"Birdwatcher" with Telescope Sees Woman Kidnapped from Beach | Heather Teague Case Analysis 

I'm an avid birdwatcher and I'm tired of people assuming that I'm using my telescope to view scantly-clad women on the beach or in the park. I usually use high-powered binoculars for that.

Whatever the “birdwatcher” was doing with his telescope, I’m just glad he came forward and cooperated with law enforcement.

Hi Dr. Grande...My name is Kevin Sullivan and I'm a true crime writer. I wrote about the Heather Teague/Marvin Dill case years ago and interviewed Tim W. and the commander of KY State Police Post 16, as well as the detective (in a nearby small town) who worked the case of the woman sexually assaulted in a Kentucky cemetery that he absolutely believed was committed by Marvin Ray Dill. Plus, a number of calls to the police pointing the finger at Dill came from those who knew him. Oh, and the Evansville detective who arrested Dill after he was caught trying to pick up young girls, told me that he believed if he hadn't arrested Dill that day he would have killed someone. Anyway, you'll find that story in a book titled: Unnatural Causes, which I co-authored with Gregg Olsen a few years ago. Take care, Kevin

I'm at birdwatcher and this is completely plausible. Shorebirds require a telescope, or scope, and this is not out of the ordinary

At least the "birdwatcher" decided to call the police. It makes me wonder how many "birdwatchers" would do something like this when it's much easier to simply pretend you didn't see this, and save yourself all the embarrassment from the "birdwatching" part?

Hearing about her clinging to a towel to try and cover her chest and body made me feel so freaking sad. I am so sad for what she endured. So unfair.

Women and children are never safe ANYWHERE !!! Thank you Dr. Grande , I hope you have a peaceful day.🙂

Around the same time Heather was sunbathing, I was doing the same. We all used to do that. I used to go onto a private beach where no one was around also. I never would have imagined a man running out of the woods back then.

My husband is a bird watcher. He puts out bird feeders bird houses and roosting boxes. We have a bird bath and books about the birds in our area. We have binoculars for bird watching.

What are the chances of a guy with a telescope AND a guy with a video camera observed evidence of a crime in a remote area?

In defense of the bird watcher, he tried to help. My question is where is the girl? The 90's were not the stone age by any means,

I live about thirty minutes south of Heather Teague. I remember her mother never gave up hope and relentlessly kept looking. We saw signs and billboards for missing Heather Teague for years. So sad.

Growing up in eastern NC, I’ve layed out at the beach by myself countless times. I’m 55 now, but never would have imagined getting kidnapped there. Scary and sad story.

He was “bird” watching. In this instance, it’s the British slang word 🐔

Wow thank goodness for the annoyed farmer and the subsequent video evidence

It was Marvin, and i also become angry when these criminals, murderers kill themselves. I want them exposed in trial in front of everyone they know, then shut away in prison for life.

In the UK, he would have been considered 'Bird watching', regardless if it was the feathered type or the human female type that he was more interested in...

Stories of horrific murders like this give us a skewed view of the dangers of leaving our homes. However, if you're the person who is murdered, statistics don't much matter. Thanks for what you do, Dr. Grande.

He was birdwatching - nothing unusual. So do I. This lady really had a sad life though. What a horrible run of bad luck 💔

lol..."at least she had two good ideas"...you have some of the best remarks lol thanks for your interesting channel. i never heard of this case.

Dr Grande this was your best humor yet, “Someone might be looking at those birds and accidentally see Heather” Thank you for giving me a reason to smile everyday!

"So at least she had two good ideas" LOL SAVAGE

Wow, how unlikely it is for a kidnapping to be caught via telescope and the kidnapper's truck be video recorded on a dirt road. It's as if the Universe had enough of Marvin, and sent out it's vibes...

I would rather have a birdwatcher watch me and call the police than not. Thank god he was there.

Thanks for covering this case. I’m from the town this happened in. Her family deserves answers. Makes me so sad.

Thanks, Dr. Grande. I was unfamiliar with the Heather Teague disappearance. What a sad, scary and ridiculous story. I’m reminded of the Alfred Hitchcock movie ‘Rear Window.’ A man with a beard emerging from the woods and dragging a woman back into the woods seems like the cartoon caveman cliche. Maybe Marvin Dill or whoever the perpetrator was read the comic ‘B.C.’ by Johnny Hart when he was a kid and became obsessed with certain images.

I serially should be sleeping but I can always spare a few minutes to be spooked & educated! Thx doc!

I believe that Heather was probably the only "bird" that Tim was watching!! Great job Tim! Keep you eye on the birds! Attentive eyes are always a safeguard.

A lone woman on a fairly deserted beach will always be at risk. Sad but true.

“Where the imaginary birds were” 🤣😭 Dr. Grande’s sense of humor is life!

As usual, your analysis is at least as interesting as invisible Kentucky birds viewed from Indiana. Shame the evidence hasn't been run through modern DNA testing.

I sometimes sunbathe at local rivers ... Out on the rocks. Even though I always have a phone and pepper spray, I never actually close my eyes and relax because scenarios like this go through my mind continuously. Even though I'm usually on rocks that are actually out in the water, I envision people with all kinds of weapons or even doing something like throwing a large rock at my head from a distance & then attacking etc .. which is totally possible. .. Even if people are in a group, they (or at least one person) should be alert at all times. ... This is such a a sad and scary story. 😥💔🙏

A couple of tragic lives colliding and creating more tragedy! Thank you, Dr. Grande for another level-headed analysis 👏

Thanks! This was such a senseless death. I agree when you said that people don’t like when perpetrators choose their own punishment. On another note, Happy first of February everyone! I thought January would never end.😞 Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Dr. Grande.❤️

Sad story of a lost young woman who wasn’t given the chance to straighten herself out 😢

It's so frustrating that you can't go anywhere alone these days. I'm researching which is the best hand gun to own. That's my response!

Bird is slang for a woman. So I guess he was birdwatching

Thanks for sharing. Stay safe ladies and keep your head on a swivel....... from the Ozarks, carrying a canister of Bear Creek at all times

"So at least she had two good ideas" 😆❤

Every "bird" reference had me laughing so fully....Dr Grande you own comedy hard 🤣 truly we are blessed for it 🤩 A+++++++++++ Ep

@0:54 “So at least she had 2 good ideas” 🤣

The birdwatcher was looking for owls or, as he referred to them, hooters.

"Imaginary birds" ... "kidnapper's starter kit" 🤣🤣💯

I'm just glad the watcher did the right thing.

I live in Kentucky home of the imaginary birds!😂♥️

Ahh Dr. Grande - a kidnapers starters kit. Brilliant and informative.

Dr. Grande, thank you so much for your videos. It is heartbreaking to see some of the horrible things that happen to people and children. However your humor gives a welcome break to something so tragic, and its very needed.

Thanks for another analysis Dr. Grande. I would truly love to hear your take on the horrific crimes committed by the Papin sisters in France in 1933. Gruesome story with some seriously disturbing psychology behind it all.

He was a peeping Tim...

Hello Dr Grande..... nice to see you. Thank you for your hard work that you put in to these cases. I enjoy hearing about each case and your analysis of the cases . Thank you ❤️

Sure, the birdwatching explanation is...a little suspicious to say the least. But it's far from impossible. Birdwatchers do exist, after all, and it could easily be true that he was doing just that, and got understandably sidetracked. She was an attractive young lady. In any event, he did the right thing, so I think he deserves the benefit of the doubt.

I love you sarcasm. Thanks Dr Grande. I appreciate your videos and you take on things.

I love it when the bad guys impose capital punishment on themselves.

Did they get the telescope guy to identify and confirm the kidnapper in person?

Love your videos Dr. Grande, I watch them all, usually the day they come out. Major missed opportunity in this one: "It's not known whether he was watching birds in the North American sense, or in the British slang sense."

OMG I am from this area of Kentucky and I have never seen anyone do a show about it…thank you!! I didn’t know Heather, but I think about her all the time….so sad. 😢

I heard about this case many years ago but never knew it came to a conclusion. Thanks for doing this video. I have one for you, if you haven't already done this, will you do a case study on the short life and death of Andy Gibb? He was probably before your time but it would be an interesting one. He was the youngest of the Gibb brothers and had many problems, but I am not sure what all of his ailments were. There were questions. Thanks Dr. Grande!

Good morning, Dr. Grande. Firstly, thank you for another great video. I don't want to come off as apathetic to this case/video, but this morning, another is plaguing my mind. I am sure you plan to cover Lindsay Clancy, but I wanted to throw this current case out there so you can touch base on that and PPP, etc. This case has really terrified a lot of us, esp. us parents. As always, your time and opinions are appreciated. Be well! *Addendum because I feel a bit rude - I'd have asked you on another platform, but I use very limited social media for my own anxiety issues.

Did they question the birds?

Whoever gave Tim BirdLover the alibi was quite clever as bird is English slang. I'm not sure anyone but Mrs. Tim BirdLover cares what he was doing with his telescope as we were all topless sunbathers in the 90's thanks to Fergie and the monarch-generated People scandal to make Prince Andrew look innocent in the divorce 😂 Grandma kept me fully informed.

I suspect the birds that man was watching were hooters!

"EXCLUSIVELY to watch birds" 🤣🤣🤣

Heather disappeared in August 1995. Christopher John Bilow was sentenced to 11 - 18 years in prison in 1991, so HTF was he "in the area" (out of prison) in August 1995?

"Hello Tim this is the police, we'd like to take a statement about what you saw on the beach while birdwatching" "I'll be out in 5-7 minutes"

We appreciate your analysis. It's very precise yet contains a lot of factual information we all need to know more about.

Yep that bird watcher was looking at the sea gulls on the beach,,next to a nude woman sun bathing. Maybe watching a white breasted waterhen or a big bushed snapper. lol

Dr G’s motto. NO DAYS OFF. What up DOC!😎✌🏼

Having watched accounts of so many interesting crimes I would not relax at that riverside beach without a thought of someone with a revolver occurring at some stage

Good evening Dr Grande, I remember this case back in 1995. Love your dry sense of humor. As always I learn something new from your videos.

As always brilliant analysis! Thank you, Dr. Grande! 🔭

Another interesting case, great points. Thanks Dr G😊💙💚

Excellent as always.

Me and her were both born on the same day 🖤 not only will I celebrate my birthday but hers as well :(

You are my primary springboard for topics to study. 😃

The offhanded jibes and jokes are thrown in so casually and with such deadpan that I sometimes miss them. Caught this one though: "She was interested in being a physician, a nurse, or a politician, so at least she had two good ideas."

This case has always freaked me out. Dr Grande! Can you do a video on Susan Monica? It’s a fascinating story.

This one hits home. I live in the next county beside Henderson. This case has been talked about for years around here. Thank you for covering it. I love your videos!

Austin Powers: "Bird watching"... yeah baby!

Couldn't wait to watch as soon as I saw the words "Birdwatcher" with telescope 😄 Didn't disappoint 🙌

Thank you Dr. Grande’ for your thoughts

Thank you for another excellent True Crime story

As an avid birdwatcher, I can say that it is very likely that the man with the "telescope" was indeed birdwatching. Birdwatchers often use long range lenses such as scopes to view species such as shorebirds, which are common beach-dwellers.

My go-to guy to watch right before bed.

I have to say Doctor grande that you are interesting. I didn't watch many of your videos at first but now you are putting your dry sense of humor in here, it makes me laugh out loud 😄 on a number of occasions throughout your broadcast. So I am liking that you are putting a spin of humor and that makes it much more appetizing to listen to all the way through. Thank you 🙂

This has to be my number 1 crime channel the way you put the videos together are the best please keep up the consistent uploads!

In the UK young women are called “Birds”.

Always interesting Kentucky is a beautiful state. Thank you Peace 💕🇺🇲

Hello Dr. Grande, My apologies for sending my comment late after you made this video, I get your videos at 11:00 p.m. where I live. I do agree with your final comments on this crime. As always my thoughts are for the victim and especially for the grieving family members not knowing if she is alive or in fact dead. Thank you for your dedicated hard work. Best Regards.

You are a great story teller. Love your shirt today!

When I was about 11 years old, I was indeed birdwatching with a telescope when I was approached by a police officer who asked if I had witnessed any burglaries!

“Tim, the man who had the telescope exclusively for watching birds…” 🤣🤣

Hi Dr. Grande! I love your videos! I wanted to see if you could analyze the case of Jessica Johnson, please. Thanks!!

That poor woman. Too bad that she didn’t run rather than agree to go with him to a secluded place. He may have chickened out or missed if he did shoot at her. I agree with your analysis. Thanks again for these videos. I hope that 2023 is treating you well

"So at least she had two good ideas" 🤣🤣🤣💀💀 I come here 90% for the dry jokes, 10% for the analysis.

Dr. Grande Please cover the elizabeth barraza case im dying to hear your analysis

You are so intense with your voice . Always interesting topics . Love your voice . Love watching your videos ! Keep up the awesome work

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I always enjoy your analyses. I know you are wise in not being perceived as a single purpose channel, but I do enjoy your commentary on the non-stop shenanigans of individuals who leave Royal folds in pursuit of the glittery, superficial Southern Californian life. Your editorializing is deliciously droll.

No matter what the bird watcher was looking at he doesn't deserve dissing. Shame on you Dr Grande!

"Marijuana, two guns, two knives, rubber gloves, duct tape..." your classic kidnapping kit...