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narrator: A night
of folk dancing
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ends with a mystery.
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Lizz: Peggy would
never just disappear.
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Terry: We knew
that something was wrong.
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Narrator: Police discover
a strange and troubling clue.
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There was two bowls
sitting on the table.
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Rebecca:
Peggy king had had ice cream
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with someone right
before she disappeared.
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Narrator: The investigation
leads to unexpected suspects.
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Capt. Dustin: Ms. King
had just received
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an inheritance of a good sum.
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Someone may have been paid
to kill peggy.
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Narrator: Can a shocking
discovery in the kentucky woods
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be the key to finding justice?
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Capt. Dustin: They observed
some bloodstains
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that was on the seat
and the door.
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Lizz: It was an assault on
all of us to have someone
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that we knew found like that.
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Capt. Dustin: The body
was wrongfully just thrown out
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and buried in the woods.
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rebecca: Sometimes,
especially in the fall,
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there will be the smell
of the distillery going.
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And that smell has always
made me feel like I was home.
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Narrator: In the heart
of america's bourbon country,
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frankfort, kentucky
is a tranquil town
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dripping with southern charm.
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The river, it comes
right through town.
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Lizz: It's beautifully
landscaped
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with gorgeous maple trees,
oak trees.
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Terry: That makes
it a real unique place.
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Narrator: On a chilly day
in February, 1992,
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tree trimmer robert harlow
heads to a wooded city park
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to begin the winter pruning.
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Lizz: Early February,
they come through
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and trim the trees
while the trees are dormant.
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Capt. Dustin: Mr. Harlow,
uh, is pushing through,
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uh, an area
that's heavily covered,
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doing some tree trimming.
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And buried
underneath some bushes...
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capt. Dustin:
...He finds a body.
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Capt. Dustin:
Mr. Harlow ran off trying
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to find the first person,
first phone
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he could get a hold of
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to notify police
of what he's discovered.
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Narrator:
Homicide investigators
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and a forensic team
quickly descend
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on the scene.
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Larry: This body had been
attempted to be hidden
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under some leaves and branches.
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Capt. Dustin: There were
some decomposition,
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as well as nature
and rodents
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eating into the body, uh,
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as they will do
with open wounds.
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Narrator: Although they can
find no identification,
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by the looks of the clothing,
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the investigators believe
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the victim is female.
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Capt. Dustin: She had blunt
force traumas to her head...
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As well as a bullet hole
that appeared to be made
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in the back of her neck,
just below the skull.
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So the body
is sent for an autopsy
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to determine the identity
of this female.
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Larry: The manner
in which she was killed,
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beaten, shot,
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left in the wooded area
for animals to feed on,
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that's terrible.
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Capt. Dustin: Someone has
committed a horrible crime.
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The community
is looking for justice.
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narrator: Frankfort
is one of the nation's
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smallest capital cities,
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dominated by its domed
capital building.
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Lizz: Our state capital
is kind of a campus
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on to its own,
right in the middle
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of a neighborhood.
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Narrator: Kentucky's lawmakers
don't have the internet
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for research in 1992
but they don't need it
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because they have peggy king.
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lizz: Peggy was in charge
of the operations
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in the state law library,
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and helping all the legislators
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gain the information
that they needed.
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Narrator:
Outside of the office,
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peggy is extremely active
in the community.
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She especially loves
being part of frankfort's
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local folk dancing group.
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lizz: I first met peggy
at a folk dancing group
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in frankfort.
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The folk dancers would perform
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at different
events around town.
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It was a very close community.
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Terry: Sally wiley,
lizz taylor, peggy, and me.
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We were all in this
dance group together
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and we became, uh,
friends in that manner.
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And peggy,
she was one of the best
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dancers in the group.
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She was always smiling.
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Uh, she just liked
people and liked life.
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narrator: On a chilly
winter night,
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peggy joins her dance
partners at the south frankfort
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presbyterian church
for their weekly get-together.
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Lizz: Folk dancing
was every Tuesday evening.
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Terry: It's live music,
you know, string band music.
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Narrator: The dancing ends
around 10:00 pm
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and peggy helps her friend,
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sally wiley lock up
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before she heads for home.
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narrator: The next morning,
the always punctual peggy
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doesn't show up for work.
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Bill wiley had worked
at the legislative
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research commission with peggy,
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so he and his wife sally
were very close to peggy.
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He knew that she was too
responsible to just disappear.
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So, when she did not
come to work,
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he became more concerned.
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Narrator:
When phone calls to peggy
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go unanswered, bill starts
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calling peggy's family.
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But no one,
including her two sons,
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20-year-old troy
and 22-year-old stacey
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has heard from her.
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Terry: Right away,
people had some concerns
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that something was wrong.
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Lizz: Peggy would
never just disappear.
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She would have mentioned
to somebody what she was doing.
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The next day,
word was that nobody
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still knew where peggy was.
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We were all very concerned,
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so bill wiley
and his wife sally
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contacted the police.
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my father was detective
jack hazelwood.
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He was the lead detective
of peggy king's case.
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He worked
for the police department
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in frankfort, kentucky
for quite a few years.
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When he had talked
to sally wiley,
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he knew something wasn't right.
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Narrator: Sally tells
the detective
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everything she remembers
from the time dance class
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ended on Tuesday night.
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Capt. Dustin: She described
how they were exiting
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the building.
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Peggy and sally wiley locked up
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the church around 10:00 pm.
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She left first and peggy
was still there.
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Ms. Wiley was the last person
to see peggy.
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Narrator: The search
for clues leads
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detective hazelwood
to peggy's home.
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Lizz: Peggy lived alone
in a more rural area
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on a little
two-lane country road.
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Capt. Dustin:
Her car was not there
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and it didn't appear
anyone was home.
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Detectives discover that peggy's
bed had not been slept in.
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Rebecca: Her purse was missing.
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Capt. Dustin: And they found
peggy's dancing shoes.
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Narrator: When detective
hazelwood and his team
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entered the kitchen
of peggy's tidy home,
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they noticed
something that seems odd.
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Capt. Dustin: In the kitchen,
we discovered
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that there was two bowls,
uh, sitting
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on the table with spoons.
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Rebecca: My father noticed
both bowls had
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some sort of sticky residue.
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That was probably ice cream.
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Narrator: The dirty dishes left
on the table seem out of place
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to the detectives
and raise suspicions.
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It suggests peggy might have
had company
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before she vanished.
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Capt. Dustin: The first
question you have to ask
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yourself is, is there,
uh, unknown suspect
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that is involved?
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Larry: There were
not any fingerprints
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that were collected off either
in the bowl of ice cream.
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Capt. Dustin:
So the investigators needed
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to talk to people
closest to peggy.
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capt. Dustin: Detectives
contacted her son, troy
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who lived in lexington.
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Rebecca: He was very worried
about her
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but he didn't know
where she was.
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Narrator: Peggy's older son,
stacey is also easy
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to track down.
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Rebecca: Detectives find out
stacey was in jail
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on a dui charge.
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Detectives went to the jail
to talk to him.
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Stacey said his mother
had been to visit him two days
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before she went missing.
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And they had
a really good visit.
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Everything was fine.
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He was worried.
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Stacey had no idea
where his mom was.
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Narrator: Peggy's home, social,
and work life
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appear to be going well.
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So why did she suddenly vanish?
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Before they can even
ponder that question,
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police receive a call
that sets off a major alarm.
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Capt. Dustin: Frankfort police
department detectives
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are contacted by the woman
named marcia clark
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who states on the night
that peggy king went missing,
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someone had tried
to abduct her while she was
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at the east side
shopping center.
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When she got into her car,
the individual
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was waiting in the vehicle
and he grabbed her.
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She was able to escape,
uh, his clutches
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and ran off screaming
and the suspect fled.
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It opens up a concern
that there--
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there's someone out
in the community
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preying on females.
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Maybe peggy
was one of the victims.
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rebecca: My father once told me
that there were five
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or so reasons to kill someone,
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sex, money, jealousy,
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secrets, and love.
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Larry: We know
who committed this crime.
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Rebecca: They seemed like
two of the people
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who would benefit
the most from peggy's death.
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Narrator: Frankfort,
kentucky investigators
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have learned about
an attempted abduction
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at a local shopping mall,
and feared the same attacker
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could be responsible
for peggy king's disappearance.
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Police appeal
to the public for tips,
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and soon have a potential
suspect in their sights.
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Capt. Dustin: Detectives
receive information
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regarding a homeless gentleman.
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He had a history
of scamming people
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using a knife
to try to obtain money
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from people,
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as well as having to go
to court
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over a shooting
he was involved in.
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So now, frankfort
police detectives
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have to take a look
at the individual.
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And they were never
able to make any connection
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between this individual
and ms. King
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or to the possible
attempted abduction
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of marcia clark
from east side shopping center.
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We were unable to connect
the two crimes.
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Narrator: The lead appears
to be a dead-end,
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so the investigators
turn their focus
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back to those around peggy.
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Lizz: Word passed around town
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that peggy was allowing someone
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to stay with her the week
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before she disappeared.
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Narrator: Peggy's friends
in the dance group
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are able to provide
the detectives
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with more information
about the mystery houseguest.
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lizz: Emily was the teenage
daughter of don,
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another dance partner
in the--in the group.
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Her parents were going
through divorce and emily
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was staying with peggy
for a while.
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Rebecca: So police went
to talk to her father, don.
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Capt. Dustin:
He explained that emily
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had been in a bad relationship
with a man named carlos.
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Peggy was concerned for emily.
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And eventually to help
separate her from carlos,
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she puts her on a bus
to get out of town.
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Within a few days,
peggy went missing.
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rebecca: Don didn't know
where emily was.
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He couldn't contact her
because she didn't leave,
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um, a forwarding address.
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She didn't leave
a new phone number.
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She moved around.
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But he said that when emily
checked in with him,
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he would have her
talk to the police.
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to hear from emily,
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they continue interviewing
those closest to peggy,
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and learn that her home life
might not have been
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as perfect as it seemed.
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Lizz: Peggy never talked about
problems that she was having.
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Um, she was
a very private person.
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Narrator: While peggy's
two sons have been cooperative,
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the investigators discover
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they've had their share
of struggles.
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Rebecca: Troy and stacey
had really fallen apart
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after peggy
king's husband had died
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of cancer and peggy had
kicked them out of the house.
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Narrator: But the detectives
discover something
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that could be even greater
cause for a family rift.
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Capt. Dustin: Detectives
were able to find out
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after speaking to
family members that ms. King
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had just received
an inheritance of a good sum.
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Not only that, but peggy
had made changes to her will.
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Rebecca: Troy and stacey
had trust funds.
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Peggy king
had changed the terms
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of their trust fund,
so that they wouldn't get
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their money at 22 and instead
it would be at 30.
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Narrator: The detectives
had previously confirmed
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that troy was in another town
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when peggy went missing
and stacey was in jail.
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capt. Dustin:
But in our line of work,
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we do realize that money
sometimes is a big motive.
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So we still considered them
possible persons of interest.
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Narrator: With no physical
evidence connecting them
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to the disappearance,
police move troy
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and stacey down
on their suspect list.
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Meanwhile, those closest
to peggy
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do whatever
they can to help find her.
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Capt. Dustin: Friends
and family start passing around
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the missing person flyers
for ms. King.
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The local newspapers
got involved trying to, uh,
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get the news out there
that we were looking
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for ms. King.
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Narrator:
The publicity pays off.
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On February 10th, a week
after peggy disappeared,
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police receive a call from
someone claiming to have seen
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peggy's car which was described
in the news stories.
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Capt. Dustin:
Investigators followed up
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and was able to determine
that yes, that was ms. King's,
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uh, vehicle.
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The location
where the car was found
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is not near peggy's home
or where she worked.
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It was on the other side
of the river.
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We started to lose hope that
peggy would be found alive.
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Narrator: When peggy's car
is towed to the state police
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crime lab for processing,
forensic texts
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quickly discovers something
that adds to those fears.
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Capt. Dustin:
They observed some bloodstains
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that was on the seat
and the door,
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kind of puts the
investigation in overdrive.
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The concern
was definitely heightened
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for ms. King's well-being.
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[♪♪♪]
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narrator: A week after
peggy king disappeared
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from frankfort, kentucky,
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her car has been discovered
abandoned on a remote road.
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[♪♪♪]
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capt. Dustin:
The vehicle was found close
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to the kentucky river
in south frankfort.
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Officers observed
some bloodstains
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that was on the seat.
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Rebecca: There was blood
on the console,
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there was blood
on the running board.
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Capt. Dustin: The vehicle
was processed for fingerprints
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and they've collected
hair fibers.
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All items were sent
to the kentucky state
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police crime lab for analysis.
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Narrator: As investigators
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wait to hear
from the crime lab,
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they take another look
at some key evidence
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found in peggy's home.
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Rebecca: My father,
the lead detective thought
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that peggy king seems
like a very tidy person
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and she would put
the ice cream bowls away.
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Peggy king had had a bowl
of ice cream
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with someone right
before she disappeared.
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Narrator: But through
their interviews,
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detectives still haven't
been able to identify
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who had ice cream with peggy.
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They catch a break after
receiving a phone call
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from peggy's close friend
and coworker, bill wiley.
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He has some disturbing
new information
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about peggy's
former houseguest, emily.
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Capt. Dustin: On February 14th,
mr. Wiley contacted us
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with some more information
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about emily's ex-boyfriend,
carlos.
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Lizz: Carlos
was extremely possessive
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and kept contacting her even
though she asked him not to.
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Rebecca: Well, everywhere
where emily was,
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she couldn't seem
to get rid of him.
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Capt. Dustin:
And there was an instance
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when carlos threatened
emily with a gun.
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Lizz: Emily was fearful
for her life.
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Capt. Dustin: Detectives wanted
to speak to emily,
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would confirm if carlos
had violent tendencies
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in the relationship.
Detectives reached out
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to emily's father again
but emily still
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wasn't communicating
with family.
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Narrator: To the detectives,
carlos sounds like a stalker.
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They wonder if he came
to peggy's home looking
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for emily
but found peggy instead.
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When police
tracked down 21-year-old,
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carlos thurman,
he's adamant that he knows
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nothing about
peggy's disappearance.
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Capt. Dustin:
He provided an alibi.
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Carlos was with friends
that night
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and even discussed his
relationship with emily
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and how that went.
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Narrator: But before
investigators can follow up
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on carlos' alibi,
there's a major
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and tragic development.
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[♪♪♪]
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capt. Dustin: On February 13th,
robert harlow,
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he was doing
some tree trimming
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in one of the local parks
in frankfort
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when he discovered a body
of a female
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buried in the woods.
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[siren wailing]
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rebecca:
The body was decomposed.
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It was not in great shape.
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They had to take the body
to the medical examiner
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to be autopsied.
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[♪♪♪]
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narrator: Knowing peggy king
is missing,
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the medical examiner
compares dental records
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and confirms the victim
is peggy.
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Rebecca: The cause of death
was a. 22 caliber bullet
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to her neck.
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[♪♪♪]
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lizz: This was a great loss.
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The dance group was family.
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It really was almost
an assault on all of us
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to have a body
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of someone
that we knew buried
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so close to us,
almost right in our backyard.
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Terry: After we found out
that she was murdered,
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it just took the wind out
of the local dance group.
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She was such an integral
part of it that it just
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wouldn't be the same.
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And in a month, we disbanded.
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That was, uh,
a very upsetting time.
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[♪♪♪]
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narrator: Lab results confirmed
that the blood found
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in peggy's car is hers.
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But the examination
of the vehicle leads
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to a new mystery.
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Capt. Dustin: The hair samples
they received came back
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to an unknown male hair sample.
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So this now, uh,
doesn't allow us
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to rule out the sons.
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But it does let us know
that there may be
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an unknown suspect
that is involved.
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Narrator:
With no obvious answers,
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the detectives turn
to the public for help.
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News reports about peggy's
murder lead
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to a flood of tips
from a worried community.
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Capt. Dustin: Frankfort
police department detectives
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received a phone call
from a female
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who refused
to identify herself.
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She stated that they needed
to speak with a gentleman
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by the name of demond bush...
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Regarding the peggy king murder.
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And detectives at this point
had yet to hear
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the name demond bush.
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She tells detectives
that demond
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was there with her on the night
that peggy was murdered.
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But only until 9:00 pm.
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We know that was before
peggy went missing.
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Rebecca: Peggy left the church
that night at 10:00.
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That matches the timeline
of the victim's last hours.
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And that's when the caller
placed demond
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went off to kill peggy king.
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[♪♪♪]
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capt. Dustin: As we're starting
to piece it all together
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with the individuals involved
and we received another tip.
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So just when you think
you're about to close it,
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you now have to ask yourself,
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"was there someone else
involved?"
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narrator: Detectives
investigating the murder
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of peggy king have
received a tip
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that a man named demond bush
could be the killer.
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The caller doesn't offer
a motive.
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But when investigators
begin digging,
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they find
a troubling connection
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to the violent crime.
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Capt. Dustin: So detectives
checked phone records
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and identified that demond
and carlos were friends.
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[♪♪♪]
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capt. Dustin: Carlos
is the abusive boyfriend
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of emily who have been
staying at peggy's house
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just before she went missing.
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Rebecca: My father once told me
that there were five
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or so, uh, reasons
to kill someone.
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There was sex, money,
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jealousy, secrets,
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and love.
477
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Could carlos thurman
actually have killed peggy king
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while he was trying to find out
where his girlfriend emily was?
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Narrator: Police had
previously questioned carlos
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about peggy's disappearance
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and he provided an alibi
for the night she vanished.
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But this new information
puts the spotlight back on him.
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Capt. Dustin: Both carlos
and demond
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had criminal histories.
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And this turns into a red flag.
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They were able to track down
carlos and demond
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and get them in for interviews.
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Demond bush was being
very evasive
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and really uncooperative
with answering the questions.
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Narrator: But when detective
hazelwood gets carlos thurman
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back in the interrogation box,
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he's surprised
by how willing he is to talk.
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Rebecca: Carlos admitted
to my dad that he knew
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a lot about peggy king's murder,
um, because it was
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in all the papers.
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But he said again
that he had an alibi
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for the night of the murder.
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Capt. Dustin: Carlos explains
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that he was first
at his friend,
500
00:26:02,545 --> 00:26:06,046
hope tillman's house earlier
in the evening.
501
00:26:06,098 --> 00:26:10,601
He then went and played cards
with friends.
502
00:26:10,636 --> 00:26:13,137
And then he said
that he was staying
503
00:26:13,172 --> 00:26:16,056
the night at
a female friend's house.
504
00:26:16,108 --> 00:26:18,175
Narrator: There's nothing
to hold the two men on
505
00:26:18,194 --> 00:26:20,477
so they're released.
506
00:26:20,512 --> 00:26:23,147
While detectives work
on confirming the timeline
507
00:26:23,182 --> 00:26:26,817
in carlos' detailed alibi...
508
00:26:26,852 --> 00:26:28,786
They start with
the first person
509
00:26:28,821 --> 00:26:33,023
carlos claims to have been with
the evening peggy vanished.
510
00:26:33,042 --> 00:26:35,292
Capt. Dustin: Detectives
received information
511
00:26:35,328 --> 00:26:37,911
from a confidential informant
512
00:26:37,964 --> 00:26:39,463
that hope tillman,
513
00:26:39,498 --> 00:26:41,498
uh, was demond's girlfriend.
514
00:26:43,469 --> 00:26:47,504
We now have even more clear link
between demond and carlos.
515
00:26:51,477 --> 00:26:53,444
Narrator: As they canvass
the apartment complex
516
00:26:53,479 --> 00:26:55,412
where both men claimed
to have stayed the night
517
00:26:55,448 --> 00:27:00,100
of the murder, officers
are approached by a neighbor.
518
00:27:00,152 --> 00:27:02,052
There's something
about demond bush
519
00:27:02,071 --> 00:27:03,937
he thinks they should know.
520
00:27:03,990 --> 00:27:05,773
Rebecca: According
to the neighbor,
521
00:27:05,825 --> 00:27:08,075
demond bush had left
with his gun
522
00:27:08,110 --> 00:27:09,860
with a man named sean hunter.
523
00:27:12,198 --> 00:27:13,747
Capt. Dustin:
So detectives follow up
524
00:27:13,783 --> 00:27:18,168
and found out that sean
is a close associate
525
00:27:18,204 --> 00:27:22,089
with demond and carlos.
526
00:27:22,124 --> 00:27:25,709
And he's been involved
with them for a while.
527
00:27:25,745 --> 00:27:28,962
Narrator: Police locate
sean hunter nearby
528
00:27:29,015 --> 00:27:32,650
and he immediately
hands over a firearm.
529
00:27:32,685 --> 00:27:35,386
Detectives send it
in for analysis
530
00:27:35,421 --> 00:27:38,055
but it's not the break
they're hoping for.
531
00:27:40,443 --> 00:27:42,776
Capt. Dustin: When the analysis
is received back
532
00:27:42,812 --> 00:27:44,778
for the weapon,
533
00:27:44,814 --> 00:27:47,398
it can't be linked
to this murder.
534
00:27:49,101 --> 00:27:51,468
Rebecca: But the gun
that was seized
535
00:27:51,504 --> 00:27:54,705
from demond was stolen.
536
00:27:54,740 --> 00:27:57,658
[♪♪♪]
537
00:27:57,710 --> 00:27:59,993
narrator: The detectives arrest
demond for possession
538
00:28:00,046 --> 00:28:01,979
of stolen property.
539
00:28:02,014 --> 00:28:03,964
Now they can keep
an eye on him in jail
540
00:28:03,999 --> 00:28:06,183
while they gather
more evidence.
541
00:28:08,554 --> 00:28:09,837
Capt. Dustin:
And as we're starting
542
00:28:09,889 --> 00:28:11,655
to piece it all together
543
00:28:11,691 --> 00:28:15,843
with the individuals involved,
we received another tip.
544
00:28:15,895 --> 00:28:17,845
Narrator: The tip
forces detectives to question
545
00:28:17,897 --> 00:28:21,982
whether they are actually
close to solving the case.
546
00:28:22,017 --> 00:28:26,570
The caller
makes a breathtaking claim.
547
00:28:26,605 --> 00:28:28,839
Capt. Dustin: The person
who called tells detectives
548
00:28:28,874 --> 00:28:32,809
that demond may have been paid,
uh, by stacey
549
00:28:32,828 --> 00:28:35,446
and troy to kill peggy.
550
00:28:39,919 --> 00:28:42,086
Narrator: The detectives know
that stacey and troy
551
00:28:42,121 --> 00:28:45,689
stood to receive peggy's
inheritance when they turn 30.
552
00:28:45,725 --> 00:28:47,758
The tip suggests
they may have believed
553
00:28:47,793 --> 00:28:50,594
they'd get it sooner
in the event of her death.
554
00:28:50,629 --> 00:28:54,598
But were they capable
of murdering their own mother?
555
00:28:54,633 --> 00:28:57,668
Capt. Dustin: So focus
falls back on peggy's sons,
556
00:28:57,703 --> 00:29:00,220
troy and stacey.
557
00:29:00,272 --> 00:29:03,724
Rebecca: Troy and stacey
seemed like two of the people
558
00:29:03,776 --> 00:29:06,110
who would benefit the most
from peggy's death.
559
00:29:08,147 --> 00:29:09,613
Capt. Dustin: And a lot
of people would look and go,
560
00:29:09,648 --> 00:29:11,548
well, stacey's in jail.
561
00:29:11,584 --> 00:29:13,784
But we still have
to investigate it
562
00:29:13,819 --> 00:29:15,852
whether maybe he's working
with someone.
563
00:29:15,871 --> 00:29:18,655
Maybe he's talking
to troy from inside the jail
564
00:29:18,691 --> 00:29:21,575
or having others
communicate with troy.
565
00:29:21,627 --> 00:29:24,378
You got to look
at both sons again.
566
00:29:26,298 --> 00:29:30,700
Detectives start looking
into the tip and realized
567
00:29:30,719 --> 00:29:34,004
that demond and carlos,
568
00:29:34,039 --> 00:29:37,808
they actually grew up
with stacey and troy.
569
00:29:37,843 --> 00:29:40,344
[♪♪♪]
570
00:29:40,379 --> 00:29:42,513
capt. Dustin: So now frankfort
police detectives
571
00:29:42,548 --> 00:29:46,266
have to determine is all of this
just some coincidence
572
00:29:46,318 --> 00:29:49,653
that carlos and demond
have this criminal history,
573
00:29:49,688 --> 00:29:54,258
that they grew up
with stacey and with troy,
574
00:29:54,293 --> 00:29:56,410
or is there something
deeper here
575
00:29:56,445 --> 00:29:59,329
and that stacey or troy
or both may have put,
576
00:29:59,365 --> 00:30:03,116
uh, these individuals up to,
uh, getting rid of their mother.
577
00:30:12,110 --> 00:30:15,078
Narrator: Kentucky
investigators are focusing
578
00:30:15,114 --> 00:30:17,314
on two suspects in the murder
of peggy king,
579
00:30:17,349 --> 00:30:20,250
demond bush and carlos thurman.
580
00:30:20,286 --> 00:30:22,286
There's no apparent motive.
581
00:30:22,321 --> 00:30:25,088
But a new tip may provide one.
582
00:30:25,124 --> 00:30:27,457
An anonymous caller
claims that peggy's sons,
583
00:30:27,493 --> 00:30:29,877
stacey and troy
are behind a plot
584
00:30:29,912 --> 00:30:32,379
to kill their mother
for her inheritance money.
585
00:30:35,935 --> 00:30:39,169
Lizz: People couldn't believe
that peggy's children
586
00:30:39,204 --> 00:30:43,056
would be involved
in anything like this.
587
00:30:44,510 --> 00:30:47,110
Capt. Dustin: But you have to
correctly follow the evidence.
588
00:30:47,146 --> 00:30:49,980
And the sons
have the money motive,
589
00:30:50,015 --> 00:30:52,316
we can start
trying to rule them out
590
00:30:52,351 --> 00:30:55,736
or connect them
to the murder of peggy king.
591
00:30:55,771 --> 00:30:58,054
Narrator:
Detectives visit the brothers
592
00:30:58,073 --> 00:31:00,557
and ask them
to take a polygraph test.
593
00:31:00,576 --> 00:31:03,226
Capt. Dustin: When stacey
is requested to take the test,
594
00:31:03,245 --> 00:31:06,280
it's determined
because of his substance abuse
595
00:31:06,332 --> 00:31:08,415
and being incarcerated,
596
00:31:08,450 --> 00:31:11,735
he isn't eligible as a candidate
for the polygraph.
597
00:31:11,770 --> 00:31:13,620
[♪♪♪]
598
00:31:13,672 --> 00:31:16,957
capt. Dustin: Troy agrees
to the polygraph test.
599
00:31:17,009 --> 00:31:20,961
When questioned about
his involvement in this case,
600
00:31:21,013 --> 00:31:24,047
troy said that he had nothing
to do with her murder.
601
00:31:26,385 --> 00:31:29,319
And then he passes
the polygraph.
602
00:31:31,974 --> 00:31:34,091
Narrator:
But could his brother stacey
603
00:31:34,126 --> 00:31:36,894
have orchestrated
the murder from behind bars?
604
00:31:36,929 --> 00:31:38,645
Capt. Dustin:
There was review of stacey's
605
00:31:38,697 --> 00:31:43,433
call logs and visitor logs
there at the jail.
606
00:31:43,452 --> 00:31:45,769
There was nothing
out of the ordinary.
607
00:31:45,788 --> 00:31:49,773
And with troy's alibis
and polygraph results,
608
00:31:49,792 --> 00:31:51,992
detectives at that point
determined
609
00:31:52,044 --> 00:31:53,777
that realistically,
"we don't believe
610
00:31:53,796 --> 00:31:55,279
that these two
had anything to do
611
00:31:55,314 --> 00:31:56,964
with the peggy king murder."
612
00:31:59,418 --> 00:32:01,618
narrator:
With peggy's sons exonerated,
613
00:32:01,637 --> 00:32:05,889
the focus turns back to
demond bush and carlos thurman.
614
00:32:09,228 --> 00:32:10,727
Capt. Dustin:
So we took hair samples
615
00:32:10,763 --> 00:32:12,562
from demond and carlos
616
00:32:12,598 --> 00:32:14,514
to compare to the hairs
that were found in the car.
617
00:32:14,566 --> 00:32:16,733
Narrator: As they wait
for results,
618
00:32:16,769 --> 00:32:18,568
the investigators
build the best
619
00:32:18,604 --> 00:32:20,320
circumstantial case they can.
620
00:32:22,608 --> 00:32:24,408
Capt. Dustin:
We know from their alibis
621
00:32:24,443 --> 00:32:26,410
that on the night
of the murder,
622
00:32:26,445 --> 00:32:28,412
demond and carlos had been
623
00:32:28,447 --> 00:32:30,113
to the prince
hall village apartments.
624
00:32:31,617 --> 00:32:34,952
Larry: We went back to canvass
prince hall apartment complex.
625
00:32:36,505 --> 00:32:38,822
Capt. Dustin:
Someone saw peggy king's car
626
00:32:38,857 --> 00:32:40,374
being driven by a male
627
00:32:40,426 --> 00:32:43,043
with two other males
in the backseat.
628
00:32:43,095 --> 00:32:46,179
So just when you think
you're about to close it,
629
00:32:46,215 --> 00:32:48,098
you now have to ask yourself,
630
00:32:48,133 --> 00:32:50,233
"was there someone else
involved?"
631
00:32:51,971 --> 00:32:54,304
rebecca: During the canvass
police talked
632
00:32:54,340 --> 00:32:56,673
to a woman named essie hunter.
633
00:32:56,709 --> 00:32:59,192
And she said that her brother,
sean was actually
634
00:32:59,228 --> 00:33:01,278
with demond bush
and carlos thurman
635
00:33:01,313 --> 00:33:03,680
earlier in the night.
636
00:33:03,699 --> 00:33:06,416
Narrator: The name sean hunter
is familiar to the detectives.
637
00:33:06,452 --> 00:33:08,351
He's the friend of demond
638
00:33:08,370 --> 00:33:12,122
who had possession
of the stolen gun.
639
00:33:12,157 --> 00:33:13,957
Capt. Dustin: And when you run
a criminal history check,
640
00:33:13,993 --> 00:33:18,261
find that sean also has,
uh, extensive criminal history.
641
00:33:18,297 --> 00:33:21,131
[♪♪♪]
642
00:33:21,166 --> 00:33:22,733
capt. Dustin: Sean hunter,
643
00:33:22,768 --> 00:33:24,584
is he our third person
in the car?
644
00:33:26,338 --> 00:33:28,238
Narrator:
Police search for sean hunter
645
00:33:28,273 --> 00:33:31,274
while detectives turn up
the heat on their suspects.
646
00:33:31,310 --> 00:33:34,377
As part of the cat and mouse
game they're playing with them,
647
00:33:34,396 --> 00:33:36,546
the investigators
bring carlos thurman in
648
00:33:36,565 --> 00:33:38,648
for another round
of questioning.
649
00:33:41,770 --> 00:33:43,553
Capt. Dustin: It seemed
like carlos thought
650
00:33:43,572 --> 00:33:46,940
he was gonna be smarter
than detective hazelwood.
651
00:33:46,992 --> 00:33:49,526
Rebecca: Carlos thurman
admitted that he knew
652
00:33:49,561 --> 00:33:52,863
someone had eaten some ice cream
with peggy king.
653
00:33:54,416 --> 00:33:56,116
Capt. Dustin: There was never
any information
654
00:33:56,168 --> 00:33:58,902
provided to the media
about the ice cream bowls.
655
00:33:58,921 --> 00:34:01,538
Detectives know
they had the right guy.
656
00:34:04,093 --> 00:34:06,593
Rebecca: So, my father,
the lead detective,
657
00:34:06,628 --> 00:34:08,045
pressed him on it.
658
00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:10,180
Really, um,
going in for the kill.
659
00:34:12,217 --> 00:34:14,351
Capt. Dustin:
And then carlos mentioned
660
00:34:14,386 --> 00:34:16,803
information
about the bullet hole
661
00:34:16,855 --> 00:34:20,223
and location, uh, on ms. King.
662
00:34:21,894 --> 00:34:24,528
He says it came from the media.
663
00:34:24,563 --> 00:34:28,365
But we didn't provide
that information to the media.
664
00:34:31,236 --> 00:34:33,203
Larry: We know
he's committed this crime.
665
00:34:33,238 --> 00:34:36,373
But we don't have
all the evidence we need to, uh,
666
00:34:36,408 --> 00:34:39,326
make that showing of guilt
beyond reasonable doubt.
667
00:34:39,378 --> 00:34:43,447
[♪♪♪]
668
00:34:43,482 --> 00:34:45,382
narrator: Then,
a call from the crime lab
669
00:34:45,417 --> 00:34:47,551
changes the game for everyone.
670
00:34:49,138 --> 00:34:53,006
The crime lab determined
that the hair in ms. King's car
671
00:34:53,058 --> 00:34:54,975
belong to demond bush.
672
00:34:58,097 --> 00:35:00,797
We also received news
that carlos
673
00:35:00,833 --> 00:35:03,900
had been arrested
on a burglary charge.
674
00:35:05,604 --> 00:35:07,504
Narrator:
With carlos in jail,
675
00:35:07,539 --> 00:35:10,006
the investigators
can now watch his every move.
676
00:35:11,543 --> 00:35:13,410
It's not long before he makes
677
00:35:13,445 --> 00:35:15,545
the mistake
they're waiting for.
678
00:35:15,581 --> 00:35:17,313
While incarcerated,
679
00:35:17,332 --> 00:35:19,866
he has several conversations
with another inmate.
680
00:35:21,753 --> 00:35:25,422
Police detectives
interview this inmate
681
00:35:25,457 --> 00:35:28,592
who states that carlos
explained his jealousy
682
00:35:28,627 --> 00:35:30,710
and his anger and his desire
683
00:35:30,762 --> 00:35:33,930
to find his ex-girlfriend emily.
684
00:35:35,601 --> 00:35:40,353
And carlos had also bragged
about murdering a librarian.
685
00:35:40,389 --> 00:35:43,440
[♪♪♪]
686
00:35:45,177 --> 00:35:47,277
capt. Dustin:
We know that demond was the one
687
00:35:47,312 --> 00:35:49,312
that had access to the guns.
688
00:35:50,916 --> 00:35:53,450
Carlos had the motive
in trying to locate emily.
689
00:35:54,870 --> 00:35:56,553
Larry:
We believe that carlos thurman
690
00:35:56,588 --> 00:35:57,854
wanted to find
where she was.
691
00:35:58,991 --> 00:36:02,392
And thought peggy king knew
where she was.
692
00:36:02,427 --> 00:36:05,462
Ms. King said she did not.
693
00:36:05,497 --> 00:36:10,967
Rebecca: And then carlos
really got upset.
694
00:36:11,003 --> 00:36:13,369
Capt. Dustin:
And we think sean hunter
695
00:36:13,388 --> 00:36:17,240
was present during the time
of the murder.
696
00:36:17,276 --> 00:36:21,478
They've all had a part
of her death.
697
00:36:23,582 --> 00:36:27,083
[♪♪♪]
698
00:36:27,119 --> 00:36:29,236
rebecca:
Carlos thurman, demond bush,
699
00:36:29,271 --> 00:36:31,588
and sean hunter
were indicted
700
00:36:31,623 --> 00:36:34,124
on February 24th, 1993
701
00:36:34,159 --> 00:36:37,110
for kidnapping, robbery,
702
00:36:37,162 --> 00:36:40,197
and for the murder
of peggy king.
703
00:36:43,402 --> 00:36:46,119
Narrator:
Prosecutors prepare for trial
704
00:36:46,171 --> 00:36:48,705
but are blindsided
by a shocking event
705
00:36:48,740 --> 00:36:52,292
that puts those plans on hold.
706
00:36:52,344 --> 00:36:55,762
Rebecca: Carlos thurman
was behind bars
707
00:36:55,797 --> 00:37:00,517
and he escaped.
708
00:37:00,552 --> 00:37:02,819
Now there was a murderer
out on the loose.
709
00:37:09,877 --> 00:37:12,662
-[helicopter blades whirring]
-[sirens blaring]
710
00:37:12,698 --> 00:37:14,214
narrator: A desperate manhunt
is underway
711
00:37:14,249 --> 00:37:16,082
in frankfort, kentucky
712
00:37:16,118 --> 00:37:19,552
for one of the accused killers
of peggy king.
713
00:37:19,588 --> 00:37:22,555
Carlos thurman escaped
from the franklin county jail
714
00:37:22,591 --> 00:37:26,693
as prosecutors were preparing
to put him on trial.
715
00:37:26,728 --> 00:37:28,161
Capt. Dustin:
There was a search
716
00:37:28,196 --> 00:37:31,664
near the franklin county
regional jail.
717
00:37:31,683 --> 00:37:35,568
But detectives were not able
to find carlos.
718
00:37:36,555 --> 00:37:38,605
Obviously,
it's really concerning
719
00:37:38,640 --> 00:37:40,056
if y■ñou have a killer
out on the loose
720
00:37:40,108 --> 00:37:42,225
in the community.
721
00:37:42,277 --> 00:37:44,861
Larry: I was concerned
for my own safety.
722
00:37:44,896 --> 00:37:46,279
I mean, this had happened
to peggy king
723
00:37:46,315 --> 00:37:48,848
and this could happen
to anybody.
724
00:37:48,884 --> 00:37:50,700
Narrator:
But within a few hours,
725
00:37:50,736 --> 00:37:53,219
police spot carlos hiding out
726
00:37:53,255 --> 00:37:55,455
just a few miles
from the county jail.
727
00:37:58,160 --> 00:37:59,359
Rebecca:
They put him behind bars
728
00:37:59,394 --> 00:38:01,911
in a maximum security prison.
729
00:38:03,715 --> 00:38:06,299
Narrator: With preparations
for the trial back on,
730
00:38:06,335 --> 00:38:10,270
the prosecutors know
they're missing a key witness.
731
00:38:10,305 --> 00:38:12,222
Larry: It's not what you know,
it's what you can prove
732
00:38:12,257 --> 00:38:15,091
to a jury of 12 people
beyond reasonable doubt.
733
00:38:15,143 --> 00:38:17,644
Capt. Dustin: Knowing that
carlos had been involved
734
00:38:17,679 --> 00:38:20,080
with emily
in a bad relationship,
735
00:38:20,115 --> 00:38:21,765
we needed to make contact
with her
736
00:38:21,817 --> 00:38:23,400
but no one in the area knew
737
00:38:23,435 --> 00:38:26,920
where she actually
was living.
738
00:38:26,955 --> 00:38:30,991
Narrator: But as news
of carlos' arrest spreads,
739
00:38:31,026 --> 00:38:33,910
emily finally gets in touch
with the detectives
740
00:38:33,945 --> 00:38:36,329
and agrees to meet with them.
741
00:38:36,365 --> 00:38:39,632
Rebecca: Emily had been
somewhere in west virginia.
742
00:38:39,668 --> 00:38:41,751
Capt. Dustin:
She is highly scared of carlos
743
00:38:41,787 --> 00:38:43,003
but she's willing to talk.
744
00:38:44,573 --> 00:38:49,759
Narrator:
The trial begins in June 1994.
745
00:38:49,795 --> 00:38:52,962
Rebecca: Emily testified
that she had tried
746
00:38:53,015 --> 00:38:56,516
to break it off
with him several times.
747
00:38:56,551 --> 00:39:01,304
But he had shown up everywhere
where she was.
748
00:39:01,356 --> 00:39:04,724
He wouldn't leave her alone.
749
00:39:04,759 --> 00:39:08,978
So peggy put emily
on a bus out of town.
750
00:39:11,400 --> 00:39:13,650
Larry: On the night
that ms. King disappeared
751
00:39:13,702 --> 00:39:15,318
and was killed,
752
00:39:15,370 --> 00:39:19,656
she went directly home
after dancing.
753
00:39:19,708 --> 00:39:22,942
I think carlos thurman came
to her house,
754
00:39:22,961 --> 00:39:24,828
peggy king knew carlos,
755
00:39:24,880 --> 00:39:27,380
she invited him in.
756
00:39:27,416 --> 00:39:28,715
They shared a bowl of ice cream.
757
00:39:30,285 --> 00:39:31,968
Lizz: Carlos started
to ask questions
758
00:39:32,003 --> 00:39:35,305
about what happened to emily
759
00:39:35,340 --> 00:39:37,891
because he knew that emily
760
00:39:37,926 --> 00:39:40,677
was staying with peggy
for a while.
761
00:39:42,064 --> 00:39:44,564
Capt. Dustin:
Peggy being that friend
762
00:39:44,599 --> 00:39:49,903
and having that big of a heart
probably refused.
763
00:39:49,938 --> 00:39:52,572
Narrator: The prosecutors
surmised peggy was well aware
764
00:39:52,607 --> 00:39:55,909
that carlos was a violent man.
765
00:39:55,944 --> 00:39:57,861
Desperate to get him
out of her house,
766
00:39:57,913 --> 00:40:00,747
when he asked for a ride,
she agreed.
767
00:40:02,617 --> 00:40:05,201
Larry: Peggy probably drove
to a location
768
00:40:05,253 --> 00:40:09,856
directed by carlos thurman
where bush and hunter were.
769
00:40:11,493 --> 00:40:14,127
At that point,
she was severely beaten.
770
00:40:14,162 --> 00:40:17,347
[♪♪♪]
771
00:40:17,382 --> 00:40:19,432
larry: Carlos believed
that he could force her
772
00:40:19,468 --> 00:40:23,386
with physical force to tell
where this young lady was.
773
00:40:23,438 --> 00:40:26,672
Lizz: But still peggy
never said anything
774
00:40:26,691 --> 00:40:31,111
about emily or where she was.
775
00:40:31,146 --> 00:40:34,898
Rebecca: And then they shot her
in the back of the neck.
776
00:40:40,155 --> 00:40:43,740
[♪♪♪]
777
00:40:43,792 --> 00:40:45,191
narrator:
The killers buried her body
778
00:40:45,210 --> 00:40:48,895
in the wooded city park.
779
00:40:48,930 --> 00:40:51,331
Then, they escaped
in peggy's car
780
00:40:51,366 --> 00:40:56,586
before dumping the vehicle
in a remote area by the river.
781
00:40:56,638 --> 00:40:59,589
Larry: Police couldn't find
the murder weapon.
782
00:40:59,641 --> 00:41:04,777
It probably went directly
into the kentucky river.
783
00:41:04,813 --> 00:41:07,096
[♪♪♪]
784
00:41:07,149 --> 00:41:10,250
narrator: The jury deliberates
for just three hours,
785
00:41:10,285 --> 00:41:14,487
then finds carlos thurman
guilty of murder and robbery.
786
00:41:16,358 --> 00:41:20,960
He is sentenced to a hundred
and nine years in prison.
787
00:41:20,996 --> 00:41:24,664
Demond bush's trial
was in 1995,
788
00:41:24,699 --> 00:41:27,784
a year after carlos'.
789
00:41:27,836 --> 00:41:29,936
Narrator:
Jurors convict demond bush
790
00:41:29,971 --> 00:41:32,205
of first degree robbery,
kidnapping,
791
00:41:32,240 --> 00:41:34,107
and second degree
manslaughter.
792
00:41:34,142 --> 00:41:38,745
He is sentenced
to 50 years in prison.
793
00:41:38,780 --> 00:41:41,414
Sean hunter accepts
a plea agreement
794
00:41:41,449 --> 00:41:43,216
and is sentenced
to 10 years
795
00:41:43,251 --> 00:41:45,652
for second degree
manslaughter.
796
00:41:50,058 --> 00:41:52,592
Rebecca: My father wanted
to make sure that
797
00:41:52,611 --> 00:41:53,943
the right people
went to prison
798
00:41:53,979 --> 00:41:56,196
for peggy king's murder.
799
00:41:56,231 --> 00:41:58,948
It was a relief
for the community.
800
00:41:58,984 --> 00:42:01,167
Especially for
bill and sally wiley
801
00:42:01,203 --> 00:42:04,938
who were her
best friends.
802
00:42:04,973 --> 00:42:08,641
Capt. Dustin: Peggy king,
uh, saved emily's life.
803
00:42:08,677 --> 00:42:10,994
If she hadn't tried
to help at all,
804
00:42:11,046 --> 00:42:14,714
I have no doubt of what
would happen to emily.
805
00:42:14,749 --> 00:42:17,667
So that's an amazing statement
about who she is
806
00:42:17,719 --> 00:42:22,788
and what kind of friend
she was for emily.
807
00:42:22,807 --> 00:42:27,227
Lizz: Peggy was
a remarkable individual.
808
00:42:27,262 --> 00:42:30,563
She was driven for life.
809
00:42:30,599 --> 00:42:34,851
And I'm privileged to have
had her as a friend.
810
00:42:39,341 --> 00:42:41,040
The lrc did rename
811
00:42:41,076 --> 00:42:44,877
the law library
after peggy's death.
812
00:42:44,913 --> 00:42:48,948
So there is a tribute there
in her work community.
813
00:42:48,984 --> 00:42:52,168
And there's also a scholarship
that's out there now
814
00:42:52,203 --> 00:42:54,704
in her name.
815
00:42:54,756 --> 00:42:56,673
I think peggy would like
to be remembered
816
00:42:56,708 --> 00:43:00,026
as just a good,
cheerful person
817
00:43:00,061 --> 00:43:03,062
with a kind soul.
818
00:43:03,098 --> 00:43:07,133
[♪♪♪]