Unnamed Friend

Strange bedfellows.

And when she came to town, she did not tiptoe. She showed up with a big team and a friend recording every move as she chased down leads and knocked on doors and did interviews.

And when she came to town, she did not tiptoe. She showed up with a big team and a friend recording every move as she chased down leads and knocked on doors and did interviews.

Who hired her to be that voice? Who paid her? No one, said Heather. Her first thought about David Swift was, why hadn't he been arrested?

Who hired her to be that voice? Who paid her? No one, said Heather. Her first thought about David Swift was, why hadn't he been arrested?

So she called him directly, and he agreed to talk.

So she called him directly, and he agreed to talk.

I would have done anything for my wife, and people just don't understand that they've just been led astray.

I would have done anything for my wife, and people just don't understand that they've just been led astray.

Yeah, well, sometimes love leads to things, as you know.

Yeah, well, sometimes love leads to things, as you know.

So Heather turned to all those stories about Karen's behavior in the last months of her life. What did she find rooting around in the gossip? A story about an affair, alleged affair, that is, and a man named Bentley Katermas.

So Heather turned to all those stories about Karen's behavior in the last months of her life. What did she find rooting around in the gossip? A story about an affair, alleged affair, that is, and a man named Bentley Katermas.

She discovered that Bentley's wife, Dina, was at that country club Halloween party, and there were rumors she'd had an argument with Karen. And that led to speculation by Heather that there must have been a messy love triangle, which in turn somehow must have led to Karen's murder. There was an altercation in your mind?

She discovered that Bentley's wife, Dina, was at that country club Halloween party, and there were rumors she'd had an argument with Karen. And that led to speculation by Heather that there must have been a messy love triangle, which in turn somehow must have led to Karen's murder. There was an altercation in your mind?

Looking into Bentby and Dina would end up being the most consequential decision of her career. Because it led her to Dina's father, Daryl Sells, a wealthy businessman. Learning all about him became Heather's obsession.

Looking into Bentby and Dina would end up being the most consequential decision of her career. Because it led her to Dina's father, Daryl Sells, a wealthy businessman. Learning all about him became Heather's obsession.

One of the leads came from witnesses who said they saw Darrell's cells poking around the crime scene with a metal detector before Karen's body was discovered. Heather recorded interviews with the witnesses.

One of the leads came from witnesses who said they saw Darrell's cells poking around the crime scene with a metal detector before Karen's body was discovered. Heather recorded interviews with the witnesses.

I seen this old man and he had a metal detector. It was weird, you know.