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Debra Roberts

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897 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

20/20
Bridge of Lies: The Sting

They talk to almost everybody I know.

20/20
Bridge of Lies: The Sting

If they haven't already, they won't.

20/20
Bridge of Lies: The Sting

The exchange alarmed Anthony enough that he decided to get a record of it.

20/20
Bridge of Lies: The Sting

On Snapchat, when you open a message, it disappears when you close it.

20/20
Bridge of Lies: The Sting

And if you screenshot the conversation, the other person would know.

20/20
Bridge of Lies: The Sting

So Anthony said he took a picture of Liam's message with his digital camera.

20/20
Bridge of Lies: The Sting

Authorities said Anthony told them the constant messages from Liam didn't stop.

20/20
Bridge of Lies: The Sting

The two usually talked or texted, but Liam kept reaching out over Snapchat.

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Bridge of Lies: The Sting

He wanted to get together with Anthony in person.

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Bridge of Lies: The Sting

And he was persistent.

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Bridge of Lies: The Sting

Anthony said he just kept telling Liam that he was busy or working.

20/20
Bridge of Lies: The Sting

But the truth is, investigators said Anthony was terrified.

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Bridge of Lies: The Sting

He couldn't sleep or eat.

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Bridge of Lies: The Sting

He kept thinking, if Liam really did hurt Sarah, who's to say Liam wouldn't come after him?

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Bridge of Lies: The Sting

There hadn't been any new movement on Sarah's case in weeks, and police were desperate for any new leads.

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Bridge of Lies: The Sting

But when Anthony came forward with this story well over a month after she went missing, investigators admitted that it sounded too crazy to be true.

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Bridge of Lies: The Sting

That's Chris Decker.

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Bridge of Lies: The Sting

He's an assistant prosecutor for Monmouth County who got assigned to Sarah's case.

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Bridge of Lies: The Sting

As wild as Anthony's story sounded, could it be true?

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Bridge of Lies: The Sting

Investigators noted how specific and detailed Anthony's story was, like how he said Liam told him Sarah found the money in an orange envelope and had a safe at a bank in Bradley Beach.