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prospects? >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," august 11th, 2010. >> good evening. >> im sit ya mcfadden. we begin tonight with crime. a story that started with an escape from justice in north carolina, and ended with murder on the tropical islands off the coast of central america. tonight, an american man and woman sit in a panamanian jail, accused of killing at least five american...

An american man fascinated with fictional mobsters and nonfixal fascists is in jail accused of killing ten people in a resort town in panama. raphael romo has a story that reads like a movie. the mans name is william holbert. he targeted people who owned property in this tourist area, friending folks and finding a way to worm into their lives and befriend them, take their property and kill them. >> reporter: the lead prosecutor says they were in panama, and they will look for the bodies of some ...

Of five panamanian nationals who were in touch with the 30-year-old body builder and his girlfriend, laura michelle reese. they both fled from panama to costa rica last monday and traveled by land and were captured by crossing the border in nicaragua. they were extradited back to panama last thursday. panamanian authorities say both holbert and reese were traveling with fake dutch passports. its a very interesting case. >> he was a character, had a fascination with fictional mobsters and a body ...

meltdown. much of the nation baking in triple-digit temperatures. we have seen record-setting heat already this week. and more of the same right on the way. break out the sunscreen, pump up the air concern and keep a bottle of water handy. of course, when the sun beats down like this it is not just uncomfortable it is downright dangerous. tennessee is among the states that are really sweltering and sweating under all of this blanket of oppressive heat. it is so stifling in memphis in t...

A rare yellow lobster was caught in southeastern, rhode island. the unusual color is the result of genetics. it will be displayed at the state pier in newport and not heading to red lobster. an american man jailed in panama has admitted to killing five other americans to take over their businesses and other properties in a panamaian resort area. william holbert and laura michelle reef were arrested when they tried to enter nicaragua from costa rica and got sent back to panama. the prosecutor s...

on the sunday talk shows voicing concern as the army looks in the possibility civilians were also involved in the posting of thousands of secret documents on the website wikileaks. all of this as president obama tries to clarify with our goal in afghanistan is. malini wilkes is live in washington with the story. >> good afternoon, shannon. president obama says the goal in afghanistan is to prevent the country from becoming a terrorist haven, not to transform it to a western style democ...

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