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He allowed his victim to write a last will and testament to her family. then taunted them with chilling phone calls. >> did you receive the letter today? >> yes. >> okay, so you know now that this is not a fake phone call. >> a traced line couldnt find the kidnapper, but scientists would find a clue in the victims last words. 17-year-old shari smith had her

Believe you because i havent had any word from shari. and i need to know that shari is well. >> you will know in two or three days. >> why two or three days? >> call the search off. >> later that same evening, he called once more, saying that shari was alive and implied he would release her soon. >> i want to tell you one other thing. shari is now part of me. physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, our souls are one now. >> the call was traced to a public pay phone at a drugstore in down...

Again and spoke to both sharis mother and her 21-year-old sister, dawn. >> at 4:58 a.m. -- no, im sorry, hold on. 3:10 a.m. saturday, the 1st of june, she handwrote what you received. 4:58 a.m. saturday, the 1st of june -- >> okay. saturday the 1st of june, 4:58 a.m. >> became one soul. >> became one soul. >> what does that mean? >> no questions now. please. to sheriff metz, search no more. blessings are near. >> do not kill my daughter, please. i mean, please. >> we love and miss yall. good nig...

Circle. take prosperity exit. go 1 1/2 miles. turn right at sign. moose lodge number 103. go one quarter mile. turn left at white frame building. go to backyard. six feet beyond, were waiting. god chose us. >> sharis body was found in the backyard. on the body were the yellow top and white shorts shed last been seen in. the autopsy revealed shari had been dead for several days. investigators believe that sharis abductor inadvertently revealed when he killed her when he corrected himself about th...

I didnt win, and the two of them did. >> the winner is katharine hepburn in "on golden pond." >> henry fonda, "on golden pond." >> he was too sick to get his oscar, so he asked me, if he did win, to get it for him. >> oh, dad, im so happy and proud for you. >> that was one of the happiest moments of my life. we all went over to his house and presented the oscar to him, and his first words were, im so happy for kate. >> the nominees for best performance by an actress in a leading role are -- >> l...

He allowed his victim to write a last will and testament to her family. then taunted them with chilling phone calls. >> did you receive the letter today? >> yes. >> okay, so you know now that this is not a fake phone call. >> a traced line couldnt find the kidnapper, but scientists would find a clue in the victims last words. 17-year-old shari smith had her whole life before her, in two

Days she would have the honor of singing at her graduation at lexington high school. then she would sail off on a cruise with her classmates. >> she was kind of the cement of our family, she held us together. >> then, shari arrived home from a graduation pool party. she stopped at the mail box from 700 feet from her house. her father was watching from his home office as she pulled in. >> five or ten minutes had passed, and all of the sudden i was aware that shari had not come to the house yet. s...

Pullman standard factory for over 20 years.ry they have lived in the pullman neighborhood all their lives. >> weve got our roots here. i could kiss the ground. good memories. i used to go to work, id never miss a day. they taught unskilled people aop trade. >> reporter: the unskilled included freed slaves whohi pullman hired as sleeping car porters. lynn hughes founded the pullman porter museum. >> those were very important jobs, and those were jobs that allowed a man to provide for his family.v...

Up in here. no way out. just one way in. when i go from unit six to death row, im always, like humbled. i know that that could have been me. because they threaten me with the death penalty. >> another advantage to living in minimum security is visitation. these inmates can receive visitors three days a week. >> kiss. i have mixed emotions when im in visit with my mother. i know that shes hurting for me being in here. i know she may blame herself sometime for what happens. >> her birthday is next...

>> reporter: the day adam lanza shot and killed 20 first graders and six educators, the report said he had profound mental, emotional, and developmental challenges but was never adequately treated. the commission says connecticut has a fragmented and underfunded mental health system and details what that state and other communities can learn from the tragedy, especially about addressing mental illness. >> lanza was noted -- >> reporter: psychiatrist harold schwarz is one of the 16 members on the...