Your Worst Nightmare (2014–…): Season 3, Episode 3 - A Night Alone - full transcript
College sophomore Gina Tenney discovers she has a stalker, then comes face to face with her tormentor and realizes she knows him.
HELLO?
I'M CALLING THE POLICE.
IT'S THE START OF FALL SEMESTER
AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY
AND MOVE-IN DAY FOR 19-YEAR-OLD
SOPHOMORE GINA TENNEY.
PRINCESS WORKING UP A SWEAT?
YOU ARE, TOO.
GINA WAS A VERY NICE,
VERY ATTRACTIVE YOUNG GIRL.
SHE HAD A VERY
OUTGOING PERSONALITY.
HEY.
HEY.
GINA HAD A BOYFRIEND.
AND SHE WAS HAPPY.
BUT SHE WAS VERY AMBITIOUS.
AT THE END OF FRESHMAN YEAR,
SHE WENT TO HER PARENTS.
AND SHE TOLD THEM,
"IT'S - - IT'S TOO NOISY
IN THE DORM FOR ME.
IT'S TOO DISTRACTING."
SO HER SOPHOMORE YEAR,
MY FATHER PUT HER IN A DUPLEX
IN A VERY NICE NEIGHBORHOOD.
YOU'RE SO SWEET
TO HELP ME MOVE.
GET A ROOM!
LARRY!
YOU MUST BE
THE NEW TENANT!
YEAH, JUST MOVING IN TODAY.
EXCITING! I'M FELICIA.
I'M GINA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
I LIVE ON THE FIRST FLOOR.
LET'S EXCHANGE NUMBERS
IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
YEAH!
YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN.
YEAH. THERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT! THANK YOU! BYE!
BYE!
GINA WAS ALWAYS
A VERY LOVING,
ACCEPTING PERSON.
SHE WOULD
TALK TO ANYBODY.
SHE WAS VERY ARTISTIC.
AND THAT STAYED WITH HER
WHEN SHE ENDED UP
AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY.
SHE, WAS INVOLVED
IN THE THEATER DEPARTMENT THERE
AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
AND COSTUMER.
MY GOSH!
WHAT THE HECK?!
WHY?!
WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?
OKAY!
YOU'RE A JERK!
ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE GONNA
BE OKAY LIVING ALONE?
I'M FINE IF YOU
STOP SCARING ME.
GINA HAD MET JOHN
IN FRESHMAN YEAR.
THEY HAD BEEN DATING FOR
APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 10 MONTHS.
YOU WANNA TAKE THIS
TO THE BEDROOM?
PATIENCE.
WE HAVE ALL NIGHT.
HEY, GINA!
HEY!
THIS IS BENNY, MY BOYFRIEND.
HI!
MIND IF WE COME IN?
YEAH, COME ON IN.
YEAH, SURE.
HEY BENNIE.
THIS IS MY BOYFRIEND, JOHN.
HEY.
LET ME GET YOU GUYS SOME CHAIRS.
OKAY, SURE!
YEAH.
THIS APARTMENT
WAS BASICALLY A DUPLEX.
AND IT HAD TWO LIVING AREAS.
THE FIRST WAS WHERE
FELICIA AND BENNIE STAYED.
AND THEN YOU WENT UP THE STAIRS
TO GINA'S APARTMENT.
I JUST WANTED YOU
TO MEET BENNIE.
HE'S BEEN STAYING WITH ME.
WELL, HE'S - - HE'S GOING
TO BE STAYING WITH ME.
HE'S NOT ON THE LEASE YET.
OKAY. I GOT IT.
YOUR SECRET'S SAFE WITH ME.
IT'LL BE NICE TO HAVE A GUY
AROUND TO PROTECT US GIRLS.
HEY, GINA.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF
STUDYING TO DO.
IT'S FINE! WE WERE TAKING
A BREAK ANYWAY.
IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
N - - NO, WE UNDERSTAND.
WE SHOULD GO.
I JUST - - I JUST WANTED YOU
TO MEET BENNIE.
YEAH!
YOU'LL SEE HIM AROUND.
YEAH, IT WAS SO NICE
TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
YEAH!
IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU, JOHN.
YEAH.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
YOU TOO.
BYE!
NOW WHERE WERE WE?
GINA WAS INVOLVED
IN A LOT OF THINGS
AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY.
SHE WAS IN STUDENT GOVERNMENT.
SHE WAS ACTIVE
IN THE THEATER PROGRAM.
MY GOD.
NEED SOME HELP?
MY GOSH.
I'M SO SORRY.
I DID NOT MEAN TO SCARE YOU.
I'M SORRY.
JEEZ, LARRY, YOU DID!
LARRY AND GINA BOTH
WORKED AT THE UNIVERSITY.
AND THEY SAW EACH OTHER A LOT.
IT WASN'T A BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND
TYPE OF A SITUATION.
BUT THEY WERE, VERY,
VERY CLOSE
AND VERY GOOD FRIENDS.
WHAT IS ALL THIS STUFF?
THESE ARE MY COSTUMES.
THEY GOT APPROVED
FOR THE SCHOOL PLAY.
WHAT?
YEAH.
CONGRATULATIONS!
YEAH!
THAT'S SO AMAZING.
THANKS! THANK YOU.
SO PROUD.
THANK YOU.
THAT'S AMAZ-- YEAH.
THANKS.
HEY, UM, DO YOU WANNA
GET SOMETHING TO EAT?
WE SHOULD CELEBRATE.
SERIOUSLY, THIS IS AMAZING.
I CAN'T. I HAVE TO MEET JOHN.
IT'S DATE NIGHT.
AGAIN?
SERIOUSLY, YOU GUYS
HAVE BEEN SPENDING
SO MUCH TIME TOGETHER.
ARE YOU EVER GONNA
HAVE TIME FOR ME?
I'M SORRY.
I'VE JUST BEEN SO BUSY - -
RELAX, I'M JUST KIDDING.
SERIOUSLY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
HERE, LET ME HELP.
THANK YOU.
THERE YOU GO.
THANKS.
THERE YOU GO.
WE'LL HANG OUT LATER.
YEAH. DEFINITELY.
OKAY? OKAY.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
BYE!
BY OCTOBER, GINA'S
SETTLED IN NICELY
TO HER NEW APARTMENT,
THAT IS, UNTIL SOMETHING
STRANGE STARTS HAPPENING.
HELLO?
HELLO?
HELLO?
WHO IS THIS?
HELLO?
GINA STARTED
GETTING PHONE CALLS.
JERK.
SHE HEARD SOMEONE,
BUT THEY DIDN'T
REALLY SAY ANYTHING.
AND AT FIRST, I WOULD SAY
SHE WAS KIND OF
IRRITATED WITH THEM.
HELLO?
AS THEY PROGRESSED,
SHE BECAME ANXIOUS
AND FRIGHTENED.
SHE CALLS HER FRIEND,
LARRY, WHO LIVES NEARBY.
I DON'T THINK SHE EVER
THOUGHT FOR A MINUTE
IT COULD GO WHERE IT DID.
GIRL,
YOU ARE LOOKING GOOD!
WHERE YOU GOING TO
ALL DRESSED UP LIKE THAT?
IT'S DATE NIGHT.
WITH JOHN?
YEAH.
OKAY. WELL, WHAT TIME
WILL YOU BE BACK?
UM, I'M NOT SURE.
NOT TILL LATE, I GUESS.
CLASSES START EARLY.
OKAY WELL, GIMME A CALL.
I GOT THE APARTMENT
ALL TO MYSELF.
'CAUSE FELICIA'S AT WORK.
SO...
OKAY.
WELL, UM, IT ACTUALLY
MIGHT BE TOO LATE.
BUT TELL FELICIA
I SAID HI.
OKAY.
BYE!
WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?
JUST FRIENDLY BANTER
BETWEEN NEIGHBORS.
SHALL WE GO? WE DON'T WANNA
BE LATE FOR THE MOVIE.
I DON'T LIKE IT.
IT'S THE FALL OF 1985.
AND AFTER A FEW MONTHS
OF LIVING ON HER OWN,
COLLEGE SOPHOMORE GINA TENNEY
HAS STARTED RECEIVING
DISTURBING PHONE CALLS.
HELLO?
AND AS THE WEEKS GO ON,
THE CALLS SHOW
NO SIGNS OF STOPPING.
WHENEVER SHE WOULD
WALK IN THE DOOR,
WITHIN MINUTES,
SHE WAS GETTING PHONE CALLS.
HELLO?
WHICH KINDA GAVE
HER THE IMPRESSION
THAT WHOEVER IT WAS
THAT WAS CALLING
WAS OBVIOUSLY WATCHING HER.
AND SOON, IT'S NOT
JUST BEING WATCHED THAT
SHE'S WORRIED ABOUT.
A CARD WAS SLIPPED
UNDER GINA'S DOOR.
GINA WAS VERY,
VERY UPSET BY THIS.
SHE FELT THAT SLIPPING IT
UNDER HER DOOR
WAS A REAL INVASION
OF HER PRIVACY.
SHE WAS AFRAID TO BE
ALONE IN THE HOUSE.
JOHN WAS UNABLE
TO COME OVER.
SO SHE CALLED LARRY.
HEY, LARRY,
CAN YOU COME OVER?
I JUST GOT ANOTHER PHONE CALL,
AND THEN THERE WAS A CARD.
AND I JUST - - I'LL - -
I'LL TELL YOU W...
WILL YOU PLEASE JUST COME OVER?
I DON'T WANNA BE ALONE.
THANK YOU.
MY GOD...
GINA!
HOW'D YOU GET HERE SO FAST?
WHAT'RE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU CALLED.
I CAME.
GINA AND LARRY HAD A STRICTLY
PLATONIC RELATIONSHIP.
SHE WAS HIS BEST FRIEND.
LARRY'S OFFERED TO
SPEND THE NIGHT TO KEEP WATCH.
SO WHAT'S GOING ON?
LOOK.
"TO A SWEET
AND CONFUSED YOUNG LADY."
IT'S FROM THE SAME PERSON
WHO'S CALLING.
I KNOW IT.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD
CHANGE YOUR NUMBER.
WHAT ABOUT THIS?
LOOK, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IF
THE TWO THINGS ARE RELATED.
OKAY?
HOW CAN YOU BE SO SURE
ABOUT THAT?
JUST TRUST ME.
GET SOME REST.
AND WE'LL CALL THE OPERATOR
IN THE MORNING.
MAYBE THEY CAN
CHANGE YOUR NUMBER.
OKAY?
OKAY.
OKAY?
OKAY!
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, I GUESS YOU TAKE
THE COUCH. I'LL TAKE THE BED.
NO, NO, NO, NO.
YOU CAN SLEEP ON THE COUCH.
AND I WILL SLEEP IN THE BED.
THANK YOU!
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT!
AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS
OF THE PERSISTENT
PHONE CALLS,
SHE HAD FINALLY HAD ENOUGH.
AND SHE CHANGED
HER PHONE NUMBER.
AS THE SEMESTER ROLLS
INTO DECEMBER,
MANY STUDENTS HEAD HOME
FOR THE HOLIDAYS,
BUT NOT GINA.
GINA HAD TOLD MY MOTHER
THAT SHE WANTED TO STAY
IN HER APARTMENT
OVER THE HOLIDAYS.
I THINK SHE STAYED BECAUSE
HER LIFE WAS FULL AT THE TIME.
SHE HAD HER FRIENDS.
SHE HAD HER STUDIES.
AND I THINK SHE JUST,
KIND OF,
PUT EVERYTHING ELSE TO THE SIDE.
AND SHE FELT THAT, REALLY,
"NOTHING BAD
IS GONNA HAPPEN TO ME."
HEY, GINA!
BENNIE.
SORRY.
DIDN'T MEAN TO SCARE YOU.
I'M JUST DOING SOME
LAUNDRY FOR FELICIA
SINCE SHE'S AT WORK ALL DAY.
THAT'S NICE OF YOU.
OOH, SEXY LINGERIE.
I LIKE!
WELL, IT WAS
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
HEY, GINA.
DID YOU CHANGE
YOUR NUMBER OR SOMETHING?
WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT?
WELL, FELICIA SAID
SHE TRIED TO CALL YOU
BUT GOT A BUSY SIGNAL
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WE WAS TRYING TO
HANG OUT WITH YOU.
NO.
SAME AS IT'S ALWAYS BEEN.
MAYBE SHE MISDIALED.
MAYBE.
CHRISTMAS COMES AND GOES,
AND GINA'S RELIEVED TO FIND
THE PHONE CALLS HAVE STOPPED.
STILL, SHE IS FAR FROM SAFE.
THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS,
AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00,
SHE WAS IN BED
AND SHE HEARD SOMEONE TRYING
TO GET INTO THE APARTMENT.
HEY, CAN YOU
COME OVER, PLEASE?
NO, I NEED YOU
TO COME OVER NOW.
SOMEONE'S TRYING TO BREAK IN.
HEY, GINA?
HEY!
WILL YOU LOCK THE DOOR, PLEASE?
PLEASE LOCK THE DOOR.
HER FIRST INSTINCT
WAS TO CALL HER BOYFRIEND.
I DON'T THINK SHE,
WANTED TO MAKE
THAT BIG OF A DEAL OUT OF IT.
SO SHE DIDN'T CALL
THE POLICE RIGHT AWAY.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS PROBABLY
JUST SOME DRUNK COLLEGE KIDS
TRYING TO BREAK
INTO THEIR OWN HOUSE.
IT'S ONLY TWO
APARTMENTS, JOHN.
YEAH, HE WAS PROBABLY
REALLY DRUNK.
IT'S NOT FUNNY.
YEAH.
SORRY.
LOOK, I PROBABLY
GOTTA GET GOING.
MY PARENTS ARE,
GETTING BREAKFAST WITH ME
IN THE MORNING.
AND IT'S LATE.
SO...
BUT LOOK, I'M SURE WHOEVER
THAT WAS ISN'T COMING BACK.
YEAH?
YEAH.
HEY, IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.
JOHN HAD TO LEAVE.
I THINK SHE FELT THAT IT WAS
SOMETHING SHE COULD HANDLE.
AND SHE WENT BACK TO BED.
FOR THE SECOND TIME
IN ONE NIGHT,
AN INTRUDER HAS COME
TO TERRORIZE
19-YEAR-OLD
GINA TENNEY.
AND THIS TIME,
IT'S CLEAR
HE'S NOT LEAVING
WITHOUT A FIGHT.
HELLO, POLICE?
I'M AT 555 OHIO STREET,
APARTMENT TWO.
THERE'S AN INTRUDER
IN THE HOUSE!
HE'S IN THE HOUSE!
GOD!
GOD!
SHE SPOKE TO
THE POLICE DISPATCHER
AND TOLD HER THAT SOMEONE WAS
TRYING TO BREAK INTO HER HOUSE.
AND SHE DID IT
IN A VERY LOUD VOICE.
AND I BELIEVE THAT HE WAS
PROBABLY SCARED AWAY.
HELLO, MA'AM?
YES?
ARE YOU IN HERE?
YES.
I'M BACK HERE.
HONEY, CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING?
GLASS OF WATER?
SOME ASPIRIN?
YOU COLD?
AFTER THE BREAK-IN,
MY FATHER DROVE DOWN
TO HER APARTMENT.
WE DIDN'T OVERREACT.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
I KNOW HE WAS CONCERNED.
I'M DETECTIVE BLANCHARD,
YOUNGSTOWN POLICE.
I'M LOOKING
FOR GINA TENNEY.
THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS,
I RECEIVED A,
BURGLARY COMPLAINT
AT GINA'S APARTMENT.
I WENT THERE.
AND I SPOKE TO HER.
TELL ME WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING.
TELL HIM ABOUT
EVERYTHING, GINA.
I'VE BEEN GETTING
A LOT OF PHONE CALLS.
AND, UM, THEN THERE
WAS THIS CARD.
WHAT'D THE CARD SAY?
IT SAID, "TO A SWEET
AND CONFUSED YOUNG LADY."
ALL RIGHT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY ENEMIES
OR KNOW ANYBODY
WHO WANTS TO HURT YOU?
NO. I DON'T HAVE
ANY ENEMIES.
I CAN'T THINK OF ANYBODY
WHO WOULD WANT TO...
UM, WAIT.
THE GUY DOWNSTAIRS,
HIS NAME IS BENNIE,
BENNIE ADAMS.
NO THREATS,
HE'S JUST ALWAYS AROUND.
I'M SO SORRY.
I COULD BE COMPLETELY WRONG.
SHE WAS VERY SWEET.
SHE TRIED TO DOWNPLAY IT
TO A CERTAIN EXTENT.
I TOLD HER THAT WE WOULD
CERTAINLY LOOK INTO IT.
LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU
JUST COME HOME, HONEY?
CLASSES DON'T START FOR
A FEW MORE WEEKS, RIGHT?
I CAN'T, DAD.
I HAVE A STUDENT
HOUSING PRESENTATION COMING UP.
AND I HAVE TO SHOW THE DIRECTOR
MY COSTUMES THIS WEEK.
WELL, I'M SURE THE DIRECTOR
WILL UNDERSTAND IF YOU JUST - -
NO, DAD. I ALREADY
GOT AN EXTENSION.
THIS IS MY FIRST PLAY
WHERE I'M DESIGNING
AND MAKING MY OWN COSTUMES.
I CAN'T JUST BLOW IT OFF.
IT'LL BE FINE.
JOHN WILL STAY OVER.
LARRY WILL STAY OVER.
I THINK THAT MAY HAVE GIVEN HER
A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY,
THAT, "I'M OKAY AS LONG
AS I'M WITH MY FRIENDS,"
INSTEAD OF COMING BACK HOME,
WHICH IS, OF COURSE,
WHAT WE ALL WISH
SHE HAD DONE.
LOOK, I'M GOING TO GET
NEW LOCKS AND A DEADBOLT.
BACK AS SOON AS I CAN
TO INSTALL THEM.
BUT IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT
THAT YOU'RE NOT ALONE.
IT'LL BE FINE.
HER FATHER WAS GOING
TO GO CHANGE THE LOCKS
ON HER APARTMENT.
UNFORTUNATELY, HE DID NOT
HAVE THE CHANCE TO DO THAT.
BE CAREFUL, PLEASE.
WELL, YOU ASKED ME TO HELP
AND THEN I END UP
DOING ALL THE WORK.
THERE YOU GO.
THANKS, BABE.
SO WHAT TIME ARE YOU
COMING OVER TONIGHT?
YEAH.
I CAN'T TONIGHT.
YEAH, MAYBE, YOU KNOW, I THINK
I'M COMING DOWN WITH SOMETHING.
BUT I'M SURE YOU CAN CALL
ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS, LARRY,
YOU AND YOUR GIRLFRIENDS.
RIGHT?
YEAH.
UM, YEAH.
I'LL CALL LARRY
OR ONE OF THE GIRLS.
OKAY.
I'M SURE THEY'RE FREE.
HEY. BREAK A LEG TONIGHT, OKAY?
THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY TO ACTORS.
YEAH, WELL, THEY'RE GONNA BE
WEARING YOUR COSTUMES, RIGHT?
I HOPE SO.
NO. I KNOW SO.
ALL RIGHT. BYE.
BYE.
ON DECEMBER 28,
GINA GOT HOME AROUND 4:30.
AND, SHE CALLED
HER MOTHER.
HEY, MOM?
THEY LOVED 'EM,
MY COSTUMES.
THE DIRECTOR SAYS HE THINKS
I'VE FOUND MY CALLING.
NO MODIFICATIONS.
WELL, THEY'LL HAVE TO BE FITTED
ONCE THE ACTORS ARE CAST.
BUT, NO, HE SAID,
AND I QUOTE,
"THE EXECUTION OF YOUR DESIGNS
WERE FLAWLESS, FLAWLESS."
NO, JOHN'S NOT HERE.
UM, HE WASN'T FEELING WELL.
YEAH, I'M ALONE.
GINA HAD TOLD HER
MOM THAT
SHE WAS ACTUALLY GONNA LEAVE
AND SPEND THE NIGHT
AT HER FRIEND'S APARTMENT.
SHE WAS NEVER HEARD FROM AGAIN.
IT'S BEEN 12 HOURS
SINCE ANYONE SPOKE TO
COLLEGE STUDENT GINA TENNEY.
YEAH, I'M ALONE.
JUST A FEW MILES AWAY,
DAY BREAKS ALONG
OHIO'S MAHONING RIVER.
THERE WAS AN INDIVIDUAL
WHO WAS MUSKRAT TRAPPING ALONG
THE BANKS OF THE RIVER.
MY GOD.
HE IMMEDIATELY RAN
TO THE NEAREST BUILDING.
AND THEY CALLED THE POLICE.
I WAS ADVISED FROM
THE CHIEF OF DETECTIVES THAT
THERE'S A BODY BEEN FOUND
FLOATING IN THE MAHONING RIVER,
RIGHT AT THE WEST AVENUE BRIDGE.
AND I'M GONNA BE
ASSIGNED THAT CASE.
THAT'S WHEN I WENT OVER THERE.
WHAT'S THE STORY?
TRAPPER FOUND THE BODY
IN THE WATER.
AT FIRST GLANCE,
IT LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT'VE BEEN
THROWN FROM THE BRIDGE.
WE'RE LUCKY IT DIDN'T
FLOAT OFF ACROSS STATE LINE.
ALL RIGHT, FINISH GETTING
HIS STATEMENT.
ALREADY ON IT, SIR.
WHEN SHE WAS PULLED OUT
OF THE RIVER,
SHE HAD HER YSU ID CARD
IN HER POCKET.
SURE ENOUGH, IT'S THE BODY
OF 19-YEAR-OLD
GINA TENNEY.
WHEN I OBSERVED
THE IDENTIFICATION
CARD OF GINA TENNEY, I SAW HER
ADDRESS WAS ON OHIO AVENUE.
AND I REMEMBER
OUR DETECTIVE BLANCHARD
BEING ASSIGNED TO
A BURGLARY AT HER ADDRESS.
DISPATCH, GET BLANCHARD
ON THE LINE FOR ME.
HEY, BLANCHARD HERE.
YEAH, BILL, IT'S MIKE.
HEY, WHAT WAS THE NAME
ON THAT BREAK-IN
YOU PICKED UP
A FEW DAYS BACK?
TENNEY, GINA TENNEY,
YSU STUDENT.
WHAT WAS THE ADDRESS
ON THAT BREAK-IN?
555 OHIO.
BILL, YOU BETTER
MEET ME OVER THERE.
SHE'S DEAD.
GINA TENNEY'S DEAD.
MY MIND COULDN'T COMPREHEND
WHAT I HEARD MY MOTHER SAY.
SHE SAID THEY FOUND
GINA IN THE RIVER.
IF WE HAD THOUGHT FOR
ONE SECOND THAT ANYTHING
LIKE THIS WOULD'VE HAPPENED,
SHE WOULD'VE BEEN OUT
OF THERE AS FAST
AS WE COULD'VE
GOTTEN HER OUT.
HEY, MAN. THANKS
FOR MEETING ME OUT HERE.
YEAH.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WELL, SHE WAS AFRAID
OF THE GUY DOWNSTAIRS,
BENNIE ADAMS.
I TRIED TO QUESTION HIM.
I KNOCKED ON THE DOOR.
THERE WAS NO ANSWER.
WHAT COULD I DO?
NO PROBABLE CAUSE.
AFTER I FOUND OUT
SHE WAS DEAD,
I FELT BAD THAT I WASN'T ABLE
TO MAKE CONTACT
WITH HIM THE DAY OF THE BURGLARY
BECAUSE, IF I WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE
TO TALK TO HIM
AND HE KNEW THE INVOLVEMENT
OF THE POLICE,
IT MIGHT'VE SCARED HIM OFF.
WAIT, DID YOU SAY
BENNIE ADAMS?
JEEZ, HE'S A SUSPECT
IN THAT CASE OUT
IN BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP,
THE SCHOOLTEACHER.
LISA PATERNO
WAS A TEACHER.
AND SHE WAS COMING HOME
FROM A CONFERENCE.
AND SHE WAS STOPPED
AT A RED LIGHT
WHEN HER CAR WAS
BUMPED FROM BEHIND.
GET UP!
AAH!
GET IN THE CAR.
NO! NO! NO!
NO! NO!
HELP!
HOLD HER DOWN!
HOLD HER!
NO, PLEASE.
PLEASE.
NO! NO!
LET ME GO!
THEY KEPT HER IN THE BASEMENT
OF BENNIE ADAMS' MOTHER'S HOUSE
FOR 4 HOURS.
THEY TOOK TURNS.
THE DETECTIVES THOUGHT
THAT LISA WAS,
ALLOWED TO LIVE
BY THE SIMPLE FACT
THAT SHE DID NOT
KNOW THEM PERSONALLY.
YOUNGSTOWN PD,
OPEN UP.
HELLO?
YOUNGSTOWN PD.
YOU MIND IF WE USE YOUR PHONE?
WE NEED TO CALL THE LANDLORD
AND GET INTO
THE APARTMENT UPSTAIRS.
SURE.
COME ON IN.
THE PHONE'S OVER THERE.
WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW GINA TENNEY?
WHO?
GIRL UPSTAIRS.
GINA.
UM, PROBABLY
A COUPLE DAYS AGO?
SHE PROBABLY WENT HOME
FOR CHRISTMAS.
ANYONE ELSE HERE WITH YOU?
NO, MAN.
SIT DOWN AND DON'T MOVE.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
PHIL, I GOT THIS ONE.
GO SEE WHO'S BACK THERE.
DON'T MOVE.
YOU'RE PUT ON EDGE AT THIS TIME.
SO I HAVE MY HAND ON MY GUN.
YOU KNOW, WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?
AT THAT POINT,
I WENT INTO A BACK BEDROOM.
I WONDERED IF SOMETHING
REALLY BAD IS GONNA HAPPEN.
HOURS AFTER FINDING
THE BODY
OF 19-YEAR-OLD GINA TENNEY,
DETECTIVES ARE QUESTIONING
HER DOWNSTAIRS NEIGHBOR
WHEN THEY REALIZE
HE'S NOT ALONE.
SIT DOWN AND DON'T MOVE.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
BILL, I GOT THIS ONE.
GO SEE WHO'S BACK THERE.
WE HEARD, LIKE,
A THUMP BEHIND THE DOOR.
BILL GOES BACK THERE.
AND THERE'S A GUY STANDING
WITH NO SHIRT ON.
HORACE?
HEY, BLANCHARD,
DID YOU KNOW
THAT HORACE SKIPPED OUT
ON COURT LAST WEEK?
HE'S GOT A BENCH
WARRANT OUT ON 'EM NOW.
COME ON. TURN AROUND.
PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK.
HOLD ON, MIKE.
LET HIM GET A SHIRT ON.
IS THIS YOUR JACKET?
NO, MAN, THAT'S NOT MINE.
THAT'S - - IT'S BENNIE'S.
SO I PICK THE JACKET UP.
AND I'M FEELING
THE POCKETS TO SEE
IF THERE'S ANY WEAPONS
OR ANYTHING IN IT.
I HAD FELT SOMETHING
HARD IN THE POCKET.
AND I PULLED IT OUT
OF THE POCKET.
AND I LOOKED AT IT.
AND IT WAS A BANK ATM CARD IN
THE NAME OF GINA TENNEY.
GINA TENNEY.
I FOUND IT OUTSIDE.
I WAS GONNA GIVE IT BACK
TO HER WHEN I SAW HER.
YOU'RE COMING WITH US, TOO.
COME ON. GET UP. TURN AROUND.
AND PUT YOUR HANDS
BEHIND YOUR BACK - - NOW!
HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK.
COME ON!
IT'S ALL COMING
TOGETHER FOR DETECTIVES - -
THAT IS, UNTIL THEY GET BENNIE
BACK TO THE POLICE STATION.
COME ON, BENNIE.
THE LONGER THIS GOES ON,
THE HARDER IT'S GONNA BE.
LAWYER. I WANT A LAWYER.
BUT THERE'S STILL ONE WAY
TO PUT BENNIE BEHIND BARS.
THEY WERE ABLE TO PROSECUTE
THE LISA PATERNO INCIDENT
AS OPPOSED
TO GINA TENNEY.
WHEN YOU HAVE
A LIVE WITNESS
WHO'S ABLE TO COME INTO COURT
AND POINT OUT
THAT THIS IS THE PERSON
THAT DID THESE AWFUL
THINGS TO ME,
IT'S - - IT'S A MUCH
STRONGER CASE.
IN NOVEMBER 1986,
BENNIE ADAMS
IS CONVICTED OF
KIDNAPPING, AGGRAVATED ROBBERY,
AND RAPE.
HE'S SENTENCED TO THREE
CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES
OF 10 TO 25 YEARS.
WE WERE VERY HAPPY
FOR THE OTHER VICTIM,
THAT SHE GOT JUSTICE.
BUT WE WERE ALSO DISAPPOINTED
THAT WE HAD NOT GOTTEN
JUSTICE FOR GINA.
18 YEARS GO BY
WITH BENNIE SAFELY BEHIND BARS,
THAT IS, UNTIL 2004.
THEY DID GET A CONVICTION.
AND IT DID PUT HIM AWAY
FOR A LONG TIME
BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT LONG ENOUGH
'CAUSE HE POPS OUT
IN THE STREET.
BUT YOUNGSTOWN DETECTIVES
HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN ABOUT HIM
OR THE MURDER OF 19-YEAR-OLD
GINA TENNEY.
WHEN WE ORIGINALLY
INVESTIGATED THE CASE,
DNA HADN'T COME TO THE FORE YET.
IN 2007, THERE WAS
A NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL IN OHIO.
AND HE INVITED POLICE
DEPARTMENTS
TO SUBMIT COLD CASES.
WE FELT THIS WAS
AN EXCELLENT CASE
TO SUBMIT FOR DNA ANALYSIS.
THE CRIME LAB
KEPT THIS EVIDENCE
IN SUCH PRISTINE ORDER FOR,
YOU KNOW, OVER 2 DECADES,
THAT, WHEN IT CAME TIME IN - -
IN 2007 FOR US TO TEST
THE, DNA,
IT WAS STILL
IN SUCH A CONDITION
THAT THEY WERE
ABLE TO DO SO.
AND WHEN THE RESULTS COME IN,
THEY BRING THE CONCLUSION
EVERYONE'S BEEN WAITING FOR.
THEY ABSOLUTELY
NAILED HIM ON THE DNA.
THAT WAS JUST A TRIUMPH.
AND I COULDN'T WAIT
TO GO TO THE TRIAL.
AT HIS TRIAL,
BENNIE NEVER CONFESSES
TO KILLING GINA TENNEY.
BUT DETECTIVES HAVE
THEIR THEORIES
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.
...SAID, AND I QUOTE,
"THE EXECUTION OF YOUR DESIGNS
WERE FLAWLESS, FLAWLESS."
NO, JOHN'S NOT HERE.
UM, HE WASN'T FEELING WELL.
YEAH, I'M ALONE.
NO, MOM, DON'T WORRY.
I'LL JUST - - I'LL JUST STAY
AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE.
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM.
NO BIG DEAL.
OKAY, BYE.
WHEN SHE GOT OFF THE PHONE,
SHE WAS GOING TO LEAVE.
SHE WAS GONNA GO
TO HER FRIEND'S HOUSE.
IT WAS THE FIRST TIME
THAT SHE WAS ALONE.
AND BENNIE ADAMS
SAW THAT AND TOOK
ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION.
I SURMISE THAT,
WHEN SHE WAS LEAVING TO GO
TO THE GIRLFRIEND'S,
THAT'S WHEN BENNIE GRABBED
HER AND STRUCK.
HEY.
COME HERE.
NO! STOP!
SHUT UP!
THAT IS MOST LIKELY
WHEN HE RAPED HER.
NO! NO!
STOP!
GINA WAS STRANGLED TO DEATH.
WITH SEXUAL PREDATORS,
IT'S NOT SO MUCH ABOUT
THE SEX
AS IT IS THE CONTROL
AND THE DOMINANCE.
ONCE A PERSON GETS INTO
THAT TYPE OF BEHAVIOR,
THEY CONTINUE TO GET
WORSE AND WORSE.
GINA KNEW BENNIE ADAMS
ON A PERSONAL LEVEL.
I THINK THAT HE FELT
HE HAD TO KILL HER
TO PROTECT HIS IDENTITY.
THERE WAS A BRIDGE
OVER THE RIVER,
THE WEST AVENUE BRIDGE.
IT'S A VERY SECLUDED AREA.
WE SURMISE THAT BENNIE
PROBABLY STOPPED HIS CAR
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BRIDGE.
AND HE THREW HER OVER
THE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE,
INTO THE RIVER.
BENNIE ADAMS
IS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER
AND SENTENCED TO DEATH.
THAT SENTENCE IS REDUCED
TO 20 TO LIFE ON APPEAL.
HE'LL NEVER GET OUT OF PRISON.
HE'S ELIGIBLE
AFTER 20 YEARS.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN
HE'S GONNA GET IT.
I CAN ASSURE YOU,
IF I'M STILL ALIVE,
I'LL BE THERE TO MAKE SURE
HE DOESN'T GET OUT.
WE FINALLY GOT JUSTICE
FOR GINA.
HE WAS FINALLY HELD ACCOUNTABLE
FOR WHAT HE HAD DONE.
GINA WAS A BEAM OF LIGHT,
A JOYFUL LIGHT
THAT WAS TAKEN FAR TOO SOON
FROM ALL OF US.
I'M CALLING THE POLICE.
IT'S THE START OF FALL SEMESTER
AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY
AND MOVE-IN DAY FOR 19-YEAR-OLD
SOPHOMORE GINA TENNEY.
PRINCESS WORKING UP A SWEAT?
YOU ARE, TOO.
GINA WAS A VERY NICE,
VERY ATTRACTIVE YOUNG GIRL.
SHE HAD A VERY
OUTGOING PERSONALITY.
HEY.
HEY.
GINA HAD A BOYFRIEND.
AND SHE WAS HAPPY.
BUT SHE WAS VERY AMBITIOUS.
AT THE END OF FRESHMAN YEAR,
SHE WENT TO HER PARENTS.
AND SHE TOLD THEM,
"IT'S - - IT'S TOO NOISY
IN THE DORM FOR ME.
IT'S TOO DISTRACTING."
SO HER SOPHOMORE YEAR,
MY FATHER PUT HER IN A DUPLEX
IN A VERY NICE NEIGHBORHOOD.
YOU'RE SO SWEET
TO HELP ME MOVE.
GET A ROOM!
LARRY!
YOU MUST BE
THE NEW TENANT!
YEAH, JUST MOVING IN TODAY.
EXCITING! I'M FELICIA.
I'M GINA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
I LIVE ON THE FIRST FLOOR.
LET'S EXCHANGE NUMBERS
IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
YEAH!
YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN.
YEAH. THERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT! THANK YOU! BYE!
BYE!
GINA WAS ALWAYS
A VERY LOVING,
ACCEPTING PERSON.
SHE WOULD
TALK TO ANYBODY.
SHE WAS VERY ARTISTIC.
AND THAT STAYED WITH HER
WHEN SHE ENDED UP
AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY.
SHE, WAS INVOLVED
IN THE THEATER DEPARTMENT THERE
AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
AND COSTUMER.
MY GOSH!
WHAT THE HECK?!
WHY?!
WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?
OKAY!
YOU'RE A JERK!
ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE GONNA
BE OKAY LIVING ALONE?
I'M FINE IF YOU
STOP SCARING ME.
GINA HAD MET JOHN
IN FRESHMAN YEAR.
THEY HAD BEEN DATING FOR
APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 10 MONTHS.
YOU WANNA TAKE THIS
TO THE BEDROOM?
PATIENCE.
WE HAVE ALL NIGHT.
HEY, GINA!
HEY!
THIS IS BENNY, MY BOYFRIEND.
HI!
MIND IF WE COME IN?
YEAH, COME ON IN.
YEAH, SURE.
HEY BENNIE.
THIS IS MY BOYFRIEND, JOHN.
HEY.
LET ME GET YOU GUYS SOME CHAIRS.
OKAY, SURE!
YEAH.
THIS APARTMENT
WAS BASICALLY A DUPLEX.
AND IT HAD TWO LIVING AREAS.
THE FIRST WAS WHERE
FELICIA AND BENNIE STAYED.
AND THEN YOU WENT UP THE STAIRS
TO GINA'S APARTMENT.
I JUST WANTED YOU
TO MEET BENNIE.
HE'S BEEN STAYING WITH ME.
WELL, HE'S - - HE'S GOING
TO BE STAYING WITH ME.
HE'S NOT ON THE LEASE YET.
OKAY. I GOT IT.
YOUR SECRET'S SAFE WITH ME.
IT'LL BE NICE TO HAVE A GUY
AROUND TO PROTECT US GIRLS.
HEY, GINA.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF
STUDYING TO DO.
IT'S FINE! WE WERE TAKING
A BREAK ANYWAY.
IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
N - - NO, WE UNDERSTAND.
WE SHOULD GO.
I JUST - - I JUST WANTED YOU
TO MEET BENNIE.
YEAH!
YOU'LL SEE HIM AROUND.
YEAH, IT WAS SO NICE
TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
YEAH!
IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU, JOHN.
YEAH.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
YOU TOO.
BYE!
NOW WHERE WERE WE?
GINA WAS INVOLVED
IN A LOT OF THINGS
AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY.
SHE WAS IN STUDENT GOVERNMENT.
SHE WAS ACTIVE
IN THE THEATER PROGRAM.
MY GOD.
NEED SOME HELP?
MY GOSH.
I'M SO SORRY.
I DID NOT MEAN TO SCARE YOU.
I'M SORRY.
JEEZ, LARRY, YOU DID!
LARRY AND GINA BOTH
WORKED AT THE UNIVERSITY.
AND THEY SAW EACH OTHER A LOT.
IT WASN'T A BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND
TYPE OF A SITUATION.
BUT THEY WERE, VERY,
VERY CLOSE
AND VERY GOOD FRIENDS.
WHAT IS ALL THIS STUFF?
THESE ARE MY COSTUMES.
THEY GOT APPROVED
FOR THE SCHOOL PLAY.
WHAT?
YEAH.
CONGRATULATIONS!
YEAH!
THAT'S SO AMAZING.
THANKS! THANK YOU.
SO PROUD.
THANK YOU.
THAT'S AMAZ-- YEAH.
THANKS.
HEY, UM, DO YOU WANNA
GET SOMETHING TO EAT?
WE SHOULD CELEBRATE.
SERIOUSLY, THIS IS AMAZING.
I CAN'T. I HAVE TO MEET JOHN.
IT'S DATE NIGHT.
AGAIN?
SERIOUSLY, YOU GUYS
HAVE BEEN SPENDING
SO MUCH TIME TOGETHER.
ARE YOU EVER GONNA
HAVE TIME FOR ME?
I'M SORRY.
I'VE JUST BEEN SO BUSY - -
RELAX, I'M JUST KIDDING.
SERIOUSLY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
HERE, LET ME HELP.
THANK YOU.
THERE YOU GO.
THANKS.
THERE YOU GO.
WE'LL HANG OUT LATER.
YEAH. DEFINITELY.
OKAY? OKAY.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
BYE!
BY OCTOBER, GINA'S
SETTLED IN NICELY
TO HER NEW APARTMENT,
THAT IS, UNTIL SOMETHING
STRANGE STARTS HAPPENING.
HELLO?
HELLO?
HELLO?
WHO IS THIS?
HELLO?
GINA STARTED
GETTING PHONE CALLS.
JERK.
SHE HEARD SOMEONE,
BUT THEY DIDN'T
REALLY SAY ANYTHING.
AND AT FIRST, I WOULD SAY
SHE WAS KIND OF
IRRITATED WITH THEM.
HELLO?
AS THEY PROGRESSED,
SHE BECAME ANXIOUS
AND FRIGHTENED.
SHE CALLS HER FRIEND,
LARRY, WHO LIVES NEARBY.
I DON'T THINK SHE EVER
THOUGHT FOR A MINUTE
IT COULD GO WHERE IT DID.
GIRL,
YOU ARE LOOKING GOOD!
WHERE YOU GOING TO
ALL DRESSED UP LIKE THAT?
IT'S DATE NIGHT.
WITH JOHN?
YEAH.
OKAY. WELL, WHAT TIME
WILL YOU BE BACK?
UM, I'M NOT SURE.
NOT TILL LATE, I GUESS.
CLASSES START EARLY.
OKAY WELL, GIMME A CALL.
I GOT THE APARTMENT
ALL TO MYSELF.
'CAUSE FELICIA'S AT WORK.
SO...
OKAY.
WELL, UM, IT ACTUALLY
MIGHT BE TOO LATE.
BUT TELL FELICIA
I SAID HI.
OKAY.
BYE!
WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?
JUST FRIENDLY BANTER
BETWEEN NEIGHBORS.
SHALL WE GO? WE DON'T WANNA
BE LATE FOR THE MOVIE.
I DON'T LIKE IT.
IT'S THE FALL OF 1985.
AND AFTER A FEW MONTHS
OF LIVING ON HER OWN,
COLLEGE SOPHOMORE GINA TENNEY
HAS STARTED RECEIVING
DISTURBING PHONE CALLS.
HELLO?
AND AS THE WEEKS GO ON,
THE CALLS SHOW
NO SIGNS OF STOPPING.
WHENEVER SHE WOULD
WALK IN THE DOOR,
WITHIN MINUTES,
SHE WAS GETTING PHONE CALLS.
HELLO?
WHICH KINDA GAVE
HER THE IMPRESSION
THAT WHOEVER IT WAS
THAT WAS CALLING
WAS OBVIOUSLY WATCHING HER.
AND SOON, IT'S NOT
JUST BEING WATCHED THAT
SHE'S WORRIED ABOUT.
A CARD WAS SLIPPED
UNDER GINA'S DOOR.
GINA WAS VERY,
VERY UPSET BY THIS.
SHE FELT THAT SLIPPING IT
UNDER HER DOOR
WAS A REAL INVASION
OF HER PRIVACY.
SHE WAS AFRAID TO BE
ALONE IN THE HOUSE.
JOHN WAS UNABLE
TO COME OVER.
SO SHE CALLED LARRY.
HEY, LARRY,
CAN YOU COME OVER?
I JUST GOT ANOTHER PHONE CALL,
AND THEN THERE WAS A CARD.
AND I JUST - - I'LL - -
I'LL TELL YOU W...
WILL YOU PLEASE JUST COME OVER?
I DON'T WANNA BE ALONE.
THANK YOU.
MY GOD...
GINA!
HOW'D YOU GET HERE SO FAST?
WHAT'RE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU CALLED.
I CAME.
GINA AND LARRY HAD A STRICTLY
PLATONIC RELATIONSHIP.
SHE WAS HIS BEST FRIEND.
LARRY'S OFFERED TO
SPEND THE NIGHT TO KEEP WATCH.
SO WHAT'S GOING ON?
LOOK.
"TO A SWEET
AND CONFUSED YOUNG LADY."
IT'S FROM THE SAME PERSON
WHO'S CALLING.
I KNOW IT.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD
CHANGE YOUR NUMBER.
WHAT ABOUT THIS?
LOOK, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IF
THE TWO THINGS ARE RELATED.
OKAY?
HOW CAN YOU BE SO SURE
ABOUT THAT?
JUST TRUST ME.
GET SOME REST.
AND WE'LL CALL THE OPERATOR
IN THE MORNING.
MAYBE THEY CAN
CHANGE YOUR NUMBER.
OKAY?
OKAY.
OKAY?
OKAY!
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, I GUESS YOU TAKE
THE COUCH. I'LL TAKE THE BED.
NO, NO, NO, NO.
YOU CAN SLEEP ON THE COUCH.
AND I WILL SLEEP IN THE BED.
THANK YOU!
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT!
AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS
OF THE PERSISTENT
PHONE CALLS,
SHE HAD FINALLY HAD ENOUGH.
AND SHE CHANGED
HER PHONE NUMBER.
AS THE SEMESTER ROLLS
INTO DECEMBER,
MANY STUDENTS HEAD HOME
FOR THE HOLIDAYS,
BUT NOT GINA.
GINA HAD TOLD MY MOTHER
THAT SHE WANTED TO STAY
IN HER APARTMENT
OVER THE HOLIDAYS.
I THINK SHE STAYED BECAUSE
HER LIFE WAS FULL AT THE TIME.
SHE HAD HER FRIENDS.
SHE HAD HER STUDIES.
AND I THINK SHE JUST,
KIND OF,
PUT EVERYTHING ELSE TO THE SIDE.
AND SHE FELT THAT, REALLY,
"NOTHING BAD
IS GONNA HAPPEN TO ME."
HEY, GINA!
BENNIE.
SORRY.
DIDN'T MEAN TO SCARE YOU.
I'M JUST DOING SOME
LAUNDRY FOR FELICIA
SINCE SHE'S AT WORK ALL DAY.
THAT'S NICE OF YOU.
OOH, SEXY LINGERIE.
I LIKE!
WELL, IT WAS
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
HEY, GINA.
DID YOU CHANGE
YOUR NUMBER OR SOMETHING?
WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT?
WELL, FELICIA SAID
SHE TRIED TO CALL YOU
BUT GOT A BUSY SIGNAL
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WE WAS TRYING TO
HANG OUT WITH YOU.
NO.
SAME AS IT'S ALWAYS BEEN.
MAYBE SHE MISDIALED.
MAYBE.
CHRISTMAS COMES AND GOES,
AND GINA'S RELIEVED TO FIND
THE PHONE CALLS HAVE STOPPED.
STILL, SHE IS FAR FROM SAFE.
THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS,
AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00,
SHE WAS IN BED
AND SHE HEARD SOMEONE TRYING
TO GET INTO THE APARTMENT.
HEY, CAN YOU
COME OVER, PLEASE?
NO, I NEED YOU
TO COME OVER NOW.
SOMEONE'S TRYING TO BREAK IN.
HEY, GINA?
HEY!
WILL YOU LOCK THE DOOR, PLEASE?
PLEASE LOCK THE DOOR.
HER FIRST INSTINCT
WAS TO CALL HER BOYFRIEND.
I DON'T THINK SHE,
WANTED TO MAKE
THAT BIG OF A DEAL OUT OF IT.
SO SHE DIDN'T CALL
THE POLICE RIGHT AWAY.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS PROBABLY
JUST SOME DRUNK COLLEGE KIDS
TRYING TO BREAK
INTO THEIR OWN HOUSE.
IT'S ONLY TWO
APARTMENTS, JOHN.
YEAH, HE WAS PROBABLY
REALLY DRUNK.
IT'S NOT FUNNY.
YEAH.
SORRY.
LOOK, I PROBABLY
GOTTA GET GOING.
MY PARENTS ARE,
GETTING BREAKFAST WITH ME
IN THE MORNING.
AND IT'S LATE.
SO...
BUT LOOK, I'M SURE WHOEVER
THAT WAS ISN'T COMING BACK.
YEAH?
YEAH.
HEY, IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.
JOHN HAD TO LEAVE.
I THINK SHE FELT THAT IT WAS
SOMETHING SHE COULD HANDLE.
AND SHE WENT BACK TO BED.
FOR THE SECOND TIME
IN ONE NIGHT,
AN INTRUDER HAS COME
TO TERRORIZE
19-YEAR-OLD
GINA TENNEY.
AND THIS TIME,
IT'S CLEAR
HE'S NOT LEAVING
WITHOUT A FIGHT.
HELLO, POLICE?
I'M AT 555 OHIO STREET,
APARTMENT TWO.
THERE'S AN INTRUDER
IN THE HOUSE!
HE'S IN THE HOUSE!
GOD!
GOD!
SHE SPOKE TO
THE POLICE DISPATCHER
AND TOLD HER THAT SOMEONE WAS
TRYING TO BREAK INTO HER HOUSE.
AND SHE DID IT
IN A VERY LOUD VOICE.
AND I BELIEVE THAT HE WAS
PROBABLY SCARED AWAY.
HELLO, MA'AM?
YES?
ARE YOU IN HERE?
YES.
I'M BACK HERE.
HONEY, CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING?
GLASS OF WATER?
SOME ASPIRIN?
YOU COLD?
AFTER THE BREAK-IN,
MY FATHER DROVE DOWN
TO HER APARTMENT.
WE DIDN'T OVERREACT.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
I KNOW HE WAS CONCERNED.
I'M DETECTIVE BLANCHARD,
YOUNGSTOWN POLICE.
I'M LOOKING
FOR GINA TENNEY.
THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS,
I RECEIVED A,
BURGLARY COMPLAINT
AT GINA'S APARTMENT.
I WENT THERE.
AND I SPOKE TO HER.
TELL ME WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING.
TELL HIM ABOUT
EVERYTHING, GINA.
I'VE BEEN GETTING
A LOT OF PHONE CALLS.
AND, UM, THEN THERE
WAS THIS CARD.
WHAT'D THE CARD SAY?
IT SAID, "TO A SWEET
AND CONFUSED YOUNG LADY."
ALL RIGHT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY ENEMIES
OR KNOW ANYBODY
WHO WANTS TO HURT YOU?
NO. I DON'T HAVE
ANY ENEMIES.
I CAN'T THINK OF ANYBODY
WHO WOULD WANT TO...
UM, WAIT.
THE GUY DOWNSTAIRS,
HIS NAME IS BENNIE,
BENNIE ADAMS.
NO THREATS,
HE'S JUST ALWAYS AROUND.
I'M SO SORRY.
I COULD BE COMPLETELY WRONG.
SHE WAS VERY SWEET.
SHE TRIED TO DOWNPLAY IT
TO A CERTAIN EXTENT.
I TOLD HER THAT WE WOULD
CERTAINLY LOOK INTO IT.
LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU
JUST COME HOME, HONEY?
CLASSES DON'T START FOR
A FEW MORE WEEKS, RIGHT?
I CAN'T, DAD.
I HAVE A STUDENT
HOUSING PRESENTATION COMING UP.
AND I HAVE TO SHOW THE DIRECTOR
MY COSTUMES THIS WEEK.
WELL, I'M SURE THE DIRECTOR
WILL UNDERSTAND IF YOU JUST - -
NO, DAD. I ALREADY
GOT AN EXTENSION.
THIS IS MY FIRST PLAY
WHERE I'M DESIGNING
AND MAKING MY OWN COSTUMES.
I CAN'T JUST BLOW IT OFF.
IT'LL BE FINE.
JOHN WILL STAY OVER.
LARRY WILL STAY OVER.
I THINK THAT MAY HAVE GIVEN HER
A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY,
THAT, "I'M OKAY AS LONG
AS I'M WITH MY FRIENDS,"
INSTEAD OF COMING BACK HOME,
WHICH IS, OF COURSE,
WHAT WE ALL WISH
SHE HAD DONE.
LOOK, I'M GOING TO GET
NEW LOCKS AND A DEADBOLT.
BACK AS SOON AS I CAN
TO INSTALL THEM.
BUT IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT
THAT YOU'RE NOT ALONE.
IT'LL BE FINE.
HER FATHER WAS GOING
TO GO CHANGE THE LOCKS
ON HER APARTMENT.
UNFORTUNATELY, HE DID NOT
HAVE THE CHANCE TO DO THAT.
BE CAREFUL, PLEASE.
WELL, YOU ASKED ME TO HELP
AND THEN I END UP
DOING ALL THE WORK.
THERE YOU GO.
THANKS, BABE.
SO WHAT TIME ARE YOU
COMING OVER TONIGHT?
YEAH.
I CAN'T TONIGHT.
YEAH, MAYBE, YOU KNOW, I THINK
I'M COMING DOWN WITH SOMETHING.
BUT I'M SURE YOU CAN CALL
ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS, LARRY,
YOU AND YOUR GIRLFRIENDS.
RIGHT?
YEAH.
UM, YEAH.
I'LL CALL LARRY
OR ONE OF THE GIRLS.
OKAY.
I'M SURE THEY'RE FREE.
HEY. BREAK A LEG TONIGHT, OKAY?
THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY TO ACTORS.
YEAH, WELL, THEY'RE GONNA BE
WEARING YOUR COSTUMES, RIGHT?
I HOPE SO.
NO. I KNOW SO.
ALL RIGHT. BYE.
BYE.
ON DECEMBER 28,
GINA GOT HOME AROUND 4:30.
AND, SHE CALLED
HER MOTHER.
HEY, MOM?
THEY LOVED 'EM,
MY COSTUMES.
THE DIRECTOR SAYS HE THINKS
I'VE FOUND MY CALLING.
NO MODIFICATIONS.
WELL, THEY'LL HAVE TO BE FITTED
ONCE THE ACTORS ARE CAST.
BUT, NO, HE SAID,
AND I QUOTE,
"THE EXECUTION OF YOUR DESIGNS
WERE FLAWLESS, FLAWLESS."
NO, JOHN'S NOT HERE.
UM, HE WASN'T FEELING WELL.
YEAH, I'M ALONE.
GINA HAD TOLD HER
MOM THAT
SHE WAS ACTUALLY GONNA LEAVE
AND SPEND THE NIGHT
AT HER FRIEND'S APARTMENT.
SHE WAS NEVER HEARD FROM AGAIN.
IT'S BEEN 12 HOURS
SINCE ANYONE SPOKE TO
COLLEGE STUDENT GINA TENNEY.
YEAH, I'M ALONE.
JUST A FEW MILES AWAY,
DAY BREAKS ALONG
OHIO'S MAHONING RIVER.
THERE WAS AN INDIVIDUAL
WHO WAS MUSKRAT TRAPPING ALONG
THE BANKS OF THE RIVER.
MY GOD.
HE IMMEDIATELY RAN
TO THE NEAREST BUILDING.
AND THEY CALLED THE POLICE.
I WAS ADVISED FROM
THE CHIEF OF DETECTIVES THAT
THERE'S A BODY BEEN FOUND
FLOATING IN THE MAHONING RIVER,
RIGHT AT THE WEST AVENUE BRIDGE.
AND I'M GONNA BE
ASSIGNED THAT CASE.
THAT'S WHEN I WENT OVER THERE.
WHAT'S THE STORY?
TRAPPER FOUND THE BODY
IN THE WATER.
AT FIRST GLANCE,
IT LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT'VE BEEN
THROWN FROM THE BRIDGE.
WE'RE LUCKY IT DIDN'T
FLOAT OFF ACROSS STATE LINE.
ALL RIGHT, FINISH GETTING
HIS STATEMENT.
ALREADY ON IT, SIR.
WHEN SHE WAS PULLED OUT
OF THE RIVER,
SHE HAD HER YSU ID CARD
IN HER POCKET.
SURE ENOUGH, IT'S THE BODY
OF 19-YEAR-OLD
GINA TENNEY.
WHEN I OBSERVED
THE IDENTIFICATION
CARD OF GINA TENNEY, I SAW HER
ADDRESS WAS ON OHIO AVENUE.
AND I REMEMBER
OUR DETECTIVE BLANCHARD
BEING ASSIGNED TO
A BURGLARY AT HER ADDRESS.
DISPATCH, GET BLANCHARD
ON THE LINE FOR ME.
HEY, BLANCHARD HERE.
YEAH, BILL, IT'S MIKE.
HEY, WHAT WAS THE NAME
ON THAT BREAK-IN
YOU PICKED UP
A FEW DAYS BACK?
TENNEY, GINA TENNEY,
YSU STUDENT.
WHAT WAS THE ADDRESS
ON THAT BREAK-IN?
555 OHIO.
BILL, YOU BETTER
MEET ME OVER THERE.
SHE'S DEAD.
GINA TENNEY'S DEAD.
MY MIND COULDN'T COMPREHEND
WHAT I HEARD MY MOTHER SAY.
SHE SAID THEY FOUND
GINA IN THE RIVER.
IF WE HAD THOUGHT FOR
ONE SECOND THAT ANYTHING
LIKE THIS WOULD'VE HAPPENED,
SHE WOULD'VE BEEN OUT
OF THERE AS FAST
AS WE COULD'VE
GOTTEN HER OUT.
HEY, MAN. THANKS
FOR MEETING ME OUT HERE.
YEAH.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WELL, SHE WAS AFRAID
OF THE GUY DOWNSTAIRS,
BENNIE ADAMS.
I TRIED TO QUESTION HIM.
I KNOCKED ON THE DOOR.
THERE WAS NO ANSWER.
WHAT COULD I DO?
NO PROBABLE CAUSE.
AFTER I FOUND OUT
SHE WAS DEAD,
I FELT BAD THAT I WASN'T ABLE
TO MAKE CONTACT
WITH HIM THE DAY OF THE BURGLARY
BECAUSE, IF I WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE
TO TALK TO HIM
AND HE KNEW THE INVOLVEMENT
OF THE POLICE,
IT MIGHT'VE SCARED HIM OFF.
WAIT, DID YOU SAY
BENNIE ADAMS?
JEEZ, HE'S A SUSPECT
IN THAT CASE OUT
IN BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP,
THE SCHOOLTEACHER.
LISA PATERNO
WAS A TEACHER.
AND SHE WAS COMING HOME
FROM A CONFERENCE.
AND SHE WAS STOPPED
AT A RED LIGHT
WHEN HER CAR WAS
BUMPED FROM BEHIND.
GET UP!
AAH!
GET IN THE CAR.
NO! NO! NO!
NO! NO!
HELP!
HOLD HER DOWN!
HOLD HER!
NO, PLEASE.
PLEASE.
NO! NO!
LET ME GO!
THEY KEPT HER IN THE BASEMENT
OF BENNIE ADAMS' MOTHER'S HOUSE
FOR 4 HOURS.
THEY TOOK TURNS.
THE DETECTIVES THOUGHT
THAT LISA WAS,
ALLOWED TO LIVE
BY THE SIMPLE FACT
THAT SHE DID NOT
KNOW THEM PERSONALLY.
YOUNGSTOWN PD,
OPEN UP.
HELLO?
YOUNGSTOWN PD.
YOU MIND IF WE USE YOUR PHONE?
WE NEED TO CALL THE LANDLORD
AND GET INTO
THE APARTMENT UPSTAIRS.
SURE.
COME ON IN.
THE PHONE'S OVER THERE.
WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW GINA TENNEY?
WHO?
GIRL UPSTAIRS.
GINA.
UM, PROBABLY
A COUPLE DAYS AGO?
SHE PROBABLY WENT HOME
FOR CHRISTMAS.
ANYONE ELSE HERE WITH YOU?
NO, MAN.
SIT DOWN AND DON'T MOVE.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
PHIL, I GOT THIS ONE.
GO SEE WHO'S BACK THERE.
DON'T MOVE.
YOU'RE PUT ON EDGE AT THIS TIME.
SO I HAVE MY HAND ON MY GUN.
YOU KNOW, WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?
AT THAT POINT,
I WENT INTO A BACK BEDROOM.
I WONDERED IF SOMETHING
REALLY BAD IS GONNA HAPPEN.
HOURS AFTER FINDING
THE BODY
OF 19-YEAR-OLD GINA TENNEY,
DETECTIVES ARE QUESTIONING
HER DOWNSTAIRS NEIGHBOR
WHEN THEY REALIZE
HE'S NOT ALONE.
SIT DOWN AND DON'T MOVE.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
BILL, I GOT THIS ONE.
GO SEE WHO'S BACK THERE.
WE HEARD, LIKE,
A THUMP BEHIND THE DOOR.
BILL GOES BACK THERE.
AND THERE'S A GUY STANDING
WITH NO SHIRT ON.
HORACE?
HEY, BLANCHARD,
DID YOU KNOW
THAT HORACE SKIPPED OUT
ON COURT LAST WEEK?
HE'S GOT A BENCH
WARRANT OUT ON 'EM NOW.
COME ON. TURN AROUND.
PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK.
HOLD ON, MIKE.
LET HIM GET A SHIRT ON.
IS THIS YOUR JACKET?
NO, MAN, THAT'S NOT MINE.
THAT'S - - IT'S BENNIE'S.
SO I PICK THE JACKET UP.
AND I'M FEELING
THE POCKETS TO SEE
IF THERE'S ANY WEAPONS
OR ANYTHING IN IT.
I HAD FELT SOMETHING
HARD IN THE POCKET.
AND I PULLED IT OUT
OF THE POCKET.
AND I LOOKED AT IT.
AND IT WAS A BANK ATM CARD IN
THE NAME OF GINA TENNEY.
GINA TENNEY.
I FOUND IT OUTSIDE.
I WAS GONNA GIVE IT BACK
TO HER WHEN I SAW HER.
YOU'RE COMING WITH US, TOO.
COME ON. GET UP. TURN AROUND.
AND PUT YOUR HANDS
BEHIND YOUR BACK - - NOW!
HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK.
COME ON!
IT'S ALL COMING
TOGETHER FOR DETECTIVES - -
THAT IS, UNTIL THEY GET BENNIE
BACK TO THE POLICE STATION.
COME ON, BENNIE.
THE LONGER THIS GOES ON,
THE HARDER IT'S GONNA BE.
LAWYER. I WANT A LAWYER.
BUT THERE'S STILL ONE WAY
TO PUT BENNIE BEHIND BARS.
THEY WERE ABLE TO PROSECUTE
THE LISA PATERNO INCIDENT
AS OPPOSED
TO GINA TENNEY.
WHEN YOU HAVE
A LIVE WITNESS
WHO'S ABLE TO COME INTO COURT
AND POINT OUT
THAT THIS IS THE PERSON
THAT DID THESE AWFUL
THINGS TO ME,
IT'S - - IT'S A MUCH
STRONGER CASE.
IN NOVEMBER 1986,
BENNIE ADAMS
IS CONVICTED OF
KIDNAPPING, AGGRAVATED ROBBERY,
AND RAPE.
HE'S SENTENCED TO THREE
CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES
OF 10 TO 25 YEARS.
WE WERE VERY HAPPY
FOR THE OTHER VICTIM,
THAT SHE GOT JUSTICE.
BUT WE WERE ALSO DISAPPOINTED
THAT WE HAD NOT GOTTEN
JUSTICE FOR GINA.
18 YEARS GO BY
WITH BENNIE SAFELY BEHIND BARS,
THAT IS, UNTIL 2004.
THEY DID GET A CONVICTION.
AND IT DID PUT HIM AWAY
FOR A LONG TIME
BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT LONG ENOUGH
'CAUSE HE POPS OUT
IN THE STREET.
BUT YOUNGSTOWN DETECTIVES
HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN ABOUT HIM
OR THE MURDER OF 19-YEAR-OLD
GINA TENNEY.
WHEN WE ORIGINALLY
INVESTIGATED THE CASE,
DNA HADN'T COME TO THE FORE YET.
IN 2007, THERE WAS
A NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL IN OHIO.
AND HE INVITED POLICE
DEPARTMENTS
TO SUBMIT COLD CASES.
WE FELT THIS WAS
AN EXCELLENT CASE
TO SUBMIT FOR DNA ANALYSIS.
THE CRIME LAB
KEPT THIS EVIDENCE
IN SUCH PRISTINE ORDER FOR,
YOU KNOW, OVER 2 DECADES,
THAT, WHEN IT CAME TIME IN - -
IN 2007 FOR US TO TEST
THE, DNA,
IT WAS STILL
IN SUCH A CONDITION
THAT THEY WERE
ABLE TO DO SO.
AND WHEN THE RESULTS COME IN,
THEY BRING THE CONCLUSION
EVERYONE'S BEEN WAITING FOR.
THEY ABSOLUTELY
NAILED HIM ON THE DNA.
THAT WAS JUST A TRIUMPH.
AND I COULDN'T WAIT
TO GO TO THE TRIAL.
AT HIS TRIAL,
BENNIE NEVER CONFESSES
TO KILLING GINA TENNEY.
BUT DETECTIVES HAVE
THEIR THEORIES
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.
...SAID, AND I QUOTE,
"THE EXECUTION OF YOUR DESIGNS
WERE FLAWLESS, FLAWLESS."
NO, JOHN'S NOT HERE.
UM, HE WASN'T FEELING WELL.
YEAH, I'M ALONE.
NO, MOM, DON'T WORRY.
I'LL JUST - - I'LL JUST STAY
AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE.
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM.
NO BIG DEAL.
OKAY, BYE.
WHEN SHE GOT OFF THE PHONE,
SHE WAS GOING TO LEAVE.
SHE WAS GONNA GO
TO HER FRIEND'S HOUSE.
IT WAS THE FIRST TIME
THAT SHE WAS ALONE.
AND BENNIE ADAMS
SAW THAT AND TOOK
ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION.
I SURMISE THAT,
WHEN SHE WAS LEAVING TO GO
TO THE GIRLFRIEND'S,
THAT'S WHEN BENNIE GRABBED
HER AND STRUCK.
HEY.
COME HERE.
NO! STOP!
SHUT UP!
THAT IS MOST LIKELY
WHEN HE RAPED HER.
NO! NO!
STOP!
GINA WAS STRANGLED TO DEATH.
WITH SEXUAL PREDATORS,
IT'S NOT SO MUCH ABOUT
THE SEX
AS IT IS THE CONTROL
AND THE DOMINANCE.
ONCE A PERSON GETS INTO
THAT TYPE OF BEHAVIOR,
THEY CONTINUE TO GET
WORSE AND WORSE.
GINA KNEW BENNIE ADAMS
ON A PERSONAL LEVEL.
I THINK THAT HE FELT
HE HAD TO KILL HER
TO PROTECT HIS IDENTITY.
THERE WAS A BRIDGE
OVER THE RIVER,
THE WEST AVENUE BRIDGE.
IT'S A VERY SECLUDED AREA.
WE SURMISE THAT BENNIE
PROBABLY STOPPED HIS CAR
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BRIDGE.
AND HE THREW HER OVER
THE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE,
INTO THE RIVER.
BENNIE ADAMS
IS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER
AND SENTENCED TO DEATH.
THAT SENTENCE IS REDUCED
TO 20 TO LIFE ON APPEAL.
HE'LL NEVER GET OUT OF PRISON.
HE'S ELIGIBLE
AFTER 20 YEARS.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN
HE'S GONNA GET IT.
I CAN ASSURE YOU,
IF I'M STILL ALIVE,
I'LL BE THERE TO MAKE SURE
HE DOESN'T GET OUT.
WE FINALLY GOT JUSTICE
FOR GINA.
HE WAS FINALLY HELD ACCOUNTABLE
FOR WHAT HE HAD DONE.
GINA WAS A BEAM OF LIGHT,
A JOYFUL LIGHT
THAT WAS TAKEN FAR TOO SOON
FROM ALL OF US.