1 00:00:05,538 --> 00:00:08,240 [narrator] Life in the country should be nice and easy. 2 00:00:08,274 --> 00:00:10,609 Everybody's very friendly. Everybody waved. 3 00:00:10,643 --> 00:00:12,511 Hey, Lisa, Dean. Come meet Jeff. 4 00:00:12,545 --> 00:00:16,582 But all it takes is one person to turn peace into war. 5 00:00:16,616 --> 00:00:18,384 Great job training your dog. 6 00:00:18,418 --> 00:00:21,420 Just seemed like he had a hard life, just kind of bitter. 7 00:00:21,454 --> 00:00:22,621 We got to do something. 8 00:00:22,655 --> 00:00:25,391 He became more controlling with her. 9 00:00:25,425 --> 00:00:26,525 What are you looking at? 10 00:00:26,559 --> 00:00:27,860 - [dog barking] - Help! 11 00:00:27,894 --> 00:00:29,028 He just kind of went ballistic. 12 00:00:29,062 --> 00:00:30,295 Are you crazy? 13 00:00:31,598 --> 00:00:33,332 Stop! What are you doing? Someone's gonna get hurt. 14 00:00:33,366 --> 00:00:35,100 I don't know why she didn't ask him to leave. 15 00:00:35,135 --> 00:00:39,505 - [gunshot] - Once allegiances are set, it's a fight to the death. 16 00:00:39,539 --> 00:00:41,540 - [groans] - Call 911! 17 00:00:42,108 --> 00:00:44,176 I can't live like this. 18 00:00:44,210 --> 00:00:46,045 [grunting] 19 00:00:46,079 --> 00:00:48,380 You want me? Come and get me! 20 00:00:48,415 --> 00:00:50,015 This time I think he's serious. 21 00:00:50,050 --> 00:00:52,351 At this stage, we realized he was never going away. 22 00:00:52,385 --> 00:00:54,686 I swear I'm gonna kill you one day. 23 00:00:54,721 --> 00:00:58,524 Never in a million years could anyone have expected what was about to happen. 24 00:00:58,558 --> 00:01:00,059 - Get back. - [gunshots] 25 00:01:00,894 --> 00:01:02,828 - Bye, daddy. - [glass shatters] 26 00:01:02,862 --> 00:01:04,797 This isn't over. 27 00:01:04,831 --> 00:01:06,999 Pull the trigger whenever you're ready. 28 00:01:07,033 --> 00:01:08,434 [tires screeching] 29 00:01:08,468 --> 00:01:09,835 - [grunting] - [woman screams] 30 00:01:09,869 --> 00:01:11,270 - [siren wailing] - I'm back. 31 00:01:11,304 --> 00:01:13,005 - It's torture! - [woman screaming] 32 00:01:16,342 --> 00:01:18,610 [narrator] Residents of Greenwood, Indiana, 33 00:01:18,645 --> 00:01:21,013 get to live the best of both worlds. 34 00:01:23,283 --> 00:01:26,318 You can live in a rural sort of country area, 35 00:01:26,352 --> 00:01:30,522 but still being five, ten, 15 minutes from the city. 36 00:01:31,658 --> 00:01:32,925 [Lisa] Everybody knows everybody. 37 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:35,694 People, you know, care about each other. 38 00:01:35,728 --> 00:01:37,696 We check in with each other. 39 00:01:38,665 --> 00:01:39,965 It's just a nice place to live. 40 00:01:41,301 --> 00:01:43,769 [narrator] For Dean Keller and his wife Lisa... 41 00:01:43,803 --> 00:01:44,970 - Hey, guys! - Hey, how are you? 42 00:01:45,004 --> 00:01:47,639 - Hi, dad. - ...it's not just about the lifestyle. 43 00:01:47,674 --> 00:01:50,776 Their family has a rich history in these parts. 44 00:01:50,810 --> 00:01:55,147 My kids are the fourth generation to go to the school 45 00:01:55,181 --> 00:01:57,015 that is right around the corner. 46 00:01:57,050 --> 00:01:59,318 You could say we have some roots. 47 00:01:59,352 --> 00:02:01,887 Generations of families have lived in the area 48 00:02:01,921 --> 00:02:04,590 for long periods of time. 49 00:02:04,624 --> 00:02:07,726 My in-laws live just south of my house, 50 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:11,530 and the house that they built and have lived in since they were married. 51 00:02:11,564 --> 00:02:14,166 [narrator] Dean and Lisa both work in the city. 52 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:17,002 He's a firefighter. She's an attorney. 53 00:02:17,036 --> 00:02:20,038 But with their youngest kids, Andrew and Shelby, 54 00:02:20,073 --> 00:02:22,841 still living at home, parenting is easier 55 00:02:22,876 --> 00:02:24,676 when you know all your neighbors. 56 00:02:24,711 --> 00:02:27,679 Everybody's very friendly. Everybody waved. 57 00:02:27,714 --> 00:02:29,481 We know our neighbors, our neighbors know us. 58 00:02:29,516 --> 00:02:31,350 We know everybody in the community. 59 00:02:32,385 --> 00:02:34,419 Nancy Phillips has lived next door 60 00:02:34,454 --> 00:02:37,055 to the Kellers for over 20 years. 61 00:02:37,090 --> 00:02:41,860 She and her late husband originally bought the property from Dean's uncle. 62 00:02:41,895 --> 00:02:47,032 Nancy's property and the property that we own used to be connected as one. 63 00:02:47,066 --> 00:02:50,502 She was friendly and we didn't have any issues with her. 64 00:02:50,537 --> 00:02:52,704 We joked. It was a good atmosphere. 65 00:02:52,739 --> 00:02:55,374 -Look, isn't that pretty? -We got to go, mom. We're running late. 66 00:02:55,408 --> 00:02:58,577 Nancy has two daughters, 67 00:02:58,611 --> 00:03:00,479 -Dawn and Debbie. -Thanks so much for lunch. [indistinct] 68 00:03:00,513 --> 00:03:02,581 We get along with them really well. 69 00:03:02,615 --> 00:03:03,715 Thank you for coming. 70 00:03:03,750 --> 00:03:07,152 Her daughters came and her grandkids came out and, 71 00:03:07,187 --> 00:03:09,121 you know, they enjoyed playing out there like we did 72 00:03:09,155 --> 00:03:10,489 when we were kids. 73 00:03:12,425 --> 00:03:16,328 As Nancy enters her 70s, life alone is harder. 74 00:03:17,664 --> 00:03:19,464 As a single woman living out 75 00:03:19,499 --> 00:03:22,935 where we live with three acres of ground to mow, 76 00:03:22,969 --> 00:03:26,939 that would be a lot to take on as a widowed female. 77 00:03:26,973 --> 00:03:30,309 So, Nancy comes up with the perfect solution. 78 00:03:30,343 --> 00:03:35,581 She invites her old friend, Jeff Weigle, to rent a room in her house. 79 00:03:35,615 --> 00:03:38,483 [Shipe] He and Nancy and Nancy's husband all worked together, 80 00:03:38,518 --> 00:03:40,118 but when her husband passed away, 81 00:03:40,153 --> 00:03:41,954 then he moved out there 82 00:03:41,988 --> 00:03:43,589 and started renting from her to help 83 00:03:43,623 --> 00:03:46,058 with the expenses and workload. 84 00:03:46,092 --> 00:03:48,427 It was a reasonable place for him to stay. 85 00:03:49,262 --> 00:03:50,862 So it worked out for both of them. 86 00:03:51,831 --> 00:03:53,398 [screeching] 87 00:03:53,466 --> 00:03:55,867 [narrator] Jeff quickly gets down to business. 88 00:03:55,902 --> 00:03:59,204 Jeffrey Weigle is a very active guy 89 00:03:59,239 --> 00:04:01,039 because you could tell in the way he walked. 90 00:04:01,074 --> 00:04:04,009 He seemed to have just a bunch of energy. 91 00:04:04,043 --> 00:04:08,313 He's kind of a person who gets by on his own resources, 92 00:04:08,348 --> 00:04:11,516 his own strength, his own two hands. 93 00:04:12,385 --> 00:04:14,052 [laughs] Hi. 94 00:04:14,087 --> 00:04:15,988 Hey, Lisa, Dean. Come meet Jeff. 95 00:04:16,022 --> 00:04:17,823 - Hey, Jeff. - Nice to meet you. 96 00:04:17,857 --> 00:04:19,491 - Hi. - When I first met Jeff, 97 00:04:19,525 --> 00:04:22,794 he was just helping out, he was Nancy's new boarder 98 00:04:22,829 --> 00:04:27,032 and we went to talk to him, it was, welcome to the neighborhood. 99 00:04:27,066 --> 00:04:30,302 Yeah, I hear you're a firefighter, that's pretty impressive. 100 00:04:30,336 --> 00:04:32,471 Hey, I'm impressed by anybody who cuts their own wood. 101 00:04:32,505 --> 00:04:35,641 Yeah, probably, half as fast as you can because of the arm, you know? 102 00:04:35,675 --> 00:04:39,144 He had something wrong with one of his arms, that happened at work. 103 00:04:39,178 --> 00:04:41,813 He was on some kind of disability for this. 104 00:04:41,848 --> 00:04:44,416 It hindered some of the things he could do physically. 105 00:04:46,919 --> 00:04:48,620 Just seemed like he had a hard life. 106 00:04:48,655 --> 00:04:52,057 I promised her I'd help out, and so here I am. 107 00:04:52,859 --> 00:04:54,059 We'll see you lot here? 108 00:04:54,761 --> 00:04:56,895 Well, you probably will, yes. 109 00:04:56,929 --> 00:04:58,230 Can't see too much of a good neighbor. 110 00:04:58,264 --> 00:04:59,698 [Jeff laughs] 111 00:04:59,732 --> 00:05:03,201 [narrator] But a good beginning doesn't guarantee a happy ending. 112 00:05:03,236 --> 00:05:05,103 - [dog barking] - Go away! 113 00:05:05,138 --> 00:05:07,105 [gunshots] 114 00:05:07,173 --> 00:05:10,676 For now, the Kellers welcome Jeff with open arms. 115 00:05:10,710 --> 00:05:12,678 - Nice to meet you, Jeff. - Me, too. 116 00:05:12,712 --> 00:05:14,579 Let us know if you need anything, okay. 117 00:05:14,614 --> 00:05:15,947 Thank you. Take care, guys. 118 00:05:15,982 --> 00:05:17,516 - Yeah. - Bye. 119 00:05:17,550 --> 00:05:19,051 I wouldn't say they were best friends, 120 00:05:19,085 --> 00:05:22,187 but they could count on each other if things were needed. 121 00:05:22,221 --> 00:05:24,790 - It's nice to see Nancy with a friend. - Yep. 122 00:05:24,824 --> 00:05:27,359 She was only on her own. 123 00:05:27,393 --> 00:05:29,628 Initially, I thought it was gonna be good. 124 00:05:30,663 --> 00:05:32,364 [insects chirping] 125 00:05:32,398 --> 00:05:35,701 [narrator] As time passes, Jeff is true to his word, 126 00:05:35,735 --> 00:05:38,570 and keeps the property in great shape. 127 00:05:38,604 --> 00:05:40,872 [Vic] He would take care of the chores around the house, 128 00:05:40,907 --> 00:05:43,775 fixing whatever when it was broken or, and that sort of stuff. 129 00:05:43,810 --> 00:05:46,611 And I take it he was very good at that sort of thing. 130 00:05:48,081 --> 00:05:49,848 Hey, Jeff, I brought you some coffee. 131 00:05:49,882 --> 00:05:52,184 Oh, that's great. Just leave it right there, I'll get to it. 132 00:05:52,251 --> 00:05:54,619 - Thanks, hon. - And it was clear that, 133 00:05:54,654 --> 00:06:00,425 you know, she was a big supporter of everything Jeffrey did. 134 00:06:00,460 --> 00:06:03,328 [narrator] Just as Jeff starts feeling settled, 135 00:06:03,363 --> 00:06:05,831 Dean unknowingly makes him uncomfortable. 136 00:06:05,865 --> 00:06:07,466 - Out. - [blows whistle] 137 00:06:07,500 --> 00:06:08,644 [barking] 138 00:06:08,668 --> 00:06:11,670 Out, good. Sit. 139 00:06:11,704 --> 00:06:13,472 You're training an attack dog? 140 00:06:14,974 --> 00:06:16,274 What are you talking about? 141 00:06:16,309 --> 00:06:17,909 We had a German shepherd puppy. 142 00:06:17,944 --> 00:06:20,612 He's a very friendly dog. Everybody like that dog. 143 00:06:20,646 --> 00:06:23,215 We're doing obedience training. We're off leash around here. 144 00:06:23,950 --> 00:06:25,317 Off leash? 145 00:06:25,985 --> 00:06:27,652 If you say so. 146 00:06:27,687 --> 00:06:30,455 People in the country don't really put their dogs on leashes. 147 00:06:30,490 --> 00:06:33,191 He was not from the country. 148 00:06:33,226 --> 00:06:36,428 I don't think he ever lived in the country before he lived out there. 149 00:06:36,462 --> 00:06:40,165 [narrator] The dog isn't the only thing that catches Jeff off guard. 150 00:06:40,233 --> 00:06:41,600 Are you in the military? 151 00:06:42,168 --> 00:06:43,969 Ah, part time. 152 00:06:44,003 --> 00:06:46,138 We're retired out of Air Force Reserve, 153 00:06:46,172 --> 00:06:52,244 and we typically did not come and go from the property in our uniforms. 154 00:06:52,278 --> 00:06:57,282 But one night after drill, Dean came home in uniform. 155 00:06:57,316 --> 00:06:59,518 I'm more of a peace nick, huh. 156 00:06:59,552 --> 00:07:02,421 He told me one time that he was a peace loving hippie. 157 00:07:03,556 --> 00:07:05,424 He had protested the war. 158 00:07:05,458 --> 00:07:07,359 Hope you don't have a problem with that. 159 00:07:08,060 --> 00:07:09,594 Not in the least. 160 00:07:09,629 --> 00:07:11,263 I told him I'm like, you know, that's fine. 161 00:07:11,297 --> 00:07:12,764 I choose to serve, that's my choice. 162 00:07:12,799 --> 00:07:14,699 You chose not to, that's your choice. 163 00:07:14,734 --> 00:07:16,101 You don't have to like it. 164 00:07:19,705 --> 00:07:22,707 - [dog whimpering] - Wait, wait, wait. 165 00:07:24,210 --> 00:07:25,877 It's pretty clear that Dean and Jeffrey 166 00:07:25,912 --> 00:07:28,380 came from two different worlds. 167 00:07:28,414 --> 00:07:32,951 He just seemed like somebody who's just kind of bitter at life. 168 00:07:34,587 --> 00:07:38,623 - Nancy, wait for me! - The tension between the two men intensifies 169 00:07:38,658 --> 00:07:41,660 when Dean witnesses an unsettling conversation. 170 00:07:41,694 --> 00:07:44,396 I'm just going to see the girls. I'll drive on my own. 171 00:07:44,430 --> 00:07:47,499 I know it's too far into town, it's too dangerous. 172 00:07:50,603 --> 00:07:53,338 - Dangerous how? - Get in the car. 173 00:07:53,372 --> 00:07:55,874 Whenever she wanted to go somewhere, 174 00:07:55,908 --> 00:07:57,409 Jeffrey made sure he was with her. 175 00:07:57,443 --> 00:07:58,743 Get in the car. 176 00:07:59,745 --> 00:08:02,447 It was bizarre behavior. There was no point in it. 177 00:08:03,816 --> 00:08:06,885 He became more controlling with her. 178 00:08:06,919 --> 00:08:10,021 Nancy would not stand up to Jeff when that was going on. 179 00:08:11,123 --> 00:08:14,059 That just raised some questions about his character. 180 00:08:14,093 --> 00:08:17,128 [narrator] And Jeff doesn't appreciate having an audience. 181 00:08:17,830 --> 00:08:19,498 What are you looking at? 182 00:08:20,900 --> 00:08:24,503 There are people that you just don't click with, I understand that. 183 00:08:27,473 --> 00:08:29,908 But those are the people you just try to stay away from. 184 00:08:29,942 --> 00:08:32,644 Unfortunately, I learned that a little bit later. 185 00:08:32,678 --> 00:08:34,646 [birds chirping] 186 00:08:34,680 --> 00:08:38,783 Once Jeff moved in, he kind of pushed everybody away. 187 00:08:38,818 --> 00:08:40,919 It just kind of changed the whole dynamic 188 00:08:40,953 --> 00:08:43,722 of the relationship with Nancy. 189 00:08:43,756 --> 00:08:46,091 He didn't want anybody on the property. 190 00:08:46,125 --> 00:08:48,527 [narrator] His disdain goes for pets, too. 191 00:08:49,662 --> 00:08:51,196 [sighs] No. 192 00:08:57,436 --> 00:09:00,539 Hey, great job training your dog! 193 00:09:01,574 --> 00:09:02,774 What's that supposed to mean? 194 00:09:02,808 --> 00:09:05,844 It means this belongs to you! 195 00:09:05,878 --> 00:09:10,048 He believed we had trained our dog to go onto their property, 196 00:09:10,082 --> 00:09:11,483 to use their property as opposed 197 00:09:11,517 --> 00:09:14,319 to leaving a mess on our property. 198 00:09:14,353 --> 00:09:17,556 Look, your dog is on my lawn all the time. 199 00:09:17,590 --> 00:09:18,990 I don't want them over here. 200 00:09:19,025 --> 00:09:22,294 Dogs roam all over the place. Even Nancy's dog. 201 00:09:22,328 --> 00:09:26,398 It was common for the dogs to roam about, just wasn't a big deal. 202 00:09:26,432 --> 00:09:28,433 It didn't have to be a big deal. 203 00:09:28,467 --> 00:09:30,035 Dogs have never been a problem. 204 00:09:30,069 --> 00:09:32,437 But they're a problem now, okay. 205 00:09:32,471 --> 00:09:34,606 Your guard dog scares the hell out of me! 206 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:38,176 It seems like the German shepherd kind of amped that up 207 00:09:38,210 --> 00:09:41,513 because that went along with that anti-military, 208 00:09:41,547 --> 00:09:46,851 anti-uniform thing that always set him off. 209 00:09:46,886 --> 00:09:48,787 Nancy, are you okay with this? 210 00:09:48,821 --> 00:09:53,458 Well, he'd prefer not to have your dogs over here, which makes sense. 211 00:09:53,492 --> 00:09:56,194 It was just him trying to exert control. 212 00:09:56,228 --> 00:09:58,763 It seemed like he wanted to be her mouthpiece. 213 00:10:01,567 --> 00:10:04,035 Like he's got Nancy wrapped around his little finger. 214 00:10:04,070 --> 00:10:07,505 She would just think that everything he said was the gospel. 215 00:10:08,541 --> 00:10:11,610 Noticed her daughters don't stop by as often? 216 00:10:11,644 --> 00:10:13,478 I think they find him too controlling. 217 00:10:13,512 --> 00:10:14,613 Can you blame them? 218 00:10:14,647 --> 00:10:15,780 [Lisa] Her daughters didn't come around, 219 00:10:15,815 --> 00:10:17,682 her grandkids no longer came around. 220 00:10:17,717 --> 00:10:21,186 He had managed to pretty much isolate her from everybody. 221 00:10:21,220 --> 00:10:23,455 He really became in control of everything 222 00:10:23,489 --> 00:10:26,458 that went on around that property. 223 00:10:26,492 --> 00:10:30,295 [narrator] The Kellers try their best to keep their distance from Jeff. 224 00:10:30,329 --> 00:10:33,531 But the next time their dog crosses the property line, 225 00:10:33,566 --> 00:10:35,333 the situation escalates. 226 00:10:37,236 --> 00:10:39,137 - That's a good swing, isn't it, Shelby? - How's it going? 227 00:10:39,171 --> 00:10:41,840 My sister was visiting, Jeff was walking down the road, 228 00:10:41,874 --> 00:10:43,975 I got a hold of that dog. 229 00:10:44,010 --> 00:10:46,811 [indistinct] swinging, Shelby. 230 00:10:46,846 --> 00:10:49,014 Rocky did not like Jeff. 231 00:10:49,048 --> 00:10:51,316 Didn't matter if Jeff was just out on the porch, 232 00:10:51,350 --> 00:10:55,987 if Jeff was anywhere outside his house, Rocky would bark. 233 00:10:56,022 --> 00:10:59,791 Suddenly, the dog snaps and makes a beeline for the neighbor. 234 00:10:59,825 --> 00:11:01,693 No! Back off! Help! 235 00:11:01,727 --> 00:11:03,261 [barking continues] 236 00:11:03,796 --> 00:11:05,196 [Jeff groans] 237 00:11:05,231 --> 00:11:06,831 He just bit me! 238 00:11:07,967 --> 00:11:09,834 [Dean] What are you doing? 239 00:11:09,869 --> 00:11:11,670 Hey, what, are you crazy? 240 00:11:11,737 --> 00:11:15,707 He just kind of went ballistic and pulled the knife. 241 00:11:15,741 --> 00:11:17,475 Back off! Get away! 242 00:11:18,210 --> 00:11:20,545 [Shipe] It was really scary. 243 00:11:20,579 --> 00:11:23,281 I've never ever seen anybody pull a knife in my whole life. 244 00:11:32,892 --> 00:11:34,693 Back off! Back off! 245 00:11:34,727 --> 00:11:38,296 He has a pocket knife pulled, I was like, "You can put the knife away." 246 00:11:38,330 --> 00:11:39,431 Oh, oh, what are you doing? 247 00:11:39,465 --> 00:11:43,034 I know it's not right then, my dog's off my property. 248 00:11:44,303 --> 00:11:47,605 But there's no need to cause harm. 249 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:48,940 Are you crazy? 250 00:11:48,974 --> 00:11:52,844 We got kids out here, I'm just trying to get this deescalated. 251 00:11:52,878 --> 00:11:56,114 I'm afraid they got his dog. We thought Jeff was okay. 252 00:11:56,148 --> 00:11:58,516 He wasn't bleeding, we didn't see any injuries. 253 00:11:58,551 --> 00:12:01,386 - [siren wailing] - And then Jeff called the authorities. 254 00:12:01,420 --> 00:12:04,456 [narrator] When officers arrive, they question both sides. 255 00:12:05,424 --> 00:12:08,793 The dog jumped on him when it ran out. 256 00:12:08,828 --> 00:12:11,296 - [Jeff groans] - And it scratched him, 257 00:12:11,330 --> 00:12:13,398 but there were no bite marks. 258 00:12:13,432 --> 00:12:16,701 [narrator] It can't be verified whether the dog bit Jeff Weigle. 259 00:12:16,736 --> 00:12:19,270 But either way, there's consequences. 260 00:12:19,305 --> 00:12:21,206 There are abrasions on Mr. Weigle's leg, 261 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:22,874 so you're gonna have to quarantine your dog. 262 00:12:22,908 --> 00:12:24,375 You can't be serious? 263 00:12:24,410 --> 00:12:27,879 Which means that the dog had to be inside. 264 00:12:27,913 --> 00:12:29,447 No, I'm serious. 265 00:12:29,482 --> 00:12:33,718 Or if it was outside, to use a leash, 266 00:12:33,753 --> 00:12:37,622 which was just kind of weird. 267 00:12:37,656 --> 00:12:39,791 [narrator] Law enforcement tells both neighbors 268 00:12:39,825 --> 00:12:41,860 to stay on their respective properties. 269 00:12:41,894 --> 00:12:43,461 Be careful. 270 00:12:43,496 --> 00:12:47,732 Come on, he's more worried about his dogs than he is about me. 271 00:12:48,801 --> 00:12:51,102 Jeffrey believed that the Kellers 272 00:12:51,137 --> 00:12:53,338 didn't act quickly to pull the dog off of him. 273 00:12:53,372 --> 00:12:55,306 Help! Help! 274 00:12:56,575 --> 00:12:58,977 So he was very angry about that. 275 00:13:00,546 --> 00:13:03,348 That was probably the first moment 276 00:13:03,382 --> 00:13:05,517 that this is not gonna be something 277 00:13:05,551 --> 00:13:09,087 that's going to probably work out. 278 00:13:09,121 --> 00:13:13,158 This is hard to understand because we hadn't dealt with somebody like that 279 00:13:13,192 --> 00:13:14,659 in our area before. 280 00:13:17,363 --> 00:13:20,365 Weeks later, the dog quarantine ends. 281 00:13:22,201 --> 00:13:25,203 But Jeff's fear of the Kellers' pet remains. 282 00:13:27,773 --> 00:13:32,443 Hey, I would appreciate it if you keep your dog on a leash. 283 00:13:33,112 --> 00:13:34,245 Why leash? 284 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:36,815 Because he bit me once, he could bite me again. 285 00:13:36,849 --> 00:13:41,686 I didn't understand what his thought process was. 286 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:46,457 If you're afraid of the dog, then step back into your house. 287 00:13:46,492 --> 00:13:48,760 Yeah, I'll follow the letter of the law, 288 00:13:48,794 --> 00:13:50,528 but you cannot dictate what I do in my own property. 289 00:13:50,563 --> 00:13:51,796 That's absurd. 290 00:13:52,731 --> 00:13:53,798 Fine. 291 00:13:53,833 --> 00:13:55,066 I'll just have to figure out a way 292 00:13:55,100 --> 00:13:57,635 to keep your dog off our property. 293 00:13:58,170 --> 00:13:59,437 Our property? 294 00:13:59,471 --> 00:14:03,374 It seemed like he was always trying to get me to react. 295 00:14:03,409 --> 00:14:05,143 Let's go, boy, come on. Get your ball, let's go. 296 00:14:05,177 --> 00:14:08,379 [Lisa] This person who hated us, for whatever reason, 297 00:14:08,413 --> 00:14:12,050 controlled a lot of what we did and how we did it. 298 00:14:12,084 --> 00:14:14,786 And that's a horrible way to live. 299 00:14:16,121 --> 00:14:18,923 He rented a room, he didn't own that property. 300 00:14:18,958 --> 00:14:20,892 Jeff didn't own anything. 301 00:14:23,696 --> 00:14:27,432 [narrator] Since Jeff isn't leaving anytime soon, 302 00:14:27,466 --> 00:14:30,501 Dean comes up with a way to divide the properties. 303 00:14:30,536 --> 00:14:31,769 [phone ringing] 304 00:14:32,571 --> 00:14:33,705 Hello? 305 00:14:33,739 --> 00:14:35,006 Nancy. 306 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:36,841 Oh, hey, what can I do for you? 307 00:14:36,876 --> 00:14:39,010 I want to build a chain link fence along our property line, 308 00:14:39,044 --> 00:14:40,979 so we can go back to being good neighbors. 309 00:14:41,013 --> 00:14:43,248 Well, that's fine by me. 310 00:14:43,282 --> 00:14:46,451 I talked to Nancy and she said, yeah, that was fine. 311 00:14:48,587 --> 00:14:50,889 Dean decides he's gonna take out a fence, 312 00:14:51,957 --> 00:14:55,159 an old fence and replace it, put in a new fence 313 00:14:55,194 --> 00:14:59,397 so that the dogs could stay in their particular yards 314 00:14:59,431 --> 00:15:02,100 and not get into the neighbor's yards. 315 00:15:03,068 --> 00:15:05,970 Hey! What the hell are you doing? 316 00:15:06,005 --> 00:15:07,105 Putting a new fence. 317 00:15:07,139 --> 00:15:09,107 Who told you, you could take the old one out? 318 00:15:09,141 --> 00:15:13,811 [narrator] Dean now realizes this feud is about more than just dogs. 319 00:15:13,846 --> 00:15:16,581 Jeffrey believed that that fence was theirs 320 00:15:16,615 --> 00:15:19,717 and that Dean had no right to remove it. 321 00:15:19,752 --> 00:15:23,988 First of all, it's not your fence. It's our land, it's our fence! 322 00:15:24,023 --> 00:15:26,391 Secondly, Nancy said it was okay! 323 00:15:26,425 --> 00:15:29,394 But you didn't okay it with me. 324 00:15:29,428 --> 00:15:33,097 I knew it was our fence. It was just Jeff being Jeff. 325 00:15:37,336 --> 00:15:40,271 - [grunts] - [narrator] For now, there's nothing Jeff can do. 326 00:15:40,306 --> 00:15:43,942 But Dean knows that won't be the case for long. 327 00:15:43,976 --> 00:15:47,578 It's like the kid that, "If you're gonna ignore me, then I'll... 328 00:15:47,613 --> 00:15:51,149 I'll do something until you pay attention to me." 329 00:15:54,987 --> 00:15:59,123 Our daughter is sitting out there watching, videotaping, 330 00:15:59,158 --> 00:16:01,526 in case there's a problem. 331 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:04,495 And Jeff comes out while Dean is putting this fence up 332 00:16:04,530 --> 00:16:05,797 and sets his chair down. 333 00:16:05,831 --> 00:16:08,833 So she brought out your guard dog to threaten me, huh? 334 00:16:10,803 --> 00:16:13,204 No one's threatening you. He's on our property. 335 00:16:14,340 --> 00:16:18,543 Well, this ought to keep him there. 336 00:16:22,014 --> 00:16:26,718 And he started lighting firecrackers and antagonizing the dog. 337 00:16:26,752 --> 00:16:28,519 - [crackers rattling] - [dog barking] 338 00:16:31,857 --> 00:16:33,491 The dog was growling and barking 339 00:16:33,525 --> 00:16:36,761 and wanted to get across the property line. 340 00:16:40,766 --> 00:16:42,600 Stop! What are you doing? Someone's gonna get hurt. 341 00:16:42,634 --> 00:16:45,169 I'm on my property, I could do whatever I want. 342 00:16:46,238 --> 00:16:48,539 Hey, you're gonna step on my property? 343 00:16:48,574 --> 00:16:52,710 I think he was trying to lure me onto their property, 344 00:16:52,745 --> 00:16:57,482 so then he could be justified to doing some action. 345 00:16:57,516 --> 00:16:59,951 Are you gonna step on my property? 346 00:16:59,985 --> 00:17:02,120 These two would do this daily. 347 00:17:02,154 --> 00:17:04,622 Anytime they saw each other, there'd be something 348 00:17:04,656 --> 00:17:06,958 that one side would do to make the other side angry. 349 00:17:07,926 --> 00:17:09,727 Dad, don't! 350 00:17:09,762 --> 00:17:11,062 All right, let's go, come on. 351 00:17:11,096 --> 00:17:12,530 That's what I thought. 352 00:17:12,564 --> 00:17:15,333 [Dean] So I'm like, probably just thought to step back. 353 00:17:15,367 --> 00:17:19,704 Things were... said that were going to possibly, 354 00:17:19,738 --> 00:17:22,440 you know, not be able to be unsaid. 355 00:17:22,474 --> 00:17:23,741 [Dean] Good boy, come on. 356 00:17:23,776 --> 00:17:26,778 You have to wonder about the pent-up anger and frustration 357 00:17:26,812 --> 00:17:29,313 both sides must have been feeling. 358 00:17:35,054 --> 00:17:37,688 [narrator] When Dean finally finishes the fence, 359 00:17:37,723 --> 00:17:40,558 it doesn't give the Kellers the peace they were hoping for. 360 00:17:41,727 --> 00:17:43,194 You don't know what he's thinking, 361 00:17:43,228 --> 00:17:46,397 but you know what he said to your husband or what he said to you. 362 00:17:46,432 --> 00:17:49,600 So we started making adjustments to our life 363 00:17:49,635 --> 00:17:51,402 and the way we used our property. 364 00:17:51,437 --> 00:17:55,506 Meanwhile, Nancy Phillips remains grateful for Jeff's help, 365 00:17:55,541 --> 00:17:58,876 and oblivious to the stress he's causing her neighbors. 366 00:17:58,911 --> 00:18:00,745 I don't know why she didn't ask him to leave. 367 00:18:00,779 --> 00:18:05,316 She would always say we just didn't understand. 368 00:18:05,350 --> 00:18:09,153 She always told us she was in control of him. 369 00:18:09,188 --> 00:18:13,324 [narrator] For now, the fence keeps a safe distance between the two men, 370 00:18:13,358 --> 00:18:17,261 but it doesn't cover the entire property line. 371 00:18:17,296 --> 00:18:19,130 Jeff walked to the end of the fence. 372 00:18:21,700 --> 00:18:26,637 Dean's German shepherd gets out and races towards Jeffrey. 373 00:18:26,672 --> 00:18:28,339 - [dog barking] - Help! 374 00:18:30,275 --> 00:18:33,478 - Get away! - Jeffrey is trying to defend himself 375 00:18:33,512 --> 00:18:34,479 from the dog. 376 00:18:35,514 --> 00:18:36,814 [groans] 377 00:18:36,849 --> 00:18:38,983 Get away, get away. 378 00:18:39,017 --> 00:18:43,955 I go to get the dog and he makes a move towards me. 379 00:18:43,989 --> 00:18:45,089 [Jeff grunts] 380 00:18:45,124 --> 00:18:46,958 I never imagined it would get to this. 381 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:49,460 Call 911! 382 00:18:56,468 --> 00:18:57,502 [Jeff grunting] 383 00:18:57,536 --> 00:19:00,071 Jeffrey pulls a knife, 384 00:19:00,105 --> 00:19:01,973 and these two were wrestling around on the ground, 385 00:19:02,007 --> 00:19:04,075 this was, this was dangerous. 386 00:19:04,109 --> 00:19:09,147 I grab the arm that has the hand with the knife in it and... 387 00:19:09,982 --> 00:19:11,349 he stabs me. 388 00:19:11,383 --> 00:19:12,350 David! [indistinct] 389 00:19:12,384 --> 00:19:14,619 It went to the bone in my right arm. 390 00:19:14,653 --> 00:19:16,020 Call 911! 391 00:19:17,356 --> 00:19:22,593 I got a call at work from our son Andrew crying, 392 00:19:22,628 --> 00:19:25,263 telling me that Jeff had stabbed Dean. 393 00:19:25,297 --> 00:19:30,334 You just don't mentally prepare yourself for a phone call that says 394 00:19:30,369 --> 00:19:32,637 the neighbor's actually stabbed your spouse. 395 00:19:32,671 --> 00:19:34,639 [siren wailing] 396 00:19:34,673 --> 00:19:37,441 The two men plead their cases to authorities. 397 00:19:38,143 --> 00:19:39,777 Look at this. 398 00:19:39,811 --> 00:19:43,214 That's a second time the dog bit me, only this time he helped! 399 00:19:44,149 --> 00:19:46,851 Jeffrey tells the officers 400 00:19:46,885 --> 00:19:49,620 that Dean was actually holding him to the ground 401 00:19:49,655 --> 00:19:51,856 and letting his dog bite him. 402 00:19:51,890 --> 00:19:54,091 Look, my dog didn't bite him. 403 00:19:54,126 --> 00:19:55,459 There's a bite mark on his hand. 404 00:19:55,494 --> 00:19:57,461 Yeah, I did that. 405 00:19:57,496 --> 00:20:00,932 I know it doesn't sound very manly, but I was the one who bit him. 406 00:20:00,966 --> 00:20:03,434 Look, he stabbed me, okay? 407 00:20:03,468 --> 00:20:05,836 I would like go to the hospital, if you don't mind. 408 00:20:05,871 --> 00:20:10,575 They just couldn't determine who really was at fault here. 409 00:20:10,609 --> 00:20:11,909 It doesn't matter at this point 410 00:20:11,944 --> 00:20:15,146 whether the dog bit Jeffrey or Dean bit Jeffrey. 411 00:20:15,180 --> 00:20:16,514 This is getting ridiculous. 412 00:20:16,548 --> 00:20:19,150 Police see the wounds on both men 413 00:20:19,184 --> 00:20:21,419 and they get the medical attention, 414 00:20:21,453 --> 00:20:23,721 then take both of them to the Johnson County Jail. 415 00:20:25,190 --> 00:20:26,457 The dog was considered a weapon, 416 00:20:26,491 --> 00:20:27,792 the knife was considered a weapon, 417 00:20:27,826 --> 00:20:30,094 so everybody was gonna be charged. 418 00:20:30,128 --> 00:20:32,463 [narrator] Both men are indicted for battery. 419 00:20:32,497 --> 00:20:35,099 But Dean Keller is released later that day 420 00:20:35,133 --> 00:20:37,668 after his wife Lisa posts his bail. 421 00:20:37,703 --> 00:20:40,004 Jeff couldn't get his bail posted, 422 00:20:40,038 --> 00:20:41,739 so he was gonna spend a few nights in jail. 423 00:20:41,773 --> 00:20:43,441 [door locks] 424 00:20:43,475 --> 00:20:45,576 That was the only time I'd ever been arrested. 425 00:20:45,611 --> 00:20:48,913 At that point in your life, that shouldn't be happening to you. 426 00:20:48,947 --> 00:20:51,983 While the Kellers should feel relieved to have a few peaceful days 427 00:20:52,017 --> 00:20:53,584 without Jeff Weigle, 428 00:20:53,619 --> 00:20:56,954 the violence has left everyone spiraling. 429 00:20:56,989 --> 00:20:58,789 [Lisa] The kids were home when the stabbing happened, 430 00:20:58,824 --> 00:21:03,894 so now I've got to deal with them being traumatized by that 431 00:21:03,929 --> 00:21:09,734 and a new reality that it's gonna be word on word, 432 00:21:09,768 --> 00:21:14,205 and we're gonna look just as guilty as he does. 433 00:21:14,239 --> 00:21:16,407 [narrator] Meanwhile, Jeff's absence leaves 434 00:21:16,441 --> 00:21:18,876 Nancy Phillips feeling vulnerable. 435 00:21:18,910 --> 00:21:21,212 He really got in Nancy's head. 436 00:21:21,246 --> 00:21:24,415 And Jeffrey convinced her that she needed him there 437 00:21:24,449 --> 00:21:26,751 that everybody was out to get them 438 00:21:26,785 --> 00:21:29,520 and everybody was against them. 439 00:21:29,554 --> 00:21:32,923 So when Dean and Lisa's pet gets overly excited, 440 00:21:32,958 --> 00:21:34,725 Nancy is on high alert. 441 00:21:39,131 --> 00:21:41,499 She panicked about the dog. 442 00:21:41,533 --> 00:21:43,668 [narrator] Nancy knows there's a gap in the fence 443 00:21:43,702 --> 00:21:46,270 and is afraid of the dog invading her property. 444 00:21:47,739 --> 00:21:53,744 She went got a pistol and... 445 00:21:53,779 --> 00:21:55,746 - [gunshot] - ...fired up into the air. 446 00:21:56,348 --> 00:21:57,648 [dog growling] 447 00:21:57,683 --> 00:21:59,483 Where we live, people shoot all the time. 448 00:21:59,518 --> 00:22:01,919 So the gun, that didn't disturb me at all. 449 00:22:01,953 --> 00:22:05,556 What bothered me was the fact that we have kids out in the yard 450 00:22:05,590 --> 00:22:08,326 and what goes up has to come down. 451 00:22:08,360 --> 00:22:13,097 We called the cops again and she tells the cops 452 00:22:13,131 --> 00:22:16,600 that she wasn't sure how to unload the firearm, 453 00:22:16,635 --> 00:22:20,805 so she fired the firearm into the air. 454 00:22:22,274 --> 00:22:24,508 So there were no consequences. 455 00:22:26,244 --> 00:22:29,580 [narrator] The rising strain leaves Dean and Lisa terrified 456 00:22:29,614 --> 00:22:32,049 about what might happen next. 457 00:22:32,084 --> 00:22:34,485 And I'm not sure staying is worth it. 458 00:22:34,519 --> 00:22:36,787 You knew something was gonna give. 459 00:22:36,822 --> 00:22:39,056 I can't live like this. 460 00:22:39,091 --> 00:22:41,792 And that's probably the worst part as a parent, 461 00:22:41,827 --> 00:22:45,162 because it's gonna be you, your husband, or your kids. 462 00:22:45,197 --> 00:22:49,100 [narrator] The Kellers' anxiety spikes when Jeff is released from jail. 463 00:22:49,134 --> 00:22:51,102 The prosecutors looked at the case 464 00:22:51,136 --> 00:22:53,237 and eventually dropped the charge. 465 00:22:53,271 --> 00:22:56,774 Dean and Lisa were hoping that that week that he was in jail was time 466 00:22:56,808 --> 00:22:59,377 that she could use to get him out. 467 00:22:59,411 --> 00:23:02,513 [narrator] But Nancy welcomes her tenant home with open arms. 468 00:23:03,482 --> 00:23:05,383 Hey, you hungry? I made you dinner. 469 00:23:05,417 --> 00:23:07,151 I am starving. 470 00:23:07,185 --> 00:23:12,156 And I remember thinking, here we go again, what's gonna happen now? 471 00:23:12,190 --> 00:23:13,257 You alone? 472 00:23:14,226 --> 00:23:15,359 I am. 473 00:23:15,394 --> 00:23:19,163 Good. I thought maybe they'd be lurking on you. 474 00:23:19,197 --> 00:23:23,934 I even appealed to Nancy, at one point in time I just said, you know, 475 00:23:23,969 --> 00:23:26,670 "I'll pay you rent." And she said, "Well, I need him." 476 00:23:26,705 --> 00:23:29,106 He's never leaving. Ever. 477 00:23:29,141 --> 00:23:33,778 It's hard to tell with them what his thought process was. 478 00:23:33,812 --> 00:23:37,982 I don't know if he fed off of the strife and turmoil, 479 00:23:38,016 --> 00:23:40,985 or if that just gave him purpose, 480 00:23:41,019 --> 00:23:43,854 but I was going to err on the side of caution. 481 00:23:43,889 --> 00:23:46,457 - I feel like I'm in a nightmare. - [Dean sighs] 482 00:23:46,491 --> 00:23:50,528 Somebody is gonna get hurt and there's nothing you can do 483 00:23:50,562 --> 00:23:52,830 because the law doesn't make it illegal 484 00:23:52,864 --> 00:23:55,199 till the action has taken place. 485 00:23:55,233 --> 00:23:59,303 [narrator] When Jeff hears about the latest incident with the Kellers' dog, 486 00:23:59,337 --> 00:24:02,773 he takes matters into his own hands. 487 00:24:02,808 --> 00:24:07,244 He wanted to keep the space between the two fences small enough 488 00:24:07,279 --> 00:24:10,214 so that the Kellers' dog couldn't run through the fences. 489 00:24:10,248 --> 00:24:12,349 The gap wasn't large enough for Rocky to get through, 490 00:24:12,384 --> 00:24:14,285 and Jeff had no business being at the fence. 491 00:24:19,958 --> 00:24:22,193 I told him, "This is not your fence," 492 00:24:22,227 --> 00:24:23,928 please don't attach anything to it. 493 00:24:26,731 --> 00:24:28,799 "If you do, I will remove it." 494 00:24:33,104 --> 00:24:36,574 [narrator] But Jeff is relentless in his pursuit to close the gap. 495 00:24:37,776 --> 00:24:39,143 [Shipe] I think at one point, 496 00:24:39,177 --> 00:24:42,446 it just became a point where he could further irritate my brother. 497 00:24:45,550 --> 00:24:48,185 [narrator] When Dean spies Jeff back at the fence, 498 00:24:48,220 --> 00:24:50,221 he knows a fight is inevitable. 499 00:24:50,255 --> 00:24:53,290 Only this time, he's going to get evidence. 500 00:24:54,159 --> 00:24:55,926 [Jeff] Get out of my fence. 501 00:24:57,229 --> 00:24:58,329 [dog barking] 502 00:24:58,363 --> 00:25:01,899 The fence was a big bone of contention in all of this. 503 00:25:01,933 --> 00:25:05,736 I'm not in your face, stop touching my fence, or else... 504 00:25:05,770 --> 00:25:08,272 It just added more gas onto the fire. 505 00:25:08,306 --> 00:25:12,776 You stick your foot over here one more time or try to hurt me, 506 00:25:12,811 --> 00:25:14,778 I'm gonna pull you over that fence. 507 00:25:14,813 --> 00:25:16,480 - Dean felt... - You hear me? 508 00:25:16,515 --> 00:25:18,983 ...this was his fence and, by God, 509 00:25:19,017 --> 00:25:22,186 "Keep your fence away from my fence." 510 00:25:22,220 --> 00:25:26,690 [narrator] Overnight, the hostility simmers between Jeff and Dean. 511 00:25:26,725 --> 00:25:30,628 These two were always close to blows. 512 00:25:30,662 --> 00:25:34,732 It wouldn't take much for either side to throw a punch. 513 00:25:34,766 --> 00:25:38,002 - And in the morning, Dean makes the first move. - Hey! 514 00:25:38,036 --> 00:25:39,670 Jeffery would go out and attach it 515 00:25:39,704 --> 00:25:43,340 and Dean would get the wire cutters and Dean would cut it off. 516 00:25:43,975 --> 00:25:45,576 What are you doing? 517 00:25:45,610 --> 00:25:47,011 You cut it again! 518 00:25:47,045 --> 00:25:49,480 Neither side could let the other side alone. 519 00:25:52,050 --> 00:25:53,584 Back off, huh? 520 00:25:53,618 --> 00:25:55,519 [grunts] 521 00:25:55,554 --> 00:25:57,288 - You back off! - [Jeff groans] 522 00:25:57,322 --> 00:25:59,089 - I was giving as good as I got. - Jeez. 523 00:25:59,124 --> 00:26:00,524 Here, here. 524 00:26:01,293 --> 00:26:03,060 Nancy brought Jeff out a broom. 525 00:26:03,094 --> 00:26:04,695 - Stop it! - Come on. 526 00:26:04,729 --> 00:26:06,196 I was in disbelief. 527 00:26:07,632 --> 00:26:10,034 Torture again and I'm coming over that fence! 528 00:26:10,068 --> 00:26:11,802 It took my brother to a different level. 529 00:26:11,836 --> 00:26:14,238 You want me? Come and get me! 530 00:26:16,274 --> 00:26:17,708 I don't think either of them thought 531 00:26:17,742 --> 00:26:20,044 this was ever going to get this bad. 532 00:26:20,078 --> 00:26:21,245 - No! - [cocks gun] 533 00:26:21,279 --> 00:26:22,680 I swear I'm gonna kill you! 534 00:26:29,120 --> 00:26:32,089 - [Jeff grunts] - He had hit me a couple times in the back of the head. 535 00:26:32,123 --> 00:26:33,657 [Jeff groans] 536 00:26:33,692 --> 00:26:36,126 You want me? Come and get me! 537 00:26:36,161 --> 00:26:41,332 I wanted to go over the fence, but I knew that I shouldn't. 538 00:26:41,366 --> 00:26:42,600 And I didn't. 539 00:26:42,634 --> 00:26:44,568 [siren wailing] 540 00:26:44,603 --> 00:26:49,206 Police arrive, and again trying to referee as best they can 541 00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:51,141 this dispute between neighbors. 542 00:26:51,176 --> 00:26:54,244 It's just crazy that a fight over fence has come to this. 543 00:26:54,312 --> 00:26:56,747 We didn't do anything to provoke this. 544 00:26:56,781 --> 00:26:58,782 He started it with a punch! 545 00:26:58,817 --> 00:27:04,655 Dean and Lisa tell police that Jeffrey had hit them both with the broom. 546 00:27:06,591 --> 00:27:08,058 [Dean groans] 547 00:27:08,093 --> 00:27:11,395 [narrator] But Jeff and Nancy say that Dean was the initial aggressor. 548 00:27:11,429 --> 00:27:14,398 No, he started with that fence post. 549 00:27:14,432 --> 00:27:18,435 Nancy tells police that Dean had picked up a fence post... 550 00:27:18,470 --> 00:27:19,536 - You back off! - No! 551 00:27:19,571 --> 00:27:21,472 ...and hit Jeffrey with that. 552 00:27:21,506 --> 00:27:24,642 [narrator] It's a case of he said, she said. 553 00:27:24,676 --> 00:27:26,644 And without any concrete evidence... 554 00:27:26,678 --> 00:27:27,845 So you can't do anything? 555 00:27:27,879 --> 00:27:29,780 [narrator] ...no charges can be laid. 556 00:27:29,814 --> 00:27:33,384 I felt like we wasted them coming out to our house. 557 00:27:33,418 --> 00:27:35,853 It got very frustrating. 558 00:27:35,887 --> 00:27:38,155 I just want it to end. You know what I mean? It's getting scary. 559 00:27:38,189 --> 00:27:40,691 Is there nothing you can do? 560 00:27:40,725 --> 00:27:43,494 I'll make a report and pass it along to the county prosecutor. 561 00:27:44,195 --> 00:27:45,496 But the smart thing... 562 00:27:47,432 --> 00:27:48,999 Install security camera. 563 00:27:50,535 --> 00:27:54,972 The police suggested that they just put a surveillance camera out, 564 00:27:55,006 --> 00:27:57,207 so these things could be caught on tape 565 00:27:57,242 --> 00:28:00,210 without them having to physically record them with their phone. 566 00:28:03,448 --> 00:28:05,616 [Dean] So we buy this little camera. 567 00:28:05,650 --> 00:28:08,919 It's kind of aimed at the point where, 568 00:28:08,953 --> 00:28:11,388 you know, we've had these issues. 569 00:28:11,423 --> 00:28:13,057 I'll catch him reaching over the fence, 570 00:28:13,091 --> 00:28:16,427 hitting me in the back of the head or poking me with a broom, 571 00:28:16,461 --> 00:28:20,330 we'll have the irrefutable video that we need. 572 00:28:22,534 --> 00:28:24,201 [narrator] For the first time, 573 00:28:24,235 --> 00:28:26,870 Dean and Lisa Keller are finally confident 574 00:28:26,905 --> 00:28:29,540 they'll get rid of their neighbor once and for all. 575 00:28:31,543 --> 00:28:34,278 And Jeff Weigle remains determined to protect both, 576 00:28:34,312 --> 00:28:38,048 he and Nancy, by any means necessary. 577 00:28:38,083 --> 00:28:42,252 Nancy felt like Jeffrey was on her side 578 00:28:42,287 --> 00:28:46,623 and would do what it took to protect her and protect her property. 579 00:28:49,828 --> 00:28:52,629 [narrator] The next time the two men meet at the fence, 580 00:28:52,664 --> 00:28:55,566 Jeff gives Dean the evidence he needs. 581 00:29:03,308 --> 00:29:07,478 I actually said "Thank you" because I'm like, "All right, 582 00:29:07,512 --> 00:29:12,049 he threatened me with the firearm, we can call the cops." 583 00:29:14,519 --> 00:29:16,286 This time I think he's serious. 584 00:29:16,321 --> 00:29:18,655 I remember thinking, finally, this is gonna end. 585 00:29:19,557 --> 00:29:21,325 He's gonna get charged. 586 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:24,862 She's gonna evict him 587 00:29:24,896 --> 00:29:31,068 and we're finally not gonna have to constantly be looking over our shoulder. 588 00:29:31,102 --> 00:29:33,837 [narrator] Dean makes sure he's prepared to defend himself. 589 00:29:33,872 --> 00:29:35,706 - Now I am. - [cocking gun] 590 00:29:36,374 --> 00:29:37,674 [narrator] Just in case. 591 00:29:38,376 --> 00:29:39,676 I'm carrying it 24x7. 592 00:29:39,711 --> 00:29:41,945 He'd already stabbed me with a knife, 593 00:29:41,980 --> 00:29:44,615 said he had a gun he planned to use it, 594 00:29:44,649 --> 00:29:46,950 I'm gonna take that threat serious. 595 00:29:46,985 --> 00:29:48,152 I'm scared. 596 00:29:48,186 --> 00:29:50,788 Don't be. I have a plan. 597 00:29:53,691 --> 00:29:55,459 [cawing] 598 00:29:55,493 --> 00:29:57,261 [narrator] Before calling the police, 599 00:29:57,295 --> 00:30:00,998 Dean approaches Nancy one last time to make things right. 600 00:30:01,032 --> 00:30:02,032 Nancy. 601 00:30:03,768 --> 00:30:05,269 Can I talk to you about Jeff? 602 00:30:21,519 --> 00:30:23,854 I told her that that's not going to be good, 603 00:30:23,888 --> 00:30:29,993 and you not kicking him out, this could come back on you. 604 00:30:30,028 --> 00:30:32,462 It's gonna cost you a lot more if we go to court. 605 00:30:32,497 --> 00:30:36,333 She felt that I was threatening her with legal action. 606 00:30:36,367 --> 00:30:37,501 What do you mean? 607 00:30:41,172 --> 00:30:43,740 [Shipe] All of the neighbors were concerned for Nancy. 608 00:30:43,775 --> 00:30:47,277 I'm sure he was a frightening person to live with at times. 609 00:30:51,115 --> 00:30:54,685 Dean's efforts snap Nancy back to reality. 610 00:30:54,719 --> 00:30:57,621 You want me? I'll kill you! Come and get me! 611 00:30:57,655 --> 00:31:00,858 And she begins to understand the Kellers fear of Jeff. 612 00:31:00,892 --> 00:31:03,794 She knew how he acted towards people that made him angry. 613 00:31:05,964 --> 00:31:07,464 Call 911! 614 00:31:11,836 --> 00:31:13,070 [door closes] 615 00:31:13,104 --> 00:31:16,740 I just saw his dog out in the road in front of our house. 616 00:31:16,774 --> 00:31:18,041 We got to do something. 617 00:31:18,076 --> 00:31:19,443 [sighs] 618 00:31:23,414 --> 00:31:25,682 There you go. 619 00:31:25,717 --> 00:31:30,387 I'm not so sure it's a good idea for you to stay here anymore. 620 00:31:32,590 --> 00:31:34,191 Are you evicting me? 621 00:31:37,128 --> 00:31:39,463 I wish things could have been different. 622 00:31:39,898 --> 00:31:41,365 I'm sorry. 623 00:31:43,101 --> 00:31:45,202 Just be careful of him. 624 00:31:46,871 --> 00:31:50,908 Nancy's newfound bravery helps mend other fences as well. 625 00:31:50,942 --> 00:31:54,044 Nancy's daughters have come back out for spending time with Nancy. 626 00:31:54,078 --> 00:31:56,346 And they stop over and tell us 627 00:31:56,381 --> 00:32:00,217 that Nancy is gonna have him removed from the house. 628 00:32:00,251 --> 00:32:03,453 I was pretty hopeful, pretty happy. 629 00:32:03,488 --> 00:32:07,824 [Dean] She had filed paperwork to evict him, 630 00:32:07,859 --> 00:32:11,595 but there's a process, so he would have been there 631 00:32:11,629 --> 00:32:13,697 waiting for the process of eviction. 632 00:32:16,467 --> 00:32:18,535 [narrator] Before Jeff packs his bags, 633 00:32:18,569 --> 00:32:22,005 the gap in the fence causes another confrontation. 634 00:32:22,039 --> 00:32:26,120 Only this time, it's Nancy's dog who was trespassing. 635 00:32:26,144 --> 00:32:28,946 All these threats have been made and all this has happened, 636 00:32:28,980 --> 00:32:32,249 and so my brother is not gonna go near their property 637 00:32:32,283 --> 00:32:33,884 to take the dog back. 638 00:32:33,918 --> 00:32:40,257 Dean actually takes the dog and brings it into his house. 639 00:32:40,291 --> 00:32:44,628 But when the dog bites Dean, he's forced to summon familiar authorities. 640 00:32:46,497 --> 00:32:47,664 [knocks on door] 641 00:32:48,466 --> 00:32:50,233 You can't take my dog. 642 00:32:50,268 --> 00:32:52,536 He bit me, I called the animal control. 643 00:32:52,570 --> 00:32:54,037 Mindy never bit anyone. 644 00:32:54,072 --> 00:32:56,239 Neither my dog, Nancy. Think about it. 645 00:32:57,408 --> 00:32:58,642 Give him back! 646 00:32:59,577 --> 00:33:01,845 [door locks] 647 00:33:01,879 --> 00:33:04,815 The Kellers don't give the dog back until the police get there. 648 00:33:06,184 --> 00:33:09,886 Dean tells them that this dog has bit him. 649 00:33:09,921 --> 00:33:12,889 The animal control officers come out do an investigation 650 00:33:12,924 --> 00:33:17,728 and ended up giving a warning to Jeffrey and Nancy. 651 00:33:17,762 --> 00:33:19,997 Jeffrey was very angry about this. 652 00:33:20,031 --> 00:33:23,533 If my neighbor took my dog, I'd be very angry about that. 653 00:33:23,568 --> 00:33:24,935 [owl hooting] 654 00:33:24,969 --> 00:33:27,537 [narrator] That night, Jeff sees his opportunity 655 00:33:27,571 --> 00:33:30,474 to get back in Nancy's good graces. 656 00:33:30,508 --> 00:33:32,376 I really felt sorry for Nancy. 657 00:33:32,410 --> 00:33:36,146 I think that Jeffrey took advantage of the situation. 658 00:33:36,180 --> 00:33:37,547 I'm worried he's gonna do it again. 659 00:33:37,582 --> 00:33:38,615 No kidding. 660 00:33:38,649 --> 00:33:40,050 I don't want that. 661 00:33:40,084 --> 00:33:43,653 I'm not sure whether Nancy's thought process 662 00:33:43,688 --> 00:33:46,223 to align with Jeff was out of fear 663 00:33:46,257 --> 00:33:49,126 or she actually did believe 664 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:52,662 and was falling in line with his thought process. 665 00:33:52,697 --> 00:33:54,664 [narrator] And Nancy has a change of heart. 666 00:33:55,967 --> 00:33:57,401 Maybe you should stay. 667 00:34:01,406 --> 00:34:03,573 Maybe that's best for the three of us. 668 00:34:03,608 --> 00:34:06,176 It was just further proof in my mind 669 00:34:06,210 --> 00:34:08,412 that he was completely in control. 670 00:34:08,479 --> 00:34:11,715 At this stage, we realized he was never going away. 671 00:34:11,749 --> 00:34:13,183 You're the moron, fool! 672 00:34:13,217 --> 00:34:17,788 - You're the moron! - The setback pushes Dean to his breaking point. 673 00:34:17,822 --> 00:34:20,791 Imagine constantly having to live on edge in your own home. 674 00:34:22,126 --> 00:34:25,095 Nancy told police she had heard Dean say 675 00:34:25,129 --> 00:34:27,364 that he was going to kill Jeffrey someday. 676 00:34:27,398 --> 00:34:30,434 Oh, I swear I'm gonna kill you one day! 677 00:34:30,468 --> 00:34:33,203 But at the time, she didn't think that it was serious. 678 00:34:33,237 --> 00:34:36,573 She just chalked it up to more talk between them. 679 00:34:36,607 --> 00:34:41,011 [narrator] Both Dean and Jeff claim the other has made deadly threats, 680 00:34:41,045 --> 00:34:44,281 but one man is about to go a step further. 681 00:34:45,583 --> 00:34:48,051 You just see it getting out of hand here, 682 00:34:48,086 --> 00:34:50,887 and how it goes over years and years and years 683 00:34:50,922 --> 00:34:52,722 and builds and builds and builds. 684 00:34:52,757 --> 00:34:55,625 Never in a million years could anyone have expected 685 00:34:55,660 --> 00:34:57,294 what was about to happen next. 686 00:35:02,366 --> 00:35:05,335 Well, pretty much like any other day, 687 00:35:06,537 --> 00:35:08,738 Dean wanted to go out to the garden, 688 00:35:08,773 --> 00:35:10,373 wanted me to come out there with him. 689 00:35:11,175 --> 00:35:12,776 Jeff's out mowing the lawn. 690 00:35:13,644 --> 00:35:15,378 I did my best to ignore him. 691 00:35:16,514 --> 00:35:21,151 And he comes up and messes with the fence. 692 00:35:21,853 --> 00:35:23,019 [bleep] 693 00:35:23,054 --> 00:35:25,589 He starts to get into a confrontation with Dean, 694 00:35:25,623 --> 00:35:26,957 trying to provoke him. 695 00:35:30,361 --> 00:35:33,663 And Jeffrey says an insult to Dean's wife. 696 00:35:33,698 --> 00:35:38,001 Certainly, that's enough to get any man angry and ready to fight. 697 00:35:38,035 --> 00:35:39,436 [lawnmower engine revving] 698 00:35:39,470 --> 00:35:42,005 He puts the lawnmower in reverse. 699 00:35:42,940 --> 00:35:44,307 What now? 700 00:35:44,342 --> 00:35:49,880 And he pulls out a revolver and brings it up. 701 00:35:50,648 --> 00:35:52,082 Jeff has a gun. 702 00:35:52,116 --> 00:35:54,484 And I look at Dean and I realized he hasn't drawn, 703 00:35:55,386 --> 00:35:58,822 and watch in disbelief and horror. 704 00:35:58,856 --> 00:36:00,190 Get back! 705 00:36:09,467 --> 00:36:13,436 - Easy, Jeff. - I told him not to, don't shoot me. 706 00:36:13,471 --> 00:36:14,738 Get back! 707 00:36:15,406 --> 00:36:17,240 I reached for my weapon. 708 00:36:17,275 --> 00:36:20,143 The firearm that he has is pointed upwards, 709 00:36:20,178 --> 00:36:21,711 he's bringing it down. 710 00:36:21,746 --> 00:36:24,548 I draw my weapon, hit him with the first shot. 711 00:36:24,582 --> 00:36:26,349 [gunshots] 712 00:36:27,151 --> 00:36:29,920 I fired 11 rounds total. 713 00:36:31,923 --> 00:36:34,124 He's fallen off the lawnmower. 714 00:36:34,859 --> 00:36:36,927 Jeffrey fires some shots back. 715 00:36:38,296 --> 00:36:40,597 My husband is returning fire. 716 00:36:41,666 --> 00:36:44,401 There's no cover back here. 717 00:36:44,435 --> 00:36:47,370 We can't get away from him. 718 00:36:47,405 --> 00:36:51,041 Dean and Lisa Keller move quickly to protect their lives. 719 00:36:51,075 --> 00:36:54,678 My gun's empty. It's done me no good, I discard it. 720 00:36:55,413 --> 00:36:56,580 Shots fired. 721 00:36:56,614 --> 00:37:01,184 I know I've hit him. I know he's wounded pretty bad. 722 00:37:01,219 --> 00:37:05,222 - [groaning] - Jeffrey, he has four bullets to the chest. 723 00:37:06,257 --> 00:37:08,225 He's critically wounded. 724 00:37:08,259 --> 00:37:11,795 But you see him miraculously stand up 725 00:37:11,829 --> 00:37:14,397 and then walk towards his house... 726 00:37:14,432 --> 00:37:16,099 [bleep] 727 00:37:16,133 --> 00:37:17,968 ...uttering one last insult. 728 00:37:19,237 --> 00:37:20,537 [Lisa] I tell the dispatcher 729 00:37:20,571 --> 00:37:22,939 that it's kind of staggering as he headed back to the house. 730 00:37:22,974 --> 00:37:24,474 [yells, groans] 731 00:37:24,508 --> 00:37:26,476 - Call 911! - What, what happened? 732 00:37:26,510 --> 00:37:29,713 He just collapses onto the kitchen floor. 733 00:37:29,747 --> 00:37:32,048 - He's bleeding profusely. - [gasps] 734 00:37:32,083 --> 00:37:35,619 These four bullets certainly looked like they were gonna be fatal. 735 00:37:35,653 --> 00:37:37,387 [siren wailing] 736 00:37:38,522 --> 00:37:41,891 When the police arrive, Dean plays it safe. 737 00:37:41,926 --> 00:37:44,461 I don't know what the cops are going to, 738 00:37:44,495 --> 00:37:45,996 what their thought process is. 739 00:37:46,030 --> 00:37:46,997 Police. Freeze! 740 00:37:47,031 --> 00:37:48,765 I don't want to make any sudden moves 741 00:37:48,833 --> 00:37:50,700 that's gonna get anybody else hurt. 742 00:37:50,735 --> 00:37:52,002 I shot my neighbor. 743 00:37:52,036 --> 00:37:54,671 He asked how he gets to the neighbor's house, 744 00:37:54,705 --> 00:37:57,674 I tell him it's the next driveway to the north. 745 00:37:57,708 --> 00:38:00,977 [indistinct talk on walkie-talkie] 746 00:38:01,012 --> 00:38:03,747 By the time medics arrived, there's a whole lot of blood 747 00:38:03,781 --> 00:38:05,282 and they have to cut his clothing 748 00:38:05,316 --> 00:38:07,284 and work quickly to get him help 749 00:38:07,318 --> 00:38:08,485 and get him to the hospital. 750 00:38:11,122 --> 00:38:13,757 While Jeff is rushed into emergency surgery, 751 00:38:16,594 --> 00:38:18,328 the investigation begins. 752 00:38:19,263 --> 00:38:22,065 And officers try to interrogate Dean. 753 00:38:22,133 --> 00:38:23,833 I really should speak to an attorney. 754 00:38:23,868 --> 00:38:29,172 Dean exercises his rights to not speak to the police without an attorney. 755 00:38:29,206 --> 00:38:32,876 But he is willing to share one piece of information. 756 00:38:32,910 --> 00:38:35,523 They had noticed the camera was there, 757 00:38:35,547 --> 00:38:38,415 so we tell the sheriff's department 758 00:38:38,449 --> 00:38:41,384 they pull the camera and they review it. 759 00:38:41,419 --> 00:38:45,455 We have a camera, but you don't know what it's captured. 760 00:38:45,489 --> 00:38:47,457 [narrator] If Jeff doesn't survive 761 00:38:47,491 --> 00:38:51,261 and the camera hasn't caught him pulling his gun first, 762 00:38:51,295 --> 00:38:53,530 Dean could be charged with murder. 763 00:38:53,564 --> 00:38:57,100 It looked like this might be the end for Jeffrey. 764 00:38:58,869 --> 00:39:01,604 It's nothing short of a miracle that he made it. 765 00:39:01,639 --> 00:39:05,108 Anybody who can take four bullets into the chest 766 00:39:05,142 --> 00:39:07,077 and survive is very lucky. 767 00:39:07,111 --> 00:39:10,180 Now that Jeff is able to tell his version of events, 768 00:39:10,214 --> 00:39:13,650 there's even more importance placed on the video evidence. 769 00:39:13,684 --> 00:39:16,019 Jeff's alive and all he kept saying was, 770 00:39:16,053 --> 00:39:18,188 "The neighbor shot me, The neighbor shot me." 771 00:39:18,222 --> 00:39:20,390 Luckily the video caught everything. 772 00:39:20,825 --> 00:39:22,125 It's clear. 773 00:39:22,159 --> 00:39:28,431 On the tape, you can see Jeffrey lift and hold a firearm. 774 00:39:28,466 --> 00:39:30,834 Had I been one step to the left or right, 775 00:39:30,868 --> 00:39:33,570 I could have been blocked the camera's view. 776 00:39:33,604 --> 00:39:36,606 They wouldn't have caught him drawing the gun first. 777 00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:40,443 That movement, that showing of the gun 778 00:39:40,478 --> 00:39:44,948 was enough to justify self defense for what happened next. 779 00:39:44,982 --> 00:39:47,951 You have a right to defend yourself in most states, 780 00:39:47,985 --> 00:39:50,420 certainly in Indiana. 781 00:39:50,454 --> 00:39:53,223 We find out later that the gun belonged to Nancy. 782 00:39:53,257 --> 00:39:55,625 It was a 38 caliber. 783 00:39:55,659 --> 00:39:58,695 And Jeffrey had taken it without her knowing. 784 00:40:04,101 --> 00:40:05,668 [narrator] At the trial, a year later, 785 00:40:06,871 --> 00:40:09,839 the incriminating video seals Jeff's fate. 786 00:40:12,143 --> 00:40:16,513 Prosecutors charged Jeffrey with criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon. 787 00:40:16,547 --> 00:40:18,815 He served six months with good time. 788 00:40:18,849 --> 00:40:20,583 [door locks] 789 00:40:20,618 --> 00:40:22,519 - Dean Keller... - [gunshots] 790 00:40:24,855 --> 00:40:27,824 ...is never charged with an offence. 791 00:40:27,858 --> 00:40:30,026 It's like a weight being lifted off the shoulder. 792 00:40:31,128 --> 00:40:35,965 - [gunshot] - How Jeff fired five rounds 793 00:40:36,033 --> 00:40:39,269 and never once hit Dean, I will always be grateful for that. 794 00:40:39,303 --> 00:40:41,171 - [gunshot] - Because truly, 795 00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:46,443 as close as he was, there should have been no way he missed. 796 00:40:46,944 --> 00:40:48,478 [gunshots] 797 00:40:51,115 --> 00:40:52,949 When Jeff is released from jail... 798 00:40:53,684 --> 00:40:55,318 [indistinct] the book. 799 00:40:55,352 --> 00:40:57,320 ...Nancy takes him back in. 800 00:40:57,354 --> 00:40:59,189 It took him a long time to recover. 801 00:41:00,724 --> 00:41:02,692 [Lisa] My first thought was disbelief, 802 00:41:02,726 --> 00:41:06,963 completely caught off guard that she would get him back. 803 00:41:06,997 --> 00:41:11,367 [narrator] But after she faces some health complications, Jeff moves on. 804 00:41:11,402 --> 00:41:13,036 Jeffrey decided to leave. 805 00:41:13,070 --> 00:41:17,740 It wouldn't have been the same easy living situation for him anymore. 806 00:41:17,775 --> 00:41:21,177 [narrator] Nancy's daughter Dawn moves in to take care of her. 807 00:41:21,212 --> 00:41:23,513 And for the first time in years, 808 00:41:23,547 --> 00:41:26,583 the Keller family can finally relax. 809 00:41:26,617 --> 00:41:28,218 [Lisa] I think it's hard to understand, 810 00:41:28,252 --> 00:41:32,155 but the sense of relief that you get. 811 00:41:32,189 --> 00:41:36,526 And you go outside and I don't have to look at that fence 812 00:41:36,560 --> 00:41:40,196 and wonder whether or not Jeff's gonna walk out with a gun 813 00:41:40,231 --> 00:41:41,397 and shoot somebody. 814 00:41:42,867 --> 00:41:45,668 [Dean] It's been a learning experience for everybody involved. 815 00:41:47,671 --> 00:41:49,739 It's a turning point for me, you know, hopefully, 816 00:41:49,773 --> 00:41:52,008 it will be a turning point for him. 817 00:41:53,277 --> 00:41:54,644 [Shipe] Throughout this whole process, 818 00:41:54,678 --> 00:41:56,546 my brother Dean and my sister-in-law Lisa 819 00:41:56,580 --> 00:41:58,515 have always kept in touch with Dawn. 820 00:41:59,216 --> 00:42:00,984 - Hi. - [Dean] Hey. 821 00:42:01,018 --> 00:42:05,588 [narrator] There's hope that these longtime neighbors can rekindle their bond. 822 00:42:06,991 --> 00:42:09,325 We're good now. 823 00:42:09,360 --> 00:42:11,794 [narrator] But the community will never be the same. 824 00:42:13,497 --> 00:42:16,132 Greenwood, Indiana, is not, you know, 825 00:42:16,166 --> 00:42:18,935 a place where you have a lot of shootings. 826 00:42:18,969 --> 00:42:23,439 So, to have a neighbor shooting neighbor 827 00:42:23,474 --> 00:42:29,112 in a community like Greenwood sort of, you know, resonates. 828 00:42:29,146 --> 00:42:33,016 In this case, I guess, we get to take heart that no one died.