keith and cher were known as ken and barbie. the man who owned one of the local watering holes, another american, was known as wild bill, viking hat and all. bill and his wife jane opened a bar on their secluded property accessible only by boat where the expats gathered for drinks. bill had these saturday parties at his place at the bar and restaurant once or twice a month. there is everybody there. it was cher s tropical dream come true. a beautiful backdrop for family reunions like the time her aunt mary came to visit. her grandmother, my mother, and i came down and visited and got the tour and they met us at the airport with a big bouquet of flowers. and it was just wonderful. there was another big trip in the works. cher s sister judy was planning to visit for the very first time. she wanted to show you her paradise? oh, yeah. the trip would be a good
when bill was brought back to panama, what was he like? he was making jokes, and he was laughing on it and he was really he wanted to people to see him. he was really trying to show off. reporter: national director of police gustavo perez interrogated wild bill and says he talked openly about the killings. bill admitted to shooting bo icelar on his boat. for cher, it started with a friendly dinner at bill s place. afterwards, bill took her outside to see some animals behind his house. when she turned to look at them, he shot her. did bill tell you why he murdered the people that he confessed to murdering? say money. he say, i want to i wanted to have their things. reporter: but even the most hardened cops were shocked to hear what else bill had done. wild bill drew a map of his home with x s marking where the bodies were buried. only there were more than 2 x s on bill s map. there were five. five victims. not just bo and cher, but three
mother and their teenaged son the brown family. they were the original owners of bill s property, cher s neighbors. he was seen autos we wanted to speak with bill, so we reached out to his attorney. we did get a return call. it was the lawyer, with wild bill himself on the phone. calling from his jail cell in panama. he already confessed to the murders. but he said he wanted to explain himself. i m not denying criminal activity. i m only saying that what s been portrayed in the media as this crazy serial killer thing is completely untrue. i m telling you that i am not a serial killer. i have never taken pleasure in harming another human being. the things i have done has caused me nightmares. you also have to understand that the victims of these
cher s aunt mary called the us embassy in panama, and begged for help. the embassy made a big point of saying people disappear all the time. and if she wants to be found, she will contact you. and so i had a hard time shouting into the darkness of the embassy saying help me, help me. reporter: things got worse. cher didn t call her father on his birthday. it was a huge alarm bell. i knew how she felt about her dad. and she would never, ever miss his birthday. so something had happened to cher, for sure. in my heart, i knew then. reporter: after two months, it was staring everyone in the face the unanswered phone calls, the strange messages, the missed birthday all the clues pointing to a horrible conclusion. did you start to panic? yeah. i knew something was wrong. the whole family started to panic. reporter: the terrible realization sank in cher hadn t gone off sailing, or run away with a mystery man. she wasn t hiding out in apartment in panama city. something
says kids didn t always get the significance. she would do the easter egg hunt for all the kids. they had no idea what this crazy white woman was doing. coloring eggs. and then hiding them around on the island. they never participate in anything like that before. keith and cher s relationship blossomed on the island. in 2005, they married in front of their many friends in the close community. it s a small place. you go to the grocery store and, you know, you run into people you know. christen roberts who moved to boca from norway became part of cher s group of friends. we treated each other like family. we take care of each other. everyone went by their first names or nicknames. keith and cher were known as ken and barbie. the man who owned one of the local watering holes, another american, was known as wild bill, viking hat and all. bill and his wife jane opened a bar on their secluded property pro, accessible only by boat