- Collection:
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
- Title:
- Series of WSB newsfilm clips of reporter Marc Pickard giving details on the upcoming parole of convicted kidnapper Gary Steven Krist, DeKalb County, Georgia, 1979 May 10
- Creator:
- WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- Pickard, Marc
- Date of Original:
- 1979-05-10
- Subject:
- Parole--Georgia
- People:
- Pickard, Marc
Krist, Gary Steven, 1945-
Mackle, Barbara Jane--Kidnapping
Eisemann-Schier, Ruth - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, 33.77153, -84.22641
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- moving images
news
unedited footage - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this series of WSB newsfilm clips from DeKalb County, Georgia on May 10, 1979, reporter Marc Pickard gives details on the upcoming parole of convicted kidnapper Gary Steven Krist.
The clips begin with a shot of a floor and a cord, and the feet of the unidentified person holding the camera as they walk. Next, the clips cut to a photograph of the hole in the ground in a wooded area in Gwinnett County, Georgia, where Barbara Jane Mackle was buried during her 1968 abduction. The clips cut to another photograph of the same hole from a different angle. Next, the clips cut to a photograph of several red apples in a crumpled and torn paper bag, sitting on a table. Then the clips cut to a black and white photograph of two unidentified white males who stand behind a stack of money. Another photograph of a smiling unidentified white female is shown. Next, a photograph of the box in which Barbara Jane Mackle was buried during her abduction is shown, then a black and white photograph of a station wagon parked in a building is shown. The clips cut to a photograph of this vehicle with the back door open. Several suitcases are lined up inside the vehicle. The name "RUTH" is written on one suitcase. Next, there is a black and white photograph of a small motor boat. The boat is pulled up to a shore, and the letters "FL" are visible on the side of the boat. Then, a photograph of three houses next to a body of water is shown. A photograph of the hole in the ground where Barbara Jane Mackle was buried is shown.
Next, the clips cut to a framed magazine article that hangs on a white wall. The headline "83 hours till dawn" appears across the top of the pages, and a large photograph of Barbara Jane Mackle at the time of her abduction takes up most of the left page and some of the right. Inset in this large photo is a smaller photograph of Barbara Jane Mackle before her abduction. Text and smaller photographs are visible on the page to the right. The clips cut to a close up of the two photographs of Barbara Jane Mackle, focusing in on her face in the photograph that was taken at the time of her abduction, and the sign that she holds reading "Kidnapped." The clips cut to a close up of the smaller photograph of Barbara Jane Mackle before her abduction. Behind her in the photograph, a pool and a building are visible.
The clips cut to an article with a headline reading, "Krist parole 'A terrible mistake,' trial judge declares." Photographs of kidnapper Ruth Eisemann-Schier, several unidentified white males carrying the box in which Barbara Jane Mackle was buried, an unidentified white male leaning over the hole in which Barbara Jane Mackle was buried, and kidnapper Gary Steven Krist appear in this article, and a second headline reads "Kidnap trial led from Miami lab to woods in Gwinnett."
The clips then cut to the interior of a building. The box that Barbara Jane Mackle was buried in rests on the floor against a wall to the left. On top of the box, leaning against the wall behind it, there is an exhibit board covered in black cloth with 13 photographs attached. From off camera, an unidentified female is heard saying something unintelligible, and the clips cut to a closer shot of the box. Next, there is a close up shot of the exterior portion of the box with two holes, then a shot of the box with the top middle section open. The camera changes angles to show the interior of the box. Next, there is a shot of the portion of the box that contains wiring, with the lid of this portion open. Then there is another shot of the same portion of the box but with the lid closed. Next there is a shot of the interior of the middle portion of the box with the lid closed. The clips cut to another shot of the exterior of the box with the top open on the middle portion. The camera swoops down and into the box, and then withdraws again. From off camera, unintelligible male and female voices are heard, as the exterior of the box is shown again. Then there is another shot of the exterior of the box, and the camera swoops down and into the box again, then withdraws from the box, performing this motion twice.
Next, the clips cut to a letter, which reads, "Robert Mackle: Sir, your daughter has been kidnapped by us and we now hold her for ransom. She is quite safe, if somewhat uncomfortable. We offer no proof of our posession of her at this time. It will arrive by mail in a few days. Barbara is presently alive in a small capsule buried in a remote piece of soil. She has enough food and water and air to last seven days. At the end of the seven days the life supporting batteries will be discharged and her air supply will be cut off. The box is waterproof and very strong - fiberglass reinforced plywood - she has little chance of escaping. The Box is in an unusual and lonely place. She has no chance of being accidentally stumbled upon. Contemplate, if you will, the position into which this puts you." The camera takes a close up of this letter, moving around the page.
The clips then cut to the box and the same room where it was located in previous clips. Reporter Marc Pickard sits on the edge of the box farthest from the camera. He says, "At six o'clock Monday morning, Gary Steven Krist will walk through the gates of Reidsville State Prison a free man. That's about sixty hours from right now. Barbara Jane Mackle spent eighty three hours in this box. The Krist parole stirs emotions that have been calm for years. Some people feel it makes a mockery of our criminal justice system, other people feel that Krist has been paro--" Pickard stops here with a sigh and the clips cut to another take. Pickard says, "At six o'clock Monday morning, Gary Steven Krist will walk through the gates of Reidsville State Prison a free man. That's about sixty hours from right now. Barbara Jane Mackle spent eighty three hours in this box. The Krist parole has stirred emotions that have been calm for years. Some people feel its made a mockery of our criminal justice system, others feel that Krist has paid the price and is rehabilitated, but for all of us, it is a reminder of one of the most bizarre crimes in metro Atlanta history. From DeKalb County, Marc Pickard, Action News."
The clips cut to a two story hotel. Cars are parked around the hotel buildings, and a sign on one of the walls reads "Camelot Inn." This hotel is the former Rodeway Inn, from which Barbara Jane Mackle was kidnapped in 1968. The clips cut to another shot of the hotel from across a street, and then to a shot of the hotel entrance, which is a brick building with white columns and a sign reading, "Camelot Inn." The clips cut to a two story building that is part of the hotel; doors to hotel rooms are visible along the exterior walkways. The clips cut to the numbers "137" on a white door. The clips cut again, and the door of the room next to room 137 is now visible. The door is open, and an unidentified African American woman enters the door carrying a vacuum cleaner. The clips cut back to a close up of the door to room 137. The sound of a vacuum cleaner is audible from off camera.
The clips cut to reporter Marc Pickard, who stands in front of room 137. He says, "Mrs. Mackle was able to free herself from the ropes that bound her feet and hands. She called police and by 6 A.M. the F.B.I. was on the scene and fully involved in the case. Take two. Mrs. Mackle was able to free herself from the ropes that bound her ankles and her wrists. She called police and by 6 A.M. the F.B.I. was on the scene and fully involved in the case."
The clips cut to a shot of a sign that reads, "Emory University. Chemistry. 1515 Pierce Drive." A white building is visible behind the sign, and numerous unidentified males and females walk on the sidewalks in the vicinity of the building. The clips cut again, this time to a shot of the same sign at a different angle. From off camera, a male voice says, "We're just doing a story on the Mackle kidnapping. A follow up." The clips cut to a close up shot of students in front of the white building, then to a shot of a sidewalk with trees and buildings on either side. Next, the clips cut to two shots of a wooded area, and then a third shot of a wooded area and a road. A mailbox and driveway are visible on the right. Next there is a clip of two houses. The driveway of the house on the left is also visible.
Reporter: Pickard, Marc
Title supplied by cataloger. - Local Identifier:
- Clip number: wsbn38154
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/news/id:wsbn38154
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/news/do:wsbn38154
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: wsbn38154, Series of WSB newsfilm clips of reporter Marc Pickard giving details on the upcoming parole of convicted kidnapper Gary Steven Krist, DeKalb County, Georgia, 1979 May 10, WSB-TV newsfilm collection, reel 0034, 00:00/13:02, Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, The University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia
- Extent:
- 1 clip (about 13 mins., 2 secs.): color, sound ; 16 mm.
- Original Collection:
- Original found in the WSB-TV newsfilm collection.
- Holding Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
- Rights:
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