1 00:00:07,812 --> 00:00:09,180 [Narrator] A hardworking family man 2 00:00:09,748 --> 00:00:11,783 vanishes into thin air. 3 00:00:12,584 --> 00:00:15,887 He didn't show up for work. He's not a person to miss work. 4 00:00:16,221 --> 00:00:18,089 My gut's tellin' me something's not right. 5 00:00:18,623 --> 00:00:20,525 [Narrator] And a gruesome discovery 6 00:00:20,558 --> 00:00:24,429 in a Louisiana swamp exposes a suspect. 7 00:00:25,296 --> 00:00:27,298 We were notified by some fishermen 8 00:00:27,332 --> 00:00:29,267 there was a body in the canal. 9 00:00:36,675 --> 00:00:41,179 [Narrator] But an unlikely hero will bring the real killer down. 10 00:00:42,480 --> 00:00:44,115 [Joe] I would never guess that 11 00:00:44,149 --> 00:00:46,384 I've went undercover to solve a murder. 12 00:00:58,530 --> 00:01:04,469 [music] 13 00:01:13,078 --> 00:01:17,182 [Narrator] June 16th, 2008. Luella, Texas. 14 00:01:18,083 --> 00:01:20,085 Around 6:30 P.M., 15 00:01:20,085 --> 00:01:21,419 dispatchers at 16 00:01:21,453 --> 00:01:22,854 the Grayson County Sheriff's Department 17 00:01:22,887 --> 00:01:26,558 receive a pone call from 50-year-old Rhonda Hudson. 18 00:01:27,525 --> 00:01:32,130 She's worried about her friend, 53-year-old Kenneth McMillion. 19 00:01:32,964 --> 00:01:35,734 [Harvey] Rhonda and her husband were good friends. 20 00:01:35,767 --> 00:01:38,403 And she allowed Kenneth to stay with them 21 00:01:38,436 --> 00:01:40,538 while he was goin' through a divorce. 22 00:01:41,773 --> 00:01:43,108 She was wantin' to, 23 00:01:43,108 --> 00:01:45,110 us to do a welfare check on Kenneth McMillion, 24 00:01:45,343 --> 00:01:47,212 because he hadn't come home, 25 00:01:47,245 --> 00:01:49,347 and she hadn't been able to get ahold of him. 26 00:01:50,181 --> 00:01:51,649 [Narrator] Not only that, 27 00:01:51,683 --> 00:01:54,552 Rhonda tells police that Kenneh hadn't shown up for 28 00:01:54,586 --> 00:01:58,523 his shift at the local Raytheon manufacturing plant. 29 00:01:59,724 --> 00:02:02,427 [Harvey] Raytheon advised that he didn't show up for work. 30 00:02:03,061 --> 00:02:05,764 That wasn't like Kenneth to do that, 31 00:02:06,231 --> 00:02:09,601 and that was really concerning to Rhonda. 32 00:02:09,634 --> 00:02:13,471 [music] 33 00:02:13,505 --> 00:02:16,107 [Narrator] Rhonda says she last saw Kenneth 34 00:02:16,141 --> 00:02:18,643 when he was leaving to meet his ex-wife, 35 00:02:18,677 --> 00:02:23,548 48-year-old Patricia McMillion at the home they'd once shared. 36 00:02:24,849 --> 00:02:28,219 Kenneth and Patricia McMillion had gone through a divorce. 37 00:02:28,586 --> 00:02:31,990 Ultimately, he had been awarded their house. 38 00:02:32,090 --> 00:02:34,392 She was well overdue for movin' out. 39 00:02:34,426 --> 00:02:36,528 [Cecil] He was going out to the property, 40 00:02:36,561 --> 00:02:42,167 and he had not been heard from since he had went out there. 41 00:02:43,301 --> 00:02:45,737 There's all kinds of things that I'm sure go through 42 00:02:45,770 --> 00:02:48,707 officers' heads when they hear that someone is missing. 43 00:02:49,207 --> 00:02:52,110 The sheriff's office didn't disregard that, 44 00:02:52,143 --> 00:02:54,679 they immediately went to check on him. 45 00:02:54,713 --> 00:02:58,683 [music] 46 00:02:58,717 --> 00:03:03,121 [Narrator] Kenneth McMillion was born on June 20th, 1954, 47 00:03:03,154 --> 00:03:06,057 to parents Leroy and Martha McMillion. 48 00:03:06,658 --> 00:03:09,761 Kenneth spent his childhood in Sherman, Texas. 49 00:03:10,628 --> 00:03:12,130 [Cecil] He grew up in the country. 50 00:03:12,163 --> 00:03:13,431 I think his high school had 51 00:03:13,465 --> 00:03:16,701 a class of 12 or total of 12 in the school. 52 00:03:17,268 --> 00:03:21,439 After high school he discovered there was a machine shop 53 00:03:21,773 --> 00:03:23,108 where they did metal fab 54 00:03:23,141 --> 00:03:25,710 for various Texas Instrument programs. 55 00:03:25,744 --> 00:03:30,715 And he was able to get hired in into that machine shop. 56 00:03:31,483 --> 00:03:34,786 I worked with him and his brother several times. 57 00:03:35,620 --> 00:03:39,124 He was a very well-mannered, shy, slow to speak. 58 00:03:39,157 --> 00:03:41,292 He just took things and did his job, 59 00:03:41,326 --> 00:03:42,894 and, and was good at his job. 60 00:03:42,927 --> 00:03:47,165 [music] 61 00:03:47,198 --> 00:03:48,700 It was in the late 1970s 62 00:03:48,733 --> 00:03:52,237 when he met his future wife, Patricia Dunlap. 63 00:03:52,704 --> 00:03:56,841 She was born June 19th, 1959, in Missouri. 64 00:03:57,442 --> 00:04:02,781 She always had her makeup done and always had her hair styled. 65 00:04:03,448 --> 00:04:05,650 [Joe] She did have family in Sherman, 66 00:04:05,684 --> 00:04:09,654 but there was no real connection to the family. 67 00:04:09,688 --> 00:04:13,258 As far as being, feeling like she was a part of the family, 68 00:04:13,291 --> 00:04:15,193 I don't think she felt that way. 69 00:04:15,660 --> 00:04:19,631 [Narrator] When Patricia met Kenneth McMillion in 1978, 70 00:04:19,664 --> 00:04:23,702 she found the lasting connectin she'd always longed for. 71 00:04:24,602 --> 00:04:28,673 After three years together, they married in 1981. 72 00:04:29,908 --> 00:04:33,078 He would do just about anything he could to make her happy. 73 00:04:34,079 --> 00:04:36,815 I don't know of anything that he wouldn't of done for her. 74 00:04:36,848 --> 00:04:40,218 [music] 75 00:04:40,251 --> 00:04:41,886 [Deeda] Not long after they got married, 76 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:46,591 they bought a plot of land, 15 acres, built a home. 77 00:04:47,092 --> 00:04:49,561 [Bonnie] And it was a big, beautiful home. 78 00:04:49,594 --> 00:04:53,765 And Patricia just loved to show off her home. 79 00:04:54,666 --> 00:04:57,135 She was very proud of what they had done. 80 00:05:00,038 --> 00:05:04,175 [Narrator] In 1988, Patricia gave birth to a daughter. 81 00:05:05,343 --> 00:05:07,178 [Bonnie] They were perfect couple. 82 00:05:07,212 --> 00:05:09,214 I mean, then you got your daughter. 83 00:05:09,247 --> 00:05:10,849 You just built the house. 84 00:05:10,882 --> 00:05:13,251 They were a happy-go-lucky family. 85 00:05:14,519 --> 00:05:16,921 [Narrator] Kenneth continued to work at the plant. 86 00:05:17,589 --> 00:05:20,392 In between ball games and school functions, 87 00:05:20,825 --> 00:05:23,728 Patricia launched her own business on the side. 88 00:05:24,329 --> 00:05:26,731 She was a seamstress, loved to sew. 89 00:05:27,365 --> 00:05:29,968 She kept very, very busy with her business, 90 00:05:30,502 --> 00:05:33,204 and trying to build it up and make it bigger. 91 00:05:34,105 --> 00:05:37,642 [Narrator] Patricia was generous with her time and skills. 92 00:05:38,777 --> 00:05:40,378 Patricia was very nice to me. 93 00:05:40,412 --> 00:05:41,579 She was always cordial, 94 00:05:41,613 --> 00:05:43,581 and she would ask me how I was doing. 95 00:05:44,282 --> 00:05:48,086 [Bonnie] She was reserved, but Patricia was very helpful. 96 00:05:48,386 --> 00:05:51,089 She wanted to help me with the children's home 97 00:05:51,356 --> 00:05:53,324 that we did for Christmas time, 98 00:05:53,625 --> 00:05:56,094 and she helped with embroidering. 99 00:05:56,294 --> 00:05:58,096 she helped out every year. 100 00:05:58,363 --> 00:06:00,331 She was very pleasant. 101 00:06:04,169 --> 00:06:05,770 [Narrator] By 2007, 102 00:06:05,804 --> 00:06:09,240 after Patricia and Kenneth's daughter had entered adulthood, 103 00:06:09,274 --> 00:06:12,610 their once loving marriage had deteriorated. 104 00:06:14,079 --> 00:06:16,781 Kenneth and Patricia were married for 27 years, 105 00:06:17,182 --> 00:06:19,551 and once they became empty nesters, 106 00:06:19,584 --> 00:06:22,053 there was a shift in their relationship. 107 00:06:22,721 --> 00:06:25,557 He was tellin' me certain things that had gone on, 108 00:06:25,590 --> 00:06:28,193 and he was tryin' to figure out why all of a sudden 109 00:06:28,226 --> 00:06:29,661 she didn't like him no more. 110 00:06:30,261 --> 00:06:32,497 She had moved to a different room of the house. 111 00:06:32,897 --> 00:06:34,332 It's like they was, 112 00:06:34,366 --> 00:06:37,302 had turned into roommates instead of married partners. 113 00:06:37,769 --> 00:06:39,204 He was tryin' to figure out 114 00:06:39,237 --> 00:06:41,473 what he could do to not have to go through a divorce. 115 00:06:42,173 --> 00:06:43,908 But when he started workin' night shift 116 00:06:43,942 --> 00:06:45,243 and then he was gone all night. 117 00:06:45,276 --> 00:06:46,945 It pushed 'em further apart, 118 00:06:47,245 --> 00:06:48,546 because she didn't want 119 00:06:48,580 --> 00:06:50,281 nothing to do with him anymore, pretty much. 120 00:06:50,315 --> 00:06:52,217 He was ready for it to be over. 121 00:06:52,851 --> 00:06:55,286 In August of 2007, 122 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:57,655 Kenneth McMillion filed for divorce. 123 00:06:58,123 --> 00:07:02,027 During that time, he lived with Rhonda and her husband, Phil, 124 00:07:02,060 --> 00:07:03,395 in the spare room. 125 00:07:07,265 --> 00:07:09,534 [Narrator] In the months after Kenneth moved out, 126 00:07:09,567 --> 00:07:13,471 Patricia reconnected with a former coworker and friend, 127 00:07:13,738 --> 00:07:15,040 Harrold Ballard. 128 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:19,577 He and Patricia McMillion had worked together 129 00:07:19,611 --> 00:07:21,112 at a, a local factory, 130 00:07:21,146 --> 00:07:22,814 and that's how he knew her. 131 00:07:22,847 --> 00:07:26,618 And then some way he found out that she was getting a divorce 132 00:07:26,651 --> 00:07:28,353 and he had contacted her. 133 00:07:29,888 --> 00:07:31,056 Not long after that, 134 00:07:31,089 --> 00:07:34,059 that relationship became a romantic one. 135 00:07:37,529 --> 00:07:40,865 [Narrator] Kenneth and Patricia's divorce was finalizd 136 00:07:40,899 --> 00:07:43,435 on April 17th, 2008. 137 00:07:44,069 --> 00:07:47,072 [Harvey] Part of the deal is that she move out of the house 138 00:07:47,539 --> 00:07:51,276 and she was to get 110 thousand dollars 139 00:07:51,309 --> 00:07:53,144 for givin' up the house. 140 00:07:53,178 --> 00:07:55,347 [Deeda] He was awarded the home. 141 00:07:55,380 --> 00:07:57,982 But Kenneth did allow Patricia some time 142 00:07:58,083 --> 00:08:00,018 to get her things moved out. 143 00:08:00,418 --> 00:08:02,620 It did seem with the divorce finalized 144 00:08:02,654 --> 00:08:04,356 and the plans for Patricia to move out, 145 00:08:04,389 --> 00:08:06,157 that they would be able to get a fresh start 146 00:08:06,191 --> 00:08:08,560 and go their separate ways amicably. 147 00:08:12,197 --> 00:08:14,032 [Narrator] But just two months later, 148 00:08:14,032 --> 00:08:15,633 on June 16th, 149 00:08:15,667 --> 00:08:19,604 Kenneth is reported missing by his friend, Rhonda Hudson. 150 00:08:21,673 --> 00:08:24,609 Before Grayson County deputies head to the home 151 00:08:24,642 --> 00:08:26,678 Kenneth used to share with Patricia, 152 00:08:26,711 --> 00:08:30,248 they discover an incident repot for the same address 153 00:08:30,281 --> 00:08:32,117 from earlier that morning. 154 00:08:33,184 --> 00:08:35,954 [Harvey] Around 6:30, 7 o'clock in the morning, 155 00:08:36,521 --> 00:08:40,158 Patricia McMillion had contacted Kenneth by phone, 156 00:08:40,191 --> 00:08:43,228 and was askin' about a trailer that was on the property 157 00:08:43,261 --> 00:08:45,163 that she could not find. 158 00:08:45,196 --> 00:08:47,465 And she thought it might be stolen. 159 00:08:47,499 --> 00:08:51,669 And told Kenneth that he needed to come out there 160 00:08:51,703 --> 00:08:54,472 and, and make a police report, which he did. 161 00:08:57,542 --> 00:08:59,244 [Narrator] According to the report, 162 00:08:59,277 --> 00:09:01,846 when the deputy arrived at the home that morning, 163 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:06,051 he found Patricia, Kenneth, and Patricia's love interest, 164 00:09:06,317 --> 00:09:08,420 60-year-old Harrold Ballard. 165 00:09:09,154 --> 00:09:12,824 Harrold was helpin' her move out from 176 Snap Road. 166 00:09:13,391 --> 00:09:16,094 During the meeting with the deputies, 167 00:09:16,127 --> 00:09:17,529 that there was words said between 168 00:09:17,562 --> 00:09:20,265 Kenneth McMillion and Harrold Ballard. 169 00:09:20,899 --> 00:09:22,267 Kenneth didn't like the fact 170 00:09:22,300 --> 00:09:24,302 that that Harrold was there helpin' her. 171 00:09:24,335 --> 00:09:26,504 He thought he had a cocky attitude. 172 00:09:27,572 --> 00:09:29,741 [Narrator] Kenneth accused Patricia and Harrold 173 00:09:29,774 --> 00:09:31,676 of stealing a trailer. 174 00:09:32,410 --> 00:09:34,045 [Harvey] Kenneth McMillion ordered 175 00:09:34,079 --> 00:09:35,814 Harrold Ballard off his property. 176 00:09:35,847 --> 00:09:37,148 And he asked deputies to 177 00:09:37,182 --> 00:09:39,818 give a criminal trespass warning to him. 178 00:09:40,685 --> 00:09:42,654 The deputy told him he was trespassin' 179 00:09:42,687 --> 00:09:45,223 and that he couldn't come back on the property. 180 00:09:46,057 --> 00:09:47,926 [Narrator] At the request of the deputies, 181 00:09:47,959 --> 00:09:49,294 Harrold left... 182 00:09:49,327 --> 00:09:51,596 But he didn't go quietly. 183 00:09:53,064 --> 00:09:54,866 [Joseph] Harrold had made actual threats 184 00:09:54,899 --> 00:09:56,835 in the presence of a police officer 185 00:09:56,868 --> 00:09:59,671 against Kenneth, who was now missing. 186 00:10:03,475 --> 00:10:05,110 [Narrator] 11 hours later, 187 00:10:05,143 --> 00:10:09,748 sheriff's deputies prepare to head back to the McMillion home. 188 00:10:11,049 --> 00:10:14,719 I made contact with Patricia who was there and explain, you know, 189 00:10:14,753 --> 00:10:17,188 "I'm doin' a welfare check. Nobody's heard from Kenneth." 190 00:10:17,722 --> 00:10:20,558 [Narrator] Patricia says that Kenneth left soon after 191 00:10:20,592 --> 00:10:23,661 the deputies escorted Harrold off the property. 192 00:10:24,629 --> 00:10:26,898 [Harvey] Patricia McMillion said that 193 00:10:26,931 --> 00:10:28,700 Kenneth left around lunchtime, 194 00:10:28,733 --> 00:10:30,335 sayin' he was gonna get somethin' to eat. 195 00:10:30,368 --> 00:10:32,737 She hadn't seen or heard from him since. 196 00:10:32,771 --> 00:10:37,542 [music] 197 00:10:37,575 --> 00:10:40,278 [Kevin] I asked her for consent to walk through the house 198 00:10:40,311 --> 00:10:42,414 and she was with me the whole time. 199 00:10:43,515 --> 00:10:46,484 I'm lookin' to see, is there anything, you know, 200 00:10:46,518 --> 00:10:48,520 to indicate that something happened here? 201 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:52,090 Blood, overturned furniture in a room, 202 00:10:52,123 --> 00:10:53,525 any indication of a struggle. 203 00:10:54,659 --> 00:10:57,696 [Narrator] Deputies don't find anything suspicious, 204 00:10:57,729 --> 00:11:02,100 but after leaving the residence, their concerns linger. 205 00:11:03,301 --> 00:11:05,303 [Kevin] I kinda started sounding the alarm 206 00:11:05,336 --> 00:11:06,571 with my supervisor that, 207 00:11:06,604 --> 00:11:08,940 "Hey, we don't really have anything concrete 208 00:11:08,973 --> 00:11:10,375 to say something happened yet. 209 00:11:10,408 --> 00:11:12,877 But my gut's tellin' me something's not right." 210 00:11:12,911 --> 00:11:16,848 [music] 211 00:11:16,881 --> 00:11:18,383 [Narrator] Coming up. 212 00:11:18,416 --> 00:11:22,220 Intimate details of Kenneth's life come to light... 213 00:11:22,854 --> 00:11:24,289 [Deeda] Rhonda was married, 214 00:11:24,322 --> 00:11:28,493 and his relationship with Rhonda was not purely platonic. 215 00:11:28,526 --> 00:11:30,195 They were romantically linked. 216 00:11:30,962 --> 00:11:34,799 [Narrator] From there, the secrets continue to unfold. 217 00:11:53,985 --> 00:11:55,754 [Narrator] After Kenneth McMillion 218 00:11:55,787 --> 00:11:59,524 is reported missing on June 16th, 2008 219 00:11:59,557 --> 00:12:03,061 Grayson County officials investigated an incident 220 00:12:03,094 --> 00:12:04,629 that took place that same day 221 00:12:04,662 --> 00:12:08,066 at the home Kenneth used to share with his ex-wife, 222 00:12:08,066 --> 00:12:09,234 Patricia. 223 00:12:10,068 --> 00:12:11,336 [Kevin] Patricia was there, 224 00:12:11,369 --> 00:12:13,938 but Kenneth's car is nowhere in sight. 225 00:12:13,972 --> 00:12:15,540 I didn't find him up at the house 226 00:12:15,573 --> 00:12:17,909 and we hadn't been able to get ahold of him. 227 00:12:18,276 --> 00:12:20,612 [Harvey] We were briefed after Deputy Chearis 228 00:12:20,645 --> 00:12:21,780 went out to the scene, 229 00:12:21,813 --> 00:12:26,751 and he was indicatin' that things didn't seem right. 230 00:12:26,785 --> 00:12:31,289 [music] 231 00:12:31,322 --> 00:12:33,324 [Narrator] Investigators immediately contact 232 00:12:33,358 --> 00:12:35,994 Kenneth's boss at the manufacturing plant. 233 00:12:36,695 --> 00:12:40,632 He confirms that Kenneth never showed up for his shift. 234 00:12:41,766 --> 00:12:44,569 [Tony] His immediate boss had came by and asked me 235 00:12:44,602 --> 00:12:47,272 if I had heard from Kenneth or if I knew anything. 236 00:12:47,305 --> 00:12:49,574 And I, I told him that he didn't show up 237 00:12:49,607 --> 00:12:51,509 and people were concerned already. 238 00:12:51,543 --> 00:12:54,579 He said this was not like Kenneth to miss work. 239 00:12:55,213 --> 00:12:57,115 [Narrator] But when investigators speak with 240 00:12:57,115 --> 00:12:58,516 Kenneth's coworkers 241 00:12:58,550 --> 00:13:00,719 in the days following his disappearance, 242 00:13:00,752 --> 00:13:04,522 they learn something unexpected about Rhonda Hudson, 243 00:13:04,556 --> 00:13:07,392 the woman who reported Kenneth missing. 244 00:13:08,259 --> 00:13:10,695 One of Kenneth's co-workers shared that 245 00:13:10,729 --> 00:13:14,099 his relationship with Rhonda, who was married, 246 00:13:14,132 --> 00:13:16,401 was not purely platonic. 247 00:13:16,434 --> 00:13:18,069 They were romantically linked. 248 00:13:18,737 --> 00:13:21,306 [Narrator] A fact Rhonda didn't share 249 00:13:21,339 --> 00:13:23,141 when she made the call. 250 00:13:23,174 --> 00:13:26,311 [Kerye] Anytime someone isn't consistent with you 251 00:13:26,344 --> 00:13:28,747 and their stories begins to change, 252 00:13:28,780 --> 00:13:31,549 red flags go up on that about, 253 00:13:31,883 --> 00:13:33,485 "What is it you're trying to hide? 254 00:13:33,518 --> 00:13:35,186 Is this simply maybe embarrassment, 255 00:13:35,653 --> 00:13:39,224 or is this significant in this investigation?" 256 00:13:39,591 --> 00:13:43,361 [music] 257 00:13:43,395 --> 00:13:46,097 [Narrator] With more questions than answers, 258 00:13:46,431 --> 00:13:49,167 investigators arrange an interview with Rhonda 259 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:51,169 and her husband, Phil. 260 00:13:51,870 --> 00:13:54,105 [Deeda] With Rhonda and Phil, 261 00:13:54,105 --> 00:13:56,107 we're tryin' to just really understand 262 00:13:56,107 --> 00:13:58,877 what that relationship was. 263 00:13:59,544 --> 00:14:02,047 [Narrator] The couple explains they took Kenneth in 264 00:14:02,047 --> 00:14:04,516 following his split from Patricia. 265 00:14:04,549 --> 00:14:07,852 Rhonda and her husband were friends of Kenneth 266 00:14:07,886 --> 00:14:11,589 and allowed Kenneth to stay with them while Patricia moved 267 00:14:11,623 --> 00:14:13,458 all of her stuff out of the house. 268 00:14:14,359 --> 00:14:17,162 [Narrator] The arrangement had sparked a romance between 269 00:14:17,195 --> 00:14:20,065 longtime friends Kenneth and Rhonda. 270 00:14:21,099 --> 00:14:23,068 [Tony] Kenneth and Rhonda, 271 00:14:23,068 --> 00:14:24,869 they were kinda datin' basically, 272 00:14:24,903 --> 00:14:26,504 even though she was still married. 273 00:14:26,771 --> 00:14:29,074 He was staying at that house. 274 00:14:29,107 --> 00:14:30,375 Her husband still lived there, 275 00:14:30,408 --> 00:14:33,745 and I thought that was kinda an odd situation. 276 00:14:34,145 --> 00:14:35,380 But he seemed to be 277 00:14:35,413 --> 00:14:37,415 a happier person when he was around her. 278 00:14:39,617 --> 00:14:41,453 [Narrator] Phil tells investigators that 279 00:14:41,486 --> 00:14:43,421 he is aware of their relationship 280 00:14:43,455 --> 00:14:45,757 and it is no surprise to him. 281 00:14:46,758 --> 00:14:49,160 [Deeda] Phil didn't seem to have any issue 282 00:14:49,194 --> 00:14:51,830 with Kenneth having a relationship with Rhonda, 283 00:14:52,130 --> 00:14:53,965 even under the same roof. 284 00:14:54,799 --> 00:14:57,836 It sounds like the three of them had a great relationship. 285 00:14:58,336 --> 00:15:02,607 Rhonda and Phil actually seem to agree that 286 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:05,510 they were headed their own separate ways. 287 00:15:06,411 --> 00:15:08,747 [Harvey] There was no signs of deception, 288 00:15:08,780 --> 00:15:11,616 and she was forthcoming with information, 289 00:15:11,649 --> 00:15:15,720 and she helped us to put the pieces together. 290 00:15:16,554 --> 00:15:19,424 [Narrator] With no reason to suspect Phil or Rhonda 291 00:15:19,457 --> 00:15:21,726 were involved in Kenneth's disappearance, 292 00:15:22,260 --> 00:15:25,263 investigators wrap up their interviews. 293 00:15:29,467 --> 00:15:33,071 Investigators ask Patricia to come in to the sheriff's office 294 00:15:33,071 --> 00:15:35,206 and answer a few more questions 295 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:37,842 while they attempt to locate Kenneth's vehicle, 296 00:15:38,209 --> 00:15:40,378 a 2006 Honda. 297 00:15:40,912 --> 00:15:44,082 [Harvey] We learned that Kenneth McMillion's vehicle 298 00:15:44,082 --> 00:15:46,751 has a, a GPS base system on it. 299 00:15:47,686 --> 00:15:50,889 Law enforcement can hone in on the signal, 300 00:15:51,322 --> 00:15:54,959 and it will lead 'em right to where the vehicle's located. 301 00:15:55,460 --> 00:15:57,362 [Narrator] A hit quickly comes through, 302 00:15:57,829 --> 00:16:00,732 but the location comes as a surprise... 303 00:16:01,566 --> 00:16:04,636 It was located in Dallas in the parking lot 304 00:16:05,036 --> 00:16:06,337 of the Million Dollar Saloon, 305 00:16:06,371 --> 00:16:09,207 which is a gentlemen's club, as it were. 306 00:16:11,509 --> 00:16:14,212 [Narrator] As they make the hour drive to Dallas, 307 00:16:14,245 --> 00:16:15,914 investigators wonder... 308 00:16:15,947 --> 00:16:20,352 Did Kenneth simply head out of town to blow off steam? 309 00:16:21,319 --> 00:16:23,321 [Harvey] One of the reasons why we went there was, 310 00:16:23,355 --> 00:16:27,225 'cause Kenneth McMillion himself could be inside there. 311 00:16:27,625 --> 00:16:30,061 It's unknown what a person's thinkin' sometimes, 312 00:16:30,061 --> 00:16:32,731 and they might just want to get away. 313 00:16:36,101 --> 00:16:37,469 [Narrator] At the parking lot, 314 00:16:37,502 --> 00:16:41,172 investigators locate Kenneth's empty vehicle. 315 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:45,677 [Harvey] We did not find anything of evidentiary value 316 00:16:45,710 --> 00:16:46,745 in the vehicle. 317 00:16:47,912 --> 00:16:50,915 We went ahead and notified management who we were, 318 00:16:51,282 --> 00:16:54,219 and asked them if they knew who owned the car 319 00:16:54,252 --> 00:16:56,721 or seen anybody park the car. 320 00:16:57,522 --> 00:17:00,058 We had pictures of Kenneth McMillion 321 00:17:00,091 --> 00:17:01,326 and we showed them, 322 00:17:01,359 --> 00:17:04,062 but they didn't recognize him. 323 00:17:08,233 --> 00:17:09,768 [Narrator] Even more puzzling 324 00:17:09,801 --> 00:17:13,038 is that footage from cameras inside the club 325 00:17:13,038 --> 00:17:15,740 also show no trace of Kenneth. 326 00:17:16,408 --> 00:17:18,410 [Tony] He did not drink. He did not party. 327 00:17:18,443 --> 00:17:20,578 He did not hang out at places like that, 328 00:17:20,612 --> 00:17:23,114 and, and nor would he if you invite him. 329 00:17:23,148 --> 00:17:24,582 He wouldn't do that, 330 00:17:24,616 --> 00:17:27,585 and for them to say his car was totally left there, 331 00:17:27,619 --> 00:17:29,054 I knew that wasn't him. 332 00:17:31,890 --> 00:17:34,759 [Narrator] Despite agreeing to answer questions, 333 00:17:35,293 --> 00:17:37,962 Patricia fails to show up at the station. 334 00:17:39,064 --> 00:17:42,400 Investigators track her down at a local storage unit 335 00:17:42,434 --> 00:17:46,071 she secured before moving out of the family home. 336 00:18:29,047 --> 00:18:31,049 [Narrator] Hoping to gain more background, 337 00:18:31,082 --> 00:18:35,520 investigators ask to continue their interview at the station. 338 00:18:42,627 --> 00:18:44,696 [Narrator] Finally at the station, 339 00:18:44,729 --> 00:18:46,331 law enforcement conducts 340 00:18:46,364 --> 00:18:48,800 an official interview with Patricia. 341 00:18:49,667 --> 00:18:52,871 They start by asking her about the argument between 342 00:18:52,904 --> 00:18:54,439 Kenneth and Harrold Ballard 343 00:18:54,472 --> 00:18:57,075 the morning Kenneth went missing. 344 00:19:25,303 --> 00:19:27,238 [Harvey] Harrold was upset because 345 00:19:27,272 --> 00:19:29,474 he couldn't be there to help Patricia move. 346 00:19:30,308 --> 00:19:32,344 [Narrator] Patricia seems certain that Kenneth 347 00:19:32,377 --> 00:19:34,145 isn't really missing... 348 00:19:34,179 --> 00:19:36,081 That he left by choice. 349 00:19:37,916 --> 00:19:39,384 With nothing to hold her on, 350 00:19:39,417 --> 00:19:42,687 investigators are forced to let her go. 351 00:19:46,791 --> 00:19:50,962 [Harvey] We were concerned that he just didn't wanna be found. 352 00:19:51,062 --> 00:19:53,898 People, sometimes they're unpredictable. 353 00:19:54,799 --> 00:19:57,535 [Narrator] But before they can dive into that theory, 354 00:19:57,569 --> 00:20:02,073 investigators get a phone call with groundbreaking informatio. 355 00:20:03,375 --> 00:20:05,310 [Harvey] I got a phone call advising 356 00:20:05,343 --> 00:20:08,146 they had found Kenneth McMillion's body 357 00:20:08,179 --> 00:20:10,482 in Cameron Parrish, Louisiana. 358 00:20:20,625 --> 00:20:25,697 [music] 359 00:20:27,999 --> 00:20:30,468 [Narrator] June 19th, 2008. 360 00:20:30,902 --> 00:20:33,738 Three days after the mysterious disappearance 361 00:20:33,772 --> 00:20:35,206 of Kenneth McMillion, 362 00:20:35,674 --> 00:20:38,343 authorities receive a shocking phone call: 363 00:20:38,810 --> 00:20:43,014 Kenneth's body has been found 450 miles away, 364 00:20:43,048 --> 00:20:45,283 in a Louisiana swamp. 365 00:20:50,121 --> 00:20:52,023 [Harvey] Cameron Parrish Sheriff's Office 366 00:20:52,057 --> 00:20:53,792 had been notified by some fishermens 367 00:20:53,825 --> 00:20:56,394 there was a body in the canal down there. 368 00:20:57,595 --> 00:21:00,732 [Kerye] It's very unusual to have someone 369 00:21:00,765 --> 00:21:02,500 last seen in Sherman, Texas, 370 00:21:02,534 --> 00:21:04,369 car found in Dallas, Texas, 371 00:21:04,736 --> 00:21:08,139 body found 450 miles away in Louisiana. 372 00:21:08,506 --> 00:21:10,942 And so everybody's wonderin', 373 00:21:10,975 --> 00:21:13,311 "What happened? Who did it?" 374 00:21:13,678 --> 00:21:16,748 The body was found face down in the marsh. 375 00:21:18,083 --> 00:21:19,818 [Harvey] He wasn't wearin' a shirt. 376 00:21:19,851 --> 00:21:22,620 He had ropes tied around his feet, 377 00:21:22,654 --> 00:21:26,324 and it appeared to be a gunshot wound to his back. 378 00:21:30,729 --> 00:21:35,100 He had been tied down with blocks but not well-tied, 379 00:21:35,433 --> 00:21:36,968 so it had floated up. 380 00:21:37,569 --> 00:21:41,339 A person don't normally tie cinder blocks to themself 381 00:21:41,373 --> 00:21:42,941 and then jump in the water. 382 00:21:43,508 --> 00:21:45,744 And it's hard to shoot yourself in the back. 383 00:21:46,511 --> 00:21:49,481 So they knew there was foul play involved. 384 00:21:49,514 --> 00:21:54,219 [music] 385 00:21:54,252 --> 00:21:57,422 They were able to identify Kenneth through the use of 386 00:21:57,455 --> 00:22:00,158 an orthopedic insert in his shoe. 387 00:22:02,227 --> 00:22:06,598 The pathologist were able to recover a .22 round 388 00:22:06,631 --> 00:22:07,766 from his back. 389 00:22:08,366 --> 00:22:11,202 So now we knew what kinda weapon was used, 390 00:22:11,236 --> 00:22:12,637 meaning caliber. 391 00:22:13,204 --> 00:22:15,473 Somebody had shot Mr. McMillion 392 00:22:15,507 --> 00:22:17,709 and then dumped his body in Louisiana. 393 00:22:17,742 --> 00:22:21,413 [music] 394 00:22:21,446 --> 00:22:24,616 [Narrator] Grayson County deputies pay a visit to Patrica 395 00:22:24,649 --> 00:22:26,484 to deliver the news. 396 00:22:27,519 --> 00:22:30,455 And we did tell her that Kenneth's body had been found. 397 00:22:31,823 --> 00:22:33,324 I asked Patricia, 398 00:22:33,358 --> 00:22:36,995 "Was there anybody that might hurt Kenneth, 399 00:22:37,095 --> 00:22:39,097 or did he have any enemies?" 400 00:22:39,130 --> 00:22:41,766 And, and she couldn't come up with any. 401 00:22:42,567 --> 00:22:45,270 [Narrator] Patricia also has no idea why 402 00:22:45,303 --> 00:22:47,505 Kenneth would have been in Louisiana... 403 00:22:47,539 --> 00:22:50,508 Nor does anyone else who knew him. 404 00:22:51,242 --> 00:22:54,946 He never talked about takin' a trip to Louisiana 405 00:22:54,979 --> 00:22:56,881 or anything like that. 406 00:22:57,515 --> 00:23:01,720 And he wouldn't have gone by himself, that was totally odd. 407 00:23:02,554 --> 00:23:07,258 Kenny would not do that. He, he was very straight-laced. 408 00:23:07,292 --> 00:23:09,627 Go to work, go home. Go to work, go home. 409 00:23:09,661 --> 00:23:14,599 [music] 410 00:23:14,632 --> 00:23:16,568 [Narrator] With nothing else to go on, 411 00:23:16,601 --> 00:23:20,538 investigators follow up on the only lead they have left: 412 00:23:21,072 --> 00:23:24,142 Patricia's new flame, Harrold Ballard. 413 00:23:25,410 --> 00:23:28,346 [Harvey] We had already had our suspicion about Harrold Ballard, 414 00:23:28,380 --> 00:23:30,615 'cause he had a confrontation with him. 415 00:23:31,383 --> 00:23:33,752 When I interviewed Harrold Ballard, 416 00:23:33,785 --> 00:23:35,887 the body had already been found, 417 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:38,156 and I didn't let him know. 418 00:23:38,189 --> 00:23:41,092 I wanted to get him locked into a statement. 419 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:45,163 [Narrator] Harrold admits there was tension between himself 420 00:23:45,196 --> 00:23:48,233 and Kenneth the morning Kenneth went missing. 421 00:24:00,712 --> 00:24:03,281 [Narrator] But Harrold insists that he wasn't there 422 00:24:03,314 --> 00:24:07,152 to fight with Kenneth, he was there to help Patricia. 423 00:24:14,526 --> 00:24:17,162 [Narrator] They ask Harrold what he did that morning 424 00:24:17,195 --> 00:24:20,198 after he left the McMillion home. 425 00:24:20,665 --> 00:24:22,667 He said, "Hey, after that confrontation, 426 00:24:22,701 --> 00:24:24,669 I needed to get outta town." 427 00:24:25,070 --> 00:24:27,572 So, Harrold Ballard claimed that 428 00:24:27,605 --> 00:24:30,342 he had gone to Turner Falls, Oklahoma, 429 00:24:30,375 --> 00:24:32,410 and decided to spend the night. 430 00:24:53,398 --> 00:24:55,400 [Narrator] Investigators take a break from 431 00:24:55,433 --> 00:24:58,103 questioning Harrold and leave the room. 432 00:25:19,057 --> 00:25:20,725 [Narrator] Without more evidence, 433 00:25:20,759 --> 00:25:23,461 investigators have to let Harrold go... 434 00:25:24,396 --> 00:25:26,831 And they start checking his alibi. 435 00:25:27,432 --> 00:25:28,600 [Kerye] In this day and time, 436 00:25:28,633 --> 00:25:30,835 one of the best ways to tell where people are 437 00:25:30,869 --> 00:25:31,936 is where their phone is. 438 00:25:33,104 --> 00:25:36,274 Once we got those records on an emergency type situation, 439 00:25:36,741 --> 00:25:39,844 his phone pinged down in Louisiana the night 440 00:25:39,878 --> 00:25:41,713 that he said he was in Oklahoma. 441 00:25:41,746 --> 00:25:43,314 So, we immediately knew 442 00:25:43,348 --> 00:25:45,417 Harrold wasn't shootin' straight with us. 443 00:25:45,884 --> 00:25:48,486 [Harvey] His phone was pingin' off a tower 444 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:51,456 20 miles away from where the body was found. 445 00:25:52,490 --> 00:25:55,126 We had his statements, his phone records. 446 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:59,197 The fact that he had had conflict with Kenneth 447 00:25:59,230 --> 00:26:01,132 and the fact that he was one of the last persons 448 00:26:01,166 --> 00:26:03,702 to see Mr. McMillion alive. 449 00:26:07,038 --> 00:26:08,573 [Narrator] On June 20th, 450 00:26:08,606 --> 00:26:11,710 investigators place Harrold under arrest for the murder 451 00:26:11,743 --> 00:26:13,511 of Kenneth McMillion. 452 00:26:14,679 --> 00:26:16,815 [Harvey] Harrold and Patricia was out there, 453 00:26:16,848 --> 00:26:19,918 and they were playin' dominoes, I believe. 454 00:26:20,385 --> 00:26:21,653 When we approached him, 455 00:26:21,686 --> 00:26:23,888 we had advised him he was under arrest. 456 00:26:25,390 --> 00:26:28,259 [Narrator] Patricia's reaction attracts attention. 457 00:26:29,094 --> 00:26:31,162 [Kerye] Patricia didn't appear to be emotional at all. 458 00:26:31,529 --> 00:26:34,733 Wasn't surprised at all. Didn't appear upset. 459 00:26:37,168 --> 00:26:40,772 [Narrator] Investigators are certain they have the right ma. 460 00:26:41,239 --> 00:26:44,275 But they wonder, did he work alone? 461 00:26:45,343 --> 00:26:48,279 It would be very difficult for one person 462 00:26:48,313 --> 00:26:50,081 to dispose of this body, 463 00:26:50,081 --> 00:26:52,784 drive it all the way to Louisiana, 464 00:26:52,817 --> 00:26:54,352 400 miles away, 465 00:26:54,386 --> 00:26:57,689 and place the car at the Dallas strip club. 466 00:27:01,292 --> 00:27:03,428 [Narrator] At the same time as the arrest, 467 00:27:03,461 --> 00:27:06,531 investigators seize Harrold's truck. 468 00:27:07,665 --> 00:27:09,267 [Harvey] We had had a search warrant 469 00:27:09,300 --> 00:27:10,502 for his pickup truck. 470 00:27:11,102 --> 00:27:14,606 And when we seized Harrold, we seized his vehicle, as well. 471 00:27:16,441 --> 00:27:18,877 [Deeda] They could not find the gun itself, 472 00:27:18,910 --> 00:27:22,714 but they did find .22 ammunition in Harrold's truck. 473 00:27:23,882 --> 00:27:27,052 And they knew it was a .22 that had been fired 474 00:27:27,052 --> 00:27:29,354 into Kenneth McMillion's back. 475 00:27:30,722 --> 00:27:33,158 [Narrator] But before investigators can question 476 00:27:33,191 --> 00:27:34,793 Harrold about the bullets, 477 00:27:35,126 --> 00:27:37,462 Harrold's lawyer reaches out to them. 478 00:27:38,530 --> 00:27:42,834 Well, Harrold's lawyer contacted us, said that he wanted to talk. 479 00:27:43,568 --> 00:27:45,537 [Deeda] At that point he realized 480 00:27:45,570 --> 00:27:48,239 that he was in pretty deep, 481 00:27:48,273 --> 00:27:50,375 and it was time to come clean. 482 00:27:53,111 --> 00:27:54,179 [Narrator] Coming up. 483 00:27:55,347 --> 00:27:57,916 An unlikely individual helps investigators 484 00:27:57,949 --> 00:27:59,884 with a high-stakes sting... 485 00:28:03,822 --> 00:28:06,791 [Narrator] And loyalties begin to crumble. 486 00:28:10,362 --> 00:28:13,031 [Harrold] I regret still today that I didn't see 487 00:28:13,031 --> 00:28:14,566 how desperate she had gotten. 488 00:28:23,375 --> 00:28:27,145 [music] 489 00:28:28,513 --> 00:28:31,149 [Narrator] On June 20th, 2008, 490 00:28:31,182 --> 00:28:33,685 investigators arrested Harrold Ballard 491 00:28:33,718 --> 00:28:36,888 for the shooting death of Kenneth McMillion. 492 00:28:38,156 --> 00:28:40,592 After three weeks behind bars, 493 00:28:40,625 --> 00:28:44,262 Harrold's claims of innocence appear to waver. 494 00:28:45,430 --> 00:28:47,632 His defense attorney said, 495 00:28:47,665 --> 00:28:49,768 "My guy wants to talk with y'all." 496 00:28:51,436 --> 00:28:53,605 [Harrold] Patricia was just a sweet person from the beginning. 497 00:28:53,638 --> 00:28:57,876 But it was a whole different person 20 later. 498 00:28:58,977 --> 00:29:00,378 I regret still today 499 00:29:00,412 --> 00:29:02,614 that I didn't see how desperate she had gotten. 500 00:29:03,014 --> 00:29:06,584 It was kinda like the bridge had kinda started to burn, 501 00:29:06,618 --> 00:29:10,188 because a, a real friend would not let another friend 502 00:29:10,221 --> 00:29:12,891 take the rap for somethin' they knew they did. 503 00:29:12,924 --> 00:29:17,896 [music] 504 00:29:17,929 --> 00:29:19,230 [Narrator] On July 11th, 505 00:29:19,264 --> 00:29:21,433 Harrold meets with investigators. 506 00:29:22,867 --> 00:29:24,836 He says that on June 16th, 507 00:29:24,869 --> 00:29:28,773 he got a call from Patricia just after 9 A.M. 508 00:30:00,972 --> 00:30:05,110 Harrold said that she had mentioned once before about, 509 00:30:05,143 --> 00:30:07,345 "It'd be nice if Kenneth disappeared 510 00:30:07,379 --> 00:30:09,214 and alligators ate him." 511 00:30:18,857 --> 00:30:23,128 [Narrator] Harrold immediately drove to the home on Snap Road. 512 00:30:23,161 --> 00:30:25,196 [Harrold] I saw that his car was still there, 513 00:30:25,230 --> 00:30:27,799 and it, it kinda made me kinda leery. 514 00:30:27,832 --> 00:30:32,370 I just stopped about maybe two or three feet away and looked. 515 00:30:32,704 --> 00:30:35,240 And when I looked towards the house, 516 00:30:35,674 --> 00:30:37,676 she was standin' in the window. 517 00:30:37,709 --> 00:30:40,979 I knocked on the door I asked her where he was. 518 00:30:41,012 --> 00:30:45,750 She said he was around there, to the south of the house. 519 00:31:02,267 --> 00:31:04,069 [Narrator] Harrold said they hatched a plan 520 00:31:04,069 --> 00:31:08,506 for him to return at night to move Kenneth's body. 521 00:31:09,574 --> 00:31:13,345 [Harrold] We wrapped his body up in some types of heavy plastic, 522 00:31:13,812 --> 00:31:16,147 put that in the back of my truck that night. 523 00:31:17,749 --> 00:31:19,284 [Rick] This is around Christmas time, 524 00:31:19,317 --> 00:31:20,719 so they covered the back of the pickup truck 525 00:31:20,752 --> 00:31:23,521 with Christmas decorations, ornaments, I think a tree. 526 00:31:24,989 --> 00:31:26,624 I convinced myself that 527 00:31:26,658 --> 00:31:28,660 I was doin' the right thing for a friend. 528 00:31:28,693 --> 00:31:32,497 But it sound like, "Why? You should know better." 529 00:31:32,530 --> 00:31:35,300 But I just saw a friend who reached out to me. 530 00:31:38,370 --> 00:31:40,739 [Narrator] With Patricia driving Kenneth's Honda 531 00:31:41,439 --> 00:31:43,108 and Harrold in the truck, 532 00:31:43,108 --> 00:31:44,809 they set out for Dallas. 533 00:31:45,777 --> 00:31:48,580 [Harvey] They went up to the Million Dollar Saloon. 534 00:31:48,613 --> 00:31:51,883 And after she dropped the vehicle off 535 00:31:51,916 --> 00:31:53,184 at the Million Dollar Saloon, 536 00:31:53,218 --> 00:31:54,953 that she got in the truck with him 537 00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:57,455 and they drove to Louisiana. 538 00:31:59,924 --> 00:32:04,362 We stopped and found a pretty well secluded spot 539 00:32:04,396 --> 00:32:07,766 where we could back up and kinda like throw the body, 540 00:32:08,199 --> 00:32:10,402 push it off the back of the truck. 541 00:32:24,749 --> 00:32:26,818 [Narrator] They hastily shoved Kenneth's body 542 00:32:26,851 --> 00:32:30,288 into the water and headed back to Texas. 543 00:32:58,683 --> 00:33:01,853 [Narrator] Harrold tells them that after sitting in jail 544 00:33:01,886 --> 00:33:03,455 for several weeks, 545 00:33:03,488 --> 00:33:07,559 he realized Patricia would gladly let him take the fall. 546 00:33:16,067 --> 00:33:17,469 [Harrold] I was disappointed. 547 00:33:17,502 --> 00:33:19,604 I thought we had a better friendship than that. 548 00:33:20,472 --> 00:33:22,941 [Narrator] Investigators believe Harrold's story. 549 00:33:23,842 --> 00:33:27,512 But in order to arrest Patrici, they will need more. 550 00:33:28,446 --> 00:33:30,215 [Harvey] The evidence is startin' to, 551 00:33:30,248 --> 00:33:31,416 to be real strong, 552 00:33:31,449 --> 00:33:34,185 but Harrold Ballard is a co-conspirator. 553 00:33:34,686 --> 00:33:38,890 It's his word that she's the one that committed the murder. 554 00:33:41,292 --> 00:33:43,361 [Narrator] Then, on July 17th, 555 00:33:43,395 --> 00:33:45,897 investigators have a chance meeting 556 00:33:45,930 --> 00:33:48,299 with Harrold's brother, Joe. 557 00:33:49,300 --> 00:33:53,371 [Joe] I came down one day to visit Harrold. 558 00:33:53,405 --> 00:33:56,107 And one of the detectives on the case 559 00:33:56,107 --> 00:34:00,578 wanted to know if I had a few moments for him to talk with me. 560 00:34:01,479 --> 00:34:03,481 [Harvey] We tell him the truth, 561 00:34:03,515 --> 00:34:06,351 that we had taken Harrold to Louisiana, 562 00:34:06,384 --> 00:34:08,353 he had confessed to his part. 563 00:34:08,386 --> 00:34:11,690 And asked him if he had made contact with Patricia. 564 00:34:11,723 --> 00:34:12,824 Joe said that, 565 00:34:12,857 --> 00:34:15,360 "Yeah, she's actually tryin' to get ahold of me, 566 00:34:15,393 --> 00:34:17,829 and she wants to meet up with me." 567 00:34:18,830 --> 00:34:21,166 [Joe] I knew Patricia through my brother. 568 00:34:21,199 --> 00:34:22,400 And they said, 569 00:34:22,434 --> 00:34:25,837 "Well, the only way that we cannot 570 00:34:25,870 --> 00:34:27,472 charge your brother for murder 571 00:34:28,173 --> 00:34:30,709 is if we get a confession from Patricia." 572 00:34:31,943 --> 00:34:34,946 [Narrator] Authorities ask Joe if he would be willing to help 573 00:34:34,979 --> 00:34:36,081 his brother out... 574 00:34:37,349 --> 00:34:39,751 By meeting up with Patricia and wearing a wire. 575 00:34:40,952 --> 00:34:42,487 He agrees. 576 00:34:44,723 --> 00:34:45,724 I would never guess that 577 00:34:45,757 --> 00:34:48,159 I've went undercover to solve a murder. 578 00:34:48,193 --> 00:34:51,229 But life has a lot of twists and turns to it, 579 00:34:51,262 --> 00:34:55,200 and you never know what you're gonna be asked to do 580 00:34:55,867 --> 00:35:00,839 or what you're gonna need to do to help someone that you love. 581 00:35:00,872 --> 00:35:06,644 [music] 582 00:35:06,678 --> 00:35:09,180 [Narrator] Joe arranges to meet up with Patricia 583 00:35:09,214 --> 00:35:11,850 on the evening of July 19th. 584 00:35:13,051 --> 00:35:15,720 Police survey the sting from nearby, 585 00:35:15,754 --> 00:35:17,522 but stay out of sight. 586 00:35:19,124 --> 00:35:21,226 [Joe] So I get there, pull in. 587 00:35:21,693 --> 00:35:24,763 She gets in on the passenger side. 588 00:35:25,930 --> 00:35:29,067 Of course, everything is goin' through my mind as far as, 589 00:35:29,100 --> 00:35:33,972 you know, is there anybody else here with her or are we alone? 590 00:35:35,073 --> 00:35:38,209 I'm gettin' a little nervous but sweatin' a little bit. 591 00:35:38,576 --> 00:35:42,180 I'm in now, I can't, there's nothin' I can do now. 592 00:35:42,914 --> 00:35:46,818 And I know that the detectives, and the Texas Rangers, 593 00:35:47,485 --> 00:35:49,587 they are nowhere in sight. 594 00:35:50,355 --> 00:35:51,790 I'm on my own. 595 00:35:51,823 --> 00:35:57,162 So, I kinda turn to her and we just start talking. 596 00:37:02,827 --> 00:37:06,664 [Joseph] Joe Ballard was able to steer the conversation toward 597 00:37:06,698 --> 00:37:10,301 what he knew that we had to have in that recording. 598 00:37:10,335 --> 00:37:13,038 And that was that she pulled the trigger, 599 00:37:13,038 --> 00:37:14,839 and that Harrold wasn't there. 600 00:37:18,243 --> 00:37:19,611 [Narrator] Coming up. 601 00:37:19,644 --> 00:37:22,681 Authorities are ready to make their move... 602 00:37:23,081 --> 00:37:25,950 We set up all night, 603 00:37:26,051 --> 00:37:27,752 makin' sure that she didn't leave. 604 00:37:28,520 --> 00:37:31,322 [Narrator] But will Patricia's shocking accusations 605 00:37:31,356 --> 00:37:33,058 derail the case? 606 00:37:33,058 --> 00:37:35,160 [Deeda] She was afraid for her life, 607 00:37:35,193 --> 00:37:37,829 there was some sort of a scuffle. 608 00:37:53,912 --> 00:37:55,080 [Narrator] A little over a month 609 00:37:55,113 --> 00:37:58,083 after Kenneth McMillion disappeared, 610 00:37:58,083 --> 00:38:02,153 investigators are finally ready to arrest his ex-wife 611 00:38:02,187 --> 00:38:04,889 Patricia McMillion for his murder. 612 00:38:06,024 --> 00:38:07,292 [Harvey] After the wiretap, 613 00:38:07,325 --> 00:38:11,529 we knew that she had went back to Snap Road, 614 00:38:11,796 --> 00:38:14,032 and we set up all night, 615 00:38:14,032 --> 00:38:15,867 makin' sure that she didn't leave. 616 00:38:16,801 --> 00:38:19,704 Typing warrants, it takes a lot of time. 617 00:38:20,038 --> 00:38:21,873 We wanted everything right. 618 00:38:22,207 --> 00:38:24,409 And we arrested her the very next day. 619 00:38:24,709 --> 00:38:29,114 [music] 620 00:38:29,147 --> 00:38:30,782 [Joseph] Patricia's daughter started off 621 00:38:30,815 --> 00:38:34,486 with us somewhat resistant to the idea that 622 00:38:34,519 --> 00:38:36,688 her mother had killed her father. 623 00:38:37,055 --> 00:38:38,757 But ultimately the evidence was 624 00:38:38,790 --> 00:38:41,326 overwhelming to the point where she understood. 625 00:38:45,497 --> 00:38:49,601 [Narrator] In June of 2009, the case goes to trial. 626 00:38:50,668 --> 00:38:55,306 Prosecutors paint Patricia as a murderer driven by rage. 627 00:38:56,675 --> 00:39:00,812 Patricia didn't like the outcome of the divorce. 628 00:39:00,845 --> 00:39:03,548 She was still bitter that she had to move out of the house. 629 00:39:03,581 --> 00:39:08,720 I think that it was simply anger and a woman who felt like 630 00:39:08,753 --> 00:39:11,589 she needed to get even. 631 00:39:14,826 --> 00:39:17,362 [Narrator] But Patricia takes the stand and counters 632 00:39:17,395 --> 00:39:19,731 with an explosive claim... 633 00:39:20,198 --> 00:39:23,401 Patricia gave testimony that she had suffered 634 00:39:23,435 --> 00:39:26,137 abuse from Kenneth McMillion. 635 00:39:26,805 --> 00:39:29,507 Verbal abuse, she felt he was controlling. 636 00:39:29,541 --> 00:39:31,710 She even alleged physical abuse. 637 00:39:32,811 --> 00:39:36,047 [Narrator] Patricia claims that on the morning of the murder, 638 00:39:36,047 --> 00:39:38,383 she and Kenneth got into an argument 639 00:39:38,416 --> 00:39:40,118 that turned physical. 640 00:39:41,653 --> 00:39:45,190 She painted the picture that she was afraid for her life, 641 00:39:45,223 --> 00:39:47,058 that she had the .22, 642 00:39:47,092 --> 00:39:50,428 and that there was some sort of a scuffle. 643 00:39:51,363 --> 00:39:54,065 [Narrator] Prosecutors ask Patricia to demonstrate 644 00:39:54,065 --> 00:39:58,203 how the incident led her to shooting Kenneth in the back. 645 00:39:59,204 --> 00:40:02,073 I had a toy gun that I had bought. 646 00:40:02,574 --> 00:40:06,611 And I gave her the toy gun and got her down off the stand. 647 00:40:07,145 --> 00:40:10,115 Said, "I want you to take the jury through 648 00:40:10,148 --> 00:40:12,217 how this murder went down." 649 00:40:12,250 --> 00:40:14,853 And we actually got down on the floor 650 00:40:14,886 --> 00:40:16,921 with her kinda on top of me, 651 00:40:17,222 --> 00:40:18,990 and she stuck that gun in my back, 652 00:40:19,024 --> 00:40:21,092 started pullin' the trigger. 653 00:40:21,126 --> 00:40:22,927 Click, click, click. 654 00:40:24,095 --> 00:40:27,265 [Joseph] It was pretty riveting to see her in the courtroom, 655 00:40:27,298 --> 00:40:29,167 well, wrestling with the prosecutor 656 00:40:29,200 --> 00:40:31,369 and ultimately showing her made-up version 657 00:40:31,403 --> 00:40:33,304 of how she shot Kenneth. 658 00:40:36,908 --> 00:40:40,211 [Narrator] It was riveting, but unconvincing. 659 00:40:40,245 --> 00:40:42,981 Patricia's defense unravels. 660 00:40:43,682 --> 00:40:45,817 Not only did she shoot him in the back, 661 00:40:46,885 --> 00:40:48,787 at fairly close range. 662 00:40:49,421 --> 00:40:53,358 Then when you go hauling the, the body down like they did 663 00:40:53,391 --> 00:40:54,826 and dumping it. 664 00:40:54,859 --> 00:40:58,530 Most people who act in self defense don't do that. 665 00:41:00,231 --> 00:41:04,169 The daughter testified there was not abuse goin' on in the home. 666 00:41:04,202 --> 00:41:06,738 No one else indicated any abuse. 667 00:41:06,771 --> 00:41:08,540 No co-workers ever saw any bruises on her, 668 00:41:08,573 --> 00:41:11,076 heard her complain about the husband. 669 00:41:11,109 --> 00:41:14,346 So, her claim that this was necessary 670 00:41:14,379 --> 00:41:16,815 to prevent further domestic violence 671 00:41:16,848 --> 00:41:18,616 was simply false. 672 00:41:22,087 --> 00:41:26,558 [Narrator] On June 10th, 2009, the jury returns a verdict. 673 00:41:26,991 --> 00:41:28,893 [Joseph] Well, the jury listened to this evidence, 674 00:41:28,927 --> 00:41:32,197 and they were not convinced of Patricia's self defense story. 675 00:41:32,230 --> 00:41:34,099 And they convicted her and sentenced her to 676 00:41:34,132 --> 00:41:36,434 80 years in prison. 677 00:41:37,669 --> 00:41:41,539 [Narrator] In August 2009, Harrold takes a plea deal. 678 00:41:41,573 --> 00:41:44,109 He receives a reduced sentence: 679 00:41:44,109 --> 00:41:45,510 Ten years of probation, 680 00:41:45,543 --> 00:41:48,480 in exchange for helping prosecutors. 681 00:41:50,749 --> 00:41:52,917 [Harrold] The truth will set you free. 682 00:41:53,318 --> 00:41:55,487 Even though I make some dumb mistakes, 683 00:41:55,520 --> 00:41:57,655 if I could rewrite the part of that life, 684 00:41:57,689 --> 00:41:59,257 I'd rewrite it a whole lot different. 685 00:41:59,624 --> 00:42:01,860 Definitely do it a lot different, that's for sure. 686 00:42:02,827 --> 00:42:04,095 [Kerye] The judges said, 687 00:42:04,129 --> 00:42:05,663 "I sentence you to seven years in prison. 688 00:42:05,697 --> 00:42:08,099 I'm gonna probate or suspend that to 10 years probation." 689 00:42:08,133 --> 00:42:11,469 But if he messed up his probation, and we revoked him, 690 00:42:11,503 --> 00:42:14,272 he could get up to seven years in prison. 691 00:42:18,343 --> 00:42:20,345 [Narrator] For Kenneth's friends and family, 692 00:42:20,378 --> 00:42:22,080 the end of the trial marks 693 00:42:22,080 --> 00:42:26,718 the beginning of a different but still painful era. 694 00:42:27,752 --> 00:42:32,624 There was no closure for the friends, the family... 695 00:42:32,657 --> 00:42:35,994 You know, anybody who knew Kenneth McMillion. 696 00:42:36,795 --> 00:42:39,364 Why didn't she just plain walk away? 697 00:42:40,198 --> 00:42:42,634 That wasn't the Patricia I knew. 698 00:42:44,102 --> 00:42:48,006 That was a woman that was full of hate. 699 00:42:48,106 --> 00:42:49,808 And only God knows why. 700 00:42:51,609 --> 00:42:54,646 [Cecil] She was very much controlling Kenneth 701 00:42:54,679 --> 00:42:55,814 most of his life. 702 00:42:56,414 --> 00:43:00,585 And I think that him making a choice to 703 00:43:00,618 --> 00:43:03,121 take his life in a different direction 704 00:43:03,154 --> 00:43:06,758 broke that control that she had over him, 705 00:43:06,791 --> 00:43:09,060 and I don't think she knew how to handle that. 706 00:43:09,627 --> 00:43:12,297 The number one victim is their daughter. 707 00:43:13,064 --> 00:43:16,434 Not only did she lose a father, she's lost her mother. 708 00:43:16,468 --> 00:43:19,904 Kenneth was just a, an overall good person, 709 00:43:19,938 --> 00:43:23,174 so the world lost that goodness. 710 00:43:24,109 --> 00:43:26,277 That is sad. 711 00:43:26,311 --> 00:43:27,712 Because the world could be much better 712 00:43:27,746 --> 00:43:29,914 with more people like him in the world. 713 00:43:29,948 --> 00:43:33,618 [music] 714 00:43:35,086 --> 00:43:41,159 [music]