This video is a news broadcast from WTHR Channel 13 Eyewitness News in Indianapolis, specifically a segment entitled “The Investigators.” John Stehr, Rich Reeve, Anne Ryder, Andrea Morehead, Dave Calabro report on a variety of stories, including the recovery of Nicole Richards, former Olympic athlete, child support cases, the Midwest Alliance MLM scheme, and cases of abuse at the Indianapolis Training Center.
00:14-02:00: Frank Anderson, democrat, running for Sheriff of Marion County;
02:00-07:02: The Investigators: Nicole Richards, gymnast who was paralyzed in a car accident, struggling to get financial medical support through Medicaid;
07:45-10:59: Olympics Iceskating, Kim Seybold brain surgery;
11:00-13:43: The Investigators: Indianapolis Training Center under investigation for abuse allegations, and it's ties to local courts;
13:44-15:39: The Investigators: Seven counts of mail fraud against Gene E. Tomey, a Major in Marion County Sheriff's Department-a billing scheme, where he charged his employers for equipment for personal use. Tomey entered a guilty plea but was able to quietly retire with full benefits;
15:40-15:58: (partial) Search for arsonist in Indianapolis;
18:14-22:31: Eyewitness News: Consumer Investigation with used cars-some sellers ended up without money or car;
22:51-24:54: Parking in Indianapolis, ignoring parking restrictions & fines;
24:55-25:59: Search for new Executive Director of Indianapolis Humane Society. Marcia Spring resigned after an investigation on her credit card use;
26:00-26:24: Month long internet sting, involving graphic pornography;
26:25-26;49: Tax restructuring bill up for a vote;
26:50-27:09: Conseco Field House lost $65 million in 4th quarter last year, blames recession;
27:10:31:03: Update on Nicole Richards: Muncie healthcare provider agrees to help. Karen Wells from Cardinal Health System;
31:07-34:50: Indianapolis prepares for winter weather & clearing snow from roads;
34:51-36:30: Ten Commandments-U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a Ten Commandments monument on government property;
36:31-41:32: The Investigators: ITC investigation continues;
44:51-48:31: Eyewitness News: Developing tax and budget plan by increasing taxes; IPS $250 Million to renovate and improve schools and build new schools; negotiating teacher contracts;
48:32-48:48: Jury selection for the trial of a man charged with smothering his own son to get revenge against his wife;
48:49-54:24: Deadbeat Justice-Broken system of child support, how the child support system fails;
55:22-Eyewitness News: Tourism Campaign in Indianapolis, attracting more tourism in Indianapolis; Email virus involving the governor's email; Internet privacy; Ohio executed Alton Coleman after he committed multiple murders across the midwest;
01:00:35-01:04:52: The Investigators: Safety of Children, update on Deadbeat Justice-not paying child support;
01:06:53-01:12:11: Eyewitness News: The Investigators: Consumer Investigation-targeting new graduates at Midwest Alliance;
01:19:56-01:25:47: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
01:25:46-(partial) NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw: Highjacking Threat
00:14 Frank Anderson, a candidate for sheriff of Marion County, speaks at a podium around February 13, 2002
00:18 Voiceover of Roger Harvey explains that almost a year ago Frank led a team of US Marshals to the Baptist Temple in Indianapolis to seize it for owing back taxes
00:23 Exterior of Baptist Temple in Indianapolis from the 2001 seize is shown
00:36 Democratic Representative Julia Carson of Indianapolis makes a lighthearted joke about Frank at an event
00:51 Roger reports on Frank’s career, including his time as a sheriff’s deputy in Marion County in the 1960’s
1:12 IUPUI political professor Bill Bloomquist explains outside of IUPUI that due to Frank not being reappointed as a Marshal, the Republicans may have indirectly found themselves a stronger candidate for sheriff
1:25 Former Sheriff Joe McCarthy walks through a courtroom
1:27 Tom Snyder, mayor of Lawrence, Indiana is shown
1:30 Jack Cottney, Marion County sheriff, is shown
1:36 Mayor Bart Peterson of Indianapolis shows his support for Frank
1:53 John Stehr reports from the Channel 13 newsroom that Bart will be holding a fundraiser at the Columbia Club for Frank that night
2:00 A segment entitled ‘The Investigators’ begins with Anne Ryder reporting on former Perry Meridian High School gymnast Nicole Richards’ recovery from a car accident that left her paralyzed two years prior
2:25 Footage of Nicole doing gymnastics is shown
2:32 Nicole sits in an electric wheelchair and talks about how invincible she felt before her accident
2:38 Nicole wheels down Meridian Street with a lit Olympic torch attached to it, as Rich Reeve states this will most likely be the closest she comes to the Olympics
2:49 Dr. Carol Dickhaus, Nicole’s family doctor, speaks about her determination
3:01 An image of Nicole in a neck brace post-accident is shown
3:04 An of Nicole with the neck brace in a hospital bed with a woman on either side is shown
3:17 Rich walks through Donna Richards, Nicole’s mother’s, day
3:20 The inside of the Richards’ family house is shown
3:24 Donna’s other daughter tells her mom bye and she loves her
3:28 Donna gets into her car and leaves her driveway as Rich explains she’s on her way to Ball State University because Nicole, a sophomore, needs her help
3:41 An exit sign for Exit 41, Ball State University is shown
3:47 At 8:15-8:16 a.m. Donna enters Nicole’s dorm and wakes her up
4:22 Donna says she’s upset that she can’t get any answers about getting help for Nicole
*4:26 Rich explains Donna has been trying to get a nurse practitioner to help Nicole but has gotten the runaround from Medicaid and the state
6:28 Rich in Channel 13 newsroom states that the state says Nicole is eligible for Medicaid but a provider needs to send proper paperwork
7:09 Advertisements (Fifth Third Bank, Honda)
7:46 A woman cheers after the announcement for gold medal winners for figure skating at the Olympics
7:51 Footage of Jamie Salé and David Pelletier figure skating for Canada at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah is shown
8:13 John and Anne introduce the story of how Canada will now share the gold medal with Russia for figure skating
8:40 Octavio Cinquanta, President of the International Skating Union, explains at a press conference how rare the situation is
8:58 Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee, speaks at same conference saying they and International Skating Union agree to award gold medal to Salé and Pelletier
9:25 Salé and Pelletier at a press conference
9:44 The French Olympic figure skating judge, Marie-Reine Le Gougne is shown
10:12 Andrea Morehead reports on Olympic story from Salt Lake City
10:59 Anne Ryder gives an update on Kim Seybold, an Olympic skater in Indiana who got a benign tumor removed
11:15 John reports on the Indianapolis Training Center (ITC) and reports of abuse arising
11:54 Exterior of ITC is shown
11:57 Evangelist Bill Gothard is shown
12:12 Teresa Landis, mother of former ITC resident speaks on abuse of her child
12:29 Judge Cynthia Ayers of the Marion County Superior Court speaks about a child locked in a room with a padlock on the door
13:44 Anne Ryder reports on a federal prosecutor charging Major Gene Tommy with seven counts of mail fraud
14:10 Gene Tommy is shown
14:29 Exterior of Kroger in Greenwood, Indiana is shown
14:35 US Attorney Tim Morrison says Jack did not know about Gene’s activities
14:52 Bob Hammerle, Tommy’s attorney, states this is an isolated incident
15:40 John reports about a search for an arsonist (partial)
16:09 Advertisements (Entertainment Tonight, Jeep, Marsh, Bob Rohrman Indy Honda)’
18:30 John Stehr and Anne Ryder report report on Doug Slagle and David Templeton, car salesmen who conned people out of money
18:55 Mugshots of Doug and David are shown
18:58 Michelle Sheridan, a victim of Doug and David, talks about getting her payment 6 months later and the check bouncing
19:05 Robert Mitchell, another victim, talks about not receiving money for weeks and then getting a check that bounced
19:13 Shaun McConnell, another victim, is shown
20:30 Randall Rogers, Deputy Prosecutor, is shown
22:54 John Stehr reports on parking issues from a city official
23:20 Officer Roosevelt Hawkins directs traffic
23:27 Tracy Irby, an army captain, talks about following the law while on Market Street
23:51 Lt. Paul Cieseilski speaks on a Hal Bean removing parking tickets from his car
24:36 Rhori Johnston reports outside City-County Building
24:55 Anne Ryder reports on the Indiana Humane Society’s nationwide search for an executive director
25:13 David Macanally reports on credit card misuse from Marcia Spring, former executive director
25:25 Marcia is shown
25:31 Lu Hamilton of the Indiana Humane Society talks about Marcia not wanting to bring bad press to the organization
26:00 John Stehr reports about a month-long internet sting that caught Lauren J. Adams, an Indianapolis man who had numerous videos of women in graphic sex acts
26:26 Anne Ryder talks about Senator Larry Borst’s property restructuring bill
26:50 John Stehr reports on Conseco, a financial company in Carmel, losing $65 million
27:11 Rich Reeve gives an update on Nicole Richards
28:14 Karen Wells from Cardinal Health System talks about getting involved with Nicole’s situation
29:37 Amanda Hampton from Factors Ltd. speaks about calling organizations for answers
31:52 Chris Wright reports on incoming snowfall
32:58 Linda Allen at 21st and MLK at the Department of Public Works reports on snow plows and salt trucks preparing for the incoming weather
33:39 Paul Whitmore from the Department of Public Works speaks about plans for clearing snow
34:52 John Stehr reports on the Supreme Court refusing to hear a case about a Ten Commandments monument for the Indiana state house replacing a vandalized one
35:27 Governor O’Bannon is shown
35:39 Ken Falk from ICLU talks about the unconstitutional monument
35:52 Steve Carter, Indiana Attorney General, talks about the benefit of hearing cases like the one for the monument
36:15 Chris Proffitt is shown
36:31 John reports on the ITC
37:03 Nancy Taylor, an official from Idaho, talks about her bad ITC experience
38:27 Don Veinot from Midwest Christian Outreach talks down on Bill Gothard’s teachings
39:06 Arkansa Governor Mike Huckabee is shown
39:20 Pastor Rubin Fields, ITC Counselor shows his support for Bill
40:22 Exterior of Carmel City Hall is shown
40:23 Jim Brainard, Carmel mayor, supports the ITC’s material
40:54 Wife and teenage son speak for the Institute in Basic Life Principles
42:22 Advertisements (Tom Ford Toyota, Pizza Hut, Dodge, Wal-Mart, Hyundai)
45:04 John Stehr. Anne Ryder, and Kevin Rader report on a compromise for tax raises
46:24 Republican Representative Brian Bosma talks about the compromise
46:57 John Stehr reports on IPS finding $600 million for new schools and renovations
47:31 La Shon Wagner, a teacher, talks about the difference between teaching at district schools vs. IPS schools
47:39 Anne Ryder reports on Washington Township teachers getting a new contract
48:16 Anne talks about Temple Turned School becoming Crystal House Academy Charter School
48:32 John Stehr talks about jury selection in Ronald Shanabarger’s case
49:00 Anne starts reporting about child support issues
49:27 A chain gang of prisoners owing child support is shown
50:40 Judge William Lawrence from Marion County Circuit Court talks about child support offenders getting released early
50:50 Mike Fox, child support offender is shown
50:57 Maurice Weems, child support offender, is shown
51:03 Michael Turpin, child support offender, is shown
51:09 Cathleen Campbell, a mother who is owed support talks about it not covering enough
51:44 John Floreancig of Indianapolis Legal Aid Society is shown
52:29 Stephanie Stanfield, a mother who is owed support, talks about the about lack of contact from Maurice
53:16 Kimberly Ellis, a mother who is owed support, talks about lack of support from Mike
54:48 Advertisement for Bob Rohrman
55:30 Anne Ryder and John Stehr talk about city’s plan for attracting tourists for more money
56:01 Circle City is shown
57:28 Kris Schubach reports from the Indianapolis Zoo
58:12 Anne talks about a virus being spread from a fake email from the governor
59:06 John Stehr reports on Alton Coleman being in Ohio from lethal injection
59:39 Mary Hillard, grandmother of one of Coleman’s victims, Tamika Turks from Gary, talks about getting closure
59:57 Anne Ryder talks about Kofi Ajabu’s sentence being overruled
1:00:19 Anne talks about jurors being chosen for Ronald Shanbarger’s case
1:00:36 Anne reports on child support
1:02:01 Mark Masser with the prosecutor’s office talks about jail being a credible threat for deadbeats
1:02:59 Henry Lee Beatty, a child support offender, talks about difficulty of catching up on payments
1:03:16 John Floreancig talks about people cheating the system
1:03:34 Darren King, child support offender, says deadbeats shouldn’t be treated like criminals
1:03:55 Alicia Gooden, Master Commissioner, feels sympathy for petitioners
1:04:00 Judge William Lawrence of Marion County Circuit Court talks about frustration for petitioners
1:05:05 Advertisements (Entertainment Tonight, Cici’s Pizza, Honda, National City)
*1:07:09 John and Anne talk about Trek Alliance, an MLM targeting college graduates
1:07:49 Juanita Fallis, former Sales Representative, talks about promises she was made
1:08:25 Rich explains how MLMs work
1:09:08 David Gilles, Wisconsin Assistant Attorney General, explains Trek’s scheme
1:09:19 Tom Gandalf, former representative, talks about how he got into the scheme
1:10:03 Nadya Hopper from Midwest Alliance says the company is upfront
1:10:21 Kim Koenig from Midwest Alliance is shown
1:10:36 Allen Pope from the Attorney General’s Office talks about Trek’s lies about the amount of money they have
1:10:59 Kristy Wilhelm, an IU grad, talks about her interview process
1:11:50 Rich gives advice about MLMs
1:12:35 Advertisements (Extra, Andy Mohr Buick Pontiac GMC, Westfield Lighting Co., SBC)
1:15:02 Weather report from Chris Wright
1:17:19 Advertisements (Toyota, Donatos, Watson’s, Meijer, Kittle’s Furniture, Collins)
1:19:56 Dave Calabro reports from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Indy 500 practice
1:21:08 Bruno Junqueira, Polesitter, explains his accident
1:21:33 Dave with Curt Cavin talk about the accident
1:22:18 Anne Ryder reports on the Department of Natural Resources taking chicks from atop Market Tower
1:22:38 Chris Wright gives a brief weather update
1:23:12 Advertisements (Capitol City Ford, Michigan.org, Fazoli’s, Marsh)
1:25:21 NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw begins
*1:26:40 Tom resorts about criticism President Bush is receiving for knowing about terrorist threats in advance of 9/11
1:27:12 Campbell Brown reports from outside the White House about the situation
1:28:03 Ari Fleischer, White House Press Secretary talks about information Bush didn’t have
1:28:27 Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor, talks about specifics of the situation
1:28:39 Senator Tom Daschle, Democratic Majority Leader, questions why information didn’t come sooner
1:28:50 Meet the Press footage from September 16, 2001 shows Dick Chenry talking about specific threats
1:29:12 Republican Alabama Senator Richard Shelby says the FBI should be slightly blamed
1:29:46 Pete Williams states different agencies picked up different threats of different actions at different times
1:30:58 Steve Pomerantz, former FBI Counterrorism Chief says he doesn’t think little information should have cause any major action
1:31:17 Jim Pavitt of CIA talks about never finding specifics of threats
1:31:46 John Gannon, former CIA official, talks about how there was nothing significant for threats
1:32:43 Jim Miklaszewski, from the Pentagon talks about a plan of fighting Al-Qaeda civilly or through violence
1:33:52 Tim Russert, moderator of Meet the Press, talks about the reaction of political parties about intelligence gathering
Website clips:
Richard Reeve explains that Donna Richards has been trying to receive help for her daughter Nicole but is always getting the runaround from professional
4:26
IC: “For six months now, Richards has been trying to get help…”
4:40
OC: “...and hasn’t been able to support them.”
John Stehr and Anne Ryder begin reporting on the Midwest Alliance MLM targeting people who have just graduated and are looking for jobs.
1:07:09
IC: “It’s graduation time for thousands…”
1:07:27
OC: “...to losing tens of thousands of dollars.”
Tom Brokaw starts reporting on criticism President Bush is receiving for having prior knowledge of potential attacks prior to 9/11
1:26:40
IC: “At the White House tonight…”
1:27:11
OC: “...Campbell Brown at the White House.”
Producers: Gerry Lanosga & Kathleen Johnston