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- People have an image
of what California is.
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It's palm trees and bikinis.
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And Newport Beach
is the California
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quintessential dream.
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- Beautiful homes.
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Beautiful cars.
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Darren loved
that high, fast-paced life,
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but he also loved
being an athlete
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and being on the beach.
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- In Newport Beach,
it's very rare
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that you see murders,
never mind double homicides.
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So when this occurred,
it was big, big news.
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- A retired pro hockey player
and a striking mystery woman
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are looking for fun
and romance.
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But they find tragedy instead.
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- The crime scene consisted
of Darren and a female.
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And it appeared that they were
engaged intimately
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when the killer came
into the bedroom.
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- We had no idea
who this woman was.
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- And investigators
didn't know anything
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about the relationship
between these two.
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- Was this a love triangle?
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Was this greed?
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- Detectives race to hunt down
a killer on a mission
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before he strikes again.
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- And they look out through
their sliding glass door,
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and there's a man
with a gun in his hand.
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He actually fires a round
into the upper balcony.
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- And then
all hell breaks loose.
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- My heart was, like,
pounding out of my chest.
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- I knew that we were gonna do
everything we could
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to bring justice
to their family.
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- And I just started screaming.
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- There's no way
we were losing this case.
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[waves crashing]
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- My name is Keith Krallman,
and in 2019, I was a lieutenant
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for the Newport Beach
Police Department.
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April 21, 2019,
was Easter Sunday.
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Quiet.
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Usually a very uneventful day
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as far as law enforcement
is concerned.
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People are enjoying
the religious holiday.
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But at 9:27 p.m.,
we received a 911 call
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from a local resident
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telling us
that he just discovered
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his roommate, Darren Partch,
and an unknown woman
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in a pool of blood.
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[sirens wailing]
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- The peaceful spell over this
tranquil seaside community
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is broken as first responders
race to the scene.
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When they arrive,
the 35-year-old caller,
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Dean Matheson, directs them
to an upstairs bedroom
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where they uncover
a grisly sight.
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- My name is Heather Brown,
and I worked
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for the Orange County
District Attorney's Office
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out of the Homicide Unit.
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The crime scene consisted
of a male and a female.
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Both were, obviously, deceased.
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They were naked,
and it appeared
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that they were
engaged intimately
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when the killer came
into the room.
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The female was
on the left side of the bed,
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and she had her head turned
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with a very close range
gunshot wound
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to the right side of her head.
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There was blood under her head,
and it was a good size pool.
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The male had his head
on the bed,
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but his knees
were on the floor,
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indicating to the detectives
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that he had actually been shot
while standing up
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and then crumpled to the floor.
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- While a forensics team
scours the scene for clues,
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investigators question
the 911 caller, Dean Matheson,
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who appears distraught
over finding his roommate,
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Darren, and a mystery woman
so savagely murdered.
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- Dean Matheson said
he went out to dinner
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with his fiancée
on a Friday night.
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He came back home on Saturday
morning at around 11:30
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to get some clothes,
pack some bags
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because he was gonna go
with his fiancée
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out to Palm Desert
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and celebrate
the Easter holiday.
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At the time,
Dean noticed a pair
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of women's sandals,
a cell phone,
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and also a dirty bowl
inside the sink.
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He didn't find it unusual.
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He just assumed that, possibly,
Darren was on a date
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and didn't want to disturb them
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because Darren's bedroom door
was shut.
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So Dean leaves and goes
and spends the holiday
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with his fiancée
out in Palm Desert.
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He returns the next day
in the evening time
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and walks
into his place of residence.
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And according to Dean,
everything's the same.
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Nothing's moved.
Nothing's changed.
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The cell phone's
in the same position,
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the women's brown sandals
are in the same position,
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and so is the dirty bowl
in the sink.
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And he thought
that was really weird.
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- My name is Matt Murphy.
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I'm a former Senior Deputy
District Attorney
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in the Orange County
DA's Office Homicide Unit.
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Dean walked around the condo.
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Actually went
into Darren's room.
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He discovers his roommate,
Darren Partch,
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and this woman
that he did not know dead.
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He immediately dials 911.
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- With Darren identified,
detectives try to put a name
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to the female victim.
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- There was the cell phone
in the kitchen, but no ID.
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- The phone is locked
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and requires a search warrant
to open.
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So detectives keep looking
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for another way
to identify her
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while they continue
to process the scene.
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- CSI determined
that there were four
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.38 caliber bullets
at the scene,
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but the detectives never found
a weapon.
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- There were three bullet holes
that were in the wall
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on the side
of the male's side of the bed.
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And then the bullet entered
into the floorboard of the bed
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on the left side.
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- Thinking that perhaps
this was a robbery gone wrong,
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investigators look for signs
of a break-in.
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- Everything was,
for the most part,
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clean, orderly.
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No signs of a forced entry.
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There was no broken glass.
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There was no door being
shimmied, punched open.
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There weren't any type
of defensive wounds
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on the bodies.
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The bodies were not
in a position
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where they looked like
they had been manipulated
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or dumped or placed there.
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So someone got in there
quietly
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and shot them
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and did not disturb them.
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- The only person
that the detectives knew
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had access to that unit
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was Darren's roommate,
Dean Matheson.
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- There are times
people will call 911,
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but they're involved
in a crime.
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- We needed to know
whether or not
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Dean was telling the truth
about that weekend,
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so we had to corroborate
his story.
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- Perhaps he was
a jealous roommate.
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Perhaps Darren was dating
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one of his ex-girlfriends
or whatever.
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The possibilities are endless.
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- But Dean's alibi
is quickly verified.
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- After calling his fiancée,
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he seemed that he was
giving us truthful statements.
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- Dean had been with his
girlfriend for Easter weekend.
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- The roommate
has already called
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Darren's mother, Brenda.
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She and Darren's half sister
soon arrive on the scene.
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[somber music]
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- I am Dana Lynn Partch,
and I am Darren's big sister.
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It was Easter weekend.
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Brenda called me
and she's screaming
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at the top of her lungs.
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I could barely understand her.
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"He's gone, Dana.
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He's gone."
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I'm like, "What happened?"
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Like, "What are you saying
to me?"
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"He's gone, Dana.
Your brother is dead."
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And I just started screaming.
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Once I could
pull myself together,
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Brenda and I just got there
as fast as we could.
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- Investigators hope
Darren's family
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can shed some light
on who could have committed
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this vicious crime.
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- We asked about, was there any
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disgruntled colleagues
that he had?
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Ex-girlfriends?
Did he have any enemies?
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- But I just--I couldn't
come up with anything.
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It was a total mystery.
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- Talking to Darren's family,
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we learned that Darren Partch
had conflicts with nobody.
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He lived his life in a way
that was pretty drama-free.
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He's just a good guy.
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- Darren and I
were both raised
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in the Southern California
area.
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We shared a father and we had
different biological mothers.
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Although we weren't
raised together,
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we were able
to spend time together
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and grow up together.
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From the time Darren was born,
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his personality was
just so sweet, so loving.
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I knew he was special
with the hockey
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because it's all
he talked about.
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It's all he dreamed about.
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It was eat, sleep,
and breathe hockey.
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After high school,
Darren played
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for two of our
Southern California teams,
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the Long Beach Ice Dogs
and the San Diego Seagulls.
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- After eight years
in the Minor Leagues,
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Darren began to tire
of life on the ice.
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In 2005, he quit hockey
to pursue a career in finance
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in sunny Newport Beach.
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- He loved Newport Beach
because, basically,
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it was life in the fast lane.
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He thought there was
no better place on Earth.
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Darren loved
that high, fast-paced life,
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but he also loved the beaches.
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Darren's passion was
still being an athlete
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and being on the beach.
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And he played roller hockey
on the beach every weekend.
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At 38 years old, Darren was
very much a bachelor.
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And he had amazing friends.
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There was no way in my mind
for even one moment,
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not even one second,
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that this had something to do
with Darren.
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- If Darren wasn't
the intended target,
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detectives consider
the next most logical theory.
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- You have to identify
the woman
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because the victim's identity
is almost always
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gonna lead you to the killer.
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- My first thought was,
maybe it was her boyfriend,
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a husband, or somebody
that saw them together.
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But nobody knew who she was.
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- You see two naked bodies
in the manner
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in which we found them,
was this revenge?
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What's the relationship
between the two deceased?
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Was this a love triangle?
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Was this greed?
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We needed to find out.
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- My grandma said
she didn't show up for lunch,
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and I was like,
"Okay, something's wrong.
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- I just broke down crying.
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I was like, "Oh, my gosh."
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- His criminal history
involved a vicious assault
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on a police officer.
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- He's running stop signs.
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Driving on the wrong side
of the road.
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- And if he was upset,
it literally meant
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everybody that upset him
had to die.
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- Police in opulent
Newport Beach are on the scene
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of a horrific double homicide,
trying desperately to identify
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the woman who was killed
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with 38-year-old athlete
Darren Partch
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and determine how the two
knew each other.
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- I can't even tell you
how many times
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they kept asking me,
"Who is she?
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Do you know?"
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I said, "I don't know
who it is."
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- Investigators go through
the house
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with Darren's roommate, Dean,
trying to identify anything
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that might be out of place.
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- They located a key fob
in the kitchen.
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It wasn't Darren's.
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[key fob beeps]
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- So the detectives
activated it
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and located a Lexus
parked across the street.
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We ran the license plate
and it came back
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to 48-year-old Wendi Miller.
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- In the car,
they locate a purse
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with Wendi's California
driver's license inside.
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- She looked very similar
to the woman
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that they had found
in the room.
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- We discovered that she was
reported missing person
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several hours earlier
out of Costa Mesa.
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The Orange County
Coroner's Office made
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notification to next of kin.
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We followed it up
with Wendi Miller's mother.
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[solemn music]
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- My name is Mary Lu Miller,
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and I'm the mother
of Wendi Sue Miller.
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We found out that Wendi
had been murdered.
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Oh, it was horrible.
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I just broke down,
of course, crying.
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I was like, "Oh, my gosh."
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* *
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The detectives asked me
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the last time
I heard from her,
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and I said she was gonna
come over Easter.
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And then Sunday morning
before I went to church,
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I texted her and I said,
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"What time
should I expect you?"
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And didn't hear anything.
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This isn't like Wendi.
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So it was sometime
in the afternoon,
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Luke and Cambria called me
and, "Have you heard from Mom?"
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* *
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- I'm Luke Carpenter,
and I'm Wendi Miller's son.
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I remember it being--
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it was really weird that I had
gone so much of the day
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without a text from her.
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We were like,
"Okay, something's going on."
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- My name is
Cambria Carpenter,
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and Wendi Miller is my mom.
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As more time went on,
it was like,
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"No one's heard from her."
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My hope just kept getting
smaller and smaller and smaller
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to the point where, like,
you think of, like, the worst.
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00:15:09,242 --> 00:15:12,412
- And so that afternoon,
I called the police department
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00:15:12,445 --> 00:15:16,683
and I said I wanted to fill out
a missing persons report.
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- Now, just a few hours later,
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investigators are confirming
the family's worst fears.
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- I found out
that she had been murdered.
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And...
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it was, I mean, like, a shock.
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My heart was, like,
pounding out of my chest,
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and I was just like--
laid on the floor and cried.
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And like--like--
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oh, my gosh.
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[sniffles]
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I just remember, like,
I was overwhelmed
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'cause it was the saddest
I'd ever been.
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- I said...
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I said, "Tell me it's a lie.
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"Tell me it's a joke.
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00:16:02,529 --> 00:16:03,730
There's no way."
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It's not fair.
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00:16:08,702 --> 00:16:11,738
I was in such disbelief.
I just wanted to know.
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00:16:11,771 --> 00:16:16,109
My main question was, like,
what the heck happened?
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00:16:18,645 --> 00:16:21,314
- When investigators explain
the circumstances
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00:16:21,348 --> 00:16:23,950
of Wendi's death,
no one in her family
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00:16:24,050 --> 00:16:26,319
has ever heard
the name Darren Partch.
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00:16:26,353 --> 00:16:28,154
But like Darren's family,
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00:16:28,188 --> 00:16:30,056
their anguish
over the double murder
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goes just as deep.
331
00:16:32,659 --> 00:16:35,762
- I told the detectives
when Wendi was younger,
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00:16:35,795 --> 00:16:39,766
she was pretty shy
until after she started school.
333
00:16:39,799 --> 00:16:43,770
And then she really came out
of her shell and she excelled.
334
00:16:43,803 --> 00:16:47,774
And she was a cheerleader
in high school, junior high,
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00:16:47,807 --> 00:16:50,977
through college.
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00:16:51,077 --> 00:16:54,414
She walked into the room
and she just lit it up.
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00:16:54,447 --> 00:16:56,950
She always wanted a family.
338
00:16:56,983 --> 00:17:00,353
- Wendi's wish came true
in 1996.
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00:17:00,387 --> 00:17:03,023
She married a classmate
from Point Loma College
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in San Diego
and soon after welcomed
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00:17:06,092 --> 00:17:08,728
Luke and Cambria
into the world.
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00:17:08,762 --> 00:17:11,064
- We lived in California
until we were about four.
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00:17:11,097 --> 00:17:12,532
And then when we moved
to Michigan,
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00:17:12,565 --> 00:17:14,768
we had, like,
these awesome times
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00:17:14,801 --> 00:17:17,504
of growing up
in elementary school.
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00:17:17,537 --> 00:17:20,040
- But the marriage
didn't last long.
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00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:22,042
After several years
in the Midwest,
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00:17:22,042 --> 00:17:24,044
the couple split.
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- My parents got a divorce
when I was, I think, nine.
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00:17:27,747 --> 00:17:31,317
And, I mean, it's always hard
when parents split up.
351
00:17:31,351 --> 00:17:33,553
- We ended up with our father.
352
00:17:33,586 --> 00:17:37,090
He ended up getting
sole custody.
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00:17:37,123 --> 00:17:40,193
- It was very heartbreaking
because...
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00:17:40,226 --> 00:17:42,328
Wendi was such a good mom.
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00:17:42,362 --> 00:17:44,431
It was after she got divorced,
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00:17:44,464 --> 00:17:46,299
Wendi moved back
to Orange County,
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00:17:46,332 --> 00:17:49,269
but she was very close
to her children.
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00:17:49,302 --> 00:17:53,306
- Wendi's relationship
with her kids held strong.
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00:17:53,340 --> 00:17:54,841
But in talking
with several people
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00:17:54,874 --> 00:17:56,176
in Wendi's life,
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00:17:56,209 --> 00:17:57,977
detectives learn
that she may have had
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00:17:58,078 --> 00:18:00,347
bad blood with her ex.
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00:18:00,380 --> 00:18:03,016
- When Wendi and her ex-husband
were going through a divorce,
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00:18:03,049 --> 00:18:04,651
she accused him of abuse.
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00:18:04,684 --> 00:18:07,854
It's a red flag
because it actually might
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00:18:07,887 --> 00:18:11,291
establish motive of why
he might want her killed.
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00:18:11,324 --> 00:18:14,094
Ex-husband can be
very motivated
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00:18:14,127 --> 00:18:17,464
to want to get revenge
or get even with Wendi
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00:18:17,497 --> 00:18:20,800
for making such an allegation
against him.
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00:18:20,834 --> 00:18:23,303
So now we're wondering
if Wendi's in the crosshairs
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00:18:23,336 --> 00:18:25,205
of a angry ex-husband.
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00:18:25,238 --> 00:18:28,208
[dramatic music]
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00:18:37,483 --> 00:18:39,785
[dramatic music]
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00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:47,259
* *
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00:18:54,566 --> 00:18:57,870
- In the gruesome shooting
of Wendi Miller
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00:18:57,903 --> 00:19:00,172
and Darren Partch,
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00:19:00,205 --> 00:19:01,874
Newport Beach detectives
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00:19:01,907 --> 00:19:04,443
have honed in
on a person of interest,
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00:19:04,476 --> 00:19:08,547
Wendi's ex-husband.
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00:19:08,580 --> 00:19:11,617
- She had a divorce
that wasn't so amicable.
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00:19:11,650 --> 00:19:14,453
When you start looking
at motives,
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00:19:14,486 --> 00:19:18,691
murders happen around divorces
all the time.
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00:19:18,724 --> 00:19:21,193
- Since she accused him
of abuse...
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00:19:23,595 --> 00:19:25,764
We wanted to reach out
to her ex-husband
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00:19:25,798 --> 00:19:28,300
and find out,
what was the truth?
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00:19:29,902 --> 00:19:33,639
There's always two sides
to a story.
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00:19:33,672 --> 00:19:35,908
- When the police reached out
to Wendi's ex-husband,
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00:19:35,941 --> 00:19:38,610
he told them that he'd been
in Colorado the entire weekend.
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00:19:40,679 --> 00:19:42,514
- He has since been remarried.
390
00:19:42,548 --> 00:19:45,584
We talked to his wife,
and she was able to corroborate
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00:19:45,617 --> 00:19:47,386
where his whereabouts were at.
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00:19:48,887 --> 00:19:51,357
- There were a lot of people
that could vouch for him
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00:19:51,390 --> 00:19:55,361
and the fact that he was
in Colorado when this happened.
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00:19:55,394 --> 00:19:56,962
- And he was
appropriately emotional.
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00:19:57,062 --> 00:19:59,431
Despite the problems they had
in their marriage,
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00:19:59,465 --> 00:20:02,201
which led to the divorce,
he was a decent human being
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00:20:02,234 --> 00:20:03,736
who was distraught
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00:20:03,769 --> 00:20:05,304
when they told him
what had happened.
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00:20:08,807 --> 00:20:12,411
- And the abuse allegations
against Wendi's ex-husband
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00:20:12,444 --> 00:20:14,446
could not be substantiated.
401
00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:17,383
- He didn't appear
to have any more motive
402
00:20:17,416 --> 00:20:20,285
than any other
divorced person would have.
403
00:20:20,319 --> 00:20:23,822
And he was eliminated
very, very quickly.
404
00:20:23,856 --> 00:20:25,958
- With their only suspect
cleared,
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00:20:25,991 --> 00:20:29,294
investigators find themselves
with no real leads.
406
00:20:29,328 --> 00:20:31,764
- It's a true whodunit,
407
00:20:31,797 --> 00:20:34,133
meaning we don't know
who committed this murder.
408
00:20:34,166 --> 00:20:38,437
We don't have any idea
what's going on.
409
00:20:38,470 --> 00:20:40,339
- Police are also still unsure
410
00:20:40,372 --> 00:20:43,142
about how and when
the two victims met.
411
00:20:43,175 --> 00:20:44,677
Had they only just connected
412
00:20:44,710 --> 00:20:46,412
a few hours before
they were murdered
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00:20:46,445 --> 00:20:47,846
while out on the town enjoying
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00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:50,716
the lively
Newport singles scene?
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00:20:50,749 --> 00:20:53,852
- Investigators question
Darren's family
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00:20:53,886 --> 00:20:56,021
and Wendi's family
about the relationship
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00:20:56,055 --> 00:20:57,623
between these two.
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00:20:57,656 --> 00:21:01,226
- But there was
no established relationship
419
00:21:01,260 --> 00:21:04,363
between Darren and Wendi.
420
00:21:04,396 --> 00:21:06,665
- Investigators have little
to go on,
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00:21:06,699 --> 00:21:09,601
so they come up with a plan
to construct a timeline
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00:21:09,635 --> 00:21:11,870
of Friday, April 19th,
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00:21:11,904 --> 00:21:15,074
the last night Wendi
and Darren were seen alive.
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00:21:15,074 --> 00:21:17,076
- Wendi's mother,
Mary Lu, indicated
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00:21:17,076 --> 00:21:20,312
that she had gone out with her
good friend Dana that night.
426
00:21:22,715 --> 00:21:25,851
Wendi's best friend, Dana,
was crucial to investigators
427
00:21:25,884 --> 00:21:28,587
because she could really
fill in the missing pieces
428
00:21:28,620 --> 00:21:30,489
as to what actually happened
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00:21:30,522 --> 00:21:33,592
in the hours
leading up to their murders.
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00:21:33,625 --> 00:21:35,527
- So we need to talk to her
and we need to know
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00:21:35,561 --> 00:21:38,530
what she knows
and find out quickly.
432
00:21:38,564 --> 00:21:42,701
Dana, she and Wendi went
to Good Friday service
433
00:21:42,735 --> 00:21:44,670
down at a church in Dana Point.
434
00:21:44,703 --> 00:21:49,375
They also went out
later that evening
435
00:21:49,408 --> 00:21:50,909
to the Sandpiper Lounge.
436
00:21:53,812 --> 00:21:56,782
Sandpiper Lounge
in Laguna Beach
437
00:21:56,815 --> 00:22:00,686
is a historical landmark bar
in Orange County.
438
00:22:02,554 --> 00:22:05,090
Dana and Wendi,
they're just being
439
00:22:05,124 --> 00:22:06,725
two girlfriends going out
440
00:22:06,759 --> 00:22:08,761
and having a good time
to unwind.
441
00:22:10,629 --> 00:22:12,431
Sandpiper is a place
442
00:22:12,464 --> 00:22:15,100
known for strangers
to become friends.
443
00:22:15,134 --> 00:22:17,936
And in this particular case,
Wendi met Darren that night.
444
00:22:17,970 --> 00:22:21,373
- Dana told detectives
that they had hit it off
445
00:22:21,407 --> 00:22:22,741
really well, and they hadn't
446
00:22:22,775 --> 00:22:24,076
gotten into a fight
with anyone,
447
00:22:24,076 --> 00:22:26,111
and that there was
really nothing unusual
448
00:22:26,145 --> 00:22:28,814
that indicated that someone
would want to harm them.
449
00:22:30,516 --> 00:22:32,251
- Wendi and Darren are
at the bar
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00:22:32,284 --> 00:22:36,622
in the early morning hours
till 1:00, 1:30 a.m.,
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00:22:36,655 --> 00:22:38,657
and they decide to leave
with each other.
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00:22:38,691 --> 00:22:41,427
And Wendi sends
her friend a text
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00:22:41,460 --> 00:22:43,729
at 1:46 a.m. in the morning
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00:22:43,762 --> 00:22:45,597
saying that she's
at Darren's house.
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00:22:45,631 --> 00:22:47,966
Basically saying,
"Hey, I'm okay.
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00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:49,802
Here's where I'm at."
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00:22:49,835 --> 00:22:52,571
- Based on the time frame
of when they left the bar
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00:22:52,604 --> 00:22:56,775
and the time that Dana got
the text from Wendi,
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00:22:56,809 --> 00:22:59,945
it was highly unlikely that
they had encountered someone
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00:23:00,045 --> 00:23:02,047
that would want
to do them harm.
461
00:23:04,049 --> 00:23:06,552
- The mystery of how Darren
and Wendi knew each other
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00:23:06,585 --> 00:23:08,487
has finally been solved,
463
00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:10,923
but investigators
still aren't any closer
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00:23:10,956 --> 00:23:13,726
to knowing why they met
such a tragic end.
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00:23:13,759 --> 00:23:15,594
- You would never think
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00:23:15,627 --> 00:23:17,062
because you're hitting it off
with somebody,
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00:23:17,062 --> 00:23:21,400
that's gonna be,
you know, a death sentence.
468
00:23:21,433 --> 00:23:24,937
- Who killed Wendi and Darren
may still be a mystery,
469
00:23:24,970 --> 00:23:27,139
but it's one
that Newport Beach detectives
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00:23:27,172 --> 00:23:29,441
are determined to solve.
471
00:23:29,475 --> 00:23:30,809
- The Newport Beach
Police Department
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00:23:30,843 --> 00:23:33,112
are among the finest detectives
473
00:23:33,145 --> 00:23:34,880
I ever had the opportunity
to work with.
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00:23:34,913 --> 00:23:36,515
They are dogged
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00:23:36,548 --> 00:23:39,551
in their pursuit
of homicide cases.
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00:23:39,585 --> 00:23:41,720
This is the wrong city
to commit a murder in
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00:23:41,754 --> 00:23:44,189
if you want to get away
with it.
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00:23:44,223 --> 00:23:45,958
- As part of their procedure,
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00:23:45,991 --> 00:23:47,826
investigators quickly put
the word out
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00:23:47,860 --> 00:23:49,495
to neighboring
police departments
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00:23:49,528 --> 00:23:52,965
about the murder
involving a .38 caliber.
482
00:23:52,998 --> 00:23:57,169
- Orange County is a patchwork
of small communities.
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00:23:57,202 --> 00:23:59,338
The cops all know each other.
484
00:23:59,371 --> 00:24:02,408
- If this is a random murder,
then potentially,
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00:24:02,441 --> 00:24:04,209
someone could be
out on the loose
486
00:24:04,243 --> 00:24:08,047
and they could be committing
more crimes in Orange County.
487
00:24:08,047 --> 00:24:10,916
- And just two days
after Wendi Miller
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00:24:10,949 --> 00:24:12,785
and Darren Partch
were murdered,
489
00:24:12,818 --> 00:24:15,054
detectives' tactics
seem to pay off.
490
00:24:15,054 --> 00:24:16,055
[phone ringing]
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00:24:16,055 --> 00:24:18,057
- Suddenly,
they get information
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00:24:18,057 --> 00:24:20,192
from a nearby city,
the city of Irvine,
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00:24:20,225 --> 00:24:23,062
that something has happened
at an apartment complex
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00:24:23,062 --> 00:24:26,065
that focuses
their investigation
495
00:24:26,098 --> 00:24:28,534
very quickly
on a potential killer.
496
00:24:39,346 --> 00:24:41,915
[dramatic music]
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00:24:42,248 --> 00:24:46,553
* *
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00:24:46,586 --> 00:24:47,954
- Two days after Wendi Miller
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00:24:47,987 --> 00:24:50,590
and Darren Partch
were murdered,
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00:24:50,623 --> 00:24:52,659
Newport Beach detectives
get a call
501
00:24:52,692 --> 00:24:53,927
from the police department
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00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:56,429
in the neighboring town
of Irvine.
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00:24:56,463 --> 00:24:59,532
- And they said, "We understand
you guys have a homicide
504
00:24:59,566 --> 00:25:01,401
"involving a .38 caliber.
505
00:25:01,434 --> 00:25:03,737
"We just had this odd incident
506
00:25:03,770 --> 00:25:05,405
"that happened
with an individual
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00:25:05,438 --> 00:25:08,908
firing a .38 caliber weapon."
508
00:25:08,942 --> 00:25:13,413
In quiet Irvine, this was
such an unusual occurrence.
509
00:25:13,446 --> 00:25:14,814
- The incident happened
510
00:25:14,848 --> 00:25:17,484
just hours after Wendi
and Darren were shot
511
00:25:17,517 --> 00:25:18,918
a few miles away
512
00:25:18,952 --> 00:25:22,255
in a similarly serene pocket
of Orange County
513
00:25:22,288 --> 00:25:24,457
with the same type of weapon.
514
00:25:24,491 --> 00:25:25,925
Could it be a coincidence,
515
00:25:25,959 --> 00:25:28,128
or was there more
to the story?
516
00:25:28,161 --> 00:25:30,797
- What Newport learns from
the Irvine Police Department
517
00:25:30,830 --> 00:25:36,069
is, Saturday evening,
there was a bizarre event
518
00:25:36,102 --> 00:25:38,805
that took place
at an apartment complex.
519
00:25:40,974 --> 00:25:45,145
A man crawled a tree
to a second-story balcony.
520
00:25:45,178 --> 00:25:47,747
- He was dressed
in all-black clothing
521
00:25:47,781 --> 00:25:49,249
and looking at the homeowner
522
00:25:49,282 --> 00:25:52,285
through her
sliding glass door.
523
00:25:52,318 --> 00:25:57,824
* *
524
00:25:59,592 --> 00:26:02,896
So she is panicked
because apparently,
525
00:26:02,929 --> 00:26:05,231
a man was breaking in
to her home.
526
00:26:05,265 --> 00:26:07,701
And immediately runs
to the sliding glass door
527
00:26:07,734 --> 00:26:10,503
and shuts it
and locks it and screams.
528
00:26:12,272 --> 00:26:14,941
The suspect was described
as an African American male,
529
00:26:15,041 --> 00:26:17,610
about 5'8", about 180 pounds.
530
00:26:19,045 --> 00:26:21,815
- He sees her
and he scrambles away.
531
00:26:21,848 --> 00:26:25,652
And as he's doing that,
he shoots a round
532
00:26:25,685 --> 00:26:27,620
into a soft piece of wood
533
00:26:27,654 --> 00:26:29,723
in essentially the ceiling
of the balcony.
534
00:26:32,058 --> 00:26:33,893
- Irvine
crime scene investigators
535
00:26:33,927 --> 00:26:36,363
start processing
the scene of this incident
536
00:26:36,396 --> 00:26:39,065
taking DNA from the handrail.
537
00:26:39,099 --> 00:26:42,936
And they also recovered
the bullet from the eave.
538
00:26:42,969 --> 00:26:44,604
Everything's gonna go
to the crime lab
539
00:26:44,637 --> 00:26:46,873
and get analyzed.
540
00:26:46,906 --> 00:26:49,342
- And then they set up
surveillance operation
541
00:26:49,376 --> 00:26:51,511
just in case
this guy came back.
542
00:26:51,544 --> 00:26:56,750
* *
543
00:26:56,783 --> 00:26:59,185
- The feeling was, "Listen,
someone just fired a gun
544
00:26:59,219 --> 00:27:00,854
"in this neighborhood,
a quiet neighborhood,
545
00:27:00,887 --> 00:27:02,022
nice neighborhood."
546
00:27:02,055 --> 00:27:03,923
Irvine's a lot like
Newport Beach.
547
00:27:04,024 --> 00:27:06,393
There's not a lot of crime--
violent crime going on.
548
00:27:06,426 --> 00:27:09,396
And so they're gonna put
units, undercovers,
549
00:27:09,429 --> 00:27:11,031
unmarked cars
in the neighborhood
550
00:27:11,031 --> 00:27:13,800
and just see if they can't find
the person responsible
551
00:27:13,833 --> 00:27:16,603
for firing this gun
into this house.
552
00:27:16,636 --> 00:27:18,838
If we find him, it could help
to solve the murders
553
00:27:18,872 --> 00:27:22,375
of Darren Partch
and Wendi Miller.
554
00:27:22,409 --> 00:27:25,178
- Detectives' instincts
appear to be right.
555
00:27:25,211 --> 00:27:27,814
Two nights after the incident
on the balcony,
556
00:27:27,847 --> 00:27:32,052
Irvine police observe
the man return.
557
00:27:32,052 --> 00:27:34,788
- At 11:30 p.m., in Irvine,
558
00:27:34,821 --> 00:27:37,223
a man in a black Camaro
559
00:27:37,257 --> 00:27:39,859
matching the description
had pulled up
560
00:27:39,893 --> 00:27:43,329
to the same location.
561
00:27:45,832 --> 00:27:48,568
- They run the plate
and there is a name.
562
00:27:48,601 --> 00:27:50,370
And it's Jamon Buggs.
563
00:27:50,403 --> 00:27:53,239
As soon as they get a name,
the next step is determining
564
00:27:53,273 --> 00:27:55,108
his criminal history,
which, in this case,
565
00:27:55,141 --> 00:27:58,411
involved a vicious assault
on a police officer
566
00:27:58,445 --> 00:28:00,013
and a restraining order.
567
00:28:00,046 --> 00:28:01,581
So they knew that they were
dealing with somebody
568
00:28:01,614 --> 00:28:04,017
who was dangerous.
569
00:28:04,017 --> 00:28:08,021
- Then, suddenly, the Camaro
begins to drive away.
570
00:28:08,021 --> 00:28:09,322
- So Irvine Police Department,
571
00:28:09,356 --> 00:28:11,791
their undercover units
follow him.
572
00:28:11,825 --> 00:28:13,693
And they call
a black-and-white unit
573
00:28:13,727 --> 00:28:15,161
to come in and make
a traffic stop
574
00:28:15,195 --> 00:28:17,864
because he didn't have
a front license plate.
575
00:28:17,897 --> 00:28:19,432
- And what does he do?
576
00:28:19,466 --> 00:28:21,101
He takes off.
577
00:28:23,303 --> 00:28:24,771
- And then
all hell breaks loose.
578
00:28:24,804 --> 00:28:27,807
[sirens wailing]
579
00:28:27,841 --> 00:28:32,212
* *
580
00:28:32,245 --> 00:28:34,581
He's running stop signs.
581
00:28:34,614 --> 00:28:36,683
Driving on the wrong side
of the road.
582
00:28:38,051 --> 00:28:40,053
He abandons his vehicle
in a cul-de-sac
583
00:28:40,053 --> 00:28:41,855
and starts running.
584
00:28:41,888 --> 00:28:45,792
And Irvine Police notices
he's carrying a blue bag
585
00:28:45,825 --> 00:28:47,160
in one of his hands.
586
00:28:47,193 --> 00:28:49,929
And that's a big concern
for any police officer
587
00:28:49,963 --> 00:28:51,097
when you're chasing somebody.
588
00:28:51,131 --> 00:28:54,200
What's in the bag? Is it a gun?
589
00:28:54,234 --> 00:28:57,470
So they set up a perimeter
and call our SWAT teams out
590
00:28:57,504 --> 00:28:59,806
because they're trained
in knowing how to capture
591
00:28:59,839 --> 00:29:02,909
an individual that's armed.
592
00:29:03,009 --> 00:29:07,480
Finally, at 3:59 a.m.,
Buggs is surrounded
593
00:29:07,514 --> 00:29:11,017
and taken into custody
594
00:29:11,051 --> 00:29:13,319
for evading the police
595
00:29:13,353 --> 00:29:15,221
and hit-and-run driving.
596
00:29:15,255 --> 00:29:19,025
- At this point,
Mr. Buggs is going nowhere.
597
00:29:19,059 --> 00:29:21,428
- Buggs doesn't have a weapon
or the blue bag
598
00:29:21,461 --> 00:29:23,763
he was carrying
when he ran from police.
599
00:29:23,797 --> 00:29:26,299
But near
where he was captured,
600
00:29:26,332 --> 00:29:29,936
Irvine Police discover it
with a gun inside.
601
00:29:30,036 --> 00:29:33,940
- The gun is a .38 caliber
snub-nosed revolver.
602
00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:37,510
It was a perfect match
for the expended bullet
603
00:29:37,544 --> 00:29:40,814
that's found in the wood
of the apartment complex.
604
00:29:42,382 --> 00:29:45,318
- But is it the same .38
that murdered Darren and Wendi
605
00:29:45,352 --> 00:29:47,854
in the early hours
of Saturday morning?
606
00:29:47,887 --> 00:29:52,525
Newport detectives send it
to the crime lab for testing.
607
00:29:52,559 --> 00:29:54,227
While they wait
for the results,
608
00:29:54,260 --> 00:29:57,263
they search Buggs' car
for any possible connection
609
00:29:57,297 --> 00:29:59,165
to the victims.
610
00:29:59,199 --> 00:30:02,836
- On April 24th at 4:10 p.m.,
611
00:30:02,869 --> 00:30:04,871
Newport Beach detectives
go and search
612
00:30:04,904 --> 00:30:07,007
Buggs' Chevy Camaro.
613
00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:08,875
We wanted to see if there was
any type of evidence
614
00:30:08,908 --> 00:30:10,377
inside the Camaro
that would link him
615
00:30:10,410 --> 00:30:13,847
back to the crime scene
at Darren's house.
616
00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:15,415
And the mother lode
of evidence is,
617
00:30:15,448 --> 00:30:19,953
we find a yellow notepad,
handwritten notepad,
618
00:30:19,986 --> 00:30:23,056
with Darren's name
written on it.
619
00:30:24,858 --> 00:30:26,593
What this tells us is that
620
00:30:26,626 --> 00:30:30,230
Jamon Buggs was definitely
targeting Darren Partch.
621
00:30:43,476 --> 00:30:46,012
[dramatic music]
622
00:30:46,346 --> 00:30:49,516
* *
623
00:30:49,549 --> 00:30:51,551
- Newport Beach detectives
believe
624
00:30:51,584 --> 00:30:53,920
that recently arrested
Jamon Buggs
625
00:30:53,953 --> 00:30:55,555
may be the cold-blooded killer
626
00:30:55,588 --> 00:30:58,958
who murdered Wendi Miller
and Darren Partch.
627
00:30:58,992 --> 00:31:02,429
- We think we know
who's involved in this crime,
628
00:31:02,462 --> 00:31:05,465
but we don't know motive
and we don't know the why.
629
00:31:05,498 --> 00:31:08,301
- A week into the case,
the horrifying crime
630
00:31:08,335 --> 00:31:10,337
has captured
the public's attention.
631
00:31:12,939 --> 00:31:15,241
- I'm Paul Anderson,
and I covered
632
00:31:15,275 --> 00:31:17,510
the double homicide
of Wendi Miller
633
00:31:17,544 --> 00:31:19,079
and Darren Partch.
634
00:31:19,079 --> 00:31:20,547
Obviously,
a lot of the publicity
635
00:31:20,580 --> 00:31:23,583
about the killings is now
generating more leads.
636
00:31:23,616 --> 00:31:26,119
- We received a phone call
from a gentleman
637
00:31:26,152 --> 00:31:29,122
who tells us that, "Listen,
I saw a press release.
638
00:31:29,155 --> 00:31:32,325
"And I think I have a guy
on my security cameras
639
00:31:32,359 --> 00:31:34,394
"coming around my neighborhood,
640
00:31:34,427 --> 00:31:36,996
and you should take a look
at it."
641
00:31:37,097 --> 00:31:38,631
- It turns out, the person
642
00:31:38,665 --> 00:31:40,600
who's in
the home surveillance video
643
00:31:40,633 --> 00:31:43,603
is Jamon Buggs.
644
00:31:43,636 --> 00:31:46,272
And what's significant
is that it's where
645
00:31:46,306 --> 00:31:48,408
Darren Partch used to live.
646
00:31:52,612 --> 00:31:55,215
- With Buggs in custody
for evading police
647
00:31:55,248 --> 00:31:56,950
and hit-and-run driving,
648
00:31:56,983 --> 00:31:58,818
investigators obtain
a search warrant
649
00:31:58,852 --> 00:32:00,587
for his digital history.
650
00:32:00,620 --> 00:32:02,622
- We started looking
at phone records,
651
00:32:02,655 --> 00:32:04,157
the computers and cell phones
652
00:32:04,190 --> 00:32:07,427
that Buggs had
in his possession.
653
00:32:07,460 --> 00:32:09,662
- And as they're going
through his computer activity,
654
00:32:09,696 --> 00:32:12,932
they're finding multiple
searches for Darren Partch.
655
00:32:16,069 --> 00:32:19,072
- Some of that search history
was those different entities
656
00:32:19,105 --> 00:32:22,075
that you can pay to get
individual's information
657
00:32:22,075 --> 00:32:24,944
of where they live,
addresses, phone numbers,
658
00:32:24,978 --> 00:32:27,347
that sort of thing.
659
00:32:27,380 --> 00:32:31,117
April 14th through April 19th
is the search history
660
00:32:31,151 --> 00:32:32,819
when Buggs was searching
661
00:32:32,852 --> 00:32:35,088
this type of information
for Darren.
662
00:32:35,088 --> 00:32:38,958
- On April 20th,
the two victims were murdered.
663
00:32:41,494 --> 00:32:43,396
- Investigators dig
into the details
664
00:32:43,430 --> 00:32:45,198
of Buggs' calling history
665
00:32:45,231 --> 00:32:48,435
and discover something
even more chilling.
666
00:32:48,468 --> 00:32:51,104
- Buggs' cell phone
actually did call
667
00:32:51,137 --> 00:32:54,007
Darren Partch's cell phone
a couple different times.
668
00:32:54,107 --> 00:32:56,476
- These calls from Buggs
to Darren's phone
669
00:32:56,509 --> 00:32:59,612
took place a few weeks
before the murder.
670
00:32:59,646 --> 00:33:02,048
- No one knows who Buggs is
671
00:33:02,048 --> 00:33:04,217
from Darren's side
of the family,
672
00:33:04,250 --> 00:33:07,053
but we have physical evidence
673
00:33:07,053 --> 00:33:09,823
and a connection
to our victim Darren Partch.
674
00:33:09,856 --> 00:33:12,058
That is a big, big deal.
675
00:33:12,092 --> 00:33:14,327
- It's a vital piece
of information,
676
00:33:14,361 --> 00:33:16,129
but detectives
still don't know
677
00:33:16,162 --> 00:33:18,565
how Buggs and Darren
knew each other.
678
00:33:18,598 --> 00:33:21,434
- So investigators went back
to Darren's roommate,
679
00:33:21,468 --> 00:33:24,671
Dean Matheson, to see
if he had any information
680
00:33:24,704 --> 00:33:28,408
about a relationship
between Buggs and Darren.
681
00:33:28,441 --> 00:33:31,578
- Dean can't recall
anyone named Jamon Buggs,
682
00:33:31,611 --> 00:33:33,580
but he does remember
that Darren told him
683
00:33:33,613 --> 00:33:36,416
about some very unnerving
recent calls.
684
00:33:36,449 --> 00:33:38,952
- Darren had received
a few irate calls
685
00:33:38,985 --> 00:33:42,422
from a male warning him
to stay away from a girlfriend.
686
00:33:44,491 --> 00:33:47,093
- And Darren had said,
"I don't even know her.
687
00:33:47,127 --> 00:33:49,362
I just met her once."
688
00:33:49,396 --> 00:33:53,199
- Darren told Dean that the guy
was really intense and angry
689
00:33:53,233 --> 00:33:54,901
and wouldn't believe
that he wasn't involved
690
00:33:54,934 --> 00:33:56,369
with his girlfriend.
691
00:33:56,403 --> 00:33:59,005
- But Dean Matheson didn't know
the caller
692
00:33:59,105 --> 00:34:03,209
or who his girlfriend
might be.
693
00:34:03,243 --> 00:34:05,245
- At this point,
detectives looked
694
00:34:05,278 --> 00:34:08,114
into Buggs' record to see
if there was any evidence
695
00:34:08,148 --> 00:34:09,549
of a prior girlfriend.
696
00:34:09,582 --> 00:34:12,152
- And they see
multiple searches
697
00:34:12,185 --> 00:34:14,888
for a lady by the name
of Samantha Brewers.
698
00:34:14,921 --> 00:34:16,056
- But the question was,
699
00:34:16,089 --> 00:34:18,158
did Samantha have a link
to Darren?
700
00:34:19,159 --> 00:34:21,061
Police tracked down
Samantha Brewers
701
00:34:21,061 --> 00:34:23,496
in her home.
702
00:34:23,530 --> 00:34:26,399
- When police ask Samantha
about Buggs,
703
00:34:26,433 --> 00:34:30,203
she said that he is
a personal fitness trainer.
704
00:34:30,236 --> 00:34:33,073
He and Samantha met at a gym.
705
00:34:33,073 --> 00:34:36,376
And she hired him
to be her trainer.
706
00:34:36,409 --> 00:34:39,579
And, as often happens
in these cases,
707
00:34:39,612 --> 00:34:40,480
they fell in love.
708
00:34:40,513 --> 00:34:42,215
- But then they just broke up.
709
00:34:42,248 --> 00:34:45,285
Buggs was having a hard time
with the breakup
710
00:34:45,318 --> 00:34:47,320
and was keeping tabs on her.
711
00:34:47,354 --> 00:34:50,323
- On January 15, 2019,
712
00:34:50,357 --> 00:34:52,792
Samantha Brewers had filed
a restraining order
713
00:34:52,826 --> 00:34:54,394
against Jamon Buggs.
714
00:34:56,196 --> 00:34:59,232
The report stated
that she was afraid of him.
715
00:34:59,265 --> 00:35:02,202
He was becoming possessive
and jealous.
716
00:35:02,235 --> 00:35:04,637
And she was in such fear
for her safety
717
00:35:04,671 --> 00:35:08,375
that she needed the court
to intervene.
718
00:35:08,408 --> 00:35:10,744
- We asked Samantha
if she knew Darren Partch,
719
00:35:10,777 --> 00:35:12,412
and she said,
"We're acquaintances.
720
00:35:12,445 --> 00:35:16,449
We met at a gym, but there was
no romantic relationship."
721
00:35:16,483 --> 00:35:18,685
- Samantha explains
that a few months ago,
722
00:35:18,718 --> 00:35:21,121
she and Partch
exchanged information,
723
00:35:21,154 --> 00:35:23,056
but Partch quickly put
the brakes
724
00:35:23,056 --> 00:35:24,524
on their friendship.
725
00:35:24,557 --> 00:35:27,360
- Darren had told Samantha
Buggs had called him.
726
00:35:27,394 --> 00:35:28,528
And he said,
"I don't want to get
727
00:35:28,561 --> 00:35:29,596
"in the middle of your drama.
728
00:35:29,629 --> 00:35:32,432
We'll just have
to call this off."
729
00:35:32,465 --> 00:35:35,502
- Samantha showed
the detectives
730
00:35:35,535 --> 00:35:38,071
the text messages
between her and Darren.
731
00:35:38,104 --> 00:35:40,473
And it let police know
that she was telling the truth
732
00:35:40,507 --> 00:35:42,842
about her relationship
with Darren.
733
00:35:42,876 --> 00:35:45,178
- It seems that Darren
wasn't the only man
734
00:35:45,211 --> 00:35:47,847
to attract Buggs' fury.
735
00:35:47,881 --> 00:35:50,083
- Mr. Buggs also confronted
736
00:35:50,083 --> 00:35:52,719
Samantha Brewers'
new boyfriend,
737
00:35:52,752 --> 00:35:54,254
and he showed up
at his office.
738
00:35:54,287 --> 00:35:58,591
Threatened him.
This was in March of 2019.
739
00:35:58,625 --> 00:36:01,895
- It was only a month
before the murders occurred.
740
00:36:01,928 --> 00:36:05,765
- Case hit critical mass
at that point
741
00:36:05,799 --> 00:36:08,601
because we'd discovered
Samantha Brewers' new boyfriend
742
00:36:08,635 --> 00:36:13,707
lived for a time
at this address in Irvine
743
00:36:13,740 --> 00:36:17,143
where Buggs was trying
to get in with the gun.
744
00:36:17,177 --> 00:36:18,378
He went to that house
745
00:36:18,411 --> 00:36:20,647
with the intent
to commit murder.
746
00:36:20,680 --> 00:36:24,351
- It appears Jamon Buggs was
intent on killing any new man
747
00:36:24,384 --> 00:36:26,419
in Samantha Brewers' life.
748
00:36:26,453 --> 00:36:28,888
It's one of the oldest motives
in the book:
749
00:36:28,922 --> 00:36:30,623
jealousy.
750
00:36:34,227 --> 00:36:36,062
- Jamon Buggs gets it
in his head
751
00:36:36,062 --> 00:36:38,932
that Darren Partch is
hitting on his girlfriend,
752
00:36:38,965 --> 00:36:40,233
Samantha Brewers.
753
00:36:40,266 --> 00:36:42,068
And he decides
754
00:36:42,068 --> 00:36:43,903
to not only murder
Darren Partch
755
00:36:43,937 --> 00:36:45,672
but this
completely innocent woman.
756
00:36:48,208 --> 00:36:51,077
- We believe
Buggs is stalking Darren
757
00:36:51,077 --> 00:36:53,279
and, on the night
of the murder,
758
00:36:53,313 --> 00:36:54,781
stumbles across Wendi.
759
00:36:54,814 --> 00:36:58,284
And was it possible
that from outside a window,
760
00:36:58,318 --> 00:37:02,555
Buggs thought
that Wendi Miller was Samantha?
761
00:37:02,589 --> 00:37:05,625
Possible. They're both blonde.
762
00:37:05,658 --> 00:37:08,061
Clearly, Wendi was
at the wrong place
763
00:37:08,094 --> 00:37:10,497
at the wrong time.
764
00:37:10,530 --> 00:37:13,033
- Then, just days
after the murder,
765
00:37:13,033 --> 00:37:14,668
the forensics lab confirms
766
00:37:14,701 --> 00:37:18,171
that Jamon Buggs is,
indeed, a killer.
767
00:37:18,204 --> 00:37:20,373
- In our homicide scene,
there were
768
00:37:20,407 --> 00:37:22,442
multiple bullets
that were recovered
769
00:37:22,475 --> 00:37:24,644
from Darren Partch's bedroom.
770
00:37:24,678 --> 00:37:26,579
They're a perfect
ballistic match
771
00:37:26,613 --> 00:37:28,081
to the expended bullet
772
00:37:28,114 --> 00:37:30,283
that's found in the wood
of the apartment complex
773
00:37:30,316 --> 00:37:31,518
where he tried to kill
774
00:37:31,551 --> 00:37:34,954
Samantha Brewers'
most recent boyfriend.
775
00:37:35,055 --> 00:37:37,757
- Once we had that match,
we had enough evidence
776
00:37:37,791 --> 00:37:40,160
to arrest Jamon Buggs
for the murder
777
00:37:40,193 --> 00:37:41,861
of Darren Partch
and Wendi Miller.
778
00:37:44,964 --> 00:37:47,267
[somber music]
779
00:37:47,300 --> 00:37:52,572
- On April 25th, I received
a phone call from our father.
780
00:37:52,605 --> 00:37:58,111
And he said,
"Please come to Darren's place.
781
00:37:58,144 --> 00:38:02,515
The police have asked to meet
with the family."
782
00:38:02,549 --> 00:38:04,651
As I'm sitting there,
the first words
783
00:38:04,684 --> 00:38:06,853
out of the detective's mouth
was,
784
00:38:06,886 --> 00:38:10,357
"I just want you to know
that we have the person
785
00:38:10,390 --> 00:38:12,926
"that has done this in custody.
786
00:38:13,026 --> 00:38:17,764
"And we have
a very dangerous person
787
00:38:17,797 --> 00:38:19,032
off the streets."
788
00:38:19,032 --> 00:38:22,836
- But investigators' work
is far from over.
789
00:38:22,869 --> 00:38:24,037
- You never know.
790
00:38:24,037 --> 00:38:27,574
You never know
till the jury deliberates.
791
00:38:27,607 --> 00:38:29,342
I knew that we were gonna do
everything we could
792
00:38:29,376 --> 00:38:31,711
to bring justice
to their family.
793
00:38:31,745 --> 00:38:34,047
Because the only thing
worse than murder
794
00:38:34,047 --> 00:38:36,383
is having the person who did it
get away with it.
795
00:38:36,416 --> 00:38:39,419
[dramatic music]
796
00:38:47,526 --> 00:38:49,928
[dramatic music]
797
00:38:50,262 --> 00:38:54,700
* *
798
00:38:54,733 --> 00:38:59,471
- On April 25, 2022,
Orange County braces itself
799
00:38:59,505 --> 00:39:02,341
for the high-profile trial
of Jamon Buggs
800
00:39:02,374 --> 00:39:04,009
for the murders
of Wendi Miller
801
00:39:04,043 --> 00:39:07,012
and Darren Partch.
802
00:39:07,046 --> 00:39:08,781
- Three years
after Buggs is charged
803
00:39:08,814 --> 00:39:11,717
with this double murder,
it comes to trial
804
00:39:11,750 --> 00:39:15,254
almost on the anniversary
of the murders.
805
00:39:15,287 --> 00:39:16,655
- I did go to the trial.
806
00:39:16,689 --> 00:39:18,590
And I just remember,
he was sitting down.
807
00:39:18,624 --> 00:39:21,660
And I just saw
the back of his head.
808
00:39:21,694 --> 00:39:26,565
I was thinking, why would
anybody want to murder my mom?
809
00:39:26,598 --> 00:39:28,033
There's nothing
that she could have done
810
00:39:28,033 --> 00:39:30,035
to make someone want
to kill her.
811
00:39:30,069 --> 00:39:33,172
And, like, it was just
like this red mist.
812
00:39:33,205 --> 00:39:37,710
I was so mad.
813
00:39:37,743 --> 00:39:39,244
- Through the course
of testimony,
814
00:39:39,278 --> 00:39:41,847
the Orange County DA
presents their theory
815
00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:45,784
of what happened the night
Wendi and Darren were shot.
816
00:39:45,818 --> 00:39:47,786
- In his people finder
searches,
817
00:39:47,820 --> 00:39:51,390
Buggs, he was able to get
Darren Partch's actual address.
818
00:39:51,423 --> 00:39:55,361
He shows up approximately
2:00 in the morning or so
819
00:39:55,394 --> 00:39:58,630
outside of Darren Partch's
apartment.
820
00:40:00,065 --> 00:40:01,633
- He noticed
that the front door
821
00:40:01,667 --> 00:40:04,203
was left unlocked.
822
00:40:04,236 --> 00:40:06,238
- All we know for sure
is that he made entry,
823
00:40:06,271 --> 00:40:08,374
got into the bedroom,
824
00:40:08,407 --> 00:40:11,577
shot Wendi Miller in the head,
825
00:40:11,610 --> 00:40:14,113
and then he shot Darren Partch
multiple times.
826
00:40:16,882 --> 00:40:19,952
- The prosecution had
an abundance of evidence
827
00:40:19,985 --> 00:40:21,420
against Buggs.
828
00:40:21,453 --> 00:40:23,655
Buggs clearly matched
the description
829
00:40:23,689 --> 00:40:27,793
that was given by the woman
in Irvine.
830
00:40:27,826 --> 00:40:29,661
He fled.
831
00:40:29,695 --> 00:40:32,531
Flight is an indication
of someone's guilt.
832
00:40:32,564 --> 00:40:35,034
He dumped the gun.
They located the gun.
833
00:40:35,067 --> 00:40:37,870
The ballistics from that gun
that he fired that night
834
00:40:37,903 --> 00:40:41,106
in Irvine came back
to the same bullets
835
00:40:41,140 --> 00:40:42,741
that were used to murder.
836
00:40:42,775 --> 00:40:44,376
And then you have the motive.
837
00:40:44,410 --> 00:40:48,113
You have the connection between
Darren and Samantha Brewers.
838
00:40:48,147 --> 00:40:52,117
The notebook that was located
in Jamon Buggs' Camaro trunk
839
00:40:52,151 --> 00:40:55,587
had Darren's name and address
written on it.
840
00:40:55,621 --> 00:40:57,089
This was
a key piece of evidence
841
00:40:57,122 --> 00:40:59,258
for the prosecution
to show premeditation
842
00:40:59,291 --> 00:41:00,726
and deliberation.
843
00:41:00,759 --> 00:41:02,828
It's someone
who's plotting and planning.
844
00:41:02,861 --> 00:41:05,597
Trying to find any place
where he can find someone
845
00:41:05,631 --> 00:41:07,433
who might have some type
of connection
846
00:41:07,466 --> 00:41:09,968
to Samantha Brewers
so he can hunt them down
847
00:41:10,069 --> 00:41:11,937
in cold blood...
848
00:41:11,970 --> 00:41:13,772
[gunshot]
And murder them.
849
00:41:15,174 --> 00:41:18,610
* *
850
00:41:18,644 --> 00:41:21,347
- Eight days later,
arguments conclude
851
00:41:21,380 --> 00:41:24,783
and Buggs' fate rests
in the jury's hands.
852
00:41:24,817 --> 00:41:28,887
- Darren's mom said, "Honey,
the jury has gone in,
853
00:41:28,921 --> 00:41:31,090
and they're gonna make
a decision."
854
00:41:31,090 --> 00:41:33,759
I immediately--that was
one of the first times
855
00:41:33,792 --> 00:41:36,528
I got a little nervous.
856
00:41:36,562 --> 00:41:40,699
- The jury was out
for approximately three hours.
857
00:41:40,733 --> 00:41:43,502
It was a clean sweep
on everything.
858
00:41:43,535 --> 00:41:47,172
- On May 3, 2022,
Jamon Buggs was found guilty
859
00:41:47,206 --> 00:41:50,109
of two counts of first-degree
premeditated murder.
860
00:41:50,142 --> 00:41:53,879
He received two life
without parole sentences.
861
00:41:55,681 --> 00:41:57,182
- What was surprising
about sentencing was,
862
00:41:57,216 --> 00:42:01,086
Buggs went on about how it was
a case of mistaken identity,
863
00:42:01,120 --> 00:42:03,188
which prompted Judge Prickett
to note,
864
00:42:03,222 --> 00:42:06,759
"I don't think it was
a case of mistaken identity."
865
00:42:06,792 --> 00:42:09,094
- Samantha's tall, thin.
866
00:42:09,128 --> 00:42:13,332
Wendi's, like, 5'3"
and has real curly hair.
867
00:42:13,365 --> 00:42:15,134
No.
He killed Wendi
868
00:42:15,167 --> 00:42:18,203
because she would have been
a witness.
869
00:42:18,237 --> 00:42:21,907
You know, she could have
identified him shooting Darren.
870
00:42:24,677 --> 00:42:26,478
- I was glad that they got him
behind bars.
871
00:42:26,512 --> 00:42:29,415
Okay, he's out of my life.
872
00:42:29,448 --> 00:42:31,817
He's out of the world.
873
00:42:31,850 --> 00:42:34,753
- Someone who takes a life
874
00:42:34,787 --> 00:42:36,355
doesn't deserve to have a life.
875
00:42:36,388 --> 00:42:39,224
He's where he needs to be,
and he should stay there
876
00:42:39,258 --> 00:42:40,993
until the end of time.
877
00:42:41,093 --> 00:42:43,996
- Jamon Buggs is
a vicious, violent criminal.
878
00:42:44,096 --> 00:42:46,665
And if he was upset,
it literally meant
879
00:42:46,699 --> 00:42:48,867
everybody that upset him
had to die.
880
00:42:50,102 --> 00:42:51,570
It's a tremendous sense
of relief.
881
00:42:51,603 --> 00:42:53,539
You know,
the family got justice.
882
00:42:55,174 --> 00:42:57,443
[somber music]
883
00:42:57,476 --> 00:43:00,245
- I thank the attorney
and all the detectives
884
00:43:00,279 --> 00:43:02,047
for all the work they did.
885
00:43:02,047 --> 00:43:06,051
But just because
the trial is over, it's not.
886
00:43:06,051 --> 00:43:09,054
It's still the hurt
and the sadness
887
00:43:09,054 --> 00:43:12,291
of losing a child still there.
888
00:43:14,760 --> 00:43:17,129
- They say time heals.
889
00:43:17,162 --> 00:43:18,831
Not true.
890
00:43:18,864 --> 00:43:20,699
I just wish--
891
00:43:20,733 --> 00:43:23,535
I just wish
for one more phone call,
892
00:43:23,569 --> 00:43:26,705
one more text message.
893
00:43:26,739 --> 00:43:27,873
But you know what?
894
00:43:27,906 --> 00:43:29,875
We'll be together again.
895
00:43:29,908 --> 00:43:31,276
That I can promise you.
896
00:43:31,310 --> 00:43:38,283
* *