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[ WATER RUNNING ]
[ WATER RUNNING ]
[ CAR ALARM BLARES ]
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
Moore: I WAS MOST SCARED WHEN I WAS ON MY OWN.
ALEXIS?
HE TOOK SOMETHING THAT I LOVE AND CARED ABOUT.
ALEXIS?!
MY WORST FEAR IS THAT HE WOULD HURT MY BABY.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
MAN: [ Distorted ] Hello, Kristy.
You want to go for a drive?
HE TURNED MY LIFE INTO A LIVING HELL.
Yeah, let's go for a drive.
Narrator: WHEN DESIRE OVERTAKES REASON,
THE HUMAN MIND CAN UNLEASH DEADLY OBSESSION.
THESE ARE TRUE STORIES TOLD BY THE VICTIMS.
-- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Moore: I GREW UP IN MENANDS, NEW YORK,
WHICH IS A SMALL, LITTLE VILLAGE.
EVERYBODY KNOWS EVERYBODY.
I HAVE TONS OF FRIENDS ON THE STREET AND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I LIVED WITH MY BOYFRIEND, SHANE.
HE WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR ME.
IF I ASKED HIM TO GO ROB A BANK, HE'D ROB A BANK.
EGGS ARE UP.
WHEN I TOLD SHANE I WAS PREGNANT,
YOU COULD TELL HE WAS A LITTLE HESITANT.
"YOU'RE REALLY PREGNANT, OR ARE YOU KIDDING WITH ME?"
BUT HE WAS HAPPY.
I BETTER GET GOING. I'LL BE BACK ABOUT 5:00.
BYE, BABY. HAVE A GOOD DAY.
YEP, YOU, TOO.
AND THEN I BECAME VERY EXCITED.
STARTED GOING SHOPPING,
BUYING ALL THE LITTLE BABY TOYS AND CLOTHES,
AND EVERYTHING WAS GOOD.
I HAD TO SELL MY CAR
BECAUSE IT DID NOT FIT CAR SEATS IN THE BACK.
AND IT WAS A LITTLE TOO FAST TO BE CARTING MY NEWBORN AROUND IN.
I HAD A BLACK SPORTS CAR THAT WAS REALLY FAST.
AND I LOVED IT.
I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT IT.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
WHEN I DROVE IT, I FELT...RICH.
[ LAUGHS ]
EVERYBODY USED TO STARE AT ME ALL THE TIME WHEN I DROVE IT.
EVERYBODY ALWAYS KNEW WHO IT WAS WHEN I DROVE BY
AND THAT IT WAS ME.
IT WAS JUST FUN.
EVERYBODY WANTED MY CAR. IT WAS NICE.
WHEN I SOLD MY CAR, I WAS VERY UPSET.
IT WAS LIKE I WAS BECOMING MY PARENTS,
LETTING GO OF MY TEENAGE YEARS WITH MY FAST CAR.
NOW I'M BECOMING A MOM.
[ CAR ALARM CHIRPS ]
ME PUTTING UP A "FOR SALE" SIGN WAS MY HOPES
IN SOMEBODY I KNEW PURCHASING IT.
I DEFINITELY WANTED IT TO GO TO A GOOD HOME.
[ DOG BARKING ]
HEY, BABY.
HEY, MOM.
ARE YOU TAKING CARE OF THAT BACK?
YEAH.
I AM ALWAYS AT MY MOM'S HOUSE. [ CHUCKLES ]
I CAN'T LIVE FAR AWAY FROM MY MOTHER.
[ TV CHATTER ]
HEY, YOU HUNGRY?
I'M STARVING.
I COULD GO GET US SOME JOEY'S IF YOU LIKE.
SURE, I COULD EAT.
AND I ORDERED FROM A LOCAL PIZZA COMPANY
RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD CALLED "JOEY'S PIZZA."
JOEY'S PIZZA PLACE HAD REALLY GOOD FOOD.
HEY, I ORDERED A PEPPERONI SPECIAL
AND A LARGE BOTTLE OF CLUB SODA TO GO.
THANKS.
THE GUY AT THE COUNTER TOOK MY MONEY, AND I LEFT.
GOT BACK IN MY CAR,
I DROVE TO MY HOUSE, WHERE I MET SHANE,
AND THEN WENT BACK TO MY MOM'S.
[ DOG BARKING ]
[ GUITAR PLAYING ]
I WAS VERY EXCITED.
COULDN'T WAIT TO HAVE MY BABY, WAS IN A GREAT RELATIONSHIP.
JUST EVERYTHING WAS GOING GOOD FOR ME.
I'M HUNGRY.
AGAIN?
YOU'RE ALWAYS HUNGRY.
HEY, WATCH OUT, MISTER!
I GOT YOUR BABY TO FEED OVER HERE.
YOU'LL BE WANTING PIZZA AGAIN, RIGHT?
YEAH.
HI, THERE.
CAN I GET TWO LARGE JOEY'S SPECIALS, PLEASE?
YEAH, IT'S 262 EAST BERRY GROVE.
WITH ME BEING PREGNANT AND ALL, I WAS CONSTANTLY EATING.
GREAT. THANK YOU.
THANKS.
WE ATE OUR PIZZA, AND WE WENT HOME.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO?
MAN: [ Breathing heavily ]
HELLO?
[ Distorted ] Hello, Kristy.
WHO'S THIS?
Why don't you get on the bed
and get your boyfriend to go down on you?
YOU'RE DISGUSTING!
I, AT THAT POINT, STARTED YELLING AND WAS LIKE,
"I DON'T KNOW WHO THIS IS! YOU'RE DISGUSTING!"
AND HUNG UP.
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
HELLO?
[ Distorted ] Put the phone up close
so I can hear him sucking on you.
EW, GROSS!
JUST...GO AWAY!
THE VOICE WAS LIKE A MACHINE.
IT WAS SCARY.
IT DIDN'T SEEM REAL.
IF ANYTHING, IT MADE IT FIVE MILLION TIMES WORSE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
HAVING IT BE A MACHINE TALKING TO YOU
AND SAYING YOUR NAME
AND THE NASTY THINGS THAT WERE COMING OUT OF IT.
WHAT'S UP, BABY?
I KEEP GETTING THESE CALLS.
SOME GUY, VOICE LIKE A MACHINE, SAYING REALLY NASTY STUFF.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, BABY.
IT'S PROBABLY JUST SOME KIDS MESSING AROUND.
DON'T ANSWER IT ANYMORE.
IT MADE ME FEEL LIKE...GROSS.
LIKE, WHO WOULD SAY THAT?
WHY WOULD SOMEONE CALL ME IN THIS VOICE
AND WANT TO LITERALLY LISTEN
TO ME AND SHANE HAVING *** ENCOUNTERS?
NOW, LET'S GO TO BED, YEAH?
COME ON. COME ON!
[ BOTH LAUGHING ]
STOP IT!
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
HELLO?
MAN: [ Distorted ] Put Kristy on the phone.
MAN: I want to talk to Kristy.
I don't want to talk to you.
I'm gonna tell her what to do.
DON'T YOU CALL THIS NUMBER AGAIN, YOU HEAR ME?
I DON'T CARE WHO THIS IS.
THIS IS NOT FUNNY.
JUST IGNORE IT, BABY.
IT'S PROBABLY JUST SOME KIDS FOOLING AROUND LIKE I SAID.
OKAY.
I'LL PUT IT ON SILENT.
Moore: I HAD SHANE THERE, SO I FELT PROTECTED,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I FELT VULNERABLE
BECAUSE I KNEW I WASN'T GONNA BE WITH SHANE THE WHOLE TIME.
GOT UP, SHANE GOT READY FOR WORK, NO PHONE CALLS.
THANKS, HONEY.
I SHOULDN'T BE TOO LATE.
YOU VISITING YOUR MOM TODAY?
YEAH, PROBABLY.
BYE.
BYE.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ TRUCK DEPARTS ]
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
HELLO?
MAN: [ Distorted ] Morning, Kristy!
You want to go for a drive?
Yeah, let's go for a drive.
I'M GOING TO GET MY BOYFRIEND.
He just left.
KNOWING THAT SHANE WASN'T THERE ANYMORE, I FELT IN DANGER.
I WAS REALLY SCARED 'CAUSE I WAS BY MYSELF.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
What's the rush, Kristy?
You should at least put some makeup on.
Well, you look much better with no makeup.
[ TIRES SQUEAL ]
HE TOLD ME THAT I WAS WEARING A PAIR OF BLUE JEANS,
I HAD MY HAIR IN A PONYTAIL, AND I WAS WEARING FLIP-FLOPS.
Seatbelt, Kristy. Seatbelt.
Come on, let's not forget you're pregnant.
I DROVE TO MY MOTHER'S AS FAST AS I POSSIBLY COULD.
I WAS WATCHING IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR,
SEEING IF ANYBODY WAS FOLLOWING ME.
I JUST THOUGHT AT THAT POINT THAT EVERYBODY WAS A DANGER.
I DIDN'T TRUST ANYONE.
Moore: MOM!
MOM! MOM!
WHAT HAPPENED?
KRISTY! OOH!
THIS GUY KEEPS CALLING ME!
I THINK HE'S FOLLOWING ME!
WELL, CALM DOWN! W-WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
[ Chuckling ] SOMEONE'S FOLLOWING YOU?
AND MY MOM DIDN'T BELIEVE ME.
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
MAN: [ Distorted ] Put Kristy on the phone.
I want to talk to Kristy.
NOT ONLY DOES HE HAVE MY NUMBER, BUT HE HAS MY MOTHER'S NUMBER.
Moore: I WAS VERY EXCITED, COULDN'T WAIT TO HAVE MY BABY,
WAS IN A GREAT RELATIONSHIP...
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
...UNTIL THE PHONE CALLS.
HELLO?
MAN: [ Distorted ] Why don't you get on the bed
and get your boyfriend to go down on you?
IT WAS...SCARY.
MOM!
WHAT HAPPENED?
THIS GUY KEEPS CALLING ME!
I THINK HE'S FOLLOWING ME!
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
NOT ONLY DOES HE HAVE MY NUMBER, BUT HE HAS MY MOTHER'S NUMBER.
NO, LEAVE IT, KRISTY.
COME ON, LET'S GO. WHERE?
I DON'T KNOW, ANYWHERE.
HE'S INVOLVING MY WHOLE FAMILY NOW
AND PUTTING EVERYBODY IN DANGER, NOT JUST MYSELF.
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
MAN: [ Distorted ] Hey, where you going?
I want to talk.
JUST STOP CALLING!
LEAVE US ALONE!
[ TIRES SQUEAL ]
BUT IT WAS STILL THAT MACHINE, ALL DISTORTED.
I JUST KEPT HANGING UP.
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
I WAS SO SCARED.
[ RINGING CONTINUES ]
BE CAREFUL, KRISTY.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL!
[ Dialing ]
SHANE, HONEY?
HE'S CALLING AGAIN. IT'S BAD.
OF COURSE, I LET MY BOYFRIEND KNOW.
I CALLED HIM, HE'S LIKE, "JUST STAY WITH YOUR MOTHER.
"DON'T GO OFF BY YOURSELF.
"DON'T ANSWER YOUR PHONE. I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.
DON'T WORRY."
WE WENT TO THE MALL AND WENT BACK TO MY MOM'S.
WE ALL TALKED ABOUT IT
AND DECIDED WE NEEDED TO CONTACT THE POLICE.
I-I'D LIKE TO REPORT, UM... A NUISANCE CALL?
LET ME TALK TO HIM. LET ME TALK TO HIM!
MAN: You've just got to ignore the calls.
They're not a crime, ma'am, and they always stop in the end.
I WAS REALLY UPSET THAT THE COPS HAD BRUSHED IT OFF AS NOTHING.
MENANDS IS MY HOMETOWN. I GREW UP THERE.
I KNOW ALL THE COPS, AND IF ANYBODY WAS TO HELP ME,
I WOULD'VE THOUGHT IT WOULD'VE BEEN THEM,
AND THEY JUST DIDN'T CARE.
WHAT WE DID TO HELP ME FEEL MORE SAFER
WAS GOT BULLETS FOR OUR SHOTGUN, WHICH I KEPT WITH ME
AT ALL TIMES WHEN I WAS IN THE HOUSE.
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
THE PHONE CALLS JUST KEPT COMING.
HE WOULD CALL ME LIKE 500 TIMES A DAY.
I TOLD YOU, JUST GO AWAY!
LEAVE ME ALONE!
MAN: [ Distorted ] Now, don't be like that, Kristy.
I'm only trying to be your friend.
You'll really like me when we meet.
STOP SAYING THAT. IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!
[ Chuckling ] Yes, it will.
And it's up to you
whether it's gonna be a good meet or a bad meet.
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
IF I DIDN'T ANSWER MY PHONE, MY PHONE WOULD JUST...RING.
IT WOULD RING, RING, RING, RING AND NEVER STOP.
[ RINGING CONTINUES ]
A LOT OF PEOPLE ASKED ME,
"WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST CHANGE YOUR CELLPHONE?"
AND THAT'S VERY EASY FOR ME TO ANSWER.
HE HAD MY MOTHER'S PHONE NUMBER.
HE KNEW WHAT I DROVE, HE KNEW WHERE I LIVED,
HE KNEW EVERYTHING ABOUT ME.
DO YOU ACTUALLY THINK CHANGING MY CELLPHONE
WAS GOING TO STOP THIS PERSON?
I DON'T.
[ RINGING CONTINUES ]
JUST...STOP.
[ Distorted ] Now, why would I do that?
This is just getting interesting.
I WAS DRIVING TO THE MALL.
I WAS OFF TO GET SOME BABY CLOTHES.
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
HELLO?
[ Distorted ] Kristy, you're in the wrong lane.
You need the right-hand lane for the mall.
I BECAME PETRIFIED AT THAT MOMENT.
I WAS LOOKING IN EVERY ONE OF MY MIRRORS,
IT SEEMED LIKE, AT THE SAME TIME.
I KNEW THAT HE WAS AROUND.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE,
BUT I KNEW HE WAS IN A VEHICLE VERY CLOSE TO ME.
WHERE ARE YOU?! I CAN'T SEE YOU!
Of course you can't see me, Kristy.
[ Singsong voice ] You be careful, now.
Don't forget there's two of you in there.
I'd hate for you to have an accident.
MAN: [ Distorted ] Kristy, you're in the wrong lane.
You need the right-hand lane for the mall.
[ Singsong voice ] You be careful, now.
I'd hate for you to have an accident.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
[ TIRES SQUEAL ]
I ENDED UP PULLING OVER.
I WANTED TO SEE IF ANY CARS PASSING ME
MAYBE WERE HIM THAT WOULD PULL OVER, TOO.
I DIDN'T SEE ANYONE.
[ CRYING ]
I WAS PREGNANT.
I WAS VERY EMOTIONAL.
I JUST WANTED IT OVER WITH.
I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHO IT WAS.
I WAS CRYING BECAUSE HE TURNED MY LIFE INTO A LIVING HELL.
I DEFINITELY DIDN'T FEEL SAFE,
NO MATTER WHAT I WAS DOING OR WHERE I WAS.
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
HI, DID YOU GET MY MESSAGE?
SHANE: Yeah.
Listen, lock the doors.
I'll be home as soon as I can, I promise.
WHEN I WAS HOME IS WHEN I WAS MOST AFRAID,
WHEN I WAS BY MYSELF.
[ SHOTGUN *** ]
I WOULD JUST WALK AROUND MY HOUSE,
CARRYING A SHOTGUN,
HOPING THAT HE DIDN'T COME WALKING THROUGH THE DOOR
OR THROUGH A WINDOW.
[ CLAY SHATTERING ]
THERE WAS TIMES WHERE I FELT
HE WAS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING CLOSER TO ME,
WHERE I FELT HE WAS AT MY HOUSE OR IN MY HOUSE.
I WOULD THINK THAT I WOULD HEAR STEPS
COMING UP THE BACK PORCH OF MY HOUSE.
AND I WAS THERE BY MYSELF.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY WAS HIDING IN THE CLOSET
OR JUST WAITING FOR ME.
I HAD A FEELING SOMEBODY WAS TRYING TO GET IN MY BACK DOOR...
...WHERE, LITERALLY, MY BACK DOOR WOULD BE LEFT OPEN.
BUT SOMETIMES, I SWEAR HE WAS AT MY HOUSE.
MY WORST FEAR IS THAT HE WOULD HURT MY BABY.
[ SHOTGUN *** ]
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
MAN: [ Distorted ] What kept you, ***?!
I needed to talk to you!
I DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK TO YOU.
Yes, you do. You're mine, remember?
IF I IGNORED HIS PHONE CALLS... EVENTUALLY, WHEN I ANSWERED,
HE WOULD SWEAR AT ME AND CALL ME A ***, AND HE WOULD FLIP OUT.
IF YOU'RE SUCH A TOUGH GUY,
WHY DON'T YOU TALK TO ME IN YOUR NORMAL VOICE?
WHY ARE YOU HIDING BEHIND THAT...THAT MACHINE?
[ Normal voice ] Hello, Kristy.
[ Dial tone ]
WHEN I HEARD THE VOICE, MY HEART DROPPED
BECAUSE I KNEW I DIDN'T KNOW IT,
AND I KNEW THAT IT WAS SOMEONE
THAT WAS REALLY MESSED UP IN THE HEAD.
IT WAS A FREAKY VOICE...SCARY.
[ Dialing ]
SHANE? COME HOME, PLEASE.
RIGHT NOW.
SHANE IS VERY PROTECTIVE OF ME AND WILL NOT LET ANYONE HURT ME.
HE WANTED TO BE WITH ME ALL THE TIME, AND HE COULDN'T BE.
THIS GUY RUINED NOT ONLY MY LIFE BUT SHANE'S LIFE.
HE FELT HELPLESS, AND HE FELT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO.
Shane: I GOT YOU SOMETHING.
THOUGHT IT MIGHT CHEER YOU UP.
GO ON, OPEN IT.
OH! HEY!
OH! SHE'S BEAUTIFUL!
ISN'T SHE GORGEOUS?
HELLO!
SHANE GOT ME A LITTLE PUREBRED GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPPY,
WHICH I NAMED ALEXIS.
REALLY HAPPY, FRIENDLY DOG.
SHE FOLLOWED ME ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
SHE WAS ALWAYS LICKING ME
AND JUST HAD TO CONSTANTLY BE WITH ME.
JUST SO I HAD A COMPANION DURING THE DAY,
MAYBE HELP RELIEVE SOME STRESS.
WHEN I WAS OUT IN PUBLIC BY MYSELF,
I WAS REALLY SCARED, SAY, JUST TO RUN TO THE GAS STATION
OR TO RUN TO THE GROCERY STORE,
JUST TO PICK UP A LOAF OF BREAD OR SOMETHING.
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
HELLO?
MAN: [ Distorted ] Hello, Kristy.
Getting groceries?
Behind you.
Very healthy.
I SAW JUST NORMAL PEOPLE.
FAMILIES WITH THEIR KIDS,
AND JUST EVERYBODY DOING THEIR NORMAL BUSINESS
LIKE THEY WOULD ALWAYS DO, NOBODY THAT LOOKED OUT OF PLACE.
Hello?
Yeah, I'm in here with you.
HE WAS IN THAT STORE.
I'm over in lane 6.
Why don't you come over and say hi?
You smell nice today.
And I love the way you look in skinny jeans.
MAN: [ Distorted ] Hello, Kristy.
Getting groceries?
HE WAS IN THAT STORE.
I'm over in lane 6.
Why don't you come over and say hi?
You smell nice today.
And I love the way you look in skinny jeans.
[ Chuckles ]
[ Singsong voice ] Over here.
I LOOKED THROUGHOUT THE STORE FOR ANYONE ON A CELLPHONE.
COULDN'T FIND HIM.
Hey, where you going?
I want to talk.
BEING THAT I WAS IN PUBLIC,
TO ME IT WAS MORE SCARY 'CAUSE IT COULD'VE BEEN ANYONE.
I MEAN, SOMEONE COULD'VE JUST WALKED UP
AND GRABBED ME OR MAYBE KILLED ME OR...
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
WHAT?! WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH ME?!
You better hurry and get that ice cream in the freezer.
You don't want it to melt all over your nice car, now.
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
[ RINGING STOPS ]
WE DECIDED TO GO STAY WITH MY MOTHER FOR A LITTLE WHILE,
HOPING THAT THEM BEING AROUND ME
WOULD MAYBE MAKE THE GUY STOP CALLING ME
OR MAYBE BACK OFF A LITTLE BIT,
KNOWING THAT I WASN'T GONNA BE ALONE ANYMORE.
KRISTY? DINNER.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
SHANE WAS THERE, MY MOTHER, MY STEPDAD,
MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS,
AND WE WERE ALL JUST SITTING AROUND, EATING DINNER.
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
HELLO?
MAN: [ Distorted ] Dinner looks tasty.
Mind if I join you?
WHY, THAT'D BE LOVELY.
WHY DON'T YOU HEAD ON IN?
[ CHATTER ]
Moore: EVERYBODY RAN OUTSIDE AND STARTED LOOKING EVERYWHERE --
UP AND DOWN DRIVEWAYS,
ASKING RANDOM PEOPLE ON THE STREET IF IT WAS THEM,
KNOCKED ON ALL OF MY FRIENDS' DOORS,
HAD THEM ALL COME OUT LOOKING FOR HIM.
IT'S A SMALL VILLAGE. YOU KNOW EVERYONE.
YOU KNOW EVERYBODY'S CARS, YOU KNOW WHAT EVERYBODY LOOKS LIKE.
WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR ANYBODY OUT OF PLACE.
IF THEY DIDN'T LOOK LIKE WE KNEW THEM OR THEY BELONGED THERE,
THEY'D QUESTION THEM.
YOU SEE SOMEBODY?
YOU SEE ANYBODY?
LET'S GO THIS WAY.
BUT WE DIDN'T SEE ANYONE.
MY BOYFRIEND WAS AT WORK, AND I LOOKED OUT MY BACK WINDOW,
AND I JUST HAD, LIKE, A WEIRD FEELING.
LIKE, I DIDN'T SEE ALEXIS OUT THERE ANYWHERE,
AND THE GATE WAS OPEN A LITTLE BIT.
ALEXIS? ALEXIS? ALEXIS?!
AND I STARTED TO PANIC, AND I KIND OF KNEW.
I HAD A GUT FEELING THAT HE HAD TAKEN HER.
[ Dialing, ringing ]
SHANE: Hi, babe. What's up?
IT'S ALEXIS! SHE'S GONE!
HE'S GOT HER, I KNOW DOES!
Now, you can't be sure of that.
She probably got the gate or something.
We'll go find her. I'll be there in 20.
JUST AS I HUNG UP THE PHONE, MY PHONE RANG.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
YOU GOT MY DOG!
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY DOG?!
MAN: [ Distorted ] I don't know what you're talking about.
[ CRYING ]
[ Crying ] GIVE HER BACK, YOU UNDERSTAND?!
YOU GIVE HER BACK TO ME RIGHT NOW!
ALEXIS LOVED ME.
SHE WOULD'VE NEVER RAN AWAY.
SHE WANTED TO BE BY MY SIDE NO MATTER WHAT I WAS DOING.
AND WE WENT AROUND,
AND WE POSTED UP FLIERS ALL OVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
NOTHING HAPPENED.
NO PHONE CALLS.
SHE WAS GONE.
I FEEL THAT HE WAS DEFINITELY MOVING CLOSER TO ME
THAN HE EVER DID BEFORE.
I WENT THROUGH THREE DIFFERENT POLICE DEPARTMENTS
TO TRY TO CATCH THIS GUY.
THE FIRST ONE WANTED NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
THE SECOND TIME THAT I CONTACTED THE POLICE,
THEY CAME UP WITH A PLAN TO TRY TO CATCH HIM...
...WHICH WAS THEY SNUCK IN THE BACK DOOR.
THEY HID IN THE KITCHEN.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
THEY WANTED ME TO WAIT FOR HIM TO CALL.
HI, THANKS FOR COMING.
IT'S BASICALLY BEEN ACTING UP SINCE LAST NIGHT.
I'M IN POSITION.
Stand by.
AND WE JUST WAITED FOR THE PHONE CALL.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO?
MAN: [ Distorted ] Hello, Kristy.
MAN: Nice day, isn't it?
Still, it's a little cold
to be wearing just a t-shirt, isn't it?
IT'S GONNA WARM UP LATER.
I WAS THINKING ABOUT GOING FOR A DRIVE.
WANT TO MEET UP AND COME ALONG, TOO?
ON WHAT?
Those police officers in your house would be coming, too.
Moore: HE WOULD TELL ME TO NOT INVOLVE THE COPS.
"THIS IS GONNA MAKE IT WORSE FOR YOU."
AND HE WOULD JUST THREATEN ME.
HE WAS SMART.
THE SECOND PLAN THAT THE COPS CAME UP WITH
WAS DRIVE TO A DARK ALLEY ON JUST A DEAD-END ROAD...
...WHERE NOBODY WAS AROUND.
I THOUGHT IT WAS WRONG.
I THOUGHT THE COPS
WERE PUTTING ME IN EVEN MORE OF A DANGEROUS POSITION,
ESPECIALLY BEING I WAS PREGNANT.
THEY USED ME AS BAIT TO TRY AND CATCH HIM.
BUT I WENT THROUGH WITH IT. I WANTED TO CATCH HIM.
I WAS WILLING TO DO ANYTHING AT THAT POINT.
AND IF IT INVOLVED ME BEING ALONE
AND TRYING TO CATCH HIM WITH THE COPS HIDING IN THE WOODS,
THEN I GUESS I HAD TO DO IT.
I COULDN'T SEE THE COPS ANYWHERE.
I DON'T SEE HOW THEY WOULD'VE GOTTEN TO ME IN TIME.
I WAS SO SCARED.
I CAN'T EVEN DESCRIBE TO YOU HOW SCARED I WAS.
I FELT ALONE.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO?
MAN: [ Distorted ] Kristy, Kristy.
What are you doing out there, all on your own?
WHERE ARE YOU?
Close.
[ GARBAGE CANS CLATTER ]
Moore: I COULDN'T SEE THE COPS ANYWHERE.
WHAT IF HE JUST POPPED OUT
FROM BEHIND ONE OF THE ABANDONED BUILDINGS?
I WOULDN'T SEE HIM.
IF I COULDN'T SEE, HOW COULD THEY SEE?
HE COULD HAVE A GUN.
HE COULD'VE HAD ANYTHING.
HE COULD'VE JUST JUMPED OUT AND STABBED ME.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO?
MAN: [ Distorted ] Kristy, Kristy.
What are you doing out there, all on your own?
WHERE ARE YOU?
Close.
[ GARBAGE CANS CLATTER ]
[ PANTING ] SHOW YOURSELF!
Not with all those police officers there.
I told you not to involve the police.
You're just making things worse for yourself, Kristy.
Kristy?
YES.
Just go home.
I WAS VERY MAD AT THE COPS.
IN MY EYES, I THINK THEY WERE JUST PUTTING ME IN MORE DANGER.
I THOUGHT THAT THEY NEEDED TO COME UP WITH A BETTER PLAN.
MY BROTHER CAME UP THE STAIRS, AND HE HAD MY DOG.
ALEXIS! HEY!
I WAS SO HAPPY.
HEY, WHAT'S WRONG?
I FOUND HER OUTSIDE LIKE THIS.
SOMETHING WAS MAJORLY WRONG.
SHE JUST LOOKED ABUSED.
SHE DEFINITELY...WASN'T HEALTHY.
SHE WAS SHAKING, WASN'T LICKING ME,
IT WAS JUST LAYING THERE AND PEEING.
LIKE, HE IS SICK.
HE COULD'VE PHYSICALLY DID THINGS WITH HER,
JUST BECAUSE IT WAS MY DOG.
[ CRYING ]
SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAPPENED TO THAT DOG.
IT KILLED ME.
I HAD TO GIVE HER AWAY BECAUSE EVERY TIME I LOOKED AT HER,
SHE REMINDED ME OF HIM.
I COULDN'T HAVE HER IN MY HOUSE.
IT WAS JUST ALL BAD MEMORIES.
[ CELLPHONE RINGING, VIBRATING ]
[ Ringing ]
THE VOICE HAD AN UNTRACEABLE PHONE.
I KNEW THAT HE WAS AROUND.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE, BUT I KNEW HE WAS VERY CLOSE TO ME.
THE POLICE WERE ABLE TO PINPOINT HIM
USING THREE DIFFERENT CELLPHONE TOWERS,
WHICH DIRECTLY PINPOINTED HIS LOCATION.
[ RINGING CONTINUES ]
SHOW ME YOUR HANDS!
UP! AGAINST THE WALL!
MAN: Can I speak to Kristy?
YEAH, SPEAKING.
Ma'am, I think we got him.
REALLY?
THE COPS CALLED ME, AND THEY SAID,
"I WANT YOU TO COME DOWN TO THE STATION.
WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT MIGHT BE THE GUY DOING THIS TO YOU."
NOPE. NO IDEA.
WHEN I SAW THE REAL PERSON,
HE KIND OF LOOKED LIKE THE MONSTER THAT I THOUGHT HE WAS.
SHOW ME YOUR HANDS!
UP AGAINST THE WALL!
NOW! TURN AROUND NOW!
WHEN THEY ARRESTED HIM, HE WAS ON THE COMPUTER,
LOOKING AT FACEBOOK PICTURES OF ME,
DOING PERVERTED THINGS TO HIMSELF.
[ GRUNTS ]
LET'S GO.
AND THEY TOLD ME HE WORKS AT JOEY'S PIZZA.
AND AT THAT POINT, I'M LIKE, "WOW, YEAH.
I ORDER FOOD FROM THERE ALL THE TIME..."
"...ME AND MY FAMILY."
I SAID, "WHAT DOES HE DO THERE?"
AND THEY TOLD ME,
"HE WORKS COUNTER AND HE DELIVERS FOR THEM."
AND THEN IT KIND OF CLICKED.
IT JUST ALL CAME TOGETHER.
THE DAY THAT HE HAD COURT,
HE READ OUT THIS LETTER THAT HE PERSONALLY WROTE TO ME,
TELLING ME THAT HE WAS SORRY
AND HE NEVER MEANT TO CAUSE ME ANY HARM
AND THAT IT WAS JUST SUPPOSED TO BE A JOKE
THAT GOT OUT OF CONTROL.
I HATED THAT LETTER.
I DIDN'T BELIEVE A WORD HE SAID.
Narrator: JOHN CRUIKSHANK WAS ARRESTED
AND CHARGED WITH STALKING AND AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT.
CRUIKSHANK WAS ALSO CONVICTED OF THE *** OF ANOTHER VICTIM.
HE SERVED THREE YEARS IN PRISON FOR ALL OF HIS OFFENCES.
KRISTY DOESN'T KNOW WHERE HER STALKER IS NOW.
[ BABY BABBLING ]
Moore: MY CHILD WAS BORN SIX WEEKS PREMATURE
BECAUSE OF ALL THE STRESS THAT I HAD DURING MY PREGNANCY.
NOW MY DAUGHTER'S GREAT.
SHE'S A 7-YEAR-OLD LITTLE GIRL.
SHE HAS NO CLUE OF WHAT HAPPENED TO ME
WHEN I WAS PREGNANT WITH HER,
AND SOME DAY, I WILL EXPLAIN IT ALL TO HER
AND LET HER KNOW THE ORDEAL THAT ME AND HER FATHER WENT THROUGH.
SHE DOESN'T NEED TO KNOW THAT HARM COULD'VE CAME TO HER
AND THAT HER FATHER AND I DID EVERYTHING WE COULD
TO PROTECT HER.