Overview
- The hour-long ABC broadcast, which airs Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET, will stream the next day on Disney+ and Hulu.
- Teresa Reveles, his house manager for three decades, appears on camera describing how Simmons wore disguises when he left home during his seclusion.
- Reveles says she was the last person to see him alive, and officials ruled his July 11, 2024 death accidental due to complications from recent falls with heart disease contributing.
- ABC says his older brother invited Sawyer’s team into Simmons’ home, with the special weaving new testimony with archival footage and interviews with friends and family.
- Sawyer says Simmons had quietly planned a return and had reached out to her with flowers and a note reading “I trust you,” then died as preparations for an interview were underway.