1 00:00:08,374 --> 00:00:10,642 - A movie talent about to hit big time... 2 00:00:10,711 --> 00:00:12,011 - She was a writer, she was a director, 3 00:00:12,079 --> 00:00:13,412 And she was an actress, 4 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,281 A triple threat in the industry, which is rare. 5 00:00:16,349 --> 00:00:19,217 - Found dead in her greenwich village office bathroom. 6 00:00:19,286 --> 00:00:21,686 - Police sources say there was something around her neck. 7 00:00:21,755 --> 00:00:24,289 - The case appears cut and dried... 8 00:00:24,358 --> 00:00:26,792 - No forced entry, nothing was missing, 9 00:00:26,860 --> 00:00:28,727 Nothing was really disturbed. 10 00:00:28,795 --> 00:00:31,797 You're gonna have to put it down as a suicide. 11 00:00:31,865 --> 00:00:34,499 - But family and friends refuse to believe it. 12 00:00:34,501 --> 00:00:37,336 - I was like, what the hell are you talking about? 13 00:00:37,404 --> 00:00:39,204 She had so much to live for. 14 00:00:39,272 --> 00:00:40,939 - It's an unsettling mystery 15 00:00:41,007 --> 00:00:44,843 That rattles all of new york city and the film industry. 16 00:00:44,911 --> 00:00:47,880 - Everybody's under pressure to solve it, 17 00:00:47,948 --> 00:00:49,614 And to solve it quickly. 18 00:00:49,683 --> 00:00:52,985 - With an ending so twisted, no one saw it coming. 19 00:00:53,053 --> 00:00:56,621 - It's awfully cold. It's awfully calculating. 20 00:00:56,690 --> 00:00:58,791 Sometimes things are not what they appear to be. 21 00:00:58,859 --> 00:01:01,025 ♪ ♪ 22 00:01:01,027 --> 00:01:03,929 [tense bassy music] 23 00:01:03,997 --> 00:01:10,636 ♪ ♪ 24 00:01:18,679 --> 00:01:21,680 [siren wailing] 25 00:01:21,682 --> 00:01:23,648 - Over my decades with the nypd, 26 00:01:23,717 --> 00:01:26,051 I saw thousands of open-and-shut cases, 27 00:01:26,119 --> 00:01:27,719 What we call ground balls. 28 00:01:27,788 --> 00:01:29,488 There was a body, and it's obvious what happened. 29 00:01:29,556 --> 00:01:31,956 But sometimes, you get this nagging feeling 30 00:01:32,026 --> 00:01:33,491 That maybe you got it all wrong. 31 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:37,029 Maybe the truth is not what it appears to be. 32 00:01:37,097 --> 00:01:39,698 One of these cases happened in 2006 33 00:01:39,766 --> 00:01:42,634 In the famous neighborhood of greenwich village, 34 00:01:42,703 --> 00:01:44,903 Where actress and filmmaker adrienne shelly 35 00:01:44,972 --> 00:01:48,873 Was found dead just as her career was about to take off. 36 00:01:48,943 --> 00:01:54,379 [siren wailing] 37 00:01:55,883 --> 00:02:02,654 - November 1st, 2006, at approximately 5:45, 38 00:02:02,723 --> 00:02:09,594 The sixth precinct got a call of a possible suicide, 39 00:02:09,663 --> 00:02:13,331 A woman found unresponsive by her husband 40 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,001 In greenwich village. 41 00:02:16,069 --> 00:02:17,669 Greenwich village encompasses 42 00:02:17,738 --> 00:02:22,107 The lower west side of manhattan. 43 00:02:22,175 --> 00:02:23,274 - Greenwich village is home to 44 00:02:23,344 --> 00:02:25,343 Thousands of students from nyu. 45 00:02:25,412 --> 00:02:27,011 It's a wealthy enclave 46 00:02:27,013 --> 00:02:30,516 Known more for celebrity sightings than violent crimes. 47 00:02:30,584 --> 00:02:34,553 - It is a refuge for the art-minded people. 48 00:02:34,621 --> 00:02:38,457 Hollywood is the place where stars are born. 49 00:02:38,525 --> 00:02:40,892 Greenwich village is the place where 50 00:02:40,961 --> 00:02:43,895 Writers and artists are born. 51 00:02:43,964 --> 00:02:46,398 - We don't have a lot of cases down in greenwich village, 52 00:02:46,466 --> 00:02:50,535 Such as homicides or suicides, 53 00:02:50,537 --> 00:02:51,970 But occasionally, it does happen. 54 00:02:52,039 --> 00:02:55,440 ♪ ♪ 55 00:02:55,509 --> 00:02:58,944 We responded to 15 abingdon square, 56 00:02:59,012 --> 00:03:00,679 Apartment 47. 57 00:03:00,747 --> 00:03:03,315 ♪ ♪ 58 00:03:03,383 --> 00:03:05,584 We entered the apartment. 59 00:03:05,652 --> 00:03:09,254 We went into the bathroom, where we found 60 00:03:09,323 --> 00:03:11,622 A white female with blonde hair, 61 00:03:11,624 --> 00:03:15,560 Middle-aged, fully clothed, 62 00:03:15,628 --> 00:03:19,831 Hanging from a sheet 63 00:03:19,900 --> 00:03:23,201 That was tied to a shower curtain rod. 64 00:03:23,270 --> 00:03:26,070 ♪ ♪ 65 00:03:26,140 --> 00:03:28,273 We examined the body. 66 00:03:28,341 --> 00:03:30,008 - The degree of rigor mortis 67 00:03:30,076 --> 00:03:34,012 Gives detectives an estimated time of death. 68 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:35,847 - It appeared she had been deceased for at least 69 00:03:35,916 --> 00:03:38,483 Five or six hours. 70 00:03:38,552 --> 00:03:41,053 We noticed a mark over her right eye, 71 00:03:41,121 --> 00:03:44,957 As well as some marks on her cheeks. 72 00:03:45,025 --> 00:03:47,226 ♪ ♪ 73 00:03:47,294 --> 00:03:50,695 The cause of death appeared to be a suicide, 74 00:03:50,697 --> 00:03:53,966 But I thought that with the marks left on her face, 75 00:03:54,034 --> 00:03:55,934 That something was off. 76 00:03:56,002 --> 00:03:58,437 Something needed to be further investigated. 77 00:03:58,439 --> 00:04:00,605 ♪ ♪ 78 00:04:00,674 --> 00:04:03,175 - The husband, marketing executive andy ostroy, 79 00:04:03,243 --> 00:04:06,044 Is devastated. 80 00:04:06,112 --> 00:04:07,879 He tells detectives his wife is 81 00:04:07,881 --> 00:04:11,649 40-year-old adrienne shelly. 82 00:04:11,719 --> 00:04:15,720 - Adrienne was a successful actor and director. 83 00:04:15,789 --> 00:04:18,623 She was known for her breakthrough role 84 00:04:18,625 --> 00:04:23,528 In the 1989 film "unbelievable truth." 85 00:04:23,596 --> 00:04:25,197 - She was a writer, she was a director, 86 00:04:25,265 --> 00:04:26,331 And she was an actress. 87 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:30,034 She was a triple threat in the industry, which is rare. 88 00:04:30,104 --> 00:04:34,072 - The couple lived nearby with their two-year-old daughter. 89 00:04:34,141 --> 00:04:37,109 - Adrienne was madly in love with her baby. 90 00:04:37,177 --> 00:04:39,510 She was the light of her life. 91 00:04:39,512 --> 00:04:42,947 Being a mother was like a superpower for adrienne. 92 00:04:43,016 --> 00:04:44,949 After she got married, 93 00:04:45,018 --> 00:04:49,954 Adrienne kept her former apartment to use as an office. 94 00:04:49,956 --> 00:04:53,125 Adrienne took her writing time very seriously. 95 00:04:53,193 --> 00:04:56,961 And this space was her space, 96 00:04:57,030 --> 00:04:59,163 Her private sanctuary 97 00:04:59,233 --> 00:05:03,701 Where she could concentrate on realizing her vision. 98 00:05:03,770 --> 00:05:06,138 And this was the place of her death. 99 00:05:06,206 --> 00:05:09,507 ♪ ♪ 100 00:05:09,576 --> 00:05:11,109 - This may look like a suicide, 101 00:05:11,177 --> 00:05:13,245 But because of the scratches on her face, 102 00:05:13,313 --> 00:05:16,014 We can't be totally sure. 103 00:05:16,317 --> 00:05:18,150 - One of the things that the police need to do 104 00:05:18,218 --> 00:05:20,985 Is to look at the people who are close to her 105 00:05:21,054 --> 00:05:22,520 Because you're trying to figure out 106 00:05:22,589 --> 00:05:25,524 Adrienne's reason to end her life. 107 00:05:25,592 --> 00:05:27,525 - You have to try to find her frame of mind. 108 00:05:27,594 --> 00:05:30,329 Was she suicidal? Was she depressed? 109 00:05:30,397 --> 00:05:32,897 Anything else going on? 110 00:05:32,899 --> 00:05:34,599 - Detectives take andy to the nearby 111 00:05:34,668 --> 00:05:36,501 Sixth precinct station house, 112 00:05:36,570 --> 00:05:39,471 Where he describes the events of the day. 113 00:05:39,539 --> 00:05:41,873 - At around 9:30 in the morning, 114 00:05:41,942 --> 00:05:46,745 Andy drops adrienne off at the creative apartment. 115 00:05:46,813 --> 00:05:49,213 The whole day went by, and he hadn't heard a word. 116 00:05:49,215 --> 00:05:51,516 ♪ ♪ 117 00:05:51,585 --> 00:05:53,918 It was highly unusual for them 118 00:05:53,987 --> 00:05:56,755 To go the whole day without communicating, 119 00:05:56,823 --> 00:05:59,958 But that's exactly what happened. 120 00:06:00,026 --> 00:06:02,327 - As the day went on, his level of anxiety 121 00:06:02,395 --> 00:06:03,828 Got higher and higher. 122 00:06:03,897 --> 00:06:06,298 And as soon as he could, he pulled away from work. 123 00:06:06,366 --> 00:06:09,201 He went down to her workspace at the apartment there 124 00:06:09,269 --> 00:06:11,636 To see why he hadn't heard from her. 125 00:06:11,638 --> 00:06:13,971 And then he walks into the bathroom, 126 00:06:14,041 --> 00:06:18,242 Discovered, you know, this horrible, grisly scene. 127 00:06:18,244 --> 00:06:21,947 ♪ ♪ 128 00:06:22,015 --> 00:06:27,352 - But andy refuses to believe this was suicide in the least. 129 00:06:27,420 --> 00:06:28,720 ♪ ♪ 130 00:06:28,788 --> 00:06:31,723 - He tells them there's no suicide note, 131 00:06:31,791 --> 00:06:34,359 That she had no sign of depression 132 00:06:34,427 --> 00:06:37,261 Or any other reason to end her life. 133 00:06:37,331 --> 00:06:40,132 They had a happy marriage. 134 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:44,002 - He explains to the detectives that two days previous, 135 00:06:44,070 --> 00:06:47,271 That the two of them threw a Halloween party 136 00:06:47,341 --> 00:06:48,940 For their two-year-old child. 137 00:06:49,009 --> 00:06:51,810 ♪ ♪ 138 00:06:51,878 --> 00:06:55,280 - She had so much to live for. 139 00:06:55,348 --> 00:06:59,251 Adrienne was on the precipice 140 00:06:59,319 --> 00:07:02,888 Of all the dreams coming true; 141 00:07:02,956 --> 00:07:04,823 The husband who loved her, 142 00:07:04,891 --> 00:07:07,592 The beautiful, beautiful baby, 143 00:07:07,660 --> 00:07:10,195 And her other baby, "waitress." 144 00:07:10,263 --> 00:07:13,298 - "waitress" was a movie that she wrote and directed 145 00:07:13,366 --> 00:07:18,102 And appeared in, but it had not been released yet. 146 00:07:18,171 --> 00:07:19,838 - "waitress" is about a young woman 147 00:07:19,906 --> 00:07:21,973 Who builds a better life, 148 00:07:22,042 --> 00:07:24,075 A more beautiful life for herself 149 00:07:24,144 --> 00:07:27,812 Through her creativity, through her baking, 150 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:30,581 And being a mother. 151 00:07:30,651 --> 00:07:33,151 "waitress" was kind of the realization 152 00:07:33,219 --> 00:07:34,052 Of all of her dreams. 153 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:38,390 I feel like so much of her heart went into it. 154 00:07:38,458 --> 00:07:40,792 And she worked really, really hard to make it 155 00:07:40,861 --> 00:07:44,362 What she envisioned it to be. 156 00:07:44,430 --> 00:07:46,330 - Adrienne was only days away from learning 157 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:49,067 If her film had been accepted into the prestigious 158 00:07:49,135 --> 00:07:51,436 Sundance film festival. 159 00:07:51,438 --> 00:07:54,805 - She was more excited than she's ever been 160 00:07:54,875 --> 00:07:57,876 About people seeing her film. 161 00:07:57,944 --> 00:08:00,945 I couldn't imagine that a woman 162 00:08:00,947 --> 00:08:05,683 Who was waiting by the phone to hear from sundance 163 00:08:05,752 --> 00:08:07,419 Felt it was her time to go. 164 00:08:07,487 --> 00:08:11,155 ♪ ♪ 165 00:08:11,224 --> 00:08:12,891 - Andy and her friends' refusal to believe 166 00:08:12,959 --> 00:08:14,459 Adrienne committed suicide 167 00:08:14,527 --> 00:08:17,895 Does not come as a surprise to the detectives. 168 00:08:17,964 --> 00:08:21,065 - Where it's a possible suicide, 169 00:08:21,067 --> 00:08:25,136 Unless there's a direct note or a direct reason, 170 00:08:25,205 --> 00:08:28,773 The spouse, friends never want to believe 171 00:08:28,842 --> 00:08:31,375 The decedent took their own life. 172 00:08:31,377 --> 00:08:32,877 ♪ ♪ 173 00:08:32,946 --> 00:08:38,917 My personal feeling is because they would feel responsible. 174 00:08:38,985 --> 00:08:40,585 - We don't know what goes on 175 00:08:40,653 --> 00:08:43,688 In the recesses of somebody's mind. 176 00:08:43,757 --> 00:08:45,790 - Even in apparent suicides, 177 00:08:45,792 --> 00:08:47,992 We still investigate to see if anything points to 178 00:08:47,994 --> 00:08:50,195 A different conclusion, 179 00:08:50,263 --> 00:08:53,865 Especially when everything's not quite adding up. 180 00:08:53,933 --> 00:08:56,001 - Whenever someone dies in the home, 181 00:08:56,069 --> 00:08:58,803 Whether it's an actual suicide or something other, 182 00:08:58,872 --> 00:09:03,007 The body goes to the me for an autopsy. 183 00:09:03,009 --> 00:09:04,909 - Once they did that, 184 00:09:04,911 --> 00:09:07,245 We document the scene the way we see it, 185 00:09:07,314 --> 00:09:09,481 Noting where certain types of evidence are, 186 00:09:09,549 --> 00:09:10,882 What type of evidence it is. 187 00:09:10,950 --> 00:09:13,217 [indistinct radio chatter] 188 00:09:13,219 --> 00:09:15,653 Her belongings were undisturbed. 189 00:09:15,722 --> 00:09:17,522 Nothing seemed out of place. 190 00:09:17,590 --> 00:09:19,924 There was a computer, 191 00:09:19,993 --> 00:09:23,161 As well as her wallet. 192 00:09:23,229 --> 00:09:27,298 The apartment was not ransacked. 193 00:09:27,366 --> 00:09:29,667 - There was no evidence that the door had been jimmied. 194 00:09:29,736 --> 00:09:32,136 There was no evidence of forced entry. 195 00:09:32,205 --> 00:09:36,941 There was no apparent evidence of a struggle. 196 00:09:36,943 --> 00:09:39,177 It appeared nothing had been stolen. 197 00:09:39,245 --> 00:09:41,179 ♪ ♪ 198 00:09:41,247 --> 00:09:44,616 - Detectives canvass that apartment building, 199 00:09:44,684 --> 00:09:47,251 Knocking on doors. 200 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:48,853 "did you hear anything, see anything? 201 00:09:48,922 --> 00:09:51,423 Where were you at this time?" 202 00:09:51,491 --> 00:09:54,859 Not one person said they heard anything unusual 203 00:09:54,861 --> 00:09:56,861 Or saw anything out of the ordinary. 204 00:09:56,863 --> 00:10:00,498 ♪ ♪ 205 00:10:00,567 --> 00:10:02,734 - But then, crime scene investigators 206 00:10:02,802 --> 00:10:05,136 Make a strange discovery. 207 00:10:05,205 --> 00:10:08,807 - So as detectives are examining the bedsheet 208 00:10:08,809 --> 00:10:12,544 That's tied around the curtain rod, 209 00:10:12,612 --> 00:10:17,015 They see something literally hiding in plain sight. 210 00:10:17,083 --> 00:10:19,417 - It had an intricate knot. 211 00:10:19,419 --> 00:10:20,751 And I kept thinking, 212 00:10:20,821 --> 00:10:22,621 If this person was committing suicide, 213 00:10:22,689 --> 00:10:25,356 It seemed to me that they would just 214 00:10:25,358 --> 00:10:28,058 Put a knot together very quickly. 215 00:10:28,060 --> 00:10:29,794 But this knot seemed to be 216 00:10:29,796 --> 00:10:32,830 A little more intricate than that. 217 00:10:32,899 --> 00:10:35,633 It just didn't make sense to me. 218 00:10:35,702 --> 00:10:38,136 ♪ ♪ 219 00:10:38,204 --> 00:10:40,572 I had a gut feeling that there could be 220 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:42,340 A little bit more to this story. 221 00:10:42,409 --> 00:10:46,144 ♪ ♪ 222 00:10:46,212 --> 00:10:47,445 - Coming up... 223 00:10:47,513 --> 00:10:49,981 - This crime scene just didn't add up. 224 00:10:50,050 --> 00:10:52,150 - I was looking at the toilet seat, 225 00:10:52,218 --> 00:10:55,754 I could see the outline faintly of a shoe. 226 00:10:55,822 --> 00:10:57,489 - That's a little weird. 227 00:10:57,557 --> 00:11:00,158 Now where did this print come from? 228 00:11:00,226 --> 00:11:04,562 ♪ ♪ 229 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:10,268 [tense bassy music] 230 00:11:10,336 --> 00:11:17,375 ♪ ♪ 231 00:11:17,777 --> 00:11:20,578 - Actor and filmmaker adrienne shelly has been found dead, 232 00:11:20,646 --> 00:11:24,382 Hanging from a sheet tied to a shower curtain rod. 233 00:11:24,451 --> 00:11:26,184 With no obvious signs of foul play, 234 00:11:26,252 --> 00:11:28,319 It appears to be a textbook suicide, 235 00:11:28,388 --> 00:11:34,158 But there are several details that stick out to detectives. 236 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:37,962 - As I was looking at the knot that was used, 237 00:11:38,030 --> 00:11:40,732 I immediately thought that something was off. 238 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:42,333 ♪ ♪ 239 00:11:42,402 --> 00:11:45,769 - It wasn't a sailor's knot. It wasn't a square knot. 240 00:11:45,771 --> 00:11:48,740 It wasn't a typical hangman's knot. 241 00:11:48,808 --> 00:11:50,308 - It's a unique knot, 242 00:11:50,376 --> 00:11:53,477 Something that adrienne wouldn't know or 243 00:11:53,547 --> 00:11:57,148 Even be interested in knowing. 244 00:11:57,217 --> 00:12:00,351 - And then the case takes another turn. 245 00:12:00,420 --> 00:12:02,787 - As I was looking at the toilet seat, 246 00:12:02,855 --> 00:12:07,158 I could see the outline, faintly, of a shoe. 247 00:12:07,227 --> 00:12:11,395 This particular print was a latent print, 248 00:12:11,397 --> 00:12:12,564 "latent" meaning hidden, 249 00:12:12,632 --> 00:12:14,899 And that's why we used magnet powder. 250 00:12:14,968 --> 00:12:17,802 ♪ ♪ 251 00:12:17,871 --> 00:12:20,872 Magnet powder is these metal flakes that adhere 252 00:12:20,940 --> 00:12:24,208 To any type of sticky substance 253 00:12:24,277 --> 00:12:27,645 To bring about the actual print that's there. 254 00:12:27,714 --> 00:12:29,380 ♪ ♪ 255 00:12:29,449 --> 00:12:33,717 As I was doing that, a shoeprint appeared. 256 00:12:33,719 --> 00:12:35,887 ♪ ♪ 257 00:12:35,955 --> 00:12:39,224 - You can tell it was a sneaker. 258 00:12:39,292 --> 00:12:41,492 How many times are you gonna see a shoeprint 259 00:12:41,561 --> 00:12:43,962 On top of a toilet bowl? 260 00:12:44,030 --> 00:12:46,497 That's a little weird. 261 00:12:46,566 --> 00:12:48,799 - I immediately thought that this was gonna be 262 00:12:48,869 --> 00:12:50,401 Very important to the case 263 00:12:50,470 --> 00:12:53,204 Because the victim didn't have any shoes on. 264 00:12:53,273 --> 00:12:55,173 They were in the living room. 265 00:12:55,241 --> 00:12:57,975 And it didn't match her shoes. 266 00:12:58,044 --> 00:12:59,711 - Where did this print come from? 267 00:12:59,779 --> 00:13:00,812 Who does it belong to? 268 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:02,847 - At this point, 269 00:13:02,915 --> 00:13:05,483 We need to rule out the possibility 270 00:13:05,551 --> 00:13:07,485 Of it being an innocent print, 271 00:13:07,554 --> 00:13:09,153 That it belonged to anybody else 272 00:13:09,155 --> 00:13:11,088 Who had any business there. 273 00:13:11,157 --> 00:13:13,124 - The husband came back to the scene. 274 00:13:13,192 --> 00:13:15,994 We wanted to see the pattern of his shoes. 275 00:13:16,062 --> 00:13:18,129 ♪ ♪ 276 00:13:18,198 --> 00:13:20,264 Didn't match. 277 00:13:20,333 --> 00:13:23,668 ♪ ♪ 278 00:13:23,736 --> 00:13:25,603 - Officers responding to the scene 279 00:13:25,671 --> 00:13:27,171 Could have stood on it 280 00:13:27,173 --> 00:13:28,306 To try to cut her down. 281 00:13:28,374 --> 00:13:30,308 ♪ ♪ 282 00:13:30,376 --> 00:13:34,245 Ems could have done it trying to save her life, 283 00:13:34,314 --> 00:13:35,813 And not thinking about preserving 284 00:13:35,881 --> 00:13:37,348 Any type of crime scene at the time. 285 00:13:37,417 --> 00:13:41,285 ♪ ♪ 286 00:13:41,287 --> 00:13:43,321 - Detectives ask all responding uniformed officers 287 00:13:43,389 --> 00:13:46,190 And ems personnel to return to the apartment. 288 00:13:46,259 --> 00:13:47,959 ♪ ♪ 289 00:13:48,027 --> 00:13:50,528 - And they were not a match. 290 00:13:50,596 --> 00:13:53,231 - They were wearing mostly construction type shoes 291 00:13:53,299 --> 00:13:55,833 To protect their feet from different locations they go to. 292 00:13:55,902 --> 00:13:57,535 This was a sneaker. 293 00:13:57,603 --> 00:13:59,703 ♪ ♪ 294 00:13:59,705 --> 00:14:01,539 - Now the theory that adrienne took her own life 295 00:14:01,608 --> 00:14:04,843 Is increasingly being called into question. 296 00:14:04,911 --> 00:14:07,545 - There were things about this crime scene 297 00:14:07,613 --> 00:14:09,447 That just didn't add up. 298 00:14:09,515 --> 00:14:14,552 At first glance, it looks like it's likely a suicide, 299 00:14:14,621 --> 00:14:19,490 A young woman who had assumedly hanged herself, 300 00:14:19,559 --> 00:14:24,161 Because it is nearly impossible for somebody to, one-on-one, 301 00:14:24,230 --> 00:14:27,565 To hang somebody who doesn't want to be hanged. 302 00:14:27,633 --> 00:14:29,533 No signs of struggle. 303 00:14:29,602 --> 00:14:31,502 No signs of forced entry. 304 00:14:31,504 --> 00:14:33,805 - There are also no obvious defensive wounds 305 00:14:33,873 --> 00:14:35,139 On adrienne's body. 306 00:14:35,208 --> 00:14:37,174 - But we have a knot that doesn't fit with 307 00:14:37,243 --> 00:14:39,277 Anything she knows. 308 00:14:39,345 --> 00:14:41,178 There's a shoeprint on the toilet seat 309 00:14:41,247 --> 00:14:43,581 That clearly doesn't belong there. 310 00:14:43,650 --> 00:14:46,951 It could mean there was somebody else in that apartment 311 00:14:47,019 --> 00:14:48,319 Who didn't belong there. 312 00:14:48,388 --> 00:14:52,256 ♪ ♪ 313 00:14:52,325 --> 00:14:55,025 - Detectives are hoping the medical examiner's findings 314 00:14:55,095 --> 00:14:57,028 Will clarify the manner of death. 315 00:14:57,096 --> 00:14:59,864 ♪ ♪ 316 00:14:59,932 --> 00:15:03,901 The next day, the preliminary autopsy results come in. 317 00:15:03,970 --> 00:15:06,871 - From the autopsy, the medical examiner said 318 00:15:06,939 --> 00:15:08,839 It was death by neck compression. 319 00:15:08,908 --> 00:15:11,575 - While neck compression is consistent with a hanging, 320 00:15:11,644 --> 00:15:14,245 It's not the only possible manner of death. 321 00:15:14,314 --> 00:15:18,115 - But neck compression, it could also be from 322 00:15:18,184 --> 00:15:22,420 Somebody manually restricting the airflow, 323 00:15:22,488 --> 00:15:24,555 Meaning it could have been a homicide. 324 00:15:24,624 --> 00:15:28,826 ♪ ♪ 325 00:15:28,895 --> 00:15:30,394 - The possibility of homicide 326 00:15:30,463 --> 00:15:32,663 Is enough for our team to follow their instincts 327 00:15:32,732 --> 00:15:35,633 That an investigation is essential. 328 00:15:35,702 --> 00:15:38,035 - You need to take a really close look at everything 329 00:15:38,104 --> 00:15:40,037 And figure out what we have. 330 00:15:40,106 --> 00:15:42,373 - They turned to the only lead they have, 331 00:15:42,442 --> 00:15:45,142 The shoeprint found in adrienne's bathroom. 332 00:15:45,211 --> 00:15:49,813 - Detectives need to find out the size, make, and model. 333 00:15:49,815 --> 00:15:52,817 Is it an expensive shoe? 334 00:15:52,885 --> 00:15:54,752 Is it something unique enough 335 00:15:54,821 --> 00:15:58,188 That will help profile who owns these sneakers? 336 00:15:58,190 --> 00:16:00,958 ♪ ♪ 337 00:16:01,027 --> 00:16:03,494 - A lot of people watch "csi," 338 00:16:03,563 --> 00:16:06,230 A lot of crime shows that are on tv. 339 00:16:06,299 --> 00:16:08,532 Making a match with a shoeprint, 340 00:16:08,601 --> 00:16:10,834 It's more difficult than you might believe. 341 00:16:10,836 --> 00:16:14,372 ♪ ♪ 342 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:16,908 - Armed with a forensically reconstructed sneaker print, 343 00:16:16,976 --> 00:16:20,778 Detectives visit the sporting goods and shoe stores nearby. 344 00:16:20,846 --> 00:16:24,548 - We learned that it was a reebok, size eight, 345 00:16:24,617 --> 00:16:28,652 Allen iverson type shoe. 346 00:16:28,721 --> 00:16:31,855 - It's a popular model, sold all over the city. 347 00:16:31,925 --> 00:16:36,193 - Making a match to a particular shoe model is 348 00:16:36,262 --> 00:16:39,396 One piece in a 2,000-piece jigsaw puzzle. 349 00:16:39,465 --> 00:16:41,933 And it gets you one step closer to finishing the puzzle, 350 00:16:42,001 --> 00:16:44,368 But you're not quite there yet. 351 00:16:44,436 --> 00:16:48,872 - New york city, with over 8 million people, 352 00:16:48,874 --> 00:16:50,374 It could be anybody. 353 00:16:50,443 --> 00:16:52,043 ♪ ♪ 354 00:16:52,111 --> 00:16:54,044 - With the shoeprint lead going nowhere, 355 00:16:54,046 --> 00:16:55,346 Detectives renew their efforts 356 00:16:55,415 --> 00:16:57,815 To identify potential suspects. 357 00:16:57,883 --> 00:17:01,719 - We look into her closest friends and associates. 358 00:17:01,788 --> 00:17:04,788 They all had to be eliminated. 359 00:17:04,790 --> 00:17:08,992 Obviously, you're going to include andy. 360 00:17:09,062 --> 00:17:10,894 - But andy's alibi checks out. 361 00:17:10,896 --> 00:17:13,464 His colleagues confirm that he was at the office 362 00:17:13,533 --> 00:17:15,833 At the time of adrienne's death. 363 00:17:15,901 --> 00:17:18,436 Detectives turn to adrienne's work circle. 364 00:17:18,504 --> 00:17:20,271 ♪ ♪ 365 00:17:20,339 --> 00:17:22,573 - As an actress and filmmaker, 366 00:17:22,642 --> 00:17:25,809 Adrienne had a lot of interests and a lot of different projects 367 00:17:25,879 --> 00:17:27,878 Going on all at once. 368 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:31,082 People in the entertainment industry are very passionate-- 369 00:17:31,150 --> 00:17:32,616 High highs, low lows-- 370 00:17:32,685 --> 00:17:35,519 So it wouldn't be out of the ordinary 371 00:17:35,521 --> 00:17:38,089 For artists to be in conflict. 372 00:17:38,157 --> 00:17:39,923 - Speaking with a producer friend, 373 00:17:39,993 --> 00:17:41,825 Detectives get a lead on a writer 374 00:17:41,827 --> 00:17:44,928 Who was pestering adrienne to read his screenplay. 375 00:17:44,930 --> 00:17:47,831 - Adrienne was busy, wasn't necessarily interested. 376 00:17:47,901 --> 00:17:49,533 ♪ ♪ 377 00:17:49,535 --> 00:17:52,936 She had a nickname for this pseudo screenwriter, 378 00:17:52,938 --> 00:17:54,838 And that was wannabe. 379 00:17:54,907 --> 00:17:56,039 "I wanna be a screenwriter. 380 00:17:56,109 --> 00:17:58,509 I wanna be this. I wanna be that." 381 00:17:58,578 --> 00:18:02,780 It seems that he was very frustrated with adrienne, 382 00:18:02,849 --> 00:18:06,550 Constantly trying to get her attention, 383 00:18:06,619 --> 00:18:08,586 But she wasn't having any of it. 384 00:18:08,654 --> 00:18:11,689 ♪ ♪ 385 00:18:11,757 --> 00:18:14,992 They track down mr. Wannabe, they find out who he is, 386 00:18:15,061 --> 00:18:17,761 And they go to his apartment. 387 00:18:17,830 --> 00:18:19,930 They get into contact with a representative 388 00:18:19,932 --> 00:18:22,600 From the building, 389 00:18:22,668 --> 00:18:24,768 And they find out 390 00:18:24,770 --> 00:18:27,771 Mr. Wannabe is gone. 391 00:18:27,773 --> 00:18:29,873 ♪ ♪ 392 00:18:29,943 --> 00:18:31,175 He's left the country. 393 00:18:31,243 --> 00:18:34,812 ♪ ♪ 394 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:37,648 [tense bassy music] 395 00:18:37,717 --> 00:18:39,317 ♪ ♪ 396 00:18:42,621 --> 00:18:45,189 [tense bassy music] 397 00:18:45,257 --> 00:18:50,661 ♪ ♪ 398 00:18:50,730 --> 00:18:52,896 - In the mysterious hanging death of adrienne shelly, 399 00:18:52,965 --> 00:18:55,799 The police are beginning to investigate the possibility 400 00:18:55,801 --> 00:19:00,704 That her apparent suicide might actually be a murder. 401 00:19:00,773 --> 00:19:02,806 Now we've got a lead on a possible suspect, 402 00:19:02,875 --> 00:19:04,942 A wannabe screenwriter who had apparently been 403 00:19:05,010 --> 00:19:06,009 Harassing adrienne. 404 00:19:06,079 --> 00:19:08,312 ♪ ♪ 405 00:19:08,314 --> 00:19:12,883 - He was anxious for adrienne to read one of his manuscripts. 406 00:19:12,885 --> 00:19:14,952 Apparently, she hadn't done it. 407 00:19:15,020 --> 00:19:16,687 She didn't want to do it. 408 00:19:16,756 --> 00:19:19,490 There may have been discord. 409 00:19:19,559 --> 00:19:22,059 - So detectives pay this gentleman a visit. 410 00:19:22,127 --> 00:19:23,494 ♪ ♪ 411 00:19:23,562 --> 00:19:25,997 They find out that he's moved out, 412 00:19:26,065 --> 00:19:28,266 Not only of the apartment, 413 00:19:28,334 --> 00:19:31,769 But out of the country. 414 00:19:31,837 --> 00:19:34,572 They look at his flight records. 415 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:38,742 - They find out that he had left before adrienne's death. 416 00:19:38,811 --> 00:19:40,545 ♪ ♪ 417 00:19:40,613 --> 00:19:42,813 - So this gentleman is officially ruled out 418 00:19:42,882 --> 00:19:44,147 As a suspect. 419 00:19:44,217 --> 00:19:46,183 ♪ ♪ 420 00:19:46,251 --> 00:19:48,819 - As detectives dig deeper into adrienne's world, 421 00:19:48,888 --> 00:19:53,157 They don't find anyone who had a reason to harm her. 422 00:19:53,225 --> 00:19:55,226 - Adrienne didn't have enemies. 423 00:19:55,294 --> 00:19:58,328 She wasn't someone who incited conflict. 424 00:19:58,398 --> 00:20:01,665 She was one of those girls who would break up with someone 425 00:20:01,667 --> 00:20:03,500 And still be good friends with them. 426 00:20:03,569 --> 00:20:07,405 I couldn't envision anyone who knew her 427 00:20:07,473 --> 00:20:11,241 Having hard feelings against her. 428 00:20:11,311 --> 00:20:13,677 ♪ ♪ 429 00:20:13,679 --> 00:20:15,346 - It's been two days since her death, 430 00:20:15,414 --> 00:20:17,314 And before we can figure out the next move, 431 00:20:17,383 --> 00:20:21,118 The new york city media gets wind of it. 432 00:20:21,187 --> 00:20:22,820 - Nypd investigators are looking into 433 00:20:22,888 --> 00:20:25,590 The mysterious death of actress adrienne shelly. 434 00:20:25,658 --> 00:20:28,826 Police sources say there was something around her neck. 435 00:20:28,894 --> 00:20:32,896 - It was possibly a murder in greenwich village. 436 00:20:32,965 --> 00:20:34,631 It was a big deal. 437 00:20:34,701 --> 00:20:37,401 When you have a popular indie film actress, 438 00:20:37,470 --> 00:20:40,570 A successful film director, 439 00:20:40,572 --> 00:20:43,207 A person a little more well-to-do 440 00:20:43,275 --> 00:20:46,276 Than the normal, average person 441 00:20:46,278 --> 00:20:48,679 Gets killed in her apartment, 442 00:20:48,747 --> 00:20:54,051 That made a lot of people worried. 443 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:59,323 It even makes the hardened new yorker stop and wonder, 444 00:20:59,391 --> 00:21:02,360 "could I be next?" 445 00:21:02,428 --> 00:21:04,295 - The media gets on the mayor. 446 00:21:04,363 --> 00:21:05,996 They want to know why the city he says is safe 447 00:21:06,065 --> 00:21:08,199 Is now dangerous, particularly in greenwich village, 448 00:21:08,267 --> 00:21:12,370 Where people love to be entertained and congregate. 449 00:21:12,438 --> 00:21:16,006 And everybody's under pressure to solve it, 450 00:21:16,075 --> 00:21:17,507 And to solve it quickly, 451 00:21:17,577 --> 00:21:19,376 Not just because it's the right thing to do, 452 00:21:19,378 --> 00:21:23,314 But it's because it's new york. It's what everybody expects. 453 00:21:23,382 --> 00:21:26,750 - But detectives are out of leads. 454 00:21:26,752 --> 00:21:28,619 - When you've got nothing else, 455 00:21:28,688 --> 00:21:31,222 When you don't know where else to look, 456 00:21:31,290 --> 00:21:32,856 You need to start from square one. 457 00:21:32,925 --> 00:21:34,591 ♪ ♪ 458 00:21:34,660 --> 00:21:36,493 - Four days into the investigation, 459 00:21:36,562 --> 00:21:38,629 Detectives return to the original crime scene 460 00:21:38,698 --> 00:21:41,465 To follow up on one thing that's been bugging them 461 00:21:41,534 --> 00:21:44,101 From the very beginning. 462 00:21:44,169 --> 00:21:45,969 - There was no sign of forced entry. 463 00:21:45,971 --> 00:21:51,341 The doors and the windows hadn't been jimmied or damaged. 464 00:21:51,411 --> 00:21:53,177 - So that needs to be explained. 465 00:21:53,245 --> 00:21:55,913 How was entry gained? 466 00:21:55,915 --> 00:21:58,682 - The first canvass revealed nothing, 467 00:21:58,684 --> 00:22:00,951 Which is not unusual. 468 00:22:01,020 --> 00:22:04,387 But where you have an unusual crime like this, 469 00:22:04,389 --> 00:22:07,524 Canvasses should be done several times. 470 00:22:07,593 --> 00:22:10,561 Go back. Knock on doors again. Talk to the super. 471 00:22:10,629 --> 00:22:12,830 Talk to the owner of the building. 472 00:22:12,898 --> 00:22:15,333 They need to find out who had access 473 00:22:15,401 --> 00:22:18,168 To the general area of that building, 474 00:22:18,170 --> 00:22:22,539 And perhaps access to the apartment. 475 00:22:22,608 --> 00:22:25,142 Who could have been in the hallway without-- 476 00:22:25,210 --> 00:22:26,977 Without raising suspicion? 477 00:22:27,046 --> 00:22:30,047 ♪ ♪ 478 00:22:30,049 --> 00:22:32,549 On their second visit, 479 00:22:32,618 --> 00:22:34,485 They found that there was construction going on 480 00:22:34,553 --> 00:22:38,155 On a different floor in a nearby apartment. 481 00:22:38,223 --> 00:22:40,257 - It was apartment number 37, 482 00:22:40,325 --> 00:22:43,760 Which is directly below apartment 47, 483 00:22:43,829 --> 00:22:47,030 Where the victim was found. 484 00:22:47,099 --> 00:22:50,100 So they went downstairs. 485 00:22:50,169 --> 00:22:53,337 - The door to apartment 37 is ajar, 486 00:22:53,405 --> 00:22:55,572 So detectives knock and enter, 487 00:22:55,641 --> 00:22:57,308 Hoping to talk to the workers. 488 00:22:57,376 --> 00:23:01,111 But it's the weekend, so there's no one around. 489 00:23:01,113 --> 00:23:02,712 - When they walked in, 490 00:23:02,714 --> 00:23:07,684 They noticed construction paper laid out on the floor. 491 00:23:07,753 --> 00:23:10,988 - There's construction, so there's a lot of dust. 492 00:23:11,056 --> 00:23:14,591 - As the detective's walking around, 493 00:23:14,660 --> 00:23:16,393 He noticed a shoeprint 494 00:23:16,461 --> 00:23:19,563 On this construction paper. 495 00:23:19,632 --> 00:23:22,866 He realized that it sort of matched 496 00:23:22,935 --> 00:23:28,439 The footprint that was on top of the toilet in apartment 47. 497 00:23:28,507 --> 00:23:31,008 When I got to the scene, 498 00:23:31,076 --> 00:23:34,678 The detective brought us into the apartment. 499 00:23:34,746 --> 00:23:38,249 As I looked down and I saw the shoeprint, 500 00:23:38,317 --> 00:23:41,285 I basically said, "wow, ok, that's the same print." 501 00:23:41,353 --> 00:23:43,621 ♪ ♪ 502 00:23:43,623 --> 00:23:47,891 The reebok, size eight, allen iverson. 503 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:51,328 The first thought is, "this is not a suicide. 504 00:23:51,397 --> 00:23:53,597 This is a homicide." 505 00:23:53,666 --> 00:23:57,167 [siren wailing] 506 00:23:57,236 --> 00:23:58,168 - Coming up... 507 00:23:58,237 --> 00:24:00,504 - Detectives knock on his door. 508 00:24:00,573 --> 00:24:02,206 Lo and behold, the door opens. 509 00:24:02,274 --> 00:24:03,407 What do they see? 510 00:24:03,475 --> 00:24:05,476 There it is. There's the shoe. 511 00:24:05,544 --> 00:24:06,810 It's the golden slipper. 512 00:24:06,812 --> 00:24:09,280 - This is a major break in the case. 513 00:24:09,348 --> 00:24:10,647 ♪ ♪ 514 00:24:10,716 --> 00:24:13,550 [tense bassy music] 515 00:24:13,619 --> 00:24:15,386 ♪ ♪ 516 00:24:18,623 --> 00:24:21,124 [tense bassy music] 517 00:24:21,193 --> 00:24:24,127 ♪ ♪ 518 00:24:24,196 --> 00:24:25,662 - As new york city is abuzz 519 00:24:25,731 --> 00:24:27,898 With adrienne shelly's unexplained death, 520 00:24:27,967 --> 00:24:29,666 Detectives have finally got the break 521 00:24:29,735 --> 00:24:31,134 We've been looking for. 522 00:24:31,203 --> 00:24:33,036 In the apartment underneath hers, 523 00:24:33,105 --> 00:24:35,072 We found a sneaker print 524 00:24:35,140 --> 00:24:38,909 Like the one found in her bathroom. 525 00:24:38,978 --> 00:24:40,944 - Even though I'm not a shoe expert, 526 00:24:40,946 --> 00:24:44,347 You can see that it was the same pattern, 527 00:24:44,417 --> 00:24:47,050 The same size, the same shoe. 528 00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:48,852 ♪ ♪ 529 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:54,491 A reebok, allen iverson, size eight. 530 00:24:54,559 --> 00:24:59,263 ♪ ♪ 531 00:24:59,331 --> 00:25:02,766 I collected it very carefully 532 00:25:02,768 --> 00:25:06,569 Because it could be a key piece of evidence. 533 00:25:06,571 --> 00:25:12,275 ♪ ♪ 534 00:25:12,277 --> 00:25:14,511 That particular print did match the print 535 00:25:14,579 --> 00:25:15,946 On top of the toilet seat. 536 00:25:16,015 --> 00:25:20,117 ♪ ♪ 537 00:25:20,185 --> 00:25:25,422 How did this footprint get into apartment number 47? 538 00:25:25,491 --> 00:25:26,823 Even though we didn't have the story 539 00:25:26,892 --> 00:25:28,992 Of what actually happened, 540 00:25:28,994 --> 00:25:31,328 You can look at it and say the person that's inside 541 00:25:31,397 --> 00:25:34,498 The apartment under construction was upstairs 542 00:25:34,566 --> 00:25:37,568 In the victim's apartment. 543 00:25:37,636 --> 00:25:40,037 We have to find out who wore that shoe. 544 00:25:40,105 --> 00:25:42,205 ♪ ♪ 545 00:25:42,274 --> 00:25:43,874 It's a sneaker print, 546 00:25:43,942 --> 00:25:46,009 So you're not really thinking construction worker, 547 00:25:46,011 --> 00:25:49,046 Because construction workers don't wear sneakers. 548 00:25:49,114 --> 00:25:50,714 They wear boots. 549 00:25:50,716 --> 00:25:54,451 But you're not gonna rule it out. 550 00:25:54,519 --> 00:25:56,887 - Construction crew likely had the ability 551 00:25:56,956 --> 00:26:00,391 To walk throughout the building, 552 00:26:00,459 --> 00:26:02,225 To bring equipment up and down, 553 00:26:02,294 --> 00:26:04,962 To bring supplies up and down. 554 00:26:05,030 --> 00:26:08,131 There may have been somebody on this construction crew 555 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:10,367 Who found their way into adrienne's apartment. 556 00:26:10,435 --> 00:26:12,769 ♪ ♪ 557 00:26:12,838 --> 00:26:14,604 Could that have been the agent of death? 558 00:26:14,674 --> 00:26:18,075 ♪ ♪ 559 00:26:18,143 --> 00:26:23,280 - They need to see who worked there, when, and what time. 560 00:26:23,348 --> 00:26:24,615 - After talking to the people who owned 561 00:26:24,683 --> 00:26:26,249 The construction firm, 562 00:26:26,318 --> 00:26:30,654 We identified the foreman who was working the job. 563 00:26:30,723 --> 00:26:32,489 - A gentleman named wilson pillco. 564 00:26:32,557 --> 00:26:35,559 ♪ ♪ 565 00:26:35,627 --> 00:26:37,861 So detectives are off to brooklyn, 566 00:26:37,930 --> 00:26:41,264 To where mr. Pillco lives. 567 00:26:41,333 --> 00:26:43,300 - Hopefully you find out if particular workers 568 00:26:43,368 --> 00:26:45,268 Are wearing this type of shoes. 569 00:26:45,337 --> 00:26:47,104 Then you're gonna go look for that worker. 570 00:26:47,172 --> 00:26:51,675 ♪ ♪ 571 00:26:51,743 --> 00:26:55,212 - They go to the foreman's house. 572 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:59,082 They knock on his door. 573 00:26:59,084 --> 00:27:02,219 Lo and behold, the door opens. 574 00:27:02,287 --> 00:27:04,121 ♪ ♪ 575 00:27:04,189 --> 00:27:07,290 And what do they see? 576 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:11,328 - There was a backpack on the floor. 577 00:27:11,396 --> 00:27:15,599 Detectives are surprised by what's poking out of it. 578 00:27:15,667 --> 00:27:18,701 ♪ ♪ 579 00:27:18,703 --> 00:27:21,238 - Reebok sneakers. 580 00:27:21,306 --> 00:27:23,773 - The foreman agrees to let detectives come inside 581 00:27:23,843 --> 00:27:26,476 And take a closer look at the sneakers. 582 00:27:26,545 --> 00:27:30,180 ♪ ♪ 583 00:27:30,249 --> 00:27:35,352 - It's a men, size eight, allen iverson. 584 00:27:35,420 --> 00:27:38,521 - There it is. There's the shoe. 585 00:27:38,591 --> 00:27:41,024 It's the golden slipper. 586 00:27:41,026 --> 00:27:43,794 They asked the foreman, "who does that belong to? 587 00:27:43,862 --> 00:27:46,497 Is that your shoe?" 588 00:27:46,565 --> 00:27:48,399 - He says no, they're not his, 589 00:27:48,467 --> 00:27:51,234 "they're my brother diego's." 590 00:27:51,303 --> 00:27:54,171 - And he tells them, "he works with me. He's right here." 591 00:27:54,239 --> 00:27:59,376 ♪ ♪ 592 00:27:59,444 --> 00:28:01,178 - Detectives ask diego, 593 00:28:01,246 --> 00:28:05,182 "would you be willing to come down to the station house?" 594 00:28:05,250 --> 00:28:07,617 He says, "yeah." 595 00:28:07,619 --> 00:28:10,287 - He agreed to be interviewed. 596 00:28:10,355 --> 00:28:15,058 ♪ ♪ 597 00:28:15,127 --> 00:28:16,459 - Now you really don't know 598 00:28:16,461 --> 00:28:18,161 If he was in the victim's apartment 599 00:28:18,163 --> 00:28:19,697 Until the lab can determine 600 00:28:19,765 --> 00:28:21,331 That this actually is the shoe 601 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:25,068 That made the print on top of the toilet bowl. 602 00:28:25,137 --> 00:28:28,238 - Subsequent to diego coming down to the station house, 603 00:28:28,307 --> 00:28:31,308 Detectives were able to secure a search warrant. 604 00:28:31,310 --> 00:28:34,111 Those sneakers were taken into evidence. 605 00:28:34,179 --> 00:28:36,679 - Detectives ask the crime lab to fast-track 606 00:28:36,681 --> 00:28:38,482 Its analysis of the shoe. 607 00:28:38,550 --> 00:28:41,852 It doesn't take long for the results to come back. 608 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:44,587 - The lab did a comparison 609 00:28:44,657 --> 00:28:46,256 With the shoeprint 610 00:28:46,325 --> 00:28:49,592 That was recovered on the toilet seat, 611 00:28:49,662 --> 00:28:51,428 And it was a match. 612 00:28:51,496 --> 00:28:55,833 ♪ ♪ 613 00:28:55,835 --> 00:28:58,469 - This is a major break in the case. 614 00:28:58,537 --> 00:29:02,605 - This is possibly the person that killed adrienne. 615 00:29:02,675 --> 00:29:04,775 ♪ ♪ 616 00:29:04,843 --> 00:29:06,910 - Diego pillco was a 19-year-old 617 00:29:06,978 --> 00:29:10,213 Construction worker from ecuador. 618 00:29:10,215 --> 00:29:12,649 He came to this country illegally, 619 00:29:12,718 --> 00:29:14,517 And he was working, 620 00:29:14,519 --> 00:29:18,188 Trying to send money back home to his family. 621 00:29:18,257 --> 00:29:21,424 - Diego pillco is a baby-faced teen, 622 00:29:21,493 --> 00:29:23,560 Not exactly someone who makes you think 623 00:29:23,629 --> 00:29:26,229 A cold-blooded killer. 624 00:29:26,231 --> 00:29:27,798 - They don't know when he was there. 625 00:29:27,866 --> 00:29:31,234 They don't know why he was there. 626 00:29:31,303 --> 00:29:33,837 - He may have a right to have been inside that apartment 627 00:29:33,905 --> 00:29:36,006 For whatever reason. 628 00:29:36,074 --> 00:29:39,209 Maybe he was there to help her to do a handyman thing, 629 00:29:39,278 --> 00:29:41,779 Sort of like fixing the plumbing. 630 00:29:41,847 --> 00:29:43,380 And it could have happened 631 00:29:43,448 --> 00:29:47,850 Days ago, weeks ago, months ago. You do not know. 632 00:29:47,852 --> 00:29:50,453 - Diego readily admits to working in adrienne's building 633 00:29:50,522 --> 00:29:54,057 The day she was found dead. 634 00:29:54,125 --> 00:29:58,094 Detectives show him her photo. 635 00:29:58,096 --> 00:30:03,834 - Diego tells detectives he never saw her before. 636 00:30:03,902 --> 00:30:07,604 - Then detectives catch diego in a lie. 637 00:30:07,672 --> 00:30:10,573 - He tells them he's never been in adrienne's apartment. 638 00:30:10,575 --> 00:30:13,543 ♪ ♪ 639 00:30:13,611 --> 00:30:16,713 That's when they knew he might be involved in the homicide. 640 00:30:16,781 --> 00:30:19,249 ♪ ♪ 641 00:30:19,318 --> 00:30:20,150 - Coming up... 642 00:30:20,219 --> 00:30:22,352 - There was no dust on her shoes. 643 00:30:22,421 --> 00:30:25,822 Adrienne shelly was never in that apartment. 644 00:30:25,891 --> 00:30:28,425 People lie, but physical evidence doesn't lie. 645 00:30:28,493 --> 00:30:30,661 ♪ ♪ 646 00:30:30,729 --> 00:30:33,696 [tense bassy music] 647 00:30:33,766 --> 00:30:35,265 ♪ ♪ 648 00:30:38,503 --> 00:30:41,338 [tense bassy music] 649 00:30:41,406 --> 00:30:48,411 ♪ ♪ 650 00:30:48,948 --> 00:30:50,680 - Detectives have in custody 651 00:30:50,749 --> 00:30:52,249 The man who left the shoeprint 652 00:30:52,317 --> 00:30:54,184 Found in adrienne shelly's bathroom, 653 00:30:54,252 --> 00:30:56,453 19-year-old diego pillco, 654 00:30:56,455 --> 00:30:57,854 Who was doing construction work 655 00:30:57,923 --> 00:31:00,357 In the apartment below hers. 656 00:31:00,425 --> 00:31:03,126 ♪ ♪ 657 00:31:03,128 --> 00:31:06,663 - Diego pillco is now their prime suspect. 658 00:31:06,731 --> 00:31:08,398 But what do they have here? 659 00:31:08,467 --> 00:31:10,233 They know he was in the apartment. 660 00:31:10,235 --> 00:31:13,470 And that's really all they have right now. 661 00:31:13,538 --> 00:31:16,840 - Without direct evidence that diego murdered adrienne, 662 00:31:16,908 --> 00:31:18,808 Detectives need a confession. 663 00:31:18,810 --> 00:31:20,910 ♪ ♪ 664 00:31:20,912 --> 00:31:22,579 Getting suspects to come clean 665 00:31:22,647 --> 00:31:26,316 Is one of the hardest parts of being a homicide detective. 666 00:31:26,385 --> 00:31:28,619 There is an art to coaxing out a confession. 667 00:31:28,687 --> 00:31:30,353 And sometimes, it's as simple 668 00:31:30,355 --> 00:31:33,323 As looking real close at your suspect across the table. 669 00:31:33,392 --> 00:31:35,492 ♪ ♪ 670 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:38,495 - During the course of his interrogation, 671 00:31:38,563 --> 00:31:41,031 A very savvy detective across the table from him 672 00:31:41,099 --> 00:31:44,534 Sees that he's--he's fidgeting with a prayer card. 673 00:31:44,603 --> 00:31:47,938 And she does what any good detective tries to do, 674 00:31:48,006 --> 00:31:51,374 To establish some sort of a rapport with him. 675 00:31:51,443 --> 00:31:54,845 The detective starts to question him about family, 676 00:31:54,913 --> 00:31:57,947 About faith, 677 00:31:58,017 --> 00:32:00,050 And whether he has any children. 678 00:32:00,118 --> 00:32:02,285 And diego pillco tells her that, no, 679 00:32:02,354 --> 00:32:06,857 He doesn't have children, but he has a niece. 680 00:32:06,925 --> 00:32:08,925 "really? How old is your niece?" 681 00:32:08,927 --> 00:32:11,928 And the niece is four years old. 682 00:32:11,930 --> 00:32:13,363 And the detective tells him, 683 00:32:13,432 --> 00:32:15,632 "you know, god acts in mysterious ways, 684 00:32:15,700 --> 00:32:18,535 And sometimes he doesn't punish us for what we've done, 685 00:32:18,603 --> 00:32:22,272 But he can punish somebody that you may love instead. 686 00:32:22,341 --> 00:32:23,973 ♪ ♪ 687 00:32:24,042 --> 00:32:26,576 And then he says he doesn't want his sins to be 688 00:32:26,645 --> 00:32:28,578 Delivered upon the child. 689 00:32:28,647 --> 00:32:31,681 And at that point, diego gives it up. 690 00:32:31,683 --> 00:32:33,583 ♪ ♪ 691 00:32:33,652 --> 00:32:35,218 - In an about-face, 692 00:32:35,286 --> 00:32:39,756 Diego says he did see adrienne the day she died. 693 00:32:39,825 --> 00:32:41,124 He says the rest of the crew 694 00:32:41,193 --> 00:32:42,892 Was on the first floor of the building, 695 00:32:42,894 --> 00:32:46,062 So he was alone in the apartment that morning. 696 00:32:46,064 --> 00:32:47,864 - Diego tells detectives 697 00:32:47,933 --> 00:32:52,002 Adrienne shelly came downstairs to complain about the noise. 698 00:32:52,070 --> 00:32:56,940 ♪ ♪ 699 00:32:57,008 --> 00:32:59,542 - He says adrienne was very agitated 700 00:32:59,611 --> 00:33:02,912 Because of all the work that was going down. 701 00:33:02,914 --> 00:33:04,481 They got into a heated argument. 702 00:33:04,549 --> 00:33:05,715 Diego lost his temper. 703 00:33:05,717 --> 00:33:07,918 ♪ ♪ 704 00:33:07,986 --> 00:33:11,854 - He said that he slammed the door. 705 00:33:11,924 --> 00:33:13,222 [loud thud] 706 00:33:13,292 --> 00:33:16,259 She then opened the door 707 00:33:16,327 --> 00:33:19,596 And slapped him in the face. 708 00:33:19,664 --> 00:33:22,031 ♪ ♪ 709 00:33:22,101 --> 00:33:24,634 - She threatened to call the police, 710 00:33:24,703 --> 00:33:27,604 And he was afraid that he would be deported. 711 00:33:27,672 --> 00:33:30,707 ♪ ♪ 712 00:33:30,776 --> 00:33:32,976 - He followed adrienne shelly up to her apartment. 713 00:33:33,044 --> 00:33:35,912 ♪ ♪ 714 00:33:35,914 --> 00:33:38,981 - Diego claims he pleaded with adrienne not to report him. 715 00:33:39,051 --> 00:33:42,452 ♪ ♪ 716 00:33:42,521 --> 00:33:45,188 Then, he saw her grab the phone. 717 00:33:45,256 --> 00:33:48,458 - He said he was a peaceful person, 718 00:33:48,460 --> 00:33:51,328 But that was a trigger for him. That was a real trigger. 719 00:33:51,396 --> 00:33:55,665 It flipped some sort of an emotional switch in him. 720 00:33:55,667 --> 00:33:59,036 - He says he hit her, knocking her to the ground. 721 00:33:59,104 --> 00:34:04,674 ♪ ♪ 722 00:34:04,743 --> 00:34:08,278 When he saw she wasn't moving, he thought he killed her. 723 00:34:08,346 --> 00:34:11,214 - When he realized what he had done, 724 00:34:11,282 --> 00:34:15,117 He decided to make it look like a suicide. 725 00:34:15,119 --> 00:34:17,053 ♪ ♪ 726 00:34:17,122 --> 00:34:19,055 - He dragged her into the bathroom, 727 00:34:19,124 --> 00:34:23,059 Wrapped a bedsheet around her neck, 728 00:34:23,128 --> 00:34:25,294 And hung her. 729 00:34:25,296 --> 00:34:32,268 ♪ ♪ 730 00:34:32,337 --> 00:34:34,671 Diego admits that he got the idea 731 00:34:34,739 --> 00:34:38,174 For the suicide cover-up by something he saw 732 00:34:38,243 --> 00:34:40,410 On a spanish novella back in ecuador. 733 00:34:40,479 --> 00:34:43,613 ♪ ♪ 734 00:34:43,682 --> 00:34:47,417 He used a hogtie knot that he was familiar with 735 00:34:47,485 --> 00:34:51,621 'cause he used it to tie pigs in his home country. 736 00:34:51,690 --> 00:34:56,359 ♪ ♪ 737 00:34:56,361 --> 00:34:58,394 - The smoking gun in terms of evidence, 738 00:34:58,463 --> 00:35:02,332 Some people might say it's the footprint. 739 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:06,669 But for me, it's that knot. 740 00:35:06,671 --> 00:35:11,641 It gives him the knowledge and the skill that's necessary 741 00:35:11,643 --> 00:35:13,743 To carry out what he thought was his cover-up. 742 00:35:13,812 --> 00:35:15,979 ♪ ♪ 743 00:35:15,981 --> 00:35:18,014 - In my 22 years on the police department, 744 00:35:18,083 --> 00:35:21,184 I never saw a homicide which was 745 00:35:21,253 --> 00:35:23,286 Made to look like a suicide. 746 00:35:23,354 --> 00:35:26,422 ♪ ♪ 747 00:35:26,491 --> 00:35:31,327 - It's awfully cold. It's awfully calculating. 748 00:35:31,396 --> 00:35:35,231 He hangs her, and he tries to blame it on her, 749 00:35:35,300 --> 00:35:39,436 And have her family, her children, her husband, 750 00:35:39,504 --> 00:35:43,240 Live with that lie for the rest of their lives. 751 00:35:43,308 --> 00:35:44,975 ♪ ♪ 752 00:35:45,043 --> 00:35:46,342 - In any investigation, 753 00:35:46,411 --> 00:35:48,311 There is a lot of luck that's involved. 754 00:35:48,380 --> 00:35:50,680 And in this case, we did get lucky. 755 00:35:50,749 --> 00:35:52,615 If he had thrown those shoes away, 756 00:35:52,617 --> 00:35:57,254 Diego pillco may have been able to cover up his homicide. 757 00:35:57,322 --> 00:35:59,121 - Pillco's confession about what happened 758 00:35:59,123 --> 00:36:02,392 Also explains the marks found on adrienne's face. 759 00:36:02,460 --> 00:36:04,794 - 19-year-old diego pillco is charged with 760 00:36:04,863 --> 00:36:06,262 Second-degree murder. 761 00:36:06,264 --> 00:36:08,165 Sources say that he admitted 762 00:36:08,233 --> 00:36:09,799 Punching the movie actress in the face 763 00:36:09,868 --> 00:36:13,436 During an argument, causing her to fall. 764 00:36:13,504 --> 00:36:16,673 - When we found out she had been murdered, 765 00:36:16,741 --> 00:36:21,644 I wasn't shocked that it was a random stranger, 766 00:36:21,713 --> 00:36:26,349 Only because I couldn't imagine it was someone that she knew. 767 00:36:26,418 --> 00:36:29,285 But when the "daily news" were saying that 768 00:36:29,287 --> 00:36:31,621 Adrienne got into an altercation 769 00:36:31,690 --> 00:36:35,425 With this stranger and given him a hard time, 770 00:36:35,493 --> 00:36:39,462 I was like, "what the hell are you talking about?" 771 00:36:39,530 --> 00:36:42,064 I knew that couldn't be true. 772 00:36:42,134 --> 00:36:46,402 She was not confrontational. 773 00:36:46,471 --> 00:36:51,374 She was not someone who would argue. 774 00:36:51,442 --> 00:36:54,143 It just wasn't her. 775 00:36:54,212 --> 00:36:56,279 - Adrienne's friends aren't alone in thinking 776 00:36:56,347 --> 00:36:58,915 Diego's story doesn't make sense. 777 00:36:58,917 --> 00:37:00,817 - There were things about his story 778 00:37:00,819 --> 00:37:05,588 That just didn't add up. His story is that 779 00:37:05,657 --> 00:37:08,858 She came downstairs because they were making noise. 780 00:37:08,927 --> 00:37:12,362 - He tells them that she came into 781 00:37:12,430 --> 00:37:15,331 His apartment where he was doing work. 782 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:18,335 - But detectives had taken note of the construction dust 783 00:37:18,337 --> 00:37:20,369 All over the apartment floor. 784 00:37:20,439 --> 00:37:22,939 - There was no dust on her shoes. 785 00:37:22,941 --> 00:37:25,842 Adrienne shelly was never in that apartment. 786 00:37:25,910 --> 00:37:28,344 ♪ ♪ 787 00:37:28,413 --> 00:37:29,812 Oftentimes, people lie, 788 00:37:29,881 --> 00:37:32,048 But physical evidence doesn't lie. 789 00:37:32,117 --> 00:37:36,385 It's either there or it isn't there. 790 00:37:36,455 --> 00:37:40,723 - Diego is not telling the true story of 791 00:37:40,725 --> 00:37:44,027 What happened in that apartment that day. 792 00:37:44,095 --> 00:37:48,865 - But diego pillco didn't realize that he was going up 793 00:37:48,933 --> 00:37:52,401 Against investigators who, that's their job, 794 00:37:52,403 --> 00:37:53,770 To find the truth. 795 00:37:53,838 --> 00:37:56,839 ♪ ♪ 796 00:37:56,908 --> 00:37:59,842 [tense bassy music] 797 00:37:59,911 --> 00:38:01,378 ♪ ♪ 798 00:38:04,581 --> 00:38:06,949 [tense bassy music] 799 00:38:06,951 --> 00:38:11,454 ♪ ♪ 800 00:38:11,523 --> 00:38:13,456 - We arrested 19-year-old construction worker 801 00:38:13,524 --> 00:38:17,293 Diego pillco for adrienne shelly's murder. 802 00:38:17,362 --> 00:38:19,495 But the case wasn't over yet. 803 00:38:19,564 --> 00:38:23,800 ♪ ♪ 804 00:38:23,868 --> 00:38:26,202 - Detectives feel they didn't get 805 00:38:26,270 --> 00:38:28,338 The full or complete story. 806 00:38:28,406 --> 00:38:31,474 - This becomes even harder for the family. 807 00:38:31,542 --> 00:38:33,576 Here, they might be questioning, 808 00:38:33,644 --> 00:38:37,947 Will we ever really know what happened that day? 809 00:38:37,949 --> 00:38:39,215 - Charged with second-degree murder, 810 00:38:39,283 --> 00:38:42,985 Diego is looking at a possible life sentence if convicted. 811 00:38:42,987 --> 00:38:46,722 His defense lawyer and the da negotiate a plea deal. 812 00:38:46,791 --> 00:38:48,525 - He pleads guilty to manslaughter 813 00:38:48,527 --> 00:38:50,726 In the first degree, 814 00:38:50,795 --> 00:38:52,061 And he's sentenced by the court 815 00:38:52,130 --> 00:38:56,266 To 25 years, no parole. 816 00:38:56,334 --> 00:38:57,667 - As part of the plea agreement, 817 00:38:57,735 --> 00:38:59,769 Diego has to come clean about 818 00:38:59,838 --> 00:39:01,738 What really happened the day of adrienne's murder 819 00:39:01,806 --> 00:39:04,140 In front of adrienne's family and friends 820 00:39:04,208 --> 00:39:05,475 Gathered in the courtroom. 821 00:39:05,543 --> 00:39:08,611 ♪ ♪ 822 00:39:08,680 --> 00:39:12,348 - Ultimately, the account that he gave was that 823 00:39:12,416 --> 00:39:14,617 He owed a lot of money to the people 824 00:39:14,619 --> 00:39:16,619 Who had brought him here from ecuador 825 00:39:16,621 --> 00:39:18,421 And was trying to earn money, 826 00:39:18,490 --> 00:39:20,556 Find money, steal money, from what I understand, 827 00:39:20,625 --> 00:39:24,294 Any way that he could. 828 00:39:24,362 --> 00:39:26,296 - Diego now admits that there was never 829 00:39:26,364 --> 00:39:28,330 A noise complaint from adrienne. 830 00:39:28,332 --> 00:39:31,033 Instead... 831 00:39:31,035 --> 00:39:33,502 He first saw her in the elevator that morning. 832 00:39:33,504 --> 00:39:35,538 And when she got off on her floor, 833 00:39:35,606 --> 00:39:39,375 He decided to rob her. 834 00:39:39,443 --> 00:39:42,712 - The door was open. It was ajar. 835 00:39:42,781 --> 00:39:48,084 He saw the purse on the table... 836 00:39:48,152 --> 00:39:50,120 And went in there to take money out of the purse 837 00:39:50,188 --> 00:39:53,523 And run. 838 00:39:53,591 --> 00:39:57,026 - And she walked in and caught him. 839 00:39:57,095 --> 00:39:59,762 ♪ ♪ 840 00:39:59,831 --> 00:40:02,264 Said she was going to call the police. 841 00:40:02,334 --> 00:40:04,801 ♪ ♪ 842 00:40:04,869 --> 00:40:08,938 He put his hand around her mouth 843 00:40:09,006 --> 00:40:13,476 And then knocked her to the ground. 844 00:40:13,545 --> 00:40:15,445 - And at that point, he strangled her... 845 00:40:15,513 --> 00:40:17,680 ♪ ♪ 846 00:40:17,749 --> 00:40:21,551 And he decided to make it look like a suicide. 847 00:40:21,619 --> 00:40:28,591 ♪ ♪ 848 00:40:31,829 --> 00:40:34,163 Sometimes things are not what they appear to be 849 00:40:34,232 --> 00:40:36,766 And that's what this case was. 850 00:40:36,834 --> 00:40:39,101 - Diego pillco thought he could outsmart 851 00:40:39,103 --> 00:40:40,703 The new york city police department. 852 00:40:40,772 --> 00:40:42,472 But he was up against 853 00:40:42,540 --> 00:40:44,707 The greatest detectives in the world. 854 00:40:44,776 --> 00:40:46,976 Our duties are to find the truth 855 00:40:47,045 --> 00:40:49,612 And we found the truth. 856 00:40:49,680 --> 00:40:51,481 - This could have been ruled a suicide, 857 00:40:51,549 --> 00:40:55,318 And the family would have never gotten closure. 858 00:40:55,386 --> 00:40:57,720 Now they know what happened, 859 00:40:57,789 --> 00:41:01,925 Now they can finally put her to rest. 860 00:41:01,993 --> 00:41:06,196 - There was a memorial service for her at riverside chapel 861 00:41:06,264 --> 00:41:09,966 Where family gave testimonies 862 00:41:10,034 --> 00:41:13,002 To describe what a great person she was 863 00:41:13,071 --> 00:41:16,806 And how sorely she'll be missed. 864 00:41:16,875 --> 00:41:19,008 - Many of the world's most notable voices in the industry 865 00:41:19,077 --> 00:41:21,677 Live, work, and find inspiration here, 866 00:41:21,746 --> 00:41:23,279 And they gathered to mourn the loss 867 00:41:23,347 --> 00:41:26,615 Of one of their most talented colleagues. 868 00:41:26,685 --> 00:41:29,919 - Over 700 people showed up. 869 00:41:29,988 --> 00:41:33,155 It was a tremendous outpouring. 870 00:41:33,157 --> 00:41:36,258 - We were all at adrienne and andy's wedding together. 871 00:41:36,327 --> 00:41:39,028 We were all at adrienne's funeral together. 872 00:41:39,097 --> 00:41:41,097 ♪ ♪ 873 00:41:41,165 --> 00:41:45,768 Adrienne's death was devastating 874 00:41:45,770 --> 00:41:48,905 For everyone who had worked with her. 875 00:41:48,973 --> 00:41:55,577 The world lost a beautiful, talented, strong, 876 00:41:55,579 --> 00:41:58,948 Funny, loving woman. 877 00:41:59,017 --> 00:42:01,651 She had something to say, not only as an actress, 878 00:42:01,719 --> 00:42:04,920 But as a writer and as a director. 879 00:42:04,989 --> 00:42:08,858 She was this tiny little firecracker. 880 00:42:08,926 --> 00:42:10,793 She was this little thing, 881 00:42:10,862 --> 00:42:15,164 But she had so much power and so much presence. 882 00:42:15,166 --> 00:42:19,335 When she was going about making "waitress," 883 00:42:19,403 --> 00:42:21,871 At first they didn't want her to direct. 884 00:42:21,940 --> 00:42:25,674 And then they didn't want her to act in it. 885 00:42:25,744 --> 00:42:28,010 And she just said no. 886 00:42:28,079 --> 00:42:30,880 She really believed in her vision. 887 00:42:30,949 --> 00:42:36,085 Sadly, the true acknowledgment of adrienne's talent 888 00:42:36,154 --> 00:42:37,619 Came posthumously. 889 00:42:37,621 --> 00:42:41,123 ♪ ♪ 890 00:42:41,125 --> 00:42:44,794 - The day that diego pillco was arrested 891 00:42:44,796 --> 00:42:48,330 For adrienne shelly's murder, 892 00:42:48,400 --> 00:42:50,232 Her film, "waitress," 893 00:42:50,234 --> 00:42:53,903 Was accepted into the sundance film festival. 894 00:42:53,972 --> 00:42:56,606 [inspiring electronic music] 895 00:42:56,674 --> 00:42:59,342 - It was received so beautifully. 896 00:42:59,410 --> 00:43:03,179 The reviews were fantastic. 897 00:43:03,247 --> 00:43:05,014 "waitress" not only went to sundance 898 00:43:05,083 --> 00:43:07,449 And became a success as a film, 899 00:43:07,451 --> 00:43:09,785 It went on to be a broadway show, 900 00:43:09,854 --> 00:43:14,123 Which was also a huge success, and continues to tour. 901 00:43:14,192 --> 00:43:15,992 ♪ ♪ 902 00:43:16,060 --> 00:43:19,996 I so wish I could have seen what else she could've created. 903 00:43:20,064 --> 00:43:22,398 ♪ ♪ 904 00:43:22,466 --> 00:43:25,267 [somber music] 905 00:43:25,269 --> 00:43:29,004 - Across the street from where adrienne created 906 00:43:29,006 --> 00:43:31,473 Some of her greatest work, 907 00:43:31,543 --> 00:43:35,077 They erected a garden in her memorial. 908 00:43:35,146 --> 00:43:37,813 - I believe adrienne would be 909 00:43:37,882 --> 00:43:42,217 So proud of the legacy that she left behind. 910 00:43:42,287 --> 00:43:46,756 ♪ ♪