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Vivid Memories

"There was no safe place to put the children."

NEARLY FIVE YEARS LATER-- THE UNFORGETTABLE DETAILS STICK IN THE MINDS OF THOSE WHO LIVED THROUGH ONE OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S MOST GRUESOME ACTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

IN A LIVE REPORT--

THE EMOTIONAL OPENING STATEMENTS AGAINST THE MAN ON TRIAL FOR GUNNING DOWN HIS WIFE IN FRONT OF HER YOUNG STUDENTS. INSIDE A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE

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Disgusting Acts Destroyed

A HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE.

TONIGHT, NBC2 FINDS OUT THE FLAMES BURNED AWAY THE FILTH AND DESTRUCTION OF ONE OF THE WORST ANIMAL HORDERS IN LEE COUNTY HISTORY.

***New at 6:00***

She Heard It Happen

A LOVING HUSBAND, FATHER AND HARD WORKER.

NOW LEE COUNTY'S LATEST MURDER VICTIM.

4747 "We're at a loss of words. It's terribly disappointing."

NEW AT SIX--

NEWS AT 6PM OPEN-CLIP

SETUP TO DUNN COVERAGE-1-SHT PUSH

POLICE SAY "A MAN ON A MURDER MISSION" WALKED INTO A CROWDED CAPE CORAL DAYCARE AND GUNNED DOWN HIS ESTRANGED WIFE IN FRONT OF FRIGHTENED CHILDREN.

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KELLIE, IT'S CONSIDERED ONE OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S MOST SHOCKING CRIMES AND MOST HIGH PROFILE TRIALS.

THE JURY SELECTION PROCESS ALONE, TOOK FIVE WEEKS.

THE TRIAL HAS BEEN DELAYED SEVERAL TIMES BY

ARGUMENTS OVER WHETHER PROSECUTORS CAN SEEK THE DEATH PENALTY--

AND ATTEMPTS BY DUNN TO GET A NEW ATTORNEY.

TONIGHT OPENING STATEMENTS ARE IN THE BOOKS.

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A GUNMAN ROAMING THE HALLS OF A CAPE CORAL DAYCARE CENTER -

13:16:09 "But I do remember after hearing the gunshots. saying somthing to the effect that there was no safe place to put the children" 13:16:29 RENEE DICK

TEACHERS FROM THE BOBBIE NOONAN DAYCARE CENTER DESCRIBE THE AFTERNOON NEARLY 5 YEARS AGO.

THEY DESCRIBE A GLOSSY-EYED ROBERT DUNN WHO PROSECUTORS SAY WAS ON THE HUNT FOR HIS ESTRANGED WIFE - CHRISTINE DUNN.

MORGAN HUNTER WAS 11 YEARS OLD THAT DAY - HIDING IN THE BATHROOM WITH CHRISTINE AND OTHER CHILDREN WHEN SHE SAYS THE MAN SHOT TWICE.

HER MOTHER LOUISE ZOELLER TOLD THE JURY HOW SHE PRIED THE GUN FROM DUNN'S HANDS, THROWING IT BEFORE HE COULD HURT ANYONE ELSE.

THEN SHE SAYS THEY STRUGGLED.

WHEN THE CHILDREN ALL GOT OUT SAFELY, THE TEACHERS HELD THE STUDENTS, CONSOLING THEM:

DUNN OPENING STATEMENTS-REM 1

DUNN COVERAGE WRAP-OC-BNR

WE WILL COVER THIS TRIAL START TO FINISH.

TO STAY ON TOP OF EVERY NEW DEVELOPMENT,

YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE, NBC DASH TWO DOT COM.

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Sheriff Bill Cameron

"they found him this morning at his home in Vermont and took him into custody after he tried to flee from arrest'

AND WITH THAT--

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DETECTIVES BELIEVE A DECADE-OLD COLD CASE IS SOLVED.

ALL NEW AT SIX--

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THERE WILL NEVER BE CLOSURE FOR TARA SIDAROVICH'S MOTHER, BUT THERE CAN BE JUSTICE.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DETECTIVES SAY THEY'VE ARRESTED THE SECOND MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR TARA'S 2001 MURDER - PHILLIP BARR.

"Every day I waited for that phone call, are they going to capture him? And that feeling everyday it was just a horrible feeling." Sharon McPhillips

NOW SHARON MCPHILIPS FEELS RELIEF.

BOTH BARR AND ANOTHER SUSPECT, DAVID MCMANNIS, CHARGED WITH TARA'S MURDER.

"I'm hoping now that when I look at her picture, it doesn't automatically go to the bad. I can look at it and say baby we did this." Sharon McPhillips

THE SHERIFF SAYS ONE LEAD LED TO ANOTHER AND TODAY, U-S MARSHALLS ARRESTED BARR IN VERMONT.

"it's been a long time coming and justice for Tara was on the top of our priority chain." Sheriff Bill Cameron.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE BROTHER OF DAVID MCMANNIS IS SAYING DETECTIVES HAVE THE WRONG GUY.

"My brother's being charged with first-degree murder for a crime that I do not think he committed." Wayne McMannis

IN AN ONLINE VIDEO, WAYNE MCMANNIS SAYS HIS BROTHER IS INNOCENT AND IS ASKING FOR DONATIONS TO HIRE A DEFENSE LAWYER.

"The truth will come out, the truth will prevail. It always does. It will come out and everybody will see that David had no part of this." Wayne McMannis

MCPHILLIPS AND THE REST OF SIDAROVICH'S FAMILY WERE SURPRISED TO SEE THE VIDEO AND WONDER WHY DAVID FLED TO MARYLAND IF HE WAS INNOCENT.

"It really was very upsetting for me and my family." Sharon McPhillips

BARR WILL BE EXTRADITED TO CHARLOTTE COUNTY, MCMANNIS IS ALREADY IN THE COUNTY JAIL.

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NEW AT SIX--

LEE COUNTY'S ANIMAL SHELTER IS DEALING WITH ITS FIRST EVER CASE OF RABBIT HOARDING.

A WOMAN SURRENDERED DOZENS OF BUNNIES TODAY.

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THE NUMBER OF RABBITS IS OVERWHELMING THE SHELTER. SO

TONIGHT, 20 OF THEM ARE ALREADY UP FOR ADOPTION

FOR JUST TEN DOLLARS.

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DEVELOPING TONIGHT AT SIX--

INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO SET A LEE COUNTY HOME ON FIRE.

IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT ON FOURTH STREET, IN THE FORT MYERS SHORES COMMUNITY.

NBC2'S KELLY CRESWELL IS LIVE OUTSIDE THE HOME.

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The infamous house on fourth street went out with a bang.

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"I look out the window. There was a glow and then I could smell it."

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"And then you heard the pops and explosion."

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"And all of a sudden it went woof. The whole thing was in flames."

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"I said geez, I hope they hurry up cause the flames were licking off the side and they were coming out a good third of the way from the house."

FIRE MARSHALL CALLS IT ARSON.

Firefighters contained the BLAZE so neighbor John Wilkins didn't have to worry about his house. And john doesnt mind seeing the charred remains sitting next door.

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John Wilkins, Fort Myers Shores

"I'm glad to see that it burned, that means somebody will come in and have to tear the thing down. It was an eyesore, it was getting worse and worse since nobody was taking care of it."

It's this house--where Robert Tracey and Charles Sharp hoarded dozens of dogs four years ago. Living in their own feces and urine, Animal services rescued nearly 40 animals. It was described as one of the most severe cases of animal abuse ever seen---and the smell--even worse.

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John Wilkins

"The smell that came out of the house was overwhelming. No lie it would literally bring tears to your eyes if you took a whiff in."

The house was condemned. Tracey and Sharp both agreed to plea deals. Tracey served four years probation. Sharp served time in jail. Years later, Wilkins said he could finally open his windows because the terrible smell went away--but the house still stood.

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John Wilkins

TRACEY'S HOME BURNED-REM 2

TOSS TO STEVE-OC-DBX

A LOVING HUSBAND AND FATHER.

A HARD WORKER WHO SENT EVERY PENNY TO HIS FAMILY IN GUATEMALA.

AND LEE COUNTY'S NEWEST MURDER VICTIM.

TONIGHT THE MAN'S EMPLOYER IS OFFERING A REWARD FOR AN ARREST IN THE CRIME.

NBC2'S STEVE CAMPION IS LIVE AT CROWTHER ROOFING.

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THOSE HERE AT CROWTHER TELL US -- HIS WIFE'S LAST PHONE CALL ENDED IN ABSOLUTE HORROR -- GUNFIRE AND THEN SILENCE.

THE KILLING HAS LEFT THOSE HERE DEVASTATED -- TELLING US THIS BACK YARD JUST ISN'T THE SAME WITHOUT HIM.

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FOR ALMOST 15 YEARS -- DOMINGO GUTIERREZ-LEON WORKED HIS HEART OUT AT CROWTHER ROOFING IN FORT MYERS.

WITH EVERY SIX A-M SHIFT - HE SLOWLY WORKED HIS WAY INTO THE HEARTS OF HIS CO-WORKERS.

5241 "He was a conscientious employee and a stellar example of a human being."

AND IN A SINGLE SECOND OF VIOLENCE FRIDAY EVENING --- HIS STORY FOREVER CHANGED.

4638 "domingo was part of the family. We lost one of our own. It is terribly depressing."

DEPUTIES TELL US -- THE 49-YEAR OLD IMMIGRANT WORKER -WAS ON THE PHONE WITH HIS WIFE IN GUATEMALA -- THE VERY MOMENT A GUNMAN SHOT AND KILLED HIM IN FRONT OF HIS HOME ON PROSPECT AVENUE.

5431 "we're still dealing with the initial emotion of disbelief. Having to wrestle with the idea he's gone."

THE ROOFING AND SHEET METAL BUSINESS IS NOW OFFERING FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO ANYONE WHO CAN HELP CATCH THE PERSON -- WHO KILLED ONE OF THEIR HARDEST WORKERS.

5248 "he always had a smile on his face. He was just one of those guys you liked to be around."

TONIGHT -- AS THEIR DISBELIEF TURNS INTO ANGER -- THEY WANT ONE THING AND ONE THING ONLY.

5402 "we'd like his killer caught and brought to justice."

--- AND THEY DESPERATELY PLEAD FOR THE PUBLIC TO HELP DELIEVER A COLD-HEARTED KILLER.

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AT THIS POINT -- THERE IS NO DESCRIPTION FOR THE GUNMAN OR GUNMEN.

THE REWARD NOW STANDS AT SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR WHOEVER CAN HELP DETECTIVES DELIVER JUSTICE TO A GUTIERREZ'S KILLER.

NATE LEE 911 CLASS-VOWIPE

A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MAN, WHOSE WIFE WAS MURDERED, CONTINUES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN HER NAME.

MICHAEL KING KIDNAPPED, RAPED AND MURDERED DENISE AMBER LEE IN NORTH PORT, FOUR YEARS AGO.

HER HUSBAND, NATHAN, BELIEVES A DISPATCHER FAILED TO RELAY A CRUCIAL 9-1-1 CALL THAT HE SAYS COULD'VE SAVED HER LIFE.

SINCE THEN, NATHAN LEE WORKED WITH LAWMAKERS TO PASS A BILL MAKING IT MANDATORY FOR DISPATCHERS TO RECEIVE SPECIAL TRAINING.

NATE LEE 911 CLASS-SOTVO

15:54 "it's exciting to get to be able to tell my boys someday what's happened- to have to explain all the horrible things she went through to turn around and say this is what we did about it-this is the difference she's made everywhere."

LEE SAYS THEIR BOYS- NOW 5 AND 6 YEARS OLD- ARE DOING WELL.

DETZNER SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS-ONCAM

TODAY THE MAN IN CHARGE OF FLORIDA'S ELECTIONS STARTED THE PROCESS OF FIXING PROBLEMS WE SAW LAST WEEK.

SECRETARY OF STATE KEN DETZNER IS MEETING WITH SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS.

AT ISSUE - WAIT TIMES AT POLLING PLACES--

AND WHY IT TOOK FOUR DAYS FOR THE STATE TO TABULATE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

LEE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS, SHARON HARRINGTON, SAYS SHE HAS HAD *ZERO COMMUNICATION WITH SECRETARY DETZNER.

LEHIGH FIRE BOARD RECOUNT-VOTOPS

MORE THAN A WEEK AFTER THE ELECTION-- AND THERE IS A RECOUNT HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

THE DISTRICT THREE SEAT ON THE LEHIGH ACRE'S FIRE BOARD.

THE TOP TWO CANDIDATES EACH GOT 31-PERCENT OF THE VOTE.

THE RACE COMES DOWN TO INCUMBENT LARRY BECKER, AND CHALLENGER RONALD KROME.

TEASE ONE-ONCAM

THE LITTLE KNOWN SECRET IN OUR OWN BACKYARD.

TONIGHT, NBC2 FOUND OUT A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA SPOT IS THE SECOND LARGEST PRODUCER OF CAVIAR IN THE COUNTRY.

AND IF YOU LIKE THE DELICACY, WE FOUND YOU A DEAL.

TZ1 A) MOTE MARINE CAVIAR PRODUCTION-VOTOPS

TZ1 C) FORECAST TEASE-STC

STOCKS BUMP-CGTOPS

ROBERT VAN WINKLE FORECAST OPEN-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

"STAYING WARM THURSDAY, COOLER CHANGES BY THE WEEKEND"

A mix of sun and clouds will close out our Wednesday afternoon with a couple of spotty showers riding the east and northeast breeze across the peninsula. Through the early evening hours, a shower or two is possible as rain prospects will remain near 20%. Any showers that do push into the viewing area should dissipate and fade away just after sunset with mainly dry conditions setting up for tonight.

Overnight, skies will go mostly clear and temperatures will fall back into the lower 60s inland with a middle 60s up and down the urban corridor.

The weak front that has stalled across north-central Florida continues to washout and our Thursday is shaping up to be a bit nicer. A push of some slightly drier air will keep our skies mostly to partly sunny during the day as rain chances will slip to below 20%. Our warm airmass that has been with us over the last several days, will continue to hang around with highs in the lower to middle 80s as we close out the work week.

Some changes are coming down the pike by the weekend, as another cold front pushes its way across the peninsula. This will bring us a few more cloudy periods early Saturday and even a couple of widely scattered showers. This time though, a cooler and drier airmass will make its way into our part of the state as winds become a bit more northerly. This will allow much cooler air to drain down the state resulting in cooler than normal temperatures beginning Sunday morning.

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RESEACHERS HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA HAVE FOUND A WAY TO PRODUCE CAVIAR AND MAKE IT MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE.

THEY DID IT IN A WAY THAT'S ECO-FRIENDLY-- AND HAS RETAILERS, RESTAURANTS, AND HIGH-END HOTEL CHAINS COMING BACK FOR MORE.

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Nats 4:20 "and then the caviar itself"

IT MAY SOUND FAR AWAY AND EXOTIC, BUT THE CAVIAR CHRIS JONES PREPARES FOR THE OLD COLLIER GOLF CLUB IN NAPLES-- COMES FROM FLORIDA -- AND CAN BE FOUND EVERYWHERE FROM COSTCO TO THE RITZ CARLTON.

a lot of people think fishy when they think caviar, this caviar is clean, not overly salty, it really is almost mouthwatering

SERBIAN STURGEON PRODUCE THE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER DELICACY-- SO POPULAR, IT'S PUT THE SPECIES IN DANGER.

Nats fish tank

AT MOTE MARINE LAB'S SARASOTA FARM, RESEARCHERS HAVE FOUND A WAY TO RAISE THE FISH WITHOUT HARMING ITS POPULATION.

Nats explains packaging

IT'S RAISED, RINSED AND PACKAGED IN A WAY CUSTOMERS CAN FEEL GOOD ABOUT.

mote says many fish farms use new water, every five to seven minutes, but here, they're reducing their environmental footprint, by reusing water for up to five to seven days

the technology that we develop at Mote Marine Laboratories Aquaculture facility is the kind of technology that could be transferred to other facilities down the line that's something we would love to have done

SPOKEWOMAN HAYLEY RUTGER SAYS MOTE'S WORK PAVES WAY FOR A HEALTHIER CAVIAR INDUSTRY.

we never have to worry about this fish going extinct because they're going to be able to produce it for us year after year

AN ATTRACTIVE CONCEPT TO CUSTOMERS LIKE JONES, AND RETAILERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY-- SHOWING THE SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD CONCEPT IS CATCHING ON.

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IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN TRYING THE CAVIAR LAUREN JUST TOLD YOU ABOUT, THERE'S ACTUALLY A SPECIAL DEAL GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

FM DESTINATION RISING-OC-FSS

TONIGHT, FORT MYERS IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE TOP TRAVEL DESTINATIONS "ON THE RISE" IN THE COUNTRY.

THE WORLD'S LARGEST TRAVEL WEBSITE, "TRIP ADVISOR", LISTS FORT MYERS AT NUMBER SEVEN.

AUSTIN, TEXAS IS NUMBER ONE.

BALD EAGLE NEST-VO

A BALD EAGLE COUPLE IS BACK FOR THE SIXTH YEAR IN A ROW--

NESTING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA OFF OF TIGERTAIL COURT ON MARCO ISLAND.

THE EAGLE COUPLE BUILT THEIR NEST ON PROPERTY PROTECTED BY THE 'MARCO EAGLE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION'.

TWO EGGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN LAID.

SPORTS OPEN-CLIP

TORII TO TIGERS-ON CAM

GELLINGER SIGNING-VOTOPS

IT WAS EARLY NATIONAL SIGNING DAY FOR HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYERS.

OVER AT ISLAND COAST HIGH SCHOOL.HISTORY MADE.

KAMERON GELLINGER.IS THE FIRST FROM THE SCHOOL TO SIGN A DIVISION-ONE BASEBALL SCHOLARSHIP.

GELLINGER REAX-SOT

BRADY TO GATORS-VOTOPS

ALSO ON THE CAPE.AT IDA-S-BAKER HIGH SCHOOL.

SEAN BRADY.THE OUTSTANDING PITCHER FOR THE BULLDOGS BASEBALL PROGRAM.SIGNED TO PLAY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA.

BRADY TO GATORS-SOT

DRISKEL RULED OUT-ON CAM

SEAN IS LIKELY TO RUN INTO JEFF DRISKEL SOMETIME NEXT FALL.

BIG BEN UPDATE-VOTOPS

PITTSBURGH STEELERS QUARTERBACK BEN ROETHLISBERGER IS OUT FOR SUNDAY'S GAME VS. THE BALTIMORE RAVENS.

CME FIRST TEE-ON CAM

CME FIRST TEE-VOTOPS

FIRST TEE CHAPTERS FROM ROANOKE VALLEY-VIRGINIA, PALM BEACH AND COLLIER COUNTY EACH HAD THEIR TWO BEST PLAYERS.TEAM UP WITH A PLAYER FROM THE L-P-G-A.IN A FOUR-HOLE CHALLENGE.

THEY PLAYED THE TALON COURSE.NOT THE EAGLE.WHICH HOSTS THIS WEEK'S LADIES EVENT.

CME FIRST TEE-SOTVO

THE C-M-E GROUP TITLE-HOLDERS EVENT GETS UNDERWAY TOMORROW MORNING ON THE RE-DESIGNED EAGLE COURSE AT TWIN-EAGLES.

SPORTS TOSS-ON CAM

MORE BASKETBALL AT ALICO ARENA TONIGHT.

DALTON DISCOVERY CENTER-VO-CG

THE DALTON DISCOVERY CENTER AT THE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA OPENED TODAY IN NAPLES.

IT'S BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR YEARS.

THE CENTER EXHIBITS UNIQUE ECOSYSTEMS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INCLUDING THE EVERGLADES, MANGROVES, AND SANDY BEACHES.

MORE THAN 100 ANIMALS ARE ALSO ON DISPLAY, INCLUDING THE LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE.

THE CENTER IS OPEN FROM 9:30 TO 4:30 MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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Andrew McElwaine, President of Conservancy of SWF

"This is a chance to bring them in and appreciate this incredible eco-system we're privileged to be a part of and all of the wildlife we share our home with. In the lower 48, this is biologically the most diverse area."

THE CENTER IS OPEN FROM 9:30 TO 4:30 MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NAPLES ZOO ZEBUS-VO

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A ZEEBO?

NOW YOU CAN AT THE NAPLES ZOO?

MINI COWS.

THEY ARRIVED A FEW DAYS AGO.

THEY'RE ABOUT SIX MONTHS OLD.

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