Stolen Dreams
Jeanne Callahan of Rockville Centre, Long Island waited for her husband, Stephen Trantel, to return home from a day of fishing in November of 2003. Hours later, she received a call telling her that Stephen was alive, but was under arrest. Police told Jeanne that Stephen had committed ten bank robberies. “48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 7/11/2009. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+.
- Duration
- 42m
- Broadcast on
- 30 Nov 2023
- Audio Format
- other
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(intense music) - At the crack of dawn, he woke up and he was so excited 'cause Stephen loves to fish, that's his thing. He loves it. I never would have thought. A day that began with fishing. Could have ended the way it did. He called me at 12 o'clock in the afternoon. He's like, I caught three fish. He was so excited. Said he's coming right home and never came home. I'm Jeannie Callahan. I thought I had the perfect life. (gentle music) Oh, Stephen was the love of my life. My nine shining armor, the most amazing husband and an amazing dad. There's my husband and my son, hello. I was a stay-home mom and raising the boys. - Hi, sweetie, mom, mom. (crowd cheering) - Stephen was a commodities trader. He did very well and he took such good care of me. Right after his trip, he called at 12 o'clock. He said he'll be home in five minutes. I called him at 12.30, no answer. I called back at 1.30. I called back at two o'clock. I called him every half an hour on the hour. It was about eight o'clock at night, so it was eight hours later. It was dark out, it was pouring rain out. There was no call from Stephen and I thought I cannot stay home. That night I was in a panic. I thought Stephen either had a heart attack at the wheel or he was car-checked. So I drove around the whole neighborhood. I looked everywhere. Down streets, I looked at restaurants. I just drove around, just looking for his car. I started to call every hospital in the area and I remember just praying to God saying, "Dear God, please let him be alive." Whatever it is, let Stephen be alive. And then I started to cry. I hadn't heard from him in nine hours. I was terrified. Then I got the phone call. When the police officer told me what happened to my husband,
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Jeanne Callahan of Rockville Centre, Long Island waited for her husband, Stephen Trantel, to return home from a day of fishing in November of 2003. Hours later, she received a call telling her that Stephen was alive, but was under arrest. Police told Jeanne that Stephen had committed ten bank robberies. “48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 7/11/2009. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+.