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A beloved day care owner
mysteriously disappears.
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She was a pillar
of the community.
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There's something wrong.
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She is not someone
to go missing
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without telling anybody.
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All I want to do
is find my friend.
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And a longtime boyfriend
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raises more questions
than answers.
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We're dealing with
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bone-chilling
temperatures outside
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and a boyfriend
who did not report th
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his pregnant girlfriend missing
for 24 hours.
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In the dead of winter,
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detectives race
against the clock...
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I got very faint whiffs
of an overwhelming odor.
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We knew
that something had happened.
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Something had taken
a horrible turn.
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When a new suspect
comes to light...
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Everybody was
just pointing the finger.
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To an outcome
that no one saw coming.
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And he says, "I got her."
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It was beyond imaginable.
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New York City,
the land of opportunity
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where people
from around the world
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come to make a better life.
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Growing up on the small
Caribbean island
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of Saint Vincent,
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education was everything
to Anndrea Caruth,
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and when she moved
to New York
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with her father
in her early 20s,
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she launched her dream
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to teach and influence
young minds.
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That dream
came to an unthinkable end.
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It's rare for me to be shocked
by an outcome,
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but this case
still surprises me to this day
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for not seeing what was right
under our noses all along.
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In the Bronx neighborhood
of Baychester,
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39-year-old Anndrea Caruth
has transformed the house
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she shares with her father
and longtime boyfriend
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into an early childhood center
called Kiddie College.
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She was amazing at her job,
really hands-on teacher.
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She was
a very, very important part
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of the community
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because the children there,
she served.
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Even though she doesn't yet
have her own kids,
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she's hoping to start a family
after recently getting engaged
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to her longtime boyfriend,
Lincoln Grant.
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Good times were coming,
and she knew it.
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As a friend,
I chose to call her Angie
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'cause she looked more
like an Angie-type person.
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We would do a lot of
little things that girls do.
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She liked shopping,
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and we would get
the fish on the grill
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and just sit on her porch
and eat it.
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We did facials every month.
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So after Christmas,
I said to her,
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"Let's make plans.
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"After church,
I'll come and get you.
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We'll have brunch."
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That particular Sunday,
I'm calling.
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She's not picking up.
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I called again.
Nothing.
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Then I called her again.
I'm, like--start worrying.
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I said to myself,
"We made plans,
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"and she's never
done that to me.
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Why isn't she
picking up her phone?"
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Julia assumes
her best friend,
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Anndrea Caruth,
is blowing off
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their Sunday brunch plans
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to hang out with her
boyfriend-turned-fiancé.
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I'm getting
really pissed off.
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So then I texted her.
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I said, "You know what?
I'm going home.
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Whenever you're ready,
call me."
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Monday morning,
my phone rang,
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and I saw her name showed up.
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So I'm like,
"Mm, I'm not picking up."
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It rung again. Angie.
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I'm not picking up.
I was still upset.
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And then I saw a message
from Angie's phone
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saying,
"Hi, Julie, it's Lincoln.
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"Angie didn't come home
last night.
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Is she with you?"
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I'm like, "That's odd.
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Why is he asking me if Angie's
with me on a Monday morning?"
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Her kids supposed to be
coming in to the day care.
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Like, Lincoln, come on, now.
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You're calling me
from her phone.
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She's always home
at 6:00 on Sunday
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preparing for her kids
the next day.
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You have to have known
something was wrong.
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Lincoln tells Julia
that he hasn't seen Anndrea
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since Sunday morning.
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He thought Anndrea
met Julia for brunch,
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but when he woke up
the next morning,
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she never came home.
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Now he's worried.
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Julia reveals
that Anndrea never showed up.
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And so I'm like,
"Tell me what happened
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when she got up
in the morning."
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He said that she got up,
like, at 10:00.
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He saw that she put on
her sweater and left the room.
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He told me, "And I thought
she went downstairs
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to make tea."
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He said he just turned
and went back to sleep.
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I'm like, "You slept all day?"
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He's like, "No, I got up
at, like, 3:00."
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And I'm like,
"But her phone is home."
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You have absolutely no idea
what got over me.
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And I just like,
"Oh, my God."
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I said, "Lincoln,
just call the police.
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Call the cops."
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Anndrea's fiancé calls 911.
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Patrol comes out
and takes an initial report
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from Lincoln.
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When they learn
that Anndrea's phone,
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wallet, and car keys
are still at home,
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it raises concern.
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However, our detectives
are not able to investigate
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a missing persons case
until 24 hours have passed.
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Anndrea is not
the type of person
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who wouldn't be there
without an explanation.
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And if she's not there,
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that's because
there's something wrong.
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Unfortunately,
with the number
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of active cases going on
at one time in New York City,
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there wasn't enough
to indicate
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that Anndrea
was in any danger.
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So the community
gets a jump start
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on the investigation.
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When she went missing,
we had, like, a search party.
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We asked the neighbors.
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You know, we were asking
everyone, "Have you seen her?
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When's the last time?"
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Everybody knew her.
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The people
at the supermarket knew her.
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The lady who did her hair
could not believe it.
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She said,
"She was just here."
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We were out there
for many, many hours
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looking for her, and no one
really knew anything.
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But waiting for detectives,
Anndrea's friend Julia
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is getting impatient.
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That's when
I called Detective Flood
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on the Tuesday morning
because I was worried.
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The investigation
was moving too slow.
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I remember
this particular day,
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It was freezing.
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Phones were ringing
off the hook.
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I had picked up the phone.
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It was Julia McCall.
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She asked if I had
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her friend Anndrea Caruth's
missing case.
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She wanted to know if there
was any leads in the case
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or any progression
since it was reported.
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Julia was highly concerned.
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She wanted results,
like, yesterday.
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Not yet up to speed
on the details of the case,
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the detective tries
to reassure Julia.
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It is not uncommon
to get a phone call
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from a missing person's friend
or family member
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out of concern.
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Detective Flood said,
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"She probably run away,
and she's a grown-up,
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so they have to wait
till she comes back."
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There's a reason
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why Julia believes
Anndrea wouldn't run away.
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That's when Julia told me
that Anndrea was pregnant.
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Julia is surprised
that Lincoln
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did not disclose this,
but Detective Flood
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does not see
any mention of the pregnancy
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in the initial patrol report.
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According to Julia,
Anndrea wasn't certain
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she would be able
to have kids of her own.
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I said to her,
"You're turning 40 next year.
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"You and your boyfriend
have been together for so long.
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"Why don't you think
of starting a family?
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"That door is gonna
be shut soon.
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What are you waiting for?"
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Kids were her life.
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All she wanted
was to become a mom,
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to finally have her own baby.
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She was so excited.
Oh, my God.
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She was counting the days
and months, you know?
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Both she and Lincoln
were very happy.
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The pregnancy
brought them closer together.
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She was showing a little bit
at five months.
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You know, you could see
she had, like,
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a cute little belly and stuff.
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She had raised
all of our children.
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Now it was like, "Okay,
now it's your time to shine."
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When we found out
she was pregnant,
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that helped elevate it to
a special category of missing.
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All right,
let's get out there.
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Let's see if this
is a much ado about nothing
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or this is something serious.
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The squad now initiated
a citywide hospital canvass.
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But her best friend,
Julia McCall,
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doesn't feel like things
are happening fast enough.
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All I want to do
is find my friend.
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You understand?
I will do my job to find Angie.
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So what I did,
I call News Channel 12.
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♪
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We received that phone call
from Julia McCall
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alerting us to the fact
that Anndrea was missing,
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and what really stood out
was that Anndrea's pregnant
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and we're dealing
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with bone-chilling
temperatures outside
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and a boyfriend
who did not report
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his pregnant girlfriend missing
for 24 hours.
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Immediately, we know that this
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is gonna be of big interest
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to not just
the Baychester community,
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not just the Bronx,
but all over New York City.
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News Channel 12 was there,
like, in a minute,
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and just--
everything just exploded.
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Coming up...
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I saw a very small
red speck on the floor.
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It could have been blood.
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He had to, like,
really get up close
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and examine it.
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You swab it,
you put it back in the tube,
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and in a few seconds,
either you got blood,
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or you don't have blood.
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♪
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A missing persons
investigation is underway
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in the Bronx neighborhood
of Baychester
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for 39-year-old
Anndrea Caruth,
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who is five months pregnant.
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She hasn't been seen
at the day care
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she runs out of her home
for over 48 hours.
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She would not
leave her students,
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so she's not
willingly out there.
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One of the parents call me.
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She's like, "You're watching
Channel 12 News?"
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I'm like, "No, why?"
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She's like, "I just see,
261
00:11:10,582 --> 00:11:12,497
they say
Ms. Caruth is missing."
262
00:11:12,540 --> 00:11:16,022
And I just lost it.
I started crying.
263
00:11:16,066 --> 00:11:17,110
I was like,
"What do you mean missing?
264
00:11:17,154 --> 00:11:18,068
What do you mean missing?"
265
00:11:18,111 --> 00:11:22,376
♪
266
00:11:22,420 --> 00:11:25,249
Homicide is dispatched
to the home.
267
00:11:25,292 --> 00:11:27,468
A frantic Lincoln
lets detectives into the house
268
00:11:27,512 --> 00:11:29,514
and begins
to answer questions.
269
00:11:29,557 --> 00:11:32,169
We found out she was perfect
physical, mental health
270
00:11:32,212 --> 00:11:35,302
other than her being pregnant
with his child.
271
00:11:35,346 --> 00:11:37,522
We asked why Anndrea
went missing.
272
00:11:37,565 --> 00:11:41,352
He was like, she was going out
with her girlfriends.
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00:11:41,395 --> 00:11:44,834
When he woke up,
she wasn't home.
274
00:11:44,877 --> 00:11:47,445
Maybe she stayed
over her friend's house.
275
00:11:47,488 --> 00:11:49,403
At first,
we could not determine
276
00:11:49,447 --> 00:11:51,797
if it was a voluntary
or involuntary disappearance.
277
00:11:51,841 --> 00:11:53,407
Was there a fight
that may have happened
278
00:11:53,451 --> 00:11:55,279
that he's not telling us?
279
00:11:55,322 --> 00:11:56,889
And I've had these cases
where, you know,
280
00:11:56,933 --> 00:11:59,544
one spouse finds out
the other spouse is cheating.
281
00:11:59,587 --> 00:12:02,242
Here we go.
Now we got a problem.
282
00:12:02,286 --> 00:12:04,505
Detectives are trying to get
a feel of the relationship
283
00:12:04,549 --> 00:12:06,420
between Anndrea and Lincoln
284
00:12:06,464 --> 00:12:09,597
to see if she may have had
a reason to just leave.
285
00:12:09,641 --> 00:12:13,340
Lincoln stated that
their relationship was strong.
286
00:12:13,384 --> 00:12:16,517
There was never
any type of arguments,
287
00:12:16,561 --> 00:12:19,042
physical or mental abuse.
288
00:12:19,085 --> 00:12:20,391
♪
289
00:12:20,434 --> 00:12:22,480
I did ask Angie that
a long time ago,
290
00:12:22,523 --> 00:12:25,613
and she said,
"No, Julia, we never argue."
291
00:12:25,657 --> 00:12:27,833
I'm like, "What type
of relationship is that?"
292
00:12:29,269 --> 00:12:31,097
Angie and Lincoln
been together
293
00:12:31,141 --> 00:12:33,534
for probably about 15 years.
294
00:12:33,578 --> 00:12:37,234
Lincoln Grant,
much similar to Angie,
295
00:12:37,277 --> 00:12:39,018
is very quiet and reserved.
296
00:12:39,062 --> 00:12:40,367
♪
297
00:12:40,411 --> 00:12:43,414
She never looked
at anybody else but Lincoln.
298
00:12:43,457 --> 00:12:44,807
It was always Lincoln.
299
00:12:44,850 --> 00:12:46,243
♪
300
00:12:46,286 --> 00:12:47,940
The couple
recently got engaged,
301
00:12:47,984 --> 00:12:50,856
and shortly after,
Lincoln moved into the house
302
00:12:50,900 --> 00:12:53,946
Anndrea shares with her dad,
William Caruth.
303
00:12:53,990 --> 00:12:57,123
Every time I spoke with her
about Lincoln, she was happy.
304
00:12:57,167 --> 00:12:59,386
He was
a construction worker,
305
00:12:59,430 --> 00:13:03,303
and he was very handy--
a handyman, hard worker.
306
00:13:03,347 --> 00:13:05,175
He believed
in the American dream.
307
00:13:05,218 --> 00:13:07,133
♪
308
00:13:07,177 --> 00:13:09,005
Like Anndrea,
Lincoln had also moved
309
00:13:09,048 --> 00:13:12,443
from the Caribbean island
of Saint Vincent to the Bronx.
310
00:13:12,486 --> 00:13:15,663
Growing up in the islands,
it's tough economically,
311
00:13:15,707 --> 00:13:19,145
so we all come up here
for economical reasons
312
00:13:19,189 --> 00:13:21,147
and a better life too.
313
00:13:21,191 --> 00:13:23,497
Anndrea's parents
never married.
314
00:13:23,541 --> 00:13:26,413
Her mom still lives
in Saint Vincent.
315
00:13:26,457 --> 00:13:28,415
Angie's dad,
he paved that way
316
00:13:28,459 --> 00:13:30,330
for her to come up to America,
317
00:13:30,374 --> 00:13:34,291
and then he helped her
get her house.
318
00:13:34,334 --> 00:13:36,684
Lincoln was living
with Anndrea upstairs,
319
00:13:36,728 --> 00:13:39,992
and Dad was living downstairs
in his apartment.
320
00:13:40,036 --> 00:13:43,474
Angel, Anndrea's sister,
lived across the street,
321
00:13:43,517 --> 00:13:44,910
up a little bit.
322
00:13:44,954 --> 00:13:47,173
The whole Caruth family
lives in the neighborhood.
323
00:13:47,217 --> 00:13:51,656
♪
324
00:13:51,699 --> 00:13:53,353
Anndrea's
longtime boyfriend,
325
00:13:53,397 --> 00:13:54,746
now fiancé, Lincoln,
326
00:13:54,789 --> 00:13:57,444
departs for his
construction job in Manhattan,
327
00:13:57,488 --> 00:13:58,924
and Detective Flood
is soon joined
328
00:13:58,968 --> 00:14:01,622
by Detective Chris Skulsky
from Homicide.
329
00:14:01,666 --> 00:14:03,320
By the time
I was pulling up,
330
00:14:03,363 --> 00:14:04,451
there were already members
331
00:14:04,495 --> 00:14:06,976
of the 47 Detective Squad there.
332
00:14:07,019 --> 00:14:09,282
There was still
a uniform presence there,
333
00:14:09,326 --> 00:14:10,893
and there was
a media presence there.
334
00:14:10,936 --> 00:14:12,416
♪
335
00:14:12,459 --> 00:14:13,721
When I arrived,
336
00:14:13,765 --> 00:14:15,854
her father, William,
was downstairs
337
00:14:15,898 --> 00:14:17,551
in his living area.
338
00:14:17,595 --> 00:14:20,380
Her boyfriend, Lincoln,
was already gone.
339
00:14:20,424 --> 00:14:22,948
He's a contractor.
He had to go to work.
340
00:14:22,992 --> 00:14:25,646
I did find it a little odd,
but he had to go to work,
341
00:14:25,690 --> 00:14:27,213
or he wasn't gonna get paid.
342
00:14:27,257 --> 00:14:28,649
He had a child on the way,
343
00:14:28,693 --> 00:14:30,738
couldn't really afford
to miss a day's pay.
344
00:14:30,782 --> 00:14:32,436
♪
345
00:14:32,479 --> 00:14:34,438
Because Lincoln
can't be ruled out yet
346
00:14:34,481 --> 00:14:37,354
as a person of interest,
detectives are eager
347
00:14:37,397 --> 00:14:39,486
to question
Anndrea's sister, Angel,
348
00:14:39,530 --> 00:14:40,748
when she comes up
349
00:14:40,792 --> 00:14:42,750
from her dad's
basement apartment.
350
00:14:42,794 --> 00:14:45,928
So speaking with Angel,
Anndrea's sister,
351
00:14:45,971 --> 00:14:48,408
I don't think she had
ever heard of any problems
352
00:14:48,452 --> 00:14:53,805
going on with respect
to their relationship.
353
00:14:53,848 --> 00:14:57,156
Nobody raised any flags
in Anndrea's family
354
00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,419
towards Lincoln
355
00:14:59,463 --> 00:15:02,161
except for her father,
William.
356
00:15:02,205 --> 00:15:04,424
Detectives entered
the basement apartment
357
00:15:04,468 --> 00:15:06,339
where Anndrea's dad,
William, lives.
358
00:15:06,383 --> 00:15:07,993
♪
359
00:15:08,037 --> 00:15:11,344
There was incense burning,
which is quite common in,
360
00:15:11,388 --> 00:15:12,955
you know,
the Caribbean culture.
361
00:15:12,998 --> 00:15:14,521
♪
362
00:15:14,565 --> 00:15:15,740
Anndrea's father,
William Carruth,
363
00:15:15,783 --> 00:15:17,307
was an older gentleman.
364
00:15:17,350 --> 00:15:18,961
You could tell the man
worked for a living.
365
00:15:19,004 --> 00:15:20,484
♪
366
00:15:20,527 --> 00:15:22,529
William is worried
and tells detectives
367
00:15:22,573 --> 00:15:25,097
he hasn't seen his daughter
for three days.
368
00:15:25,141 --> 00:15:27,795
He last saw Anndrea
right around New Year's Eve.
369
00:15:27,839 --> 00:15:30,015
Either he was on the phone,
or she was on the phone.
370
00:15:30,059 --> 00:15:32,191
It was like--almost like
a hi and bye type thing
371
00:15:32,235 --> 00:15:34,019
and went back inside.
372
00:15:34,063 --> 00:15:36,587
I actually asked him
if he suspected Lincoln
373
00:15:36,630 --> 00:15:39,111
in any way, shape, or form.
374
00:15:39,155 --> 00:15:41,635
We learned that the day
after Anndrea disappeared,
375
00:15:41,679 --> 00:15:44,508
Lincoln yelled down
to ask him where Anndrea was.
376
00:15:44,551 --> 00:15:46,423
William says
he found it strange
377
00:15:46,466 --> 00:15:47,902
when Lincoln said
he hadn't seen her
378
00:15:47,946 --> 00:15:50,644
since the previous morning,
and he's not the only one
379
00:15:50,688 --> 00:15:53,256
who's raising questions
about Lincoln.
380
00:15:53,299 --> 00:15:54,605
♪
381
00:15:54,648 --> 00:15:56,737
A lot of people
were suspicious of him.
382
00:15:56,781 --> 00:15:58,696
We kind of
were thinking, like,
383
00:15:58,739 --> 00:16:01,829
"Oh, my God, what if he
didn't want the baby?"
384
00:16:01,873 --> 00:16:06,312
Or I don't know if he had
a significant other also,
385
00:16:06,356 --> 00:16:08,271
so it was
a messy kind of love triangle,
386
00:16:08,314 --> 00:16:09,837
and then maybe he was trying
to get rid of the baby.
387
00:16:09,881 --> 00:16:11,665
We just really didn't know,
388
00:16:11,709 --> 00:16:13,319
but everybody
was just kind of
389
00:16:13,363 --> 00:16:16,061
pointing the finger at him.
390
00:16:16,105 --> 00:16:18,542
But in his initial contact
with Detective Flood,
391
00:16:18,585 --> 00:16:20,500
Lincoln maintained
his innocence.
392
00:16:20,544 --> 00:16:22,894
♪
393
00:16:22,937 --> 00:16:24,330
At this point,
394
00:16:24,374 --> 00:16:26,071
we canvass
the entire residence,
395
00:16:26,115 --> 00:16:27,812
which would encompass
the middle floor
396
00:16:27,855 --> 00:16:29,335
where the day care is,
397
00:16:29,379 --> 00:16:33,165
the upstairs living quarters,
and then downstairs.
398
00:16:33,209 --> 00:16:35,515
We're looking to see
what the scene looks like,
399
00:16:35,559 --> 00:16:36,777
if anything's disturbed,
400
00:16:36,821 --> 00:16:38,779
signs of a fight,
signs of a struggle.
401
00:16:39,998 --> 00:16:43,175
The lower level didn't appear
to be in any type of disarray.
402
00:16:43,219 --> 00:16:46,265
First floor of her home
was pretty much converted
403
00:16:46,309 --> 00:16:48,398
into a day care center.
404
00:16:48,441 --> 00:16:49,877
There were bins.
405
00:16:49,921 --> 00:16:52,880
There were books.
Everything was placed neatly.
406
00:16:52,924 --> 00:16:53,881
♪
407
00:16:53,925 --> 00:16:54,926
Went upstairs,
408
00:16:54,969 --> 00:16:56,841
visited Anndrea's
living quarters
409
00:16:56,884 --> 00:16:58,451
where she resided
with Lincoln.
410
00:16:58,495 --> 00:17:00,323
♪
411
00:17:00,366 --> 00:17:01,846
But in the bathroom,
412
00:17:01,889 --> 00:17:03,935
they spot something suspicious
on the floor.
413
00:17:03,978 --> 00:17:04,936
♪
414
00:17:04,979 --> 00:17:06,677
Walked into the bathroom.
415
00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:09,897
I saw a very small red speck
on the floor.
416
00:17:09,941 --> 00:17:10,811
♪
417
00:17:10,855 --> 00:17:12,552
It could have been blood.
418
00:17:12,596 --> 00:17:15,381
He had to, like, really get
up close and examine it.
419
00:17:15,425 --> 00:17:17,383
So sergeant
from Bronx Homicide
420
00:17:17,427 --> 00:17:19,168
calls Crime Scene.
421
00:17:19,211 --> 00:17:23,215
Crime Scene goes upstairs
to the bathroom in question.
422
00:17:23,259 --> 00:17:25,478
You swab it.
You put it back in the tube.
423
00:17:25,522 --> 00:17:27,437
And in a few seconds,
either you got blood,
424
00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:28,438
or you don't have blood.
425
00:17:28,481 --> 00:17:32,529
♪
426
00:17:32,572 --> 00:17:34,487
And in this case,
we didn't have blood.
427
00:17:34,531 --> 00:17:36,098
♪
428
00:17:36,141 --> 00:17:37,229
They said most likely
429
00:17:37,273 --> 00:17:39,101
it was nail polish
or something.
430
00:17:39,144 --> 00:17:40,885
As far as we could tell,
431
00:17:40,928 --> 00:17:43,148
there was no sign
of any struggle,
432
00:17:43,192 --> 00:17:46,586
that anything had happened
in this area of the house.
433
00:17:46,630 --> 00:17:48,414
♪
434
00:17:48,458 --> 00:17:49,937
Flood recalls
his first conversation
435
00:17:49,981 --> 00:17:51,809
with Anndrea's
best friend, Julia.
436
00:17:51,852 --> 00:17:54,855
She said Lincoln called
from Anndrea's phone.
437
00:17:54,899 --> 00:17:56,161
♪
438
00:17:56,205 --> 00:17:57,858
And in the initial
missing persons report,
439
00:17:57,902 --> 00:17:59,686
responding officers noted
440
00:17:59,730 --> 00:18:01,340
that her phone
along with her wallet
441
00:18:01,384 --> 00:18:02,515
and keys were there.
442
00:18:02,559 --> 00:18:04,213
♪
443
00:18:04,256 --> 00:18:06,258
But now it's been
more than 48 hours
444
00:18:06,302 --> 00:18:10,262
since Anndrea was last seen
by Lincoln Sunday morning.
445
00:18:10,306 --> 00:18:12,612
Every hour that passes
that Anndrea is missing
446
00:18:12,656 --> 00:18:14,832
without these essential items
is increasing
447
00:18:14,875 --> 00:18:16,747
both the mystery
of her disappearance
448
00:18:16,790 --> 00:18:18,792
and our concern.
449
00:18:18,836 --> 00:18:23,536
You have a pregnant female
450
00:18:23,580 --> 00:18:26,800
that had gone missing
with no phone.
451
00:18:26,844 --> 00:18:28,715
I don't know of any woman
on this Earth
452
00:18:28,759 --> 00:18:30,195
that does not leave their home
453
00:18:30,239 --> 00:18:32,589
with at least a cell phone
and a credit card.
454
00:18:32,632 --> 00:18:34,634
Angie goes nowhere
without her phone.
455
00:18:34,678 --> 00:18:38,812
♪
456
00:18:43,817 --> 00:18:47,343
♪
457
00:18:47,386 --> 00:18:48,822
Anndrea Caruth,
458
00:18:48,866 --> 00:18:51,477
a beloved day care owner
who is five months pregnant,
459
00:18:51,521 --> 00:18:53,175
seems to have vanished
without a trace
460
00:18:53,218 --> 00:18:54,176
two days earlier.
461
00:18:54,219 --> 00:18:55,394
♪
462
00:18:55,438 --> 00:18:57,309
In the initial
missing persons report,
463
00:18:57,353 --> 00:18:59,485
evidence of personal items
left behind
464
00:18:59,529 --> 00:19:02,009
prompts detectives
to call in the K-9 unit
465
00:19:02,053 --> 00:19:03,837
to search the house and yard
466
00:19:03,881 --> 00:19:07,363
on the chance she's trapped,
injured, or worse
467
00:19:07,406 --> 00:19:09,365
somewhere on the property.
468
00:19:09,408 --> 00:19:13,020
Our K-9 unit responded
what we--a cadaver dog.
469
00:19:13,064 --> 00:19:14,413
It's a police dog
470
00:19:14,457 --> 00:19:17,286
especially trained
to detect dead people.
471
00:19:17,329 --> 00:19:21,246
Cadaver dog searched
the three floors of the home,
472
00:19:21,290 --> 00:19:23,030
starting
in the basement apartment
473
00:19:23,074 --> 00:19:24,380
occupied by William Caruth.
474
00:19:24,423 --> 00:19:26,208
Dad is elderly.
475
00:19:26,251 --> 00:19:28,210
He's downstairs
in his apartment,
476
00:19:28,253 --> 00:19:30,255
so he has the right
to come and go,
477
00:19:30,299 --> 00:19:32,214
but, like,
the main day care area
478
00:19:32,257 --> 00:19:33,432
and the upstairs
was completely frozen
479
00:19:33,476 --> 00:19:35,391
by the police department.
480
00:19:35,434 --> 00:19:37,567
William's apartment
is quickly cleared.
481
00:19:37,610 --> 00:19:39,699
They also clear
the ground floor.
482
00:19:39,743 --> 00:19:41,266
♪
483
00:19:41,310 --> 00:19:43,050
When the dog reaches
the top of the stairs
484
00:19:43,094 --> 00:19:44,748
and searches
the bedroom floor,
485
00:19:44,791 --> 00:19:46,576
detectives are
following closely.
486
00:19:46,619 --> 00:19:48,578
♪
487
00:19:48,621 --> 00:19:52,321
Dog did his thing.
We find nothing.
488
00:19:52,364 --> 00:19:53,670
She wasn't there.
489
00:19:53,713 --> 00:19:55,541
♪
490
00:19:55,585 --> 00:19:57,326
As the crime unit
moves around the house
491
00:19:57,369 --> 00:20:01,243
collecting evidence,
they notice something odd.
492
00:20:01,286 --> 00:20:02,548
Doing the walk-through,
493
00:20:02,592 --> 00:20:06,813
we didn't see Anndrea's phone,
her wallet, keys.
494
00:20:06,857 --> 00:20:09,338
The fact that patrol
noted Anndrea's phone,
495
00:20:09,381 --> 00:20:11,601
keys, and wallet were home
on their initial visit
496
00:20:11,644 --> 00:20:14,081
Monday morning
was significant.
497
00:20:14,125 --> 00:20:15,561
But now on Tuesday,
498
00:20:15,605 --> 00:20:17,476
as detectives can't find them
in the house
499
00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:20,697
while Lincoln is at work
is even more mysterious.
500
00:20:20,740 --> 00:20:22,264
♪
501
00:20:22,307 --> 00:20:24,570
Detective Flood needs
to talk to Lincoln again
502
00:20:24,614 --> 00:20:26,920
to see if he knows
where they are.
503
00:20:26,964 --> 00:20:29,271
I had reached out
to Lincoln personally,
504
00:20:29,314 --> 00:20:32,274
and we spoke
over the telephone.
505
00:20:32,317 --> 00:20:35,277
He had Anndrea's keys,
her phone, and her wallet.
506
00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:36,713
♪
507
00:20:36,756 --> 00:20:38,323
When I heard that,
508
00:20:38,367 --> 00:20:40,282
another kind of
red flag went up like,
509
00:20:40,325 --> 00:20:42,153
"Wait a second, you have them.
Why?"
510
00:20:42,196 --> 00:20:43,459
♪
511
00:20:43,502 --> 00:20:45,287
Patrol is
immediately dispatched
512
00:20:45,330 --> 00:20:46,505
to Lincoln's work site.
513
00:20:46,549 --> 00:20:47,593
♪
514
00:20:47,637 --> 00:20:49,247
I told him
that these officers
515
00:20:49,291 --> 00:20:50,379
were going to give him a ride
516
00:20:50,422 --> 00:20:52,206
to the 47 Precinct
Detective Squad.
517
00:20:52,250 --> 00:20:54,861
Get him in an interview room.
I'm on my way over there.
518
00:20:54,905 --> 00:20:56,646
♪
519
00:20:56,689 --> 00:20:58,343
The big question
Detectives Flood
520
00:20:58,387 --> 00:21:00,214
and Skulsky
now want answered is,
521
00:21:00,258 --> 00:21:02,478
did Lincoln take
Anndrea's belongings with him
522
00:21:02,521 --> 00:21:06,133
to the work site to destroy
or tamper with evidence?
523
00:21:06,177 --> 00:21:08,527
Myself
and Detective Skulsky,
524
00:21:08,571 --> 00:21:10,834
we want to properly vet him.
525
00:21:10,877 --> 00:21:13,445
"Why did you wait
a day to call?"
526
00:21:13,489 --> 00:21:15,317
And he had
a plausible explanation.
527
00:21:15,360 --> 00:21:17,406
He says he thought
Anndrea just forgot
528
00:21:17,449 --> 00:21:20,496
to check in at home,
"But I did call."
529
00:21:20,539 --> 00:21:22,062
So okay.
530
00:21:22,106 --> 00:21:24,369
Would she just go
hang out at a friend's house
531
00:21:24,413 --> 00:21:25,631
for a day or two
532
00:21:25,675 --> 00:21:27,590
and him just be
indifferent to it?
533
00:21:27,633 --> 00:21:29,331
I don't agree
with it personally.
534
00:21:29,374 --> 00:21:30,636
Like, you know,
if my pregnant wife
535
00:21:31,507 --> 00:21:33,335
were missing,
yeah, I'd probably call.
536
00:21:33,378 --> 00:21:37,164
But the one big red flag
was when he went to work
537
00:21:37,208 --> 00:21:39,384
and had all her belongings.
538
00:21:39,428 --> 00:21:43,997
Why would you take her stuff
with you to work?
539
00:21:44,041 --> 00:21:45,564
I don't think
he thought anything of it.
540
00:21:45,608 --> 00:21:47,000
♪
541
00:21:47,044 --> 00:21:49,176
Lincoln insists
he brought them to work
542
00:21:49,220 --> 00:21:50,569
for safekeeping.
543
00:21:50,613 --> 00:21:52,179
I asked him, and I'm like,
544
00:21:52,223 --> 00:21:53,398
"Would you mind
if we took custody
545
00:21:53,442 --> 00:21:54,443
and control of that?"
546
00:21:54,486 --> 00:21:56,532
And he did.
He gave it to us.
547
00:21:56,575 --> 00:21:59,186
Lincoln strongly maintains
his innocence
548
00:21:59,230 --> 00:22:01,972
and a deep sense of worry.
549
00:22:02,015 --> 00:22:04,670
He was concerned
of her whereabouts.
550
00:22:04,714 --> 00:22:06,542
She was pregnant
with his child.
551
00:22:06,585 --> 00:22:08,718
Detectives run
a background check,
552
00:22:08,761 --> 00:22:12,722
which confirms Lincoln
has no criminal record.
553
00:22:12,765 --> 00:22:14,506
While detectives
wait for a warrant
554
00:22:14,550 --> 00:22:16,334
to search the phone
for evidence,
555
00:22:16,378 --> 00:22:18,380
Lincoln agrees
to give a written statement
556
00:22:18,423 --> 00:22:20,251
while he is held overnight.
557
00:22:20,294 --> 00:22:22,035
He started writing.
558
00:22:22,079 --> 00:22:24,603
And myself and Skulsky
then exited the interview.
559
00:22:24,647 --> 00:22:27,171
At that point, we were called
back out to the scene.
560
00:22:27,214 --> 00:22:31,305
♪
561
00:22:31,349 --> 00:22:33,220
It's night,
and news crews surround
562
00:22:33,264 --> 00:22:34,483
the home of Anndrea Caruth,
563
00:22:34,526 --> 00:22:36,702
who has been missing
for 2 1/2 days.
564
00:22:36,746 --> 00:22:37,703
♪
565
00:22:37,747 --> 00:22:39,444
We miss her.
We love her.
566
00:22:39,488 --> 00:22:41,533
We're worried about her
and the baby,
567
00:22:41,577 --> 00:22:45,407
and we really want
to find out what happened.
568
00:22:45,450 --> 00:22:48,410
♪
569
00:22:48,453 --> 00:22:51,108
She was a pillar
of the community.
570
00:22:51,151 --> 00:22:54,503
She was always just
Ms. Caruth, Kiddie College.
571
00:22:54,546 --> 00:22:57,244
I just would tell everyone,
"Go to Kiddie College.
572
00:22:57,288 --> 00:22:58,724
"It's the best school ever.
573
00:22:58,768 --> 00:23:01,466
She's gonna make sure
that your kid is a star."
574
00:23:01,510 --> 00:23:02,902
♪
575
00:23:02,946 --> 00:23:04,469
If you couldn't pay,
576
00:23:04,513 --> 00:23:07,472
she would still allow you
to bring your kids there.
577
00:23:07,516 --> 00:23:09,735
What kind of difference
do I think
578
00:23:09,779 --> 00:23:13,435
that makes in a child
or a family's life?
579
00:23:13,478 --> 00:23:15,349
Words cannot explain.
580
00:23:15,393 --> 00:23:17,047
♪
581
00:23:17,090 --> 00:23:19,528
Local news programs
are now covering her case
582
00:23:19,571 --> 00:23:22,400
as their top story,
with updates for their viewers
583
00:23:22,444 --> 00:23:24,054
almost every hour.
584
00:23:24,097 --> 00:23:28,101
She's such a loving person.
We need to find her.
585
00:23:28,145 --> 00:23:30,147
News coverage
can help an investigation
586
00:23:30,190 --> 00:23:33,759
because tips often flow in,
but it can also bring the heat.
587
00:23:34,934 --> 00:23:36,327
I would say
there was pressure
588
00:23:36,370 --> 00:23:39,417
just because of the high volume
of media presence,
589
00:23:39,461 --> 00:23:41,245
I would say
but if this were my family,
590
00:23:41,288 --> 00:23:43,769
I would want answers,
like, yesterday,
591
00:23:43,813 --> 00:23:46,685
so with that mindset,
I just wanted to bring this
592
00:23:46,729 --> 00:23:50,689
to some type of resolve
and closure for this family.
593
00:23:50,733 --> 00:23:52,561
I called my friends.
594
00:23:52,604 --> 00:23:54,606
I said, "I want you guys
595
00:23:54,650 --> 00:23:56,565
to meet me
at the house later."
596
00:23:56,608 --> 00:23:58,349
They were crying
and blah, blah, blah.
597
00:23:58,392 --> 00:24:00,569
I'm like,
"You guys have got to stop.
598
00:24:00,612 --> 00:24:02,832
We have to be able
to find Angie."
599
00:24:02,875 --> 00:24:04,573
If she was dead,
I couldn't bring her back,
600
00:24:04,616 --> 00:24:08,751
but I have to find her killer.
601
00:24:08,794 --> 00:24:10,579
You're always under
an extreme amount of pressure
602
00:24:10,622 --> 00:24:12,406
to find a missing person.
603
00:24:12,450 --> 00:24:14,800
You don't want to find
a missing person dead.
604
00:24:14,844 --> 00:24:19,109
♪
605
00:24:19,152 --> 00:24:22,416
So when we got called back
to the crime scene,
606
00:24:22,460 --> 00:24:24,114
we walk into the house,
607
00:24:24,157 --> 00:24:28,074
and I got very faint whiffs
of an overwhelming odor...
608
00:24:28,118 --> 00:24:30,337
♪
609
00:24:30,381 --> 00:24:32,165
And then it was gone.
610
00:24:32,209 --> 00:24:34,516
And if you walk
to another side of the room,
611
00:24:34,559 --> 00:24:36,474
maybe you caught a whiff of it,
612
00:24:36,518 --> 00:24:37,867
and I'm looking
and I'm asking, like,
613
00:24:37,910 --> 00:24:41,435
"Do you smell that
or is that just--is that me?"
614
00:24:41,479 --> 00:24:44,003
Like, "Oh, I smell it too."
615
00:24:44,047 --> 00:24:46,876
♪
616
00:24:46,919 --> 00:24:48,573
Coming up...
617
00:24:48,617 --> 00:24:51,576
There was a lot of suspicion
about who did it.
618
00:24:51,620 --> 00:24:54,840
He told me that they were
soiled linens, bed linens.
619
00:24:54,884 --> 00:24:57,190
When I finally
got that answer,
620
00:24:57,234 --> 00:25:00,542
I had to take a second
to just process that.
621
00:25:00,585 --> 00:25:04,241
♪
622
00:25:09,115 --> 00:25:13,424
♪
623
00:25:13,467 --> 00:25:15,600
Two days
into the investigation,
624
00:25:15,644 --> 00:25:18,124
despite the K-9 unit
finding no trace of Anndrea,
625
00:25:18,168 --> 00:25:21,127
Detectives Flood and Skulsky
can't make sense
626
00:25:21,171 --> 00:25:23,042
of why her personal
essential items
627
00:25:23,086 --> 00:25:25,175
would still be in the house.
628
00:25:25,218 --> 00:25:27,220
They returned to the home
to further investigate
629
00:25:27,264 --> 00:25:29,309
the theory
that she never left.
630
00:25:29,353 --> 00:25:31,181
♪
631
00:25:31,224 --> 00:25:33,531
When we got back
to the crime scene...
632
00:25:33,575 --> 00:25:35,446
♪
633
00:25:35,489 --> 00:25:39,058
I got very faint whiffs
of an overwhelming odor...
634
00:25:39,102 --> 00:25:41,321
♪
635
00:25:41,365 --> 00:25:42,801
And then it was gone.
636
00:25:42,845 --> 00:25:44,629
♪
637
00:25:44,673 --> 00:25:48,241
At this point,
we do a more thorough search.
638
00:25:48,285 --> 00:25:52,071
I went on downstairs
and met Detective Flood.
639
00:25:52,115 --> 00:25:54,204
It was very dimly lit.
640
00:25:54,247 --> 00:25:56,336
Again,
you have incense burning.
641
00:25:56,380 --> 00:25:58,077
♪
642
00:25:58,121 --> 00:26:00,993
William was downstairs
in his living area.
643
00:26:01,037 --> 00:26:02,255
♪
644
00:26:02,299 --> 00:26:04,257
And that's when I saw
645
00:26:04,301 --> 00:26:06,433
the two large
black garbage bags.
646
00:26:06,477 --> 00:26:07,913
♪
647
00:26:07,957 --> 00:26:09,088
It looked like there was, like,
648
00:26:09,132 --> 00:26:11,177
these, like, streaks
of, like, dirt,
649
00:26:11,221 --> 00:26:12,614
like it was leaned up
against something.
650
00:26:12,657 --> 00:26:14,180
♪
651
00:26:14,224 --> 00:26:15,399
I asked what was in them.
652
00:26:15,442 --> 00:26:17,096
He told me
that they were soiled linens,
653
00:26:17,140 --> 00:26:18,097
bed linens in there.
654
00:26:18,141 --> 00:26:19,882
♪
655
00:26:19,925 --> 00:26:22,493
William tells detectives
that Monday night, he had sex
656
00:26:22,536 --> 00:26:24,277
with a woman
he had been dating
657
00:26:24,321 --> 00:26:26,105
and that he discarded
the soiled linens
658
00:26:26,149 --> 00:26:28,020
in the garbage bag afterward.
659
00:26:28,064 --> 00:26:29,413
♪
660
00:26:29,456 --> 00:26:32,285
So got some gloves, looked.
661
00:26:32,329 --> 00:26:33,635
They were soiled linens.
662
00:26:33,678 --> 00:26:35,332
♪
663
00:26:35,375 --> 00:26:37,377
We're not trained
to collect evidence,
664
00:26:37,421 --> 00:26:39,118
so this is one of those things
665
00:26:39,162 --> 00:26:42,121
where you would ask Crime Scene
to swab for us.
666
00:26:42,165 --> 00:26:43,514
♪
667
00:26:43,557 --> 00:26:45,864
At that time,
I didn't feel comfortable
668
00:26:45,908 --> 00:26:47,257
saying it was
or wasn't something
669
00:26:47,300 --> 00:26:49,389
because I didn't know.
670
00:26:49,433 --> 00:26:52,958
He's an elderly man.
He was compliant.
671
00:26:53,002 --> 00:26:54,699
Looking at William's
living area,
672
00:26:54,743 --> 00:26:56,527
I didn't see anything
that would indicate,
673
00:26:56,570 --> 00:26:58,485
like, well, where would
he hide a body in here?
674
00:26:58,529 --> 00:27:00,400
Because, you know,
he's got a couch
675
00:27:00,444 --> 00:27:04,840
and not much else,
nothing disturbed.
676
00:27:04,883 --> 00:27:07,059
I mean, if you were guilty
of something,
677
00:27:07,103 --> 00:27:08,191
you wouldn't allow the police
678
00:27:08,234 --> 00:27:10,280
to come in your residence
and search.
679
00:27:10,323 --> 00:27:12,978
But detectives
remain suspicious
680
00:27:13,022 --> 00:27:14,806
about the odor
in the apartment
681
00:27:14,850 --> 00:27:17,635
and the dark substance
on the outside of the bag.
682
00:27:17,679 --> 00:27:23,423
♪
683
00:27:23,467 --> 00:27:25,991
Flood starts to dig
into Anndrea's relationship
684
00:27:26,035 --> 00:27:27,340
with her dad.
685
00:27:27,384 --> 00:27:29,299
Tuesday night,
Detective Flood told me
686
00:27:29,342 --> 00:27:31,257
he'll be at the house.
687
00:27:31,301 --> 00:27:32,998
Come down.
He would like to talk to me.
688
00:27:33,042 --> 00:27:34,434
I said, "Okay."
689
00:27:34,478 --> 00:27:36,436
♪
690
00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:38,134
Most parents from the islands,
691
00:27:38,177 --> 00:27:40,266
they always think
that when you get older,
692
00:27:40,310 --> 00:27:42,529
you have to take care of them.
693
00:27:42,573 --> 00:27:45,184
He helped her
get her day care running
694
00:27:45,228 --> 00:27:47,360
and her house and everything.
695
00:27:47,404 --> 00:27:49,319
His name was on the deed.
696
00:27:49,362 --> 00:27:52,017
She gave him the basement
of her house
697
00:27:52,061 --> 00:27:54,150
where he can reside forever.
698
00:27:54,193 --> 00:27:56,326
Anndrea told Julia
she was grateful
699
00:27:56,369 --> 00:27:58,328
for her dad's help
to build a nest egg,
700
00:27:58,371 --> 00:28:01,548
but she still needed him
to help with the mortgage.
701
00:28:01,592 --> 00:28:04,203
So she said to me,
"He wasn't contributing at all.
702
00:28:04,247 --> 00:28:06,031
He was kind of, like,
living free in America."
703
00:28:06,075 --> 00:28:07,990
♪
704
00:28:08,033 --> 00:28:09,556
According to Julia,
705
00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:12,081
Anndrea and her father
would argue from time to time.
706
00:28:12,124 --> 00:28:14,039
♪
707
00:28:14,083 --> 00:28:16,346
I think her father
felt entitled,
708
00:28:16,389 --> 00:28:19,175
like he was the one
who had her up here
709
00:28:19,218 --> 00:28:21,046
and gave her a roof
over her head
710
00:28:21,090 --> 00:28:22,569
when she first came.
711
00:28:22,613 --> 00:28:26,791
He would find ways
to get money from her.
712
00:28:26,835 --> 00:28:28,575
Julia believes
that the financial issues
713
00:28:28,619 --> 00:28:30,882
had caused a serious rift.
714
00:28:30,926 --> 00:28:32,492
One day, she came to me,
and she said
715
00:28:32,536 --> 00:28:34,973
she had to give him 500 bucks
716
00:28:35,017 --> 00:28:36,627
'cause his insurance was gone.
717
00:28:36,670 --> 00:28:39,761
That means he couldn't pay it,
so they cut the insurance off.
718
00:28:39,804 --> 00:28:41,284
♪
719
00:28:41,327 --> 00:28:43,373
Another time, she told me,
"He came to me,
720
00:28:43,416 --> 00:28:45,244
"and he told me
that the house is cold.
721
00:28:45,288 --> 00:28:47,594
He's going to find a guy
to fix the boiler."
722
00:28:47,638 --> 00:28:49,814
So he came to her
a couple days after that
723
00:28:49,858 --> 00:28:52,599
and said that the boiler
would cost 900 bucks.
724
00:28:52,643 --> 00:28:54,036
♪
725
00:28:54,079 --> 00:28:55,428
Angie's a very smart girl.
726
00:28:55,472 --> 00:28:58,562
She knows when you try
to pull a fast one on her.
727
00:28:58,605 --> 00:29:01,086
So she went,
and she got her own guy,
728
00:29:01,130 --> 00:29:02,609
and the guy
checked the boiler out.
729
00:29:02,653 --> 00:29:03,741
Guess what.
730
00:29:03,785 --> 00:29:06,048
Her father
turned the boiler off.
731
00:29:06,091 --> 00:29:08,050
What dad does that
to his daughter?
732
00:29:08,093 --> 00:29:09,486
♪
733
00:29:09,529 --> 00:29:11,140
These are the little things
he would do to her
734
00:29:11,183 --> 00:29:13,098
to get money from her.
735
00:29:13,142 --> 00:29:15,622
I took note of that
because, again,
736
00:29:15,666 --> 00:29:18,103
at the onset of my involvement
in the investigation,
737
00:29:18,147 --> 00:29:20,323
William Caruth, the father,
was there
738
00:29:20,366 --> 00:29:21,541
pretty much the whole time.
739
00:29:21,585 --> 00:29:23,630
She also tells
Detective Flood
740
00:29:23,674 --> 00:29:25,458
that recently,
Anndrea's neighbor
741
00:29:25,502 --> 00:29:26,982
heard something suspicious
742
00:29:27,025 --> 00:29:29,549
coming from the basement
where William lives.
743
00:29:29,593 --> 00:29:31,290
♪
744
00:29:31,334 --> 00:29:32,639
So then the neighbor
is telling me
745
00:29:32,683 --> 00:29:35,294
that she heard
a lot of knocking,
746
00:29:35,338 --> 00:29:38,558
banging downstairs
in the basement
747
00:29:38,602 --> 00:29:41,300
'cause her house
is right next to his.
748
00:29:41,344 --> 00:29:44,086
She saw him carrying
a lot of buckets of dirt
749
00:29:44,129 --> 00:29:45,696
out of his apartment.
750
00:29:45,739 --> 00:29:47,306
♪
751
00:29:47,350 --> 00:29:49,352
And that was
a little suspicious,
752
00:29:49,395 --> 00:29:51,571
but he's her dad.
753
00:29:51,615 --> 00:29:52,572
♪
754
00:29:54,618 --> 00:29:55,967
A detective from my office
755
00:29:56,011 --> 00:29:58,274
was already obtaining
search warrants for phones,
756
00:29:58,317 --> 00:29:59,884
and we immediately
asked for a warrant
757
00:29:59,928 --> 00:30:01,843
for William's apartment.
758
00:30:01,886 --> 00:30:03,453
♪
759
00:30:03,496 --> 00:30:05,324
The warrant was granted,
760
00:30:05,368 --> 00:30:07,457
and then Crime Scene responds.
761
00:30:07,500 --> 00:30:09,198
At this point,
we now conducted
762
00:30:09,241 --> 00:30:11,330
a very methodical,
thorough search
763
00:30:11,374 --> 00:30:12,679
of Dad's apartment.
764
00:30:12,723 --> 00:30:15,204
♪
765
00:30:15,247 --> 00:30:17,293
William opens the door.
766
00:30:17,336 --> 00:30:20,252
He was even eating porridge
or something.
767
00:30:20,296 --> 00:30:22,646
I explain to him that I want
to take a look at the bags
768
00:30:22,689 --> 00:30:24,909
if he would be okay with that.
769
00:30:24,953 --> 00:30:26,345
He said, "No problem."
770
00:30:26,389 --> 00:30:29,696
So I go to where the bags were,
and I ask him--
771
00:30:29,740 --> 00:30:31,481
I'm like, "You know,
did you tamper with these?
772
00:30:31,524 --> 00:30:33,178
Did you touch these?
Are these new bags?"
773
00:30:33,222 --> 00:30:34,919
And he goes, "No, no."
774
00:30:34,963 --> 00:30:37,400
Detective Flood
asked the forensics team
775
00:30:37,443 --> 00:30:40,011
to test the garbage bag
for blood.
776
00:30:40,055 --> 00:30:42,666
So they take
what's called an OPTI test.
777
00:30:42,709 --> 00:30:46,278
As soon as the chemical
hits the surface of the bag,
778
00:30:46,322 --> 00:30:49,499
several areas
immediately begin to glow.
779
00:30:49,542 --> 00:30:51,196
It shows that it is blood.
780
00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:52,763
♪
781
00:30:52,806 --> 00:30:54,591
So at this point,
we have to freeze
782
00:30:54,634 --> 00:30:56,158
Dad's apartment now.
783
00:30:56,201 --> 00:30:57,724
I immediately get on the phone,
784
00:30:57,768 --> 00:30:59,944
and I call my squad commander
at the time.
785
00:30:59,988 --> 00:31:03,382
I let him know we have blood
in Dad's apartment.
786
00:31:03,426 --> 00:31:09,432
♪
787
00:31:15,786 --> 00:31:19,398
♪
788
00:31:19,442 --> 00:31:20,965
It's been 2 1/2 days
789
00:31:21,009 --> 00:31:23,098
since Anndrea Caruth
went missing.
790
00:31:24,708 --> 00:31:27,145
Detectives have just confirmed
the presence of blood
791
00:31:27,189 --> 00:31:29,713
on a garbage bag
in the basement apartment
792
00:31:29,756 --> 00:31:31,933
of Anndrea Caruth's dad,
William.
793
00:31:31,976 --> 00:31:34,065
However, the forensics team
794
00:31:34,109 --> 00:31:36,024
is unable
to immediately confirm
795
00:31:36,067 --> 00:31:37,939
if the blood
belongs to William,
796
00:31:37,982 --> 00:31:41,116
the woman he is dating,
or his missing daughter.
797
00:31:41,159 --> 00:31:45,120
They now prepare the bag
for collection into evidence.
798
00:31:45,163 --> 00:31:48,036
And that's when
one of the investigators
799
00:31:48,079 --> 00:31:50,473
saw what appeared to be
800
00:31:50,516 --> 00:31:52,301
dry blood on the wall.
801
00:31:52,344 --> 00:31:54,781
♪
802
00:31:54,825 --> 00:31:55,957
We now have
two persons of interest
803
00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:57,262
who live in the house:
804
00:31:57,306 --> 00:31:59,395
Lincoln, who is still
at the 47 Precinct,
805
00:31:59,438 --> 00:32:01,092
and William.
806
00:32:01,136 --> 00:32:03,747
Her father, William,
allowed us to come in.
807
00:32:03,790 --> 00:32:06,097
♪
808
00:32:06,141 --> 00:32:08,012
I'm looking around
his apartment,
809
00:32:08,056 --> 00:32:11,059
and it's
very sparsely furnished.
810
00:32:11,102 --> 00:32:13,757
Looking at the floors.
811
00:32:13,800 --> 00:32:16,107
See nothing, you know,
had been dug up.
812
00:32:16,151 --> 00:32:18,196
Looking at the wall like,
is there a new Sheetrock here?
813
00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:19,981
Like, what are we missing,
you know?
814
00:32:20,024 --> 00:32:22,200
What are we missing here?
815
00:32:22,244 --> 00:32:23,897
I think somebody
found a hammer.
816
00:32:23,941 --> 00:32:25,073
♪
817
00:32:25,116 --> 00:32:28,293
Nothing indicative of a crime.
818
00:32:28,337 --> 00:32:30,513
Detectives notice
he's been burning incense
819
00:32:30,556 --> 00:32:33,211
in his apartment
ever since the last visit.
820
00:32:33,255 --> 00:32:35,083
On numerous
other investigations,
821
00:32:35,126 --> 00:32:37,128
I walk in, and there'll be
some type of incense,
822
00:32:37,172 --> 00:32:39,304
so, again,
nothing out of the ordinary.
823
00:32:39,348 --> 00:32:42,612
But the timing
seems suspicious.
824
00:32:42,655 --> 00:32:44,875
Detective Skulsky
instructs William
825
00:32:44,918 --> 00:32:46,442
to stop burning the incense.
826
00:32:46,485 --> 00:32:47,834
♪
827
00:32:47,878 --> 00:32:49,488
Now we're getting
a little more steady
828
00:32:49,532 --> 00:32:51,360
smell of death.
829
00:32:51,403 --> 00:32:53,144
♪
830
00:32:53,188 --> 00:32:54,450
I think one of the reasons
831
00:32:54,493 --> 00:32:57,018
why the dogs didn't pick up
the odor at first
832
00:32:57,061 --> 00:32:58,236
when they went
- I into his apartment easons
833
00:32:58,280 --> 00:32:59,498
was the incense
that was burning.
834
00:32:59,542 --> 00:33:03,241
♪
835
00:33:03,285 --> 00:33:06,201
So we immediately
then take William Caruth
836
00:33:06,244 --> 00:33:07,332
out of the apartment.
837
00:33:09,117 --> 00:33:11,249
We begin
a very thorough search.
838
00:33:11,293 --> 00:33:12,337
You know, walking around
like a bloodhound.
839
00:33:12,381 --> 00:33:14,861
Like, I got to catch
the smell again.
840
00:33:14,905 --> 00:33:16,167
♪
841
00:33:16,211 --> 00:33:18,082
Now we're getting
a little more.
842
00:33:18,126 --> 00:33:21,390
Not steady, but we're getting
a little more smell.
843
00:33:21,433 --> 00:33:23,870
♪
844
00:33:23,914 --> 00:33:27,874
Going into
the furnace room, nothing.
845
00:33:27,918 --> 00:33:31,269
But the smell was much heavier
right around that area.
846
00:33:31,313 --> 00:33:35,186
♪
847
00:33:35,230 --> 00:33:38,885
Across from the furnace room,
there's a closet.
848
00:33:38,929 --> 00:33:40,278
♪
849
00:33:40,322 --> 00:33:43,238
A detective from the 47
goes over to a closet.
850
00:33:43,281 --> 00:33:46,197
Opens a closet.
Like any other closet.
851
00:33:46,241 --> 00:33:48,852
Stuff on the floor,
nothing crazy.
852
00:33:48,895 --> 00:33:50,593
♪
853
00:33:50,636 --> 00:33:54,379
He starts taking stuff out,
like bags, and looks down.
854
00:33:54,423 --> 00:33:57,991
He says, "There's a blue tarp
on the floor of the closet."
855
00:33:58,035 --> 00:34:01,908
♪
856
00:34:01,952 --> 00:34:04,215
You know,
not completely unusual
857
00:34:04,259 --> 00:34:05,912
but a little suspicious.
858
00:34:05,956 --> 00:34:07,914
♪
859
00:34:07,958 --> 00:34:10,569
He takes the tarp off,
plywood floor.
860
00:34:10,613 --> 00:34:12,180
♪
861
00:34:12,223 --> 00:34:14,095
And as he went closer
to the plywood,
862
00:34:14,138 --> 00:34:16,140
he's like,
"Yo, it's right here.
863
00:34:16,184 --> 00:34:18,316
It's--the smell
is coming from here."
864
00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:21,537
And he lifts up the plywood,
and there's a hole.
865
00:34:21,580 --> 00:34:25,323
♪
866
00:34:25,367 --> 00:34:27,108
In the hole,
partially covered
867
00:34:27,151 --> 00:34:29,110
by gravel and river rocks,
868
00:34:29,153 --> 00:34:30,894
they make
a horrifying discovery.
869
00:34:30,937 --> 00:34:32,200
♪
870
00:34:32,243 --> 00:34:34,419
And he says, "I got her."
871
00:34:34,463 --> 00:34:38,119
So we all run over there,
look down.
872
00:34:38,162 --> 00:34:40,208
There's Anndrea's body.
873
00:34:40,251 --> 00:34:42,949
I recall she was
in the fetal position,
874
00:34:42,993 --> 00:34:45,082
and we're like, "Okay, well,
875
00:34:45,126 --> 00:34:47,606
now we have our answer,
unfortunately."
876
00:34:47,650 --> 00:34:53,177
♪
877
00:34:56,485 --> 00:34:59,009
Emergency service
was able to get her body
878
00:34:59,052 --> 00:35:00,924
out of that hole
879
00:35:00,967 --> 00:35:03,231
and basically
pronounced her deceased.
880
00:35:05,276 --> 00:35:08,018
She had blunt force trauma
to her head.
881
00:35:08,061 --> 00:35:11,239
She had what appeared
to be ligature marks
882
00:35:11,282 --> 00:35:13,328
around her neck area
883
00:35:13,371 --> 00:35:15,634
in what appeared to be,
like, a strangulation.
884
00:35:15,678 --> 00:35:17,158
She died very violently.
885
00:35:17,201 --> 00:35:22,075
♪
886
00:35:22,119 --> 00:35:24,382
Put yourself
in those families' shoes.
887
00:35:24,426 --> 00:35:26,123
There's always
that ounce of hope
888
00:35:26,167 --> 00:35:29,082
that maybe it's not
as bad as it seems
889
00:35:29,126 --> 00:35:31,650
until you finally get
that bad news.
890
00:35:33,435 --> 00:35:34,610
We can't bring her back.
891
00:35:34,653 --> 00:35:37,134
We can't bring
her unborn child back.
892
00:35:37,178 --> 00:35:39,702
We can't erase the pain
the family's gonna feel. k.
893
00:35:39,745 --> 00:35:41,486
All we can do is
894
00:35:41,530 --> 00:35:43,619
bring the person responsible
to justice.
895
00:35:43,662 --> 00:35:46,012
♪
896
00:35:46,056 --> 00:35:48,145
We knew that something
had happened
897
00:35:48,189 --> 00:35:50,191
and something had taken
a horrible turn,
898
00:35:50,234 --> 00:35:51,540
but there was
a lot of suspicion
899
00:35:51,583 --> 00:35:52,628
about who did it.
900
00:35:52,671 --> 00:35:55,500
♪
901
00:35:55,544 --> 00:35:59,504
William Caruth is taken down
to the 47 Precinct by patrol.
902
00:35:59,548 --> 00:36:02,333
Lincoln is already there.
903
00:36:02,377 --> 00:36:04,379
Our detectives
now need to nail down
904
00:36:04,422 --> 00:36:06,163
who was responsible
for her death.
905
00:36:06,207 --> 00:36:09,122
Was it Lincoln Grant,
William Caruth,
906
00:36:09,166 --> 00:36:10,515
neither, or both?
907
00:36:10,559 --> 00:36:12,517
You know, something's afoot,
908
00:36:12,561 --> 00:36:15,564
and we need to dive
into this right away.
909
00:36:18,088 --> 00:36:19,437
Back at the 47 Precinct,
910
00:36:19,481 --> 00:36:21,439
our detectives
first approach Lincoln
911
00:36:21,483 --> 00:36:23,224
with the news
about his fiancée,
912
00:36:23,267 --> 00:36:24,660
Anndrea Caruth.
913
00:36:24,703 --> 00:36:26,749
♪
914
00:36:26,792 --> 00:36:28,272
Myself and Skulsky
sat him down,
915
00:36:28,316 --> 00:36:31,144
and we told him
that we found Anndrea.
916
00:36:31,188 --> 00:36:34,322
♪
917
00:36:34,365 --> 00:36:37,412
And for just a moment,
he looked very happy.
918
00:36:37,455 --> 00:36:42,547
Like, just a very happy emotion
ran over him.
919
00:36:42,591 --> 00:36:47,291
But once Lincoln saw
the look on Detective Flood
920
00:36:47,335 --> 00:36:50,381
and I's faces and he realized
that it wasn't good,
921
00:36:50,425 --> 00:36:53,558
he just slumped back down
and started to cry.
922
00:36:53,602 --> 00:36:55,038
♪
923
00:36:55,081 --> 00:36:57,258
We informed him--we said,
"We're now treating this
924
00:36:57,301 --> 00:36:59,303
as a homicide investigation,"
925
00:36:59,347 --> 00:37:01,697
without giving him
the particulars.
926
00:37:01,740 --> 00:37:04,265
♪
927
00:37:04,308 --> 00:37:06,832
He never requested to leave,
928
00:37:06,876 --> 00:37:10,227
never requested an attorney,
and was so concerned
929
00:37:10,271 --> 00:37:11,576
that he didn't want to leave.
930
00:37:11,620 --> 00:37:13,752
Basically,
professing innocence.
931
00:37:13,796 --> 00:37:17,103
♪
932
00:37:17,147 --> 00:37:20,106
It was a rough going
for him.
933
00:37:20,150 --> 00:37:22,283
And I think it was
especially tough
934
00:37:22,326 --> 00:37:24,502
because it happened
right under him.
935
00:37:24,546 --> 00:37:26,069
♪
936
00:37:26,112 --> 00:37:28,941
It's like, he was right there
and couldn't save her.
937
00:37:28,985 --> 00:37:33,294
We were on the phone every day
for hours, crying.
938
00:37:33,337 --> 00:37:34,512
♪
939
00:37:34,556 --> 00:37:37,298
He couldn't sleep.
He couldn't eat.
940
00:37:37,341 --> 00:37:40,301
The rug was pulled out
under him.
941
00:37:40,344 --> 00:37:43,216
♪
942
00:37:43,260 --> 00:37:45,044
No longer suspicious
of Lincoln,
943
00:37:45,088 --> 00:37:48,483
now it's time to deliver
the news to Anndrea's father.
944
00:37:48,526 --> 00:37:51,268
William was
in an interview room.
945
00:37:51,312 --> 00:37:52,617
I walked in
with Detective Flood,
946
00:37:52,661 --> 00:37:55,359
again reintroduced ourselves
to him.
947
00:37:55,403 --> 00:37:57,318
And we said,
"Mr. Caruth, we'd really like
948
00:37:57,361 --> 00:37:59,145
to speak to you
about your daughter Anndrea."
949
00:37:59,189 --> 00:38:00,408
♪
950
00:38:00,451 --> 00:38:02,279
He looks up at the both of us,
and he says,
951
00:38:02,323 --> 00:38:03,541
"I think I need a lawyer."
952
00:38:03,585 --> 00:38:10,461
♪
953
00:38:17,076 --> 00:38:21,603
♪
954
00:38:21,646 --> 00:38:24,649
Detectives Flood and Skulsky
are at the 47 Precinct
955
00:38:24,693 --> 00:38:26,738
attempting to interview
William Caruth
956
00:38:26,782 --> 00:38:28,349
when he asks for a lawyer.
957
00:38:28,392 --> 00:38:29,828
♪
958
00:38:29,872 --> 00:38:31,482
Your daughter's missing.
She's pregnant.
959
00:38:31,526 --> 00:38:33,658
We haven't told you
we found her body.
960
00:38:33,702 --> 00:38:35,399
We haven't told you
you're a suspect,
961
00:38:35,443 --> 00:38:37,836
and first thing you say to us
is, "I want a lawyer"?
962
00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:40,361
Okay, you got it.
Can't talk to you.
963
00:38:40,404 --> 00:38:42,667
It's over.
964
00:38:42,711 --> 00:38:45,366
I think he knew we found her.
965
00:38:45,409 --> 00:38:47,672
♪
966
00:38:47,716 --> 00:38:49,935
Lincoln Grant
is cleared as a suspect,
967
00:38:49,979 --> 00:38:52,677
but Anndrea's father
is arrested and charged
968
00:38:52,721 --> 00:38:55,071
with second-degree murder.
969
00:38:55,114 --> 00:38:57,682
He's fingerprinted,
and a DNA swab
970
00:38:57,726 --> 00:38:59,031
is collected
from both of his hands
971
00:38:59,075 --> 00:39:00,642
and is sent off to the lab.
972
00:39:00,685 --> 00:39:02,121
♪
973
00:39:02,165 --> 00:39:03,906
The hammer found
in William's apartment
974
00:39:03,949 --> 00:39:05,995
has Anndrea's DNA on it.
975
00:39:06,038 --> 00:39:07,649
The medical examiner's office
976
00:39:07,692 --> 00:39:11,392
also finds William Caruth's DNA
under Anndrea's fingernails.
977
00:39:11,435 --> 00:39:13,524
♪
978
00:39:13,568 --> 00:39:15,178
It indicates to me
in those last moments
979
00:39:15,221 --> 00:39:17,789
that there was a fight
and a struggle
980
00:39:17,833 --> 00:39:19,312
and that she was fighting
for her life,
981
00:39:19,356 --> 00:39:22,403
and unfortunately,
982
00:39:22,446 --> 00:39:23,404
she lost.
983
00:39:23,447 --> 00:39:24,796
♪
984
00:39:24,840 --> 00:39:26,624
She must have
put up a fight
985
00:39:26,668 --> 00:39:28,278
protecting her baby.
986
00:39:28,321 --> 00:39:32,238
♪
987
00:39:32,282 --> 00:39:35,024
Can you imagine
what this girl went through?
988
00:39:35,067 --> 00:39:38,419
He was killing both of them,
989
00:39:38,462 --> 00:39:40,159
she and the baby.
990
00:39:40,203 --> 00:39:41,422
♪
991
00:39:41,465 --> 00:39:42,423
Wow.
992
00:39:42,466 --> 00:39:46,165
♪
993
00:39:46,209 --> 00:39:49,125
William,
why did you kill her?
994
00:39:49,168 --> 00:39:51,083
When I finally
got that answer
995
00:39:51,127 --> 00:39:53,085
that William Caruth
was in custody
996
00:39:53,129 --> 00:39:55,174
for his own daughter's murder,
997
00:39:55,218 --> 00:39:58,264
I had to take a second
to just process that
998
00:39:58,308 --> 00:40:01,442
because it was
beyond imaginable.
999
00:40:01,485 --> 00:40:03,966
You murderer!
1000
00:40:04,009 --> 00:40:05,750
That was your own daughter!
1001
00:40:05,794 --> 00:40:08,971
I had never encountered anything
1002
00:40:09,014 --> 00:40:11,800
quite so sick and twisted
1003
00:40:11,843 --> 00:40:14,846
in my years
of reporting previously.
1004
00:40:14,890 --> 00:40:17,283
♪
1005
00:40:17,327 --> 00:40:19,024
After the arrest
was authorized,
1006
00:40:19,068 --> 00:40:22,288
we then transported him
down to Bronx Central Booking.
1007
00:40:22,332 --> 00:40:23,681
♪
1008
00:40:23,725 --> 00:40:27,293
And on the way,
Mr. Caruth just starts to talk.
1009
00:40:27,337 --> 00:40:28,773
♪
1010
00:40:28,817 --> 00:40:30,558
He says,
"I brought my kids here,
1011
00:40:30,601 --> 00:40:34,344
and they all went to college
first, before I did."
1012
00:40:34,387 --> 00:40:35,780
♪
1013
00:40:35,824 --> 00:40:37,260
He just wanted respect,
you know?
1014
00:40:37,303 --> 00:40:39,218
And no one was respecting him.
1015
00:40:39,262 --> 00:40:42,613
He had nothing,
and his kids had everything.
1016
00:40:42,657 --> 00:40:44,615
From what they know
of the investigation,
1017
00:40:44,659 --> 00:40:47,488
detectives piece together
the night of the murder.
1018
00:40:47,531 --> 00:40:49,098
♪
1019
00:40:49,141 --> 00:40:51,448
Anndrea and her father had
a very strained relationship.
1020
00:40:53,842 --> 00:40:58,281
There was rumor
of a financial motive.
1021
00:40:58,324 --> 00:41:00,326
It seems that Anndrea
was in the process
1022
00:41:00,370 --> 00:41:03,504
of refinancing the house,
and William found out.
1023
00:41:03,547 --> 00:41:07,159
♪
1024
00:41:07,203 --> 00:41:10,206
One theory we believe--
so on Sunday,
1025
00:41:10,249 --> 00:41:11,512
there was a problem
with the heat.
1026
00:41:11,555 --> 00:41:13,035
♪
1027
00:41:13,078 --> 00:41:14,515
Based on their interview
with Lincoln,
1028
00:41:14,558 --> 00:41:17,082
police believe that William
turn the boiler off
1029
00:41:17,126 --> 00:41:19,128
knowing that Anndreaiew
would come downstairs
1030
00:41:19,171 --> 00:41:21,783
to find out why the house
had become so cold.
1031
00:41:21,826 --> 00:41:23,175
♪
1032
00:41:23,219 --> 00:41:24,829
She went downstairs
to the thermostat
1033
00:41:24,873 --> 00:41:27,092
to confront her father,
1034
00:41:27,136 --> 00:41:29,138
like, "Are you messing
with the heat?"
1035
00:41:29,181 --> 00:41:32,010
Police believe that William
was waiting out of sight
1036
00:41:32,054 --> 00:41:33,882
with a hammer.
1037
00:41:33,925 --> 00:41:37,189
And at that time
is when the fight
1038
00:41:37,233 --> 00:41:39,278
and struggled ensued.
1039
00:41:39,322 --> 00:41:41,672
As Anndrea
turned toward the furnace,
1040
00:41:41,716 --> 00:41:45,284
William pummeled her
from behind with the hammer.
1041
00:41:45,328 --> 00:41:48,287
♪
1042
00:41:48,331 --> 00:41:50,855
She had no enemies.
1043
00:41:50,899 --> 00:41:53,031
The dad was her only enemy.
1044
00:41:53,075 --> 00:41:59,168
♪
1045
00:41:59,211 --> 00:42:02,780
Two years later,
William Caruth stood trial
1046
00:42:02,824 --> 00:42:04,565
for the death of his daughter.
1047
00:42:04,608 --> 00:42:06,044
♪
1048
00:42:06,088 --> 00:42:08,090
In October 2018,
1049
00:42:08,133 --> 00:42:10,571
he's found guilty
of first-degree manslaughter.
1050
00:42:10,614 --> 00:42:11,876
♪
1051
00:42:11,920 --> 00:42:13,182
Even though police believe
1052
00:42:13,225 --> 00:42:15,314
William knew
what he was doing that day,
1053
00:42:15,358 --> 00:42:17,316
the jury didn't think
there was enough evidence
1054
00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:19,580
to support that it
was premeditated.
1055
00:42:19,623 --> 00:42:21,886
♪
1056
00:42:21,930 --> 00:42:24,062
25 years
is the maximum sentence
1057
00:42:24,106 --> 00:42:26,325
that you can receive
for a manslaughter conviction,
1058
00:42:26,369 --> 00:42:28,850
and the judge said that
that was handed down to William
1059
00:42:28,893 --> 00:42:31,461
because he showed no remorse
for what he had done.
1060
00:42:31,504 --> 00:42:32,941
♪
1061
00:42:32,984 --> 00:42:34,769
Though justice prevails
in this horrific case,
1062
00:42:34,812 --> 00:42:39,077
there's still a tremendous void
in the Baychester community.
1063
00:42:39,121 --> 00:42:41,123
This is
a terrible, terrible--
1064
00:42:41,166 --> 00:42:43,081
Terrible tragedy.
1065
00:42:43,125 --> 00:42:45,606
We had a vigil
for her and her unborn baby
1066
00:42:45,649 --> 00:42:47,346
with a lot of candles,
1067
00:42:47,390 --> 00:42:49,522
a lot of balloons
and teddy bears
1068
00:42:49,566 --> 00:42:50,915
and prayers.
1069
00:42:50,959 --> 00:42:55,964
♪
1070
00:42:56,007 --> 00:42:57,139
We were just really sad
1071
00:42:57,182 --> 00:43:01,143
in that she wasn't able
to be here.
1072
00:43:01,186 --> 00:43:03,101
She's here in spirit.
1073
00:43:05,321 --> 00:43:07,453
I miss her so much.
It's not funny.
1074
00:43:07,497 --> 00:43:11,457
It's like, I would do anything
to have her back.
1075
00:43:11,501 --> 00:43:12,502
Anything.
1076
00:43:12,545 --> 00:43:14,112
♪
1077
00:43:14,156 --> 00:43:16,158
Yeah.
1078
00:43:16,201 --> 00:43:17,376
Sometimes I'm home,
1079
00:43:17,420 --> 00:43:20,162
I just call her name
out of nowhere.
1080
00:43:20,205 --> 00:43:22,468
Like, "Angie, I wish
you were around."
1081
00:43:22,512 --> 00:43:23,644
♪
1082
00:43:23,687 --> 00:43:26,081
Yeah.
1083
00:43:26,124 --> 00:43:27,473
Mm.
1084
00:43:27,517 --> 00:43:32,565
♪