeons work frantically to
save the life
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Of 53 year old stabbing victim
lynne carlson,
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Detectives interview the nurse
who discovered her.
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[karen] she let herself in with
a key.
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So, she walks in and she knew,
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Obviously, something horrific
had happened,
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Because her client was bleeding.
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[cleve] lynne said to the woman
that that found her,
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"I tried as hard as I could to
fight them off,
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But it was too hard."
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[narrator] investigators note
an important detail.
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[bill] my main thing is how did
the suspect get in?
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We looked at the door,
we looked at the windows,
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There was no damage.
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The door was actually locked
when the nurse came in.
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So, somebody had a key.
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That was our first clue was,
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Okay, now somebody had access to
the key.
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The nurses had a key which
we could account for.
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Administration had a master key,
which we could account for.
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And the third key, we were told,
was with david and doris.
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[narrator] detectives ask
the nurse if she noticed
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Anything out of the ordinary
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During her earlier rounds
that night.
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The nurse had observed somebody
walking in a white,
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Like, a physician's coat.
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A medical coat.
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[karen] she says she didn't know
who he was.
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She didn't recognize him.
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But she thought it was
interesting,
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Because most of the doctors
and nurses
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That are wearing white coats
are there during the day.
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It's very rare that somebody
that's wearing a white coat
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Would be in that assisted
facility in the evening hours.
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[narrator] detectives conclude
their interview with the nurse
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And begin to examine the scene.
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[bill] we're just trying to
figure out
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Exactly what happened.
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Was it a burglary gone bad?
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But lynne's purse had been
untouched.
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The tv had been unplugged,
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They had piled some stuff on or
around the tv
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Like they were gonna take,
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But they never took anything.
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[bill] the whole scene looked
staged at that point,
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Because the tv was right there,
and lynne's purse.
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So, it just, a lot of things at
this point didn't make sense.
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[narrator] investigators search
for the murder weapon.
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[bill] as we looked through
the crime scene,
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We checked the knives.
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There was nothing there
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That appeared to have been used
or washed.
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[cleve] the knife or knives that
were used
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Were not
left at the crime scene.
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[bill] we were not able to find
any fingerprints.
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They got in and got out,
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And for the most part,
they left a clean scene.
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[narrator] investigators dig for
more information
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About lynne's experience in
the care facility
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Over the past few months.
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[bill] we wanted to check and,
and see if there was
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Any kind of disagreements or
anything
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Between lynne and any of
the, the caregivers
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Or any of the residents.
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She was very loved and beloved
at this assisted facility.
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People really liked her.
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[bill] there was just nothing
that pointed towards
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Anybody that would have done
something like this.
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[narrator] then detectives get
word that lynne's son
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Has just arrived at
the facility.
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[bill] david carlson said he
just decided to stop here
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To see his mom.
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I advised david that his mother
had been attacked.
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His question was,
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"where is she,
and can she talk?"
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[narrator] detective laing
breaks the news
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That lynne's condition
is serious.
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He told him she was unconscious
and she's on her way to surgery.
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I said, "hey, look, you know,
I know you,
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You wanna get to the hospital
and, and see your mom,
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But I really need to talk
to you.
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So, I need you to go straight to
the peoria police department."
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He agreed.
He said he understood.
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[narrator] but as detectives
arrive at the station,
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Less than a ten minute drive
from the facility,
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David is not there.
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[bill] so, when david arrived at
the police department,
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I asked david,
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I looked at my watch and
said, you know,
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"it took you a while to get
here,
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Because we left at the
same time.
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Is everything okay?
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You know, did you have any car
problems or anything like that?
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Did you stop anywhere?"
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And david goes, "no, I didn't,
I didn't stop anywhere.
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I came straight here."
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So, at that point,
I believe that
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David's not bein'
truthful with us.
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[narrator] detectives move on,
questioning david about lynne.
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[karen] david maintained that
he had
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A very good relationship with
his mother.
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That they were loving,
and that he, you know,
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Obviously moved his entire life
to arizona
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To take care of her.
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[narrator] however, he admits
the high cost of the facility
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Has them all stretched thin.
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Lynne's trust fund
and two annuities totaled
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Roughly about $370,000 total.
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[cleve] but then lynn goes to
the care home.
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And so all of the money
supporting lynne goes to
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Lynne and the care home,
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And that leaves no money
to support
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Doris or david carlson.
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David did admit that they're in
some financial problems
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Because of the care facility.
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The house was still owned by
lynne.
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David and, and doris were just
living there.
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They were supposed to be taking
care of payin' the bills.
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We were able to confirm that
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They are about ready to lose
the house.
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The utilities are gonna be
shut off and so forth.
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[karen] the house in arizona was
so large,
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It actually had multiple
bedrooms
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That were not being used.
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So, david and doris rented out
other bedrooms from the home
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In order to make
additional money.
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[jeanne] mary lynne told me
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One of the other things that
she kind of,
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I'll say, stuck in her craw,
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Was that doris was accepting
rent money
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00:17:33,018 --> 00:17:35,119
And not turning it over to
mary lynne.
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That rent money
should have gone to her.
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[karen] detectives ask david
point blank,
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"would you ever hurt your
mother?"
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And he maintained
that he would never.
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He did, of course, say that
they had arguments over
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Finances and money.
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But at the same time,
he loved her very much.
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[narrator] detectives ask david
where he was
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When lynne was attacked
the night before.
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[bill] he said that he was at
home with doris.
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I didn't press too much
352
00:18:09,722 --> 00:18:12,623
Because I wanted to try to keep
an open dialogue with him.
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[narrator] investigators
also ask
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About the third key
to lynne's room.
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00:18:18,330 --> 00:18:20,698
[bill] he said that they do
have a key
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That he thinks is at the house.
357
00:18:24,003 --> 00:18:26,471
And that he could
probably get it to us.
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[narrator] investigators get
one important takeaway
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From david's interview...
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Lynne carlson had money.
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Most common motives for homicide
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Would be for money or for love.
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You have to look at
who stands to gain
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The most out of this attack.
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00:18:52,164 --> 00:18:53,497
If mary lynne was to die,
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That would be david,
who would get the money.
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00:18:58,070 --> 00:18:59,337
[narrator] coming up.
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A tip exposes
horrifying secrets...
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I came to the home
and lynne would be on the floor,
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Could not get herself up.
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She would ask for help and
no help would come.
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[music]
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[music]
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[narrator] for investigators
looking into the attack
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That left 53-year-old
lynne carlson
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00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:36,039
Clinging to life,
377
00:19:36,109 --> 00:19:39,076
There is an unanswered question
looming.
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00:19:40,513 --> 00:19:43,080
The nurse actually told
detectives that
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She saw this man
in a white coat.
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[bill] and we were still
looking, at that point,
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For the white medical jacket.
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00:19:51,457 --> 00:19:55,993
It seemed like it wasn't part of
the, the actual attack.
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00:19:56,996 --> 00:19:59,530
[karen] they interviewed all
the employees at the facility.
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00:19:59,598 --> 00:20:01,532
And they're really coming up
blank,
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00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:03,467
And they're, they're really
hitting a brick wall.
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00:20:04,003 --> 00:20:07,238
The white coat never,
never came up again.
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00:20:10,876 --> 00:20:13,343
[narrator] detectives move on
and take a look at
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00:20:13,345 --> 00:20:16,147
The financial records of
lynne's son, david,
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00:20:16,215 --> 00:20:17,681
And his wife, doris...
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00:20:18,250 --> 00:20:20,451
And they find something
troubling.
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[cleve] when the house was
bought,
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It was paid cash by lynne.
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00:20:26,892 --> 00:20:29,259
So, it was free and clear.
There was no mortgage.
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00:20:29,329 --> 00:20:32,229
And then when doris
and david came,
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00:20:32,298 --> 00:20:34,331
They put a pool in.
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00:20:34,333 --> 00:20:36,167
And then they took out
some other loans.
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00:20:36,902 --> 00:20:40,538
And that amount of money that
was owed was $97,000.
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[narrator] on October 25th,
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Less than 12 hours after
lynne's attack,
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00:20:49,849 --> 00:20:52,015
Detectives secure
a search warrant
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00:20:52,085 --> 00:20:53,884
And head to the carlson home.
402
00:20:54,887 --> 00:20:57,387
[bill] we were lookin' for
any knives.
403
00:20:57,790 --> 00:20:59,957
Any, any kind
of bloody clothing,
404
00:21:00,025 --> 00:21:01,525
Anything like that.
405
00:21:02,428 --> 00:21:04,361
David couldn't produce the key,
406
00:21:04,430 --> 00:21:05,729
He would just say,
407
00:21:05,731 --> 00:21:07,198
"I don't know what happened
to it."
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00:21:09,802 --> 00:21:11,268
[narrator] while the search
is underway,
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00:21:11,337 --> 00:21:13,670
Detectives speak with
david's wife,
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00:21:13,739 --> 00:21:16,207
34-year-old doris carlson.
411
00:21:16,742 --> 00:21:19,644
She backs up everything
david told police.
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00:21:20,746 --> 00:21:23,380
She confirmed that both of them
were at home
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00:21:23,382 --> 00:21:26,283
During the hours of the crime
that took place.
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00:21:26,352 --> 00:21:28,853
They were asleep in their bed
together.
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00:21:30,155 --> 00:21:33,691
[bill] she did admit that they
did go to lynne's
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00:21:33,759 --> 00:21:35,692
The previous day,
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00:21:35,961 --> 00:21:37,261
And had asked for money.
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00:21:38,764 --> 00:21:41,032
David asked her to sign this
paperwork so that
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00:21:41,100 --> 00:21:45,236
Her trust would then be back to
paying all of his bills.
420
00:21:46,305 --> 00:21:48,271
[bill] and lynne told him that
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00:21:48,341 --> 00:21:51,375
She'd have to talk to
her financial advisor.
422
00:21:52,378 --> 00:21:54,978
[narrator] detectives ask doris
about the key
423
00:21:55,047 --> 00:21:56,647
To lynne's apartment.
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00:21:57,182 --> 00:21:58,782
[bill] we'd ask, "where is it?"
425
00:21:59,385 --> 00:22:01,018
"well, I don't know.
I'll, I'll find it."
426
00:22:01,086 --> 00:22:03,888
"well, kind of important,
we need the key now."
427
00:22:04,924 --> 00:22:07,491
The fact that we were not able
to find the key
428
00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:09,326
And they could not produce
the key...
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00:22:09,962 --> 00:22:13,798
To me, I, I felt that we were,
we were on the right trail.
430
00:22:18,604 --> 00:22:20,671
[narrator] while doris
searches for the key,
431
00:22:20,739 --> 00:22:23,340
Detectives talk with
the couple's tenants:
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17-year-old scott smith
433
00:22:25,744 --> 00:22:28,812
And 20-year-old
john "daniel" mcreaken,
434
00:22:29,214 --> 00:22:31,414
Who both rent rooms at the home
435
00:22:32,285 --> 00:22:35,118
[bill] they were friends with
everybody there at the house.
436
00:22:35,821 --> 00:22:38,355
Daniel and david at one time
had, had worked together.
437
00:22:39,225 --> 00:22:41,424
[narrator] scott and daniel also
corroborate
438
00:22:41,426 --> 00:22:43,861
David and doris's stories.
439
00:22:44,796 --> 00:22:46,997
[bill] everybody was confirming
everybody's alibi.
440
00:22:46,999 --> 00:22:50,700
They were all sayin', "yes,
they were here at the house."
441
00:22:51,770 --> 00:22:54,037
[narrator] neither doris
nor investigators
442
00:22:54,106 --> 00:22:56,039
Are able to locate the key...
443
00:22:56,309 --> 00:22:58,576
Or any other evidence.
444
00:22:59,178 --> 00:23:00,644
We checked all the drawers and,
445
00:23:00,713 --> 00:23:03,380
And we checked that house out
thoroughly,
446
00:23:03,449 --> 00:23:05,282
And we really didn't find
anything.
447
00:23:09,655 --> 00:23:12,856
[narrator] however, just three
days after the attack,
448
00:23:12,925 --> 00:23:14,492
On October 28th,
449
00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:16,960
Investigators finally get
a break.
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00:23:17,530 --> 00:23:19,396
We received a call from
an subject
451
00:23:19,465 --> 00:23:22,132
Who was stating that they had
information
452
00:23:22,201 --> 00:23:23,834
Pertaining to the attack.
453
00:23:25,237 --> 00:23:26,870
[narrator] the witness, richard,
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00:23:26,939 --> 00:23:28,806
Agrees to come down to
the station
455
00:23:28,874 --> 00:23:31,342
For an interview later
that evening.
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00:23:33,378 --> 00:23:35,679
[bill] he had grown up with
david,
457
00:23:35,748 --> 00:23:38,215
But then during
their visits to the house,
458
00:23:38,283 --> 00:23:41,485
Become friends with
daniel and scott.
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00:23:43,722 --> 00:23:45,756
[narrator] richard says
a couple of nights ago,
460
00:23:45,825 --> 00:23:49,560
He was hanging out at the house
with 20-year-old daniel.
461
00:23:50,495 --> 00:23:52,563
[bill] daniel had told him,
said,
462
00:23:52,631 --> 00:23:55,032
"hey man, I'm, I'm gonna be
gettin' some money."
463
00:23:55,901 --> 00:23:59,470
And richard asked, "well, how,
how are you doin' that?"
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00:24:00,039 --> 00:24:04,107
[karen] he told him that him and
scott smith were hired
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00:24:04,176 --> 00:24:07,845
To break into her apartment and
to kill lynne.
466
00:24:10,182 --> 00:24:11,915
[bill] and then once she dies,
467
00:24:11,917 --> 00:24:14,718
David's gonna give them money.
468
00:24:16,121 --> 00:24:20,323
Richard said that daniel said
he's splittin' it with scott.
469
00:24:20,859 --> 00:24:23,193
So he goes, "are you,
are you serious?
470
00:24:23,396 --> 00:24:24,895
What happened?"
471
00:24:25,864 --> 00:24:27,398
[narrator] according to richard,
472
00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:31,602
Daniel says he stabbed lynne
as instructed.
473
00:24:36,275 --> 00:24:40,143
Richard says he came forward
because the nature of the crime
474
00:24:40,212 --> 00:24:42,379
Is too much for him to bear.
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00:24:44,449 --> 00:24:45,582
[karen] they asked richard
476
00:24:45,584 --> 00:24:47,350
If he would be involved in
a sting operation
477
00:24:47,420 --> 00:24:50,821
To try to get one of the men to
actually tell their story.
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00:24:50,890 --> 00:24:52,756
He says, "absolutely,
I will do that."
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00:24:53,893 --> 00:24:56,960
Scott smith was 17 year old.
He was the youngest.
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00:24:56,962 --> 00:24:58,795
And they really felt like they
might get
481
00:24:58,864 --> 00:25:00,764
The most information from him.
482
00:25:05,604 --> 00:25:07,537
[narrator] as investigators work
with richard
483
00:25:07,607 --> 00:25:09,606
To set up a meeting with scott,
484
00:25:09,608 --> 00:25:11,442
They take a deeper dive into
485
00:25:11,510 --> 00:25:13,711
Lynne's relationship with
her son.
486
00:25:14,513 --> 00:25:16,613
Investigators interview a nurse
487
00:25:16,682 --> 00:25:19,750
Who cared for lynne when
she still lived at home.
488
00:25:20,853 --> 00:25:23,854
I worked for a home health
agency,
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00:25:24,323 --> 00:25:27,525
And the trustees of
lynne's estate
490
00:25:27,593 --> 00:25:30,661
Actually were the ones that
hired our nursing agency
491
00:25:30,729 --> 00:25:35,132
To come in and oversee and help
lynne with her care.
492
00:25:35,934 --> 00:25:37,668
[narrator] gail tells
investigators that
493
00:25:37,736 --> 00:25:39,235
The trustees from the bank
494
00:25:39,305 --> 00:25:42,473
Had grown concerned about
lynne's wellbeing.
495
00:25:43,408 --> 00:25:45,442
[jeanne] lynn would go to
the bank
496
00:25:45,511 --> 00:25:47,644
With her daughter-in-law, doris,
497
00:25:47,646 --> 00:25:50,281
And withdraw money from
a trust fund.
498
00:25:50,616 --> 00:25:52,082
Then at some point,
499
00:25:52,151 --> 00:25:55,619
The daughter-in-law was going
into the bank without her,
500
00:25:55,688 --> 00:25:57,420
Withdrawing money.
501
00:25:58,123 --> 00:26:00,257
[bill] the trustee started
questioning those,
502
00:26:00,259 --> 00:26:04,627
And sent cnas,
certified nursing assistant,
503
00:26:04,629 --> 00:26:08,899
To go check on the condition of,
of mary lynne.
504
00:26:09,635 --> 00:26:13,504
[narrator] gail says she found
lynne in horrific conditions.
505
00:26:16,976 --> 00:26:20,311
Lynne would be in the bathroom
or on the floor,
506
00:26:20,713 --> 00:26:23,881
Could not get herself up,
and she was left there.
507
00:26:24,549 --> 00:26:26,116
The worst I've seen.
508
00:26:26,185 --> 00:26:30,053
I've never experienced
anything like this
509
00:26:30,122 --> 00:26:34,158
In all the years I've been in
the healthcare field.
510
00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:38,228
I do not remember that doris was
a cna,
511
00:26:38,297 --> 00:26:41,899
And if she were,
I didn't see evidence of that.
512
00:26:44,369 --> 00:26:47,170
[narrator] in July,
based on the nurse's report,
513
00:26:47,239 --> 00:26:51,208
The trustees of lynne's estate
made a decision about her care.
514
00:26:52,277 --> 00:26:56,479
The attorneys involved had all
come and made a, a resolution
515
00:26:56,481 --> 00:27:00,617
That she should leave the home,
get some medical attention,
516
00:27:01,086 --> 00:27:03,787
Live in a place that she could
benefit from.
517
00:27:06,491 --> 00:27:10,093
[narrator] gail continued to
care for lynne at the facility.
518
00:27:10,429 --> 00:27:11,995
She says lynne thrived,
519
00:27:11,997 --> 00:27:17,000
But the tension between lynne,
her son david, and doris grew.
520
00:27:17,636 --> 00:27:20,703
They definitely seemed
irritated,
521
00:27:20,705 --> 00:27:21,905
That was my perception.
522
00:27:23,208 --> 00:27:26,844
They were trying to bully lynne
into calling the trustees.
523
00:27:28,013 --> 00:27:30,647
They said, "we are going
to lose the house,
524
00:27:30,716 --> 00:27:32,315
And it will be your fault.
525
00:27:32,317 --> 00:27:33,884
You need to call."
526
00:27:35,053 --> 00:27:37,054
[narrator] investigators start
to wonder,
527
00:27:37,122 --> 00:27:39,857
How desperate did david get?
528
00:27:42,828 --> 00:27:44,494
In the meantime,
529
00:27:44,496 --> 00:27:47,197
They check in with lynne's
caregivers at the hospital.
530
00:27:47,767 --> 00:27:50,467
After several surgeries,
she is conscious,
531
00:27:50,535 --> 00:27:52,202
But the damage is grave,
532
00:27:52,271 --> 00:27:55,538
And she still cannot identify
her attacker.
533
00:27:56,208 --> 00:27:59,176
We spent a lot of time going to
the hospital,
534
00:27:59,244 --> 00:28:02,212
Just checking on, on lynne and
her condition.
535
00:28:03,782 --> 00:28:05,348
[gail] I went to visit lynne.
536
00:28:05,417 --> 00:28:09,419
When I saw her,
it did not even look like lynne.
537
00:28:09,421 --> 00:28:10,788
She could not speak.
538
00:28:12,090 --> 00:28:14,625
And I went over and held
her hand.
539
00:28:17,462 --> 00:28:19,029
I said, "I love you."
540
00:28:22,868 --> 00:28:24,635
[narrator] hospital staff take
note of
541
00:28:24,703 --> 00:28:27,137
Lynne's most frequent visitors.
542
00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:31,441
David and doris would play
video games and, and stuff,
543
00:28:32,277 --> 00:28:35,079
And really not even pay
attention to lynne.
544
00:28:35,914 --> 00:28:37,914
Lynne would have her eyes open.
545
00:28:37,983 --> 00:28:41,384
And the minute that lynne would
see doris,
546
00:28:41,386 --> 00:28:42,585
She would close her eyes.
547
00:28:43,121 --> 00:28:46,123
That she did not wanna see
doris at all.
548
00:28:48,994 --> 00:28:50,393
[narrator] coming up.
549
00:28:50,462 --> 00:28:54,031
A sting confirms detectives'
worst suspicions...
550
00:28:54,700 --> 00:28:56,066
[bill] he said, "go ahead and
do it,
551
00:28:56,134 --> 00:28:57,934
But I didn't think they'd
have the balls."
552
00:28:58,403 --> 00:29:00,537
[narrator] investigators must
determine
553
00:29:00,605 --> 00:29:03,373
How deep this betrayal runs.
554
00:29:12,217 --> 00:29:15,686
[music]
555
00:29:20,024 --> 00:29:22,826
[music]
556
00:29:25,497 --> 00:29:28,731
[narrator] a cooperating witness
by the name of richard
557
00:29:29,134 --> 00:29:31,868
Agrees to help detectives coax
a confession
558
00:29:31,937 --> 00:29:34,437
Out of his friend scott smith,
559
00:29:34,506 --> 00:29:36,239
One of the main suspects in
560
00:29:36,241 --> 00:29:39,042
The attempted murder
of lynne carlson.
561
00:29:40,445 --> 00:29:43,980
[bill] richard would frequently
show up where scott works,
562
00:29:44,049 --> 00:29:47,584
And then they would come out and
smoke a cigarette or whatever.
563
00:29:47,652 --> 00:29:49,887
So, richard agreed to let us go
ahead
564
00:29:49,889 --> 00:29:52,655
And put microphones in his car.
565
00:29:53,058 --> 00:29:56,326
Scott said that he would meet
him on one of his breaks.
566
00:30:01,666 --> 00:30:04,334
Richard pulled up,
parked his car.
567
00:30:04,836 --> 00:30:09,539
Scott comes out,
and richard just said,
568
00:30:09,608 --> 00:30:11,007
"dude, what happened?"
569
00:30:11,777 --> 00:30:14,010
He told richard that, "oh man,
it was great.
570
00:30:14,413 --> 00:30:17,180
We went in, we got out.
571
00:30:17,983 --> 00:30:20,651
Daniel stabbed her,
we're gonna get money."
572
00:30:22,087 --> 00:30:24,587
He didn't identify david as
being
573
00:30:24,656 --> 00:30:27,090
One of the active participants.
574
00:30:27,159 --> 00:30:30,360
He mentioned that doris carlson
had given them a key.
575
00:30:31,463 --> 00:30:33,363
Doris wanted to do this.
576
00:30:36,801 --> 00:30:39,336
[narrator] although
the comments are damning,
577
00:30:39,338 --> 00:30:42,372
Investigators need more
to make an arrest.
578
00:30:42,908 --> 00:30:44,307
On November 20th,
579
00:30:44,309 --> 00:30:47,177
Richard agrees to help
investigators again
580
00:30:47,245 --> 00:30:49,179
By meeting up with daniel.
581
00:30:49,915 --> 00:30:51,982
[bill] they were just more or
less just sitting around.
582
00:30:52,050 --> 00:30:55,452
It wasn't anything
out of the norm for them.
583
00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:58,721
Daniel wasn't real open.
584
00:30:58,723 --> 00:31:01,458
He did say that they had
ditched the key
585
00:31:01,794 --> 00:31:04,727
Going out towards the white tank
mountains.
586
00:31:04,997 --> 00:31:09,733
But then he really wouldn't talk
about really anything else.
587
00:31:13,872 --> 00:31:16,639
[narrator] detectives ask
richard to wire up
588
00:31:16,709 --> 00:31:18,208
For a third time.
589
00:31:19,077 --> 00:31:22,679
[bill] then we went ahead and we
had richard contact david.
590
00:31:23,615 --> 00:31:25,582
Richard just kinda mentioned
that, you know,
591
00:31:25,650 --> 00:31:29,887
"hey, I heard what had happened,
talking to daniel and scott."
592
00:31:31,256 --> 00:31:33,756
And david really wouldn't talk,
593
00:31:34,293 --> 00:31:37,694
But he did make the comment to
richard that,
594
00:31:37,762 --> 00:31:39,095
"well...
595
00:31:39,164 --> 00:31:40,831
They told me what they
were gonna do,
596
00:31:41,366 --> 00:31:43,300
And I told him to go ahead and
do it.
597
00:31:43,368 --> 00:31:45,269
But I didn't think
they'd have the balls."
598
00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:50,006
[narrator] on November 21st,
599
00:31:50,308 --> 00:31:52,175
Nearly a month after the attack
600
00:31:52,244 --> 00:31:55,011
As lynne remains in
critical condition,
601
00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:58,348
Detectives arrest her son
and daughter-in-law.
602
00:31:59,351 --> 00:32:01,418
They were at the hospital
visiting lynne
603
00:32:01,486 --> 00:32:03,453
When police walked in and
arrested them.
604
00:32:05,690 --> 00:32:07,056
[narrator] that same day,
605
00:32:07,126 --> 00:32:10,527
Detectives also arrest
john "daniel" mcreaken
606
00:32:10,595 --> 00:32:12,195
And scott smith.
607
00:32:12,664 --> 00:32:16,333
Daniel was at home
and he was taken into custody,
608
00:32:17,202 --> 00:32:20,837
And scott was at work
and he was taken into custody.
609
00:32:24,342 --> 00:32:25,475
[narrator] at the station,
610
00:32:25,544 --> 00:32:29,746
The four alleged co-conspirator
are separated for interviews.
611
00:32:30,415 --> 00:32:34,417
Investigators start with
17-year-old scott smith.
612
00:32:35,220 --> 00:32:38,989
Sensing that the jig is up,
scott cooperates.
613
00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:50,500
[bill] he said doris did not
have an agreement with scott.
614
00:32:50,569 --> 00:32:52,168
It was just with daniel.
615
00:32:52,237 --> 00:32:57,140
That she would pay daniel
$20,000 to kill lynne.
616
00:33:07,619 --> 00:33:10,086
[narrator] scott says that on
October 25,
617
00:33:10,522 --> 00:33:15,158
He, doris, and daniel left
their house just before 1 a.M.
618
00:33:16,294 --> 00:33:19,596
[bill] he said she drove 'em
over to the supermarket,
619
00:33:20,132 --> 00:33:22,665
Which is about five blocks away.
620
00:33:23,001 --> 00:33:24,200
She dropped 'em off there,
621
00:33:24,269 --> 00:33:27,004
They went through
the back alleyways...
622
00:33:27,906 --> 00:33:29,239
Got to the complex.
623
00:33:30,008 --> 00:33:32,342
Doris had given daniel a key.
624
00:33:33,946 --> 00:33:35,745
[narrator] doris waited in
the car
625
00:33:35,814 --> 00:33:37,547
As the two men used her key
626
00:33:37,616 --> 00:33:40,517
To let themselves into
lynne's apartment.
627
00:33:48,794 --> 00:33:51,494
Scott started tryin' to make
look like
628
00:33:51,563 --> 00:33:53,397
A burglary gone bad.
629
00:33:55,901 --> 00:33:59,436
[narrator] according to scott,
daniel focused on lynne.
630
00:34:09,114 --> 00:34:12,182
[narrator] within a few minutes,
the attack was over.
631
00:34:13,451 --> 00:34:16,252
Scott and daniel ran back
to meet doris
632
00:34:16,321 --> 00:34:18,388
In the grocery store
parking lot.
633
00:34:44,616 --> 00:34:47,250
[karen] david is not innocent in
this equation,
634
00:34:47,318 --> 00:34:50,420
But doris really was the woman
behind this plan.
635
00:34:53,658 --> 00:34:56,392
[narrator] detectives next speak
with daniel.
636
00:34:57,362 --> 00:35:00,097
[bill] he gave basically
the same account that,
637
00:35:00,165 --> 00:35:02,298
That scott did,
just a few more details.
638
00:35:02,367 --> 00:35:04,534
He said,
"I walked over to the bed."
639
00:35:04,603 --> 00:35:07,103
He took her wheelchair,
which is right by the bed,
640
00:35:07,572 --> 00:35:08,538
And moved it.
641
00:35:09,073 --> 00:35:11,174
He said he just started
stabbing.
642
00:35:11,476 --> 00:35:13,676
He was tryin' to hit
vital organs,
643
00:35:14,179 --> 00:35:16,513
So that she would die
and she would die quick.
644
00:35:17,315 --> 00:35:20,817
[narrator] as for david,
he also admits his role.
645
00:35:21,886 --> 00:35:24,320
[bill] he had heard doris
talking about doin' it,
646
00:35:24,789 --> 00:35:27,690
And they asked david,
"what do you think?"
647
00:35:28,393 --> 00:35:31,595
And david told him,
"go ahead and do it."
648
00:35:34,065 --> 00:35:35,498
It stunned me, you know?
649
00:35:35,566 --> 00:35:37,434
How do you do that to
your own mom?
650
00:35:38,069 --> 00:35:40,337
Once doris entered
into the picture,
651
00:35:40,739 --> 00:35:42,272
David's relationship
652
00:35:42,340 --> 00:35:44,741
And the way he viewed his mom
changed.
653
00:35:45,077 --> 00:35:46,943
It was clear in their marriage
654
00:35:47,212 --> 00:35:50,013
Who the dominant
person was: Doris.
655
00:35:53,518 --> 00:35:57,219
[narrator] with three of four
co-conspirators coming clean,
656
00:35:57,556 --> 00:36:01,758
Investigators are eager to find
out if doris will do the same.
657
00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:06,363
But doris claims that she is
also a victim here.
658
00:36:30,855 --> 00:36:33,523
[narrator] doris admits to
venting her frustrations
659
00:36:33,591 --> 00:36:35,725
One night in front of daniel.
660
00:36:49,141 --> 00:36:51,073
[narrator] doris insists that
661
00:36:51,075 --> 00:36:53,443
Daniel must have acted
on his own.
662
00:37:21,239 --> 00:37:23,305
[narrator] after detectives
press doris
663
00:37:23,307 --> 00:37:24,774
For another two hours,
664
00:37:24,843 --> 00:37:27,643
She finally admits to giving
daniel and scott
665
00:37:27,712 --> 00:37:29,645
A ride to the grocery store.
666
00:37:29,714 --> 00:37:32,282
But stops short of a confession
667
00:37:47,666 --> 00:37:49,866
[narrator] investigators aren't
buying it,
668
00:37:50,134 --> 00:37:52,802
And charge all four in
the attack.
669
00:37:53,438 --> 00:37:54,737
[bill] at this point,
670
00:37:54,806 --> 00:37:56,973
The charges are
attempted first-degree murder,
671
00:37:57,042 --> 00:37:58,875
Burglary in the first-degree,
672
00:37:59,610 --> 00:38:02,612
And facilitation to commit
first-degree murder.
673
00:38:05,384 --> 00:38:08,151
[narrator] coming up.
A tragic turn...
674
00:38:08,953 --> 00:38:10,687
[bill] she finally died of
her injuries.
675
00:38:10,755 --> 00:38:12,354
That changes everything.
676
00:38:13,025 --> 00:38:15,892
[narrator] and a defense
no one sees coming.
677
00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:19,329
Doris carlson had some kind of
long-term brain damage.
678
00:38:23,167 --> 00:38:26,403
[music]
679
00:38:30,808 --> 00:38:33,576
[music]
680
00:38:36,180 --> 00:38:37,513
[narrator] doris carlson,
681
00:38:37,582 --> 00:38:40,583
Along with her husband and
two co-conspirators
682
00:38:40,652 --> 00:38:42,585
Have all been charged in a plot
683
00:38:43,055 --> 00:38:46,856
That has left her mother-in-la,
53-year-old lynne carlson,
684
00:38:47,191 --> 00:38:48,825
Fighting for her life.
685
00:38:50,261 --> 00:38:52,862
News of the arrests
travels quickly.
686
00:38:53,531 --> 00:38:54,931
[gail] I was relieved.
687
00:38:55,467 --> 00:38:59,602
But I was angry and disgusted
in the fact that
688
00:39:00,071 --> 00:39:02,272
They could do this to their mom.
689
00:39:02,807 --> 00:39:05,875
[david] I couldn't believe it.
And I cried a lot.
690
00:39:05,944 --> 00:39:07,410
I mean, that was my sister.
691
00:39:07,479 --> 00:39:09,379
But then when I started
learning the details
692
00:39:09,447 --> 00:39:11,381
Of what had happened...
693
00:39:12,150 --> 00:39:14,217
It was just complete shock.
694
00:39:16,187 --> 00:39:21,257
[narrator] on April 21, 1997,
six months after the attack,
695
00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:24,694
The case takes
a devastating turn.
696
00:39:25,063 --> 00:39:26,796
[bill] lynne passed away.
697
00:39:26,865 --> 00:39:28,965
She finally died of
her injuries,
698
00:39:29,367 --> 00:39:32,134
Specifically the, the sepsis,
the infection.
699
00:39:33,037 --> 00:39:36,672
At that point now,
that changes everything,
700
00:39:36,741 --> 00:39:39,375
Because it's no longer attempted
first-degree murder.
701
00:39:39,577 --> 00:39:41,544
It's now first-degree murder.
702
00:39:45,583 --> 00:39:48,718
[narrator] with high stakes and
little physical evidence
703
00:39:48,786 --> 00:39:51,120
Tying the accused to the crime,
704
00:39:51,389 --> 00:39:54,491
Prosecutors approach
scott smith with a deal.
705
00:39:55,026 --> 00:39:58,928
We really needed more evidence
than we had.
706
00:39:59,531 --> 00:40:01,664
Scott smith was a witness.
707
00:40:01,733 --> 00:40:03,933
He knows what happened,
he knows who did it.
708
00:40:05,069 --> 00:40:08,471
[bill] his attorney agreed that
he would testify
709
00:40:08,540 --> 00:40:10,072
At all the other trials
710
00:40:10,074 --> 00:40:14,944
In return for a guilty plea of
second-degree murder.
711
00:40:16,447 --> 00:40:18,748
And he would serve
a sentence of ten years.
712
00:40:19,918 --> 00:40:21,851
[narrator] with the aid of
scott's testimony,
713
00:40:21,920 --> 00:40:26,156
In 1998, both david carlson and
daniel mcreaken
714
00:40:26,224 --> 00:40:28,558
Are found guilty at trial.
715
00:40:29,760 --> 00:40:32,529
[bill] daniel was found guilty
on all charges.
716
00:40:32,531 --> 00:40:35,598
And was sentenced to life in
prison,
717
00:40:35,666 --> 00:40:37,567
No possibility of parole.
718
00:40:37,635 --> 00:40:40,169
David was found guilty
719
00:40:40,238 --> 00:40:43,773
On the conspiracy to commit
first-degree murder.
720
00:40:43,841 --> 00:40:46,176
He was sentenced to 25 to life
721
00:40:46,244 --> 00:40:48,845
With a possibility for parole
after 25.
722
00:40:52,984 --> 00:40:55,585
[narrator] when it comes time
for doris's trial,
723
00:40:55,653 --> 00:40:59,422
Prosecutors add another name
to the witness list.
724
00:41:00,825 --> 00:41:04,093
Our case against doris is
probably the weakest.
725
00:41:04,095 --> 00:41:06,829
Daniel agreed to testify
against doris,
726
00:41:06,898 --> 00:41:09,833
Knowing that he would not
get any benefit from it.
727
00:41:11,102 --> 00:41:14,103
[narrator] daniel testifies that
it was doris
728
00:41:14,172 --> 00:41:16,339
Who approached him with a plan.
729
00:41:17,575 --> 00:41:21,110
[cleve] doris carlson was
getting tired of caring for
730
00:41:21,179 --> 00:41:22,512
Her mother-in-law.
731
00:41:22,881 --> 00:41:26,416
She had no thought about
how bad this was,
732
00:41:26,484 --> 00:41:28,751
How horrible it was,
how cruel it was.
733
00:41:30,188 --> 00:41:33,423
[narrator] prosecutors assert
that doris became desperate
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After she and david blew
through money
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They had borrowed
against lynne's home.
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[bill] they used money on stuff
instead of payin' the bills.
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So, the $90,000,
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90 plus thousand dollars,
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They end up just
squandering away
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And didn't take care of anything
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That they needed to take
care of.
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[narrator] as for her defense,
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Doris's attorneys make
a new and shocking claim.
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[cleve] the defense strategy was
to say that doris carlson had
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Some kind of
long-term brain damage
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From some previous injury to
her head.
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But there was not very much
evidence to support that.
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[narrator] on July 27, 1999,
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Doris is found guilty on all
charges and sentenced to death.
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[cleve] it ended up that
the supreme court
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Reversed the death penalty.
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It was a close call.
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It's a little harder to
convince the supreme court
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To affirm death for women.
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[david] it hurts.
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It's not just the one
woman that got killed.
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You've got the rest of
her family
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That had to go through
that horror.
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Our family that had
to go through the horror,
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Realizing that it was one of us
that did this to another family.
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And that's not who we are.
It's not.
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[gail] still, to this day,
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It had affected me more than
I even realized.
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And it was terrifying.
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You know, if these people were
capable
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Of doing this to their mother,
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We are like, "oh, wow.
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You know, anyone could be
capable of anything.
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You just don't know."
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