Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack - Season 5, Episode 3 - Full Episode | Forensic Files

this program is about unsolved mysteries whenever possible the actual family members and police officials have
participated in recreating the events what you were about to see is not a news broadcast September 1989 Seattle
Washington one of the largest fires in the city's history erupts at a lumber warehouse authorities soon attribute the
blaze to an elusive master arsonist whose reign of destruction resulted in millions of dollars in damage left at
least two firefighters dead six decades ago senator Huey Long of Louisiana is one of the most powerful politicians in
America a man many believed was destined to be President but in 1935 lon was felled by an assassin's bullet now some
researchers believe it the man thought to be Long's killer was in fact innocent and that this may have been the first
political assassination in America where the truth was concealed by a cover-up in
1947 girl was found badly beaten and abandoned in a field in weed California today that little girl is a successful
businessman who is still searching for a long-lost brother who she met only once
45 years ago jointly for these fascinating stories perhaps you may be able help solve a mystery
[Music] September 9th 1989 Seattle Washington just after 10 p.m. 20 engine companies responded to a four
alarm blaze at the vacant Blackstock lumber warehouse well the first company arrived the blaze appeared to be
controllable isolated one wing of the building in a matter of minutes however it would become one of the largest fires
in Seattle history Matt Johnson and Bill Meredith were two of the first firefighters to get inside
we decided to explore what appeared to be a second-story mezzanine type of area while I was up there there is a
tremendous release of heat from somewhere the roof had exploded into a 5,000 degree wall of flame well now
they're two stories below the infernal Meredith and Johnson were overwhelmed by a burst of radiant heat so strong they
were in danger of being baked alive the lack of oxygen and tremendous heat left Matt Johnson unable to move bill
Meredith went for help and became disoriented himself I've been happy for that experience that I've had my ears
blistered but this was something else it was like being x-rated with heat it was
absolutely stunning bill man was somehow survived despite the fact that his body
temperature had climbed to a point which normally means certain death the next day his partner Matt Johnson
will be found dead in the road he was 32 years old married and the father of a 15 month old son at first
police suspected that the fire had been started accidentally by a vagrant trying
to keep warm but the burned-out warehouse had a different look to one veteran investigator with the Seattle
Fire Department - Dennis Fowler that carry the distinctive signature of an elusive
criminal he'd been tracking for years a criminal who may be the world's most sophisticated and deadly arsonist on a
scale of one to ten he's a 10 as far as his skills and his abilities go to bring
a building down you can't put them out and the reason you can't is because they generate so much heat and energy that a
hose water that simply cannot overcome it Fowler first encountered the work of the
arsonist in 1984 and Seattle's 40,000 square foot carpet exchange warehouse burned to the ground in an astounding 19
minutes flat the heat was so intense that it literally boiled concrete and vaporized steel beams the firefighters
themselves said it was hotter than they had ever experienced before and this guys were in state-of-the-art
firefighting a protective clothing and and they're still outside and they've got hose lines and they can't get in
here that they can't get near the fire after the Blackstock lumber fire the Seattle Fire Department took the unusual
step of investigating on a national scale they analyzed dozens of fires across the
United States and Canada and found at least 20 which bore the hallmark of a person some call the king of arsonists
the Seattle Fire Department now believed they were dealing with the most sophisticated arsonist in the history of
the United States for fire fighters it was our worst nightmare come true the blazes set by this arsonist defied logic
burning hotter and faster because of the oxygen and the water from the fire hoses
in essence these arson fires were death traps one factor above all others made the
arsonist extremely difficult to track he used a fuel of unknown origin an accelerant which left behind absolutely
no residue burn thousands of square feet as little a time as three minutes generated temperatures which topped up
between five and seven thousand degrees three times hotter than a normal fire here you can see some silicates which
have boiled up out of the concrete from the high temperatures that we have with the thermite as the data developed it
began to narrow the field as to what type of accelerators might be and actually what could be happening inside
these structural systems and it was it was something that had never been tested before and so we went through a series
of tests involving various types of exothermic fuels high-temperature fuels that had never been burned in in
building tests on March 25th 1990 after a year of intensive research the Seattle
Fire Department set a test fire an empty shopping center in Puyallup a Seattle suburb the entire complex was destroyed
finis the queue up test fire allowed us to narrow the field of potential accelerants down tremendously although
it did not exactly duplicate what the arsonist is able to do it reproduced close enough for us to know that this
was the type of fuel that the artist is using and this is what we were looking for the fuel which is Seattle Fire
Department is kept top secret was an oddball mixture of several common ingredients all readily available but
only someone with highly specialized knowledge would know how to put those ingredients together the ceiling heights
and those rafters he knows the fuel is important its credit and how much he needs to use to
take a building down over all square footage he may not be an engineer but he certainly knows a lot about building
construction this person probably has no contact at all with the people who are going to burn the building or who
actually are going to you know have the building burned once the fuel is delivered anybody can light it
the only one of the arsonists fires to generate eyewitnesses was one of the largest Blackstock lumber fire in
Seattle I read about the Blackstock lumber fire in the paper and I realized that I had been in the vicinity of the
fire approximately 15 to 20 minutes before the alarm was called in I was driving along the road Blackstock
lumberyard is located on I noticed a vehicle probably a 1970s vintage early 80s Mercedes coming out of a parking lot and
it just seemed out of place at the time and out of character for the neighborhood it's that area is a
industrial area and at that time of night everything is closed down another eyewitness said she saw a
suspicious-looking man after the Blackstock fire was already in progress he paid absolutely no attention to this
fire basically just going about his business and she found that to be unbelievable
it would appear that the fellow was possibly somebody who that actually ignited the fire waited for a crowd
together so they could blend in and make a casual exit from the area under hypnosis the eyewitnesses described two
very different men neither one is considered a suspect but authorities would like to question them both the man
driving the Mercedes was between 35 and 45 years old with blob possibly graying hair and fair skin he had a mustache and
beard and a receding hairline the man seen leaving the fire was well dressed six feet tall in his early or mid 30s he
had an athletic build a dark complexion and well-groomed dark hair there hasn't been a single one of these fires where
we haven't had a large number of firefighters who have suffered anything from minor injuries to to extensive
injuries no very serious injuries and in one of the Seattle fires we we had a firefighter who died that's a murder and
that's why it's important to me to date the arson fires have claimed the lives of at least two firefighters while a
search continues for the arsonist himself authorities are analyzing insurance files from suspicious fires
across the nation [Music] when we return nearly 60 years after the death of Senator Huey Long his murder
remains a subject of controversy [Music] President John F Kennedy the Reverend Martin Luther King jr. and Senator
Robert Kennedy political assassinations that changed the course of recent history however an entire generation may
not be aware that three decades earlier another assassination rocked this country to his foundations a man who was
killed was named Huey Peirce long senator from the state of Louisiana and a man who might very well have become
president to many he was a spirited visionary but to others Huey Long was a dangerous
radical will not destroy the profitsystem will not destroy the capitalistic system we won't destroy the
Constitution of the United States we won't destroy the Declaration of Independence on the contrary we'll make
seeds that's the rates of Independence read in the words that was rich man instead of having an imperfect
Huy long known as the kingfish came to prominence of 1920s his down-home style contrasted sharply with a brilliant
legal mind he completed just one year of law school yet by the age of 29 he had already argued two cases successfully
before the United States Supreme Court when he was 34 long was elected governor of Louisiana he was swept into office
thanks in part to his philosophy of redistributing American wealth no man must be allowed to have too much no man
must be allowed to have to live unless you limit the size of the big it necessarily means that the small people
must become more and more impoverished as time goes on at the age of 37 Huey Long was elected to the US Senate he was
clearly a national figure and there was serious talk of a run for president in 1936 the very thought of Huey Long in
the White House prompted opposition groups in Louisiana to arm themselves hoping to shatter Long's power base in
his home state to the rich and powerful long was a devil incarnate and many believed Huey Long was better dead than
president in fact a viewer convinced it was the only way to stop him I was elected Railroad Commissioner of
Louisiana in 1918 and they tried to impeach them in 1920 when they failed impeachment 1920 then died him in 1921
and I when I wiggled through that I managed to become governor in 1928 and they impeached me in 1929 Huey Long we
had a great compassion for a lot of people but that compassion did not extend to people who crossed him once
you crossed Huey Long you had an enemy for life people lost jobs they lost businesses they lost lands they lost
everything because of the vindictiveness of you along Judge Henry papi of st. Landry Parish
was one of the many elected officials long targeted for political destruction by contrast javis 29 year old son-in-law
dr. Carl Austin Weiss was known to be a political but it was dr. Weiss a respected Baton Rouge physician whose
name was to become inextricably linked to Huey Long's on September 8 1935 the two men would meet for the first and
only time it was a meeting that would change history four days earlier Huey Long had returned to Louisiana from
Washington DC for a special state legislative session despite the threats against his life
senator along strode boldly between the Statehouse chamber and governor Oscar Allen's office or history records at dr.
Carl Austin Weiss lay in wait [Music] [Applause] [Music] dr. Carl Austin Weiss was killed
instantly shot more than 60 times by Long's bodyguards his 32 caliber pistol was found beside him Huey Long died 30
hours later he was just 42 years old [Music] Long's funeral drew 100,000 mourners
most of them working people no one could believe that a force of nature like the
senator had been forever silenced five days after Huey Long's funeral an inquest seemed to establish dr. Carl
Austin Weiss as the assassin some speculated that his motive was to stop Huey Long from sabotaging the political
career Weiss's father-in-law Judge Henry papi Weiss his own family in a state of
shock had no choice but to accept the verdict however today strong evidence has been amassed which indicates that ue
long may have been killed accidentally and that dr. Weiss may have been innocent on the day Huey Long was shot
my wife's family gathered as usual for Sunday dinner at the home of Carl's father and Baton Rouge Louisiana
and how was your father the judge he's fine too in 1933 Carl Weiss had married Henry Parvez daughter Yvonne at the
special legislative session then in progress Huey Long was trying to gerrymander Judge Bobby's judicial
district out of existence taking people's jobs away their livelihoods away and it's coming right in your
family how can you not be upset poppy you just don't understand long is cut from a different breed according to
those present it was Karl Weiss's father who was reading against huge ironically
dr. Weiss himself minimized Long's actions and tried to calm his father down good morning in church we've got a
delightful dinner here let's not let this destroy it you're right about that son before the day was over dr. Weiss
would be dead and his name vilified he left behind his wife and a son Carl Austin Weiss Jr who was granted unsolved
mysteries a rare interview naturally most of what I know of my father is very secondhand but understandably it's been
one of my major life interests naturally there's been a lot of interest folk stun the minute-by-minute detail of my
father's day where he went what he did etc he spent the afternoon at home and then he left to visit the home of a man
named Morgan who was a patient of his and I believe my father made a phone call from the Morgan home to make plans
for the morning surgery thereafter he left and for reasons that I don't believe we'll ever know he didn't go
directly home but stopped and the rest is as they say history at the state capital that evening the career of
Yvonne Rice's father Judge Henry Poli hung in the balance House bill number one the redistricting plan was Huey
Long's top priority how much long time off to wait for House bill number one to pass we just got started I am tired of
Henry Pape is sitting on that judges bench I thought y'all was gonna get him out tonight we just started working on
this last night you got resistance y'all you get resistance every bill you passed
I didn't no excuse no more we just got to take our time time you're pushing too hard
I built this building faster than you boys I'm passing this bill now what's the deal here Huey I don't think you
understand look we got a state constitution that tells us how to run things tell you some about this big
Constitution I am the state constitution you understand me now do you have the votes to pass this bill or not no other
well then get back down on the floor with your little Constitution never mind I'll go back out at 9:00 p.m. the
special session was still going strong Huey Long trot is familiar territory oblivious to the arrival of dr. Weiss
some people believe Carl Weiss went to the Capitol not to shoot Huey Long but to plead his father-in-law's case Carl
Weiss took his position outside of the governor's office he was not hidden outside of the governor's office he was
in plain view because it was approached by other people who knew him who saw him
there approached him shook hands with him talked with him [Applause] three times Weiss would approach Huey
long that night and three times he would be brushed aside [Music] on another pass Weiss was a little bit
more urgent and he told long that he really had to talk with him and long once again said he didn't have the time
to talk to Weiss history records the rest in some blue haze really but we're uncertain as to what happened but that
is well how the scene was set for this particular moment at 9:20 p.m. dr. Weiss would approach Huey Long for the third
and final time revisionist historians were convinced that Carl Weiss did not kill Huey Long believe it happened like
this [Music] all right they go first thing in the morning and this is the last time I'm
doing your job for you you understand me mr. Vaughn I've got the tire you leave me alone you little pissant
[Music] [Music] huyn was taken to a nearby hospital despite his wounds the kingfish remained
very much in charge Hughie long had been briefed as to who the man was who was there who they
claimed had shot him he had been given a lot of information somebody had to come
up with a story as to exactly what happened there and Huey Long felt and he was the man to do it matter what happens
in here you keep your mouth shut about the capital you hear me I'll do all the talking about that okay all right and
you tell him of the boys I said to shut the hell up I'll do the talking about that all right
Huey Long was shot around 9:20 he was operated on sometime around 11 o'clock they went inside found out that the
colon had been punctured in two places that was a transverse colon that runs across the the body they sutured the
colon in both places they're cleaned of the spillage they sewed up Huey Long and
then pronounced him cured not really understanding what the consequences were but that was to dawn on them later on
too late it was discovered that the surgeons had overlooked a serious wound to the senator's kidney a day and a half
later on September 10th 1935 Huey Long passed into history [Music] it was the end of an era
life in Louisiana and possibly in the United States would never be the same again
Huey Long to kingfish was gone at the official inquest eight days later dr. Carl Austin Weiss was named as Long's
assassin however some made unconvinced most assassins leave a paper trail they leave some hint as to what they did and
why they did it there was nothing like this Carl Weiss was not a man who was preparing to shoot anybody and at that
dinner at noontime on September the 8th he was a model of propriety and really he was in complete control of himself
Carl Weiss was a father of a three-month-old son he was making provisions for the future he spent a
very normal Sunday and there was nothing to Incline anybody to believe that he had this on his mind I think was
altogether incomprehensible that he could have been the perpetrator of this crime no one disputes that Carl Weiss
owned a gun a 32 caliber pistol which he kept in the glove compartment of his car
however Eadie Reid believes that he has uncovered evidence that Huey Long was not shot by Carl Weiss his gun the
discrepancies can be traced back to the operating room here the official version
makes no mention of bullet being the tree from Long's body but ed Reid has heard a conflicting story from a
relative of one of the surgeons present all right got a bullet here he looks like about a 38 caliber when you say dr.
Loring yes I would all right during the operation there was a 38 caliber bullet removed from Huey Long this is
significant because Carl Weiss was alleged to have been carrying a 32 but the body cars were carrying a 38 and 45s
so therefore if a 38 was removed and I believe it was then that could not have come from Carl Weiss or his gun
certainly according to read a second bullet was found while Huey Long's body was being
prepared for burial the mortician in charge told Reid he was visited by dr. Clarence lore'l a close
friend of Long's who was one of the surgeons who had operated on him merrily we're gonna have to ask you to step
aside for just a moment while I interrupt you work here for just a moment what are you planning to do
Clarence Clarence this is highly unethical just what your with a to a moment Merle just bear with me what are
you looking for my god instead of bullet as the mortician said he rooted around and finally came up
with a spent slug and the slug was described to me by the mortician as being about as big as the first joint on
your index finger and if you conclude that we're talking about 32 38 and 45 that would have had to be a 45 which
would have had to come from a bodyguards gun because that was the type of bullet
that a lot of the bodyguards were shooting to further support his conclusions Edie Reid believes it is highly unlikely
that anybody other than one of the bodyguards could have gotten it of the state capital with a gun that night
everybody who had a badge working for the state of Louisiana was up at the Capitol that night the place just
crawled with them how in the world could call Weiss come past 100 security people
and nobody would frisk him or some nobody would notice the outline of a 7.65 millimeter gun in a Palm Beach suit
within half-an-hour of the shooting dr. Weiss had been tentatively identified as
long as a salient Weiss's brother Tom n and cousin Jim heard the rumors and proceeded to the
capital they still had no idea that dr. Weiss had been this cars car his bags here give the
keys my dad's got a set at the house let's go get them [Music] when Tom ed and his cousin went back to
the capital to try and find the car so that they could unlock it and drive it back home the car had been moved
it was just here I'm not going crazy let's let's go around back and they found the car on another side of the
Capitol building when my Uncle Tom finally did open the car and go through the interior he found that my father's
instrument bag was open and in some disarray where it normally would be packed in a very orderly fashion
somebody's gone through the bag Carl would never leave his stuff like this Weiss's brother and cousin also
discovered that the doctor's gum was missing from the glove compartment to this day no one can be sure who removed
the gun from the car however Eloy psychic a security guard of the state capital that night told ed
Reed that it was someone other than Carl Weiss one of the bodyguards who is now dead as all the rest of them are dead he
told me that he felt that that gun was a throw down gun that one of the bodyguards had gone out to the car that
Carl Weiss had driven up in had gotten that pistol and had thrown it next to the body Reed believes his theory is
bolstered by Weiss's own actions inside the capital if Carl Weiss was actually at the state
capital to kill Huey Long he had a perfect opportunity that past Huey Long had his back turned to Carl Weiss it
would have been very easy for Carl Weiss to shove his pistol up against long spotty emptied out the magazine and then
made his escape because of the rumors that had been flying that there would be an attempt made on Huey Long's life that
night because of that fuses were very very short something that happened that night
perhaps Carl Weiss hit Pierre along perhaps she just moved too fast and I think the bodyguards who were without
any training whatsoever in security I think they overreacted I think bullets that entered Huey Long's
body or the bullets that came from the bodyguards guns edie read offers up what he believes is
one final piece of evidence by all accounts when Huey Long was admitted to the hospital his lip was bleeding it was
Senator loan referring to his encounter with dr. Weiss according to an affidavit
sworn to by one of those present he most definitely was in hindsight the seams considerable doubt about who actually
shot Huey Long but at the time it was essentially an open-and-shut case anyone who attempted to investigate
further was stymied because all the official records as well as dr. Weiss's gun disappeared a few years after the
inquest and remained missing for more than half a century in 1987 professor James Starr's a forensic expert renowned
for his ability to unearth missing evidence began researching the case in trying to find the gun and the state
police file I decided that the police were the prime suspects should be looked at starting from the top down I am
literally made a laundry list of the individuals with Lewis F gear at the top of that list Lewis F gear had been head
of the criminal Bureau of Investigation in Louisiana at the time of Huey Long's death
Geir died in 1966 in 1987 an investigator engaged by Professor Stars began an extensive search for gears will
when he found it dr. Starr suspicions were confirmed there was a listing in the inventory of
miscellaneous files listed as no value now being a lawyer as well as a scientist I realized that inventories of
estates do not list items of no value they certainly don't list them in this kind of mysterious way as miscellaneous
files and I said to myself those of the state police files another item in the will was not nearly so vague
listed under gears personal effects was Carl Austin Weiss's gun the investigations of dr. stars led to the
discovery that my father's handgun was in fact in existence and its location was eventually traced to a safe deposit
box in downtown New Orleans where it had been in the possession of the daughter of the then Chief of Police attendant
Gare acting on a court order a New Orleans sheriff opened the safe-deposit box [Music]
after more than half a century dr. carl weiss as gun a gun which allegedly killed Huey Long had been located
with the gun were several unused 32 caliber bullets and one spent 32 slug initially many people assumed this was
the bullet that killed Huey Long however ballistics tests conducted by the Louisiana State Police showed that
the slug had not come from dr. Weiss's gun the discovery of the alleged murder weapon only served to deepen the mystery
if the 32 slug had not been fired by Weiss's gun and where did it come from and why had it been kept with a gun some
believe that the answer lay with the official state files which are also recovered however the Louisiana State
Police have reviewed the files and determined there is nothing in them that changes the verdict of history
it's my opinion that dr. Weiss was the assassin in this case we believe from a law enforcement standpoint that he had
motive we believe he had opportunity and we believe he had the means to do the job and we know that he was there the
amount of time that may have elapsed since an occurrence really doesn't change one's desire to see the truth
brought out and I care probably more today than I did when I was a youngster about the truth concerning my father if
I were asked whether my father shot Huey Long today I would say categorically no
he didn't perhaps we will never completely resolve the controversy did dr. Carl Weiss acting alone murder Huey
Long but it Long's bodyguards go he WA killing the man they should have protected
[Music] update a former superintendent of the Louisiana State Police has come forward
with a startling admission that he believes Huey Long was killed by his own bodyguards Colonel Francis Griffin burg
claims he was told by two eye witness state troopers that dr. carl weiss was unarmed when long was shot the state
troopers went on to tell a story that is nearly identical to historian ed reads that long was accidentally killed by his
own bodyguards who then planted a gun on weiss greven berg says he waited 40 years to come forward because the
Louisiana Legislature was packed with prolonged politicians who would not believe him or support an inquiry the
official position of the Louisiana State Police is a dr. Weiss and killed Huey Long
[Music] next the compelling story of a brother and sister separated more than 40 years
ago on a warm summer's morning in 1947 a housewife in weed California took a shortcut home from the store through an
overgrown field [Music] [Music] oh my god oh you poor baby hidden by the tall grass was a two year
old girl who had been severely beaten and apparently abandoned the toddler was taken to the nearest hospital and placed
in an intensive care she had contusions on her head and face and lacerations all over her body
traumatized and suffering from shock she was unable to tell authorities what had
happened to her or even who she was the hospital staff began to call her baby ex
today the two-year-old girl known as Baby X is a successful businesswoman mother of four named Mary Jane poke Mary
Jane has courageously overcome many of the hardship suffered during her childhood
however she feels that the wounds cannot be completely healed until she finds her
brother whom she met only once 45 years ago tonight Mary Jane tells her tragic story in the hope that someone in our
audience can help [Music] physically she'll recover but emotionally I'm not so sure she's doing
awful charlie they kept me in as an Ospital because they didn't know what to do with me I was not able to communicate
with the doctors and nurses anybody that I came in contact with if we just send I
was very afraid and very afraid that if I did speak or do anything that I would might be hurt again
police had absolutely no idea who Mary Jane was they distributed her photograph to dozens of newspapers throughout
Northern California Oregon and Washington two weeks later a witness came forward and identified baby X as
Mary Jane and told authorities that Mary Jane's mother was Lucille Medellin of Selma Oregon
Lucille Medlin was staying at a logging camp in Selma she had recently given birth to her third child and was living
with a new boyfriend I'm the sheriff of Siskiyou County you live here yes I do sure how can I help you stay
feed ask her a couple of questions for me here first of all have you ever seen this little girl before you recognize
her no can't say I do excuse me ma'am could I have you come over here and just take
a look at this photograph for me please when confronted with a photograph of her
badly beaten daughter Lucille Medlin could no longer hide the truth we already have two children we
have boyfriends and I beating Mary Jane but did admit that he had taken her to California where he abandoned her
because there was going to be another child born they decided that they needed to get rid of one of their children
that was their reasoning they couldn't body train me they couldn't you know I was incorrigible child the couple was
arrested on charges of child abandonment an assault to commit murder Lucille was
allowed one visit with Mary Jane in the hospital she brought along her newborn son Jimmy it was a first and last time
that Mary Jane would see her brother two weeks later Lucille and her boyfriend pleaded guilty to all charges
and were sentenced to 20 years in prison Mary Jane her three-year-old sister glioma and her four week old brother
Jimmy became Ward's of the state and were eventually separated Mary Jane initially went to live with her
biological father was spent most of her childhood in foster homes she married at 16 and today she and her
husband owned a successful restaurant in Placerville California they have four children and ten grandchildren several
years ago Mary Jane began searching for her missing brother and sister in 1991 she finally found her older sister Leona
but after more than 40 years apart Mary Jane was unsure if she would be accepted
I worried that she was gonna reject me and and I was ready for that and I was willing to accept it
[Music] it hasn't happened it's good it feels good it I'm proud of her she's she's
beautiful she's got a good life she's she's a good nice person real nice I have two brothers by my
adoptive parents but had never had a sister and so it was wonderful to meet with Mary to know that she's there and
know that I can pick up the telephone to talk to her if I need to or what - is is
wonderful Mary Jane and glioma have joined forces in the search for their missing brother he was born James
Gilreath on June 14th 1947 in either Selma or Grants Pass Oregon they believe that Jimmy was adopted out of the Yreka
County California Hospital by a family from Oregon that his first name may have been changed to Donald I feel that the
missing link is Jimmy to make our family complete and I would like to know where
he is what happened to him what kind of a life he has and like him to know that we're here and and would die where his
sisters the night of our broadcast Jimmy was not watching unsolved mysteries but
his adopted sister was she immediately called her mother who then contacted Jimmy his name is now Donald Barrow and
he was just as anxious to meet his sisters as they were to meet him two weeks after our broadcast Donald and
his family drove from their home in Fresno California to Mary's home in Placerville
Donald Mary and glioma had not seen each other in 45 years the one thing that I was concerned about is was it going to
be okay and I knew when I met him out of the car that it is okay and I am so happy I just think that seeing him and
knowing that he's had a good life that was something that Mary and I both were concerned with that we wanted to make
sure that he had had a good life and knowing that he did makes us very happy I'm not very good at emotion so I don't
know how to explain all of it we're going through my mind but there were there were a lot of them and there still
are [Music] now I'm gonna find out what it's like to be a baby brother nice don't get to be
the oldest we all know I'm the middle child on our next turn saw mysteries in June of 1992 two brothers and their
girlfriends left Los Angeles and journeyed to the beautiful beaches of Mexico but the weekend getaway quickly
turned tragic the 29 year old Mario Amato was arrested and then found dead in a jail cell just 90 minutes later his
family and friends are convinced he was murdered join me next time for this intriguing case and three other
fascinating stories to another edition unsolved mysteries [Music] [Applause] [Music]
you

Brief Summary

Seattle's deadly arson, Huey Long's assassination, and a sister's search for her brother unfold in this episode.

Key points

The Blackstock Lumber Fire. In September 1989, a massive fire in Seattle claimed lives and was linked to an elusive arsonist.
Huey Long's Controversial Assassination. The assassination of Senator Huey Long in 1935 remains shrouded in mystery and controversy.
The Mystery of Huey Long's Death. Eadie Reid uncovers conflicting evidence about the assassination of Huey Long, suggesting bodyguards may be responsible.
A Startling Admission. Former Louisiana State Police superintendent claims Huey Long was accidentally killed by his own bodyguards.

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Episode quotes

It was like being x-rated with heat.

Firefighter's description of the intense heat during the blaze.

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Tension

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