Transcripts For FBC Stossel 20171029

Im jamie colby, and, today, im in encino, california. Will rogers once said, if there are no dogs in heaven, then when i die, i want to go where they go. But when the owners go first, especially the rich or eccentric ones, it can make for one strange inheritance. My name is tyson kilmer. Im an animal trainer. When one of my clients, sam simon, passed away in march of 2015, i inherited his dog, who is not exactly lassie, marmaduke, or any other lovably harmless pet youve seen on tv. Hi, kilmers. Im jamie. Im tyson kilmer. This is my wife, alison. Aliyah and tyler. How are you . Im great i heard your family has a living, breathing inheritance . Indeed, we do. We have a cane corso that used to belong to the late, great sam simon. Sam simon even if you dont recognize the name, you surely know his work as codeveloper, with Matt Groening, of that iconic and longrunning tv show, the simpsons. Sam was born in 1955 and grew up in Beverly Hills, just down the street from groucho marx. After graduating from stanford university, sam catapults his way up in the tv business, becoming a showrunner in 1978 for the hit series taxi, at the age of 23. Sam was the youngest showrunner in the history of television, when he was a showrunner on taxi. Mark thompson is an l. A. Radio host and a longtime friend of simons. To describe him as highly intelligent would be to understate it in the extreme. Sam works on Barney Miller and cheers, before teaming up with Matt Groening on the simpsons, which premieres on the fox network in 1989. Matt groening created these characters and this family, but the universe that the simpsons exist in the town, the Nuclear Power plant, mr. Burns, all of these different characters. Sam simon was the driving force behind that. But in 1993, after four trailblazing seasons, sam decides he wants a life outside of television. Before quitting, he negotiates a deal giving him continuous credit as an executive producer and a share of the shows annual profit, to the tune of 30 million a year. Sam, now twice divorced with no children, turns his energy to what becomes his calling in life saving animals, especially dogs. In 2002, at the cost of several Million Dollars, he creates this lavish, sprawling dog shelter in malibu. One of the neglected pooches that end up at sams shelter is a 6month old cane corso, also known as an italian mastiff, a breed some people refer to as a pit bull on steroids. The big canine is quickly deemed too aggressive to stay at the shelter. So sam takes him home and names him columbo, after the rumpled, trenchcoatwearing detective played by peter falk. He adored columbo, clearly. I think he was like an offspring almost. He was like a son. A son with a nasty disposition. Within months, columbo attacks Staff Members on the simon estate. There are as many as eight biting incidents. He even goes after sams buddy, howard stern. Ok, guys, go play [ dogs barking ] so, in 2011, sam contacts tyson kilmer, who has a reputation for working with dangerous breeds. His hollywood clientele includes rob lowe and mike tyson, but none impresses him like sam simon. The first meeting he had with sam, tyson came back and went, i met my hero. I met a guy thats doing way more than i am with animals. It was a bromance. Alison kilmer is tysons wife. Was it more than just about the dog . Oh, yeah. Tyson knew right away that sam was someone that was gonna mentor him. Still, tyson hesitates taking the columbo case. Why . I had stopped working with that breed a few years prior, just because of the volatility and the liability issues around them. Im sure that training aggressive dogs is dangerous. Where is columbo on the scale . If its a scale from 1 to 10, columbos a 12. Tyson says he makes an exception for columbo, when simon convinces him that health issues, like painful hip dysplasia, explain why hes such a bad dog. So, its not just behavioral. Its also medicine . Thats correct. Simons already paying for the best veterinary medicine money can buy. Among other things, columbo gets electromagnetic therapy and acupuncture. Acupuncture for a dog . I know were in los angeles, but really . This dog has endured so much pain in his legs that this is not some frivolous treatment. And the price tag for columbos firstclass care . Columbo costs approximately 138,000 a year. Thats a Fouryear College education. The reality is i didnt hire these folks. I was just asked to be present while these folks were working. And this work changed my perspective on this dog entirely. Ready to go. Tyson takes over the actual training, hooking up columbo with a partner to keep him in line. Hey, jamie. I brought my friends. I see that, tyson. I hope theyll be my friends. They will be your friends. So, kashas been the one to teach him how he should be responding and reacting in these encounters. Shes a pit bull. Shes a pit bull, yes, but shes very fabulously trained. You want to give it a try . Im willing to try. Perfect. Okay, so, lets start off by showing her a stay. Point to the ground. Tell her, okay, down. Okay, down, kasha. Good girl, kasha. And now, this is how she smiles. So, it looks like kind of scary. Oh you get a rub on the belly stay. Tyson says his hard work and sams money transform columbo into a loving and muchlessaggressive pet. So, the bottom line is you have rehabilitated this dog. I would say that this dog is living, at this point, within very acceptable margins for behavior and safety, as long as we continue to put the work in with him daily. Its late 2012, when, at 57, sam simon is diagnosed with colorectal cancer. The prognosis its terminal. How did sam tell you he was sick . [ voice breaking ] he was just sick. What happened . You know, he said, you know, tyson, im dying. Will sams death sentence also be the end for columbo . I was asked to make sure that columbo was taken off the property immediately. Immediately . Yes. Thats next. But first, our strange inheritance quiz question. Was it roy rogers trigger. Mr. Ed. Or seabiscuit . The answer when we return. Can i kick it . Yes you can can i kick it . Yes you can can i kick it . Yes you can well im gone can i kick it . To all the people who can quest like a tribe does. Betty called me at she thought it was a fire. It was worse. A sinkhole opened up under our museum. Eight priceless corvettes had plunged into it. Chubb was there within hours. They helped make sure it was safe. We had everyone we needed to get our museum back up and running, and we opened the next day. You know win control . Be this guy. Check it out selfappendectomy oh, thats really attached. Thats why i rent from national. Where i get the control to choose any car in the aisle i want, not some car they choose for me. Which makes me one smooth operator. Ah still a little tender. vo go national. Go like a pro. The uncertainties of hep c. Wondering, what if . I let go of all those feelings. Because i am cured with harvoni. Harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. Its been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. And is proven to cure up to 99 of patients who have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. Certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. Before starting harvoni, your doctor will test to see if youve ever had hepatitis b, which may flare up and cause serious liver problems during and after harvoni treatment. Tell your doctor if youve ever had hepatitis b, a liver transplant, other liver or kidney problems, hiv or any other medical conditions and about all the medicines you take including herbal supplements. Taking amiodarone with harvoni can cause a serious slowing of your heart rate. Common side effects of harvoni include tiredness, headache and weakness. Ready to let go of hep c . Ask your hep c specialist about harvoni. So, what stuffed horse fetched 266,000 at auction . Its a, trigger, who belonged to roy rogers. With the help of his new friend and dog trainer tyson kilmer and a year and a half of intense training sam simons rescued 140pound cane corso is under control. So, youve given columbo a stay of execution. Nobody else has been bitten, so the first part is amazing. Secondly, hes a happier soul. But, in 2012, sams diagnosis of stagefour cancer changes everything. After being told he has only months to live, the simpsons codeveloper launches a campaign to save as many animals as he can before hes gone. He brings tyson along for the ride. As his body began to fail him, he would be jumping on a learjet and flying off, so somebody had to watch out for him. Here was sam simon ready to do all of these things that seem unthinkable. He rescued all of these bears from roadside circuses. He shut down a mink farm. So, the money is kind of gone. You gave it all to peta. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. I put in a trust that will be distributed, in perpetuity, to save the children and peta and other organizations. Fantastic. For two years, sam beats the clock, but his disease never relents. I got a call that he was in the hospital, and he had summoned for me to come to his bedside. He just said, im sorry to burden you with this, but will you please take my dog . Of course, i said yes. Tyson looked at me and said, i got to do this for him. If we dont, theyre gonna put columbo down. Tyson also makes sure columbo can stay by sam till the end. I was asked to train columbo to climb a set of steps beside sams bed so that columbo could get up there and sleep with him. Columbo was with sam right up until he passed. I was asked to be on the property when he passed to make sure that columbo was taken off the property immediately. Why immediately . Well, columbo couldnt be on the property with an influx of people coming in, just because it just wasnt safe. Arguably even less safe bringing this strange inheritance home to your wife and kids. I have to ask you about that. I met him. Hes fierce. You let them hang out with columbo . Supervised. Columbo cannot be unsupervised around my children or around anybody. When hes uncomfortable, hes grumpy. You dont want to be anywhere around him. And i dont want my kids to be anywhere around him. And stay. Your kids could get hurt. Youre willing to take the risk. We make all the precautions. We make sure theyre never alone with columbo. We make sure that they train him every day. And us, as a family we made a commitment to healing dogs and showing other families how to do it. A noble commitment, but whos going to pay for columbos ongoing 138,000ayear medical care . Was there some sort of verbal agreement between you and sam . Sam just basically said, listen, dont worry about this. Everythings taken care of. Ruhroh is it possible that sam made a promise to tyson he didnt intend to keep . Thats next. Heres another quiz question for you. Santas little helper, the simpsons family dog, is what breed . The answer in a moment. By listening to an thiaudiobook on audible. Ame and this guy is just trying to get through the day. Keeping it together. Losing it. Upgrade your commute. Ride with audible. Money managers are pretty much the same. All but while some push High Commission investment products, Fisher Investments avoids them. Some advisers have hidden and layered fees. Fisher investments never does. And while some advisers are happy to earn commissions from you whether you do well or not, Fisher Investments fees are structured so we do better when you do better. Maybe thats why most of our clients come from other money managers. Fisher investments. Clearly better money management. Whuuuuuat . Rtgage offer from the bank today. You never just get one offer. Go to lendingtree. Com and shop multiple loan offers for free free . Yeah. Could save thousands. You should probably buy me dinner. No. Go to lendingtree. Com for a new home loan or refinance. Receive up to five free offers and choose the loan thats right for you. Our average customer could lower their monthly bills by over three hundred dollars. Go to lendingtree. Com right now. My business was going nowhere. So i built this kickin new website with godaddy. Building a website in under an hour is easy 68 of people. Who have built their website using gocentral, did it in. Under an hour, and you can too. Type in your business or idea. Pick your favourite design. Personalize it with beautiful images. And. Youre done and now business is booming. Harriet, its a double stitch not a cross stitch build a better website in under an hour. Free to try. No credit card required. Gocentral from godaddy. So, santas little helper, the simpsons family dog, is what breed . The answer is b, a greyhound homer rescues from the dog track in the simpsons first episode. [ dog growls ] the cane corso, or italian mastiff, is an aggressive breed, sometimes called a pit bull on steroids. Columbo, a 140pounder who belonged to simpsons codeveloper sam simon, was actually deemed too vicious for simons dogrescue shelter. Hollywood dog trainer tyson kilmer says one of simons last requests was that he take columbo when simon died. One thing that sam said is that, every animals life has value. Tyson assumes simons multibilliondollar trust will pay for columbos costly medical treatments, including acupuncture and electromagnetic therapy. Was there some sort of verbal agreement between you and sam . Sam took care of everything while he was alive. When sam said, will you take columbo . , i didnt say, hey, how much, buddy . I just said, of course. Ill take care of it. Then, in june 2015, three months after sams death, tyson learns that those vets and therapists will no longer be paid and all those hollywoodstyle treatments will be discontinued. Tyson reaches out to the executor of the simon trust. Now, im a dog lover dont get me wrong but tell me how much you were asking, moneywise, to take care of columbo in the style sam had i didnt ask for money. I was asking for them to send the vets over. I wasnt asking for money. Come on, columbo. Either way, tyson says hes told theres no money earmarked for columbo. I first thought, it has to be a misunderstanding, but, at some point, youd think, even if that were the case, they would have an allegiance to what sam would have wanted. Radio host Mark Thompson was a longtime friend of simons. Is it possible that sam made a promise to tyson he didnt intend to keep . I think the answer is of course not, of course not. Sam would have wanted money to go for the continued care of columbo. The executor of simons trust doesnt return our phone calls but has ripped tyson in the media. The trustee issued a statement that we got our hands on, and it starts with, its truly sad that someone would try to take advantage of sams generosity to unjustly enrich themselves at the expense of other causes. And im just an outsider, but the same money that sam was paying for columbo, when sam was alive, is all tyson is asking for. And its about his therapy, not a dollar more. I think thats a reasonable request. How much is it costing you a month, besides your daily time, to take care of columbo . It costs me approximately 9,000, 9,500 a month to take care of him. Tyson has custody of a dog that is considered very dangerous. And we have a trustee unwilling to disperse money for the dogs care. End of case . If theyre willing to go to court, tyson might be able to assert rights on columbos behalf and get the court to construe the trust. Underscore might, says ken kossoff, an l. A. Lawyer specializing in pet inheritances. He says its telling simon apparently did not set up a trust fund to pay for columbos care, which is allowed under california law. You want your trust or any other document to be very clear that who was ever in charge of the money needs to support the pet. Case in point kens client in palmdale, california, a widow who wanted to provide for her faithful companions when she was gone. Hi, yvonne. Im jamie. Jamie, hi. How are you . Nice to meet you. I heard youre the bird lady. I am that. Would you like to meet my kids . I would like to meet your kids. Come on. Oh, thank you. Look at all these guys. Oh, hello there. Whos that . He says, im bogie bird. And he says, im the senior bird here. Bogie is a 34 yearold double yellowhead amazon parrot. While hes older than yvonnes two cockatiels, hes still a youngin among the parrot breed, who can easily live for 60 years. When yvonne first adopts bogie from a bird sanctuary, in 2013, she worries about making a commitment to a pet that could very well outlive her. At my age, i thought, how am i gonna make this work out . These guys can live to be 60 years old. Im not rich. So, will bogie become a strange inheritance . Yvonne is worried that her cherished parrot will get discarded, like columbo. And what about columbo . It must be costing you a fortune. Columbos not cheap, and we never, ever, ever, in a million years, thought wed be here. And . How can the kilmers get the funds they say they need for his care . Good boy you know, i agreed to take sam simons dog. I didnt agree to take on a billiondollar estate. Thats next. Whats your strange inheritance story . Wed love to tell it. Send me an email or go to our we all depend on trucks. Chevy, chevy, chevy trucks. We think its because chevrolets are the most dependable dependable dependable trucks. Built to last a long long time. With durable durability and rugged ruggedness. I like the extra power hauling power maxi power and quality. Seems they make them strong extra strong mile after mile after mile. Chevrolet looking from a fresh perspective can make all the difference. It can provide what we call an unlock a realization that often reveals a better path forward. At wells fargo, its our expertise in finding this kind of insight that has lead us to become one of the largest investment and Wealth Management firms in the country. Discover how we can help find your unlock. With some big news about type 2 diabetes. You have type 2 diabetes, right . Yes. So let me ask you this. How does diabetes affect your heart . It doesnt, does it . Actually, it does. Type 2 diabetes can make you twice as likely to die from a cardiovascular event, like a heart attack or stroke. And with Heart Disease, your risk is even higher. You didnt know that. No. Yeah. But, wait, theres good news for adults who have type 2 diabetes and Heart Disease. Jardiance is the only type 2 diabetes pill with a lifesaving cardiovascular benefit. Jardiance is proven to both significantly reduce the chance of dying from a cardiovascular event in adults who have type 2 diabetes and Heart Disease and lower your a1c. Jardiance can cause serious side effects including dehydration. This may cause you to feel dizzy, faint, or lightheaded, or weak upon standing. Ketoacidosis is a serious side effect that may be fatal. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, tiredness, and trouble breathing. Stop taking jardiance and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of ketoacidosis or an allergic reaction. Symptoms of an allergic reaction include rash, swelling, and difficulty breathing or swallowing. Do not take jardiance if you are on dialysis or have severe kidney problems. Other side effects are sudden kidney problems, genital yeast infections, increased bad cholesterol, and urinary tract infections, which may be serious. Taking jardiance with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you have any medical conditions. So now that you know all that, what do you think . That its time to think about jardiance. Ask your doctor about jardiance. And get to the heart of what matters. Think of all the things ithat think these days. Businesses are thinking. Factories are thinking. Even your toaster is thinking. Honey, clive owens in our kitchen. Im leaving. Oh never mind, hes leaving. But what if a business could turn all that thinking. Thinking. Endless thinking into doing . To make better decisions. Make a difference. Make the future. Not next week while you think about it a little more. But right now. Is there a company that can help you do all that . I can think of one. Now back to strange inheritance. Yvonne eubanks loves her parrot, bogie, who may very well outlive her. Will bogie get the special care he needs when shes gone . She turns to ken kossoff, whos been creating trusts in los angeles for over 30 years. A lot of pet owners do not know that they could plan their estate to include their pets. Yvonne doesnt just want to make sure her pets always have a caring home. She wants to make sure they have her home. The trust provides, immediately, for a caregiver to come in, and this is someone who is familiar with my birds. They will live here in the house, basically rentfree, and theyd take care of the birds. I will take care of the utilities and all on the house. That could theoretically last for decades. You understand people will watch this and theyll say, okay, youre the bird lady. yeah. And youve left this beautiful home to birds. Yes. I dont care how whacky they think i am. I just want to protect these guys. Apparently, sam simon wasnt so clear or emphatic about columbo, and so the executors of simpsons codeveloper sam simons billiondollar trust reportedly have no intention of providing a penny for his care. Where does that leave animal trainer tyson kilmer, to whom sam bequeathed the 140pound mastiff . Ive never had much interest in anything outside of just seeing columbo cared for. I really dont want to be in court over the next five, six years. Id far rather raise funds for him and just move on with my life. Sam was his mentor and hero. And, sometimes, you dont write the script on how its gonna come out, but were doing the best we can and were gonna handle it. I wanted to put a call into you to see if i could rely on some support from you guys. Today, tyson hopes to raise enough funds through a network of friends and supporters to finance columbos care. You made a promise. Absolutely. Yeah. Thats a big promise. Im gonna keep that promise. You know, sam was one of he was a mentor to me. He was one of my best friends. Im gonna honor my word to my friend. Bogie or columbo can only dream of the fortune of the socalled worlds richest pet, a German Shepherd whos really rolling in the dough. Turns out that when a german countess named Carlotta Liebenstein died, in 1992, she left a 124 million trust for her trusty pooch, gunther iii. Well, when gunther iii met an untimely death, carlottas riches passed to gunthers son, gunther iv, and by then, the trust was worth 372 million and included a villa in the bahamas and a mansion once owned by madonna. And, at that rate, gunther v could be the first canine billionaire. Im jamie colby for strange inheritance. Thanks so much for watching. And remember, you cant take it with you. One familys secret history buried in old boxes. I needed to know who i was, where our family came from. A fortune in precious art looted by the nazis. Renoir, degas, botticelli. Im sorry, the degas, the renoir . Oh, yeah. We didnt know until we started to read through these documents and discover what hed been looking for all his life. Two sons vow to keep their fathers search alive. Its about vindicating my father and my grandfather. We said, you cant sell this painting. Its ours. Its stolen. [ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] im jamie colby in los angeles, on my way to see two brothers and their surprise inheritance, works by some of the worlds greatest artists. The nazis stole these masterpieces, and the heirs fight to get them back uncovered something more their familys hidden history. My name is Simon Goodman, and this is my brother, nick. When our father died, we got some old cardboard boxes in the mail. Hi, simon. Im jamie. Simon goodman. Delighted to meet you, jamie. Simon invites me into his Beverly Hills home. Jamie, these are two pieces that im very proud of, a drawing and an engraving by renoir. Renoir . Yes, yes, the man himself, the great impressionist. You must have quite the collecting family. This is really just the beginning of a big story. It starts in london after world war ii. From an early age, simon and nick regard their dad as an often gloomy man of mystery. What did dad do for a living . Not really sure. He was a manufacturers agent, whatever that meant, but it allowed him to go to europe all the time. Did he ever take you on these trips . Yes, especially in the summer, but we would get parked on a beach, usually with our mother or a nanny, and dad would disappear somewhere. The boys learn that questions about their fathers past are off limits. Because, if you did, what would happen . He sunk into an even worse funk. There was something fuming in there, and it was all bottled up. The brothers know next to nothing about their dads family. Simon remembers having all sorts of questions about his grandparents. What were you told . They died. Thats it . Thats really it. They died during the war. I questioned my mother about it, and she said, i strongly recommend you not bring it up. His father does explain one thing, the reason that he, as a young immigrant from holland, changed his name on the eve of world war ii. Your dad is gutmann. Yes. Youre goodman. Howd that happen . He thought being called berhard eugen Friedrich Gutmann sounded a little too german, so he changed his name to Bernard Eugene goodman. Did you ever ask your parents if you were jewish . Yes, because my brother and i this is interesting have different experiences here because hes hes blond and blueeyed. Im oliveskinned. My name is Simon Goodman. Everybody assumed i was jewish. Did you practice judaism growing up . No, my mother had had me christened in the church of england. Did that seem odd . It did seem odd. As usual, my mother interceded. She said, well, yes, some of your family had been jewish originally. And thats about as much as i knew. In the early 70s, simon and nick, now in their 20s, both moved to los angeles to pursue careers in the music business. The distance between father and sons grows ever greater, especially after their parents divorce in 1973. As we got older, he actually shut down more, so it became harder and harder to get any information out of him. I grew up with this mostly silent father. He could talk to me about cricket and innocuous subjects. I needed to know who i was, where our family came from. Bernard goodman dies in 1994 at age 80 without providing an answer. But three months after their fathers death, the brothers receive a mysterious shipment of boxes filled with old papers that reveal their fathers secret history. My grandparents were murdered in concentration camps. The nazis took everything, not just the famous artworks, but everything. But first, our strange inheritance quiz question. Which allied leader during world war ii was an accomplished painter . Winston churchill, franklin roosevelt, or josef stalin . The answer after the break. Can i kick it . Yes you can can i kick it . Yes you can can i kick it . Yes you can well im gone when this guy got a flat tire in the middle of the night, so he got home safe. Yeah, my dad says our insurance doesnt have that. What . you can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you™. Liberty mutual insurance. So which allied leader was an accomplished painter . Its british Prime Minister winston churchill. In fact, this churchill painting, which the Prime Minister gave to fdr, sold in 2011 for 3 million. In los angeles, brothers simon and nick goodman are sorting through boxes that came in the mail from the estate of their late father, bernard. All these old letters, and many more, were in those original boxes my brother and i received, yes, and these passports, old diaries. They uncover a secret Family History tracing back to their grandfather, fritz gutmann, who was born in germany in 1886 into a jewish banking dynasty. They learn that fritz was a passionate art collector. Extraordinary works of art by some of the great masters. For example . Well, guardi, botticelli, degas. Are you thinking this is unbelievable . This suddenly appeared as the tip of the iceberg. They find this photo of a 30room mansion near amsterdam, where their father grew up along with his little sister, lily. Then they uncover the horrifying facts that their father had kept from them. In 1940, bernard is 26 and serving in the british army after graduating from cambridge university. In april that year, hitler invades norway and denmark. Bernard fears the nazis will soon head west into holland, where his parents are still living. He sent a few cables back to holland, saying, please come to england. Bernards sister, lily, takes refuge in italy with her italian husband, but their parents refuse to leave. My grandfather was rather stubborn, and he had built a beautiful home full of wonderful things. He didnt just want to up and leave it and run. The german armies then swept over holland. In may 1940, the nazis cross the border into holland. As part of their conquest, they begin targeting jewish art collectors, including grandpa fritz. This is the last nazi inventory, room by room, of my grandparents home in holland. Oh, my goodness so this lists everything. So i see chippendale tables and paintings and yes, yes, yes. The nazis loot more than 1,200 items paintings, silver, jewelry, and antiques such as this rare 16thcentury clock given to fritz by his late father, eugen. The nazis took everything, not just the famous artworks, but everything. Nick and simon find records showing the nazis forced their grandfather to sell the items recorded on the list, worth many millions of dollars, for pennies. The germans, in their meticulousness, had paid my grandfather for the contents of the house. They didnt want to just take it. They want your signature on a piece of paper that says you sold it to them. [ dramatic music plays ] the nazis begin deporting dutch jews to concentration camps in the summer of 1942. In may 1943, ss agents arrive at the gutmann estate, arrest fritz and his wife, louise, and place them on a train bound for berlin. There, fritz is brought before nazi officials, who order him to sign over the gutmann familys massive silver collection. He refuses. So, after he refuses to sign, the train from berlin heads south, and theyre let out in the concentration camp of theresienstadt. My grandfather refused one last time to sign over the silver. Hes, by one eyewitness account, beaten to death by the wall outside the small fortress at the edge of the camp. What happened to your grandmother . Sadly, a month or two after my grandfather was murdered, she was put on a transport train to auschwitz, where i learned she was murdered the day she arrived. The brothers learn that, when the war in europe ends in may 1945, their dad returns to his childhood home in holland. He went to the house. Everything was gone. He grew up thinking he was going to inherit this fabulous estate, and the war comes along. He loses everything. His parents are murdered. And now i understand. It became his task in life to try and piece together what might be left of the family estate. The documents in those boxes show that in 1946, their father begins filing claims with various european governments, including the netherlands, to reclaim his familys stolen art. He also reaches out to the allies art recovery team, called the monuments men, whose story was told in the 2014 film starring George Clooney and matt damon. Nick and simon discover that their father had direct correspondence with a french woman named rose valland, the inspiration for cate blanchetts character in the film. What is all this . Peoples lives. She helped keep track of all the looted paintings that the nazis were stealing from the various collections, and at night, she would go and photograph all the paintings and make surreptitious lists of everything. This photo from the gutmann estate in holland shows a painting by swissfrench artist jeanetienne liotard. Bernard and rose track it down to austrian salt mines, where hitler stored stolen art. Bernard recovers this painting and others, but then sells them to fund his ongoing operation. How devoted to the quest do you think he was, now that you know what you know . It was his lifetime mission. This is what he was all about, trying to find his family heritage. Bernard goodman continues the search until his death in 1994. He never tells his sons what he was doing. Never. Why not . Because, if hed really felt that hed achieved what he set out to achieve, he couldve told us and been proud about it. Instead, i think, he felt defeated. As the brothers discover where their fathers quest ended, they come across an envelope containing three crinkled photo negatives. This is an unusual landscape by edgar degas. The degas . The degas. Next thing they know, theyre following in their fathers footsteps on the trail of another masterpiece. Everybody just closed the doors in our faces all the time. Nobody knew anything about nazi looted art. Nobody wanted to know anything about it. Was it the money . No, its justice. Its about vindicating my father and my grandfather. Heres another quiz question for you. A Young Adolf Hitler failed the Entrance Exam at the Vienna Academy of fine arts. Why . He was colorblind . He failed at drawing the human form . Or his drawings were too violent . The answer when we return. If youd have told me three years ago. That wed be downloading in seconds, what used to take. Minutes. That guests would compliment our wifi. That we could video conference. And do it like that. snaps if youd have told me that i could afford. A gigspeed. A gigspeed network. Its like 20 times faster than what most people have. Id of said. Id of said youre dreaming. Dreaming definitely dreaming. Then again, dreaming is how i got this far. Now more businesses in more places can afford to dream gig. Comcast, building americas largest gigspeed network. Now morwhentertaining us,es pgetting us back on track,hing . And finding us dates. Phones really have changed. So why hasnt the way we pay for them . Introducing xfinity mobile. You only pay for data and can easily switch between pay per gig and unlimited. No one else lets you do that. See how much you can save. Choose by the gig or unlimited. Xfinity mobile. A new kind of network designed to save you money. Call, visit or go to xfinitymobile. Com. So why did hitler fail his art school Entrance Exam . Its b. He was told his drawings showed a lack of appreciation for the human form. From a box of documents left to them by their father, brothers simon and nick goodman are piecing together a secret Family History. Among their fathers papers, they find a list of paintings, looted by the nazis, that he was still searching for, along with three tattered photo negatives. Im afraid theyre a bit wrinkled. Theyve been around since world war ii. Why would that be in the file . It was an envelope of negatives, and there was a letter nearby that explained that rose valland had taken these photos during the nazi occupation of paris. One of them shows a painting listed as paysage, meaning landscape in french. It appears to be the work of edward degas, the 19thcentury impressionist master best known for depicting ballet dancers. What is is like looking at a negative of a degas. Mmhmm. And knowing that it belonged to your family . Well, it was huge, and then it became clear we had to do our homework. To find a match to that timeworn negative, the brothers pore through art books and auction catalogs. After, well, a month or two, i finally hit pay dirt. Whatd you find . I found this degas landscapes, and, lo and behold. Its in the book . There it is, in color. I nearly fell off my chair when i found this. Simon discovers that the painting had been on loan to the Art Institute of chicago. It listed who the current owner was. Who was it . It says here, mr. And mrs. Daniel searle. Records show that in 1987, Daniel Searle, a chicago pharmaceuticals magnate, bought the painting from a private collector for 850 grand, so the brothers inform searle that they want their familys painting back. They said, well, go away, you know, who are you . We bought this fair and square. Searles lawyers point out that simon and nicks grandfathers name, fritz gutmann, is absent from the paintings chain of custody. True, but the list of owners does include a german art dealer, hans wendland, who did business with the nazis. The degas was taken from my grandfathers storage unit in paris and smuggled to switzerland because the strange thing was, the nazis didnt like impressionist paintings, so what they would do is theyd send those to switzerland, and theyd either get old masters in return or actually hard currency. In 1998, facing a costly legal battle, the brothers settle out of court for about 250,000. As part of the deal, Daniel Searle donates the degas to the Art Institute of chicago. The Art Institute of chicago today lists it clearly as donated by Daniel Searle, but from the collection of fritz and louise gutmann. My grandfather didnt just die for nothing. He didnt just disappear. Its a landmark case, the first dispute over nazilooted art settled in the us. The case renewed hope to families who might not have recovered property after world war ii, that indeed they could recover property. And as youre about to see, the goodman brothers first victory makes them all the more eager to complete their fathers quest. We went, oh, my god theres, like, at least two dozen paintings, some serious pieces of art. I thought, this belongs to us. Well find it. Whats your strange inheritance story . Wed love to tell it. Send me an email or go to our website, strangeinheritance. Com. You know who likes to be in control . This guy. Check it out selfappendectomy oh, thats really attached. Thats why i rent from national. Where i get the control to choose any car in the aisle i want, not some car they choose for me. Which makes me one smooth operator. Ah still a little tender. vo go national. Go like a pro. Money managers are pretty much the same. All but while some push High Commission investment products, Fisher Investments avoids them. Some advisers have hidden and layered fees. Fisher investments never does. And while some advisers are happy to earn commissions from you whether you do well or not, Fisher Investments fees are structured so we do better when you do better. Maybe thats why most of our clients come from other money managers. Fisher investments. Clearly better money management. By listening to an thiaudiobook on audible. Ame and this guy is just trying to get through the day. Keeping it together. Losing it. Upgrade your commute. Ride with audible. Ththe next energyngs toto power our dreams,re will be american energy. Now, back to strange inheritance. Brothers nick and Simon Goodman are on a mission to recover their familys valuable Art Collection looted by the nazis. After reclaiming one of their grandfathers most soughtafter paintings, this degas landscape, theyre on the hunt for more. My did didnt give up for 40 or 50 years, so we were just carrying on the family tradition. Their next target, a painting by the italian renaissance master sandro botticelli, listed in their fathers records with the title portrait of a young man. As luck would have it, the botticelli almost appears out of thin air. We get a call from a friend who just said, i saw your botticelli. Its in a sothebys catalog coming up for sale in a couple of weeks. Where . In new york. They actually had my grandfathers name in the provenance, listed on the catalog. We said, you cant sell this painting. Its ours. Its stolen. After some negotiation, the seller agrees to pay the goodmans a little over 100,000, about onesixth the paintings value at the time. While not ideal, the settlement avoids a costly legal battle. The painting itself ends up at the denver art museum. Do you do it for the money, or to right a wrong . Oh, to right a wrong. I mean, moneys great, but its our family heritage. Then, in 2002, after decades of dispute, the dutch government finally returns more than 250 artworks and antiques to the goodmans that have been tangled up in red tape since world war ii. The heirlooms are stockpiled in a warehouse, where simon, nick, and their 83yearold aunt, lily, who escaped to italy during the war, are invited to visit. Theyd arranged our furniture as it might have been in a home. I led her to this old chaise longue. She said, oh, look i remember this and i said, well, its ours again. Oh sit. Relax for a minute. I helped her sit in her mothers chaise longue. We picked things out that we wanted, so simon has things in his house. I have things in my house, and lily and her family have stuff in italy. In 2003, the more than 160 remaining items from the collection go up for sale at christies in london and amsterdam. This flemish tapestry hammers in at 85,000. A silver gilt double cup goes for 600,000, and this 17thcentury silver gilt pitcher just over a million. The total, more than 4 million. Is there more, simon . Theres probably at least 12 important paintings and about 300 or more antiques. And, clearly, you wont quit. No, im very grateful that im able to uncover my real roots. Through this art, i get to know what my family was like, and i can touch something they touched. And remember this 16thcentury table clock looted by the nazis from the gutmann estate in holland . After simon tracked it down to a german museum, the museum agreed to pay his family about a Million Dollars for it, and simon got Something Else that you cant put a price tag on an apology. We regret what happened to your family, the Museum Director told simon. We are grateful, however, for the opportunity to set at least this matter straight. Im jamie colby. Thanks so much for watching strange inheritance. And remember, you cant take it with you. Show show. Abby have a good saturday everybody. I spent a great deal of time on this, a better part of a year our position hasnt changed since day one and i think we are seeing new that if there was any collusion with russia it was between the dnc and the clintons and certainly not our campaign. Dagen after months of investigations theres still no proof the Trump Campaign colluded with russia, but what did we learn this week . An explosive report out of the Washington Post showing Hillary Clintons campaign and the dnc helped to fund that russian anti trump dossier. Collusion, no collusion, John Layfield says enough stop this nonsense on both sides and get working for the american people. Hi everybody im dagen