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00:19My name is Dorothy Finnelli.
00:22I moved upstate to find a simpler life.
00:25I don't need much to get by.
00:28A loving family, regular prayer, and a healthy dose of the great outdoors.
00:36Did George pass out again?
00:38Don't start.
00:46What's day to you, Miss Dorothy?
00:47And to you too, Trevor.
00:49Staying out of trouble, I hope?
00:50I'm doing my best.
00:52I know how heat can be a bad influence.
00:56How are you today, Heath?
00:58I'm good, Dottie.
00:59How are you?
00:59Good.
01:00What I did not ask for is to be surrounded by men of dubious intentions and ill repute.
01:06Hello, Curtis.
01:08Well, hello, my dear.
01:09I was wondering if you'd like to have some dinner with me this evening.
01:13Now, Curtis, I've told you to stop calling me.
01:23Hey, Dorothy.
01:26Michael, your custody check is late again.
01:28And your boys are inside.
01:32And the worst part is...
01:35One of these fellas is going to kill me.
01:43Shut your mouth before I...
01:45Shut it for you!
01:46Michael!
01:50Oh!
01:51Oh!
01:52Oh!
01:55Oh!
02:01I've spent 58 years on God's glorious earth.
02:07I've gone by many names in those years.
02:10Wife.
02:12Mother.
02:14Grandma.
02:15And unfortunately, widow.
02:19But if you're a friend to me, the name I prefer is Dottie.
02:24Every day, she would go riding in her cowgirl hat, her holster, and a six-shot pistol.
02:36I asked her one day, Dottie, the cowgirl hat, I understand.
02:43The horse, certainly.
02:45But I've never come across a person out here riding with a holster and pistol at her side.
02:52And she laughed.
02:54And she said, well, I'm out here riding by myself.
02:59There have been a couple of occasions where I have come across a bear.
03:04And so she just felt much more comfortable if she could hold her own, I guess, against a black bear.
03:12I'd like to think that I could hold my own with bears or any sort of nuisance.
03:16And as of yet, I've not been proven wrong.
03:20Dorothy was very involved in Vicki's life.
03:22It was, I suppose, what happens when you have an adult daughter who lives nearby.
03:28Vicki only lived a few miles away.
03:30Did we come out at a bad time?
03:32Yes.
03:33If you hadn't brought these two, there would have been consequences.
03:36You always talk like you're in a Western movie when you're wearing that get-up.
03:40Can we go with you?
03:41Oh, sweetheart, not this time.
03:43Do you have time to talk later?
03:45Dorothy related great concerns about how things were going in her daughter's life.
03:51More problems with the boyfriend?
03:53And who she felt was an appropriate person for her daughter to spend time with.
04:00How's it going with Heath?
04:02Oh, it's fine.
04:06What's going on?
04:07The usual.
04:08He's not making his entire truck payments.
04:13Hello.
04:14Dorothy's relationship with Heath started off well.
04:16I mean, it's, you know, this is her daughter's boyfriend.
04:18I think she wanted to give him a chance.
04:20What's up, boys?
04:21How are you doing?
04:22What are you doing?
04:22Come on, fellas.
04:23Dinner's ready.
04:24Oh, just in time, huh?
04:27Funny how that happens.
04:28Well, you know what they say.
04:30Why buy the cow and you can get the milk for free?
04:33Why buy the cow and you can get the milk for free?
04:36Heath.
04:40So how's work going, Heath?
04:42You making those truck payments?
04:44Heath had bought a truck using Vicki's credit.
04:47He had started his own concrete business.
04:50He was afraid that, you know, if he did not have his truck, he would lose his business.
04:56I'm making the payments, Dottie.
04:58Is that so?
05:00So there was a tension over money between Vicki and Heath, which Dorothy kind of got into the middle of.
05:10I'm going to pay Vicki back, all right, Dottie?
05:12You don't have to worry about it.
05:14He's going to pay me back.
05:15Yeah.
05:16I just want to make sure we're all on the same page.
05:18Mm-hmm.
05:19My daughter and her men have always given me trouble.
05:22Why buy the cow and you?
05:24Stop, honey.
05:26As a mother, I sometimes think that my job is to protect my girl from herself.
05:31It's a hard path I've chosen.
05:33And to navigate these trails, I look to the Bible and a good pastor for guidance.
05:41Good morning, Dorothy.
05:42Good morning, Pastor.
05:44I was the pastor of First Baptist Church of Glens Falls for seven years, and Dorothy was my administrative assistant.
05:52Oh, I made some cookies.
05:53Help yourself.
05:55They look delicious.
05:56She was a kind person and a generous person.
05:59Always had a smile on her face.
06:01Pastor, it's been four years since my husband Joe died.
06:05He was a good man.
06:07We lost him too soon.
06:09Way too soon.
06:10I'm only 58.
06:12A young 58.
06:14Precisely.
06:15Pastor, do you know anyone who might be a good match for me?
06:19Not off the top of my head.
06:22Will you think about it?
06:23I will.
06:25Oh, and Pastor, have you heard anything about internet dating?
06:31Can't say that I have.
06:33I'm thinking I might give it a try.
06:36Okay, then.
06:38She was a go-getter, and Dorothy was doing some online dating.
06:49Dorothy?
06:51You must be Curtis.
06:52Guilty as charged.
06:54Nice to meet you.
06:55I'm a hugger.
07:00It was this guy she was dating.
07:02She thought he was too touchy-feely, that, you know, he liked the hug immediately, and
07:08she didn't like that.
07:09It's a new beginning.
07:11New friends.
07:12New lovers, maybe.
07:21So, tell me about yourself.
07:24Where do you work?
07:25I'm the administrative assistant at First Baptist.
07:29Oh, is that a good church?
07:30Oh, yes.
07:31Very good.
07:32Pastor Joel is wonderful.
07:34Nice.
07:35Maybe we can go together sometime.
07:38Well, let's see how dinner goes first, all right?
07:40Oh, fair enough.
07:47I've always been a country girl at heart, but when I first decided to move out here, I
07:53wasn't alone.
07:55I am now, and it can be scary sometimes.
08:00Who are you, and what are you doing here?
08:03I'm sorry, ma'am.
08:04I didn't mean to scare you.
08:05I'm Trevor.
08:06I work with Heath.
08:08He told me I could meet him here so I could help him load some lumber.
08:10However, Dorothy was letting Heath store materials in her garage, and so he was over there with
08:17members of his crew to load or unload, so, I mean, his crew became familiar with where
08:24Dorothy lived and her house, and sometimes I think they just showed up.
08:30I can't have you guys showing up like this.
08:33My apologies.
08:34I was just doing what I was told.
08:37Are you one of those fellas that spent time in prison?
08:42Yes, ma'am.
08:44Heath had a habit, to his credit or not, of hiring people who had police records.
08:52By the grace of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, I've been given a second chance.
08:59Okay, then.
09:00Have a nice night.
09:01Take care, ma'am.
09:19What are you doing here, Michael?
09:21Is she here?
09:21I want to see my kids.
09:22You sound drunk.
09:24Mind your own damn business.
09:25Where are they?
09:25Michael Hayes, who was Vicki's ex-husband.
09:28He knew that Dorothy did not like him, and there was issues between them.
09:32They're not here.
09:33I know that there was alcohol issues with Michael.
09:36I suggest you leave before you create more problems for yourself.
09:40Problems?
09:40What problems?
09:42When's the last time you paid child support?
09:45This again?
09:46Again, and again, and again.
09:48You will pay your obligations, Michael, so help me God.
09:50Michael had stopped paying child support.
09:54Dorothy fought hard to get that child support from Michael, by whatever means it took.
10:01You don't want me for an enemy, Dorothy.
10:04It won't end well for you.
10:10The woods are not a place for the weak.
10:13The beasts are hungry, and you must remain vigilant.
10:18In the Bible, it is where Jesus met the devil himself.
10:25Hi, girl.
10:26Hi.
10:26Hey, kiddos.
10:27Great to see you.
10:29Always.
10:32I've let my guard down.
10:34Oh, my goodness.
10:36And I'm afraid the wilderness will get the better of me.
10:51Who did this to you?
10:54Heath.
10:58Is this the first time?
11:01No.
11:03He gets angry.
11:05I try to stay out of his way, but...
11:08I believe Vicky's nickname for him at one point was Anger Boy, that Heath had an anger management issue.
11:14Heath was pretty well known for his fiery temper.
11:16He had prior assault arrests.
11:18He's moving out of his way, but he's moving out of his way, but he's moving out, I hope.
11:21We can't have Anger Boy in that home with your sons.
11:26Beware of the wolf in sheep's clothing.
11:29I'm sure we've all heard this phrase many times.
11:32Today, I'd like to take a look at this.
11:34It comes from Matthew, chapter 7, verse 15.
11:37It reads,
11:39Watch out for false prophets.
11:41They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.
11:47It's a very powerful insight.
11:50In this world, the truth can be twisted, manipulated, distorted to trick us.
11:58Our challenge is to recognize the wolf before it devours us.
12:03But it's not so easy, is it?
12:09It doesn't take long for my daughter Vicky to get back in the saddle after breaking up with Heath.
12:16Unfortunately, this new horse is an even more dangerous sort of bucking bronco.
12:21The new boyfriend, George, glistened to drugs.
12:25Hey, kiddos.
12:27Hi, Grandma.
12:27Hi, Grandma.
12:28She was very concerned about the grandchildren and that they not be exposed to drugs or see drugs used in
12:35their presence.
12:37Hey, George.
12:38Hi, Dolores.
12:40My name is Dorothy.
12:42Yes, Dorothy.
12:44Like the Wizard of Oz.
12:47Now I won't forget again.
12:50Is that your drug paraphernalia on the porch?
12:54My drug what?
12:55Do you use drugs on the porch?
12:58Uh, I don't know how to answer that question.
13:02Are you a narc?
13:04No.
13:05Just a concerned grandmother.
13:07So you're not a narc, you're a nag.
13:09That's even worse.
13:12She knew pretty much everything that was going on, I believe.
13:15Hi, Mom.
13:16I didn't hear you come in.
13:17Some people, when their children get to a certain age and there's issues, they let them do them on their
13:23own.
13:23But I always got the sense that Dorothy was always involved in trying to steer Vicky in the right direction
13:28and protect her.
13:30Are we, uh, any more jobs today?
13:32No.
13:32Well, even though Vicky and Heath or Nolan are together, Dorothy was letting Heath store materials in her garage.
13:39So Heath was around her house quite a lot.
13:43Dottie, thank you so much again for letting me use your garage.
13:46After what you did to my daughter, you should know that my generosity has its limitations.
13:52Yes, ma'am.
13:54I feel horrible about it.
13:55You're on probation.
13:57No more shenanigans for you.
13:59You need to get Vicky's name off that truck as soon as possible.
14:04That's your problem, not hers.
14:07Vicky had bought a truck in her name that he could use for his business.
14:11And Dorothy wanted him to pay her daughter back.
14:16How are you, Trevor?
14:18I'm blessed, ma'am.
14:20I'm thankful for every day I get to show the world that I've been saved.
14:23I'm praying for you.
14:25Thank you, ma'am.
14:26People that were working with Heath at the time, Trevor being one of them,
14:31he was known to us as being, we'll say, trouble.
14:39So what does that mean?
14:40You're not going to join me at the strip club later?
14:42Hell no, man.
14:43I need to be blessed at the altar of bodacious ta-tas.
14:46Good.
14:54I can't believe you're doing this.
14:56You're leaving me no choice, Mike.
14:57You haven't paid child support in months.
14:59I pay what I can.
15:00It's not enough.
15:01You're unbelievable.
15:03You're going to wake up the kids.
15:08Of course you called your mother.
15:14Vicki thought that Michael had a violent temper, that Michael had struck her in the past,
15:22and he said he'd also tried to choke her.
15:25What did you do to that poor girl, Michael?
15:27You need to mind your damn business.
15:29Back off, Michael.
15:31Dorothy was very protective, and she took this stuff personal,
15:34and she didn't mind voicing her opinion to boyfriends and to whoever.
15:38I heard you even saying about me around town.
15:40You've got to shut your mouth before I shut it for you.
15:43Michael!
15:44Dorothy had actually told some of her friends that she knew that, you know,
15:47these people have been abusive to Vicki in the past.
15:53I love my daughter dearly, but I am convinced with the trouble her men bring into my life,
15:59she will be the death of me.
16:01I love my daughter dearly, but I am convinced with the trouble her men bring into my life,
16:18and she will be the death of me, and she will be the death of me.
16:19Heath was known for having a violent temper.
16:22Dorothy continued to be kind toward him, to be helpful toward him.
16:27She let him continue storing stuff in the garage,
16:29so she was being nice.
16:32She knew his business was under financial pressure and that he had a lot of debts.
16:37Do you want to talk?
16:40Vicki's been closing all my bank accounts.
16:43I don't think that's true, Heath.
16:45Then how the hell am I balancing checks?
16:48I think you know the answer to that,
16:50and I don't think Vicki has anything to do with it.
16:53I'm sorry.
16:54You know, I'm sorry.
16:57You've always been very fair with me.
16:59Well, it's nice of you to say that.
17:02But I think you have to start answering some difficult questions.
17:06Like, is this business for yours going to work out?
17:09No, it's too late for that.
17:12It's never too late to walk away.
17:32Hello?
17:33Hello?
17:33Hi, I'm calling for Vicki Hayes.
17:35This is her mother.
17:36This is account services.
17:38Vicki's behind on her payments.
17:40Are you some sort of debt collector?
17:42Yes, ma'am.
17:43You need to stop calling.
17:44If we don't receive payments...
17:46I always got the sense that Dorothy was always involved
17:49in trying to steer Vicki in the right direction and protect her.
17:53Their grandchildren as well.
17:55She was concerned about all of them.
17:56And they were close.
17:57I mean, they still live close by,
17:58so she knew pretty much everything that was going on, I believe.
18:08Hey, George, why don't you bring in some wood
18:10and we'll get a fire going?
18:12She's concerned that George is involved in drugs.
18:16She does not want any drugs around her grandchildren.
18:20I've had just about enough of him.
18:22George?
18:23He's a bad influence on those boys of yours.
18:26He's not that bad, Mom.
18:27I found a bomb amongst the boys' toys.
18:31I don't want George here.
18:32I don't want him around anymore.
18:34George has got to go.
18:42Hello?
18:45Don't call me anymore.
18:46Do you understand?
18:50Debt collector?
18:52Yes.
18:52Yeah, they've been calling me too.
18:54Sorry.
18:57It's okay, sweetie.
18:58We are going to figure this out and we will be just fine.
19:02Heath might have to lose his business,
19:04but that's his problem.
19:06You mean bankruptcy?
19:08Yeah.
19:09Dorothy had been encouraging Vicki to get out from under Heath's death.
19:15She even had recommended that Vicki file for bankruptcy.
19:20What a heap of trouble my daughter's gotten herself into.
19:25Who am I kidding?
19:27I'm right there with her.
19:30Deeper than I even know.
19:59Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
20:02Amen.
20:04Wasn't that a great sermon?
20:06Great to see you.
20:15Hello, Curtis.
20:16How would you like to go to dinner with me tonight?
20:18I've told you many times, Curtis, we're not a good match.
20:22Do you believe in fate, Dorothy?
20:24That things happen for a reason?
20:26I call that God's will, and I suppose that I do.
20:29We did meet for a reason.
20:32If we're not a good match, it's for some other reason.
20:45There's the witch.
20:48Dorothy always accused me of being a drunk.
20:51Well, I quit drinking before I broke up with her damn daughter.
20:55If I was still drinking, I would have murdered them both.
21:12I came to the woods to find peace.
21:15I craved the silence.
21:18Even the darkness gave me comfort.
21:21I thought I was getting away from the chaos and ugliness.
21:26But I was wrong.
21:28All of that bad stuff ended up finding me anyway.
21:34Waking up, I see them clear
21:41Floating down the river
21:44And hanging from the tree
21:50All you brothers of the cross
21:54Hide among thieves and liars
22:00We take shelter in the branches of the tree
22:21We take shelter in the branches of the tree
22:32Dorothy?
22:34One thing about Dorothy
22:35In relation to her work
22:37She didn't miss a day without fail
22:40Yeah
22:41She was always there in a timely manner
22:44Hi, Sheriff
22:45We've had kind of an unusual situation over here at First Baptist
22:49And I'm hoping you can offer some assistance
22:50The church called and said she didn't come to work today
22:54I'm here now
22:55Over
22:56This deputy got a call about 12.05 p.m.
23:00And just said, you know, do a welfare check
23:04Mrs. Finnelli
23:06It's the sheriff's department
23:07She got no response at the door
23:11She went around to check other doors
23:13Got no response
23:14She thought she heard someone talking or a noise inside
23:17Which she later discovered to be the television
23:21She noticed that Dorothy's car was there
23:24She wanted to gain entry for her welfare
23:26Thinking that Dorothy could have had a medical issue
23:29Or could be hurt or fallen
23:30Or anyone of several things
23:33They called me from the church
23:35Did you find her?
23:36No, ma'am
23:37But her car's still here
23:38So she's got to be here
23:45Mom?
23:47Mom?
23:52That's her purse
23:54Is anything missing?
23:57Dorothy's purse was there
23:59So this isn't a burglary
24:01Wouldn't you take the purse
24:03If you were going to commit a robbery?
24:07So her purse is undisturbed
24:09The TV has been left on
24:11She simply was missing
24:13I mean, the police
24:15Quickly came up with theories
24:17But this was a missing person case
24:21Whereas she did something happen
24:23Was it an accident?
24:24Did she fall and someone take her to a hospital?
24:27We really had no idea at that point
24:29Where we were going with this thing
24:37There was blood and hair
24:38On the back porch and the ground
24:40And look, you know
24:41Evidence of a struggle was there
24:44When you put everything together
24:45From that day
24:46And then the blood and the hair
24:47Found on the deck
24:48It was very unusual
24:50Any blood that was found
24:51Was all Dorothy's
24:53That made us believe
24:54That she probably
24:56Did not leave the house
24:57On her own free will
25:00This is where I saw the devil
25:02Face to face
25:04He did not come as a stranger
25:06But as a familiar face
25:09It is in this place
25:11That the devil killed me
25:22One day I saw the sheriff's department car
25:26And then another one
25:27And another one across the street
25:31I had asked what was happening
25:34And they said
25:35Mrs. Finnelli has disappeared
25:38That was a great surprise
25:40It just wasn't a part of her nature
25:43Dorothy was last heard from yesterday
25:46At about 5.30pm
25:47Her car and purse are still here
25:52I don't think she left willingly
25:58Somebody got beaten up badly
26:00From the evidence
26:01At the crime scene
26:02At their house
26:02It looked like there was
26:03A good battle
26:04That had taken place there
26:08There was no signs
26:09Of any kind of a confrontation
26:11Inside the house
26:12She was preparing dinner
26:14There was still dinner
26:15On the stove
26:17Nothing in her house
26:18Had been disturbed
26:26There was no forced entry
26:27At the house
26:27And that leads you to believe
26:29That she knew
26:31Whoever it was
26:32That she was dealing with
26:35And you start looking
26:36Okay, who
26:37Would have access to her
26:39Who would be angry with her
26:40Who might have an opportunity
26:42To hurt her
26:42Who might want to hurt her
26:44And you just expand from there
26:47I don't know
26:48Who would want to hurt her
26:50Well, let's start with
26:51Who she spent time with
26:54Church people
26:55And my family
26:56That's pretty much everyone
27:00Except maybe
27:04My boyfriends
27:04And my ex-husband
27:05She knew all of them
27:07What are their names?
27:10Dorothy used to go out
27:11To dinner
27:11Or go out with Vicki
27:13And her husband
27:13Or her boyfriends
27:14That was not uncommon
27:15For all of them
27:15To socialize together
27:16And be together
27:17Would these men
27:18Want to hurt your mother?
27:20We knew that it was
27:21Her social group
27:22That we were looking at
27:25Vicki
27:26Was somewhere
27:26The nexus of this thing
27:30I'm a reporter
27:31With the Post Star
27:32Newspaper of Glens Falls
27:33And I covered this case
27:34From the day
27:36Mrs. Finale disappeared
27:38The sheriff
27:39Was saying
27:39They believed
27:40That she had been
27:41Killed at her home
27:42And then taken from the home
27:43They look at people
27:45Closest to the victim
27:46And in this case
27:47You had the daughter's
27:48Ex-husband
27:49Michael Hayes
27:52Hello?
27:53We're looking for
27:54Michael Hayes
27:55He's at work
27:57We're with the
27:58Sheriff's Department
27:58Ma'am
27:59He's not at work
28:00His employer told us
28:01He left sick
28:02He's not here
28:04Do you know
28:04Dorothy Finnelli
28:05The mother of his ex-wife?
28:08I never met her
28:10But she seemed nice
28:11Did Michael ever
28:12Talk about her?
28:14Yeah
28:15He hated her
28:18Thank you ma'am
28:21This is Kirby
28:23Heath Russell
28:24He had heard
28:24That we were trying
28:25To locate him
28:27Let's go talk
28:28To Heath Russell
28:28He agreed to come in
28:30For an interview
28:31He met us
28:32At one of our substations
28:33I can't believe
28:34Dottie's missing
28:37I'm happy to help
28:37In any way I can
28:39So you and Dorothy
28:40Had a good relationship?
28:41Yeah
28:41You know
28:42She was always fair with me
28:43No problems
28:44Never had a disagreement?
28:46Well
28:48She wasn't very happy
28:49With me after the breakup
28:50And uh
28:53She could be a real battle axe
28:54After a few glasses of wine
28:55You know
28:56He did tell us
28:57That after a couple wines
28:58She turned into
29:00Something
29:01Pain
29:03Tell us about your truck
29:04Vicky said you couldn't
29:05Make the payments
29:06Dorothy had to get involved
29:09Vicky said that?
29:11Dorothy didn't need
29:12To get involved
29:13That was between
29:14Vicky and me
29:15And you were upset
29:16About that?
29:18I was a little upset
29:19Yeah
29:21But like I said
29:22She was always fair
29:23With me
29:23You know
29:24I could always talk
29:25With her
29:25And we talked about
29:27All kinds of personal issues
29:29But he denied any
29:31Involvement in knowing
29:31Where Dorothy was
29:32Or ever harming her
29:33So you've been talking
29:34With Vicky, huh?
29:36She tell you about
29:37This new boyfriend of hers?
29:39George Blanchard
29:40Or whatever?
29:41That dude is sketchy as hell
29:45Heath Russell
29:46Told us that
29:47Vicky had a new boyfriend
29:50And that he knew
29:51That he smoked dope
29:52And he needed money
29:53And Dorothy didn't approve of him
29:55Yeah, it's true
29:57Dorothy did not like me
29:59She thought I was
30:00A bad influence
30:00On her grandkids
30:03But I never heard anyone
30:05None of Vicky's
30:05Other boyfriends
30:06Can say the same
30:08Besides, I was here
30:09With Vicky that evening
30:10You can ask her
30:11How old did you know Dorothy?
30:13Not well
30:15Mostly I knew
30:16What Vicky told me
30:18Like there was this
30:19Dude that Dorothy dated
30:21Met him online
30:22Went on one date
30:24And then he wouldn't
30:25Leave her alone
30:26Kept showing up at church
30:28And stuff
30:29Can you imagine?
30:31The police went through
30:32And looked at all the people
30:33That Dorothy had been
30:34Communicating with online
30:36It was obviously
30:37An angle the police explored
30:38It was devastating
30:39To learn that Dorothy
30:40Was missing
30:41She was something special
30:43So you were serious?
30:45We saw each other regularly
30:47See I'm confused
30:48It was my understanding
30:49That you only went out once
30:53Our bond was spiritual
30:54We would go to church together
30:59Did you ever go to her house?
31:01Pick her up?
31:02I did not
31:04Not yet
31:08I've been missing
31:09For over two days
31:11The sheriff knows
31:12My body probably lies
31:13Somewhere in the woods
31:15And it's time
31:16To start looking
31:18I train
31:18With a search and rescue group
31:20And we train
31:20Search and rescue dogs
31:22So
31:22What's the plan for tomorrow?
31:24Are we ready to see
31:25What our dogs are capable of?
31:26Absolutely
31:27We got chatting back and forth
31:29About setting up the training
31:31Let's see if we can find
31:32Dorothy Finnelli
31:33And we got talking about
31:35Where
31:35You know
31:36We would hide
31:37Mrs. Finnelli's
31:39Where do you think she is?
31:40Vili Pond
31:43Dorothy lives here
31:44Near Lake Luzerne
31:44Vili Pond
31:46Is between Lake
31:46And Warrensburg
31:47Remote
31:48So I decided
31:49We were going to go
31:50To Vili Pond
31:50And look
31:51Vili Pond tomorrow?
31:52Yes sir
31:53We have our dogs ready
31:57Michael Hayes
31:59When they reached out to him
32:00It was a couple days
32:01Before he got back to us
32:02And I don't really
32:04Know what that reasoning was
32:06Which kind of
32:07Put us on the alert
32:07You're a hard man to find
32:10Yeah well here I am
32:12Tell me about your relationship
32:13With Dorothy
32:15She was my ex-mother-in-law
32:17What else there to say right?
32:19She didn't like me
32:20And I didn't like her
32:22You ever threatened to kill her?
32:25Not to her face
32:28And now she's missing
32:31I would never
32:32Hurt her
32:34I wouldn't do that to Vicky
32:36Okay?
32:38Despite all the crap
32:38I still love that woman
32:41Once he did answer questions
32:43And everybody checked his alibis
32:45We had no more issues with him
32:49The conditions that day
32:51To work the dogs were perfect
32:53The dogs were trained
32:55In human scent and cadaver
32:57When we were approaching the area
32:58We rolled the windows down
32:59In the truck
33:01And he started indicating
33:02That he was in scent
33:04And that he had something
33:06From inside the truck
33:06Alright Duke
33:08Duke show us where to go
33:09Come on
33:10They were sticking their nose
33:11In little crevices
33:13In the ground
33:14They were tasting the water
33:16Like we call it tasting scent
33:19It was obvious
33:20That he had something
33:26Right there
33:27That looks like a body
33:29Right?
33:29We were looking out
33:30In the pond
33:31And you could obviously
33:31See something
33:33On the bottom
33:34And it looked
33:35Like a human being
33:37Are you sure
33:37That's not a mannequin?
33:39It's got wrinkled feet
33:40It's got wrinkled feet
33:43And mannequins
33:44Don't have wrinkled feet
33:45So at that point
33:47We knew we had a victim
33:51All units to Vili Pond
33:53We found a body
33:55It could be Dorothy Finnelli
33:57I figured that it was
33:58Probably Dorothy Finnelli
34:00But we didn't know for sure
34:01What we did was
34:03Secure the scene
34:03We backed everybody away
34:05And we just waited
34:06For people to show up
34:08Divers came
34:09A bunch of state police
34:11Investigators
34:12Evidence texts
34:13Is it Dorothy?
34:15Yes
34:15It's been confirmed
34:16I was there
34:18The day they recovered her
34:20Dorothy's body
34:21From Vili Pond
34:24And we could see her
34:25In the water
34:26And obviously
34:26We didn't touch her
34:27We didn't want to do anything
34:27Until the forensic people
34:28Got there
34:29So I started securing
34:30The area
34:30And when I did that
34:31And it actually turned out
34:32To be a pretty good
34:33Key piece of evidence
34:34I saw three shovels
34:37In the bushes
34:39They had smat on the handles
34:40They had smat on the
34:42The metal base of the shovel
34:46And one or two of them
34:47Even had HR initials on them
34:49Heath Russell
34:51HR?
34:53Heath Russell?
34:54So Heath's our guy?
34:56Not necessarily
34:58All we know is Heath's truck
34:59Was here
35:00Now we need to find out
35:01Who was driving it
35:03As the sun set that night
35:05My body was taken
35:07Out of Vili Pond
35:09A rock had been placed
35:10On my back
35:11To hold me down
35:11Under the water
35:15My only consolation
35:16Was knowing that
35:17The man who did this to me
35:19Was stupid enough
35:20To leave behind clues
35:21And that justice
35:23Would inevitably
35:24Come a knocking
35:34It's been five days
35:35Since my life
35:36Was taken from me
35:38The sheriff knows
35:39That the truck
35:39Of Heath Russell
35:40Had something to do
35:41With my murder
35:43And now
35:44They just need
35:44To figure out what
35:47Yeah
35:47I drive Heath's truck
35:49Sometimes
35:50And you knew Dorothy
35:51She was a nice lady
35:53Yeah
35:53We talked all the time
35:55You had a lot in common
35:56Heath had a habit
35:58Of hiring people
35:59That had been in trouble
35:59And couldn't
36:00A lot of them
36:01Couldn't get jobs elsewhere
36:03Tell us about the truck
36:04And trailer
36:05What was in it
36:06Write it down for us
36:08We were interviewing Trevor
36:10One of the things
36:11That we asked him
36:11Was can you remember
36:12Exactly what was on
36:13That truck or trailer
36:14And he gave us
36:15A specific list
36:16How many shovels
36:19At least three
36:20Maybe more
36:21He knew that
36:22There was at least
36:23Three shovels
36:24On that trailer
36:24When was the last time
36:25You saw Heath
36:26On Wednesday
36:27I left Heath
36:28At the bar
36:29About six at night
36:31And I didn't see him again
36:33Until the next morning
36:34When he went to the car wash
36:37Car wash?
36:38Yeah
36:39We degreased the truck
36:40And scrubbed it out
36:41Real good
36:42Did Heath do that regularly?
36:44First time
36:45Said he spilled fuel oil
36:48Want to make sure
36:48We got it out
36:51Heath had had his truck
36:52Thoroughly scrubbed clean
36:54It wasn't crazy
36:56But it was unusual
36:59It doesn't take long
37:00For the news of my death
37:01To make its way
37:02Across this small town
37:05I heard about it
37:06And you know
37:08I'm a pastor
37:08I'm used to hearing
37:09Bad news
37:11Still when something like that
37:14Touches your life personally
37:16You can imagine the impact
37:18That something like this
37:19Would have on a church
37:21That someone who'd worked there
37:23Been a part of their lives
37:25For so many years
37:26Was their life
37:27Was just snuffed out
37:29Really broken hearted
37:30About it
37:32An autopsy
37:33Is performed on my body
37:35It reveals that
37:37Not only was I severely beaten
37:38But I was strangled as well
37:41The autopsy
37:43Showed strangulation
37:44As well as blunt force trauma
37:46Strangulation
37:47That's a personal crime
37:48You're up close
37:49And personal with somebody
37:50Somebody was very angry
37:55What's this all about
37:56This is a forensics team
37:57From New York State Police
37:58Take a look around
38:01I'm about to grab some shoes
38:02You're coming with us
38:03Hey
38:04Keith was arrested
38:05On another charge
38:06Let's go
38:06We wanted to keep track of him
38:08And we wanted to know
38:08Where he was
38:09And by lodging that charge
38:10That would help us
38:11Control that
38:13We secured the scene
38:14And had the forensic people
38:15Come right to the scene
38:16To look for any evidence
38:18Anything they could come up with
38:21He had gone to a car wash
38:22And tried to wash out his truck
38:24Washed out the bed
38:25And washed the mud off the sides
38:27Because Billy Pond Road
38:27Is a muddy road
38:29But what he didn't do
38:30Was clean out the spare tire well
38:33And the spare tire well
38:34Was full of water
38:36And blood
38:40They found stuff on the truck
38:41They found stuff on the trailer
38:43They found stuff on lumber
38:45Any blood that was found
38:46Was all Dorothy's
38:50Heath is taken to the sheriff's department
38:52Where they interrogate him again
38:54You tried covering it up
38:57Dumping Dorothy's body
38:59In Vili Pond
39:01Washing your truck
39:03But you made mistakes
39:06You found your shovels
39:07Just yards
39:08From Dorothy's body
39:11Well how about that
39:15I was wondering where these shovels
39:17Got off to
39:21I lost them months ago
39:23He wasn't going to give it up
39:24He just
39:25We talked about everything in the world
39:26But he wasn't going to talk about that
39:28I had no idea
39:28What happened to Dorothy
39:29Who could have done it
39:31Nonetheless
39:33The investigators have a good idea
39:34Of what happened to me
39:35On the night of October 23rd
39:47Heath had told us
39:47He had gone to Dorothy's house
39:55What did you say to Vicky?
39:56Have you been drinking?
39:58Find your own business, Dottie
40:00What did you say to her?
40:01He was urging Vicky
40:02To cut ties with him
40:03And he knew
40:04That that pickup truck
40:05That was his business
40:06Would have been gone
40:07And that's
40:08He saw the writing on the wall
40:11Not okay, Heath
40:12You need to turn yourself right around
40:13You're trying to ruin me, aren't you?
40:15Heath, you need to calm yourself
40:16Shut your mouth
40:18You will not ruin me
40:20It's not the first time
40:21That he had choked people
40:22And he admitted to that
40:23He liked to choke people
40:25And he had been abusive to people
40:33Some kind of blunt force
40:34Killed her
40:49And she was taken away
40:52She was put on the truck
40:53Or on the trailer
40:55And he panicked
40:56And took off
40:57And there was an old road
40:58And he knew
40:59He was very familiar
40:59With those roads
41:00I mean, he grew up around here
41:01And it's an old road
41:03That connects Lake Luzerne
41:04All the way through
41:05The middle of no place
41:06To another town
41:07Which is where we ultimately
41:08Found her body
41:13When you find a body
41:14In a pond
41:15With shovels
41:17Consistent with his equipment
41:19Laying in the bushes
41:20Next to where the body
41:21Was dumped
41:22Pretty hard to deny
41:23That you were there
41:26Heath
41:27He maintained his innocence
41:28He never confessed
41:29The jury deliberated
41:31Just a few hours
41:32Before they convicted
41:33Heath of all charges
41:34Secondary murder
41:35Assault
41:37Three years after
41:38He murdered me
41:39Heath Russell
41:40Is sentenced to
41:4125 years to life
41:44Looking back
41:45It's crazy to think
41:47That at one time
41:48I did care about Heath
41:49I tried to help him
41:52And in return
41:53He betrayed me
41:55In the most devastating
41:56Way imaginable
41:59He took so much
42:00From us
42:02He robbed my daughter
42:03Of a mother
42:04And I'll never get to see
42:06My beautiful grandsons
42:07Grow up
42:09I'd like to share
42:10A personal story
42:12As we all know
42:13Dorothy loved her horses
42:17She gave me
42:18A paperweight
42:20And it looks like this
42:23And it says
42:24Happy trails to you
42:26And that funeral
42:28That's what I said
42:30At the end of my remarks
42:32Happy trails to you
42:33Dorothy
42:33Until we meet again
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