And a grudge. I felt that when this shooter crossed steve off, he was moving down a list. A long list. She came running towards my vehicle. There was Blood Dripping from her face. Six murders. My gut just dropped. In four days. This was a Homicide Investigation in overdrive. It was. A city under siege. There was a lot of fear, there was a lot of unrest in the community. People were desperate for a suspect. Who else could have been on that list . I had my own personal terrorist. And why. People dont get gunned down their offices. There had to be a link. The most haunting question of all could those six lives have been saved . Steve always said these things never happened in a vacuum. There are always Warning Signs. So, losing him the way that we did was stunning to me. Hello, and welcome to dateline. Forensics psychiatrist steve pitt was well known for his work on high profile criminal cases. When he was shot outside his phoenix office, it was a big story. Nobody knew it yet, but his de
shooter crossed steve off, he was moving down a list. a long list. she came running towards my vehicle. there was blood dripping from her face. six murders. my gut just dropped. in four days. this was a homicide investigation in overdrive. it was. a city under siege. there was a lot of fear, there was a lot of unrest in the community. people were desperate for a suspect. who else could have been on that list? i had my own personal terrorist. and why. people don t get gunned down their offices. there had to be a link. the most haunting question of all could those six lives have been saved? steve always said these things never happened in a vacuum. there are always warning signs. so, losing him the way that we did was stunning to me. hello, and welcome to dateline. forensics psychiatrist steve pitt was well known for his work on high profile criminal cases. when he was shot outside his phoenix office, it was a big story. nobody knew it ye
scottsdale, arizona. it doesn t happen. natalie s hunch was right. scottsdale police were able to confirm for us that the murder scene on thursday and the murder scene on friday was connected. firearms analysis showed a 40 caliber weapon had been used in the homicide of dr. steve pitt. the same caliber gun killed paralegals valeria sharp and laura anderson. ten about ten hours after the paralegals were killed about ten minutes after midnight this morning, we received a call of a shooting at the business complex behind me. an adult male shot twice in the head at an office, seven miles from the law firm. doorbell rang, wanted to ignore it, because it s the middle of the night. it was 3 am. psychotherapist karen kolbe s husband answer the door. he came back in to get me and said, you need to get up,
a passing driver saw her and called 9-1-1. oh my gosh, she came running towards my vehicle. there was blood dripping from her face. she just lay down on the ground. emts rushed her to the hospital but could not save her life. scottsdale police followed the trail of valeria s blood back to the law office and discovered a second victim, paralegal laura anderson. she had been shot in the chest and was already dead. two women who murdered in broad daylight. another unlikely crime scene. about ten miles from the spot where steve pitt was killed. valeria s husband here she was in the type of person that had enemies. i can remember the officer asking me a question like that i said no, no, no. natalie collins was at home, still in shock over steve s murder when she heard the news. i knew there would be a link between steve s murder and those murders. because people don t get gunned down in their office in in
he began firing somewhere between seven and eight rounds were fired. all officers were safe and okay, and eventually in this action, they found mr. jones had killed themselves, self inflicted gunshot wound. your ex husband is dead now? yes. you feel safe? finally? yes. with a tremendous amount of courage, and with rick s help, connie jones and her son had lived to see her personal terrorists last day on this earth. but other people were killed, innocent people, good people, productive people, that is a hard thing to come to grips with. six people gone, three of whom apparently had nothing at all to do with dwight jones. just in the wrong place at the wrong time. like the paralegals, laura anderson and valeria sharp, both in their late forties. both wives and mothers.