Things happened so fast. We need to find her. So her body was found right in here. Why would anyone do this . Motives were thrown out, like jealousy, some kind of Love Triangle. Did you keep getting new tips in all the time . Tips were coming in. But kept hitting dead ends. Hitting dead ends. A massive Law Enforcement Project that had gone on over 25 years. God, could you give us a little something here . We just got to keep going. For the first time, we had a face to put with the boogeyman. What are you thinking . I took a big, Deep Breath, and my mind began racing. Your jaw must have dropped. To say the least. I picked up a rose, and i put a card on it. It just said, lisa, its done. [theme music] Andrea Canning Voiceover its a pretty little thing, whimsical, frivolous. But three decades ago, this Music Box became Something Else a symbol of deadly intent. Did that give you chills, seeing that Music Box . Absolutely. Andrea Canning Voiceover a gift from an evil soul. He had bought the
Man quite honestly, is it possible she is alive . Annie he was watching her and following her. Deeply creepy stuff. Criminal acts that hed recorded. Yes. Thats his favorite thing. Collecting women. My heart just sunk. How many other times has he done this . How many other women has he done this to . Narrator a young nurse vanishes in a mystery stained with evil. He brought us to the back. Man and we all looked down. We just gasped. Narrator the front range of colorado, the vast Grasslands East of the Rocky Mountains offers plenty of places to conceal the body of a 97 pound woman. This woman, Tina Sandoval. But the question that gets set for the next two decades. Where are you, tina . And then the searches begin. Yeah. Where are you . Brad goldschmidt yeah. And we searched, oh gosh, probably over 50 different locations. Narrator officially she was a missing person. Had been for more than 20 years. But the authorities, like then detective Brad Goldschmidt, couldnt accept that she was a r
By having a homosexual couple. Say something to the press. How do you feel about being here today . I feel it is beautiful. Its fantastic. How many years have you been a homosexual . I was born homosexual. It is beautiful. Has the new movement given you added pride or incentive . Yes. I was sorry not to see though there was not some politician or something here with us today. I think he should have made it a point to be here today as well as possibly some of the gay Movement Organizers themselves. At least they might have been here but they didnt speak out to us and they should have. Also i think this should have been the United States flag at the beginning of the flag which i didnt see but i think people were very well behaved, very well mannered. I think the police respected us. And i think it was a showing that we are really making it. Because if two homosexuals can live together and thrive and be constructive rather than destructive to each other and themselves without legal bonds,
He manages the department lesbian gay transsexual and bisexual department. And mr. Trust thought. Were looking forward to learning a lot, and looking back through your eyes and perspectives on where we were 50 years ago. It is kind of hard to believe. I would like to start with you if we can. What was new york like what was america like, for gays and lesbian and transgender citizens before the stonewall riots. What was it like for the Lgbtq Community. It is really counter intuitive, because there is a common tendency in this country, to assume you dont for the we go back in history the worst things are going to be. But in the whole history of the entirety of the u. S. History, the sixties and fifties were probably the very worst time for lgbt people. That is because, there have been a period of liberalization in the 1920s, and you know it was generally a liberal period in the 1920s. With the Great Depression coming along, that seem to begin a clamp down on and i will use the term gay p
Award. Also with u. S. Today is detective brian downy, the president of the Gay Officers Action League goal of new york which is addressing the needs and issues and concerns of the Lgbt Community. Also on hand with us today is lieutenant brett parson, district native. How many years on the force . Almost 26. 26 years. And he manages, you should know, the departments lesbian gay, bisexual transgender liaison unit here in d. C. And mr. Prescott, a journalist, novelist, screen writer as well and columnist for salon. So thank you all for taking part in this today. Im looking forward to learning a lot and looking back with you through your eyes and perspectives on where we were 50 years ago. Its kind of hard to believe. David, i would like to start with you, if we can. What was new york like . What was america like, for gay, lesbians, transgender citizens before the stonewall riots . What was it like for the Lgbt Community . Well, its really counterintuitive because theres a common tendency