I think he was surprised that it had happened. Dana Stratton, the first responder, tried to be businesslike on the stand, he couldn't do it. 43:49. He's going to slip up. He was just somebody really scary out there. Yes. He didn't have a face or a name. 'Andy [Schermerhorn] told . Detective Seymour also submitted a sample from her only person of interest, Aburish friend Eric Vanner. During her 2008 and 2009 appearances on the reality television programs in which she sought treatment by Dr. Drew Pinsky for addiction, she stated that both her father and mother had long histories with addiction. Amber Heard is pictured testifying at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia, on May 17, 2022. So his DNA would be in CODIS, the national database. Plus, if you become a victim of identity theft, a U.S. based identity restoration specialist dedicated to your case will work to fix it from start to finish. He couldn't do that because if the guy's alive. Yeah, that's a place I'd never want to go. Nevertheless, armed with the DNA evidence, the police eventually arrested Stefan, and he was convicted of a count each of second-degree kidnapping and first-degree assault, as well as two counts of sexual assault, which netted him a prison sentence of 128 years in 2019. Yeah, I definitely thought I was still lurking, still trying to find me. Coming up, for investigators, the depths of despair, I felt helpless. Amber was still deeply conflicted. I just can hear still to this day her screams of just agony, pain. And you didn't know at that point whether it was guilty knowledge that he knew because he did it or that he just knew. So good to her and her son Gabe. His claims are ridiculous and ugly, a Craigslist had never happened, she said, and as she finished, Amber realized she'd managed to inspire herself to I really empowering at a lot of people there to support me, too. Her name was Amber Smith. I don't know if I lost consciousness because I still didn't know what kind of shape was she in emotionally. We found it on neck swabs that were taken from the ligature marks and the markings on her neck. FireflyARBooks. So ordinary next swabs on our hands on the left hand swab to take your DNA. I was terrified that he was going to strike again. This week, Savannah details how Amber was bound, beaten and left for dead at Cottonwood Glen Park, a park near where she lived. How could anyone know whether or when he might attack someone else, where for it and any way she knew something else about that after going through his phone, something the jury didn't hear and it wasn't pretty. 20, 2013. It's a felony case. When we come back, the investigation begins, starting with a body of evidence she was processed forensically for DNA. We're not his. Coming up, a tantalizing lead from out of state, there was some guy in Virginia who had used duct tape in one of his murders and I was like, maybe this is my duct tape guy. The 22-year-old posted this composite . So the next day at the police station, Abhra called Sam Detective Seymour listened in neither quite sure what would happen. We made sure that Amber was no longer the girl dumped in the park and the duct tape case. I still questioned would she have it in her to testify? The patrol officers knew the suspect had used red duct tape. Siobhan Seymour had been steeped in crime fighting most all her life. The hot bike thing is, Colorado frowns heavily on people who sell hot goods to pawnbroker's, which in the state of Colorado is a felony to lie. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Endgame. The first part of that conversation was exciting because we were able to develop a DNA profile, a full and complete genetic picture of the suspect, which they could use to I.D. How curious life can be. She swabbed all areas of the tape. I'm Lester Holt. We were able to cut apart her bindings on her hands and they were Minton's almost. I just sobbed. Yeah. Amber Smith flew into enemy fire in some of the most dangerous combat zones in the world. But there was simply no trace of him anywhere, not only in Fort Collins, but the entire country. This didn't seem like a stranger thing to me. She's naked, she's bound, there's just red all over her face. In August of 2013 Amber Smith was the victim of a violent attack by the hands of a stranger in Fort Collins, Colorado. And somebody who would do a thing like that to you must be on the list, right? What? Really? I would see people stumbling home from the bars and I kind of became a self-motivated taxi. And then they started reporting they could hear her screaming, help, help. It had taken four long years to this moment in Amber Smith's little apartment, where Detective Chevon Seymour could finally tell her the news that the man who had raped and beaten and found her up, the red duct tape had been found. I love Sarah. I went through some of the things that he had Googled and which is gross, gross stuff. But when they finally do, the victim is convinced they have the wrong man. Gradually, they and the other housemates helped Amber learn to smile again, but particularly Sam, a bright, gentle guy, good listener. Just one more DNA sample to drop into that massive CODIS system, which, of course, also contains the samples taken from Amber Smith and. For more than 25 years, "Dateline" has brought viewers investigations into some of biggest mysteries in America. We found it really on her injuries and then on the tape, all of it matching only the man arrested for that small time bike theft. A few hours after the attack, Detective Seymour, under partners tracked down Amber, sister in law and it turned out best friend Kirsty Aguilar. Then Detective Seymour pulled out the picture of the prime suspect finally putting a face to that unspeakable crime he committed against her. That was embarrassing and disgusting and disturbing. According to SF GATE, she was a prolific writer, nature lover, basketball player and freshmen year homecoming queen. How could this be? I didn't hurt you. And Amber found it hard to even go outside. Each one provided a DNA sample for Melissa Grass. Height: 5'9 Weight: 59 kgs. After losing the defamation case to her ex-husband, the scenario does not seem to be getting any easier for Amber . But again and again, there was nothing to find. The next day, Bryan Moon and his wife Susie came down to the police station to tell Detective Seymour about their son. Detective Chevon Seymour was hiking with her kids up in a place called Pooter Canyon, west of town, and her phone chirped text message from her boss. Support group Sex Addicts Anonymous holds at least 70 meetings a week, helping thousands of sex addicts in Britain. So when I performed my statistical analysis in this case, the statistic was one in 10 quintillion. Walton has a sex addiction that leaves her unable to control herself and keep her hands off Keates. The idea crossed your mind. Amber Smith, a young woman from Ft. Collins, Colorado, is the victim of a brutal attack. Did you have fun with somebody last night and he beat the hell out of me and told me you killed her before anything quietly in her almost gentle way, Detective Seabaugh pushed back. Pick the plan that's right for you and save up the 25 percent off your first year by using promo code dateline. Well, that was easy, said Bryce on his ear, or to his trying to get revenge on me for getting in trouble in the first place. OK. Oh, Sam kept talking. When she sat there looking at her former friend, I was pretty angry with her as it was every emotion, every negative emotion. She remembers that she was at a different park the night before. Well, I'm going to do my best to make you as comfortable as possible. She was found naked and bound with red duct tape. Your friend needs this. Yeah, it was great. I did not I did not hurt you. It's all new. During her tell-all "Dateline NBC" interview with Savannah Guthrie, Amber Heard stood firmly by her testimony, presented a binder of allegations against ex-husband Johnny Depp and shared that she still loves the "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor.. 604-591-8999; info@icdassociation.com; Home; Who We Are; Events; Our Initiatives; Gallery; Our Sponsors I just felt sick. Shoot me now. It's inspiring. I just was overwhelmed. I feel more at peace now. So she fought, struggled to breathe, and then the rope got tighter. It was that DNA that matched the sample recovered from Amber. So in my mind, a case of this gravity, we'll get an answer within days if we have the offender in CODIS, CODIS, the national DNA database that houses DNA profiles of people who have been arrested for or convicted of felonies. This is the guy you confided in. Yeah, and that was motivation enough for me to scream as loud as I could and get out. 1. Another clue, the brutality of the assault. So we could see where we go. And you couldn't see anything under the door besides maybe a heel in front of you. So get LifeLock identity theft protection. You just can't make up what happened next. Very, very, very important. It was extremely emotional for me because it was so vivid when I was being asked about this crime scene. Patrol officer Dane Stratton, first person to respond to the scene, haunted by it all for years, who'd spent many nights searching on his own for Ember's attacker finally in court, saw her for the very first time since he'd rescued her. Keates knew about her addiction, it was quite obvious when they met but he reassures and understands her. So how do you explain that. I'm Lester Holt, thanks for joining us. How important was it to your psychic health to learn who it was and to give some sort of justice? Amber faced her attacker, Stefan Moon, and because of her courageous and resilient heart, he is now serving a prison sentence of 128 years and will never be in a position to hurt anyone ever again. Amber Smith's Body Measurements. It was a mistake. Yes. No kidding. From the 2013 incident, the one I told you about, the one I wrote down to you and told you about multiple times. And I was due to rotate out. And so day by day, one by one, the men in Amber Circle were questioned, close to ten of them friends, acquaintances. It was almost as if I was fighting for a sister to be able to find that sense of closure so that she could move forward with her life like we all wanted this for her. But not quite for Officer Dane Stratton, the cop who found and rescued Amber in the park. That he had left her in that condition. Get started today at UMG Dot Edu Slash podcast. The evening air was warm and thick with anticipation, college students returning a new mixed and drank and laugh with young locals and darkness fell on Fort Collins, Colorado. It must be that. This person that is out there and is capable of these things. An advocate for increased awareness of mental health, gendered violence, and LGBTQIA+ equality . And we didn't want to let her down. I don't know how this is happening. And should he be able to walk around in our community that it's just a matter of time before he goes off again? On the late summer evening she was assaulted, things were taken from Amber that she will never get back. We expected that it would either hit to other cases or to an offender in the database or of course, to the last person I remember being with Eric Vannak. Like, who is this guy? A brain bleed out of her eyes was almost swollen shut. As the call continues, Sam never wavered. She was completely broken and shattered from what had happened to her. It was beyond anything that I would imagine she'd been strangled and left here for dead. I started crying before the judge even said anything. Amber Heard's Dateline interview is happening tonight, Friday, June 17, at 8 p.m. EST on NBC. Of the ducted case. Seem to the detective like a good old fashioned frame job. Officer Dane Stratton was stunned when he got the news. He's still out there. Exceptionally sick. Evil. It's like the only way through to get your the justice you wanted was to tell all these people everything. But he also knew, I believe at that point in time that something had happened to Amber because he was in connection with other people that she knew. I was involved. Amber, yes. One of only a few women to fly the Kiowa Warrior helicopterwhose mission, armed reconnaissance, required its pilots to stay low and fly fast, perilously close to the fightSmith deployed to. Detective Seymour pushed ahead, had to, but medicated, exhausted, traumatized. And then when you see the photos. I thought I would come back for me, even in the safe houses. What did you think about that? Drink too much. The doctors assessed her head injury, patched up the rest of her as best they could. I just felt sick. The guy you trusted. Goodness, he swore he didn't hurt her. But who was a face in the crowd watching her coming for her? That's all I wanted. She has also contributed to the YA anthology, Our Stories, Our Voices, edited by Amy Reed. A bottle that up and just try to forget about it. Amber Smith. And Carol Boksburg said they didn't believe Sam's alibi for a minute. But the heart of Sam's alibi was his claim that he had sex and only sex with Amber after reading a Craigslist ad offering free sex in the park. She wasn't at all sure they got the right man harmless so that I would describe him as harmless. He testified, told the same story about responding to a Craigslist ad offering sex at the park. It was one of those picture perfect days, the kind that draw people to life in Colorado. Dateline (NBC). Yet back at the police station, as she pressed for answers, he said something that caught her off guard. Early life. At times when Keates is too tired to satisfy her addiction, she has sex toy collection worth 1,500 that she can always turn to. Sam answered. Thank goodness I became intoxicated. Mind you, Saddam himself tried to do that, too. A one hit wonder, is he? Stefan "Sam" Moon's DNA matched that of Amber's attacker, and the more chilling detail, Amber knew Sam as a friend. Roxburgh Park, right? Amber finds her home ransacked, and the police find her fianc dead in his bed. You have something to offer her. I was shaking. But she was a mother, now two young boys. Amber Smith is the New York Times bestselling author of young adult and middle novels, including The Way I Used to Be, The Last to Let Go, Something Like Gravity, and her forthcoming middle grade debut, Code Name: Serendipity. As luck would have it, a man named Stefan Moon was charged with a minor felony, forcing him to enter his DNA in the system. Did you set yourself up? Modern Farmhouse. I was. Yeah. And you heard the pain in her voice. So why would he be so hard to find? And the defense said, although even Sam's attorney acknowledged there was no evidence to show Amber posted anything on Craigslist anyway, the defense told the jury Amber was found in a puddle of fluid. The suspect was arrested and booked and swabbed all routine. This is interesting. That's LifeLock dotcom slash scan and use promo code dateline for twenty five percent off. We are currently in process of looking up more information on the previous dates and hookups. Four days after being rescued, Amber was released from the hospital and transferred to a local safe house, which Amber didn't really feel safe at all. There is also scratches on her nose that were swabbed. And I remember it was like a one, two or three. Walton is not under the influence of alcohol or drugs, but is slave of her own lusty needs. I have drummed into him how you treat women and how I feel about beating women up and read that culture. That was not an option. What was truly astonishing to me was seeing this woman who had been so badly beaten, her face was so swollen. Everybody called him Sam. So it was all consensual. Yeah. Yeah, I wanted to know. And that's when Officer Dean Stratton found and rescued her, still living massive injuries. So how would your DNA be in my vagina? I was so happy. It was never his investigation. The two of you polished off a bottle. But Sam wouldn't budge. It was four years since the attack on Amber Smith. But now she and her partner started all over again. Tonight on Dateline nine, one one calls started coming in. I was to be honest with each other, we have your DNA in her body. That was probably the longest two or three seconds of my life from the first not guilty and then to the next one and then out it came one by one. I don't know how to put words to it. Right. And you should never have to go through that and nobody should ever have to go through that. I was dumbfounded. One more night to take a lusty bite of fleeting summer that last Friday in August 2013. I didn't know him until two years after the assault took place. Midnight past the usual rowdies, busy, but nothing special. Amber smith dateline. And I feel like it's you have a future ahead of me and I feel like I might help people and. Where was she? And I've seen my share of a pretty horrible things. Her sex addiction has cost her a job and she has lost many of her friends. Everybody is somebody's baby, even Sam Moon, a man accused of heinous crimes, rape and attempted murder. And if all that wasn't bad enough, no, Amber had to deal with something far more difficult, something Detective Seymour asked her to do, call him confront Sam Moon on the phone. The idea that anybody can treat somebody like this, even in this line of work, you know, doing this for 10 years is still amazing. Usually have somebody you can look at. Amber Smith an American actress who suffered drug addiction, alcoholism, and prostitution, later on live TV also revealed that she was also a sex addict. That was the good news. A stew of emotions overlaid with confusion. Who was he anyway? And there was screaming and yelling and excited us on the other side of the phone. I went into complete panic mode right away. I actually feel a sense of hope now. So investigators watch the clock for the DNA results and speculated an attack like this is not somebody's first rodeo. But give up. Walton at times leaves her boyfriend exhausted by having sex with him for more than 10 times at multiple occasions. Woman's sex addiction leaves her boyfriend worn out, ruins her career. She asked if I would be willing to do the whole cop. I told her that I had an update in her case and can I come over and see you? Would I have like an anxiety attack, just like the overwhelming sense of like of doom? All right. And then hurried back to the hospital to try one more time to probe Amber for anything else, anything at all she could remember, and remarkably, despite injuries that could have killed her, she was somehow getting better, well enough to begin to relate a real life nightmare. Yeah, definitely, if I went and intoxicated or at that park that night and none of this would have happened, you know, it deserved for that to happen. We don't have a suspect like how do we not have a suspect? I didn't know if I was still in danger, that he maybe wasn't finished with you. So I was hopeful the case was the jury's now the verdict would be swift, but what came next? I didn't hurt you. Can't hurt anybody else, can't hurt me. He had to be out there, was he watching? Watch Deliberate Evil (Season 2020, Episode 62020) of Dateline or get episode details on NBC.com No, she felt guilty. But who did this Detective Seymour wanted? I had sex with a girl. She doesn't know. But if he couldn't find him, maybe he could at least prevent another attack. Did she recognize the voice when Dateline continues? I can't leave my son behind. Her son, three year old Gabriel. When Dateline continues, Detective Seymour had been so sure Amber Smith knew the man who raped her and nearly killed her. She has a master . Sam said he believed Rice went to the park, brought the woman back to the house, and that's when things happened, said Sam. 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