1 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:05,000 Speaker 1: This happened when I was thirteen years old. The Internet 2 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:08,599 wasn't just a distraction, It was my world. School was 3 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:12,679 a nightmare and home wasn't much better. But online I 4 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:16,480 was someone, and that's where I met Christine. She said 5 00:00:16,519 --> 00:00:18,920 she was a fourteen year old, red haired girl, living 6 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:23,079 the same life like every teenager. We chatted for months, 7 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:26,280 then one night she asked to meet I didn't even 8 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:29,760 think twice. That night, I slipped out into the cold, 9 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:32,679 my breath clouding the air as I waited alone in 10 00:00:32,719 --> 00:00:36,200 the empty streets. Just when I was thinking Mom's gonna 11 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:38,799 be so mad, I saw a car coming my way. 12 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,679 Isn't Christine too young to drive? Damn, she must be 13 00:00:42,719 --> 00:00:45,920 a battie, I thought. But once the car pulled over 14 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,439 near me, I saw a grown up man behind the 15 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:52,079 stirring wheel. He had a smile on his face. He 16 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:54,640 said Christine is his niece, and he came to take 17 00:00:54,719 --> 00:00:57,520 me to her. I was only thirteen. Of course, I 18 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:00,679 didn't doubt his words, and I went with him. He 19 00:01:00,759 --> 00:01:04,799 took me to a house close by the woods. Where 20 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:09,879 is Christine, I asked, Entering the silent house, Suddenly he 21 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:12,680 gripped my arm and started dragging me downstairs. 22 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 2: What's happening? What are you doing? 23 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 1: I screamed. He didn't answer, and dragged me down the basement. 24 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:24,760 The basement was like stepping into a nightmare. Chains hanging 25 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:27,719 from the ceiling, the walls smeared with stains that looked 26 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:31,519 like blood. He shoved me onto the floor, then locked 27 00:01:31,519 --> 00:01:35,760 a heavy chain around my ankle. Your mind now, he said, 28 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:39,319 crouching in front of me, his grin stretched too wide, 29 00:01:39,599 --> 00:01:41,319 his teeth yellow and jagged. 30 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:44,519 Speaker 2: No running, no hiding, just us. 31 00:01:47,519 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: The first night I sat trembling in the cold, damp basement. 32 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:53,680 By that time I knew there was never a girl 33 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:57,000 named Christine. This man had lied to me, and now 34 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:00,359 I'm his prisoner. Next day I was made to sit 35 00:02:00,439 --> 00:02:03,760 on a chair facing a camera. The sixth Psycho held 36 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,560 a knife to my throat and whispered, smile. 37 00:02:06,879 --> 00:02:10,199 Speaker 2: They all want to see you smile. I didn't. He 38 00:02:10,319 --> 00:02:11,479 screamed in my ear. 39 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 1: I said, smile. He pressed the blade to my lips. 40 00:02:16,759 --> 00:02:20,319 Blood dripped as it pierced my skin. Tears rolled down 41 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:20,919 my eyes. 42 00:02:21,439 --> 00:02:31,759 Speaker 2: I cried, Why are you doing this to me so 43 00:02:31,879 --> 00:02:33,599 you won't listen? Huh? 44 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: He took out a duct tape and started taping my 45 00:02:36,439 --> 00:02:39,840 mouth and no shut. My chest tightened as I struggled 46 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:40,280 to breathe. 47 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 2: My heart raised. His panic set in. He lit a cigarette, 48 00:02:44,439 --> 00:02:47,039 the tip blowing as he leaned in close. Do you 49 00:02:47,039 --> 00:02:47,479 want to air? 50 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:52,879 Speaker 1: He asked, his tone light, almost playful, and behave. The 51 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:57,520 cigarette came closer, the smoke stinging my eyes. Tears streamed 52 00:02:57,560 --> 00:02:59,759 down my face as he held the burning tip near 53 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:03,759 my eyeball. My muffled sobbing echoed in the basement. He 54 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,599 pressed it to my neck first, the pain searing, unbearable. 55 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:11,080 My body trembled, but the chain held me in place. 56 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:16,520 I just gave you a tattoo, he laughed in sick joy. 57 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:20,280 When he finally ripped the tape off, I gasped for air, 58 00:03:20,599 --> 00:03:24,599 sobbing so hard I thought I'd choke, He smiled, patting 59 00:03:24,599 --> 00:03:26,240 my cheek like I was a child. 60 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 2: Good girl, you're learning. 61 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 1: The second day, he tied my hands behind my back, 62 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:35,599 forcing me to kneel in front of the camera. Stay still, 63 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,240 he whispered. He then took out a scissor and chopped 64 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:43,400 some of my hair. Stop squirming, he barked, grabbing my 65 00:03:43,479 --> 00:03:45,159 shoulder and forcing me still. 66 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 2: You ruin my masterpiece. 67 00:03:47,719 --> 00:03:50,199 Speaker 1: I bit down on my lips so hard it bled, 68 00:03:50,639 --> 00:03:54,360 trying not to scream. When he finished, he stepped back, 69 00:03:54,560 --> 00:04:00,000 admiring his work. A beautiful he said, angling the case 70 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:02,520 to show every inch of what he'd done. 71 00:04:02,879 --> 00:04:04,159 Speaker 2: They're gonna love this. 72 00:04:04,879 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: The fact that this man is not only torturing me 73 00:04:07,599 --> 00:04:10,919 but also filming this, and there are people who'll enjoy 74 00:04:11,039 --> 00:04:14,199 watching a thirteen year old in such a condition made 75 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:17,680 me realize what a sick world we live in. After 76 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,839 finishing recording me like that, he picked up a chainsaw 77 00:04:20,879 --> 00:04:23,240 from the floor. It's time to take this to the 78 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:26,839 next level, he said, turning it on. I tried to 79 00:04:26,879 --> 00:04:29,879 crawl away, but the chain yanked me back. He grabbed 80 00:04:29,879 --> 00:04:34,120 my leg, pinning me in place, the chainsaw hovering inches. 81 00:04:33,759 --> 00:04:34,439 Speaker 2: From my skin. 82 00:04:34,879 --> 00:04:40,439 Speaker 1: You won't mind using a crush, right, he smiled, ear 83 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:45,279 to ear, holding the chainsaw up. I thrashed, screaming, begging, 84 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:49,480 but he just leaned closer, the blade inching toward my thigh. 85 00:04:49,879 --> 00:04:53,000 The metal teeth grazed my skin and I thought this 86 00:04:53,160 --> 00:05:02,720 is it. I Am going to die. Then the door 87 00:05:02,759 --> 00:05:07,120 burst open, shouts flashlights. The roar of the chainsaw cut 88 00:05:07,199 --> 00:05:10,800 off as men in uniforms stormed the room. He didn't fight, 89 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:14,160 He just stood there smiling as they cuffed him. I 90 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:17,319 don't remember much after that. The chains were gone and 91 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:20,040 someone carried me into the light. But part of me 92 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:23,519 is still in that basement. Even now. When I close 93 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,519 my eyes, I hear the hum of the chainsaw, I 94 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:29,519 feel the blade on my skin, and I wonder how 95 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:34,399 close I came to never leaving. On New Year's Day 96 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:38,879 two thousand and two, thirteen year old Alisha Kozakevich got 97 00:05:38,959 --> 00:05:43,360 kidnapped by thirty eight year old computer programmer Scott Tyree, 98 00:05:43,519 --> 00:05:46,399 who befriended her pretending to be a fourteen year old 99 00:05:46,439 --> 00:05:50,240 girl online. Over the course of four days, Alicia was 100 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:55,399 held captive, shackled, abused, and tortured in Tyree's basement dungeon. 101 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:59,399 Tyree filmed the abuse and also broadcasted it on the 102 00:05:59,519 --> 00:06:03,720 dark web. A viewer in Florida recognized Alicia from news 103 00:06:03,759 --> 00:06:08,000 stories and a missing person's flyer. He contacted the FBI 104 00:06:08,199 --> 00:06:12,319 anonymously and via a payphone because he feared being charged 105 00:06:12,319 --> 00:06:16,240 as an accessory to the crime. Tracking Tyree's IP address, 106 00:06:16,519 --> 00:06:20,720 the FBI arrested him on January fourth, two thousand and two. 107 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:24,199 In September two thousand and three, Tyree was sentenced to 108 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:31,519 nineteen years and seven months in federal prison. I'm twenty 109 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:34,480 seven years old, a mother to a beautiful little boy, 110 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:36,160 and I work hard to give. 111 00:06:36,079 --> 00:06:38,199 Speaker 2: Him a better life. I lived with my. 112 00:06:38,199 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 1: Fiance Marsine, in West Yorkshire, England. Things weren't perfect between us, 113 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:47,600 far from it. Marsne had a temper, quick to anger 114 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:51,279 over the smallest things. His harsh words and cruel remarks 115 00:06:51,319 --> 00:06:54,079 cut deep, but I stayed for the sake of our child. 116 00:06:54,519 --> 00:06:56,199 Speaker 2: I thought things could get better. 117 00:06:56,879 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 1: One Thursday, I was doing household chores take a leave 118 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:04,120 from work. Marcine was usually quiet, sitting in the living 119 00:07:04,199 --> 00:07:07,680 room barely looking at me. Later in that evening, he 120 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:11,480 told me his friend Patrick was coming for dinner. Patrick 121 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:15,040 was always unsettling to me, with a sneering demeanor that 122 00:07:15,199 --> 00:07:18,519 mirrored the actor from shining, but I didn't say anything 123 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:22,279 to avoid another fight. Around nine, three of us sat 124 00:07:22,319 --> 00:07:26,399 down to eat. Marsne and Patrick shared some private jokes, 125 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:29,920 laughing loudly while I ate in silence. Attention in the 126 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:33,600 room felt suffocating, but I stayed calm, thinking about my 127 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:36,480 son and how this was just another moment to endure. 128 00:07:37,079 --> 00:07:40,439 I excused myself after dinner to clear the dishes, hoping 129 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:43,160 to find some quiet. Then as I turned to leave 130 00:07:43,199 --> 00:07:46,079 the room, I felt a sharp, cold pressure. 131 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 2: Against the back of my neck. 132 00:07:47,319 --> 00:07:51,079 Speaker 1: Before I could react, an electric jolt surged through my body. 133 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:55,399 My knees buckled, the world spun, and everything went black. 134 00:07:56,199 --> 00:07:59,480 Sound of digging and dirt hitting a hard surface woke 135 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,199 me up. Opening my eyes, all I could see was 136 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:05,759 pitch black darkness. My wrists were bound tightly in front 137 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:08,000 of me with tape, and my legs felt like they 138 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:11,519 were pinned together. I tried to move, but the confined 139 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:15,279 space pressed back against me. Panics started to set in 140 00:08:15,519 --> 00:08:19,720 as I realized I was inside something, something small and tight, 141 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:21,720 maybe a box. 142 00:08:22,439 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 2: I screamed for help, my voice trembling with fear. Martin Marson, 143 00:08:28,079 --> 00:08:28,759 what's going on? 144 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:36,679 Speaker 1: Muffled voices answered their tones chillingly casual. She's awake, Patrick said, 145 00:08:36,879 --> 00:08:38,559 his voice almost amused. 146 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 2: Good. 147 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:43,440 Speaker 1: Marcne replied, let her scream, it doesn't matter now. 148 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:46,200 Speaker 2: My heart raced. What did he mean? 149 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:48,840 Speaker 1: I screamed to hear more, but the sound of dirt 150 00:08:48,919 --> 00:08:50,919 hitting the box drowned out their words. 151 00:08:51,279 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 2: My breath hitched as the reality hit me. They were 152 00:08:54,399 --> 00:08:58,679 burying me alive. Please, please, don't do this. 153 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:02,399 Speaker 1: I screamed, kicking and thrashing against the walls of the box. 154 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,279 My pleas grew more desperate as the dirt piled on, 155 00:09:05,799 --> 00:09:08,639 muffling the sounds of the outside world. And then a 156 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:12,200 few minutes later I heard a Marsiene's car drive away. 157 00:09:12,799 --> 00:09:16,480 Oh God, they left me to die inside the box. 158 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:19,879 The air grew hotter and thinner. The darkness pressed in 159 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:23,840 on me, choking me with fear. My mind raced, trying 160 00:09:23,879 --> 00:09:26,879 to understand how the man I once loved could do this. 161 00:09:27,519 --> 00:09:31,480 Why the dirt continued to fall, sealing me away from 162 00:09:31,519 --> 00:09:34,559 the world. My body shook with sobs as I clawed 163 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:37,960 at the tape binding my wrists. Then I felt it, 164 00:09:38,279 --> 00:09:40,480 the sharp edge of my engagement ring. 165 00:09:40,799 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 2: My breath caught in my throat. Could I use it? It 166 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:45,759 was small, but it was something. 167 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 1: I twisted the ring against the tape, grinding it back 168 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:53,200 and forth until my fingers throbbed with pain. Time seemed 169 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:56,840 to stretch endlessly, the weight of the earth above pressing 170 00:09:56,919 --> 00:10:01,000 down on the box and on me. Finally, the tape snapped. 171 00:10:01,279 --> 00:10:04,600 My hands were free, but the battle was far from over. 172 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:08,480 Using my hands, I pushed at the cardboard walls. It 173 00:10:08,519 --> 00:10:11,159 was weak, but reinforced by the weight of the dirt. 174 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:14,799 I clawed at it with everything I had, tearing through 175 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:18,519 it piece by piece. My nails broke and my fingers bled, 176 00:10:18,799 --> 00:10:22,320 but I didn't stop. Finally, the box gave way and 177 00:10:22,399 --> 00:10:27,200 dirt cascaded around me. I pushed through, inch by agonizing 178 00:10:27,279 --> 00:10:30,879 inch until my hand broke the surface. I gasped for 179 00:10:31,039 --> 00:10:34,120 air as I dragged myself out of the shallow grave. 180 00:10:34,639 --> 00:10:38,120 The cold night air hit my skin, sharp and stinging, 181 00:10:38,399 --> 00:10:41,120 but it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever felt. 182 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:45,080 I stumbled toward the road, my legs trembling with exhaustion. 183 00:10:45,639 --> 00:10:48,879 My clothes were tattered, my hair matted with dirt, and 184 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,799 every part of me ached. When I saw the faint 185 00:10:51,799 --> 00:10:54,919 glow of headlights in the distance, I screamed for help, 186 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:59,720 waving my arms frantically. The car slowed, its driver staring 187 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:03,759 at me with wide, terrified eyes. At first they hesitated, 188 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:06,919 but when I collapsed onto the ground, they rushed to help. 189 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:10,559 My voice was hoarse, barely a whisper as I told 190 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:11,480 them what happened. 191 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:17,279 Speaker 2: Please help me. They tried to kill me. 192 00:11:17,919 --> 00:11:21,080 Speaker 1: The cops eventually arrested my crazy ex and his friend 193 00:11:21,159 --> 00:11:24,120 for attempted murder. I fought my way out of the grave, 194 00:11:24,399 --> 00:11:27,279 and I will keep fighting for my son, for myself, 195 00:11:27,639 --> 00:11:31,159 for the life they tried to take from me. In 196 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:36,679 two thy eleven, Michelina Lewandowska, a young Polish woman, survived 197 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:41,559 a horrifying ordeal when her fiance, Marcine Casprac and his 198 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:46,039 friend Patrick Bloris attacked her with a stun gun. They 199 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:49,120 bound her and buried her alive in a cardboard box 200 00:11:49,159 --> 00:11:52,480 at the local cemetery. Motivated by a desire to end 201 00:11:52,519 --> 00:11:57,000 their relationship and gain custody of their child, Casprac buried 202 00:11:57,039 --> 00:12:00,039 her in a shallow grave, covering it with soil and 203 00:12:00,039 --> 00:12:03,720 a heavy tree branch. Using her engagement ring to cut 204 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:07,000 through the box, Michelina clawed her way to freedom. She 205 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:11,240 alerted authorities, and Casprac and Boris was arrested and later 206 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:18,200 sentenced to twenty years in prison for attempted murder. No 207 00:12:18,279 --> 00:12:21,320 one saw it coming, neither did I. But one thing 208 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:24,759 led to another, and here I am remembering every detail 209 00:12:24,799 --> 00:12:27,679 of that night at Buffalo wild wings. It was just 210 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:30,840 another Saturday, and my plans were simple, a few drinks, 211 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:34,320 a little distraction. That things rarely go according to plan 212 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:38,440 when emotions are simmering just below the surface. I arrived 213 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:41,799 around ten pm. The night was in full swing. The 214 00:12:41,879 --> 00:12:45,919 constant murmur of conversation mixed with laughter, the sound of 215 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:49,360 clinking glasses, the smell of hot sauce in the air. 216 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:52,840 At first, everything seemed fine. I just wanted to get 217 00:12:52,879 --> 00:12:56,279 lost in the crowd. One more face in Columbia, a 218 00:12:56,399 --> 00:13:00,879 shadow that would disappear unnoticed. But then he should, a 219 00:13:00,919 --> 00:13:03,840 guy I knew from before, someone I didn't exactly get 220 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:08,240 along with. Seeing him there, laughing care free, I felt 221 00:13:08,279 --> 00:13:11,240 the cold metal in my pocket, its weight giving me 222 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:15,039 a false sense of control. I took a few steps determined. 223 00:13:15,279 --> 00:13:17,679 When a waiter walked in front of me. He looked 224 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:21,200 at me with curiosity and a hint of annoyance. Can 225 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:24,360 I help you with something, buddy, he asked, noticing that 226 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:27,559 I wasn't about to sit down. I shook my head, 227 00:13:27,759 --> 00:13:32,200 trying to remain calm. No thanks, I replied, as if 228 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:35,399 everything was normal. My eyes returned to the guy in 229 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:38,840 the corner, and her eyes met triggering a series of 230 00:13:38,879 --> 00:13:42,840 cold remarks that were hurled like darts. The tension between 231 00:13:42,919 --> 00:13:45,919 us was palpable, and before I knew it, my hand 232 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:48,120 moved on its own and reached for the gun in 233 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:51,600 my pocket. I aimed, and with a single shot, the 234 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:54,200 night shattered into a thousand pieces. 235 00:13:54,799 --> 00:13:56,399 Speaker 2: Run run, I. 236 00:13:56,440 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 1: Heard someone yell as panics spread like wildfire. People stumbled 237 00:14:01,279 --> 00:14:04,399 over chairs, some threw themselves to the ground, and the 238 00:14:04,399 --> 00:14:07,679 waiter from earlier looked at me pale. One of the 239 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:11,840 wounded man's friends yelled at me from across the restaurant. 240 00:14:11,759 --> 00:14:14,519 Speaker 2: You crazy bastard, What the hell is wrong with you? 241 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:16,000 I didn't answer. 242 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:19,519 Speaker 1: I knew that nothing I could say would explain the inexplicable. 243 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:22,120 I slipped through the crowd and managed to get out 244 00:14:22,159 --> 00:14:26,000 before the officers arrived, but I wasn't fast enough. The 245 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:29,120 sirens were already wailing in the distance, and red and 246 00:14:29,159 --> 00:14:32,600 blue lights were flashing down the street. I stopped on 247 00:14:32,639 --> 00:14:37,159 the sidewalk, breathing heavily, and within minutes the officers surrounded me. 248 00:14:37,519 --> 00:14:41,279 Speaker 2: One of them stepped out, gun drawn and yelled, heads up, 249 00:14:41,399 --> 00:14:44,360 don't move. I put my hands up and looked him 250 00:14:44,399 --> 00:14:48,559 straight in the eye. Officer. Calm down, I'm not gonna resist. 251 00:14:48,879 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 1: As they cuffed me, the officer murmured, still incredulous. 252 00:14:52,799 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 2: Why why ruin your life like this? 253 00:14:55,559 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: I sighed, knowing no one would understand because they only, 254 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:02,679 for a moment, everyone knew I existed. 255 00:15:02,799 --> 00:15:04,039 Speaker 2: I replied quietly. 256 00:15:05,519 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 1: Later in the cell, I heard the murmurs of officers 257 00:15:08,559 --> 00:15:11,440 talking about how Buffalo Wild Wings closed the next day 258 00:15:11,799 --> 00:15:14,799 and how the employees were too afraid to return to work. 259 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:18,480 I realized how that moment of chaos had shattered the 260 00:15:18,559 --> 00:15:21,279 normalcy of so many lives, and the weight of my 261 00:15:21,399 --> 00:15:25,120 actions hit me hard. I thought about how Columbia was 262 00:15:25,159 --> 00:15:27,960 caught in a cycle of violence. The news said that 263 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:31,159 the crime rate had dropped sixteen point eight percent in 264 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:35,200 the last year, which made me laugh. Ironically, a number 265 00:15:35,279 --> 00:15:38,200 on a piece of paper doesn't capture the pain behind 266 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:41,120 every story, like the guy who died at Walmart in 267 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:44,919 March or the shooting in May. Maybe the city'll move on, 268 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:48,240 hoping for change, but I know I can never escape 269 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:51,480 who I've become, the guy who fired a shop in 270 00:15:51,559 --> 00:15:56,679 a Buffalo Wild Wings on an ordinary Saturday night. This 271 00:15:56,799 --> 00:16:00,720 incident occurred on the night of Saturday August seventh, twenty 272 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:03,879 twenty four, when a man was taken to the hospital 273 00:16:03,919 --> 00:16:08,759 following a shooting in South Columbia. Columbia Police Department officers 274 00:16:08,799 --> 00:16:11,519 found an adult male with a gunshot wound at the 275 00:16:11,559 --> 00:16:15,919 Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant on East Nifong just before midnight. 276 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:21,840 A police spokesman confirmed the suspect, Alexis Gonzalez, was arrested 277 00:16:21,919 --> 00:16:25,720 on charges of first degree assault, armed criminal action, and 278 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:29,120 unlawful use of a weapon. Police say there was no 279 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:35,960 further threat to the community.