1 00:00:12,412 --> 00:00:13,679 - I'm craig melvin, 2 00:00:13,681 --> 00:00:16,615 And this is "dateline: Secrets uncovered". 3 00:00:16,617 --> 00:00:21,386 - He was a sweet-hearted drummer with big rock 'n' roll dreams. 4 00:00:21,388 --> 00:00:24,790 But the music stopped the day he suddenly vanished. 5 00:00:24,792 --> 00:00:26,792 - I can't believe I'm dong this right now. 6 00:00:26,794 --> 00:00:28,660 Searching in dumpsters for my boyfriend, 7 00:00:28,662 --> 00:00:30,129 I didn't know what to do. 8 00:00:30,131 --> 00:00:33,632 - A curious disappearance that no one could explain. 9 00:00:33,634 --> 00:00:36,234 Then, across town, another scare. 10 00:00:36,236 --> 00:00:37,869 - I felt a gun to the back of my head. 11 00:00:37,871 --> 00:00:39,538 - A teenager in danger. 12 00:00:39,540 --> 00:00:41,373 - He grabbed me and said, 13 00:00:41,375 --> 00:00:43,275 "you have to come with me or I'm gonna kill you." 14 00:00:43,277 --> 00:00:45,678 - Two young lives strangely linked. 15 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,213 Could police put the puzzle together? 16 00:00:48,215 --> 00:00:49,882 - It's a race against the clock, 17 00:00:49,884 --> 00:00:52,017 A family's most desperate hour. 18 00:00:52,019 --> 00:00:55,353 - I said, "I will do whatever I can to help you find your son. 19 00:00:55,355 --> 00:00:58,224 - Can they unravel this mystery in time? 20 00:00:58,226 --> 00:01:01,560 - Don't you understand every minute counts right now? 21 00:01:02,563 --> 00:01:09,969 ♪♪ 22 00:01:09,971 --> 00:01:13,772 - Hello, and welcome to dateline: Secrets uncovered". 23 00:01:13,774 --> 00:01:17,309 Heavy metal drummer, matt landry played fast, 24 00:01:17,311 --> 00:01:21,647 But when it came to life, he took things slow. 25 00:01:21,649 --> 00:01:23,983 The twenty-one year old still lived with his folks 26 00:01:23,985 --> 00:01:27,720 And had just fallen in love for the first time. 27 00:01:27,722 --> 00:01:30,856 Then, without warning, matt vanished. 28 00:01:30,858 --> 00:01:33,125 Friends and family hit detroit's mean streets 29 00:01:33,127 --> 00:01:34,593 To hunt for clues, 30 00:01:34,595 --> 00:01:37,262 And would soon discover matt's disappearance 31 00:01:37,264 --> 00:01:41,533 Was just the start of a terrifying crime spree. 32 00:01:41,535 --> 00:01:45,270 Here's dennis murphy with "taken". 33 00:01:45,272 --> 00:01:47,072 - Matt landry from the detroit suburbs 34 00:01:47,074 --> 00:01:49,141 Was just a regular guy. 35 00:01:49,143 --> 00:01:51,810 The kid who delivered the pizza you ordered, 36 00:01:51,812 --> 00:01:53,880 Traveled his world on a skateboard, 37 00:01:53,882 --> 00:01:58,418 And cracked up his friends with jackass style stunts. 38 00:01:58,420 --> 00:02:00,286 - With matt, it was never a dull moment. 39 00:02:00,288 --> 00:02:03,222 He was always thinking of something crazy to do. 40 00:02:03,224 --> 00:02:05,557 - But if you wanted to know what made matt landry 41 00:02:05,559 --> 00:02:09,628 Get out of bed in the morning, it was the music. 42 00:02:09,630 --> 00:02:11,631 To his new girlfriend, francesca, 43 00:02:11,633 --> 00:02:14,966 Matt was first and foremost a rockin' dude, 44 00:02:14,968 --> 00:02:17,502 A ferocious drummer with a basement band 45 00:02:17,504 --> 00:02:19,905 Of long-time buddies. 46 00:02:19,907 --> 00:02:22,307 ♪♪ 47 00:02:22,309 --> 00:02:23,708 - So what kind of stuff did they play? 48 00:02:23,710 --> 00:02:26,846 - Stuff that's 200 beats per minute and up. 49 00:02:26,848 --> 00:02:28,980 - And set the volume at 11? - Plus. 50 00:02:28,982 --> 00:02:31,316 [laughing] 51 00:02:31,318 --> 00:02:33,185 - Born to rock, but nonetheless, 52 00:02:33,187 --> 00:02:35,720 Basically a quiet, unassuming guy. 53 00:02:35,722 --> 00:02:38,189 At twenty-one, the youngest of five children 54 00:02:38,191 --> 00:02:40,659 And still living at home in chesterfield, michigan 55 00:02:40,661 --> 00:02:42,794 With his parents, doreen and bob. 56 00:02:42,796 --> 00:02:46,865 - Creating music is what he was happiest with. 57 00:02:46,867 --> 00:02:49,467 - We were gonna go to the detroit symphony 58 00:02:49,469 --> 00:02:52,071 And it surprised me that he wanted to go. 59 00:02:52,073 --> 00:02:53,605 - The drummer with the heavy metal band, right? 60 00:02:53,607 --> 00:02:54,874 - The drummer with the heavy metal band 61 00:02:54,876 --> 00:02:59,211 Wanted to go to the detroit symphony with me. 62 00:02:59,213 --> 00:03:02,147 - But this story isn't about the making of the music. 63 00:03:02,149 --> 00:03:04,549 Matt landry's would-be rise from basement drummer 64 00:03:04,551 --> 00:03:06,619 To arena superstar. 65 00:03:06,621 --> 00:03:08,588 This is about an unusual crime spree 66 00:03:08,590 --> 00:03:11,289 In the detroit suburbs and how that connected to 67 00:03:11,291 --> 00:03:14,025 A nightmarish week in August 2009 68 00:03:14,027 --> 00:03:16,428 When matt landry disappeared. 69 00:03:16,430 --> 00:03:18,163 ♪♪ 70 00:03:18,165 --> 00:03:20,231 - Saturday afternoon, like most, 71 00:03:20,233 --> 00:03:21,833 Matt had been behind the drum kit 72 00:03:21,835 --> 00:03:24,302 In a practice session with the guys. 73 00:03:24,304 --> 00:03:25,704 - And we were playing in my basement, 74 00:03:25,706 --> 00:03:27,105 Where we always practiced. 75 00:03:27,107 --> 00:03:29,441 - They'd had to date only one paying gig 76 00:03:29,443 --> 00:03:32,111 In their career, a neighborhood block party; 77 00:03:32,113 --> 00:03:34,446 Folding chairs and heavy metal. 78 00:03:34,448 --> 00:03:37,683 - Yeah, we don't belong here. - Not at all. 79 00:03:37,685 --> 00:03:39,517 - The reviews were mixed. 80 00:03:39,519 --> 00:03:42,788 But, like most basement bands, they had dreams. 81 00:03:42,790 --> 00:03:43,789 - We were just trying to write enough 82 00:03:43,791 --> 00:03:45,123 To get an album done. 83 00:03:45,125 --> 00:03:47,192 - What was very fresh in matt's life was 84 00:03:47,194 --> 00:03:50,862 His first serious girlfriend, francesca bommarito, 85 00:03:50,864 --> 00:03:55,133 A waitress, and like matt, a lover of all things rock. 86 00:03:55,135 --> 00:03:58,136 - The doors, the rolling stones, things like that. 87 00:03:58,138 --> 00:04:02,073 - Geezer rock? - No, classic rock. 88 00:04:02,075 --> 00:04:05,477 - Music and movies, they devoured dvds, 89 00:04:05,479 --> 00:04:07,412 Watching them over at fran's house. 90 00:04:07,414 --> 00:04:10,015 Matt was the shy one, his girlfriend had to 91 00:04:10,017 --> 00:04:12,217 Take the amorous initiative. 92 00:04:12,219 --> 00:04:14,219 - I just kept inviting him over and he kept coming 93 00:04:14,221 --> 00:04:17,155 And one day he was like, "I might have to stay here." 94 00:04:17,157 --> 00:04:19,958 And I'm like "that's okay." - doreen, did you know that 95 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:22,761 He had found a serious girlfriend? 96 00:04:22,763 --> 00:04:28,500 - Yeah, you know your kids, and, uh, 97 00:04:28,502 --> 00:04:32,838 When he would talk about fran, his face would just light up. 98 00:04:33,841 --> 00:04:35,807 - So that Saturday, matt delivered pizzas 99 00:04:35,809 --> 00:04:38,410 In his mom's borrowed car, because the alarm 100 00:04:38,412 --> 00:04:40,578 On his green honda was going off 101 00:04:40,580 --> 00:04:42,647 Without notice, blaring. 102 00:04:42,649 --> 00:04:44,450 After his shift, he killed time 103 00:04:44,452 --> 00:04:47,118 'til francesca got off work at the restaurant. 104 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,187 They'd agreed to hook up after. 105 00:04:49,189 --> 00:04:50,456 - He's like, you really want me to come over? 106 00:04:50,458 --> 00:04:51,990 And I was like yes, please. 107 00:04:51,992 --> 00:04:54,726 - After midnight, very early Sunday morning, 108 00:04:54,728 --> 00:04:57,395 Matt's mom was having a restless night. 109 00:04:57,397 --> 00:04:59,865 It was thundering and lightning out. 110 00:04:59,867 --> 00:05:02,068 - And I saw matt walk outside, 111 00:05:02,070 --> 00:05:06,137 And, uh, kind of circled around his car. 112 00:05:06,139 --> 00:05:09,408 And I thought, "oh, no, matt, careful." 113 00:05:09,410 --> 00:05:11,343 Because, you know, his alarm was gonna go off 114 00:05:11,345 --> 00:05:12,745 And it was almost three in the morning. 115 00:05:12,747 --> 00:05:14,413 - It was 2:55 a.M. 116 00:05:14,415 --> 00:05:18,283 - So he very slowly went to lift up his hood of his car 117 00:05:18,285 --> 00:05:22,355 And the alarm went off and he jumped in his car 118 00:05:22,357 --> 00:05:26,157 And just went down the street to get out of the neighborhood 119 00:05:26,159 --> 00:05:27,492 Until it went off. 120 00:05:27,494 --> 00:05:30,630 - He came over and he had a bottle of wine. 121 00:05:30,632 --> 00:05:32,897 You know, we had a really good night. 122 00:05:32,899 --> 00:05:35,367 - But maybe an overly festive night. 123 00:05:35,369 --> 00:05:38,236 Fran woke up Sunday, sick as a dog. 124 00:05:38,238 --> 00:05:39,704 Matt attended to her. 125 00:05:39,706 --> 00:05:41,307 - He gave me a hot bath, brought me tea 126 00:05:41,309 --> 00:05:42,375 And a thermometer. 127 00:05:42,377 --> 00:05:44,242 - He kind of showed you a tender side, huh? 128 00:05:44,244 --> 00:05:45,443 - Yeah. 129 00:05:45,445 --> 00:05:48,580 - Then matt, still playing nursemaid, phoned his mom. 130 00:05:48,582 --> 00:05:49,648 - He goes, "is there anything else 131 00:05:49,650 --> 00:05:51,116 "I should be doing for her?" 132 00:05:51,118 --> 00:05:52,717 And I said, "no, it sounds like 133 00:05:52,719 --> 00:05:53,985 "you're doing everything, matt." 134 00:05:53,987 --> 00:05:56,221 - There were plans for a backyard barbecue 135 00:05:56,223 --> 00:05:58,457 Later that afternoon at his parents'. 136 00:05:58,459 --> 00:06:01,126 It would be a chance for fran to get to know 137 00:06:01,128 --> 00:06:04,195 Matt's sister's boyfriend, that is if she felt up to it. 138 00:06:04,197 --> 00:06:05,263 - He says, "okay." 139 00:06:05,265 --> 00:06:08,134 He says, um, "she's gonna take a little nap, 140 00:06:08,136 --> 00:06:11,336 "and then when she wakes up, we'll come over." 141 00:06:11,338 --> 00:06:17,142 And I told him-told him like I tell all of my kids, 142 00:06:17,144 --> 00:06:20,478 I said, "I love you, matt." 143 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:22,815 And he said, "I love you too, mom." 144 00:06:22,817 --> 00:06:27,218 - Matt offered to make a fast food run, 145 00:06:27,220 --> 00:06:30,021 But she was still hurting and waved him off. 146 00:06:30,023 --> 00:06:31,623 - He said, "yeah, do you want something to eat?" 147 00:06:31,625 --> 00:06:33,291 I was like, "yeah, uh, never mind, 148 00:06:33,293 --> 00:06:34,959 "I'm not gonna eat it anyway." 149 00:06:34,961 --> 00:06:38,229 - As matt left to run some errands, fran snoozed, 150 00:06:38,231 --> 00:06:41,232 Figuring matt would wake her in time for the barbecue. 151 00:06:41,234 --> 00:06:43,368 - I woke up at 5:47 and I called him, 152 00:06:43,370 --> 00:06:44,435 He didn't answer. 153 00:06:44,437 --> 00:06:46,572 I texted him, waiting for him to reply, 154 00:06:46,574 --> 00:06:48,507 Staring at my phone, and I fell back asleep. 155 00:06:48,509 --> 00:06:50,241 - She called him twice more. 156 00:06:50,243 --> 00:06:52,177 She remembers the exact times: 157 00:06:52,179 --> 00:06:56,447 7:31 and 9:01 and got his voicemail. 158 00:06:56,449 --> 00:06:58,917 She was starting to freak. Even six hours in, 159 00:06:58,919 --> 00:07:00,251 You thought something bad had happened. 160 00:07:00,253 --> 00:07:02,053 - Right, 'cause he always answers 161 00:07:02,055 --> 00:07:03,321 Or calls me right back. 162 00:07:03,323 --> 00:07:05,323 So I started calling the police stations 163 00:07:05,325 --> 00:07:06,592 And hospitals. 164 00:07:06,594 --> 00:07:09,961 - Over at the landry's barbecue, the salmon tasted great, 165 00:07:09,963 --> 00:07:12,397 But matt and fran were no-shows. 166 00:07:12,399 --> 00:07:14,799 Still, no one thought twice about it. 167 00:07:14,801 --> 00:07:16,467 - I knew she was running a fever, 168 00:07:16,469 --> 00:07:18,803 And you don't really feel like doing much, 169 00:07:18,805 --> 00:07:22,540 Especially, you know, going over to parents' house. 170 00:07:22,542 --> 00:07:23,875 - Meanwhile, matt's friends 171 00:07:23,877 --> 00:07:26,177 Were getting as worried as francesca. 172 00:07:26,179 --> 00:07:29,215 The band mates were used to texting and calling one another 173 00:07:29,217 --> 00:07:33,151 Almost hourly, and matt had gone m.I.A. 174 00:07:33,153 --> 00:07:34,754 - I guess you were all thinking, what could it be? 175 00:07:34,756 --> 00:07:36,355 - Exactly, yeah. - Yeah. 176 00:07:36,357 --> 00:07:38,256 - Chris emrick even got in his car 177 00:07:38,258 --> 00:07:39,357 And drove down roads 178 00:07:39,359 --> 00:07:41,960 Matt would likely have driven that day. 179 00:07:41,962 --> 00:07:44,896 - Thinking maybe he slid into a ditch or something, you know? 180 00:07:44,898 --> 00:07:48,166 - By nine that Sunday night, chris was concerned enough 181 00:07:48,168 --> 00:07:49,834 To call matt's mother. 182 00:07:49,836 --> 00:07:52,303 - And he says, well, you know, "we can't find him anywhere, 183 00:07:52,305 --> 00:07:53,706 "we don't know where he is." 184 00:07:53,708 --> 00:07:55,373 - You're starting to get worried? 185 00:07:55,375 --> 00:07:57,375 - Yes, I was starting to get worried. 186 00:07:57,377 --> 00:08:00,646 - Doreen landry had worked in the banking business for years, 187 00:08:00,648 --> 00:08:03,448 And knows how to spot patterns of fraud. 188 00:08:03,450 --> 00:08:04,983 So she clicked on her computer 189 00:08:04,985 --> 00:08:07,519 To check matt's debit card activity. 190 00:08:07,521 --> 00:08:10,788 That's when alarm bells started going off. 191 00:08:10,790 --> 00:08:12,857 - What did you see when you logged onto his account? 192 00:08:12,859 --> 00:08:18,796 - I saw three $100 withdrawals, 193 00:08:18,798 --> 00:08:22,233 Cash from an atm machine 194 00:08:22,235 --> 00:08:25,804 With a two dollar fee from a gas station 195 00:08:25,806 --> 00:08:27,672 On seven mile road in detroit. 196 00:08:27,674 --> 00:08:30,075 - What did that all add up to you? 197 00:08:30,077 --> 00:08:32,877 - A few things. Um, number one, 198 00:08:32,879 --> 00:08:36,347 What was matt doing at seven mile in detroit? 199 00:08:36,349 --> 00:08:38,283 - Seven mile, the northeast side, 200 00:08:38,285 --> 00:08:41,152 Was an especially rough piece of detroit turf. 201 00:08:41,154 --> 00:08:43,788 Drug-dealing gangs ran the streets there, 202 00:08:43,790 --> 00:08:46,291 A bleak landscape of burned out houses 203 00:08:46,293 --> 00:08:47,692 And abandoned cars. 204 00:08:47,694 --> 00:08:50,361 - Why would matt take out all of his money 205 00:08:50,363 --> 00:08:51,830 Out of his account? 206 00:08:51,832 --> 00:08:53,666 - Matt was careful with his money. 207 00:08:53,668 --> 00:08:55,234 It didn't make sense. 208 00:08:55,236 --> 00:08:58,304 - Why would matt use an atm machine with a fee? 209 00:08:58,306 --> 00:09:01,172 - So you don't see matt doing this withdrawal himself? 210 00:09:01,174 --> 00:09:05,109 - No, I was hoping it was him. But just, wow, 211 00:09:05,111 --> 00:09:09,647 That just didn't-didn't fit the picture at all. 212 00:09:09,649 --> 00:09:12,852 - Sunday came to an end and few people in matt's circle 213 00:09:12,854 --> 00:09:14,652 Could sleep that night. 214 00:09:14,654 --> 00:09:17,388 The next day, in one of those same nearby suburbs, 215 00:09:17,390 --> 00:09:20,591 A teenager cashing a paycheck would be pulled head-long 216 00:09:20,593 --> 00:09:23,227 Into the mystery surrounding matt landry. 217 00:09:23,229 --> 00:09:27,198 She got the scare of her young life. 218 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:28,466 - Coming up... 219 00:09:28,468 --> 00:09:31,136 - As soon as I set the check on the counter, 220 00:09:31,138 --> 00:09:33,204 I felt a gun to the back of my head. 221 00:09:33,206 --> 00:09:35,940 - A life and death drama at the bank. 222 00:09:35,942 --> 00:09:37,075 - What'd he say? 223 00:09:37,077 --> 00:09:40,545 - He said, "give me $50,000 or I'll kill her." 224 00:09:40,547 --> 00:09:43,281 - What could this have to do with matt? 225 00:09:43,283 --> 00:09:43,347 When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 226 00:09:43,449 --> 00:09:53,826 ♪♪ 227 00:09:53,828 --> 00:09:54,692 - When does it become, "where's matt, 228 00:09:54,694 --> 00:09:56,027 "we've got to find him?" 229 00:09:56,029 --> 00:09:58,096 - I'd say Monday morning. 230 00:09:58,098 --> 00:10:00,633 - Matt landry, a hyper caller and texter, 231 00:10:00,635 --> 00:10:03,501 Had been off the grid for almost a day. 232 00:10:03,503 --> 00:10:05,837 Matt, running silent, scared everyone, 233 00:10:05,839 --> 00:10:07,572 Especially his girlfriend. 234 00:10:07,574 --> 00:10:09,574 - Francesca, why did you start calling the hospitals 235 00:10:09,576 --> 00:10:11,176 And police stations as you did? 236 00:10:11,178 --> 00:10:12,577 - 'cause nobody's heard from him. 237 00:10:12,579 --> 00:10:14,113 I wanted to know, like, 238 00:10:14,115 --> 00:10:16,514 Maybe if he had gotten in a car accident, 239 00:10:16,516 --> 00:10:18,583 Maybe he got a flat tire on the side of the road, 240 00:10:18,585 --> 00:10:20,852 Maybe he was in a ditch, I don't know what happened. 241 00:10:20,854 --> 00:10:23,055 - The parents, bob and doreen landry, 242 00:10:23,057 --> 00:10:25,190 Were getting more anxious by the minute, 243 00:10:25,192 --> 00:10:27,860 Waiting by the phone that didn't ring. 244 00:10:27,862 --> 00:10:29,227 It was Monday when they called 245 00:10:29,229 --> 00:10:31,262 Their local police in chesterfield. 246 00:10:31,264 --> 00:10:33,398 An officer came to the house. 247 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:35,667 - Now cops get these kind of reports 248 00:10:35,669 --> 00:10:37,669 From families very often. 249 00:10:37,671 --> 00:10:43,141 And usually what they say is, "he's a kid, give it some time, 250 00:10:43,143 --> 00:10:44,208 "he's gonna walk in the door." 251 00:10:44,210 --> 00:10:44,944 Is that what he was telling you, doreen? 252 00:10:44,946 --> 00:10:46,011 - We know our kid. 253 00:10:46,013 --> 00:10:47,746 - Yeah, he alluded to the fact that, you know, 254 00:10:47,748 --> 00:10:51,749 Most of the time these kids end up at crack houses 255 00:10:51,751 --> 00:10:55,286 And crash there for a few days and they eventually come home. 256 00:10:55,288 --> 00:11:00,291 I remember saying to him, "I-I pray to god you're right. 257 00:11:00,293 --> 00:11:02,226 "I pray to god you're right." 258 00:11:02,228 --> 00:11:05,496 - As the landry's worried inside their house on Monday, 259 00:11:05,498 --> 00:11:08,233 A few miles south in harrison township, 260 00:11:08,235 --> 00:11:11,636 A young woman was walking towards the flagstar bank. 261 00:11:11,638 --> 00:11:13,971 - I was cashing my first paycheck 262 00:11:13,973 --> 00:11:15,240 From a dog kennel. 263 00:11:15,242 --> 00:11:17,975 - New job, first paycheck? - Yeah. 264 00:11:17,977 --> 00:11:20,378 - Sarah maynard, nineteen, noticed a young guy 265 00:11:20,380 --> 00:11:23,448 In sunglasses on the street, definitely checking her out 266 00:11:23,450 --> 00:11:24,983 As she approached the bank. 267 00:11:24,985 --> 00:11:27,852 It creeped her out a little, but she tried to ignore him 268 00:11:27,854 --> 00:11:30,055 And went directly to a teller's window. 269 00:11:30,057 --> 00:11:32,790 The man in the shades stormed in right behind her, 270 00:11:32,792 --> 00:11:36,594 As seen in chilling detail on the bank's security cameras. 271 00:11:36,596 --> 00:11:38,729 - I handed them my check, and then as soon as 272 00:11:38,731 --> 00:11:41,133 I set the check on the counter, 273 00:11:41,135 --> 00:11:44,335 I felt a gun to the back of my head. 274 00:11:44,337 --> 00:11:46,938 - Then, all calm and collected, he began giving 275 00:11:46,940 --> 00:11:49,607 The bank teller instructions. What did he say? 276 00:11:49,609 --> 00:11:54,279 - He said, give me $50,000 or I'll kill her. 277 00:11:54,281 --> 00:11:56,414 - And you could feel the muzzle of the gun 278 00:11:56,416 --> 00:11:57,415 On your head. 279 00:11:57,417 --> 00:11:58,683 - Yeah, he pressed it against me hard enough 280 00:11:58,685 --> 00:12:00,619 Where I was bent over the counter 281 00:12:00,621 --> 00:12:03,622 And he had his hand on the back of my neck, too. 282 00:12:03,624 --> 00:12:07,425 - The teller resisted the bandit's demand for $50,000, 283 00:12:07,427 --> 00:12:09,428 She said she didn't have that much. 284 00:12:09,430 --> 00:12:12,964 The man with the gun continued to threaten sarah. 285 00:12:12,966 --> 00:12:15,633 - So give me $50,000 or she's dead? 286 00:12:15,635 --> 00:12:17,168 - Yep. 287 00:12:17,170 --> 00:12:20,105 - How long did this go on? - Um, not that long. 288 00:12:20,107 --> 00:12:22,507 She ended up opening the drawer 289 00:12:22,509 --> 00:12:25,577 And giving him what she did have. 290 00:12:25,579 --> 00:12:27,378 - The robber then let go of sarah 291 00:12:27,380 --> 00:12:29,982 And crossed the bank lobby, where he grabbed some more cash 292 00:12:29,984 --> 00:12:32,583 As others hid in fear. 293 00:12:32,585 --> 00:12:34,719 But he wasn't done with the pretty blonde, 294 00:12:34,721 --> 00:12:36,789 Who'd apparently caught his eye. 295 00:12:36,791 --> 00:12:39,524 - He came back over to me and grabbed me and said, 296 00:12:39,526 --> 00:12:42,060 "you have to come with me or I'm going to kill you." 297 00:12:42,062 --> 00:12:43,928 - What did you say? What did you do? 298 00:12:43,930 --> 00:12:46,330 - I sat down and said, "no". 299 00:12:46,332 --> 00:12:47,866 - So you sat right down on the bank floor? 300 00:12:47,868 --> 00:12:50,536 - Mm-hmm. - It was a standoff of sorts. 301 00:12:50,538 --> 00:12:52,203 The man had his firepower, 302 00:12:52,205 --> 00:12:54,605 Sarah, her willpower. 303 00:12:54,607 --> 00:12:56,274 - And he's saying, "get up, you're going with me"? 304 00:12:56,276 --> 00:12:58,476 - Yeah. And he tried to pull me. 305 00:12:58,478 --> 00:13:01,613 Um, and he said, "get up or I'm gonna kill you." 306 00:13:01,615 --> 00:13:03,082 And I just sat said there, 307 00:13:03,084 --> 00:13:05,817 And then he ended up running to the door. 308 00:13:05,819 --> 00:13:08,152 - We begin with breaking news out of macomb county, 309 00:13:08,154 --> 00:13:10,621 A manhunt under way right now for a bank robber 310 00:13:10,623 --> 00:13:13,225 Who hit a flagstar bank in harrison township. 311 00:13:13,227 --> 00:13:15,360 - The armed robber had fled. 312 00:13:15,362 --> 00:13:17,495 Bank employees and customers knew 313 00:13:17,497 --> 00:13:19,897 They had literally dodged a bullet. 314 00:13:19,899 --> 00:13:21,666 Police would say later that sarah, 315 00:13:21,668 --> 00:13:23,869 By refusing to go with him as a hostage, 316 00:13:23,871 --> 00:13:26,104 Had done everything right. 317 00:13:26,106 --> 00:13:27,171 - They give you a lot of credit 318 00:13:27,173 --> 00:13:30,442 That you may have saved your life in that moment. 319 00:13:30,444 --> 00:13:33,044 - I was just scared. I didn't want to go with him. 320 00:13:33,046 --> 00:13:35,313 It just seemed like the best option. 321 00:13:35,315 --> 00:13:37,982 - But that gunman gave the cops chills. 322 00:13:37,984 --> 00:13:41,386 A robber, cool, poised and seemingly all too ready 323 00:13:41,388 --> 00:13:44,723 To do whatever it took to pull off his crime. 324 00:13:44,725 --> 00:13:46,391 Scott blackwell was a detective with 325 00:13:46,393 --> 00:13:47,992 The chesterfield p.D. 326 00:13:47,994 --> 00:13:49,393 - Normally, bank robbers come in, 327 00:13:49,395 --> 00:13:52,931 Pass a note and get the money and move on. 328 00:13:52,933 --> 00:13:55,066 This was a violent bank robbery. 329 00:13:55,068 --> 00:13:56,835 - But what did the brazen young robber 330 00:13:56,837 --> 00:13:59,070 Have to do with matt landry? 331 00:13:59,072 --> 00:14:00,738 That connection would have to wait 332 00:14:00,740 --> 00:14:03,875 For the story told by a gas station atm 333 00:14:03,877 --> 00:14:07,379 And the security camera pointed at it. 334 00:14:07,381 --> 00:14:08,947 - Coming up... 335 00:14:08,949 --> 00:14:10,281 - I can't believe I'm doing this right now. 336 00:14:10,283 --> 00:14:12,617 Searching through dumpsters for my boyfriend. 337 00:14:12,619 --> 00:14:14,018 I didn't know what to do. 338 00:14:14,020 --> 00:14:16,287 - At last, a break in the case. 339 00:14:16,289 --> 00:14:19,090 - A big development. - Yeah, a huge development. 340 00:14:19,191 --> 00:14:25,146 - When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 341 00:14:25,147 --> 00:14:31,102 ♪♪ 342 00:14:31,104 --> 00:14:33,003 - Bob and doreen, the parents of matt, 343 00:14:33,005 --> 00:14:35,439 The young man missing for the third day now, 344 00:14:35,441 --> 00:14:38,243 Could only pray that he'd walk in the door. 345 00:14:38,245 --> 00:14:40,745 The police told them, often kids go off like this, 346 00:14:40,747 --> 00:14:43,147 And it's something to do with drugs. 347 00:14:43,149 --> 00:14:44,917 The parents weren't buying it. 348 00:14:44,919 --> 00:14:46,851 - Didn't fit the pattern for matt. 349 00:14:46,853 --> 00:14:50,187 - Something innocent would explain matt's absence. 350 00:14:50,189 --> 00:14:54,526 - I still had hope that it was something crazy. 351 00:14:54,528 --> 00:14:58,529 It was something, you know-- he'll show up. 352 00:14:58,531 --> 00:15:00,599 - Yeah, something that we'd laugh about. 353 00:15:00,601 --> 00:15:02,833 - But just in case it wasn't that, 354 00:15:02,835 --> 00:15:04,469 Matt's mother and girlfriend, 355 00:15:04,471 --> 00:15:06,737 After waiting the required twenty-four hours, 356 00:15:06,739 --> 00:15:09,273 Went to matt's hometown police in chesterfield 357 00:15:09,275 --> 00:15:12,277 To get an official missing person case going. 358 00:15:12,279 --> 00:15:15,347 - And bob stayed here, just in case, 359 00:15:15,349 --> 00:15:16,281 We wanted to make sure 360 00:15:16,283 --> 00:15:19,216 Someone was always here at the house. 361 00:15:19,218 --> 00:15:21,953 - At first, chesterfield p.D. Told the landrys 362 00:15:21,955 --> 00:15:23,554 That it wasn't their case. 363 00:15:23,556 --> 00:15:26,691 They'd need to go to the cops in another jurisdiction, 364 00:15:26,693 --> 00:15:30,194 Roseville, some 13 miles south where francesca lived 365 00:15:30,196 --> 00:15:32,630 And where matt had last been seen. 366 00:15:32,632 --> 00:15:34,166 - Did you get the feeling you were being brushed off? 367 00:15:34,168 --> 00:15:35,032 - Yes. 368 00:15:35,034 --> 00:15:36,567 - It was a nuisance case? - Yes. 369 00:15:36,569 --> 00:15:39,036 And he's like, "go wait in the lobby." 370 00:15:39,038 --> 00:15:40,371 - Was the family frustrated? 371 00:15:40,373 --> 00:15:42,506 - I think they were frustrated. 372 00:15:42,508 --> 00:15:45,443 - But chesterfield detective scott blackwell was struck by 373 00:15:45,445 --> 00:15:49,348 Doreen landry's unshakable belief in her son's integrity. 374 00:15:49,350 --> 00:15:50,481 - I said, "the right person 375 00:15:50,483 --> 00:15:51,649 "will end up with this eventually, 376 00:15:51,651 --> 00:15:52,851 "but it will be taken care of, you know, 377 00:15:52,853 --> 00:15:54,385 "we're not gonna leave you hanging." 378 00:15:54,387 --> 00:15:56,455 - Detective blackwell was especially interested 379 00:15:56,457 --> 00:15:58,256 To read doreen's printout of 380 00:15:58,258 --> 00:16:01,526 The suspicious atm withdrawals from matt's account. 381 00:16:01,528 --> 00:16:03,527 - He said the first thing he's gonna do is 382 00:16:03,529 --> 00:16:05,129 Let's find out if this was even matthew 383 00:16:05,131 --> 00:16:06,331 Who did these withdrawals. 384 00:16:06,333 --> 00:16:08,399 - So the detective, hoping to find an answer 385 00:16:08,401 --> 00:16:11,602 On the security cam video, went down to the sunoco, 386 00:16:11,604 --> 00:16:14,206 In some of detroit's most crime-ridden streets, 387 00:16:14,208 --> 00:16:15,673 And caught a break. 388 00:16:15,675 --> 00:16:18,142 - I went to sam's club, and just for that, 389 00:16:18,144 --> 00:16:19,411 To get that system. 390 00:16:19,413 --> 00:16:21,846 - The gas station owner, moses rahimi, 391 00:16:21,848 --> 00:16:24,415 Just three days before matt went missing, 392 00:16:24,417 --> 00:16:27,284 Had bought a new security camera system. 393 00:16:27,286 --> 00:16:30,288 The security cam he was replacing had a blind spot 394 00:16:30,290 --> 00:16:33,425 In the back where his atm dispenser was. 395 00:16:33,427 --> 00:16:35,893 Moses opened the carton and set to installing 396 00:16:35,895 --> 00:16:38,362 His new video security system. 397 00:16:38,364 --> 00:16:40,298 It was the weekend, his son said, 398 00:16:40,300 --> 00:16:42,033 "forget it, let's wait." 399 00:16:42,035 --> 00:16:43,501 - I said, "no, we're not going home 400 00:16:43,503 --> 00:16:45,170 "until we hook it up." 401 00:16:45,172 --> 00:16:47,371 - And on the security cam video, 402 00:16:47,373 --> 00:16:49,574 Detective blackwell was seeing something 403 00:16:49,576 --> 00:16:51,842 That filled him with dread. 404 00:16:51,844 --> 00:16:54,178 - Someone else is using his card at that point. 405 00:16:54,180 --> 00:16:56,648 - That's correct. And it's obvious foul play. 406 00:16:56,650 --> 00:16:59,451 - The news didn't surprise me for some reason. 407 00:16:59,453 --> 00:17:03,388 I was hoping it was matt. 408 00:17:03,390 --> 00:17:06,791 - Meanwhile, on that Tuesday, back north in the near suburbs, 409 00:17:06,793 --> 00:17:09,794 Matt's friends and family fanned out through the county, 410 00:17:09,796 --> 00:17:12,330 Putting up flyers with matt's face. 411 00:17:12,332 --> 00:17:15,466 They checked auto zone stores, maybe he'd stopped by 412 00:17:15,468 --> 00:17:17,935 One of them for his broken car alarm. 413 00:17:17,937 --> 00:17:22,174 Francesca was searching, too, checking out dumpsters. 414 00:17:22,176 --> 00:17:23,207 - And I'm like, 415 00:17:23,209 --> 00:17:24,809 "I can't believe I'm doing this right now. 416 00:17:24,811 --> 00:17:26,744 "searching through dumpsters for my boyfriend." 417 00:17:26,746 --> 00:17:28,547 I didn't know what to do. 418 00:17:28,549 --> 00:17:31,415 - As francesca moved south into detroit proper, 419 00:17:31,417 --> 00:17:34,952 She saw a crush of police cars, flashing lights. 420 00:17:34,954 --> 00:17:36,754 She elbowed her way through the gawkers 421 00:17:36,756 --> 00:17:39,123 To see what everyone was looking at. 422 00:17:39,125 --> 00:17:41,425 It was matt's abandoned car. 423 00:17:41,427 --> 00:17:44,829 - And I was like, "yeah, that's his car." 424 00:17:44,831 --> 00:17:47,698 - Big development. - Yeah, huge development. 425 00:17:47,700 --> 00:17:50,301 - Francesca managed to put one of the police officers 426 00:17:50,303 --> 00:17:52,903 On her cell with doreen, matt's mom. 427 00:17:52,905 --> 00:17:54,305 - Did they tell you about anything they'd found 428 00:17:54,307 --> 00:17:56,040 In the car at that point? 429 00:17:56,042 --> 00:17:58,242 - He mentioned some maps. 430 00:17:58,244 --> 00:18:00,312 But matt delivered pizzas, 431 00:18:00,314 --> 00:18:03,915 It's like, matt keeps maps in his car. 432 00:18:03,917 --> 00:18:06,584 - By Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 433 00:18:06,586 --> 00:18:09,121 21-year-old matt landry's disappearance 434 00:18:09,123 --> 00:18:11,256 Had become a t.V. News story. 435 00:18:11,258 --> 00:18:13,791 - ...Family members have been busy during the last few days, 436 00:18:13,793 --> 00:18:15,793 Handing out these flyers, 437 00:18:15,795 --> 00:18:19,330 Hoping someone will help them find matt. 438 00:18:19,332 --> 00:18:21,933 - In that same newscast, viewers were getting an update 439 00:18:21,935 --> 00:18:24,869 On that brazen bank stick-up the day before. 440 00:18:24,871 --> 00:18:27,204 - A local teenager and a look of terror 441 00:18:27,206 --> 00:18:29,673 That has gripped metro detroit in fear. 442 00:18:29,675 --> 00:18:31,543 - Just watching the news, like anyone else, 443 00:18:31,545 --> 00:18:34,011 Was a police detective from roseville, 444 00:18:34,013 --> 00:18:35,813 Lieutenant ray blarek. 445 00:18:35,815 --> 00:18:37,414 - This was a vicious incident, huh? 446 00:18:37,416 --> 00:18:38,750 - Very vicious, yes, sir. 447 00:18:38,752 --> 00:18:41,018 - The detective watched the security cam pics 448 00:18:41,020 --> 00:18:42,753 Of the bandit in sunglasses, 449 00:18:42,755 --> 00:18:45,689 Holding a gun to a young female customer. 450 00:18:45,691 --> 00:18:47,424 A bad crime, but still one 451 00:18:47,426 --> 00:18:49,894 He never expected to investigate. 452 00:18:49,896 --> 00:18:51,495 - Because it didn't have anything to do with 453 00:18:51,497 --> 00:18:52,763 The city of roseville where I'm in, 454 00:18:52,765 --> 00:18:54,965 It's a couple jurisdictions over. 455 00:18:54,967 --> 00:18:56,167 - But by the next day, 456 00:18:56,169 --> 00:18:58,769 The detective would prove himself wrong. 457 00:18:58,771 --> 00:19:00,906 He would be thick in the bank robbery case, 458 00:19:00,908 --> 00:19:03,774 As well as the disappearance of matt landry; 459 00:19:03,776 --> 00:19:07,845 A missing person report he knew virtually nothing about. 460 00:19:07,847 --> 00:19:09,914 But, dots were getting connected, 461 00:19:09,916 --> 00:19:13,018 And there was one more to come. 462 00:19:13,020 --> 00:19:16,721 - Coming up... 463 00:19:16,723 --> 00:19:20,391 - Another brazen attack on a bright afternoon. 464 00:19:20,393 --> 00:19:22,460 - He was approached at his driver's door 465 00:19:22,462 --> 00:19:24,395 By a-by the suspect. 466 00:19:24,397 --> 00:19:26,464 - The guy displaying a gun? - Displayed a gun, 467 00:19:26,466 --> 00:19:28,599 Told him that, uh, to get out of the car. 468 00:19:28,601 --> 00:19:31,669 - Will it shed light on what might have happened to matt? 469 00:19:31,671 --> 00:19:34,372 - You need to get a detective in there, now. 470 00:19:34,374 --> 00:19:34,439 - When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 471 00:19:34,606 --> 00:19:46,684 ♪♪ 472 00:19:46,686 --> 00:19:49,221 - Welcome back to "dateline: Secrets uncovered". 473 00:19:49,223 --> 00:19:50,621 I'm craig melvin. 474 00:19:50,623 --> 00:19:54,425 Matt landry was missing, and police suspected foul play. 475 00:19:54,427 --> 00:19:56,293 Security video showed a mystery man 476 00:19:56,295 --> 00:19:58,028 Using matt's atm car, 477 00:19:58,030 --> 00:20:01,565 Then, police discovered his abandoned car. 478 00:20:01,567 --> 00:20:05,970 Meanwhile, two towns over, a young woman at a bank 479 00:20:05,972 --> 00:20:07,639 Had been threatened at gunpoint. 480 00:20:07,641 --> 00:20:10,241 Now, another violent confrontation 481 00:20:10,243 --> 00:20:11,308 Was about to go down. 482 00:20:11,310 --> 00:20:14,178 And soon, a sharp-eyed detective 483 00:20:14,180 --> 00:20:17,047 Would make a chilling connection. 484 00:20:17,049 --> 00:20:21,520 Once again, here's dennis murphy with "taken". 485 00:20:22,922 --> 00:20:25,289 - Lieutenant blarek of the roseville police, 486 00:20:25,291 --> 00:20:28,392 Was at his desk Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 487 00:20:28,394 --> 00:20:29,727 When the call came in. 488 00:20:29,729 --> 00:20:31,996 A carjacking in progress at the wal-mart, 489 00:20:31,998 --> 00:20:34,131 Just down the street. 490 00:20:35,134 --> 00:20:37,968 Blarek and his fellow officers responded quickly, 491 00:20:37,970 --> 00:20:41,639 But surprisingly, the carjacked car, a red civic, 492 00:20:41,641 --> 00:20:44,008 Was still in the wal-mart parking lot. 493 00:20:44,010 --> 00:20:47,344 The vehicle's owner was shaken up, but okay. 494 00:20:47,346 --> 00:20:50,081 - He was approached at his driver's door 495 00:20:50,083 --> 00:20:51,415 By, uh, by this suspect. 496 00:20:51,417 --> 00:20:53,417 - Guy displaying a gun? - Displayed a gun, 497 00:20:53,419 --> 00:20:55,886 Told him that, uh, to get out of the car. 498 00:20:55,888 --> 00:20:58,689 - And why didn't the gunman take off with the car? 499 00:20:58,691 --> 00:21:01,425 - When he got in the car to attempt to drive away, 500 00:21:01,427 --> 00:21:02,559 He didn't know how to drive a stick.. 501 00:21:02,561 --> 00:21:04,495 - You're kidding. - No. 502 00:21:04,497 --> 00:21:07,465 - Nearby, an officer spotted a nervous-eyed man 503 00:21:07,467 --> 00:21:10,468 With a bad '70s era afro wig. 504 00:21:10,470 --> 00:21:13,103 - He took off running, the foot chase was on. 505 00:21:13,105 --> 00:21:14,939 During the foot chase, the wig fell off. 506 00:21:14,941 --> 00:21:18,176 - A guy who steals a car he doesn't know how to drive 507 00:21:18,178 --> 00:21:20,378 And then bolts in a jimi hendrix wig 508 00:21:20,380 --> 00:21:22,046 Might have been comical, 509 00:21:22,048 --> 00:21:25,383 But this suspect on the run was also armed. 510 00:21:25,385 --> 00:21:27,651 - He was putting his hand in his pocket, 511 00:21:27,653 --> 00:21:29,386 Possibly trying to get the gun out. 512 00:21:29,388 --> 00:21:31,389 - The gun and a clip were tossed away 513 00:21:31,391 --> 00:21:32,957 During a foot chase that ended 514 00:21:32,959 --> 00:21:35,793 When police zapped the man with electrical charges 515 00:21:35,795 --> 00:21:39,530 From a taser gun like this one. 516 00:21:39,532 --> 00:21:42,599 When the jolts wore off and the man was back on his feet, 517 00:21:42,601 --> 00:21:45,970 Lieutenant blarek recognized a familiar face, 518 00:21:45,972 --> 00:21:48,873 Someone he'd seen just recently on tv. 519 00:21:48,875 --> 00:21:50,408 - He was standing right there, right in front of me 520 00:21:50,410 --> 00:21:53,944 In the wal-mart lot when I said, "that's the bank robber." 521 00:21:53,946 --> 00:21:56,213 - The same ice-cold bandit who'd held a gun 522 00:21:56,215 --> 00:21:58,415 To 19-year-old sarah maynard's head 523 00:21:58,417 --> 00:22:00,017 And demanded money. 524 00:22:00,019 --> 00:22:03,087 - "give me $50,000 or I'll kill her." 525 00:22:03,089 --> 00:22:04,289 - He's a violent suspect, 526 00:22:04,291 --> 00:22:06,357 He's involved in two things that we know of, 527 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:09,293 A-and who knows how many others. 528 00:22:09,295 --> 00:22:12,863 - Could one of those other things be a missing person? 529 00:22:12,865 --> 00:22:15,099 Just that day, the detective had become aware 530 00:22:15,101 --> 00:22:17,701 That doreen landry had reported her son missing 531 00:22:17,703 --> 00:22:19,237 To the police in roseville, 532 00:22:19,239 --> 00:22:22,439 Where matt's girlfriend lived and he'd last been seen. 533 00:22:22,441 --> 00:22:24,842 And lieutenant blarek knew something else: 534 00:22:24,844 --> 00:22:27,512 Detroit police had just found the young man's car 535 00:22:27,514 --> 00:22:30,047 Abandoned in a bad neighborhood. 536 00:22:30,049 --> 00:22:32,449 He wondered, did the wal-mart suspect, 537 00:22:32,451 --> 00:22:34,051 Now in his holding cell, 538 00:22:34,053 --> 00:22:36,720 Have an appetite for carjackings? 539 00:22:36,722 --> 00:22:39,656 Had he also maybe stolen matt's car? 540 00:22:39,658 --> 00:22:41,725 By then, the abandoned car had been towed 541 00:22:41,727 --> 00:22:42,793 To the police station 542 00:22:42,795 --> 00:22:44,928 In matt's hometown, chesterfield. 543 00:22:44,930 --> 00:22:47,131 The detective called a counterpart there 544 00:22:47,133 --> 00:22:49,266 About his hunch. 545 00:22:49,268 --> 00:22:50,868 - I told him, I said, "I think it's all related." 546 00:22:50,870 --> 00:22:53,537 I said, "can you get somebody to go into the car 547 00:22:53,539 --> 00:22:55,005 Without destroying any evidence 548 00:22:55,007 --> 00:22:56,340 And see if there is anything in there 549 00:22:56,342 --> 00:22:58,409 That links the bank robbery 550 00:22:58,411 --> 00:23:00,678 To-to matt landry?" 551 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:02,813 - And sure enough, there was. 552 00:23:02,815 --> 00:23:06,417 And it had to do with that map found inside matt landry's car. 553 00:23:06,419 --> 00:23:08,352 When investigators got a closer look at it, 554 00:23:08,354 --> 00:23:12,022 They saw an x marks the spot pinpointing the flagstar bank, 555 00:23:12,024 --> 00:23:13,624 Which the guy in the shades had robbed, 556 00:23:13,626 --> 00:23:16,693 And where he'd briefly held a 19-year-old hostage. 557 00:23:16,695 --> 00:23:19,564 Now lieutenant blarek began filling in the blanks. 558 00:23:19,566 --> 00:23:22,032 He figured that the guy who pulled off the bank job 559 00:23:22,034 --> 00:23:24,902 Was the same guy who carjacked matt landry's honda 560 00:23:24,904 --> 00:23:26,904 With matt in it. 561 00:23:26,906 --> 00:23:29,039 But he wasn't ready to share his conclusion 562 00:23:29,041 --> 00:23:30,707 With matt's parents yet. 563 00:23:30,709 --> 00:23:32,710 He had something to do first. 564 00:23:32,712 --> 00:23:34,379 At 11:30 Tuesday night, 565 00:23:34,381 --> 00:23:36,246 The detective and a partner went down 566 00:23:36,248 --> 00:23:38,248 To that bleak section of detroit, 567 00:23:38,250 --> 00:23:41,118 Where matt's green honda had been ditched. 568 00:23:41,120 --> 00:23:42,787 - We start looking for matt landry. 569 00:23:42,789 --> 00:23:44,254 - So the question in your mind, lieutenant, 570 00:23:44,256 --> 00:23:46,124 Is are we gonna find the body of matt landry, 571 00:23:46,126 --> 00:23:47,658 Or do you expect to find this guy 572 00:23:47,660 --> 00:23:50,060 Bound inside one of these houses? 573 00:23:50,062 --> 00:23:51,196 - I didn't know what we were gonna find, 574 00:23:51,198 --> 00:23:52,797 But I was hoping he was still alive. 575 00:23:52,799 --> 00:23:54,132 That's why I went out there. 576 00:23:54,134 --> 00:23:55,533 - Two other people were searching 577 00:23:55,535 --> 00:23:57,935 That same bad neighborhood that Tuesday night, 578 00:23:57,937 --> 00:24:00,070 But they weren't the police. 579 00:24:00,072 --> 00:24:02,006 - This was our first house that we looked at. 580 00:24:02,008 --> 00:24:03,807 - Two the friends of matt's father, 581 00:24:03,809 --> 00:24:05,943 Bob perugi and chris manning, 582 00:24:05,945 --> 00:24:08,679 Had come down to investigate on their own. 583 00:24:08,681 --> 00:24:11,483 - You think your friend's son could be in one of these houses, 584 00:24:11,485 --> 00:24:14,151 You know you're gonna search until you find him. 585 00:24:14,153 --> 00:24:16,420 - The family friends, amateur detectives 586 00:24:16,422 --> 00:24:18,289 Armed with only a flashlight, 587 00:24:18,291 --> 00:24:20,558 Managed to search dozens of homes, 588 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:22,826 Many of them burnt-out shells. 589 00:24:22,828 --> 00:24:24,895 A local guy challenged them. 590 00:24:24,897 --> 00:24:27,164 - We had to tell him we were, you know, working on a case, 591 00:24:27,166 --> 00:24:29,033 And he believed that we were the police, 592 00:24:29,035 --> 00:24:30,367 Which was good for us. 593 00:24:30,369 --> 00:24:31,501 Who knows what he would have tried, you know? 594 00:24:31,503 --> 00:24:32,636 - Right. 595 00:24:32,638 --> 00:24:34,572 - The two friends, like the cops before them, 596 00:24:34,574 --> 00:24:36,640 Also went to the sunoco station 597 00:24:36,642 --> 00:24:38,375 And got the owner to play them 598 00:24:38,377 --> 00:24:41,912 The video of the atm withdrawal made on matt's card. 599 00:24:41,914 --> 00:24:45,315 As the friends studied the security cam video, 600 00:24:45,317 --> 00:24:48,553 A clerk behind the counter was watching local news, 601 00:24:48,555 --> 00:24:51,989 Up popped a recap of the bank robbery story. 602 00:24:51,991 --> 00:24:54,993 It was a, "hey, that's him" kind of moment. 603 00:24:54,995 --> 00:24:56,960 They swiveled heads from the news clip 604 00:24:56,962 --> 00:24:59,329 Of the sunglasses-wearing bank robber 605 00:24:59,331 --> 00:25:01,331 To the figure on their security cam 606 00:25:01,333 --> 00:25:03,734 Who has just withdrawn the money. 607 00:25:03,736 --> 00:25:04,869 Bingo. 608 00:25:04,871 --> 00:25:07,337 - We all put together that it's the same guy. 609 00:25:07,339 --> 00:25:09,274 You know, it was the same guy who did the bank robbery, 610 00:25:09,276 --> 00:25:12,209 Same guy that used matthew's atm card 611 00:25:12,211 --> 00:25:15,212 At this sunoco station. 612 00:25:15,214 --> 00:25:17,347 - What's more, the guy behind the counter 613 00:25:17,349 --> 00:25:21,084 Recognized the person in the atm security cam video, 614 00:25:21,086 --> 00:25:24,355 A local guy who went by the name of ihop. 615 00:25:24,357 --> 00:25:26,690 The counter man said he had a rep as being 616 00:25:26,692 --> 00:25:29,026 A gang member and a violent thief. 617 00:25:29,028 --> 00:25:31,295 The friends told the landrys what they'd learned, 618 00:25:31,297 --> 00:25:32,763 That a kid named ihop 619 00:25:32,765 --> 00:25:35,165 Seemed to be behind matt's disappearance. 620 00:25:35,167 --> 00:25:37,302 And the landrys also heard on local news 621 00:25:37,304 --> 00:25:40,838 That the very same guy was already in police custody 622 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:43,308 For the botched carjacking at the wal-mart. 623 00:25:43,310 --> 00:25:45,809 Matt's mom called the roseville p.D. 624 00:25:46,979 --> 00:25:48,579 - I said, "the man you're holding 625 00:25:48,581 --> 00:25:51,182 "who just robbed the bank, armed robbery, 626 00:25:51,184 --> 00:25:54,184 "is the same man who used my son's debit card. 627 00:25:54,186 --> 00:25:56,053 "and my son is missing. 628 00:25:56,055 --> 00:25:58,923 "you need to get a detective in there now 629 00:25:58,925 --> 00:26:00,725 "to talk to him." 630 00:26:02,061 --> 00:26:04,529 - That detective would be lieutenant ray blarek, 631 00:26:04,531 --> 00:26:07,198 Who'd just pieced it all together himself. 632 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:10,801 Now he needed answers from the man they called ihop, 633 00:26:10,803 --> 00:26:13,337 And the veteran cop had a few tricks up his sleeve 634 00:26:13,339 --> 00:26:16,241 To get what he wanted. 635 00:26:16,243 --> 00:26:19,009 - As the officer prepares for an intense interrogation, 636 00:26:19,011 --> 00:26:22,679 Friends uncover troubling new information, 637 00:26:22,681 --> 00:26:26,150 An eyewitness on the day matt vanished. 638 00:26:26,152 --> 00:26:27,451 - Coming up... 639 00:26:29,021 --> 00:26:30,888 - Tell me the-- 640 00:26:30,890 --> 00:26:30,954 - When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 641 00:26:30,990 --> 00:26:46,370 - By early Wednesday, August, 12, 2009, 642 00:26:46,372 --> 00:26:48,306 Matt landry's fourth day missing, 643 00:26:48,308 --> 00:26:50,708 His parents, bob and doreen, had put together 644 00:26:50,710 --> 00:26:53,310 Some facts that scared them to death. 645 00:26:53,312 --> 00:26:56,580 The same guy seen on tape using matt's atm card 646 00:26:56,582 --> 00:26:59,918 Looked to be the man who'd robbed the flagstar bank. 647 00:26:59,920 --> 00:27:03,320 - When I saw him holding a gun to that girl's head, 648 00:27:03,322 --> 00:27:06,190 Knowing he was the one who used my son's atm card... 649 00:27:10,396 --> 00:27:12,396 I knew it wasn't good. 650 00:27:12,398 --> 00:27:15,866 - And the suspected bank robber, street name ihop, 651 00:27:15,868 --> 00:27:17,268 Was also carrying a gun 652 00:27:17,270 --> 00:27:19,403 When he attempted a carjacking at the wal-mart, 653 00:27:19,405 --> 00:27:21,338 According to the police. 654 00:27:21,340 --> 00:27:25,076 Ihop was now in a holding cell at the roseville p.D. 655 00:27:25,078 --> 00:27:27,344 And the landrys, getting desperate, 656 00:27:27,346 --> 00:27:28,880 Time not on their side, 657 00:27:28,882 --> 00:27:30,615 Began pressuring the police there 658 00:27:30,617 --> 00:27:32,617 To get immediate answers from him 659 00:27:32,619 --> 00:27:34,218 As to matt's whereabouts, 660 00:27:34,220 --> 00:27:35,886 Even though matt's disappearance 661 00:27:35,888 --> 00:27:38,355 Wasn't officially their case. 662 00:27:38,357 --> 00:27:40,824 - Give me back my brother. - We're coming. 663 00:27:40,826 --> 00:27:42,493 - Just bring him back! 664 00:27:42,495 --> 00:27:45,429 - Sister gina turned up the heat on the internet. 665 00:27:45,431 --> 00:27:47,165 - I actually put on facebook 666 00:27:47,167 --> 00:27:49,300 Anyone who can go up to the roseville police station, 667 00:27:49,302 --> 00:27:51,568 And all these people showed up 668 00:27:51,570 --> 00:27:53,770 At the roseville police station at, like, midnight 669 00:27:53,772 --> 00:27:56,106 Just to kind of show power in numbers 670 00:27:56,108 --> 00:27:57,707 To get them to question him. 671 00:27:57,709 --> 00:27:59,444 - Bob and doreen went over to roseville 672 00:27:59,446 --> 00:28:01,811 To talk to the detectives in person. 673 00:28:01,813 --> 00:28:03,380 - You need to get somebody in there right now. 674 00:28:03,382 --> 00:28:05,049 Don't you understand? 675 00:28:05,051 --> 00:28:06,917 Every minute counts. 676 00:28:06,919 --> 00:28:09,152 - Lieutenant blarek didn't need the prodding. 677 00:28:09,154 --> 00:28:11,589 He and a partner were itching to question the suspect 678 00:28:11,591 --> 00:28:13,790 After they'd returned from detroit, 679 00:28:13,792 --> 00:28:15,325 Where they'd spent a long night 680 00:28:15,327 --> 00:28:17,861 Searching for matt with no results. 681 00:28:17,863 --> 00:28:19,396 - We're just checking abandoned houses, 682 00:28:19,398 --> 00:28:22,132 Checking alleys, checking burned up garages. 683 00:28:22,134 --> 00:28:23,867 - And you're seeing nothing? 684 00:28:23,869 --> 00:28:26,069 - No evidence of matt landry at all, sir. 685 00:28:26,071 --> 00:28:27,938 - At 3:45 in the morning, 686 00:28:27,940 --> 00:28:30,407 A bone-tired blarek and his partner 687 00:28:30,409 --> 00:28:32,343 Devised an interview strategy, 688 00:28:32,345 --> 00:28:35,479 Hoping ihop would cough something up. 689 00:28:35,481 --> 00:28:37,681 I was just gonna sit there in the chair 690 00:28:37,683 --> 00:28:39,484 And I wasn't going to say anything to him. 691 00:28:39,486 --> 00:28:41,085 - In the interrogation room, 692 00:28:41,087 --> 00:28:44,155 The other officer peppered the suspect with questions, 693 00:28:44,157 --> 00:28:46,356 But ihop was dodging him. 694 00:28:46,358 --> 00:28:48,892 So blarek pulled an investigator's trick 695 00:28:48,894 --> 00:28:50,161 To rattle him. 696 00:28:50,163 --> 00:28:52,696 - I had a, uh, picture of matt landry 697 00:28:52,698 --> 00:28:54,498 Inside of my notebook. 698 00:28:54,500 --> 00:28:56,500 And so when it got to the point where it was obvious 699 00:28:56,502 --> 00:28:59,102 That this wasn't going anywhere, 700 00:28:59,104 --> 00:29:01,238 I took out that picture and I held it up 701 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:04,174 And I said, "we found him". 702 00:29:04,176 --> 00:29:05,709 - Reaction from him? 703 00:29:05,711 --> 00:29:07,711 - He saw a ghost. - Huh... 704 00:29:07,713 --> 00:29:09,112 - He saw a ghost. 705 00:29:09,114 --> 00:29:10,847 - But not shaken enough to spill 706 00:29:10,849 --> 00:29:13,518 Whatever he might know about matt landry. 707 00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:14,918 - What are you seeing, lieutenant, 708 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:16,253 When you're right there with the guy? 709 00:29:16,255 --> 00:29:17,855 You see anything in his eyes? 710 00:29:17,857 --> 00:29:21,591 - Just a cold, callous, heartless person. 711 00:29:21,593 --> 00:29:23,928 He is definitely near the top of the list, 712 00:29:23,930 --> 00:29:25,729 If not on top, 713 00:29:25,731 --> 00:29:28,398 Of one of the coldest people that I've ever talked to. 714 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:31,268 - The landrys headed home from the roseville p.D., 715 00:29:31,270 --> 00:29:33,137 Satisfied at last that the police 716 00:29:33,139 --> 00:29:35,205 Were now seeing their son's disappearance 717 00:29:35,207 --> 00:29:36,474 As they were. 718 00:29:36,476 --> 00:29:38,275 Gina, their daughter, meanwhile, 719 00:29:38,277 --> 00:29:40,110 Was learning more troubling information 720 00:29:40,112 --> 00:29:41,611 About her brother, 721 00:29:41,613 --> 00:29:43,547 Something she'd picked up on the internet. 722 00:29:43,549 --> 00:29:46,082 - I got a phone call from one of my best friends, 723 00:29:46,084 --> 00:29:47,751 And she said, "gina, check your facebook 724 00:29:47,753 --> 00:29:49,152 "when you get home." 725 00:29:49,154 --> 00:29:51,556 And, you know, "there's an important message on there." 726 00:29:51,558 --> 00:29:53,223 - The heads up was from a woman 727 00:29:53,225 --> 00:29:55,359 Gina had known in high school. 728 00:29:55,361 --> 00:29:57,562 - Her parents had witnessed on Sunday 729 00:29:57,564 --> 00:29:59,296 A violent carjacking, 730 00:29:59,298 --> 00:30:01,398 And it was a green honda. 731 00:30:09,374 --> 00:30:10,974 - The previous Sunday afternoon, 732 00:30:10,976 --> 00:30:13,643 The police in yet another small city near detroit, 733 00:30:13,645 --> 00:30:16,179 Eastpointe, got a 911 call. 734 00:30:16,181 --> 00:30:17,715 The distressed witness was reporting 735 00:30:17,717 --> 00:30:19,449 An apparent carjacking and abduction 736 00:30:19,451 --> 00:30:22,719 In the parking lot here behind the quiznos sub shop. 737 00:30:22,721 --> 00:30:24,522 But when the police officers arrived, 738 00:30:24,524 --> 00:30:26,256 The car in question was gone, 739 00:30:26,258 --> 00:30:27,991 And they weren't sure exactly what it was 740 00:30:27,993 --> 00:30:29,726 They had to write up. 741 00:30:29,728 --> 00:30:32,729 The incident at the quiznos went largely unnoticed, 742 00:30:32,731 --> 00:30:34,331 Until matt's sister got tipped to it 743 00:30:34,333 --> 00:30:36,466 By a friend online. 744 00:30:36,468 --> 00:30:38,401 So now you have a lot of very bad information 745 00:30:38,403 --> 00:30:39,737 At your disposal, huh? 746 00:30:39,739 --> 00:30:40,871 - Well, I just felt sick 747 00:30:40,873 --> 00:30:42,272 When I showed my mom the facebook message 748 00:30:42,274 --> 00:30:44,942 And it said, "carjacking at the quiznos". 749 00:30:44,944 --> 00:30:48,279 - As soon as she said quiznos, 750 00:30:48,281 --> 00:30:49,614 I said, "that was the last place 751 00:30:49,616 --> 00:30:53,017 Matt used his debit card, other than the atm." 752 00:30:57,623 --> 00:30:59,790 - Tell me-- 753 00:30:59,792 --> 00:31:01,959 - What the 911 caller had seen, in fact, 754 00:31:01,961 --> 00:31:04,562 Was the abduction of matt landry. 755 00:31:04,564 --> 00:31:08,098 - So there was the missing piece of the puzzle. 756 00:31:08,100 --> 00:31:10,233 - And as francesca put it together, 757 00:31:10,235 --> 00:31:12,535 It all started because her concerned boyfriend 758 00:31:12,537 --> 00:31:14,172 Had decided on his own 759 00:31:14,174 --> 00:31:17,307 That she, feeling crummy, needed a tlc sandwich 760 00:31:17,309 --> 00:31:19,042 To get back on her feet. 761 00:31:19,044 --> 00:31:21,244 - Well, he had mentioned to the girl at quiznos, 762 00:31:21,246 --> 00:31:22,580 Um, "my girlfriend's sick. 763 00:31:22,582 --> 00:31:24,448 "I don't know what to get her. Can you help me?" 764 00:31:24,450 --> 00:31:26,317 And that's why he got two subs. 765 00:31:26,319 --> 00:31:28,919 - Two subs that started a three-day crime spree 766 00:31:28,921 --> 00:31:30,921 In the detroit suburbs. 767 00:31:30,923 --> 00:31:34,125 From the quiznos in eastpointe on Sunday afternoon, 768 00:31:34,127 --> 00:31:36,327 Spreading ten miles to the flagstar bank 769 00:31:36,329 --> 00:31:39,329 In harrison township at high noon on Monday 770 00:31:39,331 --> 00:31:41,164 And ending eight miles away 771 00:31:41,166 --> 00:31:44,668 At the wal-mart in roseville, midday on Tuesday. 772 00:31:44,670 --> 00:31:47,004 Bad news, bad patterns. 773 00:31:47,006 --> 00:31:49,406 But matt's family and friends were still clinging 774 00:31:49,408 --> 00:31:51,341 To a sliver of hope. 775 00:31:51,343 --> 00:31:52,676 - Okay, he's still alive somewhere, 776 00:31:52,678 --> 00:31:53,810 He's still alive somewhere. 777 00:31:53,812 --> 00:31:55,679 Maybe he's just tied up. Maybe he's just tied up. 778 00:31:55,681 --> 00:31:57,481 Maybe he's just-- they're holding him 779 00:31:57,483 --> 00:31:58,815 At a crack house or something. 780 00:31:58,817 --> 00:32:00,817 Maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe. 781 00:32:00,819 --> 00:32:01,953 - You had a dream? 782 00:32:01,955 --> 00:32:03,887 - I had a dream before he went missing 783 00:32:03,889 --> 00:32:05,288 That he was kidnapped, 784 00:32:05,290 --> 00:32:07,224 And I found him in a basement tied up 785 00:32:07,226 --> 00:32:09,493 To one of those old-time heaters. 786 00:32:09,495 --> 00:32:12,029 - Five days in, a joint police task force 787 00:32:12,031 --> 00:32:14,031 Had been formed to search those basements 788 00:32:14,033 --> 00:32:17,000 And burned-out homes on detroit's northeast side 789 00:32:17,002 --> 00:32:19,270 Near where the car had been found. 790 00:32:19,272 --> 00:32:20,971 The same suburban police departments 791 00:32:20,973 --> 00:32:23,940 Who initially couldn't agree on whose case it was 792 00:32:23,942 --> 00:32:26,509 Now came together for one purpose: 793 00:32:26,511 --> 00:32:28,511 To find matt landry. 794 00:32:28,513 --> 00:32:30,513 From chesterfield, where matt lived, 795 00:32:30,515 --> 00:32:33,450 Roseville, where he was last seen with francesca, 796 00:32:33,452 --> 00:32:36,119 And where the wal-mart carjacking went down, 797 00:32:36,121 --> 00:32:38,455 And eastpointe, where matt had been abducted 798 00:32:38,457 --> 00:32:40,056 At the quiznos. 799 00:32:40,058 --> 00:32:41,993 - They're working with the gangs unit 800 00:32:41,995 --> 00:32:44,260 In detroit p.D. - Yes. 801 00:32:44,262 --> 00:32:46,931 - And they had been going, frustrating, 802 00:32:46,933 --> 00:32:48,999 Block by block, finding not much of anything? 803 00:32:49,001 --> 00:32:50,200 - Right. 804 00:32:50,202 --> 00:32:51,534 - And then there's Thursday. 805 00:32:51,536 --> 00:32:55,138 - Yeah. 806 00:32:55,140 --> 00:32:56,873 Then there's Thursday. 807 00:32:56,875 --> 00:32:59,076 - Thursday, August 13, 2009, 808 00:32:59,078 --> 00:33:01,144 The task force was out in strength. 809 00:33:01,146 --> 00:33:03,279 Fifteen officers banging on doors, 810 00:33:03,281 --> 00:33:04,748 Issuing search warrants, 811 00:33:04,750 --> 00:33:06,684 Pressuring gang members who may have known 812 00:33:06,686 --> 00:33:08,818 The suspect called ihop. 813 00:33:08,820 --> 00:33:10,487 - I have a son. I have kids too. 814 00:33:10,489 --> 00:33:12,256 I had made a promise to doreen. 815 00:33:12,258 --> 00:33:14,891 And I said, "even though it's not roseville's jurisdiction", 816 00:33:14,893 --> 00:33:16,960 I said, "I will do whatever I can 817 00:33:16,962 --> 00:33:18,828 To help you find your son." 818 00:33:18,830 --> 00:33:21,232 - Helping, walking mean streets. 819 00:33:21,234 --> 00:33:24,300 - More homes are abandoned than are occupied, 820 00:33:24,302 --> 00:33:26,437 And it's a rough neighborhood. 821 00:33:27,572 --> 00:33:29,439 - That Thursday morning, lieutenant blarek 822 00:33:29,441 --> 00:33:31,641 Had teamed up with jim knobelsdorf, 823 00:33:31,643 --> 00:33:33,843 A fellow roseville detective at the time. 824 00:33:33,845 --> 00:33:35,646 - We were just coming to dead ends 825 00:33:35,648 --> 00:33:38,782 And we walked out of one of the houses, 826 00:33:38,784 --> 00:33:41,851 And there was a penny, 827 00:33:41,853 --> 00:33:45,121 Uh, lying in the street. 828 00:33:45,123 --> 00:33:47,190 And, uh, had the heads up 829 00:33:47,192 --> 00:33:50,127 And I picked it up, 830 00:33:50,129 --> 00:33:52,028 I said, "this is it. This is it." 831 00:33:52,030 --> 00:33:53,263 - Your luck had turned? 832 00:33:53,265 --> 00:33:54,699 - Yeah, my luck turned. 833 00:33:54,701 --> 00:33:56,533 A short time after that, 834 00:33:56,535 --> 00:34:00,003 We ended up going for a ride and we ended up here. 835 00:34:00,005 --> 00:34:01,672 - It was the first house they checked 836 00:34:01,674 --> 00:34:03,773 After blarek had found the lucky penny 837 00:34:03,775 --> 00:34:05,508 Just minutes before. 838 00:34:05,510 --> 00:34:07,610 - And how we got here or why we got here, 839 00:34:07,612 --> 00:34:10,079 Uh, I can't explain that one, but we got here. 840 00:34:10,081 --> 00:34:12,350 - It was now 10:30 in the morning. 841 00:34:12,352 --> 00:34:14,551 - I see what looks like a little footpath 842 00:34:14,553 --> 00:34:15,885 Where somebody had gone through there 843 00:34:15,887 --> 00:34:18,222 At some point in the summer, 844 00:34:18,224 --> 00:34:21,024 And make my way up what used to be the porch. 845 00:34:21,026 --> 00:34:24,362 And I look in, the house is all burned out. 846 00:34:25,897 --> 00:34:29,499 As I peeked around the corner, I saw some flip-flops here. 847 00:34:29,501 --> 00:34:31,034 I stepped in further 848 00:34:31,036 --> 00:34:34,103 And-and saw the body itself. 849 00:34:34,105 --> 00:34:35,439 - In the August swelter, 850 00:34:35,441 --> 00:34:38,641 The body had decomposed beyond recognition. 851 00:34:38,643 --> 00:34:40,710 They knew they had a white man 852 00:34:40,712 --> 00:34:43,447 With an apparent gunshot wound to the head. 853 00:34:43,449 --> 00:34:45,449 The victim had been wearing jeans 854 00:34:45,451 --> 00:34:48,119 And telltale flip-flops. 855 00:34:48,121 --> 00:34:50,720 - It's not the outcome we wanted, 856 00:34:50,722 --> 00:34:52,989 But at least he was found. 857 00:34:52,991 --> 00:34:55,258 - The hometown detective, scott blackwell, 858 00:34:55,260 --> 00:34:57,460 Rushed over from nearby streets 859 00:34:57,462 --> 00:34:59,063 To confirm the finding. 860 00:34:59,065 --> 00:35:02,665 - When I saw, uh, this body, I knew it was him. 861 00:35:02,667 --> 00:35:04,868 - Detective blackwell's immediate concern 862 00:35:04,870 --> 00:35:08,005 Was to let the landrys know, in the most humane way possible, 863 00:35:08,007 --> 00:35:10,340 Before the media was onto it. 864 00:35:10,342 --> 00:35:12,743 He called his chief of police. 865 00:35:12,745 --> 00:35:15,211 - I remember, um, chief of police coming 866 00:35:15,213 --> 00:35:17,114 To the front door. 867 00:35:18,418 --> 00:35:21,484 I knew when he walked in, 868 00:35:21,486 --> 00:35:22,952 I could tell by the look on his face 869 00:35:22,954 --> 00:35:26,756 What he was gonna tell me. 870 00:35:26,758 --> 00:35:28,992 I didn't want to hear it. 871 00:35:30,296 --> 00:35:33,563 After I got done crying, 872 00:35:33,565 --> 00:35:34,964 I wanted to take a shower, 873 00:35:34,966 --> 00:35:37,034 Like it was gonna wash it all away. 874 00:35:42,842 --> 00:35:46,577 My matt. 875 00:35:46,579 --> 00:35:48,211 - Coming up... 876 00:35:48,213 --> 00:35:50,213 Could one man have done this? 877 00:35:50,215 --> 00:35:51,982 - I'm 6'6", 280 pounds, 878 00:35:51,984 --> 00:35:53,649 Matt could take me out. 879 00:35:53,651 --> 00:35:55,085 Matt was that strong. 880 00:35:55,087 --> 00:35:57,086 - Maybe one man didn't. 881 00:35:57,088 --> 00:35:57,153 When "dateline: Secrets uncovered" continues. 882 00:35:57,255 --> 00:36:08,866 - Welcome back. 883 00:36:08,868 --> 00:36:11,268 No one wanted the search for matt landry 884 00:36:11,270 --> 00:36:12,535 To end that way, 885 00:36:12,537 --> 00:36:15,139 With detectives discovering his body 886 00:36:15,141 --> 00:36:17,141 In an abandoned house. 887 00:36:17,143 --> 00:36:19,143 Police now had one answer, 888 00:36:19,145 --> 00:36:22,279 But there was still a mystery to be solved. 889 00:36:22,281 --> 00:36:25,748 They thought matt's death was tied to a violent crime spree, 890 00:36:25,750 --> 00:36:28,217 And a suspect was in custody. 891 00:36:28,219 --> 00:36:31,087 But another person's secrets 892 00:36:31,089 --> 00:36:33,690 Had yet to be revealed. 893 00:36:33,692 --> 00:36:34,824 Here's dennis murphy 894 00:36:34,826 --> 00:36:36,860 With the conclusion of "taken". 895 00:36:38,964 --> 00:36:40,697 - We stayed up late, it felt so right, 896 00:36:40,699 --> 00:36:42,732 I'll never forget that wonderful night. 897 00:36:44,836 --> 00:36:47,637 - In a journal she keeps, francesca enshrined 898 00:36:47,639 --> 00:36:50,573 Her last hours with matt landry in a song. 899 00:36:50,575 --> 00:36:52,642 A reworking of "last kiss", 900 00:36:52,644 --> 00:36:55,111 An oldie mash-up by pearl jam. 901 00:36:55,113 --> 00:36:57,380 - Well, now he's gone, even though he's in my heart, 902 00:36:57,382 --> 00:36:59,516 I lost my love, my life, that night. 903 00:37:06,057 --> 00:37:07,857 - So when do you guys miss him? 904 00:37:07,859 --> 00:37:09,592 - Every second, every day. 905 00:37:09,594 --> 00:37:10,860 - Yeah. 906 00:37:10,862 --> 00:37:13,062 - And, like, I miss him any time I touch an instrument 907 00:37:13,064 --> 00:37:15,332 Or anytime I listen to our favorite bands. 908 00:37:17,002 --> 00:37:19,502 - They identified him on Friday. 909 00:37:20,472 --> 00:37:21,804 - Matt's decomposed body, 910 00:37:21,806 --> 00:37:23,940 Discovered in a hellhole of a house, 911 00:37:23,942 --> 00:37:26,609 Was positively id'd by the medical examiner 912 00:37:26,611 --> 00:37:28,411 Through dental records. 913 00:37:28,413 --> 00:37:30,146 The m.E. Determined cause of death 914 00:37:30,148 --> 00:37:33,149 Was a single gunshot to the back of the head. 915 00:37:33,151 --> 00:37:34,417 Already under arrest 916 00:37:34,419 --> 00:37:37,153 And now charged with a fresh crime, killing matt, 917 00:37:37,155 --> 00:37:39,822 Was a man known on the streets as ihop. 918 00:37:39,824 --> 00:37:41,892 He'd given police the phony name giles, 919 00:37:41,894 --> 00:37:44,093 But his fingerprints revealed him to be 920 00:37:44,095 --> 00:37:46,496 17-year-old ihab masalmani. 921 00:37:48,633 --> 00:37:50,099 - Born in this country? 922 00:37:50,101 --> 00:37:52,168 - No, born in libya. 923 00:37:53,005 --> 00:37:56,439 - His attorney, joseph kosmala, said masalmani came to michigan 924 00:37:56,441 --> 00:37:57,840 To live with relatives, 925 00:37:57,842 --> 00:37:59,776 Who, according to juvenile court records, 926 00:37:59,778 --> 00:38:01,177 Neglected him. 927 00:38:01,179 --> 00:38:03,713 He then entered the state's child welfare system 928 00:38:03,715 --> 00:38:05,315 And it didn't go well, 929 00:38:05,317 --> 00:38:06,984 Fleeing foster homes for a life 930 00:38:06,986 --> 00:38:09,853 On detroit's gang-ridden northeast side. 931 00:38:09,855 --> 00:38:11,721 - My job here is to make sure 932 00:38:11,723 --> 00:38:14,257 That he gets the best and fairest trial he can get. 933 00:38:14,259 --> 00:38:16,325 - Please state your name for the record. 934 00:38:16,327 --> 00:38:18,862 - Ihab masalmani. 935 00:38:18,864 --> 00:38:21,264 - Masalmani faced a slew of charges, 936 00:38:21,266 --> 00:38:22,732 Including murder, 937 00:38:22,734 --> 00:38:25,269 Kidnapping and carjacking in the landry case, 938 00:38:25,271 --> 00:38:27,537 Bank robbery in the flagstar stick-up, 939 00:38:27,539 --> 00:38:30,207 And carjacking in the wal-mart incident. 940 00:38:30,209 --> 00:38:33,009 He pleaded not guilty to all charges. 941 00:38:33,011 --> 00:38:35,345 - Maybe his best shot is, ironically, the homicide. 942 00:38:35,347 --> 00:38:36,480 - Correct. 943 00:38:36,482 --> 00:38:39,215 I'm not admitting that my client committed a bank robbery, 944 00:38:39,217 --> 00:38:41,018 I'm not admitting that my client committed 945 00:38:41,020 --> 00:38:42,885 A carjacking in roseville. 946 00:38:42,887 --> 00:38:47,023 However, those cases are very strong cases 947 00:38:47,025 --> 00:38:48,558 For the prosecution. 948 00:38:48,560 --> 00:38:50,827 - Evidently, the bank security cameras 949 00:38:50,829 --> 00:38:53,363 Apparently showing him brandishing a gun, 950 00:38:53,365 --> 00:38:54,897 And clues from the wal-mart, 951 00:38:54,899 --> 00:38:57,800 Including a discarded gun, don't lie. 952 00:38:57,802 --> 00:38:58,835 However... 953 00:38:58,837 --> 00:39:01,371 - The homicide is not a slam dunk for the government. 954 00:39:01,373 --> 00:39:03,307 - Police never found a gun or a bullet 955 00:39:03,309 --> 00:39:05,042 At the death house that matched the gun 956 00:39:05,044 --> 00:39:06,976 They recovered at the wal-mart. 957 00:39:06,978 --> 00:39:10,780 - Nobody can put a gun in-in masalmani's hand. 958 00:39:10,782 --> 00:39:12,782 - Masalmani alone had been charged 959 00:39:12,784 --> 00:39:15,719 In the wal-mart carjacking and flagstar bank heist. 960 00:39:20,792 --> 00:39:23,026 - But there were two assailants who attacked matt 961 00:39:23,028 --> 00:39:26,296 At the quiznos, according to that 911 caller. 962 00:39:26,298 --> 00:39:28,132 Matt had been double-teamed, 963 00:39:28,134 --> 00:39:30,199 An explanation, his friends say, 964 00:39:30,201 --> 00:39:32,269 For why this powerfully fit drummer 965 00:39:32,271 --> 00:39:34,271 Was taken against his will. 966 00:39:34,273 --> 00:39:37,140 - I'm 6'6", 280 pounds. 967 00:39:37,142 --> 00:39:41,010 Matt could take me out. Matt was that strong. 968 00:39:41,012 --> 00:39:42,812 - After matt's body was found, 969 00:39:42,814 --> 00:39:45,349 The taskforce continued combing northeast detroit 970 00:39:45,351 --> 00:39:48,284 For quiznos suspect number two. 971 00:39:48,286 --> 00:39:50,421 Sources squeezed on the street told the cops 972 00:39:50,423 --> 00:39:52,889 They should be looking for 16-year-old 973 00:39:52,891 --> 00:39:55,224 Robert "fat daddy" taylor. 974 00:39:55,226 --> 00:39:56,560 - We flooded that area 975 00:39:56,562 --> 00:39:58,562 And we shut down the drug trade in that area. 976 00:39:58,564 --> 00:40:00,431 - You guys were bad for business. 977 00:40:00,433 --> 00:40:02,765 - Oh, we destroyed the business for one week 978 00:40:02,767 --> 00:40:04,567 And we made a statement to them. 979 00:40:04,569 --> 00:40:07,237 Therefore, I believe they made a statement 980 00:40:07,239 --> 00:40:08,704 To fat daddy 981 00:40:08,706 --> 00:40:10,507 That you better get out of our neighborhood. 982 00:40:10,509 --> 00:40:12,241 So he ultimately turned himself in. 983 00:40:12,243 --> 00:40:14,177 - Taylor was also charged with murder 984 00:40:14,179 --> 00:40:16,846 And kidnapping in the quiznos abduction. 985 00:40:16,848 --> 00:40:19,816 He pleaded not guilty. 986 00:40:21,319 --> 00:40:23,152 At the trial, the defense theorized 987 00:40:23,154 --> 00:40:24,855 That matt had gone voluntarily 988 00:40:24,857 --> 00:40:28,124 With ihab masalmani and robert taylor. 989 00:40:28,126 --> 00:40:30,393 - They were going down to do a drug deal 990 00:40:30,395 --> 00:40:32,795 And, uh, then what happened happened. 991 00:40:32,797 --> 00:40:34,130 And I don't know what happened. 992 00:40:34,132 --> 00:40:36,799 - Any reason to think that he would have known 993 00:40:36,801 --> 00:40:37,935 Who those guys were? 994 00:40:37,937 --> 00:40:39,869 Like a drug purchase gone bad or anything? 995 00:40:39,871 --> 00:40:42,138 - No, sir, we believe that it was totally random. 996 00:40:42,140 --> 00:40:43,339 Totally random. 997 00:40:43,341 --> 00:40:44,473 - Wrong place at the wrong time. 998 00:40:44,475 --> 00:40:45,942 Could have been any one of us. 999 00:40:45,944 --> 00:40:48,477 - And these detectives had advice for anyone ambushed 1000 00:40:48,479 --> 00:40:51,682 Like that in broad daylight or even at night. 1001 00:40:51,684 --> 00:40:53,883 - At no time should you allow someone 1002 00:40:53,885 --> 00:40:55,885 To take you from point a to point b. 1003 00:40:55,887 --> 00:40:57,554 - Don't go. - Don't go. 1004 00:40:57,556 --> 00:40:59,489 - You fight. You fight to the death, period. 1005 00:40:59,491 --> 00:41:01,425 Because once you're on their turf, it's over. 1006 00:41:01,427 --> 00:41:03,493 - The young woman at the bank dropped right to the floor. 1007 00:41:03,495 --> 00:41:05,361 She says, "I'm not going with you." 1008 00:41:05,363 --> 00:41:07,230 - That's what saved her life. 1009 00:41:07,232 --> 00:41:10,566 - Grass is growing, my flowers are blooming, 1010 00:41:10,568 --> 00:41:13,769 But I am just dead inside. 1011 00:41:13,771 --> 00:41:15,572 Just dead inside... 1012 00:41:15,574 --> 00:41:18,307 - In the days after she lost her son, 1013 00:41:18,309 --> 00:41:20,109 A grief-stricken doreen landry 1014 00:41:20,111 --> 00:41:22,778 Went public with a cause important to her. 1015 00:41:22,780 --> 00:41:25,515 Condemning the burned-out and abandoned houses 1016 00:41:25,517 --> 00:41:28,652 In northeast detroit that area gangs called home. 1017 00:41:28,654 --> 00:41:30,920 - I'm pleading to the mayor of detroit, 1018 00:41:30,922 --> 00:41:33,389 That area needs to be cleaned up. 1019 00:41:33,391 --> 00:41:35,992 It's nothing but a garbage pit. 1020 00:41:35,994 --> 00:41:40,397 - There's thousands of houses in detroit that are abandoned 1021 00:41:40,399 --> 00:41:41,598 That they live in. 1022 00:41:41,600 --> 00:41:43,132 - That just raze 'em, knock 'em down. 1023 00:41:43,134 --> 00:41:45,067 - Just flatten 'em. 1024 00:41:45,069 --> 00:41:47,270 - In fact, in 2010, the detroit mayor 1025 00:41:47,272 --> 00:41:49,973 Started a program to do just that. 1026 00:41:49,975 --> 00:41:53,243 The house where matt's body was found has been demolished. 1027 00:41:53,245 --> 00:41:56,212 Ihab masalmani was convicted of first-degree murder, 1028 00:41:56,214 --> 00:41:57,947 Kidnapping, and carjacking, 1029 00:41:57,949 --> 00:42:00,750 And sentenced to life in prison without parole. 1030 00:42:00,752 --> 00:42:03,086 Robert taylor was also convicted of murder, 1031 00:42:03,088 --> 00:42:06,556 And he too is serving a life sentence without parole. 1032 00:42:06,558 --> 00:42:09,091 Both have appealed their sentences. 1033 00:42:09,093 --> 00:42:12,895 - It took one second, literally one second 1034 00:42:12,897 --> 00:42:14,998 To end matthew's life. 1035 00:42:16,234 --> 00:42:19,769 And that one second 1036 00:42:19,771 --> 00:42:23,840 Has literally turned our family upside down. 1037 00:42:28,780 --> 00:42:30,180 - Matt's funeral service, 1038 00:42:30,182 --> 00:42:32,448 As that day's program explained, 1039 00:42:32,450 --> 00:42:35,118 Was intended to remember the joy, 1040 00:42:35,120 --> 00:42:37,720 The laughter, the smiles. 1041 00:42:37,722 --> 00:42:40,122 And no one would forget on that sad day 1042 00:42:40,124 --> 00:42:42,593 That matt was also a rocker. 1043 00:42:42,595 --> 00:42:44,194 - Matthew was a drummer, 1044 00:42:44,196 --> 00:42:46,729 But he had an acoustic guitar. 1045 00:42:46,731 --> 00:42:49,465 He would always start "stairway to heaven" 1046 00:42:49,467 --> 00:42:52,001 And it seemed like through time 1047 00:42:52,003 --> 00:42:53,869 He would get through a little bit more, 1048 00:42:53,871 --> 00:42:55,471 You know, he'd learn a little bit more of it. 1049 00:42:55,473 --> 00:42:57,507 And I'd love to listen to him doing that. 1050 00:42:59,277 --> 00:43:00,810 And we asked the priest, 1051 00:43:00,812 --> 00:43:04,080 "father, I know this is unusual", 1052 00:43:04,082 --> 00:43:08,417 I said, "but, um, if you have anyone 1053 00:43:08,419 --> 00:43:10,553 That could play 'stairway to heaven', 1054 00:43:10,555 --> 00:43:12,421 That would be beautiful." 1055 00:43:12,423 --> 00:43:14,623 He says, "let me see what I can do." 1056 00:43:14,625 --> 00:43:17,093 - And so, he came up with a group of musicians 1057 00:43:17,095 --> 00:43:19,829 To honor matt with a song he loved, 1058 00:43:19,831 --> 00:43:22,099 About a symbolic stairway 1059 00:43:22,101 --> 00:43:24,900 That he climbed way too soon. 1060 00:43:24,902 --> 00:43:28,171 - And it was so beautiful, 1061 00:43:28,173 --> 00:43:32,575 And it was just... Perfect. 1062 00:43:34,912 --> 00:43:37,313 Matthew loved it. 1063 00:43:37,315 --> 00:43:39,382 He would have loved it. 1064 00:43:42,120 --> 00:43:45,521 - That's all for this edition of "dateline: Secrets uncovered". 1065 00:43:45,523 --> 00:43:47,991 I'm craig melvin, thank you for watching.