Post by pakman on Jan 24, 2022 11:10:52 GMT -5
Well, fellow AMW fans, after literally years of delays (I was still living in Iowa the last time I did an analysis!) I've finally gone back and re-started my complete look at America's Most Wanted episodes that aired in 2005! I'm kicking myself because I had notes on the first episode for almost two years, but for some reason I just didn't bother organizing those notes or watching the other episodes. But I'm happy to say I'm back for analyzing episodes, and I'm happy to present my look at the episodes that aired in June 2005!
You'll notice I made a few really changes to the guide. First of all, instead of saying "Fugitive recap," I now call it the "Case recap," since not only is every case recapped not necessarily a fugitive, but it also goes along with John Walsh saying, "Now here's a quick review of tonight's cases." Secondly, I modified the "Next month on AMW" feature I do. I realized the way I was doing it was too wordy, and as I was preparing this last night, I thought I sounded too cheesy in my preview. But I didn't want to get rid of it, so instead I simplified it and hopefully made it more cohesive.
But you're here for the analysis, so let's get going!
Episode #807 – June 4, 2005
Unknown Casey Jo Pipestem Killer (Full segment) – In Grapevine, Texas, a Jane Doe was found dumped off of a highway bridge. The victim had tattoos that were consistent with being a Seminole Native American. Detective Larry Hallmark traveled to Oklahoma, where he found a man that identified the Jane Doe as his niece, Casey Jo Pipestem. Detective Hallmark discovered that Casey lived a good life until she moved from Oklahoma City to Seminole, Oklahoma. She eventually got suspended from high school and returned to Oklahoma City, where she lived on the streets. Eventually, Casey became a “lot lizard;” a prostitute who works at truck spots and specifically caters to truck drivers. Detective Hallmark believed Casey was picked up by a truck driver who eventually killed her and dumped her body in Texas. The possibility of Casey having been murdered by a serial killer was also explored, as there were a number of other murders of prostitutes along Interstate 40. Turns out, that was the most likely scenario; in 2013, truck driver serial killer John Robert Williams, who was already in police custody, was charged with Casey’s murder.
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John Lockhart (All-Points Bulletin) – A law school graduate with a seemingly happy life was hiding a dark secret. Investigators found photos of Lockhart on his computer of him raping a 4-month-old baby. Lockhart fled before the investigation concluded, but thanks to AMW tips, he was the day after this profile, making him Capture #846.
Artur Martirosyan (All-Points Bulletin) – In 1998, he allegedly took part in a shooting spree in Aurora, Colorado, where he and two accomplices allegedly gunned down five people in a single afternoon. He and another accomplice then allegedly shot and killed another accomplice. Martirosyan was the only suspect who got away. Still at large
Anibal Mustelier (All-Points Bulletin) – An accused hitman in South Florida, he’s alleged to have tried to kill a man by blowing up the victim’s car. But the plan ended up failing as the bomb was placed under the car incorrectly, leaving nobody dead. Mustelier was captured in 2016 running a jewelry theft ring, and later died in prison.
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Juan Nieto Capture (Full segment) – In a horrendously violent attack, Nieto was wanted for violently raping a woman in Wisconsin and then setting her on fire; she miraculously survived the assault. With the help of his boss, police identified Nieto and his accomplice and charged them. Nieto fled, but after his profile in November 2004, AMW tips pointed to Atlanta. While they didn’t lead to him, police kept looking and eventually found Nieto hiding out in his brother’s apartment.
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Malaika Griffin (Full segment) – Tom Morris reports on a studious woman from Denver who was hiding a dark secret. Investigators said, after several arguments with her neighbors, Griffin shot and killed one of them before fleeing. When police searched her house, they found weapons and journals filled with racist rants against white people and evidence that Griffin was preparing for a race war. This ended up being Griffin’s last profile; as a result of this airing, tips led police to California where she was nabbed, making her Capture #845.
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Natalee Holloway (Break Four Tease) – Alabama high school student who went missing while her class was on a senior trip to Aruba. Still missing
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Daniel San Diego (Full segment) – The FBI is seeking Daniel San Diego for bombing a bio-tech firm that he believed was testing their products on animals. San Diego is alleged to be a member of an eco-terrorist group that targets facilities that participate in animal testing. Still at large
After the profile, John Walsh reveals that, since the last airing of the case, the FBI has received information that San Diego has gotten more tattoos on his body. Artist renderings of those tattoos are shown in the hopes of finding the fugitive.
In the Line of Duty – Detective Lavern Brann (Battle Creek Police Department, Michigan)
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Next week on AMW (Brief, approx. 10 seconds) – AMW has been following the case of missing woman Brooke Wilberger for a year. But now, a mysterious phone call could lead to a break in the case. More information will be revealed next week.
Case recap – John Lockhart, Artur Martirosyan, Malaika Griffin, Daniel San Diego
John Walsh says next week’s show will feature an update on the Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe murder investigation. After AMW aired the case, a tipster called in and said she thinks she knows who Jane Doe is. Did the case get solved? We’ll find out next week.
Episode notes:
- This episode was filmed in the AMW Studio.
- If my analysis of the Casey Jo Pipestem murder seems really wordy, that's because the story took up nearly half the episode. Oddly, it's told in one segment which comes to almost 17 minutes of story. You know if this were AMW's later years, the story would have been divided up with a commercial in the middle.
- The AMW Forums are mentioned by Don LaFontaine, who invites viewers to visit and discuss the Casey Jo Pipestem murder, as well as the other murders along Interstate 40.
- John Lockhart’s profile does not mention that he was one of the U.S. Marshals’ 15 Most Wanted.
- Anibal Mustelier’s profile only mentions the bombing he was accused of. The previous attempt on the man’s life and the jewelry heist from 1996 are not mentioned.
- When John Walsh introduces Juan Nieto’s capture report, a graphic showing TV screens is in the background. The one AMW shows a closeup if is a news report on the case, but as the camera pulls back, you can see other screens that show not only other newscasts, but clips from AMW as well. I saw a clip from Final Justice on one screen, Dimitros Androutsopoulos on another, and Damar Pink on another, among several clips I can’t identify.
- Despite Juan Nieto being marked as indirect, his capture report makes it seem like it was a direct capture.
- Additionally, it’s never mentioned that Nieto was considered a potential suspect in the murder of Katie Sepich, likely because he’d been ruled out by this point.
- While Malaika Griffin’s profile is listed as a full airing, it has new narration and a new script from Tom Morris and is considerably shorter than her normal full profile. Quite a bit from the original airing was cut out.
- Daniel San Diego’s profile is also not only abbreviated, it only mentions the Chiron bombing, and the company’s name isn’t mentioned at all (although it’s identified in the on-screen credit when the spokesman talks about the bombing). Additionally, John never directly says Chiron is involved in animal testing, only saying “The bomber must have believed the company was involved in animal testing.” Given the headache this case gave AMW with them incorrectly stating Shaklee tested their products on animals when they don’t, I’m not surprised at these edits. This was actually San Diego's first profile since AMW had to retract their statement that Shaklee tested on animals.
- During Detective Lavern Brann’s Line of Duty feature, it’s mentioned that he had helped AMW in the past, specifically with apprehending Capture #660 (Robert Mitchell III). After his passing, I remember Mitchell’s profile was added to the site.
- Although AMW says an update on Brooke Wilberger will be featured the following week, it ended up not appearing for two weeks.
Episode #808 – June 11, 2005
James “Rick” Johnson Capture (Full segment) – Ed Miller reports that a longtime AMW fugitive has finally been foiled, and it was completely his fault. James “Rick” Johnson was accused of masterminding a jewelry store heist in Alameda, California, owned by an older couple he knew and who thought Johnson was a friend. The heist was a bust after the crew panicked when they learned a cop was in the area. After eight years on the run, Johnson was in Seattle, where, for some unknown reason, he stole the tip jar at a drive-through coffee stand. Cops chased him on foot for 45 minutes before finally catching up to him, and found $2,000 in cash on him. Johnson soon admitted his identity and was sent back to California.
Capture Update (Brief, approx. 10 seconds) – Don LaFontaine announces, as four fugitives flash on the screen, that tipsters nabbed two fugitives off of last week’s show. He says to tune in next week to find out who, but if you can’t wait, log in to amw.com to find out who they were.
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Elby Hars (15 Seconds of Shame) – Convicted pedophile who is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in South Carolina. Still at large
Domingo Valdez (15 Seconds of Shame) – Wanted out of Cottonwood, Arizona for killing a man, then leaving the victim’s body inside of his own car and abandoning it. Still at large
Rogelio Deaquino (15 Seconds of Shame) – Accused of luring a mentally handicapped woman into his apartment and raping her. Deaquino fled during his trial. Still at large
Douglas Holler (15 Seconds of Shame) – Ohio fugitive wanted for blowing through a stop sign while drunk and crashing into the car in front of him, killing its driver. Thanks to AMW tips, Holler was discovered to have never left the state and was caught trying to rent an apartment, making him Capture #866.
Unknown Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe Killer (Full segment, Part 1) – Four months after AMW aired the case of a Jane Doe found floating in Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, new clues are heating up the cold case. The victim’s body was found in 1986, and thus far, police had no luck figuring out who she was. In 2003, retired Detective Marco Demma began investigating the case after he received information that it might be a missing woman from Ohio named Lisa Sexton. However, after exhuming Jane Doe’s body, she was ruled out as being Lisa. He brought the case to AMW, and the night the case aired, Detective Demma got several tips naming possible missing persons, but all became dead ends. Until a few days later when he received a call from a woman who said she thought Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe might have been a woman she knew in the ‘80s that worked at a restaurant she frequented.
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Unknown Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe Killer (Full segment, Part 2) – Following the tip, Detective Marco Demma traveled to Slidell, Louisiana to talk to Brenda Hoover, the tipster who thought she knew who Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe was. She said back in the ‘80s, she befriended a waitress at a Waffle House restaurant named Jennifer who looked similar to Jane Doe. Not only that, but the woman had once had a hip injury from a car accident, which matched what investigators found when they examined Jane Doe's body. Jennifer moved to Florida in 1985, but kept in touch with Brenda and her husband. In 1986, Jennifer said she was coming for a visit to Louisiana, but Brenda and her husband never heard from her again after that letter. This was around the time Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe was found. Detective Demma investigated and was able to track down Jennifer. She was alive and well in Florida. While Brenda and her husband were relieved that Jennifer was not Jane Doe, it meant that mystery was still unsolved. Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe remains unidentified to this day.
John Walsh also reminds viewers that Lisa Sexton, the woman initially thought to be Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe, also hadn’t been found. Lisa remains a missing person.
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Andre Neverson (Full segment) – Wanted out of Brooklyn for the murders of his ex-girlfriend and his own sister. AMW has profiled Neverson multiple times since 2002 and received multiple tips. One tip placed him in Nevada, which turned out to be one of Mike Tyson’s sparring partners, and another placed him in upstate New York, but that didn’t pan out. Through the years cops have uncovered new photos of Neverson in a dreadlock wig and he’s been added to the U.S. Marshals’ 15 Most Wanted List. Neverson was finally captured in 2018 following a routine traffic stop.
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Ana Acevedo and Victor Hernandez (Break Four Tease) – Ana Acevedo went missing from her home in North Carolina. She may have been in the company of Victor Hernandez. Ana was recovered alive a short time after this profile. Victor Hernandez, as far as I know, remains a fugitive.
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Mark Everett (Full segment) – A former child actor, Mark Everett is wanted for the murder of his girlfriend. Police believe he killed her after she caught him sneaking out of the house with their son, Benjamin. He’s accused of beating her to death with a dumbbell before taking his son on the run with him. In 2008, Everett was killed by police after he held his son hostage in a restaurant bathroom. Benjamin was injured, but survived.
In the Line of Duty – Officer Larry Lasater (Pittsburg Police Department, California)
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Case recap – Domingo Valdez, Rogelio Deaquino, Elby Hars, Unknown Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe Killer, Andre Neverson, Mark Everett
Episode notes:
- This episode was filmed in the AMW Studio.
- AMW says that James “Rick” Johnson was profiled five times, and for once AMW was close; he was profiled six times. One of those profiles was in 1998, but the rest were in 2002 and later, so perhaps the first airing was just a brief.
- Unbelievably, John Walsh says that Johnson was granted bail, despite being a fugitive for eight years. Given that AMW never aired him again, I think it’s safe to say he actually made all his court appearances.
- The four fugitives shown on screen during Don LaFontaine’s capture announcement are Malaika Griffin, Daniel San Diego, Anibal Mustelier and John Lockhart.
- Curiously, Douglas Holler’s 15 Seconds of Shame profile does not mention that he was driving drunk at the time of the crash.
- The name of the woman police thought was Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe was stated numerous times in the segment (first and last). But they blur her photo out when they show it, and John says that AMW spoke to her and she asked that her face not be shown. Given this, I’ve chosen not to mention her full name in my analysis.
- Andre Neverson’s profile is a combination of his June 2003 airing and his March 2004 airing, and would become his default airing, with only a few minor tweaks in the future.
- During the Break Four Tease, Victor Hernandez’s photo is shown, but his name isn’t mentioned. John Walsh simply says “She may be traveling with this man.”
- Ana Acevedo and Victor Hernandez appear on a black background as opposed to either a green background (for fugitives) or blue (for missing persons).
- John Walsh introduces Mark Everett’s profile with the generic, “The police are really stumped on this next case and they need your tips to help them solve it tonight,” leading me to believe Everett wasn’t originally going to be profiled on this episode and was a last-minute addition.
- During In the Line of Duty, the text on the graphic stating “It is not how these officers died that made them heroes, it is how they live” is so over-exposed, you can’t even read it. I know this was a problem for many, many of these features that would lead the show to eventually just replace it with on-screen text.
Episode #809 – June 18, 2005
John Lockhart Capture (Full segment) – Teamwork between law enforcement and AMW tipsters led to the arrest of a vile accused pedophile. John Lockhart, a family man from Ohio, had photos on his computer of him raping a four-month-old child. After AMW aired his case, dozens of tips came in from Venice Beach in California, stating he was working as a bartender and going by the name Dallas Locke. One tipster even emailed photos of the suspect to the hotline. Cops left the AMW hotline immediately for California and began staking out his apartment. After 14 hours of surveillance with nothing to show, finally, Lockhart left his apartment and was arrested, making him Capture #846.
Unknown Gretchen Perham Killer / Unknown Albany School Girl Attacker (Full segment) – John Turchin travels to Albany, New York, where two violent crimes against teenage girls may be connected. In May, police found the body of 14-year-old Gretchen Perham. She had been stabbed to death. Her body was found on the other side of town, and police believe she was killed elsewhere. Almost a month to the day of Gretchen’s murder, another 14-year-old girl was attacked in Albany while walking to school. She put up a fight, and even tried holding the knife away from her, cutting her in the process. The suspect got scared off by two witnesses who came running after they heard the teen yelling for help. They helped police develop a composite sketch. Police were unsure if the crimes were related, but said it was possible. A short time after this profile, the man who attacked the second girl was identified as Darius Ashley. Apparently, he had nothing to do with Gretchen Perham’s murder, as that case is still unsolved.
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Natalee Holloway (Update, approx. 2 minutes) – Tom Morris gives viewers the latest information in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, the teen who vanished in Aruba while on a class trip. Police have zeroed in on three men, Joran van Der Sloot and Satish and Deepak Kalpoe, who Natalee was last seen with. The three men were questioned, and their stories don’t match, with the brothers saying they left van Der Sloot with Natalee, and van Der Sloot saying the brothers left with her. Other persons of interest have been arrested and released. Tom specifically asks for any visitors to Aruba to call the hotline. Natalee is still missing.
John Walsh hopes for the best in the Natalee Holloway case, and said it reminds the team at AMW of another young woman who went missing, and whose case AMW has been following.
Brooke Wilberger (Full segment) – Ed Miller returns with an update on the missing persons case of Brooke Wilberger. Brooke went missing just over a year ago in Corvallis, Oregon, while she was doing odd jobs at an apartment complex owned by her sister and brother-in-law. Brooke was home after her first semester of college at Brigham Young University. In the latest development, police have said they’re seeking a green minivan. The day Brooke disappeared, a man named Brian called 911 to report a green minivan driving recklessly in a neighboring town a half an hour after she vanished. The call got dropped and police couldn’t get any more information. That green minivan ended up breaking the case wide open, as it eventually led to Joel Courtney, the man who would be charged with Brooke’s abduction and murder. He later pleaded guilty and gave up the location of Brooke’s body.
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Stanley Obas (All-Points Bulletin) – Police in Easton, Pennsylvania are looking for Stanley Obas for his part in the torture and murder of a 13-year-old runaway girl. It’s alleged that they killed her because they thought she stole her drugs and money. Still at large
Victor Rodas (All-Points Bulletin) – Accused of slashing his housemate to death because the victim refused to give him money for alcohol. Rodas was last known to be in Delaware. Still at large
Kenneth Cofer (All-Points Bulletin) – Wanted out of Oklahoma City for the shooting death of a Vietnam War veteran. The two friends had a conflict that spun out of control. Still at large
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Antonio Delacruz (Full segment) – Houston police were looking for Antonio Delacruz for the murder of a drug dealer. When police cornered Delacruz, he poured gasoline on himself then set himself on fire, but he survived with severe burns. Delacruz bonded out and disappeared while awaiting trial. He was captured in 2006.
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Alexis Patterson (Break Four Tease) – In 2002, Alexis Patterson went missing while walking to school in Wisconsin. Still missing
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The Safety Chick: Prevent Stalking by Stalking Yourself – Kathleen Beatty returns to give some pointers on how to avoid becoming a stalking victim. A stalking survivor herself, Kathleen hires an actor to stalk a woman to show how easy it is to become a victim. After revealing herself to the woman, Kathleen says you can avoid stalking by switching up your daily routine, becoming more aware of your surroundings and essentially stalking yourself.
In the Line of Duty – Deputy Roger Lynch (Livingston County Sheriff’s Department, Kentucky)
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Case recap – Unknown Albany School Girl Attacker, Natalee Holloway, Brooke Wilberger, Stanley Obas, Victor Rodas, Kenneth Cofer, Antonio Delacruz
Episode notes:
- This episode was filmed in the AMW Studio.
- During John Lockhart’s capture report, John Walsh mentions that Lockhart was on the U.S. Marshals’ Most Wanted List, but oddly doesn’t specifically say it was the 15 Most Wanted List.
- The Albany School Girl Attacker and Gretchen Perham Killer are one of the few non-Florida cases John Turchin has reported on.
Unknown Casey Jo Pipestem Killer (Full segment) – In Grapevine, Texas, a Jane Doe was found dumped off of a highway bridge. The victim had tattoos that were consistent with being a Seminole Native American. Detective Larry Hallmark traveled to Oklahoma, where he found a man that identified the Jane Doe as his niece, Casey Jo Pipestem. Detective Hallmark discovered that Casey lived a good life until she moved from Oklahoma City to Seminole, Oklahoma. She eventually got suspended from high school and returned to Oklahoma City, where she lived on the streets. Eventually, Casey became a “lot lizard;” a prostitute who works at truck spots and specifically caters to truck drivers. Detective Hallmark believed Casey was picked up by a truck driver who eventually killed her and dumped her body in Texas. The possibility of Casey having been murdered by a serial killer was also explored, as there were a number of other murders of prostitutes along Interstate 40. Turns out, that was the most likely scenario; in 2013, truck driver serial killer John Robert Williams, who was already in police custody, was charged with Casey’s murder.
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John Lockhart (All-Points Bulletin) – A law school graduate with a seemingly happy life was hiding a dark secret. Investigators found photos of Lockhart on his computer of him raping a 4-month-old baby. Lockhart fled before the investigation concluded, but thanks to AMW tips, he was the day after this profile, making him Capture #846.
Artur Martirosyan (All-Points Bulletin) – In 1998, he allegedly took part in a shooting spree in Aurora, Colorado, where he and two accomplices allegedly gunned down five people in a single afternoon. He and another accomplice then allegedly shot and killed another accomplice. Martirosyan was the only suspect who got away. Still at large
Anibal Mustelier (All-Points Bulletin) – An accused hitman in South Florida, he’s alleged to have tried to kill a man by blowing up the victim’s car. But the plan ended up failing as the bomb was placed under the car incorrectly, leaving nobody dead. Mustelier was captured in 2016 running a jewelry theft ring, and later died in prison.
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Juan Nieto Capture (Full segment) – In a horrendously violent attack, Nieto was wanted for violently raping a woman in Wisconsin and then setting her on fire; she miraculously survived the assault. With the help of his boss, police identified Nieto and his accomplice and charged them. Nieto fled, but after his profile in November 2004, AMW tips pointed to Atlanta. While they didn’t lead to him, police kept looking and eventually found Nieto hiding out in his brother’s apartment.
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Malaika Griffin (Full segment) – Tom Morris reports on a studious woman from Denver who was hiding a dark secret. Investigators said, after several arguments with her neighbors, Griffin shot and killed one of them before fleeing. When police searched her house, they found weapons and journals filled with racist rants against white people and evidence that Griffin was preparing for a race war. This ended up being Griffin’s last profile; as a result of this airing, tips led police to California where she was nabbed, making her Capture #845.
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Natalee Holloway (Break Four Tease) – Alabama high school student who went missing while her class was on a senior trip to Aruba. Still missing
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Daniel San Diego (Full segment) – The FBI is seeking Daniel San Diego for bombing a bio-tech firm that he believed was testing their products on animals. San Diego is alleged to be a member of an eco-terrorist group that targets facilities that participate in animal testing. Still at large
After the profile, John Walsh reveals that, since the last airing of the case, the FBI has received information that San Diego has gotten more tattoos on his body. Artist renderings of those tattoos are shown in the hopes of finding the fugitive.
In the Line of Duty – Detective Lavern Brann (Battle Creek Police Department, Michigan)
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Next week on AMW (Brief, approx. 10 seconds) – AMW has been following the case of missing woman Brooke Wilberger for a year. But now, a mysterious phone call could lead to a break in the case. More information will be revealed next week.
Case recap – John Lockhart, Artur Martirosyan, Malaika Griffin, Daniel San Diego
John Walsh says next week’s show will feature an update on the Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe murder investigation. After AMW aired the case, a tipster called in and said she thinks she knows who Jane Doe is. Did the case get solved? We’ll find out next week.
Episode notes:
- This episode was filmed in the AMW Studio.
- If my analysis of the Casey Jo Pipestem murder seems really wordy, that's because the story took up nearly half the episode. Oddly, it's told in one segment which comes to almost 17 minutes of story. You know if this were AMW's later years, the story would have been divided up with a commercial in the middle.
- The AMW Forums are mentioned by Don LaFontaine, who invites viewers to visit and discuss the Casey Jo Pipestem murder, as well as the other murders along Interstate 40.
- John Lockhart’s profile does not mention that he was one of the U.S. Marshals’ 15 Most Wanted.
- Anibal Mustelier’s profile only mentions the bombing he was accused of. The previous attempt on the man’s life and the jewelry heist from 1996 are not mentioned.
- When John Walsh introduces Juan Nieto’s capture report, a graphic showing TV screens is in the background. The one AMW shows a closeup if is a news report on the case, but as the camera pulls back, you can see other screens that show not only other newscasts, but clips from AMW as well. I saw a clip from Final Justice on one screen, Dimitros Androutsopoulos on another, and Damar Pink on another, among several clips I can’t identify.
- Despite Juan Nieto being marked as indirect, his capture report makes it seem like it was a direct capture.
- Additionally, it’s never mentioned that Nieto was considered a potential suspect in the murder of Katie Sepich, likely because he’d been ruled out by this point.
- While Malaika Griffin’s profile is listed as a full airing, it has new narration and a new script from Tom Morris and is considerably shorter than her normal full profile. Quite a bit from the original airing was cut out.
- Daniel San Diego’s profile is also not only abbreviated, it only mentions the Chiron bombing, and the company’s name isn’t mentioned at all (although it’s identified in the on-screen credit when the spokesman talks about the bombing). Additionally, John never directly says Chiron is involved in animal testing, only saying “The bomber must have believed the company was involved in animal testing.” Given the headache this case gave AMW with them incorrectly stating Shaklee tested their products on animals when they don’t, I’m not surprised at these edits. This was actually San Diego's first profile since AMW had to retract their statement that Shaklee tested on animals.
- During Detective Lavern Brann’s Line of Duty feature, it’s mentioned that he had helped AMW in the past, specifically with apprehending Capture #660 (Robert Mitchell III). After his passing, I remember Mitchell’s profile was added to the site.
- Although AMW says an update on Brooke Wilberger will be featured the following week, it ended up not appearing for two weeks.
Episode #808 – June 11, 2005
James “Rick” Johnson Capture (Full segment) – Ed Miller reports that a longtime AMW fugitive has finally been foiled, and it was completely his fault. James “Rick” Johnson was accused of masterminding a jewelry store heist in Alameda, California, owned by an older couple he knew and who thought Johnson was a friend. The heist was a bust after the crew panicked when they learned a cop was in the area. After eight years on the run, Johnson was in Seattle, where, for some unknown reason, he stole the tip jar at a drive-through coffee stand. Cops chased him on foot for 45 minutes before finally catching up to him, and found $2,000 in cash on him. Johnson soon admitted his identity and was sent back to California.
Capture Update (Brief, approx. 10 seconds) – Don LaFontaine announces, as four fugitives flash on the screen, that tipsters nabbed two fugitives off of last week’s show. He says to tune in next week to find out who, but if you can’t wait, log in to amw.com to find out who they were.
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Elby Hars (15 Seconds of Shame) – Convicted pedophile who is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in South Carolina. Still at large
Domingo Valdez (15 Seconds of Shame) – Wanted out of Cottonwood, Arizona for killing a man, then leaving the victim’s body inside of his own car and abandoning it. Still at large
Rogelio Deaquino (15 Seconds of Shame) – Accused of luring a mentally handicapped woman into his apartment and raping her. Deaquino fled during his trial. Still at large
Douglas Holler (15 Seconds of Shame) – Ohio fugitive wanted for blowing through a stop sign while drunk and crashing into the car in front of him, killing its driver. Thanks to AMW tips, Holler was discovered to have never left the state and was caught trying to rent an apartment, making him Capture #866.
Unknown Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe Killer (Full segment, Part 1) – Four months after AMW aired the case of a Jane Doe found floating in Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, new clues are heating up the cold case. The victim’s body was found in 1986, and thus far, police had no luck figuring out who she was. In 2003, retired Detective Marco Demma began investigating the case after he received information that it might be a missing woman from Ohio named Lisa Sexton. However, after exhuming Jane Doe’s body, she was ruled out as being Lisa. He brought the case to AMW, and the night the case aired, Detective Demma got several tips naming possible missing persons, but all became dead ends. Until a few days later when he received a call from a woman who said she thought Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe might have been a woman she knew in the ‘80s that worked at a restaurant she frequented.
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Unknown Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe Killer (Full segment, Part 2) – Following the tip, Detective Marco Demma traveled to Slidell, Louisiana to talk to Brenda Hoover, the tipster who thought she knew who Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe was. She said back in the ‘80s, she befriended a waitress at a Waffle House restaurant named Jennifer who looked similar to Jane Doe. Not only that, but the woman had once had a hip injury from a car accident, which matched what investigators found when they examined Jane Doe's body. Jennifer moved to Florida in 1985, but kept in touch with Brenda and her husband. In 1986, Jennifer said she was coming for a visit to Louisiana, but Brenda and her husband never heard from her again after that letter. This was around the time Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe was found. Detective Demma investigated and was able to track down Jennifer. She was alive and well in Florida. While Brenda and her husband were relieved that Jennifer was not Jane Doe, it meant that mystery was still unsolved. Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe remains unidentified to this day.
John Walsh also reminds viewers that Lisa Sexton, the woman initially thought to be Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe, also hadn’t been found. Lisa remains a missing person.
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Andre Neverson (Full segment) – Wanted out of Brooklyn for the murders of his ex-girlfriend and his own sister. AMW has profiled Neverson multiple times since 2002 and received multiple tips. One tip placed him in Nevada, which turned out to be one of Mike Tyson’s sparring partners, and another placed him in upstate New York, but that didn’t pan out. Through the years cops have uncovered new photos of Neverson in a dreadlock wig and he’s been added to the U.S. Marshals’ 15 Most Wanted List. Neverson was finally captured in 2018 following a routine traffic stop.
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Ana Acevedo and Victor Hernandez (Break Four Tease) – Ana Acevedo went missing from her home in North Carolina. She may have been in the company of Victor Hernandez. Ana was recovered alive a short time after this profile. Victor Hernandez, as far as I know, remains a fugitive.
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Mark Everett (Full segment) – A former child actor, Mark Everett is wanted for the murder of his girlfriend. Police believe he killed her after she caught him sneaking out of the house with their son, Benjamin. He’s accused of beating her to death with a dumbbell before taking his son on the run with him. In 2008, Everett was killed by police after he held his son hostage in a restaurant bathroom. Benjamin was injured, but survived.
In the Line of Duty – Officer Larry Lasater (Pittsburg Police Department, California)
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Case recap – Domingo Valdez, Rogelio Deaquino, Elby Hars, Unknown Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe Killer, Andre Neverson, Mark Everett
Episode notes:
- This episode was filmed in the AMW Studio.
- AMW says that James “Rick” Johnson was profiled five times, and for once AMW was close; he was profiled six times. One of those profiles was in 1998, but the rest were in 2002 and later, so perhaps the first airing was just a brief.
- Unbelievably, John Walsh says that Johnson was granted bail, despite being a fugitive for eight years. Given that AMW never aired him again, I think it’s safe to say he actually made all his court appearances.
- The four fugitives shown on screen during Don LaFontaine’s capture announcement are Malaika Griffin, Daniel San Diego, Anibal Mustelier and John Lockhart.
- Curiously, Douglas Holler’s 15 Seconds of Shame profile does not mention that he was driving drunk at the time of the crash.
- The name of the woman police thought was Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe was stated numerous times in the segment (first and last). But they blur her photo out when they show it, and John says that AMW spoke to her and she asked that her face not be shown. Given this, I’ve chosen not to mention her full name in my analysis.
- Andre Neverson’s profile is a combination of his June 2003 airing and his March 2004 airing, and would become his default airing, with only a few minor tweaks in the future.
- During the Break Four Tease, Victor Hernandez’s photo is shown, but his name isn’t mentioned. John Walsh simply says “She may be traveling with this man.”
- Ana Acevedo and Victor Hernandez appear on a black background as opposed to either a green background (for fugitives) or blue (for missing persons).
- John Walsh introduces Mark Everett’s profile with the generic, “The police are really stumped on this next case and they need your tips to help them solve it tonight,” leading me to believe Everett wasn’t originally going to be profiled on this episode and was a last-minute addition.
- During In the Line of Duty, the text on the graphic stating “It is not how these officers died that made them heroes, it is how they live” is so over-exposed, you can’t even read it. I know this was a problem for many, many of these features that would lead the show to eventually just replace it with on-screen text.
Episode #809 – June 18, 2005
John Lockhart Capture (Full segment) – Teamwork between law enforcement and AMW tipsters led to the arrest of a vile accused pedophile. John Lockhart, a family man from Ohio, had photos on his computer of him raping a four-month-old child. After AMW aired his case, dozens of tips came in from Venice Beach in California, stating he was working as a bartender and going by the name Dallas Locke. One tipster even emailed photos of the suspect to the hotline. Cops left the AMW hotline immediately for California and began staking out his apartment. After 14 hours of surveillance with nothing to show, finally, Lockhart left his apartment and was arrested, making him Capture #846.
Unknown Gretchen Perham Killer / Unknown Albany School Girl Attacker (Full segment) – John Turchin travels to Albany, New York, where two violent crimes against teenage girls may be connected. In May, police found the body of 14-year-old Gretchen Perham. She had been stabbed to death. Her body was found on the other side of town, and police believe she was killed elsewhere. Almost a month to the day of Gretchen’s murder, another 14-year-old girl was attacked in Albany while walking to school. She put up a fight, and even tried holding the knife away from her, cutting her in the process. The suspect got scared off by two witnesses who came running after they heard the teen yelling for help. They helped police develop a composite sketch. Police were unsure if the crimes were related, but said it was possible. A short time after this profile, the man who attacked the second girl was identified as Darius Ashley. Apparently, he had nothing to do with Gretchen Perham’s murder, as that case is still unsolved.
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Natalee Holloway (Update, approx. 2 minutes) – Tom Morris gives viewers the latest information in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, the teen who vanished in Aruba while on a class trip. Police have zeroed in on three men, Joran van Der Sloot and Satish and Deepak Kalpoe, who Natalee was last seen with. The three men were questioned, and their stories don’t match, with the brothers saying they left van Der Sloot with Natalee, and van Der Sloot saying the brothers left with her. Other persons of interest have been arrested and released. Tom specifically asks for any visitors to Aruba to call the hotline. Natalee is still missing.
John Walsh hopes for the best in the Natalee Holloway case, and said it reminds the team at AMW of another young woman who went missing, and whose case AMW has been following.
Brooke Wilberger (Full segment) – Ed Miller returns with an update on the missing persons case of Brooke Wilberger. Brooke went missing just over a year ago in Corvallis, Oregon, while she was doing odd jobs at an apartment complex owned by her sister and brother-in-law. Brooke was home after her first semester of college at Brigham Young University. In the latest development, police have said they’re seeking a green minivan. The day Brooke disappeared, a man named Brian called 911 to report a green minivan driving recklessly in a neighboring town a half an hour after she vanished. The call got dropped and police couldn’t get any more information. That green minivan ended up breaking the case wide open, as it eventually led to Joel Courtney, the man who would be charged with Brooke’s abduction and murder. He later pleaded guilty and gave up the location of Brooke’s body.
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Stanley Obas (All-Points Bulletin) – Police in Easton, Pennsylvania are looking for Stanley Obas for his part in the torture and murder of a 13-year-old runaway girl. It’s alleged that they killed her because they thought she stole her drugs and money. Still at large
Victor Rodas (All-Points Bulletin) – Accused of slashing his housemate to death because the victim refused to give him money for alcohol. Rodas was last known to be in Delaware. Still at large
Kenneth Cofer (All-Points Bulletin) – Wanted out of Oklahoma City for the shooting death of a Vietnam War veteran. The two friends had a conflict that spun out of control. Still at large
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Antonio Delacruz (Full segment) – Houston police were looking for Antonio Delacruz for the murder of a drug dealer. When police cornered Delacruz, he poured gasoline on himself then set himself on fire, but he survived with severe burns. Delacruz bonded out and disappeared while awaiting trial. He was captured in 2006.
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Alexis Patterson (Break Four Tease) – In 2002, Alexis Patterson went missing while walking to school in Wisconsin. Still missing
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The Safety Chick: Prevent Stalking by Stalking Yourself – Kathleen Beatty returns to give some pointers on how to avoid becoming a stalking victim. A stalking survivor herself, Kathleen hires an actor to stalk a woman to show how easy it is to become a victim. After revealing herself to the woman, Kathleen says you can avoid stalking by switching up your daily routine, becoming more aware of your surroundings and essentially stalking yourself.
In the Line of Duty – Deputy Roger Lynch (Livingston County Sheriff’s Department, Kentucky)
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Case recap – Unknown Albany School Girl Attacker, Natalee Holloway, Brooke Wilberger, Stanley Obas, Victor Rodas, Kenneth Cofer, Antonio Delacruz
Episode notes:
- This episode was filmed in the AMW Studio.
- During John Lockhart’s capture report, John Walsh mentions that Lockhart was on the U.S. Marshals’ Most Wanted List, but oddly doesn’t specifically say it was the 15 Most Wanted List.
- The Albany School Girl Attacker and Gretchen Perham Killer are one of the few non-Florida cases John Turchin has reported on.
- The cases in Albany appear on fugitive card that has a black background, as opposed to the green background the show generally uses.
- At the time, the green minivan clue in the Brooke Wilberger case seemed innocuous, since they don’t really explain why a recklessly-driven minivan would have any connection to her disappearance. It was later revealed that the green minivan had been spotted in the parking lot of the apartment complex where Brooke vanished from, which is where police made the possible connection. Once again, this shows that what the public knows in a police investigation is usually drastically different than what the police know.
- After Brooke Wilberger’s story, John Walsh reveals that her page on amw.com is one of the most visited on the website.
- John plugs the AMW.com Forums, saying viewers can participate in a discussion on the Brooke Wilberger case.
- Why was Kenneth Cofer profiled so soon after his previous profile? Well, remember last time I mentioned AMW called the 2002 photo of Cofer an age-enhanced photo? This time around they aired the correct age-enhanced photo. I suspect that’s why they did this.
- Fans of Cold Justice on Oxygen might recognize the investigator on the Antonio Delacruz case; it’s none other than Abbey Abbondandolo. Here he’s credited under his real name of Clement Abbondandolo.
- Once again, Kathleen Beatty’s name is misspelled as “Kathleen Baty.”
- I’m fairly certain this is the last time The Safety Chick appeared on AMW. While she does a tremendous public service, and The Safety Chick is still around today, I wonder if her methods were a little too much for the show. I’ve mentioned before that, while she’s only trying to educate, I think her methods were a little unorthodox.
- I didn't mention this in my analysis, but the stalking "victim" in The Safety Chick story was a friend of a friend of one of the producers. The friend was concerned that the woman's routine would make her susceptible to stalking.
- I only recently found this out, but Kathleen’s story of being a stalking victim was actually featured on Rescue 911. The story was called "Stalker Save," and I've linked to it in case you'd like to watch it. The Rescue 911 reenactment is actually quite accurate, since Kathleen says her stalker confronted her while she was checking her phone messages - this is exactly what is shown in the story.
Episode #810 – June 25, 2005
Malaika Griffin Capture (Full segment) – After six years on the run and eight profiles on America’s Most Wanted, Malaika Griffin has finally been arrested. Griffin was accused of shooting and killing her neighbor in Denver. Police believe the quiet, studious Griffin harbored a secret hatred of white people and was planning for a race war. On the night of her final profile, a woman who was watching thought Griffin looked like one of her coworkers at a bio-tech firm in California, a woman who called herself Lake Griffin. She wasn’t quite sure, so she called another coworker to look at amw.com, and when that coworker dropped the phone in shock, the woman knew it was her, and called in the tip. The very next day, police arrested Griffin at her apartment, making her AMW Capture #845. Griffin was reportedly a very kind person and a hard-worker, with everyone saying they were stunned when they saw her on AMW.
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Marlon Winters (Full segment) – Wanted out of a small town in Texas for molesting two little girls in the late ‘90s. Police say he befriended the girls and would play games with them and take them out to gain their trust, then sexually assault them. He’d previously been accused of molesting his own children and nieces, but was never charged. Winters bonded out after paying just $9,000 and vanished. Still at large
Dean Schwartzmiller Capture (Brief, approx. 15 seconds) – Don LaFontaine mentions the man who could be the worst pedophile ever known. Dean Schwartzmiller was just arrested for child molestation, but was an unregistered sex offender with convictions in multiple states, and had lists of children in his home. Don says to visit the AMW Forums to discuss the case.
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Tamika Huston (Full segment) – Tom Morris is back with an update on a mysterious disappearance AMW has been following. Tamika Huston went missing in Spartanburg, South Carolina around the same time as a mysterious phone call where an anonymous man said his brother killed his girlfriend and dumped her body in a lake. Police didn’t find a body, but they did find an apartment where traces of Tamika’s blood were on the floor. The previous tenant, who admitted dating Tamika, said he was cleaning up a ketchup stain on the floor. The night AMW aired the case, a tipster called in and said she was with that same man and he told her it was a Kool-Aid stain, making cops even more suspicious of the unnamed man. Tips also came in on where Tamika’s body might be found, but they didn’t pan out. A few months after this profile, Tamika’s ex, Christopher Hampton, was arrested for her murder and would lead police to her body.
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Dennis Ervin (15 Seconds of Shame) – Back in the 1970s, he sexually assaulted an elderly woman in Wisconsin. He was placed in a mental health facility but escaped. Still at large
Donald Lynch (15 Seconds of Shame) – Tennessee police say Lynch was supposed to be babysitting two young girls, but ended up raping both of them. He was indirectly captured in 2007.
Frederico Pimienta (15 Seconds of Shame) – Marine accused of shooting and killing another Marine. He fled during his court martial. Pimienta surrendered in early 2006.
Andre Harris (15 Seconds of Shame) – Wanted out of New York City for shooting and killing a man during a home invasion robbery. Still at large
William Plemons (Full segment) – Rick Segall has the latest on one of John Walsh’s most wanted fugitives. William Plemons is accused of killing his wife after police believe she discovered Plemons was embezzling money from her and draining her bank accounts. After AMW aired him in February 2004, tips led to Coral Gables, Florida, where he was having drinks at the Moose Lodge and trying to steal the waitress’ tips. Phoenix detectives traveled to New York to track down another wife of Plemons’ and they learned that she cut him off and has had nothing to do with him since prior to him becoming a fugitive. Plemons is still at large.
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Shania Supanich (Break Four Tease) – Eight-year-old girl has gone missing from her home in Washington state. She was safely recovered in Montana a year after this profile.
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Rufino Castaneda (Full segment) – Indiana police were seeking Rufino Castaneda for the kidnapping and rape of a woman from a bar. The victim was able to fight back against her attacker and hide until she was able to call for help. Following AMW’s initial airing of the case in May 2003, “Tiffany,” the victim held a live chat on its website with her and she’s since been in contact with many people, including fellow rape survivors. This ended up being Castaneda’s final profile; he was indirectly captured in Mexico in 2007.
In the Line of Duty – Officer Peter Resch (Wadena Police Department, Minnesota)
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Case recap – Marlon Winters, Dennis Ervin, Frederico Pimienta, Andre Harris, William Plemons, Rufino Castaneda, Shania Supanich
Episode notes:
- This episode was filmed in the AMW Studio.
- Leading up to Malaika Griffin’s capture report, clips from her previous eight profiles are shown.
- Before the Marlon Winters story, the background shows a bunch of photos, which John Walsh says are all accused pedophiles AMW has caught. Using the slow-motion tool, here’s who I was able to identify; David Saracino (Capture #833), Mark Younglove (indirect), Delvin Groat (Capture #603); Robert Johnson (Capture #684), Richard Gilliland (Capture #683), Timothy Groves (indirect), Barry White (Capture #661), Jennifer White (Capture #662), Kenneth Lovci (Capture #245), Roger Lee Jones (indirect), John Lockhart (Capture #846), Patricia Kelley (Capture #782), Frank Whitman (Capture #459), Kevin Quinn (Capture #785), Scott Hayden (Capture #779), Eric Rosser (Capture #680), Richard David Pease (indirect), Elizabeth Stone (Capture #209), Richard Stickney (indirect) and Danny Vanek (Capture #578).
Episode #810 – June 25, 2005
Malaika Griffin Capture (Full segment) – After six years on the run and eight profiles on America’s Most Wanted, Malaika Griffin has finally been arrested. Griffin was accused of shooting and killing her neighbor in Denver. Police believe the quiet, studious Griffin harbored a secret hatred of white people and was planning for a race war. On the night of her final profile, a woman who was watching thought Griffin looked like one of her coworkers at a bio-tech firm in California, a woman who called herself Lake Griffin. She wasn’t quite sure, so she called another coworker to look at amw.com, and when that coworker dropped the phone in shock, the woman knew it was her, and called in the tip. The very next day, police arrested Griffin at her apartment, making her AMW Capture #845. Griffin was reportedly a very kind person and a hard-worker, with everyone saying they were stunned when they saw her on AMW.
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Marlon Winters (Full segment) – Wanted out of a small town in Texas for molesting two little girls in the late ‘90s. Police say he befriended the girls and would play games with them and take them out to gain their trust, then sexually assault them. He’d previously been accused of molesting his own children and nieces, but was never charged. Winters bonded out after paying just $9,000 and vanished. Still at large
Dean Schwartzmiller Capture (Brief, approx. 15 seconds) – Don LaFontaine mentions the man who could be the worst pedophile ever known. Dean Schwartzmiller was just arrested for child molestation, but was an unregistered sex offender with convictions in multiple states, and had lists of children in his home. Don says to visit the AMW Forums to discuss the case.
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Tamika Huston (Full segment) – Tom Morris is back with an update on a mysterious disappearance AMW has been following. Tamika Huston went missing in Spartanburg, South Carolina around the same time as a mysterious phone call where an anonymous man said his brother killed his girlfriend and dumped her body in a lake. Police didn’t find a body, but they did find an apartment where traces of Tamika’s blood were on the floor. The previous tenant, who admitted dating Tamika, said he was cleaning up a ketchup stain on the floor. The night AMW aired the case, a tipster called in and said she was with that same man and he told her it was a Kool-Aid stain, making cops even more suspicious of the unnamed man. Tips also came in on where Tamika’s body might be found, but they didn’t pan out. A few months after this profile, Tamika’s ex, Christopher Hampton, was arrested for her murder and would lead police to her body.
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Dennis Ervin (15 Seconds of Shame) – Back in the 1970s, he sexually assaulted an elderly woman in Wisconsin. He was placed in a mental health facility but escaped. Still at large
Donald Lynch (15 Seconds of Shame) – Tennessee police say Lynch was supposed to be babysitting two young girls, but ended up raping both of them. He was indirectly captured in 2007.
Frederico Pimienta (15 Seconds of Shame) – Marine accused of shooting and killing another Marine. He fled during his court martial. Pimienta surrendered in early 2006.
Andre Harris (15 Seconds of Shame) – Wanted out of New York City for shooting and killing a man during a home invasion robbery. Still at large
William Plemons (Full segment) – Rick Segall has the latest on one of John Walsh’s most wanted fugitives. William Plemons is accused of killing his wife after police believe she discovered Plemons was embezzling money from her and draining her bank accounts. After AMW aired him in February 2004, tips led to Coral Gables, Florida, where he was having drinks at the Moose Lodge and trying to steal the waitress’ tips. Phoenix detectives traveled to New York to track down another wife of Plemons’ and they learned that she cut him off and has had nothing to do with him since prior to him becoming a fugitive. Plemons is still at large.
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Shania Supanich (Break Four Tease) – Eight-year-old girl has gone missing from her home in Washington state. She was safely recovered in Montana a year after this profile.
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Rufino Castaneda (Full segment) – Indiana police were seeking Rufino Castaneda for the kidnapping and rape of a woman from a bar. The victim was able to fight back against her attacker and hide until she was able to call for help. Following AMW’s initial airing of the case in May 2003, “Tiffany,” the victim held a live chat on its website with her and she’s since been in contact with many people, including fellow rape survivors. This ended up being Castaneda’s final profile; he was indirectly captured in Mexico in 2007.
In the Line of Duty – Officer Peter Resch (Wadena Police Department, Minnesota)
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Case recap – Marlon Winters, Dennis Ervin, Frederico Pimienta, Andre Harris, William Plemons, Rufino Castaneda, Shania Supanich
Episode notes:
- This episode was filmed in the AMW Studio.
- Leading up to Malaika Griffin’s capture report, clips from her previous eight profiles are shown.
- Before the Marlon Winters story, the background shows a bunch of photos, which John Walsh says are all accused pedophiles AMW has caught. Using the slow-motion tool, here’s who I was able to identify; David Saracino (Capture #833), Mark Younglove (indirect), Delvin Groat (Capture #603); Robert Johnson (Capture #684), Richard Gilliland (Capture #683), Timothy Groves (indirect), Barry White (Capture #661), Jennifer White (Capture #662), Kenneth Lovci (Capture #245), Roger Lee Jones (indirect), John Lockhart (Capture #846), Patricia Kelley (Capture #782), Frank Whitman (Capture #459), Kevin Quinn (Capture #785), Scott Hayden (Capture #779), Eric Rosser (Capture #680), Richard David Pease (indirect), Elizabeth Stone (Capture #209), Richard Stickney (indirect) and Danny Vanek (Capture #578).
- K.C. Breshears, the investigator with the Orange County D.A.'s office - the agency looking for Marlon Winters - was previously featured during Randolph Dial's capture report.
- The soundtrack playing while John Walsh is describing the clues to catch Marlon Winters is the same piece of music that will play over the capture montage of John Walsh’s #1 fugitives from 2001-2004.
- In Don LaFontaine’s preview of the Tamika Huston case, he says, “Tonight, you can close the case of another missing woman.” That seems to imply AMW aired another missing woman on the show, but they didn’t. Tamika Huston was the only missing adult aired on this episode.
- I’m unsure as to what Frederico Pimienta’s actual first name is. It was listed on amw.com as both “Frederico” and “Federico,” and there are newspaper articles that spell it both ways as well. I call him “Frederico” because that’s what he was called in 15 Seconds of Shame.
- During Andre Harris’ profile, it’s mentioned that he may be calling himself Derrick Witter. Not only is that the name New York State’s 100 Most Wanted called him, but amw.com had him listed under that name until the week the episode aired.
- William Plemons’ story in this episode would become his default airing. It combines his February 2004 profile with his May 2004 profile, along with the addition of investigators talking to his ex-wife.
- Rick Segall’s narration says “Last year” when referring to Plemons and Ermalinda’s relationship, but that’s impossible; she was killed in 2003. It appears to be an editing oversight that nobody caught.
- For some reason, it’s not mentioned that Shania Supanich was abducted by her father. As a result, his photo is not shown, even though it may have helped find her.
- In Don LaFontaine’s preview of the Tamika Huston case, he says, “Tonight, you can close the case of another missing woman.” That seems to imply AMW aired another missing woman on the show, but they didn’t. Tamika Huston was the only missing adult aired on this episode.
- I’m unsure as to what Frederico Pimienta’s actual first name is. It was listed on amw.com as both “Frederico” and “Federico,” and there are newspaper articles that spell it both ways as well. I call him “Frederico” because that’s what he was called in 15 Seconds of Shame.
- During Andre Harris’ profile, it’s mentioned that he may be calling himself Derrick Witter. Not only is that the name New York State’s 100 Most Wanted called him, but amw.com had him listed under that name until the week the episode aired.
- William Plemons’ story in this episode would become his default airing. It combines his February 2004 profile with his May 2004 profile, along with the addition of investigators talking to his ex-wife.
- Rick Segall’s narration says “Last year” when referring to Plemons and Ermalinda’s relationship, but that’s impossible; she was killed in 2003. It appears to be an editing oversight that nobody caught.
- For some reason, it’s not mentioned that Shania Supanich was abducted by her father. As a result, his photo is not shown, even though it may have helped find her.
- I previously mentioned that the AMW graphics introduced during the "John Walsh Investigates" era were retired in April 2005, but I was wrong, as they're used to introduce the Rufino Castaneda case.
- AMW calls the Rufino Castaneda profile an update, but it’s not; it’s actually the exact same profile that aired in June 2003. No new information is presented.
Next month on AMW:
Next month on AMW:
In July, AMW will air five episodes; two reruns and three first-run episodes. Among the episodes featured will be:
July 2, 2005 - The final rerun of the Ladies' Night edition, which originally aired in November 2002. Unlike most reruns, AMW actually went back and heavily edited the episode, so it actually didn't feel like a rerun. This particular episode featured the final airing of Heather Tallchief before her surrender and the last airing of the Jennifer Servo murder.
July 9, 2005 - The rerun of the Left for Dead edition that originally aired in May 2003. Despite being a rerun, the show completely re-did Scott Hornick's profile and added an update to Chaka Raysor's case, which didn't originally air on that episode. This also happened to be the last time Raysor was profiled before his surrender.
July 16, 2005 - The first original episode of the month, gives some fugitives who had previously been aired longer profiles. 15 Seconds of Shamer George Saravanos gets an APB airing, complete with an artist's rendering of what one of his tattoos might look like, and Jean-Marie Jean-Francois, a 2003 Break Four Tease, gets a full profile.
July 23, 2005 - In addition to the capture of Christian Rodriguez, AMW has plenty of new and recurring fugitives to air on this episode. They include Adam Zachs, a fugitive AMW first aired way back in 1989, and the first fugitive to be aired under the banner of "Cold Case," a segment meant to breathe new life into old cases AMW hasn't aired in years.
July 30, 2005 - John Walsh continues his fight for legislation aimed at stopping sex offenders, and tonight's show is all about tracking down dangerous accused pedophiles. Besides four fugitives accused of harming children, AMW also goes after another Cold Case fugitive - an accused hitman wanted since the mid-80s for killing a woman in Florida that AMW first aired in 1990.
But it's still really interesting in retrospect to see that Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong somehow convinced him she was innocent. After this point, he won't be used very often anymore by AMW. The case I mentioned in the preview for next month is Lindsay Harris, which I think was actually his last big story for the show (given what we later learned about John Walsh's connection to that case, it makes much more sense that he asked Joe to look into it). I know AMW will bring him back in 2010, not as a correspondent, but to examine the show's unaired interview with Ron Jabalee Jr. after he was arrested (and subsequently acquitted) for killing his parents.