1 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:08,308 [somber music] 2 00:00:09,142 --> 00:00:14,247 - Candiace Person was a devout churchgoer. 3 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:17,751 - We would just go to Ms. Candiace Person's house 4 00:00:17,784 --> 00:00:21,154 and just have fun there, have Thanksgiving. 5 00:00:21,187 --> 00:00:24,791 - She was a sweet, beautiful, devoted woman. 6 00:00:24,824 --> 00:00:26,459 [siren wailing] 7 00:00:26,493 --> 00:00:29,662 - When I got the call and I found out... 8 00:00:29,696 --> 00:00:31,331 [camera shutter snapping] 9 00:00:31,364 --> 00:00:33,633 I was just blown away. 10 00:00:33,667 --> 00:00:35,869 - She'd found her mother deceased. 11 00:00:35,902 --> 00:00:37,370 She was possibly strangled. 12 00:00:37,404 --> 00:00:38,905 - This was shocking. 13 00:00:38,938 --> 00:00:41,675 You just don't expect someone to be raped and murdered 14 00:00:41,708 --> 00:00:42,909 in their own home. 15 00:00:42,942 --> 00:00:45,545 It was a horrific crime. 16 00:00:45,578 --> 00:00:47,914 - No fingerprints were found. 17 00:00:47,947 --> 00:00:49,382 This was kind of concerning. 18 00:00:49,416 --> 00:00:51,618 - He had been breaking in some of the homes 19 00:00:51,651 --> 00:00:53,520 of the elderly ladies. 20 00:00:53,553 --> 00:00:58,158 - You just hope that it's not a serial rapist and murderer. 21 00:00:58,191 --> 00:00:59,893 [dramatic music] 22 00:00:59,926 --> 00:01:01,161 - The community's on edge. 23 00:01:01,194 --> 00:01:03,596 And they wanted answers. 24 00:01:03,630 --> 00:01:07,267 - He's breaking into another elderly lady's house 25 00:01:07,300 --> 00:01:10,937 through the back door in the same neighborhood. 26 00:01:10,970 --> 00:01:12,472 - It was eerie. 27 00:01:12,505 --> 00:01:15,642 The dismantling of the phone, the strangulation, 28 00:01:15,675 --> 00:01:18,945 the rape, the pocketbook being discarded-- 29 00:01:18,978 --> 00:01:22,415 it matched the crime scene to a tee. 30 00:01:22,449 --> 00:01:25,118 - I don't wanna call him a human being, 'cause he's not. 31 00:01:25,151 --> 00:01:26,619 He's an animal. 32 00:01:26,653 --> 00:01:33,560 * * 33 00:01:36,996 --> 00:01:40,100 [sirens wailing] 34 00:01:43,536 --> 00:01:47,640 * * 35 00:01:47,674 --> 00:01:50,276 - After the dawn of the third millennium, 36 00:01:50,310 --> 00:01:52,112 Atlanta, Georgia, is going through 37 00:01:52,145 --> 00:01:54,814 a significant growth spurt. 38 00:01:54,848 --> 00:01:57,917 - Atlanta in 2005 was bustling. 39 00:01:57,951 --> 00:02:00,253 Atlantic Station was opening up. 40 00:02:00,286 --> 00:02:03,189 The aquarium had opened. 41 00:02:03,223 --> 00:02:06,259 And we had the first Black female mayor 42 00:02:06,292 --> 00:02:08,762 of Atlanta, Shirley Franklin. 43 00:02:08,795 --> 00:02:12,565 - And in southwest Atlanta, there's a quiet enclave 44 00:02:12,599 --> 00:02:14,834 that gives residents the perfect mix 45 00:02:14,868 --> 00:02:17,871 of city and suburban life: 46 00:02:17,904 --> 00:02:19,439 Campbellton. 47 00:02:19,472 --> 00:02:23,643 - It was, like, a rural area but very close to the city. 48 00:02:23,677 --> 00:02:25,078 It was safe. 49 00:02:25,078 --> 00:02:26,846 * * 50 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:29,516 So I think that was sort of the grab for people 51 00:02:29,549 --> 00:02:31,384 is being able to be close to the city 52 00:02:31,418 --> 00:02:33,853 but also being a place with good schools 53 00:02:33,887 --> 00:02:35,889 where people could raise their family. 54 00:02:35,922 --> 00:02:37,390 * * 55 00:02:37,424 --> 00:02:39,859 - Over the years, Campbellton has become known 56 00:02:39,893 --> 00:02:43,997 as one of Atlanta's most devout religious communities. 57 00:02:44,097 --> 00:02:48,234 - Southwest Atlanta was a middle-class community. 58 00:02:48,268 --> 00:02:50,103 And pretty much just like a lot 59 00:02:50,103 --> 00:02:51,738 of predominantly Black areas, 60 00:02:51,771 --> 00:02:54,574 you're gonna have a lot of churches. 61 00:02:54,607 --> 00:02:58,678 - But on November 26, 2005, 62 00:02:58,712 --> 00:03:01,047 this quaint, pious neighborhood 63 00:03:01,081 --> 00:03:03,917 gets a dose of the devil's work. 64 00:03:03,950 --> 00:03:05,919 * * 65 00:03:05,952 --> 00:03:09,389 In the early-morning hours, Fulton County Police 66 00:03:09,422 --> 00:03:12,859 receive a 911 call from a woman on Marvin Lane 67 00:03:12,892 --> 00:03:15,061 named Tisha Person. 68 00:03:15,095 --> 00:03:17,364 - She said she'd found her mother 69 00:03:17,397 --> 00:03:21,701 what she believed deceased on her bedroom floor. 70 00:03:21,735 --> 00:03:26,272 She was emotionally upset when she told us what had happened. 71 00:03:26,306 --> 00:03:28,074 * * 72 00:03:28,074 --> 00:03:29,776 - Tisha identifies her mother 73 00:03:29,809 --> 00:03:33,313 as 53-year-old Candiace Person. 74 00:03:33,346 --> 00:03:34,748 [siren wailing] 75 00:03:34,781 --> 00:03:37,784 Fulton County Police race to the scene 76 00:03:37,817 --> 00:03:42,088 and immediately confirm that Candiace is dead. 77 00:03:42,122 --> 00:03:45,125 - When law enforcement arrive at Ms. Person's house, 78 00:03:45,158 --> 00:03:49,362 they notice that there wasn't any sign of a struggle 79 00:03:49,396 --> 00:03:52,098 because the furniture was intact. 80 00:03:52,098 --> 00:03:53,667 Nothing was really obstructed. 81 00:03:53,700 --> 00:03:55,969 - And then when they made their way upstairs 82 00:03:56,002 --> 00:04:01,441 into Ms. Person's bedroom and located where she was laying, 83 00:04:01,474 --> 00:04:03,643 they found her on the floor 84 00:04:03,677 --> 00:04:06,279 wrapped up in a comforter with her head resting 85 00:04:06,312 --> 00:04:08,515 on a floral pillow, 86 00:04:08,548 --> 00:04:10,884 looking very peaceful, 87 00:04:10,917 --> 00:04:12,719 you know, as if she was just sleeping. 88 00:04:12,752 --> 00:04:13,787 * * 89 00:04:13,820 --> 00:04:17,123 - The positioning of the body didn't appear 90 00:04:17,157 --> 00:04:19,292 that she had been in a struggle. 91 00:04:19,325 --> 00:04:22,595 It crossed our mind, just from the position of the body, 92 00:04:22,629 --> 00:04:25,065 that we could be dealing with someone that knew her. 93 00:04:25,065 --> 00:04:26,466 * * 94 00:04:26,499 --> 00:04:28,735 - There were not any punctures to the body, 95 00:04:28,768 --> 00:04:31,137 so it did not appear that she was stabbed. 96 00:04:31,171 --> 00:04:33,973 There was not a gunshot wound. 97 00:04:34,074 --> 00:04:36,076 - We noticed that there was some hemorrhaging 98 00:04:36,076 --> 00:04:39,079 in her eyes, which is consistent with strangulation. 99 00:04:39,079 --> 00:04:40,947 So we're thinking at this point, 100 00:04:40,980 --> 00:04:43,116 she was possibly strangled. 101 00:04:43,149 --> 00:04:46,686 - And as the detectives peeled back the comforter 102 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,656 off of Ms. Person, they discovered 103 00:04:49,689 --> 00:04:52,425 that she did not have any pajama bottoms on. 104 00:04:52,459 --> 00:04:54,761 She did not have any panties on. 105 00:04:54,794 --> 00:04:57,163 * * 106 00:04:57,197 --> 00:04:59,466 That immediately raised suspicion 107 00:04:59,499 --> 00:05:01,668 that not only is this a murder, 108 00:05:01,701 --> 00:05:03,636 but this could be a sexual assault. 109 00:05:03,670 --> 00:05:05,505 Her underwear was also missing. 110 00:05:05,538 --> 00:05:08,174 So that kind of threw us a little bit. 111 00:05:08,208 --> 00:05:10,076 You know, could this have been a serial killer 112 00:05:10,110 --> 00:05:12,178 that was trying to keep a trophy? 113 00:05:12,212 --> 00:05:15,382 - Near her feet, it appeared that her pocketbook 114 00:05:15,415 --> 00:05:16,883 had been dumped out. 115 00:05:16,916 --> 00:05:20,053 And the contents were strewn about the carpet 116 00:05:20,053 --> 00:05:21,721 near the bottom of her feet. 117 00:05:21,755 --> 00:05:23,723 - Her credit cards were missing. 118 00:05:23,757 --> 00:05:26,059 * * 119 00:05:26,059 --> 00:05:28,695 - After looking over the victim's body, 120 00:05:28,728 --> 00:05:32,198 CSI continues to process the scene. 121 00:05:32,232 --> 00:05:34,367 * * 122 00:05:34,401 --> 00:05:35,802 - They scoured the house. 123 00:05:35,835 --> 00:05:38,905 They were looking for any type of DNA evidence, 124 00:05:38,938 --> 00:05:42,208 swabbing for blood, fluids, anything we could find. 125 00:05:42,242 --> 00:05:45,211 Unfortunately, we came up empty-handed. 126 00:05:45,245 --> 00:05:47,380 - They dusted the home. 127 00:05:47,414 --> 00:05:51,584 And ultimately, no fingerprints were found. 128 00:05:51,618 --> 00:05:54,487 This was kind of concerning. 129 00:05:54,521 --> 00:05:58,491 - We couldn't even find Candiace's fingerprints. 130 00:05:58,525 --> 00:06:02,128 So that immediately told us that this killer 131 00:06:02,162 --> 00:06:05,231 knew what they were doing and took enough time 132 00:06:05,265 --> 00:06:07,634 to clean up the crime scene. 133 00:06:07,667 --> 00:06:11,237 - Detective Gentile speaks to the victim's daughter, Tisha, 134 00:06:11,271 --> 00:06:14,107 who found her mother deceased. 135 00:06:14,140 --> 00:06:17,644 - Tisha had just recently moved out of the home 136 00:06:17,677 --> 00:06:18,912 living with her mother. 137 00:06:18,945 --> 00:06:20,814 And according to Tisha, they would speak 138 00:06:20,847 --> 00:06:22,549 two, three, four times every day. 139 00:06:22,582 --> 00:06:25,251 But she said she had called all day. 140 00:06:25,285 --> 00:06:27,754 Her mother never answered the phone. 141 00:06:27,787 --> 00:06:29,856 Tisha got off work and decided to go 142 00:06:29,889 --> 00:06:32,158 to the house to check on her. 143 00:06:32,192 --> 00:06:33,526 * * 144 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:35,762 Tisha still had a key to her mom's home, 145 00:06:35,795 --> 00:06:39,432 so she said she unlocked the front door. 146 00:06:39,466 --> 00:06:41,468 - Tisha explains that nobody else 147 00:06:41,501 --> 00:06:42,969 was there when she arrived. 148 00:06:43,069 --> 00:06:45,138 And after finding her mother's body, 149 00:06:45,171 --> 00:06:48,641 she discovered something else that alarmed her. 150 00:06:48,675 --> 00:06:51,478 - She ran to the phone inside the house. 151 00:06:51,511 --> 00:06:53,079 She picked it up. 152 00:06:53,079 --> 00:06:55,815 And she said she tried to call 911, 153 00:06:55,849 --> 00:06:57,817 but the phone wasn't working. 154 00:06:57,851 --> 00:07:01,688 It was, like, disconnected, which she said was odd. 155 00:07:01,721 --> 00:07:03,690 So we then went outside. 156 00:07:03,723 --> 00:07:05,892 And we noticed the phone lines had been 157 00:07:05,925 --> 00:07:08,461 ripped out of the phone connection box 158 00:07:08,495 --> 00:07:10,930 on the side of the house. 159 00:07:11,031 --> 00:07:12,732 - We realized it was most likely 160 00:07:12,766 --> 00:07:15,735 because the killer did not want Candiace 161 00:07:15,769 --> 00:07:18,304 getting to a phone to call. 162 00:07:18,338 --> 00:07:21,074 They, in their mind, knew that they were gonna kill her. 163 00:07:21,107 --> 00:07:24,277 And they wanted to go undetected. 164 00:07:24,310 --> 00:07:28,648 - Then Tisha reveals to police another unusual change 165 00:07:28,682 --> 00:07:30,684 to her mother's home. 166 00:07:30,717 --> 00:07:32,819 - Tisha said that she also noticed 167 00:07:32,852 --> 00:07:35,155 that at the back of the carport, 168 00:07:35,188 --> 00:07:38,792 there was a gate that was open into the backyard. 169 00:07:38,825 --> 00:07:40,894 And she said that was extremely odd 170 00:07:40,927 --> 00:07:42,796 because she said no one had gone 171 00:07:42,829 --> 00:07:45,298 through that gate in years. 172 00:07:45,331 --> 00:07:48,835 - We discovered that the light bulb by the back door 173 00:07:48,868 --> 00:07:50,704 had been slightly unscrewed. 174 00:07:50,737 --> 00:07:53,707 So that tells us that the killer most likely 175 00:07:53,740 --> 00:07:56,710 entered the house in the evening time 176 00:07:56,743 --> 00:07:58,211 when the light was on. 177 00:07:58,244 --> 00:08:00,914 They were trying to enter in the cover of darkness. 178 00:08:01,014 --> 00:08:02,349 * * 179 00:08:02,382 --> 00:08:06,353 - We saw that the back door had several windowpanes, 180 00:08:06,386 --> 00:08:09,222 one of which was broken out. 181 00:08:09,255 --> 00:08:11,725 And the back door was slightly ajar. 182 00:08:11,758 --> 00:08:17,030 So it appeared that someone had broke the windowpane, 183 00:08:17,030 --> 00:08:19,532 reached in and unlocked the back door, 184 00:08:19,566 --> 00:08:22,035 and that's how entry was made into the house. 185 00:08:22,035 --> 00:08:24,371 - Detectives must now try to determine 186 00:08:24,404 --> 00:08:29,042 if this was a random attack or if Candiace was targeted. 187 00:08:29,042 --> 00:08:30,276 * * 188 00:08:30,310 --> 00:08:32,212 Investigators question Tisha 189 00:08:32,245 --> 00:08:34,581 about her mother's personal life. 190 00:08:34,614 --> 00:08:39,552 - Candiace Person was a devout churchgoer 191 00:08:39,586 --> 00:08:42,922 who did a lot for her community. 192 00:08:42,956 --> 00:08:45,592 - Tisha said there was not one bad thing 193 00:08:45,625 --> 00:08:48,128 that anybody could say about Candiace. 194 00:08:48,161 --> 00:08:51,131 She was just a very, very loving, 195 00:08:51,164 --> 00:08:54,401 wonderful person. 196 00:08:54,434 --> 00:08:56,369 - Tisha tells investigators 197 00:08:56,403 --> 00:08:59,072 she can't think of any suspects. 198 00:08:59,072 --> 00:09:02,542 But she does give them a potential lead. 199 00:09:02,575 --> 00:09:04,611 - She said that her mom's car, 200 00:09:04,644 --> 00:09:07,914 a 2004 blue Chevy, 201 00:09:08,014 --> 00:09:09,282 was missing from the driveway. 202 00:09:09,315 --> 00:09:11,584 * * 203 00:09:11,618 --> 00:09:15,021 - So we're assuming that the vehicle was used 204 00:09:15,055 --> 00:09:17,624 to leave the scene after the homicide. 205 00:09:17,657 --> 00:09:20,894 - We immediately put out an all-points bulletin 206 00:09:20,927 --> 00:09:24,164 so no matter where that vehicle was traveling, 207 00:09:24,197 --> 00:09:27,167 officers would get an alert over their radio, 208 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:28,435 their computer systems, and they would know 209 00:09:28,468 --> 00:09:30,270 to stop that vehicle. 210 00:09:30,303 --> 00:09:33,039 And the purpose of that is to catch 211 00:09:33,073 --> 00:09:34,641 this killer as fast as we can. 212 00:09:34,674 --> 00:09:37,043 We were hoping to actually catch 213 00:09:37,043 --> 00:09:39,346 whoever killed Candiace in her vehicle. 214 00:09:39,379 --> 00:09:40,914 * * 215 00:09:40,947 --> 00:09:43,450 - The team is hopeful the APB will result 216 00:09:43,483 --> 00:09:46,052 in the killer's apprehension. 217 00:09:46,052 --> 00:09:50,056 In the meantime, detectives review the crime scene 218 00:09:50,056 --> 00:09:52,859 to ascertain how to proceed. 219 00:09:52,892 --> 00:09:56,596 - So now that the crime scene has been investigated 220 00:09:56,629 --> 00:09:59,132 by law enforcement, they're really concerned 221 00:09:59,165 --> 00:10:02,168 that this perpetrator is not only 222 00:10:02,202 --> 00:10:04,437 meticulous in his cleaning everything 223 00:10:04,471 --> 00:10:07,974 but that he might be very good at what they do. 224 00:10:08,008 --> 00:10:10,677 - Had he struck against other women? 225 00:10:10,710 --> 00:10:12,812 So we weren't really certain 226 00:10:12,846 --> 00:10:14,814 if this was just an isolated incident. 227 00:10:14,848 --> 00:10:19,252 Did he plan on striking against future women? 228 00:10:19,285 --> 00:10:21,588 This happened in a very nice neighborhood. 229 00:10:21,621 --> 00:10:24,057 And it created a whole lot of panic. 230 00:10:24,090 --> 00:10:27,494 So we need answers, and we need answers fast. 231 00:10:27,527 --> 00:10:31,965 * * 232 00:10:32,999 --> 00:10:34,801 This killer was lying in wait 233 00:10:34,834 --> 00:10:38,004 to find the most opportune moment to strike. 234 00:10:38,038 --> 00:10:40,273 Not one fingerprint was even lifted. 235 00:10:40,306 --> 00:10:43,977 - Detectives are concerned that the case may go cold. 236 00:10:44,010 --> 00:10:48,882 - The DNA evidence is our best chance of solving this crime. 237 00:10:48,915 --> 00:10:51,084 - In this case, we hit the jackpot. 238 00:11:01,361 --> 00:11:02,362 [dramatic music] 239 00:11:03,630 --> 00:11:07,067 - Atlanta homicide detectives are investigating the chilling 240 00:11:07,067 --> 00:11:10,437 murder of 53-year-old Candiace Person, 241 00:11:10,470 --> 00:11:13,973 found strangled and wrapped in a blanket in her home. 242 00:11:14,074 --> 00:11:16,376 While waiting on autopsy results, 243 00:11:16,409 --> 00:11:19,746 police canvass Candiace's neighborhood to find out 244 00:11:19,779 --> 00:11:21,915 if anyone saw or heard anything 245 00:11:21,948 --> 00:11:24,084 the night she was killed. 246 00:11:24,084 --> 00:11:27,087 - This murder occurred in this established neighborhood 247 00:11:27,087 --> 00:11:29,689 which doesn't have a very high crime rate. 248 00:11:29,723 --> 00:11:31,725 - It's a very close-knit neighborhood. 249 00:11:31,758 --> 00:11:34,627 Neighbors watch each other's backs. 250 00:11:34,661 --> 00:11:37,230 - People would notice someone who didn't belong 251 00:11:37,263 --> 00:11:39,866 and who stuck out like a sore thumb-- 252 00:11:39,899 --> 00:11:42,936 a stranger, so to speak. 253 00:11:42,969 --> 00:11:46,339 - Unfortunately, the neighbors said that they hadn't seen 254 00:11:46,373 --> 00:11:49,109 anything out of the ordinary that evening, 255 00:11:49,142 --> 00:11:52,012 hadn't seen anybody coming or going from the house. 256 00:11:52,112 --> 00:11:55,215 It didn't produce any viable leads for us. 257 00:11:55,248 --> 00:11:58,284 - And that kind of led us to believe 258 00:11:58,318 --> 00:12:01,721 that this killer or killers must have entered 259 00:12:01,755 --> 00:12:03,390 in the cover of darkness at nighttime. 260 00:12:03,423 --> 00:12:05,058 They were lying in wait 261 00:12:05,058 --> 00:12:07,961 to find the most opportune moment to strike. 262 00:12:08,061 --> 00:12:10,663 - The team also looks for surveillance cameras 263 00:12:10,697 --> 00:12:13,333 in the area, but they come up empty. 264 00:12:13,366 --> 00:12:16,102 As the investigation continues, 265 00:12:16,136 --> 00:12:18,772 Candiace's family and church parish 266 00:12:18,805 --> 00:12:21,207 mourn her tragic loss. 267 00:12:21,241 --> 00:12:24,310 - Candiace Person was a trusted and beloved 268 00:12:24,344 --> 00:12:26,913 member of her church. 269 00:12:26,946 --> 00:12:29,349 And the rape and murder of Candiace Person 270 00:12:29,382 --> 00:12:31,184 was very shocking. 271 00:12:31,217 --> 00:12:32,852 - No one could believe that something like this 272 00:12:32,886 --> 00:12:34,954 could happen not only in the community 273 00:12:34,988 --> 00:12:38,625 but to this type of person. 274 00:12:38,658 --> 00:12:42,762 - Candiace Person was a very independent woman. 275 00:12:42,796 --> 00:12:45,765 She held a job as a custodian 276 00:12:45,799 --> 00:12:47,801 at the DeKalb County school system. 277 00:12:47,834 --> 00:12:50,403 She took a lot of pride in her work. 278 00:12:50,437 --> 00:12:54,674 She was a very, very loving, dedicated mother 279 00:12:54,708 --> 00:12:56,476 to her only daughter, Tisha. 280 00:12:56,509 --> 00:13:02,282 - I knew 100% she was all for Tisha, all for her baby. 281 00:13:02,315 --> 00:13:05,385 That was her only child, and she was very, very loving, 282 00:13:05,418 --> 00:13:06,953 a very loving person. 283 00:13:07,053 --> 00:13:09,389 - And she was very close to her daughter. 284 00:13:09,422 --> 00:13:12,659 At one point, Tisha at 17 got very sick, 285 00:13:12,692 --> 00:13:15,061 and she had kidney failure. 286 00:13:15,061 --> 00:13:18,898 And her mother was by Tisha's side day in and day out 287 00:13:18,932 --> 00:13:23,570 until finally, Tisha had a donor and she got better. 288 00:13:23,603 --> 00:13:28,074 But they considered each other best friends thereafter. 289 00:13:28,074 --> 00:13:30,877 - Candiace also regularly opened her home 290 00:13:30,910 --> 00:13:32,812 to people in need. 291 00:13:32,846 --> 00:13:34,247 - Tisha and I met in college. 292 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:37,250 So for holidays, I would just go 293 00:13:37,283 --> 00:13:39,586 to Ms. Candiace Person's house. 294 00:13:39,619 --> 00:13:41,588 And we would all just-- you know, just have fun there, 295 00:13:41,621 --> 00:13:44,491 have Thanksgiving or, you know, things like that. 296 00:13:44,524 --> 00:13:47,193 She was just a sweet person. 297 00:13:47,227 --> 00:13:49,329 - As Candiace's friends and family 298 00:13:49,362 --> 00:13:51,531 attempt to recover from the tragedy, 299 00:13:51,564 --> 00:13:55,869 detectives get word that the autopsy results are in. 300 00:13:55,902 --> 00:13:59,105 - The medical examiner was able to determine 301 00:13:59,105 --> 00:14:01,441 that Candiace died of asphyxiation. 302 00:14:01,474 --> 00:14:06,279 She had clear markings on her face, her mouth 303 00:14:06,312 --> 00:14:09,049 that indicated maybe something was held over her face, 304 00:14:09,049 --> 00:14:12,085 either the killer or killers' hands or an object. 305 00:14:12,118 --> 00:14:14,154 - The ME also confirms 306 00:14:14,187 --> 00:14:16,790 Candiace was sexually assaulted before her death 307 00:14:16,823 --> 00:14:20,260 and recovers evidence that could play a major part 308 00:14:20,293 --> 00:14:23,096 in tracking down the assailant. 309 00:14:23,129 --> 00:14:25,065 - As part of the process for the autopsy, 310 00:14:25,098 --> 00:14:27,634 the sexual assault kit was done. 311 00:14:27,667 --> 00:14:29,569 Vaginal swabs were recovered. 312 00:14:29,602 --> 00:14:30,637 There was semen 313 00:14:30,670 --> 00:14:32,272 that was recovered. 314 00:14:32,305 --> 00:14:34,574 * * 315 00:14:34,607 --> 00:14:35,842 And they're sent 316 00:14:35,875 --> 00:14:37,610 to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation 317 00:14:37,644 --> 00:14:39,346 for processing. 318 00:14:39,379 --> 00:14:42,849 - We were hoping that we would get a CODIS hit. 319 00:14:42,882 --> 00:14:45,385 A CODIS hit is a database 320 00:14:45,418 --> 00:14:48,888 offenders coming out of jail had to submit to. 321 00:14:48,922 --> 00:14:51,391 - At this point, the fact that there's no fingerprints 322 00:14:51,424 --> 00:14:55,095 recovered--the DNA evidence is our best chance 323 00:14:55,128 --> 00:14:58,832 of solving this crime at this time. 324 00:14:58,865 --> 00:15:02,669 - It will take months for CODIS to yield any results. 325 00:15:02,702 --> 00:15:05,805 So detectives circle back to Candiace's family 326 00:15:05,839 --> 00:15:10,043 to dig deeper for information about the men in her life. 327 00:15:10,043 --> 00:15:13,046 - After knowing that during the homicide 328 00:15:13,046 --> 00:15:14,681 that she had been raped, 329 00:15:14,714 --> 00:15:17,851 now we're looking at males, obviously. 330 00:15:17,884 --> 00:15:20,854 - I never saw any men around her. 331 00:15:20,887 --> 00:15:22,055 She never had anybody like that. 332 00:15:22,055 --> 00:15:27,293 She stayed at home and basically was a family person. 333 00:15:27,327 --> 00:15:29,295 - And Candiace's family said she was not 334 00:15:29,329 --> 00:15:30,697 currently dating anybody. 335 00:15:30,730 --> 00:15:35,702 She was focused on working, serving her church, 336 00:15:35,735 --> 00:15:37,971 and taking care of her daughter. 337 00:15:38,071 --> 00:15:42,175 She wasn't known to be a frequent dater. 338 00:15:42,208 --> 00:15:44,844 The only significant man in her life 339 00:15:44,878 --> 00:15:46,913 was Tisha's father, Larry. 340 00:15:46,946 --> 00:15:48,381 * * 341 00:15:48,415 --> 00:15:51,351 - In a case such as this, the ex-husband 342 00:15:51,384 --> 00:15:54,821 is usually a very prime target. 343 00:15:54,854 --> 00:15:57,557 - Investigators get Larry's contact information 344 00:15:57,590 --> 00:15:59,125 from his daughter Tisha 345 00:15:59,159 --> 00:16:01,861 and call him in for questioning. 346 00:16:01,895 --> 00:16:03,496 - He was very forthcoming. 347 00:16:03,530 --> 00:16:05,331 He was very cooperative. 348 00:16:05,365 --> 00:16:07,233 - He is completely heartbroken. 349 00:16:07,267 --> 00:16:10,170 He claims that he is distraught 350 00:16:10,203 --> 00:16:14,074 that the mother of his child has been murdered. 351 00:16:14,107 --> 00:16:17,177 - And I learned that they were divorced 352 00:16:17,210 --> 00:16:20,313 but it had been an amicable separation. 353 00:16:20,347 --> 00:16:22,882 They were still getting along years later. 354 00:16:22,916 --> 00:16:24,718 There had been no past incidents 355 00:16:24,751 --> 00:16:27,620 of domestic violence. 356 00:16:27,654 --> 00:16:30,623 - While Larry appears sincere and forthcoming, 357 00:16:30,657 --> 00:16:36,096 the team needs to definitively rule him out as a suspect. 358 00:16:36,129 --> 00:16:37,364 - In the homicide world, 359 00:16:37,397 --> 00:16:39,065 you just can't take somebody's word. 360 00:16:39,065 --> 00:16:41,334 So you need definitive physical evidence. 361 00:16:41,368 --> 00:16:45,438 And the only way to rule Larry out was to get his DNA. 362 00:16:45,472 --> 00:16:47,774 - Larry was extremely cooperative. 363 00:16:47,807 --> 00:16:49,776 We asked for a DNA sample, 364 00:16:49,809 --> 00:16:52,512 which he gladly provided to us. 365 00:16:52,545 --> 00:16:55,081 We collected it. It was sent off to the lab. 366 00:16:55,081 --> 00:16:56,416 * * 367 00:16:56,449 --> 00:16:58,284 - We had that compared with the DNA 368 00:16:58,318 --> 00:17:01,021 taken from Candiace's sexual assault kit, 369 00:17:01,021 --> 00:17:02,355 and it was not a match. 370 00:17:02,389 --> 00:17:04,024 So at that point, we knew we could 371 00:17:04,057 --> 00:17:06,459 rule Larry out as the suspect. 372 00:17:06,493 --> 00:17:10,030 - So now law enforcement is back to square one. 373 00:17:10,030 --> 00:17:11,698 * * 374 00:17:11,731 --> 00:17:15,635 - Then two days into the investigation, 375 00:17:15,669 --> 00:17:19,305 detectives catch a break. 376 00:17:19,339 --> 00:17:21,241 - Ms. Person's vehicle-- we knew 377 00:17:21,274 --> 00:17:23,243 that it was not in the driveway. 378 00:17:23,276 --> 00:17:26,813 So we placed the vehicle in our system as stolen. 379 00:17:26,846 --> 00:17:29,215 We got a call from the MARTA Police Department, 380 00:17:29,249 --> 00:17:33,053 which is the local transit police department. 381 00:17:33,086 --> 00:17:36,423 - Candiace's vehicle had been located at a MARTA station. 382 00:17:36,456 --> 00:17:38,758 And it was located just approximately 383 00:17:38,792 --> 00:17:40,960 five miles from her residence. 384 00:17:41,061 --> 00:17:43,830 We finally got a really, really good lead. 385 00:17:43,863 --> 00:17:46,833 We knew that the killer must have taken her vehicle. 386 00:17:46,866 --> 00:17:48,501 So we're certain at this point 387 00:17:48,535 --> 00:17:51,838 that we have a hook to finding our killer. 388 00:18:03,450 --> 00:18:03,850 [dramatic music] 389 00:18:04,484 --> 00:18:05,819 - The Atlanta homicide team 390 00:18:05,852 --> 00:18:07,654 investigating the rape and murder 391 00:18:07,687 --> 00:18:08,788 of Candiace Person 392 00:18:08,822 --> 00:18:11,858 has just discovered a major lead: 393 00:18:11,891 --> 00:18:14,094 Candiace's stolen car. 394 00:18:14,127 --> 00:18:16,363 - Two days into the investigation 395 00:18:16,396 --> 00:18:19,165 of Candiace's murder, we found Candiace's car 396 00:18:19,199 --> 00:18:21,101 at the MARTA station. 397 00:18:21,134 --> 00:18:23,670 We took it back to our homicide cage 398 00:18:23,703 --> 00:18:26,072 and had the Georgia Bureau of Investigations 399 00:18:26,106 --> 00:18:28,742 respond to our location just to make sure 400 00:18:28,775 --> 00:18:31,878 that we did a very methodical look 401 00:18:31,911 --> 00:18:34,381 for any evidence in this car. 402 00:18:34,414 --> 00:18:36,349 - There was nothing in the car-- 403 00:18:36,383 --> 00:18:41,888 no drink bottles, no keys, no nothing. 404 00:18:41,921 --> 00:18:46,393 - And unfortunately, not one fingerprint was even lifted. 405 00:18:46,426 --> 00:18:48,695 Typically people will touch the rearview mirror 406 00:18:48,728 --> 00:18:51,631 and, you know, forget that they did that 407 00:18:51,664 --> 00:18:53,833 just in order to adjust so they could drive. 408 00:18:53,867 --> 00:18:55,235 No fingerprints. 409 00:18:55,268 --> 00:18:57,070 * * 410 00:18:57,070 --> 00:18:58,571 - This coincided with what we saw 411 00:18:58,605 --> 00:19:00,774 back at the homicide scene. 412 00:19:00,807 --> 00:19:04,544 So this right away made us believe again 413 00:19:04,577 --> 00:19:06,579 that the perpetrator or perpetrators 414 00:19:06,613 --> 00:19:10,383 took time to meticulously make sure 415 00:19:10,417 --> 00:19:12,619 that no evidence was left behind. 416 00:19:12,652 --> 00:19:16,623 - But this careful killer may have made a mistake. 417 00:19:16,656 --> 00:19:19,192 The MARTA stations are all equipped 418 00:19:19,225 --> 00:19:21,194 with surveillance cameras. 419 00:19:21,227 --> 00:19:22,696 - We were very, very excited. 420 00:19:22,729 --> 00:19:23,830 Because it was found at a MARTA station, 421 00:19:23,863 --> 00:19:27,167 we knew that there were gonna be cameras everywhere. 422 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:30,070 So we were certain we would see our suspect 423 00:19:30,103 --> 00:19:32,305 or suspects on the camera. 424 00:19:32,339 --> 00:19:35,575 Once we were able to pull the video at the MARTA station, 425 00:19:35,608 --> 00:19:38,712 we were quickly deflated. 426 00:19:38,745 --> 00:19:43,083 We saw that where Candiace's car was located 427 00:19:43,116 --> 00:19:44,584 was too far from the cameras. 428 00:19:44,617 --> 00:19:49,122 So all we could see was a very grainy image. 429 00:19:49,155 --> 00:19:50,623 - The video at the MARTA 430 00:19:50,657 --> 00:19:54,527 actually didn't produce any leads for us. 431 00:19:54,561 --> 00:19:57,263 So it's back to square one. 432 00:19:57,297 --> 00:20:00,967 - So now, with zero leads, no security footage, 433 00:20:01,001 --> 00:20:04,938 detectives are concerned that the case may go cold. 434 00:20:04,971 --> 00:20:06,973 - As investigators revisit their evidence 435 00:20:07,007 --> 00:20:10,910 to find any clues as to who killed Candiace Person, 436 00:20:10,944 --> 00:20:14,214 they get word that a man has just been picked up 437 00:20:14,247 --> 00:20:16,950 for an eerily similar crime. 438 00:20:16,983 --> 00:20:19,285 * * 439 00:20:19,319 --> 00:20:21,521 - December 1, 2005, 440 00:20:21,554 --> 00:20:23,857 four days after the murder of Ms. Person, 441 00:20:23,890 --> 00:20:26,860 patrol officers picked up Ronaldo Anderson 442 00:20:26,893 --> 00:20:29,896 as he was attempting to break into a home 443 00:20:29,929 --> 00:20:32,999 several blocks from Ms. Person's home. 444 00:20:33,033 --> 00:20:34,734 - Here's Ronaldo Anderson 445 00:20:34,768 --> 00:20:38,471 breaking into another elderly lady's house 446 00:20:38,505 --> 00:20:41,508 through the back door in the same neighborhood, 447 00:20:41,541 --> 00:20:44,978 going after credit cards, just like with Candiace. 448 00:20:45,011 --> 00:20:47,814 So we feel he could potentially be 449 00:20:47,847 --> 00:20:50,984 a good suspect in Candiace's case. 450 00:20:51,017 --> 00:20:53,586 - I immediately requested that the officers bring him 451 00:20:53,620 --> 00:20:55,789 to the homicide office so I could speak with him. 452 00:20:55,822 --> 00:20:59,459 So I sat down, interviewed Mr. Anderson. 453 00:20:59,492 --> 00:21:02,062 - During Ronaldo's interview, 454 00:21:02,062 --> 00:21:04,531 he did confess that he had been breaking in 455 00:21:04,564 --> 00:21:06,666 some of the homes of the elderly ladies 456 00:21:06,700 --> 00:21:08,068 and taking their credit cards. 457 00:21:08,068 --> 00:21:10,470 * * 458 00:21:10,503 --> 00:21:12,072 - I asked him if he knew about the murder. 459 00:21:12,072 --> 00:21:15,208 And he totally denied it. 460 00:21:15,241 --> 00:21:16,876 - He stated he didn't do it, 461 00:21:16,910 --> 00:21:18,645 he had nothing to do with her murder. 462 00:21:18,678 --> 00:21:21,748 But he really didn't have a clear-cut alibi 463 00:21:21,781 --> 00:21:24,284 for the date that Candiace was murdered. 464 00:21:24,317 --> 00:21:26,686 - While Ronaldo denies any involvement 465 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:28,555 in Candiace's rape and murder, 466 00:21:28,588 --> 00:21:31,424 detectives have one surefire way 467 00:21:31,458 --> 00:21:33,093 to determine his guilt. 468 00:21:33,093 --> 00:21:35,795 - I then asked him if he'd provide a DNA sample 469 00:21:35,829 --> 00:21:38,998 to eliminate him, and he was cooperative. 470 00:21:39,099 --> 00:21:42,302 He provided me with a DNA sample. 471 00:21:42,335 --> 00:21:45,271 - And his DNA was compared to the swab 472 00:21:45,305 --> 00:21:47,941 we collected from Candiace's body 473 00:21:47,974 --> 00:21:49,109 and was not a match. 474 00:21:49,109 --> 00:21:51,578 * * 475 00:21:51,611 --> 00:21:54,814 - Well, the fact that Larry the ex-husband's DNA 476 00:21:54,848 --> 00:21:55,682 isn't a match, 477 00:21:55,715 --> 00:21:58,284 Ronaldo Anderson's isn't a match, 478 00:21:58,318 --> 00:22:01,054 we're still looking for a suspect. 479 00:22:01,087 --> 00:22:05,458 - When something like this happens in a neighborhood, 480 00:22:05,492 --> 00:22:09,396 you actually don't know if it's someone 481 00:22:09,429 --> 00:22:12,098 who plans to go into other people's homes. 482 00:22:12,132 --> 00:22:18,571 You just hope that it's not a serial rapist and murderer. 483 00:22:18,605 --> 00:22:22,275 So the community was really on top of the police 484 00:22:22,308 --> 00:22:24,444 to solve this case. 485 00:22:24,477 --> 00:22:27,347 - Just over a week into the investigation, 486 00:22:27,380 --> 00:22:30,083 police have no suspects to offer up. 487 00:22:30,083 --> 00:22:32,652 And the quiet neighborhood of Campbellton 488 00:22:32,686 --> 00:22:34,521 is growing concerned. 489 00:22:34,554 --> 00:22:36,389 - The community's on edge. 490 00:22:36,423 --> 00:22:38,558 And it was concerning for the neighborhood, 491 00:22:38,591 --> 00:22:39,893 for the community. 492 00:22:39,926 --> 00:22:41,327 They wanted answers. 493 00:22:41,361 --> 00:22:42,595 And unfortunately, at this point, 494 00:22:42,629 --> 00:22:44,597 all we have is that DNA. 495 00:22:44,631 --> 00:22:48,401 And we're doing our best to link it to someone. 496 00:22:48,435 --> 00:22:50,603 - Local media picks up the story, 497 00:22:50,637 --> 00:22:53,139 barraging Atlanta with constant coverage, 498 00:22:53,173 --> 00:22:56,943 christening the killer the Southside Strangler. 499 00:22:56,976 --> 00:22:59,646 - Law enforcement is trying desperately 500 00:22:59,679 --> 00:23:01,047 to keep everyone calm in the neighborhood, 501 00:23:01,081 --> 00:23:04,284 but they really need a break in the case. 502 00:23:04,317 --> 00:23:08,121 * * 503 00:23:08,154 --> 00:23:09,656 [phone rings] 504 00:23:09,689 --> 00:23:11,057 - I get a call one evening 505 00:23:11,057 --> 00:23:12,592 from Ms. Person's daughter, Tisha. 506 00:23:12,625 --> 00:23:15,161 And she said that she had gotten 507 00:23:15,195 --> 00:23:19,733 some mail from Discover Card that was addressed to her mom. 508 00:23:19,766 --> 00:23:22,402 And she said it appeared odd to her 509 00:23:22,435 --> 00:23:27,340 because her mother hadn't used that card in quite a while. 510 00:23:27,374 --> 00:23:29,642 The information that was sent to her 511 00:23:29,676 --> 00:23:32,612 said that her card had attempted to be used 512 00:23:32,645 --> 00:23:35,815 at an Amoco gas station 513 00:23:35,849 --> 00:23:37,751 at the intersection of Interstate 20 514 00:23:37,784 --> 00:23:39,085 and Fulton Industrial Boulevard. 515 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:43,690 And that transaction was denied at about 6:00 in the morning 516 00:23:43,723 --> 00:23:46,126 the day after the homicide. 517 00:23:46,159 --> 00:23:47,560 * * 518 00:23:47,594 --> 00:23:49,662 - A lot of suspects, when they commit crimes 519 00:23:49,696 --> 00:23:51,664 and steal credit cards, they miraculously 520 00:23:51,698 --> 00:23:53,199 use the credit card. 521 00:23:53,233 --> 00:23:56,670 So that was, in fact, what happened here in this case. 522 00:23:56,703 --> 00:23:59,506 - Detectives immediately jump into action 523 00:23:59,539 --> 00:24:02,042 and rush to the Amoco station. 524 00:24:02,042 --> 00:24:07,380 Is it possible they'll finally get an image of their killer? 525 00:24:07,414 --> 00:24:09,516 - We were praying for video. 526 00:24:09,549 --> 00:24:10,950 We're always praying for video, 527 00:24:11,051 --> 00:24:12,886 which is very hard to come by. 528 00:24:12,919 --> 00:24:16,389 But fortunately, in this case, we hit the jackpot 529 00:24:16,423 --> 00:24:18,558 and was able to recover video. 530 00:24:18,591 --> 00:24:20,660 With that and the DNA sample, 531 00:24:20,694 --> 00:24:23,196 we think we can finally catch the killer. 532 00:24:23,229 --> 00:24:26,866 * * 533 00:24:26,900 --> 00:24:29,736 - She tells them that the male in the video 534 00:24:29,769 --> 00:24:31,237 is her ex-boyfriend. 535 00:24:31,271 --> 00:24:32,372 [camera shutter snapping] 536 00:24:32,405 --> 00:24:35,075 - That was huge because that was 537 00:24:35,075 --> 00:24:38,078 very specific information that had not been 538 00:24:38,111 --> 00:24:39,179 released to the media. 539 00:24:39,212 --> 00:24:42,382 We finally feel that we have our first real suspect 540 00:24:42,415 --> 00:24:45,618 in the murder of Candiace Persons. 541 00:24:45,652 --> 00:24:49,189 - She said that he went on to date 542 00:24:49,222 --> 00:24:51,858 Ms. Person's daughter, Tisha. 543 00:24:59,632 --> 00:25:01,034 - Atlanta detectives investigating 544 00:25:01,835 --> 00:25:05,038 the brutal murder of Candiace Person 545 00:25:05,038 --> 00:25:07,707 are going through surveillance footage at a gas station 546 00:25:07,741 --> 00:25:10,543 where someone used Candiace's credit card 547 00:25:10,577 --> 00:25:13,213 shortly after she was killed. 548 00:25:13,246 --> 00:25:17,050 - Video inside the store did reveal 549 00:25:17,050 --> 00:25:21,087 that a short Black male had entered the store 550 00:25:21,121 --> 00:25:23,223 and had walked around. 551 00:25:23,256 --> 00:25:24,424 We didn't have an identification 552 00:25:24,457 --> 00:25:26,226 of who that was, but it was somebody 553 00:25:26,259 --> 00:25:29,062 that we definitely wanted to try to speak with. 554 00:25:29,095 --> 00:25:32,065 - We finally feel that we have our first real suspect 555 00:25:32,098 --> 00:25:34,234 in the murder of Candiace Persons. 556 00:25:34,267 --> 00:25:36,703 [dramatic music] 557 00:25:36,736 --> 00:25:38,738 But we have to identify who this person is. 558 00:25:38,772 --> 00:25:40,740 So our best tool is the media. 559 00:25:40,774 --> 00:25:43,510 We get the image out on the media. 560 00:25:43,543 --> 00:25:46,880 And we're hoping for tips and leads 561 00:25:46,913 --> 00:25:48,648 and things we can follow up on. 562 00:25:48,682 --> 00:25:50,083 [phone rings] 563 00:25:50,116 --> 00:25:52,585 And we get a very interesting phone call 564 00:25:52,619 --> 00:25:54,788 from a woman named Nicole Andrews. 565 00:25:54,821 --> 00:25:59,259 She stated that the person in the video 566 00:25:59,292 --> 00:26:01,127 was somebody she used to date. 567 00:26:01,161 --> 00:26:06,032 * * 568 00:26:06,032 --> 00:26:08,501 - Detectives quickly head over to Nicole's apartment 569 00:26:08,535 --> 00:26:11,271 to speak with her. 570 00:26:11,304 --> 00:26:14,808 Nicole tells investigators she was surprised when she saw 571 00:26:14,841 --> 00:26:17,577 Bryant's picture on TV. 572 00:26:17,610 --> 00:26:19,946 - Ms. Andrews tells law enforcement 573 00:26:20,046 --> 00:26:21,915 that she's certain the male in the video 574 00:26:21,948 --> 00:26:26,119 is her ex-boyfriend Willie Lee Bryant. 575 00:26:26,152 --> 00:26:28,254 - Nicole tells detectives that she knew 576 00:26:28,288 --> 00:26:31,291 Candiace Person because she was good friends 577 00:26:31,324 --> 00:26:33,860 with her daughter, Tisha. 578 00:26:33,893 --> 00:26:38,598 She also says Bryant is no stranger to violence. 579 00:26:38,631 --> 00:26:40,066 - I couldn't believe it. 580 00:26:40,100 --> 00:26:42,969 I mean, I could, but I couldn't. 581 00:26:43,069 --> 00:26:45,305 He was just hot-tempered. 582 00:26:45,338 --> 00:26:48,475 The red flags were all over the place. 583 00:26:48,508 --> 00:26:52,112 I started to date Willie in college. 584 00:26:52,145 --> 00:26:58,151 I quickly found his true colors to be disturbing. 585 00:26:58,184 --> 00:27:02,222 I would wake up, and he would be choking me. 586 00:27:02,255 --> 00:27:05,091 It just was just bad. 587 00:27:05,125 --> 00:27:09,429 If I stay in this toxic, very abusive relationship, 588 00:27:09,462 --> 00:27:12,032 then I don't know what's gonna happen. 589 00:27:12,032 --> 00:27:13,166 So I kicked him out. 590 00:27:13,199 --> 00:27:15,568 And I was like, I'm done with it. 591 00:27:15,602 --> 00:27:18,772 - Nicole says after finally ending the relationship 592 00:27:18,805 --> 00:27:21,041 after several years, she obtained 593 00:27:21,041 --> 00:27:23,343 a restraining order against Bryant, 594 00:27:23,376 --> 00:27:26,046 but it didn't stop the abuse. 595 00:27:26,079 --> 00:27:30,183 - Nicole explained to me one specific incident 596 00:27:30,216 --> 00:27:34,087 where she came home one night, came into her apartment, 597 00:27:34,120 --> 00:27:39,125 and noticed that the sliding glass door 598 00:27:39,159 --> 00:27:41,728 in the rear of the house was open. 599 00:27:41,761 --> 00:27:43,863 - I thought I had checked everything. 600 00:27:43,897 --> 00:27:47,067 But my closet, I did not check closely enough, 601 00:27:47,067 --> 00:27:49,302 because he comes out. 602 00:27:49,336 --> 00:27:51,971 And I said to myself right there, this is it. 603 00:27:52,072 --> 00:27:55,141 I was like, he's gonna kill me today. 604 00:27:55,175 --> 00:27:58,511 - At that point, they got into a physical confrontation. 605 00:27:58,545 --> 00:28:00,547 - He just kept repeating, 606 00:28:00,580 --> 00:28:02,382 if I can't have you, nobody else will. 607 00:28:02,415 --> 00:28:06,052 He just kept saying that over and over and over and over. 608 00:28:06,086 --> 00:28:08,088 * * 609 00:28:08,121 --> 00:28:12,258 And he had me sitting there, torturing me 610 00:28:12,292 --> 00:28:16,029 for I don't remember how many hours, but it was hours. 611 00:28:16,029 --> 00:28:20,233 After a certain amount of time, he decided 612 00:28:20,266 --> 00:28:21,901 he was going to rape me. 613 00:28:21,935 --> 00:28:27,240 And he did monstrous things. 614 00:28:27,273 --> 00:28:29,275 It was terrifying. 615 00:28:29,309 --> 00:28:31,111 * * 616 00:28:31,144 --> 00:28:32,879 - The information that Nicole Andrews 617 00:28:32,912 --> 00:28:35,882 gave us was very credible. 618 00:28:35,915 --> 00:28:39,252 She appeared very truthful. 619 00:28:39,285 --> 00:28:42,956 - Nicole's story tells detectives Willie Bryant 620 00:28:43,056 --> 00:28:45,625 is capable of a violent attack. 621 00:28:45,658 --> 00:28:50,530 But what she tells them next sounds eerily familiar. 622 00:28:50,563 --> 00:28:54,067 - She said that when he finished this violent attack, 623 00:28:54,067 --> 00:28:58,338 he took her pocketbook and he dumped it out at her feet. 624 00:28:58,371 --> 00:29:00,774 He stole a credit card or some money 625 00:29:00,807 --> 00:29:02,275 and that at some point 626 00:29:02,308 --> 00:29:05,445 had taken her phone and thrown it against a wall 627 00:29:05,478 --> 00:29:09,449 in an attempt to make it so she couldn't call 911 628 00:29:09,482 --> 00:29:11,918 and exited the apartment. 629 00:29:12,018 --> 00:29:15,121 It was eerie to hear her recall her account-- 630 00:29:15,155 --> 00:29:17,057 entry through a rear door, 631 00:29:17,090 --> 00:29:20,026 the dismantling of the phone, the strangulation, 632 00:29:20,026 --> 00:29:23,730 the rape, the pocketbook being discarded. 633 00:29:23,763 --> 00:29:29,936 And it matched the crime scene of Ms. Person almost to a tee. 634 00:29:30,036 --> 00:29:33,273 - That was huge in this case because that was 635 00:29:33,306 --> 00:29:36,042 very specific information that had not 636 00:29:36,042 --> 00:29:38,144 been released to the media. 637 00:29:38,178 --> 00:29:43,149 So that whole MO that Willie used with Nicole Andrews 638 00:29:43,183 --> 00:29:45,652 was the same thing that he did to Candiace. 639 00:29:45,685 --> 00:29:48,154 * * 640 00:29:48,188 --> 00:29:51,591 - As suspicions grow, police ask Nicole 641 00:29:51,624 --> 00:29:54,828 if she knows of any connection between Willie Bryant 642 00:29:54,861 --> 00:29:56,496 and Candiace Person. 643 00:29:56,529 --> 00:30:01,101 Nicole's answer leaves detectives speechless. 644 00:30:01,134 --> 00:30:05,939 - She said that her ex Mr. Bryant went on to date 645 00:30:05,972 --> 00:30:10,043 Ms. Person's daughter, Tisha. 646 00:30:10,076 --> 00:30:12,212 - I was floored by it. 647 00:30:12,245 --> 00:30:14,214 Tisha and I had been such good friends 648 00:30:14,247 --> 00:30:18,651 that I didn't understand, like, why you would have him 649 00:30:18,685 --> 00:30:21,421 in the house, because she was around to experience 650 00:30:21,454 --> 00:30:24,391 some of his tirades and his anger. 651 00:30:24,424 --> 00:30:27,894 I didn't know why she would 652 00:30:27,927 --> 00:30:30,430 involve herself in somebody like that. 653 00:30:30,463 --> 00:30:33,133 He's a disgusting, despicable-- 654 00:30:33,166 --> 00:30:36,269 I don't even want to call him a human being, 'cause he's not. 655 00:30:36,302 --> 00:30:37,170 He's an animal. 656 00:30:37,203 --> 00:30:40,240 So when I found out that he had been 657 00:30:40,273 --> 00:30:45,879 accused of raping and murdering Candiace Person, 658 00:30:45,912 --> 00:30:48,048 it didn't shock me. 659 00:30:48,081 --> 00:30:51,418 And I said, if you don't get him off the streets, 660 00:30:51,451 --> 00:30:55,221 he is going to rape and murder someone. 661 00:30:55,255 --> 00:30:58,992 - The fact that Willie began to date Tisha, 662 00:30:59,025 --> 00:31:01,428 which is Candiace's daughter, 663 00:31:01,461 --> 00:31:04,597 that was the first real big connection to tie 664 00:31:04,631 --> 00:31:07,734 Candiace's killer to a person she knew. 665 00:31:07,767 --> 00:31:09,836 She knew Willie. 666 00:31:09,869 --> 00:31:13,206 As soon as Nicole Andrews revealed all of this, 667 00:31:13,239 --> 00:31:14,741 we knew we had our killer. 668 00:31:27,454 --> 00:31:28,655 - Atlanta detectives investigating 669 00:31:29,556 --> 00:31:31,858 the rape and murder of Candiace Person 670 00:31:31,891 --> 00:31:33,693 are interviewing Nicole Andrews, 671 00:31:33,727 --> 00:31:38,098 the ex-girlfriend of lead suspect Willie Lee Bryant. 672 00:31:38,098 --> 00:31:40,467 Nicole revealed Bryant had assaulted her 673 00:31:40,500 --> 00:31:42,836 in a similar manner to Candiace. 674 00:31:42,869 --> 00:31:44,537 And he had also gone on to date 675 00:31:44,571 --> 00:31:46,706 Candiace's daughter, Tisha. 676 00:31:46,740 --> 00:31:50,510 - It's probably a lot about control with women. 677 00:31:50,543 --> 00:31:52,912 He may have had something in his childhood 678 00:31:52,946 --> 00:31:55,548 that made him have a certain image of women. 679 00:31:55,582 --> 00:31:59,552 And so cutting phone lines and raping somebody 680 00:31:59,586 --> 00:32:02,756 is the ultimate control for a person like Willie. 681 00:32:02,789 --> 00:32:06,259 - Investigators immediately reach out to Tisha 682 00:32:06,292 --> 00:32:08,061 to glean more information 683 00:32:08,094 --> 00:32:10,397 about her relationship with Bryant. 684 00:32:10,430 --> 00:32:12,766 - We brought her into the homicide office. 685 00:32:12,799 --> 00:32:15,235 And we asked her about this person 686 00:32:15,268 --> 00:32:17,570 she used to date, Willie Bryant. 687 00:32:17,604 --> 00:32:22,442 And she described a whole different story about Willie. 688 00:32:22,475 --> 00:32:24,944 She described him as very calm 689 00:32:24,978 --> 00:32:28,114 and certainly not capable of doing anything like this. 690 00:32:28,148 --> 00:32:30,383 Tisha described their relationship 691 00:32:30,417 --> 00:32:32,118 as him being very close with the family 692 00:32:32,152 --> 00:32:34,954 and coming over for holidays and hanging out 693 00:32:34,988 --> 00:32:36,956 and everybody liking him 694 00:32:36,990 --> 00:32:39,693 and him being not violent. 695 00:32:39,726 --> 00:32:43,196 As we were speaking with Tisha and explained to her 696 00:32:43,229 --> 00:32:45,632 that we believed that Willie 697 00:32:45,665 --> 00:32:47,600 is the person that killed her mother, 698 00:32:47,634 --> 00:32:50,270 she was shocked. 699 00:32:50,303 --> 00:32:51,738 She was in complete disbelief. 700 00:32:51,771 --> 00:32:55,208 She did not believe the Willie she knew 701 00:32:55,241 --> 00:32:57,577 was capable of such a horrific act. 702 00:32:57,610 --> 00:32:59,112 [dramatic music] 703 00:32:59,112 --> 00:33:02,615 - Ms. Person almost thought of him as a son, 704 00:33:02,649 --> 00:33:04,351 that she took him in, 705 00:33:04,384 --> 00:33:07,087 treated him as part of the family. 706 00:33:07,120 --> 00:33:08,955 - Tisha even explained in her interview 707 00:33:09,055 --> 00:33:10,623 that Willie and her mom, Candiace, 708 00:33:10,657 --> 00:33:14,828 were so close that Willie used to call her mom Mom. 709 00:33:14,861 --> 00:33:18,331 - Tisha says while Bryant never assaulted her, 710 00:33:18,365 --> 00:33:22,369 she did get a dose of his bad behavior. 711 00:33:22,402 --> 00:33:24,537 - According to Tisha, what ultimately ended 712 00:33:24,571 --> 00:33:26,639 their relationship was, 713 00:33:26,673 --> 00:33:29,776 he had stolen $500 from her 714 00:33:29,809 --> 00:33:31,311 that was at her house. 715 00:33:31,344 --> 00:33:33,246 She confronted him about it, 716 00:33:33,279 --> 00:33:35,348 and that was kind of the straw 717 00:33:35,382 --> 00:33:38,518 that broke the camel's back in that relationship. 718 00:33:38,551 --> 00:33:41,654 - Tisha explains that she never heard from Bryant again. 719 00:33:41,688 --> 00:33:44,924 And then two months later, her mother was killed. 720 00:33:44,958 --> 00:33:47,927 Investigators believe that with Bryant's temper, 721 00:33:47,961 --> 00:33:52,365 this incident with Tisha may have pushed him over the edge 722 00:33:52,399 --> 00:33:56,002 and motivated him to commit murder. 723 00:33:56,102 --> 00:33:57,837 - In this point in the investigation, 724 00:33:57,871 --> 00:34:00,640 we have a really, really good circumstantial case. 725 00:34:00,674 --> 00:34:04,110 We have finally found the connection 726 00:34:04,144 --> 00:34:08,148 with Candiace and her killer because Willie Lee Bryant 727 00:34:08,181 --> 00:34:11,184 had dated Candiace's daughter, Tisha. 728 00:34:11,217 --> 00:34:14,220 He had committed this horrible, violent act 729 00:34:14,254 --> 00:34:16,489 towards Nicole Andrews, who suffered 730 00:34:16,523 --> 00:34:19,225 the same violence at the hands of Willie 731 00:34:19,259 --> 00:34:20,593 that Candiace suffered. 732 00:34:20,627 --> 00:34:24,564 And we have clear video of Willie using 733 00:34:24,597 --> 00:34:27,500 Candiace's credit card after she's dead. 734 00:34:27,534 --> 00:34:30,303 * * 735 00:34:30,337 --> 00:34:32,105 - So at this point, we're able to secure 736 00:34:32,138 --> 00:34:34,841 an arrest warrant for Willie Bryant 737 00:34:34,874 --> 00:34:37,344 for the murder of Ms. Person. 738 00:34:37,377 --> 00:34:41,247 - We want to bring Willie in, we want to take his DNA, 739 00:34:41,281 --> 00:34:42,649 and we want to compare that 740 00:34:42,682 --> 00:34:44,718 to our best piece of physical evidence. 741 00:34:44,751 --> 00:34:47,587 * * 742 00:34:47,620 --> 00:34:50,724 - Police immediately track Bryant down. 743 00:34:50,757 --> 00:34:54,627 - I learned that sometime in late December of 2005, 744 00:34:54,661 --> 00:34:56,629 about a month after the homicide, 745 00:34:56,663 --> 00:34:58,231 he had been locked up in Fulton County Jail 746 00:34:58,264 --> 00:35:00,033 on drug charges. 747 00:35:00,033 --> 00:35:03,903 But Willie had since been released and was working 748 00:35:03,937 --> 00:35:08,241 for a temp agency doing some type of construction work 749 00:35:08,274 --> 00:35:12,445 and that he was staying in a hotel in Gwinnett County. 750 00:35:12,479 --> 00:35:15,715 I brought him back to the homicide office. 751 00:35:15,749 --> 00:35:17,050 And I sit him down. 752 00:35:17,083 --> 00:35:18,752 * * 753 00:35:18,785 --> 00:35:22,122 I started asking him about his relationship with Tisha's mom. 754 00:35:22,155 --> 00:35:24,090 Oh, she was like a mom to me. 755 00:35:24,124 --> 00:35:25,859 Got along great, blah, blah, blah. 756 00:35:25,892 --> 00:35:29,129 I asked him if he knew about the murder of Ms. Person. 757 00:35:29,162 --> 00:35:31,464 And there was no reaction. 758 00:35:31,498 --> 00:35:34,267 Now, you just told me that this was like a mom to you, 759 00:35:34,300 --> 00:35:36,770 and there's no reaction. 760 00:35:36,803 --> 00:35:39,372 And he just totally denied everything. 761 00:35:39,406 --> 00:35:41,508 I explained to him that I wanted him 762 00:35:41,541 --> 00:35:43,777 to provide a DNA sample for me 763 00:35:43,810 --> 00:35:46,146 to eliminate him as a suspect. 764 00:35:46,179 --> 00:35:48,415 At first, he was a little hesitant. 765 00:35:48,448 --> 00:35:52,519 But he then provided a DNA sample. 766 00:35:52,552 --> 00:35:56,089 - Bryan's demeanor is arrogant as he hands over 767 00:35:56,089 --> 00:35:59,492 the DNA sample to investigators. 768 00:35:59,526 --> 00:36:03,029 Then Bryant makes a surprising admission. 769 00:36:03,029 --> 00:36:07,534 - Willie immediately says that he and Candiace Person 770 00:36:07,567 --> 00:36:09,769 had an intimate relationship. 771 00:36:09,803 --> 00:36:13,206 He stated, about a week before she was found dead, 772 00:36:13,239 --> 00:36:15,175 she came down to the hotel I was staying at. 773 00:36:15,208 --> 00:36:16,676 She brought me food. 774 00:36:16,710 --> 00:36:20,280 And he stated that they had sexual intercourse. 775 00:36:20,313 --> 00:36:24,384 - They had sex voluntarily, that this is something 776 00:36:24,417 --> 00:36:27,120 that they would do from time to time. 777 00:36:27,153 --> 00:36:29,689 But he's denying ever going to the house, 778 00:36:29,723 --> 00:36:34,327 breaking in, and commit the homicide there that night. 779 00:36:34,361 --> 00:36:37,597 He's totally denying that. 780 00:36:37,630 --> 00:36:40,967 So at this point, he wants me to believe Ms. Person-- 781 00:36:41,067 --> 00:36:42,502 who was like a mother to him, 782 00:36:42,535 --> 00:36:45,138 who's his ex-girlfriend's mom, 783 00:36:45,171 --> 00:36:48,174 treated him like a son, was churchgoing, 784 00:36:48,208 --> 00:36:51,311 family-oriented lady-- 785 00:36:51,344 --> 00:36:55,782 is now having sex with him in crack hotels 786 00:36:55,815 --> 00:36:58,351 on Thanksgiving after spending time with her family 787 00:36:58,385 --> 00:37:00,086 and church members. 788 00:37:00,120 --> 00:37:01,554 No. 789 00:37:01,588 --> 00:37:04,190 Didn't happen. 790 00:37:04,224 --> 00:37:06,760 - Bryant refuses to confess. 791 00:37:06,793 --> 00:37:08,561 But with the surveillance footage tying him 792 00:37:08,595 --> 00:37:10,764 to Candiace's stolen credit cards 793 00:37:10,797 --> 00:37:12,432 and Nicole Andrews establishing 794 00:37:12,465 --> 00:37:14,601 a pattern of violence, 795 00:37:14,634 --> 00:37:17,270 authorities have enough evidence to charge 796 00:37:17,303 --> 00:37:19,873 Willie Lee Bryant with murder. 797 00:37:19,906 --> 00:37:21,441 * * 798 00:37:21,474 --> 00:37:24,310 But when the DNA results come in, 799 00:37:24,344 --> 00:37:28,048 the team hits a potential roadblock. 800 00:37:28,081 --> 00:37:30,750 - So when the DNA results came back, 801 00:37:30,784 --> 00:37:35,221 we found out that Willie's DNA was only a partial match. 802 00:37:35,255 --> 00:37:36,556 - They think they have their man. 803 00:37:36,589 --> 00:37:38,591 They think they have their suspect. 804 00:37:38,625 --> 00:37:41,428 But it's only a partial match, which means that there's 805 00:37:41,461 --> 00:37:44,064 a 1-in-6,000 chance 806 00:37:44,064 --> 00:37:45,331 that somebody else could've raped 807 00:37:45,365 --> 00:37:47,067 and murdered Candiace Person. 808 00:37:47,100 --> 00:37:51,137 - It was like hitting a huge brick wall going 809 00:37:51,171 --> 00:37:52,372 at, like, 90 miles an hour. 810 00:37:52,405 --> 00:37:54,074 It was awful. 811 00:37:54,074 --> 00:37:56,343 - While investigators are confident they have 812 00:37:56,376 --> 00:38:01,281 their killer, the fact that the DNA isn't 100% conclusive 813 00:38:01,314 --> 00:38:04,317 could lead a jury to acquit. 814 00:38:04,351 --> 00:38:08,621 - Even with this partial match, prosecutors decide 815 00:38:08,655 --> 00:38:11,324 they're gonna go ahead and bring this case to trial 816 00:38:11,358 --> 00:38:14,527 and try to convict Willie Lee Bryant 817 00:38:14,561 --> 00:38:16,930 of the rape and murder of Candiace Person. 818 00:38:17,030 --> 00:38:19,899 And it's a risky proposition, but they go ahead anyway. 819 00:38:19,933 --> 00:38:22,769 * * 820 00:38:22,802 --> 00:38:23,837 [camera shutter snapping] 821 00:38:31,678 --> 00:38:33,146 - Atlanta detectives have apprehended 822 00:38:34,047 --> 00:38:36,649 their lead suspect, Willie Lee Bryant, 823 00:38:36,683 --> 00:38:39,853 for the rape and murder of Candiace Person. 824 00:38:39,886 --> 00:38:43,390 Shortly after Bryant is charged with killing Candiace, 825 00:38:43,423 --> 00:38:45,625 the case hits a snag. 826 00:38:45,658 --> 00:38:48,061 - After Willie provided the DNA sample, 827 00:38:48,094 --> 00:38:50,330 it was sent off to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation 828 00:38:50,363 --> 00:38:53,900 to be tested against the DNA recovered at the crime scene. 829 00:38:53,933 --> 00:38:57,904 - But unfortunately, the DNA test was not conclusive. 830 00:38:57,937 --> 00:39:01,908 It came back with a partial match to Mr. Bryant. 831 00:39:02,008 --> 00:39:06,179 There was a 1-in-6,000 chance that Ms. Person's rapist 832 00:39:06,212 --> 00:39:07,714 could've been someone else. 833 00:39:07,747 --> 00:39:10,884 [dramatic music] 834 00:39:10,917 --> 00:39:13,586 - While the DNA is not a complete match, 835 00:39:13,620 --> 00:39:16,623 the circumstantial evidence is compelling. 836 00:39:16,656 --> 00:39:18,925 So prosecutors continue forward 837 00:39:19,025 --> 00:39:22,362 as the case moves to trial. 838 00:39:22,395 --> 00:39:25,365 - The DA highlighted basically just how pure, 839 00:39:25,398 --> 00:39:28,535 what a good person Candiace was. 840 00:39:28,568 --> 00:39:30,937 She didn't have men coming in and out of the house. 841 00:39:31,037 --> 00:39:32,439 She wasn't dating. 842 00:39:32,472 --> 00:39:36,476 She was focused on working, serving her church, 843 00:39:36,509 --> 00:39:38,712 and taking care of her daughter. 844 00:39:38,745 --> 00:39:41,548 - Prosecutors juxtaposed witness testimony 845 00:39:41,581 --> 00:39:44,250 about Candiace's character with Bryant's 846 00:39:44,284 --> 00:39:47,520 far-fetched story about their alleged relationship. 847 00:39:47,554 --> 00:39:50,623 - Bryant has this very bizarre tale 848 00:39:50,657 --> 00:39:54,527 about what could've transpired between he and Ms. Persons. 849 00:39:54,561 --> 00:39:56,963 He claims that they had this love affair 850 00:39:57,063 --> 00:40:01,968 where she would visit him at this roach-infested hotel, 851 00:40:02,002 --> 00:40:05,138 bring a meal, and they would have sex. 852 00:40:05,171 --> 00:40:08,575 - There was no way possible a jury would believe 853 00:40:08,608 --> 00:40:13,913 that this sweet, beautiful, devoted woman 854 00:40:13,947 --> 00:40:16,416 is gonna have any type of intimate relationship 855 00:40:16,449 --> 00:40:18,351 with her daughter's boyfriend. 856 00:40:18,385 --> 00:40:22,822 That just--it's just not believable on any level. 857 00:40:22,856 --> 00:40:24,891 - To ensure the jury understands 858 00:40:24,924 --> 00:40:27,861 the horror experienced by Candiace at the hands 859 00:40:27,894 --> 00:40:30,697 of Bryant, the DA calls a witness 860 00:40:30,730 --> 00:40:33,400 to the stand with firsthand knowledge 861 00:40:33,433 --> 00:40:35,669 of Bryant's brutality. 862 00:40:35,702 --> 00:40:37,904 - And I went to court. 863 00:40:37,937 --> 00:40:42,742 I walked in and went straight to the stand 864 00:40:42,776 --> 00:40:46,680 and did not wanna make eye contact with him. 865 00:40:46,713 --> 00:40:51,651 He was just staring into my soul. 866 00:40:51,685 --> 00:40:55,822 I didn't ever wanna look at him again. 867 00:40:55,855 --> 00:40:58,925 When you really see the person that he is, 868 00:40:58,958 --> 00:41:02,962 when that monster comes out, it's scary. 869 00:41:03,063 --> 00:41:04,064 It's scary. 870 00:41:04,064 --> 00:41:06,566 And when I see... 871 00:41:06,599 --> 00:41:08,368 [sighs] Like, mug shots, 872 00:41:08,401 --> 00:41:11,071 that little stupid smirk that he has 873 00:41:11,071 --> 00:41:14,974 right before he does something terrible, 874 00:41:15,075 --> 00:41:17,210 I know that look. 875 00:41:17,243 --> 00:41:23,650 And so I just knew I needed to get justice for Candiace 876 00:41:23,683 --> 00:41:26,086 and myself as well. 877 00:41:26,086 --> 00:41:27,954 So they heard my story. 878 00:41:27,987 --> 00:41:30,623 * * 879 00:41:30,657 --> 00:41:32,625 - After a weeklong trial, 880 00:41:32,659 --> 00:41:34,794 the jury is sent to deliberate. 881 00:41:34,828 --> 00:41:37,330 And with no conclusive physical evidence 882 00:41:37,364 --> 00:41:39,332 tying Bryant to the crime scene, 883 00:41:39,366 --> 00:41:42,836 the mood in the court is tense. 884 00:41:42,869 --> 00:41:45,538 - During the deliberations, it was a very stressful time 885 00:41:45,572 --> 00:41:49,676 for Candiace's family, for Tisha especially, 886 00:41:49,709 --> 00:41:52,245 for the church, the community. 887 00:41:52,278 --> 00:41:55,115 Everybody was on edge, just praying that 888 00:41:55,115 --> 00:41:56,950 Willie didn't get acquitted 889 00:41:56,983 --> 00:41:58,885 and that he would be back out on the streets 890 00:41:58,918 --> 00:42:02,422 to victimize the next person's mother. 891 00:42:02,455 --> 00:42:04,824 * * 892 00:42:04,858 --> 00:42:10,530 - On February 15, 2010, after a short deliberation, 893 00:42:10,563 --> 00:42:13,466 Willie Lee Bryant is found guilty 894 00:42:13,500 --> 00:42:15,735 of felony murder and rape. 895 00:42:15,769 --> 00:42:20,407 He is sentenced to life plus 20 years behind bars. 896 00:42:20,440 --> 00:42:21,608 - Thank God. 897 00:42:21,641 --> 00:42:26,646 I felt vindicated and extremely happy 898 00:42:26,680 --> 00:42:30,617 for the family and Tisha. 899 00:42:30,650 --> 00:42:32,118 I hate him so much. 900 00:42:32,152 --> 00:42:36,089 And the way I feel is the way other people-- 901 00:42:36,122 --> 00:42:39,526 the Persons, everybody in Candiace's life, 902 00:42:39,559 --> 00:42:40,794 that's the way they feel. 903 00:42:40,827 --> 00:42:42,662 And since I know how that feels, 904 00:42:42,696 --> 00:42:45,699 I don't feel bad about saying I hate him, 905 00:42:45,732 --> 00:42:48,768 'cause that pain, you know, it's horrible. 906 00:42:48,802 --> 00:42:50,470 He's a horrible person. 907 00:42:50,503 --> 00:42:53,139 And I hope to God he stays in prison. 908 00:42:53,173 --> 00:43:00,080 * * 909 00:43:00,113 --> 00:43:03,049 - With Willie Lee Bryant finally off the streets 910 00:43:03,049 --> 00:43:06,319 for good, Candiace's friends and family 911 00:43:06,353 --> 00:43:11,624 can finally mourn her life, tragically cut short. 912 00:43:11,658 --> 00:43:16,496 - Candiace was extremely bubbly, so funny. 913 00:43:16,529 --> 00:43:19,065 I mean, she used to have me in stitches. 914 00:43:19,065 --> 00:43:22,102 She was a very-- just a sweet person. 915 00:43:22,135 --> 00:43:26,172 And I feel so bad for the Person family 916 00:43:26,206 --> 00:43:29,476 because I know that they still struggle. 917 00:43:29,509 --> 00:43:31,778 I know that they still are broken. 918 00:43:31,811 --> 00:43:33,613 I hope they find healing, 919 00:43:33,646 --> 00:43:35,615 'cause I'm still looking for mine. 920 00:43:35,648 --> 00:43:38,084 I hope that they do get that. 921 00:43:38,084 --> 00:43:40,920 * *