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On the third day of July 1990...
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Frank Bannister,
then a successful architect...
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was overseeing construction
of his new home.
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The contractor...
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Jacob Platz...
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would later confirm that Bannister
was consuming alcohol that morning.
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12:23 P.M.
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Platz sees Bannister
arguing with his wife, Debra.
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It appears he had
promised Debra a garden...
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and then, without consulting her,
laid a 4-inch thick concrete slab...
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creating a basketball court
for himself.
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12:31 P.M.
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Platz watches the couple drive away.
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Bannister kept a tool box
in the back of his car.
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In it was a utility knife...
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with a retractable blade.
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Bannister purchased seven...
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new blades that morning...
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at Jesson's Hardware Store
and Building Supply...
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on Third and Garrett--
Third and Garrett.
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Third of July.
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Seven blades. Three.
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Milton...
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you're mumbling; we can't
understand a word you're saying.
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12:33 P.M.
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Their '84 Volvo heads into the hills.
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It is the last time anyone
will see the couple together.
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By Bannister's admission...
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the argument continues,
reaching a point...
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when Debra demands...
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to be let out.
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At that moment, probably 12:36,
12:37 P.M., the car...
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Ieaves the road on a curve...
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presumably because Bannister
was driving too fast.
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She was killed?
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Her body was found
15 yards from the car.
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Bannister...
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was picked up 2 hours later,
wandering in the woods.
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He claimed to have no recollection
of the events...