1 00:00:02,252 --> 00:00:03,211 - NARRATOR: She was a beloved pastor 2 00:00:04,337 --> 00:00:07,674 using her gifts to help her congregation. 3 00:00:07,716 --> 00:00:09,134 - RHONDA: She is a healer. 4 00:00:09,175 --> 00:00:11,511 God has gifted her with that ability. 5 00:00:11,553 --> 00:00:13,972 - RAMONA: She's able to see things 6 00:00:14,014 --> 00:00:15,640 that a normal person wouldn't see. 7 00:00:15,682 --> 00:00:19,269 She can go deeper into the spirit than others can. 8 00:00:19,310 --> 00:00:22,272 - NARRATOR: But a merciless attack destroys her home 9 00:00:22,313 --> 00:00:25,025 and leaves her clinging to life. 10 00:00:25,066 --> 00:00:26,609 - BRANDON: When the first responders arrived, 11 00:00:26,651 --> 00:00:29,863 the house was fully engulfed in flames. 12 00:00:29,904 --> 00:00:31,156 - She was stabbed 27 times, 13 00:00:31,197 --> 00:00:34,784 received countless burn injuries and wounds. 14 00:00:34,826 --> 00:00:37,287 - RAMONA: People was shocked. They couldn't believe it. 15 00:00:37,328 --> 00:00:40,874 Why would somebody wanna do this? 16 00:00:40,915 --> 00:00:42,500 - NARRATOR: To answer that question, 17 00:00:42,542 --> 00:00:45,045 investigators will expose the dark side 18 00:00:45,086 --> 00:00:47,797 of a seemingly devout couple... 19 00:00:47,839 --> 00:00:52,135 and unearth secrets steeped in bitterness and black magic. 20 00:00:56,222 --> 00:01:02,187 - MICHAEL: Both were sort of involved in this voodoo magic. 21 00:01:02,228 --> 00:01:04,731 - JOHN: It just overtook any kind of rationality 22 00:01:04,773 --> 00:01:07,567 that either one of them may have had to start with. 23 00:01:07,609 --> 00:01:10,028 - NARRATOR: And a surivior comes forward 24 00:01:10,070 --> 00:01:14,199 with a story of perserverance and faith. 25 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:18,578 - GEORGIA: A lot of people don't understand how I got up. 26 00:01:18,620 --> 00:01:22,832 It had to be God, it had to be God. 27 00:01:25,293 --> 00:01:30,298 - * 28 00:01:30,340 --> 00:01:32,592 - [muffled scream, gasp] 29 00:01:32,634 --> 00:01:34,636 - * 30 00:01:37,222 --> 00:01:38,473 - NARRATOR: Baker County, Georgia 31 00:01:38,515 --> 00:01:40,600 is a friendly Southern community 32 00:01:40,642 --> 00:01:45,146 where neighbors value the peace and quiet. 33 00:01:45,188 --> 00:01:47,107 - JOE: It's certainly a close-knit community. 34 00:01:47,148 --> 00:01:48,733 Everybody kinda knows everybody. 35 00:01:48,775 --> 00:01:51,569 Everyone kinda looks after each other for the most part. 36 00:01:51,611 --> 00:01:54,531 Crime is, for the most part, fairly limited. 37 00:01:54,572 --> 00:01:56,700 - NARRATOR: But, on the afternoon of Monday, 38 00:01:56,741 --> 00:02:00,120 April 24th, 2017, 39 00:02:00,161 --> 00:02:02,956 the sheriff's office receives a frantic call 40 00:02:02,997 --> 00:02:06,501 from 35-year-old resident Ramona Newton. 41 00:02:15,802 --> 00:02:18,221 - KRISTA: Ramona Newton reported that the house 42 00:02:18,263 --> 00:02:21,099 that was next to her was on fire 43 00:02:21,141 --> 00:02:23,601 and the police then find out 44 00:02:23,643 --> 00:02:27,814 that Ramona's next door neighbor is her mother. 45 00:02:27,856 --> 00:02:28,982 - RAMONA: I explained to them 46 00:02:29,024 --> 00:02:30,650 that my mother's house was on fire. 47 00:02:30,692 --> 00:02:33,945 I told them I heard a loud noise and ran out the door 48 00:02:33,987 --> 00:02:39,200 to see what was goin' on, and when I bent that corner, 49 00:02:39,242 --> 00:02:42,746 that's when I seen nothin' but flames. 50 00:02:42,787 --> 00:02:45,665 - NARRATOR: Ramona fears that her 61-year-old mother-- 51 00:02:45,707 --> 00:02:48,668 and local spiritual leader-- Georgia Green, 52 00:02:48,710 --> 00:02:51,338 is trapped inside the butning house. 53 00:02:59,429 --> 00:03:02,724 I ran around the house two or three time and finally, 54 00:03:02,766 --> 00:03:05,977 about that, I'd say about that 3rd time, 55 00:03:06,019 --> 00:03:10,190 and that's when I heard my mama voice. 56 00:03:10,231 --> 00:03:14,694 And when I turned around, she was laying down, 57 00:03:14,736 --> 00:03:17,405 with her hand up. 58 00:03:17,447 --> 00:03:20,075 I could see- I seen blood. 59 00:03:20,116 --> 00:03:22,535 I seen a lot of blood. 60 00:03:22,577 --> 00:03:24,954 So, I went to call 911 again. 61 00:03:47,394 --> 00:03:50,105 - NARRATOR: A lifelong resident of Baker County, 62 00:03:50,146 --> 00:03:51,731 Georgia Mae Green grew up 63 00:03:51,773 --> 00:03:55,819 on a small farm in a large family. 64 00:03:55,860 --> 00:03:59,030 - RHONDA: My grandmother, she had ten children. 65 00:03:59,072 --> 00:04:02,283 It was a lot of other families there in the communities 66 00:04:02,325 --> 00:04:06,329 and the kids used to get together and play. 67 00:04:06,371 --> 00:04:09,249 - NARRATOR: In her 20s, Georgia had two daughters, 68 00:04:09,290 --> 00:04:13,628 Rhonda and Ramona, who she raised on her own. 69 00:04:13,670 --> 00:04:17,632 - RHONDA: It was mostly just the three of us for a long time. 70 00:04:19,467 --> 00:04:23,096 - RAMONA: She raised two daughters on her own 71 00:04:23,138 --> 00:04:26,891 with no help and I think she did 72 00:04:26,933 --> 00:04:29,060 a pretty good job by herself. 73 00:04:29,102 --> 00:04:30,437 She taught us how to cook, 74 00:04:30,478 --> 00:04:34,941 clean, everything that was necessary. 75 00:04:34,983 --> 00:04:37,360 We was raised by a strong woman. 76 00:04:38,778 --> 00:04:40,530 - NARRATOR: Much of Georgia's strength, 77 00:04:40,572 --> 00:04:42,282 and the strength of her family, 78 00:04:42,323 --> 00:04:45,535 stemmed from her religious faith. 79 00:04:45,577 --> 00:04:47,662 - RAMONA: My mother was brought up in the church. 80 00:04:47,704 --> 00:04:51,416 Her religion and faith was number one in my mother life. 81 00:04:51,458 --> 00:04:55,295 That was always, that's what she was all about. 82 00:04:55,337 --> 00:04:57,756 - RHONDA: Ever since I can remember, 83 00:04:57,797 --> 00:05:00,467 ever since I was little, we was in the church. 84 00:05:00,508 --> 00:05:02,969 And then, when we moved out on our own, you know, 85 00:05:03,011 --> 00:05:04,763 my mother continued to take us. 86 00:05:04,804 --> 00:05:08,266 And then she started wanting to participate, 87 00:05:08,308 --> 00:05:10,477 wanting to do more in the church. 88 00:05:10,518 --> 00:05:13,355 She started preaching in her living room. 89 00:05:13,396 --> 00:05:16,399 We would get up on Sunday morning, have Sunday School 90 00:05:16,441 --> 00:05:18,818 and have church there in the living room, 91 00:05:18,860 --> 00:05:23,698 and we a just had a nice little, um, family church. 92 00:05:23,740 --> 00:05:25,200 - RAMONA: My mother was the type person 93 00:05:25,241 --> 00:05:26,493 to welcome anyone to the church. 94 00:05:26,534 --> 00:05:28,161 It doesn't matter what religion you was. 95 00:05:28,203 --> 00:05:31,498 If you needed help, you was welcome to come to the church. 96 00:05:33,333 --> 00:05:34,834 - NARRATOR: Through the church, 97 00:05:34,876 --> 00:05:39,005 Georgia met her second husband, Luke Griffin. 98 00:05:39,047 --> 00:05:41,841 - RHONDA: He called himself a pastor also. 99 00:05:41,883 --> 00:05:44,302 And so, they was married, 100 00:05:44,344 --> 00:05:47,806 and the little congregation continued to grow. 101 00:05:47,847 --> 00:05:50,308 - KRISTA: Georgia is not only pastor 102 00:05:50,350 --> 00:05:52,185 but she does marriage counseling 103 00:05:52,227 --> 00:05:55,397 and other types of spiritual counseling. 104 00:05:55,438 --> 00:05:57,023 - RHONDA: She calls herself a healer. 105 00:05:57,065 --> 00:06:00,443 Um, a lot of people come to her, um, for healing, 106 00:06:00,485 --> 00:06:03,947 and they come for her for counseling. 107 00:06:03,988 --> 00:06:06,449 - KRISTA: She actually had a place in her home 108 00:06:06,491 --> 00:06:09,494 specifically laid out to do these counseling services. 109 00:06:09,536 --> 00:06:12,706 She had candles and incense burning. 110 00:06:12,747 --> 00:06:16,418 All sorts of things to kind of make people feel comfortable. 111 00:06:18,086 --> 00:06:20,964 - NARRATOR: Over time, Georgia's congregation became 112 00:06:21,006 --> 00:06:22,632 an extended family, 113 00:06:22,674 --> 00:06:27,095 but her relationship with her husband Luke began to falter. 114 00:06:29,097 --> 00:06:32,058 - RHONDA: They got divorced 115 00:06:32,100 --> 00:06:37,397 probably around 2004. 116 00:06:37,439 --> 00:06:39,482 - NARRATOR: Luke moved out of the house he shared 117 00:06:39,524 --> 00:06:41,276 with Georgia. 118 00:06:41,317 --> 00:06:44,446 But he didn't go far. 119 00:06:44,487 --> 00:06:46,781 - RAMONA: He loved her so much, he didn't even leave 120 00:06:46,823 --> 00:06:49,617 off the land. He stayed right there. 121 00:06:49,659 --> 00:06:50,910 - RHONDA: He built himself 122 00:06:50,952 --> 00:06:52,912 a little house out there for himself. 123 00:06:52,954 --> 00:06:55,623 And he, lived out there on the property. 124 00:06:55,665 --> 00:06:57,500 I moved my house there too, 125 00:06:57,542 --> 00:07:01,254 and my sister later on bought a house and moved there. 126 00:07:01,296 --> 00:07:04,007 All the houses are close together. 127 00:07:04,049 --> 00:07:06,092 - NARRATOR: The land surrounding Georgia's home 128 00:07:06,134 --> 00:07:09,846 became a safe haven filled with family and friends. 129 00:07:12,599 --> 00:07:16,603 Until the morning of April 24th, 2017, 130 00:07:16,644 --> 00:07:19,689 when the pastor is found stabbed multiple times 131 00:07:19,731 --> 00:07:21,858 outside her burning home. 132 00:07:23,818 --> 00:07:28,615 As Georgia's daughter Ramona speaks to 911 dispatchers, 133 00:07:28,656 --> 00:07:31,534 family and friends begin gathering in the front yard 134 00:07:31,576 --> 00:07:34,913 of Georgia's house. 135 00:07:34,954 --> 00:07:39,000 - KRISTA: She finds her husband Brad, 136 00:07:39,042 --> 00:07:41,294 her mom's ex-husband Luke, 137 00:07:41,336 --> 00:07:46,883 and then she also finds Lenorris and Kim Williams at the house. 138 00:07:48,843 --> 00:07:51,304 - NARRATOR: Ramona immediately yells for the group 139 00:07:51,346 --> 00:07:55,809 to help her move Georgia to safety. 140 00:07:55,850 --> 00:07:59,938 - KRISTA: She called for help and Brad and Luke came running. 141 00:07:59,979 --> 00:08:04,150 - RAMONA: We didn't have no time because how she was breathing. 142 00:08:04,192 --> 00:08:06,486 I knew she was hurt bad. 143 00:08:06,528 --> 00:08:08,154 - KRISTA: They found out that the ambulance is 144 00:08:08,196 --> 00:08:10,824 gonna take a a while. So, they just said, 145 00:08:10,865 --> 00:08:12,367 "We've gotta get her to a hospital 146 00:08:12,409 --> 00:08:14,160 as quickly as possible." 147 00:08:14,202 --> 00:08:18,998 - RAMONA: Luke, he rushed her to Miller County Hospital. 148 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:21,626 - NARRATOR: Moments later, police and fire fighters 149 00:08:21,668 --> 00:08:23,628 arrive on the scene. 150 00:08:23,670 --> 00:08:25,338 - BRANDON: When first responders arrived, 151 00:08:25,380 --> 00:08:27,799 the house was fully engulfed in flames. 152 00:08:27,841 --> 00:08:30,343 Uh, the fire department tried to put the fire out. 153 00:08:30,385 --> 00:08:32,303 By the time the fire was extinguished, 154 00:08:32,345 --> 00:08:35,765 the house was a total loss. 155 00:08:35,807 --> 00:08:38,018 - JOE: The hard thing about arson investigations is 156 00:08:38,059 --> 00:08:40,687 the evidence is likely destroyed in the fire, 157 00:08:40,729 --> 00:08:42,731 and that's obviously something we have to prove 158 00:08:42,772 --> 00:08:44,649 that this was intentional. 159 00:08:44,691 --> 00:08:46,276 - BRANDON: At this point in the investigation, 160 00:08:46,317 --> 00:08:47,694 anything is possible. 161 00:08:47,736 --> 00:08:50,280 You have to keep an open mind and look at all leads, 162 00:08:50,321 --> 00:08:51,990 and follow everything through 163 00:08:52,032 --> 00:08:55,702 until you have a better idea of what happened. 164 00:08:55,744 --> 00:08:57,037 - NARRATOR: Coming up: 165 00:08:57,078 --> 00:09:00,373 Investigators turn to those who know Georgia best 166 00:09:00,415 --> 00:09:02,709 and learn about a person of interest 167 00:09:02,751 --> 00:09:05,628 with alarming intentions. 168 00:09:05,670 --> 00:09:07,672 - KRISTA: He apparently hadn't accepted 169 00:09:07,714 --> 00:09:10,091 that they were divorced. 170 00:09:10,133 --> 00:09:11,676 - RAMONA: He real strange. 171 00:09:11,718 --> 00:09:13,720 He love her to death. 172 00:09:13,762 --> 00:09:17,140 - NARRATOR: But an unsettling admission will take the case 173 00:09:17,182 --> 00:09:19,559 into supernatural territory. 174 00:09:19,601 --> 00:09:22,937 - JOE: In a jealous rage, she put a curse on him. 175 00:09:34,574 --> 00:09:36,076 - NARRATOR: In Baker County, Georgia, 176 00:09:36,117 --> 00:09:40,080 61-year-old Georgia Green has been rushed to the hospital 177 00:09:40,121 --> 00:09:43,083 after being found outside her burning home, 178 00:09:43,124 --> 00:09:45,752 the victim of multiple stab wounds. 179 00:09:49,422 --> 00:09:52,342 - RHONDA: My sister Ramona, she called me and woke me up, 180 00:09:52,384 --> 00:09:54,844 and I had to kind of like get my head right 181 00:09:54,886 --> 00:09:59,099 to understand what she was saying to me. 182 00:09:59,140 --> 00:10:01,810 - RAMONA: I said, "I need you to go to Miller County Hospital. 183 00:10:01,851 --> 00:10:06,064 Mama been hurt. I need you to go there." 184 00:10:06,106 --> 00:10:08,316 - RHONDA: I was like, I, I was in shock. 185 00:10:08,358 --> 00:10:13,279 I was just trying to stay strong and just go in, 186 00:10:13,321 --> 00:10:16,408 see what was going on. 187 00:10:16,449 --> 00:10:19,577 NARRATOR: As family members rush to the hospital, 188 00:10:19,619 --> 00:10:21,579 authorities at the crime scene try 189 00:10:21,621 --> 00:10:24,499 to figure out what happened. 190 00:10:24,541 --> 00:10:26,584 - JOE: They were able to establish that the fire 191 00:10:26,626 --> 00:10:28,003 was not an electrical fire. 192 00:10:28,044 --> 00:10:30,880 It was not a pan that had sat on the stove too long 193 00:10:30,922 --> 00:10:34,092 with grease and caught the house on fire. 194 00:10:34,134 --> 00:10:36,261 - BRANDON: Upon further examination, it was determined 195 00:10:36,302 --> 00:10:39,889 that the fire was started by means of an accelerant. 196 00:10:42,183 --> 00:10:43,893 - JOE: There was no question in this case. 197 00:10:43,935 --> 00:10:46,479 This was intentional. 198 00:10:46,521 --> 00:10:48,815 - BRANDON: We like to examine the crime scene to try 199 00:10:48,857 --> 00:10:51,651 to find evidence to suggest who committed the crime 200 00:10:51,693 --> 00:10:53,403 or how the crime was committed. 201 00:10:53,445 --> 00:10:56,114 In this case, we were inhibited in doing that 202 00:10:56,156 --> 00:10:58,033 because the house was a total loss. 203 00:10:58,074 --> 00:10:59,826 It, it was burned to a crisp. 204 00:11:01,036 --> 00:11:04,080 We began to sift through the debris in that area 205 00:11:04,122 --> 00:11:08,793 of the residence and multiple knives were located. 206 00:11:08,835 --> 00:11:11,338 The knives were burned to indicate 207 00:11:11,379 --> 00:11:16,009 that they had been there when the fire occurred. 208 00:11:16,051 --> 00:11:19,220 - NARRATOR: Once the knives are collected as evidence, 209 00:11:19,262 --> 00:11:21,973 investigators head to the Miller County Hospital 210 00:11:22,015 --> 00:11:25,435 to check on their victim. 211 00:11:25,477 --> 00:11:28,271 - KRISTA: They talk to hospital staff who say they're working 212 00:11:28,313 --> 00:11:31,191 to keep her, you know, stable at this point 213 00:11:31,232 --> 00:11:32,817 but she's in critical condition, 214 00:11:32,859 --> 00:11:35,195 she can't talk, and they're getting ready 215 00:11:35,236 --> 00:11:37,447 to transfer her out of the hospital 216 00:11:37,489 --> 00:11:39,324 to Dothan for treatment. 217 00:11:41,117 --> 00:11:43,828 - MICHAEL: She had multiple strokes while she was 218 00:11:43,870 --> 00:11:47,457 in the hospital, after the stabbings. 219 00:11:47,499 --> 00:11:49,209 - JOE: She was stabbed twenty-seven times, 220 00:11:49,250 --> 00:11:52,962 and quite frankly, looking at the condition that she was in, 221 00:11:53,004 --> 00:11:56,591 I didn't really think she was gonna make it. 222 00:11:56,633 --> 00:11:58,802 - BRANDON: Considering the amount of knife wounds, 223 00:11:58,843 --> 00:12:02,055 it was a definite attempt to kill Georgia, 224 00:12:02,097 --> 00:12:08,186 not just a, a assault that occurred spur of the moment. 225 00:12:08,228 --> 00:12:10,271 - NARRATOR: When investigators ask Ramona 226 00:12:10,313 --> 00:12:13,024 about who might want to harm Georgia, 227 00:12:13,066 --> 00:12:18,613 Ramona says her mother doesn't have an enemy in the world. 228 00:12:18,655 --> 00:12:21,032 - BRANDON: We learned that Ramona was inside her house 229 00:12:21,074 --> 00:12:23,493 when the incident occurred, and she went outside 230 00:12:23,535 --> 00:12:26,746 to see what was going on. 231 00:12:26,788 --> 00:12:29,791 - RAMONA: I told them Lenorris, Kim, Luke, 232 00:12:29,833 --> 00:12:33,920 and my husband Brad was already over there. 233 00:12:33,962 --> 00:12:35,714 - NARRATOR: Finding it suspicious 234 00:12:35,755 --> 00:12:37,966 that Georgia's ex-husband was present 235 00:12:38,008 --> 00:12:39,551 at the scene of the crime, 236 00:12:39,592 --> 00:12:43,513 investigators question Ramona about Luke Griffin. 237 00:12:43,555 --> 00:12:48,309 She reveals that the couple has a complicated history. 238 00:12:48,351 --> 00:12:49,894 - RAMONA: It was alright in the beginning, 239 00:12:49,936 --> 00:12:52,105 but Luke and my mother were two of a kind. 240 00:12:52,147 --> 00:12:56,109 So, I, you know, it's kind of hard to get along 241 00:12:56,151 --> 00:12:58,153 when you're like that. 242 00:12:58,194 --> 00:13:00,780 They had two different ways 243 00:13:00,822 --> 00:13:03,658 and sometimes they just don't work out. 244 00:13:03,700 --> 00:13:05,827 So, my mother and Luke, they decided to separate, 245 00:13:05,869 --> 00:13:08,371 but continued being friends. 246 00:13:08,413 --> 00:13:10,123 - KRISTA: He apparently hadn't accepted 247 00:13:10,165 --> 00:13:12,125 that they were divorced, 248 00:13:12,167 --> 00:13:16,421 and he kept telling people they were together. 249 00:13:16,463 --> 00:13:18,214 - RAMONA: Luke strange, he real strange. 250 00:13:18,256 --> 00:13:19,841 I'm just say he real strange. 251 00:13:19,883 --> 00:13:23,303 He do... he love her to death. 252 00:13:23,345 --> 00:13:25,180 - NARRATOR: Investigators quickly turn 253 00:13:25,221 --> 00:13:26,931 their attention to Luke. 254 00:13:26,973 --> 00:13:28,850 They find him at the hospital 255 00:13:28,892 --> 00:13:32,312 waiting for an update about Georgia. 256 00:13:32,354 --> 00:13:33,938 - BRANDON: When we met with Luke, 257 00:13:33,980 --> 00:13:36,441 he told us that he and Georgia were still married 258 00:13:36,483 --> 00:13:40,070 and they lived together at the residence, 259 00:13:40,111 --> 00:13:42,781 but we knew Luke and Georgia were separated, 260 00:13:42,822 --> 00:13:44,741 but still lived essentially 261 00:13:44,783 --> 00:13:47,619 in the same area on the property. 262 00:13:47,660 --> 00:13:50,538 - NARRATOR: But Luke insists he had nothing to do 263 00:13:50,580 --> 00:13:53,583 with the attack on Georgia. 264 00:13:53,625 --> 00:13:55,543 - BRANDON: Luke Griffin went through everything 265 00:13:55,585 --> 00:13:58,963 and explained the chain of events as he had seen it. 266 00:13:59,005 --> 00:14:00,507 - NARRATOR: Luke tells investigators 267 00:14:00,548 --> 00:14:02,801 he was helping Ramona's husband Brad 268 00:14:02,842 --> 00:14:07,138 in his garage around 11:30am. 269 00:14:07,180 --> 00:14:10,183 - BRANDON: Luke and Brad were loading up scrap metal, 270 00:14:10,225 --> 00:14:13,937 when they saw some vehicles in Georgia's yard, 271 00:14:13,978 --> 00:14:17,774 and then they saw smoke coming from the house. 272 00:14:17,816 --> 00:14:21,111 Shortly thereafter they were approached by Lenorris Williams 273 00:14:21,152 --> 00:14:24,531 who told them that the house was on fire. 274 00:14:24,572 --> 00:14:26,658 - NARRATOR: When detectives speak with Brad, 275 00:14:26,700 --> 00:14:29,994 he corroborates Luke's statement and confirms 276 00:14:30,036 --> 00:14:34,791 the two men had been together all morning. 277 00:14:34,833 --> 00:14:37,919 - BRANDON: Luke's statement was consistent with the scene, 278 00:14:37,961 --> 00:14:39,546 as well as the chain of events. 279 00:14:39,587 --> 00:14:44,134 We were able to rule Luke out as a possible suspect. 280 00:14:47,721 --> 00:14:51,224 - NARRATOR: Investigators next ask the family how they know 281 00:14:51,266 --> 00:14:53,143 Lenorris and Kim Williams, 282 00:14:53,184 --> 00:14:56,354 and why they were at Georgia's house. 283 00:14:56,396 --> 00:14:59,858 - JOE: Lenorris and Kimberly Williams had gone to her 284 00:14:59,899 --> 00:15:01,860 for blessings and sort of for counseling, 285 00:15:01,901 --> 00:15:03,695 ah, through their marriage. 286 00:15:03,737 --> 00:15:06,239 - RAMONA: She taught them, counseled them, 287 00:15:06,281 --> 00:15:09,200 anything they needed help with, she was there 288 00:15:09,242 --> 00:15:14,664 to give them inspiration and guide them through it. 289 00:15:14,706 --> 00:15:17,083 - KRISTA: Lenorris and Kim had been seeing Georgia 290 00:15:17,125 --> 00:15:19,169 for a while, and they showed up the morning 291 00:15:19,210 --> 00:15:22,714 that everything happened. 292 00:15:22,756 --> 00:15:25,425 - BRANDON: Kimberly and Lenorris were there in a vehicle, 293 00:15:25,467 --> 00:15:27,052 and at some point it was discovered 294 00:15:27,093 --> 00:15:28,678 that they locked the keys in the car, 295 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:32,307 so they left the area on foot. 296 00:15:32,349 --> 00:15:35,560 - KRISTA: Now the G.B.I. wants to talk to the two witnesses 297 00:15:35,602 --> 00:15:36,936 who have left the scene. 298 00:15:36,978 --> 00:15:42,108 So, they issue a BOLO for Lenorris and Kim Williams. 299 00:15:43,443 --> 00:15:44,986 - JOE: Time's always of the essence 300 00:15:45,028 --> 00:15:46,446 when you talk about criminal investigations. 301 00:15:46,488 --> 00:15:49,366 Those first interviews with witnesses is just crucial. 302 00:15:52,369 --> 00:15:55,163 - NARRATOR: As news of the abattack on Georgia spreads,s. 303 00:15:55,205 --> 00:15:59,501 the community rallies around her family. 304 00:15:59,542 --> 00:16:02,671 - KRISTA: The entire community is becoming aware 305 00:16:02,712 --> 00:16:04,255 of what's happened. 306 00:16:04,297 --> 00:16:08,009 This was right near the Baker-Miller County line. 307 00:16:08,051 --> 00:16:13,098 So, now you've got Miller County getting involved in the BOLO. 308 00:16:13,139 --> 00:16:14,974 You've got Baker County in the BOLO. 309 00:16:15,016 --> 00:16:17,102 You got the G.B.I. in the BOLO 310 00:16:17,143 --> 00:16:21,022 and now with the community knowing what's going on. 311 00:16:21,064 --> 00:16:22,941 Now they're invested in this bolo 312 00:16:22,982 --> 00:16:25,276 and they wanna find this couple. 313 00:16:26,986 --> 00:16:28,571 - NARRATOR: Less than an hour later, 314 00:16:28,613 --> 00:16:31,783 Kim and Lenorris Williams are spotted on foot, 315 00:16:31,825 --> 00:16:35,245 two miles away from Georgia Green's house. 316 00:16:37,288 --> 00:16:39,374 - JOE: The sheriff in Miller County actually was able 317 00:16:39,416 --> 00:16:43,128 to locate Kimberly and Lenorris Williams at a cemetery, 318 00:16:43,169 --> 00:16:47,257 and so he ended up following them. 319 00:16:47,298 --> 00:16:48,800 - NARRATOR: When the deputy attempts 320 00:16:48,842 --> 00:16:54,764 to speak with the couple, Lenorris tries to walk away. 321 00:16:54,806 --> 00:16:57,183 - JOE: He seemed to be agitated, 322 00:16:57,225 --> 00:17:00,854 was acting very suspicious, according to the sheriff, 323 00:17:00,895 --> 00:17:04,858 which of course that sets off warning signs right away 324 00:17:04,899 --> 00:17:07,777 when someone acts, ah, in such a suspicious manner, 325 00:17:07,819 --> 00:17:09,988 when you're trying to find out about what they may 326 00:17:10,030 --> 00:17:13,033 or may not know about the crime. 327 00:17:13,074 --> 00:17:16,911 - KRISTA: He decides he's gotta take the couple into custody. 328 00:17:16,953 --> 00:17:19,039 - BRANDON: At this time, there were no arrest warrants 329 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:20,373 for them. However, they were being 330 00:17:20,415 --> 00:17:22,250 detained for the furtherance of the investigation 331 00:17:22,292 --> 00:17:25,211 so that we could figure out what was going on. 332 00:17:25,253 --> 00:17:27,213 - JOE: One of the first things they wanted to do 333 00:17:27,255 --> 00:17:29,549 was get their side of the story, to interview these two 334 00:17:29,591 --> 00:17:31,259 individuals and see what they had to say 335 00:17:31,301 --> 00:17:33,094 about the fire, who might have started it, 336 00:17:33,136 --> 00:17:35,221 what they might have seen. 337 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:39,976 - NARRATOR: Coming up: investigators sit down 338 00:17:40,018 --> 00:17:45,231 with their persons of interest and uncover a possible lead. 339 00:17:45,273 --> 00:17:47,984 - MICHAEL: He said there was a black male 340 00:17:48,026 --> 00:17:49,611 that went into the house, 341 00:17:49,652 --> 00:17:52,364 and left, and that's when the fire started. 342 00:18:11,091 --> 00:18:12,592 - NARRATOR: In Baker County, Georgia, 343 00:18:12,634 --> 00:18:17,055 61-year-old pastor Georgia Green is in critical condition 344 00:18:17,097 --> 00:18:21,726 after being stabbed more than two dozen times inside her home. 345 00:18:23,061 --> 00:18:26,106 - RAMONA: People was shocked. They couldn't believe it. 346 00:18:26,147 --> 00:18:28,650 I mean they were like, "Your mama don't bother people. 347 00:18:28,692 --> 00:18:29,859 "She always trying to help people. 348 00:18:29,901 --> 00:18:33,613 Why would somebody wanna do this?" 349 00:18:33,655 --> 00:18:36,157 - NARRATOR: Authorities have detained married couple 350 00:18:36,199 --> 00:18:38,034 Kim and Lenorris Williams, 351 00:18:38,076 --> 00:18:42,414 who were present when Georgia's house erupted into flames. 352 00:18:42,455 --> 00:18:46,835 On April 25th, 2017, one day after the attack, 353 00:18:46,876 --> 00:18:49,796 investigators sit down with Lenorris. 354 00:19:03,935 --> 00:19:06,229 - BRANDON: We began to ask him why was he over there? 355 00:19:06,271 --> 00:19:07,897 Why were you going to see Georgia, 356 00:19:07,939 --> 00:19:09,899 and Lenorris explained that he and Kimberly 357 00:19:09,941 --> 00:19:12,569 were seeing Georgia for spiritual healing. 358 00:19:29,627 --> 00:19:32,297 - MICHAEL: They waited outside for some time 359 00:19:32,339 --> 00:19:38,386 while two other clients of Ms. Georgia were seeing her. 360 00:19:38,428 --> 00:19:41,014 One was in a, I believe, a white vehicle 361 00:19:41,056 --> 00:19:43,099 that left pretty soon after they got there. 362 00:19:43,141 --> 00:19:47,520 Another in a blue vehicle that went in and stayed for a while. 363 00:20:17,592 --> 00:20:20,720 - MICHAEL: He said there was a black male 364 00:20:20,762 --> 00:20:23,390 that went into the house, and left, 365 00:20:23,431 --> 00:20:25,517 and that's when the fire started. 366 00:20:35,276 --> 00:20:38,530 - BRANDON: Lenorris claims that he couldn't find Georgia. 367 00:21:03,138 --> 00:21:05,473 - NARRATOR: Lenorris explains that he and his wife went 368 00:21:05,515 --> 00:21:09,644 to see Georgia because they'd been having marital problems. 369 00:21:09,686 --> 00:21:13,064 He tells investigators he and Kim have been together 370 00:21:13,106 --> 00:21:14,941 for the past four years... 371 00:21:16,818 --> 00:21:20,196 - JAMYA: My mom met Lenorris through social media. 372 00:21:20,238 --> 00:21:23,867 He told her that he had been watching her for years, 373 00:21:23,908 --> 00:21:27,245 because Lenorris actually used to hang around my cousins 374 00:21:27,287 --> 00:21:31,041 on my dad's side, so, I guess he used to see her a lot 375 00:21:31,082 --> 00:21:34,753 when we used to go to my great-grandmother's house. 376 00:21:34,794 --> 00:21:37,172 - NARRATOR: AT the time, Kim was a single parent 377 00:21:37,213 --> 00:21:40,467 with a teenage daughter and an infant son. 378 00:21:40,508 --> 00:21:43,053 A year into their relationship, 379 00:21:43,094 --> 00:21:46,890 Lenorris and Kim had a baby of their own. 380 00:21:46,931 --> 00:21:49,559 - JAMYA: Lenorris was actually a, uhm, 381 00:21:49,601 --> 00:21:51,478 traveling construction worker. 382 00:21:51,519 --> 00:21:53,897 He decided to stop that and, you know, 383 00:21:53,938 --> 00:21:58,193 just be home all the time, to be around his family, you know. 384 00:21:58,234 --> 00:21:59,819 He began to be the stepfather 385 00:21:59,861 --> 00:22:04,157 that me and my little brother needed in our life. 386 00:22:04,199 --> 00:22:09,454 - NARRATOR: In June 2015, Lenorris and Kim got married. 387 00:22:09,496 --> 00:22:13,625 Lenorris took a job at a solar company in Bainbridge, Georgia. 388 00:22:15,168 --> 00:22:18,546 - JAMYA: He loved her. She loved, she loved him too. 389 00:22:18,588 --> 00:22:21,758 They was this lovey dovey couple. 390 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:25,845 I'm like, okay, so this, this is what it's going to be forever. 391 00:22:25,887 --> 00:22:29,265 I guess we, we finna be a family. 392 00:22:29,307 --> 00:22:31,559 - NARRATOR: But just when it seemed like the family 393 00:22:31,601 --> 00:22:34,938 had achieved their happily ever after, 394 00:22:34,979 --> 00:22:39,401 Lenorris was dealt a devastating blow. 395 00:22:39,442 --> 00:22:41,653 - BRANDON: Kimberly and Lenorris had some financial troubles 396 00:22:41,695 --> 00:22:44,280 even while Lenorris had the good job, 397 00:22:44,322 --> 00:22:45,949 but it, uh, seemed to escalate 398 00:22:45,990 --> 00:22:49,953 after Lenorris's employment terminated. 399 00:22:49,994 --> 00:22:51,579 - JAMYA: It did become a general, 400 00:22:51,621 --> 00:22:54,624 a whole bunch of arguments, fights, fussing. 401 00:22:54,666 --> 00:22:58,628 It got worse and worse and worse. 402 00:22:58,670 --> 00:23:00,296 - NARRATOR: Lenorris tells investigators 403 00:23:00,338 --> 00:23:03,466 that their financial situation caused major strain 404 00:23:03,508 --> 00:23:08,096 in their relationship and he wanted to do whatever he could 405 00:23:08,138 --> 00:23:12,267 to get his marriage and his life back on track. 406 00:23:12,308 --> 00:23:16,312 - MICHAEL: Lenorris really wanted that relationship to work 407 00:23:16,354 --> 00:23:21,359 and believed that there were extraneous problems. 408 00:23:23,194 --> 00:23:25,780 - BRANDON: Georgia had been seeing Kim and Lenorris 409 00:23:25,822 --> 00:23:27,949 in a counseling capacity. 410 00:23:46,843 --> 00:23:49,054 - BRANDON: Lenorris explained that he and Kimberly 411 00:23:49,095 --> 00:23:51,765 were seeing Georgia for spiritual healing 412 00:23:51,806 --> 00:23:56,644 or what's commonly known as "root doctor." 413 00:23:56,686 --> 00:23:58,813 - KRISTA: When someone puts roots on you, 414 00:23:58,855 --> 00:24:03,777 they're putting some sort of control over you. 415 00:24:03,818 --> 00:24:05,362 - RAMONA: It would be like voodoo. 416 00:24:05,403 --> 00:24:08,031 It would be forcing someone to do something 417 00:24:08,073 --> 00:24:09,657 they don't know they're doing. 418 00:24:09,699 --> 00:24:11,534 They using some kind of, you know, 419 00:24:11,576 --> 00:24:15,872 potion or curses and jinks. 420 00:24:17,248 --> 00:24:20,210 - BRANDON: Lenorris was seeing Georgia specifically 421 00:24:20,251 --> 00:24:23,296 because he had had bad roots put on him. 422 00:24:23,338 --> 00:24:26,591 Lenorris's ex-girlfriend put bad roots on him. 423 00:24:26,633 --> 00:24:30,887 So, we asked him to explain how the bad roots were put on him. 424 00:24:41,815 --> 00:24:43,983 - JOE: Lenorris said his girlfriend was mad at him 425 00:24:44,025 --> 00:24:46,403 that he had gotten married to Kimberly and she was jealous. 426 00:24:46,444 --> 00:24:48,905 And in a jealous rage she took his underwear, 427 00:24:48,947 --> 00:24:51,574 I think buried it, along with fingernail clippings 428 00:24:51,616 --> 00:24:56,913 and maybe some menstrual fluid and put a curse on Mr. Williams. 429 00:24:56,955 --> 00:24:59,374 Part of the reason that Lenorris and Kimberly Williams 430 00:24:59,416 --> 00:25:01,751 went to see Ms. Green is 'cause in the religious doctrine 431 00:25:01,793 --> 00:25:04,462 of roots, in order to have a curse lifted, 432 00:25:04,504 --> 00:25:08,883 you have to have a religious leader that's more powerful 433 00:25:08,925 --> 00:25:11,594 or more established than the original one 434 00:25:11,636 --> 00:25:13,179 that put the curse on the person. 435 00:25:23,815 --> 00:25:26,317 - NARRATOR: Lenorris explains that Georgia offered 436 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:29,029 to help the couple. 437 00:25:29,070 --> 00:25:32,615 - BRANDON: They were paying her money for prayers 438 00:25:32,657 --> 00:25:37,454 and various mixtures of potions or herbs to help them 439 00:25:37,495 --> 00:25:39,080 get the bad roots off of them. 440 00:26:02,937 --> 00:26:05,982 - BRANDON: Lenorris didn't feel that Georgia's services 441 00:26:06,024 --> 00:26:08,318 were helping them in any way, and they were both angry 442 00:26:08,360 --> 00:26:12,280 at Georgia for not helping them properly. 443 00:26:12,322 --> 00:26:14,824 - JOE: One of the things in criminal law, um, 444 00:26:14,866 --> 00:26:16,993 that we always do is establish motive, 445 00:26:17,035 --> 00:26:18,453 opportunity, and means. 446 00:26:18,495 --> 00:26:20,580 What established the motive is they basically were mad 447 00:26:20,622 --> 00:26:22,665 and thought that Miss Green had swindled them out 448 00:26:22,707 --> 00:26:25,877 of their money, and that she had not given them the blessings, 449 00:26:25,919 --> 00:26:29,881 uh, that they deserved for giving her the cash. 450 00:26:33,051 --> 00:26:35,804 - NARRATOR: Coming up: with their suspects in focus, 451 00:26:35,845 --> 00:26:38,264 lovers will turn against each other. 452 00:26:56,241 --> 00:26:59,703 - NARRATOR: And a captivating witness sets the record straight 453 00:26:59,744 --> 00:27:02,372 about what really happened. 454 00:27:02,414 --> 00:27:05,125 - RAMONA: That changed the whole ballgame. 455 00:27:17,846 --> 00:27:19,347 - NARRATOR: After the brutal stabbing 456 00:27:19,389 --> 00:27:22,100 of 61-year-old Georgia Green, 457 00:27:22,142 --> 00:27:25,520 investigators learn that Lenorris Williams may have 458 00:27:25,562 --> 00:27:27,522 had a reason to harm her. 459 00:27:27,564 --> 00:27:30,525 When they interview his wife Kim, she provides them 460 00:27:30,567 --> 00:27:33,778 with a noticeably different version of events. 461 00:27:43,079 --> 00:27:46,916 - MICHAEL: She advised that Lenorris tells her 462 00:27:46,958 --> 00:27:49,586 he wants her to ride with him. 463 00:27:49,627 --> 00:27:53,048 She had had a headache, taken a couple of Benadryls 464 00:27:53,089 --> 00:27:55,383 to ease her off. 465 00:27:55,425 --> 00:27:59,012 She was drowsy, had been asleep, got up, got in the vehicle, 466 00:27:59,054 --> 00:28:00,972 slept on her way there. Didn't really know 467 00:28:01,014 --> 00:28:04,726 where they were going or what they were doing. 468 00:28:04,768 --> 00:28:08,063 - BRANDON: They got to Georgia's and she was basically napping 469 00:28:08,104 --> 00:28:11,775 in the car and doesn't really know what happened. 470 00:28:42,972 --> 00:28:45,266 - NARRATOR: Kim offers no corroboration 471 00:28:45,308 --> 00:28:48,645 for her husband's story about seeing a suspicious man 472 00:28:48,687 --> 00:28:50,313 in a blue vehicle. 473 00:28:50,355 --> 00:28:53,274 The only man she places at the scene of the crime 474 00:28:53,316 --> 00:28:55,527 is her husband, Lenorris. 475 00:29:39,154 --> 00:29:40,739 - BRANDON: She just kept saying repeatedly, 476 00:29:40,780 --> 00:29:43,491 "that's all I've got to say, that's all I've got to say." 477 00:29:43,533 --> 00:29:47,412 Uh so, we terminated the interview with Kimberly. 478 00:29:47,454 --> 00:29:50,248 - NARRATOR: Authorities hold both suspects in custody 479 00:29:50,290 --> 00:29:53,960 while they continue to gather evidence. 480 00:29:54,002 --> 00:29:55,837 - BRANDON: I obtained a search warrant 481 00:29:55,879 --> 00:29:57,464 to search Kimberly's purse. 482 00:29:57,505 --> 00:30:01,926 We found a notebook with some writings about Georgia Green. 483 00:30:01,968 --> 00:30:05,013 The writings seemed to be aggressive 484 00:30:05,055 --> 00:30:10,435 or angry in nature towards Georgia. 485 00:30:10,477 --> 00:30:14,439 We also found a discount store receipt where a knife 486 00:30:14,481 --> 00:30:17,901 and a roll of duct tape was purchased earlier in the morning 487 00:30:17,942 --> 00:30:20,779 on the day of the incident. 488 00:30:20,820 --> 00:30:23,323 - MICHAEL: Investigators followed up with that receipt 489 00:30:23,365 --> 00:30:26,368 and got the video from that discount store 490 00:30:26,409 --> 00:30:32,040 of Lenorris purchasing duct tape and a knife, 491 00:30:32,082 --> 00:30:34,209 and this relates back 492 00:30:34,250 --> 00:30:38,880 to the knife found in the house fire. 493 00:30:38,922 --> 00:30:41,383 - BRANDON: I actually purchased the same knife 494 00:30:41,424 --> 00:30:42,884 that Lenorris purchased, 495 00:30:42,926 --> 00:30:45,720 and the knife that I purchased was later compared 496 00:30:45,762 --> 00:30:48,264 to the knife that we recovered at the fire scene. 497 00:30:48,306 --> 00:30:51,351 And the knives were visually similar in size and shape 498 00:30:51,393 --> 00:30:52,727 to each other. 499 00:30:56,398 --> 00:30:59,109 - NARRATOR: Investigators confront Lenorris Williams 500 00:30:59,150 --> 00:31:00,777 with the new evidence. 501 00:31:23,383 --> 00:31:24,843 - MICHAEL: They showed him evidence 502 00:31:24,884 --> 00:31:28,179 of him purchasing the knife, and the duct tape. 503 00:31:28,221 --> 00:31:32,517 He started to change his story from no involvement to yes, 504 00:31:32,559 --> 00:31:35,729 he did go in the house. 505 00:31:35,770 --> 00:31:38,773 - NARRATOR: Lenorris claims that he had gone to Georgia's house 506 00:31:38,815 --> 00:31:42,068 to confront her about the cost of her services. 507 00:32:23,151 --> 00:32:25,987 - BRANDON: Georgia explained that they could start over 508 00:32:26,029 --> 00:32:27,447 with the healing process, 509 00:32:27,489 --> 00:32:30,408 but it would require another monetary fee 510 00:32:30,450 --> 00:32:32,619 which Lenorris and Kimberly didn't have. 511 00:32:32,660 --> 00:32:38,166 Things uh in the room escalated, and an argument ensued. 512 00:32:38,208 --> 00:32:39,709 Lenorris described the chain of events 513 00:32:39,751 --> 00:32:41,586 as Georgia being more aggressive, 514 00:32:41,628 --> 00:32:44,506 and that Georgia attacked him. 515 00:32:44,547 --> 00:32:47,509 Therefore, he stabbed Georgia in self-defense. 516 00:33:08,738 --> 00:33:12,742 - MICHAEL: He did say that he took the knife in in his pocket, 517 00:33:12,784 --> 00:33:17,330 that he had the duct tape in his britches 518 00:33:17,372 --> 00:33:19,874 when he went into Mrs. Georgia's house. 519 00:33:19,916 --> 00:33:23,044 And that whatever happened there, 520 00:33:23,086 --> 00:33:25,922 he had done in self-defense 521 00:33:25,964 --> 00:33:29,551 and that Kimberly was not part of it. 522 00:33:56,953 --> 00:33:58,913 - NARRATOR: Investigators shift the focus 523 00:33:58,955 --> 00:34:01,708 of the conversation to Kim Williams. 524 00:34:04,544 --> 00:34:06,087 - BRANDON: From talking to Lenorris, 525 00:34:06,129 --> 00:34:09,341 it was very clear that he was deeply devoted to Kimberly 526 00:34:09,382 --> 00:34:13,094 and that he would do things for her. 527 00:34:13,136 --> 00:34:15,388 And one of the things that we explained to him 528 00:34:15,430 --> 00:34:17,849 was Kimberly didn't share that devotion. 529 00:34:32,030 --> 00:34:35,283 - MICHAEL: The investigator played a portion of one 530 00:34:35,325 --> 00:34:36,993 of Kimberly's recorded interviews 531 00:34:37,035 --> 00:34:39,871 where she was laying the blame on Lenorris. 532 00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:53,635 - BRANDON: When we played the, the portion of the recording 533 00:34:53,677 --> 00:34:55,261 from Kimberly's interview. 534 00:34:55,303 --> 00:34:57,263 Lenorris completely changed. 535 00:35:05,855 --> 00:35:09,651 - BRANDON: He was upset by how Kimberly talked to us, 536 00:35:09,693 --> 00:35:12,904 and ultimately Lenorris decided to come clean. 537 00:35:19,494 --> 00:35:21,746 - MICHAEL: He told that she did take part 538 00:35:21,788 --> 00:35:24,666 in stabbing Miss Georgia, 539 00:35:24,708 --> 00:35:28,211 that uh, she knew they were gonna do when they went there, 540 00:35:28,253 --> 00:35:33,383 that she was involved much more than Kimberly let on 541 00:35:33,425 --> 00:35:34,718 that she was involved. 542 00:35:42,517 --> 00:35:44,227 - BRANDON: Kimberly seems to be the driving force 543 00:35:44,269 --> 00:35:45,854 behind this whole incident. 544 00:35:45,895 --> 00:35:47,856 She seemed to be the one that has control 545 00:35:47,897 --> 00:35:50,817 and manipulation over Lenorris. 546 00:35:52,777 --> 00:35:56,031 - MICHAEL: He was so wrapped up in all of this and believed 547 00:35:56,072 --> 00:35:59,117 that Miss Georgia was creating problems 548 00:35:59,159 --> 00:36:02,328 between he and Kimberly, 549 00:36:02,370 --> 00:36:04,164 but he did not want to lose Kimberly, 550 00:36:04,205 --> 00:36:07,876 so he did whatever Kimberly thought they should do 551 00:36:07,917 --> 00:36:09,252 to resolve the problem. 552 00:36:09,294 --> 00:36:10,879 And they went there, 553 00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:15,467 planning to do harm to Miss Georgia. 554 00:36:15,508 --> 00:36:17,177 - NARRATOR: Despite Lenorris's claims 555 00:36:17,218 --> 00:36:22,390 that his wife stabbed Georgia, Kim maintains her innocence. 556 00:36:22,432 --> 00:36:25,685 - BRANDON: Kimberly says that, you know, it was Lenorris' idea. 557 00:36:25,727 --> 00:36:27,270 It was his plan. 558 00:36:27,312 --> 00:36:32,692 At this point, it's partially a he said, she said scenario. 559 00:36:32,734 --> 00:36:34,903 - NARRATOR: Investigators arrest both suspects 560 00:36:34,944 --> 00:36:38,198 on a charge of attempted murder. 561 00:36:38,239 --> 00:36:40,742 But they still don't have a clear understanding 562 00:36:40,784 --> 00:36:46,247 of what happened to Georgia Green on April 24th . 563 00:36:46,289 --> 00:36:51,002 Then, on May 8th, a family's prayers are finally answered. 564 00:36:56,591 --> 00:37:00,804 - GEORGIA: I slept for eight days and I woke up. 565 00:37:00,845 --> 00:37:03,473 They said that I was close to death or whatever, 566 00:37:03,515 --> 00:37:07,852 but it never, it never dawned on me because I got so much faith, 567 00:37:07,894 --> 00:37:09,354 you know what I'm saying? 568 00:37:09,396 --> 00:37:13,358 I got so much faith in the Lord that he would deliver me. 569 00:37:27,455 --> 00:37:30,417 - NARRATOR: Two weeks after she was attacked and left for dead 570 00:37:30,458 --> 00:37:31,918 in her burning home, 571 00:37:31,960 --> 00:37:36,256 61-year-old Georgia Green miraculously recovers 572 00:37:36,297 --> 00:37:40,844 and police are finally able to speak with her. 573 00:37:40,885 --> 00:37:42,429 - BRANDON: Once we learned that the breathing tube 574 00:37:42,470 --> 00:37:45,015 had been removed, myself and investigator Griffin 575 00:37:45,056 --> 00:37:48,852 traveled to Dothan to attempt to interview Georgia. 576 00:37:48,893 --> 00:37:50,979 She was able to give us a lot more details 577 00:37:51,021 --> 00:37:53,189 and explain more of what happened. 578 00:37:55,066 --> 00:37:57,944 - GEORGIA: I had three or four people that morning. 579 00:37:57,986 --> 00:38:00,905 Kimberly and Lenorris waited till all the rest 580 00:38:00,947 --> 00:38:02,824 of my clients left. 581 00:38:02,866 --> 00:38:05,201 And they showed up there. 582 00:38:05,243 --> 00:38:08,163 When they came in, I told them, I said, 583 00:38:08,204 --> 00:38:12,000 I said, "I can't talk to y'all right now." 584 00:38:12,042 --> 00:38:15,920 He's saying, "Well, we just come by to see how you doing." 585 00:38:15,962 --> 00:38:19,007 I said, "I have been doing good", like that, 586 00:38:19,049 --> 00:38:20,967 and the girl didn't say nothing. 587 00:38:21,009 --> 00:38:22,844 He was doing all the talking, 588 00:38:22,886 --> 00:38:28,850 and then he jumped up and grabbed the bowl off my desk 589 00:38:28,892 --> 00:38:32,562 and he went and hit me across the head with it. 590 00:38:32,604 --> 00:38:34,397 He said, "Where the money, bitch?" 591 00:38:34,439 --> 00:38:38,651 and I said, "I don't have no money here." 592 00:38:38,693 --> 00:38:44,199 I stood up and when I stood up, she come out with a knife. 593 00:38:44,240 --> 00:38:47,869 She stabbed me right in the neck, in my back, 594 00:38:47,911 --> 00:38:53,083 close to my heart, anywhere she could stab me. 595 00:38:53,124 --> 00:38:55,043 And so I fell on the floor. 596 00:38:55,085 --> 00:38:58,004 When I fell on the floor, I got up under the desk. 597 00:38:58,046 --> 00:39:00,632 They thought I was dead. 598 00:39:00,674 --> 00:39:03,760 They was pulling all the paper and stuff out my drawer, 599 00:39:03,802 --> 00:39:05,345 throwing everything all over the floor. 600 00:39:05,387 --> 00:39:07,972 They were just throwing stuff, cussing one another, 601 00:39:08,014 --> 00:39:11,851 and uh he told her, he said, "Get the gas." 602 00:39:11,893 --> 00:39:14,062 They sprinkled gas all along the walls, everywhere, 603 00:39:14,104 --> 00:39:15,897 all the glass, everywhere. 604 00:39:15,939 --> 00:39:18,149 Poured gas all over me. 605 00:39:18,191 --> 00:39:20,985 So, um, they went in, they lit it up. 606 00:39:21,027 --> 00:39:22,946 It was burning. 607 00:39:25,031 --> 00:39:28,243 NARRATOR: After Lenorris and Kim fled her home, 608 00:39:28,284 --> 00:39:32,122 Georgia realized she didn't have much time. 609 00:39:32,163 --> 00:39:35,709 - GEORGIA: A lot of people don't understand how I got up. 610 00:39:35,750 --> 00:39:40,005 It had to be God, it had to be God. 611 00:39:40,046 --> 00:39:42,632 I went out there behind the house and I sat down. 612 00:39:42,674 --> 00:39:44,134 I ain't said nothing. 613 00:39:44,175 --> 00:39:47,053 I just, you know, sit in that spot. 614 00:39:51,516 --> 00:39:53,059 - BRANDON: As with anything, there's still 615 00:39:53,101 --> 00:39:55,061 unanswered questions. But, as far as who is 616 00:39:55,103 --> 00:39:57,397 the person or people that assaulted Georgia, 617 00:39:57,439 --> 00:40:01,901 -it was clear that it was Lenorris -and Kimberly. 618 00:40:01,943 --> 00:40:03,194 - GEORGIA: When I do my counseling, 619 00:40:03,236 --> 00:40:04,738 I take people like my family. 620 00:40:04,779 --> 00:40:07,657 Not looking at, you know, the bad side. 621 00:40:07,699 --> 00:40:11,369 I look at all, everybody good. 622 00:40:11,411 --> 00:40:12,912 And that's what really bothered me. 623 00:40:12,954 --> 00:40:18,043 It's how good I was to them and that's how they repaid me. 624 00:40:21,004 --> 00:40:23,965 - NARRATOR: Lenorris and Kim Williams are both indicted 625 00:40:24,007 --> 00:40:27,886 for attempted murder, aggravated assault, and arson. 626 00:40:27,927 --> 00:40:32,599 They face 60 years in prison. 627 00:40:32,640 --> 00:40:36,102 Then, on January 26th, 2020, 628 00:40:36,144 --> 00:40:38,938 one day before Lenorris Williams's trial is 629 00:40:38,980 --> 00:40:43,109 set to begin, a surprising new development unfolds. 630 00:40:45,278 --> 00:40:49,324 - BRANDON: Lenorris decided to enter a, a guilty plea. 631 00:40:49,366 --> 00:40:52,118 Uh, he was not given any promises of leniency. 632 00:40:52,160 --> 00:40:54,579 Uh, he entered, uh, what's called a blind plea. 633 00:40:54,621 --> 00:40:57,332 Which means that he admits to the accusations, 634 00:40:57,374 --> 00:41:00,126 and it's up to the judge to sentence him. 635 00:41:00,168 --> 00:41:02,337 Part of the agreement was that Lenorris would 636 00:41:02,379 --> 00:41:04,964 give a full debrief of what happened 637 00:41:05,006 --> 00:41:07,384 and agree to testify against Kimberly. 638 00:41:09,844 --> 00:41:11,012 - NARRATOR: Faced with the news 639 00:41:11,054 --> 00:41:13,515 that her husband has turned against her, 640 00:41:13,556 --> 00:41:18,019 Kim Williams enters her own guilty plea the very next day. 641 00:41:19,562 --> 00:41:21,981 - JOE: Miss Williams had to admit that she did, in fact, 642 00:41:22,023 --> 00:41:25,485 stab and burn down the house of Miss Green. 643 00:41:25,527 --> 00:41:27,570 So, that was one great thing about the plea 644 00:41:27,612 --> 00:41:30,281 was she had to finally take responsibility. 645 00:41:32,742 --> 00:41:35,078 - JOHN: After we were able to look at all the evidence, 646 00:41:35,120 --> 00:41:37,163 it became pretty clear that Kimberly couldn't do it 647 00:41:37,205 --> 00:41:39,666 without Lenorris and Lenorris couldn't do it without Kimberly. 648 00:41:39,708 --> 00:41:42,752 And both of them had such strong religious convictions 649 00:41:42,794 --> 00:41:44,671 and beliefs in this roots, 650 00:41:44,713 --> 00:41:49,509 that it just overtook maybe any kind of sense of rationality 651 00:41:49,551 --> 00:41:53,555 that either one of them may have had to start with. 652 00:41:53,596 --> 00:41:59,102 - MICHAEL: In the end, they each got forty-year sentences. 653 00:41:59,144 --> 00:42:03,440 Lenorris, I think was genuinely in love with Kimberly. 654 00:42:03,481 --> 00:42:06,317 I think he wanted that relationship to continue 655 00:42:06,359 --> 00:42:11,406 and when Kimberly told him it was over unless you solve 656 00:42:11,448 --> 00:42:13,199 this problem with Ms. Georgia, 657 00:42:13,241 --> 00:42:15,744 it induced him to do as she said 658 00:42:15,785 --> 00:42:21,499 and go buy a knife and duct tape and get gas to burn the house. 659 00:42:21,541 --> 00:42:23,835 - JAMYA: I believe that Lenorris did do everything 660 00:42:23,877 --> 00:42:26,046 and she was dragged into it. 661 00:42:26,087 --> 00:42:29,924 If my mother did have part of it, 662 00:42:29,966 --> 00:42:33,345 I believe that he forced her. 663 00:42:33,386 --> 00:42:34,554 - BRANDON: This whole incident is 664 00:42:34,596 --> 00:42:36,848 completely senseless and tragic. 665 00:42:36,890 --> 00:42:39,559 Georgia, you know, lost her home. 666 00:42:39,601 --> 00:42:42,771 Georgia lost some of her physical abilities 667 00:42:42,812 --> 00:42:45,565 to do things due to her injuries. 668 00:42:45,607 --> 00:42:47,192 - RAMONA: My mother had, in the beginning, 669 00:42:47,233 --> 00:42:50,695 she had some bad days and she had some good days, 670 00:42:50,737 --> 00:42:53,782 but she kept praying and built the strength 671 00:42:53,823 --> 00:42:56,076 to keep going on. 672 00:42:56,117 --> 00:42:58,078 - GEORGIA: A lot of people wouldn't have survived 673 00:42:58,119 --> 00:43:00,246 what I went through, with what I went through with, 674 00:43:00,288 --> 00:43:02,957 they couldn't have made it out of that fire, 675 00:43:02,999 --> 00:43:05,126 and that why I say I'm blessed. 676 00:43:05,168 --> 00:43:08,171 To be, you know, be able to overcome and be able 677 00:43:08,213 --> 00:43:12,342 to walk again, and I'm still counseling people. 678 00:43:12,384 --> 00:43:15,553 And that's why I say I'm blessed. 679 00:43:15,595 --> 00:43:19,182 I hope that I'll be able to go on with my life 680 00:43:19,224 --> 00:43:22,560 and continue to do the will of the Lord and keep 681 00:43:22,602 --> 00:43:25,313 on being blessed, while I am healing. 682 00:43:30,360 --> 00:43:36,241 - 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