[suspenseful music]
JOHN: I'm John Walsh and I've dedicated my entire life
to locking up the worst criminals.
♪♪♪♪♪
Since 1988, we've caught 1,191 fugitives.
We're tracking down one of the most ruthless gangs
of lawbreakers we've ever gone after.
Including several of the FBI's most wanted.
And we've reunited dozens of missing children
with their families.
But the job continues.
And this time,
my son, Callahan, joins the fight.
With your help, we're going to put
more low life criminals behind bars,
including these that you'll see tonight.
Up first, Gordon Machek thought he made a new friend
in Eddie Perez,
but the first day that they had plans
was also the last day the police say Gordon was ever seen.
Can you help us find Edgardo Luis Perez?
Then, this high-level drug trafficker
helped an infamous prison gang destroy a small town in Georgia.
It's time to get David Young behind bars where he belongs.
And finally, years of tension
between a man and his ex-girlfriend's son
reached a tipping point and ends in murder.
Now, authorities need your help to locate Taejon Gill.
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America's Most Wanted is the original true crime series
You can run, but you can't hide.
Hello everyone, I'm John Walsh.
And I'm Callahan Walsh.
And this is America's Most Wanted.
We are back tonight with a new roster of fugitives
that we really need your help to find.
Our incredible team of investigators,
both local and state police,
and the FBI are right here ready for your tips.
Remember, no tip is too small.
Call 866-AMW-TIPS or go to amwtips.com.
We promise you can remain anonymous.
Now tonight, we have a very special guest.
Cold Case investigator, Payne Lindsey, is here
to discuss our first fugitive.
Let's get into it.
Now, in 2001, a 56-year-old Michigan man went missing
under suspicious circumstances.
The day he disappeared was also the day
he had planned to spend with a new friend,
19-year-old Eddie Perez.
A new friend who police say happened to have a shady past.
Take a look.
[suspenseful music]
Gordon was a soft-spoken gentleman.
DAVE: In 2001,
Mr. Machek was a former Chrysler employee
who was a designer.
SUE: Gordon could work with any kind of media.
He was a creative genius.
Jim was Gordon's partner.
They lived together over 25 years.
Because we went so often from their house to our house,
we wore a path through the woods.
DAVE: Jim was in Florida to meet with the contractors
in Tampa to start building their dream home.
When Jim was in Florida,
Gordon had called Jim and told him he was going
to spend the day with an individual named Eddie
Gordon had met Eddie at the gym.
And they were going to go on a bike ride together.
On October 22, 2001,
it had been several days since Jim heard from Gordon.
He had called him numerous times
and Gordon hadn't answered the phone,
which was completely out of character for him.
Later, Jim received a phone call from their credit card company.
They indicated there was numerous transactions
that were in Mexico.
I got a phone call from Jim who was worried about Gordon.
The next day, I told him that I'll go over
and check it out.
Gordon?
And nothing seemed to be out of order
and there was no luggage missing.
Gordon?
Jim asked me to put in a missing person report.
Jim immediately flew back to Michigan.
JEREMY: When detectives responded to do a walkthrough,
they discovered numerous things that weren't right to Jim.
Jim stated a large butcher knife was missing
and detectives discovered a six-foot piece of carpet
cut out in the basement.
In addition to that,
they observed an antique steamer trunk was missing.
Using an alternate light source and luminol,
they discovered a large portion of blood present
on the cement floor where the carpet had been removed.
There was also heavy drag marks in the cement floor
that we believe is from the steamer trunk.
During an exterior search of the home,
they found a tarp in the back of Gordon's van,
droplets of blood on the tarp,
and heavy drag marks inside the van on the carpet
that are consistent with the drag marks
on the cement floor.
It leads detectives to believe
that we have a homicide investigation.
Detectives had learned from Jim
that Gordon was going to spend the day
with an individual named Eddie he had met at the gym.
That definitely sets off alarms with detectives.
There's more to this than what meets the eye.
I want to talk about the first red flag
that something wasn't right in this case.
That call that Gordon's partner Jim received
about their credit cards being used in Mexico.
Exactly, and that's what first raised suspicions
around Gordon's whereabouts.
But anytime you get a call that there's been a charge
you didn't make on your credit card
or a bill for an item you didn't buy,
pay attention, investigate further,
and check your credit report on a regular basis.
Now, Gordon went missing in 2001
and things move a lot quicker these days,
especially with identity theft.
So protect yourself by staying aware.
Now, we still have a lot to learn about Perez,
but I want to make sure that the viewers know
what he looks like now, more than 20 years later.
Let's take a look at an AMW progression of Perez.
And here's another one with longer hair and a goatee.
Take a good look.
Now, when we come back,
friends and family of Gordon had a feeling
that something bad had happened that day.
But they were about to find out how bad it really was.
And we get a chance to talk to a cold case investigator
and podcaster, Payne Lindsey,
and hear his take on this heartbreaking story.
Plus, one of the biggest drug gang busts
in Georgia State history.
Now, we need your help
to find the only one authorities haven't,
high level drug trafficker, David Young.
And later on, a terrifying attack
in an underground parking garage in Los Angeles,
and it's not the first time this guy has done this.
And you could be the reason
this lowlife gets put behind bars where he belongs.
And remember: you can make a difference.
Welcome back to America's Most Wanted.
The circumstances around Gordon Machek's disappearance
were definitely suspicious.
But once his friends and loved ones noticed
a large piece of their carpet
and a knife from the kitchen missing,
the panic really set in; Something wasn't right.
Let's see what was wrong
with Gordon's new friend, Eddie Perez.
[suspenseful music]
During the search of Gordon's house,
detectives observed Gordon's day planner
and inside that day planner, on October 20th, 2001,
the day we believe Gordon disappeared,
was the name Edgardo Perez with his phone number listed.
And we think Edgardo Perez is Eddie
who Gordon had met at the gym.
Detectives looked into Edgardo's criminal history
and discovered that he was on probation
for impersonating a police officer and robbery.
When detectives searched Edgardo's residence,
they found numerous books inside his bedroom.
How to become a fugitive, how to make fake IDs
and how to steal someone's identity.
After Gordon's disappearance, he called Gordon's stockbroker,
and on that call, he impersonated Gordon
with the attempt to liquidate his stock account.
JEREMY: But he was unsuccessful.
Typically, when we see an identity theft today,
it is a remote crime.
People are accessing your computer
to take over your identity and steal your finances.
Mr. Perez's alleged con was essentially a very old one
where they slide up next to the victim
and get them to trust them and then defraud them.
JEREMY: When detectives interviewed Edgardo's friends,
they indicated that he searches out older gay men
because they are easy targets
to steal their money and identification.
He had used Mr. Machek's credit card
to buy a flight to San Diego.
He was spotted in the San Diego airport
on surveillance footage.
We were able to track Mr. Perez crossing over the U.S. border.
The last credit card charge on Gordon's credit card
was to a hotel in Tijuana, Mexico.
Mexican National Police attempted to locate him,
but he had already left the hotel.
Mr. Perez was last seen with another male
holding his hands shortly after he had arrived in Mexico.
So, it's believed he was likely targeting
this individual for a similar crime.
Someone murdered Gordon,
put him in a trunk and disposed of the body,
which to this day, no one knows where the body is.
What I would like to see is we find Eddie Perez,
and he is convicted and spends the rest of his life
in prison...
rotting away.
Now, this case may be over 20 years old,
but it's never too late to answer questions here
on America's Most Wanted.
We've seen it a couple of times, haven't we, Cal?
-Absolutely. -All right.
Now, we're joined by cold case investigator
and podcaster, Payne Lindsey.
-Thanks for being here. -Thanks for having me.
-Nice to meet you. -Good to see you.
CALLAHAN: Likewise.
Tell us about a cold case you helped solve.
Yeah, the first season of my podcast, Up and Vanish,
was about Tara Grinstead from South Georgia.
It was a decade-long mystery, and eventually,
the podcast shook the trees hard enough in that small town
that someone came forward with the tip
that ended up resulting in two suspects being arrested,
one for her murder and both for disposing of her body.
The most that I can do as a journalist investigator
is just piece together the information.
I went through it.
27 years it took to solve my son's murder
and basically, solved it with some friends ourselves.
There are some parallels between the Machek case
and with your case from Georgia.
You harnessing that community and getting those tips,
how do you think the small town community here
in this case can help solve it?
I mean, I think that it's only natural
for some people to feel afraid
to get involved in a murder case.
JOHN: Right.
They're worried about their own safety, their own lives.
Everyone has work to do, they have to go to school,
they have to go take the kids here and there.
So I think people are rightfully hesitant sometimes,
but I think that you can do the right thing,
and maybe it's as simple as a quick phone call,
-a quick text. -Yeah.
And then that was that one missing link
that solves everything.
No matter how inconsequential it seems.
Right, because it usually probably does
look inconsequential, but it's not.
Now, the last time he was spotted,
he was holding another man's hand
Have you come across criminals in the past
that sort of repeat similar crimes?
I feel like, especially if you're aspiring to be a con man,
right, I don't think that you're going to change very much.
I think that if you're starting that young of an age,
that's going to be a part of who you are
for a long time, if not ever.
A lot of fugitives on the run
will try to change their appearance,
but what's difficult to change oftentimes is your voice.
Let's replay the audio we heard of that phone call,
-and you tell me what you hear. -Sure.
So, what stands out to you?
From his voice to the way that he talks,
I would imagine that someone who's come across him,
or maybe even been conned by him before,
would pick up on some of these details
and maybe that's what we need to solve this.
You're doing good work.
You're getting justice for families
and you're getting some bad guys off the street.
Absolutely. When I was nine years old,
I was watching your show with my mom
and I guarantee it had a major influence on,
one, probably why I want to do this in the first place,
but two, the concept that you can shake the trees
and get information from the public
if you just really hit it hard...
Absolutely, and get a bad guy off the streets,
and get some solace for the family.
-Keep it up. -Thank you. You're the GOAT.
-Thank you very much. -PAYNE: Thank you.
Have you seen Eddie Perez?
He's now 41 years old with black hair and brown eyes.
He's 5'6", and when last seen, weighed 140 to 160 pounds.
Perez has ties to Michigan, as well as Indiana,
but was last spotted in 2001 in Tijuana, Mexico.
A reminder for our friends south of the border,
we need your tips too.
866-AMW-TIPS or amwtips.com.
You can always remain anonymous.
JOHN: Up next, authorities bust a massive drug gang
in Georgia, one of the biggest in the state's history.
But in order to close this case for good,
they still need to find one gang member that got away.
And later on, a showdown between a young man
and his mother's ex-boyfriend end with one of them dead.
We'll learn about the story behind this cold-blooded crime
and why authorities now need your help to find him.
But first up, we need your tips to solve crimes
happening all over America,
maybe even in your own neighborhood like this one.
An ambush in an underground parking garage
in an apartment complex in North Hollywood, California.
Two men, one with a gun, accost this couple.
The first asks the man for his watch,
as the second suspect runs in, holding his arms,
pushing him into the wall, and as the man resists,
attempting to fight back.
The first suspect robs the woman, and then returns,
forcing a gun into the man's stomach.
Fearing for his life, he backs down,
as they take his watch and appear to empty his pockets.
Police have identified one of the suspects as Deshaun Dow,
a black male, 20 years old.
In the past year and a half,
he's been arrested five times for robbery,
and managed to post bail at each turn.
They even suspect he's responsible for the same type
of incident that happened before, at this exact location.
Let's get this guy off the street once and for all,
and identify the guy he's working with.
If you have any information about him,
or his whereabouts, call us or go to our site.
[tense music]
Welcome back to America's Most Wanted.
You know, so many out there struggle with drug addiction,
and in the past few years,
this country has seen the number of deaths
from overdoses skyrocket.
Thousands of families have been left
without their loved ones, and without any answers.
Now, behind many of these tragic losses
are massive criminal organizations
with absolutely no regard for human life.
And in one small town,
that organization was the Ghostface Gangsters.
Take a look.
BRANDON: Brunswick is located on the coast of Georgia,
down at the very southeast corner.
I would say it's got a lot going on
for what some people view as a small town.
It's known for its history,
dating back all the way to the beginnings of this country.
It has the barrier islands and the shrimping industry.
JOHN: Despite Brunswick being a picturesque community,
in 2020, they started to see an uptick
in drug-related deaths.
BRANDON: We really saw methamphetamine
hit the streets here in Brunswick.
[sirens in distance]
We were responding to an increase
of drug overdose calls, and just the daily call volume
that we were receiving was pretty significant.
JOHN: Cops say one of the main reasons
for the surge of drugs in their community
was a regional street gang called the Ghostface Gangsters.
BRANON: The Ghostface Gangster gang is a prison gang
that originated out of the Georgia prisons,
and they have ties to violent crimes, such as murders,
robberies, kidnappings, amongst other things,
distributing narcotics
into the communities here in Georgia.
WILL: We're seeing now
that the Ghostface Gangster organization,
their influence is being exerted outside the prison.
Their numbers are expanding into Florida,
the entire state of Georgia, Tennessee.
JOHN: Despite the Ghostface Gang being on the cops' radar
for over 10 years in Brunswick,
in December 2020, they made the arrest
that would soon be a major blow to the gang's operation.
We identified an individual by the name of Matthew Guest
as a distributor in our area
who has ties to the Ghostface Gangster gang.
JOHN: Once they had Guest's cell phone,
they started to identify more members.
WILL: Looking at his telephone device,
one of the things that we uncovered
was that members of this organization
were using Facebook Messenger
to coordinate logistics of their operation.
JOHN: One of the key players authorities discovered
in these social media transactions was Rachael Byrd.
BRANDON: Rachael Byrd, the drug queenpin
that was commonly referred to as the Ice Queen.
JOHN: Police say one of the gang members
who brought kilos of meth from Atlanta to Brunswick
was a drug mule named David Young.
He had priors going back almost 20 years
for everything from burglary to gun charges.
Guys like David Young are violent individuals
that do what they gotta do to make money
and expand their territory.
David Young was also known as Chaos.
He was working with Rachael Byrd.
BRANDON: Basically helping her set up
and distribute narcotics in other cities as far
as Atlanta, Georgia, and south as Jacksonville, Florida.
This operation was well beyond the jurisdiction
of here in Glynn County.
We realized we needed to bring this to the attention
of the FBI.
You know, it's really incredible
that the Ghostface Gangsters started out as a prison gang,
and within 15 years, transformed into a major player
in the southeastern U.S. drug trade.
I think what most Americans may not know
is how efficiently these prison gangs operate
from behind bars.
The influence that they have in the outside world
is much more powerful than most of us could ever imagine.
Prison gangs are extremely well organized
and have constant communication with the outside world.
It's a really intricate network
that they've built over the years
between the people inside the prison system
and the people out on the outside who carry out
all their orders.
CALLAHAN: This scumbag, David Young,
is just one of way too many,
and the fact that he's still out there
and could easily be doing this somewhere else
should make us all very angry.
We gotta find this guy and quick.
JOHN: Now, when we come back,
the FBI is on to the Ghostface Gangsters,
but we'll learn exactly how deeply they are ingrained
in small towns all over the southeast,
and how much damage they caused an entire community.
Plus, in Omaha, thieves strip multiple Chevys
in the middle of the night, taking over $6,000 in parts.
Can you help us find them?
But right now, we're going back
to the America's Most Wanted vault
in a similar case to the Ghostface Gangsters.
Roland Campbell, a former fugitive
who was part of a criminal organization
called the 40 Thieves.
These guys were doing two robberies a week
and averaging 20 grand for each one of them.
We had to broadcast this case
three times before he was captured.
It's a really interesting story. Watch this.
For five years, we've been chasing
one of the most dangerous organized criminal enterprises
in the country, the Gang of 40 Thieves.
In October of 1991,
a New York robbery task force arrested
almost all of the 40 Thieves,
but Roland Campbell,
possibly the most dangerous of them all, slipped away.
Two months later, Campbell was arrested on drug charges
in Maryland.
He disguised himself as another inmate
who was scheduled for release.
With his new look, he walked right out of jail.
We broadcast his case three times.
Your tips told us that from Maryland,
Roland Campbell fled the country
and resurfaced down in San Jose, Costa Rica.
In handcuffs, he was driven off to face authorities.
Now don't forget, you're our partner
and it's your tips that can put even more
of these dangerous fugitives behind bars.
Stay with us. We'll be right back.
[tense music]
Welcome back to America's Most Wanted.
Now, we just saw law enforcement begin to zero in
on the prison gang, the Ghostface Gangsters.
But the damage it caused,
especially by two of its members, queenpin, Rachael Byrd
and high-level trafficker, David Young,
was far more than anyone could have ever imagined.
Let's watch how they were able to take them down
in one of the largest drug busts in Georgia history.
[suspenseful music]
Typically, in these large-scale investigations,
you try to identify all the members
and identify all the criminal activity
that's occurring before you start arresting key members.
JOHN: With investigators vast resources
and evidence uncovered through the gang's communications,
authorities had everything they needed
to start bringing Ghostface Gangsters to justice.
The FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office
obtained an indictment against 76 individuals
for narcotics distribution,
which was the largest indictment ever obtained
in the Southern District of Georgia.
JOHN: Arrests soon followed.
Up first was the Ice Queen herself, Rachael Byrd.
BRANDON: So to this day, all the members
that were indicted have been accounted for
and arrested except for David Young.
JOHN: Authorities believe that as long
as David Young is at large,
he could be setting up a new operation,
distributing deadly narcotics
and putting another community at risk.
BRANDON: Drugs from people like David Young
and the Ghostface Gangsters' dealers
unfortunately resulted in death.
JOHN: Rebecca Cain and Michael Logue died of overdoses,
allegedly due to the Ghostface Gang's operation.
Their families posted their obituaries,
but there was one more death linked to the gang, Dylan Jones.
BRANDON: Dylan Jones overdosed as a result
of methamphetamine.
With each overdose we respond to,
especially the ones that result in death,
we see the pain that it causes on the immediate family.
People like David Young
that bring narcotics to our community
need to be held accountable.
We need to send a message.
We're now joined by Chad and Ann Fry,
who lost their son, Dylan Jones, to a drug overdose.
The drugs he purchased, and his death,
are directly linked to the Ghostface Gangsters.
-Thank you both for being here. -BOTH: Thank you.
Your son worked with you in the landscaping business, right?
And how was that? I'm working with my son.
We had a very close relationship
and we became like dad and friends,
so it was really special.
Wonderful, wonderful. Your son had two kids.
He had Chase and Jackson, two little boys.
How was that, watching your son become a father?
CHAD: It was amazing.
All the stuff that I had told him, you know,
that you'll realize this when you grow up.
Finally, when he saw his kids grow up,
he said, "You know, I understand what you're talking about."
And that's probably the most special moment
I have of me and my son.
Just the last year and a half of Dylan's life
was amazing enough.
There's so much of what could have been.
JOHN: And you remember all the good stuff.
He knows that. He grew up in the house.
We celebrated Adam's life
like you two have such great memories of Dylan. Exactly.
We celebrate his birthday.
We try to stay happy and upbeat about his life
and not think about what happened
or the bad times or anything like that.
And that's important for you,
but it's important for the kids too.
-BOTH: Yes. -Walk us through
how you found out about Dylan's death.
My youngest son called me
and said that Dylan wasn't awake.
He wanted to know what to do.
I said, "Well, check his door and make sure he's awake."
And when he opened the door...
that's when he found Dylan, um...
[voice shaky] It's a sound I'll never forget.
[whispers] Oh, I'm sorry.
It's okay. You're good.
He said, "Mom, I think something's wrong.
"You need to get over here right now.
"Dylan is blue on the floor."
And he dropped the phone and screamed.
JOHN: My heart goes out to you.
And I know exactly what you're going through.
What would you say to other parents out there
that may be struggling with addiction as well in their home?
-Never give up. -No. Don't give up hope.
The last year and a half or two years
to watch him fight to not do drugs made me realize
that it's not as easy as you think
from looking on the outside.
I told Dylan when he was clean every day
-how proud I was of him. -Yeah.
I just felt like, as a father, that was the best thing
I could do was tell him, I'm proud of you,
I'm proud of you.
"I'm with you in the fight," which you were.
Thank you.
Now, you found out this gang was operating
right inside your small town.
What was it like to find out
how big that operation really was?
It was surprising and it was even more surprising
to know that the main player, Rachael Byrd,
was our next door neighbor. We had no idea.
She lived right next door to you?
She lived right behind us, yes.
You would have never suspected that a large drug operation
was running right behind our house, no.
If that dirtbag was watching tonight,
this young guy, what would you say?
There's better ways to make a dollar
than to destroy families and people's lives like my son.
Somebody watching this show tonight
knows where that guy is
and those tattoos are so easy to identify.
We're going to put that big white hot spotlight
of America's Most Wanted on this dirtbag.
We'll do our part.
-You hang in there. -BOTH: Thank you.
That bust was huge,
resulting in 76 indictments of dangerous drug traffickers,
but it won't be complete until we get David Young.
He's a dangerous criminal with no regard for human life.
Young could easily be involved
with another drug trafficking operation,
doing the same exact thing somewhere else right now.
Take a good look at the face on your screen.
David Young is 43 years old,
with brown hair and brown eyes.
He's six feet tall and when last seen,
weighed around 170 pounds.
He's gone by the name Chaos in the past
and he's covered in tattoos,
including the entire left side of his face.
There's possibly a bird or spider web below his left eye,
a symbol above that same eye,
some sort of star near his right eye,
and what appears to be a child's face
on the right side of his neck.
Young's been on the run since December 2022,
and most of his criminal activity
has been in Brunswick, Georgia.
But he also has ties to Jessup, Georgia,
where he grew up, and Phoenix, Arizona.
Young is considered armed and very dangerous.
If you see him, do not approach him,
and if you have any information on where he may be,
please contact us immediately
at 866-AMW-TIPS or by visiting us at amwtips.com.
JOHN: Next, years of building tension between a man
and his ex-girlfriend's son ends in a matter of seconds.
[gunshot]
Police need your help right now.
But first, can you help us solve this crime alert?
At least two thieves, maybe more,
stealing Chevy parts in the middle of the night
from an Omaha, Nebraska auto shop.
It happened January 24th near 90th and Military Road.
Watch as the dirtbags drive up in their white Chevy pickup
and begin to strip three trucks of over $6,000 worth of parts.
Mirrors, catalytic converters, steering columns,
radios, anything they can get their scummy hands on.
Look at them snooping around,
loading tons of stolen parts into their truck
before taking off from the scene.
While we don't have a good shot of their faces,
perhaps their truck looks familiar.
It's a white Chevy Silverado HD, extended cab, long bed
with some striping or possible scratches on the passenger
and possibly also the driver's sides of the truck.
So, if you recognize this truck
or know someone selling Chevy parts
in your area of Omaha, send us your tips.
866-AMW-TIPS or amwtips.com.
You can run, but you can't hide.
[tense music]
Welcome back to America's Most Wanted.
You know, one of my main goals here
is not just tracking down fugitives,
but using our resources to find missing children
and help get them safely back to their families.
So, have you seen this little boy, Terry Lee Boswell?
He's been missing since July 2022.
Now, Terry is five years old, brown hair and brown eyes.
He's 3'4" tall
and was last known to weigh around 50 pounds.
He loves dinosaurs and other animals.
He was last seen in Melbourne, Arkansas,
and he could also be in Springfield
or Fair Grove, Missouri,
or somewhere in Michigan or in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
So, if you've seen little Terry, call us right now.
866-AMW-TIPS or go to amwtips.com.
He was allegedly abducted by his mother,
who has a federal felony warrant out for her arrest
for interference with visitation.
Let's bring Terry home to his loving family.
Cal, it's over to you.
After years of constant conflict between a man
and his ex-girlfriend's son,
on the night of October 18th, 2022,
things came to an abrupt and violent head.
Let's see how it played out.
[tense piano melody]
Sharron always smiling. He was a mama's baby.
We were very close.
He met Dottie at a club
and they was in a great relationship.
And after a couple of months,
he found out that she was pregnant with his son, Tony,
and he was happy.
After their son, Tony, was born,
Sharron and Dottie moved in together,
and he took in her son, Taejon, as his own.
Years later, things changed between Dottie and Sharron.
They were having problems and decided to break up.
When they separated, they were still living
in the same house.
Sharron didn't want to leave his son, Tony.
Dottie was very angry with Sharron after the breakup.
There was a lot of tension in the house.
Taejon seemed to grow angry towards Sharron.
He loved his mother.
Sharron and Taejon get in it because of Dottie.
Taejon also allegedly told Sharron
that his time is numbered.
SCOTT: On the evening of October 18th, 2022,
we heard several pops
which we immediately recognized as gunshots.
SHAWN: One of the calls that dispatch center received
was from a female who identified herself as Dorothea Ross.
SHAWN: The officers that first arrived on scene
found a male in his mid-40s laying on the ground
with several gunshot wounds.
SHAWN: My job was to start combing through
our surveillance camera footage.
Watching this incident unfold,
the suspect walks up on Sharron Clark,
pulls out a handgun from his waistband.
The suspect fires one round.
You can see Sharron Clark react and then take off running
and the suspect started chasing him,
firing him at him as he's running away.
Dottie called me and said, "Sharron has been shot."
I said, "What do you mean Sharron has been shot?"
And the nurse called me
and told me Sharron did not make it.
I feel that I lost everything.
[Antoinette sniffling]
SHAWN: Dorothea Ross was questioned at the hospital
and asked if she knew who the possible shooter was.
She said she didn't know at the time.
But in reviewing the surveillance camera footage,
I actually observed her turnaround
face-to-face with the suspect.
No doubt in my mind that she knew
who the suspect was at the time.
I sent a clip to the detectives
that were interviewing Dorothea Ross
and asked them to show her that video.
And she said, after watching the surveillance footage,
"I'm absolutely sure that was my son, Taejon Gill,
"that shot Sharron Clark."
I believe that she was lying to protect her son,
but when she was confronted with the evidence,
she knew she had to come clean.
So, Dottie had told us during interviews
that Taejon may have had some type of issue
with the way that Sharron was treated Dottie,
more towards the end of the relationship.
So, all the anger that he had towards Sharron
had finally come to a head that night.
This was a deliberate attack on Sharron Clark.
[gunshot]
SHAWN: I want to be able to give Antoinette closure
for losing her son.
ANTOINETTE: Sharron deserved justice.
If you knew him, you would say the same thing.
We're joined now by Detective Shawn Weaver
of the Hagerstown Police Department.
Thank you so much for being here.
Thanks for having me.
-Appreciate it. -Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you, John.
Now, Hagerstown is a small community.
And in small communities,
oftentimes, the suspect knows the victim.
How did that inform your investigations?
In every homicide I've investigated,
it's always been some type of a connection
between the suspect and the victim.
So, that always gives us a starting point,
especially in this situation.
We knew there was a connection.
Now, he's only 19 years old.
What are some common characteristics
of younger fugitives on the run?
Unfortunately, they make decisions on a whim.
In this case, using a gun to allegedly commit murder,
and they don't take into consideration
the consequences and repercussions
of their actions until it's too late.
What do you think he's thinking about when he's running?
"What have I done?"
"What have I done, and how do I get away with it?"
-Yep. -Where do you think he is,
and is somebody helping him stay out there?
Well, he's young.
I would say he's not doing this on his own.
He has to have help somewhere.
We just, at this point in the investigation,
don't know where that is.
How big of a danger is Taejon to the public?
SHAWN: The suspect allegedly committed murder
and there's no reason not to consider him
armed and dangerous.
If he's done it once, there's nothing to say
he won't do it again.
Detective Weaver, we're going to help you get this guy.
Thanks. I hope the next time I see you,
-you've got somebody in custody. -You and me both.
-JOHN: Keep up your good work. -Thank you, sir.
CALLAHAN: We really need to get justice for Sharron Clark
and the family left behind.
Now, Sharron's mother, Antoinette Clark,
has been working hard to keep this story in the headlines,
and she joins us here tonight. We're happy to have you.
-Very nice meeting you. -Likewise.
Hate to meet you under these circumstances.
Again, I always say, we belong to the same club.
-Yes, thank you. -JOHN: Buried a child.
-Yes. -Tough.
What made him such a special person?
Because he was very open-hearted.
He took care of many people.
Anytime someone called him, he'd always say,
-"I got you." -Mm.
That's the kind of person Sharron was. He was very loving.
Lots of people loved your son.
-ANTOINETTE: Yes, yes. -Lots of people loved him.
Now, Taejon, have you ever met him?
Do you know what he was like?
ANTOINETTE: Yes, I met him when he was a little kid.
He was a wonderful kid. He was very happy.
He was proud that Sharron was his stepfather.
Any red flags that something like this
could have happened?
No, I had no idea that that was going to happen.
I was very shocked.
My son took care of him when his father wasn't around.
He made sure he made it to school. He finished school.
What if he's watching this? What would you say to him?
-I just need to know why. -Mm-hmm.
Why he did this to my son when my son took care of him?
I need to know why.
You just need that question answered.
Yes, I need him to turn himself in.
Hopefully, the next time I see you,
we'll have that guy right here and you'll get some answers.
You deserve some answers. Well, good luck.
-Thank you. -Brave lady.
-God bless you. -Thank you.
Taejon Gill is 6'2", and when last seen,
weighed 150 pounds.
He's 22 years old with black hair and brown eyes.
He's wanted for first-degree murder.
Authorities say that while he had locks the last time
he was seen, it's likely he's changed his appearance.
The crime happened in Hagerstown, Maryland.
About one month later, authorities received information
that Gill was staying with someone
in the Chambersburg area in Pennsylvania,
but they were not able to locate him at the time.
Authorities believe he could be anywhere
in the United States.
If you see Taejon Gill, call us immediately
at 866-AMW-TIPS or go to amwtips.com.
When we come back, we'll review
all of the dangerous fugitives you saw tonight.
But first, police are on the lookout
for a sneaky masked thief who's been caught on camera
not once, but twice, and is still on the loose.
Check out this bold guy back in August,
as he pries open a gas station window.
He's certainly familiar with this technique
and he's got the gear to prove it.
While he walks away empty-handed,
it's clear that he knows exactly what he's doing
and how to do it.
Because the next day, he's at it again.
Watch as he sneaks behind the counter
at this convenience store.
Keeping a literal low profile
as he rifles through the register,
taking $2,000 from the office
and around $500 taken from the cash register.
Take a long, hard look at this face.
Does it look familiar?
So, if you have any information about this crime
or this sneaky suspect in South Carolina,
contact us right now. 866-AMW-TIPS or at amwtips.com.
JOHN: Three masked men with guns rushed the door of this home
in Auburn, Washington at two in the morning.
MAN: Seattle Police!
JOHN: Yelling, "Seattle Police"
before violently throwing themselves into the door,
attempting to kick it down.
What they weren't expecting was
the quick-thinking homeowner, who's armed,
then starts firing shots back at them from inside,
sending them running into the night.
MAN: Seattle Police!
JOHN: Police in Auburn believe it may be part
of a larger crime pattern
targeting Asian families in the area.
They've made one arrest, Devante Leach,
here in the black hoodie,
but the other two scumbags are still at large,
and we really need your help to identify
and track them down.
Take a good look. Do either of these men look familiar?
Two Black males, one in their 20s or 30s,
at least six feet tall.
If you have any information,
call us or go to our site immediately.
Let's take one last look at the fugitives
we need your help to find.
Remember, we can't do this without you.
So, if you have any tips about the cases you saw tonight,
please do the right thing and call us now.
Edgardo A.K.A Eddie Luis Perez, is wanted for unlawful flight
to avoid prosecution for felony murder.
He's 41 years old with black hair and brown eyes.
He's 5'6", when last seen, about 140 to 160 pounds.
Authorities say he likes to work out
and may belong to a gym.
His last known location was Tijuana, Mexico,
and he's fluent in Spanish.
And he's very skilled at charming his victims
before stealing their identities.
David Young is 43 years old, six feet tall
and the left side of his face is covered in tattoos.
There's possibly a bird or spider web below his left eye,
a symbol above that same eye,
and some sort of star near his right eye,
and what appears to be a child's face
on the right side of his neck.
He's got brown hair and brown eyes,
and weighed about 170 pounds the last time anyone saw him.
He's considered armed and very dangerous.
He's wanted for conspiracy to possess
with intent to distribute
and to distribute a controlled substance.
Taejon Gill is 6'2", and when last seen,
weighed around 150 pounds.
He's 22 years old with black hair and brown eyes.
He's wanted for first degree murder.
Authorities say that while he had locks
the last time he was seen,
it's likely he has changed his appearance.
If you see any of these fugitives, don't approach them.
Call us at 866-AMW-TIPS or go to amwtips.com.
Coming up next week on America's Most Wanted,
23-year-old Sandy Lee was a young Vietnamese immigrant
who had a bright future ahead of her.
So, when authorities discovered her body,
everyone was shocked.
But while the answers would eventually turn up,
one of the suspects allegedly responsible
for her death would not.
Can you help us get her family the justice they so deserve?
-I'm Callahan Walsh. -And I'm John Walsh.
Thanks very much for watching.
And remember, you can make a difference.
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