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A Jane Doe,
viciously murdered
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and left by the side
of the road in Brooklyn...
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She was taped
from the top of her head
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to the bottom of her face.
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Nobody could survive
that type of punishment.
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Leads NYPD
into one of the most
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high-profile cases in decades.
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A young female out drinking,
having a good time,
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found dead in a different part
of the city.
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This was front-page
headlines across the country.
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A college student with
so much future ahead of her.
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She was working to pursue
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a career
in legal and justice issues.
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The path she chose is to make
a difference in the world
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and to help people.
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You want to give
that family justice.
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All of New York City
was desperate for the NYPD
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to solve this murder.
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Is there somebody
driving around the city,
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snatching up girls?
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This wasn ' t just
an isolated incident.
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This is a serial predator.
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He's done this before.
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We can't let this happen
to another victim.
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New Yorkers are known to be
remarkably tough, but in 2006,
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we had a case that sent
the city spiraling in panic.
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The victim, a brilliant
24-year-old
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criminology student.
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The tragic irony of someone
learning to catch a killer
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was herself caught by one.
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Imette St. Guillen
was devoting her life
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to helping victims
when she became one herself.
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Fear permeated downtown bars
and clubs.
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People were terrified
to go out alone.
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Women, afraid to get
into a taxi at night.
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With a violent predator
loose on the streets,
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in an eerie connection
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to a crime that rocked
New York in the '80s,
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the NYPD
worked around the clock.
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Hell-bent on solving
what would become
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one of the city's
most notorious murders.
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Police operator 2000,
what is your emergency?
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In February of 2006,
I received the radio call
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from the 911 system
to respond to Fountain Avenue,
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An area of East New York,
Brooklyn,
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that is very desolate.
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This is a really
bad neighborhood.
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Personally, when I've been
there reporting,
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I won't stay
there past sundown.
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I exit the vehicle
with a flashlight,
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started walking closer...
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And observed
what appeared to be a body
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wrapped in a blanket.
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I do remember, you know,
checking for a pulse.
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The body
was definitely ice cold.
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When we opened up
the blanket,
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we found a young girl
who was taped
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from the top of her head
to the bottom of her face.
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The first thing
you're looking for
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is the cause of death.
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Obviously, being that
her face was taped,
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it was most likely
through asphyxiation.
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Her hands and her feet were
tied together with zip ties.
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She was not wearing clothes.
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She has no identification.
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We don't know
who the person is.
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The first thing I thought of,
it was a prostitute
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that was dumped there.
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Nearby, you have the Strip,
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which is a place
where sex workers frequent.
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But a closer look
at the body gives them pause.
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She seemed well-nourished.
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She didn't have any track marks
in her arms.
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Well-groomed.
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It just didn't fit right.
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CSI does an inch-by-inch
grid search
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of the garbage-strewn area.
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A snow brush was found
near her body on the ground,
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and that was considered
to be potentially of interest
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just because of the proximity
of that brush to the body.
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Other than the snow brush,
Fountain Avenue
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is such a desolate area.
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So there wouldn't be, like,
stores to canvas
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or video to pull.
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At the dead-end, there's
a construction company,
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but at that particular
time of night,
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the facility is closed.
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So the crime scene
was pretty limited
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to the areas surrounding
the body that night.
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But the medical examiner
finds something noteworthy.
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On the zip tie,
there was a speck of blood.
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Very small; you'd barely see it
with your eyes.
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The droplet could be,
of course,
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the victim's own blood,
but if it's not,
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we most likely got DNA
of the perp.
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And that's a huge get
in figuring out
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who committed
this atrocious crime.
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The blanket she's wrapped in
is also key.
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It could contain
a wealth of evidence
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invisible to the human eye,
and, of course,
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the biggest piece
of the puzzle,
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Jane Doe's body.
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The next day,
we do an autopsy.
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When they took the tape
off of her,
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there was a sock
that was inside her mouth,
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which pushed her tongue in backwards.
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And unfortunately,
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the ME saw that
she was sexually assaulted.
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The cause of death
for this victim
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was the asphyxiation.
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Nobody could survive
that type of punishment.
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When they pulled the tape
off of her face,
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they found fibers on that tape.
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There was these kind of
reddish fibers.
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The red fibers could be
from something
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the murderer had been wearing,
or picked up from the location
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where the Jane Doe was killed.
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The red fibers, the tape,
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the blanket were
definitely of interest
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in trying to figure out what
potentially happened to her.
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Fingerprints were taken,
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maybe they were arrested
in the past.
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She didn't have
a criminal record.
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So with no way
to find out who she is,
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we go to the media.
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As they wait and hope
for a hit,
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they head back
to Fountain Avenue,
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speak with the only business
in the area,
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the construction company.
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We ended up finding
a security guard
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that worked
on the overnight shift.
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He remembered seeing
a van parked on the side
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of where we found that victim.
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And he said that somebody
was definitely in the car.
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His head was lit up
because the cell phone was on.
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The guard couldn't see
the driver
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but provides a description
of the van.
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It's a lead, their first.
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And just then,
a phone call comes in.
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The 7-5 Precinct called me
and said
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they have a cousin that hadn't
been home in over 24 hours.
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They're worried
it might be the person
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that was in the paper.
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Detectives rush back
to speak with her.
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I showed a photograph
of the victim,
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and she identified her.
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Now I have an investigation
that I could run with
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because I know who it is.
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The victim is
24-year-old Boston transplant,
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Imette St. Guillen.
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I was at work, and I got
a phone call from a friend.
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I was told what happened.
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I was just in complete shock.
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It didn't seem like
it could possibly be real.
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Just devastated.
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You know, someone that was so
important to me was taken away.
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I don't know if I can describe
the first time that we met.
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We had lockers
near each other.
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You know, hit it off.
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Imette went to Boston Latin,
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one of the best high schools
in the country.
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She's outgoing
and fun-loving,
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and she loved to dance.
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Like whether it be
a school dance or at a club,
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she was up there dancing
the whole time,
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and if there was a friend
that was being a wallflower,
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she would pull them in
and get them
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to start having fun too.
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She would have
everybody up dancing.
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She was just that loving
of a person
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that you want it to be like,
"Yes," and you got up.
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There was no questions asked,
you know, you got up.
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Imette was definitely
the life of the party,
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but she also grew studious
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and in the top ranking
of the class.
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She went to
George Washington University,
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where she graduated
magna cum laude,
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then decided to come
to John Jay to study
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as a master's student.
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Imette talked about New York
as if she was born
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and raised in New York,
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and Boston was just
a visiting place.
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She exemplified
the John Jay student:
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ambitious, smart,
passionate about justice.
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Even with a heavy
school schedule,
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Imette finds time to volunteer
at a rape crisis center.
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The path she chose
was to make a difference
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in the world
and to help people.
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We talked to the family
that day.
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We talked to the mom,
the stepdad, and the sister.
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They were
obviously distraught.
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The family was tight-knit,
tight-knit.
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You knew that they had a bond.
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Imette and her sister,
Alejandra,
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were very close to each other.
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They lost their dad
at an early age.
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It was just always,
"My sister and I,
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my sister and I."
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They were, as they would say,
thick as thieves.
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After speaking
to Imette's family,
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you want to give
that family justice.
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We gotta solve this case.
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Her sister tells detectives
Imette had been out
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the previous night
with her best friend, Claire.
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Of course, as part of their
investigative procedure.
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They're going to interview
the people
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that Imette was last with,
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and Claire was
one of those people.
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They call her and learn
she's actually downtown
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doing her own canvas
looking for Imette.
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Claire is going bar to bar,
"Have you seen this girl?
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It's my best friend,
I haven't heard from her."
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Detective Brooks
breaks her the news.
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I've done hundreds
of notifications like this,
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and I can't say
it ever gets easier.
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She was hysterical.
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Claire was blaming herself
for everything that happened.
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Claire clearly
has information
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that is vital to the case.
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They need to know
what happened that night.
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Claire goes to the station.
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When you go to the police,
it becomes a lot more real,
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and I'm not sure Claire
was really ready for that.
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She kept saying that,
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"I should have stayed
with her.
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I shouldn't have
let her go by herself."
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They had to find out what
Imette did on her last night.
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What the hell happened?
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Coming up...
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When we walked in,
it was kind of crowded,
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and it was almost like
the music stopped.
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He had been flirting
with her.
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She rebuffed his attempts.
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Is this guy involved,
not involved?
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We knew we were
in the right place,
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we just didn't know
who the players were yet.
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Detectives investigating
the horrific murder
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of 24-year-old
criminology student
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Imette St. Guillen
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have just tracked down
her best friend, Claire,
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to a bar downtown
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where she had been
conducting her own search.
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Claire tried to give us as
much information as possible.
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She was very, very upset
and in a world of pain.
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♪
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Claire and Claire's sister,
and Imette,
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and some other friends
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all went out to celebrate
Imette's birthday,
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Which was just a few days away,
255
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so it was an early
birthday celebration,
256
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and they were just bar hopping
around the Bowery area.
257
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Back in the '70s and '80s,
258
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the Bowery was where vagrants,
sex workers,
259
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and drug addicts
would hang out.
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It had CBGB's.
261
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It's one of America's
most famous
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dirty punk rock clubs.
263
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But in 2006, the neighborhood
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is going through the
early stages of revitalization.
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It's one of the most
happening parts of Manhattan,
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lots of young people.
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It's just a really fun place
to be.
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Imette and her girlfriend,
Claire,
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had a little black book
of restaurants and bars.
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What they would do
is go to visit
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a different restaurant and bar
every time they went out,
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and they would just
cross it off the list,
273
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and they'd move on
to another one.
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Claire told us about
drinking heavily.
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And it ended up just being
Imette and Claire
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by themselves at a final bar,
which was Pioneer.
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It's, like, 2:00, 3:00
in the morning at this point.
278
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In New York,
the bars close at 4:00.
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Claire was ready to go home.
280
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Imette wanted
to continue partying
281
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because it was her birthday.
282
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Imette is like, "No,
let's stay 20 more minutes.
283
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Let's have another drink,"
and you know, Claire obliges,
284
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and then again, she tries
to get her to go home.
285
00:14:04,887 --> 00:14:07,715
No matter what Claire said,
she wanted no part of it.
286
00:14:07,759 --> 00:14:09,500
And after a little bit
of an argument,
287
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Claire says, "I'm going home."
288
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So shortly after Claire left,
of course,
289
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she's worried
about her best friend,
290
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so she gives her a call.
291
00:14:20,554 --> 00:14:22,034
They spoke on the phone,
292
00:14:22,078 --> 00:14:24,689
and Claire could tell she
was either back in that place
293
00:14:24,732 --> 00:14:27,953
or at another bar because
of the background noise.
294
00:14:27,997 --> 00:14:29,520
She's pleading with her
to get home,
295
00:14:29,563 --> 00:14:31,696
and Imette promises her
that she will.
296
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♪
297
00:14:35,743 --> 00:14:37,963
Claire tells detectives
that she had called Imette
298
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later that morning,
299
00:14:39,573 --> 00:14:41,532
and it went straight
to voicemail.
300
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Please leave a message.
301
00:14:43,838 --> 00:14:47,451
She rang friends.
Nobody's heard from her.
302
00:14:47,494 --> 00:14:51,194
She called Imette's roommate
and learns chilling news.
303
00:14:51,237 --> 00:14:53,457
Imette never made it home.
304
00:14:56,982 --> 00:14:59,898
Investigators dig into
every aspect of their night,
305
00:14:59,942 --> 00:15:02,814
and one thing
she says stands out.
306
00:15:02,857 --> 00:15:05,512
Claire tells us that while
they were out partying,
307
00:15:05,556 --> 00:15:07,732
one of the bartenders
at the Pioneer bar
308
00:15:07,775 --> 00:15:09,821
was hitting on Imette.
309
00:15:09,864 --> 00:15:11,692
She rebuffed his attempts.
310
00:15:11,736 --> 00:15:13,477
One of the first things
you're gonna look at is,
311
00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:16,045
like, who were the people
that she spoke to that night?
312
00:15:16,088 --> 00:15:18,221
She also told us that Imette
was using her credit card.
313
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We notify the credit
card companies
314
00:15:20,223 --> 00:15:22,094
to find out last purchases.
315
00:15:22,138 --> 00:15:24,575
What was the last time
the card was used,
316
00:15:24,618 --> 00:15:25,837
and where was it used?
317
00:15:27,926 --> 00:15:30,929
As detectives begin chasing
down these leads,
318
00:15:30,973 --> 00:15:34,063
news of Imette's murder
spreads through the city.
319
00:15:34,106 --> 00:15:38,023
This became
a front-page story in New York.
320
00:15:40,721 --> 00:15:42,680
The newspapers
identified her by name,
321
00:15:42,723 --> 00:15:44,769
spoke to friends,
spoke to family.
322
00:15:47,163 --> 00:15:48,903
Imette was one of
those rare people
323
00:15:48,947 --> 00:15:52,211
who brightened the lives
of everyone she met,
324
00:15:52,255 --> 00:15:54,866
making anyone she was with
feel valued,
325
00:15:54,909 --> 00:15:57,782
feel loved, and special.
326
00:16:00,785 --> 00:16:03,527
♪
327
00:16:05,268 --> 00:16:07,531
Armed with Claire's timeline
of the night,
328
00:16:07,574 --> 00:16:09,185
detectives head over
to the last place
329
00:16:09,228 --> 00:16:13,537
the women had been together,
Pioneer bar.
330
00:16:13,580 --> 00:16:17,541
Claire told us one of the
bartenders at the Pioneer bar
331
00:16:17,584 --> 00:16:18,977
was hitting on Imette.
332
00:16:19,021 --> 00:16:20,718
Imette wasn't interested.
333
00:16:20,761 --> 00:16:22,154
At that point,
it gives a reason
334
00:16:22,198 --> 00:16:23,590
to talk to that bartender.
335
00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:28,900
They speak
to that bartender.
336
00:16:28,943 --> 00:16:30,510
"What did you guys talk about?
337
00:16:30,554 --> 00:16:32,034
"I heard that she rebuffed
your attempts;
338
00:16:32,077 --> 00:16:33,774
how did that make you feel?"
339
00:16:33,818 --> 00:16:35,037
You know,
we try to read people.
340
00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:36,864
Whether we know
the truth or not,
341
00:16:36,908 --> 00:16:40,825
you could tell kind of
how somebody responding to you.
342
00:16:40,868 --> 00:16:42,827
He told us
Imette wasn't interested,
343
00:16:42,870 --> 00:16:43,871
and that was the last of it.
344
00:16:45,569 --> 00:16:49,007
He didn't come across as,
he was hiding anything.
345
00:16:49,051 --> 00:16:50,226
After speaking to him,
346
00:16:50,269 --> 00:16:52,141
we knew
that he wasn't involved.
347
00:16:54,012 --> 00:16:55,622
At this point,
you got a victim
348
00:16:55,666 --> 00:16:57,668
who was drinking heavily
and alone.
349
00:16:57,711 --> 00:16:59,670
It seems very likely
someone noticed this
350
00:16:59,713 --> 00:17:01,106
and took advantage.
351
00:17:01,150 --> 00:17:04,109
So you gotta find out
who she left with.
352
00:17:04,153 --> 00:17:06,677
We had several teams
of detectives,
353
00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:10,681
and we actually went to most
bars in that immediate area.
354
00:17:10,724 --> 00:17:12,117
You're doing canvas
for video,
355
00:17:12,161 --> 00:17:14,337
and you're doing canvas
for witnesses.
356
00:17:14,380 --> 00:17:16,948
We weren't able
to get video footage.
357
00:17:16,991 --> 00:17:18,993
Managers would
make excuses that,
358
00:17:19,037 --> 00:17:21,039
"Well, the person that gets
the video isn't here,"
359
00:17:21,083 --> 00:17:23,694
or, "It's only good
for 24 hours."
360
00:17:23,737 --> 00:17:26,566
A lot of systems
that don't work or are fake.
361
00:17:26,610 --> 00:17:29,134
They have them up for show,
but they don't tape.
362
00:17:29,178 --> 00:17:32,311
And no one they spoke with
seemed to have seen her.
363
00:17:32,355 --> 00:17:36,141
At the same time, detectives
also pursue another avenue.
364
00:17:38,317 --> 00:17:40,189
Any time we have a death
of a female,
365
00:17:40,232 --> 00:17:42,365
the people
we're gonna look at initially
366
00:17:42,408 --> 00:17:45,150
is gonna be boyfriends,
ex-boyfriends.
367
00:17:45,194 --> 00:17:46,891
They speak
with Claire again,
368
00:17:46,934 --> 00:17:49,154
this time about
Imette's relationships,
369
00:17:49,198 --> 00:17:51,591
and learn something
that piques their interest.
370
00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:55,813
Molly, Imette, and Claire
were still out before Claire
371
00:17:55,856 --> 00:18:00,861
had went home to notice that
Imette was texting somebody.
372
00:18:02,124 --> 00:18:04,213
And it was her ex-boyfriend.
373
00:18:04,256 --> 00:18:10,958
♪
374
00:18:15,789 --> 00:18:20,664
♪
375
00:18:20,707 --> 00:18:22,187
News of the gruesome murder
376
00:18:22,231 --> 00:18:23,623
of brilliant
criminology student
377
00:18:24,885 --> 00:18:27,279
Imette St. Guillen
has spread beyond the city.
378
00:18:27,323 --> 00:18:29,673
This was front-page headlines
across the country.
379
00:18:29,716 --> 00:18:32,589
You know, a college student
with so much future
380
00:18:32,632 --> 00:18:34,547
ahead of her.
381
00:18:34,591 --> 00:18:36,201
Distraught family members
are desperate
382
00:18:36,245 --> 00:18:38,551
to find out
the person who killed her.
383
00:18:38,595 --> 00:18:40,553
She was a beautiful girl.
384
00:18:40,597 --> 00:18:43,426
She was, I mean,
beautiful inside also.
385
00:18:43,469 --> 00:18:45,558
She was kind. She was loving.
386
00:18:45,602 --> 00:18:47,256
She wouldn't hurt anyone,
387
00:18:47,299 --> 00:18:49,388
and she wouldn't want
anyone else to be hurting.
388
00:18:55,264 --> 00:18:57,788
Detectives are chasing
a lead.
389
00:18:57,831 --> 00:19:00,225
An ex-boyfriend
she'd been texting with
390
00:19:00,269 --> 00:19:01,705
the night she disappeared.
391
00:19:03,489 --> 00:19:04,795
You have to go to him
and figure out,
392
00:19:04,838 --> 00:19:07,145
"Were you there?
You were texting her.
393
00:19:07,189 --> 00:19:09,843
Did you guys meet up?
What happened?"
394
00:19:15,458 --> 00:19:17,373
The ex-boyfriend,
he was picked up
395
00:19:17,416 --> 00:19:20,332
to come to the precinct,
and we talked to him.
396
00:19:20,376 --> 00:19:22,465
He was a fellow student
at John Jay College.
397
00:19:24,293 --> 00:19:26,425
He tells detectives
that he and Imette met
398
00:19:26,469 --> 00:19:29,950
in a police ethics class,
and immediately hit it off.
399
00:19:29,994 --> 00:19:31,430
They dated for a short stint
400
00:19:31,474 --> 00:19:35,521
before realizing they were
better off as friends.
401
00:19:35,565 --> 00:19:38,524
Imette's ex-boyfriend
still cared about her,
402
00:19:38,568 --> 00:19:40,483
and then to tell him
that she was deceased
403
00:19:40,526 --> 00:19:43,616
was beyond something
you can comprehend.
404
00:19:45,575 --> 00:19:49,448
Seeing how heartbroken he was,
there was absolutely no reason
405
00:19:49,492 --> 00:19:51,798
for us to think he had
anything to do with this.
406
00:19:51,842 --> 00:19:53,974
Despite his
emotional reaction
407
00:19:54,018 --> 00:19:56,499
and his willingness
to submit DNA,
408
00:19:56,542 --> 00:19:58,196
you need an alibi,
409
00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:00,894
and her ex
has one at the ready.
410
00:20:00,938 --> 00:20:02,896
He was
with his new girlfriend,
411
00:20:02,940 --> 00:20:05,682
and of course, you know,
we let them talk
412
00:20:05,725 --> 00:20:07,379
because everything
he says to us,
413
00:20:07,423 --> 00:20:09,294
without him knowing,
we're gonna try to verify.
414
00:20:09,338 --> 00:20:10,643
So the first thing we do
when he leaves is,
415
00:20:10,687 --> 00:20:12,297
we find the new girlfriend.
416
00:20:12,341 --> 00:20:15,300
We speak to her,
not even telling her
417
00:20:15,344 --> 00:20:18,434
that we spoke to her boyfriend,
and everything was exact.
418
00:20:18,477 --> 00:20:20,871
Times, places, where they were,
what they were doing.
419
00:20:23,352 --> 00:20:26,833
We did two cell phone pings
on his phone to verify
420
00:20:26,877 --> 00:20:29,314
that he is where
he's telling us he was
421
00:20:29,358 --> 00:20:32,665
and it wasn't just a story
they both made up.
422
00:20:32,709 --> 00:20:34,885
The cell phone records
showed that he was nowhere
423
00:20:34,928 --> 00:20:36,843
near the area at the time
Imette was killed.
424
00:20:39,933 --> 00:20:41,892
Her ex returns to John Jay,
425
00:20:41,935 --> 00:20:45,896
where news of Imette's murder
has spread like wildfire.
426
00:20:45,939 --> 00:20:47,941
The environment and the mood
427
00:20:47,985 --> 00:20:51,510
and the weight of the emotions
from the students,
428
00:20:51,554 --> 00:20:55,427
it was a very somber time.
429
00:20:55,471 --> 00:20:57,777
Imette represented
the best of us.
430
00:20:57,821 --> 00:21:00,563
She was just so vibrant
and vital,
431
00:21:00,606 --> 00:21:05,002
and somebody off to do
good work in her life.
432
00:21:05,045 --> 00:21:07,874
Layered on top
of this tragedy
433
00:21:07,918 --> 00:21:11,617
was the loss of someone who
434
00:21:11,661 --> 00:21:15,360
was working to pursue a career
435
00:21:15,404 --> 00:21:20,322
to improve the system
that ultimately failed her.
436
00:21:23,412 --> 00:21:26,458
♪
437
00:21:26,502 --> 00:21:29,809
There was this classic
New York impulse:
438
00:21:29,853 --> 00:21:31,724
"What can we do?
439
00:21:31,768 --> 00:21:33,683
"How can we hack
to this in a way
440
00:21:33,726 --> 00:21:36,381
that is also affirming?"
441
00:21:36,425 --> 00:21:39,558
We have expertise
at the college.
442
00:21:39,602 --> 00:21:42,692
At John Jay,
all students become familiar
443
00:21:42,735 --> 00:21:44,911
with lifting fingerprints,
444
00:21:44,955 --> 00:21:47,914
identifying fibers,
blood spatter.
445
00:21:49,699 --> 00:21:51,701
I remember being in touch
with the people
446
00:21:51,744 --> 00:21:53,572
at the police department
just to say,
447
00:21:53,616 --> 00:21:55,052
"Anything you need,
448
00:21:55,095 --> 00:21:58,316
we'll make available to you
to help solve this case."
449
00:22:00,927 --> 00:22:03,321
And in Boston,
where Imette grew up,
450
00:22:03,365 --> 00:22:04,888
just days after
what should have been
451
00:22:04,931 --> 00:22:07,543
her 25th birthday celebration,
452
00:22:07,586 --> 00:22:10,023
her family instead holds
a massive funeral.
453
00:22:13,070 --> 00:22:14,419
♪
454
00:22:14,463 --> 00:22:16,639
There was not
a place to park.
455
00:22:16,682 --> 00:22:19,468
There was not a place
to stand or sing.
456
00:22:19,511 --> 00:22:24,951
And I never knew
a love like that
457
00:22:24,995 --> 00:22:26,779
until I was there.
458
00:22:26,823 --> 00:22:32,437
You knew that Imette
affected people by the crowd.
459
00:22:32,481 --> 00:22:37,007
She made an impact on a lot
of other people's lives.
460
00:22:37,050 --> 00:22:39,357
You have to give her
kudos for that.
461
00:22:39,401 --> 00:22:40,576
I'm sorry.
462
00:22:40,619 --> 00:22:46,669
♪
463
00:22:49,106 --> 00:22:51,978
Imette's mother, she ends up
going in front of the room,
464
00:22:52,022 --> 00:22:57,419
and she cried and begged
for more information.
465
00:22:57,462 --> 00:22:59,464
"Please come forward;
please speak to the police
466
00:22:59,508 --> 00:23:01,684
so that this doesn't happen
to your daughter."
467
00:23:03,903 --> 00:23:06,776
Obviously, I really wanna
do something for this family
468
00:23:06,819 --> 00:23:09,431
because you can see
how much they're hurting.
469
00:23:09,474 --> 00:23:10,954
More motivated than ever,
470
00:23:10,997 --> 00:23:12,999
detectives scour
their databases,
471
00:23:13,043 --> 00:23:15,088
looking for recent cases
with similarities.
472
00:23:16,873 --> 00:23:19,484
We started looking
at all sexual assault cases,
473
00:23:19,528 --> 00:23:21,660
and we came up
with this victim in a cab.
474
00:23:24,620 --> 00:23:26,839
There was a girl
who had taken a cab.
475
00:23:26,883 --> 00:23:28,667
It wasn't a yellow taxi.
476
00:23:28,711 --> 00:23:30,756
In New York, there were
kind of unofficial cabs
477
00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:32,715
that can be driven by anybody.
478
00:23:32,758 --> 00:23:35,413
They're not subject
to the same regulations,
479
00:23:35,457 --> 00:23:36,980
and she was assaulted.
480
00:23:38,808 --> 00:23:41,593
Viciously assaulted, and, like,
thrown out of the cab.
481
00:23:43,856 --> 00:23:46,424
The location
the victim was dumped,
482
00:23:46,468 --> 00:23:47,730
less than a mile from where
483
00:23:47,773 --> 00:23:49,906
Imette St. Guillen's body
was found.
484
00:23:51,647 --> 00:23:53,910
Is that case
connected to Imette?
485
00:23:53,953 --> 00:23:56,042
Is this the same person?
486
00:23:56,086 --> 00:23:58,218
You have to see
if there's a link.
487
00:23:58,262 --> 00:24:01,047
To everybody who's taken
the cab in New York,
488
00:24:01,091 --> 00:24:03,441
is there somebody
driving around the city
489
00:24:03,485 --> 00:24:05,225
snatching up girls
and then killing them?
490
00:24:05,269 --> 00:24:11,971
♪
491
00:24:17,368 --> 00:24:22,504
♪
492
00:24:22,547 --> 00:24:24,375
Just days
into the investigation
493
00:24:24,418 --> 00:24:26,203
of the brutal murder
of 24-year-old
494
00:24:26,246 --> 00:24:28,684
criminal justice grad student
Imette St. Guillen,
495
00:24:28,727 --> 00:24:31,077
detectives have found
a possible connection
496
00:24:31,121 --> 00:24:33,515
and are in pursuit
of a predatory cab driver.
497
00:24:35,517 --> 00:24:39,085
We have this person
that abducted another girl.
498
00:24:39,129 --> 00:24:40,565
It could be similar,
499
00:24:40,609 --> 00:24:42,567
it could not be,
but you have to address it.
500
00:24:44,264 --> 00:24:45,657
We found that people
don't wake up
501
00:24:45,701 --> 00:24:47,485
and commit a crime
this horrific.
502
00:24:47,529 --> 00:24:48,573
They start smaller--
503
00:24:48,617 --> 00:24:50,575
like kidnapping
or sexual assaults
504
00:24:50,619 --> 00:24:53,578
before escalating,
building to murder.
505
00:24:53,622 --> 00:24:56,059
So in this case, if there
are survivors out there,
506
00:24:56,102 --> 00:24:58,191
this could lead us
to find Imette's killer.
507
00:25:00,629 --> 00:25:02,935
We brought that victim in.
508
00:25:02,979 --> 00:25:06,243
We were able to get
a detailed description.
509
00:25:06,286 --> 00:25:09,289
They put out a sketch
about this cab driver
510
00:25:09,333 --> 00:25:11,248
who had assaulted this girl
in the same area
511
00:25:11,291 --> 00:25:12,945
around the same time as Imette.
512
00:25:14,643 --> 00:25:18,168
He's a 5'7" man
in his mid-30s.
513
00:25:18,211 --> 00:25:21,258
It's essential
we find this guy,
514
00:25:21,301 --> 00:25:24,087
but it throws the city
into a state of terror.
515
00:25:24,130 --> 00:25:27,394
♪
516
00:25:27,438 --> 00:25:30,267
When the public starts
to hear that somebody had been
517
00:25:30,310 --> 00:25:33,618
violently assaulted in a cab
right around the same time
518
00:25:33,662 --> 00:25:35,446
that people are trying
to figure out who raped
519
00:25:35,489 --> 00:25:38,492
and murdered this beautiful
young girl, you get scared.
520
00:25:40,277 --> 00:25:42,235
Not long after the sketch
went public,
521
00:25:42,279 --> 00:25:44,542
police get
an unexpected visitor.
522
00:25:44,586 --> 00:25:50,156
♪
523
00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:52,289
The driver, he came forward.
524
00:25:52,332 --> 00:25:55,292
He went to the police station.
525
00:25:55,335 --> 00:25:56,989
The cab driver
admits his role
526
00:25:57,033 --> 00:25:59,339
in assaulting a woman
on February 12th,
527
00:25:59,383 --> 00:26:01,167
but swears
he had nothing to do
528
00:26:01,211 --> 00:26:03,169
with the murder
of Imette St. Guillen.
529
00:26:04,736 --> 00:26:06,477
He was very honest
and forthcoming
530
00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:08,000
about the entire thing,
531
00:26:08,044 --> 00:26:10,612
and he claimed
that he was in New Jersey.
532
00:26:10,655 --> 00:26:12,570
He provides detectives
with his DNA,
533
00:26:12,614 --> 00:26:14,311
as well as the contacts
534
00:26:14,354 --> 00:26:17,575
for those he drove that night
to verify his alibi.
535
00:26:17,619 --> 00:26:21,361
The NYPD has a unit that
will help facilitate contact
536
00:26:21,405 --> 00:26:23,668
with the cell phone providers
537
00:26:23,712 --> 00:26:27,150
to help ping that person
to a location.
538
00:26:27,193 --> 00:26:29,152
It turns out
the cab driver's phone...
539
00:26:31,110 --> 00:26:32,764
Doesn't come anywhere
near the crime scene.
540
00:26:35,201 --> 00:26:38,465
But as one door closes,
another opens.
541
00:26:38,509 --> 00:26:41,773
Imette's credit card statement
comes in.
542
00:26:41,817 --> 00:26:43,340
And they were able to see
the last place
543
00:26:43,383 --> 00:26:46,169
that she'd used her debit card
before she died.
544
00:26:46,212 --> 00:26:49,172
She had made some purchases
at The Falls.
545
00:26:49,215 --> 00:26:51,653
The Falls is a five-minute
walk from Pioneer bar,
546
00:26:51,696 --> 00:26:54,481
where Imette had parted ways
with her best friend.
547
00:26:59,399 --> 00:27:01,184
When we walked in,
it was kind of crowded,
548
00:27:01,227 --> 00:27:02,620
and it was almost like
the music stopped.
549
00:27:05,405 --> 00:27:09,322
We went to the manager
and said that there was a girl
550
00:27:09,366 --> 00:27:11,150
that we were interested
in finding out
551
00:27:11,194 --> 00:27:12,586
if she was at your bar.
552
00:27:14,763 --> 00:27:17,069
The manager recalls
seeing Imette
553
00:27:17,113 --> 00:27:19,550
but didn't take
much note of her.
554
00:27:19,593 --> 00:27:21,683
He tells them
he didn't see her leave,
555
00:27:21,726 --> 00:27:26,296
that he was likely downstairs
counting money at the time.
556
00:27:26,339 --> 00:27:27,471
I said,
"Do you mind if we speak
557
00:27:27,514 --> 00:27:28,559
to all the people
that work here?"
558
00:27:28,602 --> 00:27:29,865
He goes, "We're very busy.
559
00:27:29,908 --> 00:27:31,562
We don't really have time
to talk to anyone."
560
00:27:31,605 --> 00:27:34,826
He was very standoffish
and not cooperative,
561
00:27:34,870 --> 00:27:36,393
is the best way to put it.
562
00:27:36,436 --> 00:27:37,873
It just didn't feel right.
563
00:27:37,916 --> 00:27:40,745
He wants us out of there
as fast as we can.
564
00:27:40,789 --> 00:27:42,704
But detectives have
a job to do,
565
00:27:42,747 --> 00:27:46,403
and immediately
begin inquiring about Imette.
566
00:27:46,446 --> 00:27:47,796
We talked to everybody--
the bartenders,
567
00:27:47,839 --> 00:27:51,843
the female bartenders,
customers, the bouncer.
568
00:27:51,887 --> 00:27:54,411
The bouncer didn't recognize
the picture.
569
00:27:54,454 --> 00:27:55,542
And we're like, "Are you sure
570
00:27:55,586 --> 00:27:56,587
you've never seen
this girl before?"
571
00:27:57,457 --> 00:27:58,502
He goes, "I've never
seen her before."
572
00:27:59,721 --> 00:28:01,853
But another bartender
remembers serving Imette
573
00:28:01,897 --> 00:28:04,595
and says she was there alone.
574
00:28:04,638 --> 00:28:06,771
And she bought
two rum and Cokes
575
00:28:06,815 --> 00:28:09,731
because it was the last call.
576
00:28:09,774 --> 00:28:12,516
The female bartender
went downstairs to cash out.
577
00:28:12,559 --> 00:28:15,345
Shortly after, the manager
passed by and mentioned
578
00:28:15,388 --> 00:28:16,912
that the girl wouldn't leave.
579
00:28:16,955 --> 00:28:19,131
But when the bartender
got back upstairs,
580
00:28:19,175 --> 00:28:21,655
Imette was gone.
581
00:28:21,699 --> 00:28:23,614
For some reason, the way
the bartender and people
582
00:28:23,657 --> 00:28:25,398
that work there looked at us,
we knew there was
583
00:28:25,442 --> 00:28:27,313
something more
that we had to delve into.
584
00:28:27,357 --> 00:28:28,793
It just didn't feel right.
585
00:28:31,187 --> 00:28:33,450
Detectives began looking
into the manager,
586
00:28:33,493 --> 00:28:35,757
and his name
catches their attention:
587
00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:37,323
Danny Dorrian.
588
00:28:38,934 --> 00:28:41,893
Once I heard Dorrian,
immediately I thought
589
00:28:41,937 --> 00:28:45,418
of Robert Chambers
and Jennifer Levin.
590
00:28:45,462 --> 00:28:48,204
Danny Dorrian is the son
of Jack Dorrian,
591
00:28:48,247 --> 00:28:50,380
who runs the famous
Dorrian's Red Hand bar
592
00:28:50,423 --> 00:28:52,382
on the Upper East Side.
593
00:28:52,425 --> 00:28:53,949
And in the 1980s,
594
00:28:53,992 --> 00:28:55,820
Dorrian's Red Hand
was at the center
595
00:28:55,864 --> 00:28:58,954
of one of the most famous, salacious,
596
00:28:58,997 --> 00:29:01,521
all-around "never forget"
type of murders
597
00:29:01,565 --> 00:29:03,349
that happened in New York:
the Preppy Murder.
598
00:29:05,656 --> 00:29:07,658
That's the bar
where Robert Chambers met up
599
00:29:07,701 --> 00:29:11,531
with Jennifer Levin,
and after they left that bar,
600
00:29:11,575 --> 00:29:14,491
he strangled Jennifer Levin
in the park.
601
00:29:14,534 --> 00:29:16,928
Is it possible that this is
some kind of connection?
602
00:29:16,972 --> 00:29:19,409
Is it possible
that Danny's involved
603
00:29:19,452 --> 00:29:21,977
more than we're being told?
604
00:29:22,020 --> 00:29:25,197
So now we need
search warrants for The Falls
605
00:29:25,241 --> 00:29:29,941
and Danny's office
to look for tape and zip ties,
606
00:29:29,985 --> 00:29:34,206
and what kind of carpet fibers
does he have in his office.
607
00:29:34,250 --> 00:29:35,860
But before they get
to sign off,
608
00:29:35,904 --> 00:29:38,776
Detective McTighe
gets an unexpected call.
609
00:29:41,561 --> 00:29:42,867
We got a phone call to go
610
00:29:42,911 --> 00:29:44,869
to the police headquarters
right away,
611
00:29:44,913 --> 00:29:49,221
and it ended up being
Danny Dorrian and his attorney.
612
00:29:49,265 --> 00:29:51,354
So now I'm thinking,
"Man, this guy,
613
00:29:51,397 --> 00:29:54,270
did he just kill her, and he's
confessing everything?"
614
00:29:54,313 --> 00:29:56,925
I thought the case
was over with that,
615
00:29:56,968 --> 00:29:59,971
but it turns out
he was telling us
616
00:30:00,015 --> 00:30:03,453
that he wasn't truthful
with us in the beginning.
617
00:30:03,496 --> 00:30:06,282
He did, in fact, see Imette
leaving the bar that night.
618
00:30:06,325 --> 00:30:13,245
♪
619
00:30:19,686 --> 00:30:24,735
♪
620
00:30:24,778 --> 00:30:26,998
Six days into the
investigation of the murder
621
00:30:27,042 --> 00:30:30,045
of 24-year-old grad student
Imette St. Guillen,
622
00:30:30,088 --> 00:30:32,830
bar manager Danny Dorrian
shows up at the precinct.
623
00:30:36,051 --> 00:30:38,531
What Danny told the police
is that Imette was there,
624
00:30:38,575 --> 00:30:40,359
and it gets to be closing time,
625
00:30:40,403 --> 00:30:42,840
and he's telling her
to get out,
626
00:30:42,884 --> 00:30:43,972
and she doesn't
want to get out yet.
627
00:30:44,015 --> 00:30:45,887
She wants to finish her drink.
628
00:30:45,930 --> 00:30:46,931
You know, they kind of
get into a little
629
00:30:46,975 --> 00:30:48,367
back-and-forth about it.
630
00:30:48,411 --> 00:30:50,195
He's like,
"Then I call over my bouncer,
631
00:30:50,239 --> 00:30:53,851
Darryl Littlejohn, and I
have him escort her out."
632
00:30:53,895 --> 00:30:56,898
Darryl Littlejohn and Imette
went through the side door.
633
00:30:58,508 --> 00:31:01,250
He heard some kind of scuffle
and some kind of yelling.
634
00:31:03,992 --> 00:31:05,471
I mean, you hear, like,
a woman
635
00:31:05,515 --> 00:31:07,952
getting into an altercation
with a man outside
636
00:31:07,996 --> 00:31:09,345
while she's, like,
completely intoxicated,
637
00:31:09,388 --> 00:31:11,477
and you don't think
that something's wrong?
638
00:31:11,521 --> 00:31:13,175
That's something that, like,
should set off
639
00:31:13,218 --> 00:31:14,567
a red flag in your head.
640
00:31:14,611 --> 00:31:16,178
Like, is she safe? Is she okay?
641
00:31:16,221 --> 00:31:19,790
Do I need to call her a cab?
Don't you care?
642
00:31:19,833 --> 00:31:21,574
And you had to take anything
to Danny says
643
00:31:21,618 --> 00:31:24,969
with a grain of salt
because he wasn't truthful
644
00:31:25,013 --> 00:31:27,493
and forthcoming
from the beginning.
645
00:31:27,537 --> 00:31:29,539
We don't know anything about
who was involved in this
646
00:31:29,582 --> 00:31:32,324
until we vet everyone out.
647
00:31:32,368 --> 00:31:34,892
When detectives had showed
that bouncer Imette's photo,
648
00:31:34,936 --> 00:31:36,415
he told them
he hadn't seen her.
649
00:31:38,069 --> 00:31:39,897
So we start looking
into the background
650
00:31:39,941 --> 00:31:41,507
of Darryl Littlejohn,
651
00:31:41,551 --> 00:31:43,945
and we find out
that he had several aliases.
652
00:31:46,121 --> 00:31:48,166
So why is he
changing his names?
653
00:31:48,210 --> 00:31:51,256
To me, that screams
"career criminal."
654
00:31:51,300 --> 00:31:53,824
And we then found out
that he was a career criminal.
655
00:31:55,913 --> 00:31:57,175
He'd spent more time
in jail,
656
00:31:57,219 --> 00:31:59,569
arguably,
than he spent out of jail.
657
00:31:59,612 --> 00:32:02,876
He was on parole for a previous
crime that he had committed.
658
00:32:07,490 --> 00:32:11,015
Detectives pay Littlejohn
a visit at The Falls.
659
00:32:11,059 --> 00:32:13,975
When we spoke to him
the first time,
660
00:32:14,018 --> 00:32:16,890
he said that he didn't
recognize the picture.
661
00:32:19,023 --> 00:32:21,504
He explains that it wasn't
until the following day
662
00:32:21,547 --> 00:32:24,550
when he saw her
in the paper that it clicked.
663
00:32:24,594 --> 00:32:26,944
He was very forthcoming.
664
00:32:26,988 --> 00:32:28,990
His thing was,
"I walked her out of the bar,
665
00:32:29,033 --> 00:32:30,469
and I went my way,
and she went her way."
666
00:32:30,513 --> 00:32:32,950
♪
667
00:32:32,994 --> 00:32:36,127
Had no problem
trying to prove to us
668
00:32:36,171 --> 00:32:38,477
that he wasn't the guy.
669
00:32:38,521 --> 00:32:41,045
We still didn't know,
is the guy involved?
670
00:32:41,089 --> 00:32:42,394
Is Dorrian involved?
671
00:32:42,438 --> 00:32:44,875
We knew we were
in the right place.
672
00:32:44,918 --> 00:32:47,008
We just didn't know
who the players were yet.
673
00:32:48,922 --> 00:32:51,316
But then a finding
sharpens their focus.
674
00:32:53,101 --> 00:32:57,192
A team from my office
located a homeless person
675
00:32:57,235 --> 00:33:01,631
not too far from The Falls bar
that remembers seeing Imette
676
00:33:01,674 --> 00:33:03,111
and getting into a van.
677
00:33:07,506 --> 00:33:10,292
And when we questioned Littlejohn,
678
00:33:10,335 --> 00:33:12,946
we had asked him, how did he
get back and forth to work?
679
00:33:12,990 --> 00:33:14,339
He said he has a van.
680
00:33:16,211 --> 00:33:18,039
This matches
with the description
681
00:33:18,082 --> 00:33:19,475
of the type of car
the security guard
682
00:33:20,824 --> 00:33:22,956
had seen parked where
Imette's body had been found.
683
00:33:24,958 --> 00:33:26,917
But detectives don't have
enough evidence yet
684
00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:28,484
for an arrest.
685
00:33:28,527 --> 00:33:29,963
We were under a lot
of pressure to get him,
686
00:33:30,007 --> 00:33:31,226
take him off the street.
687
00:33:31,269 --> 00:33:32,575
We can't let this happen
to another victim.
688
00:33:34,272 --> 00:33:36,622
We proved him to violate parole
689
00:33:36,666 --> 00:33:39,538
because
in his parole agreement,
690
00:33:39,582 --> 00:33:40,713
he was supposed to be
in his residence
691
00:33:40,757 --> 00:33:42,193
by 10:00 at night.
692
00:33:42,237 --> 00:33:43,455
We have him at The Falls bar
693
00:33:43,499 --> 00:33:45,544
bouncing at 3:30,
4:00 in the morning.
694
00:33:45,588 --> 00:33:52,073
♪
695
00:33:52,116 --> 00:33:53,422
With the parole violation,
696
00:33:53,465 --> 00:33:56,468
they're able to put
Littlejohn behind bars.
697
00:33:56,512 --> 00:33:57,948
Locked up on Rikers,
698
00:33:58,992 --> 00:34:00,255
he emphatically asserts
his innocence.
699
00:34:01,430 --> 00:34:02,083
From the little bit that
I've been told about it,
700
00:34:02,735 --> 00:34:03,606
she was a brilliant person.
701
00:34:04,694 --> 00:34:07,131
She was going on with her life
to become, you know,
702
00:34:07,175 --> 00:34:08,480
somebody in this world.
703
00:34:08,524 --> 00:34:10,700
And I'm truly,
704
00:34:10,743 --> 00:34:13,529
truly sorry what happened
to this young lady,
705
00:34:13,572 --> 00:34:16,053
but they have the wrong person.
706
00:34:18,534 --> 00:34:22,320
Detectives worked quickly
to gather evidence.
707
00:34:22,364 --> 00:34:23,452
They start with a court order
708
00:34:24,496 --> 00:34:26,498
to track
his cell phone movements.
709
00:34:26,542 --> 00:34:29,501
We have Littlejohn
on his phone at his house,
710
00:34:29,545 --> 00:34:32,591
on the Belt Parkway,
traveling westbound
711
00:34:32,635 --> 00:34:35,116
at the site
of where Imette was found...
712
00:34:37,161 --> 00:34:40,121
Or around the time of when
the body would have been there.
713
00:34:42,166 --> 00:34:44,429
But he could just be
the getaway driver
714
00:34:44,473 --> 00:34:45,735
and dumped the body.
715
00:34:45,778 --> 00:34:47,998
So we get a search warrant
for his house.
716
00:34:49,695 --> 00:34:53,264
When detectives pull up,
they immediately see the van.
717
00:34:53,308 --> 00:34:55,092
It's an exact match
718
00:34:55,136 --> 00:34:58,182
for the description
given by the security guard.
719
00:34:58,226 --> 00:35:01,577
And they aren't the only ones
taking it all in.
720
00:35:01,620 --> 00:35:03,666
There was news cameras everywhere
721
00:35:03,709 --> 00:35:05,624
because they monitor
our radios.
722
00:35:05,668 --> 00:35:08,453
So they were photographing
what we were doing.
723
00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:12,153
Detectives head inside,
724
00:35:12,196 --> 00:35:16,200
and the first thing they see
raises a red flag.
725
00:35:16,244 --> 00:35:18,289
As soon as cops
got to Littlejohn's house,
726
00:35:18,333 --> 00:35:20,335
they saw a red carpet.
727
00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:24,295
When they had pulled the tape
off of Imette's face,
728
00:35:24,339 --> 00:35:26,732
they found reddish fiber
is on that tape.
729
00:35:31,215 --> 00:35:32,521
At the same time,
730
00:35:32,564 --> 00:35:34,305
Forensics is processing
the evidence
731
00:35:34,349 --> 00:35:36,177
from where they found
Imette's body
732
00:35:36,220 --> 00:35:40,311
and comparing it to the DNA
of Darryl Littlejohn.
733
00:35:40,355 --> 00:35:43,184
And we were looking
for blood, potentially semen,
734
00:35:43,227 --> 00:35:46,187
and then even interested
in touch DNA.
735
00:35:46,230 --> 00:35:48,754
DNA coming from your actual
shed skin cells
736
00:35:48,798 --> 00:35:49,886
on some of the items,
737
00:35:49,929 --> 00:35:52,062
especially
the snow brush handle.
738
00:35:54,238 --> 00:35:56,371
The touch DNA
from Darryl Littlejohn's hand
739
00:35:56,414 --> 00:35:59,678
was on that brush,
another thing to place him
740
00:35:59,722 --> 00:36:01,550
at the scene
where he said he wasn't.
741
00:36:04,379 --> 00:36:07,643
And we were able to isolate
the blood on the zip ties.
742
00:36:07,686 --> 00:36:12,256
We generated a DNA profile that
ended up matching the suspect,
743
00:36:12,300 --> 00:36:13,605
Darryl Littlejohn.
744
00:36:13,649 --> 00:36:17,653
♪
745
00:36:17,696 --> 00:36:19,655
And when the fibers
from the tape come back
746
00:36:19,698 --> 00:36:22,135
as a match to the rug
from Littlejohn's apartment,
747
00:36:22,179 --> 00:36:25,661
it's clear that this was
the original crime scene.
748
00:36:25,704 --> 00:36:29,230
That sealed the deal
for our case for sure.
749
00:36:29,273 --> 00:36:33,625
We believe that Imette
was murdered at his apartment,
750
00:36:33,669 --> 00:36:37,107
wrapped up, placed in his van,
and dumped in East New York.
751
00:36:42,765 --> 00:36:45,898
Newscast after newscast
shows the NYPD
752
00:36:45,942 --> 00:36:47,552
combing through the house
and van
753
00:36:47,596 --> 00:36:50,381
of their prime suspect,
Darryl Littlejohn.
754
00:36:52,383 --> 00:36:55,256
This girl,
Shanai Woodard, is at home,
755
00:36:55,299 --> 00:36:59,172
and she's watching
the news unfold,
756
00:36:59,216 --> 00:37:01,262
and then something clicks
for her.
757
00:37:01,305 --> 00:37:02,741
She had seen that van before.
758
00:37:04,526 --> 00:37:07,268
She had been victimized
by the same person.
759
00:37:07,311 --> 00:37:08,617
He's done this before.
760
00:37:08,660 --> 00:37:10,401
This wasn't just
an isolated incident;
761
00:37:10,445 --> 00:37:11,794
this is a serial predator.
762
00:37:11,837 --> 00:37:17,321
♪
763
00:37:22,195 --> 00:37:26,156
♪
764
00:37:26,199 --> 00:37:29,681
NYPD detectives have found
irrefutable evidence
765
00:37:29,725 --> 00:37:32,293
tying 44-year-old bouncer
Darryl Littlejohn
766
00:37:32,336 --> 00:37:34,295
to the murder
of criminology student
767
00:37:34,338 --> 00:37:36,732
Imette St. Guillen.
768
00:37:36,775 --> 00:37:39,343
And then a college freshman
watching the news
769
00:37:39,387 --> 00:37:42,085
spots Littlejohn's van
and contacts the police
770
00:37:42,128 --> 00:37:44,043
to let them know that van
771
00:37:44,087 --> 00:37:46,045
is connected
to a terrifying incident
772
00:37:46,089 --> 00:37:48,265
that happened to her
four months prior.
773
00:37:54,227 --> 00:37:56,404
Shanai Woodward was walking
home from New York College,
774
00:37:56,447 --> 00:37:59,842
and who she believes to be
Darryl Littlejohn
775
00:37:59,885 --> 00:38:02,323
jumped out of that
very same van,
776
00:38:02,366 --> 00:38:04,020
and he was wearing a hat
777
00:38:04,063 --> 00:38:06,936
that said, like,
"Fugitive Patrol."
778
00:38:06,979 --> 00:38:11,375
Littlejohn's MO was that
he was a U.S. Marshall,
779
00:38:11,419 --> 00:38:14,204
and in the trunk of his car,
780
00:38:14,247 --> 00:38:19,209
he'd have a bulletproof vest,
handcuffs, raid jackets.
781
00:38:19,252 --> 00:38:20,776
So he stopped there,
782
00:38:20,819 --> 00:38:21,864
pretending he was
the law enforcement,
783
00:38:22,865 --> 00:38:25,694
handcuffed her,
put her in a van.
784
00:38:25,737 --> 00:38:28,827
And you know, she realizes
something is terribly wrong.
785
00:38:28,871 --> 00:38:31,047
It's incredible the courage
that she was able to exhibit
786
00:38:31,090 --> 00:38:32,309
in a moment like that.
787
00:38:32,353 --> 00:38:35,138
She kind of sidles
over to the door
788
00:38:35,181 --> 00:38:37,706
while her hands are handcuffed
behind her back.
789
00:38:37,749 --> 00:38:41,405
She finds the handle,
and she--it actually opens,
790
00:38:41,449 --> 00:38:43,364
and she tumbles
out of the car...
791
00:38:45,191 --> 00:38:46,715
And that's how she gets free.
792
00:38:48,673 --> 00:38:51,807
She'd reported it,
but the case remained unsolved
793
00:38:51,850 --> 00:38:53,374
until she saw the van
on the news.
794
00:38:55,245 --> 00:38:57,421
And Forensics immediately
find evidence
795
00:38:57,465 --> 00:39:00,163
tying this new case
to Littlejohn.
796
00:39:00,206 --> 00:39:05,734
I actually found a saliva
stain on the seat of the van.
797
00:39:05,777 --> 00:39:09,041
We were able to get
a DNA profile from her
798
00:39:09,085 --> 00:39:11,087
that ended up
matching that saliva.
799
00:39:11,130 --> 00:39:17,876
♪
800
00:39:17,920 --> 00:39:20,226
In 2008, Daryl Littlejohn
801
00:39:20,270 --> 00:39:22,794
is found guilty
of kidnapping Shanai Woodward
802
00:39:22,838 --> 00:39:25,971
and is sentenced
to 25 years to life.
803
00:39:26,015 --> 00:39:28,452
A year later,
he goes to trial on charges
804
00:39:28,496 --> 00:39:30,498
of first-degree murder, kidnapping,
805
00:39:30,541 --> 00:39:32,978
and unlawful imprisonment
of Imette St. Guillen.
806
00:39:34,893 --> 00:39:37,200
The defense's argument
was that Darryl Littlejohn
807
00:39:37,243 --> 00:39:40,464
didn't kill Imette,
that he just dumped the body,
808
00:39:40,508 --> 00:39:42,901
And that Danny Dorrian
was involved.
809
00:39:42,945 --> 00:39:45,861
They have the wrong person.
810
00:39:45,904 --> 00:39:46,992
Despite
the strange connection
811
00:39:47,036 --> 00:39:48,864
that both murders happened
812
00:39:48,907 --> 00:39:51,997
after the victims had been
at this family's bars,
813
00:39:52,041 --> 00:39:53,738
detectives found no evidence
814
00:39:53,782 --> 00:39:56,001
that Danny Dorrian
had anything to do
815
00:39:56,045 --> 00:39:58,787
with the murder
of Imette St. Guillen.
816
00:39:58,830 --> 00:40:00,876
There was no evidence.
817
00:40:00,919 --> 00:40:03,269
Nothing came back to Danny
in that regards.
818
00:40:05,968 --> 00:40:08,057
And when the prosecution
brings out
819
00:40:08,100 --> 00:40:12,453
Littlejohn's previous victim,
it solidifies their case.
820
00:40:12,496 --> 00:40:15,281
It's important that people
see this,
821
00:40:15,325 --> 00:40:16,892
"Look, he's done this before,
822
00:40:16,935 --> 00:40:19,460
and who knows the things
we don't know about."
823
00:40:21,505 --> 00:40:24,203
Imette St. Guillen's family
also gets the chance
824
00:40:24,247 --> 00:40:26,945
to confront the monster
who killed their loved one.
825
00:40:39,567 --> 00:40:44,572
And on July 8, 2009,
the verdict comes in.
826
00:40:44,615 --> 00:40:46,487
He's not gonna come out
of jail the rest of his life.
827
00:40:46,530 --> 00:40:49,228
That was one of the
proudest days of my career.
828
00:40:55,931 --> 00:40:58,107
This was a case
that shook New York.
829
00:40:58,150 --> 00:41:00,109
A victim so full of promise
on the verge
830
00:41:00,152 --> 00:41:01,980
of getting her master's
from John Jay
831
00:41:02,024 --> 00:41:05,418
and embarking on a career
in criminal justice--
832
00:41:05,462 --> 00:41:08,291
a career in which she could
have become one of our own.
833
00:41:08,334 --> 00:41:10,598
A crime so notorious
that in the aftermath,
834
00:41:10,641 --> 00:41:14,123
legislators take action,
enacting Imette's Law.
835
00:41:14,166 --> 00:41:15,951
What Imette's Law did is,
836
00:41:15,994 --> 00:41:18,257
required bouncers
to be licensed
837
00:41:18,301 --> 00:41:20,259
with a really
rigorous background check.
838
00:41:20,303 --> 00:41:23,088
And legislation that would
require cameras at the entrance
839
00:41:23,132 --> 00:41:27,049
and exit of cabarets
and dance halls.
840
00:41:31,488 --> 00:41:33,011
And Imette's legacy
841
00:41:33,055 --> 00:41:36,406
is now immortalized
at John Jay College.
842
00:41:36,449 --> 00:41:38,495
There's this fund
843
00:41:38,539 --> 00:41:43,369
that will forever award
scholarships in Imette's name
844
00:41:43,413 --> 00:41:47,330
to students who are in
their educational journey
845
00:41:47,373 --> 00:41:48,853
exactly where she was.
846
00:41:48,897 --> 00:41:52,204
Graduate students
committed to justice.
847
00:41:52,248 --> 00:41:56,513
I received a phone call
that I was the recipient,
848
00:41:56,557 --> 00:42:00,952
and I remember
a high-pitched shriek,
849
00:42:00,996 --> 00:42:05,000
and then I remember
hysterical crying.
850
00:42:05,043 --> 00:42:08,438
And in June 2006,
four months after her death,
851
00:42:08,481 --> 00:42:10,396
John Jay College
of Criminal Justice
852
00:42:10,440 --> 00:42:12,660
awards Imette St. Guillen
a posthumous degree.
853
00:42:15,924 --> 00:42:19,275
An award was being accepted
on behalf of someone
854
00:42:19,318 --> 00:42:22,408
who should have been
walking across that stage.
855
00:42:25,498 --> 00:42:28,632
Her sister and her mom,
they held up her picture,
856
00:42:28,676 --> 00:42:30,199
her graduation picture.
857
00:42:30,242 --> 00:42:32,157
The place erupted
with applause.
858
00:42:38,990 --> 00:42:40,949
I jumped up. They jumped up.
859
00:42:42,559 --> 00:42:44,126
There's a tear coming down.
860
00:42:50,915 --> 00:42:54,179
It happens, you know,
several times a month
861
00:42:54,223 --> 00:42:58,096
that she's on my mind.
862
00:42:58,140 --> 00:43:02,231
I've tried to remember
who she was as a person.
863
00:43:02,274 --> 00:43:04,581
What were the amazing qualities
about her,
864
00:43:04,625 --> 00:43:08,237
and how can I try
to be more like that?
865
00:43:08,280 --> 00:43:12,110
Her future was just as bright
as the stars.
866
00:43:12,154 --> 00:43:16,114
It was just about how long
it would take for us to see her
867
00:43:16,158 --> 00:43:19,596
on television, you know,
bringing someone into justice.
868
00:43:19,640 --> 00:43:22,425
It was never about
if that would ever happen.
869
00:43:22,468 --> 00:43:25,123
We knew that that would happen.
870
00:43:25,167 --> 00:43:28,474
And that would've made
a huge impact on the world.
871
00:43:28,518 --> 00:43:32,174
♪