1 00:00:02,467 --> 00:00:03,767 When did you start thinking 2 00:00:05,067 --> 00:00:06,601 that she had been kidnapped? 3 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:11,100 By the end of the first evening, 4 00:00:11,267 --> 00:00:14,467 we knew there was something really wrong. 5 00:00:14,634 --> 00:00:17,567 Nobody had seen her. It was like she had vanished. 6 00:00:17,734 --> 00:00:19,300 She was abducted on her way to school. 7 00:00:20,567 --> 00:00:22,934 How could this happen in our community? 8 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:27,667 It appeared to be a dead child in the water. 9 00:00:29,467 --> 00:00:30,901 I went to the mortuary 10 00:00:32,467 --> 00:00:33,667 and identified her. 11 00:00:34,801 --> 00:00:37,000 Then I had to tell everyone at home. 12 00:00:39,467 --> 00:00:41,501 And that was the hardest time of all. 13 00:00:43,100 --> 00:00:46,100 I've thought about the terror that that child went through. 14 00:00:46,267 --> 00:00:47,667 That's horrifying. 15 00:00:47,834 --> 00:00:52,367 We went from a family that laughed and had fun 16 00:00:52,534 --> 00:00:56,300 to just this sadness. 17 00:00:58,767 --> 00:01:01,801 There was a little girl that said that she'd seen Daralyn 18 00:01:01,968 --> 00:01:05,267 in a vehicle traveling with a male adult. 19 00:01:05,434 --> 00:01:08,968 The police officer spotted a car that fit the description. 20 00:01:09,133 --> 00:01:11,167 He lived in the neighborhood, he would have had 21 00:01:11,334 --> 00:01:12,767 an opportunity to abduct her. 22 00:01:13,968 --> 00:01:16,801 I personally am convinced that this gentleman 23 00:01:16,968 --> 00:01:18,667 committed the crimes that we've charged him with. 24 00:01:18,834 --> 00:01:24,100 What did the depravity of her murder suggest to you? 25 00:01:24,267 --> 00:01:25,968 He's a monster. 26 00:01:26,133 --> 00:01:27,000 He's a predator. 27 00:01:29,367 --> 00:01:30,901 He's been a predator his entire life. 28 00:01:33,367 --> 00:01:34,968 [theme music plays] 29 00:01:44,100 --> 00:01:46,100 Hi, I'm Paula Zahn. 30 00:01:46,267 --> 00:01:49,868 And tonight, we're on the case in Canyon County, Idaho, 31 00:01:50,033 --> 00:01:52,167 about a half hour from Boise. 32 00:01:52,334 --> 00:01:56,968 It's a rural area many believe to be immune to big-city crime. 33 00:01:57,133 --> 00:02:02,067 But tragically, that theory was proved untrue when a young girl 34 00:02:02,234 --> 00:02:06,567 vanished during her six-block walk to elementary school. 35 00:02:06,734 --> 00:02:10,267 News of Daralyn Johnson's disappearance struck fear 36 00:02:10,434 --> 00:02:12,901 in the hearts of every family. 37 00:02:13,067 --> 00:02:17,100 Each had to wonder if one of their loved ones could be next? 38 00:02:20,767 --> 00:02:24,100 February 24th, 1982. 39 00:02:24,267 --> 00:02:28,367 It was close to 4 o'clock on a chilly Wednesday afternoon, 40 00:02:28,534 --> 00:02:32,100 and Deanna Johnson was waiting for her daughters to get home 41 00:02:32,267 --> 00:02:33,868 from school. 42 00:02:34,033 --> 00:02:37,200 She was puzzled when Darci walked through the front door 43 00:02:37,367 --> 00:02:39,200 without her older sister. 44 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:43,868 Even 40 years later, it's a painful memory. 45 00:02:48,300 --> 00:02:51,567 Do you remember how concerned your mother became? 46 00:02:51,734 --> 00:02:52,601 Yes. 47 00:02:52,601 --> 00:02:55,367 My mom said, "Where's your sister?" 48 00:02:57,667 --> 00:03:00,067 I said, "I waited after school, and she never came, 49 00:03:00,234 --> 00:03:01,901 so I thought she had something going on." 50 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:08,567 [Paula] But her mother knew there was no reason Daralyn wasn't there. 51 00:03:08,734 --> 00:03:10,567 When did you start to worry? 52 00:03:10,734 --> 00:03:13,267 It just raised up a red flag immediately. 53 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:16,100 She should have been home 54 00:03:17,467 --> 00:03:19,467 without any question. 55 00:03:19,634 --> 00:03:23,300 So I got Darci in the car, and we went to the school. 56 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,400 [Paula] Deanna hoped that someone at the school had 57 00:03:33,567 --> 00:03:37,701 a logical explanation, but their answers 58 00:03:37,868 --> 00:03:40,367 only made the situation worse. 59 00:03:40,534 --> 00:03:43,267 Daralyn never made it to school that day. 60 00:03:44,267 --> 00:03:47,367 I spoke to her teacher, and she said she wasn't here, 61 00:03:47,534 --> 00:03:49,100 and I marked her absent. 62 00:03:49,267 --> 00:03:52,968 And I said, "Well, she left for school this morning." 63 00:03:54,968 --> 00:03:58,000 [Paula] It was suddenly clear something happened to 64 00:03:58,167 --> 00:04:00,167 the nine-year-old on the way to school. 65 00:04:01,701 --> 00:04:04,667 I called the police, and the police was there 66 00:04:04,834 --> 00:04:06,400 right away. 67 00:04:08,868 --> 00:04:12,200 [Paula] For the Nampa police, it was a call to action. 68 00:04:12,367 --> 00:04:15,801 Young girls simply didn't disappear in their small town. 69 00:04:16,968 --> 00:04:19,367 The police were very, very concerned. 70 00:04:19,534 --> 00:04:22,167 They were fearing that something was not right. 71 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,100 There was a feeling of being overwhelmed. 72 00:04:27,267 --> 00:04:29,901 There was a lot of canvassing in that neighborhood. 73 00:04:30,067 --> 00:04:32,100 There was a lot of door-to-door contact, 74 00:04:32,267 --> 00:04:36,400 just trying to find her and see if anybody had seen her. 75 00:04:36,567 --> 00:04:39,167 [Paula] But no one police spoke with crossed paths 76 00:04:39,334 --> 00:04:41,467 with Daralyn that morning. 77 00:04:41,634 --> 00:04:42,767 It was like she had vanished. 78 00:04:42,934 --> 00:04:44,100 [intriguing music plays] 79 00:04:48,467 --> 00:04:51,567 [Paula] Not even the girl she normally walked with to school. 80 00:04:51,734 --> 00:04:54,567 It turned out that Daralyn was in a rush 81 00:04:54,734 --> 00:04:57,000 and had headed out by herself. 82 00:04:58,167 --> 00:05:01,000 Why did Daralyn leave early for school? 83 00:05:01,167 --> 00:05:04,367 She had a letter for a friend of hers. 84 00:05:04,534 --> 00:05:09,000 She was just anxious to get there and give her this letter. 85 00:05:09,167 --> 00:05:10,267 [Paula] Anxious enough to leave 86 00:05:10,434 --> 00:05:12,868 her seven-year-old sister, Darci, behind. 87 00:05:13,901 --> 00:05:17,000 I wasn't quite ready yet, and she was super excited 88 00:05:17,167 --> 00:05:19,467 to get to school, so Daralyn left alone. 89 00:05:20,667 --> 00:05:23,667 Back then, was it routine for young children to walk 90 00:05:23,834 --> 00:05:25,667 to school on their own without their parents? 91 00:05:25,834 --> 00:05:28,067 Yes, the school was built right in the middle 92 00:05:28,234 --> 00:05:29,367 of several neighborhoods, and everybody 93 00:05:29,534 --> 00:05:30,767 would walk to school. 94 00:05:30,934 --> 00:05:34,000 People would not lock their doors at night. 95 00:05:34,167 --> 00:05:36,767 [Paula] The school was less than six blocks away 96 00:05:36,934 --> 00:05:38,901 from the Johnsons' home. 97 00:05:39,067 --> 00:05:42,167 [Deanna] There were just slews of children walking to school. 98 00:05:42,334 --> 00:05:44,667 I never thought that there'd ever be anything 99 00:05:44,834 --> 00:05:46,300 that wouldn't be right. 100 00:05:50,801 --> 00:05:54,601 [Paula] In fact, no one at the school ever considered 101 00:05:54,767 --> 00:05:56,767 that possibility either. 102 00:05:56,934 --> 00:05:59,100 Why didn't the school call her parents 103 00:05:59,267 --> 00:06:00,767 when she didn't show up at school? 104 00:06:00,934 --> 00:06:02,868 That wasn't their policy at the time. 105 00:06:03,033 --> 00:06:04,667 This case actually changed the way that 106 00:06:04,834 --> 00:06:06,734 the school district conducted business. 107 00:06:09,167 --> 00:06:12,701 [Paula] The community was in a panic by the time Daralyn's father, 108 00:06:12,868 --> 00:06:14,400 Dennis, got home from work. 109 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,868 My wife called me and said that Daralyn had not come home 110 00:06:20,033 --> 00:06:23,167 from school, and it was just opposite 111 00:06:23,334 --> 00:06:27,367 to what she would normally do. She was always very dependable. 112 00:06:28,467 --> 00:06:31,801 [Paula] By nightfall, the search for the fourth grader was 113 00:06:31,968 --> 00:06:34,167 an all-hands-on-deck operation. 114 00:06:35,167 --> 00:06:36,434 There was a massive search. 115 00:06:36,434 --> 00:06:39,767 They were looking at abandoned buildings, fields, any place 116 00:06:39,934 --> 00:06:41,267 that they could possibly look. 117 00:06:41,434 --> 00:06:44,167 A lot of police officers, even when they were off the clock, 118 00:06:44,334 --> 00:06:45,868 volunteered the time and went, 119 00:06:46,033 --> 00:06:48,567 worked through the night looking just nonstop. 120 00:06:48,734 --> 00:06:51,267 The community turned out like you wouldn't believe. 121 00:06:51,434 --> 00:06:54,400 There was a major company that provided the helicopter. 122 00:06:54,567 --> 00:06:57,467 There was a lot of help and outpouring of love 123 00:06:57,634 --> 00:06:59,167 for someone that they didn't even know. 124 00:06:59,334 --> 00:07:01,100 [intriguing music plays] 125 00:07:04,467 --> 00:07:08,133 Still, there was no sign of Daralyn. 126 00:07:10,601 --> 00:07:13,767 When did you start thinking there was a possibility that 127 00:07:13,934 --> 00:07:15,167 she had been kidnapped? 128 00:07:15,334 --> 00:07:18,367 By the end of the first evening, we were actually 129 00:07:18,534 --> 00:07:20,667 waiting to get some kind of call for ransom. 130 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,367 [suspenseful music plays] 131 00:07:25,767 --> 00:07:29,367 [Paula] Police had no leads until the next morning, 132 00:07:29,534 --> 00:07:32,534 when they got one from an unlikely source. 133 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,868 There was a little girl that had came forward that said that 134 00:07:38,033 --> 00:07:41,300 she'd actually seen Daralyn in a vehicle, traveling out 135 00:07:41,467 --> 00:07:42,968 of the neighborhood with a male adult. 136 00:07:45,100 --> 00:07:49,667 The car was heading south and went down a busier street. 137 00:07:49,834 --> 00:07:53,868 [Paula] The child said the car was mostly red with areas 138 00:07:54,033 --> 00:07:55,234 of missing paint. 139 00:07:55,234 --> 00:07:58,901 She said it also had splotches of white along its hood, 140 00:07:59,067 --> 00:08:00,400 side, and back. 141 00:08:01,801 --> 00:08:04,667 Back in 1982, there were a lot of vehicles like that. 142 00:08:04,834 --> 00:08:07,067 They were in the process of being repaired. 143 00:08:08,267 --> 00:08:10,267 Did the young girl recognize the man? 144 00:08:10,434 --> 00:08:12,167 -Driving the car? -She did not. 145 00:08:12,334 --> 00:08:13,601 She had no idea who it was. 146 00:08:13,767 --> 00:08:17,667 Did she happen to say if Daralyn was trying 147 00:08:17,834 --> 00:08:20,467 to get out of the car? -She did not see any struggle. 148 00:08:20,634 --> 00:08:22,501 She didn't see anything going on inside the car. 149 00:08:27,167 --> 00:08:29,000 [Paula] The tip was disturbing. 150 00:08:30,267 --> 00:08:34,801 Police were now in a race against time to find the driver 151 00:08:34,968 --> 00:08:35,901 of that car. 152 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,567 This was reported on the news. 153 00:08:39,734 --> 00:08:42,567 It was front-page, everybody was getting involved. 154 00:08:42,734 --> 00:08:46,567 There was community groups, police departments, 155 00:08:46,734 --> 00:08:49,400 volunteers, and the parents trying to do everything 156 00:08:49,567 --> 00:08:52,267 they could to try to find Daralyn. 157 00:08:52,434 --> 00:08:54,501 [Paula] The sense of desperation in the air 158 00:08:54,667 --> 00:08:56,501 was growing by the minute, 159 00:08:56,667 --> 00:09:00,567 fueled by a single terrifying thought. 160 00:09:00,734 --> 00:09:03,801 Each hour that passed without locating Daralyn 161 00:09:03,968 --> 00:09:05,267 might be her last. 162 00:09:05,434 --> 00:09:06,968 [intriguing music plays] 163 00:09:18,567 --> 00:09:20,467 2 [eerie music plays] 164 00:09:21,467 --> 00:09:23,267 [Paula] Daralyn Johnson's disappearance 165 00:09:24,868 --> 00:09:28,501 had sent shockwaves through the small city of Nampa, Idaho. 166 00:09:30,767 --> 00:09:34,501 And the frantic search to find her ended in tragedy 167 00:09:34,667 --> 00:09:37,300 three days after the nine-year-old went missing. 168 00:09:41,067 --> 00:09:43,667 How did the search for Daralyn finally end? 169 00:09:46,067 --> 00:09:47,667 Well, it was three days later. 170 00:09:47,834 --> 00:09:50,067 Some fishermen were down at the Snake River, 171 00:09:50,234 --> 00:09:52,300 and one of the boys wanted to cross that spring, 172 00:09:52,467 --> 00:09:55,000 and he happened to see her body in the water. 173 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:59,767 He came across a little girl, and he panicked and had to go 174 00:09:59,934 --> 00:10:01,767 find someone to get help. 175 00:10:03,467 --> 00:10:07,267 [Paula] The boy's father confirmed his grisly discovery 176 00:10:07,434 --> 00:10:08,734 and called police. 177 00:10:09,901 --> 00:10:12,801 -What did they describe seeing? -A dead child in the water. 178 00:10:14,968 --> 00:10:18,200 She had a T-shirt on and a pair of pants and her shoes. 179 00:10:19,801 --> 00:10:22,667 Law enforcement responded and then worked the crime scene. 180 00:10:24,567 --> 00:10:28,667 [Paula] When police arrived, they quickly confirmed the body 181 00:10:28,834 --> 00:10:30,100 was Daralyn Johnson. 182 00:10:32,267 --> 00:10:33,501 [Det. Taylor] She was in the water. 183 00:10:33,667 --> 00:10:35,801 Her body had been covered up with some brush. 184 00:10:37,901 --> 00:10:40,400 Was it obvious how she was killed? 185 00:10:40,567 --> 00:10:43,767 It wasn't obvious, but there was some speculation 186 00:10:43,934 --> 00:10:46,200 that she had probably been sexually assaulted 187 00:10:46,367 --> 00:10:49,801 based upon some blood that was on her pants and her underwear. 188 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:54,000 [Paula] Even for veteran investigators, the details 189 00:10:54,167 --> 00:10:57,200 of the nine-year-old's murder were difficult to absorb. 190 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:01,167 What did the depravity 191 00:11:02,467 --> 00:11:04,501 of her murder suggest to you? 192 00:11:04,667 --> 00:11:07,100 I've thought about the terror that that child went through, 193 00:11:07,267 --> 00:11:08,701 the fear that she must have felt. 194 00:11:10,501 --> 00:11:12,467 I don't understand the mentality of a person 195 00:11:12,634 --> 00:11:15,067 that can inflict that kind of pain on any child. 196 00:11:15,234 --> 00:11:17,267 [ominous music plays] 197 00:11:21,067 --> 00:11:24,267 [Paula] Daralyn's lifeless body was gently brought 198 00:11:24,434 --> 00:11:27,000 to the water's edge and then transported 199 00:11:27,167 --> 00:11:29,100 to the coroner's office. 200 00:11:29,267 --> 00:11:31,767 Police now had to inform her loved ones 201 00:11:31,934 --> 00:11:34,000 that the search was over. 202 00:11:35,801 --> 00:11:39,267 For Daralyn's father, the call from police 203 00:11:39,434 --> 00:11:40,367 was shattering. 204 00:11:41,501 --> 00:11:44,501 Where did you find the strength to deal 205 00:11:44,667 --> 00:11:48,367 with the tragic news? -It was very, very hard. 206 00:11:48,534 --> 00:11:54,000 My father and I went to the mortuary and identified her, 207 00:11:55,667 --> 00:11:58,467 and that was really a hard situation. 208 00:11:58,634 --> 00:12:01,767 Then we had to come home and tell everyone, 209 00:12:01,934 --> 00:12:03,868 and that was probably the hardest time of all. 210 00:12:05,567 --> 00:12:09,000 [Paula] It was a life-altering experience for Daralyn's sister 211 00:12:09,167 --> 00:12:12,367 Darci, who was just seven years old at the time. 212 00:12:13,501 --> 00:12:16,667 I can remember my dad coming home, 213 00:12:16,834 --> 00:12:20,167 and they told me that she wasn't coming back. 214 00:12:20,334 --> 00:12:22,300 And I didn't understand that. 215 00:12:22,467 --> 00:12:24,267 I just didn't understand any of it. 216 00:12:24,434 --> 00:12:25,868 [ominous music plays] 217 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:34,100 [Paula] Daralyn was popular, friendly, and loved 218 00:12:34,267 --> 00:12:35,667 by everyone. 219 00:12:35,834 --> 00:12:39,567 It was almost impossible to accept that she was gone. 220 00:12:40,601 --> 00:12:42,667 She was a really happy child. 221 00:12:42,834 --> 00:12:44,400 She looked forward to going to school every day 222 00:12:44,567 --> 00:12:47,367 and meeting with her friends and being a part 223 00:12:47,534 --> 00:12:50,167 of what everybody was doing. 224 00:12:50,334 --> 00:12:53,067 She was kind of like a mother to other children. 225 00:12:54,267 --> 00:12:56,167 She loved her sister. 226 00:12:56,334 --> 00:13:00,100 She would always be trying to teach her. 227 00:13:00,267 --> 00:13:04,100 She liked to help me with anything that I was doing. 228 00:13:04,267 --> 00:13:05,968 She was a very good big sister. 229 00:13:06,133 --> 00:13:09,367 She was very kind and patient 230 00:13:10,501 --> 00:13:11,868 and fun. 231 00:13:12,868 --> 00:13:15,868 [Paula] Her family believed that one day, Daralyn would have 232 00:13:16,033 --> 00:13:20,000 achieved her goal of being a teacher and perhaps even have 233 00:13:20,167 --> 00:13:24,601 a family of her own. But now those dreams were over. 234 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:32,400 The pain her loved one suffered was a motivator 235 00:13:32,567 --> 00:13:35,567 for investigators, and they hoped 236 00:13:35,734 --> 00:13:38,767 the young girl's autopsy might provide them with a clue 237 00:13:38,934 --> 00:13:40,601 that would lead to her killer. 238 00:13:42,901 --> 00:13:44,767 Could they determine how she was killed? 239 00:13:44,934 --> 00:13:47,167 Daralyn had sustained some blunt-force trauma 240 00:13:47,334 --> 00:13:50,267 to the upper left portion of her head, and she had been 241 00:13:50,434 --> 00:13:53,300 sexually assaulted, but it was determined that she died 242 00:13:53,467 --> 00:13:54,634 from drowning. 243 00:13:56,868 --> 00:13:59,767 Could you get any sense how long after the abduction 244 00:13:59,934 --> 00:14:01,334 that Daralyn was killed? 245 00:14:01,334 --> 00:14:05,267 The pathologist believed that it happened sometime on the day 246 00:14:05,434 --> 00:14:08,968 that she went missing, because she had digested food. 247 00:14:09,133 --> 00:14:12,000 Walk me through the evidence that was collected. 248 00:14:12,167 --> 00:14:15,467 They took photographs, and then there were some hairs 249 00:14:15,634 --> 00:14:18,667 that were collected during the autopsy. 250 00:14:18,834 --> 00:14:21,567 There was a hair from her sock, and there was also four hairs 251 00:14:21,734 --> 00:14:22,868 collected from her underwear. 252 00:14:24,467 --> 00:14:26,467 There really wasn't a whole lot of evidence. 253 00:14:28,567 --> 00:14:31,367 [Paula] And police found little more in the area 254 00:14:31,534 --> 00:14:33,367 where Daralyn's body was discovered. 255 00:14:34,667 --> 00:14:37,467 The other physical evidence was a shoe print that was found 256 00:14:37,634 --> 00:14:39,467 at the scene. 257 00:14:39,634 --> 00:14:42,200 There was some waffle-style shoe prints that were at 258 00:14:42,367 --> 00:14:45,567 the location that they had documented. 259 00:14:45,734 --> 00:14:49,467 [Paula] The lack of evidence was troubling for investigators. 260 00:14:49,634 --> 00:14:53,467 The only thing that seemed clear was that the killer was 261 00:14:53,634 --> 00:14:57,601 a local, someone who knew the routes kids walked to 262 00:14:57,767 --> 00:15:02,267 school and someone who was familiar with the remote area 263 00:15:02,434 --> 00:15:03,868 along the river. 264 00:15:04,033 --> 00:15:07,767 And that revelation only added to the pressure 265 00:15:07,934 --> 00:15:09,367 police were under. 266 00:15:10,801 --> 00:15:14,367 How did the community react to Daralyn's murder? 267 00:15:14,534 --> 00:15:17,167 They wanted to find out what happened and to make sure that 268 00:15:17,334 --> 00:15:18,767 the streets are safe again. 269 00:15:18,934 --> 00:15:20,801 She was abducted on her way to school. 270 00:15:20,968 --> 00:15:23,100 "What about my children? Are my kids safe? 271 00:15:23,267 --> 00:15:25,167 "Can my kids go to school? 272 00:15:25,334 --> 00:15:27,767 How could this have possibly happened in our community?" 273 00:15:28,801 --> 00:15:32,868 [Paula] And detectives knew there was only one way to answer 274 00:15:33,033 --> 00:15:34,801 those questions. 275 00:15:34,968 --> 00:15:37,067 They had to find Daralyn's killer, 276 00:15:38,601 --> 00:15:39,567 and fast. 277 00:15:39,734 --> 00:15:40,801 [suspenseful chords play] 278 00:15:49,501 --> 00:15:51,067 2 [eerie music plays] 279 00:15:51,234 --> 00:15:54,267 [Paula] The Canyon County Sheriff's Office had spent months 280 00:15:54,434 --> 00:15:57,567 searching for a solid lead in the Daralyn Johnson murder, 281 00:15:58,767 --> 00:16:00,400 when they finally caught a break. 282 00:16:00,567 --> 00:16:02,334 [intriguing music plays] 283 00:16:04,801 --> 00:16:08,300 How did police identify their first suspect? 284 00:16:08,467 --> 00:16:11,367 There was a police officer that spotted a car that fit 285 00:16:11,534 --> 00:16:15,267 the description that was given by the little girl. 286 00:16:15,434 --> 00:16:19,100 It had some Bondo for repairs. It was in pretty poor shape. 287 00:16:19,267 --> 00:16:22,367 [Paula] And the location of the car raised more suspicions. 288 00:16:23,601 --> 00:16:26,901 It was parked just steps from Daralyn's home. 289 00:16:27,067 --> 00:16:30,767 Investigators ran the plates and discovered the car was 290 00:16:30,934 --> 00:16:33,667 owned by 34-year-old Charles Fain. 291 00:16:35,567 --> 00:16:39,467 He lived on the route that Daralyn would have been going 292 00:16:39,634 --> 00:16:40,567 to school. 293 00:16:41,801 --> 00:16:43,167 He is a potential suspect. 294 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:49,868 [Paula] With little else to go on, 295 00:16:50,033 --> 00:16:53,100 the Vietnam veteran was brought in for questioning. 296 00:16:54,767 --> 00:16:57,801 What happened once he was brought in for an interview? 297 00:16:57,968 --> 00:16:58,968 Charles was cooperative. 298 00:16:59,133 --> 00:17:02,000 His attitude was that he wanted to help. 299 00:17:02,167 --> 00:17:05,200 [Paula] Charles Fain told police he had heard about the murder, 300 00:17:07,167 --> 00:17:10,868 but was confused as to why he was being viewed 301 00:17:11,033 --> 00:17:12,367 as a suspect. 302 00:17:12,534 --> 00:17:15,300 Charles insisted that he was outside of the state of Idaho, 303 00:17:15,467 --> 00:17:18,767 that he was actually in Oregon visiting his parents. 304 00:17:18,934 --> 00:17:22,167 Were investigators able to verify his alibi? 305 00:17:22,334 --> 00:17:23,334 Uh, yes. 306 00:17:23,334 --> 00:17:25,467 They were able to confirm that Charles was 307 00:17:25,634 --> 00:17:27,567 visiting his parents. 308 00:17:27,734 --> 00:17:29,868 [Paula] The interview was brief, 309 00:17:30,033 --> 00:17:33,100 and police couldn't find anything concrete 310 00:17:33,267 --> 00:17:36,000 to link Fain to Daralyn's murder. 311 00:17:36,167 --> 00:17:37,400 Did they search his car? 312 00:17:37,567 --> 00:17:40,801 There was an extensive search done of his car. 313 00:17:40,968 --> 00:17:43,267 There was a rope in the trunk, but there was nothing to 314 00:17:43,434 --> 00:17:46,167 definitively say that Daralyn was in that car. 315 00:17:46,334 --> 00:17:48,567 [intriguing music plays] 316 00:17:49,667 --> 00:17:53,501 [Paula] Still, before police released Fain, they asked 317 00:17:53,667 --> 00:17:57,767 if he would provide them with biological samples for testing. 318 00:17:57,934 --> 00:18:00,701 The thought was, "Let's get hair samples and then 319 00:18:00,868 --> 00:18:04,467 "send those off to the FBI, and let's see if a comparison 320 00:18:04,634 --> 00:18:05,801 can be made." 321 00:18:07,667 --> 00:18:10,467 What kind of comparisons was the FBI trying to make? 322 00:18:10,634 --> 00:18:13,267 This would have just been using a comparison microscope 323 00:18:13,434 --> 00:18:17,868 and looking at the sample from the suspect versus the hair 324 00:18:18,033 --> 00:18:19,367 that was collected at the scene. 325 00:18:20,467 --> 00:18:23,100 [Paula] The results were stunning. 326 00:18:23,267 --> 00:18:26,300 The FBI identified the hair as being at the crime scene. 327 00:18:28,100 --> 00:18:32,000 There was distinctive patterns which suggested that this 328 00:18:32,167 --> 00:18:33,200 is unique. 329 00:18:34,300 --> 00:18:36,667 [Paula] The findings shifted the investigation 330 00:18:36,834 --> 00:18:38,868 into high gear. 331 00:18:39,033 --> 00:18:41,601 Charles Fain was now the prime suspect 332 00:18:41,767 --> 00:18:43,501 in Daralyn Johnson's murder. 333 00:18:45,667 --> 00:18:48,767 Detectives quickly obtained a search warrant 334 00:18:48,934 --> 00:18:51,567 for his home and property. 335 00:18:51,734 --> 00:18:55,200 And what they found only deepened their suspicions. 336 00:18:59,367 --> 00:19:02,801 There was a shoe print that was found at the scene. 337 00:19:02,968 --> 00:19:07,901 An FBI examiner compared the shoe print to a pair of 338 00:19:08,067 --> 00:19:09,367 work shoes. 339 00:19:09,534 --> 00:19:13,100 [Paula] Experts determined the waffle sole and size 340 00:19:13,267 --> 00:19:14,467 to be a match. 341 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:20,501 Investigators also took a closer look at Fain's alibi, 342 00:19:20,667 --> 00:19:22,868 and discovered it had critical holes. 343 00:19:23,868 --> 00:19:28,267 Was it possible for him to have been in Oregon, drive six hours 344 00:19:28,434 --> 00:19:31,367 to Idaho, commit the murder, and get back to Oregon? 345 00:19:31,534 --> 00:19:33,667 The investigators believed that it was possible that 346 00:19:33,834 --> 00:19:36,200 he could have been in Idaho for a period of time. 347 00:19:36,367 --> 00:19:37,767 [intriguing music plays] 348 00:19:41,667 --> 00:19:44,567 [Paula] Police were confident that the hair evidence, 349 00:19:44,734 --> 00:19:48,100 the shattered alibi, and Fain's proximity to 350 00:19:48,267 --> 00:19:51,067 the crime scene were enough to make an arrest. 351 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:56,267 Daralyn's loved ones agreed. 352 00:19:56,434 --> 00:20:00,200 Did they share what they had against Charles Fain with you? 353 00:20:00,367 --> 00:20:01,868 Yes, they did. 354 00:20:04,167 --> 00:20:06,701 Were you convinced that Charles Fain 355 00:20:06,868 --> 00:20:10,100 had been responsible? -With what they had, yes. 356 00:20:10,267 --> 00:20:14,100 We felt that Charles was the person that had 357 00:20:14,267 --> 00:20:16,300 kidnapped her. 358 00:20:18,767 --> 00:20:22,767 [Paula] And the case against Fain continued to get stronger 359 00:20:22,934 --> 00:20:25,400 while he was behind bars awaiting trial. 360 00:20:25,567 --> 00:20:29,100 Two fellow inmates came forward telling prosecutors 361 00:20:29,267 --> 00:20:31,601 he had been bragging to them. 362 00:20:31,767 --> 00:20:35,400 A couple of his cellmates that had came forward and said that 363 00:20:35,567 --> 00:20:38,601 he had actually confessed to them and drew a map 364 00:20:38,767 --> 00:20:40,667 to where Daralyn's body was. 365 00:20:40,834 --> 00:20:43,567 And then when that conversation was over, 366 00:20:43,734 --> 00:20:47,100 he had crumpled the map up and thrown it into the toilet. 367 00:20:47,267 --> 00:20:50,501 And one of those cellmates had retrieved that map, 368 00:20:50,667 --> 00:20:53,300 and that's what they brought forth to law enforcement. 369 00:20:59,901 --> 00:21:03,367 [Paula] Investigators believed only Daralyn's killer 370 00:21:03,534 --> 00:21:05,667 could have drawn that map. 371 00:21:05,834 --> 00:21:07,767 [Det. Taylor] The map was fairly accurate. 372 00:21:07,934 --> 00:21:10,200 That was certainly information that not everybody would 373 00:21:10,367 --> 00:21:11,634 have known. 374 00:21:12,767 --> 00:21:17,067 [Paula] If found guilty, Fain would get the death penalty. 375 00:21:17,234 --> 00:21:19,467 They believed that they had right person. 376 00:21:19,634 --> 00:21:21,601 There was nothing to sway them that would cause them to 377 00:21:21,767 --> 00:21:23,801 think differently, 378 00:21:23,968 --> 00:21:27,667 [Paula] But the long journey to justice was just beginning, 379 00:21:27,834 --> 00:21:32,501 and the twists and turns ahead were about to shock everyone 380 00:21:32,667 --> 00:21:33,567 on the case. 381 00:21:33,734 --> 00:21:34,868 [suspenseful chords play] 382 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:45,901 2 [eerie music plays] 383 00:21:46,067 --> 00:21:49,667 [Paula] The trial of Charles Fain commanded the attention of 384 00:21:49,834 --> 00:21:51,701 the entire community. 385 00:21:51,868 --> 00:21:54,667 He stood accused of brutally murdering 386 00:21:54,834 --> 00:21:56,701 a beloved nine-year-old girl. 387 00:21:57,901 --> 00:22:01,167 I personally am convinced that this gentleman committed 388 00:22:01,334 --> 00:22:03,167 the crimes that we've charged him with. 389 00:22:03,334 --> 00:22:07,267 [Paula] Prosecutors claimed Fain had placed himself at 390 00:22:07,434 --> 00:22:08,667 the crime scene. 391 00:22:10,467 --> 00:22:13,767 Charles Fain had drawn out where this crime had occurred. 392 00:22:15,467 --> 00:22:18,567 [Paula] And the FBI hair analysis sealed the case. 393 00:22:20,667 --> 00:22:24,667 During the trial, the prosecutor actually did say 394 00:22:24,834 --> 00:22:26,868 that these hairs match. 395 00:22:27,033 --> 00:22:30,067 [Paula] In the end, the jury believed their account. 396 00:22:32,167 --> 00:22:35,801 Charles Fain was found guilty and sentenced to death. 397 00:22:35,968 --> 00:22:37,367 [ominous music plays] 398 00:22:38,767 --> 00:22:40,868 [nostalgic music plays] 399 00:22:41,033 --> 00:22:45,767 For Daralyn's family, it seemed that justice was done. 400 00:22:45,934 --> 00:22:48,400 They had gone through all the steps it took 401 00:22:48,567 --> 00:22:51,000 to develop the evidence, quite a bit of evidence. 402 00:22:51,167 --> 00:22:52,701 Charles was the perpetrator. 403 00:22:54,868 --> 00:22:58,167 [Paula] But there was still one person who was convinced 404 00:22:58,334 --> 00:23:01,767 that the court and the jurors had gotten it wrong. 405 00:23:03,067 --> 00:23:04,334 Charles Fain. 406 00:23:05,801 --> 00:23:09,400 The Vietnam veteran believed that everything that happened 407 00:23:09,567 --> 00:23:13,200 from the beginning was a whirlwind of bad breaks. 408 00:23:14,267 --> 00:23:17,567 Did you have any idea why investigators 409 00:23:17,734 --> 00:23:18,901 were focusing on you? 410 00:23:19,067 --> 00:23:20,334 No. 411 00:23:20,334 --> 00:23:21,801 The only reason they wanted to talk to me is because I had 412 00:23:21,968 --> 00:23:25,567 a car that had been primed, and I did some body work on it. 413 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:31,667 [Paula] Charles had always maintained neither he nor his car 414 00:23:31,834 --> 00:23:35,000 were in Idaho the morning Daralyn went missing. 415 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:40,567 But police dismissed that alibi with the crime scene evidence. 416 00:23:41,801 --> 00:23:43,801 They hit it with my hair. I was speechless. 417 00:23:45,767 --> 00:23:47,868 I didn't have a clue what was going on. 418 00:23:48,033 --> 00:23:49,200 It was just unbelievable. 419 00:23:51,501 --> 00:23:54,567 [Paula] Following his arrest, Charles had compounded 420 00:23:54,734 --> 00:23:57,567 his problems by trusting his cellmates. 421 00:23:57,734 --> 00:24:00,100 Why did you draw a diagram of the crime scene? 422 00:24:00,267 --> 00:24:02,200 I have no idea. 423 00:24:02,367 --> 00:24:04,701 It was a dumb thing to do, but I was talking to 424 00:24:04,868 --> 00:24:06,367 the wrong person. 425 00:24:06,367 --> 00:24:10,200 [Paula] Charles told anyone who would listen that the map was based 426 00:24:10,367 --> 00:24:12,467 on what he had read in the newspaper, 427 00:24:12,634 --> 00:24:15,767 not insider's knowledge, and his cellmates 428 00:24:15,934 --> 00:24:18,467 had conned him into drawing it. 429 00:24:18,634 --> 00:24:19,868 When you're in there, something you didn't do, 430 00:24:20,033 --> 00:24:21,300 you want somebody to believe you. 431 00:24:21,467 --> 00:24:24,000 I never again talk to another inmate about my case. 432 00:24:24,167 --> 00:24:25,701 They'll use it against you. 433 00:24:25,868 --> 00:24:28,868 [Paula] But it seemed like it was already too late. 434 00:24:30,100 --> 00:24:32,000 You feel like jumping up and screaming, but your lawyer 435 00:24:32,167 --> 00:24:33,267 told you, sit there and be calm. 436 00:24:35,367 --> 00:24:37,801 [Paula] Charles was sitting on death row, 437 00:24:37,968 --> 00:24:40,167 awaiting an execution date, 438 00:24:40,334 --> 00:24:44,601 when someone finally began taking his story seriously. 439 00:24:44,767 --> 00:24:47,567 Lawyers from the Innocence Project believed 440 00:24:47,734 --> 00:24:52,601 that prosecutors had overstated critical evidence to the jury, 441 00:24:52,767 --> 00:24:56,400 in particular, that there was no scientific proof that 442 00:24:56,567 --> 00:24:59,734 Charles's hair was a match to the ones found on Daralyn. 443 00:25:02,267 --> 00:25:04,868 Some of the evidence that was used against Charles was what 444 00:25:05,033 --> 00:25:06,667 we call junk science. 445 00:25:06,834 --> 00:25:10,868 An FBI expert examined hairs on the victim and said, 446 00:25:11,033 --> 00:25:12,667 "It could not be excluded." 447 00:25:14,167 --> 00:25:18,267 [Paula] In other words, the FBI analysis only proved 448 00:25:18,434 --> 00:25:22,367 that the hairs found on Daralyn were similar to the samples 449 00:25:22,534 --> 00:25:23,501 taken from Charles. 450 00:25:25,567 --> 00:25:27,968 Now, is that beyond a reasonable doubt? 451 00:25:28,133 --> 00:25:29,334 I don't think so. 452 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:34,467 [Paula] Charles's lawyers believed that his conviction was 453 00:25:34,634 --> 00:25:38,901 a miscarriage of justice from start to finish. 454 00:25:39,067 --> 00:25:43,000 To me, it seemed like a rush to judgment. 455 00:25:43,167 --> 00:25:46,367 [Paula] While Fain's attorneys desperately tried to build 456 00:25:46,534 --> 00:25:50,200 their case for a new trial, time was a deadly enemy. 457 00:25:51,567 --> 00:25:52,968 He was on death row. 458 00:25:53,133 --> 00:25:55,167 He went through a very tough time. 459 00:25:58,167 --> 00:25:59,767 [eerie music plays] 460 00:25:59,934 --> 00:26:02,167 [Paula] As the years turned into a decade, 461 00:26:02,334 --> 00:26:05,667 Charles slowly came to peace with his fate. 462 00:26:05,834 --> 00:26:07,567 I can't really explain how I developed. 463 00:26:07,734 --> 00:26:09,300 It just happened after a period of time. 464 00:26:09,467 --> 00:26:13,300 I just accepted the situation. I just adjusted to it. 465 00:26:15,367 --> 00:26:18,868 [Paula] Charles said that adjustment was made possible 466 00:26:19,033 --> 00:26:21,501 by a higher power than the law. 467 00:26:21,667 --> 00:26:23,067 I started reading my Bible every day, 468 00:26:23,234 --> 00:26:24,400 and that's what got me through. 469 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:25,767 So I decided I'm not gonna get angry, I'm gonna turn 470 00:26:25,934 --> 00:26:28,667 it positive. And that's what I did. 471 00:26:28,834 --> 00:26:32,667 [Paula] Even four days before an impending death sentence, 472 00:26:32,834 --> 00:26:36,000 Charles displayed the courage of a righteous man. 473 00:26:37,267 --> 00:26:38,968 I always felt I was never gonna get executed. 474 00:26:39,133 --> 00:26:41,667 Something just kept telling me, "You're not gonna die." 475 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:49,367 [Paula] That feeling grew stronger each time an execution was stayed. 476 00:26:49,534 --> 00:26:52,601 And there was something else that fueled Charles's faith. 477 00:26:54,167 --> 00:26:58,467 During his 18 years on death row, forensic science 478 00:26:58,634 --> 00:27:01,801 continued to improve, and his team hoped 479 00:27:01,968 --> 00:27:04,300 it might provide them with the evidence they needed 480 00:27:04,467 --> 00:27:07,601 to overturn his conviction. 481 00:27:07,767 --> 00:27:12,367 It was the defense's request that those hairs be sent to 482 00:27:12,534 --> 00:27:16,167 Bode Technologies to have mitochondria DNA testing done. 483 00:27:17,868 --> 00:27:20,567 [Det. Taylor] Through a process of extracting mitochondrial DNA 484 00:27:20,734 --> 00:27:24,801 from those hairs and comparing that to Charles Fain's blood, 485 00:27:24,968 --> 00:27:26,200 it was determined that Charles Fain 486 00:27:26,367 --> 00:27:28,634 was not the contributor of those hairs. 487 00:27:31,100 --> 00:27:32,701 [ominous music plays] 488 00:27:33,801 --> 00:27:37,968 [Paula] The results were stunning to everyone but Charles Fain. 489 00:27:39,567 --> 00:27:42,000 The DNA had exonerated him. 490 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:46,000 His prayers had been answered. 491 00:27:46,167 --> 00:27:48,267 As far as I'm concerned, that's God's fingerprint. 492 00:27:48,434 --> 00:27:52,868 [Paula] In August of 2001, a judge overturned 493 00:27:53,033 --> 00:27:55,267 Charles Fain's conviction. 494 00:27:55,434 --> 00:27:57,601 I knew it was gonna happen. I always knew it. 495 00:27:59,901 --> 00:28:03,501 [Paula] Perhaps the most incredible aspect of Charles Fain's story 496 00:28:03,667 --> 00:28:08,267 is his lack of bitterness over the years that were stolen 497 00:28:08,434 --> 00:28:09,300 from him. 498 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:11,968 How do you explain it to people? 499 00:28:12,133 --> 00:28:13,133 My Lord Jesus Christ. 500 00:28:14,567 --> 00:28:18,601 He's a good man. He was ridiculously wronged. 501 00:28:19,667 --> 00:28:21,667 He's a hero, a rare hero. 502 00:28:25,467 --> 00:28:28,167 [Paula] But not everyone saw it that way. 503 00:28:28,334 --> 00:28:31,300 Charles Fain's release was a crushing blow 504 00:28:31,467 --> 00:28:34,200 for Daralyn's loved ones. 505 00:28:34,367 --> 00:28:38,100 What was your reaction to his being set free? 506 00:28:38,267 --> 00:28:40,901 It was hard at first because we didn't understand 507 00:28:41,067 --> 00:28:45,167 all the forensic evidence, but he was absolutely 508 00:28:45,334 --> 00:28:48,868 eliminated as a person that done the kidnapping 509 00:28:49,033 --> 00:28:49,901 and killed our daughter. 510 00:28:51,067 --> 00:28:53,767 At first, I wasn't happy, you know, 511 00:28:54,901 --> 00:28:57,868 I really believed it was him. 512 00:28:58,033 --> 00:29:02,167 And I had said that I believed in the death penalty, and I did. 513 00:29:02,334 --> 00:29:04,501 I thought that's how it should end. 514 00:29:09,067 --> 00:29:12,501 [Paula] The Johnsons weren't the only ones who were frustrated. 515 00:29:12,667 --> 00:29:16,067 A new team of detectives had to start the case over 516 00:29:16,234 --> 00:29:17,534 from scratch. 517 00:29:17,701 --> 00:29:21,667 Would their new investigation finally bring Daralyn's killer 518 00:29:21,834 --> 00:29:22,701 to justice? 519 00:29:22,868 --> 00:29:24,100 [suspenseful music plays] 520 00:29:33,868 --> 00:29:35,601 2 [eerie music plays] 521 00:29:35,767 --> 00:29:37,100 [Paula] Following the release 522 00:29:37,267 --> 00:29:39,601 of wrongly convicted Charles Fain, 523 00:29:39,767 --> 00:29:43,400 many believed that justice for Daralyn Johnson was 524 00:29:43,567 --> 00:29:44,968 a long shot. 525 00:29:45,133 --> 00:29:49,367 Close to 20 years had passed with the wrong man behind bars. 526 00:29:50,767 --> 00:29:54,667 After Charles Fain was exonerated, did you begin to 527 00:29:54,834 --> 00:29:58,667 believe that no one would ever face justice 528 00:29:58,834 --> 00:30:00,200 for your sister's murder? 529 00:30:00,367 --> 00:30:02,100 Yes. I was... 530 00:30:03,767 --> 00:30:04,767 horrified. 531 00:30:04,767 --> 00:30:07,067 It was hard to believe that it wasn't him. 532 00:30:09,467 --> 00:30:11,367 [intriguing music plays] 533 00:30:11,534 --> 00:30:15,868 [Paula] But over time, the Johnsons' feelings changed. 534 00:30:16,033 --> 00:30:19,400 They slowly began to understand that Charles Fain 535 00:30:19,567 --> 00:30:23,901 was the crime's second victim, a realization that led Deanna 536 00:30:24,067 --> 00:30:26,868 to send Charles a life-altering letter. 537 00:30:28,300 --> 00:30:29,868 What did she write to you? 538 00:30:30,033 --> 00:30:34,868 "Mr. Fain, I just wanted to tell you how sorry we are 539 00:30:35,033 --> 00:30:36,601 "for the time taken from you. 540 00:30:36,767 --> 00:30:40,467 "This has made me rethink my belief in the death penalty 541 00:30:40,634 --> 00:30:43,000 "as well as for my own shortcomings 542 00:30:44,100 --> 00:30:45,667 "in judgment and compassion. 543 00:30:45,834 --> 00:30:50,000 "May the rest of your life be filled with joy and goodness. 544 00:30:50,167 --> 00:30:52,167 Sincerely Deanna and Dennis Johnson." 545 00:30:53,767 --> 00:30:56,167 How did that letter make you feel? 546 00:30:56,334 --> 00:30:58,167 It's hard not to -- [sobs] 547 00:31:00,167 --> 00:31:01,267 It's just amazing. 548 00:31:02,701 --> 00:31:04,300 That's all. It's just amazing. 549 00:31:05,868 --> 00:31:07,033 I love those people now. 550 00:31:08,467 --> 00:31:11,167 I'm glad I forgave them and forgave everybody else. 551 00:31:16,667 --> 00:31:20,000 [Paula] But Charles also knew in his heart that he would never 552 00:31:20,167 --> 00:31:24,567 feel truly free until Daralyn's real killer was caught. 553 00:31:26,667 --> 00:31:29,067 More than a decade after his release, 554 00:31:29,234 --> 00:31:31,901 it seemed as though that might never happen. 555 00:31:32,067 --> 00:31:35,467 Then, a headline-making case in the Bay Area 556 00:31:35,634 --> 00:31:37,300 changed everything. 557 00:31:39,767 --> 00:31:43,000 What advances in DNA science 558 00:31:43,167 --> 00:31:46,667 ultimately jump-started the investigation? 559 00:31:46,834 --> 00:31:51,567 So, the Golden State Killer case was the first time that 560 00:31:51,734 --> 00:31:53,567 genetic genealogy was performed. 561 00:31:55,100 --> 00:31:59,667 [Paula] The groundbreaking DNA science offered new hope to cold-case 562 00:31:59,834 --> 00:32:01,000 teams across the country. 563 00:32:07,267 --> 00:32:09,567 Investigators on Daralyn Johnson's murder. 564 00:32:09,734 --> 00:32:12,868 contacted those experts to see if their hair evidence 565 00:32:13,033 --> 00:32:15,701 could be used for genealogy. 566 00:32:15,868 --> 00:32:19,901 Donia Ballard reached out to find out, could this be done? 567 00:32:20,067 --> 00:32:22,567 She was told that there was a scientist, 568 00:32:22,734 --> 00:32:26,000 Dr. Ed Green, who is a world-renowned expert. 569 00:32:26,167 --> 00:32:29,367 He was given all the hairs that we had in this case and asked 570 00:32:29,534 --> 00:32:31,100 to examine that hair. 571 00:32:32,467 --> 00:32:35,567 [Paula] Investigators knew the odds were against them. 572 00:32:35,734 --> 00:32:37,467 They prayed for a miracle. 573 00:32:38,567 --> 00:32:41,801 He was able to get DNA from a hair 574 00:32:41,968 --> 00:32:44,167 that a lot of scientists believe could never be done. 575 00:32:47,367 --> 00:32:49,267 Help me understand the significance 576 00:32:49,434 --> 00:32:50,501 of that breakthrough? 577 00:32:50,501 --> 00:32:53,200 The breakthrough is just absolutely profound. 578 00:32:53,367 --> 00:32:56,501 Taking such degraded or small sample size 579 00:32:56,667 --> 00:32:59,100 and able to get this whole-genome sequencing, 580 00:32:59,267 --> 00:33:01,567 that was a very, very difficult task. 581 00:33:06,100 --> 00:33:08,667 [Paula] Those results meant that investigators 582 00:33:08,834 --> 00:33:13,000 on the Daralyn Johnson case could use forensic genealogy 583 00:33:13,167 --> 00:33:14,601 to track her killer. 584 00:33:14,767 --> 00:33:18,601 A massive family tree of the hair's donor was created 585 00:33:18,767 --> 00:33:21,767 and then whittled down branch by branch 586 00:33:21,934 --> 00:33:24,067 until just one name remained. 587 00:33:25,300 --> 00:33:26,767 What did the testing reveal? 588 00:33:26,934 --> 00:33:29,601 The testing revealed that we had a match to 589 00:33:29,767 --> 00:33:30,667 David Dalrymple. 590 00:33:33,801 --> 00:33:36,167 [Paula] Police were stunned. 591 00:33:36,334 --> 00:33:38,667 David Dalrymple was never mentioned 592 00:33:38,834 --> 00:33:40,801 in the a massive case file. 593 00:33:43,267 --> 00:33:46,667 But some old-fashioned detective work quickly proved 594 00:33:46,834 --> 00:33:48,000 they were on the right track. 595 00:33:49,267 --> 00:33:51,467 What was Dalrymple's criminal history? 596 00:33:51,634 --> 00:33:54,901 He actually was serving a twenty-to-life sentence 597 00:33:55,067 --> 00:33:57,667 on a rape case involving a little girl 598 00:33:57,834 --> 00:34:00,501 who was similar in age as Daralyn. 599 00:34:06,100 --> 00:34:10,968 [Paula] The attack took place 22 years after Daralyn's murder. 600 00:34:11,133 --> 00:34:13,100 [eerie music plays] 601 00:34:13,267 --> 00:34:15,901 How was Dalrymple overlooked during 602 00:34:16,067 --> 00:34:17,667 the original investigation? 603 00:34:17,834 --> 00:34:20,567 [Ted] Dalrymple was living a life where he was hidden 604 00:34:20,734 --> 00:34:21,767 in plain sight. 605 00:34:21,934 --> 00:34:23,701 He was residing with his sister, 606 00:34:23,868 --> 00:34:28,100 and there was really -- nobody knew who he was. 607 00:34:28,267 --> 00:34:30,767 He very easily just floated under the radar. 608 00:34:32,300 --> 00:34:35,667 How close did Dalrymple live to Daralyn's family? 609 00:34:35,834 --> 00:34:38,667 He lived just two blocks to the northwest, 610 00:34:39,601 --> 00:34:41,501 from their house. 611 00:34:41,667 --> 00:34:44,868 Would you describe Dalrymple as having been a phantom 612 00:34:45,033 --> 00:34:46,033 in the neighborhood? 613 00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:47,767 He is a person who can keep a low profile, 614 00:34:47,934 --> 00:34:51,467 who can be that phantom. He's here and he's not here. 615 00:34:51,634 --> 00:34:52,801 He doesn't have any ties here. 616 00:34:52,968 --> 00:34:54,868 I don't pay rent, I don't pay electricity. 617 00:34:55,033 --> 00:34:56,601 You can disappear in that respect. 618 00:34:56,767 --> 00:34:58,234 You can have anonymity. 619 00:34:59,100 --> 00:35:03,501 [Paula] And it now appeared Daralyn had simply unknowingly walked 620 00:35:03,667 --> 00:35:04,868 into his deadly trap. 621 00:35:09,868 --> 00:35:13,868 Police asked her younger sister, Darci, to create a map 622 00:35:14,033 --> 00:35:17,367 of every potential route the nine-year-old might have 623 00:35:17,534 --> 00:35:21,801 used to walk to school, including any shortcuts. 624 00:35:21,968 --> 00:35:24,367 I gave her a marker, and she started drawing. 625 00:35:24,534 --> 00:35:27,467 And as she began drawing, the marker went right across 626 00:35:27,634 --> 00:35:28,968 where David Dalrymple's house was at. 627 00:35:32,968 --> 00:35:34,234 Whew. 628 00:35:34,234 --> 00:35:37,567 That -- that was -- that was something that was dramatic. 629 00:35:37,734 --> 00:35:38,868 It was chilling. 630 00:35:40,567 --> 00:35:44,167 [Paula] The map was the final piece of the puzzle. 631 00:35:44,334 --> 00:35:47,267 Police were now certain they had found 632 00:35:47,434 --> 00:35:48,501 Daralyn's killer. 633 00:35:50,300 --> 00:35:52,767 I've narrowed him down as being the sole suspect 634 00:35:52,934 --> 00:35:54,334 for this case. 635 00:35:54,334 --> 00:35:58,267 [Paula] When Detective Mark Taylor visited Dalrymple in prison, 636 00:35:58,434 --> 00:36:02,868 he hoped to take advantage of any lingering guilt his suspect 637 00:36:03,033 --> 00:36:04,667 may have felt. 638 00:36:04,834 --> 00:36:07,601 I had planned an interview with him for the date of 639 00:36:07,767 --> 00:36:09,701 Daralyn's abduction and homicide. 640 00:36:09,868 --> 00:36:11,868 I went out to the prison and staged a room 641 00:36:12,033 --> 00:36:15,067 so that I could meet with him. I built a photo album. 642 00:36:15,234 --> 00:36:17,300 The last photo in that photo album was 643 00:36:17,467 --> 00:36:20,000 a picture of Daralyn laying in that creek. 644 00:36:24,667 --> 00:36:28,000 [Paula] Detective Taylor carefully watched Dalrymple 645 00:36:28,167 --> 00:36:29,100 as he entered the room. 646 00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:32,601 What was his reaction? 647 00:36:32,767 --> 00:36:35,868 He just sat there and looked at it and then said the words, 648 00:36:36,033 --> 00:36:37,801 "Fully clothed." 649 00:36:37,968 --> 00:36:39,067 And that was it. 650 00:36:39,234 --> 00:36:41,501 What was that supposed to mean? 651 00:36:41,667 --> 00:36:43,667 I could not tell you. 652 00:36:43,834 --> 00:36:45,501 It was a very bizarre comment. 653 00:36:46,901 --> 00:36:49,400 From my perspective, any person would be thinking, 654 00:36:49,567 --> 00:36:51,367 that's absolutely terrible. 655 00:36:51,534 --> 00:36:52,968 That's horrifying. 656 00:36:53,133 --> 00:36:54,767 But that wasn't the reaction that I got. 657 00:36:55,868 --> 00:36:57,868 That's a child laying there dead. 658 00:36:58,033 --> 00:37:01,067 The length of time that he sat there and looked at that photo, 659 00:37:01,234 --> 00:37:03,567 it was almost like it was taking him back in time. 660 00:37:03,734 --> 00:37:06,767 But to the point where he showed any remorse? 661 00:37:06,934 --> 00:37:08,000 Not a drop. 662 00:37:08,167 --> 00:37:10,734 [ominous music plays] 663 00:37:13,200 --> 00:37:17,067 [Paula] After it was clear that Dalrymple had no conscience, 664 00:37:17,234 --> 00:37:20,868 Detective Taylor switched gears and confronted him 665 00:37:21,033 --> 00:37:22,234 with the facts. 666 00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:25,767 At that point, I asked him why there would be any reason 667 00:37:25,934 --> 00:37:28,868 that his hairs would be in Daralyn's underwear. 668 00:37:30,400 --> 00:37:33,667 And of course, he called me crazy, but I knew based upon 669 00:37:33,834 --> 00:37:36,968 the reactions in the interview that I had the right person. 670 00:37:37,133 --> 00:37:40,567 [Paula] Dalrymple's denial only strengthened the case 671 00:37:40,734 --> 00:37:42,000 against him. 672 00:37:42,167 --> 00:37:45,801 There was now only one explanation for his DNA being 673 00:37:45,968 --> 00:37:47,100 found at the crime scene. 674 00:37:51,167 --> 00:37:53,868 Based on everything you know about the case, 675 00:37:54,033 --> 00:37:57,534 what do you think happened to Daralyn that morning? 676 00:38:00,067 --> 00:38:04,567 I believe that David abducted her with the intentions 677 00:38:04,734 --> 00:38:06,300 to sexually assault her. 678 00:38:08,767 --> 00:38:11,767 Because of the close proximity of where he lived, he could be 679 00:38:11,934 --> 00:38:15,267 identified if she lived, and I think that he had 680 00:38:15,434 --> 00:38:16,567 to eliminate her. 681 00:38:18,367 --> 00:38:21,567 How would you characterize David Dalrymple? 682 00:38:21,734 --> 00:38:23,667 He's a monster. He's a predator. 683 00:38:23,834 --> 00:38:26,067 He's probably been a predator his entire life. 684 00:38:30,767 --> 00:38:35,100 [Paula] In June of 2024, Dalrymple stood trial 685 00:38:35,267 --> 00:38:39,200 for the savage crime, and the overwhelming evidence 686 00:38:39,367 --> 00:38:44,167 led jurors to a quick verdict. Guilty of first-degree murder. 687 00:38:52,200 --> 00:38:55,701 Charles Fain spoke to the court at sentencing. 688 00:38:55,868 --> 00:38:59,000 His statement was full of grace. 689 00:38:59,167 --> 00:39:00,501 [Charles] I said I forgave him. 690 00:39:00,501 --> 00:39:02,667 And I said to the Johnson family, they need to find a way 691 00:39:02,834 --> 00:39:05,667 to forgive, not for his benefit, but for their own. 692 00:39:06,901 --> 00:39:08,267 So I hope they find a way to do it. 693 00:39:10,200 --> 00:39:13,868 [Paula] But perhaps that might be easier knowing that 694 00:39:14,033 --> 00:39:16,467 Dalrymple will die in prison. 695 00:39:16,634 --> 00:39:20,467 The judge sentenced him to two consecutive life terms. 696 00:39:29,267 --> 00:39:32,467 For the Johnsons, the verdict was the end 697 00:39:32,634 --> 00:39:36,868 of a long, pain-filled journey, where the only comfort is 698 00:39:37,033 --> 00:39:40,367 finally knowing the right man is behind bars. 699 00:39:42,367 --> 00:39:46,667 What has David Dalrymple taken away from your family? 700 00:39:46,834 --> 00:39:51,100 We went from a family that talked and laughed, 701 00:39:51,267 --> 00:39:53,000 had fun, to... 702 00:39:54,801 --> 00:39:57,901 a family that was pretty much 703 00:39:58,067 --> 00:40:02,968 just polar opposite. 704 00:40:03,133 --> 00:40:05,300 There was this sadness. 705 00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:11,567 [Paula] But now there's hope for a brighter future. 706 00:40:13,067 --> 00:40:14,767 I think about her every single day. 707 00:40:14,934 --> 00:40:17,567 I try to imagine what she would be like today, 708 00:40:17,734 --> 00:40:21,100 and I wonder if we would be a couple of old grandmas 709 00:40:21,267 --> 00:40:23,067 taking all the kids to the movies. 710 00:40:24,767 --> 00:40:28,868 We've talked many times about the kind of kid she was. 711 00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:31,767 She was really an easy kid to raise. 712 00:40:33,868 --> 00:40:35,868 I was really thankful for her. 713 00:40:37,467 --> 00:40:39,200 It's always in the forefront of our mind. 714 00:40:39,367 --> 00:40:41,167 She may have only lived nine and a half years, 715 00:40:41,334 --> 00:40:42,567 but she's still with us. 716 00:40:47,100 --> 00:40:51,667 Charles Fain and his attorney were ultimately able to secure 717 00:40:51,834 --> 00:40:56,400 a small measure of compensation for his wrongful conviction. 718 00:40:56,567 --> 00:41:02,667 He received a settlement of $1.4 million for the 18 years 719 00:41:02,834 --> 00:41:06,167 he spent on death row. I'm Paula Zahn. 720 00:41:06,334 --> 00:41:09,667 Please join us again next time when we're back on the case. 721 00:41:11,067 --> 00:41:12,567 On the next On the Case... 722 00:41:13,701 --> 00:41:17,767 Can you even imagine her father walking in to that nightmare? 723 00:41:19,300 --> 00:41:22,767 Finding your child half-naked bound with duct tape, 724 00:41:22,934 --> 00:41:24,000 I can't imagine. 725 00:41:24,167 --> 00:41:26,267 It sent shockwaves through the community. 726 00:41:26,434 --> 00:41:27,667 How did this happen? 727 00:41:27,834 --> 00:41:28,767 And, who's next?