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[somber music]
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- The farther you got away
from downtown atlanta,
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The more rural it got,
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And that's where dacula was.
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Dacula still had dirt roads.
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- Police up here
were still responding
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To cows that escaped
from pastures.
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- Doug was a great guy,
a friend to everybody.
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He would give you the shirt
off his back if he could.
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After we heard
doug was missing--
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- He just has dropped off
the face of the earth.
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- Maybe he was out walking
and hit-and-run,
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Maybe kidnapped, I don't know.
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[tense music]
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I had no clue
that he'd been murdered.
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- When they found the vehicle
burned inside and out,
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We knew something wasn't right.
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- Somebody took my father
in the woods
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And stabbed him
in the back seven times
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And left him for dead.
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- The murder
really shook the community.
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- Everybody
started speculating.
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Kelly looks like
she's involved with this.
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- Well, he got really angry
and threatened to kill doug
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So that they could be together.
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The jury imposed
the death sentence.
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- Georgia had not executed
a woman in 70 years.
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- It ranks right up at the top
with the coldest,
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Most calculating
planned murder.
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[dramatic music]
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[sirens wailing]
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[tense music]
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- Just 45 miles northeast
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Of the bustle
of downtown atlanta,
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Cows still outnumber people
in the rural town of dacula.
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In 1997, as the rest
of gwinnett county develops
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Into atlanta suburbs,
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Dacula remains
a rural holdout.
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- Dacula was one
of the last areas
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Of the county
to be heavily developed.
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It was extremely rural.
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There were some roads up here
that weren't even paved.
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People lived on farms.
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It wasn't even
just a small town.
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It was a tiny town.
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- Dacula is
a close-knit community,
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Their connection rooted
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In the three large
baptist churches in town.
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- Here in dacula, a lot
of the people are related.
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There's families,
and families tend to stay here.
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They go to the same church.
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- But on February 8th, 1997,
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A desperate 911 call
sends one family
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In this god-fearing hamlet
into their own living hell.
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- Kelly gissendaner called
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To report her husband, doug,
missing.
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And she described at that time
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That she had gone out
with some friends
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On the night before.
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- When she woke up
the next morning,
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Doug, her husband, was not
in bed with her.
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And then she called
her friends and relatives
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To see if they knew
where he's at.
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- She couldn't locate him,
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So finally she called in
to the police
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To report him
as a missing person.
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- Detectives ask kelly to take
them through the last time
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She heard from doug.
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- Kelly was
the worried spouse.
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She was emotional
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In her dealings
with the police.
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And he said that he had
gone over to their friends
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Named nesbit to work on a car.
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- And it was completely
out of character
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That he didn't come home.
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- Investigators
immediately head over
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To speak with the nesbits.
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- What we found out
from interviewing the nesbits
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Is that doug had
come over there after work
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Around 6:00 or 7:00
in the evening.
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- He came over there
to help mr. Nesbit fix his car,
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Change the spark plugs out.
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They went in the house
and had dinner,
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And after dinner, doug said
he needed to go home.
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- Doug left his friends' house
sometime around 10:00 or so
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That night to go home.
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- The nesbits reiterate
what kelly told police,
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That doug would never
just disappear.
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- Doug was everybody's friend.
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If you wanted somebody
that was gonna be there
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For you in any way,
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You wanted doug gissendaner.
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- Nothin' bad about him
whatsoever,
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Been in any trouble,
anything like that.
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Good family man.
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- He was a man
who went to work
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And came home and took care
of his family.
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They didn't think that anybody
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That they knew could hurt him.
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That wasn't the kind of people
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That they surrounded
themselves with.
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- The police started
the usual procedures
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Of a missing person
investigation.
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They contacted the hospitals,
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Basically did background work
and called around
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To see if he was somewhere
that kelly hadn't thought of.
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- So at this point,
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There's really nothing
to go on.
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It could be anything.
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It could be a man
who was just fed up
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And tired of his life
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And wanted
a new start someplace.
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Maybe there was an accident.
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Maybe his car was
in a ditch someplace
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And he was unable
to communicate.
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There's nothing
on any kind of credit cards.
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He just has dropped off
the face of the earth.
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- Baffled
by doug's disappearance
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And desperate for answers,
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Detectives press kelly
for details about doug's life.
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- She said doug was a mechanic
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For a company
that made shock absorbers.
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- He was one of the employees
who never called out.
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He enjoyed going
to work every day.
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- By the time
of this incident,
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He and kelly, they had been
married three years.
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- Kelly explains
that she and doug met
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On a blind date in 1989.
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It was love at first sight.
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- She was very interesting
to him
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Because she was everything
he wasn't.
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She was vivacious and fun,
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And he was kind of
down-to-earth, and, you know,
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Kind of go-along-to-get-along
kind of guy,
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And there was something
about her that was exciting.
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But she also had a bonus.
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She had a son, and he took
to that little boy
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And really thought
this could be the family
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He always wanted.
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- The two fell madly in love
and were married.
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Soon after, they had
a daughter together.
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But their relationship hit
a rough patch,
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And they divorced.
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But two short years later,
doug and kelly reconciled.
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- When they were separated,
kelly got pregnant
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By someone else,
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And so there were
three children.
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- Doug never treated me
nor my brother any different
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Than he treated our sister,
and we were--
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We were his kids.
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No matter who we came from,
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He was always tuckin' us in
at night.
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We tried to go
to church every Sunday.
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You know, he wanted our family
to grow up in the church also.
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- As investigators hurriedly
search for answers,
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Doug's family and friends
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Immediately spring
into action.
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- They took to the streets
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And started driving
up and down every route
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That they could imagine
between the friends' house
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And doug's house
for hours on end
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Looking everywhere.
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- As the first day
he's reported missing comes
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To a close, doug's loved ones
fail to track him down.
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But a concerned member
of the community
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Makes a disturbing find
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As he searches
all the rural areas
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Where doug might've driven.
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- We still had fish
and wildlife enforcement
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Patrolling the north end
of the county,
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Which will give you an idea
of how rural
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Gwinnett county was.
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A department
of natural resources ranger
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Found a burned-out car.
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[ominous music]
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And he reported it
to gwinnett county police.
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It was totally destroyed
by the fire.
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The tires were flat.
The interior was gone.
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There really wasn't much
in the car left.
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But he was able to recover
the vin number off the frame.
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The police ran
the vehicle id number
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And discovered
it was registered
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To a doug gissendaner.
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- We knew something
wasn't right then.
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We didn't know if he had
went out and killed himself.
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We didn't know
what had happened to him.
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[dramatic music]
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- It's obvious that something
nefarious has happened to doug.
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- He got really angry
and threatened to kill doug
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So that they could be
together.
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This is a homicide.
It's not a suicide
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Or an accident.
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- Family man doug gissendaner
has disappeared
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From his home in dacula,
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A rural hamlet
just outside atlanta.
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[dramatic music]
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The tight-knit community
has banded together
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To find doug to no avail.
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But 36 hours
after he was last seen,
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Doug's car has just been
discovered in the woods,
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Completely burnt-out.
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- He looked in the trunk
and searched the car
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And didn't find doug.
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- I received a radio call
from a subordinate officer.
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He requested
that I come to the scene.
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When I got out of the car,
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I saw a 1984 chevrolet caprice
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That was sitting just off
to the side of the road.
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It was completely burned-out,
completely gutted.
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I took my pictures
of the vehicle,
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Walked around the vehicle,
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Taking different angle shots
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Of the roadway.
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It was pretty rough country
out there,
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Pretty overgrown, a lot
of rocks, trees, some garbage.
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[tense music]
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- There was nothing in the car
of evidentiary value
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That was found that would aid
in the investigation
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Or would aid
in helping find doug.
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- And the interior portion
of the vehicle being,
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You know,
completely burned-out,
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We're talkin' about seats,
carpet, headliner,
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It would indicate to me that
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That was the origin
of the fire.
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- The one information
that they came away with
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Was that it was set
on fire intentionally.
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It's obvious
that there's something
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Nefarious has happened to doug.
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- They searched
the immediate area,
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About 100 yards
on each side of the road,
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But they didn't find a body
at that point.
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There were really only
three theories
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That you could work with
from a police standpoint--
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Is one, doug had taken off
on his own
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And burned the car
to sort of hide his tracks.
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The second one was
that he had been kidnapped
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And the car had been burned
to destroy evidence,
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Or, finally,
that he had been murdered
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And that they were
already gearing up
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Looking for possible suspects
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In anticipation
of finding his body.
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- Something happened to doug.
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Exactly what, we don't know.
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We don't know if he walked off
in the woods somewhere
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And killed himself
or somebody killed him.
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We don't know.
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♪ ♪
257
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After we find the vehicle,
258
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Our next goal is to find doug.
259
00:12:17,470 --> 00:12:21,773
And we're just basically
startin' from the ground up.
260
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- Detectives head
to the gissendaner home
261
00:12:24,010 --> 00:12:25,877
To deliver the news
262
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And ask the family
for insights
263
00:12:27,881 --> 00:12:31,482
As to what could have happened
to doug.
264
00:12:31,551 --> 00:12:34,352
- There was a large crowd
of family and friends there,
265
00:12:34,420 --> 00:12:37,955
And I told her
that we had found the car.
266
00:12:38,024 --> 00:12:39,723
They were all stunned.
267
00:12:40,827 --> 00:12:43,361
- He tells them, "but we still
don't know where doug is."
268
00:12:43,429 --> 00:12:48,032
Kelly is beside herself,
crying, hysterical.
269
00:12:48,034 --> 00:12:49,267
"what's happened to doug?"
270
00:12:49,335 --> 00:12:51,169
- If you're suspecting
a homicide,
271
00:12:51,237 --> 00:12:55,707
Your first suspects are family
and close friends.
272
00:12:55,775 --> 00:12:57,741
And then
the first question to ask:
273
00:12:57,811 --> 00:12:59,977
"what's the state
of your marriage?"
274
00:13:00,046 --> 00:13:02,113
She said that doug
had been a great father
275
00:13:02,182 --> 00:13:05,049
To her children,
that everything was great.
276
00:13:05,051 --> 00:13:07,518
- I'm hoping he'll walk in
this door
277
00:13:07,587 --> 00:13:09,487
Or at least pick up the phone
and call us.
278
00:13:09,555 --> 00:13:12,490
[sighs, sniffles]
279
00:13:12,558 --> 00:13:14,659
[somber music]
280
00:13:14,727 --> 00:13:16,794
- And she told the detective
281
00:13:16,863 --> 00:13:18,696
That they had
a loving marriage,
282
00:13:18,765 --> 00:13:20,898
There was nothing wrong
with their life.
283
00:13:20,967 --> 00:13:22,700
- He does not drink.
He does not do drugs.
284
00:13:22,768 --> 00:13:24,035
He's very family-oriented.
285
00:13:24,103 --> 00:13:26,137
If he's not with me,
he's with his kids.
286
00:13:27,940 --> 00:13:30,274
- Detective davis asked kelly,
287
00:13:30,276 --> 00:13:32,610
"did doug have
a life insurance policy?"
288
00:13:32,678 --> 00:13:34,612
And kelly said,
"no, he didn't."
289
00:13:34,680 --> 00:13:38,249
- It's now 48 hours
since anyone heard
290
00:13:38,318 --> 00:13:41,352
From doug gissendaner,
and fearing the worst,
291
00:13:41,421 --> 00:13:43,087
Authorities ramp up
their efforts
292
00:13:43,089 --> 00:13:44,522
To track him down.
293
00:13:44,591 --> 00:13:45,990
- At that time,
gwinnett county
294
00:13:46,059 --> 00:13:48,927
Had helicopters,
and they deployed that
295
00:13:48,929 --> 00:13:51,629
In searching the area
around the burnt car.
296
00:13:51,697 --> 00:13:53,831
♪ ♪
297
00:13:53,900 --> 00:13:55,366
- Friends and family have been
298
00:13:55,435 --> 00:13:57,669
Working tirelessly,
they tell me, since learning
299
00:13:57,737 --> 00:13:59,236
That doug gissendaner
has been missing.
300
00:13:59,305 --> 00:14:01,039
They've been posting flyers
in cars
301
00:14:01,041 --> 00:14:03,641
And every place
they can possibly put one up.
302
00:14:03,710 --> 00:14:06,344
- But during that time,
there was no discovery
303
00:14:06,412 --> 00:14:07,879
Of doug gissendaner.
304
00:14:07,947 --> 00:14:10,414
- In the 48 hours
since doug went missing,
305
00:14:10,483 --> 00:14:14,485
The search comes up empty,
and the teams go home.
306
00:14:14,554 --> 00:14:18,256
But detective davis continues
his investigative work.
307
00:14:18,324 --> 00:14:21,225
He reaches out beyond
doug's inner circle
308
00:14:21,227 --> 00:14:23,995
To other friends who might
offer a new perspective.
309
00:14:24,063 --> 00:14:25,896
- We start talkin' to folks,
310
00:14:25,966 --> 00:14:28,867
Interviewin' her friends,
doug's friends,
311
00:14:28,935 --> 00:14:31,869
And the gissendaner family.
312
00:14:31,937 --> 00:14:34,906
- Detective davis learns
from a friend of kelly's
313
00:14:34,974 --> 00:14:37,208
That there was a man
that she was involved with
314
00:14:37,277 --> 00:14:39,843
While and kelly and doug
were separated,
315
00:14:39,845 --> 00:14:42,112
And she described the man
316
00:14:42,114 --> 00:14:44,448
As being infatuated
with kelly.
317
00:14:44,450 --> 00:14:46,651
That man was greg owen.
318
00:14:48,788 --> 00:14:51,923
- The friend then provides
more unsavory details
319
00:14:51,991 --> 00:14:53,891
About kelly's ex.
320
00:14:53,959 --> 00:14:55,526
- She said
he had a bad temper.
321
00:14:55,595 --> 00:14:58,496
He clearly has
a drinking problem.
322
00:14:58,564 --> 00:15:02,066
He is essentially unemployed
323
00:15:02,134 --> 00:15:06,070
Or bounces from job to job.
324
00:15:06,138 --> 00:15:09,373
- We needed to find greg owen.
325
00:15:09,375 --> 00:15:11,709
We started running
background checks on him.
326
00:15:11,777 --> 00:15:13,210
I found one
that he had been arrested
327
00:15:13,279 --> 00:15:16,047
By the city of lawrenceville
for dui.
328
00:15:16,115 --> 00:15:19,783
- Once detective davis
learns about greg owen,
329
00:15:19,853 --> 00:15:24,055
He thinks, "finally, a lead
to finding doug."
330
00:15:24,123 --> 00:15:26,323
- Before reaching out
to greg owen,
331
00:15:26,392 --> 00:15:29,861
Davis asks kelly
about the relationship.
332
00:15:29,929 --> 00:15:31,863
- Kelly was confronted
with the statements
333
00:15:31,931 --> 00:15:33,798
Of the people
that had indicated
334
00:15:33,866 --> 00:15:35,466
That she was seeing
gregory owen.
335
00:15:35,535 --> 00:15:38,869
She finally admitted
that she had seen him.
336
00:15:38,938 --> 00:15:42,072
- And kelly responds
that it was somebody
337
00:15:42,074 --> 00:15:44,275
That she met while
she was separated from doug,
338
00:15:44,344 --> 00:15:47,278
That it was the brother
of a coworker.
339
00:15:47,346 --> 00:15:49,613
- Detectives learn
that kelly and doug
340
00:15:49,615 --> 00:15:52,516
Had a brief separation
after they remarried,
341
00:15:52,585 --> 00:15:55,719
And that's when she met greg.
342
00:15:55,721 --> 00:15:59,523
- Kelly told the police
that she broke up with greg
343
00:15:59,592 --> 00:16:01,759
Because she felt like
that he wasn't gonna be
344
00:16:01,827 --> 00:16:04,262
A good father to her kids.
345
00:16:04,330 --> 00:16:06,530
Davis just simply wants
to know,
346
00:16:06,599 --> 00:16:08,399
"why didn't you tell me this
in the first place?"
347
00:16:08,468 --> 00:16:10,167
And kelly said
she was embarrassed
348
00:16:10,236 --> 00:16:12,036
By the relationship.
349
00:16:12,105 --> 00:16:13,905
- She said
that when she told greg
350
00:16:13,973 --> 00:16:15,939
She was getting back together
with doug,
351
00:16:16,009 --> 00:16:18,943
He got really angry,
and she said
352
00:16:19,011 --> 00:16:21,913
That gregory owen threatened
to kill doug
353
00:16:21,981 --> 00:16:24,115
So that they could be
together.
354
00:16:24,183 --> 00:16:26,550
He becomes suspect number one.
355
00:16:26,552 --> 00:16:29,587
[dramatic music]
356
00:16:29,589 --> 00:16:36,027
♪ ♪
357
00:16:36,661 --> 00:16:40,732
[suspenseful music]
358
00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:42,366
- It's been two days
since anyone
359
00:16:42,435 --> 00:16:44,502
In the atlanta suburb
of dacula
360
00:16:44,570 --> 00:16:48,106
Last saw father of three
doug gissendaner.
361
00:16:48,174 --> 00:16:50,541
♪ ♪
362
00:16:50,610 --> 00:16:52,410
Detectives have just learned
363
00:16:52,478 --> 00:16:55,046
That while doug and kelly
were briefly separated
364
00:16:55,114 --> 00:16:59,817
A year earlier, kelly dated
a man named greg owen.
365
00:16:59,885 --> 00:17:03,354
The two called it quits,
but now she says
366
00:17:03,423 --> 00:17:07,959
Owen recently threatened
to kill doug.
367
00:17:10,530 --> 00:17:13,431
- After I found out
that greg owen was a friend
368
00:17:13,499 --> 00:17:16,900
And a lover of kelly's,
we wanted to speak with him.
369
00:17:16,902 --> 00:17:20,905
♪ ♪
370
00:17:20,973 --> 00:17:23,841
We find greg livin'
in a woodshed barn
371
00:17:23,909 --> 00:17:26,810
In a trailer park.
372
00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:28,579
- Investigators ask
if owen can account
373
00:17:28,648 --> 00:17:32,115
For his whereabouts
the night doug disappeared.
374
00:17:32,117 --> 00:17:35,118
- They confronted him
with kelly's statement.
375
00:17:35,120 --> 00:17:37,988
He said that he had an alibi
for the night of the 7th,
376
00:17:38,057 --> 00:17:40,324
And he provided
the name ricky lee barrett.
377
00:17:42,061 --> 00:17:44,962
- Greg's alibi was,
on that Friday night
378
00:17:45,030 --> 00:17:48,632
That he was hanging out
with lee in lee's house,
379
00:17:48,701 --> 00:17:52,269
Where greg lived then.
380
00:17:52,338 --> 00:17:54,205
We talked to lee and asked him
about everything.
381
00:17:54,273 --> 00:17:58,075
He said yes, that greg stayed
with him that night.
382
00:17:58,144 --> 00:18:01,145
- With ricky lee
confirming owen's alibi
383
00:18:01,214 --> 00:18:04,248
And no evidence tying him
to doug's disappearance,
384
00:18:04,317 --> 00:18:07,618
Investigators have no choice
but to move on
385
00:18:07,687 --> 00:18:10,554
Despite their suspicions.
386
00:18:10,623 --> 00:18:13,557
They turn their focus
to trying to locate
387
00:18:13,559 --> 00:18:17,295
The missing family man.
388
00:18:17,297 --> 00:18:22,166
- What we need to do is find
doug gissendaner's body or him
389
00:18:22,235 --> 00:18:25,169
And go from there and find out
what happened to him.
390
00:18:25,238 --> 00:18:30,408
♪ ♪
391
00:18:30,476 --> 00:18:34,378
- As time went on,
hope began to fade.
392
00:18:34,447 --> 00:18:36,780
I kind of knew
by the end of two weeks
393
00:18:36,849 --> 00:18:39,683
That something bad
had happened.
394
00:18:39,752 --> 00:18:40,884
- It ruined our family.
395
00:18:40,954 --> 00:18:42,653
It put a big stress
on our family.
396
00:18:42,722 --> 00:18:44,388
It put a big stress on us kids.
397
00:18:44,457 --> 00:18:48,259
- Two weeks pass
with no signs of doug.
398
00:18:48,327 --> 00:18:51,562
But game warden sergeant
james bell refuses
399
00:18:51,631 --> 00:18:53,197
To give up the search.
400
00:18:53,265 --> 00:18:56,133
He meticulously scours
the wooded area
401
00:18:56,202 --> 00:18:59,803
Where doug's car was found
on a daily basis.
402
00:18:59,872 --> 00:19:01,572
- It seemed almost personal
to him
403
00:19:01,641 --> 00:19:03,541
Because it was just so unusual
404
00:19:03,609 --> 00:19:05,877
For this young man
to be missing.
405
00:19:05,945 --> 00:19:08,179
He was searching every day.
406
00:19:10,349 --> 00:19:14,886
And he drove down,
and something caught his eye.
407
00:19:14,954 --> 00:19:17,955
It looked almost like
a blue garbage bag.
408
00:19:18,023 --> 00:19:23,861
He stopped, walked up
into the woods about 100 feet.
409
00:19:23,929 --> 00:19:25,929
And there was the body.
410
00:19:25,931 --> 00:19:30,768
♪ ♪
411
00:19:30,836 --> 00:19:33,971
- The body was facedown
in the wooded area.
412
00:19:34,039 --> 00:19:37,308
He did note that the clothes
the body was wearing
413
00:19:37,376 --> 00:19:40,844
Were similar or matched
the description of the clothes
414
00:19:40,913 --> 00:19:43,380
That doug gissendaner
had been described as wearing
415
00:19:43,449 --> 00:19:44,915
The night of the 7th.
416
00:19:44,984 --> 00:19:47,384
And when the crime scene
technicians came,
417
00:19:47,453 --> 00:19:50,521
They removed a wallet
from the jeans
418
00:19:50,590 --> 00:19:53,223
That were on the body,
and inside the wallet
419
00:19:53,293 --> 00:19:56,994
Was a driver's license
for doug gissendaner.
420
00:19:57,062 --> 00:19:59,096
He had found doug gissendaner.
421
00:20:01,467 --> 00:20:03,801
- I walked over
to where his body was
422
00:20:03,869 --> 00:20:06,870
And saw what looked like
some stab wounds
423
00:20:06,872 --> 00:20:09,807
In the back of the jacket.
424
00:20:09,875 --> 00:20:12,075
- The body was
in a wooded area
425
00:20:12,145 --> 00:20:14,678
About 100 yards
off a dirt road.
426
00:20:14,747 --> 00:20:18,816
- The body had been found
approximately 7/10 of a mile
427
00:20:18,884 --> 00:20:20,618
Away from where
the burned vehicle
428
00:20:20,686 --> 00:20:22,419
Was originally discovered.
429
00:20:22,488 --> 00:20:27,858
It indicates that most likely
the perpetrator and the victim
430
00:20:27,860 --> 00:20:31,094
Had to transport themselves
by walking
431
00:20:31,096 --> 00:20:33,664
Through a pretty rough area
almost a mile
432
00:20:33,733 --> 00:20:35,766
Through scrub country.
433
00:20:37,337 --> 00:20:38,302
- This is a homicide.
434
00:20:38,370 --> 00:20:41,305
It's not a suicide
or an accident.
435
00:20:41,374 --> 00:20:44,541
- Our crime scene technicians
took swabs, a process
436
00:20:44,610 --> 00:20:47,778
That detects gunpowder residue
on a person's hand
437
00:20:47,847 --> 00:20:52,650
Or blood or any kind
of dna substance,
438
00:20:52,718 --> 00:20:54,685
Send 'em off for analysis.
439
00:20:54,754 --> 00:20:56,387
They have fingerprint--
440
00:20:56,455 --> 00:20:59,523
People who are trained
in fingerprint identification
441
00:20:59,525 --> 00:21:01,392
And blood splatter.
442
00:21:01,460 --> 00:21:03,060
- There is no jewelry.
443
00:21:03,128 --> 00:21:05,095
The credit cards are
in his wallet.
444
00:21:05,164 --> 00:21:07,397
There was no money taken.
445
00:21:07,467 --> 00:21:10,467
We ruled out any kind
of a robbery.
446
00:21:10,536 --> 00:21:14,872
- The team searches the area
around the body for any clues
447
00:21:14,940 --> 00:21:17,140
That could lead them
to doug's killer.
448
00:21:17,210 --> 00:21:21,445
- We conducted
a 360-degree perimeter search
449
00:21:21,514 --> 00:21:26,016
Approximately 50 yards deep
into the surrounding area
450
00:21:26,085 --> 00:21:30,220
For the purpose of looking
for additional evidence.
451
00:21:30,289 --> 00:21:34,491
- There was a pretty fair
amount of decomposition.
452
00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:36,960
There wasn't any evidence
around the body
453
00:21:36,962 --> 00:21:39,230
That would lead you
to the identify of the killer.
454
00:21:39,298 --> 00:21:43,400
- With the crime scene failing
to yield any leads,
455
00:21:43,402 --> 00:21:46,303
Doug's body is sent
to the medical examiner,
456
00:21:46,372 --> 00:21:51,174
Who uncovers the brutal manner
in which doug was killed.
457
00:21:51,244 --> 00:21:54,378
- The medical examiner found
a combination
458
00:21:54,447 --> 00:21:59,149
Of blunt trauma to the head,
knife wounds or stab wounds
459
00:21:59,218 --> 00:22:02,053
In the neck and chest area.
460
00:22:02,121 --> 00:22:04,055
This is one of those murders
that are at the top
461
00:22:04,123 --> 00:22:06,790
Of the list for anger.
462
00:22:06,859 --> 00:22:09,059
He was just
sort of a general nice guy.
463
00:22:09,128 --> 00:22:12,395
Why would somebody do something
to a guy like him?
464
00:22:12,397 --> 00:22:17,468
♪ ♪
465
00:22:17,536 --> 00:22:20,404
Now, I don't know how
or what the best way
466
00:22:20,472 --> 00:22:23,307
To grieve for a loved one is,
but whatever it was,
467
00:22:23,375 --> 00:22:24,675
She wasn't doin' it.
468
00:22:24,744 --> 00:22:27,211
They were suspicious.
469
00:22:27,279 --> 00:22:30,413
They learned that during
the time that doug was missing,
470
00:22:30,415 --> 00:22:34,351
That they had been
in contact more than 40 times,
471
00:22:34,353 --> 00:22:36,787
Most importantly,
on the night of the murder.
472
00:22:36,856 --> 00:22:42,793
♪ ♪
473
00:22:43,495 --> 00:22:49,967
- In the rural atlanta suburb
of dacula,
474
00:22:50,035 --> 00:22:52,469
Authorities have
just found the body
475
00:22:52,471 --> 00:22:55,573
Of father of three
doug gissendaner
476
00:22:55,575 --> 00:22:59,710
Stabbed and bludgeoned
to death in the woods.
477
00:22:59,779 --> 00:23:03,080
After an exhaustive
two-week search,
478
00:23:03,148 --> 00:23:06,650
The team must now break
the devastating news
479
00:23:06,652 --> 00:23:08,051
To his family.
480
00:23:08,120 --> 00:23:10,287
- That was the only dad
I ever knew.
481
00:23:10,356 --> 00:23:13,590
When I was four years old,
he was always there.
482
00:23:13,659 --> 00:23:15,725
He was the most stable thing
that we had in our lives.
483
00:23:15,795 --> 00:23:17,461
We lost our dad.
484
00:23:17,529 --> 00:23:19,963
[dramatic music]
485
00:23:19,965 --> 00:23:22,199
- When law enforcement went
and told kelly,
486
00:23:22,267 --> 00:23:27,871
She was distraught
that doug had been found dead.
487
00:23:27,873 --> 00:23:29,072
- I went to buford and spoke
488
00:23:29,141 --> 00:23:32,543
To doug gissendaner sr.
And ms. Gissendaner,
489
00:23:32,611 --> 00:23:34,011
And told them.
490
00:23:34,079 --> 00:23:36,614
It did not go well.
They were very upset.
491
00:23:38,083 --> 00:23:40,384
- Everyone was devastated.
492
00:23:40,453 --> 00:23:45,456
Kelly said that her worst fears
had been realized.
493
00:23:45,524 --> 00:23:49,360
She couldn't possibly stand
to think about the way
494
00:23:49,428 --> 00:23:52,329
That doug was
so viciously killed.
495
00:23:52,398 --> 00:23:55,832
His parents were
beside themselves.
496
00:23:55,901 --> 00:23:57,134
- One of the things
that we found
497
00:23:57,202 --> 00:23:59,302
During the investigation
is that doug had a lot
498
00:23:59,304 --> 00:24:02,172
Of friends and was active
in his church,
499
00:24:02,241 --> 00:24:06,977
And there was a lot of emotion
when his body was found.
500
00:24:09,081 --> 00:24:12,415
- I think everybody was
in shock,
501
00:24:12,485 --> 00:24:16,987
Knowing how gruesome it was,
how brutal the murder was.
502
00:24:16,989 --> 00:24:18,989
By then,
I'd already given up hope
503
00:24:19,058 --> 00:24:20,724
That they were gonna
find him alive,
504
00:24:20,793 --> 00:24:23,093
But I had no clue
that he had been murdered.
505
00:24:25,097 --> 00:24:28,231
- Once the body was found,
there was a great deal of fear
506
00:24:28,301 --> 00:24:30,801
In terms of,
"how did this happen?"
507
00:24:30,869 --> 00:24:32,702
You know,
"could it happen to me?"
508
00:24:32,704 --> 00:24:34,705
People began to be concerned
509
00:24:34,773 --> 00:24:38,775
From a personal-safety
standpoint.
510
00:24:38,844 --> 00:24:41,812
- People are just kinda
at a loss to--
511
00:24:41,881 --> 00:24:44,281
And their imagination
is runnin' wild.
512
00:24:44,350 --> 00:24:47,751
They don't know if, you know,
this is a serial killer
513
00:24:47,820 --> 00:24:49,954
Out there on the loose
or anything like that.
514
00:24:51,490 --> 00:24:53,490
- As doug's funeral
approaches,
515
00:24:53,558 --> 00:24:55,893
The team makes the decision
to attend,
516
00:24:55,961 --> 00:24:57,694
Both to pay their respects
517
00:24:57,763 --> 00:25:00,463
And watch
for anything suspicious.
518
00:25:00,533 --> 00:25:03,000
In a small town like dacula,
519
00:25:03,068 --> 00:25:07,137
The killer very likely
lives among them.
520
00:25:07,206 --> 00:25:09,340
- In investigating
homicide cases,
521
00:25:09,408 --> 00:25:11,241
It's common
for law enforcement
522
00:25:11,310 --> 00:25:13,477
To attend funerals of victims.
523
00:25:13,545 --> 00:25:15,846
They wanna see who comes there.
524
00:25:15,914 --> 00:25:19,350
A lot of times killers
will go back to the funeral.
525
00:25:19,418 --> 00:25:22,219
It's part of their--
part of their ritual,
526
00:25:22,287 --> 00:25:23,887
And so the police
wanna be there
527
00:25:23,889 --> 00:25:26,590
To observe people's reactions.
528
00:25:28,727 --> 00:25:31,428
- The funeral is packed.
529
00:25:31,496 --> 00:25:32,796
There's people
530
00:25:32,798 --> 00:25:35,098
That they've known
all their lifetime.
531
00:25:35,167 --> 00:25:41,338
They're just support
through this really tough time.
532
00:25:41,406 --> 00:25:43,040
- Police observed kelly,
533
00:25:43,108 --> 00:25:47,311
And she was described
as acting oddly.
534
00:25:47,379 --> 00:25:49,547
Now, I don't know how
or what the best way
535
00:25:49,615 --> 00:25:51,381
To grieve for a loved one is,
536
00:25:51,450 --> 00:25:54,351
But whatever it was,
she wasn't doin' it.
537
00:25:54,419 --> 00:25:57,555
They were suspicious
in that she didn't seem
538
00:25:57,623 --> 00:26:01,625
To be genuine in her grief.
539
00:26:03,529 --> 00:26:05,563
It seemed to be sort of a show.
540
00:26:05,631 --> 00:26:08,031
Even the family noticed it.
541
00:26:08,033 --> 00:26:09,667
- And here
there's enough red flags
542
00:26:09,669 --> 00:26:12,369
That they're kind of wondering,
543
00:26:12,437 --> 00:26:13,770
"what did kelly do?
544
00:26:13,839 --> 00:26:16,206
What did kelly know?"
545
00:26:16,275 --> 00:26:19,576
- While kelly's actions during
the funeral are unusual,
546
00:26:19,644 --> 00:26:22,413
Doug's parents approach
investigators afterward
547
00:26:22,481 --> 00:26:25,248
To explain
this isn't the first time
548
00:26:25,250 --> 00:26:27,918
She's made them suspicious.
549
00:26:27,987 --> 00:26:30,220
- Doug's parents learned
550
00:26:30,289 --> 00:26:32,189
That there is
a life insurance policy
551
00:26:32,257 --> 00:26:34,224
That had been taken out
not too terribly long
552
00:26:34,293 --> 00:26:36,527
Before doug died.
553
00:26:36,595 --> 00:26:40,397
- It's about $15,000
for the insurance policy.
554
00:26:40,399 --> 00:26:43,434
Kelly made sure
she was the beneficiary.
555
00:26:43,502 --> 00:26:45,602
- Surprised
at this revelation,
556
00:26:45,670 --> 00:26:48,405
Investigators
were initially told by kelly
557
00:26:48,473 --> 00:26:51,542
That doug did not have
any life insurance.
558
00:26:51,610 --> 00:26:54,978
- As the police learned about
the insurance policy,
559
00:26:55,047 --> 00:26:58,681
They learned about her
odd behavior at the funeral.
560
00:26:58,683 --> 00:27:00,283
They took the routine step
561
00:27:00,285 --> 00:27:03,453
Of getting a subpoena issued
for telephone records.
562
00:27:03,522 --> 00:27:06,957
- As detectives pore through
kelly's phone records,
563
00:27:07,025 --> 00:27:08,692
They find a set of calls
564
00:27:08,761 --> 00:27:10,561
From the night
doug disappeared
565
00:27:10,629 --> 00:27:12,429
That catches their eye.
566
00:27:12,497 --> 00:27:13,830
- There was quite
a few phone calls
567
00:27:13,899 --> 00:27:17,400
Between kelly and greg owen.
568
00:27:17,469 --> 00:27:19,136
[suspenseful music]
569
00:27:19,204 --> 00:27:20,970
- They learned
that during the time
570
00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:24,174
That doug was missing
that they had been in contact
571
00:27:24,243 --> 00:27:25,942
More than 40 times
572
00:27:26,011 --> 00:27:28,579
And that kelly
usually initiated the calls.
573
00:27:28,647 --> 00:27:31,915
- Why would kelly
call greg owen,
574
00:27:31,984 --> 00:27:33,417
Someone
who allegedly threatened
575
00:27:33,485 --> 00:27:35,719
To hurt her husband dozens
of times,
576
00:27:35,787 --> 00:27:38,489
The night doug was killed?
577
00:27:38,557 --> 00:27:41,558
- In fact, she had made
numerous calls to him,
578
00:27:41,627 --> 00:27:43,060
And he had made numerous calls,
579
00:27:43,128 --> 00:27:46,129
Most importantly,
on the night of the murder.
580
00:27:46,198 --> 00:27:50,100
The insurance policy just adds
to the potential motive
581
00:27:50,169 --> 00:27:52,102
For the crime.
582
00:27:52,171 --> 00:27:53,870
- Armed
with damning phone records
583
00:27:53,939 --> 00:27:55,572
And a clear motive,
584
00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:57,307
Police move kelly gissendaner
585
00:27:57,376 --> 00:27:59,643
To the top
of the suspect list.
586
00:27:59,711 --> 00:28:01,512
- My thoughts were
that she's involved
587
00:28:01,580 --> 00:28:02,946
In this somehow.
588
00:28:02,948 --> 00:28:09,953
♪ ♪
589
00:28:15,693 --> 00:28:17,994
[unsettling music]
590
00:28:18,063 --> 00:28:20,297
♪ ♪
591
00:28:20,365 --> 00:28:22,265
- Detectives
investigating the murder
592
00:28:22,267 --> 00:28:24,634
Of doug gissendaner,
593
00:28:24,636 --> 00:28:28,872
Who was killed in the woods
just outside atlanta,
594
00:28:28,940 --> 00:28:30,774
Have learned
that his wife, kelly,
595
00:28:30,776 --> 00:28:33,510
Was in constant communication
with her ex-boyfriend,
596
00:28:33,579 --> 00:28:37,281
Greg owen,
the night doug was killed.
597
00:28:39,584 --> 00:28:42,385
- They knew that somebody was
not tellin' 'em the truth.
598
00:28:42,454 --> 00:28:46,222
They decided which
of these three targets,
599
00:28:46,292 --> 00:28:49,692
Kelly, gregory owen,
or ricky lee barrett,
600
00:28:49,762 --> 00:28:51,594
Is the best to approach
601
00:28:51,596 --> 00:28:55,566
And show them the evidence
that we had so far
602
00:28:55,634 --> 00:28:58,535
And why we thought
they were lying.
603
00:28:58,537 --> 00:29:00,270
[tense music]
604
00:29:00,339 --> 00:29:03,240
- Ricky lee barrett had served
as owen's alibi
605
00:29:03,308 --> 00:29:05,575
For the night doug was killed,
606
00:29:05,644 --> 00:29:07,678
So detectives
bring him back in
607
00:29:07,746 --> 00:29:10,481
And demand he come clean
608
00:29:10,549 --> 00:29:14,050
Or risk being charged
with lying to police.
609
00:29:14,119 --> 00:29:16,887
- After some time,
he eventually broke down
610
00:29:16,955 --> 00:29:19,222
And said that the alibi
that he had provided
611
00:29:19,291 --> 00:29:21,058
For gregory owen was false.
612
00:29:22,961 --> 00:29:25,362
Specifically,
ricky lee barrett said
613
00:29:25,430 --> 00:29:29,432
That greg owen left the house
around 9:00 p.M.
614
00:29:29,501 --> 00:29:32,235
And didn't come home
until 8:00 a.M.--
615
00:29:32,237 --> 00:29:34,070
And, of course, we knew
616
00:29:34,139 --> 00:29:39,409
That the murder had occurred
after 9:00 on the 7th--
617
00:29:39,478 --> 00:29:41,311
And that when he came back,
618
00:29:41,380 --> 00:29:43,980
He was acting kind of oddly,
619
00:29:44,049 --> 00:29:47,317
And so that cracked that.
620
00:29:48,853 --> 00:29:50,186
- And the friend further said
621
00:29:50,188 --> 00:29:53,824
Greg asked for the lie
to be told to the police.
622
00:29:55,060 --> 00:29:59,095
- Once ricky lee barrett
gave up on the alibi,
623
00:29:59,164 --> 00:30:03,500
Then the next step was
to bring gregory owen in
624
00:30:03,502 --> 00:30:07,704
And confront him with the fact
that he didn't have an alibi.
625
00:30:07,772 --> 00:30:09,339
By that time, they had
626
00:30:09,408 --> 00:30:11,141
A lot more ammunition
to work with.
627
00:30:11,209 --> 00:30:13,243
They had the phone records.
628
00:30:15,013 --> 00:30:18,181
- Two detectives went
and got greg owen
629
00:30:18,250 --> 00:30:20,283
And brought him
to the police department
630
00:30:20,285 --> 00:30:22,152
And got the phone records
and put 'em all together
631
00:30:22,220 --> 00:30:23,920
In front of him.
632
00:30:23,989 --> 00:30:26,289
- Faced
with ricky lee's statement
633
00:30:26,358 --> 00:30:28,158
And kelly's phone records,
634
00:30:28,227 --> 00:30:30,560
Owen tells detectives
he'll come clean
635
00:30:30,629 --> 00:30:33,630
And tell them
what really happened.
636
00:30:33,698 --> 00:30:38,435
- Greg owen confessed
to killing doug gissendaner.
637
00:30:38,503 --> 00:30:41,038
♪ ♪
638
00:30:41,106 --> 00:30:45,775
- Greg said that he and kelly
had never broken up.
639
00:30:45,777 --> 00:30:49,913
- Greg maintains
that kelly got back with doug
640
00:30:49,981 --> 00:30:52,983
Simply because
she wanted money.
641
00:30:53,051 --> 00:30:55,151
She wanted him
to buy her a house.
642
00:30:55,220 --> 00:30:57,253
She wanted
to have all sorts of stuff
643
00:30:57,322 --> 00:30:59,022
With his life insurance
policy.
644
00:31:00,459 --> 00:31:04,394
- He said that the whole idea
was kelly's,
645
00:31:04,463 --> 00:31:06,363
That the way
that they could be together was
646
00:31:06,431 --> 00:31:08,799
To get rid of doug.
647
00:31:08,867 --> 00:31:11,068
She was afraid
that there was gonna be
648
00:31:11,136 --> 00:31:13,837
Some custodial issues
with the kids.
649
00:31:13,905 --> 00:31:15,572
She was afraid
she was gonna lose the house
650
00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:19,042
If they divorced,
and so for some reason,
651
00:31:19,110 --> 00:31:21,879
She decided
that divorce was not an option
652
00:31:21,947 --> 00:31:23,814
And that she had greg owen,
653
00:31:23,882 --> 00:31:26,383
Who was willing to kill doug.
654
00:31:26,451 --> 00:31:28,819
- Owen then takes detectives
through the night
655
00:31:28,887 --> 00:31:30,287
Of the murder.
656
00:31:30,355 --> 00:31:33,056
- It was kind of
a half-assed plan
657
00:31:33,058 --> 00:31:35,091
That they pulled together
that night
658
00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:36,593
And then pulled it off.
659
00:31:36,661 --> 00:31:39,429
- What he told us
is that kelly went
660
00:31:39,498 --> 00:31:41,097
And picked him up
in his trailer
661
00:31:41,166 --> 00:31:43,433
And brought him back
to her house,
662
00:31:43,502 --> 00:31:46,436
And she got dressed
and went out with the girls
663
00:31:46,505 --> 00:31:49,572
And left greg
in their house by himself.
664
00:31:49,574 --> 00:31:54,878
- And he sat there in the dark
until doug came home.
665
00:31:56,981 --> 00:31:59,049
And once doug came home,
666
00:31:59,117 --> 00:32:00,617
He pulled a knife on him...
667
00:32:02,855 --> 00:32:05,021
And held it to his throat
668
00:32:05,090 --> 00:32:06,857
And marched him back
to the car.
669
00:32:08,761 --> 00:32:10,326
Once he got him in the car,
670
00:32:10,395 --> 00:32:13,330
He made him drive up
to the location
671
00:32:13,398 --> 00:32:15,999
Where the car was found.
672
00:32:16,067 --> 00:32:19,669
Then he made doug get out
of the car
673
00:32:19,671 --> 00:32:21,038
And walk into the woods,
674
00:32:21,106 --> 00:32:23,640
At which point
he had a nightstick.
675
00:32:23,708 --> 00:32:26,343
♪ ♪
676
00:32:26,411 --> 00:32:29,780
He hit him several times
with the nightstick,
677
00:32:29,848 --> 00:32:31,315
And he went to his knees.
678
00:32:33,752 --> 00:32:35,151
And then he stabbed him.
679
00:32:35,153 --> 00:32:40,623
♪ ♪
680
00:32:40,692 --> 00:32:42,925
- And then he left doug up
in the woods,
681
00:32:42,995 --> 00:32:44,861
Came back with doug's car,
682
00:32:44,930 --> 00:32:47,163
And went to a pay phone
683
00:32:47,232 --> 00:32:50,300
And dialed kelly
that everything had been done.
684
00:32:50,369 --> 00:32:53,837
So she told him
to get some gasoline
685
00:32:53,905 --> 00:32:55,906
And set the car on fire.
686
00:32:55,974 --> 00:33:03,045
♪ ♪
687
00:33:03,047 --> 00:33:07,950
Kelly had picked him up
and took him back to the house.
688
00:33:07,952 --> 00:33:11,187
- Owen explains that kelly
was not only the mastermind,
689
00:33:11,256 --> 00:33:14,124
But she provided him
with the weapons used
690
00:33:14,192 --> 00:33:15,592
To kill her husband.
691
00:33:15,660 --> 00:33:18,060
- She's the one
who brought up the nightstick,
692
00:33:18,062 --> 00:33:19,428
And she said,
"I have the nightstick.
693
00:33:19,430 --> 00:33:20,563
Why don't you use that
on him?"
694
00:33:20,632 --> 00:33:22,866
And he said, "well,
I have a pocketknife."
695
00:33:22,934 --> 00:33:25,702
- She was this grieving wife
696
00:33:25,771 --> 00:33:27,737
Concerned about her husband.
697
00:33:27,806 --> 00:33:30,473
It is unthinkable to imagine
698
00:33:30,542 --> 00:33:32,542
That a wife would kill
her husband
699
00:33:32,611 --> 00:33:34,844
For as little as kelly did.
700
00:33:34,913 --> 00:33:38,481
- My mother finally found
that good, stable person
701
00:33:38,550 --> 00:33:41,351
In doug, but she still wanted
the bad boy,
702
00:33:41,420 --> 00:33:42,885
And that's what she found
in greg.
703
00:33:42,887 --> 00:33:45,522
And I guess that just took over
a little more
704
00:33:45,590 --> 00:33:48,090
Than actually having
a stable life.
705
00:33:48,092 --> 00:33:51,995
- We arrested greg
for murder and kidnapping.
706
00:33:52,063 --> 00:33:54,230
- After owen made
his confession,
707
00:33:54,299 --> 00:33:58,035
The police went
and obtained an arrest warrant
708
00:33:58,103 --> 00:33:59,836
And a search warrant
for her home
709
00:33:59,904 --> 00:34:01,504
And arrested kelly gissendaner
710
00:34:01,573 --> 00:34:03,607
For the murder
of doug gissendaner.
711
00:34:03,675 --> 00:34:08,311
♪ ♪
712
00:34:08,313 --> 00:34:10,180
- With kelly gissendaner
under arrest
713
00:34:10,248 --> 00:34:11,914
For the murder of her husband,
714
00:34:11,916 --> 00:34:14,450
Investigators confront her
with owen's statement
715
00:34:14,519 --> 00:34:17,654
That she masterminded
doug's murder,
716
00:34:17,722 --> 00:34:21,724
But kelly tells a vastly
different tale than owen.
717
00:34:21,726 --> 00:34:24,460
- Kelly's basic posture was
that she wasn't involved,
718
00:34:24,529 --> 00:34:27,397
That greg did it on his own.
719
00:34:27,465 --> 00:34:28,965
She didn't have anything
to do with it.
720
00:34:29,033 --> 00:34:30,200
She didn't tell him to do it.
721
00:34:30,268 --> 00:34:32,835
She didn't encourage him
to do it.
722
00:34:32,905 --> 00:34:35,172
She didn't help plan it.
723
00:34:35,240 --> 00:34:37,640
- While kelly insists
she played no role
724
00:34:37,709 --> 00:34:38,941
In her husband's murder,
725
00:34:39,011 --> 00:34:41,511
Detectives aren't buying it.
726
00:34:41,580 --> 00:34:43,379
- Kelly was the brains
of the outfit.
727
00:34:43,448 --> 00:34:44,881
She's the one
who put it together.
728
00:34:44,949 --> 00:34:48,284
Gregory owen is not
the sharpest pencil in the box.
729
00:34:48,353 --> 00:34:50,353
- As prosecutors
build their case
730
00:34:50,355 --> 00:34:53,023
Against kelly gissendaner
and greg owen,
731
00:34:53,091 --> 00:34:57,293
They uncover several witnesses
with damning testimony.
732
00:34:57,362 --> 00:34:59,295
- They had some
of the statements
733
00:34:59,364 --> 00:35:01,231
That different people had made,
734
00:35:01,299 --> 00:35:06,169
Both that kelly had made
and that owen had made.
735
00:35:06,171 --> 00:35:08,438
She made a statement
to one of her friends
736
00:35:08,506 --> 00:35:11,141
That she was gonna use
doug's credit and money
737
00:35:11,209 --> 00:35:12,775
To buy the house,
738
00:35:12,777 --> 00:35:15,645
And then she was gonna
"get rid of him."
739
00:35:15,714 --> 00:35:18,448
The insurance money
would just be a bonus.
740
00:35:18,517 --> 00:35:21,451
- As da danny porter
approaches trial,
741
00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:24,186
He knows the evidence
he had against kelly,
742
00:35:24,188 --> 00:35:27,057
The alleged mastermind,
may not be enough
743
00:35:27,125 --> 00:35:28,658
To secure a conviction.
744
00:35:28,727 --> 00:35:31,894
- What we had at that point
was a strong case
745
00:35:31,964 --> 00:35:34,230
Against gregory owen,
746
00:35:34,299 --> 00:35:38,801
But a much weaker case
against kelly gissendaner.
747
00:35:38,803 --> 00:35:40,370
Greg was just the bullet.
748
00:35:40,438 --> 00:35:41,972
Kelly was the gun.
749
00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:45,141
And so we decided
750
00:35:45,210 --> 00:35:47,644
That the lesser
of two evils would be
751
00:35:47,712 --> 00:35:50,213
To make an agreement
with gregory owen
752
00:35:50,281 --> 00:35:53,283
To testify against kelly,
'cause she was the one
753
00:35:53,351 --> 00:35:56,552
That really needed
to be convicted.
754
00:35:56,554 --> 00:35:59,055
- Greg owen pleads guilty
to murder
755
00:35:59,123 --> 00:36:01,091
And is sentenced
to life in prison
756
00:36:01,159 --> 00:36:03,693
With a possibility of parole.
757
00:36:03,762 --> 00:36:06,162
With owen serving
as a key witness,
758
00:36:06,230 --> 00:36:08,898
The da's office informs
kelly's defense team
759
00:36:08,967 --> 00:36:10,166
That if convicted,
760
00:36:10,235 --> 00:36:12,168
She could face
the death penalty.
761
00:36:12,236 --> 00:36:14,437
- I felt like given the fact
762
00:36:14,506 --> 00:36:18,107
That doug gissendaner
was the perfect example
763
00:36:18,176 --> 00:36:20,076
Of an innocent victim,
764
00:36:20,145 --> 00:36:23,646
Kelly had so many other options
other than murder,
765
00:36:23,715 --> 00:36:27,383
And that she dragged greg owen
into it,
766
00:36:27,452 --> 00:36:28,951
I thought
that the case qualified
767
00:36:29,021 --> 00:36:29,886
For the death penalty.
768
00:36:29,954 --> 00:36:33,990
♪ ♪
769
00:36:34,058 --> 00:36:36,325
- In November 1998,
770
00:36:36,327 --> 00:36:38,929
Kelly gissendaner
goes on trial
771
00:36:38,997 --> 00:36:41,263
For the murder of her husband.
772
00:36:41,265 --> 00:36:42,832
- The jurors were people
who could relate
773
00:36:42,901 --> 00:36:44,234
To kelly gissendaner.
774
00:36:44,302 --> 00:36:46,035
They were women
and they were white.
775
00:36:46,104 --> 00:36:48,270
- The jury goes back.
776
00:36:48,272 --> 00:36:50,340
It doesn't take long
to deliberate
777
00:36:50,408 --> 00:36:54,844
Before kelly is convicted
of murdering her husband.
778
00:36:54,846 --> 00:36:58,180
- In that moment, that was
the biggest pill to swallow,
779
00:36:58,182 --> 00:36:59,950
Was to know
that she actually did it.
780
00:37:00,018 --> 00:37:04,354
- But the sentencing phase
proves to be more complicated.
781
00:37:04,422 --> 00:37:07,323
- She and her lawyers believed
that a gwinnett county jury
782
00:37:07,392 --> 00:37:10,626
Would never, ever, ever
sentence a mom of three
783
00:37:10,695 --> 00:37:12,261
To death.
784
00:37:12,331 --> 00:37:14,764
- Kelly gissendaner's
relatives were visibly upset
785
00:37:14,833 --> 00:37:16,099
As they left the courtroom.
786
00:37:16,167 --> 00:37:18,200
They had spent the day
begging jurors
787
00:37:18,202 --> 00:37:20,136
To spare
the 30-year-old mother's life
788
00:37:20,205 --> 00:37:22,505
For the sake
of her three kids.
789
00:37:24,009 --> 00:37:25,742
- I'll be the first one
to tell somebody
790
00:37:25,810 --> 00:37:28,077
She should've spent the rest
of her life in prison.
791
00:37:28,146 --> 00:37:31,247
Do I think
she should be executed?
792
00:37:31,316 --> 00:37:33,183
No.
793
00:37:33,251 --> 00:37:35,184
- There were a lot of reasons
794
00:37:35,186 --> 00:37:36,519
That people were interested
in this.
795
00:37:36,588 --> 00:37:38,221
She was a mother.
796
00:37:38,289 --> 00:37:40,923
She had not committed
the crime herself.
797
00:37:40,992 --> 00:37:43,193
She had planned it,
and she was a woman.
798
00:37:43,261 --> 00:37:45,594
The united states
doesn't execute women.
799
00:37:45,664 --> 00:37:50,767
Only 14 women out of, you know,
15,000 people executed
800
00:37:50,835 --> 00:37:52,234
Had been women,
801
00:37:52,304 --> 00:37:55,605
And georgia had not executed
a woman in 70 years.
802
00:37:55,673 --> 00:37:58,541
[suspenseful music]
803
00:37:58,610 --> 00:38:05,415
♪ ♪
804
00:38:06,750 --> 00:38:12,221
- Mother of three
kelly gissendaner
805
00:38:12,223 --> 00:38:13,823
Has just been convicted
806
00:38:13,825 --> 00:38:16,859
Of masterminding the murder
of her husband, doug.
807
00:38:16,928 --> 00:38:19,929
[ominous music]
808
00:38:19,931 --> 00:38:23,066
♪ ♪
809
00:38:23,134 --> 00:38:25,101
She now awaits her sentencing,
810
00:38:25,169 --> 00:38:27,603
Where a gwinnett county jury
811
00:38:27,672 --> 00:38:29,772
Could give her
the death penalty.
812
00:38:29,841 --> 00:38:33,109
- Georgia just had not executed
a woman in a long time,
813
00:38:33,177 --> 00:38:35,845
So I knew it was gonna get
a lot of attention
814
00:38:35,914 --> 00:38:37,279
Nationally and internationally.
815
00:38:37,281 --> 00:38:40,516
- On November 20th, 1998,
816
00:38:40,585 --> 00:38:42,651
Two days after
kelly gissendaner
817
00:38:42,721 --> 00:38:44,253
Was found guilty of murder,
818
00:38:44,255 --> 00:38:45,822
The court receives word
819
00:38:45,890 --> 00:38:48,892
That the jury has reached
a verdict on her sentence.
820
00:39:00,071 --> 00:39:03,439
- At the end of the day
after trial,
821
00:39:03,508 --> 00:39:05,942
The jury found
the aggravating circumstance,
822
00:39:06,010 --> 00:39:10,613
And they imposed the sentence
of death on kelly gissendaner.
823
00:39:10,682 --> 00:39:13,783
- I do remember that day.
824
00:39:13,852 --> 00:39:15,385
It was my fifth birthday.
825
00:39:15,453 --> 00:39:16,953
I just couldn't believe it,
man.
826
00:39:17,021 --> 00:39:19,856
Like, to sit there
and watch tv
827
00:39:19,924 --> 00:39:25,128
And to know that
that's my mother.
828
00:39:25,196 --> 00:39:27,830
Like, I gotta live the rest
of my life with this.
829
00:39:27,899 --> 00:39:30,566
- When sentencing came around,
830
00:39:30,635 --> 00:39:31,834
Death penalty,
831
00:39:31,836 --> 00:39:35,905
You know,
we all went, "good call."
832
00:39:35,974 --> 00:39:38,741
And then, you know, let it go,
833
00:39:38,743 --> 00:39:40,977
'cause we knew it was gonna be
years down the road
834
00:39:41,045 --> 00:39:44,680
Till the sentence
was carried out.
835
00:39:44,749 --> 00:39:48,450
- In the united states,
all death sentences by law
836
00:39:48,452 --> 00:39:51,087
Are granted
an automatic appeal.
837
00:39:51,155 --> 00:39:53,856
- And once the death sentence
was imposed,
838
00:39:53,925 --> 00:39:55,725
There's an automatic appeal
839
00:39:55,794 --> 00:39:57,927
To the georgia supreme court,
840
00:39:57,996 --> 00:40:02,265
And the georgia supreme court
upheld her death sentence.
841
00:40:02,333 --> 00:40:04,800
- While kelly gissendaner sits
on death row,
842
00:40:04,869 --> 00:40:08,138
Waiting for her sentence
to be carried out,
843
00:40:08,206 --> 00:40:11,140
Her children must deal
with the fallout.
844
00:40:11,209 --> 00:40:13,843
- I hated her
because I looked at it
845
00:40:13,912 --> 00:40:17,513
As, "you pretty much
ruined my life.
846
00:40:17,582 --> 00:40:20,516
"you were selfish.
You did what you did,
847
00:40:20,585 --> 00:40:22,485
"but only solely for you,
848
00:40:22,553 --> 00:40:25,488
Not carin' about the three kids
you had at home."
849
00:40:25,557 --> 00:40:30,626
- Kelly remains on death row
for 18 years.
850
00:40:30,695 --> 00:40:33,062
- All of kelly's appeals
were denied,
851
00:40:33,131 --> 00:40:35,397
And the death date was set.
852
00:40:35,467 --> 00:40:38,467
- We're 24 hours away
from the planned execution
853
00:40:38,469 --> 00:40:40,637
Of the only woman
on georgia's death row.
854
00:40:40,639 --> 00:40:42,838
- Shortly before
kelly gissendaner
855
00:40:42,907 --> 00:40:44,574
Is scheduled to be executed,
856
00:40:44,642 --> 00:40:47,910
Her children visit her
for the last time.
857
00:40:47,912 --> 00:40:49,712
- An officer kept comin' in.
"y'all got five minutes,
858
00:40:49,781 --> 00:40:51,514
Y'all got three minutes,"
you know, to let us know
859
00:40:51,583 --> 00:40:54,650
That we didn't have
much time left with her.
860
00:40:54,719 --> 00:40:56,886
[somber music]
861
00:40:56,955 --> 00:40:59,289
[sighs] I looked my mother
in the face.
862
00:40:59,357 --> 00:41:04,260
And I said,
"it's been 15 years."
863
00:41:04,329 --> 00:41:06,129
I said, "you've pled innocent
all the way up until
864
00:41:06,197 --> 00:41:07,863
"this point, mother.
865
00:41:07,932 --> 00:41:09,599
"do you really want us goin'
the rest of our lives
866
00:41:09,667 --> 00:41:11,133
Without knowin' the truth?"
867
00:41:11,135 --> 00:41:13,102
She looked us all three
in the face
868
00:41:13,171 --> 00:41:16,606
And told us everything
that they said that she did,
869
00:41:16,674 --> 00:41:18,741
Everything that they said
that she had a part of,
870
00:41:18,743 --> 00:41:21,477
She did it.
871
00:41:21,546 --> 00:41:24,180
She finally fessed up
and told us the truth.
872
00:41:25,950 --> 00:41:29,018
In that moment, there was
a lot of emotions that hit me:
873
00:41:29,087 --> 00:41:32,888
Relief, anger, hatred.
874
00:41:32,957 --> 00:41:35,425
Like, in that moment,
I'm literally sitting there
875
00:41:35,493 --> 00:41:37,694
Like, "you've lied
to me my whole life.
876
00:41:37,762 --> 00:41:41,497
My whole life,
I've been lied to by you."
877
00:41:41,499 --> 00:41:45,502
- The warden reads out
the order of execution,
878
00:41:45,570 --> 00:41:50,239
And then asked
if she had any final words,
879
00:41:50,308 --> 00:41:54,210
And she began
to sing "amazing grace."
880
00:41:56,580 --> 00:42:01,851
And they began administering
the lethal chemical.
881
00:42:01,919 --> 00:42:03,353
- She started to sing,
882
00:42:03,421 --> 00:42:07,790
And it was a--
it was a sweet, high voice.
883
00:42:07,859 --> 00:42:09,859
And she got through
the first stanza,
884
00:42:09,927 --> 00:42:10,926
And then it stopped.
885
00:42:10,995 --> 00:42:13,395
It drifted away as she died,
886
00:42:13,397 --> 00:42:16,532
But she got through one verse
of "amazing grace"
887
00:42:16,601 --> 00:42:18,534
Before she passed on,
888
00:42:18,603 --> 00:42:22,004
And I'd never witnessed
anything like that.
889
00:42:22,006 --> 00:42:24,373
- The pain I felt
those two days,
890
00:42:24,375 --> 00:42:27,076
I mean, I wouldn't wish that
on my worst enemy.
891
00:42:27,145 --> 00:42:29,845
I had my mother taken from me
892
00:42:29,914 --> 00:42:32,081
By the state of georgia.
893
00:42:32,150 --> 00:42:33,849
But losing my father
was probably one
894
00:42:33,918 --> 00:42:36,753
Of the hardest things.
895
00:42:36,821 --> 00:42:43,593
♪ ♪
896
00:42:47,031 --> 00:42:50,099
- My feelings on this case is,
if kelly did not want
897
00:42:50,168 --> 00:42:51,968
To be married
to doug gissendaner,
898
00:42:52,036 --> 00:42:54,937
All she had
to do was divorce him.
899
00:42:55,006 --> 00:42:57,974
What this ended up doin'--
leavin' three orphaned kids
900
00:42:58,042 --> 00:42:59,909
To be raised by their family
901
00:42:59,977 --> 00:43:03,046
And with no mother and father.
902
00:43:05,049 --> 00:43:08,150
- If you would have
ever met doug,
903
00:43:08,219 --> 00:43:09,318
You would've been his friend.
904
00:43:09,387 --> 00:43:12,288
He would have helped
anybody out
905
00:43:12,357 --> 00:43:14,891
With any situation
that he possibly could.
906
00:43:14,959 --> 00:43:16,693
He would give you the shirt
off his back.
907
00:43:16,695 --> 00:43:18,595
You know, 26 years later,
908
00:43:18,663 --> 00:43:22,965
I still think about how much...
909
00:43:22,967 --> 00:43:26,202
Of a friend doug was
910
00:43:26,270 --> 00:43:29,872
And how much we actually
sat there and just talked.
911
00:43:32,143 --> 00:43:34,444
I miss those talks.
912
00:43:34,512 --> 00:43:41,284
♪ ♪