I heard the gunshot, and then i hear him yell, you shot me. I was like, oh, my god, i dont know what to do here. I was scared to death. What story did she tell . She was terrified of him. You know youre not supposed to be here. Get out of here. I have a gun. Leave. Tony young was it an incident that got Out Of Control or was this planned . [hyperventilating] Tony Young it almost seemed a little rehearsed. Mig windows i saw her mug shot. Here we have this young, talented actress. We didnt know the full story. Like, this is absolutely crazy. Shes not who she says she is. Did somebody put her up to this . I had that nagging in my mind. There was more going on here. [dramatic music] hello, and welcome to dateline. Shane moore was shot to death on a sunny summer afternoon. In that instant, a bitter Family Feud turned fatal. But was shanes killing a crime . To crack this case, investigators had to unravel what happened in the moments before the shot rang out. There was no question who fired the gun. It was Something Else the shooter did that blew the case wide open. Heres Keith Morrison with killer role. Keith Morrison Voiceover this is a Horror Movie. Oh, yes, a Horror Movie with all its requisite darkness, its setting, its spinechilling story, its disturbing characters. But really please, stop. Keith Morrison Voiceover where does Performance End and reality begin . Dispatcher on Phone Jackson County 911 emergency. Tell me what the emergency is. Carla tryber on phone all i can tell you is a gun went off. Keith Morrison Voiceover this is also a story about family, about ambition, accomplishment, sharing. Dispatcher on phone are you in danger . Carla tryber on phone yes. Dispatcher on phone ok. Is the person that did the firing of the weapon, are they there now . Carla tryber on phone yes. Keith Morrison Voiceover so, yes, a Horror Movie. Matthew spickard and his daughter, trinity, live in the Siskiyou Mountains of southern oregon. Isolated, yes, but not very far from the town of ashland with its shakespearean festival, artists of all kinds. Trinity and her dad had evolved into a talented, even quirky little duo, performing as musicians one night, comedians the next, and Stage Actors whenever the chance came along. I was 14. I was going into the ninth grade. Keith Morrison Voiceover thats when trinity said to her dad, why dont we make a movie . Were kind of blissfully blind. Were just like, oh, well just do it. Itll be fine. Our main goal in sight was just to get a story and a script laid out. Keith Morrison Voiceover in these mountains, myths are as persistent as the rain. Here, some people swear to seeing bigfoot wandering through deep woods. And the undead might just be a story, or maybe not. So what movie did Dad And Daughter write . From the dark, they called it. It ends up being a movie about isolation. Its kind of a film about the Human Response to fear, i think. Yes. Keith Morrison Voiceover Trinitys Dad had been saving for a motorcycle. Instead, he hired a screenwriter, a director, musician, and then came casting. The lead character, valerie, was in nearly every scene. The success of the film would be riding on her shoulders. But by the final day of casting we were just kind of sitting in the audition room, and were like, man, we have not found our valerie yet. Valerie or damon. We were kind of freaking out. Action get back to work, you savages. Dammit, val. Keith Morrison Voiceover and then, she walked in. And they just blew it out of the water. Im valerie. I dont know if you remember my name. Keith Morrison Voiceover she was Wyn Reed. She was such a phenomenal actor. It was just insane. We absolutely adored her. Keith Morrison Voiceover Mig Windows read for the valerie part, too. Mig windows i remember, we got to this really dramatic scene, and i was trying very hard to, you know, every ounce of my Acting Training to try to get this scene right, and then, we could hear wyn rehearsing with her scene partner, and she had absolute panic in her voice. At first, we thought something had happened. We thought, oh, my god, like, is everything ok over there . Oh, my god. No, theyre just rehearsing the scene, and theyre much better than us. I dont wanna do that. Keith Morrison Voiceover mig was cast as the grumpy housekeeper. Thats her with the braided brown hair. But a star, clearly, was wyn. A few of us are staying at a cabin. Were gonna have some drinks. Itll be fun. Keith Morrison Voiceover shooting began at a rented chateau deep in the mountains. The plot . The stranded staff of a Mountain Lodge slowly realizes one of them is a killer. And when Wyn Reed was on the set, they sensed they were in the presence of greatness. She could easily pull out an emotion the entire film. She could turn it on like that. She would walk into the scene with tears already coming down. Lets do this. Lets go. Diane, i think its time for you to go to bed. Diane no. Keith Morrison Voiceover mig admired wyns acting too, but something bothered her. Strange as it sounds, she had a Feeling Wyn was diane Keith Morrison voiceover well, not wyn. She couldnt be sure. The hair was very different, and her face, maybe. Yet, when reminded me a great deal of an old High School classmate, woman named tucker. Tucker reed. I really had a strong inkling that that was her. She looked so much like her. Did she seem to recognize you . No. Keith Morrison Voiceover it was just so peculiar. Mig and this tucker had been in plays together in High School. And i remember thinking i could really see her being someone who will succeed professionally. Keith Morrison Voiceover the High School tucker, mig remembered, also had a very, well, present mother. Kelly was her name. Always around. Her mom would come to the theater to help her with her Hair And Makeup. Keith Morrison Voiceover but memories can be tricky. And now, years later, on the movie set, mig began to doubt hers. I was kind of 50 50 on it. You werent sure if it was the same person or not . I was not sure. Keith Morrison Voiceover until the day a woman, introduced as wyns relative, showed up on the set. And i saw that her relative had a bag full of Hair And Makeup stuff. Keith Morrison Voiceover mig recognized her instantly. The relative was kelly, Tuckers Mom. And it just, it took me right back to High School, seeing that. Keith Morrison Voiceover mig was now convinced her hunch was right. When really was tucker. But she decided not to tell anybody. And she didnt, until shooting wrapped and all were back in town. And she was like, let me tell you something about wyn. And shes like, well, shes on trial for for murder. Keith Morrison Voiceover was it possible their Movie Killer was a killer . A Murder Case in real life. Turns out the talented actress has a deadly secret. Coming up. How are you holding the gun at this point . It was only in one hand. I sort of remember just sort of having it in the air. I had that nagging in my mind that there was more going on here. Craig melvin when dateline continues. [dramatic music] Air Wick. How far would you go to set the ambience of your space . Try the Air Wick way with Air Wick essential mist. Infused with natural Essential Oils to fill your moment with immersive fragrance for up to 45 days. Now thats a breath of fresh Air Wick. What can you do with sensitive skin . cetaphil moisturizing Lotion Hydrates for a full 48 hours. Because a lot can happen in 48 hours. Cetaphil. We do skin. You do you. Our floors dont stay clean very long. Thats why i love my swiffer wet. I pop on a pad and get a moplike clean floor in just one swipe. 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Keith Morrison Voiceover Turned Out the filmmakers were in the dark. Only after they wrapped the shoot did they find out that their leading lady, wyn, was really named tucker, and that, in real life, she had shot her own uncle to death. When i watch the movie now, like, i feel like someones messing with me, and its like, its a sick joke, in a way, like, that i dont get. You can use anything. Keith Morrison Voiceover hard to understand why tucker would audition for a role like that, or why she would kill a man. I was absolutely, absolutely sure he was gonna kill my mother. Keith Morrison Voiceover here is wyn, now, tucker, in another oncamera appearance. The date is july the 26th, 2016. Tucker is at the police station. She seemed like a, to me, just on first blush, meek, mannered young lady that seemed upset. Keith Morrison Voiceover Tony Young was one of two detectives who heard firsthand, just hours after it happened, Tuckers Account of how and why she killed Shane Moore, the brother of Tuckers Mom and sometimes makeup artist, kelly. It happened at tuckers Grandmothers House out in the country. It was told to us in a way that painted the picture of Shane Moore coming in, trying to come into the front door of the residence, and kelly fighting to keep him out because he was coming in to seriously assault or Kill Kelly and tucker. You know how like in Horror Movies, the hand goes around the door . Right. And he was, like, wedging himself so the Door Couldnt be closed again. How are how were you holding a gun at this point . It was only in one hand. I sort of remember just sort of having it in the air. Did you make a conscious decision to fire the gun . I dont think, no. I tell me about that. Because to fire a gun, ive always thought you had to cock a gun. This gun doesnt do that. It just fired. Keith Morrison Voiceover she didnt know how the gun worked, she said, and it happened so fast. And she did warn him, she said. Can you, in your best words and your best recollection, tell us best you can exactly what you said to him when you got up there. Just reenact it for us. As loud as you need to be. You know youre not supposed to be here. Get out of here. I have a gun. Leave. Youre violent. We all know youre violent. Get out of here. It was very loud. It wasnt there was no mistaking it. Do this to us anymore. Keith Morrison Voiceover that same day, Tuckers Mom, kelly, still visibly agitated, told the same story about this frightening attack. Im telling you that moments before my brother died, he was assaulting me with the door. He was screaming at me. He was trying to force his way into a house he had no right to be in. I didnt know what shane was gonna do. It was horrifying. Keith Morrison Voiceover how did this Mother And Daughter ever get caught up in a killing . These are two very accomplished women. Kelly was once an attorney. Left the field to coauthor with her husband a bestselling True Crime book, deadly medicine, which later was adapted into a made for tv movie. It appeared on nbc. And tucker . Well, along with her mom and sister, she coauthored two young adult novels, even narrated the audiobook versions. Tucker reed on Recording Amber House was an odd place at any hour. She was always sort of ahead of the curve on everything. Keith Morrison Voiceover tuckers dad, daniel reed. I wasnt surprised that she became a good writer, because it was during sort of the frantic period where kelly and i were trying to write something that would sell that she was brought up into. So stories were just like in the air for her. Keith Morrison Voiceover though perhaps the biggest story of Tuckers Childhood was the unraveling of her parents marriage. Our kids grew up in a very well, kind of like a War Zone psychologically and emotionally. It was a very tense atmosphere that they were brought up into. Keith Morrison Voiceover later, while attending usc, tucker accused a boyfriend of raping her, and when the university said it found no evidence a rape occurred, she held a press conference. I believe that the weaknesses could be pinpointed and fixed. Keith Morrison Voiceover after college, she moved back to oregon, developed her acting skills, and two years later, shot her uncle to save her mom. Did he ever threaten to kill you . Yes. Keith Morrison Voiceover to hear this welleducated, wellspoken young woman tell it, this was a clear case of selfdefense. After police left the interrogation room, she seemed to fall apart with remorse for what shed done. Tucker reed [crying] Keith Morrison voiceover and yet. I had that nagging in my mind that this was a lot more. It had a lot of different tendrils that there was more going on here. Keith Morrison Voiceover indeed, there was. Craig melvin Coming Up. Must have seemed very strange when you got up to the house. As soon as the door shut, it was strange. Craig melvin a simmering Family Feud, and a shellshocked witness in the middle. And i went, oh, my god, thats a. 38. Craig melvin when dateline continues. [dramatic music] when your child has moderatetosevere eczema, its okay to for them to show off. Show off their clearer skin and noticeably less itch with dupixent. Because children 6 months and older with eczema have plenty of reasons to show off their skin. With dupixent, the 1 prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, they can stay ahead of their eczema. It helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema to help heal your Childs Skin from within. Serious allergic reactions can occur that can be severe. 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It may sound more like an episode of, say, Succession Or Game of thrones. Once upon a time, shane had been an attorney in san francisco, but drugs got the better of him. And in 2001, he moved on to the family ranch, where he took care of both the land and his elderly parents. My brothers helped my father with the property, taking care of it. Keith Morrison Voiceover Ryan And Ronda moore are shane and Kellys Brother and sisterinlaw. As my dad deteriorated, shane took care of him. As he got worse, he was wheelchair bound, and my brother would carry him from the chair to his bed or to the shower. There was plenty to do, and he did it. Cheerfully, willingly . Good guy, in other words. A good guy. I personally think he was the kindest, nicest person in our family, after my dad. Keith Morrison Voiceover shanes sister, kelly, meanwhile, got divorced, and the parents bought her a house in town about 30 miles away, where she could live with tucker and her two other children. The Parents Plan was, when they passed on, kelly would keep the house, and she and shane would split ownership of the ranch 50 50. But complications. Once my dad died, everything changed