1 00:00:02,085 --> 00:00:02,293 - * 2 00:00:03,795 --> 00:00:05,547 - FEMALE NARRATOR: They were a military couple 3 00:00:05,588 --> 00:00:08,216 building a family together. 4 00:00:08,258 --> 00:00:09,592 - ROXANNA: He wanted to marry her. 5 00:00:09,634 --> 00:00:13,179 He was ready to be there for her and the baby. 6 00:00:13,221 --> 00:00:14,514 - MARISSA: She loved the idea 7 00:00:14,556 --> 00:00:16,099 of having a whole family with him. 8 00:00:18,810 --> 00:00:20,478 - NARRATOR: But a violent crime 9 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:24,149 would destroy their chance at a happy ending. 10 00:00:24,190 --> 00:00:26,151 - DANIEL: There was what appeared to be gunshot wounds 11 00:00:26,192 --> 00:00:28,695 to her chest area. 12 00:00:28,737 --> 00:00:30,530 - JONATHAN: A staged crime scene indicates 13 00:00:30,572 --> 00:00:34,075 that the subject had a plan to commit the crime 14 00:00:34,117 --> 00:00:37,203 and had a plan to make an effort to confuse 15 00:00:37,245 --> 00:00:39,289 the investigation. 16 00:00:39,330 --> 00:00:41,791 - NARRATOR: The search for the killer will stretch across 17 00:00:41,833 --> 00:00:45,378 state lines and unearth a myriad of scandals 18 00:00:45,420 --> 00:00:47,547 and secret love affairs. 19 00:00:47,589 --> 00:00:50,050 - JONATHAN: She was maybe harboring some type of hope 20 00:00:50,091 --> 00:00:52,218 that she could have him to herself. 21 00:00:52,260 --> 00:00:54,220 - DANIEL: They certainly are red flags that there is 22 00:00:54,262 --> 00:00:56,723 some sort of danger in this relationship. 23 00:00:56,765 --> 00:00:59,559 - JAMES: If he could not have her, he was going to kill her. 24 00:00:59,601 --> 00:01:01,394 - ROXANNA: [crying] It was the worst emotional 25 00:01:01,436 --> 00:01:03,605 and physical pain that I have ever felt 26 00:01:03,646 --> 00:01:06,358 in my life. It's soul crushing. 27 00:01:08,860 --> 00:01:14,240 - * 28 00:01:14,282 --> 00:01:17,494 - [woman's muffled scream, gasp] 29 00:01:20,455 --> 00:01:22,749 - NARRATOR: Severn, Maryland is a quiet 30 00:01:22,791 --> 00:01:25,627 suburban community nestled within the bustling metropolis 31 00:01:25,669 --> 00:01:28,880 of Baltimore and Washington DC. 32 00:01:28,922 --> 00:01:31,424 - DANIEL: Fort George Meade Army Base has been there 33 00:01:31,466 --> 00:01:33,301 for, you know, a very long time. 34 00:01:33,343 --> 00:01:37,514 The base is quite a large base these days. 35 00:01:37,555 --> 00:01:41,184 Severn is sort of the community that surrounds the base. 36 00:01:41,226 --> 00:01:44,104 A lot of people that work in the Army, in the Armed Forces, 37 00:01:44,145 --> 00:01:45,271 live in that community. 38 00:01:47,941 --> 00:01:53,154 - NARRATOR: But just before 8AM on August 25th, 2015, 39 00:01:53,196 --> 00:01:56,741 the usual Tuesday morning calm is disturbed 40 00:01:56,783 --> 00:01:59,452 when the Anne Arundel County Police receive a call 41 00:01:59,494 --> 00:02:01,413 from a concerned maintenance man 42 00:02:01,454 --> 00:02:04,791 at the Lake Village Townhomes. 43 00:02:04,833 --> 00:02:07,127 - JONATHAN: A maintenance worker 44 00:02:07,168 --> 00:02:11,464 in a townhome community had discovered an open, uh, 45 00:02:11,506 --> 00:02:14,884 sliding rear door of a town home. 46 00:02:14,926 --> 00:02:17,220 It was just odd. I don't think the maintenance worker 47 00:02:17,262 --> 00:02:19,597 had any indication of who was inside but, 48 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:22,684 but clearly recognized something wasn't right 49 00:02:22,726 --> 00:02:24,936 and thought that it best that the police check it out. 50 00:02:27,731 --> 00:02:32,235 - KEN: The Arundel County police arrived, um, they find a, 51 00:02:32,277 --> 00:02:34,863 an open door with no one answering. 52 00:02:34,904 --> 00:02:37,824 Uh, so initially they don't know what they're dealing with. 53 00:02:37,866 --> 00:02:40,493 You know did someone just leave a door open? 54 00:02:40,535 --> 00:02:43,496 Is this, uh, some sort of robbery? 55 00:02:43,538 --> 00:02:45,206 Is it something else? 56 00:02:45,248 --> 00:02:46,666 Is anyone there? Is anyone hurt? 57 00:02:46,708 --> 00:02:48,376 Does anyone need assistance? 58 00:02:51,588 --> 00:02:54,341 - DANIEL: The residence itself was like a townhouse 59 00:02:54,382 --> 00:02:55,967 without a basement, two stories. 60 00:02:56,009 --> 00:02:58,345 You know, ground level and then a second story 61 00:02:58,386 --> 00:03:00,180 where all the bedrooms were. 62 00:03:00,221 --> 00:03:02,223 They decided to go ahead and enter the apartment 63 00:03:02,265 --> 00:03:05,518 to check to see if anything was going on. 64 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:07,896 The responding officer started to clear the downstairs area 65 00:03:07,937 --> 00:03:10,523 and then they went upstairs. 66 00:03:10,565 --> 00:03:12,525 - When they went into the upstairs of the townhouse, 67 00:03:12,567 --> 00:03:16,196 um, they looked at the master bedroom and saw a body 68 00:03:16,237 --> 00:03:17,447 lying on the floor. 69 00:03:21,493 --> 00:03:24,287 - It was apparent that the, the woman was, was deceased. 70 00:03:28,041 --> 00:03:29,918 - NARRATOR: Upon closer inspection, 71 00:03:29,959 --> 00:03:33,296 the officer realizes there's a second victim. 72 00:03:35,423 --> 00:03:39,344 - JAMES: Not only was, uh, a-- an adult female lying prone 73 00:03:39,386 --> 00:03:43,431 on the floor a, infant child was cradled in her arms. 74 00:03:45,934 --> 00:03:49,979 When the officer moved closer to the individuals 75 00:03:50,021 --> 00:03:52,607 the baby made some movement and some sound 76 00:03:52,649 --> 00:03:56,403 and the officer was relieved that the child was alive. 77 00:03:56,444 --> 00:03:59,239 - [baby whining] 78 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:00,740 - DANIEL: He picked up the child and, 79 00:04:00,782 --> 00:04:02,992 and brought her outside to the paramedics for, you know, 80 00:04:03,034 --> 00:04:04,703 immediate assessment. 81 00:04:08,456 --> 00:04:13,003 - NARRATOR: Detectives are immediately called to the scene. 82 00:04:13,044 --> 00:04:15,755 - DANIEL: The victim was on the ground. 83 00:04:15,797 --> 00:04:18,258 There was what appeared to be gunshot wounds 84 00:04:18,299 --> 00:04:20,927 to her chest area. 85 00:04:20,969 --> 00:04:23,430 Obviously, the consideration was that this was likely 86 00:04:23,471 --> 00:04:24,973 a homicide situation. 87 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,603 - KELLY: When I responded to the crime scene. 88 00:04:30,645 --> 00:04:34,065 There's numerous police cars and members of the military 89 00:04:34,107 --> 00:04:38,403 responded to the crime scene, specifically Sergeant McDaniels. 90 00:04:40,030 --> 00:04:42,532 - LEROY: A detective came over to talk to me. 91 00:04:42,574 --> 00:04:44,743 And I'm like, I have two female soldiers who live in 92 00:04:44,784 --> 00:04:48,371 that apartment, what's going on? 93 00:04:48,413 --> 00:04:50,707 - NARRATOR: Sergeant McDaniels informs detectives 94 00:04:50,749 --> 00:04:54,711 that the residence belongs to 24-year-old Army Specialist 95 00:04:54,753 --> 00:04:57,505 Karlyn Ramirez. 96 00:04:57,547 --> 00:04:59,632 - Sergeant McDaniels also informed us that there was 97 00:04:59,674 --> 00:05:02,427 another adult female roommate that lived 98 00:05:02,469 --> 00:05:03,803 in the apartment. 99 00:05:03,845 --> 00:05:07,057 That her name was Marissa. 100 00:05:07,098 --> 00:05:09,934 - KELLY: He also stated that he knew the roommate 101 00:05:09,976 --> 00:05:13,813 Marissa was away on vacation. 102 00:05:13,855 --> 00:05:16,524 - He was concerned because Karlyn hadn't arrived at work 103 00:05:16,566 --> 00:05:18,777 that morning. 104 00:05:18,818 --> 00:05:21,446 - NARRATOR: Based on Sgt. McDaniel's statement, 105 00:05:21,488 --> 00:05:23,907 detectives believe the woman inside the townhome 106 00:05:23,948 --> 00:05:26,701 is Karlyn. 107 00:05:26,743 --> 00:05:29,537 - MARISSA: I woke up to my phone just ringing 108 00:05:29,579 --> 00:05:31,373 over and over. 109 00:05:31,414 --> 00:05:33,708 There was a police officer on the phone. 110 00:05:33,750 --> 00:05:36,002 I knew, I knew something bad had happened 111 00:05:38,588 --> 00:05:42,092 and all I could ask was, "Is she okay?" 112 00:05:42,133 --> 00:05:44,844 And she told me no. 113 00:05:44,886 --> 00:05:46,429 - KELLY: During the investigation 114 00:05:46,471 --> 00:05:50,058 of Karlyn's murder, we resulted to her victimology. 115 00:05:52,852 --> 00:05:58,692 - * 116 00:05:58,733 --> 00:06:00,777 - NARRATOR: Growing up in Del Rio, Texas, 117 00:06:00,819 --> 00:06:04,656 Karlyn Ramirez always understood the value of family 118 00:06:04,698 --> 00:06:08,576 and tradition from a young age. 119 00:06:08,618 --> 00:06:11,746 - MARISSA: Karlyn's family was very important to her. 120 00:06:11,788 --> 00:06:17,711 She always had nothing but awesome stories to tell me. 121 00:06:17,752 --> 00:06:19,587 - ROXANNA: She went to college for a few years, 122 00:06:19,629 --> 00:06:21,715 got her associate degree and then, uh decided 123 00:06:21,756 --> 00:06:23,550 that the military would probably be 124 00:06:23,591 --> 00:06:25,176 a better fit for her. 125 00:06:25,218 --> 00:06:29,806 I think mostly because, um our mother was in the military 126 00:06:29,848 --> 00:06:32,559 when she was younger right before she had my sister, 127 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:35,770 Karlyn, and then of course her aunt was also retired veteran 128 00:06:35,812 --> 00:06:39,399 from the military, so she saw it as my family did it, 129 00:06:39,441 --> 00:06:41,109 maybe it's a good fit for me. 130 00:06:42,777 --> 00:06:44,195 - LEROY: She wanted to see the world. 131 00:06:44,237 --> 00:06:45,739 She wanted to help people. 132 00:06:45,780 --> 00:06:48,491 She just had this, this hunger and this drive to, 133 00:06:48,533 --> 00:06:50,618 to want to do better and want to be better 134 00:06:50,660 --> 00:06:52,620 and want to make the world a better place for everybody. 135 00:06:53,913 --> 00:06:55,915 - NARRATOR: When she deployed to South Korea 136 00:06:55,957 --> 00:07:00,545 in 2013, Karlyn met the man who would changer her life 137 00:07:00,587 --> 00:07:04,424 forever, 35-year-old Chemical Weapons Specialist, 138 00:07:04,466 --> 00:07:05,800 Maliek Kearney. 139 00:07:07,802 --> 00:07:11,473 - JONATHAN: In the military he was highly regarded and, 140 00:07:11,514 --> 00:07:14,434 and highly decorated for the work that he did. 141 00:07:14,476 --> 00:07:17,645 He'd earned several awards and and was well thought of 142 00:07:17,687 --> 00:07:19,773 by his by his colleagues in the military. 143 00:07:19,814 --> 00:07:22,650 And he took great pride in his military service. 144 00:07:22,692 --> 00:07:25,904 - ROXANNA: Maliek was a lot older and more mature. 145 00:07:25,945 --> 00:07:27,697 Karlyn just thought that physically 146 00:07:27,739 --> 00:07:29,991 he was very attractive. She would tell me she liked 147 00:07:30,033 --> 00:07:31,826 the way that he held his confidence. 148 00:07:31,868 --> 00:07:34,621 He was a very independent, very confident man. 149 00:07:34,662 --> 00:07:36,831 He really knew what he wanted. 150 00:07:36,873 --> 00:07:39,250 She fell completely head over heels for him. 151 00:07:41,836 --> 00:07:43,546 - NARRATOR: Maliek also fell in love 152 00:07:43,588 --> 00:07:46,049 with the beautiful 22-year-old Karlyn. 153 00:07:49,010 --> 00:07:52,097 After nearly six months of dating, it was clear 154 00:07:52,138 --> 00:07:54,557 to friends and family that the relationship 155 00:07:54,599 --> 00:07:55,892 had grown serious. 156 00:07:57,894 --> 00:07:59,979 - ROXANNA: She got home for Thanksgiving 157 00:08:00,021 --> 00:08:01,940 for the first time and then she was like, 158 00:08:01,981 --> 00:08:04,192 "Hey I have a surprise, I'm pregnant." 159 00:08:09,239 --> 00:08:11,658 - NARRATOR: Shortly after, Maliek proposed, 160 00:08:11,700 --> 00:08:14,994 and Karlyn readily accepted. 161 00:08:15,036 --> 00:08:17,997 Before the couple had time to get married, however, 162 00:08:18,039 --> 00:08:22,836 Karlyn was reassigned to Fort Meade, Maryland. 163 00:08:22,877 --> 00:08:24,254 - MARISSA: Maliek was supposed to come over 164 00:08:24,295 --> 00:08:27,841 to Fort Meade with Karlyn so they could be together 165 00:08:27,882 --> 00:08:33,013 and continue their relationship, but his orders were denied. 166 00:08:33,054 --> 00:08:34,764 - ROXANNA: He was sent to South Carolina 167 00:08:34,806 --> 00:08:37,642 while she was still pregnant, and she was living in Maryland. 168 00:08:40,687 --> 00:08:44,691 - NARRATOR: On April 23rd, 2015, Maliek joined Karlyn 169 00:08:44,733 --> 00:08:46,860 in Maryland for the birth of their daughter. 170 00:08:49,279 --> 00:08:52,741 - MARISSA: We walked in and you just saw 171 00:08:52,782 --> 00:08:56,202 the biggest smile on Karlyn's face and how proud she was 172 00:08:56,244 --> 00:08:59,748 of her sweet little, precious daughter 173 00:08:59,789 --> 00:09:02,917 and just was so ecstatic to show her off. 174 00:09:06,921 --> 00:09:09,215 - NARRATOR: Three months later, Karlyn and Maliek 175 00:09:09,257 --> 00:09:12,844 tied the knot, before new military rules were enforced 176 00:09:12,886 --> 00:09:15,722 that would prohibit their relationship. 177 00:09:15,764 --> 00:09:18,141 - They got married mid-July in South Carolina. 178 00:09:18,183 --> 00:09:23,563 Someone got ordained and married them very quickly. 179 00:09:23,605 --> 00:09:24,939 - LEROY: Their rush to get married 180 00:09:24,981 --> 00:09:26,649 was because she was a lower enlisted soldier, 181 00:09:26,691 --> 00:09:28,109 and he was a senior. 182 00:09:28,151 --> 00:09:30,236 And they had a timeline where they had to, you know, 183 00:09:30,278 --> 00:09:33,073 put something on paper before it was not allowed anymore. 184 00:09:33,114 --> 00:09:34,699 November of the year they got married 185 00:09:34,741 --> 00:09:36,910 is when that rule changed. 186 00:09:36,951 --> 00:09:38,161 - ROXANNA: She was just so happy. 187 00:09:38,203 --> 00:09:40,246 She was happy with her baby. 188 00:09:40,288 --> 00:09:43,625 She was happy with her man and she, she was happy 189 00:09:43,667 --> 00:09:45,627 that he wanted to build a family, 190 00:09:45,669 --> 00:09:48,880 and take care of both of them. 191 00:09:48,922 --> 00:09:53,760 - NARRATOR: By August 2015, Karlyn had returned to work. 192 00:09:53,802 --> 00:09:56,304 She and Maliek began making plans for him 193 00:09:56,346 --> 00:09:58,181 to join her in Maryland. 194 00:09:58,223 --> 00:10:00,100 - * 195 00:10:00,141 --> 00:10:01,935 - NARRATOR: But just a few weeks later, 196 00:10:01,976 --> 00:10:03,770 all their dreams for the future 197 00:10:03,812 --> 00:10:06,398 come crashing down in an instant 198 00:10:06,439 --> 00:10:10,985 when police discover Karlyn's lifeless body inside her home. 199 00:10:11,027 --> 00:10:13,863 - * 200 00:10:13,905 --> 00:10:16,116 - DANIEL: In that bedroom the bedding had been 201 00:10:16,157 --> 00:10:18,993 pulled off on the ground near where the victim was laying. 202 00:10:19,035 --> 00:10:22,706 It was clear that some sort of confrontation had occurred. 203 00:10:22,747 --> 00:10:24,874 When we first looked at the victim, 204 00:10:24,916 --> 00:10:27,335 her underwear and shorts had been sort of pulled down. 205 00:10:27,377 --> 00:10:31,339 The underwear was around her knees area. 206 00:10:31,381 --> 00:10:33,842 - KELLY: There was slight bruising on her 207 00:10:33,883 --> 00:10:35,844 as well as scratches. 208 00:10:35,885 --> 00:10:37,971 We do have to consider the possibility 209 00:10:38,013 --> 00:10:40,181 that this was a sexual assault. 210 00:10:40,223 --> 00:10:46,312 - * 211 00:10:46,354 --> 00:10:48,732 - NARRATOR: Coming up, the search for a killer 212 00:10:48,773 --> 00:10:52,027 leads police to confront someone close to the victim. 213 00:11:00,410 --> 00:11:02,370 - NARRATOR: But a scandalous revelation 214 00:11:02,412 --> 00:11:05,665 will change the course of the investigation. 215 00:11:05,707 --> 00:11:07,375 - GUILLERMO: There was still some talking between them 216 00:11:07,417 --> 00:11:09,127 and seeing each other kind of in secret. 217 00:11:21,973 --> 00:11:23,850 - NARRATOR: Detectives in Severn, Maryland 218 00:11:23,892 --> 00:11:25,727 are investigating the shooting death 219 00:11:25,769 --> 00:11:30,523 of 24-year-old Army Specialist Karlyn Ramirez. 220 00:11:30,565 --> 00:11:33,151 Karlyn was found on the floor of her bedroom 221 00:11:33,193 --> 00:11:35,236 cradling her four-month-old daughter 222 00:11:35,278 --> 00:11:37,113 who was left unharmed. 223 00:11:39,866 --> 00:11:43,036 - KELLY: This murder shocked the community. 224 00:11:43,078 --> 00:11:45,163 As well as just completely surprised 225 00:11:45,205 --> 00:11:49,292 and devastated her family. 226 00:11:49,334 --> 00:11:52,379 - ROXANNA: It was the worst emotional and physical pain 227 00:11:52,420 --> 00:11:55,382 that I have ever felt in my life. 228 00:11:55,423 --> 00:11:57,217 [crying] You get waves of how it felt 229 00:11:57,258 --> 00:11:59,302 that day and it was-- 230 00:12:01,137 --> 00:12:02,472 It's soul crushing. 231 00:12:05,016 --> 00:12:06,976 - NARRATOR: At the crime scene, Karlyn's body 232 00:12:07,018 --> 00:12:09,979 is removed by the coroner for autopsy 233 00:12:10,021 --> 00:12:12,899 and detectives collect crucial evidence. 234 00:12:16,152 --> 00:12:18,071 - JONATHAN: There was actually one bullet 235 00:12:18,113 --> 00:12:20,281 that was laying on the floor. 236 00:12:20,323 --> 00:12:23,159 In relatively short order, uh, firearm experts 237 00:12:23,201 --> 00:12:25,537 from Anne Arundel County were able to determine that, 238 00:12:25,578 --> 00:12:28,581 that those bullets were fired from a .357, uh, 239 00:12:28,623 --> 00:12:30,125 caliber revolver. 240 00:12:34,337 --> 00:12:36,464 - KELLY: As we continued to search the crime scene, 241 00:12:36,506 --> 00:12:40,468 we located a condom wrapper, uh, in the living room 242 00:12:40,510 --> 00:12:44,556 on the main level and in the trash can not far from 243 00:12:44,597 --> 00:12:47,475 the condom wrapper, we located a condom. 244 00:12:49,644 --> 00:12:51,563 - DANIEL: These things were all collected as evidence 245 00:12:51,604 --> 00:12:55,108 and certainly added to the possibility that some sort of 246 00:12:55,150 --> 00:12:56,484 sexual assault had occurred. 247 00:12:56,526 --> 00:12:59,529 We know that we have a forensic process 248 00:12:59,571 --> 00:13:02,866 to look into that, which would be done during the autopsy. 249 00:13:05,076 --> 00:13:06,619 - NARRATOR: Hoping to gather more information 250 00:13:06,661 --> 00:13:09,998 about Karlyn, detectives question her supervisor 251 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:13,084 Sgt. Leroy McDaniels. 252 00:13:13,126 --> 00:13:15,879 - KELLY: Sergeant McDaniels told me that her husband, 253 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:20,008 Maliek Kearney, was actually stationed in South Carolina 254 00:13:20,050 --> 00:13:24,929 in Fort Jackson and they were physically separated 255 00:13:24,971 --> 00:13:29,351 due to their different military assignments. 256 00:13:29,392 --> 00:13:31,311 - NARRATOR: But Sgt. McDaniels reveals 257 00:13:31,353 --> 00:13:34,189 that life for the newlyweds was not as blissful 258 00:13:34,230 --> 00:13:36,983 as expected. 259 00:13:37,025 --> 00:13:39,402 Detectives learn that a month earlier, 260 00:13:39,444 --> 00:13:44,240 Karlyn had called with surprising information. 261 00:13:44,282 --> 00:13:47,202 - LEROY: I received a phone call you know that night 262 00:13:47,243 --> 00:13:52,374 from Karlyn and Maliek expressing that Karlyn 263 00:13:52,415 --> 00:13:54,376 had developed a physical relationship 264 00:13:54,417 --> 00:13:56,127 with another soldier. 265 00:13:56,169 --> 00:14:00,465 - * 266 00:14:00,507 --> 00:14:02,509 - GUILLERMO: Maliek was enraged upon learning 267 00:14:02,550 --> 00:14:04,552 about Karlyn's affair. 268 00:14:04,594 --> 00:14:08,640 He forced her to report it to her line of command. 269 00:14:08,682 --> 00:14:12,310 Because it's one thing that's not allowed. 270 00:14:15,271 --> 00:14:17,440 - NARRATOR: Sgt. McDaniels tells detectives 271 00:14:17,482 --> 00:14:21,069 that he was required to report the extramarital affair 272 00:14:21,111 --> 00:14:24,239 which carried a stiff penalty under the Uniform Code 273 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:26,908 of Military Justice. 274 00:14:26,950 --> 00:14:29,619 - JAMES: That subsequently led to a reduction in rank 275 00:14:29,661 --> 00:14:32,163 and loss of pay for both Miss Ramirez 276 00:14:32,205 --> 00:14:33,707 and the other service member. 277 00:14:36,584 --> 00:14:38,294 - ROXANNA: My sister was stripped of everything 278 00:14:38,336 --> 00:14:41,589 that she earned because of what she did. 279 00:14:41,631 --> 00:14:43,925 She was not proud of herself for it. 280 00:14:43,967 --> 00:14:45,510 Like it made her feel terrible 281 00:14:45,552 --> 00:14:49,222 'cause it's not who she was as a person. 282 00:14:49,264 --> 00:14:51,307 - NARRATOR: According to Sgt. McDaniels, 283 00:14:51,349 --> 00:14:54,310 after the demotion, Karlyn and Maliek's relationship 284 00:14:54,352 --> 00:14:58,023 only continued to spiral. 285 00:14:58,064 --> 00:15:00,525 - MARISSA: Once he made her report herself, 286 00:15:00,567 --> 00:15:05,155 she did still try to stick out, but he got more obsessive 287 00:15:05,196 --> 00:15:09,200 and more demeaning toward her. 288 00:15:09,242 --> 00:15:11,202 - NARRATOR: Ultimately, Karlyn asked Maliek 289 00:15:11,244 --> 00:15:13,997 for a divorce. 290 00:15:14,039 --> 00:15:15,582 - LEROY: He would call her constantly 291 00:15:15,623 --> 00:15:17,083 trying to convince her to stay. 292 00:15:17,125 --> 00:15:19,377 Don't leave, don't leave. 293 00:15:19,419 --> 00:15:21,504 - MARISSA: She was like, "No, I don't want this. 294 00:15:21,546 --> 00:15:24,632 I don't want this for me, I don't want this for my baby." 295 00:15:24,674 --> 00:15:30,221 - JAMES: Karlyn Ramirez requested a no-contact order 296 00:15:30,263 --> 00:15:34,642 be issued by the Army against Maliek Kearney. 297 00:15:34,684 --> 00:15:38,146 Maliek Kearney was to have no further contact directly 298 00:15:38,188 --> 00:15:41,232 or indirectly with Karlyn Ramirez. 299 00:15:41,274 --> 00:15:43,026 - LEROY: She put in a no contact order 300 00:15:43,068 --> 00:15:45,153 so that he wouldn't just show up at her house. 301 00:15:45,195 --> 00:15:47,072 She didn't want to deal with it. 302 00:15:47,113 --> 00:15:49,366 She's like I'm done, I'm done with the whole relationship. 303 00:15:50,617 --> 00:15:52,744 - NARRATOR: Armed with this new information, 304 00:15:52,786 --> 00:15:55,288 detectives head to South Carolina to speak 305 00:15:55,330 --> 00:15:59,584 with Karlyn's husband on August 27th. 306 00:15:59,626 --> 00:16:01,503 - KELLY: Before we arrived there, uh, 307 00:16:01,544 --> 00:16:04,673 his commanding officer and chaplain advised Maliek 308 00:16:04,714 --> 00:16:07,592 that Karlyn had passed away, but they did not say 309 00:16:07,634 --> 00:16:08,802 what had happened to Karlyn. 310 00:16:11,846 --> 00:16:14,182 - NARRATOR: When detectives sit down with Maliek, 311 00:16:14,224 --> 00:16:16,226 he appears devastated. 312 00:16:27,404 --> 00:16:30,281 - [crying] 313 00:16:36,746 --> 00:16:41,126 - KELLY: Maliek seemed upset and uh, he cried. 314 00:16:41,167 --> 00:16:43,169 And he said that he would cooperate 315 00:16:43,211 --> 00:16:44,421 with the investigation. 316 00:17:13,199 --> 00:17:15,744 - KELLY: Maliek would ask family members 317 00:17:15,785 --> 00:17:19,497 and his friends to contact Karlyn to, uh, 318 00:17:19,539 --> 00:17:22,375 try to convince her to work on their marriage. 319 00:17:22,417 --> 00:17:25,128 It was having a opposite effect, that she was becoming 320 00:17:25,170 --> 00:17:26,838 annoyed with his behavior. 321 00:17:44,481 --> 00:17:46,816 - NARRATOR: But Maliek swears he would never harm 322 00:17:46,858 --> 00:17:50,236 the mother of his child. 323 00:17:50,278 --> 00:17:52,864 When detectives ask Maliek about his whereabouts 324 00:17:52,906 --> 00:17:56,284 the day of Karlyn's murder, he provides an alibi. 325 00:18:16,262 --> 00:18:17,639 - JAMES: Sergeant Kearney indicated 326 00:18:17,681 --> 00:18:22,352 that he was at home alone 327 00:18:22,394 --> 00:18:24,479 and had not left his apartment 328 00:18:24,521 --> 00:18:29,150 from the time he returned from the Fort Jackson post 329 00:18:29,192 --> 00:18:33,405 on the 24th of August until he left to report for duty 330 00:18:33,446 --> 00:18:36,616 at Fort Jackson on the 25th. 331 00:18:36,658 --> 00:18:39,369 - DANIEL: It would have been a, a lengthy travel. 332 00:18:39,411 --> 00:18:42,956 Does him being at work both days make it 333 00:18:42,997 --> 00:18:45,583 so that it was impossible for him to have done this? 334 00:18:45,625 --> 00:18:47,877 Those are the questions that we were confronted with. 335 00:18:51,756 --> 00:18:53,383 - NARRATOR: Before releasing Maliek, 336 00:18:53,425 --> 00:18:55,552 detectives request his cellphone, 337 00:18:55,593 --> 00:18:57,512 and he quickly complies. 338 00:18:59,222 --> 00:19:02,183 - Maliek also offered that we could search his car, 339 00:19:02,225 --> 00:19:04,936 we could search his apartment, and allowed us to take 340 00:19:04,978 --> 00:19:08,523 DNA samples of him. 341 00:19:08,565 --> 00:19:12,235 A search of his car didn't reveal anything of value. 342 00:19:12,277 --> 00:19:16,239 I checked his GPS and did not see 343 00:19:16,281 --> 00:19:18,825 any recent addresses in Maryland. 344 00:19:21,536 --> 00:19:23,538 - NARRATOR: While detectives send Maliek's phone 345 00:19:23,580 --> 00:19:26,916 for forensic examination, they next set their sights 346 00:19:26,958 --> 00:19:29,544 on the man with whom Karlyn had become 347 00:19:29,586 --> 00:19:31,421 romantically involved. 348 00:19:33,590 --> 00:19:36,551 - We learned that not only was she involved 349 00:19:36,593 --> 00:19:39,012 with her estranged husband, Maliek Kearney, 350 00:19:39,054 --> 00:19:42,432 she was involved in an interoffice romance 351 00:19:42,474 --> 00:19:44,934 with another soldier who was married. 352 00:19:47,312 --> 00:19:50,732 - He's married, she's married and so, the police 353 00:19:50,774 --> 00:19:53,026 had to look at him to see if he had some motivation 354 00:19:53,068 --> 00:19:56,654 to possibly kill Karlyn. 355 00:19:56,696 --> 00:19:59,282 - NARRATOR: When detectives receive the forensic results 356 00:19:59,324 --> 00:20:01,910 from the condom collected at the crime scene, 357 00:20:01,951 --> 00:20:05,997 their suspicions only continue to grow. 358 00:20:06,039 --> 00:20:08,500 - Ultimately, we discovered that, that his DNA was found 359 00:20:08,541 --> 00:20:09,918 on part of that condom. 360 00:20:22,430 --> 00:20:23,765 - NARRATOR: In Severn, Maryland, 361 00:20:23,807 --> 00:20:26,518 detectives have discovered that 24-year-old 362 00:20:26,559 --> 00:20:31,815 Karlyn Ramirez was having an affair prior to her murder. 363 00:20:31,856 --> 00:20:34,067 The day after her body was discovered, 364 00:20:34,109 --> 00:20:36,653 detectives attend her autopsy. 365 00:20:39,781 --> 00:20:42,450 - JAMES: The postmortem examination concluded 366 00:20:42,492 --> 00:20:47,038 that Karlyn Ramirez was shot three times. 367 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:50,125 Any one of those shots would have been fatal, 368 00:20:50,166 --> 00:20:54,045 but two of the shots were in her chest area. 369 00:20:54,087 --> 00:20:56,047 All three were contact wounds. 370 00:21:00,677 --> 00:21:04,347 In this case, the postmortem examination made clear 371 00:21:04,389 --> 00:21:06,683 that there was no sexual assault 372 00:21:06,725 --> 00:21:09,853 immediately prior to her death. 373 00:21:09,894 --> 00:21:11,646 - JONATHAN: The victim's underwear pulled down 374 00:21:11,688 --> 00:21:15,525 around her ankles indicates a staged crime scene. 375 00:21:15,567 --> 00:21:18,945 The person who committed the crime was very methodical 376 00:21:18,987 --> 00:21:20,822 and was trying to throw 377 00:21:20,864 --> 00:21:25,994 investigators off of their scent. 378 00:21:26,036 --> 00:21:28,663 It points away from a crime of opportunity 379 00:21:28,705 --> 00:21:31,833 or a robbery gone wrong to a very much premeditated crime. 380 00:21:35,462 --> 00:21:37,630 - NARRATOR: Detectives immediately track down 381 00:21:37,672 --> 00:21:41,760 Karlyn's lover and bring him in for questioning. 382 00:21:41,801 --> 00:21:44,637 - KELLY: We went back and we spoke with 383 00:21:44,679 --> 00:21:47,557 Karlyn's co-working individual that she had 384 00:21:47,599 --> 00:21:49,893 a relationship with. 385 00:21:49,934 --> 00:21:55,065 That individual was devastated to learn about Karlyn's passing. 386 00:21:55,106 --> 00:21:58,651 He was overcome with emotion. 387 00:21:58,693 --> 00:21:59,986 - GUILLERMO: The Sergeant told police 388 00:22:00,028 --> 00:22:02,197 that he wasn't angry at Karlyn and actually 389 00:22:02,238 --> 00:22:05,075 that the pair had been, continued to see each other 390 00:22:05,116 --> 00:22:07,744 even after they were demoted. 391 00:22:07,786 --> 00:22:10,663 There was still some uh, talking between them 392 00:22:10,705 --> 00:22:13,917 and seeing each other kind of in secret. 393 00:22:13,958 --> 00:22:15,752 - NARRATOR: When detectives confront the man 394 00:22:15,794 --> 00:22:18,672 with the DNA evidence, he tells detectives 395 00:22:18,713 --> 00:22:22,801 that the last time he saw Karlyn was August 23rd, 396 00:22:22,842 --> 00:22:25,637 two days before she was found murdered. 397 00:22:27,263 --> 00:22:29,099 - DANIEL: We did learn that he visited Karlyn 398 00:22:29,140 --> 00:22:30,850 on Sunday evening. 399 00:22:30,892 --> 00:22:32,602 He actually lived nearby. 400 00:22:32,644 --> 00:22:34,145 They had an intimate encounter. 401 00:22:34,187 --> 00:22:36,690 That encounter, according to him was, you know, 402 00:22:36,731 --> 00:22:38,441 a consensual encounter. 403 00:22:38,483 --> 00:22:40,026 We knew from Karlyn's roommate 404 00:22:40,068 --> 00:22:43,238 that they were dating and that Karlyn had sought a babysitter 405 00:22:43,279 --> 00:22:45,865 that evening for her baby. 406 00:22:45,907 --> 00:22:48,034 - NARRATOR: The man tells detectives that the condom 407 00:22:48,076 --> 00:22:51,162 found in Karlyn's trash can was thrown out 408 00:22:51,204 --> 00:22:55,125 after they were together on August 23rd. 409 00:22:55,166 --> 00:22:57,919 - KELLY: He was extremely cooperative. 410 00:22:57,961 --> 00:23:02,757 He was forthcoming in his relationship with her. 411 00:23:02,799 --> 00:23:05,969 He provided his cell phone that he used to correspond 412 00:23:06,011 --> 00:23:08,013 with Karlyn. 413 00:23:08,054 --> 00:23:10,181 He allowed us to search his car. 414 00:23:10,223 --> 00:23:13,810 He allowed us to search his living quarters. 415 00:23:13,852 --> 00:23:16,271 - He wanted to assure us that he had nothing to do 416 00:23:16,312 --> 00:23:18,857 with her death. 417 00:23:18,898 --> 00:23:20,608 - NARRATOR: When detectives press the man 418 00:23:20,650 --> 00:23:23,945 about his whereabouts the day before Karlyn was found, 419 00:23:23,987 --> 00:23:27,073 he claims he was at home all night. 420 00:23:27,115 --> 00:23:29,701 - He turned his cell phone over and he consented 421 00:23:29,743 --> 00:23:31,077 to a polygraph. 422 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:32,746 He did very well on the polygraph 423 00:23:32,787 --> 00:23:35,540 and did not show deception during the polygraph. 424 00:23:35,582 --> 00:23:38,293 His cell phone showed his phone was not 425 00:23:38,335 --> 00:23:40,837 anywhere close to Karlyn. 426 00:23:40,879 --> 00:23:43,131 - We couldn't develop any evidence that he left his house 427 00:23:43,173 --> 00:23:46,259 that night to go to Karlyn's house. 428 00:23:46,301 --> 00:23:47,886 - GUILLERMO: His alibi checked out. 429 00:23:47,927 --> 00:23:50,013 They determined him to be truthful in terms 430 00:23:50,055 --> 00:23:52,807 of what he said so they were able to eliminate him 431 00:23:52,849 --> 00:23:54,601 as a suspect. 432 00:23:59,814 --> 00:24:01,608 - NARRATOR: Just when detectives think 433 00:24:01,649 --> 00:24:06,279 they've hit another dead end, a new lead surfaces. 434 00:24:06,321 --> 00:24:08,782 - KELLY: While going through Karlyn's cellphone. 435 00:24:08,823 --> 00:24:13,620 I also learned that she recently met another individual 436 00:24:13,661 --> 00:24:17,916 who was in the military but in a different state. 437 00:24:17,957 --> 00:24:22,253 However, Karlyn uh recently started to date this individual. 438 00:24:24,339 --> 00:24:27,676 On August 24th, the day before we discovered Karlyn 439 00:24:27,717 --> 00:24:30,679 murdered, I saw that there was communication 440 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:34,808 in Karlyn's phone that she was texting asking him 441 00:24:34,849 --> 00:24:36,810 to spend some time with her. 442 00:24:40,355 --> 00:24:42,649 - NARRATOR: Detectives immediately contact 443 00:24:42,691 --> 00:24:46,236 the individual and bring him in for questioning. 444 00:24:46,277 --> 00:24:48,905 He explains that he had hooked up with Karlyn 445 00:24:48,947 --> 00:24:52,701 a week earlier. 446 00:24:52,742 --> 00:24:55,245 - Karlyn and I decided to go to Virginia Beach 447 00:24:55,286 --> 00:24:57,122 to visit my family. 448 00:24:57,163 --> 00:25:00,041 There was a night that we decided to have a girl's night, 449 00:25:00,083 --> 00:25:03,294 a mom's night out, Karlyn was fearless. 450 00:25:03,336 --> 00:25:05,922 She went on the dance floor and had a dance-off 451 00:25:05,964 --> 00:25:07,674 with some guy. 452 00:25:07,716 --> 00:25:09,759 He was actually an old high- school friend. 453 00:25:09,801 --> 00:25:11,136 They hit it off. 454 00:25:11,177 --> 00:25:12,971 They ended up exchanging numbers 455 00:25:13,013 --> 00:25:17,183 and they texted back and forth. 456 00:25:17,225 --> 00:25:18,935 - GUILLERMO: He confirmed that two days before 457 00:25:18,977 --> 00:25:20,228 they had been together. 458 00:25:20,270 --> 00:25:22,105 The two decided to have dinner 459 00:25:22,147 --> 00:25:25,108 and they were intimate at that time. 460 00:25:25,150 --> 00:25:27,652 Karlyn texted him the next day wanting him to come back 461 00:25:27,694 --> 00:25:29,112 so they could be together again. 462 00:25:29,154 --> 00:25:30,655 But he declined. 463 00:25:33,283 --> 00:25:36,286 - KELLY: Karlyn was seeking companionship. 464 00:25:36,327 --> 00:25:38,705 She was very far away from her family 465 00:25:38,747 --> 00:25:42,292 and her roommate was also out of town 466 00:25:42,334 --> 00:25:47,255 and she seemed to be a little lonely. 467 00:25:47,297 --> 00:25:51,009 - JAMES: The second paramour was extensively interviewed. 468 00:25:51,051 --> 00:25:54,804 He was found to be truthful, and it was determined, 469 00:25:54,846 --> 00:25:57,140 both from his cell-site information 470 00:25:57,182 --> 00:26:01,644 from his telephone as well as his account of the events 471 00:26:01,686 --> 00:26:05,440 of the 24th of August, he was not anywhere near Severn, 472 00:26:05,482 --> 00:26:08,026 Maryland at or about the time of her death. 473 00:26:11,196 --> 00:26:13,823 - NARRATOR: With the investigation at a standstill, 474 00:26:13,865 --> 00:26:16,076 detectives revisit Maliek Kearney 475 00:26:16,117 --> 00:26:19,079 as a possible person of interest. 476 00:26:19,120 --> 00:26:21,998 They comb through his cell phone records to confirm 477 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:25,710 his whereabouts the night of Karlyn's murder. 478 00:26:25,752 --> 00:26:28,338 - As investigators accumulated data 479 00:26:28,380 --> 00:26:32,801 from the various service providers, they ascertained 480 00:26:32,842 --> 00:26:36,763 that Sergeant Kearney's telephone was indeed present 481 00:26:36,805 --> 00:26:40,141 in South Carolina on the evening of the 24th 482 00:26:40,183 --> 00:26:44,813 into the morning of the 25th of August 2015. 483 00:26:44,854 --> 00:26:48,191 They were able to identify the closest cell towers 484 00:26:48,233 --> 00:26:51,319 to his apartment, and it appeared to investigators 485 00:26:51,361 --> 00:26:54,322 that his phone was in or nearby his apartment 486 00:26:54,364 --> 00:26:57,325 at all times. 487 00:26:57,367 --> 00:26:59,202 - NARRATOR: But when detectives receive 488 00:26:59,244 --> 00:27:01,454 the forensic results on Maliek's cell phone, 489 00:27:01,496 --> 00:27:05,917 they discover something alarming. 490 00:27:05,959 --> 00:27:07,419 - JAMES: There was an application 491 00:27:07,460 --> 00:27:11,798 which was deleting data from the phone. 492 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:15,093 - KELLY: We determined by evaluating his cellphone, 493 00:27:15,135 --> 00:27:20,265 that this wipe app was active during the time of the murder 494 00:27:20,306 --> 00:27:24,102 and more so the next day which was the day 495 00:27:24,144 --> 00:27:25,979 that Karlyn was discovered. 496 00:27:28,857 --> 00:27:31,818 Having a wipe app installed on your phone the day 497 00:27:31,860 --> 00:27:34,320 that your wife is murdered is very suspicious. 498 00:27:38,241 --> 00:27:40,827 - NARRATOR: Coming up, as detectives zero in 499 00:27:40,869 --> 00:27:46,082 on their primary suspect, another affair comes to light. 500 00:27:46,124 --> 00:27:48,209 - KELLY: Their relationship was very intimate 501 00:27:48,251 --> 00:27:49,961 and powerful almost. 502 00:27:51,296 --> 00:27:53,131 - JAMES: They were pointing the finger at her 503 00:27:53,173 --> 00:27:57,218 that she was the person who actually killed Karlyn Ramirez. 504 00:28:09,939 --> 00:28:12,067 - NARRATOR: It's been two days since police 505 00:28:12,108 --> 00:28:15,487 in Severn, Maryland discovered Karlyn Ramirez dead 506 00:28:15,528 --> 00:28:18,198 from an apparent homicide. 507 00:28:18,239 --> 00:28:21,326 So far, her estranged husband, Maliek Kearney 508 00:28:21,368 --> 00:28:23,995 has had a solid alibi. 509 00:28:24,037 --> 00:28:26,164 But when detectives begin breaking down 510 00:28:26,206 --> 00:28:29,542 his cell phone records, they discover he had installed 511 00:28:29,584 --> 00:28:33,046 an app that was deleting data from his cell phone. 512 00:28:35,382 --> 00:28:38,343 - JAMES: Most of the data had been wiped clean 513 00:28:38,385 --> 00:28:41,262 from his phone, but forensic investigators were able 514 00:28:41,304 --> 00:28:44,391 to recover certain bits and pieces. 515 00:28:44,432 --> 00:28:47,519 - We learned, uh, through phone records, 516 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:51,398 that there were a tremendous amount of communication, 517 00:28:51,439 --> 00:28:56,069 text message and calls to a person labeled Dodo. 518 00:28:58,446 --> 00:29:00,365 - DANIEL: When we did the research on that number, 519 00:29:00,407 --> 00:29:02,534 we were able to realize that it belonged to a woman 520 00:29:02,575 --> 00:29:04,077 named Delores Delgado. 521 00:29:06,121 --> 00:29:07,956 - NARRATOR: Detectives learn that Dolores 522 00:29:07,997 --> 00:29:10,041 is a 30-year-old Army veteran 523 00:29:10,083 --> 00:29:11,918 living in Merritt Island, Florida. 524 00:29:14,546 --> 00:29:16,006 - GUILLERMO: Delores Delgado was originally 525 00:29:16,047 --> 00:29:17,340 from New Mexico. 526 00:29:17,382 --> 00:29:19,009 She'd been in the military. 527 00:29:19,050 --> 00:29:22,012 And apparently served at least a tour in Iraq. 528 00:29:22,053 --> 00:29:25,974 - KELLY: She had since moved to Florida after her departure 529 00:29:26,016 --> 00:29:30,103 from the military to pursue a career in the medical field. 530 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:34,649 - NARRATOR: Hoping to learn more 531 00:29:34,691 --> 00:29:38,111 about Dolores's connection to Maliek, 532 00:29:38,153 --> 00:29:42,490 detectives travel to Florida to confront her. 533 00:29:42,532 --> 00:29:44,659 - KELLY: I responded to Dolores' apartment, 534 00:29:44,701 --> 00:29:47,245 and I introduced myself. 535 00:29:47,287 --> 00:29:50,248 Her response was to the effect of, 536 00:29:50,290 --> 00:29:53,251 "Oh, do you wanna talk to me about Maliek?" 537 00:29:53,293 --> 00:29:55,545 And I told her, "Yes, I do wanna talk to you 538 00:29:55,587 --> 00:29:58,340 about Maliek, actually." 539 00:29:58,381 --> 00:30:03,011 She agreed to accompany us to a local police station 540 00:30:03,053 --> 00:30:05,597 where we could learn more about her and interview her. 541 00:30:08,475 --> 00:30:10,560 - NARRATOR: Detectives sit down with Dolores 542 00:30:10,602 --> 00:30:15,440 and ask her to elaborate on her relationship with Maliek. 543 00:30:15,482 --> 00:30:19,152 She starts by telling detectives that their relationship began 544 00:30:19,194 --> 00:30:24,532 in 2008, six years before Maliek met Karlyn. 545 00:30:24,574 --> 00:30:27,452 - KELLY: Dolores told me that she had met Maliek 546 00:30:27,494 --> 00:30:29,996 while they were deployed together overseas. 547 00:30:30,038 --> 00:30:32,457 She and Maliek had been involved 548 00:30:32,499 --> 00:30:38,129 in an on-again-off-again relationship over several years. 549 00:30:38,171 --> 00:30:40,548 They would seek each other out during, uh, 550 00:30:40,590 --> 00:30:42,384 different trainings. 551 00:30:42,425 --> 00:30:46,179 And try to keep in touch through Facebook 552 00:30:46,221 --> 00:30:47,639 and text messages. 553 00:30:47,681 --> 00:30:49,641 And they often would visit each other depending on, 554 00:30:49,683 --> 00:30:53,478 on where they were. 555 00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:56,147 - JAMES: Dolores Delgado described her relationship 556 00:30:56,189 --> 00:30:59,109 with Kearney as being very complicated. 557 00:30:59,150 --> 00:31:03,488 She was aware that he had other women in his life. 558 00:31:03,530 --> 00:31:06,157 And she also had other men in her life. 559 00:31:09,452 --> 00:31:11,705 - NARRATOR: But Dolores claims she never wanted 560 00:31:11,746 --> 00:31:17,168 to come between Maliek and his wife Karlyn. 561 00:31:17,210 --> 00:31:21,548 - KELLY: Dolores stated that, uh, Maliek was trying very hard 562 00:31:21,589 --> 00:31:24,634 to get back with his wife, Karlyn 563 00:31:24,676 --> 00:31:28,513 and that, she was actually providing relationship advice 564 00:31:28,555 --> 00:31:30,724 so that they could succeed in the marriage. 565 00:31:34,561 --> 00:31:36,521 - NARRATOR: When detectives break the news 566 00:31:36,563 --> 00:31:40,233 that Karlyn has been killed, Dolores appears shocked. 567 00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:43,611 - DANIEL: When she was confronted 568 00:31:43,653 --> 00:31:45,405 about what happened and did, she know anything 569 00:31:45,447 --> 00:31:47,490 about the murder, she said no, she didn't know 570 00:31:47,532 --> 00:31:49,659 about the murder and she didn't have anything to do 571 00:31:49,701 --> 00:31:52,162 with it. She denied any responsibility 572 00:31:52,203 --> 00:31:53,538 or any knowledge. 573 00:31:56,332 --> 00:31:58,418 - NARRATOR: Dolores tells detectives that she had been 574 00:31:58,460 --> 00:32:02,213 with Maliek on August 24th. 575 00:32:02,255 --> 00:32:05,550 - She said that that night of the murder, um, 576 00:32:05,592 --> 00:32:10,263 she was at his apartment, and she said he was there. 577 00:32:10,305 --> 00:32:14,517 - I asked her if, uh, Maliek borrowed her car 578 00:32:14,559 --> 00:32:17,687 and she said that Maliek had not, that Maliek was asleep 579 00:32:17,729 --> 00:32:19,314 in the bedroom. 580 00:32:22,609 --> 00:32:25,320 - NARRATOR: As detectives hear Dolores' statement, 581 00:32:25,362 --> 00:32:28,782 they must consider one glaring detail from Maliek's. 582 00:32:30,784 --> 00:32:32,869 - Telling the police that she was with Maliek, 583 00:32:32,911 --> 00:32:36,331 that contradicts with what Maliek had said. 584 00:32:36,373 --> 00:32:38,667 He had told police that he had been alone that night. 585 00:32:42,796 --> 00:32:44,506 - NARRATOR: Before releasing Dolores, 586 00:32:44,547 --> 00:32:47,133 detectives seize her phone. 587 00:32:47,175 --> 00:32:50,095 As they scour the explicit messages, 588 00:32:50,136 --> 00:32:52,138 they come across one from Maliek 589 00:32:52,180 --> 00:32:55,892 that raises major concerns. 590 00:32:55,934 --> 00:32:59,104 - KELLY: While reviewing the text messages of, uh, 591 00:32:59,145 --> 00:33:02,774 Dolores' phone, there was a text message exchange 592 00:33:02,816 --> 00:33:07,153 prior to the murder where Maliek texts her and says, 593 00:33:07,195 --> 00:33:10,281 "This gun is so dang loud." 594 00:33:12,784 --> 00:33:14,786 - NARRATOR: The revelation that Dolores and Maliek 595 00:33:14,828 --> 00:33:18,331 had been discussing a gun prompts detectives to dig 596 00:33:18,373 --> 00:33:22,585 further into Dolores' digital history. 597 00:33:22,627 --> 00:33:26,339 They start with her social media accounts. 598 00:33:26,381 --> 00:33:28,883 - JAMES: And looking at the social media postings 599 00:33:28,925 --> 00:33:31,928 recovered from Dolores' Delgado's phone, 600 00:33:31,970 --> 00:33:34,889 they saw reference to her, uh, 601 00:33:34,931 --> 00:33:40,353 proposed sale of .357 caliber ammunition. 602 00:33:40,395 --> 00:33:44,733 Investigators were aware that the murder weapon 603 00:33:44,774 --> 00:33:47,736 was a .357 caliber revolver. 604 00:33:51,740 --> 00:33:54,534 - KELLY: The ammunition included a photograph 605 00:33:54,576 --> 00:33:57,495 of a price tag and the name of the business 606 00:33:57,537 --> 00:34:00,457 where the ammunition came from. 607 00:34:00,498 --> 00:34:04,878 We contacted that store and learned that in fact, 608 00:34:04,919 --> 00:34:10,216 Delores had previously owned a .357 handgun. 609 00:34:13,011 --> 00:34:18,433 - JAMES: We had linked Karlyn Ramirez's death to that gun, 610 00:34:18,475 --> 00:34:22,520 we had linked that gun to Dolores Delgado 611 00:34:22,562 --> 00:34:27,609 because she purchased it and we had the text messages 612 00:34:27,650 --> 00:34:32,947 from Maliek Kearney, "DoDo, that gun is so damn loud." 613 00:34:32,989 --> 00:34:35,867 It was, it was a critical compilation of evidence. 614 00:34:38,787 --> 00:34:41,456 - KEN: As the investigation is going on we found out 615 00:34:41,498 --> 00:34:44,834 that Maliek Kearney had moved from Fort Jackson, 616 00:34:44,876 --> 00:34:48,296 had sought a transfer to Texas. 617 00:34:48,338 --> 00:34:51,675 And we found shortly after that, Dolores Delgado moved 618 00:34:51,716 --> 00:34:53,343 to the same area of Texas. 619 00:34:53,385 --> 00:34:55,428 So, we realized that they were together, 620 00:34:55,470 --> 00:34:59,391 they were in close proximity and felt that we needed 621 00:34:59,432 --> 00:35:00,892 to take action quickly. 622 00:35:03,770 --> 00:35:07,941 - NARRATOR: In October 2016, authorities arrest 623 00:35:07,982 --> 00:35:10,402 Dolores Delgado and Maliek Kearney 624 00:35:10,443 --> 00:35:12,278 in San Antonio, Texas. 625 00:35:14,447 --> 00:35:16,741 - JAMES: The grand jury returned an indictment 626 00:35:16,783 --> 00:35:20,036 against Maliek Kearney and Dolores Delgado 627 00:35:20,078 --> 00:35:24,249 for interstate travel to commit domestic violence resulting 628 00:35:24,290 --> 00:35:27,002 in the death of Karlyn Ramirez 629 00:35:27,043 --> 00:35:30,880 and the use of a firearm in her death. 630 00:35:30,922 --> 00:35:34,634 The arrest of Maliek Kearney and Dolores Delgado 631 00:35:34,676 --> 00:35:36,344 made national news. 632 00:35:36,386 --> 00:35:40,015 The national news coverage benefited investigators 633 00:35:40,056 --> 00:35:43,685 significantly, because it caused a witness to come forward 634 00:35:43,727 --> 00:35:46,604 in Florida, who knew Dolores Delgado. 635 00:35:50,108 --> 00:35:51,943 - NARRATOR: The witness claims that Dolores 636 00:35:51,985 --> 00:35:54,654 had asked him for help discarding a gun 637 00:35:54,696 --> 00:35:56,656 in late August 2015. 638 00:35:59,451 --> 00:36:01,953 - JONATHAN: He said they disassembled a revolver, 639 00:36:01,995 --> 00:36:06,791 attempted to destroy the serial number on that revolver 640 00:36:06,833 --> 00:36:10,628 and then threw the parts of the gun into the water 641 00:36:10,670 --> 00:36:11,963 off this fishing pier. 642 00:36:15,008 --> 00:36:16,760 - NARRATOR: The witness leads detectives 643 00:36:16,801 --> 00:36:19,304 to the Banana River, where he claims Dolores 644 00:36:19,346 --> 00:36:20,513 disposed of the gun. 645 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:26,770 - Fortunately, it was not too deep in that area. 646 00:36:26,811 --> 00:36:28,438 So, the four pieces were recovered. 647 00:36:30,482 --> 00:36:33,443 - JONATHAN: The FBI lab were able to establish that 648 00:36:33,485 --> 00:36:36,946 that it was, in fact, the same serial number of the revolver 649 00:36:36,988 --> 00:36:39,366 that Dolores had purchased from that gun shop. 650 00:36:41,993 --> 00:36:45,789 They were able to take the barrel from that gun 651 00:36:45,830 --> 00:36:50,418 and actually attached it to a new gun to conduct test fires. 652 00:36:50,460 --> 00:36:54,714 Bullets that were fired down that barrel 653 00:36:54,756 --> 00:36:57,801 bore the same signature marks of the bullets 654 00:36:57,842 --> 00:36:59,552 that were recovered at the scene. 655 00:37:03,556 --> 00:37:05,475 - NARRATOR: Detectives know this evidence 656 00:37:05,517 --> 00:37:09,521 seemingly solidifies their case against Dolores Delgado. 657 00:37:09,562 --> 00:37:11,856 But without Maliek's cooperation, 658 00:37:11,898 --> 00:37:15,819 authorities fear they'll face a he-said-she-said at trial. 659 00:37:17,487 --> 00:37:19,739 - ROXANNA: I 100 believe that they needed each other 660 00:37:19,781 --> 00:37:21,533 to complete this. 661 00:37:21,574 --> 00:37:23,702 I don't think that either one of them would be courageous 662 00:37:23,743 --> 00:37:26,621 enough to pull the trigger by themselves. 663 00:37:26,663 --> 00:37:28,707 They did it because they had each other, 664 00:37:28,748 --> 00:37:31,418 and when it came down to it, if they had to, 665 00:37:31,459 --> 00:37:33,920 they could blame each other which is exactly what happened. 666 00:37:45,724 --> 00:37:49,185 - NARRATOR: In October 2016, investigators have 667 00:37:49,227 --> 00:37:52,647 arrested Dolores Delgado and Maliek Kearney 668 00:37:52,689 --> 00:37:56,192 for the brutal murder of 24-year-old Karlyn Ramirez. 669 00:37:58,153 --> 00:38:01,197 Hoping to solidify their case against Maliek, 670 00:38:01,239 --> 00:38:04,451 authorities decide to give Dolores an opportunity 671 00:38:04,492 --> 00:38:05,952 to come clean. 672 00:38:08,163 --> 00:38:10,206 - JAMES: When we spoke with Dolores Delgado 673 00:38:10,248 --> 00:38:13,251 we gave her a snapshot of the evidence 674 00:38:13,293 --> 00:38:15,962 that we had accumulated against her. 675 00:38:16,004 --> 00:38:19,758 Because we believed that she was an accessory 676 00:38:19,799 --> 00:38:21,634 and a critical part of the crime, 677 00:38:21,676 --> 00:38:23,136 but we did not believe 678 00:38:23,178 --> 00:38:26,097 that she pulled the trigger and executed Karlyn Ramirez. 679 00:38:26,139 --> 00:38:28,016 We believed Maliek Kearney did that. 680 00:38:30,685 --> 00:38:33,563 She agreed to tell the truth and she agreed to testify 681 00:38:33,605 --> 00:38:36,107 against Maliek Kearney if necessary. 682 00:38:39,027 --> 00:38:41,654 - NARRATOR: As detectives listen, Dolores offers 683 00:38:41,696 --> 00:38:43,698 a full confession. 684 00:38:43,740 --> 00:38:47,535 She tells them that on the afternoon of August 24th, 685 00:38:47,577 --> 00:38:49,162 she arrived at Maliek's apartment 686 00:38:49,204 --> 00:38:53,750 according to his direction. 687 00:38:53,792 --> 00:38:57,003 - KELLY: Dolores provided the firearm, the ammunition, 688 00:38:57,045 --> 00:39:00,590 and her vehicle. 689 00:39:00,632 --> 00:39:03,009 Maliek asked Dolores to stream movies 690 00:39:03,051 --> 00:39:06,096 and use his cell phone while he was gone 691 00:39:06,137 --> 00:39:09,099 so it appeared that he was home the whole time, 692 00:39:09,140 --> 00:39:12,894 providing an electronic alibi. 693 00:39:12,936 --> 00:39:16,064 He then took Dolores's car and drove to Maryland. 694 00:39:19,234 --> 00:39:20,944 - NARRATOR: According to Dolores, 695 00:39:20,985 --> 00:39:22,862 when Maliek returned to the apartment 696 00:39:22,904 --> 00:39:26,157 early the next morning, he gave her a play by play 697 00:39:26,199 --> 00:39:29,160 of the murder. 698 00:39:29,202 --> 00:39:31,746 - KELLY: Maliek described to her, 699 00:39:31,788 --> 00:39:35,250 he let himself inside Karlyn's house by using a key 700 00:39:35,291 --> 00:39:37,335 that he already had. 701 00:39:37,377 --> 00:39:41,840 And was met by Karlyn, and he forced her to go upstairs. 702 00:39:43,842 --> 00:39:47,554 Dolores said that Maliek told her that while he was there, 703 00:39:47,595 --> 00:39:49,889 that Karlyn tried to fight him, 704 00:39:49,931 --> 00:39:51,850 and tried to fight the gun away. 705 00:39:51,891 --> 00:39:55,061 And his first shot missed her. 706 00:39:55,103 --> 00:39:57,856 And the rest of his shots end up hitting her. 707 00:40:01,776 --> 00:40:03,069 - He pulled down her underwear 708 00:40:03,111 --> 00:40:05,155 and took off her pants to make it look like 709 00:40:05,196 --> 00:40:08,158 there was some sort of sexual assault 710 00:40:08,199 --> 00:40:11,619 he placed the baby in her arm, 711 00:40:11,661 --> 00:40:13,955 then he headed out the back door. 712 00:40:17,375 --> 00:40:21,838 - I think Dolores was maybe harboring some type of hope 713 00:40:21,880 --> 00:40:24,132 that if Maliek killed his wife that somehow, 714 00:40:24,174 --> 00:40:28,261 he would come back to her that she could have him 715 00:40:28,303 --> 00:40:30,263 to herself. 716 00:40:30,305 --> 00:40:33,141 The nature of their relationship is difficult to understand 717 00:40:33,183 --> 00:40:36,269 and was toxic in such a way that together they planned 718 00:40:36,311 --> 00:40:38,646 the murder of Karlyn Ramirez. 719 00:40:41,983 --> 00:40:45,612 - Dolores Delgado entered a plea of guilty to conspiracy 720 00:40:45,653 --> 00:40:49,282 to commit interstate travel to commit a crime of violence 721 00:40:49,324 --> 00:40:51,951 against uh, Karlyn Ramirez. 722 00:40:51,993 --> 00:40:54,746 That guilty plea was accepted by the court 723 00:40:54,788 --> 00:40:58,166 and then we prepared for trial against Maliek Kearney alone. 724 00:41:00,752 --> 00:41:03,421 - NARRATOR: On July 16th, 2018, 725 00:41:03,463 --> 00:41:05,382 the trial against Maliek Kearney 726 00:41:05,423 --> 00:41:08,968 begins in federal court in Baltimore. 727 00:41:09,010 --> 00:41:13,014 The prosecution's star witness is Dolores Delgado. 728 00:41:15,308 --> 00:41:17,811 - GUILLERMO: Dolores' testimony was very powerful 729 00:41:17,852 --> 00:41:19,771 to the jury. 730 00:41:19,813 --> 00:41:21,981 It showed, essentially, 731 00:41:22,023 --> 00:41:24,150 this control that he had over women. 732 00:41:24,192 --> 00:41:26,152 And in this case that he wanted this control 733 00:41:26,194 --> 00:41:27,779 over Karlyn. 734 00:41:27,821 --> 00:41:30,073 He truly didn't want anybody else to, to have Karlyn. 735 00:41:30,115 --> 00:41:31,366 And that she wasn't giving in. 736 00:41:31,408 --> 00:41:33,702 So, he decided to kill her. 737 00:41:37,956 --> 00:41:40,000 - NARRATOR: Despite Maliek's defense team attempting 738 00:41:40,041 --> 00:41:42,794 to shift the blame solely to Dolores, 739 00:41:42,836 --> 00:41:47,382 on August 9th, 2018, the jury sides with the prosecution. 740 00:41:50,010 --> 00:41:52,679 - JAMES: Maliek Kearney was found guilty by the jury 741 00:41:52,721 --> 00:41:55,348 of both counts. 742 00:41:55,390 --> 00:41:57,851 The interstate travel to commit domestic violence 743 00:41:57,892 --> 00:42:01,312 against his wife Karlyn Ramirez and uh that violence resulted 744 00:42:01,354 --> 00:42:04,858 in her death as well as the use of a firearm 745 00:42:04,899 --> 00:42:08,236 in that domestic violence charge causing the death 746 00:42:08,278 --> 00:42:09,821 of Karlyn Ramirez. 747 00:42:11,489 --> 00:42:15,243 Maliek Kearney was sentenced to life without parole 748 00:42:15,285 --> 00:42:18,496 plus 10 years. 749 00:42:18,538 --> 00:42:21,833 Dolores Delgado was sentenced to 17 years by the court. 750 00:42:21,875 --> 00:42:27,505 - * 751 00:42:27,547 --> 00:42:29,966 - ROXANNA: It really is a terrible, a terrible thing. 752 00:42:30,008 --> 00:42:32,010 It's a pain you have to live with forever. 753 00:42:32,052 --> 00:42:34,262 We never forget. 754 00:42:34,304 --> 00:42:36,222 It's changed all of our lives. 755 00:42:36,264 --> 00:42:39,100 It, it dimmed all of our lives a little bit. 756 00:42:39,142 --> 00:42:41,102 When people bring her up and they have memories 757 00:42:41,144 --> 00:42:44,105 about her, of course, we love to hear it. 758 00:42:44,147 --> 00:42:45,815 We talk about it too. 759 00:42:45,857 --> 00:42:48,026 It's the way that we keep her alive. 760 00:42:50,070 --> 00:42:53,323 - MARISSA: She always brought out the best in people 761 00:42:53,365 --> 00:42:58,161 and I know everyday 762 00:43:01,206 --> 00:43:05,418 the way I choose to treat people 763 00:43:05,460 --> 00:43:10,006 is because of how loving and thoughtful she was toward me. 764 00:43:10,048 --> 00:43:13,510 She was an outstanding person, outstanding mother, friend, 765 00:43:13,551 --> 00:43:18,014 sister, best friend, soldier. 766 00:43:18,056 --> 00:43:22,143 - * 767 00:43:24,979 --> 00:43:28,066 - *