IT'S
IT'S INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AT ITS FINEST, 11 ALIVE, THE
REVEAL SERIES TAKES AN IN-DEPTH
LOOK AT STORIES THAT MATTER
MOST IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE
LIVE IN.
LIVE IN.
LIVE IN. WE ARE SITTING DOWN WITH TWO OF
THEIR JOURNALISTS, ANDY
PIERROTTI, AND REBECCA
LINDSTROM, WE ARE GOING TO
LOOK AT WHAT THEY'RE FEATURING
THIS WEEK.
THIS WEEK. HELLO AIMEE WINNERS!
CONGRATULATIONS!
CONGRATULATIONS! I KNOW YOU GUYS WORK SO HARD TO
UNCOVER THINGS THAT ARE
HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THINGS THAT WE MAY NOT EVEN
KNOW ABOUT, WHICH IS WHY WE GO
TO YOU FOR THIS INFORMATION.
HOW DID YOU FEEL GETTING
RECOGNIZED FOR THAT?>> IT WAS
NICE RECOGNITION, YOU KNOW, WE
GET TO TELL STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE
THAT YOU DON'T GET TO HEAR VERY
OFTEN AND SHED LIGHT.
IT'S A DIFFICULT JOB, SO WHEN
YOU GET RECOGNIZED, IT'S GREAT.
>> IT'S A WONDERFUL WAY TO SAY
THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE THAT
OPENED UP THEIR LIVES TO SHARE
THEIR STORIES WITH US, SO WE
CAN MOVE THESE ISSUES FORWARD,
AND WE GET A BETTER PLATFORM TO
SAY THANK YOU TO THEM.
>> I WANT TO START WITH YOU,
REBECCA.
REBECCA.
REBECCA. A STORY THAT ACTUALLY HIT MOST
OF US, IF YOU DO HAVE THAT
FEELING THAT YOU ARE FOLLOWED
OR BEING FOLLOWED, YOU'RE
PROBABLY RIGHT.
PROBABLY RIGHT. IT MAY NOT BE IN THE WAY THAT
YOU EXPECT THAT MARKETERS ARE
REALLY USING THE GPS ON OUR
PHONES, TO TRACK US.
TELL US MORE.
>> IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS
THAT I THINK MOST PEOPLE EXPECT
ON THEIR PHONES, THAT SOMEONE
IS TRACKING THEM, AND WE GO IN
AND WE SEARCH ALL OF THE
SETTINGS TO SEE IF IT'S GOING
TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN
TURN OFF, A LOT OF TIMES, YOU
CAN'T.
CAN'T.
CAN'T. I
CAN'T. I THINK WE HAVE GOT A LOOK.>>
WE CAN GO INSIDE OF OUR
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM, AND BUILD
A VIRTUAL FENCE.
LITERALLY, A VIRTUAL FENCE,
JUST AROUND THE CONTOURS OF
THIS BUILDING.
THIS BUILDING. >> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
AIRSPACE, IT DOESN'T REQUIRE
ANY PERMISSION TO DO IT.
>> ONCE YOU CROSS THAT
INVISIBLE LINE, THE PERSON WHO
PAID TO HAVE IT BUILT, CAN
START SENDING YOU ADS OR TRACK
YOUR MOVEMENTS, FOR THE NEXT 30
DAYS.
DAYS.
DAYS. >>
DAYS. >> I DROVE AROUND METRO ATLANTA
WITH A COWORKER VISITING CAR
DEALERSHIPS, EMERGENCY ROOMS
AND MORE, WE NOTICED A FEW ADS
FROM COMPETITORS AFTER FLIPPING
THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.
COINCIDENCE, MAYBE.
COINCIDENCE, MAYBE. BUT WHEN WE GOT TO PLANNED
PARENTHOOD, WE RECEIVED
INFORMATION ON HOW TO GET A 3-D
MODEL OF OUR UNBORN BABY.
>> PHOTOS FROM AN ULTRASOUND OR
VIDEO FROM AN ALTAR SOUND.
>> ARTICLE ON CARING FOR NEW
WORDS, EVEN AN AD FOR A PRO-
CHOICE GROUP.>> THAT'S CRAZY!>>
WHAT DOES YOUR PHONE SAY ABOUT
YOU?
YOU?
YOU? >>
YOU? >> WE CHOKE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU
HAVE ALEXA IN THE HOUSE, IT'S
LIKE HEY, YOU ARE LISTENING TO
US, BUT TO REALLY SEE THAT THEY
ARE TRACKING OUR MOVES.
AGAIN, I'M NOT TECHNICAL, WHY
CAN'T WE JUST SHUT IT DOWN?
>> BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME GAMES
AND APPS THAT YOU PUT ON YOUR
PHONE, THEY DON'T EVEN NEED
YOUR LOCATION TO OPERATE, BUT
BASICALLY THEY ARE PROVIDING
YOU THAT GAME BY COLLECTING
THAT DATA AND SENDING IT TO
SOMEONE ELSE, AND IF YOU GO
INTO THE SETTINGS, I HAVE THIS
WORKING ON MY PHONE THAT I
ENJOY, I WENT INTO THE SETTINGS
AND IT SAYS RIGHT THERE, WHAT
WE COLLECT, YOUR LOCATION
INFORMATION.>> THERE IT IS.>>
AROUND THE HOSPITAL?
YOU WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE A
VIOLATION OF HIPAA?
>> IT'S NOT A VIOLATION,
BECAUSE THERE JUST COLLECTING
INFORMATION ON THE IDEA OF YOUR
PHONE, THEY ARE NOT TARGETING
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION, WHY
YOU ARE THERE BUT STILL.
>> IF I'M GOING TO A HEART
SPECIALIST AND NOW THEY KNOW
I'M GOING TO A HEART
SPECIALIST?
SPECIALIST? YOU ARE SENDING ME ADS ON A NEW
DIET FOR PEOPLE WITH A HEART
CONDITION.
CONDITION. THAT'S A VIOLATION OF PRIVACY
TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.
>> ANY OTHER BUSINESSES OR
GROUPS THAT YOU FOUND OUT
ABOUT?
ABOUT?
ABOUT? >>
ABOUT? >> POLITICS, THIS IS ALREADY
BEING USED IN SEVERAL EXAMPLES,
ONE POLITICAL PARTY IN
MICHIGAN, GEO FENCE TO MAKE IT
CHURCHES, SO THEN THEY COULD
TARGET ADS TO FOLKS THEY FELT
WERE MORE LIKELY TO BE
EVANGELICALS.
EVANGELICALS. >> IT'S NOT LIKE HI, I'M AT A
CAR DEALERSHIP, SO I'LL START
SEEING ADS FROM CAR
DEALERSHIPS, THIS COULD HAPPEN
ANYWHERE YOU GO.
PEOPLE LIKE IT BECAUSE THEY SAY
I CAN GET ADS TARGETED TO ME,
BUT SOME PEOPLE THINK I LIKE
IT, BUT MAYBE IT'S TOO MUCH.>>
WE WILL SEE THE FULL REPORT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 8 PM, WE'VE
GOT A PRIMETIME SPECIAL, WE ARE
VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
>> TERRIFIC.
>> TERRIFIC. ANDY, I WANT TO TURN TO YOU,
COMPELLING INVESTIGATION THIS
WEEK INVOLVING A DEAD
WHISTLEBLOWER?
WHISTLEBLOWER? >> SHE'S A FORMER COUNSELOR FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE
JUSTICE, SHE REPEATEDLY TRIED
TO REPORT CLAIMS OF MISCONDUCT
AND ABUSE, SHE CLAIMS
SUPERVISORS WARNED HER TO STOP,
TWO MONTHS LATER, SHE WAS DEAD.
>> IT'S DIFFICULT TO FIND A
PICTURE WITHOUT ANGELA LOCKERBIE
GRINNING EAR TO EAR WHEN SHE IS
WITH CHILDREN.
WITH CHILDREN. >> SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN VERY DRAWN
TO CHILDREN, AND TAKING CARE OF
THEM, AND WANTING TO SEE THEM
SUCCEED AND HAVE A BETTER LIFE.
>> HER HUSBAND, JAY, SAID THERE
WAS NO SURPRISE WHEN SHE LEFT
HER LONGTIME JOB AS AN
INVESTIGATOR, WITH THE RICHMOND
COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, TO
BECOME A COUNSELOR AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE.
>> SHE HAD A PASSION FOR IT.
>> SHIRLEY AFTER JOINING IN
2015, THOUGH, HE SAID HIS WIFE
NOTICED SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR
WHILE WORKING AT THE AGENCY'S
AUGUSTA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CAMP,
NOT FROM THE JUVENILES, BUT
FROM THE CORRECTIONS OFFICERS.
>> THERE APPEARED TO BE A
CULTURE WITHIN THEM, WHERE THEY
OPERATED DIFFERENTLY.
OPERATED DIFFERENTLY. >> ACCORDING TO MOTHER, ANGELA
SENSED THE SUPERVISORS OVER
SEVERAL MONTHS, SHE REPEATEDLY
VOICED CONCERNS ABOUT A
COLLEAGUE HAVING AN
INAPPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP WITH
A 16-YEAR-OLD.
A 16-YEAR-OLD. OFFICERS SNEAKING IN MONEY,
PORNOGRAPHY, AND MARIJUANA.
AND, EVEN A TIME WHEN AN
OFFICER WAS HOLDING A CARTON OF
URINE, THREATENING TO THROW IT
ON THE YOUTH.
>> MY WIFE INTERVENED WITH
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. NOTHING HAPPENED TO HER.
THERE WAS NO TYPE OF
DISCIPLINARY, OR SIT DOWN, THIS
IS UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR.
>> OH MY GOSH, I WANT TO FIND
OUT WHAT HAPPENED, I GUESS I
HAVE TO TUNE IN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. THAT'S SO DISTURBING.
>> AND TO GIVE YOU MORE CONTEXT
, ONE DAY SHE GOES BACK TO WORK
AND SHE'S ATTACKED BY ONE OF
THE DETAINED JUVENILES, SHE
SUSTAINED A MAJOR HEAD INJURY
AND SHE GETS PRESCRIBED ON
POWERFUL PAIN MEDICATION AND
DIES OF AN ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE.
TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, WE ARE
GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT WAS LEFT
OUT OF A REPORT ABOUT HER THAT
THEY SHED MORE LIGHT THAT NO ONE
KNEW ABOUT.
KNEW ABOUT. >> SO DISTURBING.
BUT AGAIN, HERE SHE IS,
THINKING SHE'S DOING THE RIGHT
THING AND TRYING TO MAKE THE
HIGHER-UPS MORE AWARE OF WHAT'S
GOING ON.
GOING ON.
GOING ON. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THAT HAPPENS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT?
WEDNESDAY NIGHT? >> WEDNESDAY NIGHT, 8 PM, WE'VE
BEEN WORKING ON THE STORY FOR A
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. I
YEAR. I LITERALLY DID THE INTERVIEW
WITH THE HUSBAND A YEAR AGO
THIS MONTH, AND IT'S ONLY NOW
THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GET THIS
INFORMATION TO PROVE THAT WHAT
SOME BELIEVE, WEDNESDAY NIGHT,
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