Seasoned hunters have the ability to locate criminals, dead bodies and evidence - not only in the woods, but anywhere. They consistently find the bodies of persons reported missing months or years prior. When hunting, they don't look for the whole deer. They look for a part of the animal or subtle movement - and listen for the slightest noise. They find things when others fail.
In the winter of 1987, an intruder and future murderer known as Daniel Laplante was secreted somewhere in a house after kidnapping the inhabitants, and the local police, state police and a K9 were not able to find him. Several searches were negative.
A few days later, the intruder was back and had to be found. Officer Steve Bezanson, now retired, was the man-of-the-hour. Steve has been an avid hunter for decades and was a veteran cop at the time.
Officer Bezanson checked for tracks in the fresh snow around the house and found none. The intruder was still in the house. He did another search and found a very narrow opening in a wall that would possibly allow entry to a smaller person. Every other searcher had missed it.
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| Steve Bezanson on the hunt |
Gazing into the small space in the wall, Steve saw a pile of clothes. Peeling away one layer at a time, he uncovered the culprit and "escorted" him at gunpoint out of the hiding space.
That "suspect" never faced trial on the felony charges against him because a judge foolishly released him on bail. Two months after his release, this young criminal murdered a pregnant mother and her two small kids. He was captured by police and found guilty of the murder charges but never was tried on the burglary and kidnapping charges. But Officer Bezanson had done his job. Laplante, a would-be murderer, became prey for a veteran hunter and was arrested and prosecuted.
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