after kevin collin ss disappeared davies was able to confirm dunkel traveled from his home to the city. the night kevin went missing. >> i determined he was in san francisco not directly from john but from all of his friends. >> belmont police confirmed dunkel's movements that day. >> dunkel may be involved in, from my understanding they may have placed him in san francisco around the time collins boy went missing. >> davies tells me he tried to report that information to police who were heading the kevin collins investigation. >> they didn't want to hear what i had to say. it was that simple. >> oh, yeah. san francisco police to comment on jim davie as kt and give me access to the files but they refused saying it's an open investigation. but they couldn't tell me how long it's been since someone looked at the file. >> this is retired sfpd inspector keeps the collins information with him. he last worked the case in 2003, to see if kevin was a victim of the clergy abuse scandal. weaver says there not a single mention of john dunkel the serial killer. >> so many tips were dauled in from

after kevin collins disappeared in san francisco he confirmed doug el traveled from the home in belmont to the cit city. the night kevin went missing. >> i determined that he was in san francisco not directly from john but from all of his friends. >>reporter: and belmont police confirmed doug el movements that day. >> john may involved in from my understanding the that they may have placed him in san francisco around the time the collins went missing. >>reporter: davis tells me he tried to report that information to san francisco police who were heading the kevin collins investigation. >> they didn't want to hear what i had to say. it was that simple. >> oh, yes san francisco police comment on davis account and give me access to the collins file. but they refused. saying it's an open investigation. but they couldn't tell me how long it has been since someone actually looked at the file. . retired sf pd inspector weaver keeps the collins information with him in case new leads developed. he last worked the case in 2003 to see if kevin was a victim of the clergy abuse scandal. weaver knows

after kevin collins disappeared in san francisco he confirmed doug el traveled from the home in belmont to the cit city. the night kevin went missing. >> i determined that he was in san francisco not directly from john but from all of his friends. >>reporter: and belmont police confirmed doug el movements that day. >> john may involved in from my understanding the that they may have placed him in san francisco around the time the collins went missing. >>reporter: davis tells me he tried to report that information to san francisco police who were heading the kevin collins investigation. >> they didn't want to hear what i had to say. it was that simple. >> oh, yes san francisco police comment on davis account and give me access to the collins file. but they refused. saying it's an open investigation. but they couldn't tell me how long it has been since someone actually looked at the file. . retired sf pd inspector weaver keeps the collins information with him in case new leads developed. he last worked the case in 2003 to see if kevin was a victim of the clergy abuse scandal. weaver knows

after kevin collins disappeared in san francisco he confirmed doug el traveled from the home in belmontty. the night kevin went missing. >> i determined that he was in san francisco not directly from john but from all of his friends. >>reporter: and belmont police confirmed doug el movements that day. >> john may involved in from my understanding the that they may have placed him in san francisco around the time the collins went missing. >>reporter: davis tells me he tried to report that information to san francisco police who were heading the kevin collins investigation. >> they didn't want to hear what i had to say. it was that simple. >> oh, yes san francisco police comment on davis account and give mellins to the collins file. but they refused. saying it's an open investigation. but they couldn't tell me how long it has been since someone actually looked at the file. . retired sf pd inspector weaver keeps the collins information with him in case new leads developed. he last te if kevin was a victim of the clergy abuse scandal. weaver knows the collins file well and not a single ment

. >> also tonight abc 7 news i team reopens books on 1984 disappearance of kevin collins. a mystery remains unsolved so far. >> a couple says they fled their motel room. they saw bed bugs then got charged for the night. ahead on 7 on your side we get their money back. >> i'm spencer chris chichblt clear skies and the seven-day forecast shows a warm weekend. i'll have details in the ac >>> the famous winchester mystery house lost a lawsuit saying a dvd horror movie based on the life of woman that built the house did not violate the popular tourist attraction's trademark. the judge ruled a l.a. company had a first amendment right to use the story and name its 2009 film "haunting the win chester house". she did not stop construction until her death, 38 years later. >> the i team uncovered new leads in a high profile colt case. >> that is right. it's a story you'll see tonight at 11:00. >> kevin collins last seen waiting for a bus in 1984. the 10-year-old never came home. the case was never i made a possible connection. police either missed or ignored the lead, now, it's raisi

. >> last week the i team discovered a possible connection between a killer on death row and kevin collins the san francisco boy who disappeared almost 30 years ago. >> tonight we canow you the confession to murders of three other boys. >> it's disgusting to hear dunke did and why. two brave women played important roles in getting him to confess. >> on the screen, he's got dunkel with police. >> by the time he stepped in front of the camera john dunkel was old. and ready to put on a show. >> this is great. i had an urge to kill he took belmont police on a tour of his crime scene. >> and i killed him and placed his body on top of the mountain. do you want to just walk up the trail? >> he showed him where he stashed a murder weapon and seemed to get emotional, became annoyed by questions. >> what is going through your mind at the time? >> going through it. >> okay. >> belmont 1971 we never had a case close to this magnitude. it had the community locking their doors. disappeared from his home in the middle of the night. 12-year-old lance turner died near daytime soccer practice. 12-year-old s

week he abc7 news i team discovered a possible connection between the killer on death row and kevin collinswho was a san francisco boy who disappeared almost 30 years ago. dan noyes is here because tonight for the first time we are hearing the serial killer's confession. >> the tapes of his confession. that's right. i warn you that it is disturbing to hear him explain what he did and why. but there is another intriguing story here. two brave women played important roles in getting him to confess. >> on the screen is scott dunkel. >> by the time he stepped in front of the camera john dunkel was 25 years old and ready to put on a show. >> when i was in 6th grade i had an urge to kill. >> he took belmont police on a tour of his crime scenes. >> and i killed and placed his body -- >> did you want to take a step there or walk around? go ahead. >> he showed them where he stashed one of his murder weapons. he seemed to get emotional a couple times and became annoyed by the detective's questions. >> what was done here? >> i started in belmont in 1971. we never had a case that was even close to this

week he abc7 news i team discovered a possible connection between the killer on death row and kevin collins who was a san francisco boy who disappeared almost 30 years ago. dan noyes is here because tonight for the first time we are hearing the serial killer's confession. >> the tapes of his confession. that's right. i warn you that it is disturbing to hear him explain what he did and why. but there is another intriguing story here. two brave women played important roles in getting him to confess. >> on the screen is scott dunkel. >> by the time he stepped in front of the camera john dunkel was 25 years old and ready to put on a show. >> when i was in 6th grade i had an urge to kill. >> he took belmont police on a tour of his crime scenes. >> and i killed and placed his body -- >> did you want to take a step there or walk around? go ahead. >> he showed them where he stashed one of his murder weapons. he seemed to get emotional a couple times and became annoyed by the detective's questions. >> what was done here? >> i started in belmont in 1971. we never had a case that was even close to thi

there is a possible connection between a killer on death row and kevin collins and the boy that disappearedalmost 30 years ago. tonight for the first time we can show you his confession to the murders of three other boys. dan yoyes with an exclusive investigation. >>> on the screen is john scott's uncle. >> reporter: by the time he stepped in front of the camera he was 25 years old and wanted to put on a show. he took belmont police on a tour of his crime scenes. >> and i killed him and placed the body. >> walk around the trail. go ahead. >> he showed them where he stashed one of his murder weapons. seemed to get emotional a couple of times and became annoyed by the detective's questions. >> reporter: 1971 we never had a case that was even close to this magnitude. had the community locking their doors. >> 15-year-old john davies disappeared in the middle of the night. lance turner died near a soccer practice. one died in a park after dark and police have suspected anymore each of the crimes. even told the media but they lacked evidence to make an arrest. their last resort paid off. >> when

dan will reveal who might have killed kevin collins and how this person slipped through the cracks all. >> and giants fans are celebrating. live at the ballpark with the fans and even couple of detroit fans who had something to smile about tonight. that's at 11:00 o'clock over on channel 7. sports director here with just a great night for the giants all the way around. >> giants taken lead in the world series. sergio romo has lot of fun. photo bomb everybody behind sandoval there. huge base running detroit in the second inning. young double down the line. 275 conference field racing towards home. nobody out. he should have stopped at third instead marco fires to buster and he is out at the plate. good call. should have stayed at third with nobody out. scary moment bottom 2 lines off the head of diing everybody in the bay area thinking about the danger. he stayed in the game. went 6 innings. meanwhile madison continuing the giants streak of spectacular pitching. 7 scoreless struck out 8. allow 2 hits. nothing wrong for the giants now 7th inning. the lays down the blunt lack like going f