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The film "Dinosaur 13" brought paleontologist Pete Larson's legal blemish back into the public eye and spurred a push for President Barack Obama to give him a pardon.

Back to south dakota by the end of the year to cover the story and see what was going to happen to it. >> americas indian tribes have fought the white man over many different issues through the years, but the newest fight is over a dinosaur. >> it was a big story and a very unusual story. come in and seize sue, everything exploded. >> controversy tonight. controversy surrounding the institute and their most famous discovery. >> it may be the custody battle of the century. scientists, indians, th...

>> if she wasnt going to be in black hills where she morally should be, field museum was a good place. >> this was just the kind of place that we felt sue had to go to. >> my reaction was relief that that specimen wound up where the public and scientific community will have access to it. >> i think its probably the second best place she could have been. its going to go where millions of people would see her. shes not going to be in prison anymore. sue is free. and people can see her and they can...

Our place to prevent damage. you just tell me and that fossil wont go anywhere. its not like its going to disappear in a briefcase." >> that request was denied. it is clearly a violation under the antiquities act to remove antiquities from united states lands without the permission of the united states. >> the federal government doesnt show up with the national guard and an assistant, or pardon me, an acting united states attorney in pancake makeup with the intention of working things out somewh...

Security agencies are well-trained and equipped and responding in a thorough and professional manner. we will provide regular updates as further information becomes available. that coming from australian prime minister tony abbott, saying that they are monitoring the situation, that they are prepared to deal with it. again, our affiliate on the ground there in sydney saying at least 13 hostages are potentially inside. we will bring you the latest on this as soon as we have it. i want to turn t...

"the fbis got crime scene tape around the institute, and theyre taking sue." i hung up the phone, and i went as fast as i could down to the institute. i dont know how many agents they had, 30-some people or whatever. it was just insane. i didnt even think about it. i grabbed the tape and go under it. i just went to the specimen. that was my concern. i could just see these idiots, you know, just try to pack up my dinosaur and take it away and ruin it. >> how dare they? how dare these people do th...

Sort of help that was to go and visit her and to talk with her through the window, looking at the container, so i could see her, see that that container was still there. not moved to some other place in tick buck tu and just kind of had some conversations with herd some conversations with hemk bu had some conversations with hbk had some conversations with huk had some conversations with hk f had some conversations with htu some conversations with he and some conversations with he and some conver...

>> here was a dream that the town had. it was our dinosaur. it was our museum. it was our lives that had been just torn to pieces. >> i was in france, and they called me, and, you know, i thought it was a joke. couldnt believe it, and i cried. >> i was highly emotional, but from that moment that i heard that the specimen was going to be taken, my focus was on the specimen. legally and all that other crap, thats not my concern. my concern was make sure that dinosaur was going to transport, everyt...

Looked fascinating. absolutely fascinating. and of course, the centerpiece of it all was that astonishing skull. absolutely amazing. >> kristen and stan adelstein are there. theyre going to try to buy the dinosaur for us. and terry winston is there, the guy who fought for this dinosaur forever. susan hendricks is there. everybodys anticipating this auction. and im thinking, we have a chance, we have a chance. sothebys had arranged for one of the people who normally would be taking bids to give...

>> a wonderful philanthropist from our area, sam, adelstein, really wanted to help get sue back to south dakota. >> in visiting with pete, i was fascinated with the possibility that wed have this fantastic dinosaur back in the state where she belonged. >> stan came ready and willing to spend $1.2 million of his own money. >> i just had hopes we could make it work. >> theres still hope sue will make it back home. >> stanford adelstein will bid on sue. >> sue has travelled a rocky road since she w...