1 00:00:01,501 --> 00:00:03,285 [♪♪♪] 2 00:00:03,337 --> 00:00:04,336 narrator: A night of folk dancing 3 00:00:04,372 --> 00:00:06,271 ends with a mystery. 4 00:00:06,307 --> 00:00:10,009 Lizz: Peggy would never just disappear. 5 00:00:10,044 --> 00:00:12,778 Terry: We knew that something was wrong. 6 00:00:12,813 --> 00:00:16,632 Narrator: Police discover a strange and troubling clue. 7 00:00:16,684 --> 00:00:19,134 There was two bowls sitting on the table. 8 00:00:19,186 --> 00:00:21,387 Rebecca: Peggy king had had ice cream 9 00:00:21,422 --> 00:00:25,290 with someone right before she disappeared. 10 00:00:25,326 --> 00:00:29,061 Narrator: The investigation leads to unexpected suspects. 11 00:00:29,096 --> 00:00:30,596 Capt. Dustin: Ms. King had just received 12 00:00:30,631 --> 00:00:33,032 an inheritance of a good sum. 13 00:00:34,702 --> 00:00:39,304 Someone may have been paid to kill peggy. 14 00:00:39,340 --> 00:00:42,474 Narrator: Can a shocking discovery in the kentucky woods 15 00:00:42,510 --> 00:00:45,377 be the key to finding justice? 16 00:00:45,413 --> 00:00:47,046 Capt. Dustin: They observed some bloodstains 17 00:00:47,081 --> 00:00:50,615 that was on the seat and the door. 18 00:00:50,634 --> 00:00:54,336 Lizz: It was an assault on all of us to have someone 19 00:00:54,388 --> 00:00:57,056 that we knew found like that. 20 00:00:57,091 --> 00:00:59,725 Capt. Dustin: The body was wrongfully just thrown out 21 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:01,176 and buried in the woods. 22 00:01:01,228 --> 00:01:02,728 [♪♪♪] 23 00:01:10,604 --> 00:01:13,605 rebecca: Sometimes, especially in the fall, 24 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,408 there will be the smell of the distillery going. 25 00:01:16,444 --> 00:01:22,081 And that smell has always made me feel like I was home. 26 00:01:22,116 --> 00:01:24,917 Narrator: In the heart of america's bourbon country, 27 00:01:24,952 --> 00:01:27,653 frankfort, kentucky is a tranquil town 28 00:01:27,688 --> 00:01:30,089 dripping with southern charm. 29 00:01:32,510 --> 00:01:36,211 The river, it comes right through town. 30 00:01:36,263 --> 00:01:37,996 Lizz: It's beautifully landscaped 31 00:01:38,015 --> 00:01:41,500 with gorgeous maple trees, oak trees. 32 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:45,204 Terry: That makes it a real unique place. 33 00:01:49,910 --> 00:01:53,545 Narrator: On a chilly day in February, 1992, 34 00:01:53,581 --> 00:01:56,882 tree trimmer robert harlow heads to a wooded city park 35 00:01:56,917 --> 00:01:58,951 to begin the winter pruning. 36 00:02:00,821 --> 00:02:03,956 Lizz: Early February, they come through 37 00:02:03,991 --> 00:02:07,042 and trim the trees while the trees are dormant. 38 00:02:08,496 --> 00:02:11,413 Capt. Dustin: Mr. Harlow, uh, is pushing through, 39 00:02:11,465 --> 00:02:14,333 uh, an area that's heavily covered, 40 00:02:14,368 --> 00:02:16,068 doing some tree trimming. 41 00:02:18,205 --> 00:02:20,939 And buried underneath some bushes... 42 00:02:20,975 --> 00:02:24,042 [♪♪♪] 43 00:02:25,012 --> 00:02:27,346 capt. Dustin: ...He finds a body. 44 00:02:32,186 --> 00:02:33,752 Capt. Dustin: Mr. Harlow ran off trying 45 00:02:33,787 --> 00:02:35,771 to find the first person, first phone 46 00:02:35,823 --> 00:02:37,222 he could get a hold of 47 00:02:37,241 --> 00:02:38,991 to notify police of what he's discovered. 48 00:02:41,779 --> 00:02:43,328 Narrator: Homicide investigators 49 00:02:43,364 --> 00:02:45,264 and a forensic team quickly descend 50 00:02:45,299 --> 00:02:47,166 on the scene. 51 00:02:47,201 --> 00:02:49,034 Larry: This body had been attempted to be hidden 52 00:02:49,069 --> 00:02:52,137 under some leaves and branches. 53 00:02:52,173 --> 00:02:54,273 Capt. Dustin: There were some decomposition, 54 00:02:54,308 --> 00:02:56,942 as well as nature and rodents 55 00:02:56,977 --> 00:02:58,577 eating into the body, uh, 56 00:02:58,596 --> 00:03:01,463 as they will do with open wounds. 57 00:03:01,515 --> 00:03:04,082 Narrator: Although they can find no identification, 58 00:03:04,118 --> 00:03:05,484 by the looks of the clothing, 59 00:03:05,519 --> 00:03:07,085 the investigators believe 60 00:03:07,121 --> 00:03:09,054 the victim is female. 61 00:03:10,658 --> 00:03:13,692 Capt. Dustin: She had blunt force traumas to her head... 62 00:03:15,029 --> 00:03:19,481 As well as a bullet hole that appeared to be made 63 00:03:19,533 --> 00:03:22,534 in the back of her neck, just below the skull. 64 00:03:24,205 --> 00:03:27,122 So the body is sent for an autopsy 65 00:03:27,157 --> 00:03:30,075 to determine the identity of this female. 66 00:03:32,079 --> 00:03:34,046 Larry: The manner in which she was killed, 67 00:03:34,081 --> 00:03:36,114 beaten, shot, 68 00:03:36,150 --> 00:03:40,135 left in the wooded area for animals to feed on, 69 00:03:40,170 --> 00:03:42,170 that's terrible. 70 00:03:42,223 --> 00:03:45,307 Capt. Dustin: Someone has committed a horrible crime. 71 00:03:45,342 --> 00:03:48,627 The community is looking for justice. 72 00:03:48,646 --> 00:03:51,129 [♪♪♪] 73 00:03:55,603 --> 00:03:57,402 narrator: Frankfort is one of the nation's 74 00:03:57,438 --> 00:03:59,354 smallest capital cities, 75 00:03:59,406 --> 00:04:02,975 dominated by its domed capital building. 76 00:04:03,010 --> 00:04:05,744 Lizz: Our state capital is kind of a campus 77 00:04:05,779 --> 00:04:08,363 on to its own, right in the middle 78 00:04:08,415 --> 00:04:10,332 of a neighborhood. 79 00:04:10,367 --> 00:04:12,584 Narrator: Kentucky's lawmakers don't have the internet 80 00:04:12,620 --> 00:04:16,338 for research in 1992 but they don't need it 81 00:04:16,373 --> 00:04:19,041 because they have peggy king. 82 00:04:20,711 --> 00:04:22,511 [♪♪♪] 83 00:04:22,546 --> 00:04:24,830 lizz: Peggy was in charge of the operations 84 00:04:24,865 --> 00:04:27,349 in the state law library, 85 00:04:27,384 --> 00:04:30,269 and helping all the legislators 86 00:04:30,304 --> 00:04:33,438 gain the information that they needed. 87 00:04:33,474 --> 00:04:35,607 Narrator: Outside of the office, 88 00:04:35,643 --> 00:04:38,443 peggy is extremely active in the community. 89 00:04:38,479 --> 00:04:41,029 She especially loves being part of frankfort's 90 00:04:41,065 --> 00:04:42,614 local folk dancing group. 91 00:04:42,650 --> 00:04:44,700 [♪♪♪] 92 00:04:44,735 --> 00:04:48,853 lizz: I first met peggy at a folk dancing group 93 00:04:48,872 --> 00:04:51,189 in frankfort. 94 00:04:51,225 --> 00:04:53,858 The folk dancers would perform 95 00:04:53,877 --> 00:04:56,695 at different events around town. 96 00:04:56,714 --> 00:04:59,564 It was a very close community. 97 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:02,768 Terry: Sally wiley, lizz taylor, peggy, and me. 98 00:05:02,803 --> 00:05:04,903 We were all in this dance group together 99 00:05:04,938 --> 00:05:08,807 and we became, uh, friends in that manner. 100 00:05:08,842 --> 00:05:10,876 And peggy, she was one of the best 101 00:05:10,911 --> 00:05:12,277 dancers in the group. 102 00:05:12,313 --> 00:05:14,596 She was always smiling. 103 00:05:14,648 --> 00:05:18,233 Uh, she just liked people and liked life. 104 00:05:18,268 --> 00:05:21,570 [♪♪♪] 105 00:05:24,858 --> 00:05:26,725 narrator: On a chilly winter night, 106 00:05:26,744 --> 00:05:29,277 peggy joins her dance partners at the south frankfort 107 00:05:29,330 --> 00:05:32,664 presbyterian church for their weekly get-together. 108 00:05:32,700 --> 00:05:36,251 Lizz: Folk dancing was every Tuesday evening. 109 00:05:36,286 --> 00:05:40,122 Terry: It's live music, you know, string band music. 110 00:05:42,176 --> 00:05:44,793 Narrator: The dancing ends around 10:00 pm 111 00:05:44,845 --> 00:05:46,077 and peggy helps her friend, 112 00:05:46,096 --> 00:05:47,412 sally wiley lock up 113 00:05:47,431 --> 00:05:48,680 before she heads for home. 114 00:05:48,716 --> 00:05:52,434 [♪♪♪] 115 00:05:52,469 --> 00:05:55,437 narrator: The next morning, the always punctual peggy 116 00:05:55,472 --> 00:05:57,756 doesn't show up for work. 117 00:05:57,775 --> 00:06:00,609 Bill wiley had worked at the legislative 118 00:06:00,644 --> 00:06:03,145 research commission with peggy, 119 00:06:03,197 --> 00:06:07,366 so he and his wife sally were very close to peggy. 120 00:06:07,401 --> 00:06:12,904 He knew that she was too responsible to just disappear. 121 00:06:14,941 --> 00:06:17,325 So, when she did not come to work, 122 00:06:17,378 --> 00:06:19,544 he became more concerned. 123 00:06:21,382 --> 00:06:22,714 Narrator: When phone calls to peggy 124 00:06:22,750 --> 00:06:24,649 go unanswered, bill starts 125 00:06:24,685 --> 00:06:26,385 calling peggy's family. 126 00:06:26,420 --> 00:06:28,837 But no one, including her two sons, 127 00:06:28,889 --> 00:06:31,807 20-year-old troy and 22-year-old stacey 128 00:06:31,842 --> 00:06:33,642 has heard from her. 129 00:06:33,677 --> 00:06:36,094 Terry: Right away, people had some concerns 130 00:06:36,129 --> 00:06:37,896 that something was wrong. 131 00:06:37,931 --> 00:06:40,849 Lizz: Peggy would never just disappear. 132 00:06:40,901 --> 00:06:45,036 She would have mentioned to somebody what she was doing. 133 00:06:47,674 --> 00:06:50,275 The next day, word was that nobody 134 00:06:50,310 --> 00:06:53,478 still knew where peggy was. 135 00:06:53,497 --> 00:06:55,814 We were all very concerned, 136 00:06:55,833 --> 00:06:58,583 so bill wiley and his wife sally 137 00:06:58,619 --> 00:07:00,118 contacted the police. 138 00:07:00,153 --> 00:07:03,205 [♪♪♪] 139 00:07:05,209 --> 00:07:07,375 my father was detective jack hazelwood. 140 00:07:09,162 --> 00:07:13,832 He was the lead detective of peggy king's case. 141 00:07:13,851 --> 00:07:16,334 He worked for the police department 142 00:07:16,353 --> 00:07:20,939 in frankfort, kentucky for quite a few years. 143 00:07:20,974 --> 00:07:23,975 When he had talked to sally wiley, 144 00:07:24,011 --> 00:07:27,345 he knew something wasn't right. 145 00:07:27,364 --> 00:07:29,197 Narrator: Sally tells the detective 146 00:07:29,233 --> 00:07:31,399 everything she remembers from the time dance class 147 00:07:31,452 --> 00:07:33,485 ended on Tuesday night. 148 00:07:36,073 --> 00:07:38,623 Capt. Dustin: She described how they were exiting 149 00:07:38,659 --> 00:07:40,408 the building. 150 00:07:40,461 --> 00:07:42,294 Peggy and sally wiley locked up 151 00:07:42,329 --> 00:07:47,299 the church around 10:00 pm. 152 00:07:47,334 --> 00:07:49,134 She left first and peggy was still there. 153 00:07:49,169 --> 00:07:51,670 Ms. Wiley was the last person to see peggy. 154 00:07:53,841 --> 00:07:55,407 Narrator: The search for clues leads 155 00:07:55,442 --> 00:07:58,043 detective hazelwood to peggy's home. 156 00:08:00,647 --> 00:08:04,115 Lizz: Peggy lived alone in a more rural area 157 00:08:04,151 --> 00:08:07,385 on a little two-lane country road. 158 00:08:07,404 --> 00:08:08,887 Capt. Dustin: Her car was not there 159 00:08:08,922 --> 00:08:11,323 and it didn't appear anyone was home. 160 00:08:14,611 --> 00:08:18,697 Detectives discover that peggy's bed had not been slept in. 161 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:21,449 Rebecca: Her purse was missing. 162 00:08:23,003 --> 00:08:26,705 Capt. Dustin: And they found peggy's dancing shoes. 163 00:08:26,740 --> 00:08:28,623 Narrator: When detective hazelwood and his team 164 00:08:28,675 --> 00:08:31,092 entered the kitchen of peggy's tidy home, 165 00:08:31,128 --> 00:08:35,847 they noticed something that seems odd. 166 00:08:35,883 --> 00:08:38,183 Capt. Dustin: In the kitchen, we discovered 167 00:08:38,218 --> 00:08:40,251 that there was two bowls, uh, sitting 168 00:08:40,270 --> 00:08:42,687 on the table with spoons. 169 00:08:42,723 --> 00:08:45,590 Rebecca: My father noticed both bowls had 170 00:08:45,609 --> 00:08:47,759 some sort of sticky residue. 171 00:08:47,778 --> 00:08:51,429 That was probably ice cream. 172 00:08:51,448 --> 00:08:54,649 Narrator: The dirty dishes left on the table seem out of place 173 00:08:54,701 --> 00:08:57,652 to the detectives and raise suspicions. 174 00:08:57,704 --> 00:09:00,622 It suggests peggy might have had company 175 00:09:00,657 --> 00:09:02,207 before she vanished. 176 00:09:03,944 --> 00:09:05,544 Capt. Dustin: The first question you have to ask 177 00:09:05,579 --> 00:09:09,247 yourself is, is there, uh, unknown suspect 178 00:09:09,282 --> 00:09:10,999 that is involved? 179 00:09:11,051 --> 00:09:12,801 Larry: There were not any fingerprints 180 00:09:12,836 --> 00:09:15,670 that were collected off either in the bowl of ice cream. 181 00:09:15,722 --> 00:09:17,756 Capt. Dustin: So the investigators needed 182 00:09:17,791 --> 00:09:19,891 to talk to people closest to peggy. 183 00:09:19,927 --> 00:09:23,345 [♪♪♪] 184 00:09:23,397 --> 00:09:25,847 capt. Dustin: Detectives contacted her son, troy 185 00:09:25,899 --> 00:09:28,149 who lived in lexington. 186 00:09:28,185 --> 00:09:30,802 Rebecca: He was very worried about her 187 00:09:30,821 --> 00:09:33,304 but he didn't know where she was. 188 00:09:33,323 --> 00:09:36,641 Narrator: Peggy's older son, stacey is also easy 189 00:09:36,660 --> 00:09:39,277 to track down. 190 00:09:39,312 --> 00:09:41,613 Rebecca: Detectives find out stacey was in jail 191 00:09:41,648 --> 00:09:43,748 on a dui charge. 192 00:09:43,784 --> 00:09:48,620 Detectives went to the jail to talk to him. 193 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:53,174 Stacey said his mother had been to visit him two days 194 00:09:53,210 --> 00:09:54,709 before she went missing. 195 00:09:54,761 --> 00:09:57,762 And they had a really good visit. 196 00:09:57,798 --> 00:09:59,681 Everything was fine. 197 00:09:59,716 --> 00:10:01,499 He was worried. 198 00:10:01,518 --> 00:10:04,803 Stacey had no idea where his mom was. 199 00:10:04,838 --> 00:10:06,688 Narrator: Peggy's home, social, and work life 200 00:10:06,723 --> 00:10:09,190 appear to be going well. 201 00:10:09,226 --> 00:10:13,244 So why did she suddenly vanish? 202 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:15,580 Before they can even ponder that question, 203 00:10:15,616 --> 00:10:19,618 police receive a call that sets off a major alarm. 204 00:10:19,653 --> 00:10:21,519 Capt. Dustin: Frankfort police department detectives 205 00:10:21,538 --> 00:10:25,240 are contacted by the woman named marcia clark 206 00:10:25,292 --> 00:10:28,526 who states on the night that peggy king went missing, 207 00:10:28,545 --> 00:10:30,829 someone had tried to abduct her while she was 208 00:10:30,864 --> 00:10:32,998 at the east side shopping center. 209 00:10:34,534 --> 00:10:36,968 When she got into her car, the individual 210 00:10:37,004 --> 00:10:39,337 was waiting in the vehicle and he grabbed her. 211 00:10:41,842 --> 00:10:44,309 She was able to escape, uh, his clutches 212 00:10:44,344 --> 00:10:47,345 and ran off screaming and the suspect fled. 213 00:10:48,515 --> 00:10:50,649 It opens up a concern that there-- 214 00:10:50,684 --> 00:10:52,600 there's someone out in the community 215 00:10:52,653 --> 00:10:54,919 preying on females. 216 00:10:54,955 --> 00:10:57,489 Maybe peggy was one of the victims. 217 00:10:57,524 --> 00:10:59,824 [♪♪♪] 218 00:10:59,860 --> 00:11:03,194 rebecca: My father once told me that there were five 219 00:11:03,229 --> 00:11:05,947 or so reasons to kill someone, 220 00:11:05,999 --> 00:11:08,466 sex, money, jealousy, 221 00:11:08,502 --> 00:11:11,202 secrets, and love. 222 00:11:12,589 --> 00:11:14,305 Larry: We know who committed this crime. 223 00:11:14,341 --> 00:11:16,958 Rebecca: They seemed like two of the people 224 00:11:17,010 --> 00:11:19,210 who would benefit the most from peggy's death. 225 00:11:28,587 --> 00:11:31,423 Narrator: Frankfort, kentucky investigators 226 00:11:31,458 --> 00:11:33,408 have learned about an attempted abduction 227 00:11:33,460 --> 00:11:35,210 at a local shopping mall, and feared the same attacker 228 00:11:35,245 --> 00:11:39,748 could be responsible for peggy king's disappearance. 229 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:42,167 Police appeal to the public for tips, 230 00:11:42,202 --> 00:11:45,804 and soon have a potential suspect in their sights. 231 00:11:50,227 --> 00:11:52,227 Capt. Dustin: Detectives receive information 232 00:11:52,262 --> 00:11:55,814 regarding a homeless gentleman. 233 00:11:55,849 --> 00:11:58,400 He had a history of scamming people 234 00:11:58,435 --> 00:12:00,185 using a knife to try to obtain money 235 00:12:00,220 --> 00:12:01,903 from people, 236 00:12:01,938 --> 00:12:03,905 as well as having to go to court 237 00:12:03,940 --> 00:12:07,108 over a shooting he was involved in. 238 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,194 So now, frankfort police detectives 239 00:12:09,229 --> 00:12:11,196 have to take a look at the individual. 240 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:18,503 And they were never able to make any connection 241 00:12:18,538 --> 00:12:21,790 between this individual and ms. King 242 00:12:21,842 --> 00:12:23,925 or to the possible attempted abduction 243 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:28,412 of marcia clark from east side shopping center. 244 00:12:28,432 --> 00:12:32,550 We were unable to connect the two crimes. 245 00:12:32,586 --> 00:12:35,019 Narrator: The lead appears to be a dead-end, 246 00:12:35,055 --> 00:12:36,988 so the investigators turn their focus 247 00:12:37,023 --> 00:12:39,257 back to those around peggy. 248 00:12:41,328 --> 00:12:43,611 Lizz: Word passed around town 249 00:12:43,647 --> 00:12:46,114 that peggy was allowing someone 250 00:12:46,149 --> 00:12:48,783 to stay with her the week 251 00:12:48,819 --> 00:12:50,735 before she disappeared. 252 00:12:52,789 --> 00:12:54,622 Narrator: Peggy's friends in the dance group 253 00:12:54,658 --> 00:12:56,624 are able to provide the detectives 254 00:12:56,660 --> 00:12:59,043 with more information about the mystery houseguest. 255 00:12:59,079 --> 00:13:02,664 [♪♪♪] 256 00:13:02,716 --> 00:13:06,301 lizz: Emily was the teenage daughter of don, 257 00:13:06,336 --> 00:13:10,171 another dance partner in the--in the group. 258 00:13:10,223 --> 00:13:13,174 Her parents were going through divorce and emily 259 00:13:13,226 --> 00:13:17,312 was staying with peggy for a while. 260 00:13:17,347 --> 00:13:22,016 Rebecca: So police went to talk to her father, don. 261 00:13:22,068 --> 00:13:23,818 Capt. Dustin: He explained that emily 262 00:13:23,854 --> 00:13:28,022 had been in a bad relationship with a man named carlos. 263 00:13:28,074 --> 00:13:30,641 Peggy was concerned for emily. 264 00:13:30,660 --> 00:13:33,945 And eventually to help separate her from carlos, 265 00:13:33,980 --> 00:13:38,649 she puts her on a bus to get out of town. 266 00:13:38,668 --> 00:13:41,202 Within a few days, peggy went missing. 267 00:13:41,254 --> 00:13:45,089 [♪♪♪] 268 00:13:45,125 --> 00:13:47,792 rebecca: Don didn't know where emily was. 269 00:13:47,827 --> 00:13:50,828 He couldn't contact her because she didn't leave, 270 00:13:50,847 --> 00:13:52,714 um, a forwarding address. 271 00:13:52,766 --> 00:13:55,183 She didn't leave a new phone number. 272 00:13:55,218 --> 00:13:57,101 She moved around. 273 00:13:57,137 --> 00:14:01,222 But he said that when emily checked in with him, 274 00:14:01,274 --> 00:14:05,610 he would have her talk to the police. 275 00:14:05,645 --> 00:14:08,363 Narrator: As investigators wait to hear from emily, 276 00:14:08,398 --> 00:14:11,232 they continue interviewing those closest to peggy, 277 00:14:11,284 --> 00:14:13,685 and learn that her home life might not have been 278 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:15,620 as perfect as it seemed. 279 00:14:18,225 --> 00:14:23,578 Lizz: Peggy never talked about problems that she was having. 280 00:14:23,630 --> 00:14:26,965 Um, she was a very private person. 281 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:30,084 Narrator: While peggy's two sons have been cooperative, 282 00:14:30,136 --> 00:14:31,753 the investigators discover 283 00:14:31,805 --> 00:14:34,222 they've had their share of struggles. 284 00:14:34,257 --> 00:14:37,425 Rebecca: Troy and stacey had really fallen apart 285 00:14:37,477 --> 00:14:40,094 after peggy king's husband had died 286 00:14:40,146 --> 00:14:45,683 of cancer and peggy had kicked them out of the house. 287 00:14:49,823 --> 00:14:51,739 Narrator: But the detectives discover something 288 00:14:51,775 --> 00:14:56,077 that could be even greater cause for a family rift. 289 00:14:56,112 --> 00:14:58,062 Capt. Dustin: Detectives were able to find out 290 00:14:58,081 --> 00:15:01,966 after speaking to family members that ms. King 291 00:15:02,002 --> 00:15:06,804 had just received an inheritance of a good sum. 292 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:11,743 Not only that, but peggy had made changes to her will. 293 00:15:11,778 --> 00:15:15,430 Rebecca: Troy and stacey had trust funds. 294 00:15:15,465 --> 00:15:17,465 Peggy king had changed the terms 295 00:15:17,517 --> 00:15:19,517 of their trust fund, so that they wouldn't get 296 00:15:19,552 --> 00:15:23,688 their money at 22 and instead it would be at 30. 297 00:15:25,976 --> 00:15:28,026 Narrator: The detectives had previously confirmed 298 00:15:28,061 --> 00:15:29,777 that troy was in another town 299 00:15:29,813 --> 00:15:33,364 when peggy went missing and stacey was in jail. 300 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:35,800 [♪♪♪] 301 00:15:35,835 --> 00:15:37,568 capt. Dustin: But in our line of work, 302 00:15:37,603 --> 00:15:42,440 we do realize that money sometimes is a big motive. 303 00:15:42,459 --> 00:15:46,777 So we still considered them possible persons of interest. 304 00:15:46,796 --> 00:15:49,113 Narrator: With no physical evidence connecting them 305 00:15:49,149 --> 00:15:51,499 to the disappearance, police move troy 306 00:15:51,551 --> 00:15:54,552 and stacey down on their suspect list. 307 00:15:56,890 --> 00:15:59,007 Meanwhile, those closest to peggy 308 00:15:59,059 --> 00:16:02,660 do whatever they can to help find her. 309 00:16:02,696 --> 00:16:04,729 Capt. Dustin: Friends and family start passing around 310 00:16:04,764 --> 00:16:07,332 the missing person flyers for ms. King. 311 00:16:07,367 --> 00:16:10,935 The local newspapers got involved trying to, uh, 312 00:16:10,970 --> 00:16:12,803 get the news out there that we were looking 313 00:16:12,822 --> 00:16:14,322 for ms. King. 314 00:16:15,608 --> 00:16:19,160 Narrator: The publicity pays off. 315 00:16:19,195 --> 00:16:22,747 On February 10th, a week after peggy disappeared, 316 00:16:22,782 --> 00:16:25,700 police receive a call from someone claiming to have seen 317 00:16:25,752 --> 00:16:29,420 peggy's car which was described in the news stories. 318 00:16:29,456 --> 00:16:31,339 Capt. Dustin: Investigators followed up 319 00:16:31,374 --> 00:16:34,342 and was able to determine that yes, that was ms. King's, 320 00:16:34,377 --> 00:16:36,294 uh, vehicle. 321 00:16:38,381 --> 00:16:40,331 The location where the car was found 322 00:16:40,350 --> 00:16:43,935 is not near peggy's home or where she worked. 323 00:16:43,970 --> 00:16:46,471 It was on the other side of the river. 324 00:16:48,475 --> 00:16:53,444 We started to lose hope that peggy would be found alive. 325 00:16:55,732 --> 00:16:58,032 Narrator: When peggy's car is towed to the state police 326 00:16:58,068 --> 00:17:00,818 crime lab for processing, forensic texts 327 00:17:00,853 --> 00:17:04,906 quickly discovers something that adds to those fears. 328 00:17:04,958 --> 00:17:06,574 Capt. Dustin: They observed some bloodstains 329 00:17:06,626 --> 00:17:10,395 that was on the seat and the door, 330 00:17:10,430 --> 00:17:14,082 kind of puts the investigation in overdrive. 331 00:17:14,134 --> 00:17:15,917 The concern was definitely heightened 332 00:17:15,969 --> 00:17:18,469 for ms. King's well-being. 333 00:17:26,045 --> 00:17:28,329 [♪♪♪] 334 00:17:28,364 --> 00:17:29,514 narrator: A week after peggy king disappeared 335 00:17:29,549 --> 00:17:31,532 from frankfort, kentucky, 336 00:17:31,584 --> 00:17:34,919 her car has been discovered abandoned on a remote road. 337 00:17:34,954 --> 00:17:38,423 [♪♪♪] 338 00:17:38,458 --> 00:17:40,224 capt. Dustin: The vehicle was found close 339 00:17:40,260 --> 00:17:43,294 to the kentucky river in south frankfort. 340 00:17:45,432 --> 00:17:47,598 Officers observed some bloodstains 341 00:17:47,634 --> 00:17:50,051 that was on the seat. 342 00:17:50,103 --> 00:17:51,936 Rebecca: There was blood on the console, 343 00:17:51,971 --> 00:17:53,604 there was blood on the running board. 344 00:17:55,575 --> 00:17:58,526 Capt. Dustin: The vehicle was processed for fingerprints 345 00:17:58,561 --> 00:18:01,079 and they've collected hair fibers. 346 00:18:01,114 --> 00:18:03,064 All items were sent to the kentucky state 347 00:18:03,116 --> 00:18:05,149 police crime lab for analysis. 348 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:09,370 Narrator: As investigators 349 00:18:09,405 --> 00:18:11,689 wait to hear from the crime lab, 350 00:18:11,708 --> 00:18:14,192 they take another look at some key evidence 351 00:18:14,227 --> 00:18:16,127 found in peggy's home. 352 00:18:17,831 --> 00:18:20,131 Rebecca: My father, the lead detective thought 353 00:18:20,166 --> 00:18:23,634 that peggy king seems like a very tidy person 354 00:18:23,670 --> 00:18:26,888 and she would put the ice cream bowls away. 355 00:18:28,091 --> 00:18:31,142 Peggy king had had a bowl of ice cream 356 00:18:31,177 --> 00:18:34,979 with someone right before she disappeared. 357 00:18:35,014 --> 00:18:36,764 Narrator: But through their interviews, 358 00:18:36,816 --> 00:18:39,350 detectives still haven't been able to identify 359 00:18:39,385 --> 00:18:42,103 who had ice cream with peggy. 360 00:18:42,155 --> 00:18:44,906 They catch a break after receiving a phone call 361 00:18:44,941 --> 00:18:48,359 from peggy's close friend and coworker, bill wiley. 362 00:18:48,394 --> 00:18:50,611 He has some disturbing new information 363 00:18:50,663 --> 00:18:53,364 about peggy's former houseguest, emily. 364 00:18:54,634 --> 00:18:57,568 Capt. Dustin: On February 14th, mr. Wiley contacted us 365 00:18:57,587 --> 00:18:59,453 with some more information 366 00:18:59,506 --> 00:19:02,840 about emily's ex-boyfriend, carlos. 367 00:19:02,876 --> 00:19:05,459 Lizz: Carlos was extremely possessive 368 00:19:05,512 --> 00:19:09,630 and kept contacting her even though she asked him not to. 369 00:19:11,134 --> 00:19:12,800 Rebecca: Well, everywhere where emily was, 370 00:19:12,852 --> 00:19:15,603 she couldn't seem to get rid of him. 371 00:19:15,638 --> 00:19:17,188 Capt. Dustin: And there was an instance 372 00:19:17,223 --> 00:19:20,024 when carlos threatened emily with a gun. 373 00:19:22,195 --> 00:19:25,196 Lizz: Emily was fearful for her life. 374 00:19:27,483 --> 00:19:29,700 Capt. Dustin: Detectives wanted to speak to emily, 375 00:19:29,736 --> 00:19:32,787 would confirm if carlos had violent tendencies 376 00:19:32,822 --> 00:19:36,073 in the relationship. Detectives reached out 377 00:19:36,108 --> 00:19:39,293 to emily's father again but emily still 378 00:19:39,329 --> 00:19:41,546 wasn't communicating with family. 379 00:19:41,581 --> 00:19:45,633 Narrator: To the detectives, carlos sounds like a stalker. 380 00:19:45,668 --> 00:19:47,952 They wonder if he came to peggy's home looking 381 00:19:47,971 --> 00:19:52,223 for emily but found peggy instead. 382 00:19:52,258 --> 00:19:54,325 When police tracked down 21-year-old, 383 00:19:54,360 --> 00:19:57,144 carlos thurman, he's adamant that he knows 384 00:19:57,180 --> 00:19:59,897 nothing about peggy's disappearance. 385 00:19:59,933 --> 00:20:02,466 Capt. Dustin: He provided an alibi. 386 00:20:02,485 --> 00:20:06,136 Carlos was with friends that night 387 00:20:06,155 --> 00:20:09,357 and even discussed his relationship with emily 388 00:20:09,409 --> 00:20:11,308 and how that went. 389 00:20:11,327 --> 00:20:13,411 Narrator: But before investigators can follow up 390 00:20:13,446 --> 00:20:16,364 on carlos' alibi, there's a major 391 00:20:16,416 --> 00:20:18,366 and tragic development. 392 00:20:18,418 --> 00:20:21,702 [♪♪♪] 393 00:20:24,707 --> 00:20:27,325 capt. Dustin: On February 13th, robert harlow, 394 00:20:27,360 --> 00:20:29,010 he was doing some tree trimming 395 00:20:29,045 --> 00:20:32,263 in one of the local parks in frankfort 396 00:20:32,298 --> 00:20:35,716 when he discovered a body of a female 397 00:20:35,768 --> 00:20:37,368 buried in the woods. 398 00:20:39,806 --> 00:20:42,940 [siren wailing] 399 00:20:42,976 --> 00:20:44,976 rebecca: The body was decomposed. 400 00:20:45,011 --> 00:20:46,644 It was not in great shape. 401 00:20:48,414 --> 00:20:51,532 They had to take the body to the medical examiner 402 00:20:51,567 --> 00:20:52,733 to be autopsied. 403 00:20:52,785 --> 00:20:56,037 [♪♪♪] 404 00:20:57,657 --> 00:21:00,124 narrator: Knowing peggy king is missing, 405 00:21:00,159 --> 00:21:04,028 the medical examiner compares dental records 406 00:21:04,063 --> 00:21:06,831 and confirms the victim is peggy. 407 00:21:09,168 --> 00:21:12,870 Rebecca: The cause of death was a. 22 caliber bullet 408 00:21:12,889 --> 00:21:14,171 to her neck. 409 00:21:17,310 --> 00:21:18,943 [♪♪♪] 410 00:21:18,978 --> 00:21:20,645 lizz: This was a great loss. 411 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:23,597 The dance group was family. 412 00:21:23,650 --> 00:21:27,818 It really was almost an assault on all of us 413 00:21:27,854 --> 00:21:29,770 to have a body 414 00:21:29,822 --> 00:21:32,056 of someone that we knew buried 415 00:21:32,075 --> 00:21:36,961 so close to us, almost right in our backyard. 416 00:21:36,996 --> 00:21:39,130 Terry: After we found out that she was murdered, 417 00:21:39,165 --> 00:21:44,118 it just took the wind out of the local dance group. 418 00:21:44,170 --> 00:21:46,604 She was such an integral part of it that it just 419 00:21:46,639 --> 00:21:48,939 wouldn't be the same. 420 00:21:48,975 --> 00:21:51,742 And in a month, we disbanded. 421 00:21:51,778 --> 00:21:55,429 That was, uh, a very upsetting time. 422 00:21:55,465 --> 00:21:59,583 [♪♪♪] 423 00:21:59,602 --> 00:22:01,969 narrator: Lab results confirmed that the blood found 424 00:22:02,021 --> 00:22:04,855 in peggy's car is hers. 425 00:22:04,891 --> 00:22:07,491 But the examination of the vehicle leads 426 00:22:07,527 --> 00:22:09,760 to a new mystery. 427 00:22:09,779 --> 00:22:12,029 Capt. Dustin: The hair samples they received came back 428 00:22:12,065 --> 00:22:15,199 to an unknown male hair sample. 429 00:22:15,234 --> 00:22:18,703 So this now, uh, doesn't allow us 430 00:22:18,738 --> 00:22:20,905 to rule out the sons. 431 00:22:20,940 --> 00:22:22,990 But it does let us know that there may be 432 00:22:23,042 --> 00:22:25,993 an unknown suspect that is involved. 433 00:22:27,296 --> 00:22:29,130 Narrator: With no obvious answers, 434 00:22:29,165 --> 00:22:32,216 the detectives turn to the public for help. 435 00:22:32,251 --> 00:22:34,618 News reports about peggy's murder lead 436 00:22:34,654 --> 00:22:38,956 to a flood of tips from a worried community. 437 00:22:38,975 --> 00:22:40,508 Capt. Dustin: Frankfort police department detectives 438 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:43,260 received a phone call from a female 439 00:22:43,295 --> 00:22:46,480 who refused to identify herself. 440 00:22:46,516 --> 00:22:49,650 She stated that they needed to speak with a gentleman 441 00:22:49,685 --> 00:22:51,986 by the name of demond bush... 442 00:22:53,773 --> 00:22:55,539 Regarding the peggy king murder. 443 00:22:57,493 --> 00:23:00,044 And detectives at this point had yet to hear 444 00:23:00,079 --> 00:23:01,862 the name demond bush. 445 00:23:03,199 --> 00:23:05,416 She tells detectives that demond 446 00:23:05,451 --> 00:23:09,203 was there with her on the night that peggy was murdered. 447 00:23:11,124 --> 00:23:13,958 But only until 9:00 pm. 448 00:23:13,993 --> 00:23:18,495 We know that was before peggy went missing. 449 00:23:18,514 --> 00:23:21,882 Rebecca: Peggy left the church that night at 10:00. 450 00:23:21,934 --> 00:23:27,188 That matches the timeline of the victim's last hours. 451 00:23:27,223 --> 00:23:30,057 And that's when the caller placed demond 452 00:23:30,109 --> 00:23:32,526 went off to kill peggy king. 453 00:23:32,562 --> 00:23:35,312 [♪♪♪] 454 00:23:37,733 --> 00:23:40,034 capt. Dustin: As we're starting to piece it all together 455 00:23:40,069 --> 00:23:44,789 with the individuals involved and we received another tip. 456 00:23:44,824 --> 00:23:47,792 So just when you think you're about to close it, 457 00:23:47,827 --> 00:23:49,376 you now have to ask yourself, 458 00:23:49,412 --> 00:23:51,128 "was there someone else involved?" 459 00:23:59,104 --> 00:24:01,739 narrator: Detectives investigating the murder 460 00:24:01,774 --> 00:24:03,591 of peggy king have received a tip 461 00:24:03,643 --> 00:24:06,343 that a man named demond bush could be the killer. 462 00:24:06,379 --> 00:24:08,879 The caller doesn't offer a motive. 463 00:24:08,915 --> 00:24:11,048 But when investigators begin digging, 464 00:24:11,067 --> 00:24:13,067 they find a troubling connection 465 00:24:13,102 --> 00:24:15,052 to the violent crime. 466 00:24:15,071 --> 00:24:17,771 Capt. Dustin: So detectives checked phone records 467 00:24:17,824 --> 00:24:21,442 and identified that demond and carlos were friends. 468 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:25,896 [♪♪♪] 469 00:24:25,915 --> 00:24:28,699 capt. Dustin: Carlos is the abusive boyfriend 470 00:24:28,734 --> 00:24:31,969 of emily who have been staying at peggy's house 471 00:24:32,004 --> 00:24:35,306 just before she went missing. 472 00:24:35,341 --> 00:24:38,626 Rebecca: My father once told me that there were five 473 00:24:38,678 --> 00:24:42,379 or so, uh, reasons to kill someone. 474 00:24:42,414 --> 00:24:45,983 There was sex, money, 475 00:24:46,018 --> 00:24:48,586 jealousy, secrets, 476 00:24:48,621 --> 00:24:52,523 and love. 477 00:24:52,558 --> 00:24:55,493 Could carlos thurman actually have killed peggy king 478 00:24:55,528 --> 00:24:58,896 while he was trying to find out where his girlfriend emily was? 479 00:25:00,700 --> 00:25:02,633 Narrator: Police had previously questioned carlos 480 00:25:02,668 --> 00:25:04,601 about peggy's disappearance 481 00:25:04,620 --> 00:25:08,906 and he provided an alibi for the night she vanished. 482 00:25:08,941 --> 00:25:12,943 But this new information puts the spotlight back on him. 483 00:25:12,962 --> 00:25:14,812 Capt. Dustin: Both carlos and demond 484 00:25:14,847 --> 00:25:16,330 had criminal histories. 485 00:25:17,717 --> 00:25:20,117 And this turns into a red flag. 486 00:25:23,339 --> 00:25:26,223 They were able to track down carlos and demond 487 00:25:26,259 --> 00:25:29,226 and get them in for interviews. 488 00:25:29,262 --> 00:25:31,829 Demond bush was being very evasive 489 00:25:31,864 --> 00:25:36,183 and really uncooperative with answering the questions. 490 00:25:36,235 --> 00:25:38,903 Narrator: But when detective hazelwood gets carlos thurman 491 00:25:38,938 --> 00:25:41,989 back in the interrogation box, 492 00:25:42,024 --> 00:25:45,326 he's surprised by how willing he is to talk. 493 00:25:45,361 --> 00:25:47,811 Rebecca: Carlos admitted to my dad that he knew 494 00:25:47,830 --> 00:25:51,031 a lot about peggy king's murder, um, because it was 495 00:25:51,083 --> 00:25:52,416 in all the papers. 496 00:25:52,451 --> 00:25:55,252 But he said again that he had an alibi 497 00:25:55,288 --> 00:25:56,620 for the night of the murder. 498 00:25:58,958 --> 00:26:00,658 Capt. Dustin: Carlos explains 499 00:26:00,693 --> 00:26:02,509 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 [♪♪♪]