1 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:18,985 She tells them, 2 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:18,985 the man had a gun. 3 00:00:19,919 --> 00:00:22,422 He came in and wanted my jewelry 4 00:00:19,919 --> 00:00:22,422 and our money. 5 00:00:22,455 --> 00:00:24,557 He attacked me. 6 00:00:24,591 --> 00:00:25,859 [Steven] In the walk-through 7 00:00:24,591 --> 00:00:25,859 of the crime scene, 8 00:00:25,892 --> 00:00:29,462 it was very indicative of some 9 00:00:25,892 --> 00:00:29,462 sort of struggle. 10 00:00:30,163 --> 00:00:32,365 [Narrator] When the homicide 11 00:00:30,163 --> 00:00:32,365 investigation begins, 12 00:00:32,399 --> 00:00:35,268 a loving wife leads the charge. 13 00:00:38,805 --> 00:00:41,241 [Narrator] But behind this 14 00:00:38,805 --> 00:00:41,241 picture-perfect marriage 15 00:00:41,274 --> 00:00:43,877 were dark secrets. 16 00:00:43,910 --> 00:00:45,612 He thought she was 17 00:00:43,910 --> 00:00:45,612 having an affair. 18 00:00:45,645 --> 00:00:47,747 He confronted her about it. 19 00:00:47,781 --> 00:00:51,685 [Narrator] Was this a rivalry 20 00:00:47,781 --> 00:00:51,685 fueled by jealousy? 21 00:00:51,718 --> 00:00:55,455 Her narcissism 22 00:00:51,718 --> 00:00:55,455 was very evident. 23 00:00:55,488 --> 00:00:57,457 She kind of played 24 00:00:55,488 --> 00:00:57,457 the damsel in distress. 25 00:01:01,394 --> 00:01:03,463 [Narrator] Or had a selfish 26 00:01:01,394 --> 00:01:03,463 desire to protect one's 27 00:01:03,496 --> 00:01:07,901 reputation led to 28 00:01:03,496 --> 00:01:07,901 the ultimate betrayal? 29 00:01:07,934 --> 00:01:10,136 She loaded him 30 00:01:07,934 --> 00:01:10,136 and pulled the trigger. 31 00:01:23,983 --> 00:01:29,723 [music] 32 00:01:35,795 --> 00:01:39,164 [Narrator] With a population 33 00:01:35,795 --> 00:01:39,164 of less than 20,000 people, 34 00:01:39,199 --> 00:01:41,101 Elizabeth City, 35 00:01:39,199 --> 00:01:41,101 North Carolina 36 00:01:41,101 --> 00:01:44,503 is about as quiet 37 00:01:41,101 --> 00:01:44,503 as a city can be. 38 00:01:45,372 --> 00:01:49,509 But just before 2:00 AM 39 00:01:45,372 --> 00:01:49,509 on August 2, 2018, 40 00:01:49,542 --> 00:01:54,948 a homeowner is awakened by the 41 00:01:49,542 --> 00:01:54,948 sound of a panicked woman. 42 00:01:54,981 --> 00:01:56,983 She knocked on the door 43 00:01:54,981 --> 00:01:56,983 until he came. 44 00:01:57,170 --> 00:02:02,188 When he went out there, he saw 45 00:01:57,170 --> 00:02:02,188 her. She's crying. She's upset. 46 00:02:02,222 --> 00:02:04,324 [Narrator] 47 00:02:02,222 --> 00:02:04,324 The woman is clearly injured 48 00:02:04,357 --> 00:02:06,259 and the man 49 00:02:04,357 --> 00:02:06,259 instantly recognizes her 50 00:02:06,292 --> 00:02:10,764 as his neighbor, 51 00:02:06,292 --> 00:02:10,764 45-year-old Angel Sawyer. 52 00:02:10,797 --> 00:02:13,867 She had a wound to the top 53 00:02:10,797 --> 00:02:13,867 right of her forehead. 54 00:02:13,900 --> 00:02:15,135 It was not very big. 55 00:02:15,168 --> 00:02:17,437 She did have some blood 56 00:02:15,168 --> 00:02:17,437 on her forehead. 57 00:02:17,470 --> 00:02:19,873 She tells him, a man has 58 00:02:17,470 --> 00:02:19,873 broken into the house 59 00:02:19,906 --> 00:02:21,908 and killed my husband. 60 00:02:22,709 --> 00:02:25,211 [Narrator] Angel is too 61 00:02:22,709 --> 00:02:25,211 distraught to call for help, 62 00:02:25,245 --> 00:02:26,913 so her neighbor alerts 63 00:02:25,245 --> 00:02:26,913 dispatchers 64 00:02:26,946 --> 00:02:29,416 at the Pasquotank County 911. 65 00:02:47,634 --> 00:02:50,670 He repeats her answers 66 00:02:47,634 --> 00:02:50,670 to the 911 operator, 67 00:02:50,704 --> 00:02:53,239 and she tells them, 68 00:02:50,704 --> 00:02:53,239 the man had a gun. 69 00:02:53,273 --> 00:02:55,841 He came in and wanted 70 00:02:53,273 --> 00:02:55,841 my jewelry and our money. 71 00:02:55,875 --> 00:02:57,277 He attacked me. 72 00:03:03,616 --> 00:03:05,452 [Steven] He did his best to, 73 00:03:03,616 --> 00:03:05,452 to calm her. 74 00:03:05,485 --> 00:03:07,420 You could kind of hear her 75 00:03:05,485 --> 00:03:07,420 in the background 76 00:03:07,454 --> 00:03:09,622 and she was kind of frantic. 77 00:03:20,900 --> 00:03:23,690 [Narrator] While Angel remains 78 00:03:20,900 --> 00:03:23,690 at her neighbor's, 79 00:03:23,103 --> 00:03:26,339 deputies arrive 80 00:03:23,103 --> 00:03:26,339 at the Sawyer home. 81 00:03:26,373 --> 00:03:27,474 [Kimberly] 82 00:03:26,373 --> 00:03:27,474 The front door is locked. 83 00:03:27,507 --> 00:03:30,243 There are two entrances 84 00:03:27,507 --> 00:03:30,243 in the home on the backside. 85 00:03:30,276 --> 00:03:32,780 The door was unlocked. 86 00:03:32,112 --> 00:03:33,413 [Aaron] They announced 87 00:03:32,112 --> 00:03:33,413 themselves, you know, 88 00:03:33,446 --> 00:03:34,914 sheriff's office, 89 00:03:33,446 --> 00:03:34,914 sheriff's office. 90 00:03:34,948 --> 00:03:36,449 Is anybody inside? 91 00:03:36,483 --> 00:03:37,984 They go to the 92 00:03:36,483 --> 00:03:37,984 master bedroom. 93 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:41,721 They walk in, and you can tell 94 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:41,721 there's been a struggle. 95 00:03:42,122 --> 00:03:43,590 [Steven] A lot of the 96 00:03:42,122 --> 00:03:43,590 drawers were dumped out. 97 00:03:43,623 --> 00:03:46,359 There was just mass amounts 98 00:03:43,623 --> 00:03:46,359 of just assorted jewelry, 99 00:03:46,393 --> 00:03:49,562 either costume or silver, 100 00:03:46,393 --> 00:03:49,562 gold, uh, just kind of all 101 00:03:49,596 --> 00:03:52,332 over the floor. 102 00:03:49,596 --> 00:03:52,332 It was very ransacked. 103 00:03:54,466 --> 00:03:56,102 [Narrator] Deputies find 104 00:03:54,466 --> 00:03:56,102 Angel's husband, 105 00:03:56,136 --> 00:04:02,242 55-year-old Milton Sawyer, lyin 106 00:03:56,136 --> 00:04:02,242 in the adjoining master bedroom 107 00:04:02,275 --> 00:04:04,477 Milton Sawyer was lying face 108 00:04:02,275 --> 00:04:04,477 down in the bathroom, 109 00:04:04,511 --> 00:04:07,313 both his hands taped up 110 00:04:04,511 --> 00:04:07,313 behind his back. 111 00:04:07,347 --> 00:04:09,282 There was a little bit of blood 112 00:04:07,347 --> 00:04:09,282 on the floor. 113 00:04:09,315 --> 00:04:10,950 He's a big guy, 114 00:04:09,315 --> 00:04:10,950 and it's a fairly small room, 115 00:04:11,510 --> 00:04:14,120 so he took up a lot of space. 116 00:04:11,510 --> 00:04:14,120 They see him face down. 117 00:04:14,154 --> 00:04:16,856 They check on Milton. 118 00:04:14,154 --> 00:04:16,856 He's deceased. 119 00:04:18,358 --> 00:04:19,726 He had some 120 00:04:18,358 --> 00:04:19,726 superficial injuries, 121 00:04:19,759 --> 00:04:22,262 but nothing that would 122 00:04:19,759 --> 00:04:22,262 cause his death. 123 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,100 [Narrator] Deputies rush Angel 124 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,100 to the hospital for evaluation 125 00:04:27,133 --> 00:04:32,305 and secure the scene while they 126 00:04:27,133 --> 00:04:32,305 await homicide investigators. 127 00:04:32,339 --> 00:04:36,760 News of the unfolding tragedy 128 00:04:32,339 --> 00:04:36,760 reaches Milton's sister, 129 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:38,780 Lisa Loucks. 130 00:04:38,780 --> 00:04:42,820 It was about 3:00 in the morning 131 00:04:38,780 --> 00:04:42,820 when I got the phone call 132 00:04:42,820 --> 00:04:44,840 that Milton had been killed. 133 00:04:44,840 --> 00:04:45,518 I was in shock. 134 00:04:45,552 --> 00:04:47,520 And it took me a while to 135 00:04:45,552 --> 00:04:47,520 really get myself together 136 00:04:47,554 --> 00:04:51,291 before I started making phone 137 00:04:47,554 --> 00:04:51,291 calls to all the brothers. 138 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:55,762 [Bill] I see these missed 139 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:55,762 calls from Lisa. 140 00:04:55,795 --> 00:04:57,364 I call Lisa. 141 00:04:57,397 --> 00:04:59,933 And I'll never forget. 142 00:04:57,397 --> 00:04:59,933 She goes, hey bro, 143 00:05:00,330 --> 00:05:02,702 are you sitting down? 144 00:05:00,330 --> 00:05:02,702 I'm like, yeah, Lisa. 145 00:05:02,736 --> 00:05:03,770 What's going on? 146 00:05:03,803 --> 00:05:05,638 And she goes, I don't know 147 00:05:03,803 --> 00:05:05,638 how to tell you this, 148 00:05:05,672 --> 00:05:08,375 but Milton has been murdered. 149 00:05:08,408 --> 00:05:10,143 And I remember like hearing it, 150 00:05:10,176 --> 00:05:13,580 but my brain is just 151 00:05:10,176 --> 00:05:13,580 not processing it. 152 00:05:13,613 --> 00:05:16,416 [David] I was devastated. 153 00:05:13,613 --> 00:05:16,416 I couldn't hardly... 154 00:05:16,449 --> 00:05:18,184 pull my thoughts together. 155 00:05:18,218 --> 00:05:19,686 When I started getting the, 156 00:05:19,719 --> 00:05:24,457 the details of what transpired, 157 00:05:24,491 --> 00:05:26,760 there were just 158 00:05:24,491 --> 00:05:26,760 so many questions. 159 00:05:31,970 --> 00:05:35,135 [Narrator] Milton Sawyer was 160 00:05:31,970 --> 00:05:35,135 born in 1963 in the small town 161 00:05:35,168 --> 00:05:38,471 of Elizabeth City, 162 00:05:35,168 --> 00:05:38,471 North Carolina. 163 00:05:38,505 --> 00:05:43,909 My mom married his dad. 164 00:05:38,505 --> 00:05:43,909 Milton and Lisa's father. 165 00:05:43,943 --> 00:05:48,214 And we grew up together, and, 166 00:05:43,943 --> 00:05:48,214 uh, we bonded rather quickly. 167 00:05:48,248 --> 00:05:51,751 And you know, typical childhood. 168 00:05:48,248 --> 00:05:51,751 We played outside in the woods. 169 00:05:51,784 --> 00:05:54,921 We built forts. 170 00:05:51,784 --> 00:05:54,921 We did all those kind of things. 171 00:05:54,954 --> 00:05:58,425 [Narrator] Even at a young age, 172 00:05:54,954 --> 00:05:58,425 Milton cherished rare items 173 00:05:58,457 --> 00:06:01,461 and was drawn to collectibles. 174 00:06:01,494 --> 00:06:04,197 [David] He got that 175 00:06:01,494 --> 00:06:04,197 from his father. 176 00:06:04,230 --> 00:06:06,866 He was exposed 177 00:06:04,230 --> 00:06:06,866 to collecting things 178 00:06:06,900 --> 00:06:09,769 and being aware 179 00:06:06,900 --> 00:06:09,769 of the value of things. 180 00:06:09,803 --> 00:06:15,408 And so, I think that was always 181 00:06:09,803 --> 00:06:15,408 in his blood, so to speak. 182 00:06:15,442 --> 00:06:18,545 [Lisa] Collecting items was 183 00:06:15,442 --> 00:06:18,545 definitely his passion, 184 00:06:18,578 --> 00:06:20,613 so when he got older, 185 00:06:20,647 --> 00:06:24,250 my brother started an antique 186 00:06:20,647 --> 00:06:24,250 shop in Elizabeth City, 187 00:06:24,284 --> 00:06:26,252 and it was called 188 00:06:24,284 --> 00:06:26,252 The Treasure Hunter, 189 00:06:26,286 --> 00:06:30,457 where he would buy 190 00:06:26,286 --> 00:06:30,457 and sell gold as well. 191 00:06:32,192 --> 00:06:35,161 [Narrator] However, Milton 192 00:06:32,192 --> 00:06:35,161 wasn't as lucky with love 193 00:06:35,195 --> 00:06:36,730 as with business. 194 00:06:36,763 --> 00:06:40,233 In 2000, his first marriage 195 00:06:36,763 --> 00:06:40,233 ended in divorce, 196 00:06:40,266 --> 00:06:42,602 but Milton prioritized 197 00:06:40,266 --> 00:06:42,602 spending time 198 00:06:42,635 --> 00:06:45,638 with his three young children. 199 00:06:45,672 --> 00:06:46,973 [David] He was a good father. 200 00:06:47,730 --> 00:06:49,642 He took the kids with him 201 00:06:47,730 --> 00:06:49,642 whenever he could. 202 00:06:49,676 --> 00:06:51,770 If he was working 203 00:06:49,676 --> 00:06:51,770 in the store, 204 00:06:51,770 --> 00:06:53,279 he would take the kids 205 00:06:51,770 --> 00:06:53,279 to the store with him. 206 00:06:53,313 --> 00:06:56,349 They loved being with Milton. 207 00:06:58,985 --> 00:07:01,788 [Narrator] It seemed the only 208 00:06:58,985 --> 00:07:01,788 thing missing from Milton's lif 209 00:07:01,821 --> 00:07:04,224 was a partner to share it with. 210 00:07:04,257 --> 00:07:07,894 But in 2011, while picking up 211 00:07:04,257 --> 00:07:07,894 his kids from school, 212 00:07:07,927 --> 00:07:09,596 he met just the woman... 213 00:07:09,629 --> 00:07:13,667 38-year-old Angel Kessinger. 214 00:07:13,700 --> 00:07:17,504 Milton's children 215 00:07:13,700 --> 00:07:17,504 and a couple of Angel's children 216 00:07:17,537 --> 00:07:21,307 were similar in age, and both 217 00:07:17,537 --> 00:07:21,307 went to the same school. 218 00:07:21,341 --> 00:07:24,377 And they ran into 219 00:07:21,341 --> 00:07:24,377 each other and talked. 220 00:07:27,180 --> 00:07:29,816 [Narrator] Milton learned 221 00:07:27,180 --> 00:07:29,816 Angel was born in New York, 222 00:07:29,849 --> 00:07:31,918 and that she and her husband 223 00:07:29,849 --> 00:07:31,918 bounced around 224 00:07:31,951 --> 00:07:35,155 before landing 225 00:07:31,951 --> 00:07:35,155 in Elizabeth City. 226 00:07:35,188 --> 00:07:38,191 [David] She was married 227 00:07:35,188 --> 00:07:38,191 and had four children, 228 00:07:38,224 --> 00:07:40,560 but according to Milton, 229 00:07:40,593 --> 00:07:42,862 what she told him was that 230 00:07:40,593 --> 00:07:42,862 they were in the process 231 00:07:42,896 --> 00:07:45,432 of separating. 232 00:07:45,465 --> 00:07:47,634 [Narrator] Despite their 233 00:07:45,465 --> 00:07:47,634 10-year age difference, 234 00:07:47,667 --> 00:07:51,338 Milton and Angel bonded over 235 00:07:47,667 --> 00:07:51,338 the challenges of parenting 236 00:07:51,371 --> 00:07:55,141 and sharing custody 237 00:07:51,371 --> 00:07:55,141 of their children. 238 00:07:55,175 --> 00:07:58,912 He was very smitten with her 239 00:07:55,175 --> 00:07:58,912 when he first met her. 240 00:08:01,381 --> 00:08:03,249 [Narrator] When Angel's 241 00:08:01,381 --> 00:08:03,249 divorce was finalized 242 00:08:03,283 --> 00:08:04,884 shortly after they met, 243 00:08:04,918 --> 00:08:09,289 Milton seized the opportunity 244 00:08:04,918 --> 00:08:09,289 and asked her out. 245 00:08:09,656 --> 00:08:12,726 [David] They became physically 246 00:08:09,656 --> 00:08:12,726 involved fairly early on, 247 00:08:12,759 --> 00:08:15,895 and as time progressed, 248 00:08:15,929 --> 00:08:18,765 he became more and more 249 00:08:15,929 --> 00:08:18,765 committed to her. 250 00:08:20,834 --> 00:08:23,169 [Narrator] When the couple 251 00:08:20,834 --> 00:08:23,169 wed in 2012, 252 00:08:23,203 --> 00:08:27,640 they became partners 253 00:08:23,203 --> 00:08:27,640 in life and business. 254 00:08:27,674 --> 00:08:32,379 At The Treasure Hunter, 255 00:08:27,674 --> 00:08:32,379 Angel was a constant presence. 256 00:08:32,412 --> 00:08:34,470 Milton was 257 00:08:32,412 --> 00:08:34,470 going out buying. 258 00:08:34,470 --> 00:08:36,582 He would just a lot 259 00:08:34,470 --> 00:08:36,582 of times bring stuff 260 00:08:36,616 --> 00:08:39,385 and put it in the shop 261 00:08:36,616 --> 00:08:39,385 with no organization. 262 00:08:39,419 --> 00:08:43,256 And when she came on the scene, 263 00:08:39,419 --> 00:08:43,256 she started to spend time 264 00:08:43,289 --> 00:08:46,593 organizing, 265 00:08:43,289 --> 00:08:46,593 staging the items 266 00:08:46,626 --> 00:08:49,950 so that the shop 267 00:08:46,626 --> 00:08:49,950 looked a little better. 268 00:08:49,129 --> 00:08:50,930 Milton appreciated that. 269 00:08:50,964 --> 00:08:52,766 [Narrator] 270 00:08:50,964 --> 00:08:52,766 Over the next five years, 271 00:08:52,799 --> 00:08:55,402 the couple worked to nurture 272 00:08:52,799 --> 00:08:55,402 their blended family 273 00:08:55,435 --> 00:08:58,138 of seven children. 274 00:08:59,439 --> 00:09:01,408 Life seemed good for the Sawyer 275 00:09:01,441 --> 00:09:06,120 until the night 276 00:09:01,441 --> 00:09:06,120 of August 2, 2018. 277 00:09:08,114 --> 00:09:12,786 A home invasion has left Milton 278 00:09:08,114 --> 00:09:12,786 dead and Angel in the hospital. 279 00:09:13,820 --> 00:09:15,789 [Kimberly] We had drawers 280 00:09:13,820 --> 00:09:15,789 dumped out of dressers 281 00:09:15,822 --> 00:09:17,791 where she kept jewelry. 282 00:09:15,822 --> 00:09:17,791 They were emptied out. 283 00:09:17,824 --> 00:09:19,526 There was stuff 284 00:09:17,824 --> 00:09:19,526 all over the floor. 285 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:22,829 So, I mean, it seemed 286 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:22,829 consistent with a robbery. 287 00:09:23,196 --> 00:09:24,397 [Steven] In the walk-through 288 00:09:23,196 --> 00:09:24,397 of the crime scene, 289 00:09:24,431 --> 00:09:26,666 obviously discovering 290 00:09:24,431 --> 00:09:26,666 Milton in his position. 291 00:09:26,700 --> 00:09:30,437 It was very indicative 292 00:09:26,700 --> 00:09:30,437 of some sort of a struggle. 293 00:09:30,470 --> 00:09:32,772 [Kimberly] They call 294 00:09:30,470 --> 00:09:32,772 in the medical examiner. 295 00:09:32,806 --> 00:09:35,308 At this point they just start 296 00:09:32,806 --> 00:09:35,308 preserving the scene. 297 00:09:35,342 --> 00:09:36,643 They're going to look for DNA. 298 00:09:36,676 --> 00:09:38,678 They're looking 299 00:09:36,676 --> 00:09:38,678 for fingerprints. 300 00:09:41,281 --> 00:09:44,500 [Narrator] The medical 301 00:09:41,281 --> 00:09:44,500 examiner's preliminary finding 302 00:09:44,500 --> 00:09:49,356 is that Milton may have died 303 00:09:44,500 --> 00:09:49,356 by positional asphyxiation. 304 00:09:50,156 --> 00:09:53,426 There was no head trauma. 305 00:09:50,156 --> 00:09:53,426 There were no bullet casings. 306 00:09:53,460 --> 00:09:55,195 [Aaron] His hands were 307 00:09:53,460 --> 00:09:55,195 taped behind his back 308 00:09:55,228 --> 00:09:57,430 and he was laying on his belly 309 00:09:55,228 --> 00:09:57,430 on a hard surface 310 00:09:57,464 --> 00:09:58,665 and could've been unconscious. 311 00:09:58,698 --> 00:10:01,670 That would've made it 312 00:09:58,698 --> 00:10:01,670 hard to breathe. 313 00:10:01,101 --> 00:10:03,690 [Narrator] Authorities 314 00:10:01,101 --> 00:10:03,690 hope a full autopsy will 315 00:10:03,103 --> 00:10:05,905 reveal more details. 316 00:10:05,939 --> 00:10:10,977 Outside, deputies fan out 317 00:10:05,939 --> 00:10:10,977 to speak to neighbors. 318 00:10:11,110 --> 00:10:13,213 [Aaron] The only thing that 319 00:10:11,110 --> 00:10:13,213 came out that night was 320 00:10:13,246 --> 00:10:16,490 somebody said they heard 321 00:10:13,246 --> 00:10:16,490 like a loud banging noise 322 00:10:16,820 --> 00:10:20,687 and, uh, that's really kind of 323 00:10:16,820 --> 00:10:20,687 the only information we got. 324 00:10:21,888 --> 00:10:23,656 [Narrator] A further search 325 00:10:21,888 --> 00:10:23,656 of the home reveals the 326 00:10:23,690 --> 00:10:26,960 assailant's point of entry. 327 00:10:26,993 --> 00:10:28,461 [Aaron] There was no sign 328 00:10:26,993 --> 00:10:28,461 of forced entry. 329 00:10:28,495 --> 00:10:29,963 The back door was open 330 00:10:28,495 --> 00:10:29,963 and there was a key 331 00:10:29,996 --> 00:10:33,500 on the table on the back porch. 332 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,503 That is of a particular note, 333 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,503 how unusual that was. 334 00:10:36,536 --> 00:10:38,872 In other crimes that I've 335 00:10:36,536 --> 00:10:38,872 investigated personally, 336 00:10:38,905 --> 00:10:41,374 I don't think I've ever 337 00:10:38,905 --> 00:10:41,374 seen a key that was just 338 00:10:41,408 --> 00:10:43,430 openly available. 339 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:45,345 We submitted that key for 340 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:45,345 fingerprint testing along 341 00:10:45,378 --> 00:10:48,648 the train of thought that if the 342 00:10:45,378 --> 00:10:48,648 burglar used the key to get in, 343 00:10:48,682 --> 00:10:50,250 he would have had 344 00:10:48,682 --> 00:10:50,250 to put the key back 345 00:10:50,283 --> 00:10:52,285 either before he walked 346 00:10:50,283 --> 00:10:52,285 into the door or after 347 00:10:52,318 --> 00:10:53,653 he walked out of the door. 348 00:10:54,921 --> 00:10:57,424 [Narrator] Could this key hidin 349 00:10:54,921 --> 00:10:57,424 in plain sight 350 00:10:57,457 --> 00:10:59,826 lead them to the assailant? 351 00:11:02,529 --> 00:11:04,297 Coming up... 352 00:11:04,330 --> 00:11:08,268 Angel Sawyer recounts the last 353 00:11:04,330 --> 00:11:08,268 moments of her husband's life. 354 00:11:17,444 --> 00:11:20,800 [Narrator] And investigators 355 00:11:17,444 --> 00:11:20,800 find a person of interest 356 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:23,883 who's no strangerto law 357 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:23,883 enforcement. 358 00:11:23,917 --> 00:11:25,919 [Kimberly] The person was 359 00:11:23,917 --> 00:11:25,919 a frequent flyer, 360 00:11:25,952 --> 00:11:29,956 so when the name was said, 361 00:11:25,952 --> 00:11:29,956 everybody knew who it was. 362 00:11:43,570 --> 00:11:46,600 [Narrator] August 2, 2018. 363 00:11:46,106 --> 00:11:47,974 Popular antique store owner 364 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:52,679 Milton Sawyer has been found 365 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:52,679 murdered inside his home. 366 00:11:52,712 --> 00:11:56,282 His wife, Angel, is undergoing 367 00:11:52,712 --> 00:11:56,282 treatment at an area hospital 368 00:11:56,316 --> 00:12:00,320 after suffering a head wound 369 00:11:56,316 --> 00:12:00,320 in the late-night attack. 370 00:12:01,421 --> 00:12:02,655 [Aaron] So we arrive. 371 00:12:02,689 --> 00:12:04,257 She's in a hospital room 372 00:12:02,689 --> 00:12:04,257 in the ER. 373 00:12:04,290 --> 00:12:06,960 She had a wound to the 374 00:12:04,290 --> 00:12:06,960 top right of her forehead. 375 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:09,696 She did have some blood 376 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:09,696 on her forehead, but not, 377 00:12:09,729 --> 00:12:12,650 it wasn't a gaping wound 378 00:12:09,729 --> 00:12:12,650 or anything like that. 379 00:12:19,205 --> 00:12:21,875 [Narrator] Angel explains that 380 00:12:19,205 --> 00:12:21,875 since her two teenage daughters 381 00:12:21,908 --> 00:12:24,770 were sleeping over 382 00:12:21,908 --> 00:12:24,770 at a friend's house, 383 00:12:24,770 --> 00:12:26,813 she and Milton were home 384 00:12:24,770 --> 00:12:26,813 alone that evening. 385 00:12:28,148 --> 00:12:29,582 [Steven] There were only 386 00:12:28,148 --> 00:12:29,582 two children 387 00:12:29,616 --> 00:12:31,317 that still lived in the house. 388 00:12:31,351 --> 00:12:34,487 So it was just Milton and Angel 389 00:12:31,351 --> 00:12:34,487 alone in the house that night, 390 00:12:34,521 --> 00:12:37,900 which was relatively out 391 00:12:34,521 --> 00:12:37,900 of the norm. 392 00:12:40,193 --> 00:12:43,960 [Narrator] Angel describes the 393 00:12:40,193 --> 00:12:43,960 events leading up to the attack 394 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:47,767 which she says took place 395 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:47,767 around 12:00 AM. 396 00:12:52,806 --> 00:12:54,607 [Aaron] She says she gets up 397 00:12:52,806 --> 00:12:54,607 to go to the kitchen 398 00:12:54,641 --> 00:12:56,276 to get a snack, 399 00:12:54,641 --> 00:12:56,276 or whatever, 400 00:12:56,309 --> 00:12:58,244 and when she opens 401 00:12:56,309 --> 00:12:58,244 the master bedroom door, 402 00:12:58,278 --> 00:13:00,280 that there's a person standing 403 00:12:58,278 --> 00:13:00,280 in her hallway 404 00:13:00,313 --> 00:13:01,815 dressed in all black. 405 00:13:18,631 --> 00:13:20,660 [Narrator] According to Angel, 406 00:13:20,660 --> 00:13:24,471 this was most definitely 407 00:13:20,660 --> 00:13:24,471 a targeted attack. 408 00:13:25,538 --> 00:13:27,974 He says, I know Milton, 409 00:13:25,538 --> 00:13:27,974 you're the biggest gold buyer 410 00:13:28,740 --> 00:13:29,109 in Elizabeth City. 411 00:13:29,142 --> 00:13:31,478 I know you guys got nice 412 00:13:29,142 --> 00:13:31,478 jewelry, nice things, and money. 413 00:13:31,511 --> 00:13:32,545 You know, give me all that. 414 00:13:32,579 --> 00:13:34,247 I want the keys 415 00:13:32,579 --> 00:13:34,247 for the business. 416 00:13:46,226 --> 00:13:49,362 [Narrator] Angel explains they 417 00:13:46,226 --> 00:13:49,362 leave a key on the table outsid 418 00:13:49,396 --> 00:13:53,990 for their kids in case 419 00:13:49,396 --> 00:13:53,990 they need to get in late. 420 00:13:53,990 --> 00:13:55,669 She suggests the intruder 421 00:13:53,990 --> 00:13:55,669 must have found it 422 00:13:55,702 --> 00:13:58,638 and that's how he got in. 423 00:13:58,672 --> 00:14:00,874 [Aaron] The key always stayed 424 00:13:58,672 --> 00:14:00,874 on the table by the back door. 425 00:14:04,310 --> 00:14:05,912 [Kimberly] She talked about 426 00:14:04,310 --> 00:14:05,912 him assaulting her husband. 427 00:14:05,945 --> 00:14:09,490 Um, and the entire time, 428 00:14:05,945 --> 00:14:09,490 she has no idea who this man is. 429 00:14:09,820 --> 00:14:10,350 And she was terrified. 430 00:14:23,363 --> 00:14:24,264 At some point in time, 431 00:14:24,297 --> 00:14:26,800 he actually pistol-whips her 432 00:14:24,297 --> 00:14:26,800 in the head. 433 00:14:28,668 --> 00:14:31,304 [Narrator] Angel says after 434 00:14:28,668 --> 00:14:31,304 the strike to the head, 435 00:14:31,338 --> 00:14:35,342 she was disoriented and wasn't 436 00:14:31,338 --> 00:14:35,342 sure what was happening. 437 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:37,310 [Steven] She was very afraid. 438 00:14:37,344 --> 00:14:39,512 She had no idea how long 439 00:14:37,344 --> 00:14:39,512 she had been taped. 440 00:14:39,546 --> 00:14:41,214 She said it felt like hours. 441 00:14:41,247 --> 00:14:43,116 After the burglar left, 442 00:14:41,247 --> 00:14:43,116 Milton didn't move, 443 00:14:43,149 --> 00:14:45,118 and she didn't 444 00:14:43,149 --> 00:14:45,118 see him breathing. 445 00:14:47,754 --> 00:14:50,900 [Narrator] Angel says she was 446 00:14:47,754 --> 00:14:50,900 eventually able to loosen 447 00:14:50,900 --> 00:14:52,525 the tape enough to stand up. 448 00:15:23,356 --> 00:15:24,758 [Narrator] 449 00:15:23,356 --> 00:15:24,758 Though she's distraught, 450 00:15:24,791 --> 00:15:27,160 Angel is able to provide 451 00:15:24,791 --> 00:15:27,160 investigators 452 00:15:27,193 --> 00:15:29,629 with a potential lead. 453 00:15:29,662 --> 00:15:31,731 [Aaron] Angel actually told us 454 00:15:29,662 --> 00:15:31,731 in the interview at the hospital 455 00:15:31,765 --> 00:15:34,134 that uh, they deal with a lot of 456 00:15:31,765 --> 00:15:34,134 sketchy people in the business 457 00:15:34,167 --> 00:15:35,669 at The Treasure Hunter. 458 00:15:35,702 --> 00:15:37,971 They had people that would 459 00:15:35,702 --> 00:15:37,971 come in who had stole items, 460 00:15:38,710 --> 00:15:40,273 people on drugs. 461 00:15:42,609 --> 00:15:45,111 [Narrator] In fact, 462 00:15:42,609 --> 00:15:45,111 earlier that evening, 463 00:15:45,145 --> 00:15:48,810 Milton had received a call from 464 00:15:45,145 --> 00:15:48,810 a man Angel believes 465 00:15:48,810 --> 00:15:51,840 could be Milton's killer. 466 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:54,788 Around 8:00 PM, 467 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:54,788 7:00 PM, Angel and Milton 468 00:15:54,821 --> 00:15:59,159 had met with a young man 469 00:15:54,821 --> 00:15:59,159 who wanted to sell a TV. 470 00:15:59,192 --> 00:16:00,560 The TV, in her opinion, 471 00:16:00,593 --> 00:16:02,262 looked like it had just 472 00:16:00,593 --> 00:16:02,262 been ripped off a wall. 473 00:16:02,295 --> 00:16:04,898 She thought it was a stolen TV. 474 00:16:06,633 --> 00:16:09,269 [Narrator] Angel says the man 475 00:16:06,633 --> 00:16:09,269 showed up with his girlfriend 476 00:16:09,302 --> 00:16:11,604 and admits she and Milton 477 00:16:09,302 --> 00:16:11,604 had done business 478 00:16:11,638 --> 00:16:13,440 with the couple before. 479 00:16:40,767 --> 00:16:42,102 [Kimberly] We knew the person. 480 00:16:42,135 --> 00:16:43,636 He was a frequent flyer, 481 00:16:43,670 --> 00:16:47,140 so when the name was said, 482 00:16:43,670 --> 00:16:47,140 everybody knew who it was. 483 00:16:47,173 --> 00:16:49,776 Like, this is not somebody 484 00:16:47,173 --> 00:16:49,776 unknown to law enforcement. 485 00:16:49,809 --> 00:16:52,212 [Aaron] We've had prior cases 486 00:16:49,809 --> 00:16:52,212 with this individual. 487 00:16:52,245 --> 00:16:54,647 It wasn't a big stretch to think 488 00:16:52,245 --> 00:16:54,647 this gentleman wasn't capable 489 00:16:54,681 --> 00:16:56,316 of doing a home invasion. 490 00:16:56,349 --> 00:16:58,840 Because they weren't 491 00:16:56,349 --> 00:16:58,840 but a mile or two down the road 492 00:16:58,840 --> 00:16:59,386 from where they 493 00:16:58,840 --> 00:16:59,386 would've sold him the TV, 494 00:16:59,419 --> 00:17:01,121 so they could've followed him. 495 00:17:01,154 --> 00:17:02,255 Knowing this gentleman's 496 00:17:01,154 --> 00:17:02,255 particular history 497 00:17:02,288 --> 00:17:05,592 and uh, the timeframe of meeting 498 00:17:02,288 --> 00:17:05,592 and them selling the TV, 499 00:17:05,625 --> 00:17:08,528 to the home invasion, 500 00:17:05,625 --> 00:17:08,528 it didn't seem like a bad lead. 501 00:17:11,196 --> 00:17:13,566 [Narrator] Investigators 502 00:17:11,196 --> 00:17:13,566 leave Angel to rest 503 00:17:13,599 --> 00:17:16,869 and work to track down 504 00:17:13,599 --> 00:17:16,869 the couple she mentioned. 505 00:17:16,903 --> 00:17:20,473 And another unit is en route to 506 00:17:16,903 --> 00:17:20,473 see if the killer had in fact 507 00:17:20,507 --> 00:17:23,777 used the keys to the 508 00:17:20,507 --> 00:17:23,777 Sawyers' antique shop. 509 00:17:24,377 --> 00:17:26,413 [Steven] We had deputies there 510 00:17:24,377 --> 00:17:26,413 within a couple minutes, 511 00:17:26,445 --> 00:17:27,881 and there was no forced entry. 512 00:17:27,914 --> 00:17:29,349 And then in review of the, 513 00:17:29,382 --> 00:17:31,885 of the cameras and looking 514 00:17:29,382 --> 00:17:31,885 through the inventory, 515 00:17:31,918 --> 00:17:33,653 nothing was missing. 516 00:17:33,687 --> 00:17:36,656 [Aaron] There was no signs 517 00:17:33,687 --> 00:17:36,656 that anybody was ever there. 518 00:17:38,692 --> 00:17:40,593 [Narrator] But investigators 519 00:17:38,692 --> 00:17:40,593 catch a break 520 00:17:40,627 --> 00:17:43,863 when the same couple Angel 521 00:17:40,627 --> 00:17:43,863 suggested may be involved 522 00:17:43,897 --> 00:17:46,132 are already in custody, 523 00:17:46,166 --> 00:17:50,170 albeit for a totally 524 00:17:46,166 --> 00:17:50,170 unrelated crime. 525 00:17:50,203 --> 00:17:52,872 During the course of 526 00:17:50,203 --> 00:17:52,872 a separate drug investigation, 527 00:17:52,906 --> 00:17:54,774 they were arrested 528 00:17:52,906 --> 00:17:54,774 for drug offenses. 529 00:17:54,808 --> 00:17:56,276 And during their 530 00:17:54,808 --> 00:17:56,276 arrest procedures, 531 00:17:56,309 --> 00:17:58,780 we informed them 532 00:17:56,309 --> 00:17:58,780 that we wanted to talk 533 00:17:58,111 --> 00:17:59,479 to them about the murder. 534 00:17:59,512 --> 00:18:00,914 And they were both 535 00:17:59,512 --> 00:18:00,914 forthcoming on the murder 536 00:18:01,140 --> 00:18:02,582 and provided statements. 537 00:18:02,615 --> 00:18:04,484 And they both gave 538 00:18:02,615 --> 00:18:04,484 alibi information that yes, 539 00:18:04,517 --> 00:18:06,920 they did sell him a television, 540 00:18:04,517 --> 00:18:06,920 but that after that 541 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:08,755 they went their separate ways. 542 00:18:08,788 --> 00:18:10,423 [Kimberly] He was like, 543 00:18:08,788 --> 00:18:10,423 yeah, I sold him a TV. 544 00:18:10,457 --> 00:18:12,492 Let the officers look 545 00:18:10,457 --> 00:18:12,492 at his phone. 546 00:18:12,525 --> 00:18:16,196 Was completely cooperative. 547 00:18:12,525 --> 00:18:16,196 Girlfriend backed up the story. 548 00:18:17,897 --> 00:18:19,833 [Narrator] The couple claims 549 00:18:17,897 --> 00:18:19,833 they weren't together 550 00:18:19,866 --> 00:18:21,368 at the time of the murder, 551 00:18:21,401 --> 00:18:23,436 but that they spoke to 552 00:18:21,401 --> 00:18:23,436 each other on the phone 553 00:18:23,470 --> 00:18:26,139 at approximately 12:00 AM, 554 00:18:26,172 --> 00:18:30,276 the same time Angel 555 00:18:26,172 --> 00:18:30,276 says the attack occurred. 556 00:18:30,310 --> 00:18:32,178 [Steven] We were able to 557 00:18:30,310 --> 00:18:32,178 gather phone records that 558 00:18:32,212 --> 00:18:35,248 confirmed that they were 559 00:18:32,212 --> 00:18:35,248 talking to each other. 560 00:18:35,281 --> 00:18:36,683 [Aaron] When we did phone 561 00:18:35,281 --> 00:18:36,683 records, we always do location 562 00:18:36,716 --> 00:18:39,185 histories as well to see 563 00:18:36,716 --> 00:18:39,185 if their phone was pinging 564 00:18:39,219 --> 00:18:40,253 in the area 565 00:18:39,219 --> 00:18:40,253 of Milton's house, 566 00:18:40,286 --> 00:18:42,622 you know, when the incident 567 00:18:40,286 --> 00:18:42,622 would've took place. 568 00:18:42,655 --> 00:18:43,823 And it wasn't. 569 00:18:43,857 --> 00:18:46,192 So we completely rule them out. 570 00:18:48,361 --> 00:18:50,563 [Narrator] While the identity 571 00:18:48,361 --> 00:18:50,563 of Milton Sawyer's killer 572 00:18:50,597 --> 00:18:53,233 remains a mystery, 573 00:18:50,597 --> 00:18:53,233 the next day, 574 00:18:53,266 --> 00:18:56,569 investigators learn the 575 00:18:53,266 --> 00:18:56,569 medical examiner has revised 576 00:18:56,603 --> 00:19:00,240 their preliminary finding 577 00:18:56,603 --> 00:19:00,240 of positional asphyxiation 578 00:19:00,273 --> 00:19:03,443 to something far more personal. 579 00:19:04,100 --> 00:19:06,120 The autopsy was completed 580 00:19:04,100 --> 00:19:06,120 and the cause of death 581 00:19:06,120 --> 00:19:07,681 was manual strangulation. 582 00:19:10,417 --> 00:19:12,180 [Narrator] Coming up, 583 00:19:12,180 --> 00:19:15,321 allegations surface that sugges 584 00:19:12,180 --> 00:19:15,321 the Sawyers' marriage 585 00:19:15,355 --> 00:19:19,192 wasn't so perfect after all. 586 00:19:19,225 --> 00:19:22,280 Milton started 587 00:19:19,225 --> 00:19:22,280 calling me pretty regularly 588 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:26,633 and telling me that he thought 589 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:26,633 she was having an affair. 590 00:19:27,434 --> 00:19:30,437 [Narrator] And a new 591 00:19:27,434 --> 00:19:30,437 suspect is revealed. 592 00:19:30,470 --> 00:19:32,639 [Steven] That's a really 593 00:19:30,470 --> 00:19:32,639 opportune time to go literally 594 00:19:32,672 --> 00:19:36,176 across the country in the middle 595 00:19:32,672 --> 00:19:36,176 of a homicide investigation 596 00:19:36,209 --> 00:19:37,877 in which you're at least 597 00:19:36,209 --> 00:19:37,877 a person of interest. 598 00:19:52,692 --> 00:19:57,897 [Narrator] August 3, 2018, near 599 00:19:52,692 --> 00:19:57,897 Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 600 00:19:57,931 --> 00:20:01,134 a medical examiner has 601 00:19:57,931 --> 00:20:01,134 determined that 55-year-old 602 00:20:01,167 --> 00:20:04,871 Milton Sawyer was 603 00:20:01,167 --> 00:20:04,871 strangled to death. 604 00:20:04,904 --> 00:20:08,475 The sinister cause of death 605 00:20:04,904 --> 00:20:08,475 leads investigators to believe 606 00:20:08,508 --> 00:20:12,879 that the killer was 607 00:20:08,508 --> 00:20:12,879 someone Milton knew. 608 00:20:12,912 --> 00:20:15,382 [Steven] The autopsy confirmed 609 00:20:12,912 --> 00:20:15,382 there was a fractured hyoid bone 610 00:20:15,415 --> 00:20:18,218 and some petechial hemorrhaging, 611 00:20:15,415 --> 00:20:18,218 which is strongly indicative 612 00:20:18,251 --> 00:20:20,820 of strangulation. 613 00:20:20,854 --> 00:20:23,923 I don't recall many manual 614 00:20:20,854 --> 00:20:23,923 strangulations that I've seen 615 00:20:23,957 --> 00:20:27,427 where the assailant and 616 00:20:23,957 --> 00:20:27,427 the victim were strangers. 617 00:20:29,796 --> 00:20:31,998 [Narrator] Authorities turn 618 00:20:29,796 --> 00:20:31,998 their focus to Milton's 619 00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:34,634 inner circle for answers. 620 00:20:34,668 --> 00:20:37,704 They speak to his siblings 621 00:20:34,668 --> 00:20:37,704 first, who have been grieving 622 00:20:37,737 --> 00:20:41,410 since learning of their 623 00:20:37,737 --> 00:20:41,410 brother's death. 624 00:20:41,740 --> 00:20:42,876 [Lisa] They talked 625 00:20:41,740 --> 00:20:42,876 to several of us, 626 00:20:42,909 --> 00:20:46,413 just going over questions 627 00:20:42,909 --> 00:20:46,413 about different things. 628 00:20:46,446 --> 00:20:48,281 [Steven] His family says Angel 629 00:20:46,446 --> 00:20:48,281 and Milton have been married 630 00:20:48,314 --> 00:20:49,883 for quite a few years. 631 00:20:49,916 --> 00:20:52,385 Um, and there's just no 632 00:20:49,916 --> 00:20:52,385 indication or motive that 633 00:20:52,419 --> 00:20:54,354 anyone in their past would 634 00:20:52,419 --> 00:20:54,354 have anything to gain 635 00:20:54,387 --> 00:20:56,589 by him being murdered. 636 00:20:57,824 --> 00:20:59,926 [Narrator] The family 637 00:20:57,824 --> 00:20:59,926 also shares details 638 00:20:59,959 --> 00:21:01,628 of the Sawyer marriage. 639 00:21:01,661 --> 00:21:03,830 Not all of it is flattering, 640 00:21:03,863 --> 00:21:08,668 especially when the conversatio 641 00:21:03,863 --> 00:21:08,668 turns to their sister-in-law. 642 00:21:08,702 --> 00:21:12,539 [David] Angel thought 643 00:21:08,702 --> 00:21:12,539 a lot of herself, um... 644 00:21:12,572 --> 00:21:16,242 seemed to be 645 00:21:12,572 --> 00:21:16,242 somewhat self-centered. 646 00:21:16,276 --> 00:21:18,878 I think she had a 647 00:21:16,276 --> 00:21:18,878 high opinion of herself. 648 00:21:18,912 --> 00:21:20,447 And, you know, 649 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:22,582 she always thought she was the 650 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:22,582 hottest chick in the room. 651 00:21:22,615 --> 00:21:27,454 [David] Angel's narcissism 652 00:21:22,615 --> 00:21:27,454 was very evident. 653 00:21:27,487 --> 00:21:30,900 If high-dollar jewelry 654 00:21:27,487 --> 00:21:30,900 came through the store, 655 00:21:30,123 --> 00:21:32,492 he would set it aside 656 00:21:30,123 --> 00:21:32,492 and give it to her. 657 00:21:32,525 --> 00:21:35,595 He bought her a convertible. 658 00:21:32,525 --> 00:21:35,595 Then he bought her a Hummer. 659 00:21:35,628 --> 00:21:37,630 He was doing his best to try 660 00:21:37,664 --> 00:21:41,534 to provide her with all the 661 00:21:37,664 --> 00:21:41,534 accessories that she wanted. 662 00:21:44,604 --> 00:21:47,107 [Narrator] Milton's brother, 663 00:21:44,604 --> 00:21:47,107 David says that after five year 664 00:21:47,140 --> 00:21:51,111 of marriage, 665 00:21:47,140 --> 00:21:51,111 that wasn't enough 666 00:21:51,344 --> 00:21:53,113 Probably... 667 00:21:53,146 --> 00:21:56,116 two months before 668 00:21:53,146 --> 00:21:56,116 the crime happened, 669 00:21:56,149 --> 00:21:59,190 Milton started calling me 670 00:21:56,149 --> 00:21:59,190 pretty regularly 671 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:03,690 and telling me that he thought 672 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:03,690 she was having an affair. 673 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:10,497 [Narrator] Milton's suspicions 674 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:10,497 began in late 2017 675 00:22:10,530 --> 00:22:13,933 after Angel got into 676 00:22:10,530 --> 00:22:13,933 a fender bender. 677 00:22:13,967 --> 00:22:16,436 [Kimberly] She had some 678 00:22:13,967 --> 00:22:16,436 shoulder and hip pain, 679 00:22:16,469 --> 00:22:19,939 so she went to a local 680 00:22:16,469 --> 00:22:19,939 physical therapy office. 681 00:22:19,973 --> 00:22:23,910 And someone referred her 682 00:22:19,973 --> 00:22:23,910 specifically to Isaac Melcher 683 00:22:23,943 --> 00:22:27,981 because he did a particular 684 00:22:23,943 --> 00:22:27,981 procedure called dry needling. 685 00:22:28,810 --> 00:22:30,350 At first, she would 686 00:22:28,810 --> 00:22:30,350 just get up out of bed, 687 00:22:30,383 --> 00:22:31,685 put no makeup on, 688 00:22:31,718 --> 00:22:34,554 put on some sweatpants 689 00:22:31,718 --> 00:22:34,554 and a t-shirt and go. 690 00:22:37,123 --> 00:22:39,926 [Narrator] But Milton's brother 691 00:22:37,123 --> 00:22:39,926 says it wasn't long before 692 00:22:39,959 --> 00:22:44,970 there were tell-tale 693 00:22:39,959 --> 00:22:44,970 signs of infidelity. 694 00:22:44,970 --> 00:22:45,532 [Bill] Milton started 695 00:22:44,970 --> 00:22:45,532 noticing she was taking 696 00:22:45,565 --> 00:22:47,867 these long showers, 697 00:22:45,565 --> 00:22:47,867 dressing all up, 698 00:22:47,901 --> 00:22:49,469 putting on makeup, 699 00:22:49,502 --> 00:22:52,405 just to go to 700 00:22:49,502 --> 00:22:52,405 the physical therapist. 701 00:22:52,872 --> 00:22:55,175 [Narrator] Milton was 702 00:22:52,872 --> 00:22:55,175 convinced that Angel was using 703 00:22:55,208 --> 00:22:58,978 the physical therapy sessions 704 00:22:55,208 --> 00:22:58,978 to cover up an affair 705 00:22:59,120 --> 00:23:03,516 with the therapist himself, 706 00:22:59,120 --> 00:23:03,516 38-year-old Isaac Melcher. 707 00:23:04,718 --> 00:23:06,186 [David] He was concerned 708 00:23:04,718 --> 00:23:06,186 about it. 709 00:23:06,219 --> 00:23:11,291 And he said that every time 710 00:23:06,219 --> 00:23:11,291 he confronted her about it, 711 00:23:11,324 --> 00:23:15,562 she would deny it and say that 712 00:23:11,324 --> 00:23:15,562 she was not involved with him, 713 00:23:15,595 --> 00:23:19,632 and that he was just putting 714 00:23:15,595 --> 00:23:19,632 thoughts in his head. 715 00:23:20,367 --> 00:23:22,102 [Kimberly] Milton was 716 00:23:20,367 --> 00:23:22,102 suspicious. 717 00:23:22,135 --> 00:23:26,720 He had actually went down 718 00:23:22,135 --> 00:23:26,720 and tried to confront Isaac 719 00:23:26,106 --> 00:23:28,575 at the physical therapy office. 720 00:23:28,608 --> 00:23:31,211 Made some angry phone calls. 721 00:23:31,244 --> 00:23:33,747 Isaac denied the affair 722 00:23:31,244 --> 00:23:33,747 to Milton. 723 00:23:37,830 --> 00:23:39,185 [Narrator] Armed with these 724 00:23:37,830 --> 00:23:39,185 blistering allegations 725 00:23:39,219 --> 00:23:44,958 against Angel, authorities 726 00:23:39,219 --> 00:23:44,958 run a background check on Isaac 727 00:23:44,991 --> 00:23:47,727 [Kimberly] He was married, 728 00:23:44,991 --> 00:23:47,727 had three little kids, 729 00:23:47,761 --> 00:23:50,830 very religious, 730 00:23:47,761 --> 00:23:50,830 went to church every Sunday. 731 00:23:50,864 --> 00:23:53,199 [Steven] Isaac was a... 732 00:23:50,864 --> 00:23:53,199 from outward appearances, 733 00:23:53,233 --> 00:23:55,502 he was a very 734 00:23:53,233 --> 00:23:55,502 professional, family man. 735 00:23:55,535 --> 00:23:57,537 He just seemed 736 00:23:55,535 --> 00:23:57,537 like a normal guy. 737 00:23:57,570 --> 00:23:59,105 [Kimberly] He was very nice. 738 00:23:59,139 --> 00:24:00,373 I mean, well respected. 739 00:24:00,407 --> 00:24:02,208 All his patients 740 00:24:00,407 --> 00:24:02,208 really liked him. 741 00:24:02,242 --> 00:24:03,910 Very good at his job, 742 00:24:03,943 --> 00:24:05,612 liked in his church. 743 00:24:05,645 --> 00:24:08,748 By all appearances, 744 00:24:05,645 --> 00:24:08,748 he appeared to be a good dad. 745 00:24:10,950 --> 00:24:12,952 [Narrator] When detectives 746 00:24:10,950 --> 00:24:12,952 arrive at Isaac's home 747 00:24:13,530 --> 00:24:15,689 and explain the reason 748 00:24:13,530 --> 00:24:15,689 for the visit, 749 00:24:15,722 --> 00:24:19,590 Isaac denies the allegations 750 00:24:15,722 --> 00:24:19,590 of infidelity. 751 00:24:20,193 --> 00:24:21,795 He does admit that there had 752 00:24:20,193 --> 00:24:21,795 been some problems 753 00:24:21,828 --> 00:24:24,564 with her husband 754 00:24:21,828 --> 00:24:24,564 being overly jealous, 755 00:24:24,597 --> 00:24:27,400 but he straight denies having 756 00:24:24,597 --> 00:24:27,400 any kind of, you know, 757 00:24:27,434 --> 00:24:29,836 sexual relationship, 758 00:24:27,434 --> 00:24:29,836 any affair with her, 759 00:24:29,869 --> 00:24:31,905 and was no longer seeing 760 00:24:29,869 --> 00:24:31,905 her as a patient. 761 00:24:31,938 --> 00:24:33,606 It was noted that he said that 762 00:24:31,938 --> 00:24:33,606 he was going through 763 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:35,775 a separation with his wife. 764 00:24:35,809 --> 00:24:38,244 [Narrator] Investigators 765 00:24:35,809 --> 00:24:38,244 ask Isaac for permission 766 00:24:38,278 --> 00:24:40,613 to search his phone. 767 00:24:40,647 --> 00:24:42,820 [Steven] And he says, 768 00:24:40,647 --> 00:24:42,820 well, I don't have it anymore. 769 00:24:42,820 --> 00:24:44,751 So, um, we ask him why 770 00:24:42,820 --> 00:24:44,751 he didn't have his phone. 771 00:24:44,784 --> 00:24:46,753 He had awoken in the night 772 00:24:44,784 --> 00:24:46,753 to use the restroom 773 00:24:46,786 --> 00:24:48,655 and kicked over a jug of water 774 00:24:48,688 --> 00:24:50,724 that he had for drinking 775 00:24:48,688 --> 00:24:50,724 beside his bed and that the 776 00:24:50,757 --> 00:24:53,860 water had destroyed the phone. 777 00:24:53,893 --> 00:24:56,696 [Narrator] What's more, Isaac 778 00:24:53,893 --> 00:24:56,696 claims he had just purchased 779 00:24:56,730 --> 00:25:00,900 the phone from Walmart 780 00:24:56,730 --> 00:25:00,900 around midnight on August 2nd, 781 00:25:00,934 --> 00:25:06,390 the exact time 782 00:25:00,934 --> 00:25:06,390 of Milton's murder. 783 00:25:07,474 --> 00:25:08,508 [Steven] Any time that you, 784 00:25:08,541 --> 00:25:10,777 kind of miraculously don't 785 00:25:08,541 --> 00:25:10,777 have your phone 12 hours 786 00:25:10,810 --> 00:25:13,179 after a murder is committed in 787 00:25:10,810 --> 00:25:13,179 which you are alleged to have an 788 00:25:13,213 --> 00:25:17,650 affair with the surviving person 789 00:25:13,213 --> 00:25:17,650 that's just a super red flag. 790 00:25:17,684 --> 00:25:20,153 And after that, 791 00:25:17,684 --> 00:25:20,153 he didn't have a lot to say. 792 00:25:24,224 --> 00:25:26,192 [Narrator] Detectives 793 00:25:24,224 --> 00:25:26,192 believe that whatever was 794 00:25:26,226 --> 00:25:30,597 on Isaac's phone could connect 795 00:25:26,226 --> 00:25:30,597 him to Milton's murder. 796 00:25:30,630 --> 00:25:32,198 When they circle back to Angel, 797 00:25:32,232 --> 00:25:34,901 they confront her 798 00:25:32,232 --> 00:25:34,901 with the allegations. 799 00:25:34,934 --> 00:25:36,102 And like Isaac, 800 00:25:36,136 --> 00:25:40,140 she maintains their relationshi 801 00:25:36,136 --> 00:25:40,140 was professional. 802 00:25:40,173 --> 00:25:43,276 She talked a lot about 803 00:25:40,173 --> 00:25:43,276 how attractive she was 804 00:25:43,309 --> 00:25:46,312 and how she frequently had to 805 00:25:43,309 --> 00:25:46,312 deal with male attention, 806 00:25:46,346 --> 00:25:47,814 unwanted male attention. 807 00:25:47,847 --> 00:25:50,483 She talked a good deal 808 00:25:47,847 --> 00:25:50,483 about her marriage 809 00:25:50,517 --> 00:25:54,354 and how her husband 810 00:25:50,517 --> 00:25:54,354 was extremely jealous, 811 00:25:54,387 --> 00:25:55,789 for no real reason. 812 00:25:55,822 --> 00:25:57,857 That it was basically all 813 00:25:55,822 --> 00:25:57,857 in her husband's head. 814 00:25:57,891 --> 00:26:00,260 That, you know, 815 00:25:57,891 --> 00:26:00,260 she was completely faithful. 816 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:02,280 [Narrator] 817 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:02,280 Over the next few days, 818 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:04,798 Angel remains 819 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:04,798 a cooperative witness, 820 00:26:04,831 --> 00:26:10,136 offering up several fresh leads 821 00:26:04,831 --> 00:26:10,136 to aid in the investigation. 822 00:26:10,170 --> 00:26:11,371 She would say, you know, 823 00:26:11,404 --> 00:26:12,739 I saw some jewelry 824 00:26:11,404 --> 00:26:12,739 on this Facebook site. 825 00:26:12,772 --> 00:26:15,175 It looks like some 826 00:26:12,772 --> 00:26:15,175 of my jewelry that's stolen. 827 00:26:15,208 --> 00:26:18,845 She gave them some specific 828 00:26:15,208 --> 00:26:18,845 customer names that she thought 829 00:26:18,878 --> 00:26:22,716 perhaps potentially could have 830 00:26:18,878 --> 00:26:22,716 been one of the robbers. 831 00:26:22,749 --> 00:26:26,753 They're following up on leads 832 00:26:22,749 --> 00:26:26,753 that she's generating. 833 00:26:27,220 --> 00:26:29,550 [Aaron] We were at the point 834 00:26:27,220 --> 00:26:29,550 in the investigation where all 835 00:26:29,550 --> 00:26:31,825 these leads didn't 836 00:26:29,550 --> 00:26:31,825 pan out at all. 837 00:26:34,327 --> 00:26:36,830 [Narrator] One person 838 00:26:34,327 --> 00:26:36,830 that remains firmly at top 839 00:26:36,863 --> 00:26:40,567 of the suspect list 840 00:26:36,863 --> 00:26:40,567 is Isaac Melcher. 841 00:26:41,670 --> 00:26:43,169 [Aaron] We went to Walmart 842 00:26:41,670 --> 00:26:43,169 and looked at security 843 00:26:43,203 --> 00:26:45,572 and footage and all that 844 00:26:43,203 --> 00:26:45,572 to see if he bought a phone. 845 00:26:45,605 --> 00:26:47,574 He was never at Walmart 846 00:26:45,605 --> 00:26:47,574 that night 847 00:26:47,607 --> 00:26:49,242 that the incident took place. 848 00:26:51,244 --> 00:26:53,413 [Narrator] With Isaac's 849 00:26:51,244 --> 00:26:53,413 alibi in shambles, 850 00:26:53,446 --> 00:26:58,840 authorities have enough probabl 851 00:26:53,446 --> 00:26:58,840 cause to search his home. 852 00:27:00,787 --> 00:27:02,880 On August 8th, 853 00:27:02,122 --> 00:27:05,125 when police arrive 854 00:27:02,122 --> 00:27:05,125 with a warrant in hand, 855 00:27:05,158 --> 00:27:08,361 they learn from Isaac's wife 856 00:27:05,158 --> 00:27:08,361 that he has conveniently 857 00:27:08,395 --> 00:27:11,231 left the state. 858 00:27:11,264 --> 00:27:14,200 Isaac's wife claims she did not 859 00:27:11,264 --> 00:27:14,200 know about his connection 860 00:27:14,234 --> 00:27:17,704 to Angel and that she cannot 861 00:27:14,234 --> 00:27:17,704 confirm Isaac's whereabouts 862 00:27:17,737 --> 00:27:20,907 the night of Milton's murder. 863 00:27:20,940 --> 00:27:22,942 She's very cooperative 864 00:27:20,940 --> 00:27:22,942 and says he took a trip 865 00:27:23,430 --> 00:27:26,713 to his home state of Oregon 866 00:27:23,430 --> 00:27:26,713 to visit his mother. 867 00:27:26,746 --> 00:27:28,682 [Steven] That's a really 868 00:27:26,746 --> 00:27:28,682 opportune time to go, 869 00:27:28,715 --> 00:27:31,840 to leave the state to go 870 00:27:28,715 --> 00:27:31,840 literally across the country 871 00:27:31,117 --> 00:27:33,620 in the middle 872 00:27:31,117 --> 00:27:33,620 of a homicide investigation, 873 00:27:33,653 --> 00:27:35,755 in which you're at least 874 00:27:33,653 --> 00:27:35,755 a person of interest. 875 00:27:38,425 --> 00:27:39,893 [Narrator] Coming up, 876 00:27:39,926 --> 00:27:44,431 a once-cooperative witness 877 00:27:39,926 --> 00:27:44,431 starts to shut down. 878 00:27:44,464 --> 00:27:45,765 She literally 879 00:27:44,464 --> 00:27:45,765 deletes the message 880 00:27:45,799 --> 00:27:47,767 right in front of us. 881 00:27:47,801 --> 00:27:49,436 [Kimberly] If you weren't 882 00:27:47,801 --> 00:27:49,436 under suspicion before, 883 00:27:49,469 --> 00:27:52,105 now you definitely are. 884 00:27:52,138 --> 00:27:55,408 [Narrator] And a jaw-dropping 885 00:27:52,138 --> 00:27:55,408 story comes to light, 886 00:27:55,442 --> 00:27:57,110 but is it true? 887 00:27:57,143 --> 00:27:59,779 Her story was, 888 00:27:57,143 --> 00:27:59,779 I'm so scared of this man. 889 00:27:59,813 --> 00:28:01,614 He's crazy. 890 00:27:59,813 --> 00:28:01,614 He's obsessive. 891 00:28:01,648 --> 00:28:03,316 He's obsessed with me. 892 00:28:19,132 --> 00:28:22,335 [Narrator] After debunking 893 00:28:19,132 --> 00:28:22,335 38-year-old Isaac Melcher's 894 00:28:22,369 --> 00:28:25,805 alibi for the night 895 00:28:22,369 --> 00:28:25,805 Milton Sawyer was killed, 896 00:28:25,839 --> 00:28:30,443 police have just learned 897 00:28:25,839 --> 00:28:30,443 Isaac left town. 898 00:28:30,477 --> 00:28:32,679 Isaac had flown 899 00:28:30,477 --> 00:28:32,679 to Oregon, um, 900 00:28:32,712 --> 00:28:34,748 and was no longer in the area. 901 00:28:34,781 --> 00:28:36,116 [Narrator] 902 00:28:34,781 --> 00:28:36,116 Despite Isaac's departure, 903 00:28:36,149 --> 00:28:40,353 authorities proceed with the 904 00:28:36,149 --> 00:28:40,353 search of his home and vehicle, 905 00:28:40,387 --> 00:28:44,457 but they come up empty-handed. 906 00:28:45,525 --> 00:28:48,940 Things heat up when Angel 907 00:28:45,525 --> 00:28:48,940 alerts detectives 908 00:28:48,128 --> 00:28:51,498 that Isaac has contacted her. 909 00:28:51,531 --> 00:28:53,933 She was contacted 910 00:28:51,531 --> 00:28:53,933 by Isaac via Facebook, 911 00:28:53,967 --> 00:28:56,770 and he was just checking on her 912 00:28:53,967 --> 00:28:56,770 and wanted to, um, you know, 913 00:28:56,803 --> 00:28:58,710 see how she was doing. 914 00:28:58,710 --> 00:29:00,173 And she wanted to 915 00:28:58,710 --> 00:29:00,173 make us aware of that. 916 00:29:02,842 --> 00:29:04,310 [Narrator] However, 917 00:29:04,344 --> 00:29:08,480 Angel begins to exhibit some 918 00:29:04,344 --> 00:29:08,480 suspicious behavior. 919 00:29:09,490 --> 00:29:11,651 [Steven] So I asked to see 920 00:29:09,490 --> 00:29:11,651 her cell phone, um, 921 00:29:11,685 --> 00:29:13,860 which she provided to me. 922 00:29:13,119 --> 00:29:15,880 And in looking through the 923 00:29:13,119 --> 00:29:15,880 Facebook Messenger thread, 924 00:29:15,121 --> 00:29:18,858 I saw a different thread 925 00:29:15,121 --> 00:29:18,858 from Isaac Dustin. 926 00:29:18,892 --> 00:29:20,727 And I had already known 927 00:29:18,892 --> 00:29:20,727 at that point that Dustin 928 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:23,263 was Isaac's middle name, 929 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:23,263 Isaac Dustin Melcher. 930 00:29:23,296 --> 00:29:24,931 He addressed her as Love 931 00:29:23,296 --> 00:29:24,931 and talked about having 932 00:29:25,310 --> 00:29:26,299 bought her something. 933 00:29:26,332 --> 00:29:29,350 And the thread was very, 934 00:29:26,332 --> 00:29:29,350 kind of like lovey-dovey. 935 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:31,471 [Narrator] It appears 936 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:31,471 to detectives 937 00:29:31,504 --> 00:29:34,874 that the cat is out of the bag. 938 00:29:34,908 --> 00:29:36,710 [Aaron] He hands the phone 939 00:29:34,908 --> 00:29:36,710 back to Angel and he's like, 940 00:29:36,743 --> 00:29:39,450 hey, can you tell me 941 00:29:36,743 --> 00:29:39,450 what this message is? 942 00:29:39,450 --> 00:29:40,680 And uh, she literally 943 00:29:39,450 --> 00:29:40,680 deletes the message 944 00:29:40,714 --> 00:29:42,449 right in front of us. 945 00:29:45,919 --> 00:29:49,550 [Kimberly] I thought that was 946 00:29:45,919 --> 00:29:49,550 very bold and just crazy. 947 00:29:49,890 --> 00:29:50,924 Like if you weren't 948 00:29:49,890 --> 00:29:50,924 under suspicion before, 949 00:29:50,957 --> 00:29:53,393 now you definitely are. 950 00:29:53,426 --> 00:29:56,296 [Narrator] Investigators now 951 00:29:53,426 --> 00:29:56,296 wonder what other secrets 952 00:29:56,329 --> 00:29:58,832 Angel may be keeping. 953 00:29:58,865 --> 00:30:02,502 That 100% convinced me 954 00:29:58,865 --> 00:30:02,502 that she was complicit in, 955 00:30:02,535 --> 00:30:04,170 in whatever Isaac had done. 956 00:30:04,204 --> 00:30:06,473 But we needed some more 957 00:30:04,204 --> 00:30:06,473 substantial proof 958 00:30:06,506 --> 00:30:08,740 than suspicion. 959 00:30:11,611 --> 00:30:13,246 [Narrator] 960 00:30:11,611 --> 00:30:13,246 After securing a warrant, 961 00:30:13,279 --> 00:30:16,449 detectives delve deeper 962 00:30:13,279 --> 00:30:16,449 into Angel's cell phone records 963 00:30:16,483 --> 00:30:18,118 for clues. 964 00:30:18,151 --> 00:30:21,221 But then, 965 00:30:18,151 --> 00:30:21,221 10 days into the investigation, 966 00:30:21,254 --> 00:30:26,760 detectives receive a call 967 00:30:21,254 --> 00:30:26,760 that proves explosive. 968 00:30:26,793 --> 00:30:28,280 [Steven] The call came to the 969 00:30:28,610 --> 00:30:29,763 Pasquotank County 970 00:30:28,610 --> 00:30:29,763 Public Safety Center. 971 00:30:29,796 --> 00:30:30,897 A man was calling from Oregon. 972 00:30:30,930 --> 00:30:33,330 And he said that he wanted 973 00:30:30,930 --> 00:30:33,330 to talk to an investigator 974 00:30:33,660 --> 00:30:36,236 about the Milton Sawyer case. 975 00:30:36,269 --> 00:30:39,272 So one of our investigative 976 00:30:36,269 --> 00:30:39,272 team members called him. 977 00:30:39,305 --> 00:30:43,143 And he said that he had just 978 00:30:39,305 --> 00:30:43,143 had a visit from Isaac Melcher. 979 00:30:46,513 --> 00:30:50,817 [Narrator] The caller's name is 980 00:30:46,513 --> 00:30:50,817 Louie, a friend of Isaac's. 981 00:30:50,850 --> 00:30:52,619 [Aaron] He had mentored 982 00:30:50,850 --> 00:30:52,619 Isaac as a young man. 983 00:30:52,652 --> 00:30:55,789 And he said Isaac called him 984 00:30:52,652 --> 00:30:55,789 while he was visiting 985 00:30:55,822 --> 00:30:56,923 and asked if he could stop by. 986 00:30:56,956 --> 00:30:59,292 And of course, Louie said, 987 00:30:56,956 --> 00:30:59,292 yes, he'd love to see him. 988 00:30:59,325 --> 00:31:01,494 [Narrator] According to Louie, 989 00:30:59,325 --> 00:31:01,494 Isaac had visited him 990 00:31:01,528 --> 00:31:03,329 for one reason, 991 00:31:03,363 --> 00:31:05,165 to confess. 992 00:31:05,198 --> 00:31:06,900 [Steven] Isaac had told him 993 00:31:05,198 --> 00:31:06,900 this, this kind of bizarre 994 00:31:06,933 --> 00:31:10,403 story of killing a man. 995 00:31:13,807 --> 00:31:15,442 He talked about 996 00:31:13,807 --> 00:31:15,442 how Isaac told him that 997 00:31:15,475 --> 00:31:17,770 he had strangled Milton, 998 00:31:17,770 --> 00:31:19,312 and that Isaac told him 999 00:31:17,770 --> 00:31:19,312 about being in an affair. 1000 00:31:19,346 --> 00:31:21,514 And none of those things 1001 00:31:19,346 --> 00:31:21,514 were publicly available. 1002 00:31:21,548 --> 00:31:23,616 The decision was made 1003 00:31:21,548 --> 00:31:23,616 for some members of the team 1004 00:31:23,650 --> 00:31:26,853 to fly out there and physically 1005 00:31:23,650 --> 00:31:26,853 interview him in person. 1006 00:31:29,890 --> 00:31:32,325 [Narrator] The next day, 1007 00:31:29,890 --> 00:31:32,325 police arrive at Louie's home. 1008 00:31:32,359 --> 00:31:35,662 Louie describes a very differen 1009 00:31:32,359 --> 00:31:35,662 version of Isaac Melcher 1010 00:31:35,695 --> 00:31:38,965 from the one he remembered. 1011 00:31:38,998 --> 00:31:40,633 [Aaron] He said he looked beat. 1012 00:31:38,998 --> 00:31:40,633 He looked worn down. 1013 00:31:40,667 --> 00:31:43,269 You could tell he was drained, 1014 00:31:40,667 --> 00:31:43,269 and it wasn't the Isaac that, 1015 00:31:43,303 --> 00:31:45,605 that he would 1016 00:31:43,303 --> 00:31:45,605 typically recognize. 1017 00:31:45,638 --> 00:31:47,841 [Narrator] And that was when 1018 00:31:45,638 --> 00:31:47,841 Louie learned Isaac 1019 00:31:47,874 --> 00:31:51,177 had been carrying 1020 00:31:47,874 --> 00:31:51,177 a heavy burden. 1021 00:31:51,211 --> 00:31:53,146 [Aaron] Isaac said that 1022 00:31:51,211 --> 00:31:53,146 he met this lady, 1023 00:31:53,179 --> 00:31:56,916 identified as Angel Sawyer. 1024 00:31:53,179 --> 00:31:56,916 They met through his work. 1025 00:31:56,950 --> 00:31:58,351 [Kimberly] He said 1026 00:31:56,950 --> 00:31:58,351 from the very beginning, 1027 00:31:58,385 --> 00:32:01,154 he thought she was attractive, 1028 00:31:58,385 --> 00:32:01,154 but he was married, 1029 00:32:01,187 --> 00:32:02,589 had three little kids, 1030 00:32:02,622 --> 00:32:05,558 but she got very, you know, 1031 00:32:02,622 --> 00:32:05,558 flirtatious with him. 1032 00:32:05,592 --> 00:32:08,940 But he didn't discourage it. 1033 00:32:10,230 --> 00:32:12,332 [Narrator] 1034 00:32:10,230 --> 00:32:12,332 Isaac resisted Angel's advances 1035 00:32:12,365 --> 00:32:16,569 until one day it 1036 00:32:12,365 --> 00:32:16,569 proved too much. 1037 00:32:16,603 --> 00:32:18,938 [Kimberly] At one point, 1038 00:32:16,603 --> 00:32:18,938 she's in a treatment room, 1039 00:32:18,972 --> 00:32:20,373 so he walked in. 1040 00:32:20,407 --> 00:32:22,709 She's got no shirt on, 1041 00:32:20,407 --> 00:32:22,709 no bra, nothing. 1042 00:32:22,742 --> 00:32:24,770 And so, he's like, 1043 00:32:22,742 --> 00:32:24,770 oh, I'm sorry. 1044 00:32:24,110 --> 00:32:25,412 And she's like, 1045 00:32:24,110 --> 00:32:25,412 no, you can come in. 1046 00:32:25,445 --> 00:32:28,810 And they had 1047 00:32:25,445 --> 00:32:28,810 their first encounter. 1048 00:32:28,810 --> 00:32:30,830 And from that point on, 1049 00:32:28,810 --> 00:32:30,830 they just started meeting, 1050 00:32:30,830 --> 00:32:33,286 and it became this 1051 00:32:30,830 --> 00:32:33,286 ongoing thing. 1052 00:32:33,319 --> 00:32:34,721 [Narrator] 1053 00:32:33,319 --> 00:32:34,721 The affair intensified 1054 00:32:34,754 --> 00:32:37,257 over the next few months. 1055 00:32:37,290 --> 00:32:39,920 [Kimberly] Initially, 1056 00:32:37,290 --> 00:32:39,920 it was just physical, 1057 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:41,261 but he started getting 1058 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:41,261 feelings for her. 1059 00:32:41,294 --> 00:32:43,897 And she told him all this stuff 1060 00:32:41,294 --> 00:32:43,897 about her husband, 1061 00:32:43,930 --> 00:32:46,299 none of it flattering. 1062 00:32:46,332 --> 00:32:49,102 And that he was controlling 1063 00:32:46,332 --> 00:32:49,102 and jealous. 1064 00:32:51,404 --> 00:32:53,640 [Narrator] Louie explains 1065 00:32:51,404 --> 00:32:53,640 that Isaac felt the need 1066 00:32:53,673 --> 00:32:55,575 to save Angel... 1067 00:32:55,608 --> 00:32:57,677 from Milton. 1068 00:32:57,711 --> 00:33:00,380 [Kimberly] She told him, 1069 00:32:57,711 --> 00:33:00,380 he will never let me leave, 1070 00:33:00,413 --> 00:33:03,316 like I will not be free of him 1071 00:33:00,413 --> 00:33:03,316 unless he's dead. 1072 00:33:04,784 --> 00:33:06,553 And she was serious about it. 1073 00:33:06,586 --> 00:33:09,222 So it was at this point 1074 00:33:06,586 --> 00:33:09,222 he was so ready to be with her 1075 00:33:09,255 --> 00:33:11,958 that he's like, 1076 00:33:09,255 --> 00:33:11,958 I'll kill him for you. 1077 00:33:14,361 --> 00:33:18,331 [Aaron] They start discussing 1078 00:33:14,361 --> 00:33:18,331 ways to, uh, get rid of Milton. 1079 00:33:18,365 --> 00:33:20,900 And uh, after that is when 1080 00:33:18,365 --> 00:33:20,900 they came to the, 1081 00:33:20,934 --> 00:33:23,570 the plan of making it 1082 00:33:20,934 --> 00:33:23,570 a home invasion. 1083 00:33:25,739 --> 00:33:28,441 [Narrator] According to Louie, 1084 00:33:25,739 --> 00:33:28,441 Isaac had been communicating 1085 00:33:28,475 --> 00:33:30,777 with Angel the night 1086 00:33:28,475 --> 00:33:30,777 of August 1st 1087 00:33:30,810 --> 00:33:34,981 when he learned she and Milton 1088 00:33:30,810 --> 00:33:34,981 were home alone and in bed. 1089 00:33:36,149 --> 00:33:37,951 Using the element of surprise, 1090 00:33:37,984 --> 00:33:40,687 he went to the Sawyer home 1091 00:33:37,984 --> 00:33:40,687 dressed in black 1092 00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:43,656 and armed with a gun. 1093 00:33:43,690 --> 00:33:45,725 [Steven] Isaac talked about 1094 00:33:43,690 --> 00:33:45,725 using the key that Angel 1095 00:33:45,759 --> 00:33:49,295 told him was on the back porch. 1096 00:33:45,759 --> 00:33:49,295 He had basically just walked in. 1097 00:33:49,329 --> 00:33:51,631 We submitted that key 1098 00:33:49,329 --> 00:33:51,631 for fingerprint testing, 1099 00:33:51,664 --> 00:33:53,333 but there were no results. 1100 00:33:53,366 --> 00:33:55,669 He stands at the bedroom door. 1101 00:33:55,702 --> 00:33:57,103 He's just kind of listening. 1102 00:33:57,103 --> 00:33:58,805 And he's got his gloves 1103 00:33:57,103 --> 00:33:58,805 and his mask on. 1104 00:33:58,838 --> 00:34:00,740 And he's got a gun. 1105 00:34:00,774 --> 00:34:02,742 He wasn't sure if he was 1106 00:34:00,774 --> 00:34:02,742 going to go in or not, 1107 00:34:02,776 --> 00:34:05,450 and Angel opens the door. 1108 00:34:05,478 --> 00:34:06,579 [Aaron] He said after 1109 00:34:05,478 --> 00:34:06,579 he got Milton tied up 1110 00:34:06,613 --> 00:34:10,150 that he went behind him 1111 00:34:06,613 --> 00:34:10,150 and did a chokehold and, uh, 1112 00:34:10,183 --> 00:34:12,585 choked Milton out 1113 00:34:10,183 --> 00:34:12,585 until he knew he was passed. 1114 00:34:16,656 --> 00:34:19,592 [Narrator] Beyond the shocking 1115 00:34:16,656 --> 00:34:19,592 confession to his friend, 1116 00:34:19,626 --> 00:34:23,196 detectives ask if Isaac 1117 00:34:19,626 --> 00:34:23,196 further implicated Angel. 1118 00:34:24,531 --> 00:34:26,699 Isaac was adamant that 1119 00:34:24,531 --> 00:34:26,699 when Angel opened the door, 1120 00:34:26,733 --> 00:34:28,768 she knew for sure it was him. 1121 00:34:29,135 --> 00:34:31,471 [Kimberly] He slapped her 1122 00:34:29,135 --> 00:34:31,471 per her request. 1123 00:34:31,504 --> 00:34:33,340 He didn't hit her hard enough, 1124 00:34:31,504 --> 00:34:33,340 so he says 1125 00:34:33,373 --> 00:34:36,509 she came and took her head 1126 00:34:33,373 --> 00:34:36,509 and hit her head on, um, 1127 00:34:36,543 --> 00:34:38,511 the side table. 1128 00:34:41,214 --> 00:34:42,649 [Narrator] 1129 00:34:41,214 --> 00:34:42,649 After trashing the room, 1130 00:34:42,681 --> 00:34:46,853 Isaac filled a pillowcase with 1131 00:34:42,681 --> 00:34:46,853 jewelry and fled the scene. 1132 00:34:46,886 --> 00:34:50,690 He also had a solid plan 1133 00:34:46,886 --> 00:34:50,690 to remove any DNA evidence 1134 00:34:50,724 --> 00:34:53,226 on his clothing. 1135 00:34:53,259 --> 00:34:54,527 [Kimberly] He jumped in the 1136 00:34:53,259 --> 00:34:54,527 neighbor's swimming pool 1137 00:34:54,561 --> 00:34:56,362 that night to get rid 1138 00:34:54,561 --> 00:34:56,362 of any DNA, 1139 00:34:56,396 --> 00:34:58,198 or any fingerprints, anything. 1140 00:34:58,231 --> 00:35:01,735 He disposed of different 1141 00:34:58,231 --> 00:35:01,735 items in trash cans all around 1142 00:35:01,768 --> 00:35:03,770 the city in different locations. 1143 00:35:06,906 --> 00:35:09,242 [Narrator] With the gravity 1144 00:35:06,906 --> 00:35:09,242 of Louie's statement, 1145 00:35:09,275 --> 00:35:12,379 detectives want to hear it 1146 00:35:09,275 --> 00:35:12,379 from Isaac himself 1147 00:35:12,412 --> 00:35:16,282 and ask Louie if he'll take par 1148 00:35:12,412 --> 00:35:16,282 in a wire tap. 1149 00:35:16,316 --> 00:35:18,852 [Kimberly] There were three 1150 00:35:16,316 --> 00:35:18,852 total recorded calls. 1151 00:35:18,885 --> 00:35:22,889 And in those calls, 1152 00:35:18,885 --> 00:35:22,889 Isaac confesses to not only 1153 00:35:22,922 --> 00:35:24,557 having the affair 1154 00:35:22,922 --> 00:35:24,557 with Angel Sawyer, 1155 00:35:24,591 --> 00:35:27,894 but that, you know, 1156 00:35:24,591 --> 00:35:27,894 he murdered her husband, 1157 00:35:27,927 --> 00:35:30,430 and that she was involved. 1158 00:35:34,901 --> 00:35:37,871 So at this point now we know, 1159 00:35:34,901 --> 00:35:37,871 okay, he's, he's actually 1160 00:35:37,904 --> 00:35:41,241 the one who did it, 1161 00:35:37,904 --> 00:35:41,241 but per him, 1162 00:35:41,274 --> 00:35:42,509 she knew it 1163 00:35:41,274 --> 00:35:42,509 was going to happen 1164 00:35:42,542 --> 00:35:44,911 and was involved 1165 00:35:42,542 --> 00:35:44,911 in the planning. 1166 00:35:44,944 --> 00:35:48,348 [Narrator] With Angel and Isaac 1167 00:35:44,944 --> 00:35:48,348 as the prime suspects, 1168 00:35:48,381 --> 00:35:51,317 investigators first arrest 1169 00:35:48,381 --> 00:35:51,317 Isaac Melcher 1170 00:35:51,351 --> 00:35:55,922 at his North Carolina home 1171 00:35:51,351 --> 00:35:55,922 on August 21, 2018, 1172 00:35:55,955 --> 00:35:59,526 19 days after Milton's murder. 1173 00:36:00,460 --> 00:36:01,461 [Aaron] We get him back 1174 00:36:00,460 --> 00:36:01,461 to the office, 1175 00:36:01,494 --> 00:36:04,931 myself and Agent Norman 1176 00:36:01,494 --> 00:36:04,931 go to interview him and, 1177 00:36:05,310 --> 00:36:06,766 yeah, he has nothing to say. 1178 00:36:10,700 --> 00:36:11,938 [Narrator] 1179 00:36:10,700 --> 00:36:11,938 With Isaac remaining silent, 1180 00:36:12,380 --> 00:36:15,542 authorities lure Angel Sawyer 1181 00:36:12,380 --> 00:36:15,542 to the sheriff's office 1182 00:36:15,575 --> 00:36:19,145 to tell her they've caught 1183 00:36:15,575 --> 00:36:19,145 the man who killed Milton. 1184 00:36:26,520 --> 00:36:28,121 [Aaron] We kind of start out 1185 00:36:26,520 --> 00:36:28,121 right out the gate that we have 1186 00:36:28,154 --> 00:36:29,789 Isaac under arrest 1187 00:36:28,154 --> 00:36:29,789 for the murder of Milton, 1188 00:36:29,823 --> 00:36:31,858 and he's actually downstairs 1189 00:36:29,823 --> 00:36:31,858 in our holding cell right now. 1190 00:36:38,698 --> 00:36:41,801 [Narrator] Angel finally 1191 00:36:38,698 --> 00:36:41,801 comes clean about the affair. 1192 00:36:52,779 --> 00:36:55,648 [Narrator] 1193 00:36:52,779 --> 00:36:55,648 And she doesn't stop there. 1194 00:36:55,682 --> 00:36:58,818 [Kimberly] Eventually she does 1195 00:36:55,682 --> 00:36:58,818 admit to knowing that Isaac 1196 00:36:58,852 --> 00:37:00,854 wanted to kill her husband. 1197 00:37:00,887 --> 00:37:03,723 She claimed that she tried 1198 00:37:00,887 --> 00:37:03,723 to talk him out of it 1199 00:37:03,757 --> 00:37:05,558 and wanted no part of it, 1200 00:37:05,592 --> 00:37:07,427 and had no idea that 1201 00:37:05,592 --> 00:37:07,427 he was going to do it. 1202 00:37:16,503 --> 00:37:18,271 [Aaron] She claimed that 1203 00:37:16,503 --> 00:37:18,271 she was going to come tell us 1204 00:37:18,304 --> 00:37:19,773 at some point in time, 1205 00:37:18,304 --> 00:37:19,773 but she was scared for, 1206 00:37:19,806 --> 00:37:21,841 for her safety 1207 00:37:19,806 --> 00:37:21,841 and the safety of her children. 1208 00:37:21,875 --> 00:37:23,743 That she was putting a lot 1209 00:37:21,875 --> 00:37:23,743 of things on him. 1210 00:37:33,553 --> 00:37:36,489 Her entire story was 1211 00:37:33,553 --> 00:37:36,489 I'm so scared of this man. 1212 00:37:36,523 --> 00:37:38,291 He's crazy. 1213 00:37:36,523 --> 00:37:38,291 He's obsessive. 1214 00:37:38,324 --> 00:37:39,926 He's obsessed with me. 1215 00:37:42,729 --> 00:37:45,699 [Narrator] Investigators 1216 00:37:42,729 --> 00:37:45,699 aren't buying it. 1217 00:37:45,732 --> 00:37:47,801 We just started picking her 1218 00:37:45,732 --> 00:37:47,801 apart on things that just didn't 1219 00:37:47,834 --> 00:37:50,337 make sense, like obviously 1220 00:37:47,834 --> 00:37:50,337 the false leads. 1221 00:37:50,370 --> 00:37:53,540 You knew, you knew Isaac did it, 1222 00:37:50,370 --> 00:37:53,540 you could've told us. 1223 00:37:53,573 --> 00:37:55,542 And at the end of that, we 1224 00:37:53,573 --> 00:37:55,542 informed her that there was 1225 00:37:55,575 --> 00:37:58,378 a warrant for her arrest for 1226 00:37:55,575 --> 00:37:58,378 conspiracy to commit murder. 1227 00:38:01,247 --> 00:38:02,515 [Narrator] Coming up, 1228 00:38:02,549 --> 00:38:04,751 Angel's attempts to 1229 00:38:02,549 --> 00:38:04,751 manipulate Isaac 1230 00:38:04,784 --> 00:38:08,621 continue from 1231 00:38:04,784 --> 00:38:08,621 behind prison walls. 1232 00:38:08,655 --> 00:38:10,423 [Steven] She was encouraging him 1233 00:38:08,655 --> 00:38:10,423 to essentially 1234 00:38:10,457 --> 00:38:11,691 take the fall for her. 1235 00:38:18,598 --> 00:38:21,201 [Narrator] And the prosecution 1236 00:38:18,598 --> 00:38:21,201 paints a portrait of a woman 1237 00:38:21,234 --> 00:38:24,337 obsessed with control. 1238 00:38:24,371 --> 00:38:26,873 [Aaron] She used Isaac 1239 00:38:24,371 --> 00:38:26,873 as a weapon and loaded him 1240 00:38:26,906 --> 00:38:29,809 and pointed him at Milton 1241 00:38:26,906 --> 00:38:29,809 and pulled the trigger. 1242 00:38:44,724 --> 00:38:47,727 [Narrator] On August 21, 2018, 1243 00:38:47,761 --> 00:38:50,597 authorities in Elizabeth City, 1244 00:38:47,761 --> 00:38:50,597 North Carolina 1245 00:38:50,630 --> 00:38:54,401 have charged Angel Sawyer 1246 00:38:50,630 --> 00:38:54,401 and her lover, Isaac Melcher 1247 00:38:54,434 --> 00:38:56,736 for the murder 1248 00:38:54,434 --> 00:38:56,736 of Angel's husband, 1249 00:38:56,770 --> 00:38:58,772 Milton Sawyer. 1250 00:39:00,730 --> 00:39:03,430 While the couple are locked 1251 00:39:00,730 --> 00:39:03,430 behind bars awaiting trial, 1252 00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:06,579 authorities learn they remain 1253 00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:06,579 in communication. 1254 00:39:06,613 --> 00:39:12,180 Recordings reveal them 1255 00:39:06,613 --> 00:39:12,180 using scripture as code. 1256 00:39:20,627 --> 00:39:23,430 [Steven] And she's quoting him 1257 00:39:20,627 --> 00:39:23,430 scriptures from the Bible. 1258 00:39:23,463 --> 00:39:25,265 One of the scriptures that 1259 00:39:23,463 --> 00:39:25,265 she quoted him was from the 1260 00:39:25,298 --> 00:39:26,466 book of John, 1261 00:39:25,298 --> 00:39:26,466 and it was talking about that 1262 00:39:26,499 --> 00:39:29,336 "Greater love hath no man that 1263 00:39:26,499 --> 00:39:29,336 he would lay down his life 1264 00:39:29,369 --> 00:39:30,670 for a friend." 1265 00:39:30,704 --> 00:39:32,720 She was, uh, encouraging him 1266 00:39:30,704 --> 00:39:32,720 to essentially 1267 00:39:32,105 --> 00:39:34,307 take the fall for her. 1268 00:39:34,341 --> 00:39:37,770 [Kimberly] I mean, 1269 00:39:34,341 --> 00:39:37,770 he took extreme steps 1270 00:39:37,110 --> 00:39:39,379 to not be linked to the crime. 1271 00:39:39,412 --> 00:39:42,949 So I mean, he was a smart guy, 1272 00:39:39,412 --> 00:39:42,949 but... 1273 00:39:43,490 --> 00:39:44,617 he was dumb over this woman. 1274 00:39:44,651 --> 00:39:46,586 He did not want her 1275 00:39:44,651 --> 00:39:46,586 to get in trouble, 1276 00:39:46,619 --> 00:39:50,560 he was still head over heels 1277 00:39:46,619 --> 00:39:50,560 in love with her. 1278 00:39:52,492 --> 00:39:55,195 [Narrator] Isaac then makes 1279 00:39:52,492 --> 00:39:55,195 a heartfelt apology, 1280 00:39:55,228 --> 00:39:57,664 but Angel isn't having it. 1281 00:40:17,150 --> 00:40:19,819 [Narrator] When it comes time 1282 00:40:17,150 --> 00:40:19,819 for the couple to stand trial, 1283 00:40:19,853 --> 00:40:22,122 much of the state's case 1284 00:40:19,853 --> 00:40:22,122 against Angel 1285 00:40:22,155 --> 00:40:24,124 remains circumstantial 1286 00:40:24,157 --> 00:40:28,361 thanks to Isaac's meticulous 1287 00:40:24,157 --> 00:40:28,361 actions after the murder. 1288 00:40:28,395 --> 00:40:31,498 So prosecutors approach 1289 00:40:28,395 --> 00:40:31,498 Isaac's attorney 1290 00:40:31,531 --> 00:40:35,535 and share Angel's comments 1291 00:40:31,531 --> 00:40:35,535 from her interrogation. 1292 00:40:35,568 --> 00:40:36,569 [Kimberly] He started talking 1293 00:40:35,568 --> 00:40:36,569 to his lawyer 1294 00:40:36,603 --> 00:40:39,873 and getting to hear what she was 1295 00:40:36,603 --> 00:40:39,873 saying about him. 1296 00:40:39,906 --> 00:40:43,309 He's a crazy stalker. 1297 00:40:39,906 --> 00:40:43,309 She wants nothing to do him. 1298 00:40:43,343 --> 00:40:45,512 He's hearing all of that 1299 00:40:43,343 --> 00:40:45,512 and you know, 1300 00:40:45,545 --> 00:40:47,681 it takes a little time 1301 00:40:45,545 --> 00:40:47,681 to realize, oh wow, 1302 00:40:47,714 --> 00:40:50,583 I've been totally played. 1303 00:40:50,617 --> 00:40:52,452 [Narrator] Isaac decides 1304 00:40:50,617 --> 00:40:52,452 he's ready to cooperate 1305 00:40:52,485 --> 00:40:54,200 with authorities, 1306 00:40:54,540 --> 00:40:57,157 agreeing to plead guilty 1307 00:40:54,540 --> 00:40:57,157 to second-degree murder 1308 00:40:57,190 --> 00:40:59,659 in exchange for 1309 00:40:57,190 --> 00:40:59,659 a 25-year sentence 1310 00:40:59,693 --> 00:41:03,530 and his testimony against Angel 1311 00:41:06,900 --> 00:41:10,303 At Angel's trial 1312 00:41:06,900 --> 00:41:10,303 in September of 2021, 1313 00:41:10,337 --> 00:41:16,760 prosecutors allege Milton's 1314 00:41:10,337 --> 00:41:16,760 death wasn't motivated by money 1315 00:41:16,760 --> 00:41:18,611 My brother did not have 1316 00:41:16,760 --> 00:41:18,611 a life insurance policy, 1317 00:41:18,645 --> 00:41:21,810 and he did not own the home 1318 00:41:18,645 --> 00:41:21,810 that they lived in. 1319 00:41:21,810 --> 00:41:23,717 She stood nothing to gain. 1320 00:41:23,750 --> 00:41:26,853 [Narrator] The prosecution 1321 00:41:23,750 --> 00:41:26,853 theorizes that this unhappy wif 1322 00:41:26,886 --> 00:41:29,522 felt trapped 1323 00:41:26,886 --> 00:41:29,522 in a loveless marriage 1324 00:41:29,556 --> 00:41:32,920 and believed it was better 1325 00:41:29,556 --> 00:41:32,920 to have Milton killed 1326 00:41:32,920 --> 00:41:36,229 than bear the stigma 1327 00:41:32,920 --> 00:41:36,229 of a two-time divorcée. 1328 00:41:37,130 --> 00:41:39,399 She did say in her interviews 1329 00:41:37,130 --> 00:41:39,399 that she did not want 1330 00:41:39,432 --> 00:41:41,100 to be a twice-divorced woman. 1331 00:41:41,101 --> 00:41:43,636 She made that comment 1332 00:41:41,101 --> 00:41:43,636 several times. 1333 00:41:46,239 --> 00:41:49,342 [Narrator] 1334 00:41:46,239 --> 00:41:49,342 On September 16, 2021, 1335 00:41:49,376 --> 00:41:52,479 Isaac Melcher takes the stand. 1336 00:41:52,512 --> 00:41:54,748 He testifies that Angel 1337 00:41:52,512 --> 00:41:54,748 led him to believe 1338 00:41:54,781 --> 00:41:56,883 she was afraid of Milton, 1339 00:41:56,916 --> 00:41:59,219 though she admitted to him 1340 00:41:56,916 --> 00:41:59,219 that Milton had never 1341 00:41:59,252 --> 00:42:02,422 physically hurt her. 1342 00:42:02,455 --> 00:42:04,591 She kind of played 1343 00:42:02,455 --> 00:42:04,591 the damsel in distress. 1344 00:42:04,624 --> 00:42:07,761 [Steven] Angel took advantage 1345 00:42:04,624 --> 00:42:07,761 of an opportunity, 1346 00:42:07,794 --> 00:42:10,130 that Isaac was willing 1347 00:42:07,794 --> 00:42:10,130 to do anything to be with her, 1348 00:42:10,163 --> 00:42:12,232 including to murder her husband. 1349 00:42:12,265 --> 00:42:16,202 So while Isaac ultimately 1350 00:42:12,265 --> 00:42:16,202 committed the act of murder, 1351 00:42:16,236 --> 00:42:19,539 Angel's manipulation 1352 00:42:16,236 --> 00:42:19,539 directed that. 1353 00:42:19,572 --> 00:42:22,142 [Aaron] She used Isaac 1354 00:42:19,572 --> 00:42:22,142 as a weapon and loaded him 1355 00:42:22,175 --> 00:42:24,611 and pointed him at Milton 1356 00:42:22,175 --> 00:42:24,611 and pulled the trigger. 1357 00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:30,550 [Narrator] Angel's attorneys do 1358 00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:30,550 what they can for their client, 1359 00:42:30,583 --> 00:42:34,921 but her lover's 1360 00:42:30,583 --> 00:42:34,921 testimony is devastating. 1361 00:42:34,954 --> 00:42:36,656 [Kimberly] She didn't testify 1362 00:42:34,954 --> 00:42:36,656 at trial. 1363 00:42:36,690 --> 00:42:40,930 Her only defense at trial was 1364 00:42:36,690 --> 00:42:40,930 that she was innocent. 1365 00:42:40,126 --> 00:42:42,962 [Narrator] Both sides rest on 1366 00:42:40,126 --> 00:42:42,962 September 20th. 1367 00:42:42,996 --> 00:42:47,901 And jurors quickly reach a 1368 00:42:42,996 --> 00:42:47,901 unanimous verdict. 1369 00:42:47,934 --> 00:42:49,869 [Kimberly] The jury found 1370 00:42:47,934 --> 00:42:49,869 her guilty of conspiracy 1371 00:42:49,903 --> 00:42:52,500 to commit murder 1372 00:42:49,903 --> 00:42:52,500 and first-degree murder. 1373 00:42:52,105 --> 00:42:54,541 She was sentenced to life 1374 00:42:52,105 --> 00:42:54,541 without parole. 1375 00:42:56,976 --> 00:42:59,245 [Lisa] Who do I hold 1376 00:42:56,976 --> 00:42:59,245 more responsible? 1377 00:42:59,279 --> 00:43:02,882 I would have to say Angel 1378 00:42:59,279 --> 00:43:02,882 because had Angel never 1379 00:43:02,916 --> 00:43:06,820 gotten into the situation, 1380 00:43:02,916 --> 00:43:06,820 my brother would still be here. 1381 00:43:06,853 --> 00:43:11,591 Isaac would've never 1382 00:43:06,853 --> 00:43:11,591 done this, um, on his own. 1383 00:43:11,624 --> 00:43:14,894 I'm 100% positive of that. 1384 00:43:14,928 --> 00:43:17,497 [Narrator] And while Milton's 1385 00:43:14,928 --> 00:43:17,497 store has closed, 1386 00:43:17,530 --> 00:43:19,299 his family will never forget 1387 00:43:19,332 --> 00:43:23,937 the impact that Milton had 1388 00:43:19,332 --> 00:43:23,937 on those around him. 1389 00:43:23,970 --> 00:43:26,606 [Lisa] He loved his children. 1390 00:43:23,970 --> 00:43:26,606 He loved his family. 1391 00:43:26,639 --> 00:43:29,576 He always wanted people 1392 00:43:26,639 --> 00:43:29,576 to leave him happier 1393 00:43:29,609 --> 00:43:31,678 than when they came to him. 1394 00:43:34,881 --> 00:43:37,984 [music]