1 00:00:10,500 --> 00:00:11,634 [gunshot blasts] 2 00:00:12,734 --> 00:00:15,166 HARRELL: This was a very savage shooting 3 00:00:15,166 --> 00:00:16,867 at very close range. 4 00:00:16,867 --> 00:00:18,600 It was very personal. 5 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:21,166 Jody Wilder was fun to spend time with. 6 00:00:21,166 --> 00:00:23,734 HOLMES: He liked to sing and do his karaoke. 7 00:00:28,634 --> 00:00:30,000 HOLMES: Was it a targeted killing? 8 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:30,367 HOLMES: Was it a targeted killing? 9 00:00:30,433 --> 00:00:32,467 Was it a road rage incident? 10 00:00:32,467 --> 00:00:34,467 Did he know who his killer was? 11 00:00:34,467 --> 00:00:35,467 [gunshot blasts] 12 00:00:35,533 --> 00:00:36,867 ARNTFIELD: Without a plate, without a description, 13 00:00:36,867 --> 00:00:39,100 just about anybody is a suspect. 14 00:00:44,367 --> 00:00:46,467 NARRATOR: Every day in North America, 15 00:00:46,533 --> 00:00:48,867 dozens of people are murdered. 16 00:00:48,867 --> 00:00:51,367 The key to solving the toughest of these homicides 17 00:00:51,367 --> 00:00:55,467 lies in the final 24 hours of the victim's life. 18 00:00:55,467 --> 00:00:57,166 To crack the case, 19 00:00:57,233 --> 00:01:00,000 detectives must reconstruct that critical timeline -- 20 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:00,867 detectives must reconstruct that critical timeline -- 21 00:01:00,867 --> 00:01:03,867 the minutes and hours containing evidence that can 22 00:01:03,867 --> 00:01:07,066 help unlock the mystery and catch the killer. 23 00:01:17,066 --> 00:01:19,867 Serene Douglas County, Georgia, 24 00:01:19,867 --> 00:01:21,166 like its big city neighbor, Atlanta, 25 00:01:21,233 --> 00:01:25,467 has grown by leaps and bounds over the past 25 years. 26 00:01:25,533 --> 00:01:30,000 In 1998, Douglas County was a community of 27 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:30,533 In 1998, Douglas County was a community of 28 00:01:30,634 --> 00:01:33,734 working class people who went to work every day 29 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,100 just living their lives. 30 00:01:36,100 --> 00:01:37,734 Being right outside of Atlanta, 31 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:40,467 we had commuters that would work 32 00:01:40,467 --> 00:01:44,500 in Atlanta but liked that country life. 33 00:01:44,500 --> 00:01:46,266 HOLMES: There was a big boom in the nineties. 34 00:01:46,266 --> 00:01:49,467 During those years, there was a lot of construction, 35 00:01:49,533 --> 00:01:51,266 a lot of businesses being built. 36 00:01:51,266 --> 00:01:53,700 We prided ourselves in the fact that 37 00:01:53,700 --> 00:01:55,433 we had a very low crime rate. 38 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:59,533 NARRATOR: But on the night of August 7th, 1998, 39 00:01:59,533 --> 00:02:00,000 that perceived safety of suburbia is pierced. 40 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,800 that perceived safety of suburbia is pierced. 41 00:02:03,700 --> 00:02:05,500 Douglas County sheriff's office gets 42 00:02:05,500 --> 00:02:07,533 an urgent call from a commuter. 43 00:02:22,367 --> 00:02:24,233 [sirens wailing] 44 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:26,266 NARRATOR: Lieutenant James Harrell 45 00:02:26,266 --> 00:02:28,166 of the Douglas County Sheriff's Department 46 00:02:28,233 --> 00:02:29,433 responds to the call. 47 00:02:30,734 --> 00:02:35,600 When I arrive, I observe a red Ford Explorer parked 48 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,700 in the emergency lane with its lights on. 49 00:02:38,700 --> 00:02:40,734 So I approached the vehicle. 50 00:02:40,734 --> 00:02:44,533 The driver's side window had been shattered out and there 51 00:02:44,533 --> 00:02:48,266 was a bullet hole through the windshield of the vehicle. 52 00:02:48,333 --> 00:02:53,166 There was an individual inside the vehicle that had been shot. 53 00:02:53,166 --> 00:02:55,166 The person was deceased. 54 00:02:56,467 --> 00:02:59,533 He was slumped to the far right-hand side, 55 00:02:59,634 --> 00:03:00,000 and there was a large amount of blood. 56 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,367 and there was a large amount of blood. 57 00:03:05,166 --> 00:03:09,533 The victim had multiple gunshot wounds to his body. 58 00:03:11,166 --> 00:03:13,266 We removed his wallet 59 00:03:13,266 --> 00:03:16,533 and that's when we got his identification. 60 00:03:16,533 --> 00:03:18,367 Joseph Henry Wilder. 61 00:03:18,367 --> 00:03:21,066 NARRATOR: Known to his friends and family as Jody, 62 00:03:21,066 --> 00:03:23,867 the 46-year-old father of three is a local building 63 00:03:23,867 --> 00:03:25,467 contractor who's been working 64 00:03:25,533 --> 00:03:28,266 in the area for almost 30 years. 65 00:03:28,266 --> 00:03:30,000 Investigators searched Jody's vehicle for clues. 66 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:31,066 Investigators searched Jody's vehicle for clues. 67 00:03:31,066 --> 00:03:33,800 Anything that might explain why he was gunned down 68 00:03:33,900 --> 00:03:37,166 on the side of the highway and by whom. 69 00:03:37,166 --> 00:03:39,367 It didn't appear that anything was taken, 70 00:03:39,367 --> 00:03:42,467 it didn't appear that it had been rifled through. 71 00:03:42,533 --> 00:03:46,166 There was a single bullet hole in the windshield. 72 00:03:46,166 --> 00:03:47,734 The other bullets appeared to 73 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,367 have passed through the door window. 74 00:03:50,433 --> 00:03:52,266 Somebody standing outside the vehicle would have 75 00:03:52,333 --> 00:03:56,467 shot into the vehicle, striking him multiple times. 76 00:03:56,533 --> 00:04:00,000 This was a very savage shooting at very close range. 77 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:01,066 This was a very savage shooting at very close range. 78 00:04:01,100 --> 00:04:04,066 There's a number of scenarios that go through your head. 79 00:04:04,100 --> 00:04:05,700 Was it a targeted killing? 80 00:04:05,700 --> 00:04:10,166 Was it a road rage incident that spilled over into gunfire? 81 00:04:10,166 --> 00:04:12,634 Did he know who his killer was? 82 00:04:12,734 --> 00:04:14,266 [gunshots blast] 83 00:04:16,367 --> 00:04:19,634 HARRELL: We found six 45-caliber shell casings 84 00:04:19,634 --> 00:04:22,000 on the ground located on the driver's side of 85 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:23,367 the vehicle. 86 00:04:23,367 --> 00:04:26,166 We gathered those shell casings as evidence 87 00:04:26,166 --> 00:04:28,600 and then they were sent to the crime lab. 88 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:30,000 NARRATOR: Investigators also find something on the shoulder 89 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:31,266 NARRATOR: Investigators also find something on the shoulder 90 00:04:31,333 --> 00:04:33,500 of the highway that catches their attention. 91 00:04:33,500 --> 00:04:37,600 In front of the maroon Explorer was a flat piece of plastic 92 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:39,967 that didn't match anything on the Explorer. 93 00:04:39,967 --> 00:04:42,533 We didn't know if it was part of the crime scene. 94 00:04:42,533 --> 00:04:45,600 We didn't know if it came from the suspect vehicle, 95 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:49,000 but we went ahead and gathered it as his evidence anyway. 96 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:50,600 NARRATOR: Lieutenant Harrell takes statements from 97 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:53,533 several drivers who witnessed the shooting. 98 00:04:53,533 --> 00:04:55,066 HARRELL: As they were driving by, 99 00:04:55,066 --> 00:04:59,266 they saw a maroon Ford Explorer in the emergency lane. 100 00:04:59,266 --> 00:05:00,000 And there was a pickup truck 101 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,467 And there was a pickup truck 102 00:05:02,467 --> 00:05:04,700 parked in front of the Ford Explorer, and they 103 00:05:04,700 --> 00:05:07,066 heard several loud pops. 104 00:05:07,066 --> 00:05:09,634 They realized that there was a white male 105 00:05:09,734 --> 00:05:13,066 standing outside of the maroon Ford Explorer... 106 00:05:13,100 --> 00:05:14,467 [gunshots blast] 107 00:05:14,467 --> 00:05:16,800 shooting a gun into the vehicle. 108 00:05:18,367 --> 00:05:20,867 The shooter walked away from the maroon Explorer, 109 00:05:20,867 --> 00:05:22,533 was walking towards his truck. 110 00:05:22,634 --> 00:05:25,266 He stopped, turned and fired 111 00:05:25,266 --> 00:05:27,166 a last shot through the windshield. 112 00:05:27,166 --> 00:05:28,333 [gunshot blasts] 113 00:05:29,700 --> 00:05:30,000 They had a vague description of the subject -- 114 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,467 They had a vague description of the subject -- 115 00:05:32,467 --> 00:05:34,367 tall, thin white male. 116 00:05:34,367 --> 00:05:38,166 They indicated that he got into a full-size pickup truck, 117 00:05:38,233 --> 00:05:41,967 maybe black or dark blue, and then the pickup truck 118 00:05:41,967 --> 00:05:43,367 drove away. 119 00:05:43,367 --> 00:05:46,467 The witness was able to remember enough about that 120 00:05:46,467 --> 00:05:49,467 person to be able to do a composite sketch. 121 00:05:49,467 --> 00:05:52,266 NARRATOR: Another witness reports, the shooter wasn't alone. 122 00:05:52,266 --> 00:05:53,800 He claims to have seen someone 123 00:05:53,900 --> 00:05:56,066 in the passenger seat of the truck. 124 00:05:56,066 --> 00:05:59,066 He couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman. 125 00:05:59,066 --> 00:06:00,000 Witnesses also tell investigators they saw the same 126 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,367 Witnesses also tell investigators they saw the same 127 00:06:02,433 --> 00:06:04,066 two vehicles driving recklessly 128 00:06:04,066 --> 00:06:06,066 just minutes before the shooting. 129 00:06:06,066 --> 00:06:09,634 HOLMES: The vehicle that was driven by Mr. Wilder was speeding 130 00:06:09,734 --> 00:06:12,467 and had rammed into the rear end 131 00:06:12,533 --> 00:06:15,367 of this dark colored Chevrolet truck, 132 00:06:15,367 --> 00:06:18,634 hit the rear bumper of it on at least two occasions, 133 00:06:18,734 --> 00:06:21,634 leading up to what happened on the side of the interstate. 134 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:24,467 [gunshot blasts] 135 00:06:24,533 --> 00:06:26,600 MYERS: Based on the autopsy report, 136 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,166 Jody was shot seven times in the arm 137 00:06:29,233 --> 00:06:30,000 and the side abdomen multiple times 138 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:31,166 and the side abdomen multiple times 139 00:06:31,166 --> 00:06:33,066 and once in the chest. 140 00:06:33,066 --> 00:06:34,800 NARRATOR: Based on the initial evidence, 141 00:06:34,900 --> 00:06:37,900 the final sequence of events seems clear. 142 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:41,467 Two drivers speeding on the highway escalated 143 00:06:41,467 --> 00:06:44,266 to road rage which ended in homicide. 144 00:06:44,266 --> 00:06:45,734 [gunshot blasts] 145 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:49,634 The wounds Jody suffered were fatal wounds. 146 00:06:49,634 --> 00:06:51,634 He would have died instantly. 147 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:55,266 NARRATOR: Sheriff investigators turn to the grim task 148 00:06:55,333 --> 00:06:57,867 of notifying the victim's family. 149 00:06:57,867 --> 00:06:59,533 HOLMES: We notified Georgia Allen, 150 00:06:59,634 --> 00:07:00,000 Jody's sister, and gave her the news of Jody's passing. 151 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:04,533 Jody's sister, and gave her the news of Jody's passing. 152 00:07:05,367 --> 00:07:07,600 Her relationship with her brother Jody 153 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:09,467 was a very fond one. 154 00:07:09,533 --> 00:07:12,634 Jody kind of looked out for her and looked out for her mom. 155 00:07:12,634 --> 00:07:16,533 AYCOCK: Jody was a general contractor who not only 156 00:07:16,533 --> 00:07:20,000 renovated houses, but he also did handyman work. 157 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:23,367 MYERS: Jody Wilder was a hardworking person who was happy-go-lucky. 158 00:07:23,433 --> 00:07:25,367 He was fun to spend time with. 159 00:07:25,433 --> 00:07:28,533 HOLMES: Jody had a son from his first marriage 160 00:07:28,634 --> 00:07:30,000 and two children from his second marriage 161 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:30,367 and two children from his second marriage 162 00:07:30,367 --> 00:07:32,533 who were in their early twenties. 163 00:07:32,634 --> 00:07:33,600 And at the time of his death, 164 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,634 he was separated from his second wife. 165 00:07:36,634 --> 00:07:39,367 NARRATOR: Jody's sister, Georgia, has no idea 166 00:07:39,367 --> 00:07:41,000 who would want to kill her brother. 167 00:07:42,166 --> 00:07:43,467 In order to solve the murder, 168 00:07:43,467 --> 00:07:47,166 investigators need to reconstruct the last 24 hours 169 00:07:47,166 --> 00:07:48,800 of Jody Wilder's life. 170 00:07:50,100 --> 00:07:53,467 HOLMES: Jody liked to go to the Topps Two bar 171 00:07:53,533 --> 00:07:55,367 which does a lot of karaoke. 172 00:07:55,367 --> 00:07:57,100 Jody liked to sing, and so he 173 00:07:57,100 --> 00:07:59,367 would go in there and do his karaoke. 174 00:07:59,367 --> 00:08:00,000 He was at Topps Two the night of his murder. 175 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:03,600 He was at Topps Two the night of his murder. 176 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:07,433 NARRATOR: The bar is just 12 miles from where Jody Wilder was murdered. 177 00:08:08,467 --> 00:08:12,734 Investigators pay a visit to Topps Two bar to see the owner. 178 00:08:12,734 --> 00:08:16,467 AYCOCK: The owner told investigators that Jody was 179 00:08:16,533 --> 00:08:19,100 a regular at the Topps Two karaoke bar. 180 00:08:19,100 --> 00:08:22,634 She told investigators that Jody was in good spirits 181 00:08:22,634 --> 00:08:24,467 and that he had actually signed up for 182 00:08:24,467 --> 00:08:26,266 a few karaoke songs that night. 183 00:08:27,734 --> 00:08:30,000 HOLMES: She told us that he was in the middle of singing a song 184 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:31,166 HOLMES: She told us that he was in the middle of singing a song 185 00:08:31,166 --> 00:08:34,066 when he received a page on his pager, 186 00:08:34,066 --> 00:08:35,634 he looked down at it. 187 00:08:35,734 --> 00:08:37,367 He ended up finishing the song. 188 00:08:37,367 --> 00:08:39,100 But after the song was over, 189 00:08:39,100 --> 00:08:43,467 Jody left Topps Two at about 9:15 that evening, 190 00:08:43,467 --> 00:08:45,600 and they never saw him again. 191 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:48,367 NARRATOR: Sheriff investigators now have the first part 192 00:08:48,433 --> 00:08:51,233 of Jody's timeline shortly before his murder 193 00:08:52,734 --> 00:08:56,100 HOLMES: Jody left the karaoke bar at 9:15, 194 00:08:56,100 --> 00:08:59,467 and we started getting the 911 calls around 10 o'clock -- 195 00:08:59,533 --> 00:09:00,000 that's 45 minutes. 196 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:00,867 that's 45 minutes. 197 00:09:00,867 --> 00:09:06,066 And to get from Topps Two bar to the location 198 00:09:06,066 --> 00:09:07,634 where the homicide happened 199 00:09:07,734 --> 00:09:10,900 takes anywhere from five to ten minutes with traffic. 200 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:15,700 So we're still looking at a 30- to 35-minute timeframe that we 201 00:09:15,700 --> 00:09:17,367 need to narrow down. 202 00:09:17,367 --> 00:09:19,634 NARRATOR: Something happened in the 35 minutes 203 00:09:19,634 --> 00:09:21,634 leading up to the shooting. 204 00:09:21,734 --> 00:09:23,467 What was it? 205 00:09:23,467 --> 00:09:26,734 Was there an argument at the bar or in the parking lot 206 00:09:26,734 --> 00:09:30,000 that may have spilled over to the location on the interstate 207 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:30,867 that may have spilled over to the location on the interstate 208 00:09:30,867 --> 00:09:32,266 where he was shot? 209 00:09:32,333 --> 00:09:35,266 NARRATOR: Investigators now know when the shooting took place 210 00:09:35,333 --> 00:09:37,266 but have no idea who pulled the trigger. 211 00:09:37,266 --> 00:09:38,467 [gunshot blasts] 212 00:09:38,533 --> 00:09:40,600 Without a plate, without a description, 213 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:43,000 just about anybody is a suspect. 214 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,467 You have eyewitness evidence confirming that 215 00:09:45,467 --> 00:09:49,000 this looks like a random roadside execution. 216 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,066 But investigators also have to consider 217 00:09:51,100 --> 00:09:53,100 that this may be set up to look that way, 218 00:09:53,100 --> 00:09:56,367 and it may have some other explanation. 219 00:09:56,367 --> 00:09:59,634 NARRATOR: When investigators search Jody's name in their database, 220 00:09:59,634 --> 00:10:00,000 they get a hit. 221 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:01,066 they get a hit. 222 00:10:01,867 --> 00:10:04,634 Just weeks earlier, sheriff deputies had been called 223 00:10:04,734 --> 00:10:06,066 to Jody's last known address 224 00:10:06,066 --> 00:10:10,000 to settle a fight between Jody and his former roommate, 225 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,066 Max Proctor. 226 00:10:12,066 --> 00:10:14,467 HOLMES: Max Proctor suspected that Jody 227 00:10:14,533 --> 00:10:16,700 may have been stealing from him. 228 00:10:16,700 --> 00:10:19,166 So Max kicked him out. 229 00:10:19,233 --> 00:10:23,266 NARRATOR: Max evicts Jody, but Jody refuses to leave. 230 00:10:23,266 --> 00:10:26,500 HARRELL: Max had to call our deputies to come to the scene 231 00:10:26,500 --> 00:10:28,800 and give Jody a criminal trespass warning 232 00:10:28,900 --> 00:10:30,000 and tell him not to come back to the house. 233 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:31,166 and tell him not to come back to the house. 234 00:10:31,166 --> 00:10:33,734 NARRATOR: Deputies escorted Jody from the property, 235 00:10:33,734 --> 00:10:35,867 but now investigators consider whether 236 00:10:35,867 --> 00:10:38,700 the conflict ultimately turned deadly. 237 00:10:38,700 --> 00:10:40,000 [gunshot blasts] 238 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:41,467 STOCKDALE: It's an unusual crime scene. 239 00:10:41,467 --> 00:10:44,000 It does suggest a high level of anger. 240 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:49,166 There's multiple shots to make sure that this person was dead. 241 00:10:49,233 --> 00:10:52,266 So there's a level of rage here that implies 242 00:10:52,266 --> 00:10:54,634 some sort of relationship between the killer 243 00:10:54,634 --> 00:10:56,100 and the victim. 244 00:10:56,100 --> 00:10:58,100 NARRATOR: Given the dispute over money that only 245 00:10:58,100 --> 00:11:00,000 Sheriff deputies could diffuse at the time, 246 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:01,367 Sheriff deputies could diffuse at the time, 247 00:11:01,433 --> 00:11:04,000 it's possible Max Proctor decided to settle it 248 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:05,166 with a gun. 249 00:11:05,166 --> 00:11:07,634 This is an individual who immediately moves to 250 00:11:07,634 --> 00:11:10,634 the front of the list as a possible suspect. 251 00:11:10,634 --> 00:11:14,634 It was entirely possible that Max Proctor shot Jody Wilder. 252 00:11:15,867 --> 00:11:17,233 [gunshot blasts] 253 00:11:21,634 --> 00:11:24,367 NARRATOR: Just hours after finding 46-year-old Jody Wilder 254 00:11:24,433 --> 00:11:25,634 shot dead in his truck 255 00:11:25,634 --> 00:11:29,100 on the shoulder of interstate I-20 outside Atlanta, Georgia. 256 00:11:30,266 --> 00:11:32,367 Douglas County Sheriff investigators pay 257 00:11:32,433 --> 00:11:34,967 a visit to Jody's last known address. 258 00:11:34,967 --> 00:11:36,900 It's the home of Max Proctor. 259 00:11:37,867 --> 00:11:41,066 Max was Jody's former roommate who sparred with him 260 00:11:41,100 --> 00:11:44,166 over money a few weeks before Jody was killed. 261 00:11:44,166 --> 00:11:47,467 Going to Max Proctor's house that night was to find out if 262 00:11:47,467 --> 00:11:48,634 he has an alibi, 263 00:11:48,634 --> 00:11:50,266 find out where he was at 264 00:11:50,266 --> 00:11:50,304 when Jody Wilder had been shot. 265 00:11:50,304 --> 00:11:53,166 when Jody Wilder had been shot. 266 00:11:53,233 --> 00:11:56,533 We questioned him about the relationship and 267 00:11:56,533 --> 00:11:57,967 him allowing 268 00:11:57,967 --> 00:12:00,634 Jody to live with him for a period of time. 269 00:12:00,634 --> 00:12:03,800 Max told us that Jody had been kicked out of his 270 00:12:03,900 --> 00:12:07,367 house by his second wife and that he had nowhere to go. 271 00:12:07,433 --> 00:12:11,066 And so they kind of worked out a little deal that he could 272 00:12:11,100 --> 00:12:12,266 live with 273 00:12:12,266 --> 00:12:15,634 Max and kind of help him with some remodeling that he was 274 00:12:15,634 --> 00:12:17,634 doing with the residence. 275 00:12:17,700 --> 00:12:20,166 NARRATOR: But after only a few weeks of living together, 276 00:12:20,233 --> 00:12:20,304 their friendship turned sour. 277 00:12:20,304 --> 00:12:22,367 their friendship turned sour. 278 00:12:22,433 --> 00:12:24,166 From what Max was telling us, 279 00:12:24,166 --> 00:12:28,367 Jody was struggling with his recent separation from his wife 280 00:12:28,433 --> 00:12:30,533 that was weighing heavily on him. 281 00:12:30,634 --> 00:12:34,734 HARRELL: He said that Jody had really fallen off, 282 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:37,367 that he had started pawning all his tools, 283 00:12:37,433 --> 00:12:41,467 Jody's business was failing and that Jody was supposed to 284 00:12:41,467 --> 00:12:44,967 be completing some work for him that he would never complete. 285 00:12:44,967 --> 00:12:48,166 And Max was pretty upset about it. 286 00:12:48,233 --> 00:12:50,304 NARRATOR: Jody owed Max money and was reneging on their deal. 287 00:12:50,304 --> 00:12:51,967 NARRATOR: Jody owed Max money and was reneging on their deal. 288 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:53,367 Max was furious, 289 00:12:54,166 --> 00:12:57,266 but was he angry enough to follow Jody onto the highway, 290 00:12:57,266 --> 00:13:00,467 coax him to pull over, and shoot him point blank? 291 00:13:00,467 --> 00:13:02,000 [gunshot blasts] 292 00:13:03,100 --> 00:13:06,533 HOLMES: We questioned Max about his whereabouts 293 00:13:06,634 --> 00:13:09,266 during the time of the homicide. 294 00:13:09,266 --> 00:13:12,734 Max told the investigators that he was at home that night 295 00:13:12,734 --> 00:13:16,967 NARRATOR: Despite having no new roommate who can confirm Max was home, 296 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:20,304 deputies can confirm that they woke Max from a sound sleep 297 00:13:20,304 --> 00:13:20,734 deputies can confirm that they woke Max from a sound sleep 298 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:23,467 just minutes after the shooting miles from 299 00:13:23,533 --> 00:13:24,867 the crime scene. 300 00:13:24,867 --> 00:13:25,867 It became apparent 301 00:13:25,867 --> 00:13:27,533 from the interaction that we had with him 302 00:13:27,533 --> 00:13:30,900 that he didn't have anything to do with the homicide. 303 00:13:32,266 --> 00:13:35,166 NARRATOR: Even with Max eliminated as a suspect, 304 00:13:35,166 --> 00:13:38,266 investigators still need to account for a block of missing 305 00:13:38,266 --> 00:13:42,533 time from when Jody left the karaoke bar at 9:15 306 00:13:42,533 --> 00:13:45,166 to when he was found dead at 10 PM 307 00:13:45,166 --> 00:13:48,000 in a place that was just 10 minutes from the bar. 308 00:13:48,867 --> 00:13:50,304 To pin down that time, 309 00:13:50,304 --> 00:13:50,367 To pin down that time, 310 00:13:50,433 --> 00:13:53,166 investigators focus on Jody's last page. 311 00:13:53,233 --> 00:13:54,367 [pager beeping] 312 00:13:54,367 --> 00:13:58,467 There was some analysis done on the pager, and we learned it 313 00:13:58,533 --> 00:14:00,634 was his ex-wife who had paged him, 314 00:14:00,700 --> 00:14:04,867 and he called his ex-wife back from a pay phone. 315 00:14:04,867 --> 00:14:07,967 We traced that phone that he made the phone call from 316 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,367 to a pay phone at a Waffle House. 317 00:14:10,433 --> 00:14:12,800 NARRATOR: Jody's call and drive from the Waffle House 318 00:14:12,900 --> 00:14:14,266 accounts for the missing time 319 00:14:14,266 --> 00:14:16,467 between his exit from the karaoke bar 320 00:14:16,467 --> 00:14:18,000 to the murder site. 321 00:14:19,467 --> 00:14:20,304 Obviously, the ex-wife had to the contacted to 322 00:14:20,304 --> 00:14:22,367 Obviously, the ex-wife had to the contacted to 323 00:14:22,433 --> 00:14:25,800 find out what her alibi was for that night. 324 00:14:25,900 --> 00:14:27,734 Although, we have been told that it 325 00:14:27,734 --> 00:14:29,867 was a male who had done the shooting. 326 00:14:29,867 --> 00:14:31,533 That doesn't preclude the fact that she 327 00:14:31,533 --> 00:14:33,967 may have had somebody do it for her. 328 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:35,533 [gunshot blasts] 329 00:14:35,634 --> 00:14:36,734 NARRATOR: Whatever ill will 330 00:14:36,734 --> 00:14:39,967 Jody's ex-wife may have still harbored against him, 331 00:14:39,967 --> 00:14:43,066 her description of Jody as a man in decline 332 00:14:43,066 --> 00:14:46,533 matched the description given by Jody's ex-roommate, Max. 333 00:14:47,533 --> 00:14:49,266 HARRELL: It looked like Jody's life was really 334 00:14:49,266 --> 00:14:50,304 taking a downward spiral in recent weeks 335 00:14:50,304 --> 00:14:51,734 taking a downward spiral in recent weeks 336 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:53,533 prior to him being killed. 337 00:14:53,533 --> 00:14:58,066 We learned that Jody had been using methamphetamine, or crank 338 00:14:58,100 --> 00:14:59,533 as it's sometimes called 339 00:15:00,500 --> 00:15:04,266 Jody had connections to drug suppliers. 340 00:15:04,266 --> 00:15:07,634 Investigators have to question whether there is some link 341 00:15:07,634 --> 00:15:08,967 between what happened to him 342 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:12,734 that day and these criminal associations. 343 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:16,066 NARRATOR: Investigators learn that one of Jody's close associates is 344 00:15:16,066 --> 00:15:18,634 local drug dealer, Ethan McGlade. 345 00:15:18,634 --> 00:15:20,304 Ethan McGlade was supplying Jody with his illegal drugs. 346 00:15:20,304 --> 00:15:23,266 Ethan McGlade was supplying Jody with his illegal drugs. 347 00:15:23,333 --> 00:15:26,967 HOLMES: Ethan had been in some trouble in the past with narcotics. 348 00:15:26,967 --> 00:15:30,166 So, he was known to the law enforcement community. 349 00:15:31,100 --> 00:15:33,066 NARRATOR: Investigators track down Ethan, 350 00:15:33,066 --> 00:15:34,800 and he agrees to cooperate. 351 00:15:39,867 --> 00:15:42,967 HARRELL: Ethan explained to me that he had been a bartender 352 00:15:42,967 --> 00:15:44,967 at a local establishment in Douglas County 353 00:15:44,967 --> 00:15:46,800 that Jody frequented. 354 00:15:51,500 --> 00:15:54,066 They had been friends for eight or nine years, 355 00:15:54,066 --> 00:15:55,734 at that point. 356 00:15:55,800 --> 00:16:00,233 Ethan indicated that he and Jody Wilder had an argument. 357 00:16:05,967 --> 00:16:09,066 Jody Wilder had a really hard time controlling his temper. 358 00:16:09,100 --> 00:16:10,166 It could escalate 359 00:16:10,166 --> 00:16:13,367 into physical violence apparently very quickly. 360 00:16:14,367 --> 00:16:17,166 NARRATOR: Detectives now consider if Jody's drug dealer 361 00:16:17,166 --> 00:16:19,266 ended their argument permanently. 362 00:16:19,266 --> 00:16:20,304 [gunshot blasts] 363 00:16:20,304 --> 00:16:20,367 [gunshot blasts] 364 00:16:20,367 --> 00:16:23,634 Did Ethan kill Jody Wilder over a deal gone bad? 365 00:16:24,533 --> 00:16:26,467 Ethan is adamant he had nothing to do with 366 00:16:26,533 --> 00:16:28,066 Jody's murder. 367 00:16:28,066 --> 00:16:30,367 HARRELL: Ethan said that they had put that all behind him, 368 00:16:30,433 --> 00:16:33,467 that they were friends and that there was no bad blood 369 00:16:33,533 --> 00:16:35,233 between the two of them at all. 370 00:16:36,367 --> 00:16:37,734 Ethan was pretty forthright with me, 371 00:16:37,734 --> 00:16:40,867 and he told me that he was not involved. 372 00:16:40,867 --> 00:16:43,000 He was able to provide an alibi, 373 00:16:44,166 --> 00:16:46,533 and so he was eliminated as a suspect. 374 00:16:49,066 --> 00:16:50,304 NARRATOR: The lieutenant has one last question. 375 00:16:50,304 --> 00:16:52,166 NARRATOR: The lieutenant has one last question. 376 00:16:52,233 --> 00:16:54,533 Does Ethan know who might want Jody dead? 377 00:17:01,500 --> 00:17:04,634 NARRATOR: 21-year-old Nolan Wilder is Jody's son from 378 00:17:04,634 --> 00:17:08,467 his second marriage, and he's at odds with his father. 379 00:17:08,533 --> 00:17:11,166 HARRELL: Ethan told me that in the divorce, Jody was supposed 380 00:17:11,166 --> 00:17:13,166 to be staying away from his ex-wife, 381 00:17:13,166 --> 00:17:16,533 not having contact with her and that he and Nolan had 382 00:17:16,533 --> 00:17:17,967 gotten into some arguments 383 00:17:17,967 --> 00:17:20,304 because Jody was still coming around his ex-wife's apartment, 384 00:17:20,304 --> 00:17:22,533 because Jody was still coming around his ex-wife's apartment, 385 00:17:22,533 --> 00:17:24,467 and there had been some conflict 386 00:17:24,533 --> 00:17:26,266 between the two of them. 387 00:17:26,266 --> 00:17:29,266 Investigators realized that there is friction within 388 00:17:29,333 --> 00:17:30,967 the family, that Jody and his son 389 00:17:30,967 --> 00:17:34,367 are somewhat estranged, and the son may have been motivated 390 00:17:34,367 --> 00:17:35,533 to carry out this crime. 391 00:17:35,634 --> 00:17:37,533 [gunshot blasts] 392 00:17:37,533 --> 00:17:39,734 NARRATOR: To find out more about that conflict, 393 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:42,634 Sheriff investigators contact Jody's ex-wife 394 00:17:42,634 --> 00:17:44,634 looking for their son, Nolan. 395 00:17:45,533 --> 00:17:47,166 Nolan was nowhere to be found. 396 00:17:47,166 --> 00:17:50,304 He was away, and that was a little on the odd side 397 00:17:50,304 --> 00:17:51,166 He was away, and that was a little on the odd side 398 00:17:51,166 --> 00:17:53,533 it being his father that was murdered. 399 00:17:53,533 --> 00:17:56,734 NARRATOR: Nolan was also a no-show at his father's vigil 400 00:17:56,734 --> 00:17:58,467 and investigators discover 401 00:17:58,533 --> 00:18:01,734 something else that looks like more than a coincidence. 402 00:18:01,734 --> 00:18:04,734 HOLMES: We find out that Nolan had a pickup truck 403 00:18:04,734 --> 00:18:06,066 that resembled 404 00:18:06,066 --> 00:18:08,867 the one that we were looking for that night of the shooting, 405 00:18:08,867 --> 00:18:13,066 the GM-style dark-colored pickup truck. 406 00:18:13,066 --> 00:18:15,967 NARRATOR: And when investigators compare Nolan's driver's photo 407 00:18:15,967 --> 00:18:18,634 to the composite sketch of the killer, 408 00:18:18,634 --> 00:18:20,304 the Sheriff's team members are not the only ones 409 00:18:20,304 --> 00:18:20,967 the Sheriff's team members are not the only ones 410 00:18:20,967 --> 00:18:22,634 that see the likeness. 411 00:18:22,700 --> 00:18:25,967 HOLMES: Even Jody's sister acknowledged that composite 412 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,266 kind of does look like Nolan. 413 00:18:28,266 --> 00:18:32,166 This was a very up close and personal kind of thing 414 00:18:32,166 --> 00:18:36,367 NARRATOR: Was Nolan settling a personal vendetta with his father? 415 00:18:36,433 --> 00:18:38,367 We had to put hands on him. 416 00:18:38,433 --> 00:18:39,967 He was a potential suspect. 417 00:18:39,967 --> 00:18:41,233 [gunshot blasts] 418 00:18:46,266 --> 00:18:47,634 NARRATOR: Three days after father of three, 419 00:18:47,734 --> 00:18:50,367 Jody Wilder is shot dead on the side of a highway outside 420 00:18:50,367 --> 00:18:51,533 of Atlanta, Georgia. 421 00:18:52,500 --> 00:18:55,266 Douglas County Sheriff investigators suspect Jody's 422 00:18:55,266 --> 00:18:57,166 21-year-old estranged son, 423 00:18:57,166 --> 00:19:00,233 Nolan, had motive to kill him. 424 00:19:06,867 --> 00:19:09,967 He was kind of nonchalant with the investigators, 425 00:19:09,967 --> 00:19:12,467 which kind of sends mixed messages to us. 426 00:19:19,367 --> 00:19:23,166 Investigators would expect the son of a crime victim to 427 00:19:23,233 --> 00:19:25,266 come in and show emotion, to be sad, 428 00:19:25,266 --> 00:19:26,367 to be devastated. 429 00:19:26,433 --> 00:19:27,533 So when they don't see that, 430 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:30,734 the question is why -- is it related to the relationship 431 00:19:30,734 --> 00:19:34,734 they had, or is it related to this homicide? 432 00:19:34,734 --> 00:19:36,867 Nolan described their relationship as 433 00:19:36,867 --> 00:19:39,467 kind of a rocky relationship. 434 00:19:39,533 --> 00:19:41,166 NARRATOR: Nolan's mother had a restraining order 435 00:19:41,233 --> 00:19:43,634 against his father Jody, 436 00:19:43,734 --> 00:19:44,873 but Jody ignored it and continued to show up at 437 00:19:44,873 --> 00:19:46,367 but Jody ignored it and continued to show up at 438 00:19:46,367 --> 00:19:47,533 their home. 439 00:19:47,634 --> 00:19:51,533 So Nolan stepped in to protect his mom from his dad. 440 00:19:51,533 --> 00:19:53,367 I asked Nolan if he was afraid of Jody. 441 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,166 When the investigators asked him where he was 442 00:20:02,166 --> 00:20:04,734 at the night that his father was murdered, 443 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:06,066 Nolan ended up telling him that 444 00:20:06,100 --> 00:20:08,500 he was hanging out with his friends. 445 00:20:08,500 --> 00:20:11,500 NARRATOR: Detectives need to corroborate Nolan's alibi, 446 00:20:11,500 --> 00:20:13,533 and there's something else they want to check on. 447 00:20:17,367 --> 00:20:19,800 That day that Nolan came to the Sheriff's Office, 448 00:20:19,900 --> 00:20:22,634 he drove up there in this truck that we were needing to 449 00:20:22,734 --> 00:20:25,800 look at to see whether or not it was linked to this case. 450 00:20:25,900 --> 00:20:28,367 NARRATOR: The dark color matches the truck seen fleeing from 451 00:20:28,367 --> 00:20:29,867 the murder, 452 00:20:29,867 --> 00:20:31,266 but is it missing a piece that 453 00:20:31,333 --> 00:20:34,166 matches the one found at the crime scene? 454 00:20:34,166 --> 00:20:36,967 HOLMES: After the interview, investigators went outside to 455 00:20:36,967 --> 00:20:40,266 Nolan's truck to examine it, and they were able to 456 00:20:40,266 --> 00:20:43,533 determine that that truck was not what we were looking for 457 00:20:43,533 --> 00:20:44,873 and eliminate it as the vehicle in question. 458 00:20:44,873 --> 00:20:47,500 and eliminate it as the vehicle in question. 459 00:20:47,500 --> 00:20:50,367 NARRATOR: The team also confirms Nolan's alibi, 460 00:20:50,367 --> 00:20:52,867 so they eliminate him as a suspect. 461 00:20:52,867 --> 00:20:54,734 Nolan didn't kill his father 462 00:20:56,634 --> 00:20:58,967 With all of Jody Wilder's closest family 463 00:20:58,967 --> 00:21:00,967 and friends eliminated, 464 00:21:00,967 --> 00:21:02,800 investigators tap their confidential 465 00:21:02,900 --> 00:21:04,433 sources for potential news. 466 00:21:05,266 --> 00:21:08,166 I received a tip from an informant, and the informant 467 00:21:08,166 --> 00:21:09,967 had stated that they were at a house 468 00:21:09,967 --> 00:21:12,467 in a subdivision off of Lee Road, 469 00:21:12,467 --> 00:21:14,873 and that a man had showed up at the residence trying to sell 470 00:21:14,873 --> 00:21:16,800 and that a man had showed up at the residence trying to sell 471 00:21:16,900 --> 00:21:20,166 a large quantity of methamphetamine and that he had 472 00:21:20,166 --> 00:21:25,066 said that he had got it from the dead man off of I-20, 473 00:21:25,100 --> 00:21:28,266 which immediately leads back to Jody Wilder's homicide. 474 00:21:29,266 --> 00:21:31,734 NARRATOR: The informant identifies the drug dealer 475 00:21:31,734 --> 00:21:35,066 as 32-year-old Ryan Stewart. 476 00:21:35,100 --> 00:21:37,166 Ryan Stewart was known to the Sheriff's Office 477 00:21:37,166 --> 00:21:39,634 as being involved in the drug trade. 478 00:21:39,634 --> 00:21:43,266 He had previous arrests for drug possessions and was 479 00:21:43,266 --> 00:21:44,873 in fact on probation for it at that time. 480 00:21:44,873 --> 00:21:45,533 in fact on probation for it at that time. 481 00:21:45,634 --> 00:21:48,533 Apparently, Ryan Stewart was claiming that he had been in 482 00:21:48,533 --> 00:21:50,266 one of the vehicles that night 483 00:21:50,266 --> 00:21:52,166 and had fled from the scene. 484 00:21:52,233 --> 00:21:54,967 NARRATOR: Did Ryan Stewart kill Jody Wilder 485 00:21:54,967 --> 00:21:55,800 [gunshot blasts] 486 00:21:55,900 --> 00:21:57,533 and steal his meth? 487 00:21:57,634 --> 00:22:01,367 Someone boasting that he stole a quantity of methamphetamine 488 00:22:01,433 --> 00:22:03,367 from a dead man on the highway. 489 00:22:03,433 --> 00:22:05,867 Investigators need to start considering again 490 00:22:05,867 --> 00:22:08,166 the hypothesis that this was actually a drug rip 491 00:22:08,166 --> 00:22:11,634 and not a random act of violence following an act of 492 00:22:11,634 --> 00:22:12,867 road rage. 493 00:22:12,867 --> 00:22:14,873 HARRELL: Once I got the tip, we immediately started 494 00:22:14,873 --> 00:22:15,634 HARRELL: Once I got the tip, we immediately started 495 00:22:15,734 --> 00:22:19,066 trying to track Ryan Stewart down, to no avail. 496 00:22:19,100 --> 00:22:23,367 However, I was able to locate Vanessa Maaler who was Ryan's 497 00:22:23,433 --> 00:22:27,233 girlfriend, and she did agree to come in for an interview. 498 00:22:28,467 --> 00:22:30,867 NARRATOR: Vanessa Maaler is adamant her boyfriend Ryan 499 00:22:30,867 --> 00:22:32,734 had nothing to do with it. 500 00:22:36,967 --> 00:22:40,967 HARRELL: She said that the tip that we got about Ryan Stewart with 501 00:22:40,967 --> 00:22:44,166 the methamphetamine was incorrect, and she 502 00:22:44,166 --> 00:22:44,873 was able to tell me that Ryan was with her the night of 503 00:22:44,873 --> 00:22:47,467 was able to tell me that Ryan was with her the night of 504 00:22:47,533 --> 00:22:48,533 the homicide. 505 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,867 HARRELL: She said that they had been to Hooters, 506 00:22:57,867 --> 00:23:01,967 that he had nothing to do with Jody Wilder's homicide. 507 00:23:01,967 --> 00:23:04,467 NARRATOR: Investigators insist on hearing it from her 508 00:23:04,533 --> 00:23:06,467 boyfriend Ryan himself, 509 00:23:06,533 --> 00:23:08,900 but she's evasive about where he may be. 510 00:23:11,166 --> 00:23:13,967 She said that he was running from a warrant 511 00:23:13,967 --> 00:23:14,873 from another county and that she had not seen him. 512 00:23:14,873 --> 00:23:18,533 from another county and that she had not seen him. 513 00:23:18,634 --> 00:23:21,467 NARRATOR: Eight months later, sheriff investigators finally 514 00:23:21,467 --> 00:23:22,634 locate Ryan Stewart 515 00:23:22,734 --> 00:23:26,166 and bring him in along with his girlfriend, Vanessa. 516 00:23:26,166 --> 00:23:28,734 Investigators rely on a polygraph to confirm 517 00:23:28,734 --> 00:23:29,634 their statements. 518 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:05,533 Ryan denied any involvement in the homicide, 519 00:24:05,634 --> 00:24:08,967 and Ryan and Vanessa both passed a polygraph. 520 00:24:08,967 --> 00:24:11,166 So at the end of the day, 521 00:24:11,233 --> 00:24:12,000 it just didn't appear that 522 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:14,367 this was gonna be a viable lead at all. 523 00:24:14,433 --> 00:24:14,873 And really at this point, 524 00:24:14,873 --> 00:24:15,867 And really at this point, 525 00:24:15,867 --> 00:24:20,166 we had alibied everybody that was a possible suspect. 526 00:24:20,166 --> 00:24:25,166 And in June of 1999, we had come pretty much to a dead end. 527 00:24:25,233 --> 00:24:28,800 NARRATOR: As the days turn into years, no new leads emerge, 528 00:24:28,900 --> 00:24:31,800 and Jody Wilder's murder case goes cold. 529 00:24:33,266 --> 00:24:36,166 HARRELL: You want to bring closure for the victim's family, 530 00:24:36,233 --> 00:24:39,734 because they're agonizing over this every day. 531 00:24:39,734 --> 00:24:43,734 And when you can't do that, it, it's very frustrating. 532 00:24:43,734 --> 00:24:44,873 NARRATOR: Then 17 long years after the murder, 533 00:24:44,873 --> 00:24:46,634 NARRATOR: Then 17 long years after the murder, 534 00:24:46,634 --> 00:24:48,734 Douglas County Sheriff investigators receive 535 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:50,367 a promising lead from almost 536 00:24:50,367 --> 00:24:53,967 1000 miles away, just outside Austin, Texas. 537 00:24:53,967 --> 00:24:56,467 A woman from tiny Pflugerville, Texas, 538 00:24:56,533 --> 00:24:59,166 claims to have a story to tell. 539 00:24:59,233 --> 00:25:00,734 In Douglas County, Georgia, 540 00:25:00,734 --> 00:25:03,266 Lieutenant Ken Aycock and a new team of Sheriff 541 00:25:03,266 --> 00:25:06,467 investigators are assigned to pick up the lead. 542 00:25:06,533 --> 00:25:10,634 In 2015, we got a call from a Molly Oakley 543 00:25:10,734 --> 00:25:13,266 in reference to the Jody Wilder homicide. 544 00:25:13,266 --> 00:25:14,873 MYERS: Molly gives me a little bit of background 545 00:25:14,873 --> 00:25:16,166 MYERS: Molly gives me a little bit of background 546 00:25:16,166 --> 00:25:20,867 about her relationship with a person named Jeff Kilpatrick, 547 00:25:20,867 --> 00:25:24,367 and she tells me that she believes that Jeff and his 548 00:25:24,433 --> 00:25:27,867 brother were involved in that homicide that occurred on 549 00:25:27,867 --> 00:25:28,900 Interstate 20. 550 00:25:30,266 --> 00:25:34,166 Molly Oakley sat on this information for approximately 551 00:25:34,166 --> 00:25:36,266 17 years, and she finally 552 00:25:36,266 --> 00:25:40,533 came out with the information to purge herself of the guilt 553 00:25:40,634 --> 00:25:41,500 that she felt. 554 00:25:41,533 --> 00:25:43,467 NARRATOR: The new team jumps at the chance 555 00:25:43,533 --> 00:25:44,873 for a fresh lead on an old case. 556 00:25:44,873 --> 00:25:46,066 for a fresh lead on an old case. 557 00:25:46,066 --> 00:25:48,367 They're even willing to travel 1000 miles out 558 00:25:48,367 --> 00:25:52,066 of state to hear Molly's details in person. 559 00:25:52,100 --> 00:25:55,634 I fly to Pflugerville, Texas, to meet with Molly Oakley. 560 00:25:55,734 --> 00:25:58,066 NARRATOR: Investigators look past the possibility that 561 00:25:58,100 --> 00:26:00,634 this may be another wild goose chase 562 00:26:00,634 --> 00:26:03,634 and hope that Molly Oakley can bring justice for Jody Wilder 563 00:26:07,066 --> 00:26:10,266 NARRATOR: 17 years after the murder of Jody Wilder outside of 564 00:26:10,266 --> 00:26:11,533 Atlanta, Georgia, 565 00:26:11,634 --> 00:26:14,634 Douglas County Sheriff investigators travel 1000 566 00:26:14,734 --> 00:26:17,800 miles to meet Molly Oakley in Pflugerville, Texas. 567 00:26:19,266 --> 00:26:21,066 Molly claims the brother of her 568 00:26:21,100 --> 00:26:23,100 ex-boyfriend could be the killer. 569 00:26:31,100 --> 00:26:34,867 Molly told us that in 1998, she had been 570 00:26:34,867 --> 00:26:35,689 dating a man by the name of Jeff Kilpatrick. 571 00:26:35,689 --> 00:26:38,634 dating a man by the name of Jeff Kilpatrick. 572 00:26:38,634 --> 00:26:42,367 They were living together and she said that Jeff 573 00:26:42,367 --> 00:26:46,100 actually came home one day and was very agitated. 574 00:26:54,867 --> 00:26:59,066 Jeff discloses to Molly that his brother Ricky 575 00:26:59,100 --> 00:27:03,066 had murdered somebody and Jeff had the firearm. 576 00:27:03,066 --> 00:27:05,689 Jeff shows Molly the firearm and says that 577 00:27:05,689 --> 00:27:06,600 Jeff shows Molly the firearm and says that 578 00:27:06,600 --> 00:27:09,467 he was going to have their father destroy it. 579 00:27:09,533 --> 00:27:12,266 Molly described a semiautomatic handgun, 580 00:27:12,333 --> 00:27:13,467 which matched 581 00:27:13,467 --> 00:27:18,166 the basic description of the weapon used in the homicide. 582 00:27:18,233 --> 00:27:20,266 NARRATOR: But investigators pick up on something 583 00:27:20,266 --> 00:27:22,634 in Molly's story that doesn't add up. 584 00:27:37,734 --> 00:27:39,734 NARRATOR: Jeff told Molly that his brother Ricky 585 00:27:39,734 --> 00:27:42,500 killed a man on a highway in Georgia. 586 00:27:42,500 --> 00:27:45,634 But is it possible Jeff was lying to protect himself? 587 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:57,166 Molly explained that both Jeff and Ricky were very 588 00:27:57,233 --> 00:27:58,266 violent people, 589 00:27:58,367 --> 00:28:01,066 and they were quick-tempered and would not hesitate to 590 00:28:01,066 --> 00:28:02,533 hurt somebody. 591 00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:05,689 She was scared to death that they would kill her if 592 00:28:05,689 --> 00:28:07,166 She was scared to death that they would kill her if 593 00:28:07,233 --> 00:28:08,166 she talked. 594 00:28:08,166 --> 00:28:10,266 NARRATOR: Investigators believe Molly is scared, 595 00:28:10,333 --> 00:28:12,066 but they need more than 596 00:28:12,100 --> 00:28:13,867 her suspicion that her boyfriend Jeff Kilpatrick 597 00:28:13,867 --> 00:28:18,166 or his brother Ricky killed Jody Wilder 598 00:28:18,233 --> 00:28:20,800 17 years ago on the I-20 in Georgia. 599 00:28:22,367 --> 00:28:25,166 When we started looking into Ricky Kilpatrick, 600 00:28:25,166 --> 00:28:27,800 we learned that he did have a criminal record. 601 00:28:27,900 --> 00:28:29,967 NARRATOR: Ricky Kilpatrick's criminal history 602 00:28:29,967 --> 00:28:32,467 includes drug possession and battery. 603 00:28:32,467 --> 00:28:34,734 But his younger brother, Jeff's criminal record is 604 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:35,689 even worse. 605 00:28:35,689 --> 00:28:35,900 even worse. 606 00:28:35,967 --> 00:28:41,166 Jeff's had ag assault charges and a more violent past. 607 00:28:41,166 --> 00:28:43,166 NARRATOR: They include charges of domestic violence 608 00:28:43,166 --> 00:28:44,233 and robbery. 609 00:28:45,066 --> 00:28:47,867 Investigators also note that Jeff bears a close 610 00:28:47,867 --> 00:28:51,066 resemblance to the composite sketch of the killer. 611 00:28:51,066 --> 00:28:55,266 Based on the past, it seemed like Jeff was 612 00:28:55,266 --> 00:29:00,533 a more likely candidate for the murder of Jody Wilder. 613 00:29:00,533 --> 00:29:02,967 STOCKDALE: When someone has a history of aggravated assault, 614 00:29:02,967 --> 00:29:04,066 it shows, 615 00:29:04,066 --> 00:29:05,689 and really willing to use a higher level of violence 616 00:29:05,689 --> 00:29:07,066 and really willing to use a higher level of violence 617 00:29:07,100 --> 00:29:09,867 to achieve whatever goal it was in that situation. 618 00:29:09,867 --> 00:29:12,634 This could escalate into lethal violence. 619 00:29:12,734 --> 00:29:13,900 [gunshot blasts] 620 00:29:15,967 --> 00:29:18,066 NARRATOR: Besides the brother's criminal history, 621 00:29:18,066 --> 00:29:21,266 investigators need to know what make and model vehicle 622 00:29:21,333 --> 00:29:23,634 each brother owned at the time of the murder. 623 00:29:23,734 --> 00:29:27,367 AYCOCK: Back in 1998, witnesses came forward and said that 624 00:29:27,367 --> 00:29:29,066 the suspect vehicle that they had 625 00:29:29,100 --> 00:29:34,500 seen on the interstate was a blue or dark-colored Chevy 626 00:29:34,500 --> 00:29:35,689 extended-cab pickup truck. 627 00:29:35,689 --> 00:29:36,734 extended-cab pickup truck. 628 00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:40,367 We were able to find that several months prior to 629 00:29:40,367 --> 00:29:41,367 the homicide, 630 00:29:41,367 --> 00:29:44,166 Ricky had actually purchased a brand-new 631 00:29:44,166 --> 00:29:49,867 1998 Chevy dark-colored extended-cab pickup truck. 632 00:29:49,867 --> 00:29:52,500 Ricky actually sold that truck 633 00:29:52,500 --> 00:29:55,800 a couple of years after the homicide. 634 00:29:55,900 --> 00:29:57,900 NARRATOR: Not only does Ricky's truck match 635 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:00,266 the description of the shooter's vehicle, 636 00:30:00,266 --> 00:30:03,634 investigators turn up something even more surprising. 637 00:30:03,734 --> 00:30:05,266 I learned that Ricky was pulled over by 638 00:30:05,333 --> 00:30:05,689 the Douglasville Police Department 639 00:30:05,689 --> 00:30:06,600 the Douglasville Police Department 640 00:30:06,600 --> 00:30:09,066 a few months before the homicide. 641 00:30:09,100 --> 00:30:11,600 NARRATOR: As routine for safety on a traffic stop, 642 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:14,734 the officer asked if the vehicle held any weapons. 643 00:30:14,734 --> 00:30:16,800 Ricky had one and showed it to him. 644 00:30:16,900 --> 00:30:20,367 The officer checked the serial number on a Llama .45 caliber 645 00:30:20,433 --> 00:30:22,500 handgun to make sure it wasn't stolen. 646 00:30:22,500 --> 00:30:24,266 NARRATOR: The officer confirms that the gun 647 00:30:24,266 --> 00:30:27,800 was legally registered to Ricky Kilpatrick's father, 648 00:30:27,900 --> 00:30:29,734 and he returns it to Ricky. 649 00:30:29,734 --> 00:30:32,367 But for Douglas County Sheriff investigators, 650 00:30:32,367 --> 00:30:34,533 it sets off alarm bells. 651 00:30:34,533 --> 00:30:35,689 Well, it raised a lot of questions because the type of 652 00:30:35,689 --> 00:30:38,266 Well, it raised a lot of questions because the type of 653 00:30:38,333 --> 00:30:41,500 caliber that we were looking at in the shell casings 654 00:30:41,500 --> 00:30:45,467 from the crime scene indicated that it was 655 00:30:45,467 --> 00:30:48,467 was a .45 caliber Llama semi-automatic that was used 656 00:30:48,467 --> 00:30:50,166 in this homicide. 657 00:30:50,233 --> 00:30:52,066 That serial number was still on file. 658 00:30:52,066 --> 00:30:55,166 I searched that serial number through state databases and 659 00:30:55,166 --> 00:30:56,467 found that that 660 00:30:56,467 --> 00:31:00,066 weapon was reported stolen by their father two months after 661 00:31:00,066 --> 00:31:01,533 the homicide. 662 00:31:01,533 --> 00:31:05,066 NARRATOR: The timing of the Kilpatrick stolen gun report measures with 663 00:31:05,066 --> 00:31:05,689 the timing of when Jeff Kilpatrick told Molly he needed 664 00:31:05,689 --> 00:31:08,367 the timing of when Jeff Kilpatrick told Molly he needed 665 00:31:08,367 --> 00:31:10,066 to destroy one. 666 00:31:10,100 --> 00:31:14,266 The information is there, but it's not direct evidence. 667 00:31:14,333 --> 00:31:16,734 Lots of people own Llama .45's. 668 00:31:16,734 --> 00:31:20,166 Lots of people have trucks of that description. 669 00:31:20,166 --> 00:31:22,867 We needed evidence that would ultimately 670 00:31:22,867 --> 00:31:26,634 tie them specifically to that homicide scene. 671 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:29,600 Investigators need to figure out how they're going 672 00:31:29,600 --> 00:31:31,800 to put both of these suspects at the scene. 673 00:31:31,900 --> 00:31:35,634 Otherwise, this 17-year-old murder will remain unsolved. 674 00:31:35,734 --> 00:31:38,867 NARRATOR: The truck that Ricky Kilpatrick sold years ago might hold 675 00:31:38,867 --> 00:31:40,500 the evidence they need. 676 00:31:40,500 --> 00:31:43,166 But a decade and a half after he sold it 677 00:31:43,233 --> 00:31:45,333 means that truck could already be scrap metal. 678 00:31:49,266 --> 00:31:52,367 NARRATOR: 17 years after father of three, Jody Wilder, was killed outside 679 00:31:52,367 --> 00:31:53,533 of Atlanta, 680 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:56,433 Douglas County Sheriff investigators finally have two 681 00:31:56,500 --> 00:31:57,867 viable suspects -- 682 00:31:57,900 --> 00:32:00,734 brothers, Ricky and Jeff Kilpatrick. 683 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:02,266 But after all these years, 684 00:32:02,266 --> 00:32:05,266 investigators still have no proof that either one of them 685 00:32:05,266 --> 00:32:06,533 was at the crime scene. 686 00:32:07,367 --> 00:32:10,100 One of the goals that we had as investigators is to 687 00:32:10,100 --> 00:32:14,533 try to tie Ricky Kilpatrick's pickup truck to the original 688 00:32:14,533 --> 00:32:16,066 crime scene. 689 00:32:16,100 --> 00:32:17,655 We actually recovered the bumper from 690 00:32:17,655 --> 00:32:18,100 We actually recovered the bumper from 691 00:32:18,100 --> 00:32:20,734 the suspect's vehicle at the original homicide scene. 692 00:32:20,734 --> 00:32:24,066 So, if I'm able to track that vehicle down, and it's 693 00:32:24,100 --> 00:32:25,634 still intact, I can compare 694 00:32:25,634 --> 00:32:28,533 the bumper we have in evidence to that vehicle. 695 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:30,467 NARRATOR: Using the vehicle's VIN number, 696 00:32:30,467 --> 00:32:33,634 detectives track its record of sale hoping they can locate 697 00:32:33,634 --> 00:32:36,533 the truck and that it's still in one piece. 698 00:32:36,533 --> 00:32:39,433 After Ricky Kilpatrick sold the vehicle, 699 00:32:39,500 --> 00:32:42,734 it went through multiple owners and multiple states. 700 00:32:42,734 --> 00:32:46,467 Ultimately, the truck ended up in Ironton, Missouri, 701 00:32:46,467 --> 00:32:47,655 where it was purchased from a used car 702 00:32:47,655 --> 00:32:48,734 where it was purchased from a used car 703 00:32:48,734 --> 00:32:50,333 dealership by a gentleman that 704 00:32:50,367 --> 00:32:52,867 was purchasing it for his 16-year-old son. 705 00:32:52,900 --> 00:32:54,533 The engine actually blew in it 706 00:32:54,533 --> 00:32:57,367 and he had it parked in his yard. 707 00:32:57,367 --> 00:33:01,066 We talked to the current owner of the vehicle to ask him 708 00:33:01,100 --> 00:33:03,634 specifically if a bumper plate was 709 00:33:03,634 --> 00:33:07,100 on the vehicle when he purchased it, and he said there 710 00:33:07,100 --> 00:33:08,900 was never a bumper plate on it. 711 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:14,100 We had an investigator bring that bumper plate found at 712 00:33:14,100 --> 00:33:17,655 the original crime scene to Missouri to try to match it 713 00:33:17,655 --> 00:33:18,166 the original crime scene to Missouri to try to match it 714 00:33:18,233 --> 00:33:19,867 up to the bumper 715 00:33:19,900 --> 00:33:23,000 on the back of Ricky Kilpatrick's old vehicle. 716 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:28,100 That bumper set in evidence storage waiting for 17 years. 717 00:33:28,100 --> 00:33:30,233 AYCOCK: The investigator was able to place that 718 00:33:30,266 --> 00:33:33,333 bumper plate onto the back of that vehicle 719 00:33:35,100 --> 00:33:38,333 and in his words, it was an exact match. 720 00:33:39,166 --> 00:33:40,533 NARRATOR: Investigators are now 721 00:33:40,533 --> 00:33:44,467 sure Ricky's truck was at the crime scene 17 years ago, 722 00:33:44,467 --> 00:33:46,233 but a key question remains. 723 00:33:46,266 --> 00:33:47,467 Who actually shot Jody -- 724 00:33:47,467 --> 00:33:47,655 was it Jeff or Ricky? 725 00:33:47,655 --> 00:33:50,734 was it Jeff or Ricky? 726 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:52,734 NARRATOR: Or could it be someone else entirely 727 00:33:52,734 --> 00:33:55,100 since investigators still need to confirm 728 00:33:55,100 --> 00:33:57,166 who was in the truck that night. 729 00:33:57,166 --> 00:33:59,000 Investigators now need to figure out 730 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:00,867 who was the actual trigger man. 731 00:34:00,900 --> 00:34:03,867 NARRATOR: Sheriff investigators have enough evidence to secure 732 00:34:03,900 --> 00:34:06,433 a wiretap on the Kilpatrick brothers' phones. 733 00:34:07,266 --> 00:34:08,634 Now they just need to get them 734 00:34:08,634 --> 00:34:11,433 talking about a 17-year-old case. 735 00:34:12,700 --> 00:34:16,867 So they come up with what I thought was a brilliant idea. 736 00:34:16,867 --> 00:34:17,655 AYCOCK: We devised a fake newspaper article 737 00:34:17,655 --> 00:34:19,734 AYCOCK: We devised a fake newspaper article 738 00:34:19,734 --> 00:34:24,367 where we can talk about new leads and new technology 739 00:34:24,367 --> 00:34:26,367 that has come available to law enforcement 740 00:34:26,367 --> 00:34:30,634 to help us solve this old 1998 case. 741 00:34:30,634 --> 00:34:32,533 NARRATOR: The fake newspaper article shows 742 00:34:32,533 --> 00:34:34,266 a photograph of Ricky Kilpatrick's 743 00:34:34,266 --> 00:34:36,634 recently-recovered truck 744 00:34:36,734 --> 00:34:40,333 and an age-corrected composite sketch made to look exactly 745 00:34:40,367 --> 00:34:41,467 like his younger brother, 746 00:34:41,467 --> 00:34:42,900 Jeff Kilpatrick. 747 00:34:42,900 --> 00:34:45,900 The plan is that when the brothers see the article, 748 00:34:45,900 --> 00:34:47,655 they'll be alarmed and call each other to discuss it. 749 00:34:47,655 --> 00:34:49,634 they'll be alarmed and call each other to discuss it. 750 00:34:49,634 --> 00:34:53,367 But how do investigators make sure they'll read it? 751 00:34:53,367 --> 00:34:55,634 We had to make sure that that newspaper 752 00:34:55,634 --> 00:35:01,333 article was delivered to both Jeff and Ricky Kilpatrick. 753 00:35:01,367 --> 00:35:04,867 So we enlisted the help of the US postal service 754 00:35:04,867 --> 00:35:10,266 who delivered those newspaper articles to both Jeff and 755 00:35:10,266 --> 00:35:11,533 Ricky Kilpatrick. 756 00:35:11,533 --> 00:35:15,166 And then that was the trigger for 757 00:35:15,166 --> 00:35:17,655 us to listen to their phone calls. 758 00:35:17,655 --> 00:35:17,867 us to listen to their phone calls. 759 00:35:17,900 --> 00:35:20,634 NARRATOR: The plan works like a charm. 760 00:35:20,634 --> 00:35:22,900 Sure enough, Ricky makes a call, 761 00:35:22,900 --> 00:35:25,634 but it's not to his brother, Jeff. 762 00:35:25,734 --> 00:35:29,233 One of our first initial intercepted calls was from 763 00:35:29,266 --> 00:35:32,967 Ricky Kilpatrick talking to his friend at the time, 764 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:34,100 Marcuss Herndon. 765 00:35:34,734 --> 00:35:39,734 Ricky was telling Marcus that it was an accident, 766 00:35:39,734 --> 00:35:44,166 that Jody had a gun and that it was in self defense. 767 00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:47,655 The second that Ricky told Marcuss that it was 768 00:35:47,655 --> 00:35:48,233 The second that Ricky told Marcuss that it was 769 00:35:48,266 --> 00:35:49,100 self defense, 770 00:35:49,100 --> 00:35:51,467 we knew that Ricky was our shooter. 771 00:35:51,467 --> 00:35:52,734 [gunshot blasts] 772 00:35:52,734 --> 00:35:54,734 NARRATOR: Ricky Kilpatrick pulled his truck over 773 00:35:54,734 --> 00:35:56,734 on the night of the murder 774 00:35:56,734 --> 00:35:59,166 and killed Jody Wilder. 775 00:35:59,233 --> 00:36:01,634 The intercepted calls also reveal who else 776 00:36:01,634 --> 00:36:03,900 was riding in the truck that night, 777 00:36:03,900 --> 00:36:06,333 and it's not who investigators expected. 778 00:36:07,533 --> 00:36:09,266 We learned that Marcuss Herndon 779 00:36:09,266 --> 00:36:12,533 is the passenger in Ricky's truck 780 00:36:12,533 --> 00:36:14,266 at the time of the shooting. 781 00:36:14,266 --> 00:36:17,655 NARRATOR: Marcuss Herndon has known Ricky since he was a kid 782 00:36:17,655 --> 00:36:17,734 NARRATOR: Marcuss Herndon has known Ricky since he was a kid 783 00:36:17,734 --> 00:36:19,867 and he's helped him cover up a murder. 784 00:36:20,900 --> 00:36:23,266 The recorded calls also confirm that Ricky's 785 00:36:23,266 --> 00:36:26,634 brother, Jeff, told his girlfriend Molly the truth. 786 00:36:26,634 --> 00:36:29,266 Jeff wasn't there at the time of the shooting. 787 00:36:29,266 --> 00:36:31,367 AYCOCK: We believe that Jeff had intimate knowledge 788 00:36:31,367 --> 00:36:33,734 of the crime itself from Ricky 789 00:36:33,734 --> 00:36:37,000 but didn't have any direct involvement with it. 790 00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:39,867 NARRATOR: On September 30, 2016, 791 00:36:39,867 --> 00:36:44,166 Ricky Kilpatrick and Marcuss Herndon are apprehended. 792 00:36:44,166 --> 00:36:46,333 It takes them completely by surprise. 793 00:36:56,166 --> 00:36:58,233 AYCOCK: We brought Marcuss Herndon in for questioning, 794 00:36:58,266 --> 00:37:00,867 and he was extremely helpful. 795 00:37:07,367 --> 00:37:11,100 He put himself in Ricky's vehicle at the time of 796 00:37:11,100 --> 00:37:12,233 the shooting. 797 00:37:12,266 --> 00:37:16,166 He stated that he had heard the shots being fired 798 00:37:16,233 --> 00:37:17,655 and that Ricky had jumped back in the vehicle 799 00:37:17,655 --> 00:37:18,166 and that Ricky had jumped back in the vehicle 800 00:37:18,233 --> 00:37:19,634 and they had left. 801 00:37:21,900 --> 00:37:25,066 NARRATOR: Ricky Kilpatrick has his own version of how it happened. 802 00:37:30,100 --> 00:37:32,867 Ricky Kilpatrick's story about what happened was 803 00:37:32,867 --> 00:37:35,967 that they were traveling down the interstate 804 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:40,266 and Mr. Wilder started ramming the back of 805 00:37:40,266 --> 00:37:43,634 Ricky's new truck that he had just purchased. 806 00:37:47,467 --> 00:37:47,655 NARRATOR: After Jody Wilder rammed the truck, 807 00:37:47,655 --> 00:37:49,333 NARRATOR: After Jody Wilder rammed the truck, 808 00:37:49,367 --> 00:37:52,967 both vehicles pulled over to the side of the interstate and 809 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:54,333 Ricky got out to assess 810 00:37:54,367 --> 00:37:56,233 the damage to the back of his truck. 811 00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:03,533 According to Ricky, Mr. Wilder tried to run Ricky over 812 00:38:03,533 --> 00:38:07,867 and pin him between his vehicle and Mr. Wilder's vehicle. 813 00:38:07,900 --> 00:38:11,367 He saw that Mr. Wilder was bending down, 814 00:38:11,367 --> 00:38:15,533 and he thought that he was trying to grab a firearm. 815 00:38:15,533 --> 00:38:17,655 It was at that point that Ricky produced his own firearm 816 00:38:17,655 --> 00:38:19,800 It was at that point that Ricky produced his own firearm 817 00:38:20,900 --> 00:38:22,867 and shot Mr. Wilder seven times. 818 00:38:22,867 --> 00:38:24,900 [gunshots blast] 819 00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:39,867 NARRATOR: Knowing Jody's volatile nature, 820 00:38:39,867 --> 00:38:42,333 Ricky's story seems possible, but it 821 00:38:42,367 --> 00:38:44,233 doesn't hold up against the evidence. 822 00:38:45,166 --> 00:38:47,655 MYERS: A firearm was never recovered at the scene or anything to 823 00:38:47,655 --> 00:38:49,000 MYERS: A firearm was never recovered at the scene or anything to 824 00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:53,266 indicate that Jody shot at Ricky at any point in time. 825 00:38:53,266 --> 00:38:58,000 Also, witnesses never saw Jody try to run over Ricky. 826 00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:00,233 There was no evidence collected at 827 00:39:00,266 --> 00:39:03,734 the initial crime scene to support anything he said. 828 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:07,634 NARRATOR: Investigators now believe they know what happened on 829 00:39:07,634 --> 00:39:09,800 the night Jody Wilder was killed. 830 00:39:10,867 --> 00:39:13,967 After work, Jody Wilder went to Topps Two 831 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:17,367 to have a few drinks and sing a few songs. 832 00:39:17,367 --> 00:39:17,655 AYCOCK: At 9:15 PM, 833 00:39:17,655 --> 00:39:18,967 AYCOCK: At 9:15 PM, 834 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:22,467 Jody receives a page and leaves Topps Two. 835 00:39:22,467 --> 00:39:25,233 According to Ricky Kilpatrick and Marcuss Herndon, 836 00:39:25,266 --> 00:39:28,266 they were playing golf all day, and they stopped to purchase 837 00:39:28,266 --> 00:39:31,166 marijuana before heading westbound on I-20. 838 00:39:32,100 --> 00:39:33,533 At 9:50 PM, 839 00:39:33,600 --> 00:39:35,867 Ricky Kilpatrick and Marcus Herndon approach 840 00:39:35,900 --> 00:39:37,734 the Thornton road exit right as 841 00:39:37,734 --> 00:39:41,100 Jody Wilder takes the Thornton Road exit ramp to 842 00:39:41,100 --> 00:39:43,066 merge onto I-20. 843 00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:45,867 I think maybe Jody Wilder was pulling 844 00:39:45,867 --> 00:39:47,655 out right to get on the interstate, 845 00:39:47,655 --> 00:39:48,066 out right to get on the interstate, 846 00:39:48,100 --> 00:39:52,166 and Ricky Kilpatrick cut Jody Wilder off causing him to 847 00:39:52,233 --> 00:39:55,467 go into a rage and follow him down the interstate. 848 00:39:55,467 --> 00:39:57,433 At 9:55 PM, 849 00:39:57,500 --> 00:40:01,333 drivers see Jody Wilder's Explorer driving fast trying 850 00:40:01,367 --> 00:40:03,634 to catch up with Ricky Kilpatrick's Chevrolet 851 00:40:03,734 --> 00:40:04,867 pickup truck. 852 00:40:04,900 --> 00:40:08,066 AYCOCK: Jody rear ends Ricky's truck twice 853 00:40:08,100 --> 00:40:12,867 HARRELL: At 10 PM, both vehicles pull over into the emergency lane. 854 00:40:12,900 --> 00:40:15,900 AYCOCK: Ricky Kilpatrick approaches Jody's SUV 855 00:40:20,467 --> 00:40:23,533 and fire six shots through the driver's side window. 856 00:40:23,533 --> 00:40:25,166 [gunshots blast] 857 00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:32,367 HARRELL: At 10:01 PM, 858 00:40:32,367 --> 00:40:36,634 Ricky Kilpatrick walks back towards his vehicle, stops and 859 00:40:36,634 --> 00:40:39,066 turns, and fires one last shot 860 00:40:39,100 --> 00:40:41,734 through the windshield of Jody Wilder's Explorer 861 00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:44,000 striking him in the chest. 862 00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:46,000 AYCOCK: Ricky Kilpatrick then walks back to 863 00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:47,655 his truck, gets in, and speeds away. 864 00:40:47,655 --> 00:40:48,634 his truck, gets in, and speeds away. 865 00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:56,333 HARRELL: On December 6th. 2017, Charles Ricky Kilpatrick is 866 00:40:56,367 --> 00:40:58,100 found guilty of the murder 867 00:40:58,100 --> 00:41:01,000 of Jody Wilder and sentenced to life in prison with 868 00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:03,166 the possibility of parole. 869 00:41:03,166 --> 00:41:08,000 Marcuss Herndon was not charged for the murder of Jody Wilder, 870 00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:11,066 but instead used as a witness for the prosecution. 871 00:41:12,467 --> 00:41:15,533 NARRATOR: Jody Wilder continues to be remembered by friends 872 00:41:15,600 --> 00:41:17,655 and family as a stormy but also well loved person. 873 00:41:17,655 --> 00:41:19,634 and family as a stormy but also well loved person. 874 00:41:19,634 --> 00:41:21,533 When people spoke of him, 875 00:41:21,600 --> 00:41:24,000 you could tell that they actually cared about him. 876 00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:27,634 As you track what was going on in his life, 877 00:41:27,634 --> 00:41:29,066 and it did appear that it was 878 00:41:29,100 --> 00:41:32,100 just a classic case of a downward spiral. 879 00:41:32,100 --> 00:41:33,533 And I guess it just came -- 880 00:41:33,600 --> 00:41:36,166 all came to a head that night in August. 881 00:41:36,166 --> 00:41:38,166 I was glad that our department 882 00:41:38,166 --> 00:41:40,634 never closed the book on this case. 883 00:41:40,634 --> 00:41:45,367 AYCOCK: It was challenging to devise a plan to get 884 00:41:45,367 --> 00:41:47,655 someone to talk about a 17-year-old incident, 885 00:41:47,655 --> 00:41:49,533 someone to talk about a 17-year-old incident, 886 00:41:49,533 --> 00:41:53,433 but it was exciting to be able to put all the pieces together 887 00:41:53,500 --> 00:41:56,734 and ultimately put a killer behind bars. 888 00:41:56,734 --> 00:41:59,333 HARRELL: Because of the hard work of a lot of people, 889 00:41:59,367 --> 00:42:01,900 and through innovative ideas, 890 00:42:01,900 --> 00:42:04,266 we were able to bring some closure for Jody Wilder's 891 00:42:04,266 --> 00:42:07,367 family, and I'm very happy that we were able to do that.