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Children, people with disabilities, and the elderly.

They're some of the most vulnerable members of our society.

Fortunately, a lot of people go out of their way to protect and care for them.

Unfortunately, they're also the most susceptible to manipulation, and there are some people who take

full advantage of that. In this case, an elderly man, Bruce Stark, was living alone, but he was taken good care of by his neighbors, who often looked in on him to make sure he was doing okay.

So when Bruce went missing, his neighbors were appropriately concerned.

The community began to search for their missing neighbor.

Four days later, they found him.

At the bottom of a well, Bruce had been murdered.

From A&E, this is Cold Case Files.

I'm Brooke, and here's the laudable Bill Curtis with a classic case, The Well.

He lived in there. It's a small place, and you see where this window is open here, that's the kitchen.

On a hill in New Mexico sits an old trailer.

Inside it lives an old man.

He's a lonely guy and a friendly guy.

I don't think he actually met anybody that he didn't like.

Very friendly, very open, always wanting to visit and talk.

Ken Hamill and Bob Nelson are Bruce Stark's neighbors and make a point of checking in

on the 72-year-old.

On the morning of September 11th, Bob Nelson stops by.

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