September 12, 1987 seemed to start off normally for 50-year old Dale Kerstetter. He was a maintenance man and security guard working the overnight shift at Corning Glass Works. He had worked at the plant for 27 years.
When another employee showed up to relieve Dale at 7 AM the next morning, he was puzzled to find the seat which Dale normally occupied empty. When Dale's truck was found in the parking lot with the keys inside, and his lunch pail still filled with food was found in the cafeteria, police were called and came out to investigate.
A review of the plant's security tapes would reveal a disturbing occurrence. Shortly after Dale's shift, a masked intruder appeared walking through the plant. Dale is seen speaking to this personal briefly, then they are seen walking down the corridor together. Dale glances directly into the camera, and the vanishes, never to be seen again.
That night, a quarter of a million dollars of platinum was stolen from the plant. Family, colleagues, friend's and Dale's employers have disputed the same question for years--Was Dale an innocent victim who was coerced by an unwanted intruder, or was he an accomplice to a brazen heist?
Returning guest Elaine Erickson joins Megan to discuss the events of September 12, 1987 and the fate of Dale Kerstetter.
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