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(00:03):
Did he tell you. I mean, I'm trying to put it all together.
Every once in a while we getthese these just bizarre stories. This
is a lifetime movie. Catherine orKathleen. It's Katherine. First of all,
want to say how sorry we arethat we've been through such an emotional
rollercoaster for the last six years.It's been more than I could have ever
(00:24):
imagined. Everything was so normal inthe morning, you know, we both
did our normal routines, had coffee. He actually cooks me breakfasts that morning.
And then what he kissed me goodbye, he said goodbye the kids.
He left for work like he alwaysdoes, all the same normal things,
(00:48):
you know, and it's never showedup to work. So you were waiting
at home. Then you find outhe doesn't come home. Then you find
out he never showed up for workthat day. And it must have been
absolute panic. First I thought somethingmust have happened to him. I thought
(01:08):
maybe he was in an accident.I didn't know what to think. I
exhausted every law enforcement, every hospitalI could call. I tried everything.
I was just trying to figure outwhat happened, trying to put the pieces
together. Yeah, yeah, nowkeep in mind, ladies and gentlemen,
keep in mind this happened six yearsago. She then turned to a private
(01:32):
investigator. I could only afford himfor a year, though I went to
him for a year. For ayear, now a missing person. What
did the private investigator come up with? Nothing? He couldn't find him.
After a year. You're no longerpaying this private investigator. What happened next?
I couldn't afford him after a year. I mean it was a lot
(01:53):
of money. And I didn't knowthis, but for five years he was
basically putting feels on his own becausehe was like obsessed with trying to find
him too. Five years later,she gets a call from the private investigator.
Private investigator said, I know whereyour husband is. Oh to take
(02:15):
your time, take your time ontake your time. He found him and
he's living in Arizona under a newname. Wow, she's remarried with two
kids. Okay, so you don'thave his cell phone, you don't have
(02:36):
his home phone, you don't,but you do know where he works.
He's a manager at a grocery storein Phoenix, Arizona. I absolutely cannot
stand this man. I don't knowhim, Okay, like Catherine's got two
kids of her own with this guy. So this guy's got this guy's got
two kids back here in Long Island. Wow, his name, his real
(02:59):
name name is Troy. But what'she using now, Catherine? Ben?
Ben? Ben? Okay, Sohis real name is Troy. You knew
him as Troy, but he's goingas a bend right now? Ben?
Okay? All right, so that'shis current name. Okay, So all
right, Catherine, are you ready? Yeah? Okay, we're going to
call the store. We're calling thestore where he works. Okay, all
right, here we go, Herewe go. Thank you for calling your
(03:28):
local neighborhood and a great place towork our store, our store. I
did not recognize that as a validentry. Thank you for calling your local
neighbor and a great place to work. Our store is opened daily from store
our STOREMANK wait, well, Itransfer your call. Yeah. Can I
(03:52):
speak to Ben, the general manager? Hold on, this is Ben.
Can I help you? Hi?I have a problem, a couple of
problems with you. Are the Areyou the manager of the store or yeah?
I'm the manager of this and threeother stores in the area. Oh
(04:12):
okay, so what does that makeyou like the district manager? Yeah?
District manager. Okay, so who'sabove you? I'm the top of the
food chain here. What exactly isthe problem? I'm a little confused right
now. Well, we could startsix years ago. Some items that I
purchased from your store, and I'mhoping that you know, some of the
packaging was a little loose and Iwas really nervous about it, and I
(04:38):
went to bring it back to thestore six years ago. Your problem with
this store dates back six years ourreturn policy. Oh yeah, there's probably
not much I can do about whateverthat happens to. Well, how long
have you been with the store.I've been with the organization about four years.
Oh okay, so yeah this goesback six years. So where were
you six years ago? I'm andsee how that's relevant. Oh okay,
(05:01):
Well yeah, I think it's Catherinethat probably has a problem. Troy.
I'm sorry. My name is Bev. Okay, all right, listen to
me, uh Ben I am.I'm a radio personality in New York City
(05:26):
on w k T Radio on afeature called War of the Roses. Okay,
that would be Catherine. I'm sorry. Okay, Now, don don't
don't don't don't start with that.Don't start with that. Ben, we
know exactly what's going on now.Your name is actually Troy and uh you're
and that's your wife Katherine left backin Long Island with two kids. We
(05:48):
have located you. It has takena private investigator six years to locate you.
You do realize the damage that you'vecaused with a family back home in
Long Island and sadness that you haveand you've broken the law. I think
that what's going on here as aprivate investigator has done a pretty bad job
(06:11):
for somebody, and that's unfortunate.I know your voice, you were dead,
don't know me? Why did youdo this to us? How could
you just leave for some other woman? Is that what it was? Who
is this? What is happening?How do you know? I have Ah?
This is crazy, this is notCome on now? Why did you
(06:32):
do this? Why? Why didyou do this to me? Got the
wrong? Why? Terrible? Why? How did you do this to us?
How could you do this to thekids? All right? He hung
up? He hung up? Whatwould you suggest at this point? What
would you suggest that we're going tohave to take this off the air?
That was his voice. Okay,what are you going to do? I'm
(06:56):
calling the police right after we gothe phone. Yes, FBI, Oh
my gosh, FBI, there's somethinggoing on deep, Yes, something else
is happening here. We're gonna get, of course, a three month update,
Catherine, if you don't mind,we're gonna check back with you in
three months. Okay. To havethen just completely denied it, Wow,
you must be in a way numb. Okay. What we're gonna do is
we're gonna prepare the tapes for you. You could present to the FBI and
(07:19):
the and the police. This isa major crime. Can we call you
back a little in a in acouple of hours and just make sure you're
okay? Could we do that?Yeah? Okay, So if you were
Catherine, what would you do?Would you go to the FBI? Would
you sue the guy? What wouldyou do? Instagram under war the comments
(07:43):
over there on Instagram under Hollywood HamiltonHollywood Hamilton on Instagram
Did he tell you. I mean, I'm trying to put it all together.
Every once in a while we getthese these just bizarre stories. This
is a lifetime movie. Catherine orKathleen. It's Katherine. First of all,
want to say how sorry we arethat we've been through such an emotional
rollercoaster for the last six years.It's been more than I could have ever
(00:24):
imagined. Everything was so normal inthe morning, you know, we both
did our normal routines, had coffee. He actually cooks me breakfasts that morning.
And then what he kissed me goodbye, he said goodbye the kids.
He left for work like he alwaysdoes, all the same normal things,
(00:48):
you know, and it's never showedup to work. So you were waiting
at home. Then you find outhe doesn't come home. Then you find
out he never showed up for workthat day. And it must have been
absolute panic. First I thought somethingmust have happened to him. I thought
(01:08):
maybe he was in an accident.I didn't know what to think. I
exhausted every law enforcement, every hospitalI could call. I tried everything.
I was just trying to figure outwhat happened, trying to put the pieces
together. Yeah, yeah, nowkeep in mind, ladies and gentlemen,
keep in mind this happened six yearsago. She then turned to a private
(01:32):
investigator. I could only afford himfor a year, though I went to
him for a year. For ayear, now a missing person. What
did the private investigator come up with? Nothing? He couldn't find him.
After a year. You're no longerpaying this private investigator. What happened next?
I couldn't afford him after a year. I mean it was a lot
(01:53):
of money. And I didn't knowthis, but for five years he was
basically putting feels on his own becausehe was like obsessed with trying to find
him too. Five years later,she gets a call from the private investigator.
Private investigator said, I know whereyour husband is. Oh to take
(02:15):
your time, take your time ontake your time. He found him and
he's living in Arizona under a newname. Wow, she's remarried with two
kids. Okay, so you don'thave his cell phone, you don't have
(02:36):
his home phone, you don't,but you do know where he works.
He's a manager at a grocery storein Phoenix, Arizona. I absolutely cannot
stand this man. I don't knowhim, Okay, like Catherine's got two
kids of her own with this guy. So this guy's got this guy's got
two kids back here in Long Island. Wow, his name, his real
(02:59):
name name is Troy. But what'she using now, Catherine? Ben?
Ben? Ben? Okay, Sohis real name is Troy. You knew
him as Troy, but he's goingas a bend right now? Ben?
Okay? All right, so that'shis current name. Okay, So all
right, Catherine, are you ready? Yeah? Okay, we're going to
call the store. We're calling thestore where he works. Okay, all
right, here we go, Herewe go. Thank you for calling your
(03:28):
local neighborhood and a great place towork our store, our store. I
did not recognize that as a validentry. Thank you for calling your local
neighbor and a great place to work. Our store is opened daily from store
our STOREMANK wait, well, Itransfer your call. Yeah. Can I
(03:52):
speak to Ben, the general manager? Hold on, this is Ben.
Can I help you? Hi?I have a problem, a couple of
problems with you. Are the Areyou the manager of the store or yeah?
I'm the manager of this and threeother stores in the area. Oh
(04:12):
okay, so what does that makeyou like the district manager? Yeah?
District manager. Okay, so who'sabove you? I'm the top of the
food chain here. What exactly isthe problem? I'm a little confused right
now. Well, we could startsix years ago. Some items that I
purchased from your store, and I'mhoping that you know, some of the
packaging was a little loose and Iwas really nervous about it, and I
(04:38):
went to bring it back to thestore six years ago. Your problem with
this store dates back six years ourreturn policy. Oh yeah, there's probably
not much I can do about whateverthat happens to. Well, how long
have you been with the store.I've been with the organization about four years.
Oh okay, so yeah this goesback six years. So where were
you six years ago? I'm andsee how that's relevant. Oh okay,
(05:01):
Well yeah, I think it's Catherinethat probably has a problem. Troy.
I'm sorry. My name is Bev. Okay, all right, listen to
me, uh Ben I am.I'm a radio personality in New York City
(05:26):
on w k T Radio on afeature called War of the Roses. Okay,
that would be Catherine. I'm sorry. Okay, Now, don don't
don't don't don't start with that.Don't start with that. Ben, we
know exactly what's going on now.Your name is actually Troy and uh you're
and that's your wife Katherine left backin Long Island with two kids. We
(05:48):
have located you. It has takena private investigator six years to locate you.
You do realize the damage that you'vecaused with a family back home in
Long Island and sadness that you haveand you've broken the law. I think
that what's going on here as aprivate investigator has done a pretty bad job
(06:11):
for somebody, and that's unfortunate.I know your voice, you were dead,
don't know me? Why did youdo this to us? How could
you just leave for some other woman? Is that what it was? Who
is this? What is happening?How do you know? I have Ah?
This is crazy, this is notCome on now? Why did you
(06:32):
do this? Why? Why didyou do this to me? Got the
wrong? Why? Terrible? Why? How did you do this to us?
How could you do this to thekids? All right? He hung
up? He hung up? Whatwould you suggest at this point? What
would you suggest that we're going tohave to take this off the air?
That was his voice. Okay,what are you going to do? I'm
(06:56):
calling the police right after we gothe phone. Yes, FBI, Oh
my gosh, FBI, there's somethinggoing on deep, Yes, something else
is happening here. We're gonna get, of course, a three month update,
Catherine, if you don't mind,we're gonna check back with you in
three months. Okay. To havethen just completely denied it, Wow,
you must be in a way numb. Okay. What we're gonna do is
we're gonna prepare the tapes for you. You could present to the FBI and
(07:19):
the and the police. This isa major crime. Can we call you
back a little in a in acouple of hours and just make sure you're
okay? Could we do that?Yeah? Okay, So if you were
Catherine, what would you do?Would you go to the FBI? Would
you sue the guy? What wouldyou do? Instagram under war the comments
(07:43):
over there on Instagram under Hollywood HamiltonHollywood Hamilton on Instagram
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