And happy tears, happy tears because I was so glad to see him. But investigators disagreed. Peter Van Sant is an actor and producer, known for Beslan: Three Days in September (2006), 48 Hours (1988) and Street Stories (1992). The documentary also received Russias prestigious Golden Word Award. She returned to Ray, who she says somehow was still sitting upright at the foot of the bed. Sandra Ames: She was making her students laugh, and sing, and -- and have fun learning English. His investigative report on high number of medical helicopter crashes won him his first Emmy Award in 1986. Peter Van Sant: Did you ask Kathy Patrick flat-out, "Did you murder Carolyn Abel?". Wanda Abel: She should be in prison. Dave Warr: Both of her parents were terminally ill. Peter Van Sant: They both had cancer at the same time. Get out there and find the real killer.". Grab all the net worth details of Susan Spencer, The Net Worth, Love Life and Career of Martha Teichner. Consequently, there is no clue whether the 48 Hours correspondent is single, married, or dating to someone. While Kathy Patrick carried on with her life. "Dani Oakley" and "Doc R. Green" were both beloved here. Did she point the finger of suspicion at all at Sandra? I was so concerned about them. So, Dani and Ray sold their Florida property at a big loss. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. She said, "An American military officer.". After about 30 seconds, she was very quiet, but she said, "No." Peter Van Sant reports. He took five bullets to the torso. [1] He graduated cum laude from Washington State University in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in Communications. Nancy Bercaw: And very quickly thereafter John Boatwright walked in. Peter Van Sant dishes on what made Michele Williams case so intriguing to 48 Hours - CultureMap Dallas Home popular Events Submit New Event Subscribe About News Restaurants + Bars City Life Entertainment Travel Real Estate Arts Society Home + Design Fashion + Beauty Innovation Sports (Hidden) Charity Guide children education health veterans BETTY GREEN [call to sheriff's office]: said the dog killed my son yesterday. Tamara Doak: And she would confide in me, you know, "I really like this woman. Dani Green was an accomplished horsewoman and dreamed of competing in the Olympics in dressage. 29 min read [This story first aired on January 9. if a Korean hated an American this much, was he coming after the rest of us? And there was a padlocked toolbox sitting on the property. He was born in 1953 in Seattle, Washington, United States. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Prosecutor Aaron Negangard says some of the bullets fired passed through a blanket before striking Ray. Tamara Doak: She made friends with everybody. Sandra Ames: I was fingerprinted, photographed and put into a holding cell. Throughout his career, Van Sant has gravitated toward stories involving controversy and confrontation, following them from their inception to their current status, such as one on Lori Berenson, an American imprisoned in Peru since 1995. Peter Van Sant: And did you see bruises in other places? Peter Van Sant: So what Sandra is telling you is actually forensically matching up w -- what was done to Carolyn's body? - Age He is 68 years old as of 21 February 2021. When it was opened, Ray Green was found dead inside it. Soon after Maggie's death, Tracey says, a newly divorced Dani started hanging around the ranch every day. Killer App S31 E22 Feb 23, 2019 He had misplaced the box that had his personal items in it. Wanda Abel: We got her back in time to hold the funeral on New Year's Eve. Patrick returned home to Washington state, but Ames was still in Seoul. He also wrote and produced the documentary Three Days in September about the Beslan school hostage crisis, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2006. August 10, 2019 / 10:01 PM In Florida, Ray and Dani Green got involved with local Cowboy Action Shooting clubs. Peter Van Sant: Tell me about when you learned that Ray Green had died and had been shot by Dani. He was born to his parents in Seattle, Washington, United States. Soon after his graduation, he started his professional journey for KAPY-LP in Port Angeles, WA. Det. Peter Van Sant: Where should Kathy Patrick be today, in your opinion? He is 68 years old. Delmar Weldon: Danielle said exactly what happened. His salary is not revealed. Bob Stevens: The parents owned 300 acres up in a mountain. Peter Van Sant: So, they come in. Tamara Doak: Kathy really fell for Carolyn. Sandra Ames: If it went to trial, I would be willing to testify. With the killer still out there, Carolyn's friends wondered could they be next? Compounding Carolyn's family's grief, Sandra Ames was released from a South Korean prison after serving just six months of her one-year sentence -- and it wasn't because of good behavior. It was 1989 when Steven Schroeder was assigned the case with John Boatwright and FBI agents. Within hours, Baxter and Tressler obtained a search warrant for the box. PETER VAN SANT [outside Carolyn's apartment building]: Carolyn's apartment was on the 15th floor. Learn how your comment data is processed. Wanda Abel: She would get restless. Produced by Susan Mallie and Jennifer Terker. George Mann: She's on a remote property. 2021 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. She says he started to reach for the gun. Specifically, he amasses a staggering net worth of$1 millionas of2020. my strategy at that point was if the Koreans did not prosecute her, then to look whether we could for basically false statements, perjury, obstruction of justice. He began working as a weekend anchor and reporter for KOOL-TV in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1978. Are we in danger? DANI GREEN: Yes. / CBS News, Produced by Chris O'Connell and Lauren Clark, [This story previously aired on March 9. TOM BAXTER: I'm just going to kind of play the role of Ray. Police drove out to check, but when they arrived, neither Ray nor Jazzy could be seen, and they say Dani seemed to be just going about her day. DET. Van Sant joins "CBS Mornings" with a look at the investigation. Nancy Bercaw: They were hysterical. Carolyn Abel put up a fight in her last minutes of life. Nancy Bercaw: Kathy was asking all of us -- had any of us heard from Carolyn. The shocked friends turned their attention to Kathy Patrick and Sandra Ames, who had discovered Carolyn's body. Sandra Ames: We spent the time looking at temples, and hiking and then partying in the evenings. Patrick also wrote to Carolyn's parents. He is from Seattle, Washington, and lives in the United States. He moved to New York in 1991 and worked for CBS News magazines Street Stories and America Tonight until 1993 and 1994, respectively. The report also confirmed her throat was cut. But the dream died in 2008, when the economy collapsed. Peter Van Sant: You ready to go? An appeal by Dani has been denied. Peter Van Sant: I think that'd be highly unusual. Wanda Abel: She was the youngest and the cutest and the baby of the family. A German Shepherd dog Why would she call me with such a story? Wanda Abel: I was worried that Kathy would try to kill us, because Kathy wrote these letters to my parents that she was her great friend and that she'd love to meet them. Bob Stevens: We contacted Animal Control. He is a man of above-average stature as depicted from his images. Peter joined CBS News in 1984 working in Atlanta as a correspondent for CBS Evening News. Thanks to the Abel family's lobbying efforts, in 1994 Congress passed a law that allows for the U.S. prosecution of U.S. nationals who kill other Americans in foreign countries. And it appeared that she was just trying to get revenge on him for the bad breakup. And at the time, I was the top shooter of the club and she just soared right by me (laughs). And I think I said something along the lines of, "How could you have done that? 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How will Sandra and Kathy ever recover from the shock of seeing their dead friend? He is currently working as a correspondent for the CBS News program 48 Hours Mystery. I asked. Similarly, he also interviewed several celebrities likeJulie Andrews,Garth Brooks,andLee Ann Womackover the years. Wanda Abel [reading]: "Please know that I loved Carolyn as a sister and a dear friend. And she took the brunt of it. Your email address will not be published. George Mann had known the Greens for years. So, from that point on, I avoided him. "This is our very first passport photo. A murder warrant for her arrest was issued in South Korea. Nancy Bercaw: The impact of seeing her body wheeled out in a body bag really made it quite real it wasn't a dream. Meanwhile, Carolyn's family carried on with their quest for justice. [2], In 1984 Van Sant joined CBS News and worked in Atlanta as a correspondent for CBS Evening News for the next six years. The picture was a dark shape on a bed covered in a quilt that I knew was a body. That box being the toolbox: large, made of metal, sitting several yards away from the entrance to Ray and Dani's trailer. Interestingly, his investigative report on a high number of medical helicopter crashes helped him to win the first Emmy Award in1986. sent him a certified Christmas card with pictures of his grandbabies, and it came back denied. Please sit. He is currently working as a reporter and correspondent for CBS News. Peter is tall and stands at a height of 6 ft 3 in (approx. Turns out Ray and Dani shared a single cellphone and Dani blocked Tracey's number. John Boatwright: Each time that she was interviewed later, she kept changing the facts to -- to limit her involvement in the murder. 2019 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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