A powerful mercenary chief sent his forces on the move against the Russian military establishment, raising tensions in the country to a level not seen in decades. Brainard led the mission. The Studios at Las Colinas, Special Thanks In a matter of three days, on October 12, 2020, police arrested Pankey for kidnapping and first-degree murder in Jonelle's case. Read his latest reports or check out his bio and send him an email. Zero physical evidence, OK? In fact, most were cavalrymen -- only weeks before they'd been stationed at outposts across the Great Plains. Ryan Horsley says that's when Pankey started collecting guns. And now, at last, here was a chance to truly make his mark in the world. So almost unique among polar expeditions, they didn't have a ship with them. Greely's militaristic style kept order in place but left some questioning his leadership capabilities. He fell overboard about four times and they pulled him back in. First Lieutenant Adolphus Greely, commander of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, kept a journal from the beginning of the expedition in 1881 through his rescue in 1884. LOCAL NEWS REPORT: A major development to tell you about in a mystery that is more than three decades old. We must advance, although I am fearful it will result in disaster.". Sara E. Brown, Maps and Additional Animation They've got rifles and they're pointing them at me. The bucket of bizarre means a lot to me. They had to wait a little more than two years until October 2021, for this moment: opening statements in the trial of Steven Pankey. Richard Schlesinger: Arguably? Gloria Matthews: Everywhere we went I was always looking for her I always had hope that I would find her. George Rice (Justin Mader): "All preparations for the ship's coming have ceased: we have accepted the inevitable conclusion. The episode began where we last left the islanders - in the aftermath of Molly's brutal dumping from the villa. I remember being afraid. Jim Lotz, Writer: I think some of them figured they when they were up there they can make their stash and come back and have a pocket of money because they would be paid but they would have no expenses up there nowhere to go. Jim Matthews: Yeah, right out of my garage. By the middle of July they had taken to climbing the hills to stare at the horizon. Chelsea Narvaez is the associate producer. Narrator: George Rice, a 24-year-old photographer from Nova Scotia, lacked Brainard's military training, but he did share his sense of adventure. A young woman found dead in the back of her vehicle Friday night in Greeley has been identified, and a suspect is in custody. But not even the most experienced sea captain could have penetrated the wall of ice at the bottleneck between Cape Sabine and Littleton Island. It's a case that has haunted the small Colorado city of Greeley. George Rice (Justin Mader): "Ellis tells me of being intimidated by the other occupants of his sleeping bag and talks of cannibalism. For the record, the Constitution Party denies Pankey or anyone else was exorcised at least by them. Kelly Werthmann: There were no signs of a struggle inside the Matthews home he could've been someone that Jonelle had either seen before She might've willingly opened the door, let him in; might've willingly gone with him if he had said "something happened to your family, come with me.". The shooting happened near 12th Street and 7th Avenue. But this time, Garlington insisted on pushing ahead, and ordered the Proteus into a narrow lead, overruling the objections of the ship's veteran captain. Jim Matthews: Hopefully we will know the scenario of what happened that night. Remember those footprints in the snow that somebody, possibly Jonelle's abductor, tried to conceal using a garden rake? But apparently Pankey knew. The expedition team had brought supplies to last three years at Fort Conger, but the men were wary and facing the grim reality of another year in the far North. Mayor John Gates: The jury likely was conflicted on was Mr. Pankey, in fact, someone that kidnapped and murdered Jonelle Matthews? Suspect Marcos Vallejos, 24, has been. By summer, a relief ship would pick them up and bring them home. On July 23, 2019, the remains of Jonelle Matthews were discovered by an excavation crew digging a pipeline in a rural area southeast of Greeley, Colorado. Jim Matthews: You have to go on with life. Nearby is the grave of David Brainard the two men forever as close as they were during the long dark winter at Camp Clay. Police investigating 3 shootings in Greeley | 9news.com Within hours the ship was crushed and sent to the bottom of the sea, along with her precious cargo. There's not a lot to do. Narrator: Greely was stunned at the barrenness of their surroundings, but he took heart from the thought that they had made it to within reach of safety. According to attorney Anthony Viorst, the person who killed Jonelle was someone she knew. Playing opposite Elton John's last ever UK gig is not an enviable position to be in, but hey, Josh Homme and Queens of the Stone Age are here to make the best of it. By the end of August they knew that the ship wasn't coming. You've got essentially five months of pure light where the sun never sets, five months of dark, where the sun never rises. And she could not go on with hers. The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations To do what one has set his ambition on causes a vast deal of pain, sorrow and privation.". The Army had held up its start, leaving the lieutenant just a few weeks to recruit his men. How happy we were four years ago at the Aberdeen Hotel.". Ryan Horsley: To halt any investigation, to halt him getting arrested. Narrator: As winter tightened its grip, Greely and the senior men kept up a rigorous routine: 500 measurements a day of wind speed, barometric pressure, magnetism, and dozens of other phenomena. Jonelle Matthews was last seen going into her home just after 8 p.m. on Dec. 20, 1984. in my dreams she always came home. The criminal indictment said that he "intentionally inserted himself in the investigation many times over the years claiming to have knowledge of the crime which grew inconsistent and incriminating over time". ", Written, Produced and Directed by Philip Cronenwett, Historian: It was absolutely necessary that that happen because he would in fact have stolen more and more food as the men became weaker and weaker and they would have all died. [15] As recently as 2018, Greeley Police had been re-contacting witnesses and applying the latest forensic advances in their investigation. [2] Vierra had used a search consultant to help locate Jonelle. In fact, the day before Jonelle disappeared, Pankey was arrested at a bank for harassment and criminal trespass. but he took her he shot her. She described being forced to listen to news accounts about Jonelle's disappearance, and she told jurors about finding a piece of paper in Pankey's trash. Richard Schlesinger: So, you've really gotta believe these prosecution witnesses to convict this guy. After 51 days of helplessness on the ice, his men now welcomed a sense of order. is seldom out of his bag. Based on DNA evidence, the Weld County Coroner's Office positively identified the remains as being those of Jonelle Matthews. But scientists in the 19th century realize that they need to understand how the parts fit together. It was agony for Jonelle's mother Gloria, who could no longer hope her daughter would come home. Greely, with no prior experience or knowledge of Arctic weather and condition, was given command of the mission, which launched in the summer of 1881. His mission is Is your bank a problem solver? Days went by, and weeks. It was insane to do this. vigil for Monday night from 6 to 8 p.m. at the NOCO Nutrition store, https://www.facebook.com/events/1474721629676569. What Really Happened the Night the Nickel Market Broke Many of the men wrote in their private diaries that this was absolutely foolish. Jonelle Matthews was laid to rest nearly 35 years after her disappearance. In 2018, Pankey made a second attempt at becoming governor and to no one's surprise, he lost. It's red granite, very little grows there. The expedition's scientific records were retrieved and despite Greely's strenuous objections the bodies on Cemetery Ridge exhumed. An order was an order with David Brainard. Murder of Jonelle Matthews - Wikipedia The men, however, were hesitant to leave the relative safety of Fort Conger. I had no knowledge. As early as 1999, Pankey sought out immunity deals with law enforcement in exchange for revealing information he had on the killing, wrote letters to police outlining his alibi and wrote filings in court cases that discussed Jonelle, according to the indictment. But the scandal that haunted Greely had also tainted his scientific achievements. We have been lured here to our destruction. It's unclear if the remaining episodes of Season 16 will appear in the new season of G rey's Anatomy exactly as they've . Even if the government did send another mission, it couldn't reach them before mid-summer. Anthony Viorst: Well, here's what I'll say, Richard. And Pankey himself took the stand. JUDGE TIMOTHY KERNS: We the jury find the defendant Steven Dana Pankey guilty. STEVE PANKEY [to KMVT]: We went to California to be with my parents for Christmas. ANGELA HICKS: He wanted me to read each article out loud to him. If they didn't work together, if they didn't obey what Lieutenant Greely said that they needed to do they were all going to die. GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4) - Choosing to testify in his own defense, Steve Pankey was grilled by prosecutors who say he murdered 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews . Coll Anderson M.P.S.E, Sound Effects Editors But with each passing day, the tranquility of summer gave way to a growing uneasiness. And then he buried her and went on with his life. She didn't have many connections, but she worked them tirelessly, urging one cousin to pester the Chicago Tribune, another the Atlanta Constitution, while others did the same in Denver, New Orleans, Philadelphia and elsewhere. Narrator: 83 degrees 23 minutes 8 seconds North. Like most others, Brainard desperately wanted to turn back and winter at Fort Conger. STEVE PANKEY [to KMVT]: They searched this place, they took my laptop . [21] Pankey had claimed that on the evening of Jonelle's abduction, a rake was used to cover up tracks left in the snow. He wrote on his Twitter account it was his. ", Adolphus W. Greely (Tim Hopper): "Darling Retta, We but await the grave. Narrator: "Rice," Brainard wrote, "was as brave and noble as any man the world has ever known.". Kelly Werthmann: I think it's, it's her word against his. Recreational cannabis in Maryland becomes legal on Saturday. Ellison was the last casualty: he died on board after a series of amputations. of course, you know, you think that's terrible, but lots of kids go missing, you know. Man who exchanged gunfire with police in Frederick fatally shot The mission was abandoned. In 1881, the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition set out for the far North to spend two years recording scientific data. "Our families are broken and we are lost for words we don't understand why this happened to her. STEVE PANKEY ["Unfound" podcast]: In 1977, I was a youth pastor at the church. On the 23rd of April 1884, the first of three rescue ships sailed out of New York, cheered on by crowds lining the new Brooklyn Bridge. It's exhausting. The Explorers Club Narrator: By March the camp had been awakened by the returning sun, and the entire crew galvanized by their next challenge: beating the British record for Farthest North. He is buried at Arlington Cemetery, next to Henrietta. Aug. 24, 2019 Elijah McClain Elijah McClain, 23, was walking home from a store around 10:30 p.m. on a Saturday evening when authorities contacted him near Billings Street and Colfax Avenue in Denver. He had complete faith in his orders, in the United States Army and, above all, in himself. Pankey told the newspaper that he did not know Jonelle or the Matthews family and had only heard about them following the disappearance. It wasn't clear how this pure polar science would help Americans back home. He was a good soldier to the last he never complained publicly of his expedition's abandonment. This is really an attempt at a new science of the world," says historian Michael Frederick Robinson in the film. ", Angie Vega's family is planning a vigil for Monday night from 6 to 8 p.m. at the NOCO Nutrition store and says all are welcome. Molly Marsh and Zachariah Noble share a kiss. George W. [11], For several weeks after the disappearance, law enforcement placed Jonelle's birth mother, Terri Vierra-Martinez, under surveillance without telling her that Jonelle was missing. National Archives Jonelles photo was put on flyers and sent to 4,000 stores across the country. STEVE PANKEY [to KMVT]: Don't spit in my face. STEVE PANKEY [to KMVT]: They've got full SWAT gear on. The only evidence left behind were shoeprints in the snow shoeprints someone tried to erase with a garden rake. And the key to understanding this system was the Polar Regions. Angie was a beautiful little girl full of light, we are still trying to absorb what happened. And so the American expedition had a secret agenda, which was to try to reach as far north as they could, to at least beat the British record. Richard Schlesinger: Where was he the night Jonelle Matthews disappeared? The jury voted to convict Pankey on a single misdemeanor count of making false statements to police, but was unable to come to a unanimous verdict on the kidnapping and murder charges. But he understood orders. And she got really concerned when she found a note in the trash. If no ship had arrived by the end of the summer, these cavalrymen were to sail 250 miles over some of the most treacherous seas in the world in three tiny boats, make their way past the bottleneck of ice, and meet the ship at Cape Sabine. Richard Schlesinger: Would you let us talk to your client? Michael Robinson, Historian: The hope was that this would offer the key to a new climatic understanding of the world. "We . Greeley Mayor John Gates was on the witness list. When in 1883 the relief ship failed once again to show up at Fort Conger, Greely ordered his men to abandon their post and sail three small boats over 250 miles of open ocean to the south where the Army had planned to leave a rescue party. Hicks claimed to have heard Pankey muttering in response, accusing the minister of being a false prophet. That was about 8 p.m. Deanna Ross: Jonelle needed a ride home so she hopped in our truck and we took her home. . Richard Schlesinger: What do you think happened to your sister? He spent some time in boats in Cape Breton. On October 12, 2020, police arrested Steven Pankey for kidnapping and first-degree murder. Fredericks watched in desperation as Rice was taken up with recollections of home and food, and then slowly drifted into unconsciousness. For more than a century his records gathered dust, until once again the Arctic captured the world's attention. But sometimes you need the personal approach. Denver Public Library, Western History Collection We are 24 starved men; we have done all we can to help ourselves, and shall ever struggle on, but it drives me almost insane to face the future. His hands and feet were frozen. Frederick CO Police Department (@FrederickCOPD) January 5, 2023. The police shooting happened in the 200 block of 7th Street Police lights By Kieran Nicholson | The Denver Post PUBLISHED: January 5, 2023 at 2:21 p.m. | UPDATED: January 5, 2023 at 2:21 p.m. Police in Frederick exchanged gunfire with a man early Thursday morning, killing him, police said. Too exhausted to bury him, Rice crawled in beside the corpse for a few hours' sleep, and then headed out with Fredericks into the half-light. For the first time ever, man was beginning to unravel the mysteries of the weather, by using the telegraph to track it over hundreds and thousands of miles. Anthony Viorst: It's not a good way. They endured frostbite and natural amputation, madness, and even cannibalism. Narrator: At the age of 37, Greely had been commanding men for half his life. Until a man living in Twin Falls Idaho, Steven Pankey, became a person interest. 1. Proteus, Greely and his team reached Ellesmere Island in the Arctic Circle and prepared for their unprecedented mission. He will be reached next year as early as possible.". Published: Tuesday, 27th June 2023 at 2:36 pm. But over the years there was even more strange behavior, moments that, authorities believe add up to circumstantial evidence. Mayor John Gates: I remember that night like it was yesterday. Philip Cronenwett, Historian: The trip up was amazingly easy. Once back in Greeley, she says Pankey drove right past their house, straight to the grocery store, where he made her buy the local papers and search for news about Jonelle. "We are devastated," wrote Candi Luis Gonzales, an aunt to Vega. "48 Hours" tried to get our own interview with Pankey. Once again, a group of Army men sailed north on the Proteus, led by a man who had never been to sea: Lieutenant Ernest Garlington. This was the thing that overshadowed the whole, the achievement of the expedition. The family has identified Angelica Vega of Greeley as the victim in the attack. Although Grey's Anatomy loves to end its seasons on some pretty heavy cliffhangers, we can't blame it for the season 16 finale feeling quite so suspenseful . Richard Schlesinger: And he was using, what, a garden rake? Narrator: As the sun disappeared for the last time in 110 days, the men crawled into the dark, freezing hut they named Camp Clay. What happened on Love Island summer 2023 last night? Episode 22 recap President Ronald Reagan mentioned Jonelle Matthews in a speech on March 7, 1985, from Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building. [21], Pankey gave an interview to the Times-News and said he was being framed by the police because of his sexuality, identifying himself as a "celibate homosexual". The family has identified Angelica Vega of Greeley as the victim. But Jim Matthews, who joined that same church not long after Pankey left, says there's another commandment Pankey seems to be having trouble with: thou shalt not bear false witness. And if it was 60 below zero and the wind was blowing at 90 miles an hour you still needed to go out and gather that data. Narrator: On January 18th the men gathered on a rocky hill that would become known as Cemetery Ridge. STEVE PANKEY [to KMVT]: I knew more than I wanted to know, OK. STEVE PANKEY [to KMVT]: I told the FBI I want to talk to you. When he gave the order to shoot Henry it caused barely a murmur of protest. Jim Lotz, Writer: Morale plummeted, just went straight through the floor. Brainard saw Greely's hold over the men vanishing. Greeley, CO Breaking News Headlines Today | Ground News With the steamboat hopelessly trapped, Greely no longer had any choice. Mayor John Gates: It's not to me, ah, Richard. As for the Army's senior command, the whole affair was a pointless distraction from the Indian Wars in the West. The Pankey family bounced around from state to state for a while. PostWorks, New York, Voice-Over Recording Studios Police stopped investigating him when his mother told them Drake was still with her in her house at the time Jonelle is believed to have disappeared. "At the beginning most of the men did the scientific work because they were told to do it," says Robinson. But just five days before Christmas, Greeley learned it could not hide from evil. Vallejos was booked into the Weld County Jail on charges of sexual assault and first-degree murder. It started as a scientific expedition with a bunch of people squabbling; it became a morality play. Please enter valid email address to continue. I'm telling you everything I know." And even President Ronald Reagan got involved. But he was the strongest man. [16] She appears in the International Center for Unidentified and Missing Persons' database. My dad waited until he saw her flick on the light. In the end, a small band of enthusiasts had secured funding for the expedition from a lame-duck Congress. When Jonelles father arrived home about an hour later hed been out watching Jonelles sisters high school basketball game the houses lights and TV were on and Jonelles stockings were on the couch. First Sergeant David Brainardis known for capturing the title of "Farthest North" in April of 1882 while a member of the Lady Franklin Bay scientific expedition in the Arctic. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. David Shedd, Greely Descendant: She must have seen something in him that he didn't express normally to other people. Now this Colorado child care center is at risk of losing its license. That was one of many lies, says Pankey, meant to target people he hated, like his father-in-law, and Mayor John Gates. Image Bank Film/Getty Images Jim Lotz, Writer: Oh, they were all over it. Pankey's trial began on Thursday, October 14, 2021, ultimately ending in a mistrial on November 4, 2021, due to a hung jury. Rice summoned the will to continue on alone for 12 more hours to Camp Clay, and sent out a rescue party. You know, she always came home. Glenn Fukushima Jim Lotz, Writer: Oh, it's a wondrous place. International Center for Unidentified and Missing Persons', "Jonelle Matthews investigation: Chronicling the 34-year search for missing Greeley 12-year-oldThe vivacious 12-year-old disappeared in 1984. ANTHONY VIORST: So that's why there was no struggle, all right? Greeley - Last Night - YouTube A $5,000 reward for her return was offered and detectives followed thousands of leads, even as time passed and hope faded that shed be found alive. The summer series of Love Island 2023 is in full swing - and last night's . Saul Dachslager to some extent, we're going to just have to face that. But hurrying, doing big miles with no sleep, probably no rest and no food or even water, it would've been very easy to get frostbite. And furthermore, Viorst told the jury that Pankey wasn't the only person who knew about those raked footprints. Mr. Pankey loves the limelight all of the statements that he has made about his culpability have been, 'I didn't do it,'" Viorst told "48 hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger as he prepped for the trial. That, of course, doesn't exist. Narrator: No sooner had they sailed into the ice-choked waters beyond Lady Franklin Bay, than Greely started to fall apart. KELLY WERTHMANN: Did you kill Jonelle Matthews? The dark, Arctic winter was tough on many members of the team. Ryan Horsley: Out of the blue he began, um, purchasing firearms and later found out that Greeley Police Department had been contacting him regarding this murder investigation. George W. The few whalers that ventured this far north often found the passage choked with ice that drifted south in the summer.Greely's orders were precise, but they took little account of the vagaries of the ice. "Gentlemen, we have interfered, we do interfere and we will . Dec. 20 marks the 34th anniversary of the disappearance of a 12-year-old girl in Greeley. The tragic crash that killed five teens along Interstate 75 meant hundreds if not thousands of lives have been changed forever. Picture Collection, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations Narrator: Greely tried to counter the despair with a careful system of rationing. But there was no escaping the simple truth: they needed more food, or they were going to die. Because Norris Drake got her to leave the house. In a matter of days, the search was all over the news, but not because police were talking. But the crowding, the darkness, the cold and all of their other afflictions would soon be eclipsed by one cruel obsession: food. Library of Congress "On the opposite side was a poor fellow without hands or feet, with a spoon tied to the stump of his right arm. One of his fingers fell off a few days ago, and several others will follow in a short time.". Narrator: In this crucible of suffering Greely had been stripped of his vanities and ambitions, his iron will tempered with compassion. Narrator: The military had been Greely's salvation. During the incident, officers fired at an adult male subject who was struck and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His trial is expected to last into early November. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. [13] She also said that after their return, Pankey forced her to read to him newspaper articles concerning the case. And he hacked some ice to create a makeshift grave for Rice. Rice claimed that he was just tired, and even joked feebly with Fredericks, but then his mind began to wander. ANGELA HICKS: "No more music, no TV, no radio, no newspapers. ", David Brainard (Rich Porfido): "Ellison's right foot dropped off this morning without his knowledge. [4] Steven Pankey was sentenced to life imprisonment on October 31, 2022, after his arrest in 2020. David Brainard (Rich Porfido): "A long talk was given to the crowd of angry and excited men by Lieutenant Greely, who said that he was not a man to be trifled with and in case of necessity he would not stop at the loss of human lives to restore order.". STEVE PANKEY [to KMVT]: At the time I was married. Greeley June 27 - July 4, 2023 The Greeley Stampede is rich in tradition and heritage dating back to the late 1800s. There were no signs of a struggle or of forced entry. Jonelle's shoes and shawl were near a heater in the family room, a place she often sat. [21] Mogensen said that while there had been sibling rivalry between her and Jonelle in 1984, Jonelle's killing eliminated the possibility for the two siblings to grow closer. Searching Denver properties for sale goes a lot better when you work with Fred Smith, your guide to Greenwood Village FirsTier Bank offers a wide range of real estate loans to make your dreams a reality. Police said the shooting happened around 10 p.m. Saturday at a property in the 11000-block of Highway 34. . They are currently retired and living in Costa Rica. Alan Gionet is a reporter for CBS News Colorado. Their father began to worry and called police. The episode, which airs Friday, June 2, delves into the 2020 murder of Greeley . Philip Cronenwett, Historian: Rice was not only the photographer on the expedition, but if anything had to be done Rice was volunteering to do it. Jerry Kobalenko, Writer: They were just trying to hurry there and hurry back. ", The response was slow in coming. Northern Colorado double homicide to be featured on ABC's '20/20' But boy, just the floodgates opened up for both of us. Greely was even more isolated than he knew. Stories About Greeley - CBS Colorado But Greely never relented not then, and not now. Richard Schlesinger: Did your son ever see any unusual things at the Pankey house when he was over there? That was our sign that she made it inside and everything's fine. Horace Greeley Loses Presidential Election, Then Dies - Mental Floss Deanna Ross: We had sleepovers, birthday parties. At about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Frederick Police Department responded to the 200 block of 7th Street on a report of shots fired, police stated in a news release.
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