Transcripts For WBAL 11 News At 6 20130818 : vimarsana.com

WBAL 11 News At 6 August 18, 2013

I gather she took a turn for the worse. Look, iif you if you dont want me to take this missingpersons case no. No, no, no. Look. [ clears throat ] tell you what. Why dont you just go back to your office, and ill have commander taylor go down to missing persons no, im perfectly capable of going down to missing no, no, no, no. No. Youre too, you know youre a little too. Highranking. Oh. And, uh, you said you want to keep this quiet. I did. Okay, thanks. [ sniffles ] uh, dont, uh. Oh. [ chuckles ] sorry. Thanks. Mmhmm. [ door closes ] and this is where it all happens. Uh, this is the this is major crimes. My desk, right here. Lauren very nice. Ah, look. [ chuckles ] there he is. He looks exactly like you. [ chuckles ] um. Ah, here. [ clears throat ] lauren, i would like you to meet sergeant gabriel, soon to be detective sergeant gabriel. Well, ive got to pass the test first, but, wow, it is a pleasure to meet you, lauren. [ chuckles ] oh, and this is my goto guy. This is andy flynn. Andy, i have heard so much about you. Really . Because, to me, youre a complete surprise. [ chuckles ] uh, lauren, would you just excuse me for one second, please . Ah, commander taylor, please meet miss lauren hines. Chief. Oh. Taylors here with the file you wanted. Uh, lieutenant flynn, who is that woman with lieutenant provenza . His girlfriend. You are kidding me. Mnhmnh. Her name is lauren. Shes a buyer for mens clothes for a highend department store. So ends the mystery of the new suits. Mmhmm. Oh, commander taylor, thank you so much for going down to missing persons. They were anxious to know why the sudden interest in austin blair. I hope not too anxious. Whatd you tell them . I played dumb, which was easy, seeing as how i dont know anything. Apparently, neither does missing persons. All they have here are dental records and vehicle registrations. Where are the followup reports . Uh, there wasnt any need. If you look, austin was reported missing by his boyfriend. [ chuckles ] travis myers, 22, who last saw austin leaving gosh a month ago for an afterhours dance party. What does that have to do with the absence of a followup report, exactly . Well, gay boy austin goes out for the night, doesnt come back. His boyfriend, this travis kid, comes in mad and wants us to find out who austin is sleeping with. Its a familiar pattern, chief. Well, gentlemen, lets see if this convenient stereotype yall have cooked up to avoid Actual Police work holds up under closer scrutiny. Lieutenant flynn, uh, would you please run a master inquiry on austin blair . But, uh, do it quietly. Just. Offline, off the radar, off the grid. Like it never happened, chief. Thank you. Anybody know why we are looking for this austin blair . Because the chief asked us to . [ telephone ringing ] ooh, chief. Chief, uh, this is, uh. My. Lauren hines. Im so pleased to meet you. Im so glad to meet you, too. Since things were slow, lauren came by to see how our division works before. I take her to lunch. Oh, good. How nice. [ chuckles ] [ chuckles weakly ] so, lauren. How old are you . Detective sanchez you never ask a lady how oh, excuse us, lauren. [ chuckles ] we kid a lot around here. You know, always teasing each other. You know, cops. Uh, detective sanchez, what can you tell me about austin blair . Uh, i ran the registration on his mercedes s. U. V. , and his name pops up with dope. Brought in twice for questioning but never arrested. Yeah, well, his credit cards been active all over the place new york city, miami, new orleans, Fort Lauderdale all within the last year. But since he went missing a month ago, nothing. Checked his address. Nice place in silver lake. No liens, current on his mortgage. Okay. All right, well, good news i mean, depending on how you look at it. That was dr. Morales. He says he has four matches in the morgue. Oh, good. All right, then. Uh, sergeant gabriel, why dont you and i pop over to the burrito room, and the rest of yall keep poking around about austin blair, but on tippytoe, please. Thank you. Shall we . Its funny youre here. Missing persons called earlier looking for bodies dating back missing persons called . Byebye tippytoe. Oh, for heavens sakes. What was that date again . Uh, 25th of last month. According to his boyfriend, he went out to a dance club and never came back. Boyfriend . Wait. 26 years old, 25th of last month. He wasnt just going to a club. He was going to hella. Say what . Hella. Get it . Hella, as in l. A. . Big Circuit Party Circuit Party . Ah. Okay. Gay culture 101. Circuit parties are kind of like gay raves. They go on for three or four days. Theres like one a month all over the place a white party here, a black party there. Hella in los angeles. Uh, anyway, every year during hella week, we get a spike in o. D. S. Most of them get claimed right away, but every once in a while, we have an outoftowner that hangs out for a while. Yep. I think weve got your john doe here. [ door opens ] oh. Fritz uh, i mean, special agent howard. Uh, what a surprise. Deputy chief brenda leigh johnson, this is special agent jerry moore. What are you people doing . Apparently, someone in your missingpersons division called around to find out why your sudden interest in austin blair. I tried to keep it quiet. Dr. Morales hey, hey, guys, guys. Thats him. Thats austin. Damn it. Oh, man. Damn it. [ sighs ] well, look at the bright side. At least hes not missing anymore. Hands, for holding. Feet, kicking. Better things than the joint pain and swelling of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. If youre trying to manage your ra, now may be the time to ask about xeljanz. Xeljanz tofacitinib is a small pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. Xeljanz is an ra medicine that can enter cells and disrupt jak pathways, thought to play a role in the inflammation that comes with ra. Xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. Serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers have happened in patients taking xeljanz. Dont start taking xeljanz if you have any kind of infection, unless ok with your doctor. Tears in the stomach or intestines, low blood cell counts and higher liver tests and cholesterol levels have happened. Your doctor should perform blood tests, including certain liver tests before you start, and while you are taking xeljanz. Tell your doctor if you have been to a region where certain fungal infections are common, and if you have had tb, hepatitis b or c, or are prone to infections. Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, and if you are pregnant, or plan to be. Taken twice daily, xeljanz can reduce the joint pain and swelling of moderate to severe ra, even without methotrexate. Ask if xeljanz is right for you. Evenunwrap your paradise. Soft, sweet coconut covered in rich, creamy chocolate. Almond joy and mounds. Unwrap paradise. Fragile, breaking, falling hair . Not for me. Loreal triple resist haircare with arginine. Nourishes from the root up. Reinforces the strand. Strengthens hair from root to core to tip. Hair fall due to breakage reduced by 64 . Triple resist from loreals most advanced haircare. Aspirated vomit in the lungs. Typical in an o. D. I ordered a tox screen of the common trail mix of drugs x, ghb, meth. Whatd you say, trail mix . A lot of Circuit Party boys like to deejay their own high. X for dancing, ghb and meth for sex, k for the comedown. In this case, though, it was only ghb and alcohol in the vomit. Hmm. Most likely died in the alley where he was found. Why do you say that . Hella has a medical staff on site. First thing they prevent is someone drowning in their own vomit. They plan on treating overdoses . More like they plan on covering their asses if someone dies. Dr. Morales exactly. Thank you so much for the, uh, background here. Much appreciated. The fbi looks forward to your full report. Well, hold on. Is the doctor working for us, or is he working for you . I work for the county. This morgue is neutral territory like switzerland, withouthe money. Well, the l. A. P. D. Found austin blair. We deserve to know why we were looking for him. All right, but we need to keep this inside the fbi. How do you intend to do that . Pope so, due to a recent crossover with a federal investigation, the bad news is we have to sign these forms and be deputized into the fbi. And, uh, once were formally included, they have to tell us what happened to this austin blair and why its apparently our problem. Whats this . Flynn were joining the fbi. But its only temporary, like love. Sanchez do we get badges . They have really cool badges. Lauren, this is, uh this is some really topsecret stuff. Very hushhush. Um, uh, buzz, would you mind, uh, escorting lauren into the electronics room while we have our briefing . Buzz not at all. Thanks. Oh oh, and, buzz. [clears throat] why dont you, um why dont you show her one of my old interviews . Sure. How about the one with you and John Wilkes Booth . Uh, was austins death a murder or an overdose . Sign, and well tell you everything we know. Moore this agreement is binding and shall in in effect for 48 hours, during which time we expect you all to behave like fbi agents. I solemnly swear to act as stupid as possible. Fritz okay. Are there any questions . Brenda well, yeah. How did austin blair end up dead . We dont know. Gabriel wait a minute. Wait a minute, wait. We track this guy down, we find the body, and you guys tell us nothing . I mean, this this this is our big briefing . Yeah. Welcome to the fbi, everyone. Fritz right hand in the air, we do not know if austins death was a murder or not. But lets say it was a homicide. What would you guys do next . Notify his next of kin. His fathers already on his way down here. Sounds good. Hmm. Thank you for your, uh, cooperation. Uh, hold on. Hold on, hold on, hold on. Hold am i working with my husband or the fbi . Yes. On an overdose or a murder . Maybe both. The second we know more, well let you know. So far, i find being an fbi agent very. Frustrating. [ sighs ] oh, lauren. Lauren, i i am so sorry, sweetheart, but, uh, it looks like i am back on duty. Mm, i understand. It was great to meet your friends. Really . [ chuckles ] [ grunts ] okay, you be careful out there. Oh, tell that to the bad guys. [ chuckles ] [ exhales sharply ] isnt she beautiful . Yeah, you should watch how you kiss her. Your gun almost went off. You have no idea. Dr. Blair, thank you so much for coming down. We would have been happy to come to you. No, id rather not have police in my waiting room. And just so you know, im im not getting austin another attorney. If hes still involved with drugs, thats his problem. All right, then. Why dont you have a seat . We have a couple questions wed like to ask you about your son. My stepson. I adopted austin when i married his mother. One good thing about losing my wife she didnt live to see what became of him. Why was he arrested . Oh, we havent arrested him, sir. Can you tell me the last time you saw or spoke to austin . Yeah, about a month ago. Little longer. I spoke with him on the phone. My god. What happened . Sir, can you tell us why its been so long since did you not hear what i asked you . What happened to austin . Sir, iim sorry to inform you that your stepson passed away over a month ago. [ exhales ] austins dead . How . Well, uh, it appears to have been an overdose. [ breathes deeply ] you people. Gabriel wait. Can he just uh. Sir . doctor . sir . dr. Blair, please wait i have surgery across town in an hour. Just call me with how i should go about arranging for his funeral. You may be in shock. Not even warning me what this was about. Dont talk to me about shock you dont think i know about shock . Sir, we need to know if austin had any enemies or anyone who might have had a reason to youre looking for a why . My god. Drugs dont give you a why. [ elevator bell dings ] you want to know about austins life . Try talking to that kid thats answering the phone at his house. [ sighs ] you mean his boyfriend . How should i know who he is . [ exhales ] sit down now, whats your name . Travis. Travis myers. Whats going on . Wwhats going on here . Did you find austin . Hey, wwill you put that down . I dont have permission to flynn we dont need permission, okay . We have a search warrant. Is there anyone else in this house . No. Do you know where austin is . Hhave you found him . Is he in jail or something . Whens the last time you saw him . I reported him gone a month ago. Hey, will you stay away from there . hey, get out of there. Yyou cant sit down. Hey, buzz, up here lieutenant oh. Party time the fridge is full of these. I brought my test kit. My guess is ghb. Provenza all right, so we know your boyfriend is doing drugs. Is he selling them, as well . Will you get out . Get out of my house first off, this is not your house, so youre the one whos getting out. Im not going anywhere until you tell me where austin is. Yeah . Okay. You want to know where he is . We found your boyfriend in the morgue. He died a month ago. What . Provenza all right, all right. Thats how you tell people . Were arresting you for possession. You bastards . Of a schedule1 substance. Let go of me . And the murder of austin blai [ travis crying ] [ cellphone rings ] uh, yes, chief. Let go of me did you find anything . Uh, yeah. We we found the boyfriend with lots of loose cash and a fridge full of, uh, ghb. Chief, iii dont think this was just some guy that the fbi wanted to talk to. Why do you say that . Well, sanchez found a Business Card. Whose Business Card . Special agent fritz howard of the fbi. Hi. Oh, my goodness so, the fbi asks you to find this austin blair, who turns out to be a dead drug dealer who has your husbands Business Card. So, your fellow fbi agents, [clears throat] i. E. Your squad and me, are wondering if he might have been a government informant, maybe. If youre asking me if i knew that going in, i did not. Okay . So. Well discuss it later. So, the fbi has an operation t, and they expect us to fix it for them. [ cellphone rings ] you know, maybe you should just not bring your dead pets to work. [ exhales ] hello . Fritz are you alone . [ sharply ] no. What do you want . Step into the back hallway. Look, iim gonna figure this out. I promise. I just have to. Excuse me. Hi. What . Why did why didnt you just tell me you were missing an informant . first of all, we didnt know austin was missing. He could have just run away. And looking for him ourselves could have jeopardized a major drug investigation. Look, your team finding him makes it look more. Ordinary. Oh, wonderful. My wildest dreams achieved. Were ordinary. Hey, look, look, the good news is everything is going very well. What is everything . And hows it going well . Look, ju this is what i can tell you. We caught austin dealing ghb at a Circuit Party. We offered to let him go if he would help us with an investigation i cant talk about. But then he disappeared. Disap he didndisappear he died well, granted. Its not ideal, but you have retrieved vital evidence from his house for us. You have a potential suspect in custody. Suspect in what . Dr. Morales assumed it was an o. D. His stepfather assumed it was an o. D. Why shouldnt i . Okay, but lets just pretend austins death looks just a little more like murder. And you found some boy living in his house with lots of drugs and money. What would you do then . I would treat the boy like a murder suspect. Well, if thats your instinct. Tao we found 30,000 worth of ghb, plus another 80,000 in cash. And when missing persons asked you if austin had a drug or alcohol problem, what did he say, lieutenant . He said, not that i know of. All those drugs, all that money, and you still didnt know that austin was a drug dealer . He wasnt a user. Thats not what the autopsy said. What else, lieutenant . He said he last saw austin going out at night. When asked where, travis answered, im not sure. Look [sighs] i was afraid that if you guys knew where hed gone, then youd just think hed been partying and you wouldnt look for him. But he would have called if he wasnt coming home. Home. His home, where you sure made yourself comfortable. Living his life, selling his drugs, maybe, spending his money. I only use it to pay his bills for him. I have a job of my own, okay . Im saving up to go to college out here, establishing my residency. Oh, im not sure i see college in your future. Ii might be able to find a permanent spot for you in a california facility, though. Look, i was afraid to throw the drugs out be because i didnt know who might come looking for them or or who might show up asking for the money. Did you fill out this useless missingpersons report so that youd look more innocent when we found austins dead body . No cause you dont look innocent to me. What do you want me to do . In fact, you look guiltier by the second. What do you want . what i want is for you to tell me exactly what happened the last night you saw austin start cooperating [ bangs table ] i am cooperating im cooperating im cooperating what do you think that im doing . god so, travis. Would you describe yourself as the jealous type . Did you call the police because you thought that austin was cheating on you . [ scoffs ] in fact, come to think of it, how do we even know that the two of you were a couple . We were then why did he go to an afterhours dance party and leave you at home . [ sighs ] austin. Austin didnt want me with him because. He said that he had this big meeting with his boss at hella, and that just sounded lame. So, yeah, when he drove off and left me at home, i was jealous. And when he didnt come home that morning, and when he didnt pick up his cell. I called to see if there really had been a meeting. And his boss told me that austin left the party with somebody else. So i just didnt know what to believe anymore. Hang on, hang on. So youre telling me that austin was an employee of hella . He wasnt just dealing drugs . Dealing drugs was his job. Austin flew all over the country everywhere that his boss held a party. Now were getting somewhere. Tao now, at all these different parties, austin flew in with a supply of ghb to sell . No. You cant take all that g on a plane. Those are the rules. Whose rules . Peter benjamins rules. He was austins boss. Stop the interview. Stop it. But shes not done yet. Buzz, pull the plug. I dont work for you. Chief johnson, stop. We have what we need. Fbi rules. You signed an agreement. Travis wait. Is is that what you needed to know . Thats all for now, travis. Thank you. Can i see him, please . Austin. Can i see him . Eexcuse me. If Peter Benjamin had something to do with austins death, i should be conducting the interview. Weve invited you to observe. [ exhales sharply ] and do everything the stupid fbi way, without any recorders or cameras. Can i at least take notes . You know we only have one person taking notes during an interview. Well, im perfectly happy with that person being me. [ sighs ] look, do you want noodles or rice . Are you gonna let me ask Peter Benjamin questions or not . You can participate with followups [ exhales ] look, this is our very first crack at this guy [ sighs ] which, which, which .

© 2025 Vimarsana