Investigators say Richards used his county-issued credit card, as well as other county employees' credit cards, to make unlawful personal purchases totaling at least $290,000.
that looked like fear. was he truly innocent? or was something else going on? something more in keeping with his role as a storyteller? why can t you give me your version of events that night? because i m scared. as the night dragged on, he mumbled something about reality seeming like a fantasy. i feel like i m in the twilight zone right now. but in the face of all of detective clark s allegations, mark twitchell never wavered. for nearly four hours he answered clarks questions, always a polite. apparently helpful. did not so much is asked for a lawyer. so by the end of the night, i got nothing. no evidence. my gut instinct at that time is this guy is involved. he s involved up to his neck in this. what exactly he is done to him? i don t know yet. but i will find out. finally, at daybreak. mark twitchell let clark know that he had had enough. am i being charged?
almost 4 am now, downtown edmonton. filmmaker mark twitchell was sitting in the interview room at the police station talking to his wife on the phone. fading a little. my problem is that i m so tired, and it s so hard to remember things. outside the room, detective bill clark watched twitchell, went over a few notes. prepared to switch tactics. it s already started. the game is on. it s me against him, i know it. he also knew that he was quite sure that all evening mark twitchell have been handing him a whole load of nonsense. and expected him to believe it. but also, all evening, as detective clark listened carefully and contemplated his up arrows and down arrows. i agreed with everything he said. i didn t, this wasn t the time in the interview to start pushing him on it. it wasn t the time to start to find him. that would come later on. because one of those down
seemed perfectly reasonable. not hard to imagine that a love struck man might want to leave the snow and ice behind and trip off to the tropics. he sent an email to his friends, and we go that s strange. but who knows? maybe did go to costa rica. stranger things have happened. at least, that s how clark felt. before he stepped through the looking glass. coming up! detective clark is about to follow johnny altinger trail into a strange place of make believe. an up and coming directors makeshift movie studio. this is a suspense thriller. it s a short realm. it s gonna be about eight or nine minutes. as soon as they called me on the phone. when dateline continues! [dog bark] what? my back feels better. before advil. new advil dual action back pain fights back pain two ways. for 8 hours of relief.