1 00:00:12,879 --> 00:00:14,379 - I'm craig melvin and this is 2 00:00:14,381 --> 00:00:17,483 "dateline: Secrets uncovered". 3 00:00:17,485 --> 00:00:21,353 - She was very carefree, loving. 4 00:00:21,355 --> 00:00:23,288 She was amazing. 5 00:00:23,290 --> 00:00:25,690 I just can't tell you the feeling that 6 00:00:25,692 --> 00:00:28,960 Went through-- went through my mind. 7 00:00:28,962 --> 00:00:31,496 I couldn't think of anybody that would 8 00:00:31,498 --> 00:00:33,899 Ever want to do what they did to her. 9 00:00:33,901 --> 00:00:36,969 - Amyjane was an angel, 10 00:00:36,971 --> 00:00:40,305 Traveling the world with her church to help children. 11 00:00:40,307 --> 00:00:42,975 - They loved amy. They loved amy so much. 12 00:00:42,977 --> 00:00:46,011 - But back home, something sinister lay waiting. 13 00:00:46,013 --> 00:00:47,846 - It was a pretty horrific crime scene. 14 00:00:47,848 --> 00:00:50,682 - A bright, young life snuffed out. 15 00:00:50,684 --> 00:00:51,650 - Who would do that? 16 00:00:51,652 --> 00:00:53,519 It doesn't make any sense at all. 17 00:00:53,521 --> 00:00:57,322 - Months later, a mother out for a walk vanishes. 18 00:00:57,324 --> 00:01:00,592 - Karen's gone. I don't know where she is. 19 00:01:00,594 --> 00:01:02,527 I just cry. - One murder, 20 00:01:02,529 --> 00:01:06,264 One disappearance in the same small town. 21 00:01:06,266 --> 00:01:10,202 But soon, police would discover a freakier connection. 22 00:01:10,204 --> 00:01:12,804 - One of the detectives had got his hands on an image 23 00:01:12,806 --> 00:01:15,507 Of amyjane brandhagen and karen lange together. 24 00:01:15,509 --> 00:01:16,708 - Oh, my god. 25 00:01:16,710 --> 00:01:20,545 - The dead teenager and the missing mom arm-in-arm. 26 00:01:20,547 --> 00:01:22,581 - In that moment, most of us knew that 27 00:01:22,583 --> 00:01:24,182 That wasn't coincidence. 28 00:01:24,184 --> 00:01:27,919 - Was someone stalking the women of this tight-knit church? 29 00:01:27,921 --> 00:01:30,489 - This sounds more like a zodiak-type killer. 30 00:01:30,491 --> 00:01:31,656 - Absolutely. 31 00:01:31,658 --> 00:01:35,293 - A race to connect the dots revealing a truth darker 32 00:01:35,295 --> 00:01:38,330 Than anyone imagined. - I don't get that. 33 00:01:38,332 --> 00:01:40,632 I mean, it's just evil. 34 00:01:40,634 --> 00:01:48,773 ♪♪ 35 00:01:48,775 --> 00:01:52,577 - Hello and welcome to "dateline: Secrets uncovered". 36 00:01:52,579 --> 00:01:55,447 Whispers of a serial killer would send tremors 37 00:01:55,449 --> 00:01:57,282 Through any city. 38 00:01:57,284 --> 00:02:00,919 But in a quaint cowboy town like pendleton, oregon, 39 00:02:00,921 --> 00:02:03,388 The shock waves were seismic. 40 00:02:03,390 --> 00:02:06,625 It started with the brazen murder of a beloved teenager. 41 00:02:06,627 --> 00:02:11,062 Then, nearly a year later, another terrifying attack. 42 00:02:11,064 --> 00:02:13,331 The search for answers would lead police 43 00:02:13,333 --> 00:02:15,734 To a killer's secret hideout 44 00:02:15,736 --> 00:02:19,204 And into a very dark mind. 45 00:02:19,206 --> 00:02:23,041 Here's keith morrison with "someone was out there". 46 00:02:23,043 --> 00:02:25,310 ♪♪ 47 00:02:25,312 --> 00:02:27,179 - There are children born into this world 48 00:02:27,181 --> 00:02:30,682 For whom the dance never ends, 49 00:02:30,684 --> 00:02:34,019 For whom joy seems uncontained, 50 00:02:34,021 --> 00:02:37,222 For whom exuberance is uncontainable. 51 00:02:37,224 --> 00:02:40,025 - Amyjane! What are we doing right now? 52 00:02:40,027 --> 00:02:41,593 - We're riding on the roof of a car. 53 00:02:41,595 --> 00:02:42,561 - Whoo! 54 00:02:42,563 --> 00:02:44,229 - There was this young woman, 55 00:02:44,231 --> 00:02:46,898 A sprite, really, in a young woman's body, 56 00:02:46,900 --> 00:02:50,368 Who loved adventure and people... 57 00:02:50,370 --> 00:02:54,039 And who danced to music no one else could hear, 58 00:02:54,041 --> 00:02:55,840 Which is why... 59 00:02:55,842 --> 00:02:58,710 - It haunted me. Thi-this case haunted me. 60 00:02:58,712 --> 00:03:02,280 - Haunted the police. Haunted the whole town. 61 00:03:02,282 --> 00:03:05,117 - Is there a serial killer around? 62 00:03:05,119 --> 00:03:08,053 - A serial killer with plans for two women 63 00:03:08,055 --> 00:03:09,922 In one particular church? 64 00:03:09,924 --> 00:03:11,990 In one particular photograph? 65 00:03:11,992 --> 00:03:14,326 - I was like, this is insane 66 00:03:14,328 --> 00:03:18,463 And everybody needs to find this person. 67 00:03:18,465 --> 00:03:19,464 - Yes. 68 00:03:19,466 --> 00:03:22,934 But it began with that girl, that sprite. 69 00:03:22,936 --> 00:03:25,537 - Just the freest spirit that you could think of. 70 00:03:25,539 --> 00:03:28,573 Like, literally not having a care in the world. 71 00:03:28,575 --> 00:03:30,742 - Kate cook is talking about her friend 72 00:03:30,744 --> 00:03:34,446 And fellow missionary amyjane brandhagen. 73 00:03:34,448 --> 00:03:36,314 Talking about her now that it's happened, 74 00:03:36,316 --> 00:03:38,049 That's it all over. 75 00:03:38,051 --> 00:03:42,087 Kate and amyjane went to india and nepal together. 76 00:03:42,089 --> 00:03:44,756 Small town girls, kate from wisconsin, 77 00:03:44,758 --> 00:03:46,691 Amyjane from oregon. 78 00:03:46,693 --> 00:03:47,792 She was always ready to give 79 00:03:47,794 --> 00:03:49,294 And pour her heart out to people 80 00:03:49,296 --> 00:03:52,631 And just give everything that she had to offer. 81 00:03:52,633 --> 00:03:54,866 ♪ the god of creation ♪ 82 00:03:54,868 --> 00:03:56,501 - They were there, three months, 83 00:03:56,503 --> 00:03:58,737 For something called youth with a mission, 84 00:03:58,739 --> 00:04:01,239 Or ywam for short. 85 00:04:01,241 --> 00:04:04,042 Like tourists, they went to the taj mahal. 86 00:04:04,044 --> 00:04:06,778 And like preachers, they spread the word. 87 00:04:06,780 --> 00:04:10,048 To children, mostly, for whom amyjane was 88 00:04:10,050 --> 00:04:12,651 Magnetic, irresistible. 89 00:04:12,653 --> 00:04:14,452 - When they would see her, they would run up to her 90 00:04:14,454 --> 00:04:17,456 And they'd go "didi, didi," which means "sister, sister." 91 00:04:17,458 --> 00:04:19,191 You know? Like, so excited. 92 00:04:19,193 --> 00:04:21,593 - And when the three-month mission trip was over... 93 00:04:21,595 --> 00:04:22,594 - She hated it. 94 00:04:22,596 --> 00:04:24,930 She was like "I don't want to go home." 95 00:04:24,932 --> 00:04:29,334 ♪♪ 96 00:04:29,336 --> 00:04:31,936 - Home, for amyjane, was a universe away 97 00:04:31,938 --> 00:04:34,406 From vibrant, teeming india. 98 00:04:34,408 --> 00:04:36,875 Here it is, pendleton, 99 00:04:36,877 --> 00:04:38,810 Safely tucked into a small valley 100 00:04:38,812 --> 00:04:41,680 On the vast, rolling flanks of eastern oregon. 101 00:04:44,618 --> 00:04:46,217 Cowboy country. [cheering] 102 00:04:46,219 --> 00:04:47,619 - Ladies and gentlemen, 103 00:04:47,621 --> 00:04:49,954 Welcome to the pendleton roundup! 104 00:04:49,956 --> 00:04:55,894 ♪♪ 105 00:04:55,896 --> 00:04:58,563 - Home to one of the nation's biggest rodeos, 106 00:04:58,565 --> 00:05:02,000 The pendleton roundup, which, each September, 107 00:05:02,002 --> 00:05:04,536 Celebrates the town's rough and tumble past 108 00:05:04,538 --> 00:05:07,605 As a brawling and bordello-filled cowtown. 109 00:05:07,607 --> 00:05:10,408 [cheering] 110 00:05:10,410 --> 00:05:12,644 - And then, then good conservative citizens 111 00:05:12,646 --> 00:05:14,980 Wave goodbye to departing cowboys 112 00:05:14,982 --> 00:05:17,982 And settle into a safe and predictable life. 113 00:05:17,984 --> 00:05:21,653 And fill the pews every Sunday morning without fail. 114 00:05:21,655 --> 00:05:24,456 People like bill caldera, who was like family to 115 00:05:24,458 --> 00:05:27,659 Amyjane and her parents, dave and cathy brandhagen. 116 00:05:27,661 --> 00:05:31,196 - They brought amyjane home when she was three days old, 117 00:05:31,198 --> 00:05:35,133 And we were there when-when she-when she was brought home. 118 00:05:35,135 --> 00:05:38,169 - Bill knew and adored the remarkable little girl 119 00:05:38,171 --> 00:05:40,171 From the very beginning. 120 00:05:40,173 --> 00:05:43,141 The brandhagens asked bill to speak for them 121 00:05:43,143 --> 00:05:45,677 After what happened, when they sorely needed 122 00:05:45,679 --> 00:05:48,747 Their church family of pendleton free methodist. 123 00:05:48,749 --> 00:05:51,616 Like youth minister jed hummel and his wife lisa, 124 00:05:51,618 --> 00:05:53,285 Who encountered the dancing sprite 125 00:05:53,287 --> 00:05:55,086 When she was in middle school. 126 00:05:55,088 --> 00:05:58,623 - If she got the feeling that you were left out, 127 00:05:58,625 --> 00:05:59,891 She'd find you 128 00:05:59,893 --> 00:06:03,228 And make sure you knew that you had a friend. 129 00:06:03,230 --> 00:06:05,230 - Mind you, when she was far away in india, 130 00:06:05,232 --> 00:06:08,099 The people who loved amyjane worried a lot 131 00:06:08,101 --> 00:06:10,468 And didn't breathe easy until she returned home 132 00:06:10,470 --> 00:06:14,305 To the safety and security of pendleton, where... 133 00:06:14,307 --> 00:06:17,275 - She was waiting for god to tell her what to do next. 134 00:06:17,277 --> 00:06:19,177 Whether it was going to be to travel the world 135 00:06:19,179 --> 00:06:22,514 Or go back to ywam or go to school. 136 00:06:22,516 --> 00:06:24,115 - She wanted more freedom, too, 137 00:06:24,117 --> 00:06:26,384 So she moved out of her parents' house 138 00:06:26,386 --> 00:06:27,852 And got herself a little apartment 139 00:06:27,854 --> 00:06:29,588 In downtown pendleton, 140 00:06:29,590 --> 00:06:31,523 Worked two jobs to pay for it, 141 00:06:31,525 --> 00:06:34,192 Including a job cleaning motel rooms 142 00:06:34,194 --> 00:06:36,728 At the travelodge across from city hall. 143 00:06:36,730 --> 00:06:39,964 - She was excited to get this other job, 144 00:06:39,966 --> 00:06:43,201 But she wasn't so sure about working at the hotel. 145 00:06:43,203 --> 00:06:45,036 She was a little nervous about it. 146 00:06:45,038 --> 00:06:47,873 - After all, she had never done that sort of thing before, 147 00:06:47,875 --> 00:06:50,408 Or answered to a boss who, 148 00:06:50,410 --> 00:06:52,610 Well, this one sounded gruff. 149 00:06:52,612 --> 00:06:55,947 But she went and she scoured and scrubbed those little rooms 150 00:06:55,949 --> 00:06:58,550 That looked out on downtown pendleton. 151 00:06:58,552 --> 00:07:01,887 And then, it was August 14, 2012. 152 00:07:18,172 --> 00:07:21,106 - In his office down the hall from the 911 operator, 153 00:07:21,108 --> 00:07:24,642 Bill caldera listened and felt the dread flood in. 154 00:07:24,644 --> 00:07:27,712 - It just gave me a feeling in the pit of my stomach 155 00:07:27,714 --> 00:07:30,849 That something was not good about this call. 156 00:07:30,851 --> 00:07:32,417 - Bill, remember, was a close friend 157 00:07:32,419 --> 00:07:35,587 Of the brandhagen family, attends the same church. 158 00:07:35,589 --> 00:07:37,522 But was also a policeman. 159 00:07:37,524 --> 00:07:40,124 And that day, with the chief on vacation, 160 00:07:40,126 --> 00:07:43,862 Lieutenant bill caldera was the man in charge. 161 00:07:43,864 --> 00:07:46,331 - As soon as one of my patrol sergeants arrived on scene, 162 00:07:46,333 --> 00:07:49,534 He requested my-my presence, which I knew then 163 00:07:49,536 --> 00:07:51,803 We were probably dealing with a homicide. 164 00:07:51,805 --> 00:07:54,072 - But as he raced to the motel, 165 00:07:54,074 --> 00:07:57,876 He couldn't know what had just been started there 166 00:07:57,878 --> 00:08:00,545 Any more than whose life had just ended. 167 00:08:03,149 --> 00:08:05,016 - What this veteran investigator 168 00:08:05,018 --> 00:08:08,853 Was about to find would leave him stunned. 169 00:08:08,855 --> 00:08:10,755 - I just can't tell you 170 00:08:10,757 --> 00:08:14,092 The-the feeling that went through-- 171 00:08:14,094 --> 00:08:15,260 Went through my mind. 172 00:08:15,262 --> 00:08:18,029 - A crime that may be impossible to solve 173 00:08:18,031 --> 00:08:19,430 Thanks to a suspect list 174 00:08:19,432 --> 00:08:23,301 That could include anyone and everyone. 175 00:08:23,303 --> 00:08:26,204 - Within the first hour of being at the crime scene, 176 00:08:26,206 --> 00:08:28,606 Upwards of 50 people walked by. 177 00:08:28,608 --> 00:08:31,710 - When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 178 00:08:34,646 --> 00:08:40,184 ♪♪ 179 00:08:40,186 --> 00:08:42,754 - If god had a plan for pendleton, oregon 180 00:08:42,756 --> 00:08:45,857 On the afternoon of August 14, 2012, 181 00:08:45,859 --> 00:08:48,360 One could hardly have imagined it would be this. 182 00:08:53,867 --> 00:08:56,267 - Lieutenant bill caldera prepared himself 183 00:08:56,269 --> 00:08:57,802 As he drove over to the travelodge 184 00:08:57,804 --> 00:09:01,072 And then climbed the stairs to room 231. 185 00:09:01,074 --> 00:09:02,807 All the preparation in the world 186 00:09:02,809 --> 00:09:05,877 Could not have been enough. 187 00:09:05,879 --> 00:09:08,813 Lying on the bathroom floor, her lifeless body punctured 188 00:09:08,815 --> 00:09:12,017 By the startling scarlet of a dozen stab wounds, 189 00:09:12,019 --> 00:09:15,353 Was the sweet free-spirit he'd known since she was a baby, 190 00:09:15,355 --> 00:09:17,989 19-year-old amyjane brandhagen. 191 00:09:17,991 --> 00:09:19,624 - It just felt like that somebody had 192 00:09:19,626 --> 00:09:21,593 Kicked me in the pit of my stomach. 193 00:09:21,595 --> 00:09:25,597 I just can't tell you the-the feeling 194 00:09:25,599 --> 00:09:28,232 That went through-- went through my mind. 195 00:09:28,234 --> 00:09:30,902 - Yeah, almost like she was your kid, in a way. 196 00:09:30,904 --> 00:09:32,370 - Very much. 197 00:09:32,372 --> 00:09:34,039 - Lieutenant caldera took it upon himself 198 00:09:34,041 --> 00:09:36,041 To notify amyjane's parents. 199 00:09:36,043 --> 00:09:37,775 - And that was probably the toughest thing 200 00:09:37,777 --> 00:09:41,579 That I've ever had to do in my career. 201 00:09:41,581 --> 00:09:43,615 And... 202 00:09:43,617 --> 00:09:46,551 I can't tell you the feeling that we all had. 203 00:09:46,553 --> 00:09:48,587 We broke down in tears. 204 00:09:48,589 --> 00:09:50,922 - But why would anyone want to kill amyjane, 205 00:09:50,924 --> 00:09:53,124 Of all people? - I was just crushed. 206 00:09:53,126 --> 00:09:55,093 Like how is this even possible? 207 00:09:55,095 --> 00:09:57,662 I'm just speechless. And, um-- 208 00:09:57,664 --> 00:09:59,631 And then I just sat crying in the bathroom 209 00:09:59,633 --> 00:10:01,399 For probably the next hour. 210 00:10:01,401 --> 00:10:05,770 Like, not understanding, like, craziness. 211 00:10:05,772 --> 00:10:08,206 - As word spread through amyjane's church family, 212 00:10:08,208 --> 00:10:09,907 So did the questions. 213 00:10:09,909 --> 00:10:12,210 High school youth pastor chris thatcher. 214 00:10:12,212 --> 00:10:14,345 Early on, was there any indication 215 00:10:14,347 --> 00:10:17,282 Of who may have been responsible? 216 00:10:17,284 --> 00:10:20,051 - I don't think anybody had any idea. 217 00:10:20,053 --> 00:10:24,089 I think that's what made this so hard is that 218 00:10:24,091 --> 00:10:25,423 So many of us, we know each other. 219 00:10:25,425 --> 00:10:26,824 We're family here. 220 00:10:26,826 --> 00:10:29,160 - But there was the dismal work to do. 221 00:10:29,162 --> 00:10:31,129 Lieutenant caldera returned to the motel 222 00:10:31,131 --> 00:10:32,497 Where amy was murdered. 223 00:10:32,499 --> 00:10:33,665 It would be pretty hard for you to take part 224 00:10:33,667 --> 00:10:35,833 In an active investigation. 225 00:10:35,835 --> 00:10:38,336 - No, I wouldn't have. 226 00:10:38,338 --> 00:10:39,704 I couldn't have. 227 00:10:39,706 --> 00:10:41,773 Not with my relationship. 228 00:10:41,775 --> 00:10:43,241 - Lieutenant caldera turned the case over 229 00:10:43,243 --> 00:10:45,943 To detective sergeant rick jackson. 230 00:10:45,945 --> 00:10:49,113 - It was a pretty-pretty, uh, horrific, uh, crime scene. 231 00:10:49,115 --> 00:10:51,916 - It was obvious amyjane fought for her life. 232 00:10:51,918 --> 00:10:53,584 Her glasses lay in the bathtub. 233 00:10:53,586 --> 00:10:55,253 Blood spattered the walls. 234 00:10:55,255 --> 00:10:57,789 Dna of a male, presumably her attacker, 235 00:10:57,791 --> 00:10:59,991 Would be found under her fingernails. 236 00:10:59,993 --> 00:11:02,727 But the medical examiner said it was not a sex attack 237 00:11:02,729 --> 00:11:04,328 And it wasn't robbery either. 238 00:11:04,330 --> 00:11:05,963 Amyjane's purse and cellphone were 239 00:11:05,965 --> 00:11:08,800 Still right there on the bedside table. 240 00:11:08,802 --> 00:11:12,203 And nobody saw a thing. Even though... 241 00:11:12,205 --> 00:11:13,538 - I mean, this was during broad daylight 242 00:11:13,540 --> 00:11:17,308 With a motel room door-- with motel room doors open. 243 00:11:17,310 --> 00:11:18,943 - The only potential witness, 244 00:11:18,945 --> 00:11:21,446 If he was a witness at all, was a painter working 245 00:11:21,448 --> 00:11:26,150 At the motel who said he saw a young man with longer hair, 246 00:11:26,152 --> 00:11:29,620 Darker skin, perhaps hispanic or native american, 247 00:11:29,622 --> 00:11:31,689 Walking near the back parking lot. 248 00:11:31,691 --> 00:11:32,691 It may have been the person who did it 249 00:11:32,693 --> 00:11:33,825 And it may not have been. - Sure. 250 00:11:33,827 --> 00:11:35,226 - It might have just been somebody passing by. 251 00:11:35,228 --> 00:11:37,295 - Sure. Why-- while we were there, sh-shoot, 252 00:11:37,297 --> 00:11:40,699 Within the first hour of-of an-of being 253 00:11:40,701 --> 00:11:42,100 At the cr-- at the crime scene, 254 00:11:42,102 --> 00:11:43,768 Upwards of 50 people walked by. 255 00:11:43,770 --> 00:11:47,338 I mean, there-- this is a pretty busy area of town. 256 00:11:47,340 --> 00:11:50,608 - Busy, yes, and studded with cctv cameras. 257 00:11:51,611 --> 00:11:55,046 Banks, bridges, city hall, 258 00:11:55,048 --> 00:11:58,416 Walking trails along the river that runs through town. 259 00:11:58,418 --> 00:12:01,786 Detectives painstakingly went through the footage. 260 00:12:01,788 --> 00:12:03,121 - There was nothing. 261 00:12:03,123 --> 00:12:05,523 - They took dna from dozens of motel guests 262 00:12:05,525 --> 00:12:06,725 To check against the sample 263 00:12:06,727 --> 00:12:09,127 Taken from amyjane's fingernails. 264 00:12:09,129 --> 00:12:11,095 It wasn't any of them. 265 00:12:11,097 --> 00:12:12,830 So, detective jackson went to the people 266 00:12:12,832 --> 00:12:14,332 Who knew amyjane well, 267 00:12:14,334 --> 00:12:16,868 Or perhaps romantically. 268 00:12:16,870 --> 00:12:20,304 Those stab wounds were all focused around her heart, 269 00:12:20,306 --> 00:12:23,608 Which often indicates some kind of crime of passion. 270 00:12:23,610 --> 00:12:24,709 But... 271 00:12:24,711 --> 00:12:27,278 - I think most of the males we spoke to really 272 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:29,781 Viewed themselves as her protectors. 273 00:12:29,783 --> 00:12:32,316 - Pendleton police chief stuart roberts hurried back home 274 00:12:32,318 --> 00:12:35,086 From his abbreviated mexican vacation 275 00:12:35,088 --> 00:12:38,456 And encountered a case going nowhere fast. 276 00:12:38,458 --> 00:12:39,957 - Everybody that knew her 277 00:12:39,959 --> 00:12:41,225 Characterized her in the same way. 278 00:12:41,227 --> 00:12:43,261 She knew-- she knew no stranger. 279 00:12:43,263 --> 00:12:45,229 She didn't have an evil bone in her body. 280 00:12:45,231 --> 00:12:47,799 - As the investigation entered its second week, 281 00:12:47,801 --> 00:12:50,701 Amyjane's family prepared a memorial service 282 00:12:50,703 --> 00:12:52,904 At the church where they'd raised their daughter. 283 00:12:52,906 --> 00:12:54,906 - Amy loved thunderstorms. 284 00:12:54,908 --> 00:12:56,440 And it was one of her favorite things to do was 285 00:12:56,442 --> 00:12:57,842 To go out barefoot and dance in the rain 286 00:12:57,844 --> 00:12:59,944 Because she just loved it. 287 00:12:59,946 --> 00:13:02,079 The morning of her memorial service, 288 00:13:02,081 --> 00:13:04,215 There was a loud clap of thunder 289 00:13:04,217 --> 00:13:06,784 That came over town about 6:30. 290 00:13:06,786 --> 00:13:10,155 And, um, several of us heard it. 291 00:13:13,459 --> 00:13:15,727 I think we knew. 292 00:13:15,729 --> 00:13:17,695 - Up there dancing in the rain somewhere, huh? 293 00:13:17,697 --> 00:13:19,197 - I think she was. 294 00:13:19,199 --> 00:13:23,601 - And together we pray, in jesus' name, amen. 295 00:13:23,603 --> 00:13:27,271 - Hundreds crowded into amyjane's church, and many, 296 00:13:27,273 --> 00:13:29,741 Like jed and lisa hummel, were amazed by 297 00:13:29,743 --> 00:13:32,210 The strength of amyjane's parents. 298 00:13:32,212 --> 00:13:33,945 - They were hurting deeply. - Yeah. 299 00:13:33,947 --> 00:13:36,280 - But they weren't looking for vengeance. 300 00:13:36,282 --> 00:13:38,516 - Me, on the other hand, I was just ticked. 301 00:13:38,518 --> 00:13:40,952 I was, like, this is insane 302 00:13:40,954 --> 00:13:44,655 And everybody needs to find this person. 303 00:13:44,657 --> 00:13:46,657 - Oh, they were certainly trying. 304 00:13:46,659 --> 00:13:48,259 Even at that very moment. 305 00:13:48,261 --> 00:13:52,096 - We had about 10 to 12, uh, undercover officers 306 00:13:52,098 --> 00:13:53,965 In about tomor-- the memorial service, 307 00:13:53,967 --> 00:13:58,303 Looking for anybody that would strike us as-as-as odd. 308 00:13:58,305 --> 00:14:01,472 - But no one stood out. 309 00:14:01,474 --> 00:14:03,507 - Hang in there, caleb! Hang in there! 310 00:14:03,509 --> 00:14:06,044 - A month after the murder, the famous roundup 311 00:14:06,046 --> 00:14:09,313 Filled the streets as usual. 312 00:14:09,315 --> 00:14:10,982 And then they emptied again. 313 00:14:10,984 --> 00:14:12,450 [thunder booming] 314 00:14:12,452 --> 00:14:14,819 And as the autumn wind turned raw, 315 00:14:14,821 --> 00:14:17,255 Detective jackson's investigation chased down 316 00:14:17,257 --> 00:14:20,157 Every lead and got nowhere. 317 00:14:20,159 --> 00:14:21,125 - We call them rabbit trails. 318 00:14:21,127 --> 00:14:23,628 We ran hundreds of rabbit trails down. 319 00:14:23,630 --> 00:14:25,396 - The holidays came and went. 320 00:14:25,398 --> 00:14:27,265 Holidays for other people. 321 00:14:27,267 --> 00:14:30,401 Not detective jackson, not chief roberts. 322 00:14:30,403 --> 00:14:33,471 - It haunted me. Thi-this case haunted me. 323 00:14:33,473 --> 00:14:35,807 - And then a spring breeze 324 00:14:35,809 --> 00:14:37,942 Dipped into the pendleton valley, 325 00:14:37,944 --> 00:14:41,379 Curled its warming fingers into secret corners 326 00:14:41,381 --> 00:14:44,349 And came out whispering a name. 327 00:14:45,785 --> 00:14:47,752 - Out of the blue, a tip. 328 00:14:47,754 --> 00:14:50,221 And it was a name the police knew well. 329 00:14:50,223 --> 00:14:52,624 Had cops found their killer? 330 00:14:54,361 --> 00:14:56,494 - We go out and find his girlfriend. 331 00:14:56,496 --> 00:14:57,495 And she's going, 332 00:14:57,497 --> 00:15:00,298 I always believed he could have done this. 333 00:15:00,300 --> 00:15:03,301 - When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 334 00:15:06,705 --> 00:15:11,976 ♪♪ 335 00:15:11,978 --> 00:15:15,179 - Six months after the murder of amyjane brandhagen, 336 00:15:15,181 --> 00:15:17,648 Investigators finally caught a break. 337 00:15:17,650 --> 00:15:19,984 A county jail inmate looking for a deal 338 00:15:19,986 --> 00:15:22,086 Got word out to the cops. 339 00:15:22,088 --> 00:15:25,189 He claimed to know who killed amyjane. 340 00:15:25,191 --> 00:15:27,825 - I mean, we've gone for months with nothing 341 00:15:27,827 --> 00:15:29,327 And now this. 342 00:15:29,329 --> 00:15:30,995 - There were two of them, said the inmate. 343 00:15:30,997 --> 00:15:32,897 Ira draper and eric torres, 344 00:15:32,899 --> 00:15:35,967 Both well known to local law enforcement, 345 00:15:35,969 --> 00:15:39,003 Who soon confirmed the men were in the area 346 00:15:39,005 --> 00:15:40,538 The day of the murder. 347 00:15:40,540 --> 00:15:42,540 They found torres first. 348 00:15:42,542 --> 00:15:45,476 And it looked like they were onto something. 349 00:15:45,478 --> 00:15:48,212 Torres said yes, he was in on it, 350 00:15:48,214 --> 00:15:49,580 But he didn't kill her. 351 00:15:49,582 --> 00:15:51,182 It was the guy he was with, 352 00:15:51,184 --> 00:15:54,152 He said, draper, who went into the motel room 353 00:15:54,154 --> 00:15:56,487 And came out very bloody. 354 00:15:56,489 --> 00:15:58,556 - He basically tells them, yeah, 355 00:15:58,558 --> 00:16:00,791 I was driving the getaway car. 356 00:16:00,793 --> 00:16:03,027 - It was his buddy who did the killing, he said. 357 00:16:03,029 --> 00:16:04,429 Ira draper. 358 00:16:04,431 --> 00:16:07,064 - So, we go out and find his girlfriend. 359 00:16:07,066 --> 00:16:09,367 She's going, I always believed he potentially 360 00:16:09,369 --> 00:16:11,068 Could have done this. 361 00:16:11,070 --> 00:16:13,971 He-he-he's aggressive and he has these journals. 362 00:16:13,973 --> 00:16:16,040 And they're journal entries about, 363 00:16:16,042 --> 00:16:17,475 Uh, defiling women 364 00:16:17,477 --> 00:16:19,910 And-and killing and burying them. 365 00:16:19,912 --> 00:16:22,947 - They found and questioned draper who said 366 00:16:22,949 --> 00:16:25,283 He understood why he was a suspect. 367 00:16:33,926 --> 00:16:36,160 - But after a few minutes with draper, 368 00:16:36,162 --> 00:16:39,230 Jackson had a familiar sinking feeling. 369 00:16:39,232 --> 00:16:41,065 - He was very much so enamored by the fact 370 00:16:41,067 --> 00:16:44,668 That the police, um, were giving him attention. 371 00:16:44,670 --> 00:16:45,736 - And he was playing you. 372 00:16:45,738 --> 00:16:47,872 He was just playing it for all it was worth. 373 00:16:47,874 --> 00:16:50,674 - He was getting a little bit of street cred for it. 374 00:16:50,676 --> 00:16:53,644 - And the dna confirmed it was all an act. 375 00:16:53,646 --> 00:16:55,813 Two unpleasant men, the police said, 376 00:16:55,815 --> 00:16:58,015 Who seemed to be enjoying themselves 377 00:16:58,017 --> 00:17:00,217 At the expense of the cops. 378 00:17:00,219 --> 00:17:02,286 So, back to zero. 379 00:17:05,425 --> 00:17:08,826 By August 2013, it had been almost a full year 380 00:17:08,828 --> 00:17:11,829 Since amyjane brandhagen's murder in pendleton. 381 00:17:11,831 --> 00:17:14,899 Investigators had exhausted hundreds of leads 382 00:17:14,901 --> 00:17:17,035 And themselves. 383 00:17:17,037 --> 00:17:20,204 - I knew it was having an impact on-on 384 00:17:20,206 --> 00:17:23,808 My physiological health a-as well as my mental health. 385 00:17:23,810 --> 00:17:25,910 - On August 8, the chief took his family 386 00:17:25,912 --> 00:17:28,312 Out of town for some r&r. 387 00:17:28,314 --> 00:17:32,250 And the very next day, a woman named karen lange, 388 00:17:32,252 --> 00:17:34,652 Happened to be a member of amyjane's church, 389 00:17:34,654 --> 00:17:39,023 Announced to her husband dan she was going for a walk. 390 00:17:39,025 --> 00:17:39,990 - And she came down 391 00:17:39,992 --> 00:17:43,527 And I'll never f-forget what she said. 392 00:17:43,529 --> 00:17:45,696 She said, "well, you know, I was thinking that 393 00:17:45,698 --> 00:17:48,365 "we can maybe go out for dessert afterward." 394 00:17:48,367 --> 00:17:50,768 - Karen was an accomplished singer and pianist. 395 00:17:50,770 --> 00:17:54,272 Dan, vice president of the local community college. 396 00:17:54,274 --> 00:17:56,774 Her walk along the river levee near downtown pendleton, 397 00:17:56,776 --> 00:17:59,410 The river walk, was an almost daily habit. 398 00:17:59,412 --> 00:18:03,047 It was 4:30 p.M., lots of sun left 399 00:18:03,049 --> 00:18:05,483 On the warm August afternoon. 400 00:18:05,485 --> 00:18:07,618 - And the last words she said to me were, 401 00:18:07,620 --> 00:18:11,622 "well, I guess we'll just have a nice, boring evening." 402 00:18:11,624 --> 00:18:14,658 - Dan went back to tinkering on his motorcycle, 403 00:18:14,660 --> 00:18:17,094 Lost all track of time. 404 00:18:17,096 --> 00:18:20,565 It was dark when his son walked into the room 405 00:18:20,567 --> 00:18:22,834 And asked an innocuous question. 406 00:18:22,836 --> 00:18:24,702 - "uh, where's mom?" 407 00:18:24,704 --> 00:18:27,771 I said, "well, hmm, I don't know. 408 00:18:27,773 --> 00:18:30,842 "I'll give her a call." so, I went-- 409 00:18:30,844 --> 00:18:32,309 I've-- I tried to make the phone call 410 00:18:32,311 --> 00:18:34,845 And I couldn't get ahold of her. 411 00:18:34,847 --> 00:18:37,181 - But it was after 9:30 p.M. 412 00:18:37,183 --> 00:18:39,884 Karen usually walked for less than an hour. 413 00:18:39,886 --> 00:18:41,886 She'd been gone for five. 414 00:18:41,888 --> 00:18:44,555 In some people, anxiety stokes panic. 415 00:18:44,557 --> 00:18:45,990 Dan is not like that. 416 00:18:45,992 --> 00:18:48,859 It's a coping mechanism. He stays calm. 417 00:18:48,861 --> 00:18:50,561 He made another call. 418 00:18:50,563 --> 00:18:53,397 - Long day, 10 o'clock at night, my phone rings. 419 00:18:53,399 --> 00:18:55,399 I answer, "hey." "hi, dan." 420 00:18:55,401 --> 00:18:57,101 - Remember jed and lisa hummel, 421 00:18:57,103 --> 00:18:59,603 Friends of amyjane's from church? 422 00:18:59,605 --> 00:19:03,007 Karen always parked her car in front of their house 423 00:19:03,009 --> 00:19:05,743 When she took her late afternoon walks. 424 00:19:05,745 --> 00:19:09,346 - He says, um, "is karen at your house?" 425 00:19:09,348 --> 00:19:10,748 "no." 426 00:19:10,750 --> 00:19:13,151 And I-I'd just got home and I asked lisa 427 00:19:13,153 --> 00:19:14,418 If-if she had been over. 428 00:19:14,420 --> 00:19:16,220 And I said "no, I haven't seen her. 429 00:19:16,222 --> 00:19:18,689 - And I had looked outside and sure enough, 430 00:19:18,691 --> 00:19:19,890 The car was still there. 431 00:19:19,892 --> 00:19:22,493 So, we went out to the car and she wasn't there. 432 00:19:23,930 --> 00:19:26,697 - So, jed and lisa grabbed flashlights and walked 433 00:19:26,699 --> 00:19:29,767 A couple of blocks from their house down to the river levee. 434 00:19:29,769 --> 00:19:33,304 And there in the parking lot sat a pendleton policeman. 435 00:19:33,306 --> 00:19:35,439 What should they do, they asked him? 436 00:19:35,441 --> 00:19:37,508 - And he just thought it was unusual enough 437 00:19:37,510 --> 00:19:40,844 That he got ahold of dan. 438 00:19:40,846 --> 00:19:43,181 - As the officer left to talk to dan, 439 00:19:43,183 --> 00:19:45,416 Jed and lisa kept looking through the dark 440 00:19:45,418 --> 00:19:46,850 Along the riverbank. 441 00:19:46,852 --> 00:19:48,920 - There's a fear of not finding anything 442 00:19:48,922 --> 00:19:50,588 And there's a fear of finding something. 443 00:19:50,590 --> 00:19:53,991 - When I got to the-- where the policeman was, 444 00:19:53,993 --> 00:19:56,860 We were talking and he said you seem to be 445 00:19:56,862 --> 00:19:59,597 Awfully calm for your wife being missing. 446 00:20:00,900 --> 00:20:04,135 And at that point I thought, holy mackerel, 447 00:20:04,137 --> 00:20:06,203 You know, if there's something-- 448 00:20:06,205 --> 00:20:09,473 If there's something the-- bad-bad that happened to her, 449 00:20:09,475 --> 00:20:12,410 I could be a suspect. 450 00:20:12,412 --> 00:20:14,111 - From his patrol car, the officer was able 451 00:20:14,113 --> 00:20:15,679 To pull up images from cameras 452 00:20:15,681 --> 00:20:17,715 Stationed around the river levee. 453 00:20:17,717 --> 00:20:19,483 No sign of karen. 454 00:20:19,485 --> 00:20:23,087 Then her cell provider sent a ping to karen's phone. 455 00:20:23,089 --> 00:20:24,689 It turned up across the main road 456 00:20:24,691 --> 00:20:26,557 About a half a mile from the river 457 00:20:26,559 --> 00:20:28,959 In the parking lot at walmart, 458 00:20:28,961 --> 00:20:32,096 Where again the officer could not find karen. 459 00:20:32,098 --> 00:20:34,365 What was going on? 460 00:20:34,367 --> 00:20:36,968 Around and around the river walk they went, 461 00:20:36,970 --> 00:20:40,705 Pointing their puny flashlights at a sea of dark. 462 00:20:40,707 --> 00:20:43,240 - I did go home at about five. 463 00:20:43,242 --> 00:20:46,910 I wrote a f-- uh, uh, an email 464 00:20:46,912 --> 00:20:50,381 Saying, "karen's gone, I don't know where she is." 465 00:20:54,553 --> 00:20:57,121 I just have to go to bed. 466 00:20:57,123 --> 00:21:00,691 And I went and I just cried. 467 00:21:00,693 --> 00:21:02,526 - He did not sleep long. 468 00:21:02,528 --> 00:21:05,663 The phone call that startled him awake brought news. 469 00:21:05,665 --> 00:21:08,833 Some good, some very, very bad. 470 00:21:12,038 --> 00:21:14,872 - Amyjane's murder and karen's disappearance, 471 00:21:14,874 --> 00:21:16,874 Could they be connected? 472 00:21:16,876 --> 00:21:19,143 Investigators are about to uncover 473 00:21:19,145 --> 00:21:21,012 A disturbing clue. 474 00:21:21,014 --> 00:21:23,380 - I think in that moment, most of us knew that 475 00:21:23,382 --> 00:21:25,416 That wasn't coincidence. 476 00:21:25,418 --> 00:21:28,519 - When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 477 00:21:31,689 --> 00:21:36,093 ♪♪ 478 00:21:36,095 --> 00:21:38,829 - Welcome back to "dateline: Secrets uncovered". 479 00:21:38,831 --> 00:21:40,197 I'm craig melvin. 480 00:21:40,199 --> 00:21:43,434 Almost a year after amyjane brandhagen's murder, 481 00:21:43,436 --> 00:21:46,203 Fellow church member karen lange vanished 482 00:21:46,205 --> 00:21:48,906 While walking in a nearby park. 483 00:21:48,908 --> 00:21:51,241 When her husband dan raised the alarm, 484 00:21:51,243 --> 00:21:54,044 Friends launched a frantic search that continued 485 00:21:54,046 --> 00:21:57,848 Through the night. Where could karen be? 486 00:21:57,850 --> 00:22:01,585 Soon, a horrific discovery would answer that question 487 00:22:01,587 --> 00:22:04,922 And launch a whole new mystery. 488 00:22:04,924 --> 00:22:08,326 Here's keith morrison with more of "someone was out there". 489 00:22:11,597 --> 00:22:14,198 - Dawn took its own imperious time 490 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:17,568 On the morning of August 10, 2013. 491 00:22:17,570 --> 00:22:19,169 By that time, going on 6 a.M., 492 00:22:19,171 --> 00:22:22,740 Karen lange had been missing more than 12 hours. 493 00:22:22,742 --> 00:22:25,076 And then finally, the morning sun 494 00:22:25,078 --> 00:22:29,046 Lit up the banks of the umatilla river and... 495 00:22:29,048 --> 00:22:31,882 - The policeman called and he said, "we found your wife." 496 00:22:31,884 --> 00:22:35,085 - She was found, and alive! 497 00:22:35,087 --> 00:22:38,822 But what the policeman said next was terrifying. 498 00:22:38,824 --> 00:22:41,358 - Well, when he said, "we found your wife 499 00:22:41,360 --> 00:22:43,327 "and she's alive..." 500 00:22:46,432 --> 00:22:47,731 That was a great relief. 501 00:22:47,733 --> 00:22:52,002 But, um-- but he certainly made it sound 502 00:22:52,004 --> 00:22:55,239 Like it was a tough-tough thing. 503 00:22:55,241 --> 00:22:57,108 - Oh, it was. 504 00:22:57,110 --> 00:22:59,343 Karen had been struck from behind by some 505 00:22:59,345 --> 00:23:00,844 Heavy, blunt object. 506 00:23:00,846 --> 00:23:04,982 Her skull was crushed. The wound was massive. 507 00:23:04,984 --> 00:23:06,717 Right away, the detective called the chief 508 00:23:06,719 --> 00:23:09,319 On vacation in the mountains five hours away 509 00:23:09,321 --> 00:23:11,855 And described the way they found her. 510 00:23:11,857 --> 00:23:13,390 - Did he think she was dead already? 511 00:23:13,392 --> 00:23:15,092 - He thought she was dead. 512 00:23:15,094 --> 00:23:16,727 Uh, a tremendous amount of blood. 513 00:23:16,729 --> 00:23:19,730 He indicates that he reaches for her wrist 514 00:23:19,732 --> 00:23:20,598 To see if she has a pulse 515 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:23,534 And her leg moves and she gasps. 516 00:23:23,536 --> 00:23:26,703 - But it didn't look like she'd be alive for long. 517 00:23:26,705 --> 00:23:28,672 The detective drove dan lange to the hospital, 518 00:23:28,674 --> 00:23:31,108 Told him to prepare for the worst. 519 00:23:31,110 --> 00:23:33,243 As he arrived at the emergency room, 520 00:23:33,245 --> 00:23:35,479 Dan ran into a nurse he knew. 521 00:23:35,481 --> 00:23:38,115 - And, uh, she took one look at me... 522 00:23:43,622 --> 00:23:46,357 And it was so heartbroken 523 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:49,793 That I, of course, broke down. 524 00:23:49,795 --> 00:23:52,429 And then I had a chance to see karen. 525 00:23:52,431 --> 00:23:54,231 - The doctors gave her a slim chance, 526 00:23:54,233 --> 00:23:56,100 One in a hundred, maybe. 527 00:23:56,102 --> 00:23:57,634 She was airlifted to a bigger hospital 528 00:23:57,636 --> 00:24:00,304 In portland for specialized care. 529 00:24:00,306 --> 00:24:02,773 And as dan kept watch at her bedside, 530 00:24:02,775 --> 00:24:04,642 He remembered an odd comment karen made 531 00:24:04,644 --> 00:24:07,044 A few days before she was attacked. 532 00:24:07,046 --> 00:24:09,447 Her boys were in college, nearly grown. 533 00:24:09,449 --> 00:24:11,849 She wasn't sure what her purpose was anymore. 534 00:24:11,851 --> 00:24:13,417 And she told dan... 535 00:24:13,419 --> 00:24:17,688 - "I really wish that I could be, you know, 536 00:24:17,690 --> 00:24:21,191 "more useful if I'm going to remain here." 537 00:24:21,193 --> 00:24:23,460 - On planet earth. - On the planet earth, yeah. 538 00:24:23,462 --> 00:24:27,030 And I would assure her with, but god has a plan 539 00:24:27,032 --> 00:24:29,666 And you will be used. 540 00:24:29,668 --> 00:24:31,568 - But what kind of use was this? 541 00:24:31,570 --> 00:24:34,505 If she lived, she might never regain consciousness. 542 00:24:34,507 --> 00:24:35,873 If she regained consciousness, 543 00:24:35,875 --> 00:24:37,975 She might never be the same. 544 00:24:37,977 --> 00:24:41,044 How useful could that be? 545 00:24:41,046 --> 00:24:42,646 And then suddenly, the case of the murder 546 00:24:42,648 --> 00:24:45,682 Of amy brandhagen and the attack on karen lange 547 00:24:45,684 --> 00:24:49,086 Seemed to take on a new and terrifying meaning. 548 00:24:49,088 --> 00:24:51,421 Chief roberts returned from his vacation 549 00:24:51,423 --> 00:24:54,391 To be handed this photograph by investigators. 550 00:24:54,393 --> 00:24:57,228 It had been taken four years earlier. 551 00:24:57,230 --> 00:25:00,497 - One of the detectives had gotten his hands on an image 552 00:25:00,499 --> 00:25:03,867 Of amyjane brandhagen and karen lange together 553 00:25:03,869 --> 00:25:07,638 Dated August 14. - Oh, my god! 554 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:11,375 - Amyjane brandhagen was murdered on August 14. 555 00:25:11,377 --> 00:25:14,778 Karen lange was assaulted on August 9, 556 00:25:14,780 --> 00:25:16,981 One year after amyjane's murder. 557 00:25:16,983 --> 00:25:18,582 - Like somebody is targeting them or somebody 558 00:25:18,584 --> 00:25:22,152 Within the church has some strange motivation? 559 00:25:22,154 --> 00:25:23,620 - It could be a member of the congregation 560 00:25:23,622 --> 00:25:25,355 Or it could be somebody 561 00:25:25,357 --> 00:25:27,891 Who they provided outreach services to. 562 00:25:27,893 --> 00:25:29,927 - In pendleton at the free methodist church, 563 00:25:29,929 --> 00:25:32,429 The word spread quickly. 564 00:25:32,431 --> 00:25:36,066 - I think in that moment, most of us knew that 565 00:25:36,068 --> 00:25:37,401 That wasn't coincidence. 566 00:25:37,403 --> 00:25:39,270 And I can't tell you how we knew. 567 00:25:39,272 --> 00:25:42,339 - Well, small town, same church. 568 00:25:42,341 --> 00:25:46,443 - Small town, same church, we all knew each other. 569 00:25:46,445 --> 00:25:48,345 - In a town where murder is rare, 570 00:25:48,347 --> 00:25:50,347 Two women, one photo, 571 00:25:50,349 --> 00:25:52,883 And dates that lined up like a message. 572 00:25:52,885 --> 00:25:54,418 Had to be a connection. 573 00:25:54,420 --> 00:25:55,752 - Oh, it certainly crossed my mind. 574 00:25:55,754 --> 00:25:58,889 And I think it-it crossed everybody's mind. 575 00:25:58,891 --> 00:26:01,158 - So, once again, detective jackson and the others 576 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:04,628 Scoured hours of video recorded by dozens of cameras 577 00:26:04,630 --> 00:26:07,831 Stationed around town looking for a suspect. 578 00:26:07,833 --> 00:26:09,166 Good luck. 579 00:26:09,168 --> 00:26:11,401 When amyjane was murdered in broad daylight, 580 00:26:11,403 --> 00:26:14,838 Those videos turned up exactly nothing. 581 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:17,708 But then-then luck turned. 582 00:26:17,710 --> 00:26:20,644 They saw this recorded by one of the cameras 583 00:26:20,646 --> 00:26:22,245 Stationed around the river walk, 584 00:26:22,247 --> 00:26:24,381 6:31 p.M. Karen lange, 585 00:26:24,383 --> 00:26:26,917 There she is right there, out for her walk. 586 00:26:26,919 --> 00:26:30,521 And following her, a man watching her 587 00:26:30,523 --> 00:26:32,322 With what looks like a pipe hidden 588 00:26:32,324 --> 00:26:35,058 Behind his back right there. 589 00:26:35,060 --> 00:26:36,927 - They cross a small footbridge. 590 00:26:36,929 --> 00:26:40,263 There was a short stretch there of maybe 50 or 60 yards 591 00:26:40,265 --> 00:26:42,099 Where there's just no visibility from any direction 592 00:26:42,101 --> 00:26:43,734 Unless you're actually on the path. 593 00:26:43,736 --> 00:26:45,569 And right there is where he attacks her. 594 00:26:45,571 --> 00:26:47,571 - Is that where her-- where she was found? 595 00:26:47,573 --> 00:26:50,674 - She was found about 30 feet down the path. 596 00:26:50,676 --> 00:26:53,143 - And then they found this video recorded by 597 00:26:53,145 --> 00:26:55,612 Another camera about an hour after the attack. 598 00:26:55,614 --> 00:26:58,248 The same man enters a park bathroom 599 00:26:58,250 --> 00:27:01,485 And minutes later emerges to use a drinking fountain. 600 00:27:01,487 --> 00:27:04,221 - I immediately said it's the same guy. 601 00:27:04,223 --> 00:27:06,089 We've got to show it's the same guy. 602 00:27:06,091 --> 00:27:09,026 - Wait! Same guy as who? 603 00:27:09,028 --> 00:27:12,296 Chief roberts remembered after amyjane was murdered, 604 00:27:12,298 --> 00:27:14,965 The only witness who saw anything 605 00:27:14,967 --> 00:27:17,567 Reported a young man with dark hair 606 00:27:17,569 --> 00:27:19,569 Wandering near the motel. 607 00:27:19,571 --> 00:27:22,172 - Basically, the description was fairly generic. 608 00:27:22,174 --> 00:27:25,509 Male, 20-something, 609 00:27:25,511 --> 00:27:27,511 Dark hair, a little bit longer, 610 00:27:27,513 --> 00:27:28,945 And with dark-toned skin. 611 00:27:28,947 --> 00:27:31,048 Now, we have the second crime a year later, 612 00:27:31,050 --> 00:27:32,783 Almost to the anniversary, 613 00:27:32,785 --> 00:27:35,919 And here's a male profile or image 614 00:27:35,921 --> 00:27:38,989 On-on our network camera system that fits. 615 00:27:40,326 --> 00:27:44,127 It fits. - But who was he? 616 00:27:44,129 --> 00:27:47,998 And why was he targeting women from the same church? 617 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:49,533 Within hours, a very unusual 618 00:27:49,535 --> 00:27:53,003 Kind of pendleton roundup was underway. 619 00:27:53,005 --> 00:27:54,738 The order was clear. 620 00:27:54,740 --> 00:27:57,241 Find him, fast. 621 00:28:00,746 --> 00:28:03,413 - The evidence that was about to send this case 622 00:28:03,415 --> 00:28:06,617 Into overdrive. - It gave me chills. 623 00:28:06,619 --> 00:28:09,753 - When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 624 00:28:12,624 --> 00:28:17,694 ♪♪ 625 00:28:17,696 --> 00:28:19,930 ♪ son of god ♪ 626 00:28:19,932 --> 00:28:21,699 - When the free methodists of pendleton, oregon 627 00:28:21,701 --> 00:28:23,433 Went to their weekly worship services 628 00:28:23,435 --> 00:28:26,436 That Sunday in August, 2013, 629 00:28:26,438 --> 00:28:28,972 They offered their prayers for karen lange 630 00:28:28,974 --> 00:28:31,808 Lying in a portland hospital in a coma, 631 00:28:31,810 --> 00:28:35,779 Her husband dan a constant presence at her bedside. 632 00:28:35,781 --> 00:28:38,215 The prognosis was poor. But dan, 633 00:28:38,217 --> 00:28:42,252 Optimistic by nature, struggled to hang on. 634 00:28:42,254 --> 00:28:45,189 - It's just a faithful attitude that says 635 00:28:45,191 --> 00:28:49,059 No matter what happens, it's god's plan. 636 00:28:49,061 --> 00:28:51,061 And his plan is to prosper us. 637 00:28:53,866 --> 00:28:56,400 Even if I were to lose karen, 638 00:28:56,402 --> 00:28:58,769 I had to hold on to that 639 00:28:58,771 --> 00:29:01,205 And realize that. 640 00:29:01,207 --> 00:29:03,474 - In those first two days since karen was found 641 00:29:03,476 --> 00:29:06,476 In the brush alongside the pendleton river walk, 642 00:29:06,478 --> 00:29:09,212 Shock spread like bad electricity. 643 00:29:09,214 --> 00:29:11,281 - Someone came up to our senior pastor and said, 644 00:29:11,283 --> 00:29:15,218 You know, I think I'm glad I'm not part of your church. 645 00:29:15,220 --> 00:29:16,787 After all these things that have happened. 646 00:29:16,789 --> 00:29:18,088 - Yeah. - And you're thinking 647 00:29:18,090 --> 00:29:21,492 Is there a-a serial killer around. 648 00:29:23,061 --> 00:29:24,961 - Not fear, exactly. 649 00:29:24,963 --> 00:29:26,229 Not yet. 650 00:29:26,231 --> 00:29:29,099 But someone was out there, was among them, 651 00:29:29,101 --> 00:29:32,035 Had killed once, perhaps twice. 652 00:29:32,037 --> 00:29:34,371 And so, the unease grew. 653 00:29:34,373 --> 00:29:36,106 Dark places were avoided. 654 00:29:36,108 --> 00:29:39,609 - The odds of a stranger picking two people 655 00:29:39,611 --> 00:29:40,844 That were as connected, 656 00:29:40,846 --> 00:29:42,579 Difficult to wrap your mind around. 657 00:29:42,581 --> 00:29:45,582 - Umatilla county district attorney dan primus. 658 00:29:45,584 --> 00:29:48,185 - Yeah, I mean, this sounds more like 659 00:29:48,187 --> 00:29:49,920 A zodiak-type killer. 660 00:29:49,922 --> 00:29:52,322 It's like one of those weird puzzles. 661 00:29:52,324 --> 00:29:53,323 - Absolutely. As you're working 662 00:29:53,325 --> 00:29:54,958 These investigations, you're thinking of 663 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:57,861 All those things and trying to determine 664 00:29:57,863 --> 00:29:59,797 Wh-what connection is there between 665 00:29:59,799 --> 00:30:03,500 Karen lange and amyjane brandhagen. 666 00:30:03,502 --> 00:30:05,335 - It seemed very likely to the police and the d.A. 667 00:30:05,337 --> 00:30:06,870 The man seen in the surveillance video 668 00:30:06,872 --> 00:30:09,105 Was the one who attacked karen lange, 669 00:30:09,107 --> 00:30:11,408 And that he might also have been the killer 670 00:30:11,410 --> 00:30:13,009 Who stabbed amyjane to death 671 00:30:13,011 --> 00:30:15,946 In that motel room, one year earlier. 672 00:30:15,948 --> 00:30:17,647 But who was it? 673 00:30:17,649 --> 00:30:20,717 The chief asked his street cops to look at that video. 674 00:30:20,719 --> 00:30:22,886 Anybody recognize him? 675 00:30:22,888 --> 00:30:26,089 And what do you know, one of them did. 676 00:30:26,091 --> 00:30:28,725 - He looked at the image for a second 677 00:30:28,727 --> 00:30:30,327 And said "that's danny woo." 678 00:30:30,329 --> 00:30:31,962 - How did he know? 679 00:30:31,964 --> 00:30:35,765 Because he'd encountered him four times in the previous year. 680 00:30:35,767 --> 00:30:39,035 Minor infractions, though, so they never confirmed 681 00:30:39,037 --> 00:30:41,972 That his name actually was danny woo. 682 00:30:41,974 --> 00:30:45,309 But there was one thing that might help id him. 683 00:30:45,311 --> 00:30:47,110 - He had a very distinct tattoo on the inside 684 00:30:47,112 --> 00:30:51,281 Of his left wrist, which read "semper fi." 685 00:30:51,283 --> 00:30:53,250 - He's a marine. 686 00:30:53,252 --> 00:30:55,385 - That was my initial reaction. 687 00:30:55,387 --> 00:30:56,720 - But while chief roberts didn't know 688 00:30:56,722 --> 00:30:58,388 Who the man really was 689 00:30:58,390 --> 00:31:01,191 Or where he was now, or why he targeted 690 00:31:01,193 --> 00:31:04,227 Two women who once taught bible school together, 691 00:31:04,229 --> 00:31:06,897 He knew they had to track him down right away. 692 00:31:06,899 --> 00:31:08,531 - This was a community on edge. 693 00:31:08,533 --> 00:31:11,935 - And now he's out there. - He's out there. 694 00:31:11,937 --> 00:31:14,938 And we've got to find him. There could be more victims. 695 00:31:14,940 --> 00:31:16,873 - The chief canceled all time off, 696 00:31:16,875 --> 00:31:19,042 Called in every available officer. 697 00:31:19,044 --> 00:31:21,177 A manhunt was on. 698 00:31:21,179 --> 00:31:24,347 And then, a bit of luck. 699 00:31:24,349 --> 00:31:26,816 The very same sharp-eyed detective who found karen 700 00:31:26,818 --> 00:31:30,153 Noticed something odd nearby. 701 00:31:30,155 --> 00:31:33,090 A wooden panel on the back of an old batting cage 702 00:31:33,092 --> 00:31:37,360 Beside the river walk looked not quite right. 703 00:31:37,362 --> 00:31:39,630 So, the officer reached behind the loose panel 704 00:31:39,632 --> 00:31:42,098 And found a pipe 705 00:31:42,100 --> 00:31:45,102 That appeared to have blood on one end. 706 00:31:45,104 --> 00:31:49,172 The dna confirmed it was karen's blood. 707 00:31:49,174 --> 00:31:51,875 And then, when the crime lab compared a dna sample 708 00:31:51,877 --> 00:31:55,245 From the other end of the pipe with the material found 709 00:31:55,247 --> 00:31:57,781 Under amyjane's fingernails... 710 00:31:57,783 --> 00:32:00,116 - I get that call on a Sunday afternoon. 711 00:32:00,118 --> 00:32:02,118 Now, we've connected the dots. 712 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:06,122 - The man who assaulted karen and amyjane brandhagen's killer 713 00:32:06,124 --> 00:32:08,258 Were one in the same. 714 00:32:08,260 --> 00:32:11,261 Right away, the police chief shared the news with the d.A. 715 00:32:11,263 --> 00:32:12,429 - I was at home. 716 00:32:12,431 --> 00:32:15,365 Uh, chief asked me if I was sitting down. 717 00:32:15,367 --> 00:32:17,267 He told me that, uh, the dna from the pipe matched 718 00:32:17,269 --> 00:32:20,403 The dna found underneath amyjane's fingernails 719 00:32:20,405 --> 00:32:23,140 And, uh, it gave me chills. 720 00:32:23,142 --> 00:32:26,876 - But though chief roberts' officers scoured the town, 721 00:32:26,878 --> 00:32:29,546 Even distributed flyers with woo's picture on them, 722 00:32:29,548 --> 00:32:31,648 They found nothing. 723 00:32:31,650 --> 00:32:36,286 Hours piled up, days, more than a week, no danny woo. 724 00:32:36,288 --> 00:32:38,855 But anxiety, oh, yes. 725 00:32:38,857 --> 00:32:40,090 - You didn't leave garages unlocked. 726 00:32:40,092 --> 00:32:41,691 - No. - Sheds, doors, 727 00:32:41,693 --> 00:32:42,459 Windows. - Mm-mm. 728 00:32:42,461 --> 00:32:43,393 - Cars. - Yeah. 729 00:32:43,395 --> 00:32:44,594 You do. 730 00:32:44,596 --> 00:32:47,163 You feel kind of like there's a serial killer in town. 731 00:32:47,165 --> 00:32:51,234 - And then a call from the local convention center. 732 00:32:51,236 --> 00:32:54,170 Two catering company employees told the dispatcher 733 00:32:54,172 --> 00:32:57,140 They'd gone in through a side door to the kitchen. 734 00:32:57,142 --> 00:32:59,676 - And here sits this person who they readily recognized 735 00:32:59,678 --> 00:33:02,379 As this danny woo that we had disseminated 736 00:33:02,381 --> 00:33:04,347 The-the images of. 737 00:33:04,349 --> 00:33:06,983 And he was sitting there, drinking a coke. 738 00:33:06,985 --> 00:33:09,819 And he basically picked up his stuff and disappeared 739 00:33:09,821 --> 00:33:11,188 Into the facility. 740 00:33:11,190 --> 00:33:12,389 - So, he's in the building, somewhere. 741 00:33:12,391 --> 00:33:14,724 It's a big building. - It's a big building. 742 00:33:14,726 --> 00:33:15,792 - Within minutes, 743 00:33:15,794 --> 00:33:17,728 The police surrounded the convention center. 744 00:33:17,730 --> 00:33:20,630 A search dog trained to bite joined in. 745 00:33:20,632 --> 00:33:21,732 They set up a command post 746 00:33:21,734 --> 00:33:24,100 Outside one of the center's windows. 747 00:33:24,102 --> 00:33:25,869 - And the dogs just woof, woof, woofing at the door. 748 00:33:25,871 --> 00:33:30,007 And the oregon state trooper behind us says 749 00:33:30,009 --> 00:33:32,409 "I can see a light hanging out of the ceiling." 750 00:33:32,411 --> 00:33:33,710 - Looking through a window. 751 00:33:33,712 --> 00:33:35,845 - I take about two steps back from where I'm standing 752 00:33:35,847 --> 00:33:37,414 And I can see it. 753 00:33:37,416 --> 00:33:39,582 So, I give them the command to-to enter. 754 00:33:39,584 --> 00:33:42,952 They enter, go straight to the-- this location in the stairwell, 755 00:33:42,954 --> 00:33:44,821 And there he is. 756 00:33:44,823 --> 00:33:46,823 - Minutes later, the suspect, 757 00:33:46,825 --> 00:33:48,658 The man known as danny woo, 758 00:33:48,660 --> 00:33:50,627 The man who may have murdered one woman, 759 00:33:50,629 --> 00:33:52,429 Possibly even two, 760 00:33:52,431 --> 00:33:54,364 And terrorized the town of pendleton, 761 00:33:54,366 --> 00:33:56,566 Walked out in handcuffs 762 00:33:56,568 --> 00:34:00,236 And into the flashing cameras of the local paper. 763 00:34:00,238 --> 00:34:02,973 Later, officers took this video of his hiding spot 764 00:34:02,975 --> 00:34:06,242 In an air conditioning duct in the convention center ceiling 765 00:34:06,244 --> 00:34:08,645 Where he had a blanket, a radio, 766 00:34:08,647 --> 00:34:10,447 And some clothes. 767 00:34:10,449 --> 00:34:11,648 - It looked like a nest. 768 00:34:11,650 --> 00:34:13,883 And, uh, it looked like he'd been there for a while, 769 00:34:13,885 --> 00:34:15,919 Coming and going, hiding in plain sight. 770 00:34:15,921 --> 00:34:18,955 He'd been here all year. 771 00:34:18,957 --> 00:34:20,057 - But now what? 772 00:34:20,059 --> 00:34:22,392 Would he talk? Lawyer up? 773 00:34:22,394 --> 00:34:25,929 Or even would he reveal who he really was 774 00:34:25,931 --> 00:34:27,897 And why it appeared he was targeting 775 00:34:27,899 --> 00:34:30,333 The woman of the free methodist church. 776 00:34:32,871 --> 00:34:35,138 - Revelations that would leave this town 777 00:34:35,140 --> 00:34:38,274 And these investigators shattered. 778 00:34:38,276 --> 00:34:39,276 - I didn't know whether to cry; 779 00:34:39,278 --> 00:34:40,310 I didn't know whether to scream; 780 00:34:40,312 --> 00:34:41,511 I was just dumbfounded. 781 00:34:41,513 --> 00:34:44,781 - When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 782 00:34:47,951 --> 00:34:51,654 ♪♪ 783 00:34:51,656 --> 00:34:52,622 - Welcome back. 784 00:34:52,624 --> 00:34:55,959 Following a trail of blood and dna evidence, 785 00:34:55,961 --> 00:35:00,230 Investigators identified danny woo as the prime suspect 786 00:35:00,232 --> 00:35:02,565 In the murder of amyjane brandhagen 787 00:35:02,567 --> 00:35:05,969 And the vicious attack on karen lange. 788 00:35:05,971 --> 00:35:09,272 Cornered in his hideout, woo was quickly arrested. 789 00:35:09,274 --> 00:35:11,708 Now, it was time to turn up the heat 790 00:35:11,710 --> 00:35:13,543 On the suspected killer. 791 00:35:13,545 --> 00:35:17,680 But even these seasoned officers were unprepared 792 00:35:17,682 --> 00:35:21,184 For the secrets woo would reveal. 793 00:35:21,186 --> 00:35:23,320 Here's keith morrison with the conclusion 794 00:35:23,322 --> 00:35:25,856 Of "someone was out there". 795 00:35:25,858 --> 00:35:29,993 - Here he was, the man they knew as danny woo, 796 00:35:29,995 --> 00:35:31,561 The man detective sergeant rick jackson 797 00:35:31,563 --> 00:35:33,563 Had been chasing for a year. 798 00:35:41,806 --> 00:35:44,607 - Jackson was out hunting elk when they caught danny woo 799 00:35:44,609 --> 00:35:46,476 And rushed in, still in his camo, 800 00:35:46,478 --> 00:35:50,547 Hoping finally to get answers to his year of questions. 801 00:35:54,953 --> 00:35:57,687 - The chief and the d.A. Watched from a nearby office. 802 00:35:57,689 --> 00:35:59,022 - I didn't expect him to say anything. 803 00:35:59,024 --> 00:36:00,623 I expected him to ask for a lawyer. 804 00:36:00,625 --> 00:36:02,959 I wasn't sure how he was going to respond 805 00:36:02,961 --> 00:36:04,627 To-to any of their questions. 806 00:36:04,629 --> 00:36:07,597 - But d.A. Premus and all of them 807 00:36:07,599 --> 00:36:09,566 Were in for a big surprise. 808 00:36:16,241 --> 00:36:18,641 - Sure enough, not danny woo. 809 00:36:18,643 --> 00:36:21,844 Lukah chang, 23 years old, 810 00:36:21,846 --> 00:36:25,215 The son of christian missionaries, 811 00:36:25,217 --> 00:36:27,350 A deserter from the u.S. Marines, 812 00:36:27,352 --> 00:36:29,852 Who drifted into town without any plan 813 00:36:29,854 --> 00:36:33,189 And stayed in that downtown motel, 814 00:36:33,191 --> 00:36:36,526 Where he encountered a maid named amyjane. 815 00:36:42,334 --> 00:36:44,867 - Soon, chang was broke, living on the street, 816 00:36:44,869 --> 00:36:47,203 Spending his days at the town library 817 00:36:47,205 --> 00:36:49,306 Across the street from the travel lodge. 818 00:37:13,665 --> 00:37:14,898 - When detective jackson 819 00:37:14,900 --> 00:37:17,567 Tried to get into this young man's head, 820 00:37:17,569 --> 00:37:19,836 The conversation veered off into a cold 821 00:37:19,838 --> 00:37:21,904 And disturbing place. 822 00:37:21,906 --> 00:37:23,706 As a missionary's son, 823 00:37:23,708 --> 00:37:27,043 Was lukah chang rebelling against his parents? 824 00:37:27,045 --> 00:37:28,245 Against god? 825 00:37:28,247 --> 00:37:30,480 Detective jackson asked the question 826 00:37:30,482 --> 00:37:33,617 On just about every mind in pendleton, oregon. 827 00:38:04,883 --> 00:38:07,984 - That was it? To see how it felt? 828 00:38:07,986 --> 00:38:10,019 - I didn't understand that. 829 00:38:10,021 --> 00:38:12,288 I've never heard that from a killer before. 830 00:38:12,290 --> 00:38:14,524 - But why the second attack? 831 00:38:14,526 --> 00:38:15,591 Did he target those two women 832 00:38:15,593 --> 00:38:18,428 Because they taught bible school together? 833 00:38:18,430 --> 00:38:21,298 Because they appeared in that photograph together? 834 00:38:25,437 --> 00:38:28,138 - "but that was just about it," said lukah chang. 835 00:38:32,143 --> 00:38:34,043 - He was a brick wall. 836 00:38:34,045 --> 00:38:36,846 If the real answer was buried in his religious past 837 00:38:36,848 --> 00:38:41,050 Or his failed military career or some other secret corner, 838 00:38:41,052 --> 00:38:43,053 We were not to know. Ever. 839 00:39:00,171 --> 00:39:02,271 - And then, having had his say, 840 00:39:02,273 --> 00:39:05,208 The man the police had been chasing for so long 841 00:39:05,210 --> 00:39:08,177 Was safely tucked away in a jail cell, 842 00:39:08,179 --> 00:39:11,347 Soon to plead guilty to murder and attempted murder 843 00:39:11,349 --> 00:39:14,283 And to begin serving 35 to life. 844 00:39:14,285 --> 00:39:15,885 - I can't even describe the relief. 845 00:39:15,887 --> 00:39:18,154 It's like the world is lifted off your shoulders. 846 00:39:18,156 --> 00:39:19,155 - I didn't know whether to cry; 847 00:39:19,157 --> 00:39:20,090 I didn't know whether to scream; 848 00:39:20,092 --> 00:39:21,224 I di-- I-I, you know, 849 00:39:21,226 --> 00:39:24,727 I just didn't-- I was just kinda dumbfounded. 850 00:39:24,729 --> 00:39:26,095 - Across the state in portland, 851 00:39:26,097 --> 00:39:29,699 Dan lange told his comatose wife, karen, they caught him. 852 00:39:29,701 --> 00:39:32,635 Though, of course, she couldn't hear that. 853 00:39:32,637 --> 00:39:37,240 And then, then a few days later, dan turned on his video camera, 854 00:39:37,242 --> 00:39:41,043 And, well, see for yourself. 855 00:39:41,045 --> 00:39:42,912 - Karen, can you raise your hand again? 856 00:39:42,914 --> 00:39:45,648 Yeah. Can you raise that hand up? 857 00:39:45,650 --> 00:39:49,652 There you go. Yeah, very good. 858 00:39:49,654 --> 00:39:51,854 - To the astonishment of her doctors, 859 00:39:51,856 --> 00:39:54,090 Life flooded back. 860 00:39:54,092 --> 00:39:56,626 - I'm f-- doing very well. I feel great. 861 00:39:56,628 --> 00:39:59,295 - And just a year after that vicious attack, 862 00:39:59,297 --> 00:40:02,132 Here she was, karen lange, 863 00:40:02,134 --> 00:40:06,135 The woman whose ordeal wound up catching a killer. 864 00:40:06,137 --> 00:40:08,405 Not exactly the purpose she expected 865 00:40:08,407 --> 00:40:11,174 When she talked to her husband, dan, that day. 866 00:40:11,176 --> 00:40:14,010 - Like, I-I told him-- not that long ago, 867 00:40:14,012 --> 00:40:19,582 I said don't ever pray for more to do with your life. 868 00:40:19,584 --> 00:40:22,819 'cause boy, do you get answered on that. 869 00:40:22,821 --> 00:40:23,887 - Yeah. 870 00:40:23,889 --> 00:40:26,122 - Her recovery took a long time, of course. 871 00:40:26,124 --> 00:40:29,091 Three hospitals, surgeries to rebuild her skull, 872 00:40:29,093 --> 00:40:31,494 Months in a protective helmet. 873 00:40:31,496 --> 00:40:35,598 But of that awful night? She has no memory at all. 874 00:40:35,600 --> 00:40:37,233 What was the sense that you recall, at least, 875 00:40:37,235 --> 00:40:40,536 Of coming out of this blackness 876 00:40:40,538 --> 00:40:43,773 Into-- back up into life again? 877 00:40:43,775 --> 00:40:47,310 - Well, a lot of it was just a feeling 878 00:40:47,312 --> 00:40:50,546 That I didn't know what was wrong. 879 00:40:50,548 --> 00:40:52,715 I didn't know why I was in a hospital. 880 00:40:52,717 --> 00:40:54,851 I didn't know I was in portland. 881 00:40:54,853 --> 00:40:56,986 - The lange's troubles are not over. 882 00:40:56,988 --> 00:40:59,088 A few months after dan brought karen home 883 00:40:59,090 --> 00:41:02,992 From portland, he was diagnosed with cancer. 884 00:41:02,994 --> 00:41:05,394 So, a skeptic's question. 885 00:41:05,396 --> 00:41:07,797 You know, you two have been through so much 886 00:41:07,799 --> 00:41:10,600 In the last year, 887 00:41:10,602 --> 00:41:13,803 That, I mean... 888 00:41:13,805 --> 00:41:15,371 [knocks on wood] 889 00:41:15,373 --> 00:41:17,640 Has this not damaged your faith? 890 00:41:17,642 --> 00:41:22,345 Ha-ha-- are you not angry at god for picking on you? 891 00:41:22,347 --> 00:41:23,279 - No. 892 00:41:23,281 --> 00:41:24,146 - I mean, if there's a plan for you, 893 00:41:24,148 --> 00:41:25,882 It's your plan to be 894 00:41:25,884 --> 00:41:28,885 So brutalized by an attack and by cancer? 895 00:41:28,887 --> 00:41:32,989 - Well, the beauty is that we also see the blessings, 896 00:41:32,991 --> 00:41:36,025 Uh, see how it's had such a positive effect 897 00:41:36,027 --> 00:41:41,230 On-on people, and-and how it could be so much worse for me. 898 00:41:41,232 --> 00:41:43,232 I see it as we need to go through it. 899 00:41:43,234 --> 00:41:47,704 It will be a season of-of recovery for us. 900 00:41:47,706 --> 00:41:50,206 - And then in September 2014, 901 00:41:50,208 --> 00:41:53,176 It was pendleton roundup time again, 902 00:41:53,178 --> 00:41:56,312 And the mc's voice boomed through the arena. 903 00:41:56,314 --> 00:41:57,713 Miracles happened. 904 00:41:57,715 --> 00:41:58,881 - No one in pendleton knows that better 905 00:41:58,883 --> 00:42:00,449 Than our singer today. 906 00:42:00,451 --> 00:42:02,519 For our national anthem, please welcome 907 00:42:02,521 --> 00:42:05,655 Ms. Karen lange to the arena. 908 00:42:05,657 --> 00:42:11,194 [cheers] 909 00:42:11,196 --> 00:42:15,131 ♪ oh say can you see ♪ 910 00:42:15,133 --> 00:42:19,135 ♪ by the dawn's early light ♪ 911 00:42:19,137 --> 00:42:21,070 - I looked at it as an opportunity 912 00:42:21,072 --> 00:42:24,206 To-to really just 913 00:42:24,208 --> 00:42:27,043 Thank the people of pendleton for all the support, 914 00:42:27,045 --> 00:42:29,812 And-and, uh, things that they did 915 00:42:29,814 --> 00:42:31,847 For-for me and for my family. 916 00:42:31,849 --> 00:42:34,650 ♪ of the brave ♪ 917 00:42:34,652 --> 00:42:38,254 [cheers and applause] 918 00:42:38,256 --> 00:42:40,156 - Two years later, karen found herself 919 00:42:40,158 --> 00:42:42,425 In the arms of the community again, 920 00:42:42,427 --> 00:42:44,894 When dan died. 921 00:42:44,896 --> 00:42:48,431 And pendleton was once again a smaller, sadder place, 922 00:42:48,433 --> 00:42:50,567 Without dan and the girl 923 00:42:50,569 --> 00:42:52,802 Who always reached out to the lonely, 924 00:42:52,804 --> 00:42:54,303 The strangers, 925 00:42:54,305 --> 00:42:56,939 Just like the one who drifted into town 926 00:42:56,941 --> 00:42:58,541 And killed her. 927 00:42:58,543 --> 00:42:59,976 Pretty remarkable, huh? 928 00:42:59,978 --> 00:43:02,979 I mean, isn't he exactly the sort of person 929 00:43:02,981 --> 00:43:05,081 That she would have sought out? 930 00:43:05,083 --> 00:43:09,352 - I find that very ironic, and it's also the same 931 00:43:09,354 --> 00:43:11,521 Person that if she were here today, 932 00:43:11,523 --> 00:43:14,857 She would say "take the way of forgiveness, 933 00:43:14,859 --> 00:43:15,891 "it's the better way." 934 00:43:15,893 --> 00:43:18,327 - Let's pray, come, lord jesus. 935 00:43:18,329 --> 00:43:22,599 - And, every Sunday, the faithful still fill the pews 936 00:43:22,601 --> 00:43:26,435 At the pendleton free methodist church. 937 00:43:26,437 --> 00:43:29,639 And a barefoot sprite who loved to dance 938 00:43:29,641 --> 00:43:33,142 Lives on, at least in memory. 939 00:43:33,144 --> 00:43:34,410 - Amy's life was great. 940 00:43:34,412 --> 00:43:37,513 And I think that the people who knew here would want 941 00:43:37,515 --> 00:43:39,949 To live better lives because of knowing her 942 00:43:39,951 --> 00:43:42,752 And knowing who she was. 943 00:43:42,754 --> 00:43:43,686 - That's all for this edition 944 00:43:43,688 --> 00:43:46,222 Of "dateline: Secrets uncovered". 945 00:43:46,224 --> 00:43:47,390 I'm craig melvin. 946 00:43:47,392 --> 00:43:48,625 Thank you for watching.