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♪ >>HANK: A SHOWDOWN IN COURT AS
INVESTIGATORS REVEAL BRAND-NEW
INFORMATION IN THE TOXIC OOZE
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. >> Devin: CHILLING INTERROGATION
VIDEO ILLUMINATE AS
GRANDFATHER’S FINAL MOMENTS.
>> I GRABBED MY KNIFE AND I
REMEMBER GRABBING HIM AS HE FELL
DOWN.
DOWN. I LOOKED DOWN AT MY HANDS AND I
FELT BLOOD EVERYWHERE.
>> Devin: THE DESCRIPTION OF A
BRUTAL ATTACK WASN’T THE ONLY
UNSETTLING MOMENT.
UNSETTLING MOMENT. INSIDE, A MOTIVE FOR MURDER, NOW
AT 6:00.
AT 6:00. THAT TOPS OUR BROADCAST.
THE MURDER WAS SHOCKING ENOUGH.
A GRANDFATHER STABBED TO DEATH
AT HIS GRANDSON’S FIRST BIRTHDAY
PARTY AT A PARK IN UTICA.
>> Kim: THE TESTIMONY REVEALED
DISTURBING NEW DETAILS AS TO THE
MOTIVE.
MOTIVE. LET’S BRING IN JASON COLTHORP
WHO HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE
TESTIMONY WHICH FOCUSED ON THE
DEFENDANT’S MENTAL HEALTH.
>> Jason: AN INSANITY DEFENSE,
THIS WAS EXPECTED.
THEY PLAYED THE ENTIRE VIDEO
INTERROGATION WITH THE
22-YEAR-OLD DEFENDANT WHO
ADMITTED TO KILLING THE
GRANDFATHER.
GRANDFATHER. THE ONLY QUESTION POLICE HAD
AFTERWARD, DID HE DO IT BECAUSE
HE WAS HIGH ON DRUGS OR PARANOID
ABOUT ALIENS?
ABOUT ALIENS? HE SAT CALMLY IN THE
INTERROGATION ROOM ON DEES 1st,
2018, EXPLAINING WHAT HE SEES
WHEN HE GOES OUT IN THE WORLD.
>> EVERYWHERE I LOOK, THAT GUY
IS AN ALIEN.
HE’S GONNA KILL THIS PERSON IF I
DON’T DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
>> Jason: HE IS TALKING ABOUT
SEEING AND KILLING ALIENS.
TWO HOURS EARLIER IN GRANT PARK
IN UTICA THAT DAY, HE TOLD
POLICE THAT HE WAS DOING DRUGS
WHEN MIKE APPROACHED HIM.
HE WAS THERE FOR HIS GRANDSON’S
FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY AND ASKED
HIM TO STOP DOING DRUGS IN FRONT
OF THE KIDS.
>> [INAUDIBLE] SO I GRABBED MY
KNIFE AND I REMEMBER STABBING
HIM AS HE FELL DOWN.
>> Jason: HE SAID HE THOUGHT HE
WAS AN ALIEN.
AND THE NEXT THINK HE REMEMBERS
IS AN OFFICER PLACING HIM UNDER
ARREST AT GUNPOINT.
>> I HAD BLOOD ALL OVER ME AND
THERE WAS A DEAD BODY.
>> DID YOU RECOGNIZE THE DEAD
BODY?
BODY? >> NO, NOT FROM THAT DISTANCE,
BUT I REALIZE IT WAS THE ALIEN
APPROACHING.
APPROACHING. >> Jason: THE DEFENSE CALLED HIS
MOTHER AFTER THAT WHO SAID
MANSOUR BECAME SUICIDAL IN
RECENT YEARS AND HE SAID THE TV
WAS TALKING TO HIM SPECIFICALLY
ABOUT ALIENS.
ABOUT ALIENS. A FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGIST BELIEVED
HE WAS LEGALLY INSANE AT THE
TIME OF THE MURDER.
>> Devin: AND IT’S REALLY
DIFFICULT.
DIFFICULT. IS THIS A NEW DELUSION?
WAS HE MAKING IT UP AS HE WENT
ALONG?
ALONG? >> Jason: NOT RELATED TO THIS
CRIME.
CRIME. IF YOU GO BACK A MONTH BEFORE
THIS KILLING, THE SAME
PSYCHOLOGIST DETERMINED HE WAS
INSANE IN A HOME INVASION CASE.
BEFORE THAT, THE YEAR BEFORE, HE
WAS -- HIS MOTHER TESTIFIED MANY
TIMES JUST ABOUT HOW HE WAS
OFTEN TALKING ABOUT GOING UP
NORTH TO FIND AND KILL ALIENS.
SO IT GOES BACK A LITTLE WAYS
BEFORE THIS.
BEFORE THIS. ♪
♪ >> Kim: THE COURT BATTLE
CONTINUES AS THE CITY OF MADISON
HEIGHTS SUES GARY SAYERS.
THEY WANT HIM TO DEMOLISH THE
BUILDING THAT IS SAID TO BE THE
CAUSE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE THAT
SPILLED ON TO I-696 DUBBED GREEN
OOZE.
OOZE. HANK WINCHESTER JOINING US NOW
AND WE HEARD ABOUT THE
BUILDING’S CONDITION.
BUILDING’S CONDITION. >> Hank: AND IT’S NOT GOOD.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE BUILDING
IS BASIC LAY DUMP!
AND NEEDS TO COME DOWN AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE.
AS POSSIBLE. WE KNOW MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS HAVE
BEEN HITTING GARY SAYERS BACK TO
1996.
1996. EGLE KNEW HE WAS TRANSPORTING
WASTE FROM MADISON HEIGHTS TO
DETROIT.
DETROIT. EGLE ISSUED A VIOLATION BACK IN
2005.
2005. >> HOW MANY DRUMS OF HAZARDOUS
WASTE WERE TRANSFERRED FROM
MADISON HEIGHTS TO DETROIT?
>> OVER 500 IDENTIFIED.
>> Hank: HE CALLED INTO QUESTION
THE CEASE AND DESIST RUNNING THE
ELECTROPLATING BUSINESS.
ELECTROPLATING BUSINESS. EGLE ORDERED SAYERS TO ADDRESS
EVERYTHING BY CERTAIN DATE WHICH
HE SAID VIOLATED HIS CLIENT’S
RIGHTS.
RIGHTS. EGLE SAID THESE ARE TWO SEPARATE
ISSUES.
ISSUES. THEY WANTED HIM TO ADDRESS THE
HAZARDS AND THE BUSINESS WAS
JUST TOO FAR GONE.
AND A QUESTION MANY HAD: HOW
DID THE OOZE SPILL ON TO THE
ROADWAY AFTER THE EPA WENT IN
AND CLEANED THIS PIT BACK IN
2017?
2017? >> BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF
DRAINAGE AND CONTENTS OF
CONTAMINANTS OVER 30-ODD YEARS
WOULD LEND ITSELF TO THE
BUILDING MATERIALS THEMSELVES
BECOMING SUBSTANTIALLY
BECOMING SUBSTANTIALLY CONTAMINATED AND THOSE THINGS
WEREN’T REMOVED.
WEREN’T REMOVED. SO THE RESIDUAL CONTAMINATION
CAN REENTER THE BUILDING.
>> Hank: IT WAS NOT PROPERLY
CLEANED.
CLEANED. NOW, HOW TO BRING IT DOWN
SAFELY.
SAFELY. IT’S FILLED WITH GALLONS OF
BARRELS OF DANGEROUS CHEMICALS.
HANK WINCHESTER, BACK TO YOU.
>> Kim: SO FROM WHAT YOU’RE
HEARING IN COURT, WHAT’S THE
RECOMMENDATION FOR THE STRUCTURE
ITSELF, SO FAR?
>> Hank: THE RECOMMENDATION, AT
LEAST RIGHT NOW IS TO BRING THIS
BUILDING DOWN.
BUILDING DOWN. BUT THE QUESTION INVOLVES A LOT
OF LEGALITIES.
OF LEGALITIES. SAYERS HAS A ROLE IN ALL OF
THIS.
THIS. HE’S IN FEDERAL PRISON.
THE TESTIMONY WILL CONTINUE
TOMORROW AND WE’LL BE BACK IN
THE COURTROOM.
THE COURTROOM. >> Kim: WE APPRECIATE YOU
KEEPING US UP TO DATE.
>>> CORPORATE POLLUTION A HOT
TOPIC IN RECENT MONTHS AS
FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES
CONTINUE TO GRAPPLE WITH THE
DEVASTATING PFAS CONTAMINATION.
>> CHILDREN IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
CANNOT PLAY IN THE SPRINKLERS,
CAN’T SWIM IN THE POOL OR EAT
FOOD FROM THE GARDEN.
WE NEED MANUFACTURERS AND
POLLUTERS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE CONTAMINATION THEY’VE DONE.
>> Kim: THAT’S FROM A JULY
HEARING ON CAPITOL HILL.
>> Devin: IT SPECIFICALLY
FOCUSED ON CORPORATIONS, WHAT
THEY KNEW ABOUT THE NEGATIVE
EFFECTS OF PFAS AND WHEN THEY
KNEW IT.
KNEW IT. TODAY, MICHIGAN IS JOINING NEW
HAMPSHIRE, OHIO, AND VERMONT IN
FILING LAWSUITS AGAINST 17
MANUFACTURERS OF PFAS, BLAMED
FOR CONTAMINATED DRINKING WATER
IN AT LEAST 1.9 MILLION STATE
RESIDENTS.
RESIDENTS. THIS ISSUE IS PARTICULARLY
POIGNANT POLLUTION AFTER IT WAS
FOUND IN WEST MICHIGAN AND
TRACED BACK TO WOLVERINE
WORLDWIDE MANUFACTURING.
WORLDWIDE MANUFACTURING. WOLVERINE USED 3M PRODUCTS IN
THEIR FOOTWEAR.
THEIR FOOTWEAR. >> THEY MUST BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE.
ACCOUNTABLE. POLLUTERS MUST PAY.
WE CANNOT STOP UNTIL WE’RE SURE
EVERYONE HAS CLEAN DRINKING
WATER.
WATER. MICHIGAN WILL CONTINUE TO
IDENTIFY PFAS CONTAMINATION AND
WE’LL BECOME A LEADER IN HOLDING
PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE AND FOR
CLEAN-UP.
CLEAN-UP. >> Devin: 17 DEFENDANTS HAVE
BEEN SUED AND INCLUDE 3M BUT
ALSO DUPONT.
ALSO DUPONT. A FULL LIST IS AT
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. >>> WE’RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT A
VIOLENT CRASH.
VIOLENT CRASH. >> Kim: THE CRASH HAPPENED ON
WARREN NEAR EVERGREEN.
THE CARS WERE BADLY DAMAGED.
VICTOR WILLIAMS SPOKE TO A
PERSON WHO WITNESSED THE
ACCIDENT.
ACCIDENT. >> Victor: THE GOOD NEWS IS AT
LEAST ONE PERSON IS IN CUSTODY.
HOWEVER, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE
NEARBY THIS AREA ARE TELLING ME
IT’S AN ABSOLUTE SHAME THAT THE
PERSON WHO CAUSED A FATAL
ACCIDENT HERE AT THE
INTERSECTION OF EVERGREEN AND
WARREN DIDN’T STOP BUT INSTEAD
DECIDED TO TAKE OFF ON FOOT.
>> WE DIDN’T KNOW THERE WAS A
CAR ACCIDENT.
CAR ACCIDENT. I HEARD EVERYTHING.
THE FIRST TIME WHEN THEY FIRST
HIT, I HEARD IT.
>> Victor: SHE RECALLS THE SOUND
OF THE CRASH AT 2:30 TUESDAY
MORNING.
MORNING. >> WE HEARD A BIG BOOM, RIGHT
BEHIND MY HOUSE.
>> Victor: THIS JEEP CHEROKEE
WAS SPEEDING AND HIT THE ULTIMA,
KILLING THE 34-YEAR-OLD MAN
INSIDE.
INSIDE. >> WE LOOKED OUTSIDE AND SEE ALL
THE SMOKE, JUST THE SMOKE COMIN’
OUT THE CARS.
THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE ARE
FLYING DOWN OUR STREET.
>> Victor: AS FIRST RESPONDERS
CAME TO THE AID OF THE DRIVER,
THE PERSON IN THE JEEP GOT OUT
OF THE OVERTURNED VEHICLE AND
TOOK OFF TOWARDS DEARBORN
HEIGHTS.
HEIGHTS. SHE BELIEVS SHE MAY HAVE SEEN
HIM.
HIM. >> WE SAW HIM RUNNING BUT WE
DIDN’T KNOW WHY.
WE THOUGHT HE WAS RUNNING FROM
THE ACCIDENT.
THE ACCIDENT. SO HE WAS RUNNING AWITH A FROM
THE ACCIDENT.
THE ACCIDENT. THE POLICE WERE COMING SO FAST,
THEY DIDN’T SEE HIM.
>> Victor: THAT PERSON WAS FOUND
AND ARRESTED BY DEARBORN HEIGHTS
POLICE.
POLICE. >> I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT, IT’S
HORRIBLE!
HORRIBLE! >> Victor: AND WE ARE STILL
WAITING FOR A NAME, AS WELL AS A
LIST OF CHARGES FOR THAT PERSON
IN DEARBORN HEIGHTS POLICE
CUSTODY.
CUSTODY. REPORTING LIVE, VICTOR WILLIAMS,
LOCAL 4.
LOCAL 4. >> Kim: TIME FOR A CHECK OF THE
NATIONAL STORIES YOU’LL SEE
AHEAD ON "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS."
>> Devin: LESTER HOLT WITH
WHAT’S COMING UP.
>> AMERICAN FIREFIGHTERS ON THE
FRONT LINES IN AUSTRALIA.
WE’LL TAKE YOU THERE AND SHOW
YOU WHAT’S BEING DONE TO SAVE
ANIMALS.
ANIMALS. AND THE PRICE YOU PAY, THE
CHANGE THAT COULD BE COMING TO A
FEE THAT AIRLINE TRAVELERS
REALLY HATE.
REALLY HATE. >> Kim: AND THIS INVOLVES ONE OF
THE COUNTRY’S BIGGEST AIRLINES.
>> YEAH, THEY’RE CONSIDERING A
CHANGE TO THEIR TICKET POLICY,
SPECIFICALLY THE CANCELLATION
FEES.
FEES. WE’LL LOOK AT WHAT OTHER
AIRLINES COULD DO IN RESPONSE
AND WHAT IT WILL MEAN FOR YOUR
BUDGET.
BUDGET. >> Devin: DRIVE YOU INSANE,
ABSOLUTELY!
ABSOLUTELY! ONE OF THE WORST THINGS.
WE’LL SEE YOU HERE 20 MINUTES
FROM NOW.
FROM NOW. >>> STILL TO COME.
IF YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION IS
TO LOSE WEIGHT, YOU MIGHT WANT
TO REACH FOR AN EXTRA CUP OF
COFFEE.
COFFEE. >> Ben: TEMPERATURES FALLING
INTO THE UPPER 30s BUT WE’LL BE
COLDER BY THE WEEK, NATIONALS
COMING UP.
COMING UP. -- THAT’S COMING UP.
>> Rod: A LOT OF DRIVERS IN THE
STATE OF MICHIGAN HAVE A LOT OF
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. >> IT’S EGREGIOUS.
>> Rod: WHAT IS THE UPSHOT WITH
THE BREATHALYZER TESTS AND WHAT