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[Narrator] He was
a hardworking family man
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who left small-town Ohio
to see his fortune out west.
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He packed everything up
that he could
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in his little car
and set out to Arizona.
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[Narrator] There, he met
a blonde beauty
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who stole his heart.
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[Mark] She was a little bit
daring.
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On one of their first dates,
they went skydiving.
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She seemed like she could be
a good person for him,
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and she was pregnant.
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I was excited, 'cause I was
gonna have a niece or a nephew.
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[Narrator] But after
almost four years,
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their desert dreams end
in a flash of violence.
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He had said, "Holy [bleep]."
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And I had heard gunshots.
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And then I didn't hear anything.
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[Narrator] Investigators unearth
an unexpected betrayal...
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[Shawn] She had wanted him to
have nothing to do
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with the baby
if he wasn't gonna be with her.
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[Narrator] The deeper they dig,
the darker the truth becomes.
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[Chris] He tells me that,
"She just bit me,
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and I had to get stitches."
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He's like,
"I, I gotta leave her.
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Can you help me?"
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[Michael] We're looking at
the security video,
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but we don't see who
the driver is.
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During the time that her keycard
was being scanned,
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she is still sitting there,
eating her lunch.
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The phone pings near
her apartment at 1:16,
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and then it shuts off.
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We didn't know where she was,
if she was on the run,
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if she was gonna come...
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after any of us.
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[Narrator] December 16th, 2016.
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The bedroom community of
Maricopa, Arizona,
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sits at the edge of Phoenix's
sprawling suburbs
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and the vast Sonoran Desert.
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It's a little enclave that, like
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a lot of the, the suburbs of
the Phoenix area, has...
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...has become defined, when it
used to just be really
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in the middle of nowhere.
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[Narrator] It's just before
2:30PM
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in one of Maricopa's
many subdivisions,
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when out of nowhere,
an unusual sound shatters
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the midday quiet.
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[gunshots]
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We had started receiving
phone calls of "shots fired".
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The sound of gunshots
ringing out
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startled a lot of the neighbors.
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They immediately get
on their phones and call 911.
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[Narrator] Within minutes,
two Maricopa police officers
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cautiously approach
the location.
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The don't know, is this
somebody who committed suicide?
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Is there an active shooter
on the loose?
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[Michael] When the first units
got on scene,
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they observed the house with
an open garage door
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and a Lexus sedan that was
running.
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[Narrator] The officers
slowly advance.
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[police radio chatter]
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[Michael] One of the officers
could see wounds on the head,
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where there was
blood coming out,
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and shattered glass on
the left side of
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the driver's side of the car.
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[Michael] The officer opened
the door, and...
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...tried to see if the
individual was able to make
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any kind of response.
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It was clear that the victim
was, was deceased.
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[Michael] In his car,
they found his wallet.
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And the license said
Michael Agerter.
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And the picture on
the driver's license
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matched the driver.
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[Narrator] Moments later,
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as Maricopa homicide detectives
arrive on scene,
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a man shows up, identifying
himself as Chris Grindey,
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Michael's longtime friend
and former roommate.
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[Chris] I got the call
from Mike's sister, saying,
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"Chris, Chris, Chris!
Something's wrong.
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"He won't answer his phone.
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Can you come down and take a
look at what's goin' on there?"
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And I'm like, "Sure."
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As soon as I turn the corner
and see the tape up,
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I'm like,
"I need to talk to somebody."
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[Narrator] Chris is shocked
to learn
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that Michael has been murdered.
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[Shawn] Michael wasn't involved
in criminal activity.
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He was certainly not
the kind of, of person
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that had, had enemies after him.
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[Narrator] Chris tells police
that Michael lived alone.
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His sister and most of
his family lived
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28 hours away, in Urbana, Ohio.
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However, his ex-girlfriend and
their newborn son live nearby.
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[Chris] I remember thinkin',
"I can't believe he's gone."
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He was only in my life for
about five or six years,
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and then gone.
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[Narrator] Michael Agerter
was born on July 26th, 1985
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in Valparaiso, Indiana.
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The oldest of four,
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Michael set an example for
his younger siblings.
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Mike was always caring and
really passionate.
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He was my role model,
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and I think that rubbed off
on me.
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[Narrator] In 2002,
the tight-knit Agerter family
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moved to Urbana, Ohio,
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where Michael's love
of sports took hold.
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[Mark] I spent half my life
throwin' a football to people.
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So, I started throwin'
it around to him,
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and he picked up on
things quickly.
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He was part of the football team
that I coached.
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[Narrator] After a year of
college,
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Michael decided he was ready
to enter the workforce.
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He got a job at
First Ohio Mortgage Company...
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And then he ended up for the
Chase Bank people in Columbus.
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[Narrator] In 2010,
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25-year-old Michael got
an opportunity
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he couldn't pass up.
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He liked Phoenix,
and he liked the weather.
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So, he interviewed with
Wells Fargo.
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He accepted the job,
packed everything up
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that he could in his little car,
and set out to Arizona.
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As a parent, that's your job,
to help them succeed.
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But it was difficult having him
that far away.
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[Narrator] Less than a year
later,
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Michael's friend Chris Grindey
also made the move
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from Ohio to Arizona,
and the two became roommates.
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[Chris] I got divorced,
and my brother was like,
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"Move on down."
And Mike's already out there.
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So, one of my other calls
was to him next sayin',
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"Hey man, I'm, I'm movin' out
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You wanna become roommates?"
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[Narrator] By 2013,
Michael's future looked bright.
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And he wanted someone
to share it with.
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He had told me, "I'm gonna start
doin' online dating."
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And I'm like, "Go for it, dude."
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I believe the very first date
that he ever had that online
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was with Kathryn.
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[Narrator] 28-year-old
Kathryn Sinkevitch
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was working at
a local call center in Maricopa
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when she met Michael online.
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Eventually, they met in person,
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and their chemistry was
undeniable.
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[Mark] I think one of
the things about Kathryn was
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that she was...
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a little, little bit daring
to try things.
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So, one of their first dates,
they went skydiving.
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[Narrator] However, Michael
learned that
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Kathryn's carefree exterior
masked a tragic past.
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Kathryn's ancestry is,
is Russian,
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her family's Russian.
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She grew up,
Southern California.
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And I, I believe that she was
the youngest of eight children.
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Her parents were both deceased.
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She found her mother dead
on the kitchen floor
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when she was 13.
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And I believe her one sister
took her in and raised her.
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[Narrator] When it came to
her painful childhood,
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Kathryn preferred to keep
the details to herself.
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[Shawn] She kept people
at arm's length.
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She was definitely a,
a private person.
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[Narrator] After dating
for several months,
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Michael took Kathryn to Ohio
to meet his family.
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[Marlie] I was excited because
Mike was coming home,
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and I hadn't seen him.
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She seemed like...
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she could be a good person
for Mike.
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[Narrator] Once back in Arizona,
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the couple took another big stp
when Kathryn presented Michael
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with a gift--
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a dog they named Darwin.
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He had pictures of the dog,
and him with the dog,
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and it was cute, like the way
you would have
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your pictures of your child.
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[Narrator] In 2013, Kathryn
moved into the Tempe home
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with Michael, Chris, and Darwin.
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Her personality was energetic.
It was, it was bubbly.
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She was a can-do person,
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she definitely wanted to
take initiative.
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[Narrator] By the fall of 2015,
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after two and a half years
together,
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Michael and Kathryn moved into
their own apartment.
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Mike helped her get her job
at Movement Mortgage,
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and he kinda coached her
as far as getting the job.
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[Narrator] In the spring of
2016,
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Michael called his family
back home in Ohio
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to deliver some exciting news.
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My mom told me that Kathryn
was pregnant.
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I was excited, 'cause I was
gonna have a niece or a nephew,
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and I begged Mike for that
all the time.
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[Narrator] But during her
pregnancy,
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Michael and Kathryn's
relationship
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took a turn for the worse.
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Mike's very gregarious
and outgoing,
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and she was more kind of
reserved.
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She accused him of cheating
on her.
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Mike tried to make her happy,
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but there ended up being
problems.
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He decided he couldn't raise
a child in that environment,
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and decided that it was time
to leave.
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He had taken a couple of
parental classes,
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and he was looking into
buying a crib.
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He thought after the baby
was born,
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they'd find some even ground.
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[Narrator] But just months
later,
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this new father is found dead
from a gunshot
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in his own garage.
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Authorities begin a sweep
of the crime scene,
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while investigators track down
Michael's family and ex,
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Kathryn Sinkevitch.
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[Shawn] They obtained
an emergency cell phone ping
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to figure out where
Miss Sinkevitch was located.
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There was no murder weapon,
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there was no gun found
at the scene.
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The investigator could see
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the wound to the left side
of his temple was obvious.
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[Narrator] But there's evidence
that wasn't the only shot fired.
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They noticed that there
was three casings,
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on the, on the garage floor.
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[Narrator] Detectives take
a closer look
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to find where the other
two shots landed.
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They find that Michael was hit
not once, but twice.
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It turns out that he was also
shot once in the back.
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The third shot apparently
missed Michael.
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This was a shocking event to
a fairly peaceful suburb.
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So, to have something like this,
to have someone, you know,
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shot and killed
inside the garage,
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it was highly unusual and
startling for everyone.
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[Narrator] Coming up...
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The investigation uncovers
shocking footage.
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There's a figure dressed
all in black
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that runs very quickly up
the driveway.
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[Narrator] And authorities learn
the details of
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a harrowing phone call.
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[Marlie] I was talkin' to Mike.
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I had heard three booms.
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I knew there was something
wrong.
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[Narrator] On December 16th,
2016,
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authorities in Maricopa, Arizona
discover the body
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of 31-year-old Michael Agerter
in his garage.
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[Michael] Three bullets
were fired.
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One of the bullets struck
the B-pillar.
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Two of the other three that
were fired struck Michael.
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One in the left side of
the head,
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and then one that had
gone through
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a lower part of the door
and seat,
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and was wedged in the body
in the back.
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Once they had the scene
somewhat contained,
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they did a safety sweep
of the house.
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They made sure there was no
other victims inside the house,
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or anyone who was hiding
in the house.
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[Shawn] It didn't appear that
there was anything missing.
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Nothing inside the house looked
like it had been ransacked,
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like there was
an attempted robbery.
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[Narrator] But officers do
find something inside
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that gets their attention.
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They noticed there was
a home surveillance system
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in Michael's house.
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[Narrator] In order to
view the footage,
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investigators will need
permission from a judge.
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While waiting on the warrant,
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investigators talk with
Michael's neighbors,
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who have gathered outside.
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[Narrator] Most report that
they don't know Michael,
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who only recently moved in.
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However, several do report
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seeing a vehicle parked
in front of his house
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moments before
the shots rang out.
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[Narrator] But the accounts of
who was driving the van
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are inconsistent at best.
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We had quite a few
different descriptors
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of the driver.
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We had a Black male,
we had a Black female,
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we had a Hispanic female,
we had a white female.
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[Narrator] With minimal details
on the driver from neighbors,
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investigators switch gears
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and take a look at the footage
from Michael's security cameras.
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[Michael] You could see
a white minivan
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parked across the street,
just to the west.
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The van waited across the street
for a number of minutes.
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Then you see a subject get
out of the car,
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wearing a hoodie.
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They see footage of Michael's
Lexus pulling into the garage.
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There's a figure dressed
all in black
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that runs very quickly
up the driveway.
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[gunshots]
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[Michael] And then approximately
11 seconds later,
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this subject is
seen running away.
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In that 11 seconds,
Michael was executed.
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[Narrator] Between the hoodie
and the angle of the cameras,
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investigators can't get a look
at the person's face.
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Authorities are still talking
to potential witnesses
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when they finally get in touch
with Michael's family in Ohio.
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His sister Marlie reveals
horrifying details
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about her last conversation
with Mike.
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[Marlie] I was talkin' to Mike
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through the Bluetooth
in his car.
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He had asked me to hold on,
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to switch over to the phone
instead of the car.
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And the next thing was...
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He had said, "Holy [bleep]."
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And I had heard three gunshots.
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And then I didn't hear anything.
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I knew there was
something wrong.
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[Narrator] Marlie tried calling
Michael again, to no avail.
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[Marlie] It was very
hard for me,
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because I'm all the way
here in Ohio.
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And, and I, I had
no way to help him.
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So I had called my parents,
and my dad answered.
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And at the time, I told him that
I had heard three booms.
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I was worried that if I told him
that I had heard gunshots,
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he would think
I was being dramatic.
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So, we had called Chris Grindey
to go make sure that he's okay.
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Later we found out that
the police were
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at his house within minutes of
when I heard gunshots.
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The detectives couldn't tell us
anything over the phone.
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So we hopped in the car,
went to my mom's house.
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And my mom said that they were
sending a sheriff to our house.
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And so I knew at that point
that he was gone.
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[Narrator] Meanwhile,
detectives switch their focus
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back to locating Michael's
ex, Kathryn,
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and look up the make and model
of her vehicle.
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They discover that it's not
a white minivan.
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They discover it's a blue car
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that doesn't even come close to
meeting that description.
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[Narrator] Even so,
investigators are still eager
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to speak with her.
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That same day, authorities track
Kathryn to a home in Mesa,
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just a 40-minute drive from
where Michael was shot.
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[Michael] When the initial
officers arrived,
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they observed Kathryn's vehicle,
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and they observed
a white minivan.
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[Kent] Lo and behold,
right beside her vehicle
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is a white van that meets
the exact description of the van
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that was used by the killer.
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[Michael] So we ran
that license plate,
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and that came back to
the registered owner as
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a Bridget Hopkins in Mesa.
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When we are making contact with
Kathryn Sinkevitch
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at Bridget Hopkins' house,
it was a pretty tense situation.
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[Narrator] Detectives request
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that everyone in the house
come outside.
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Officers have to pull everyone
out for safety reasons,
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including Bridget, her husband,
their children,
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as well as
Kathryn and her newborn.
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[Narrator] When detectives
inform Kathryn
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of Michael's murder,
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her reaction takes them
by surprise.
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One thing that struck me,
she was very stoic.
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We asked if she and Bridget
would be willing to come down
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and speak to us at
the city of Maricopa,
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our police department,
and they consented.
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Kathryn said absolutely.
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[Narrator] When asked about
her whereabouts earlier,
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Kathryn tells investigators
that she was at
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the mortgage company where she
and Bridget both work all day.
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Kathryn said that she got up,
got ready to go to work,
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dropped her baby off at
the babysitter's house,
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got to work right around
eight o'clock,
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was there all day.
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"I left at 5,
picked my child up."
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And then goes over
to Bridget's house.
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[Kent] Law enforcement continued
to ask additional questions,
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tried to get more details,
and she invokes and says,
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"I'm not answering
any further questions
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without an attorney present."
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[Narrator] Investigators move on
to Bridget,
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who explains that she is
Kathryn's coworker
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at the mortgage company,
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and they have known each other
for about a year.
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Bridget corroborates
Kathryn's alibi.
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We explained that there had been
a homicide with Michael Agerter,
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who had been in a relationship
with Kathryn.
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So, we were trying to establish
all the different nexuses.
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She was very shocked to think
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that we would even
consider Kathryn as the...
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suspect in the murder of
Michael Agerter.
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She insists that
she went to work,
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she didn't leave.
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When was asked what her day was
like, she said that
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she went to work,
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got to work around
eight o'clock...
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She left to go get a lunch,
she came back, ate her lunch,
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and then went back to her desk
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and worked there
until she got off of work
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at approximately five o'clock.
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[Narrator] Even though they have
no proof Bridget's van
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is the one in
the surveillance footage,
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investigators aren't taking
any chances.
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The police had reason to suspect
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that that vehicle
might've been involved.
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So they seize Bridget's van.
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[Narrator] But they can't hold
on to Bridget or Kathryn.
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[Kent] So after getting
nowhere with
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their initial interview
with Kathryn,
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but still believing that,
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that something
wasn't quite right,
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they went back to the family.
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And what they discovered
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really started to concern
Maricopa PD and the detectives.
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[Narrator] Coming up...
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Investigators learn
disturbing details
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about Michael's love life.
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She grabbed his dog and took off
with him.
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And it was devastating
when it happened.
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He got permission from
the owner of the house
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to install video cameras so
that he would have proof.
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[Narrator] Investigators in
Maricopa, Arizona
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are looking into
the execution-style murder
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of 31-year-old Michael Agerter.
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While Michael's ex, Kathryn,
is unwilling to talk about
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their relationship with
investigators,
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they find that his loved ones
have plenty to say.
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[Marlie] When Mike and Kathryn
first got together,
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he said that they could
have fun together.
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Mike was highly intelligent,
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and Kathryn's pretty
intelligent too,
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so they could have conversations
on that same level.
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When I first met her,
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she really was a very nice,
kind person.
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[Narrator] But just months into
her relationship with Michael,
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Kathryn's behavior took
a sharp turn.
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[Mark] She would just go off and
break dishes,
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do crazy things,
throw things around.
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[Marlie] Kathryn was
a very jealous person.
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Once she accused him
of cheating on her
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with me, his sister.
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And then I think she realized
how ridiculous that sounded,
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and...
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then the accusation turned into
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I helped him cheat on her.
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[Narrator] Michael's friend
and former roommate,
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Chris Grindey,
had a front row seat
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to Kathryn's erratic behavior.
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I saw that she really wasn't
this nice person,
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that she really was
a controlling person.
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And she started to control
his actions
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when I wanted to do
something with him.
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She was a very
passive-aggressive person.
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She would just make, you know,
snide comments.
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At that, that point I said,
"I'm, I'm done.
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I'm not gonna live with her,"
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and I put in my notice
to the landlord.
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[Narrator] Friends and family
say Mike held on
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even as things started
to deteriorate.
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He always was generous about
everything, so in his mind,
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he wants to be the savior.
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Financially, she was struggling.
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He stayed because he truly felt
like he wanted to,
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to help her in her situation,
no matter what.
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[Narrator] Michael's loved ones
say that the verbal abuse
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eventually turned physical.
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She had knocked him out...
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two or three different times.
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She had headbutted him.
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[Leslie] He'd tell me that
they had a fight,
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and he didn't know if he wanted
to stay in the relationship.
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And I'm like,
"You don't stay like that,
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subject yourself to
that kind of abuse."
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[Narrator] In March of 2016,
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their relationship was hanging
on by a thread
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when Kathryn revealed that
she was pregnant.
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I remember saying, "I hope
you're not gonna marry her."
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He's like, "Yeah, no,
that won't happen,
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but I definitely want to support
my child."
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[Narrator] Friends and family
say that not long after
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getting the news
of Kathryn's pregnancy,
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Michael was finally ready
to break it off.
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Four months after moving out,
Chris got a call from Michael.
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He tells me that,
"She just bit me."
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"I had to get stitches."
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And I'm like, "Wow,"
and he's like,
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"I, I got to leave her.
Can you help me?"
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And I'm like, "Sure."
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He said, "This relationship
can't go on.
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00:26:47,065 --> 00:26:49,192
This craziness can't go on."
491
00:26:50,610 --> 00:26:53,947
[Narrator] Around eight months
before he was found dead,
492
00:26:53,988 --> 00:26:56,032
Michael took the dog, Darwin,
493
00:26:56,074 --> 00:26:59,119
and moved into a home
in Maricopa.
494
00:26:59,577 --> 00:27:01,830
Kathryn was furious.
495
00:27:03,915 --> 00:27:05,875
[Chris] She hired
a private investigator,
496
00:27:05,917 --> 00:27:07,711
found where he lived.
497
00:27:07,752 --> 00:27:10,338
She had to pick a time
when he was gone.
498
00:27:10,380 --> 00:27:13,717
The dog door was open, so all
she had to do was call him.
499
00:27:13,758 --> 00:27:16,261
She grabbed Darwin
and took off with him.
500
00:27:17,345 --> 00:27:19,931
And it was devastating
when it happened.
501
00:27:21,182 --> 00:27:23,351
[Narrator] Investigators learn
that Michael had tried
502
00:27:23,393 --> 00:27:27,105
to take legal action of his own
against Kathryn.
503
00:27:27,605 --> 00:27:30,066
They discover that there was
an order of protection
504
00:27:30,108 --> 00:27:33,069
that Michael had filed
in April of 2016
505
00:27:33,111 --> 00:27:35,572
against his ex-girlfriend,
Kathryn.
506
00:27:36,448 --> 00:27:40,368
He got permission from the owner
of the house
507
00:27:40,410 --> 00:27:42,829
to install video cameras,
508
00:27:42,871 --> 00:27:46,624
so that if any other incidents
would happen,
509
00:27:46,666 --> 00:27:48,543
that he would have proof.
510
00:27:48,585 --> 00:27:52,839
[music]
511
00:27:52,881 --> 00:27:56,468
[Narrator] However, Kathryn
refused to let up.
512
00:27:57,177 --> 00:28:01,139
Following the birth of
their son in October 2016,
513
00:28:01,514 --> 00:28:05,560
she launched a vicious
and hurtful campaign.
514
00:28:06,311 --> 00:28:10,899
He was just in the process of
starting to get visitations,
515
00:28:10,940 --> 00:28:15,528
and, you know, establish
his parental rights.
516
00:28:16,571 --> 00:28:19,157
In court, she announced that,
517
00:28:19,491 --> 00:28:22,952
well, Mike wasn't
the father of the baby.
518
00:28:24,162 --> 00:28:28,375
I never believed that,
and he, he never believed that.
519
00:28:29,167 --> 00:28:31,127
The family court judge
determined
520
00:28:31,169 --> 00:28:33,171
that there would be DNA testing.
521
00:28:33,797 --> 00:28:35,465
[Narrator] In fact, Marlie says
522
00:28:35,507 --> 00:28:37,634
when she was on the phone
with Michael
523
00:28:37,676 --> 00:28:39,052
at the time of the murder,
524
00:28:39,094 --> 00:28:41,846
he was returning home
from taking the test.
525
00:28:42,514 --> 00:28:45,892
He was going to prove that
his son was his son,
526
00:28:45,934 --> 00:28:49,145
so that hopefully he could see
him soon.
527
00:28:49,187 --> 00:28:52,565
[music]
528
00:28:52,607 --> 00:28:55,527
[Narrator] In light of the new
information about Kathryn,
529
00:28:55,568 --> 00:28:58,154
investigators head
to the mortgage company
530
00:28:58,196 --> 00:29:00,782
where she works with
her friend Bridget.
531
00:29:00,824 --> 00:29:03,118
They check in with
building security
532
00:29:03,159 --> 00:29:05,036
and ask to see
surveillance footage
533
00:29:05,078 --> 00:29:09,332
from the day of the murder,
and they spot a white van.
534
00:29:09,833 --> 00:29:13,628
[Michael] We're looking at the
security video of the building.
535
00:29:13,670 --> 00:29:18,341
We see the white minivan
pulling into the parking lot.
536
00:29:18,758 --> 00:29:22,470
[Narrator] But a few hours
later, the van leaves.
537
00:29:23,054 --> 00:29:25,265
They see Bridget's white minivan
shortly thereafter
538
00:29:25,306 --> 00:29:28,309
leaving the parking lot
at 12:34.
539
00:29:28,351 --> 00:29:33,148
They see Bridget's van returning
at 3:19 in the afternoon.
540
00:29:33,189 --> 00:29:36,568
So, you know, a little short of
three hours, it was gone.
541
00:29:40,989 --> 00:29:45,952
The murder happened at 2:30,
and they'd realized that
542
00:29:45,994 --> 00:29:49,622
that fit into the timeline
of when the van was gone,
543
00:29:49,664 --> 00:29:50,999
when the murder happened,
544
00:29:51,041 --> 00:29:54,085
and when the van returned to
the workplace.
545
00:29:54,502 --> 00:29:56,379
[Michael] Our confidence was
really high that this was
546
00:29:56,421 --> 00:30:00,175
the same van used in
the homicide.
547
00:30:00,925 --> 00:30:03,511
[Narrator] But who was
driving the van?
548
00:30:03,928 --> 00:30:05,221
[Michael] You can see the van,
549
00:30:05,263 --> 00:30:08,016
but with the angle and the way
it's driving,
550
00:30:08,058 --> 00:30:09,642
you don't see who the driver is.
551
00:30:09,684 --> 00:30:13,938
We were wondering if Bridget
was involved in this homicide.
552
00:30:13,980 --> 00:30:17,233
Movement Mortgage uses a keycard
553
00:30:17,275 --> 00:30:19,944
to log their people
in and out of the building.
554
00:30:19,986 --> 00:30:25,241
We have Bridget's keycard again
leaving at 12:33,
555
00:30:25,283 --> 00:30:28,620
and then returning at 3:20.
556
00:30:28,661 --> 00:30:31,289
That is in the timeframe that
Michael was murdered.
557
00:30:32,165 --> 00:30:34,459
Bridget told them
she never left that day.
558
00:30:34,501 --> 00:30:38,129
Suddenly, their suspicion was
focused directly on Bridget.
559
00:30:40,173 --> 00:30:41,383
[Narrator] Coming up...
560
00:30:41,925 --> 00:30:44,135
Investigators uncover
the identity
561
00:30:44,177 --> 00:30:46,304
of the mysterious driver.
562
00:30:46,346 --> 00:30:49,224
They decided they should look at
any interior cameras.
563
00:30:49,641 --> 00:30:51,643
They're absolutely shocked at
what they find.
564
00:30:51,685 --> 00:30:54,521
[Narrator] And more evidence
surfaces from
565
00:30:54,562 --> 00:30:56,189
the mortgage office.
566
00:30:56,231 --> 00:30:58,650
[Michael] She had done research
about how to turn her phone off
567
00:30:58,692 --> 00:31:01,695
or hide it so that you could not
be tracked.
568
00:31:17,085 --> 00:31:20,130
[Narrator] December 19th, 2016.
569
00:31:20,588 --> 00:31:23,800
Three days after the murder
of Michael Agerter,
570
00:31:23,842 --> 00:31:27,303
authorities visit the workplace
of Michael's ex-girlfriend,
571
00:31:27,345 --> 00:31:29,055
Kathryn Sinkevitch.
572
00:31:29,764 --> 00:31:33,184
Investigators are honing in on
Kathryn's coworker
573
00:31:33,226 --> 00:31:35,228
and close friend, Bridget,
574
00:31:35,270 --> 00:31:38,732
whose keycard shows her
leaving work shortly before
575
00:31:38,773 --> 00:31:40,316
Michael's murder...
576
00:31:40,358 --> 00:31:43,445
Contrary to what she told
police.
577
00:31:44,404 --> 00:31:45,864
[Kent] They decided they should
look at
578
00:31:45,905 --> 00:31:47,323
any interior cameras,
579
00:31:47,365 --> 00:31:49,659
that way they could actually
establish that
580
00:31:49,701 --> 00:31:51,036
Bridget did in fact leave.
581
00:31:51,077 --> 00:31:53,496
That it was her keycard in
her hand when she left.
582
00:31:53,538 --> 00:31:55,206
[Narrator] Investigators view
583
00:31:55,248 --> 00:31:57,709
the interior footage
of the cubicles.
584
00:31:57,751 --> 00:32:00,211
[Kent] They're absolutely
shocked at what they find.
585
00:32:00,253 --> 00:32:02,839
During the time that
her keycard was being scanned,
586
00:32:02,881 --> 00:32:05,675
Bridget is still sitting there
eating her lunch.
587
00:32:09,804 --> 00:32:11,598
When they look at the footage,
588
00:32:11,639 --> 00:32:14,726
it's not Bridget
that's leaving the building.
589
00:32:14,768 --> 00:32:16,770
It's Kathryn who's leaving
the building.
590
00:32:17,604 --> 00:32:20,774
And she's using
Bridget's keycard.
591
00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:24,944
[Shawn] Michael was killed
around 2:30 in the afternoon.
592
00:32:25,487 --> 00:32:27,238
And then Kathryn is seen walking
593
00:32:27,280 --> 00:32:30,533
right back into
Movement Mortgage at 3:20.
594
00:32:31,117 --> 00:32:32,660
They're obviously piecing
that together
595
00:32:32,702 --> 00:32:35,205
that it was Kathryn driving
Bridget's van.
596
00:32:38,750 --> 00:32:40,794
[Narrator] Over the next
24 hours,
597
00:32:40,835 --> 00:32:43,713
investigators work to
find more evidence
598
00:32:43,755 --> 00:32:46,341
connecting Kathryn
to the murder.
599
00:32:46,383 --> 00:32:51,262
Detectives obtain a warrant
for her cell phone records.
600
00:32:51,304 --> 00:32:52,806
[Terri Jo] By tracking
the pings,
601
00:32:52,847 --> 00:32:56,851
they know that she left work
shortly after 12:30.
602
00:32:57,686 --> 00:33:00,647
[Shawn] The phone pings near
her apartment at 1:16,
603
00:33:00,689 --> 00:33:01,815
and then it shuts off.
604
00:33:02,273 --> 00:33:05,276
The next time the phone pings
is at 3:22,
605
00:33:05,318 --> 00:33:07,237
when she's back at
Movement Mortgage.
606
00:33:07,696 --> 00:33:10,907
Her phone went dark during
the time of Michael's murder.
607
00:33:14,119 --> 00:33:16,788
[Narrator] It appears that
Kathryn powered her phone off
608
00:33:16,830 --> 00:33:19,582
during the time the murder
was committed...
609
00:33:20,250 --> 00:33:22,293
...a suspicion that
is bolstered by
610
00:33:22,335 --> 00:33:24,504
a search of her work computer.
611
00:33:25,005 --> 00:33:27,799
[Michael] It showed that she had
done research about
612
00:33:27,841 --> 00:33:29,217
how to turn her phone off
613
00:33:29,259 --> 00:33:32,512
or hide it so that you could not
be tracked.
614
00:33:35,432 --> 00:33:37,392
[Narrator] Four days after
the murder,
615
00:33:37,434 --> 00:33:40,311
detectives return to
the mortgage company.
616
00:33:40,729 --> 00:33:43,398
They learn Kathryn didn't
show up for work,
617
00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:45,150
but Bridget is there.
618
00:33:45,525 --> 00:33:48,361
[Kent] Law enforcement has
a suspect, Kathryn.
619
00:33:48,403 --> 00:33:50,363
What they don't know is
Bridget's involvement.
620
00:33:50,780 --> 00:33:53,867
So what they decide to do is to
press Bridget.
621
00:33:54,951 --> 00:33:57,787
And they start confronting
her with the fact that
622
00:33:57,829 --> 00:33:59,748
Kathryn used her ID card.
623
00:33:59,789 --> 00:34:04,544
Kathryn used her vehicle,
used her keys to drive.
624
00:34:05,211 --> 00:34:08,214
And she started breaking down
and crying.
625
00:34:09,382 --> 00:34:11,426
[Shawn] She didn't know that
Kathryn had taken her van
626
00:34:11,468 --> 00:34:15,347
and her card to go in and out.
627
00:34:18,183 --> 00:34:21,519
[Narrator] Bridget admits that
she and Kathryn bonded over
628
00:34:21,561 --> 00:34:23,480
their troubled relationships.
629
00:34:23,521 --> 00:34:25,357
She says Kathryn was determined
630
00:34:25,398 --> 00:34:28,109
to keep Michael away
from the baby.
631
00:34:28,151 --> 00:34:31,446
Kathryn wanted him to have
nothing to do with the baby
632
00:34:31,488 --> 00:34:33,073
if he wasn't gonna be with her.
633
00:34:33,823 --> 00:34:37,869
[Michael] She tried to show
herself as being a victim
634
00:34:37,911 --> 00:34:39,287
of their relationship,
635
00:34:39,996 --> 00:34:42,999
saying that Michael was at fault
and she was the victim.
636
00:34:43,041 --> 00:34:47,003
Bridget disclosed to me that
Kathryn had told her that,
637
00:34:47,045 --> 00:34:48,380
"We are gonna leave these guys,
638
00:34:48,421 --> 00:34:51,466
and we're gonna raise
our kids together."
639
00:34:54,260 --> 00:34:58,223
[Narrator] But now that she sees
Kathryn's promises were empty,
640
00:34:58,264 --> 00:34:59,599
she feels betrayed.
641
00:35:00,183 --> 00:35:04,938
Kathryn was only using Bridget
as a means to an end.
642
00:35:05,605 --> 00:35:08,817
So the detectives ask her
whether she'll participate
643
00:35:08,858 --> 00:35:10,485
in a confrontation call.
644
00:35:10,944 --> 00:35:14,781
A confrontation call is when
a friend calls the suspect
645
00:35:14,823 --> 00:35:17,283
while law enforcement
is sitting there,
646
00:35:17,325 --> 00:35:19,619
recording the entire
conversation.
647
00:35:20,620 --> 00:35:23,998
[Narrator] Detectives listen in
as Bridget makes the call.
648
00:35:24,666 --> 00:35:26,459
[Terri Jo] During
the confrontation call,
649
00:35:26,793 --> 00:35:29,004
Bridget expresses her
great concern
650
00:35:29,045 --> 00:35:31,715
about the fact that, you know,
the police think that
651
00:35:31,756 --> 00:35:33,800
she may have been in on this.
652
00:35:33,842 --> 00:35:37,595
And Kathryn doesn't seem
too concerned.
653
00:35:38,388 --> 00:35:41,474
All Sinkevitch would sit there
and say was,
654
00:35:41,516 --> 00:35:43,435
"They can't prove that.
655
00:35:43,476 --> 00:35:45,770
If I did or did not do this."
656
00:35:46,312 --> 00:35:49,607
Then she finally disconnected
from the call from Bridget.
657
00:35:51,693 --> 00:35:53,611
[Shawn] Ultimately, because she
was willing to
658
00:35:53,653 --> 00:35:55,196
participate in a call, you know,
659
00:35:55,238 --> 00:35:56,614
they eventually believed
Bridget.
660
00:35:56,656 --> 00:35:59,451
That she didn't know
about what Kathryn has done.
661
00:36:01,995 --> 00:36:03,580
[Narrator] After the call,
662
00:36:03,621 --> 00:36:06,916
Bridget is released and is
not charged with any crime.
663
00:36:07,500 --> 00:36:10,170
But Kathryn's statements during
the call add to
664
00:36:10,211 --> 00:36:12,339
the mounting evidence
against her.
665
00:36:12,756 --> 00:36:15,425
With the surveillance video,
the cellphone evidence,
666
00:36:15,467 --> 00:36:17,218
and then the confrontation call,
667
00:36:17,260 --> 00:36:19,137
we've got Kathryn
in Bridget's van.
668
00:36:19,471 --> 00:36:20,805
We know we've got motive.
669
00:36:20,847 --> 00:36:23,183
They had enough for
an arrest warrant for Kathryn.
670
00:36:23,224 --> 00:36:25,268
[Kent] After being released on
the 17th,
671
00:36:25,310 --> 00:36:26,770
Kathryn was not heard from.
672
00:36:26,811 --> 00:36:30,607
Police got a warrant to search
her residence.
673
00:36:39,574 --> 00:36:40,867
[Narrator] Armed with
the warrant,
674
00:36:40,909 --> 00:36:44,079
Maricopa police set out
to arrest Kathryn.
675
00:36:59,386 --> 00:37:01,388
She's not there,
the baby's not there.
676
00:37:04,265 --> 00:37:05,725
[Michael] We are looking for
Kathryn,
677
00:37:05,767 --> 00:37:07,352
and she's trying to run from us.
678
00:37:07,936 --> 00:37:09,688
The US Marshals
Fugitive Task Force
679
00:37:09,729 --> 00:37:11,523
were tracking the movement.
680
00:37:11,564 --> 00:37:13,066
They were developing a plan.
681
00:37:16,611 --> 00:37:18,196
[Narrator] Coming up.
682
00:37:18,238 --> 00:37:21,449
Investigators receive a lead
on Kathryn's whereabouts.
683
00:37:21,908 --> 00:37:24,452
Police receive a call from
a friend of hers.
684
00:37:24,494 --> 00:37:27,539
They said that she is on
her way to his house.
685
00:37:27,580 --> 00:37:30,208
[Narrator] But will it be
too late?
686
00:37:30,792 --> 00:37:33,712
She had license plates that she
could have swapped out.
687
00:37:33,753 --> 00:37:35,547
[music]
688
00:37:49,060 --> 00:37:51,438
[Narrator] After a five-day
investigation
689
00:37:51,479 --> 00:37:53,773
into the murder of
Michael Agerter,
690
00:37:53,815 --> 00:37:58,778
authorities are poised to arrest
his ex, Kathryn Sinkevitch.
691
00:37:59,779 --> 00:38:03,199
Only Kathryn has disappeared
into thin air,
692
00:38:03,241 --> 00:38:05,660
leaving everyone on edge.
693
00:38:06,202 --> 00:38:07,829
We all knew that she did it.
694
00:38:07,871 --> 00:38:10,290
But, you know, we didn't know
where she was,
695
00:38:10,331 --> 00:38:11,624
if she was on the run,
696
00:38:11,666 --> 00:38:14,127
if she was gonna come after
any of us.
697
00:38:16,838 --> 00:38:19,257
[Narrator] One day after
the warrant is issued,
698
00:38:19,299 --> 00:38:21,468
investigators get a break.
699
00:38:21,509 --> 00:38:22,969
[Shawn] Police receive a call
700
00:38:23,011 --> 00:38:25,180
from a friend and former
coworker of Kathryn,
701
00:38:25,221 --> 00:38:27,891
says that he's been in contact
with her on the phone.
702
00:38:28,933 --> 00:38:31,603
He had just received
a phone call from Kathryn,
703
00:38:31,644 --> 00:38:35,940
asking him if he would allow her
to stay at his place.
704
00:38:35,982 --> 00:38:39,361
But she said, "Don't look into
Michael's death,"
705
00:38:39,402 --> 00:38:41,988
which then caused him to
want to know why.
706
00:38:42,030 --> 00:38:44,449
So, he's concerned that she
might come there and,
707
00:38:44,491 --> 00:38:46,159
and kill him as well.
708
00:38:47,869 --> 00:38:49,496
[Narrator] Law enforcement
rushes
709
00:38:49,537 --> 00:38:51,706
to the home in Avondale.
710
00:38:52,165 --> 00:38:57,087
The Fugitive Task Force team
rushed in and, and arrested her.
711
00:39:00,882 --> 00:39:02,384
[Kent] The police seize
her vehicle.
712
00:39:02,884 --> 00:39:04,844
And she had license plates that
she could have swapped out
713
00:39:04,886 --> 00:39:07,597
to put on her vehicle
was clearly indicia
714
00:39:07,639 --> 00:39:09,182
that she was fleeing.
715
00:39:10,433 --> 00:39:14,187
[Narrator] Authorities also find
Kathryn's newborn son
716
00:39:14,229 --> 00:39:16,314
safe and unharmed.
717
00:39:16,981 --> 00:39:20,610
Police called in to the Arizona
Department of Child Safety.
718
00:39:20,652 --> 00:39:23,154
They took custody of
the little baby.
719
00:39:23,863 --> 00:39:28,743
At no time did she ever express
any concern for the child.
720
00:39:29,369 --> 00:39:30,912
She was very cold.
721
00:39:32,038 --> 00:39:33,873
[Narrator] Back at the station,
722
00:39:33,915 --> 00:39:38,128
Kathryn maintains her silence
and refuses to give a statement.
723
00:39:42,090 --> 00:39:45,635
Kathryn's arrest is good news
for Michael's family,
724
00:39:45,677 --> 00:39:49,097
but nothing compares to
what comes next.
725
00:39:49,764 --> 00:39:52,726
The paternity results came back
that Michael, in fact,
726
00:39:52,767 --> 00:39:55,353
was the baby's father.
727
00:39:56,062 --> 00:39:59,566
Two days after the arrest,
Michael's mom, Leslie,
728
00:39:59,607 --> 00:40:01,818
was able to take custody of
the child.
729
00:40:01,860 --> 00:40:05,321
[Mark] There was crazy feelings
that get bounced around.
730
00:40:05,363 --> 00:40:06,781
That was Michael's son.
731
00:40:06,823 --> 00:40:10,076
But, you know, it's also
Kathryn Sinkevitch's son.
732
00:40:10,118 --> 00:40:12,579
You know, in dealing with
the whole...
733
00:40:12,620 --> 00:40:15,040
situation of losin' his dad,
734
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we need Michael's son as much as
he needs us.
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00:40:18,376 --> 00:40:20,378
No doubt about that.
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[Narrator] In May 2019,
Kathryn's trial begins.
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Prosecutors are aware of
the obstacles they face.
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00:40:32,974 --> 00:40:35,352
Obviously, we wish we had
the murder weapon.
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00:40:35,935 --> 00:40:37,270
[Shawn] We don't have
a confession.
741
00:40:37,312 --> 00:40:39,939
Almost all evidence is,
is circumstantial.
742
00:40:39,981 --> 00:40:42,609
[Narrator] New lab results from
Bridget's minivan
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bolster the prosecution's case.
744
00:40:45,570 --> 00:40:48,448
It did come back and show that
745
00:40:48,490 --> 00:40:51,826
there was significant gunshot
residue in the minivan.
746
00:40:52,327 --> 00:40:55,622
We have her taking a vehicle
that was not hers.
747
00:40:55,663 --> 00:40:58,249
We have her driving to
her residence
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00:40:58,291 --> 00:41:01,461
during the middle of a workday
when she said she was working,
749
00:41:01,503 --> 00:41:03,171
turned her phone off.
750
00:41:03,672 --> 00:41:07,008
We have GSR results,
gunshot residue results.
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[Narrator] Prosecutors allege
that on December 16th, 2016,
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00:41:14,516 --> 00:41:18,311
Kathryn stole Bridget's ID card
and van keys,
753
00:41:18,353 --> 00:41:20,397
snuck away from work,
754
00:41:21,064 --> 00:41:23,525
waited for Michael to
return home,
755
00:41:24,192 --> 00:41:28,238
and then fired three shots
into his car.
756
00:41:34,828 --> 00:41:37,664
The final straw for her violence
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00:41:37,706 --> 00:41:40,417
was, was him pushing
for paternity.
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00:41:40,458 --> 00:41:43,336
[Terri Jo] The defense pretty
much put up their argument
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that beyond reasonable doubt
was not met,
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because there was no
murder weapon,
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00:41:48,591 --> 00:41:50,885
and there was no real
eyewitness to,
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00:41:50,927 --> 00:41:52,345
to the killing.
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00:41:54,014 --> 00:41:58,727
[Narrator] On May 7th, 2019,
the jury delivers its verdict...
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Guilty.
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00:42:02,647 --> 00:42:05,775
She was sentenced to natural
life in prison without parole.
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00:42:06,443 --> 00:42:08,987
[Leslie] I absolutely think she
got what she deserved.
767
00:42:09,404 --> 00:42:13,074
But I still think that's getting
off a little easier.
768
00:42:13,491 --> 00:42:15,994
You know, she can have
her family visit her,
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00:42:16,036 --> 00:42:17,579
call and talk to her.
770
00:42:18,329 --> 00:42:21,916
But at least she's not able to
do it to someone else.
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00:42:25,170 --> 00:42:28,548
[Narrator] The trial brings
an end to a painful chapter
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00:42:28,590 --> 00:42:30,091
for the Agerter family.
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00:42:30,133 --> 00:42:34,721
But their grief and their love
for Michael live on.
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00:42:34,763 --> 00:42:36,222
There's never closure.
775
00:42:36,264 --> 00:42:40,935
There is figurin' out what
you have to do,
776
00:42:40,977 --> 00:42:45,482
how you have to be, to be able
to move on and live.
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00:42:48,360 --> 00:42:52,947
We felt that if Mike had
a choice, you know,
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00:42:53,490 --> 00:42:59,162
he probably would have willingly
given his life to save his son.
779
00:42:59,204 --> 00:43:04,501
But by killing Mike, she gave
Mike his wish.
780
00:43:04,542 --> 00:43:08,838
You know, he wanted her, wanted
the baby away from her,
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00:43:08,880 --> 00:43:10,382
wanted the baby to be safe.
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00:43:10,423 --> 00:43:14,302
He's been with us since the day
he was eight weeks old.
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00:43:16,721 --> 00:43:28,858
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