Terrified, that they would come back . Absolutely, the chilling matter, a young survivor driven to become a state senator. He was very, very passionate. What they ever come Out Of The Dark . I always get a little emotional and i cant believe its in here 30 years later, an answer. The Power Forgiveness. This is what my dad and my mom taught me. In his 40s and married again, he started fresh, here in the beach, in malibu. It was time, finally to put it to rest. Ali use hollywood to release those demons, get that in the rearview mirror. I look back and it was just building this coat of armor. And that was killing me and it was killing my marriages, my friendships. It was protecting me but it was keeping me away from people that i loved. After all, what else but a movie could make sense of it . But those people did to him. And then what came of it . You couldnt make up. And the movie, it turned out to be a decadeslong saga of crime and punishment retribution and forgiveness. Perhaps it was
keith morrison (voiceover): a loving pastor s family instant targets. i heard the first shot go off and said, i love you, mom. i love you, dad. keith morrison (voiceover): they were the only ones who i heard the first shot go survived, and no one knew then how long justice would take off and i said, i love, you i love you dad. they were the only ones who survived. and no one knew then how long justice would take or what it would cost. were you frightened, terrified that they would come back and it up? absolutely. a chilling man hunt, a young survivor, driven to become a state senator. he was very, very passionate. what they ever come out the dark? i always get a little emotional and can t believe it s [inaudible] 30 years later, an answer. the power of forgiveness. this is what my dad and my mom taught me. in his 40s and married again, he started fresh, here in the beach, in malibu. it was time, finally to put it to rest. ali use hollywood to release
malibu with primer spots. the victims who were robbed but not physically harmed gave deputies good descriptions. both the men in the vehicle. the investigators were able to trace that distinctive car to an oil feel, a few miles up the road from the douglass property. two rough next working the drilling rig had up and quit that very morning, taken off on a broad car. out there wanted for parole violations, apparently. they weren t, they thought they were. the two were named steven hutch and glen ake. and they were familiar already to the local police. one of them had a burglary conviction. these are petty criminals? yes sir. as police pieced together ake and hutch s activities those day, they learned that after they bore the yellow chevy, they drove into town and clean that their bank account. each one of them got approximately $500 out of a savings account.
stephen hatch and glen ake were on the run. the day after the murders, ake called family in oklahoma and learned that lawmen were on their trail for killing pastor and mrs. douglass and shooerngf investigation. i assume people are pretty anxious to catch them. so what what happened during the next period of days and weeks? well, the they left, and a lot of this is according to their statement. they left through oklahoma city and bought beer in oklahoma city, they asked directions to interstate 40 east, and they ended up that next morning in ft. smith, arkansas. still in the yellow malibu? yes, sir. still in the yellow malibu with the primer spots on it. they ended up there about 2:00
living room floor. dead? uh-huh. pretty shocking thing. yes. certainly was. like an execution? it didn t take them long to identify their suspects. there had been another home invasion earlier that day in hennessey, oklahoma, just up the road from the douglasses. two men fled the crime in a distinctive banana yellow chevy malibu with primer spots. the victims who were robbed but not physically harmed gave deputies good descriptions of the men and their vehicle. investigators were able to trace the distinctive car to an oil field a few miles up the road from the douglass property. two rough necks working the drilling rig had up and quit that very morning, taken off in a borrowed car. thought they were wanted for parole violations apparently. they weren t. they thought they were. the two were named stephen hatch and glen ake. and they were familiar already to the local police.