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in the woods somewhere.

I'm not going out there.

What if he needs help

carrying the wood?

Mm, he probably doesn't.

[laughs]

Mom?

She's cooking.

Make sure she

can't anything.

Uh, no thanks.

I'm so glad that you could

come with us this trip.

This would've been worse

than the year

we went to Hoover Dam.

[laughs]

You know,

with my uncle's RV.

- Yeah.

- Oh my God.

My grandma was having a book

club meeting this weekend,

so, glad I could

get out of the house.

God, those old ladies make

the living room sell like,

like weird meat and mint.

[laughs]

That's like weirdly specific.

No, it's gross, though.

It's like a meat cream.

Yeah, that sounds gross.

[laughs]

How is she,

by the way?

She's okay.

She got sick last week.

I know.

You said.

She's okay,

though, right?

Yeah. You know.

Lily's Lily.

Well, she's not that bad.

Oh, come on.

She's not like my parents.

They watch me

every f***ing second.

[exhales]

What causes this woman...

to act in this manner?

Her, her killings

surely were ritualistic,

but I believe her motive

was greed.

Pure and simple.

It's the oldest motive

in the world.

Now, things did get

out of hand

and she lost control,

but greed was

the original motivator.

And it was a direct result

of her husband's diagnosis.

James recently updated his will

to include his children.

[V/O] For Detective Walker

and the rest of the officers

on the Pollack case,

the changing of James's will

seemed like an airtight motive.

But some didn't believe

Casey's motivation

was quite so simple.

Up next...

We sit down with one of the

only people who's heard

Casey Pollack speak since

the traumatizing events.

Right here on Inside Crime.

[light piano music]

I'm not ashamed to admit

I have values.

But you don't have to preach

the gospel to realize

that something's wrong

in this country.

When the dream

of a better life

is out of reach for some

while others continue

to use the system

for their own selfish ends.

As Governor,

I'll end the war on values.

And I'll fight against

attacks on our quest

for a better world.

Belief makes us strong.

It is belief that will deliver

us to a better tomorrow.

I'm Leslie Bison

and I approve this message.

[wind howling]

[laughs]

Yeah right.

Try it.

- Okay, what do I do?

- Just inhale.

[coughs]

- [laughs]

- You all right?

[coughs]

I'm fine.

It takes some

getting used to.

God, my grandma's

gonna kill me.

She might kill you.

She could kill you.

I just don't want

her to worry.

She's old.

Oh, come on.

What are you talking about?

You're like the best

good girl I know.

She has nothing

to worry about.

Yeah, well,

sometimes it seems like

I'm more capable of taking

care of her than she is.

Like, the other day,

I came downstairs

and she was just

watching the TV.

Not blinking.

Her mouth was wide open.

I had to call her name

three times

before she realized

I was even there.

She started acting

normal again.

Not that weird.

My grandma used to do

the same thing.

Yeah, but...

The TV was off.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

You know,

what can you do?

[muffled rock music]

Sh*t.

Are you just

gonna leave it?

Yeah. It was from

the disgusting,

dirty smokers who were

here before us.

Ah, I like the way

you think.

Let's go.

[wind howling]

[distant wolves howling]

Dump in the pasta.

What's taking him so long?

He'll be fine.

Give it a stir.

What are you looking for?

Ghosts?

What?

What do you mean?

Nothing.

Really.

It's just that...

I've just heard things

about these woods.

And the spirits

that live here.

- Stop it.

- What?

- You're scaring us.

- Oh, I'm not scared.

I'm just saying

it's not unheard of to...

see things out there

in the dark night.

Mom!

Sorry.

You're too easy.

[cellphone ringing]

Hey, everything all right?

Yes.

How's your timing?

Did you pick the trees yet?

I have the spots.

Pulling up shortly.

We need to make sure

it happens the way

it's supposed to.

We have to complete

the cycle.

I just think...

Don't think.

Snow's starting

to come down.

It's gonna be heavy out

there tonight so be careful.

I was born and raised

in these woods.

I'll be just fine.

Jason!

Oh my God!

Casey, help!

Casey! Help!

What do you want

me to do?

- Just do it.

- Who is this?

Jesus, Casey.

Okay.

Pull her hair back.

Is she dead?

I just found her.

One-thousand two,

one-thousand three,

one-thousand four.

One-thousand two,

one-thousand three,

one-thousand four.

One-thousand two,

one-thousand three...

[gasping]

[coughing]

- [alarm beeping]

- Oh f***!

What happened?

She was literally lying

face down in the snow

when I found her.

- Are you okay?

- Mm-hm.

What's your name?

Leslie Bison.

Okay. Leslie.

What were you doing

in the woods?

I was looking

for some help.

Leslie, we're gonna get you

to a hospital now, okay?

No, that's all right.

I think I'm all right.

I just need to get warm.

[beeping stops]

Anyone hungry?

Nope!

I am.

Let me just wash my face.

Leslie, why don't you

take a seat?

Get the car started.

You want me to go?

Not all the way.

Just until you get a signal

to call an ambulance.

Can you help me out?

Thanks, beautiful.

[sighs]

[exhales]

Well, thanks for grabbing me.

Leslie, I'm gonna go down

and get you some help.

Sure.

I'll be back.

You good?

Yes, go.

[car tone beeping]

[cellphone ringing]

911.

What's your emergency?

Hi. I'd like to report

an injured woman.

We know that before

she committed the murder,

she traveled back down

the hill alone...

to alert the paramedics about

what she was about to do.

She wanted to get caught

in that moment.

Something in that

twisted brain of hers

didn't want to go

through with it.

And I wish she had gotten

help right then and there.

911. What's your emergency?

Hi, I'd like to report

an injured woman.

We found her unconscious

in the woods

and we were able

to resuscitate her.

There's been some

inconsistency

and confusion in the case,

uh, especially in regards to

this mysterious injured woman.

We now know there

was no injured woman.

The police reports time it out

so that the call occurred

before she even murdered Mika.

That wasn't the only

call Casey Pollack made

before the murders.

She also placed a call

to Becky's grandmother,

Lily Lane.

The call was very short.

She just wanted

to let me know

that my granddaughter

had arrived safely.

And then she told me they'd

found an injured woman.

Before I could ask

any questions,

she claimed to lose reception

as she drove up

the hill to the cabin.

I haven't heard

from her since.

Most people only live here

in the summer months.

Martha and Carl Hastings

are year-round residents

in Mt. Ryerson.

They're the only eyewitnesses

we have from that night.

I heard some screaming.

Woke me up.

Then I heard Carl calling me

from the kitchen.

I, uh, I looked down

from the kitchen door

towards the pier.

And that's when I saw

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