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<i> [somber music]</i>

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<i> - Charles parker was</i>

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Born and raised in atlanta.

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- He wanted to be
an entrepreneur.

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<i> His goal was to be</i>
<i> a millionaire.</i>

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<i> [dramatic music]</i>

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<i> Charles's wife called me</i>
<i> to say that</i>

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He hadn't come home that night.

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- He was missing,
and then his car was located.

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- The car has been
scrubbed clean.

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- There are no fingerprints.

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<i> - He tells police</i>
<i> that he smells</i>

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A rotting body in his well.

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[indistinct
police radio chatter]

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<i> - The missing person case</i>

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Had become a homicide,

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<i> But they did not have</i>
<i> any forensic evidence</i>

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That tied to
who was responsible.

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<i> - His partner was</i>
<i> the last person</i>

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To see charles
before he went missing.

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He had a criminal history
of aggravated assault.

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<i> - Police got the gps</i>
<i> from the cell phone.</i>

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The locations that showed up
were where his car was found.

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- And where charles's body
was pulled from the well.

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- Someone tried
to withdraw $200,000

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Out of charles's
business account.

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- Detectives were able
to access

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The bank's surveillance footage

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<i> To find out who was</i>
<i> the specific person</i>

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Who had tried
to withdraw the money.

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<i> - I was frustrated,</i>
<i> because we know who did it.</i>

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Let's just go and get him.

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<i> - Unfortunately, some</i>
<i> witnesses were intimidated</i>

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<i> Because he would use voodoo</i>

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To scare people
into not talking.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> [dramatic music]</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> [sirens wailing]</i>

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[upbeat music]

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<i> - A half hour drive</i>
<i> east of atlanta</i>

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<i> Is monroe, georgia,</i>
<i> a charming, sleepy town</i>

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<i> Known for its</i>
<i> colonial architecture</i>

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<i> And rich southern charm.</i>

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<i> - Monroe is a quiet community</i>
<i> compared to atlanta.</i>

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There's less traffic.

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There's lower population.

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Cost of living is much
more reasonable in monroe.

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- Lots of churches in monroe,
good school system,

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Very good neighborhoods.

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<i> - Monroe's easygoing lifestyle</i>
<i> especially draws</i>

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<i> Young, ambitious entrepreneurs</i>
<i> to the area</i>

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<i> Looking to start</i>
<i> their families.</i>

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- It's a much smaller,
closer-knit environment

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Because everybody knows
each other in monroe.

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<i> A lot of young</i>
<i> successful people</i>

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Choose to settle down
and raise a family in monroe

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As opposed to the much larger
city of atlanta.

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<i> - But the dream</i>
<i> of a promising future</i>

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<i> For one of these</i>
<i> ambitious young men</i>

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<i> Was about to be</i>
<i> tragically broken.</i>

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<i> [dramatic music]</i>

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<i> - On Monday, January 16, 2012,</i>

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<i> About 8:00 a.M.,</i>

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<i> Kenisha parker contacted</i>
<i> the 911 center</i>

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And advised them that
she hadn't seen her husband

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Or heard from him
since the day before,

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When they were at church
that afternoon.

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<i> - Kenisha said that this was</i>
<i> out of character for charles</i>

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Because charles had never
been gone this long,

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And he always stayed
in contact with her.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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- She said it's not like him
to just disappear

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And not be available
and not answer his phone,

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And all of her calls
are going to voicemail.

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- Kenisha also said
that neither his friends

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Nor his family had
heard from him either.

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<i> - Kenisha files</i>
<i> a missing persons report</i>

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<i> And is soon visited</i>
<i> by investigators</i>

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<i> Who ask her if charles</i>
<i> would have any reason</i>

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<i> To want to disappear.</i>

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<i> - She told the police</i>
<i> that there were no signs</i>

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<i> Of trouble in his life.</i>

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<i> He was working.</i>

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He was stable.

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There are just no problems
that she knew of

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That might have caused this.

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<i> - He wasn't one</i>
<i> to sow any discord.</i>

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He was the peacemaker,
you know,

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Just always fun-loving.

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<i> Charles was a lover of people.</i>

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<i> Church folks, old people--</i>

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<i> He liked them all,</i>
<i> and they loved him.</i>

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- Charles parker was popular
in high school.

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He was the 10th grade
homecoming king.

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[laughs]

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<i> And he went on to attend</i>
<i> the university of georgia</i>

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<i> And graduated</i>
<i> with a business degree,</i>

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And shortly after, he married

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His high school sweetheart,
kenisha.

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<i> [soft music]</i>

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<i> - Charles and kenisha were</i>
<i> both brought up in the church.</i>

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<i> I think they were good</i>
<i> for each other.</i>

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She loved charles,
and I know he loved her.

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- Charles had a great job

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Working in
the banking industry.

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<i> - He worked</i>
<i> for bank of america,</i>

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But he ultimately wanted
to be an entrepreneur.

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<i> He wanted to own</i>
<i> a recording studio.</i>

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He wanted to have a restaurant.

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He wanted a barber shop,
you know.

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So he--he just had
so many things.

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<i> - Before charles went missing,</i>

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He was about to start
his own poultry business.

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<i> - The poultry business</i>
<i> was a real surprise to me,</i>

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Because I never knew he had
an interest in a chicken farm.

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<i> He just wanted to be</i>
<i> successful.</i>

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<i> [tense music]</i>

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<i> - Detectives then inquire</i>
<i> about charles's personal life.</i>

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<i> - Kenisha was asked if there</i>
<i> was any extramarital affairs</i>

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Or anything inappropriate
going on between them,

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And she adamantly denied

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That there was anything
inappropriate there.

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<i> - Kenisha said that</i>
<i> charles was happy.</i>

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There were no problems
between the two of them,

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And she could not think
of anybody

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Who would want to hurt charles.

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<i> - Investigators ask kenisha</i>
<i> to tell them</i>

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<i> What she remembers</i>
<i> about the last time</i>

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<i> She saw her husband.</i>

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<i> - Kenisha said the day</i>
<i> that charles went missing,</i>

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They were celebrating

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Dr. Martin luther king jr. Day
at church,

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<i> And charles had recited</i>

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<i> Dr. King's iconic</i>
<i> "I have a dream" speech</i>

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<i> At church</i>
<i> for the congregation,</i>

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<i> Which is something</i>
<i> that he did every year.</i>

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<i> - That Sunday, on the 15th,</i>

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<i> Charles and kenisha</i>
<i> were leaving church.</i>

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<i> Charles asked kenisha</i>
<i> if she wanted to go with him</i>

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To go look at some property
for his chicken farm business.

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<i> Kenisha ultimately said</i>
<i> she didn't want to go,</i>

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<i> So charles left from there.</i>

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<i> Kenisha revealed</i>
<i> that charles was driving</i>

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A 2010 chrysler 300.

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<i> It was black in color</i>
<i> with chrome rims.</i>

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<i> We put out a bolo</i>
<i> on the vehicle</i>

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<i> As well as the driver.</i>

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<i> - Detectives ask kenisha</i>
<i> where exactly</i>

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<i> Charles was going</i>
<i> when he left the church.</i>

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<i> - He was gonna meet</i>
<i> his business partner,</i>

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<i> Victor blockum,</i>
<i> to look at a piece of property</i>

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<i> For the chicken farm.</i>

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Victor blockum was actually
the last person

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To see charles
before he went missing.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> - The team has</i>
<i> victor blockum come down</i>

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<i> To the station</i>
<i> for an interview</i>

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<i> So they can nail down</i>
<i> a timeline</i>

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<i> For the day</i>
<i> charles disappeared.</i>

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<i> - Victor was shocked</i>

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When walton pd told him
that charles was missing.

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<i> - Victor's account was</i>
<i> they did get together</i>

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<i> On that Sunday afternoon.</i>

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<i> They went out</i>
<i> to comer, georgia,</i>

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<i> To look at some property.</i>

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<i> - Victor told law enforcement</i>

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<i> That charles picked him up</i>
<i> around 1:00.</i>

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<i> They went to go look</i>
<i> at a property,</i>

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And then afterwards,
charles took victor

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To his home around 4:45.

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<i> - After speaking with victor,</i>
<i> investigators now have</i>

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<i> A timestamp of when</i>
<i> charles was last seen.</i>

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<i> At this point,</i>
<i> police have no evidence</i>

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<i> To suggest any criminal</i>
<i> activity took place,</i>

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<i> So they place</i>
<i> the investigation on hold</i>

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<i> And hope for charles to return</i>
<i> home on his own accord.</i>

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<i> - We know, theoretically,</i>

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<i> Charles could have taken off</i>
<i> somewhere for the weekend.</i>

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<i> So that's why we still hadn't</i>
<i> taken any further steps.</i>

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<i> So law enforcement,</i>
<i> while speaking to kenisha,</i>

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<i> They informed her that</i>
<i> they didn't have</i>

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Any other options at this time.

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They saw no evidence
of foul play.

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And so they had to wait until
further evidence developed

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Before they could take more
action, because at this point,

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<i> It was simply</i>
<i> charles was missing</i>

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<i> For a short period of time.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> - Then, 48 hours after</i>

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<i> Charles parker's</i>
<i> disappearance,</i>

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<i> The case takes a turn.</i>

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> - Charles parker's wallet</i>
<i> was found</i>

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By a small child in
the downtown area of athens.

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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

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<i> - Law enforcement obtained</i>
<i> the wallet,</i>

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<i> And forensics first dusted</i>
<i> the wallet for fingerprints.</i>

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They didn't find any additional
or unknown fingerprint samples.

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<i> They checked the contents</i>
<i> of the wallet</i>

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And saw that
nothing was missing,

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So they were able to rule out
any type of robbery.

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<i> - Finding a wallet</i>
<i> with nothing stolen</i>

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<i> 25 miles from where</i>
<i> charles was last seen</i>

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<i> Quickly raises suspicions</i>
<i> for detectives</i>

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<i> That perhaps foul play</i>
<i> was involved</i>

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<i> In charles's disappearance.</i>

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<i> The team immediately</i>
<i> examines the area</i>

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<i> Where the wallet was found</i>
<i> to search for clues.</i>

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<i> - So standard routine</i>
<i> that law enforcement does</i>

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<i> In an investigation</i>
<i> is they check</i>

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For cameras or surveillance
footage by nearby businesses.

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They looked,
and they couldn't find

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Anything that showed
anybody dropping off

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Or dumping the wallet.

220
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<i> - Investigators call kenisha</i>
<i> to update her</i>

221
00:09:33,139 --> 00:09:36,374
<i> And ask why charles</i>
<i> might have been in that area,</i>

222
00:09:36,442 --> 00:09:39,711
<i> But she says she has no idea.</i>

223
00:09:39,779 --> 00:09:42,446
<i> Then, the following day,</i>

224
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<i> Police make another</i>
<i> disturbing discovery.</i>

225
00:09:46,319 --> 00:09:48,252
<i> [dramatic music]</i>

226
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<i> - Approximately the third day</i>
<i> of the investigation,</i>

227
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We caught a break
on charles parker's car.

228
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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

229
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<i> It was located in</i>
<i> a parking lot in athens</i>

230
00:09:57,263 --> 00:10:01,065
<i> Around where</i>
<i> the wallet was found.</i>

231
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<i> The vehicle was processed.</i>

232
00:10:02,869 --> 00:10:06,538
Processing involved
dusting for fingerprints,

233
00:10:06,606 --> 00:10:09,674
<i> Collecting any dna or fibers.</i>

234
00:10:09,743 --> 00:10:11,743
<i> - As the team</i>
<i> processes the car,</i>

235
00:10:11,811 --> 00:10:15,079
<i> They are shocked by</i>
<i> what they don't find.</i>

236
00:10:15,148 --> 00:10:19,717
- Csi techs check the vehicle
for dna and prints,

237
00:10:19,786 --> 00:10:22,453
And they come up with nothing.

238
00:10:22,522 --> 00:10:25,489
To their surprise, the car
has been scrubbed clean.

239
00:10:25,491 --> 00:10:26,724
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

240
00:10:26,793 --> 00:10:28,359
- There were just
no fingerprints,

241
00:10:28,361 --> 00:10:29,827
Which is not
what you would expect.

242
00:10:29,896 --> 00:10:32,296
<i> - Investigators'</i>
<i> suspicions increase</i>

243
00:10:32,365 --> 00:10:35,099
<i> As they question,</i>
<i> why would charles parker's</i>

244
00:10:35,101 --> 00:10:39,503
<i> Wallet and car be found</i>
<i> so far from his house?</i>

245
00:10:39,505 --> 00:10:43,775
- Police are very concerned now
that something definitely--

246
00:10:43,843 --> 00:10:45,109
Something is wrong.

247
00:10:45,178 --> 00:10:46,678
<i> - That's when</i>
<i> they realized that someone</i>

248
00:10:46,746 --> 00:10:49,180
Obviously was trying
to clear up their tracks.

249
00:10:49,249 --> 00:10:52,250
<i> At this point, law enforcement</i>
<i> is now convinced</i>

250
00:10:52,318 --> 00:10:54,352
That something terrible
has happened to charles.

251
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<i> ♪ ♪</i>

252
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<i> Police then search the well,</i>

253
00:11:01,461 --> 00:11:03,127
<i> And that's where they made</i>
<i> the discovery</i>

254
00:11:03,196 --> 00:11:05,296
Of a human body.

255
00:11:05,365 --> 00:11:10,101
- They discovered that he was
shot four times in the chest,

256
00:11:10,103 --> 00:11:14,105
<i> And there were no bullets</i>
<i> found in the body.</i>

257
00:11:14,174 --> 00:11:17,842
- The lack of evidence
pretty much left investigators

258
00:11:17,910 --> 00:11:19,310
Back at square one.

259
00:11:19,379 --> 00:11:26,117
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

260
00:11:29,421 --> 00:11:30,422
<i> [dramatic music]</i>

261
00:11:30,490 --> 00:11:31,423
<i> - For three days,</i>

262
00:11:31,491 --> 00:11:33,391
<i> 25-year-old atlanta banker</i>

263
00:11:33,459 --> 00:11:36,093
<i> Charles parker</i>
<i> has been missing.</i>

264
00:11:36,163 --> 00:11:39,030
<i> But after the discovery</i>
<i> of his wallet and car</i>

265
00:11:39,098 --> 00:11:41,433
<i> Nearly 25 miles</i>
<i> from his house,</i>

266
00:11:41,501 --> 00:11:45,236
<i> Detectives are starting</i>
<i> to suspect foul play.</i>

267
00:11:45,305 --> 00:11:46,571
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

268
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<i> - Once the car was located,</i>

269
00:11:48,108 --> 00:11:49,708
<i> The wallet's been located,</i>

270
00:11:49,776 --> 00:11:51,976
<i> And charles not being located,</i>

271
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The investigation is,
we'll say, heating up.

272
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<i> Once the vehicle was</i>
<i> processed,</i>

273
00:11:57,517 --> 00:11:59,651
<i> Detectives canvassed the area,</i>

274
00:11:59,719 --> 00:12:02,720
<i> Which--basically meaning</i>
<i> knock and talk.</i>

275
00:12:02,789 --> 00:12:03,888
<i> You're knocking on doors.</i>

276
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You're asking folks
in the neighborhood

277
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If they had seen
or heard anything.

278
00:12:09,796 --> 00:12:14,332
<i> - But the team comes up</i>
<i> empty-handed.</i>

279
00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:18,202
<i> While investigators continue</i>
<i> to search the area for clues,</i>

280
00:12:18,271 --> 00:12:23,040
<i> Charles's family is actively</i>
<i> on the hunt for him as well.</i>

281
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- The family reaches out
to the metro atlanta media,

282
00:12:26,546 --> 00:12:29,146
And they offer a reward

283
00:12:29,215 --> 00:12:32,917
For information leading
to charles's disappearance.

284
00:12:32,986 --> 00:12:35,687
<i> - And charles's tight-knit</i>
<i> community of monroe</i>

285
00:12:35,755 --> 00:12:38,523
<i> Also joins the search.</i>

286
00:12:38,591 --> 00:12:40,258
<i> - The community came together,</i>

287
00:12:40,326 --> 00:12:44,295
And we did searches
going into the neighborhood,

288
00:12:44,364 --> 00:12:47,899
You know, where they said
he was last seen,

289
00:12:47,967 --> 00:12:50,134
<i> Passing out flyers</i>

290
00:12:50,136 --> 00:12:53,571
<i> In hopes that somebody</i>
<i> has seen something.</i>

291
00:12:53,639 --> 00:12:55,507
<i> - While charles's family</i>
<i> and community</i>

292
00:12:55,575 --> 00:12:57,575
<i> Desperately search for him,</i>

293
00:12:57,644 --> 00:13:01,379
<i> Detectives focus their efforts</i>
<i> on analyzing his cell phone.</i>

294
00:13:01,447 --> 00:13:02,813
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

295
00:13:02,815 --> 00:13:04,215
<i> - The next step</i>
<i> for law enforcement</i>

296
00:13:04,284 --> 00:13:07,385
Was to subpoena the cell phone
provider for charles.

297
00:13:07,453 --> 00:13:11,255
They wanted to track the gps
information in his phone

298
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<i> To see if that would lead them</i>
<i> to any type of location</i>

299
00:13:13,659 --> 00:13:15,993
<i> As to where the phone</i>
<i> currently is located</i>

300
00:13:16,062 --> 00:13:18,863
<i> Or has been</i>
<i> in the past three days.</i>

301
00:13:18,932 --> 00:13:22,032
- What they find
is that the last ping

302
00:13:22,102 --> 00:13:23,635
From his cell phone was,

303
00:13:23,703 --> 00:13:27,138
<i> To their surprise,</i>
<i> an hour east of their home,</i>

304
00:13:27,206 --> 00:13:29,140
<i> In oglethorpe county.</i>

305
00:13:29,208 --> 00:13:32,143
<i> - It's also a half hour away</i>
<i> from where his vehicle</i>

306
00:13:32,211 --> 00:13:34,078
<i> And wallet were discovered</i>
<i> in athens</i>

307
00:13:34,147 --> 00:13:36,548
<i> And nowhere near</i>
<i> the property he looked at</i>

308
00:13:36,616 --> 00:13:38,816
<i> The day he disappeared.</i>

309
00:13:38,885 --> 00:13:40,184
<i> [tense music]</i>

310
00:13:40,252 --> 00:13:41,653
<i> - And so the question is,</i>

311
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<i> Why would charles have gone</i>
<i> to oglethorpe county,</i>

312
00:13:44,925 --> 00:13:47,258
And how would he get there?

313
00:13:47,327 --> 00:13:48,560
<i> - We did talk to kenisha,</i>

314
00:13:48,628 --> 00:13:50,194
<i> And kenisha didn't understand</i>

315
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Why charles would be
in that area at that time.

316
00:13:53,866 --> 00:13:55,933
<i> - With no time to spare,</i>

317
00:13:56,002 --> 00:13:58,102
<i> Detectives race out</i>
<i> to the locale</i>

318
00:13:58,104 --> 00:14:01,172
<i> Where charles's phone</i>
<i> was last activated.</i>

319
00:14:01,241 --> 00:14:03,907
<i> - They then search the area,</i>
<i> but unfortunately,</i>

320
00:14:03,909 --> 00:14:05,876
They don't find anything
that leads them

321
00:14:05,878 --> 00:14:07,946
To what happened to charles.

322
00:14:08,014 --> 00:14:10,981
<i> - With the cell phone</i>
<i> location a bust,</i>

323
00:14:11,051 --> 00:14:15,586
<i> Investigators continue their</i>
<i> search for the missing banker,</i>

324
00:14:15,655 --> 00:14:17,988
<i> But to no avail.</i>

325
00:14:18,058 --> 00:14:20,124
<i> - Days turn into weeks,</i>

326
00:14:20,126 --> 00:14:22,926
<i> And as each lead</i>
<i> comes up empty,</i>

327
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The family begins to lose hope.

328
00:14:24,764 --> 00:14:26,197
<i> - And I was in</i>
<i> constant prayer,</i>

329
00:14:26,266 --> 00:14:30,067
<i> But I dreamed I saw him</i>
<i> in a dark spot.</i>

330
00:14:30,069 --> 00:14:32,670
I'd gone to church,
and the lord told me

331
00:14:32,738 --> 00:14:36,774
That his whereabouts
were gonna be revealed.

332
00:14:36,843 --> 00:14:39,677
<i> - Then, on February 20th,</i>

333
00:14:39,746 --> 00:14:43,280
<i> Five weeks after</i>
<i> charles was reported missing,</i>

334
00:14:43,349 --> 00:14:47,585
<i> A farmer in oglethorpe county</i>
<i> contacts local police</i>

335
00:14:47,653 --> 00:14:50,488
<i> With some troubling</i>
<i> information.</i>

336
00:14:50,556 --> 00:14:53,958
<i> - He tells police</i>
<i> that he smells</i>

337
00:14:54,027 --> 00:14:57,695
A rotting body in his well.

338
00:14:57,763 --> 00:15:00,498
<i> And they wonder how he knows</i>

339
00:15:00,566 --> 00:15:02,400
What a rotting body
smells like.

340
00:15:02,468 --> 00:15:04,636
<i> And he says he served time</i>
<i> in vietnam,</i>

341
00:15:04,704 --> 00:15:08,406
And he'll never forget
what rotting flesh smells like.

342
00:15:08,474 --> 00:15:09,373
<i> [dramatic music]</i>

343
00:15:09,442 --> 00:15:10,774
- Police then search the well,

344
00:15:10,776 --> 00:15:14,445
And then that's where they made
the discovery of a human body.

345
00:15:14,447 --> 00:15:19,517
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

346
00:15:19,519 --> 00:15:22,520
<i> They search the body for</i>
<i> any type of identifying marks.</i>

347
00:15:22,588 --> 00:15:24,588
They found a tattoo
that was consistent

348
00:15:24,657 --> 00:15:26,924
With a tattoo that
charles had on his chest.

349
00:15:26,993 --> 00:15:30,828
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

350
00:15:30,896 --> 00:15:32,530
<i> At that point, they realize</i>

351
00:15:32,598 --> 00:15:34,164
<i> The body they had recovered</i>
<i> was charles,</i>

352
00:15:34,234 --> 00:15:36,234
<i> And now</i>
<i> the missing person case</i>

353
00:15:36,302 --> 00:15:37,668
Had become a homicide.

354
00:15:37,737 --> 00:15:39,470
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

355
00:15:39,539 --> 00:15:43,541
<i> - The body is well decomposed</i>
<i> at this point.</i>

356
00:15:43,609 --> 00:15:48,512
They discover that he was shot
four times in the chest,

357
00:15:48,581 --> 00:15:53,818
<i> And there were no bullets</i>
<i> found in the body.</i>

358
00:15:53,886 --> 00:15:55,887
- Law enforcement was shocked

359
00:15:55,955 --> 00:15:58,690
<i> To find charles parker</i>
<i> in this well.</i>

360
00:15:58,758 --> 00:16:01,859
<i> - After weeks of searching,</i>
<i> detectives are stunned</i>

361
00:16:01,927 --> 00:16:05,629
<i> That the 25-year-old banker</i>
<i> has now been found</i>

362
00:16:05,631 --> 00:16:09,166
<i> Dumped in a well</i>
<i> in the middle of nowhere.</i>

363
00:16:09,235 --> 00:16:11,836
<i> The team immediately dissects</i>
<i> the crime scene</i>

364
00:16:11,904 --> 00:16:14,072
<i> To look for clues.</i>

365
00:16:14,140 --> 00:16:15,406
<i> - They search</i>
<i> for fingerprints,</i>

366
00:16:15,475 --> 00:16:16,940
<i> But they couldn't find</i>
<i> anything.</i>

367
00:16:17,010 --> 00:16:18,709
<i> They couldn't find</i>
<i> any tire tracks.</i>

368
00:16:18,778 --> 00:16:20,111
<i> - At the crime scene</i>

369
00:16:20,179 --> 00:16:22,213
<i> Where charles parker's body</i>
<i> was found,</i>

370
00:16:22,281 --> 00:16:25,183
There was no weapon located,

371
00:16:25,185 --> 00:16:27,451
No other evidence.

372
00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:30,454
<i> - Investigators search</i>
<i> the area surrounding the well</i>

373
00:16:30,523 --> 00:16:33,056
<i> For anything that could</i>
<i> provide a lead.</i>

374
00:16:33,058 --> 00:16:35,593
- The area
in oglethorpe county

375
00:16:35,661 --> 00:16:39,563
Where charles's body was found,
it's a rural area,

376
00:16:39,565 --> 00:16:42,734
<i> And so there are no security</i>
<i> cameras, no witnesses.</i>

377
00:16:42,802 --> 00:16:47,405
<i> The crime scene does not</i>
<i> provide any additional clues.</i>

378
00:16:47,473 --> 00:16:48,639
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

379
00:16:48,708 --> 00:16:51,075
<i> - The lack of evidence</i>
<i> pretty much</i>

380
00:16:51,143 --> 00:16:53,778
Left investigators
back at square one.

381
00:16:53,846 --> 00:16:55,646
<i> We did not have any new leads</i>

382
00:16:55,715 --> 00:16:57,481
<i> As to who might have been</i>
<i> responsible</i>

383
00:16:57,483 --> 00:16:59,049
Or who might have been involved

384
00:16:59,119 --> 00:17:01,652
Or even a witness
to charles's death.

385
00:17:01,721 --> 00:17:05,489
<i> - After investigators finish</i>
<i> processing the crime scene,</i>

386
00:17:05,558 --> 00:17:10,361
<i> The team has the grim task</i>
<i> of informing charles's family.</i>

387
00:17:10,430 --> 00:17:13,765
<i> - I proceeded to go</i>
<i> to charles's residence</i>

388
00:17:13,833 --> 00:17:16,034
<i> And meet with kenisha.</i>

389
00:17:16,102 --> 00:17:18,903
<i> She was visually upset.</i>

390
00:17:18,971 --> 00:17:21,905
<i> Um...Broke down.</i>

391
00:17:21,907 --> 00:17:24,575
It's one of the hardest things
to do in law enforcement

392
00:17:24,644 --> 00:17:28,446
Is to notify a family member
of the death of another.

393
00:17:28,514 --> 00:17:31,449
<i> [somber music]</i>

394
00:17:31,517 --> 00:17:36,286
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

395
00:17:36,356 --> 00:17:40,691
- Well, when they called me
to tell me that it was him,

396
00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:43,394
<i> I went into the kitchen.</i>

397
00:17:43,462 --> 00:17:45,963
<i> I've got a cd player in there.</i>

398
00:17:45,965 --> 00:17:51,035
And charles had sang
this song--

399
00:17:51,103 --> 00:17:52,536
Had written a song, actually.

400
00:17:52,605 --> 00:17:56,440
It was called
"fret not thyself,"

401
00:17:56,508 --> 00:17:58,810
<i> And I began to play it.</i>

402
00:17:58,878 --> 00:18:00,544
<i> - The family was devastated</i>

403
00:18:00,613 --> 00:18:04,215
To see that this had happened
to a young man

404
00:18:04,283 --> 00:18:06,851
Who was in the prime
of his life.

405
00:18:06,919 --> 00:18:09,287
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

406
00:18:09,289 --> 00:18:13,557
<i> - As charles's loved ones reel</i>
<i> from shock and devastation,</i>

407
00:18:13,559 --> 00:18:16,227
<i> Detectives are</i>
<i> more determined than ever</i>

408
00:18:16,295 --> 00:18:18,796
<i> To find justice</i>
<i> and answers for them.</i>

409
00:18:18,865 --> 00:18:21,665
<i> - This case was clearly</i>
<i> a targeted homicide</i>

410
00:18:21,734 --> 00:18:24,602
<i> Based upon the manner that</i>
<i> charles's body was found.</i>

411
00:18:24,670 --> 00:18:27,304
<i> But law enforcement</i>
<i> had the problem</i>

412
00:18:27,373 --> 00:18:28,840
<i> Of not having</i>
<i> any forensic evidence</i>

413
00:18:28,908 --> 00:18:31,109
That tied to
who was responsible.

414
00:18:31,177 --> 00:18:33,611
- We have to do a 180,

415
00:18:33,613 --> 00:18:37,248
Turn back to the initial day,
the initial report,

416
00:18:37,316 --> 00:18:39,750
<i> Start questioning</i>
<i> all over again.</i>

417
00:18:39,819 --> 00:18:42,987
<i> - Investigators begin</i>
<i> by looking into the person</i>

418
00:18:43,055 --> 00:18:44,888
<i> Who last saw charles alive,</i>

419
00:18:44,957 --> 00:18:47,892
<i> His business partner,</i>
<i> victor blockum.</i>

420
00:18:47,894 --> 00:18:50,728
<i> And to their utter shock,</i>
<i> they discover</i>

421
00:18:50,730 --> 00:18:53,931
<i> The religious</i>
<i> 25-year-old banker charles</i>

422
00:18:53,999 --> 00:18:55,466
<i> Had gotten himself involved</i>

423
00:18:55,535 --> 00:18:59,137
<i> With a man who had</i>
<i> a dangerous past.</i>

424
00:18:59,205 --> 00:19:01,072
- Victor was a convicted felon.

425
00:19:01,140 --> 00:19:02,573
<i> [dramatic music]</i>

426
00:19:02,642 --> 00:19:04,909
<i> - He had a criminal history</i>
<i> of drug arrests</i>

427
00:19:04,977 --> 00:19:07,278
And aggravated assault.

428
00:19:07,346 --> 00:19:09,880
<i> - Detectives are stunned</i>
<i> that charles,</i>

429
00:19:09,949 --> 00:19:12,550
<i> The successful,</i>
<i> ambitious businessman,</i>

430
00:19:12,618 --> 00:19:15,853
<i> Would partner up</i>
<i> with a criminal.</i>

431
00:19:15,921 --> 00:19:18,656
<i> - We thought,</i>
<i> why would charles get involved</i>

432
00:19:18,724 --> 00:19:19,923
With victor blockum?

433
00:19:19,925 --> 00:19:26,697
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

434
00:19:32,537 --> 00:19:34,272
<i> [tense music]</i>

435
00:19:34,340 --> 00:19:36,507
<i> - Five weeks after</i>
<i> charles parker</i>

436
00:19:36,576 --> 00:19:39,443
<i> Was reported missing</i>
<i> just outside atlanta,</i>

437
00:19:39,512 --> 00:19:40,778
<i> His corpse is found</i>

438
00:19:40,846 --> 00:19:43,380
<i> Hidden at the bottom</i>
<i> of a rural well.</i>

439
00:19:43,449 --> 00:19:45,582
<i> Determined to solve this case,</i>

440
00:19:45,651 --> 00:19:47,885
<i> Investigators</i>
<i> have just discovered</i>

441
00:19:47,953 --> 00:19:50,488
<i> Charles's business partner,</i>
<i> victor blockum,</i>

442
00:19:50,556 --> 00:19:53,924
<i> Has a violent past</i>
<i> and a criminal record.</i>

443
00:19:53,993 --> 00:19:57,028
<i> Digging deeper, detectives ask</i>
<i> charles's family</i>

444
00:19:57,096 --> 00:20:01,398
<i> For more information on</i>
<i> his relationship with victor.</i>

445
00:20:01,467 --> 00:20:03,400
<i> - Charles wanted to figure out</i>

446
00:20:03,469 --> 00:20:04,968
How he could start
his own business

447
00:20:05,037 --> 00:20:06,203
And be an entrepreneur,

448
00:20:06,272 --> 00:20:07,538
And he decided that he wanted

449
00:20:07,606 --> 00:20:09,940
<i> To start his own chicken farm.</i>

450
00:20:10,009 --> 00:20:12,510
<i> He was introduced</i>
<i> to victor blockum</i>

451
00:20:12,578 --> 00:20:14,778
<i> By the realtor shawn hill,</i>

452
00:20:14,847 --> 00:20:16,914
Who he was working with
to find property

453
00:20:16,983 --> 00:20:19,616
For this chicken farm.

454
00:20:19,685 --> 00:20:21,152
<i> - You could see</i>
<i> a major difference</i>

455
00:20:21,220 --> 00:20:22,720
<i> Between victor and charles.</i>

456
00:20:22,788 --> 00:20:25,088
<i> You could see victor</i>
<i> as a country boy,</i>

457
00:20:25,090 --> 00:20:29,626
And you could obviously see
charles as a city boy.

458
00:20:29,695 --> 00:20:32,263
<i> Victor had told me that</i>
<i> charles was the money,</i>

459
00:20:32,331 --> 00:20:34,732
But that he would be
running the farms.

460
00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:39,270
- Victor had managed several
chicken farming companies

461
00:20:39,338 --> 00:20:40,871
For people before.

462
00:20:40,940 --> 00:20:42,239
<i> He supposedly was</i>

463
00:20:42,308 --> 00:20:44,441
<i> One of the best</i>
<i> chicken farmers around.</i>

464
00:20:44,510 --> 00:20:47,644
<i> Victor knew</i>
<i> the chicken business.</i>

465
00:20:47,713 --> 00:20:50,414
<i> Charles parker had no clue.</i>

466
00:20:50,416 --> 00:20:52,583
He was just looking
to invest into someone

467
00:20:52,652 --> 00:20:55,319
That knew
how to run a business.

468
00:20:55,387 --> 00:20:57,755
<i> - Charles's family</i>
<i> tells investigators</i>

469
00:20:57,823 --> 00:21:01,291
<i> That he was well aware</i>
<i> of blockum's checkered past,</i>

470
00:21:01,361 --> 00:21:04,194
<i> But decided</i>
<i> to give him a chance.</i>

471
00:21:04,263 --> 00:21:06,297
<i> - Charles wanted</i>
<i> to help victor.</i>

472
00:21:06,365 --> 00:21:09,367
Charles finding out that
he had a troubled past

473
00:21:09,369 --> 00:21:13,937
Is just indicative
of him being a christian.

474
00:21:13,939 --> 00:21:16,707
You know, you still
have to give people a chance.

475
00:21:16,709 --> 00:21:18,075
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

476
00:21:18,143 --> 00:21:20,344
<i> - Armed with</i>
<i> this new information,</i>

477
00:21:20,412 --> 00:21:23,814
<i> Detectives circle back</i>
<i> to victor blockum.</i>

478
00:21:23,883 --> 00:21:25,783
<i> - He is devastated</i>

479
00:21:25,851 --> 00:21:29,987
That his business partner
has been killed.

480
00:21:30,056 --> 00:21:33,424
<i> - Victor acknowledged that</i>
<i> he had a troubled past,</i>

481
00:21:33,492 --> 00:21:35,826
But he really wanted
to put it behind him

482
00:21:35,895 --> 00:21:38,662
In favor of pushing
this business forward.

483
00:21:38,731 --> 00:21:41,632
<i> Victor said that</i>
<i> this was a setback</i>

484
00:21:41,701 --> 00:21:44,302
And that he had
absolutely no reason

485
00:21:44,370 --> 00:21:46,003
To do anything bad to charles.

486
00:21:46,072 --> 00:21:49,573
<i> - With no evidence that links</i>
<i> victor to the crime,</i>

487
00:21:49,642 --> 00:21:52,676
<i> Investigators ask him</i>
<i> if he has any idea</i>

488
00:21:52,745 --> 00:21:55,346
<i> Who would want</i>
<i> to harm charles.</i>

489
00:21:55,414 --> 00:21:59,250
Victor then drops a bombshell.

490
00:21:59,318 --> 00:22:01,852
<i> - Victor said this investor</i>
<i> in this chicken farm</i>

491
00:22:01,921 --> 00:22:06,624
Was a shady character
and a drug dealer.

492
00:22:06,692 --> 00:22:08,559
<i> - Victor said</i>
<i> that he personally</i>

493
00:22:08,627 --> 00:22:10,694
Believes that it was
the investor

494
00:22:10,763 --> 00:22:13,030
That was responsible
for charles's killing.

495
00:22:13,098 --> 00:22:14,831
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

496
00:22:14,901 --> 00:22:17,401
<i> - Now aware that</i>
<i> charles had an investor</i>

497
00:22:17,403 --> 00:22:19,102
<i> In his fledgling business</i>

498
00:22:19,171 --> 00:22:21,805
<i> And that their money</i>
<i> may have come from drugs,</i>

499
00:22:21,807 --> 00:22:26,277
<i> Investigators work to identify</i>
<i> this mysterious figure.</i>

500
00:22:26,345 --> 00:22:27,845
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

501
00:22:27,913 --> 00:22:31,448
<i> Meanwhile, charles's</i>
<i> grief-stricken family</i>

502
00:22:31,517 --> 00:22:33,551
<i> Lays him to rest.</i>

503
00:22:33,553 --> 00:22:37,588
- Charles is laid to rest
at his longtime church

504
00:22:37,656 --> 00:22:40,223
Where he attended
and his family attends.

505
00:22:40,225 --> 00:22:41,959
<i> The church was packed.</i>

506
00:22:42,027 --> 00:22:45,763
<i> And this is the same church</i>
<i> where, just weeks prior,</i>

507
00:22:45,831 --> 00:22:50,301
<i> The family witnessed</i>
<i> charles give the iconic</i>

508
00:22:50,369 --> 00:22:53,470
<i> Dr. King</i>
<i> "I have a dream" speech.</i>

509
00:22:53,539 --> 00:22:55,505
<i> - There were praise leaders,</i>

510
00:22:55,575 --> 00:22:59,009
<i> And we danced</i>
<i> and brought the house down</i>

511
00:22:59,078 --> 00:23:02,179
Because, you know,
it was a homegoing.

512
00:23:02,181 --> 00:23:07,384
We had a blast
'cause that's who charles was.

513
00:23:07,452 --> 00:23:11,688
<i> Never a dull moment,</i>
<i> always joking and laughing,</i>

514
00:23:11,757 --> 00:23:16,260
And that's the way
he would have wanted it.

515
00:23:16,328 --> 00:23:18,896
<i> - During my experience with</i>
<i> the monroe police department,</i>

516
00:23:18,964 --> 00:23:20,964
<i> And in law enforcement</i>
<i> in general,</i>

517
00:23:21,033 --> 00:23:24,101
This was one of the higher
emotional cases.

518
00:23:24,170 --> 00:23:26,970
A city member of monroe,

519
00:23:27,039 --> 00:23:31,475
From where I was living
at the time,

520
00:23:31,544 --> 00:23:33,944
It kind of hit home.

521
00:23:34,012 --> 00:23:37,748
<i> - As the community and family</i>
<i> mourn their beloved son,</i>

522
00:23:37,817 --> 00:23:39,750
<i> Detectives follow</i>
<i> victor's lead</i>

523
00:23:39,819 --> 00:23:41,919
<i> And connect with</i>
<i> charles's investor</i>

524
00:23:41,987 --> 00:23:43,820
<i> In his poultry business.</i>

525
00:23:43,889 --> 00:23:46,123
<i> - At this point,</i>
<i> law enforcement</i>

526
00:23:46,191 --> 00:23:48,291
Has to go deeper
and look at the individuals

527
00:23:48,361 --> 00:23:50,227
To find out
if they had anything

528
00:23:50,296 --> 00:23:51,962
To do with charles's murder.

529
00:23:52,031 --> 00:23:52,896
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

530
00:23:52,965 --> 00:23:56,800
- Law enforcement checks
with charles's family

531
00:23:56,869 --> 00:24:01,471
To see who the investor was
for this business,

532
00:24:01,541 --> 00:24:04,674
And they discovered that
the primary investor

533
00:24:04,744 --> 00:24:08,979
Was a lottery winner,
kathy scruggs.

534
00:24:09,048 --> 00:24:09,947
<i> [tense music]</i>

535
00:24:09,949 --> 00:24:13,250
<i> - Kathy scruggs won</i>
<i> about $12 million</i>

536
00:24:13,318 --> 00:24:14,418
In the georgia lottery.

537
00:24:14,486 --> 00:24:16,587
And charles had approached her

538
00:24:16,655 --> 00:24:19,022
<i> And presented</i>
<i> a business idea to her.</i>

539
00:24:19,091 --> 00:24:22,192
<i> And she wound up giving him</i>
<i> about a half a million dollars</i>

540
00:24:22,261 --> 00:24:23,994
<i> To proceed with this business.</i>

541
00:24:24,062 --> 00:24:25,829
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

542
00:24:25,831 --> 00:24:28,131
<i> - Detectives looked into</i>
<i> kathy scruggs,</i>

543
00:24:28,133 --> 00:24:30,834
And she was not involved
in violence

544
00:24:30,903 --> 00:24:32,903
Or drugs or any type of crime.

545
00:24:32,972 --> 00:24:35,138
<i> So that's directly</i>
<i> going against</i>

546
00:24:35,140 --> 00:24:39,477
<i> What victor blockum had</i>
<i> described as a shady investor.</i>

547
00:24:39,545 --> 00:24:41,211
<i> - But why would victor lie</i>

548
00:24:41,213 --> 00:24:43,547
<i> About where</i>
<i> charles got his money?</i>

549
00:24:43,616 --> 00:24:46,016
<i> Detectives pay</i>
<i> ms. Scruggs a visit</i>

550
00:24:46,085 --> 00:24:48,018
<i> To learn more</i>
<i> about her investment.</i>

551
00:24:48,087 --> 00:24:51,121
- Mrs. Scruggs was
a long-time customer

552
00:24:51,123 --> 00:24:52,723
At the bank
charles worked with.

553
00:24:52,791 --> 00:24:55,158
He had a long-standing
relationship with her.

554
00:24:55,227 --> 00:24:58,562
And because of that,
mrs. Scruggs trusted charles.

555
00:24:58,631 --> 00:25:00,697
<i> - Ms. Scruggs tells</i>
<i> investigators</i>

556
00:25:00,766 --> 00:25:03,501
<i> That the $500,000 was</i>
<i> the down payment</i>

557
00:25:03,569 --> 00:25:06,303
<i> To help secure the loan</i>
<i> to buy the farm.</i>

558
00:25:06,371 --> 00:25:09,639
<i> She tells them the loan</i>
<i> was for $3.2 million,</i>

559
00:25:09,709 --> 00:25:11,708
<i> And they were awaiting</i>
<i> approval from the bank</i>

560
00:25:11,777 --> 00:25:14,378
<i> When charles disappeared.</i>

561
00:25:14,446 --> 00:25:18,315
- Ms. Scruggs felt horrible
about what happened to charles.

562
00:25:18,383 --> 00:25:20,283
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

563
00:25:20,285 --> 00:25:21,585
<i> - She said she was upset,</i>

564
00:25:21,653 --> 00:25:24,054
And it wasn't any time
that I saw

565
00:25:24,123 --> 00:25:28,225
During the interviews
where a red flag went up.

566
00:25:28,293 --> 00:25:31,394
<i> - As ms. Scruggs provides</i>
<i> a solid alibi,</i>

567
00:25:31,396 --> 00:25:34,331
<i> Investigators now realize</i>
<i> this case involves</i>

568
00:25:34,333 --> 00:25:36,199
<i> Half a million dollars</i>

569
00:25:36,201 --> 00:25:38,702
<i> And that charles could have</i>
<i> been killed for that money.</i>

570
00:25:38,704 --> 00:25:41,805
<i> And now the detectives know</i>
<i> victor blockum lied to them</i>

571
00:25:41,874 --> 00:25:43,406
<i> About the investor.</i>

572
00:25:43,408 --> 00:25:44,875
<i> They have to ask,</i>

573
00:25:44,944 --> 00:25:47,811
<i> What else could</i>
<i> blockum be hiding?</i>

574
00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:50,647
- So investigators
are suspicious.

575
00:25:50,716 --> 00:25:53,917
They believe that
victor blockum may not be

576
00:25:53,919 --> 00:25:56,219
Telling them the truth
and may not be forthcoming

577
00:25:56,288 --> 00:25:57,687
<i> With all of the details</i>

578
00:25:57,757 --> 00:26:00,757
<i> About the day that</i>
<i> charles went missing.</i>

579
00:26:00,826 --> 00:26:07,765
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

580
00:26:12,370 --> 00:26:13,404
<i> [dramatic music]</i>

581
00:26:13,472 --> 00:26:15,038
<i> - For five weeks,</i>

582
00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:17,174
<i> Investigators have been</i>
<i> trying to figure out</i>

583
00:26:17,242 --> 00:26:20,511
<i> Who killed atlanta</i>
<i> entrepreneur charles parker</i>

584
00:26:20,579 --> 00:26:23,313
<i> And dumped his body</i>
<i> in a rural well.</i>

585
00:26:23,382 --> 00:26:27,851
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

586
00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:30,453
<i> After learning that</i>
<i> charles's business partner,</i>

587
00:26:30,523 --> 00:26:32,656
<i> Victor blockum, lied to police</i>

588
00:26:32,725 --> 00:26:34,958
<i> About the background</i>
<i> of their investor,</i>

589
00:26:35,027 --> 00:26:38,261
<i> Detectives head to the bank</i>
<i> to try to uncover</i>

590
00:26:38,330 --> 00:26:40,931
<i> What it is</i>
<i> victor may be hiding.</i>

591
00:26:40,999 --> 00:26:42,533
<i> - Detectives find out</i>

592
00:26:42,601 --> 00:26:44,835
<i> From the investor</i>
<i> kathy scruggs</i>

593
00:26:44,903 --> 00:26:49,740
Charles had tried to get a loan
in the amount of $3.2 million

594
00:26:49,808 --> 00:26:52,475
<i> In order to purchase</i>
<i> the chicken farm facility.</i>

595
00:26:52,545 --> 00:26:54,211
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

596
00:26:54,279 --> 00:26:56,613
<i> - The bank tells investigators</i>
<i> that when they looked</i>

597
00:26:56,682 --> 00:26:58,548
<i> At charles's business team,</i>

598
00:26:58,617 --> 00:27:00,884
<i> They decided to turn him down.</i>

599
00:27:00,886 --> 00:27:03,153
<i> - Charles had been denied</i>
<i> that loan,</i>

600
00:27:03,222 --> 00:27:05,255
And the reason
charles had been denied

601
00:27:05,324 --> 00:27:08,892
Was because victor blockum was
a convicted felon.

602
00:27:08,961 --> 00:27:11,194
- Victor blockum had
a checkered past.

603
00:27:11,263 --> 00:27:15,899
He had been charged
with aggravated assault,

604
00:27:15,968 --> 00:27:19,837
Stealing vehicles,
even selling narcotics.

605
00:27:19,839 --> 00:27:21,371
<i> - Detectives learned</i>
<i> from the bank</i>

606
00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:24,407
<i> That a month after</i>
<i> they denied charles the loan,</i>

607
00:27:24,476 --> 00:27:29,312
<i> He reapplied under</i>
<i> different circumstances.</i>

608
00:27:29,381 --> 00:27:33,150
<i> - We learned charles wanted</i>
<i> to create space</i>

609
00:27:33,218 --> 00:27:35,986
<i> Between he and victor</i>
<i> from a business standpoint.</i>

610
00:27:36,055 --> 00:27:38,889
And so charles sent
numerous letters to the bank

611
00:27:38,957 --> 00:27:40,657
Trying to appeal the decision,

612
00:27:40,726 --> 00:27:43,226
Explaining to them that
he and victor blockum

613
00:27:43,228 --> 00:27:45,728
Were no longer
business partners.

614
00:27:45,730 --> 00:27:48,398
<i> - Charles had been attempting</i>

615
00:27:48,467 --> 00:27:52,936
<i> To have victor removed</i>
<i> from the business deal.</i>

616
00:27:53,005 --> 00:27:57,974
And perhaps that was
a motive for victor

617
00:27:58,043 --> 00:28:00,610
<i> In murdering charles.</i>

618
00:28:00,612 --> 00:28:02,345
<i> - So now we're saying,</i>

619
00:28:02,414 --> 00:28:05,182
Is this the reason
why charles was killed?

620
00:28:05,250 --> 00:28:09,619
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

621
00:28:09,688 --> 00:28:12,089
<i> - As a motive begins</i>
<i> to crystallize,</i>

622
00:28:12,157 --> 00:28:15,158
<i> The question is,</i>
<i> did victor know</i>

623
00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:17,427
<i> Charles was cutting him</i>
<i> out of the business?</i>

624
00:28:17,496 --> 00:28:19,262
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

625
00:28:19,331 --> 00:28:22,699
<i> The bank then tells detectives</i>
<i> of a suspicious occurrence</i>

626
00:28:22,767 --> 00:28:27,037
<i> That happened shortly</i>
<i> after charles disappeared.</i>

627
00:28:27,105 --> 00:28:30,173
<i> - Two days after</i>
<i> charles went missing,</i>

628
00:28:30,242 --> 00:28:33,676
On January 17th,
someone tried to withdraw

629
00:28:33,678 --> 00:28:37,714
$200,000 out of charles's
business account

630
00:28:37,783 --> 00:28:39,616
For parker poultry.

631
00:28:39,684 --> 00:28:41,518
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

632
00:28:41,586 --> 00:28:43,454
- The detectives were able
to access

633
00:28:43,522 --> 00:28:45,188
The bank's
surveillance footage

634
00:28:45,190 --> 00:28:47,190
<i> To find out who</i>
<i> was the specific person</i>

635
00:28:47,192 --> 00:28:48,925
<i> Who had tried</i>
<i> to withdraw the money.</i>

636
00:28:48,994 --> 00:28:51,328
<i> - As investigators watch</i>
<i> the footage,</i>

637
00:28:51,396 --> 00:28:54,264
<i> They are floored</i>
<i> by what they see.</i>

638
00:28:54,333 --> 00:28:57,167
- The person trying to withdraw
the money was victor blockum.

639
00:28:57,236 --> 00:28:59,770
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

640
00:28:59,838 --> 00:29:01,771
- When victor tried
to withdraw the money,

641
00:29:01,841 --> 00:29:03,173
He was told at the bank

642
00:29:03,242 --> 00:29:04,941
<i> There was a hold put</i>
<i> on the account.</i>

643
00:29:05,010 --> 00:29:07,344
<i> The account was frozen.</i>

644
00:29:07,412 --> 00:29:10,914
Victor then proceeded
to go to three or four

645
00:29:10,982 --> 00:29:13,383
<i> Other branches in the area</i>

646
00:29:13,452 --> 00:29:16,086
And attempted
to withdraw the money.

647
00:29:16,155 --> 00:29:17,487
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

648
00:29:17,556 --> 00:29:20,357
- At this point,
we believe that victor blockum

649
00:29:20,425 --> 00:29:21,758
Is not being honest

650
00:29:21,827 --> 00:29:23,526
And that his story
is not adding up.

651
00:29:23,595 --> 00:29:27,564
<i> So we need to take a closer</i>
<i> look at his phone records.</i>

652
00:29:27,633 --> 00:29:31,268
<i> - As victor blockum looks</i>
<i> increasingly suspicious,</i>

653
00:29:31,336 --> 00:29:34,271
<i> Detectives take out a warrant</i>
<i> for his cell phone data</i>

654
00:29:34,339 --> 00:29:39,276
<i> To see where exactly he was</i>
<i> the day charles was murdered.</i>

655
00:29:39,344 --> 00:29:41,511
<i> - Detectives had</i>
<i> to put in a request</i>

656
00:29:41,580 --> 00:29:45,215
In order to access
the cell phone gps information.

657
00:29:45,284 --> 00:29:47,918
<i> And once they got</i>
<i> the gps information,</i>

658
00:29:47,986 --> 00:29:49,419
<i> They were able to see that</i>

659
00:29:49,421 --> 00:29:52,923
<i> This contradicted</i>
<i> victor's story.</i>

660
00:29:52,991 --> 00:29:55,425
<i> - Victor had told police</i>
<i> that charles dropped him</i>

661
00:29:55,494 --> 00:29:58,328
<i> At his home at 4:45 p.M.,</i>

662
00:29:58,397 --> 00:30:02,799
<i> But his cell phone records say</i>
<i> something entirely different.</i>

663
00:30:02,868 --> 00:30:04,534
<i> - In triangulating</i>
<i> the cell phone service,</i>

664
00:30:04,603 --> 00:30:06,937
We were able to show, okay,
victor was obviously lying

665
00:30:07,005 --> 00:30:09,172
About what time
he dropped him off,

666
00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:12,275
<i> Because it showed that</i>
<i> there was just no way</i>

667
00:30:12,344 --> 00:30:15,478
<i> Victor could have been dropped</i>
<i> off at his home at 4:45</i>

668
00:30:15,547 --> 00:30:20,951
<i> Because his phone pinged off</i>
<i> a tower far away at that time.</i>

669
00:30:21,019 --> 00:30:23,286
<i> - And where victor's phone</i>
<i> does place him</i>

670
00:30:23,288 --> 00:30:25,956
<i> On the day</i>
<i> of charles's disappearance</i>

671
00:30:26,024 --> 00:30:27,790
<i> Is even more damning.</i>

672
00:30:27,792 --> 00:30:30,761
- According to the records,
the locations that showed up

673
00:30:30,829 --> 00:30:34,030
<i> Were the location where</i>
<i> charles's wallet was found</i>

674
00:30:34,099 --> 00:30:35,766
<i> And where his car was found.</i>

675
00:30:35,834 --> 00:30:38,301
<i> - And also,</i>
<i> oglethorpe county</i>

676
00:30:38,303 --> 00:30:40,871
Where charles's body
was pulled from the well.

677
00:30:40,939 --> 00:30:41,972
<i> [dramatic music]</i>

678
00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:46,176
- There was no way
that victor's alibi

679
00:30:46,244 --> 00:30:48,845
Matched up to what the cell
phone towers were showing.

680
00:30:48,914 --> 00:30:51,014
<i> Victor's back was</i>
<i> against the wall.</i>

681
00:30:51,016 --> 00:30:53,483
- Authorities now determine
that victor blockum

682
00:30:53,552 --> 00:30:55,819
Is their primary suspect

683
00:30:55,887 --> 00:30:58,355
<i> In the murder</i>
<i> of charles parker.</i>

684
00:30:58,423 --> 00:31:04,461
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

685
00:31:04,529 --> 00:31:05,728
- He was getting nervous

686
00:31:05,798 --> 00:31:08,065
That charles was
about to cut him out.

687
00:31:08,067 --> 00:31:11,167
- He wanted his hands
on that investor's money.

688
00:31:11,236 --> 00:31:16,439
- Having very little evidence
of any dna, fingerprints,

689
00:31:16,508 --> 00:31:19,876
<i> The murder weapon,</i>
<i> makes it extremely difficult</i>

690
00:31:19,945 --> 00:31:22,012
To prosecute a case,

691
00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:23,480
Especially for murder.

692
00:31:23,548 --> 00:31:30,053
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

693
00:31:33,457 --> 00:31:34,858
<i> [dramatic music]</i>

694
00:31:34,926 --> 00:31:36,359
<i> - Victor blockum has become</i>

695
00:31:36,428 --> 00:31:38,895
<i> The prime suspect</i>
<i> in the brutal murder</i>

696
00:31:38,963 --> 00:31:41,164
<i> Of his business partner,</i>
<i> charles parker.</i>

697
00:31:41,233 --> 00:31:43,666
<i> After discovering</i>
<i> victor's phone pinged</i>

698
00:31:43,668 --> 00:31:46,469
<i> Near the well where</i>
<i> charles's body was found</i>

699
00:31:46,471 --> 00:31:48,505
<i> And learning charles planned</i>
<i> to dump victor</i>

700
00:31:48,573 --> 00:31:51,574
<i> Before purchasing the property</i>
<i> for his chicken farm,</i>

701
00:31:51,576 --> 00:31:54,511
<i> Detectives reach out</i>
<i> to realtor shawn hill</i>

702
00:31:54,579 --> 00:31:58,648
<i> To see if victor knew his days</i>
<i> in the business were numbered.</i>

703
00:31:58,717 --> 00:32:00,350
<i> - Victor would contact me,</i>

704
00:32:00,419 --> 00:32:02,118
<i> And he was getting nervous</i>

705
00:32:02,187 --> 00:32:04,187
<i> That charles was about</i>
<i> to cut him out.</i>

706
00:32:04,189 --> 00:32:06,857
And I've got emails

707
00:32:06,925 --> 00:32:08,391
Where he actually
emailed me this.

708
00:32:08,393 --> 00:32:10,126
"shawn, please protect me.
Take care of me.

709
00:32:10,195 --> 00:32:11,928
Don't let him cut me out."

710
00:32:11,997 --> 00:32:16,333
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

711
00:32:16,401 --> 00:32:18,268
<i> Victor didn't trust anybody.</i>

712
00:32:18,336 --> 00:32:20,603
<i> He'd been done wrong a lot.</i>

713
00:32:20,672 --> 00:32:22,205
Victor would tell me
how many people

714
00:32:22,207 --> 00:32:24,674
Had gave him an opportunity,

715
00:32:24,743 --> 00:32:26,543
And then they'd take it
away from him.

716
00:32:26,611 --> 00:32:29,612
<i> - With victor's financial</i>
<i> motive for killing charles</i>

717
00:32:29,614 --> 00:32:31,414
<i> Now crystal clear,</i>

718
00:32:31,416 --> 00:32:35,218
<i> Detectives still have</i>
<i> one nagging question.</i>

719
00:32:35,220 --> 00:32:36,686
<i> Why would charles have gone</i>

720
00:32:36,755 --> 00:32:39,589
<i> With his soon-to-be</i>
<i> ex-partner victor</i>

721
00:32:39,658 --> 00:32:42,959
<i> To see the property</i>
<i> on that fateful day?</i>

722
00:32:43,028 --> 00:32:46,929
- At that point,
charles had not disclosed

723
00:32:46,999 --> 00:32:49,165
<i> To victor</i>
<i> that he was attempting</i>

724
00:32:49,234 --> 00:32:51,234
<i> To get him</i>
<i> out of the business.</i>

725
00:32:51,303 --> 00:32:55,305
- The theory is that
charles still trusted victor.

726
00:32:55,374 --> 00:32:58,575
And so when there was
the idea of going out

727
00:32:58,643 --> 00:33:01,711
<i> To look at a property,</i>
<i> charles had no reason</i>

728
00:33:01,780 --> 00:33:04,247
<i> To think that victor was</i>
<i> gonna do anything bad to him,</i>

729
00:33:04,316 --> 00:33:05,715
Because it was just gonna be
just the two of them

730
00:33:05,784 --> 00:33:07,150
Going out there.

731
00:33:07,219 --> 00:33:12,222
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

732
00:33:12,290 --> 00:33:17,660
It became clear that
victor likely killed charles

733
00:33:17,662 --> 00:33:20,063
Out of retaliation
because charles was cutting him

734
00:33:20,131 --> 00:33:22,465
Out of the $3.2 million deal.

735
00:33:22,467 --> 00:33:26,203
[gunshots]

736
00:33:26,205 --> 00:33:31,374
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

737
00:33:31,443 --> 00:33:33,310
<i> [camera shutter clicking]</i>

738
00:33:33,378 --> 00:33:36,212
<i> It gave detectives</i>
<i> the additional information</i>

739
00:33:36,281 --> 00:33:39,048
Needed to show victor's motive
to kill charles

740
00:33:39,118 --> 00:33:41,518
So that he could get the money.

741
00:33:41,586 --> 00:33:44,287
They had a suspect,
and they had a clear motive.

742
00:33:44,356 --> 00:33:45,622
But without
that forensic evidence,

743
00:33:45,690 --> 00:33:47,557
You wouldn't be able
to prove to a jury

744
00:33:47,626 --> 00:33:49,860
That victor was the shooter.

745
00:33:49,928 --> 00:33:53,196
<i> - While investigators believe</i>
<i> they have found their killer,</i>

746
00:33:53,264 --> 00:33:55,432
<i> The case is far from over.</i>

747
00:33:55,500 --> 00:34:00,070
<i> Now investigators need</i>
<i> to find evidence to prove it.</i>

748
00:34:00,138 --> 00:34:01,471
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

749
00:34:01,540 --> 00:34:03,773
<i> - Detectives were trying</i>
<i> to find witnesses</i>

750
00:34:03,842 --> 00:34:05,775
<i> Who could shed some light</i>
<i> on victor</i>

751
00:34:05,844 --> 00:34:07,710
<i> And victor's</i>
<i> possible involvement</i>

752
00:34:07,712 --> 00:34:09,812
<i> With charles's death and what</i>
<i> he was doing on that day.</i>

753
00:34:09,881 --> 00:34:11,681
<i> [tense music]</i>

754
00:34:11,750 --> 00:34:14,684
<i> - Luckily, the team finds</i>
<i> several witnesses</i>

755
00:34:14,753 --> 00:34:19,255
<i> Who say victor told them about</i>
<i> his role in charles's death.</i>

756
00:34:19,324 --> 00:34:21,791
<i> But when they're asked</i>
<i> to speak on the record,</i>

757
00:34:21,860 --> 00:34:25,395
<i> They unexpectedly clam up.</i>

758
00:34:25,464 --> 00:34:27,930
<i> - Unfortunately, some</i>
<i> witnesses were intimidated</i>

759
00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:30,867
Because victor would use voodoo

760
00:34:30,935 --> 00:34:32,669
To scare people
into not talking.

761
00:34:32,737 --> 00:34:34,671
<i> [dramatic music]</i>

762
00:34:34,739 --> 00:34:36,673
<i> I remember there was</i>
<i> one witness where</i>

763
00:34:36,741 --> 00:34:39,709
<i> Victor left chicken bones</i>
<i> in front of their house</i>

764
00:34:39,778 --> 00:34:41,811
<i> As a way to intimidate them</i>

765
00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:45,081
So that they would not talk
to law enforcement.

766
00:34:45,149 --> 00:34:47,283
<i> - With no witnesses</i>
<i> willing to talk,</i>

767
00:34:47,352 --> 00:34:50,086
<i> Investigators have</i>
<i> nothing concrete</i>

768
00:34:50,155 --> 00:34:52,822
<i> Tying victor</i>
<i> to the crime scene.</i>

769
00:34:52,891 --> 00:34:58,095
- Having very little evidence
of any dna, fingerprints,

770
00:34:58,163 --> 00:34:59,195
The murder weapon,

771
00:34:59,264 --> 00:35:04,100
Makes it extremely difficult
to prosecute a case,

772
00:35:04,168 --> 00:35:06,936
Especially for murder,
against someone.

773
00:35:07,005 --> 00:35:09,806
<i> - Authorities remain</i>
<i> tight-lipped about the case</i>

774
00:35:09,874 --> 00:35:12,475
<i> And do not reveal</i>
<i> any suspicions to victor</i>

775
00:35:12,544 --> 00:35:15,445
<i> In the hopes he slips up.</i>

776
00:35:15,514 --> 00:35:19,249
<i> But as time goes on,</i>
<i> investigators grow fearful</i>

777
00:35:19,317 --> 00:35:22,518
<i> That this case</i>
<i> is growing cold.</i>

778
00:35:22,587 --> 00:35:26,756
<i> - So weeks are turning</i>
<i> into months.</i>

779
00:35:26,825 --> 00:35:28,858
The family is growing restless.

780
00:35:28,927 --> 00:35:31,327
They want answers.

781
00:35:31,396 --> 00:35:35,798
<i> - I spoke to the police</i>
<i> lots of times,</i>

782
00:35:35,867 --> 00:35:40,403
Just calling to inquire
about what was going on,

783
00:35:40,472 --> 00:35:42,205
What was taking so long.

784
00:35:42,274 --> 00:35:43,773
<i> I was frustrated</i>

785
00:35:43,842 --> 00:35:47,143
<i> Because, you know,</i>
<i> we know victor did it.</i>

786
00:35:47,212 --> 00:35:49,612
I mean, let's just go
and get him.

787
00:35:49,681 --> 00:35:51,748
<i> - Even though</i>
<i> the team is confident</i>

788
00:35:51,816 --> 00:35:54,817
<i> That they can build their case</i>
<i> on circumstantial evidence,</i>

789
00:35:54,886 --> 00:35:57,854
<i> The district attorney</i>
<i> refuses to prosecute</i>

790
00:35:57,922 --> 00:35:59,589
<i> Without greater proof.</i>

791
00:35:59,658 --> 00:36:03,359
- There is no forensic evidence
that can pinpoint victor

792
00:36:03,428 --> 00:36:05,295
To being involved directly
with the killing,

793
00:36:05,363 --> 00:36:08,431
And there's no witnesses
who are willing to step forward

794
00:36:08,500 --> 00:36:11,100
And share the information
that they have.

795
00:36:11,102 --> 00:36:12,702
<i> But detectives are not willing</i>

796
00:36:12,771 --> 00:36:16,238
<i> To let this case just</i>
<i> wither on the vine and die.</i>

797
00:36:16,240 --> 00:36:18,541
<i> - Investigators are</i>
<i> determined to get justice</i>

798
00:36:18,609 --> 00:36:20,610
<i> For charles parker</i>
<i> and his family,</i>

799
00:36:20,679 --> 00:36:24,380
<i> So they continue to chase</i>
<i> leads and pursue witnesses,</i>

800
00:36:24,449 --> 00:36:26,916
<i> But it's all to no avail.</i>

801
00:36:26,985 --> 00:36:28,851
<i> [dramatic music]</i>

802
00:36:28,853 --> 00:36:31,387
<i> Victor blockum lays low</i>
<i> in the countryside</i>

803
00:36:31,456 --> 00:36:34,857
<i> Outside atlanta</i>
<i> for the next four years.</i>

804
00:36:34,859 --> 00:36:38,828
<i> But in 2016, a new district</i>
<i> attorney takes office,</i>

805
00:36:38,897 --> 00:36:41,864
<i> And he's willing</i>
<i> to roll the dice.</i>

806
00:36:41,933 --> 00:36:43,700
- He picks up the file
and decides, you know what?

807
00:36:43,768 --> 00:36:44,534
Screw it.

808
00:36:44,602 --> 00:36:45,835
There was no reason
to let the case

809
00:36:45,904 --> 00:36:47,370
Sit there any longer.

810
00:36:47,439 --> 00:36:50,272
<i> On may 25, 2016,</i>

811
00:36:50,274 --> 00:36:52,675
<i> Four years after</i>
<i> charles's murder,</i>

812
00:36:52,677 --> 00:36:54,544
<i> Victor blockum</i>
<i> is finally arrested</i>

813
00:36:54,613 --> 00:36:57,480
<i> For the murder</i>
<i> of charles parker.</i>

814
00:36:57,549 --> 00:36:59,949
<i> - It was a lengthy process,</i>

815
00:37:00,018 --> 00:37:01,551
But I was still grateful,

816
00:37:01,620 --> 00:37:04,487
And I knew that
it would happen.

817
00:37:04,556 --> 00:37:06,322
- Blockum faces seven charges,

818
00:37:06,391 --> 00:37:07,724
Including malice murder

819
00:37:07,792 --> 00:37:09,025
And armed robbery.

820
00:37:09,093 --> 00:37:12,829
<i> - When I was told that victor</i>
<i> was arrested for the murder,</i>

821
00:37:12,831 --> 00:37:15,097
<i> It brought a sense</i>
<i> of closure for me,</i>

822
00:37:15,167 --> 00:37:18,568
And there's gonna be
some closure for the family.

823
00:37:18,636 --> 00:37:22,605
<i> - To see victor arrested</i>
<i> and to see his mugshot,</i>

824
00:37:22,674 --> 00:37:24,507
That meant he was gonna be
held accountable

825
00:37:24,575 --> 00:37:26,542
For what he had done.

826
00:37:26,611 --> 00:37:29,312
<i> - And now detectives</i>
<i> finally get their chance</i>

827
00:37:29,381 --> 00:37:32,014
<i> To sit down face to face</i>
<i> with the man</i>

828
00:37:32,083 --> 00:37:35,918
<i> They believe is responsible</i>
<i> for charles's death.</i>

829
00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:38,821
- Law enforcement must get
a confession out of him.

830
00:37:38,890 --> 00:37:42,325
<i> - Investigators are</i>
<i> pressing him for a confession,</i>

831
00:37:42,394 --> 00:37:46,263
But victor had no part of that.

832
00:37:46,331 --> 00:37:48,264
<i> - Victor wasn't confessing.</i>

833
00:37:48,332 --> 00:37:49,999
He wasn't admitting guilt.

834
00:37:50,068 --> 00:37:52,668
<i> - Law enforcement knows</i>
<i> that without a confession</i>

835
00:37:52,737 --> 00:37:54,204
<i> Or forensic evidence,</i>

836
00:37:54,272 --> 00:37:57,540
<i> This case is an uphill battle.</i>

837
00:37:57,609 --> 00:37:59,675
<i> Can they finally get</i>
<i> a conviction,</i>

838
00:37:59,745 --> 00:38:03,513
<i> Or will charles parker's</i>
<i> killer go free?</i>

839
00:38:03,581 --> 00:38:05,815
<i> - That's why</i>
<i> the case sat so long</i>

840
00:38:05,884 --> 00:38:07,884
<i> Under the first</i>
<i> district attorney,</i>

841
00:38:07,952 --> 00:38:09,919
<i> But the next district attorney</i>
<i> comes in</i>

842
00:38:09,988 --> 00:38:11,721
And then picks up the file
and decides, you know what?

843
00:38:11,790 --> 00:38:12,422
Screw it.

844
00:38:12,490 --> 00:38:13,956
We're going to take him
to trial.

845
00:38:14,025 --> 00:38:15,358
<i> There was no reason</i>

846
00:38:15,427 --> 00:38:17,026
<i> To let the case sit there</i>
<i> any longer.</i>

847
00:38:17,095 --> 00:38:19,962
You indict blockum
and take him to trial,

848
00:38:19,964 --> 00:38:21,831
And then from there,
you just let the jury decide.

849
00:38:21,900 --> 00:38:23,433
It's a gamble,
but at this point,

850
00:38:23,501 --> 00:38:24,901
What else do they have to lose?

851
00:38:24,969 --> 00:38:31,841
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

852
00:38:37,615 --> 00:38:39,115
<i> [tense music]</i>

853
00:38:39,184 --> 00:38:41,350
<i> - After nearly four years,</i>

854
00:38:41,352 --> 00:38:42,919
<i> Victor blockum</i>
<i> has been arrested</i>

855
00:38:42,987 --> 00:38:45,321
<i> And charged with the murder</i>
<i> of his business partner,</i>

856
00:38:45,390 --> 00:38:48,390
<i> Atlanta banker charles parker.</i>

857
00:38:48,392 --> 00:38:51,794
<i> With no confession and only</i>
<i> circumstantial evidence</i>

858
00:38:51,863 --> 00:38:54,964
<i> Tying victor to the case,</i>
<i> prosecutors have</i>

859
00:38:55,033 --> 00:38:59,335
<i> A rough road ahead of them</i>
<i> to try to secure a conviction.</i>

860
00:38:59,404 --> 00:39:02,705
<i> - Our trial strategy</i>
<i> was to rely upon</i>

861
00:39:02,774 --> 00:39:04,674
The evidence
of victor had the motive,

862
00:39:04,743 --> 00:39:06,209
So we had the information
from the bank

863
00:39:06,277 --> 00:39:09,145
Showing victor made a beeline
for the bank account.

864
00:39:09,213 --> 00:39:12,615
Even before
charles's body was found,

865
00:39:12,684 --> 00:39:15,985
We had the information
from the cell phone providers

866
00:39:16,054 --> 00:39:18,287
To show that there was no way

867
00:39:18,289 --> 00:39:21,557
That victor's alibi matched up

868
00:39:21,559 --> 00:39:23,626
To what the cell phone towers
were showing.

869
00:39:23,695 --> 00:39:26,262
<i> We know that</i>
<i> victor's phone was pinging</i>

870
00:39:26,331 --> 00:39:29,799
<i> Close to the area where</i>
<i> charles's body was found,</i>

871
00:39:29,801 --> 00:39:32,602
And that area was
nowhere near victor's house.

872
00:39:32,670 --> 00:39:35,372
<i> - The prosecution prepares</i>
<i> for battle,</i>

873
00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:38,408
<i> But shortly before</i>
<i> the trial gets underway,</i>

874
00:39:38,476 --> 00:39:41,211
<i> They catch a surprising break.</i>

875
00:39:41,279 --> 00:39:42,379
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

876
00:39:42,447 --> 00:39:43,746
<i> - Victor was in jail,</i>

877
00:39:43,815 --> 00:39:46,849
<i> And victor could not</i>
<i> keep his mouth shut.</i>

878
00:39:46,918 --> 00:39:49,418
<i> What victor did was</i>
<i> he went to another inmate</i>

879
00:39:49,488 --> 00:39:51,821
And offered that inmate money

880
00:39:51,823 --> 00:39:55,792
If that inmate would testify
that he was at victor's house,

881
00:39:55,860 --> 00:39:58,227
<i> He saw charles</i>
<i> drop victor off.</i>

882
00:39:58,296 --> 00:40:00,397
That would support
victor's alibi.

883
00:40:00,465 --> 00:40:02,098
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

884
00:40:02,167 --> 00:40:05,034
- The inmate then go to the da

885
00:40:05,103 --> 00:40:09,772
And tell them that
victor, while in jail,

886
00:40:09,774 --> 00:40:13,643
<i> Asked him to help provide</i>
<i> an alibi for him.</i>

887
00:40:13,711 --> 00:40:15,978
<i> - We now had evidence we can</i>
<i> put in front of the jury</i>

888
00:40:16,047 --> 00:40:19,449
That victor was actively
trying to find people

889
00:40:19,517 --> 00:40:24,153
To lie inside the jail
with him about his alibi.

890
00:40:24,155 --> 00:40:26,722
<i> - The da contends</i>
<i> victor's bribes</i>

891
00:40:26,791 --> 00:40:29,492
<i> Are equivalent</i>
<i> to an admission of guilt.</i>

892
00:40:29,561 --> 00:40:31,561
- I felt very confident
in our case,

893
00:40:31,629 --> 00:40:33,562
And I felt that
we had what we needed

894
00:40:33,632 --> 00:40:35,265
To gain the conviction.

895
00:40:35,333 --> 00:40:37,700
<i> - In April of 2018,</i>

896
00:40:37,768 --> 00:40:40,570
<i> Nearly six years</i>
<i> after charles parker was shot</i>

897
00:40:40,638 --> 00:40:42,939
<i> And his body dumped in a well,</i>

898
00:40:43,007 --> 00:40:46,909
<i> Victor blockum stands trial</i>
<i> for his murder.</i>

899
00:40:46,978 --> 00:40:50,413
<i> As the trial gets underway,</i>
<i> prosecutors encounter</i>

900
00:40:50,481 --> 00:40:53,015
<i> A disturbingly</i>
<i> familiar hurdle.</i>

901
00:40:53,084 --> 00:40:55,518
<i> - When it came time</i>
<i> for the trial,</i>

902
00:40:55,586 --> 00:40:58,554
<i> All of a sudden,</i>
<i> the inmate gets amnesia,</i>

903
00:40:58,623 --> 00:41:01,490
<i> And he doesn't want</i>
<i> to testify.</i>

904
00:41:01,560 --> 00:41:03,359
The da's office believes

905
00:41:03,428 --> 00:41:05,394
It may have something
to do with the fact

906
00:41:05,396 --> 00:41:09,698
That victor blockum is believed
to have dabbled in "voodoo."

907
00:41:09,700 --> 00:41:11,334
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

908
00:41:11,402 --> 00:41:13,136
<i> - Is the jury seeing this as,</i>

909
00:41:13,204 --> 00:41:14,837
<i> Oh, victor must be innocent</i>

910
00:41:14,839 --> 00:41:16,205
<i> Because look how</i>
<i> the inmate doesn't want</i>

911
00:41:16,207 --> 00:41:17,440
<i> To say what</i>
<i> the government wants?</i>

912
00:41:17,508 --> 00:41:19,408
It really was a difficult time

913
00:41:19,477 --> 00:41:21,944
In the middle of the trial.

914
00:41:22,013 --> 00:41:24,113
<i> - But luckily,</i>
<i> the witness finally</i>

915
00:41:24,182 --> 00:41:28,618
<i> Gathers his courage</i>
<i> and decides to tell the truth.</i>

916
00:41:28,686 --> 00:41:30,452
- Something triggers
inside of the inmate

917
00:41:30,522 --> 00:41:32,689
To the point where
he communicated to us,

918
00:41:32,691 --> 00:41:34,123
I'm ready to testify now.

919
00:41:34,192 --> 00:41:36,892
<i> [dramatic music]</i>

920
00:41:36,961 --> 00:41:38,928
<i> We asked him, were you ever</i>
<i> at victor's house?</i>

921
00:41:38,997 --> 00:41:39,929
<i> He said no.</i>

922
00:41:39,998 --> 00:41:42,231
He said he was never
at victor's house.

923
00:41:42,233 --> 00:41:46,069
<i> That entire story</i>
<i> was victor's idea.</i>

924
00:41:46,137 --> 00:41:49,772
<i> - As a result of this strategy</i>
<i> and this testimony</i>

925
00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:53,376
In the trial, victor blockum
agrees to plead guilty.

926
00:41:53,444 --> 00:41:55,144
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

927
00:41:55,213 --> 00:41:57,780
<i> - We told victor's attorney</i>
<i> that we would let victor</i>

928
00:41:57,848 --> 00:42:01,050
Plead to manslaughter to a term
of 20 years in prison,

929
00:42:01,119 --> 00:42:03,886
But victor had to do
an allocution.

930
00:42:03,955 --> 00:42:05,388
An allocution is where
the defendant

931
00:42:05,456 --> 00:42:09,058
Stands in court on the record
and says, I am guilty.

932
00:42:09,127 --> 00:42:09,959
I did the crime.

933
00:42:09,961 --> 00:42:12,261
I'm responsible
for charles's death.

934
00:42:12,330 --> 00:42:14,664
<i> [somber music]</i>

935
00:42:14,732 --> 00:42:15,898
<i> - I looked at him.</i>

936
00:42:15,967 --> 00:42:17,700
He looked at me.

937
00:42:17,768 --> 00:42:22,171
And he didn't look
like he had any regret.

938
00:42:22,240 --> 00:42:23,473
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

939
00:42:23,541 --> 00:42:25,107
<i> - When I heard that</i>
<i> victor admitted</i>

940
00:42:25,109 --> 00:42:26,543
<i> To murdering charles,</i>
<i> it just--</i>

941
00:42:26,611 --> 00:42:27,877
<i> It took my breath away.</i>

942
00:42:27,945 --> 00:42:29,579
That was just unbelievable

943
00:42:29,647 --> 00:42:32,181
That anybody would do
such a heinous crime

944
00:42:32,250 --> 00:42:33,583
For a chicken farm.

945
00:42:33,651 --> 00:42:35,451
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

946
00:42:35,520 --> 00:42:39,088
<i> - It was a relief knowing</i>
<i> that all the efforts made,</i>

947
00:42:39,157 --> 00:42:42,024
I mean,
it's justice for the families,

948
00:42:42,093 --> 00:42:45,161
And it's--it's justice
for the victim.

949
00:42:45,163 --> 00:42:46,629
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

950
00:42:46,698 --> 00:42:48,931
<i> [soft music]</i>

951
00:42:48,933 --> 00:42:50,233
<i> - Kenisha was grateful.</i>

952
00:42:50,301 --> 00:42:52,568
<i> Just like the family,</i>
<i> she was ready</i>

953
00:42:52,637 --> 00:42:55,204
To put this chapter
of her life behind her

954
00:42:55,273 --> 00:42:57,206
And then move on
with the rest of her life.

955
00:42:57,275 --> 00:42:58,608
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

956
00:42:58,676 --> 00:43:01,110
<i> - I was thankful</i>
<i> and--and grateful,</i>

957
00:43:01,179 --> 00:43:04,313
But in the end,
nobody really won.

958
00:43:04,315 --> 00:43:05,214
He didn't win.

959
00:43:05,283 --> 00:43:06,916
We didn't win.

960
00:43:06,984 --> 00:43:10,086
You know, everybody suffered
a great loss.

961
00:43:10,154 --> 00:43:13,990
<i> ♪ ♪</i>

962
00:43:14,058 --> 00:43:17,426
<i> What the world should know</i>
<i> about charles</i>

963
00:43:17,428 --> 00:43:21,163
Was that he didn't just

964
00:43:21,165 --> 00:43:25,634
Recite the king speech,
you know.

965
00:43:25,704 --> 00:43:28,404
<i> He actually--he--</i>

966
00:43:28,473 --> 00:43:30,239
<i> He lived it.</i>

967
00:43:30,308 --> 00:43:31,940
<i> He had a dream.</i>

968
00:43:31,942 --> 00:43:35,745
You can kill the dreamer,

969
00:43:35,813 --> 00:43:38,548
<i> But his--his dreams</i>
<i> still live on.</i>

970
00:43:38,616 --> 00:43:41,217
<i> ♪ ♪</i>