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[Female narrator] <i>In the early</i>
<i>morning hours,</i>

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<i>investigators are called to</i>
<i>a tragic roadside scene.</i>

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[Shari] <i>The victim was hunched</i>
<i>over to the right,</i>

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<i>towards the passenger side.</i>

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He is no longer alive.

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[Christine] <i>It was super early.</i>

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They thought maybe he had
fallen asleep at the wheel.

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[Narrator] <i>But they soon find</i>
<i>this rural Arizona road</i>

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<i>played host to something</i>
<i>far more sinister.</i>

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There was three rounds to
the side of the victim's head.

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This is not a traffic accident,
this is a homicide.

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[Narrator] <i>Why was this</i>
<i>hardworking family man targeted</i>

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We had no witnesses of
any license plates,

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vehicle descriptions,
or anything.

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[Sean] <i>It just didn't</i>
<i>make any sense.</i>

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Who would hunt him down...

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like a freakin' animal?

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[Narrator] <i>One by one,</i>

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<i>investigators peel back</i>
<i>the lies...</i>

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She said she had cancer
of the brain,

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<i>she had all</i>
<i>these medical conditions.</i>

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She was crying to me and saying
she still loved my brother.

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<i>She tried to get</i>
<i>our whole family</i>

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to turn against him.

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[Narrator] <i>And a vengeful killer</i>
<i>is revealed.</i>

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She knew how to control these
men, that was her MO.

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She says, "Tomorrow,
it better be done."

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[music]

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[Narrator] <i>February 10th, 2020.</i>

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<i>It's just before dawn in</i>
<i>eastern Arizona.</i>

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<i>A local fire chief is driving</i>
<i>rural Highway 191</i>

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<i>on his way to work,</i>

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<i>just north of</i>
<i>the small town of Safford,</i>

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<i>near the Morenci Copper Mine.</i>

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[Eric] <i>A lot of people that work</i>
<i>or are employed at the mine,</i>

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they live in Safford,

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which is 40 minutes away,
and they commute.

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[Narrator] <i>On his drive,</i>

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<i>the fire chief is</i>
<i>immediately concerned</i>

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<i>as he comes around a curve</i>
<i>and sees a black SUV</i>

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<i>wrecked on the side of the road</i>

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The vehicle was kind of wedged
in between the,

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the roadway and the mountain.

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There was shattered glass on
the driver's side window.

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[Narrator] <i>The fire chief</i>
<i>pulls over to check for</i>

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<i>anyone injured in the vehicle,</i>

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<i>and when he peers inside,</i>
<i>he finds the driver unconscious</i>

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[Eric] <i>He had blood runnin' down</i>
<i>the side of his face.</i>

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He thought, "Well, maybe
he had fallen asleep

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and crashed on
the side of the road."

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[Shari] <i>He was hunched over</i>
<i>to the right,</i>

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<i>towards the passenger side.</i>

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He went to check the victim,

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<i>and the victim was</i>
<i>no longer alive.</i>

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<i>At the point, the fire chief,</i>

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<i>he's realizing that the victim,</i>

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he had three bullet holes in
the side of his face.

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He's been shot.

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[Narrator] <i>The fire chief</i>
<i>places a call to dispatch.</i>

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[Narrator] <i>Within minutes,</i>

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<i>investigators with</i>
<i>the Clifton Police Department</i>

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<i>arrive at the rural</i>
<i>roadside scene.</i>

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[Shari] <i>Upon my arrival, there</i>
<i>was multiple people on scene.</i>

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<i>The victim appeared to</i>
<i>have been shot.</i>

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<i>At that point, they showed me</i>
<i>the side of the vehicle</i>

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that they saw the bullet holes,

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and it looked from the point of
entry from the outside to in.

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<i>It looked like a possible</i>
<i>road rage incident.</i>

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[Narrator] <i>But as investigators</i>
<i>look closer,</i>

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<i>they begin to develop</i>
<i>another theory.</i>

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There was about 14 or 15 rounds
that were shot into

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the side of the vehicle
in a tight-knit group pattern.

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<i>It didn't fit the mold of</i>
<i>a typical road rage</i>

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<i>because of the amount of shots</i>
<i>fired on the vehicle.</i>

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So, it led me to believe that
there was more to it.

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[Narrator] <i>Detectives search</i>
<i>inside the vehicle</i>

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<i>to identify their victim.</i>

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[Shari] <i>We found his photo ID</i>
<i>that was in his wallet...</i>

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His name's Matthew Misener.

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[Eric] <i>I'm thinkin' this</i>
<i>is gonna be a tough case.</i>

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It's located in a,
in a very vast canyon.

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<i>It's dark outside,</i>
<i>very few people are driving.</i>

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We had no idea of where
the suspect went.

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<i>Is he gonna do this to</i>
<i>another person?</i>

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<i>We had no clue.</i>

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How am I going to give justice
to this man?

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[Narrator] <i>Matthew Misener was</i>
<i>born in 1984.</i>

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<i>He was raised in Tucson,</i>

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<i>along with two older sisters</i>
<i>and a younger brother.</i>

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[Christine] <i>I was about ten</i>
<i>when he was born.</i>

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Blond hair, blue eyes, just...

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...the cutest little thing
with the biggest smile ever.

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<i>As he got older,</i>
<i>he got into wrestling.</i>

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[Sean] <i>I kind of looked up</i>
<i>to him, obviously,</i>

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<i>and wanted to be like him.</i>

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He was very shy.

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Very shy, but such a sweet guy.

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<i>After he graduated high school,</i>

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<i>he made it to</i>
<i>Pima Community College.</i>

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<i>Matt went there for</i>
<i>the wrestling aspect.</i>

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[Narrator] <i>Introverted</i>
<i>and reserved,</i>

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<i>Matthew didn't date much.</i>

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<i>But in 2011,</i>

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<i>when Matthew was 26 years old,</i>

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<i>he met dark-haired beauty</i>
<i>Georgina Mendoza</i>

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<i>at a casino.</i>

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[Christine] <i>Matthew was</i>
<i>drawn to her.</i>

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She was very,
an outgoing person.

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<i>Total opposite of what he was,</i>

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<i>and they were</i>
<i>just opposites attract.</i>

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[Narrator] <i>25-year-old Georgina</i>
<i>was also raised in Tucson,</i>

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<i>alongside her two</i>
<i>older half-sisters.</i>

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[Dr. Johnston] <i>Georgina Misener</i>

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<i>got off to kind of</i>
<i>a rough start in life.</i>

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<i>Her biological father was</i>

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physically abusive
to her mother.

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At two,
the biological parents separate

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and that seems to be
a good thing for Georgina.

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[Christine] <i>Her real father</i>
<i>was in prison.</i>

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Georgina and her mother
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<i>And her stepfather was a very</i>
<i>good father figure for her.</i>

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[Narrator] <i>In high school,</i>

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<i>Georgina was</i>
<i>a well-rounded student</i>

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<i>who stayed busy pursuing</i>
<i>soccer, choir, and drama.</i>

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<i>But as she got older,</i>

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<i>Georgina began to</i>
<i>lose interest in</i>

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<i>these after-school activities</i>
<i>and in school altogether.</i>

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[Dr. Johnston] <i>Starting in</i>
<i>her senior year,</i>

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<i>she began experimenting</i>
<i>with some drugs.</i>

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<i>She actually ended up dropping</i>
<i>out of the high school</i>

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<i>she'd been involved in,</i>

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and doing drugs pretty heavily
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And so when she's around
24 and 25,

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<i>this has been goin' on for</i>
<i>a number of years.</i>

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<i>And she starts realizing</i>
<i>this is a problem.</i>

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And at that point she decides,
"I need to get some help."

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[Narrator] <i>After a stint</i>
<i>in rehab,</i>

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<i>Georgina spent</i>
<i>the next two years</i>

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<i>focused on staying sober.</i>

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<i>And in 2011,</i>
<i>when she met Matthew,</i>

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<i>she quickly fell</i>
<i>head over heels.</i>

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He loved her unconditionally.

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<i>He knew, like,</i>
<i>he was wanting to spend</i>

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<i>his life with her and</i>
<i>have a family with her.</i>

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[Narrator] <i>The couple wed</i>
<i>in Phoenix in 2013.</i>

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<i>Soon after, Georgina learned</i>
<i>she was expecting.</i>

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<i>With a baby on the way,</i>

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<i>Matthew needed to</i>
<i>bring in a solid paycheck.</i>

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<i>He applied for work at</i>
<i>the Morenci Copper Mine,</i>

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<i>about three hours north</i>
<i>of Tucson.</i>

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He left his whole family,
he left every,

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all of his friends
here in Tucson

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to move out there to
better his life for his family.

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[Samuel] <i>Matt,</i>
<i>he liked bein' there.</i>

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<i>He, he loved his job.</i>

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He was just real easy, outgoin',
real good guy to get along with.

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[Narrator] <i>Matthew and Georgina</i>
<i>settled in</i>

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<i>the town of Safford, Arizona,</i>

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<i>about 40 minutes from the mines</i>

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<i>Soon after, their son was born.</i>

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[Christine] <i>He was born</i>
<i>very premature.</i>

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I mean, my brother's
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actually fit around his wrist.

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[Sean] <i>He spent months</i>
<i>in the hospital.</i>

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I knew he was very excited

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when his son was
finally goin' home.

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[Narrator] <i>A year later,</i>

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<i>Georgina gave birth to</i>
<i>another baby.</i>

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<i>This time, a daughter.</i>

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[Christine] <i>He was happy to have</i>
<i>a little girl.</i>

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She was a little
daddy's girl, too.

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She loved her daddy.

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[Narrator] <i>In 2017,</i>

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<i>only two years after</i>
<i>giving birth,</i>

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<i>Georgina learned she was</i>
<i>pregnant with their third child</i>

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<i>But by then,</i>
<i>the pressures of family life</i>

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<i>were taking a toll</i>
<i>on the couple.</i>

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[Christine] <i>The last year of</i>
<i>the relationship,</i>

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<i>when she was pregnant,</i>

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he'd work, you know, long hours,

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and, you know,
she would argue with him,

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<i>and it would just be</i>
<i>a constant thing.</i>

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[Dr. Johnston] <i>He wants to come</i>
<i>home and maybe relax.</i>

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She's with these small kids
all day.

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It's kind of give, give, give,

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and so their relationship begins
to unravel to some extent.

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He just got tired, and he fell
out of love with her.

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[Narrator] <i>After close to</i>
<i>six years together,</i>

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<i>the couple filed for divorce</i>
<i>in August of 2017.</i>

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<i>Georgina returned to</i>
<i>her parents' home in Tucson</i>

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<i>with the kids,</i>

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<i>and in December of</i>
<i>that same year,</i>

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<i>gave birth to her third child.</i>

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When Matthew and Georgina did
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they had a 50/50 custody
by the courts.

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<i>He wanted to be cordial</i>
<i>and follow the judge's orders,</i>

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<i>enjoy his time with his kids.</i>

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But she always wanted to
be involved

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when he would have the kids.

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<i>She was being more difficult.</i>

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[Narrator] <i>Soon after the split,</i>

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<i>Matthew found himself taking</i>
<i>another shot at romance</i>

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<i>when he began dating</i>
<i>his coworker.</i>

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[Samuel] <i>Nicole was</i>
<i>a new employee.</i>

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<i>She was real easygoin'.</i>

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He saw her and was like...

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And the first thing he said
was like, "Wow, she's hot."

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[Narrator] <i>As for Georgina,</i>
<i>she was also moving on.</i>

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She was dating somebody,
you know, happy again,

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and you could see that.

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<i>He loved Nicole.</i>

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<i>He was able to be himself.</i>

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It was a different kind of love

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than what I felt like
with Georgina.

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<i>Nicole gave him, like,</i>
<i>life back,</i>

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made him feel happy again.

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[Narrator] <i>In 2019,</i>
<i>Matt and Nicole became engaged,</i>

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<i>with plans to marry on</i>
<i>St. Patrick's Day, 2020.</i>

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<i>But that day would never come..</i>

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<i>With the wedding less than</i>
<i>two months away,</i>

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<i>35-year-old Matthew is</i>
<i>found dead on Highway 191.</i>

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[Shari] <i>I began walking the</i>
<i>scene and taking photographs.</i>

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This happened so early
in the morning

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that it was still dark outside.

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[Narrator] <i>Investigators</i>
<i>carefully comb the roadside</i>

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<i>for evidence.</i>

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<i>The problem is</i>

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<i>they aren't finding any.</i>

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[Eric] <i>There was not a single</i>
<i>shell casing on that highway.</i>

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If it was a road rage,
probably not thought out,

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would have left shells
around on the ground.

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<i>That tells me, again, that</i>
<i>whoever it was at that point</i>

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<i>had it planned out.</i>

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<i>This man...</i>

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<i>they wanted him dead.</i>

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[Narrator] <i>Coming up.</i>

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<i>A surprise appearance</i>
<i>at the scene</i>

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<i>has detectives asking questions</i>

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[Eric] <i>I took pictures</i>
<i>of her car,</i>

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thinkin' maybe she was
in on this.

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[Narrator] <i>And a possible motive</i>
<i>is revealed.</i>

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The next day, February 11th,
was the custody hearing,

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where possibly Matthew was gonna
get custody of the children.

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[Narrator] <i>Arizona authorities</i>
<i>are searching for answers</i>

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<i>after a passing driver</i>
<i>discovered</i>

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<i>35-year-old Matthew Misener</i>
<i>dead inside his vehicle</i>

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<i>from three gunshot wounds</i>
<i>to the head.</i>

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[Eric] <i>After Matthew was</i>
<i>discovered</i>

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<i>around 5 o'clock in the morning</i>

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<i>we got a medical examiner</i>
<i>on the scene with us.</i>

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And there was three rounds to
the side of Mr. Misener's head

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from a .9 millimeter.

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<i>But we had no witnesses of</i>
<i>any license plates,</i>

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<i>vehicle descriptions,</i>
<i>or anything.</i>

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[Narrator] <i>Surprisingly,</i>
<i>an hour later,</i>

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<i>investigators receive word that</i>
<i>a woman claiming to be</i>

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<i>Matthew's fiancée has just</i>
<i>arrived at the scene.</i>

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Nicole Chacon was up at the top
of the horseshoe curve.

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[Narrator] <i>Detectives head up</i>
<i>the road.</i>

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<i>But before the talk to Nicole,</i>
<i>they cover their bases.</i>

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I took pictures of Nicole's car,

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thinkin' maybe she was
in on this.

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We didn't know.

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[Narrator] <i>Nicole is desperate</i>
<i>for more information about</i>

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<i>the wrecked SUV on the highway.</i>

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<i>She's concerned it may be</i>
<i>her fiancé's.</i>

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She told us Matthew Misener
worked at the mine,

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as Nicole also worked
at the mine

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<i>as an employee at that point.</i>

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[Narrator] <i>According to Nicole,</i>

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<i>Matthew left for work</i>
<i>around 4:00 AM that day,</i>

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<i>and less than an hour later,</i>
<i>she followed.</i>

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[Shari] <i>She did state that she</i>
<i>had initially passed by</i>

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an accident on the horseshoe,

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<i>exited her car when she saw</i>
<i>a black vehicle,</i>

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<i>approached where</i>
<i>the deputies were,</i>

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<i>but didn't wanna get in trouble</i>

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So, she got back in her vehicle

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and left back up towards
Morenci for work.

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[Narrator] <i>Nicole says once</i>
<i>she arrived at work</i>

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<i>and realized Matthew</i>
<i>wasn't there,</i>

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<i>panic set in.</i>

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She realized that it possibly
was Matthew,

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and that is when
she had left work,

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<i>went to the scene...</i>

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<i>to the barricade,</i>
<i>and she advised who she was.</i>

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[Eric] <i>At that point, she did</i>
<i>not know that he'd been shot,</i>

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and she was very confused.

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I explained to her that this is
not a traffic accident,

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and this is
a homicide investigation,

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<i>and her fiancé is now dead.</i>

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<i>Nicole didn't take it well.</i>

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She began to cry,
and total shock.

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<i>It, it was...</i>
<i>It was heartbreaking to see.</i>

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[Narrator] <i>Despite Nicole's</i>
<i>honest reaction</i>

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<i>to Matthew's death,</i>

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<i>investigators still need</i>
<i>to rule her out.</i>

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We did a gun swab on her hand

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and, just to check for
powder residue.

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[music]

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[Narrator] <i>While investigators</i>
<i>wait for results</i>

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<i>from the residue test,</i>

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<i>they ask Nicole if</i>
<i>Matthew had anyone in his life</i>

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<i>who would want to harm him.</i>

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Nicole says he was very loved
at the mine.

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He had good friends that
supported him.

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<i>But she told us Matthew Misener</i>
<i>he had a ex-wife,</i>

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her name was Georgina Misener.

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She had three children,
and they had been divorced.

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<i>The only issues that she had wa</i>
<i>with Georgina Misener.</i>

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[Narrator] <i>Nicole says</i>
<i>their problems with Georgina</i>

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<i>started about six months ago,</i>

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<i>when Matt's ex-wife revealed</i>
<i>some alarming news.</i>

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Georgina said she had cancer.

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[Christine] <i>She sent, actually,</i>

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<i>pictures of her with</i>
<i>her head shaved.</i>

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She said, "I tried chemo,

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"it about killed me
and I stopped.

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<i>And the medicine I was taking</i>
<i>gave me really bad headaches."</i>

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[Narrator] <i>While Nicole</i>
<i>and Matthew</i>

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<i>were prepared to jump in</i>
<i>and help,</i>

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<i>Georgina inexplicably withdrew.</i>

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Georgina was making it very
difficult for Matthew to have

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any sort of visitation
with the children.

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Matthew was denied
visitation to his children.

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As much as he tried, and tried,
and tried,

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<i>Georgina denied him</i>
<i>those visitations.</i>

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<i>This put a strain on Nicole.</i>

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<i>Nicole, at one point,</i>

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<i>confronted Georgina about</i>
<i>the visitation.</i>

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Now Georgina,
she slapped Nicole,

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<i>and they got into a scuffle.</i>

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[Narrator] <i>Following</i>
<i>the incident,</i>

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<i>Nicole says that Georgina</i>
<i>upped the ante</i>

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<i>in their feud by filing</i>
<i>an official complaint.</i>

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Georgina's calling up
Child Protective Services.

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<i>She's saying that Matthew's</i>
<i>abusing the kids,</i>

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<i>that Nicole is abusing the kids</i>

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<i>Child Protective Services,</i>
<i>they have to investigate this.</i>

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And can't find any evidence
that any abuse is going on,

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<i>and Matthew is saying is</i>
<i>this is completely made up.</i>

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[music]

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[Kelly] <i>I saw her in December.</i>

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She was crying to me

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and saying she still loved
my brother,

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<i>and she didn't like Nicole.</i>

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That's when she told me she had
cancer, and she was gonna die.

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[Narrator] <i>Nicole tells police</i>
<i>that on February 5th, 2020,</i>

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<i>Matthew, concerned over both</i>

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<i>Georgina's physical</i>
<i>and mental health,</i>

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<i>filed for full custody.</i>

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[Shari] <i>The next day, on that</i>
<i>Tuesday, February 11th,</i>

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<i>was the custody hearing,</i>

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where possibly Matthew
was gonna get

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some sort of
custody of the children.

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[Eric] <i>Nicole thought they had</i>
<i>such a strong case,</i>

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<i>that Georgina was gonna</i>
<i>lose the kids.</i>

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<i>After hearing this from Nicole,</i>

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it did lead us to believe that

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Georgina was one of
our prime suspects.

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[Narrator] <i>Just as they</i>
<i>identify Georgina</i>

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<i>as a person of interest,</i>

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<i>investigators get word that</i>
<i>a potential witness</i>

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<i>has called in to</i>
<i>the Safford Police Department.</i>

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[Shari] <i>We got a tip or</i>
<i>a witness</i>

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who was driving through
the area to go to work.

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Passed by after it had just
initially happened.

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I answered the phone
and talked to him.

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And he saw the vehicle on
the side of the road,

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<i>he didn't know that it was a,</i>
<i>a homicide at that point.</i>

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<i>He thought it was a blowout,</i>

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and then he saw a white sedan

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that had made a U-turn
and accelerated.

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<i>At that point in my mind,</i>

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I thought this vehicle was
fleeing the scene.

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[music]

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[Narrator] <i>Coming up.</i>

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<i>Investigators are on the hunt</i>
<i>for the driver of the white car</i>

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She said, "While Matthew
was in Tucson,

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<i>there was a man that took</i>
<i>a picture of our license plate.</i>

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[Narrator] <i>And a crucial piece</i>
<i>of evidence is uncovered.</i>

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[Shari] <i>They were conducting</i>

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<i>the search warrant</i>
<i>of the residence,</i>

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and that is when they found
the .9 millimeter Ruger.

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[Narrator] <i>Investigators are</i>
<i>on the scene of</i>

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<i>the cold-blooded</i>
<i>roadside shooting</i>

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<i>of father of three,</i>
<i>Matthew Misener,</i>

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<i>when they receive a tip</i>
<i>from a potential witness.</i>

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A man called, and he had told me
he was headed to work,

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and he had actually followed
Mr. Misener for miles and miles

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from Stafford.

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At one point, he lost him.

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<i>Mr. Misener was traveling</i>
<i>a little faster,</i>

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<i>and he got behind.</i>

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<i>He actually heard a pop,</i>

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00:20:19,052 --> 00:20:20,854
<i>and he didn't know it was</i>
<i>a gunshot.</i>

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<i>He saw Mr. Misener's vehicle on</i>
<i>the side of the road.</i>

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<i>And right in front of</i>
<i>Mr. Misener's vehicle</i>

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<i>was a white car.</i>

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00:20:28,361 --> 00:20:30,463
<i>Out of nowhere</i>
<i>just made a U-turn,</i>

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<i>went southbound on 191,</i>

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and then started accelerating.

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[Narrator] <i>Given the time of day</i>
<i>the shooting took place</i>

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<i>and the lack of cars</i>
<i>on the road,</i>

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<i>this white vehicle</i>
<i>fleeing the scene</i>

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<i>so quickly after shots</i>
<i>were fired</i>

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<i>strikes Investigator Ellison</i>
<i>as more than suspicious.</i>

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In my mind I'm like,
"This is our guy.

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This is who shot Mr. Misener."

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[Narrator] <i>He immediately</i>
<i>follows this lead</i>

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<i>and runs the information by</i>
<i>Matthew's fiancée, Nicole.</i>

416
00:21:06,566 --> 00:21:09,903
I said, "Nicole, do you have,
know of anybody

417
00:21:09,936 --> 00:21:11,371
that drives a white car

418
00:21:11,404 --> 00:21:13,740
<i>who would wanna cause harm</i>
<i>on Matthew?"</i>

419
00:21:14,107 --> 00:21:16,209
<i>And she says,</i>
<i>"You know, I do remember</i>

420
00:21:16,242 --> 00:21:17,310
<i>"while Matthew was in Tucson,</i>

421
00:21:17,344 --> 00:21:19,879
"and there was a man
that had got out of his vehicle,

422
00:21:19,913 --> 00:21:22,515
and he took a picture of
our license plate."

423
00:21:23,917 --> 00:21:27,821
On February 5th, Matthew
had been tryin' to get

424
00:21:27,854 --> 00:21:29,089
the kids that day,

425
00:21:29,122 --> 00:21:31,958
and was parked by
Georgina's residence.

426
00:21:33,493 --> 00:21:35,528
[Eric] <i>Matthew was actually on</i>
<i>the phone with Nicole</i>

427
00:21:35,562 --> 00:21:36,663
<i>at the time, and tellin' him,</i>

428
00:21:36,696 --> 00:21:38,932
"Hey, this guy just took
a picture of our license plate."

429
00:21:38,965 --> 00:21:41,835
<i>Nicole says, "Why don't you tak</i>
<i>one of his plate?"</i>

430
00:21:41,868 --> 00:21:43,269
So he did,

431
00:21:43,303 --> 00:21:46,106
and he texted the picture of
the plate to Nicole.

432
00:21:46,940 --> 00:21:49,109
<i>Nicole pulls out</i>
<i>her phone and says,</i>

433
00:21:49,142 --> 00:21:51,277
<i>"I have a picture of it</i>
<i>right here."</i>

434
00:21:54,547 --> 00:21:55,982
[Narrator] <i>Matthew</i>
<i>took the photo</i>

435
00:21:56,016 --> 00:21:57,317
<i>of the white sedan</i>

436
00:21:57,350 --> 00:21:59,853
<i>just five days before</i>
<i>he was killed,</i>

437
00:21:59,886 --> 00:22:02,722
<i>and a vehicle with</i>
<i>an eerily similar description</i>

438
00:22:02,756 --> 00:22:06,226
<i>was seen racing away</i>
<i>from the crime scene.</i>

439
00:22:06,526 --> 00:22:07,794
[Eric] <i>I was excited.</i>

440
00:22:07,827 --> 00:22:10,096
Once we had discovered we had
the picture,

441
00:22:10,130 --> 00:22:11,164
this was our chance.

442
00:22:12,098 --> 00:22:13,299
[Narrator] <i>Detectives</i>
<i>run the plate,</i>

443
00:22:13,333 --> 00:22:17,771
<i>and they find the vehicle is</i>
<i>registered to two owners.</i>

444
00:22:19,139 --> 00:22:23,143
The license plate came back to
Edward Montano, Jr,

445
00:22:23,176 --> 00:22:26,146
<i>and Mr. Sandoval,</i>
<i>Eduardo's grandpa.</i>

446
00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:30,150
<i>Edward Montano had</i>
<i>two misdemeanor warrants.</i>

447
00:22:30,583 --> 00:22:34,387
That is when the sheriff had
called Pima County

448
00:22:34,421 --> 00:22:37,290
<i>and asked them to apprehend him</i>

449
00:22:39,192 --> 00:22:40,760
[Narrator] <i>A few hours later,</i>

450
00:22:40,794 --> 00:22:44,397
<i>they arrive at the home where</i>
<i>Eduardo Montano lives</i>

451
00:22:44,431 --> 00:22:47,334
<i>with his grandfather,</i>
<i>Samuel Sandoval.</i>

452
00:22:48,501 --> 00:22:49,836
[Eric] <i>As we arrived on scene,</i>

453
00:22:49,869 --> 00:22:51,504
he had already been
placed under arrest

454
00:22:51,538 --> 00:22:53,506
for the two
misdemeanor warrants.

455
00:22:53,873 --> 00:22:55,175
[Shari] <i>At that point on scene,</i>

456
00:22:55,208 --> 00:22:57,477
I did read Eduardo
his Miranda rights,

457
00:22:57,510 --> 00:22:59,846
<i>and he agreed to speak with us.</i>

458
00:23:01,548 --> 00:23:03,049
[Eric] <i>In the driveway,</i>

459
00:23:03,049 --> 00:23:06,486
there was a white Cadillac which
had dark window tint,

460
00:23:06,519 --> 00:23:10,056
and it really looked to me like
it fit the description

461
00:23:10,090 --> 00:23:11,925
<i>of what the witness had said.</i>

462
00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,162
[Narrator] <i>As authorities</i>
<i>await search warrants</i>

463
00:23:16,196 --> 00:23:17,497
<i>on the home and car,</i>

464
00:23:17,530 --> 00:23:21,835
<i>investigators take Eduardo to</i>
<i>the Pima County sheriff's offie</i>

465
00:23:21,868 --> 00:23:23,069
<i>for questioning.</i>

466
00:23:34,748 --> 00:23:37,517
[Narrator] <i>While Eduardo denies</i>
<i>being anywhere near</i>

467
00:23:37,550 --> 00:23:39,085
<i>the crime scene,</i>

468
00:23:39,085 --> 00:23:41,788
<i>detectives know his vehicle was</i>
<i>at Georgina's home</i>

469
00:23:41,821 --> 00:23:45,525
<i>the day Matthew took a photo</i>
<i>of his license plate.</i>

470
00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:49,662
<i>They have a hunch</i>
<i>this was no coincidence.</i>

471
00:24:30,603 --> 00:24:32,138
[Narrator] <i>Having established</i>
<i>a connection</i>

472
00:24:32,172 --> 00:24:33,740
<i>to Matthew and Georgina,</i>

473
00:24:33,773 --> 00:24:37,610
<i>investigators press Eduardo</i>
<i>again on his whereabouts</i>

474
00:24:37,644 --> 00:24:39,112
<i>the night before.</i>

475
00:25:07,207 --> 00:25:10,143
[Narrator] <i>Eduardo insists after</i>
<i>hanging out with his friends,</i>

476
00:25:10,176 --> 00:25:13,646
<i>he returned home to</i>
<i>his grandparents' house.</i>

477
00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:23,556
[Narrator] <i>But investigators</i>
<i>aren't buying it.</i>

478
00:25:47,213 --> 00:25:48,348
[Shari] <i>During the interview,</i>

479
00:25:48,381 --> 00:25:50,984
<i>he does advise that Georgina</i>
<i>does confide in him with</i>

480
00:25:51,084 --> 00:25:54,120
the things that are kinda going
on in her life and as far as

481
00:25:54,387 --> 00:25:55,789
the child custody issues.

482
00:25:55,822 --> 00:25:58,792
<i>He claimed he didn't</i>
<i>personally know Matthew,</i>

483
00:25:59,392 --> 00:26:03,563
but I definitely believed that
he had some sort of involvement.

484
00:26:06,066 --> 00:26:07,500
[Narrator] <i>Back at</i>
<i>their residence,</i>

485
00:26:07,534 --> 00:26:10,603
<i>investigators follow up on</i>
<i>Eduardo's alibi</i>

486
00:26:10,637 --> 00:26:12,038
<i>with his grandfather.</i>

487
00:26:12,872 --> 00:26:16,343
[Eric] <i>I asked Mr. Sandoval,</i>
<i>"Was Edward there all night?"</i>

488
00:26:16,376 --> 00:26:19,379
And he said, "No, matter of
fact, he wasn't here.

489
00:26:19,879 --> 00:26:21,715
<i>"He left at ten o'clock at</i>
<i>night.</i>

490
00:26:21,748 --> 00:26:25,285
He didn't come back 'til about
8 or 8:30 in the morning."

491
00:26:27,721 --> 00:26:29,522
<i>The time periods,</i>
<i>they all lined up.</i>

492
00:26:29,856 --> 00:26:31,691
The shooting happens around
five o'clock.

493
00:26:32,258 --> 00:26:34,494
It gives sufficient time
to drive that vehicle

494
00:26:34,527 --> 00:26:35,528
from five o'clock,

495
00:26:36,062 --> 00:26:38,531
three hours to get back
in Tucson.

496
00:26:41,601 --> 00:26:43,570
[Narrator] <i>With</i>
<i>the circumstantial evidence</i>

497
00:26:43,603 --> 00:26:45,572
<i>piling up against Eduardo,</i>

498
00:26:45,605 --> 00:26:48,908
<i>the search for physical evidenc</i>
<i>is underway.</i>

499
00:26:49,442 --> 00:26:51,878
<i>After coming up empty</i>
<i>in the Cadillac,</i>

500
00:26:51,911 --> 00:26:54,748
<i>investigators head into</i>
<i>the house.</i>

501
00:26:55,348 --> 00:26:56,616
[Shari] <i>They were conducting</i>

502
00:26:56,649 --> 00:26:57,951
<i>the search warrant</i>
<i>of the residence,</i>

503
00:26:57,984 --> 00:26:59,719
<i>and that is when they found</i>

504
00:26:59,753 --> 00:27:03,890
the .9 millimeter Ruger inside
of Eduardo's bedroom.

505
00:27:06,192 --> 00:27:09,696
We knew that the rounds to
the side of Mr. Misener's head

506
00:27:09,729 --> 00:27:11,698
were from a .9 millimeter.

507
00:27:15,235 --> 00:27:16,569
[Narrator] <i>That's not all</i>

508
00:27:16,603 --> 00:27:18,772
<i>that links the gun to</i>
<i>Matthew's murder.</i>

509
00:27:19,339 --> 00:27:21,107
[Eric] <i>It had four rounds left</i>
<i>in the magazines,</i>

510
00:27:21,141 --> 00:27:24,778
which appeared to be the exact
amounts that were shot into

511
00:27:24,811 --> 00:27:26,780
the side of Matthew's car.

512
00:27:27,814 --> 00:27:30,283
<i>We pulled out 14 rounds out of</i>
<i>the side of the vehicle.</i>

513
00:27:31,284 --> 00:27:36,823
It tied the gun with the car,
and it tied the gun to Eduardo.

514
00:27:37,390 --> 00:27:41,061
[Narrator] <i>Investigators send</i>
<i>the gun for forensic testing.</i>

515
00:27:42,295 --> 00:27:43,930
[Shari] <i>We had enough</i>
<i>probable cause</i>

516
00:27:43,963 --> 00:27:46,766
<i>to request an arrest warrant,</i>
<i>which was granted.</i>

517
00:27:48,435 --> 00:27:50,637
By the evening of the 10th,

518
00:27:50,970 --> 00:27:53,840
<i>Eduardo was under arrest</i>
<i>for homicide.</i>

519
00:27:57,110 --> 00:27:59,079
[Narrator] <i>While investigators</i>
<i>have enough</i>

520
00:27:59,079 --> 00:28:01,281
<i>to link Eduardo to the murder,</i>

521
00:28:01,314 --> 00:28:05,719
<i>what they don't know yet is why</i>
<i>he would kill Matthew Misener.</i>

522
00:28:06,319 --> 00:28:09,222
<i>They turn their focus back to</i>
<i>their initial suspect,</i>

523
00:28:09,456 --> 00:28:12,058
<i>Matthew's ex-wife, Georgina.</i>

524
00:28:13,026 --> 00:28:14,327
[Shari] <i>We're a very</i>
<i>small department.</i>

525
00:28:14,361 --> 00:28:15,528
<i>We followed every lead.</i>

526
00:28:15,562 --> 00:28:18,098
And the day of,
we arrested Eduardo.

527
00:28:18,131 --> 00:28:21,468
<i>Now I'm trying to figure out wh</i>
<i>may have also been involved.</i>

528
00:28:21,501 --> 00:28:24,337
<i>The fact that him and Georgina</i>
<i>were such good of friends,</i>

529
00:28:24,371 --> 00:28:27,674
the fact that the court hearing
was coming up,

530
00:28:28,208 --> 00:28:31,044
and she didn't wanna lose
custody of her children.

531
00:28:31,745 --> 00:28:34,848
My next step was to
speak to Georgina.

532
00:28:36,116 --> 00:28:37,851
[Narrator] <i>The day after</i>
<i>the murder,</i>

533
00:28:37,884 --> 00:28:41,254
<i>police track Georgina down</i>
<i>at her mother's house.</i>

534
00:28:42,355 --> 00:28:45,392
Georgina's emotions were just
kind of all over the place.

535
00:28:45,425 --> 00:28:47,527
<i>She was happy, she was crying,</i>
<i>she was mad.</i>

536
00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:51,698
<i>Georgina's demeanor almost,</i>
<i>to me, appeared rehearsed.</i>

537
00:28:53,166 --> 00:28:55,135
[Narrator] <i>Investigators ask</i>
<i>Georgina</i>

538
00:28:55,168 --> 00:28:57,671
<i>about her relationship with</i>
<i>Matthew.</i>

539
00:28:58,138 --> 00:29:00,206
Georgina told me that
she did not want

540
00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:03,677
Matthew to have the kids
because she did not like Nicole.

541
00:29:03,710 --> 00:29:06,079
She thought Nicole was
a very abusive woman.

542
00:29:06,112 --> 00:29:10,016
<i>She also thought Mr. Misener wa</i>
<i>a very abusive man.</i>

543
00:29:11,017 --> 00:29:12,285
[Narrator] <i>Georgina recounts</i>
<i>her version</i>

544
00:29:12,318 --> 00:29:16,356
<i>of the physical altercation</i>
<i>with Nicole back in October.</i>

545
00:29:46,486 --> 00:29:50,290
[Narrator] <i>Investigators steer</i>
<i>the questioning toward Eduardo.</i>

546
00:30:19,953 --> 00:30:23,623
Eduardo himself has experienced
abuse in his life.

547
00:30:23,656 --> 00:30:25,091
Georgina knew this.

548
00:30:34,100 --> 00:30:36,236
[Eric] <i>She knew Eduardo's</i>
<i>emotions.</i>

549
00:30:36,269 --> 00:30:38,104
<i>She knew he had</i>
<i>this troubled life.</i>

550
00:30:38,672 --> 00:30:41,574
We thought maybe she was
playin' that against Eduardo

551
00:30:41,608 --> 00:30:42,976
to do her will.

552
00:30:45,879 --> 00:30:47,047
[Narrator] <i>Coming up.</i>

553
00:30:48,481 --> 00:30:51,818
<i>Investigators finally confront</i>
<i>Georgina about Matthew's murder</i>

554
00:30:52,485 --> 00:30:55,522
I felt like she knew more than
what she was leading on.

555
00:30:55,555 --> 00:30:56,823
[Narrator] <i>And later,</i>

556
00:30:56,856 --> 00:31:00,160
<i>investigators unearth</i>
<i>a dirty lie.</i>

557
00:31:00,193 --> 00:31:02,962
She actually got photos off
the internet and said,

558
00:31:03,063 --> 00:31:05,165
<i>"Hey look, Matthew, I'm dying."</i>

559
00:31:19,379 --> 00:31:22,782
[Narrator] <i>Investigators in</i>
<i>Arizona have already arrested</i>

560
00:31:22,816 --> 00:31:25,452
<i>36-year-old Eduardo Montano</i>

561
00:31:25,485 --> 00:31:28,455
<i>in relation to</i>
<i>Matthew Misener's death.</i>

562
00:31:29,556 --> 00:31:32,492
<i>They suspect that Matthew's</i>
<i>ex-wife, Georgina,</i>

563
00:31:32,525 --> 00:31:36,329
<i>may also be involved,</i>
<i>but they need proof.</i>

564
00:31:55,382 --> 00:31:56,983
[Narrator] <i>When they ask</i>
<i>Georgina</i>

565
00:31:57,017 --> 00:31:58,985
<i>if she was involved in</i>
<i>Matthew's murder,</i>

566
00:31:59,019 --> 00:32:01,521
<i>she stops the interview.</i>

567
00:32:11,564 --> 00:32:13,400
[Shari] <i>At the point,</i>
<i>she shuts down,</i>

568
00:32:13,433 --> 00:32:16,936
and I felt like she knew more
than what she was leading on.

569
00:32:19,539 --> 00:32:21,541
[Dr. Johnston] <i>As part of</i>
<i>the investigation,</i>

570
00:32:21,574 --> 00:32:23,143
<i>they seize Georgina's phone.</i>

571
00:32:23,176 --> 00:32:25,812
They're interested in the texts,
and the phone messages,

572
00:32:25,845 --> 00:32:27,847
and that kinda thing
with Eduardo.

573
00:32:28,548 --> 00:32:31,084
[Narrator] <i>While they wait for</i>
<i>a review of Georgina's phone,</i>

574
00:32:31,418 --> 00:32:35,522
<i>investigators turn to Matthew's</i>
<i>family for more insight.</i>

575
00:32:36,089 --> 00:32:37,691
[Sean] <i>It just didn't</i>
<i>make any sense.</i>

576
00:32:37,724 --> 00:32:40,427
Who would hunt him down...

577
00:32:40,460 --> 00:32:42,228
like a freakin' animal?

578
00:32:43,096 --> 00:32:45,865
And sit there and wait for him?

579
00:32:45,899 --> 00:32:47,534
And then just shoot him?

580
00:32:47,567 --> 00:32:53,340
[music]

581
00:32:53,373 --> 00:32:55,308
[Narrator] <i>But when it</i>
<i>comes to Georgina,</i>

582
00:32:55,342 --> 00:32:58,445
<i>the memories are</i>
<i>far less pleasant.</i>

583
00:32:59,746 --> 00:33:03,516
<i>They say when Matt tried to</i>
<i>exercise his visitation rights,</i>

584
00:33:03,550 --> 00:33:07,087
<i>Georgina launched</i>
<i>serious allegations against hi,</i>

585
00:33:07,120 --> 00:33:10,323
<i>claiming Matt had been</i>
<i>abusing the children.</i>

586
00:33:11,057 --> 00:33:13,126
She tried to get us to go to
court and say

587
00:33:13,159 --> 00:33:14,627
he was a bad father.

588
00:33:15,295 --> 00:33:17,364
And when I told her
I wasn't gonna do it,

589
00:33:17,397 --> 00:33:20,233
that's when she
stopped communication.

590
00:33:22,268 --> 00:33:24,471
[Narrator] <i>Investigators</i>
<i>find no evidence</i>

591
00:33:24,504 --> 00:33:27,273
<i>to support Georgina's</i>
<i>allegations.</i>

592
00:33:28,141 --> 00:33:31,211
We talked to multiple people
through

593
00:33:31,244 --> 00:33:32,912
Department of Child Services.

594
00:33:32,946 --> 00:33:34,447
<i>There was nothing that indicate</i>

595
00:33:34,948 --> 00:33:37,250
<i>that Matthew abused</i>
<i>those children.</i>

596
00:33:39,619 --> 00:33:42,122
[Narrator] <i>Investigators</i>
<i>continue to dig.</i>

597
00:33:42,789 --> 00:33:46,593
<i>They begin to believe that</i>
<i>the abuse wasn't the only thing</i>

598
00:33:46,626 --> 00:33:48,328
<i>Georgina lied about.</i>

599
00:33:49,362 --> 00:33:50,497
[Eric] <i>During the investigation,</i>

600
00:33:50,530 --> 00:33:54,267
we discovered that Georgina,
she did not have cancer.

601
00:33:56,603 --> 00:33:59,305
<i>All these medical conditions</i>
<i>were false allegations.</i>

602
00:33:59,806 --> 00:34:02,642
<i>She actually got photos off</i>
<i>the internet and said,</i>

603
00:34:02,676 --> 00:34:05,912
"Hey look, Matthew, I'm dying,
I have cancer."

604
00:34:06,279 --> 00:34:08,448
<i>We actually found</i>
<i>the same picture</i>

605
00:34:08,481 --> 00:34:11,618
<i>that Georgina sent to</i>
<i>Matthew on the internet.</i>

606
00:34:13,520 --> 00:34:17,057
This is a woman who is so
manipulative,

607
00:34:17,057 --> 00:34:18,792
that she's actually lying
about having

608
00:34:18,825 --> 00:34:20,593
<i>a life-threatening illness.</i>

609
00:34:21,161 --> 00:34:24,330
[Christine] <i>Georgina wanted</i>
<i>us to believe</i>

610
00:34:24,364 --> 00:34:28,635
that Matthew was not the person
who we all thought he was.

611
00:34:28,668 --> 00:34:34,074
<i>She wanted us to believe her</i>
<i>and just stay on her side.</i>

612
00:34:37,177 --> 00:34:38,445
[Narrator] <i>Police are certain</i>

613
00:34:38,478 --> 00:34:41,147
<i>that Georgina is</i>
<i>a master manipulator,</i>

614
00:34:41,681 --> 00:34:44,884
<i>but they don't have</i>
<i>solid evidence of much else.</i>

615
00:34:45,485 --> 00:34:49,489
We believed that Eduardo was
set up to kill Matthew

616
00:34:49,522 --> 00:34:50,423
through Georgina.

617
00:34:50,457 --> 00:34:52,592
But we didn't have
that concrete evidence

618
00:34:52,625 --> 00:34:53,893
to pull 'em together.

619
00:34:54,260 --> 00:34:56,696
[Narrator] <i>Finally,</i>
<i>on February 25th,</i>

620
00:34:57,097 --> 00:34:58,732
<i>two weeks after the murder,</i>

621
00:34:58,765 --> 00:35:00,667
<i>investigators obtain a trove</i>

622
00:35:00,700 --> 00:35:03,069
<i>of previously deleted</i>
<i>text messages</i>

623
00:35:03,103 --> 00:35:08,375
<i>between Georgina and Eduardo,</i>
<i>recovered from Georgina's phone</i>

624
00:35:10,043 --> 00:35:14,681
I discover that Georgina start
talking about the fact that

625
00:35:14,714 --> 00:35:18,885
Eduardo is in the area of
Matthew's residence.

626
00:35:19,619 --> 00:35:22,188
[Eric] <i>It appeared through</i>
<i>the text messages</i>

627
00:35:22,222 --> 00:35:25,225
that Eduardo had been
stalking Matthew.

628
00:35:25,725 --> 00:35:28,428
<i>He was followin' him</i>
<i>at his house.</i>

629
00:35:29,429 --> 00:35:33,500
At one point, Eduardo asks
Georgina for Nicole's address,

630
00:35:33,533 --> 00:35:36,102
and she describes
what Nicole drives

631
00:35:36,136 --> 00:35:38,672
<i>and provides Eduardo with that.</i>

632
00:35:39,873 --> 00:35:42,542
[Narrator] <i>It's also clear that</i>
<i>Eduardo and Georgina</i>

633
00:35:42,575 --> 00:35:46,246
<i>are far closer than either</i>
<i>admitted.</i>

634
00:35:47,247 --> 00:35:51,117
She tells him at,
at points that she loves him.

635
00:35:52,819 --> 00:35:55,321
[Narrator] <i>Then, on the eve</i>
<i>of Matthew's murder,</i>

636
00:35:55,789 --> 00:35:59,893
<i>Georgina reminds Eduardo of</i>
<i>her upcoming custody hearing</i>

637
00:35:59,926 --> 00:36:02,829
<i>and presents an eerie ultimatum</i>

638
00:36:03,797 --> 00:36:07,300
She says, "You know I'm having
this custody battle tomorrow.

639
00:36:07,334 --> 00:36:08,868
<i>It better be done!"</i>

640
00:36:10,437 --> 00:36:13,740
<i>Eduardo says, "Hey, I don't</i>
<i>wanna do this.</i>

641
00:36:13,773 --> 00:36:17,143
I really don't think that I have
this in me to do this."

642
00:36:17,744 --> 00:36:21,181
<i>And she responds back saying,</i>
<i>"If you wanna marry me,</i>

643
00:36:21,214 --> 00:36:24,317
<i>you need to show me what kind o</i>
<i>man you are."</i>

644
00:36:26,786 --> 00:36:30,256
[Narrator] <i>Eduardo then sends</i>
<i>Georgina a damning text</i>

645
00:36:30,290 --> 00:36:32,759
<i>sealing both their fates...</i>

646
00:36:32,792 --> 00:36:34,627
<i>and Matthew's.</i>

647
00:36:35,862 --> 00:36:39,532
He says, "Do you want me to
notify you once it's done?"

648
00:36:39,566 --> 00:36:42,435
<i>And she basically responds,</i>

649
00:36:42,469 --> 00:36:45,405
<i>"I think it'll be best if</i>
<i>it comes as a surprise."</i>

650
00:36:47,140 --> 00:36:49,609
[Narrator] <i>Only ten hours</i>
<i>after these texts,</i>

651
00:36:49,976 --> 00:36:51,578
<i>Matthew is found dead,</i>

652
00:36:51,611 --> 00:36:54,581
<i>and Eduardo's car is</i>
<i>placed at the scene.</i>

653
00:36:55,281 --> 00:36:57,283
<i>It's clear to investigators</i>

654
00:36:57,317 --> 00:36:59,452
<i>that while Eduardo pulled</i>
<i>the trigger,</i>

655
00:36:59,486 --> 00:37:03,023
<i>it was Georgina who</i>
<i>pulled the strings.</i>

656
00:37:03,023 --> 00:37:04,557
[Eric] <i>She knew how to</i>
<i>control him.</i>

657
00:37:04,891 --> 00:37:09,029
She was manipulative,
and that was her MO.

658
00:37:09,429 --> 00:37:11,331
<i>She knew Eduardo's emotions.</i>

659
00:37:11,364 --> 00:37:13,233
<i>She knew he had</i>
<i>this troubled life,</i>

660
00:37:13,933 --> 00:37:17,170
<i>and she was playin' that</i>
<i>against Eduardo to do her will.</i>

661
00:37:18,338 --> 00:37:19,906
[Shari] <i>At that point in</i>
<i>the investigation,</i>

662
00:37:19,939 --> 00:37:21,775
<i>I immediately was like,</i>

663
00:37:21,808 --> 00:37:25,645
any of these messages is enough
probable cause to believe that

664
00:37:25,679 --> 00:37:30,216
Georgina is involved in planning
Matthew Misener's murder.

665
00:37:32,686 --> 00:37:34,320
[Narrator] <i>The following</i>
<i>morning,</i>

666
00:37:34,354 --> 00:37:37,057
<i>police arrive at</i>
<i>Georgina Misener's home</i>

667
00:37:37,057 --> 00:37:41,628
<i>to arrest her for the murder of</i>
<i>her ex-husband, Matthew.</i>

668
00:37:59,879 --> 00:38:02,349
[Kelly] <i>My mom called me at</i>
<i>work and told me that</i>

669
00:38:02,382 --> 00:38:04,217
<i>Georgina's been arrested.</i>

670
00:38:04,718 --> 00:38:07,187
I cried, and...

671
00:38:07,220 --> 00:38:09,189
My, first thing
that came to head is,

672
00:38:09,222 --> 00:38:11,257
"Those poor kids."

673
00:38:11,291 --> 00:38:12,425
<i>"Those poor kids."</i>

674
00:38:13,026 --> 00:38:15,729
<i>'Cause now they've lost</i>
<i>both parents.</i>

675
00:38:19,199 --> 00:38:20,367
[Narrator] <i>Coming up.</i>

676
00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:23,870
<i>Will Georgina finally</i>
<i>come clean?</i>

677
00:38:26,673 --> 00:38:29,175
[Narrator] <i>Or will</i>
<i>this master manipulator</i>

678
00:38:29,209 --> 00:38:31,845
<i>work her magic on a jury?</i>

679
00:38:31,878 --> 00:38:35,215
It was all about Georgina and
how she felt,

680
00:38:35,248 --> 00:38:37,050
<i>and she was the victim.</i>

681
00:38:51,231 --> 00:38:53,266
[Narrator] <i>Investigators</i>
<i>in Arizona</i>

682
00:38:53,299 --> 00:38:56,069
<i>have placed Georgina Misener</i>
<i>under arrest</i>

683
00:38:56,069 --> 00:39:00,573
<i>for her role in the murder</i>
<i>of her ex-husband, Matthew.</i>

684
00:39:00,607 --> 00:39:02,809
<i>But she's not talking.</i>

685
00:39:03,476 --> 00:39:06,012
She never disclosed
anything to us.

686
00:39:06,012 --> 00:39:08,748
Her family actually
called their lawyer.

687
00:39:19,793 --> 00:39:22,028
[Narrator] <i>With two suspects</i>
<i>in custody,</i>

688
00:39:22,062 --> 00:39:25,565
<i>investigators review the result</i>
<i>from forensic testing</i>

689
00:39:25,598 --> 00:39:28,668
<i>on the gun found in</i>
<i>Eduardo's bedroom.</i>

690
00:39:29,369 --> 00:39:31,471
[Shari] <i>The gun was sent off</i>
<i>for evidence,</i>

691
00:39:32,072 --> 00:39:36,910
and the casings from the vehicle
to the weapon did match.

692
00:39:40,513 --> 00:39:42,882
[Narrator] <i>Investigators</i>
<i>piece together that</i>

693
00:39:42,916 --> 00:39:46,786
<i>in the early morning hours</i>
<i>of February 10th, 2020,</i>

694
00:39:46,820 --> 00:39:49,456
<i>Eduardo waited at</i>
<i>Horseshoe Bend,</i>

695
00:39:49,489 --> 00:39:52,459
<i>watching for Matthew's</i>
<i>black SUV.</i>

696
00:39:53,093 --> 00:39:56,963
Eduardo had followed him
and had chose that spot,

697
00:39:57,063 --> 00:40:00,000
where it was, more or less,
an the open spot.

698
00:40:00,033 --> 00:40:01,835
There's no surveillance.

699
00:40:03,503 --> 00:40:06,973
Eduardo waits for
Matthew Misener to drive by

700
00:40:07,007 --> 00:40:10,310
like he does every single day
on his way to work.

701
00:40:10,810 --> 00:40:12,278
[Narrator] <i>Investigators believe</i>

702
00:40:12,312 --> 00:40:15,749
<i>when Eduardo finally saw</i>
<i>Matthew's SUV,</i>

703
00:40:15,782 --> 00:40:19,352
<i>he pulled up alongside him</i>
<i>and took aim.</i>

704
00:40:20,420 --> 00:40:23,523
[Dr. Johnston] <i>He is going to</i>
<i>make sure that he does not fail</i>

705
00:40:23,923 --> 00:40:28,995
And he unloads his bullets
into that car.

706
00:40:29,029 --> 00:40:32,899
[gunshots]

707
00:40:34,601 --> 00:40:36,870
[Dr. Johnston] <i>And Matthew</i>
<i>runs off the road.</i>

708
00:40:38,905 --> 00:40:41,508
[Narrator] <i>With the evidence</i>
<i>stacked against him,</i>

709
00:40:41,541 --> 00:40:45,712
<i>in September 2020,</i>
<i>Eduardo agrees to a deal.</i>

710
00:40:45,745 --> 00:40:48,581
<i>He pleads guilty to</i>
<i>second-degree murder,</i>

711
00:40:48,615 --> 00:40:53,219
<i>and is sentenced to 33 years</i>
<i>and 9 months in prison.</i>

712
00:40:53,887 --> 00:40:56,289
Eduardo Montano,
he, at the end,

713
00:40:56,322 --> 00:40:59,759
signs a plea agreement to
the murder of Matthew Misener.

714
00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:01,861
[Narrator] <i>Through it all,</i>

715
00:41:01,895 --> 00:41:04,497
<i>Eduardo refuses to</i>
<i>implicate Georgina.</i>

716
00:41:05,198 --> 00:41:08,902
<i>But prospectors theorize it was</i>
<i>the false allegations of abuse</i>

717
00:41:08,935 --> 00:41:12,439
<i>that motivated him to</i>
<i>take action that day.</i>

718
00:41:12,772 --> 00:41:15,575
Eduardo, he did not want
these kids abused.

719
00:41:15,608 --> 00:41:19,279
And so he thought,
"If, if I go to prison,

720
00:41:19,312 --> 00:41:20,580
"it's no big deal.

721
00:41:20,613 --> 00:41:21,581
"At least I'm saving
these children,

722
00:41:21,614 --> 00:41:25,085
and they will have
stability in their lives".

723
00:41:27,420 --> 00:41:29,522
[Narrator] <i>In November 2020,</i>

724
00:41:29,556 --> 00:41:33,159
<i>Georgina Misener also agrees</i>
<i>to a plea...</i>

725
00:41:33,193 --> 00:41:34,761
<i>murder in the second degree</i>

726
00:41:34,794 --> 00:41:38,431
<i>and conspiracy to</i>
<i>commit aggravated assault.</i>

727
00:41:38,832 --> 00:41:40,100
There was enough evidence,

728
00:41:40,100 --> 00:41:43,737
and she knew that there
was no way to

729
00:41:43,770 --> 00:41:46,539
<i>say she was not</i>
<i>involved in this case.</i>

730
00:41:48,174 --> 00:41:52,145
[Narrator] <i>At her sentencing</i>
<i>on January 5th, 2021,</i>

731
00:41:52,178 --> 00:41:56,116
<i>Georgina asks for leniency</i>
<i>before the judge.</i>

732
00:41:56,516 --> 00:41:59,753
It was all about Georgina and
how she felt,

733
00:41:59,786 --> 00:42:01,054
and she was the victim.

734
00:42:01,721 --> 00:42:05,392
[Christine] <i>She made her</i>
<i>statement, she was very fake.</i>

735
00:42:05,925 --> 00:42:09,062
Trying to, like, force tears out
to apologize,

736
00:42:09,095 --> 00:42:12,432
<i>but it wasn't really apologizin</i>
<i>for anything that had happened.</i>

737
00:42:12,465 --> 00:42:13,800
<i>It was all about her,</i>

738
00:42:13,833 --> 00:42:16,703
<i>nothing really about</i>
<i>Matt at all.</i>

739
00:42:17,237 --> 00:42:18,672
[Kelly] <i>We never got a sorry.</i>

740
00:42:18,705 --> 00:42:21,074
Like, "I'm sorry for your loss,
I'm sorry..."

741
00:42:21,541 --> 00:42:22,876
Not a remorse.

742
00:42:24,177 --> 00:42:26,212
[Narrator] <i>The judge</i>
<i>sentences Georgina</i>

743
00:42:26,246 --> 00:42:29,082
<i>to 33 years and 9 months.</i>

744
00:42:30,083 --> 00:42:33,219
Georgina did get sentenced
the same amount of time

745
00:42:33,253 --> 00:42:35,689
as Eduardo did for
her involvement.

746
00:42:35,722 --> 00:42:37,724
[Christine] <i>When the judge</i>
<i>handed down her decision,</i>

747
00:42:37,757 --> 00:42:39,125
she held nothing back.

748
00:42:39,159 --> 00:42:44,264
She told her what
a manipulative person she was.

749
00:42:44,998 --> 00:42:50,670
She even said she had cancer,
and it was all a lie

750
00:42:50,704 --> 00:42:52,539
<i>to get the family to feel</i>
<i>sorry for her--</i>

751
00:42:52,572 --> 00:42:54,874
<i>"Oh, she's got cancer,</i>
<i>poor girl."</i>

752
00:42:56,710 --> 00:42:59,245
[Narrator] <i>But even with</i>
<i>Georgina behind bars</i>

753
00:42:59,279 --> 00:43:01,114
<i>and her lies exposed,</i>

754
00:43:01,715 --> 00:43:03,717
<i>Matthew's family still grapples</i>

755
00:43:03,750 --> 00:43:06,920
<i>with the lasting impact</i>
<i>of her actions.</i>

756
00:43:06,953 --> 00:43:09,823
I honestly am still baffled to
this day,

757
00:43:09,856 --> 00:43:13,159
how she could take
the father of her kids

758
00:43:13,193 --> 00:43:14,594
<i>away from them like that.</i>

759
00:43:14,627 --> 00:43:17,063
<i>He was way too nice of</i>
<i>a human being.</i>

760
00:43:17,897 --> 00:43:21,067
He would literally never
harm a soul.

761
00:43:21,901 --> 00:43:24,204
[Kelly] <i>He loved those kids more</i>
<i>than anything in the world.</i>

762
00:43:25,905 --> 00:43:27,874
And she took that away.

763
00:43:28,641 --> 00:43:32,078
And now those kids
have no parents.

764
00:43:35,248 --> 00:43:42,155
[music]