1 00:00:08,108 --> 00:00:08,908 narrator: A newly elected sheriff 2 00:00:09,442 --> 00:00:11,211 is brutally assassinated 3 00:00:11,244 --> 00:00:12,579 in cold blood. 4 00:00:12,612 --> 00:00:14,180 [gunfire] 5 00:00:14,214 --> 00:00:15,382 - When she opened the front door, 6 00:00:15,415 --> 00:00:16,416 this body was there. 7 00:00:16,449 --> 00:00:18,251 He had been shot multiple times. 8 00:00:18,284 --> 00:00:20,053 [siren wailing] 9 00:00:20,086 --> 00:00:21,287 - What? 10 00:00:21,321 --> 00:00:23,490 What do you mean he didn't make it? 11 00:00:23,523 --> 00:00:26,226 [voice breaking] Unbelievable. 12 00:00:26,259 --> 00:00:28,561 narrator: Was this murder an act of revenge? 13 00:00:28,595 --> 00:00:30,296 - Every shell casing had been fired 14 00:00:30,330 --> 00:00:33,133 by a 9 millimeter modified to shoot 15 00:00:33,166 --> 00:00:35,368 multiple rounds of ammunition. 16 00:00:35,402 --> 00:00:37,737 It was an intended hit. 17 00:00:37,771 --> 00:00:39,606 narrator: Or is this a conspiracy 18 00:00:39,639 --> 00:00:41,508 that runs much deeper? 19 00:00:41,541 --> 00:00:44,611 - The audacity of having a list of people 20 00:00:44,644 --> 00:00:47,647 that you are now targeting to be killed 21 00:00:47,681 --> 00:00:49,416 was incredible to me. 22 00:00:49,449 --> 00:00:52,118 - We had suspicions, but he did not wanna talk. 23 00:00:52,152 --> 00:00:53,620 We were at a dead end. 24 00:00:53,653 --> 00:00:57,457 - People were concerned that this might not be a case 25 00:00:57,490 --> 00:00:59,392 that would ever be solved. 26 00:00:59,426 --> 00:01:01,928 narrator: When the truth is finally revealed, 27 00:01:01,961 --> 00:01:05,498 it sends shockwaves throughout Atlanta law enforcement. 28 00:01:05,532 --> 00:01:09,602 - This was something that was out of a movie. 29 00:01:09,636 --> 00:01:13,406 This can't be for real, right? 30 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:16,643 [dramatic music] 31 00:01:16,676 --> 00:01:21,114 * * 32 00:01:21,147 --> 00:01:23,683 [sirens wailing] 33 00:01:28,321 --> 00:01:31,591 [dramatic upbeat music] 34 00:01:31,624 --> 00:01:33,960 narrator: At the turn of the 21st century, 35 00:01:33,993 --> 00:01:36,529 Atlanta's growth from the previous decades 36 00:01:36,563 --> 00:01:40,967 has begun spilling into its surrounding neighborhoods. 37 00:01:41,001 --> 00:01:43,970 - Atlanta had really hit its stride by 2000. 38 00:01:44,004 --> 00:01:46,339 The Olympics were in '96. 39 00:01:46,373 --> 00:01:50,343 Many people had fallen in love with our city. 40 00:01:50,377 --> 00:01:53,646 DeKalb County is the neighboring county. 41 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,983 And so a lot of people who didn't want 42 00:01:57,017 --> 00:01:59,386 to move to the big city of Atlanta, 43 00:01:59,419 --> 00:02:01,554 they loved moving to DeKalb County 44 00:02:01,588 --> 00:02:05,825 because it was so close and incredibly progressive. 45 00:02:05,859 --> 00:02:08,561 narrator: And much like the area itself, 46 00:02:08,595 --> 00:02:10,663 the greater Atlanta law enforcement community 47 00:02:10,697 --> 00:02:14,701 has a long history of progressive milestones. 48 00:02:14,734 --> 00:02:19,272 - Atlanta was definitely more accepting of minorities 49 00:02:19,305 --> 00:02:20,640 as leaders in law enforcement. 50 00:02:20,674 --> 00:02:23,209 You began to see more African American males, 51 00:02:23,243 --> 00:02:26,713 for example, as sheriffs in some of the smaller counties. 52 00:02:26,746 --> 00:02:30,083 narrator: One of them was 46-year-old Derwin Brown, 53 00:02:30,083 --> 00:02:34,254 who in 2000 became the second African American sheriff 54 00:02:34,287 --> 00:02:36,289 elected in DeKalb County. 55 00:02:36,322 --> 00:02:39,693 - Derwin Brown had a long, distinguished career 56 00:02:39,726 --> 00:02:41,861 in law enforcement, 23 years 57 00:02:41,895 --> 00:02:43,596 with the DeKalb Police Department. 58 00:02:43,630 --> 00:02:45,632 Very active in his community. 59 00:02:45,665 --> 00:02:49,836 Everyone knew that Mr. Brown was all about 60 00:02:49,869 --> 00:02:53,506 being upright, honest. 61 00:02:53,540 --> 00:02:56,176 - My father, he wasn't the police officer 62 00:02:56,209 --> 00:02:58,578 that just wanted to come in 63 00:02:58,611 --> 00:03:00,747 because a crime had taken place. 64 00:03:00,780 --> 00:03:03,049 He wanted to prevent a crime from taking place. 65 00:03:03,083 --> 00:03:07,153 He was truly a community police officer. 66 00:03:07,187 --> 00:03:10,056 - In 2000, Derwin was running against 67 00:03:10,090 --> 00:03:13,693 the incumbent sheriff, Sidney Dorsey. 68 00:03:13,727 --> 00:03:15,695 He eventually won in a runoff. 69 00:03:15,729 --> 00:03:21,067 - Citizens of DeKalb County said, "This is who we want." 70 00:03:21,101 --> 00:03:23,436 narrator: But before he can take the oath of office, 71 00:03:23,470 --> 00:03:27,774 Derwin Brown's term as sheriff is tragically cut short. 72 00:03:27,807 --> 00:03:30,477 On a rainy December night in 2000, 73 00:03:30,510 --> 00:03:33,079 Phyllis Brown is inside her Decatur home, 74 00:03:33,113 --> 00:03:36,449 waiting for her husband, Derwin, to arrive. 75 00:03:36,483 --> 00:03:37,617 - She heard shots fired. 76 00:03:37,650 --> 00:03:39,586 [gunfire] 77 00:03:39,619 --> 00:03:42,255 She thought it was coming from next door. 78 00:03:42,288 --> 00:03:45,859 And she picked up the phone to call 911. 79 00:03:45,892 --> 00:03:48,862 That's when she realized that her husband was coming home. 80 00:03:48,895 --> 00:03:50,830 [dramatic music] 81 00:03:50,864 --> 00:03:52,365 And she ran out the door, 82 00:03:52,399 --> 00:03:54,100 and when she opened the front door, 83 00:03:54,134 --> 00:03:56,803 his body was there. 84 00:03:56,836 --> 00:03:58,304 He'd been shot multiple times. 85 00:03:58,338 --> 00:03:59,873 [sirens wailing] 86 00:03:59,906 --> 00:04:02,108 narrator: First responders arrive on the scene 87 00:04:02,142 --> 00:04:05,278 and rush a severely injured Derwin to the hospital 88 00:04:05,311 --> 00:04:08,314 as officials from all over the Atlanta area 89 00:04:08,348 --> 00:04:10,417 are alerted of the shooting. 90 00:04:10,450 --> 00:04:13,119 - This lady had called to tell me 91 00:04:13,153 --> 00:04:15,488 that Derwin had gotten shot. 92 00:04:15,522 --> 00:04:18,892 My thought was, let it be him be shot in the arm or leg. 93 00:04:18,925 --> 00:04:20,927 At least he can survive. 94 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:25,598 - When we got to the hospital, it was just so many people. 95 00:04:25,632 --> 00:04:27,600 I kept saying, "Can I go back and see him? 96 00:04:27,634 --> 00:04:29,436 Can I go back and see him?" 97 00:04:29,469 --> 00:04:30,770 Nobody would really give me an answer. 98 00:04:30,804 --> 00:04:35,975 And his best friend comes out. 99 00:04:36,076 --> 00:04:38,278 He was like, "He didn't make it." 100 00:04:38,311 --> 00:04:41,448 And I'm like, "What?" 101 00:04:41,481 --> 00:04:43,883 You know, what do you mean he didn't make it? 102 00:04:43,917 --> 00:04:46,653 And he was like, "He didn't make it." 103 00:04:46,686 --> 00:04:48,655 And it was just... 104 00:04:48,688 --> 00:04:50,523 [voice breaking] Unbelievable. 105 00:04:50,557 --> 00:04:54,794 * * 106 00:04:54,828 --> 00:04:59,666 - There were 11 shots that had been fired into the body. 107 00:04:59,699 --> 00:05:01,601 Three of those were fatal. 108 00:05:01,634 --> 00:05:08,608 * * 109 00:05:08,641 --> 00:05:10,577 - It just sounded like a dream, 110 00:05:10,610 --> 00:05:14,481 something that you just couldn't imagine. 111 00:05:14,514 --> 00:05:16,883 - He was truly my Superman. 112 00:05:16,916 --> 00:05:20,186 I just-- he was invincible to me. 113 00:05:20,220 --> 00:05:22,822 So this was truly unbelievable to me. 114 00:05:26,059 --> 00:05:27,694 narrator: While Derwin's loved ones 115 00:05:27,727 --> 00:05:29,696 process the news of his death, 116 00:05:29,729 --> 00:05:31,798 technicians at the crime scene 117 00:05:31,831 --> 00:05:34,501 recover any evidence they can find. 118 00:05:34,534 --> 00:05:35,802 - We went to the crime scene. 119 00:05:35,835 --> 00:05:38,204 It was pouring down Georgia rain. 120 00:05:38,238 --> 00:05:39,806 It was a hard rain. 121 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:41,908 So finding evidence, it would be very difficult. 122 00:05:41,941 --> 00:05:44,210 - Rain, inclement weather, any of that 123 00:05:44,244 --> 00:05:45,445 will affect a crime scene. 124 00:05:45,478 --> 00:05:48,548 If you have a body or blood, 125 00:05:48,581 --> 00:05:51,217 rain will wash a lot of that away. 126 00:05:51,251 --> 00:05:54,754 - I remember distinctly seeing Derwin's leather coat 127 00:05:54,788 --> 00:05:57,757 and a dozen roses on the ground. 128 00:05:57,791 --> 00:05:59,626 There was no gun. 129 00:05:59,659 --> 00:06:01,561 I noticed that there were multiple red flags, 130 00:06:01,594 --> 00:06:04,464 and I asked one of the crime scene forensic investigators 131 00:06:04,497 --> 00:06:06,032 what the red flag meant, 132 00:06:06,066 --> 00:06:09,035 and she said, "That's a shell casing." 133 00:06:09,035 --> 00:06:11,237 And I was shocked at the number of shell casings 134 00:06:11,271 --> 00:06:12,605 they had already found. 135 00:06:15,942 --> 00:06:19,245 - In a situation where you only have a limited amount 136 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:20,947 of evidence on the scene, 137 00:06:21,047 --> 00:06:23,883 we do what we call a neighborhood canvass. 138 00:06:23,917 --> 00:06:25,618 You ask people, you know, did you see anything? 139 00:06:25,652 --> 00:06:27,454 Did you hear anything? 140 00:06:27,487 --> 00:06:30,056 - We heard the shots, and we thought it was firecrackers, 141 00:06:30,056 --> 00:06:31,825 maybe some of the children playing in the neighborhood 142 00:06:31,858 --> 00:06:33,827 with the firecrackers. 143 00:06:33,860 --> 00:06:36,262 We had no idea, actually, what had taken place. 144 00:06:36,296 --> 00:06:40,066 - From my understanding, it was not that much. 145 00:06:40,066 --> 00:06:42,902 - We quickly eliminated crime of passion. 146 00:06:42,936 --> 00:06:44,404 Did not fit at all. 147 00:06:44,437 --> 00:06:46,940 Then you look at, was it a potential robbery? 148 00:06:46,973 --> 00:06:50,643 Well, robbers really don't show up at 11:00 at night 149 00:06:50,677 --> 00:06:54,414 at someone's home and shoot 16 rounds of ammunition. 150 00:06:54,447 --> 00:06:57,617 What they usually want is just to steal the goods and leave. 151 00:06:57,650 --> 00:07:00,387 Nothing was taken. 152 00:07:00,420 --> 00:07:02,489 - This wasn't someone just happened 153 00:07:02,522 --> 00:07:04,024 to want to rob someone. 154 00:07:04,024 --> 00:07:06,526 With the number of shell casings that were found-- 155 00:07:06,559 --> 00:07:08,862 a lot of times when someone's trying to cover their tracks, 156 00:07:08,895 --> 00:07:11,898 they take those, but they left those behind. 157 00:07:11,931 --> 00:07:13,700 - It was an intended hit. 158 00:07:13,733 --> 00:07:15,935 And then the question is why and who would have 159 00:07:16,036 --> 00:07:17,737 the motivation to do that? 160 00:07:17,771 --> 00:07:20,640 narrator: The murder of an elected sheriff 161 00:07:20,674 --> 00:07:23,610 isn't being taken lightly by the tight-knit Atlanta 162 00:07:23,643 --> 00:07:25,512 law enforcement community. 163 00:07:25,545 --> 00:07:28,048 And their response is rapid. 164 00:07:28,048 --> 00:07:30,483 - When there is a homicide of note, 165 00:07:30,517 --> 00:07:32,085 the law enforcement community comes together 166 00:07:32,118 --> 00:07:34,688 very quickly to solve it. 167 00:07:34,721 --> 00:07:36,589 When there is a homicide 168 00:07:36,623 --> 00:07:38,525 of another law enforcement officer, 169 00:07:38,558 --> 00:07:40,093 it is stepped up exponentially. 170 00:07:40,126 --> 00:07:45,331 - Sheriff-elect Brown was gunned down in his driveway. 171 00:07:45,365 --> 00:07:49,169 Sheriff-elect Brown was assassinated. 172 00:07:49,202 --> 00:07:51,671 - Almost instantly, we formed a group 173 00:07:51,705 --> 00:07:53,940 with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, 174 00:07:53,973 --> 00:07:55,675 the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 175 00:07:55,709 --> 00:07:57,177 Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, 176 00:07:57,210 --> 00:07:59,079 DeKalb County Police Department, 177 00:07:59,079 --> 00:08:01,348 and my office. 178 00:08:01,381 --> 00:08:03,717 narrator: The task force is the largest formed 179 00:08:03,750 --> 00:08:07,921 in the area since the Atlanta child murders 20 years prior. 180 00:08:08,021 --> 00:08:11,624 And they get right to work, starting with what events 181 00:08:11,658 --> 00:08:14,594 led up to Derwin's death. 182 00:08:14,627 --> 00:08:17,030 - December 15th was not only the day 183 00:08:17,063 --> 00:08:19,032 that my father was assassinated. 184 00:08:19,065 --> 00:08:22,035 It was also my mother's birthday. 185 00:08:22,068 --> 00:08:24,571 The morning of December 15, 186 00:08:24,604 --> 00:08:26,206 my father graduated from the Sheriff's Academy, 187 00:08:26,239 --> 00:08:29,909 so he was actually complete with what he needed to do 188 00:08:29,943 --> 00:08:33,513 to take office. 189 00:08:33,546 --> 00:08:35,949 Dinner was a celebration, so there were a lot of people 190 00:08:36,049 --> 00:08:38,618 that were at the graduation and some that weren't. 191 00:08:38,651 --> 00:08:41,388 But they all came together to celebrate, you know, 192 00:08:41,421 --> 00:08:42,756 that it was like we were there. 193 00:08:42,789 --> 00:08:45,792 We had finally made it to the ending point 194 00:08:45,825 --> 00:08:47,060 of where we wanted to be. 195 00:08:58,972 --> 00:09:01,775 - Later, Phyllis went home. 196 00:09:01,808 --> 00:09:02,842 Derwin went in another direction 197 00:09:02,876 --> 00:09:06,713 to quickly get a dozen roses to get for his wife 198 00:09:06,746 --> 00:09:11,651 for her birthday and then went home. 199 00:09:11,685 --> 00:09:14,654 Phyllis never saw those roses. 200 00:09:14,688 --> 00:09:17,791 - They had laid for him waiting for him to come home 201 00:09:17,824 --> 00:09:19,626 so they can assassinate him. 202 00:09:19,659 --> 00:09:21,528 There's nothing else you can call that. 203 00:09:24,030 --> 00:09:27,167 - This is someone who really wanted this individual 204 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,436 to no longer exist. 205 00:09:29,469 --> 00:09:34,641 And we started to wonder who would want Mr. Brown dead? 206 00:09:34,674 --> 00:09:37,610 narrator: Officials have to consider that the target 207 00:09:37,644 --> 00:09:39,946 may not have just been Derwin but rather 208 00:09:40,046 --> 00:09:43,283 the Atlanta law enforcement community at large. 209 00:09:43,316 --> 00:09:45,218 - We didn't know what to make of it. 210 00:09:45,251 --> 00:09:47,787 Was there open season now on sheriffs? 211 00:09:47,821 --> 00:09:52,058 - The day after the murder, Chief Moody told me that 212 00:09:52,058 --> 00:09:57,063 they had put a special detail for Phyllis and the family. 213 00:09:57,063 --> 00:10:01,101 - Even the outgoing sheriff, Sidney Dorsey, got protection. 214 00:10:01,134 --> 00:10:04,170 It was a very scary time when you think about the fact 215 00:10:04,204 --> 00:10:07,474 that law enforcement needed law enforcement 216 00:10:07,507 --> 00:10:10,477 in order to keep them safe. 217 00:10:10,510 --> 00:10:13,713 - You wonder about the brazenness of someone 218 00:10:13,747 --> 00:10:16,850 who would dare to murder someone 219 00:10:16,883 --> 00:10:18,585 that high in law enforcement. 220 00:10:18,618 --> 00:10:19,452 The line had been crossed. 221 00:10:19,486 --> 00:10:21,488 And if it had been crossed once, 222 00:10:21,521 --> 00:10:23,323 might it be crossed again? 223 00:10:23,356 --> 00:10:26,526 narrator: The task force must also ask themselves, 224 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:29,662 could this be a case of revenge? 225 00:10:29,696 --> 00:10:31,164 - You figured this must have been someone that 226 00:10:31,197 --> 00:10:33,667 he locked up during his career. 227 00:10:33,700 --> 00:10:35,669 - Many people thought that perhaps it was somebody 228 00:10:35,702 --> 00:10:39,673 coming to settle a score. 229 00:10:39,706 --> 00:10:42,876 - Derwin had sent out a letter about a week earlier 230 00:10:42,909 --> 00:10:45,979 to 33 employees of the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department 231 00:10:46,012 --> 00:10:47,914 telling them that the day he took office, 232 00:10:47,947 --> 00:10:50,050 they would be terminated. 233 00:10:50,083 --> 00:10:51,718 - He was handing out pink slips, 234 00:10:51,751 --> 00:10:54,888 and these were people who had a bone to pick. 235 00:10:54,921 --> 00:10:56,723 - I think it was a very dangerous move to make. 236 00:11:06,466 --> 00:11:08,234 [dramatic music] 237 00:11:09,269 --> 00:11:11,237 narrator: Atlanta's law enforcement community 238 00:11:11,271 --> 00:11:14,474 is on high alert as they race to find the killer 239 00:11:14,507 --> 00:11:16,609 who brutally assassinated 240 00:11:16,643 --> 00:11:19,979 DeKalb County Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown. 241 00:11:22,515 --> 00:11:24,784 - The news that Derwin Brown had been killed-- 242 00:11:24,818 --> 00:11:26,319 it is something that really takes your breath away. 243 00:11:26,353 --> 00:11:28,221 There was a, you know, bright star 244 00:11:28,254 --> 00:11:31,691 on the horizon in DeKalb County, 245 00:11:31,725 --> 00:11:34,494 and now all of a sudden, he's gone. 246 00:11:34,527 --> 00:11:39,899 - If we had known that Derwin had enemies to the point 247 00:11:39,933 --> 00:11:41,768 where they wanted to kill him, 248 00:11:41,801 --> 00:11:44,204 he wouldn't have been caught by himself. 249 00:11:44,237 --> 00:11:45,839 narrator: Detectives dig deeper 250 00:11:45,872 --> 00:11:47,974 into Derwin's prolific career 251 00:11:48,008 --> 00:11:50,276 of putting criminals behind bars. 252 00:11:50,310 --> 00:11:54,314 Is it possible one of them sought revenge? 253 00:11:54,347 --> 00:11:57,751 - Many people thought that perhaps it was someone 254 00:11:57,784 --> 00:11:59,152 that he had interfaced with. 255 00:11:59,185 --> 00:12:01,054 And honestly, it really could have been 256 00:12:01,054 --> 00:12:03,890 any one of those people that he had locked up 257 00:12:03,923 --> 00:12:06,760 over the course of his 23-year career. 258 00:12:06,793 --> 00:12:08,795 narrator: And the alleged murder weapon appears 259 00:12:08,828 --> 00:12:10,930 to support this theory. 260 00:12:10,964 --> 00:12:12,432 - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation 261 00:12:12,465 --> 00:12:15,535 told us that every shell casing examined 262 00:12:15,568 --> 00:12:19,072 had been fired by the same weapon, a 9-millimeter, 263 00:12:19,072 --> 00:12:21,374 modified so that they could shoot 264 00:12:21,408 --> 00:12:24,644 multiple rounds of ammunition beyond the typical six rounds. 265 00:12:26,913 --> 00:12:28,782 When a gun like this is modified, 266 00:12:28,815 --> 00:12:32,786 typically it's modified by gang members or drug dealers. 267 00:12:32,819 --> 00:12:35,088 - Derwin Brown, he came in contact with murderers, 268 00:12:35,121 --> 00:12:37,957 rapists, drug dealers, gang members 269 00:12:37,991 --> 00:12:39,125 probably on a daily basis. 270 00:12:39,159 --> 00:12:42,562 Was it someone that, you know, he had put in jail 271 00:12:42,595 --> 00:12:44,097 or another family member 272 00:12:44,097 --> 00:12:46,366 or whatever could have done this? 273 00:12:46,399 --> 00:12:49,002 narrator: But looking into Derwin's past cases, 274 00:12:49,102 --> 00:12:52,706 no one stands out as a criminal looking for revenge. 275 00:12:52,739 --> 00:12:57,944 - We looked back at people that Derwin had investigated, 276 00:12:57,977 --> 00:13:00,313 but that was a dead end. 277 00:13:00,347 --> 00:13:01,915 narrator: The task force is now 278 00:13:01,948 --> 00:13:03,783 one week into the investigation. 279 00:13:03,817 --> 00:13:06,953 And as they continue to scour for leads, 280 00:13:07,053 --> 00:13:10,056 the city of Atlanta mourns Derwin Brown 281 00:13:10,056 --> 00:13:12,425 as he is laid to rest. 282 00:13:12,459 --> 00:13:16,930 - The church was packed with dignitaries. 283 00:13:16,963 --> 00:13:18,365 It was on CNN. 284 00:13:18,398 --> 00:13:20,066 It was on every station. 285 00:13:20,066 --> 00:13:22,335 - My father was a soldier. 286 00:13:22,369 --> 00:13:26,239 He was not afraid to let the truth be known. 287 00:13:26,272 --> 00:13:29,209 And the truth is known. Believe me, it is. 288 00:13:29,242 --> 00:13:33,346 - It was amazing to see the support, see that love, 289 00:13:33,380 --> 00:13:36,783 and to see how many officers from all across-- 290 00:13:36,816 --> 00:13:38,351 it wasn't just DeKalb County. 291 00:13:38,385 --> 00:13:42,188 You had officers from everywhere that came. 292 00:13:42,222 --> 00:13:44,858 It was just so powerful to me. 293 00:13:44,891 --> 00:13:48,194 - We wanted our show of solidarity to be there 294 00:13:48,228 --> 00:13:51,131 so that we could say to the citizens of DeKalb County 295 00:13:51,164 --> 00:13:53,967 that this state's sheriffs are here. 296 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:56,236 narrator: Derwin's burial clothing 297 00:13:56,269 --> 00:13:58,238 is a devastating reminder 298 00:13:58,271 --> 00:14:01,941 of the hero DeKalb County has lost. 299 00:14:02,042 --> 00:14:04,110 - The night my father was assassinated, 300 00:14:04,144 --> 00:14:06,312 my mom left dinner a little bit earlier. 301 00:14:06,346 --> 00:14:08,181 You know, she just kind of played off like she was tired 302 00:14:08,214 --> 00:14:09,883 and she wanted to go home. 303 00:14:09,916 --> 00:14:13,153 But reality, she wanted to surprise my dad. 304 00:14:13,186 --> 00:14:17,057 His uniform that he had made had come in, 305 00:14:17,057 --> 00:14:19,893 and so she wanted to get home before him 306 00:14:19,926 --> 00:14:21,194 so that when he walked through the door, 307 00:14:21,227 --> 00:14:24,064 it would be the first thing that he saw. 308 00:14:24,097 --> 00:14:26,433 - The uniform, specially made for Sheriff Brown, 309 00:14:26,466 --> 00:14:28,134 was put to use. 310 00:14:28,168 --> 00:14:30,303 Unfortunately, it had to be put into the ground 311 00:14:30,337 --> 00:14:32,472 instead of put into service. 312 00:14:34,474 --> 00:14:36,076 narrator: It is a fitting tribute 313 00:14:36,076 --> 00:14:38,678 for such a respected public servant. 314 00:14:38,712 --> 00:14:42,082 But with Derwin's killer still on the loose, 315 00:14:42,082 --> 00:14:45,251 a cloud hangs over the service. 316 00:14:45,285 --> 00:14:47,120 - I wished that Derwin could have been there 317 00:14:47,153 --> 00:14:49,422 to see the people who cared about him. 318 00:14:49,456 --> 00:14:53,093 At the same time, I was also there as a professional, 319 00:14:53,126 --> 00:14:56,262 knowing that this man's death, ultimately, 320 00:14:56,296 --> 00:14:58,298 I could be responsible for the prosecution 321 00:14:58,331 --> 00:15:00,834 of whoever did this. 322 00:15:00,867 --> 00:15:05,338 - I had the opportunity to be one of the ones 323 00:15:05,372 --> 00:15:08,074 to speak at his funeral. 324 00:15:08,108 --> 00:15:12,412 And I said the killer is right here attending the funeral. 325 00:15:12,445 --> 00:15:14,514 Most of the time, they are. 326 00:15:14,547 --> 00:15:17,050 narrator: Is it possible that Derwin's killer 327 00:15:17,083 --> 00:15:20,553 lies within his closest inner circle? 328 00:15:20,587 --> 00:15:23,957 Detectives dive deeper into Derwin's life and career, 329 00:15:24,057 --> 00:15:27,293 zeroing in on his recent electoral victory 330 00:15:27,327 --> 00:15:30,630 against incumbent sheriff Sidney Dorsey. 331 00:15:30,663 --> 00:15:32,165 - Sidney Dorsey, a lot of people 332 00:15:32,198 --> 00:15:33,867 knew as a homicide detective. 333 00:15:33,900 --> 00:15:36,403 And a lot of people knew him in the city of Atlanta 334 00:15:36,436 --> 00:15:38,171 and DeKalb County knew him. 335 00:15:38,204 --> 00:15:40,540 He was a part of that investigative team 336 00:15:40,573 --> 00:15:44,110 for the child murders in the city of Atlanta. 337 00:15:44,144 --> 00:15:46,613 narrator: 20 years earlier, dozens of children 338 00:15:46,646 --> 00:15:48,748 were murdered in the Atlanta area. 339 00:15:48,782 --> 00:15:51,985 Dorsey played a key role in bringing Wayne Williams, 340 00:15:52,085 --> 00:15:54,421 their alleged killer, to justice. 341 00:15:54,454 --> 00:15:59,325 - The detectives and officers involved in finally arresting 342 00:15:59,359 --> 00:16:02,062 Wayne Williams and getting him convicted 343 00:16:02,095 --> 00:16:05,532 were held in high regard, as was Sidney Dorsey. 344 00:16:05,565 --> 00:16:08,535 After serving and retiring from the Atlanta Police Department, 345 00:16:08,568 --> 00:16:12,772 he ran for DeKalb County sheriff. 346 00:16:12,806 --> 00:16:15,041 He overwhelmingly won, 347 00:16:15,075 --> 00:16:19,045 and he was the first Black sheriff of DeKalb County. 348 00:16:19,045 --> 00:16:22,082 - I saw Sidney change in a number of ways. 349 00:16:22,115 --> 00:16:24,951 I began to hear rumors about the way 350 00:16:25,051 --> 00:16:27,620 that he was dealing with things. 351 00:16:27,654 --> 00:16:32,325 When we see that the sheriff is not living up to the honor, 352 00:16:32,359 --> 00:16:34,394 there might be somebody else that's willing to come in 353 00:16:34,427 --> 00:16:37,230 and say, "I'll take on the challenge." 354 00:16:37,263 --> 00:16:39,466 narrator: Disgusted with the rumors of corruption 355 00:16:39,499 --> 00:16:43,403 during Sidney Dorsey's tenure, Derwin Brown decided 356 00:16:43,436 --> 00:16:45,638 to run against him in 2000. 357 00:16:45,672 --> 00:16:47,974 - When Derwin Brown came out saying, 358 00:16:48,074 --> 00:16:50,276 "I'm gonna clean up corruption, I'm gonna clean up the jail," 359 00:16:50,310 --> 00:16:52,278 he was talking about all of the corruption 360 00:16:52,312 --> 00:16:56,082 that was propagated by Sidney Dorsey. 361 00:16:56,082 --> 00:16:58,518 - The race was very contentious 362 00:16:58,551 --> 00:17:01,321 between Mr. Brown and Mr. Dorsey. 363 00:17:01,354 --> 00:17:07,060 Mr. Brown just eked into a runoff. 364 00:17:07,093 --> 00:17:10,063 In the runoff, Mr. Brown won by thousands of votes. 365 00:17:10,096 --> 00:17:11,831 [cheers and applause] 366 00:17:11,865 --> 00:17:15,335 - Sidney Dorsey was infuriated that he had lost. 367 00:17:15,368 --> 00:17:17,437 I mean, think about who he had been 368 00:17:17,470 --> 00:17:19,606 to this community for years, 369 00:17:19,639 --> 00:17:22,442 and to be narrowly defeated, 370 00:17:22,475 --> 00:17:25,578 it was too much for him to take. 371 00:17:25,612 --> 00:17:28,214 - Would someone who had been defeated 372 00:17:28,248 --> 00:17:30,216 in a political election have such hate 373 00:17:30,250 --> 00:17:32,185 and revenge and spite that they would 374 00:17:32,218 --> 00:17:33,586 want their opponent murdered? 375 00:17:33,620 --> 00:17:35,722 I was having a hard time grasping that, 376 00:17:35,755 --> 00:17:37,057 but we had to look at it. 377 00:17:37,090 --> 00:17:39,726 [gunfire] 378 00:17:47,467 --> 00:17:48,935 [dramatic music] 379 00:17:49,836 --> 00:17:51,571 narrator: DeKalb County investigators 380 00:17:51,604 --> 00:17:53,406 are digging into the professional life 381 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:57,177 of the assassinated sheriff-elect, Derwin Brown. 382 00:17:57,210 --> 00:17:58,578 They're exploring the possibility 383 00:17:58,611 --> 00:18:01,047 that incumbent sheriff Sidney Dorsey, 384 00:18:01,081 --> 00:18:03,183 who Derwin recently defeated, 385 00:18:03,216 --> 00:18:07,187 may have had reason to want Derwin dead. 386 00:18:07,220 --> 00:18:10,657 - Dorsey came to mind, just remembering and knowing 387 00:18:10,690 --> 00:18:12,659 how that election went. 388 00:18:12,692 --> 00:18:14,294 But it was still unbelievable. 389 00:18:14,327 --> 00:18:20,300 * * 390 00:18:20,333 --> 00:18:22,068 narrator: Detectives questioned Dorsey 391 00:18:22,102 --> 00:18:25,705 regarding his whereabouts the night of the murder. 392 00:18:25,739 --> 00:18:27,440 - We'd interviewed Sheriff Dorsey, 393 00:18:27,474 --> 00:18:30,710 and it was clear he was at home with his wife 394 00:18:30,744 --> 00:18:32,379 when the murder occurred... 395 00:18:32,412 --> 00:18:35,749 - I see him as being an extended member of my family. 396 00:18:35,782 --> 00:18:38,718 - And that he was nowhere near Derwin Brown's house. 397 00:18:41,788 --> 00:18:45,091 narrator: With a solid alibi and no physical evidence 398 00:18:45,125 --> 00:18:48,795 connecting him to the murder, police clear Sheriff Dorsey. 399 00:18:48,828 --> 00:18:53,066 But investigators learn that Dorsey wasn't the only one 400 00:18:53,099 --> 00:18:56,069 who was losing his job because of Derwin's win. 401 00:18:56,102 --> 00:18:58,204 - Derwin won because people 402 00:18:58,238 --> 00:19:00,106 were disgusted at what was happening 403 00:19:00,140 --> 00:19:01,741 in the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department. 404 00:19:01,775 --> 00:19:03,743 They were embarrassed about it. 405 00:19:03,777 --> 00:19:06,846 It reflected bad on the county. 406 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:09,082 - It is not at all uncommon for people to say 407 00:19:09,115 --> 00:19:11,184 "I'm going to clean up" in any election. 408 00:19:11,217 --> 00:19:13,253 And nine times out of ten, they're gonna want 409 00:19:13,286 --> 00:19:14,521 to bring in their own team. 410 00:19:23,596 --> 00:19:26,232 narrator: The team discovers that Derwin had begun 411 00:19:26,266 --> 00:19:28,635 the process of cleaning house, 412 00:19:28,668 --> 00:19:32,439 even before his first day on the job. 413 00:19:32,472 --> 00:19:35,809 - Derwin had sent out a letter about a week earlier 414 00:19:35,842 --> 00:19:38,912 to 33 employees of the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department 415 00:19:38,945 --> 00:19:41,281 telling them that the day he took office, 416 00:19:41,314 --> 00:19:42,515 they would be terminated. 417 00:19:42,549 --> 00:19:44,150 - Calling it a professional hit, 418 00:19:44,184 --> 00:19:45,785 the DeKalb County District Attorney 419 00:19:45,819 --> 00:19:49,422 said there's a list of people who wanted Brown dead. 420 00:19:49,456 --> 00:19:51,591 - It was a little dicey on his part 421 00:19:51,624 --> 00:19:53,827 to send that out, to signal that so early, 422 00:19:53,860 --> 00:19:55,929 before he'd actually taken office. 423 00:19:55,962 --> 00:19:58,665 That's really flexing before you even get in the door. 424 00:19:58,698 --> 00:20:00,633 narrator: But those in his inner circle 425 00:20:00,667 --> 00:20:03,803 know Derwin sent the letters with good intentions. 426 00:20:03,837 --> 00:20:08,641 - He said, "Do you think that I should wait two weeks 427 00:20:08,675 --> 00:20:11,478 and then just walk up and tell them, 'You're fired'? 428 00:20:11,511 --> 00:20:14,647 Or do you think I should give them a two weeks' notice?" 429 00:20:14,681 --> 00:20:17,684 I says, "Derwin, would you want somebody 430 00:20:17,717 --> 00:20:20,687 to walk up to you on the day they're gonna fire you"? 431 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:22,722 Derwin said, "Geraldine, I never thought 432 00:20:22,756 --> 00:20:24,457 about it like that." 433 00:20:24,491 --> 00:20:29,596 So Derwin agreed to give them a two weeks' notice. 434 00:20:29,629 --> 00:20:33,700 - Derwin Brown had his reasons for sending those letters, 435 00:20:33,733 --> 00:20:37,537 but I think it was a very dangerous move to make. 436 00:20:37,570 --> 00:20:40,373 - There's too much time and too much opportunity for sabotage 437 00:20:40,407 --> 00:20:42,308 between the time that you send that letter out 438 00:20:42,342 --> 00:20:43,977 and the time you actually take office. 439 00:20:44,010 --> 00:20:47,247 A lot of devilment could have been done. 440 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:50,183 But that was Derwin's choice. 441 00:20:50,216 --> 00:20:53,687 - We thought that was the first place that we could look 442 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:56,456 to see who these people were, if they had 443 00:20:56,489 --> 00:20:59,426 any real motivation other than revenge and hate. 444 00:20:59,459 --> 00:21:02,696 And where were they at the time of the murder? 445 00:21:02,729 --> 00:21:04,464 - He was handing out pink slips, 446 00:21:04,497 --> 00:21:07,267 and these were people who had a bone to pick. 447 00:21:09,736 --> 00:21:12,205 narrator: Investigators begin to make their way 448 00:21:12,238 --> 00:21:15,608 down Derwin's termination list. 449 00:21:15,642 --> 00:21:18,411 - This crime was too well-planned 450 00:21:18,445 --> 00:21:22,248 to just be a spiteful murder. 451 00:21:22,282 --> 00:21:24,718 It was not something that was done out of, 452 00:21:24,751 --> 00:21:26,319 you know, I've had a few drinks, 453 00:21:26,353 --> 00:21:27,454 I'm gonna kill the son of a bitch 454 00:21:27,487 --> 00:21:30,357 because he's going to fire me. 455 00:21:30,390 --> 00:21:31,524 It was not that kind of murder. 456 00:21:31,558 --> 00:21:34,994 And every person was interviewed 457 00:21:35,095 --> 00:21:36,830 who was on that list to be fired. 458 00:21:36,863 --> 00:21:40,266 We could not find anyone that we could pinpoint 459 00:21:40,300 --> 00:21:42,669 that was at the crime scene. 460 00:21:42,702 --> 00:21:45,605 - And as they take themselves off one by one by one, 461 00:21:45,638 --> 00:21:48,641 you begin to narrow in who exactly you're looking for, 462 00:21:48,675 --> 00:21:50,810 who exactly you're looking at. 463 00:21:50,844 --> 00:21:54,014 narrator: Name after name is crossed off the list 464 00:21:54,114 --> 00:21:57,650 until they get to one very particular person. 465 00:21:57,684 --> 00:22:01,287 * * 466 00:22:01,321 --> 00:22:03,456 - Patrick Cuffy was a deputy that we were looking at 467 00:22:03,490 --> 00:22:05,658 very stringently as being involved 468 00:22:05,692 --> 00:22:06,960 in the corruption of the jail 469 00:22:07,060 --> 00:22:09,929 and that he possibly would have a motivation 470 00:22:09,963 --> 00:22:12,465 for killing Derwin Brown. 471 00:22:12,499 --> 00:22:14,401 - In that world of law enforcement, 472 00:22:14,434 --> 00:22:15,769 he was pretty high-ranking 473 00:22:15,802 --> 00:22:18,571 and made a whole lot of money doing it. 474 00:22:18,605 --> 00:22:20,940 narrator: Derwin was set to fire Cuffy 475 00:22:20,974 --> 00:22:23,276 after he discovered that Cuffy was filing 476 00:22:23,309 --> 00:22:25,979 fraudulent overtime hours with the county 477 00:22:26,079 --> 00:22:28,481 and collecting extra pay. 478 00:22:28,515 --> 00:22:31,885 - One of the programmers in the billing department 479 00:22:31,918 --> 00:22:35,922 called me and said Mr. Cuffy had all these overtime hours, 480 00:22:35,955 --> 00:22:38,825 and it's not humanly possible for this person 481 00:22:38,858 --> 00:22:42,362 to be working this many hours. 482 00:22:42,395 --> 00:22:44,998 - We are here to serve citizens of our counties, 483 00:22:45,098 --> 00:22:47,434 and we cannot do that with any shadows, 484 00:22:47,467 --> 00:22:50,970 any sense that we are mismanaging or that 485 00:22:51,004 --> 00:22:52,872 we're personally benefiting from being 486 00:22:52,906 --> 00:22:55,108 in the Office of Sheriff. 487 00:22:55,141 --> 00:22:57,811 - Patrick Cuffy had done well for himself, 488 00:22:57,844 --> 00:23:02,482 and so not having a job with the new administration, 489 00:23:02,515 --> 00:23:07,087 he had reason to be concerned and had something to lose. 490 00:23:07,120 --> 00:23:09,723 narrator: And there is one glaring detail 491 00:23:09,756 --> 00:23:14,294 about Patrick Cuffy investigators cannot ignore. 492 00:23:14,327 --> 00:23:18,798 - Mr. Cuffy worked for the outgoing sheriff, 493 00:23:18,832 --> 00:23:20,500 Sidney Dorsey. 494 00:23:20,533 --> 00:23:24,871 * * 495 00:23:24,904 --> 00:23:26,406 - Everybody's on guard. 496 00:23:26,439 --> 00:23:28,508 Everybody's antenna are up. 497 00:23:28,541 --> 00:23:30,543 - Walked in the door. 498 00:23:30,577 --> 00:23:32,979 He said, "J. Tom, don't ask me any questions, 499 00:23:33,079 --> 00:23:37,117 "but you need to start carrying a firearm, 500 00:23:37,150 --> 00:23:39,719 "you need to wear a bulletproof vest, 501 00:23:39,753 --> 00:23:43,823 and you need security as much as possible." 502 00:23:51,598 --> 00:23:53,767 [dramatic music] 503 00:23:54,567 --> 00:23:56,503 narrator: It's been over a month 504 00:23:56,536 --> 00:23:58,938 since DeKalb County Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown 505 00:23:58,972 --> 00:24:01,741 was viciously gunned down in front of his home, 506 00:24:01,775 --> 00:24:04,878 and detectives are still searching for answers. 507 00:24:04,911 --> 00:24:07,047 - Everybody was still wondering what happened. 508 00:24:07,047 --> 00:24:08,948 How was this able to happen? 509 00:24:09,049 --> 00:24:12,419 I mean, this was something that was out of a movie. 510 00:24:14,754 --> 00:24:16,089 This can't be for real, right? 511 00:24:18,792 --> 00:24:20,794 narrator: After reviewing the list of people 512 00:24:20,827 --> 00:24:24,064 that Derwin planned to fire, the Atlanta task force 513 00:24:24,064 --> 00:24:27,734 has set their sights on sheriff's deputy Patrick Cuffy 514 00:24:27,767 --> 00:24:32,205 and his connection to outgoing sheriff Sidney Dorsey. 515 00:24:34,941 --> 00:24:38,912 - He had very, very close ties to the sheriff, 516 00:24:38,945 --> 00:24:42,749 and I was wanting to know where Mr. Cuffy was 517 00:24:42,782 --> 00:24:43,683 at the time of the shooting. 518 00:24:46,786 --> 00:24:49,089 narrator: Investigators bring Patrick Cuffy 519 00:24:49,089 --> 00:24:50,824 in for questioning. 520 00:24:50,857 --> 00:24:52,826 - Patrick Cuffy, at the time when I interviewed him, 521 00:24:52,859 --> 00:24:54,961 he was very arrogant. 522 00:24:54,994 --> 00:24:56,796 He didn't wanna answer my questions. 523 00:24:56,830 --> 00:24:59,699 It was very confrontational with him. 524 00:24:59,733 --> 00:25:02,602 - We interviewed Cuffy about his whereabouts 525 00:25:02,635 --> 00:25:05,205 at the time of the murder. 526 00:25:05,238 --> 00:25:07,607 Cuffy said that he was with three other gentlemen 527 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:09,209 and that they were talking about 528 00:25:09,242 --> 00:25:12,912 what they were going to do once Mr. Brown took office 529 00:25:12,946 --> 00:25:15,115 because they were losing their jobs. 530 00:25:15,148 --> 00:25:18,451 One was Melvin Walker, who was a deputy 531 00:25:18,485 --> 00:25:20,587 in the sheriff's department as well, 532 00:25:20,620 --> 00:25:23,556 and then David Ramsey and Paul Skyers, 533 00:25:23,590 --> 00:25:26,192 who worked in the sheriff's security firm. 534 00:25:26,226 --> 00:25:28,661 narrator: They also questioned Cuffy 535 00:25:28,695 --> 00:25:31,965 about the men's connection to Sheriff Sidney Dorsey. 536 00:25:32,065 --> 00:25:33,900 - He--my terms--bowed up. 537 00:25:33,933 --> 00:25:36,736 He said the sheriff was a father figure to him. 538 00:25:36,770 --> 00:25:38,805 The sheriff had taken him under his wings, 539 00:25:38,838 --> 00:25:40,273 that he had done nothing wrong, 540 00:25:40,306 --> 00:25:42,676 and the sheriff had done nothing wrong. 541 00:25:42,709 --> 00:25:45,645 We had suspicions of Cuffy's unusual behavior, 542 00:25:45,679 --> 00:25:47,280 but he did not wanna talk. 543 00:25:47,313 --> 00:25:50,116 narrator: With Cuffy remaining tight-lipped, 544 00:25:50,150 --> 00:25:53,953 investigators bring the other three men in for questioning. 545 00:25:53,987 --> 00:25:56,756 - We had corroborating alibis. 546 00:25:56,790 --> 00:26:00,193 These four men were together at the time the murder occurred. 547 00:26:00,226 --> 00:26:04,097 What we think somebody may have done is totally irrelevant. 548 00:26:04,130 --> 00:26:06,666 The law requires probable cause, 549 00:26:06,700 --> 00:26:08,601 and we had no evidence. 550 00:26:08,635 --> 00:26:12,672 - As a result, they had to be let go. 551 00:26:12,706 --> 00:26:14,708 As much as law enforcement thought that they had 552 00:26:14,741 --> 00:26:17,177 the people involved, they didn't 553 00:26:17,210 --> 00:26:19,045 have enough to keep them. 554 00:26:21,548 --> 00:26:25,518 People were concerned that this might not be a case 555 00:26:25,552 --> 00:26:27,220 that would ever be solved. 556 00:26:29,889 --> 00:26:33,693 narrator: Despite the setback, the task force is convinced 557 00:26:33,727 --> 00:26:37,664 Patrick Cuffy knows more than he is letting on. 558 00:26:37,697 --> 00:26:40,533 But before they can dig deeper into Cuffy, 559 00:26:40,567 --> 00:26:45,071 DA J. Tom Morgan receives a disturbing warning. 560 00:26:46,773 --> 00:26:49,542 - After we started focusing on Cuffy, 561 00:26:49,576 --> 00:26:51,578 the private defense attorney, who had been 562 00:26:51,611 --> 00:26:53,213 one of my top prosecutors, 563 00:26:53,246 --> 00:26:56,082 called me and said he needed to see me. 564 00:26:56,082 --> 00:26:57,884 And he said it's private. 565 00:26:57,917 --> 00:27:01,287 * * 566 00:27:01,321 --> 00:27:06,026 He walked in the door, and he said, "J. Tom, 567 00:27:06,026 --> 00:27:12,699 "don't ask me any questions, but you need 568 00:27:12,732 --> 00:27:16,036 "to start carrying a firearm. 569 00:27:16,036 --> 00:27:18,171 "You need to wear a bulletproof vest, 570 00:27:18,204 --> 00:27:22,742 and you need security as much as possible." 571 00:27:22,776 --> 00:27:25,211 I knew, as an attorney, that the only way 572 00:27:25,245 --> 00:27:29,082 you can break confidentiality is if you believe 573 00:27:29,115 --> 00:27:32,919 a client is going to harm another person 574 00:27:32,952 --> 00:27:34,888 or kill another person. 575 00:27:34,921 --> 00:27:37,123 narrator: Because of attorney-client privilege, 576 00:27:37,157 --> 00:27:41,094 the lawyer can't divulge details about his source. 577 00:27:41,127 --> 00:27:46,666 But the chilling advice has the entire task force on edge. 578 00:27:46,700 --> 00:27:47,867 - Everybody's on guard. 579 00:27:47,901 --> 00:27:50,904 Everybody's, you know, antenna are up. 580 00:27:50,937 --> 00:27:54,741 Is this something that we all need to be careful about now? 581 00:27:54,774 --> 00:27:56,109 narrator: As the tension builds, 582 00:27:56,142 --> 00:27:59,312 the suspect list runs dry. 583 00:27:59,346 --> 00:28:02,148 Now ten weeks into the investigation, 584 00:28:02,182 --> 00:28:04,918 the case is growing cold. 585 00:28:05,018 --> 00:28:09,022 - We were at a dead end in the investigation. 586 00:28:09,022 --> 00:28:11,391 - It felt like they didn't have any real leads, 587 00:28:11,424 --> 00:28:14,361 and we felt like it was no movement going on. 588 00:28:14,394 --> 00:28:16,896 It was insane to me. 589 00:28:16,930 --> 00:28:19,032 narrator: But in March of 2001, 590 00:28:19,065 --> 00:28:21,401 three months after Derwin's murder, 591 00:28:21,434 --> 00:28:25,038 a seemingly unrelated shooting brings investigators 592 00:28:25,071 --> 00:28:30,143 a surprising break in the case from an all-too-familiar name. 593 00:28:30,176 --> 00:28:34,414 - So ironically, Patrick Cuffy is involved 594 00:28:34,447 --> 00:28:37,450 in a whole nother case, a drug case, 595 00:28:37,484 --> 00:28:40,320 that ultimately ended in a murder. 596 00:28:40,353 --> 00:28:42,155 - There was a shootout. 597 00:28:42,188 --> 00:28:44,257 It was a drug deal gone bad. 598 00:28:44,290 --> 00:28:46,726 There was a drug dealer who apparently 599 00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:48,762 had been killed in the shootout. 600 00:28:48,795 --> 00:28:51,765 This crime took place in Cuffy's yard. 601 00:28:51,798 --> 00:28:53,400 Cuffy was right in the middle of it, 602 00:28:53,433 --> 00:28:56,803 and now he was charged with felony murder, 603 00:28:56,836 --> 00:28:58,838 which is life in prison. 604 00:28:58,872 --> 00:29:02,709 - When law enforcement came for him for that case, 605 00:29:02,742 --> 00:29:05,378 they used that as an opportunity 606 00:29:05,412 --> 00:29:09,416 to see if he would cooperate in the Derwin Brown murder. 607 00:29:11,184 --> 00:29:12,886 - There was a murder that took place, 608 00:29:12,919 --> 00:29:16,156 and so now Cuffy wanted to start talking 609 00:29:16,189 --> 00:29:17,357 'cause he needed to get off. 610 00:29:17,390 --> 00:29:19,359 And that's really when the pieces 611 00:29:19,392 --> 00:29:22,362 on our end came together. 612 00:29:22,395 --> 00:29:24,330 narrator: Facing serious jail time, 613 00:29:24,364 --> 00:29:28,034 Patrick Cuffy makes a deal with the DA for immunity. 614 00:29:28,068 --> 00:29:32,105 He also asks for a lighter charge in the drug case. 615 00:29:32,138 --> 00:29:37,711 * * 616 00:29:37,744 --> 00:29:40,146 - We arranged to meet Patrick Cuffy 617 00:29:40,180 --> 00:29:42,048 at a location in another county. 618 00:29:42,048 --> 00:29:43,883 I needed a private place where no one 619 00:29:43,917 --> 00:29:45,785 would know who was there, 620 00:29:45,819 --> 00:29:48,054 and there was a trailer out in the woods. 621 00:29:48,088 --> 00:29:50,056 I read him his Miranda warnings, 622 00:29:50,056 --> 00:29:54,060 and we questioned him for about 2 1/2 hours. 623 00:29:54,060 --> 00:29:56,329 - Once Patrick Cuffy started talking to law enforcement, 624 00:29:56,363 --> 00:30:00,066 he dropped the bombshell... 625 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:04,504 that it was Sidney Dorsey who had planned 626 00:30:04,537 --> 00:30:07,040 this entire assassination plot. 627 00:30:16,449 --> 00:30:18,685 [dramatic music] 628 00:30:19,552 --> 00:30:21,388 narrator: The task force in Atlanta 629 00:30:21,421 --> 00:30:23,523 has just had a major breakthrough 630 00:30:23,556 --> 00:30:25,859 in the Derwin Brown murder investigation 631 00:30:25,892 --> 00:30:28,895 when prime suspect Patrick Cuffy 632 00:30:28,928 --> 00:30:31,931 fingers incumbent sheriff Sidney Dorsey 633 00:30:31,965 --> 00:30:36,503 as the mastermind behind the horrific assassination. 634 00:30:36,536 --> 00:30:39,105 - Patrick Cuffy had incriminating evidence 635 00:30:39,139 --> 00:30:40,407 against Sidney Dorsey. 636 00:30:42,842 --> 00:30:45,311 - Cuffy said that he'd gotten a phone call from Dorsey 637 00:30:45,345 --> 00:30:50,216 and that Dorsey asked him to come over to his house. 638 00:30:50,250 --> 00:30:52,352 Said when he got there, Dorsey looked very disheveled. 639 00:30:52,385 --> 00:30:55,422 He was still in his bathrobe. 640 00:30:55,455 --> 00:31:00,794 - In a very odd, almost made-for-TV moment, 641 00:31:00,827 --> 00:31:04,230 Sidney Dorsey writes down on a piece of paper 642 00:31:04,264 --> 00:31:08,568 to kill Derwin Brown, shows Cuffy that, 643 00:31:08,601 --> 00:31:10,570 and then eats the paper. 644 00:31:12,505 --> 00:31:14,341 And it was no movie. 645 00:31:14,374 --> 00:31:15,875 That happened. 646 00:31:17,811 --> 00:31:19,446 - Dorsey asked him who he thought 647 00:31:19,479 --> 00:31:21,915 would help carry out something like this, 648 00:31:21,948 --> 00:31:24,150 and Cuffy mentioned three names: 649 00:31:24,184 --> 00:31:28,788 Melvin Walker, Paul Skyers, and David Ramsey. 650 00:31:28,822 --> 00:31:30,890 Dorsey knew all three of these, 651 00:31:30,924 --> 00:31:35,261 either because of his security firm or sheriff's department. 652 00:31:35,295 --> 00:31:37,130 narrator: They are the same three men 653 00:31:37,163 --> 00:31:38,998 that confirmed Cuffy's alibi 654 00:31:39,099 --> 00:31:42,002 for the night of Derwin Brown's murder. 655 00:31:42,102 --> 00:31:44,904 - Sidney Dorsey was a man that had a lot of power. 656 00:31:44,938 --> 00:31:46,006 He told them what he wanted done, 657 00:31:46,106 --> 00:31:47,440 and they followed through. 658 00:31:49,175 --> 00:31:51,244 - They discussed various ways 659 00:31:51,277 --> 00:31:55,148 in which to carry out this assassination. 660 00:31:55,181 --> 00:31:57,851 They all agree that Skyers will be the getaway driver, 661 00:31:57,884 --> 00:32:00,153 Melvin Walker would be the actual shooter, 662 00:32:00,186 --> 00:32:03,823 that David Ramsey and Patrick Cuffy would accompany him, 663 00:32:03,857 --> 00:32:07,894 and they would take guns with them in case they needed it. 664 00:32:07,927 --> 00:32:09,129 narrator: And according to Cuffy, 665 00:32:09,162 --> 00:32:13,900 Sidney Dorsey gave the assassins a strict deadline. 666 00:32:13,933 --> 00:32:18,405 - Dorsey firmly believed that if Brown was assassinated 667 00:32:18,438 --> 00:32:20,473 before he was sworn into office, 668 00:32:20,507 --> 00:32:23,343 the judges would appoint Sidney Dorsey 669 00:32:23,376 --> 00:32:26,312 to be the interim sheriff. 670 00:32:26,346 --> 00:32:29,883 - In Sidney's mind, if Derwin is gone, 671 00:32:29,916 --> 00:32:34,487 then maybe I emerge as the best person to lead the agency. 672 00:32:34,521 --> 00:32:36,556 I won the election once, 673 00:32:36,589 --> 00:32:39,559 and maybe I get put back in a position of power. 674 00:32:42,395 --> 00:32:46,099 - Cuffy told us that on the night of the murder, 675 00:32:46,099 --> 00:32:50,170 everything went exactly as planned. 676 00:32:50,203 --> 00:32:52,572 They ran up to him, 677 00:32:52,605 --> 00:32:56,309 and Melvin Walker with the Intratec-9 678 00:32:56,343 --> 00:32:57,544 fired the weapon... 679 00:32:57,577 --> 00:32:59,946 [gunfire] 680 00:33:00,046 --> 00:33:02,315 Many, many, many times. 681 00:33:02,349 --> 00:33:04,517 Said they ran through the woods, got back in the car, 682 00:33:04,551 --> 00:33:07,320 left, and went straight to Cuffy's home. 683 00:33:07,354 --> 00:33:10,657 narrator: And Patrick Cuffy reveals that Sidney Dorsey 684 00:33:10,690 --> 00:33:13,560 had no plans to stop with Derwin. 685 00:33:13,593 --> 00:33:16,896 - There was a hit list that Sidney Dorsey had. 686 00:33:16,930 --> 00:33:20,433 The audacity of having a list of people 687 00:33:20,467 --> 00:33:23,103 that you are now targeting to be killed, 688 00:33:23,136 --> 00:33:25,972 that was incredible to me. 689 00:33:26,072 --> 00:33:29,242 - That hit list included the DA, J. Tom Morgan. 690 00:33:29,275 --> 00:33:32,512 It included the public safety director, Thomas Brown. 691 00:33:32,545 --> 00:33:37,450 It even included local reporter Dale Cardwell. 692 00:33:37,484 --> 00:33:40,186 - Cuffy said that I was next on the list 693 00:33:40,220 --> 00:33:44,224 because of my investigation of the corruption. 694 00:33:44,257 --> 00:33:47,227 narrator: Investigators are stunned by Cuffy's story. 695 00:33:47,260 --> 00:33:49,662 But with his history of lying to police, 696 00:33:49,696 --> 00:33:52,198 they need additional witnesses 697 00:33:52,232 --> 00:33:55,468 and physical evidence to back it up. 698 00:33:55,502 --> 00:33:58,638 - Cuffy told us how David Ramsey had gotten the gun 699 00:33:58,672 --> 00:34:04,110 and Paul Skyers had thrown the gun into a sewer. 700 00:34:04,144 --> 00:34:07,447 I asked Cuffy, would Paul Skyers be willing 701 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:10,283 to come in and testify under the same agreement? 702 00:34:12,352 --> 00:34:15,622 He called Skyers, and Skyers came in. 703 00:34:15,655 --> 00:34:18,625 He corroborated everything Cuffy said, 704 00:34:18,658 --> 00:34:21,494 and Skyers eventually led us to the sewer 705 00:34:21,528 --> 00:34:24,330 where we were able to retrieve the weapon. 706 00:34:24,364 --> 00:34:27,567 It was an Intratec-9 with a large magazine 707 00:34:27,600 --> 00:34:30,103 that could hold 20 rounds of ammunition. 708 00:34:30,136 --> 00:34:32,672 It had rusted to such a degree that the GBI 709 00:34:32,706 --> 00:34:36,409 could not do forensics on it, but it certainly fit 710 00:34:36,443 --> 00:34:39,979 the type of weapon that killed Derwin Brown. 711 00:34:40,080 --> 00:34:41,247 - And that's when a murder warrant 712 00:34:41,281 --> 00:34:43,283 was issued for Sidney Dorsey. 713 00:34:46,152 --> 00:34:48,688 narrator: Almost one year after Derwin Brown 714 00:34:48,722 --> 00:34:52,092 was assassinated in front of his home, 715 00:34:52,092 --> 00:34:56,096 Sidney Dorsey is arrested for his murder. 716 00:34:56,096 --> 00:35:01,134 - The sentiment of the public was just utter disappointment. 717 00:35:01,167 --> 00:35:03,536 This was a man who had been considered 718 00:35:03,570 --> 00:35:07,040 by many to be a hero. 719 00:35:07,073 --> 00:35:10,510 And the thought that he could be responsible 720 00:35:10,543 --> 00:35:14,180 for gunning down someone who had just defeated him 721 00:35:14,214 --> 00:35:17,450 was just really hard to accept. 722 00:35:17,484 --> 00:35:19,519 narrator: Melvin Walker and David Ramsey 723 00:35:19,552 --> 00:35:22,622 are also arrested for their parts in the assassination. 724 00:35:22,655 --> 00:35:27,427 Walker, Ramsey, and Dorsey maintain their innocence. 725 00:35:27,460 --> 00:35:31,498 Patrick Cuffy and Paul Skyers are both granted immunity 726 00:35:31,531 --> 00:35:34,467 in exchange for their testimonies. 727 00:35:34,501 --> 00:35:36,569 - I was hoping that everybody who was involved 728 00:35:36,603 --> 00:35:39,639 in the murder of Derwin Brown would be prosecuted. 729 00:35:39,673 --> 00:35:42,208 But sometimes you have to make those deals 730 00:35:42,242 --> 00:35:45,345 to get an indictment. 731 00:35:45,378 --> 00:35:47,380 - As a prosecutor, there probably 732 00:35:47,414 --> 00:35:51,818 is no higher case than you trying 733 00:35:51,851 --> 00:35:54,387 to find the killers of the sheriff 734 00:35:54,421 --> 00:35:57,424 of the very county where you serve as DA. 735 00:35:57,457 --> 00:36:00,460 The stakes were so high. 736 00:36:00,493 --> 00:36:02,729 narrator: The trials, unlike any in the history 737 00:36:02,762 --> 00:36:08,335 of Atlanta law enforcement, begin in March of 2002. 738 00:36:08,368 --> 00:36:11,171 - We tried Walker and Ramsey first, 739 00:36:11,204 --> 00:36:15,308 with the motivation that they were going to get better jobs 740 00:36:15,342 --> 00:36:17,377 in the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department 741 00:36:17,410 --> 00:36:20,347 if they participate in this murder. 742 00:36:20,380 --> 00:36:22,816 - Patrick Cuffy was a key witness, 743 00:36:22,849 --> 00:36:26,586 but he had some credibility issues on the stand. 744 00:36:26,619 --> 00:36:29,222 Because his character was so flawed, 745 00:36:29,255 --> 00:36:31,591 that jury just couldn't buy it. 746 00:36:31,624 --> 00:36:33,760 - The defense team for Walker and Ramsey 747 00:36:33,793 --> 00:36:37,297 did a good job of making Patrick Cuffy look like a liar 748 00:36:37,330 --> 00:36:39,466 and would say anything to get out 749 00:36:39,499 --> 00:36:41,368 of the felony murder count. 750 00:36:41,401 --> 00:36:44,504 So the immunity agreement was a big problem. 751 00:36:44,537 --> 00:36:49,442 The jury announced that they were not guilty. 752 00:36:49,476 --> 00:36:52,612 It was devastating to us. 753 00:36:52,645 --> 00:36:55,215 - When Walker and Ramsey were acquitted, 754 00:36:55,248 --> 00:36:57,417 I was flabbergasted. 755 00:36:57,450 --> 00:36:59,252 They had faith in the case, 756 00:36:59,285 --> 00:37:01,554 so I'm going along with their faith. 757 00:37:01,588 --> 00:37:03,556 I don't even understand how it could go the way it went. 758 00:37:03,590 --> 00:37:05,759 Period. 759 00:37:05,792 --> 00:37:08,695 narrator: With Sidney Dorsey's hit men exonerated 760 00:37:08,728 --> 00:37:13,400 and two more granted immunity, the people of Atlanta worry 761 00:37:13,433 --> 00:37:16,369 that nobody will be held accountable 762 00:37:16,403 --> 00:37:19,673 for Sheriff Derwin Brown's murder. 763 00:37:19,706 --> 00:37:23,543 - The public was very disappointed. 764 00:37:23,576 --> 00:37:25,712 - The next morning, the Atlanta paper 765 00:37:25,745 --> 00:37:27,647 said that I'd made a deal with the devil, 766 00:37:27,681 --> 00:37:29,816 and the devil was winning. 767 00:37:29,849 --> 00:37:31,951 The dynamics changed completely. 768 00:37:32,052 --> 00:37:34,921 What appeared to be a slam dunk was not a slam dunk. 769 00:37:34,954 --> 00:37:37,290 And now the question was, were we going to be able 770 00:37:37,323 --> 00:37:38,858 to convict Dorsey of anything? 771 00:37:49,502 --> 00:37:50,403 narrator: After the shocking acquittal 772 00:37:51,137 --> 00:37:53,840 of Melvin Walker and David Ramsey 773 00:37:53,873 --> 00:37:56,509 in the murder of Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown, 774 00:37:56,543 --> 00:37:59,746 everyone in DeKalb County is anxious to see 775 00:37:59,779 --> 00:38:03,216 if the alleged mastermind, Sheriff Sidney Dorsey, 776 00:38:03,249 --> 00:38:07,420 will be convicted for his part in the assassination plot. 777 00:38:07,454 --> 00:38:10,457 [dramatic music] 778 00:38:10,490 --> 00:38:12,325 - From the public's perspective, 779 00:38:12,359 --> 00:38:15,495 if the prosecutors couldn't get Walker and Ramsey, 780 00:38:15,528 --> 00:38:18,531 they certainly weren't gonna be able to get Sidney Dorsey. 781 00:38:18,565 --> 00:38:22,268 And so the public's confidence, it started to wane. 782 00:38:22,302 --> 00:38:24,838 - We were devastated, number one, 783 00:38:24,871 --> 00:38:27,540 and we were absolutely concerned that Dorsey 784 00:38:27,574 --> 00:38:28,875 may get off as well. 785 00:38:28,908 --> 00:38:30,610 We had a meeting with J. Tom Morgan, 786 00:38:30,643 --> 00:38:33,380 and I did voice my opinion. 787 00:38:33,413 --> 00:38:36,416 - The first strategy was to add a corruption account 788 00:38:36,449 --> 00:38:37,584 to the indictment. 789 00:38:37,617 --> 00:38:40,954 That enabled us to tell a story about the corruption 790 00:38:41,054 --> 00:38:43,356 at the jail and the motivation for Dorsey 791 00:38:43,390 --> 00:38:44,858 to kill the sheriff-elect. 792 00:38:44,891 --> 00:38:48,361 Going into it, we knew we had a good shot 793 00:38:48,395 --> 00:38:50,964 at convicting Mr. Dorsey of corruption. 794 00:38:51,064 --> 00:38:52,732 We did not know whether or not we were going to be able 795 00:38:52,766 --> 00:38:55,468 to convict him of murder. 796 00:38:55,502 --> 00:38:57,704 narrator: As the trial kicks off, 797 00:38:57,737 --> 00:39:00,573 the tension in the courthouse is palpable. 798 00:39:00,607 --> 00:39:03,009 And the pressure is on for the prosecutors 799 00:39:03,009 --> 00:39:05,445 to get it right this time. 800 00:39:05,478 --> 00:39:07,580 - 2 1/2 years of publicity 801 00:39:07,614 --> 00:39:10,316 has moved Dorsey's trial to Albany in South Georgia. 802 00:39:10,350 --> 00:39:11,785 And according to some court observers 803 00:39:11,818 --> 00:39:14,788 familiar with the case, it might not be enough. 804 00:39:14,821 --> 00:39:16,656 - Well, the atmosphere of trial-- 805 00:39:16,690 --> 00:39:18,825 this is something that I've never been involved with. 806 00:39:18,858 --> 00:39:21,394 There was media from all over the country there. 807 00:39:21,428 --> 00:39:25,031 There were a lot of spectators in the courtroom. 808 00:39:25,031 --> 00:39:27,300 People could not believe that this had happened. 809 00:39:29,035 --> 00:39:32,038 - Unlike the other trial, we had witnesses 810 00:39:32,038 --> 00:39:36,343 that corroborated everything we were saying. 811 00:39:36,376 --> 00:39:38,511 The owner of a bonding company told us 812 00:39:38,545 --> 00:39:40,714 that she'd had a conversation with Dorsey, 813 00:39:40,747 --> 00:39:43,483 and she asked what was Mr. Dorsey going to do 814 00:39:43,516 --> 00:39:45,819 when he was no longer sheriff. 815 00:39:45,852 --> 00:39:49,556 And Mr. Dorsey told her that Derwin would not be around, 816 00:39:49,589 --> 00:39:52,726 and she said that Dorsey put his finger to his temple 817 00:39:52,759 --> 00:39:57,063 and pulled the trigger and didn't say anything else. 818 00:39:57,063 --> 00:39:59,566 - That was a lot. 819 00:39:59,599 --> 00:40:01,868 It's a lot for the community to withstand. 820 00:40:01,901 --> 00:40:05,372 It was a lot to understand that a life was taken 821 00:40:05,405 --> 00:40:09,309 because he was so afraid of losing the power that they had, 822 00:40:09,342 --> 00:40:11,444 that they were willing to go to those lengths. 823 00:40:13,346 --> 00:40:16,516 narrator: But will it be enough to get a conviction? 824 00:40:16,549 --> 00:40:18,952 - After three days of deliberation, 825 00:40:18,985 --> 00:40:21,688 the jury came back and said they had a verdict. 826 00:40:21,721 --> 00:40:24,924 The judge looked at the verdict form, 827 00:40:24,958 --> 00:40:27,060 then asked me to stand up and read it 828 00:40:27,093 --> 00:40:30,296 in front of the courtroom and millions of people 829 00:40:30,330 --> 00:40:32,065 who are watching it on live television. 830 00:40:32,098 --> 00:40:33,800 Count one was murder. 831 00:40:33,833 --> 00:40:37,070 We the jury find the defendant, as to count one, guilty. 832 00:40:39,406 --> 00:40:42,008 Guilty. Count two, corruption. 833 00:40:42,042 --> 00:40:43,677 Guilty. 834 00:40:43,710 --> 00:40:46,513 - The moment we heard the verdict, it was-- 835 00:40:46,546 --> 00:40:49,449 we had a whole, you know, woosah. 836 00:40:49,482 --> 00:40:55,422 It was a sigh of relief that finally somebody gets it. 837 00:40:55,455 --> 00:40:57,924 He's gonna go down for this. 838 00:40:57,957 --> 00:41:02,862 - When the verdict came back, Sidney was just stoic. 839 00:41:02,896 --> 00:41:07,067 People were looking for some sort of reaction, 840 00:41:07,067 --> 00:41:10,503 whether it be disappointed or whether it be remorseful. 841 00:41:10,537 --> 00:41:13,707 But the public got nothing, and that did not help. 842 00:41:13,740 --> 00:41:17,110 - As to count-one murder, you were found guilty. 843 00:41:17,143 --> 00:41:20,080 I sentence you to life. 844 00:41:20,080 --> 00:41:22,382 narrator: The judge sentences Sidney Dorsey 845 00:41:22,415 --> 00:41:25,985 to life in prison plus 20 years. 846 00:41:26,086 --> 00:41:30,090 - At the sentencing for Dorsey, 847 00:41:30,090 --> 00:41:32,492 I told him I couldn't forgive him. 848 00:41:32,525 --> 00:41:34,494 I just don't understand how he could do it. 849 00:41:34,527 --> 00:41:38,698 Like, you took a very good person away, 850 00:41:38,732 --> 00:41:42,902 not just from us but from the community. 851 00:41:42,936 --> 00:41:44,871 - I was so relieved. 852 00:41:44,904 --> 00:41:49,909 It had a profound effect on me because I started thinking, 853 00:41:49,943 --> 00:41:54,581 is there any justice for wanting to do the right thing? 854 00:41:54,614 --> 00:41:56,950 narrator: While it is a huge victory, 855 00:41:56,983 --> 00:41:59,119 there is still the lingering feeling 856 00:41:59,152 --> 00:42:02,722 that alleged assassins Melvin Walker and David Ramsey 857 00:42:02,756 --> 00:42:06,726 should also be in prison for Derwin's death. 858 00:42:06,760 --> 00:42:09,062 - Several months later, the Feds indicted 859 00:42:09,062 --> 00:42:12,165 Walker and Ramsey on depriving Derwin Brown 860 00:42:12,198 --> 00:42:13,967 of his civil rights, 861 00:42:14,067 --> 00:42:17,637 and they are now serving life in federal prison 862 00:42:17,671 --> 00:42:19,606 for the assassination of Derwin Brown. 863 00:42:19,639 --> 00:42:21,675 - When they got them the second time around, 864 00:42:21,708 --> 00:42:23,476 I thought the circle has now been completed. 865 00:42:23,510 --> 00:42:25,979 We now have the totality of this case. 866 00:42:28,581 --> 00:42:31,151 It will take a while for the shadow 867 00:42:31,184 --> 00:42:34,421 of the Sidney Dorsey case to go away. 868 00:42:34,454 --> 00:42:37,657 It will have an indelible stain on law enforcement 869 00:42:37,691 --> 00:42:39,092 in the state of Georgia. 870 00:42:39,092 --> 00:42:40,593 narrator: In the end, 871 00:42:40,627 --> 00:42:42,896 Derwin Brown fulfilled his promise 872 00:42:42,929 --> 00:42:45,532 to rid DeKalb County of the corruption 873 00:42:45,565 --> 00:42:47,233 caused by Sidney Dorsey. 874 00:42:47,267 --> 00:42:51,171 And in turn, the community continues to celebrate 875 00:42:51,204 --> 00:42:53,840 his life and career. 876 00:42:53,873 --> 00:42:57,143 - They had named a police precinct after Derwin Brown, 877 00:42:57,177 --> 00:43:00,747 and there is a bridge there on Glenwood Road 878 00:43:00,780 --> 00:43:02,649 that's named in his honor. 879 00:43:02,682 --> 00:43:04,651 - In addition to South Precinct 880 00:43:04,684 --> 00:43:07,721 being the Derwin Brown Memorial Bridge, 881 00:43:07,754 --> 00:43:09,756 we started a non-profit organization, 882 00:43:09,789 --> 00:43:12,225 the Derwin and Phyllis Brown Foundation, 883 00:43:12,258 --> 00:43:15,462 where people really knew him, loved him, 884 00:43:15,495 --> 00:43:18,932 and definitely wanna uphold that standard of who he was. 885 00:43:20,700 --> 00:43:22,168 My father was the rock. 886 00:43:22,202 --> 00:43:25,872 He was the pillar of the entire family. 887 00:43:25,905 --> 00:43:27,507 My father was a stand-up guy. 888 00:43:27,540 --> 00:43:30,243 That is part of his legacy of who he was. 889 00:43:30,276 --> 00:43:32,912 So I think he's, you know, just smiling, 890 00:43:32,946 --> 00:43:35,682 and I think he's saying, "Okay, keep moving forward. 891 00:43:35,715 --> 00:43:37,183 You're on the right path." 892 00:43:37,217 --> 00:43:41,855 * *