Right in the center of downtown Fort Worth, Texas is a 5-acre park known as the Fort Worth Water Gardens. And then some words were said to me, words we are simply not going to repeat. I tapped Amber on the shoulder and I very quickly spoke with her because I wanted to hear her. Amber had been working hard to get her life on track, earned her GED, juggled a job at 7-Eleven while trying to be a good single mom. So I started to scream through the tape as loud as I could, and I was trying to break free from the tape. Remember how he said he looked under his bedroom door and watched his friend Bryce Bailey commit the crime? And so I kept screaming and screaming, and then I remember getting hit in the face right here like a pretty good blow. It's what they do. Take it home with you. Yes. Her son, three year old Gabriel. Generate leasing sales for manufacturing equipment ranging from $5,000 to $1,000,000. Get your free dark web scan at LifeLock dotcom slash scan. Apr 1998 - Apr 20068 years 1 month. A new Dateline 24/7 channel, where it's all Dateline, all the time. I went into complete panic mode right away. Four days after being rescued, Amber was released from the hospital and transferred to a local safe house, which Amber didn't really feel safe at all. Yeah. Coming up, a call from the crime lab that was really excited to say to her, you're not going to believe what happened today. That is why she believes the only place for him is in prison. Yeah. That one took a while. His claims are ridiculous and ugly, a Craigslist had never happened, she said, and as she finished, Amber realized she'd managed to inspire herself to I really empowering at a lot of people there to support me, too. It's all new. The patrol officers knew the suspect had used red duct tape. He represents a variety of clients, including banks and real estate investment companies, in the acquisition, disposition, financing, development and . And you could just see, like. Plus, if you become a victim of identity theft, a U.S. based identity restoration specialist dedicated to your case will work to fix it from start to finish. Discover short videos related to brycenbailey4 on TikTok. The red duct tape, severe beating, strangulation, like some practiced predator was living out an awful fantasy. I didn't know him until two years after the assault took place. Moon's intent that night was to sexual assault, to leave her and have her die so that no one would be able to put together what happened and point to him about what occurred to Ross Perot. Your heart goes like crazy. So the police contacted me and said, your DNA matched up. By 2015, the Amber Smith duct tape case was old news in Fort Collins at Colorado State University. Like, it was surreal. Posted: Sep 24, 2020 / 02:27 PM EDT. Father, an FBI agent, grandfather once with the CIA. Who was he anyway? Can't die. I was scared. And still, as the trial of her accused attacker approached, Amber could not quite believe that her sweet friend, Sam Moon was the one who did those awful things. Couldn't Sam. I thought that was my last moment on Earth when you thought to yourself, I'm about to die? And I've seen my share of a pretty horrible things. Take a look back at the case in our Dateline Crime Capsule. Then more and more neighbors calling 911. She is such a strong woman. He didn't have a face or a name. Yeah. Evil. And you should never have to go through that and nobody should ever have to go through that. I had post-traumatic stress, not being able to sleep auditory, hearing her shouts. And soon fast friends like Bryce Bailey, a boyfriends buddy and Bryce's childhood pal, a friendly guy named Stephan Moon who crashed on the couch. And Amber found it hard to even go outside. I'm Lester Holt, thanks for joining us. The trial began in the Fort Collins courtroom in August 2013, nearly six years to the day after the attack. Buckle up, its Mommy Doomsday, the haunting podcast from Dateline NBCs Keith Morrison. It was covered and it was not so bloody. A bottle that up and just try to forget about it. Original Podcast by Datelines Josh Mankiewicz: The murders of Gelareh Bagherzadah and Coty Beavers, and the investigation into Ali Irsan. It wouldn't be just a question of I give up. And Detective Seymour knew there was one person she needed to get a look at right away. Dateline NBC Showcast. But Amber did not feel better with the passage of time. And if she did, would she be right or wrong? What would happen to you inside when that happened? A stew of emotions overlaid with confusion. There had to be some mistake. I was. Seymour dialed forensic DNA analyst Melissa Grass at the CBI. So investigators watch the clock for the DNA results and speculated an attack like this is not somebody's first rodeo. What was your level of worry about? Amber, who refused to call herself a victim, even faced her attacker in . When Dateline continues, Detective Seymour had been so sure Amber Smith knew the man who raped her and nearly killed her. As the young cop approached. And soon fast friends like Bryce Bailey, a boyfriends buddy and Bryce's childhood pal, a friendly guy named Stephan Moon who crashed on the couch. Shoot me now. And the level of rage that was exercised on this woman was so scary. He saw it wasn't just blood on her body. But when they finally do, the victim is convinced they have the wrong man. And so she began, in a way, embarrassed about going drinking with her friend Eric. You just kept stammering and kept denying and denying. Join Facebook to connect with Bryce Bailey and others you may know. Join Facebook to connect with Bryce Bailey and others you may know. I didn't hurt you. A romantic Valentines Day evening at the park turns into a horrifying crime scene for married couple, Stacey and Richard Schoeck. And then she focused on raising her son. Yeah, a huge and just mind screw, if you will, just that this person that you developed a relationship with and trusted not only betrayed you, attacked you, assaulted you, and may have tried to kill you. June 12, 2016: School Camp. Keith Morrison tells the twisted tale in Datelines latest podcast. And when I saw her driver's license picture, it was nothing like the person that was laying in that bed. I feel empowered now. I think that was very powerful to the jury because he added that human element to this case. I was like, we got him. It's my world. How do we not know who this guy is? I was feeling this intense need to figure out who had done this and fear for who. I did do her best friend, Kirsty. I mean, I can't imagine what else it would be by right away. You are the man that did this to her and I pleaded with him to be the hero that I believed he could be and allow my victim to move forward with her life by apologizing and taking accountability for the things you've done. He's got to do it again, right? Another clue, the brutality of the assault. When we come back, the investigation begins, starting with a body of evidence she was processed forensically for DNA. Related To Sharon Bailey, Bruce Bailey, Jana Bailey, Sally Bailey, Joy Bailey. At the Desk Of: Alexandra Lo Re, Dateline Dateline sat down at the desk of program coordinator, Alexandra Lo Re to learn more about her. No, no. We were surprised. I started crying before the judge even said anything. The DNA was huge, of course, but if Amber could somehow elicit a confession from Sam, the case would be ironclad. Sam. We finally have an answer. I didn't see her face. Access full episodes from the current season of Dateline on NBC. I did feel safe. So good to her and her son Gabe. Oh, my gosh. And I went to the home and I looked under the door to figure out what the vantage point was that Stephon had claimed he had. She became very isolated and she was very self-conscious about everything and everybody that she was around. Roxburgh Park, right? What about that screaming woman out on the edge of town, Cottonwood, Glen Park. I did not hurt you, Amber, but that was a terrible thing to say. And you didn't know at that point whether it was guilty knowledge that he knew because he did it or that he just knew. My parting words to Stephan Moon were, I want you to take a look at Amber Smith and remember her not as your victim, but as a victor. Detective Chavan Seymour added that dismal result to her pile of bad news. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. Let's get him. No idea. You can change how the story ends. Dateline - Watch episodes on NBC.com and the NBC App. Then she drove in. . What if you could gain in demand credentials online and get personalized career services from a respected state university with a global reach at University of Maryland global campus online learning is not an afterthought. He'd been on the job barely two months. Join me as we go into the roots of inequality and economic injustice and racial injustice. But there was simply no trace of him anywhere, not only in Fort Collins, but the entire country. Yes, I did. Yeah. I wasn't. No match? EXPAND ALL. I knew I needed to get out of there. Learn more about Dateline assistant producer, Brittany Morris. She had been strangled, strangled like somebody tried to kill her. So what the searches showed me was that he still had a propensity towards rape and hurting women. Of the ducted case. I would try to be as sneaky as I could in these places. Yeah. The killer has never been caught. So his DNA would be in CODIS, the national database. Ahead of next week's premiere of the new NBC show Timeless, we got to thinking if you changed one moment in time, could you alter history? While in Asheville, North Carolina, for a new episode of Dateline, our producers met local musician, teacher and historian of Asheville: Wayne Erbsen. Yeah. And then suddenly it dawned on her what this picture could mean. While our producers were in Arkansas working on an all-new Dateline, they learned about a stretch of highway that was a hotspot for rock n roll in the '50s and '60s. What? Seem to the detective like a good old fashioned frame job. And yet years later, he was still traumatized by the horrible scene he encountered in the park. The other part to keep in mind is if it wasn't Steffon Moon, there was no one else's DNA there. Follow, subscribe and listen now. And later, Detective Seymour has big news for Amber, but it's nothing she's prepared for. This is for real. They couldn't be. She was seated on the ground, her hands were behind her back and she's just screaming, terrified. Why was she inside? Bailey, was living in the basement and . She needed to get moving fast. I needed to figure out who did this before. And yes, no surprise, Amber, just 20 years old, had also been raped. Like, who is this guy? Associate Bryce.Bailey@gtlaw.com. Sep 2015 - Present7 years 5 months. But Sam wouldn't budge. Sensitive, compassionate. So how would your DNA be in my vagina? Amber Heard's Dateline interview is happening tonight, Friday, June 17, at 8 p.m. EST on NBC. My whole world is flipped upside down. And then I said there was a bicycle, the pawn shop and a small domestic drama. But even if Amber doubted herself, the prosecutors never did, and when she took the stand, she was phenomenal and I think she really got to take back some of what Steffon Moon took from her when she sat there and confronted him. And this wound is never going to heal. But now she and her partner started all over again. And I remember it was like a one, two or three. And if all that wasn't bad enough, no, Amber had to deal with something far more difficult, something Detective Seymour asked her to do, call him confront Sam Moon on the phone. Lost consciousness, and then she woke up in a cold piece of pavement in a different part, now naked, but for the red duct tape that bound her. The detective with that little nugget of information in her back pocket, who knew when she might need it. If I had laser beams out a her thing in the back of his head. Gradually, they and the other housemates helped Amber learn to smile again, but particularly Sam, a bright, gentle guy, good listener. I think he was surprised that we were there. And we were not able to locate an ad that had the amount of detail that stuff on it reported this ad having. Yeah, exactly. He's still out there. A mysterious trail of death follows Helen and Olga, two kindly old ladies determined to help homeless men in Los Angeles. Because I thought I was my friend. At the Desk of: Justin Ratchford, Dateline Meet Justin Ratchford, an assistant producer for Dateline. So as we received more known samples from individuals in this case, we anticipated that one of them would eventually or could potentially match the unknown DNA profile in this case. I don't know if I lost consciousness because I still didn't know what kind of shape was she in emotionally. And new crimes were demanding attention. Officer Dane Stratton was stunned when he got the news. I don't think anything could have prepared me for that answer. But this time Amber was more lucid and the story she told even now, years later, as she began to tell us the same story, waves of anxiety all but stopped her. IE 11 is not supported. Exceptionally sick. Did you have anything to do with the incident that happened to Amber in 2013? Contact Bryce for services Business Analytics, 3D Design, Graphic Design, and Financial Analysis I remember a rope being put across my neck and then some words were said to me. I thought he had left me for dead. You can change this. A romantic early morning cruise on Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho ends in tragedy. OK, and again, he offered up his Craigslist story that he had responded to a personal ad, a woman offering free sexual favors in the park. For how long? Yes. But he also knew, I believe at that point in time that something had happened to Amber because he was in connection with other people that she knew. We have that. And then Detective Seymour prepared to reveal this amazing new break to Amber. Life had moved on. She had thoughts of who might have done it, but she wasn't sure she'd been with the guy they'd been drinking. Months later, they got the answer. The question now was, without that attempted murder conviction, would he do serious time or as Amber feared, would he be released to terrify her again? She got out his name, Eric Van. I mean, we were chasing down everything we could. She had several friends that he brought up that may have been involved in this. I hope you feel better. Wayne told our producers a little more about the history of A Postcard from the Field: Meet Mr. Gresham, While on our travels in Gresham, Oregon, our producers met Todd Kirnan, a man also known as Mr. Gresham. Yeah. If somebody looked at me for longer than, you know, a few seconds, I would get suspicious. I'm a nurse and I say all I hear is that Shamoon was an unlikely suspect for sure, and he'd offered alibis. This was a very scary case. Detective Seymour hope the moons might offer some insight into Sam and the odd habits of fetishes, even sexual deviances of their 30 something year old couch surfing son. The guy you trusted. Yeah. I would never be able to fully, you know, move on from it. Where was she? Indiana Hoosiers . Pick the plan that's right for you and save up the 25 percent off your first year by using promo code dateline. And I feel like it's you have a future ahead of me and I feel like I might help people and. It didn't seem to register because that was her old friend, her gentle confidante, her housemate, that man. I know I'm going to do that. No, she felt guilty. You just can't make up what happened next. I was like, Yeah, little dance. You should go there. Amber, after all, was slated to be their star witness and they needed her to help seal the case here for the first time since that night in the park, she would finally confront Simon face to face. It's one of those moments in my life really where I will always remember exactly where I was. This is my friend. But was he still here in Fort Collins planning his next attack or long gone? I didn't know what to think. Take a look back at the case in Dateline Crime Capsule. I have fought for my life because of my son. It was like a bright light and a. And then when I saw my face, I was like, Who am I? I don't know Amber. And it was incredible to see red duct tape finding a woman alive enough to scream, but only just. Oh. You can hear his wheels spinning as he's trying to create the story that is somehow plausible, given the evidence he's trying to figure out how to make what we have matched, something that could have happened. We got a CODIS hit on this case. Detective Seymour had been listening intently. Renovations are a necessity as the university's property expands, but problems could arise with making the old new again. I still questioned would she have it in her to testify? I'm sorry I didn't hurt you. So Detective Seymour checked them out one by one. Yeah, it was great. Gradually, they and the other housemates helped Amber learn to smile again, but particularly Sam, a bright, gentle guy, good listener. Last year, there was a victim of identity theft every three seconds, which means a criminal could be spending your money, applying for loans in your name, damaging your credit, or even selling your personal info on the dark web. Mr Donia looked pretty bad. The two of you polished off a bottle. Coming up, after an excruciating six year odyssey, there's an audible gasp. And the terrified victim waited. I had sex with a girl. What did you expect this person would turn out to be? Maybe not such a good cop after all. I would see people stumbling home from the bars and I kind of became a self-motivated taxi. Irritating. Looking for Bryce Bailey? Watch popular content from the following creators: Brycen(@brycenbailey4), Bryce Bagley(@brycebagley4), Bryce Bailey(@brycebh04), Bryce Bailey(@brycebh04), Bryce Bailey(@brycebh04), Bryce Bailey(@brycebh04), Bryce Bailey(@brycebh04), Bryce Bailey(@brycebh04), Bryce Bailey(@brycebh04), bryce krispy(@_brycebailey) . Siobhan Seymour had been steeped in crime fighting most all her life. OK, but they have your DNA. Was the person who attacked Amber Smith still out here looking fishing? Yeah. But not much you. Your good friend. A wealthy couple. The thing was, it wasn't just the call she dreaded. He reached over to tell Amber, who by then was living with her son in her own small apartment. Here's Keith Morrison with Left for Dan. He can't sit idly by for the rest of his life, he's going to do something at some point we're going to catch him doing something. Bryce Bailey . Months passed. It was never our guy ever. You can feel the terror that Amber felt, but I have not encountered something quite like this. Facebook gives people the power to. It's a felony case. I still couldn't believe it. Learn more about the little slice of paradise known as Santa Teresa, Costa Rica from a local and an ex-pat. Unseen by the party crowd, a rookie cop named Dane Stratton prowled the streets around the Little City graveyard shift. Dateline recently won the 2019-2020 broadcast season, topping ABC's 20/20 by double-digits across the board in all key measurements. Abby's friend Eric had suggested maybe check some of Anvers other friends who lived in Fort Collins. She swabbed the sticky side of the tape and those swabs had the defendant's DNA on them. We expected that it would either hit to other cases or to an offender in the database or of course, to the last person I remember being with Eric Vannak. It's like the only way through to get your the justice you wanted was to tell all these people everything. Yeah. She was like, You need a call sehbai. Call it a small consolation. Your friend needs this. We were surprised that there were no other cases and no offenders within the database that this case matched to. I don't know how to put words to it. The judge gave Mr. Very, very, very important. None of this stuff makes sense to me. Amber was the victor. And if they could only find her attacker, arrest him, put it where he couldn't get at her anymore. And now time was running out. (NBC News) Tonight on an all-new "Dateline," a young woman survives a brutal attack and detectives work . It had taken four long years to this moment in Amber Smith's little apartment, where Detective Chevon Seymour could finally tell her the news that the man who had raped and beaten and found her up, the red duct tape had been found. Who was that man on top of her? . About four o'clock in the morning, we get a call of a female's voice in a park screaming. Just I felt like I was going to vomit. Less than a day. 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