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[narrator] a successful
business owner
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Returns from a dream vacation,
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Only to be met with
a hail of gunfire.
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The last thing in his mind is
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That somebody is
attempting to kill him.
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[narrator] his valued employee
may be victim number two.
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She's seemingly fallen off
the face of the earth.
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[narrator] but did he trust
the wrong person?
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[charlie] somebody had access to
the house,
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Somebody he trusted.
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[narrator] as the deadly plot
unravels, alliances shift.
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Are they gonna stay loyal and
true to each other,
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Or now is it all about me?
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What point does
blood loyalty stop,
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And doing the right thing start?
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[narrator] and investigators
discover how one crime
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Plants the seeds of another.
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She said, "you know,
your grandfather's not
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Gonna be here much longer."
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And I said,
"well, what do you mean?"
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[narrator] rumors of
a twisted seduction surface.
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She's agreeing to have a
sexual relationship with someone
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To be bailed out.
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[michael] I didn't really know
how to take all that
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It was a shocker to me.
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That is a level of sociopathy
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That is fortunately,
not too common.
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This wasn't brutal,
this was just sick.
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[narrator] January 12th, 2004.
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It's late afternoon in
robeson county, north carolina,
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When dispatch receives
a frantic 911 call
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Reporting shots fired outside
a local bus company.
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Sheriff's deputies and
paramedics race to the scene.
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[bobby] this crime occurred in
a rural area.
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It's, it's so far out there
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That by the time the officers
responded out there,
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The suspects were already gone.
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[narrator] first responders
arrive at the scene
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To find the owner of
the bus company
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Sitting in his car,
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Which is now riddled
with bullet holes.
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He's visibly shaken,
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But fortunately, only his hand
seems to be injured.
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[larry] he just came back
from his vacation.
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The last thing in his mind is
that somebody is,
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Is attempting to kill him.
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First thing you want to do
is secure the scene,
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And then investigators look
for any shell casings,
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Projectiles...
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Skid marks from a vehicle...
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See if there's
any witnesses nearby,
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Anybody have
any outside cameras.
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[narrator] authorities find
a scattering of shotgun pellets
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That have pierced the vehicle,
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And three plastic shell casings.
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You wanna get a statement
from the victim,
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Get the story,
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And even develop a timeline
around the situation.
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[charlie] the victim, he says
he goes on vacation.
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After flying back into
myrtle beach, south carolina,
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He makes his drive back
home to lumberton.
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He lives above his bus company
that he owns.
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Upon arriving home and exiting
his vehicle,
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He hears gunshots.
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He immediately falls back into
the vehicle.
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[larry] they're just rolling by
and they're firing shots.
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They see a target, and they're
firing shots at the target.
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There's an attempted murder
here.
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[narrator] the shooter sped off,
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And that's when the owner of
the bus company says
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He managed to dial 911.
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[billy] he said it sounded
like a shotgun
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That caused his injuries.
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But he was not able to
see everything
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And everyone that was involved
in that.
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[narrator] the victim did not
see the shooter,
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And claims he has no idea
who might want him dead.
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Back in 2004, that area was
known for a lot of
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Robberies, drugs...
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Breaking into residence,
homicides.
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[billy] it's very common in
the drug trade
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To have drive-by shootings
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Into the car of someone
who's, who's dealing drugs.
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[narrator] a quick background
check tells investigators
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That the bus company owner's
record is clean.
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[billy] there was no evidence he
was involved in drugs.
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He did not appear to be involved
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In any type of
criminal activity.
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[narrator] however,
investigators don't believe
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This was just a random act
of violence.
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[billy] he was shot while
getting out of his car.
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What made sense was it was
somebody who knew
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His everyday activities,
knew where he lived,
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When he would be pulling
into his driveway...
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That sort of thing.
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[narrator] once the victim is
transported to the hospital,
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The deputies check
the bus company building itself
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To look for possible signs
of a robbery.
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However, the door is locked,
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And there are no signs
of forced entry.
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When there's no robbery attempt,
there's no break-in attempt,
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That really, again, focus you
back at the victim.
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Who in this victim's
inner circle
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Would gain if this victim
should suddenly die?
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[narrator] the next morning,
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The recovering owner of
the bus company
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Calls investigators in a panic.
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He is concerned about
his employee,
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38-year-old judy naylor.
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He hasn't been able to reach hr
for several days.
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He went on vacation
and left her with the business.
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He entrusted her.
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[billy] this is someone he
looks to to run his business,
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And yet after he is shot, nobody
can get in touch with her.
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[narrator] her boss is worried
that whoever shot at him
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May have come for
judy naylor, too.
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[billy] judy was born and raised
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In the cumberland county,
robeson county area.
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Judy was the older of
two siblings.
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Her younger brother, kenneth,
they had a close relationship.
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[narrator] judy's mother and
father separated while
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She was in her teens.
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I know willie, my grandfather,
poppa willie,
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He had a drinking problem.
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And you could tell
that it was kinda
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A conflicting environment for
her growing up,
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Definitely after the divorce.
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I think she had somewhat of a,
a troubled background.
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I know that her mother at times
had some mental health issues.
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[narrator] eventually,
judy's mother, catherine,
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Remarried a man named
james croxton.
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And judy decided to leave home
in search of independence.
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[michael] she didn't graduate
high school.
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She dropped out at 17.
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She had me at 19,
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And my dad was 24.
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He was in the air force.
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They met at a party in
fayetteville,
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And obviously, you know,
hit it off.
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And, you know, that's when
I came about.
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[narrator] but judy and
andrew san miguel's marriage
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Didn't last long.
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[michael] they separated when
I was two.
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I lived with my dad
at a younger age,
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And my mom only had me
during the summer.
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My dad lived rough.
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It wasn't a very
good environment.
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You know, he finally told me to
go stay with my mom,
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And so I did, and I was happy.
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My mom was very supportive.
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Playin' sports in school,
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She was always there
cheerin' me on.
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[narrator] judy worked hard
to provide for her family,
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Building what would ultimately
become a decades-long career
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In the automotive industry.
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She wanted to do better for me
than what she had.
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She handled, you know,
financin' and accounts.
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And I would say, you know,
not graduatin' high school,
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You know, my mom really
accomplished a lot.
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[narrator] although judy left
home at an early age,
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Over the years her mother,
catherine, and her stepfather
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Became very involved
in raising michael.
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During the summer,
I would go to work
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With my grandfather,
james croxton.
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He was a, a big part of my life.
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He was a plumber, and he would
take me to work with him.
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You know, he showed me a lot.
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Anytime mom was
leavin' a relationship
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Or in between relationships,
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However you want to call it,
you know, we stayed there.
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So we were real close.
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[narrator] in 2002, michael
graduated high school
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And moved away to start
his own family.
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It was around that time that
judy began dating
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47-year-old donald lee mcphail.
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Donald grew up in
lumberbridge area.
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She felt that donald was
her soulmate and her true love.
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[narrator] after six months,
judy and donald married.
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And in 2003, judy was hired
as an office manager
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At a bus company business
in lumberton, north carolina.
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He was impressed by her,
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Impressed by the work
that she did.
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Eventually, she became
the bookkeeper.
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When she started working there,
you know,
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I felt, you know,
I was happy for her.
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[narrator] but after four months
in her new role,
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That world is turned upside down
on January 12th, 2004,
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When a drive-by shooting nearly
kills judy's boss,
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And judy herself
nowhere to be found.
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After this happens to him,
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He nor anyone else
can get in touch with judy.
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[charlie] they put out a bolo
for judy naylor,
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Which is a be on the lookout.
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You've got to worry whoever
pulled the trigger,
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They could cause
more damage now.
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[narrator] coming up...
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Detectives learn judy naylor
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Isn't the only thing
that's vanished.
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He finds his shotgun missing.
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Somebody had access to
the house,
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Somebody he trusted.
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[narrator] authorities in
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Rural robeson county,
north carolina,
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Are investigating
the attempted murder
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Of a successful bus company
owner
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When they discover
his bookkeeper,
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Judy naylor, is missing.
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[billy] nobody can get
in touch with judy.
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For a couple of days,
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She's seemingly fallen off
the face of the earth.
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[narrator] the next day,
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Police receive another
frantic phone call
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From the victim to report
something else is missing.
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[charlie] he finds
his shotgun missing,
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And the weapon used to shoot
at him is a shotgun.
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[narrator] and that's not all.
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He finds out that
business checks
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Have been stolen,
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And he finds no forced entry
into his office
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At his apartment upstairs.
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[narrator] for investigators,
that can only mean one thing...
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Somebody had access to
the house,
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Somebody he trusted.
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The only people that had access
to where the shotgun was at
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Was gonna be people that worked
there in the business.
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Judy is keepin' the books
for him,
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So she obviously has access.
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She worked there,
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So she actually has access
to the shotgun,
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Other property that's there
inside the business.
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[billy] he then begins looking
at his bank account.
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He finds that there's been
21 checks,
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Company checks written out to
judy and her husband, donald,
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While he was out of the country.
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[narrator] judy's boss turns
over company bank statements
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To investigators for them
to study.
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They've been written to judy and
her husband
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On his account, totalin'
19 thousand dollars.
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[billy] that certainly was
an important fact.
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But there was a lot more
investigating to do,
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Because she was the bookkeeper.
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There could have been
a valid reason for this,
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And we didn't know whether
or not that was related
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To the shooting or not.
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[narrator] investigators try
to track down a home address
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For judy and donald mcphail,
but there's a problem.
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They're livin' with either
her mother, her father.
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They're bouncin' around from
houses, so there's no steady...
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"electricity's in my name here,
I get mail here" type thing.
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[narrator] while investigators
dig deeper
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Into judy's background,
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They quickly discover
this unassuming bookkeeper
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Has had her fair share
of trouble.
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[billy] when looking at
her criminal record,
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She had some property crime
and drug crime that
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Dated back 10 or so years before
this incident happened.
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My mom had a...
A crack addiction.
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And it was somethin'
I grew up with,
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You know, so I was
exposed to it.
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[paul] I did look at
the records.
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She had a cocaine problem,
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And drug problems are frequently
a motivation for theft.
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[narrator] judy's family members
tell detectives that
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Her history of bad behavior
created a rift a long time ago.
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She had a history of
breaking into
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Her own mother
and father's house,
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Stealing their jewelry,
pawning their jewelry.
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[larry] the relationship with
her family
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Appeared to be strained
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Because of how judy treated
catherine, her mother.
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Judy had always had
a rocky relationship
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With her mother,
from all accounts.
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There have been reports of
physical assaults on her mother,
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And because of her drug habits,
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And because of her
stealing from family.
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[michael] I was a teenager
when I realized, you know,
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What she was doin'.
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It had been an addiction that
she had kinda hidden
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Most of my life,
or tried to hide.
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She was battling demons,
and, you know,
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Of course we didn't talk
about it.
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You know, I didn't bring it up.
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[music]
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[narrator] as sheriff's
investigators
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Study judy's file,
one recent incident stands out.
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[paul] she allegedly stole
seven thousand dollars
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In jewelry from her stepfather.
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Theft was reported to have
taken place on
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December 30th, 2003.
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She was arrested, but charges
eventually were dropped
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Because her mother, catherine,
and her stepfather, james,
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Didn't want to pursue charges.
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[paul] the theft of the checks,
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The writing of
the forged checks,
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Took place, like, in
the first week or so
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Of January, 2004,
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Shortly before the bus company
owner came back from vacation.
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[charlie] when you have that
drug issue fueling you,
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There's no tellin' what a person
is subject to do.
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Judy naylor had access
to the accounts.
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Leads lumberton pd to realize
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She's been forgin'
the checks and cashin' 'em.
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[music]
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[narrator] when judy's boss
learns of
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Her previous run-ins
with the law,
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He is stunned.
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[larry] I'm sure he felt
extremely betrayed,
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Because he hired her
under good faith,
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Thinkin' that she was gonna do
the right thing for him.
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00:16:17,077 --> 00:16:21,413
And I'm sure it kinda
caught him really off guard.
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[billy] judy is his bookkeeper,
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Someone who is close to him,
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00:16:25,551 --> 00:16:28,152
And it starts to be a lot
of circumstantial evidence
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That judy and her husband,
donald...
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Were involved in his shooting.
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[music]
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I mean, she's disappeared
after the crime.
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00:16:38,031 --> 00:16:42,033
We as investigators needed
to talk with her.
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[music]
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[narrator] two weeks after
the drive-by shooting,
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The statewide search for
judy naylor leads
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To an area motel.
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January 26th, 2004,
a motel 6 employee called
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The robeson county
sheriff's office
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In reference to a disturbance
in one of the rooms.
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Upon arrival, deputies
identified the two people
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Involved in the disturbance
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00:17:08,928 --> 00:17:11,929
As judy naylor and
donald mcphail.
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They signed into a hotel
with their names.
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00:17:15,935 --> 00:17:19,204
I mean, that wasn't
the smartest move to make
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If you're on the run.
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[narrator] when deputies
enter the room,
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They find judy
is extremely sick.
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She's tried to harm herself,
kill herself,
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You know, by drinking
antifreeze.
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There's no reason for antifreeze
to be in a motel room.
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So it's either one
or both of them
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Were thinking about
committing suicide.
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[music]
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[narrator] coming up...
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Paramedics race to save
judy's life,
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00:17:47,133 --> 00:17:51,235
While authorities demand answes
from donald mcphail...
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[paul] the motive clearly
was money.
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They got desperate,
and then I guess
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They felt they couldn't stop.
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[narrator] and judy's son
receives some troubling news.
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[michael] I was out of town
at the time,
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And my grandmother
called me crying.
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[music]
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Ic]
[music]
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[narrator] January 26th, 2004.
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Investigators with
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The cumberland county
sheriff's office
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Locate judy naylor and
her husband, donald mcphail,
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At a rundown motel
in robeson county.
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Donald is taken in
for questioning,
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00:18:36,282 --> 00:18:38,917
While judy is rushed to
the hospital after
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Consuming antifreeze.
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00:18:42,155 --> 00:18:46,624
I was out of town working in
atlanta at the time,
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And my grandmother
called me crying.
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My mother was in the hospital.
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[music]
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I, I don't know if they
were on a drug binge
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And, you know,
they were ready to end it,
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I don't know what
their thoughts were.
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[music]
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[billy] we interviewed donald.
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He goes ahead and
gives a statement
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To law enforcement.
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00:19:06,846 --> 00:19:08,379
In that statement,
he's very forthcoming.
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[charlie] donald admits to his
involvement
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00:19:10,717 --> 00:19:13,018
In the attempted
murder of judy's boss.
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He admits to stealin' the gun,
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00:19:15,988 --> 00:19:18,523
He admits to writing
the fraudulent checks,
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00:19:18,591 --> 00:19:21,792
And he admits that he's the one
that pulled the trigger
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That almost killed the victim.
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00:19:24,397 --> 00:19:27,031
[music]
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[narrator] on the morning of
January 12th, 2004,
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Donald says judy contacted
the airline to make sure
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00:19:34,073 --> 00:19:37,008
Her boss' flight was
arriving on time.
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00:19:37,543 --> 00:19:39,878
[paul] they stole the shotgun
from her boss's apartment
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At his business.
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00:19:41,547 --> 00:19:44,548
They went down to myrtle beach
and watched him load his car
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00:19:44,617 --> 00:19:46,684
To drive back to lumberton,
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And they followed him back
to lumberton.
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[music]
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00:19:53,426 --> 00:19:55,359
[narrator] as soon as he
parked his car,
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Judy drove past him while
donald fired a volley of shots.
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[gunshot]
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The husband fired the shotgun
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From the back seat
of their car at him.
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00:20:06,572 --> 00:20:08,372
One and half miles
down the road,
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Donald got out and hid the gun
near a guardrail.
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[larry] it's attempted murder.
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00:20:13,779 --> 00:20:16,380
So it's not like he's gonna be
goin' to prison for life.
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So his best course of action
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Is to be as cooperative
as possible with them.
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[narrator] sheriff's
investigators recover
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The stolen 12-gauge shotgun
in the weeds beside the highway.
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00:20:30,563 --> 00:20:34,799
It appeared to be a accurate
representation of
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What he and judy did,
because he implicated himself.
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00:20:38,404 --> 00:20:41,005
He didn't try to put all
the blame on her.
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00:20:41,073 --> 00:20:43,273
He said this was a shared idea.
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00:20:43,343 --> 00:20:45,476
[billy] well, when someone is
that forthcoming,
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00:20:45,544 --> 00:20:48,812
It can be a mitigating factor
that can be used in,
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In sentencing and, and so forth.
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[music]
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00:20:54,954 --> 00:20:57,421
[narrator] four days after
donald's arrest,
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Judy naylor's condition has
improved enough that
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00:21:00,559 --> 00:21:02,694
She's allowed to leave
the hospital.
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00:21:03,763 --> 00:21:05,663
Deputies immediately bring her
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00:21:05,665 --> 00:21:07,631
To the robeson county
sheriff's office
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00:21:07,633 --> 00:21:09,099
For an interview.
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00:21:09,702 --> 00:21:13,904
Judy confessed pretty quickly to
the attempted murder of
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Her boss at the bus company.
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00:21:16,376 --> 00:21:18,709
She said that she started
writing checks for herself
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00:21:18,778 --> 00:21:21,179
And for her husband,
donald mcphail,
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00:21:21,247 --> 00:21:23,781
While her boss was on vacation.
446
00:21:24,183 --> 00:21:25,716
But the boss was comin' home,
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00:21:25,785 --> 00:21:28,085
And they realized he's gonna
miss that money.
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00:21:28,988 --> 00:21:31,189
The motive clearly was money.
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00:21:31,257 --> 00:21:34,124
She was stealing in order to
pay for the drugs.
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00:21:34,660 --> 00:21:38,796
In order to keep from goin' to
jail over the embezzlement,
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00:21:38,865 --> 00:21:41,333
Her and donald decided to
kill him.
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00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:43,267
[music]
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00:21:43,336 --> 00:21:45,669
[paul] I'm not sure how much
they thought through
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00:21:45,738 --> 00:21:47,071
What they were doin'.
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00:21:47,073 --> 00:21:49,006
It didn't really feel
very well planned.
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If he had died,
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00:21:50,543 --> 00:21:53,477
The investigators probably
would've noticed the checks
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00:21:53,546 --> 00:21:57,481
Written to judy naylor
and to donald mcphail,
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00:21:57,550 --> 00:21:59,751
And figured there's motive
for a crime right there
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00:21:59,819 --> 00:22:01,552
And come looking for them.
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00:22:01,755 --> 00:22:06,824
They charge both judy
and her husband, donald mcphail,
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00:22:06,892 --> 00:22:09,026
With attempted
first-degree murder,
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00:22:09,095 --> 00:22:10,762
Conspiracy to commit
first-degree murder,
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00:22:10,830 --> 00:22:14,365
Larceny of a firearm, and fraud.
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00:22:14,367 --> 00:22:18,102
[music]
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00:22:18,170 --> 00:22:20,438
[narrator] despite her
initial confession,
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00:22:20,506 --> 00:22:23,841
Judy pleads not guilty
to the charges.
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00:22:24,243 --> 00:22:27,511
The court grants bail,
but with no one to pay it,
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00:22:27,580 --> 00:22:31,048
Judy must remain in jail
until her trial.
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And then.
On February 7th, 2004,
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Only a week after
judy's incarceration,
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Tragedy strikes again when
her mother,
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00:22:40,927 --> 00:22:44,329
Catherine croxton,
dies unexpectedly.
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00:22:45,197 --> 00:22:49,066
Grandma cathy had
a aneurysm in her head.
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00:22:49,602 --> 00:22:53,337
After my grandmother passed,
I would check up on grandfather.
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00:22:53,405 --> 00:22:56,406
He had onset alzheimer's,
477
00:22:56,475 --> 00:22:59,277
And he was having trouble
paying bills,
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00:22:59,345 --> 00:23:02,379
And so I would come over there
to help him.
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[music]
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00:23:04,850 --> 00:23:08,052
Soon after that,
judy's stepfather,
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00:23:08,054 --> 00:23:10,287
Her now deceased
mother's husband
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00:23:10,289 --> 00:23:14,492
James croxton,
began visiting her in jail.
483
00:23:15,028 --> 00:23:17,761
In the months after
catherine's death,
484
00:23:17,763 --> 00:23:20,631
James croxton eventually
received
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00:23:20,700 --> 00:23:22,566
Her life insurance proceeds,
486
00:23:22,568 --> 00:23:26,170
Which was approximately
43 thousand dollars.
487
00:23:26,238 --> 00:23:29,773
Judy became aware of this,
488
00:23:29,775 --> 00:23:35,779
And she began trying to
encourage james
489
00:23:35,781 --> 00:23:39,184
To bail her out of jail
while she was awaiting trial.
490
00:23:39,251 --> 00:23:41,652
And in may of 2004,
491
00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:45,190
He did put up approximately
45 hundred dollars
492
00:23:45,257 --> 00:23:46,891
To get her outta jail.
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00:23:47,927 --> 00:23:50,527
Judy ended up movin' in
with james,
494
00:23:50,596 --> 00:23:52,930
In at his residence out in
hopemills.
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00:23:52,999 --> 00:23:56,600
[music]
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00:23:56,669 --> 00:23:59,303
[narrator] while judy's husband,
donald mcphail,
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00:23:59,372 --> 00:24:02,673
Remains behind bars at
the robeson county jail,
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00:24:03,342 --> 00:24:06,543
Judy enjoys life as
a relatively free woman
499
00:24:06,612 --> 00:24:08,580
In her stepfather's home.
500
00:24:09,315 --> 00:24:14,284
Only judy's life isn't destined
to stay peaceful for long.
501
00:24:14,820 --> 00:24:16,954
On November 14th, 2004,
502
00:24:17,023 --> 00:24:20,090
Judy naylor called 911
to report that when
503
00:24:20,159 --> 00:24:23,026
She tried to get james croxton
up for breakfast,
504
00:24:23,095 --> 00:24:25,429
That he was unresponsive in bed,
505
00:24:25,497 --> 00:24:27,164
And, and she couldn't
wake him up.
506
00:24:27,633 --> 00:24:31,102
She sounded distraught on
that 911 call.
507
00:24:31,170 --> 00:24:34,371
She was sobbing.
She was upset.
508
00:24:34,373 --> 00:24:36,773
She explained that she just
found him this way,
509
00:24:36,842 --> 00:24:39,109
That he didn't appear
to be breathing.
510
00:24:39,111 --> 00:24:43,113
[music]
511
00:24:43,182 --> 00:24:45,649
[narrator] paramedics race
to the scene,
512
00:24:45,718 --> 00:24:47,351
But it's too late.
513
00:24:47,921 --> 00:24:51,421
It appeared that he had died
while he was sleeping.
514
00:24:52,191 --> 00:24:55,459
[narrator] judy says that
her 62-year-old stepfather
515
00:24:55,527 --> 00:24:57,394
Had been in poor health.
516
00:24:57,863 --> 00:25:01,132
She said that he had had several
cardiac events.
517
00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:02,799
There were no injuries,
518
00:25:02,868 --> 00:25:06,136
There was no obvious trauma
to the body.
519
00:25:06,138 --> 00:25:10,274
[music]
520
00:25:10,342 --> 00:25:12,342
[narrator] less than
an hour later,
521
00:25:12,411 --> 00:25:14,344
As medical personnel
are preparing
522
00:25:14,413 --> 00:25:16,748
To transport the body
from the home,
523
00:25:16,815 --> 00:25:19,883
One phone call stops everything.
524
00:25:19,885 --> 00:25:21,152
[charlie] a call is placed to
525
00:25:21,220 --> 00:25:22,620
The cumberland county
sheriff's office,
526
00:25:22,688 --> 00:25:25,889
To the watch commander from
judy's stepmother,
527
00:25:25,891 --> 00:25:27,357
Donna naylor.
528
00:25:27,694 --> 00:25:29,828
[narrator] donna naylor is
married to
529
00:25:29,895 --> 00:25:31,162
Judy's father, willie.
530
00:25:32,698 --> 00:25:36,234
She claims to have information
about james croxton's death.
531
00:25:36,302 --> 00:25:38,635
[billy] the ems were still there
on the scene.
532
00:25:38,704 --> 00:25:41,671
Apparently, what had happened is
533
00:25:41,741 --> 00:25:44,174
Judy had called a neighbor
534
00:25:44,243 --> 00:25:46,310
Before she even called 911.
535
00:25:46,779 --> 00:25:48,979
And that neighbor had
called donna,
536
00:25:49,048 --> 00:25:53,517
Which then caused donna to call
sheriff's office.
537
00:25:53,585 --> 00:25:54,985
Donna said,
538
00:25:55,054 --> 00:25:58,288
"you need to look at judy.
She's responsible for this."
539
00:25:58,290 --> 00:26:01,258
She said if james croxton
was deceased,
540
00:26:01,260 --> 00:26:02,660
That judy naylor did it.
541
00:26:02,728 --> 00:26:06,697
But it was very unusual that
they get this type of call
542
00:26:06,699 --> 00:26:07,998
From a relative.
543
00:26:08,067 --> 00:26:10,601
[music]
544
00:26:10,603 --> 00:26:13,203
[narrator] donna quickly fills
detectives in on
545
00:26:13,272 --> 00:26:17,407
Judy's relationship with
her stepfather, james.
546
00:26:17,476 --> 00:26:21,812
Donna told him that judy put
herself in a position
547
00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:24,548
To take advantage of
mr. Croxton.
548
00:26:25,417 --> 00:26:29,019
She had moved
in with james croxton,
549
00:26:29,088 --> 00:26:33,290
That she had lived rent free,
that she had had
550
00:26:33,292 --> 00:26:35,293
An intimate relationship
with him,
551
00:26:35,360 --> 00:26:37,161
Bragged that
intimate relationship
552
00:26:37,163 --> 00:26:39,429
Was in her mother's bed.
553
00:26:39,499 --> 00:26:42,899
This was very troubling and
surprising to hear.
554
00:26:42,968 --> 00:26:45,802
Not only is she making this type
of arrangement where
555
00:26:45,871 --> 00:26:47,437
She's agreeing to have
a sexual relationship
556
00:26:47,439 --> 00:26:49,439
With someone in order to
be bailed out
557
00:26:49,508 --> 00:26:51,910
And live with him,
but this is her stepfather.
558
00:26:51,977 --> 00:26:54,978
[music]
559
00:26:55,047 --> 00:26:56,980
[narrator] when deputies in
cumberland county
560
00:26:57,049 --> 00:26:59,549
Run a background check on
judy naylor,
561
00:26:59,618 --> 00:27:02,119
They discover she is currently
awaiting trial
562
00:27:02,121 --> 00:27:05,789
For the attempted murder of
her former boss.
563
00:27:06,059 --> 00:27:09,793
We found out that judy
was out on bond from
564
00:27:09,862 --> 00:27:11,795
The robeson county
detention center.
565
00:27:11,864 --> 00:27:13,363
It brings up a lot of red flags.
566
00:27:13,432 --> 00:27:18,402
[music]
567
00:27:18,470 --> 00:27:20,904
[narrator] authorities
immediately lock down the home
568
00:27:20,973 --> 00:27:22,740
As a possible crime scene,
569
00:27:22,808 --> 00:27:25,543
And work to preserve
any evidence.
570
00:27:26,011 --> 00:27:28,945
They wanted the body preserved
in the same position,
571
00:27:29,014 --> 00:27:31,748
And wanted somebody to keep
their eyes on judy
572
00:27:31,817 --> 00:27:33,017
The entire time.
573
00:27:33,085 --> 00:27:35,318
[music]
574
00:27:35,387 --> 00:27:38,021
[billy] investigators with
the sheriff's office
575
00:27:38,090 --> 00:27:42,292
Confronted judy with
donna's allegations.
576
00:27:42,361 --> 00:27:43,962
Her demeanor did not change,
577
00:27:44,029 --> 00:27:49,367
She simply denied that
allegation and was cooperative.
578
00:27:49,435 --> 00:27:52,637
[music]
579
00:27:52,705 --> 00:27:55,372
[narrator] right away,
judy gives investigators
580
00:27:55,374 --> 00:27:57,442
Permission to search the home.
581
00:27:57,509 --> 00:28:00,844
They study james croxton's body
before moving
582
00:28:00,913 --> 00:28:03,013
To other areas of the residenc.
583
00:28:03,483 --> 00:28:05,716
They don't find trauma or
anything like that,
584
00:28:05,718 --> 00:28:08,251
But what they do find
is printed material
585
00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:09,653
From a computer.
586
00:28:09,721 --> 00:28:11,988
That shows that
somebody was researchin'
587
00:28:12,057 --> 00:28:16,326
Autopsies, death investigations,
poisoning...
588
00:28:16,395 --> 00:28:20,397
There was sample copies
of wills around.
589
00:28:20,466 --> 00:28:22,065
[billy] they also found
documents
590
00:28:22,067 --> 00:28:24,468
That had james croxton
signatures
591
00:28:24,470 --> 00:28:28,672
Traced over several times,
as if someone was
592
00:28:28,741 --> 00:28:31,007
Practicing signatures or
something like that.
593
00:28:31,076 --> 00:28:35,079
So this was all very suspicious.
594
00:28:35,147 --> 00:28:38,215
[music]
595
00:28:38,283 --> 00:28:39,749
[narrator] coming up...
596
00:28:39,819 --> 00:28:44,022
To catch a killer,
family secrets must be revealed.
597
00:28:44,089 --> 00:28:46,157
[paul] what point does
blood loyalty stop
598
00:28:46,225 --> 00:28:48,692
And doing the right thing start?
599
00:28:48,761 --> 00:28:53,763
He said that she referred to her
plan to kill mr. Croxton
600
00:28:53,833 --> 00:28:55,365
As "the remodeling job".
601
00:28:55,434 --> 00:28:58,635
She is confiding in the people
that she trusts the most.
602
00:28:58,637 --> 00:29:01,004
You know, the people that she
thinks aren't gonna
603
00:29:01,073 --> 00:29:02,306
Ever give me up.
604
00:29:06,111 --> 00:29:09,813
[music]
605
00:29:17,422 --> 00:29:18,855
Ic]
[music]
606
00:29:18,924 --> 00:29:21,391
[narrator] less than a year
after making bail
607
00:29:21,460 --> 00:29:24,261
For the attempted murder of
her former boss
608
00:29:24,263 --> 00:29:27,064
In robeson county,
north carolina,
609
00:29:27,066 --> 00:29:30,200
Judy naylor finds herself at
the epicenter of
610
00:29:30,269 --> 00:29:32,803
An even more heinous crime
611
00:29:32,805 --> 00:29:35,540
Ehen her stepfather and
alleged lover,
612
00:29:35,607 --> 00:29:37,874
62-year-old james croxton,
613
00:29:37,943 --> 00:29:41,278
Is found dead in
a neighboring county.
614
00:29:41,347 --> 00:29:42,746
[music]
615
00:29:42,815 --> 00:29:45,415
[paul] if she did indeed seduce
her stepfather
616
00:29:45,484 --> 00:29:46,883
And then plotted to kill him,
617
00:29:46,885 --> 00:29:48,952
I mean, that is a level of
sociopathy
618
00:29:48,954 --> 00:29:50,754
That is not too common.
619
00:29:50,823 --> 00:29:53,024
[music]
620
00:29:53,091 --> 00:29:56,159
[billy] an autopsy was performed
on November 15th.
621
00:29:56,495 --> 00:30:00,897
There did not appear to be
a heart attack, a stroke,
622
00:30:00,966 --> 00:30:05,535
A simple explanation like that
for mr. Croxton's death.
623
00:30:05,604 --> 00:30:08,305
At this point, his death was
undetermined.
624
00:30:08,307 --> 00:30:10,641
There was more testing that
needed to be done.
625
00:30:10,709 --> 00:30:14,978
[music]
626
00:30:14,980 --> 00:30:18,582
[narrator] in the meantime,
judy's stepmother, donna naylor,
627
00:30:18,584 --> 00:30:22,652
Hands over some damning
information to detectives.
628
00:30:23,322 --> 00:30:27,524
About a week after mr. Croxton
is found deceased in his home,
629
00:30:27,526 --> 00:30:30,126
We get a break in the case.
630
00:30:30,195 --> 00:30:32,128
Judy's brother, kenneth,
631
00:30:32,197 --> 00:30:33,797
Was in the department of
corrections.
632
00:30:33,799 --> 00:30:35,265
He had wrote letters to donna.
633
00:30:35,334 --> 00:30:38,335
And in these letters,
he talks about how
634
00:30:38,337 --> 00:30:43,006
Judy was planning
to kill mr. Croxton.
635
00:30:43,575 --> 00:30:47,977
Judy referred to her plan
to kill mr. Croxton
636
00:30:48,047 --> 00:30:49,647
As "the remodeling job".
637
00:30:50,949 --> 00:30:54,618
She had made it known to kenneth
that "the remodeling job"
638
00:30:54,620 --> 00:30:59,489
Was how she described
the killing of james.
639
00:30:59,558 --> 00:31:03,360
Two days before james is killed,
640
00:31:03,429 --> 00:31:07,765
She writes a letter to kenneth,
and tells kenneth,
641
00:31:07,833 --> 00:31:09,967
"I can't take it anymore,
642
00:31:09,969 --> 00:31:13,436
It's, the remodeling job
is gonna happen this week."
643
00:31:13,505 --> 00:31:16,840
He gets the letter
after james is dead,
644
00:31:16,909 --> 00:31:19,643
And kenneth and donna
never believed that
645
00:31:19,711 --> 00:31:21,845
Judy was capable of doing it.
646
00:31:21,847 --> 00:31:26,182
[music]
647
00:31:26,251 --> 00:31:28,518
[narrator] after reading
the incriminating letters,
648
00:31:28,587 --> 00:31:31,921
Investigators sit down
with kenneth naylor.
649
00:31:32,192 --> 00:31:33,990
[paul] kenneth naylor was
serving
650
00:31:34,059 --> 00:31:35,659
A kind of a long
prison sentence for
651
00:31:35,727 --> 00:31:38,328
Robbery and being
a habitual felon.
652
00:31:38,931 --> 00:31:40,397
[charlie] according to kenneth,
653
00:31:40,399 --> 00:31:44,468
Judy communicated a lot
with her brother in prison.
654
00:31:44,536 --> 00:31:47,037
[music]
655
00:31:47,106 --> 00:31:49,006
Judy told him that the reason
that she wanted
656
00:31:49,074 --> 00:31:51,809
To get rid of james croxton
was 'cause she wanted
657
00:31:51,877 --> 00:31:54,544
To go ahead and get
her mother's insurance money.
658
00:31:54,546 --> 00:31:56,413
[music]
659
00:31:56,415 --> 00:31:58,448
[charlie] she had made it known
to kenneth
660
00:31:58,450 --> 00:32:02,051
That she has chemicals that
she's gonna use.
661
00:32:02,121 --> 00:32:03,286
She tells kenny,
662
00:32:03,355 --> 00:32:06,289
"in a few months,
he's gonna be dead."
663
00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:10,895
[narrator] one of the chemicals
is a powerful paralytic.
664
00:32:11,630 --> 00:32:15,366
I did some research, you know,
it's painless, odorless.
665
00:32:15,433 --> 00:32:16,767
It puts you to sleep.
666
00:32:16,835 --> 00:32:20,837
[music]
667
00:32:20,906 --> 00:32:24,374
[narrator] 19 days after
the death of his grandfather,
668
00:32:24,443 --> 00:32:28,445
Judy's son, michael,
also reaches out to detectives.
669
00:32:28,915 --> 00:32:31,715
[michael] it was one of the
hardest things I ever had to do.
670
00:32:31,783 --> 00:32:35,186
At the time, I felt like
I didn't really have
671
00:32:35,253 --> 00:32:36,654
A choice in the matter.
672
00:32:36,722 --> 00:32:40,056
My mom kind of put me
in a situation where, you know,
673
00:32:40,125 --> 00:32:42,192
I ultimately had to
say somethin'.
674
00:32:42,995 --> 00:32:44,527
[narrator] michael tells
detectives
675
00:32:44,596 --> 00:32:46,997
Only a week before james' death,
676
00:32:47,065 --> 00:32:50,467
Judy had made
an unsettling comment.
677
00:32:50,535 --> 00:32:53,971
[music]
678
00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:56,740
She said, "you know,
your grandfather's not
679
00:32:56,742 --> 00:32:58,141
Gonna be here much longer."
680
00:32:58,810 --> 00:33:00,710
And I said,
"well, what do you mean?"
681
00:33:01,047 --> 00:33:02,914
And she went back in
the back room,
682
00:33:02,981 --> 00:33:05,949
And she reached up in the closet
and pulled out a box.
683
00:33:06,018 --> 00:33:08,084
And inside the box was
a brown bottle.
684
00:33:08,487 --> 00:33:11,088
And she showed it to me.
I said, "chloroform."
685
00:33:12,357 --> 00:33:14,091
And she's like,
"do you know what this is?"
686
00:33:14,093 --> 00:33:15,625
I'm like, "yeah."
687
00:33:15,694 --> 00:33:17,627
I was like, "that's the stuff
you see in movies and tv shows.
688
00:33:17,696 --> 00:33:20,430
They put on a rag, and you know,
they knock, knock people out."
689
00:33:20,499 --> 00:33:21,899
I was like,
"what are you doin' with that?"
690
00:33:21,967 --> 00:33:23,700
And she was like,
"oh, don't worry about it."
691
00:33:23,702 --> 00:33:25,168
And she put it back up.
692
00:33:25,170 --> 00:33:28,439
[music]
693
00:33:28,507 --> 00:33:31,942
I left the house scared,
didn't know what to do,
694
00:33:32,011 --> 00:33:33,244
You know what I mean?
695
00:33:33,311 --> 00:33:35,712
Should I take it seriously?
So I left.
696
00:33:36,314 --> 00:33:39,315
A week or two later
I got the phone call,
697
00:33:39,384 --> 00:33:41,051
"your grandfather's dead."
698
00:33:41,119 --> 00:33:42,853
[music]
699
00:33:42,921 --> 00:33:48,726
And I immediately I was like,
"holy [bleep], she killed him."
700
00:33:48,794 --> 00:33:52,662
[music]
701
00:33:52,664 --> 00:33:55,198
Kenneth and michael too,
you know,
702
00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:59,069
When she told him about some of
the plans and the chloroform,
703
00:33:59,071 --> 00:34:00,403
Both of these folks sayin',
704
00:34:00,472 --> 00:34:02,206
"nah, she's not serious about
this thing.
705
00:34:02,274 --> 00:34:03,573
She's not gonna do that."
706
00:34:03,975 --> 00:34:07,877
She is confiding in the people
that she trusts the most.
707
00:34:07,879 --> 00:34:09,946
You know, the people that she
thinks aren't gonna
708
00:34:10,015 --> 00:34:11,148
Ever give me up.
709
00:34:12,317 --> 00:34:14,684
What point does
blood loyalty stop
710
00:34:14,686 --> 00:34:17,087
And doing the right thing start?
711
00:34:17,089 --> 00:34:20,356
[music]
712
00:34:20,425 --> 00:34:22,559
[narrator] armed with
this new information,
713
00:34:22,561 --> 00:34:25,662
The medical examiner
runs more tests.
714
00:34:26,698 --> 00:34:28,432
Approximately a month later,
715
00:34:28,500 --> 00:34:31,901
They came back and told us that
not only was chloroform present,
716
00:34:31,903 --> 00:34:35,673
That it was present in
a fatal amount.
717
00:34:36,975 --> 00:34:39,977
They also found
two small puncture wounds
718
00:34:40,045 --> 00:34:41,511
In one of his arms,
719
00:34:41,580 --> 00:34:46,015
And at that point, the death was
ruled as a homicide.
720
00:34:46,084 --> 00:34:49,719
[music]
721
00:34:49,788 --> 00:34:52,723
[narrator] from there,
detectives follow the money.
722
00:34:53,592 --> 00:34:56,359
We knew that the motive was
gonna be financial gain.
723
00:34:56,995 --> 00:34:58,662
So that's why we started
724
00:34:58,730 --> 00:35:00,463
Lookin' at her financial
records,
725
00:35:00,532 --> 00:35:02,332
James croxton's
financial records.
726
00:35:03,235 --> 00:35:05,169
What they discovered is then
727
00:35:05,237 --> 00:35:09,205
In October 5th of 2004,
728
00:35:09,274 --> 00:35:14,077
James croxton's credit card
had been used to purchase
729
00:35:14,146 --> 00:35:17,413
Chloroform and succinylcholine.
730
00:35:17,482 --> 00:35:20,884
Succinylcholine is a paralytic.
731
00:35:20,952 --> 00:35:24,821
[music]
732
00:35:24,823 --> 00:35:28,625
We knew that those products
were delivered by ups
733
00:35:28,627 --> 00:35:32,562
To the home of judy
and james croxton
734
00:35:32,631 --> 00:35:37,233
Just a couple of weeks before
his death on November 14th.
735
00:35:37,302 --> 00:35:40,436
[music]
736
00:35:40,505 --> 00:35:43,640
[narrator] investigators also
revisit the legal documents
737
00:35:43,709 --> 00:35:45,575
Found in james' home.
738
00:35:46,311 --> 00:35:49,112
[paul] they found out
August of 2004,
739
00:35:49,181 --> 00:35:51,714
He changed a will
to basically give
740
00:35:51,783 --> 00:35:54,283
All of his assets,
all of his money,
741
00:35:54,353 --> 00:35:56,119
And his insurance to judy
742
00:35:56,187 --> 00:35:58,388
And make her the executor
of the will.
743
00:35:59,057 --> 00:36:01,324
[charlie] I directed one of
my homicide guys,
744
00:36:01,326 --> 00:36:03,593
"find the notary
that notarized this."
745
00:36:03,595 --> 00:36:06,864
And that happens to be another
relative of judy naylor
746
00:36:06,932 --> 00:36:08,732
That lives in south carolina.
747
00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:13,136
We found evidence of an email
748
00:36:13,205 --> 00:36:16,607
From the notary to judy
749
00:36:16,675 --> 00:36:18,608
With sample signatures.
750
00:36:19,010 --> 00:36:22,079
And then judy wrote
those signatures
751
00:36:22,147 --> 00:36:25,148
On the will as witnesses.
752
00:36:25,217 --> 00:36:27,217
I had detectives
go to south carolina,
753
00:36:27,285 --> 00:36:28,619
They interviewed the witnesses,
754
00:36:28,687 --> 00:36:32,355
And the witnesses admit,
"I did not sign that."
755
00:36:32,424 --> 00:36:35,426
[music]
756
00:36:35,493 --> 00:36:36,826
[narrator] faced with
the evidence,
757
00:36:36,828 --> 00:36:38,828
The notary comes clean.
758
00:36:39,165 --> 00:36:43,567
She claims she was just trying
to do judy and james a favor.
759
00:36:43,635 --> 00:36:45,302
She told us the truth,
760
00:36:45,370 --> 00:36:48,171
That she did notarize
that document and that
761
00:36:48,239 --> 00:36:49,640
There was no witnesses.
762
00:36:49,708 --> 00:36:51,241
But she says she didn't know
what was happening.
763
00:36:52,444 --> 00:36:54,111
[narrator] as for james'
signature,
764
00:36:54,179 --> 00:36:58,382
Investigators suspect judy
forged it while out on bail
765
00:36:58,450 --> 00:37:00,717
In August of 2004.
766
00:37:01,052 --> 00:37:02,318
For at least three months,
767
00:37:02,387 --> 00:37:05,188
Three-plus months,
this is in the works.
768
00:37:05,657 --> 00:37:07,790
[paul] she goes online and
he buys the poison,
769
00:37:07,859 --> 00:37:11,060
And then in November,
she uses the poison.
770
00:37:11,664 --> 00:37:16,733
It put him out so judy could
then put the chloroform on a rag
771
00:37:16,735 --> 00:37:18,735
And just stand over
his face with it,
772
00:37:18,737 --> 00:37:21,871
And he wouldn't be able
to move, paralyzed.
773
00:37:21,940 --> 00:37:28,345
[music]
774
00:37:28,347 --> 00:37:31,547
[narrator] for the second time
in less than a year,
775
00:37:31,616 --> 00:37:34,417
Judy naylor is arrested
for her role
776
00:37:34,486 --> 00:37:36,420
In an alleged murder plot.
777
00:37:36,488 --> 00:37:38,488
[paul] she outlined her plans
ahead of time.
778
00:37:38,556 --> 00:37:41,057
You set out to kill somebody and
then you do it,
779
00:37:41,126 --> 00:37:42,425
And she did that.
780
00:37:42,494 --> 00:37:45,228
This, by definition,
is first-degree murder.
781
00:37:45,297 --> 00:37:48,031
[music]
782
00:37:48,099 --> 00:37:49,299
[narrator] coming up...
783
00:37:49,301 --> 00:37:52,169
Judy tells her side
of the story.
784
00:37:56,775 --> 00:37:59,275
That she was coerced,
that she was threatened,
785
00:37:59,277 --> 00:38:00,409
This was not her idea.
786
00:38:00,479 --> 00:38:02,846
Because of the evilness
of the case,
787
00:38:02,914 --> 00:38:05,583
It qualified
for the death penalty.
788
00:38:07,052 --> 00:38:10,353
[music]
789
00:38:18,463 --> 00:38:20,530
[music]
790
00:38:20,598 --> 00:38:22,599
[narrator] in a shocking turn
of events,
791
00:38:22,668 --> 00:38:25,602
While awaiting trial for
the attempted murder of
792
00:38:25,604 --> 00:38:27,137
Her boss in north carolina,
793
00:38:27,205 --> 00:38:30,940
Judy naylor is charged with
the murder of her stepfather
794
00:38:30,942 --> 00:38:35,879
And alleged lover,
62-year-old james croxton.
795
00:38:36,281 --> 00:38:38,347
And I didn't really know how
to take all that
796
00:38:38,417 --> 00:38:40,149
And, you know, accept it.
797
00:38:40,218 --> 00:38:43,821
'cause james croxton,
you know, I looked up to him.
798
00:38:43,888 --> 00:38:47,825
[music]
799
00:38:47,892 --> 00:38:51,227
Judy was arrested,
and she lawyered up,
800
00:38:51,296 --> 00:38:53,697
And would not talk to us.
801
00:38:54,400 --> 00:38:56,500
[narrator] while judy awaits
trial for
802
00:38:56,568 --> 00:38:58,568
The murder of james croxton,
803
00:38:58,636 --> 00:39:00,837
Her husband, donald mcphail,
804
00:39:00,839 --> 00:39:03,773
Has his day in court for
the embezzlement
805
00:39:03,775 --> 00:39:07,443
And attempted murder of judy's
boss a year earlier.
806
00:39:07,445 --> 00:39:09,245
[music]
807
00:39:09,314 --> 00:39:11,514
[billy] donald mcphail actually
pled guilty
808
00:39:11,516 --> 00:39:13,550
To attempted
first-degree murder,
809
00:39:13,618 --> 00:39:15,385
Conspiracy to commit
first-degree murder,
810
00:39:15,387 --> 00:39:18,522
Larceny of a firearm, fraud.
811
00:39:18,590 --> 00:39:21,924
And donald mcphail received
10 to 13 years in prison.
812
00:39:21,993 --> 00:39:25,261
[music]
813
00:39:25,263 --> 00:39:27,064
[narrator] in April, 2005,
814
00:39:27,132 --> 00:39:31,401
Judy heads to court for
her role in the same crime.
815
00:39:31,803 --> 00:39:35,338
The theory that she proceeded
with at trial was to
816
00:39:35,407 --> 00:39:37,140
Try to blame it all on donald.
817
00:39:37,142 --> 00:39:39,475
That she was coerced,
that she was threatened,
818
00:39:39,544 --> 00:39:41,144
This was not her idea.
819
00:39:41,212 --> 00:39:42,945
[music]
820
00:39:43,014 --> 00:39:45,215
[narrator] on April 27th, 2005,
821
00:39:45,283 --> 00:39:50,487
Judy is convicted of conspiracy
to commit murder and forgery.
822
00:39:50,489 --> 00:39:51,988
She is acquitted of
823
00:39:52,057 --> 00:39:54,124
The attempted murder
of her boss.
824
00:39:54,626 --> 00:39:57,227
Judy received a 16
to 20-year sentence
825
00:39:57,295 --> 00:39:58,962
For her role in the crimes.
826
00:39:59,030 --> 00:40:01,831
I guess because she didn't pull
the trigger.
827
00:40:01,833 --> 00:40:06,302
[music]
828
00:40:06,304 --> 00:40:07,770
[narrator] to this day,
829
00:40:07,839 --> 00:40:11,274
Judy claims she and donald were
not in their right minds.
830
00:41:02,827 --> 00:41:06,696
[music]
831
00:41:06,764 --> 00:41:10,967
[narrator] on April 2nd, 2007,
judy is back in court,
832
00:41:11,035 --> 00:41:14,371
This time for the murder of
james croxton.
833
00:41:15,106 --> 00:41:17,708
To avoid possibly getting
the death penalty,
834
00:41:17,775 --> 00:41:20,243
She chose to plead guilty to
first-degree murder,
835
00:41:20,311 --> 00:41:23,546
Which has a mandatory sentence
of life in prison.
836
00:41:23,615 --> 00:41:25,182
[billy] she received a sentence
837
00:41:25,250 --> 00:41:27,917
Of life without the possibility
of parole--
838
00:41:27,919 --> 00:41:30,920
This sentence not even to
begin until after
839
00:41:30,989 --> 00:41:32,455
The 16 or 20-year sentence
840
00:41:32,457 --> 00:41:34,724
That she had received for
the shooting.
841
00:41:34,792 --> 00:41:38,794
[music]
842
00:41:38,863 --> 00:41:40,930
[narrator] while judy admits
to his murder,
843
00:41:40,932 --> 00:41:44,467
She still denies that she had
a sexual relationship
844
00:41:44,469 --> 00:41:45,835
With her stepfather.
845
00:42:38,657 --> 00:42:44,728
[music]
846
00:42:44,796 --> 00:42:47,196
[narrator] those close to
the case believe
847
00:42:47,198 --> 00:42:50,200
Judy's need for money
to fuel her addiction
848
00:42:50,268 --> 00:42:54,403
Led her to do the
unthinkable twice.
849
00:42:54,405 --> 00:42:55,806
[music]
850
00:42:55,873 --> 00:42:59,008
[billy] she had manipulated
this whole situation,
851
00:42:59,077 --> 00:43:01,678
And her punishment was just
and deserving.
852
00:43:01,746 --> 00:43:03,680
And judy is
where she needs to be.
853
00:43:20,565 --> 00:43:23,032
I didn't think my mother was
capable of that,
854
00:43:23,101 --> 00:43:24,433
Of doing something like that.
855
00:43:24,502 --> 00:43:26,803
I'm sorry things happened
the way they did.
856
00:43:27,705 --> 00:43:30,240
Wish things
would've been different.
857
00:43:30,308 --> 00:43:32,942
[music]
858
00:43:33,911 --> 00:43:43,820
[music]