Im jamie colby, and today im headed to palm harbor, florida on the gulf coast, about 20 miles northwest of tampa. You know, sometimes the strange things that people inherit on this show reflect timeless american values. Sometimes, though, they tell us how much times have changed. This is one of those stories where the heir is faced with a gorillasized challenge. My name is debbie cobb. My grandmother, Anna Mae Noell, passed away in october of 2000, leaving behind her 53 primates that i had to figure out how to care for. Debbie, im jamie. Nice to meet you. Glad to meet you. You know, i see theres a lot of retirees here in florida. Yours are a pretty wild bunch. Well, you havent seen the half of it. What a beautiful place. Its a 12acre primate sanctuary, full of irresistible characters. Like pongo, a 400pound male orangutan. He really, really likes you jamie, because he doesnt just purr for anybody. [ pongo vocalizing softly ] thats purring. Thats purring. I can tell hes a flirt. Oh, a b
She was stunning. Modellike. She had that personality, that happiness from within. Men found anna, irresistible. I see her, my angel of light. I called her my muse. They wrote her poetry, gave her gifts. How much money did he give anna . 46,000. He some kind of sugar daddy . Thats what it appears to be. She was found dead in her house. Shes lying on the ground blood coming out of her mouth. Who would do this to her . With so many Men In Her Life, so many potential suspects. He knew an awful lot about her routines and who she dated. He is trying to get into her Bank Accounts her emails. Hes a direct beneficiary of a large sum of cash, thats someone were gonna look at. Could this strange clue, reveal a killer . There was a locked drawer inside the drawer was a letter in russian. That letter gave you a window into what was really happening . Right. We were confident he was gonna be our guy. Reporter of all the places a beautiful, bright, young russian might end up frisco, texas might not
[ bird caws ] im jamie colby, and today im in brooklyn, new york, on my way to meet three brothers at a selfstorage joint in historic coney island. Thats where they found their strange inheritance, left to them by a homeless relative with a big surprise under lock and key. My names seth lerner. Our second cousin, howard frank, died mysteriously in 2012. Thats when my brothers and i found out that we inherited the contents of his five Storage Units. We were shocked the first time we rolled up those doors. Hi, guys. Im jamie. Im ian. Good to meet you. Hi. Im seth. Nice to meet you both. You wrote me about a wild story about a cousin and that he left all his belongings here . His whole life is here in this storage bin. Howard rented five of these 10x15foot units. When we opened up the lockers, we actually found a place where he might have been sleeping. Wow. We didnt really know until we found this place. He never really told us. They did not need to be told back in the spring of 2012 tha
This is a good whodunit case. Reporter there was the one who watched her. He knew an awful lot about her routines, and who she dated. Reporter the one who hacked her. He is trying to get into her Bank Accounts, her emails. Reporter and a third, who talked to police, then to himself am i overreacting . Reporter so much odd behavior. In a case that would would come down to one stunning clue. There was a locked drawer, inside the drawer was a letter in russian. A blonde beauty, with a dark secret. There were all kinds of things in annas life that she didnt tell anybody about. She did not. Reporter im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres josh mankiewiecz with someone was waiting. And it was here she found what she was looking for. Love and success, along with men and women who found her, well, fascinating. I met anna after church one afternoon. I was delighted to meet someone who was more, worldly and sophisticated than the runofthemill, suburban american you meet. We just had that conn
Case. Reporter there was the one who watched her. He knew an awful lot about her routines, and who she dated. Reporter the one who hacked her. He is trying to get into her Bank Accounts, her emails. Reporter and a third, who talked to police, then to himself am i overreacting . Reporter so much odd behavior. In a case that would would come down to one stunning clue. There was a locked drawer, inside the drawer was a letter in russian. A blonde beauty, with a dark secret. There were all kinds of things in annas life that she didnt tell anybody about. She did not. Reporter im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres josh mankiewiecz with someone was waiting. And it was here she found what she was looking for. Love and success, along with men and women who found her, well, fascinating. I met anna after church one afternoon. I was delighted to meet someone who was more, worldly and sophisticated than the runofthemill, suburban american you meet. We just had that connection. I cannot describ