cher hughes was one of them. telling anyone who would listen that the disappearances and property transfers were no coincidence. >> i thought that bill had done something to these people. i was telling people in bocas, the suspicions were all saying the same thing. >> and bill is still living nearby. >> bill is still near, yeah. and he told people he was going to shut me up. >> he told people that. >> he told three people that, he moved out of the house and into a hotel with security. >> keith wasn't the only one that was nervous. >> i became convinced that this guy cortez had killed these people in order to steal their property. that's when i said, i'm going to the authorities. >> he urged keith to do the same. >> you need to come to panama city, get to the prosecutor and turn up the heat. >> keith went to panama city, and laid up the case to the panamanian fbi. >> kudos to the panama police, they stepped it up. >> but for all the suspicion, there was no hard evidence of a crime. that's when don winner got an id