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>> this was yet another clue that the killer lived nearby. not only did he have bare feet, but he was concerned about leaving a blood trail, possibly one leading straight to his door. this pointed towards two men who hadnt previously been thought of as suspects. the man who claimed he found christinas body, 32-year-old todd hale, and christinas next-door neighbor, carlos robinson who had called 911. both knew one another since they both helped christina move into her apartment three days earlier...

An update now on the eight acrobats injured in that awful ringling brothers circus accident caught on tape in rhode island. lawyers for seven of the injured in the hair-hanging stunt gone wrong say a lawsuit is on the way. four of the women recoverying from the injuries have now spoken about their ordeal. >> as you can see, all of us, we are terribly injured. some of us require many surgeries and still may need more surgeries. we are trying to come to terms with knowing we will never be the same...

Women suspended only by their hair collapsing. sending them plummeting to the ground. miraculously they all survived. and four of them are speaking out for the first time. >> we know that we are lucky to be alive. >> reporter: the performers refuse to talk about the accident. but another acrobat, 23-year-old samantha patard described that terrible moment. >> about three seconds in, you hear a huge crack and we just plummeted to the ground. it was really fast. i was still conscious, breathing rea...

The next thing, a comic. there would be an acrobat and then an opera singer the next bit, which was true variety. ♪ go downtown things will be great when youre downtown ♪ >> anything that was current was on "the ed sullivan show." >> a young richard pryor. >> thank you, thank you. >> joan rivers. rodney dangerfield. >> everybody wanted a showcase. if you got on sullivan, you could talk about it. did you see sullivan? >> my whole life, i dont get no respect, no respect from anyone. >> as a pe...

Last spring he was caught robbing lockers at a 24-hour fitness jim. detective ethan grimes got the case. >> i spent approximately four weeks on this case. >> he found out one of his victims was a professional acrobat in cirque du soleil. you finish your workout? >> yeah. >> back to your locker? >> yes. >> what do you see? >> no clothes, no shoes, no wallet, no credit cards. >> everything was gone. >> im so upset. i call right away my wife and tell her to close all of my credit cards. >> it wasnt...

But that was part of the charm. >> here he is, ed sullivan! >> no matter who controlled the tv set the other nights of the week, on sunday night 8:00, you were going to watch ed sullivan. >> ed sullivan was a phenomenon. he was a powerful force. >> the beauty of the sullivan kind of variety show is that if you didnt like something, something else would be around in four minutes. >> no, no, it is very difficult. >> advertisers wanted everybody. and so they got everybody. a little kid and his gran...

People thought that it was because he was tiddly. but that was part of the charm. >> here he is, ed sullivan! >> thank you. >> no matter who controlled the tv set on the other nights, on sunday night at 8:00, you were going to watch ed sullivan. >> now, ladies and gentlemen, a very -- >> ed sullivan was a phenomenon. he was a powerful force. >> quiet, please. >> the beauty of the sullivan kind of variety show is that if you didnt like something, something else would be around in four minutes. >>...

There would be an acrobat and then an opera singer the next bit, which was true variety. ♪ go downtown things will be great when youre downtown ♪ >> anything that was current was on "the ed sullivan show." >> a young richard pryor. joan rivers. >> rodney dangerfield. >> everybody wanted a showcase. if you got on sullivan you could talk about it. did you see sullivan? >> my whole life i dont get no respect, no respect from anyone. >> as a performer you couldnt get a better place to sell your ...

The next thing, a comic, there would be an acrobat, and an opera singer. which was true variety. >> anything that was current was on "the ed sullivan show." >> rodney dangerfield. >> everybody wanted a showcase, if you got on sullivan, you could talk about it the next day. >> my whole life i dont get no respect, no respect from anyone. >> as a performer you couldnt get a better place to sell your product. >> when i started out they would say variety is a mans game. its dean, milton berle, jackie...

But that was part of the charm. >> here he is, ed sullivan! >> no matter who controlled the tv set on sunday, 8:00, you were going to watch ed sullivan. >> ed sullivan was a phenomenon. he was a powerful force. >> the beauty of the sullivan kind of variety show is that if you didnt like something, something else would be around in four minutes. >> no, no, it is very difficult. >> advertisers wanted everybody. and so they got everybody. a little kid and his grandparents to watch the same show. >>...