Kidnapped by a k*ller: The Heather Robinson Story (2025)

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You won't get away with this. I won't let you.

What the hell are you talking about?

Don't pretend you don't know, Colette.

He told me.

Who's he?

What are you talking about?

I saw what you wrote.

You said I'm an unfit mother?

You're trying to take Tiffany away from

me?

Who was telling you all this is lying?

It's not true.

I, uh... I don't know what's real

anymore.

He said sign these papers. There's four

pieces of paper, so I signed them. I

said don't you sign anything. Do you

hear me? Don't sign anything.

He's coming back. I gotta go.

How come I haven't met Uncle John?

He's been sick for a while. We haven't

been able to visit him since you were a

baby.

Sick with what?

A lot. He's had a heart attack.

He had a stroke.

So if you guys both die, I have to go

live with him?

Father, Tiffany Robinson.

Don't you even say that?

Well, she's right. That's what a

godfather is, any way you slice it.

Why'd you pick him for that?

It was easy.

Without him, we couldn't have adopted

you.

He's the one that found you for us.

Found me where?

You know, we'll tell you all about that

stuff when you're a bit older, okay,

honey?

Watch yourself on that step there. I

fixed it, but it's still a little wonky.

Come on in, everybody.

All right.

Our casa is su casa.

Right, hon?

You know, since the kids are grown, we

couldn't handle that much space. Yeah,

sure. And North Bay has been great.

Good?

Oh, yeah.

Good neighbors.

Quiet.

Real quiet.

Oh.

Well.

You must be Heather then.

Guess who that is?

I had more hair back then.

I was an Eagle Scout.

And you know, they flew us all the way

to London, England to sing

for the Queen.

The actual Queen of England.

Believe it?

You know, Heather, you don't have to be

so shy.

I know you a long time.

And I was there the day you became part

of...

See all these awards?

What do you think?

Do you want all those?

Sure.

Some of them. Back when I was your age.

Oh.

Look there.

That's me.

And that's you.

They'll k*ll you.

Did

your

dad ever tell you that I helped with

your adoption?

in the kitchen is real.

Lots of kids aren't as lucky as you.

You know that, right?

You're very special.

You're different than everyone else.

I'll have to go and help you.

I promise.

I'll tell you about it someday.

Pinky swear.

John Edward Robinson.

You were supposed to report here on the

17th.

My apologies.

I was away on business.

And by the time I got your letter, I was

already late.

What kind of business are you in?

Consulting. Mostly.

Consulting who? About what?

I'm a little confused, Miss Coy.

My probation is in... Kansas.

I'm not sure why I'm being called to

report in Missouri.

Tell me about Kansas City Outreach.

Sure.

It's a program that was created by

myself and other area

businessmen to provide housing for unwed

mothers, as well as job

training, babysitting.

Okay, so this is a charity that you

started.

Yes.

Felony conviction in 1967 for stealing

from your employer.

Felony arrest in 68 for theft at your

new place of work.

Misdemeanor arrest in 69, theft at the

workplace.

Starting to see a pattern.

That was a long time ago. One more in

69, arrest for embezzlement.

In 1976, convicted of mail fraud.

In 77, you forged the mayor's signature

to publicly award yourself Man of the

Year. For your work with the disabled.

Did you actually do any work with the

disabled?

Is the purpose of this meeting to

embarrass me, Miss Coy?

I didn't break my parole in Kansas.

So I ask you again.

With respect.

Why?

Am I being called here?

I got a call from someone at the

Birdsong Women's Shelter in Overland

She said you approached them in early

December looking for young single

to place in a work program. I asked if

we could be of service. You told her it

was sponsored by the Olathe Credit

Union, where you sat on the board of

directors.

the board of the Kansas City Outreach.

Our bank is the Olathe Credit Union.

Sounds like they should have been

writing this down.

Mr. Robinson, I see repeat offenders

every day.

You're not the only one with a folder

this thick. A con man is always looking

get over on someone else. So I wonder...

What's in it for you?

I don't see the angle here.

There is no angle.

I made some mistakes in my life.

I'm trying to find a way to get back.

And that's what I figured you'd say.

We could have done this by phone.

If there's nothing else... I

have a long ride back home.

If I have to call on you again, I don't

want to ask twice.

Hello, can I help you with something?

Good afternoon, ma 'am.

I'm Lena Coy. I'm with the Missouri

Department of Parole and Probation.

Oh, no. Is someone in trouble?

Oh, no. No trouble. I've been going

around to the women's shelters in the

to ask if anyone has been contacted by a

fellow named John Robinson.

It would have been back in early

January.

Doesn't ring a bell.

The only other person is Gil, I can ask.

He said he was representing a group

called the Kansas City Outreach.

Oh, you mean John Osborne. I spoke with

him. Nice guy.

John Osborne?

Yeah, we connected him with Lisa.

Lisa. Lisa who?

Lisa Stacy.

She was here sometime after the New

Year's. Oh, she had a baby girl named

Tiffany.

Oh, I'm so glad they landed back on

their feet. That baby was as cute as all

out. So Lisa and her baby were placed in

the outreach program?

Well, they were, but she backed out,

found herself a new man, ran off to

family together.

I think she mentioned Colorado.

You spoke to her about this?

No, she wrote us a letter in January.

Said she was doing great, Tiffany was

great, thanking us for our help, you

Do you still have this letter?

I know what I want, and I'm going to go

after it.

While I am truly grateful for Mr.

Osborne's help, I realize that I need to

on and make my own way.

Please don't worry about me.

I'm a big girl, and I know what is best

for Tiffany and me.

I'll write more as soon as I can.

Lots of love, Lisa.

Colette Dennings.

Lisa split from my son right before

Christmas.

Some big fight.

Dean took off for the Army, and Lisa

took Tiffany to stay at a shelter.

We helped out when we could while she

tried to find a job.

And that was when she met John. You know

him as John Osborne?

She said he was going to help her get

her GED, set her up with a place to

I kept saying, do you even know this

guy?

But she had a very trusting nature.

Anyway, he set her up in Overland Park,

a motel.

Harrow. The Harrow Inn.

That night I get a call, and it's Lisa.

And she's freaking out, accusing me of

trying to take Tiffany away from her.

I'm trying to calm her down, and she

says they made her sign on some papers

them, she said.

And then she says something like, he's

coming back, I gotta go.

She was gone.

I called the motel the next morning.

They said Lisa and Tiff had already been

checked out, and that's when I knew.

I knew something bad had happened.

So the police were made aware of John at

that time.

John Osborne.

I gave his name when we filed the

report.

Then we all got the letters.

You got letters?

That's supposedly from her.

Lisa's mom got one out in Alabama.

So did the shelter where she was

staying.

You don't think Lisa wrote this?

Maybe it's her signature.

But it's not her words, that's for sure.

He said they made her sign on four

sheets of paper. You've got one in your

right there. Lisa's mom got another.

In safe house.

Maybe there's one more out there. Did

the police see that?

They saw the one from the shelter.

They wondered why we still thought she

was missing.

I guess it was all they needed to stop

looking.

Yes, hello?

Hi, is this Lynn Jessup, Lisa Stacy's

mother?

Yes, speaking.

Hi, my name is Lena Coy. I'm with the

Missouri Parole and Probation

Is this about my girl?

Have you heard from Lisa?

No, ma 'am, I'm sorry. I'm not part of

the investigation.

But I am looking into a man you might

know as John Osborne.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Dean's sister told me all about him.

They think he might have something to do

with the letters we got.

God knows Lisa didn't write them.

A mother knows what her daughter sounds

like, Miss Coy.

It's her signature, but it isn't her.

Miss Jessup, could you fax over a copy

of that letter?

I sure can.

Yes, I'd like to speak with Detective

Jenna Cormack, please.

Hey, Jen. Hey. Thanks for coming

halfway.

Oh, it's no hassle.

Gives me a chance to get out the office.

There's the case file on the Robinson

investigation.

So there is an investigation.

The family doesn't seem to think so.

We talked to the family about this.

We're not even sure it's a missing

person at this point.

Well, what about Robinson?

He was our only suspect, but he said he

hadn't heard from her.

Then the letters came in.

You saw the letters?

Of course.

Listened to the Overland Park PD.

Says she's living in Kansas.

Doesn't want anything to do with the

family.

Wasn't much more left to look into.

Hold on.

Who's Paula Godfrey?

That's her name, our missing person.

No, her name is Lisa Stacey. She has a

baby Tiffany. A baby?

What the hell are you talking about?

Who's Lisa Stacey? Who's Paula Godfrey?

Paula Godfrey, 19, reported missing by

her parents August 84.

She answered an ad about a job that

Robinson posted in the paper using his

name.

She left her family to attend a training

class in Texas and was never seen

again.

When she was reported missing, people

started getting letters.

Type letters with her signature.

Listen, we're not the only ones chasing

this guy.

The FBI is trying to pin him on federal

charges.

But all they can get on him is forgery.

You're kidding.

It's like busting Capone for tax

evasion.

Work for Capone?

He did something to those women and that

baby.

Fraud and forgery, just the tip of the

iceberg.

And soon he'll be off the streets.

This is a fine every one time to gather

evidence to back up our claim.

Robinson was arrested on federal charges

a couple months later.

He was sentenced to serve six to 20

years for forgery and fraud.

I spent the rest of that year working

with Overland Park and the FBI trying to

build a case against him for the three

missing females.

In the end, we couldn't find enough

evidence to charge him with anything,

one ever saw the women or that baby girl

ever again.

He was out on bail for a year while he

appealed, and three weeks before he went

to prison, another woman went missing.

Catherine Clampett answered a job ad

posted in the paper, and she was never

again. When her family reported her

missing, they got letters, typed

with handwritten signatures.

Six years later...

John Edward Robinson was released from

jail.

Hey, Lynn. Lena Coy here.

I didn't get you at a bad time?

No, no. I was just thinking it was about

time I got a call from you.

Listen, I wanted you to know... John

Robinson is being released...

I knew they couldn't keep it forever on

the frog stuff.

I did all I could.

I'm really sorry.

You got nothing to be sorry for, Lena.

I'll check back in soon, okay?

It's always nice to hear your voice.

Take care now. Bye.

Bye -bye.

Are you going to keep it up, Heather?

It's not like I held him down. You are

not qualified to give piercings to other

kids. Now, Joel's parents will deal with

him. You better hope it doesn't get

infected. Oh,

you think this is funny?

Huh? Making me come down, take you out

of school, it's funny to you?

Hey, we're not done here.

You can't just lounge around all day and

then tell me there's no time to help

out around here or do your homework or,

God forbid, you actually put the dishes

in the sink.

So,

how

was your day?

It's not fun.

It's not. She's that close to getting

kicked out of school. Come on. She

Joel's... You're absolutely right. That

was the

wrong thing to do. And it's not just

that. Mr.

Sawyer had a laundry list of

infractions, detentions, demerits. I can

of it all.

Okay, okay, okay. I get it. Can we

just... I've had a hell of a day and I

really looking forward to sitting down.

My two favorite ladies enjoying a

delicious meal that my beautiful wife

nice enough to make for us. Okay, all

right, all right, I get it.

To be continued.

Remember, we're going drive -thropping

for your cousin's wedding.

Why are we going to Lenexa for a

wedding?

We barely ever see them.

It's a ten -hour drive, Mac. Come on,

when's the last time we were on a road

trip? Can't we just send a card?

It's one weekend of your life, Buckup

Buttercup.

Wait, see?

If I said that, I would never hear the

end of it. Yeah, because you literally

say that all the time. No, and that's

not fair at all. That was not...

Oh, I'm going to have you mashed

potatoes if you don't eat them fast

stop.

Please, we get it.

Oh,

I like it.

What do you think?

Hard pass.

You said that to all four.

Well, they just keep getting worse.

I look like a doll in this. No, you look

like a regular girl.

Well, I don't want to be a regular girl.

This isn't my style.

You don't have a style, Heather. You

wear hoodies and those massive jeans.

You might as well be wearing a ball

gown.

That's how young people dress.

Well, that sure doesn't make it stylish.

And you're not wearing a hoodie and

jeans to the wedding, okay?

It's supposed to be a fun moment, you

know.

A mom taking her daughter to buy a

dress.

Fun for who?

Please, have a seat.

What brings you down?

We're on a missing persons.

And your name came up in our

investigation of a suspect.

Several times, in fact.

Not as an accomplice, I hope.

What can you tell us about John Edward

Robinson?

I knew this day was coming.

How much time you got?

Her name is Suzette Troughton.

Disappeared on April 5th after she took

a job with Robinson looking after his

sick father.

John Robinson's father died years ago

while he was in prison.

April 12th, 1993.

Yeah, Suzette never let a day go by

without calling her mom, so when the

suddenly stopped, she filed a report.

A few days later, she gets a letter.

Her mom said Suzette never used a

typewriter and couldn't spell to save

life. There's only one spelling mistake

on that letter, and that's her dog's

name.

And what about the dog?

Dogs. Two little Pekingese dogs, Pika

and Harry.

Her mom said she wouldn't cross the

street without them, so we started

Checked all the animal shelters, and we

learned that two Pekingese dogs were

found at a trailer park in Olathe the

day after Troughton's last call.

One of the residents living in this

trailer park is one John Edward

You've got to be kidding me.

Basically just left him on his own

doorstep.

He started again.

I wish I could say I was surprised.

Maybe he never stopped.

He hasn't even changed his M .O. and...

He must think he's untouchable.

So far he's been right.

Obviously you picked him up.

We couldn't push him off his story. That

she had run off at the last minute with

some guy named Jerry and they sailed off

into the sunset together.

Literally, like on a boat. This won't be

the last missing girl. He's not going

to stop until somebody stops him.

We're putting together a joint task

force.

Lenexa and Overland Park PD. Yeah, we're

overseeing it.

The FBI is assigning agents next week.

John Edward Robinson has jumped to the

front of the line.

Seems like you've had this guy pegged

from the start.

I've had this file in my desk for the

last 15 years.

I was there when he went to prison.

I was there when he got out.

I had spent the better part of my career

trying to call him out to whatever

branch of law enforcement would listen.

We're listening now.

Yeah. And the cavalry is on its way.

Sam changed his name.

So for about a year, about a year,

Samantha was known

as Sam, right?

And Sam was known as Batman.

And she's been getting away ever since.

And it looks like she's drunk again.

So Liam,

We have some advice for you.

Two words that you're going to have to

get used to.

Yes, dear.

We would like to propose a toast to the

happy couple.

Can you remember Sammy at this age? I

do.

Got it.

May I have this dance?

It's okay, hon. Go dance with your

uncle.

It's okay.

Why so glum, hon?

Isn't my dancing?

Now, I know we haven't seen each other

much, but we're family, okay?

And I want you to know, you can always

come to me for help or advice. Thanks.

I'm okay.

Now, your mom tells me you're having

trouble at school.

Home, too.

Of course, Jill told you that.

She'll tell anyone who'll listen. Hey,

you shouldn't call her that.

What, should I call her mom?

Mm -hmm.

Isn't that what you call your dad?

Different. Mm -mm.

You shouldn't be.

Heather, sweetheart, they only want the

best for you.

We all do.

Do you remember when you were little and

you visited us and I told you

you were special?

You promised you would tell me about it

when I was older. Mm -hmm.

You remember we pinky swore?

That means something from where I come

from.

Now, I owe you a story.

And I think you're almost there, too.

Excuse me.

Sorry for cutting in. I have been trying

to find my daughter all night on the

dance floor.

May I?

Don't you think that's the lady's

choice?

Oh, there's a smile. Okay.

My work here is done.

She's all yours, brother.

Thank you.

Good chat with your uncle?

Come here, hip. Only I'm suffering

something that's carrying.

How many heart attacks have you had, my

dear?

Didn't slow you down on the dance floor,

did it? No.

Well,

a visit in the books?

Yeah.

Be careful, baby brother.

So good to see you.

It's been too long.

We should do this more often. No.

Before you know it, You'll be having

your own wedding. And I'd better be

to that one.

Deal.

Come here.

Come here, little girl.

Oh,

little Heather.

Am I good?

All right, everyone, take a seat. Let's

get down to it.

For all the Missouri folks with us, I'm

Sergeant Don Tessio. And I'm Detective

Gail Evans.

We'll be overseeing this investigation.

This is John Edward Robinson.

He might not look like much.

But he's been a suspect in four murders

already, and our missing person couldn't

make it five.

One of his suspected victims is a five

-month -old baby girl.

Our objectives here are to locate Susan

Troughton or find enough probable cause

to get a warrant to search his two

properties.

He's heading your way.

Alongside the mobile home in Olathe,

Robinson owns a 16 -acre plot of

out in Lucene.

Phone records have him making a call

home from that location on the night

Suzette went dark.

We want round -the -clock surveillance.

If Suzette Troughton is being kept

there, we want to find out.

If he goes somewhere, we will follow.

If he meets someone, we'll be watching.

If he drops something, we'll be there to

pick it up.

The more days that go by, the less of a

chance there is of finding Ms. Troughton

alive. So that clock is already ticking.

She's not going to slip through our

fingers, okay?

Mr. Robinson has been making people

disappear since the 1980s. But whatever

doing to these girls, it stops here with

us.

That's it.

Let's get to it.

Why are you going through my things?

Where's my birth certificate?

What? My birth certificate. You have to

have it. I just want to see it.

Heather, honey, now is not the time,

okay? I want to see it.

Why? Why right now?

Why won't you show it to me?

Because it has my mom's name. It has my

real mom.

Why don't you ever do this when your dad

is here?

Huh? He's not your real father either.

He just gets a pet.

Yeah, because he treats me like his

daughter, not just a pet he has to push

around because he has nothing better to

do.

Nothing better to do?

You are my responsibility.

Mm -hmm.

I'm not your daughter, and you were

never meant to be a mom.

Do you really want to know?

Yes. Tell me.

Your mother k*lled herself in a women's

shelter.

That's not true. You're lying.

Your uncle told us.

He said you were going to be a ward at

the state.

You're just saying that to hurt me.

No, honey, I'm not. I didn't even want

to tell you, but you pushed me.

Heather!

She wasn't taking no for an answer.

We agreed that we would both tell her

together when she's 18.

I know, Mike, I know. And then you just

throw it out there in the middle of

stupid arguments?

It wouldn't be stupid.

Oh, my God, I am so sick of you

trivializing her behavior. No, she never

you the way she treats me. Like, I'm an

imposter. She's a child.

Uncle John?

It's Heather.

Heather, how you doing, hon?

I just want to know the truth.

Did my mom really k*ll herself?

I don't think it's my place to... Did

your dad tell you this?

Jill told me.

Did you know her?

Yeah, only for a short time.

What was she like?

She was sad, but she loved you, and I

know she loved you a whole lot.

What was her name?

Lisa.

Lisa.

Lisa who?

Look, honey, I think I've said all I can

without your parents say so.

You told me that I was special.

And I don't want to wait until I'm

older. I want to know where I came from.

I'll tell you what.

If you want to know the truth, the real

truth, then you're going to have to come

here and visit. Come here to Kansas.

They're never going to let me go.

You don't tell them, okay? You don't

tell anyone.

I'll send you a ticket, then.

You don't tell your mom and dad,

nothing.

And we'll sort it out, okay?

I'm your godfather.

And they'll listen to me.

Yeah, right. They would go crazy.

You let me handle that. You see, it's

easier to beg for forgiveness than to

for permission.

I need to think about it.

It's an open invitation just between the

two of us, all right? But when you're

ready. Or when things get a little rough

over there.

I don't know how things can get any

worse.

Trust me, hon, it could always get

worse.

Believe me.

Look, you just give them a break, okay?

They're doing the best they can, just

like you are.

We'll talk soon.

Okay.

Dear Mom, Sorry it's taken so long to

write. Everything has been so busy.

It feels like my feet haven't touched

the ground in such a long time.

Life has been so much fun with Jerry on

the boat. We visited so many beautiful

places. And Pika and Harry love be...

Pika and Harry love being out on the

water. I was worried they wouldn't be

to handle it, but they love it even more

than I do.

Misspelled the name again.

And they're not on the boat.

They're clearly at the animal shelter.

I'd say this eliminates any possibility

she's writing these letters.

Not unless she's lying to her mother.

Hey, I'm being DH still here. You know

what he'll say.

Not unless she's lying to her mother.

If Robinson told us about this Jerry

guy, and this letter proves the whole

story is bull, then he's the source of

the lie.

It's not enough to arrest him. No.

But it's enough to get search warrants

for his house and to land in La Cine.

Look, I want him locked up as much as

you.

But that is one hell of a gamble.

It'll pay off.

He's hiding something on that farm. We

just need permission to go look. We

got one chance at this.

We tip him off and the searches are a

bust.

He's going to dump any evidence we don't

find. There's a woman's life on the

line here.

Time's running out.

You know it as well as we do.

What's all this for?

Mr. Robinson, we have a warrant from the

district attorney of Johnson County

that serves this residence.

Serves for what?

Just get down here with me, please, sir.

It's okay. It's all right. It's all

right. It's all right. We're just going

do what they say, okay?

And I promise you, we'll all be over

soon. Mr. Robinson.

I'm making a meal out of this.

I don't know what you think you're going

to find here.

You got another team heading to your

place in Lassine.

What are we going to find there?

I'm going to call my lawyer.

Yeah. I figured you'd say that.

Watch him.

Might take a while.

Annabella the Wicker

There's something in this one.

This one, too. I need hands.

Give me a crowbar.

You find something?

Two. Got it.

Jamie, put cuffs on him.

Read him his rights.

Got anything?

Is that what I think it is?

Lena Coy here. Hey, Lena. It's Don

Tessio with Lenexa PD.

Am I catching you at a bad time? No, no,

not at all. How's the case going?

We arrested him this morning.

We found bodies on his land in La Cine.

You're kidding.

How many?

And the other one?

We're not there yet.

I'll know more after the autopsy.

It's already hit the local press. It'll

be national news by tomorrow.

I didn't want you to hear it that way,

so... I appreciate the call.

Thank you, Sergeant.

Yeah, one sec.

Dad. Huh?

It's for you.

Who is it?

Liam.

Sammy's Liam?

Hello?

JR's been arrested? Yeah, right.

He put you up to this?

What'd he say?

I don't know. He's saying check today's

paper?

What?

Ooh, slow down, slow down.

This can't be happening.

I think he might have k*lled three women

and an infant.

Oh, my God.

He m*rder*d a mother and gave us her

baby.

That's what he did. Oh,

my God. They're going to think we helped

him.

We're going to go to prison.

No, no, no. We need to call the police.

They're going to find out anyway. We

have nothing to hide.

How could he have done this to us?

He made us a part of it.

Oh, my God.

Mike, they're going to take it.

Mike, they're going to take it away from

us. Never let that happen.

Heather.

Is this me?

A farmhouse in La Cine yesterday became

the site of a horrific discovery as two

bodies were found sealed up in 55

-gallon drums on the property belonging

John Robinson.

Robinson was arrested in connection with

the disappearance of 32 -year -old

Suzette Troughton, who has been missing

since April.

Robinson is also a suspect in the

disappearances of three women and a five

-month -old baby in the 1980s.

We well know who the victims are until

the medical examiners have a chance to

examine the bodies.

There's a chance they could be related

to the missing women cases in the 1980s,

but this is a case that is literally

unfolding before our eyes.

Thank you.

Barrel number one is going to be Suzette

Troughton. The tattoos and body

piercings match up.

As for number two, all I can say is

female in her 20s.

Both were k*lled by multiple blows to

the head with a blunt object.

You found the hammer at the scene.

That or something that size.

That's going to be Isabella Lewicka.

Her passport's Polish, but we've got her

resident alien card, social security,

and Kansas driver's license.

Evans, you're not going to believe this.

She k*lled herself at a women's shelter.

He had papers for us to sign. Everything

looked official. We thought the papers

were real.

Still, his office got word from a lawyer

representing one of Robinson's

relatives. They said that in January

1985, John helped his brother with a

private adoption.

A baby girl.

Same time Lisa Stacy and her baby went

missing.

Tiffany... Wait.

There's no way.

The girl's name is Heather Tiffany

Robinson.

Chicago FBI picked her up this morning

for DNA comparison with Lisa Stacy's mom

in Alabama.

So, he m*rder*d the mother and gave her

child to his brother.

Did the brother know?

If he didn't, he sure does now.

find you here you used to come here to

think before

you could think

it's

getting late your mom's worried we

should uh go some food out for you how

did you pay him what

You must have paid him something. How

much?

Well...

$5

,000?

He said it was for adoption fees.

$5 ,000.

That's how much my mom's life was worth.

Heather, let's...

I was just some trophy that he could

always check up on and remember what he

did.

You even kept Tiffany in my name.

It might have been the only truthful

thing he ever told us.

When, um... When John and I were kids...

John was...

The favorite. He had the girlfriends and

the cool car.

And I looked up to him.

He always looked out for me.

He always came to my rescue when I was a

kid.

And with the adoption, he came to the

rescue again.

And I thought I could never repay him.

You know, for... Whatever happens,

getting to

be your dad's the best thing that's ever

happened to me.

Your mom, too.

I just... I don't know.

I don't want you to know that.

No.

It's horrible how you got here.

But you're here, and if you don't want

to go,

I won't let them take you.

John Robinson has been charged with two

counts of m*rder related to the two

bodies recovered on Monday.

The victims have been identified as

Suzette Troughton, missing since April

this year.

and Isabella Lewicka, who was last seen

in August of 1999.

Robinson has also been charged with a

third count of m*rder related to the

disappearance of Lisa Stacey in 1985.

Her remains have not been located, and

we're working through the evidence and

hope it will lead us to other potential

victims.

Thank you.

This was put together from Robinson

Shredder in his office.

It's an invoice for a storage rental

unit in Olathe under the name Beverly

Bonner.

Beverly Bonner?

That's a new name.

She was a prison librarian at Kansas

State, same time as our guy, until she

in April 1993.

The month Robinson is released.

She immediately divorces her husband and

disappears.

Aside from a few letters the family got,

nobody's heard from her since.

Let me guess.

typed out with her handwritten

signature.

Yeah. The husband sends alimony checks

every month to a P .O. box, so nobody

even thought she was missing.

We're looking into who's cashing those

checks, but we need to see what's inside

this storage locker.

All right.

I'll call the Missouri D .A. and tell

them you're coming.

Thank you, sir.

The good news is they know you didn't

have anything to do with any crime

to the adoption.

What about the actual adoption?

Legally speaking,

There wasn't one.

The adoption documents, her birth

certificate, they're all forgeries.

So what are they going to do?

This might be a conversation for just

the adults.

I'm not going anywhere.

No, she can stay.

Okay.

The FBI thinks the best place for

Heather right now is the place she's

known. But once the DNA confirms it...

Your biological father, Dean Stacey,

would legally assume guardianship.

What does this mean for Heather?

It means Heather is not her legal name,

and you're not her legal guardians.

So she isn't a resident of the state of

Illinois.

It means if you stay with your... with

E's parents...

Your biological family could put an end

to it at any point.

Until your father transfers

guardianship.

You can't be enrolled in school.

You can't get a driver's license or a

passport.

You'll have no valid ID.

Which means you can't open a bank

account or get a job or take part in any

or sports.

You can't get a library card.

How long can this go on?

Until her 18th birthday. Her actual

birthday, which is September

3rd, 2003.

My birthday is September 3rd?

I'm so sorry. I thought you knew.

That means that I'm already 16.

My sweet 16 was two months ago.

Okay, so what do we do now? How do we

proceed?

Hold tight.

Don't talk to anyone without me present.

Heather's a minor, so your names won't

be released to the press, but they will

find out eventually.

Then your life will be a whole lot

easier if you can stay out of the news.

I never met Beverly.

Just her brother a few times.

Last time was a little over a year ago.

It's been a while.

Her brother?

Yeah, he said that...

She was living somewhere overseas.

Australia, I believe it was.

Did you get his name?

John.

John Osborne.

Kitty litter.

Not enough to hide that smell.

Whoa.

I think I got something.

Give me some more right here.

Good afternoon, everyone.

Once again, I have a short statement,

then I'll open it up to questions.

The bodies recovered on Tuesday in

Olathe have been identified.

The first victim is Beverly Bonner, who

was last seen in January 1994.

The second victim is Sheila Faith, and

the third is her 15 -year -old daughter,

Ann Faith, who was last seen in the

summer of 1997.

My God, those poor women.

John Robinson has been charged with

three new counts of first -degree m*rder

Missouri.

There are now a total of eight victims.

I'll let District Attorney Dent fill you

in on those cases in his jurisdiction.

Here in Kansas, Mr. Robinson has

received the charge of aggravated

with parental custody related to the

kidnapping of Tiffany Stacy.

in January 1985, following the m*rder of

Lisa Stacey.

The baby, Tiffany Stacey, was adopted by

a Midwestern family in January 1985,

where she remains today.

We are confident that this adoptive

family had no knowledge of any criminal

activity.

But it was obviously not a legal

adoption.

Our job is to bring Mr. Robinson to

account for all these horrific crimes,

that's what we intend to do.

Thank you.

We finally squeezed some more

information out of the DA's office.

And?

So far, neither side of the biological

family has taken action.

That's good, isn't it?

It's only half the battle.

Your father hasn't filed for custody,

but he hasn't released it either.

Bottom line is, someone's going to have

to talk to Dean Stacey.

I can get you his contact info, but...

You'll have a better chance if you come

at this without lawyers.

I'll talk to him.

Honey. It has to happen sometime. It

might as well be now.

Hey, you don't have to do anything until

you're good and ready.

I'll talk to him.

He's not going to listen to you.

He might not listen to me, but I don't

want a new life.

If talking to him is the only way to

keep things as they are, then that's

I'll do.

Hi.

Is it Dean?

Tiffany? Is that you?

Yeah.

Yeah, it's me.

It's real good to hear your voice,

honey.

I spent a long time hoping this day

would come.

When they told me you were alive, boy,

they showed me your pictures.

You got your mama's eyes.

My mom had brown eyes.

I don't know if I'm ready for that yet.

Well, I don't want to rush you if you're

not ready.

There's a guest room here waiting for

you.

So there was something that I wanted to

ask you.

Listen, sweetheart, I know what you're

going to ask me.

And I don't want to take you away from

what you've got going on over there.

But I'm not signing over anything, and

that's that.

Why?

It wasn't them. It was... I'm your

family, Tiffany.

Your real family.

My name is Heather.

Your name is Tiffany.

Tiffany Ellen Stacy, and I know because

I named you.

Okay, well, I have to go.

You let me know if you change your mind.

I'm sure we could set something up to

come visit.

Okay.

Bye.

How are things different from a year

ago?

Like, what's a regular day for you right

now?

I don't have regular days.

I try to stay away from people.

I can't go anywhere without being gawked

at.

I hear them call me Tiffany, which is

weird enough.

But mostly it's the missing baby.

I can't drive.

I'm not allowed to go to school, so I

don't hang out with kids my age or any

age.

In the afternoons, I have a few hours of

homeschool with my tutor.

But instead of math and history, she

just goes on and on about John's trial

coming up.

And then after that, I go back to bed.

Or it's video games until I fall asleep.

And then it starts all over.

Same day, always living in fear that

some relative I've never met will come

take me away.

And that's about it.

Oh, wait.

This weekend, my ill*gal dad is

testifying in court against a serial

brother who's on trial for murdering my

mom, and I get to watch it on the news.

That's about it.

Wow.

Thank you.

Thank you for sharing that.

You're the fourth shrink I've told it to

this year.

Sounds like you haven't been getting

much out of therapy.

I'm just here to get my parents off my

back.

They find a new person every few months,

so here I am.

Being a therapist is like any job.

Some are a better fit than others.

The session's almost over and you've

barely said anything.

We just met.

I can't help until I know a bit about

who you are, where you're coming from.

Right.

If you figure it out in the next five

minutes, I will come back for session

Every person who walked through that

door, everyone's story is unique,

truly. But yours?

Yours really is a first.

And I can't imagine how that must feel.

Only you have ever known what this is

like.

John Robinson may be evil and dishonest,

but he was right about one thing. You

are special.

I don't want to be special.

I just want to be a regular teenager.

I want a boyfriend and I want to drive a

car, get a job like everyone else my

age.

I just want to be normal.

I don't really know what to do.

Well, you've lasted the whole hour,

which means you're making the effort.

That's a great start.

This is usually where I get a to -do

list or a prescription.

Nothing like that.

But just in case...

This is the last time that we meet.

I'd like to ask you something.

And I don't need an answer.

I'd just like you to think about the

question.

Sure.

If you had the choice between learning

the truth about your life or continuing

on without ever knowing, what would you

choose?

A year after Kansas authorities

discovered two bodies hidden in barrels,

trial for accused serial k*ller John

Robinson is finally underway.

He is now believed to have k*lled at

least eight women over two decades.

My wife and I, for the past five years,

have been trying to adopt a baby. And

when John found out that we were looking

into adoptions, he said he knew of a

lawyer that could help us cut through

some of the red tape.

And we jumped at the chance.

And in the early part of 1985, he calls

out of the blue

and said he had a baby.

He said we needed to get down to Kansas

City as quick as we could.

So he met us at the airport.

We all drove back to his house, and

that's when we met Heather.

When Karen first handed her over to us,

that was the happiest

moment of my whole life.

And we wanted to get a picture with her

and her new uncle,

her godfather, the man that found her

and he brought her into our

family.

Is this the photograph you took that

day?

Yeah.

This photo was taken the day after Lisa

Stacey disappeared.

The day after he had m*rder*d her

mother, he's giving you this baby?

We flew out together the next day so we

could start lives together as a family.

That used to be my favorite memory,

but... I don't get to have that anymore.

Do you really think I did okay?

You told the truth.

That's all they can ask for.

How do you feel?

Tired. It felt good, though.

To walk out and leave them there.

Mr. and Mrs. Robinson.

I'm Lynn Jessup.

Lisa Stacy's mom.

Tiffany's grandmother.

Can I speak to you for a minute?

You know, we met your grandmother.

She came up to us after Dad testified.

Lynn.

That's right, yeah. Lynn Jessup.

What was she like?

Really nice.

Kind of shy.

Yeah, she's got a thick southern accent.

She wants to meet you.

If that's something that you'd want to

do.

I don't know if I'm ready for that.

It's just a lot right now.

Well, no one's present.

On the initial count of first -degree

m*rder, based on the evidence presented

the jury, finds the defendant guilty.

On the second count of first -degree

m*rder, the jury also finds the

guilty.

It was the longest trial in Kansas

history, but it took the jury less than

to come back with all guilty verdicts

for serial k*ller John Robinson.

And today, the jury has decided that

Robinson should pay the ultimate price

his crimes.

What kind of things would you like to

know about your mom?

Everything.

Stupid stuff.

Like, what was her favorite color?

What movies did she like?

You know, some of those questions can

still be answered, even if you don't

to see your... Whatever he is.

Do you remember the question I asked you

at our first meeting?

Whether I'd want to know the truth or

not?

My answer is yes.

I would want to know the truth.

As awful as it is, as much damage as

it's caused.

Well, you're kind of at that crossroads

now.

You can step back until you're ready, or

you can go forward and ask the

questions that might have painful

answers.

The choice is yours to make.

Hello?

I'm sorry.

I don't want to come at you with too

much.

It's really good to meet you again.

Nice to meet you too.

Needs a space, though.

I haven't changed much.

She grew up in this house.

She grew up in this room.

Her crib was right there where the bed

is.

And you used to get your diapers changed

right here.

made this for you.

Dean's sister sent it back with whatever

was left of her stuff.

The FBI used that to check to see if you

are who you are.

Made sure they didn't stuff it up.

When you're old enough to read this, I

hope you will still be feeling the love

have for you because it is a love

stronger than life itself.

That's it. There's only one entry.

She never got a chance to fill the

pages.

She made it for you.

So you should keep it.

Next time you come visit, I'll take you

up to see your mama's

headstone. Dateline Cemetery.

She has a son?

She has a plot right next to mine.

When they find her.

I'm really glad I got to see you again.

I never got to be a grandma like I hoped

to be, but however you want it to be.

Bye, Grandma.

We'll talk to you soon.

I can't wait to tell Miss Coy about

this.

She's going to fall over.

Who's Miss Coy?

So what comes next?

I suppose you guys will be assisting

with the Missouri trial?

There isn't going to be a trial.

He's pleading guilty?

I didn't think he had it in him.

Well, I guess that's that then.

I wanted to thank you in person, Lena.

Without your groundwork,

We couldn't have put all this together

the way we did.

I like to think we got him in time to

save the next one.

And the one after that.

You really should have been a detective.

If you ever get another hunch, please

call me directly.

Will do.

Thanks, Don.

Thanks so much, Lena.

Made a deal.

We get to take a photo and you can dress

however you want.

Everyone else my age got a parade. My

diploma came in the mail.

Oh, look on the bright side. You would

have hated that purple gown.

That's not untrue.

Are you set, Mike?

I, uh, I have no idea.

Ta -da.

You got it framed.

Honey, we are so proud of you.

And you should be proud of yourself,

too. You worked really hard for this.

Okay. But Kathy won't be getting any

Teacher of the Year awards because she

me most of the answers. Okay, Heather,

can you just let us have this one happy

moment for the next 30 seconds or so?

That's it.

Okay.

Okay. Yay us!

Exactly! Yay us!

Okay, let's go, Mike.

Okay.

I think I got it.

Countdown.

Everybody get ready.

Here we go.

Dear Heather, I know I'm the last person

you want to hear from right now.

But it's about time you learn the truth.

I've been accused of horrible things.

But I want to tell you, I did not harm

your mother or anyone else.

Your mom's family wanted her to get an

ab*rtion.

And when she didn't, they disowned her.

She was a young, single mom with no

options.

She handed you to me and said, I want

you to take her and give her a good

Before she left, she kissed you and

said, Tiffany, this is

what's best for you.

You need a real family.

I'm doing this because I love you.

Happy birthday to you.

Happy birthday to you.

Happy birthday, dear Heather.

Happy birthday to you.

You know the drill, make a wish.

Hey, speaking of wishes, you're

officially an adult.

No guardians for you to do whatever you

want.

What do you want to do first?

Two things just because I'm an adult

doesn't mean and I looked it up

Adults can still be adopted.

I know it doesn't change anything, but I

Would like to make it official. I want

you to adopt me

We're supposed to be getting you stuff.

And then the second thing is, can I

borrow mom's car for a couple of days?

We can drive you. No, I just, I have

some things that I need to do on my own.

I just say I need to do them.

Um.

Oh, yeah, of course.

Sorry to interrupt.

Are you Lena Coy? Yes.

It's nice to finally meet you.

Please sit.

Hi, Mom.

I know you're not really in there.

But I'm never giving up hope that we're

going to find you.

And I'm never going to stop looking for

you.

I'm not the missing baby anymore.

My name is Heather Tiffany Robinson.

And I'm here.

I'm right here.