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A conversation with Amy Gellert's killer

March 15, 2015 / 03:35

This episode discusses a home invasion incident involving Bob and Bunny Leighton, focusing on their interaction with the intruder. Key topics include the intruder's behavior, his demands for money, and his interest in the Leightons' daughter, Amy.

Bob Leighton recounts the intruder's request for him to keep his back turned and not to see his face. The intruder asked about the family members living in the house, specifically referring to their daughter as 'your daughter.' He expressed pride in breaking into their home through an open door.

The intruder maintained a calm demeanor, asking for money without using profanity. Bob mentioned having around $50, which he handed over, while the intruder showed little interest in other valuables.

Throughout the encounter, the intruder claimed he was waiting for a ride and repeatedly inquired about when their daughter would return home. Bob and Bunny attempted to devise a strategy to get the intruder to leave without escalating the situation.

The episode highlights the psychological aspects of the encounter, particularly the intruder's focus on their daughter and his insistence on waiting for his ride.

TLDR

Bob and Bunny Leighton recount a tense home invasion, detailing the intruder's calm demeanor and focus on their daughter.

Episode

3:35
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as I'm laying on the floor and my wife's on top of me my mind of course is going
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through Bob Leighton tells investigators one of the first statements the Intruder
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made though he's telling me and this is a quote I don't want you to see my face that would be bad so keep your back and
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keep your head pointing this direction he then immediately asks who else lives at the
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residence did he ever ask you about Amy no he did did ask me though who lives here and I said only my husband and I
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and my daughter and from that point on he only referred to her as your daughter at one point the Intruder even
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tells Bunny and Bob how he entered the home you know I'm a burglar and burglar is like breaking in people's houses and
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how I got in and he almost seemed to be proud of the fact is you left one of your doors open you
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really shouldn't do that during this conversation how's he acting I mean his his voice is uh I I have to say it's a
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little maybe a bit higher than than a normal male voice uh he is acting very very nice to us very sweet to us and
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telling us throughout this process if we do what he says you know he doesn't want
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to hurt us he just wanted our money at that point okay very very nice you remember his quotes are exactly when he
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tells you U I mean how does he want your money do he say give me all your money using profanity or just no no profanity
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was used at all that I can recall all he asked was what money do you have I said
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the only money I have is like $50 or $60 in my pocket and he asked for me to give
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that to him and I gave it to him he asked my wife for her money and that was the only part mention through the whole
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ordeal for the next 25 or 30 minutes anything about anything more about money Bunny and Bob Leighton say the man
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insisted he was waiting for a ride and hardly had an interest in any valuables he said his ride hadn't shown up and so
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we both said to him there's two cars in the garage we'll give you the keys and the guy said are they stick shifts and
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we said yes and uh he just kept pacing he didn't take us St on the offer he didn't say anything more about it I
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think I asked him something about his ride CU he kept saying he was waiting for his ride to come and pick him up ask
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him a question like what's keeping him so long something along those lines so he was he talking a lot no at one point
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what I talked to him about I said listen we don't want any problems so why don't
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we do this we will go outside to our Dock and stand on our dock that way you can watch us and we will stand there for
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30 minutes or how long you want us to stand and you can leave the house we're trying to find a strategy to to get him
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out of the house or a strategy to get us out of the house the latent say the man
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continued pacing ignoring their offers and repeating that his ride would be there soon his main concern throughout
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the ordeal was when would their daughter get home what seem to be his biggest interest what what did he ask the most
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questions about um he asked a lot of questions about what time Amy is going to be on your
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daughter what time is your daughter going to um those questions we went over several times

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  • 70
    Most shocking
  • 65
    Most intense
  • 60
    Most dramatic
  • 60
    Best performance

Episode Highlights

  • The Intruder's Warning
    The intruder told the victims not to look at his face, creating a chilling atmosphere.
    “I don't want you to see my face.”
    @ 00m 11s
    March 15, 2015
  • Proud Burglar
    The intruder openly admitted to being a burglar, almost with pride.
    “I'm a burglar and burglar is like breaking in people's houses.”
    @ 00m 51s
    March 15, 2015
  • Focus on Money
    Throughout the ordeal, the intruder insisted he just wanted money, not valuables.
    “He just wanted our money.”
    @ 01m 24s
    March 15, 2015

Episode Quotes

  • I don't want you to see my face.
    A conversation with Amy Gellert's killer
  • I'm a burglar and burglar is like breaking in people's houses.
    A conversation with Amy Gellert's killer
  • He just wanted our money.
    A conversation with Amy Gellert's killer

Key Moments

  • Intruder's Warning00:11
  • Burglar Admission00:51
  • Money Focus01:24
  • Concern for Daughter03:15

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