1 00:00:02,485 --> 00:00:04,486 - FEMALE NARRATOR: When a Florida couple takes a second 2 00:00:04,563 --> 00:00:08,007 chance on love, sparks fly. 3 00:00:08,083 --> 00:00:09,508 - TONY: They had good chemistry together. 4 00:00:09,585 --> 00:00:11,501 They were very family-oriented. 5 00:00:11,512 --> 00:00:13,420 - CLAUDETTE: He was excited to buy his first home. 6 00:00:13,497 --> 00:00:15,597 It was a accomplishment for him. 7 00:00:17,518 --> 00:00:21,353 - NARRATOR: But their forever home wasn't meant to be. 8 00:00:29,530 --> 00:00:32,990 - There was blood everywhere. It was on the wall, floors. 9 00:00:36,111 --> 00:00:38,945 - It was a violent, violent scene. 10 00:00:39,022 --> 00:00:41,206 - NARRATOR: As investigators stalk a killer, 11 00:00:41,283 --> 00:00:43,658 a string of startling allegations 12 00:00:43,735 --> 00:00:45,952 raises alarming questions 13 00:00:46,029 --> 00:00:49,381 about a family that appeared to have it all. 14 00:00:53,796 --> 00:00:55,128 - SARAH: The stuff that just starts going 15 00:00:55,205 --> 00:00:57,556 through your head is, "What happened, who did it?" 16 00:00:57,633 --> 00:00:59,633 - To see your loved one cut from 17 00:00:59,709 --> 00:01:03,103 one place to the next place, to see his skin, is sickening. 18 00:01:05,399 --> 00:01:14,698 - ♪ 19 00:01:16,243 --> 00:01:20,737 - NARRATOR: April 13th, 2018, Deltona, Florida. 20 00:01:20,748 --> 00:01:25,584 At 10:17PM, a Volusia County 911 dispatcher receives 21 00:01:25,661 --> 00:01:31,048 a distressing emergency call from 34-year-old Crystal Lyde. 22 00:01:55,190 --> 00:01:57,566 - NARRATOR: As first responders rush to the scene, 23 00:01:57,642 --> 00:02:02,028 the 911 operator continues to stay on the line. 24 00:02:02,105 --> 00:02:03,789 - During the call, Crystal ends up giving the phone 25 00:02:03,866 --> 00:02:06,032 to Latoya Woodard, who lives there 26 00:02:06,109 --> 00:02:08,460 and actually is the victim's wife. 27 00:02:08,537 --> 00:02:11,296 She got on the phone. She was hysterical crying. 28 00:02:26,722 --> 00:02:29,314 - NARRATOR: When sheriff deputy Sarah Jackson arrives 29 00:02:29,391 --> 00:02:33,652 on the scene, she is met in the driveway by both women. 30 00:02:33,729 --> 00:02:36,321 - I asked, "Who else is in the house? What's going on?" 31 00:02:36,398 --> 00:02:38,148 They said, "Somebody broke in and stabbed him." 32 00:02:38,159 --> 00:02:39,608 And they give a brief of, you know, hurt inside, 33 00:02:39,684 --> 00:02:43,445 male's hurt inside. They're hysterical. 34 00:02:43,521 --> 00:02:45,780 - They were able to tell the responding deputies 35 00:02:45,857 --> 00:02:49,242 that there were two kids still in the house. 36 00:02:49,319 --> 00:02:51,244 - NARRATOR: Police quickly spring into action 37 00:02:51,321 --> 00:02:53,672 and start to secure the home. 38 00:02:53,749 --> 00:02:55,674 - Myself and two other deputies run into the house, 39 00:02:55,751 --> 00:02:57,834 start clearing the house, see what's going on. 40 00:02:57,845 --> 00:03:01,087 Find the male on the floor. I stay there with him. 41 00:03:01,164 --> 00:03:02,422 There was blood everywhere. 42 00:03:02,499 --> 00:03:04,841 You could clearly see there was a struggle. 43 00:03:04,852 --> 00:03:07,519 It was on the wall, floors. 44 00:03:07,596 --> 00:03:08,854 - HEATHA: It's a horrible thing 45 00:03:08,931 --> 00:03:10,764 to have happen in your community. 46 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:12,006 - SALLY: Why? 47 00:03:12,084 --> 00:03:14,234 That's my only question. Why did this happen? 48 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:18,697 - ♪ 49 00:03:18,774 --> 00:03:20,607 - NARRATOR: Born in Brooklyn, New York, 50 00:03:20,684 --> 00:03:25,537 Edwin Lee Sinclair Daniels was the third of four children. 51 00:03:25,614 --> 00:03:30,158 - FLORIE: Edwin was born in New York Kings County Hospital 52 00:03:30,235 --> 00:03:34,204 October the 26th, 1982. 53 00:03:34,215 --> 00:03:37,666 Eight pounds, two ounces, big boy. 54 00:03:37,742 --> 00:03:39,793 - He was my teddy bear. 55 00:03:39,869 --> 00:03:42,379 You always want to hug him, squeeze him. 56 00:03:42,389 --> 00:03:45,098 He's very friendly. 57 00:03:46,751 --> 00:03:52,514 - NARRATOR: In 1994, at age 12, Edwin's family moved to Florida. 58 00:03:52,590 --> 00:03:55,234 While attending high school in Volusia County, 59 00:03:55,310 --> 00:04:00,572 Edwin began a relationship with a fellow student named Lashay. 60 00:04:00,649 --> 00:04:03,408 - Me and her had a class together in high school, 61 00:04:03,485 --> 00:04:05,193 um, and it just kind of, you know, 62 00:04:05,270 --> 00:04:06,361 "I like your brother" kind of thing, 63 00:04:06,438 --> 00:04:08,321 and it kind of went from there. 64 00:04:08,398 --> 00:04:09,748 - TONY: They were actually dating 65 00:04:09,825 --> 00:04:11,408 through the high school time, 66 00:04:11,418 --> 00:04:12,867 and they end up getting together, 67 00:04:12,944 --> 00:04:15,254 and of course, you know, next thing we knew, 68 00:04:15,330 --> 00:04:16,871 that Jordan was there. 69 00:04:16,948 --> 00:04:18,206 - NARRATOR: Edwin and Lashay 70 00:04:18,283 --> 00:04:21,260 had their baby boy Jordan in 2002, 71 00:04:21,336 --> 00:04:25,422 but the relationship wasn't meant to last. 72 00:04:25,432 --> 00:04:27,432 - We thought, "Okay, well, maybe they'll get married 73 00:04:27,509 --> 00:04:29,268 and they'll get into a relationship," 74 00:04:29,344 --> 00:04:31,270 but, you know, things just didn't work out 75 00:04:31,346 --> 00:04:32,512 in that direction. 76 00:04:32,589 --> 00:04:34,264 He was very committed, he was caring, 77 00:04:34,275 --> 00:04:36,349 and even at the point when him and Lashay 78 00:04:36,426 --> 00:04:37,892 didn't really see eye-to-eye on many things, 79 00:04:37,969 --> 00:04:39,602 he would still go by and make sure 80 00:04:39,613 --> 00:04:41,405 Jordan was taken care of. 81 00:04:44,451 --> 00:04:46,860 - NARRATOR: After the young couple went their separate ways, 82 00:04:46,936 --> 00:04:50,289 Edwin remained a devoted father. 83 00:04:50,365 --> 00:04:53,792 Sacrificing his own future for the sake of his son, 84 00:04:53,869 --> 00:04:57,462 Edwin opted to forgo college and instead turned 85 00:04:57,539 --> 00:05:01,791 his lifelong passion for technology into a career. 86 00:05:01,802 --> 00:05:03,376 - CLAUDETTE: He went into the technology world, 87 00:05:03,453 --> 00:05:05,962 deciding that was gonna pay more, do more, 88 00:05:05,973 --> 00:05:07,881 you know, and expand his life a little better, 89 00:05:07,957 --> 00:05:10,467 so he end up working at Verizon. 90 00:05:10,477 --> 00:05:12,311 - NARRATOR: Despite his busy schedule 91 00:05:12,387 --> 00:05:14,313 balancing work and family, 92 00:05:14,389 --> 00:05:17,932 Edwin still made time for his faith. 93 00:05:18,009 --> 00:05:20,602 - He would come to church, he would help out, again, 94 00:05:20,678 --> 00:05:22,529 in the media technology area. 95 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:26,816 - NARRATOR: While attending church, 96 00:05:26,827 --> 00:05:30,662 Edwin met a woman who would change his life forever, 97 00:05:30,739 --> 00:05:33,656 23-year-old Latoya Woodard. 98 00:05:33,667 --> 00:05:36,501 - I believe she was born in Marathon, 99 00:05:36,578 --> 00:05:39,579 in Key West, and she went, from high school, 100 00:05:39,656 --> 00:05:42,749 she went to the Navy. She got married. 101 00:05:42,826 --> 00:05:44,509 - NARRATOR: Latoya and her first husband 102 00:05:44,586 --> 00:05:46,345 raised three boys together, 103 00:05:46,421 --> 00:05:49,756 but the marriage ended in divorce. 104 00:05:49,833 --> 00:05:52,851 - TONY: And she had came out of the military. 105 00:05:52,928 --> 00:05:54,594 She was discharged. 106 00:05:54,671 --> 00:05:57,263 I'm not quite sure how or all the particulars about it, 107 00:05:57,340 --> 00:05:58,690 but she was coming to church, 108 00:05:58,767 --> 00:06:01,318 and she would come with her family. 109 00:06:02,554 --> 00:06:05,030 - NARRATOR: By 2007, Latoya was ready 110 00:06:05,107 --> 00:06:07,866 for a fresh start with fellow church member 111 00:06:07,943 --> 00:06:10,693 24-year-old Edwin Daniels. 112 00:06:10,704 --> 00:06:12,529 - CLAUDETTE: We're all church-oriented, 113 00:06:12,539 --> 00:06:15,281 and the older group of kids, you know, the teens, 114 00:06:15,358 --> 00:06:18,868 would hang out, and Latoya brother, 115 00:06:18,879 --> 00:06:22,381 which is Jimmy, became roommates with Edwin. 116 00:06:22,457 --> 00:06:25,542 - TONY: She ended up going over and crashing there. 117 00:06:25,552 --> 00:06:27,052 Next thing I know, they were dating, 118 00:06:27,129 --> 00:06:28,762 they were going out. 119 00:06:30,874 --> 00:06:32,882 - NARRATOR: Latoya and Edwin grew closer 120 00:06:32,893 --> 00:06:35,844 over the next nine years. 121 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:37,062 - TONY: They were living together first, 122 00:06:37,139 --> 00:06:39,013 and were not married at first. 123 00:06:39,090 --> 00:06:43,810 They had two kids, two girls, and then later on, 124 00:06:43,887 --> 00:06:45,854 they decided to get married. 125 00:06:45,930 --> 00:06:48,481 - NARRATOR: After their 2016 wedding, 126 00:06:48,558 --> 00:06:51,693 Edwin and Latoya settled into a new home together 127 00:06:51,769 --> 00:06:53,578 in Deltona, Florida. 128 00:06:53,655 --> 00:06:56,915 - TONY: He seemed to be happy, she seemed to be happy. 129 00:06:56,992 --> 00:07:00,419 - CLAUDETTE: It was beautiful to see where they were going 130 00:07:00,495 --> 00:07:02,412 and what they accomplished. 131 00:07:02,423 --> 00:07:04,539 Edwin was excited to buy his first home. 132 00:07:04,616 --> 00:07:07,092 It was a accomplishment for him. 133 00:07:07,169 --> 00:07:08,751 - TONY: He lived for his kids. 134 00:07:08,762 --> 00:07:11,763 He worked hard to provide for his kids. 135 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:14,757 As a father, he was always there. 136 00:07:14,768 --> 00:07:17,936 Whatever is going on, he would make sure 137 00:07:18,013 --> 00:07:21,898 that he took off to be there. 138 00:07:23,185 --> 00:07:25,727 - NARRATOR: The couple also found room in their home 139 00:07:25,803 --> 00:07:30,782 for one more important person in Latoya's life, Crystal Lyde. 140 00:07:30,859 --> 00:07:33,618 - CLAUDETTE: Crystal is Latoya's best friend 141 00:07:33,695 --> 00:07:35,787 from the military, from what I understand. 142 00:07:35,864 --> 00:07:38,865 May have been friends for several years. 143 00:07:38,942 --> 00:07:40,366 She needed somewhere to stay, 144 00:07:40,443 --> 00:07:42,118 and my brother had his beautiful home. 145 00:07:42,129 --> 00:07:44,129 He had a extra bedroom. 146 00:07:44,206 --> 00:07:45,872 - SALLY: I guess she talked to my brother, 147 00:07:45,949 --> 00:07:48,082 and it was okay for her to stay here, 148 00:07:48,159 --> 00:07:51,419 and I think she stayed there about three years. 149 00:07:51,496 --> 00:07:54,422 - NARRATOR: Together, Latoya and Edwin built the life 150 00:07:54,499 --> 00:07:56,641 they had always dreamed of. 151 00:07:56,718 --> 00:07:58,134 - TONY: They would cook together. 152 00:07:58,145 --> 00:07:59,978 They had good chemistry together. 153 00:08:00,055 --> 00:08:04,649 They were very family-oriented. 154 00:08:05,802 --> 00:08:09,771 - NARRATOR: Tragically, on April 13th, 2018, 155 00:08:09,847 --> 00:08:12,482 Edwin and Latoya's happily ever after 156 00:08:12,493 --> 00:08:15,109 is brutally cut short. 157 00:08:15,186 --> 00:08:16,995 - HEATHA: It was a very bloody scene. 158 00:08:17,072 --> 00:08:19,664 The victim's clothing was soaked in blood, 159 00:08:19,741 --> 00:08:24,494 and there was blood spatter on all of the walls. 160 00:08:24,505 --> 00:08:27,455 - NARRATOR: For first responder Deputy Sarah Jackson, 161 00:08:27,532 --> 00:08:29,791 her concern isn't just for Edwin, 162 00:08:29,867 --> 00:08:33,086 but also for the welfare of his children. 163 00:08:33,162 --> 00:08:35,672 - My first thought is, "Where's everybody else at? 164 00:08:35,682 --> 00:08:37,465 What just happened?" 165 00:08:37,542 --> 00:08:38,541 - HEATHA: The sheriff's office 166 00:08:38,543 --> 00:08:40,018 is going through all of the rooms 167 00:08:40,095 --> 00:08:42,470 upstairs and downstairs. That's how they come across 168 00:08:42,547 --> 00:08:44,731 the children and escort them out. 169 00:08:47,051 --> 00:08:50,103 - NARRATOR: With the children safe and having found no sign 170 00:08:50,179 --> 00:08:54,482 of the alleged intruder, paramedics charge into the home. 171 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:56,092 - SARAH: I didn't see him breathing, 172 00:08:56,094 --> 00:08:57,869 but he was a larger gentleman, so it might not necessarily 173 00:08:57,946 --> 00:09:01,197 have been easy to see his chest, you know, rising and lowering. 174 00:09:01,208 --> 00:09:04,617 - NARRATOR: Medics desperately tried to revive the victim, 175 00:09:04,694 --> 00:09:07,161 but it's no use. 176 00:09:07,238 --> 00:09:12,709 35-year-old Edwin Daniels is pronounced dead at the scene. 177 00:09:12,719 --> 00:09:15,053 - When I am working, it's just quick processing 178 00:09:15,130 --> 00:09:17,213 the scene of. "What do I see?" 179 00:09:17,224 --> 00:09:18,464 I'm looking around at everything. 180 00:09:18,541 --> 00:09:20,116 There was definitely a struggle. 181 00:09:20,118 --> 00:09:22,135 You can tell it was definitely fresh by the color of the blood. 182 00:09:22,211 --> 00:09:23,970 The stuff that just starts going through your head is, 183 00:09:24,047 --> 00:09:25,471 "What happened, who did it?" 184 00:09:25,548 --> 00:09:27,732 - ♪ 185 00:09:27,809 --> 00:09:29,017 - NARRATOR: Coming up, 186 00:09:29,093 --> 00:09:32,904 Edwin's brutal final moments are revealed. 187 00:09:32,981 --> 00:09:36,858 - There was numerous wounds to his head and neck area. 188 00:09:36,934 --> 00:09:39,578 - It was a violent, violent scene. 189 00:09:39,654 --> 00:09:43,498 - NARRATOR: And detectives home in on a possible motive. 190 00:09:48,997 --> 00:09:53,550 - ♪ 191 00:09:56,320 --> 00:10:00,724 - ♪ 192 00:10:03,103 --> 00:10:06,179 - NARRATOR: On April 13th, 2018, 193 00:10:06,255 --> 00:10:09,274 authorities in Volusia County, Florida discovered 194 00:10:09,351 --> 00:10:13,603 the bloody body of Edwin Daniels in the home that he shared 195 00:10:13,614 --> 00:10:16,615 with his wife, Latoya Woodard, their children, 196 00:10:16,691 --> 00:10:19,859 and roommate Crystal Lyde. 197 00:10:19,936 --> 00:10:22,111 - HEATHA: Police are thinking, "Oh it's a stranger who came in, 198 00:10:22,122 --> 00:10:24,289 "what would be the motive? Perhaps a robbery. 199 00:10:24,366 --> 00:10:26,958 "Perhaps there was a money incentive 200 00:10:27,035 --> 00:10:28,868 or property incentive." 201 00:10:28,945 --> 00:10:31,913 - ♪ 202 00:10:31,989 --> 00:10:34,040 - NARRATOR: As authorities secure the scene, 203 00:10:34,117 --> 00:10:37,126 word of the attack reaches Edwin's brother, 204 00:10:37,137 --> 00:10:41,806 who is a chaplain with the Volusia Sheriff's office. 205 00:10:41,883 --> 00:10:43,808 - TONY: My heart is racing, I'm pounding, 206 00:10:43,885 --> 00:10:46,594 trying to get there, I'm driving with my daughter. 207 00:10:46,671 --> 00:10:49,764 We gets off the exit over in Deltona, 208 00:10:49,841 --> 00:10:52,266 and so you come around the corner and of course, 209 00:10:52,343 --> 00:10:55,103 the bright blindness of the blue and white light 210 00:10:55,179 --> 00:10:56,896 lit up the night sky. 211 00:10:56,973 --> 00:10:59,774 I saw the yellow and black crime scene tape 212 00:10:59,851 --> 00:11:01,943 and I knew he had died in the house. 213 00:11:02,019 --> 00:11:06,239 - ♪ 214 00:11:06,315 --> 00:11:09,617 - FLORIE: When my son Tony came in the middle of the night 215 00:11:09,694 --> 00:11:12,245 and he told he that my son is dead, 216 00:11:12,321 --> 00:11:17,634 I went into shock, you know? You just can't believe it. 217 00:11:20,037 --> 00:11:24,182 - Tony said, "Sally, Edwin is dead." 218 00:11:27,854 --> 00:11:30,855 My body had no bones. I just fell to the floor. 219 00:11:30,932 --> 00:11:35,860 - ♪ 220 00:11:35,937 --> 00:11:38,863 - NARRATOR: As Edwin's family grapples with their loss, 221 00:11:38,940 --> 00:11:41,941 detectives arrive on the scene. 222 00:11:42,018 --> 00:11:45,653 - SHON: The family was on the driveway of the residence. 223 00:11:45,730 --> 00:11:47,155 Latoya, from the first moment I saw, 224 00:11:47,231 --> 00:11:49,323 was sitting on the ground. She was crying. 225 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:51,876 She was showing signs of hyperventilating. 226 00:11:51,953 --> 00:11:53,878 She was upset. 227 00:11:53,955 --> 00:11:57,123 - NARRATOR: Latoya seems in no condition to talk to police 228 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:00,835 and is taken to a local hospital to be evaluated, 229 00:12:00,912 --> 00:12:02,795 while Crystal Lyde is transported 230 00:12:02,872 --> 00:12:06,799 to the sheriff's office to be formally interviewed. 231 00:12:06,876 --> 00:12:09,886 By then, Latoya's mother, Terry McQueen, 232 00:12:09,896 --> 00:12:11,804 has arrived on the scene. 233 00:12:11,881 --> 00:12:13,289 - SHON: She had stayed with the kids, 234 00:12:13,291 --> 00:12:15,850 and then the kids ended up going to be interviewed at 235 00:12:15,927 --> 00:12:18,853 what we call a CPT, which is child protection team. 236 00:12:18,930 --> 00:12:20,480 - ♪ 237 00:12:20,556 --> 00:12:23,816 - NARRATOR: With all witnesses safely removed from the home, 238 00:12:23,893 --> 00:12:28,321 detectives begin processing the grisly crime scene. 239 00:12:28,397 --> 00:12:30,915 - ERIKA: There was a lot of blood 240 00:12:30,992 --> 00:12:33,826 all over the floors, so we had to be very careful 241 00:12:33,903 --> 00:12:36,996 about where we walked. 242 00:12:37,073 --> 00:12:39,248 - SHON: It was found in the hallway that leads into, 243 00:12:39,259 --> 00:12:41,426 like, the living room and kitchen area, 244 00:12:41,503 --> 00:12:45,430 and you could see how the drywall had been kicked in, 245 00:12:45,507 --> 00:12:48,975 blood everywhere, so it was a violent, violent scene. 246 00:12:51,179 --> 00:12:53,346 - NARRATOR: As police approach Edwin's body, 247 00:12:53,422 --> 00:12:56,349 they find evidence that suggests he was attacked 248 00:12:56,425 --> 00:12:58,851 as he entered his home. 249 00:12:58,928 --> 00:13:03,272 - The body was laying somewhat facing up, 250 00:13:03,283 --> 00:13:06,901 and there was, if I recall correctly, 251 00:13:06,978 --> 00:13:09,028 French fries on the floor, a receipt, 252 00:13:09,105 --> 00:13:14,951 and a bag of food. 253 00:13:14,961 --> 00:13:17,128 - It suggests that he didn't get very far 254 00:13:17,205 --> 00:13:19,455 into the house before he's attacked there. 255 00:13:19,466 --> 00:13:21,916 He never makes it out of the foyer. 256 00:13:21,993 --> 00:13:25,086 - ♪ 257 00:13:25,162 --> 00:13:27,972 - NARRATOR: A closer look at Edwin's body reveals 258 00:13:28,049 --> 00:13:31,217 the violent nature of the attack. 259 00:13:31,294 --> 00:13:33,427 - PETER: There was numerous wounds 260 00:13:33,504 --> 00:13:37,223 to his head and neck area. 261 00:13:37,300 --> 00:13:41,435 - His carotid artery was nearly transected. 262 00:13:41,512 --> 00:13:43,813 - SHON: There was some clothes underneath his foot, 263 00:13:43,824 --> 00:13:45,982 and next to him, the way he was sprawled out, 264 00:13:45,992 --> 00:13:50,486 there was a Jamaican-style Rastafarian hat. 265 00:13:50,497 --> 00:13:52,831 - We collected it because it was an unknown. 266 00:13:52,907 --> 00:13:54,240 You don't know if it belonged to him 267 00:13:54,317 --> 00:13:55,959 or it belonged to somebody else. 268 00:13:57,194 --> 00:13:58,503 - SHON: I did look at the front door. 269 00:13:58,580 --> 00:14:00,338 There were no signs of forced entry, 270 00:14:00,415 --> 00:14:03,341 nor on to the back of the residence. 271 00:14:03,418 --> 00:14:05,009 - HEATHA: There didn't appear to be anything 272 00:14:05,086 --> 00:14:06,327 taken from the home. 273 00:14:06,404 --> 00:14:09,013 In fact there was a wallet conveniently there 274 00:14:09,090 --> 00:14:11,090 with money sticking out and no property 275 00:14:11,167 --> 00:14:13,301 appeared--appeared to be taken. 276 00:14:13,377 --> 00:14:15,428 - NARRATOR: Though detectives find no weapons 277 00:14:15,504 --> 00:14:17,597 in the vicinity of Edwin's body, 278 00:14:17,673 --> 00:14:20,525 because he was injured with a sharp object, 279 00:14:20,602 --> 00:14:23,352 several knives are confiscated from the home, 280 00:14:23,363 --> 00:14:26,939 including one found in the kitchen sink. 281 00:14:27,016 --> 00:14:28,858 - The knife appeared to be a cheese knife 282 00:14:28,869 --> 00:14:32,111 laying in the sink. That was collected. 283 00:14:32,188 --> 00:14:34,155 - SHON: It's got a finely serrated blade 284 00:14:34,231 --> 00:14:38,042 and it has two tips or prongs on the end. 285 00:14:40,196 --> 00:14:42,455 - NARRATOR: With the search of the home completed, 286 00:14:42,531 --> 00:14:45,333 police move to speak to Edwin and Latoya's 287 00:14:45,409 --> 00:14:48,127 seven and nine-year-old daughters. 288 00:14:48,204 --> 00:14:50,963 - The children both said that night 289 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:52,891 that they did not witness anything. 290 00:14:52,967 --> 00:14:56,227 They went to sleep, they had headphones on. 291 00:14:56,304 --> 00:14:57,470 The next thing they know, 292 00:14:57,546 --> 00:15:00,139 they're being woken up by law enforcement. 293 00:15:00,216 --> 00:15:02,516 - NARRATOR: Police are hopeful that the victim's wife 294 00:15:02,593 --> 00:15:06,479 and roommate can provide more detailed information. 295 00:15:06,555 --> 00:15:08,648 - HEATHA: Latoya is cleared by the hospital 296 00:15:08,724 --> 00:15:10,316 shortly after getting there. 297 00:15:10,393 --> 00:15:13,861 They check her vitals, and everything is fine, 298 00:15:13,938 --> 00:15:17,531 and once she was cleared, she was transported 299 00:15:17,608 --> 00:15:21,994 to the Deltona VCSO operational building 300 00:15:22,071 --> 00:15:23,254 to be interviewed. 301 00:15:23,331 --> 00:15:25,590 - ♪ 302 00:15:25,667 --> 00:15:27,667 - NARRATOR: When Latoya first arrives, 303 00:15:27,743 --> 00:15:29,928 detectives document her appearance 304 00:15:30,004 --> 00:15:33,514 and collect any physical evidence. 305 00:15:41,257 --> 00:15:45,017 - PETER: Her clothing was collected as evidence 306 00:15:45,094 --> 00:15:47,111 by another deputy. 307 00:15:49,691 --> 00:15:51,357 - NARRATOR: Now dressed in scrubs, 308 00:15:51,434 --> 00:15:54,327 Latoya sits down with detectives. 309 00:16:18,169 --> 00:16:20,594 - NARRATOR: When police ask Latoya about the events 310 00:16:20,671 --> 00:16:22,638 leading up to Edwin's murder, 311 00:16:22,649 --> 00:16:25,057 she tells them she spent the morning at work 312 00:16:25,134 --> 00:16:27,610 before coming home in the afternoon. 313 00:16:34,518 --> 00:16:36,652 - HEATHA: And then she says she has this conversation 314 00:16:36,663 --> 00:16:39,613 and text messages with her husband Edwin 315 00:16:39,690 --> 00:16:41,991 about when he gets off work, 316 00:16:42,002 --> 00:16:44,002 and so she goes upstairs and goes to sleep 317 00:16:44,078 --> 00:16:46,504 and she's waiting for him. 318 00:16:46,581 --> 00:16:49,123 - SHON: She told us while she was laying there in bed, 319 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:52,010 she had fell asleep, but she did hear a loud bang, 320 00:16:52,086 --> 00:16:54,929 which she associated with the garage door being closed. 321 00:16:59,260 --> 00:17:02,470 - At some point, she hasn't still heard from Edwin 322 00:17:02,546 --> 00:17:08,017 so she decides to go downstairs to find Edwin to check on him. 323 00:17:08,028 --> 00:17:09,477 - SHON: She says she walked around the corner 324 00:17:09,553 --> 00:17:12,447 and that's when she found Edwin there on the floor. 325 00:17:25,286 --> 00:17:28,370 - She says that she begins screaming. 326 00:17:28,381 --> 00:17:31,457 Crystal comes in and she asks Crystal or tells Crystal 327 00:17:31,534 --> 00:17:33,125 to call 911. 328 00:17:33,202 --> 00:17:36,170 - ♪ 329 00:17:36,247 --> 00:17:38,047 - NARRATOR: Having heard Latoya's version 330 00:17:38,058 --> 00:17:39,298 of the night's events, 331 00:17:39,375 --> 00:17:42,685 police turn to her roommate Crystal Lyde. 332 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:49,734 - She told us about that day, 333 00:17:49,811 --> 00:17:53,395 how she had picked up the kids around 5:30 334 00:17:53,406 --> 00:17:55,481 'cause Latoya asked her to, um, 335 00:17:55,558 --> 00:17:57,575 she said when she got home, 336 00:17:57,652 --> 00:18:00,528 Latoya was not home at that time. 337 00:18:00,604 --> 00:18:02,488 - HEATHA: This is different because Latoya had told 338 00:18:02,565 --> 00:18:06,084 law enforcement Latoya gets home and she's waiting 339 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:08,327 for the children and she's waiting for Crystal. 340 00:18:08,404 --> 00:18:10,329 That was inconsistent. 341 00:18:10,406 --> 00:18:13,582 - ♪ 342 00:18:13,593 --> 00:18:15,042 - NARRATOR: According to Crystal, 343 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:18,337 Latoya returned home around 7:00PM. 344 00:18:18,414 --> 00:18:22,433 At that point, Crystal left the house. 345 00:18:22,510 --> 00:18:25,561 - She left and went to Walmart and came back. 346 00:18:33,855 --> 00:18:35,437 - NARRATOR: Crystal tells detectives 347 00:18:35,448 --> 00:18:39,200 that Latoya could barely answer her question. 348 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:53,747 - NARRATOR: Police find Crystal's story plausible, 349 00:18:53,824 --> 00:18:56,709 but it still needs to be confirmed. 350 00:18:56,785 --> 00:18:59,637 - We had to get the full story from Crystal. 351 00:18:59,714 --> 00:19:02,214 - SHON: When we played the 911 call for her, 352 00:19:02,291 --> 00:19:04,684 she started to change her story. 353 00:19:06,837 --> 00:19:07,887 - NARRATOR: Coming up, 354 00:19:07,963 --> 00:19:10,690 detectives turn up the heat on Crystal. 355 00:19:17,306 --> 00:19:20,399 - NARRATOR: And a shocking tip turns this investigation 356 00:19:20,476 --> 00:19:21,409 on its head. 357 00:19:28,835 --> 00:19:33,337 - ♪ 358 00:19:41,330 --> 00:19:43,681 - NARRATOR: Florida police investigating the murder 359 00:19:43,758 --> 00:19:46,467 of 35-year-old Edwin Daniels 360 00:19:46,543 --> 00:19:48,686 have just caught an inconsistency 361 00:19:48,763 --> 00:19:51,522 in the statements from his wife Latoya 362 00:19:51,599 --> 00:19:54,433 and their roommate Crystal Lyde. 363 00:19:54,510 --> 00:19:56,977 - Latoya had already told us that she arrived home 364 00:19:57,054 --> 00:19:58,646 before Crystal and the kids, 365 00:19:58,722 --> 00:20:01,315 but Crystal's now saying the opposite, 366 00:20:01,392 --> 00:20:04,202 so it's showing that someone is not being truthful. 367 00:20:04,278 --> 00:20:06,820 - ♪ 368 00:20:06,897 --> 00:20:08,989 - NARRATOR: In an effort to verify her account 369 00:20:09,066 --> 00:20:10,449 of the night's events, 370 00:20:10,526 --> 00:20:13,994 investigators return to Crystal's 911 call 371 00:20:14,071 --> 00:20:17,715 and scrutinize it for inconsistencies. 372 00:20:26,542 --> 00:20:29,802 - NARRATOR: Later in the call, the 911 operator attempts 373 00:20:29,878 --> 00:20:32,471 to have Crystal clarify the disturbance 374 00:20:32,548 --> 00:20:35,191 she purportedly heard in the home. 375 00:20:52,776 --> 00:20:54,752 - HEATHA: And then that's when we learned, "Hey, wait a minute, 376 00:20:54,829 --> 00:20:57,871 "Crystal has said to the 911 operator 377 00:20:57,948 --> 00:21:00,749 "that she heard Latoya and Edwin arguing, 378 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:03,544 "and then she then leaves to Walmart, 379 00:21:03,620 --> 00:21:05,879 "comes back 15-20 minutes later, 380 00:21:05,956 --> 00:21:08,257 "and then Edwin has been murdered, 381 00:21:08,268 --> 00:21:11,760 and Latoya is there, upset, covered in blood." 382 00:21:11,771 --> 00:21:13,604 - NARRATOR: Detectives are convinced that 383 00:21:13,681 --> 00:21:15,431 Crystal is holding back 384 00:21:15,441 --> 00:21:18,767 key details surrounding Edwin's death. 385 00:21:18,778 --> 00:21:23,522 What remains unclear is if she's covering up for herself 386 00:21:23,599 --> 00:21:25,899 or for someone else. 387 00:21:25,976 --> 00:21:27,026 - SHON: She clearly stated that 388 00:21:27,102 --> 00:21:28,444 she heard some sort of commotion, 389 00:21:28,454 --> 00:21:29,778 so then, at that point, 390 00:21:29,789 --> 00:21:32,406 we believe she may have seen what occurred. 391 00:21:32,483 --> 00:21:35,409 - ♪ 392 00:21:35,486 --> 00:21:38,078 - NARRATOR: Now, detectives turn back to Crystal 393 00:21:38,155 --> 00:21:41,623 and confront her with the conflicting statements. 394 00:21:41,634 --> 00:21:43,208 - HEATHA: The detectives, they get 395 00:21:43,285 --> 00:21:47,755 their 911 call, uh, recording and they go back into the room, 396 00:21:47,831 --> 00:21:49,432 and they play that recording for her. 397 00:21:54,171 --> 00:21:57,723 - So now she can hear herself saying these things, 398 00:21:57,800 --> 00:21:59,641 and that's when she admitted, 399 00:21:59,652 --> 00:22:03,029 "Yes, Edwin's car was there when I left." 400 00:22:14,909 --> 00:22:16,450 - SHON: Again, this goes to the fact that 401 00:22:16,527 --> 00:22:20,496 the victim's wife, Latoya, said she never saw Edwin 402 00:22:20,506 --> 00:22:22,748 and didn't have an argument with him 403 00:22:22,825 --> 00:22:27,345 and did not see him until she came downstairs and found him. 404 00:22:29,540 --> 00:22:31,349 - NARRATOR: Crystal insists to detectives 405 00:22:31,425 --> 00:22:33,801 that it wasn't until she returned from shopping 406 00:22:33,877 --> 00:22:36,804 that she discovered something was wrong. 407 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:39,098 - Crystal, she's got her bag of groceries 408 00:22:39,174 --> 00:22:42,142 from Walmart and she goes upstairs, she said, 409 00:22:42,219 --> 00:22:44,770 and took off her shoes, her slip-on shoes 410 00:22:44,847 --> 00:22:46,980 there at the bed and put her groceries down 411 00:22:47,057 --> 00:22:49,441 and then came down to check on Latoya, 412 00:22:49,518 --> 00:22:53,537 and then when Latoya is saying, "Call 911, call 911." 413 00:22:53,614 --> 00:22:56,031 - ♪ 414 00:22:56,042 --> 00:22:59,493 - SHON: After Crystal tells us more details about the argument, 415 00:22:59,570 --> 00:23:03,714 at this point, all the evidence leads to Latoya Woodard. 416 00:23:03,791 --> 00:23:05,833 We ended up going back to confront Latoya 417 00:23:05,909 --> 00:23:08,043 about this information. 418 00:23:08,054 --> 00:23:09,545 - HEATHA: They ask her, 419 00:23:09,555 --> 00:23:12,390 "Hey, Crystal says that she heard you arguing," 420 00:23:12,466 --> 00:23:14,383 and Latoya just said, 421 00:23:14,394 --> 00:23:17,511 "Crystal's a liar, Crystal's lying." 422 00:23:17,588 --> 00:23:18,879 - SHON: She was very defensive, 423 00:23:18,956 --> 00:23:21,565 and we didn't stay with her very long at point. 424 00:23:21,642 --> 00:23:23,851 So once we finished with her there, 425 00:23:23,927 --> 00:23:25,811 she was free to leave. 426 00:23:25,888 --> 00:23:28,522 She left with Crystal, they both left. 427 00:23:28,599 --> 00:23:31,066 - They had to get enough evidence to convince me, 428 00:23:31,077 --> 00:23:32,660 "Hey, it's time to arrest." 429 00:23:35,081 --> 00:23:37,081 - NARRATOR: Uncertain which of the two women 430 00:23:37,158 --> 00:23:38,749 are telling the truth, 431 00:23:38,826 --> 00:23:42,870 investigators attempt to verify Crystal's story. 432 00:23:42,946 --> 00:23:44,404 - HEATHA: Crystal Lyde told the police 433 00:23:44,482 --> 00:23:47,541 that she went to Walmart, so the police follow that up. 434 00:23:47,618 --> 00:23:49,751 They go to Walmart. 435 00:23:49,762 --> 00:23:52,212 - SHON: I viewed the security footage, 436 00:23:52,289 --> 00:23:55,090 and we are able to verify she was at Walmart 437 00:23:55,101 --> 00:23:59,094 from the time of 9:46 to 9:54. 438 00:23:59,105 --> 00:24:01,939 We established her alibi. 439 00:24:02,016 --> 00:24:05,109 - NARRATOR: Detectives are also able to confirm Crystal's story 440 00:24:05,186 --> 00:24:07,519 about returning from her shopping trip 441 00:24:07,596 --> 00:24:09,521 and going upstairs. 442 00:24:09,598 --> 00:24:10,606 - HEATHA: Her shoes were found. 443 00:24:10,616 --> 00:24:12,116 There were shoes found by the bed, 444 00:24:12,193 --> 00:24:14,943 and there was also a Walmart bag there 445 00:24:14,954 --> 00:24:18,780 and items from Walmart that were found on the bed. 446 00:24:18,791 --> 00:24:21,450 Law enforcement was able to corroborate that the time 447 00:24:21,461 --> 00:24:23,911 on her Walmart receipt was consistent with 448 00:24:23,987 --> 00:24:26,538 the Walmart video. 449 00:24:26,615 --> 00:24:28,874 - ♪ 450 00:24:28,951 --> 00:24:31,043 - NARRATOR: After Crystal is ruled out, 451 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:35,639 detectives turn to Edwin's autopsy report for answers. 452 00:24:35,716 --> 00:24:39,468 - SHON: The 16th of April, the autopsy was performed. 453 00:24:39,479 --> 00:24:43,055 We learned from that that he had 34 stab wounds. 454 00:24:43,131 --> 00:24:46,767 - He had stab wounds in his head, in his face, 455 00:24:46,843 --> 00:24:51,647 in his tongue, in his esophagus, his hands, his abdomen, 456 00:24:51,657 --> 00:24:54,608 so he was--he was, uh, brutally, brutally stabbed. 457 00:24:54,685 --> 00:24:57,486 He had a depressed skull fracture. 458 00:24:57,497 --> 00:25:00,489 - NARRATOR: The degree of violence leaves investigators 459 00:25:00,500 --> 00:25:02,741 to one conclusion. 460 00:25:02,818 --> 00:25:06,912 - Why keep stabbing after five, 10, 15, 20 times? 461 00:25:06,989 --> 00:25:10,624 So certainly it makes you think, "Hey, this is someone who had 462 00:25:10,701 --> 00:25:14,753 a lot of anger, a lot of animosity toward Edwin." 463 00:25:14,830 --> 00:25:17,965 No property appeared to be taken and no pry marks. 464 00:25:18,041 --> 00:25:21,185 So all of those things are making you think 465 00:25:21,262 --> 00:25:23,062 it wasn't a stranger. 466 00:25:25,382 --> 00:25:28,192 - NARRATOR: On April 18th, 2018, 467 00:25:28,269 --> 00:25:30,852 five days into the investigation, 468 00:25:30,863 --> 00:25:33,313 the case takes a shocking turn 469 00:25:33,390 --> 00:25:36,650 when two of Latoya's family friends step forward 470 00:25:36,727 --> 00:25:39,036 with an explosive allegation. 471 00:25:54,962 --> 00:25:57,004 - We actually learned that Latoya had a boyfriend. 472 00:25:57,080 --> 00:26:00,057 His name was Allan Roberson. 473 00:26:00,134 --> 00:26:01,883 - HEATHA: So this is the first time 474 00:26:01,894 --> 00:26:03,969 law enforcement's hearing does she have a boyfriend, 475 00:26:04,046 --> 00:26:06,730 which, remember, Latoya told the police 476 00:26:06,807 --> 00:26:09,016 she did not have a boyfriend. 477 00:26:09,092 --> 00:26:10,976 - NARRATOR: Investigators are also stunned 478 00:26:11,053 --> 00:26:12,236 when Latoya's friend 479 00:26:12,313 --> 00:26:15,864 mentions the hat found under Edwin's body. 480 00:26:36,244 --> 00:26:37,928 - Law enforcement, they haven't released that 481 00:26:38,005 --> 00:26:41,265 they have located this hat under Edwin's body, 482 00:26:41,342 --> 00:26:43,267 so that was significant, and not only that, 483 00:26:43,344 --> 00:26:44,935 but that she was scared 484 00:26:45,012 --> 00:26:47,271 that it was connected to her boyfriend. 485 00:26:47,348 --> 00:26:49,273 - So it was time to go talk to him at that point. 486 00:26:49,350 --> 00:26:53,277 We needed to go located Allan and figure out who he was, 487 00:26:53,354 --> 00:26:57,064 where he was, and see if he knew anything. 488 00:26:57,140 --> 00:26:59,066 - ♪ 489 00:26:59,142 --> 00:27:00,784 - NARRATOR: Police are able to determine 490 00:27:00,861 --> 00:27:03,278 that 26-year-old Allan Roberson 491 00:27:03,289 --> 00:27:07,115 works for the same local sandwich chain as Latoya. 492 00:27:07,126 --> 00:27:09,117 When they reach out to his employer, 493 00:27:09,128 --> 00:27:12,204 they learn from his manager that on the day of the murder, 494 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:14,873 Allan was not himself. 495 00:27:14,950 --> 00:27:16,750 - HEATHA: He was working at his store 496 00:27:16,827 --> 00:27:20,962 on the day of the murder, and at some point at about noon, 497 00:27:20,973 --> 00:27:24,716 he was having a meltdown. We didn't know the reason why, 498 00:27:24,793 --> 00:27:27,386 but the manager said Allan did have a meltdown. 499 00:27:27,462 --> 00:27:29,763 - NARRATOR: As detectives examine the time sheets 500 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:31,056 from the day of the murder, 501 00:27:31,133 --> 00:27:34,267 they discover something peculiar. 502 00:27:34,344 --> 00:27:37,229 - SHON: Latoya had went from her place of employment, 503 00:27:37,305 --> 00:27:40,065 logged off at one, and then went over to 504 00:27:40,142 --> 00:27:41,316 where Allan worked and worked there 505 00:27:41,327 --> 00:27:44,111 for another 15 minutes. 506 00:27:44,187 --> 00:27:46,664 - HEATHA: So she had been with him that afternoon, 507 00:27:46,740 --> 00:27:48,782 and that's different from what she had told the police, 508 00:27:48,859 --> 00:27:50,784 which was, "Right after work, 509 00:27:50,861 --> 00:27:53,078 "I go home and I'm with my children 510 00:27:53,155 --> 00:27:55,122 waiting for my husband." 511 00:27:55,198 --> 00:27:58,291 - ♪ 512 00:27:58,368 --> 00:28:00,419 - NARRATOR: When authorities finally get their chance 513 00:28:00,495 --> 00:28:06,091 to question Allan directly, he is anything but cooperative. 514 00:28:06,168 --> 00:28:09,136 - SHON: We pulled him aside 'cause he was working. 515 00:28:09,212 --> 00:28:11,430 We told him why we were there, that we want to talk with him, 516 00:28:11,506 --> 00:28:13,849 but he told us that he wasn't gonna talk with us 517 00:28:13,859 --> 00:28:15,684 unless he had an attorney present. 518 00:28:15,695 --> 00:28:18,019 - ♪ 519 00:28:18,030 --> 00:28:20,355 - NARRATOR: When detectives return days later, 520 00:28:20,366 --> 00:28:24,702 they find Allan's attitude hasn't improved. 521 00:28:24,778 --> 00:28:26,111 - SHON: He said he wouldn't talk to me 522 00:28:26,188 --> 00:28:27,779 unless I ordered food, 523 00:28:27,856 --> 00:28:29,373 so another time, I went back and I ordered a sandwich. 524 00:28:29,450 --> 00:28:31,950 I tried talking to him while he was making my food, 525 00:28:32,027 --> 00:28:33,326 and he wouldn't talk to me. 526 00:28:33,403 --> 00:28:35,871 He would just ignore me, make my sandwich, 527 00:28:35,881 --> 00:28:39,207 and he'd go stand off into the back room. 528 00:28:39,218 --> 00:28:43,503 I probably went four, five, six times try to talk to him. 529 00:28:43,580 --> 00:28:45,380 - HEATHA: We were trying to find out who did it, 530 00:28:45,391 --> 00:28:47,224 but he would not cooperate. 531 00:28:47,301 --> 00:28:50,802 That's another red flag. Why is he trying to protect her? 532 00:28:50,879 --> 00:28:53,513 - ♪ 533 00:28:53,590 --> 00:28:54,848 - NARRATOR: Coming up, 534 00:28:54,925 --> 00:28:57,142 the chilling details of Edwin's attack 535 00:28:57,219 --> 00:28:59,903 come into focus. 536 00:28:59,980 --> 00:29:01,730 - HEATHA: He's caught off-guard. 537 00:29:01,741 --> 00:29:04,483 It's hard to defend yourself against a knife. 538 00:29:04,559 --> 00:29:09,079 - NARRATOR: And a cold-blooded motive rises to the surface. 539 00:29:09,156 --> 00:29:11,406 - TONY: I knew they had money issues, 540 00:29:11,417 --> 00:29:14,209 and so it could've definitely been financial. 541 00:29:16,238 --> 00:29:19,131 - ♪ 542 00:29:23,410 --> 00:29:26,555 - ♪ 543 00:29:28,267 --> 00:29:30,509 - NARRATOR: Five days after Edwin Daniels 544 00:29:30,585 --> 00:29:33,094 was found brutally stabbed to death 545 00:29:33,105 --> 00:29:35,931 inside his Deltona, Florida home, 546 00:29:35,941 --> 00:29:38,558 investigators discovered that Edwin's wife, 547 00:29:38,635 --> 00:29:43,447 Latoya Woodard, had been hiding a secret affair. 548 00:29:43,524 --> 00:29:46,024 - It was significant that she's not telling us that 549 00:29:46,101 --> 00:29:48,527 right at the time of the murder, she was seeing someone. 550 00:29:48,603 --> 00:29:51,238 She's hiding that from us. Why would she do that? 551 00:29:51,314 --> 00:29:54,074 Is it because she's worried that he did it 552 00:29:54,150 --> 00:29:55,459 and could get into trouble? 553 00:29:55,536 --> 00:29:58,870 Is she worried that we're gonna now find out the motive? 554 00:29:58,947 --> 00:30:01,039 - ♪ 555 00:30:01,116 --> 00:30:03,416 - NARRATOR: With Latoya's 26-year-old lover 556 00:30:03,493 --> 00:30:07,546 Allen Roberson refusing to cooperate with law enforcement, 557 00:30:07,622 --> 00:30:10,966 detectives work to build their case against Latoya 558 00:30:10,976 --> 00:30:13,468 with the evidence they have on hand. 559 00:30:13,479 --> 00:30:16,054 - The crime scene detective, Pete Bethea, 560 00:30:16,131 --> 00:30:18,640 he was going over all of the photographs 561 00:30:18,651 --> 00:30:21,226 of the clothing, and he notices that 562 00:30:21,303 --> 00:30:24,271 the victim's clothing appears to have these 563 00:30:24,347 --> 00:30:27,482 kind of unique circle stab wounds, 564 00:30:27,493 --> 00:30:30,986 kind of like a pattern, you know, through the shirt. 565 00:30:30,996 --> 00:30:32,612 - NARRATOR: While examining the clothes, 566 00:30:32,689 --> 00:30:36,116 Detective Bethea makes a significant finding. 567 00:30:36,192 --> 00:30:37,951 The hole pattern on the shirt 568 00:30:38,028 --> 00:30:39,995 appears to match the cheese knife 569 00:30:40,005 --> 00:30:42,497 retrieved from Latoya's kitchen. 570 00:30:42,508 --> 00:30:44,624 - ♪ 571 00:30:44,701 --> 00:30:47,344 - The exact measurements from the distance between 572 00:30:47,421 --> 00:30:50,630 the two prongs on the knife, the hole marks on his shirt, 573 00:30:50,707 --> 00:30:53,174 he was able to notice the correlation 574 00:30:53,185 --> 00:30:55,519 from the knife and the holes. 575 00:30:55,596 --> 00:30:57,178 - That made me start thinking that 576 00:30:57,189 --> 00:30:59,857 that knife was the one that was used, 577 00:30:59,933 --> 00:31:01,266 and I believe the medical examiner's office 578 00:31:01,343 --> 00:31:04,311 was also notified of the possibility 579 00:31:04,387 --> 00:31:07,272 of that being the murder weapon. 580 00:31:07,349 --> 00:31:10,358 - ♪ 581 00:31:10,369 --> 00:31:12,536 - NARRATOR: Investigators also reexamined 582 00:31:12,613 --> 00:31:17,365 photos taken of the injury to Latoya's knee. 583 00:31:17,376 --> 00:31:18,876 - PETER: When I was going over those photos, 584 00:31:18,952 --> 00:31:21,044 I saw the injury just above the knee 585 00:31:21,121 --> 00:31:24,214 and what appeared to be consistency between 586 00:31:24,291 --> 00:31:27,050 that injury and the cheese knife 587 00:31:27,127 --> 00:31:29,169 that was collected from the sink. 588 00:31:29,245 --> 00:31:31,171 - ♪ 589 00:31:31,247 --> 00:31:33,465 - NARRATOR: When Detective Bethea takes a closer look 590 00:31:33,541 --> 00:31:36,635 at the clothes Latoya wore the night of the murder, 591 00:31:36,711 --> 00:31:39,387 he notices something else. 592 00:31:39,398 --> 00:31:43,058 - I observed blood on her shirt. 593 00:31:43,068 --> 00:31:46,227 We reached out to Leroy Parker, 594 00:31:46,238 --> 00:31:52,192 who is a expert in blood spatter analysis. 595 00:31:52,268 --> 00:31:56,154 He agreed that the person wearing the shirt 596 00:31:56,231 --> 00:31:57,697 had to be in the vicinity 597 00:31:57,774 --> 00:32:01,368 at the time that the incident occurred. 598 00:32:01,444 --> 00:32:04,329 - NARRATOR: For investigators, it's even more proof 599 00:32:04,406 --> 00:32:08,583 that Latoya's lies have finally caught up with her. 600 00:32:08,594 --> 00:32:12,671 - It's confirmed that the-- the blood on Latoya's shirt 601 00:32:12,747 --> 00:32:15,048 is, in fact, Edwin's blood. 602 00:32:15,125 --> 00:32:19,603 - This definitely shows that she was with Edwin 603 00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:22,263 when he was being murdered 604 00:32:22,274 --> 00:32:26,393 and not upstairs asleep in bed as she claims. 605 00:32:26,469 --> 00:32:28,278 - ♪ 606 00:32:28,355 --> 00:32:30,105 - NARRATOR: Based on the evidence, 607 00:32:30,115 --> 00:32:32,732 police believe that when Edwin arrived home 608 00:32:32,809 --> 00:32:35,276 with the food requested by his wife, 609 00:32:35,287 --> 00:32:37,404 he was ambushed. 610 00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:39,614 - Latoya and Edwin's physical stature 611 00:32:39,625 --> 00:32:42,409 is not much different, so it would've been easy 612 00:32:42,485 --> 00:32:45,078 for her to overpower him if he's coming in the door 613 00:32:45,155 --> 00:32:48,248 and not expecting this to happen. 614 00:32:48,324 --> 00:32:49,633 - PETER: He was obviously attacked in the hallway. 615 00:32:49,710 --> 00:32:52,544 Whether he was coming or going out of that hallway, 616 00:32:52,620 --> 00:32:54,629 I would think that he was probably coming in 617 00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:57,549 because, you know, the food nearby. 618 00:32:57,625 --> 00:32:59,134 - HEATHA: He certainly did fight, 619 00:32:59,144 --> 00:33:01,094 but he's caught off-guard. 620 00:33:01,171 --> 00:33:04,389 It's by someone he loves who's armed with a knife. 621 00:33:04,466 --> 00:33:06,525 It's hard to defend yourself against a knife. 622 00:33:10,155 --> 00:33:13,314 - NARRATOR: Believing the motive for the murder revolves around 623 00:33:13,325 --> 00:33:16,109 the affair between Latoya and Allan, 624 00:33:16,186 --> 00:33:19,612 detectives acquire the couple's phone records. 625 00:33:19,689 --> 00:33:22,657 - SHON: Between April 1st and the 14th, 626 00:33:22,668 --> 00:33:25,243 there was 91 contacts between the two of them, 627 00:33:25,320 --> 00:33:27,746 which is way more than Latoya had contact with 628 00:33:27,822 --> 00:33:31,499 her own husband on her phone. 629 00:33:31,510 --> 00:33:34,335 We also learned that Latoya and Allan, 630 00:33:34,346 --> 00:33:37,172 they texted a lot and every day. 631 00:33:37,182 --> 00:33:40,341 We learned that Latoya would call him, 632 00:33:40,352 --> 00:33:42,686 call him, as in Allan, her king, 633 00:33:42,763 --> 00:33:46,347 and Allan would call her his goddess. 634 00:33:46,358 --> 00:33:49,267 They would tell each other they loved each other. 635 00:33:49,344 --> 00:33:53,188 - There was talk about a pregnancy and a miscarriage. 636 00:33:53,198 --> 00:33:54,689 Never any discussion of that 637 00:33:54,700 --> 00:33:57,358 in the text messages with her husband, 638 00:33:57,369 --> 00:33:59,694 but there is discussion where's she's texting 639 00:33:59,705 --> 00:34:01,371 Allan Roberson saying, 640 00:34:01,448 --> 00:34:04,324 "I feel like a failure as a woman," 641 00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:05,709 talking about her miscarriage. 642 00:34:05,786 --> 00:34:09,254 So it was clearly a serious relationship. 643 00:34:11,884 --> 00:34:13,166 - NARRATOR: While the affair 644 00:34:13,243 --> 00:34:15,668 provides a clear reason for the crime, 645 00:34:15,745 --> 00:34:19,672 police also consider a second possible motive. 646 00:34:19,749 --> 00:34:23,551 - Edwin, he had a $100,000 Prudential life insurance, 647 00:34:23,562 --> 00:34:26,730 he had it through his work, and Latoya tried to claim 648 00:34:26,807 --> 00:34:30,558 relatively soon after Edwin was murdered. 649 00:34:30,569 --> 00:34:33,728 - TONY: I can only speculate, and this is my personal opinion. 650 00:34:33,739 --> 00:34:36,147 I knew they had money issues, 651 00:34:36,224 --> 00:34:39,493 and so it could've definitely been financial or money issues. 652 00:34:41,914 --> 00:34:44,155 - NARRATOR: With this information in hand, 653 00:34:44,232 --> 00:34:48,743 detectives try once again to get Allan Roberson to talk. 654 00:34:48,754 --> 00:34:51,246 - I have the power of subpoena 655 00:34:51,256 --> 00:34:54,415 at the State Attorney's office as part of an investigation. 656 00:34:54,426 --> 00:34:57,168 I can compel people to come in. 657 00:34:57,245 --> 00:34:59,096 However, in order to compel you to come in, 658 00:34:59,172 --> 00:35:01,431 I have to give you immunity, 659 00:35:01,508 --> 00:35:03,925 because you might incriminate yourself. 660 00:35:03,936 --> 00:35:08,596 We're now in September of 2018, and Allan does show up 661 00:35:08,607 --> 00:35:12,433 as compelled by the court, and at that time, uh, 662 00:35:12,444 --> 00:35:15,603 he agrees that he will cooperate and be interviewed 663 00:35:15,614 --> 00:35:18,273 by myself and the detectives. 664 00:35:18,283 --> 00:35:20,775 I explained to him he has immunity. 665 00:35:20,786 --> 00:35:23,286 Anything he tells me can't be used against him, 666 00:35:23,363 --> 00:35:26,614 that he has to, uh, testify. 667 00:35:26,625 --> 00:35:29,292 - ♪ 668 00:35:29,369 --> 00:35:32,412 - NARRATOR: Coming up, Allan finally shares 669 00:35:32,488 --> 00:35:35,790 his side of the story with investigators. 670 00:35:35,801 --> 00:35:38,293 - We confront him with those text messages, 671 00:35:38,303 --> 00:35:42,430 and he doesn't remember. He minimizes it. 672 00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:49,479 - NARRATOR: And Edwin's family learns the shocking cruelty 673 00:35:49,556 --> 00:35:52,891 of a homemaker turned homewrecker. 674 00:35:52,967 --> 00:35:56,978 - We had no idea the severity of the trauma that he took. 675 00:35:56,989 --> 00:35:58,730 - SALLY: We just broke down and cried. 676 00:35:58,806 --> 00:36:01,658 People we didn't even know in there was crying with us. 677 00:36:04,020 --> 00:36:07,497 - ♪ 678 00:36:16,341 --> 00:36:18,499 - NARRATOR: After months of trying to get 679 00:36:18,510 --> 00:36:22,345 Latoya Woodard's lover Allan Roberson to cooperate 680 00:36:22,422 --> 00:36:25,506 in the murder investigation of Edwin Daniels, 681 00:36:25,517 --> 00:36:29,510 a subpoena has finally compelled him to meet with police 682 00:36:29,521 --> 00:36:32,847 on September 6th, 2018. 683 00:36:32,858 --> 00:36:37,977 - We then talked to him, and he was, um, 684 00:36:38,054 --> 00:36:40,363 he was less than truthful, we'll say. 685 00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:41,740 - ♪ 686 00:36:54,546 --> 00:36:57,372 - Through the interview, we asked him a lot of questions, 687 00:36:57,382 --> 00:37:02,835 and a majority of his answers were, "I don't remember." 688 00:37:02,912 --> 00:37:07,682 He also denied his relationship as serious with Latoya. 689 00:37:12,731 --> 00:37:15,014 - Of course, we had all of his text messages, 690 00:37:15,091 --> 00:37:17,475 which tell a very different story, 691 00:37:17,552 --> 00:37:20,979 and we confront him with those text messages, 692 00:37:21,055 --> 00:37:24,783 and he doesn't remember, he minimizes it. 693 00:37:42,836 --> 00:37:45,837 - Almost every question, he doesn't remember. 694 00:37:45,913 --> 00:37:51,843 It was clear to all of us that he was trying to protect her. 695 00:37:51,919 --> 00:37:54,345 - NARRATOR: When police asked Allan where he was 696 00:37:54,422 --> 00:37:55,755 the night of the murder, 697 00:37:55,832 --> 00:37:58,858 he claims he was home with his mother and sister. 698 00:38:07,786 --> 00:38:09,101 - NARRATOR: After the interview, 699 00:38:09,179 --> 00:38:13,114 authorities are able to confirm Allan's alibi. 700 00:38:13,125 --> 00:38:14,457 - HEATHA: They talk to his family, 701 00:38:14,534 --> 00:38:17,577 and his phone records and his Google records show 702 00:38:17,653 --> 00:38:20,079 that his phone was being used and active, 703 00:38:20,156 --> 00:38:24,042 and we're talking in the time frame of the murder, at home. 704 00:38:24,118 --> 00:38:27,637 It was all leading us to realize here's a motive. 705 00:38:27,714 --> 00:38:29,472 She was having an affair with somebody 706 00:38:29,549 --> 00:38:30,807 that she was deeply in love with 707 00:38:30,884 --> 00:38:33,092 and wanted to continue a relationship with 708 00:38:33,169 --> 00:38:36,804 as well as it was the life insurance policy. 709 00:38:36,815 --> 00:38:38,982 So that may have factored in as well. 710 00:38:39,059 --> 00:38:41,934 - ♪ 711 00:38:42,011 --> 00:38:44,562 - NARRATOR: Unable to place Allan at the scene, 712 00:38:44,639 --> 00:38:48,491 police are now confident enough in their case against Latoya 713 00:38:48,568 --> 00:38:50,827 to issue a warrant for her arrest 714 00:38:50,904 --> 00:38:55,907 for the murder of Edwin Daniels on November 15th, 2018. 715 00:38:55,983 --> 00:38:59,786 - ♪ 716 00:38:59,862 --> 00:39:01,671 - SHON: She was arrested in an apartment complex 717 00:39:01,748 --> 00:39:04,415 in Port Orange, Florida, where her mom, 718 00:39:04,492 --> 00:39:07,460 Terry McQueen, was living now. She had moved at this point. 719 00:39:07,537 --> 00:39:11,014 So she was taken down there in the parking lot. 720 00:39:11,091 --> 00:39:12,849 - CLAUDETTE: It was an amazing day, that day. 721 00:39:12,926 --> 00:39:16,427 The investigators that's working on the case, um, 722 00:39:16,504 --> 00:39:20,932 gave us a call that she was, um, apprehended and arrested 723 00:39:21,008 --> 00:39:23,976 for second-degree murder of Edwin, 724 00:39:24,053 --> 00:39:26,187 so we were overjoyed. 725 00:39:26,198 --> 00:39:28,439 - ♪ 726 00:39:28,516 --> 00:39:31,034 - NARRATOR: On February 4th, 2020, 727 00:39:31,111 --> 00:39:34,654 Edwin's family piles into a DeLand, Florida courtroom 728 00:39:34,730 --> 00:39:38,616 for the first day of Latoya's murder trial. 729 00:39:38,693 --> 00:39:41,619 - There were a lot of people who, uh, loved 730 00:39:41,696 --> 00:39:43,871 and still love Edwin, so they were actually coming 731 00:39:43,882 --> 00:39:45,715 to every single court date. 732 00:39:45,792 --> 00:39:48,209 I had generally, like, 10 to 15 family members 733 00:39:48,220 --> 00:39:50,878 coming to every court date. 734 00:39:50,889 --> 00:39:54,006 - NARRATOR: Prosecutors contend Latoya killed her husband 735 00:39:54,083 --> 00:39:56,217 for his life insurance policy 736 00:39:56,228 --> 00:40:00,555 and to be with her boyfriend, Allan Roberson. 737 00:40:00,565 --> 00:40:04,734 - Nineteen witnesses testify, and everything went smooth. 738 00:40:04,811 --> 00:40:09,147 I presented all of the evidence of their relationship before, 739 00:40:09,223 --> 00:40:12,483 but also their relationship after the murder. 740 00:40:12,560 --> 00:40:15,570 She's having contacts, too, with Allan Roberson, 741 00:40:15,580 --> 00:40:18,906 through phone calls and through jail messages. 742 00:40:18,917 --> 00:40:21,075 She was still in a relationship with him. 743 00:40:21,086 --> 00:40:23,753 - ♪ 744 00:40:23,830 --> 00:40:26,256 - NARRATOR: Through graphic photos from the murder scene 745 00:40:26,332 --> 00:40:29,759 and the autopsy report, prosecutors point out 746 00:40:29,836 --> 00:40:33,504 the enormously violent nature of the crime. 747 00:40:33,581 --> 00:40:36,674 - We had no idea the severity of the trauma 748 00:40:36,751 --> 00:40:39,844 that was, you know, that he--that he took. 749 00:40:39,921 --> 00:40:41,512 To see your loved one, you know, 750 00:40:41,589 --> 00:40:43,848 cut from one place to the next place, 751 00:40:43,925 --> 00:40:46,058 to see his skin, you know, out of his arm 752 00:40:46,135 --> 00:40:50,563 or out of his neck, um, you know, to see his eyes like that, 753 00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:55,109 um, it's--it's...it's sickening. 754 00:40:55,120 --> 00:40:57,236 - FLORIE: I couldn't stay inside there to see 755 00:40:57,313 --> 00:40:59,572 those pictures of my son laying there stabbed 756 00:40:59,649 --> 00:41:02,200 and all that blood. I had to be in a different room. 757 00:41:02,276 --> 00:41:04,627 - ♪ 758 00:41:04,704 --> 00:41:07,630 - NARRATOR: When Latoya's attorneys present their defense, 759 00:41:07,707 --> 00:41:10,791 they do their best to shift the blame. 760 00:41:10,802 --> 00:41:13,586 - The defense's argument was that 761 00:41:13,663 --> 00:41:18,966 Latoya didn't do it and maybe Allan Roberson did it. 762 00:41:18,977 --> 00:41:20,968 - NARRATOR: But prosecutors tell the jury 763 00:41:20,979 --> 00:41:23,804 the evidence shows that Allan was in his home 764 00:41:23,815 --> 00:41:26,641 at the time of Edwin's murder. 765 00:41:26,651 --> 00:41:28,976 - This idea that Allan did it 766 00:41:28,987 --> 00:41:32,813 and she had no idea about it just didn't make any sense, 767 00:41:32,824 --> 00:41:35,775 obviously because of the cell phone information 768 00:41:35,851 --> 00:41:37,827 and his family, but also because 769 00:41:37,904 --> 00:41:40,071 why would she continue this relationship 770 00:41:40,147 --> 00:41:46,002 if unwittingly and unknowingly he murdered her husband? 771 00:41:46,079 --> 00:41:50,006 - NARRATOR: On February 7th, 2020, the jury retires 772 00:41:50,083 --> 00:41:52,792 to determine Latoya's fate. 773 00:41:52,868 --> 00:41:55,011 - HEATHA: The judge read the jurors the law, 774 00:41:55,088 --> 00:41:58,181 and then they went and deliberated. 775 00:41:58,258 --> 00:42:01,184 They found her guilty as charged, 776 00:42:01,261 --> 00:42:04,229 and that was of second-degree murder. 777 00:42:06,432 --> 00:42:08,182 - SHON: Latoya Woodard had her sentencing, 778 00:42:08,193 --> 00:42:11,110 and judge sentenced her to life in prison. 779 00:42:13,773 --> 00:42:16,866 - We just broke down and cried. 780 00:42:16,943 --> 00:42:20,870 People we didn't even know in there was crying with us. 781 00:42:20,947 --> 00:42:24,323 - We were relieved, really, very thankful 782 00:42:24,400 --> 00:42:27,368 and grateful that justice was served. 783 00:42:27,379 --> 00:42:31,047 - ♪ 784 00:42:31,124 --> 00:42:33,716 - NARRATOR: While Edwin's family receives the verdict 785 00:42:33,793 --> 00:42:37,169 that they hoped for, it does little to soothe the pain 786 00:42:37,246 --> 00:42:40,214 caused by Latoya's actions. 787 00:42:40,225 --> 00:42:43,134 - Oh, my god, she took your heart away. 788 00:42:43,210 --> 00:42:45,228 Ripped you, she did. 789 00:42:45,305 --> 00:42:47,179 Knowing that you raised your child from a baby, 790 00:42:47,256 --> 00:42:49,724 and for somebody to slaughter your child like that 791 00:42:49,734 --> 00:42:54,353 is not easy. She took everything out of me. 792 00:42:54,430 --> 00:42:58,316 - We still grieving for him because 793 00:42:58,392 --> 00:43:00,076 I'd rather not sit here and do this with you. 794 00:43:00,153 --> 00:43:03,237 I'd rather have him next to me. 795 00:43:03,248 --> 00:43:04,747 - TONY: One of my reasons for doing this 796 00:43:04,824 --> 00:43:07,825 and wanting to do this is to help other families. 797 00:43:07,902 --> 00:43:11,203 If your relationship is in trouble, seek some help. 798 00:43:11,280 --> 00:43:12,830 Get somebody to talk to. 799 00:43:12,907 --> 00:43:15,166 Talk to them about it because little things become 800 00:43:15,242 --> 00:43:18,044 big things that become complex things 801 00:43:18,120 --> 00:43:22,974 that can really destroy families and lives forever. 802 00:43:24,344 --> 00:43:36,237 - ♪