Steve Fishman, Narrator

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Okay. Jack Boyle and I have been speaking regularly for several months. I sometimes wonder why he makes the effort. I ask a lot of intrusive questions.

Okay. Jack Boyle and I have been speaking regularly for several months. I sometimes wonder why he makes the effort. I ask a lot of intrusive questions.

Still, Jack keeps calling. He also emails me via the prison's messaging system, GTL, and via the post office, sends documents and photos of himself in prison. It seems he has things to tell me. He mentions, among other things, that he wants to come clean. But I know there's another reason he's in touch. Maybe the real reason. Jack knows I'm speaking to Collier.

Still, Jack keeps calling. He also emails me via the prison's messaging system, GTL, and via the post office, sends documents and photos of himself in prison. It seems he has things to tell me. He mentions, among other things, that he wants to come clean. But I know there's another reason he's in touch. Maybe the real reason. Jack knows I'm speaking to Collier.

And Jack, he still wants to be a father to his son.

And Jack, he still wants to be a father to his son.

But Collier hasn't responded to an email from Jack in 16 years. And this moment right now is complicated. Jack has been behind bars for almost 35 years. Jack is up for parole later this year. He's already been denied twice. He'll be 82 when he sees the parole board. This may be his final chance. And Jack is convinced that Collier holds the key to his freedom.

But Collier hasn't responded to an email from Jack in 16 years. And this moment right now is complicated. Jack has been behind bars for almost 35 years. Jack is up for parole later this year. He's already been denied twice. He'll be 82 when he sees the parole board. This may be his final chance. And Jack is convinced that Collier holds the key to his freedom.

You think it really all comes down to Collier at this point?

You think it really all comes down to Collier at this point?

Yes, definitely, I will.

Yes, definitely, I will.

I sure will.

I sure will.

A few days later, we helped Collier navigate the prison bureaucracy and set up his own email account. There's a message waiting for him.

A few days later, we helped Collier navigate the prison bureaucracy and set up his own email account. There's a message waiting for him.

All right, sending. Should a son rescue a father who may not deserve to be rescued? Collier has a decision to make. From Sony Music Entertainment and Orbit Media, this is Finding Mom's Killer. I'm Steve Fishman. Episode six, The Confessions of Jack Boyle.

All right, sending. Should a son rescue a father who may not deserve to be rescued? Collier has a decision to make. From Sony Music Entertainment and Orbit Media, this is Finding Mom's Killer. I'm Steve Fishman. Episode six, The Confessions of Jack Boyle.