1 00:00:04,100 --> 00:00:05,767 LAWLOR: The crime scene was one of the most horrific 2 00:00:05,767 --> 00:00:07,700 I had ever seen -- there was blood everywhere. 3 00:00:07,767 --> 00:00:10,266 He stabs her and bludgeons her face 4 00:00:10,367 --> 00:00:12,300 with her own dance trophy. 5 00:00:12,367 --> 00:00:15,266 WYDRA: The front door had not been pried open. 6 00:00:15,367 --> 00:00:17,500 BRODERICK: She knew who this person was. 7 00:00:17,567 --> 00:00:20,000 LAWLOR: This case was about obsession, and this case 8 00:00:20,100 --> 00:00:23,367 was about the rage inside one human being. 9 00:00:23,467 --> 00:00:25,500 STOCKDALE: Zandra is a good person, 10 00:00:25,567 --> 00:00:28,367 a churchgoer, has her own charity. 11 00:00:28,467 --> 00:00:30,000 His statement was that she was in debt for 12 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:31,600 His statement was that she was in debt for 13 00:00:31,667 --> 00:00:35,400 about $8,000 from a loan shark in New York. 14 00:00:35,467 --> 00:00:38,667 He talked about her being his property, 15 00:00:38,667 --> 00:00:42,300 how she was never going to be allowed to leave him. 16 00:00:42,367 --> 00:00:45,967 This case just really shows, you know, what one 17 00:00:45,967 --> 00:00:48,266 evil person can do to another person. 18 00:00:50,166 --> 00:00:51,900 NARRATOR: Every day in North America, 19 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,500 dozens of people are murdered. 20 00:00:54,567 --> 00:00:56,700 The key to solving the toughest of these homicides 21 00:00:56,767 --> 00:01:00,000 lies in the final 24 hours of the victim's life. 22 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:00,867 lies in the final 24 hours of the victim's life. 23 00:01:00,967 --> 00:01:02,500 To crack the case, 24 00:01:02,567 --> 00:01:06,266 detectives must reconstruct that critical timeline, 25 00:01:06,266 --> 00:01:09,266 the minutes and hours containing evidence that can 26 00:01:09,367 --> 00:01:12,367 help unlock the mystery and catch the killer. 27 00:01:21,367 --> 00:01:24,867 Milford, Connecticut, a picturesque seaside town just 28 00:01:24,867 --> 00:01:27,000 one hour by train from New York City. 29 00:01:28,100 --> 00:01:30,000 LAWLOR: Milford is a suburban town, 30 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,767 LAWLOR: Milford is a suburban town, 31 00:01:31,767 --> 00:01:37,066 a bedroom community where lots of the local middle class folks 32 00:01:37,066 --> 00:01:38,500 reside and raise their kids. 33 00:01:39,700 --> 00:01:41,600 BRODERICK: It's relatively a safe community, 34 00:01:41,667 --> 00:01:44,367 a place that you would feel comfortable raising 35 00:01:44,367 --> 00:01:45,800 your children and family in. 36 00:01:48,967 --> 00:01:51,066 NARRATOR: But peace in the community is shattered 37 00:01:51,066 --> 00:01:53,367 on May 19, 2006. 38 00:01:54,867 --> 00:01:56,567 WYDRA: Linda Ducsay came home from work, 39 00:01:56,667 --> 00:01:59,500 went calling for her daughter, Alexandra, 40 00:01:59,567 --> 00:02:00,000 and she didn't hear her, 41 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:01,100 and she didn't hear her, 42 00:02:01,166 --> 00:02:04,400 so she went towards the basement door. 43 00:02:04,467 --> 00:02:06,900 Linda found her 26-year-old daughter, 44 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:10,200 Zandra Ducsay, in a bloody heap. 45 00:02:10,266 --> 00:02:12,700 NARRATOR: Zandra's panicked mother calls 911. 46 00:02:12,767 --> 00:02:14,567 [phone ringing] 47 00:02:26,100 --> 00:02:27,467 [Mrs. Ducsay sobbing] 48 00:02:27,567 --> 00:02:29,367 BRODERICK: She is able to get the address out, 49 00:02:29,467 --> 00:02:30,000 and the dispatcher asked 50 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:31,367 and the dispatcher asked 51 00:02:31,367 --> 00:02:34,100 for any of the closest units to respond, 52 00:02:34,166 --> 00:02:35,100 and it just so happens 53 00:02:35,166 --> 00:02:37,266 my partner and I are very close to 54 00:02:37,367 --> 00:02:39,000 that area at the time of the call. 55 00:02:39,066 --> 00:02:41,700 [siren wailing] 56 00:02:43,467 --> 00:02:45,400 NARRATOR: When detectives arrive, they find 57 00:02:45,467 --> 00:02:47,867 the horrific aftermath of a violent crime. 58 00:02:49,867 --> 00:02:53,000 Detective Sergeant Steve Wydra leads the investigation. 59 00:02:54,700 --> 00:02:58,166 WYDRA: I see Alexandra Ducsay laying on the floor, 60 00:02:58,166 --> 00:03:00,000 blood spattered throughout, and there's a small kitchen knife 61 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,600 blood spattered throughout, and there's a small kitchen knife 62 00:03:02,667 --> 00:03:04,500 laying next to her. 63 00:03:04,567 --> 00:03:06,800 Alexandra had stab wounds around the back of 64 00:03:06,867 --> 00:03:09,266 her head and on the front of her face. 65 00:03:10,100 --> 00:03:13,467 NARRATOR: Detective Dennis Broderick partners on the case. 66 00:03:13,567 --> 00:03:15,967 I'm shocked at what I'm seeing, the body 67 00:03:15,967 --> 00:03:18,867 of a young female laying on the ground. 68 00:03:18,967 --> 00:03:21,867 I'm seeing her face completely bashed in 69 00:03:21,967 --> 00:03:24,066 with a blunt object of some sort. 70 00:03:24,066 --> 00:03:27,367 It's almost unrecognizable as a human face. 71 00:03:27,467 --> 00:03:29,100 LAWLOR: The crime scene was one of the most horrific 72 00:03:29,166 --> 00:03:30,000 I had ever seen. 73 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:30,400 I had ever seen. 74 00:03:30,467 --> 00:03:31,567 There was blood everywhere. 75 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:34,967 WYDRA: The wounds that Alexandra had on her face were 76 00:03:34,967 --> 00:03:37,667 definitely wounds from somebody who had anger 77 00:03:37,667 --> 00:03:39,667 towards her -- I don't think it would have been 78 00:03:39,667 --> 00:03:41,967 a random person who wanted to kill her. 79 00:03:41,967 --> 00:03:45,300 It looked like someone who wanted to hurt her. 80 00:03:45,367 --> 00:03:47,867 LAWLOR: The cause of death was blunt force trauma to 81 00:03:47,867 --> 00:03:52,800 the head as well as stab wounds to her neck and torso. 82 00:03:52,867 --> 00:03:54,567 We found out Alexandra had a piece 83 00:03:54,667 --> 00:03:57,200 of electrical tape taped to her mouth. 84 00:03:57,266 --> 00:03:59,567 It appeared it was part of a larger piece 85 00:03:59,667 --> 00:04:00,000 that had bound her mouth so that she couldn't scream. 86 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,800 that had bound her mouth so that she couldn't scream. 87 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:07,367 Police officers take numerous blood samples. 88 00:04:07,367 --> 00:04:10,867 They take the carpet that was surrounding the victim, 89 00:04:10,967 --> 00:04:14,166 they take blood off the walls. 90 00:04:14,266 --> 00:04:17,867 There were small bloodstains identified in a first 91 00:04:17,867 --> 00:04:21,367 floor bathroom that appeared to have been watered down. 92 00:04:21,467 --> 00:04:23,600 They were very light bloodstains. 93 00:04:23,667 --> 00:04:26,166 They swab and then send it off 94 00:04:26,266 --> 00:04:30,000 to our state laboratory for further analysis. 95 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:30,066 to our state laboratory for further analysis. 96 00:04:30,066 --> 00:04:31,567 BRODERICK: Downstairs in the basement, 97 00:04:31,667 --> 00:04:35,266 we discover a bloody footprint where Zandra's body 98 00:04:35,367 --> 00:04:36,767 was found. 99 00:04:36,767 --> 00:04:40,667 We can't identify it to a specific make of a shoe 100 00:04:40,767 --> 00:04:43,800 or a male or female or even size at that point. 101 00:04:43,867 --> 00:04:46,767 The crime scene didn't give us a lot 102 00:04:46,767 --> 00:04:48,300 to go off of. 103 00:04:48,367 --> 00:04:51,500 In a crime scene this gruesome, this amount of blood, 104 00:04:51,567 --> 00:04:55,166 you would expect a large amount of DNA 105 00:04:55,266 --> 00:04:58,800 or transfer evidence to be left behind by the suspect. 106 00:04:58,867 --> 00:05:00,000 And during this initial evidence gathering at 107 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:01,467 And during this initial evidence gathering at 108 00:05:01,567 --> 00:05:04,400 the scene, there was a lack of evidence 109 00:05:04,467 --> 00:05:07,066 left behind from the suspect. 110 00:05:07,066 --> 00:05:10,367 It would make me believe that it wasn't spontaneous. 111 00:05:10,367 --> 00:05:14,600 It was a well thought out plan and a premeditated attack on 112 00:05:14,667 --> 00:05:16,567 her that someone would possibly take 113 00:05:16,567 --> 00:05:18,000 the kind of precautions that they 114 00:05:18,066 --> 00:05:20,300 wouldn't leave any kind of evidence behind. 115 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:23,467 NARRATOR: The small kitchen knife left behind is 116 00:05:23,567 --> 00:05:25,667 likely the weapon used to stab Zandra. 117 00:05:26,700 --> 00:05:29,266 Yet detectives don't see the blunt object used in 118 00:05:29,266 --> 00:05:30,000 the attack, 119 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:30,700 the attack, 120 00:05:30,767 --> 00:05:33,166 but they do notice a nearby trophy shelf. 121 00:05:35,266 --> 00:05:37,667 LAWLOR: Zandra had a passion for dance. 122 00:05:37,767 --> 00:05:38,800 She was a dancer. 123 00:05:38,867 --> 00:05:42,066 She was involved in the music industry. 124 00:05:42,066 --> 00:05:45,200 She was beginning her career as an actress, and she 125 00:05:45,266 --> 00:05:48,300 had bit parts in several television shows, 126 00:05:48,367 --> 00:05:50,000 including "Law & Order." 127 00:05:50,066 --> 00:05:52,800 It really came through, the passion she had for 128 00:05:52,867 --> 00:05:56,367 performing, the passion she had for dance, 129 00:05:56,367 --> 00:05:59,000 and it was something that she was obviously quite good at 130 00:05:59,066 --> 00:06:00,000 and something she felt very strongly about. 131 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:01,800 and something she felt very strongly about. 132 00:06:02,567 --> 00:06:07,567 There was a row of trophies, and one was missing. 133 00:06:07,667 --> 00:06:09,800 The trophy had been there prior to 134 00:06:09,867 --> 00:06:12,467 the assault, and it wasn't there after the assault. 135 00:06:13,467 --> 00:06:15,367 NARRATOR: Based on crime scene evidence, 136 00:06:15,467 --> 00:06:19,100 detectives can approximate a basic narrative of the crime. 137 00:06:19,166 --> 00:06:21,500 The front door had not been pried open, 138 00:06:21,567 --> 00:06:23,500 and there was nothing to lead us to believe 139 00:06:23,567 --> 00:06:25,000 that anyone had broken into the house. 140 00:06:25,100 --> 00:06:29,100 BRODERICK: Whoever did this was let in the house. 141 00:06:29,166 --> 00:06:30,000 It was somebody she knew -- that's what the evidence at 142 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,767 It was somebody she knew -- that's what the evidence at 143 00:06:32,867 --> 00:06:36,700 the crime scene indicates, that she knew who this person was. 144 00:06:36,767 --> 00:06:37,667 She let him in. 145 00:06:37,667 --> 00:06:39,767 There was no struggle upstairs. 146 00:06:39,767 --> 00:06:41,767 There was no turned over furniture. 147 00:06:41,867 --> 00:06:43,667 The house is not ransacked. 148 00:06:44,467 --> 00:06:47,300 NARRATOR: Detectives also find no foreign fingerprints in 149 00:06:47,367 --> 00:06:50,100 the house, so they surmise the perpetrator likely 150 00:06:50,166 --> 00:06:51,800 wore gloves. 151 00:06:51,867 --> 00:06:54,867 They also believe Zandra's attacker is a man, since he 152 00:06:54,867 --> 00:06:56,967 was strong enough to gag and drag her to her 153 00:06:56,967 --> 00:06:58,867 basement bedroom. 154 00:06:58,867 --> 00:07:00,000 There, he stabs her numerous times, but she survives 155 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,266 There, he stabs her numerous times, but she survives 156 00:07:02,367 --> 00:07:03,867 the attack. 157 00:07:03,967 --> 00:07:06,266 That's when he finds a weapon of opportunity. 158 00:07:06,967 --> 00:07:09,166 BRODERICK: The perpetrator most likely bludgeons her 159 00:07:09,166 --> 00:07:12,467 face with a trophy that was nearby. 160 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:18,567 STOCKDALE: Zandra's face being so horribly disfigured 161 00:07:18,567 --> 00:07:21,200 as part of this murder says to me 162 00:07:21,266 --> 00:07:25,467 that the killer had such a high level of anger 163 00:07:25,567 --> 00:07:26,867 and rage towards her. 164 00:07:26,867 --> 00:07:28,900 He not only wanted to kill her, 165 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:30,000 he wanted to obliterate her entire identity. 166 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,667 he wanted to obliterate her entire identity. 167 00:07:32,667 --> 00:07:35,166 He's clearly targeting what makes her unique, 168 00:07:35,166 --> 00:07:36,567 and that is her face. 169 00:07:37,567 --> 00:07:39,500 NARRATOR: To solve the murder and catch the killer, 170 00:07:39,567 --> 00:07:41,367 detectives need to piece together 171 00:07:41,367 --> 00:07:44,367 the last 24 hours of Zandra Ducsay's life. 172 00:07:46,967 --> 00:07:49,567 They begin by canvassing residents on her street. 173 00:07:50,700 --> 00:07:54,000 We are going door to door, questioning neighbors if they 174 00:07:54,100 --> 00:07:56,200 have seen anything or heard anything 175 00:07:56,266 --> 00:07:57,667 suspicious in the area. 176 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:00,000 NARRATOR: News of Zandra's violent murder sends shockwaves 177 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:01,767 NARRATOR: News of Zandra's violent murder sends shockwaves 178 00:08:01,867 --> 00:08:03,200 through what is normally a safe 179 00:08:03,266 --> 00:08:05,400 and peaceful neighborhood. 180 00:08:05,467 --> 00:08:07,767 BOUCHARD: Milford is a very quiet community. 181 00:08:07,867 --> 00:08:10,467 It's a residential community that has a very 182 00:08:10,467 --> 00:08:14,100 low rate of violent crimes -- all of a sudden, 183 00:08:14,166 --> 00:08:16,667 imagine you waking up and finding that 184 00:08:16,667 --> 00:08:18,667 your next door neighbor has been murdered, 185 00:08:18,667 --> 00:08:21,300 and not only murdered, but murdered in such 186 00:08:21,367 --> 00:08:23,367 a violent manner. 187 00:08:23,467 --> 00:08:26,700 WYDRA: A lot of people saw the murder on the news, 188 00:08:26,767 --> 00:08:29,667 and there were questions about who could have murdered her. 189 00:08:29,767 --> 00:08:30,000 Why did it happen? 190 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:31,266 Why did it happen? 191 00:08:31,266 --> 00:08:33,367 Is there a killer loose in Milford? 192 00:08:34,266 --> 00:08:36,767 LAWLOR: Neighbors inform the Milford Police Department 193 00:08:36,867 --> 00:08:40,166 that they witnessed a red pickup truck earlier in the day, 194 00:08:40,266 --> 00:08:44,600 around 12:30, as well as a black Acura later on at around 195 00:08:44,667 --> 00:08:48,567 four o'clock being operated by an African-American male. 196 00:08:48,567 --> 00:08:50,100 NARRATOR: But without license plates, 197 00:08:50,166 --> 00:08:52,567 there's nothing for police to chase down. 198 00:08:52,667 --> 00:08:54,700 So detectives turn their attention to 199 00:08:54,767 --> 00:08:59,000 Zandra's close friend, Nicole Williamson, who offers help. 200 00:08:59,066 --> 00:09:00,000 Nicole Williamson actually shows up on the crime scene, 201 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,600 Nicole Williamson actually shows up on the crime scene, 202 00:09:02,667 --> 00:09:07,000 hysterical, crying, and she's immediately intercepted 203 00:09:07,066 --> 00:09:10,867 by my partner and I, and we speak to her. 204 00:09:10,967 --> 00:09:12,467 WYDRA: On the day of the murder, 205 00:09:12,567 --> 00:09:16,200 Nicole Williamson met Zandra for a fitness class that 206 00:09:16,266 --> 00:09:18,066 morning at around 10:15. 207 00:09:18,066 --> 00:09:20,000 They worked out together to 11:30. 208 00:09:22,767 --> 00:09:25,000 Zandra stayed behind for a short period of time, 209 00:09:25,066 --> 00:09:26,967 left the gym, 210 00:09:26,967 --> 00:09:29,867 which had her arriving back at 12 PM. 211 00:09:32,100 --> 00:09:35,900 The time of death of Zandra's murder was presumed 212 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:38,667 to be between the hours of noon and 4 PM. 213 00:09:40,100 --> 00:09:41,800 NARRATOR: To narrow that window further, 214 00:09:41,867 --> 00:09:42,900 detectives want to see 215 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,166 the last time Zandra used her phone. 216 00:09:46,567 --> 00:09:47,700 WYDRA: When I was in the basement, 217 00:09:47,767 --> 00:09:49,967 looking through Alexandra's bedroom, 218 00:09:49,967 --> 00:09:52,967 we found that her cell phone was missing, 219 00:09:52,967 --> 00:09:54,467 which was very odd. 220 00:09:54,567 --> 00:09:57,266 The mother and the brother said that she had a cell phone, 221 00:09:57,367 --> 00:09:58,266 she always had it with her. 222 00:09:58,300 --> 00:10:00,000 But when we looked through her desk, 223 00:10:00,100 --> 00:10:04,867 we did find a copy of about 100 names and phone numbers 224 00:10:04,967 --> 00:10:06,166 that she must have downloaded 225 00:10:06,266 --> 00:10:08,166 off of her phone or off her computer. 226 00:10:08,166 --> 00:10:09,600 It was like her address book. 227 00:10:12,100 --> 00:10:14,400 NARRATOR: Police work their way backwards through Zandra's 228 00:10:14,467 --> 00:10:15,967 phone list. 229 00:10:15,967 --> 00:10:18,367 We see that her last contact is 230 00:10:18,367 --> 00:10:21,000 a person who goes by the name of Jay. 231 00:10:21,100 --> 00:10:24,500 After speaking to her good friend Nicole Williamson, 232 00:10:24,567 --> 00:10:29,100 we're able to identify Jay as Justin Myles. 233 00:10:29,166 --> 00:10:30,000 We learned that Justin Myles had been dating Zandra for 234 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,767 We learned that Justin Myles had been dating Zandra for 235 00:10:32,867 --> 00:10:33,967 about two weeks, 236 00:10:33,967 --> 00:10:37,200 and he met her at a bank that she was working at. 237 00:10:37,266 --> 00:10:39,266 NARRATOR: But detectives discover a darker side 238 00:10:39,266 --> 00:10:41,166 to Zandra's new boyfriend that she might 239 00:10:41,166 --> 00:10:42,400 not have known about. 240 00:10:42,467 --> 00:10:46,100 WYDRA: Justin Myles had some criminal history in his past. 241 00:10:47,367 --> 00:10:50,100 An ex-girlfriend claims to have been assaulted by him 242 00:10:50,166 --> 00:10:51,667 that he was arrested for. 243 00:10:51,767 --> 00:10:52,967 BRODERICK: Justin Myles 244 00:10:52,967 --> 00:10:55,600 fit the description that the neighbor had seen sitting 245 00:10:55,667 --> 00:10:58,200 in a black Acura prior to the murder taking place. 246 00:11:00,100 --> 00:11:02,667 Justin Myles became a person of interest. 247 00:11:06,166 --> 00:11:08,667 BOUCHARD: Romantic relationships bring out 248 00:11:08,767 --> 00:11:10,000 some of the worst emotions 249 00:11:10,100 --> 00:11:13,367 a human can have, to a point where homicide occurs. 250 00:11:17,367 --> 00:11:19,867 NARRATOR: As police in Milford, Connecticut, investigate 251 00:11:19,867 --> 00:11:23,367 the murder of aspiring dancer Alexandra Ducsay, 252 00:11:23,367 --> 00:11:26,166 known as Zandra to her friends, 253 00:11:26,166 --> 00:11:28,300 they turn their attention to her recent boyfriend, 254 00:11:28,367 --> 00:11:30,266 Justin Myles, 255 00:11:30,266 --> 00:11:31,967 who has an arrest record of assault 256 00:11:31,967 --> 00:11:33,467 on a previous girlfriend. 257 00:11:34,767 --> 00:11:37,367 WYDRA: I interviewed Justin Myles 258 00:11:37,467 --> 00:11:40,367 about the last time he spoke to Zandra, 259 00:11:40,367 --> 00:11:43,166 the last time he saw her, and what the relationship was. 260 00:11:43,266 --> 00:11:44,974 He was a little taken aback. 261 00:11:44,974 --> 00:11:45,667 He was a little taken aback. 262 00:11:45,767 --> 00:11:48,800 He just seemed a little nervous to us. 263 00:11:48,867 --> 00:11:51,467 He had seen on the news that there was a murder in 264 00:11:51,467 --> 00:11:56,967 Milford, so he couldn't get a hold of Zandra on her phone, 265 00:11:56,967 --> 00:12:01,200 so he decided to drive to Milford and drive by the house, 266 00:12:01,266 --> 00:12:03,100 which at that time, there were police cars, 267 00:12:03,166 --> 00:12:04,567 and the road was blocked off. 268 00:12:05,700 --> 00:12:08,500 He drove by but failed to stop to talk to 269 00:12:08,567 --> 00:12:11,667 a police officer who was on one of the streets there. 270 00:12:11,667 --> 00:12:14,266 ARNTFIELD: Justin's story about going to check 271 00:12:14,266 --> 00:12:14,974 the welfare of Zandra, only to discover 272 00:12:14,974 --> 00:12:17,100 the welfare of Zandra, only to discover 273 00:12:17,166 --> 00:12:20,667 that the street is cordoned off and police are everywhere, 274 00:12:20,767 --> 00:12:23,667 so he just sort of shrugs his shoulders and goes home, 275 00:12:23,667 --> 00:12:26,900 that is going to be a red flag for investigators. 276 00:12:28,300 --> 00:12:31,400 It's potentially suspicious that he wouldn't try to find 277 00:12:31,467 --> 00:12:34,467 out more about what's going on when he sees police, 278 00:12:34,567 --> 00:12:36,367 because the average person would approach, 279 00:12:36,467 --> 00:12:38,967 especially if they know that somebody they're in 280 00:12:38,967 --> 00:12:40,300 a relationship with lives there. 281 00:12:40,367 --> 00:12:42,400 So certainly police would want to follow up with him 282 00:12:42,467 --> 00:12:44,974 as to why he would turn and leave the situation. 283 00:12:44,974 --> 00:12:46,767 as to why he would turn and leave the situation. 284 00:12:46,767 --> 00:12:49,367 LAWLOR: Justin claimed that it was his intention to go 285 00:12:49,467 --> 00:12:52,667 out on a date with Zandra later on that evening. 286 00:12:54,367 --> 00:12:57,266 NARRATOR: Justin says he spoke to Zandra twice on the day 287 00:12:57,266 --> 00:12:59,000 she was killed. 288 00:12:59,100 --> 00:13:02,100 BOUCHARD: Justin called Zandra at 12 o'clock, 289 00:13:02,166 --> 00:13:04,400 and he could hear in the background, 290 00:13:04,467 --> 00:13:07,467 saying to a person that had arrived, "You're not supposed to 291 00:13:07,467 --> 00:13:09,467 be here without calling me." 292 00:13:11,367 --> 00:13:14,974 The second phone call, which occurred at 12:37, 293 00:13:14,974 --> 00:13:15,567 The second phone call, which occurred at 12:37, 294 00:13:15,667 --> 00:13:18,600 also came from Justin Myles to Zandra, 295 00:13:18,667 --> 00:13:22,166 because he was concerned what was going on. 296 00:13:22,266 --> 00:13:25,600 She stated that she was okay. 297 00:13:25,667 --> 00:13:28,467 That was the last phone conversation she had 298 00:13:28,467 --> 00:13:30,467 and the last time the phone rang. 299 00:13:31,367 --> 00:13:34,266 WYDRA: Justin Myles gave us his alibi of what he did 300 00:13:34,266 --> 00:13:36,300 for that day, May 19th. 301 00:13:36,367 --> 00:13:38,767 He indicated that he worked for a phone company 302 00:13:38,867 --> 00:13:40,900 from about seven in the morning 303 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,166 till one in the afternoon. 304 00:13:44,367 --> 00:13:44,974 Justin left work. 305 00:13:44,974 --> 00:13:45,667 Justin left work. 306 00:13:45,767 --> 00:13:50,100 He went to a clothing store around 1:15 in the afternoon, 307 00:13:50,166 --> 00:13:54,567 and the video showed a timestamp of that time. 308 00:13:54,567 --> 00:13:57,266 LAWLOR: When detectives observe the timestamp on 309 00:13:57,367 --> 00:13:58,600 that videotape, 310 00:13:58,667 --> 00:14:01,100 it made it pretty clear that it would have been very hard, 311 00:14:01,166 --> 00:14:04,367 if not impossible, for Justin Myles 312 00:14:04,467 --> 00:14:07,367 to have been purchasing clothes at that location 313 00:14:07,467 --> 00:14:09,867 and then subsequently committing a murder. 314 00:14:09,967 --> 00:14:14,100 WYDRA: His cell phone records also indicate that he was not in 315 00:14:14,166 --> 00:14:14,974 the area of Milford or Zandra's house at the time of 316 00:14:14,974 --> 00:14:19,166 the area of Milford or Zandra's house at the time of 317 00:14:19,266 --> 00:14:22,767 her murder -- we checked out Justin's alibi... 318 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:28,000 and determined that he was not responsible for the homicide. 319 00:14:29,900 --> 00:14:32,000 NARRATOR: With Justin removed as a suspect, 320 00:14:32,100 --> 00:14:34,400 police focus on his claim that Zandra had 321 00:14:34,467 --> 00:14:37,200 received a visitor not long before she was killed. 322 00:14:39,100 --> 00:14:42,700 WYDRA: There was another party that had stopped at Zandra's 323 00:14:42,767 --> 00:14:44,974 house at about 12:34 to 12:38 that afternoon. 324 00:14:44,974 --> 00:14:49,166 house at about 12:34 to 12:38 that afternoon. 325 00:14:50,567 --> 00:14:53,100 So we needed to delve into that information and try 326 00:14:53,166 --> 00:14:56,100 to determine who was at her house at that time. 327 00:14:56,166 --> 00:14:58,600 NARRATOR: As police re-canvass Zandra's neighborhood 328 00:14:58,667 --> 00:15:02,100 for possible eyewitnesses to her mysterious visitor, 329 00:15:02,166 --> 00:15:04,100 the case generates media attention. 330 00:15:05,767 --> 00:15:07,300 BRODERICK: There was a large amount of press 331 00:15:07,367 --> 00:15:08,266 in the neighborhood. 332 00:15:08,266 --> 00:15:10,166 Local news agencies were there. 333 00:15:10,166 --> 00:15:13,166 There was a large amount of cameras in the area outside 334 00:15:13,166 --> 00:15:14,567 the crime scene tape. 335 00:15:14,667 --> 00:15:14,974 The press learned that Zandra had a small 336 00:15:14,974 --> 00:15:17,367 The press learned that Zandra had a small 337 00:15:17,367 --> 00:15:20,967 part in a TV show called "Law & Order," 338 00:15:20,967 --> 00:15:24,000 and with that part, the story became bigger 339 00:15:24,066 --> 00:15:27,400 than just Milford and became a nationwide story. 340 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:31,367 The press was talking to neighbors of Zandra's, 341 00:15:31,367 --> 00:15:35,467 and some neighbors had seen a black male 342 00:15:35,467 --> 00:15:39,266 walking on the street during that day of May 19th, 343 00:15:39,367 --> 00:15:40,767 the day of the homicide. 344 00:15:40,867 --> 00:15:44,166 The suspect may have been an ex-boyfriend 345 00:15:44,166 --> 00:15:44,974 of Zandra's by the name of Matt Pugh. 346 00:15:44,974 --> 00:15:46,467 of Zandra's by the name of Matt Pugh. 347 00:15:47,467 --> 00:15:50,567 LAWLOR: Matthew Pugh had dated Zandra 348 00:15:50,667 --> 00:15:52,300 some years ago. 349 00:15:52,367 --> 00:15:54,567 Matthew was an individual known to the police. 350 00:15:54,567 --> 00:15:57,500 He had a long criminal record for serious violent 351 00:15:57,567 --> 00:15:59,467 felonies and had been incarcerated 352 00:15:59,467 --> 00:16:01,467 for a number of years. 353 00:16:01,567 --> 00:16:05,667 WYDRA: Matt Pugh was arrested for drug charges 354 00:16:05,667 --> 00:16:09,200 and had to spend 4.5 years in jail. 355 00:16:09,266 --> 00:16:13,100 We learned that Alexandra was visiting him in 356 00:16:13,166 --> 00:16:14,974 jail on the weekends for about a year. 357 00:16:14,974 --> 00:16:16,467 jail on the weekends for about a year. 358 00:16:16,467 --> 00:16:19,166 BOUCHARD: Matthew Pugh, her first boyfriend, 359 00:16:19,166 --> 00:16:20,800 had a troubled background. 360 00:16:21,867 --> 00:16:25,000 Like Justin Myles, the same type of background. 361 00:16:26,100 --> 00:16:27,700 She was a churchgoer. 362 00:16:27,767 --> 00:16:28,900 It had a great impact on her. 363 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:33,767 She was involved in community service, helping people, 364 00:16:33,767 --> 00:16:37,367 and what she was trying to do was to bring them back into 365 00:16:37,367 --> 00:16:41,100 a more livable lifestyle, to better themselves, 366 00:16:41,166 --> 00:16:44,000 not for her benefit, but for their benefit. 367 00:16:44,066 --> 00:16:44,974 STOCKDALE: So Zandra may have been attracted to 368 00:16:44,974 --> 00:16:46,767 STOCKDALE: So Zandra may have been attracted to 369 00:16:46,767 --> 00:16:49,100 people that she feels she can help. 370 00:16:49,166 --> 00:16:52,500 There are people who do this across multiple relationships, 371 00:16:52,567 --> 00:16:54,667 because it brings them a sense of self-esteem. 372 00:16:54,767 --> 00:16:56,166 You feel good about doing that, 373 00:16:56,266 --> 00:16:58,567 and that's perhaps the case here. 374 00:16:58,667 --> 00:17:01,066 NARRATOR: But Zandra's feelings toward Matthew waned 375 00:17:01,066 --> 00:17:03,400 as her life began to blossom. 376 00:17:03,467 --> 00:17:05,567 WYDRA: Alexandra started going to college, 377 00:17:05,667 --> 00:17:08,867 determined that she needed to change her lifestyle and get 378 00:17:08,867 --> 00:17:12,166 away from this gentleman who was in jail 379 00:17:12,166 --> 00:17:14,974 and start living her life and she stopped visiting him. 380 00:17:14,974 --> 00:17:15,400 and start living her life and she stopped visiting him. 381 00:17:16,867 --> 00:17:19,367 About a year and a half before the homicide, 382 00:17:19,467 --> 00:17:21,867 Matthew Pugh was released from jail. 383 00:17:21,967 --> 00:17:26,100 So Matt was out of jail during the time of this homicide. 384 00:17:26,166 --> 00:17:29,166 And at the time, Matthew Pugh had other girlfriends 385 00:17:29,166 --> 00:17:31,667 and a wife, so he wasn't used to 386 00:17:31,767 --> 00:17:33,467 no as an answer. 387 00:17:33,467 --> 00:17:37,467 Zandra's rejection of him may have set off the trigger. 388 00:17:37,467 --> 00:17:39,767 He wanted to be in control. 389 00:17:39,767 --> 00:17:41,100 NARRATOR: Detectives now wonder 390 00:17:41,166 --> 00:17:43,967 if Matthew Pugh was Zandra's mysterious visitor, 391 00:17:43,967 --> 00:17:44,974 who tried to convince her to come back... 392 00:17:44,974 --> 00:17:45,867 who tried to convince her to come back... 393 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:48,200 and killed her when she refused. 394 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:55,066 NARRATOR: After 26-year-old Zandra Ducsay 395 00:17:55,066 --> 00:17:57,667 is brutally murdered in sleepy Milford, Connecticut, 396 00:17:57,767 --> 00:18:00,266 police suspect that her former boyfriend, 397 00:18:00,367 --> 00:18:03,367 ex-con Matthew Pugh, may be responsible. 398 00:18:04,367 --> 00:18:07,967 Matthew Pugh was a viable suspect, and we obtained 399 00:18:07,967 --> 00:18:10,567 a search warrant to search his house in Hamden, Connecticut. 400 00:18:11,266 --> 00:18:13,100 When we execute the search warrant, 401 00:18:13,166 --> 00:18:16,700 his current wife and stepdaughter are there. 402 00:18:16,767 --> 00:18:20,767 And Matt's cousin, Anthony Pugh, was also at the house, 403 00:18:20,767 --> 00:18:21,070 Matthew and Anthony worked at the same factory, 404 00:18:21,070 --> 00:18:23,367 Matthew and Anthony worked at the same factory, 405 00:18:23,467 --> 00:18:25,000 and they commuted together. 406 00:18:25,066 --> 00:18:26,600 So they spent a lot of time together. 407 00:18:28,300 --> 00:18:30,700 BRODERICK: We immediately notice how clean the residence is. 408 00:18:30,767 --> 00:18:33,967 It's upkept, clothes are nicely folded. 409 00:18:33,967 --> 00:18:35,367 WYDRA: We started looking for any evidence that could 410 00:18:35,467 --> 00:18:39,166 tie Matthew Pugh to Zandra and the homicide. 411 00:18:39,266 --> 00:18:41,467 BRODERICK: We do find a roll of tape. 412 00:18:42,567 --> 00:18:47,066 WYDRA: A roll of Permacel tape, black electrical Permacel tape. 413 00:18:47,066 --> 00:18:49,467 There was also a bunch of that tape rolled 414 00:18:49,567 --> 00:18:51,070 up around a lint roller thrown into the garbage can, 415 00:18:51,070 --> 00:18:53,467 up around a lint roller thrown into the garbage can, 416 00:18:53,467 --> 00:18:54,767 so that evidence was taken 417 00:18:54,867 --> 00:18:56,767 in hopes to match it up to the tape 418 00:18:56,767 --> 00:18:59,667 that was found at the scene on Zandra's mouth. 419 00:19:00,467 --> 00:19:03,000 The Permacel tape was sent for forensics, 420 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:06,900 and the forensics came back showing that there was 421 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:10,600 no DNA for a suspect found on that tape. 422 00:19:11,667 --> 00:19:14,567 NARRATOR: The negative results don't deter detectives from 423 00:19:14,567 --> 00:19:16,500 questioning ex-con Matthew Pugh 424 00:19:16,567 --> 00:19:18,567 about the murder of his former girlfriend. 425 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:21,070 We questioned Matthew Pugh about being in the area, 426 00:19:21,070 --> 00:19:22,367 We questioned Matthew Pugh about being in the area, 427 00:19:22,467 --> 00:19:24,967 being seen inside of a black Acura 428 00:19:24,967 --> 00:19:28,667 and asking him was he in the area that day 429 00:19:28,667 --> 00:19:30,266 and that time, and he denied it. 430 00:19:31,467 --> 00:19:33,467 He was questioned about his current relationship 431 00:19:33,567 --> 00:19:34,767 with Zandra. 432 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:37,300 He admitted that they were still friends, and they still 433 00:19:37,367 --> 00:19:38,567 were in contact, that they 434 00:19:38,667 --> 00:19:40,867 were on good terms, and they still remained in a friendly 435 00:19:40,867 --> 00:19:42,166 relationship with each other. 436 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:49,300 Matt indicated that he had moved on from Alexandra and got 437 00:19:49,367 --> 00:19:51,070 married and had a stepdaughter that he was taking care of. 438 00:19:51,070 --> 00:19:54,667 married and had a stepdaughter that he was taking care of. 439 00:19:54,667 --> 00:19:56,600 Matt Pugh stated that he had gone 440 00:19:56,667 --> 00:20:01,867 to work at 6:30 that morning at Chromalloy Aviation. 441 00:20:01,967 --> 00:20:04,500 He had to pick up his stepdaughter at 442 00:20:04,567 --> 00:20:07,100 the high school at about 10 in the morning, 443 00:20:07,166 --> 00:20:08,367 so he had to leave work early. 444 00:20:08,467 --> 00:20:12,200 Matthew had indicated that he left Chromalloy 445 00:20:12,266 --> 00:20:15,000 to go home because his stepdaughter was sick. 446 00:20:15,066 --> 00:20:16,367 WYDRA: Matt said that he went to 447 00:20:16,367 --> 00:20:19,567 the Hess gas station in Hamden at noon. 448 00:20:19,667 --> 00:20:21,070 Matt went to several used car lots that day. 449 00:20:21,070 --> 00:20:23,166 Matt went to several used car lots that day. 450 00:20:23,266 --> 00:20:26,767 The first ones were from 12:15 to 12:40 PM, 451 00:20:26,767 --> 00:20:31,367 and another one from 1 PM to 1:15 PM 452 00:20:31,367 --> 00:20:34,266 and two more lots till 2:30 PM. 453 00:20:34,900 --> 00:20:37,767 He then went to the bank and then called his wife at 454 00:20:37,867 --> 00:20:39,200 3:30 PM. 455 00:20:39,266 --> 00:20:41,667 NARRATOR: Matthew Pugh's alibi appears 456 00:20:41,767 --> 00:20:43,700 to rule him out as a suspect. 457 00:20:43,767 --> 00:20:48,066 But the color and model of his car piques detectives' interest. 458 00:20:48,066 --> 00:20:50,667 We got a search warrant for Matt's vehicle, 459 00:20:50,767 --> 00:20:51,070 which was a dark green Acura. 460 00:20:51,070 --> 00:20:53,667 which was a dark green Acura. 461 00:20:53,767 --> 00:20:55,600 NARRATOR: That's a close description of the car 462 00:20:55,667 --> 00:20:59,166 witnesses saw on Zandra's street on the day of her murder. 463 00:20:59,266 --> 00:21:02,100 We were looking for forensic evidence in the vehicle, 464 00:21:02,166 --> 00:21:04,300 whether it was DNA or hair follicles, 465 00:21:04,367 --> 00:21:06,867 tape, whatever -- anything else that 466 00:21:06,867 --> 00:21:08,400 might be related to the homicide. 467 00:21:10,100 --> 00:21:12,166 NARRATOR: Once again, investigators come up 468 00:21:12,166 --> 00:21:13,400 empty-handed. 469 00:21:13,467 --> 00:21:16,000 Not a shred of biological evidence from Matthew's vehicle 470 00:21:16,066 --> 00:21:18,767 or home links him to the crime scene. 471 00:21:18,867 --> 00:21:21,070 We did not find any evidence that was key to the case. 472 00:21:21,070 --> 00:21:22,367 We did not find any evidence that was key to the case. 473 00:21:23,700 --> 00:21:26,867 BRODERICK: Now you have to start turning the investigation into 474 00:21:26,967 --> 00:21:28,600 exploring other possible suspects 475 00:21:28,667 --> 00:21:32,100 that might have had a reason to murder Zandra. 476 00:21:32,166 --> 00:21:34,900 NARRATOR: But without any new leads pointing the way forward, 477 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:38,467 the murder investigation of Zandra Ducsay hits a dead end. 478 00:21:39,567 --> 00:21:41,967 It becomes frustrating for Zandra's family, 479 00:21:41,967 --> 00:21:44,867 for the community, and for the police department that we 480 00:21:44,967 --> 00:21:47,000 haven't been able to make an arrest in this case. 481 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:51,070 Detective Wydra was very emotionally attached to it. 482 00:21:51,070 --> 00:21:51,867 Detective Wydra was very emotionally attached to it. 483 00:21:51,867 --> 00:21:55,367 I recall Detective Wydra having a photograph of Zandra pinned 484 00:21:55,467 --> 00:21:57,166 up on his desk to remind him every day 485 00:21:57,266 --> 00:22:00,100 on how he touched this case every day. 486 00:22:01,700 --> 00:22:03,000 And it was a high-profile case. 487 00:22:03,066 --> 00:22:05,000 It was on the news, and therefore that 488 00:22:05,100 --> 00:22:08,166 led to State's Attorney Kevin Lawlor being involved. 489 00:22:08,166 --> 00:22:10,367 The division of criminal justice Cold Case Unit 490 00:22:10,367 --> 00:22:13,667 assists local departments with cases just like this. 491 00:22:14,867 --> 00:22:17,967 BRODERICK: There was a $50,000 reward for anybody 492 00:22:17,967 --> 00:22:20,500 who had information on the suspect 493 00:22:20,567 --> 00:22:21,070 and led us to an arrest and conviction of the person 494 00:22:21,070 --> 00:22:23,367 and led us to an arrest and conviction of the person 495 00:22:23,467 --> 00:22:24,767 who killed Zandra. 496 00:22:25,867 --> 00:22:28,000 By getting a $50,000 reward, 497 00:22:28,066 --> 00:22:29,367 we were hoping to get witnesses to 498 00:22:29,367 --> 00:22:32,100 come forth with information to help this case. 499 00:22:34,667 --> 00:22:36,266 NARRATOR: But even with a reward, 500 00:22:36,266 --> 00:22:39,266 three more years go by with no new leads. 501 00:22:40,266 --> 00:22:42,567 Zandra Ducsay's killer remains at large. 502 00:22:44,700 --> 00:22:47,700 So investigators try a new approach by 503 00:22:47,767 --> 00:22:50,967 advertising the reward to a more specific audience. 504 00:22:52,367 --> 00:22:54,100 LAWLOR: After the case had gone cold, 505 00:22:54,166 --> 00:22:57,266 members of the Division of Criminal Justice Cold Case Unit 506 00:22:57,367 --> 00:22:59,166 included Zandra 507 00:22:59,266 --> 00:23:03,000 and her case on the playing cards that we distributed 508 00:23:03,100 --> 00:23:04,567 within the Department of Corrections. 509 00:23:05,700 --> 00:23:07,800 BRODERICK: These cards are issued within the prison system. 510 00:23:07,867 --> 00:23:10,667 They offer a reward on information on 511 00:23:10,667 --> 00:23:13,500 unsolved crimes within the state of Connecticut. 512 00:23:15,066 --> 00:23:17,667 And Zandra's face is on the two of clubs. 513 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:21,070 The strategy of putting faces of victims onto playing cards 514 00:23:21,070 --> 00:23:22,600 The strategy of putting faces of victims onto playing cards 515 00:23:22,667 --> 00:23:24,567 and distributing decks of those cards 516 00:23:24,667 --> 00:23:27,367 in the prison system is an innovative one. 517 00:23:27,367 --> 00:23:29,000 Inmates are known to talk. 518 00:23:29,100 --> 00:23:32,300 Inmates are known to boast and brag about their crimes. 519 00:23:32,367 --> 00:23:34,600 Someone may be motivated to provide 520 00:23:34,667 --> 00:23:38,066 information to improve their own circumstances. 521 00:23:38,066 --> 00:23:39,467 NARRATOR: The strategy works. 522 00:23:40,266 --> 00:23:43,567 The two of clubs developed some interest by an inmate by 523 00:23:43,567 --> 00:23:48,166 the name of Peter Osborne -- on September 15, 2011, 524 00:23:48,166 --> 00:23:51,070 Peter Osborne contacts the Milford Police and says 525 00:23:51,070 --> 00:23:52,867 Peter Osborne contacts the Milford Police and says 526 00:23:52,967 --> 00:23:57,100 he has information involving the murder of Alexandra Ducsay. 527 00:24:01,100 --> 00:24:03,066 NARRATOR: Five years after the brutal murder 528 00:24:03,066 --> 00:24:05,900 of aspiring entertainer Zandra Ducsay, 529 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,800 an unconventional investigative approach produces 530 00:24:08,867 --> 00:24:10,100 a new lead. 531 00:24:10,166 --> 00:24:11,867 Once the case had gone cold, 532 00:24:11,867 --> 00:24:14,600 members of the Division of Criminal Justice Cold Case Unit 533 00:24:14,667 --> 00:24:16,200 put out new playing cards 534 00:24:16,266 --> 00:24:19,100 for the Department of Correction that have the faces 535 00:24:19,166 --> 00:24:22,367 of victims and their unsolved homicides. 536 00:24:22,467 --> 00:24:24,767 Zandra was the two of clubs. 537 00:24:24,867 --> 00:24:27,667 Soon thereafter, a number of tips came in. 538 00:24:27,667 --> 00:24:29,137 One was from an individual by the name of Peter Osborne. 539 00:24:29,137 --> 00:24:32,500 One was from an individual by the name of Peter Osborne. 540 00:24:32,567 --> 00:24:35,467 He recognized Alexandra's face from 541 00:24:35,567 --> 00:24:37,767 a fellow inmate, Charlie Rooney's, cell phone. 542 00:24:38,667 --> 00:24:40,900 Osborne heard from Rooney that he had 543 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:44,467 dated Alexandra about two years before the homicide. 544 00:24:45,700 --> 00:24:48,100 BRODERICK: Osborne said that Rooney and Zandra met 545 00:24:48,166 --> 00:24:50,867 at the prison while Matthew Pugh was incarcerated, 546 00:24:50,967 --> 00:24:52,066 and she was visiting him. 547 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:55,600 WYDRA: Osborne stated that when Alexandra broke off 548 00:24:55,667 --> 00:24:58,567 the relationship with Rooney, Rooney got mad, 549 00:24:58,567 --> 00:24:59,137 he got angry and said that he was going 550 00:24:59,137 --> 00:25:01,100 he got angry and said that he was going 551 00:25:01,166 --> 00:25:02,967 to get her to kill her. 552 00:25:04,100 --> 00:25:07,600 Osborne met Rooney and Rooney's sister 553 00:25:07,667 --> 00:25:12,166 here in Milford, and Rooney's sister tells Osborne that 554 00:25:12,166 --> 00:25:15,500 Rooney had murdered Zandra and that he was covered in blood. 555 00:25:17,867 --> 00:25:20,166 NARRATOR: Osborne's explosive revelation has the potential 556 00:25:20,266 --> 00:25:22,066 to blow the case wide open. 557 00:25:22,066 --> 00:25:24,767 Police press him for corroborating evidence. 558 00:25:26,166 --> 00:25:28,367 WYDRA: Osborne was asked if anyone else knew about this, 559 00:25:28,367 --> 00:25:29,137 and he stated that he told it to his girlfriend, Crystal. 560 00:25:29,137 --> 00:25:33,467 and he stated that he told it to his girlfriend, Crystal. 561 00:25:35,367 --> 00:25:38,100 When Crystal was asked about this information by police, 562 00:25:38,166 --> 00:25:41,767 she indicated that she knew nothing about what inmate 563 00:25:41,767 --> 00:25:43,066 Osborne was saying 564 00:25:43,066 --> 00:25:46,767 and that he was a pathological liar and not to believe him. 565 00:25:46,867 --> 00:25:49,467 The police department talks to Zandra's family 566 00:25:49,567 --> 00:25:52,300 and friends about this inmate, Rooney, 567 00:25:52,367 --> 00:25:53,767 and if they knew of him being 568 00:25:53,767 --> 00:25:56,400 Zandra's boyfriend for any amount of time. 569 00:25:57,800 --> 00:25:59,137 No one knew of him, had ever heard of him. 570 00:25:59,137 --> 00:26:01,000 No one knew of him, had ever heard of him. 571 00:26:01,100 --> 00:26:05,400 The family basically said that she's only had two boyfriends, 572 00:26:06,266 --> 00:26:08,000 Matt Pugh, 573 00:26:08,066 --> 00:26:10,266 and Justin Myles. 574 00:26:10,266 --> 00:26:12,700 This inmate's story, we investigated it 575 00:26:12,767 --> 00:26:14,867 and found out that it was an unbelievable story, 576 00:26:14,867 --> 00:26:16,166 something that never happened. 577 00:26:17,667 --> 00:26:20,100 NARRATOR: For detectives, Osborne's story about 578 00:26:20,166 --> 00:26:22,066 Rooney was just a goose chase. 579 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:26,567 People, even though they're housed in the same prisons, 580 00:26:26,667 --> 00:26:28,367 don't always tell you the truth. 581 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:30,967 Osborne did say Rooney did it, because 582 00:26:30,967 --> 00:26:33,767 he may have had something against this guy. 583 00:26:33,867 --> 00:26:36,266 They may have hated each other. 584 00:26:36,266 --> 00:26:39,000 STOCKDALE: When investigators turn to inmates for tips, 585 00:26:39,100 --> 00:26:42,400 it's potentially helpful, but also potentially difficult, 586 00:26:42,467 --> 00:26:44,000 because you know that people 587 00:26:44,100 --> 00:26:46,367 in correctional facilities are often 588 00:26:46,467 --> 00:26:49,200 antisocial, they also have their own motivations. 589 00:26:49,266 --> 00:26:51,100 They may want to strike a deal to get out of 590 00:26:51,166 --> 00:26:54,266 jail or may be embellishing to add to their own 591 00:26:54,367 --> 00:26:55,500 criminal reputation. 592 00:26:55,567 --> 00:26:58,567 So these things are really hard to decipher fact 593 00:26:58,667 --> 00:26:59,137 from fiction. 594 00:26:59,137 --> 00:27:00,367 from fiction. 595 00:27:00,367 --> 00:27:02,667 NARRATOR: Frustrated, the detectives are back 596 00:27:02,767 --> 00:27:05,700 to square one as yet another year goes by. 597 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:09,400 On September 11, 2011, 598 00:27:09,467 --> 00:27:11,600 we get a new call from 599 00:27:11,667 --> 00:27:14,200 a person by the name of Jeremy Shauffner. 600 00:27:14,266 --> 00:27:17,900 He is involved in the church, and he goes to church 601 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:19,567 with Zandra. 602 00:27:19,667 --> 00:27:23,300 Jeremy Shauffner says that Zandra had borrowed a large 603 00:27:23,367 --> 00:27:26,200 amount of money from a loan shark in New York, 604 00:27:26,266 --> 00:27:29,000 a Jamaican male by the name of Donovan. 605 00:27:29,066 --> 00:27:29,137 And the reason she was borrowing the money was because 606 00:27:29,137 --> 00:27:32,200 And the reason she was borrowing the money was because 607 00:27:32,266 --> 00:27:34,100 she needed money for a vehicle 608 00:27:34,166 --> 00:27:36,767 that she can transport herself back and forth to New York City 609 00:27:36,767 --> 00:27:39,567 for various acting auditions. 610 00:27:39,567 --> 00:27:41,567 ARNTFIELD: Could Zandra have been desperate enough 611 00:27:41,667 --> 00:27:46,567 in furtherance of this dream of becoming a famous actress to 612 00:27:46,567 --> 00:27:49,467 actually go to a loan shark to obtain a vehicle 613 00:27:49,467 --> 00:27:51,667 to travel back and forth to these shoots? 614 00:27:53,100 --> 00:27:55,100 Jeremy Shauffner actually goes as far as saying 615 00:27:55,166 --> 00:27:56,967 that he was with Zandra 616 00:27:56,967 --> 00:27:59,137 on an occasion where she was receiving threatening text 617 00:27:59,137 --> 00:28:00,300 on an occasion where she was receiving threatening text 618 00:28:00,367 --> 00:28:04,066 messages, because Zandra had failed to pay Donovan, this loan 619 00:28:04,066 --> 00:28:07,667 shark from New York, back -- the way Donovan was described, 620 00:28:07,767 --> 00:28:10,367 he was a black male that did fit the description that was 621 00:28:10,367 --> 00:28:12,567 provided by a neighbor, that a black male 622 00:28:12,667 --> 00:28:15,100 was sitting in a black Acura near Zandra's 623 00:28:15,166 --> 00:28:17,166 street on the day of the murder. 624 00:28:17,266 --> 00:28:19,867 When word of this New York loan shark comes up, 625 00:28:19,867 --> 00:28:22,166 investigators begin realizing 626 00:28:22,166 --> 00:28:24,400 that despite outward appearances, 627 00:28:24,467 --> 00:28:27,800 Zandra may have fallen in with a bit of a bad crowd. 628 00:28:27,867 --> 00:28:29,137 Her ex-boyfriend, Matt, is a known felon who served 629 00:28:29,137 --> 00:28:30,266 Her ex-boyfriend, Matt, is a known felon who served 630 00:28:30,367 --> 00:28:31,500 hard time. 631 00:28:31,567 --> 00:28:34,166 Now, if she's borrowing money from someone imposing 632 00:28:34,266 --> 00:28:35,467 what we call a criminal interest rate, 633 00:28:35,567 --> 00:28:37,266 which is essentially loan sharking, 634 00:28:37,266 --> 00:28:40,500 it would appear as though her expanded social network may 635 00:28:40,567 --> 00:28:43,300 have drawn in some dangerous people. 636 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:49,266 We follow up the lead, and we take a dive into Zandra's 637 00:28:49,266 --> 00:28:51,200 financial records, and we learn that 638 00:28:51,266 --> 00:28:53,900 Zandra didn't have to borrow money from a loan shark, 639 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:56,767 because she had paid for her car already, and there was 640 00:28:56,867 --> 00:28:58,767 no indication to us that she was in debt 641 00:28:58,767 --> 00:28:59,137 or needed to borrow money from a loan shark. 642 00:28:59,137 --> 00:29:00,667 or needed to borrow money from a loan shark. 643 00:29:01,867 --> 00:29:04,367 NARRATOR: The loan shark story from Zandra's church friend, 644 00:29:04,467 --> 00:29:06,367 Jeremy Shauffner, is 645 00:29:06,467 --> 00:29:09,467 just one more false lead in the five years since 646 00:29:09,567 --> 00:29:11,467 Zandra's murder. 647 00:29:11,467 --> 00:29:15,266 My view of Shauffner was that he was just kind of pulling 648 00:29:15,266 --> 00:29:18,000 things out of the air, more for notoriety than rather 649 00:29:18,066 --> 00:29:19,100 anything else. 650 00:29:19,166 --> 00:29:21,567 Someone may be compelled to provide police 651 00:29:21,667 --> 00:29:23,700 with false information for a number of reasons. 652 00:29:23,767 --> 00:29:25,567 They may want to insert themselves into 653 00:29:25,667 --> 00:29:28,800 the investigation for their own sense of self-esteem. 654 00:29:28,867 --> 00:29:29,137 They get attention, they get to feel important, 655 00:29:29,137 --> 00:29:31,667 They get attention, they get to feel important, 656 00:29:31,667 --> 00:29:34,600 and maybe they get to feel, in a strange way, helpful. 657 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:39,800 NARRATOR: Driven to find justice for Zandra, detectives 658 00:29:39,867 --> 00:29:42,667 must treat each new tip as the break it could be, 659 00:29:43,667 --> 00:29:45,266 even an unlikely one about 660 00:29:45,367 --> 00:29:48,767 a previous suspect whose alibi had eliminated him, 661 00:29:48,867 --> 00:29:51,367 Zandra's ex-boyfriend, Matthew Pugh. 662 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:57,266 The police department got a call from Matthew's cousin, 663 00:29:57,266 --> 00:29:58,667 Anthony Pugh. 664 00:29:58,767 --> 00:29:59,137 Anthony Pugh had just been released from Cheshire Prison. 665 00:29:59,137 --> 00:30:01,467 Anthony Pugh had just been released from Cheshire Prison. 666 00:30:01,467 --> 00:30:05,867 He was working at Chromalloy Aviation with Matt Pugh 667 00:30:05,867 --> 00:30:07,867 for two years -- 2005, 2006, 668 00:30:07,867 --> 00:30:09,700 right before the homicide. 669 00:30:09,767 --> 00:30:11,867 Anthony stated to the police that Matt Pugh 670 00:30:11,967 --> 00:30:15,300 had come up with a plan to kill Zandra. 671 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:18,467 NARRATOR: But after so many false leads, 672 00:30:18,567 --> 00:30:21,300 police have reason to be skeptical. 673 00:30:21,367 --> 00:30:24,567 Anthony was asked why he would give up information 674 00:30:24,567 --> 00:30:28,266 on his cousin and rat him out to the police. 675 00:30:28,367 --> 00:30:29,137 And Anthony's response was that he wanted 676 00:30:29,137 --> 00:30:31,166 And Anthony's response was that he wanted 677 00:30:31,166 --> 00:30:32,967 the $50,000 reward. 678 00:30:35,166 --> 00:30:38,266 BOUCHARD: There was history with Anthony and Matthew Pugh. 679 00:30:38,367 --> 00:30:41,300 They both were involved in the drug trade. 680 00:30:41,367 --> 00:30:45,066 They were both on opposite sides of the territories. 681 00:30:45,066 --> 00:30:47,567 This is mine. This was yours. 682 00:30:47,567 --> 00:30:49,667 ARNTFIELD: When Anthony comes forward as the latest tipster 683 00:30:49,667 --> 00:30:51,600 in this case, police naturally need to 684 00:30:51,667 --> 00:30:53,166 take his account with a grain of salt. 685 00:30:53,166 --> 00:30:56,567 Here we have a rival drug dealer who would stand to 686 00:30:56,567 --> 00:30:58,600 benefit by eliminating his competition, 687 00:30:58,667 --> 00:30:59,137 and he admits that he's only coming forward 688 00:30:59,137 --> 00:31:00,567 and he admits that he's only coming forward 689 00:31:00,667 --> 00:31:02,000 for the reward money. 690 00:31:03,266 --> 00:31:05,567 NARRATOR: Now, detectives need to determine whether 691 00:31:05,567 --> 00:31:08,767 Matthew Pugh really did kill his ex-girlfriend, Zandra, 692 00:31:09,800 --> 00:31:13,367 or if Matthew's cousin Anthony is trying to eliminate 693 00:31:13,467 --> 00:31:16,367 Matthew in order to take over his drug territory. 694 00:31:20,100 --> 00:31:23,200 NARRATOR: Five long years after Zandra Ducsay's murder, 695 00:31:23,266 --> 00:31:24,900 her ex-boyfriend, Matthew Pugh, 696 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:27,600 is accused of the crime by his cousin, Anthony. 697 00:31:29,667 --> 00:31:31,867 Anthony says that Matthew threatened to kill 698 00:31:31,867 --> 00:31:34,166 Zandra after she broke up with him. 699 00:31:34,166 --> 00:31:36,200 Matthew sent her threatening letters 700 00:31:36,266 --> 00:31:37,967 when he was incarcerated, 701 00:31:37,967 --> 00:31:40,166 saying the things he wanted to do to her. 702 00:31:41,367 --> 00:31:43,367 LAWLOR: The letters showed a person 703 00:31:43,467 --> 00:31:44,800 who was completely obsessed. 704 00:31:44,867 --> 00:31:47,166 He talked about sex with her. 705 00:31:47,166 --> 00:31:48,710 He talked about her being his property, 706 00:31:48,710 --> 00:31:50,166 He talked about her being his property, 707 00:31:50,166 --> 00:31:53,166 talked about how she was never going to be allowed 708 00:31:53,266 --> 00:31:54,367 to leave him. 709 00:31:55,867 --> 00:31:57,300 And sprinkled in there 710 00:31:57,367 --> 00:31:59,867 were threats of violence, physical harm, 711 00:31:59,867 --> 00:32:04,200 even death if she were to not be with him. 712 00:32:04,266 --> 00:32:07,166 He had said he was going to do things to hurt her family. 713 00:32:07,166 --> 00:32:08,667 He would actually go as far as saying 714 00:32:08,767 --> 00:32:10,500 he was going to destroy her face. 715 00:32:11,767 --> 00:32:12,867 In the crime scene, 716 00:32:12,867 --> 00:32:16,767 her face was brutally battered by a blunt object. 717 00:32:17,867 --> 00:32:18,710 Matthew has written a letter from prison threatening Zandra, 718 00:32:18,710 --> 00:32:21,500 Matthew has written a letter from prison threatening Zandra, 719 00:32:21,567 --> 00:32:23,000 treating her like she is 720 00:32:23,066 --> 00:32:26,567 a piece of property that he owns and controls. 721 00:32:26,567 --> 00:32:29,667 And so Matthew may be someone who thinks nothing of 722 00:32:29,667 --> 00:32:34,100 assaulting women or intimate partners to have his needs met. 723 00:32:34,166 --> 00:32:37,266 NARRATOR: Matthew's letter terrifies Zandra, so much so, 724 00:32:37,266 --> 00:32:39,900 she alerts the penitentiary administration. 725 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:42,667 Alexandra reported to the Department of Corrections 726 00:32:42,767 --> 00:32:46,266 this eight-page letter that Matt Pugh wrote, indicating that 727 00:32:46,266 --> 00:32:48,710 he wanted to destroy her face and harm her family. 728 00:32:48,710 --> 00:32:50,200 he wanted to destroy her face and harm her family. 729 00:32:50,266 --> 00:32:52,867 After Alexandra reported the threatening 730 00:32:52,967 --> 00:32:54,166 and harassing letter, 731 00:32:55,166 --> 00:32:58,200 Matt Pugh got time added to his sentence, 732 00:32:58,266 --> 00:33:01,000 which made Matt furious with Alexandra. 733 00:33:01,100 --> 00:33:05,300 That information brings Matthew Pugh back into 734 00:33:05,367 --> 00:33:08,867 the picture, pointing at Matthew Pugh as a suspect. 735 00:33:08,967 --> 00:33:11,166 NARRATOR: According to Matthew's cousin, Anthony, 736 00:33:11,266 --> 00:33:14,100 Matthew turned his threats into action. 737 00:33:14,166 --> 00:33:15,700 Anthony described details 738 00:33:15,767 --> 00:33:18,667 only the killer or his confidant could know. 739 00:33:19,767 --> 00:33:21,667 Police found Anthony credible. 740 00:33:21,667 --> 00:33:24,667 He was able to talk about things that were never 741 00:33:24,667 --> 00:33:25,867 made public, 742 00:33:25,867 --> 00:33:29,367 about how Matt had said that if he were to kill her, 743 00:33:29,467 --> 00:33:32,100 he would use clothing from Chromalloy, 744 00:33:32,166 --> 00:33:35,567 his place of employment, things like latex gloves, 745 00:33:35,567 --> 00:33:39,166 like paper suits, like paper booties to cover his feet. 746 00:33:39,166 --> 00:33:41,266 He would wear two of everything 747 00:33:41,266 --> 00:33:44,367 so he would not leave any trace of evidence behind. 748 00:33:45,867 --> 00:33:48,266 WYDRA: He was gonna shave all the hair off his body, 749 00:33:48,266 --> 00:33:48,710 including his arms, legs, so that he would leave 750 00:33:48,710 --> 00:33:50,367 including his arms, legs, so that he would leave 751 00:33:50,367 --> 00:33:52,667 no hair DNA at the scene. 752 00:33:53,667 --> 00:33:57,100 What Anthony is saying fits the crime scene 753 00:33:57,166 --> 00:34:00,266 in that the person that committed the crime left 754 00:34:00,266 --> 00:34:02,800 very little if any physical evidence behind. 755 00:34:02,867 --> 00:34:04,567 Covering your feet with 756 00:34:04,667 --> 00:34:07,800 the booties does match that footprint that was covered. 757 00:34:09,100 --> 00:34:10,567 NARRATOR: Even more damning, 758 00:34:10,567 --> 00:34:12,266 Matthew told Anthony he would also 759 00:34:12,266 --> 00:34:15,166 take a roll of Permacel tape from work. 760 00:34:15,166 --> 00:34:17,600 One of the key pieces of evidence in this case 761 00:34:17,667 --> 00:34:18,710 was certain tape that was found on the victim's mouth. 762 00:34:18,710 --> 00:34:22,166 was certain tape that was found on the victim's mouth. 763 00:34:22,266 --> 00:34:23,367 When it was sent to the lab, 764 00:34:23,467 --> 00:34:26,300 it was found to have a very distinctive adhesive 765 00:34:26,367 --> 00:34:28,200 on the inside. 766 00:34:28,266 --> 00:34:31,600 This was not a tape that you could buy at Home Depot. 767 00:34:31,667 --> 00:34:33,700 This was a tape that was 768 00:34:33,767 --> 00:34:38,367 specific to the aircraft construction industry. 769 00:34:38,367 --> 00:34:41,467 The connection with the tape is important, because Chromalloy 770 00:34:41,567 --> 00:34:43,800 is only one of three companies in the state 771 00:34:43,867 --> 00:34:46,967 of Connecticut that actually use this aviation tape. 772 00:34:46,967 --> 00:34:48,710 That aviation tape is found at the crime scene on Zandra, 773 00:34:48,710 --> 00:34:51,767 That aviation tape is found at the crime scene on Zandra, 774 00:34:51,767 --> 00:34:55,800 at Pugh's house, and Pugh actually works at the company. 775 00:34:55,867 --> 00:34:58,100 NARRATOR: Anthony's story is strong enough to isolate 776 00:34:58,166 --> 00:35:01,767 his cousin, Matthew Pugh, as the prime suspect, 777 00:35:01,767 --> 00:35:05,200 but the evidence is still only circumstantial. 778 00:35:05,266 --> 00:35:08,567 None of it ties Matthew directly to the crime scene. 779 00:35:08,567 --> 00:35:12,166 And Matthew's alibi is still rock solid. 780 00:35:12,266 --> 00:35:14,166 BRODERICK: So with the new information provided by Anthony, 781 00:35:14,266 --> 00:35:17,200 it's still not enough to arrest Matthew Pugh. 782 00:35:17,266 --> 00:35:18,710 So the next step is to pick apart his alibi 783 00:35:18,710 --> 00:35:20,467 So the next step is to pick apart his alibi 784 00:35:20,467 --> 00:35:23,100 that he provided at the time of the murder. 785 00:35:23,166 --> 00:35:27,767 His alibi consisted of him being at Chromalloy 786 00:35:27,767 --> 00:35:30,266 in Enfield, Connecticut, 787 00:35:30,266 --> 00:35:32,600 and he was told that his daughter 788 00:35:32,667 --> 00:35:34,600 was sick, and he had to go home. 789 00:35:34,667 --> 00:35:38,166 He indicated that he went home, that he went to a gas station, 790 00:35:38,266 --> 00:35:40,900 that he went out looking at cars 791 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:43,367 at various used car dealerships throughout 792 00:35:43,467 --> 00:35:46,000 the greater New Haven, Hamden area, 793 00:35:46,066 --> 00:35:48,166 and that he then went to the bank. 794 00:35:49,567 --> 00:35:52,400 NARRATOR: But five years after Matthew's initial statement, 795 00:35:52,467 --> 00:35:54,900 details of his story begin to crack. 796 00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:56,867 BRODERICK: The stepdaughter recants 797 00:35:56,867 --> 00:36:00,166 what she said earlier in the investigation. 798 00:36:00,166 --> 00:36:03,100 Now says years later that she never saw 799 00:36:03,166 --> 00:36:05,000 Matthew Pugh that afternoon. 800 00:36:06,367 --> 00:36:09,166 We checked gas station surveillance footage, 801 00:36:09,266 --> 00:36:12,867 and Matthew Pugh did go to a Hess gas station. 802 00:36:12,867 --> 00:36:17,000 However, he didn't get there until 2:10 PM, 803 00:36:17,100 --> 00:36:18,710 which is hours after he originally stated. 804 00:36:18,710 --> 00:36:20,667 which is hours after he originally stated. 805 00:36:20,667 --> 00:36:22,467 NARRATOR: With Matthew's lies exposed, 806 00:36:22,567 --> 00:36:24,367 police now have probable cause 807 00:36:24,467 --> 00:36:26,367 for a warrant on his phone records. 808 00:36:27,667 --> 00:36:30,600 They need to pinpoint where he actually was on the day 809 00:36:30,667 --> 00:36:31,767 Zandra was killed. 810 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:34,266 BRODERICK: Using the phone records, 811 00:36:34,367 --> 00:36:37,767 we start to understand that Matthew Pugh 812 00:36:37,767 --> 00:36:39,867 was in the neighborhood throughout the week, 813 00:36:39,867 --> 00:36:43,100 which corroborated what the neighbors were saying about 814 00:36:43,166 --> 00:36:44,266 a suspicious male 815 00:36:44,300 --> 00:36:46,266 and a suspicious vehicle being in the neighborhood 816 00:36:46,266 --> 00:36:47,567 prior to the murder. 817 00:36:48,967 --> 00:36:52,066 NARRATOR: On that day, May 19th, the day of the murder, 818 00:36:52,066 --> 00:36:55,867 Matthew's phone shows he again visited Zandra's street. 819 00:36:55,967 --> 00:36:59,000 BRODERICK: Matthew Pugh's phone records shows he was using 820 00:36:59,100 --> 00:37:02,467 the phone close to the area of Zandra's residence. 821 00:37:03,200 --> 00:37:05,467 So now with the evidence from the cousin, 822 00:37:05,567 --> 00:37:10,300 the broken alibi, and this tape that's used at Chromalloy 823 00:37:10,367 --> 00:37:13,266 matches the tape at the crime scene, 824 00:37:13,266 --> 00:37:16,367 I know that Matthew Pugh is responsible. 825 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:18,710 NARRATOR: Investigators are finally able to piece together 826 00:37:18,710 --> 00:37:20,667 NARRATOR: Investigators are finally able to piece together 827 00:37:20,667 --> 00:37:23,400 the events that led to Zandra Ducsay's murder. 828 00:37:24,667 --> 00:37:27,667 On Friday, May 19, 2006, 829 00:37:27,767 --> 00:37:32,000 Matt Pugh shaved his body hair at 6 AM to make sure there 830 00:37:32,100 --> 00:37:34,166 was no DNA evidence left at the crime scene. 831 00:37:35,500 --> 00:37:36,767 BRODERICK: At 8:39 AM, 832 00:37:36,767 --> 00:37:38,767 Pugh leaves Chromalloy, his place of work. 833 00:37:39,867 --> 00:37:43,000 LAWLOR: At 10:15 AM on the day of the murder, 834 00:37:43,066 --> 00:37:46,600 Zandra meets her friend, Nicole Williamson, at Bally's gym. 835 00:37:47,800 --> 00:37:48,710 BRODERICK: According to Zandra's phone records, 836 00:37:48,710 --> 00:37:49,667 BRODERICK: According to Zandra's phone records, 837 00:37:49,667 --> 00:37:53,166 she arrives home from the gym at approximately 12 PM. 838 00:37:54,266 --> 00:37:56,500 WYDRA: At 12:07 PM, 839 00:37:56,567 --> 00:38:00,700 Matthew Pugh's cell phone is pinged, putting him in Milford. 840 00:38:02,100 --> 00:38:04,000 LAWLOR: At 12:34 PM, 841 00:38:04,066 --> 00:38:07,567 Zandra speaks with her boyfriend, Justin. 842 00:38:07,567 --> 00:38:09,266 WYDRA: At 12:34 PM, 843 00:38:09,266 --> 00:38:11,166 Matt Pugh shows up at Zandra's door. 844 00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:14,266 BRODERICK: At 12:34 PM, 845 00:38:14,266 --> 00:38:18,166 Zandra's boyfriend hears her say, "Why are you here? 846 00:38:18,266 --> 00:38:18,710 You're supposed to call before you show up." 847 00:38:18,710 --> 00:38:20,200 You're supposed to call before you show up." 848 00:38:20,266 --> 00:38:23,800 From 12:34 PM to 12:37 PM, 849 00:38:23,867 --> 00:38:25,800 Zandra and her boyfriend speak on 850 00:38:25,867 --> 00:38:28,467 the phone for three minutes before they end the call. 851 00:38:30,066 --> 00:38:35,166 So between 12:37 and 4 o'clock on that afternoon, 852 00:38:35,266 --> 00:38:38,767 Matthew presented himself at the front of Alexandra's home. 853 00:38:38,867 --> 00:38:40,300 He was able to get himself in. 854 00:38:41,667 --> 00:38:44,266 BRODERICK: Pugh covers her mouth with the black Permacel tape. 855 00:38:45,166 --> 00:38:46,867 LAWLOR: She was gagged, and she was 856 00:38:46,867 --> 00:38:48,667 brought to the basement of her house. 857 00:38:49,667 --> 00:38:53,567 We believe at that time, he was able to put on all of the items 858 00:38:53,667 --> 00:38:56,066 of clothing that he had taken from Chromalloy, 859 00:38:56,066 --> 00:39:00,467 things like the paper suit, the vinyl gloves, the booties. 860 00:39:02,200 --> 00:39:04,767 He then stabs her... 861 00:39:11,200 --> 00:39:13,867 and bludgeons her face with her own dance trophy. 862 00:39:15,867 --> 00:39:18,266 NARRATOR: After brutally murdering Zandra, 863 00:39:18,367 --> 00:39:18,710 Matthew leaves behind just a single bloody footprint. 864 00:39:18,710 --> 00:39:21,600 Matthew leaves behind just a single bloody footprint. 865 00:39:23,100 --> 00:39:27,367 Pugh removes his booties, his gloves, 866 00:39:27,367 --> 00:39:30,700 and his smock and places them in a bag. 867 00:39:33,166 --> 00:39:35,767 LAWLOR: Once Matthew was done, and he cleaned up, 868 00:39:37,166 --> 00:39:41,166 we believe he attempted to wash up in the first floor 869 00:39:41,266 --> 00:39:43,100 bathroom -- when doing so, 870 00:39:43,166 --> 00:39:45,300 he left one minute bloodstain from when 871 00:39:45,367 --> 00:39:46,467 he was washing his hands. 872 00:39:46,567 --> 00:39:48,710 And that stain is really the only piece of forensic 873 00:39:48,710 --> 00:39:49,667 And that stain is really the only piece of forensic 874 00:39:49,667 --> 00:39:51,200 evidence that ever came back 875 00:39:51,266 --> 00:39:54,867 with even a small tie to him through DNA evidence. 876 00:39:56,066 --> 00:39:57,367 WYDRA: At 2:10 PM, 877 00:39:57,367 --> 00:40:00,166 Matt Pugh was caught on videotape 878 00:40:00,166 --> 00:40:02,000 at the Hess gas station, 879 00:40:02,100 --> 00:40:04,867 and he claimed he was there at 12 noon. 880 00:40:04,967 --> 00:40:06,166 BRODERICK: At 4:30 PM, 881 00:40:06,266 --> 00:40:09,266 Linda Ducsay, Zandra's mother, arrives home to find 882 00:40:09,367 --> 00:40:11,767 her daughter in the basement, covered in blood. 883 00:40:12,600 --> 00:40:15,667 On September 5, 2008, Matthew Pugh was 884 00:40:15,767 --> 00:40:18,710 arrested for the murder of Alexandra Ducsay. 885 00:40:18,710 --> 00:40:19,100 arrested for the murder of Alexandra Ducsay. 886 00:40:19,166 --> 00:40:22,467 He's also charged with burglary in the first degree. 887 00:40:22,567 --> 00:40:24,767 On May 11, 2015, 888 00:40:24,767 --> 00:40:27,667 Matthew Pugh was sentenced to 60 years in prison 889 00:40:27,667 --> 00:40:29,300 [gavel pounds] 890 00:40:29,367 --> 00:40:31,400 for the murder of Alexandra Ducsay. 891 00:40:32,100 --> 00:40:33,867 He's currently serving that sentence 892 00:40:33,867 --> 00:40:35,667 in the Cheshire Correctional Institution. 893 00:40:36,967 --> 00:40:38,867 BRODERICK: The case is sad, that a family 894 00:40:38,867 --> 00:40:42,200 lost a family member who was so young. 895 00:40:42,266 --> 00:40:44,000 She was 26 years old. 896 00:40:44,066 --> 00:40:47,600 She had an aspiring career as being an actress, and she was 897 00:40:47,667 --> 00:40:48,710 a positive role model in the community, and, uh, her life 898 00:40:48,710 --> 00:40:50,100 a positive role model in the community, and, uh, her life 899 00:40:50,166 --> 00:40:52,567 was taken way too soon and, unfortunately, 900 00:40:52,667 --> 00:40:55,000 in such a brutal way -- it will stick with the family for 901 00:40:55,100 --> 00:40:56,467 the rest of their lives. 902 00:40:56,467 --> 00:41:00,567 This case really does show, you know, 903 00:41:00,667 --> 00:41:04,767 domestic violence at its worst and just really shows, you know, 904 00:41:04,867 --> 00:41:08,767 what one evil person can do to another person. 905 00:41:08,767 --> 00:41:12,367 This case is done for Alexandra Ducsay. 906 00:41:12,367 --> 00:41:16,000 It's done for her family and all of the members 907 00:41:16,066 --> 00:41:18,000 of the law enforcement community who dedicated 908 00:41:18,100 --> 00:41:18,710 a significant portion of their careers to bringing this man to 909 00:41:18,710 --> 00:41:21,800 a significant portion of their careers to bringing this man to 910 00:41:21,867 --> 00:41:24,667 justice is what this case is really about, 911 00:41:24,667 --> 00:41:27,567 that we will never stop looking for you.