Tonight on Dateline nine, one one calls started coming in. An advocate for increased awareness of mental health, gendered violence, and LGBTQIA+ equality . I had nightmares about this case. The question now was, without that attempted murder conviction, would he do serious time or as Amber feared, would he be released to terrify her again? Her sex addiction has cost her a job and she has lost many of her friends. So how would your DNA be in my vagina? Subscribe to the ad-free version here! Your donation is protected by the GoFundMe Giving Guarantee. So as we received more known samples from individuals in this case, we anticipated that one of them would eventually or could potentially match the unknown DNA profile in this case. How curious life can be. You just kept stammering and kept denying and denying. I mean, he's been kind of a. This is for real. When she sat there looking at her former friend, I was pretty angry with her as it was every emotion, every negative emotion. So when I performed my statistical analysis in this case, the statistic was one in 10 quintillion. The forensics people extracted what evidence they could. That was embarrassing and disgusting and disturbing. And would you like a hug? Select this result to view Amber R Smith's phone number, address, and more. Amber was still deeply conflicted. I'm sorry I didn't hurt you. So they're from a part in her history that she was involved in some more risky type behavior, wasn't always making the best choices. She said she was Amber Amber Smith. He will be eligible for parole in September 2114, which . Yes, she'd need to find out a lot more about Simon. I don't know how to put words to it. She had these ligature marks on her, not tell. What was that like? She said, call me. I was dumbfounded. The detective with that little nugget of information in her back pocket, who knew when she might need it. Her hands were processed, her face or neck. Amber Smith is the daughter of Carol Smith. I just can hear still to this day her screams of just agony, pain. In the third episode of Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew, she stated that her father died as a result of a drinking problem, and that . Months passed. They act out, they tell stories. Evening again, one day later, Fort Collins, Colorado, and once again restaurants and bars began to fill with young people eager to meet new friends. Or if she didn't, he'd be a predator who had committed other similar crimes. On Thursday's all-new two-hour Dateline at 9pm ET/8pm CT, NBC News' Keith Morrison will report on Amber Smith, a survivor of a horrible attack who is convinced police have the wrong suspect. But in 2013, when they did when investigators asked Craigslist, was there any such ad at the time? That was the good news. It was just complete elation. And there were so many problems. Who was he anyway? And then detectives give her a job. That he had left her in that condition. Juvenile pranks, unpaid traffic tickets, those were his worst offenses, so his parents and they were sure their once married son would never hurt a woman, much less do what happened to Amber. You just can't make up what happened next. Yeah. The DNA samples establish that the only persons DNA that was there was Mr. I went into complete panic mode right away. This was a very scary case. I was overjoyed that I was alive and scared. She said there's been an update on your duct tape case. Siobhan Seymour is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Amber Smith. Many of Keates friend feel jealous as Walton cant keep herself and is always wants him, however many look at this behaviour of hers as a dark side. I'm one of that confession. It must be that. I can't leave my son behind. I thought, like, it was rigged. He was famous for doing stupid things, but nothing aggressive, nothing violent. And still, as the trial of her accused attacker approached, Amber could not quite believe that her sweet friend, Sam Moon was the one who did those awful things. Did you get that? I'm Trymaine Lee, host of Into America, a podcast from MSNBC. She was processed forensically for DNA. And yet years later, he was still traumatized by the horrible scene he encountered in the park. And . And then they started reporting they could hear her screaming, help, help. I received notice that we had a match for the DNA and it came back to your son, something no parent wants to hear from. So why wasn't his DNA in the massive CODIS system? And then Sam told a whole different story about that terrible night. Remember looking at the jury and like why I was heartbroken. If you do not have cable, you can watch it on an active Peacock account at 9 p.m. EST. The red duct tape, severe beating, strangulation, like some practiced predator was living out an awful fantasy. Updated: Sep 24, 2020 / 04:05 PM EDT. Then one day and he's just about everybody's notice somebody stole a bicycle. And so if they had stopped a car with a strange guy in it and he had red duct tape, they took his swabs, collected the duct tape. He was disgusted and surprised that he didn't feel this. And then some words were said to me, words we are simply not going to repeat. Amber Smith is the New York Times bestselling author of young adult and middle novels, including The Way I Used to Be, The Last to Let Go, Something Like Gravity, and her forthcoming middle grade debut, Code Name: Serendipity. That DNA profile matched the DNA profile on the duct tape. So investigators watch the clock for the DNA results and speculated an attack like this is not somebody's first rodeo. How important was it to your psychic health to learn who it was and to give some sort of justice? Where is he? Because now she knew someone was her kidnapper and attacker, that she needed to share her story to help put him behind bars. It's OK, no, it's OK. I went through some of the things that he had Googled and which is gross, gross stuff. OK, and again, he offered up his Craigslist story that he had responded to a personal ad, a woman offering free sexual favors in the park. And then detectives interview the man Sam says attacked Amber. Get your free dark web scan at LifeLock dotcom slash scan. It had taken four long years to this moment in Amber Smith's little apartment, where Detective Chevon Seymour could finally tell her the news that the man who had raped and beaten and found her up, the red duct tape had been found. Detective Chavan Seymour added that dismal result to her pile of bad news. Yeah, it was great. So the prosecutors were certain they had their man. The only good news, we were pretty shocked as a DNA laboratory. I still questioned would she have it in her to testify? Sensitive, compassionate. These types of perpetrators typically are first time offenders when you have a case that is so brutal. Not really. Frantic Jesty rushed to the hospital, but the name on the room she was sent to wasn't dismissed because they didn't know who did it to her. Those overwhelming DNA results were wrong. What about that screaming woman out on the edge of town, Cottonwood, Glen Park. I had sex with a girl. And I just got separated from my wife at home and went out there at Rossborough Park. And she said, yes, it was difficult to contain my joy that we had found him. A year went by. This week, Savannah details how Amber was bound, beaten and left for dead at Cottonwood Glen Park, a park near where she lived. Really? Then she drove in. He was like a ghost, like the boogeyman. Yeah, a huge and just mind screw, if you will, just that this person that you developed a relationship with and trusted not only betrayed you, attacked you, assaulted you, and may have tried to kill you. I thought I was deceased or he had left the country. Toggle navigation. No match? There is also scratches on her nose that were swabbed. This really shakes the whole foundation. And I said, I think we figured out who the DNA belongs to, that we recovered. In August of 2013 Amber Smith was the victim of a violent attack by the hands of a stranger in Fort Collins, Colorado. I did not I did not hurt you. Modern Farmhouse. Unseen by the party crowd, a rookie cop named Dane Stratton prowled the streets around the Little City graveyard shift. For how long? And Carol Boksburg said they didn't believe Sam's alibi for a minute. Yeah. And we were not able to locate an ad that had the amount of detail that stuff on it reported this ad having. MCM Kitchen. . So I would drive my police car through the park. Yeah, just looking at him. And this tape on her forehead and face was just cutting into her skin. I was involved. So we are just frantic trying to get any and all information that we can from her because is she going to be able to survive this? And I remember jumping out of bed and calling her and she told me that we had a DNA hit and I was so happy I was over the moon took forever. And, you know, certainly on Craigslist, there are some seedy stuff that happens. And there was screaming and yelling and excited us on the other side of the phone. Yeah, like I couldn't put the pieces together on this one. Oh, I think I could tell you about Sam as day is a constant liar. The idea crossed your mind. On Thursday's all-new two-hour Dateline at 9pm ET/8pm CT, NBC News' Keith Morrison will report on Amber Smith, a survivor of a horrible attack who is convinced police have the wrong suspect. I was like, we got him. Amber, who refused to call herself a victim, even faced her attacker in . Of course, it wasn't Ember's fault, but she couldn't see it then. Amber Smith's Recovery. Well, in my recollection, it's been several years. That's how police got Sam's DNA and Bryce back and forth. It's just awful. 1. And when they compared it to the sample that collected from Ambriz friend Eric Bana Goodis didn't match him either. These days, Craigslist doesn't post ads like that. According to SF GATE, she was a prolific writer, nature lover, basketball player and freshmen year homecoming queen. I was like, yes, the start of a new beginning. 10 d. Siobhan Seymour is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Amber Smith. Scared, of course, it's still very traumatized. Wow. I have fought for my life because of my son. It seemed the old Amber was beginning to emerge again. She got out his name, Eric Van. At times when Keates is too tired to satisfy her addiction, she has sex toy collection worth 1,500 that she can always turn to. Amber and the people in the courtroom who fought so hard for her were stunned. Would I have like an anxiety attack, just like the overwhelming sense of like of doom? The evening air was warm and thick with anticipation, college students returning a new mixed and drank and laugh with young locals and darkness fell on Fort Collins, Colorado. He wasn't capable of that. I didn't have the opportunity any longer. 16-year-old Tera Smith lived in Redding, California, with her parents and three siblings. As the call continues, Sam never wavered. Did you find his DNA anywhere else, either on her body or on the. Well, that was easy, said Bryce on his ear, or to his trying to get revenge on me for getting in trouble in the first place. Eric echoed Amber story about drinking and Roxburgh Park having one too many in amber falling asleep. In that case, the victim was found naked and duct taped near Cottonwood Glen Park. Did it seem like he that guy, that couch surfer could be your monster, could be your boogie man? She routinely asked us, are you guys sure? Eliot Spitzer, an American politician, the former governors sex addiction was discovered when he was caught sleeping with a prostitute who was just few years older than his daughters. Could she really accuse him? I've always felt responsible or like it was my fault. I don't know Amber. Posted: Sep 24, 2020 / 02:27 PM EDT. And a new cop arrived. Slow it down. I just try my best to be understanding,' James Keates told the People. DNA would tell the truth. After Sam's arrest, Detective Seymour and her colleagues went to his parents house and, well, the others searched for evidence. Oh my God, Amber, I, I, I don't know what to say. I do believe that he was and is a ticking time bomb. Yeah, huge. I know I'm going to do that. I think that was very powerful to the jury because he added that human element to this case. That is why she believes the only place for him is in prison. This entry in the franchise takes a second look at some of the most mysterious cases of recent history. That became years. The other part to keep in mind is if it wasn't Steffon Moon, there was no one else's DNA there. Except for a few, like Detective Yvonne Seymour, who was still chasing phantoms, chasing anything she could think of, and she kept an eye on the news from out of state. Maybe not such a good cop after all. Amber Smith flew into enemy fire in some of the most dangerous combat zones in the world. Walton at times leaves her boyfriend exhausted by having sex with him for more than 10 times at multiple occasions. Sam Moon. Dateline NBC is the longest-running series in NBC primetime history and is in its 29 season. FireflyARBooks. That's all I wanted. He stuck to his story, blaming his lifelong friend Bryce for attacking Amber and leaving her for dead. Did they give you a script to read or anything like that? And you could just see, like. See below . I was heartbroken. They have also lived in Cedar Hill, TX. Eric was twenty something, lived with his parents, but he wasn't home. Not only does he have the stamina to keep up with me, he's really supportive and doesn't judge me when I'm having a bad day,' told Walton to the Sunday People. We did a sex assault exam on her. So this one hit her hard, especially when she found out Amber had a son, too. Talk about things like that, but not to the extent that Steffon men have had said it had to be investigated, though prosecutors brand hard to win. It doesn't define me anymore. I was like, Yeah, little dance. Officially, it wasn't even a case anymore, the Amber Smith investigation was closed two years after the attack. Which is mind screw. Amber, that's I, I remember you talking about that and that's sick. Walton is not the only one suffering from this problem. So this case was worked on the rush status. But again and again, there was nothing to find. No, not at first. Amber Smith's Roommate Savagely Beat Her and Left Her for Dead. I needed to figure out who did this before. They have had to have done something in the past. And her emotions, her depression, her fear pulled her down for months. He's going to slip up. There were other charges, other verdicts to come, but the concern is they'll make that same finding all the way through. Coming up, the lab results come in a gut punch for everyone. She has also contributed to the YA anthology, Our Stories, Our Voices, edited by Amy Reed. Chodas is a great big system with every felon in the nation. She is also relishing the first tender steps of a reclaimed and strengthened life, a newfound sense of self. Let's slow it down. Patrol officer Dane Stratton, first person to respond to the scene, haunted by it all for years, who'd spent many nights searching on his own for Ember's attacker finally in court, saw her for the very first time since he'd rescued her. No idea. But you can find out if your information is on the dark web. Amber faced her attacker, Stefan Moon, and because of her courageous and resilient heart, he is now serving a prison sentence of 128 years and will never be in a position to hurt anyone ever again. She asked if I would be willing to do the whole cop. And soon after the phone call was done, police arrested Simon brought into the Fort Collins police station and then they shut him down here for one more conversation, except this time. And winter came to Fort Collins. The next day. As she ran her tests, the crime labs, Melissa Grass was optimistic that a solid DNA profile would emerge and solve the mystery quickly. That's all for now. She was also harbouring a dark secret. Keates is Waltons lover as well as therapist, who understands her. Yes, he said, you know, I'm so sorry. But now I'm getting a bit older it can be exhausting and I know it gets Sami down. I was scared. Watch Deliberate Evil (Season 2020, Episode 62020) of Dateline or get episode details on NBC.com So his DNA would be in CODIS, the national database. I never, ever, ever, never heard or Detective Seymour does not bluster or threaten and she didn't hear. So the detective offered some inconvenient facts. Well, upsetting thing to have your bike stolen, as anyone knows who's had it happen. Like, I know. Iraq and Afghanistan as a member of the elite 2-17 Cavalry . Yeah. So that flipped a gear in my head that something was seriously wrong over there. As luck would have it, a man named Stefan Moon was charged with a minor felony, forcing him to enter his DNA in the system. I felt just like I had failed. He left her for dead. Tags: Andrea Canning, Crime, Dennis Murphy, Josh Mankiewicz, keith morrison, Lester Holt, Mystery, news, murder I thought I would come back for me, even in the safe houses. 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