August 28th 2003 News Today

Afternoon it had been along the great lake. august 28th, 2003 -- a day the people of erie, pennsylvania will long remember, not for its pleasant breezes, but for that spasm of unexpected violence. dateline was there. >> it all started with a pizza delivery. it ended two hours later in one of the most bizarre crimes police have ever witnessed. >> maybe you remember bits of it? a pizza delivery guy robbing a bank, claiming he had a ticking time bomb locked around his neck. the images are hard to f...

>> he was murdered. >> i held my silence for 15 years. >> inside the riveting story "datelines" covers from the start. >> theres a frozen body. its in the freezer in the garage. >> we have three different deaths. how this rerelated? >> im thinking she could be the mastermind of this. evil and death and greed -- its not a script. its not make-believe. >> how horrible can you be? may they burn in hell. ♪ what a pretty late summer afternoon it had been along the great lake. august 28th, 2003, a...

>> every time it happens, i lose more and more faith in people. >> every time it happens, i lose more and more faith in people. i really dont want to put the dogs behind glass or in cages, but if this epidemic continues, im going to have no choice. 911, whats your emergency? >> yes. im calling about that bank robbery at pnc bank, summit town plaza. >> august 28th, 2003, a bizarre robbery is reported at the pnc bank in erie, pennsylvania. >> yeah, what happened? >> the guy just walked out with ...

911, whats your emergency? >> yes. im calling about that bank robbery at pnc bank, summit town plaza. >> august 28th, 2003, a bizarre robbery is reported at the pnc bank in erie, pennsylvania. >> yeah, what happened? >> the guy just walked out with i dont know how much cash in a bag. he had a bomb or something wrapped around his neck. >> minutes later, the suspect is arrested and handcuffed. but strangely, hes not hauled off to jail. instead what happens next leaves a police force and an entire ...

Im going to have no choice. 911, whats your emergency? >> yes. im calling about that bank robbery at pnc bank, summit town plaza. >> august 28th, 2003, a bizarre robbery is reported at the pnc bank in erie, pennsylvania. >> yeah, what happened? >> the guy just walked out with i dont know how much cash in a bag. he had a bomb or something wrapped around his neck. >> minutes later, the suspect is arrested and handcuffed. but strangely, hes not hauled off to jail. instead what happens next leaves...

Pleads no contest and is sentenced to two years probation. despite her good intentions and against her wishes, she may soon have to put those innocent pups behind bars too. >> every time it happens, i lose more and more faith in people. i really dont want to put the dogs behind glass or in cages, but if this epidemic continues, im going to have no choice. 911, whats your emergency? >> yes. im calling about that bank robbery at pnc bank, summit town plaza. >> august 28th, 2003, a bizarre robber...

911, whats your emergency? >> yes. im calling about that bank robbery at pnc bank, summit town plaza. >> august 28th, 2003, a bizarre robbery is reported at the pnc bank in erie, pennsylvania. >> yeah, what happened? >> the guy just walked out with i dont know how much cash in a bag. he had a bomb or something wrapped around his neck. >> minutes later, the suspect is arrested and handcuffed. but strangely, hes not hauled off to jail. instead what happens next leaves a police force and an entire ...

911, whats your emergency? >> yes. im calling about that bank robbery at pnc bank, summit town plaza. >> august 28th, 2003, a bizarre robbery is reported at the pnc bank in erie, pennsylvania. >> yeah, what happened? >> the guy just walked out with i dont know how much cash in a bag. he had a bomb or something wrapped around his neck. >> minutes later, the suspect is arrested and handcuffed. but strangely, hes not hauled off to jail. instead, what happens next leaves a police force and an entire...

Robbery at pnc bank, summit town plaza. >> august 28th, 2003, a bizarre robbery is reported at the pnc bank in erie, pennsylvania. >> yeah, what happened? >> the guy just walked out with i dont know how much cash in a bag. he had a bomb or something wrapped around his neck. >> minutes later, the suspect is arrested and handcuffed. but strangely, hes not hauled off to jail. instead what happens next leaves a police force and an entire town scratching their heads in utter disbelief. >> i dont know...

>> who came up with the idea? and what was the motivation behind it? >> with deadly results. and deadly surprises. >> and sure enough, there was a dead body in there. >> how you doing? >> a suspect who is still free. >> by his own admission, he put the bomb on the guys neck. >> exactly. >> and a sister still grieving. >> brian never was materialistic. he never was greedy. he never would have done this. august 28th, 2003. erie, pennsylvania. within minutes of robbing a bank, brian wells is surr...