1 00:00:11,767 --> 00:00:13,767 Monroe, it's very small, 2 00:00:13,934 --> 00:00:16,300 not a lot of people, not a lot of things to do. 3 00:00:18,767 --> 00:00:21,300 Boysville, we would go there every weekend and hang out. 4 00:00:21,467 --> 00:00:23,467 [bleep] 5 00:00:23,634 --> 00:00:26,567 Just, you know, running around, doing stuff with friends. 6 00:00:26,734 --> 00:00:28,567 I was just being a kid. 7 00:00:28,734 --> 00:00:30,300 Boysville, it was originally 8 00:00:30,467 --> 00:00:33,567 a detention facility for juvenile offenders, 9 00:00:33,734 --> 00:00:36,100 but for the past 10 years, 10 00:00:36,267 --> 00:00:37,501 it had been abandoned. 11 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:41,868 That day, we thought we were just gonna hang out, 12 00:00:42,033 --> 00:00:43,367 do what we usually do, 13 00:00:43,534 --> 00:00:45,167 but that took a turn. 14 00:00:46,634 --> 00:00:48,267 Yo, [bleep]. Yo, don't-- 15 00:00:48,434 --> 00:00:49,968 My little cousin walked in, and he was like, 16 00:00:50,133 --> 00:00:51,000 "Holy shit, I saw a body." 17 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:56,267 At first, I thought it was fake, 18 00:00:56,434 --> 00:00:58,167 so we recorded it as like 19 00:00:58,334 --> 00:00:59,667 a "ha ha" funny joke. 20 00:01:03,667 --> 00:01:06,100 In the middle of the room, there's a shower curtain 21 00:01:06,267 --> 00:01:07,868 with a door on top of it, 22 00:01:08,033 --> 00:01:10,868 and it looks like it's covering something up. 23 00:01:29,868 --> 00:01:33,100 Had the bat to remove the door and tarp off. 24 00:01:39,167 --> 00:01:42,067 You can see it, plain as day, a body. 25 00:01:42,234 --> 00:01:43,267 The scariest moment of my life. 26 00:01:47,167 --> 00:01:49,667 This kid has never seen anything like this, 27 00:01:49,834 --> 00:01:52,400 and he will never be able to unsee it 28 00:01:52,567 --> 00:01:54,367 for the rest of his days. 29 00:01:59,267 --> 00:02:01,767 I spent my career closing murder cases. 30 00:02:03,767 --> 00:02:06,601 But I'm not the only one who answered the call. 31 00:02:09,067 --> 00:02:12,100 It takes a rare breed to solve the unsolvable, 32 00:02:12,267 --> 00:02:14,801 to catch a ruthless killer, 33 00:02:15,901 --> 00:02:17,968 to find justice for the dead. 34 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:21,868 That's what it takes 35 00:02:22,033 --> 00:02:24,467 to be an American detective. 36 00:02:32,901 --> 00:02:34,868 My name is Michael Peterson, and I'm a detective with 37 00:02:35,033 --> 00:02:36,334 the Michigan State Police. 38 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,000 I wanted to join the Michigan State Police because every day 39 00:02:39,167 --> 00:02:41,267 is different. I am working on cases. 40 00:02:41,434 --> 00:02:44,601 that are challenging, and exciting and providing 41 00:02:44,767 --> 00:02:46,701 justice for victims. 42 00:02:49,167 --> 00:02:52,367 That night, got a call that a couple boys were exploring, 43 00:02:52,534 --> 00:02:54,367 and they stumbled upon a dead body at 44 00:02:54,534 --> 00:02:55,801 the Boysville facilities. 45 00:02:56,868 --> 00:02:59,868 I was familiar with it from my years working as a trooper, 46 00:03:00,100 --> 00:03:02,267 because sometimes we'd respond out there for trespassers. 47 00:03:05,801 --> 00:03:08,000 Boysville is in the middle of nowhere. 48 00:03:08,167 --> 00:03:09,701 You know, it was woods all around it. 49 00:03:09,868 --> 00:03:11,667 If you weren't familiar with it, that you would drive by 50 00:03:11,834 --> 00:03:12,868 and not even notice it was there. 51 00:03:14,801 --> 00:03:17,267 Many questions revolve around these places. 52 00:03:17,434 --> 00:03:20,634 They all have a certain frightening aspect to them. 53 00:03:23,100 --> 00:03:25,801 If these walls could talk, what would they say? 54 00:03:28,267 --> 00:03:31,467 Entering the building, it's like very spooky. 55 00:03:31,634 --> 00:03:33,868 It could be a, you know, haunted house attraction. 56 00:03:35,300 --> 00:03:37,868 Even with a gun, I felt like, "Oh, man, this isn't a good spot 57 00:03:38,033 --> 00:03:39,267 for me to be." 58 00:03:40,701 --> 00:03:43,868 When I walk in, the first thing I consider is 59 00:03:44,033 --> 00:03:45,467 preserving evidence properly. 60 00:03:45,634 --> 00:03:47,367 No electricity, there was no heat, 61 00:03:47,534 --> 00:03:49,467 broken glass on the ground, 62 00:03:49,634 --> 00:03:51,868 random pieces of trash. 63 00:03:52,033 --> 00:03:55,067 When an investigation begins, you never know 64 00:03:55,234 --> 00:03:56,100 what's important. 65 00:03:57,467 --> 00:03:59,400 You have to note everything there. 66 00:03:59,567 --> 00:04:02,000 It could become important later. 67 00:04:06,367 --> 00:04:08,200 As I walked into the gymnasium, 68 00:04:09,667 --> 00:04:13,000 I observed the decedent lying on her back. 69 00:04:13,167 --> 00:04:15,467 She'd been covered up with a shower curtain 70 00:04:15,634 --> 00:04:17,100 and bifold door. 71 00:04:17,267 --> 00:04:20,267 It was difficult to tell how long she'd been there. 72 00:04:20,434 --> 00:04:23,467 At night, it was super cold, so it slows down the body, 73 00:04:23,634 --> 00:04:25,067 you know, decomposing. 74 00:04:25,234 --> 00:04:27,367 However, there were biological fluids coming out of 75 00:04:27,534 --> 00:04:30,067 the decedent's mouth, consistent with an overdose. 76 00:04:31,601 --> 00:04:35,167 And then there was also dried-up blood right behind her head. 77 00:04:35,334 --> 00:04:38,167 Did she overdose, fall, hit her head, died, 78 00:04:38,334 --> 00:04:39,767 and whoever was with kind of freaked out, 79 00:04:39,934 --> 00:04:41,467 and covered up her body? 80 00:04:42,667 --> 00:04:44,167 Could that work? Yes. 81 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:46,767 But any good detective, 82 00:04:46,934 --> 00:04:48,901 and these guys are good detectives, 83 00:04:49,067 --> 00:04:51,267 never jump to conclusions. 84 00:04:51,434 --> 00:04:52,868 So they have to maintain an open mind. 85 00:04:54,767 --> 00:04:56,667 There was a pentagram on the floor, 86 00:04:56,834 --> 00:04:58,467 not too far from the body. 87 00:04:58,634 --> 00:05:00,801 Could have been from a witchcraft ceremony, 88 00:05:00,968 --> 00:05:03,167 but it was unclear whether that was related to 89 00:05:03,334 --> 00:05:04,901 the crime or not. 90 00:05:05,067 --> 00:05:08,100 And then there was also a tea candle left close to the body. 91 00:05:08,267 --> 00:05:10,968 Was there some type of, like, ritual that's going on 92 00:05:11,133 --> 00:05:12,167 like, was she here for something? 93 00:05:12,334 --> 00:05:13,267 It was odd. 94 00:05:15,167 --> 00:05:16,901 As I got closer to the body, 95 00:05:18,267 --> 00:05:21,400 I observed she had a bronze-colored substance 96 00:05:21,567 --> 00:05:23,167 smeared all over her legs. 97 00:05:25,267 --> 00:05:29,801 It seems someone took the time to deface her and demean her. 98 00:05:32,267 --> 00:05:34,467 What is that about? It seems very odd. 99 00:05:34,634 --> 00:05:36,167 Why do that? 100 00:05:36,334 --> 00:05:38,467 We had just that gut feeling that there's something more 101 00:05:38,634 --> 00:05:40,167 here than just an overdose. 102 00:05:40,334 --> 00:05:42,467 But if it wasn't an overdose, then how did she die? 103 00:05:42,634 --> 00:05:45,667 I was looking for the medical examiner to clear things up, 104 00:05:45,834 --> 00:05:49,033 but because of how cold it was inside, her body was frozen. 105 00:05:51,501 --> 00:05:54,868 I'm from Colorado, where it can often get 30 below zero. 106 00:05:55,033 --> 00:05:58,267 I've seen many frozen bodies, and I always hated it. 107 00:05:59,467 --> 00:06:04,167 You cannot examine a frozen body until it unfreezes. 108 00:06:04,334 --> 00:06:06,200 That's not gonna happen for some time. 109 00:06:07,567 --> 00:06:08,767 She didn't have a purse, cellphone, 110 00:06:08,934 --> 00:06:10,567 or any identification. 111 00:06:10,734 --> 00:06:13,367 All they have is a frozen female. 112 00:06:13,534 --> 00:06:16,667 However, Peterson does have one trick he can use. 113 00:06:16,834 --> 00:06:19,367 He can still get fingerprints from a deceased remains, 114 00:06:19,534 --> 00:06:20,501 even if they're frozen. 115 00:06:20,667 --> 00:06:23,067 It might involve breaking their fingers. 116 00:06:23,234 --> 00:06:24,567 They're not going to feel that, 117 00:06:24,734 --> 00:06:27,667 but you will if you're the one that has to do it. 118 00:06:29,968 --> 00:06:33,167 Using a portable fingerprint scanner, she was identified as 119 00:06:33,334 --> 00:06:34,267 Kayla Sedoskey. 120 00:06:35,467 --> 00:06:37,267 Kayla was 23 years old. 121 00:06:37,434 --> 00:06:39,767 She was not originally from Monroe. 122 00:06:41,701 --> 00:06:44,501 Peterson becomes aware of where the mother is located. 123 00:06:46,100 --> 00:06:48,167 He responds to that location, and he makes 124 00:06:48,334 --> 00:06:49,667 a death notification. 125 00:06:49,834 --> 00:06:51,534 Very unpleasant part of the job. 126 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:55,467 Peterson then asks her questions. 127 00:06:55,634 --> 00:06:57,000 "Tell me about your daughter's life." 128 00:06:58,767 --> 00:07:00,667 Kayla had a troubled background. 129 00:07:00,834 --> 00:07:04,167 She was estranged from her biological parents. 130 00:07:04,334 --> 00:07:07,601 She had been adopted by her adopted mother. 131 00:07:07,767 --> 00:07:10,667 She has Chippewa Indian blood in her 132 00:07:10,834 --> 00:07:13,067 and is proud of her heritage. 133 00:07:13,234 --> 00:07:14,667 We learned she was a mother. 134 00:07:14,834 --> 00:07:16,767 She had a young child, a 3-year-old. 135 00:07:18,300 --> 00:07:21,200 She was no longer with her son's father. 136 00:07:23,100 --> 00:07:26,067 When the police came and told me they found Kayla, 137 00:07:26,234 --> 00:07:27,567 the world froze around me. 138 00:07:28,868 --> 00:07:33,767 Like, I lost all hearing. I couldn't think straight. 139 00:07:33,934 --> 00:07:38,100 How do I tell a 3-yea-old that his mom is no longer around? 140 00:07:38,267 --> 00:07:41,868 It was a lot of upheaval and emotions that were just 141 00:07:42,033 --> 00:07:43,367 all over the board. 142 00:07:43,534 --> 00:07:46,400 You know, you keep thinking, how could this happen to her? 143 00:07:46,567 --> 00:07:49,167 There's so many questions that go through your mind. 144 00:07:51,100 --> 00:07:52,868 When me and Kayla started dating, 145 00:07:53,033 --> 00:07:54,767 we had a lot of stuff in common. 146 00:07:54,934 --> 00:07:58,400 But she was a wild child. 147 00:07:58,567 --> 00:08:00,667 I was always on my toes around Kayla. 148 00:08:00,834 --> 00:08:01,901 I didn't know what I was gonna get. 149 00:08:02,968 --> 00:08:05,267 We was together for about 150 00:08:05,434 --> 00:08:09,000 six months before we found out she was pregnant. 151 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:14,367 After our son was born, Kayla was freaking out, 152 00:08:14,534 --> 00:08:16,868 because she didn't know if she could be a good mom. 153 00:08:17,033 --> 00:08:19,567 She couldn't handle it. 154 00:08:19,734 --> 00:08:21,901 And she gave up custody. 155 00:08:22,067 --> 00:08:24,567 She figured, "You're more stable. 156 00:08:24,734 --> 00:08:26,501 He's better off with you than he is with me." 157 00:08:27,868 --> 00:08:31,000 The only thing that Kayla had asked is that she be able to 158 00:08:31,167 --> 00:08:34,100 see Ryan, and he would know that Kayla was his mother. 159 00:08:34,267 --> 00:08:35,968 And we'd always promised her, 160 00:08:36,133 --> 00:08:39,067 "Ryan will know that you are his mother." 161 00:08:41,167 --> 00:08:45,267 Even though Kayla had her issues of keeping her life organized, 162 00:08:45,434 --> 00:08:46,901 she was always a good mother. 163 00:08:47,067 --> 00:08:49,000 She always cared about the child, went to see 164 00:08:49,167 --> 00:08:50,200 the child regularly. 165 00:08:51,601 --> 00:08:54,501 After a while, she got more mature. 166 00:08:54,667 --> 00:08:58,000 She wanted to eventually try and get the family 167 00:08:58,167 --> 00:08:59,767 back together. 168 00:08:59,934 --> 00:09:02,067 But then, all of a sudden, Kayla went missing. 169 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:07,467 My name is Jessica Dupnack. I am a crime reporter. 170 00:09:07,634 --> 00:09:09,000 at the Fox Station in Detroit. 171 00:09:10,567 --> 00:09:13,167 I started getting messages about her being missing, 172 00:09:13,334 --> 00:09:16,267 maybe a week or so before the body was found. 173 00:09:16,434 --> 00:09:19,167 She was known to once in a while go off the radar, 174 00:09:19,334 --> 00:09:22,667 except on Facebook. She's always on Facebook. 175 00:09:22,834 --> 00:09:24,367 It was her family and friends, 176 00:09:24,534 --> 00:09:26,701 one way they kind of kept tabs on her. 177 00:09:26,868 --> 00:09:31,767 And you could see right around Valentine's Day, February 15th, 178 00:09:31,934 --> 00:09:33,100 that activity stopped. 179 00:09:33,267 --> 00:09:35,901 After Valentine's Day, she was a ghost. 180 00:09:37,067 --> 00:09:39,901 February 15th, we believe that that was likely the day 181 00:09:40,067 --> 00:09:41,601 of her death. 182 00:09:41,767 --> 00:09:43,000 I suspected foul play. 183 00:09:43,167 --> 00:09:45,167 I suspected it was likely a homicide, but I didn't know. 184 00:09:45,334 --> 00:09:47,567 It was still possible that it was a drug overdose. 185 00:09:47,734 --> 00:09:49,901 The autopsy would reveal what it really was. 186 00:09:53,767 --> 00:09:56,801 There is no technique or method that is used to 187 00:09:56,968 --> 00:10:00,467 defrost someone. It has to be a natural process. 188 00:10:02,467 --> 00:10:05,200 Now that the body is sufficiently unfrozen, 189 00:10:05,367 --> 00:10:07,167 it's time for the autopsy to commence. 190 00:10:08,367 --> 00:10:12,167 The medical examiner discovered that Kayla had been 191 00:10:12,334 --> 00:10:16,167 shot three times with ...22 caliber rounds. 192 00:10:16,334 --> 00:10:19,100 Overdose is out the window. Now it's gunfire. 193 00:10:20,567 --> 00:10:23,000 One of the shots went into Kayla's back. 194 00:10:23,167 --> 00:10:24,501 Another one into her face. 195 00:10:24,667 --> 00:10:25,567 Those were not fatal, 196 00:10:25,734 --> 00:10:27,000 according to the medical examiner. 197 00:10:27,167 --> 00:10:29,267 The third one was at the top of her head. 198 00:10:29,434 --> 00:10:32,367 Obvious intent to kill. It's an execution. 199 00:10:34,934 --> 00:10:37,701 Execution murders are not committed by strangers. 200 00:10:37,868 --> 00:10:39,701 There's someone who has a motive. 201 00:10:39,868 --> 00:10:41,000 And who might that be? 202 00:10:45,467 --> 00:10:47,367 2 So Peterson is looking for someone who really wanted 203 00:10:47,534 --> 00:10:49,167 Kayla Sedoskey dead for some reason. 204 00:10:50,667 --> 00:10:52,767 It's not someone who's a stranger. 205 00:10:52,934 --> 00:10:55,801 Someone who has an association with this victim. 206 00:10:57,667 --> 00:11:01,167 So Peterson returns to talk to Mr. Mayo to determine what 207 00:11:01,334 --> 00:11:05,467 he has to say about who Kayla associates with now. 208 00:11:06,868 --> 00:11:10,300 Kayla kind of fell back in her ways of being a wild child. 209 00:11:13,067 --> 00:11:15,667 You can tell a lot by someone's social media. 210 00:11:15,834 --> 00:11:17,267 I remember the first video I watched of her. 211 00:11:17,434 --> 00:11:18,767 She was in a car with some friends. 212 00:11:18,934 --> 00:11:20,767 They were driving around town, 213 00:11:20,934 --> 00:11:22,200 laughing, goofing around. 214 00:11:24,534 --> 00:11:26,667 And I was like, man, she seems very, just normal, 215 00:11:26,834 --> 00:11:28,367 kind of, a normal, girl. 216 00:11:28,534 --> 00:11:30,367 - Who's ex-boyfriend? - Mine. 217 00:11:30,534 --> 00:11:33,000 Digging in a little bit further, she seemed a little lost. 218 00:11:33,167 --> 00:11:34,400 Trying to get me arrested. 219 00:11:35,968 --> 00:11:38,767 Kayla had some issues with her upbringing. 220 00:11:40,367 --> 00:11:42,567 She was looking for acceptance. 221 00:11:42,734 --> 00:11:44,667 Sometimes, it wasn't in the best places. 222 00:11:46,067 --> 00:11:47,400 Kayla tended to go for 223 00:11:48,467 --> 00:11:49,634 the bad boys. 224 00:11:50,767 --> 00:11:53,467 Detectives asked Daniel who this contentious 225 00:11:53,634 --> 00:11:55,400 ex-boyfriend might be. 226 00:11:56,701 --> 00:11:59,767 I pretty much tried to stay out of Kayla's relationships. 227 00:11:59,934 --> 00:12:02,367 It was none of my business who she was dating, 228 00:12:02,534 --> 00:12:04,868 but I did mention Steve Bails. 229 00:12:06,367 --> 00:12:09,968 I would say Steve fit into the category of Kayla's bad boy 230 00:12:10,133 --> 00:12:11,801 persona that she dated. 231 00:12:11,968 --> 00:12:14,367 That's my baby. 232 00:12:14,534 --> 00:12:18,100 The relationship between Steven Bails and Kayla Sedoskey 233 00:12:18,267 --> 00:12:20,968 was reported to be highly contentious. 234 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:25,167 It was a very toxic relationship, 235 00:12:25,334 --> 00:12:27,467 just looking from the outside in. 236 00:12:27,634 --> 00:12:29,901 We'd learned from a previous police report that 237 00:12:30,067 --> 00:12:33,100 Steven Bails was arrested at a gas station at one point, 238 00:12:33,267 --> 00:12:36,767 and a woman reported that she overheard him scream at 239 00:12:36,934 --> 00:12:38,567 Kayla that he was going to kill her. 240 00:12:38,734 --> 00:12:40,667 Kayla had filed for a restraining order because 241 00:12:40,834 --> 00:12:43,667 she felt threatened by Steven Bails. 242 00:12:43,834 --> 00:12:46,467 All of this made Steven Bails a person of interest. 243 00:12:46,634 --> 00:12:50,801 Peterson finally has a focus in this investigation. 244 00:12:50,968 --> 00:12:53,167 Here's a guy who could be the guy. 245 00:12:54,601 --> 00:12:56,701 During this time, when we're really starting to look hard 246 00:12:56,868 --> 00:12:57,767 into Steven Bails, 247 00:12:59,767 --> 00:13:01,067 he was nowhere to be found. 248 00:13:01,234 --> 00:13:02,501 He's in the wind. 249 00:13:04,467 --> 00:13:08,400 But word travels like wildfire in a small community. 250 00:13:08,567 --> 00:13:11,467 Tonight, Michigan State Police are trying to figure out 251 00:13:11,634 --> 00:13:12,868 who murdered a woman found in 252 00:13:13,033 --> 00:13:15,267 the old Boysville Juvenile Detention Center. 253 00:13:15,434 --> 00:13:17,367 This was huge news in Monroe County. 254 00:13:17,534 --> 00:13:18,867 This was a big deal. 255 00:13:18,868 --> 00:13:21,200 Kayla moved around a lot with friends, but it was 256 00:13:21,367 --> 00:13:23,667 an ex-boyfriend boyfriend who had been causing problems. 257 00:13:24,701 --> 00:13:26,167 And now everyone knows 258 00:13:26,334 --> 00:13:28,667 the police want to find Steven Bails. 259 00:13:28,834 --> 00:13:31,801 If you have any information, please contact detectives 260 00:13:31,968 --> 00:13:34,467 at the Monroe Post for the Michigan State Police. 261 00:13:40,267 --> 00:13:42,167 At this point, we received a phone call from 262 00:13:42,334 --> 00:13:44,367 Steven Bails' cousin that they had some information in 263 00:13:44,534 --> 00:13:45,968 regards to the homicide. 264 00:13:46,133 --> 00:13:48,601 She agreed to come to the post for an interview. 265 00:13:48,767 --> 00:13:52,667 Steve's cousin informed us that she'd been on a phone call with 266 00:13:52,834 --> 00:13:55,601 Steve Bails and a friend of his named Brin Smith. 267 00:13:55,767 --> 00:13:58,567 She tells Peterson, Steven, and Brin had 268 00:13:58,734 --> 00:14:00,167 shocking news. 269 00:14:00,334 --> 00:14:03,701 They told her that a woman by the name of Kaylyn Ramsey had 270 00:14:03,868 --> 00:14:04,801 killed Kayla. 271 00:14:06,901 --> 00:14:08,267 Well, my, my, my. 272 00:14:09,567 --> 00:14:12,000 Peterson asked the cousin, "What can you tell me 273 00:14:12,167 --> 00:14:13,767 about Kaylyn Ramsey?" 274 00:14:15,367 --> 00:14:18,567 The cousin reports that Kaylyn Ramsey is good friends 275 00:14:18,734 --> 00:14:21,267 with Brin Smith and Steven Bails, 276 00:14:21,434 --> 00:14:24,701 and they all live together in Steven's house. 277 00:14:27,167 --> 00:14:30,467 Steven says to his cousin that Kaylyn Ramsey shot 278 00:14:30,634 --> 00:14:34,067 Kayla Sedoskey three times and covered up the body. 279 00:14:35,868 --> 00:14:38,667 That was significant because none of the information 280 00:14:38,834 --> 00:14:40,267 she gave me was public. 281 00:14:40,434 --> 00:14:44,167 So only someone who knew about her homicide would know that. 282 00:14:44,334 --> 00:14:46,968 We're concerned about Steven being a prime suspect. 283 00:14:47,133 --> 00:14:50,601 Now we have to add in another possibility, Kaylyn Ramsey. 284 00:14:50,767 --> 00:14:53,300 And fortunately, they both live in the same place. 285 00:14:53,467 --> 00:14:55,000 So only one warrant is required. 286 00:14:59,300 --> 00:15:00,501 I ended up typing a search warrant for 287 00:15:00,667 --> 00:15:01,701 the apartment complex. 288 00:15:03,100 --> 00:15:04,701 But when we execute the search warrant, 289 00:15:05,701 --> 00:15:06,934 no one's there. 290 00:15:09,367 --> 00:15:12,901 Steve's apartment was just very messy and disorganized. 291 00:15:13,067 --> 00:15:15,300 There was a mattress or, you know, couch in the living room. 292 00:15:15,467 --> 00:15:18,367 You could just tell it was just filled with too many people. 293 00:15:18,534 --> 00:15:21,067 We learned that there were several people living there. 294 00:15:21,234 --> 00:15:23,701 There were Steve, Brin Smith, Kaylyn Ramsey, 295 00:15:23,868 --> 00:15:25,868 Steve's wife, Narena Bails, 296 00:15:26,033 --> 00:15:28,501 and in addition to them, Sierra Bemis. 297 00:15:29,868 --> 00:15:32,367 An apartment that is normally packed full of people, 298 00:15:32,534 --> 00:15:35,901 and no one's there, that just adds to our suspicion because 299 00:15:36,067 --> 00:15:38,501 there'd be no reason why they would leave unless 300 00:15:38,667 --> 00:15:39,868 they were trying to hide. 301 00:15:40,868 --> 00:15:43,167 With the search of Steve's apartment, we are hoping to 302 00:15:43,334 --> 00:15:46,400 find some sort of evidence tying Steve Bails and others 303 00:15:46,567 --> 00:15:48,167 to the crime. 304 00:15:48,334 --> 00:15:51,400 They do not find a.22 caliber handgun. 305 00:15:51,567 --> 00:15:54,167 They do not find ...22 caliber ammunition. 306 00:15:54,334 --> 00:15:57,000 But what they do find is very interesting. 307 00:15:58,267 --> 00:16:00,066 We ended up finding some tea candles that were very 308 00:16:00,067 --> 00:16:02,100 similar to the ones that were on scene. 309 00:16:02,267 --> 00:16:04,501 It was a small piece to connect to the crime scene. 310 00:16:05,901 --> 00:16:08,701 It is not something that would cause the issue of an arrest warrant, 311 00:16:08,868 --> 00:16:12,601 but it certainly is evidence that you're on the right track. 312 00:16:15,067 --> 00:16:16,501 After they conclude their warrant, 313 00:16:17,667 --> 00:16:18,868 they return to their office... 314 00:16:21,033 --> 00:16:24,100 ...when they are contacted by a television reporter 315 00:16:24,267 --> 00:16:25,968 from Detroit. 316 00:16:26,133 --> 00:16:29,167 I called the police, and I was like, "Look, here's the deal. 317 00:16:29,334 --> 00:16:30,567 I have this thing." 318 00:16:30,734 --> 00:16:33,000 I felt like I was sitting on maybe something that could 319 00:16:33,167 --> 00:16:34,567 crack this case wide open. 320 00:16:34,734 --> 00:16:37,567 And, of course, Peterson and his cohorts 321 00:16:37,734 --> 00:16:39,400 are all ears. 322 00:16:39,567 --> 00:16:41,267 Tell me more, my dear. 323 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:47,100 2 Michigan police are looking for Steven Bails 324 00:16:47,267 --> 00:16:49,000 and Kaylyn Ramsey, 325 00:16:49,167 --> 00:16:52,467 when a TV reporter from Detroit stops into their office 326 00:16:52,634 --> 00:16:55,367 and says she's in possession of things that they need to know. 327 00:16:56,667 --> 00:17:00,067 Because I do crime, people reach out to me on 328 00:17:00,234 --> 00:17:01,467 social media all the time. 329 00:17:01,634 --> 00:17:04,067 Steven Bails had reached out to me. 330 00:17:04,234 --> 00:17:08,701 I recorded the conversation for my own sort of note taking. 331 00:17:17,067 --> 00:17:20,801 Steven reports, "I just got married on Valentine's Day, 332 00:17:20,968 --> 00:17:23,701 "and we decided to make a fun thing of our honeymoon. 333 00:17:23,868 --> 00:17:25,601 "And we are touring around the country 334 00:17:25,767 --> 00:17:27,167 "with a few of our friends, 335 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:29,501 including Brin Smith." 336 00:17:30,567 --> 00:17:32,567 Steven says he had nothing to do with the homicide of 337 00:17:32,734 --> 00:17:33,801 Kayla Sedoskey. 338 00:17:33,968 --> 00:17:35,467 And pretty much immediately, 339 00:17:35,634 --> 00:17:37,901 he was like, "I know who did this." 340 00:17:43,501 --> 00:17:46,801 And he goes, "We have a video confessional of Kaylyn Ramsey 341 00:17:46,968 --> 00:17:48,100 saying that she did it." 342 00:17:48,267 --> 00:17:49,567 Just like, "You gotta see this tape. 343 00:17:49,734 --> 00:17:52,000 You gotta see this tape. It's all there." 344 00:17:52,167 --> 00:17:55,601 And I was like, "Well, let me see the video." 345 00:17:55,767 --> 00:17:59,767 So he sent me the videos on Facebook Messenger. 346 00:17:59,934 --> 00:18:02,767 It was a video of a phone 347 00:18:02,934 --> 00:18:06,000 which contained the alleged confession. 348 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:22,567 It's essentially Kaylyn saying that she shot Kayla and that 349 00:18:22,734 --> 00:18:25,901 she has shot numerous people before in the past. 350 00:18:29,367 --> 00:18:32,067 When I watched the videos, I didn't know whether to 351 00:18:32,234 --> 00:18:34,467 believe Kaylyn Ramsey or not. 352 00:18:38,868 --> 00:18:41,167 Just looking at it, it was just such an odd video. 353 00:18:41,334 --> 00:18:43,100 Like, we knew there was more to it. 354 00:18:48,767 --> 00:18:52,100 They were asking her fairly leading questions, 355 00:18:52,267 --> 00:18:55,000 but she did not appear to be threatened in any way or under 356 00:18:55,167 --> 00:18:58,100 any duress to answer these questions. 357 00:18:58,267 --> 00:19:01,968 Something's not right about this, so Peterson's suspicious. 358 00:19:02,133 --> 00:19:03,000 I would be too. 359 00:19:06,901 --> 00:19:09,467 Peterson is walking through all the parts of this 360 00:19:09,634 --> 00:19:11,267 looking for a weakness. 361 00:19:12,300 --> 00:19:15,000 He starts watching the video again. 362 00:19:15,167 --> 00:19:19,667 He stops looking at Ramsey and watches the reflection of 363 00:19:19,834 --> 00:19:23,467 Steven Bails in the screen on Brin's phone. 364 00:19:23,634 --> 00:19:26,601 Steve and Brin were talking to Kaylyn Ramsey on 365 00:19:26,767 --> 00:19:30,067 FaceTime, but they were recording the conversation with 366 00:19:30,234 --> 00:19:31,167 another phone. 367 00:19:36,100 --> 00:19:38,367 And suddenly, Peterson realizes, 368 00:19:38,534 --> 00:19:41,534 what's been staring at him the entire time. 369 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:46,801 You see Steve, in the reflection of this phone, 370 00:19:46,968 --> 00:19:48,000 pump his fist. 371 00:19:52,467 --> 00:19:54,801 You can clearly see Steven Bails, like, 372 00:19:54,968 --> 00:19:56,667 just kind of giving the two fist pumps, like, 373 00:19:56,834 --> 00:19:59,367 "Yeah, we-- we got her to say it." 374 00:19:59,534 --> 00:20:00,968 Now, why would you do that? 375 00:20:01,133 --> 00:20:04,067 Why would you cheer someone incriminating themselves? 376 00:20:04,234 --> 00:20:05,868 Unless, of course, you're responsible 377 00:20:06,033 --> 00:20:07,701 for this crime. 378 00:20:07,868 --> 00:20:11,067 We suspected that Brin and Steve were involved. 379 00:20:11,234 --> 00:20:14,367 He was trying in some way to frame Kaylyn, but that didn't 380 00:20:14,534 --> 00:20:16,701 mean that she was not involved in some way. 381 00:20:18,901 --> 00:20:21,200 At this point, I wanted to talk to her. 382 00:20:21,367 --> 00:20:24,067 So, Peterson and his associates are focused on 383 00:20:24,234 --> 00:20:25,667 finding Kaylyn Ramsey, 384 00:20:25,834 --> 00:20:29,167 when they get a call from a nearby Ohio police department. 385 00:20:29,334 --> 00:20:32,167 These officers report they're on routine patrol 386 00:20:32,334 --> 00:20:34,868 patrol and they're flagged down by an individual who reports 387 00:20:35,033 --> 00:20:37,367 his identity as Brin Smith. 388 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:42,267 He had reportedly run from Steve Bails' vehicle 389 00:20:42,434 --> 00:20:46,167 and reported that he's a suspect in a homicide. 390 00:20:46,334 --> 00:20:48,801 He told them that he wanted to clear things up. 391 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:52,067 That in itself is weird. 392 00:20:52,234 --> 00:20:53,901 So I went down to talk to Brin Smith 393 00:20:54,067 --> 00:20:55,767 and get his side of the story. 394 00:21:05,467 --> 00:21:08,300 He reaches in his pocket, pulls out his cellphone. 395 00:21:10,067 --> 00:21:13,100 And plays the tape of Kaylyn Ramsey confessing 396 00:21:13,267 --> 00:21:15,000 to the murder. 397 00:21:15,167 --> 00:21:17,567 It's a video that Peterson has already seen. 398 00:21:36,367 --> 00:21:39,100 He gave a strange story that he wanted to find out 399 00:21:39,267 --> 00:21:40,567 what was wrong with her. 400 00:21:40,734 --> 00:21:42,567 So after they left for their honeymoon, 401 00:21:42,734 --> 00:21:45,100 he recorded her to find out what was going on, 402 00:21:45,267 --> 00:21:47,567 and then she confessed to the homicide. 403 00:21:47,734 --> 00:21:49,601 At that point, we had no idea 404 00:21:49,767 --> 00:21:52,067 why someone would want to kill Kayla-- I asked him. 405 00:21:56,701 --> 00:21:59,767 Brin says, in his opinion, that Kaylyn Ramsey 406 00:21:59,934 --> 00:22:03,968 and Kayla Sedoskey had been arguing a lot 407 00:22:04,133 --> 00:22:07,567 in the recent past, and it kept escalating. 408 00:22:07,734 --> 00:22:11,267 And Kaylyn Ramsey had reached her breaking point and decided 409 00:22:11,434 --> 00:22:13,200 to eliminate Kayla Sedoskey. 410 00:22:16,167 --> 00:22:18,300 OK, that's Brin's explanation. 411 00:22:18,467 --> 00:22:21,400 Does that make sense? Eh, maybe. 412 00:22:21,567 --> 00:22:22,501 Maybe not. 413 00:22:39,868 --> 00:22:41,000 He said that Steven Bails 414 00:22:41,167 --> 00:22:42,701 controls everything that's going on. 415 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:00,667 Seems like Steven was taking advantage of people who had, 416 00:23:00,834 --> 00:23:03,100 like, you know, some type of, like, government assistance, 417 00:23:03,267 --> 00:23:05,267 and he would basically take that from them and say, 418 00:23:05,434 --> 00:23:08,100 "Hey, you can stay with me, but I'm going to control all 419 00:23:08,267 --> 00:23:09,601 the money and everything that you get." 420 00:23:30,868 --> 00:23:34,400 Brin Smith adamantly denied that he was involved in any way. 421 00:23:45,267 --> 00:23:49,200 My gut feeling was that Brin was involved in her murder. 422 00:23:49,367 --> 00:23:51,567 But we let Brin go because, at that point, we didn't have 423 00:23:51,734 --> 00:23:55,100 enough evidence to arrest him for-- for homicide. 424 00:23:55,267 --> 00:23:58,400 He's set aside for the moment. He's in the bullpen. 425 00:23:58,567 --> 00:24:00,234 He hasn't been called into the game yet. 426 00:24:02,701 --> 00:24:04,567 There was no evidence to show who, 427 00:24:04,734 --> 00:24:05,868 at that point, was involved. 428 00:24:06,033 --> 00:24:08,200 We're getting partial truths from everyone. 429 00:24:08,367 --> 00:24:10,667 It was difficult to tell how believable they were. 430 00:24:11,968 --> 00:24:15,667 This group of people that are involved in this affair has 431 00:24:15,834 --> 00:24:18,667 become kind of like a game of whack a mole. 432 00:24:18,834 --> 00:24:21,267 One pops up and then another one pops up, 433 00:24:21,434 --> 00:24:23,667 and they all have something to say. 434 00:24:23,834 --> 00:24:27,300 Peterson has been shaking all the trees and bushes in Ohio 435 00:24:27,467 --> 00:24:29,267 and Michigan looking for Kaylyn Ramsey 436 00:24:29,434 --> 00:24:30,467 when all of a sudden... 437 00:24:33,100 --> 00:24:35,367 ...he gets a phone call from a blocked number, 438 00:24:35,534 --> 00:24:37,000 and guess who it is? 439 00:24:37,167 --> 00:24:39,467 It is Kaylyn Ramsey. 440 00:24:39,634 --> 00:24:41,801 She called me when I was heading back to Michigan 441 00:24:41,968 --> 00:24:44,567 and stated she'd be willing to talk to me. 442 00:24:44,734 --> 00:24:46,167 Where exactly have you been, honey? 443 00:24:49,701 --> 00:24:51,868 2 With all the accusations being thrown about, 444 00:24:52,033 --> 00:24:55,667 Kaylyn Ramsey tells Peterson she wants to clear her name 445 00:24:55,834 --> 00:24:58,601 in the murder of Kayla Sedoskey. 446 00:24:58,767 --> 00:25:01,868 And so I set up an appointment with her and her attorney to speak. 447 00:25:05,968 --> 00:25:08,868 Kaylyn was initially very cooperative, very polite. 448 00:25:22,167 --> 00:25:24,767 She was telling us that they would watch each other's kids, 449 00:25:24,934 --> 00:25:27,100 you know, that she loved her like a sister. 450 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:34,801 So he asked her the standard question. 451 00:25:34,968 --> 00:25:37,667 When was the last time you saw Kayla Sedoskey? 452 00:25:48,467 --> 00:25:51,567 That was significant because we had not released the date of 453 00:25:51,734 --> 00:25:53,267 death to the public. 454 00:25:53,434 --> 00:25:55,000 As far as the press is concerned, 455 00:25:55,167 --> 00:25:57,100 she died on the 2nd of March. 456 00:26:02,367 --> 00:26:05,300 So, how do you know that? Maybe you're clairvoyant. 457 00:26:05,467 --> 00:26:07,167 What do you think, Kayla? 458 00:26:28,300 --> 00:26:31,267 I used to picture people I was interrogating as covered in 459 00:26:31,434 --> 00:26:34,400 buttons when they told me an obvious lie 460 00:26:34,567 --> 00:26:38,567 or an incriminating statement, it's time to select a button. 461 00:26:38,734 --> 00:26:39,868 Now, let me push this one 462 00:26:40,968 --> 00:26:42,701 and see what this one does. 463 00:26:51,100 --> 00:26:52,868 Their pupils go to pinpoints. 464 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:56,467 That button touches a nerve. 465 00:27:15,868 --> 00:27:18,300 She stated that they were just trying to set her up 466 00:27:18,467 --> 00:27:20,300 and she was forced to make those videos. 467 00:27:24,968 --> 00:27:26,667 The detectives look at her and say, 468 00:27:26,834 --> 00:27:28,968 "Kaylyn, could you explain to me, please, 469 00:27:29,133 --> 00:27:30,767 how they forced you?" 470 00:27:30,934 --> 00:27:34,300 Because I can't imagine that being the case. 471 00:27:34,467 --> 00:27:37,100 I don't think any other person over the age of 10 could 472 00:27:37,267 --> 00:27:38,167 imagine that either. 473 00:27:43,901 --> 00:27:46,200 At that point, I went from being cordial 474 00:27:46,367 --> 00:27:47,868 to being confrontational. 475 00:27:53,901 --> 00:27:57,367 When I pressed her more and more on her involvement, 476 00:27:57,534 --> 00:28:01,501 she eventually stated that Steve told her that 477 00:28:01,667 --> 00:28:02,667 he killed her. 478 00:28:11,767 --> 00:28:15,000 She says, "She wouldn't pay him, so he killed her out of revenge, 479 00:28:15,167 --> 00:28:17,000 and now he's trying to say that I did it." 480 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:20,000 No, Kaylyn, you're missing the point here. 481 00:28:20,167 --> 00:28:22,267 You said you did it 482 00:28:22,434 --> 00:28:24,667 on that amazing piece of video. 483 00:28:38,868 --> 00:28:41,100 At that point, she didn't want to talk to me anymore, 484 00:28:41,267 --> 00:28:44,267 but we didn't have enough evidence to tie her to the homicide. 485 00:28:44,434 --> 00:28:46,067 So we couldn't arrest her. 486 00:28:51,467 --> 00:28:55,300 All behavior you willfully engage in has consequences. 487 00:28:55,467 --> 00:28:57,067 Some are good, some are bad. 488 00:28:57,234 --> 00:29:00,267 But we, the homicide detectives of the world, 489 00:29:00,434 --> 00:29:03,968 are the consequences. And we're going to crush you. 490 00:29:07,868 --> 00:29:09,868 Mr. Bails is nowhere to be found. 491 00:29:10,033 --> 00:29:12,701 He's still at large somewhere. 492 00:29:12,868 --> 00:29:15,367 So Peterson is trying to remember who has he not 493 00:29:15,534 --> 00:29:20,767 spoken with, and he remembers another roommate, Sierra Bemis. 494 00:29:26,100 --> 00:29:27,567 So we tracked Sierra Bemis down, 495 00:29:27,734 --> 00:29:29,767 and she agrees to come and talk to us. 496 00:29:39,100 --> 00:29:41,367 Very quickly, she admits and kind of fills us in on, 497 00:29:41,534 --> 00:29:43,000 like, the details that we were missing. 498 00:29:56,901 --> 00:29:59,467 She tells us how, you know, Steve is kind of the mastermind 499 00:29:59,634 --> 00:30:00,767 of what was gonna happen. 500 00:30:06,067 --> 00:30:08,801 Sierra reports it was his idea. 501 00:30:08,968 --> 00:30:13,100 He recruited all the roommates to participate in this offense. 502 00:30:22,801 --> 00:30:24,868 Sierra says, "I had nothing to do with the murder, 503 00:30:25,033 --> 00:30:27,100 I was just there as a lookout." 504 00:30:27,267 --> 00:30:29,868 So you consider that to be nothing to do with it? 505 00:30:30,033 --> 00:30:31,767 She doesn't understand how the law works. 506 00:30:31,934 --> 00:30:33,868 You're part of a criminal conspiracy, 507 00:30:34,033 --> 00:30:35,767 and you're playing your part. 508 00:30:35,934 --> 00:30:37,267 The next time she sees them, 509 00:30:37,434 --> 00:30:39,300 they're gonna have an arrest warrant with her name on it. 510 00:30:40,767 --> 00:30:43,167 This was a huge piece of the puzzle that she gave us, 511 00:30:43,334 --> 00:30:44,567 but there was still a lot more work to do 512 00:30:44,734 --> 00:30:46,300 and more evidence to collect. 513 00:30:46,467 --> 00:30:49,968 We got a search warrant for everyone involved in this case, 514 00:30:50,133 --> 00:30:51,434 all their Facebook records. 515 00:30:53,901 --> 00:30:57,601 Facebook is used a lot as an investigative tool. 516 00:30:58,601 --> 00:31:02,100 It is common for people who are engaged in illegal activity 517 00:31:02,267 --> 00:31:04,100 to use Facebook Messenger, just thinking that it's not 518 00:31:04,267 --> 00:31:06,767 gonna be captured anywhere. 519 00:31:06,934 --> 00:31:09,667 Through Facebook Messenger, we had evidence that Brin had 520 00:31:09,834 --> 00:31:11,567 pretended to be interested in dating Kayla. 521 00:31:11,734 --> 00:31:13,267 Brin's telling her that he loves her and that 522 00:31:13,434 --> 00:31:14,667 he wants to hang out with her. 523 00:31:14,834 --> 00:31:17,567 He's then communicating with Steven Bails on Facebook, 524 00:31:18,767 --> 00:31:20,868 basically telling him, you know, "I've got Kayla. 525 00:31:21,033 --> 00:31:22,100 She fell right into my trap." 526 00:31:23,167 --> 00:31:25,467 "She's fallen into my trap." 527 00:31:25,634 --> 00:31:27,367 Oh, my. 528 00:31:27,534 --> 00:31:30,467 This is a murder plan conceived by the three stooges. 529 00:31:31,868 --> 00:31:34,467 And then Brin Smith planned a date with Kayla on 530 00:31:34,634 --> 00:31:37,267 the February 15th to explore Boysville, 531 00:31:37,434 --> 00:31:38,767 an abandoned building. 532 00:31:38,934 --> 00:31:42,300 Brin, you see him communicating with Steven Bails, 533 00:31:42,467 --> 00:31:45,467 basically telling him, "Hey, I arrived at Boysville." 534 00:31:45,634 --> 00:31:48,267 The message saying, "I can't find the gym." 535 00:31:49,567 --> 00:31:52,667 That was a huge piece of evidence. 536 00:31:52,834 --> 00:31:56,801 We knew the homicide took place in the gymnasium, and it was 537 00:31:56,968 --> 00:32:00,567 right around the time that we suspected she was killed. 538 00:32:00,734 --> 00:32:04,367 That alone confirms everything about the conspiracy 539 00:32:04,534 --> 00:32:08,067 and the fact that Steven's being reported to as the boss. 540 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:12,367 After we received the Facebook messages, we had enough 541 00:32:12,534 --> 00:32:16,267 evidence to obtain warrants for homicide for Steve Bails, 542 00:32:16,434 --> 00:32:18,801 Brin Smith, Kaylyn Ramsey, and Sierra Bemis. 543 00:32:20,567 --> 00:32:23,000 However, they know where they are, with one exception. 544 00:32:23,167 --> 00:32:27,567 Mr. Bails is on a supposed never-ending honeymoon. 545 00:32:27,734 --> 00:32:30,734 Where is Steven Bails? 546 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:35,467 2 The Michigan State Police obtain arrest warrants for 547 00:32:35,634 --> 00:32:39,667 the group that is involved in the killing of Kayla Sedoskey. 548 00:32:39,834 --> 00:32:43,267 Kaylyn Ramsey, Brin Smith, and Sierra Bemis 549 00:32:43,434 --> 00:32:45,467 are all taken into custody. 550 00:32:45,634 --> 00:32:48,367 But Steven Bails, a mastermind of the plot, 551 00:32:48,534 --> 00:32:50,834 remains in hiding at an unknown location. 552 00:32:52,667 --> 00:32:54,667 He was still out of state with Narena, 553 00:32:54,834 --> 00:32:57,901 and we turned to the US Marshal for assistance. 554 00:32:59,567 --> 00:33:01,968 Any marshal will tell you there's three places 555 00:33:02,133 --> 00:33:03,233 people go. 556 00:33:03,234 --> 00:33:07,601 Their money, their main squeeze, or their mama, 557 00:33:07,767 --> 00:33:11,367 or someone in the family who's related by blood, 558 00:33:11,534 --> 00:33:12,667 and that's where they find them, 559 00:33:12,834 --> 00:33:14,667 every single time. 560 00:33:15,968 --> 00:33:19,167 They track down Steven Bails to a relative's home 561 00:33:19,334 --> 00:33:21,667 in North Carolina. 562 00:33:21,834 --> 00:33:24,601 Steve and his wife, Narena, barricaded themselves 563 00:33:24,767 --> 00:33:27,267 into a bedroom and refused to come out. 564 00:33:29,734 --> 00:33:32,100 There was an eight-hour standoff with him. 565 00:33:32,267 --> 00:33:34,200 Eventually, they deployed tear gas inside. 566 00:33:38,567 --> 00:33:41,767 He and Narena came out, and Steve was finally arrested. 567 00:33:43,667 --> 00:33:46,300 Following the arrest, Detective Sergeant Jordan Long 568 00:33:46,467 --> 00:33:49,400 and I went to North Carolina to speak with Steve. 569 00:33:49,567 --> 00:33:52,868 It's a nice moment to finally be face-to-face with someone 570 00:33:53,033 --> 00:33:55,567 who you've been looking for and chasing around 571 00:33:55,734 --> 00:33:56,934 for a very long time. 572 00:33:57,100 --> 00:34:00,467 The difference being now, you have him by the nostrils. 573 00:34:19,467 --> 00:34:20,601 He was just very calm. 574 00:34:20,767 --> 00:34:22,367 I think he thought that he was gonna get away 575 00:34:22,534 --> 00:34:25,100 with something. - Peterson starts to probe him. 576 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:41,400 He said, "The last time I saw Kayla alive." 577 00:34:41,567 --> 00:34:43,968 It was interesting that he specified "alive" 578 00:34:44,133 --> 00:34:45,367 in that-- that statement. 579 00:34:54,100 --> 00:34:56,501 You lying son of a bitch. 580 00:34:56,667 --> 00:34:58,868 When you're digging yourself a hole, the first thing 581 00:34:59,033 --> 00:35:00,601 you should do is stop digging. 582 00:35:15,901 --> 00:35:18,667 All of a sudden, the 15-watt bulb comes on 583 00:35:18,834 --> 00:35:20,300 in Steven's brain. 584 00:35:20,467 --> 00:35:24,267 You have enough evidence to put him under a prison, 585 00:35:24,434 --> 00:35:25,567 and he knows it. 586 00:35:26,567 --> 00:35:29,167 Steve was charged with homicide and conspiracy to 587 00:35:29,334 --> 00:35:31,868 commit homicide and was extradited from North Carolina 588 00:35:32,033 --> 00:35:33,667 back to Michigan. 589 00:35:33,834 --> 00:35:35,000 Since Steven isn't gonna talk, 590 00:35:37,367 --> 00:35:40,167 maybe his new bride, Narena Bails, 591 00:35:40,334 --> 00:35:41,767 could be more forthcoming. 592 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:46,267 Narena stated that Steve orchestrated the entire homicide 593 00:35:46,434 --> 00:35:48,501 and then told everyone what to do. 594 00:35:48,667 --> 00:35:50,000 She throws him underneath the bus. 595 00:35:50,167 --> 00:35:52,400 She admitted that she was sitting at the apartment, 596 00:35:52,567 --> 00:35:55,367 listening to the police scanner, and she was supposed to 597 00:35:55,534 --> 00:35:58,067 call Steve if, you know, the police were being 598 00:35:58,234 --> 00:35:59,399 sent off to Boysville. 599 00:35:59,400 --> 00:36:01,901 Which made her an active participant in the homicide. 600 00:36:02,067 --> 00:36:04,667 And so Narena was charged also with homicide 601 00:36:04,834 --> 00:36:06,801 and conspiracy to commit homicide. 602 00:36:09,267 --> 00:36:12,367 A complicated murder case with somebody telling a little bit of 603 00:36:12,534 --> 00:36:14,467 the truth, somebody else telling a little bit more. 604 00:36:14,634 --> 00:36:16,000 It's maddening. 605 00:36:16,167 --> 00:36:19,367 But Peterson is able to assemble all that using 606 00:36:19,534 --> 00:36:22,567 the Facebook messages, and now they have a fairly good 607 00:36:22,734 --> 00:36:23,667 idea of what happened. 608 00:36:25,100 --> 00:36:26,767 That's my baby. 609 00:36:26,934 --> 00:36:30,400 Steven Bails was involved in a love-hate relationship with Kayla. 610 00:36:30,567 --> 00:36:32,367 He loved her, and then he hated her. 611 00:36:32,534 --> 00:36:36,501 Hated her with a passion and wanted her to be dead. 612 00:36:36,667 --> 00:36:40,267 From our investigation, it showed that Steve 613 00:36:40,434 --> 00:36:43,300 likely wanted Kayla dead because she got 614 00:36:43,467 --> 00:36:46,567 a restraining order on him, and Steve became very angry. 615 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:49,400 And eventually started to manipulate people 616 00:36:49,567 --> 00:36:51,100 to help him kill her. 617 00:36:51,267 --> 00:36:54,267 On the evening of February 15th, 2023, 618 00:36:54,434 --> 00:36:56,901 Brin picked Kayla up 619 00:36:58,667 --> 00:37:01,834 and drove Kayla to the abandoned Boysville facility. 620 00:37:02,901 --> 00:37:05,767 No one knows why or how he convinced her to go. 621 00:37:09,467 --> 00:37:14,467 Just thinking about her walking up and being lured there, 622 00:37:14,634 --> 00:37:15,868 just broke my heart. 623 00:37:17,100 --> 00:37:19,267 Sierra was the lookout on scene. 624 00:37:19,434 --> 00:37:24,868 Narena was monitoring police radio communications. 625 00:37:25,033 --> 00:37:27,968 Steven and Kaylyn Ramsey were waiting inside. 626 00:37:35,234 --> 00:37:38,467 And they lured and directed Brin as to what room 627 00:37:38,634 --> 00:37:39,567 they were in. 628 00:37:44,567 --> 00:37:47,868 Once inside, they ambushed Kayla immediately. 629 00:37:48,033 --> 00:37:50,400 Kayla Ramsey shot her in the back. 630 00:37:50,567 --> 00:37:52,400 And then she shot her in the face. 631 00:37:54,267 --> 00:37:56,834 That bullet did not kill her. 632 00:37:57,000 --> 00:38:00,200 Kayla was just yelling, saying, "Steve, help me, help me." 633 00:38:00,367 --> 00:38:03,968 Steven was elated when she writhed in pain. 634 00:38:05,968 --> 00:38:07,868 Then Kaylyn put the gun to her head. 635 00:38:09,534 --> 00:38:11,734 And that head shot was the fatal bullet. 636 00:38:14,100 --> 00:38:16,767 The reason we believe Kaylyn Ramsey was the shooter 637 00:38:16,934 --> 00:38:19,367 was that she confessed to shooting in her videos, 638 00:38:19,534 --> 00:38:23,367 and the reports of everyone else involved in this case 639 00:38:23,534 --> 00:38:24,734 all pointed at-- to her. 640 00:38:26,300 --> 00:38:31,667 They covered her with a fragrant suntanning oil to 641 00:38:31,834 --> 00:38:35,901 mask the smell of her decaying body, which explained what 642 00:38:36,067 --> 00:38:38,567 we saw the night of the crime when her face and legs were 643 00:38:38,734 --> 00:38:40,501 covered with bronze lotion. 644 00:38:40,667 --> 00:38:44,167 That absolutely would not have done anything to mask the smell 645 00:38:44,334 --> 00:38:45,500 of her body. 646 00:38:45,501 --> 00:38:47,467 Now, you're not dealing with a criminal genius here. 647 00:38:47,634 --> 00:38:50,467 The planners of this crime couldn't plan a trip to 648 00:38:50,634 --> 00:38:52,734 the men's room, let alone a homicide. 649 00:38:54,100 --> 00:38:57,667 They then covered the body with a shower curtain and laid 650 00:38:57,834 --> 00:38:59,934 an interior door on her. 651 00:39:02,467 --> 00:39:05,767 And then finally, another friend, Alexander Feko, 652 00:39:07,200 --> 00:39:09,601 was recruited to dispose of the murder weapon. 653 00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:18,667 There are six people charged in this murder 654 00:39:18,834 --> 00:39:20,467 with various crimes. 655 00:39:20,634 --> 00:39:22,767 Apparently, it takes a village to murder someone 656 00:39:22,934 --> 00:39:25,367 in Monroe County, Michigan. 657 00:39:25,534 --> 00:39:28,100 Brin Smith and Kaylyn Ramsey pled no contest to 658 00:39:28,267 --> 00:39:29,868 secondary homicide. 659 00:39:30,033 --> 00:39:32,100 Narena and Sierra took a plea agreement 660 00:39:32,267 --> 00:39:34,167 to second-degree homicide. 661 00:39:34,334 --> 00:39:36,667 And Alexander Feko accepted a plea agreement 662 00:39:36,834 --> 00:39:38,400 in exchange for his testimony. 663 00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:42,567 And since there were so many players involved in this, 664 00:39:42,734 --> 00:39:46,300 willing to testify against the mastermind, Steven Bails, 665 00:39:46,467 --> 00:39:47,968 they never offered him a plea deal. 666 00:39:49,367 --> 00:39:51,000 Steve Bails went to trial. 667 00:39:51,167 --> 00:39:54,868 He was found guilty of homicide and conspiracy to commit 668 00:39:55,033 --> 00:39:58,367 homicide, and he received a sentence of life in prison. 669 00:40:00,601 --> 00:40:02,901 He deserves life, but they should all be in 670 00:40:03,067 --> 00:40:05,167 prison for life, just like him. 671 00:40:08,567 --> 00:40:11,601 I can't fathom what any of them were thinking. 672 00:40:11,767 --> 00:40:14,801 It just, I still have a hard time with it. 673 00:40:17,267 --> 00:40:19,868 After the trial in Boysville, they demolished the building. 674 00:40:22,167 --> 00:40:26,000 Kayla's memorial was set up not long after she was found. 675 00:40:26,167 --> 00:40:28,567 All right, place the flowers where you want. 676 00:40:28,734 --> 00:40:32,400 It's something so where if my son wants to see or talk to 677 00:40:32,567 --> 00:40:36,968 his mom, he could go and be there and talk to her. 678 00:40:37,133 --> 00:40:39,200 - Say, "Hi, Mommy." - Hi, Mommy. 679 00:40:39,367 --> 00:40:40,200 Miss you. 680 00:40:40,367 --> 00:40:41,900 I miss you. 681 00:40:41,901 --> 00:40:45,167 There will never be closure for her family because there'll 682 00:40:45,334 --> 00:40:47,200 always be a hole where she once was. 683 00:40:47,367 --> 00:40:49,200 It's incredibly tragic. 684 00:40:49,367 --> 00:40:53,501 I was privileged to be able to bring Steve and the rest of 685 00:40:53,667 --> 00:40:55,133 them to justice. 686 00:40:56,467 --> 00:40:59,901 That's why homicide detectives stand in the victim's shoes, 687 00:41:00,133 --> 00:41:01,834 because they can't anymore. 688 00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:04,200 It's your job to find out who did that 689 00:41:04,367 --> 00:41:05,767 and to punish them for it. 690 00:41:05,934 --> 00:41:07,300 You're not just the police, 691 00:41:07,467 --> 00:41:09,267 you're the murder police. 692 00:41:14,367 --> 00:41:17,000 He was trying to lure a victim into meeting up with him. 693 00:41:21,100 --> 00:41:23,968 I was able to actually see who he last communicated with. 694 00:41:26,267 --> 00:41:27,299 And now they're going to 695 00:41:27,300 --> 00:41:29,734 hammer him into the ground like a tent pick.