1 00:00:07,340 --> 00:00:10,675 -Melissa was like a hero or someone you looked up to 2 00:00:10,677 --> 00:00:13,578 And couldn't, you know, wait to be like. 3 00:00:13,647 --> 00:00:15,914 -Melissa just loved to help people 4 00:00:15,982 --> 00:00:17,916 And see the good in people. 5 00:00:17,985 --> 00:00:22,421 And I didn't think that there was anything wrong. 6 00:00:22,489 --> 00:00:25,224 -A wife and mother found dead in her bed. 7 00:00:28,495 --> 00:00:30,162 -She's facedown. 8 00:00:30,230 --> 00:00:34,299 Mouth and face in the bed. Nobody sleeps like that. 9 00:00:34,301 --> 00:00:37,302 -Was the cause of death family genetics? 10 00:00:37,370 --> 00:00:39,571 -When melissa's mom was 22, 11 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:42,807 She died of this rare blood disorder. 12 00:00:42,877 --> 00:00:45,777 -Or was it at the hands of someone she loved? 13 00:00:45,779 --> 00:00:49,714 -Melissa was infatuated with james. 14 00:00:49,783 --> 00:00:50,782 He was the bad boy. 15 00:00:50,851 --> 00:00:52,684 -We've been together 16 years. 16 00:00:52,753 --> 00:00:54,919 We're a good couple. 17 00:00:54,989 --> 00:00:58,857 -When you have a love triangle, you have to look at everyone. 18 00:00:58,925 --> 00:01:03,628 -Lying, spying, and the hope for love leads to 19 00:01:03,697 --> 00:01:05,697 A killer relationship. 20 00:01:05,699 --> 00:01:14,639 ♪♪ 21 00:01:14,708 --> 00:01:20,679 ♪♪ 22 00:01:20,747 --> 00:01:23,715 She's an emt. He's a volunteer fireman. 23 00:01:23,784 --> 00:01:27,486 And after 16 years together and two kids, melissa 24 00:01:27,554 --> 00:01:30,088 And bill henderson's roots run deep 25 00:01:30,156 --> 00:01:34,226 Within the close-knit town of lawrenceburg, indiana. 26 00:01:34,361 --> 00:01:36,461 But this proud family and everything 27 00:01:36,530 --> 00:01:40,032 They built unravels in June 2005 28 00:01:40,234 --> 00:01:45,303 When melissa, a loving mother and hometown hero, is found dead 29 00:01:45,305 --> 00:01:46,971 By her husband. 30 00:01:46,973 --> 00:01:49,875 -My daughter's been asking me, "what happened to mommy? 31 00:01:49,943 --> 00:01:51,810 What happened to mommy?" 32 00:01:51,878 --> 00:01:55,247 It's been about two weeks now, close to two weeks, 33 00:01:55,315 --> 00:01:57,616 And we have no answers. 34 00:01:57,684 --> 00:02:02,254 ♪♪ 35 00:02:02,389 --> 00:02:03,489 [ line ringing ] 36 00:02:15,502 --> 00:02:18,036 -Bill henderson -- he had come home 37 00:02:18,104 --> 00:02:20,639 With his good friend darin laird 38 00:02:20,707 --> 00:02:23,708 And they found melissa henderson. 39 00:02:23,777 --> 00:02:26,678 -She was stiff, cold to the touch. 40 00:02:26,747 --> 00:02:31,350 -Bill was shaken, so darin makes the 911 call. 41 00:02:35,622 --> 00:02:38,423 -Paramedics rush to the henderson home, 42 00:02:38,492 --> 00:02:40,258 But it's too late. 43 00:02:40,394 --> 00:02:42,561 Melissa is pronounced dead at the scene. 44 00:02:42,629 --> 00:02:48,700 ♪♪ 45 00:02:48,768 --> 00:02:53,738 ♪♪ 46 00:02:53,807 --> 00:02:58,510 -I've never seen a child as happy as melissa. 47 00:02:58,578 --> 00:03:02,181 She had the most awesome giggle. 48 00:03:04,952 --> 00:03:07,686 And it just made you happy to hear it. 49 00:03:07,754 --> 00:03:10,922 -Melissa ammons grows up in lawrenceburg, indiana, 50 00:03:10,991 --> 00:03:13,325 The only child of high school sweethearts 51 00:03:13,460 --> 00:03:15,694 Joe and linda ammons. 52 00:03:15,762 --> 00:03:17,696 But tragically, their time together 53 00:03:17,764 --> 00:03:21,366 As a family is cut short. 54 00:03:21,368 --> 00:03:25,470 -When melissa's mom linda was 22, she died. 55 00:03:25,472 --> 00:03:28,840 Something triggered this rare blood disorder, 56 00:03:28,909 --> 00:03:32,978 And she started bleeding internally. 57 00:03:33,046 --> 00:03:37,015 Within a week she was gone. 58 00:03:37,083 --> 00:03:39,550 Melissa was three at the time. 59 00:03:39,620 --> 00:03:42,521 -The loss of her mother is devastating. 60 00:03:42,589 --> 00:03:46,258 But that doesn't keep melissa from living her best life. 61 00:03:47,727 --> 00:03:49,894 -Melissa's four years older than me. 62 00:03:49,896 --> 00:03:53,398 We were more like sisters more than we were cousins. 63 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,433 We did everything together. 64 00:03:55,502 --> 00:03:59,037 Melissa was like a hero or someone you looked up to 65 00:03:59,105 --> 00:04:01,973 And couldn't, you know, wait to be like. 66 00:04:01,975 --> 00:04:04,642 -Like most teenagers, melissa starts dating in 67 00:04:04,711 --> 00:04:07,379 High school, looking for a connection. 68 00:04:07,514 --> 00:04:10,515 But aside from one boy she was infatuated with, 69 00:04:10,584 --> 00:04:14,052 They all fizzle before graduation. 70 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:16,288 Then she meets bill henderson. 71 00:04:17,958 --> 00:04:22,661 -Melissa and bill met through a mutual friend, 72 00:04:22,663 --> 00:04:27,733 And there was a spark, and she fell in love with him hard. 73 00:04:29,403 --> 00:04:31,736 She was 18, he was 19, 74 00:04:31,805 --> 00:04:35,207 But he already had a job in building maintenance 75 00:04:35,275 --> 00:04:38,977 At the cincinnati airport. 76 00:04:39,045 --> 00:04:42,814 He was funny and he would always make her laugh. 77 00:04:42,883 --> 00:04:47,085 And you could see she really, really loved him. 78 00:04:47,153 --> 00:04:49,621 -In 1991, melissa turns 20 79 00:04:49,689 --> 00:04:51,990 And marries bill in a summer wedding, 80 00:04:52,058 --> 00:04:54,926 Surrounded by family and friends. 81 00:04:54,995 --> 00:04:56,961 -They both were ecstatic. 82 00:04:56,963 --> 00:05:00,565 And then a year and a half later, in 1992, 83 00:05:00,634 --> 00:05:02,200 Victoria was born. 84 00:05:02,402 --> 00:05:04,636 And katie came right after that. 85 00:05:06,707 --> 00:05:10,274 -Oh, my gosh, melissa was the best mom. 86 00:05:10,443 --> 00:05:12,344 She lived for those girls. 87 00:05:13,780 --> 00:05:17,515 -Bill was a great father. He was always there for them. 88 00:05:17,584 --> 00:05:19,818 I mean, they were a perfect little family. 89 00:05:19,886 --> 00:05:24,289 ♪♪ 90 00:05:24,424 --> 00:05:26,090 -But that perfection is shattered 91 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:30,094 When the 34-year-old mother of two is found dead. 92 00:05:30,096 --> 00:05:32,264 Lawrenceburg p.D. Secures the scene, 93 00:05:32,399 --> 00:05:33,932 And the case is quickly assigned 94 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,401 To the dearborn county sheriff's department. 95 00:05:36,536 --> 00:05:40,739 Meanwhile, just minutes after he found his wife's cold body, 96 00:05:40,807 --> 00:05:43,975 Bill shares the devastating news with melissa's family. 97 00:05:44,744 --> 00:05:46,578 [ telephone rings ] 98 00:05:46,713 --> 00:05:49,814 -The phone rang in the middle of the night 99 00:05:49,883 --> 00:05:51,850 And it was my brother-in-law, 100 00:05:51,918 --> 00:05:54,819 Melissa's father, 101 00:05:54,821 --> 00:05:56,788 And he told me that melissa was dead. 102 00:06:00,327 --> 00:06:05,329 -I remember my sister called my house and said, "she's gone." 103 00:06:05,331 --> 00:06:09,767 And I said, "what? What do you mean she's gone?" 104 00:06:09,769 --> 00:06:13,405 She said, "they found melissa dead in her bed." 105 00:06:16,143 --> 00:06:17,909 -I just remember. 106 00:06:17,978 --> 00:06:20,846 My mind was going back to this is that little girl... 107 00:06:22,215 --> 00:06:23,715 [ sniffles ] 108 00:06:28,121 --> 00:06:30,689 ...Who brought such joy to everybody. 109 00:06:32,592 --> 00:06:35,126 -I was dumbfounded. 110 00:06:35,128 --> 00:06:37,396 I mean, just devastated. 111 00:06:39,265 --> 00:06:44,135 -And so I woke my mom up and we went down there. 112 00:06:44,871 --> 00:06:48,740 The police were there, the coroner's van was there. 113 00:06:50,777 --> 00:06:54,846 -When we arrived to the scene, we were advised 114 00:06:54,915 --> 00:06:59,151 That there was a female, melissa henderson, 34 years old, 115 00:06:59,219 --> 00:07:01,453 That had been found deceased by her husband, 116 00:07:01,588 --> 00:07:06,691 Bill, and his friend darin laird. 117 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,527 -And we learned she had had two daughters, 118 00:07:09,663 --> 00:07:12,063 An 11-year-old, a 12-year-old. 119 00:07:12,132 --> 00:07:15,167 -However, on the night prior, 120 00:07:15,235 --> 00:07:18,002 Melissa dropped them off at a friend's house 121 00:07:18,004 --> 00:07:20,972 To spend the night, so they weren't home. 122 00:07:21,641 --> 00:07:24,909 -At that point, bill was being comforted, 123 00:07:24,911 --> 00:07:29,047 Consoled by family, friends outside. 124 00:07:29,449 --> 00:07:32,650 -It was decided barry was going to interview bill, 125 00:07:32,719 --> 00:07:35,821 And we needed to get a statement from darin. 126 00:07:35,889 --> 00:07:38,456 -The police take bill and darin back to the station 127 00:07:38,492 --> 00:07:41,926 Where they can be interviewed in a controlled environment, 128 00:07:41,928 --> 00:07:43,761 While the detectives speak with melissa's 129 00:07:43,830 --> 00:07:46,665 Shell-shocked family at the scene. 130 00:07:48,234 --> 00:07:53,037 -Melissa's family, especially her maternal aunt pattie, 131 00:07:53,106 --> 00:07:55,139 She believed it was quite possible 132 00:07:55,208 --> 00:07:59,478 That she could have had an acute medical event. 133 00:08:00,614 --> 00:08:02,914 -The first thing I thought about was, 134 00:08:02,983 --> 00:08:07,886 "did anybody tell the coroner about how linda died?" 135 00:08:07,954 --> 00:08:09,988 -So we told detective bridges, 136 00:08:10,056 --> 00:08:11,790 Well, her mom died at a very early age 137 00:08:11,858 --> 00:08:15,093 Because of some weird tragic thing. 138 00:08:15,161 --> 00:08:18,029 Could that have been what it was? 139 00:08:18,098 --> 00:08:20,899 -'cause she's right about the same age. 140 00:08:20,967 --> 00:08:25,804 I couldn't imagine that it was foul play. 141 00:08:25,872 --> 00:08:29,140 -Nevertheless, the detectives begin to process the scene. 142 00:08:32,712 --> 00:08:36,848 -Inside the house, we noticed the back door is unlocked. 143 00:08:36,916 --> 00:08:42,554 As I walk into the bedroom, in the bed I see melissa. 144 00:08:42,689 --> 00:08:47,125 She's laying in a diagonal position, facedown. 145 00:08:47,193 --> 00:08:53,131 It was just odd that she would be found in a position like that 146 00:08:53,199 --> 00:08:57,569 Unless it was a manual strangulation. 147 00:08:58,838 --> 00:09:00,939 Because nobody sleeps like that. 148 00:09:01,007 --> 00:09:04,442 That's not a comfortable way to sleep or relax, 149 00:09:04,644 --> 00:09:06,711 Mouth and face down in the bed. 150 00:09:08,014 --> 00:09:11,115 But we've seen plenty of people 151 00:09:11,184 --> 00:09:13,952 Die of certain medical conditions, 152 00:09:14,020 --> 00:09:16,254 So had to keep that in mind. 153 00:09:16,323 --> 00:09:21,159 Also, I hadn't seen any ligature marks or any other marks 154 00:09:21,227 --> 00:09:25,864 On her that were indicative of manual strangulation. 155 00:09:28,468 --> 00:09:32,670 Then we noticed melissa's fingernail was actually broken 156 00:09:32,806 --> 00:09:35,106 On her left hand. 157 00:09:35,175 --> 00:09:40,078 And we found that fingernail on the floor next to the bed. 158 00:09:41,515 --> 00:09:45,449 I mean, how does that fingernail find its way off the finger, 159 00:09:45,519 --> 00:09:49,253 Chipped and broken, and then the floor and not in the bed? 160 00:09:49,322 --> 00:09:52,390 So that's a struggle. 161 00:09:52,458 --> 00:09:56,227 That was collected and swabbed for dna. 162 00:09:56,229 --> 00:10:00,064 Now we were leaning towards homicide. 163 00:10:00,734 --> 00:10:04,336 But again, not ruling out a medical event because stroke, 164 00:10:04,404 --> 00:10:06,137 Blood clot, seizures. 165 00:10:06,206 --> 00:10:08,506 Those can be pretty violent that could be something 166 00:10:08,708 --> 00:10:11,009 That puts that fingernail there. 167 00:10:11,077 --> 00:10:15,714 So this case could go in either direction. 168 00:10:18,485 --> 00:10:21,553 -When I went to lift her up, I heard like a gurgling noise. 169 00:10:21,621 --> 00:10:25,590 -We're still wondering, well, what's the manner of death here? 170 00:10:25,858 --> 00:10:27,892 -It's hard to investigate a homicide 171 00:10:27,894 --> 00:10:30,494 When you don't have evidence that she was killed. 172 00:10:30,496 --> 00:10:34,165 -There's some kind of medical explanation for this. 173 00:10:34,167 --> 00:10:36,001 -This is going to complicate things. 174 00:10:43,142 --> 00:10:46,210 -It's now just after midnight, Saturday, June 18th, 175 00:10:46,212 --> 00:10:49,313 And the death of 34-year-old melissa henderson 176 00:10:49,315 --> 00:10:51,115 Remains a mystery. 177 00:10:51,117 --> 00:10:54,318 Her family thinks a rare blood disorder might be to blame, 178 00:10:54,387 --> 00:10:57,721 But the detectives suspect homicide. 179 00:10:57,857 --> 00:10:59,957 Hungry for answers, 180 00:11:00,026 --> 00:11:01,926 They head back to the sheriff's department to speak 181 00:11:01,928 --> 00:11:04,262 With the two people who found melissa's body, 182 00:11:04,330 --> 00:11:07,999 Her husband, bill, and his best friend, darin. 183 00:11:10,336 --> 00:11:12,236 -Bill's statement is he was coming home 184 00:11:12,305 --> 00:11:15,306 From seeing about a strip and floor job, 185 00:11:15,375 --> 00:11:20,078 A waxing job on a church in hebron, kentucky. 186 00:11:20,146 --> 00:11:23,281 He'd explained that it was just a side gig, 187 00:11:23,349 --> 00:11:25,050 The flooring job. 188 00:11:42,035 --> 00:11:46,004 He said they came to the henderson home together. 189 00:11:57,383 --> 00:12:00,218 He described the home as being dark, 190 00:12:00,286 --> 00:12:02,353 Which was was a little odd 191 00:12:02,355 --> 00:12:05,090 Because melissa would typically be going to work. 192 00:12:06,459 --> 00:12:09,627 He says he's calling for melissa, can't find her. 193 00:12:09,763 --> 00:12:11,229 Goes into the bedroom. 194 00:12:28,581 --> 00:12:30,481 During the interview, 195 00:12:30,483 --> 00:12:33,551 I didn't know exactly what to think of bill. 196 00:12:33,619 --> 00:12:37,722 His affect was pretty blank. It was void. 197 00:12:37,990 --> 00:12:39,991 -Down the hall, darin is relaying 198 00:12:40,059 --> 00:12:43,261 The same series of events to detective vance. 199 00:12:54,674 --> 00:12:59,177 -Darin was a good friend of bill's. 200 00:12:59,245 --> 00:13:01,679 He seemed to be telling the truth. 201 00:13:01,747 --> 00:13:03,380 You could tell he was upset that 202 00:13:03,450 --> 00:13:05,383 Something had happened to melissa. 203 00:13:15,261 --> 00:13:19,663 -Now, just in case this turns out to be a homicide, 204 00:13:19,665 --> 00:13:23,001 I need to know exactly the events of bill henderson's 205 00:13:23,003 --> 00:13:26,004 Day prior to melissa's death. 206 00:13:36,115 --> 00:13:38,716 Bill henderson tells me he and melissa, 207 00:13:38,885 --> 00:13:41,452 They actually cross paths. 208 00:13:41,521 --> 00:13:43,154 He's heading out for this flooring job 209 00:13:43,223 --> 00:13:45,623 In hebron, kentucky, and melissa, 210 00:13:45,692 --> 00:13:49,561 She's coming home from her regular shift at the casino 211 00:13:49,629 --> 00:13:51,296 And everything is okay. 212 00:14:05,044 --> 00:14:07,045 He says he just keeps driving 213 00:14:07,113 --> 00:14:11,816 And he passed his turn for hebron, kentucky, 214 00:14:12,084 --> 00:14:15,886 And he winds up driving to berea. 215 00:14:15,888 --> 00:14:20,224 Berea, kentucky, is not a short trip, so that didn't make sense. 216 00:14:20,293 --> 00:14:24,128 -He was telling us he had gone a few days without sleep 217 00:14:24,196 --> 00:14:27,198 Because he'd been working so much. 218 00:15:06,872 --> 00:15:10,808 He'd had an episode that put him in the hospital. 219 00:15:10,877 --> 00:15:14,678 And he did have proof of that. He was still wearing 220 00:15:14,747 --> 00:15:17,648 The hospital identification at the time. 221 00:15:17,717 --> 00:15:20,518 -So turns out this guy's got a stressor in his life. 222 00:15:20,586 --> 00:15:22,486 And I want to know what's going on. 223 00:15:22,555 --> 00:15:26,190 Like, why is he having a medical event on the exact day 224 00:15:26,259 --> 00:15:29,293 That his wife is found dead? 225 00:15:29,295 --> 00:15:30,728 What is the medical event? 226 00:15:30,797 --> 00:15:32,463 What brought that along? 227 00:15:44,543 --> 00:15:48,746 -Back in the other room, 228 00:15:48,815 --> 00:15:52,450 Detective vance wants to know more about bill and melissa. 229 00:16:08,267 --> 00:16:12,303 -During those interviews with bill and darin, 230 00:16:12,371 --> 00:16:13,905 There was nothing to point to 231 00:16:13,973 --> 00:16:18,176 Them being responsible for melissa's death. 232 00:16:19,645 --> 00:16:22,813 -After speaking with the detectives for nearly two hours, 233 00:16:22,882 --> 00:16:24,816 Bill and darin are free to go. 234 00:16:24,884 --> 00:16:26,484 But before bill leaves, 235 00:16:26,552 --> 00:16:29,320 He shares his heartbreaking task ahead. 236 00:16:51,344 --> 00:16:55,313 -Oh, the girls were inconsolable. 237 00:16:56,849 --> 00:17:02,553 I mean, melissa was their whole world, and so they were lost. 238 00:17:04,557 --> 00:17:08,292 It was so hard to watch them have to go through that. 239 00:17:12,365 --> 00:17:14,598 -While bill henderson talks to his daughters, 240 00:17:14,667 --> 00:17:17,735 Detective vance heads to the grand victoria casino 241 00:17:17,804 --> 00:17:22,273 Where melissa recently began working as an on-site emt. 242 00:17:22,341 --> 00:17:24,775 Perhaps someone there has information 243 00:17:24,844 --> 00:17:27,278 That can help the investigation. 244 00:17:27,346 --> 00:17:31,682 -We had already been thinking we have a homicide here. 245 00:17:31,751 --> 00:17:35,953 So I made contact with the indiana state police officers 246 00:17:36,021 --> 00:17:37,921 That were assigned to the casino 247 00:17:37,991 --> 00:17:41,792 And advised them I'd be coming down to get some background 248 00:17:41,861 --> 00:17:43,895 On melissa. 249 00:17:43,963 --> 00:17:47,531 Upon arriving, the officers said that there was an individual 250 00:17:47,533 --> 00:17:50,467 That had came to them saying that he needed to speak to me 251 00:17:50,536 --> 00:17:53,237 Because he had some information. 252 00:17:54,607 --> 00:17:57,041 At that time we had an interview. 253 00:17:57,110 --> 00:17:59,877 He said that he was a floor supervisor 254 00:17:59,945 --> 00:18:03,581 In the table games section of the casino operations. 255 00:18:05,818 --> 00:18:07,585 And then he told me 256 00:18:07,653 --> 00:18:12,356 That he had been having an affair with melissa. 257 00:18:23,369 --> 00:18:24,936 ♪ -hours after melissa henderson is 258 00:18:25,105 --> 00:18:26,970 Found deceased in her bedroom, 259 00:18:26,972 --> 00:18:30,507 Investigators don't know yet how she died. 260 00:18:30,576 --> 00:18:32,643 But an interview with a mystery man at the casino 261 00:18:32,712 --> 00:18:35,646 Where melissa worked piques their interest. 262 00:18:35,715 --> 00:18:38,315 The man tells detective john vance 263 00:18:38,317 --> 00:18:40,651 He was having an affair with melissa. 264 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:45,156 But was the married mother of two really living a secret life? 265 00:18:48,794 --> 00:18:52,029 -He said his name was james mccracken. 266 00:18:52,765 --> 00:18:55,866 James explained that he was currently married. 267 00:18:55,935 --> 00:18:59,603 But he had known melissa years before. 268 00:18:59,672 --> 00:19:02,573 They had dated when they were in high school. 269 00:19:05,544 --> 00:19:10,114 -Melissa was infatuated with james back then. 270 00:19:10,983 --> 00:19:14,819 He was the bad boy, wearing the leather coat kind of guy. 271 00:19:14,887 --> 00:19:19,022 And her stepmom was like, "stay away from him. He's bad news. 272 00:19:19,024 --> 00:19:22,125 I forbid you to see him." 273 00:19:22,261 --> 00:19:23,894 -It really broke her heart 274 00:19:23,963 --> 00:19:26,664 Because she really, truly believed that 275 00:19:26,732 --> 00:19:29,367 James was her one true love. 276 00:19:32,171 --> 00:19:37,508 -They fell out of contact with each other for years, 277 00:19:37,577 --> 00:19:39,843 And when she started working at the casino, 278 00:19:39,912 --> 00:19:43,514 It didn't take long for them to start having feelings again. 279 00:19:43,582 --> 00:19:47,518 And they rekindled a relationship. 280 00:19:51,256 --> 00:19:55,993 James told me that they had been intimate only one time, 281 00:19:55,995 --> 00:19:58,062 Three weeks prior. 282 00:19:58,130 --> 00:20:01,665 -The investigators aren't sure what to make of james mccracken. 283 00:20:01,734 --> 00:20:04,167 He was quick to confess to his affair, 284 00:20:04,169 --> 00:20:07,204 But is he telling the detectives the whole story? 285 00:20:07,406 --> 00:20:10,607 If so, the investigators may have just found 286 00:20:10,676 --> 00:20:12,543 A motive for murder. 287 00:20:13,946 --> 00:20:19,182 -When you have a love triangle, you have to look at everybody. 288 00:20:19,351 --> 00:20:22,419 The spouse is always a suspect. 289 00:20:22,488 --> 00:20:25,156 But obviously, the lover, mr. Mccracken, 290 00:20:25,291 --> 00:20:27,625 Is also a suspect here as well. 291 00:20:27,693 --> 00:20:30,293 Because maybe melissa was threatening to end it 292 00:20:30,363 --> 00:20:33,163 Or threatening to reveal it to his wife. 293 00:20:33,233 --> 00:20:36,167 That would be a reason to kill someone. 294 00:20:36,235 --> 00:20:41,905 So you just got to make sure you look at all the possible angles. 295 00:20:42,441 --> 00:20:43,975 -James told me that the last time 296 00:20:44,043 --> 00:20:47,711 He had seen melissa was on the night prior. 297 00:20:47,780 --> 00:20:50,147 He had talked to her at work. 298 00:20:50,583 --> 00:20:53,450 And on the morning of melissa's death, 299 00:20:53,519 --> 00:20:55,352 He said he got off work 300 00:20:55,488 --> 00:20:57,455 And went to the hardware store 301 00:20:57,523 --> 00:21:01,825 To get a piece of cable fittings. 302 00:21:01,894 --> 00:21:05,796 Then he went to his ex-wife's house. 303 00:21:05,865 --> 00:21:08,766 -James had been married before, 304 00:21:08,834 --> 00:21:12,536 And he said he was doing work for his ex-wife. 305 00:21:12,605 --> 00:21:16,907 -He was there to help her fix her cable tv. 306 00:21:16,976 --> 00:21:19,342 Afterwards he came home to his house 307 00:21:19,478 --> 00:21:22,646 And he was there with his wife 308 00:21:22,648 --> 00:21:24,715 Until going to work at the casino. 309 00:21:24,784 --> 00:21:30,988 ♪♪ 310 00:21:31,057 --> 00:21:34,491 -Later that afternoon, Saturday, June 18th, 311 00:21:34,493 --> 00:21:36,259 The investigators receive the coroner's 312 00:21:36,395 --> 00:21:38,495 Preliminary autopsy report, 313 00:21:38,497 --> 00:21:41,465 And the results are jaw-dropping. 314 00:21:42,568 --> 00:21:44,268 -Given what we had seen so far 315 00:21:44,470 --> 00:21:47,237 And what we had heard about the affair, 316 00:21:47,307 --> 00:21:50,841 Giving someone motive to harm melissa, 317 00:21:50,910 --> 00:21:56,113 We expected the cause of death was going to be homicide. 318 00:21:56,181 --> 00:22:01,785 -The coroner at the time didn't give an official statement, 319 00:22:01,854 --> 00:22:05,589 But he told us that the cause of death was undetermined. 320 00:22:07,092 --> 00:22:09,193 That was concerning. 321 00:22:09,261 --> 00:22:12,196 -It took the wind out of me. 322 00:22:12,264 --> 00:22:14,832 This is going to complicate things. 323 00:22:14,900 --> 00:22:16,967 -It's hard to investigate a homicide 324 00:22:17,036 --> 00:22:19,670 When you don't have evidence that she was killed. 325 00:22:21,373 --> 00:22:25,075 But the coroner was able to show that the time of death 326 00:22:25,144 --> 00:22:28,512 Was between 10:00 a.M. And 1:00 p.M. 327 00:22:28,514 --> 00:22:30,381 -Also during the autopsy, 328 00:22:30,383 --> 00:22:34,718 The pathologist found something else pretty significant to us, 329 00:22:34,787 --> 00:22:40,090 Which was seminal fluid inside of melissa henderson. 330 00:22:40,159 --> 00:22:41,692 Now, given that fact, 331 00:22:41,761 --> 00:22:44,895 I wasn't ready to rule out sexual assault. 332 00:22:44,964 --> 00:22:48,699 Just because we didn't find any evidence of assault 333 00:22:48,767 --> 00:22:50,301 Doesn't mean that it didn't happen, 334 00:22:50,436 --> 00:22:51,902 So I have to consider that yes, 335 00:22:51,971 --> 00:22:53,937 This could have been a sexual assault, 336 00:22:53,939 --> 00:22:56,940 And that seminal fluid found 337 00:22:56,942 --> 00:23:00,243 May not match bill henderson or james mccracken. 338 00:23:00,245 --> 00:23:05,048 -The seminal fluid was collected to be tested along with the dna 339 00:23:05,117 --> 00:23:08,819 From under the broken fingernail. 340 00:23:08,888 --> 00:23:11,789 -One theory -- bill and melissa had sex. 341 00:23:11,857 --> 00:23:15,459 Day prior, day of. It's quite the possibility 342 00:23:15,595 --> 00:23:17,594 But why wouldn't he give us that information 343 00:23:17,596 --> 00:23:20,097 When I actually interviewed him? 344 00:23:20,666 --> 00:23:23,600 Now, james mccracken told detective vance 345 00:23:23,669 --> 00:23:25,903 They were intimate several weeks prior. 346 00:23:25,971 --> 00:23:29,272 Seminal fluid is not going to be found in a person 347 00:23:29,475 --> 00:23:31,308 Several weeks later. 348 00:23:31,377 --> 00:23:37,948 So, if that is his seminal fluid, now he's lying to us. 349 00:23:38,017 --> 00:23:40,451 -What you have is a jigsaw puzzle. 350 00:23:40,519 --> 00:23:42,085 It's not until you have that last piece 351 00:23:42,087 --> 00:23:45,923 That you have the whole picture because until then, 352 00:23:45,991 --> 00:23:49,560 Something could be different than what you actually thought. 353 00:23:57,135 --> 00:23:58,902 -Sunday, June 19th, 354 00:23:58,971 --> 00:24:01,805 Two days after 34-year-old melissa henderson 355 00:24:01,874 --> 00:24:04,241 Is found dead in her bedroom. 356 00:24:04,309 --> 00:24:07,010 The detectives still don't know the manner of death, 357 00:24:07,012 --> 00:24:09,713 But they do know the time of death, 358 00:24:09,715 --> 00:24:11,849 Which they'll use to test the alibis 359 00:24:11,917 --> 00:24:15,452 Of their two persons of interest -- melissa's husband, 360 00:24:15,654 --> 00:24:17,588 And melissa's lover. 361 00:24:18,424 --> 00:24:24,195 -Bill told us that he left melissa that morning about 9:30, 362 00:24:24,263 --> 00:24:28,131 Which was before the time frame given by the coroner. 363 00:24:28,133 --> 00:24:30,901 And he drove clear down to kentucky 364 00:24:30,970 --> 00:24:34,405 Where he had proof that he had been in the hospital. 365 00:24:34,473 --> 00:24:36,073 -Going through his timeline, 366 00:24:36,141 --> 00:24:38,842 He said he passed out at this campsite 367 00:24:38,844 --> 00:24:42,112 And someone had called an ambulance for him, 368 00:24:42,181 --> 00:24:44,782 And that was confirmed. 369 00:24:44,850 --> 00:24:48,752 I showed up to the local trauma center there in berea 370 00:24:48,820 --> 00:24:51,054 To collect his medical records. 371 00:24:51,123 --> 00:24:54,492 They said it was just like an anxiety attack. 372 00:24:55,794 --> 00:24:58,962 It's almost a two-hour drive to berea, kentucky. 373 00:24:59,031 --> 00:25:01,331 He's not even in the state at the time of death. 374 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:03,801 So it's a pretty good alibi. 375 00:25:04,970 --> 00:25:07,137 Now we got to look into james mccracken. 376 00:25:10,009 --> 00:25:12,443 -James had told me that on Friday, 377 00:25:12,511 --> 00:25:17,080 June 17th, around 10:00 a.M., he went to the hardware store. 378 00:25:17,082 --> 00:25:20,117 -If he was telling the truth, during the time of death, 379 00:25:20,185 --> 00:25:24,388 That put him far away from the crime scene. 380 00:25:24,456 --> 00:25:27,491 But we need proof of that. 381 00:25:27,559 --> 00:25:30,527 -Both bill and james appear to have solid alibis, 382 00:25:30,663 --> 00:25:32,763 Which begs the question: 383 00:25:32,898 --> 00:25:34,998 Was melissa's family on the right track? 384 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:38,635 Did she die of natural causes? 385 00:25:38,771 --> 00:25:41,538 -I still didn't think that it was foul play. 386 00:25:41,674 --> 00:25:47,444 I thought there's some kind of medical explanation for this. 387 00:25:47,512 --> 00:25:50,848 -From the medical standpoint we had to keep that in mind. 388 00:25:50,916 --> 00:25:53,884 Until that full autopsy report comes back, 389 00:25:53,952 --> 00:25:55,586 We just didn't know. 390 00:25:57,089 --> 00:25:59,155 -But once the autopsy is completed, 391 00:25:59,225 --> 00:26:02,760 The cause of death is still inconclusive. 392 00:26:02,828 --> 00:26:05,662 So melissa's body is released to her family, 393 00:26:05,798 --> 00:26:08,332 Who plan her funeral for June 22nd, 394 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:11,268 Five days after her death. 395 00:26:11,337 --> 00:26:14,204 But that morning, before the service begins, 396 00:26:14,273 --> 00:26:17,207 The investigators are summoned to the funeral home. 397 00:26:18,844 --> 00:26:20,844 -The funeral director had noticed things 398 00:26:20,913 --> 00:26:23,346 While they were preparing her body 399 00:26:23,348 --> 00:26:27,484 That they didn't think was normal. 400 00:26:27,753 --> 00:26:31,755 -Melissa had some marks on her body. 401 00:26:34,059 --> 00:26:37,360 -You could see there was bruising, 402 00:26:37,429 --> 00:26:39,029 Bruising about her neck. 403 00:26:40,065 --> 00:26:41,865 -Originally, during the autopsy, 404 00:26:41,934 --> 00:26:45,969 You really couldn't see these marks on melissa's neck. 405 00:26:46,038 --> 00:26:49,306 -But through the process of the embalming, 406 00:26:49,374 --> 00:26:52,942 They're plain, right there for us to see. 407 00:26:53,479 --> 00:26:57,314 -Now it was clear to us that's a manual strangulation. 408 00:26:57,383 --> 00:27:01,218 And we were able to photograph these marks 409 00:27:01,286 --> 00:27:04,788 So we could capture that evidence before it disappeared. 410 00:27:05,224 --> 00:27:07,991 -The detectives rush the photos to the coroner's office 411 00:27:07,993 --> 00:27:09,860 To assist with his report, 412 00:27:09,928 --> 00:27:12,229 And as melissa's friends and family arrive 413 00:27:12,297 --> 00:27:13,797 At the funeral home, 414 00:27:13,799 --> 00:27:16,599 The evidence is hard to miss. 415 00:27:16,735 --> 00:27:18,902 -We were crying and upset. 416 00:27:18,971 --> 00:27:23,206 And I remember bill was sitting with victoria and katie. 417 00:27:23,208 --> 00:27:26,076 They were completely devastated. Um... 418 00:27:26,645 --> 00:27:32,082 I mean, you're losing your mom, age 11 and 12. 419 00:27:32,151 --> 00:27:33,851 I don't know that they ever got over it. 420 00:27:33,853 --> 00:27:36,386 I don't know how they ever would. 421 00:27:36,455 --> 00:27:43,060 -And it was an open casket and you could see the hand marks, 422 00:27:43,128 --> 00:27:45,663 The bruising on her neck. 423 00:27:46,965 --> 00:27:48,665 -I just remember thinking to myself, 424 00:27:48,801 --> 00:27:50,601 "this is not natural." 425 00:27:50,803 --> 00:27:53,870 You don't bruise here after you die of natural causes. 426 00:27:53,939 --> 00:27:57,640 -You couldn't deny it then. That was it. 427 00:27:57,743 --> 00:27:59,810 Something in my gut told me right then 428 00:27:59,945 --> 00:28:02,078 That there's more to this. 429 00:28:02,147 --> 00:28:03,981 Something -- something's wrong. 430 00:28:06,852 --> 00:28:08,551 -Now suspecting foul play, 431 00:28:08,553 --> 00:28:11,154 Melissa's aunt pattie wants to find out 432 00:28:11,223 --> 00:28:12,889 If there is more to melissa's death 433 00:28:12,958 --> 00:28:15,558 Than what the investigators have told her, 434 00:28:15,628 --> 00:28:19,562 So she turns to the local media, reaching out to tv journalist 435 00:28:19,832 --> 00:28:21,031 Deborah dixon. 436 00:28:23,368 --> 00:28:26,403 -I went to speak to deborah dixon, 437 00:28:26,471 --> 00:28:29,106 Because she was a victims advocate. 438 00:28:29,174 --> 00:28:32,909 She went after people and found out the truth. 439 00:28:32,978 --> 00:28:35,846 -That was not unusual to have someone in a family 440 00:28:35,914 --> 00:28:39,382 Call and say, "we know she didn't die naturally. 441 00:28:39,451 --> 00:28:41,852 Can you help us?" 442 00:28:41,987 --> 00:28:44,454 So two weeks after melissa's death, 443 00:28:44,523 --> 00:28:47,757 I did what I always do -- go knock on the door. 444 00:28:47,827 --> 00:28:51,528 And that's when I met bill henderson. 445 00:28:51,597 --> 00:28:54,797 -When I went to lift her up, I heard like a gurgling noise. 446 00:28:54,867 --> 00:28:56,433 -We went into the bedroom to have him 447 00:28:56,502 --> 00:28:58,569 Re-enact how he found her. 448 00:28:58,637 --> 00:29:00,537 -It freaked me out. I let go. 449 00:29:00,605 --> 00:29:03,006 I ran through here, ran into the other room to call 911. 450 00:29:03,075 --> 00:29:05,008 And I couldn't do it. 451 00:29:05,077 --> 00:29:06,609 So a friend of mine had called 911 for me. 452 00:29:06,679 --> 00:29:10,747 -But it was just weird. It was like a performance. 453 00:29:10,916 --> 00:29:12,515 And when I was interviewing him, 454 00:29:12,585 --> 00:29:15,518 I'm thinking, "this man was not mourning." 455 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:18,054 -Me and my wife, we were like the brady bunch 456 00:29:18,123 --> 00:29:20,623 With all the ki-- without all the kids. 457 00:29:20,625 --> 00:29:24,161 We got along. We were -- we were a good couple. 458 00:29:24,597 --> 00:29:28,932 -It was just an instinct or a feeling that he was lying 459 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:30,901 And covering something. 460 00:29:36,575 --> 00:29:38,708 -Possibly. It could be. Like I say, I wasn't here. 461 00:29:38,877 --> 00:29:40,777 I don't know what happened. 462 00:29:40,779 --> 00:29:43,113 I really feel that she died of a natural cause myself. 463 00:29:44,283 --> 00:29:46,116 -So after that interview, 464 00:29:46,184 --> 00:29:48,418 I went to the dearborn county sheriff's office 465 00:29:48,487 --> 00:29:50,954 And said, "you guys have to see this." 466 00:29:53,425 --> 00:29:55,091 -One of the things we found interesting 467 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:56,927 About that interview was 468 00:29:57,062 --> 00:29:59,496 He says exactly what darin laird said 469 00:29:59,564 --> 00:30:03,000 During his initial interview with detective vance. 470 00:30:09,274 --> 00:30:11,742 -We were like the brady bunch with all the ki-- 471 00:30:11,944 --> 00:30:13,310 Without all the kids. 472 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:18,448 -Is it a coincidence that both bill and darin reference 473 00:30:18,517 --> 00:30:22,553 The brady bunch while describing the henderson family dynamics? 474 00:30:22,621 --> 00:30:27,324 Or is it a tell-tale sign of a well-rehearsed story? 475 00:30:29,294 --> 00:30:32,295 -We believed that was pretty compelling evidence 476 00:30:32,364 --> 00:30:34,331 That bill henderson and darin laird 477 00:30:34,399 --> 00:30:39,836 Had certainly tried to create an impression that was false. 478 00:30:39,938 --> 00:30:42,539 -We knew bill and darin were good friends. 479 00:30:42,607 --> 00:30:45,008 But we thought that darin knew a little bit more 480 00:30:45,144 --> 00:30:46,743 Than he'd let on. 481 00:30:46,811 --> 00:30:49,446 Is he that good a friend or is he a co-conspirator? 482 00:30:51,983 --> 00:30:55,352 So we did speak with darin laird again. 483 00:30:55,420 --> 00:30:58,221 And I said, "if I can prove that you're lying, 484 00:30:58,223 --> 00:30:59,456 You're gonna go to jail." 485 00:31:01,793 --> 00:31:04,561 -They leaned on him pretty hard. 486 00:31:04,629 --> 00:31:06,296 And he did come clean. 487 00:31:27,185 --> 00:31:29,085 -This marriage was falling apart. 488 00:31:29,087 --> 00:31:32,455 -Was james mccracken lying to his wife or is he lying to us? 489 00:31:32,524 --> 00:31:35,959 -We got the dna results back from the seminal fluid, 490 00:31:36,094 --> 00:31:38,028 And that was the shocker. 491 00:31:44,469 --> 00:31:46,336 -It's been two weeks since melissa henderson 492 00:31:46,405 --> 00:31:48,304 Was found dead in her home 493 00:31:48,373 --> 00:31:51,041 And the detectives suspect her husband, bill, 494 00:31:51,176 --> 00:31:53,644 May be hiding something about their marriage. 495 00:31:53,712 --> 00:31:56,846 So they put bill's best friend, darin laird, 496 00:31:56,949 --> 00:31:58,315 On the hot seat 497 00:31:58,383 --> 00:32:01,051 Until he finally reveals the truth. 498 00:32:13,565 --> 00:32:15,698 -Darin finally told me bill was worried 499 00:32:15,700 --> 00:32:18,935 That melissa was seeing someone else on the side. 500 00:32:19,004 --> 00:32:22,605 Just two days before they discovered melissa deceased, 501 00:32:22,674 --> 00:32:26,209 Bill and darin actually followed melissa. 502 00:32:33,452 --> 00:32:36,486 -Darin stated that they had seen her leave from a bar 503 00:32:36,555 --> 00:32:40,390 With james mccracken in his truck. 504 00:32:40,459 --> 00:32:43,226 And they followed them to a local park 505 00:32:43,295 --> 00:32:44,995 That was along the river. 506 00:32:49,434 --> 00:32:52,302 -And he said they actually parked up on the hill 507 00:32:52,370 --> 00:32:55,439 And surveilled them with binoculars. 508 00:33:00,845 --> 00:33:02,245 From what darin told me, 509 00:33:02,314 --> 00:33:04,414 They clearly see the contact 510 00:33:04,483 --> 00:33:09,119 That was occurring between melissa and james. 511 00:33:09,254 --> 00:33:11,254 So there was no question 512 00:33:11,323 --> 00:33:13,690 That bill henderson knew about the affair 513 00:33:13,758 --> 00:33:16,626 Before melissa's death. 514 00:33:16,695 --> 00:33:20,430 -But what else does bill know? To find that answer, 515 00:33:20,499 --> 00:33:22,733 They'll need to drill even deeper into 516 00:33:22,801 --> 00:33:24,534 Bill and melissa's marriage. 517 00:33:26,204 --> 00:33:28,638 -We needed a real witness to know exactly what 518 00:33:28,707 --> 00:33:31,408 The situation was like at home. 519 00:33:31,944 --> 00:33:34,110 Bill was there but he's not gonna talk about it, 520 00:33:34,246 --> 00:33:35,946 And melissa's dead. 521 00:33:36,014 --> 00:33:40,283 So we brought the children in and interviewed them. 522 00:33:40,352 --> 00:33:43,720 They had witnessed arguing and that bill and melissa 523 00:33:43,788 --> 00:33:48,225 Had been talking about getting a divorce. 524 00:33:48,227 --> 00:33:51,128 Victoria henderson even knew of james mccracken. 525 00:33:51,262 --> 00:33:53,263 I mean, she was 12, 526 00:33:53,331 --> 00:33:56,199 But she had a pretty good idea of what was going on. 527 00:33:56,334 --> 00:33:58,435 Melissa was starting to find happiness 528 00:33:58,503 --> 00:34:02,572 In this new relationship with an old high school sweetheart. 529 00:34:02,641 --> 00:34:06,108 And melissa was ready to move on. 530 00:34:06,178 --> 00:34:09,312 -This isn't the brady bunch family. 531 00:34:09,380 --> 00:34:11,248 This marriage was falling apart. 532 00:34:12,651 --> 00:34:16,186 -Now we did have motive with regard to bill. 533 00:34:16,321 --> 00:34:18,588 We believed he killed melissa 534 00:34:18,657 --> 00:34:22,859 Because he wasn't going to have her leave him. 535 00:34:22,927 --> 00:34:25,261 But I have to be able to prove it. 536 00:34:25,830 --> 00:34:29,199 -The investigators continue to build their case against bill, 537 00:34:29,334 --> 00:34:33,370 And since melissa was buried following the initial autopsy, 538 00:34:33,438 --> 00:34:36,272 They are granted permission to exhume the body 539 00:34:36,341 --> 00:34:38,508 For a second autopsy. 540 00:34:38,577 --> 00:34:42,212 And on August 22nd, two months after melissa died, 541 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:46,316 They finally receive the official autopsy report. 542 00:34:46,318 --> 00:34:48,285 -At that point, the coroner's office said 543 00:34:48,287 --> 00:34:50,019 It was strangulation, 544 00:34:50,088 --> 00:34:55,057 Which was consistent with how we believed she had been killed. 545 00:34:55,059 --> 00:34:58,461 -Also we got the dna results back from the scrapings 546 00:34:58,530 --> 00:35:01,764 Of the fingernails and the seminal fluid. 547 00:35:01,766 --> 00:35:05,302 -Under the fingernails, we had bill henderson's dna. 548 00:35:07,038 --> 00:35:11,007 -But james was a match for the seminal fluid 549 00:35:11,342 --> 00:35:13,510 That was found in melissa. 550 00:35:13,578 --> 00:35:16,312 -That was the shocker 551 00:35:16,381 --> 00:35:18,748 Because james told me that the last time 552 00:35:18,817 --> 00:35:22,885 He'd been intimate was three weeks prior. 553 00:35:22,887 --> 00:35:27,023 The seminal fluid wouldn't have been there for three weeks. 554 00:35:27,292 --> 00:35:29,492 -The investigators now have dna evidence 555 00:35:29,494 --> 00:35:32,128 From both bill and james, 556 00:35:32,196 --> 00:35:34,664 And it proves that james was intimate 557 00:35:34,733 --> 00:35:39,269 With melissa far more recently than he originally claimed. 558 00:35:39,337 --> 00:35:43,306 Is he also lying about his alibi? 559 00:35:43,308 --> 00:35:44,774 -Obviously when people lie, 560 00:35:44,843 --> 00:35:48,445 That makes you suspicious as to why they're lying. 561 00:35:48,513 --> 00:35:50,580 So he had to be interviewed a second time. 562 00:35:50,649 --> 00:35:53,916 -Now james told me that yeah, him and melissa 563 00:35:53,985 --> 00:35:58,555 Had been been intimate the day prior to melissa's death. 564 00:35:58,623 --> 00:36:01,691 -James explained he lied because he had told his wife 565 00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:05,127 That affair was over a long time ago, weeks ago, 566 00:36:05,129 --> 00:36:09,032 So he lied to us because he had to lie to his wife. 567 00:36:09,834 --> 00:36:14,270 -Then james had found the receipt from the hardware store. 568 00:36:14,406 --> 00:36:16,305 -The time stamps on the receipt 569 00:36:16,308 --> 00:36:18,875 On the day of melissa's death showed 570 00:36:18,943 --> 00:36:22,579 That he couldn't have been in lawrenceburg 571 00:36:22,647 --> 00:36:26,249 At the time that melissa had died. 572 00:36:26,385 --> 00:36:29,553 -So we were able to clear james mccracken. 573 00:36:31,155 --> 00:36:34,357 -The investigators now turn their full attention to bill, 574 00:36:34,492 --> 00:36:36,993 But his alibi seems rock solid. 575 00:36:37,061 --> 00:36:40,730 According to his hospital records, bill was in kentucky 576 00:36:40,799 --> 00:36:42,799 When melissa died, 577 00:36:42,867 --> 00:36:44,934 Which would make it impossible for bill to be the killer. 578 00:36:45,003 --> 00:36:49,339 But the detectives decide to dig a little deeper. 579 00:36:49,407 --> 00:36:53,009 -Within days of melissa's death, 580 00:36:53,011 --> 00:36:54,744 We go to some of the local businesses, 581 00:36:54,813 --> 00:36:58,815 Start pulling some video from their security systems. 582 00:36:58,883 --> 00:37:01,217 Now, we did delve into that surveillance video 583 00:37:01,419 --> 00:37:04,954 To locate bill's truck and to corroborate bill's comings 584 00:37:05,023 --> 00:37:07,790 And goings on Friday, June 17th. 585 00:37:07,859 --> 00:37:10,860 Luckily, there's a convenience store right on the corner 586 00:37:10,862 --> 00:37:14,164 In arch street where the henderson home is located. 587 00:37:14,432 --> 00:37:15,765 -They had surveillance footage, 588 00:37:15,833 --> 00:37:18,601 And you could see the cars that pass by. 589 00:37:18,603 --> 00:37:22,138 And detective bridges found bill's car. 590 00:37:22,140 --> 00:37:26,576 Bill was driving off when he said he did -- about 9:30. 591 00:37:26,644 --> 00:37:29,946 -It appeared that it's actually going towards kentucky. 592 00:37:30,014 --> 00:37:32,882 Now, I'm wondering, how much time is gonna lapse 593 00:37:32,951 --> 00:37:34,551 Before I see it again? 594 00:37:34,619 --> 00:37:38,255 Within minutes, he comes back. 595 00:37:39,357 --> 00:37:41,758 Same truck. Boom, there it is. 596 00:37:46,263 --> 00:37:49,932 ♪ 597 00:37:49,934 --> 00:37:51,968 -The detectives investigating the murder 598 00:37:52,036 --> 00:37:55,572 Of melissa henderson have uncovered critical new evidence 599 00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:57,173 Against her husband, bill -- 600 00:37:57,241 --> 00:38:00,410 Surveillance video of him driving his truck towards 601 00:38:00,545 --> 00:38:04,280 Home when he said he was on his way to kentucky. 602 00:38:04,348 --> 00:38:07,784 Suddenly, the air is out of bill's alibi. 603 00:38:09,221 --> 00:38:13,556 -That puts bill back into the area during that time frame 604 00:38:13,624 --> 00:38:16,092 Of when the pathologist said she died, 605 00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:18,895 Between 10:00 a.M. And 1:00 p.M. 606 00:38:18,963 --> 00:38:23,433 -That footage proved that his alibi was false. 607 00:38:23,568 --> 00:38:25,035 The truth was he could have killed her 608 00:38:25,103 --> 00:38:26,903 Before he left for kentucky. 609 00:38:26,971 --> 00:38:30,206 And now we have motive and opportunity connected to him. 610 00:38:30,274 --> 00:38:31,841 It all starts to come together. 611 00:38:34,713 --> 00:38:37,213 -The investigators now have a theory as 612 00:38:37,281 --> 00:38:41,083 To what happened on June 17th. 613 00:38:41,085 --> 00:38:44,186 -I think there was a confrontation that morning. 614 00:38:44,256 --> 00:38:47,090 She told him it was over. 615 00:38:47,158 --> 00:38:51,828 She was filing for divorce, and he lost it. 616 00:38:53,965 --> 00:38:55,998 -It wasn't just a heat of the moment, 617 00:38:56,067 --> 00:39:00,870 Passion-related murder because he actually left. 618 00:39:02,407 --> 00:39:05,708 He had time to think about this affair, 619 00:39:05,710 --> 00:39:09,945 And get angry and come back. 620 00:39:10,015 --> 00:39:14,250 -I think it was "if you're not loyal to me, 621 00:39:14,452 --> 00:39:16,486 Then you're not going to live." 622 00:39:16,621 --> 00:39:19,222 -And then there was the fingernail. 623 00:39:19,290 --> 00:39:21,491 The sign of some type of struggle. 624 00:39:24,162 --> 00:39:28,631 -And as far as bill's alibi goes, 625 00:39:28,700 --> 00:39:32,068 I think he just drove to get out of there. 626 00:39:32,136 --> 00:39:37,574 Like he just killed his wife and he doesn't know what to do. 627 00:39:38,843 --> 00:39:43,680 And at some point he has an anxiety attack. 628 00:39:43,748 --> 00:39:46,416 Somebody else is calling an ambulance for him. 629 00:39:46,551 --> 00:39:48,384 Now he's going to the hospital. 630 00:39:48,452 --> 00:39:51,554 He's got a hospital band that shows when he was there. 631 00:39:51,622 --> 00:39:54,657 So I'm not so sure he was thinking about trying 632 00:39:54,726 --> 00:39:56,326 To find an alibi, 633 00:39:56,594 --> 00:39:58,027 But he stumbled into one pretty good. 634 00:39:59,931 --> 00:40:01,864 -At that point bill was arrested 635 00:40:01,933 --> 00:40:05,435 And booked for the murder of melissa henderson 636 00:40:09,974 --> 00:40:14,477 -On July 30, 2007, two years after melissa's death, 637 00:40:14,613 --> 00:40:17,379 Bill henderson stands trial for her murder. 638 00:40:17,548 --> 00:40:19,415 After two weeks of testimony, 639 00:40:19,617 --> 00:40:23,753 The jury only needs 10 minutes to reach a guilty verdict. 640 00:40:25,623 --> 00:40:27,890 -It was just so sad 641 00:40:27,959 --> 00:40:30,760 Because it was a lose-lose situation all the way around. 642 00:40:30,829 --> 00:40:33,796 There wasn't -- there wasn't any win here, 643 00:40:33,798 --> 00:40:38,835 Other than the fact that bill has to pay. 644 00:40:38,903 --> 00:40:41,471 It didn't change anything. 645 00:40:41,606 --> 00:40:44,707 You still had to go on without her. 646 00:40:44,776 --> 00:40:46,943 The girls had to live their life without her. 647 00:40:50,414 --> 00:40:53,082 -And then the sentencing came up 648 00:40:53,151 --> 00:40:56,252 And they said, "do you have anything else to say?" 649 00:40:56,320 --> 00:41:02,024 And bill says, "I did it. I didn't mean to. 650 00:41:02,026 --> 00:41:04,794 It was in the heat of passion. I blacked out. 651 00:41:04,863 --> 00:41:08,631 I don't know what happened and I did it." 652 00:41:09,900 --> 00:41:12,601 -I mean, it just was unbelievable. 653 00:41:12,604 --> 00:41:17,440 There was no remorse, no emotion, no nothing. 654 00:41:17,508 --> 00:41:20,009 The only thing he was sorry for is that he got caught. 655 00:41:21,746 --> 00:41:23,912 -At the end of the day, 656 00:41:23,914 --> 00:41:27,683 He's a cold-blooded murderer and he got what he deserved, 657 00:41:27,685 --> 00:41:30,920 65 years, which was the maximum sentence. 658 00:41:32,857 --> 00:41:35,224 -[ voice breaking ] he took one of the best people in the world 659 00:41:35,293 --> 00:41:37,926 Away from this world. 660 00:41:37,928 --> 00:41:40,763 She didn't deserve that. 661 00:41:40,832 --> 00:41:43,866 -I want people to remember 662 00:41:43,868 --> 00:41:46,236 Not that she was killed by her husband 663 00:41:46,304 --> 00:41:48,771 But how much she loved 664 00:41:48,840 --> 00:41:52,442 And how much she cared for everything and everyone. 665 00:41:52,577 --> 00:41:55,311 First and foremost, those girls. 666 00:41:55,379 --> 00:41:57,046 -To see victoria and katie, 667 00:41:57,115 --> 00:42:00,382 It reminds you of why she was here 668 00:42:00,384 --> 00:42:02,919 And maybe that was her purpose. 669 00:42:02,987 --> 00:42:07,990 -Victoria and katie have worked hard to make a good life. 670 00:42:07,992 --> 00:42:10,926 They are in a good place. They're happy, 671 00:42:10,995 --> 00:42:13,429 And that's all any mom ever wants for their kids, 672 00:42:13,565 --> 00:42:15,932 Is for them to be happy. 673 00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:18,968 And hopefully melissa knows that. 674 00:42:21,105 --> 00:42:24,206 -Melissa henderson had a bright future ahead. 675 00:42:24,208 --> 00:42:26,276 Her new career was just beginning. 676 00:42:26,344 --> 00:42:28,210 She loved her two daughters. 677 00:42:28,279 --> 00:42:30,480 And freedom from a loveless marriage 678 00:42:30,682 --> 00:42:32,548 Was just on the horizon. 679 00:42:32,616 --> 00:42:34,583 What she didn't know is that the person 680 00:42:34,586 --> 00:42:38,954 She built a family with is the same person who betrayed her, 681 00:42:39,023 --> 00:42:43,292 Ultimately twisting a once happy marriage into 682 00:42:43,361 --> 00:42:45,828 A killer relationship.