Andrea Gunning

That was until she saw his picture on the news.

In that moment, she understood why the police woke her up in the middle of the night.

Over the following days and weeks, Danielle discovered the full extent of her husband's horrifying crimes.

This is what she learned.

He just sat in their kitchen for hours in the middle of the night before he finally entered the bedroom where the elderly couple was sleeping.

After the police showed up at the bank, they called in the FBI, who traced the cashier's check and found the couple's names and address.

When they searched their home, they discovered signs of forced entry, evidence of a deployed taser, and small drops of blood in the bedroom.

But the house was eerily quiet.

No one was home.

In fact, by the time the police were alerted, no one had heard from the couple in three days.

While Chad was committing this elaborate crime, Danielle was at home taking care of their kids, going about her business just as usual, completely unaware that her husband had violently kidnapped their family friends and was holding them for ransom.

But where was Chad?

And where was he holding the couple?

Danielle had no idea.

When the police were finally alerted, they knew time was of the essence.

They relied on the FBI and state police to use all resources possible to find the missing couple.

Ransom kidnapping cases like this often end in tragedy, especially considering the money was already exchanged.

They were running out of time.

With each passing hour, the search grew increasingly urgent.

Then the FBI got a tip about a car matching the description of the one seen leaving the bank with the kidnapped victims, a silver 1990 Chevy Caprice.