1 00:00:01,243 --> 00:00:04,128 -[pleasant music playing] -[children laughing] 2 00:00:04,130 --> 00:00:07,756 [narrator] It turns out, the new owners are a rather large clan. 3 00:00:08,926 --> 00:00:12,261 -Careful, it's heavy. -Mom, I'm stronger than you. 4 00:00:12,263 --> 00:00:14,930 [narrator] There are eight members of the Huggins-Bogg family. 5 00:00:16,392 --> 00:00:18,183 [Tiarra Braddock] So Angela Boggs and Dennis Huggins 6 00:00:18,260 --> 00:00:20,477 had a very blended family. 7 00:00:20,479 --> 00:00:22,021 Angela came in with two kid 8 00:00:22,023 --> 00:00:24,481 and then they ended up having four of their own. 9 00:00:24,483 --> 00:00:26,233 Their youngest one was 16 months old 10 00:00:26,235 --> 00:00:29,361 and their oldest was around 17. 11 00:00:29,438 --> 00:00:31,572 [narrator] Brittany is the eldest child. 12 00:00:31,574 --> 00:00:36,535 Well, Jered, he's the one who made me a big sister at three. 13 00:00:36,612 --> 00:00:38,704 Um, me and him were close. 14 00:00:40,291 --> 00:00:44,918 Then, my little sister, Daisia came along, she was sassy. 15 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,546 [Durand Huggins] And then, Kylle came after Daisia 16 00:00:47,548 --> 00:00:49,465 I thought to myself, 17 00:00:49,467 --> 00:00:53,093 "He is going to be ladies' man when he gets older." 18 00:00:53,721 --> 00:00:55,637 And after Kylle was Alivia 19 00:00:55,639 --> 00:00:59,808 and Alivia had this real lon beautiful curly hair, 20 00:01:00,394 --> 00:01:02,811 and, you know, hazel green eyes. 21 00:01:03,898 --> 00:01:07,107 And then, baby Cameron he was only around one. 22 00:01:07,109 --> 00:01:10,986 When he would see me or our other brothers, 23 00:01:10,988 --> 00:01:13,989 he would be kinda confused because we all kinda look alike. 24 00:01:13,991 --> 00:01:15,632 [guitar music playing] 25 00:01:15,634 --> 00:01:17,826 [narrator] The entire brood is taken care of by their 26 00:01:17,828 --> 00:01:21,371 electrician turned stay-at-home dad, Dennis. 27 00:01:21,415 --> 00:01:24,792 While mom, Angela, works as a dialysis technician. 28 00:01:24,794 --> 00:01:27,836 Angela was not giving up her job, that's all it boiled down to. 29 00:01:28,089 --> 00:01:29,813 So they made a choice, 30 00:01:29,815 --> 00:01:32,633 Dennis would watch the children, Angela would go to work. 31 00:01:32,709 --> 00:01:35,677 [narrator] Angela and Denni are fun-loving and social parents, 32 00:01:35,679 --> 00:01:39,181 who pride themselves on instilling good values in their children. 33 00:01:39,183 --> 00:01:42,392 Honey, I'm just gonna put him down in our room for a nap, okay? 34 00:01:42,427 --> 00:01:44,661 [Brittany Boggs] Anybody els who would describe my mom 35 00:01:44,663 --> 00:01:47,231 would tell you that she woul give the shirt off her back to somebody. 36 00:01:48,192 --> 00:01:51,318 Which she would. She was a good-hearted person. 37 00:01:51,779 --> 00:01:53,779 Come on, our new house! 38 00:01:53,856 --> 00:01:56,490 [Huggins] My brother, Dennis was very concerned about 39 00:01:56,567 --> 00:01:58,158 what his neighbors thought about him. 40 00:01:58,235 --> 00:02:00,268 We were raised like that, you know. 41 00:02:00,270 --> 00:02:05,457 Any time you're out in public, you're representing yourself and your family. 42 00:02:05,459 --> 00:02:09,253 The Lord says, that if you're a good person, 43 00:02:09,255 --> 00:02:11,755 -that life will treat you well. -[child giggles] 44 00:02:11,757 --> 00:02:13,173 [narrator] One Sunday, after church, 45 00:02:13,175 --> 00:02:15,592 the new neighbors encounter the Fords. 46 00:02:15,594 --> 00:02:17,886 -[Stanley] Oh, don't let us interrupt you. -[Dennis] No worries. 47 00:02:17,888 --> 00:02:19,763 I'm Dennis. This is my wife, Angela. 48 00:02:19,765 --> 00:02:22,057 Hey, man. This is my brother, Durand. 49 00:02:22,134 --> 00:02:25,144 Sorry I'm late, I had to help with the service at Shelton Temple. 50 00:02:25,220 --> 00:02:27,146 Are you Pentecostal? 51 00:02:27,148 --> 00:02:29,565 [Huggins] Dennis and I, we were raised in the church 52 00:02:29,641 --> 00:02:33,360 And church is a part of our, just, being in general. 53 00:02:33,362 --> 00:02:35,362 -You? -Yeah. 54 00:02:35,364 --> 00:02:37,156 -Oh, nice. -Small world. 55 00:02:37,232 --> 00:02:40,075 Stanley grew up in the church just like Dennis did. 56 00:02:40,152 --> 00:02:41,067 [Stanley] Welcome to the neighborhood. 57 00:02:41,069 --> 00:02:43,162 -[Dennis] Thanks. -All right. 58 00:02:43,164 --> 00:02:45,330 [narrator] Stanley is glad to meet a family that reflec his values. 59 00:02:45,332 --> 00:02:48,959 [Braddock] Dennis and Stanle they're both fathers. 60 00:02:49,003 --> 00:02:52,880 They both love their children and would do anything for their kids. 61 00:02:52,956 --> 00:02:56,133 [Huggins] Stanley would hav seen a lot of himself in Dennis, you know. 62 00:02:56,135 --> 00:02:57,325 And that's anybody, you know 63 00:02:57,403 --> 00:02:58,844 You have to get to know your neighbors. 64 00:02:58,846 --> 00:03:01,555 They seemed nice, we should have them over. 65 00:03:02,183 --> 00:03:04,257 Maybe. 66 00:03:04,259 --> 00:03:06,727 [narrator] It could be kindred spirits will now share the street. 67 00:03:06,803 --> 00:03:08,169 You! 68 00:03:08,171 --> 00:03:09,021 [narrator] But that's not all they'll share. 69 00:03:09,023 --> 00:03:10,564 -Beat it, both of you. -Hey! 70 00:03:10,566 --> 00:03:12,733 -[Stanley] In a flame of fire... -Leave us alone! 71 00:03:12,809 --> 00:03:14,401 [Stanley] ...I give vengeance. 72 00:03:16,614 --> 00:03:18,530 [dramatic music playing] 73 00:03:18,532 --> 00:03:20,866 [narrator] One night, while Stanley is doing his usual patrol, 74 00:03:20,943 --> 00:03:24,203 his high hopes for his new neighbors are shattered. 75 00:03:25,873 --> 00:03:30,083 [Stephanie Warsmith] Dennis Huggins was known to have sold some marijuana 76 00:03:30,085 --> 00:03:34,338 And that wouldn't have sat well with Stanley Ford 77 00:03:34,340 --> 00:03:40,594 who didn't approve of drinking, or smoking weed or anything like that. 78 00:03:40,596 --> 00:03:44,556 -Are you selling drugs? -No, no. That guy's a friend of mine. For real. 79 00:03:44,558 --> 00:03:48,227 It was only a enough really, I'm telling you, to smoke for free. 80 00:03:48,303 --> 00:03:50,145 That was about all he was selling. 81 00:03:50,222 --> 00:03:53,440 [narrator] But any amount is too much for Stanley. 82 00:03:53,442 --> 00:03:55,734 Guys like you aren't welcome on this street. 83 00:03:55,736 --> 00:03:58,320 [Huggins] To Dennis, Stanley was no threat. 84 00:03:58,397 --> 00:04:01,740 I believe Dennis told him what it was, and that was that. 85 00:04:01,742 --> 00:04:03,075 Maybe even laughed at him. 86 00:04:03,151 --> 00:04:06,662 [chuckles] Dude, mind your own business. 87 00:04:06,664 --> 00:04:09,748 [narrator] For Stanley, another fuse has been lit. 88 00:04:09,866 --> 00:04:12,084 This street is my business. 89 00:04:12,086 --> 00:04:15,254 [Dennis chuckles] You're a crazy old fool. 90 00:04:15,256 --> 00:04:17,381 [Huggins] We heard Stanley Ford say, 91 00:04:17,383 --> 00:04:20,217 "That God told me I'm the angel of this neighborhood." 92 00:04:20,219 --> 00:04:23,720 I think that's just the precursor for him saying, 93 00:04:23,722 --> 00:04:26,723 "If there's anything bad in this neighborhood, 94 00:04:26,725 --> 00:04:29,268 I have the approval from Go to destroy it." 95 00:04:29,270 --> 00:04:30,752 [sirens wailing] 96 00:04:38,112 --> 00:04:40,186 [narrator] Even though months have passed, 97 00:04:40,263 --> 00:04:44,825 Stanley is still fuming from the invasion of Lindell Lewis' friends. 98 00:04:44,901 --> 00:04:48,120 And he refuses to lose contr of his street again. 99 00:04:49,373 --> 00:04:53,959 He has his eye on Dennis Huggins' oldest boy, Jered. 100 00:04:53,961 --> 00:04:56,878 [Huggins] If Stanley Ford ever seen Jered, instantly, 101 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:00,590 from a distance he would think, "Up to no good", you know? 102 00:05:00,592 --> 00:05:02,467 Because that's how he has to think. 103 00:05:02,502 --> 00:05:04,636 If he sees Jered, he thinks bad. 104 00:05:04,638 --> 00:05:06,555 I mean, that's just an automatic to him. 105 00:05:06,557 --> 00:05:08,698 [Stanley] Hey! 106 00:05:08,700 --> 00:05:10,976 [Troy Looney] There were multiple reports made in the neighborhood, 107 00:05:10,978 --> 00:05:14,646 multiple cars had been damaged or broken into. 108 00:05:16,650 --> 00:05:20,944 Mr. Ford thought that Jered was responsible for damage to cars. 109 00:05:21,238 --> 00:05:22,154 Hey! 110 00:05:22,948 --> 00:05:24,548 I saw you. 111 00:05:24,550 --> 00:05:27,326 He had said to Jered, basically, I know what you did. 112 00:05:29,079 --> 00:05:32,748 I told you, this is my neighborhood. 113 00:05:32,750 --> 00:05:36,668 And that's the exact wrong way to come to somebody like Dennis. 114 00:05:36,670 --> 00:05:38,578 Don't mess with my son, old man! 115 00:05:38,580 --> 00:05:41,256 [Huggins] You're not gonna tell me this is your neighborhood, 116 00:05:41,258 --> 00:05:43,083 when I pay for this house. 117 00:05:44,345 --> 00:05:47,721 [narrator] Now, Stanley monitors both father and son. 118 00:05:49,933 --> 00:05:52,601 [Huggins] Dennis thought, what you don't have the right to do 119 00:05:52,603 --> 00:05:54,853 is to tell other people how they're gonna live. 120 00:05:54,855 --> 00:05:58,523 You don't have the right to be the judge, jury, and executioner 121 00:05:58,525 --> 00:06:00,275 of those issues. 122 00:06:00,352 --> 00:06:02,319 That's what the police are there for. 123 00:06:04,198 --> 00:06:06,615 [narrator] But Stanley sees himself as the law. 124 00:06:07,993 --> 00:06:10,285 One night, he's convinced he catches Jered 125 00:06:10,362 --> 00:06:12,621 and Devonte Sams breaking into a car... 126 00:06:12,623 --> 00:06:13,705 [Stanley] Hey! 127 00:06:13,707 --> 00:06:14,748 [narrator] ...and jumps into action. 128 00:06:14,750 --> 00:06:16,282 [Stanley] Stop! 129 00:06:16,284 --> 00:06:18,919 [Looney] Mr. Ford claimed to observed both young men 130 00:06:18,995 --> 00:06:21,546 conducting some kind of suspicious activity. 131 00:06:21,623 --> 00:06:23,507 [Braddock] He thought that they were up to no good 132 00:06:23,550 --> 00:06:25,550 I think Jered's breaking out car windows, 133 00:06:25,552 --> 00:06:27,969 oh my gosh, they're now together. 134 00:06:28,046 --> 00:06:30,389 What havoc can they wreck on this neighborhood? 135 00:06:30,465 --> 00:06:32,724 [narrator] When Stanley chases Devonte home 136 00:06:32,726 --> 00:06:37,854 he realizes his family lives next door to his friend, Bev Ewing. 137 00:06:37,856 --> 00:06:41,733 Beverly was one of the neighbors who had her car vandalized. 138 00:06:41,810 --> 00:06:45,028 And so, this was concerning to Beverly. 139 00:06:46,156 --> 00:06:49,324 [narrator] Stanley is certai it's not a coincidence. 140 00:06:49,326 --> 00:06:51,326 It's those thieving teens. 141 00:06:52,621 --> 00:06:55,330 [Angela] Tell me what's going on. 142 00:06:55,407 --> 00:06:57,791 [narrator] Yet, Jered tells his mother a different story. 143 00:06:57,793 --> 00:07:00,210 [Jered] I was only looking inside the cars. 144 00:07:00,212 --> 00:07:01,294 I don't break into them. 145 00:07:01,371 --> 00:07:03,588 Well then, who is? 146 00:07:03,590 --> 00:07:06,174 [Huggins] You know, Angela just can't believe 147 00:07:06,251 --> 00:07:08,485 that Jered was busting windows out. 148 00:07:08,487 --> 00:07:12,556 You know, their children represent this house, you represent this family. 149 00:07:12,599 --> 00:07:15,308 You're not getting away with knocking peoples windows out, 150 00:07:15,385 --> 00:07:16,309 it's not happening. 151 00:07:16,386 --> 00:07:18,228 [Daisia] Is Jered in trouble? 152 00:07:18,230 --> 00:07:20,522 No, no, no, no. No, darling. 153 00:07:21,859 --> 00:07:22,941 It's bedtime. 154 00:07:24,027 --> 00:07:25,318 Say your prayers. 155 00:07:27,698 --> 00:07:29,281 [narrator] Stanley's accusations 156 00:07:29,283 --> 00:07:31,616 aren't the only thing disturbing Angela. 157 00:07:34,246 --> 00:07:36,913 The investigation into the Lindell Lewis house fire 158 00:07:36,957 --> 00:07:39,708 has closed without an arrest 159 00:07:39,784 --> 00:07:43,753 Leaving the neighborhood afraid there's an arsonist on the loose. 160 00:07:43,755 --> 00:07:47,507 You try to come up with something in your mind 161 00:07:49,052 --> 00:07:50,594 to understand the reasoning 162 00:07:51,722 --> 00:07:53,513 behind what happened. 163 00:07:54,391 --> 00:07:56,199 But, you can't. 164 00:07:56,201 --> 00:07:59,728 And it just seems unreal that somebody would take it that far. 165 00:08:02,357 --> 00:08:06,985 [narrator] Angela is terrifi of fire because of her ex, Patrick Boggs. 166 00:08:06,987 --> 00:08:09,571 Whom she is still, technically, married to. 167 00:08:09,573 --> 00:08:12,657 My Dad did a lot of mean things to her. 168 00:08:13,118 --> 00:08:15,660 [crying] No. Please, don't! 169 00:08:15,737 --> 00:08:17,329 [Boggs] He was in jail when I was first born, 170 00:08:17,405 --> 00:08:20,207 because he threw her in the bathtub with kerosene 171 00:08:20,283 --> 00:08:22,000 [Angela screaming and crying] 172 00:08:22,711 --> 00:08:23,793 Tried to light her on fire. 173 00:08:23,837 --> 00:08:26,079 [Angela] No! 174 00:08:26,081 --> 00:08:28,632 [narrator] Patrick Boggs spent 12 years in prison for domestic violence. 175 00:08:28,634 --> 00:08:31,343 And was recently released on parole. 176 00:08:31,378 --> 00:08:35,847 I'm sure Angela had a healthy fear of Patrick Boggs. 177 00:08:35,849 --> 00:08:37,933 Um, and rightfully so. 178 00:08:37,935 --> 00:08:40,227 [narrator] Each day Angela's fear grows, 179 00:08:40,229 --> 00:08:43,355 as rumors spread about who the arsonist might be. 180 00:08:43,357 --> 00:08:45,598 I know who broke into your car. 181 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:47,859 [narrator] Meanwhile, Stanley is determined to cat the young criminals. 182 00:08:48,237 --> 00:08:49,694 That punk next door. 183 00:08:49,696 --> 00:08:51,655 [narrator] And corrals Bev Ewing to join him 184 00:08:51,657 --> 00:08:54,699 in confronting Devonte's father, Anthony Sams. 185 00:08:55,619 --> 00:08:56,993 [Stanley] Mind if we talk to your kid? 186 00:08:56,995 --> 00:08:58,278 You the dude who followed him? 187 00:08:58,280 --> 00:08:59,913 It's about my car window, I was wondering if-- 188 00:08:59,915 --> 00:09:01,039 What do you want from us, huh? 189 00:09:01,041 --> 00:09:02,874 And Anthony didn't really take it well. 190 00:09:02,876 --> 00:09:04,960 He might have been slightly intoxicated. 191 00:09:04,962 --> 00:09:07,045 And was yelling, and was putting his arms up. 192 00:09:07,122 --> 00:09:10,924 Do not mess with me. Now beat it, both of you. Go. 193 00:09:12,219 --> 00:09:14,627 -[Braddock] And she felt frightening which... -Beat it! 194 00:09:14,629 --> 00:09:18,014 ...most people probably woul if you have someone belligerently yelling at you 195 00:09:18,016 --> 00:09:20,767 Be careful, the guy's got a record for assault. 196 00:09:20,844 --> 00:09:23,061 And selling drugs. 197 00:09:23,063 --> 00:09:26,022 [narrator] Chester Williams tries to convince his neighbors to back down. 198 00:09:26,775 --> 00:09:28,182 [Stanley] I'm done with them. 199 00:09:28,259 --> 00:09:29,985 [Beverly] Drop it, please. I don't want any trouble. 200 00:09:29,987 --> 00:09:31,903 You don't have to worry. 201 00:09:31,905 --> 00:09:35,156 Stanley wants to protect his neighbors, because he thinks that's his job. 202 00:09:35,158 --> 00:09:36,866 To them who know not God... 203 00:09:36,868 --> 00:09:37,993 [Braddock] He thinks God sent him here... 204 00:09:37,995 --> 00:09:39,661 ...and who not obey the gospel. 205 00:09:39,738 --> 00:09:40,996 ...to do exactly that. 206 00:09:41,031 --> 00:09:44,416 In a flame of fire I give vengeance. 207 00:09:53,010 --> 00:09:56,344 [Braddock] This is a neighborhood that you should feel safe 208 00:09:56,346 --> 00:09:58,930 because there's families her there's older people here, 209 00:09:59,007 --> 00:10:02,517 it shouldn't feel like a place where I can't send my child outside. 210 00:10:03,645 --> 00:10:05,604 [narrator] But sending his kids outside 211 00:10:05,606 --> 00:10:08,356 is exactly what Stanley is afraid of. 212 00:10:08,433 --> 00:10:10,400 Especially after attending church. 213 00:10:13,030 --> 00:10:15,113 -[upbeat music playing] -[indistinct chatter] 214 00:10:15,532 --> 00:10:19,951 [narrator] Stanley's family and Dennis' family celebrate differently. 215 00:10:19,953 --> 00:10:22,329 [Huggins] Stanley didn't le people to come to his house 216 00:10:22,405 --> 00:10:25,707 Which is the exact opposite of somebody like Dennis. 217 00:10:25,709 --> 00:10:29,336 [Todd Webb] Stanley Ford kept his family intact and quiet. 218 00:10:29,338 --> 00:10:33,131 And the Boggs-Huggins family they liked to socialize. 219 00:10:33,133 --> 00:10:35,525 [Zaneda] Ooh. 220 00:10:35,527 --> 00:10:38,053 [Huggins] Stanley would see different people coming in and out of Dennis' house. 221 00:10:38,055 --> 00:10:41,848 We have nephews, a lot of younger guys, like, in their 20s. 222 00:10:41,850 --> 00:10:45,518 And I know every Sunday we would all meet up at Dennis' house, 223 00:10:45,595 --> 00:10:48,647 you know, music playing, barbecuing, eat all you want 224 00:10:48,649 --> 00:10:51,107 You know, enjoy yourself. 225 00:10:51,109 --> 00:10:54,611 And I can imagine somebody like Stanley seeing this. 226 00:10:56,865 --> 00:11:00,533 And you can perceive things from a very bad way, 227 00:11:00,535 --> 00:11:04,037 if you're already thinking something bad, you know. 228 00:11:04,039 --> 00:11:07,999 And you think to yourself, "Oh, they're not gonna mess up my neighborhood." 229 00:11:08,076 --> 00:11:09,409 Who's your friend, Mr. Weirdo? 230 00:11:09,411 --> 00:11:11,336 They would be, kind of, scratching their heads. 231 00:11:11,338 --> 00:11:13,338 Like, you know, why is this guy staring? 232 00:11:13,340 --> 00:11:15,674 And why doesn't he mind his own business, kinda thing. 233 00:11:15,676 --> 00:11:17,592 He's so weird. 234 00:11:17,669 --> 00:11:20,136 [narrator] For Stanley, the Huggins-Boggs 235 00:11:20,180 --> 00:11:23,181 are no better than Lindell Lewis' friends. 236 00:11:23,183 --> 00:11:25,475 -[woman] Been a while. -Yes, indeed. [laughing] 237 00:11:25,477 --> 00:11:28,770 You wanna come party in the van, Stan? 238 00:11:28,772 --> 00:11:33,525 [Warsmith] Where before, his attention was directed across the street at Lindell 239 00:11:33,527 --> 00:11:37,028 now his focus is on the Huggins-Boggs family. 240 00:11:37,105 --> 00:11:39,489 [man] All right, yo, let me see. 241 00:11:39,524 --> 00:11:42,826 [Huggins] You know, so he would perceive things that just weren't true. 242 00:11:43,745 --> 00:11:45,519 "Are they selling drugs? 243 00:11:45,521 --> 00:11:47,831 Are they doing... What are they doing over there?" 244 00:11:47,833 --> 00:11:50,542 And I think he just had a misconception. 245 00:11:50,544 --> 00:11:53,878 Get away from her! Don't you ever come near her! 246 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:55,880 What are you doing? What's wrong with you? 247 00:11:55,882 --> 00:11:57,173 This kid does drugs. 248 00:11:57,175 --> 00:11:59,092 -Stanley. -I don't want him near her! 249 00:11:59,169 --> 00:12:02,137 [Huggins] Stanley Ford's wif told him to leave it alone. 250 00:12:02,139 --> 00:12:04,764 But he just couldn't do it, he didn't want to. 251 00:12:04,841 --> 00:12:07,726 Hey! I thought I told you, don't mess with me son? 252 00:12:07,728 --> 00:12:10,019 -Then stop selling drugs! -Are you crazy? 253 00:12:10,063 --> 00:12:13,022 There are no drugs. Leave us alone! 254 00:12:13,024 --> 00:12:16,818 He wanted to be the one that fixed, what he thought, was a problem. 255 00:12:16,895 --> 00:12:18,445 Stanley, enough. 256 00:12:18,905 --> 00:12:21,406 Now! 257 00:12:21,408 --> 00:12:24,117 [Boggs] I personally feel li Stanley wanted to be the onl person in the neighborhood. 258 00:12:24,119 --> 00:12:26,161 Like, he did not want neighbors. 259 00:12:26,163 --> 00:12:28,872 He did not want anybody around him. 260 00:12:28,874 --> 00:12:32,000 He wanted that whole little section to himself. 261 00:12:32,076 --> 00:12:33,960 What did we do wrong? 262 00:12:34,037 --> 00:12:36,171 [Huggins] He just judged from a distance. 263 00:12:36,173 --> 00:12:41,843 And he decided that these were bad people and that was that. 264 00:12:41,845 --> 00:12:45,263 [narrator] The Huggins-Bogg feared Stanley's delusions could escalate. 265 00:12:45,265 --> 00:12:47,140 And, possible, turn dangerou 266 00:12:47,976 --> 00:12:49,416 [Warsmith] Their children are being accused 267 00:12:49,418 --> 00:12:51,770 of doing these things in the neighborhood, 268 00:12:51,772 --> 00:12:55,315 but Stanley never actually went and talked to either of them 269 00:12:55,391 --> 00:12:57,317 about the concerns that he had. 270 00:12:57,393 --> 00:12:59,402 [narrator] Still, he's seen enough to know 271 00:12:59,446 --> 00:13:02,447 that his new neighbors are a major threat. 272 00:13:02,449 --> 00:13:06,993 The two sides of Mr. Ford, kind ok like a Jekyll and Hyde I guess analogy. 273 00:13:07,070 --> 00:13:11,247 When his perception takes the darker side, 274 00:13:11,291 --> 00:13:13,833 he's very dangerous at that point in time. 275 00:13:13,835 --> 00:13:19,047 That is a reason to have fea obviously, by the neighbors 276 00:13:24,095 --> 00:13:27,889 [narrator] Each day, Stanley becomes increasingly convinced 277 00:13:27,891 --> 00:13:31,601 the juvenile behavior is actually punishable crime 278 00:13:31,603 --> 00:13:33,186 You! 279 00:13:33,188 --> 00:13:36,272 Devonte had cut through his property, he also said that, 280 00:13:36,274 --> 00:13:38,733 Devonte had looked in his windows, 281 00:13:38,735 --> 00:13:40,693 and was messing with his property. 282 00:13:41,988 --> 00:13:44,155 -What do you want? -Nothing. 283 00:13:44,232 --> 00:13:45,532 [Stanley] You were trying to break in. 284 00:13:45,534 --> 00:13:47,742 I don't wanna see you around here again. 285 00:13:47,744 --> 00:13:52,622 Stanley Ford had warned him that he needed to stop cutting across his grass. 286 00:13:52,624 --> 00:13:56,918 And, I believe, an argument occurred between the two. 287 00:13:56,995 --> 00:13:59,087 You won't see me, you'll be sleeping. 288 00:13:59,089 --> 00:14:02,549 He also said, that Devonte had been confrontational. 289 00:14:02,551 --> 00:14:04,217 You think this is funny? 290 00:14:04,294 --> 00:14:05,677 Better watch your back, old man. 291 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:07,554 [Warsmith] He is talking to this young man 292 00:14:07,556 --> 00:14:10,598 and telling him to knock off whatever he thinks he's doing wrong, 293 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:13,309 and isn't getting the response that he wants. 294 00:14:13,353 --> 00:14:16,771 Listen, I will body you. 295 00:14:16,848 --> 00:14:18,047 [Serena Jones] They say they gonna body you, 296 00:14:18,049 --> 00:14:20,525 that means put you in a body bag. 297 00:14:21,444 --> 00:14:23,444 Having anybody say that to you... 298 00:14:23,738 --> 00:14:26,030 is a threat on your life. 299 00:14:26,032 --> 00:14:31,536 You definitely have to think about a person's mental status if they saying that to a kid. 300 00:14:31,538 --> 00:14:35,665 [narrator] As word spreads of Stanley's latest threat, the street goes quiet. 301 00:14:37,460 --> 00:14:40,712 -[sirens wailing] -Until another blaze rages in Sherbondy Hill. 302 00:14:41,381 --> 00:14:43,840 [Jones] We heard firetrucks 303 00:14:43,842 --> 00:14:47,093 And then, you can hear the sirens from the police car. 304 00:14:47,170 --> 00:14:49,637 And just smoke, something burning. 305 00:14:51,391 --> 00:14:54,225 [narrator] Someone has set the Sams' family car on fire 306 00:14:56,646 --> 00:15:00,189 [Warsmith] The vehicle fire was also an arson. 307 00:15:00,191 --> 00:15:06,112 They knew, because there wa a rag that was put into the gas container. 308 00:15:06,114 --> 00:15:09,365 [Webb] It put the neighborho on high alert once again, 309 00:15:09,367 --> 00:15:13,328 that, you know, we have someone in the neighborhood setting cars on fire. 310 00:15:13,622 --> 00:15:15,246 [narrator] It's been less than a year 311 00:15:15,248 --> 00:15:18,958 since both Lindell Lewis' va and house were set alight. 312 00:15:21,796 --> 00:15:24,797 [Looney] When the fire department was putting out the car fire 313 00:15:24,832 --> 00:15:28,134 Mr. Ford was standing in the middle of the street, kinda, looking down watching. 314 00:15:29,137 --> 00:15:32,138 Devonte thought that was very eerie. 315 00:15:32,140 --> 00:15:34,557 [narrator] And this time, Stanley's old nemesis 316 00:15:34,559 --> 00:15:36,351 won't let him get away with it. 317 00:15:36,353 --> 00:15:38,269 After Lindell's house burnt down, 318 00:15:38,271 --> 00:15:41,064 suspect Thomas Hugley stayed in the neighborhood. 319 00:15:41,107 --> 00:15:43,942 They say he moved in with another old friend of his, 320 00:15:43,944 --> 00:15:46,736 somewhere on that side of town. 321 00:15:46,738 --> 00:15:50,073 [narrator] Thomas remains convinced Stanley is the arsonist... 322 00:15:50,075 --> 00:15:51,841 [Thomas] You think you're good at this, don't you? 323 00:15:51,843 --> 00:15:54,535 [narrator] ...and confront h before he strikes again. 324 00:15:54,537 --> 00:15:57,830 -The car you torched last night. -I had nothing to do with it. 325 00:15:58,541 --> 00:15:59,791 You're lying. 326 00:16:01,378 --> 00:16:03,920 Be very careful. 327 00:16:03,922 --> 00:16:06,422 [Jones] I don't believe there was any fear there. 328 00:16:07,342 --> 00:16:08,591 From what I seen 329 00:16:09,844 --> 00:16:12,028 didn't stop him from doing anything. 330 00:16:21,314 --> 00:16:24,482 [Webb] The neighborhood was on high alert, looking out for one and other. 331 00:16:24,484 --> 00:16:28,778 And wondering why this thing was occurring on their vehicles, 332 00:16:28,822 --> 00:16:30,530 and who was responsible for doing it. 333 00:16:32,993 --> 00:16:34,742 [narrator] At the height of the neighborhood tension 334 00:16:34,744 --> 00:16:37,412 Dennis and Angela take their kids on a trip. 335 00:16:39,457 --> 00:16:43,001 [Boggs] Dennis' mom and grandma had moved down to Florida. 336 00:16:43,003 --> 00:16:46,504 And, basically, my mom and them made a vacation of it, 337 00:16:46,506 --> 00:16:49,924 you know, basically just go down there and see how it is. 338 00:16:49,926 --> 00:16:53,594 [narrator] When they return home the parents have news for their children 339 00:16:54,723 --> 00:16:58,349 What do you guys wanna think about a big move? 340 00:16:58,351 --> 00:17:00,393 -Yeah. -What if we moved down to Florida? 341 00:17:02,397 --> 00:17:04,939 -At least we'll get away from Stanley. -Mmm. 342 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:07,141 That dude is a firebug. 343 00:17:07,218 --> 00:17:09,694 [Webb] There were rumors going around that Stanley Fo 344 00:17:09,696 --> 00:17:12,697 is the one responsible for this vehicle fire. 345 00:17:12,699 --> 00:17:15,074 There wasn't any proof of th at that time. 346 00:17:15,076 --> 00:17:16,993 It would make anyone, 347 00:17:16,995 --> 00:17:20,204 specifically the Boggs family Huggins family, 348 00:17:20,206 --> 00:17:21,622 very uncomfortable. 349 00:17:21,624 --> 00:17:24,292 [Angela] Okay, let's vote. All in favor? 350 00:17:26,254 --> 00:17:27,712 [all cheering] 351 00:17:27,714 --> 00:17:28,954 [narrator] Dennis and Angel are eager to leave 352 00:17:28,956 --> 00:17:31,340 Sherbondy Hill as soon as possible. 353 00:17:31,342 --> 00:17:35,845 Angela had already been approved to get a job down in Florida. 354 00:17:35,847 --> 00:17:38,556 -Guess we're moving to Florida. -[all cheering] 355 00:17:38,558 --> 00:17:40,767 [Braddock] I think they wanted to be able to live comfortably. 356 00:17:40,769 --> 00:17:43,644 And, when you are constantly being harassed, you don't want that. 357 00:17:43,646 --> 00:17:46,731 And you wanna move, you wanna go somewhere else. 358 00:17:48,234 --> 00:17:53,112 [narrator] But Stanley Ford is completely unaware of hi neighbor's upcoming move. 359 00:17:53,114 --> 00:17:55,656 And his recent run-ins with Devonte Sams... 360 00:17:55,658 --> 00:17:57,158 I will body you. 361 00:17:57,235 --> 00:17:58,034 ...and Thomas Hugley... 362 00:17:58,078 --> 00:17:59,869 Be very careful. 363 00:17:59,871 --> 00:18:02,121 ...have left him fuming. 364 00:18:02,198 --> 00:18:05,041 [Webb] The neighbors were all on edge. 365 00:18:05,043 --> 00:18:09,212 And, you know, just the neighborhood was on lookout and at high alert. 366 00:18:11,007 --> 00:18:15,093 [narrator] Down the street, the future is bright for the Huggins-Boggs family. 367 00:18:15,678 --> 00:18:16,910 Done. 368 00:18:17,597 --> 00:18:19,430 [Huggins] Dennis put the home for sale. 369 00:18:19,766 --> 00:18:21,748 Fingers crossed. 370 00:18:21,750 --> 00:18:25,019 [narrator] That night, Angela reveals another big decision, 371 00:18:25,021 --> 00:18:27,939 one she's been too afraid to make until now 372 00:18:27,941 --> 00:18:31,275 I think I'm finally gonna ask Patrick for that divorce. 373 00:18:31,277 --> 00:18:33,402 Well good. I thought you were afraid to poke the bear? 374 00:18:34,197 --> 00:18:35,154 No. 375 00:18:35,907 --> 00:18:37,031 We're moving out of state. 376 00:18:37,534 --> 00:18:39,158 It's time. 377 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:42,161 [Huggins] I'm sure Angela kn that if Patrick Boggs 378 00:18:42,163 --> 00:18:44,455 were to try to approach her 379 00:18:44,457 --> 00:18:47,875 Dennis could, at least, fend him off long enough for them to call the police 380 00:18:47,877 --> 00:18:50,461 Or, just deal with him. Period. 381 00:18:50,463 --> 00:18:53,131 [narrator] With Dennis and Angela caught up in their plans 382 00:18:53,207 --> 00:18:55,842 they're unaware that Stanley Ford's anger 383 00:18:55,844 --> 00:18:58,761 has evolved into uncontrollable rage. 384 00:18:59,764 --> 00:19:01,639 And at that point he let go. 385 00:19:01,716 --> 00:19:05,393 I'm done playing, this is no longer a game. 386 00:19:05,469 --> 00:19:09,897 [narrator] Stanley has tried his best to protec the neighborhood he loves. 387 00:19:09,899 --> 00:19:13,526 Now, he's a tinderbox waiting for a spark. 388 00:19:17,365 --> 00:19:18,898 On Mother's Day, 389 00:19:18,900 --> 00:19:21,826 the Huggins-Boggs family throw a party for Angela. 390 00:19:23,413 --> 00:19:25,913 [Boggs] Jered stayed the nig at my house. 391 00:19:25,915 --> 00:19:27,373 So, we go to church. 392 00:19:27,375 --> 00:19:29,375 I mean, literally, the whole way home 393 00:19:29,377 --> 00:19:31,002 he was ranting and raving 394 00:19:31,004 --> 00:19:34,964 about Dennis is gonna teach him how to barbecue. 395 00:19:34,966 --> 00:19:36,799 Whoa, not in those clothes your not. 396 00:19:36,843 --> 00:19:37,842 Get inside and go get changed. 397 00:19:38,887 --> 00:19:40,178 What's good. 398 00:19:40,180 --> 00:19:42,054 You're about to get the best ribs... 399 00:19:42,056 --> 00:19:43,572 [narrator] Stanley's not pleased 400 00:19:43,574 --> 00:19:45,683 with the festivities spilling onto the street. 401 00:19:45,894 --> 00:19:47,426 It looks like they... 402 00:19:47,428 --> 00:19:48,853 [narrator] But there's a bigger issue at hand. 403 00:19:48,855 --> 00:19:51,022 ...just broke the window. 404 00:19:51,024 --> 00:19:54,567 [Jones] There was a car closer to Stanley's house that had been vandalized, 405 00:19:54,569 --> 00:19:55,735 or broken into. 406 00:19:55,737 --> 00:19:56,736 You know who did this? 407 00:19:58,072 --> 00:20:00,180 They did this. 408 00:20:00,182 --> 00:20:02,033 [Webb] He believed that they were the cause of everything that was, 409 00:20:02,109 --> 00:20:04,577 you know, going on wrong in the neighborhood at that particular time. 410 00:20:04,654 --> 00:20:05,828 Police won't do a thing. 411 00:20:06,539 --> 00:20:08,956 -So I'm gonna fix this. -Look man, 412 00:20:09,584 --> 00:20:11,083 there setting fires around here too. 413 00:20:11,085 --> 00:20:13,169 So I don't want no trouble. 414 00:20:13,171 --> 00:20:16,214 You've lived here as long as I have, you don't gotta sweat it. 415 00:20:16,216 --> 00:20:19,842 Mr. Ford said, you're fine, you don't bother anybody 416 00:20:19,844 --> 00:20:21,219 you have nothing to worry about. 417 00:20:21,221 --> 00:20:23,721 He wanted to reassure that neighbor, I like you. 418 00:20:23,723 --> 00:20:25,281 You should be in the neighborhood. 419 00:20:25,283 --> 00:20:29,185 So, your stuff is fine, you family's going to be fine. 420 00:20:29,187 --> 00:20:32,980 Well, he wanted to make sur the people who he didn't lik in the neighborhood were gon 421 00:20:33,057 --> 00:20:35,107 Even if that meant gone for good. 422 00:20:37,362 --> 00:20:39,654 [narrator] That night, Stanley can't sleep 423 00:20:39,656 --> 00:20:41,948 while the Huggins-Boggs fami parties on. 424 00:20:41,950 --> 00:20:44,700 -[party music playing faintly] -[indistinct conversations] 425 00:20:44,702 --> 00:20:47,703 [Boggs] So I could see him, like, talking to himself, you know. 426 00:20:47,705 --> 00:20:50,456 Like, "There they go again, all those people 427 00:20:50,458 --> 00:20:52,250 going in and out of that house. 428 00:20:52,252 --> 00:20:54,502 There's nothing good going on over there." 429 00:20:54,578 --> 00:20:59,715 You know, I could see him just allowing it to fester and stew. 430 00:21:01,678 --> 00:21:04,887 It had to be about maybe 12:00 - 1:00 o'clock 431 00:21:04,931 --> 00:21:08,516 before people's parties started clearing out. 432 00:21:10,186 --> 00:21:13,604 [narrator] Finally, all is quiet in the Huggins-Boggs house. 433 00:21:15,149 --> 00:21:16,399 But, not for long. 434 00:21:17,235 --> 00:21:18,359 [crackling] 435 00:21:23,199 --> 00:21:24,532 [coughs] Hun! 436 00:21:24,993 --> 00:21:27,076 Hun, something's burning. 437 00:21:27,078 --> 00:21:29,620 -[Angela coughing] -Call 911, I'll get the kids. 438 00:21:31,874 --> 00:21:34,125 Girls, come on, wake up. Wake up, we gotta go. There's a fire, come on. 439 00:21:34,127 --> 00:21:36,252 Come on. Come on, wake up. We gotta go, now! 440 00:21:37,380 --> 00:21:39,463 [narrator] For reasons that remain unclear 441 00:21:39,540 --> 00:21:42,341 Angela's call does not get through. 442 00:21:42,418 --> 00:21:45,136 [Webb] She tried to call 91 to report the fire, 443 00:21:45,847 --> 00:21:47,430 not only once, but twice, 444 00:21:48,182 --> 00:21:50,199 to no avail. 445 00:21:50,201 --> 00:21:51,467 [Dennis] Girls, come on, we need to go there's a fire. Let's go, come on. 446 00:21:51,477 --> 00:21:53,019 -Come on. Come on, let's go. -[Cameron crying] 447 00:21:53,021 --> 00:21:54,729 There's a fire, we gotta go now, come on. 448 00:21:55,690 --> 00:21:57,857 It's okay. It's okay, it's okay. 449 00:21:57,859 --> 00:21:59,725 -It's okay. -[Angela] Where's his sneakers? 450 00:22:02,947 --> 00:22:05,531 [narrator] The fire has already engulfed the main floor. 451 00:22:05,608 --> 00:22:06,907 [Dennis] Help! 452 00:22:06,984 --> 00:22:09,201 [everyone screaming] Help! 453 00:22:09,203 --> 00:22:10,995 [Dennis] We gotta go back up. 454 00:22:10,997 --> 00:22:13,581 [narrator] So Dennis ushers his family back upstairs, 455 00:22:13,583 --> 00:22:15,583 hoping they can escape out a window. 456 00:22:15,659 --> 00:22:17,168 [Dennis] It's okay, it's okay, it's okay. 457 00:22:17,170 --> 00:22:18,294 I got you. 458 00:22:18,338 --> 00:22:19,670 [narrator] But they can't. 459 00:22:19,672 --> 00:22:22,214 [Dennis] Can anybody hear? Help! 460 00:22:24,886 --> 00:22:27,261 [narrator] The neighborhood slowly wakes to the horror. 461 00:22:28,181 --> 00:22:29,764 -[Dennis] Help! -[Angela] Help! 462 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:31,640 -[children screaming] -[Dennis] Help! 463 00:22:31,642 --> 00:22:34,018 -[Dennis] Help! -[Angela] Help! 464 00:22:34,020 --> 00:22:37,021 There's a fire. Please, someone! Someone help! 465 00:22:37,098 --> 00:22:40,358 -[children crying] -[Angela] It's okay. 466 00:22:40,434 --> 00:22:42,818 My neighbor's house is burning down. 467 00:22:42,820 --> 00:22:47,281 [narrator] Zaneda Ford is one of many residents desperately calling 911. 468 00:22:47,283 --> 00:22:49,617 [voice shaking] Everything is burning. 469 00:22:49,619 --> 00:22:53,412 She was a wife, and a mother, and a neighbor. 470 00:22:53,489 --> 00:22:55,706 Um, who was obviously concerned 471 00:22:55,708 --> 00:22:58,793 about people potentially being harmed. 472 00:22:58,869 --> 00:23:03,547 -[sirens wailing] -[narrator] Ten minutes int the blaze a firetruck arrive 473 00:23:05,176 --> 00:23:09,553 [Jones] At that point, it was just, like, "Let's se if they can get somebody out 474 00:23:10,515 --> 00:23:12,114 There was kids in there. 475 00:23:12,116 --> 00:23:16,185 Anybody that has empathy, when it comes to children, 476 00:23:16,229 --> 00:23:18,145 you don't even consider your own life. 477 00:23:19,148 --> 00:23:21,899 -[Cameron crying] -[Dennis] It's okay. It's okay. 478 00:23:21,901 --> 00:23:23,192 [Angela] It's okay, it's okay. 479 00:23:25,905 --> 00:23:27,113 Help! 480 00:23:27,189 --> 00:23:29,740 There are children here, please! 481 00:23:30,493 --> 00:23:32,827 [narrator] Then, catastrophe 482 00:23:32,829 --> 00:23:34,787 Since the last fire on the street 483 00:23:34,864 --> 00:23:37,540 the nearest hydrant has broken. 484 00:23:37,583 --> 00:23:41,627 [Jones] I remember them saying, "Charge", and no water came through. 485 00:23:43,631 --> 00:23:46,507 [Webb] It's nothing that yo ever want to experience as a firefighter. 486 00:23:46,509 --> 00:23:50,219 Going through your mind it's just like, "What do I do next?" 487 00:23:53,558 --> 00:23:59,395 [Jones] And they had to go around two blocks to get another fire hydrant. 488 00:23:59,439 --> 00:24:04,608 In the meanwhile, you're just thinking, "I pray somebody made it out." 489 00:24:05,945 --> 00:24:08,446 [narrator] When water is finally available 490 00:24:08,448 --> 00:24:11,198 firefighters can't enter the burning house. 491 00:24:12,577 --> 00:24:15,027 The flames are too hot. 492 00:24:19,959 --> 00:24:24,712 Seven of the eight members of the Huggins-Boggs family perish from smoke inhalation 493 00:24:28,384 --> 00:24:30,468 Brittany Boggs is out of town working 494 00:24:30,544 --> 00:24:34,096 when she gets the call that will change the rest of her life. 495 00:24:34,098 --> 00:24:38,225 [Boggs] I just dropped down to my knees and started screaming. 496 00:24:39,187 --> 00:24:41,061 All I kept saying is, no, no, no. 497 00:24:41,063 --> 00:24:43,314 Like, they can't be. I just talked to them. 498 00:24:43,316 --> 00:24:46,525 And I was just hoping that somebody was playing a sick joke on me. 499 00:24:50,156 --> 00:24:52,990 [narrator] When firefighter finally enter the house 500 00:24:52,992 --> 00:24:55,117 they discover a heartbreaking scene. 501 00:24:57,288 --> 00:25:00,831 [Webb] It was very apparent in the positions of these bodies 502 00:25:01,167 --> 00:25:03,709 that Dennis Huggins 503 00:25:03,711 --> 00:25:07,171 and Angela Boggs, in their final moments, 504 00:25:07,173 --> 00:25:09,048 had tried to protect their children. 505 00:25:12,929 --> 00:25:14,903 [Boggs] And I'm like, looking at the fire on the news 506 00:25:14,905 --> 00:25:19,558 not even noticing that it was Fultz Avenue and that was Dennis' street. 507 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:23,979 And then, come to find out, that that was out brother's home that was on fire 508 00:25:23,981 --> 00:25:25,439 and everyone had perished. 509 00:25:25,441 --> 00:25:27,358 It was... 510 00:25:27,360 --> 00:25:30,194 It was really messed up. You know what I mean? It was really messed up. 511 00:25:35,993 --> 00:25:38,827 [Jones] I've never, in my life, 512 00:25:39,747 --> 00:25:41,956 felt so defeated. 513 00:25:42,917 --> 00:25:44,917 There's nothing, nothing you can do 514 00:25:46,796 --> 00:25:48,379 but sit there and watch. 515 00:25:51,300 --> 00:25:53,592 [voice shaking] As they bring all these lifeless bodies out. 516 00:26:01,936 --> 00:26:03,727 Then they brought them kids out... 517 00:26:04,564 --> 00:26:05,846 [sniffles] 518 00:26:07,316 --> 00:26:09,817 one of the body bags was so little. 519 00:26:10,945 --> 00:26:12,403 It was so little. 520 00:26:13,197 --> 00:26:15,322 Youngest baby was only one. 521 00:26:19,579 --> 00:26:21,561 [exhales] 522 00:26:25,167 --> 00:26:28,502 [narrator] This is the deadliest fire in Akron, Ohio's history. 523 00:26:30,715 --> 00:26:33,591 Investigators immediately seek out suspects. 524 00:26:36,679 --> 00:26:41,098 Beginning with Brittany's biological father, Patrick Boggs. 525 00:26:41,100 --> 00:26:45,436 We learned that Patrick Boggs had done prison time 526 00:26:45,512 --> 00:26:49,231 for attempting to set Angela Boggs on fire. 527 00:26:50,568 --> 00:26:55,654 That immediately drew a red flag of maybe he coul have done this too. 528 00:26:55,656 --> 00:26:57,948 [narrator] Police catch him on a parole violation 529 00:26:57,950 --> 00:27:00,200 and place him in Portage County jail. 530 00:27:02,622 --> 00:27:05,080 While incarcerated, Patrick confesses 531 00:27:05,082 --> 00:27:06,915 the unthinkable to a cell mate, 532 00:27:08,169 --> 00:27:10,169 he started the blaze. 533 00:27:10,171 --> 00:27:13,922 [Webb] There were allegation of him not liking the relationship, 534 00:27:13,924 --> 00:27:17,885 not liking her new spouse, Dennis Huggins. 535 00:27:17,887 --> 00:27:20,596 [narrator] Patrick claims he placed the hot coals from the barbecue 536 00:27:20,598 --> 00:27:24,099 at Angela's party into a garbage can by the house. 537 00:27:25,645 --> 00:27:29,772 [Webb] He had that much dislike for Angela Boggs and their situation 538 00:27:29,774 --> 00:27:32,900 that he wanted to try and take credit for it. 539 00:27:32,902 --> 00:27:36,654 Search warrants were initiated and conducted on his residence, 540 00:27:36,730 --> 00:27:40,157 his vehicle, cell phone devices, 541 00:27:40,159 --> 00:27:42,326 video surveillance, and so forth. 542 00:27:42,328 --> 00:27:47,414 But we were able to determine that charcoal was not how the fire was set 543 00:27:47,416 --> 00:27:50,000 State fire marshals identified accelerants were actually used, 544 00:27:50,077 --> 00:27:53,212 whereas charcoal has a different burning pattern 545 00:27:53,247 --> 00:27:56,131 and it actually ignites in a different manner. 546 00:27:56,175 --> 00:27:58,676 [Warsmith] Someone set the house on fire 547 00:27:58,678 --> 00:28:02,179 by using accelerants to spray on the house. 548 00:28:02,181 --> 00:28:05,474 So he could not have been the one who actually 549 00:28:05,476 --> 00:28:08,394 set the fire at the Huggins-Boggs house. 550 00:28:08,396 --> 00:28:13,482 [narrator] Police work day and night to find the perso responsible for this massacr 551 00:28:13,484 --> 00:28:16,568 It's beyond me to even fathom something like that. 552 00:28:16,570 --> 00:28:20,614 Why would an individual commit such a heinous crime 553 00:28:27,331 --> 00:28:29,373 [Huggins] It wasn't a simple house fire. 554 00:28:29,375 --> 00:28:33,377 This was a fire that was intentionally set to trap them 555 00:28:33,379 --> 00:28:34,920 to not be able to get out. 556 00:28:34,997 --> 00:28:36,630 -[Cameron crying] -Help! 557 00:28:36,707 --> 00:28:39,216 How is that possible, you know what I'm saying? 558 00:28:39,218 --> 00:28:43,220 There's gotta be something else to it if they all passed away. 559 00:28:45,307 --> 00:28:47,433 [narrator] A vigil for the Huggins-Boggs famil 560 00:28:47,435 --> 00:28:49,518 draws the whole community together. 561 00:28:50,312 --> 00:28:53,313 [Jones] It was just almost like I said, 562 00:28:53,390 --> 00:28:57,025 this is crazy, two in one neighborhood. 563 00:28:57,027 --> 00:29:01,238 I said, "It's only been a year since the last one." 564 00:29:01,315 --> 00:29:03,157 [narrator] Brittany is overcome with emotion 565 00:29:03,159 --> 00:29:05,659 when she has a surprise encounter. 566 00:29:06,579 --> 00:29:09,246 [Boggs] Stanley Ford hugged me and said, 567 00:29:09,248 --> 00:29:10,956 "I'm so sorry this happened to you 568 00:29:10,958 --> 00:29:13,959 -I don't see..." -...who'd be sick enough to do this. 569 00:29:14,628 --> 00:29:16,628 [Boggs] Those were his exact words to me. 570 00:29:18,007 --> 00:29:20,716 But this was the first time I ever encountered Stanley Ford, 571 00:29:20,718 --> 00:29:23,093 like, beside just seeing him walk up and down the street. 572 00:29:23,095 --> 00:29:25,721 And he then said, "I hope they find..." 573 00:29:25,723 --> 00:29:28,015 ...who did this and they rot in hell. 574 00:29:29,351 --> 00:29:31,810 [Boggs] He was just so compassionate. 575 00:29:31,812 --> 00:29:35,939 And, you know, sweet at the vigil. 576 00:29:40,404 --> 00:29:43,822 [narrator] While the communi grieves, a manhunt is underway 577 00:29:43,824 --> 00:29:46,992 to catch the arsonist terrorizing Sherbondy Hill. 578 00:29:47,953 --> 00:29:50,537 As we are processing this fire scene, 579 00:29:51,123 --> 00:29:53,415 we did, again, notice that this fire, 580 00:29:53,417 --> 00:29:57,795 similar to the other fire, started from the exterior. 581 00:29:57,797 --> 00:30:00,214 And there was no way that was coincidental. 582 00:30:00,290 --> 00:30:03,175 We went, immediately, into investigative mode. 583 00:30:03,177 --> 00:30:04,784 [Chester] It's all on here. 584 00:30:04,786 --> 00:30:07,137 [Webb] Going directly back to Chester Williams' home. 585 00:30:07,139 --> 00:30:09,223 He still had his cameras installed. 586 00:30:09,225 --> 00:30:11,533 They were still working and functioning. 587 00:30:13,729 --> 00:30:17,272 [narrator] When investigator review footage from the night of the arson 588 00:30:17,274 --> 00:30:20,234 the case takes a stunning turn. 589 00:30:20,236 --> 00:30:25,823 A man is seen walking toward and later running from the Huggins-Boggs fire. 590 00:30:26,617 --> 00:30:28,808 And he is virtually identica 591 00:30:28,810 --> 00:30:31,912 to the man seen in the footage from the fir at Lindell Lewis' home. 592 00:30:34,625 --> 00:30:38,210 [Webb] The walk, the gait, the build of the individual 593 00:30:38,212 --> 00:30:41,880 and the activities which were going on were very similar. 594 00:30:41,882 --> 00:30:44,174 It was like, this is the same person 595 00:30:44,176 --> 00:30:46,426 who did the first fire did the second fire. 596 00:30:47,263 --> 00:30:49,179 [narrator] In both arsons 597 00:30:49,181 --> 00:30:52,057 the same man is seen heading towards Stanley Ford's house. 598 00:30:55,229 --> 00:30:56,854 We had spoken to everybody on the street 599 00:30:56,856 --> 00:30:58,605 except for Mr. Ford and his wife. 600 00:30:58,607 --> 00:31:01,733 So on the night of the fire, were you at home? 601 00:31:01,735 --> 00:31:03,610 [narrator] Detective Troy Looney, 602 00:31:03,612 --> 00:31:06,071 who also worked the Lindell Lewis case, 603 00:31:06,148 --> 00:31:07,364 interviews the Fords. 604 00:31:08,075 --> 00:31:09,825 The fire woke me up. 605 00:31:10,411 --> 00:31:12,202 -Were you awake? -No. 606 00:31:13,038 --> 00:31:14,872 I was asleep. 607 00:31:14,948 --> 00:31:18,208 [Looney] He, again, was very standoffish. 608 00:31:18,210 --> 00:31:19,501 Not cooperative. 609 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:22,045 She woke me up. 610 00:31:22,423 --> 00:31:26,550 [Looney] So immediately I noticed his wife looked at him surprisingly, 611 00:31:26,552 --> 00:31:28,886 like, that's not the case. 612 00:31:28,962 --> 00:31:31,889 So for myself, that's stood out as a red flag 613 00:31:31,891 --> 00:31:34,641 and we knew there was more we had to look into. 614 00:31:35,227 --> 00:31:36,351 I guess you missed it. 615 00:31:36,687 --> 00:31:38,970 Guess I did. 616 00:31:38,972 --> 00:31:42,441 [Looney] We wanted Mr. Ford to come downtown to talk with him about the case, 617 00:31:42,517 --> 00:31:47,362 present some other facts and information, he refused to do so. 618 00:31:47,406 --> 00:31:49,055 [officer] We're just county coordinates. 619 00:32:01,253 --> 00:32:04,296 [narrator] As investigators zero in on Stanley Ford 620 00:32:04,298 --> 00:32:06,798 they begin monitoring his every move. 621 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:09,927 Even secretly recording video of him walking. 622 00:32:12,056 --> 00:32:14,640 They compare it to the uneven gait of the suspect 623 00:32:14,642 --> 00:32:16,934 as seen in neighbor's security videos. 624 00:32:18,479 --> 00:32:21,980 [Webb] You can see the individual walking away 625 00:32:22,057 --> 00:32:25,609 and he has a very specific walk and a gait. 626 00:32:26,987 --> 00:32:30,489 The images between Stanley Ford and that perso in that video 627 00:32:30,565 --> 00:32:33,075 were very, very similar. 628 00:32:33,118 --> 00:32:35,452 To where I was thoroughly convinced 629 00:32:35,454 --> 00:32:38,330 that it was Stanley Ford who committed that fire. 630 00:32:39,041 --> 00:32:41,291 [narrator] Three days after the blaze, 631 00:32:41,293 --> 00:32:45,671 investigators secure search warrants for both of Stanley Ford's properties 632 00:32:45,673 --> 00:32:48,340 We seized multiple items during the search warrant of interest. 633 00:32:48,417 --> 00:32:52,552 And we did obtain some lighter fluid that was at the house, 634 00:32:52,554 --> 00:32:55,764 that Mr. Ford stated he didn't even own. 635 00:32:55,766 --> 00:32:59,643 [narrator] Then, Detective Looney makes a huge discovery. 636 00:32:59,645 --> 00:33:03,480 The alarm system, Stanley installed in his mother's old house, 637 00:33:03,557 --> 00:33:07,150 has a digital record of every time it's armed or disarmed. 638 00:33:08,153 --> 00:33:11,029 Incredibly, the alarm record go back to the night 639 00:33:11,031 --> 00:33:15,158 Lindell Lewis' house burned down, just over a year ago. 640 00:33:17,162 --> 00:33:23,083 Obviously, we definitively identified Mr. Ford as arming, disarming the panel 641 00:33:23,085 --> 00:33:25,485 during the exact times of the arson. 642 00:33:27,965 --> 00:33:31,633 [narrator] The records also reveal that on the nigh of the Huggins-Boggs fire 643 00:33:31,635 --> 00:33:35,721 the security system was disarmed at 2:27 a.m. 644 00:33:37,516 --> 00:33:41,518 Minutes later, a suspicious figure approached the house. 645 00:33:43,897 --> 00:33:48,150 Police are now convinced they have finally caught a mass murderer. 646 00:33:48,861 --> 00:33:51,862 Everything came together with a timeline, 647 00:33:51,897 --> 00:33:54,573 which is crucial in identifying who's responsible, 648 00:33:54,649 --> 00:33:56,441 and that was Mr. Stanley Ford. 649 00:34:02,875 --> 00:34:05,459 [narrator] Police charge Stanley with both house fires, 650 00:34:05,535 --> 00:34:08,045 and the torching of the Sams' family car. 651 00:34:10,174 --> 00:34:13,967 [Warsmith] This man is accused of killing nine of his neighbors. 652 00:34:14,044 --> 00:34:17,679 Which is more people than had ever been murdered by one person 653 00:34:17,723 --> 00:34:19,556 in the history of Summit County. 654 00:34:22,269 --> 00:34:23,635 [Looney] Just have a seat over there, 655 00:34:23,637 --> 00:34:25,812 just put your boots and your jacket right there. 656 00:34:29,943 --> 00:34:32,069 [narrator] Detective Looney and another officer 657 00:34:32,071 --> 00:34:34,387 push Stanley to admit that he was the man 658 00:34:34,464 --> 00:34:38,408 seen walking towards the Huggins-Boggs house just before it was set aligh 659 00:34:44,166 --> 00:34:47,584 [Looney] My feelings were, first establish a rapport, 660 00:34:47,586 --> 00:34:49,211 we just had a conversation, 661 00:34:49,246 --> 00:34:51,171 I treated it as a conversation. 662 00:34:51,173 --> 00:34:52,881 But I did want to know, 663 00:34:52,925 --> 00:34:55,258 okay, so we know you weren't sleeping Mr. Ford, 664 00:34:55,260 --> 00:34:57,335 why were you outside? 665 00:35:18,867 --> 00:35:21,952 [Looney] I don't know why I was down there at the time of the fire. 666 00:35:21,954 --> 00:35:24,579 And, ultimately, I wanted the jury to hear 667 00:35:24,581 --> 00:35:29,626 our direct interview with Mr. Ford to see his behavior. 668 00:35:34,967 --> 00:35:36,800 [Looney] The dodging of answers. 669 00:35:36,802 --> 00:35:38,260 The direct lies. 670 00:35:48,397 --> 00:35:50,438 They feel like they have a strong enough case 671 00:35:50,482 --> 00:35:53,024 that now, we have our guy, we can take him to trial. 672 00:35:54,611 --> 00:35:56,653 [narrator] After four years of delays, 673 00:35:56,730 --> 00:35:59,030 in part due to COVID concern 674 00:35:59,107 --> 00:36:03,869 Stanley Ford finally stand trial in August of 2021. 675 00:36:03,871 --> 00:36:08,081 In order for a fair trial to occur you have to do without emotion. 676 00:36:08,083 --> 00:36:10,333 It's hard to do, it's almost inhuman to do. 677 00:36:10,335 --> 00:36:13,628 Based on the fact that there are nine deaths, 678 00:36:13,630 --> 00:36:15,922 that's a result of this nightmare. 679 00:36:15,924 --> 00:36:18,633 [Joe Dangelo] Ladies and gentlemen, the evidence will show you 680 00:36:18,677 --> 00:36:20,969 that when the defendant gets angry with his neighbors 681 00:36:21,013 --> 00:36:23,847 he sets their property on fire and he kills them. 682 00:36:24,516 --> 00:36:26,600 And at the conclusion of this case 683 00:36:26,676 --> 00:36:29,352 Mr. LoPrinzi and I are gonna ask you 684 00:36:29,938 --> 00:36:31,813 to find the defendant guilty. 685 00:36:32,858 --> 00:36:35,192 [narrator] A state fire marshal leads jurors 686 00:36:35,194 --> 00:36:40,197 through a minute-by-minute explanation of events on the nights of both arsons 687 00:36:40,199 --> 00:36:43,533 [Dangelo] Slide 80, can you tell the jury what you're noting here. 688 00:36:43,535 --> 00:36:46,494 [Brad Barkhurst] 2:38 a.m., individual moving frame right. 689 00:36:46,538 --> 00:36:50,165 [Warsmith] And he linked all of these different recor 690 00:36:50,209 --> 00:36:54,211 and showed, you know, that at this time, you know, 691 00:36:54,213 --> 00:36:56,171 the man is seen going up the street. 692 00:36:56,206 --> 00:37:00,634 And, at this time, a light goes off at Stanley Ford's house. 693 00:37:00,710 --> 00:37:04,596 [Barkhurst] 2:40 a.m., individual running frame left. 694 00:37:05,265 --> 00:37:09,976 Camera 2, 2:43 a.m., panel armed 'stay'. 695 00:37:10,053 --> 00:37:15,899 Attempted 911 call from Angela Boggs from 2:43:42 a.m. 696 00:37:15,976 --> 00:37:21,238 Seeing all that linked up by this expert was really, really important testimony. 697 00:37:21,240 --> 00:37:23,298 [Braddock] And, I think, the biggest thing 698 00:37:23,300 --> 00:37:26,368 for the prosecution was the motive, he disliked both families. 699 00:37:26,370 --> 00:37:29,829 So he had a big motive to kill both those families. 700 00:37:29,831 --> 00:37:35,669 [Dangelo] You aimed camera number 4 at Lindell Lewis' house, 701 00:37:35,671 --> 00:37:37,629 can you tell the jury why you did that? 702 00:37:42,386 --> 00:37:44,427 [Dangelo] Why were you concerned he may get hurt? 703 00:38:04,950 --> 00:38:06,932 [Dangelo] He would what? 704 00:38:09,204 --> 00:38:12,622 [narrator] Over four years after the deaths of Lindell Lewis, 705 00:38:12,699 --> 00:38:15,208 Gloria Hart, and the Huggins-Boggs famil 706 00:38:15,210 --> 00:38:17,460 Stanley Ford is found guilt 707 00:38:17,462 --> 00:38:22,382 and sentenced to nine consecutive life sentences without parole. 708 00:38:22,459 --> 00:38:26,303 And another 21 years for the attempted murder of Thomas Hugley, 709 00:38:26,305 --> 00:38:28,221 who escaped the first fire. 710 00:38:30,642 --> 00:38:33,018 You know, I've lived with this case for four and a half years 711 00:38:33,020 --> 00:38:35,979 and I still struggle, I cannot come up with the words. 712 00:38:35,981 --> 00:38:40,358 The compassion that the Huggins' family has shown you 713 00:38:40,435 --> 00:38:43,028 that you refused to show your neighbors. 714 00:38:43,030 --> 00:38:45,613 Is if you showed them half of that, 715 00:38:45,615 --> 00:38:47,157 they would still be alive today. 716 00:38:47,233 --> 00:38:48,783 You may have gotten to know them. 717 00:38:48,785 --> 00:38:51,411 You may have found that you liked them. 718 00:38:51,488 --> 00:38:54,831 But you chose to take it into your own hands. 719 00:38:54,908 --> 00:38:58,543 You chose to seek revenge and not live by The Bible. 720 00:39:00,797 --> 00:39:03,757 You had an opportunity to talk, you're done. 721 00:39:03,833 --> 00:39:05,800 If you wanted them out of the neighborhood 722 00:39:05,844 --> 00:39:08,219 you could have proceeded a lot differently. 723 00:39:08,221 --> 00:39:10,764 [Looney] Is there ever a perfect investigation? 724 00:39:10,840 --> 00:39:13,850 There's never everything that was done perfectly, 725 00:39:13,927 --> 00:39:18,355 but I'm happy that we're able to get justice for the families. 726 00:39:20,609 --> 00:39:24,778 [narrator] Nearly half a decade after Stanley Ford killed his father 727 00:39:24,854 --> 00:39:27,989 Jordan Lewis finally has closure. 728 00:39:27,991 --> 00:39:30,283 [Jordan Lewis] Stanley wasn' a remorseful person. 729 00:39:30,285 --> 00:39:34,371 He still tried to say it wasn't him. 730 00:39:34,373 --> 00:39:36,623 And he didn't know what they was talking about. 731 00:39:36,625 --> 00:39:39,876 I was just relieved, you know. 732 00:39:39,878 --> 00:39:42,087 They finally had evidence, you know. 733 00:39:42,089 --> 00:39:44,422 Real, real evidence. 734 00:39:45,342 --> 00:39:48,385 [Webb] The loss of life is bad. 735 00:39:48,461 --> 00:39:52,222 But for that individual to have done it once, 736 00:39:53,016 --> 00:39:54,933 but to come back and do it again, 737 00:39:54,935 --> 00:39:57,227 this is no comparison to any case 738 00:39:57,229 --> 00:39:58,812 that I've personally worked on. 739 00:39:59,106 --> 00:40:00,730 This is the worst. 740 00:40:01,274 --> 00:40:04,317 [narrator] Brittany Boggs is her family's sole survivo 741 00:40:05,237 --> 00:40:08,822 That it is, definitely, messed me up mentally. 742 00:40:08,898 --> 00:40:11,408 It's given me, like, bad trust issues with people. 743 00:40:11,410 --> 00:40:13,493 I've got bad anxiety now. 744 00:40:14,538 --> 00:40:16,413 It's a whole lot of issues that... 745 00:40:18,917 --> 00:40:21,292 That happened with them dying. 746 00:40:23,380 --> 00:40:26,464 And I still don't forgive myself 747 00:40:26,466 --> 00:40:29,509 for the fact that I hugged the man that killed my family. 748 00:40:31,430 --> 00:40:33,012 That's still something that 749 00:40:33,682 --> 00:40:35,306 haunts me every day. 750 00:40:42,065 --> 00:40:44,732 [narrator] In an extraordina act of grace, 751 00:40:44,734 --> 00:40:46,985 the Huggins family forgives Stanley. 752 00:40:46,987 --> 00:40:49,654 Even offering him love at his sentencing. 753 00:40:50,782 --> 00:40:53,825 [Huggins] For me to move on as a Christian, I forgive him. 754 00:40:53,902 --> 00:40:58,288 I thank God for our religious background our bringing up. 755 00:40:58,290 --> 00:41:01,666 Just being able to hold on to our faith. 756 00:41:01,668 --> 00:41:04,502 And I'm not saying I didn't take a downward spiral, 757 00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:06,546 because I did. 758 00:41:06,548 --> 00:41:08,631 This all happened... This is seven people. 759 00:41:09,468 --> 00:41:11,509 My family died in one day. 760 00:41:12,596 --> 00:41:16,139 Seven people in one day. 761 00:41:17,142 --> 00:41:21,144 So that will take you on a type of... 762 00:41:21,221 --> 00:41:24,105 rollercoaster that you'd never been on in your life. 763 00:41:26,276 --> 00:41:28,860 [narrator] Today, the community of Sherbondy Hill 764 00:41:28,937 --> 00:41:30,612 struggles to regain their faith. 765 00:41:30,614 --> 00:41:32,989 That good will prevail over evil, 766 00:41:32,991 --> 00:41:35,283 as they walk past the plots of land 767 00:41:35,327 --> 00:41:37,118 where their neighbors once lived. 768 00:41:38,705 --> 00:41:40,663 [Huggins] These people were loved, you know. 769 00:41:40,665 --> 00:41:42,832 These are people who people cared about. 770 00:41:43,460 --> 00:41:46,336 How dare you make a decision 771 00:41:46,412 --> 00:41:49,756 to end somebody and we never... 772 00:41:49,758 --> 00:41:51,841 You know, a sneak attack. 773 00:41:51,843 --> 00:41:54,719 A total sneak attack. You know what I mean? 774 00:41:54,721 --> 00:41:56,404 How dare you. 775 00:41:56,406 --> 00:41:59,557 And just in case anybody else out there has a neighbor, 776 00:41:59,559 --> 00:42:00,892 who they're judging 777 00:42:00,894 --> 00:42:03,311 and they never took a chance to get to talk to, 778 00:42:03,772 --> 00:42:06,814 take a chance and talk to them, 779 00:42:06,816 --> 00:42:10,109 before you make a decision on what you think their life is.