and then I heard her scream no it hurts stop it and the screaming it went on for a few minutes I've been Cooperative up to this point and now you're trying to frame murder on me so no we're not framing getting sh what part of we have the whole blink video are you not understanding maybe she just kind of went over the edge in 2020 Gretch and Anthony became so sick that she needs to be hospitalized but her family had no idea that this was just the beginning of a twisted and shocking case when no one heard from Gretchen for a few days they began to fear that she wasn't just sick she was missing while investigators began the daunting task of untangling a convoluted Web of Lies they never could have expected that the final clue to what actually happened would eventually come from Gretchen herself in March 2020 51-year-old Gretchen and her 33-year-old husband David Anthony were facing turbulent times after David lost his job in February he needed a distraction dreaming of distant beaches David mapped out a solo trip then packed up his truck soon he hit the road leaving their home in Jupiter and started a long drive from Florida to California while Gretchen stayed behind and worked things started to go south on the weekend of March 21st 2020 when Gretchen told her friends and family L she was feeling ill over the next few days things only got worse according to her messages she sought medical treatment at a local emergency room and was transported an hour away to a specialized CDC facility in belglade Florida after testing positive for covid then her messages stopped completely her radio silence for 3 to 4 days left her family feeling worried and after several unsuccessful attempts to locate her they called the police for help when authorities learned of David's travel plans they knew they had to catch up with him of all people he seemed most likely to offer Clues as to Gretchen's whereabouts and for all they know she might have been along for the ride a week after Gretchen first fell ill David made it to Los CRZ New Mexico there were red and blue lights in his rear viview mirror as officers initiated a traffic stop go and get your hands out the vehicle please out the vehicle driver he rolled his window up Put Your Hands Up Up hands up so I can see him keep him up for me please David has given minimal information from officers as he's handcuffed and detained right now you're being detained for an investigation that's going on in Florida okay that's all I know that's all I can tell you you're not going to leave here until you talk to some detectives that are on their way bewildered David complies as authorities ask him for photos the best once the detective arrives he takes David aside to explain what's happening and Records the conversation all right so this is about about your your wife okay I guess she's been reported missing um last I heard she was in a CDC facility getting treatment for uh Corona virus and see what makes you believe that our sister texted it to where's the CDC place at she didn't mention it according to David he last Saw Gretchen last Saturday the 21st of March the same day she later started to feel sick have you had any contact with her since no no text message or phone calls M but according to David things were also a bit off back at home recently their marriage had taken a turn for the worse where does she live at she was in Jupiter in Jupiter did you live with her um no according to David he and Gretchen had recently separated and court documents suggest the same revealing that Gretchen filed for divorce exactly 1 month prior even so things seemed mostly amicable between the two when the last time you talked to your wife you said face face how was that conversation between two of okay no arent even though we didn't get along I love her see eye on things go what are some of the things you guys didn't get a about she never cooked she never cooked sometimes you data five thinking she's a 10 or vice versa maybe she thought the same with me after a quick glance in his vehicle authorities see Gretchen didn't tag along so they're hopeful David can at least help shed light on her whereabouts unfortunately David can't offer any more details than her family but he does leave officers with one last thing in light of her disappearance something Gretchen mentioned in their last conversation is now leaving him feeling very unsettled because when we talked she mentioned like I don't know how much I can share without like you know what I mean like she mention being in trouble like David Gretchen's friends and family have a gnawing suspicion that something may not be right something that goes beyond just her health lately her text seems strange with a shift in her communication patterns Gretchen also sent her daughter Ava messages about limiting her cell phone use others received texts that she was in and out of Consciousness and doctors were considering a medically induced coma after she experienced partial lung failure and yet yet even when she said she required a ventilator to breathe she was still able to send texts were these strange messages coming from someone else were the messages intentional red herrings from Gretchen herself only time would tell it wasn't long before her ex-husband Jeff stopped buying the story altogether I found out from a dear friend who's a physician um that um firstly they they don't ship anybody off site transport anybody off site right um there is no CDC um or coronavirus test for it facility um and any patients that are um presenting signs of Corona virus are treated at the hospital that seemed awfully fishy to me you know this smelling rats left and right but it was no secret that Gretchen has been under tremendous pressure lately between the divorce with David and other personal issues it seemed possible that Gretchen just snapped this prompts police to extend their search to both Gretchen and dve property unfortunately for David after speaking with the detective the New Mexico authorities execute a search warrant for David's truck and phone because he answered all of their questions and there's no evidence that he has any idea where Gretchen might be the authorities let him go however he's now on foot without access to his vehicle which has been taken into custody leaving him stranded in the streets of Los crues New Mexico with his husky Kobe with David released authorities continue looking for Gretchen as there was no sign of her with David they turned back to Florida there they gain access to her home to perform a welfare check but as soon as they get to the garage what they find which will soon be revealed suggests something darker may be at play in the meantime they obtain a search warrant moving carefully from room to room as they comb for clues in This Strange Case right off the bat a few things stand out as potentially strange they find a fallen picture frame in Gretchen's upstairs hallway and shattered glass in her bedroom but some of the most valuable evidence authorities would find evidence that would spell out Gretchen's recent activity wasn't physical at all instead it was waiting for them in her cloud storage by now it's clear that Gretchen has turned off her phone location completely although she was an active user of the Life 360 location app she was no longer available to her contacts including her daughter looking for answers police turned to her neighbors and began knocking on doors what they found out only increase their suspicions did you notice that there's a stain in the driveway yeah I did notice the white stain when Gretchen's sister spoke with another neighbor she immediately relayed what she learned to the police something that might explain the unusual stain in Gretchen's driveway a woman that lives behind Gretchen her name is chrisy and I guess she smelled a strong smell of bleach coming from the house though he'd been released in Los crues a Florida detective catches up with David over the phone he drops a shocking new revelation explaining that all the inconsistencies in this case are not what they seem and in addition to her ongoing struggle with covid Gretchen was dealing with something far more Sinister I spoke with gret today you spoke with Gretchen today she's prepared a statement to give to you okay greton is receiving treatment for the co virus um before she contacted the virus she uncovered illegal federal tax fraud um she's in communication with OSHA and office of special counsel as she prepares a whistleblower case um gret's terrified for Life someone was sent to her house to hurt her the other weekend according to David Gretchen has never actually been missing instead she's been in hiding and she's not convinced that everyone in her life is safe with David still on foot in New Mexico authorities hope he hasn't gotten far after 3 days they catch a lucky break he's spotted outside a local gas station in Los Cruses this time the circumstances surrounding his questioning are very different the same Florida detective David spoke with on the phone arrives in New Mexico to speak with him directly and to deliver shocking news you are under arrest there's a warrant for your arrest and I'm going to explain that when we get bound back to the excuse me what homicide for who who do you think once in custody authorities explain the situation but David doesn't stray from what he told the detective over the phone we have obtained enough evidence to obtain a warrant for your arrest for murder okay I want you to understand that she's a v i want you to understand that and what's most important to us right now is to find out where she is yeah I'd like to be able to tell you where she is okay but I don't have the information you have to ask her detectives don't want to reveal all their cards just yet but they're about to share a disturbing story that they stumbled upon by pure chance and we gathered a lot of information that I'm sure you're not aware of there was a neighbor that heard the entire incident on Saturday morning at 6:30 who lives across the way I want you to think about that real quick what incident the incident that occurred at Gretchen's home you give me more information in a stroke of luck police uncovered a shocking piece of evidence as they canvased Gretchen's neighborhood a woman approached them unprompted with a chilling recollection because on Saturday morning at like I don't I guess it was Satur Saturday because of the pictures but I heard um I was asleep upstairs on my in my room and I heard I heard a really serious woman scream like um just screaming like she was being attacked and then I heard her scream no and then I heard something about it hurts stop it as the witness walks the officer around the back alley to point out where these screams came from she adds one more chilling detail the screaming was it went on for for a few minutes it wasn't it wasn't like that's why I thought maybe it was kids but there wasn't anybody nobody was yelling help like nobody was yelling help which is why I didn't call the police and as police would later learn this split-second decision may have changed everything back with David investigators begin attempting to unravel the disturbing story there is a neighbor who observed her driveway covered in a bleach or cleaning product drenched coming out of the driveway coming down the driveway and out of the garage what does that have to do with me you don't know anything about that that's what I'm asking you okay according to a recorded tip called in by another neighbor all of these strange pieces of evidence may be adding up to an alarming truth on the call the man explains to an officer that his security camera picked up something strange in the neighborhood around 5:45 a. m. last Saturday the day that Gret supposedly went missing I know I was you know told like look for a black pickup truck um and there was one that kind of came by like you know early in the morning uh it was trying to Hitch up to the boat trailer but then it just took off and this wasn't the only sighting of a black pickup in Gretchen's neighborhood on the morning she seemed to vanish the woman who heard screaming noises near Gretchen's home also noticed a pickup truck parked outside her house and she took photos the truck appeared to be David's with which meant that he may actually be one of the last people to see Gretchen before her disappearance while this doesn't prove anything it certainly raises red flags but when the detectives confront David with this possibility he drops hints that something far more Sinister is at play I saw your truck where you at Gretchen's residence last Saturday it's 6:30 in the morning she told me they sell my vehicle so I did I did I'm asking you to be truthful with us instead David leaves detectives with a strange comment to untangle this is like dealing with Deep Pockets here you know there's a lot more to this than just you know deep pocket I love I love and care for her okay and part of that's got me into this position now but I'll you know protect her she's my wife at this very moment police aren't buying David's story they know much more than they're letting on and in due time they'll reveal it to David they're hopeful that when they finally reveal the shocking evidence they've been collecting behind the scenes evidence straight from Gretchen's mouth that the truth will finally come out for now David's story takes a drastic turn you know she likes she likes drugs um you know at one point she mentioned she's like seeing 22 guys you know she got notes you have the you know you have the safe in the car right you you got that you got that right yeah right so and you know if you have her phone and unlocked her phone you'll see you know why do you have her phone before authorities track David down they tried to find Gretchen's phone and as long as it stayed on their efforts worked on a recorded call call the police discuss their findings and it doesn't take long before the reality of this situation begins to sink in nothing they've been told so far can be taken as fact I pinged her phone and it's showing in Gulf Breeze Florida as of 12:15 p.
m. today and that's probably when she shot off her phone where Gulf Breeze Florida it's by Pensacola really instead of turning up at a local hospital where Gretchen was allegedly seeking help her phone pinged at a location over 8 hours away in the interrogation room David stumbles to provide an explanation I have her phone um well she had her phone M so she was traveling with me okay up until Al Paso she we were driving separate vehicles so she she she bolted what car was she driving uh I'm not like I said I'm going to protect her and her whereabouts because everyone can be bought and as much as I know you guys are doing your job I don't know I've seen the other end of uh manipulation of information yeah to skew and or to try to uh shape uh an objective and so yet when Gretchen's family went to the local hospital looking for her they noticed something that made the cell phone evidence of her whereabouts even more un usual her car was parked outside the hospital and her purse was still inside it detectives also discovered footage of David attempting to pawn what appeared to be Gretchen's jewelry at a shop in Pensacola Florida so going back to um Saturday morning were you at her home Saturday morning you said you saw my vehicle there so okay oh I'm I'm asking you I understand what you're asking me but you you you like I said sheep in a narrative so oh God okay so what happened after you got to her house you saw my vehicle there so it's between me and her you know I'm husband and wife so I can enact that right even if David isn't talking others are while he uses his marriage as a strange excuse to shut down authorities are flooded with tips on a dedicated hotline as they sort through information however any evidence of Gretchen's alleged whistleblower case just isn't surfacing if there was anyone who meant to doer harm they were hiding it well that is until police receive a tip that stopped them in their tracks while people close to Gretchen begin to suspect that David might somehow be involved in her disappearance a conversation with Gretchen's ex-husband offers something much more valuable than rumors Gretchen's own words and they had nothing to do with a high-profile Court case thankfully this wouldn't be the last time that Against All Odds Gretchen was able to speak for herself just days before she mysteriously disappeared Gretchen sent a text to her ex regarding their daughter in a call Jeff reads it to police uh March 19th at 8:44 a. m.
please do not take calls or allow David to see he's in a state of mania he just got out of jail and I'm afraid he might try to see her before he leaves for Costa Rico he is bipolar in a state of mania he doesn't know what he's doing not that that's an excuse but it scares me because I don't know what he is capable of while David was known to his family to be bipolar they also insisted he didn't have a violent bone in his body but according to Gretchen's close friend David's Behavior shifted over the past few years after a terrifying accident David was underneath the car working on the car he had it lifted up the car fell off the lift and on his head the ambulance had to come and he was in the hospital for a long time it was a very serious head injury Gretchen and then even Gretchen's sister said to me that David was never the same after that mentally if David suffered from traumatic brain injury during this alleged accident that could potentially explain recent changes in Behavior do you have to tell me I'm being reported or no excuse me you have to tell me I'm being reported no you're in a police department there's really no expectation of privacy R te what's up rules have changed it's always been like that towards yall you're in a police department there's really no expectation of privacy authorities segue into David's past which included two recent incidents with police David explains that the first incident occurred when he was detained after having what he called a spiritual experience during a wellness seminar in a local shopping mall when staff asked them to leave for disrupting the event things took a turn and then I leave and I go sit on the sidewalk outside and m security comes and then Brower County Sheriff had like a whole they got like a whole unit wherever that is and so they show up and they said that I was claiming I was going to myself and like like just making up things according to David a simple misinterpretation by police led to a Baker Act detention which is a temporary mental health hold in the state of Florida and then 3 weeks after that I'm at the uh I'm at palet Shores and I get detained and like this is like 3 weeks after the Bri County thing so when I get detained I just go straight to the ground yeah David explains that after realizing his dog was still in the vehicle with no air conditioner he stood up to roll down the windows and before he knew it police descended on him did we deal with you previous ly sleeping in this vehicle out at like the 7eleven I have my medical records I I'll give you my I'm asking you a question sir I'm not asking for your medical no no no no no cuz your dog looks familiar no I just got him six weeks ago what were you what were you trying to grab out of that car grab when I had to body slam my S into the car to get you out I was just scared no you weren't I was I literally had to body slam myself into your car to drag you out nice yes he loves humans females his name's Kobe okay what's in the black bag that's in the Center Council of the Court uh I need a I need a council I need a leg go councel you don't want to talk all right no problem well your dog's in the car with it not on and the window it was on but I was scared you guys were going to get like thought I was going to run so then I turned on but he was hot so I turn it back on my glasses are in my car cuz when you were on the ground when you were on the ground and I went to cck you you thought because I was 5'2 you could jump up in the car little did you know I owner of this car was I got your out of the car because you thought you were being slick I wasn't in the car I was on the ground right Officer where's the officer who's hey my man you just exercise your rights to be quiet right that's smart man keep doing and then the police report is like I was like trying to solicit some 15-year-old girls and I was nervous and sweaty and David makes an accusation about those very same police officers and then they were talking about how they would use Photoshop to make their bruis on their pictures look worse but body camera footage from the incident suggests there may have been more at play during that incident when the responding officer approached David earlier that night he noticed tape altering his license plate which David claimed was from his stepdaughter playing around kids we can do you okay not really no I don't take any out of your car don't take anything out of your car sir 7 me 94 turn off sit down right there do not move when I tell you not to get something out of your car you don't get anything out as the first officer waited for backup to arrive David continued to ignore his instructions eventually leading to an arrest after the lady office off quote had to body slam herself in his car T him get out can I get up no get down I'm standing up my leg turn around get out now get out get him I got him at gun get out of the car all right all right drop it drop it whatever it is drop it drop it I was worried about a gun he kept going in the car I almost shot him okay sir yes I'll do everything you say I almost shot him I'll do whatever you say according to court records this charge was later reduced to resisting arrest without violence detectives looked at David's family to fill in the gaps and when they show up on his mother's doorstep she admits he's had some struggles lately lame as God is my witness he's never hurt anybody or beat anybody he's only been maybe uh you know destructive maybe with with you know throwing something or not at you but just like beating on something go for the divorce I think she finally did because she stuck it out as long as she could and she was trying to help him according to friends and family Gretchen was the primary bread winner in the relationship and she supported David through his mental health issues and lapses in employment during a phone call with police one friend explains the dynamic that he was always on hook for money money money money CU he has none but eventually enough was enough and it seems that David had come up with a plan recently that Gretchen wasn't quite on board with Gretchen's friend explains the plan and then he was obsessed with Costa Rica and he wanted the money from Gretchen to go to CH to wanted to leave right now and she wouldn't give it to him but once authorities saw what was on the video footage at Gretchen's home it confirmed all fears that something truly terrible had happened but this wouldn't be the last time that police uncovered horrifying secrets in Gretchen's home as it turns out Gretchen had several blink security cameras installed and what they reveal makes authorities blood run cold gret's home has cameras through about it were you aware of that you took this the first one knows the first time first time mhm cuz they're in your car what are her cameras and they're mine okay they're yours because they came from gret's house or your is because you bought them somewhere else never there he is the footage you're about to see shows what happened at Gretchen's home on Saturday March 21st the last day Gretchen's family saw her first cameras show David outside on Gretchen's enclosed back patio as he sneaks around in the pre-dawn darkness it appears that someone inside may have noticed him when a light turns on police also received one more video and soon the detectives will confront David with exactly what they saw saw but this was only the beginning of what they discovered so you're familiar with how blink Works mhm okay so blink blink is a web based system right mhm okay so you can destroy the cameras all you want mhm and there's still data and stored cloud storage from blink do you understand that that's what you're telling me so yeah does that look like you could be okay well I'm going to explain to you right now I'm going to tell you something right now which is real life mhm so you were also there there were cameras in the porch area of her home which I told you captured not a pleasant interaction between you and Gretchen at 6:13 a. m.
