1 00:00:07,507 --> 00:00:09,408 [dramatic music] 2 00:00:09,476 --> 00:00:12,477 - My dad, he was kind of the life of the party. 3 00:00:12,479 --> 00:00:15,647 - A beloved father and popular maître d'... 4 00:00:15,716 --> 00:00:18,383 - There was always somebody famous around. 5 00:00:18,385 --> 00:00:20,552 - Stabbed to death in his midtown apartment... 6 00:00:20,621 --> 00:00:22,287 ♪ ♪ 7 00:00:22,355 --> 00:00:26,424 - Whoever entered the apartment was invited. 8 00:00:26,493 --> 00:00:29,561 - Has the nypd hunting down a charming predator. 9 00:00:31,565 --> 00:00:33,365 - They had good reasons to remember him. 10 00:00:35,035 --> 00:00:36,869 He was remarkably attractive. 11 00:00:36,937 --> 00:00:40,305 - And when we exposed his secret obsession... 12 00:00:40,307 --> 00:00:43,108 - There was a series of newspaper clippings 13 00:00:43,177 --> 00:00:45,177 About andrew cunanan. 14 00:00:45,245 --> 00:00:48,613 - We realized we had to act fast. 15 00:00:48,615 --> 00:00:51,383 - He was at the end of the bar with his shirt off. 16 00:00:51,451 --> 00:00:53,085 I invited him back to my place. 17 00:00:54,187 --> 00:00:56,955 - Oh, my god, maybe we have a serial killer on our hands. 18 00:00:59,359 --> 00:01:02,461 [intriguing music] 19 00:01:02,529 --> 00:01:09,268 ♪ ♪ 20 00:01:14,975 --> 00:01:17,910 [dramatic music] 21 00:01:17,978 --> 00:01:20,412 ♪ ♪ 22 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:21,946 - In the heart of new york city, 23 00:01:22,016 --> 00:01:24,215 Thousands of tourists a day seek out a block 24 00:01:24,285 --> 00:01:27,418 Off of times square called restaurant row-- 25 00:01:27,420 --> 00:01:31,122 Carmine's, sardi's, joe allen, 26 00:01:31,124 --> 00:01:32,824 And of course, barbetta, 27 00:01:32,893 --> 00:01:36,494 Serving up fine italian since 1906. 28 00:01:36,563 --> 00:01:39,297 This famed 100-year-old restaurant provides 29 00:01:39,366 --> 00:01:41,033 The backdrop for our case-- 30 00:01:41,101 --> 00:01:43,968 A shocking murder with a jaw-dropping twist 31 00:01:44,038 --> 00:01:45,704 That none of us saw coming. 32 00:01:45,772 --> 00:01:47,972 ♪ ♪ 33 00:01:47,974 --> 00:01:51,510 The mystery begins labor day weekend, 1997, 34 00:01:51,578 --> 00:01:54,646 With 58-year-old roger brooks heading from new york city 35 00:01:54,648 --> 00:01:56,615 To baltimore to see his daughter. 36 00:01:58,953 --> 00:02:03,455 - The morning of August 30th, my dad called me at 11:00, 37 00:02:03,523 --> 00:02:06,591 And he said his flight was scheduled to arrive 38 00:02:06,593 --> 00:02:08,227 In baltimore at 9:00. 39 00:02:09,930 --> 00:02:11,730 This was pre-9/11, 40 00:02:11,798 --> 00:02:15,501 So I was able to actually go to the gate. 41 00:02:17,037 --> 00:02:20,739 The passengers disembarked, and I didn't see him, 42 00:02:20,807 --> 00:02:23,342 And the flight crew was coming off. 43 00:02:25,446 --> 00:02:27,812 So I called my house. 44 00:02:27,881 --> 00:02:29,448 He didn't leave a message. 45 00:02:29,516 --> 00:02:31,116 I knew that something was wrong. 46 00:02:31,184 --> 00:02:33,852 When my dad said that he was absolutely gonna do something, 47 00:02:33,920 --> 00:02:35,087 He did it. 48 00:02:40,093 --> 00:02:42,260 - She called the midtown north precinct, 49 00:02:42,329 --> 00:02:43,328 'cause that's where her father's 50 00:02:43,397 --> 00:02:45,430 Apartment was located. 51 00:02:45,498 --> 00:02:47,632 - His apartment was in the same building 52 00:02:47,701 --> 00:02:51,403 As barbetta restaurant on 46th street in manhattan. 53 00:02:52,906 --> 00:02:55,807 - She asked for what we call a welfare check. 54 00:02:55,809 --> 00:02:58,376 He had then been missing only for a couple of hours. 55 00:02:58,445 --> 00:03:01,246 He was an adult, so they kind of brushed her off. 56 00:03:03,817 --> 00:03:05,884 - As the sun begins to rise on Sunday, 57 00:03:05,952 --> 00:03:07,753 There's still no word from roger. 58 00:03:09,456 --> 00:03:11,589 - The police finally did go over there. 59 00:03:11,658 --> 00:03:16,160 I pled with them, please, you know, break down the door, 60 00:03:16,162 --> 00:03:20,532 Just to see if he's okay, or if he's in there at all. 61 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:22,334 But they just knocked on the door, 62 00:03:22,402 --> 00:03:24,969 And nobody came to the door, and then they left. 63 00:03:25,038 --> 00:03:26,771 I was really frantic, 64 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:30,709 So I contacted some friends of mine in new york. 65 00:03:30,777 --> 00:03:33,578 They were actually a family of firefighters, 66 00:03:33,580 --> 00:03:36,881 So they offered to get in touch 67 00:03:36,950 --> 00:03:39,651 With the firehouse in his neighborhood. 68 00:03:41,588 --> 00:03:43,454 - At 10:00 a.M. On August 31st, 69 00:03:43,524 --> 00:03:48,827 An fdny truck pulls up to 321 west 46th street. 70 00:03:48,895 --> 00:03:51,529 The plan: Climb up from the outside 71 00:03:51,598 --> 00:03:54,266 To get a look into roger's third-floor window. 72 00:03:55,702 --> 00:03:58,002 - Just as they were starting to put the ladder up, 73 00:03:58,072 --> 00:04:01,139 The superintendent of the building happened to show up. 74 00:04:01,207 --> 00:04:04,576 They went upstairs to roger brooks' apartment, 75 00:04:04,645 --> 00:04:07,412 And he unlocked the door and let them in. 76 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:10,649 - Mr. Brooks was found laying on the living room floor, 77 00:04:10,717 --> 00:04:13,652 Dead in his apartment in a pool of blood. 78 00:04:17,257 --> 00:04:19,758 - They found him face down, 79 00:04:19,826 --> 00:04:21,693 Wearing a white shirt and pants. 80 00:04:21,762 --> 00:04:22,894 One shoe was off. 81 00:04:24,898 --> 00:04:29,334 The apartment was not ransacked or anything like that. 82 00:04:30,604 --> 00:04:32,404 The police rolled his body over 83 00:04:32,472 --> 00:04:34,973 And saw the blood and the various wounds. 84 00:04:35,042 --> 00:04:38,477 - He had been stabbed in his stomach and his chest. 85 00:04:41,147 --> 00:04:43,014 - His pockets were turned out, 86 00:04:43,083 --> 00:04:46,918 And there was a wallet and no credit cards found. 87 00:04:48,889 --> 00:04:51,223 - It appears mr. Brooks was the victim of a robbery, 88 00:04:51,291 --> 00:04:53,859 But the rest of the apartment was seemingly untouched. 89 00:04:56,129 --> 00:04:58,497 - There were no signs of forced entry to the building. 90 00:04:58,499 --> 00:05:00,298 There was no doorbell for the building either, 91 00:05:00,367 --> 00:05:03,535 So whoever had done this had to have been 92 00:05:03,603 --> 00:05:05,837 Let into the building. 93 00:05:05,906 --> 00:05:07,639 - We believe he knew his assailant. 94 00:05:10,010 --> 00:05:11,710 [soft dramatic music] 95 00:05:11,778 --> 00:05:14,646 - Around 10:30 a.M., christine receives a call 96 00:05:14,714 --> 00:05:18,850 From investigators confirming her worst fears. 97 00:05:18,919 --> 00:05:20,718 ♪ ♪ 98 00:05:20,787 --> 00:05:23,721 - It was devastating. 99 00:05:23,790 --> 00:05:26,758 It was just hard to believe, you know? 100 00:05:29,963 --> 00:05:33,198 - And my sister called me, and she was pretty upset. 101 00:05:33,266 --> 00:05:36,468 Something happened to dad, you know, 102 00:05:36,536 --> 00:05:39,871 He was stabbed, or he's dead, murdered. 103 00:05:39,940 --> 00:05:42,407 Really frantic. 104 00:05:42,476 --> 00:05:44,576 - We were both close to my dad. 105 00:05:46,313 --> 00:05:49,013 You know, to have him all of a sudden not there, 106 00:05:49,015 --> 00:05:51,717 It was just devastating for us. 107 00:05:54,020 --> 00:05:57,856 My dad grew up in clarksburg, massachusetts, 108 00:05:57,924 --> 00:06:02,827 On a farm, so he was a big gardener. 109 00:06:02,829 --> 00:06:08,066 And he was a foodie before it became a code word. 110 00:06:08,134 --> 00:06:11,903 When he was younger, he was actually in the air force. 111 00:06:11,972 --> 00:06:14,172 - He wasn't around when my parents were married, 112 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:16,408 Because he was gone in the service for a while. 113 00:06:16,476 --> 00:06:19,411 And then my mother had me and my sister. 114 00:06:21,214 --> 00:06:24,115 - After an amicable divorce, when the kids were young, 115 00:06:24,117 --> 00:06:28,587 Mark and christine lived with their mother in massachusetts. 116 00:06:28,655 --> 00:06:30,588 Roger traveled around the country, 117 00:06:30,657 --> 00:06:31,990 Working as a maître d' 118 00:06:32,058 --> 00:06:34,326 In a variety of high-end restaurants. 119 00:06:35,662 --> 00:06:38,229 - That was his niche, fine dining. 120 00:06:38,298 --> 00:06:40,732 - He loved the service field. 121 00:06:40,801 --> 00:06:44,236 He loved, you know, meeting different celebrities 122 00:06:44,304 --> 00:06:47,005 And telling us about them. 123 00:06:47,073 --> 00:06:48,740 - My father worked at the four seasons 124 00:06:48,809 --> 00:06:51,109 For about ten years in new york. 125 00:06:51,178 --> 00:06:52,510 He loved it. 126 00:06:52,512 --> 00:06:54,846 He loved the fanciest of restaurants. 127 00:06:54,915 --> 00:06:58,550 - I think for him, the city had that magnetic energy. 128 00:06:59,820 --> 00:07:03,555 - Early '96, my father went to atlanta 129 00:07:03,623 --> 00:07:06,358 To start working at a restaurant out there. 130 00:07:06,426 --> 00:07:09,393 I was surprised to see my father leave new york city. 131 00:07:09,395 --> 00:07:11,095 - He seemed to think that, you know, 132 00:07:11,097 --> 00:07:14,232 Atlanta was the up-and-coming place 133 00:07:14,300 --> 00:07:15,866 For the restaurant business. 134 00:07:15,868 --> 00:07:18,637 - But in the summer of '97, after only a year away, 135 00:07:18,639 --> 00:07:23,008 Roger got the barbetta offer back in nyc and jumped on it. 136 00:07:24,811 --> 00:07:26,945 - I think he missed the energy of new york, 137 00:07:27,013 --> 00:07:30,215 And he just wanted to get back to that whole scene. 138 00:07:30,283 --> 00:07:32,451 [tense music] 139 00:07:32,519 --> 00:07:34,552 - He'd just driven a u-haul from atlanta 140 00:07:34,621 --> 00:07:36,387 And dropped off the last of his belongings 141 00:07:36,389 --> 00:07:37,922 In his new manhattan apartment. 142 00:07:37,991 --> 00:07:40,658 Next stop, a weekend with his daughter in baltimore, 143 00:07:40,727 --> 00:07:42,727 The trip he never got to make. 144 00:07:43,764 --> 00:07:46,465 - Who did this to our father? 145 00:07:46,533 --> 00:07:49,200 Who would do such a thing? 146 00:07:49,269 --> 00:07:51,036 Just a gentle man. 147 00:07:54,541 --> 00:07:56,741 Big friend to anybody. 148 00:08:01,481 --> 00:08:03,748 And so young too. 149 00:08:10,324 --> 00:08:13,958 He was murdered my-- 150 00:08:14,027 --> 00:08:15,827 My age. 151 00:08:21,768 --> 00:08:23,701 - Detectives share with mark and christine 152 00:08:23,770 --> 00:08:25,903 Some sensitive evidence at the crime scene 153 00:08:25,972 --> 00:08:29,007 That could be related to roger's murder. 154 00:08:29,075 --> 00:08:31,342 - The detectives noticed that there was a blue screen 155 00:08:31,344 --> 00:08:33,878 On the tv, such as when a video might end 156 00:08:33,947 --> 00:08:35,980 And the tv remains on. 157 00:08:36,049 --> 00:08:37,782 So they took a look at the tape. 158 00:08:39,886 --> 00:08:42,787 It turned out to be a gay porn video. 159 00:08:42,856 --> 00:08:45,023 They also found polaroid photographs 160 00:08:45,091 --> 00:08:48,260 Of several different naked men. 161 00:08:48,328 --> 00:08:49,461 - He may have had a boyfriend, 162 00:08:49,529 --> 00:08:52,063 Or he may have picked somebody up. 163 00:08:52,132 --> 00:08:53,864 We needed to find out as much information 164 00:08:53,934 --> 00:08:55,567 About mr. Brooks that we could. 165 00:08:57,237 --> 00:09:00,472 - We didn't know that he was gay. 166 00:09:00,540 --> 00:09:02,073 I felt a little disappointed, 167 00:09:02,142 --> 00:09:05,209 Because we were close enough where I thought, 168 00:09:05,211 --> 00:09:07,011 You know, maybe he could tell me. 169 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:08,613 But he didn't, 170 00:09:08,681 --> 00:09:12,650 And it really did not matter to me. 171 00:09:12,719 --> 00:09:15,487 That's what my dad chose. 172 00:09:15,555 --> 00:09:16,954 That was his business. 173 00:09:17,023 --> 00:09:19,891 - It was shocking, to me anyways, 174 00:09:19,959 --> 00:09:24,296 That that was his lifestyle. 175 00:09:24,364 --> 00:09:26,831 I had no clue. 176 00:09:26,899 --> 00:09:29,267 - Detective delgrosso asked me 177 00:09:29,336 --> 00:09:33,237 If I knew of anyone that would want to harm my dad, 178 00:09:33,239 --> 00:09:35,339 And I said no. 179 00:09:35,408 --> 00:09:38,309 I'm sure he had arguments with people, 180 00:09:38,378 --> 00:09:42,414 But I didn't see him having specific enemies 181 00:09:42,482 --> 00:09:43,481 That would want to do that. 182 00:09:45,752 --> 00:09:48,252 - But when detectives ask if there are any new people 183 00:09:48,321 --> 00:09:49,521 In her father's life, 184 00:09:49,589 --> 00:09:51,289 She does have an answer. 185 00:09:51,358 --> 00:09:54,992 - When my dad moved from atlanta to new york, 186 00:09:55,061 --> 00:09:58,996 He stopped in baltimore for an overnight 187 00:09:59,065 --> 00:10:01,332 Just to get a break from the drive. 188 00:10:01,401 --> 00:10:05,336 And he had a companion by the name of quillis, 189 00:10:05,405 --> 00:10:09,473 And this was on August 27th. 190 00:10:09,475 --> 00:10:12,611 - This was just three days before roger brooks was found 191 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:14,312 Dead in his apartment. 192 00:10:14,381 --> 00:10:16,548 [dramatic music] 193 00:10:16,616 --> 00:10:18,850 - I told the detectives the story 194 00:10:18,918 --> 00:10:23,287 About the incident with him at my house. 195 00:10:23,356 --> 00:10:25,723 I didn't get a good vibe from him. 196 00:10:25,792 --> 00:10:27,559 My dad trusted too many people. 197 00:10:27,627 --> 00:10:29,860 ♪ ♪ 198 00:10:29,930 --> 00:10:30,828 - Coming up... 199 00:10:30,897 --> 00:10:32,130 - He was walking around 200 00:10:32,198 --> 00:10:33,865 In her house in the middle of the night. 201 00:10:33,933 --> 00:10:35,567 - We discovered that there were purchases 202 00:10:35,635 --> 00:10:37,335 Made with mr. Brooks' credit card. 203 00:10:37,403 --> 00:10:38,836 - Followed the money. 204 00:10:38,905 --> 00:10:40,371 That's the guy we're looking for. 205 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:44,542 ♪ ♪ 206 00:10:47,380 --> 00:10:50,181 [dramatic music] 207 00:10:50,250 --> 00:10:53,251 ♪ ♪ 208 00:10:53,319 --> 00:10:56,054 - It's labor day weekend, 1997, 209 00:10:56,122 --> 00:10:58,923 And the nypd has just discovered the body 210 00:10:58,992 --> 00:11:01,525 Of 58-year-old maître d', roger brooks, 211 00:11:01,527 --> 00:11:03,962 Stabbed to death in his midtown apartment. 212 00:11:06,332 --> 00:11:08,966 After breaking the devastating news to his daughter, 213 00:11:09,035 --> 00:11:11,269 Detectives here about a visit she'd had from her father 214 00:11:11,337 --> 00:11:14,138 Just three days before his murder. 215 00:11:14,207 --> 00:11:16,908 - Mr. Brooks was flying down to atlanta 216 00:11:16,976 --> 00:11:18,309 To pick up some furniture, 217 00:11:18,378 --> 00:11:20,344 And then he was renting a u-haul truck 218 00:11:20,346 --> 00:11:23,514 To bring furniture back to the new york apartment. 219 00:11:23,516 --> 00:11:27,152 - He was going to stop in baltimore for the night 220 00:11:27,220 --> 00:11:29,887 Just to get a break from the drive. 221 00:11:29,956 --> 00:11:32,390 He asked if I minded if he brought this kid 222 00:11:32,459 --> 00:11:35,827 Who was bumming a ride from atlanta to new york. 223 00:11:37,363 --> 00:11:40,098 It was just very typical of my dad. 224 00:11:40,166 --> 00:11:43,301 He would help somebody out in a heartbeat. 225 00:11:43,369 --> 00:11:46,170 He would pick up hitchhikers, but he would tell me, 226 00:11:46,239 --> 00:11:48,073 Don't you ever pick up a hitchhiker. 227 00:11:52,545 --> 00:11:57,181 So my dad and this guy arrived at my house at around 7:00. 228 00:11:57,250 --> 00:12:01,952 And he introduced me to him as quillis. 229 00:12:01,954 --> 00:12:03,821 He was of spanish descent, 230 00:12:03,890 --> 00:12:06,257 Maybe early 20s, 231 00:12:06,326 --> 00:12:08,159 And very quiet. 232 00:12:09,929 --> 00:12:12,463 And I didn't know this person. 233 00:12:12,532 --> 00:12:14,799 I didn't feel like my dad knew him fully. 234 00:12:14,868 --> 00:12:16,801 So I was a little bit leery 235 00:12:16,870 --> 00:12:19,938 About having a total stranger in my house. 236 00:12:22,208 --> 00:12:26,878 - She sets her dad up in the spare bedroom upstairs, 237 00:12:26,946 --> 00:12:29,280 And quillis on the sofa bed downstairs. 238 00:12:31,017 --> 00:12:35,954 - Sometime during the night, I just heard some noise. 239 00:12:36,022 --> 00:12:39,957 It was an old house, and the floors were pretty creaky. 240 00:12:41,161 --> 00:12:45,697 I turn the light on, and I saw him in the hallway upstairs. 241 00:12:45,765 --> 00:12:48,232 And I said, "are you looking for the bathroom?" 242 00:12:48,234 --> 00:12:51,369 And he said, "oh, yes, yes." 243 00:12:51,437 --> 00:12:54,172 We had already shown him, like, where everything was, 244 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:56,374 And there was a full bath downstairs. 245 00:12:56,442 --> 00:12:58,142 And then he went back to sleep. 246 00:12:58,211 --> 00:12:59,644 And they left the next morning. 247 00:13:02,282 --> 00:13:04,716 - It was only when christine spoke with investigators 248 00:13:04,784 --> 00:13:07,651 That she realized the significance of the incident. 249 00:13:07,653 --> 00:13:11,455 - The detective shared with us that my dad was robbed, 250 00:13:11,524 --> 00:13:15,826 And so I thought maybe quillis was looking around, 251 00:13:15,896 --> 00:13:17,629 You know, to see what we had. 252 00:13:17,697 --> 00:13:20,097 - So that was a good lead. 253 00:13:20,166 --> 00:13:21,733 - She had no other information 254 00:13:21,801 --> 00:13:23,134 About whether he had a relationship 255 00:13:23,203 --> 00:13:26,170 With roger brooks or anything along those lines. 256 00:13:26,238 --> 00:13:28,439 All she knew was, he was walking around 257 00:13:28,508 --> 00:13:30,308 In her house in the middle of the night 258 00:13:30,376 --> 00:13:33,011 For seemingly no reason. 259 00:13:33,013 --> 00:13:35,012 The detectives certainly had a look at him 260 00:13:35,081 --> 00:13:37,115 To see if he might be the killer. 261 00:13:39,485 --> 00:13:42,120 - In midtown, nypd heads to barbetta, 262 00:13:42,188 --> 00:13:44,823 Just steps below roger's apartment. 263 00:13:46,192 --> 00:13:47,859 And when detectives ask at the restaurant 264 00:13:47,927 --> 00:13:49,928 If anyone has heard of quillis, 265 00:13:49,996 --> 00:13:52,596 The answer stops them in their tracks. 266 00:13:52,666 --> 00:13:53,965 [dishes clattering] 267 00:13:54,033 --> 00:13:56,234 - He was a busboy at the restaurant. 268 00:13:56,302 --> 00:13:58,536 And the detectives at that point thought, 269 00:13:58,605 --> 00:13:59,871 Here's our guy. 270 00:14:01,341 --> 00:14:02,540 - He was brought to the precinct, 271 00:14:02,609 --> 00:14:04,843 And he was interviewed for a couple of hours. 272 00:14:04,911 --> 00:14:07,611 Mr. Quillis confirmed that he had made the trip 273 00:14:07,613 --> 00:14:10,714 To baltimore with mr. Brooks, 274 00:14:10,716 --> 00:14:13,150 And he explained to us that roger paid him 275 00:14:13,219 --> 00:14:16,087 To take the trip down there to pick up the furniture. 276 00:14:16,155 --> 00:14:17,555 - It's a believable story. 277 00:14:17,624 --> 00:14:20,859 Quillis, a busboy, living in expensive new york city, 278 00:14:20,927 --> 00:14:23,728 Was trying to make a couple of extra bucks. 279 00:14:23,796 --> 00:14:25,629 But could that bring him to rob? 280 00:14:25,698 --> 00:14:28,032 - It was determined that he had an alibi 281 00:14:28,034 --> 00:14:29,867 That was kind of rock-solid. 282 00:14:29,936 --> 00:14:32,436 He was nowhere in midtown 283 00:14:32,438 --> 00:14:34,472 On the day of mr. Brooks' death. 284 00:14:39,045 --> 00:14:42,080 - As detectives start back at square one, 285 00:14:42,148 --> 00:14:44,382 Christine and mark land in new york. 286 00:14:44,450 --> 00:14:45,917 [somber music] 287 00:14:45,985 --> 00:14:49,853 - It was difficult coming back to the city. 288 00:14:49,855 --> 00:14:51,555 I was walking around the city. 289 00:14:51,624 --> 00:14:52,824 I had a lot of memories. 290 00:14:52,892 --> 00:14:54,458 ♪ ♪ 291 00:14:54,527 --> 00:14:58,262 My father showed us the best of new york, 292 00:14:58,264 --> 00:15:00,865 Baseball games and broadway shows. 293 00:15:00,933 --> 00:15:02,901 We saw the rockettes. 294 00:15:05,305 --> 00:15:07,705 - We went into different restaurants, 295 00:15:07,773 --> 00:15:09,440 Him saying, "oh, yes, this is my daughter." 296 00:15:09,509 --> 00:15:11,742 And then, not only did the staff come over, 297 00:15:11,744 --> 00:15:14,045 But then the owner came over. 298 00:15:14,113 --> 00:15:16,981 I had so many great memories with my dad. 299 00:15:17,050 --> 00:15:19,016 The city took on a different light for sure. 300 00:15:19,085 --> 00:15:22,486 [dramatic music] 301 00:15:22,555 --> 00:15:25,323 ♪ ♪ 302 00:15:25,391 --> 00:15:28,726 - The detectives took us to the apartment. 303 00:15:28,794 --> 00:15:30,261 We wanted to get some belongings, 304 00:15:30,330 --> 00:15:32,263 Some personal belongings, some clothes, 305 00:15:32,332 --> 00:15:33,932 For the wake and the funeral. 306 00:15:37,136 --> 00:15:38,803 - It was still an active crime scene. 307 00:15:40,506 --> 00:15:44,708 We did see the blood everywhere, 308 00:15:44,778 --> 00:15:46,477 Which was kind of shocking. 309 00:15:48,047 --> 00:15:51,949 I mean, thoughts of him struggling, you know, 310 00:15:52,018 --> 00:15:56,620 To survive this situation just kept going through my mind. 311 00:15:56,689 --> 00:15:59,957 It was starting to sink in, you know? 312 00:16:00,026 --> 00:16:03,727 Um, I mean, it was-- 313 00:16:03,797 --> 00:16:06,297 It was a dark day for sure. 314 00:16:08,234 --> 00:16:10,034 - As they explore the apartment, 315 00:16:10,103 --> 00:16:11,602 Mark asked the detectives 316 00:16:11,671 --> 00:16:15,172 About an item of particular importance to him. 317 00:16:15,241 --> 00:16:18,308 - Mark told us that his father always wore 318 00:16:18,310 --> 00:16:20,377 A rather distinctive gold cross 319 00:16:20,446 --> 00:16:23,915 With what looked like turquoise inlay. 320 00:16:23,983 --> 00:16:26,283 And upon finding his body, 321 00:16:26,352 --> 00:16:29,087 There was no such necklace on him. 322 00:16:31,925 --> 00:16:34,826 - My brother had bought him the cross. 323 00:16:34,894 --> 00:16:36,660 My dad was catholic. 324 00:16:36,729 --> 00:16:38,862 He was a religious person. 325 00:16:38,864 --> 00:16:42,166 - My father wore that necklace all the time. 326 00:16:42,235 --> 00:16:45,136 District attorney schiels made a promise to me 327 00:16:45,204 --> 00:16:47,372 That he was gonna get that back to me. 328 00:16:51,077 --> 00:16:55,212 [siren wailing] 329 00:16:55,281 --> 00:16:59,350 - The most fruitful course of investigation is 330 00:16:59,419 --> 00:17:02,019 To follow the money, so to speak. 331 00:17:02,087 --> 00:17:04,255 He had an american express card 332 00:17:04,323 --> 00:17:07,057 And a couple of other credit cards missing, 333 00:17:07,127 --> 00:17:10,461 And they began to contact credit card companies 334 00:17:10,530 --> 00:17:13,897 To find out if the credit card was used after his death. 335 00:17:13,899 --> 00:17:16,534 And they discovered that on August 30th, 336 00:17:16,602 --> 00:17:19,437 The credit card had been used that evening 337 00:17:19,505 --> 00:17:21,739 In numerous places in new york city. 338 00:17:21,807 --> 00:17:25,342 And based on the fact that mr. Brooks was supposed 339 00:17:25,411 --> 00:17:28,746 To be on a plane at 6:00 or 7:00 p.M., 340 00:17:28,814 --> 00:17:29,547 It could not have been him, 341 00:17:29,615 --> 00:17:31,248 Because he did not get on that plane, 342 00:17:31,317 --> 00:17:33,150 And therefore, he must have been dead. 343 00:17:33,219 --> 00:17:35,653 - There was a purchase at a sunglass hut 344 00:17:35,721 --> 00:17:38,689 And at a restaurant called 18th and 8th, 345 00:17:38,758 --> 00:17:43,127 Sneaker store, macy's department store. 346 00:17:43,195 --> 00:17:46,730 - Jewelry, sneakers, nothing that would-- 347 00:17:46,799 --> 00:17:49,400 That you would need to live on, anything like that. 348 00:17:49,469 --> 00:17:53,471 It was all sort of fluff type of purchases. 349 00:17:53,539 --> 00:17:57,074 Then on September 1st, labor day itself, 350 00:17:57,142 --> 00:17:58,742 It was used at the bronx zoo 351 00:17:58,744 --> 00:18:01,612 In an attempt to buy a disposable camera, 352 00:18:01,681 --> 00:18:03,881 And the credit card was denied at that point. 353 00:18:03,949 --> 00:18:06,383 Let's find out who was using the credit cards. 354 00:18:06,452 --> 00:18:08,386 That's probably the guy we're looking for. 355 00:18:09,589 --> 00:18:11,855 - The detectives responded to the different locations. 356 00:18:11,925 --> 00:18:17,195 Back in 1997, there weren't that many cameras around. 357 00:18:17,197 --> 00:18:19,096 - They had to find people that might be able 358 00:18:19,098 --> 00:18:21,632 To make identifications. 359 00:18:21,701 --> 00:18:24,702 - In a city of 8 million, we can't always bank on that. 360 00:18:24,770 --> 00:18:27,605 But this time, we got lucky. 361 00:18:27,673 --> 00:18:31,041 - Two of the first places where purchases had been made, 362 00:18:31,110 --> 00:18:33,777 Sunglass hut and gold mine jewelers, 363 00:18:33,846 --> 00:18:36,447 Had a very good recollection of what this guy looked like, 364 00:18:36,516 --> 00:18:38,916 And they had good reasons to remember him. 365 00:18:38,984 --> 00:18:42,753 They were both young, 20s, give or take, girls, 366 00:18:42,822 --> 00:18:44,255 And both of them thought 367 00:18:44,323 --> 00:18:46,089 That the guy was amazingly attractive. 368 00:18:46,159 --> 00:18:47,791 They both gave a similar description-- 369 00:18:47,860 --> 00:18:50,294 A young man in his early 20s, 370 00:18:50,296 --> 00:18:52,396 Brazilian background, 371 00:18:52,465 --> 00:18:55,999 Slim, well-built, straight black hair. 372 00:18:56,001 --> 00:18:57,201 They've hit the jackpot. 373 00:18:57,270 --> 00:18:58,936 Now we know the guy we're looking for. 374 00:18:59,004 --> 00:19:01,839 [dramatic music] 375 00:19:01,907 --> 00:19:07,345 ♪ ♪ 376 00:19:10,481 --> 00:19:13,017 [dramatic music] 377 00:19:13,085 --> 00:19:19,290 ♪ ♪ 378 00:19:19,358 --> 00:19:21,759 - Three days after roger brooks' murder, 379 00:19:21,827 --> 00:19:24,662 And investigators have a lead. 380 00:19:24,730 --> 00:19:27,297 - Clerks from-- one from sunglasses hut 381 00:19:27,367 --> 00:19:29,500 And one from gold mine jewelers-- 382 00:19:29,568 --> 00:19:31,435 Were able to describe the person 383 00:19:31,504 --> 00:19:33,471 Who had used the credit cards in their shops. 384 00:19:35,775 --> 00:19:37,375 - As the description is distributed 385 00:19:37,377 --> 00:19:38,876 Throughout the department, 386 00:19:38,944 --> 00:19:41,144 Roger's phone records come in, 387 00:19:41,146 --> 00:19:43,714 And the results are promising. 388 00:19:43,783 --> 00:19:46,217 - There were several calls from roger brooks 389 00:19:46,285 --> 00:19:47,718 To his daughter on that day. 390 00:19:47,787 --> 00:19:51,189 There was a call to alamo car rental company. 391 00:19:52,958 --> 00:19:56,259 And then there were some calls to mr. Brooks' apartment 392 00:19:56,261 --> 00:19:59,263 On the afternoon of the 30th, 393 00:19:59,331 --> 00:20:01,365 Two or three or four different times, 394 00:20:01,434 --> 00:20:05,135 From a payphone at a bally's gym 395 00:20:05,204 --> 00:20:07,038 In the chelsea area. 396 00:20:08,407 --> 00:20:10,808 - Whoever made that call was the last person 397 00:20:10,876 --> 00:20:13,844 To speak to roger brooks alive. 398 00:20:13,846 --> 00:20:15,279 - We needed to find out if there were 399 00:20:15,281 --> 00:20:18,749 Any surveillance cameras in the area by the payphone 400 00:20:18,818 --> 00:20:20,518 That we could go back and look at the date and time 401 00:20:20,586 --> 00:20:22,386 And see who was using the phone. 402 00:20:22,388 --> 00:20:25,222 This last phone call could be that person 403 00:20:25,290 --> 00:20:27,358 Who came to see him on that afternoon. 404 00:20:28,927 --> 00:20:32,363 - Delgrosso went to the payphone at the gym. 405 00:20:32,431 --> 00:20:34,698 - The payphones were out in the lobby. 406 00:20:34,700 --> 00:20:37,568 There was no surveillance video available. 407 00:20:37,636 --> 00:20:39,570 We had no idea who made that phone call. 408 00:20:42,308 --> 00:20:45,176 But they had hundreds, if not thousands, of people 409 00:20:45,244 --> 00:20:47,144 That are members at that gym, 410 00:20:47,213 --> 00:20:48,679 Or it could have been just a passerby. 411 00:20:54,420 --> 00:20:56,854 - As the investigation hits the one-week mark, 412 00:20:56,922 --> 00:20:58,789 Things begin to slow. 413 00:21:00,893 --> 00:21:02,492 - There was nothing from the phone records 414 00:21:02,562 --> 00:21:03,961 Or the credit card records. 415 00:21:04,029 --> 00:21:05,162 They were stuck. 416 00:21:06,599 --> 00:21:10,667 - You know, you get to a point where nothing's happening. 417 00:21:10,736 --> 00:21:13,336 I was calling, like, twice a week. 418 00:21:13,338 --> 00:21:16,340 I just didn't want the case to go cold. 419 00:21:18,744 --> 00:21:21,845 - But just two weeks later, an unexpected lead 420 00:21:21,914 --> 00:21:24,815 From a detective not even working the case. 421 00:21:24,884 --> 00:21:27,251 - A detective by the name of anthony berti 422 00:21:27,319 --> 00:21:29,953 Went to a local restaurant. 423 00:21:30,022 --> 00:21:32,223 He ate there fairly regularly, and he was friends 424 00:21:32,291 --> 00:21:35,626 With a waiter by the name of mr. Ali. 425 00:21:35,695 --> 00:21:39,297 And they got to talking on this particular occasion 426 00:21:39,365 --> 00:21:42,399 About the death of this maître d' 427 00:21:42,468 --> 00:21:44,635 In the same neighborhood that was of interest 428 00:21:44,704 --> 00:21:46,770 To many people in the neighborhood there. 429 00:21:46,772 --> 00:21:49,707 And mr. Ali told him that roger brooks would 430 00:21:49,775 --> 00:21:52,810 Come into that restaurant fairly often, and in fact, 431 00:21:52,878 --> 00:21:55,779 A week or so before his death, 432 00:21:55,848 --> 00:21:57,548 Mr. Brooks had come into the restaurant 433 00:21:57,616 --> 00:21:59,583 For lunch with a young man. 434 00:22:01,987 --> 00:22:03,720 Mr. Brooks asked ali, 435 00:22:03,789 --> 00:22:07,458 Are there any busboy jobs available for this young man? 436 00:22:09,061 --> 00:22:11,429 Mr. Ali told him, give me his information, 437 00:22:11,431 --> 00:22:14,731 And I will call him if something comes up. 438 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:17,568 So the man gave his name as allan oliveira... 439 00:22:19,404 --> 00:22:21,105 And gave a phone number. 440 00:22:21,173 --> 00:22:23,740 There was some indication that there might be more 441 00:22:23,809 --> 00:22:26,576 Going on here than just a busboy application, 442 00:22:26,646 --> 00:22:28,645 Because why would he be going to lunch with him? 443 00:22:28,714 --> 00:22:31,215 So that raised some interest on the detectives' part. 444 00:22:32,885 --> 00:22:34,818 - But it's what roger's companion looks like 445 00:22:34,887 --> 00:22:38,456 That really piques the detectives' interest. 446 00:22:38,524 --> 00:22:43,360 - Allan was described as brazilian, slim, 20s, 447 00:22:43,428 --> 00:22:46,830 Black hair, very good-looking. 448 00:22:46,899 --> 00:22:49,032 - It's the perfect match for the description 449 00:22:49,034 --> 00:22:52,035 Of the person who was using roger brooks' credit cards 450 00:22:52,104 --> 00:22:53,637 After his death. 451 00:22:53,706 --> 00:22:56,640 - Detectives got something really important going on here. 452 00:22:58,611 --> 00:23:01,011 George delgrosso looked up the phone number 453 00:23:01,013 --> 00:23:04,382 In what they used to call a reverse directory. 454 00:23:05,851 --> 00:23:08,718 - The phone number came back to web tysver, 455 00:23:08,788 --> 00:23:11,789 Apartment building on 22nd street. 456 00:23:11,857 --> 00:23:14,558 - The location immediately catches their attention. 457 00:23:14,627 --> 00:23:17,060 It's just around the corner from the gym payphone-- 458 00:23:17,062 --> 00:23:19,397 The very one that had been used to call roger brooks 459 00:23:19,465 --> 00:23:20,998 On the day of his murder. 460 00:23:21,066 --> 00:23:23,467 Detectives raced to web tysver's apartment, 461 00:23:23,535 --> 00:23:24,969 Ready to nab their guy. 462 00:23:26,639 --> 00:23:29,072 - Allan could have been a nickname for mr. Tysver. 463 00:23:29,141 --> 00:23:31,074 We needed to lay eyes on him 464 00:23:31,143 --> 00:23:33,410 To see if he fit the description that we had 465 00:23:33,479 --> 00:23:35,279 On the male that was with mr. Brooks. 466 00:23:36,782 --> 00:23:38,549 - This was a huge lead for them. 467 00:23:40,019 --> 00:23:43,053 - I went to the apartment on the 11th floor, 468 00:23:43,121 --> 00:23:44,355 Knocked on the door. 469 00:23:44,423 --> 00:23:51,429 ♪ ♪ 470 00:23:52,998 --> 00:23:55,832 - Weber tysver did not match the description 471 00:23:55,901 --> 00:23:58,035 Of the young man that mr. Brooks had 472 00:23:58,103 --> 00:24:01,138 Come into the restaurant for lunch with. 473 00:24:01,206 --> 00:24:03,474 - Well, that kind of took the wind out of our sails 474 00:24:03,542 --> 00:24:05,809 A little bit, but we needed to talk to him 475 00:24:05,811 --> 00:24:08,011 As to why his number was left at the restaurant 476 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:11,915 And what his connection was to the name "allan." 477 00:24:11,984 --> 00:24:15,852 - I woke up really hungover from the night before 478 00:24:15,854 --> 00:24:19,356 To the nypd banging on my door. 479 00:24:20,692 --> 00:24:23,126 I went to the door, opened it. 480 00:24:23,195 --> 00:24:25,862 They said, allan oliveira, 481 00:24:25,931 --> 00:24:29,666 They had some sort of crime that they suspected him of, 482 00:24:29,735 --> 00:24:31,168 And that they needed to find him. 483 00:24:31,236 --> 00:24:32,903 I was a little foggy. I wasn't really 484 00:24:32,972 --> 00:24:34,471 Understanding what it was about. 485 00:24:34,540 --> 00:24:37,308 I was like, allan couldn't hurt a fly, you know. 486 00:24:37,376 --> 00:24:39,743 There must be somebody that he's mixed up with 487 00:24:39,812 --> 00:24:42,413 That has got him kind of set up for something. 488 00:24:42,481 --> 00:24:44,547 Whatever it is, he couldn't have done it. 489 00:24:44,549 --> 00:24:45,382 You just have the wrong guy. 490 00:24:45,451 --> 00:24:52,356 ♪ ♪ 491 00:24:55,393 --> 00:24:58,128 [dramatic music] 492 00:24:58,197 --> 00:25:05,002 ♪ ♪ 493 00:25:05,070 --> 00:25:08,405 - Detectives are in hot pursuit of allan oliveira, 494 00:25:08,474 --> 00:25:09,940 Who'd been spotted with roger brooks 495 00:25:10,009 --> 00:25:11,709 A week before his murder. 496 00:25:11,711 --> 00:25:13,610 What they thought was oliveira's phone number 497 00:25:13,679 --> 00:25:16,914 Led investigators instead to a man named web tysver. 498 00:25:18,984 --> 00:25:20,985 - George delgrosso began to ask him, 499 00:25:21,053 --> 00:25:23,521 Do you know somebody by the name of allan? 500 00:25:25,157 --> 00:25:27,657 "oh, yes, I know somebody named allan, 501 00:25:27,659 --> 00:25:28,826 Allan oliveira." 502 00:25:31,230 --> 00:25:34,331 - It must have been in the spring of '97 503 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:35,465 That I met allan. 504 00:25:35,534 --> 00:25:37,100 It was just an ordinary weeknight. 505 00:25:37,169 --> 00:25:39,169 [indistinct chatter] 506 00:25:39,238 --> 00:25:41,405 When I walked in, allan was at the end of the bar 507 00:25:41,473 --> 00:25:43,040 With his shirt off. 508 00:25:43,108 --> 00:25:44,874 I thought he looked cute, so I walked up to him 509 00:25:44,876 --> 00:25:47,044 And started talking to him. 510 00:25:47,112 --> 00:25:47,778 He spoke portuguese, 511 00:25:47,846 --> 00:25:51,749 And I understand bits and pieces. 512 00:25:51,751 --> 00:25:53,550 And he was, like, fresh off the boat 513 00:25:53,619 --> 00:25:55,418 From brazil. 514 00:25:55,488 --> 00:25:59,189 Allan told me that he was going to columbia. 515 00:25:59,191 --> 00:26:01,158 His parents were paying for him to go to school 516 00:26:01,226 --> 00:26:02,059 And study english. 517 00:26:02,127 --> 00:26:05,162 But I just had a general feeling of, like, 518 00:26:05,230 --> 00:26:08,165 Oh, this poor guy, you know, he's alone in the city. 519 00:26:08,233 --> 00:26:10,734 You know, like a little lost orphan. 520 00:26:10,802 --> 00:26:12,436 I should keep an eye on him. 521 00:26:12,504 --> 00:26:15,405 [ominous music] 522 00:26:15,474 --> 00:26:20,143 ♪ ♪ 523 00:26:20,212 --> 00:26:23,012 I was trying to help allan adjust to life in new york 524 00:26:23,014 --> 00:26:25,716 In what little ways I could. 525 00:26:25,784 --> 00:26:27,918 I actually had given him a set of keys to my apartment, 526 00:26:27,986 --> 00:26:29,986 That he could stop by and, 527 00:26:30,055 --> 00:26:32,623 You know, chill out when he was downtown. 528 00:26:34,093 --> 00:26:35,926 - He didn't have a phone number, 529 00:26:35,994 --> 00:26:40,330 And he asked mr. Tysver if he could give his number out, 530 00:26:40,399 --> 00:26:44,034 Where someone could contact him about employment. 531 00:26:44,103 --> 00:26:46,704 - And that's how our guys landed at web's door. 532 00:26:48,874 --> 00:26:50,307 - They asked me if I knew anyone 533 00:26:50,309 --> 00:26:51,942 By the name of roger brooks, to which I had said, 534 00:26:52,011 --> 00:26:53,910 I never heard of him, never met him, 535 00:26:53,979 --> 00:26:55,613 Never seen him, knew nothing. 536 00:26:57,582 --> 00:27:00,317 - We asked him to relay to us a timeline 537 00:27:00,319 --> 00:27:04,788 Of his whereabouts the weekend of labor day, 1997. 538 00:27:06,091 --> 00:27:08,525 - As it turns out, web spent a good part of the weekend 539 00:27:08,593 --> 00:27:12,463 With allan at a location familiar to detectives. 540 00:27:12,531 --> 00:27:14,431 - Saturday morning, and we walked over to the gym, 541 00:27:14,500 --> 00:27:17,968 Which was just, like, an avenue across. 542 00:27:19,905 --> 00:27:21,138 We'd just gotten to the gym. 543 00:27:21,206 --> 00:27:23,573 I was starting to do some bench press, 544 00:27:23,642 --> 00:27:26,343 And I needed him to spot me. 545 00:27:26,345 --> 00:27:27,711 It was a little unusual, 546 00:27:27,779 --> 00:27:29,679 In the sense that he was very distracted, 547 00:27:29,681 --> 00:27:31,181 And he wasn't really available. 548 00:27:31,250 --> 00:27:34,084 And then he needed to go make a phone call at the payphone. 549 00:27:35,587 --> 00:27:39,222 - Detectives raise their eyebrows at this detail. 550 00:27:39,224 --> 00:27:42,192 The payphone allan uses is the very same one used 551 00:27:42,261 --> 00:27:44,495 To make the phone calls to roger brooks. 552 00:27:47,232 --> 00:27:48,832 - And he comes back and says he has to go study 553 00:27:48,900 --> 00:27:50,567 With some classmates, 554 00:27:50,636 --> 00:27:52,302 And we agreed to meet at my apartment 555 00:27:52,371 --> 00:27:55,872 Later that evening with his new boyfriend, brian. 556 00:27:55,941 --> 00:27:59,108 So sometime maybe around 8:00, it was dark, 557 00:27:59,110 --> 00:28:02,479 We walk over to a restaurant. 558 00:28:02,548 --> 00:28:04,181 [indistinct chatter] 559 00:28:04,249 --> 00:28:05,815 That was the first time I was meeting brian, you know, 560 00:28:05,885 --> 00:28:07,618 And he seemed like a good, conservative, 561 00:28:07,686 --> 00:28:09,753 Clean-cut, midwestern guy. 562 00:28:09,755 --> 00:28:10,954 Allan seemed to be happy 563 00:28:11,023 --> 00:28:13,190 To have someone in his life, you know? 564 00:28:13,258 --> 00:28:15,525 They had a nice chemistry between them, 565 00:28:15,594 --> 00:28:17,694 Or, you know, they seemed happy, 566 00:28:17,763 --> 00:28:19,763 Just enjoying each other's company. 567 00:28:22,901 --> 00:28:26,170 - But web recounts one chilling detail. 568 00:28:26,238 --> 00:28:30,240 - Allan had a magazine with versace on the cover. 569 00:28:32,044 --> 00:28:35,178 I noticed that, and that was in his duffel bag. 570 00:28:35,180 --> 00:28:38,081 - That summer, '97, there was a tremendous amount 571 00:28:38,150 --> 00:28:40,617 Of publicity about andrew cunanan killing 572 00:28:40,686 --> 00:28:42,285 Gay men across the country, 573 00:28:42,287 --> 00:28:45,889 Ultimately killing gianni versace in florida. 574 00:28:45,958 --> 00:28:48,959 So during the course of dinner, the subject came up. 575 00:28:49,027 --> 00:28:51,394 - It was a lot of nasty, nasty details 576 00:28:51,463 --> 00:28:54,331 Of how cunanan killed his victims, 577 00:28:54,399 --> 00:28:58,335 Like, you know, screwdriver into the neck 578 00:28:58,403 --> 00:29:01,938 And wrapped in extension cords and-- 579 00:29:02,007 --> 00:29:04,742 Brian might have lost his appetite a little bit, but... 580 00:29:04,810 --> 00:29:06,309 So it was time for the bill to come, 581 00:29:06,378 --> 00:29:10,714 And for whatever reason, allan was picking up the check. 582 00:29:10,782 --> 00:29:12,249 That was a little strange, 583 00:29:12,317 --> 00:29:14,685 But I also didn't think too much about it. 584 00:29:15,955 --> 00:29:18,355 - The restaurant, 18th and 8th, 585 00:29:18,357 --> 00:29:21,691 Another place roger brooks' credit card had been used 586 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:23,393 After his death. 587 00:29:23,395 --> 00:29:25,829 - At this point, they've hit the jackpot, 588 00:29:25,897 --> 00:29:28,098 Because they have him now using 589 00:29:28,167 --> 00:29:29,600 The credit card at the restaurant. 590 00:29:29,668 --> 00:29:32,068 This is starting to turn into something 591 00:29:32,137 --> 00:29:34,170 At this point for the detectives. 592 00:29:34,239 --> 00:29:35,639 The next thing they wanted to know is, well, 593 00:29:35,707 --> 00:29:37,440 Where is allan right now? 594 00:29:37,509 --> 00:29:40,410 ♪ ♪ 595 00:29:40,479 --> 00:29:43,346 - Mr. Tysver was asked if he could tell us 596 00:29:43,348 --> 00:29:44,948 Where allan was. 597 00:29:47,018 --> 00:29:48,718 - Mr. Tysver said, well, he's probably 598 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:51,755 Over at his boyfriend's apartment. 599 00:29:51,823 --> 00:29:54,591 - I had allan's boyfriend brian's information. 600 00:29:57,696 --> 00:30:00,597 - Our guys raced to brian's east 9th street brownstone 601 00:30:00,666 --> 00:30:03,099 And immediately spot the person they believe 602 00:30:03,168 --> 00:30:05,903 To be allan oliveira approaching the building. 603 00:30:05,905 --> 00:30:07,270 - He fit the description. 604 00:30:07,339 --> 00:30:09,673 They approached him. 605 00:30:09,741 --> 00:30:12,176 He identified himself as allan oliveira. 606 00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:18,948 - Allan was extremely nervous. 607 00:30:19,018 --> 00:30:21,652 He was asking, "what is this all about?" 608 00:30:23,355 --> 00:30:24,821 They said they just want to know something 609 00:30:24,890 --> 00:30:26,990 About fraudulent credit cards. 610 00:30:27,058 --> 00:30:28,992 - You could see the wheels were spinning in his head. 611 00:30:31,163 --> 00:30:35,332 And at that point, we thought he was gonna take off running. 612 00:30:39,471 --> 00:30:41,638 - Coming up... - He has been 613 00:30:41,707 --> 00:30:43,040 In and out of the country. 614 00:30:43,108 --> 00:30:45,608 If he goes back to brazil, then he's gone. 615 00:30:45,678 --> 00:30:47,511 We're never gonna see him again. 616 00:30:47,579 --> 00:30:50,547 - Charges were starting to be made in rio. 617 00:30:50,616 --> 00:30:53,250 He left the country. 618 00:30:53,318 --> 00:30:57,321 ♪ ♪ 619 00:31:00,491 --> 00:31:03,393 [dramatic music] 620 00:31:03,395 --> 00:31:09,132 ♪ ♪ 621 00:31:09,134 --> 00:31:10,934 - Three weeks after the murder of roger brooks, 622 00:31:11,003 --> 00:31:13,336 Investigators locate allan oliveira, 623 00:31:13,338 --> 00:31:15,439 The man they think is responsible. 624 00:31:17,742 --> 00:31:19,042 - I was surprised that, you know, 625 00:31:19,110 --> 00:31:21,210 When he was confronted, 626 00:31:21,212 --> 00:31:23,913 That he didn't take off running. 627 00:31:23,983 --> 00:31:26,716 - Allan got into the police car 628 00:31:26,718 --> 00:31:28,418 And was driven to the precinct. 629 00:31:29,554 --> 00:31:31,788 - Mr. Oliveira didn't speak much english. 630 00:31:31,856 --> 00:31:33,823 We located a sergeant in the precinct 631 00:31:33,892 --> 00:31:35,092 That spoke portuguese. 632 00:31:37,462 --> 00:31:39,429 - They showed him a photograph of roger brooks. 633 00:31:39,498 --> 00:31:42,098 And allan said, "I never saw that guy. 634 00:31:42,167 --> 00:31:43,267 I don't know who roger brooks is." 635 00:31:44,536 --> 00:31:48,038 - We asked him if he had gone to the restaurant, 636 00:31:48,106 --> 00:31:51,041 Allegria, on 9th avenue looking for a job, 637 00:31:51,109 --> 00:31:53,576 And he said he didn't know what I was talking about. 638 00:31:53,645 --> 00:31:55,311 When we asked him who paid for dinner 639 00:31:55,380 --> 00:31:57,380 At the restaurant on 18th and 8th, 640 00:31:57,382 --> 00:32:00,383 He said that brian paid for dinner. 641 00:32:00,385 --> 00:32:03,086 - He said, "no, brian paid at 18th and 8th. 642 00:32:03,088 --> 00:32:05,889 I didn't pay. Brian did this." 643 00:32:05,957 --> 00:32:08,191 So they brought web in. 644 00:32:08,260 --> 00:32:09,793 - I was like, "but allan, you paid 645 00:32:09,861 --> 00:32:11,295 For dinner with the credit card." 646 00:32:13,398 --> 00:32:17,366 And he was kind of just stonewalling and denying. 647 00:32:17,368 --> 00:32:18,635 At that point, it was revealed 648 00:32:18,703 --> 00:32:20,136 That there was a man that was murdered, 649 00:32:20,205 --> 00:32:24,274 And then he started getting very agitated and upset. 650 00:32:24,343 --> 00:32:26,676 My picture of him was not matching 651 00:32:26,745 --> 00:32:29,379 With the picture of someone who would do petty theft 652 00:32:29,448 --> 00:32:32,615 And, you know, kill someone for it. 653 00:32:32,617 --> 00:32:34,551 It took a moment for that to sink in 654 00:32:34,619 --> 00:32:37,053 For me to really accept that was possible. 655 00:32:37,122 --> 00:32:40,824 ♪ ♪ 656 00:32:40,892 --> 00:32:43,326 - We bring in the sales clerk from the sunglass store 657 00:32:43,395 --> 00:32:45,395 Where roger's credit card was used, 658 00:32:45,464 --> 00:32:47,964 As well as the waiter, mr. Ali, 659 00:32:48,033 --> 00:32:50,433 Who had seen roger brooks with a handsome young man 660 00:32:50,435 --> 00:32:52,368 Looking for a busboy job, 661 00:32:52,437 --> 00:32:55,538 And both pick oliveira out of a lineup. 662 00:32:55,607 --> 00:32:58,108 We now have enough to get a search warrant. 663 00:33:00,245 --> 00:33:02,079 - So next, they executed a search warrant 664 00:33:02,081 --> 00:33:03,981 At 136th street at the apartment 665 00:33:04,049 --> 00:33:06,216 That allan had been living in. 666 00:33:09,621 --> 00:33:11,488 And one of the most interesting things that was 667 00:33:11,556 --> 00:33:15,025 Found in there was a series of newspaper clippings... 668 00:33:18,330 --> 00:33:22,833 About the serial killer, andrew cunanan. 669 00:33:24,569 --> 00:33:26,736 Andrew cunanan happened to be an extremely good-looking 670 00:33:26,805 --> 00:33:31,941 Young man and bore a striking resemblance to allan. 671 00:33:33,145 --> 00:33:37,680 He certainly had some kind of obsession with andrew cunanan. 672 00:33:37,682 --> 00:33:40,217 But at that point, we didn't know what to make of it. 673 00:33:43,322 --> 00:33:45,856 - In oliveira's gym bag, 674 00:33:45,924 --> 00:33:48,591 There's another chilling find. 675 00:33:48,660 --> 00:33:51,228 - They found my dad's gold chain 676 00:33:51,296 --> 00:33:53,430 In oliveira's belongings. 677 00:33:58,203 --> 00:34:00,703 - Investigators continue searching his apartment, 678 00:34:00,705 --> 00:34:04,307 And the next thing they find drives them to action. 679 00:34:04,309 --> 00:34:06,443 - We found his passport. 680 00:34:06,511 --> 00:34:11,514 And his name in it was jose mario carvalho quevedo. 681 00:34:11,583 --> 00:34:13,350 They also found credit cards that belonged to him 682 00:34:13,418 --> 00:34:15,252 That said daniel oliveira. 683 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:17,554 So we didn't know who exactly this guy was. 684 00:34:17,622 --> 00:34:19,923 And it indicated on his passport 685 00:34:19,991 --> 00:34:21,858 That he has been in and out of this country 686 00:34:21,926 --> 00:34:23,960 Several times in the last couple of years. 687 00:34:25,830 --> 00:34:28,465 If he isn't held in on this murder case, 688 00:34:28,533 --> 00:34:31,267 Which we think he committed, then he's gone. 689 00:34:31,336 --> 00:34:32,969 We're never gonna see him again. 690 00:34:33,038 --> 00:34:35,905 So at this point, we determine we're gonna charge him 691 00:34:35,974 --> 00:34:37,607 With murder in the first degree, 692 00:34:37,676 --> 00:34:40,443 Which is intentionally causing the death of an individual 693 00:34:40,445 --> 00:34:42,946 During the course of a robbery. 694 00:34:43,014 --> 00:34:45,215 And somehow it came about, 695 00:34:45,283 --> 00:34:46,950 His actual name is daniel oliveira, 696 00:34:47,018 --> 00:34:49,186 So that's how he was charged. 697 00:34:50,655 --> 00:34:54,858 - Daniel, aka allan, oliveira maintains his innocence. 698 00:34:54,926 --> 00:34:57,094 He pleads not guilty to the murder charge 699 00:34:57,162 --> 00:34:59,362 And is locked up on rikers island 700 00:34:59,364 --> 00:35:01,298 While awaiting trial. 701 00:35:01,366 --> 00:35:03,232 - We were very shocked. 702 00:35:03,234 --> 00:35:06,336 You know, we didn't know who this person was, 703 00:35:06,404 --> 00:35:09,472 But the detective shared the fact that they had found 704 00:35:09,541 --> 00:35:13,577 An employment application from oliveira to barbetta. 705 00:35:16,047 --> 00:35:18,314 - Investigators share with christine the theory 706 00:35:18,383 --> 00:35:20,517 That since barbetta wasn't hiring, 707 00:35:20,585 --> 00:35:22,219 Roger brooks went out of his way 708 00:35:22,221 --> 00:35:24,521 To help oliveira find a job. 709 00:35:24,589 --> 00:35:27,123 - My dad wouldn't think twice about helping somebody. 710 00:35:27,192 --> 00:35:28,991 It doesn't shock me to hear 711 00:35:28,993 --> 00:35:31,194 That he tried to help him get a job. 712 00:35:34,098 --> 00:35:37,366 - At that point, despite the laundry list of things 713 00:35:37,436 --> 00:35:40,403 That are circumstantial type of evidence, 714 00:35:40,471 --> 00:35:42,939 It's not a great case against him. 715 00:35:43,008 --> 00:35:46,709 Maybe he was given those things by mr. Brooks. 716 00:35:46,778 --> 00:35:50,146 - There was definitely feelings like, 717 00:35:50,214 --> 00:35:52,915 You know, maybe he could walk away. 718 00:35:52,985 --> 00:35:54,151 - There were pretrial motions 719 00:35:54,219 --> 00:35:55,418 And discovery and so on going on. 720 00:35:55,487 --> 00:35:58,921 And I got a call from detective george delgrosso one day, 721 00:35:58,923 --> 00:36:00,990 And he said, "you're not gonna believe this." 722 00:36:00,992 --> 00:36:05,628 ♪ ♪ 723 00:36:05,697 --> 00:36:07,964 - I was babysitting the prisoner in the squad room. 724 00:36:08,032 --> 00:36:12,101 And I just grabbed the wanted flyer bracket off the wall 725 00:36:12,103 --> 00:36:13,736 And started reviewing them, 726 00:36:13,805 --> 00:36:17,374 At which point I found a wanted flyer from the 19th precinct, 727 00:36:17,442 --> 00:36:20,877 Manhattan north, wanted for homicide. 728 00:36:20,946 --> 00:36:24,080 - The victim, a 51-year-old upper east sider 729 00:36:24,149 --> 00:36:25,748 Named angel roman. 730 00:36:25,817 --> 00:36:28,785 The wanted man was mario antonio. 731 00:36:28,853 --> 00:36:31,454 - The description provided said the person 732 00:36:31,522 --> 00:36:34,457 Responsible for their homicide spoke portuguese, 733 00:36:34,459 --> 00:36:37,460 And it was a surveillance photo of a male 734 00:36:37,462 --> 00:36:39,729 Who was using the victim's atm card. 735 00:36:39,798 --> 00:36:43,033 - The person in that photograph was daniel oliveira. 736 00:36:47,872 --> 00:36:51,674 - I received a call from detective delgrosso. 737 00:36:51,743 --> 00:36:55,278 He had made an arrest on a homicide 738 00:36:55,346 --> 00:36:58,715 Where the mo was very similar 739 00:36:58,783 --> 00:37:02,619 To the homicide I was handling of angel roman. 740 00:37:05,390 --> 00:37:07,424 - On March 18, 1997, 741 00:37:07,492 --> 00:37:10,026 Five months before the murder of roger brooks, 742 00:37:10,095 --> 00:37:12,962 Angel's roommate, jesús vega, arrived home 743 00:37:13,031 --> 00:37:16,299 From a vacation in puerto rico to a shocking scene. 744 00:37:18,036 --> 00:37:21,804 - When he opened the door, he noticed angel roman, 745 00:37:21,806 --> 00:37:25,308 Hands tied, laying face down. 746 00:37:27,912 --> 00:37:28,978 - He had two stab wounds, 747 00:37:29,047 --> 00:37:32,782 And there was no sign of forced entry in the apartment. 748 00:37:36,087 --> 00:37:39,088 - The homicide of angel roman was very similar 749 00:37:39,090 --> 00:37:41,291 To the brooks homicide. 750 00:37:42,260 --> 00:37:45,762 Both cases involve older gay men stabbed to death 751 00:37:45,830 --> 00:37:47,731 And credit cards that were stolen. 752 00:37:50,802 --> 00:37:53,670 - Oh, my god, maybe he is a andrew cunanan copycat. 753 00:37:53,738 --> 00:37:56,206 Maybe we have another serial killer on our hands here. 754 00:37:56,274 --> 00:38:02,412 ♪ ♪ 755 00:38:05,515 --> 00:38:08,084 [dramatic music] 756 00:38:08,153 --> 00:38:15,257 ♪ ♪ 757 00:38:15,259 --> 00:38:17,827 - Five months before roger brooks was murdered, 758 00:38:17,896 --> 00:38:20,763 Detective marc slender is investigating the case 759 00:38:20,765 --> 00:38:23,499 Of 51-year-old angel roman, who had been discovered dead 760 00:38:23,568 --> 00:38:24,734 At his upper east side apartment 761 00:38:24,803 --> 00:38:27,871 By his roommate, jesús vega. 762 00:38:33,711 --> 00:38:37,547 - I went outside the hall and spoke with jesús vega. 763 00:38:37,615 --> 00:38:40,450 He had mentioned to us that there was a new person 764 00:38:40,518 --> 00:38:42,919 That had entered their lives. 765 00:38:42,987 --> 00:38:46,055 - Mr. Roman had a guest at the apartment 766 00:38:46,124 --> 00:38:48,190 A couple of different occasions 767 00:38:48,260 --> 00:38:50,293 By the name of mario antonio. 768 00:38:51,696 --> 00:38:56,799 - Jesús said, he's a student at columbia university 769 00:38:56,868 --> 00:38:59,669 And that he also works at a brazilian restaurant. 770 00:38:59,738 --> 00:39:01,037 - The detectives examined 771 00:39:01,105 --> 00:39:03,339 The visitors logs for the building, 772 00:39:03,407 --> 00:39:05,608 And mario antonio was the last visitor 773 00:39:05,610 --> 00:39:07,277 That mr. Roman had. 774 00:39:08,813 --> 00:39:11,013 - Our guys tracked the missing credit cards. 775 00:39:11,082 --> 00:39:13,849 In addition to shopping, the perp also took cash 776 00:39:13,919 --> 00:39:16,752 Out of angel's bank account using an atm. 777 00:39:16,821 --> 00:39:19,421 Lucky for us, atms are one of the few places 778 00:39:19,423 --> 00:39:21,524 We did have surveillance back in '97. 779 00:39:23,561 --> 00:39:26,663 - We targeted little brazil. 780 00:39:29,067 --> 00:39:33,135 We would just go from one restaurant to another and ask, 781 00:39:33,137 --> 00:39:36,206 "do you have anybody on your staff that resembles this?" 782 00:39:36,274 --> 00:39:38,375 But we had no luck with that. 783 00:39:41,245 --> 00:39:45,915 - Detectives also went to columbia university. 784 00:39:45,984 --> 00:39:48,384 - They didn't have any student by that name. 785 00:39:48,453 --> 00:39:50,720 Nobody fit that description. 786 00:39:55,159 --> 00:39:56,926 - And then a credit card transaction 787 00:39:56,995 --> 00:39:58,962 Completely changes the investigation. 788 00:40:00,531 --> 00:40:03,366 - Charges were starting to be made in rio. 789 00:40:03,434 --> 00:40:05,501 He left the country. 790 00:40:05,570 --> 00:40:06,936 We lost him. 791 00:40:07,005 --> 00:40:08,772 We're not gonna find this guy now. 792 00:40:13,445 --> 00:40:15,978 - But in November, eight months after angel's murder, 793 00:40:16,047 --> 00:40:18,147 Detective delgrosso makes the phone call 794 00:40:18,216 --> 00:40:19,749 That flips the script. 795 00:40:23,855 --> 00:40:27,189 - We got a new burst of energy inside. 796 00:40:27,191 --> 00:40:30,560 We immediately conducted the lineup 797 00:40:30,628 --> 00:40:33,563 With angel roman's roommate, jesús vega. 798 00:40:33,631 --> 00:40:38,535 He immediately pointed out daniel oliveira. 799 00:40:40,839 --> 00:40:41,805 It's a home run. 800 00:40:48,880 --> 00:40:50,913 - We made a motion to consolidate 801 00:40:50,915 --> 00:40:53,383 The two murder cases for trial 802 00:40:53,451 --> 00:40:55,651 Under the theory that it demonstrates 803 00:40:55,720 --> 00:40:56,986 That this is not just a mistake, 804 00:40:57,055 --> 00:40:59,789 But this is clearly the same person. 805 00:41:02,594 --> 00:41:04,460 - A little over three years after the murder 806 00:41:04,529 --> 00:41:07,864 Of roger brooks, daniel oliveira's trial begins. 807 00:41:09,934 --> 00:41:12,368 Prosecutors detail the horrific murders, 808 00:41:12,436 --> 00:41:14,337 As everyone tries to understand 809 00:41:14,405 --> 00:41:15,738 Why this happened. 810 00:41:21,079 --> 00:41:23,780 - He was a good-looking young man. 811 00:41:23,848 --> 00:41:27,417 And I think he knew how to prey on older gay men. 812 00:41:29,253 --> 00:41:31,954 - Certainly his obsession with andrew cunanan had 813 00:41:31,956 --> 00:41:33,990 To have something to do with it. 814 00:41:35,493 --> 00:41:39,862 - On February 13, 2001, after three weeks of trial, 815 00:41:39,931 --> 00:41:42,365 The jury comes back with their verdict. 816 00:41:45,503 --> 00:41:47,837 - We rose, 817 00:41:47,905 --> 00:41:51,674 And the foreperson said, "guilty." 818 00:41:53,978 --> 00:41:57,013 There were some sobs from his side. 819 00:41:57,081 --> 00:42:00,116 And we broke down. I broke down. 820 00:42:00,184 --> 00:42:01,818 They did us justice. 821 00:42:03,688 --> 00:42:06,322 - One month later at the sentencing, 822 00:42:06,390 --> 00:42:08,591 Christine and mark faced the man 823 00:42:08,660 --> 00:42:10,493 Who senselessly murdered their father. 824 00:42:12,197 --> 00:42:14,797 - I looked him right in the eye and told him, 825 00:42:14,866 --> 00:42:17,133 You know, what he stole from our family. 826 00:42:17,201 --> 00:42:19,001 [somber music] 827 00:42:19,070 --> 00:42:22,738 My dad missed my career journey. 828 00:42:22,807 --> 00:42:25,041 He missed walking me down the aisle. 829 00:42:26,744 --> 00:42:30,279 - That was his job, my father's. 830 00:42:30,348 --> 00:42:31,747 I did it. 831 00:42:31,816 --> 00:42:34,216 That's what he took, 832 00:42:34,285 --> 00:42:36,019 Memories like that. 833 00:42:37,689 --> 00:42:39,989 I'm a grandfather now. 834 00:42:44,362 --> 00:42:46,095 He never got to do that. 835 00:42:46,164 --> 00:42:50,633 ♪ ♪ 836 00:42:50,702 --> 00:42:52,835 That's what he took from us. 837 00:42:56,674 --> 00:42:59,642 - Oliveira is sentenced to two concurrent life sentences 838 00:42:59,711 --> 00:43:01,177 Without parole. 839 00:43:04,382 --> 00:43:06,949 As the trial wraps, the necklace oliveira had 840 00:43:07,018 --> 00:43:10,086 Taken from roger brooks is returned to mark. 841 00:43:11,789 --> 00:43:15,124 - It makes me feel close to my father when I wear this, 842 00:43:15,193 --> 00:43:16,826 A lot of memories. 843 00:43:20,865 --> 00:43:23,666 - Our family is definitely different. 844 00:43:23,735 --> 00:43:27,403 My dad, he was kind of the life of the party. 845 00:43:27,471 --> 00:43:30,873 But the thing that I really miss about my dad was 846 00:43:30,942 --> 00:43:33,342 To just pick up the phone and call him, 847 00:43:33,411 --> 00:43:34,911 You know, and ask for advice. 848 00:43:36,347 --> 00:43:38,814 He was just a good shoulder to lean on. 849 00:43:38,883 --> 00:43:41,918 I wish I had told him that I loved him more.