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Sneak peek: "48 Hours" Cold Case: Who killed Amy Gellert?

March 11, 2015 / 03:57

This episode discusses the Gallard case, featuring the brutal murder of Amy Gallard in 1994, and the ongoing investigation into her death. Key figures include Bob Leighton, who survived the attack, and the detectives working to solve the cold case.

The episode recounts the events of March 20, 1994, when Amy Gallard and her parents attended a church service in M Island. Upon returning home, they encountered an intruder who attacked them with a dagger and a gun.

Bob Leighton shares his harrowing experience of being stabbed multiple times while trying to save his family. He recalls the panic of the intruder and the desperate moments leading to his emergency call.

Tragically, Amy was also attacked and did not survive. Bob reflects on the impact of her death and the need for closure for the Gallard family.

The episode emphasizes the importance of community involvement in solving cold cases, urging listeners to provide any information that could help bring justice.

TLDR

The episode covers the 1994 murder of Amy Gallard and the ongoing investigation, featuring survivor Bob Leighton and calls for community help.

Episode

3:57
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this was a very shocking case for someone to come into somebody's house stab two people and kill
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someone we want to get the bad guy who is this Samy gellet the Gallard case is one that's
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kind of haunted us for 20 years now the biggest problem I think we have is really trying to figure out why it
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happened this cold case could be solved tonight so listen carefully detectives need more evidence and it could come
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from you maybe you know some of the suspects or maybe you'll just notice a vital clue to this brutal murder that
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investigators somehow missed it was spring break the town was full of people the weather was
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awesome well March 20th 1994 Amy Gallard and her parents um attended a church service in m Island I see Amy at
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church and she says I'll be home soon we go home and were early the parents returned home unknown
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to them there was an intruder in the residence I see the man step into the room and he's completely disguised and
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then I saw that he had a dagger and a gun basically we had to crawl through here on our hands and
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knees and he took us to this area right here he was pacing he was going out this door
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[Music] here they had offered money they had offered cars uh they made all these
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offerings just to kind of get rid of why remain there why keep looking out I sensed and Bob sensed that he was
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waiting for a ride and I saw the lights coming down the driveway he panicked something switched in him and
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he just lost it first he slices me across here he stabbed me uh here and he start stabbing
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me in my neck and it's going in so deep I can feel the bones crunching that sound of my bones to this
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day 20 years later I can hear those bones crunch do you think he thought he had killed you mhm
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yeah as soon as the lights hit man he came down with a knife in the back of my head as hard as he could if I don't get
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to the front door and start screaming no one's going to get out of that house alive what emergency my name is Bob
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Leighton what's the problem sir s some ances we've been multiple times my wife you're bleeding very badly I'm bleeding
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badly and what happened to the Intruder he fled on foot at that moment Bob you think the
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only two people are hurt are you and Bunny the suspect came across Amy who was standing in the driveway behind her
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car and of course without warning she was stabbed I remember getting to the hospital a pastor that I knew coming in
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and saying to me Amy didn't make it no no this can't be happening any case that's open we want
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to close it's the only closure you get for the family [Music]

Badges

This episode stands out for the following:

  • 85
    Most heartbreaking
  • 80
    Most shocking
  • 75
    Most emotional
  • 75
    Most intense

Episode Highlights

  • The Gallard Case
    The Gallard case has haunted investigators for 20 years, seeking closure for the family.
    “We want to get the bad guy who is.”
    @ 00m 16s
    March 11, 2015
  • A Night of Terror
    An intruder enters the Gallard home, leading to a brutal attack.
    “He had a dagger and a gun.”
    @ 01m 31s
    March 11, 2015
  • Tragic News
    Bob learns that his daughter Amy didn't survive the attack.
    “Amy didn't make it.”
    @ 03m 38s
    March 11, 2015

Episode Quotes

  • This was a very shocking case.
    Sneak peek: "48 Hours" Cold Case: Who killed Amy Gellert?
  • I can hear those bones crunch.
    Sneak peek: "48 Hours" Cold Case: Who killed Amy Gellert?
  • No, this can't be happening.
    Sneak peek: "48 Hours" Cold Case: Who killed Amy Gellert?

Key Moments

  • Shocking Case00:06
  • Brutal Attack01:31
  • Tragic Loss03:38

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