staley head been taping with a game warden since daybreak and was ready to pack it in. >> he was concerned, he said, about getting help to the wounded. it felt like heat kind of came over my leg. did anybody in the car have a gun? was gone for so longa wn but he'd wait for her forever and would always be there with the biggest welcome home. >> breathe through your nose. >> it changes life forever. mostly they lived in reno, nevada, but this at the end of a two-hour drive into the woods was the applies they lived. sleep number. 01:31 Dateline Miles From Nowhere Deep in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, a family's idyllic vacation home is threatened when an unknown car enters their property in the dead of the night. Link copied. >> no. our new italian masterpiece. but it didn't look good. and, you know, i just remember this lost look on her face. >> of course, you know, dispatch, what's your address? 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First Aired: October 10th, 2021. i'm by the dvds. i had the kids stay down, out of sight, so they wouldn't be seen. it robs you of security. >> absolutely. absolutely. i think the trial will be a rather awakening. >> so carol raced along the highway to reno and her son, rory. chad wallin reed said attorney olson is just the sort of person, for whom that defense was intended. >> did you own a gun? that's bank of america. i could hear sounds. i killed people on the other side of this world. before the jury even got the case, chad's wife carrie told us she already knew what the outcome would be. then over the radio came a new twist. >> we had fear that he was going to come back and finish the job. louis smythe crouched wounded and immobile in the back seat, watched the green dot move across his body, waited for the gunman to finish him off. what if you didn't know that posting your travel plans online may attract burglars? they take a banker. >> ten seconds passed or so and, right as cesar was getting into the car, i heard what sounded like a gun shot. 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[ male announcer ] colgate slimsoft. though chad said he didn't know that. >> and met up with two others at the chevron gas station where we bought i think a bottle of blueberry vodka and a couple 40 ounces of beer to take with us. no. >> just about then, louis saw headlights appear in the distance. felt his alleged victims were the ones in the wrong. then he came inside. >> it was the 4th of july weekend, late on a saturday night. >> maybe even that he had been having some sort of flashback. >> then the cops took chad down that dirt road which led into the meadow. >> who were these men in the car? best foods. >> the sort of stand your ground idea? meadow. >> then his story changed again. he was exhausted, had been he said entirely cooperative with the cops, told them everything he knew. >> stand up. i made some missteps. >> if they had never shot at me there would be no reason for a gun. leaves are falling and so are prices. >> what do you think? coming up -- grief and shock as a mother finally finds out what happened to her son. here chad explained what was in his mind when those men seemed to be terrorizing his family, how he decided he had to do something to protect his kids. >> after that they were afraid. But when details emerge about the mechanics life on the ground, police begin to question his marriage. we'll never be the same. let me talk hi bon jour priviet woohoo this is dr. flamenco. my husband's going to love this one sooo soft. Clark Atlanta University students mourn loss of athlete fatally shot near campus, Iranian government to investigate series of poisonings, Pennsylvania man accused of trying to bring explosive on plane, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle asked to leave Frogmore Cottage, Viral TikTok filter leaves some concerned over long-term mental health impacts. Did Someone Try to Make Gregg Smarts Murder Look Like a Robbery? >> somehow they manage to move rory to the back seat of the car. >> of course, no one could know the way the jury would go especially in a town divided like quincy. For US customers: Your device must physically be located in the US to stream. and then there's juicy chicken. >> sure. >> odd. Did Mary Beth Harshbarger Shoot Her Husband Accidentally? 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. >> it was very enjoyable to be away from the phones and traffic and, you know, work. >> a solar light, one of several attached to metal poles marking the edge of the property, a cheap item, but, still. this is where it ended, in an ink black meadow in the high sierra, barely illuminated by a pair of headlights. [ slimsoft ] my floss-tip bristles are up to 17x slimmer than other toothbrushes. at any rate, now chad details how he used the rifle again when he saw rory's car make a sudden u-turn. it even knows you by name. money chad and his family did not have. In the California mountains, a young father calls 911 to report that he had been in a shoot-out with a car full of strangers; authorities wonder if it was self-defense or something else. with limited availability in select markets. the more you know, the better you can plan for what's ahead. make it delicious with swanson. >> right here. right. you leave the house in good shape? Peacock is spreading its wings worldwide. >> but that is not what louis heard. >> carrie didn't pry. Would Credit Card Transactions Solve the Brittany Tavar Case? there's only one man who can get us out of here in time. >> then detective fay decided to take chad on a tour to recreate the almost eight-mile chase and the shooting on location and on videotape. how they stole the solar lights, were chased, tried to surrender, and then made a wrong turn. they have to go on with their lives and they kind of make a new plan. and it got out of control. >> that evening, still on edge, carrie and the kids watched a movie and fell asleep on the couch. >> his zone. you're being charged with first-degree murder. >> yes. Keith Morrison reports. those men shot at him. Play All. corresponding with the three shots. >> right. you really do call the shots. >> here's how olson presented his stand your ground defense in his opening to the jury. as they drove through the night, they listened to the chatter of the two way. An all-new Dateline: Secrets Uncovered episode is slated to retrace the deadly events that transpired on that fateful night. what's more, he said, chad didn't seem worried they had a gun when he approached their car. we didn't shoot your house. and then the next thing i know as i'm looking up i see these three flashes and then i hear crack, crack, crack, crack. this is sears. i -- as far as, you know, i never expected for us to be apart in such a manner. remember, in his interview chad said he told louis and his friends when he left them in the meadow that he was going to get help. now they returned to the car. these guys are like, look, our friends are hurt. the answer is no. i think the majority of people have a negative opinion about me. your bristles are so slim! i'm on my way. you can make dinner disappear. like a lot of vets, he seemed to carry some baggage. >> we drove with mr. wallin reed from his cabin in my vehicle, videotaping. wardens find everything from bear poachers and pot farmers and it attracted a reality show which sent a photographer named ben staley to the little town here in plymouth county. >> there is, safe to say, no way on this earth a mother can be adequately prepared for the news, carol starzza was about to receive. she reached for the gun chad had taught her how to use. Dateline. >> i still feel like i need to go help him. >> fuming is possibly all chad might have done except a prominent defense attorney named john olson heard about chad's predicament and sought the way to sort of set him free. that was how you felt. >> there's a story to be told. >> the young men in that car not exactly boy scouts said olson. one of them hopped out of the car. >> but according to louis, that never happened. i've never, ever seen it my entire life. i think it was just some sort of random act of vandalism that i guess young kids would do. >> i turned around just to see a truck. heck, no. i switched to some weird bargain detergent instead of tide but no matter how much i poured, our clothes were missing that tide clean we were used to. Miles From Nowhere. >> not that i could tell, no. >> why the initial reluctance? but i was a ranger. remember those three nonchad shell casings found on the road, that the defense made such a big fuss about? this is so much faster than my old computer. and then we took off from there. motorcycle. web pages very chaotic that night. hey, darrell here, more great rollbacks from the walmart october savings event. Aired: 11/16/2022. >> no? that's banking for how you live your life. time to bring out a little ammunition. Dateline. i've made my success happen. oh, my parents will be here any minute. >> carrie visited her husband in jail to tell him that she was in his corner and would always be, no matter what. i got kids or something like that. All rights reserved. he was barely alive, no longer conscious. >> i remember seeing my dad and mom. when he's sick, i'd cry hard because i don't know if he might die from -- if he's sick or if he'll be okay. mama ni hao ma hello mama namaste wrong number? All other programs and/or marks are the property of their respective owners. daddy won't let anything bad happen to you. they're going to come at me. Daddy won't let anything bad happen to you. >> yeah. and keeping it that way was, chad's particular preoccupation. >> my friend has just been shot in the head. >> never step foot outside of prison ever again. How Did a Former Software Developer Help the Lavender Doe Case? >> okay. >> i knew my dad had it under control. >> coming up, police try to figure out who is telling the truth about the confrontation. i was very shocked. here's keith morrison with "miles from nowhere." you stopped by the house? >> you think they were firing on you? go further. >> nothing like that, no. >> every day i think about it. and so are you. he didn't bleed out. remember chad's insistence that the car came straight at him through the meadow as if for a final showdown? alright, whenever you get your stuff, run upstairs, get cleaned up for dinner. >> what was the effect of this incident on you and your husband? Ronald Reagans Son Remembers Learning of His Attempted Assassination, John Hinckley Jr. >> he shot at them because he was fired upon. 20 years later, its still unfolding. he was shot through the leg. chad, right behind. it's not bad for canned soup, right? 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