Description
On August 28, 2003, a 46-year-old pizza delivery man named Brian Wells walked into a bank in Erie, Pennsylvania, carrying a cane and a note. Minutes later he was sitting on the asphalt in handcuffs, telling state troopers he had been forced to do it and that the collar locked around his neck was a live device. Police found pages describing a scavenger hunt with a deadline of less than an hour. He lost his life before help could arrive, in front of news cameras.
The investigation that followed led to a freezer in a garage, a brilliant and troubled woman named Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, and a plan that prosecutors say was meant to pay for harming her own father. Investigators concluded Wells knew about the plan early on, but believed the device was fake. His family has always said he was an innocent victim.
Would you have believed him?
This video uses AI-generated visuals to recreate events. Facts are based on reporting by the FBI, AP, CBS News, NBC News and the Philadelphia Inquirer. #story #truestory #storytelling