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A young dancer
from the Midwest

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leaves her hometown

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to chase her dreams
in the big city.

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We knew it
when we saw Catherine.

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We knew what she could be.

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She realized that maybe

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this talent
could take her to Broadway.

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But just three years later,
she is found brutally murdered

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in her Upper East Side
apartment.

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I had never seen a homicide
to that extent.

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She was stabbed
approximately 15 times.

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And as the case turns
into a media frenzy,

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the team of detectives
begin to wonder

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if the person
who discovered the body...

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Knows more than
they're letting on...

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The obvious is
usually the obvious.

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Or if there was more
to this homicide

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than initially thought.

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He felt like she might have
been being stalked by someone.

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Why didn't you call
the police?

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Why didn't you do anything?

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He was believing that he
could possibly go to jail

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for a crime he didn't commit.

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It's something
that you'll never forget.

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[dramatic music]

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♪

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[siren wailing]

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People come
from around the world

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to make it big
in New York City.

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It's a city that makes you
feel anything is possible.

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In 2002, a 17-year-old

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moves here from the Midwest

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with dreams of dancing

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on a Broadway stage,

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but just a few years later,

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her dreams and her life

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are brutally cut short,
and in our quest

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to seek justice
for her heartbroken family,

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New York's finest were consumed

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by this investigation.

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This case really sticks with me
because the teams

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sifted through evidence
over and over again

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until it came down to finding

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that one missing
piece of the puzzle.

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Investigators were sadly aware

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that they were retracing
the victim's final day

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at a time she should've
been celebrating,

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as this tragic story begins,

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ironically, at the start
of the New York holiday season.

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♪

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On November 27, 2005,
just a few days

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after New York City's annual
Thanksgiving Day parade,

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we received
an alarming 911 call.

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[siren wailing]

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You could hear on the call
that he repeatedly

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kept on trying to get her
to wake up,

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not realizing
that she was hurt severely.

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[siren wailing]

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Detective Goetz
and his partner

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rushed to respond to the scene,

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an area which
doesn't typically receive

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this type of 911 call.

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When the patrol unit
got on the radio

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and said that
it was a homicide,

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I remember saying
to my partner,

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"Did he just say 'homicide'?"

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Homicides rarely occur
on the Upper East Side.

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[siren wailing]

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The building was located
on East 86th Street,

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and it was the typical
Manhattan walk-up.

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The detectives didn't see
any forced entry

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when they arrived
to the location.

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[indistinct chatter over
police radio]

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The apartment was small.

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There was one bedroom with
a living room and a kitchen,

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so there wasn't a lot of space,

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and the bedroom
was just a mess.

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The mattress was moved
from the bed.

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It appears the mattress
has been moved off the frame

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during a possible struggle,
and the way its positioned,

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the mattress is obstructing
the doorway

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of the victim's bedroom.

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When EMS responded to see
if they could possibly help

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this woman,
the doorway was blocked,

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so they actually pushed
the mattress up on the wall.

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The entire bedroom
was just covered in blood,

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and the victim was lying
on the floor on her back

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in the bedroom
of the apartment.

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You could immediately see

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that she was the victim
of a violent crime.

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She was stabbed
approximately 15 times

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and then also had
deep lacerations to her neck.

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It was so brutal,
I remember saying to myself,

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"I can't even tell what
nationality the victim was."

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And at that time,

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our detectives know
of only one other individual

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who has access to the
apartment besides the victim.

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The person who called 911
was David Haughn,

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and when I arrived
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he was in the hallway
when I got there.

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Detective Goetz speaks
with the 23-year-old

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and learns that the victim
is 20-year-old Catherine Woods.

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When I entered
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my first observation was--

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you could tell a lot of force
was used.

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A lot of rage and aggression
was against her...

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as opposed to maybe a robbery,

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where I'm just trying
to get away,

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so I just cut the victim
so I can make my escape.

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This is a kind of a thing

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you see when there's a rage
already there.

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As more of our officers
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a team from the NYPD's
revered Crime Scene Unit

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starts processing
the apartment.

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So the Crime Scene
investigator at the scene

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observed a boot print

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that was on the sheet
of the bed

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and that was
on the back of her shirt.

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Apparently when her neck
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she bled forward.

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It appeared to be a struggle.

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With the spraying
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this more leads
to the rage theory,

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that whoever did it let go
without thinking.

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When you stab someone,
normally it's either

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a boyfriend or a girlfriend,
a wife or a husband

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because it's a close
and personal type of homicide.

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While speaking with David,
the mysterious 911 caller,

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Goetz also learns of
the complicated relationship

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between him and Catherine.

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He tells me that they were
once boyfriend and girlfriend,

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that they were living together,

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but they were in an
on-and-off relationship,

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and they originally
lived in Ohio.

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Our police department reached
out to the Columbus, Ohio,

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police department,

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and they actually made the
notification to the parents.

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So I don't know the exact
moment that I found out.

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I just can tell you
that I wouldn't wish that

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on any family or any parent.

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Catherine's father
was the director

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of the OSU marching band,

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and in this town,
it's an important thing.

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Jon Woods
was an iconic figure

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in the community,

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and Catherine
was his oldest daughter.

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[marching band music playing,
cheers and applause]

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[dramatic music]

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I knew her from the time
she was three,

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when she was just a little girl

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with pink ballet shoes.

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I met her
back in high school.

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I remember the first time
I saw her.

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I was so jealous of her
because she was just gorgeous,

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and then she was just so sweet.

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She was very dedicated
to her dance,

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and you could just feel

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how strongly she felt
when she talked about it.

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We knew it
when we saw Catherine.

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We knew what she could be.

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And I think she realized

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that maybe this talent
could take her to Broadway.

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[horn honks,
indistinct chatter]

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So, in May of 2002,
at just 17 years old,

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Catherine decided she would
chase the bright lights

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all the way to the big city.

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New York remains
the promised land

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and the only place
that Broadway lives,

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so the call is very strong
for a dancer.

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Catherine found an apartment
and settled into the Big Apple.

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She really spent
most of her time in New York

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just taking acting lessons
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trying to get her break.

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The getting up, the going
to endless auditions

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with hundreds
and hundreds of people

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who are every bit
as good as you are.

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Sometimes we're better dancers,
and we don't get picked.

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It can be soul-crushing.

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Even though Catherine
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she still managed to carve out
time for trips back home.

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She would come back
to Columbus to see family

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and see friends here
and reconnect.

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In fact, that's where
she met David Haughn,

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when she came home one weekend.

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David Haughn
had a very different

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kind of an upbringing
from Catherine.

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He grew up a little rougher
around the edges.

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He was interested in music.
She was interested in dance.

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They shared that commonality,
but I think she found

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some simplicity in him
and some openness.

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And she asked David to come
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and they lived together.

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- Give us some New York energy!
- Whoo!

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He was an aspiring rapper,
although he was working

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as a doorman,
you know, just like Catherine,

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trying to find a way
to make ends meet

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while he was trying
to make his dream come true.

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♪

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But after more
than two years of dating,

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Catherine and David's
relationship

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started deteriorating.

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During the conversation
with the police, David says

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they agreed to no longer have
a fully romantic relationship.

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They did agree for necessity
and familiarity

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to continue to reside
in the same apartment.

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[dramatic music]

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By 2004, despite her personal
troubles, professionally,

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Catherine finally seemed
to be hitting her stride.

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I heard she got an audition
with the Rockettes.

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A teacher, I believe,

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said that she had
a good look for Fosse's style.

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She had good technique.
I heard good things.

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Catherine may not
have been booking

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all the jobs she wanted,

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but she was getting in front
of the right people,

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and things were looking up,

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but just over
the three-year mark

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of her big move to New York...

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Catherine is found dead in her
Upper East Side apartment

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by her former boyfriend
and current roommate

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fellow Ohioan David Haughn.

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And for our detectives,
he is the first person

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they'd like to speak with.

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He kept on saying to us
over and over again

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that he didn't do it,
that he would never hurt her.

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♪

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The obvious is usually
the obvious.

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And David is caught in this
conundrum of being the last guy

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in the apartment that we know,
having access to the apartment,

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and this young woman is dead,

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so David immediately
became a focus,

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and he's starting to hit
the check marks off

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as somebody that,
yeah, could be our guy.

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♪

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Coming up...

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The boot print that was found
at the scene was also a 10 1/2.

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He finally tells
the interviewer

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that there's
another boyfriend involved.

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♪

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[dramatic music]

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[siren wailing]

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As NYPD officers
process the apartment

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of homicide victim
Catherine Woods,

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back at the 19th precinct,

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her former boyfriend
turned roommate David Haughn

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is being interviewed at length,

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all the while maintaining
his innocence.

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The intensity started to
increase where we got a point

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where we actually accused him
of committing the murder.

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Now, at that point,
he became upset.

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His demeanor
was very distraught.

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He just kept on saying
over and over again

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that he doesn't know

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how something like this
could've happened to her.

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But he had a steadfast
denial.

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He says, "I'm telling you
I didn't do this; I loved her."

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Back on the Upper East Side,
Catherine's apartment

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building becomes
an expansive crime scene.

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Every neighbor
who was willing to talk

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gave a statement about what
they may have heard or saw.

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Neighbors said they heard

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crying, thumping,
furniture moving.

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[woman crying, shrieking]

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But no one said
that they say any suspect

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at all leaving the building.

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I remember they interviewed
one of her neighbors

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right after she was killed,
and he was saying, "You know,

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"well, I heard all this
fighting and shouting.

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It sounded like somebody
was getting killed up there,"

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and I remember screaming
at the TV,

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"Why didn't you call
the police?

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"Why didn't you go
knock on the door?

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Why didn't you do anything?"

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When pressed about
his whereabouts

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during the time
of Catherine's murder,

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David presents detectives
with his timeline.

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So David and Catherine
were in the apartment together.

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She had to get ready
to go to her job,

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so what he would normally do
is leave the apartment,

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so get the car,
and drive her to work.

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00:13:26,109 --> 00:13:27,937
While on the way
to grab his car,

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David says he also stopped
to see his coworkers

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for a few minutes
at a nearby building

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where he works as a doorman.

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He told us that
he often did this,

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and he said he
was with coworkers

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for the time that the crime
supposedly happened.

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There's just one problem.

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According to the timeline
that David had provided,

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he left the apartment
at 6:40 p.m. to get his car

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00:13:48,522 --> 00:13:51,699
and had returned to discover
Catherine by 6:59 p.m.

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00:13:51,743 --> 00:13:57,314
when he called 911, less than
a 20-minute window of time.

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The timeline was extremely
razor-thin,

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and in some detectives' minds,

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00:14:01,709 --> 00:14:05,278
his alibi made him seem
more guilty.

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00:14:05,322 --> 00:14:06,714
The timeline
that David provides

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00:14:06,758 --> 00:14:09,587
also conflicts accounts
from several ear-witnesses

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who live in the building
and said they heard commotion

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00:14:12,590 --> 00:14:16,202
coming from the apartment
around 6:18 p.m.

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00:14:16,246 --> 00:14:18,465
[woman shrieking]

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00:14:18,509 --> 00:14:21,468
So the times that he was
allegedly out of the apartment

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00:14:21,512 --> 00:14:23,209
definitely needed
to be cleared up.

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00:14:23,253 --> 00:14:25,777
In addition to David's
murky timeline,

307
00:14:25,820 --> 00:14:27,779
there are also pieces
of evidence

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00:14:27,822 --> 00:14:29,650
that aren't doing him
any favors.

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00:14:29,694 --> 00:14:32,349
So they asked David
what shoe size was he?

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He said that he was a 10 1/2.

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The boot print that was on the
bed sheet and the boot print

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00:14:38,442 --> 00:14:43,577
that was on the back
of her shirt was a size 10 1/2.

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00:14:43,621 --> 00:14:45,884
While the evidence
is stacking up against David,

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00:14:45,928 --> 00:14:47,190
he continues to insist

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00:14:47,233 --> 00:14:50,019
that he would never
have hurt Catherine.

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00:14:50,062 --> 00:14:54,893
They were interviewing David
for over 20 hours,

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00:14:54,937 --> 00:14:58,114
and towards the end
of their interview,

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00:14:58,157 --> 00:15:02,857
he finally tells
the interviewer

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there's another boyfriend
involved.

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00:15:05,817 --> 00:15:09,168
He said to me
that there was this person

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00:15:09,212 --> 00:15:11,388
that Catherine had been seeing,

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00:15:11,431 --> 00:15:14,826
and the person's name
was Paul Cortez.

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00:15:14,869 --> 00:15:16,045
♪

324
00:15:16,088 --> 00:15:20,266
Catherine had left David
for Paul Cortez.

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00:15:20,310 --> 00:15:22,399
David was aware
of the relationship

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00:15:22,442 --> 00:15:24,531
and was unhappy about it,

327
00:15:24,575 --> 00:15:27,230
but not so unhappy
that he would go back to Ohio.

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00:15:27,273 --> 00:15:28,840
[siren wailing]

329
00:15:28,883 --> 00:15:31,451
Detectives wonder if Paul's
presence in Catherine's life

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00:15:31,495 --> 00:15:33,236
may have been a motive
for David

331
00:15:33,279 --> 00:15:35,455
to kill
his one-time girlfriend.

332
00:15:35,499 --> 00:15:36,630
But, you know, even though

333
00:15:36,674 --> 00:15:38,502
David was the number-one suspect,

334
00:15:38,545 --> 00:15:41,331
David consented
to fingerprints,

335
00:15:41,374 --> 00:15:42,854
pictures of his body

336
00:15:42,897 --> 00:15:45,813
for any types of injuries
that may have occurred if he,

337
00:15:45,857 --> 00:15:48,642
in fact, was the one
that committed the crime.

338
00:15:48,686 --> 00:15:52,342
And they took his nail
scrapings in case her DNA

339
00:15:52,385 --> 00:15:55,562
was underneath his nails.

340
00:15:55,606 --> 00:15:57,303
The next morning,
some of the team gets to work

341
00:15:57,347 --> 00:15:59,871
on verifying
David's alibi and timeline

342
00:15:59,914 --> 00:16:02,743
while others track
down Paul Cortez,

343
00:16:02,787 --> 00:16:05,616
the guy David says Catherine
has been seeing.

344
00:16:05,659 --> 00:16:09,098
Sergeant Panuccio and I
were asked

345
00:16:09,141 --> 00:16:11,100
to go to his apartment.

346
00:16:11,143 --> 00:16:13,450
We knocked on the door.

347
00:16:13,493 --> 00:16:16,322
The door opened,
and there's Paul Cortez,

348
00:16:16,366 --> 00:16:19,499
big, handsome guy,
long flowing hair.

349
00:16:19,543 --> 00:16:22,546
He knew about Catherine
because he asked right away

350
00:16:22,589 --> 00:16:24,983
if we caught the guy
who did this.

351
00:16:25,027 --> 00:16:26,028
We informed him no.

352
00:16:26,071 --> 00:16:28,465
The investigation
is still ongoing.

353
00:16:28,508 --> 00:16:30,728
I said, "We really need
to speak with you

354
00:16:30,771 --> 00:16:32,077
about your relationship
with Catherine,

355
00:16:32,121 --> 00:16:35,472
and we need you
to come back to the precinct."

356
00:16:35,515 --> 00:16:37,343
Paul was very cooperative,

357
00:16:37,387 --> 00:16:40,651
and he seemed like
your average 24-year-old.

358
00:16:40,694 --> 00:16:42,305
You know, he didn't come in
and ask for a lawyer.

359
00:16:42,348 --> 00:16:43,958
He didn't have
defensive posture.

360
00:16:44,002 --> 00:16:47,353
But she was his girlfriend,
and understandably, you know,

361
00:16:47,397 --> 00:16:48,746
he was depressed.

362
00:16:48,789 --> 00:16:50,617
He put his head down.

363
00:16:50,661 --> 00:16:53,185
Paul tells investigators
that he and Catherine

364
00:16:53,229 --> 00:16:54,839
had met in August of 2004

365
00:16:54,882 --> 00:16:57,711
and that they'd been dating
a little over a year.

366
00:16:57,755 --> 00:16:59,539
Paul and Catherine both
shared a love

367
00:16:59,583 --> 00:17:03,500
for performing arts and
the theater and for dancing,

368
00:17:03,543 --> 00:17:07,112
and I could feel
their chemistry.

369
00:17:07,156 --> 00:17:08,896
It was very, very palpable.

370
00:17:08,940 --> 00:17:13,118
Both her and Paul
were really into each other.

371
00:17:13,162 --> 00:17:14,859
And like Catherine,
Paul had dreams

372
00:17:14,902 --> 00:17:16,948
of making it
on the Great White Way.

373
00:17:16,991 --> 00:17:20,604
In the theater world,
you call someone like Paul

374
00:17:20,647 --> 00:17:21,909
a triple threat.

375
00:17:21,953 --> 00:17:24,956
You can sing, you can act,
and you can dance.

376
00:17:24,999 --> 00:17:27,306
He was a really,
really talented guy.

377
00:17:27,350 --> 00:17:30,179
Maybe what Catherine
was looking for was not David.

378
00:17:30,222 --> 00:17:33,921
David is the old life.
Paul Cortez is the new life.

379
00:17:33,965 --> 00:17:36,315
I'll use a cliché:
a little more New York.

380
00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:39,231
I remember Paul saying
that David

381
00:17:39,275 --> 00:17:42,843
was like the ex-boyfriend
who she feels sorry for

382
00:17:42,887 --> 00:17:44,845
so she's allowing him
to stay on the couch

383
00:17:44,889 --> 00:17:49,067
because she wanted to,
you know, make sure he's okay.

384
00:17:50,416 --> 00:17:51,852
As Paul's interview
continues,

385
00:17:51,896 --> 00:17:54,551
the detectives press him
for his whereabouts

386
00:17:54,594 --> 00:17:56,292
for the time
of Catherine's murder.

387
00:17:56,335 --> 00:17:59,991
Paul told me during that day
he was out shopping.

388
00:18:00,034 --> 00:18:03,255
And then his alibi
for that evening

389
00:18:03,299 --> 00:18:06,911
was that he went to watch
football with friends.

390
00:18:06,954 --> 00:18:10,001
After watching football,
he went back to his apartment.

391
00:18:10,044 --> 00:18:12,612
Paul tells detectives that
he had spoken to Catherine

392
00:18:12,656 --> 00:18:14,223
only once briefly
that afternoon

393
00:18:14,266 --> 00:18:17,922
and that he had tried calling
her multiple times later on

394
00:18:17,965 --> 00:18:20,925
but grew concerned
when he couldn't reach her.

395
00:18:20,968 --> 00:18:22,709
♪

396
00:18:22,753 --> 00:18:24,320
Towards the end
of his interview,

397
00:18:24,363 --> 00:18:27,845
Paul Cortez drops a bombshell.

398
00:18:27,888 --> 00:18:29,716
As a struggling artist
in the city,

399
00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:32,328
Catherine had a variety
of part-time gigs,

400
00:18:32,371 --> 00:18:33,633
and at one of those jobs,

401
00:18:33,677 --> 00:18:35,940
Catherine was the target
of a possible stalker.

402
00:18:35,983 --> 00:18:39,726
Somebody put something in her
drink one night, drugged her.

403
00:18:39,770 --> 00:18:42,033
She felt like she might
have been being stalked by

404
00:18:42,076 --> 00:18:45,210
or followed by someone
at the club.

405
00:18:45,254 --> 00:18:47,778
♪

406
00:18:49,388 --> 00:18:52,086
[dramatic music]

407
00:18:52,130 --> 00:18:55,133
♪

408
00:18:55,177 --> 00:18:57,222
As our detectives look into
the brutal murder

409
00:18:57,266 --> 00:19:00,269
of 20-year-old aspiring
dancer Catherine Woods,

410
00:19:00,312 --> 00:19:02,096
they learn
of a potential new lead

411
00:19:02,140 --> 00:19:03,533
involving a possible stalker

412
00:19:03,576 --> 00:19:06,362
who frequented the downtown
club where she worked.

413
00:19:08,277 --> 00:19:10,148
Paul mentioned
that there was one night

414
00:19:10,192 --> 00:19:13,064
that Catherine had
been involved in an incident

415
00:19:13,107 --> 00:19:15,458
in a nightclub downtown
where she was working.

416
00:19:17,634 --> 00:19:19,070
She called him,

417
00:19:19,113 --> 00:19:21,464
and he soon found out
that she was found passed out,

418
00:19:21,507 --> 00:19:25,424
I believe,
in the women's bathroom,

419
00:19:25,468 --> 00:19:27,078
and Catherine had told Paul

420
00:19:27,121 --> 00:19:28,862
that she believed
that she had been drugged,

421
00:19:28,906 --> 00:19:31,604
that somebody might have
slipped something in her drink.

422
00:19:31,648 --> 00:19:33,345
♪

423
00:19:33,389 --> 00:19:36,305
According to Paul, Catherine
was never able to find out

424
00:19:36,348 --> 00:19:38,307
who the culprit
in that incident was,

425
00:19:38,350 --> 00:19:40,439
but he does mention the name
of someone he knew

426
00:19:40,483 --> 00:19:44,182
as an admirer of Catherine
who often went to her club.

427
00:19:44,226 --> 00:19:47,925
Paul mentioned that it was
a Joe or Joe something,

428
00:19:47,968 --> 00:19:49,970
so we got that information,

429
00:19:50,014 --> 00:19:52,886
and we had to follow up
on that.

430
00:19:52,930 --> 00:19:55,933
Like the other man in
Catherine's life, David Haughn,

431
00:19:55,976 --> 00:19:58,152
Paul was also
extremely cooperative

432
00:19:58,196 --> 00:19:59,893
during his police questioning.

433
00:19:59,937 --> 00:20:04,507
Paul was asked to do the same
thing as David was asked,

434
00:20:04,550 --> 00:20:08,293
to look at his body
to see if he had any injuries.

435
00:20:08,337 --> 00:20:11,165
He just had one little injury
on his finger.

436
00:20:11,209 --> 00:20:13,255
He said it came from the gym.

437
00:20:13,298 --> 00:20:15,300
One of the weights
pinched his finger,

438
00:20:15,344 --> 00:20:21,001
but he had no scratches,
no bruising, nothing.

439
00:20:21,045 --> 00:20:22,525
He was answering
the questions.

440
00:20:22,568 --> 00:20:26,311
He seemed to be, like,
a very calm, easygoing guy.

441
00:20:26,355 --> 00:20:28,792
Paul was interviewed
for a few hours.

442
00:20:28,835 --> 00:20:30,968
During that time,
he did give a verbal statement

443
00:20:31,011 --> 00:20:33,710
as well as a written statement
about where he was,

444
00:20:33,753 --> 00:20:35,973
which is very important.

445
00:20:36,016 --> 00:20:38,367
He was released voluntarily.

446
00:20:38,410 --> 00:20:41,021
♪

447
00:20:41,065 --> 00:20:45,025
[siren wailing]

448
00:20:45,069 --> 00:20:46,679
Even 24 hours
after the murder,

449
00:20:46,723 --> 00:20:48,855
despite maintaining
his innocence,

450
00:20:48,899 --> 00:20:51,684
David Haughn is still
being questioned and viewed

451
00:20:51,728 --> 00:20:55,340
as the main suspect
in Catherine's murder,

452
00:20:55,384 --> 00:20:57,342
and as their investigation
continues,

453
00:20:57,386 --> 00:20:59,997
the NYPD also attempts
to reassure

454
00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:02,347
Catherine's loved ones
back in Ohio.

455
00:21:02,391 --> 00:21:04,871
This was
pre-social-media days,

456
00:21:04,915 --> 00:21:07,265
so we couldn't just see
what was happening,

457
00:21:07,309 --> 00:21:10,355
other than she was killed
in New York.

458
00:21:10,399 --> 00:21:12,052
[somber music]

459
00:21:12,096 --> 00:21:14,925
She came to New York
to fulfill a dream

460
00:21:14,968 --> 00:21:16,230
and was on her way,

461
00:21:16,274 --> 00:21:18,537
and then this happened,

462
00:21:18,581 --> 00:21:24,543
and I just cannot get over it.

463
00:21:24,587 --> 00:21:25,762
♪

464
00:21:25,805 --> 00:21:29,722
I remember calling
Catherine's father,

465
00:21:29,766 --> 00:21:32,334
and I said to him

466
00:21:32,377 --> 00:21:36,816
we would do our best
to solve the case.

467
00:21:36,860 --> 00:21:38,122
Catherine's father, Jon,

468
00:21:38,165 --> 00:21:40,907
told me that he had
great confidence in us.

469
00:21:40,951 --> 00:21:42,953
[siren wailing]

470
00:21:42,996 --> 00:21:46,478
Back at the 19th precinct,
Detective Goetz works to verify

471
00:21:46,522 --> 00:21:48,828
if Paul was telling
the truth about Joe,

472
00:21:48,872 --> 00:21:51,265
the man who frequented
the downtown nightclub

473
00:21:51,309 --> 00:21:52,702
where Catherine worked.

474
00:21:52,745 --> 00:21:56,749
Catherine's cell phone
information was subpoenaed,

475
00:21:56,793 --> 00:22:02,581
and Joe's cell phone number was
within Catherine's call detail.

476
00:22:02,625 --> 00:22:04,975
Not only is it true
that Joe is a real person,

477
00:22:05,018 --> 00:22:06,629
but according to her call logs,

478
00:22:06,672 --> 00:22:10,241
Joe had called Catherine
at 8:55 p.m.

479
00:22:10,284 --> 00:22:13,070
the night
before she was killed.

480
00:22:13,113 --> 00:22:15,289
Detectives wondered if Joe
could be the potential stalker

481
00:22:15,333 --> 00:22:18,945
from the club
whose fixation turned deadly.

482
00:22:18,989 --> 00:22:21,948
So we had to speak to whoever
this person might be

483
00:22:21,992 --> 00:22:24,124
and find out, like,
A, if it ever happened,

484
00:22:24,168 --> 00:22:26,518
B, you know,
who this person is,

485
00:22:26,562 --> 00:22:27,954
run background checks on him

486
00:22:27,998 --> 00:22:31,131
and check them out
to see what their deal is.

487
00:22:31,175 --> 00:22:33,133
[siren chirps]

488
00:22:33,177 --> 00:22:34,787
We reached out to him.

489
00:22:34,831 --> 00:22:38,269
He voluntarily came into the
19th precinct for an interview.

490
00:22:38,312 --> 00:22:39,444
We asked Joe
to give a statement

491
00:22:39,488 --> 00:22:41,577
and also fingerprints,
which he did.

492
00:22:41,620 --> 00:22:43,796
He told us that
he had met Catherine

493
00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:46,582
at the nightclub
downtown one night,

494
00:22:46,625 --> 00:22:50,281
and I believe they had gone out
on maybe one date.

495
00:22:50,324 --> 00:22:52,544
I believe that
was the only time

496
00:22:52,588 --> 00:22:55,199
that they seen one another.

497
00:22:55,242 --> 00:22:57,636
Joe continues to cooperate
with the NYPD.

498
00:22:57,680 --> 00:22:59,333
He turns over numerous e-mails

499
00:22:59,377 --> 00:23:01,379
that he and Catherine
had exchanged,

500
00:23:01,423 --> 00:23:03,337
which verified the details
of the single date

501
00:23:03,381 --> 00:23:05,339
they went on a few weeks prior,

502
00:23:05,383 --> 00:23:07,211
and when detectives gained
access to Catherine's

503
00:23:07,254 --> 00:23:08,647
cell phone voicemail,

504
00:23:08,691 --> 00:23:10,997
they also discovered that Joe
had left her a message

505
00:23:11,041 --> 00:23:13,435
when he called her the night
before she was killed.

506
00:23:13,478 --> 00:23:16,525
He merely wanted to wish her
a happy Thanksgiving,

507
00:23:16,568 --> 00:23:18,570
and there was no evidence
to suggest that he was

508
00:23:18,614 --> 00:23:22,487
the person who allegedly
drugged Catherine at the club.

509
00:23:22,531 --> 00:23:26,186
So Joe was a patron
at the nightclub

510
00:23:26,230 --> 00:23:29,276
where Catherine worked,
and that's it.

511
00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:30,669
It was nothing serious.

512
00:23:30,713 --> 00:23:34,238
We felt that Joe had
no involvement in this crime

513
00:23:34,281 --> 00:23:37,502
whatsoever after interviewing him.

514
00:23:39,373 --> 00:23:42,159
Meanwhile, a few days
into the investigation,

515
00:23:42,202 --> 00:23:43,465
the 19th precinct now has

516
00:23:43,508 --> 00:23:46,119
an onslaught of new issues
to contend with.

517
00:23:46,163 --> 00:23:47,730
[tense music]

518
00:23:47,773 --> 00:23:52,865
At that point, it was
a full-blown media stakeout

519
00:23:52,909 --> 00:23:55,825
from one end of the block
to the other.

520
00:23:55,868 --> 00:23:59,437
Catherine's murder devolved
into a complete media circus,

521
00:23:59,481 --> 00:24:02,048
which various city papers
portraying Catherine's story

522
00:24:02,092 --> 00:24:07,053
as a love triangle between her,
David Haughn, and Paul Cortez.

523
00:24:07,097 --> 00:24:09,186
So when you're working
these cases in New York City,

524
00:24:09,229 --> 00:24:11,057
the tabloid press
can be brutal.

525
00:24:11,101 --> 00:24:13,364
They're looking to sell papers.

526
00:24:13,407 --> 00:24:15,322
But New York's reporting
of this case

527
00:24:15,366 --> 00:24:17,542
is in stark contrast
to the coverage

528
00:24:17,586 --> 00:24:19,979
in Catherine's hometown
of Columbus, Ohio.

529
00:24:20,023 --> 00:24:22,591
This was a tragedy,

530
00:24:22,634 --> 00:24:28,118
and it was covered here
as a family in grief.

531
00:24:28,161 --> 00:24:31,251
Columbus was reporting it
as one of their daughters

532
00:24:31,295 --> 00:24:36,430
of the city was killed,
and it held true.

533
00:24:36,474 --> 00:24:38,345
Less than one week
after her murder,

534
00:24:38,389 --> 00:24:41,479
Catherine's loved ones
gathered to say goodbye.

535
00:24:41,523 --> 00:24:43,786
Her funeral
was standing-room only,

536
00:24:43,829 --> 00:24:47,616
and news cameras were lined up
across the street,

537
00:24:47,659 --> 00:24:49,748
just filming everything.

538
00:24:49,792 --> 00:24:52,925
Every member
of the Ohio State University

539
00:24:52,969 --> 00:24:56,755
marching band
showed up in uniform.

540
00:24:56,799 --> 00:24:58,061
[somber music]

541
00:24:58,104 --> 00:25:01,586
I had never had anybody close
to me killed

542
00:25:01,630 --> 00:25:06,156
in such a tragic way,
let alone murdered.

543
00:25:06,199 --> 00:25:09,028
I just remember being so angry
about how the tabloids

544
00:25:09,072 --> 00:25:11,683
in New York kind of dragged
somebody you knew

545
00:25:11,727 --> 00:25:14,033
and somebody you cared about,

546
00:25:14,077 --> 00:25:16,949
and it was kind of
eye-opening for me.

547
00:25:16,993 --> 00:25:20,736
[dramatic music]

548
00:25:20,779 --> 00:25:22,128
Over the next several days,

549
00:25:22,172 --> 00:25:24,000
our detectives continued
to focus their attention

550
00:25:24,043 --> 00:25:28,308
on their prime suspect,
David Haughn.

551
00:25:28,352 --> 00:25:29,571
Catherine's former boyfriend

552
00:25:29,614 --> 00:25:31,834
continues to firmly
maintain his innocence

553
00:25:31,877 --> 00:25:36,316
while the NYPD works to zero in
on recovering any evidence

554
00:25:36,360 --> 00:25:37,970
that can tie David
to the murder.

555
00:25:38,014 --> 00:25:40,451
You always want to look for
things you might have missed.

556
00:25:40,494 --> 00:25:42,627
And within the next few days,

557
00:25:42,671 --> 00:25:45,282
after conducting more
of the investigation,

558
00:25:45,325 --> 00:25:46,849
it was discovered

559
00:25:46,892 --> 00:25:51,027
that there was more evidence
inside the apartment.

560
00:25:51,070 --> 00:25:53,899
♪

561
00:25:58,077 --> 00:26:00,645
About a week into their
intense investigation,

562
00:26:00,689 --> 00:26:02,647
the team continues
to focus their attention

563
00:26:02,691 --> 00:26:06,999
on Catherine's hometown
sweetheart, David Haughn.

564
00:26:08,522 --> 00:26:11,743
While Goetz's team works
on corroborating David's alibi,

565
00:26:11,787 --> 00:26:14,224
the crime-scene unit returns
to Catherine's apartment

566
00:26:14,267 --> 00:26:18,010
to do a sweep for anything
additional physical evidence.

567
00:26:18,054 --> 00:26:19,664
It's not rare
for the crime-scene unit

568
00:26:19,708 --> 00:26:22,232
to visit the scene
of the crime several times.

569
00:26:22,275 --> 00:26:25,148
You do your initial
investigation,

570
00:26:25,191 --> 00:26:27,106
collect as much evidence
as possible,

571
00:26:27,150 --> 00:26:30,066
and then obviously,
the crime scene is sealed off

572
00:26:30,109 --> 00:26:31,458
and secured.

573
00:26:31,502 --> 00:26:34,287
Crime scene did respond back
there several times

574
00:26:34,331 --> 00:26:36,986
a few days after the homicide
was committed,

575
00:26:37,029 --> 00:26:38,422
and it was discovered

576
00:26:38,465 --> 00:26:41,904
that there was more evidence
inside the apartment.

577
00:26:41,947 --> 00:26:44,080
When EMS initially responded
to the scene,

578
00:26:44,123 --> 00:26:45,864
they lifted Catherine's
mattress

579
00:26:45,908 --> 00:26:47,257
and put it up against the wall

580
00:26:47,300 --> 00:26:49,346
in order to be able
to access the bedroom.

581
00:26:49,389 --> 00:26:51,130
♪

582
00:26:51,174 --> 00:26:54,264
However, when CSU returns
and moves the mattress,

583
00:26:54,307 --> 00:26:57,354
they uncover something
previously unseen.

584
00:26:57,397 --> 00:27:00,574
♪

585
00:27:00,618 --> 00:27:02,054
There was a partial
palm print

586
00:27:02,098 --> 00:27:03,969
on the wall of the bedroom.

587
00:27:04,013 --> 00:27:06,668
No one noticed when it was
originally processed

588
00:27:06,711 --> 00:27:09,714
because of a mattress that
was pinned up against the wall.

589
00:27:09,758 --> 00:27:12,282
This bloody print
was actually preserved

590
00:27:12,325 --> 00:27:14,414
because they actually pushed
the mattress up,

591
00:27:14,458 --> 00:27:17,548
and that actually prevented
anybody from touching walls

592
00:27:17,591 --> 00:27:20,812
or anything like that,
which happens in crime scenes,

593
00:27:20,856 --> 00:27:25,774
so by doing that, they actually
covered that print

594
00:27:25,817 --> 00:27:28,167
and preserved it, so it was--

595
00:27:28,211 --> 00:27:30,169
that was a good
piece of evidence.

596
00:27:30,213 --> 00:27:32,955
So they cut out that piece
of Sheetrock

597
00:27:32,998 --> 00:27:37,350
and sent it into the lab
so it could be enhanced.

598
00:27:38,917 --> 00:27:40,614
Over a week
into the investigation

599
00:27:40,658 --> 00:27:42,094
and with New York City

600
00:27:42,138 --> 00:27:44,314
press coverage of Catherine's
murder in full swing,

601
00:27:44,357 --> 00:27:47,491
pressure is mounting for the
detectives of the 19th precinct

602
00:27:47,534 --> 00:27:49,145
to make an arrest.

603
00:27:49,188 --> 00:27:50,363
It puts a lot of pressure
on you

604
00:27:50,407 --> 00:27:52,017
to try to solve the case,

605
00:27:52,061 --> 00:27:53,758
but of course you want to do it
the right way.

606
00:27:53,802 --> 00:27:57,327
You want to follow procedure
the work as a team.

607
00:27:58,371 --> 00:28:00,722
While our detectives wait
on the lab results,

608
00:28:00,765 --> 00:28:02,419
the team of officers
assigned to follow up

609
00:28:02,462 --> 00:28:05,422
on David Haughn's alibi
meet with his work colleagues,

610
00:28:05,465 --> 00:28:08,425
listening closely for the
smallest of inconsistencies.

611
00:28:08,468 --> 00:28:12,777
We spoke to the people that
David claimed that he was with,

612
00:28:12,821 --> 00:28:14,431
which was coworkers,

613
00:28:14,474 --> 00:28:19,175
and they corroborated his story
about him being there.

614
00:28:19,218 --> 00:28:21,351
The colleagues
also help clarify

615
00:28:21,394 --> 00:28:24,920
David's initial
razor-thin timeline.

616
00:28:24,963 --> 00:28:27,836
David gave 6:40
as the time of him

617
00:28:27,879 --> 00:28:32,275
heading to go get the car
and talk to his coworkers,

618
00:28:32,318 --> 00:28:33,929
but his coworkers
sort of narrowed it down

619
00:28:33,972 --> 00:28:36,496
and said that it wasn't
that late.

620
00:28:36,540 --> 00:28:40,457
It was about 6:20-ish when they
had a conversation with him,

621
00:28:40,500 --> 00:28:43,025
and they spoke
for approximately 10 minutes,

622
00:28:43,068 --> 00:28:44,940
and it was also
before the time frame

623
00:28:44,983 --> 00:28:48,334
when the neighbors said that
they started hearing commotion

624
00:28:48,378 --> 00:28:51,990
and crying and so forth.

625
00:28:52,034 --> 00:28:56,821
And he was still talking with
his coworkers at that time.

626
00:28:56,865 --> 00:28:58,127
♪

627
00:28:58,170 --> 00:29:00,956
So the coworkers
gave him an alibi.

628
00:29:00,999 --> 00:29:03,828
David's colleagues appear
to be forthcoming and honest

629
00:29:03,872 --> 00:29:05,308
in their interviews.

630
00:29:05,351 --> 00:29:09,747
So that kind of makes David
a less likely suspect

631
00:29:09,791 --> 00:29:12,445
when you have people
that can corroborate

632
00:29:12,489 --> 00:29:15,187
where you are
at the time of the crime.

633
00:29:15,231 --> 00:29:16,972
If the murder happened
in the time frame

634
00:29:17,015 --> 00:29:18,669
the neighbors said it did,

635
00:29:18,712 --> 00:29:22,673
then it couldn't have been
David inside that apartment.

636
00:29:22,716 --> 00:29:24,675
Adding to David's
newly clarified timeline,

637
00:29:24,718 --> 00:29:27,156
the results from
the forensics lab arrive.

638
00:29:27,199 --> 00:29:29,898
David consented to giving
his fingerprints,

639
00:29:29,941 --> 00:29:32,857
and they compared
his fingerprints

640
00:29:32,901 --> 00:29:34,859
to the left index finger

641
00:29:34,903 --> 00:29:36,513
that was recovered
at the scene.

642
00:29:36,556 --> 00:29:37,993
♪

643
00:29:38,036 --> 00:29:40,212
And they were not a match.

644
00:29:41,735 --> 00:29:43,955
With David seemingly
off the hook,

645
00:29:43,999 --> 00:29:47,002
our investigators take
another look at the other man

646
00:29:47,045 --> 00:29:48,568
in Catherine's life,

647
00:29:48,612 --> 00:29:51,180
but when it comes time
to compare Paul's fingerprints

648
00:29:51,223 --> 00:29:53,530
to the partial print
found at the scene,

649
00:29:53,573 --> 00:29:56,315
they encounter a roadblock.

650
00:29:56,359 --> 00:30:00,406
During the interview
with Paul at the precinct,

651
00:30:00,450 --> 00:30:02,669
after obtaining
a statement from him,

652
00:30:02,713 --> 00:30:04,149
it was determined

653
00:30:04,193 --> 00:30:06,717
that Paul possibly had nothing
to do with this crime,

654
00:30:06,760 --> 00:30:09,894
and we failed to obtain
his fingerprints

655
00:30:09,938 --> 00:30:13,289
or ask him to give us
his fingerprints at the time.

656
00:30:14,116 --> 00:30:17,206
Unfortunately for detectives,
when they circled back to try

657
00:30:17,249 --> 00:30:19,469
and bring him back
to the station,

658
00:30:19,512 --> 00:30:21,471
Paul's family intervenes.

659
00:30:21,514 --> 00:30:24,039
So after he left the 19th
precinct and went home,

660
00:30:24,082 --> 00:30:26,606
his family hired an attorney,

661
00:30:26,650 --> 00:30:30,654
and then we weren't able
to obtain his fingerprints.

662
00:30:32,221 --> 00:30:34,919
Detectives now wonder
if Paul has lawyered up

663
00:30:34,963 --> 00:30:36,355
just as
a precautionary measure,

664
00:30:36,399 --> 00:30:39,315
or is there a bigger reason
for the pivot?

665
00:30:40,272 --> 00:30:43,493
It was time
to re-examine Paul's story.

666
00:30:43,536 --> 00:30:46,278
His alibi for that evening

667
00:30:46,322 --> 00:30:51,240
was that he went
to watch football with friends.

668
00:30:51,283 --> 00:30:53,503
Detective Ryan calls
the alleged football buddy

669
00:30:53,546 --> 00:30:56,071
to see if Paul
is being truthful.

670
00:30:56,114 --> 00:30:57,768
His friend called back.
He says, "We did.

671
00:30:57,811 --> 00:31:00,466
"We were all at game,
watching football,

672
00:31:00,510 --> 00:31:02,164
"but, you know,
it was kind of strange

673
00:31:02,207 --> 00:31:05,297
because he's not really
a football fan."

674
00:31:06,037 --> 00:31:09,171
"Paul is not someone
who I sit with every Sunday

675
00:31:09,214 --> 00:31:11,086
"and we root on
for our favorite teams.

676
00:31:11,129 --> 00:31:13,001
It what a little strange."

677
00:31:14,263 --> 00:31:16,091
With the friend's
peculiar statement,

678
00:31:16,134 --> 00:31:17,919
detectives wonder if Paul
was simply

679
00:31:17,962 --> 00:31:21,400
in need of a convenient alibi
for that evening.

680
00:31:21,444 --> 00:31:23,663
Over the next few days,
we realized

681
00:31:23,707 --> 00:31:26,405
that Paul may not have been
totally honest with us

682
00:31:26,449 --> 00:31:28,494
about where he was
the day of the crime.

683
00:31:28,538 --> 00:31:32,455
Now all of a sudden,
whatever his alibi was,

684
00:31:32,498 --> 00:31:34,500
he's got a problem,

685
00:31:34,544 --> 00:31:37,112
and he knows
he's got a problem.

686
00:31:37,155 --> 00:31:39,331
- Coming up...
- I was there with him,

687
00:31:39,375 --> 00:31:43,074
so would I have noticed
if something was off?

688
00:31:43,118 --> 00:31:44,206
Yeah, I would've noticed.

689
00:31:44,249 --> 00:31:45,381
He lived 30 blocks away

690
00:31:45,424 --> 00:31:46,730
from where the victim's
apartment is,

691
00:31:46,773 --> 00:31:49,559
but those phone calls
were hitting cell sites

692
00:31:49,602 --> 00:31:52,649
a block away
from the victim's apartment.

693
00:31:52,692 --> 00:31:55,478
♪

694
00:31:57,219 --> 00:32:00,352
[dramatic music]

695
00:32:00,396 --> 00:32:04,313
[siren wailing]

696
00:32:04,356 --> 00:32:07,098
[car horn honking]

697
00:32:07,142 --> 00:32:09,405
After ruling out
their initial prime suspect,

698
00:32:09,448 --> 00:32:11,102
David Haughn,

699
00:32:11,146 --> 00:32:13,191
detectives Ahearne
and Sergeant Panuccio

700
00:32:13,235 --> 00:32:15,977
reviewed notes from their
interview with Paul Cortez

701
00:32:16,020 --> 00:32:17,979
and recall him mentioning
that in addition

702
00:32:18,022 --> 00:32:20,111
to his many
other artistic endeavors,

703
00:32:20,155 --> 00:32:22,940
Paul is also the front man
of a local rock group.

704
00:32:22,984 --> 00:32:25,377
Paul fancied himself to be

705
00:32:25,421 --> 00:32:29,991
an up-and-coming rock star.

706
00:32:30,034 --> 00:32:33,124
He was very active
with the band.

707
00:32:33,168 --> 00:32:35,213
Paul's band
is called Monolith,

708
00:32:35,257 --> 00:32:38,173
so in an effort to learn more
about Mr. Cortez,

709
00:32:38,216 --> 00:32:41,393
a few detectives go
and meet with his bandmates

710
00:32:41,437 --> 00:32:42,525
and, in speaking with them,

711
00:32:42,568 --> 00:32:44,657
get much more
than they bargained for.

712
00:32:44,701 --> 00:32:46,094
We learned
that he was supposed to be

713
00:32:46,137 --> 00:32:49,749
at a band practice
that he didn't show up for,

714
00:32:49,793 --> 00:32:52,013
and he was, like,
the lead singer,

715
00:32:52,056 --> 00:32:54,885
so, like, the star is not here.

716
00:32:56,147 --> 00:32:57,888
According to
Monolith members,

717
00:32:57,931 --> 00:32:59,107
Paul was due
to attend rehearsal

718
00:32:59,150 --> 00:33:01,674
on the night
of Catherine's murder,

719
00:33:01,718 --> 00:33:05,983
but they never heard from
their front man that evening.

720
00:33:06,027 --> 00:33:07,854
If Paul's bandmates
are telling the truth,

721
00:33:07,898 --> 00:33:11,119
holes are clearly beginning
to form in his story.

722
00:33:11,162 --> 00:33:14,339
Paul, during that day,
told me that he was out.

723
00:33:14,383 --> 00:33:17,777
I believe it was one of
the supermarkets or something,

724
00:33:17,821 --> 00:33:19,866
and after that, he told us--

725
00:33:19,910 --> 00:33:21,651
I think he went to go watch
the Jet game

726
00:33:21,694 --> 00:33:23,740
later that evening.

727
00:33:23,783 --> 00:33:25,220
He claimed that
after watching football,

728
00:33:25,263 --> 00:33:28,179
he went to bed
and turned his cell phone off

729
00:33:28,223 --> 00:33:30,094
and woke up in the morning
to find out

730
00:33:30,138 --> 00:33:32,357
actually from his mother
that Catherine had been killed.

731
00:33:32,401 --> 00:33:34,272
♪

732
00:33:34,316 --> 00:33:40,017
Paul's story is starting
to get a little bit mixed up

733
00:33:40,061 --> 00:33:41,279
as to where he
was supposed to be

734
00:33:41,323 --> 00:33:44,065
at certain times
on that evening.

735
00:33:45,109 --> 00:33:46,980
In order to help get clarity
on Mr. Cortez's

736
00:33:47,024 --> 00:33:48,199
whereabouts from that day,

737
00:33:48,243 --> 00:33:50,897
our team is eager
to gain further insight

738
00:33:50,941 --> 00:33:53,726
from Paul's cell phone usage.

739
00:33:53,770 --> 00:33:56,077
One Paul Cortez's
cell phone records

740
00:33:56,120 --> 00:33:57,339
were obtained
through a subpoena,

741
00:33:57,382 --> 00:34:00,168
it was determined that Paul
called Catherine

742
00:34:00,211 --> 00:34:02,953
several times
on the day of the murder.

743
00:34:02,996 --> 00:34:07,088
[cell phone ringing]

744
00:34:07,131 --> 00:34:09,046
In his interview,
Paul had, in fact,

745
00:34:09,090 --> 00:34:13,050
admitted to calling Catherine
throughout the day,

746
00:34:13,094 --> 00:34:15,270
but that wasn't what
stands out to our detectives.

747
00:34:15,313 --> 00:34:19,274
The way that cell phone sites
work is that they can tell you,

748
00:34:19,317 --> 00:34:24,931
depending on the carrier,
within a block,

749
00:34:24,975 --> 00:34:27,456
maybe 1,000 feet, something,

750
00:34:27,499 --> 00:34:32,287
where your phone was when
a call was made or received.

751
00:34:32,330 --> 00:34:34,985
Paul claimed that he was
actually home

752
00:34:35,028 --> 00:34:37,118
when he was making
all of phone calls

753
00:34:37,161 --> 00:34:39,859
around the time of the murder.

754
00:34:39,903 --> 00:34:41,252
Paul lived 30 blocks away

755
00:34:41,296 --> 00:34:43,254
from where
the victim's apartment is,

756
00:34:43,298 --> 00:34:46,779
but those phone calls
were hitting cell sites

757
00:34:46,823 --> 00:34:49,173
a block away from
the victim's apartment.

758
00:34:49,217 --> 00:34:51,958
And there was also another
element of the cell phone logs

759
00:34:52,002 --> 00:34:53,917
that raises a few eyebrows.

760
00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:55,832
He had made numerous calls
to Catherine

761
00:34:55,875 --> 00:34:57,138
on the day of her death.

762
00:34:57,181 --> 00:35:01,272
The peculiarity of it
was that calls ceased

763
00:35:01,316 --> 00:35:04,928
at approximately 6 p.m.
that evening.

764
00:35:04,971 --> 00:35:08,279
No calls were made
to her phone after that,

765
00:35:08,323 --> 00:35:12,457
which is kind of a complete
switch from the persistent,

766
00:35:12,501 --> 00:35:15,721
constant calling.

767
00:35:15,765 --> 00:35:17,245
The questions in Paul's alibi

768
00:35:17,288 --> 00:35:19,160
along with the alarming
cell phone information

769
00:35:19,203 --> 00:35:21,379
raise red flags,
but this new information

770
00:35:21,423 --> 00:35:24,817
still does not tie him
to Catherine's murder.

771
00:35:24,861 --> 00:35:26,819
And without his fingerprints
to compare

772
00:35:26,863 --> 00:35:28,473
to those found at the scene,

773
00:35:28,517 --> 00:35:32,173
a week into the investigation,
things appear to have stalled.

774
00:35:32,216 --> 00:35:34,131
Usually after the first
couple of days,

775
00:35:34,175 --> 00:35:38,222
if you don't have any
really good leads by then,

776
00:35:38,266 --> 00:35:40,050
the case starts to go cold,
as they say,

777
00:35:40,093 --> 00:35:43,184
and that's exactly
what happened.

778
00:35:43,227 --> 00:35:46,317
We were angry. We were mad.
We wanted justice.

779
00:35:46,361 --> 00:35:48,319
Watching "Law & Order"
where they have everybody tried

780
00:35:48,363 --> 00:35:50,191
and convicted
by the end of the episode,

781
00:35:50,234 --> 00:35:53,063
and that's not
how real life works.

782
00:35:53,106 --> 00:35:55,674
So we were watching
how this was unfolding,

783
00:35:55,718 --> 00:35:58,982
and people were hoping
that the Woods family

784
00:35:59,025 --> 00:36:02,681
was going to get justice
for this terrible loss.

785
00:36:02,725 --> 00:36:04,857
For the detectives assigned
to the case,

786
00:36:04,901 --> 00:36:06,859
the determination
to get justice

787
00:36:06,903 --> 00:36:08,252
for Catherine and her family

788
00:36:08,296 --> 00:36:11,386
continues to motivate
their investigation.

789
00:36:12,082 --> 00:36:14,084
She moved to New York
to follow a dream,

790
00:36:14,127 --> 00:36:18,044
and then she's a victim
of a violent murder,

791
00:36:18,088 --> 00:36:20,221
and she's taken away
from her family,

792
00:36:20,264 --> 00:36:23,049
not able to fulfill her dreams.

793
00:36:23,093 --> 00:36:26,270
I think Catherine,
I think about her family,

794
00:36:26,314 --> 00:36:29,752
and it's something
that you'll never forget.

795
00:36:29,795 --> 00:36:37,107
♪

796
00:36:37,890 --> 00:36:39,457
[somber music]

797
00:36:39,501 --> 00:36:42,068
Seemingly fed up
with detectives and the barrage

798
00:36:42,112 --> 00:36:45,071
of media attention,
in the weeks to follow,

799
00:36:45,115 --> 00:36:48,336
Paul keeps a low profile
at his friend's apartment.

800
00:36:48,379 --> 00:36:52,949
When Paul told me
that he was a suspect

801
00:36:52,992 --> 00:36:55,256
and that people
were questioning him,

802
00:36:55,299 --> 00:36:58,084
that just added
a whole other layer

803
00:36:58,128 --> 00:37:02,480
of shock and surprise.

804
00:37:03,220 --> 00:37:05,396
And I was there with him,

805
00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:08,878
so would I have noticed
if something was off?

806
00:37:08,921 --> 00:37:10,227
Yeah. I would've noticed.

807
00:37:10,271 --> 00:37:13,752
Was I looking for something?
Not exactly.

808
00:37:14,449 --> 00:37:17,495
Our detectives were in dire
need of a big break,

809
00:37:17,539 --> 00:37:20,716
and almost one month
into the investigation,

810
00:37:20,759 --> 00:37:22,457
that's exactly what they get.

811
00:37:23,414 --> 00:37:26,374
A woman voluntarily
came forward.

812
00:37:26,417 --> 00:37:29,115
She had seen the story
on the news,

813
00:37:29,159 --> 00:37:33,076
saw that Paul Cortez
was involved

814
00:37:33,119 --> 00:37:35,296
and told us a story
of an incident

815
00:37:35,339 --> 00:37:37,341
that occurred with her
involving Paul

816
00:37:37,385 --> 00:37:40,518
that had happened
the prior year.

817
00:37:40,562 --> 00:37:45,262
She had claimed that she was
assaulted by Paul Cortez,

818
00:37:45,306 --> 00:37:48,047
and she believed that it was
important to come forward

819
00:37:48,091 --> 00:37:49,875
so that something like this

820
00:37:49,919 --> 00:37:52,356
didn't happen again
in the future.

821
00:37:52,400 --> 00:37:55,577
The young woman's bravery
in coming about her own ordeal

822
00:37:55,620 --> 00:37:56,926
is a game changer

823
00:37:56,969 --> 00:38:01,496
and a way to bring Paul Cortez
back to the NYPD.

824
00:38:01,539 --> 00:38:05,369
We had received a call
from our special victims unit,

825
00:38:05,413 --> 00:38:10,592
and they had picked up
and arrested Paul Cortez,

826
00:38:10,635 --> 00:38:11,984
so at that point,

827
00:38:12,028 --> 00:38:15,510
I walked into the room
where Paul was being held,

828
00:38:15,553 --> 00:38:18,774
and Paul had a look on his face
like the Grim Reaper

829
00:38:18,817 --> 00:38:20,558
just walked through the door.

830
00:38:20,602 --> 00:38:23,692
I looked at him, and I went,
"I'm here to print you."

831
00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:29,219
♪

832
00:38:31,787 --> 00:38:34,267
[dramatic music]

833
00:38:34,311 --> 00:38:35,878
♪

834
00:38:35,921 --> 00:38:38,402
Almost one month
into the investigation,

835
00:38:38,446 --> 00:38:41,927
Paul Cortez's fingerprints
have finally been acquired.

836
00:38:41,971 --> 00:38:43,451
Armed with this
potential new lead,

837
00:38:43,494 --> 00:38:46,715
detectives Ahearne and Ryan
race to compare his prints

838
00:38:46,758 --> 00:38:48,804
with those found
at the crime scene.

839
00:38:48,847 --> 00:38:51,154
The detectives
from the latent-print section

840
00:38:51,197 --> 00:38:53,809
came over, looked at it.

841
00:38:53,852 --> 00:38:57,465
And he says,
"Yeah, that's your guy."

842
00:38:57,508 --> 00:38:59,336
Paul's print
are a positive match,

843
00:38:59,380 --> 00:39:00,598
but detectives want

844
00:39:00,642 --> 00:39:03,601
more evidence
to strengthen their case.

845
00:39:03,645 --> 00:39:06,082
We really didn't have any
video evidence

846
00:39:06,125 --> 00:39:07,475
to make an arrest.

847
00:39:07,518 --> 00:39:09,128
Certain companies request
a subpoena,

848
00:39:09,172 --> 00:39:14,003
and back in 2005, you didn't
get this stuff instantaneously.

849
00:39:14,046 --> 00:39:17,702
But eventually,
their persistence pays off.

850
00:39:17,746 --> 00:39:19,356
There was video surveillance
obtained

851
00:39:19,400 --> 00:39:22,490
from a commercial premise
close to the crime scene

852
00:39:22,533 --> 00:39:24,274
that showed Mr. Paul Cortez

853
00:39:24,317 --> 00:39:28,365
was wearing a pair
of Sketchers boots.

854
00:39:28,409 --> 00:39:30,062
We knew he was size 10 1/2.

855
00:39:30,106 --> 00:39:34,806
That matched up precisely with
a boot print at the crime scene

856
00:39:34,850 --> 00:39:37,679
that was, in fact,
made by a Sketcher boot

857
00:39:37,722 --> 00:39:40,116
and that was also size 10 1/2.

858
00:39:42,988 --> 00:39:44,642
For the detectives
of the 19th precinct,

859
00:39:44,686 --> 00:39:48,429
it is more than enough evidence
to prove they have their guy,

860
00:39:48,472 --> 00:39:50,953
and on December 19, 2005,

861
00:39:50,996 --> 00:39:53,782
almost one month
after Catherine's killing,

862
00:39:53,825 --> 00:39:57,220
Paul is charged with murder
in the second degree,

863
00:39:57,263 --> 00:39:58,787
and the detectives
have their theory

864
00:39:58,830 --> 00:40:01,267
on what transpired that night.

865
00:40:01,311 --> 00:40:05,054
I believe that Paul wanted
to see Catherine that day.

866
00:40:05,097 --> 00:40:08,057
I think Catherine didn't
want to be with him anymore.

867
00:40:08,100 --> 00:40:09,450
He was trying to call her...

868
00:40:09,493 --> 00:40:13,018
[cell phone ringing]

869
00:40:13,062 --> 00:40:15,064
And she wasn't
picked up the phone.

870
00:40:15,107 --> 00:40:16,239
He showed up at the apartment,

871
00:40:16,282 --> 00:40:21,026
and I think that
he saw David leave,

872
00:40:21,070 --> 00:40:24,639
and that was his opportunity
to go upstairs

873
00:40:24,682 --> 00:40:26,728
and speak to Catherine,

874
00:40:26,771 --> 00:40:28,599
and when he went
inside the apartment,

875
00:40:28,643 --> 00:40:29,992
I believe
that there was an argument.

876
00:40:30,035 --> 00:40:31,907
I think he didn't like
the rejection.

877
00:40:31,950 --> 00:40:33,648
I think she wanted him
to leave.

878
00:40:33,691 --> 00:40:40,306
That anger overtook him,
and ultimately,

879
00:40:40,350 --> 00:40:42,091
Catherine was killed.

880
00:40:42,134 --> 00:40:45,268
♪

881
00:40:45,311 --> 00:40:46,530
The initial charge

882
00:40:46,574 --> 00:40:48,010
in connection
with the assault allegation

883
00:40:48,053 --> 00:40:51,579
from the young woman is dropped
by the district attorney,

884
00:40:51,622 --> 00:40:54,277
but just over two years
after his arrest,

885
00:40:54,320 --> 00:40:56,540
on February 15, 2007,

886
00:40:56,584 --> 00:41:00,588
a jury finds Paul Cortez guilty
of second-degree murdered

887
00:41:00,631 --> 00:41:03,982
and sentences him
to 25 years to life.

888
00:41:04,026 --> 00:41:06,028
However,
Paul never provided a motive

889
00:41:06,071 --> 00:41:07,682
or explained
what happened that day,

890
00:41:07,725 --> 00:41:11,250
and he continues
to maintain his innocence.

891
00:41:11,294 --> 00:41:13,949
Paul's actions
ruined many lives.

892
00:41:13,992 --> 00:41:16,473
He took a life away
from a family,

893
00:41:16,517 --> 00:41:18,388
and then his life
was taken away

894
00:41:18,431 --> 00:41:21,043
by ultimately being arrested
and convicted of this crime

895
00:41:21,086 --> 00:41:23,306
because even though
you want conviction,

896
00:41:23,349 --> 00:41:27,179
you see the sadness
in Paul's family.

897
00:41:27,223 --> 00:41:30,139
You saw that that day
when he was convicted,

898
00:41:30,182 --> 00:41:32,576
and it's something
that you'll never forget.

899
00:41:34,056 --> 00:41:36,449
As for Catherine's former
boyfriend turned roommate,

900
00:41:36,493 --> 00:41:39,496
not much is known
of his whereabouts today.

901
00:41:39,540 --> 00:41:41,977
I do not know what happened
to David Haughn.

902
00:41:42,020 --> 00:41:45,502
You know, he went through
not only the trauma

903
00:41:45,546 --> 00:41:46,938
of discovering this woman,

904
00:41:46,982 --> 00:41:50,812
who he still loved,
in such a brutal way

905
00:41:50,855 --> 00:41:54,076
but then being
named the suspect.

906
00:41:54,119 --> 00:41:58,167
I can't imagine how he ever
really got over this.

907
00:41:58,210 --> 00:41:59,821
[somber music]

908
00:41:59,864 --> 00:42:01,474
For Catherine's friends
and family,

909
00:42:01,518 --> 00:42:05,174
nothing will ever fill the void
of their devastating loss.

910
00:42:05,217 --> 00:42:08,830
They continue to mourn her
and are forever haunted

911
00:42:08,873 --> 00:42:12,268
by the beautiful young dancer's
unimaginable end.

912
00:42:12,311 --> 00:42:16,533
I'm not sure that any parent
would ever get over

913
00:42:16,577 --> 00:42:18,100
that kind of a loss.

914
00:42:18,143 --> 00:42:21,625
Years later,
Jon Woods got dementia,

915
00:42:21,669 --> 00:42:24,367
and I remember thinking
to myself,

916
00:42:24,410 --> 00:42:25,760
"I hope he forgot.

917
00:42:25,803 --> 00:42:29,502
"I hope he has distant memories
of her as a child

918
00:42:29,546 --> 00:42:34,159
and can't remember
the way her life ended."

919
00:42:34,203 --> 00:42:37,119
I just remember her
being a beautiful person,

920
00:42:37,162 --> 00:42:40,862
just absolutely beautiful
inside and out.

921
00:42:40,905 --> 00:42:42,646
And Catherine Woods' legacy

922
00:42:42,690 --> 00:42:46,737
remains a part of the fabric
of her beloved hometown.

923
00:42:46,781 --> 00:42:48,043
The family had formed

924
00:42:48,086 --> 00:42:51,046
a Catherine Woods
Scholarship Fund

925
00:42:51,089 --> 00:42:54,919
for deserving students
who wanted to study dance

926
00:42:54,963 --> 00:42:57,400
at the Ohio State University

927
00:42:57,443 --> 00:43:01,230
and to this very day,
that scholarship continues.

928
00:43:01,273 --> 00:43:04,842
She wasn't allowed
the opportunity

929
00:43:04,886 --> 00:43:08,237
to have a full life,
so the scholarship

930
00:43:08,280 --> 00:43:12,415
provides opportunity
for another soul...

931
00:43:12,458 --> 00:43:15,592
♪

932
00:43:15,636 --> 00:43:18,639
To hopefully achieve the dreams

933
00:43:18,682 --> 00:43:22,686
that Catherine wasn't able to.

934
00:43:22,730 --> 00:43:29,998
♪