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the man had a gun.
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He came in and wanted my jewelry
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and our money.
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He attacked me.
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[Steven] In the walk-through
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of the crime scene,
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it was very indicative of some
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sort of struggle.
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[Narrator] When the homicide
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investigation begins,
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a loving wife leads the charge.
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[Narrator] But behind this
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picture-perfect marriage
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were dark secrets.
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He thought she was
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having an affair.
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He confronted her about it.
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[Narrator] Was this a rivalry
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fueled by jealousy?
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Her narcissism
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was very evident.
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She kind of played
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the damsel in distress.
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[Narrator] Or had a selfish
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desire to protect one's
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reputation led to
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the ultimate betrayal?
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She loaded him
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and pulled the trigger.
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[Narrator] With a population
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of less than 20,000 people,
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Elizabeth City,
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North Carolina
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is about as quiet
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as a city can be.
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But just before 2:00 AM
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on August 2, 2018,
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a homeowner is awakened by the
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sound of a panicked woman.
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She knocked on the door
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until he came.
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When he went out there, he saw
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her. She's crying. She's upset.
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[Narrator]
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The woman is clearly injured
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and the man
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instantly recognizes her
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as his neighbor,
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45-year-old Angel Sawyer.
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She had a wound to the top
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right of her forehead.
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on her forehead.
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She tells him, a man has
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broken into the house
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and killed my husband.
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[Narrator] Angel is too
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distraught to call for help,
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so her neighbor alerts
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dispatchers
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at the Pasquotank County 911.
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to the 911 operator,
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and she tells them,
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the man had a gun.
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He came in and wanted
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my jewelry and our money.
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He attacked me.
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[Steven] He did his best to,
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to calm her.
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You could kind of hear her
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in the background
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and she was kind of frantic.
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[Narrator] While Angel remains
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at her neighbor's,
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deputies arrive
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at the Sawyer home.
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[Kimberly]
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in the home on the backside.
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The door was unlocked.
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[Aaron] They announced
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themselves, you know,
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sheriff's office,
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sheriff's office.
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Is anybody inside?
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They go to the
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master bedroom.
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They walk in, and you can tell
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there's been a struggle.
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[Steven] A lot of the
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drawers were dumped out.
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There was just mass amounts
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of just assorted jewelry,
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either costume or silver,
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gold, uh, just kind of all
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over the floor.
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It was very ransacked.
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[Narrator] Deputies find
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Angel's husband,
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55-year-old Milton Sawyer, lyin
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in the adjoining master bedroom
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Milton Sawyer was lying face
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down in the bathroom,
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both his hands taped up
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behind his back.
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on the floor.
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and it's a fairly small room,
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so he took up a lot of space.
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They check on Milton.
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He's deceased.
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superficial injuries,
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but nothing that would
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cause his death.
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[Narrator] Deputies rush Angel
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to the hospital for evaluation
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and secure the scene while they
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await homicide investigators.
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News of the unfolding tragedy
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reaches Milton's sister,
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Lisa Loucks.
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It was about 3:00 in the morning
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when I got the phone call
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that Milton had been killed.
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I was in shock.
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really get myself together
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before I started making phone
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calls to all the brothers.
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[Bill] I see these missed
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calls from Lisa.
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I call Lisa.
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And I'll never forget.
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She goes, hey bro,
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are you sitting down?
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I'm like, yeah, Lisa.
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What's going on?
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And she goes, I don't know
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how to tell you this,
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but Milton has been murdered.
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but my brain is just
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not processing it.
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[David] I was devastated.
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I couldn't hardly...
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pull my thoughts together.
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When I started getting the,
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the details of what transpired,
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there were just
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so many questions.
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[Narrator] Milton Sawyer was
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born in 1963 in the small town
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of Elizabeth City,
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North Carolina.
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My mom married his dad.
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Milton and Lisa's father.
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And we grew up together, and,
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uh, we bonded rather quickly.
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And you know, typical childhood.
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We played outside in the woods.
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We built forts.
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We did all those kind of things.
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[Narrator] Even at a young age,
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Milton cherished rare items
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and was drawn to collectibles.
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[David] He got that
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from his father.
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He was exposed
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to collecting things
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and being aware
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of the value of things.
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in his blood, so to speak.
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[Lisa] Collecting items was
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definitely his passion,
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so when he got older,
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my brother started an antique
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shop in Elizabeth City,
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and it was called
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The Treasure Hunter,
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where he would buy
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and sell gold as well.
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[Narrator] However, Milton
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wasn't as lucky with love
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as with business.
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In 2000, his first marriage
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ended in divorce,
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but Milton prioritized
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spending time
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with his three young children.
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[David] He was a good father.
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He took the kids with him
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whenever he could.
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in the store,
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he would take the kids
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to the store with him.
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They loved being with Milton.
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[Narrator] It seemed the only
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thing missing from Milton's lif
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was a partner to share it with.
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But in 2011, while picking up
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his kids from school,
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he met just the woman...
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38-year-old Angel Kessinger.
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Milton's children
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and a couple of Angel's children
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were similar in age, and both
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went to the same school.
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each other and talked.
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[Narrator] Milton learned
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Angel was born in New York,
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and that she and her husband
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bounced around
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before landing
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in Elizabeth City.
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[David] She was married
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and had four children,
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but according to Milton,
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what she told him was that
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they were in the process
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of separating.
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[Narrator] Despite their
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10-year age difference,
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Milton and Angel bonded over
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the challenges of parenting
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and sharing custody
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of their children.
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He was very smitten with her
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when he first met her.
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[Narrator] When Angel's
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divorce was finalized
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shortly after they met,
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Milton seized the opportunity
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and asked her out.
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[David] They became physically
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involved fairly early on,
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and as time progressed,
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he became more and more
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committed to her.
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[Narrator] When the couple
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wed in 2012,
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they became partners
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in life and business.
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At The Treasure Hunter,
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Angel was a constant presence.
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Milton was
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going out buying.
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He would just a lot
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of times bring stuff
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and put it in the shop
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with no organization.
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she started to spend time
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organizing,
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staging the items
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so that the shop
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looked a little better.
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Milton appreciated that.
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the couple worked to nurture
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their blended family
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of seven children.
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Life seemed good for the Sawyer
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until the night
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of August 2, 2018.
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A home invasion has left Milton
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dead and Angel in the hospital.
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[Kimberly] We had drawers
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dumped out of dressers
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where she kept jewelry.
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They were emptied out.
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There was stuff
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all over the floor.
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So, I mean, it seemed
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consistent with a robbery.
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[Steven] In the walk-through
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of the crime scene,
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obviously discovering
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Milton in his position.
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It was very indicative
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of some sort of a struggle.
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[Kimberly] They call
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in the medical examiner.
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At this point they just start
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preserving the scene.
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They're going to look for DNA.
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They're looking
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for fingerprints.
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[Narrator] The medical
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examiner's preliminary finding
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is that Milton may have died
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by positional asphyxiation.
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There was no head trauma.
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There were no bullet casings.
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[Aaron] His hands were
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taped behind his back
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and he was laying on his belly
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on a hard surface
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and could've been unconscious.
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That would've made it
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hard to breathe.
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[Narrator] Authorities
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hope a full autopsy will
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reveal more details.
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Outside, deputies fan out
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to speak to neighbors.
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[Aaron] The only thing that
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came out that night was
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somebody said they heard
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like a loud banging noise
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and, uh, that's really kind of
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the only information we got.
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[Narrator] A further search
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of the home reveals the
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assailant's point of entry.
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[Aaron] There was no sign
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of forced entry.
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The back door was open
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and there was a key
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on the table on the back porch.
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That is of a particular note,
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how unusual that was.
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In other crimes that I've
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investigated personally,
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I don't think I've ever
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seen a key that was just
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openly available.
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We submitted that key for
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fingerprint testing along
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the train of thought that if the
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burglar used the key to get in,
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he would have had
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to put the key back
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either before he walked
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into the door or after
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he walked out of the door.
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[Narrator] Could this key hidin
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in plain sight
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lead them to the assailant?
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Coming up...
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Angel Sawyer recounts the last
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moments of her husband's life.
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[Narrator] And investigators
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find a person of interest
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who's no strangerto law
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enforcement.
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[Kimberly] The person was
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a frequent flyer,
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so when the name was said,
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everybody knew who it was.
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[Narrator] August 2, 2018.
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Popular antique store owner
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Milton Sawyer has been found
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murdered inside his home.
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His wife, Angel, is undergoing
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treatment at an area hospital
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after suffering a head wound
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in the late-night attack.
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[Aaron] So we arrive.
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She's in a hospital room
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in the ER.
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She had a wound to the
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top right of her forehead.
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She did have some blood
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on her forehead, but not,
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it wasn't a gaping wound
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or anything like that.
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[Narrator] Angel explains that
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since her two teenage daughters
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were sleeping over
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at a friend's house,
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she and Milton were home
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alone that evening.
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[Steven] There were only
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two children
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that still lived in the house.
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So it was just Milton and Angel
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alone in the house that night,
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which was relatively out
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of the norm.
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[Narrator] Angel describes the
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events leading up to the attack
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which she says took place
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around 12:00 AM.
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[Aaron] She says she gets up
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to go to the kitchen
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to get a snack,
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or whatever,
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and when she opens
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the master bedroom door,
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that there's a person standing
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in her hallway
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dressed in all black.
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[Narrator] According to Angel,
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this was most definitely
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a targeted attack.
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He says, I know Milton,
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you're the biggest gold buyer
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in Elizabeth City.
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I know you guys got nice
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jewelry, nice things, and money.
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You know, give me all that.
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I want the keys
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for the business.
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[Narrator] Angel explains they
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leave a key on the table outsid
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for their kids in case
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they need to get in late.
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She suggests the intruder
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must have found it
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and that's how he got in.
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[Aaron] The key always stayed
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on the table by the back door.
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[Kimberly] She talked about
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him assaulting her husband.
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Um, and the entire time,
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she has no idea who this man is.
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And she was terrified.
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At some point in time,
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he actually pistol-whips her
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in the head.
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[Narrator] Angel says after
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the strike to the head,
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she was disoriented and wasn't
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sure what was happening.
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[Steven] She was very afraid.
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She had no idea how long
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she had been taped.
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She said it felt like hours.
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After the burglar left,
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Milton didn't move,
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and she didn't
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see him breathing.
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[Narrator] Angel says she was
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eventually able to loosen
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the tape enough to stand up.
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[Narrator]
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Though she's distraught,
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Angel is able to provide
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investigators
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with a potential lead.
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[Aaron] Angel actually told us
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in the interview at the hospital
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that uh, they deal with a lot of
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sketchy people in the business
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at The Treasure Hunter.
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They had people that would
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come in who had stole items,
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people on drugs.
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[Narrator] In fact,
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earlier that evening,
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Milton had received a call from
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a man Angel believes
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could be Milton's killer.
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Around 8:00 PM,
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7:00 PM, Angel and Milton
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had met with a young man
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who wanted to sell a TV.
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The TV, in her opinion,
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looked like it had just
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been ripped off a wall.
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She thought it was a stolen TV.
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[Narrator] Angel says the man
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showed up with his girlfriend
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and admits she and Milton
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had done business
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with the couple before.
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[Kimberly] We knew the person.
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He was a frequent flyer,
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so when the name was said,
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everybody knew who it was.
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Like, this is not somebody
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unknown to law enforcement.
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[Aaron] We've had prior cases
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with this individual.
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It wasn't a big stretch to think
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this gentleman wasn't capable
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of doing a home invasion.
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Because they weren't
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but a mile or two down the road
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from where they
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would've sold him the TV,
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so they could've followed him.
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Knowing this gentleman's
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particular history
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and uh, the timeframe of meeting
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and them selling the TV,
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to the home invasion,
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it didn't seem like a bad lead.
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[Narrator] Investigators
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leave Angel to rest
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and work to track down
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the couple she mentioned.
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And another unit is en route to
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see if the killer had in fact
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used the keys to the
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Sawyers' antique shop.
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[Steven] We had deputies there
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within a couple minutes,
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and there was no forced entry.
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And then in review of the,
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of the cameras and looking
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through the inventory,
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nothing was missing.
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[Aaron] There was no signs
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that anybody was ever there.
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[Narrator] But investigators
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catch a break
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when the same couple Angel
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suggested may be involved
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are already in custody,
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albeit for a totally
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unrelated crime.
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During the course of
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a separate drug investigation,
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they were arrested
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for drug offenses.
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And during their
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arrest procedures,
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we informed them
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that we wanted to talk
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to them about the murder.
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And they were both
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forthcoming on the murder
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and provided statements.
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And they both gave
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alibi information that yes,
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they did sell him a television,
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but that after that
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they went their separate ways.
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[Kimberly] He was like,
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yeah, I sold him a TV.
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Let the officers look
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at his phone.
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Was completely cooperative.
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Girlfriend backed up the story.
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[Narrator] The couple claims
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they weren't together
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at the time of the murder,
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but that they spoke to
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each other on the phone
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at approximately 12:00 AM,
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the same time Angel
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says the attack occurred.
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[Steven] We were able to
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gather phone records that
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confirmed that they were
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talking to each other.
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[Aaron] When we did phone
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records, we always do location
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histories as well to see
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if their phone was pinging
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in the area
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of Milton's house,
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you know, when the incident
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would've took place.
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And it wasn't.
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So we completely rule them out.
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[Narrator] While the identity
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of Milton Sawyer's killer
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remains a mystery,
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the next day,
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investigators learn the
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medical examiner has revised
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their preliminary finding
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of positional asphyxiation
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to something far more personal.
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The autopsy was completed
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and the cause of death
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was manual strangulation.
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[Narrator] Coming up,
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allegations surface that sugges
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the Sawyers' marriage
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wasn't so perfect after all.
586
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Milton started
587
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calling me pretty regularly
588
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and telling me that he thought
589
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she was having an affair.
590
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[Narrator] And a new
591
00:19:27,434 --> 00:19:30,437
suspect is revealed.
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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
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a person of interest.
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[Narrator] August 3, 2018, near
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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
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the victim were strangers.
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00:20:29,796 --> 00:20:31,998
[Narrator] Authorities turn
618
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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.
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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]