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jenkins had been convicted in 1998 of murdering roscoe pugh during a botched home invasion. crystal pugh is the dead man's widow. >> they got what they want the and they still murder my husband. >> reporter: state officials say it was pugh who first raised questions about jenkins after the state notified her about the release of her husband's killer. florida is now reviewing criminal files looking for other inmates who may have been freed because of these bogus court orders. scott, so far, they haven't found any. >> pelley: mark, thanks very much. the f.b.i. put out a warning today that there has been a dramatic increase in laser attacks on commercial airliners in the new york area. pilots are being temporarily blinded which someone on the ground shines a laser pointer at them during final approach. elaine quijano has more. >> reporter: the most recent incidents both involved planes near new york's laguardia airport. in one, a shuttle america plane office final approach tuesday night six miles from the runway when a green laser illuminated the plane's cockpit. the second inc
jenkins had been convicted in 1998 of murdering roscoe pugh during a botched home invasion. crystal pugh is the dead man's widow. >> they got what they want the and they still murder my husband. >> reporter: state officials say it was pugh who first raised questions about jenkins after the state notified her about the release of her husband's killer. florida is now reviewing criminal files looking for other inmates who may have been freed because of these bogus court orders. scott,...
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in 1998, jenkins killed roscoe pugh in front of his family. his son saw it. >> his friend came in and he killed him in cold blood in front of his kids. >> reporter: so how did authorities find out the two men were on the loose? from cedric slater's mother, the mother of one of the victims. she went to the state attorney's office wanting to know why her son's killer was free. the state attorney's office notified the florida department of law enforcement and the department of corrections. slater's mother showed cnn the letter she got from the department of corrections notifying her of the release of her son's killer. the assistant state's attorney said -- >> i did not sign that order of release and someone must be forging names. when he said that i almost went into shock. >> reporter: and both men within days of their release went to the orange county jail, filled out what is called a compliant registry form and were fingerprinted. two murders who scammed their way out of prison now following the letter of the law. >> we're going to get reaction
in 1998, jenkins killed roscoe pugh in front of his family. his son saw it. >> his friend came in and he killed him in cold blood in front of his kids. >> reporter: so how did authorities find out the two men were on the loose? from cedric slater's mother, the mother of one of the victims. she went to the state attorney's office wanting to know why her son's killer was free. the state attorney's office notified the florida department of law enforcement and the department of...
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. >> reporter: roscoe pugh iii was only 9 years old when he saw his father gun down during a home invasion>> our lives would be totally different. i've said that since i was 9 years old. i said my life would have been different if i wouldn't have saw it. >> reporter: now 15 years later, roscoe is reliving the nightmare. on cement 27th, this man, joseph jenkins, serve life for the murder of roscoe's dad was mistakenly released from a prison in franklin county in the florida panhandle. for roscoe's mom, it is impossible to comprehend. >> it seems like my whole world came down on me. i thought i would not have to see them ever again in life. they had life sentence plus 100 years. >> reporter: the story doesn't stop there. a week and a half after jenkins was released, another convicted murderer, charles walker, was accidentally set free from the same prison. how is it possible? forged document single to the prison, ordered the releases. and on both of them, the fake signature of orange county judge belvin perry. >> to be filed with this court. >> reporter: because high profile court, he says h
. >> reporter: roscoe pugh iii was only 9 years old when he saw his father gun down during a home invasion>> our lives would be totally different. i've said that since i was 9 years old. i said my life would have been different if i wouldn't have saw it. >> reporter: now 15 years later, roscoe is reliving the nightmare. on cement 27th, this man, joseph jenkins, serve life for the murder of roscoe's dad was mistakenly released from a prison in franklin county in the florida...
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. >> reporter: nine years old, he was nine when roscoe pugh iii saw his father gunned down. >> our lives would be totally different. i've said that since i was nine years old. i said my life would have been different if i wouldn't have saw it. i saw it. >> reporter: now, 15 years later, roscoe is reliving the nightmare. on september 27th, this man, joseph jenkins serving life for the murder of his dad was mistakenly released from a prison in the florida panhandle. for roscoe's mom, it's impossible to comp mend. >> seemed like my whole world came down on me. i thought i would not have to see them ever again in life. >> reporter: if one convicted murderer said freely accident isn't enough, there's more. this man, charles walker, went free also, convicted of second-degree murder in a different case. and get this, he walked out of the same florida prison. how is that possible? forged documents ordered the releases. and on them, the forged signature of orange county judge belvin perry. >> so they even got letterhead. >> reporter: because he's a fie-profile judge, he says he seize how it's pos
. >> reporter: nine years old, he was nine when roscoe pugh iii saw his father gunned down. >> our lives would be totally different. i've said that since i was nine years old. i said my life would have been different if i wouldn't have saw it. i saw it. >> reporter: now, 15 years later, roscoe is reliving the nightmare. on september 27th, this man, joseph jenkins serving life for the murder of his dad was mistakenly released from a prison in the florida panhandle. for roscoe's...
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as you would expect, the victims' families are concerned. 9 years old, he was just 9 when roscoe pughfather gunned down during a home invasion robbery. >> our lives would be totally different. i said that since i was 9 years old. since i was 9 years old, i said my life would have been different if i wouldn't have saw it. >> reporter: now 15 years later, roscoe is reliving the nightmare. on september 27th, this man, joseph jenkins, serving life for the murder of roscoe's dad, was mistakenly released from a prison in franklin county in the florida panhandle. for roscoe's mom, it's impossible to comprehend. >> seemed like my whole world came down on me. i thought i would not have to see them ever again in life, because they had life sentence plus 100 years. >> reporter: if one convicted murderer is set free by accident isn't enough, there's more. a week and a half after jenkins went free, so did charles walker, convicted of second degree murder in a different case, and get this. walker walked out of the same florida prison. how is that possible? forged documents ordered the releases and
as you would expect, the victims' families are concerned. 9 years old, he was just 9 when roscoe pughfather gunned down during a home invasion robbery. >> our lives would be totally different. i said that since i was 9 years old. since i was 9 years old, i said my life would have been different if i wouldn't have saw it. >> reporter: now 15 years later, roscoe is reliving the nightmare. on september 27th, this man, joseph jenkins, serving life for the murder of roscoe's dad, was...
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jenkins had been convicted in 1998 of murdering roscoe pugh during a home invasion. >> they got what they wanted and they still murdered my husband. >> reporter: state officials say it was pugh who first raised questions about the release after she was notified of their release of her husband's killer. >> reporter: from now on the sentencing judge will have to personally verify he ordered an inmate to be leased early. anthony, vinita? >> mark strassmann in orlando, florida. thanks, mark. senior correspondent john miller is a former director of the fbi. john, good morning. >> good morning. >> what have you learned about this florida case? >> it's very interesting. we learned a couple of things. number one, in the case of jenkins, one of the escapees in going through the files, we found a similar order ordering his release filing in 2011. so what you have to ask yourself, they've been creating these documents and sticking them in the files so that someone would come across it and say, hey, we've got to release this one. why that one didn't work, we don't know. but it is clear there is
jenkins had been convicted in 1998 of murdering roscoe pugh during a home invasion. >> they got what they wanted and they still murdered my husband. >> reporter: state officials say it was pugh who first raised questions about the release after she was notified of their release of her husband's killer. >> reporter: from now on the sentencing judge will have to personally verify he ordered an inmate to be leased early. anthony, vinita? >> mark strassmann in orlando,...
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jenkins had been convicted in 1998 of murdering roscoe pugh during a home invasion. >> they got what they wanted and they still murdered my husband. >> reporter: state officials say it was pugh who first raised questions about the release after she was notified of their release of her husband's killer. >> reporter: from now on the sentencing judge will have to personally verify he ordered an inmate to be leased early. anthony, vinita? >> mark strassmann in orlando, florida. thanks, mark. senior correspondent john miller is a former director of the fbi. john, good morning. >> good morning. >> what have you learned about this florida case? >> it's very interesting. we learned a coupl of things. number one, in the case of jenkins, one of the escapees in going through the files, we found a similar order ordering his release filing in 2011. so what you have to ask yourself, they've been creating these documents and sticking them in the files so that someone would come across it and say, hey, we've got to release this one. why that one didn't work, we don't know. but it is clear there is s
jenkins had been convicted in 1998 of murdering roscoe pugh during a home invasion. >> they got what they wanted and they still murdered my husband. >> reporter: state officials say it was pugh who first raised questions about the release after she was notified of their release of her husband's killer. >> reporter: from now on the sentencing judge will have to personally verify he ordered an inmate to be leased early. anthony, vinita? >> mark strassmann in orlando,...
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he was just 9 when roscoe pugh iii saw his father gunned down during a home invasion robbery. >> my life would be totally different. i said that since i was 9 years old. since i was 9 years old i said my life would have been different if i wouldn't have seen it. >> reporter: now 15 years later roscoe is reliving the nightmare. this man, joseph jenkins, serving life for the murder of roscoe's dad, was mistakenly released from a prison in franklin county in the florida panhandle. for roscoe's mom, it's impossible to comprehend. >> it seemed like apply whole world came down on me. i felt i would not have to see them ever again in life, because they had life sentence, plus 100 years. >> reporter: if one convicted murderer set free by accident isn't enough, there's more. a week and a half after jenkins went free, so did charles walker, convicted of second degree murder in a different case. and get this. walker walked out of the same florida prison. how is that possible? forged documents ordered the releases, and on them, the forged signature of orange county judge, belvin perry. >> so they ev
he was just 9 when roscoe pugh iii saw his father gunned down during a home invasion robbery. >> my life would be totally different. i said that since i was 9 years old. since i was 9 years old i said my life would have been different if i wouldn't have seen it. >> reporter: now 15 years later roscoe is reliving the nightmare. this man, joseph jenkins, serving life for the murder of roscoe's dad, was mistakenly released from a prison in franklin county in the florida panhandle. for...
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he was just 9 when roscoe pugh iii saw his father gunned down during a home invasion robbery. >> sinceould have been different if i wouldn't have seen it. >> reporter: now, 15 years later, roscoe is reliving the nightmare. on september 27th, this man, joseph jenkins, serving life for the murder of roscoe's dad, was mistakenly released from a prison in franklin county in the florida panhandle. for roscoe's mom, it's impossible to comprehend. >> it seemed like my whole world came down on me. i thought i would not have to see them ever again in life, because they had life sentence plus 100 years. >> reporter: if one convicted murderer set free by accident isn't enough, there is more. a week and a half after jenkins went free, so did charles walker, convicted of second degree murder in a different case. and get this. walker walked out of the same florida prison. how is that possible? forged documents ordered the releases, and on them, the forged signature of orange county judge, belvin perry. >> so they even got letterhead. >> reporter: because he's a high-profile judge, perry says he sees
he was just 9 when roscoe pugh iii saw his father gunned down during a home invasion robbery. >> sinceould have been different if i wouldn't have seen it. >> reporter: now, 15 years later, roscoe is reliving the nightmare. on september 27th, this man, joseph jenkins, serving life for the murder of roscoe's dad, was mistakenly released from a prison in franklin county in the florida panhandle. for roscoe's mom, it's impossible to comprehend. >> it seemed like my whole world...
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. >> reporter: now overnight, the family of roscoe pugh issued a statement saying they never because of the long sentence. authorities are trying to learn if other innates may have escaped early this way as they concentrate on the man hunt for the two escapees who walked out. >> thank you so much. amazing. >>> in washington, lawmakers are talking about how to avoid a repeat crisis one day later. at the national zoo, it's reopening today, we had the shutdown, it came about as a result of an attempt to delay or defund obamacare. and the tactic didn't work. but we understand that while the battle was lost by certain factions of the gop, the war over obamacare is not over. >> reporter: good morning, that's exactly right. we're hearing from republican senators, among them, senator ted cruz of texas, the architect behind the shutdown strategy. he's not done with obama care. the fighting over the debt ceiling has overshadowed a much bigger problem with obama care, the implementation process. the website is a significant pr disaster. the white house says there's progress being made, they're
. >> reporter: now overnight, the family of roscoe pugh issued a statement saying they never because of the long sentence. authorities are trying to learn if other innates may have escaped early this way as they concentrate on the man hunt for the two escapees who walked out. >> thank you so much. amazing. >>> in washington, lawmakers are talking about how to avoid a repeat crisis one day later. at the national zoo, it's reopening today, we had the shutdown, it came about...
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he was serving life for the '98 murder of roscoe pe pugh, a father of six. >> people are very creative spend time trying to break out of jail and there are various ways to break out of jail, and guess what? this was one enterprising way to what? break out of jail. >> reporter: that was judge belvin perry. he probably looks very familiar to you as he was the judge in high-profile casey anthony murder trial two years ago and his signature, which is on these bogus court documents is all over the web, helping to make it that much easier for whomever helped these murderers get out of prison early. jenna? jenna: so fascinating and disturbing at same time, phil. interesting they got out of prison on different days. hatched the plan together or were they trying to escape together or no? >> reporter: well they both do hail from the same county, orange county, outside of orlando. they were both serving murder sentences at the same florida panhandle prison. seems very likely they had hatched this plan together. one of the widows of one of the victims of these murderers, josephine jenkins, spoke t
he was serving life for the '98 murder of roscoe pe pugh, a father of six. >> people are very creative spend time trying to break out of jail and there are various ways to break out of jail, and guess what? this was one enterprising way to what? break out of jail. >> reporter: that was judge belvin perry. he probably looks very familiar to you as he was the judge in high-profile casey anthony murder trial two years ago and his signature, which is on these bogus court documents is...