1 00:00:03,900 --> 00:00:07,000 [Mike Adamczyk] The deceased male was lying in a large pool of blood. 2 00:00:07,100 --> 00:00:09,867 There was a large pipe wrench used to bludgeon his head. 3 00:00:09,867 --> 00:00:13,166 Why would somebody kill a retired senior citizen? 4 00:00:14,100 --> 00:00:17,200 Half the neighborhood knew Bruce. 5 00:00:17,266 --> 00:00:19,467 [Keri Harrison] He has had several relationships 6 00:00:19,567 --> 00:00:21,200 with different women. 7 00:00:21,266 --> 00:00:22,867 He would become their handyman, 8 00:00:23,567 --> 00:00:25,000 become their friend, move in. 9 00:00:25,100 --> 00:00:29,200 Bruce has taken serial monogamy to a whole other level. 10 00:00:29,266 --> 00:00:30,000 [Adamczyk] They were angry, they were bitter. 11 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:31,100 [Adamczyk] They were angry, they were bitter. 12 00:00:31,166 --> 00:00:33,166 One said that, "I'll see you dead." 13 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:36,900 We do see a young man with her, 14 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:40,100 and this is not what she had initially said. 15 00:00:41,767 --> 00:00:42,800 [Adamczyk] You're gonna go down for this 16 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,000 unless you tell us what really happened. 17 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:47,600 [loud thump] 18 00:00:48,467 --> 00:00:50,066 [narrator] Everyday in North America, 19 00:00:50,066 --> 00:00:52,567 dozens of people are murdered. 20 00:00:52,567 --> 00:00:55,000 The key to solving the toughest of these homicides. 21 00:00:55,100 --> 00:00:58,100 lies in the final 24 hours of the victim's life. 22 00:00:59,266 --> 00:01:00,000 To crack the case, 23 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:00,967 To crack the case, 24 00:01:00,967 --> 00:01:04,667 detectives must reconstruct that critical timeline. 25 00:01:04,667 --> 00:01:07,200 The minutes and hours containing evidence 26 00:01:07,266 --> 00:01:08,867 that can help unlock the mystery 27 00:01:09,500 --> 00:01:11,100 and catch the killer. 28 00:01:18,500 --> 00:01:20,767 A stone's throw from Niagara Falls, 29 00:01:20,767 --> 00:01:24,100 St. Catharines, Ontario, is the largest city in the region, 30 00:01:24,166 --> 00:01:26,166 but retains a small-town charm. 31 00:01:27,100 --> 00:01:29,400 It's a beautiful little old port town 32 00:01:29,467 --> 00:01:30,000 right on Lake Ontario, it's called The Garden City. 33 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,100 right on Lake Ontario, it's called The Garden City. 34 00:01:32,166 --> 00:01:35,467 It's beautiful, green, there's trails everywhere. 35 00:01:35,567 --> 00:01:37,867 It's a place that a lot of people like to retire to 36 00:01:37,967 --> 00:01:40,667 because there is a lake, you can go sailing, 37 00:01:40,667 --> 00:01:42,900 you can go fishing, there are beaches. 38 00:01:43,867 --> 00:01:46,400 It's a city that's not too small, 39 00:01:46,467 --> 00:01:48,066 but not too big either. 40 00:01:50,467 --> 00:01:52,367 [narrator] But that small-town charm is shattered 41 00:01:52,467 --> 00:01:54,266 one fall evening in 2001. 42 00:01:55,667 --> 00:01:57,767 Elizabeth Gatenby and her mother, Margaret, 43 00:01:57,867 --> 00:02:00,000 return to Margaret's home to find a gruesome scene. 44 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:00,767 return to Margaret's home to find a gruesome scene. 45 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:03,867 [Harrison] Elizabeth sees Bruce Firman 46 00:02:03,967 --> 00:02:06,200 lying on the floor in the garage. 47 00:02:06,266 --> 00:02:07,867 There's a pool of blood around him. 48 00:02:09,667 --> 00:02:11,567 [narrator] Seventy-two-year-old Bruce Firman, 49 00:02:11,567 --> 00:02:14,200 her mother's common law husband is dead. 50 00:02:17,767 --> 00:02:19,667 [Harrison] They go across the street, 51 00:02:19,667 --> 00:02:22,266 and they ask the neighbor to call the police. 52 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,867 [narrator] Niagara Regional Police Detectives Keri Harrison 53 00:02:26,967 --> 00:02:29,400 and Mike Adamczyk respond to the call. 54 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,166 [Adamczyk] I saw a large pool of blood beside his head. 55 00:02:33,266 --> 00:02:35,266 There was a large pipe wrench lying beside there 56 00:02:35,367 --> 00:02:38,266 with some hair and blood on it, 57 00:02:38,367 --> 00:02:42,300 which indicated that was used to bludgeon his head. 58 00:02:42,367 --> 00:02:45,500 [Harrison] The medical examiner confirmed the cause of death 59 00:02:45,567 --> 00:02:48,066 as blunt force trauma to the head 60 00:02:48,066 --> 00:02:52,467 with the pipe wrench that was found next to his body. 61 00:02:54,467 --> 00:02:57,100 [narrator] Police find no fingerprints on the weapon, 62 00:02:57,166 --> 00:03:00,000 but outside, they do locate a shoeprint that appears fresh. 63 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:01,266 but outside, they do locate a shoeprint that appears fresh. 64 00:03:01,266 --> 00:03:05,600 [Karen Hoare] We did initially find a partial footwear impression 65 00:03:05,667 --> 00:03:09,967 on the back patio of the garage. 66 00:03:09,967 --> 00:03:12,367 The day had been wet and rainy, 67 00:03:12,467 --> 00:03:15,567 and, unfortunately, the partial footprint 68 00:03:15,667 --> 00:03:18,166 did not have enough detail to be identified 69 00:03:18,266 --> 00:03:21,100 to any particular footwear. 70 00:03:21,166 --> 00:03:24,900 [narrator] Police wonder if the attack was the result of a robbery gone wrong. 71 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,600 There were no signs of a break-in, 72 00:03:27,667 --> 00:03:30,000 a forced entry or any type of fight or altercation 73 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:31,567 a forced entry or any type of fight or altercation 74 00:03:32,300 --> 00:03:35,567 except for the garage. 75 00:03:35,667 --> 00:03:39,266 Forensics officers search through the home, 76 00:03:39,367 --> 00:03:43,200 and they even searched a chest freezer 77 00:03:43,266 --> 00:03:45,467 in the basement of the home. 78 00:03:45,467 --> 00:03:46,867 [narrator] The freezer is filled 79 00:03:46,867 --> 00:03:49,166 with labeled containers of homemade soup. 80 00:03:49,266 --> 00:03:51,166 Nothing unusual. 81 00:03:51,266 --> 00:03:54,667 Investigators find nothing out of place or missing inside the home, 82 00:03:54,767 --> 00:03:56,900 and no sign the killer even entered the house 83 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:58,467 beyond the garage. 84 00:03:58,467 --> 00:04:00,000 It's clearly not a break-and-enter that has gone wrong, 85 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,100 It's clearly not a break-and-enter that has gone wrong, 86 00:04:02,166 --> 00:04:05,400 so, we're trying to figure out was has happened here. 87 00:04:05,467 --> 00:04:07,166 [narrator] To find Bruce Firman's killer, 88 00:04:07,166 --> 00:04:09,166 detectives will need to reconstruct 89 00:04:09,166 --> 00:04:11,266 the last 24 hours of his life. 90 00:04:12,300 --> 00:04:13,900 They start with his common law wife, Margaret, 91 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,800 and her daughter, Elizabeth, who found him. 92 00:04:16,867 --> 00:04:21,166 Detective Adamczyk meets Margaret and Elizabeth at the neighbor's. 93 00:04:21,266 --> 00:04:22,767 [Adamczyk] Margaret was sitting on the couch. 94 00:04:23,667 --> 00:04:24,900 She was visibly upset. 95 00:04:25,667 --> 00:04:27,066 She began to cry. 96 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:30,000 Margaret and Bruce, they had been living there for several years. 97 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:30,567 Margaret and Bruce, they had been living there for several years. 98 00:04:31,700 --> 00:04:34,467 [Karena Walter] Bruce Firman had been a real estate agent 99 00:04:34,567 --> 00:04:38,266 and he would spend his time in the garden gardening, 100 00:04:38,867 --> 00:04:40,100 working in his woodshop, 101 00:04:40,867 --> 00:04:43,200 and bicycling around town. 102 00:04:45,266 --> 00:04:47,266 [Adamczyk] I was introduced to Elizabeth, 103 00:04:47,367 --> 00:04:49,100 she was having a cigarette and a glass of wine. 104 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:53,300 I asked her, basically, what had happened. 105 00:04:53,367 --> 00:04:57,266 She said that she was in Niagara Falls with her mother for dinner. 106 00:04:57,266 --> 00:04:58,934 [narrator] Elizabeth lives out of town, 107 00:04:58,934 --> 00:05:00,000 and has been visiting her mother, Margaret, for the past five days. 108 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,166 and has been visiting her mother, Margaret, for the past five days. 109 00:05:03,100 --> 00:05:05,200 [Walter] They went to Niagara Falls 110 00:05:05,266 --> 00:05:07,867 to go and see the Festival of Lights over the Falls. 111 00:05:07,967 --> 00:05:11,900 They had dinner, they went and did a little bit of shopping 112 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,200 just picking up some tourist things, 113 00:05:14,266 --> 00:05:16,200 and then they drove back home 114 00:05:16,266 --> 00:05:18,667 to St. Catherines to Margaret's house 115 00:05:18,667 --> 00:05:20,467 in Elizabeth's rental car. 116 00:05:20,567 --> 00:05:22,266 [Adamczyk] When they came back home... 117 00:05:23,300 --> 00:05:25,667 ...they saw Bruce Firman 118 00:05:25,667 --> 00:05:27,767 laying on the ground bleeding from his head. 119 00:05:27,767 --> 00:05:29,767 [narrator] The two women are still in shock. 120 00:05:29,767 --> 00:05:30,000 They have no idea who attacked Bruce Firman or why. 121 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,767 They have no idea who attacked Bruce Firman or why. 122 00:05:34,066 --> 00:05:35,400 Based on their account, 123 00:05:35,467 --> 00:05:38,367 Bruce could have been killed as early as 3:30 p.m. 124 00:05:38,367 --> 00:05:40,166 when the two women left for Niagara Falls 125 00:05:40,166 --> 00:05:42,400 or as late as 8:45 p.m. 126 00:05:42,467 --> 00:05:44,500 just before they returned home 127 00:05:44,567 --> 00:05:46,867 to find him dead near his bike. 128 00:05:46,867 --> 00:05:49,667 Margaret tells us that Bruce was a man of routine. 129 00:05:50,667 --> 00:05:53,667 He had a very structured day, 130 00:05:53,667 --> 00:05:56,700 and he would always go for a bike ride 131 00:05:56,767 --> 00:05:58,900 before he went to bed at night at a certain time. 132 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:00,000 The home is located in a very quiet area, 133 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,266 The home is located in a very quiet area, 134 00:06:02,367 --> 00:06:05,266 uh, close to the canal with lots of trails, 135 00:06:05,266 --> 00:06:08,100 and that's where Mr. Firman loved to ride. 136 00:06:08,166 --> 00:06:09,867 [Walter] Neighbors would see him going out, 137 00:06:09,967 --> 00:06:13,867 and then he would come home again around 7:00 at night. 138 00:06:13,967 --> 00:06:16,767 [Adamczyk] Half the neighborhood knew Bruce. 139 00:06:16,867 --> 00:06:19,467 That was his routine, they always saw him riding his bike 140 00:06:19,467 --> 00:06:20,867 the same time every night. 141 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,367 So, to us, it seemed that... 142 00:06:25,367 --> 00:06:29,767 ...whoever did this knew Mr. Firman's routine. 143 00:06:29,867 --> 00:06:30,000 [narrator] With no sign of a robbery, 144 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:31,300 [narrator] With no sign of a robbery, 145 00:06:31,367 --> 00:06:33,800 it's beginning to look like Bruce Firman's murder 146 00:06:33,867 --> 00:06:36,867 may be the result of a targeted attack. 147 00:06:36,967 --> 00:06:39,000 But why would someone want Bruce dead? 148 00:06:40,066 --> 00:06:43,100 It was a shocking thing to happen in the community. 149 00:06:43,166 --> 00:06:46,467 Nobody expected that this was gonna happen in their neighborhood. 150 00:06:46,567 --> 00:06:50,266 Bruce Firman was seen as a quiet man. 151 00:06:50,367 --> 00:06:52,467 Neighbors would see him exercising on his bicycle, 152 00:06:52,567 --> 00:06:53,900 and working round his house. 153 00:06:54,567 --> 00:06:55,667 He kind of kept to himself, 154 00:06:55,667 --> 00:06:57,800 and people were wondering, 155 00:06:57,867 --> 00:07:00,000 "Why would somebody kill a retired senior citizen?" 156 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:01,700 "Why would somebody kill a retired senior citizen?" 157 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:05,066 [narrator] To find a possible answer, 158 00:07:05,066 --> 00:07:07,667 Detective Adamczyk looks up Bruce's son, Don, 159 00:07:07,767 --> 00:07:09,467 from a previous marriage. 160 00:07:09,567 --> 00:07:13,166 He lives in a small town about a three-hour drive away. 161 00:07:13,266 --> 00:07:16,367 I'm trying to get some background in regards to the relationship 162 00:07:16,467 --> 00:07:20,367 between Margaret and Bruce or anything in the past with Bruce. 163 00:07:20,467 --> 00:07:22,000 [narrator] According to Bruce's son, 164 00:07:22,100 --> 00:07:24,600 the relationship between his father and Margaret 165 00:07:24,667 --> 00:07:26,467 had recently become poisoned. 166 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:30,000 Margaret and Mr. Firman were living in the home 167 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:31,166 Margaret and Mr. Firman were living in the home 168 00:07:31,266 --> 00:07:35,467 that they bought together for approximately eight years, 169 00:07:35,467 --> 00:07:39,800 but now their relationship was dissolving. 170 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:44,667 Mr. Firman was living in the basement of the home, 171 00:07:44,667 --> 00:07:47,567 and Margaret was living upstairs in the home. 172 00:07:48,867 --> 00:07:53,300 They are in the process of a separation. 173 00:07:53,367 --> 00:07:56,367 They are in court dealing with this matter. 174 00:07:57,266 --> 00:07:59,500 Each of them has a lawyer. 175 00:07:59,567 --> 00:08:00,000 [Walter] Don Firman tells the police 176 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:01,567 [Walter] Don Firman tells the police 177 00:08:01,667 --> 00:08:05,266 that they've been, basically, separated for two years, 178 00:08:05,266 --> 00:08:08,367 and fighting over everything in the house. 179 00:08:09,266 --> 00:08:12,867 The property dispute had reached a level 180 00:08:12,967 --> 00:08:15,767 where Margaret and Bruce weren't even talking to each other. 181 00:08:15,767 --> 00:08:18,367 They would pass each other in the morning in the house, 182 00:08:18,467 --> 00:08:19,767 and not say a word. 183 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:22,767 [narrator] According to Bruce's son, 184 00:08:22,767 --> 00:08:27,200 recently, the tension between them had grown dangerously worse. 185 00:08:27,266 --> 00:08:30,000 Don tells me that Bruce is actually fearful of Margaret. 186 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,367 Don tells me that Bruce is actually fearful of Margaret. 187 00:08:32,367 --> 00:08:35,200 He had been complaining about how spiteful she is, 188 00:08:35,266 --> 00:08:37,266 how angry she is. 189 00:08:37,266 --> 00:08:39,567 [Harrison] In a recent court appearance, 190 00:08:39,567 --> 00:08:42,467 after they got home from court, 191 00:08:43,266 --> 00:08:46,867 they got into a bit of an argument, 192 00:08:46,967 --> 00:08:51,567 and Margaret even threw an ashtray at Mr. Firman. 193 00:08:51,667 --> 00:08:53,000 [Walter] Things had gotten so bad 194 00:08:53,100 --> 00:08:55,266 that Bruce Firman's son, Don, 195 00:08:55,266 --> 00:08:57,000 said that his father had told him 196 00:08:57,100 --> 00:09:00,000 that if he was ever murdered, they would know who murdered him. 197 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:00,567 that if he was ever murdered, they would know who murdered him. 198 00:09:00,667 --> 00:09:04,300 [narrator] Bruce Firman actually named his common law wife, Margaret Benesch, 199 00:09:04,367 --> 00:09:06,266 as his suspected killer. 200 00:09:06,367 --> 00:09:09,166 [Harrison] Bruce would be entitled to half of the assets. 201 00:09:10,100 --> 00:09:11,600 As the relationship dissolved, 202 00:09:11,667 --> 00:09:13,300 and she wasn't having it. 203 00:09:13,367 --> 00:09:16,967 She did not want him to have half of the home. 204 00:09:16,967 --> 00:09:20,266 She even said that, "I'll see you dead 205 00:09:20,367 --> 00:09:22,367 before you get this house." 206 00:09:23,066 --> 00:09:25,266 So, she definitely had motive. 207 00:09:27,166 --> 00:09:28,767 [narrator] Was the fight over property 208 00:09:28,767 --> 00:09:30,000 enough to drive Margaret Benesch to murder? 209 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:31,400 enough to drive Margaret Benesch to murder? 210 00:09:38,667 --> 00:09:41,100 [narrator] The same night that 72-year-old Bruce Firman 211 00:09:41,166 --> 00:09:43,100 is found bludgeoned in his garage, 212 00:09:43,166 --> 00:09:45,900 detectives question his estranged common law wife 213 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:50,166 and house co-owner, 68-year-old Margaret Benesch. 214 00:09:50,166 --> 00:09:51,967 Did Margaret want Bruce out of the way 215 00:09:51,967 --> 00:09:53,500 to take full ownership of the house? 216 00:09:54,166 --> 00:09:57,767 We clearly felt that she had motive 217 00:09:58,467 --> 00:09:59,767 in this situation. 218 00:09:59,867 --> 00:10:02,266 She definitely wanted him out of her life. 219 00:10:02,266 --> 00:10:06,576 Because of the relationship and how bad it was going, 220 00:10:06,576 --> 00:10:07,367 Because of the relationship and how bad it was going, 221 00:10:07,467 --> 00:10:10,467 she did not want to have to pay him 222 00:10:10,567 --> 00:10:13,700 any kind of support after the relationship had ended. 223 00:10:15,567 --> 00:10:18,967 [narrator] Margaret tells investigators she met Bruce eight years earlier. 224 00:10:18,967 --> 00:10:20,600 She was a retired healthcare worker, 225 00:10:20,667 --> 00:10:23,066 and her husband had just died. 226 00:10:23,066 --> 00:10:26,000 Margaret told me that Bruce had been a real estate agent. 227 00:10:26,066 --> 00:10:27,800 He convinced her to sell her house 228 00:10:27,867 --> 00:10:29,266 to move to St. Catherines, 229 00:10:29,266 --> 00:10:31,700 which was the house they purchased. 230 00:10:31,767 --> 00:10:34,600 [narrator] Margaret paid for the new house with her own savings. 231 00:10:34,667 --> 00:10:36,266 Bruce helped out as a handyman. 232 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:39,400 He also convinced her to put him on the deed, 233 00:10:39,467 --> 00:10:41,266 so, if something happened to her, 234 00:10:41,367 --> 00:10:43,867 he would inherit the house. 235 00:10:45,266 --> 00:10:48,266 Margaret went on to explain that... 236 00:10:48,367 --> 00:10:50,467 ...everything was great at the beginning, Bruce was charming, 237 00:10:51,300 --> 00:10:52,967 he was doting. 238 00:10:52,967 --> 00:10:56,000 They had a great relationship for about three to four years 239 00:10:56,066 --> 00:10:57,266 when things changed. 240 00:10:57,767 --> 00:10:59,767 [Walter] The two seemed to be living happily enough 241 00:10:59,867 --> 00:11:01,667 until Margaret approached Bruce, 242 00:11:01,767 --> 00:11:05,000 and asked him to limit his spending. 243 00:11:05,066 --> 00:11:06,576 She said that he was going through their savings. 244 00:11:06,576 --> 00:11:07,600 She said that he was going through their savings. 245 00:11:07,667 --> 00:11:09,600 [narrator] Instead of limiting his spending, 246 00:11:09,667 --> 00:11:11,100 Bruce breaks up with Margaret, 247 00:11:11,166 --> 00:11:13,600 and demands his half of the house value. 248 00:11:14,467 --> 00:11:16,367 He said his name was on the deed, 249 00:11:16,367 --> 00:11:19,100 and so he deserved 50%. 250 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:21,700 [narrator] Besides the property dispute, 251 00:11:21,767 --> 00:11:24,767 detectives discover there's an even greater source of tension 252 00:11:24,867 --> 00:11:26,467 between Bruce and Margaret. 253 00:11:26,467 --> 00:11:30,367 Mr. Firman is involved in a new relationship 254 00:11:30,467 --> 00:11:33,266 with another lady in the neighborhood. 255 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:36,576 He rides his bike regularly over to her house, 256 00:11:36,576 --> 00:11:38,800 He rides his bike regularly over to her house, 257 00:11:38,867 --> 00:11:40,867 and has dinner with her. 258 00:11:40,867 --> 00:11:43,467 And then, after dinner, he rides back home, 259 00:11:43,467 --> 00:11:46,600 and they usually talk by phone 260 00:11:46,667 --> 00:11:48,266 before they go to bed. 261 00:11:48,867 --> 00:11:50,567 Margaret is not happy that... 262 00:11:51,667 --> 00:11:55,000 ...he's living in the home in the basement, 263 00:11:55,100 --> 00:11:58,600 but is now in a new relationship with another lady. 264 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:04,500 Marital breakdowns are messy at the best of times. 265 00:12:04,567 --> 00:12:06,576 Factor in then that Bruce now has a new woman, 266 00:12:06,576 --> 00:12:08,767 Factor in then that Bruce now has a new woman, 267 00:12:08,767 --> 00:12:11,967 and this is, essentially, pouring gasoline on a fire. 268 00:12:13,300 --> 00:12:17,000 Margaret also tell us that she was devastated 269 00:12:17,100 --> 00:12:19,000 by the break up of the relationship, 270 00:12:19,100 --> 00:12:22,467 and that she was having a really hard time dealing with it. 271 00:12:23,767 --> 00:12:28,166 And she said, "I'll see you in hell before I give you half of anything." 272 00:12:31,100 --> 00:12:34,266 [narrator] Was Margaret upset and angry enough at Bruce to attack him? 273 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:36,576 Margaret tells me that she would never harm Bruce. 274 00:12:36,576 --> 00:12:38,567 Margaret tells me that she would never harm Bruce. 275 00:12:38,667 --> 00:12:42,100 She was gonna win in court, she was very confident about her case. 276 00:12:42,166 --> 00:12:44,500 [narrator] Margaret admits she was mad at Bruce, 277 00:12:44,567 --> 00:12:46,367 but not mad enough to kill him, 278 00:12:46,367 --> 00:12:48,166 and she has an alibi to prove it. 279 00:12:49,266 --> 00:12:52,367 Margaret's alibi is she was with Elizabeth 280 00:12:52,467 --> 00:12:54,166 during the time of the murder. 281 00:12:54,166 --> 00:12:59,400 So, that's... Our next step is to bring in Elizabeth, and interview her. 282 00:12:59,467 --> 00:13:01,400 [narrator] Margaret's daughter, Elizabeth Gatenby, 283 00:13:01,467 --> 00:13:05,867 is a 41-year-old social worker from Trail, British Columbia. 284 00:13:05,867 --> 00:13:06,576 [Adamczyk] She was very friendly, very open. 285 00:13:06,576 --> 00:13:07,900 [Adamczyk] She was very friendly, very open. 286 00:13:08,867 --> 00:13:11,667 She had traveled by bus from Trail, B.C. 287 00:13:11,667 --> 00:13:13,667 to St. Catherines to support her mother 288 00:13:13,667 --> 00:13:16,600 when her mother's relationship went sour. 289 00:13:16,667 --> 00:13:20,500 [narrator] Detectives also learn that Elizabeth had had a troubled youth. 290 00:13:20,567 --> 00:13:23,100 [Walter] She had been a victim of sexual abuse, 291 00:13:23,166 --> 00:13:25,800 she became addicted to drugs, 292 00:13:25,867 --> 00:13:28,000 she was kicked out of school. 293 00:13:28,066 --> 00:13:30,600 [narrator] But, eventually, Elizabeth turned her life around 294 00:13:30,667 --> 00:13:32,467 by helping other people. 295 00:13:32,567 --> 00:13:36,100 [Walter] She founded a youth center in the town of Trail, B.C., 296 00:13:36,166 --> 00:13:36,576 called Heart of Trail. 297 00:13:36,576 --> 00:13:37,734 called Heart of Trail. 298 00:13:37,734 --> 00:13:41,567 They helped homeless kids, they gave treatment for sexual abuse, 299 00:13:41,667 --> 00:13:44,266 and she was kind of a model citizen there. 300 00:13:44,367 --> 00:13:46,467 She was involved with their chamber of commerce, 301 00:13:46,567 --> 00:13:47,767 with the United Way. 302 00:13:47,767 --> 00:13:50,300 She had a reputation in the community. 303 00:13:50,367 --> 00:13:53,767 [narrator] Now Elizabeth was back in town to help her own mom. 304 00:13:53,867 --> 00:13:55,800 [Harrison] She is very open, 305 00:13:55,867 --> 00:13:58,800 telling us that Mr. Firman's not a good guy. 306 00:13:59,767 --> 00:14:02,567 That he's trying to take her mom's money. 307 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,576 That he's trying to walk away from this relationship 308 00:14:06,576 --> 00:14:06,667 That he's trying to walk away from this relationship 309 00:14:06,767 --> 00:14:10,066 with everything that her mom has had for her whole life. 310 00:14:10,066 --> 00:14:12,567 She thought it was unfair that Bruce was doing this to her. 311 00:14:12,567 --> 00:14:15,800 Elizabeth, very frankly, tells us 312 00:14:15,867 --> 00:14:18,800 that she doesn't like Mr. Firman at all. 313 00:14:21,100 --> 00:14:24,467 [narrator] Did Elizabeth's desire to protect her mother lead to violence? 314 00:14:25,567 --> 00:14:27,867 There was a settlement hearing, 315 00:14:27,867 --> 00:14:31,200 which was three days after Bruce had been found dead 316 00:14:31,266 --> 00:14:34,767 that would have settled what assets were gonna be split up between them. 317 00:14:35,467 --> 00:14:36,576 This raised some alarm bells. 318 00:14:36,576 --> 00:14:37,567 This raised some alarm bells. 319 00:14:37,567 --> 00:14:41,400 Was there a deadline here of why he was taken out? 320 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:47,667 [narrator] Since Elizabeth's mother, Margaret, benefitted from Bruce's death, 321 00:14:47,767 --> 00:14:51,767 could Margaret and Elizabeth be covering each other's involvement? 322 00:14:51,767 --> 00:14:56,200 We looked at Margaret and Elizabeth forensically 323 00:14:56,266 --> 00:15:00,467 to see if they have any evidence on them, 324 00:15:00,467 --> 00:15:02,467 specifically blood spatter, 325 00:15:02,567 --> 00:15:05,100 that would tie them to the scene. 326 00:15:05,166 --> 00:15:06,576 I examined these clothing, and found no signs of blood staining 327 00:15:06,576 --> 00:15:09,266 I examined these clothing, and found no signs of blood staining 328 00:15:09,367 --> 00:15:11,767 or other bodily fluids on their clothing. 329 00:15:11,867 --> 00:15:15,000 [narrator] But investigators don't stop there. 330 00:15:15,066 --> 00:15:16,367 The next step would be to check out 331 00:15:16,467 --> 00:15:18,767 Elizabeth and Margaret's alibi in Niagara Falls. 332 00:15:18,867 --> 00:15:21,166 Elizabeth provided us with receipts from the souvenir shops, 333 00:15:21,166 --> 00:15:22,400 from the restaurant... 334 00:15:23,700 --> 00:15:25,433 ...places, other places that they went. 335 00:15:25,433 --> 00:15:29,266 [narrator] The receipts say Margaret and Elizabeth were 16 miles from home 336 00:15:29,266 --> 00:15:32,066 from 3:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. 337 00:15:32,066 --> 00:15:33,500 during the window of the murder. 338 00:15:35,266 --> 00:15:36,576 It's a good start, but detectives need corroboration. 339 00:15:36,576 --> 00:15:39,166 It's a good start, but detectives need corroboration. 340 00:15:39,166 --> 00:15:41,367 We went to the restaurant where Margaret and Elizabeth had dinner. 341 00:15:41,467 --> 00:15:44,066 We spoke with the waitress who served them, 342 00:15:44,066 --> 00:15:46,900 and she immediately remembered Margaret and Elizabeth, 343 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:48,567 so, everything's checking out. 344 00:15:48,667 --> 00:15:51,266 [Harrison] We wanted to look at the drive time 345 00:15:51,266 --> 00:15:54,166 to see if it would be possible 346 00:15:54,166 --> 00:15:58,367 that they could have gotten from Niagara Falls back home to St. Catherines, 347 00:15:58,367 --> 00:15:59,967 and then come back to Niagara Falls... 348 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,000 ...and then go back. 349 00:16:03,100 --> 00:16:04,867 [narrator] The drive between Niagara Falls 350 00:16:04,867 --> 00:16:06,576 and Margaret's house in St. Catherines 351 00:16:06,576 --> 00:16:06,667 and Margaret's house in St. Catherines 352 00:16:06,767 --> 00:16:09,467 is about 20 minutes each way. 353 00:16:09,467 --> 00:16:13,200 [Harrison] Everything checked out in terms of the time frame 354 00:16:13,266 --> 00:16:16,867 for them to have had dinner and to get back home. 355 00:16:16,867 --> 00:16:19,166 Their alibi was rock solid. 356 00:16:19,166 --> 00:16:22,100 [narrator] The receipts, waitress statements, and drive times 357 00:16:22,166 --> 00:16:25,266 all confirm that neither woman bludgeoned Bruce Firman. 358 00:16:26,266 --> 00:16:27,300 [loud thump] 359 00:16:30,667 --> 00:16:33,000 So, next, they turn to some of Bruce Firman's 360 00:16:33,100 --> 00:16:35,266 former relationships with women, 361 00:16:35,367 --> 00:16:36,576 and wanted to see if any of them may have an axe to grind. 362 00:16:36,576 --> 00:16:39,367 and wanted to see if any of them may have an axe to grind. 363 00:16:39,367 --> 00:16:42,567 [narrator] As detectives dig deeper into Bruce Firman's past, 364 00:16:42,567 --> 00:16:45,000 what they discover is alarming. 365 00:16:45,100 --> 00:16:49,000 Margaret is not the first woman he's had conflicts with. 366 00:16:49,100 --> 00:16:51,700 We learn from everyone that we speak to 367 00:16:51,767 --> 00:16:55,567 that he has had several, uh, relationships 368 00:16:55,567 --> 00:16:58,867 in the past with several different women. 369 00:16:58,867 --> 00:17:01,400 [Adamczyk] He would become their handyman, 370 00:17:01,467 --> 00:17:03,800 become their friend, move in... 371 00:17:04,767 --> 00:17:06,100 ...he'd get married under common law... 372 00:17:07,100 --> 00:17:09,600 ...and, after a certain amount of time, 373 00:17:09,667 --> 00:17:13,567 he would divorce them or go after some of their assets. 374 00:17:13,667 --> 00:17:16,266 It was more like his MO in regards to relationships, 375 00:17:16,367 --> 00:17:18,367 and he had gone through quite a few. 376 00:17:19,166 --> 00:17:21,467 [narrator] Investigators discover that, in the past, 377 00:17:21,467 --> 00:17:25,867 Bruce had done the same thing with more than half a dozen different women. 378 00:17:25,867 --> 00:17:29,600 [Adamczyk] His son, Don, tells me that he's not really surprised 379 00:17:29,667 --> 00:17:31,266 that his father was murdered. 380 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:33,567 He angered a lot of people. 381 00:17:34,500 --> 00:17:36,100 [narrator] Was one of his past partners 382 00:17:36,166 --> 00:17:36,576 angry enough at Bruce to commit murder? 383 00:17:36,576 --> 00:17:37,867 angry enough at Bruce to commit murder? 384 00:17:41,467 --> 00:17:43,500 [narrator] In their search for Bruce Firman's killer, 385 00:17:43,567 --> 00:17:46,100 detectives have identified a number of women 386 00:17:46,166 --> 00:17:48,867 that Bruce may have taken advantage of in the past. 387 00:17:48,867 --> 00:17:52,467 Any one of them could have a motive for revenge. 388 00:17:52,567 --> 00:17:55,100 You always wanna be careful not to blame the victim, 389 00:17:55,166 --> 00:17:57,667 but clearly in this case, Bruce's behavior 390 00:17:57,667 --> 00:18:01,200 of using relationships as a source of financial gain 391 00:18:01,266 --> 00:18:02,967 is clearly putting him at risk. 392 00:18:02,967 --> 00:18:06,667 Bruce has taken serial monogamy to a whole other level. 393 00:18:06,667 --> 00:18:09,758 This opens up a realm of possibilities 394 00:18:09,758 --> 00:18:09,967 This opens up a realm of possibilities 395 00:18:09,967 --> 00:18:11,967 in terms of previous disgruntled partners, 396 00:18:11,967 --> 00:18:15,300 many of whom lost assets to Bruce 397 00:18:15,367 --> 00:18:20,967 who would be incentivized to come looking for him years later. 398 00:18:20,967 --> 00:18:25,066 [narrator] Detectives track down Bruce's most recent partners for questioning. 399 00:18:25,066 --> 00:18:29,467 [Harrison] In conducting the interviews with these women, 400 00:18:29,467 --> 00:18:33,800 we had to look, specifically, at all of those relationships 401 00:18:33,867 --> 00:18:35,900 to see if there were any issues 402 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:39,758 that might have caused this homicide to occur. 403 00:18:39,758 --> 00:18:41,700 that might have caused this homicide to occur. 404 00:18:41,767 --> 00:18:44,567 [Adamczyk] What was done with his past relationships was... 405 00:18:45,300 --> 00:18:47,467 ...that they were angry, they were bitter 406 00:18:47,467 --> 00:18:50,066 that they had been taken for a lot of their money, 407 00:18:50,066 --> 00:18:53,166 but, you know, most of them had moved on. 408 00:18:53,266 --> 00:18:55,100 Everybody had their alibis. 409 00:18:56,367 --> 00:18:58,967 [Harrison] There was nothing that would lead us to believe 410 00:18:58,967 --> 00:19:01,600 that any of those past relationships 411 00:19:01,667 --> 00:19:05,000 had any involvement in the death of Mr. Firman. 412 00:19:05,066 --> 00:19:08,000 [narrator] Police clear all of Bruce's past partners 413 00:19:08,066 --> 00:19:09,758 except one, his last girlfriend, 414 00:19:09,758 --> 00:19:10,200 except one, his last girlfriend, 415 00:19:10,266 --> 00:19:12,266 70-year-old Jennifer Wiley. 416 00:19:14,100 --> 00:19:17,367 [Harrison] Jennifer lived, literally, one street south 417 00:19:17,467 --> 00:19:19,667 of Mr. Firman, 418 00:19:19,767 --> 00:19:24,767 and she was the last person to see Mr. Firman alive. 419 00:19:24,867 --> 00:19:26,700 So, we definitely had to look at her 420 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:29,667 as a person of interest. 421 00:19:29,667 --> 00:19:32,066 [narrator] Detectives bring Jennifer in for questioning. 422 00:19:33,166 --> 00:19:36,166 [Harrison] Mr. Firman met Jennifer in the neighborhood. 423 00:19:36,166 --> 00:19:38,467 They had been friends for about four years. 424 00:19:38,567 --> 00:19:39,758 But as Mr. Firman's relationship 425 00:19:39,758 --> 00:19:41,767 But as Mr. Firman's relationship 426 00:19:41,867 --> 00:19:44,867 with Margaret was deteriorating, 427 00:19:44,867 --> 00:19:47,700 he was confiding in Jennifer, 428 00:19:47,767 --> 00:19:51,367 and their relationship was evolving. 429 00:19:51,900 --> 00:19:55,166 Jennifer tells us that she and Mr. Firman 430 00:19:55,266 --> 00:19:57,000 have dinner every evening, 431 00:19:57,066 --> 00:20:00,400 and then he arrives home around 7:00 p.m.. 432 00:20:01,867 --> 00:20:05,467 They would speak again over the phone at approximately 10:00 p.m.. 433 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:09,367 On the night of the murder, 434 00:20:09,367 --> 00:20:09,758 she did not hear from Mr. Firman 435 00:20:09,758 --> 00:20:11,367 she did not hear from Mr. Firman 436 00:20:11,367 --> 00:20:13,867 for their regular 10:00 p.m. phone call, 437 00:20:13,967 --> 00:20:15,467 and that was concerning to her. 438 00:20:16,367 --> 00:20:19,100 [narrator] Is Jennifer telling the truth or was she angry 439 00:20:19,166 --> 00:20:22,100 because Bruce was still living with Margaret? 440 00:20:22,166 --> 00:20:24,767 Perhaps she followed him home and killed him. 441 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:31,667 [Keira Stockdale] It's possible that Jennifer sees herself 442 00:20:31,767 --> 00:20:34,166 as part of a love triangle. 443 00:20:34,266 --> 00:20:37,166 Certainly, she can't be ruled out as a suspect 444 00:20:37,266 --> 00:20:38,867 because where there's love triangles, 445 00:20:38,867 --> 00:20:39,758 there's jealousy that could be driving aggressive behavior. 446 00:20:39,758 --> 00:20:43,500 there's jealousy that could be driving aggressive behavior. 447 00:20:43,567 --> 00:20:45,200 [Harrison] Jennifer tells us 448 00:20:45,266 --> 00:20:47,700 that Mr. Firman was the love of her life. 449 00:20:47,767 --> 00:20:49,166 This was a new relationship, 450 00:20:49,266 --> 00:20:53,467 and they were kind of starting a new life together. 451 00:20:53,467 --> 00:20:56,767 [narrator] Jennifer insists that she was home when Bruce was killed, 452 00:20:56,767 --> 00:21:00,266 but she lives alone, so her whereabouts can't be corroborated. 453 00:21:00,367 --> 00:21:03,500 Still, without any of her DNA at the crime scene 454 00:21:03,567 --> 00:21:07,000 nor any eye witnesses seeing Jennifer at Bruce's home, 455 00:21:07,100 --> 00:21:09,758 detectives have nothing that says this 70-year-old woman killed Bruce. 456 00:21:09,758 --> 00:21:11,600 detectives have nothing that says this 70-year-old woman killed Bruce. 457 00:21:11,667 --> 00:21:15,266 [Adamczyk] So, at this point, we've cleared Elizabeth and Margaret, 458 00:21:15,367 --> 00:21:18,166 the ex-girlfriends, Bruce's current girlfriend, 459 00:21:18,967 --> 00:21:20,700 so, we have to regroup, 460 00:21:20,767 --> 00:21:24,200 and review what we have. 461 00:21:24,266 --> 00:21:26,100 [narrator] Based on Jennifer's statement, 462 00:21:26,166 --> 00:21:28,667 detectives can now narrow the window of Bruce's murder 463 00:21:28,767 --> 00:21:32,367 to between 7:00 p.m. when he arrived home from Jennifer's house, 464 00:21:32,367 --> 00:21:36,567 and 8:45 p.m. when Elizabeth and Margaret found his body. 465 00:21:36,567 --> 00:21:39,066 But their suspect pool is back to zero, 466 00:21:39,066 --> 00:21:39,758 so, they circle back to the beginning 467 00:21:39,758 --> 00:21:40,767 so, they circle back to the beginning 468 00:21:40,867 --> 00:21:42,867 to reconfirm nothing was overlooked. 469 00:21:45,367 --> 00:21:46,567 [Harrison] At this point, 470 00:21:46,567 --> 00:21:50,400 I determine that we need to bring Elizabeth back in 471 00:21:50,467 --> 00:21:52,567 for a re-interview 472 00:21:52,667 --> 00:21:55,266 to maybe try and delve a little bit deeper 473 00:21:55,266 --> 00:21:57,000 into this whole situation. 474 00:21:57,867 --> 00:22:03,000 I set up the interview for one of our investigators... 475 00:22:03,066 --> 00:22:06,767 ...who is actually a former polygraph examiner. 476 00:22:06,867 --> 00:22:09,758 So, he's the best of the best to interview Elizabeth. 477 00:22:09,758 --> 00:22:10,767 So, he's the best of the best to interview Elizabeth. 478 00:22:10,867 --> 00:22:13,266 And he conducts the interview, 479 00:22:13,266 --> 00:22:15,900 but I am monitoring the interview 480 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:18,667 from another room. 481 00:22:18,767 --> 00:22:21,567 [Adamczyk] I monitored the interview with Sergeant Harrison, 482 00:22:21,667 --> 00:22:25,166 and Elizabeth, she was smooth. 483 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:30,467 [Harrison] She seemed very open 484 00:22:30,467 --> 00:22:32,367 and candid and frank, 485 00:22:32,367 --> 00:22:36,767 and almost like she was enjoying this interview. 486 00:22:36,867 --> 00:22:39,758 And she was really working on establishing a rapport 487 00:22:39,758 --> 00:22:41,066 And she was really working on establishing a rapport 488 00:22:41,700 --> 00:22:44,000 with the interviewer, 489 00:22:44,667 --> 00:22:46,300 which was interesting to me, 490 00:22:46,367 --> 00:22:49,166 and just watching her, 491 00:22:49,266 --> 00:22:52,900 I felt like she thought she was smarter than everybody else. 492 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:58,166 Suspects who are overly confident, overly talkative, 493 00:22:58,166 --> 00:23:01,700 overly ingratiating, trying to butter up, 494 00:23:01,767 --> 00:23:04,667 uh, and, uh, win over the investigators, 495 00:23:04,667 --> 00:23:07,800 this is something very important to take note of. 496 00:23:07,867 --> 00:23:09,758 [narrator] Covering all basis for new leads, 497 00:23:09,758 --> 00:23:10,500 [narrator] Covering all basis for new leads, 498 00:23:10,567 --> 00:23:13,467 detectives ask Elizabeth if she may have met anyone 499 00:23:13,567 --> 00:23:16,400 on her three-day bus trip across Canada 500 00:23:16,467 --> 00:23:19,000 from British Columbia to St. Catherines, Ontario. 501 00:23:20,100 --> 00:23:22,400 Her answer catches investigator's attention. 502 00:23:24,767 --> 00:23:29,166 She tells us about a young man she meets 503 00:23:29,166 --> 00:23:30,667 by the name of Dell. 504 00:23:30,767 --> 00:23:32,667 She doesn't know his last name, 505 00:23:32,767 --> 00:23:36,700 and she gives us a good description of Dell 506 00:23:36,767 --> 00:23:39,758 because she's been sitting with him for three days on a bus. 507 00:23:39,758 --> 00:23:40,700 because she's been sitting with him for three days on a bus. 508 00:23:40,767 --> 00:23:43,867 [Adamczyk] She said that she befriended him on the trip, 509 00:23:43,967 --> 00:23:45,600 and that's the last time she saw him. 510 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:48,867 I was able to consult 511 00:23:48,867 --> 00:23:52,600 with our polygraph expert interviewer 512 00:23:52,667 --> 00:23:55,367 part way through the interview, and... 513 00:23:56,166 --> 00:23:59,066 ...he felt that she was being very truthful 514 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:01,166 in this whole situation. 515 00:24:02,100 --> 00:24:03,800 But at the end of it all... 516 00:24:04,867 --> 00:24:07,500 ...I really felt that something was off. 517 00:24:09,066 --> 00:24:09,758 So, now I have an expert interviewer 518 00:24:09,758 --> 00:24:13,266 So, now I have an expert interviewer 519 00:24:13,266 --> 00:24:15,667 telling me he thinks she's being truthful, 520 00:24:15,667 --> 00:24:19,000 and then I have myself feeling like 521 00:24:19,066 --> 00:24:20,667 something's not sitting right. 522 00:24:22,767 --> 00:24:24,800 [Adamczyk] You would ask her a simple question, 523 00:24:24,867 --> 00:24:28,100 it would take her 20 minutes or half hour to tell you about... 524 00:24:28,166 --> 00:24:29,567 'Cause she had so much detail. 525 00:24:29,567 --> 00:24:32,166 And either she was a really good liar 526 00:24:32,166 --> 00:24:33,200 or she's telling the truth. 527 00:24:34,367 --> 00:24:37,567 And we had to figure out which one that was. 528 00:24:37,567 --> 00:24:39,758 [narrator] There's at least one part of Elizabeth's story 529 00:24:39,758 --> 00:24:39,900 [narrator] There's at least one part of Elizabeth's story 530 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:41,567 that detectives can verify. 531 00:24:41,567 --> 00:24:44,800 They check security video inside the St. Catherines bus terminal 532 00:24:44,867 --> 00:24:47,266 on the night Elizabeth arrived. 533 00:24:47,266 --> 00:24:48,667 [Harrison] From that video footage, 534 00:24:48,667 --> 00:24:51,667 we do see a man with her, a young man, 535 00:24:51,667 --> 00:24:53,467 exactly how she describes, 536 00:24:53,467 --> 00:24:58,200 and he's walking through the bus terminal with her 537 00:24:58,266 --> 00:25:00,667 just as she said. 538 00:25:00,767 --> 00:25:04,100 [narrator] But when police check security video outside the terminal, 539 00:25:04,166 --> 00:25:06,500 what they see takes them by surprise. 540 00:25:06,567 --> 00:25:09,758 [Harrison] It's clear when they leave the bus station 541 00:25:09,758 --> 00:25:10,600 [Harrison] It's clear when they leave the bus station 542 00:25:10,667 --> 00:25:12,867 that they both get into a vehicle together, 543 00:25:12,867 --> 00:25:17,100 and this is not what Elizabeth had initially said. 544 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:20,567 [narrator] Investigators now have a new lead... 545 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:24,667 ...a mysterious young man named Dell. 546 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,400 [narrator] Just days after the brutal slaying 547 00:25:31,467 --> 00:25:34,300 of 72-year-old Bruce Firman is St. Catherines, Ontario, 548 00:25:34,367 --> 00:25:37,867 detectives search for a mysterious young man named Dell. 549 00:25:37,867 --> 00:25:40,600 Dell shared a bus ride and then a car ride 550 00:25:40,667 --> 00:25:42,000 with Elizabeth Gatenby 551 00:25:42,066 --> 00:25:45,767 just days before her mother's partner, Bruce, was killed. 552 00:25:45,767 --> 00:25:50,000 Could Dell or Elizabeth somehow be involved in the homicide? 553 00:25:50,100 --> 00:25:52,800 [Adamczyk] So, we checked the local hotels and motels. 554 00:25:52,867 --> 00:25:56,725 We stumbled upon the hotel that Dell had stayed at. 555 00:25:56,725 --> 00:25:57,667 We stumbled upon the hotel that Dell had stayed at. 556 00:25:58,900 --> 00:26:01,266 I spoke to the owner of the hotel. 557 00:26:01,266 --> 00:26:05,300 He said that there was another unknown male staying with Dell, 558 00:26:05,367 --> 00:26:07,166 and that they had checked out. 559 00:26:08,266 --> 00:26:10,266 He then pulled his records, 560 00:26:10,266 --> 00:26:14,800 and showed us the receipt, and, to our surprise, 561 00:26:14,867 --> 00:26:17,900 the room was paid for by Elizabeth Gatenby. 562 00:26:20,266 --> 00:26:22,467 So, that's a huge red flag. 563 00:26:24,467 --> 00:26:26,725 Elizabeth never tells us that 564 00:26:26,725 --> 00:26:27,066 Elizabeth never tells us that 565 00:26:27,066 --> 00:26:29,567 she rents a hotel room for Dell. 566 00:26:29,667 --> 00:26:33,100 So, I'm really feeling like this is something that we've got her on. 567 00:26:35,767 --> 00:26:38,000 The boys had already checked out, 568 00:26:38,100 --> 00:26:41,166 the hotel room had been cleaned. 569 00:26:41,166 --> 00:26:45,100 There was nothing forensically obtained from the hotel room. 570 00:26:46,767 --> 00:26:47,900 [narrator] On a long shot, 571 00:26:47,967 --> 00:26:50,400 investigators ask if any trash or other items 572 00:26:50,467 --> 00:26:52,100 had been collected by housekeeping 573 00:26:52,166 --> 00:26:53,467 that might still be onsite. 574 00:26:54,667 --> 00:26:56,725 [Harrison] The hotel manager provides us items 575 00:26:56,725 --> 00:26:57,600 [Harrison] The hotel manager provides us items 576 00:26:57,667 --> 00:27:01,467 that were left in the room once the young men checked out. 577 00:27:01,467 --> 00:27:03,567 They had left some things behind. 578 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:07,600 [narrator] Investigators sift through the bag, 579 00:27:07,667 --> 00:27:09,500 and are struck by what's inside. 580 00:27:10,500 --> 00:27:14,166 There was a margarine container 581 00:27:14,166 --> 00:27:17,967 that had masking tape on top, 582 00:27:17,967 --> 00:27:22,367 and in block letters said "Minestrone Soup". 583 00:27:24,867 --> 00:27:26,725 [Hoare] I had seen these same containers before. 584 00:27:26,725 --> 00:27:27,166 [Hoare] I had seen these same containers before. 585 00:27:28,367 --> 00:27:30,467 I had seen these containers in a freezer 586 00:27:30,567 --> 00:27:33,467 in the basement at Margaret's residence. 587 00:27:33,567 --> 00:27:36,467 It was the same containers, the same tape, 588 00:27:36,567 --> 00:27:38,567 and the same black marker and writing. 589 00:27:39,500 --> 00:27:41,100 So, this was a direct link 590 00:27:41,166 --> 00:27:45,100 between what was left in the motel room 591 00:27:45,166 --> 00:27:46,800 by the young men, 592 00:27:46,867 --> 00:27:51,066 and what is actually in Margaret's home. 593 00:27:52,767 --> 00:27:55,200 [Adamczyk] We find that Elizabeth has befriended this Dell... 594 00:27:56,667 --> 00:27:56,725 ...paid for his hotel, 595 00:27:56,725 --> 00:27:57,967 ...paid for his hotel, 596 00:27:57,967 --> 00:28:00,066 and it looks like she has brought food 597 00:28:00,066 --> 00:28:02,900 to Dell and this unknown male to the hotel. 598 00:28:04,367 --> 00:28:05,600 [narrator] Back at headquarters, 599 00:28:05,667 --> 00:28:08,400 detectives call Elizabeth back for a third interview. 600 00:28:09,867 --> 00:28:13,066 They want to see how she reacts when confronted with their findings. 601 00:28:14,567 --> 00:28:17,266 She was asked about paying for the hotel room 602 00:28:17,767 --> 00:28:20,066 and the food containers. 603 00:28:20,066 --> 00:28:23,667 [Harrison] She very, very matter of factly tells us... 604 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:26,725 ...yes, she rented a motel room for Dell, 605 00:28:26,725 --> 00:28:27,767 ...yes, she rented a motel room for Dell, 606 00:28:27,867 --> 00:28:30,467 she really didn't think that that was important information. 607 00:28:32,100 --> 00:28:33,467 That's what she does. 608 00:28:33,500 --> 00:28:36,667 Dell was troubled, he had traveled here from British Columbia 609 00:28:36,767 --> 00:28:38,367 to Ontario to look for work, 610 00:28:38,467 --> 00:28:39,767 he really didn't have any money. 611 00:28:40,767 --> 00:28:43,100 So, she rented a room for him, 612 00:28:43,166 --> 00:28:45,867 and had brought him some food to help him out. 613 00:28:47,100 --> 00:28:49,200 Because of how she helps kids, 614 00:28:49,266 --> 00:28:51,967 last names don't really matter. 615 00:28:51,967 --> 00:28:56,166 She had no idea who the other boy was that was in the room. 616 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:59,266 And she sorta let it go with that. 617 00:28:59,266 --> 00:29:01,266 She said, "I never dealt with him again." 618 00:29:01,266 --> 00:29:04,400 [narrator] Given Elizabeth's charity work with homeless youth, 619 00:29:04,467 --> 00:29:06,367 her story rings true. 620 00:29:06,467 --> 00:29:08,900 But detectives still need to track down Dell 621 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:10,667 and his associates to confirm it. 622 00:29:11,467 --> 00:29:13,100 Besides the motel, 623 00:29:13,166 --> 00:29:15,967 the only other place police know that Dell has been 624 00:29:15,967 --> 00:29:17,700 is inside Elizabeth's car. 625 00:29:19,767 --> 00:29:21,967 So they start there, looking for any trace 626 00:29:21,967 --> 00:29:23,166 that could identify Dell. 627 00:29:23,266 --> 00:29:26,100 We wanted to examine, uh, the vehicle 628 00:29:26,166 --> 00:29:26,725 to see if there were any fingerprints that could be lifted from the vehicle. 629 00:29:26,725 --> 00:29:30,000 to see if there were any fingerprints that could be lifted from the vehicle. 630 00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:34,867 I examined the vehicle inside and out 631 00:29:34,967 --> 00:29:38,867 with an alternate light source and fingerprint powder. 632 00:29:38,867 --> 00:29:41,266 I found a fingerprint impression 633 00:29:41,367 --> 00:29:44,000 on a rear passenger window. 634 00:29:45,367 --> 00:29:48,767 It would subsequently be determined to be an impression 635 00:29:48,767 --> 00:29:50,867 of a right ring finger. 636 00:29:51,767 --> 00:29:54,567 And that fingerprint comes back 637 00:29:54,667 --> 00:29:56,725 to a young 17-year-old male, 638 00:29:56,725 --> 00:29:58,066 to a young 17-year-old male, 639 00:29:58,767 --> 00:30:00,667 Liam O'Shea, 640 00:30:00,767 --> 00:30:02,867 from Kimberly, British Columbia. 641 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:06,266 And Kimberly is located 642 00:30:06,367 --> 00:30:09,066 not too far from Trail, British Columbia. 643 00:30:09,066 --> 00:30:11,266 [narrator] Trail was where Elizabeth lived. 644 00:30:11,367 --> 00:30:13,200 So is it possible that she knew Liam 645 00:30:13,266 --> 00:30:15,000 before they both got on the bus? 646 00:30:15,100 --> 00:30:17,567 It could turn out that the trail from Trail 647 00:30:17,667 --> 00:30:20,867 may be more twisted than detectives ever imagined. 648 00:30:23,567 --> 00:30:24,867 As Niagara Regional Police 649 00:30:24,967 --> 00:30:27,567 press to solve the homicide of Bruce Firman, 650 00:30:27,667 --> 00:30:30,800 they discover that the daughter of Bruce's common-law wife, 651 00:30:30,867 --> 00:30:33,500 Elizabeth Gatenby, lied to detectives 652 00:30:33,567 --> 00:30:36,400 about who had ridden in her rental car. 653 00:30:36,467 --> 00:30:38,767 It was 17-year-old Liam O'Shea, 654 00:30:38,767 --> 00:30:41,867 who lived not far from Elizabeth in British Columbia. 655 00:30:42,667 --> 00:30:44,567 [Harrison] I spoke to the RCMP 656 00:30:44,667 --> 00:30:46,667 in Kimberly, British Columbia. 657 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:50,700 And they apprehended Liam 658 00:30:50,767 --> 00:30:52,687 as he was getting off of a bus 659 00:30:52,687 --> 00:30:52,800 as he was getting off of a bus 660 00:30:52,867 --> 00:30:54,867 in Kimberly, British Columbia, 661 00:30:54,967 --> 00:30:58,400 and he was flown back to St. Catharines. 662 00:31:01,467 --> 00:31:03,500 Liam's not really forthcoming, he's sort of, 663 00:31:04,266 --> 00:31:06,567 you know, not giving too much up. 664 00:31:06,667 --> 00:31:10,100 This 17-year-old had lost both of his parents. 665 00:31:10,166 --> 00:31:12,767 He had sort of spent his youth living with an aunt, 666 00:31:12,867 --> 00:31:15,100 living with a brother, living with friends. 667 00:31:15,166 --> 00:31:20,166 He had dropped out of school and he was now dealing drugs. 668 00:31:20,166 --> 00:31:22,100 [Adamczyk] That's when we really press him and say, 669 00:31:22,166 --> 00:31:22,687 "Listen, you know, you're only 17, 670 00:31:22,687 --> 00:31:23,867 "Listen, you know, you're only 17, 671 00:31:23,967 --> 00:31:27,100 but you're gonna be charged as an adult for murder." 672 00:31:27,166 --> 00:31:28,900 And that's when he breaks. 673 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:34,667 Liam told us that he had murdered Bruce Firman. 674 00:31:36,967 --> 00:31:39,166 [narrator] The brief admission is a great start. 675 00:31:39,166 --> 00:31:43,300 But detectives still need to hear the how and the why. 676 00:31:43,367 --> 00:31:46,667 They feel certain the 17-year old didn't act alone. 677 00:31:46,667 --> 00:31:50,800 Were Elizabeth or the guy named Dell accomplices? 678 00:31:50,867 --> 00:31:52,687 We asked him and we're pressing him pretty hard on, like, "Who's Dell?" 679 00:31:52,687 --> 00:31:53,700 We asked him and we're pressing him pretty hard on, like, "Who's Dell?" 680 00:31:54,500 --> 00:31:55,567 And he didn't know Dell. 681 00:31:56,767 --> 00:31:59,000 So after being pressed in the interview, 682 00:31:59,100 --> 00:32:01,567 O'Shea finally gives up the name of 683 00:32:01,567 --> 00:32:04,166 the other male that he was hired to do the job with. 684 00:32:05,100 --> 00:32:06,266 He gives up the name Byron. 685 00:32:08,166 --> 00:32:10,867 Byron is Byron Gatenby, 686 00:32:10,967 --> 00:32:13,300 which is Elizabeth's son. 687 00:32:14,567 --> 00:32:17,100 [narrator] Byron Gatenby is just 18 years old. 688 00:32:17,166 --> 00:32:20,300 The young man on the bus, who Elizabeth called Dell, 689 00:32:20,367 --> 00:32:22,400 is actually her own son. 690 00:32:23,367 --> 00:32:26,367 Liam claims he was hired by Byron to commit the murder. 691 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:31,000 So, our next step is to arrest Byron. 692 00:32:31,066 --> 00:32:33,867 Sergeant Harrison made some calls out to Whistler, BC, 693 00:32:33,867 --> 00:32:35,767 where Byron is working. 694 00:32:35,867 --> 00:32:38,367 Local RCMP arrest him for murder. 695 00:32:39,867 --> 00:32:41,900 I traveled to Whistler, BC 696 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:43,867 where Byron was in custody. 697 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:47,767 Prior to Byron's interview, we did an extensive background 698 00:32:47,867 --> 00:32:49,900 on both Elizabeth and Byron's relationship, 699 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:51,400 especially Byron's youth. 700 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:52,687 just to see if there's anything we can bring up in the interview. 701 00:32:52,687 --> 00:32:53,700 just to see if there's anything we can bring up in the interview. 702 00:32:54,767 --> 00:32:57,367 He had a very, very rough childhood, 703 00:32:57,467 --> 00:32:59,266 several abusive stepfathers. 704 00:32:59,266 --> 00:33:02,300 He was kicked out of the house when he was 14 or 15 by his mother. 705 00:33:03,266 --> 00:33:05,200 [narrator] Despite Liam implicating him, 706 00:33:05,266 --> 00:33:07,100 Byron admits nothing. 707 00:33:07,166 --> 00:33:09,200 He was not very forthcoming. 708 00:33:09,867 --> 00:33:12,367 He denied any involvement. 709 00:33:12,467 --> 00:33:13,867 So we decided to call it a night, 710 00:33:14,767 --> 00:33:17,000 and I decided, "I'm gonna walk him 711 00:33:17,100 --> 00:33:19,567 from the interview room back to the cell." 712 00:33:19,667 --> 00:33:21,667 And I just said to him, "You're gonna go down for this 713 00:33:21,767 --> 00:33:22,687 unless you tell us what had really happened." 714 00:33:22,687 --> 00:33:24,166 unless you tell us what had really happened." 715 00:33:25,100 --> 00:33:26,300 He just started talking. 716 00:33:27,900 --> 00:33:30,200 Byron said, "We met through friends of friends." 717 00:33:30,266 --> 00:33:32,367 He met O'Shea... 718 00:33:32,467 --> 00:33:35,600 ...convinced O'Shea to go to St. Catharines 719 00:33:35,667 --> 00:33:38,100 to commit this murder. 720 00:33:38,166 --> 00:33:40,400 He said his mother Elizabeth had nothing to do with it. 721 00:33:40,467 --> 00:33:43,500 Byron had a key to get in the garage, 722 00:33:43,567 --> 00:33:45,867 and waited for Bruce to come home from his bike ride. 723 00:33:45,867 --> 00:33:48,767 And when he came in the garage, 724 00:33:48,867 --> 00:33:51,166 Byron was gonna strangle him with piano wire. 725 00:33:52,667 --> 00:33:52,687 Byron panicked and he froze. 726 00:33:52,687 --> 00:33:55,000 Byron panicked and he froze. 727 00:33:55,066 --> 00:33:56,100 He couldn't do it. 728 00:33:56,767 --> 00:33:58,667 That's when O'Shea stepped up 729 00:33:58,767 --> 00:34:01,467 and grabbed a pipe wrench, and starting hitting over the head with it. 730 00:34:01,467 --> 00:34:04,200 Byron told me Bruce fell to the ground, he started bleeding. 731 00:34:05,900 --> 00:34:08,667 Byron kicked him a couple times in the ribs when he was down. 732 00:34:08,767 --> 00:34:11,467 And then O'Shea hit him 733 00:34:11,567 --> 00:34:14,066 several more times over the head with the pipe wrench. 734 00:34:15,767 --> 00:34:17,800 Which eventually killed him. 735 00:34:17,867 --> 00:34:20,867 They dropped everything and ran the way they came. 736 00:34:20,867 --> 00:34:22,687 Byron told me, before he got in the car, 737 00:34:22,687 --> 00:34:23,000 Byron told me, before he got in the car, 738 00:34:23,100 --> 00:34:25,100 he threw up because he couldn't believe what had just happened. 739 00:34:25,166 --> 00:34:26,667 [narrator] Detectives want to know 740 00:34:26,767 --> 00:34:29,800 what could motivate Byron to commit murder. 741 00:34:29,867 --> 00:34:33,767 Byron told me the only person who ever cared, really cared for him 742 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:36,100 was his grandmother Margaret. 743 00:34:36,166 --> 00:34:39,000 [Harrison] So Byron felt this weight on his shoulders 744 00:34:39,100 --> 00:34:41,567 that he needed to step up 745 00:34:41,667 --> 00:34:44,867 to help his grandmother through this situation. 746 00:34:44,867 --> 00:34:48,266 [narrator] Detectives don't believe the two teenagers acted on their own. 747 00:34:48,266 --> 00:34:51,266 They still believe Byron's mom, Elizabeth, 748 00:34:51,266 --> 00:34:52,667 is somehow involved. 749 00:34:53,266 --> 00:34:56,100 [Stockdale] Loyalty often trumps honesty. 750 00:34:56,166 --> 00:34:59,266 Byron's not saying a lot about his mother. 751 00:34:59,266 --> 00:35:02,200 It may be that he's trying to protect her, 752 00:35:02,266 --> 00:35:05,066 or also maintain family loyalty. 753 00:35:05,066 --> 00:35:08,700 Detective Adamczyk builds a rapport with Byron on the way back 754 00:35:08,767 --> 00:35:10,667 to Niagara from Whistler, 755 00:35:10,667 --> 00:35:12,667 and I think he's able 756 00:35:12,767 --> 00:35:16,166 to have him understand that... 757 00:35:16,166 --> 00:35:18,667 ...you know, this is a really serious situation, 758 00:35:18,767 --> 00:35:22,687 and he really needs to tell us exactly what went down. 759 00:35:22,687 --> 00:35:23,000 and he really needs to tell us exactly what went down. 760 00:35:23,066 --> 00:35:25,367 [Adamczyk] Well, the information that I had about his youth 761 00:35:25,367 --> 00:35:28,700 and the abuse that he had as a child and getting kicked out, 762 00:35:28,767 --> 00:35:30,867 and how his mother treated him and abandoned him... 763 00:35:32,200 --> 00:35:36,100 ...I was gonna use that just to maybe open up a little bit. 764 00:35:36,166 --> 00:35:39,667 I go, "Your mom's abusing you again. You're getting used. 765 00:35:39,767 --> 00:35:42,800 And she is gonna walk free." 766 00:35:43,567 --> 00:35:45,667 Initially, he didn't really bite. 767 00:35:46,300 --> 00:35:48,867 But when I reiterated the fact that 768 00:35:48,967 --> 00:35:51,100 he was being thrown away onto the streets 769 00:35:51,166 --> 00:35:52,687 just like he was when he was 14 or 15, by his mother... 770 00:35:52,687 --> 00:35:53,767 just like he was when he was 14 or 15, by his mother... 771 00:35:55,066 --> 00:35:56,900 "Why are you protecting her?" 772 00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:59,700 And I still remember, he put his head down. 773 00:35:59,767 --> 00:36:01,667 All he said was, "I'm gonna go to Hell for this." 774 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:05,500 And he gave it all up. 775 00:36:07,567 --> 00:36:10,900 He went on to tell me how his mother, Elizabeth, had arranged 776 00:36:11,767 --> 00:36:13,000 for the murder of Bruce Firman. 777 00:36:15,266 --> 00:36:18,000 Elizabeth told him that 778 00:36:18,066 --> 00:36:22,687 the only way to save his grandmother was to kill Bruce. 779 00:36:22,687 --> 00:36:22,767 the only way to save his grandmother was to kill Bruce. 780 00:36:22,767 --> 00:36:26,467 Elizabeth used the love he had for his grandmother. 781 00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:29,800 And he agreed to do it. 782 00:36:30,667 --> 00:36:33,100 Elizabeth arranged all this. 783 00:36:33,166 --> 00:36:35,567 They had overalls that she bought for them. 784 00:36:37,166 --> 00:36:39,667 They had a key to get into the garage 785 00:36:39,667 --> 00:36:42,767 that was left in the back yard underneath the porch. 786 00:36:44,100 --> 00:36:45,767 So after Byron's confession, 787 00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:47,700 the next morning 788 00:36:47,767 --> 00:36:49,967 I went to the house where Elizabeth was staying 789 00:36:49,967 --> 00:36:51,767 to arrest her for first-degree murder. 790 00:36:53,066 --> 00:36:55,500 Elizabeth denies that she had any involvement 791 00:36:55,567 --> 00:36:57,600 in the death of Mr. Firman. 792 00:36:58,767 --> 00:37:01,066 And she really puts things 793 00:37:01,066 --> 00:37:03,567 squarely on her son, Byron Gatenby. 794 00:37:05,367 --> 00:37:08,467 She holds him responsible for the homicide. 795 00:37:10,500 --> 00:37:12,600 The behavior exhibited by Elizabeth in this case, 796 00:37:12,667 --> 00:37:14,266 I mean, is so pathological, 797 00:37:14,367 --> 00:37:17,600 so counterintuitive to maternal instincts. 798 00:37:17,667 --> 00:37:19,567 She has absolutely no qualms 799 00:37:19,567 --> 00:37:21,667 in throwing her own flesh and blood under the bus, 800 00:37:21,767 --> 00:37:22,687 uh, and letting Byron take the fall. 801 00:37:22,687 --> 00:37:24,800 uh, and letting Byron take the fall. 802 00:37:24,867 --> 00:37:26,967 [Adamczyk] We had her credit card receipt 803 00:37:26,967 --> 00:37:29,066 from the hotel in Niagara Falls 804 00:37:29,066 --> 00:37:30,967 that she had paid for, 805 00:37:30,967 --> 00:37:34,467 for O'Shea and Byron the night of the murder. 806 00:37:34,567 --> 00:37:37,000 We were also able to find that 807 00:37:37,066 --> 00:37:41,166 she paid for Byron and Liam's bus tickets 808 00:37:41,266 --> 00:37:44,567 from British Columbia to Ontario 809 00:37:44,667 --> 00:37:47,567 and back to British Columbia again. 810 00:37:47,567 --> 00:37:49,700 [narrator] Investigators are finally able 811 00:37:49,767 --> 00:37:51,867 to piece together the precise events 812 00:37:51,967 --> 00:37:52,687 that led to Bruce Firman's murder. 813 00:37:52,687 --> 00:37:53,867 that led to Bruce Firman's murder. 814 00:37:53,867 --> 00:37:57,400 On November 22nd, Byron and Elizabeth 815 00:37:57,467 --> 00:38:01,000 traveled from Trail, BC to St Catharines on the bus. 816 00:38:02,500 --> 00:38:04,800 [Harrison] When they arrive in St. Catharines, 817 00:38:05,467 --> 00:38:07,367 Elizabeth rents a car 818 00:38:07,367 --> 00:38:10,266 and gives Byron a ride. 819 00:38:10,367 --> 00:38:14,867 She then pays for a motel room for Byron. 820 00:38:14,867 --> 00:38:17,400 [Adamczyk] Liam O'Shea arrives in St. Catharines the next day. 821 00:38:17,467 --> 00:38:21,467 [Harrison] Elizabeth tells the boys that she needs a location where 822 00:38:21,467 --> 00:38:22,687 they can confront Mr. Firman, and she chooses the garage. 823 00:38:22,687 --> 00:38:25,266 they can confront Mr. Firman, and she chooses the garage. 824 00:38:26,100 --> 00:38:29,567 On November 27th at 3:30 PM 825 00:38:29,567 --> 00:38:30,767 on the day of the murder, 826 00:38:30,767 --> 00:38:33,467 Margaret and Elizabeth head to Niagara Falls. 827 00:38:34,467 --> 00:38:37,166 They shopped for souvenirs and had dinner 828 00:38:37,266 --> 00:38:40,567 in order to obtain receipts for their alibi. 829 00:38:41,567 --> 00:38:43,767 [narrator] While Elizabeth and Margaret are shopping, 830 00:38:43,767 --> 00:38:46,000 the two boys pick up Elizabeth's rental car 831 00:38:46,066 --> 00:38:49,367 in Niagara Falls and drive to St. Catharines. 832 00:38:49,367 --> 00:38:52,467 [Adamczyk] Byron and Liam sneak into Bruce's home 833 00:38:52,567 --> 00:38:52,687 using a hidden key in the back yard 834 00:38:52,687 --> 00:38:54,100 using a hidden key in the back yard 835 00:38:54,166 --> 00:38:55,467 and wait for him in the garage. 836 00:38:56,166 --> 00:38:57,500 [Harrison] At 6:50 PM, 837 00:38:57,567 --> 00:39:00,166 Bruce Firman leaves Jennifer's home 838 00:39:00,166 --> 00:39:03,667 and rides his bike home, 839 00:39:03,667 --> 00:39:05,467 which takes about ten minutes. 840 00:39:06,867 --> 00:39:09,400 [Adamczyk] At 7:00 PM, Bruce returns home... 841 00:39:10,767 --> 00:39:12,400 ...and enters the garage with his bicycle. 842 00:39:13,567 --> 00:39:17,367 He is ambushed by Byron and O'Shea in the garage. 843 00:39:17,367 --> 00:39:21,266 [Harrison] O'Shea strikes Mr. Firman in the back of the head 844 00:39:21,367 --> 00:39:22,687 with the pipe wrench. 845 00:39:22,687 --> 00:39:22,767 with the pipe wrench. 846 00:39:22,767 --> 00:39:24,000 Byron kicks him in the ribs. 847 00:39:24,700 --> 00:39:27,266 Liam O'Shea finishes the job 848 00:39:27,266 --> 00:39:29,767 with several strikes with the pipe wrench 849 00:39:29,767 --> 00:39:31,667 to the back of Mr. Firman's head. 850 00:39:33,166 --> 00:39:35,000 [Adamczyk] Between 7:00 and 8:00 PM, 851 00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:37,667 the boys flee to the back yard, 852 00:39:37,667 --> 00:39:41,800 stripping their clothes and throwing them into the local dumpster. 853 00:39:41,867 --> 00:39:45,467 [Harrison] They drive the car back to Niagara Falls and park it 854 00:39:45,467 --> 00:39:48,567 in the parking lot where it was originally left. 855 00:39:48,667 --> 00:39:51,467 When Elizabeth sees the boys return with the car, 856 00:39:51,467 --> 00:39:52,687 she exits the restaurant 857 00:39:52,687 --> 00:39:53,266 she exits the restaurant 858 00:39:53,266 --> 00:39:55,667 she approaches them 859 00:39:55,667 --> 00:39:57,567 and asks them if it's done. 860 00:39:58,800 --> 00:40:01,367 And Byron tells Elizabeth that 861 00:40:01,367 --> 00:40:03,066 Grandma won't be bothered anymore. 862 00:40:04,400 --> 00:40:06,266 And Elizabeth hugs Byron 863 00:40:06,367 --> 00:40:07,767 and she tells him she loves him. 864 00:40:07,767 --> 00:40:10,000 [Adamczyk] At 8:45 PM, 865 00:40:10,066 --> 00:40:11,400 Margaret and Elizabeth arrive home 866 00:40:11,467 --> 00:40:13,100 and find Bruce Firman dead in the garage. 867 00:40:15,467 --> 00:40:17,900 [Harrison] On May 17 of 2006, 868 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:21,767 Elizabeth Gatenby was convicted of first-degree murder 869 00:40:21,767 --> 00:40:22,687 and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. 870 00:40:22,687 --> 00:40:25,567 and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. 871 00:40:26,266 --> 00:40:28,600 Her son testifies against her. 872 00:40:28,667 --> 00:40:31,700 Byron Gatenby pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit murder 873 00:40:32,367 --> 00:40:33,367 and serves six years. 874 00:40:33,367 --> 00:40:35,166 The 17-year old Liam O'Shea 875 00:40:35,166 --> 00:40:37,967 plead guilty to first-degree murder and serves six years, 876 00:40:37,967 --> 00:40:39,667 the highest rate of the Young Offenders Act. 877 00:40:39,767 --> 00:40:41,867 [narrator] But the matriarch of the family, 878 00:40:41,967 --> 00:40:44,800 whose daughter and grandson committed the murder in her name, 879 00:40:44,867 --> 00:40:46,266 was never charged. 880 00:40:47,600 --> 00:40:51,000 Police were never able to find evidence 881 00:40:51,100 --> 00:40:52,687 to link Margaret Benesch to this conspiracy. 882 00:40:52,687 --> 00:40:54,367 to link Margaret Benesch to this conspiracy. 883 00:40:54,367 --> 00:40:57,800 Byron Gatenby said his grandmother had nothing to do with it, 884 00:40:57,867 --> 00:41:00,967 and Elizabeth also said her mother didn't know anything. 885 00:41:01,900 --> 00:41:04,100 This is a really sad case, 886 00:41:04,166 --> 00:41:06,767 that an elderly man died, 887 00:41:07,567 --> 00:41:09,500 that a mother 888 00:41:09,567 --> 00:41:12,266 involved her 18-year-old son 889 00:41:12,266 --> 00:41:14,066 to commit murder, 890 00:41:14,066 --> 00:41:16,667 and then also a young offender 891 00:41:16,767 --> 00:41:19,300 was also brought into this, 892 00:41:19,367 --> 00:41:21,967 17 at the time that this happened. 893 00:41:23,200 --> 00:41:24,900 That's a hard thing to live with, 894 00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:26,767 that you took somebody's life.