1 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:16,840 - Female narrator: He was an unapologetic ladies' man, 2 00:00:16,851 --> 00:00:19,801 Until she captured his heart. 3 00:00:19,878 --> 00:00:23,638 - Amber: He expected them to be married, to have children. 4 00:00:23,715 --> 00:00:26,516 - Laquisha: He loved her like no one had ever loved her. 5 00:00:26,527 --> 00:00:30,020 He was her knight in shining armor. 6 00:00:30,031 --> 00:00:31,271 - ♪ 7 00:00:31,348 --> 00:00:34,608 - Narrator: But the couple's plans for a happily ever after 8 00:00:34,684 --> 00:00:39,654 Are stopped cold one frigid February afternoon. 9 00:00:39,731 --> 00:00:44,493 - Curtis: I see him and he's laying face forward. 10 00:00:44,569 --> 00:00:47,496 He was so stiff and so cold, 11 00:00:47,572 --> 00:00:50,373 I realized he was dead in that moment. 12 00:00:50,384 --> 00:00:51,958 - James: There's a great deal of blood 13 00:00:52,035 --> 00:00:53,668 On the front of his t-shirt. 14 00:00:53,745 --> 00:00:56,171 - Narrator: The ensuing investigation uncovers 15 00:00:56,206 --> 00:00:59,508 A web of potential suspects. 16 00:00:59,584 --> 00:01:02,010 - Curtis: The only drama that was ever really 17 00:01:02,045 --> 00:01:05,397 Surrounding loren was with women. 18 00:01:05,474 --> 00:01:08,642 - Narrator: But it's the tangle of one woman's lies 19 00:01:08,718 --> 00:01:12,404 That detectives must ultimately unravel. 20 00:01:12,481 --> 00:01:17,359 - Amber: She was an extremely jealous woman. 21 00:01:17,435 --> 00:01:20,695 - Suzette: She started to do one thing after another, 22 00:01:20,772 --> 00:01:24,199 And it would get crazier and crazier every time. 23 00:01:24,234 --> 00:01:26,660 - Grant: Her entire version of events was a lie. 24 00:01:26,736 --> 00:01:28,161 - Kariba: I love you to death. 25 00:01:28,238 --> 00:01:30,839 If I can't have you, no one can. 26 00:01:34,119 --> 00:01:40,557 - ♪ 27 00:01:42,085 --> 00:01:43,435 ♪♪ 28 00:01:45,589 --> 00:01:48,557 - Narrator: February 5th, 2017. 29 00:01:48,633 --> 00:01:51,726 It's super bowl Sunday in milwaukee, wisconsin, 30 00:01:51,803 --> 00:01:54,896 And curtis peterson has plans to watch the big game 31 00:01:54,973 --> 00:02:00,694 With his lifelong friend, 28-year-old loren high. 32 00:02:00,770 --> 00:02:03,238 - Curtis: His phone is going straight to voice mail, 33 00:02:03,273 --> 00:02:05,907 And that never happens. 34 00:02:05,942 --> 00:02:08,577 Loren's one of the few people that if I called him, 35 00:02:08,653 --> 00:02:10,120 He answered, and if he didn't answer, 36 00:02:10,131 --> 00:02:12,464 He would text you. 37 00:02:12,541 --> 00:02:13,966 - James: He went to check on loren. 38 00:02:14,042 --> 00:02:18,920 He took it upon himself that day to go to the home. 39 00:02:18,955 --> 00:02:21,473 - Curtis: It's, like, two in the afternoon. 40 00:02:21,550 --> 00:02:24,050 I knock on his door. 41 00:02:24,127 --> 00:02:28,263 Nothing, the lights are out, nobody answers. 42 00:02:28,298 --> 00:02:30,599 I go to the back door, 43 00:02:30,634 --> 00:02:34,561 I knock, I knock, and nothing. 44 00:02:34,638 --> 00:02:36,605 - Nathan: He ended up going back to the front door 45 00:02:36,640 --> 00:02:38,607 And somehow manipulated the screen on 46 00:02:38,642 --> 00:02:41,610 The front security door and was able to reach around 47 00:02:41,686 --> 00:02:44,905 And gain access into loren's house. 48 00:02:44,981 --> 00:02:46,823 - Curtis: I don't wanna break into my boy house, 49 00:02:46,834 --> 00:02:49,659 But this is a wellness call, basically, I'm gonna check. 50 00:02:49,670 --> 00:02:53,413 So I was able to let myself in. 51 00:02:53,490 --> 00:02:55,749 It's completely black and it's very cold, 52 00:02:55,825 --> 00:02:57,792 And so I'm calling his name. 53 00:02:57,869 --> 00:03:01,463 I go into the kitchen and I'm just looking around, 54 00:03:01,539 --> 00:03:06,810 And so I see him, and he's laying face forward. 55 00:03:10,006 --> 00:03:13,525 He looks as if he could just be knocked out on the floor drunk, 56 00:03:13,602 --> 00:03:16,311 So it was a sigh of relief, like, "dude, alright, bed." 57 00:03:16,346 --> 00:03:18,939 I walk up, I call his name twice, nothing, 58 00:03:19,015 --> 00:03:23,985 And then I grabbed his ankle and tried to shake it, 59 00:03:24,020 --> 00:03:29,658 And the way it felt, he was so stiff and so cold, 60 00:03:29,734 --> 00:03:32,285 I realized he was dead in that moment. 61 00:03:32,362 --> 00:03:34,162 - ♪ 62 00:03:34,197 --> 00:03:37,666 - Nathan: After he realized that loren was cold to the touch, 63 00:03:37,701 --> 00:03:41,169 Curtis called 911 at that time. 64 00:03:41,204 --> 00:03:43,505 - Curtis: He had been really depressed recently. 65 00:03:43,581 --> 00:03:46,341 He was just really living in his head a lot. 66 00:03:46,376 --> 00:03:49,219 So when I saw the body and I saw him, um, 67 00:03:49,230 --> 00:03:51,888 I thought he killed his self. 68 00:03:51,899 --> 00:03:55,892 I went outside and, like, I started panicking. 69 00:03:55,903 --> 00:03:58,237 I'm like, "yo, I think my friend just killed his self." 70 00:03:58,313 --> 00:04:03,316 - ♪ 71 00:04:03,393 --> 00:04:07,028 - Curtis: I first met loren when I was about 10 years old. 72 00:04:07,105 --> 00:04:08,738 We introduced ourselves, 73 00:04:08,749 --> 00:04:13,034 And we were thick as thieves pretty much from that moment on. 74 00:04:13,111 --> 00:04:16,755 - Narrator: Loren high was born on April 20th, 1988, 75 00:04:16,832 --> 00:04:19,591 In milwaukee, and raised an only child 76 00:04:19,668 --> 00:04:22,094 By his mother and grandmother. 77 00:04:22,170 --> 00:04:25,338 - Curtis: His mother and grandmother, very smart, 78 00:04:25,415 --> 00:04:27,257 Very hard-working black women. 79 00:04:27,268 --> 00:04:29,592 Self-sufficient, homeowners. 80 00:04:29,603 --> 00:04:31,720 They had very high expectations of loren. 81 00:04:31,755 --> 00:04:32,846 He was raised a certain way 82 00:04:32,922 --> 00:04:36,224 With certain principles and morals. 83 00:04:36,301 --> 00:04:40,520 - Narrator: When loren was 18, his world was turned upside down 84 00:04:40,597 --> 00:04:45,233 When his mother died suddenly from a heart attack. 85 00:04:45,268 --> 00:04:48,903 - Curtis: It was absolutely the most heartbreaking reaction 86 00:04:48,938 --> 00:04:51,906 To something that I had ever seen, 87 00:04:51,983 --> 00:04:55,785 And he was absolutely never the same after that. 88 00:04:55,796 --> 00:04:56,962 - Suzette: After his mother died, 89 00:04:57,039 --> 00:05:00,790 I felt like a piece of him just left. 90 00:05:00,801 --> 00:05:03,626 He just didn't know how to fill that void. 91 00:05:03,637 --> 00:05:05,920 So, he was just, you know, looking for love 92 00:05:05,955 --> 00:05:10,091 In a lot of places that it was improper. 93 00:05:10,168 --> 00:05:12,218 - ♪ 94 00:05:12,295 --> 00:05:14,888 - Narrator: An attractive and charming young man, 95 00:05:14,964 --> 00:05:19,100 Loren dated plenty of women, but he didn't find love 96 00:05:19,177 --> 00:05:22,437 Until he met natasia bent. 97 00:05:22,472 --> 00:05:24,105 - Curtis: Natasia was cool. 98 00:05:24,140 --> 00:05:27,942 Very, very, very polite young lady, very respectful. 99 00:05:28,019 --> 00:05:32,322 Um, she was nothing but a good influence on him. 100 00:05:32,333 --> 00:05:33,823 - Narrator: By his mid-20's, 101 00:05:33,834 --> 00:05:37,336 Loren had two daughters with natasia. 102 00:05:37,412 --> 00:05:38,595 - Kariba: He was a great father. 103 00:05:38,597 --> 00:05:48,796 He read them books, he would tuck them in at night. 104 00:05:48,831 --> 00:05:51,465 He prayed with them. 105 00:05:51,542 --> 00:05:54,301 - Amber: The values that his mother instilled in him, 106 00:05:54,378 --> 00:05:58,815 He was really putting that into his girls, too. 107 00:06:00,676 --> 00:06:03,361 - Narrator: Though loren was dedicated to his kids, 108 00:06:03,438 --> 00:06:05,980 He found it more difficult to maintain 109 00:06:06,015 --> 00:06:08,649 A commitment to natasia. 110 00:06:08,684 --> 00:06:11,527 - Curtis: Loren's young, living like a bachelor, 111 00:06:11,538 --> 00:06:14,447 And I think that that was, uh, a lot of the issues 112 00:06:14,523 --> 00:06:16,365 In their relationship. 113 00:06:16,376 --> 00:06:18,826 - Kariba: Loren and natasia remained cordial 114 00:06:18,861 --> 00:06:20,828 After they split ways. 115 00:06:20,863 --> 00:06:23,497 I don't think that it affected them 116 00:06:23,574 --> 00:06:27,168 Too much negatively because they were able to communicate 117 00:06:27,203 --> 00:06:30,012 For the children's sake. 118 00:06:31,874 --> 00:06:33,841 - Narrator: Unfettered by a relationship, 119 00:06:33,876 --> 00:06:37,511 Loren enjoyed a bachelor lifestyle. 120 00:06:37,546 --> 00:06:41,015 - Kc: Loren was a little bit of a ladies' man. 121 00:06:41,050 --> 00:06:42,516 He was very charming. 122 00:06:42,593 --> 00:06:47,071 Loren was very sweet, and he was very easy to like. 123 00:06:47,148 --> 00:06:50,399 Very easy to love. 124 00:06:50,410 --> 00:06:55,079 - Narrator: Loren finally found a reason to settle down in 2015 125 00:06:55,156 --> 00:06:58,199 When he began dating porsche humphery. 126 00:06:58,275 --> 00:07:00,034 - Kariba: Porsche had the gift of gab. 127 00:07:00,069 --> 00:07:02,369 She was a smooth talker. 128 00:07:02,446 --> 00:07:07,541 She definitely could adapt to any surrounding. 129 00:07:07,576 --> 00:07:10,544 - Narrator: Porsche came across as poised and put together, 130 00:07:10,621 --> 00:07:12,046 But like loren, 131 00:07:12,122 --> 00:07:17,092 Her childhood in milwaukee was shaped by tragedy. 132 00:07:17,103 --> 00:07:19,887 - Laquisha: Her mom had killed her dad in front of her 133 00:07:19,922 --> 00:07:22,431 When she was younger. 134 00:07:22,442 --> 00:07:27,895 Her mom was in prison. She was put into the system. 135 00:07:27,930 --> 00:07:30,397 She turned to men 136 00:07:30,474 --> 00:07:32,733 To fill the gap that she felt like 137 00:07:32,810 --> 00:07:36,445 She didn't get from anybody else. 138 00:07:36,456 --> 00:07:39,406 - Narrator: Still in her teens, porsche began a relationship 139 00:07:39,441 --> 00:07:42,576 That ultimately resulted in four children, 140 00:07:42,653 --> 00:07:44,578 But it didn't last. 141 00:07:44,655 --> 00:07:46,580 - ♪ 142 00:07:46,657 --> 00:07:49,801 - Narrator: When 29-year-old porsche started dating loren, 143 00:07:49,877 --> 00:07:53,462 They both fell hard and fast. 144 00:07:53,473 --> 00:07:56,465 - Laquisha: He loved her like one had ever loved her. 145 00:07:56,476 --> 00:08:00,427 She felt like he was her knight in shining armor, 146 00:08:00,504 --> 00:08:04,223 And she felt like she was gonna be with him forever. 147 00:08:04,300 --> 00:08:07,101 - Narrator: Loren felt that porsche shared the values 148 00:08:07,177 --> 00:08:09,937 That had been instilled in him by his mother. 149 00:08:09,972 --> 00:08:11,564 - Amber: She had a nice home. 150 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:14,233 Her kids were really well taken care of. 151 00:08:14,310 --> 00:08:16,277 She did a good job being a mommy. 152 00:08:16,312 --> 00:08:18,153 He genuinely loved porsche. 153 00:08:18,164 --> 00:08:21,833 He expected them to be married, to have children. 154 00:08:21,909 --> 00:08:23,576 - ♪ 155 00:08:23,652 --> 00:08:26,245 - Narrator: But after almost a year and a half, 156 00:08:26,322 --> 00:08:29,957 Tensions began to surface in the relationship. 157 00:08:29,992 --> 00:08:30,842 - Laquisha: Porsche talked about 158 00:08:30,918 --> 00:08:33,127 A couple fights she had with loren. 159 00:08:33,203 --> 00:08:35,254 Um, each time it was either about money, 160 00:08:35,331 --> 00:08:38,799 Or she--she went through his phone while he was in the tub, 161 00:08:38,876 --> 00:08:43,304 Or he's texting this girl. She just didn't trust him. 162 00:08:43,339 --> 00:08:48,142 - Amber: She was an extremely jealous woman. 163 00:08:48,218 --> 00:08:52,479 He had liked somebody's posts on facebook, 164 00:08:52,556 --> 00:08:56,609 And they had a full-fledged argument about that, 165 00:08:56,685 --> 00:08:58,193 So they had broken up. 166 00:08:58,204 --> 00:09:00,613 He was just done with all the drama. 167 00:09:00,689 --> 00:09:03,541 He was done with all the unnecessary bickering. 168 00:09:03,618 --> 00:09:06,327 - ♪ 169 00:09:06,362 --> 00:09:09,330 - Narrator: As loren and porsche moved on from the relationship, 170 00:09:09,406 --> 00:09:11,790 They intended to maintain a friendship, 171 00:09:11,867 --> 00:09:15,544 And both found new things to be excited about. 172 00:09:15,555 --> 00:09:18,005 - Laquisha: I honestly believe porsche was on the track 173 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:19,506 Getting her life together. 174 00:09:19,541 --> 00:09:21,800 She had got two jobs, she had a nice apartment. 175 00:09:21,877 --> 00:09:24,178 She had a new guy. 176 00:09:24,213 --> 00:09:26,397 - Narrator: In 2017, 177 00:09:26,474 --> 00:09:29,183 Loren started a long-distance relationship 178 00:09:29,259 --> 00:09:33,020 With an old friend, suzette bourgeois. 179 00:09:33,055 --> 00:09:35,314 - Suzette: Loren and I, we were, like, 180 00:09:35,391 --> 00:09:36,498 Best friends, really close. 181 00:09:36,500 --> 00:09:40,527 We didn't go a day without speaking to each other, 182 00:09:40,562 --> 00:09:41,429 And if we did, 183 00:09:41,505 --> 00:09:43,697 Then there was something seriously wrong. 184 00:09:43,774 --> 00:09:48,243 - ♪ 185 00:09:48,254 --> 00:09:51,413 - Narrator: And on February 5th, 2017, 186 00:09:51,424 --> 00:09:56,418 It becomes clear something is seriously wrong. 187 00:09:56,429 --> 00:09:59,713 Responding to a report of a potential suicide, 188 00:09:59,748 --> 00:10:02,716 Milwaukee police detective james hutchinson 189 00:10:02,751 --> 00:10:04,843 Arrives on the scene. 190 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:06,929 - James: I see that there's a great deal of blood 191 00:10:06,940 --> 00:10:08,889 On the front of his t-shirt. 192 00:10:08,924 --> 00:10:14,061 There's also a gunshot wound found in his chest. 193 00:10:14,096 --> 00:10:15,354 - Nathan: We didn't find any firearm 194 00:10:15,431 --> 00:10:16,730 That may have been used. 195 00:10:16,765 --> 00:10:18,565 There's things that were missing that should've 196 00:10:18,642 --> 00:10:20,734 Been there if loren killed himself. 197 00:10:20,769 --> 00:10:24,029 - Grant: All the detectives have is a dead body and no gun. 198 00:10:24,106 --> 00:10:26,281 So they've got to find any way possible 199 00:10:26,292 --> 00:10:27,741 To get information. 200 00:10:27,818 --> 00:10:29,910 Whether or not it's the killer or a witness, 201 00:10:29,945 --> 00:10:31,954 They're looking for information. 202 00:10:31,965 --> 00:10:34,632 - ♪ 203 00:10:34,709 --> 00:10:35,991 - Narrator: Coming up, 204 00:10:35,993 --> 00:10:40,471 The crime scene tells a story about loren's final moments. 205 00:10:40,548 --> 00:10:43,215 - On that piece of glass there was, uh, some white powder. 206 00:10:43,292 --> 00:10:45,810 We believed that to be some sort of drug use. 207 00:10:45,886 --> 00:10:47,261 - Grant: It appears as though 208 00:10:47,337 --> 00:10:49,388 Loren may have been shot with his own weapon. 209 00:10:49,465 --> 00:10:52,099 - Narrator: And details of personal entanglements 210 00:10:52,134 --> 00:10:55,394 Unearth a wellspring of suspects. 211 00:10:55,471 --> 00:10:58,439 - James: Loren had a lot of friends and female acquaintances 212 00:10:58,474 --> 00:11:02,576 That he was dating and seeing. 213 00:11:04,572 --> 00:11:08,290 - ♪ 214 00:11:17,034 --> 00:11:19,960 - Narrator: On February 5th, 2017, 215 00:11:19,995 --> 00:11:22,671 Milwaukee police detectives are at the home of 216 00:11:22,682 --> 00:11:26,800 28-year-old loren high, who was found deceased 217 00:11:26,877 --> 00:11:29,353 On his living room floor. 218 00:11:29,430 --> 00:11:30,846 - All we could tell at the scene was that 219 00:11:30,857 --> 00:11:33,640 He had a gunshot wound in the center of his chest. 220 00:11:33,717 --> 00:11:36,193 - ♪ 221 00:11:36,270 --> 00:11:37,603 - Nathan: As we started to look around, 222 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:40,147 We noticed there was an ambient temperature 223 00:11:40,182 --> 00:11:42,867 Within the house of only 47 degrees. 224 00:11:42,943 --> 00:11:44,943 - James: It doesn't take very long for a human body 225 00:11:45,020 --> 00:11:48,447 To start to decay, and one of the early signs 226 00:11:48,524 --> 00:11:51,492 Of that is the odor that's emanated from the body, 227 00:11:51,527 --> 00:11:54,495 Some discoloration, things of that nature. 228 00:11:54,571 --> 00:11:57,548 Those weren't readily evident in this case, um, 229 00:11:57,625 --> 00:12:02,294 Because his residence was almost a refrigerator temperature. 230 00:12:02,371 --> 00:12:05,631 - Grant: Time of death is hard to do to begin with, 231 00:12:05,707 --> 00:12:10,719 Um, but in a room that was close to being a freezer, 232 00:12:10,730 --> 00:12:13,013 That doesn't allow a lot of decay 233 00:12:13,048 --> 00:12:16,475 That might give you a better idea as to, to time of death. 234 00:12:16,552 --> 00:12:19,353 - ♪ 235 00:12:19,388 --> 00:12:21,730 - Narrator: As detectives take a look around the home, 236 00:12:21,741 --> 00:12:25,567 Nothing seems obviously out of place. 237 00:12:25,578 --> 00:12:27,694 - James: Valuable things or things that were worth money 238 00:12:27,771 --> 00:12:29,738 Were still present within the residence, 239 00:12:29,749 --> 00:12:32,741 So it didn't appear to be a burglary. 240 00:12:32,752 --> 00:12:34,743 - Grant: When you see no signs of forced entry, 241 00:12:34,754 --> 00:12:36,912 It leads you to one of two conclusions. 242 00:12:36,923 --> 00:12:40,749 Either a, someone came in the same way curtis came in, 243 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:46,380 Or b, the victim let his killer in. 244 00:12:46,415 --> 00:12:47,673 - Narrator: In the living room, 245 00:12:47,749 --> 00:12:50,217 Investigators find a piece of evidence 246 00:12:50,252 --> 00:12:55,389 That could be crucial to solving the case. 247 00:12:55,465 --> 00:12:57,349 - James: We see a cell phone near his body. 248 00:12:57,426 --> 00:13:00,561 We find that that's an item that we need to get 249 00:13:00,637 --> 00:13:02,771 As much information from as we can. 250 00:13:02,782 --> 00:13:04,949 We can't access it right away because 251 00:13:05,025 --> 00:13:07,276 There's a password on it. 252 00:13:07,286 --> 00:13:09,361 - Grant: That evidence was transported back to 253 00:13:09,438 --> 00:13:10,571 The milwaukee police department headquarters 254 00:13:10,647 --> 00:13:12,906 And it's processed there. 255 00:13:12,983 --> 00:13:16,743 - Narrator: Detective hutchinson also spots a piece of glass 256 00:13:16,820 --> 00:13:18,453 On loren's couch. 257 00:13:18,464 --> 00:13:19,746 - Nathan: And on that piece of glass, 258 00:13:19,781 --> 00:13:21,582 There was, uh, some white powder, 259 00:13:21,617 --> 00:13:24,635 A, uh, clear ziploc bag, uh, 260 00:13:24,712 --> 00:13:33,755 As well as a razor blade, so, uh, right away, 261 00:13:33,790 --> 00:13:36,299 We believed that to be some sort of drug use. 262 00:13:36,310 --> 00:13:37,258 - Narrator: On the glass, 263 00:13:37,335 --> 00:13:40,970 Detectives find a single fingerprint. 264 00:13:40,981 --> 00:13:43,098 - Grant: That latent print is recovered and then sent to 265 00:13:43,133 --> 00:13:45,767 The latent print division to see if they can identify 266 00:13:45,802 --> 00:13:50,563 Whose print it is. That'll take some time. 267 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:53,316 - Narrator: Detectives step out to speak with the man 268 00:13:53,327 --> 00:13:57,320 Who found loren's body, curtis peterson. 269 00:13:57,331 --> 00:13:59,322 - Nathan: He was a long-time friend of loren, 270 00:13:59,333 --> 00:14:00,949 Obviously upset that he found his friend dead 271 00:14:00,984 --> 00:14:01,908 On the living room floor. 272 00:14:01,985 --> 00:14:04,836 However, curtis did shed some light onto, uh, 273 00:14:04,913 --> 00:14:07,122 What was going on in loren's life. 274 00:14:07,157 --> 00:14:08,289 - Curtis: The police was asking me 275 00:14:08,366 --> 00:14:10,792 What kind of people did he hang around. 276 00:14:10,827 --> 00:14:15,839 Um, "do you know of any, uh, anybody that would hurt loren?" 277 00:14:15,849 --> 00:14:17,841 "did you know that loren does cocaine?" 278 00:14:17,851 --> 00:14:19,300 "did he owe anyone money?" 279 00:14:19,335 --> 00:14:21,636 And I could, like, absolutely answer no 280 00:14:21,713 --> 00:14:23,138 To all of those questions. 281 00:14:23,214 --> 00:14:24,639 - James: Curtis says that loren does use 282 00:14:24,716 --> 00:14:27,642 A little bit of marijuana, that he's not a drug dealer, 283 00:14:27,719 --> 00:14:29,769 Just s small drug user. 284 00:14:29,846 --> 00:14:31,354 Frankly, other than the white powder 285 00:14:31,365 --> 00:14:34,858 In the residence, there was no evidence that 286 00:14:34,868 --> 00:14:38,370 There was anything but marijuana usage. 287 00:14:38,447 --> 00:14:41,114 - Narrator: Curtis tells detectives that loren generally 288 00:14:41,191 --> 00:14:46,119 Steered clear of trouble, with only one exception. 289 00:14:46,196 --> 00:14:49,548 - James: Loren had a lot of friends and female acquaintances 290 00:14:49,624 --> 00:14:53,001 That he was dating and seeing. 291 00:14:53,036 --> 00:14:55,170 - Curtis: The only drama that was ever really 292 00:14:55,246 --> 00:14:57,839 Surrounding loren was with women. 293 00:14:57,916 --> 00:15:00,216 - ♪ 294 00:15:00,227 --> 00:15:02,510 - Narrator: Curtis tells them that he began to worry about 295 00:15:02,587 --> 00:15:05,013 His friend when he wasn't returning his calls 296 00:15:05,048 --> 00:15:07,557 Earlier that day. 297 00:15:07,568 --> 00:15:11,144 His worry only grew when loren's girlfriend, 298 00:15:11,221 --> 00:15:13,563 Suzette bourgeois, contacted him, 299 00:15:13,574 --> 00:15:16,900 Expressing concern for loren. 300 00:15:16,910 --> 00:15:18,902 - Grant: Around one o'clock that day, 301 00:15:18,912 --> 00:15:23,072 Suzette and curtis are talking about how 302 00:15:23,083 --> 00:15:26,576 The victim had seemed a little depressed, uh, 303 00:15:26,587 --> 00:15:29,662 That he gets down around the time of his mother's death, 304 00:15:29,739 --> 00:15:32,874 Which was around this time. - Curtis: She's like, 305 00:15:32,951 --> 00:15:34,926 "hey, could you please go and check on loren? 306 00:15:35,003 --> 00:15:36,419 "I haven't heard from him. 307 00:15:36,430 --> 00:15:38,930 "uh, we talk every day, like, literally, 308 00:15:39,007 --> 00:15:41,090 "and his phone is never off, 309 00:15:41,101 --> 00:15:43,551 And his phone has been off for three days." 310 00:15:43,586 --> 00:15:45,220 - ♪ 311 00:15:45,296 --> 00:15:47,722 - Narrator: Curtis says when he found loren dead, 312 00:15:47,799 --> 00:15:49,849 It wasn't just suzette's comments 313 00:15:49,926 --> 00:15:53,394 That led him to first suspect suicide. 314 00:15:53,429 --> 00:15:55,730 - Nathan: Curtis did tell us that loren did in fact 315 00:15:55,807 --> 00:16:01,444 Have a, ah, 40-caliber glock firearm at his house. 316 00:16:01,455 --> 00:16:04,447 - Curtis: I knew he owned one and he always had it out. 317 00:16:04,458 --> 00:16:07,450 - Narrator: Though they've ruled out the possibility of suicide, 318 00:16:07,461 --> 00:16:10,453 Detectives are interested in loren's gun, 319 00:16:10,464 --> 00:16:15,083 Which was not located during their search of the home. 320 00:16:15,118 --> 00:16:17,752 - Grant: The 40-caliber firearm that curtis told us 321 00:16:17,829 --> 00:16:20,588 That loren had, it was missing. 322 00:16:20,665 --> 00:16:23,466 It appears as though loren may have been shot 323 00:16:23,477 --> 00:16:25,301 With his own weapon. 324 00:16:25,312 --> 00:16:27,095 - ♪ 325 00:16:27,130 --> 00:16:28,263 - Narrator: After speaking with curtis, 326 00:16:28,339 --> 00:16:30,139 Investigators are eager to 327 00:16:30,150 --> 00:16:33,977 Talk with loren's long-distance girlfriend, suzette. 328 00:16:33,987 --> 00:16:38,147 They reach her by phone at her home in atlanta. 329 00:16:38,158 --> 00:16:40,275 - Nathan: When we first spoke to suzette, 330 00:16:40,351 --> 00:16:42,777 We wanted to verify the things curtis was telling us, 331 00:16:42,854 --> 00:16:45,989 And we wanted to make sure that, uh, she was actually in georgia 332 00:16:45,999 --> 00:16:48,950 During the time frame of loren's murder. 333 00:16:48,985 --> 00:16:51,911 - Suzette: I told detectives loren and I spoke 334 00:16:51,988 --> 00:16:54,664 Every single day, whether it was sending, 335 00:16:54,675 --> 00:17:00,295 You know, memes on social media, or texting or facetiming. 336 00:17:00,371 --> 00:17:02,338 - Narrator: She says that four days ago, 337 00:17:02,349 --> 00:17:08,303 The constant communication came to an abrupt halt. 338 00:17:08,379 --> 00:17:10,138 - James: Last time she had any contact with him 339 00:17:10,214 --> 00:17:13,516 Was around the evening hours, 6 or 7 p.M., 340 00:17:13,527 --> 00:17:16,519 On February 1st, 2017. 341 00:17:16,530 --> 00:17:18,521 - ♪ 342 00:17:18,532 --> 00:17:20,699 - Narrator: Suzette confirms she asked curtis 343 00:17:20,775 --> 00:17:24,110 To check on loren, and the next thing she knew, 344 00:17:24,187 --> 00:17:27,864 Curtis delivered devastating news. 345 00:17:27,875 --> 00:17:30,450 - Suzette: I just fell to the ground 346 00:17:30,526 --> 00:17:33,328 With my phone in my hand, listening to curtis, 347 00:17:33,404 --> 00:17:38,216 And he just kept saying, "he's dead, he's dead." 348 00:17:38,293 --> 00:17:40,501 - ♪ 349 00:17:40,578 --> 00:17:42,170 - Grant: The last time she had talked to him, 350 00:17:42,246 --> 00:17:45,173 Loren had indicated that he was depressed 351 00:17:45,249 --> 00:17:47,342 And having problems with porsche. 352 00:17:47,418 --> 00:17:49,010 - Narrator: Suzette explains 353 00:17:49,087 --> 00:17:51,137 That 30-year-old porsche humphery 354 00:17:51,214 --> 00:17:55,183 Was an ex-girlfriend loren couldn't seem to shake. 355 00:17:55,218 --> 00:17:58,570 - Every single time he mentioned porsche, 356 00:17:58,647 --> 00:18:04,192 It was something just either manipulative, 357 00:18:04,268 --> 00:18:07,320 Mean or cruel that she had done. 358 00:18:07,397 --> 00:18:13,242 There was just something very disrupting about porsche. 359 00:18:13,253 --> 00:18:15,536 - Narrator: Just days before the murder, 360 00:18:15,613 --> 00:18:18,831 Suzette witnessed their volatile relationship 361 00:18:18,908 --> 00:18:23,586 First hand during a video call. 362 00:18:23,597 --> 00:18:26,264 - Suzette: Porsche showed up to his house maybe a week or so 363 00:18:26,341 --> 00:18:27,882 Before he was murdered. 364 00:18:27,917 --> 00:18:29,768 She just kept banging on the door, 365 00:18:29,844 --> 00:18:31,436 And finally they opened the door, 366 00:18:31,513 --> 00:18:35,848 And she was like, "I need to use the bathroom." 367 00:18:35,925 --> 00:18:40,395 From what I saw and heard, she went to the bathroom 368 00:18:40,471 --> 00:18:44,399 And she came out naked and lay across the couch. 369 00:18:44,434 --> 00:18:47,610 She started to do one thing after another, 370 00:18:47,621 --> 00:18:51,122 And it would get crazier and crazier every time. 371 00:18:51,199 --> 00:18:56,911 That's when he was, like, completely done with her. 372 00:18:56,988 --> 00:18:58,320 - Narrator: Based on her statement, 373 00:18:58,322 --> 00:19:02,625 Investigators find it unlikely that suzette had anything to do 374 00:19:02,636 --> 00:19:06,587 With the murder, and her alibi is solid. 375 00:19:06,622 --> 00:19:08,965 - Nathan: We did verify that she was in georgia 376 00:19:08,976 --> 00:19:10,758 At the time of loren's death. 377 00:19:10,835 --> 00:19:13,553 She didn't have anything to do with what had happened. 378 00:19:13,629 --> 00:19:15,304 - ♪ 379 00:19:15,315 --> 00:19:16,931 - Narrator: After speaking with suzette, 380 00:19:16,966 --> 00:19:21,644 Investigators fan out to talk with loren's neighbors. 381 00:19:21,655 --> 00:19:23,438 - Nathan: One of the neighbors that lived near loren 382 00:19:23,514 --> 00:19:24,731 Did tell us he had seen loren 383 00:19:24,807 --> 00:19:28,609 Just a couple of days prior, uh, to February 5th in passing. 384 00:19:28,686 --> 00:19:31,496 They kind of said hello to each other, and that was it. 385 00:19:31,573 --> 00:19:34,615 - James: He was alive and well when he was seen 386 00:19:34,650 --> 00:19:37,952 By that neighbor that day, uh, so that closed the window 387 00:19:38,029 --> 00:19:42,415 From February 3rd to February 5th. 388 00:19:42,492 --> 00:19:44,917 - Narrator: With loren's complicated personal life 389 00:19:44,994 --> 00:19:48,296 Emerging as a possible factor in his death, 390 00:19:48,331 --> 00:19:52,008 Investigators are eager to track down porsche. 391 00:19:52,019 --> 00:19:53,375 - ♪ 392 00:19:53,377 --> 00:19:57,138 - Narrator: But before they can, they get word that another woman 393 00:19:57,215 --> 00:20:00,358 Has just shown up at the crime scene. 394 00:20:00,435 --> 00:20:02,810 - Shannon: A woman by the name of kc spencer 395 00:20:02,887 --> 00:20:06,022 Comes up to an officer who's on the perimeter 396 00:20:06,033 --> 00:20:08,316 And asks about loren. 397 00:20:08,351 --> 00:20:10,276 - James: She's close to the victim, 398 00:20:10,353 --> 00:20:12,445 And immediately we want to get as much information 399 00:20:12,522 --> 00:20:15,490 From that person as possible, and at that point, frankly, 400 00:20:15,525 --> 00:20:17,658 We don't rule out anyone. 401 00:20:17,735 --> 00:20:20,453 - Shannon: Especially after a crime of passion, 402 00:20:20,530 --> 00:20:23,206 It's not unusual for the murderer 403 00:20:23,216 --> 00:20:26,000 To return to the crime scene once police arrive. 404 00:20:26,035 --> 00:20:28,711 - ♪ 405 00:20:28,722 --> 00:20:29,979 - Narrator: Coming up, 406 00:20:29,981 --> 00:20:34,634 Startling new information shifts the investigators' focus. 407 00:20:34,710 --> 00:20:37,178 - Kc: I was able to let the police know that 408 00:20:37,255 --> 00:20:41,140 Loren had started seeing another young lady. 409 00:20:41,217 --> 00:20:43,184 - Narrator: And a routine interview ends 410 00:20:43,219 --> 00:20:45,645 With an unexpected arrest. 411 00:20:45,721 --> 00:20:46,829 - James: We believe there's a reason 412 00:20:46,831 --> 00:20:48,898 She's obstructing the case and we need to find out 413 00:20:48,909 --> 00:20:51,192 What that is. - Grant: She had information 414 00:20:51,269 --> 00:20:54,737 That no one else in the entire world had. 415 00:20:54,748 --> 00:20:58,708 - ♪ 416 00:21:07,451 --> 00:21:09,761 - Narrator: Investigators in milwaukee, wisconsin 417 00:21:09,838 --> 00:21:12,338 Are looking into the shooting death of 418 00:21:12,415 --> 00:21:15,508 28-year-old loren high. 419 00:21:15,585 --> 00:21:18,511 When kc spencer shows up at the crime scene, 420 00:21:18,588 --> 00:21:21,430 Investigators immediately question whether 421 00:21:21,441 --> 00:21:24,609 She might have been involved. 422 00:21:24,686 --> 00:21:26,352 - Shannon: She says she heard about loren 423 00:21:26,429 --> 00:21:28,947 From a friend down the block, but her appearance 424 00:21:29,023 --> 00:21:32,942 On the crime scene has detectives suspicious. 425 00:21:32,953 --> 00:21:34,861 - ♪ 426 00:21:34,937 --> 00:21:36,454 - Kc: My friend said that 427 00:21:36,531 --> 00:21:39,240 His family lived next door to loren, 428 00:21:39,275 --> 00:21:42,535 And they saw all the police officers there. 429 00:21:42,612 --> 00:21:45,538 They were able to say that there was a deceased person 430 00:21:45,615 --> 00:21:47,790 In the lower unit of the duplex, 431 00:21:47,801 --> 00:21:50,418 And that was the unit that loren lived in. 432 00:21:50,453 --> 00:21:53,638 So I drove down to the residence, 433 00:21:53,715 --> 00:21:58,551 And I was just so confused, and I was crying. 434 00:21:58,628 --> 00:22:01,053 - Narrator: Kc tells police that she and loren 435 00:22:01,130 --> 00:22:02,555 Are just friends. 436 00:22:02,632 --> 00:22:05,483 Like curtis and suzette did before her, 437 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:09,562 She paints loren's love life as a complicated web. 438 00:22:09,639 --> 00:22:11,105 - Kc: I was able to tell the police 439 00:22:11,182 --> 00:22:12,398 That he was involved with porsche. 440 00:22:12,475 --> 00:22:16,402 I was able to let the police know that loren had started 441 00:22:16,479 --> 00:22:19,947 Seeing another young lady during that time. 442 00:22:20,024 --> 00:22:22,575 - ♪ 443 00:22:22,652 --> 00:22:25,453 - Narrator: Kc says the new woman in loren's life 444 00:22:25,488 --> 00:22:30,508 Isn't suzette or porsche, but that's all she knows. 445 00:22:30,585 --> 00:22:32,126 - Kc: I never knew the young lady's name. 446 00:22:32,203 --> 00:22:34,003 Loren never gave me her name. 447 00:22:34,014 --> 00:22:37,590 But I was able to let them know that porsche had been in 448 00:22:37,667 --> 00:22:41,093 His life recently and that there had been 449 00:22:41,170 --> 00:22:45,806 Some issues between loren and porsche at that time. 450 00:22:45,841 --> 00:22:51,604 Loren was into marijuana, but I never knew loren 451 00:22:51,681 --> 00:22:53,689 To be into anything hard. 452 00:22:53,700 --> 00:22:57,485 Loren did let me know that porsche could've possibly 453 00:22:57,561 --> 00:23:00,529 Been into hard drugs, and there was word that 454 00:23:00,540 --> 00:23:03,208 Loren had experimented with it. 455 00:23:03,284 --> 00:23:06,619 - ♪ 456 00:23:06,696 --> 00:23:09,121 - Narrator: Had porsche brought the mysterious glass 457 00:23:09,198 --> 00:23:13,042 And white substance into loren's apartment? 458 00:23:13,053 --> 00:23:16,504 To find out, investigators track down porsche 459 00:23:16,539 --> 00:23:19,340 And bring her in for an interview. 460 00:23:19,375 --> 00:23:21,634 - Grant: We don't have the fingerprint evidence back yet. 461 00:23:21,711 --> 00:23:25,012 We don't have the cell phone information back yet. 462 00:23:25,047 --> 00:23:26,639 That's all in the process. 463 00:23:26,716 --> 00:23:29,642 That was why they contacted her and asked her to come down 464 00:23:29,719 --> 00:23:32,403 To speak to them, was simply an attempt 465 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:36,232 To put together a timeline of the last moments 466 00:23:36,243 --> 00:23:38,567 Of the victim's life. 467 00:23:38,578 --> 00:23:40,903 - Narrator: Porsche acknowledges that she and loren 468 00:23:40,914 --> 00:23:43,906 Hadn't been successful in making a clean break 469 00:23:43,917 --> 00:23:45,917 When they ended their relationship, 470 00:23:45,994 --> 00:23:49,921 But insists they were on good terms. 471 00:23:49,998 --> 00:23:51,539 - James: She says that they have a relationship 472 00:23:51,615 --> 00:23:53,666 That's kind of an on-again, off-again, 473 00:23:53,743 --> 00:23:57,878 That they had broken up, but that they were fine. 474 00:23:57,913 --> 00:24:00,548 - Narrator: Investigators ask porsche to help establish 475 00:24:00,624 --> 00:24:04,010 A timeline for loren's last days. 476 00:24:04,086 --> 00:24:06,595 - Grant: The information that the detectives had 477 00:24:06,606 --> 00:24:11,350 Was that loren's body was found on February 5th. 478 00:24:11,427 --> 00:24:15,688 A neighbor had indicated that the victim had possibly been 479 00:24:15,765 --> 00:24:18,399 Seen alive on February 3rd. 480 00:24:18,434 --> 00:24:20,568 So they're just trying to figure out when 481 00:24:20,603 --> 00:24:23,112 The last time she may have seen him alive. 482 00:24:23,123 --> 00:24:25,906 - Narrator: But before detectives can ask porsche 483 00:24:25,941 --> 00:24:28,868 About February 3rd, she presents them with 484 00:24:28,944 --> 00:24:33,414 A detailed account of where she was on February 1st, 485 00:24:33,491 --> 00:24:36,917 Two days before loren was allegedly seen alive 486 00:24:36,994 --> 00:24:38,919 By his neighbor. 487 00:24:38,996 --> 00:24:41,639 - Grant: She comes in with a lot of paperwork, 488 00:24:41,716 --> 00:24:45,217 And it's paperwork that she says is gonna show where she was 489 00:24:45,294 --> 00:24:48,646 On the day that she believes the detectives are gonna 490 00:24:48,723 --> 00:24:51,265 Talk to her about, which is February 1st. 491 00:24:51,300 --> 00:24:54,268 - James: It was unusual to detectives at that time 492 00:24:54,303 --> 00:24:56,645 That's she's providing this very detailed accounting 493 00:24:56,656 --> 00:25:00,733 Of events on February 1st when we thought at that point 494 00:25:00,810 --> 00:25:03,611 That loren hadn't been killed 'til February 3rd. 495 00:25:03,687 --> 00:25:05,738 So that became very suspicious. 496 00:25:05,815 --> 00:25:08,157 - ♪ 497 00:25:08,168 --> 00:25:10,618 - Narrator: Investigators ask porsche if she knows 498 00:25:10,694 --> 00:25:13,496 Anything about the glass and white powder 499 00:25:13,506 --> 00:25:16,174 Found on loren's couch. 500 00:25:16,250 --> 00:25:19,502 - They asked her if she'd ever touch that glass. 501 00:25:19,512 --> 00:25:21,921 She stated she never touched it. 502 00:25:21,997 --> 00:25:25,174 - James: Porsche said she hadn't been there in weeks. 503 00:25:25,185 --> 00:25:27,468 - Narrator: Detectives ask the same question 504 00:25:27,503 --> 00:25:29,354 About loren's gun. 505 00:25:29,430 --> 00:25:32,098 At first, porsche says she had handled 506 00:25:32,174 --> 00:25:36,527 His gun in the past, then she changes her mind. 507 00:25:36,604 --> 00:25:38,029 - James: As she's communicated to 508 00:25:38,106 --> 00:25:39,647 During the rest of the interview, 509 00:25:39,723 --> 00:25:43,317 She then says, "no, I never touched loren's gun," uh, 510 00:25:43,352 --> 00:25:44,652 And that became suspicious. 511 00:25:44,728 --> 00:25:47,488 Well, why did you say that you had it, 512 00:25:47,565 --> 00:25:49,448 And then later say you never touched it? 513 00:25:49,525 --> 00:25:52,451 She contradicted herself in the interview. 514 00:25:52,528 --> 00:25:55,663 - Narrator: Catching porsche in a lie gives investigators 515 00:25:55,739 --> 00:26:01,001 Legal grounds for an arrest. 516 00:26:01,036 --> 00:26:02,720 - Shannon: When porsche is placed under arrest, 517 00:26:02,797 --> 00:26:05,464 Detectives take possession of her purse, 518 00:26:05,541 --> 00:26:07,800 Which she brought with her. 519 00:26:07,877 --> 00:26:09,510 - James: She was arrested for obstructing, 520 00:26:09,545 --> 00:26:12,138 But we believe there's a reason she's obstructing the case, 521 00:26:12,214 --> 00:26:14,014 And we need to find out what that is. 522 00:26:14,091 --> 00:26:15,808 That includes obtaining a search warrant 523 00:26:15,885 --> 00:26:18,352 For her apartment in waukesha. 524 00:26:18,387 --> 00:26:20,855 - ♪ 525 00:26:20,890 --> 00:26:21,906 - Narrator: The next day, 526 00:26:21,983 --> 00:26:24,066 Investigators take a search warrant 527 00:26:24,077 --> 00:26:27,820 To porsche's house and are met there by her sister, 528 00:26:27,897 --> 00:26:30,573 Who tells detectives she'd seen portia 529 00:26:30,583 --> 00:26:32,583 On February 2nd, 530 00:26:32,660 --> 00:26:36,328 Three days before loren's body was found. 531 00:26:36,405 --> 00:26:37,538 - James: She said that 532 00:26:37,573 --> 00:26:39,665 Porsche was acting very depressed that day, 533 00:26:39,742 --> 00:26:42,543 Was upset about something, and that she said that 534 00:26:42,620 --> 00:26:45,838 She had been contacted by someone who said that 535 00:26:45,915 --> 00:26:48,549 Loren had been shot and he's in the hospital. 536 00:26:48,584 --> 00:26:51,385 - ♪ 537 00:26:51,420 --> 00:26:55,598 - Grant: So, on February 2nd, porsche's telling her sister 538 00:26:55,608 --> 00:26:57,600 That loren had been shot. 539 00:26:57,610 --> 00:27:00,278 No one knew that loren had been shot. 540 00:27:00,354 --> 00:27:02,780 No one knew anything about this. 541 00:27:02,857 --> 00:27:05,608 That means that porsche had information 542 00:27:05,618 --> 00:27:09,236 That no one else in the entire world had. 543 00:27:09,271 --> 00:27:11,789 - James: She is now a suspect in this homicide. 544 00:27:11,866 --> 00:27:15,242 Nobody else knew that. 545 00:27:15,319 --> 00:27:17,077 - Narrator: Porsche's sister tells police that 546 00:27:17,154 --> 00:27:20,372 Later that day, she noticed something odd 547 00:27:20,449 --> 00:27:22,750 At porsche's apartment. 548 00:27:22,785 --> 00:27:24,126 - Grant: She told police that 549 00:27:24,137 --> 00:27:26,921 When she went to go take a shower, 550 00:27:26,956 --> 00:27:30,466 She saw a bag of clothing, including a maroon jacket 551 00:27:30,477 --> 00:27:34,312 And other items, in the tub. 552 00:27:34,388 --> 00:27:36,597 - Narrator: As detectives conduct the search 553 00:27:36,632 --> 00:27:39,058 Of porsche's home, they find the clothes 554 00:27:39,134 --> 00:27:42,102 Her sister described in the bathroom. 555 00:27:42,137 --> 00:27:43,136 - Grant: During the search warrant, 556 00:27:43,172 --> 00:27:46,899 The police find the coat, they find the boots, 557 00:27:46,976 --> 00:27:49,443 They find the scarf. 558 00:27:49,478 --> 00:27:53,906 They appeared to be wet and they smelled of cleaner. 559 00:27:53,983 --> 00:27:55,908 - Nathan: Those items of clothing were taken by us 560 00:27:55,985 --> 00:27:58,786 And inventoried for some further analysis. 561 00:27:58,862 --> 00:27:59,954 - Narrator: The rest of the search 562 00:27:59,989 --> 00:28:03,832 Fails to yield additional evidence. 563 00:28:03,843 --> 00:28:05,676 - Grant: We did not find the weapon. 564 00:28:05,753 --> 00:28:09,505 We did not find anything other than the clothes. 565 00:28:09,516 --> 00:28:12,675 - Nathan: Porsche was released from custody after a short time, 566 00:28:12,685 --> 00:28:15,353 And, um, the investigation continued 567 00:28:15,429 --> 00:28:16,854 With her not in custody. 568 00:28:20,342 --> 00:28:22,693 - Narrator: Another potential source of evidence 569 00:28:22,770 --> 00:28:25,479 Becomes available when investigators learn 570 00:28:25,556 --> 00:28:28,816 Loren's phone has been unlocked. 571 00:28:28,851 --> 00:28:31,652 - Grant: There is no signs of life on his phone 572 00:28:31,687 --> 00:28:33,362 After February 1st. 573 00:28:33,373 --> 00:28:36,699 We are now realizing, hey, this idea that 574 00:28:36,709 --> 00:28:39,544 He was seen on February 3rd, that's wrong. 575 00:28:39,620 --> 00:28:40,953 That timeline is off. 576 00:28:41,030 --> 00:28:42,955 The neighbor was mistaken as to the day 577 00:28:43,032 --> 00:28:45,291 He saw the victim alive. 578 00:28:45,367 --> 00:28:47,209 - Narrator: With his phone indicating that 579 00:28:47,220 --> 00:28:50,629 Loren possibly died on February 1st, 580 00:28:50,706 --> 00:28:52,798 Investigators try to make sense of 581 00:28:52,875 --> 00:28:57,177 Porsche's odd behavior during her interview. 582 00:28:57,254 --> 00:29:00,222 - James: Her behavior was more like she's trying 583 00:29:00,233 --> 00:29:02,057 To cover her tracks and less like 584 00:29:02,068 --> 00:29:05,519 She's trying to cooperate in the investigation 585 00:29:05,596 --> 00:29:07,521 Like the other witnesses were. 586 00:29:07,598 --> 00:29:11,150 - Narrator: Detectives also find that loren and porsche exchanged 587 00:29:11,226 --> 00:29:13,986 Multiple messages that day. 588 00:29:14,063 --> 00:29:16,989 - Grant: There were a number of text messages between 589 00:29:17,066 --> 00:29:19,199 The victim and porsche. 590 00:29:19,234 --> 00:29:23,421 It was very clear that there was a decision made 591 00:29:23,497 --> 00:29:26,206 That they were gonna have a kind of a conversation 592 00:29:26,283 --> 00:29:30,210 To air their grievances, maybe put it all behind them. 593 00:29:30,287 --> 00:29:34,381 Porsche texts the victim, asks if he's home. 594 00:29:34,458 --> 00:29:40,262 The victim indicates that he is. She says, okay. 595 00:29:40,273 --> 00:29:42,765 - Narrator: However, just after midnight, 596 00:29:42,775 --> 00:29:45,276 Porsche texts loren back. 597 00:29:45,353 --> 00:29:47,394 - Nathan: It sounds like they had plans, uh, 598 00:29:47,471 --> 00:29:50,022 Porsche wasn't able to make it, and then was apologizing 599 00:29:50,099 --> 00:29:51,690 To loren for not coming over. 600 00:29:51,767 --> 00:29:52,950 - ♪ 601 00:29:53,027 --> 00:29:56,028 - Narrator: The exchange between porsche and loren indicates 602 00:29:56,105 --> 00:29:59,406 More reconciliation than strife. 603 00:29:59,441 --> 00:30:02,034 - James: Porsche's messages in and of themselves 604 00:30:02,111 --> 00:30:06,297 Were not immediately suspicious that she's the one 605 00:30:06,374 --> 00:30:08,123 That killed loren. 606 00:30:08,134 --> 00:30:11,585 - Narrator: If porsche didn't go to loren's home that night, 607 00:30:11,662 --> 00:30:13,754 Who did? 608 00:30:13,831 --> 00:30:16,298 As detectives comb through the messages, 609 00:30:16,309 --> 00:30:19,635 They find that loren communicated with another woman 610 00:30:19,646 --> 00:30:21,637 On February 1st. 611 00:30:21,648 --> 00:30:23,931 - James: We also see that he's having some communication 612 00:30:23,966 --> 00:30:26,475 With his new girlfriend, dashanell. 613 00:30:26,486 --> 00:30:29,061 - Narrator: Detectives consider the possibility 614 00:30:29,138 --> 00:30:32,398 That dashanell might be the mystery girlfriend 615 00:30:32,474 --> 00:30:34,608 Kc referred to. 616 00:30:34,685 --> 00:30:36,994 - James: This is the first time we had heard this name 617 00:30:37,071 --> 00:30:39,571 Through the investigation. We see this in his phone. 618 00:30:39,648 --> 00:30:43,992 We see this text exchange going on between her and him 619 00:30:44,003 --> 00:30:47,672 And on the evening of the date that we believe that 620 00:30:47,748 --> 00:30:49,331 Loren was killed. 621 00:30:49,342 --> 00:30:51,842 She becomes somebody that we have to talk to, 622 00:30:51,919 --> 00:30:54,086 Somebody very significant at that point. 623 00:30:54,163 --> 00:30:56,088 - ♪ 624 00:30:56,165 --> 00:31:00,634 - Narrator: Coming up, detectives interview dashanell. 625 00:31:00,669 --> 00:31:03,971 - James: She immediately recognized that piece of glass 626 00:31:04,006 --> 00:31:06,306 With the powdery substance on it. 627 00:31:06,341 --> 00:31:09,268 - Narrator: And a major break reveals a killer. 628 00:31:09,344 --> 00:31:11,979 - It's just pinging, boom, one after another. 629 00:31:12,014 --> 00:31:15,324 Just constantly hitting at the victim's residence. 630 00:31:17,352 --> 00:31:20,830 - ♪ 631 00:31:30,383 --> 00:31:32,791 - Narrator: After combing through the phone records 632 00:31:32,868 --> 00:31:36,220 Of 28-year-old murder victim loren high, 633 00:31:36,297 --> 00:31:39,506 Milwaukee police have discovered that loren was texting 634 00:31:39,583 --> 00:31:42,676 A new love interest in the hours before 635 00:31:42,753 --> 00:31:45,637 Police believe he was killed. 636 00:31:45,714 --> 00:31:48,065 - James: When we look at loren's phone records. 637 00:31:48,142 --> 00:31:50,559 Dashanell was somebody that was communicating with him, 638 00:31:50,570 --> 00:31:51,852 And that became significant, 639 00:31:51,887 --> 00:31:55,147 So she was somebody that we had to talk to. 640 00:31:55,224 --> 00:31:56,857 - Narrator: On February 11th, 641 00:31:56,892 --> 00:32:00,235 Detectives interview dashanell harris. 642 00:32:00,246 --> 00:32:03,572 She is troubled by the news of loren's murder. 643 00:32:03,583 --> 00:32:06,033 - We're here to talk to you about a homicide. 644 00:32:06,109 --> 00:32:09,536 She says, "it's not loren, is it?" 645 00:32:09,571 --> 00:32:12,873 - ♪ 646 00:32:12,908 --> 00:32:15,250 - Grant: She indicated that she had not heard 647 00:32:15,261 --> 00:32:18,545 That the victim was dead, but that she hadn't heard 648 00:32:18,622 --> 00:32:21,381 From him since February 1st, 649 00:32:21,416 --> 00:32:24,718 When she had seen him in person in the morning. 650 00:32:24,795 --> 00:32:28,263 - James: Dashanell had actually spent the night with him 651 00:32:28,274 --> 00:32:31,275 On the 31st of January into the 1st of February. 652 00:32:31,352 --> 00:32:34,269 She says that she left that day, 653 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:37,439 And that was the last time she had seen him. 654 00:32:37,450 --> 00:32:41,360 She then relays also that she had a text exchange 655 00:32:41,436 --> 00:32:44,571 With loren the evening of the 1st of February. 656 00:32:44,648 --> 00:32:49,409 That exchange was a conversation where loren was saying that 657 00:32:49,444 --> 00:32:53,539 He's having a much-needed conversation with an ex, 658 00:32:53,615 --> 00:32:57,084 And asked dashanell to wish him luck. 659 00:32:57,119 --> 00:32:58,752 - Narrator: When dashanell checked in with him 660 00:32:58,829 --> 00:33:01,129 Later that night to see how it went, 661 00:33:01,140 --> 00:33:05,592 Loren never responded. 662 00:33:05,627 --> 00:33:08,303 - James: About 11:25, she sent him another text, 663 00:33:08,314 --> 00:33:11,315 Saying, "well, I guess that conversation's still going" 664 00:33:11,392 --> 00:33:14,560 Or words to that effect, and dashanell had a feature 665 00:33:14,636 --> 00:33:17,938 On her phone that she showed the detectives that showed 666 00:33:17,973 --> 00:33:21,441 When a text message was read and when it hadn't been read. 667 00:33:21,518 --> 00:33:25,237 The first text exchange obviously with loren was read 668 00:33:25,314 --> 00:33:27,281 Because he texted back to her, 669 00:33:27,316 --> 00:33:30,501 Uh, but the second one at 11:25 p.M. 670 00:33:30,578 --> 00:33:34,746 That evening on the first was not read by loren. 671 00:33:34,823 --> 00:33:37,958 - Narrator: The unread texts helps detectives narrow down 672 00:33:37,993 --> 00:33:41,336 Their murder time frame even further. 673 00:33:41,347 --> 00:33:43,422 - James: The fact that it was not read 674 00:33:43,498 --> 00:33:47,351 Also became very significant for the fact that 675 00:33:47,428 --> 00:33:50,804 We believe that loren was killed now sometime between 676 00:33:50,881 --> 00:33:56,643 The hours of 10 p.M. And 11:25 p.M. On February 1st. 677 00:33:56,720 --> 00:33:59,313 - Narrator: Based on their interview with dashanell, 678 00:33:59,348 --> 00:34:02,649 Investigators find no indication that she was involved 679 00:34:02,726 --> 00:34:04,651 In the murder. 680 00:34:04,728 --> 00:34:07,779 - Shannon: Between her job and her roommates, 681 00:34:07,856 --> 00:34:10,532 Dashanell is able to give a pretty tight alibi 682 00:34:10,543 --> 00:34:12,877 Of where she's been the past week. 683 00:34:12,953 --> 00:34:14,136 - Narrator: Before they leave, 684 00:34:14,138 --> 00:34:18,665 Investigators have one final exercise for dashanell. 685 00:34:18,742 --> 00:34:21,719 - James: She's shown pictures from the scene and asked, 686 00:34:21,795 --> 00:34:23,670 "is anything out of place or different from when 687 00:34:23,747 --> 00:34:25,389 You were there that day?" 688 00:34:25,466 --> 00:34:27,466 - Nathan: Dashanell was able to point to the couch 689 00:34:27,542 --> 00:34:30,385 And say that this piece of glass with the drug residue on it 690 00:34:30,396 --> 00:34:32,638 Was in fact not there when she left the morning 691 00:34:32,714 --> 00:34:34,014 Of February 1st. 692 00:34:34,049 --> 00:34:36,683 - ♪ 693 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:39,570 - Narrator: Detectives then get word that the piece of glass 694 00:34:39,647 --> 00:34:42,740 Has been processed by the crime lab. 695 00:34:42,816 --> 00:34:46,902 - James: The drugs were mdma, or ecstasy, 696 00:34:46,913 --> 00:34:50,364 And there was a fingerprint present on this glass, 697 00:34:50,399 --> 00:34:54,826 A fingerprint belonging to porsche humphery. 698 00:34:54,903 --> 00:34:56,036 Porsche was saying that 699 00:34:56,071 --> 00:34:58,330 She never went to loren's house that day, 700 00:34:58,407 --> 00:35:01,875 And now we have her fingerprint on this piece of glass 701 00:35:01,952 --> 00:35:03,251 That was in fact not there 702 00:35:03,262 --> 00:35:06,505 When dashanell left the morning of February 1st. 703 00:35:06,581 --> 00:35:08,048 - ♪ 704 00:35:08,083 --> 00:35:10,384 - Narrator: To further strengthen their case, 705 00:35:10,419 --> 00:35:14,179 Investigators comb back through items collected from porsche 706 00:35:14,256 --> 00:35:16,765 After her first interview. 707 00:35:16,776 --> 00:35:19,059 - Shannon: They find a bus pass in her wallet. 708 00:35:19,094 --> 00:35:21,779 Mcts bus passes can be tracked, 709 00:35:21,855 --> 00:35:24,731 And buses are equipped with security cameras. 710 00:35:24,808 --> 00:35:27,618 - Grant: They're able to get the bus records to let us know 711 00:35:27,695 --> 00:35:30,028 What times that day on February 1st 712 00:35:30,105 --> 00:35:31,121 She used the bus. 713 00:35:31,198 --> 00:35:35,367 That security video, ah, shows us exactly what clothes 714 00:35:35,444 --> 00:35:39,705 That she's wearing. 715 00:35:39,781 --> 00:35:44,793 - James: We're able to see that porsche's in possession of a bag 716 00:35:44,804 --> 00:35:50,632 And also that she's wearing a burgundy coat, a scarf, 717 00:35:50,643 --> 00:35:54,386 And some type of hat or beret on her head. 718 00:35:54,463 --> 00:35:57,305 - Narrator: The clothes match the ones detectives recovered 719 00:35:57,316 --> 00:36:00,934 From porsche's bathtub. 720 00:36:01,011 --> 00:36:02,728 - Grant: She washed the clothes. 721 00:36:02,804 --> 00:36:04,822 Porsche was attempting to get rid of 722 00:36:04,898 --> 00:36:07,899 Whatever trace evidence or dna evidence she thought 723 00:36:07,976 --> 00:36:09,818 May be on her clothes. 724 00:36:09,829 --> 00:36:12,612 - Narrator: As for the bag, investigators suspect 725 00:36:12,689 --> 00:36:17,167 It might have contained loren's .40 glock. 726 00:36:17,244 --> 00:36:19,619 - James: She somehow got rid of that gun. 727 00:36:19,696 --> 00:36:24,791 We believe that she took it from loren's apartment 728 00:36:24,826 --> 00:36:28,846 And somewhere got rid of it, but didn't take it back 729 00:36:28,922 --> 00:36:30,797 To her house. 730 00:36:30,832 --> 00:36:32,299 - ♪ 731 00:36:32,375 --> 00:36:34,968 - Narrator: Sensing they are closing in on porsche, 732 00:36:35,003 --> 00:36:40,265 Milwaukee detectives continue the push for more evidence. 733 00:36:40,342 --> 00:36:42,142 - Grant: We're gonna need information 734 00:36:42,177 --> 00:36:44,603 That would let us know whether or not 735 00:36:44,679 --> 00:36:47,689 Porsche was at the victim's residence 736 00:36:47,700 --> 00:36:48,982 On February 1st. 737 00:36:49,017 --> 00:36:51,535 That's the last piece of the puzzle we were looking for. 738 00:36:51,612 --> 00:36:54,863 - ♪ 739 00:36:54,874 --> 00:36:58,876 - Narrator: Finally, in March, porsche's phone records come in, 740 00:36:58,952 --> 00:37:03,163 And detectives land the break they've been looking for. 741 00:37:03,198 --> 00:37:07,000 - What was important was that phone showed 742 00:37:07,077 --> 00:37:11,797 A series, if I'm not mistaken, of over a hundred hits 743 00:37:11,873 --> 00:37:15,175 Between 7:30 and 11:30 744 00:37:15,210 --> 00:37:19,346 Hitting at the victim's residence. 745 00:37:19,422 --> 00:37:22,349 It's just pinging, boom, one after another, 746 00:37:22,425 --> 00:37:23,850 Sometimes within 10 feet, 747 00:37:23,885 --> 00:37:26,019 Sometimes a little farther than that, 748 00:37:26,096 --> 00:37:30,407 Constantly, regularly hitting at the victim's residence. 749 00:37:30,484 --> 00:37:32,067 - James: She was in loren high's house 750 00:37:32,078 --> 00:37:34,486 For about four hours that evening, 751 00:37:34,563 --> 00:37:36,988 And her phone put her there the entire time. 752 00:37:37,065 --> 00:37:39,699 - ♪ 753 00:37:39,776 --> 00:37:42,202 - Narrator: Prosecutors are now ready to upgrade 754 00:37:42,237 --> 00:37:44,704 The charges against porsche. 755 00:37:44,781 --> 00:37:46,039 - Nathan: Porsche was initially arrested for 756 00:37:46,116 --> 00:37:47,582 Obstructing an officer. 757 00:37:47,593 --> 00:37:51,211 However, she was released from custody after a short time. 758 00:37:51,246 --> 00:37:54,214 Detectives now had reason to arrest her again. 759 00:37:54,249 --> 00:37:55,549 - Grant: I'm now convinced we have enough 760 00:37:55,584 --> 00:37:57,425 To charge her with homicide. 761 00:37:57,436 --> 00:38:00,595 We now know that her entire version of events was a lie. 762 00:38:00,606 --> 00:38:02,764 We now know that she was present, 763 00:38:02,775 --> 00:38:04,933 Uh, with the victim on the day he died. 764 00:38:04,944 --> 00:38:08,937 That disproved her story, and in my opinion, 765 00:38:08,948 --> 00:38:10,939 Showed that we could prove beyond unreasonable doubt 766 00:38:10,950 --> 00:38:13,525 That she killed the victim. 767 00:38:13,602 --> 00:38:16,069 We charged her with first-degree reckless homicide. 768 00:38:16,146 --> 00:38:18,071 - ♪ 769 00:38:18,148 --> 00:38:19,123 - Narrator: Coming up, 770 00:38:19,199 --> 00:38:23,544 Detectives press porsche for her side of the story. 771 00:38:28,801 --> 00:38:32,085 - Narrator: And one big question remains. 772 00:38:32,120 --> 00:38:34,254 - Grant: We don't know what happened in that room. 773 00:38:34,331 --> 00:38:35,797 - [gunshot] 774 00:38:35,808 --> 00:38:39,726 - ♪ 775 00:38:48,470 --> 00:38:50,896 - Narrator: By March 2017, 776 00:38:50,972 --> 00:38:54,900 Investigators in milwaukee, wisconsin have just charged 777 00:38:54,976 --> 00:38:59,446 30-year-old porsche humphery with first-degree murder 778 00:38:59,481 --> 00:39:02,916 In the death of her ex-boyfriend, loren high. 779 00:39:19,852 --> 00:39:22,302 - James: Porsche gets arrested, does not provide us 780 00:39:22,337 --> 00:39:25,680 Any more details about what happened. 781 00:39:25,691 --> 00:39:30,435 She essentially requests an attorney, and that's it. 782 00:39:30,512 --> 00:39:32,479 - Curtis: I just assumed it would go unsolved 783 00:39:32,555 --> 00:39:37,317 Like a, a thousand other murders do in milwaukee, um, 784 00:39:37,394 --> 00:39:39,819 Which hurt more because there was no closure. 785 00:39:39,854 --> 00:39:42,489 But then when we found out it was porsche, 786 00:39:42,524 --> 00:39:43,990 Everything made sense. 787 00:39:44,025 --> 00:39:47,827 Like, the lead-up to that happening made sense. 788 00:39:47,904 --> 00:39:50,714 Her reaction when I told her made sense. 789 00:39:50,791 --> 00:39:52,958 - ♪ 790 00:39:53,034 --> 00:39:55,385 - Narrator: Just before her trial is set to take place 791 00:39:55,462 --> 00:39:58,338 In January 2018, 792 00:39:58,373 --> 00:40:02,559 Porsche reaches an agreement with prosecutors. 793 00:40:02,636 --> 00:40:05,637 - Grant: The defense indicated that porsche might be willing 794 00:40:05,714 --> 00:40:09,307 To plead guilty, and we offered 795 00:40:09,384 --> 00:40:11,977 A second-degree reckless homicide. 796 00:40:12,053 --> 00:40:14,521 The important factors was we wanted to make certain 797 00:40:14,556 --> 00:40:16,406 That she was convicted of homicide because 798 00:40:16,483 --> 00:40:18,733 She had killed the victim. 799 00:40:18,744 --> 00:40:21,861 But one of the factors that came into our decision 800 00:40:21,938 --> 00:40:24,990 Was we don't know what she was going to say 801 00:40:25,066 --> 00:40:26,574 If this went to trial. 802 00:40:26,585 --> 00:40:30,328 It only made sense to accept the plea deal. 803 00:40:30,405 --> 00:40:31,705 - ♪ 804 00:40:31,740 --> 00:40:33,707 - Narrator: At her sentencing in March, 805 00:40:33,742 --> 00:40:36,543 Prosecutors assert that the evidence proves 806 00:40:36,619 --> 00:40:40,380 Porsche took loren's life. 807 00:40:40,415 --> 00:40:45,176 - Grant: Her cell phone records clearly show that she was there. 808 00:40:45,253 --> 00:40:48,221 The fingerprint evidence that shows that she's there. 809 00:40:48,256 --> 00:40:52,017 The fact that she attempted to manufacture an alibi 810 00:40:52,093 --> 00:40:55,729 To police showing up with all sorts of information 811 00:40:55,805 --> 00:41:00,608 When they didn't even know what day the victim died. 812 00:41:00,619 --> 00:41:03,945 - Narrator: Prosecutors cannot hide the lingering questions 813 00:41:03,956 --> 00:41:08,742 Around what actually happened inside loren's home that night. 814 00:41:08,777 --> 00:41:10,577 - Grant: We don't know what happened in that room. 815 00:41:10,653 --> 00:41:15,373 I--I can't point to a single fact as to what happened. 816 00:41:15,450 --> 00:41:17,542 There's no fight that anybody heard. 817 00:41:17,619 --> 00:41:20,045 There's no defensive wounds that we can see. 818 00:41:20,121 --> 00:41:23,089 We're left with a gigantic question mark. 819 00:41:23,124 --> 00:41:25,976 - James: No one else was present besides loren and porsche. 820 00:41:26,053 --> 00:41:28,428 We don't know exactly how this went down, 821 00:41:28,505 --> 00:41:30,889 Why it went down, and, really, the only person 822 00:41:30,965 --> 00:41:32,983 That can answer that is porsche. 823 00:41:35,804 --> 00:41:36,911 - Narrator: Defense attorneys 824 00:41:36,913 --> 00:41:40,440 Finally present porsche's version of what took place 825 00:41:40,475 --> 00:41:46,071 On the night of February 1st, 2017. 826 00:41:46,147 --> 00:41:47,238 - Grant: The defense attorney 827 00:41:47,315 --> 00:41:51,951 Indicated that porsche had gone over to the residence, 828 00:41:51,986 --> 00:41:54,245 That the two of them had been intoxicated, 829 00:41:54,322 --> 00:41:59,084 That the victim and porsche had had some discussions about 830 00:41:59,160 --> 00:42:01,503 How to handle a firearm. 831 00:42:01,513 --> 00:42:03,088 - Narrator: According to the defense, 832 00:42:03,164 --> 00:42:06,966 Loren pulled out his gun, offering to show porsche 833 00:42:07,001 --> 00:42:08,843 How to use it. 834 00:42:08,854 --> 00:42:11,521 - Grant: She mishandled it, pulled the trigger, 835 00:42:11,598 --> 00:42:15,809 And shot him in the chest. 836 00:42:15,844 --> 00:42:18,311 - Narrator: Loren's friends find porsche's story 837 00:42:18,346 --> 00:42:21,106 Hard to swallow. 838 00:42:21,182 --> 00:42:25,985 - Curtis: I do not think that she accidentally shot him. 839 00:42:26,020 --> 00:42:30,540 That's complete hogwash. I don't believe any of it. 840 00:42:30,617 --> 00:42:33,660 - Kc: Porsche knew exactly what her intentions were 841 00:42:33,736 --> 00:42:35,328 When she went over there, 842 00:42:35,405 --> 00:42:38,790 And it wasn't to play with a gun. It was to kill loren. 843 00:42:38,867 --> 00:42:41,718 - ♪ 844 00:42:41,795 --> 00:42:43,002 - Narrator: In March, 845 00:42:43,037 --> 00:42:46,131 A judge hands down porsche's sentence. 846 00:42:46,207 --> 00:42:49,134 - Shannon: She pleads guilty to second-degree reckless homicide 847 00:42:49,210 --> 00:42:52,396 And is sentenced to nine years in prison. 848 00:42:52,472 --> 00:42:54,305 - Amber: She only got nine years inside 849 00:42:54,382 --> 00:42:55,640 For what she did, 850 00:42:55,717 --> 00:42:58,560 And where was the justice in that? 851 00:42:58,570 --> 00:43:02,021 - Curtis: Because of the level of pain I feel 852 00:43:02,098 --> 00:43:05,575 When I have to recount seeing his body lay there, 853 00:43:05,652 --> 00:43:08,027 Um, knowing the person that did this, 854 00:43:08,104 --> 00:43:11,156 And knowing that justice will not be served, 855 00:43:11,232 --> 00:43:14,033 This is a total mockery of this man's life. 856 00:43:14,068 --> 00:43:16,911 Like, I can't believe you can kill someone 857 00:43:16,922 --> 00:43:20,582 And get nine years in prison for it. 858 00:43:20,592 --> 00:43:22,542 - Narrator: Exactly what took place 859 00:43:22,619 --> 00:43:26,596 Inside loren's home that night remains a mystery, 860 00:43:26,673 --> 00:43:28,882 But for those who knew the couple, 861 00:43:28,917 --> 00:43:32,719 Porsche's motive is crystal clear. 862 00:43:32,754 --> 00:43:36,723 - Kariba: I honestly don't think that she ever had any man 863 00:43:36,799 --> 00:43:39,851 To love her the way that loren loved her, 864 00:43:39,928 --> 00:43:42,604 So once she found that, 865 00:43:42,614 --> 00:43:44,772 She didn't wanna share it with anybody. 866 00:43:44,783 --> 00:43:46,900 I love you to death, no one can have you. 867 00:43:46,935 --> 00:43:49,828 If I can't have you, no one can. 868 00:43:51,865 --> 00:43:57,752 - ♪