Eight people have been shot, including at least four students. We can only make an appeal to the gunman. Stop. Theres been enough already. An all white jury acquitted four White Police Officers of assault in the videotaped beating of black motorist rodney king. I was scared. I was scared for my life. Across the nation, people were paying attention to this. The officers struck him with batons between 53 and 56 times. It was one of the first cases where there was actual video of a case of alleged Police Brutality. For 13 months, the city of los angeles has been a pressure cooker, building up to the rodney king trial. We, the jury, in the above entitled action find the defendant, lawrence m. Powell, not guilty. After the beating in this videotape shocked the world, the officers were found not guilty on every count except the one where no decision was reached. And a number of black leaders who gathered today to watch the verdict were in tears. When that decision came down, i got so sick. I was actually sick to my stomach. My Immediate Reaction is, we better get back to l. A. And start having some peaceful demonstrations. We need to be heard. Before i could make arrangements to go, the place was ablaze. Terrible, terrible pictures. Immediately, there was anger manifesting itself across Southern California. While the nations eyes are glued to los angeles, on the other side of the country, police have been called to a bizarre crime scene. Fbi agents have joined the search for a missing new jersey executive, sidney reso, president of the Exxon International corporation disappeared yesterday morning. His wife said he left home early that morning, later that evening his car was left idling in the driveway of their home. They had followed their routine, they had breakfast together, and she walked him to the door and said goodbye as she always did around 7 30. His car never got beyond the bottom of his driveway and there was no sight of him. The guy had just gone poof. Friends and colleagues say reso is lot like the home he lives in, solid. Hes not the kind that would disappear. If youre a cynical person, youre speculating maybe hes got something on the side. But even that scenario didnt fit leaving a car in the driveway with the engine running. No ransom note has been received according to the Morris County prosecutors office, but this case is being handled under the assumption of foul play. While the rodney king riots following the verdict were tragic to say the least, it actually was somewhat beneficial to us because it directed the National Media eyes away from what was going on in Morris County. The anger that hit l. A. After the king verdict is unfortunately spreading and so is the violence. Soon after the Police Officers are found not guilty, South Los Angeles erupts. Photographer kurt mccoy and two colleagues from the Washington Post head to the epicenter of violence, at the corner of florence and normandy. Theres a huge crowd running from the intersection. And they said, dont go down there. Dont go down there. And they said to dana, whos very blond, very white, dont go down there, and thats the worse thing you can say to a journalist is dont go down there. She turns around. Shes been hit in the head with a rock. I tell them where the closest hospital is at, and he says come on, lets get out of here. I looked at him and said i liv here and i cant go. So i said goodbye and i did what i could do. I took pictures. In the midwest, the story of a notorious serial killer opens another chapter. Jeffrey dahmer came back to his hometown today, back to face justice and the family whose son he took from them 14 years ago. Already convicted and sentenced for 15 murders in milwaukee, Jeffrey Dahmer returns to ohio to stand trial, where his killing spree began. Jeffrey dahmer, who had made some incriminating statements, if you will, a confession, that he had actually picked up his first victim back in the late 70s in bath, ohio. He picked up this young boy on the highway and the kid was about 18 years old. Steven hicks was hitchhiking. Dahmer picked him up and brought him to his house. And when hicks wanted to leave, dahmer attacked him with a barbell and killed him. Then he chopped the kid up, put him in a garbage bag, and then in the back of his car. The police for some reason stopped him. The detective rich muncie made a notation that there was a garbage bag in the back seat of the car and Jeffrey Dahmer indicated that he was just taking it to the dump. Police let him go. He turned the car around, went back to his house, and buried the body underneath the house in that area. In new jersey, what started as a missing persons case is now being treated as a criminal abduction. Sidney reso headed to work and disappeared. Hes the president of Exxon International. By mid afternoon, we realized that probably what we had was a kidnapping and asked the fbi to come in and assist with us. We looked at all possible motives, and certainly the exxon valdes, which had occurred a few years prior to that, received such negative publicity for exxon. At least 16 lawsuits ve been filed accusing exxon of negligence. We thought that it could be related to an environmental terrorist group looking for retaliation. This is as big as it gets. I mean, there had been nothing like in this new jersey since the lindbergh kidnapping, and it was just something that didnt happen. You are about to see some of the most horrible video to come out of the los angeles rioting. You can see how this fire is really taking off now. People are running back and forth, looting is under way. It was like wildfires that were just sprouting in different parts of the city. A helicopter reporter spotted a man being dragged from his truck and beaten. I dont think anybody anticipated what took place at the corner of florence and normandy. This is just horrendous. The mans name is Reginald Denny. Hes alive, but very badly hurt. When Reginald Denny basically was bricked in that crucible that took place there, i think at that moment we knew that this was going to be different. Los angeles is a city on edge tonight and under curfew as fires, looting, and street violence continue. The worst crisis the city has seen in 27 years. By mid evening, it was clear that there was full scale rioting going on in los angeles. No justice, no peace no justice, no peace another terrible drama is unfolding in california. A gunman is holding more than 30 hostages at a high school. At least eight people have been shot. What is your plea to the charge of aggravated murder as contained in count one of the indictment . The violence that began last night shows no signs of slowing down now. When a big headline takes center stage, even the most Shocking Stories can be relegated to minor roles. The fbis biggest kidnapping investigation in years. I need to know if he is well and safe. Mass murderer Jeffrey Dahmer made his return to Summit County. To face justice and the family whose son he took from them 14 years ago. The very latest on a city under siege. Los angeles is shrouded in smoke from arson fires. Like scenes from a nightmare, the television helicopters needed to just turn their cameras on, for it seemed anywhere they were focused there was looting. I see this guy tearing off down the street pushing a shopping cart and looking up going, are those pampers . And it wasnt just South Central l. A. Largescale violence broke out in the suburbs too. We went towards the edge of korea town and South Central and just filmed people going in and out of the stores and coming out with Television Sets and stuff. A store overstocked for mothers day, nothing left. Why . Do you know . I dont know. They said, were going shopping. It wasnt just africanamericans. It was a lot of latinos. It was white people, lots of them. They were poor people. Then suddenly the story wasnt a racial story. It was an economic story. Looters of every race and color. Just like their victims. Thats not right thats not right what yall doing i came from the ghetto too. By late morning, it was clear that if anything, the lawlessness was increasing. Fbi agents have joined the search for a missing new jersey executive, sidney reso, president of the Exxon International corporation, disappeared yesterday morning. On the second day, exxon received a phone call and the message of the phone call was that a letter could be found in the livingston Shopping Mall taped to a lamp post. Federal Authorities Say they prefer not to speculate on the conditions or whereabouts of sidney reso while theyre still searching for him. They say only that they hope to find him alive. Mass murderer Jeffrey Dahmer made his return to Summit County amidst a mass of security. They drove me to the prison where they were holding him and he was in a cell that was a suicide watch cell. Guards behind glass on a little balcony that watched every move you made. We hado do all the paperwork that would probably take weeks and months in less than 24 hours. I spent that evening trying to figure out what i was going to say. It was very difficult. I had no warm feeling for this guy. He had no compassion. He had no emotion. Why the cannibalism . It made me feel like they were a permanent part of me. But on april 30th, dahmers heinous crimes are not dominating headlines. For the past 24 hours, residents of los angeles have seen their city caught up in a kind of free floating anarchy. Gangs of street thugs neighborhoods and the violence spread well outside the core of l. A. The disturbance was moving west toward the affluent areas of the city, and the citys elite were starting to panic. While Beverly Hills and other west side areas are protected, neighborhoods closer to the turmoil are left to fend for themselves. The store owners in korea town were arming themselves and making outposts on the top of their stores. Shopkeepers say all of this damage happened because Police Ignored this neighborhood and ignored businesses built over a lifetime. 22 years down the drain. I mean, cant people realize what theyre doing is wrong . This is not the way to overcome racism. Law enforcement simply could not be everywhere. And quite often, the tv trucks would get there before the police did. Los angeles is bracing for a second night of burning, killing, and looting in response to the rodney king verdict. Now officials prepare for night fall. I cant predict whats going to happen, but its going to be worse. Good evening, the saga of sidney reso is now a kidnapping case. In the case of exxon executive sidney reso, the fbi is racing against the clock to interpret clues from a ransom letter. Investigators have received a ransom note from a group that calls itself the rainbow warriors. Rainbow warrior is a name of a ship owned by green peace l. A. The first letter clearly wanted to make the point that this was in fact in retaliation for the exxon valdes, which had occurred a few years prior to that. They threatened to kidnap additional exxon executives. The fib recovered a ransom letter demanding millions of dollars and a cell phone number for further instructions. They set a ransom demand, which was the highest ransom demand in the united states, 18. 5 million. You made the obligatory calls to greenpeace. You called other environmental organizations had you ever heard of such a thing, and the answer is no. First another terrible drama is unfolding in california. A gunman is holding more than 30 hostages at a high school. A horrific story in a small town in Northern California is about to play out on live television. In 1992, its a rare media event, but today all too common. 911 emergency. Listen carefully. Its Frank Crawford high school, and theres someone with a gun. It was a normal workday. I heard a commotion in the dispatch are and i asked someone what was going on, and they said there was a shooting at lindhurst possibly. And my first reaction was i had never heard of anything like that. This was seven years before columbine. I and other detectives took off toward Lindhurst High School. Fires, looting, and street violence continue. A lawless reaction to the acquittal of four White Police Officers. As the l. A. Riots grab the spotlight people are still reportedly being held hostage by an armed gunman. These are the stories that play out in the shadows. His wife patricia said he left early that morning. An hour later his car was found idling at the end of the driveway to his home. It seemed so strange. Where . Why . What they discovered upon their arrival is almost unspeakable. Numerous pieces from as many as 15 human bodies, including three heads preserved in a refrigerator. This has been the worst night of violence in los angeles since the 1965 watch riot. A nonstop orgy of burning, looting, and chaos. I dont believe this stuff. I just cant. The number of injuries has reached two dozen and the number of arrests has reached 2,000. Los angeles is still a city under siege this morning with scores of fires still burning. As a third day of rioting dawns on los angeles, the mayor and police are slowly securing the city. We have got to make a commitment to have a sufficient show of force that we can gain ntrol over the situation out in the field. Good morning. 4,000 Additional National guard troops will be sent to los angeles today to beef up the 2,000 troops which are already here. And federal troops regular army have been put on alert. City officials want a massive show of force to quell the rioting, looting, and burning which has rocked this city for the last two days. The bringing in of the National Guard makes some difference in terms of enabling the existing Law Enforcement resources to be where they needed to be to try to hold more territory. What exactly have they been asked to do . Were reenforcing Law Enforcement and clearing areas that have yet to be cleared or have yet to be damaged. In the short term, it had a very useful effect. However, it also added to the perception in lowincome neighborhoods among some people that they were like an occupied territory. I was welcomed by some people and i think was resented by others. No justice, no peace while authorities in Southern California are bringing order to the streets, spectators in akron, ohio, are lining up to catch a glimpse of notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer arriving to stand trial for the first murder he committed. Dahmer is already serving life terms in wisconsin for 15 murders. Ohio prosecutors say dahmer killed his first victim in ohio where he was raised. Part of what made him such a monster was his ordinariness. I think thats what scared people a lot about him is he looked like you and me, and thats pretty scary because his deeds were unspeakable. The trial begins nearly ten months after the nation was exposed to the grisly discovers at dahmers apartment. What they discovered upon their arrival was almost unspeakable. Numerous pieces from as many 15 human bodies, including three heads preserved in a refrigerator. Its been two and a half months since he was convicted of 15 murders in milwaukee. Jeffrey dahmer, cannibalism, murders, lobotomies, defleshing. Now dahmer is facing judgment for the final outstanding murder charge in ohio. As gruesome as his crimes were, many showed up at the Summit County courthouse as early as midnight last night to be one of the 35 spectators allowed to see the proceedings firsthand. Its just really interesting to me. Its not often somebody famous comes to akron. I just want to see whats going on and how its handled and things like that. He had letters from women proposing marriage to him. He got mail like he was a rock star. I havent seen anything like it. I havent seen anything since that. While the trial unfolds in akron, its been three days since exxon executive sidney reso was kidnapped and no one has heard from him. The media wanted answers and a lot of the time we just didnt have them. Its enormously frustrating. Frankly, i remembered so many more details about the l. A. Riots than i did about a story i was covering. So dramatic was the footage and here we had no footage. That night, investigators get a new lead. On may 1, around 9 30 at night, we had received a call that directed me to morris park. They said that a second letter could be found under a white rock near a fence. We did in fact find a letter. They wanted a plane. They wanted the money put in eddie bauer bags. And obviously, our concern was we wanted to make sure that sidney reso was alive. We had a lot of concerns about sidney resos wellbeing. While the fbis behavioral science unit pours over the letter this is an nbc news special report. President bush addressed the nation regarding the l. A. Riots. I want to talk to you about violence in our cities and justice for our citizens. Two big issues that have collided on the streets of los angeles. George h. W. Bush went on television. I assumed at the time he was going to make a statement to try to restore order in los angeles. What we saw last night and the night before in los angeles is not about civil rights. Its not about the great cause of equality that all americans must uphold. Its not a message of protest. Its been the brutality of a mob, pure and simple. The speech that bush made seemed to make things worse. The violence will end. Justice will be served. Hope will return. The president s words echo in households across the country. What is your plea to the charge of aggravated murder as contained in count one of the indictment . Guilty as charged,