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Correspondent Erin Moriarty tracks down the accused killer of a decorated military pilot in Brazil.
Duration
41m
Broadcast on
26 Nov 2017
Audio Format
other
(upbeat music) - He was an extraordinary aviator. - What was it like to fly with Carl? - He was amazing. He was actually a very good pilot, but he was a better person. (dramatic music) - What's your first memory of your dad? - He was in the military, so he was deployed. I just remember that I couldn't wait for him to get home. - He joined the military when he was 18. So, you know, pretty much his adult life. He was in the military. - He was your big brother? - He was my best friend. - Even after you were divorced. - Oh yeah. (dramatic music) - Do you remember when you first met Claudia? - I had an open house here for my graduation, and my dad brought her. They were already planning to get married. I didn't even know he had a girlfriend. (dramatic music) - You have a Brazilian woman who was living in the US, get married there, was living in a fairytale. - What drew him to Claudia, do you know? - No, that's one of the biggest mysteries. I never knew. - And how surprised were you when he announced he was gonna go to Vegas and marry Claudia? - I'm shocked. - I couldn't believe it. I remember telling him, Carl, why? What is your hurry? I mean, why do it? - At first, everything seemed fine, but as the relationship went on, then it started to become rocky. (dramatic music) - When I came in that day to fly, I said, hey, have you talked to Carl? No one's heard from him, which was very, very out of character. - They came here to his house and found him. He'd been dead for several days. (dramatic music) - My oldest brother called and told me. - What did he say?
- He just said, Carl's dead.

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Correspondent Erin Moriarty tracks down the accused killer of a decorated military pilot in Brazil.