1 00:00:03,086 --> 00:00:04,504 - NARRATOR: Tragedy strikes a close-knit southern town... 2 00:00:06,256 --> 00:00:09,259 - You see these types of killings a lot of times 3 00:00:09,300 --> 00:00:13,138 with the Cartel or Mafia. 4 00:00:13,179 --> 00:00:15,974 - This is probably one of the most complex homicides 5 00:00:16,016 --> 00:00:18,685 that I had been a part of. 6 00:00:19,436 --> 00:00:21,438 - NARRATOR: Family and friends are left wondering 7 00:00:21,479 --> 00:00:26,443 who could target such a beloved member of his community. 8 00:00:26,484 --> 00:00:30,238 - He treated us like each of us were part of his family 9 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,700 and he was just simply taking care of us. 10 00:00:33,742 --> 00:00:35,285 - That was my only son. 11 00:00:35,326 --> 00:00:40,040 It hit hard that somebody had taken my baby from me. 12 00:00:40,081 --> 00:00:41,541 - NARRATOR: In search of justice, 13 00:00:41,583 --> 00:00:45,211 investigators unearth a disturbing plot. 14 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,722 - NARRATOR: One born both out of greed and deadly romance 15 00:00:55,764 --> 00:00:58,391 fueled by a macabre obsession. 16 00:00:58,433 --> 00:01:02,562 - He described dancing around in a ritualistic manner. 17 00:01:02,604 --> 00:01:06,733 He told me, "I think she just wanted to play with a dead body. 18 00:01:06,775 --> 00:01:08,735 She's crazy." 19 00:01:08,777 --> 00:01:11,071 - It was kinda like a Bonnie and Clyde situation. 20 00:01:11,112 --> 00:01:13,865 We can do whatever, ride-or-die. 21 00:01:13,907 --> 00:01:15,700 - I don't believe they could've done it without the other 22 00:01:15,742 --> 00:01:18,745 because they both had, had sinister intentions 23 00:01:18,787 --> 00:01:20,914 and they relied on each other. 24 00:01:20,955 --> 00:01:23,166 - It's a cautionary tale about the dangers 25 00:01:23,208 --> 00:01:25,460 of meeting people online because you don't know what 26 00:01:25,502 --> 00:01:27,921 their true intentions may be. 27 00:01:27,962 --> 00:01:33,426 - It's hard to imagine that kind of evil can live in the world. 28 00:01:33,468 --> 00:01:37,931 - * 29 00:01:37,972 --> 00:01:41,309 - [muffled scream] [gasp] 30 00:01:41,351 --> 00:01:42,894 - * 31 00:01:44,979 --> 00:01:46,773 - NARRATOR: In the heart of the deep South, 32 00:01:46,815 --> 00:01:49,984 Metro Atlanta is a mix of vibrant city life 33 00:01:50,026 --> 00:01:52,862 and pastoral settings. 34 00:01:52,904 --> 00:01:55,657 - The further out you move from the Metro Atlanta area, 35 00:01:55,699 --> 00:01:59,244 um, such as into Cobb and even up in Paulding, 36 00:01:59,285 --> 00:02:01,496 the more rural things get, so you expect that there's 37 00:02:01,538 --> 00:02:03,873 gonna be a lesser crime rate. 38 00:02:05,250 --> 00:02:09,129 - NARRATOR: But on the evening of June 3rd, 2016, 39 00:02:09,170 --> 00:02:10,964 the Paulding County Sheriff's Office 40 00:02:11,006 --> 00:02:13,842 receives an alarming phone call. 41 00:02:30,817 --> 00:02:34,362 - A man was walking his dog when he came across, uh, 42 00:02:34,404 --> 00:02:39,284 what he suspected to be a decomposing body. 43 00:02:39,325 --> 00:02:41,828 - He became alarmed and he went to a neighboring business 44 00:02:41,870 --> 00:02:44,414 and called 911. 45 00:02:53,256 --> 00:02:56,009 - The body was found off of a major sort of 46 00:02:56,051 --> 00:02:58,678 four-lane roadway in Paulding County. 47 00:03:00,096 --> 00:03:03,767 - The first responders arrived, and they discovered that it was 48 00:03:03,808 --> 00:03:06,519 in fact human remains. 49 00:03:07,395 --> 00:03:09,773 - The deceased victim had been wrapped in a tarp 50 00:03:09,814 --> 00:03:11,775 and lit on fire. 51 00:03:12,317 --> 00:03:14,110 - NARRATOR: Despite extensive injuries, 52 00:03:14,152 --> 00:03:18,198 police determine their victim is an African American male 53 00:03:18,239 --> 00:03:21,576 approximately five feet three inches tall. 54 00:03:21,618 --> 00:03:25,121 - Even though the remains had been burned and charred, 55 00:03:25,163 --> 00:03:28,124 you could tell that there was a bullet hole 56 00:03:28,166 --> 00:03:31,378 in the left-temple area of the head. 57 00:03:33,004 --> 00:03:37,258 - It was apparent that they were dealing with a homicide. 58 00:03:38,426 --> 00:03:40,720 - NARRATOR: Police search the area around the body 59 00:03:40,762 --> 00:03:44,641 and find no obvious signs of a struggle. 60 00:03:45,934 --> 00:03:48,436 - You can imagine that if somebody was alive 61 00:03:48,478 --> 00:03:52,440 in that situation, they would be flailing 62 00:03:52,482 --> 00:03:56,236 and there would be a tremendous amount of turmoil in that area 63 00:03:56,277 --> 00:03:58,822 and there was none of that. 64 00:03:58,863 --> 00:04:01,157 - Paulding County quickly realized that this body had 65 00:04:01,199 --> 00:04:06,246 been dumped at this site and had been lit on fire postmortem. 66 00:04:06,287 --> 00:04:08,206 Probably because the perpetrators were trying 67 00:04:08,248 --> 00:04:11,084 to cover up the crime and distance themselves 68 00:04:11,126 --> 00:04:12,752 from what they had done. 69 00:04:12,794 --> 00:04:14,921 - You see these types of killings, 70 00:04:14,963 --> 00:04:17,841 or these types of body dumps a lot of times 71 00:04:17,882 --> 00:04:21,428 with the Cartel or Mafia, 72 00:04:21,469 --> 00:04:26,433 where people aren't just killed, they're they're killed 73 00:04:26,474 --> 00:04:28,935 and then they're burned. 74 00:04:28,977 --> 00:04:32,897 So I thought he had to be linked 75 00:04:32,939 --> 00:04:37,444 to something that would be so bad to where these people 76 00:04:37,485 --> 00:04:41,156 had killed him and mutilated his body. 77 00:04:41,823 --> 00:04:44,576 They searched the area around the remains, 78 00:04:44,617 --> 00:04:47,662 and they searched the actual remains themselves 79 00:04:47,704 --> 00:04:51,624 and they did not find any identification or anything 80 00:04:51,666 --> 00:04:55,712 that could help identify that person at the scene. 81 00:04:55,754 --> 00:04:59,799 - Our coroner did contact the GBI and requested an autopsy 82 00:04:59,841 --> 00:05:03,094 for this decedent to give us more information to proceed 83 00:05:03,136 --> 00:05:04,471 with the investigation. 84 00:05:06,556 --> 00:05:09,559 - NARRATOR: In the meantime, authorities turn to reports 85 00:05:09,601 --> 00:05:14,564 of missing persons in search of a match for their John Doe. 86 00:05:14,606 --> 00:05:18,151 - The GBI agent who was assisting us with this case 87 00:05:18,193 --> 00:05:22,322 was viewing the local news and saw a family 88 00:05:22,364 --> 00:05:25,325 on the local news making a broadcast 89 00:05:25,367 --> 00:05:27,786 about a missing person. 90 00:05:28,411 --> 00:05:30,789 It was a very short male matching the description 91 00:05:30,830 --> 00:05:34,793 of the human remains that were discovered in Paulding County. 92 00:05:35,418 --> 00:05:39,714 The missing person was a Howard Sewell. 93 00:05:40,507 --> 00:05:42,801 - We kind of put it together that this could very well be 94 00:05:42,842 --> 00:05:45,387 in fact our person. 95 00:05:50,892 --> 00:05:52,602 - NARRATOR: Howard Lewis Sewell, Jr. 96 00:05:52,644 --> 00:05:58,108 was born on May 29th, 1981 in Vicenza, Italy. 97 00:05:58,149 --> 00:05:59,859 - My parents both were in the Army. 98 00:05:59,901 --> 00:06:02,445 And they were stationed in Italy, 99 00:06:02,487 --> 00:06:07,200 and that is how Howard came about. 100 00:06:07,242 --> 00:06:09,244 - Faith and Howard were close. 101 00:06:09,285 --> 00:06:12,163 They played together all the time when they were younger. 102 00:06:12,205 --> 00:06:16,626 And he was a protector, too. So he looked out for her. 103 00:06:16,668 --> 00:06:20,380 - Howard Sewell was in-between Faith and I, 104 00:06:20,422 --> 00:06:23,049 so he was like our little watchman, 105 00:06:23,091 --> 00:06:25,343 watched over us at all times. 106 00:06:25,385 --> 00:06:28,513 And he was always comforting for us. 107 00:06:28,555 --> 00:06:30,557 - NARRATOR: Howard remained close to his sisters 108 00:06:30,598 --> 00:06:32,058 throughout his life. 109 00:06:32,100 --> 00:06:35,478 In his 30s, he and his sister, Faith shared an apartment 110 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:39,733 in Smyrna, about 10 miles from downtown Atlanta. 111 00:06:39,774 --> 00:06:43,570 They also found jobs together at a beauty salon. 112 00:06:43,611 --> 00:06:46,364 - He was the housekeeper, but he was the best. 113 00:06:46,406 --> 00:06:48,783 It goes more beyond..the task. It was just the-- 114 00:06:48,825 --> 00:06:52,203 the amount of effort and pride he put into his work. 115 00:06:52,245 --> 00:06:54,164 It was inspiring. 116 00:06:54,205 --> 00:06:56,082 - Howard was the MVP. 117 00:06:56,124 --> 00:07:00,253 And that was because he treated us like each of us were part 118 00:07:00,295 --> 00:07:04,841 of his family and he was just simply taking care of us. 119 00:07:04,883 --> 00:07:07,427 - He loved working around the people that he was with. 120 00:07:07,469 --> 00:07:11,264 He had a lot of good people, positive people. 121 00:07:11,306 --> 00:07:13,475 I could say that his second family 122 00:07:13,516 --> 00:07:16,603 were the people on his job. 123 00:07:17,604 --> 00:07:19,898 - NARRATOR: On the eve of his 35th birthday, 124 00:07:19,939 --> 00:07:23,777 Howard Sewell's future looked bright. 125 00:07:23,818 --> 00:07:26,112 - When I saw him on that Thursday, 126 00:07:26,154 --> 00:07:28,323 he asked if we could move his birthday party 127 00:07:28,365 --> 00:07:31,117 from Sunday to Monday. 128 00:07:31,159 --> 00:07:33,703 He said that he had plans. 129 00:07:33,745 --> 00:07:35,622 I said, "Oh, Howard, that sounds like a lady." 130 00:07:35,663 --> 00:07:38,541 And he's, you know, he just smiled 131 00:07:38,583 --> 00:07:40,835 and kinda grins. 132 00:07:43,713 --> 00:07:45,548 - NARRATOR: But that was the last time 133 00:07:45,590 --> 00:07:50,261 any of Howard's friends or family heard from him. 134 00:07:51,262 --> 00:07:55,225 - On Tuesday, mid-morning, the location that he worked at 135 00:07:55,266 --> 00:08:00,605 actually called me and said, hey, we've tried calling Howard. 136 00:08:00,647 --> 00:08:04,484 He was a no call, no show. And that's very unusual for him. 137 00:08:04,526 --> 00:08:06,736 So I tried calling him multiple times 138 00:08:06,778 --> 00:08:09,364 and I didn't get an answer. 139 00:08:09,406 --> 00:08:10,699 I know my brother. 140 00:08:10,740 --> 00:08:12,742 And I know he wouldn't ignore my calls 141 00:08:12,784 --> 00:08:15,537 unless something was going on, something was wrong. 142 00:08:15,578 --> 00:08:18,581 And it just didn't feel right with me. 143 00:08:18,623 --> 00:08:20,500 - Faith called me. She said, "Mama, 144 00:08:20,542 --> 00:08:22,836 "I don't want to worry you or scare you, 145 00:08:22,877 --> 00:08:25,505 "but um, Junior didn't show up for work today. 146 00:08:25,547 --> 00:08:27,340 "He's not at his apartment. 147 00:08:27,382 --> 00:08:29,050 She said, I've been calling him all day; 148 00:08:29,092 --> 00:08:30,844 I can't reach him. 149 00:08:30,885 --> 00:08:36,349 Me being a mother... immediately I know my son 150 00:08:36,391 --> 00:08:39,769 and at that particular time I have to say 151 00:08:39,811 --> 00:08:43,440 that my heart dropped. 152 00:08:43,481 --> 00:08:48,570 My heart actually dropped because I know him, 153 00:08:48,611 --> 00:08:50,947 and I knew something was wrong. 154 00:08:52,907 --> 00:08:54,200 That's when we dropped everything 155 00:08:54,242 --> 00:08:56,619 and went to the police 156 00:08:56,661 --> 00:08:59,581 to file a missing person's report. 157 00:09:00,582 --> 00:09:03,001 - A local agency, Cobb County Police Department 158 00:09:03,043 --> 00:09:05,545 documented the last time that they saw and spoke with him 159 00:09:05,587 --> 00:09:07,464 and began their investigation. 160 00:09:07,505 --> 00:09:09,549 Uh, they also wanted to get some stats on him, 161 00:09:09,591 --> 00:09:12,010 how much he weighed, how tall he was, 162 00:09:12,052 --> 00:09:13,887 so that, uh, they could circulate that 163 00:09:13,928 --> 00:09:16,598 around the Metro Atlanta area in the hopes that we could 164 00:09:16,639 --> 00:09:20,685 discover where Howard had gone. 165 00:09:20,727 --> 00:09:23,188 - NARRATOR: Days pass with no news or leads 166 00:09:23,229 --> 00:09:25,357 on Howard's whereabouts. 167 00:09:26,316 --> 00:09:30,028 Then one week after his family reported him missing, 168 00:09:30,070 --> 00:09:32,739 police in nearby Paulding County, Georgia 169 00:09:32,781 --> 00:09:35,575 find the remains of an unidentified male 170 00:09:35,617 --> 00:09:38,536 matching Howard's description. 171 00:09:38,578 --> 00:09:42,624 Detectives contact Howard's family. 172 00:09:43,625 --> 00:09:46,836 - They said they found a body. 173 00:09:46,878 --> 00:09:49,673 And I was very hopeful that it wasn't him. 174 00:09:49,714 --> 00:09:52,509 I was just like, you know, I hope it'd, just hope 175 00:09:52,550 --> 00:09:55,595 it's not him. It just can't be him. 176 00:09:55,637 --> 00:09:57,472 - They asked us a lot of questions about Howard, 177 00:09:57,514 --> 00:10:00,517 about his job, about where he lived 178 00:10:00,558 --> 00:10:03,645 and all the things that he did. 179 00:10:03,687 --> 00:10:06,272 - The family made it very clear to us 180 00:10:06,314 --> 00:10:09,275 that this is not like Howard. 181 00:10:09,317 --> 00:10:12,654 And that he would not go a length of time 182 00:10:12,696 --> 00:10:14,489 without speaking to his family. 183 00:10:14,531 --> 00:10:16,616 Whether it be by phone or in person 184 00:10:16,658 --> 00:10:19,661 he was very involved with his family. 185 00:10:21,955 --> 00:10:25,500 - NARRATOR: On June 6th, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation 186 00:10:25,542 --> 00:10:29,462 conducts an autopsy on their victim. 187 00:10:29,504 --> 00:10:32,132 - The autopsy was, uh, rather revealing. 188 00:10:32,173 --> 00:10:33,967 We learned very quickly that he had died 189 00:10:34,009 --> 00:10:36,636 from multiple gunshot wounds. 190 00:10:36,678 --> 00:10:40,598 At least four gunshot wounds. 191 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:42,517 - They could also tell from the recovery 192 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:44,477 of the projectiles that this was done 193 00:10:44,519 --> 00:10:47,105 with a 9-millimeter handgun. 194 00:10:47,147 --> 00:10:49,232 - NARRATOR: The autopsy also confirms 195 00:10:49,274 --> 00:10:52,360 the family's worst fears. 196 00:10:52,402 --> 00:10:55,155 - Looking at dental records, the GBI was able to confirm 197 00:10:55,196 --> 00:10:59,993 for us that indeed this was Howard's body. 198 00:11:00,035 --> 00:11:04,330 - The police called and they gave us the information 199 00:11:04,372 --> 00:11:09,753 and, um, that was probably the moment I remember 200 00:11:09,794 --> 00:11:12,297 probably the most. 201 00:11:12,339 --> 00:11:15,091 - He said, "Mrs. Inman, are you all together?" 202 00:11:15,133 --> 00:11:16,843 I said, "Yes, we're all together." 203 00:11:16,885 --> 00:11:20,930 And he said, "The coroner just came back into the room 204 00:11:20,972 --> 00:11:27,145 "and he has informed us that the body that we found 205 00:11:27,187 --> 00:11:29,731 is your son's body." 206 00:11:30,398 --> 00:11:32,525 - At that point, I lost my breath. 207 00:11:32,567 --> 00:11:36,363 Like, I almost began hyperventilating. 208 00:11:36,404 --> 00:11:39,366 I remember it just vividly getting out of the car 209 00:11:39,407 --> 00:11:40,700 and screaming. 210 00:11:40,742 --> 00:11:44,204 Literally screaming at the top of my lungs. 211 00:11:44,245 --> 00:11:48,375 - We stood at the truck screaming and crying, 212 00:11:48,416 --> 00:11:52,837 and hurting because that was my only son. 213 00:11:52,879 --> 00:11:57,133 It hit hard that somebody had taken my baby from me. 214 00:11:59,719 --> 00:12:00,845 - NARRATOR: Coming up... 215 00:12:00,887 --> 00:12:03,807 an anonymous tipster comes forward. 216 00:12:10,814 --> 00:12:12,107 - NARRATOR: And the investigation 217 00:12:12,148 --> 00:12:17,070 uncovers a sordid romance with sinister intentions. 218 00:12:17,112 --> 00:12:19,864 - He kinda had a bad boy thing going on that she liked, 219 00:12:19,906 --> 00:12:23,618 and she really started spending all of her time with him. 220 00:12:28,832 --> 00:12:30,542 - * 221 00:12:30,834 --> 00:12:33,420 County, Georgia 222 00:12:39,217 --> 00:12:44,806 have identified the remains of 35-year-old Howard Sewell 223 00:12:44,848 --> 00:12:47,809 and both law enforcement and Howard's family 224 00:12:47,851 --> 00:12:49,811 are desperately searching for answers 225 00:12:49,853 --> 00:12:53,314 on why someone would do this. 226 00:12:53,815 --> 00:12:56,234 - We were torn into pieces. 227 00:12:56,276 --> 00:13:00,655 Because of the way he was done, more than anything. 228 00:13:00,697 --> 00:13:06,244 The way he was abandoned, you know you and left there to die. 229 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:09,205 - When we learned that this is Howard, 230 00:13:09,247 --> 00:13:12,792 we have to go back and look at his victimology even closer. 231 00:13:12,834 --> 00:13:15,295 We have to look at his last footprint, 232 00:13:15,337 --> 00:13:16,463 if you will. 233 00:13:16,504 --> 00:13:19,924 Where he was seen. Who he was talking to. 234 00:13:21,718 --> 00:13:24,971 - NARRATOR: Just hours after Howard has been identified, 235 00:13:25,013 --> 00:13:28,600 his family meets with detectives at headquarters. 236 00:13:28,641 --> 00:13:31,561 - They indicated to us that the last day that they talked to him 237 00:13:31,603 --> 00:13:34,981 was his birthday, May 29th. 238 00:13:36,566 --> 00:13:40,987 - I called my brother that morning, kind of early, 239 00:13:41,029 --> 00:13:43,656 and wished him a happy birthday. 240 00:13:43,698 --> 00:13:48,161 And he hadn't really woke up yet, so I was like, you know, 241 00:13:48,203 --> 00:13:52,123 I'm sorry, I just wanted to tell you happy birthday. 242 00:13:52,165 --> 00:13:54,292 I told him, you know, I'll let you sleep, 243 00:13:54,334 --> 00:13:57,712 and you just call me when you wake up. 244 00:13:57,754 --> 00:13:59,631 - It was on Sunday, as a matter of fact. 245 00:13:59,673 --> 00:14:02,967 After church, I gave him a call. 246 00:14:03,009 --> 00:14:04,552 I said, "What are you going to do today?" 247 00:14:04,594 --> 00:14:08,890 He said, "Uh, I'm going to rest for a while 248 00:14:08,932 --> 00:14:10,016 "and then I'm going to get up 249 00:14:10,058 --> 00:14:12,185 "and I'm going to clean up my apartment 250 00:14:12,227 --> 00:14:16,523 and then I have, uh, a date." 251 00:14:16,564 --> 00:14:18,400 - He planned on meeting up with a young lady 252 00:14:18,441 --> 00:14:21,569 that he had met online who was from Virginia. 253 00:14:21,611 --> 00:14:23,905 But that's about as much information that investigators 254 00:14:23,947 --> 00:14:26,074 were able to ascertain. 255 00:14:26,116 --> 00:14:28,743 - I didn't question him about the young lady 256 00:14:28,785 --> 00:14:32,747 that he was going out with. 257 00:14:33,623 --> 00:14:35,250 - NARRATOR: That's when the family reveals they had 258 00:14:35,291 --> 00:14:38,753 received a disturbing phone call from an anonymous woman 259 00:14:38,795 --> 00:14:41,548 earlier that morning. 260 00:14:41,589 --> 00:14:44,551 - She told us that she had overheard some guys 261 00:14:44,592 --> 00:14:46,302 talking about my brother. 262 00:14:46,344 --> 00:14:49,014 And one of them was her boyfriend. 263 00:14:49,055 --> 00:14:53,018 I put her on speakerphone for my Mom and my sister to hear 264 00:14:53,059 --> 00:14:55,061 because we were all sitting together. 265 00:14:55,103 --> 00:14:57,022 And my sister took her phone out 266 00:14:57,063 --> 00:14:59,315 and she was like, "Let's record." 267 00:14:59,983 --> 00:15:03,236 - She explained to us that she had a son 268 00:15:03,278 --> 00:15:05,613 and that she was expecting at that moment. 269 00:15:05,655 --> 00:15:08,366 And if it was her child, she would want someone 270 00:15:08,408 --> 00:15:13,329 to come forth with information to help her find her child. 271 00:15:13,371 --> 00:15:15,957 - NARRATOR: The family tells detectives that the caller said 272 00:15:15,999 --> 00:15:18,793 Howard had planned to meet a woman for a date 273 00:15:18,835 --> 00:15:21,004 the night of his birthday. 274 00:15:54,704 --> 00:15:58,208 - She was like, "He's been shot." 275 00:15:58,249 --> 00:16:03,004 And...I asked her, and--and I by then was just 276 00:16:03,046 --> 00:16:06,007 tears were flowing, and I said, you know, 277 00:16:06,049 --> 00:16:07,550 "Did they kill my brother?" 278 00:16:40,458 --> 00:16:44,963 - I actually got on the phone with her, and I said, 279 00:16:45,005 --> 00:16:50,593 sweetheart this is Sonya, I'm Howard's mother, 280 00:16:50,635 --> 00:16:54,973 and I said I really need to know all that you know 281 00:16:55,015 --> 00:16:56,766 as to what happened that night. 282 00:17:13,283 --> 00:17:15,410 - NARRATOR: As detectives listen to the recording, 283 00:17:15,452 --> 00:17:18,830 they learn Howard's death might be connected to a man 284 00:17:18,872 --> 00:17:21,458 in the neighboring Cobb County. 285 00:17:21,499 --> 00:17:24,336 - Our homicide team learned that Howard Sewell had went 286 00:17:24,377 --> 00:17:28,465 to an apartment in the Marietta area and the apartment belonged 287 00:17:28,506 --> 00:17:33,803 to a person that this source identified as Chris Hanna's. 288 00:17:37,891 --> 00:17:40,643 - NARRATOR: While the informant never reveals her name, 289 00:17:40,685 --> 00:17:44,481 she indicates she's a friend of Chris Hanna. 290 00:17:44,522 --> 00:17:47,484 - We immediately contacted the Marietta Police Department 291 00:17:47,525 --> 00:17:51,488 and give them this information. 292 00:17:51,529 --> 00:17:53,114 And they were able to research 293 00:17:53,156 --> 00:17:56,826 and locate Mr. Hannah's apartment 294 00:17:56,868 --> 00:18:01,373 and learned of several calls to that apartment. 295 00:18:01,414 --> 00:18:04,376 - NARRATOR: Detectives discover that in the early morning hours 296 00:18:04,417 --> 00:18:08,338 of May 30th--the same night that Howard went missing - 297 00:18:08,380 --> 00:18:11,549 a 911 call had summoned Marietta police 298 00:18:11,591 --> 00:18:14,678 to Chris Hanna's apartment building. 299 00:18:14,719 --> 00:18:17,263 - The law enforcement had not only been called 300 00:18:17,305 --> 00:18:19,974 to that apartment complex but actually called 301 00:18:20,016 --> 00:18:23,812 to Christopher Hanna's apartment on the night in question 302 00:18:23,853 --> 00:18:28,358 due to a fireworks or shots fired complaint. 303 00:18:29,150 --> 00:18:31,861 Officers investigated the exterior area 304 00:18:31,903 --> 00:18:33,279 of the apartment complex 305 00:18:33,321 --> 00:18:36,950 but was unable to determine if shots were fired 306 00:18:36,991 --> 00:18:39,869 or if they were fireworks. 307 00:18:40,328 --> 00:18:42,330 - The police went back into service. 308 00:18:42,372 --> 00:18:43,915 Nothing came of it. 309 00:18:43,957 --> 00:18:46,960 - NARRATOR: But detectives learn later that same night, 310 00:18:47,002 --> 00:18:50,797 Marietta police became involved in another incident 311 00:18:50,839 --> 00:18:53,133 involving Chris Hanna. 312 00:18:53,174 --> 00:18:57,262 - They received a second call from an officer that was working 313 00:18:57,303 --> 00:19:01,933 a part-time job at the local hospital. 314 00:19:03,059 --> 00:19:06,896 The officer had a car drive up 315 00:19:06,938 --> 00:19:09,524 into the emergency room ramp. 316 00:19:09,566 --> 00:19:11,818 Three people got out of that car. 317 00:19:11,860 --> 00:19:13,570 One of them had been shot. 318 00:19:24,831 --> 00:19:26,291 - NARRATOR: Less than a week after police 319 00:19:26,332 --> 00:19:27,834 in Paulding County, Georgia 320 00:19:27,876 --> 00:19:31,421 found the body of 35-year-old Howard Sewell, 321 00:19:31,463 --> 00:19:36,968 his family struggles to cope with the tragic loss. 322 00:19:37,635 --> 00:19:40,513 - We weren't able to have a proper funeral for my brother 323 00:19:40,555 --> 00:19:46,269 you know, there was no body there for us to 324 00:19:46,311 --> 00:19:48,563 even glance at one last time. 325 00:19:49,981 --> 00:19:55,445 - We decided as a family not to even buy a casket 326 00:19:55,487 --> 00:20:00,408 to put any charred remains in because that wasn't my boy. 327 00:20:00,450 --> 00:20:02,285 That was not him. 328 00:20:02,327 --> 00:20:05,288 So we ended up cremating his body. 329 00:20:05,330 --> 00:20:09,626 We, we weren't able to really say goodbye. 330 00:20:09,668 --> 00:20:12,087 - NARRATOR: Thanks to a tip from an anonymous informant, 331 00:20:12,128 --> 00:20:15,131 detectives believe they have connected Howard's death 332 00:20:15,173 --> 00:20:18,635 to a man named Chris Hanna. 333 00:20:18,677 --> 00:20:21,930 Police have also just learned that Chris Hanna was involved 334 00:20:21,971 --> 00:20:26,643 in a second shooting the same night Howard disappeared. 335 00:20:26,685 --> 00:20:30,647 And that the victim had been treated at a local hospital. 336 00:20:30,689 --> 00:20:33,775 - He had sustained gunshot wounds to his arm and his leg, 337 00:20:33,817 --> 00:20:36,528 however, they were non-life threatening. 338 00:20:36,569 --> 00:20:40,156 - The gentleman that was shot, he was identified 339 00:20:40,198 --> 00:20:41,991 as Omar Savior. 340 00:20:42,033 --> 00:20:46,413 The female was identified as Thadeshia Clark. 341 00:20:46,454 --> 00:20:51,418 The male who had driven the car was Chris Hanna. 342 00:20:53,044 --> 00:20:55,714 - NARRATOR: Detectives learn that an officer working on duty 343 00:20:55,755 --> 00:20:59,551 at the hospital that evening had attempted to question the group, 344 00:20:59,592 --> 00:21:04,931 but they were unwilling to provide many details. 345 00:21:05,557 --> 00:21:07,392 - The Marietta detectives told us that they 346 00:21:07,434 --> 00:21:09,686 did not buy the story that they were given. 347 00:21:09,728 --> 00:21:14,774 However, there were not many leads to pursue at that time. 348 00:21:16,568 --> 00:21:20,363 - When the uniform officer went out to the car 349 00:21:20,405 --> 00:21:24,617 to look inside the car, right dead center 350 00:21:24,659 --> 00:21:28,872 in-between the two front seats, he saw the butt 351 00:21:28,913 --> 00:21:32,751 of a nine-millimeter handgun sticking out. 352 00:21:33,585 --> 00:21:36,463 - Marietta detectives contacted Chris and said, 353 00:21:36,504 --> 00:21:39,049 "You have a handgun in plain view in your car." 354 00:21:39,090 --> 00:21:42,093 And his words to them was, "It's not mine. 355 00:21:42,135 --> 00:21:44,846 Go ahead and take it." 356 00:21:45,555 --> 00:21:49,517 - At that point in time, it was abandoned property. 357 00:21:49,559 --> 00:21:52,312 - The firearm and the vehicle were seized by police 358 00:21:52,354 --> 00:21:55,106 that night on May the 30th. 359 00:21:55,648 --> 00:21:58,610 - Police had no reason to hold Chris or Thadeshia, 360 00:21:58,651 --> 00:22:02,197 so they left the hospital, and Omar Savior was treated 361 00:22:02,238 --> 00:22:04,699 and released the next day. 362 00:22:05,700 --> 00:22:08,244 - NARRATOR: But police still had very little information 363 00:22:08,286 --> 00:22:10,914 about the shooting. And now authorities 364 00:22:10,955 --> 00:22:13,249 from Paulding County, Marietta and the 365 00:22:13,291 --> 00:22:17,462 Georgia Bureau of Investigation theorize that the incident 366 00:22:17,504 --> 00:22:21,508 may be related to the murder of Howard Sewell. 367 00:22:21,549 --> 00:22:23,677 - It was apparent to the police that Chris Hanna 368 00:22:23,718 --> 00:22:26,221 was somehow involved. 369 00:22:26,262 --> 00:22:27,639 We now had two additional names 370 00:22:27,681 --> 00:22:29,683 of people that might be involved as well, 371 00:22:29,724 --> 00:22:32,852 Omar Savior and Thadeshia Clark. 372 00:22:32,894 --> 00:22:36,564 - We created BOLOs or look out forms for those people. 373 00:22:36,606 --> 00:22:39,984 And then they were sent out to various agencies 374 00:22:40,026 --> 00:22:42,362 in the metro Atlanta area. 375 00:22:42,404 --> 00:22:45,615 - We were now gathering all the information and intelligence 376 00:22:45,657 --> 00:22:50,954 that we could pertaining to Chris, Omar and Thadeshia. 377 00:22:50,995 --> 00:22:53,790 We searched all of the social media 378 00:22:53,832 --> 00:22:56,876 that each of the three may have. 379 00:22:58,336 --> 00:23:00,547 - What we learned about Chris Hanna is 380 00:23:00,588 --> 00:23:03,800 that he lived at an apartment complex here in Marietta. 381 00:23:03,842 --> 00:23:08,471 His profession was working as a personal trainer at a local gym. 382 00:23:08,513 --> 00:23:11,975 - Chris Hanna met Thadeshia through the gym. 383 00:23:12,017 --> 00:23:15,020 - NARRATOR: Detectives learn that 20-year-old Thadeshia Clark 384 00:23:15,061 --> 00:23:17,939 had moved to Atlanta from Hampton, Virginia 385 00:23:17,981 --> 00:23:20,483 five years earlier. 386 00:23:20,525 --> 00:23:24,821 - I looked into Thadeshia Clark quite extensively. 387 00:23:24,863 --> 00:23:26,823 She was living with Chris Hanna. 388 00:23:26,865 --> 00:23:29,576 She was actually, at the time of this investigation, 389 00:23:29,617 --> 00:23:32,746 was taking classes at a local community college 390 00:23:32,787 --> 00:23:35,081 in how to become a mortician. 391 00:23:35,123 --> 00:23:37,334 - NARRATOR: Detectives also connect Thadeshia 392 00:23:37,375 --> 00:23:40,628 to 21-year-old Omar Savior. 393 00:23:40,670 --> 00:23:42,339 - Omar and Thadeshia were involved 394 00:23:42,380 --> 00:23:45,133 in a romantic relationship. 395 00:23:45,175 --> 00:23:48,511 - What we knew about Omar, he wasn't from around here. 396 00:23:48,553 --> 00:23:51,264 We knew he was from the Pennsylvania area. 397 00:23:51,306 --> 00:23:54,851 - We believe that due to the arrest or some criminal activity 398 00:23:54,893 --> 00:23:58,646 that he had there, he actually left Pittsburgh, 399 00:23:58,688 --> 00:24:01,858 fleeing from that area and coming to Georgia 400 00:24:01,900 --> 00:24:04,861 to try to start a new life. 401 00:24:04,903 --> 00:24:07,864 - It seemed like he had actually only been in this area 402 00:24:07,906 --> 00:24:12,660 for a very short period of time. He was basically homeless. 403 00:24:12,702 --> 00:24:15,872 - Omar didn't really seem to have a steady job or a home. 404 00:24:15,914 --> 00:24:19,292 He did have family in the area, but they couldn't really 405 00:24:19,334 --> 00:24:20,710 tell police much. 406 00:24:20,752 --> 00:24:23,088 He seemed to honestly be drifting through 407 00:24:23,129 --> 00:24:26,257 when he met Thadeshia. 408 00:24:26,299 --> 00:24:29,344 - NARRATOR: Authorities run a background check on Thadeshia 409 00:24:29,386 --> 00:24:32,847 and discover her record is clean. 410 00:24:32,889 --> 00:24:35,892 When detectives reach out to her friends and family, 411 00:24:35,934 --> 00:24:38,728 they're surprised to learn police are searching 412 00:24:38,770 --> 00:24:42,482 for the 20-year-old college student. 413 00:24:42,524 --> 00:24:45,318 - Thadeshia, she was, like, the smart person, 414 00:24:45,360 --> 00:24:47,570 then there was like everybody else. 415 00:24:47,612 --> 00:24:49,572 She never really been the type of person 416 00:24:49,614 --> 00:24:52,909 to follow anybody, you know. 417 00:24:52,951 --> 00:24:56,246 - She had a lot of energy. She was open to a lot of people. 418 00:24:56,287 --> 00:24:58,415 I mean, she stayed to herself at the same time, 419 00:24:58,456 --> 00:25:01,001 but never really had problems. 420 00:25:02,544 --> 00:25:05,422 - NARRATOR: But what did Thadeshia, Omar and Chris 421 00:25:05,463 --> 00:25:08,508 have to do with Howard Sewell's murder? 422 00:25:08,550 --> 00:25:11,302 Detectives scour Howard Sewell's phone records 423 00:25:11,344 --> 00:25:15,432 in the hopes they'll find a connection to the trio. 424 00:25:15,473 --> 00:25:18,226 - We knew from Howard's sister, he intended to meet up 425 00:25:18,268 --> 00:25:21,104 with a young lady from Virginia. 426 00:25:21,146 --> 00:25:22,731 Once we were able to get those records 427 00:25:22,772 --> 00:25:24,858 from the provider, uh, we were able 428 00:25:24,899 --> 00:25:26,109 to see that he was indeed 429 00:25:26,151 --> 00:25:29,654 in communication with Thadeshia Clark. 430 00:25:30,905 --> 00:25:32,657 - NARRATOR: According to messages exchanged 431 00:25:32,699 --> 00:25:35,243 through a personal ads website, 432 00:25:35,285 --> 00:25:38,913 Howard planned to meet Thadeshia for a date. 433 00:25:38,955 --> 00:25:41,708 - We know that he also contacted a taxicab company 434 00:25:41,750 --> 00:25:44,461 in the early morning hours of May the 30th, 435 00:25:44,502 --> 00:25:46,629 he had gone to the area of Roswell Road 436 00:25:46,671 --> 00:25:48,089 near this apartment complex 437 00:25:48,131 --> 00:25:51,301 where Chris Hanna and Thadeshia lived. 438 00:25:51,343 --> 00:25:53,762 - That was the last time Howard Sewell placed 439 00:25:53,803 --> 00:25:56,473 a telephone call. 440 00:25:56,514 --> 00:25:58,933 - We were very concerned at this point 441 00:25:58,975 --> 00:26:03,396 that this was going to be our homicide location. 442 00:26:06,024 --> 00:26:08,151 - NARRATOR: On June 10th, investigators serve 443 00:26:08,193 --> 00:26:13,156 a search warrant at Chris Hanna and Thadeshia Clark's apartment. 444 00:26:13,198 --> 00:26:15,992 - We gathered the city of Marietta's SWAT team 445 00:26:16,034 --> 00:26:21,539 together because we did not know what was potentially there 446 00:26:21,581 --> 00:26:25,001 or who was potentially there. 447 00:26:25,043 --> 00:26:28,755 - We knew that the people responsible for Howard's death 448 00:26:28,797 --> 00:26:31,675 had a strong propensity for violence. 449 00:26:31,716 --> 00:26:35,053 So, uh, dynamic entry was made into the residence. 450 00:26:36,721 --> 00:26:39,265 - I could remember the SWAT team exiting the apartment 451 00:26:39,307 --> 00:26:42,310 with a dumbfounded look on their face. 452 00:26:42,352 --> 00:26:44,646 And I said, "What's going on?" 453 00:26:44,688 --> 00:26:47,399 And then one of the SWAT team members looked at me and said, 454 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:50,860 "There's nobody here and there's nothing in the house." 455 00:26:53,530 --> 00:26:54,823 - NARRATOR: Coming up... 456 00:26:54,864 --> 00:26:57,826 A forensic search leads investigators to discover 457 00:26:57,867 --> 00:27:01,996 a key piece of evidence left behind by the suspects. 458 00:27:02,038 --> 00:27:04,374 - I can remember the crime scene technician 459 00:27:04,416 --> 00:27:08,837 walking over to the bench and opening the bench up. 460 00:27:08,878 --> 00:27:13,174 And I looked inside and it was full of blood. 461 00:27:13,758 --> 00:27:15,927 - NARRATOR: And the manhunt for the missing suspects 462 00:27:15,969 --> 00:27:19,973 leads to a shocking, tell-all confession. 463 00:27:20,015 --> 00:27:23,727 - The next thing he recalled was hearing gunshots, 464 00:27:23,768 --> 00:27:26,146 waking up to the sound of these gunshots. 465 00:27:32,068 --> 00:27:33,278 - * 466 00:27:40,952 --> 00:27:42,412 - NARRATOR: In Marietta, Georgia, 467 00:27:42,454 --> 00:27:44,831 homicide detectives are searching the apartment 468 00:27:44,873 --> 00:27:47,667 of Chris Hanna and Thadeshia Clark... 469 00:27:47,709 --> 00:27:50,670 where they believe 35-year-old Howard Sewell 470 00:27:50,712 --> 00:27:55,925 was shot and killed on May 30th, 2016. 471 00:27:55,967 --> 00:28:00,388 - The apartment was abnormally clean. 472 00:28:00,430 --> 00:28:02,432 There was no furniture. 473 00:28:02,474 --> 00:28:07,103 Each room had a very strong odor of bleach 474 00:28:07,145 --> 00:28:09,314 or cleaning solution in it, 475 00:28:09,356 --> 00:28:14,319 which raised a huge red flag in my investigation. 476 00:28:14,361 --> 00:28:16,529 - Police were able to recover projectiles, 477 00:28:16,571 --> 00:28:17,989 bullets from the wall. 478 00:28:18,031 --> 00:28:19,866 They also found some shell casings that had been missed 479 00:28:19,908 --> 00:28:22,994 during the clean-up process. 480 00:28:25,830 --> 00:28:28,708 - Those projectiles were then linked back 481 00:28:28,750 --> 00:28:31,878 to a 9-millimeter handgun. 482 00:28:33,088 --> 00:28:35,965 - Which was very significant because we know that Mr. Sewell 483 00:28:36,007 --> 00:28:39,511 was killed with a 9mm and that a 9mm firearm 484 00:28:39,552 --> 00:28:42,639 had been found in the car that Chris Hannah had drove 485 00:28:42,681 --> 00:28:46,935 to the hospital with Omar Savior and Thadeshia Clark. 486 00:28:50,897 --> 00:28:52,315 - NARRATOR: As detectives continue 487 00:28:52,357 --> 00:28:55,985 processing the apartment, they make a crucial discovery 488 00:28:56,027 --> 00:29:00,031 in one of the few remaining pieces of furniture. 489 00:29:00,073 --> 00:29:02,992 - It appeared to be a piano bench. 490 00:29:03,034 --> 00:29:05,203 I can remember the crime scene technician 491 00:29:05,245 --> 00:29:08,873 walking over to the bench and opening the bench up 492 00:29:08,915 --> 00:29:13,169 and I looked inside and it was full of blood. 493 00:29:14,087 --> 00:29:17,924 There was blood that had leaked down, like the lid was open 494 00:29:17,966 --> 00:29:21,344 and then the blood was leaking down into or leaching 495 00:29:21,386 --> 00:29:24,180 into the middle of the piano bench. 496 00:29:25,598 --> 00:29:30,061 We took swabs from the blood located in the bench 497 00:29:30,103 --> 00:29:35,608 and that blood was later matched to Howard Sewell. 498 00:29:36,943 --> 00:29:39,696 - Now you have DNA, shell casings and projectiles 499 00:29:39,738 --> 00:29:41,239 from the back room of this apartment. 500 00:29:41,281 --> 00:29:43,658 We all but confirmed that the shooting happened 501 00:29:43,700 --> 00:29:45,243 at this apartment, and this is where 502 00:29:45,285 --> 00:29:48,246 Howard was actually killed. 503 00:29:48,288 --> 00:29:51,041 - NARRATOR: Unfortunately, there are no signs in the apartment 504 00:29:51,082 --> 00:29:54,210 of where the suspects had fled. 505 00:29:55,795 --> 00:29:58,965 Then, five days later on June 15th, 506 00:29:59,007 --> 00:30:02,135 detectives receive word that one of the three suspects 507 00:30:02,177 --> 00:30:07,766 has been taken into custody... but on unrelated charges. 508 00:30:08,308 --> 00:30:10,018 - As it happens, Omar was arrested 509 00:30:10,060 --> 00:30:14,147 for an unrelated assault charge in a neighboring city. 510 00:30:14,189 --> 00:30:18,026 - We were contacted by another agency stating that Omar Savior 511 00:30:18,068 --> 00:30:21,112 was actually in custody in our local jail. 512 00:30:21,154 --> 00:30:26,451 And I decided that we were gonna go interview Mr. Savior. 513 00:30:28,119 --> 00:30:30,455 - NARRATOR: When detectives sit down with Omar 514 00:30:30,497 --> 00:30:31,956 for a formal interview, 515 00:30:31,998 --> 00:30:35,627 the 21-year-old is less than cooperative. 516 00:30:35,669 --> 00:30:38,505 - Police did bring up Howard Sewell by name to Omar 517 00:30:38,546 --> 00:30:40,465 and asked if this was somehow related 518 00:30:40,507 --> 00:30:42,467 to this missing person's report and the discovery 519 00:30:42,509 --> 00:30:44,469 of Howard's body in a neighboring county. 520 00:30:44,511 --> 00:30:48,014 He denied any involvement in it whatsoever. 521 00:30:48,056 --> 00:30:49,683 - You could tell that he was getting mad, 522 00:30:49,724 --> 00:30:52,894 he was getting frustrated with us asking these questions. 523 00:30:52,936 --> 00:30:55,563 Until the point to where he just said, "I don't want to talk 524 00:30:55,605 --> 00:30:56,564 "to you guys anymore. 525 00:30:56,606 --> 00:30:57,899 "I want to go back to my jail cell. 526 00:30:57,941 --> 00:30:59,484 I need to talk to an attorney." 527 00:30:59,526 --> 00:31:02,529 And we ended the interview right after that. 528 00:31:03,446 --> 00:31:05,824 - Omar essentially shut down but police let him know 529 00:31:05,865 --> 00:31:08,326 in no uncertain terms that they believed he was involved 530 00:31:08,368 --> 00:31:12,038 in this fatal shooting and that charges could be forthcoming. 531 00:31:14,082 --> 00:31:15,208 - NARRATOR: Two days later, 532 00:31:15,250 --> 00:31:19,129 investigators catch another big break. 533 00:31:19,170 --> 00:31:21,506 - Chris Hanna got picked up on a pandering charge. 534 00:31:21,548 --> 00:31:26,845 We found that he was in jail, so we attempted to interview 535 00:31:26,886 --> 00:31:30,432 Mr. Hanna about our investigation. 536 00:31:31,808 --> 00:31:33,184 - Chris volunteered to speak with us. 537 00:31:33,226 --> 00:31:36,187 When we met with him, we went through essentially 538 00:31:36,229 --> 00:31:38,857 his life history, and we went all the way up 539 00:31:38,898 --> 00:31:41,401 to the point of this case. 540 00:31:41,443 --> 00:31:44,070 - Chris is giving background into his relationship 541 00:31:44,112 --> 00:31:45,655 with Thadeshia. 542 00:31:45,697 --> 00:31:48,533 They had actually been friends and roommates for several years, 543 00:31:48,575 --> 00:31:51,036 but Omar had just recently come into the picture 544 00:31:51,077 --> 00:31:53,747 a few weeks ago. 545 00:31:55,206 --> 00:31:58,877 - Thadeshia Clark met Omar Savior at a park. 546 00:31:58,918 --> 00:32:03,214 They had run into each other and had an interest in each other. 547 00:32:04,299 --> 00:32:07,594 - She found out that Omar was homeless. 548 00:32:07,635 --> 00:32:11,139 She then in turn went to Chris Hanna, 549 00:32:11,181 --> 00:32:15,894 who she was living with, and requested that he allow 550 00:32:15,935 --> 00:32:19,272 Omar Savior to either stay on the couch 551 00:32:19,314 --> 00:32:22,609 or in this back sunroom. 552 00:32:22,650 --> 00:32:24,402 - NARRATOR: Chris tells detectives that while 553 00:32:24,444 --> 00:32:27,822 the relationship between Thadeshia and Omar was new, 554 00:32:27,864 --> 00:32:32,243 the couple had already formed an unbreakable bond. 555 00:32:32,285 --> 00:32:34,079 - I think what she was trying to do is, 556 00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:37,082 she was trying to help Omar feel like 557 00:32:37,123 --> 00:32:40,418 he had a family, like he had some self-worth 558 00:32:40,460 --> 00:32:42,003 'cause she saw good in him. 559 00:32:42,045 --> 00:32:43,838 And in turn, he took care of her. 560 00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:45,548 He protected her. 561 00:32:45,590 --> 00:32:48,343 They fell in love with each other. 562 00:32:51,638 --> 00:32:54,224 - NARRATOR: When detectives press Chris for information 563 00:32:54,265 --> 00:32:56,226 about what happened in his apartment 564 00:32:56,267 --> 00:32:59,771 the morning of May 30th, he doesn't mention anything 565 00:32:59,813 --> 00:33:02,315 about the murder of Howard Sewell, 566 00:33:02,357 --> 00:33:07,404 but he does go into detail about how Omar Savior was shot. 567 00:33:07,445 --> 00:33:09,447 According to Chris, he was asleep 568 00:33:09,489 --> 00:33:11,700 when the shooting occurred. 569 00:33:11,741 --> 00:33:14,244 - Chris Hanna articulated to detectives that he had 570 00:33:14,285 --> 00:33:16,287 gotten so drunk the night of the shooting 571 00:33:16,329 --> 00:33:19,457 that he actually went and passed out in his room. 572 00:33:19,499 --> 00:33:23,253 The next thing he recalled was hearing gunshots, 573 00:33:23,294 --> 00:33:25,463 waking up to the sound of these gunshots and seeing 574 00:33:25,505 --> 00:33:28,341 Omar run in the room, where he said, "She shot me." 575 00:33:28,383 --> 00:33:31,302 She being Thadeshia Clark. 576 00:33:43,148 --> 00:33:45,525 - Christopher stated to me in the interview 577 00:33:45,567 --> 00:33:49,154 that it took him a second to gather his thoughts. 578 00:33:49,195 --> 00:33:50,822 He didn't really know what was going on, 579 00:33:50,864 --> 00:33:54,784 but he knew that Omar was hurt. He was shot and he needed help. 580 00:33:54,826 --> 00:33:57,203 So he stated that he had gotten up out of bed 581 00:33:57,245 --> 00:34:01,332 and they drove to the hospital. 582 00:34:02,959 --> 00:34:05,670 - NARRATOR: Chris explains that after dropping Omar off 583 00:34:05,712 --> 00:34:10,133 at the ER, he and Thadeshia returned home. 584 00:34:10,925 --> 00:34:13,345 - Once Chris and Thadeshia got back to the apartment, 585 00:34:13,386 --> 00:34:15,430 this is when Chris said that he first realized 586 00:34:15,472 --> 00:34:17,599 that Howard had been shot in the back room. 587 00:34:19,476 --> 00:34:20,727 - NARRATOR: Chris tells police 588 00:34:20,769 --> 00:34:24,689 he had no idea who Howard Sewell was, 589 00:34:24,731 --> 00:34:27,609 but he assumed Thadeshia had killed him 590 00:34:27,650 --> 00:34:31,363 after she made several bizarre comments. 591 00:35:12,278 --> 00:35:13,905 - He told me, "I think she just wanted 592 00:35:13,947 --> 00:35:18,326 to play with a dead body." And "She's crazy." 593 00:35:18,868 --> 00:35:20,245 He became afraid of her, 594 00:35:20,286 --> 00:35:23,039 however, he wanted this body out of his house. 595 00:35:23,081 --> 00:35:28,753 And so, he assisted her in wrapping the body, packaging it, 596 00:35:28,795 --> 00:35:31,423 and they worked together to load this body 597 00:35:31,464 --> 00:35:34,092 under the cover of night, and they removed the body 598 00:35:34,134 --> 00:35:37,429 from the apartment complex. 599 00:35:46,813 --> 00:35:48,940 - It's at that point that Thadeshia had actually 600 00:35:48,982 --> 00:35:52,485 lit the tarp with Howard's body inside on fire. 601 00:35:59,909 --> 00:36:04,039 - He described her activity as very bizarre. 602 00:36:06,541 --> 00:36:09,502 Dancing around Howard's body while it was burning 603 00:36:09,544 --> 00:36:12,464 in a ritualistic manner. 604 00:36:14,132 --> 00:36:18,678 He decided to get back in the car and just wait on her. 605 00:36:19,262 --> 00:36:23,350 - Once Chris and Thadeshia Clark had abandoned Howard's body 606 00:36:23,391 --> 00:36:24,893 in the field, they quickly went back 607 00:36:24,934 --> 00:36:28,813 to Chris' apartment, so that they could continue the cleanup. 608 00:36:30,023 --> 00:36:32,025 - NARRATOR: Chris claims that the next morning, 609 00:36:32,067 --> 00:36:34,027 Thadeshia left. 610 00:36:34,069 --> 00:36:37,280 - Thadeshia had packed up her things and left the apartment. 611 00:36:37,322 --> 00:36:38,948 Chris left the apartment, and Chris said 612 00:36:38,990 --> 00:36:41,993 he hadn't seen Omar since they left the hospital. 613 00:36:42,035 --> 00:36:45,747 So at this point, he couldn't say where anyone had gone. 614 00:36:48,875 --> 00:36:50,543 - NARRATOR: Following his confession, 615 00:36:50,585 --> 00:36:54,506 police charge Chris with concealing a death. 616 00:36:54,547 --> 00:36:57,842 They also continue their search for Thadeshia Clark, 617 00:36:57,884 --> 00:37:00,220 putting pressure on her known associates 618 00:37:00,261 --> 00:37:03,973 to help bring her to justice. 619 00:37:04,641 --> 00:37:06,518 - Undoubtedly, word got back to Thadeshia 620 00:37:06,559 --> 00:37:10,105 that police were quickly honing in on her. 621 00:37:10,563 --> 00:37:14,484 - Lt. Mike Hill and I were in my office 622 00:37:14,526 --> 00:37:16,444 at the City of Marietta Police Department 623 00:37:16,486 --> 00:37:18,905 when we received a telephone call. 624 00:37:18,947 --> 00:37:21,199 And I just so happened to answer the phone, 625 00:37:21,241 --> 00:37:24,077 and it was Thadeshia Clark. 626 00:37:24,119 --> 00:37:26,204 - She said, hey, I know you guys are looking for me, 627 00:37:26,246 --> 00:37:28,665 it's time for us to meet and talk. 628 00:37:31,251 --> 00:37:32,669 - NARRATOR: Coming up... 629 00:37:32,711 --> 00:37:36,047 detectives finally hear Thadeshia's side of the story, 630 00:37:36,089 --> 00:37:39,634 but what she reveals changes everything police thought 631 00:37:39,676 --> 00:37:42,470 they knew about the case. 632 00:37:42,512 --> 00:37:44,472 - Howard was kind of in a fight for his life. 633 00:37:44,514 --> 00:37:47,809 And he managed to get the upper hand on Omar. 634 00:37:51,980 --> 00:37:53,565 - * 635 00:38:00,864 --> 00:38:04,325 the murder of Howard Sewell, Jr., 636 00:38:04,367 --> 00:38:09,622 20-year-old Thadeshia Clark surrenders to law enforcement. 637 00:38:09,664 --> 00:38:12,959 - We met with her at a place of business in a parking lot 638 00:38:13,001 --> 00:38:16,755 and we conducted an interview with her. 639 00:38:17,464 --> 00:38:20,592 - NARRATOR: Thadeshia starts her story by admitting to police 640 00:38:20,633 --> 00:38:23,178 that late in the night on May 29th, 641 00:38:23,219 --> 00:38:26,348 she had lured Howard Sewell to her apartment 642 00:38:26,389 --> 00:38:29,059 under false pretenses. 643 00:38:29,100 --> 00:38:31,853 He was intended to be the first of several victims 644 00:38:31,895 --> 00:38:36,983 that Omar and Thadeshia had planned to target. 645 00:38:37,025 --> 00:38:39,361 - What was revealed through the interview with Thadeshia 646 00:38:39,402 --> 00:38:41,988 was that this was a scam. 647 00:38:42,030 --> 00:38:44,783 That their whole intent was to lure people to this apartment 648 00:38:44,824 --> 00:38:47,118 so that they could rob them of their money 649 00:38:47,160 --> 00:38:49,621 and that Thadeshia had met Howard online. 650 00:38:49,662 --> 00:38:52,374 She had made some promises to him. 651 00:38:52,415 --> 00:38:53,833 Howard showed up at this apartment 652 00:38:53,875 --> 00:38:55,627 and thought that he was gonna celebrate his birthday, 653 00:38:55,669 --> 00:38:57,379 thought that he was going to maybe have 654 00:38:57,420 --> 00:38:58,797 a hookup with Thadeshia, 655 00:38:58,838 --> 00:39:00,590 so initially it was amicable, 656 00:39:00,632 --> 00:39:02,384 they were kinda flirty with each other. 657 00:39:02,425 --> 00:39:04,219 And then all of a sudden Thadeshia and Omar 658 00:39:04,260 --> 00:39:08,640 pulled a gun on him and started trying to rob him. 659 00:39:08,682 --> 00:39:12,560 - Omar starts demanding money from Howard Sewell. 660 00:39:12,602 --> 00:39:13,770 I believe Howard Sewell 661 00:39:13,812 --> 00:39:17,440 felt that he didn't have any other recourse. 662 00:39:17,482 --> 00:39:20,110 He attacked Omar Savior. 663 00:39:21,736 --> 00:39:24,114 - Omar was significantly bigger than Howard. 664 00:39:24,155 --> 00:39:26,199 Howard was kinda in a fight for his life. 665 00:39:26,241 --> 00:39:28,326 And he managed to get the upper hand on Omar, 666 00:39:28,368 --> 00:39:32,539 such that Omar actually lost the gun during this physical fight. 667 00:39:32,580 --> 00:39:35,375 Thadeshia picked up the gun at Omar's request. 668 00:39:35,417 --> 00:39:38,586 - She said that Omar instructed her to shoot Howard. 669 00:39:38,628 --> 00:39:43,425 She picked up the gun and began shooting. 670 00:39:44,009 --> 00:39:46,886 - She mistakenly struck Omar, but she also struck Howard 671 00:39:46,928 --> 00:39:48,972 a couple of times as well. 672 00:39:49,014 --> 00:39:51,683 And it's at that point that Howard was incapacitated enough 673 00:39:51,725 --> 00:39:55,145 that Omar could retrieve the firearm. 674 00:39:55,770 --> 00:39:58,982 He fired the fatal shot into Howard's head. 675 00:40:02,777 --> 00:40:05,989 - In interviewing Thadeshia, she discloses to us that once 676 00:40:06,031 --> 00:40:10,368 Howard is killed and that he is lifeless there on the bench 677 00:40:10,410 --> 00:40:14,039 that we had found during the first search warrant, that uh, 678 00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:18,209 Omar essentially removes all of Howard's personal effects, 679 00:40:18,251 --> 00:40:22,756 part of which is $400 in cash, and when asked about her 680 00:40:22,797 --> 00:40:25,592 receiving any of those funds, she explains to us 681 00:40:25,633 --> 00:40:28,636 that she didn't get any of the money. 682 00:40:28,678 --> 00:40:30,764 - He never gave Thadeshia Clark any money. 683 00:40:30,805 --> 00:40:33,767 He took all the money, kept it for himself. 684 00:40:33,808 --> 00:40:35,477 - It was at the conclusion of the interview 685 00:40:35,518 --> 00:40:37,979 that we did take Thadeshia into custody 686 00:40:38,021 --> 00:40:42,150 and she was ultimately charged with felony murder. 687 00:40:42,192 --> 00:40:43,735 - NARRATOR: Based on her confession, 688 00:40:43,777 --> 00:40:47,030 authorities charge Thadeshia Clark and Omar Savior 689 00:40:47,072 --> 00:40:49,532 with malice murder, felony murder 690 00:40:49,574 --> 00:40:53,328 and concealing a death. 691 00:40:53,370 --> 00:40:56,247 - We felt grateful that they had now been arrested. 692 00:40:56,289 --> 00:40:59,959 But we also were angry. We were upset. 693 00:41:00,001 --> 00:41:03,088 We wanted justice to be served. 694 00:41:05,965 --> 00:41:08,009 - NARRATOR: In April 2018, 695 00:41:08,051 --> 00:41:12,055 nearly two years after the murder of Howard Sewell Jr., 696 00:41:12,097 --> 00:41:17,185 Thadeshia Clark appears in court for a pre-trial hearing. 697 00:41:17,227 --> 00:41:20,230 - Ultimately, she pled guilty to murder. 698 00:41:20,271 --> 00:41:23,733 She also agreed that she would testify against Omar. 699 00:41:24,859 --> 00:41:27,612 - NARRATOR: Three months later, on the eve of his trial, 700 00:41:27,654 --> 00:41:32,867 Omar Savior also pleads guilty. 701 00:41:32,909 --> 00:41:35,537 - To our surprise, he said, "I'm gonna get convicted anyway. 702 00:41:35,578 --> 00:41:37,038 "It's time for me to just plead guilty 703 00:41:37,080 --> 00:41:39,749 to the murder counts too." 704 00:41:39,791 --> 00:41:43,294 Chris Hanna was also convicted. 705 00:41:43,336 --> 00:41:44,838 For his lesser offenses, 706 00:41:44,879 --> 00:41:47,549 he received a total sentence of 15 years with eight years 707 00:41:47,590 --> 00:41:51,803 to serve the balance on probation. 708 00:41:52,887 --> 00:41:55,557 - Omar and Thadeshia were sentenced to life in prison 709 00:41:55,598 --> 00:41:57,434 with the possibility of parole. 710 00:41:58,435 --> 00:42:01,521 - I think they were equally responsible in this case. 711 00:42:01,563 --> 00:42:03,523 I don't believe they could've done it without the other, 712 00:42:03,565 --> 00:42:07,152 because, uh, they utilized Thadeshia to lure Howard Sewell, 713 00:42:07,193 --> 00:42:11,448 and Omar handled the robbery aspect, but I think that, that 714 00:42:11,489 --> 00:42:14,409 they both had, had sinister intentions in this case 715 00:42:14,451 --> 00:42:19,581 and they relied on each other to carry it out. 716 00:42:20,457 --> 00:42:23,543 - I felt like she got into a relationship and was probably 717 00:42:23,585 --> 00:42:27,756 so deep in love with this person that she would do whatever. 718 00:42:27,797 --> 00:42:29,883 Kinda like a Bonnie and Clyde situation. 719 00:42:29,924 --> 00:42:32,594 Maybe she had a certain type of feelin' for this guy 720 00:42:32,635 --> 00:42:35,847 that I'm gonna stick with you, through thick and thin. 721 00:42:35,889 --> 00:42:39,476 We can do whatever, ride-or-die type of situation. 722 00:42:41,519 --> 00:42:43,605 - It's heartbreaking... 723 00:42:43,646 --> 00:42:49,569 to know that you have someone out here that can be so cruel. 724 00:42:50,695 --> 00:42:54,199 - Howard was always the person that was the calm in the storm. 725 00:42:54,240 --> 00:42:57,410 And so, they robbed the earth of someone that was the calm 726 00:42:57,452 --> 00:43:00,789 in the storm. I want this message to get out. 727 00:43:00,830 --> 00:43:04,334 I want people to hear about this. 728 00:43:04,376 --> 00:43:05,919 I want to- 729 00:43:05,960 --> 00:43:09,631 I want them to learn you know to be cautious in situations, 730 00:43:09,673 --> 00:43:13,009 you know if you're doing online dating, be very cautious. 731 00:43:13,051 --> 00:43:16,805 Just understand that your life is precious, you know 732 00:43:16,846 --> 00:43:20,183 and that you need to be careful. 733 00:43:25,355 --> 00:43:37,242 - *