Many people who could identify violent criminals profiled on UM where bold to appear on camera, in some cases before the fugitive was apprehended. Which eyewitnesses stood out as especially brave for making an on-camera appearance?

My first thought is Scott Johnston, from the Jonathan Francia segment. "Jason" was obviously very dangerous and could easily find the trailer park where Scott lived - a lot of eyewitnesses in that situation would have chosen to appear in silhouette and/or disguised their voice & used a fake name.

Even if Scott moved from the trailer park, he couldn't be that hard to find having appeared on camera, had given his full name and was easily recognizable.

Alejandro Espinosa, the guy who helped catch Richard Ramirez. Which has always been a fascinating mystery within itself...what happened to Espinosa?

Many people who could identify violent criminals profiled on UM where bold to appear on camera, in some cases before the fugitive was apprehended. Which eyewitnesses stood out as especially brave for making an on-camera appearance?

Funny... Just based off the topic of this (and before I read your post) my first thought was also Scott Johnston. He had nothing to gain and a lot to lose.

I also think Gord Mcallister was brave for his appearance. I know he had police protection for a while, but he didn't when UM broadcast his story.

Alejandro Espinosa, the guy who helped catch Richard Ramirez. Which has always been a fascinating mystery within itself...what happened to Espinosa?
Definitely agree with this. He really put himself on the line and may have paid the ultimate price for it.

The couple that trailed Dennis DePue and looped back to the school.

It didn't inspire Jeepers Creepers for nothing.

Even if the case was unsolved I give Henry Rollins credit for his interview recalling the details of his best friend's murder(Joe Cole). Especially considering Rollins ran to save his own life

If we believe Maury Terry's theory on the SOS killings, then any of the eyewitnesses in that case.

Cw roddy

Maybe don deveraux

I had admiration for Betty Thompson. She had multiple threats from phone calls, multiple threats from coworkers and an attempt on her life while standing in her own driveway and she still agreed to appear on camera to protest the horrible things going on at Frontera.

The witness who was hunting illegally in a sugar cane field who watched Rebecca Young's murder in Belle Glade, Florida and called in to the Police.

Larry Dickens's mother and sister
Gordon McAllister

The witness who was hunting illegally in a sugar cane field who watched Rebecca Young's murder in Belle Glade, Florida and called in to the Police.
I agree with this one, especially with him being a foreigner. that takes a lot of courage to come forward. I just wish UM located him because he would of been key to ID'ing the suspect that the police found.

one of my favorite courageous witnesses was the lady from the Dana Stubberfield segment. the names are foggy and I might have them wrong, but she was face to face with that guy and could have been killed there or afterward. her testimony did not directly lead to the capture, but there may have not been a segment without her and as we saw this murder got a lot of attention from UM and eventually the friend of the guy came forward to turn him in.

I agree with this one, especially with him being a foreigner. that takes a lot of courage to come forward. I just wish UM located him because he would of been key to ID'ing the suspect that the police found.

one of my favorite courageous witnesses was the lady from the Dana Stubberfield segment. the names are foggy and I might have them wrong, but she was face to face with that guy and could have been killed there or afterward. her testimony did not directly lead to the capture, but there may have not been a segment without her and as we saw this murder got a lot of attention from UM and eventually the friend of the guy came forward to turn him in.

She appeared in the segment on camera as "Shirley". Not gonna post her real name here out of respect to the deceased

The now deceased reporter lady who took the picture of the robbery suspect while driving past them

She appeared in the segment on camera as "Shirley". Not gonna post her real name here out of respect to the deceased

She passed away?

The now deceased reporter lady who took the picture of the robbery suspect while driving past them

Katherine Scott. :)

"I can take this picture...but he'll shoot me! I want to take this picture, I have to take this picture...but he'll shoot me!"

Dustin Johnson turning in his uncle, Dennis Smith, for Carolyn Killaby's disappearance/homicide. It's hard to imagine being a kid and having to live with the guy who murdered your mother.

Dustin Johnson turning in his uncle, Dennis Smith, for Carolyn Killaby's disappearance/homicide. It's hard to imagine being a kid and having to live with the guy who murdered your mother.

I think it was absolutely cruel of the grandparents to make Dustin live with Smith. That has psychological damage written all over it.

I wonder how Dustin is doing today.

I think it was absolutely cruel of the grandparents to make Dustin live with Smith. That has psychological damage written all over it.

I wonder how Dustin is doing today.

There was an article online years ago that mentioned that Dustin was glad that Smith committed suicide in prison (and I can't blame him for feeling that way).

Even if the case was unsolved I give Henry Rollins credit for his interview recalling the details of his best friend's murder(Joe Cole). Especially considering Rollins ran to save his own life

Let it be known, I am not the one who first mentioned Henry Rollins. :happy face: Totally agree, though.

David Kaczynski springs to mind. It can't be easy to turn in your brother.

The security guard who totally copped to accepting a bribe once he realized the guy he saw likely killed the woman who owned the clothing store with her husband.

On one of the anniversary segments, it's mentioned that a woman went undercover to help capture Gregory Barker. Does anyone have any additional information about this? None of my copies had any mention about it.

This wasn't covered on "UM". But the older lady who called Cops on a young teen victim of Jeffrey Dahmer. She was very concerned but of course was given the brush off. His victim was nude and couldn't speak English. He wandered the streets confused. Dahmer convinced Cops it was a lover's spat and they returned him. Dahmer would kill him later that night. The Cops said some very off color things and laughed about the incident. Both were given leave but eventually got their jobs back. The lady was given an award and I'm pretty sure died some years ago.

This wasn't covered on "UM". But the older lady who called Cops on a young teen victim of Jeffrey Dahmer. She was very concerned but of course was given the brush off. His victim was nude and couldn't speak English. He wandered the streets confused. Dahmer convinced Cops it was a lover's spat and they returned him. Dahmer would kill him later that night. The Cops said some very off color things and laughed about the incident. Both were given leave but eventually got their jobs back. The lady was given an award and I'm pretty sure died some years ago.

Actually, the victim (a Laotian immigrant) had been living in the U.S. for ten years at that point and spoke fluent English. The problem was, he had been given so many drugs by Dahmer that he couldn't communicate with anyone at all.

Dahmer somehow convinced those two cops that the 14 year old boy was his 19 year old lover. Ironically, the victim's older brother had been molested by Dahmer a few years earlier, which put him on the sex offenders list. The police would have known that had they tried to identify either male.

As soon as that door closed and the police officers were making their jokes, Dahmer was already strangling the boy. Horror movies are not as scary as this.

Oh yeah. I remember his Brother had been assaulted as well. I always thought he wasn't fluent in English for some reason. What a shame he was delivered to him...

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