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[Music] July 1997 [Music] shot there's something inherently sexy in a Versace design
[Music] there is a flamboyance that is contained and [Music] controlled the clothes we were sent a
message about how the world perceives us it's as a real wow factor I'm Tim gun and I am the mentor on Project Runway
the Versace customer was not faint of heart one of the most iconic versan pieces was the Gown that he made made
for Elizabeth Hurley two stars were born with that dress Princess Diana wanted a
whole new look for the world and Courtney loved it also I mean he took her from trashy to sophisticated
Versace helped put Miami on the international map my name is Tara Solomon and I am the
Miami herold's former nightlife correspondent Versace brought his entire world of fabulosity
and while he may have had homes all around the world he came to Miami Beach to relax do you remember where you were
when you heard that Versace had been murdered oh I remember profoundly I opened up my computer and it flashed
before me that johanny versan had been murdered I was stunned When Versace was killed there
was pure pandemonium on that particular morning johnni Versace decided to go over to News
Cafe and it was on his return home approaching the door he was he was shot and killed and all of a sudden we hear
bang bang two shots shot please immediately please do you remember where roughly he was he was
right right here and there was obviously blood yes plenty of blood and if you mention Johnny Versace um
people still don't remember those names of the first few people that were killed there was uh the homicide of Jeff
Trail and David Matson there was the murder of Lee miglin then there was the murder of
William Reese we have what we typically call a spre killer [Music] this wasn't a halfhazard crime Mr
Versace was targeted [Music] [Music] world famous fashion designer Johnny versachi fatally shot Gunn down outside
his mansion in Miami Beach Flor turned into a gruesome crime scene early this morning 5 days before he was murdered
Johnny Versace and his partner Antonio Deo had arrived at kasak kazarina their lavish Miami Beach Retreat they'd been
in Paris and New York Versace could not have known it but his killer was already
in town the 911 call came in about 8:45 the morning of July 15th 1997 just as Carlos Nora then a
lieutenant with the Miami Beach Police Department was heading to work I drove over to the scene and
encountered an area just flooded with police officers there was uh evidence at the
front steps there was blood there was uh clothing Giani Versace was an icon you have a world-renowned fashion designer
celebrity who was tragically killed this was all hands- on Deck yeah you don't want to screw this case up
exactly it all happened in broad daylight Versace had gone out alone to a local cafe to buy magazines and then he
walked home as he was putting the key in the door lock and he was shot twice once in
the face Point Black Ridge and the other one was behind the left ear in the neck
and that was a throughand through shot Nora believes the gunman approached Versace from behind or from the
side I believe he was shadowing him it was a very strategically timed strategically placed attack uh to to
kill Giani Versace the question was who would want to kill him one of the first motives
that we felt was a possibility was that it was a contract hit or organized crime
Mafia if you will uh because there was a dead bird found next to the body is that a sign that to to us that's
a sign of a mafia hit but the bird it turned out was in the the wrong place at the wrong time hit by a fragment from a
bullet that killed Versace and that left police with not much to go on but not for long they got a break
from Lazaro Quintana who was a friend of Versace he used to call me lazara Lazaro
was at the mansion that morning he was in the dining room with Antonio when he heard the
shots Antonio got up and went to the window that faces the gate to enter the mansion and he yelled out no
no and I ran out you came here I came here Johnny was right here Versace was already dead on the front steps and then
Antonio came and he was he's crying and he was destroyed he was destroyed and he's he's who did this who
did this and there was there was a lady standing here and she's pointing but she
couldn't speak Antonio said go get him so I went after him Lazaro followed the gunman we're
talking this pace real fast I yelled you bastard why did you do this why did you
do this he makes a left turn as he makes the left turn yes he makes the left turn
and we're still going we're still going all the way through he turns over to the
right and car's coming so I couldn't get across car stops uhhuh and they yell he's got a gun gun he stops right across
here yeah at the alley and that's when he's pointing the gun at me show me how he pointed the gun at you if I'm
you so he didn't even look at you no never looked at you never saw his face never saw his face but you saw his
clothes yes the shooter cut through this alley while Lazaro raced around the corner he
remembered seeing a police officer there earlier I reached him and I said to him
Mr Versace has just been shot were you calm or were you no no no a friend of mine was just shot no was I calm I was
nervous I was upset you came down this street with the police officer I did luckily he came
upon some men in front of this building and asked them if they saw a man running
and they pointed they pointed to the garage he said he went in here he went in here so that's when I told the
officer I said he's in there go get him go get him and then we heard over the radio the commotion and and okay now
there is a man hunt when police searched the 13th Street Garage they discovered a pile of
clothes a gray t-shirt and black shorts just what Lazaro had seen the shooter wearing he had obviously changed clothes
when he walked out of this garage just shortly after the murder nobody knew who the shooter was nobody knew what he
looked like nobody knew what he was wearing he was able to just vanish but he left a mountain of evidence evidence
for investigators next to that pile of clothes was a truck that had been reported stolen in New Jersey and inside
the truck were documents with a name I mean he left his identification in the truck that's correct he had his passport
um uh ID a whole lot of items that connected him right away by 12:00 noon some 3 hours after
Johnny Versace was murdered police had a suspect his name Andrew kunanon and as it turned out the Miami
Beach Police Department was not the only one looking for him [Music] [Applause] in Milan Italy today those who knew and
admired Gianni Versace said goodbye to the murdered fashion designer one week after Johnny Versace
was murdered celebrities and friends from around the world gathered inside this Gothic cathedral in Milan Italy for
his funeral I saw versace's funeral on television and I cried it was it was hard it was tough Princess Diana was
there at the funeral sting Trudy [Music] Elton in Miami not far from where he was
murdered there was a small intimate service to celebrate the designer's [Music] life the flowers left on the steps of
versace's opulent mansion served as one somber reminder of what had happened we consider Andrew kunan to be
armed and to be extremely dangerous the police activity was another they were tracking every lead
they could hunting for Johnny versace's suspected killer 27-year-old Andrew kunanon you had a
very good suspect Michael band was the prosecutor assigned to this case in our First Step was to go out into Community
with pictures of canadan and start beating the bushes and looking for this guy looking to figure out is this the
guy authorities were starting to learn all about Andrew kunanon 3 months before versace's murder
kunanon was living in San Diego and his life was to say the least complicated I thought he'd be a very
successful businessman or maybe in you know the fashion industry or something Star Quality like back in the 80s Robert
erens remembers his seventh grade classmate Andrew kunanon as a good-looking kid with a keen fashion
sense I remember Andrew would put dimes in his penny loafers it was always that little extra something that made him
sort of stand out and get noticed Andrew sort of had this air about him that I thought was kind of Beyond his years at
that time according to erands Andrew conanan grew up in a workingclass San Diego
suburb and did not share much about his home life I had no idea who his mom was his dad whether he had brothers or
sisters I had no idea who was half Filipino Andrew's father Modesto was a former navyman turned stock broker he
and Andrew's mother Maryanne raised four children together but Andrew stood out he had a genius IQ so he enrolled in the
pricey and prestigious Bishop School in the Tony Beach Enclave of La Hoya when I
heard that he was going to La Hoya and transferring to Bishops I thought well you've got to have money that's a
private school the class of 1987 mentioned Andrew kunanon as most likely to be remembered
he chose a quote from King Louis I 15th to accompany his senior photo aeoa L Deluge after me the
Deluge turns out those words could have been an omen a year after Andrew's High School graduation his father was facing
embezzlement charges he fled the country leaving his family abandoned and broke [Music]
he was openly gay in high school and very flamboyant and when 48 Hours first spoke to Nicole Mari Ramirez back in
1997 he knew Andrew kunanon today he still remembers kunanon as the young man who didn't have a job but was a big
spender and an even bigger talker Andrew Canan was basically known in the gay community's nlife in the bar
scene he would walk in with and always PID for the Bill he wanted the illusion that it was his money he
tried to brag that he came from a Filipino family and he knew that Mal maros Michael Williams owned a local
restaurant and knew Andrew kunanon he also knew where kunanon really got all that money he had a very wealthy older
partner who really provided for him how much older I would say say probably by 40
years what did you make of that relationship I stopped trying to figure that out I was like you know here's this
young attractive good-looking guy with this extremely older man I mean I can't imagine what the connection was
there I would imagine that you had an idea what the connection was there I did you know Michael Williams was introduced
to Andrew through their mutual friend a young ensen named Jeff Trail Andrew was very pretentious loud you know always
had to be the center of the the party Jeff was opposite of that Jeff was pretty conservative
and quiet always helping people Trail was an Annapolis graduate and a Gulf War veteran living in San
Diego he was also gay as out as was possible tonight on 48 Hours the battle over homosexuals in the
military in 1993 when he appeared in silhouette for a 48 Hours interview he talked to us about issues affecting gay
people in the military we're not here to be feared we just want to do our jobs that's all we're asking for while Trel
and kunan were friends to the best of anybody's knowledge that is all they were Jeff was always had the contagious
personality that where you just wanted to be around him and I think that you know in a way Andrew wanted that in his
life so surrounding himself around Jeff he always seemed very happy and and up you did not like Andrew
no for reasons known only to canadan he sometimes used the name Andrew DVA that's how Michael Williams knew him and
he would sue learn a lot more about Andrew who he was and what he would do would change the life of Michael
Williams and end the lives of five innocent victims tracing Andrew kunan and's blood
soaked path to Johnny versace's front door means following a series of unexplainable events punctuated with
unfathomable viciousness none of the dots are easily connected except in the mind of the
[Music] murderer the road begins with Jeff Trail he just had that Charisma about
[Music] him it was Trail who befriended Andrew kunanon and Michael Williams believes
his friend knew Canan had lived a dangerous life Andrew had a past of dealing drugs he had a past of
prostitution and I really think that Jeff was trying to pull him out of that Williams says Jeff Trail had left
the Navy and was training to join the California Highway Patrol and then suddenly and with no explanation in the
fall of 1996 Trail moved moved to Minneapolis the day that he got in the car to leave
I said please be safe and he reached under the seat and he he pulled out his handgun and he said I'm going to be safe
I've got this around that same time Jeff Trail's friend Andrew kunanon was struggling
according to Nicole Murray Ramirez he was not good-look anymore he had to have looked in the mirror and saw what I saw
which was a a six going down to a four what was left for his life kunanon had gained weight and given
away much of his expensive designer wardrobe he had dabbled into drugs he was now an older young man with average
looks on top of that his older wealthy partner broke up with him I surmised that Andrew one day woke
up after his older boyfriend broke up the relationship and what's next how is he going to
live he lost the money the mansion and all that went with it he lived off other people he also was someone who was
revengeful former FBI profiler Mary Ellen O tulle this is not someone that you break up with easily because when
you're grandos and you're the center of the world people don't break up with you
and then for reasons kunanon never fully explained on Friday April 25th 1997 he went to Minneapolis he flew from
San Diego on a one-way ticket do you think that he went up to Minneapolis with murder on his mind yes I think that
he did K and knew people in Minneapolis Jeff Trail was there and Michael Williams thinks something happened
between the two of them I called to check on Jeff and he was just really depressed it alarmed me
we'd never had a conversation like that I uh I asked him have you spoken to Andrew and he
said uh no and I'll never speak to him again that's odd kunan knew somebody else in
Minneapolis a 33-year-old architect named David Madson kunan and Madson had had a relationship he Lov to laugh I'm
just got a little lunch okay and he always had big energy Julie hland was David madson's friend and coworker he
lik problem solving we talked about World issues he was a downto earth person did David ever mention Andrew
Canan um yes he did I think he had a fling with Andrew um I don't think it was anything serious because there were
other people in his life that he cared about more he didn't care about Andrew um that much
really but according to kunan and's friends Andrew believed David was the love of his life
Julie hin didn't talk to David Madson over the weekend on Monday she was surprised when he didn't show up at work
and by Tuesday everyone was worried I called him went to voice messaging and um a couple of my co-workers went to his
house over lunch hour on Tuesday um heard his dog barking in the apartment she didn't know
it but kunan and's killing spree had already started it was noticeable as soon as you open the door and walk in
nobody made any effort to try and conceal it or hide it when retired Minneapolis homicide
detective Dale barsness arrived at madson's apartment what he saw was gruesome there was a bloody body wrapped
in a rug I thought he was dead that day I pretty much cried the whole night and then later we found out that um it
wasn't David's body in the the carpet how did you feel when you heard that um shocked but then
oh what happened the body in David madson's apartment was Jeff Trail he had been
beaten to death with a hammer and not far from the body police found a duffel bag with a name on it Andrew kunanon
this is the travel bag that we believe uh Andrew kunanon brought to Minneapolis on uh April
25th but where was Andrew kunanon and where was David Madson the trail stayed cold for Just 4 days and then on
Saturday morning two fishermen found the body of a young man on the shores of East Rush Lake
about an hour north of Minneapolis it was David Madson he'd been shot in the head we learned that David died pretty
soon after Jeff Trail oh my gosh you know to be in the situation that David's in with this
crazy person you know and how scary for him I'm sure he tried to calm Ander down
you know I mean I'm sure there was survival mode going on like how do you diffuse this
situation but he obviously failed at that um and he lost his life because of that ballistic tests showed the bullets
used to kill Madson came from a 40 caliber gun like the one Jeff Trail had taken to Minneapolis Police believe
kunanon took that gun presumably when you were able to link madson's death to tra's death that changed the whole
investigation yeah now we're down to where's and there were tire tracks near madson's
body and his car a red Jeep was missing but it would not stay missing for long 72-year-old Lee miglin was found
tortured and stabbed to death in the garage of his mansion on Chicago's Gold Coast on the morning of May 3rd 1996 7
Steven and Barbara buer found the body of their neighbor Lee miglin he was a wealthy real estate developer I can
still picture it today I could see the points of his shoes and I said it Le is right there I mean it was absolutely um
chilling inside Lee miglin's townhouse there was some money and other things missing and there was evidence the
killer had stayed a while police photos show he had shaved and taken a bath debris in the kitchen sink uh melted ice
cream coming out of their containers then in uh Lee's Library finding this uh large ham uh sliced sitting on his desk
that was plenty to recognize that uh something very very bad had gone on around the corner from the murder
scene police would discover David madson's red Jeep but now Lee miglin's green Lexus was
missing to this day police do not know what if any connection kunanon had to miglin but they feared kunanon would
strike again [Music] I do know it's not a random act of violence a nationwide man hunt is still
underway for can after Andrew kunan murdered Jeff Trail David Madson and Lee miglin the gay community was
terrified especially in San Diego I think everybody was in a State of Shock I think some people were in a state of
fear people didn't answer their doors people that knew him the most stayed other
places Michael Williams relocated to Scottdale Arizona everybody was on very high alert cuz he didn't know where he
was going to strike again yeah just six days after he killed miglin while kunan was on the run in miglin's green Lexus
police believe he realized the FBI was tracking the car phone's signal and he needed a new new
vehicle he's believed to have struck here in pensville Friday afternoon at the remote fins Point Cemetery at Fort M
Park FBI is going to work at concurrently with the New Jersey State Police the Lexus was found at this
Cemetery in Southern New Jersey inside the office lay victim number four he was 45-year-old William ree he'd been shot
in the head and his red pickup was gone yeah he all he was was a caretaker at a cemetery Minneapolis detective Dale
bares says William Reese was killed simply for his truck you know he just was a very honorable man in the wrong
place absolutely at the wrong time and alone you're in Scot somewhere in Scottdale he's last heard of in New
Jersey can you relax no until he caught you don't relax as Johnny Versace was in Europe
working on what would be his final collection Andrew kunanon was the focus of a nationwide manhunt he was featured
on America's Most Wanted Le say kunanon may be wearing glasses and earned a spot
on the FBI's 10most Wanted list you think he enjoyed the the attention that he got oh I absolutely do former FBI
profiler Mary eleno he basically held the United States hostage because we were looking for him
everywhere we didn't know where he was oul says having murdered four men in three states over 12 days kunanon was
now considered a spree killer a spree killer continues and continues and continues and does not go back into
their normal life life as they know it it's done so otou believes kunanon knew he
had had nothing to lose there's no way to undo what he's done now absolutely no way so he's really boxed himself into a
corner from a behavioral standpoint that makes him more dangerous but then for two months there was no sign of
kunanon until July 15th 1997 when he struck again this time was different because this time his victim
was Johnny Versace [Music] when you heard that he had done it again do you remember how you felt every time
there was another killing it was almost like you're being stabbed you know it it's that Rush of pain and you're just
automatically oh my God why can't they catch him there's no question that he knew that we were hot on this Trail
Carlos Nora remembers that within hours hundreds of police officers piled onto Miami Beach we all but locked down uh
the causeways and the ways in and out of the city and I believe that created that
bottleneck where he felt uncomfortable trying to leave the City crime sters with all the attention on this case
every day brought a flood of tips how long ago the tips that were coming in were overwhelming at times especially
since this was detective Gus Sanchez's first homicide investigation were you nervous at all of course I was yeah we
know already that he had killed numerous people I remember going to different locations knocking on doors it always
crosses your mind that kunan can be in there armed and he can shoot through the door detectives soon learned kunanon had
been in Miami beach for about 2 months he was sort of hiding in plain sight exactly the police had missed several
opportunities to get him about a week before he killed Versace kunanon pawned a gold coin stolen from Lee miglin how'd
the pawn shop know it was him he told them Pond coin about a week before the homicide and used his own name used his
own name what's more kunan and's name was on a form the pawn shop was required to send to the Miami Beach Police
Department it arrived 5 days before the murder we did not have an automated system at the time it was just one of
many forms and unfortunately nobody looked at it did you think why didn't we know about this
before Johnny Versace was killed that thought went through my mind several times cuz apparently he was on the beach
for a period of time kunan listed his address as the Normandy Plaza Hotel it was a dump you and I wouldn't stay in
that hotel he'd registered under his own name must drive you nuts to know that this guy was walking walking around free
as a bird right I I mean just the fact that this guy was being looked for speaks to the fact that he was able to
blend in and change his appearance and successfully just stay one step ahead that
way things might have turned out differently if police had a little more luck 4 days before Versace was killed
someone at this sub shop recognized conanan from the America's Most Wanted story he called the police but they
arrived too late I was disappointed I was frustrated it's just unfortunate that we didn't catch him before it
happened after versace's murder with kunanon on the loose anxiety grew let me assure you that Miami Beach and Dade
County are safe I was afraid remember versace's friend Lazaro Quintana had chased kunan so I told the officer go
get him he in there go get him he knew who I was but I didn't know who he was how did you behave when you were out
scared cautious looking over my shoulder a lot literally I mean absolutely oh yeah I was yeah I mean I get goosebumps
on it absolutely this man had a gun this man knew what he was doing the longer kunan dodged police the
more intense the hunt became I think the police were getting anxious where could
he be what kind of resources did he have former prosecutor Michael band that's a
lot of pressure that's a lot of pressure on law enforcement The Whole World's watching but we don't want anybody else
dead there was a sense that maybe we lost him by some people I just thought that he was hiding out yeah go ahead Tom
and then the tip came in that would change everything here we go guys here we go I get a call Michael
I think we found [Music] them what's your emergency somebody and they're shooting I heard over the police
radio that there had been a shot fired that they were surrounding a house booat you think what we got
him after a 9-day Manhunt Miami Beach detective Gus Sanchez believed Andrew kunanon was finally cornered on a
houseboat just 40 blocks from where he had shot down Johnny Versace when Sanchez arrived it was a
standoff at this point nobody's seen kunan on the house boat no there's no confirmation at this point the
houseboats caretaker saw signs of a Breakin and when he went inside a shot was fired police quickly surrounded the
houseboat they are communicating by bullhorn with the houseboat after a 4-Hour Siege the SWAT team fired tear
gas and went on [Music] [Laughter] board when it was safe prosecutor Michael band followed them it was a mess
it was just a mess in an upstairs bedroom they found a body I just recall an individual lying on the bed looking
up he had a bullet wound in his head there's a gun next to him when you looked at that face what did your gut
tell you my gut told me it's him but that wasn't enough I wanted fingerprints as band waited an expert at
the scene compared fingerprints from the corpse with kunin he looks up and he says it's him the rain of terror brought
Upon Us by Andrew kunan is over it turned out kunan shot himself with the same gun he used to kill Johnny Versace
William Reese and David Madson it was the gun he had taken from his friend and first victim Jeff Trail there's a sense
of relief but this was not the outcome Michael Williams hoped for I didn't want him to do anything but go to jail and
ride Andrew kunan and's suicide left the world with a pile of questions was there
any connection between Johnny Versace and Andrew kunanon there have always been rumors
there is no hard evidence do you think they knew each other I I think there's a strong possibility that they they cross
paths before and that plays into his motive I I think so I think they knew each other or he wanted to be in his
Circle and maybe he was rejected and this this is all speculation there is some sense it's not complete why' he do
it what was the folks in Minnesota why Chicago why New Jersey why Versace was there a connection there was this just
some sort of serendipitous unfortunate occasion where just two lives intersected at the wrong
time and we'll never know we'll never know 20 years after versace's death Tim gun says versace's influence still lives
sexy auring gorgeous red carpet gowns it's all attributable to Johnny versan po singer Bruno Mars not only wears
Versace he mentions Versace in one of his songs if guys like Bruno Mars are singing about Johnny Versace 20 years
after his death what in your mind does that say about Johnny Versace that he's fully embedded in our society and
culture and has a has a profound Legacy I feel his presence uh when I designing lyana agular a Project Runway contestant
was just a teenager When Versace was killed they're Versace elements in what you're wearing today right yes Tim gun
saw this and he said this looks like Versace and I was like yes mission accomplish of course the memories are
infinitely more personal for Michael Williams who lost his best friend and two decades later it still hurts this
hasn't left you I'm better it's taken me years you know if it was just Jeff being
killed would be one thing but then you got David and Lee miglin and William Ree and Johnny
Versace father people that you're now connected to it is a connection no one would ever
seek the world lost an icon but five families lost loved ones friends lost friends all for a reason we'll never
know if there ever was one [Music] [Music] [Music] he [Music] I don't think the grieving ever
ends it evolves we've been wanting to tell Amy's story and just felt like we weren't
ready before but now we feel like we can do it was so proud of her and what she's
accomplished oh my goodness fire eater dancer photographer model therapist she wanted to fix people you
might want to speak to this woman Dr Amy harck as a licensed marriage and family
therapist I see all kinds of different things anxiety depression change of life stuff breakups moves things like
that Amy helped me so much I had gone to see Amy because I had dealt with a relationship that got very out of
control and turned into a very serious stalking case jealousy can become dangerous even lead to violence it can
lead to death I want 434 yeah somebody just attacked my roommate Lee get a cop here
I just was woken up by screaming like blood curling scream and and then I realized that the
screaming wasn't stopping or slowing down and I yelled up you know Amy and I heard choking right after that I knew we
were in trouble this is for real this is really happening I knew we needed help like I'm going to have to make a break
for it when the First Responders first got that call where did they go they came right
here to this house Hey sir hi I can help you my room roommate was attacked I know
it I I heard it she's screaming she was thrown to the ground okay hold on okay Michael Herman was out here he's frantic
he's nervous they didn't know what to think of this guy right right they had no idea of who he was why he was
involved in all this they knew he was rambling on they had some doubts about him originally I think there's okay sir
do me a favor do me a favor calm down calm him down other than your roommate is there anybody else inside the house I
don't know I don't know thanks and I'm walking them around to the back of the house and it's dark back there there's
some light but it's pretty dark back there and when they get around to the back now they can see a body on the on
the ground sir sir come here I remember not knowing what I was seeing you know afterward realizing it was
Amy really what hit me was the way that she was killed so heartbreaking that her
of all people had to be taken in the way that she was I said I know who did it I just knew
it I was the only person she was afraid of it's the only one she was ever afraid
of [Music] [Music] take a seat take a seat oh my God hey we we need we need to hand this
what happened to you in the early morning darkness of February 15 2020 police body cameras were recording as
Amy Harwick barely clinging to life outside of her Hollywood Hills Home was taken to a hospital if she says anything
in the hospital to know that as EMTs tried to save Amy officers from the Los Angeles
police dep Department tried to make sense of the scene Amy's roommate Michael Herman appeared to be the only
witness he told officers an intruder had attacked Amy I swear to you that was a struggle I heard but is there any sign
of the Intruder there wasn't there wasn't Scott Masterson was the lead detective all we knew when we showed up
was that a female was found on the ground in the back of the house we're wide open to what really went on even
open to the possibility that this wasn't foul play at all when officers searched
the three-story house they found Amy's purse jacket and broken necklace on the floor not exactly telltale signs of a
crime and a discovery on Amy's balcony made them wonder if this could have been an accident or even suicide on the deck
of the balcony we found a medium size syringe and it was loaded with a yellowish Brown substance yeah it's
heroin when the officers first saw that they thought what was this some kind of drug deal or exactly or maybe she was
using drugs and fell over they they didn't know sir do you know her history of drug use no she's so she do drink it
she didn't even drink she doesn't drink she doesn't even drink she's sober and when I first saw it I said that's not
heroin not heroin but he didn't know what it was but what did you think wasn't that odd very odd very
strange and very strange to investigators says Masterson was that Michael had blood on his shirt and
although he said he was a roommate he didn't have his keys to the house when First Responders arrived they don't know
he's part of the problem part of the solution so you know they're thinking was he in a fight with
her that was not true Michael Herman is telling his story publicly for the first
time about the events on the night of Valentine's Day 2020 and into the early hours of the next day the word nightmare
isn't even big enough word is it no no Amy had gone out with friends and and Michael was in his downstairs bedroom
I'd been mostly nodding on and off I remember what sounded like a plate dropping being woken up by
it thinking it was Amy's cat he says he fell back asleep he later woke up to Amy
returning home and that blood curdling scream he then heard what sounded like Amy being thrown to the floor and later
choked the sound made you feel that there was someone up with her I knew I knew for a fact there was somebody up
there after that I'm trying to listen you don't know for sure what's going on was he acting alone was there more than
one person I just start rushing to look for my phone but Michael says he couldn't find
his phone he then started yelling to scare the Intruder I remember thinking like this is so much worse than any
horror movie I've ever seen you realizing that to save her like you've got to make the decision to leave her it
was such a hard decision decision Michael fled the house to get help but when he got to the front gate
it was locked he climbed over a fence cutting himself on spiked rods frantically he ran to the next door
neighbor's house that neighbor's surveillance camera shows Michael knocking on the door but no one answers
I just kind of panicked you know feeling like a a lot of time had already passed
he then ran into someone on the street and use their phone to call 9911 you guys need to get a a cop here
quick sir the officers are on the way after spending hours at the scene investigators found something in the
light of day that they had missed before a broken window from a French door on the ground floor with blood nearby and
so as soon as we saw that okay this is our point of entry we have a crime here somebody broke into
this house and did this so this was the first piece of evidence that said to you
Mike Herman might be telling you the truth correct correct later at the Hollywood Police
Station Michael told Masterson about the person he believed was responsible told
them she had an ex-boyfriend that she had had a restraining order against um that had expired I don't know his name
but Robert would know his name Robert is Robert klin one of Amy's closest friends friends we first spoke
to Robert in 2020 he told us what he told police they were like do you know do you know who might have you know
could have done this and I was like yeah Gareth Gareth pers house an old boyfriend whom Amy had had a troubled
relationship with when they dated almost 10 years earlier I was like you need to
go find this guy right away masteron then broke the news to Robert and Michael Amy had died at the
hospital she was 38 years old how difficult was it to hear that Amy didn't make it it's still difficult to
hear as investigators work to find Amy's ex-boyfriend they also tried to find Amy's parents Penny and Tom Harwick in
Pennsylvania the Harwick remember getting ready for bed when there was a knock at the door it was the local
police and he said Amy's been murdered it it's it's a blur right now I I don't know how to describe it
just devastated Penny and Tom's life with Amy began when they adopted her as an 11-month-old
baby do you remember the first time you saw your little girl oh absolutely remember remember kind of like a fairy
tale it's like here's this beautiful little girl sitting there she's going to come home with us and and be our
daughter it was wonderful and believe it or not she had a headful of curls and her hair was honey colored by the time
she was four it was so dark around that same time the Harwick adopted their son Chris and she was okay with it for a
couple of weeks and then she said well when is he going back and I said well he's not he's your
brother he's going to be here forever how would you describe your sister Amy was a very interesting uh
character she was into heavy metal into rock music going to concerts and Amy got
her parents in on the action too she turned Penny into metalheads her headers seriously seriously she would
always manage to get either backstage or to meet the performers that's just who she
was After High School Amy met Tommy Decker a drummer from La at a local concert the two began dating long
distance and then she said I want to move out there I want to move out to El in 2001 she headed west she was 20 years
old she needed to find out who she was she needed to do that for herself soon the couple tied the nod but
after a three-year marriage Tommy and Amy divorced it wasn't until 2009 that Amy
would go on to meet carth pous the man police suspected had killed her and whom they were Now searching
for heartbreak for a local neighborhood after a well-known therap IST was killed
at her Hollywood Hills Home people have left flowers here for Amy Harwick and her friends and family
are hoping for justice I was very confident that you know Gareth pers house was our
guy within 13 hours of Amy harwick's death on February 15 2020 police descended on Gareth P House's Beachside
neighborhood to arrest him you could tell he was playing the old what's this about why do you want to
talk who uh oh yeah I know Amy sure yeah he basically was saying I've been at home detectives weren't buying that
story or the explanation P house gave for what appeared to be a fresh black eye he blamed a home renovation I said I
think you better get a contractor if you get a hold of a power tool you're going
to be in real trouble P house was charged with Amy's murder on February 19th 2020 and detectives were
learning about his troubled past beginning not long after he and Amy began dating in 2009 they seemed like a
pretty fun couple and kind of nice to see you know friends get together when we first spoke to Rudy Torres in 2020 he
talked about how the couple met Amy them working as a model and Dancer would often run into Pur house an events
photographer at flashy La parties if you ad meet him you would think he's Charming little
goofy kind of dorky he wasn't a musician like she normally no no and she was trying to break the Habit her house was
also a computer expert and an aspiring comedian here he is one more time for Gareth everybody come on bad news for
the entertainers over there the best day of your career is going to be the days after you die but oddly says Amy's
mother Penny her daughter didn't share much else about him and why do you think that is well maybe she was already
feeling like he wasn't who she thought he was and Penny says her daughter never shared how volatile the two-year
relationship had become she had gone through quite a bit with Gareth there was there was a number of police reports
that were made detectives learned that Amy had called police to report several violent incidents over the years she
said that on multiple occasions Gareth P house had choked suffocated and punched
her with a closed Fist and she even documented her injuries with these photos but Amy's Father Tom says Amy
didn't share just how bad things had gotten she didn't go into details do you think she just wanted to protect the two
of you yes yes after Amy ended the relationship she took steps to protect herself obtaining a restraining order
against P house in 202 but while she was trying to distance herself from him Rudy says P house could
not let her go he always wanted to get a hold of her and I used to tell him that
he should just leave her alone and he wouldn't take no for an answer and then he cut me
off in the years after their breakup Amy told her parent parents that her home was broken into on one occasion
strangely the only things taken were personal photos and on another her computer was wiped clean and did she
think it was Gareth she did oh yes but no way of proving no way of proving anything of course we were worried but
then we also felt like well she's done with him it's over and it was never [Music]
over and Penny says Amy was thriving getting a degree to become a licensed therapist hi this is Dr Amy Harwick
licensed marriage and family therapist Amy posted therapy videos on her social media you can seek therapy to address an
issue like depression anxiety a breakup you can also seek therapy to be a better
you but even as Amy focused on helping others she couldn't quite shake the Shadows from her past she lost a job as
a youth counselor Penny said says after prospective employer was anonymously sent nude photos of her Amy believed P
house was behind it she was really upset about it and then she wasn't sure what she was going to do despite that
obstacle Amy studied for a PhD in human sexuality earning the title doctor she took a special interest in marginalized
groups sex workers and vulnerable women and she doesn't stop she just she bounced right back I wrote a book called
the new sex Bible for women no she didn't stop she would work with these groups of people that she felt were
underrepresented and needed help what was Dr harwick's reputation Dr Amy Harwick had a amazing reputation I had a
lot of mutual friends that had seen her Emily sear is a model whose Grace the cover of Maxim magazine first started
seeing Dr Amy Harwick in 2017 in part to help her overcome anxiety she had around dating and intimacy I felt
that she was relatable well I didn't know just exactly how relatable it was even when she opened up to Amy about an
Abus of exboyfriend who had stalked her Emily says Amy never told her about her own similar
experience and that still is something that I am struggling to process knowing that I was Sting across from her and she
had been through so much that was similar as Amy was helping Emily work through her issues around dating Amy was
Taking a Chance on a new man in her own life Happy Valentine's Day Dre Harry comedian and host of the prices right on
CBS she was obviously really beautiful she was really smart she just wanted to help people especially women we spoke to
Carrie in 2022 said it wasn't long after meeting Amy at a party that he decided she was the one
and I said if this keeps going the way it's going I'm going to marry her and what happened what happened was he ended
up taking her to Paris on New Year's Eve and proposing to her she accepted Drew and Amy shared the news on his show soon
after I'd like to introduce you to my brand new lovely fiance Amy how you doing but instead of spending the rest
of their lives together later that year the couple split up how did she take the
breakup she was devastated I mean she broke it off and I think that's because all Fame was getting in the way that's
because says Penny Amy feared that with the added public attention she was getting while on the arm of a celebrity
she could be putting herself in danger you know who was watching and it made [Music]
worry it hit home a lot after Amy passed in the way that she did how dangerous it really is for women
Emily Sears one of Amy harwick's therapy clients was shaken by the news of her death the reality is we're not safe
nobody is in dealing with some domestic violence cuz this was a bit different because the way Gareth persos acted in
this case was more methodical when Deputy district attorney Victor Ava took on the case he was
particularly troubled by evidence that pers house had broken into Amy's house house hoping to catch her off guard when
she arrived home and that's at the point that we decided to charge not only the murder charge also the special
circumstance of lying in waight these are the crime scene notes AA along with his co-counsel Deputy district attorney
Katherine Mariano reviewed surveillance and body camera video interviews with Amy's family and friends and compiled a
timeline of the events leading up to the murder became very clear to me that his
obsession drove his intent to kill her they believe that pers House's obsession with Amy was ignited when he
saw her at this award show about a month before her murder it was a chance encounter P house working the gig as a
photographer Amy smiling for the cameras enjoying the Limelight but moments earlier off camera Witnesses say an
angry PSE house confronted her Penny harick recalls Amy telling her she hadn't seen him in almost a
decade he called her a and he told her she ruined his life and she just told me how afraid she was because he
was crying and causing a huge scene and she said Mom I went into therapist mood I just
tried to calm him after talking to Gareth for almost an hour Amy left the event very worried
was your reaction Penny when she was telling you this that's when we talked about security and she said she was
going to get pepper spray we decided to start sharing location so I could track where she was her close friend Robert
koslin says that sharing her phone's location was one of the few things Amy felt she could do to feel safe the
restraining order against P house had long expired and because P house hadn't expressly threatened her Robert says she
didn't think going to police would help still he says Amy was very concerned that's when she said look if something
happens to me he did it she actually said that she literally said that she's thinking that he can cause me harm and
the very next day he finds her phone on the internet and starts texting her Gareth sent Amy a series of texts and
later left her a tear-filled voicemail I have so much I need to say please give me a chance to just say it
please please that's when prosecutors say Amy decided to block his number I believe up until that point he was
trying to manipulate his way back into her life at the point that she made the decision to block him that was her
choice and she had that right to do that prosecutors say pel started to plan to kill Amy on Valentine's Day was that
just a random date abs absolutely not I think he wanted to make a statement by killing her on Valentine's
Day on February 14th 2020 Amy went out with a group of friends around 700 p.m. 2 hours later say prosecutors
surveillance cameras from her nextdoor neighbor's property were activated you get those ring cameras that show a
person that looks just like Gareth Pur house with gloves when he first comes into view he covers the camera and when
the camera senses no more motion it shuts off and then he hops over the fence into Amy's yard soon after around
900 p.m. they believe per house broke through that French door and that's consistent with Michael Herman he heard
something breaking upstairs early in the evening and I think he just got into the
house cut himself I don't think he even realized he cut himself leaving that blood police later found nearby DNA
testing would confirm if belonged to P [Music] house and detective Masterson says where
P house went next was revealed by Amy's unmade bed I think he climbed in her bed
he was there waiting for her for quite a while how creepy is that crazy creepy that's where masteron believes
Amy found him 4 hours later when she arrived home a little after 1:00 a.m. she walks into her bedroom and I think
she just froze in shock and fear and the one thing that was on the bed was her phone so I think she actually threw her
phone at him and turned and started to run out of the bedroom and she's screaming and they're fighting and
they're wrestling how hard did Amy fight for her life I think she fought with everything she had yeah had something
that appeared to look like a bite mark on his bicep and Pur house also had that black eye to us it was indicative of Amy
fighting for her life but she was obviously up against a much bigger stronger opponent prosecutors believe
persel started choking Amy and that's when Michael Herman yelled they believe catching P house by surprise and I think
that plan was definitely thwarted by the unbeknownst presence of Michael Herman there I just don't believe that he even
knew that somebody was home in his Panic they believe pers house dropped that syringe police found on the balcony it
was months before lab test revealed what it contained liquid nicotine a toxic poison that if injected into someone it
would kill them why kill her that way I mean with that lethal dose of nicotine people may not know what killed her it
may not be [Music] detected with his original plan interrupted prosecutors believe that P
house carried Amy barely conscious after being strangled to the third story balcony he lifts her right over the rail
and then drops her to kill her Gareth pers house is caught on the neighbor's camera hopping back over the
fence with their suspect and theory of the crime the prosecutors were ready for trial but they were surprised by Gareth
pers House's defense blaming Amy for what happened that night [Music] [Music] in August 2023 more than 3 years after
Amy harwick's death her accused killer Gareth pous went on trial I almost didn't recognize him
right in their opening statements prosecutors Victor Avala and Katherine Mariano told jur why and how they
believe P house ended Amy's life in the early morning of February 15th 2020 Dr Amy arwi was murdered by defendant Garth
pous because he was obsess he strangled her lifted her up over the balcony and dropped her to her
death I just pray that Amy was unconscious when she was when she went over the balcony
Tom and Penny sat through every second of the trial even the most graphic moments I need to know what happened to
my daughter and we wanted to be there for Amy yeah through the whole ordeal but the Harwick were not alone also in
the courtroom a small army of Amy's friends including Rudy Torres this is the last thing I could ever do for
her although fortified by her friends nothing could prepare the Harwick to hear for the first time ever Gareth P
House's explanation about what happened the night Amy died defense attorney Evan franel claims
that running into Amy in January 2020 at that award show had sent P house into quote a deep debilitating depression
unquote and the only way out of it was to talk to Amy on Valentine's Day 2020 only intention that night was to speak
to her what was your reaction to that to put it bluntly they're making up stories cuz they have no
defense and as for that nicotine filled syringe found at the crime scene P House's defense attorney says it wasn't
for Amy he brought it intending to kill himself why didn't he no he was on a mission to kill her he was wearing
gloves when he went there he covered up the cameras what's the purpose of doing all that if you're going to kill
yourself there in front of her in this trial the defense tells the jurors they will hear from an Accident
Reconstructionist who will show that Amy fell on her own defense attorney franel
then shows the jury two images a screenshot of the Reconstruction showing an animated figure hanging from the
balcony and an undated photo of Amy posing on top of a balcony railing you'll see that she had a certain
Comfort level with the balcony Raad beautiful young lady wasn't she she looked glorious what was your reaction
ridiculous I couldn't take it seriously it was just so far-fetched to me she's been strangled she's
debilitated so for her to then walk climb over a 3-foot rail do all that it doesn't seem reasonable it seems
actually unreasonable the defense's opening concludes with this damine admission yes Gareth P house was waiting
in her home he broke into her home had he not been there she wouldn't died that night that is not in dispute he set a
chain of actions into motion that led to her death but the evidence will show that he never
intended on killing over the course of 10 days the prosecution presented its evidence to
prove that Gareth pous did intend to kill Amy Harwick dozens of witnesses testify for the state including
detective masteron now retired Robert kin call Michael her and of course Amy's roommate Michael Herman the man who
heard it all Michael described for the jury how after that incident on the red carpet Amy had been concerned about
those French doors that pers house would later use to break into her home Amy had
met with a handyman I remember uh they were over by the the glass doors and Amy was pointing it out and telling him we
need to secure this prosecutors also play for the jury this tape jail conversation between pers
house and his friends after his arrest I guess I'm officially a bad boy now right
I've always been kind of just a couple of weeks after he's been arrested for murder he's laughing with his friends
you never hear any moment of concern for Amy during that call yeah so it's not great I'm not getting out of here why
was that important I think that's one piece of evidence to show a consciousness of guilt so he knows
what's coming because the evidence shows what he did it proves what he did when it was the defense's turn to present its
cas case and call its expert witness to show how Amy's fall from the balcony was
an accident the defense suddenly rested without calling a single witness didn't that hurt the defense I am sure some
jurors were wondering what happened so I don't think that helps during closing arguments defense attorney Robin
Bernstein L presented a new theory of what happened that night that Amy may have attacked P house
we don't know who initiated the physical confrontation it is just as likely if not likelier she preemptively attacked
Gareth bur house in order to subdue him because she was afraid of him you see that all the time don't you a 115 lb
lady picking a fight with a 230 lb 6'4 man just Preposterous on its face did that make you mad oh took all my
willpower to stay in that seat to keep my mouth shut during the state's closing arguments it's Amy Harwick who has the
last word with prosecutor Marano reading from an email Amy wrote to herself hours
after her January 2020 encounter with P house tonight I felt very scared dck came up behind me and started screaming
I'm pretty nervous that I'm more on his radar now it terrifies me that he's obsessed with me for 9 years thinks
about me every day he's focused on harming me that's the closest we've ever had to
to a victim testifying in their murder I thought it was extremely devastating jur had three choices murder
in the first degree murder in the second or the Lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter when it came time for
deliberation I think we all thought it would be rather quick day one went by nothing I started getting a little
worried and thinking what could they be debating about what do you make of Gareth pers
House's defense see more evidence from the case at 48 hours.com I felt nervous yeah cuz you
never know as jurs met for a second day to decide Gareth P House's Fate The Waiting
for a verdict began to weigh heavily on the prosecution it's incredibly Nery the
weight is the worst part and on Amy harwick's friends and family and and all you hear is just like a symphony of of
anxious bellies just so everybody's nervous but as Court was about to adjourn we were walking out
of the courthouse and Rudy called down and said everybody get up here there's a verdict is it correct that the jury has
a verdict you can have the verdict forms over to the Bay please with the jury and
the above entitled action finding defendant GTH P house guilty of the crime of Murder in the First Degree
Gareth pous guilty of first-degree murder with a special circumstance of line in weight what did you feel at that
moment a huge relief huge Rel leave I I just started crying and I couldn't stop it was like pH finally after all
this time he's going to be held accountable for what he did two months later P house was
sentenced to life in prison without parole he didn't say a word Amy's friend Robert koslin Justice
was rendered and that's good but we shouldn't be here at all this should never have happened to begin with the
hole in our lives remains he's impacted so many people with his actions so many people he devastated our
[Music] family a family that has grown after the verdict Tom gathered Amy's friends the
ones who have stood by them every step of this journey I said you are not our friends you're
family you you really have become our family could you have gotten through this without them no I don't think
[Music] so it's a testament to the amazing life and Community Amy Harwick created she
was really happy she was really happy that she had really gotten her life together man we were all
happy Michael Herman says he still keeps replaying that night she's gone and I'm
still here you want a second chance I'm still trying to save her Michael Herman has a lot of Survivor guilt oh my
goodness he did the exact right thing he made all the right decisions do you feel
your sister got Justice I feel I feel she did Amy's brother Chris we wish that she still could be here to
to continue to help people CU that's what she was all about we lost a friend but so many other
people lost a Healer I think of a me every day because she she helped me so much Emily sear says she's struggling
without Amy's guidance it's just so hard to feel safe when this is the reality of
what happened to her and what happens to so many people Amy's loved ones are hoping to
change that reality after her death a petition was created to rewrite California domestic violence laws
including a statute preventing restraining orders from expiring and our biggest disappointment was it lost all
its impact when Co shut everything down prosecutor Katherine Mariano acknowledges that there are limits to
the legal system by the time it gets to our table we're in a position to act reactively rather than proactively but
as a society I think we can always do better right after the trial Amy's parents
headed home to Pennsylvania the place where they first became a family with their little girl and watched her grow
into the woman admired and now missed by so many what's the hardest part just the the absence
The Quiet One huge void one huge void and I miss our [Music] adventures Adventures remembered when
they visit Amy's grave and I couldn't get a brighter orange I know orange was your favorite
color but this is the closest I could get we're not the same people we were before but we keep trying to be we miss
you Amy every day we think of you anything you wish you had been able to say to her
just to tell her one more time that I love her I know she knew it but I wanted to be able to say it
[Music] [Music] four women at the breaking point we were desperate in fear every day an
investigative reporter comes to the rescue does he become the target this was a very personal attack he is 100%
our hero who killed Jeff gearman 48 hours Saturday on CBS at streaming on Paramount Plus
[Music] James Brown and papa Don't Take No Mess part one this is Casey casel and
Hollywood and American Top 40 a number eight if you grew up in the 70s the 80s or the '90s you knew that voice as
Michael Jackson threatens to take over the top spot Casey KAS was everywhere counting down the hits here's a tune
that reached the top 10 a few weeks ago got as high as number nine and if you're
too young to remember that how about this Casey was the voice of Shaggy from Scooby-Doo here it
comes I love that man so much I would have died for [Music] him Casey and I were married here there
were 500 people here we had our friends and family it was the most incredible day of
my life in 2014 Casey kasm was dying of a Parkinson's likee disease he was about
to leave behind an enormous estate worth between 80 and $100 million his family went to war over that money against each
other Jean killed my father and when you say killed do you mean murder what she did led to his death that's a lie it's a
flat out lie g g it he was perhaps the most famous person ever known for counting backwards radio
Legend Casey kasm died today at the age of 82 I ran back in the room and I picked
him up in my arms and I held him so tight and I said I have never loved anybody like I have loved you she
isolated him and tortured him my dad was left to die in a facility they chemically restrained him
they removed his hydration his nutrition and all proactive Medical Care not one decision was made by me my dad
was dying and and I looked at her and I said dad's not going to be here for very
long you should get to the hospital and she said she oh she wouldn't talk to me that's what she did
[Music] always if you were going to countd down the American Top 40 family feuds this
battle would be number one in the honor of King David I am I to you what person in their right mind throws frozen meat
at you screaming Biblical verses to the dogs to the dogs there are always rabid dogs it's so crazy and so weird your
court ordered to be here today they lie they cheat abuse is Abus and they think that they can get away with it why does
she hate us so much shame on these children shame we have been stalked tracked bullied it's not none of what
she says is ever true so they killed my husband they killed their father [Music]
n [Music] [Music] [Music] and there you are I'm Casey qu till then keep your feet in the ground and keep
reaching for the [Music] Stars his family says cas's wife Jean illegally moved him from a facility
where the 82-year-old was receiving treatment he's very ill he shouldn't be moved there's never been a Hollywood
drama quite like the family feud between the second wife of Casey kasm I am the owner of the house and his children she
unplugged my dad from his feeding tube involving inry money and ultimately his death it was May 7th 2014 and you could
say the mystery started right here and imagine this it was 2:30 in the [Music] morning that move that night was to get
him out of the drama and to keep him safe and secure we had had enough jeie kasm Casey's wife of 34
years says she was convinced her husband's life was in danger Jean KAS told her story of Casey
kum's drama for the first time to 48 hours what were you thinking Genie I was thinking that it was time to protect my
husband the legendary radio host who suffers from dementia was checked out of an assisted living facility by his wife
It's a drama that really started all the way back in 1979 when Casey then a divorced father
of three met jeie Thompson she was a secretary at his agent's office Casey fell for her they were married exactly
one year later at one of LA's most luxurious hotels so where are we right now well
right now we're Where it All Began which is where Casey and I got married there were about 500 people
here it was an amazing day the Reverend Jesse Jackson married the couple it was a dream come true
spectacular jeie Thompson was 22 years younger than Casey she grew up listening to him I'm Casey kasm now we're up to
our longdistance dedication I was growing up on Guam at the time and we only had Armed Forces Radio over there
and I heard uh this DJ come on and he announced this record and I went oh my God who is this guy and he went I'm gazy
Kay we're going to miss the bus keep your pants on so will only take 5 minutes she is a former actress best
known for her role on Cheers she's uh got away with colors and a flare for design and the happy couple
eventually moved into this mansion in one of the chicest LA neighborhoods belir just a hop away from the famous
Playboy Mansion Welcome to the the cas house back then kasm was on top of the world a
Mr countdown himself Casey KAS Casey Come on number seven is a favorite of anyone who's ever been in love here it
is and that voice that voice he didn't think it was so good really he said I'm just the guy next door hardly he had
launched American Top 40 this is Casey Cas and we'd like to welcome you to American Top 40 heard on more than 1,000
in radio stations around the world he made hundreds of voiceovers scoobydoo where are you and that
signature voice of Scooby-Doo's pal Shaggy this night stick should do it Casey was much more than a voice to his
three kids from his first marriage Carrie Mike and Julie he was their loving father my father imparted so much wisdom
on all of us when we were children education education education Julie KAS became a physician's
assistant my dad imparted us to be humble to treat people with kindness to love those around you so this is the
studios and my father still has a studio here it's changed a little bit his oldest daughter Carrie kasm helped out
on his radio show this is where he did American Top 40 and American top 20 he would sit here
and he'd always have his water and his apple and rock candy for his voice he had into
modeling acting it's time for and broadcasting radio personality and television host Carrie Cas his son Mike
has a radio show in Singapore a song from one of America's top 10 albs and here they are Casey's children claim
everything changed once their father and Genie became engaged was there an estrangement there was basically they
were upset with their father and angry with their father because he married me and they were angry with me because I
married their father Casey and jeie would have their own daughter Liberty and as his success
grew they lived a full life Casey and jinny threw themselves into philanthropy you really it really is important to
give something back and to help repair the world because that's got to be my legacy I know everything from
environmental issues to animal rights to Progressive politics we believed in a lot of
Charity in 2007 at the age of 75 Casey kasm was diagnosed with a Parkinson's likee disease called Louis body dementia
it slows them down they can either either get rigid or shaking it may uh sometimes affect their
speech in 2009 he gave up his beloved radio show and signed off for the last time now one more time keep your feet on
the ground and keep reaching for the Stars Casey would have no Financial worries with an estate valued between
$80 and $100 million but around that time Genie claims his children became focused on one
thing it was all about the money we became the bank of casm the personal ATM machine around 2012 according to Genie
Casey was fed up and cut them off financially jeie says the kids were Furious but instead of getting mad Genie
claims Carrie and the others did something almost unimaginable I believe that Carrie kasm did kill my
husband that it was a long-term premeditated plan and he's gone it's just lie after lie after lie without any
evidence hear more about Casey from Jean Carrie and Julie on Facebook at 48 hours
[Music] [Music] the children of legendary DJ Casey kasm are demanding to know where is
Cas those adult children had put Targets on our backs do you believe that your husband Casey KAS feared his children
yes and feared that they could do what what they did which was kill him that's ridiculous that's
just that's ridiculous there's no more evil in this world than Jean Thompson KAS let me show you something Jean says
the alleged plot started In This Very Room behind me on a lonely stretch of Hollywood Boulevard back in 2007 she
says that Casey children lured their disoriented father from his belir Mansion to this very store to sign a
very important document he was taken to a UPS store and he was asked to sign his life
away while he was on medications he had sutures in his head he did not have his glasses on and he
was out of it uh does that mean the UPS Store this video shot by car shows Casey
filling out a document that would give his children and not Genie the authority to be in charge of his future healthc
care it's video that Genie claims shows that Casey is obviously impaired that's Casey's daughter Julie 5419 sweet C you
know what I mean put the address and this is the document Casey signed laying the groundwork genie claims that would
lead to medical decisions that would kill Casey starting in 2013 as Casey's Health
declined there were legal squabbles Genie was trying to control when and where people could see Casey including
his own children I was in tears I was speechless I called my sister balling and I said I just want to
see Dad and she won't let me jeie also says she and her daughter Liberty became targets of a harassment campaign were
you living in fear pretty much were you ever personally threatened by someone it
was a phone call that came in I believe it was um early in the morning and it there was a loud bang on the phone and I
I held my ear I said oh my God it sounds what is that and then I heard it again and I recognized it as a
gunshot and did you report this to the police reported it to our lawyer reported a lot of the incidences to the
police Genie alleges someone smashed her front gate her mail was stolen and more
I believe that there's another surveillance van there he is right there there he is
go it was around this time that Genie claims Casey's children asked police and Adult Protective Services to check up on
Casey they were called by Carrie Julie whomever Los Angeles police found no evidence of abuse or
neglect cheni claims that the harassment continued she points to this demonstration right outside her home
Carrie and some supporters were demanding to see Casey after 3 months of no communication we finally said enough
enough finally here at a rehab facility in Santa Monica the mysterious last days
of Casey cas's life took a dramatic turn Casey was very sick he'd been in and out
of hospitals for months and there had been endless legal fights mostly over visitation I was thinking that it was
time to protect my husband and leave the drama for all of us behind jeie says she was keeping Casey
at the rehab Center under a fake name but somehow his adult children found out then a few days later on May 6th
jeie says Carrie and Julie gained access into the facility and even got into Casey's room she says she was terrified
and Furious it was about the money Casey no longer was of any use to them it was all
about the money it turns out that the adult children's power of attorney for medical decisions
had never taken effect Carrie and Julie decided they needed to go to court to try to get custody of their dad we had
not seen him since February now this is May but jean was having none of it the day she found out they were headed to
court she made a dramatic move at 2:30 in the morning doctors say Genie ordered Casey's surgically implanted nutrition
tube and IV disconnected and checked him out of the rehab facility the doctor in
charge of Casey's care later wrote The Following letter to police quote she was informed of the risks of doing so and
was told she was placing Mr casm in great bodily harm or possible demise he's saying that you could have killed
him that is not true Casey was loaded in into a black SUV and disappeared into the
darkness you know he's ill cas's daughter doesn't know where he is Dad once told me don't ever go up against
Jean you don't know what she's capable of [Music] [Music] the children of legendary DJ Casey kasm
are demanding to know where it was May 2014 when Casey kasm vanished this is Casey casm on American Top 40 in
Hollywood that iconic voice in the world was nowhere to be heard and his case was
making big news Casey cas's children have been saying that their stepmother has been her nobody knew where my dad
was nobody didn't understand I don't want to speak specifically his children went on
National Television we want him back he knows that we're his children and pleading directly to jeie KAS we've told
Jean take it all take everything keep it just give us our dad back they were not
only outraged that Genie had taken their father but about how she had done it Jean cas pulled my dad out at 2:30 in
the morning out of a Convalescent Center unhooked his GBE unhooked his [Music] IV he was supposed to be transported
with an ambulance on a certain kind of mattress no she threw him in the back of an SUV that she didn't even get into
herself with no pain meds no food no water no nothing [Music] and we were devastated we knew this was
the beginning of the end but there would be no end to the Family Feud that had begun years earlier in that UPS
Store Carrie and Julie insist they didn't trick their dad into signing that document the one they hoped gave them
control over his medical care Jean claims that Casey has no memory of ever signing that document watch the tape put
the address put UPS Store you'll see my dad knew what he was doing knew what he was signing 5419 now estate planning is
normally done in a lawyer's office you're at a UPS Store he was terrified that Jean would find out let me give you
Jean's interpretation of what she told me and this is you yep and this is your father yes now there's a circle here
because he supposedly had had a medical procedure and had sutures in his head is
that true to my knowledge that is falsified information in my opinion Jean kasum is a liar
100% pathological liar 48 Hours has confirmed that casy had a procedure but it was a minor one 10 days before the
signing he had a small hair transplant just like that story just about everything both sides told us is
in dispute remember ever since Casey married Genie the relationship between the children from Casey's first marriage
and their stepmother has been toxic for example take the arguments over money the only thing she ever
wanted from my dad is money that's it they live understand she says the same thing to me about you but I work listens
to the actual I'm very proud of who I am I'm very proud of how hard I've worked I've been on air for 21
years you know working multiple jobs sometimes to pay the bills I own my own home my dad didn't buy that for me the
feud intensified after Casey's Health deteriorated she had a plan to move him out the house and cut us all off
starting in 2012 is when I felt that the isolation began I'm told by my sister hey I can't
get a hold of Dad I can't get a hold of that my father was isolated and we were not allowed to see him anymore
remember that demonstration outside Casey's house that day jeie even called the cops
my dad's very ill and he loves us do you know why she's not allowing you guys to
see there's many reasons but none of them are true the whole drama climaxed in miday
2014 that's when jeie disappeared into the night with Casey desperate to find her dad Carrie made this emotional
appeal on TV if you've seen anything please call the police please days after that the battlefield in the war of the
quams shifted to Las Vegas that's where a private eye working for Carrie discovered the
couple jeie had taken Casey to a posh Resort there but not for long next she put him on a charter
flight that private jet carrying a frail Casey casm flew Northwest from Vegas Landing
in Seattle he was brought to a place not far from where I'm standing right now 1100 miles from his hospital bed in
Santa [Music] Monica and you wanted to get away from the madness in Los Angeles we were being photographed and followed
to supermarkets and tortured just tortured Casey ended up in a place called Silverdale a small town in
western Washington for the first time since those final days we brought jeie back hi it's so good to see you
how are you better now that I see you yes Shasta bleheim grew up with Genie and they both hoped Casey would spend
some quiet peaceful days in her parents' home can you show me the bedroom where he was is yes
absolutely this is where Casey was um his hospital bed was here very comfortable my mother has a lot of
Snoopy she's an Abid Snoopy collector so Casey was in in his hospital bed with all these snoopies around him
here and we had all of his medical supplies some were here some were in another room was he in pain no no he was
not in any pain in this house ever acting on a tip Washington Adult Protective Service and Kitsap County
sheriff's deputies came by to check on Casey Mr case and his wife are here visiting we did check on his welfare he
seems to be doing fine he was upright he could communicate but Casey's stay here was
about to come to an end Carrie won a new court order she was coming from LA to get Casey and take him to a hospital and
things were about to get weird in the honor of King David very weird to the dogs to the dogs
[Music] [Music] in late May 2014 Casey kasm was counting down his days in Silverdale Washington
in this home tended to by a doctor his family and close friends he was content he was
very happy he smiled shook our hands it was just it it was nice Shasta bleheim a
nurse's assistant has known Casey since 1980 she helped care for him was he still able to converse answer questions
yes he would speak it was a whisper kind of a a sound when he talked he wasn't grimacing in any
pain on June 1st 2014 when Carrie kasm armed with a court order came to pick up her father and take him to the hospital
Genie was waiting Carrie arrives as usual with media in to her attorney we pull up and
then fire trucks show up another ambulance shows up because Jean has caused a fit as seen in this broadcast on NBC
News I saw jerryatric Harley David and writers that were forming a line to not let me in it's so crazy and so weird
that line of bikers was led by shasta's Brother Casey started yelling I don't want to go I don't want to leave no no
no he was frightened his eyes were big he didn't want to leave no he didn't want to leave acting on that court order
EMTs removed Casey so show me where they took him down this hallway here headed for the door he headed out and what was
out here out in the street the ambulance was there there were a couple of ambulance terrified jeie called her
lawyer I dropped the phone and I turned around to look for something and there was meat in the kitchen and I it was
frozen hamburger I grabbed the meat and I came out here and then um I started walking this way with the meat in my
hand then she took aim I am I am meat to you to the dog Jean throws a piece of frozen meat at me screaming
nonsense piece of meat to you why meat though why grab meat to me they were treating my husband an American treasure
casy casm like a piece of meat insane crazy you saw the real Jean Thompson KAS so if I may ask you are you
crazy no I'm not to the dog to the Carrie dodged the meat attack then jumped in the ambulance with her dad and
sped away to a local hospital where a doctor was standing by the first thing he said to me right when I got him in
the hospital your dad may not live very long I'm just going to let you know when Casey arrived here at St
Anthony's hospital his diagnosis was Grim he had according to hospital records a urinary tract infection and a
stage three ulcer of his back that's an open wound going almost to the Bone within days doctors would also diagnose
septic shock respiratory failure a lung infection and a host of other ailments the change was so drastic it
was maddening he was extremely thin his face was sunken in Shasta says Casey who was taken out of the house that day
was nowhere near death oh no no Heavens no not at all the next day Genie tried to get
Casey out of the hospital on June 2nd we had an emergency court hearing and the judge ordered that
he could return home once his personal physician spoke with the attending physician at the hospital
hospital just before 10: that night Jee arrived here at the hospital along with Shasta and her attorney they claimed
that the physician treating Casey had told them to come and pick him up and he said his overnight observation
has concluded and he's discharged but when she arrived the doctor wouldn't release
him saying Casey was in pain he wasn't in any pain they wanted him to be in pain Genie
refused to leave without Casey she started screaming they had to call the police to get her out of the facility
and 3 days later we had three doctors come in and say this is feudal your father's dying
his organs are shutting down he can no longer digest food Carrie and her siblings now faced a wrenching decision
they say they followed a doctor's recommendation to stop Casey's hydration and nutrition I couldn't hear it I got upset
I said isn't there something we can do what if we try this what if we try that because I was the fighter I wasn't going
to let him go on June 6th the casm children alerted Genie Julie called my lawyer and said to
my lawyer that we're losing him she should come to the hospital right away Genie
and Liberty rushed to the hospital but claim they were only permitted to see Casey for a few
minutes we were given 5 minutes to say goodbye to a man that I was married to for 34 and a half years he looked at me
and he was scared to death I went to the bed I held his hand he grabbed my arm did Casey say anything to you his said
that he loved me and I told him that I loved him jeie was desperate to get Casey's
life support restored my first and foremost thing was to save my husband's life every second
counted she flew back to California hoping to get the court to order it over the next few days there would be
several motions filed the doctors said unfortunately there is nothing more we can do to keep your father
alive that was the hardest thing to hear that's our [Music] dad on June 15th 2014 Casey casm the
Beloved Radio icon passed away he was 82 we were all surrounding him on the bed with our hands on him every single
one of us was touching him as he took his last breath we were all there all of us and
who was missing his wife and Liberty it was 100% their choice not to be there this court order says you can visit him
at any time no one can stop you and what Carrie is saying is that you chose not to see Casey anymore in the hospital
that's not true that is not true at all we were afraid to go to the hospital in death the war of the casum grew even
more Fierce he did not die of natural causes they planned it and they killed him Jean killed my father whether it was
preed meditated or whether it was just by her careless actions if someone killed your father
wouldn't you want [Music] Justice in June 2014 Casey cas's death was felt across the globe and there was
one guy on the radio I used to listen to all the time who passed away today and so we want to dedicate this son to Casey
Cas and travel safely my angel and travel he would Casey's body was taken from Silverdale to Seatac
Airport where it was flown to Montreal and why Montreal he was there for a time because his burial was being
obstructed Casey's body remained in Canada on ice for weeks as his widow Genie had full control over his
burial Casey and I had spoken about this about where he would like to be buried and it was in
Israel but Casey's children thought that was crazy my dad's as American as apple
pie he lived in Los Angeles for 58 years he wanted to be buried in Los Angeles Casey's body took flight again this time
to of all places [Music] Norway where Genie orchestrated a burial Fit For A King only she and Liberty were
at Casey's grave site but they did bring their own camera crew why Norway of all
places there are concrete reason for that but because I'm in litigation I can't share that with
you my dad's never been to Norway she's not Norwegian what is going on here when you
tell so many lies you get caught up in them after Casey's death the battle between the casam went nuclear both
sides in this epic Family Feud sued the other for wrongful death what she did to
my dad was Elder abuse straight and simple that trip is what cost my dad his life he could have had two or three more
years she took him from us you want to call it murder you want to say she killed
him he's dead because of her Casey's children accused jeie of a pattern of neglect where she secretly
moved Casey from one Care Center to the next and she used the hospitals and the facil ities as a babysitter so she
didn't have to take care of him I say that that's a flat out lie I was there I was in touch with the
doctors Jean kasum accuses the children of hastening his death by pulling the plug on
Casey they chemically restrained him they removed his hydration his nutrition and all proactive medical care
it was was the equivalent of leaving Casey kasum in the desert to die I really really don't feel well it's been
a NeverEnding drama even when car's lawyers finally deposed Jean court ordered to be here
today She fainted blaming the episode on medication and besides accusing each other of killing Casey there's that
Battle Royale over his for Fortune as seen in this 2017 Inside Edition video The Mansion has become the
latest battlegr the house hasn't been taken care of the taxes aren't paid uh they've destroyed everything they've
killed everything there's no electricity on there's no running water at the request of Casey's children a courta
appointed trustee attempted to remove and store some of Casey's memorabilia how's it feel to go through
Casey cas's belong after he was murdered meanwhile the fight over Casey's assets lawyers say
could take years today you are fighting for damages and access to your father's I am fighting for justice that is what
I'm fighting for my father's wife Jean Thompson KAS didn't want us at the house wouldn't
pass phone calls along in 2014 Carrie started a foundation to help pass legislation to protect the visitation
rights of children doing everything I possibly could to see my dad and the law didn't help me in in California to date
12 states have passed a visitation Bill including California it passed a year after he died but I kept fighting till I
won despite car's claims of elder abuse and negligence the Los Angeles District Attorney declined to prosecute Genie
kasm citing insufficient evidence the police and the da won't do a damn thing that is why we're fighting Take the
Money Take It All I want her in jail in November 2018 Washington's Gig Harbor police department concluded an
investigation into Casey's death they found his older children were authorized to make medical decisions on his behalf
and there was no evidence of homicide while the legal Wheels grind ahead this American icon with his own star on
Hollywood Boulevard is buried in an unmarked grave in Oslo Norway I'm going to bring my father back
to the United States of America where he belongs I'm Casey KAS and just as Casey
cas's legendary voice is certain to carry on till then keep your feet in the ground and keep reaching for the
Stars his family is determined to keep fighting I'm not going to quit I'm the daughter of a
marine my father is right here with me right now and every single day of my life she can never take him away from me
again [Music] learn more about the life of Casey kasm from his close friends at 48
hours.com Natalie Wood was one of the biggest film stars imaginable her death more than 30 years ago still in mystery
the case reopened do you believe Natalie would was murdered it's suspicious enough to make us think that something
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Brief Summary

The episode details Gianni Versace's murder and Andrew Cunanan's manhunt, exploring motives and the investigation's challenges.

Key points

A Targeted Attack. Investigators reveal that Versace was specifically targeted in a calculated assassination.
The Manhunt Begins. Police launch a nationwide manhunt for Andrew Cunanan, the prime suspect in Versace's murder.
The Manhunt for Andrew Kunanan. Andrew Kunanan, a spree killer, evaded capture for months, leaving a trail of terror.
The Death of Johnny Versace. Versace's murder marked a tragic end to a high-profile manhunt for Kunanan.
The Tragic Loss of Amy Harwick. Amy Harwick's murder shocked her community and raised questions about her past relationships.
Amy's Troubled Relationship. Amy Harwick's relationship with Gareth P. House turned violent, leading to police reports.

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