Sounds of ransacking came from upstairs, where the second intruder was looting Becky's dresser of jewelry. That's when 9-year-old Matthew wandered out of his room. The boy was immediately thrown to the floor and tied up, with a trash bag placed over his head. Becky was bound and rolled up in a rug. As she lay there, Becky Wood heard the safe drag across the floor. She heard her car starting, then silence as it was driven away. One of the other children awoke and cut Becky and Matthew free. Becky then discovered that the intruders had sliced all the alarm and phone lines. Neighbors summoned the police. In addition to stealing Becky's car, the robbers had made off with $20,000 worth of jewelry and the locked safe containing the Wood's life savings - another $18,000 in cash. That afternoon, police found Becky's '91 Lincoln at a nearby car wash. The safe turned up a week later, emptied of cash but yielding evidence that could help convict the robbers once they were identified.

As police began to review the case, the facts pointed to one conclusion. They had known too much to be total strangers. Police asked the Woods to provide them with a list of people they knew, dealt with, or worked with, who would have had intimate knowledge of their home and belongings. It would prove to be a solid hunch. When the jewelry showed up at pawnshops in Pittsburgh, 100 miles away, police there believed it had been sold by a man named Larry Juster.State computers revealed a photograph which was relayed to Ohio. Becky and her husband had left town to recover some peace of mind after the robbery. Their daughter offered to review the pawnshop leads for local police. She identified the photo as a man named Gary Noble. His brother, Ted Noble, had briefly worked for the Wood family eight months prior to the robbery. He was also on the list that the Woods had provided to the police.

When Ted and his brother Gary found that detectives were closing in, they fled Ohio and are still on the run. Authorities tracked Ted and Gary Noble as far south as Houston, Texas. A $5,000 reward has been offered in this case, however, police warn that the fugitives are extremely dangerous.

UPDATE: On Tuesday, August 26, 1997, Gary and Ted Noble were apprehended in Nashville, Tennessee after a year-long manhunt. As a direct result of Unsolved Mysteries tipsters, authorities were led to the Nashville area where Gary was working in construction on the new stadium in town. The Tennessee Violent Crimes Task Force responded to the site and saw Gary driving away in a vehicle. When the agent turned around to follow Noble, he lost him in traffic. The officer then alerted the rest of the task force , who again found him in traffic in an area the brothers were known to frequent. This time, Ted was in the car with Gary. A short chase ensued before the two were caught near an exit ramp to Interstate 265.

Ted and Gary Noble pled guilty to all charges and received sentences of 15 to 25 years.

The Noble brothers - Ted (left) and Gary (right) were apprehended in Nashville, Tennessee as a direct result of tips supplied by Unsolved Mysteries' viewers.