Andrea Gunning

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.

But Danielle didn't know anything about a Chevy Caprice, so maybe they had the wrong guy.

The police tracked the car down, but when they went to pull it over, the driver sped up.

It was all over the local news.

The police approached the crashed vehicle and found that the driver was indeed Chad Skipper.

He was injured but alive and arrested on the spot in connection with the kidnapping.

Law enforcement was hoping to find the victims with Chad, alive in the trunk of his car, but no one else was with him.

Instead, the police found clear plastic painter's tarps, a saw, duct tape, and a shovel.