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Years earlier. >> we knew each other since we were little kids. i used to go to her work and talk to her all the time. her best friend was two houses down. i used to hang out at her house all the time. >> do you think amandas alive? >> yes. >> you really think shes alive? >> i think if she was dead they would have found her body. >> if there was something you could say to amandas family, what would you say? >> that we all know that shes still alive that we all are hoping shes still alive, we all...

He did say they were friends prior to her disappearance nine years earlier. >> we knew each other since we were little kids. i used to go to her work and talk to her all the time. her best friend was two houses down. i used to hang out at her house all the time. >> do you think amandas alive? >> yes. >> you really think shes alive? >> i think if she was dead they would have found her body. >> if there was something you could say to amandas family, what would you say? >> that we all know that she...

Down from her. i used to hang out at her house all the time. >> do you think amandas alive? >> yes. >> you really think shes alive? >> i think if she was dead, they would have found her body. >> if there was something you could say to amandas family, what would you say? >> that we all know that shes still alive, that we all are hoping shes still alive, we all just got to have hope, faith that shell come home one day. thats it. >> that night when i actually researched the story, i learned that th...

Inmate had written the letter, it seemed like a plausible situation. >> authorities say wolford had a motivation for changing his story and claiming he had nothing to do with the letter. their unsuccessful search resulted in a new criminal charge for him. >> they say i obstructed the fbis and cleveland police investigations. >> wolford was charged with obstruction of justice. he pled not guilty but would remain in the jail until the case was resolved. if found guilty he could have several more y...

Thats it. >> that night when i actually researched the story, i learned that the authorities had spent a great deal of time with him and obviously had gotten enough information that would warrant this dig in the lot. in fact, the prosecutors office says it sent a team to visit robert in prison and spent many hours interviewing him, and he gave a very detailed account of killing amanda and burying her in that lot, which is why they went to such great lengths to dig it up. when i approached robert...

"lockup" stories get covered on "extended stays" and which ones dont, i let the crew know we probably wouldnt be covering roberts story. there was just too big of a gap between what he was telling us and what authorities were saying. but as so often happens, it turned out there was another aspect to roberts story. coming up -- >> robert wolford had a brother in the jail named bobby wolford. >> its weird how [ bleep ] happens. >> we encountered not just one but two more wolfords in jail. and la...

He did say they were friends prior to her disappearance nine years earlier. >> we knew each other since we were little kids. i used to go to her work, talk to her all the time. her best friend was two houses down from her. i stayed at her house all the time. >> do you think amandas alive? >> yes. >> you really think shes alive? >> i think if shes dead they would have found her body. >> if there was something that you could say to amandas family, what would you say? >> that we all have hope and f...

Went to such great lengths to dig it up. so when i approached robert again with this information, he decided he didnt want to talk about it anymore. >> so at this point as one of the people who decides what "lockup" stories get covered on extended stays and which ones dont i let the crew know that i felt like we probably wouldnt be covering roberts story. there was just too big of a gap between what he was telling us and what authorities were saying. but as so often happens it turned out there w...

>> the way we encounter inmates we will meet people as we travel throughout the jail. so this was the first time i spoke with robert. so when he told me that another inmate had written the letter it seemed like a plausible situation. >> authorities say wolford had a motivation for changing his story and claiming he had nothing to do with the letter. their unsuccessful search resulted in a new criminal charge for him. >> they saying i obstructed the fbi and cleveland police investigation. >> wolf...

Her best friend was two houses down. i used to hang out at her house all the time. >> do you think amandas alive? >> yes. >> you really think shes alive? >> i think if she was dead they would have found her body. >> if there was something you could say to amandas family, what would you say? >> that we all know that shes still alive that we all are hoping shes still alive, we all just got to have hope, faith that shell come home one day. thats it. >> that night when i actually researched the stor...