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David Meyerhofer is a 20-something year-old lifelong Manhattan resident, a former Boy Scout and Marine who served
in Vietnam. And he is back home now working as a self-employed carpenter in town. And David is someone who is known
to them. This guy's always eager to help. He's curious, [music] constantly asking the deputies questions
about the kidnapping investigations that they were working when he sees them at the local cafe.
He was one of those local oddballs that actually came up in Susie's case. One of
the guys that witnesses told the cops they should just look at early on. And they did, but David had been pretty
cooperative. So back then, he's like kind of annoying, but not really suspicious. His name came up in Sandy's
case, too, for two different reasons. One, he is actually the local man who just happened upon that blouse that he
turned over to police by the ranch. Mhm. And two, apparently, he had gone on a date with Sandy just a few months ago.
>> [music] >> And when he asked for a second date, Sandy turned him down. >> Okay, so there's a connection to Sandy,
but how does he connect to Susie? >> I mean, only by her bones, or probably her bones, being found with Sandy and
Sandy being socially connected to David. Like, it's not solid, but it's something.
And they got to start somewhere. So agents actually go and pay David a visit at his warehouse in Manhattan, which is
only like a half block from where Sandy lived. And he acts as if he has nothing to hide. He agrees to even take a
polygraph test, and he passes. So the agents move on. But there's nothing to really move on
to. The cases both just kind of hit a dead end, and they only heat back up because Agent Dunbar ends up going to
Quantico, Virginia, for this routine FBI training that following spring. And he happens to attend this session that's
being put on by some agents who have psychology backgrounds. And they're talking about this like brand new idea
how studying a crime scene could give insight into the killer themselves.

Before David Meirhofer became the focus of the investigation, he was known around town as a helpful local resident. He regularly spoke with deputies, asked questions about ongoing investigations, and even provided information related to the disappearance of Sandy Dykman.

His name surfaced in both Sandy Dykman's case and the investigation into Susie Jaeger's disappearance. Yet when investigators interviewed him and administered a polygraph examination, he passed.

With few leads remaining, both investigations stalled. Then an FBI agent attended a training session at Quantico where a new concept was being discussed: criminal profiling. That training would help change the course of the case.

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Brief Summary

David Meyerhofer's connection to kidnapping cases leads to new investigative methods discussed at Quantico.

Key points

David's Background. David Meyerhofer, a lifelong Manhattan resident and former Marine, is a self-employed carpenter.
Connection to Sandy. David had a date with Sandy months before her disappearance, but she turned him down.
Polygraph Test. David cooperates with the investigation, even passing a polygraph test.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

He's curious, constantly asking the deputies questions.

David's inquisitive nature about the investigations.

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