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please see the show notes for this episode on your app or on our website on the evening of friday january 30 2004
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hundreds of enthusiastic moviegoers crowded into the knickerbocker theatre in downtown holland
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michigan with a rich history dating back to the early 1900s the 536 seat theatre
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had housed a wide variety of shows over the years but none quite like this one a group of film students from a nearby
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christian art school named hope college were both excited and apprehensive to reveal the project they'd been working
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on so hard for the last few months they scanned the room and took note of the audience
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it was a mixed bag guests ranged from classmates to members of law enforcement and other esteemed
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locals the movie's production had stirred up some big emotions around town and the
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community was eager to see it finally the moment the students had been waiting for arrived
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the lights went down and the screen lit up as the film's opening titles began classical piano music filled the room
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followed by the mesmerizing sound of a woman singing as the movie played one observer a
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member of law enforcement was particularly transfixed his mind raced as he absorbed every
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detail after 80 minutes the film came to an end the credits rolled but the audience
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remained silent and still completely captivated by what they had just seen then the house light switched on and the
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room suddenly erupted into tears and applause meanwhile 80 miles away one man did what he did every night
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he picked up a glass and drank to forget [Music] [Music] [Music] 25 years earlier on wednesday january 31
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1979 the phone rang at the holland police department in michigan it was just after 2 am and a guest
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staying at the blue mill inn across town had reason to believe that a robbery was
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underway in the motel's front office he'd been on the phone with the motel's night clerk when he overheard an
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intruder barge in and demand money the guest immediately hung up and ran into his colleague's room next door
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when they tried calling the front desk again the line was engaged police quickly arrived at the blue mill
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inn a two-story motor lodge located on interstate 196 touted as the finest in budget lodging
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upon entering the lobby officers soon discovered that 200 was missing from a cash draw behind the front desk as was
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another three hundred dollars from a bank deposit bag in the back office the front desk itself was unattended
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the inn's night clerk a 22 year old woman named janet chandler was nowhere to be seen
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janet's purse was missing her coat was still draped over her chair and her half-smoked cigarette smoldered away in
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the ashtray police couldn't immediately rule out the possibility that janet had voluntarily
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left the premises but january was holland's coldest month and the snow blanketed the town
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it seemed unlikely that she would have willingly gone out into such grueling conditions without her code
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there were no eyewitnesses to the robbery though the motel guessed on the phone to janet when the incident took
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place was able to provide some information they described a deeper voiced man speaking to janet who told him
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please don't take it all sir one person saw a vehicle outside but they hadn't got a good look at it
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they believed it could have been a dark colored four-wheel drive possibly a jeep
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two sets of footprints were imprinted in the snow leading from the yin's entrance
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to where a vehicle had been parked sure enough tire tracks indicated it was a four-wheel drive
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curiously the inn's front door was unlocked this was odd given that the motel had strict security procedures in
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place requiring employees to lock all doors after dark access to the front lobby could only be
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gained by buzzing an electric intercom co-workers confirmed that janet was meticulous about making sure the front
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door was locked at all times but several guests recalled that the door had been unlocked approximately
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half an hour before janet disappeared it was fast becoming clear that janet chandler had been abducted by the robber
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who might have ordered her to take her purse with them assuming it contained money or other valuables
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the scenario left police dumbfounded major crime was rare in holland robberies weren't unheard of but robbery
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involving abduction certainly wasn't a common occurrence if the perpetrator just wanted a quick
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cash grab why take the night clerk with them janet chandler had surprised her parents
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when she announced that she'd accepted a job at the blue mill inn her roommate and best friend laurie
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swank also worked at the motel and had put in a good word for janet it was a strange choice for the hope
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college student who was studying vocal education with the dreams of becoming a music teacher
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with a little luck she hoped to one day work in the opera janet's parents jim and glenna thought
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their only daughter would be better suited to a part-time job elsewhere working as a night clerk sounded like a
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dangerous role and they felt her skills could be put to better use in a different field
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janet had previously worked in child care and studied in nursing jobs that suited her strong nurturing side
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but janet was adamant she was eager to start making her own money to gain some independence
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she was also feeling burnt out from so much studying and was keen to take a semester off from college to focus on
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work for a while ultimately jim and glenna trusted their daughter to make the right decision
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janet was sensible and conservative with strong christian values and they supported her no matter what
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regardless the break from studying seemed to do her good and by the night of the blue mill inn robbery janet had
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re-enrolled at hope college part-time with just one more year of hard work before she finished her degree her dream
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of becoming a music teacher would soon be a reality jim and glenna were awoken by the phone
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ringing in the early morning hours of january 31 1979 it was the police and they quickly
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filled the couple in on their daughter's disappearance much to the chandler's dismay they were
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asked whether there was anyone janet might have run away with her parents strongly rejected this
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possibility if janet had up and vanished in the middle of a shift with no explanation
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they knew something terrible must have happened jim chandler was disappointed with
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himself he had visited his daughter at the blue mill previously and noticed some
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questionable looking characters loitering in the lobby it had made him feel uncomfortable and
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he now wished he had queried it more the chandlers were advised to stay put the roads were icy and dangerous and the
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police already had a snowplow out looking for any sign of janet a blockade had also been established to
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try and prevent any vehicles leaving town without their occupants being questioned
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jim ignored the advice and immediately jumped into his car driving the dark back roads around holland searching for
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his daughter when janet's younger brother dennis found out what was happening he joined
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his father in the search holland's police department was small and all six of its officers soon
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gathered at the blue mill inn despite being the middle of winter and far from peak tourist season the motel
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was at full capacity this was due to an ongoing strike that was taking place at the nearby chemtron
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paint plant in october close to 200 chemtron employees had stormed out seeking better
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work conditions union officials sought help from experienced strikers who traveled from
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interstate to help on the picket line the situation was very tense those who willingly crossed the picket
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line to continue working were faced with all kinds of harassment consequently chemtron was forced to
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outsource security to protect their property and keep the non-striking staff safe
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they hired the wackenhut security company which contracted a team of approximately 80 security guards to work
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at the paint plant until the strike was over most of the guards lived outside of
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holland and the blue mill inn became their temporary home the no frills accommodation had all the
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basic compass the security guards required between their intense 12-hour shifts while the dive bar next door provided
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the perfect place to blow off steam the bar became a meeting place for the wacken hut guards the strike breakers
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and local single women [Music] despite the large number of guests staying at the blue mill inn on the
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night janet chandler was taken there were almost no witnesses to the robbery or abduction
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all police had to go on was the description of the deep voiced man overheard confronting janet and the
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sighting of a dark-coloured four-wheel drive by the following morning whoever had
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taken janet had made no attempt to contact her family or claim a ransom police knew time was of the essence if
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they wanted to find janet safe and well but they had no way of knowing where to look
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the only potential clue lay in another incident that took place just 40 minutes before the robbery at the blue mill inn
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at a liquor store just three miles away a 20 year old female employee had clocked off for the night
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as she left the building a young man attempted to grab her and to drag her into his car
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the woman managed to fight him off and escape and reported the incident to police
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she described the assailant as a white male around 18 or 19 years old who was 5 foot 8 inches tall with long stringy
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brown hair and glasses police wondered whether the same man could be responsible for janet's
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abduction a composite sketch of the suspect was distributed as investigators attempted
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to determine whether the two incidents were related another potential link surfaced 54 miles
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north in the town of saint joseph on the night before the abduction at the blue mill inn a four-wheel drive was
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stolen during a break and enter at a residential address the green and white gmc jimmy bore
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similarities to the vehicle seen at the blue mill officers around the district were
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alerted to be on the lookout for the jimmy [Music] as at near 1 30 a.m on the morning of
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february 1 1979 a snowplow driver made his way along the dark highway near the city of southhaven
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30 miles south of holland there had been an inch of fresh snowfall overnight and it was the plower's job to
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keep interstate 196 clear for motorists as his headlights illuminated the snow-covered road he noticed something
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strange in the highway's median strip near the turn-off to the nearby town of covert
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there were fresh tire tracks in the snow leading into a heavily wooded area the snowplower got out into the freezing
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night air and followed the tracks they brought him to a snow bank that was out in the open
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there underneath a fir tree he saw a horrifying sight poking just slightly out of the clean
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white snow was the arm and torso of a naked woman it was janet chandler she had been raped and strangled
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possibly with a rope wire or belt her hands and feet had been bound prior to her death and her mouth had been
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taped shard however none of the bindings or tape were found on or near her body her clothes as well as personal
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belongings including jewelry a wrist watch a billfold and her driver's license were missing
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it was determined that janet had only been killed approximately six hours before her body was discovered
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there had been five inches of snowfall in the 24-hour period that she'd been missing but her body was only lightly
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dusted with snow she had only been dumped shortly before the snowplow driver had discovered her
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the case was bigger than the small holland police department could handle complicating matters further was the
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fact that the abduction occurred in ottawa county whereas janna's body was found in van buren county
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this meant that different departments were responsible for different facets of the investigation
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dozens of detectives and uniformed officers were brought in from out of town and helped coordinate a major
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search of the area where janet's body was found sniffer dogs and helicopters scoured the
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surroundings however not a single piece of evidence was found motorists were asked to report any
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vehicles seen parked near the covert turn-off between 9pm wednesday and 1 30 am thursday
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nobody came forward a potential breakthrough occurred when the green and white gmc jimmy stole on
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from saint joseph's the night before janet's abduction was recovered the thief was revealed to be the owner's
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18 year old grandson the tyres of the jimmy were compared to the tyre tracks leading to the snow bank
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where janet's body was found they weren't a match the stolen jimmy was ruled out of the
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investigation although police remained adamant that a four-wheel drive of some sort had been used in janet's abduction
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news of janet's murder utterly shook the small town terrified hope college students lived in
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fear that a killer targeting young women was on the loose and they were advised to exercise caution
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encouraged by a 1 000 reward for information leading to an arrest an influx of tip-offs came through from all
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over the country one concerned citizen was in a bar when they overheard a group of men boasting
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about their involvement in janet's murder yet when police looked into this report
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they concluded the drunken men were just joking in very poor taste not one of the many tip-offs led to a
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promising suspect the question still remained who killed janet chandler the respectable college student had no
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known enemies or nefarious links she had been brought up in a wholesome family and the majority of her friends
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were from church although she had dated men in the past janet's family said she didn't have any
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serious boyfriends they couldn't think of anyone who would wish her harm perhaps janet was randomly
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it seemed as though she didn't know her abductor as she was overheard calling him sir instead of his name
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was he an outsider passing through town who fled immediately after committing the opportunistic crime
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he could have been one of the many visitors to the blue mill inn though none of the guests could
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highlight anyone particularly suspicious some townsfolk looked inward certain the
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person responsible was among the local community he might have worn a mask to avoid
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janet's recognition was the robbery just a ruse to throw police off the killer's tail
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another theory emerged that janet may have accidentally been killed while being held captive
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one detective believed that the way she was tied up indicated she might have accidentally strangled herself while
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trying to break free if this was the case the killer might have dumped her body out of sheer panic
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it seemed like everyone had a theory but nobody had the answers a memorial for janet chandler was held
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at hope college during which the school's president commented an event such as this touches our
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deepest thoughts and emotions questions of why flood our minds with no ready or satisfying answers and there is
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relatively little anyone can say we trust that god will give janet's family and to all her friends a special
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measure of grace and strength at this time two weeks after janet's murder the strike at the chemtron paint plant
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finally came to an end and the wackenheart security guards scattered back to their hometowns
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things quietened down around holland but the investigation into janet's murder continued round the clock
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by july five months had passed and investigators still weren't any closer to solving the case
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the task force which at one point had 20 people was now overseen by a team of just four
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the reward for information was bolstered to three thousand dollars in an attempt
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to boost the dwindling tips that were coming through police questioned and re-interviewed
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janet's friends family members and co-workers as well as people who were staying at the blue mill inn at the time
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of the murder there was nothing to suggest who could have targeted janet or why her best friend and roommate laurie
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swank who was a manager at the motel hadn't been working on the night of the attack
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laurie couldn't think of any guests who would want to harm janet around half a dozen persons of interest
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emerged during the course of the investigation some of whom were subject to polygraph testing but none were
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concrete suspects and there wasn't enough evidence to make any arrests police continued to follow every lead
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that came to nothing but dead ends despite amassing more than one thousand pages of notes the identity of janet's
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killer remained a mystery the case was reluctantly shelved but members of the holland police department
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refused to let it go entirely a photo of janet was pinned to a communal bulletin board so they would
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never forget twelve years later in august of 1991 a 34-year old vagrant named donald leroy
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evans was detained in colorado on suspicion of raping and murdering a ten-year-old mississippi girl named
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beatrice ruth upon his arrest evans not only confessed to this crime but he also made a
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shocking revelation he admitted to having killed up to 70 people across 22 american states over
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the course of a decade most of his victims were taken from road stops or public parks
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police were dubious about evan's claims it wasn't unusual for killers to confess
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to crimes they didn't commit and evans had no evidence to back his stories in addition he claimed most of his
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professed victims were either homeless or involved in sex work which made it difficult for police to
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investigate that was until evans claimed responsibility for two unsolved murders
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that took place in florida in 1985 regarding the deaths of 38 year olds ira gene smith and janet movik he provided
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details that only the killer could possibly know evan's claims that he was a prolific
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serial killer didn't seem quite as questionable a special fbi task force was established
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to sift through hundreds of unsolved murders across the united states to determine if donald evans could be a
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potential suspect janet chandler's case was amongst the files evans was a drifter who moved constantly
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from state to state and it was soon revealed that in 1981 he lived at three different addresses in
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holland michigan for holland police this was the best lead they'd uncovered since janet's
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murder 12 years earlier yet a further dive into evans history failed to uncover any information that
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placed him in holland in january 1979 what had initially seemed like a promising lead was yet another in a
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hope college associate professor david shock liked to keep things interesting for his communication students
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with a background in journalism he thought it would be useful for his pupils to learn how to establish good
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relationships with law enforcement in 2003 professor shock organized for his class of eight students to meet with
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a detective from the holland police department a 30-year veteran of the force who was
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about to retire during the meeting the professor asked the detective if there was one case that
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he wished could be solved the detective didn't hesitate he pointed to the photo of janet
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chandler that had remained pinned to the police bulletin board for over 20 years
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and said the chandler case professor shock's interest was immediately peaked an idea started churning in his head
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what if his students made a film about janet chandler's life not necessarily with the aim of solving the case but as
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a means to keep her memory alive they could speak to janet's loved ones and people who worked on the case
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at the very best it might uncover some new leads and if not it would still be a fascinating educational tool for his
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students that would also pay tribute to a young life tragically lost the project was given the green light
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and with only four months to get the documentary done professor shock's students quickly got to work scheduling
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interviews 21 year old sarah hartman was apprehensive although she was excited about being
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involved with the film the prospect of interviewing a murder victim's parents unnerved her
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but as she sat down across from jim and glenna chandler at their home her anxiety quickly dissipated
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the elderly couple were warm and approachable despite their obvious nerves they spoke lovingly about their daughter
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reliving fond memories like the time their neighbours gathered outside their window to hear janet sing
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they reminisced about her beautiful voice her dedication to christ and her habit of underlining significant
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passages in the bible despite 24 years passing since janet's murder the chancellor's grief was still
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immense now in their golden years it pained the couple to think they could die without
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their daughter's killer ever being brought to justice glenna said a parent never expects their children to
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go before them you learn to live with it that's about all you can do one day at a time
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it didn't take long for professor shock's students to become personally invested in janet's case
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collectively they spent hundreds of hours researching everything they could about the crime and interviewing
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everyone from janet's former music teachers to detectives who had attended the blue mill inn on the night of
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janet's abduction the more they found out the more committed they became to discovering the
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truth one thing was abundantly clear everyone who worked on the case had a different theory about what happened on
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that night back in 1979 one investigator believed janet had fallen victim to a serial killer
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another thought they knew who was responsible but didn't have the evidence to prove it and that person had since
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passed away they believed that the killer didn't act alone but up to three individuals could
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have been involved the takeaway message seemed to be that janet's case would likely never be
00:33:12
solved regardless of how many people wanted closure the only thing that could propel the
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investigation forward would be the emergence of new evidence when the documentary which was titled
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who killed janet chandler screened at the knickerbocker theater on january 30 2004
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holland police chief john krytoff was completely enthralled he had been a young member of the
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holland police force at the time of janet's murder and like so many other officers the case continued to haunt him
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krytov had been thinking about it more and more ever since the hope college students started poking around and now
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seeing janet's loved ones talk on the big screen about their need for justice he felt even more compelled to do
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something kratoff made contact with michigan state police who held jurisdiction over
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janet's case they agreed that the murder was worth reinvestigating and who better to take
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the lead than detective david van lopeck a veteran of the force who had been raised in holland and remembered janet's
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murder well in april 2004 a task force led by van lopec was officially formed with three
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officers from michigan state police sent to the holland police department committed to solving janet's case once
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and for all this time the investigators were determined not to leave any stone unturned
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despite the huge advances in technology since janet's murder they had no dna or fingerprints to go on leaving them to
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rely on good old-fashioned police work they gathered all of the original case notes and decided to start in holland
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then work their way outwards starting with the janet chandler herself the documentary had painted a rosy
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picture of janet's life but it had barely scratched the surface if the detectives could learn more about
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who janet was away from her family and teachers perhaps they'd uncover a detail that could lead to a clue
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as cold case member lieutenant john slank remarked the more we get to know about the victim
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the more we understand the victim the victim will often times even in death point us to their killer or
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killers using the documentary to spark people's memories the investigators hoped that
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the passing of time distance and circumstance would encourage someone to talk they began talking to people who had
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moved in the same social circles as janet and discovered that shortly after she'd first enrolled in college
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something happened that shook her entire belief system janet had been seduced by an older man
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while she'd always viewed pre-marital sex as a mortal sin the middle-aged man soon convinced janet to sleep with him
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before long they were meeting at her parents house on a regular basis to have sex
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their relationship went on for over a year but janet's parents never found out about it
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according to one of janet's childhood friends the relationship had a huge impact on her religious beliefs
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janet realised she could sin without being punished for it suddenly her world started to open up
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she began experimenting with alcohol cannabis and dating stepping outside the boundaries that she'd strived so hard to
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follow with investigators now having a clearer picture they were keen to speak to the
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person who likely knew her best around that period her best friend and roommate laurie swank
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laurie had left holland shortly after janet's murder and hadn't maintained contact with many people there since
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she was now working as a nursing assistant 630 miles east in the small borough of nescopec pennsylvania when
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detectives surprised her with a visit laurie fondly remembered janet as a fun-loving musician but when pressed she
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admitted there was more to her than met the eye when the two friends were working at the
00:37:57
blue mill inn they'd gotten into their share of mischief laurie divulged that both she and janet
00:38:05
had been having sexual relations with several of the wackenheart security guards whom she described as a wild
00:38:12
group who liked to party things had sometimes gotten a bit out of hand on one occasion janet had summoned one
00:38:22
of the guards to the front desk when he came down she was waiting for him in an adjacent display suite wearing
00:38:30
nothing but a pair of cowboy boots laurie who was technically janet's boss had no choice but to give janet a stern
00:38:39
talking to as far as she knew laurie hadn't seen or heard anything that could help with the
00:38:47
investigation she said janet didn't deserve what happened to her and that the whole
00:38:53
situation made her feel physically sick quote how can you live with yourself having
00:39:01
knowledge of that how can you live with it i couldn't [Music] the more people detectives questioned
00:39:12
the clearer it became that the blue mill inn had been a hotspot for partying one investigator described it as a quote
00:39:21
den of iniquity a place where the guests and staff could drink take drugs and have sex without any supervision
00:39:31
therefore it made sense to assume that the crime could have been committed by someone with a connection to the motel
00:39:38
[Music] investigators compiled a list of all the guests who were staying at the blue mill
00:39:44
at the time of janet's murder the majority had been wackenhut security guards because the strike ended shortly after
00:39:54
janet was killed many of the guards left town without ever being questioned by police
00:40:00
tracking them down 25 years later wasn't an easy task most had lived transient lifestyles
00:40:08
moving from one job to the next across towns and states the investigative team began travelling
00:40:16
the country to question those of interest time and time again the response was the
00:40:22
same most of the guards said they barely remembered janet chandler their time in holland had been consumed
00:40:30
by work after gruelling 12-hour shifts they retired to the blue mill inn to eat and
00:40:37
sleep before doing it all again the following day on their rare breaks they blew off steam
00:40:44
in the dive bar next door or through parties in one another's rooms the former guards were shown the who
00:40:53
killed janet chandler documentary in the hopes that might jog old memories but nobody knew anything about janet's
00:41:00
murder or had any information that could help with the investigation that was until harry keith watched the
00:41:09
film harry had worked as a security guard for whacking heart but he'd also been a keen
00:41:16
photographer during his stay at the blue mill inn he'd taken his camera out on several
00:41:22
occasions watching the documentary an emotional harry recognised one of the photos of
00:41:29
janet as one that he'd taken and it wasn't the only one harry retrieved an old photo album
00:41:40
inside were pages of photographs taken back during the chemtron strike in 1979 they featured the wild alcohol-fueled
00:41:50
parties that the investigators had been hearing about in one photo janet sat on a guard's lap
00:41:58
with a drink in hand wearing a guard's uniform there was one guard who featured in
00:42:05
several of the photographs and particularly caught investigators eyes during their questioning a former
00:42:13
wackenhut employee had revealed they'd heard an unsubstantiated rumor that this individual might have been involved in
00:42:21
janet's murder that man was robert lynch the guest who had called taking 911 at the blue mill inn the
00:42:31
night janet was abducted robert lynch had been nearing 40 during his time in holland making him one of
00:42:42
the oldest wackenhut security guards due to his age he felt like a bit of an outsider and wasn't part of the hard
00:42:51
partying crew [Music] he'd since married and had two children leaving the security game behind to open
00:42:58
a beauty school with his wife detectives tracked lynch down to the small michigan town of three oaks 80
00:43:07
miles south of holland by this point the investigation had been reopened for an entire year and they
00:43:15
were no closer to solving the case they had no reason to believe the now 65 year old lynch was involved in janet's
00:43:24
murder but harry keith's photos revealed the two definitely knew one another furthermore upon re-listening to the
00:43:33
audio of lynch's 9-1-1 call detectives had some new questions despite reporting what he suspected to
00:43:41
be a robbery in progress lynch's voice sounded curiously emotionless was it possible the call was staged
00:43:52
if robert lynch knew anything about janet's murder he wasn't talking he gave evasive answers telling
00:43:59
detectives he had very little memory of his time in holland this was credible given that he had a
00:44:06
serious drinking problem with no evidence tying him to the crime it was back to the drawing board
00:44:14
but the cold case team wasn't prepared to rule robert lynch out completely even though they continued questioning
00:44:22
other persons of interest and chasing up the smallest of leads as the months passed by they kept returning to lynch
00:44:31
maybe it was just a hunch but they couldn't shake the feeling that he knew more than he was letting on
00:44:41
lynch was questioned several more times always maintaining that he had no knowledge of janet's murder
00:44:49
detectives weren't quite sure how to take him on the surface he appeared to be a
00:44:55
committed family man with no serious criminal record but his drinking habits suggested a man
00:45:02
who was trying to drown some kind of sorrow the detectives hoped that if they continued pressing him some cracks would
00:45:10
begin to show in june 2005 robert lynch finally admitted that he and janet had been
00:45:19
intimately involved despite him being 17 years her senior the two had sexual relations at the blue
00:45:27
mill inn and also met for a rendezvous at a vacant house that wasn't all around the time that janet was killed
00:45:37
lynch heard that she'd attended a party with some of the other security guards that quote went haywire
00:45:45
he claimed not to know anything else about it but for the cold case team this was a
00:45:51
huge revelation after all these years and all the people they'd questioned this was the very
00:45:59
first they had heard about such a party still convinced that lynch knew more than he was letting on lead detective
00:46:08
david van lopec returned to question him just over a week later lynch was in a somber reflective mood
00:46:18
he began speaking about the death of his father before suddenly blurting out i regret my whole life
00:46:27
some of the things i've done i don't even want to talk about detective van lopec recognised this was
00:46:35
an important moment he asked lynch if the reason he drank was to forget lynch replied
00:46:45
i'm running from everything after that he went quiet it felt like the breakthrough the
00:46:55
investigators were waiting for was close but just out of reach maybe lynch needed more time
00:47:06
three months later detective van lopec returned to three oaks to interview lynch yet again
00:47:14
he was accompanied by his partner detective jeffrey floor who specialised in interrogation and was known for his
00:47:21
ability to break suspects this time then lopic brought his secret weapon a copy of the documentary who killed
00:47:32
janet chandler the detectives put the dvd in and pressed play when it came to a part where janet's
00:47:41
father was shown fighting back tears detective floor hit pause turned to robert lynch and asked
00:47:50
you have children right you remember the first time you went somewhere with them and you just lost
00:47:56
them you remember that feeling you got inside your body now imagine just imagine what that would feel like
00:48:06
when you're talking about a 22 year old girl you have a daughter janet's age if she were killed wouldn't you want to
00:48:16
know what happened to her lynch's eyes welled with tears his lip quivered it took four months and a total of 18
00:48:35
interrogation sessions before lynch finally admitted exactly what he meant when he said janet had attended a party
00:48:42
that went haywire just before 2am on wednesday january 31 1979 lynch and another security guard named
00:48:53
james nelson who went by the nickname bubba made their way down into the front lobby of the blue mill inn
00:49:02
janet was working behind the desk nelson had some exciting news a surprise party was being held in
00:49:11
janet's honor it was taking place at the residence of arthur pyver the head security guard who
00:49:18
was living in a guest house on the grounds of the chemtron paint plant janet stepped out from behind the desk
00:49:26
and the two security guards pinned her arms behind her back and placed her in handcarves
00:49:34
according to lynch janet had no problem with this she believed their story about the
00:49:41
surprise party and allowed the men to blindfold her by duct taping gawes over her eyes
00:49:48
it was lynch himself who came up with the idea to stage a robbery with the janet unable to see
00:49:56
they quickly pocketed cash from behind the front desk and the adjoining office so that it would look like the motel had
00:50:03
been robbed nelson then walked to janet to a waiting car outside several other wackenheart security
00:50:13
guards and a group of female motel employees were standing on a balcony overlooking the front lobby
00:50:21
as janet was whisked away they watched with full awareness of the plan that was about to unfold
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with the janet safely off the premises lynch called 9-1-1 and made the false report about overhearing a robbery
00:50:38
taking place when the police arrived he told them that the front desk clerk was nowhere to
00:50:46
be seen needing a few hours of sleep before his shift at chemtron started in the morning
00:50:53
lynch then went back to his room and went to bed exactly what happened to janet at arthur
00:51:01
piper's guesthouse in the hours that followed remains unclear the following day lynch worked his shift as though nothing
00:51:10
had happened it was his job to pay employees their daily allowances while also taking care
00:51:17
of other clerical duties after clocking off at around 6 pm he quickly freshened up then made his way
00:51:26
to arthur piva's place approximately 15 to 20 other guests were already there six of whom were women
00:51:37
janet chandler was among them she had been stripped naked and was sitting on a couch her eyes glazed over
00:51:45
as though she'd been drugged her hands were bound in front of her and her mouth was sealed with duct tape
00:51:53
while the party continued around her music played as several partygoers drank and smoked cannabis and one of the
00:52:03
security guards danced around in his underwear a docile janet chandler was paraded
00:52:10
around the room as the other attendees heckled and shamed her [Music] robert lynch watched on with drink in
00:52:18
hand as a mutual understanding filtered through the crowd it was time to continue the humiliation
00:52:30
one of the other attendees a wackenheart guard named freddie parker fastened his
00:52:35
belt around to janet's neck and led her to an upstairs bedroom several of the guards followed and lined
00:52:44
up at the bedroom door lynch was one of them the group threw janet onto the bed and
00:52:51
blindfolded her with duct tape [Music] one by one they took turns raping her freddie parker kept watch at the door
00:53:01
deciding who was permitted to enter arthur piva had the last say on who was allowed to participate
00:53:11
as pivor assaulted janet he yanked on the belt and shouted you're going to die [ __ ] you're going
00:53:19
to die james nelson robert lynch and freddie parker followed his lead each raping and
00:53:27
choking janet with the belt until she was barely conscious while all of this was taking place
00:53:36
no other guests at the party did anything to intervene in fact they encouraged it
00:53:44
one of janet's female friends was amongst them but lynch couldn't remember her name
00:53:50
[Music] as she watched the guards assault and beat janet her friend looked directly at
00:53:57
her and said you [ __ ] [Music] eventually after all the men were done robert lynch got on top of janet and
00:54:07
used his knees to pin her down on the bed he punched her bit her on the neck and
00:54:14
then tightened his hold on the belt until janet stopped moving when it was clear she was no longer
00:54:22
breathing he ripped the duct tape off her eyes the room erupted into panic arthur pyver threw a chair against the
00:54:33
wall and yelled the [ __ ] party is over aware of what had just happened in the upstairs bedroom most of the partygoers
00:54:49
pitched in to help clean up the crime scene they knew police were on the hunt for
00:54:54
janet and they had to get rid of her body fast janet's binds were removed then several
00:55:02
of the guards washed her down before lynch and williams wrapped her up in a sheet and bundled her into a car
00:55:11
under the cover of darkness lynch hit the snowy roads and drove nearly 40 miles south
00:55:18
eventually he pulled over on the 196 highway and dragged janet's body off towards a snow bank
00:55:27
two weeks later the camtron strike ended and the wackenhut security guards were no longer needed
00:55:35
the men left town vowing never to speak about what had happened during their time in holland
00:55:43
they allegedly operated under a code of silence maintaining the unofficial wackenheart company motto
00:55:51
i know nothing i see nothing i speak only in kind words many of their paths never crossed again
00:56:02
but lynch's involvement with the janet's murder followed him wherever he went he turned to the bottle desperately
00:56:10
trying to erase the night from his memory with the truth about what happened to janet finally revealed one huge question
00:56:24
remained why what motivated this group of individuals to intentionally take janet's life in
00:56:33
the most brutal way possible lynch initially claimed he couldn't remember the name of janet's friend who
00:56:40
had witnessed and encouraged the attack but as he was pressed further he recalled her first name
00:56:48
laurie armed with lynch's confession the detectives confronted laurie swank again
00:56:58
they were at a loss as to why janet's supposed best friend would not only watch as janet was viciously raped but
00:57:06
apparently encourage it swank continued to deny any knowledge of janet's murder detective jeffrey floor gradually turned
00:57:16
up the heat stating you saw lynch kill her didn't you just tell the truth give up the battle just give up the
00:57:27
battle and tell me you saw it you were there when she died weren't you that's why you ran
00:57:36
no longer able to hide the truth swank finally broke admitting that she'd been part of the plan all along
00:57:46
it all started when janet began sleeping with the security guard who was already
00:57:51
romantically involved with one of the blue million maids the maid was furious and she and janet
00:57:58
had a loud confrontation about the matter at the time lori swank had feelings for
00:58:05
arthur piva the head security guard who was living offside at the chemtron guest
00:58:10
house it was soon brought to swank's attention that janet had also been sleeping with
00:58:16
piva swank was delivered wanting revenge against the janet she confronted piva and told him he wasn't
00:58:26
the only guard janet had been fooling around with this information enraged piva who in
00:58:33
turn labelled janet a quote [ __ ] and said that he would take care of it he began speaking to some of the other
00:58:43
guards and maids who felt wronged by janet and they hatched a revenge plan they hoped would humiliate her and quote
00:58:51
teach her a lesson the group believed that janet quote thought a lot of herself and needed to
00:59:00
quote be brought down a few notches arthur pyver robert lynch laurie swank james nelson and three other guards
00:59:11
gathered in the motel lobby and discussed exactly how to proceed they decided that the men would convince
00:59:19
janet they were taking her to a surprise party in her honour and once she agreed
00:59:24
to go they'd call swank to come in and take over janet's shift from there they would take her to pivo's
00:59:32
guest house where they would take turns raping her before eventually taking her life
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as they devised the details it was clear that the men were excited about putting
00:59:45
the plan into action [Music] when the attack was underway laurie swank entered the bedroom to find janet
00:59:55
naked and bound on the bed she watched as the guards took turns raping her swank looked right at janet verbally
01:00:06
abused her and cheered the men on after witnessing robert lynch pull on the belt that ultimately killed janet
01:00:16
swank said she feared for her own life although she vowed never to tell another soul what had happened she was riddled
01:00:25
with guilt maintain her innocent facade she attended janet's funeral as did arthur
01:00:33
piva and james nelson swank left holland shortly after in the hopes of leaving the secret behind
01:00:42
but fear followed her wherever she went as the years passed by swank considered coming clean but feared what it would
01:00:52
mean for her relationship with her own family after lynch's confession she decided to
01:00:59
tell the police the whole truth because it was the right thing to do and to janet's family deserved closure
01:01:09
with lynch and swank confessing other witnesses at the party also lifted the veil of silence and admitted their
01:01:17
knowledge of the crime one of arthur piva's former girlfriends at chemtron striker named paddy ward
01:01:25
admitted she had lied when providing an alibi for paiva for the night of the murder
01:01:32
she claimed piva had forced her to say he was with her warning she would end up dead on the
01:01:38
side of the road if she didn't comply ultimately it took the cold case team nearly two and a half years to uncover
01:01:48
the full truth one thing that continued to astound them was just how many people had either
01:01:55
participated in or witnessed the attack on janet yet had remained silent for close to 30 years
01:02:04
it seemed almost inconceivable that someone hadn't come forward earlier a witness who worked as a maid at the
01:02:14
blue mill inn provided some insight she claimed that some of the guards who were involved threatened to kill anyone
01:02:22
who spoke out over the years they paid her visits at random to demand she keep her mouth shut
01:02:30
unless she wanted to end up just like janet the same thing happened to all six women
01:02:37
who attended the party another explanation for the ongoing silence was the possibility that
01:02:45
incriminating photographs existed of the attack a photographer named ronald wyrrick who
01:02:52
had been assigned to capture images of the chemtron strike had also attended the party
01:02:59
according to wyric while he didn't participate in the attack on janet he witnessed the whole thing and had even
01:03:07
taken photos of it he recalled that janet appeared to be drifting in and out of consciousness and
01:03:14
occasionally attempted to break free warwick said quote paiva wanted to make sure i had a
01:03:23
picture of him and her together after janet's murder wairik handed the role of film to another guard who
01:03:32
promised to pass it on to paiva warrick claimed that everyone at the party knew about the photos and lived in
01:03:42
fear that paiva could use the photos against them if they ever went to the police
01:03:47
however a search of pivo's home didn't uncover the photos if such images existed they were never
01:03:55
found robert lynch laurie swank arthur pivar james nelson freddie parker and anthony
01:04:06
williams were each charged with three felonies first-degree murder committing a murder
01:04:12
during the commission of a kidnapping and committing a murder during the commission of criminal sexual conduct
01:04:20
if found guilty they'd each face a mandatory life sentence with no chance of parole
01:04:26
[Music] at the time of arthur piva's arrest the 54 year old was still living in muskegon
01:04:34
the same city the chandlers lived in at the time of janet's murder he had been there ever since the camtron
01:04:42
strike ended now divorced with two children private denied having anything to do with the
01:04:49
crime and claimed he wasn't even at the party he told one reporter i can't believe that everyone that was
01:04:59
supposedly there would say i was there the other accused men also staunchly denied their involvement
01:05:10
59 year old james bubba nelson was living in west virginia with his two autistic sons
01:05:17
he was claiming social security benefits when police approached him and placed him under arrest
01:05:25
nelson admitted to having sexual relations with janet that denied having anything to do with her murder
01:05:34
49 year old freddie parker who now walked with a cane as a result of diabetes claimed he moved to west
01:05:41
virginia nine days before janet's murder took place not only was this disproved by multiple
01:05:50
witness statements but an ex-girlfriend of parker's who worked as a maid at the blue mill inn said she heard him loudly
01:05:58
bragging about his involvement in the crime the fifth and final guard anthony williams was extradited from wisconsin
01:06:08
and claimed he wasn't at the party on the night that janet was killed as the trial dates approached robert
01:06:16
lynch agreed to provide a full detailed confession in exchange for a second-degree murder charge
01:06:25
subsequently he was sentenced to 40 years in prison with a minimum of 25 years at lynch's sentencing janet's parents
01:06:35
finally had the chance to address one of the men responsible for their daughter's
01:06:40
death janet's mother glenna addressed lynch directly as she said you broke our family circle but it will
01:06:50
be complete again in heaven with the janet tell us what lesson did you teach your family
01:07:01
janet's father jim also attempted to address lynch but his hands began shaking uncontrollably and he was so
01:07:08
overcome with emotion that he had to be let out of the courtroom when robert lynch was given
01:07:15
the opportunity to speak he mumbled i hope the family rests in peace and i ask forgiveness from janet
01:07:25
i worked hard for 18 months to see this come to an end and i hope it does in exchange for the lesser charge of
01:07:38
second-degree murder laurie swank agreed to testify against the guards at trial with her testimony and lynch's
01:07:47
confession the defendants barely stood a chance regardless each pleaded not guilty and
01:07:54
maintained they weren't at the party and didn't have knowledge of the crime however as the trial approached it was
01:08:03
revealed that lynch wouldn't be taking the stand he was diagnosed with alcohol-related
01:08:10
dementia and the prosecution concluded that he wasn't credible enough to be put before a jury
01:08:18
with no dna or physical evidence tying the accused men to the crime the case would have to rely heavily on lori
01:08:25
swank's testimony on october 17 2007 a bleary-eyed disheveled looking swank took the stand
01:08:36
and took the court step by step through the events of janet's murder from the planning to the attack itself
01:08:46
she spared no details fully admitting to her role in the plot as well as to being
01:08:51
part of what she called the cheer squad swank admitted that she was motivated by
01:08:59
jealousy as janet was more popular with the guards than she was the prosecutor said
01:09:08
i have to ask you because i know the jury's thinking right now what was going through your head
01:09:16
why for god's sake were you participating in this swank replied that she was angry and
01:09:25
jealous when the prosecutor asked how she justified this to herself swank responded
01:09:34
i can't swank's testimony was bolstered by two former blue million maids cheryl ruaz
01:09:44
and diane marsman who knew of the plan and also attended the party priva's ex-girlfriend paddy ward also
01:09:53
testified each of the women named robert lynch arthur piva james nelson freddie parker
01:10:02
and anthony williams as being involved diane marsman said janet was a mess she looked very scared
01:10:12
they were raping her they pretty much all took turns in robert lynch's confession he noted
01:10:21
that janet's eyes had been glazed over during the attack as though she'd been drugged
01:10:28
however a toxicology test done after janet's body was found revealed no traces of drugs in her system
01:10:36
nor did anyone give testimony to her being drugged it was determined the glazed look in
01:10:44
janet's eyes was most likely a physical reaction to shark throughout the trial it emerged that as
01:10:53
many as 12 guards had participated in the attack on janet either by being part of the planning session or in the gang
01:11:01
rape itself state prosecutors were faced with a decision about whether or not to pursue
01:11:08
charges against other individuals ultimately they decided only to charge pytha nelson lynch parker and williams
01:11:17
as they had the strongest evidence against them however prosecutors remained open to the
01:11:24
possibility that further people could be charged in the future on november 1 the jury returned to the
01:11:34
courtroom to deliver their verdicts glenna chandler burst into tears and buried her face in her husband's
01:11:43
shoulder as the jury found all four of the defendants guilty of two counts each of felony murder
01:11:51
arthur piva was also convicted of first-degree murder while freddie parker james nelson and anthony williams were
01:11:59
each convicted of second-degree murder the four men sat stone-faced while members of their families broke down
01:12:08
freddie parker's sister was so overcome with emotion that paramedics had to come
01:12:13
to her aid meanwhile jim chandler whispered amen a former detective who had worked the
01:12:26
original case was brought to tears commenting outside of court it's about time i'm sorry it took so
01:12:35
long holland police chief john krytoff hoped the verdict would bring some relief for
01:12:42
janet's family remarking i just hope and pray they can have peace and closure finally with this conviction
01:12:53
this is going to help them but probably it won't close it in their hearts the sentencing hearing commenced in
01:13:03
december 2007 jim and glenna chandler bravely fronted the court with the gym saying
01:13:12
glenna and i have been waiting 28 years for this day they thought they got away with it and
01:13:19
for the most part they did they thanked the cold case team for their tireless efforts in solving
01:13:26
janet's case and for the care and respect they'd shown throughout the investigation
01:13:33
glenna said she and her husband had accepted they had to let janet go remarking we've left her in the lord's hands
01:13:46
the four defendants avoided looking in the chandler's direction none of the men opted to address the
01:13:52
court before they were each sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
01:14:01
outside court atiri jim chandler said what can they say they all say they weren't there and
01:14:09
they're innocent as a christian i just say we should probably forgive however you have to ask for forgiveness
01:14:20
and none of these arrogant people showed remorse much less asked for forgiveness
01:14:28
glennar added i do feel sorry for the parents and families of the men i can't feel sorry for the men
01:14:37
i can't hate them because that would make me just like them each of the four men subsequently
01:14:46
attempted to appeal their convictions arguing that the witness testimonies had been unreliable and that there was no
01:14:54
physical evidence tying them to the crime all of their appeals were denied in march 2013 arthur piva passed away in
01:15:07
prison on his 61st birthday after serving just five years of his life sentence three years later in 2016
01:15:18
laurie swank was released on parole in june 2020 james nelson also passed away from natural causes
01:15:29
that leaves just three of the six individuals convicted of janet chandler's murder still behind bars as
01:15:36
of early 2022 [Music] for the hope college students who were involved in making the who killed janet
01:15:46
chandler documentary nothing could have prepared them for the events that unfolded as a result of their project
01:15:54
one student remarked i learned to appreciate life a lot more that's for sure i mean the more you research death the
01:16:04
more you appreciate living day after day for sarah hartman the student who had nervously interviewed janet's parents
01:16:14
for the film the experience taught her that something that seems small to begin with can have a huge impact
01:16:23
you never know what's going to happen sarah said the outcome had a profound impact on
01:16:31
david shock the associate professor who came up with the idea to make the documentary
01:16:38
shock left teaching and founded an organization called delayed justice in which he uses his film and research
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skills to shine a light on other unsolved crimes his work has helped bring about charges
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in another unsolved murder driven by the need to see fairness and justice restored for grieving families
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shock operates under the premise somebody knows something somebody always knows something
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[Music] a year after the trial the chantler family attempted to sue the wackenheart
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corporation for damages relating to mental pain and anguish funeral expenses and punitive damages
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they argued that several of the security guards were unfit for employment and the
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company was negligent in failing to run adequate background checks or providing suitable supervision
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the lawsuit was thrown out due to it being lodged outside of michigan's statute of limitations
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in a 2008 interview with nbc's dateline journalist victoria corderi asked the jim and glenna chandler if they thought
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justice had been served for their daughter glennar answered yes for janet these other ones have to live with what
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they did but we know where she's at and we know that she's with our lord jim disagreed
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replying no there's closure but i don't think there will ever be justice [Music]
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i've been writing about real police cases for nearly three decades now and there are few more tragic than the case
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of sarah mcdermott with sarah's disappearance there's an element of patience of being
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collected she was always a very good daughter if she was out someone going to be late
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she would ring and let us know she was seen by several witnesses walking toward the car park and then sarah mcdermott
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was gone when she's come down the bottom of the stairs and walked towards the car
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park she's virtually walked into the darkness when sarah's family reported her missing police mounted an extensive
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search i could see blood on the bitumen underneath the car that was parked at the driver's side of her
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car the the blood on the ground it sort of indicated to everybody that there'd been foul play a couple of suspects
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emerged ahead of the rest and he said well when i do get out you'll be one of the first people i look for and i said
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why is it and he said because i just like to kill you she said you know that murder that was up at the cannon nook
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station i was there with two other blokes and i'm worried because i don't know how staunch they are who knows what
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he did if he killed sarah and disposed of her body maybe he thinks i can get away with this they don't know where she
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is they don't know who did it just how many other women were followed from the canonical railway station will never
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know so i was walking along there and i could hear footsteps behind me and they were
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getting closer and they yelled out to me don't take the shortcut take the bridge
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i just think those men at the dotto saved my life the evidence is out there so pulled out a couple of the cards and
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looked at the name and it said sarah mcdermott searching for sarah mcdermott out now for free only on spotify
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