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January 19th, 2007,
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I arrived at the scene
of a house fire.
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RONALD: I looked up at my
light,
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and that's when I saw
a child on his bed.
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I've never seen a scene where
a whole family was wiped out.
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HOLLY: This is the biggest
crime to shock this small town
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in a very, very long time.
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I was scared because
I was like,
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"Who came for my family?"
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Numerous witnesses
had spoken of drug debts.
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LARRY: There was a lockbox
that kept the drugs
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and possibly some of his cash.
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CORRINE: There was a boy.
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He was actually
staying with my family.
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He was probably
not the best person
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to have around your children.
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What caused them
to stab little kids?
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That's an animal.
That's not a human.
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We knew we had to
find the killer
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before more lives are lost.
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TERRENCE: The town of Fishkill
is located in Dutchess County
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in New York State.
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It's a fairly good sized town,
about 30-32 square miles.
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Has a little bit less
than 23,000 people.
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It has a main street
with shops and restaurants
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and that kind of thing.
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And then a lot of it is just
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suburban tracts
of-- of housing.
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TERRENCE: It became, uh, more
of a bedroom community
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for the New York City
Metropolitan area.
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You're less likely, um,
to be a victim of violent crime
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in the town of Fishkill
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than say the rest
of-- of New York State.
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January 19th, 2007,
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there was a passing motorist
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who saw a house fire
on Route 82.
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They contacted
the local fire department,
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they responded.
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As we drove up
and pulled in the front yard,
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I see the rear of the house
was on fire.
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Lots of smoke,
so we put our air packs on
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and we assembled
at the front door.
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BRANDON: We make our way up
the interior stairs.
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And there's already
pretty heavy fire.
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Smoke was down to the floor.
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RONALD: You can feel the heat
in your ears,
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the back of your neck.
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And then we got to
the top of the stairs
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and there was a door to the left
and a door to the right.
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Brandon broke off
to the bedroom to the right.
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I went to the bedroom
to the left.
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Door was partially open,
so I pushed it,
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and I couldn't see anything
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and I bumped into a bed
with my helmet.
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And then I looked up
at my light,
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and that's when I saw
a child in his bed.
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And I called that
to the other guys
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that we had a body in here.
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We pick the child up.
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And when we put him outside,
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I noticed I had little
spots of blood on my coat.
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I knew right away in my mind,
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I was like, "This is not right."
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BRANDON: When we got outside
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and had
a little better visibility,
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we noticed that child
had obvious trauma.
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RONALD: He had pajamas on,
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and you could see
the blood marks,
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and the medic pronounced him
right there.
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It was heartbreaking.
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People started realizing
that it was a bad situation,
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so they started doing more
searches.
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And we went back upstairs
to the same bedroom
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where we pulled
the first child out,
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and there was another child
that they found
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under a windowsill.
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You can see that there was
trauma done to that boy as well.
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RONALD: As the search continue
to the left of living room,
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there was a dining room,
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and then there,
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a couple guys found
another child in there
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and pulled him out.
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And it was apparent there was
trauma to that boy as well.
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And he was the youngest
of the three boys.
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The four of us
are taking a knee,
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you know, just looked
at each other in shock
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of what had taken place
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and what it was
that we were witnessing.
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RONALD: We knew that it was
not a normal fire,
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so the town police
would call the state police
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and then the investigators
come in.
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When I pulled up on 82, uh,
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there was a-- a number of
emergency vehicles there,
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the road had been blocked off.
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The fire had been put out
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and the house
was not fully engulfed.
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The-- the front
of the structure,
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there was a lot of smoke damage.
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Uh, it appeared
the back of the structure
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is really where the fire was hot
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and most of the damage
was--was done.
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There was a tarp that
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the fire department
had laidout
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and they had brought out
the-- the bodies
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of the-- the three boys.
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Seeing the visible wounds,
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it became evident
pretty quickly
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that there was more to it
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than somebody, uh,
succumbing to smoke inhalation
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or burns as a result
of a house fire.
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Uh, it-- it gets you
in the gut.
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It's-- it's-- it's three
young lives that are no more.
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Right away, we just start doing
area interviews.
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And there was information
from a few neighbors
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who knew the victims.
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They said that this was the
home of the Morey family.
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Based upon what we gathered
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at-- at our end
of the investigation,
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the children were probably
Tony Jr.,
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Ryan, and Adam Morey.
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The mother and father,
Tony and Tina, were missing.
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BRANDON: So our next moves
were to
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reenter the house and continue
to search for the parents.
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RONALD: Everybody searched
the dining room,
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the living room,
went back upstairs,
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they were searching
outside the house.
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BRANDON:
And shortly thereafter,
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in the rear of the house
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where the majority of the fire
had started,
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they had found a fourth victim.
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TERRENCE: Thought to be
the mother.
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And she had suffered severe,
um, burns.
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RONALD: I've been in the fire
service 34 years.
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I've seen some bad scenes
but nothing like that.
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Never, never seen a scene
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where a whole family
was wiped out.
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BRANDON: None of us had ever
seen anything like that before.
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Never have before or since.
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TERRENCE: After
the firefighters
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completely put out
the house fire,
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made sure that
the structure was secure,
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we did the walkthrough
of the house,
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with the head of our
forensic ID unit at the time.
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There was no indication
of a forced entry.
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And there was fire damage
and smoke damage
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throughout the house.
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But the hottest part
of the blaze
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would have been the back part
where Tina was found.
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But the front part
was still intact.
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So there was a workable area
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that the forensic unit
could go through
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to process that crime scene.
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Upstairs on the second floor,
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there was a lot of blood
in that upstairs room
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where the boys were.
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BRANDON: And there was
an axe handle
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found in that same bedroom.
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And a bloody
palm print was found.
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After the walkthrough,
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there was concern that
the father was missing.
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We were talking with
the police officers
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and we told them that
when we pulled up,
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you could see tire tracks
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and a melted spot
in the snow
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where like a car was running
for a long time.
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TERRENCE: About 20 minutes
after the original call came in
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about the house fire
on Route 82,
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there was a second call
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into fire dispatch regarding
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a, uh, burning car
in Lomala Lane.
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And Lomala Lane is-- is not too
far from the Morey residence.
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RONALD: And they sent the
East Fishkill Fire Department.
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And car fire came in within
not even half mile away
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from the residence.
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TERRENCE: The car was empty
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and the information
from Motor Vehicles
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links the burning vehicle
to, uh, Mr. Morey.
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So that car ended up becoming
a secondary crime scene.
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So we started processing
that car
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to possibly get some sort of
retrievable evidence.
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At that point in time,
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we didn't know
Tony's whereabouts.
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Could it be he, too,
was a victim?
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Also, in cases like that,
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where you had
a whole family wiped out,
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you're gonna look
to those closest.
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So could Tony have
committed this homicide?
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Tina and Tony's relationship
was rocky, on and off.
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TERRENCE: There was tension
within the marriage
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relating to money issues
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and Tony's use of alcohol
and-- and drugs.
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I heard Morey's family friend,
Frankie Cannon
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would help Tony
sometimes sell drugs.
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TERRENCE: Since there was no
indication of forced entry,
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Uh, January 19th, 2007,
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I arrived at the scene
of a house fire
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of the Morey family.
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After they pulled
the three children out,
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the fourth body was found
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and it was the wife, Tina.
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But there was concern that
the father was missing.
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So, where was the father?
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His body was not found
in the house.
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And then his burning car
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was found not too far
from the Morey residence.
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It raises suspicions
about Tony Morey.
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Did Tony murder his family?
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Once the ME arrived
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and did the postmortem of Tina,
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they found the charred remains
of Tony and Tina together.
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They thought they had one body
and it was two.
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HOLLY: They were burned
so badly in the blaze,
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the body of Tony Morey
had melded with his wife's.
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So that changed the nature
of the investigation
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because now you had--
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you had a whole family
wiped out.
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And now you had
some unknown suspect or suspects
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who are out there
that committed
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this quintuple homicide.
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And then you have
this secondary crime scene
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in another fire.
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It's not a common occurrence
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that's gonna be happening
in the town of Fishkill.
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The next day,
the medical examiner's office
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reported that
Tony Morey was shot,
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uh, once in the neck
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and Tina Morey was shot
in the chest and in the head.
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The autopsy showed
on Tony Jr.,
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there was numerous
stab wounds.
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The middle boy Adam,
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he had suffered
stab wounds as well.
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And then there was
the younger boy, Ryan,
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he suffered, um,
blunt force trauma to the head.
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It was about 9:30,
I get a phone call
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from the junior high school.
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She goes,
"Your grandson's not here.
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"Kids are talking
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that their house
burned down last night."
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She goes, "Well, I tried
calling your daughter.
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I tried calling
your son-in-law,
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and there's no answer on
their house or cell phone."
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CORINNE: I was in high school
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and dad picked me up
from school that day.
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And that's when he's on
the phone with my grandmother.
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She says, uh,
there was a--
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Something happened at the house.
It was something bad.
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And then that's when
we found out
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that there was
a fire at the house,
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and that the boys
didn't show up to school.
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We didn't know
what was going on.
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Nobody could get
in touch with Tina.
256
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ARLENE: We went down
to the barracks,
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met the state police.
258
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My husband sat down,
I didn't, and I wanted to go.
259
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And they asked,
"Where are you going?"
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I said, "I wanna go
to the hospital."
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If that's where my family is,
that's where I'm going.
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And they go, "There's nothing
you can do for them."
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I said, "Even if I'm just
holding their hand,
264
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"I wanna be there."
265
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So finally, they finally said
that they were deceased.
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I lost it.
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[EXHALES]
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BARBARA: Arlene called me
right after she found out
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the boys were killed.
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She just kept screaming,
"They're gone.
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"The boys are gone.
They're dead."
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Just listening to her screaming,
it-- it was like a nightmare.
273
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It's like,
I could still hear it.
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ARLENE: They were my life.
276
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I'm so lost without them.
277
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JAMES: Tony Sr. used to love
playing with the boys.
278
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I know he used to go out
with the motorized vehicles.
279
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Loved to spend the time
with the boys,
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which is really cool.
281
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The kids I know
truly loved being around them.
282
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CORRINE: Tina was a great mom.
She was there for everything.
283
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She was very protective of them.
284
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ARLENE: She loved her sons
with all her heart.
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And she always put them first
286
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and she did everything
in her power to protect them.
287
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She wanted to go to college
288
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and become a lawyer
289
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to better educate
and do good for the boys.
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CORRINE: Tony Jr., he was 13.
291
00:15:17,667 --> 00:15:21,504
Tony loved to play football.
He loved to read.
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Adam was 10,
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he was a little bit more quiet
from the bunch.
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He
was very gentle.
295
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ARLENE: Ryan was six.
He was a kindergartner.
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CORRINE: Ryan was definitely
a little cutie.
297
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[LAUGHS] He was
always running around,
298
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always jumping and following
his older brothers.
299
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They loved doing
outdoor things together.
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ARLENE: I miss their laughter.
I miss their smiles.
301
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I just miss them all.
302
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TERRENCE: At that point
in time,
304
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we had unknown suspect
or suspects
305
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who were out there that
committed this
306
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pretty savage
quintuple homicide.
307
00:16:03,546 --> 00:16:05,840
Since there was no indication
of forced entry,
308
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it was possible that
the killer knew the Moreys.
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00:16:10,095 --> 00:16:11,471
RONALD: People were nervous
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because nothing's
ever happened in this area,
311
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the Fishkill area,
312
00:16:15,392 --> 00:16:17,769
like so people were talking,
wondering who would do it.
313
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I can't wake up in the morning
without thinking about it
314
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or go to bed at night
thinking about it.
315
00:16:22,148 --> 00:16:23,858
They don't deserve this.
316
00:16:23,900 --> 00:16:25,110
MAN: They don't deserve this
at all.
317
00:16:25,151 --> 00:16:27,028
They don't at all.
318
00:16:27,070 --> 00:16:30,031
This is terrible, the way it is.
319
00:16:30,073 --> 00:16:31,991
A lot of people
were really scared.
320
00:16:32,033 --> 00:16:34,202
The suspects
were still out there.
321
00:16:34,244 --> 00:16:37,080
I was scared because I was
like, "Who came for my family?"
322
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So definitely rattled,
definitely scary.
323
00:16:40,583 --> 00:16:42,961
RONALD: We knew we had to find
who was the killer
324
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before any other lives
are lost.
325
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MAN: Police say someone
murdered the Morey family
326
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while they slept.
327
00:16:54,389 --> 00:16:57,475
Tony Morey and his wife Tina
were both shot.
328
00:16:57,517 --> 00:17:01,396
Their boys, Tony Jr. 13
and Adam 10
329
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were stabbed to death.
330
00:17:02,856 --> 00:17:07,110
And Ryan just six
died from a blow to the head.
331
00:17:07,152 --> 00:17:09,237
Everyone was definitely
feeling unsettled.
332
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There's still a suspect
out there. Definitely scary.
333
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TERRENCE: From the jump of
the case once it starts off,
334
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as far as law enforcement goes,
335
00:17:20,957 --> 00:17:23,418
even agencies
that weren't involved
336
00:17:23,460 --> 00:17:26,087
were assisting with leads,
337
00:17:26,129 --> 00:17:28,089
any information they had.
338
00:17:28,131 --> 00:17:30,467
It was all hands on deck.
339
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340
00:17:33,845 --> 00:17:35,972
IRA: So we found out
a little later in the day
341
00:17:36,014 --> 00:17:38,433
that State Trooper Dawn Melfi
was patrolling
342
00:17:38,475 --> 00:17:42,645
close to the Morey family house
at the time of the crime.
343
00:17:43,688 --> 00:17:45,273
She was operating a troop car
344
00:17:45,315 --> 00:17:48,985
with a, um, device on it called
the Mobile Plate Hunter.
345
00:17:49,903 --> 00:17:51,112
It is basically running
346
00:17:51,154 --> 00:17:53,156
every plate
in its field of vision.
347
00:17:53,198 --> 00:17:55,492
It's taking pictures constantly.
348
00:17:55,533 --> 00:17:58,661
We pulled the information
off the license plate reader
349
00:17:58,703 --> 00:18:01,122
and GPS data was collected.
350
00:18:01,164 --> 00:18:04,042
So we knew when that troop car
was in close proximity
351
00:18:04,084 --> 00:18:05,752
to the Morey house.
352
00:18:06,795 --> 00:18:08,380
We can then look at that
and see
353
00:18:08,421 --> 00:18:12,133
what cars were around
at right about 3:00 AM
354
00:18:12,175 --> 00:18:14,386
when the fire happened.
355
00:18:17,180 --> 00:18:20,141
There was a huge amount of data
to go through.
356
00:18:20,183 --> 00:18:21,851
Thousands of pictures.
357
00:18:21,893 --> 00:18:24,479
It is a
time-consuming process.
358
00:18:29,192 --> 00:18:31,820
TERRENCE: At this point
in the investigation,
359
00:18:31,861 --> 00:18:33,363
there was a lot of things
going on
360
00:18:33,405 --> 00:18:35,156
and you have different teams
of investigators
361
00:18:35,198 --> 00:18:36,157
out doing interviews.
362
00:18:36,199 --> 00:18:37,534
So leads are gonna come in
363
00:18:37,575 --> 00:18:39,703
and they're gonna come in
fast and furious.
364
00:18:39,744 --> 00:18:43,665
This is the biggest crime
to shock this small town
365
00:18:43,707 --> 00:18:45,667
in a very, very long time.
366
00:18:45,709 --> 00:18:50,213
You can imagine all the rumors
that are flying around.
367
00:18:50,255 --> 00:18:52,007
RONALD: You know,
you hear different stories
368
00:18:52,048 --> 00:18:54,259
and you're trying to separate
what's fact from what's rumor,
369
00:18:54,300 --> 00:18:56,678
but you have to keep doing what
you're supposed to do
370
00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:58,430
in an investigation.
371
00:18:58,471 --> 00:19:01,725
So, we were doing some
local interviews on Route 82.
372
00:19:02,392 --> 00:19:03,727
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373
00:19:03,768 --> 00:19:06,479
TERRENCE: Route 82 is
a main thoroughfare
374
00:19:06,521 --> 00:19:08,189
through the town of Fishkill.
375
00:19:08,231 --> 00:19:10,692
We were trying to do some
interviews of cars
376
00:19:10,734 --> 00:19:12,819
that were let by on the road.
It was early morning.
377
00:19:12,861 --> 00:19:18,033
People were commuting to work in
the vicinity of the crime scene.
378
00:19:18,074 --> 00:19:21,369
Maybe somebody saw something.
379
00:19:21,411 --> 00:19:25,206
We eventually interviewed an
individual who knew the family.
380
00:19:25,248 --> 00:19:28,084
In his words, Tony wasn't a
reputable person.
381
00:19:28,585 --> 00:19:30,253
[*]
382
00:19:30,295 --> 00:19:34,591
He did indicate that
Tony had some, uh, drug issues.
383
00:19:35,175 --> 00:19:38,219
He was also dealing drugs.
384
00:19:38,261 --> 00:19:41,806
Once we discovered
this other side of Tony,
385
00:19:41,848 --> 00:19:43,558
this could be a
drug related homicide.
386
00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:47,103
You have to concern yourself
with that possibility,
387
00:19:47,145 --> 00:19:51,107
but that's speculation
at that point in time.
388
00:19:52,901 --> 00:19:55,236
ARLENE: They really struggled.
389
00:19:56,029 --> 00:19:58,156
Tony had his problems.
390
00:19:58,198 --> 00:20:00,241
He lost his job.
391
00:20:00,283 --> 00:20:04,120
And of course
he couldn't pay the rent.
392
00:20:05,121 --> 00:20:06,581
JAMES: He tried
to make ends meet.
393
00:20:06,623 --> 00:20:09,292
It was just, you know,
small stuff
394
00:20:09,334 --> 00:20:10,752
between friends with drugs.
395
00:20:10,794 --> 00:20:13,797
Put a few extra dollars
in the pocket, pay the bills.
396
00:20:15,215 --> 00:20:16,633
TERRENCE: It's the first time
397
00:20:16,675 --> 00:20:20,762
that we're hearing anything
negative about Tony.
398
00:20:20,804 --> 00:20:22,597
And as the day progressed,
399
00:20:22,639 --> 00:20:25,975
we were getting more of that--
that information.
400
00:20:26,017 --> 00:20:28,478
[*]
401
00:20:29,979 --> 00:20:32,774
TERRENCE: There was informatio
from a few witnesses
402
00:20:32,816 --> 00:20:35,443
that there was tension
within the marriage
403
00:20:35,485 --> 00:20:37,320
relating to-- to money issues
404
00:20:37,362 --> 00:20:40,907
and Tony's use of alcohol
and-- and drugs.
405
00:20:40,949 --> 00:20:43,284
[*]
406
00:20:43,326 --> 00:20:47,205
TERRENCE: We learned that
Tina was planning on moving,
407
00:20:47,247 --> 00:20:50,417
uh, from the house
relocating to another state.
408
00:20:51,501 --> 00:20:53,294
ARLENE:
Tina and Tony's relationship
409
00:20:53,336 --> 00:20:56,256
with the kids was pretty good.
410
00:20:56,297 --> 00:21:02,178
Their relationship was rocky,
on and off.
411
00:21:02,220 --> 00:21:03,805
ARLENE: She lived
for her children
412
00:21:03,847 --> 00:21:05,098
like any normal mother.
413
00:21:05,140 --> 00:21:06,683
She worried about her children.
414
00:21:09,519 --> 00:21:12,022
TERRENCE: Some witnesses
said that, uh, Tony
415
00:21:12,063 --> 00:21:13,440
took a bit of a downward spiral,
416
00:21:13,481 --> 00:21:16,901
went into a bit of a depression.
417
00:21:16,943 --> 00:21:21,656
Started using, uh, drugs
and alcohol, uh, a bit more
418
00:21:21,698 --> 00:21:23,491
due to possible tension
419
00:21:23,533 --> 00:21:26,202
with-- within the--
within the marriage.
420
00:21:27,495 --> 00:21:32,208
Numerous witnesses had spoken
of Tony's drug business.
421
00:21:32,250 --> 00:21:34,044
I think the money
was coming in and going out
422
00:21:34,085 --> 00:21:35,170
as fast as it came in.
423
00:21:35,211 --> 00:21:36,713
It wasn't going towards rent.
424
00:21:37,756 --> 00:21:39,632
When you bring drugs
into the equation,
425
00:21:39,674 --> 00:21:41,718
it has to be considered,
you know,
426
00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:43,136
are there drug debts?
427
00:21:43,178 --> 00:21:45,305
You know, a killing like that,
obviously you're--
428
00:21:45,347 --> 00:21:48,725
you're gonna look to those
closest to the family.
429
00:21:51,728 --> 00:21:54,147
CORRINE: So at the time,
there was a boy in high school,
430
00:21:54,189 --> 00:21:55,523
Frankie Cannon.
431
00:21:55,565 --> 00:21:59,027
My cousin Tina treated him
just like a son as well.
432
00:21:59,069 --> 00:22:00,779
He was actually staying
with my family
433
00:22:00,820 --> 00:22:03,531
for a couple months
prior up to the murders.
434
00:22:03,573 --> 00:22:07,702
LARRY: Frankie was kind of
a messed up kid.
435
00:22:07,744 --> 00:22:09,662
I heard Frankie Cannon
436
00:22:09,704 --> 00:22:13,249
would help Tony
sometimes sell drugs.
437
00:22:14,918 --> 00:22:17,587
He was just sort of, um,
a helper.
438
00:22:17,629 --> 00:22:18,880
[*]
439
00:22:18,922 --> 00:22:20,382
TERRENCE: So Frankie Cannon
440
00:22:20,423 --> 00:22:22,384
would've been looked at
as a potential suspect.
441
00:22:22,425 --> 00:22:24,594
We need to talk to him.
442
00:22:27,430 --> 00:22:29,349
The narcotics teams
we brought in
443
00:22:29,391 --> 00:22:30,725
found Tony's supplier.
444
00:22:30,767 --> 00:22:34,270
He supplied Tony Morey
with narcotics,
445
00:22:34,312 --> 00:22:36,147
with-- with cocaine.
446
00:22:36,189 --> 00:22:37,399
We interviewed him.
447
00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:39,067
There was information
that we felt
448
00:22:39,109 --> 00:22:40,735
that he was withholding.
449
00:22:40,777 --> 00:22:42,070
[*]
450
00:22:42,112 --> 00:22:43,405
LARRY: A kid who was
playing hockey
451
00:22:43,446 --> 00:22:45,782
on the part of the lake
that was frozen
452
00:22:45,824 --> 00:22:47,575
found a knife nearby.
453
00:22:47,617 --> 00:22:51,079
They did DNA and most
of the blood that was found
454
00:22:51,454 --> 00:22:54,958
OFFICER: The Morey family was
attacked and viciously murdered
455
00:22:59,754 --> 00:23:01,464
within the confines
of their home.
456
00:23:01,506 --> 00:23:04,718
A homicide is most certainly not
your average crime
457
00:23:04,759 --> 00:23:09,806
and this was certainly
not an average homicide.
458
00:23:09,848 --> 00:23:13,560
MAN: Police say Mr. Morey
was using and dealing cocaine.
459
00:23:13,601 --> 00:23:16,312
He definitely associated
with, um, a criminal element
460
00:23:16,354 --> 00:23:18,565
and that's one of the things
that we're certainly
461
00:23:18,606 --> 00:23:19,691
looking into.
462
00:23:19,733 --> 00:23:22,027
[*]
463
00:23:24,029 --> 00:23:27,157
TERRENCE: One factor
that has to be considered,
464
00:23:27,198 --> 00:23:28,533
are there drug debts?
465
00:23:28,575 --> 00:23:30,326
You know,
a killing like that, you--
466
00:23:30,368 --> 00:23:34,164
you have to concern yourself
with-- with that possibility.
467
00:23:35,498 --> 00:23:37,334
LARRY: Frankie Cannon lived
468
00:23:37,375 --> 00:23:39,586
in Tony's basement for a while.
469
00:23:39,627 --> 00:23:41,838
He helped Tony sell drugs
for five months.
470
00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:45,383
So, investigators decided that
they wanted to talk to Frankie.
471
00:23:45,425 --> 00:23:48,845
[*]
472
00:23:48,887 --> 00:23:51,556
HOLLY: When you're dealing
with a criminal investigation,
473
00:23:51,598 --> 00:23:54,267
the path of least resistance
to finding someone
474
00:23:54,309 --> 00:23:57,187
is look them up
in the county system.
475
00:23:57,228 --> 00:23:59,522
Well, boom.
476
00:23:59,564 --> 00:24:02,317
Frankie Cannon
is already in lockup.
477
00:24:04,027 --> 00:24:06,571
CORRINE: About three days
before the incident,
478
00:24:06,613 --> 00:24:10,033
he was actually arrested
for breaking into high school.
479
00:24:10,075 --> 00:24:12,744
LARRY: Frankie testified
that he had burglarized
480
00:24:12,786 --> 00:24:14,704
the high school that all
these people went to,
481
00:24:14,746 --> 00:24:16,623
John Jay, for the thrill of it.
482
00:24:16,664 --> 00:24:18,500
He just thought
it would be fun to--
483
00:24:18,541 --> 00:24:19,709
to burglarize a high school,
484
00:24:19,751 --> 00:24:21,503
so everybody knew exactly
485
00:24:21,544 --> 00:24:23,588
where he was
when the crime occurred.
486
00:24:23,630 --> 00:24:25,423
He had the ultimate alibi.
487
00:24:25,465 --> 00:24:28,176
[*]
488
00:24:28,218 --> 00:24:31,137
LARRY: The police learned it
from Frankie Cannon
489
00:24:31,179 --> 00:24:35,725
that there was a lockbox
where Tony had kept the drugs
490
00:24:35,767 --> 00:24:38,436
and possibly some of his cash.
491
00:24:38,478 --> 00:24:39,896
He kept it under the bed.
492
00:24:39,938 --> 00:24:41,231
You know, he didn't do business
493
00:24:41,272 --> 00:24:42,774
in there when the children
were awake.
494
00:24:42,816 --> 00:24:45,485
It was only
when they weren't there.
495
00:24:45,527 --> 00:24:47,070
He was hiding the fact
496
00:24:47,112 --> 00:24:49,447
that he was dealing
obviously from his kids.
497
00:24:49,489 --> 00:24:51,950
[*]
498
00:24:53,618 --> 00:24:55,704
TERRENCE: Numerous witnesses
had spoken
499
00:24:55,745 --> 00:24:58,248
of a circle of friends
that Tony had
500
00:24:58,289 --> 00:24:59,624
that he brought to the house.
501
00:24:59,666 --> 00:25:01,793
He was also dealing drugs
502
00:25:01,835 --> 00:25:05,380
to a lot of people
in that orbit of friends.
503
00:25:05,422 --> 00:25:07,882
And Tony and Tina
would have parties.
504
00:25:07,924 --> 00:25:09,551
They would have friends over.
505
00:25:09,592 --> 00:25:11,261
Some of them
probably not the best
506
00:25:11,302 --> 00:25:13,763
to have around your children.
507
00:25:13,805 --> 00:25:16,099
We subsequently learned
that Mr. Morey was friends
508
00:25:16,141 --> 00:25:19,644
with an individual
by the name of Charlie Gilleo.
509
00:25:20,812 --> 00:25:23,690
LARRY: Charlie had gone
to high school with Tony Sr.
510
00:25:23,732 --> 00:25:27,360
and they had been friends
and they rode ATVs together.
511
00:25:27,402 --> 00:25:30,947
They hung out
barbecues together.
512
00:25:30,989 --> 00:25:33,158
TERRENCE: Charlie Gilleo
did not live too far
513
00:25:33,199 --> 00:25:34,492
from the crime scene.
514
00:25:34,534 --> 00:25:37,495
And we were just trying
to get people to talk
515
00:25:37,537 --> 00:25:39,122
who knew the family to kind of
516
00:25:39,164 --> 00:25:41,207
lead us down the path of,
you know, what--
517
00:25:41,249 --> 00:25:43,209
what may have occurred.
518
00:25:43,251 --> 00:25:46,129
Investigator Lopez
and I go to, uh,
519
00:25:46,171 --> 00:25:48,965
Charlie Gilleo's residence
to interview him.
520
00:25:49,007 --> 00:25:51,092
When we arrived
at the residence,
521
00:25:51,134 --> 00:25:53,845
he appeared disheveled
that morning.
522
00:25:53,887 --> 00:25:56,973
Um, I thought his eyes were--
were a bit glassy.
523
00:25:57,015 --> 00:25:59,559
Didn't look like somebody
who just got up from a--
524
00:25:59,601 --> 00:26:00,894
from a fresh night's sleep.
525
00:26:00,935 --> 00:26:02,687
[*]
526
00:26:02,729 --> 00:26:05,231
TERRENCE: There was a cut
on the, uh, right side
527
00:26:05,273 --> 00:26:06,566
of his forehead.
528
00:26:06,608 --> 00:26:09,069
It did look like
to be a fresh cut.
529
00:26:09,110 --> 00:26:11,863
My next line to him was,
"What happened to you?"
530
00:26:11,905 --> 00:26:16,201
And Charlie had no idea
what I was talking about.
531
00:26:17,410 --> 00:26:18,995
He thought about it
and he said it might've been
532
00:26:19,037 --> 00:26:21,664
while he was plodding
in the woods.
533
00:26:21,706 --> 00:26:23,667
Where the cut was located
on Charlie's head,
534
00:26:23,708 --> 00:26:26,252
it was relatively high on--
on his forehead.
535
00:26:26,294 --> 00:26:30,173
I asked if he was wearing
a helmet
536
00:26:30,215 --> 00:26:31,883
and he said, "Yes."
537
00:26:31,925 --> 00:26:35,845
So the helmet was secured
as a piece of evidence.
538
00:26:36,930 --> 00:26:39,432
It was a motorcycle type
helmet.
539
00:26:39,474 --> 00:26:42,686
Uh, it'd be the type
that would cover your forehead
540
00:26:42,727 --> 00:26:46,731
above your eye line
up to top of your head.
541
00:26:47,565 --> 00:26:50,026
So it raises suspicions.
542
00:26:50,068 --> 00:26:51,903
If Charlie was wearing
that helmet,
543
00:26:51,945 --> 00:26:53,863
I don't see how
he could've gotten the cut
544
00:26:53,905 --> 00:26:56,032
along the top part
of his forehead.
545
00:26:56,074 --> 00:26:59,744
[*]
546
00:26:59,786 --> 00:27:01,121
TERRENCE: It was during
that interview
547
00:27:01,162 --> 00:27:02,706
that Charlie Gilleo
had indicated
548
00:27:02,747 --> 00:27:04,416
that he had been at home
drinking with his friend
549
00:27:04,457 --> 00:27:08,920
on the night of the murders
of the Morey family.
550
00:27:08,962 --> 00:27:12,465
And he identified his friend
as Mark Serrano.
551
00:27:12,507 --> 00:27:16,261
[*]
552
00:27:16,302 --> 00:27:19,180
LARRY: Mark Serrano
from, uh, all indications
553
00:27:19,222 --> 00:27:21,224
was just, I don't know,
a regular guy
554
00:27:21,266 --> 00:27:24,978
is the right word but certainly
nothing out of the ordinary.
555
00:27:25,020 --> 00:27:26,938
He worked on a garbage truck.
556
00:27:26,980 --> 00:27:29,649
All indications were
he showed up for work regularly.
557
00:27:29,691 --> 00:27:32,235
He wasn't, um, you know,
a bad employee,
558
00:27:32,277 --> 00:27:35,030
just a guy who worked
on a garbage truck.
559
00:27:38,241 --> 00:27:40,827
Mark Serrano was brought in
to be interviewed,
560
00:27:40,869 --> 00:27:42,454
based upon the fact
that Charlie Gilleo
561
00:27:42,495 --> 00:27:45,165
had indicated that he was
with Mark Serrano
562
00:27:45,206 --> 00:27:47,542
on the prior night.
563
00:27:47,584 --> 00:27:51,004
Mark Serrano acknowledged
that him and Charlie Gilleo
564
00:27:51,046 --> 00:27:54,341
had been home drinking the--
the prior night,
565
00:27:54,382 --> 00:27:57,469
Mr. Serrano and Mr. Gilleo
had been together.
566
00:27:58,386 --> 00:28:01,097
We concluded
the interview that day.
567
00:28:01,139 --> 00:28:04,184
And he provided us
with his contact information,
568
00:28:04,225 --> 00:28:06,269
should we need
to get ahold of him.
569
00:28:06,311 --> 00:28:09,814
[*]
570
00:28:12,650 --> 00:28:14,235
TERRENCE: Since there was
some indications
571
00:28:14,277 --> 00:28:18,448
of potential drug activity
by Tony Morey...
572
00:28:19,491 --> 00:28:21,618
the narcotics teams
we brought in
573
00:28:21,659 --> 00:28:23,703
as another set of eyes and ears.
574
00:28:23,745 --> 00:28:26,498
You know, they're out
in the street every day.
575
00:28:26,539 --> 00:28:28,500
They have different informants.
576
00:28:30,543 --> 00:28:34,464
They found Tony's supplier
and he supplied Tony Morey
577
00:28:34,506 --> 00:28:37,384
with narcotics,
with-- with cocaine.
578
00:28:37,425 --> 00:28:38,593
And we interviewed him.
579
00:28:38,635 --> 00:28:41,096
[*]
580
00:28:43,348 --> 00:28:44,974
TERRENCE: And he provided
information
581
00:28:45,016 --> 00:28:47,977
that he did supply Tony
with product.
582
00:28:48,019 --> 00:28:49,646
But there was still information
that we--
583
00:28:49,688 --> 00:28:53,525
we felt that he was
with-- withholding.
584
00:28:53,566 --> 00:28:56,820
Eventually, he told us
that he had sold drugs
585
00:28:56,861 --> 00:29:00,031
to Mark Serrano
on the evening of the 18th,
586
00:29:00,073 --> 00:29:03,993
the night of the murders
of the Morey family.
587
00:29:05,620 --> 00:29:08,873
About $8,200 worth of cocaine
588
00:29:08,915 --> 00:29:13,420
being sold to Mark Serrano
and Charlie Gilleo,
589
00:29:13,461 --> 00:29:17,007
and the sale took place
in the parking lot of Wendy's
590
00:29:17,048 --> 00:29:19,884
on Route 9
in the town of Fishkill.
591
00:29:19,926 --> 00:29:22,721
He told investigators
that Serrano and Gilleo
592
00:29:22,762 --> 00:29:26,766
weren't at home all night
like they said they were.
593
00:29:26,808 --> 00:29:29,019
They left the house.
594
00:29:29,060 --> 00:29:32,022
They went out and bought drugs.
595
00:29:32,397 --> 00:29:34,065
Serrano and Gilleo
had told the police
596
00:29:43,658 --> 00:29:46,870
that they were at home
all night.
597
00:29:46,911 --> 00:29:48,872
According to this supplier,
598
00:29:48,913 --> 00:29:51,416
he had sold drugs
599
00:29:51,458 --> 00:29:55,628
the night of the murders
to Serrano and Gilleo.
600
00:29:55,670 --> 00:29:58,256
They're not telling
the truth to police.
601
00:29:58,298 --> 00:30:01,176
What else are they lying about?
602
00:30:03,178 --> 00:30:05,013
TERRENCE: There was no
indication of forced entry
603
00:30:05,055 --> 00:30:06,598
and the Moreys knew
604
00:30:06,639 --> 00:30:09,100
both Mark Serrano
and Charlie Gilleo.
605
00:30:09,142 --> 00:30:11,061
They've been to the home before.
606
00:30:11,102 --> 00:30:13,188
They've had barbecues there.
607
00:30:13,229 --> 00:30:14,856
So the decision was made to see
608
00:30:14,898 --> 00:30:18,401
if Mr. Serrano and Mr. Gilleo
had been in the vicinity
609
00:30:18,443 --> 00:30:19,736
of the crime scene,
610
00:30:19,778 --> 00:30:23,531
the night of the murders
of the Morey family.
611
00:30:26,368 --> 00:30:28,661
IRA: So at that point,
the investigators
612
00:30:28,703 --> 00:30:30,330
contacted us
at the Hudson Valley
613
00:30:30,372 --> 00:30:32,415
Transportation
Management Center.
614
00:30:32,457 --> 00:30:34,751
They advised us
that the vehicles
615
00:30:34,793 --> 00:30:36,836
we would be most
concentrating on
616
00:30:36,878 --> 00:30:40,632
were registered to Mr. Gilleo
and Mark Serrano.
617
00:30:42,008 --> 00:30:44,928
With the license plate meter,
we were able to put
618
00:30:44,969 --> 00:30:47,055
Mark Serrano's car
619
00:30:47,097 --> 00:30:51,518
at the time of the murder
at the Morey house.
620
00:30:54,562 --> 00:30:57,691
It was definitely
an aha moment.
621
00:30:57,732 --> 00:30:59,192
That's significant information
622
00:30:59,234 --> 00:31:01,820
that puts, uh, at least the car
623
00:31:01,861 --> 00:31:06,074
and whoever was driving that car
in the vicinity of the--
624
00:31:06,116 --> 00:31:07,575
the crime scene.
625
00:31:09,703 --> 00:31:11,246
The night of the murders,
626
00:31:11,287 --> 00:31:14,457
Mr. Gilleo,
Mr. Serrano were together.
627
00:31:14,499 --> 00:31:15,709
They were partying.
628
00:31:15,750 --> 00:31:17,711
Maybe they wanted more drugs
629
00:31:17,752 --> 00:31:20,964
and Tony's a drug dealer.
630
00:31:21,006 --> 00:31:22,799
Maybe there was an argument.
631
00:31:25,176 --> 00:31:27,220
During the course
of our interviews,
632
00:31:27,262 --> 00:31:29,723
there was information
from a few witnesses
633
00:31:29,764 --> 00:31:33,226
that Tony had indicated
that he and Charlie Gilleo
634
00:31:33,268 --> 00:31:35,270
had a bit of a falling out,
635
00:31:35,311 --> 00:31:38,565
and that he had to get away
from Charlie.
636
00:31:38,606 --> 00:31:41,484
Their argument
had been over drugs.
637
00:31:43,111 --> 00:31:47,949
ARLENE: Charlie and Tony
had a big fight that weekend
638
00:31:47,991 --> 00:31:50,076
before my family's murder,
639
00:31:50,118 --> 00:31:52,162
and it was a big blowout.
640
00:31:52,203 --> 00:31:55,749
Tony told Charlie,
"Do not call here anymore.
641
00:31:55,790 --> 00:31:57,751
Stay away from us.
642
00:31:57,792 --> 00:31:59,669
Stay away from my wife.
643
00:31:59,711 --> 00:32:02,005
Stay away from my kids.
644
00:32:02,047 --> 00:32:04,924
Stay away from me."
645
00:32:04,966 --> 00:32:07,719
TERRENCE: One particular perso
that was interviewed
646
00:32:07,761 --> 00:32:10,430
said that, uh, Tony had told him
647
00:32:10,472 --> 00:32:13,391
that he was afraid
for his-- his family,
648
00:32:13,433 --> 00:32:16,186
and that there had been
a threat made by-- by Charlie
649
00:32:16,227 --> 00:32:19,731
regarding, um, him
burning down Tony's house.
650
00:32:19,773 --> 00:32:21,441
One of the witnesses
even said that--
651
00:32:21,483 --> 00:32:24,652
that Charlie had pulled
a knife out.
652
00:32:30,283 --> 00:32:32,202
At that point in time,
we really only had
653
00:32:32,243 --> 00:32:33,620
a circumstantial case
654
00:32:33,661 --> 00:32:36,831
against Charlie Gilleo
and Mark Serrano.
655
00:32:37,832 --> 00:32:39,626
We really needed
forensic evidence.
656
00:32:39,668 --> 00:32:43,088
[*]
657
00:32:43,129 --> 00:32:45,298
LARRY: There was a lake
called Dutchess Lake
658
00:32:45,340 --> 00:32:49,094
and a kid who was playing hockey
on the part of the lake
659
00:32:49,135 --> 00:32:50,804
that was frozen, found a knife.
660
00:32:50,845 --> 00:32:55,392
It wasn't under the water,
it was in the weeds nearby.
661
00:32:55,433 --> 00:32:58,269
TERRENCE: The proximity
of the-- the little lake
662
00:32:58,311 --> 00:33:00,855
where Mark Serrano
was living at the time is--
663
00:33:00,897 --> 00:33:02,232
is very close.
664
00:33:02,273 --> 00:33:03,358
It's right within
the development
665
00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:04,859
and Charlie carried, um,
666
00:33:04,901 --> 00:33:07,487
what was described by one
as a Rambo-type knife.
667
00:33:07,529 --> 00:33:10,615
So that knife was secured.
668
00:33:11,533 --> 00:33:15,286
And then we called in
our dive unit.
669
00:33:15,328 --> 00:33:18,748
A dive was conducted
for any other evidence that--
670
00:33:18,790 --> 00:33:22,544
that might be found in the lake
along with the knife.
671
00:33:24,379 --> 00:33:28,508
LARRY: A state police diver
found a pair of underwear
672
00:33:28,550 --> 00:33:30,802
that had hearts on it
and Hershey's Kisses.
673
00:33:30,844 --> 00:33:33,263
They were just kind of
novelty pair of underwear,
674
00:33:33,304 --> 00:33:36,474
and there was blood found on--
on the underwear.
675
00:33:39,310 --> 00:33:42,272
CORINNE: They found
the lockbox in the lake.
676
00:33:42,313 --> 00:33:44,315
TERRENCE: And they recovered
a firearm
677
00:33:44,357 --> 00:33:46,067
as part of their dive.
678
00:33:46,109 --> 00:33:50,530
Just forensic evidence,
it was sent to processing.
679
00:33:50,572 --> 00:33:52,615
LARRY: Investigators learned
that the underwear
680
00:33:52,657 --> 00:33:56,369
was something that Serrano's
girlfriend had given him.
681
00:33:56,411 --> 00:33:58,621
They did DNA on the underwear,
682
00:33:58,663 --> 00:34:01,082
and most of the blood
that was found
683
00:34:01,124 --> 00:34:02,584
was from the children.
684
00:34:04,711 --> 00:34:07,630
TERRENCE: Ballistics connected
the guns recovered in the lake
685
00:34:07,672 --> 00:34:11,092
to the murders
of Tony and Tina Morey.
686
00:34:11,134 --> 00:34:13,970
And additionally, through, uh,
interviews that were conducted
687
00:34:14,012 --> 00:34:18,600
in the case, that weapon
was linked to Mark Serrano.
688
00:34:21,186 --> 00:34:23,897
LARRY: The layperson
who doesn't know anything
689
00:34:23,938 --> 00:34:26,524
about forensics
probably believes
690
00:34:26,566 --> 00:34:30,070
that setting a fire to a house
will destroy evidence,
691
00:34:30,111 --> 00:34:32,822
and to some extent, it does.
692
00:34:32,864 --> 00:34:35,658
TERRENCE: There was a lot
of processing on the house
693
00:34:35,700 --> 00:34:40,455
and over 200 items
of evidence were admitted.
694
00:34:41,289 --> 00:34:43,667
That bloody palm print
was found,
695
00:34:43,708 --> 00:34:47,462
was analyzed, and it came back
as a positive
696
00:34:47,504 --> 00:34:49,964
for being that of Mr. Serrano.
697
00:34:51,966 --> 00:34:54,886
[*]
698
00:34:54,928 --> 00:34:56,888
TERRENCE: A search
was conducted
699
00:34:56,930 --> 00:34:59,391
by our Troop K Forensic ID Unit
700
00:34:59,432 --> 00:35:01,768
of Serrano's house.
701
00:35:01,810 --> 00:35:04,479
LARRY: He drove
a Nissan X-Terra,
702
00:35:04,521 --> 00:35:06,940
and his seat covers
had been pulled off,
703
00:35:06,981 --> 00:35:10,652
and police found blood
from the children
704
00:35:10,694 --> 00:35:12,445
from the seat covers
that he had hidden
705
00:35:12,487 --> 00:35:14,989
under the sink in his kitchen.
706
00:35:18,493 --> 00:35:20,787
TERRENCE: The decision was mad
at the point in time
707
00:35:20,829 --> 00:35:22,664
to arrest Serrano.
708
00:35:24,249 --> 00:35:27,252
LARRY: After his arrest,
I don't think Serrano
709
00:35:27,293 --> 00:35:29,754
ever told the same story twice.
710
00:35:29,796 --> 00:35:32,966
Investigators interviewed him
for nine hours.
711
00:35:33,008 --> 00:35:35,802
He acknowledged that he was
with Gilleo that night,
712
00:35:35,844 --> 00:35:39,139
that they were looking
for drugs.
713
00:35:39,180 --> 00:35:41,266
Basically said, "Yeah,
I was-- I was there,
714
00:35:41,307 --> 00:35:43,518
but Charlie was the one
that went in
715
00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:44,644
and did all the stuff.
716
00:35:44,686 --> 00:35:46,187
And then he, you know,
he came out
717
00:35:46,229 --> 00:35:47,480
and the place was on fire.
718
00:35:47,522 --> 00:35:49,566
I didn't know
what was going on."
719
00:35:49,607 --> 00:35:53,403
Essentially, he puts Charlie
as the killer.
720
00:35:55,613 --> 00:35:59,409
When the police came
to arrest Charlie Gilleo,
721
00:35:59,451 --> 00:36:01,786
they thoroughly searched
his house.
722
00:36:01,828 --> 00:36:03,496
TERRENCE: Search was conducted
723
00:36:03,538 --> 00:36:06,207
Uh, nothing of forensic value
724
00:36:06,249 --> 00:36:09,336
was found as a result
of that search.
725
00:36:09,377 --> 00:36:11,171
Charlie got into
the interview room.
726
00:36:11,212 --> 00:36:14,049
He didn't make any admissions
during that interview.
727
00:36:15,425 --> 00:36:16,843
I left the interview room.
728
00:36:16,885 --> 00:36:20,305
There's a two-way mirror
we can see in.
729
00:36:20,347 --> 00:36:22,140
And Charlie was kind of
730
00:36:22,182 --> 00:36:24,142
mumbling to himself,
shaking his head.
731
00:36:24,184 --> 00:36:26,519
There's a point in time he--
he looked up at the ceiling,
732
00:36:26,561 --> 00:36:28,355
and he says,
"Why Tony? Why Tony?
733
00:36:28,396 --> 00:36:30,398
Why are you doing this to me?"
734
00:36:33,318 --> 00:36:35,695
Later in the investigation,
735
00:36:35,737 --> 00:36:39,824
Tony's drug supplier
was arrested for drug sale.
736
00:36:39,866 --> 00:36:42,911
And he called me
while he was in custody.
737
00:36:42,952 --> 00:36:45,413
And we got permission
to interview him.
738
00:36:45,455 --> 00:36:47,957
And he provided that missing bit
of information
739
00:36:47,999 --> 00:36:50,168
on Charlie Gilleo.
740
00:36:50,210 --> 00:36:54,714
He received a call
from Charlie Gilleo
741
00:36:54,756 --> 00:36:56,841
that morning of the murders.
742
00:36:56,883 --> 00:37:00,220
The sum and substance
of the message was that
743
00:37:00,261 --> 00:37:02,555
the Morey family was-- was gone.
744
00:37:03,932 --> 00:37:06,267
At that point in time,
there wasn't any information
745
00:37:06,309 --> 00:37:09,187
that was released to the public
746
00:37:09,229 --> 00:37:11,648
regarding the-- the crime.
747
00:37:11,690 --> 00:37:16,403
So this was very odd information
for Mr. Gilleo
748
00:37:16,820 --> 00:37:18,780
TERRENCE: Charlie Gilleo
and Mark Serrano
749
00:37:28,415 --> 00:37:29,874
had been arrested
for the murders
750
00:37:29,916 --> 00:37:32,377
of the Morey family.
751
00:37:32,419 --> 00:37:35,547
There was a lot
of direct evidence
752
00:37:35,588 --> 00:37:39,050
against, uh, Mr. Serrano
where the gun is found,
753
00:37:39,092 --> 00:37:43,555
the knife, the mobile data
plate reader.
754
00:37:44,264 --> 00:37:45,724
There was a lot of evidence
755
00:37:45,765 --> 00:37:48,059
pointing towards Charlie Gilleo
as well,
756
00:37:48,101 --> 00:37:49,352
but it was what
you would call a--
757
00:37:49,394 --> 00:37:51,730
a circumstantial case.
758
00:37:51,771 --> 00:37:54,566
And we had the call
to the supplier,
759
00:37:54,607 --> 00:37:58,820
Charlie indicated that
they killed the Morey family.
760
00:37:58,862 --> 00:38:02,115
Larry: There was never
any forensic evidence
761
00:38:02,157 --> 00:38:04,200
linking Gilleo to the crime.
762
00:38:04,242 --> 00:38:05,410
There was no blood evidence,
763
00:38:05,452 --> 00:38:07,662
there was nothing found
in his home.
764
00:38:07,704 --> 00:38:10,749
So in this case, the prosecutor
needed Serrano
765
00:38:10,790 --> 00:38:12,834
to testify against Charlie.
766
00:38:12,876 --> 00:38:15,420
That's the crux
of the state's case
767
00:38:15,462 --> 00:38:16,963
against Charlie.
768
00:38:20,508 --> 00:38:24,721
TERRENCE: Mr. Serrano went
to trial in late 2007.
769
00:38:24,763 --> 00:38:28,975
Mr. Gilleo subsequently
went to trial in 2008.
770
00:38:30,143 --> 00:38:33,563
Mr. Serrano did testify
against him at trial.
771
00:38:34,814 --> 00:38:38,234
ARLENE: Mark was on
the witness stand
772
00:38:38,276 --> 00:38:40,236
and he told what happened.
773
00:38:42,655 --> 00:38:45,367
11:35 that night,
774
00:38:45,408 --> 00:38:48,620
Mark and Charlie come in.
775
00:38:48,661 --> 00:38:51,289
Charlie said to Tony,
"Let's go out."
776
00:38:51,331 --> 00:38:54,334
Tina says, "No.
He's high enough.
777
00:38:54,376 --> 00:38:55,919
We're going to bed."
778
00:38:55,960 --> 00:38:59,756
Tony turned around
and went like this...
779
00:38:59,798 --> 00:39:01,466
to Charlie,
780
00:39:01,508 --> 00:39:03,176
and that's when Charlie went...
781
00:39:03,218 --> 00:39:05,178
[ Whistles ]
782
00:39:05,220 --> 00:39:06,971
Right to his neck.
783
00:39:07,013 --> 00:39:08,264
Shot him.
784
00:39:08,306 --> 00:39:10,016
Down he goes dead.
785
00:39:10,058 --> 00:39:12,394
I think if you're dealing
with two individuals
786
00:39:12,435 --> 00:39:14,646
who are under the influence,
787
00:39:14,688 --> 00:39:17,107
there's no understanding
why a person
788
00:39:17,148 --> 00:39:18,900
would commit such violent act.
789
00:39:18,942 --> 00:39:21,528
ARLENE: Tina gets up
from the couch.
790
00:39:21,569 --> 00:39:25,490
Looks over, "What the eff
did you do to my husband?"
791
00:39:25,532 --> 00:39:26,825
He'd turn around,
792
00:39:26,866 --> 00:39:28,993
shot her right in the mouth.
793
00:39:29,035 --> 00:39:31,287
She turns to run.
794
00:39:31,329 --> 00:39:33,289
Shoots her in the side.
795
00:39:34,874 --> 00:39:36,251
She goes down.
796
00:39:36,292 --> 00:39:40,505
Walks over to her
and shoots her in the head.
797
00:39:40,547 --> 00:39:43,717
And her baby son, Ryan,
moves there,
798
00:39:43,758 --> 00:39:45,719
watched the whole thing.
799
00:39:47,095 --> 00:39:50,515
TERRENCE: Ryan ran upstairs
and they had come up
800
00:39:50,557 --> 00:39:53,810
and stabbed Adam first.
801
00:39:53,852 --> 00:39:57,147
ARLENE: Adam is the only one
still mid sound asleep.
802
00:39:59,149 --> 00:40:00,942
Cut his throat.
803
00:40:00,984 --> 00:40:03,945
The firemen found him
angel position
804
00:40:03,987 --> 00:40:06,031
with his eyes open.
805
00:40:06,072 --> 00:40:09,951
TERRENCE: Tony Jr. woke up,
engaged in a struggle.
806
00:40:09,993 --> 00:40:14,205
ARLENE: They found Tony Jr.
backed up in a corner.
807
00:40:14,247 --> 00:40:16,750
The mattress over him...
808
00:40:16,791 --> 00:40:20,462
he was stabbed 82 times.
809
00:40:20,503 --> 00:40:22,630
Ryan was screaming,
810
00:40:22,672 --> 00:40:26,593
"Stop stabbing my brother.
Stop stabbing him.
811
00:40:26,634 --> 00:40:29,554
Stop stabbing my brother."
812
00:40:29,596 --> 00:40:30,930
TERRENCE: Ryan ran downstairs
813
00:40:30,972 --> 00:40:34,392
and Charlie Gilleo
followed him...
814
00:40:34,434 --> 00:40:37,354
and-- and was bludgeoned there.
815
00:40:37,395 --> 00:40:41,649
ARLENE: And for some reason,
there was pickaxe handle,
816
00:40:41,691 --> 00:40:43,985
and he picks it up.
817
00:40:50,200 --> 00:40:51,910
I can't-- I can't-- I can't say.
818
00:40:51,951 --> 00:40:55,121
I can't go any further. [ Sobs ]
819
00:40:56,247 --> 00:40:58,958
LARRY: Serrano said
that he went outside
820
00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:01,753
and then Charlie came flying
out of the house.
821
00:41:01,795 --> 00:41:05,965
He got into Tony's car
and he drove it,
822
00:41:06,007 --> 00:41:07,967
and then he threw something
in the car,
823
00:41:08,009 --> 00:41:11,262
and it went boom, and, uh,
that car was on fire,
824
00:41:11,304 --> 00:41:14,432
it was, um,
Charlie trying desperately
825
00:41:14,474 --> 00:41:16,559
to get rid of this evidence
826
00:41:16,601 --> 00:41:18,311
of what he had done inside.
827
00:41:20,188 --> 00:41:23,108
TERRENCE: That night, it was
possible that they were--
828
00:41:23,149 --> 00:41:27,696
they were all partying,
Tony, Charlie, Mark.
829
00:41:27,737 --> 00:41:29,531
Maybe they wanted more drugs.
830
00:41:29,572 --> 00:41:33,034
Maybe there were no drugs.
Maybe there was an argument.
831
00:41:33,076 --> 00:41:35,495
I can't even begin
to get inside their head
832
00:41:35,537 --> 00:41:38,081
as to what went wrong.
833
00:41:38,123 --> 00:41:41,501
But something went drastically
wrong that night
834
00:41:41,543 --> 00:41:46,381
and forever changed
the story of the Morey family.
835
00:41:48,675 --> 00:41:50,468
Mark Serrano upon conviction,
836
00:41:50,510 --> 00:41:52,095
he was sentenced
and his sentence,
837
00:41:52,137 --> 00:41:55,306
I believe was a minimum
of, uh, 50 years
838
00:41:55,348 --> 00:41:58,351
to, uh, life in imprisonment.
839
00:41:58,393 --> 00:42:00,895
LARRY: Ultimately,
Judge Dolan sentenced Charlie
840
00:42:00,937 --> 00:42:05,942
to five consecutive life terms
for the five deaths.
841
00:42:05,984 --> 00:42:08,737
He just wiped out five people.
842
00:42:08,778 --> 00:42:10,613
He's claimed he's innocent.
843
00:42:10,655 --> 00:42:11,865
He walked out of the courtroom
844
00:42:11,906 --> 00:42:13,491
and actually winked at my aunt.
845
00:42:13,533 --> 00:42:15,160
And you literally
are just smiling
846
00:42:15,201 --> 00:42:17,412
and you walk out smirking
and winked at her, at--
847
00:42:17,454 --> 00:42:19,122
winked at the mother,
Tina's mother.
848
00:42:19,164 --> 00:42:21,875
That's an animal.
That's not a human.
849
00:42:21,916 --> 00:42:25,211
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850
00:42:44,230 --> 00:42:47,734
CORINNE: It's just crazy how
think about their entire life.
851
00:42:47,776 --> 00:42:50,612
All their teenage years,
all the quads and riding
852
00:42:50,653 --> 00:42:52,030
that they would have been
able to do,
853
00:42:52,072 --> 00:42:54,491
all of what they should have
been able to do,
854
00:42:54,532 --> 00:42:56,117
just taken.
855
00:42:56,159 --> 00:42:58,870
This is not how
it's supposed to be.
856
00:42:58,912 --> 00:43:02,999
ARLENE: I miss their laughter.
I miss their smiles.
857
00:43:04,084 --> 00:43:07,587
I still miss my kids
and see these others
858
00:43:07,629 --> 00:43:12,050
with their grandkids,
and I sit there and say,
859
00:43:12,092 --> 00:43:15,011
"I wonder what mine
would have been doing now.
860
00:43:16,680 --> 00:43:19,432
Would I be a great grandma
by now?"
861
00:43:21,559 --> 00:43:24,688
I'll never be.
862
00:43:24,729 --> 00:43:26,898
You know, and that hurts...
863
00:43:27,565 --> 00:43:29,234
every single day.
864
00:43:29,275 --> 00:43:29,401
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