Craig voiceover No One thought it could happen to him. He was a tough guy prepared for anything. Darla he always would say, if anyone tries to break in here, ill kill him. Craig voiceover instead, he was killed, stabbed in his own home. Dispatcher on phone youre sure your dads cold to the touch . Craig voiceover his Son And Daughterinlaw stumbled into a terrifying scene. Thats when i saw the gun. Roger they said were going to have to kill you now. Craig voiceover a strange story that only got stranger. They had purple gloves on. And they had blue fuzzy gloves. Something Isnt Right here. Craig voiceover could he have killed his own father . What really happened in that house . I did not do this. Craig voiceover then a witness came forward and changed everything. In this bizarre story, the strangest thing of all was The Truth. Fern he planned for any scenario, except for the one that happened to him. [music playing] hello, and welcome to dateline. Kay mortensen was a strongminded man who
stumbled into a terrifying scene. that s when i saw the gun. they said, we re going to have to kill you. now, a strange story that only got stranger. they had purple gloves on. and they had blue, fuzzy gloves. something isn t right here. could he have killed his own father? what really happened in that house? i did not do this. then, a witness came forward and changed everything. and this bizarre story, the strangest thing of all was the truth. he planned for any scenario. except for the one that happened to him. hello, and welcome to dateline . ken mortensen was a strong minded man who had built fortune and a fortress to protect it. and then kay was attacked, turning his home into a bloody crime scene. how, police wondered, could someone so vigilant be taken by surprise? it was a riddle that threatened to destroy kay s family until someone with an explosive secret revealed a horrifying truth. here s keith morrison with mystery at payson canyon . the
personally, is the family has closure. but do they? it isn t just kay s murder they must live with, but also the wreckage of god knows how long of the family s story. i had emotions of happiness and relief, but there s still some regret that i did not support roger and pam. from the beginning. it changes your perspective on the world, it really does. and, by the way, said roger and pam, a little piece of advice. if anything happens and there is any dealing with law enforcement, you don t say a word and you get an attorney. as for darla, who finally found the love of her life, what was there to say? the moment of sunshine snatched away. yeah, you just take one life, it s not always what you expected.
so, kay and darla got married. married couple and they were as happy as either one of them had ever been. he d say, what else do we need to do? we re retired. we have plenty of money. we ll just have fun. kay was a rich man. made most of his money buying gold at 250 an ounce, said darla. he just had the foresight. he was always you know, the dollar bill is not going to be worth anything. he put his money into a trust, so that roger and his other children would inherit everything once he was gone. heaven knows, he wasn t spending it. worth millions but he was very frugal. very frugal. and i just used to say to him i said, when is it you are going to spend your money? you know? what are you waiting for? so kay promised darla he d travel with her. see the world. but he made sure his bunker was stocked. and he kept his guns close to hand. just in case.
at payson canyon here is keith morrison. within days of kay mortensen s murder, his family found some deeply troubling reports. on to kay s own son roger and roger s wife, pam. darla said she could not believe it at first. i was just adamant that they could not have done it. i was their biggest defended. but then detectives asked her to listen to roger and pam s recorded statements as defendant statement. they told lies and it just put more suspicion on them. gradually, her conviction grew saying for s sister, fern. i couldby the fact that they were thinking of roger s involvement. there were just so many things about roger and pam story that did not make any sense to fern. and there was something else, too, a possible witness.