Yeah. Yeah. All right. Captioned by Media Access Group at wgbh access. Wgbh. Org male announcer in the criminal justice system, sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous. In new york city, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the special victims unit. These are their stories. In the name of the father, the son, and the holy spirit. Amen. Peace be with you. And with your spirit. The mass has ended. Go in peace to love and serve the lord. Thanks be to god. [james blunts ill take everything] oh, these feet carry me far oh, my body oh, so tired mouth is dry hardly speak [cell phone vibrates] [coughs] [phone vibrates] yeah, beth . No, i didnt forget it. Yeah, well, you can tell your mother nothing. Tell her im on my way. Mm mm mm in this life ill join everyone ooh, when i die have my body have my mind have my coat take my time these i borrow borrow so far turn to dust fall apart here i swear youre late again, craig. Didnt beth call you . You know, i dont understand. Is it too much to ask if you [gunshots] [vocalizing] in this life [gunshot] ill join everyone ooh, and understand have a good night, al. You too, jeannie. Be safe out there. [lighter sparks] craig . What are you doing here . Where is my mother . I have been call [gunshot] aah [gunshot] craig, no [gunshots] in this life ill join everyone hey, hey, hey. Ooh, lookin good, jeannie. Nice. Whats that, rabbit fur . 30 bucks, century 21. Mm. Sam . What, no lipstick stains on my coffee cup . You must be expecting company. Ooh, mama. [laughter] ooh, and understand cause all men die give me that money. Give that money yo, shouldnt you be at home, grandmom . [hisses] jeannie, jeannie. Hey, baby. Hey, its you. I didnt recognize you. Wheres your car . Get in. Baby, you all right . Yeah, fine. Get in. [vocalizing] in this life ill join everyone ooh, i missed you. Lets have fun. cause all men die [dramatic music] between appearance, i livand reality. Ce, where the hand sees more than the eye. Where the power of touch has no limit. I tell people the best magic doesnt trick you. It makes you believe. Believing. It matters. The hp envy x2 all notebook. All tablet. All hp. Available at hp. Com, or these fine retailers. I got it made, i got it made i got it made fresh at subway breakfast made the way i say [ male announcer ] at subway, you got breakfast made. Like an under 200 calorie steak egg white cheese. Subway. Eat fresh. Like an under 200 calorie steak egg white cheese. Is believed to be headed to the bronx. We have a task force nypd, state police, fbi. Everybody works 12 on, 12 off. R. D. O. S are cancelled until hes caught. Agent cantwell will bring you up to speed. Captain. Rasmussens a longhaul bus driver. He was laid off earlier this year. Now, approximately five hours ago, he shot and killed his motherinlaw, his wife, and two of her coworkers. He left the scene in a stolen car, heading south. About three hours ago, he fatally shot this gas station attendant. How does svu help . Before rasmussens cell phone went dead, he made two calls to Jeannie Kerns, a prostitute working hunts point. Liv, you remember her . Should i . 92, you intervened in a dispute between her and a john. When i was on patrol, captain, i did that a hundred times. Yeah, well, turns out this particular john is our shooter. Well, that cant be the same woman. That was 20 year ago. Yes, it is. Its her. Shes been on the street since the late 80s. 79 arrests in the last 25 years. And rasmussens cell phone records show regular calls to her cell going back 20 years. Do we know if shes still alive . No, shes not at home. Shes not answering her phone. We need svu to flood the hunts point zone, track down this hooker. Looking at ballistics, hes used three different weapons, and including a 7. 62. Cell phone records also show he was in scranton three days ago, as was the Great American gun show. So local a. T. F. Is handing his photo out to the vendors. So youre putting nypd in the line of fire . Thats how the fbis handling this. Youll have an e. S. U. Team and an fbi swat team onsite. Okay. You find her, you take her into custody, secure her phone. You find him, do not take independent action. Call for backup. And i dont need to tell you to wear your vests. Against an ak47 . Wear em anyway. Nobody be a hero. Remember, time, distance, and cover are our friends. You know Jeannie Kerns . Yeah, i know that old bag. So you mean she doesnt work for you . She dont work for nobody. You seen her tonight . I see her every night. Look, heres my card. Look, were not gonna jam you up. We just wanna ask you a few questions. Nobody called the rape police. Okay, do you know her . Jeannies in trouble . You know where she is . No. I know she got in a car and took off. What time . Maybe two hours ago. With this man . Could be, i mean she said a regular called her tonight. Whatd he do . We just need to find jeannie. She can take care of herself. Shell be all right. There she is. Jeannie jeannie hey, hey. Get back. Stay back. We got him. Southwest corner of faile. Suspect is driving a blue minivan. [sirens blaring] what the hell . Step away from the vehicle. Let me see your hands. Get em up get your hands up get out of the car. Hands up. I didnt do anything. Now on the ground okay, thats not rasmussen. Hands behind your back. Baby seats. Jeannie kerns . Yeah. What he was just giving me a ride. Have you seen him tonight . Okay. What is all this . Look, we need you to come down to the station, ask you a few questions. You got the money, honey, i got the time. I know you. You arrested me before . No. But 20 years ago, a john was getting rough with you in the car, and you wouldnt press charges. It was the same guy. If you say so. I hate it when they hit me in the teeth or the eyes. Then you get floaters, thats the worst. Hey, you dont have any amaretto, do you . Im asking you again. Did you see this guy tonight . I dont know. I have a lot of dates. Its hard to keep track. Its not like i know him well. Craig rasmussen . Hes called you almost once a week for the last 25 years. Okay, so you know everything. Why are you asking me questions . And what did he do . All these cops, it aint because hes a john. Jeannie. Hes a person of interest in a ooh, i love your necklace. Whered you get that . Hey, your regular . Hes on a killing spree. What . Thats crazy, right . He shot five people, jeannie. Maybe more. What . Yeah, he lost his job, started drinkin, went down a hole. No, no, no. No. Hes a bus driver. Hes still working. He was laid off nine months ago. Are you sure . cause ive been seeing him every thursday, payday. Well, maybe he was keeping up appearances till he couldnt. Hes a real lousy drunk. I coul smell it on his breath. He was in a real bad mood tonight. Is this her . His wife, yes. Where is he, jeannie . I dont know. But you did see him tonight . Yeah. He picked me up on east bay avenue. But it wasnt his regular car. It was a honda. What color . What time . 10 00, 10 30. Silver, i think. And usually we have the date in the back of his car, but he wanted to go to a motel. Where . Yankee motor inn, off the cross bronx. And what happened there . Nothing. We go to get the room. He comes back. He tells me he has 20 bucks. He wants it around the world, hell pay me later. I say, honey, it doesnt work that way. 20 bucks get you a jack. And thats just cause were friends. So he gets real pissed. I told you, he was in a mood. I just walked out. So youre saying he stayed in the room . Well, he probably got himself off. I shoulda kept that 20 bucks. Well, he hasnt slept since this began. He could still be up there. Captain, clerk says rasmussen hasnt checked out. The hondas still in the parking lot. Were on it. So they was only in the room for, like, five minutes. Then the hooker comes out and asks me to call her a cab. Some other guy offers her a lift and i fell asleep, but this is room 206. Police search warrant fin. We got one. Call a bus. One leader to central. Two. Guys, we need a bus in here now. Yeah, ive got multiple casualties. We need a bus sent to our location. Got three. Take it easy, man, okay . Helps on the way. [unsteadily] he bangs on the door and says were too loud, then starts shooting. [gagging] oh, god. Dont try to talk, man, okay . Please dont tell my mom. A hairline fracture to the mandible and contusions to the metacarpus. What do you see . Um, i see a duck. Be more specific. I see the aflac duck. I see the aflac duck out of work and not making any money. 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I think i can make you a happy dog. Once you sit in a subaru, youll stay. I didnt hear no gunshots. No, i had my headphones on. I told yall, i was asleep. Look, nobody ever said anything. What you mean is no one here wants the police to know their business. Exactly. You know what . Were gonna need to see your security footage from this parking lot, your office, these hallways couple reported their cars been stolen. Make, model, license number . Did you ask . Rasmussen left the motel in a stolen subaru. Last seen heading south toward hunts point. Oh, heading back. Looking for jeannie . Look, she turned him down because he didnt have cash. We have three bodies, no money in their wallets. Hes flush. Rasmussens job, it was in the city . We have Port Authority covered. Protection for his supervisor, coworkers, and two exwives. Any kids . No, not that weve found. No friends either. Closest friend is his bartender. And jeannie. Hes kept in touch with her through three marriages. Hes in the middle of a killing spree. She turns him down. He lets her go. And takes his anger out on the strangers next door. My team will interrogate, ascertain if he shared any confidences. Ah. Or if he told her his destination. Hold on. With all due respect, i think that she would be more comfortable if we talked to her. We talk to sex victims every day. No, shes not a victim. Shes a prostitute. Are you kidding me . Its fbi protocol. You have yours. We have ours. Take that attitude in there, i can promise you, youre gonna shut her down. Look, she wants out as it is, and we cant hold her. So arrest her. Arrest her . Well, forget about her cooperation. Agent cantwell, my people have a rapport with her. Theyll get what you need. Hey. You cant light up in here. I can take you for a walk later, okay . Later . I gotta go. Its friday night. I gotta get to work. You know how much money im losing . You go back out there and craig comes after you, we cant protect you. I been taking care of myself on the street for 25 years, longer than you been an altar boy, mijo. Im a survivor. I can handle craig. Like you did 20 years ago, when he broke your wrist . Yeah, i remember that. We had a fight. I withdrew the complaint. Afterward, he cried like a little boy. Yeah, well, hes not the craig you know. He snapped. I think you got the wrong guy. Jeannie, after you left the motel room, he shot three more people. No. [gasps] no this is yvette. You know her . Yes, this is yvette jimenez. She was just a baby. This isnt my fault. You cant put this on me. Were not saying that. I he cant just owe me. I cant work that way. I got rent to pay. I got bills. I gotta go. Hey, look, we think hes looking for you. He was last seen headed back to hunts point. You know what, i had johns come after me with razor blades, a table leg. I go to mass every day. I pray. Yeah, well, maybe god protects you, but. What about yvette, hmm . What about your friends out at hunts point . Hey, man, you trying to guilt me . No, jeannie. You may know something that will be of help, something that you think that is not important, okay . Were asking you to help us now. Please. [sighs] well, if i help you, what do i get out of it . We will work something out. Well, i want dinner, right now. And not some bologna sandwich. I want a steak. We can do that. And a baked potato. Creamed spinach . How bout another cup of coffee . Thanks, hon. Youre welcome, darlin. I got you. Does he always do what you tell him to . Its not like that, jeannie. Were partners. Yeah. Youre the boss. Creamed spinach. How bout dessert . Maybe draw her a bath. Hey, back off. Were getting somewhere. Yeah, well, not fast enough. Are you serious . Nick. I remember where ive seen you before. I told you. It was the assault. No, no, no. It was ten years ago. Port authority, a rapist was targeting working girls. My friend darla, she got beat up real bad. She said you were nice. Let me ask you something, jeannie. How long have you been seeing craig . Oh, enough of the chitchat . [chuckles] okay, lets see. Uh, id just started working. My boyfriend left me. I had a baby to feed. Craig was one of my first dates. It was the night that the mets won the world series. 80. 86. Yeah, those were good times. Guys were feeling lucky. They were feeling generous. So hes been seeing you longer than any of his wives. He was different when he was younger. He was angrier. Its better now. Or maybe you can just get used to anything. Thats what some counselor told me. Counselor . Courtordered therapy. Blah, blah, blah. Total waste of time. Nothing i didnt know already anyway. Jeannie. Maybe you didnt have the right counselor. I dont know why people pay for that anyway. Just come on, guys. Get a dog. I know people that you can talk to, people that arent gonna judge you. They wont charge you. Because you cant keep doing this. [cell phone beeps] pick it up. [beeping continues] but ii dont recognize this number. Answer it, jeannie. Who are you . Agent cantwell is from the fbi. We got a trace on your phone. Keep him talking. What do i say . Do not tell him that youve seen the news, and do not tell him youre with the police. He aint stupid. And neither are you, jeannie. Detective. Go ahead. Shh. Hello . Hey, baby. Hi. Oh, im so glad you called. Yeah, i know. Im sorry too, baby. Im sorry about tonight. Wwhere are you . I need to see you. I want to see you. No, honey, i didnt turn on the tv. I been working. My heads pounding. I gotta go. Oh, wait, honey. You got a headache . No. Dont go. Talk to me. [suspenseful music] i miss you. Aww. I miss you. Ill get you. Well go for a drive. Crosscountry. We can drive to vegas and get married. We talked about that. Yeah, we did. Its kinda hard to pull that off when youre already married. Dont start with that. Come on, honey. You know i dont mean it. The way i see, we could be there in two days. 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