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[Music] it's never dull in palm beach county [Music] we have some of the most famous
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people in the country or the world living here in our backyard [Music] this is my county this is my town and
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catching criminals i enjoy it this case began back in march of 2020. the coronavirus pandemic shuts down
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schools sporting events and businesses at the time everyone was preoccupied with the
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coronavirus lockdowns had started [Music] gretchen anthony was a resident of a well-to-do
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community in jupiter florida right here in palm beach county [Music] i met david and gretchen anthony several
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years ago at a local gym here the first thing that you noticed about her just big blue eyes and a giant smile
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blonde hair tan athletic [Music] david's very attractive man very charming he had a big smile as well
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there was magic there and the energy between them was amazing [Music] local officials issued an order not to
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leave your home unless absolutely necessary gretchen anthony starts to send text
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messages to friends and family members stating that she has been diagnosed with the coronavirus and
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she describes it as being an acute case a serious case yes they're very concerned they've only
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talked to her via text no one ever spoke with gretchen on the phone and she never answered her phone
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it would go to voicemail yes so efforts were made to speak with her spouse so there's a dual track here
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where is gretchen anthony and where is her husband david anthony yes neither one can be found police did
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a welfare check of gretchen anthony and what they learned was disturbing so this is where the investigation began
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investigators were approached by a neighbor she heard a blood curdling scream something horribly in the phrase had
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happened this case really hit differently i mean we are talking about someone who is a mother
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a daughter a sister a friend all i wanted to do was to be able to find her and i wanted to find her alive and so
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the chase was on