Deborah Roberts

The sun came out. Yeah, you know, people often ask about how we, you know, shot our stories and what it was like on the ground. And it is sort of interesting. I mean, obviously, we're reporting on these very intense and tragic stories. But those little moments like your flood in the hotel and us, you know, and my driving there.

The sun came out. Yeah, you know, people often ask about how we, you know, shot our stories and what it was like on the ground. And it is sort of interesting. I mean, obviously, we're reporting on these very intense and tragic stories. But those little moments like your flood in the hotel and us, you know, and my driving there.

And, you know, literally, it looked like a moonscape when I was out there, you know, and you and I laughed a little bit about that. But This is a story that had mystery, infidelity, religion. I mean, it was one of those classics that almost felt like a TV show, right? You've got a couple who seem to have like that great marriage. But, you know, there were challenges in trying to report this, too.

And, you know, literally, it looked like a moonscape when I was out there, you know, and you and I laughed a little bit about that. But This is a story that had mystery, infidelity, religion. I mean, it was one of those classics that almost felt like a TV show, right? You've got a couple who seem to have like that great marriage. But, you know, there were challenges in trying to report this, too.

I mean, the crime took place in an industrial park, private property. You know, people don't realize what we have to go through to kind of get these things going.

I mean, the crime took place in an industrial park, private property. You know, people don't realize what we have to go through to kind of get these things going.

Exactly.

Exactly.

Yeah, because it was like a big storage unit. And sometimes these things aren't the most attractive things that we're shooting. So you have to find the producers, you have to find a way to sort of bring them to life and make it make sense to the audience because otherwise, you know, visually it just doesn't, it doesn't tell the story.

Yeah, because it was like a big storage unit. And sometimes these things aren't the most attractive things that we're shooting. So you have to find the producers, you have to find a way to sort of bring them to life and make it make sense to the audience because otherwise, you know, visually it just doesn't, it doesn't tell the story.

Yeah. The security camera.

Yeah. The security camera.

Yeah, that played a big part in the story, that security camera footage.

Yeah, that played a big part in the story, that security camera footage.

You get on the case. You're looking at all the crime scene pictures, videos, so forth. Now, when you're looking out here... Many times there's cameras everywhere. Do you even think that there might be surveillance cameras out here?

You get on the case. You're looking at all the crime scene pictures, videos, so forth. Now, when you're looking out here... Many times there's cameras everywhere. Do you even think that there might be surveillance cameras out here?

You were just hoping that this would show you something. You didn't know what you were going to get.

You were just hoping that this would show you something. You didn't know what you were going to get.

And he was quite a character. Not only was he thorough, but I just remember he had this sunburn on his face because he had these lines on his face. He had his sunglasses on, but that's how hot it was out where we were.

And he was quite a character. Not only was he thorough, but I just remember he had this sunburn on his face because he had these lines on his face. He had his sunglasses on, but that's how hot it was out where we were.