1 00:00:02,335 --> 00:00:02,535 ** 2 00:00:05,839 --> 00:00:07,841 - In 2019, 3 00:00:07,874 --> 00:00:11,478 "Snapped" featured the story of Pandora Zan, 4 00:00:11,511 --> 00:00:13,480 whose husband Charles was murdered 5 00:00:13,513 --> 00:00:15,181 in horrific fashion. 6 00:00:17,417 --> 00:00:20,387 - Fifty-some stab wounds all over the body. 7 00:00:20,420 --> 00:00:23,857 - She lets her son in, knowing he's coming there 8 00:00:23,890 --> 00:00:26,726 to kill her husband. 9 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:29,195 - Following her conviction for murder, 10 00:00:29,229 --> 00:00:31,131 Pandora sought to justify 11 00:00:31,164 --> 00:00:34,534 her and her son Cody Henderson's actions. 12 00:00:34,567 --> 00:00:38,705 - There was years and years and years of abuse. 13 00:00:38,738 --> 00:00:43,376 Mental, emotional, physical, sexual. 14 00:00:43,410 --> 00:00:47,847 It would be natural that Cody would wanna protect me. 15 00:00:47,881 --> 00:00:51,418 - She still tried to minimize her involvement. 16 00:00:51,451 --> 00:00:54,654 - Now, 13 years into her life sentence, 17 00:00:54,688 --> 00:00:58,591 Pandora Zan returns to offer a new perspective 18 00:00:58,625 --> 00:01:00,760 and remorse. 19 00:01:00,794 --> 00:01:02,762 - I knew what was gonna happen. 20 00:01:02,796 --> 00:01:04,597 If I could go back and change things, 21 00:01:04,631 --> 00:01:06,399 I absolutely would. 22 00:01:06,433 --> 00:01:09,202 - In an exclusive interview, 23 00:01:09,235 --> 00:01:12,472 Cody Henderson speaks out for the first time, 24 00:01:12,505 --> 00:01:13,873 sharing his regrets 25 00:01:13,907 --> 00:01:17,177 and his journey toward forgiveness. 26 00:01:17,210 --> 00:01:20,747 - I did what I thought I had to do to protect my mom. 27 00:01:20,780 --> 00:01:22,782 I felt like she abandoned me 28 00:01:22,816 --> 00:01:25,151 after everything I did for her. 29 00:01:25,185 --> 00:01:28,355 I mean, I've been sitting here for 15 years almost, 30 00:01:28,388 --> 00:01:31,391 thinking that I would never get to tell my story. 31 00:01:31,424 --> 00:01:32,525 - If I could say anything, 32 00:01:32,559 --> 00:01:34,394 it would just be that I'm really sorry 33 00:01:34,427 --> 00:01:36,796 that I made the decisions that I made. 34 00:01:36,830 --> 00:01:38,598 I deserve to be in prison. 35 00:01:38,631 --> 00:01:52,712 ** 36 00:01:52,746 --> 00:01:57,350 My name is Pandora Zan, and I'm doing this interview 37 00:01:57,384 --> 00:02:00,453 so that I can share my truth. 38 00:02:00,487 --> 00:02:03,256 I didn't take responsibility back then. 39 00:02:03,289 --> 00:02:07,394 I wasn't honest in my part in everything. 40 00:02:07,427 --> 00:02:11,531 It was easier to act like I didn't know anything, 41 00:02:11,564 --> 00:02:17,404 because admitting that I knew what was gonna happen, 42 00:02:17,437 --> 00:02:20,573 and I didn't stop it, that sounds so much worse. 43 00:02:22,409 --> 00:02:24,210 - My name is Cody Henderson. 44 00:02:24,244 --> 00:02:26,379 I wanted to do the interview, 45 00:02:26,413 --> 00:02:30,450 because I never got a chance to tell my side of things. 46 00:02:30,483 --> 00:02:32,986 I realize my actions hurt a lot of people, 47 00:02:33,019 --> 00:02:33,987 but I hope they know 48 00:02:34,020 --> 00:02:37,424 that I never meant for any of this to happen. 49 00:02:37,457 --> 00:02:41,428 I made a conscious decision, and-and it was terrible, 50 00:02:41,461 --> 00:02:42,762 and I didn't have the right to make it, 51 00:02:42,796 --> 00:02:46,433 but I did what I did out of love for my mom, 52 00:02:46,466 --> 00:02:50,470 and I'm sorry for anybody that I've hurt. 53 00:02:50,503 --> 00:02:52,605 - It took a lot of years of being incarcerated 54 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:54,974 before I would take responsibility 55 00:02:55,008 --> 00:02:57,243 for my part in everything. 56 00:02:57,277 --> 00:03:00,680 And once I was able to take responsibility, 57 00:03:00,714 --> 00:03:05,285 then, um, it let me start healing and growing. 58 00:03:05,318 --> 00:03:06,720 - I can only assume 59 00:03:06,753 --> 00:03:09,689 that her not taking accountability back then 60 00:03:09,723 --> 00:03:12,292 is a way that she has to protect herself, 61 00:03:12,325 --> 00:03:14,461 because that would break me down as a mom 62 00:03:14,494 --> 00:03:17,864 to know that my son is in prison because of me, 63 00:03:17,897 --> 00:03:20,400 because of a choice that I made. 64 00:03:20,433 --> 00:03:23,336 - There's indication that Pandora 65 00:03:23,370 --> 00:03:25,939 is not only a master manipulator, 66 00:03:25,972 --> 00:03:29,809 but she's a, uh, pathological liar. 67 00:03:29,843 --> 00:03:34,414 There's indication she has lived her whole life that way. 68 00:03:34,447 --> 00:03:37,484 There's no indication that that will change. 69 00:03:37,517 --> 00:03:43,423 Even though, uh, going on fifteen years has passed, 70 00:03:43,456 --> 00:03:46,426 I still think about such a horrific event. 71 00:03:50,463 --> 00:03:55,402 - October 17th, 2009. Miamisburg, Ohio. 72 00:03:55,435 --> 00:04:00,373 At 6:13am, police receive a frantic 911 call 73 00:04:00,407 --> 00:04:03,543 from a studio apartment on Springboro Pike. 74 00:04:16,389 --> 00:04:18,024 - She said somebody had done a-- 75 00:04:18,058 --> 00:04:20,026 essentially done a home invasion 76 00:04:20,060 --> 00:04:22,796 and had, um, stabbed her husband. 77 00:04:45,852 --> 00:04:49,389 - Dispatch had her go outside to wait on officers to arrive. 78 00:04:51,524 --> 00:04:55,495 - Within minutes, the first responding officers arrive. 79 00:04:55,528 --> 00:04:57,964 - The individual who called in the crime 80 00:04:57,997 --> 00:05:00,400 was at the scene, in a bathrobe. 81 00:05:00,433 --> 00:05:03,536 Officers spoke briefly with her. 82 00:05:03,570 --> 00:05:07,540 - The woman identifies herself as Pandora Zan. 83 00:05:07,574 --> 00:05:10,844 And the victim inside is her husband, 84 00:05:10,877 --> 00:05:13,480 Charles Zan. 85 00:05:13,513 --> 00:05:17,017 - There was blood all over the bed, 86 00:05:17,050 --> 00:05:20,987 all over the walls, blood everywhere. 87 00:05:21,021 --> 00:05:23,623 I observed a man laying on a bed 88 00:05:23,656 --> 00:05:25,525 that folds out from the couch. 89 00:05:25,558 --> 00:05:30,130 It appeared that he had stab wounds all over his body. 90 00:05:30,163 --> 00:05:33,667 There had been a tremendous struggle. 91 00:05:33,700 --> 00:05:36,603 - In my 25 years, this is probably 92 00:05:36,636 --> 00:05:39,139 the most gruesome thing that I've ever seen. 93 00:05:39,172 --> 00:05:49,049 ** 94 00:05:49,082 --> 00:05:53,720 - Originally from Lorain, Ohio, Charles Steven Zan II 95 00:05:53,753 --> 00:05:56,890 was a proud member of the U.S. Military. 96 00:05:56,923 --> 00:06:01,494 - Everybody called him Chuck. He was a marine. 97 00:06:01,528 --> 00:06:04,097 Chuck lived and breathed marine. 98 00:06:04,130 --> 00:06:05,432 Even though, you know, most people know 99 00:06:05,465 --> 00:06:08,468 when you get outta the marines, you're never outta the marines. 100 00:06:08,501 --> 00:06:10,537 And that was Chuck. 101 00:06:10,570 --> 00:06:12,472 - While stationed in California, 102 00:06:12,505 --> 00:06:15,675 Charles got married and had a son. 103 00:06:15,709 --> 00:06:17,544 After leaving the marines, 104 00:06:17,577 --> 00:06:20,714 Charles moved his family to Miamisburg, Ohio, 105 00:06:20,747 --> 00:06:23,850 where he started working as a corrections officer. 106 00:06:23,883 --> 00:06:27,120 - At work, he always did the job right. 107 00:06:27,153 --> 00:06:30,123 He treated everybody basically the same. 108 00:06:30,156 --> 00:06:31,958 Firm, fair and consistent, that was him. 109 00:06:35,495 --> 00:06:39,632 - In 2001, Charles and his first wife separated. 110 00:06:41,634 --> 00:06:43,636 In November of that year, 111 00:06:43,670 --> 00:06:46,940 Charles met 36-year-old accounting specialist, 112 00:06:46,973 --> 00:06:49,709 Pandora Henderson. 113 00:06:49,743 --> 00:06:52,112 - I grew up in Franklin, Ohio. 114 00:06:52,145 --> 00:06:54,881 Growing up, I was outside a lot. 115 00:06:54,914 --> 00:06:58,551 Uh, we worked in the garden, and then we had five acres. 116 00:06:58,585 --> 00:07:02,022 So, I was always outside, in the woods, or in the creek. 117 00:07:02,055 --> 00:07:06,259 - After college, Pandora got married and had two children, 118 00:07:06,292 --> 00:07:09,896 a daughter named Misty and a son named Cody. 119 00:07:09,929 --> 00:07:13,800 - Being a mom, it was scary, but holding my kids 120 00:07:13,833 --> 00:07:16,970 for the first time was just amazing. 121 00:07:17,003 --> 00:07:19,572 I just-- I'd never felt 122 00:07:19,606 --> 00:07:23,810 love like that for anyone before. 123 00:07:23,843 --> 00:07:28,848 Cody as a child, he was super affectionate. 124 00:07:28,882 --> 00:07:30,717 It was nothing for him to come up 125 00:07:30,750 --> 00:07:32,285 and just, like, hug on me, 126 00:07:32,318 --> 00:07:34,654 and he always told me that he loved me. 127 00:07:34,688 --> 00:07:36,990 - We did a lot of stuff as a family. 128 00:07:37,023 --> 00:07:39,626 You know, all the holidays were-were kind of a big deal. 129 00:07:39,659 --> 00:07:41,695 I was in sports and had-- 130 00:07:41,728 --> 00:07:43,596 one parent or the other was always there, 131 00:07:43,630 --> 00:07:46,833 like, at my wrestling meets or when I did little league. 132 00:07:46,866 --> 00:07:50,136 We had a normal family dynamic. 133 00:07:50,170 --> 00:07:53,606 - Unfortunately, Pandora's marriage 134 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,576 to her first husband wouldn't last. 135 00:07:56,609 --> 00:08:00,747 In 2001, Pandora filed for divorce. 136 00:08:00,780 --> 00:08:04,284 - My mom and dad were together until I was probably eleven. 137 00:08:04,317 --> 00:08:06,886 When she told us that she was unhappy 138 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:09,022 and that we were moving out, I was confused, 139 00:08:09,055 --> 00:08:11,758 because I'd never really seen any indication 140 00:08:11,791 --> 00:08:15,295 that things were serious, like, wrong with my parents, 141 00:08:15,328 --> 00:08:18,732 but I-I took it the best I could. 142 00:08:18,765 --> 00:08:21,167 - Five months later, 36-year-old Pandora 143 00:08:21,201 --> 00:08:25,338 decided to try finding a new love on the internet. 144 00:08:25,372 --> 00:08:28,575 It was there that she met Charles Zan. 145 00:08:32,379 --> 00:08:36,082 - When we first met and started dating, 146 00:08:36,116 --> 00:08:37,917 he swept me off my feet. 147 00:08:37,951 --> 00:08:39,886 He cooked a romantic dinner for me 148 00:08:39,919 --> 00:08:41,755 and played music, and it was candlelit, 149 00:08:41,788 --> 00:08:44,190 and, you know, opened car doors for me 150 00:08:44,224 --> 00:08:48,695 and made me feel just very special. 151 00:08:48,728 --> 00:08:51,798 It sounds crazy, but within a month of meeting him, 152 00:08:51,831 --> 00:08:54,067 I moved me and my kids in with him. 153 00:08:54,100 --> 00:08:56,936 - When my mom first introduced us to Chuck, 154 00:08:56,970 --> 00:08:59,773 he seemed like a-a nice guy, and he had a kid around my age, 155 00:08:59,806 --> 00:09:01,675 and I'd always wanted a brother. 156 00:09:01,708 --> 00:09:04,010 We were always going out as a little family group, 157 00:09:04,044 --> 00:09:07,614 going out to dinner, and she seemed really happy. 158 00:09:07,647 --> 00:09:09,749 So, I was-- I was happy for her, 159 00:09:09,783 --> 00:09:11,651 because that's what I wanted to see, 160 00:09:11,685 --> 00:09:15,155 was my mom happy. 161 00:09:15,188 --> 00:09:16,790 - As the couple's blended family 162 00:09:16,823 --> 00:09:18,858 grew up under the same roof, 163 00:09:18,892 --> 00:09:21,995 Charles became a strict disciplinarian. 164 00:09:24,698 --> 00:09:26,833 - Starting out, it was just normal stuff. 165 00:09:26,866 --> 00:09:29,769 You know, do your homework before you go outside to play, 166 00:09:29,803 --> 00:09:31,971 or, you know, clean up after yourself, 167 00:09:32,005 --> 00:09:33,306 and that was fine. 168 00:09:33,340 --> 00:09:34,974 But then, you know, the chores, 169 00:09:35,008 --> 00:09:36,910 he was never satisfied with what we did. 170 00:09:36,943 --> 00:09:39,179 There was always something wrong. 171 00:09:39,212 --> 00:09:40,947 I mean, there were several times 172 00:09:40,980 --> 00:09:44,117 where the way he treated my mom or me 173 00:09:44,150 --> 00:09:47,754 or even my stepbrother got me in a fight with him. 174 00:09:47,787 --> 00:09:51,658 By 2009, Misty, Cody, and their stepbrother Adrian 175 00:09:51,691 --> 00:09:53,827 had grown up, moved out, 176 00:09:53,860 --> 00:09:57,731 and pursued careers and families of their own. 177 00:09:57,764 --> 00:10:01,167 - After that, I was totally dependent on Chuck. 178 00:10:01,201 --> 00:10:04,004 The abuse started slowly. 179 00:10:04,037 --> 00:10:08,708 I wish I'd been strong enough to leave him and stay gone. 180 00:10:08,742 --> 00:10:10,076 If I could go back and change things, 181 00:10:10,110 --> 00:10:11,177 I absolutely would. 182 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:17,984 - On the morning of October 17th, 2009, 183 00:10:18,018 --> 00:10:21,421 police are called to Pandora and Charles' home 184 00:10:21,454 --> 00:10:24,891 altering the course of Pandora's life forever. 185 00:10:30,797 --> 00:10:32,732 - I got a call from Sergeant Tom Thompson 186 00:10:32,766 --> 00:10:36,236 informing that, uh, there was a homicide 187 00:10:36,269 --> 00:10:39,205 at an apartment in Miamisburg. 188 00:10:42,075 --> 00:10:46,413 Charles ended up being stabbed nearly 50 times. 189 00:10:46,446 --> 00:10:50,083 There were wounds on his entire body 190 00:10:50,116 --> 00:10:53,119 from legs to his head. 191 00:10:53,153 --> 00:10:57,057 I've been in policework for 48 years now. 192 00:10:57,090 --> 00:10:59,893 You see a lot of horrific crime scenes. 193 00:10:59,926 --> 00:11:02,295 And I certainly have seen my share. 194 00:11:02,328 --> 00:11:04,130 But this would be one of the ones 195 00:11:04,164 --> 00:11:07,100 that really stands in your mind for how horrific 196 00:11:07,133 --> 00:11:11,404 and how bloody, um, this scene was. 197 00:11:11,438 --> 00:11:12,839 It leaves an imprint. 198 00:11:15,475 --> 00:11:16,943 - Coming up... 199 00:11:16,976 --> 00:11:20,747 Detectives hear Pandora's version of events. 200 00:11:20,780 --> 00:11:22,382 - That started the first lie. 201 00:11:22,415 --> 00:11:25,852 "Oh, somebody broke in and, you know," 202 00:11:25,885 --> 00:11:28,088 because I didn't know what to say. 203 00:11:28,121 --> 00:11:30,924 Even when I made my statement, 204 00:11:42,002 --> 00:11:42,202 ** 205 00:11:46,806 --> 00:11:50,443 - On the morning of October 17th, 2009, 206 00:11:50,477 --> 00:11:53,813 police in Miamisburg, Ohio, are investigating 207 00:11:53,847 --> 00:11:57,417 the murder of 45-year-old Charles Zan, 208 00:11:57,450 --> 00:12:01,454 after he was found stabbed to death in his own home. 209 00:12:01,488 --> 00:12:05,091 - Mr. Zan was found in bed. 210 00:12:05,125 --> 00:12:08,161 He had stab wounds covering his body, 211 00:12:08,194 --> 00:12:11,264 nearly 50 of them. 212 00:12:11,297 --> 00:12:15,468 There was blood virtually all over the room. 213 00:12:15,502 --> 00:12:20,540 It was clear that there was one heck of a tussle 214 00:12:20,573 --> 00:12:22,542 that had gone on between Mr. Zan 215 00:12:22,575 --> 00:12:26,846 and, uh, whoever perpetrated the offense. 216 00:12:30,216 --> 00:12:32,519 - When questioned, Charles' wife, Pandora, 217 00:12:32,552 --> 00:12:34,854 tells detectives that she'd been asleep 218 00:12:34,888 --> 00:12:37,390 and was startled awake by a noise. 219 00:12:39,993 --> 00:12:42,328 When she got out of bed to investigate, 220 00:12:42,362 --> 00:12:44,531 someone attacked her. 221 00:12:44,564 --> 00:12:46,366 - And that started the first lie, 222 00:12:46,399 --> 00:12:48,435 "oh, somebody broke in," 223 00:12:48,468 --> 00:12:50,603 because I didn't know what to say. 224 00:12:50,637 --> 00:12:54,474 - The story was that the individual 225 00:12:54,507 --> 00:12:58,378 entered the apartment through that window. 226 00:12:58,411 --> 00:13:02,882 She had indicated that she was hit on the head. 227 00:13:02,916 --> 00:13:06,553 Pandora had indicated to officers initially 228 00:13:06,586 --> 00:13:09,122 when the crime had occurred, 229 00:13:09,155 --> 00:13:11,224 that the intruders, she believed, 230 00:13:11,257 --> 00:13:14,394 were African American males. 231 00:13:14,427 --> 00:13:17,530 - Pandora explains that, after a loud struggle, 232 00:13:17,564 --> 00:13:20,867 she heard one of the attackers say, "let's go," 233 00:13:20,900 --> 00:13:24,571 and the assault ended as quickly as it began. 234 00:13:24,604 --> 00:13:27,907 - They got up and ran out the door, 235 00:13:27,941 --> 00:13:31,444 and she got her phone and called 911. 236 00:13:33,446 --> 00:13:35,248 - Pandora was released. 237 00:13:35,281 --> 00:13:37,450 She was the wife of a victim; 238 00:13:37,484 --> 00:13:39,252 she was a victim herself. 239 00:13:39,285 --> 00:13:41,388 And so she was free to go. 240 00:13:44,324 --> 00:13:47,160 As detectives begin to process the scene, 241 00:13:47,193 --> 00:13:49,429 they find no sign of forced entry 242 00:13:49,462 --> 00:13:51,564 at the front door. 243 00:13:51,598 --> 00:13:54,267 But something else catches their attention 244 00:13:54,300 --> 00:13:55,535 near the bed. 245 00:13:57,103 --> 00:14:01,041 - It was Pandora Zan herself that first indicated 246 00:14:01,074 --> 00:14:03,309 that they had entered through the window 247 00:14:03,343 --> 00:14:06,446 and that the-- they had cut the screen. 248 00:14:06,479 --> 00:14:09,449 Officers examined that screen 249 00:14:09,482 --> 00:14:14,320 and found that, in fact, it had been sliced. 250 00:14:14,354 --> 00:14:16,623 But it had not been sliced to the degree 251 00:14:16,656 --> 00:14:19,459 that we felt anybody would have been able 252 00:14:19,492 --> 00:14:21,928 to enter into that apartment. 253 00:14:21,961 --> 00:14:25,298 It became suspicious fairly quickly. 254 00:14:25,331 --> 00:14:27,367 - Moving to the bed, 255 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:31,638 detectives discover a crucial piece of evidence. 256 00:14:31,671 --> 00:14:35,308 - In this case, there was a rubber glove 257 00:14:35,342 --> 00:14:38,478 that was found at the crime scene. 258 00:14:38,511 --> 00:14:42,215 And it's likely that the perpetrator 259 00:14:42,248 --> 00:14:45,485 may have been wearing that glove. 260 00:14:45,518 --> 00:14:47,354 - There was one more thing that was interesting, 261 00:14:47,387 --> 00:14:48,688 that really stood out. 262 00:14:48,722 --> 00:14:51,391 There was a small nightstand next to the bed. 263 00:14:51,424 --> 00:14:53,960 The top drawer of that nightstand was opened up, 264 00:14:53,993 --> 00:14:58,531 and there was blood inside the nightstand. 265 00:14:58,565 --> 00:15:00,633 - Knowing that Charles was a guard 266 00:15:00,667 --> 00:15:02,435 at a correctional facility, 267 00:15:02,469 --> 00:15:06,539 I just assumed he was probably going for his gun. 268 00:15:06,573 --> 00:15:10,276 But we did not find a gun at the scene at the time. 269 00:15:10,310 --> 00:15:12,445 - Detectives also search for the blade, 270 00:15:12,479 --> 00:15:15,982 or blades, used to murder Charles. 271 00:15:16,016 --> 00:15:17,617 - Some of the wounds were large, 272 00:15:17,650 --> 00:15:19,185 like it had been a large knife, 273 00:15:19,219 --> 00:15:20,253 and some of them were small, 274 00:15:20,286 --> 00:15:22,122 like a smaller knife had been used. 275 00:15:22,155 --> 00:15:24,457 - There were lots of knives in the residence, 276 00:15:24,491 --> 00:15:27,060 and it was very possible that one of those knives 277 00:15:27,093 --> 00:15:29,262 could have been used, cleaned off, 278 00:15:29,295 --> 00:15:31,664 and put back in a drawer or a block. 279 00:15:31,698 --> 00:15:35,201 So, we took all the knives in the residence. 280 00:15:35,235 --> 00:15:38,438 The coroner responded, came, picked up Charles Zan 281 00:15:38,471 --> 00:15:40,573 for an autopsy. 282 00:15:40,607 --> 00:15:42,776 - After giving Pandora time 283 00:15:42,809 --> 00:15:45,278 to collect herself from the shock, 284 00:15:45,311 --> 00:15:48,314 detectives invite her to the Miamisburg Police Station 285 00:15:48,348 --> 00:15:51,451 for more detailed questioning. 286 00:15:51,484 --> 00:15:53,787 When asked about their relationship, 287 00:15:53,820 --> 00:15:56,456 Pandora admits that she and Charles 288 00:15:56,489 --> 00:16:00,427 had struggled through some marital problems. 289 00:16:00,460 --> 00:16:03,396 - 14 months before all this happened, 290 00:16:03,430 --> 00:16:05,398 Chuck had gotten involved in a relationship. 291 00:16:05,432 --> 00:16:07,467 So, he had a girlfriend. 292 00:16:07,500 --> 00:16:10,036 She was a C.O. at another prison. 293 00:16:10,070 --> 00:16:14,207 So, he left a couple of times and went and stayed with her. 294 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:18,078 And I was like, Okay, that's-that's cool. 295 00:16:18,111 --> 00:16:19,312 We're done, you know? 296 00:16:19,346 --> 00:16:21,147 Let's move on. 297 00:16:21,181 --> 00:16:24,551 Um, when he realized that maybe I was moving on, 298 00:16:24,584 --> 00:16:27,387 he wanted to come back. 299 00:16:27,420 --> 00:16:30,190 - We thought there was a possibility 300 00:16:30,223 --> 00:16:32,525 that perhaps the girlfriend 301 00:16:32,559 --> 00:16:34,060 might have something to do with it, 302 00:16:34,094 --> 00:16:36,496 because she might have felt mistreated 303 00:16:36,529 --> 00:16:41,067 that he had left her and went back to his wife. 304 00:16:41,101 --> 00:16:43,670 - Just hours into the investigation, 305 00:16:43,703 --> 00:16:48,808 Pandora has supplied detectives with two angles to examine. 306 00:16:48,842 --> 00:16:50,610 - It could've been the two perpetrators 307 00:16:50,643 --> 00:16:52,545 that Pandora described. 308 00:16:52,579 --> 00:16:54,614 It could be a lover. 309 00:16:54,647 --> 00:16:55,515 We're just trying to figure out 310 00:16:55,548 --> 00:16:57,650 who would've done this. 311 00:16:57,684 --> 00:16:59,753 - I was basically living a lie. 312 00:16:59,786 --> 00:17:02,622 I was scared that they would end up arresting me. 313 00:17:02,655 --> 00:17:06,359 It was really hard, um, trying to pretend 314 00:17:18,338 --> 00:17:21,608 ** 315 00:17:26,579 --> 00:17:29,582 - In Miamisburg, Ohio, police are investigating 316 00:17:29,616 --> 00:17:34,220 the ultra-violent stabbing death of Charles Zan. 317 00:17:34,254 --> 00:17:38,892 The terrible news spreads through family and friends. 318 00:17:38,925 --> 00:17:40,260 - I mean it was a shocker. 319 00:17:40,293 --> 00:17:42,729 It just-- you know, it's just something 320 00:17:42,762 --> 00:17:47,367 you just never ever thought in a million years, you know? 321 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:50,170 - I was kind of, like, numb at first. 322 00:17:50,203 --> 00:17:51,671 - I gave my mom a hug as soon as I got there, 323 00:17:51,705 --> 00:17:54,841 and then, I was just like, "what happened?" 324 00:17:54,874 --> 00:17:56,309 my mom was just sitting there. 325 00:17:56,343 --> 00:17:58,545 She looked blank. 326 00:17:58,578 --> 00:18:00,347 - I think I was just grieving everything. 327 00:18:00,380 --> 00:18:04,351 I was grieving the loss of him. 328 00:18:04,384 --> 00:18:06,419 Seeking more information about their list 329 00:18:06,453 --> 00:18:09,222 of persons of interest, 330 00:18:09,255 --> 00:18:11,691 detectives track down the woman who dated Charles 331 00:18:11,725 --> 00:18:16,262 while he was separated from his wife, Pandora. 332 00:18:16,296 --> 00:18:18,498 - And so we had the opportunity 333 00:18:18,531 --> 00:18:21,534 to speak with her about that time, 334 00:18:21,568 --> 00:18:24,571 and about her relationship with Charles. 335 00:18:24,604 --> 00:18:26,840 She had been intimate with him. 336 00:18:26,873 --> 00:18:29,843 - The woman claims she has not been romantically involved 337 00:18:29,876 --> 00:18:34,247 with Charles since February, eight months earlier. 338 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,750 - She had a pretty good alibi 339 00:18:36,783 --> 00:18:39,419 and was quickly ruled out. 340 00:18:42,355 --> 00:18:45,725 - After giving the family time to process the news, 341 00:18:45,759 --> 00:18:48,728 detectives begin interviewing the children, 342 00:18:48,762 --> 00:18:52,332 starting with Charles's 18-year-old son, Adrian, 343 00:18:52,365 --> 00:18:55,669 and 19-year-old stepson, Cody. 344 00:18:55,702 --> 00:18:57,604 - They just happened to be at the same place, 345 00:18:57,637 --> 00:19:00,974 so we talked to each of them individually. 346 00:19:01,007 --> 00:19:02,509 Adrian was pretty upset 347 00:19:02,542 --> 00:19:03,910 when we spoke with him. 348 00:19:03,943 --> 00:19:05,512 He was wracking his brain, 349 00:19:05,545 --> 00:19:07,247 trying to think of who could have been involved, 350 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:10,383 but he just didn't know. 351 00:19:10,417 --> 00:19:12,285 - After we interviewed Adrian, 352 00:19:12,318 --> 00:19:14,621 we interviewed Cody. 353 00:19:14,654 --> 00:19:16,890 What was interesting about Cody is, 354 00:19:16,923 --> 00:19:18,625 he had scrapes and scuffs 355 00:19:18,658 --> 00:19:20,360 near one of his eyes, on his face, 356 00:19:20,393 --> 00:19:23,463 that could indicate someone was involved 357 00:19:23,496 --> 00:19:25,498 in some type of an altercation. 358 00:19:37,410 --> 00:19:40,380 - Certainly, officers were curious 359 00:19:40,413 --> 00:19:42,982 as if he may not have been in an altercation, 360 00:19:43,016 --> 00:19:46,486 and that altercation may have been with, uh, Mr. Zan, 361 00:19:46,519 --> 00:19:48,655 that he may have had involvement in it. 362 00:19:53,860 --> 00:19:57,297 - After we were completing the interview with Cody, 363 00:19:57,330 --> 00:20:00,567 even though there were some suspicions 364 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:02,836 because of the visible scrapes 365 00:20:02,869 --> 00:20:05,672 and abrasions that he had, 366 00:20:05,705 --> 00:20:08,475 there wasn't enough really to hold him at that time, 367 00:20:08,508 --> 00:20:10,377 so he was allowed to go. 368 00:20:13,446 --> 00:20:15,849 - The day after the deadly home invasion, 369 00:20:15,882 --> 00:20:20,420 the Montgomery County coroner delivers the autopsy results. 370 00:20:20,453 --> 00:20:23,723 - The coroner described 50-some stab wounds 371 00:20:23,757 --> 00:20:25,392 all over the body. 372 00:20:25,425 --> 00:20:28,828 A slit to his throat. 373 00:20:28,862 --> 00:20:33,566 A knife had been shoved into one of his eyes. 374 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:38,338 There was knife wounds all over his head, 375 00:20:38,371 --> 00:20:41,007 his torso, his back, 376 00:20:41,041 --> 00:20:44,077 his arms, his hands, his legs. 377 00:20:44,110 --> 00:20:46,413 - He died by bleeding out. 378 00:20:46,446 --> 00:20:47,614 And it would have taken somewhere 379 00:20:47,647 --> 00:20:52,619 between 15 and 25 minutes, based on all the stab wounds. 380 00:20:52,652 --> 00:20:55,955 When a victim has been that abused, 381 00:20:55,989 --> 00:20:57,524 most would consider that 382 00:20:57,557 --> 00:20:59,826 this is someone who was close to him 383 00:20:59,859 --> 00:21:01,594 or knew him. 384 00:21:03,630 --> 00:21:05,799 This would be considered a crime of passion. 385 00:21:08,835 --> 00:21:10,603 - With leads running dry, 386 00:21:10,637 --> 00:21:13,473 detectives bring Charles's stepdaughter, Misty, 387 00:21:13,506 --> 00:21:15,475 in for questioning. 388 00:21:15,508 --> 00:21:19,479 She immediately makes a surprising claim. 389 00:21:19,512 --> 00:21:22,682 - Chuck had been physically aggressive towards us. 390 00:21:22,716 --> 00:21:25,618 - The abuse wasn't just towards me. 391 00:21:25,652 --> 00:21:27,887 He also was abusive towards my children 392 00:21:27,921 --> 00:21:30,423 and his son, physically. 393 00:21:30,457 --> 00:21:32,959 Not so much towards Misty, 394 00:21:32,992 --> 00:21:35,929 but she suffered the verbal abuse. 395 00:21:35,962 --> 00:21:38,531 I mean, it was-- it was rough. 396 00:21:38,565 --> 00:21:42,035 I couldn't understand how somebody could act like that, 397 00:21:42,068 --> 00:21:43,536 like how Chuck treated us. 398 00:21:45,638 --> 00:21:47,040 - When you're dealing with something 399 00:21:47,073 --> 00:21:50,844 like this particular crime scene 400 00:21:50,877 --> 00:21:52,746 where it's so horrific, 401 00:21:52,779 --> 00:21:54,514 one of the first things that you think of 402 00:21:54,547 --> 00:21:57,784 is it's somebody that had a vendetta, 403 00:21:57,817 --> 00:22:00,653 somebody that had a lot of emotion, 404 00:22:00,687 --> 00:22:05,425 and probably hatred, perhaps, of the individual, 405 00:22:05,458 --> 00:22:07,727 certainly a lot of passion involved. 406 00:22:07,761 --> 00:22:11,831 That would automatically bring in a spouse 407 00:22:11,865 --> 00:22:14,734 that had difficulties in their marriage 408 00:22:14,768 --> 00:22:17,937 that she may be harboring some of those feelings 409 00:22:17,971 --> 00:22:20,674 and may have acted on them. 410 00:22:20,707 --> 00:22:23,810 - I didn't protect myself. I didn't protect my children. 411 00:22:23,843 --> 00:22:25,178 But I'd had enough. 412 00:22:25,211 --> 00:22:27,547 I knew that I had to do something. 413 00:22:29,215 --> 00:22:30,417 - Coming up: 414 00:22:30,450 --> 00:22:33,420 Pandora suddenly has a new story 415 00:22:33,453 --> 00:22:36,523 and presents a new suspect. 416 00:22:41,728 --> 00:22:43,863 - I was like, "what am I gonna tell people?" 417 00:22:43,897 --> 00:22:44,998 And Cody was like, "I don't know. 418 00:22:45,031 --> 00:22:46,466 You better think of something." 419 00:22:51,705 --> 00:22:53,106 - It hurt that out of all the people, 420 00:23:04,984 --> 00:23:05,485 ** 421 00:23:10,256 --> 00:23:13,593 - Two days after the murder of Charles Zan, 422 00:23:13,626 --> 00:23:17,130 detectives request to speak with Charles' wife, Pandora, 423 00:23:17,163 --> 00:23:19,466 for a second interview. 424 00:23:19,499 --> 00:23:21,634 - After her first interview, 425 00:23:21,668 --> 00:23:24,170 she believed police were suspecting her 426 00:23:24,204 --> 00:23:27,240 of possibly involvement in this crime. 427 00:23:27,273 --> 00:23:30,010 So she didn't really wanna participate 428 00:23:30,043 --> 00:23:31,544 in any further interviews 429 00:23:31,578 --> 00:23:33,747 without having a support system. 430 00:23:33,780 --> 00:23:37,751 And her support system was Misty. 431 00:23:37,784 --> 00:23:39,619 - Monday afternoon, Pandora comes 432 00:23:39,652 --> 00:23:43,023 to our police department with her daughter, Misty. 433 00:23:43,056 --> 00:23:45,959 - We start questioning her about the timeline, 434 00:23:45,992 --> 00:23:50,730 and the things that weren't making sense to us. 435 00:23:50,764 --> 00:23:52,265 - We talked to her about the fact 436 00:23:52,298 --> 00:23:54,501 that someone could not have made entrance 437 00:23:54,534 --> 00:23:58,772 through that screen without tearing it. 438 00:23:58,805 --> 00:24:01,908 - It was during that interview that Misty, 439 00:24:01,941 --> 00:24:05,211 based on the questioning of the investigators, 440 00:24:05,245 --> 00:24:09,516 started to think that investigators may believe 441 00:24:09,549 --> 00:24:13,586 that her mom is a suspect in this offense 442 00:24:13,620 --> 00:24:15,855 and that Misty herself 443 00:24:15,889 --> 00:24:19,926 started to become a little suspicious about it. 444 00:24:19,959 --> 00:24:23,029 - With no hard evidence against Pandora, 445 00:24:23,063 --> 00:24:25,565 detectives cannot hold her. 446 00:24:25,598 --> 00:24:27,667 After leaving the police station, 447 00:24:27,701 --> 00:24:30,937 Misty has a difficult realization. 448 00:24:30,970 --> 00:24:34,274 - The thought crossed my mind that my mom or-- 449 00:24:34,307 --> 00:24:36,710 and/or my brother had-- might had been involved. 450 00:24:36,743 --> 00:24:38,978 And then I got mad at myself for thinking like that. 451 00:24:39,012 --> 00:24:42,549 - Misty summons the courage to confront her mother 452 00:24:42,582 --> 00:24:45,752 and presents a theory of her own. 453 00:24:45,785 --> 00:24:48,221 - I said, "let me give you a hypothetical situation, 454 00:24:48,254 --> 00:24:49,222 and I want you to tell me if-- 455 00:24:49,255 --> 00:24:51,825 if it's possible I'm right." 456 00:24:51,858 --> 00:24:54,227 the gist of it was, my brother did it, 457 00:24:54,260 --> 00:24:56,262 my mom knew my brother did it, 458 00:24:56,296 --> 00:24:58,898 and they were trying to cover it up. 459 00:24:58,932 --> 00:25:04,170 And she said, "you... wouldn't be wrong." 460 00:25:04,204 --> 00:25:05,672 She had told my brother 461 00:25:05,705 --> 00:25:07,874 that she wanted out of her relationship with Chuck, 462 00:25:07,907 --> 00:25:10,110 and that she thought the only way out 463 00:25:10,143 --> 00:25:11,711 was to commit suicide, 464 00:25:11,745 --> 00:25:13,680 because he would come after her if she left, 465 00:25:13,713 --> 00:25:17,217 and my brother said, "I'll take care of it." 466 00:25:17,250 --> 00:25:18,752 - It would be natural 467 00:25:18,785 --> 00:25:21,321 that Cody would want to protect me. 468 00:25:21,354 --> 00:25:23,590 - I really at the time believed 469 00:25:23,623 --> 00:25:25,859 it was the only way to save my mom's life, 470 00:25:25,892 --> 00:25:30,263 and I would save her in a heartbeat anytime. 471 00:25:30,296 --> 00:25:32,132 - She also said that my brother told her 472 00:25:32,165 --> 00:25:33,600 that he was not gonna get arrested 473 00:25:33,633 --> 00:25:34,801 if it ever came down to it. 474 00:25:34,834 --> 00:25:36,603 He was gonna do suicide by cop. 475 00:25:36,636 --> 00:25:38,638 And he had Chuck's gun. 476 00:25:41,408 --> 00:25:44,377 That evening, Misty and Pandora return 477 00:25:44,411 --> 00:25:46,012 to the police station. 478 00:26:01,394 --> 00:26:03,163 - Pandora tells detectives 479 00:26:03,196 --> 00:26:04,764 that on the morning of the murder, 480 00:26:04,798 --> 00:26:08,668 a noise woke her up around 5:50am. 481 00:26:19,679 --> 00:26:20,780 - She then opened the door, 482 00:26:20,814 --> 00:26:24,084 and Cody was standing there with a knife in his hand. 483 00:26:30,857 --> 00:26:34,327 and he said, "I'm telling you, get out now." 484 00:26:34,361 --> 00:26:36,329 He sent me and the dog outside, 485 00:26:36,363 --> 00:26:38,698 and I could still hear what was going on though. 486 00:26:50,710 --> 00:26:52,345 - And then, after it was over with, 487 00:26:52,379 --> 00:26:54,714 I was like, "what am I gonna tell people?" 488 00:26:54,748 --> 00:26:55,749 and Cody was like, "I don't know. 489 00:26:55,782 --> 00:26:57,884 You better think of something." 490 00:26:57,917 --> 00:26:59,352 - When I came in, I don't think 491 00:26:59,386 --> 00:27:01,421 that Chuck spoke to me directly. 492 00:27:01,454 --> 00:27:05,425 He was almost gone, dead, um... 493 00:27:08,161 --> 00:27:11,765 But he was still trying to fight. 494 00:27:13,433 --> 00:27:14,834 And then... 495 00:27:22,876 --> 00:27:25,211 And then he just stopped fighting, 496 00:27:25,245 --> 00:27:27,247 and he was gone. 497 00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:29,716 Even though I was the one 498 00:27:29,749 --> 00:27:32,485 that precipitated what happened, 499 00:27:32,519 --> 00:27:35,088 he still lost his life, 500 00:27:35,121 --> 00:27:40,126 and there was still times that he was good, you know? 501 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:45,198 And so I was torn between 502 00:27:45,231 --> 00:27:47,267 the position that I was in 503 00:27:47,300 --> 00:27:52,005 and grieving for him. 504 00:27:52,038 --> 00:27:53,907 - At that point, 505 00:27:53,940 --> 00:27:55,909 I think her purpose was clearly 506 00:27:55,942 --> 00:27:59,245 to put Cody in the spotlight 507 00:27:59,279 --> 00:28:01,414 and remove herself. 508 00:28:01,448 --> 00:28:04,217 - And at some point in the interview, 509 00:28:04,250 --> 00:28:06,019 she had indicated to investigators 510 00:28:06,052 --> 00:28:09,456 that she had just received a text from Cody. 511 00:28:13,460 --> 00:28:15,962 - Detectives ask Pandora if she'll help them 512 00:28:15,995 --> 00:28:18,898 try to get a confession from her son. 513 00:28:32,345 --> 00:28:34,848 - And I helped the police set him up 514 00:28:34,881 --> 00:28:36,149 to get him arrested. 515 00:29:02,542 --> 00:29:05,345 - I felt like she kind of throwed me to the wolves 516 00:29:05,378 --> 00:29:06,846 to try and save herself. 517 00:29:17,457 --> 00:29:19,526 ** 518 00:29:24,964 --> 00:29:29,202 - With the help of Pandora Zan, police in Miamisburg, Ohio, 519 00:29:29,235 --> 00:29:31,905 have just heard her son, Cody Henderson, 520 00:29:31,938 --> 00:29:33,440 admit over the phone 521 00:29:33,473 --> 00:29:38,278 to stabbing his stepfather, Charles Zan. 522 00:29:38,311 --> 00:29:40,380 - Cody indicated after that 523 00:29:40,413 --> 00:29:42,115 that he wasn't comfortable 524 00:29:42,148 --> 00:29:44,918 speaking about it on the phone any longer. 525 00:29:44,951 --> 00:29:46,853 And, uh, it was arranged 526 00:29:46,886 --> 00:29:50,190 that she would meet him at a hotel, 527 00:29:50,223 --> 00:29:53,593 and they could talk about it further. 528 00:29:53,626 --> 00:29:57,597 Police quickly set up a sting at the hotel. 529 00:29:57,630 --> 00:30:00,967 - Officers were waiting inside the hotel room 530 00:30:01,001 --> 00:30:02,402 for Cody to arrive, 531 00:30:02,435 --> 00:30:05,605 and they had Pandora's car parked in front, 532 00:30:05,638 --> 00:30:08,575 so he would think that she was inside. 533 00:30:08,608 --> 00:30:12,879 He finally arrived around 3:00am. 534 00:30:12,912 --> 00:30:14,614 - I went to a motel room 535 00:30:14,647 --> 00:30:16,649 thinking I was going to stay with her for the night, 536 00:30:16,683 --> 00:30:19,486 and I went to knock on the motel room door, 537 00:30:19,519 --> 00:30:22,989 and it flew open, and there was the detectives 538 00:30:23,023 --> 00:30:25,425 and multiple cops with guns, 539 00:30:25,458 --> 00:30:28,661 and I was shocked. 540 00:30:28,695 --> 00:30:30,230 She worked with them, 541 00:30:30,263 --> 00:30:32,365 and I understand why she did it, you know, 542 00:30:32,399 --> 00:30:35,135 she didn't want me to hurt myself or to get hurt, 543 00:30:35,168 --> 00:30:37,237 but I mean, at the time 544 00:30:37,270 --> 00:30:39,139 it didn't make it any easier knowing that, 545 00:30:39,172 --> 00:30:40,607 that out of all the people, 546 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:44,344 that she was the one that set me up. 547 00:30:44,377 --> 00:30:46,479 - I was across from where they had told him-- 548 00:30:46,513 --> 00:30:48,248 where I had told him to go. 549 00:30:48,281 --> 00:30:51,251 I just collapsed, sobbing, 550 00:30:51,284 --> 00:30:53,286 when I seen them arresting him. 551 00:30:53,319 --> 00:30:55,088 He was so shocked, 552 00:30:55,121 --> 00:30:56,990 and he didn't know-- 553 00:30:57,023 --> 00:30:59,192 he just looked so scared. 554 00:30:59,225 --> 00:31:01,528 And it just hurt me so bad. 555 00:31:01,561 --> 00:31:03,396 I wished I would have just called him 556 00:31:03,430 --> 00:31:06,132 and say, "run". 557 00:31:06,166 --> 00:31:09,035 Back then, I was still grieving. 558 00:31:09,069 --> 00:31:10,637 I think I was just grieving everything. 559 00:31:10,670 --> 00:31:13,640 I was grieving Cody being arrested. 560 00:31:13,673 --> 00:31:17,377 I was grieving all the changes that was gonna happen, 561 00:31:17,410 --> 00:31:19,045 you know, down the road. 562 00:31:21,581 --> 00:31:24,117 - Authorities take Cody back to the station 563 00:31:24,150 --> 00:31:26,152 for interrogation. 564 00:31:26,186 --> 00:31:29,356 He immediately opens up 565 00:31:29,389 --> 00:31:33,360 and confesses to killing his stepfather, Charles Zan. 566 00:31:36,096 --> 00:31:37,731 - I told them I went inside. 567 00:31:37,764 --> 00:31:39,699 He was asleep, 568 00:31:39,733 --> 00:31:42,435 and I was telling myself, like, man, 569 00:31:42,469 --> 00:31:45,405 you can't do this. This isn't you. 570 00:31:45,438 --> 00:31:48,575 And he rolled over and started to wake up, 571 00:31:48,608 --> 00:31:51,444 and, like, a light switch went off. 572 00:31:51,478 --> 00:31:53,480 You know, I was-- I wasn't behind the wheel no more. 573 00:31:53,513 --> 00:31:56,016 I mean, it was scary. 574 00:32:13,700 --> 00:32:14,768 - When it comes down to it, 575 00:32:14,801 --> 00:32:18,738 it was either take his life or probably lose mine 576 00:32:18,772 --> 00:32:21,608 and know that my mom will follow me shortly after, 577 00:32:21,641 --> 00:32:24,678 and that gave me strength, and I just-- 578 00:32:24,711 --> 00:32:27,647 I-I finished what I went there to do. 579 00:32:40,393 --> 00:32:42,762 - Ultimately, Cody admits 580 00:32:42,796 --> 00:32:47,233 that when he lost the knife during this offense, 581 00:32:47,267 --> 00:32:50,236 that he also lost his glove, 582 00:32:50,270 --> 00:32:52,339 and that the glove that police found 583 00:32:52,372 --> 00:32:55,608 was in fact his glove. 584 00:32:55,642 --> 00:32:58,378 - Cody was charged with a variety of charges, 585 00:32:58,411 --> 00:33:01,781 up to and including aggravated murder. 586 00:33:01,815 --> 00:33:04,117 He was taken to Montgomery County Jail 587 00:33:04,150 --> 00:33:05,051 in Dayton, Ohio. 588 00:33:06,786 --> 00:33:10,657 - Although Charles's stepson, Cody, admitted to the murder, 589 00:33:10,690 --> 00:33:12,492 it's clear to detectives 590 00:33:12,525 --> 00:33:16,596 that he hasn't told the entire story. 591 00:33:16,629 --> 00:33:19,466 When talking to Charles' friends, 592 00:33:19,499 --> 00:33:20,734 they uncover evidence 593 00:33:20,767 --> 00:33:25,605 that Pandora had a lot to gain from his death. 594 00:33:25,638 --> 00:33:27,540 - The military has insurance 595 00:33:27,574 --> 00:33:28,608 on all of their military people, 596 00:33:28,641 --> 00:33:31,277 because technically you belong to the military. 597 00:33:31,311 --> 00:33:33,413 So, they had a big insurance on him. 598 00:33:33,446 --> 00:33:35,715 I think it was, like, $500,000. 599 00:33:35,749 --> 00:33:37,150 - There was life insurance, 600 00:33:37,183 --> 00:33:40,487 but that had no bearing on what happened. 601 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:42,689 I would have been okay with money. 602 00:33:46,226 --> 00:33:49,362 - After spending nearly two months behind bars, 603 00:33:49,396 --> 00:33:51,698 Cody is ready to reveal the truth 604 00:33:51,731 --> 00:33:57,337 behind who masterminded the plot to kill Charles Zan. 605 00:33:57,370 --> 00:34:00,540 - He said his mom had approached him 606 00:34:00,573 --> 00:34:04,411 with the idea of the insurance policies, 607 00:34:04,444 --> 00:34:05,812 getting a large sum of money 608 00:34:05,845 --> 00:34:09,716 and then sharing it after the crime. 609 00:34:09,749 --> 00:34:13,119 - According to Cody, Pandora gave him money 610 00:34:13,153 --> 00:34:14,721 to buy a hunting knife 611 00:34:14,754 --> 00:34:18,124 and set the date for the slaying. 612 00:34:18,158 --> 00:34:20,493 - She knows that she can get the son 613 00:34:20,527 --> 00:34:23,163 to do this for her, 614 00:34:23,196 --> 00:34:25,565 where she doesn't necessarily have to get her hands dirty. 615 00:34:28,368 --> 00:34:30,537 - On the morning of October 17th, 616 00:34:30,570 --> 00:34:32,605 Cody arrived at the apartment 617 00:34:32,639 --> 00:34:34,908 as instructed. 618 00:34:34,941 --> 00:34:36,242 - I went there knowing 619 00:34:36,276 --> 00:34:37,444 what I was going there to do. 620 00:34:37,477 --> 00:34:40,680 And I mean, at the last minute, I almost chickened out, 621 00:34:40,714 --> 00:34:43,483 but the door opens, and my mom comes out, 622 00:34:43,516 --> 00:34:44,884 and I look over at her, 623 00:34:44,918 --> 00:34:47,687 and she sees me and kind of freezes. 624 00:34:47,721 --> 00:34:49,255 Now she's seen me. 625 00:34:49,289 --> 00:34:51,324 If I leave now, she's gonna think that I-- 626 00:34:51,358 --> 00:34:52,492 I'm not gonna help her. 627 00:34:52,525 --> 00:34:54,194 So I kind of pushed past her 628 00:34:54,227 --> 00:34:57,564 and went inside. 629 00:34:57,597 --> 00:35:00,533 - She remained standing outside 630 00:35:00,567 --> 00:35:03,503 while Cody was in with Charles Zan. 631 00:35:03,536 --> 00:35:06,873 She heard the altercation occurring. 632 00:35:06,906 --> 00:35:10,944 She heard Charles screaming for help. 633 00:35:10,977 --> 00:35:12,912 - At some point, 634 00:35:12,946 --> 00:35:14,681 Cody came out, 635 00:35:14,714 --> 00:35:16,549 and he said, "I lost a knife. 636 00:35:16,583 --> 00:35:18,518 You need to help me look for the knife." 637 00:35:18,551 --> 00:35:21,521 And then Cody went into the kitchen, 638 00:35:21,554 --> 00:35:22,722 grabbed a kitchen knife, 639 00:35:22,756 --> 00:35:26,526 and then went back to Charles and continued stabbing him 640 00:35:26,559 --> 00:35:27,727 with the kitchen knife, which-- 641 00:35:27,761 --> 00:35:30,630 which she was present for. 642 00:35:30,663 --> 00:35:32,732 - After everything happened, 643 00:35:32,766 --> 00:35:33,833 I took some stuff from the house 644 00:35:33,867 --> 00:35:37,270 and told my mom, like, "you have to call the cops, 645 00:35:37,303 --> 00:35:38,838 "but if you could, you know, 646 00:35:38,872 --> 00:35:41,841 "tell them you didn't see who it was 647 00:35:41,875 --> 00:35:43,943 "and tell 'em that somebody stole some stuff 648 00:35:43,977 --> 00:35:46,713 and that's all you know and give me a head start." 649 00:35:49,416 --> 00:35:51,551 - Detectives now face the challenge 650 00:35:51,584 --> 00:35:55,455 of corroborating Cody's new story. 651 00:35:55,488 --> 00:35:56,690 - They didn't have enough to charge her, 652 00:35:56,723 --> 00:35:58,625 even after my brother had told them 653 00:35:58,658 --> 00:35:59,893 that she offered to pay him. 654 00:35:59,926 --> 00:36:02,328 It was just his word against hers. 655 00:36:02,362 --> 00:36:03,563 - That's why we wanted to do 656 00:36:03,596 --> 00:36:05,632 a last interview with Pandora. 657 00:36:08,335 --> 00:36:10,704 - I knew eventually they were gonna come for me, 658 00:36:10,737 --> 00:36:13,707 and I knew they were working on Cody really hard, 659 00:36:13,740 --> 00:36:16,710 trying to get him to say something. 660 00:36:16,743 --> 00:36:18,845 I didn't get arrested for six months. 661 00:36:18,878 --> 00:36:22,248 And honestly, and it's gonna sound crazy, 662 00:36:22,282 --> 00:36:25,485 but when they finally came, it was a relief, 663 00:36:25,518 --> 00:36:28,321 because I'd been looking over my shoulder, 664 00:36:28,355 --> 00:36:31,725 trying to live a life and act like nothing was wrong, 665 00:36:31,758 --> 00:36:34,761 and it was just... it was a relief. 666 00:36:50,977 --> 00:36:53,713 - I think she was very rattled, 667 00:36:53,747 --> 00:36:56,049 knowing her son had told the truth, 668 00:36:56,082 --> 00:37:00,420 and she just couldn't keep herself 669 00:37:00,453 --> 00:37:02,288 from telling the truth anymore. 670 00:37:02,322 --> 00:37:05,759 - I feel like the reason that I finally snapped was 671 00:37:05,792 --> 00:37:09,362 there was years and years and years of abuse. 672 00:37:09,396 --> 00:37:13,466 Mental, emotional, physical, sexual. 673 00:37:23,677 --> 00:37:24,911 - It was parts of the truth, 674 00:37:24,944 --> 00:37:26,713 but it still wasn't the whole truth. 675 00:37:37,991 --> 00:37:38,191 ** 676 00:37:42,929 --> 00:37:46,099 - Six months after the murder of Charles Zan, 677 00:37:46,132 --> 00:37:48,635 Pandora Zan finally admits 678 00:37:48,668 --> 00:37:52,806 she knew her son, Cody Henderson, was responsible, 679 00:37:52,839 --> 00:37:56,776 but claims his actions were justified. 680 00:37:56,810 --> 00:37:59,112 - I was taking Cody somewhere, 681 00:37:59,145 --> 00:38:02,349 maybe to the dentist or something another, 682 00:38:02,382 --> 00:38:05,051 and I just told him, I said, "I can't do this anymore. 683 00:38:05,085 --> 00:38:07,120 "One of two things is gonna happen, 684 00:38:07,153 --> 00:38:09,389 "I'm either gonna kill myself, 685 00:38:09,422 --> 00:38:10,790 or I'm gonna kill him." 686 00:38:10,824 --> 00:38:12,792 And Cody said, "no, you're not. 687 00:38:12,826 --> 00:38:14,461 I'll take care of it." 688 00:38:14,494 --> 00:38:18,932 - I think that you would have to lack empathy, 689 00:38:18,965 --> 00:38:22,469 not just for the victim, for Charles, 690 00:38:22,502 --> 00:38:25,505 but also to lack empathy for your son. 691 00:38:25,538 --> 00:38:29,075 Because you would have to know that at some point 692 00:38:29,109 --> 00:38:31,444 someone is going to find out, 693 00:38:31,478 --> 00:38:35,382 and Cody has to live with this. 694 00:38:35,415 --> 00:38:38,418 - Authorities arrest Pandora and charge her 695 00:38:38,451 --> 00:38:41,454 with tampering with evidence, obstructing justice, 696 00:38:41,488 --> 00:38:46,026 aggravated robbery and aggravated murder. 697 00:38:46,059 --> 00:38:50,864 For many, Pandora's claims are hard to believe. 698 00:38:50,897 --> 00:38:52,565 - Chuck was not the perfect man, 699 00:38:52,599 --> 00:38:55,101 but he did not deserve what he got. 700 00:38:55,135 --> 00:38:57,437 As far as him physically hurting her, 701 00:38:57,470 --> 00:38:59,572 I don't think he ever did. 702 00:38:59,606 --> 00:39:01,975 - We were never able to corroborate it. 703 00:39:02,008 --> 00:39:04,110 Certainly, there was indication 704 00:39:04,144 --> 00:39:07,714 that Charles was strict, 705 00:39:07,747 --> 00:39:09,516 but not abusive. 706 00:39:12,152 --> 00:39:16,790 - In March 2011, Pandora heads to trial. 707 00:39:16,823 --> 00:39:20,727 - When the trial came, I expected the guilty verdict. 708 00:39:20,760 --> 00:39:23,463 A couple reasons, my mental health and the abuse 709 00:39:23,496 --> 00:39:25,732 were not allowed to be part of my trial. 710 00:39:25,765 --> 00:39:29,969 Pandora is found guilty of eight felony counts 711 00:39:30,003 --> 00:39:31,905 related to the murder 712 00:39:31,938 --> 00:39:35,141 and sentenced to life without parole, 713 00:39:35,175 --> 00:39:38,645 with an additional 25 years. 714 00:39:38,678 --> 00:39:41,915 - I believe I deserve to be in prison. 715 00:39:41,948 --> 00:39:44,751 I've never said that I haven't. I do. 716 00:39:44,784 --> 00:39:46,686 I did something wrong. 717 00:39:46,720 --> 00:39:49,089 I participated in someone losing their life 718 00:39:49,122 --> 00:39:51,558 the way that I did. 719 00:39:51,591 --> 00:39:53,593 - Less than three months later, 720 00:39:53,626 --> 00:39:56,763 Cody pleads guilty to multiple charges, 721 00:39:56,796 --> 00:40:00,233 including aggravated murder. 722 00:40:00,266 --> 00:40:03,103 He is sentenced to life without parole, 723 00:40:03,136 --> 00:40:06,006 plus 15 years. 724 00:40:06,039 --> 00:40:07,240 - I knew what was coming, 725 00:40:07,273 --> 00:40:09,709 but it still knocked the wind out of me 726 00:40:09,743 --> 00:40:12,045 hearing it all official like that. 727 00:40:12,078 --> 00:40:14,514 I can't tell you what that feels like 728 00:40:14,547 --> 00:40:17,150 when you're getting told, like, your life is forfeit. 729 00:40:17,183 --> 00:40:20,220 You belong to the state until you die. 730 00:40:20,253 --> 00:40:23,156 - I wish that I'd never involved him in this, 731 00:40:23,189 --> 00:40:25,658 that I'd never said anything to him, 732 00:40:25,692 --> 00:40:28,928 that I'd just a done whatever it is I was gonna do. 733 00:40:28,962 --> 00:40:31,631 He was 19 when this happened. 734 00:40:31,664 --> 00:40:34,167 So he didn't even get a chance to grow into a man 735 00:40:34,200 --> 00:40:38,938 and really have a life and a family, 736 00:40:38,972 --> 00:40:40,640 and I hate that for him. 737 00:40:42,909 --> 00:40:45,178 - For those who loved Charles, 738 00:40:45,211 --> 00:40:49,015 the sentences bring little closure. 739 00:40:49,049 --> 00:40:51,551 - The thing that Pandora and Cody did, 740 00:40:51,584 --> 00:40:54,888 they should have gotten more than life in prison. 741 00:40:54,921 --> 00:40:57,057 - I miss Chuck. 742 00:40:57,090 --> 00:40:58,758 I really do. 743 00:40:58,792 --> 00:41:02,095 He was a good guy; he was fun to be around. 744 00:41:02,128 --> 00:41:05,098 He just got cut short in life. 745 00:41:05,131 --> 00:41:07,801 It's not fair. It's really not fair. 746 00:41:13,340 --> 00:41:15,842 - I live with regret every day. 747 00:41:15,875 --> 00:41:18,578 Every day that I wake up, I live with regret. 748 00:41:18,611 --> 00:41:21,781 I regret that he didn't get a chance to be a grandpa 749 00:41:21,815 --> 00:41:24,551 or that he didn't get to see the men 750 00:41:24,584 --> 00:41:26,886 that his sons turned into. 751 00:41:26,920 --> 00:41:30,724 There's a lot of people that suffered because of this. 752 00:41:32,625 --> 00:41:33,860 - I've grown up a lot 753 00:41:33,893 --> 00:41:35,862 in the last almost 15 years. 754 00:41:35,895 --> 00:41:37,731 I mean, I've had to. 755 00:41:37,764 --> 00:41:41,735 But I-I try to be a good person. 756 00:41:41,768 --> 00:41:45,238 I don't wanna spend the rest of my life in prison, 757 00:41:45,271 --> 00:41:49,075 but that's my reality now. 758 00:41:49,109 --> 00:41:51,778 - I just hope that at some point... 759 00:41:55,215 --> 00:41:57,283 In his incarceration, 760 00:41:57,317 --> 00:41:59,819 that Cody finds some peace with all of this 761 00:41:59,853 --> 00:42:04,190 and that he finds something in his life 762 00:42:04,224 --> 00:42:06,192 to give his life purpose 763 00:42:06,226 --> 00:42:08,161 because he hasn't found that yet, 764 00:42:08,194 --> 00:42:10,230 and that hurts my heart for him. 765 00:42:12,332 --> 00:42:14,701 - Mom, I-I love you like crazy. 766 00:42:14,734 --> 00:42:15,702 I miss you. 767 00:42:15,735 --> 00:42:18,304 Uh, I just hope that, that you don't let this, 768 00:42:18,338 --> 00:42:20,306 you know, beat you up. 769 00:42:20,340 --> 00:42:21,708 It's not your fault. 770 00:42:21,741 --> 00:42:24,110 I did what I did to protect you, 771 00:42:24,144 --> 00:42:25,645 and I don't regret that. 772 00:42:25,679 --> 00:42:28,181 I wish we could change things, but I'm-- 773 00:42:28,214 --> 00:42:30,183 I'm just happy that you're okay. 774 00:42:30,216 --> 00:42:42,696 **