This video is a WRTV-6 Indianapolis news broadcast from August 29, 1990, featuring reporters Diane Willis, Greg Todd, Clyde Lee, and others. The broadcast covers a range of major stories, including devastating tornadoes, Vice President Dan Quayle’s visit, the hostage situation in Kuwait, murder suspects who have confessed, and more.
00:05 Ads begin playing
00:22: WRTV-6 Intro
00:40 Savage series of twisters is talked about
00:52 Diane Willis and Greg Todd appear on screen to discuss the Illinois twisters
01:21 Debra Darnell appears on screen as she is where the destruction of the twisters took place: Plainfield, Illinois
02:19 A grade school that was destroyed is shown
02:27 Sr. Marianne Talian of St. Mary’s Catholic Church is interviewed: she speaks of the teachers who died in the school preparing for school tomorrow
02:38 A church in shambles is shown
02:43 The high school’s destruction is shown
02:51 Renee Kuhn, a volleyball player, is interviewed: she talks about what she was doing as the twister hit
03:06 Colin Thompson, a football player, is interviewed: he talks about what was happening at the time of the tornados
03:30 Debbie Mazzoni, a tornado victim, is interviewed: she speaks of not having a home to go to now
03:56 Debra Darnell begins speaking with Willis and Todd
04:18 Willis begins speaking of South Bend’s destruction from the tornadoes – destruction is shown
04:33 Greencastle destruction is shown
04:50 Eminence, a town in Morgan County, destruction is shown
05:00 Dorothy Simpson, storm victim, is interviewed as she talks about the destruction of her house and how a tree destroyed her son’s room
05:13 Willis talks of the power outages
05:16 Todd appears and talks of how tornadoes ravaged the town of Petersburg Indiana and how they are still rebuilding
05:46 Todd and Willis talk of Vice President, Dan Quayle’s, visit
05:55 A clip of the Convention Center is shown where the Vice President spoke of the Persian Gulf Crisis
06:09 Linda Lupear’s voice comes on as she speaks of Shelbyville High School marching band being there to celebrate the Vice President’s visit
06:20 A high schooler is interviewed
06:30 A clip of the Vice President taking the stage is shown
06:30 The Vice President begins speaking about how he always comes to Shelbyville
07:08 The Vice President is shown shaking hands and then holding a child
07:24 Vice President gets ice cream and then speaks of the Middle East when returning to reporters
07:50 Vice President is seen waving goodbye to everyone before he leaves
07:56 Linda Lupear appears on screen as she talks about the lingering crowd
08:08 Todd appears on screen speaking of the State Department and hostages in Iraq and speaks of the Khaja family
08:49 Matt Hoehn, a student at Purdue University and brother of Joan Kahja, a hostage in Kuwait, is interviewed on his sister being taken hostage. He speaks of how they are still waiting.
09:23 Willis speaks of what is next on WRTV 6 News
09:39 Advertisements (Olive Garden)
09:51 WRTH 6 Indianapolis intro
10:09 Diana Willis speaks of murder suspect travels
10:19 Clyde Lee reveals the murderer’s name, Keith Linville, and how he called their newsroom to surrender
10:39 Keith Linville is shown in court in Vero Beach, Florida
11:01 Lee speaks on how Linville told him he was in a phone booth in Florida and wanted it on record that he was surrendering and went on to tell Lee where he had been since murdering Patrick Moorehead
11:12 Linville’s voice comes on as he speaks of where he was
12:03 Footage of a covered body is shown on a stretcher as Lee speaks of murder victim Patrick Moorehead
12:24 Linville’s voice revealing he killed Patrick Moorehead
12:36 Lee comes on screen to speak more of Patrick Moorehead’s stolen car
12:50 Willis comes on screen to speak of another murder case and confession, in Shelby County by a 19-year-old man Mark Bostic who killed Norman Schafer
13:26 Willis speaks of Stephen Weaver and his confession of killing a man
13:49 Lee comes on to speak of “allegations about a huge male prostitution ring that may have operated out of Indianapolis”
14:05 Sy Jenkins, reporter, reports on the “prostitution” ring in Mussels, USA
14:38 Michael Loomis, Marion County Deputy Prosecutor is interviewed on the ring
14:55 A house is shown as Jenkins talks about how it was a Broadripple house where the act occurred
15:10 Loomis’s interview appears again
15:48 Sy Jenkins appears on screen
15:58 Willis appears on screen and speaks of Mary Cartwright, former Hoosier lottery personal director, and her act in filing suit against the lottery commission, how she was wrongfully dismissed, and how they violated her rights to free speech and privacy
16:28 Lee appears on screen to speak of an unusual accident on the northeast side of the city. 47-year-old James Wilson was speeding when he slammed into a truck which then was shoved forward hitting a person
17:08 Lee and Willis speak of road repairs
17:24 Norman Cox appears on screen as he is live at the site of the road repairs, contractors shut off ramps without telling anyone, causing a traffic jam, which caused several accidents
17:59 Phil Schermerhorn, INDOT Salesman, is interviewed, saying INDOT failed to contact the appropriate news outlets about the closings
18:17 Cox is back on screen
18:53 Lee and Willis return on screen with what will be up next on the news
19:15 Toyota advertisement
19:30 End of video
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Diane Willis and Greg Todd report on the devastating tornadoes that tore through Illinois and Indiana, destroying schools, churches, and other buildings. The segment includes live coverage from reporter Debra Darnell, as well as interviews with storm victims who share their experiences and describe what it was like to live through the disaster.
00:40 IC: “A savage series of twisters…”
05:41 OC: “…destroyed by these June storms”