Jan 7, 2021 Miles From Nowhere Play 1 hr 23 min playlist_add In this Dateline classic, a young father in the California mountains calls 911 to report that he had been in a shoot-out with a. He was, he said, an Army Ranger, one of the elite few, though like a lot of vets, he seemed to carry some baggage. So it's like you can't believe it now. Distraught over shame. Yes, I need a report of shooting a shooting. He was very smart and thoughtful. Right away, there's two guys coming towards with their hands up. Remember how the young man's car hit a rock, cracked open the oil pan. The terrible, desperate chase, it's awful. With one man dead and two others injured, authorities wonder if this was self-defense or something else. A promise he attempted to keep. Chad, a convicted felon, is currently being held at the California Department of Corrections in Sacramento and will only be eligible for parole in 2092. Yes. I know there are no words that I can offer that will give you a relief from the pain you experience every. If the gunman returned, we had fear that he was going to come back and finish the job. So we get out and I'd mark that area so we could go back and search that area for casings. >> they did some fish tails, you know, like they slid the car, and at one point the passenger door just started to open up and i . I drove over to him and he's yelling at them. Then that morning, Detective Pay heard from his colleague, Chris Hendrickson, who had spent his night talking to those young man. It robs you of security. I like his military weapon, security and pleasure. And now his sentence, 84 years to life. No idea where help might be. The charge, attempted murder. All that remained was the pain. I'd been in the Quincy area for a couple of months, getting all kinds of trouble with the California game wardens. He was hunched over the steering wheel. He loves his children so much. I think it finally sunk in that he was going to get caught in the story. Yes, of course. Daddy, you know Daddy won't let anything bad happen to you. It was all these conflicting reports coming in over the radio. I laid there on the ground for a while and somebody was holding on to my leg trying to stop the bleeding. So what did that do to your level of anxiety that weekend? Daddy won't let anything bad happen to you. I went up to the right here right now and everyone was like, whoa, we got to hand. Content Summary. That's when I noticed one of the solar lights have been taken, a solar light, one of several attached to metal poles marking the edge of the property. He had not served overseas. I knew. He talked about that was his training that he had received from the military to continue to follow the threat, to neutralize the threat, got into a zone and needed to neutralize the threat he felt got into a zone, a zone like a military term. I hear crack, crack, crack. What was that like when they took him? They all squeezed into Rory Seabury, drove to the lake but couldn't find the party. We were able to make a call out there. I mean, in your heart of hearts, do you think the jury will say not guilty? With one man dead and two others injured, authorities wonder if this was self-defense or something else. They both looked really freaked out. Chad sat outside with his visiting friends who had set up camp on his property. A bright spotlight in the dark woods, solar lights marking a hidden driveway, headlights speeding down a winding mountain road and an ominous green laser light on the dashboard of a car. The detectives took us there to show us. In this classic Dateline MILES FROM NOWHERE (Season 22 Episode 5) forget about being scared of the dark, the real nightmare begins with a series of lights culminating in the tragic end of a young red-haired . They cut them off and take them right there. Away from my husband back in the woods, Chad Cavin, the detectives who arrested him, prowled the property still decorated in Fourth of July. So when they drove past you going back this way, they were shooting with the arrow then? And so it's not altogether surprising that one of the first lawmen to respond to Chad's 911 call turned out to be a game warden. In fact, the army asked Chad to leave. I mean, that's something I can't capture in words. Warren Reed, the man who confronted them, for example, had accused the young men of firing first during the car chase. Yeah, yeah, California doesn't have a Stand Your Ground law per say, like some states do, but there is a state jury instruction that says a person under threat has a right to stand his or her ground and even pursue an assailant. He fought for our freedom. Yeah, we were trying every technique we could to have them stop. We were looking for a friend of ours, brother, who was having a gathering up. Just enjoying each other's company or hanging out, but early in the Saturday morning, about two a.m., Chad was jolted awake while and I heard all this yelling and commotion and sound like somebody who was fighting. But according to Lewis, that never happened. How would a jury know what the state needed was something that would prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Chad was lying about what happened out there in the night and seemed like maybe they had just exactly that. In a similar vein, the episode that I keep rewatching is the Chad Wallin--Reed case. Chad jumped in his truck and gave chase barreling up, twisting mountain, road it up to 50 miles an hour. He was funny. When you come back this way, back in this corner right here, yeah, Chad made it quite clear he used a small pistol, 380 caliber, to return fire during the chase. Yes. They believe that they would be just a few minutes from safety. And I served five years in the military to kill people on the other side of this world, kids in my state. He did not know Rory suddenly took a wrong turn. So, Carol, heart in her mouth raced along the highway to Reno and her son Rory. Young men of the car thought it was some kind of joke that way, now at the very same time, still July 3rd, the driver of a shot up car, Rory McGuire, was in a Reno hospital. When all of those things which the jury had been made to believe about Chad's military service, based on his own statements to police, were all lies. The laser sight was back, its green dot, a roving bull's eye. Part of me feels that Rory is fine. They have a gun when he approached their car. Rory hit the guys was somebody shooting at us? United States. But as the prosecutor told the jury, evidence found in the meadow told a very different story. Why do you take the solar? That lone justice angle attracted a reality show which said a photographer named Ben Staley to the little town of Quincy. Keith Morrison reports. That part is pretty obvious before the jury even got the case. In this Dateline classic, a young father in the California mountains calls 911 to report that he had been in a shoot-out with a car full of strangers. I'm sorry. Just splat. Time to bring out a little ammunition, a literal trail of evidence through the grass, a sticky, brownish black mess that told a fascinating story. I'll end up spending the rest of my life in prison. Chad Wallin-Reed, an army vet and father-of-three, was sentenced to more than 80 years to life in prison for murdering a 20-year-old man who, along with five other men, allegedly stole solar light from his family cabin located in the remote and secluded woods in Plumas County, California, during the 4th of July weekend of 2011. Exactly. Daniel, Daniel protected Daniel. Just remember looking at my. Oh, I pushed them. He's sick or he'll be OK. It is an up and down world of river gorges and mountain peaks, difficult to forge and far from any towns or resorts. DARlAN is the eldest, then Georgia and little Gregory. Don't worry. Keith Morrison . It was very clear the defendant had lied about something he just didn't lie about. We wouldn't do that. And yet, said the prosecutor, Chad kept right on shooting. Miles From Nowhere - Podcast In this Dateline classic, a young father in the California mountains calls 911 to report that he had been in a shoot-out with a car full of strangers. He talked again and again about his army career. Just somewhat odd the story as it unfolded each each time we talked to him and it's somewhat changed. Absolutely, his talk about I only fired three shots, I used the pistol, all these other lives added up the liar, said Hollister, who shot those young men out of anger, pure and simple. Kerry visited her husband in jail to tell them that she was in his corner and would always be no matter what. It is the first single released in support of their fifth album A Date with The Smithereens . During the pursuit, he believed he saw muzzle flashes and heard gunshots coming from the victims' car. Rory had all the equipment. Absolutely, absolutely. He was frankly lucky to keep the leg and survived the night. And again, one of the group jumped out and stole two more silver lines. Rory McGuire, now in surgery, wasn't able to talk, but the other five said Detective Hendrickson, he talked to them separately, told exactly the same story, how they stole the solar lights, were chased, tried to surrender, and then made a wrong turn. The person who was riding shotgun, if you will. And I think I killed one of them. Now, between the children and whatever was out there, the woods were only their parents, the nearest sheriff's office, almost an hour's drive away, had to be your own policeman. Originally aired on NBC on October 18, 2013. In fact, they assured him they didn't have a gun. Chad explained what was in his mind when those men seemed to be terrorizing his family, how he decided he had to do something to protect his kids and get the sons of bitches get their license plates. The defendant, after all, was not just a family man, the father of three adorable children. They tried blinding the shooter with their spotlight. You know, dispatch like, what's your address? And then the strangers told them their parents were explaining things to the police. Were they kidding? Those kids did everything they could to give up. The future, an expectation gone forever. As I was coming up behind them, somebody leaned out the passenger side of the vehicle and was shot in a million power spotlight. Description. And I said, look, we didn't shoot your house. Remember throughout Chad's interview with police? He makes the whole case will boil down to whether Chad was fired upon and shot back in self-defense, Olsen said the evidence backed Chad up. [00:00:20] Daddy will protect us. That was how you felt? But to watch, they were alone in the dark and their friend, the driver, Rory, was clearly in bad shape. Rory's father, Carol's ex-husband, Dave McGuire, came to tried not successfully to hold back his soaring rage as a soldier. And right after that, I remember seeing a green laser traveling around in the car with us. Right. And they took it off and he was bleeding a lot this badly wounded man, plus the others, May five. I said, I'm going to go call the sheriff. And so they were sticking their hand in my wound. chad, right behind. I still feel like I need to go help him. They would always say, no, no, there was no gun. I said, listen, if there was a gun, you need to tell us. I love Carol and I think she she loves him back. The prosecutor felt confident, but in a town divided over guns and self-protection, who could be sure what the jury would decide? It took nine months, many of them ensnarled in military red tape. He was barely alive, no longer conscious. And sure enough, there was a second chance. It was a. Heartbreaking, tough, funny, enlightening, this short, amazingly compact novel (which has won a bunch of prizes) tells the story of a Korean-American teenager who runs away from her drunken, boorish, absent father and her unstable mother and makes her way on the streets of New York. He's not in the meadow and he's not in that hospital bed and he's not on that road trying to get away from the shooter. The last words he said before he got in the truck was, I'm going to go get those sons of bitches. Sources state that the six men, all between the ages of 19 and 20, arrived at the location of Chad's property in a car and tried trespassing on two consecutive nights irrespective of the warning signs, which made his family fear the worst. They found nothing. B, a rather awakening. Now, here he was fielding calls in the local sheriff's office about an extremely violent act which the shooter himself freely admitted to were small enough, where any type of homicide that occurs, I get called right away. He's ready now to go home to his wife, Carrie, and their three kids. Were they somebody others were wounded also. And why did Chad keep shooting at the car after it made a U-turn? In such a manner I never envisioned being. I was front row seat to his life and I'm able to tell her about it at his sentencing hearing. They changed his life forever, forever. Chad planted signs at the edge of his property by the road, stern warnings to Would-Be vandals and thieves. I don't think there's any other way to put. Staley recorded everything. I didn't sit there at the moment. Did you ever consider my kids? I told Detective Steve Perry how the man in the car had fired at him out in self-defense. And this was perhaps the worst for wearing a combat infantry badge and a ranger time and other such badges. No. Rory McGuire didn't know this area that well, and the kids realized after they passed it that they'd miss this turn right here that goes goes down to Antelope Lake. I don't my faith in the legal system. How can I help you? She reached for the gun child and taught her how to use. Were you moving when you did that? He's not afraid anymore. Lewis's version began an hour's drive away and Susanville, California, population almost 18000, home to two state prisons, two movie theaters. And he drove the seven and a half miles back to his cabin. You know, I as far as you know, I've never I never expected for us to be apart. Somebody makes their way over towards the car and says. It was like shooting fish in a barrel was exploding, just complete chaos. Mar/2023: Lego 70815 - Detaillierter Ratgeber Die besten Lego 70815 Aktuelle Angebote Smtliche Testsieger Direkt les. Yeah, like looking like an assault right. Miles From Nowhere from Dateline NBC on RadioPublic Dateline NBC 448 Episodes Produced by NBC News Website Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Rory's best friend comes face to face with the man who shot him. I want you to stand up and say we shot footage of the encounter, which later became part of the official public record. It's awesome. I don't think there's any question. Right. Language. Somebody said, so here's what they did. Chad right behind. Probably not to make it. And the children stayed home and worry mostly. And they were afraid. He's my best buddy. Keith Morrison reports. From her or. Oh, yes, that evening. Did you have a gun? But we would still be in fear that these people would come back to our to terrorize us more. I just about then Lewis saw headlights appear in the distance and eventually somebody makes their way over towards the car and says it was the sheriff's deputies. Same lake, new party. Caught on camera, the horrifying real life scene that first responders found. You're telling me these kids are fleeing at 50 miles an hour? It may have been tramping around in their property. It's just complete chaos. So what attitude in your mind did he have when when he took after those kids? No credit card needed. Keith Morrison reports. Remember those three non chad shell casings found on the road that the defense made such a big fuss about? "Miles From Nowhere" Airs Saturday, March 8 at 8pm/7c In the California mountains, a young father called 911 to report that . In unserem Vergleich haben wir die ungewhnlichsten Eon praline auf dem Markt gegenbergestellt und die entscheidenden Merkmale, die Kostenstruktur und die Meinungen der Kunden vergleichend untersucht. Chad watched his enemies driver's side window blow out. It's very hard. He didn't say shoot at me in the car. I can describe when you look at the word murder and it describes. But most of the shot placement was all high and height. I mean, I didn't check for a pulse or anything like that, but there was a bullet wound in his neck. What is surprising is who was riding with him? Anyway, that Friday night, July 1st, Rory and Lewis were joined by four other young men in search of a party they'd heard about. Did he at any point say, are you armed or do you have a gun or throw your weapon away or anything like that? And now there's there's no good memories to be had, but we can hold on to the ones that we have. He sat there for a while and like he was looking around for something. Absolutely. There's things that need to come out. And then just as the trial came to its end, a long shot bit of information finally landed in D.A. He's really funny and he's really loving him. And I'm surprised I could still feel pain because my leg had gone numb so long ago. You go on hikes and there is like a lake that was very close to it. Security was why I carry a revolver daughter how to use it and stalked the cabin with guns, including a favorite is they are 15. composer additional music (uncredited) Additional Crew Al Cerullo . It's just it's unimaginable. MILES FROM NOWHERE was one of my choices for best books of 2009. I guess I just naively that I feel your pain, he was able to reply to something, you have no idea. I told them. Some people had been shooting at each other. Originally aired on NBC on October 18, 2013. This isn't some hick town in California, around the same time at the jail in Quincy, an hour and a half away, child placed a telephone call to his father. He told the detectives, you know, I think that might have been a white flag. If you want to look at a textbook definition for doing everything you can to power, to withdraw, to say no more were done, they did it. Couldn't have been from the young man, said the prosecutor. He had not fulfilled his commitment. And I knew my dad had it under control. And then I walk out and as I'm looking down, this car goes speeding away. It was just my my frame of mind was is that these people are coming back to shoot at me. A . Any time a car is hit with that many high velocity rounds from from an AR 15, you're going to expect to see led now. And that's the reason Chad chased those men, said Carrie. As they drove through the night, they listen to the chatter the way it was very chaotic. They were mad and anyway, so everybody kind of got a kick out of that. Dateline 2022 - Miles From Nowhere - Dateline 2022 Full Episodes - YouTube 0:00 / 1:17:45 Video unavailable This video contains content from NBC Universal, who has blocked it in your. So we go to this campground and sure enough, you know, we all hop out and then there's there's like two guys in the middle of this campground with blood on them. This is where Chad taught his children how to exist in the natural world. And so hence Rory, Colin McGuire. And there's all the cameras have been broken in now numerous times. The dripping oil left a distinctive trail. This was graphic stuff right there in Living Color, the bloodied bodies of injured and apparently terrified young man, the officers trying to attend to their medical needs. Rory McGuire's dad still struggling with an inexpressible anger. But as Detective Pay listened, something seemed off. To render aid, this is not a battle zone. To my mind, was his how are they going to find these individuals? I had a little black girls up there. And then when I got in to the driver's side of the vehicle, he was laid back and his head was down. Hollister he chased those boys seven point six miles and he shot to kill. But as the hours stretched through the night into July 4th, Chad began to see more and more clearly, but he was not to blame. Nor could we ignore one more big discrepancy between Lewis's story and Chad's. But while Sergeant Pepper was talking to Chad, some of the other detectives were out in the meadow looking for the weapon or weapons those young men must have fired at Chad. Nine Nights of twisted killers. Looks a little freaked out, looked out the back window. The Sacramento Bee. Confusion and terror, a very different story of those shots in the dark. And if he did fall asleep, it was very likely and every every noise would wake you up. Where they're going to shooting RAM one in military and police. Two men, possibly wounded, had been found wandering through a campground. It was worse than anything you would see in a movie. . Keith Morrison reports. Now, before it happened, before that summer night in July of 2011, it was well, let them tell. And and now the question, what really happened out there in the DA? And I just remember. Curious, it wasn't exactly where Chad said it was and something else, Rory's car must have hit a rock during its rush through the meadow just after it made the U-turn farther out in the meadow, and it started draining the oil out of the car and left clear as a giant magic marker, a brownish black trail through the long grass of the meadow. It got even worse for all of them. He would call out my name a lot. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. These guys were bad news and said, I'm going to try to catch up to these guys, you know, get them, you know, catch them, get their license plate or get their information or something, you know, because it was apparent that this was more than just we're here to play and joke around with you. That same Sunday morning, Chad and Kerry's children woke up to the sound of strangers rummaging through the cabin and search through our stuff. Question was, would their friends still be alive when and if they got back? Keith Morrison reports. Was wasted. No, no, it hurts that that thought those words hurt my heart. It is it's not just invasive. And where Detective Hendrickson is standing is about where they travel past. You know, of course, bourbon, which is the most nostalgic and mythologized of old drinks. And the nurse immediately her face, she looked at me. 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