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[line ringing]
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[dispatcher speaking]
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[Brandon] The caller
hadn't heard from her daughter
in some time.
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When we discovered
the handprints in blood,
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my stomach dropped.
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I don't think
I screamed loud enough.
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[Joel] The video
surveillance played
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an integral part
in the investigation.
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The trooper saw a shovel
and pickax in the car.
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The suspect had
extensive burns on his face
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and all over his hands.
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I was very shocked.
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[Arlie] I want him
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to pay for what he did.
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[officer speaking]
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[man speaking]
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[theme music playing]
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Come here.
I wanna show you something.
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[narrator]
Budding fashion designer,
Cristina Prodan,
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lives with her boyfriend,
Joseph Porter.
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[Arlie] Joseph and Cristina
met online, 2017.
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Whilst Joseph lived
with me in Arkansas,
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I think he had only
been talking to her
one or two days,
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when he brought me
a little laptop
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and said, "Mom,
what do you think?"
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I went, "She's gorgeous!"
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[chuckles]
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"She's out of your league."
[laughs]
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Joseph ended up
leaving Arkansas,
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and he moved himself
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up to Edina.
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What do you think?
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It's gorgeous, babe.
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[Arlie] Cristina had a desire
to go to fashion school.
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She wanted her own label,
and she was on her way.
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I'm glad you like it.
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It's my favorite.
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She was bubbly,
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and sweet.
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Her eyes would shine
when she was happy.
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And I loved that about her.
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Do you wanna go
to dinner tonight?
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Definitely.
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[Arlie] And they'd go out
to dinner,
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and she'd be excited
to call me afterwards
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and say,
"This is why I love him.
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He's so kind.
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He's so thoughtful.
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He's so caring."
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[line ringing]
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[dispatcher speaking]
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[Brandon] January 5th, 2018...
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Edina Police Department
received a 911 call.
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The caller was
a Livia Prodan,
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the mother
of Cristina Prodan.
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She hasn't heard
or spoken with her
in a few days,
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which is uncommon
for their relationship.
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And she had not spoken
with her since January 2nd.
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An Edina
police officer responded
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to Cristina Prodan's
condominium,
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and met with Livia Prodan.
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The officer
does not find Cristina,
and does not find
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her boyfriend, Joseph.
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[Brandon] There is a suitcase
in the living room,
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a refrigerator full of food.
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Nothing really seemed
out of order,
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with the exception
of the master bedroom.
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There is clothes on the floor
in neat Ziploc bags.
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And so, it appeared
as though maybe they were
in the midst
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of packing to go somewhere,
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and just hadn't finished
that process yet.
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[Joel] The officer attempted
to make contact
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with Joseph Porter
to locate his whereabouts,
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by calling, like,
a phone number
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he located
in police records.
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But it went straight
to voicemail.
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[Brandon] There was
no clear indication,
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one way or another,
what may have happened.
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That's why
the officer listed Cristina
as missing,
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so we could try to get
some of those answers.
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[Arlie] Her texts
stopped coming in.
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I couldn't sense anything
about her,
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except for...
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she's gone.
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[narrator] Police also list
Cristina's boyfriend,
Joseph Porter,
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as a missing person.
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[ringing]
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Detective Moore.
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[Joel] So, I was contacted
by the duty sergeant,
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and was asked to start working
the case to see
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if we can locate Cristina
and Joseph Porter.
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When was Cristina's cell
last used?
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[Joel]
According to the cell carrier,
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the last time
that Cristina's phone
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was active,
was on January 4th,
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at approximately 4:13
in the morning.
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The day before Livia Prodan
reported her missing,
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that ping was in the area
of Cristina's condo.
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Since that time,
there was no other activity
on that device.
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What about Joseph's cell?
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[Joel] The information
we received
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regarding Joseph's
cell phone,
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was that
it was disconnected,
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on or about
January 3rd, 2018.
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[Brandon] When it was learned
that both cell phones
had been off for that long,
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it definitely raised
some red flags,
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and we grew concerned
for the safety of Cristina.
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Thank you.
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[narrator]
Investigators interview
Cristina's mom, Livia,
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at the police department,
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to learn more
about the missing couple.
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[Joel speaking]
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[Livia speaking]
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Livia Prodan disclosed
that Cristina
met Joseph online
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in the summer
or early fall of 2017.
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And shortly thereafter,
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Joseph traveled
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from Arkansas
up to Minnesota
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to live with Cristina.
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[Livia speaking]
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Livia tells law enforcement
that Cristina had told her
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that she and Joseph
were talking about plans
to move to Arkansas.
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But she didn't know
where they would move to
in Arkansas.
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So, there was a possibility
Cristina and Joseph were now
in Arkansas.
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So, we wanted to speak
with Livia Prodan
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to develop as much information
about Cristina as possible,
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any friends she may have,
to look at anybody else
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that may be
a potential suspect
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in Cristina's disappearance.
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[Brandon] In our conversation
with Livia,
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she indicated that Cristina
had been potentially seeing
another person.
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[Joel speaking]
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[Joel]
Cristina had communicated
with Jacob
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on another cell phone,
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so that Joseph
didn't find out.
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That was a red flag for us.
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[Joel] We had to determine
whether or not Jacob
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was involved
with the disappearance
of Cristina.
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[narrator] Investigators send
the phone
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to digital
forensic specialists
for analysis.
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Detectives secure a warrant
to search Cristina's condo.
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[door creaking]
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[Joel] You're looking
for items of evidence,
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or stuff that may
provide leads.
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Were there any details
about a trip?
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Any other details, uh,
any other locations
we may need to look for.
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What is it?
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[Joel] A Walmart receipt
was located,
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that was dated
January 2nd, 2018,
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and time stamped 4:16 hours.
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This was the same day
that Cristina last spoke
to her mom.
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We may be able to recover
video surveillance
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that may show people
Cristina was associating with.
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So, we contacted Walmart
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to get that video surveillance
as soon as possible.
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I'll call them.
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[narrator]
Investigators review
the surveillance footage
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at the police department.
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There's quite a bit
of anticipation built up
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to try and see where
this investigation might go
from there.
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The time stamp
on the receipt is 4:16 p.m.
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Could you start us
half an hour before then?
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Stop.
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Rewind.
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[keyboard clacks]
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Punch in.
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That's her.
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[Joel] Cristina can be seen
wearing a dark winter jacket,
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uh, a scarf and a dark hat.
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Uh, it appears she's got
some dark-rimmed glasses on.
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Play that again.
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Who's that?
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Cristina appears to be
with another person.
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Cristina's with a male.
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He's wearing
a red-hooded sweatshirt
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with some type of logo
on the chest,
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a dark hat, tan pants,
and some boots.
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Pause it.
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-Zoom in.
-[keyboard clacking]
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[Brandon] So, based on
the physical characteristics
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of the other person
that she was with,
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we determined
that the other person
was Joseph Porter.
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Have you got a camera
over the kiosk?
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[keys clacks twice]
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Go a few minutes
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-before the time
of the receipt.
-[keyboard clacks]
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[Brandon] What we see is,
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a couple doing
their normal grocery shopping.
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Looking at some
of the perishable food items
that they had selected,
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it didn't appear as though
they had any plans
to go anywhere.
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Show me
the exterior camera.
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[keyboard clacks]
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Punch in.
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That's them.
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[narrator]
The surveillance footage
offers no explanation
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why Cristina
and Joseph disappeared.
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-Nothing suspicious.
-No.
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Thank you.
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[narrator]
Investigators return
to Cristina's condo
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to search for more clues.
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During the search warrant,
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uh, one of the suitcases
that was left behind
was locked.
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We located a key for that.
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When we unlocked it,
we found approximately
$1,100 in cash inside.
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And we also found
her identification card,
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her TCF debit card,
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and her state benefit card.
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[Brandon] All of this was
a red flag for us,
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as normally,
when people travel,
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those are all things
that they're going to need.
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Cash, their ID, et cetera.
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[Joel] If you look
at the totality
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of what we found in the condo,
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it wasn't indicative
of somebody
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that had left
the condo willingly.
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We have to look
for any signs
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for something
that might have happened
to Cristina
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inside that condominium.
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[narrator] Investigators spray
the condo with luminol.
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[Joel] What we're looking for,
is any signs of blood
or other bodily material
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that can't be seen
with the naked eye.
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We found a handprint
on the carpet in the bedroom.
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[Brandon] When we discovered
the handprints in blood,
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my stomach dropped.
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That was
the first major indication
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of foul play.
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It is a "a-ha" moment
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that we believe
something happened
in that apartment.
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But we don't know
who left that,
and when it was left.
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[Brandon] So,
the crime scene technicians
took a sample swab
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from that blood.
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[narrator]
While the forensics team
analyzes the blood...
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investigators trace
Cristina's friend,
Jacob Patton,
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and invite him
to the police department
for an interview.
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[Joel] Since Jacob had
a relationship with Cristina,
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we felt that it was
very important for him
to be interviewed,
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and rule him out
as a possible suspect
in her disappearance.
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[Joel speaking]
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[Jacob speaking]
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[Joel] Jacob disclosed
that he and Cristina met
on a dating app.
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He was aware
of the sexual relationship
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between Cristina
and Joseph.
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It was important
to directly ask him
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whether or not
he was involved
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in the disappearance
of Cristina,
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and see what type
of reaction we would get.
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[Joel] He willingly
provided consent
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for law enforcement
to search his phone.
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A review
of Jacob Patton's cell phone
didn't reveal any evidence
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that would lead us to believe
he had any involvement
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in Cristina Prodan's
disappearance.
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Jacob seemed
very truthful.
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He seemed honest. Uh...
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He wanted
to provide information.
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We didn't believe
he was involved.
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[narrator]
Investigators rule out Jacob
as a suspect,
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and refocus
on Cristina's boyfriend,
Joseph.
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[Joel] Early on
in the investigation,
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Joseph Porter was entered
as a missing person.
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into NCIC,
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which is a National Crime
Information Center,
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so that if other law
enforcement agencies
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have had contact with him,
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uh, we could be
immediately notified.
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[phone ringing]
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Detective Moore.
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We learned
that he was involved
in a traffic stop
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in Greene County, Missouri,
on January 4th,
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at about 8:30
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in the evening.
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[narrator]
Joseph is 600 miles away
from Edina, Minnesota,
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when Missouri Highway Patrol
pulls him over.
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The stop happens 16 hours
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after Cristina's
last communication
with her mother.
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[Joel] It's very important
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to obtain any video
of that traffic stop.
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Can you send it
over to us?
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Okay, thank you.
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Could you show us
the dashcam?
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[Brandon] We watched
the trooper make an approach
around the vehicle.
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Show that again.
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Freeze.
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-Zoom in.
-[keyboard clacking]
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[Brandon]
During a small portion
of that time,
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his flashlight illuminated
the backseat.
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And we could see two pieces
of luggage in the back.
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-Interesting.
-Hmm.
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Play on.
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The trooper speaks
to Joseph Porter
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through the passenger window.
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[trooper speaking]
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[Joseph speaking]
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[Joel] The trooper saw
a shovel and pickax
in the car.
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That's when I figured out
this was gonna turn bad.
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-[Joseph] Yeah.
-[trooper speaking]
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[Joel] Joseph was asked
to exit the vehicle,
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and walks to the rear
of his Honda Accord.
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[Brandon] It was
immediately apparent
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Joseph Porter was
the only occupant
of the vehicle.
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[Joel] What happened
to Cristina?
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After determining that Joseph
was the only occupant
of the vehicle,
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we had a lot more questions
than answers.
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The trooper was able to get
a good look at the trunk.
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He didn't see
anything suspicious.
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The trooper invited Joseph
back to his squad car
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to conduct an interview
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for his traffic stop.
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[trooper speaking]
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He seems very relaxed.
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[Brandon] The interaction
was very conversational.
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There were no red flags
to indicate that anything bad
had just happened.
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[trooper speaking]
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[Brandon]
He never once mentioned
Cristina's name.
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It seemed as though
he didn't want to speak
her name,
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because he had maybe
a guilty conscience.
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[Arlie] So, they tell me
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that he was stopped
in Missouri.
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I said, "Okay, great."
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But Cristina wasn't there.
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I had Joseph Porter removed
from NCIC as a missing person.
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And we began to focus
on Joseph Porter
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as a person of interest
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in the disappearance
of Cristina Prodan.
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Thank you.
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Part of the investigation
is Cristina's cell phone.
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We had a continuous ping
set up,
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whereby should that device
turn on,
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we would be notified.
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00:19:50,467 --> 00:19:51,500
[device beeps]
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We've got a ping.
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[Joel] On January 9th,
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we received information
that her device
turned back on.
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00:20:00,967 --> 00:20:03,900
That was a pivotal moment
in this investigation.
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00:20:04,367 --> 00:20:05,667
I was very shocked.
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00:20:05,667 --> 00:20:08,600
I didn't think that that phone
would ever get turned back on.
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00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:11,400
Of course,
we were hoping that Cristina
was still alive.
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Have we got a location?
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00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:17,066
[Joel] It led to the area
of a Walmart
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in Cabot, Arkansas.
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00:20:22,467 --> 00:20:26,266
We had no additional leads
on her whereabouts.
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00:20:26,266 --> 00:20:28,767
And the fact
that it was pinging
in the area
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00:20:28,767 --> 00:20:31,800
of a Walmart
where we could get
video surveillance,
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00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:34,400
that was crucial
to this investigation.
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[narrator] Investigators
in Edina secure
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the store surveillance footage
from the Walmart
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00:20:39,867 --> 00:20:42,066
800 miles away.
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00:20:42,066 --> 00:20:44,400
Cue up half an hour
before the ping.
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00:20:46,367 --> 00:20:48,533
[tense music playing]
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Is that glitch
on the original footage?
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00:20:55,100 --> 00:20:56,900
Okay, we can
still ID from it.
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Play on.
352
00:20:58,900 --> 00:21:01,700
We're very hopeful
that we can see Cristina.
353
00:21:13,266 --> 00:21:14,300
Hold it.
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00:21:15,100 --> 00:21:16,133
Go back.
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00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:26,500
Who's that?
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00:21:26,500 --> 00:21:27,867
[Joel] The individual
is wearing a dark top,
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00:21:27,867 --> 00:21:30,700
a hat and sunglasses,
which seems unusual
358
00:21:30,700 --> 00:21:32,600
since he's inside
of a business.
359
00:21:33,100 --> 00:21:34,133
Punch in.
360
00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:42,800
That's Joseph.
361
00:21:43,567 --> 00:21:44,834
Any sign of Cristina?
362
00:21:52,266 --> 00:21:55,967
Unfortunately, she doesn't
show up anywhere.
363
00:21:55,967 --> 00:21:57,634
Okay, where is
Joseph going?
364
00:21:58,567 --> 00:22:00,200
Is there another camera?
365
00:22:14,500 --> 00:22:16,600
[Joel] Joseph Porter
can be seen walking up
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00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:19,300
to the returns desk
and returning an item.
367
00:22:27,667 --> 00:22:29,333
Where does he go next?
368
00:22:30,066 --> 00:22:31,500
Check the other cameras.
369
00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:36,700
[suspenseful music playing]
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00:22:44,500 --> 00:22:46,200
[music intensifies]
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00:22:48,166 --> 00:22:49,400
That's him.
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00:22:49,667 --> 00:22:50,934
Play that again.
373
00:22:58,266 --> 00:23:00,066
Who's that with him?
374
00:23:00,066 --> 00:23:02,600
Joseph was observed
exiting Walmart
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00:23:02,967 --> 00:23:04,634
with another male.
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00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,767
So now we don't know
if this is a co-conspirator,
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00:23:10,767 --> 00:23:12,467
somebody that is aiding
378
00:23:12,467 --> 00:23:14,200
the offender
after the fact,
379
00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:16,600
or a second suspect
altogether.
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00:23:17,367 --> 00:23:18,900
Follow them outside.
381
00:23:40,767 --> 00:23:42,233
That's not Joseph's car.
382
00:23:47,367 --> 00:23:50,100
Joseph, and the second male
can be seen
383
00:23:50,100 --> 00:23:52,100
in a silver sedan.
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00:23:52,100 --> 00:23:54,100
This is not
the black Honda Accord
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00:23:54,100 --> 00:23:56,700
that Joseph drove down
to Arkansas in.
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00:23:58,367 --> 00:23:59,600
Any other cameras?
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00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:05,000
Freeze it.
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00:24:10,100 --> 00:24:11,233
It's a Pontiac.
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00:24:12,100 --> 00:24:13,367
No plate.
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00:24:13,367 --> 00:24:14,867
[Joel] Unfortunately,
due to the distance
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00:24:14,867 --> 00:24:17,867
from the exterior
surveillance camera
to the vehicle,
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00:24:17,867 --> 00:24:21,100
law enforcement was unable
to get a license plate.
393
00:24:21,100 --> 00:24:23,133
What's the other male doing
in the store?
394
00:24:24,767 --> 00:24:27,500
Show the entrance camera
before Joseph entered.
395
00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:42,133
Stop.
396
00:24:46,266 --> 00:24:47,400
That's him.
397
00:24:49,300 --> 00:24:51,233
Can you follow him inside?
398
00:24:59,367 --> 00:25:00,667
Where's he going?
399
00:25:01,467 --> 00:25:03,500
Have we got
any cameras pointing
that way?
400
00:25:04,567 --> 00:25:05,800
What's he up to?
401
00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:07,600
We need to find
what's down that corridor.
402
00:25:13,266 --> 00:25:16,367
[narrator] Detectives
reach out to police
in Cabot, Arkansas
403
00:25:16,367 --> 00:25:18,200
to go visit the store.
404
00:25:19,166 --> 00:25:21,567
The local jurisdiction
followed up there
405
00:25:21,567 --> 00:25:22,667
and determined
406
00:25:22,667 --> 00:25:26,367
that inside was an ecoATM.
407
00:25:26,367 --> 00:25:31,266
[narrator] And ecoATM
is an automated pawn shop
for electronic devices.
408
00:25:31,266 --> 00:25:33,767
The customer deposits
their item into the kiosk
409
00:25:33,767 --> 00:25:35,700
and receives money
in return.
410
00:25:36,467 --> 00:25:40,166
Part of the process
for pawning the cell phone
411
00:25:40,166 --> 00:25:41,367
at one of these stations
412
00:25:41,367 --> 00:25:44,433
is to turn it on
to ensure that
it's working properly.
413
00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:47,133
And that's when
we received the ping.
414
00:25:48,300 --> 00:25:50,867
[Joel]
Law enforcement discovered
that the man with
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00:25:50,867 --> 00:25:54,200
Joseph Porter,
sold three cell phones.
416
00:25:56,867 --> 00:25:58,767
They followed up
with ecoATM,
417
00:25:58,767 --> 00:26:01,567
and obtained
those devices.
418
00:26:01,567 --> 00:26:03,834
[Brandon] They called
Cristina's cell phone,
419
00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:07,367
[cell phone ringing]
420
00:26:07,367 --> 00:26:08,767
and one of those
three phones
421
00:26:08,767 --> 00:26:10,734
that was pawned began
to ring.
422
00:26:15,467 --> 00:26:17,066
[narrator] Investigators
in Edina
423
00:26:17,066 --> 00:26:19,567
focus on identifying
the man seen with Joseph
424
00:26:19,567 --> 00:26:21,500
in the Walmart
surveillance footage.
425
00:26:22,667 --> 00:26:24,066
[Joel]
There's an urgency
to find him
426
00:26:24,066 --> 00:26:26,200
and interview him to...
427
00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:27,467
see what he knows about
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00:26:27,467 --> 00:26:29,000
the whereabouts
of Cristina.
429
00:26:32,066 --> 00:26:35,233
[Brandon] We comb
through Joseph's
social media accounts.
430
00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:37,967
Come see this.
431
00:26:40,567 --> 00:26:43,567
[Brandon] There are lots
of photos on Joseph's
social media
432
00:26:43,567 --> 00:26:46,000
that appear to match
the suspect
433
00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:48,600
that we saw with him
in Walmart.
434
00:26:51,367 --> 00:26:52,800
That's a match.
435
00:26:54,667 --> 00:26:56,166
[Joel] We were able
to identify
436
00:26:56,166 --> 00:26:57,567
the male with Joseph Porter
437
00:26:57,567 --> 00:26:59,400
as Richard Crawford.
438
00:27:02,300 --> 00:27:03,734
Look at this.
439
00:27:05,166 --> 00:27:07,900
[Joel]
Joseph Porter is married
to Richard Crawford.
440
00:27:08,500 --> 00:27:10,166
It was a shock.
441
00:27:10,166 --> 00:27:12,567
But it was important
to try to locate him,
442
00:27:12,567 --> 00:27:14,400
and hopefully
find Joseph Porter.
443
00:27:15,667 --> 00:27:18,000
[Brandon]
The last known address
of Richard Crawford
444
00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:21,200
is a trailer park
in Jacksonville, Arkansas.
445
00:27:22,567 --> 00:27:25,500
[Joel] When the FBI
executed the search warrant
at the trailer,
446
00:27:26,266 --> 00:27:28,266
the silver Pontiac G6
447
00:27:28,266 --> 00:27:29,300
was sitting out in front,
448
00:27:29,300 --> 00:27:31,800
partially covered
with a tarp.
449
00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:35,867
[narrator] The vehicle matches
the car in the Walmart
security footage.
450
00:27:35,867 --> 00:27:38,266
[Joel] We learn that
that Pontiac was stolen.
451
00:27:38,266 --> 00:27:41,734
Now you have local charges
to also arrest him on.
452
00:27:42,567 --> 00:27:44,200
Law enforcement knocked
on the door
453
00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:46,700
and made contact
with Richard Crawford...
454
00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:52,200
and discovered
Joseph Porter
455
00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:54,767
was also
in the same trailer.
456
00:27:54,767 --> 00:27:56,600
[Brandon] Both were taken
into custody.
457
00:27:58,300 --> 00:28:00,934
Porter had extensive burns
on his face.
458
00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:03,033
His head was shaved.
459
00:28:03,867 --> 00:28:05,900
And also had burns
all over his hands.
460
00:28:07,066 --> 00:28:08,367
[Joel]
How did this happen?
461
00:28:08,367 --> 00:28:10,033
Why did this happen?
462
00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:18,166
[Joel]
Law enforcement didn't find
Cristina Prodan
463
00:28:18,166 --> 00:28:20,000
inside that trailer.
464
00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:21,800
But they found
a jewelry box
465
00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:23,333
with miscellaneous jewelry,
466
00:28:23,900 --> 00:28:25,033
pickax,
467
00:28:25,700 --> 00:28:27,400
and multiple gas cans.
468
00:28:28,467 --> 00:28:32,066
During the search
of the silver Pontiac G6,
469
00:28:32,066 --> 00:28:34,533
law enforcement
discovered keys.
470
00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:38,166
Those keys were
subsequently determined
471
00:28:38,166 --> 00:28:40,233
to belong
to Cristina Prodan.
472
00:28:45,500 --> 00:28:48,767
[narrator] FBI agents
in Arkansas interview
Joseph Porter
473
00:28:48,767 --> 00:28:50,200
at the police department.
474
00:28:51,567 --> 00:28:53,000
[FBI agent speaking]
475
00:28:53,967 --> 00:28:56,600
[Joseph speaking]
476
00:29:07,967 --> 00:29:09,266
[Joel] Joseph Porter
maintained
477
00:29:09,266 --> 00:29:11,400
burns on his face
and his hands
478
00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:12,467
was the result of
479
00:29:12,467 --> 00:29:15,433
rolling into the campfire
he was sleeping next to.
480
00:29:16,467 --> 00:29:18,200
[FBI agent speaking]
481
00:29:21,367 --> 00:29:22,934
[FBI agent speaking]
482
00:29:29,100 --> 00:29:31,667
[FBI agent speaking]
483
00:29:31,667 --> 00:29:34,367
It was clear
from that interview
that Joseph Porter
484
00:29:34,367 --> 00:29:37,367
did not care
about Cristina Prodan.
485
00:29:37,367 --> 00:29:39,100
[narrator] Agents question
Richard Crawford
486
00:29:39,100 --> 00:29:41,400
in a neighboring
interview room.
487
00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:43,300
[Brandon] We haven't
ruled out the possibility
488
00:29:43,300 --> 00:29:45,600
at that point that
Cristina was alive,
489
00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:48,100
however, there were lots
of indicators
490
00:29:48,100 --> 00:29:49,867
that would suggest
that she was not.
491
00:29:49,867 --> 00:29:52,734
So, agents turn up
the pressure on Crawford.
492
00:29:53,266 --> 00:29:54,634
[FBI agent 1 speaking]
493
00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:06,300
[Crawford speaking]
494
00:30:06,300 --> 00:30:08,734
[FBI agent 1 speaking]
495
00:30:11,867 --> 00:30:13,800
[FBI agent 1 speaking]
496
00:30:20,767 --> 00:30:24,166
This was enough
to get Richard Crawford
497
00:30:24,166 --> 00:30:26,767
to change his story
and tell the truth
about what
498
00:30:26,767 --> 00:30:28,233
Joseph Porter had told him.
499
00:30:32,867 --> 00:30:34,000
[FBI agent 2 speaking]
500
00:30:35,400 --> 00:30:36,500
[FBI agent 2 speaking]
501
00:30:41,266 --> 00:30:42,333
[FBI agent 2 speaking]
502
00:30:43,767 --> 00:30:44,934
[FBI agent 2 speaking]
503
00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:50,133
-[FBI agent 2 speaking]
-Yeah. That's it.
504
00:30:51,967 --> 00:30:53,000
[FBI agent 1 speaking]
505
00:30:54,467 --> 00:30:57,166
Agents were able
to convince him
506
00:30:57,166 --> 00:30:59,900
to come clean
on the information
that he had,
507
00:30:59,900 --> 00:31:02,767
indicating that Porter
had confessed to him
508
00:31:02,767 --> 00:31:06,467
that he killed Cristina
and burned her body
in Louisiana.
509
00:31:06,467 --> 00:31:09,667
That information
from Crawford
was critical
510
00:31:09,667 --> 00:31:11,233
to the investigation.
511
00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:15,767
[narrator]
Agents confront Porter
with Crawford's statement.
512
00:31:15,767 --> 00:31:17,533
[FBI agent speaking]
513
00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:35,367
[Joel]
He still maintained
that he had nothing to do
514
00:31:35,367 --> 00:31:37,233
with Cristina's
disappearance...
515
00:31:37,867 --> 00:31:39,567
but we believed
she was dead
516
00:31:39,567 --> 00:31:42,567
and started
a homicide investigation.
517
00:31:42,567 --> 00:31:46,367
It's very important
in a homicide
to find the body.
518
00:31:46,367 --> 00:31:49,233
If you don't have
a body, it's very difficult
to prove a murder.
519
00:31:54,867 --> 00:31:56,400
[phone ringing]
520
00:31:58,300 --> 00:31:59,600
Detective Moore.
521
00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:03,367
The FBI informed me
that there was
a fire in New Orleans,
522
00:32:03,367 --> 00:32:04,367
that seemed to match
523
00:32:04,367 --> 00:32:06,934
the description provided
by Richard Crawford.
524
00:32:09,667 --> 00:32:11,066
[Joel] The New Orleans
Police Department
525
00:32:11,066 --> 00:32:13,867
responded to a suspicious fire
on January 6th,
526
00:32:13,867 --> 00:32:17,100
at approximately 9:30 p.m.
in a shipping container.
527
00:32:19,166 --> 00:32:20,867
[Brandon] Not far from
the shipping container
528
00:32:20,867 --> 00:32:22,767
Joseph's black Honda Accord
529
00:32:22,767 --> 00:32:24,300
was later located,
530
00:32:24,300 --> 00:32:26,867
stripped of
its license plates.
531
00:32:26,867 --> 00:32:29,667
A short distance
from the burn site
532
00:32:29,667 --> 00:32:34,066
was the business
where the Pontiac G6
was stolen from.
533
00:32:34,066 --> 00:32:35,900
Everything seemed
to be connected.
534
00:32:37,266 --> 00:32:40,367
[Joel] During a search
on Joseph Porter's 1995 Honda,
535
00:32:40,367 --> 00:32:41,900
two receipts were located.
536
00:32:42,467 --> 00:32:44,400
One for Home Depot
537
00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:46,900
and a second for AutoZone.
538
00:32:48,100 --> 00:32:50,266
Law enforcement obtained
video surveillance
539
00:32:50,266 --> 00:32:53,233
from a Home Depot
in Belton, Missouri.
540
00:33:00,266 --> 00:33:03,000
Joseph Porter is observed
on video
541
00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:05,800
buying a pickax
and a shovel.
542
00:33:12,266 --> 00:33:14,367
[ominous music playing]
543
00:33:14,367 --> 00:33:17,567
The other video was
from AutoZone
in Baton Rouge,
544
00:33:17,567 --> 00:33:20,600
where Joseph Porter
was observed getting gas
545
00:33:20,600 --> 00:33:22,533
and putting it
in a red gas can.
546
00:33:24,100 --> 00:33:27,300
At that time, he was
in the Silver Pontiac
Grand Prix.
547
00:33:28,300 --> 00:33:29,667
In the back
of the shipping container,
548
00:33:29,667 --> 00:33:32,700
the New Orleans
Police Department discovered
a burned-up body.
549
00:33:33,166 --> 00:33:34,400
[female officer speaking]
550
00:33:36,166 --> 00:33:37,500
[female officer speaking]
551
00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:54,667
I requested a DNA sample
from the body
552
00:33:54,667 --> 00:33:57,266
that was recovered
from the shipping container.
553
00:33:57,266 --> 00:33:59,667
[Brandon] And we retrieved
dental records
554
00:33:59,667 --> 00:34:02,467
from Cristina's
dental office, locally.
555
00:34:02,467 --> 00:34:05,700
Both confirmed that the body
was indeed Cristina Prodan.
556
00:34:08,667 --> 00:34:12,100
DNA from the handprints
and blood that was recovered
557
00:34:12,100 --> 00:34:15,767
from Cristina's
master bedroom
in her apartment.
558
00:34:15,767 --> 00:34:19,500
was also confirmed
to belong to Cristina.
559
00:34:22,600 --> 00:34:26,600
Detective Moore
and I went to the apartment
of Livia
560
00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:28,033
to tell her in person...
561
00:34:29,266 --> 00:34:32,266
what we believe happened
to her daughter.
562
00:34:32,266 --> 00:34:34,367
Throughout a career
in law enforcement,
563
00:34:34,367 --> 00:34:37,500
you tend to give
many death notifications,
564
00:34:38,066 --> 00:34:39,767
each of them tragic.
565
00:34:39,767 --> 00:34:41,367
This one stood out
to me
566
00:34:41,367 --> 00:34:43,533
as one of the hardest
that I've had to do.
567
00:34:48,367 --> 00:34:49,900
[cell phone ringing]
568
00:34:49,900 --> 00:34:53,100
[narrator] Investigators
call Joseph's mom, Arlie...
569
00:34:53,100 --> 00:34:54,066
[Arlie] Hello?
570
00:34:54,066 --> 00:34:55,200
...to tell her that her son
571
00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:57,533
is suspected
of murdering Cristina.
572
00:34:59,500 --> 00:35:01,734
I don't think
I screamed loud enough.
573
00:35:03,066 --> 00:35:05,600
I don't think
I cried hard enough.
574
00:35:06,367 --> 00:35:07,467
[sobbing]
575
00:35:07,467 --> 00:35:09,467
I want my son...
576
00:35:09,467 --> 00:35:11,533
to pay for what he did.
577
00:35:14,900 --> 00:35:17,266
[narrator] Eleven weeks
after his arrest,
578
00:35:17,266 --> 00:35:20,166
officers interrogate
Joseph Porter again
579
00:35:20,166 --> 00:35:22,266
about Cristina's death.
580
00:35:22,266 --> 00:35:25,367
[Joel] I think he came
to the realization
that he wasn't going
581
00:35:25,367 --> 00:35:27,700
to be able
to just talk his way
out of this.
582
00:35:29,300 --> 00:35:31,767
He claimed that he returned
to the condo
583
00:35:31,767 --> 00:35:35,400
and an argument between
he and Cristina started.
584
00:36:09,700 --> 00:36:10,934
[crying]
585
00:36:24,367 --> 00:36:26,800
[Joel] Porter admitted
to killing Cristina.
586
00:36:27,667 --> 00:36:30,400
He claimed that he tried
to do CPR
587
00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:33,066
and realized
that she was dead.
588
00:36:33,066 --> 00:36:34,300
[Brandon]
But it didn't explain
589
00:36:34,300 --> 00:36:36,233
the handprints in blood
on the carpet.
590
00:37:07,867 --> 00:37:10,600
Instead of trying
to call 911
591
00:37:10,600 --> 00:37:13,000
to get her
any assistance,
592
00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:16,000
Joseph decides to put her
in a suitcase
593
00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:17,700
and ends up in Louisiana.
594
00:37:49,767 --> 00:37:52,166
[Brandon]
Porter described looking
at Cristina's face,
595
00:37:52,166 --> 00:37:55,233
after she had been killed,
as looking peaceful.
596
00:37:56,166 --> 00:37:58,600
This is absolutely disgusting
to me.
597
00:37:59,767 --> 00:38:02,667
[Joel]
Following the interview
of Joseph Porter in Arkansas,
598
00:38:02,667 --> 00:38:05,800
the Hennepin County
attorney's office
in Minnesota
599
00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:09,166
charged Joseph Porter
with second-degree murder.
600
00:38:09,166 --> 00:38:11,467
[narrator] Richard Crawford
had no knowledge
of the murder
601
00:38:11,467 --> 00:38:13,367
until Joseph told him.
602
00:38:13,367 --> 00:38:16,000
He was uninvolved
in the theft of the Pontiac,
603
00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:19,367
and he did not knowingly
sell stolen phones.
604
00:38:19,367 --> 00:38:22,266
Crawford is charged
with no crimes.
605
00:38:22,266 --> 00:38:26,266
On January 15th, 2019,
Joseph Porter pled guilty
606
00:38:26,266 --> 00:38:29,300
to second-degree
unintentional homicide
607
00:38:29,300 --> 00:38:31,233
and was sentenced
to 20 years.
608
00:38:32,100 --> 00:38:34,367
It feels good knowing
that Joseph Porter
609
00:38:34,367 --> 00:38:36,100
can't hurt anyone else.
610
00:38:37,467 --> 00:38:39,000
[Arlie] I mean, that's not
my son.
611
00:38:39,567 --> 00:38:40,734
No.
612
00:38:42,367 --> 00:38:43,700
I am...
613
00:38:44,467 --> 00:38:46,700
I'm done.
614
00:38:47,600 --> 00:38:51,333
Though I have absolutely
no words for him.
615
00:38:55,300 --> 00:38:57,567
My opinion of this case
is that
616
00:38:57,567 --> 00:38:59,166
he had come back
to the condo
617
00:38:59,166 --> 00:39:01,867
in the early morning hours
of January 4th,
618
00:39:01,867 --> 00:39:03,667
and at some point,
619
00:39:03,667 --> 00:39:05,600
an argument ensued.
620
00:39:05,600 --> 00:39:09,033
Cristina likely told him
that, "I'm gonna call
the police."
621
00:39:09,600 --> 00:39:11,266
He was already
on probation.
622
00:39:11,266 --> 00:39:15,166
He wanted Cristina
to not call the police.
623
00:39:15,166 --> 00:39:18,533
[Brandon] Things escalated,
to the point that
he killed her.
624
00:39:20,166 --> 00:39:22,166
After Joseph
killed Cristina,
625
00:39:22,166 --> 00:39:24,500
he places her body
in the suitcase
626
00:39:24,500 --> 00:39:26,100
and flees the state.
627
00:39:28,600 --> 00:39:31,867
In the video footage
from Missouri,
628
00:39:31,867 --> 00:39:35,166
the state trooper
had illuminated the interior
of the vehicle,
629
00:39:35,166 --> 00:39:37,667
and you can see
both pieces of luggage
630
00:39:37,667 --> 00:39:39,233
sitting upright
in the backseat.
631
00:39:40,166 --> 00:39:42,700
We believe that's where
Cristina's body was.
632
00:39:45,900 --> 00:39:48,900
Joseph Porter drove
to New Orleans, Louisiana.
633
00:39:48,900 --> 00:39:50,300
He tried to bury her,
634
00:39:50,300 --> 00:39:51,467
but the ground was
so hard,
635
00:39:51,467 --> 00:39:55,266
and he was so tired
that he was unable
to bury her.
636
00:39:55,266 --> 00:39:57,567
So, he put her
in the shipping container
637
00:39:57,567 --> 00:39:59,967
and lit her on fire.
638
00:39:59,967 --> 00:40:02,967
[Brandon] He then stole
the vehicle from
a nearby business,
639
00:40:02,967 --> 00:40:05,867
and retreated to Arkansas,
640
00:40:05,867 --> 00:40:08,634
to the trailer park where
his husband lives.
641
00:40:09,467 --> 00:40:10,967
[Joel] The video
surveillance played
642
00:40:10,967 --> 00:40:13,667
an integral part
in the investigation.
643
00:40:13,667 --> 00:40:17,100
[Brandon] It shows
Joseph leaving the state
644
00:40:17,100 --> 00:40:19,100
and being pulled over
in Missouri
645
00:40:19,100 --> 00:40:20,767
without Cristina.
646
00:40:20,767 --> 00:40:22,967
It shows him later
with Crawford,
647
00:40:22,967 --> 00:40:24,767
when he was disposing
of some evidence
648
00:40:24,767 --> 00:40:27,266
by getting rid
of her cell phone.
649
00:40:27,266 --> 00:40:30,166
[Joel] It proved
that he was in Louisiana
650
00:40:30,166 --> 00:40:31,467
where she was found.
651
00:40:31,467 --> 00:40:34,400
It also proved
that he purchased
the pickax
652
00:40:34,400 --> 00:40:36,133
and shovel that were found.
653
00:40:39,367 --> 00:40:41,133
[Arlie] Cristina died...
654
00:40:42,767 --> 00:40:45,166
and my son killed her.
655
00:40:45,166 --> 00:40:48,100
When they sentenced him
to the 20 years,
656
00:40:48,100 --> 00:40:49,867
I really threw a fit.
657
00:40:49,867 --> 00:40:52,433
I finally got a hold
of the prosecutor.
658
00:40:53,100 --> 00:40:54,700
He goes,
"What were you expecting?"
659
00:40:54,700 --> 00:40:56,634
I said,
"Life without parole."
660
00:40:57,700 --> 00:40:59,300
Twenty years is not enough.
661
00:41:00,500 --> 00:41:04,266
When I need a fix
from Cristina,
662
00:41:04,266 --> 00:41:07,400
I just look over the photos
that she sent me.
663
00:41:07,400 --> 00:41:10,634
And it's not very often
you meet somebody
664
00:41:11,200 --> 00:41:14,934
that can be this elegant.
665
00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:18,500
She touched my life
666
00:41:18,500 --> 00:41:21,800
and changed my life,
667
00:41:23,166 --> 00:41:27,400
This was an outstanding
young lady.