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[tape rewinding]
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- It is so risky trying
to make a living with art,
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But jordie was compelled
to create.
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- Jordie was always chill.
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I've never seen her upset.
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But towards the end, you could
see the darker stuff come out.
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- When she didn't show up,
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Her mother knew
something was wrong.
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It was enough to drive her to
file a missing persons report.
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- I actually located
a steak knife in the bushes.
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I just remember thinking,
holy crap.
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- We were just horrified
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Something like this could
happen to somebody like jordie.
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- Once I made the connection
with the glasses being hers,
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I started thinking that
there's a lot more to this
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Than just a missing persons.
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- Your fear is, you're not
gonna find her alive.
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- Spring 2016,
st. Augustine, florida,
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A picturesque seaside town
with a thriving art community.
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Jordie hudson is
in her element,
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Fresh off a successful
art show.
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- She stood out
from everybody else.
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She was always into
what her passion was, art.
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Me liking art,
and her being an artist,
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I kind of looked up to jordie.
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Always nice, genuine person,
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Way chill, way mellow.
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- Her work was different than
most anything I'd ever seen.
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It was very visceral.
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Jordie put her heart and soul
into it.
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- It was real,
and it was genuine, and--
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And original.
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- Jordie came
from a family of artists
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And from an early age,
had a strong persona.
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- She was just one
of those people
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That just was
very confrontational.
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It was evident
in her personality.
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It was evident in her art.
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- She was tattooed.
She was real punk-looking.
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- She was always on the fringe.
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She was always out
to make a statement--
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A leader, you know,
never a follower.
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- In 1985,
at just 15 years old,
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Jordie attends the university
of north carolina
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School of the arts.
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After that, the school of
the museum of arts in boston.
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And by her early 20s,
her art is exhibited
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In galleries
across the country.
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- It is so risky to try
to make a living with art,
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But jordie was compelled
to create.
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- But jordie's success is not
without its struggles.
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- Jordie had meningitis,
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And possibly as far back
as her college days,
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She had issues
of light-headedness,
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She had some serious
muscular problems
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To the point
where she literally
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Could not walk or talk.
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- Jordie was sick
for a long time.
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I knew that she was
on some type of medication.
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- In 2012, when jordie is 42,
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She moves from
milledgeville, georgia,
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To an apartment
in st. Augustine, florida,
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To be closer
to her mother, judy.
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- Jordie's mother
was a big support for her.
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Her mother was her caretaker,
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Driving her around
and handling her medications,
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Which were numerous.
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- St. Augustine turns out
to be the perfect place
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For jordie to continue
working on her art.
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- It literally is
an artist's hangout.
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It has quite a vibe to it.
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- St. Augustine has always been
a pretty artsy town.
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Way back when, there was a--
kind of a big hippie scene.
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- In late summer 2012,
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Jordie's success
hits a setback
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After her health
takes a near fatal turn.
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- She could not speak
that clearly.
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She talked about
having had dizzy spells.
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She was having to use a cane
at some point.
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So she was having
a very difficult time
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With this meningitis.
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Her illness brought out
some rawness,
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Some real heart,
real emotion in her artwork.
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- She put her illness
into her work.
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You could see the darker stuff
come out, and it stuck out.
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And I believe that's
because of her illness.
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Jordie only mentioned
her illness one or two times
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Throughout the time I knew her.
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She wouldn't let that
hold her down.
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- I just think that
her having this fatal disease
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Couldn't help
but influence her.
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- I own a gallery
called space:Eight
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Here in st. Augustine.
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And I gave jordie
her show in 2012.
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That whole exhibition
was under the context
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Of her dying soon--
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Like, very soon.
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In advance of the show,
we always get media coverage.
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And at the time,
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There's a publication
called "folio" magazine.
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They were sent to cover her
and talk about her art.
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- The very first meeting,
jordie was one of those people
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That was memorable
in so many ways.
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I photographed jordie
at her studio.
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She was in bad shape.
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They're not pleasant,
happy photos.
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It was in a difficult time
of her life,
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So we tried to reflect that.
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This cover shot,
I didn't direct her.
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She was so good
in front of the camera,
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And she would just
bare her soul to me.
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She was a dream subject,
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Somebody that wears
their feelings on their sleeve,
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Out for all to see.
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- She had a teardrop tattoo
under one eye.
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That was the only tear
that could come out of that eye
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Because she had no more--
no more tear duct.
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Just sad.
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- It was so striking
that it was hard
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To take a photo
that didn't mean something
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When you take a photo
of jordie.
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She was a very genuine
and heartfelt person.
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When I was leaving, she--
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She said she wanted
to give me a gift.
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She insisted that I take
this medallion.
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And I do treasure it still.
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- This issue of "folio weekly"
is released in November 2012.
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Jordie's friends
and family believe
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This will be
her final art show.
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- Because we got so much press,
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And because the story was
so unique and compelling,
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It drew a big crowd.
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People were very excited
about it.
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She was literally
on her death bed
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Leading up to the show,
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You know,
during the exhibition.
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And I think it was just
really emotional for her
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To get the acknowledgment
for her art,
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Not her, you know, illness.
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- And soon, perhaps motivated
by the show and the feature,
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Jordie's health improves.
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- It had gone into remission.
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I remember being surprised
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And being, you know,
happy that she beat it.
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- Over the years with jordie,
we would run into each other,
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Would talk, and it's normally
only about her art.
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- Here's an artist
who apparently was recovering,
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Who was getting stronger.
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She was back on the upswing.
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- She had that attitude that,
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I'm totally comfortable
with what we're doing,
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And she was great.
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- Jordie was just thriving
and creating art and--
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And not letting
her illness drive her.
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- On Monday, April 11, 2016,
jordie doesn't show up
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For her weekly visit
with her mother, judy.
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That causes judy
to become concerned.
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- Jordie hudson would stop by
her mother's place
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On a regular basis to pick up
a stipend for rent or for food.
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When she didn't show up,
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Her mother knew
something was wrong.
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- When three days go by
with no word from jordie,
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Judy contacts
the st. Augustine police.
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- At first we weren't
really concerned.
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We get calls all the time--
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My wife didn't show
back up home.
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She hasn't been home
all weekend.
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And come Monday,
she shows back up
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'cause she's, you know,
been out partying.
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- I wasn't sure
if she was just hanging out
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At someone's house,
never came home.
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- But with these kind
of investigations,
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We have to turn over
every rock.
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We started looking
at police reports and hospitals
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To locate jordie.
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- The day judy reports
jordie missing,
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Sergeant etheredge responds
to an unrelated call
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At 88 cedar street
in st. Augustine.
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- The homeowner had called
and said he had seen
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Somebody's personal effects
in his driveway,
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Some blood on the sidewalk,
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And he wanted to make sure
that nothing had occurred,
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That no one was hurt
or injured.
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- When I went up there,
I started
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Talking to the homeowner.
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He showed me a pair of glasses
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And where
the blood drops were.
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They were right on the edge
of the--out by the road,
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On the driveway,
close to the fence.
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I took, you know,
some samples for evidence,
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Just in case something came up
of it at a later time.
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I went and collected
the pair of glasses,
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And I brought it back
to the police department.
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- When he returns,
sergeant etheredge continues
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Reviewing jordie's case
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And makes
a disturbing connection,
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Thanks to the photo of jordie
that judy had given
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To the police department.
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- The photo she provided
had jordie
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In dark-framed glasses.
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- I scrutinized the photos
a little bit more.
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I was able to see the--
the hinge on the glasses,
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Detailed, and I compared them
to what I had in my hand,
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And it was a dead ringer
for the glasses in her photo.
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Once I made the connection
with the glasses being hers,
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I started thinking,
there's a lot more to this
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Than just a missing persons.
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- We're thinking, maybe she had
gotten into a scuffle.
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Something like that
had possibly occurred.
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- Investigators work
to identify
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Jordie's final moments.
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- I watched
the video surveillance.
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I knew she was definitely
with somebody that night.
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And that was our first break.
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- Last time I saw her was
when she walked out the door.
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No idea that would have been
the last time.
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- And using every tool
in their arsenal,
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They focus on finding answers.
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- There was video surveillance
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Directly in the area
where the blood was located.
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How did we get so lucky?
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- It was when we showed her
the picture,
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She realized that we knew
what we were talking about,
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And that she needed to fess up.
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- The day jordie hudson
is reported missing,
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Detectives have discovered
her glasses
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In the yard of a home
in st. Augustine, florida.
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- Myself and detective ochkie
went back out
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To 88 cedar street
and started really doing
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A lot of
a more detailed search.
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- Not too long into the search,
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We discovered a large amount
of blood in the bushes.
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- There was a significant
amount of blood.
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It wasn't just a,
somebody tripped and fell.
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It was a lot of arterial spray
on the bamboo, on the fence,
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And, you know,
puddles of blood.
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- There was enough
blood that we realized
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Something definitely bad
had happened to jordie.
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I was starting to look
through the underbrush.
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As I was moving it apart
with my hands,
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I actually located
a steak knife in the bushes.
251
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I just remember thinking,
"holy crap."
252
00:12:35,955 --> 00:12:38,856
One of the first
things that we did is,
253
00:12:38,858 --> 00:12:43,494
We went to jordie's house
and looked around to see,
254
00:12:43,563 --> 00:12:45,263
You know,
was there a struggle?
255
00:12:45,331 --> 00:12:46,631
Did something happen?
256
00:12:46,699 --> 00:12:48,966
Is furniture overturned?
257
00:12:49,035 --> 00:12:52,470
To see if any items
are missing.
258
00:12:52,538 --> 00:12:56,073
But nothing seemed
out of place.
259
00:12:56,142 --> 00:12:58,276
- As detectives
are leaving jordie's home,
260
00:12:58,344 --> 00:13:01,645
They run into her neighbor,
fred stanley.
261
00:13:01,647 --> 00:13:03,381
- While we were
at jordie hudson's house,
262
00:13:03,449 --> 00:13:06,317
Fred stanley was trying
to get our attention.
263
00:13:06,386 --> 00:13:09,320
We walked out to him,
started talking to him.
264
00:13:09,389 --> 00:13:10,922
We asked him, like, hey,
when's the last time
265
00:13:10,990 --> 00:13:12,656
You've seen miss hudson?
266
00:13:12,658 --> 00:13:15,493
And he goes, well, we were
at the giggling gator bar
267
00:13:15,561 --> 00:13:18,696
The prior weekend,
which was the 9th of April.
268
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She was supposed to show up
at her mom's house
269
00:13:21,401 --> 00:13:24,702
The Monday after the time
she was at the giggling gator,
270
00:13:24,771 --> 00:13:26,304
And she never showed up.
271
00:13:26,372 --> 00:13:29,273
That, in turn, led us
to go to the giggling gator
272
00:13:29,275 --> 00:13:30,808
To try to get a video
of that night,
273
00:13:30,877 --> 00:13:32,810
Of who she was talking with,
274
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Who she might have left with,
275
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And just any information
that could show us
276
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Where she might be.
277
00:13:39,753 --> 00:13:42,253
- Detectives head straight
to the giggling gator,
278
00:13:42,255 --> 00:13:44,955
Which is just half a mile
from 88 cedar street,
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Where police located jordie's
glasses and the knife
280
00:13:48,428 --> 00:13:50,494
The day after
she went missing.
281
00:13:50,496 --> 00:13:53,097
- The giggling gator is
basically like a dive bar.
282
00:13:53,166 --> 00:13:55,633
We've been there
for just various,
283
00:13:55,701 --> 00:13:59,437
You know, calls for service--
fights or whatever.
284
00:13:59,505 --> 00:14:03,307
- I worked at the gator
off and on for about 12 years.
285
00:14:03,376 --> 00:14:06,177
We do get a lot of tourists,
but at the end of the night,
286
00:14:06,246 --> 00:14:09,513
It's usually people
we already know.
287
00:14:09,515 --> 00:14:13,651
The police--I was at work,
and they came in
288
00:14:13,719 --> 00:14:15,519
And said jordie was missing.
289
00:14:15,588 --> 00:14:18,623
You feel worried,
and you wonder, like, oh,
290
00:14:18,691 --> 00:14:20,224
If they're safe or not.
291
00:14:20,293 --> 00:14:22,326
The next question is like,
292
00:14:22,395 --> 00:14:24,228
What's your involvement
with jordie?
293
00:14:24,297 --> 00:14:27,431
You know, I'm just the
bartender, and she's a patron.
294
00:14:27,500 --> 00:14:30,167
- With any investigation,
one of the first things
295
00:14:30,236 --> 00:14:32,804
We start looking for
is video surveillance.
296
00:14:32,872 --> 00:14:35,239
And I personally knew
the giggling gator
297
00:14:35,308 --> 00:14:37,609
Had a lot
of video surveillance
298
00:14:37,677 --> 00:14:40,411
From previous cases
that I had worked.
299
00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:41,813
- The detectives are in luck.
300
00:14:41,881 --> 00:14:45,583
They're met with a
treasure trove of video.
301
00:14:45,652 --> 00:14:48,720
They scroll back in time
to Saturday, April 9,
302
00:14:48,788 --> 00:14:52,924
Hoping the video will shed
light on jordie that night.
303
00:14:52,992 --> 00:14:55,660
- There was no audio
with the video surveillance
304
00:14:55,728 --> 00:14:56,727
From the giggling gator,
305
00:14:56,796 --> 00:15:00,198
So we have to try and put
our mind in interpreting
306
00:15:00,266 --> 00:15:01,699
What the video is telling us.
307
00:15:01,768 --> 00:15:05,969
- The giggling gator
was a little bit hectic.
308
00:15:05,971 --> 00:15:09,006
I noticed a couple of males
that were in the back
309
00:15:09,075 --> 00:15:10,441
Of the bar arguing.
310
00:15:10,510 --> 00:15:12,943
- They continue scanning
through the video
311
00:15:13,013 --> 00:15:15,380
Second by second.
312
00:15:15,448 --> 00:15:18,783
At 1:36 am, they spot jordie.
313
00:15:18,851 --> 00:15:21,252
[tense music]
314
00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:24,122
And she is wearing
the glasses police found
315
00:15:24,190 --> 00:15:26,090
At 88 cedar street.
316
00:15:27,527 --> 00:15:30,228
- I was working that night,
and she came in.
317
00:15:30,296 --> 00:15:31,162
She said, hello, you know.
318
00:15:31,230 --> 00:15:33,664
The first thing I asked,
how are you doing?
319
00:15:33,733 --> 00:15:35,533
What could I get you?
320
00:15:35,601 --> 00:15:37,702
You could tell that
her spirit was up.
321
00:15:39,539 --> 00:15:42,573
Jordie was having
a decent night, a good night.
322
00:15:42,575 --> 00:15:46,177
- They also see fred stanley,
her neighbor.
323
00:15:46,245 --> 00:15:48,312
- I could see jordie
come into the bar,
324
00:15:48,381 --> 00:15:50,581
And that fred was
following her in.
325
00:15:50,583 --> 00:15:54,585
They ended up hanging out,
having a couple of shots.
326
00:15:54,654 --> 00:15:56,854
And after a while,
it looked like
327
00:15:56,923 --> 00:15:58,822
They got into
a verbal argument.
328
00:15:58,892 --> 00:16:02,993
And jordie seemed
very upset and agitated.
329
00:16:03,063 --> 00:16:04,562
- You're just trying
to figure out
330
00:16:04,630 --> 00:16:08,466
What was the incident
between mr. Stanley and jordie.
331
00:16:08,534 --> 00:16:10,501
- It kind of looked
like fred was trying
332
00:16:10,570 --> 00:16:13,971
To get her to leave,
and she didn't wanna go.
333
00:16:13,973 --> 00:16:17,108
Eventually, fred left the bar,
and jordie stayed
334
00:16:17,176 --> 00:16:18,976
And continued to have
a couple more shots.
335
00:16:19,045 --> 00:16:23,314
- The argument caught on video
leads detectives to wonder
336
00:16:23,382 --> 00:16:25,483
Whether jordie's neighbor,
fred stanley,
337
00:16:25,551 --> 00:16:29,220
May be responsible
for her disappearance.
338
00:16:29,288 --> 00:16:32,957
- We watch fred leave the bar
339
00:16:33,025 --> 00:16:35,460
And walk down the street.
340
00:16:36,863 --> 00:16:40,664
He was never in any of the
other video surveillance
341
00:16:40,666 --> 00:16:45,069
That would indicate he came
back to do anything to jordie.
342
00:16:45,138 --> 00:16:47,238
- By looking at the video,
you can eliminate people
343
00:16:47,306 --> 00:16:49,007
Or you can include people.
344
00:16:49,075 --> 00:16:51,308
And in this case,
with mr. Stanley,
345
00:16:51,377 --> 00:16:54,211
It excluded him.
346
00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:56,747
- Jose tells investigators
he didn't notice
347
00:16:56,749 --> 00:16:59,851
Anything unusual
inside the bar that night.
348
00:16:59,919 --> 00:17:05,322
- I remember actually taking
a break to have a cigarette.
349
00:17:05,391 --> 00:17:07,025
Jordie explained
her new pieces and stuff.
350
00:17:07,093 --> 00:17:08,592
She--she did mention, like,
351
00:17:08,661 --> 00:17:11,028
"some of my stuff
could be dark."
352
00:17:11,096 --> 00:17:16,334
She asked questions like,
are you into that type of work?
353
00:17:16,402 --> 00:17:18,536
And I told her I'm--
I'm very open minded.
354
00:17:18,604 --> 00:17:21,705
I just have to see it see and
see if I like it or not, so.
355
00:17:21,707 --> 00:17:25,776
I remember when I said that,
she smiled and she said,
356
00:17:25,845 --> 00:17:26,910
"that's cool.
357
00:17:26,912 --> 00:17:29,180
Maybe you should come
check out my new work.
358
00:17:29,248 --> 00:17:30,448
That's when I agreed to do it.
359
00:17:30,516 --> 00:17:31,749
You know, like, okay.
360
00:17:35,855 --> 00:17:39,290
- Jose doesn't know that these
will be his final moments
361
00:17:39,358 --> 00:17:42,125
With his friend.
362
00:17:42,127 --> 00:17:44,595
Last time I saw her was when
she walked out the door.
363
00:17:46,265 --> 00:17:47,698
I just remember her saying,
364
00:17:47,700 --> 00:17:49,633
"I'm gonna go hang out
with some people."
365
00:17:49,702 --> 00:17:53,404
I expected to see her
later on that week.
366
00:17:53,472 --> 00:17:55,673
No idea that would have
been the last time.
367
00:17:58,344 --> 00:18:02,179
- As the detectives continue
watching surveillance footage,
368
00:18:02,248 --> 00:18:03,581
Something catches their eyes.
369
00:18:05,118 --> 00:18:08,386
We saw the outside
surveillance cameras,
370
00:18:08,454 --> 00:18:10,888
A large male
and a couple other guys
371
00:18:10,957 --> 00:18:13,958
Taking their shirts off
like they were gonna fight.
372
00:18:14,026 --> 00:18:16,827
- I remember
there was an altercation.
373
00:18:16,829 --> 00:18:19,330
There was an incident
with two guys outside
374
00:18:19,398 --> 00:18:21,165
That I had to take care of.
375
00:18:21,233 --> 00:18:23,901
The bigger guy,
I remember grabbing him,
376
00:18:23,969 --> 00:18:25,336
You know,
giving him a bear hug
377
00:18:25,404 --> 00:18:26,337
And trying to pull him back.
378
00:18:28,307 --> 00:18:31,342
He was a little bit bigger
than me--intimidating,
379
00:18:31,410 --> 00:18:33,211
You know, the tattoos,
the size of him.
380
00:18:35,147 --> 00:18:38,815
It was the first time and the
last time I saw that guy.
381
00:18:38,885 --> 00:18:41,218
- The larger male
was covered in tattoos.
382
00:18:41,287 --> 00:18:45,022
One was a big giant sword,
and head tattoos.
383
00:18:45,091 --> 00:18:48,626
After that fight
kind of dispersed
384
00:18:48,694 --> 00:18:51,462
Is when you see
jordie walk outside
385
00:18:51,530 --> 00:18:54,932
And begin conversing
with this large white male
386
00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:57,000
With the tattoos.
387
00:18:57,070 --> 00:18:59,270
- They didn't seem like
they were having issues,
388
00:18:59,338 --> 00:19:03,073
Jordie and--and the male.
389
00:19:03,142 --> 00:19:07,278
We noticed two of the males
walk off with her.
390
00:19:09,915 --> 00:19:13,384
- The glasses were on her face
when she left the bar
391
00:19:13,452 --> 00:19:14,685
At 3:00 in the morning.
392
00:19:14,754 --> 00:19:17,588
And then as of Monday morning,
those glasses
393
00:19:17,657 --> 00:19:20,658
Were in the driveway
next to, you know, blood.
394
00:19:22,695 --> 00:19:26,130
- Whoever the men seen
walking off with jordie are,
395
00:19:26,198 --> 00:19:29,600
They are now suspects
in her disappearance.
396
00:19:29,669 --> 00:19:32,636
- I knew she was definitely
with somebody that night,
397
00:19:32,638 --> 00:19:34,105
That something had happened.
398
00:19:34,173 --> 00:19:37,941
And that was our first break.
399
00:19:38,010 --> 00:19:39,610
- Your fear is, you're not
gonna find her alive.
400
00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:47,284
[dramatic music]
401
00:19:47,286 --> 00:19:48,952
♪ ♪
402
00:19:49,021 --> 00:19:53,557
- On April 15, 2016, a day
after jordie hudson's mother
403
00:19:53,626 --> 00:19:55,926
Reported her missing,
investigators
404
00:19:55,995 --> 00:19:57,761
Have found surveillance video
of her
405
00:19:57,830 --> 00:20:03,000
Leaving the giggling gator bar
with two unidentified men.
406
00:20:03,069 --> 00:20:05,936
- We saw the outside
surveillance cameras,
407
00:20:06,005 --> 00:20:07,404
And we saw her
408
00:20:07,473 --> 00:20:09,974
Leaving with those
two individuals.
409
00:20:10,042 --> 00:20:12,776
- Watching the video
surveillance, I knew jordie,
410
00:20:12,778 --> 00:20:14,845
But nobody else had a name.
411
00:20:14,914 --> 00:20:17,882
I had no clue how we were
gonna figure that out.
412
00:20:19,585 --> 00:20:20,784
It's during the time
that I'm watching
413
00:20:20,853 --> 00:20:25,823
The video surveillance that
one of the bartenders says
414
00:20:25,891 --> 00:20:29,493
He recognizes one of the
males and knows his name--
415
00:20:29,562 --> 00:20:31,428
Trinity boykin.
416
00:20:31,497 --> 00:20:34,932
Trinity had gotten into
the fight with the man
417
00:20:35,001 --> 00:20:38,302
That jordie had left with.
418
00:20:38,371 --> 00:20:39,937
Trinity was not a suspect,
419
00:20:40,005 --> 00:20:43,707
Only because
we saw trinity leave,
420
00:20:43,709 --> 00:20:45,843
And he didn't leave
with jordie.
421
00:20:45,911 --> 00:20:50,648
So when the bartender told me
that he knew trinity boykin
422
00:20:50,716 --> 00:20:55,018
From the video surveillance,
that was my first clue
423
00:20:55,087 --> 00:20:59,122
That, okay, maybe he can
have some other names
424
00:20:59,124 --> 00:21:01,258
For the other subjects.
425
00:21:01,327 --> 00:21:04,895
My goal at that point was
to get him in to talk to him.
426
00:21:06,332 --> 00:21:10,133
When I ran trinity
through our police database,
427
00:21:10,203 --> 00:21:12,803
I had his information,
his telephone number.
428
00:21:12,872 --> 00:21:15,572
- Detective ochkie
contacts trinity
429
00:21:15,641 --> 00:21:17,741
And asks him to come in
the following day
430
00:21:17,743 --> 00:21:19,410
For an interview.
431
00:21:19,478 --> 00:21:23,647
- So when trinity comes in for
the interview, we told him,
432
00:21:23,716 --> 00:21:25,749
You're possibly a witness,
and we just wanna know
433
00:21:25,751 --> 00:21:27,918
The information that you know.
434
00:21:27,987 --> 00:21:33,057
- He tells me that
he had a history with harry...
435
00:21:36,128 --> 00:21:39,029
Which was the guy's name
that he gave us.
436
00:21:39,031 --> 00:21:41,899
- Trinity does not know
harry's last name.
437
00:21:41,967 --> 00:21:45,069
- He tells me
that they ended up
438
00:21:45,137 --> 00:21:47,571
Arguing over an ex of harry's
439
00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:50,407
That trinity
was now friends with.
440
00:21:50,476 --> 00:21:53,777
Trinity didn't like the way
that harry had treated her.
441
00:21:53,779 --> 00:21:56,346
And so it came
to blows outside.
442
00:21:56,416 --> 00:21:58,849
But he says, you know, I left,
443
00:21:58,918 --> 00:22:03,053
And I haven't
seen harry since.
444
00:22:03,122 --> 00:22:07,290
So at that point we just
start figuring out a way
445
00:22:07,292 --> 00:22:09,460
We can find harry.
446
00:22:09,528 --> 00:22:12,496
This is somebody that we needed
to track down and talk to.
447
00:22:14,267 --> 00:22:16,700
- As they work on
identifying harry,
448
00:22:16,768 --> 00:22:19,170
Investigators are
also trying to learn more
449
00:22:19,238 --> 00:22:22,506
About jordie's movements
on the night she disappeared.
450
00:22:22,574 --> 00:22:26,576
- At this point, we decide to
look to see if we could find
451
00:22:26,646 --> 00:22:29,079
More video surveillance
of jordie
452
00:22:29,148 --> 00:22:32,883
After she left
the giggling gator.
453
00:22:32,952 --> 00:22:34,485
- We weren't sure
where they went,
454
00:22:34,553 --> 00:22:37,321
But we had some idea
because the investigators
455
00:22:37,389 --> 00:22:40,858
Had found blood
on the scene on cedar street.
456
00:22:40,926 --> 00:22:44,995
- We hit every road and house
in that neighborhood,
457
00:22:44,997 --> 00:22:48,398
Looking for video
to see if we can see them.
458
00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:50,601
- There's a lot of
bed and breakfasts back there
459
00:22:50,669 --> 00:22:52,369
Because there's
some historic homes.
460
00:22:52,437 --> 00:22:56,139
If you had a b&b, you certainly
would have had some security.
461
00:22:56,208 --> 00:23:01,011
- One of the airbnbs
had a pretty good
462
00:23:01,013 --> 00:23:04,715
Video surveillance system
that had night vision,
463
00:23:04,783 --> 00:23:09,319
That was pointed pretty much
directly in the area
464
00:23:09,388 --> 00:23:12,423
Where the blood was located.
465
00:23:12,491 --> 00:23:15,592
We were like,
how did we get so lucky?
466
00:23:15,661 --> 00:23:19,530
[tense music]
467
00:23:19,598 --> 00:23:23,133
- Investigators immediately
began reviewing the footage,
468
00:23:23,202 --> 00:23:25,869
Hoping it will show
what happened to jordie
469
00:23:25,871 --> 00:23:27,871
On the night of April 9th.
470
00:23:27,940 --> 00:23:30,273
- It's very time-consuming
because you're watching
471
00:23:30,343 --> 00:23:33,010
The video frame by frame,
minute by minute,
472
00:23:33,078 --> 00:23:35,079
The same time
as it's actually live.
473
00:23:35,147 --> 00:23:36,413
You don't wanna speed
through it
474
00:23:36,482 --> 00:23:37,781
Because you could
miss something.
475
00:23:37,783 --> 00:23:39,382
- Though the footage
is grainy,
476
00:23:39,452 --> 00:23:42,920
They spot two individuals
walking down cedar street
477
00:23:42,988 --> 00:23:46,223
At nearly 3:00 a.M.,
shortly after jordie
478
00:23:46,291 --> 00:23:48,425
Left the giggling gator.
479
00:23:48,493 --> 00:23:50,594
When we picked
them up on video,
480
00:23:50,596 --> 00:23:53,630
That third subject
was no longer with them,
481
00:23:53,699 --> 00:23:55,632
And it just appeared
to be jordie
482
00:23:55,701 --> 00:23:59,236
And this large white male
with tattoos on cedar street.
483
00:23:59,305 --> 00:24:01,171
- Two people got to one spot.
484
00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:03,140
You can clearly see them
walking down the street.
485
00:24:03,209 --> 00:24:07,077
You're like, okay, this is
gonna get me somewhere good.
486
00:24:07,079 --> 00:24:08,846
We're getting closer
to finding out
487
00:24:08,914 --> 00:24:10,448
What happened on cedar street.
488
00:24:12,151 --> 00:24:16,053
- They're talking,
and then at one point,
489
00:24:16,121 --> 00:24:19,256
They were walking down
into more shadows
490
00:24:19,324 --> 00:24:22,726
Across the street,
where we located the blood.
491
00:24:22,795 --> 00:24:24,862
And now they look agitated.
492
00:24:24,930 --> 00:24:28,899
They look upset.
They look like they're arguing.
493
00:24:30,102 --> 00:24:32,436
- The headlights
of an oncoming car
494
00:24:32,505 --> 00:24:34,872
Illuminate what happens next.
495
00:24:34,940 --> 00:24:40,244
- You see what appears
to be a upward motion
496
00:24:40,312 --> 00:24:47,350
With the male's hands,
as if he's stabbing the female.
497
00:24:47,352 --> 00:24:49,853
And the next thing you see is,
she's on the ground,
498
00:24:49,922 --> 00:24:53,356
And he's dragging her body
into the driveway.
499
00:24:53,426 --> 00:24:57,228
♪ ♪
500
00:24:57,296 --> 00:25:00,631
We had no clue that that's
what we were going to recover,
501
00:25:00,699 --> 00:25:03,400
That it was going
to actually be a video
502
00:25:03,469 --> 00:25:07,738
Of her being stabbed and then
tossed over the fence.
503
00:25:07,806 --> 00:25:08,939
And we were just shocked.
504
00:25:12,176 --> 00:25:17,314
[dramatic music]
505
00:25:17,383 --> 00:25:20,217
♪ ♪
506
00:25:20,285 --> 00:25:22,252
- Detectives
in st. Augustine, florida,
507
00:25:22,321 --> 00:25:25,388
Have uncovered
home security video
508
00:25:25,458 --> 00:25:30,527
That captures jordie hudson's
horrific final moments.
509
00:25:30,596 --> 00:25:34,531
- I watched that video,
510
00:25:34,599 --> 00:25:35,666
And you can see him pick her up
511
00:25:35,734 --> 00:25:38,402
And throw her on the ground
several times.
512
00:25:38,470 --> 00:25:40,037
And then finally, at one point,
he picks her up
513
00:25:40,105 --> 00:25:42,139
And throws her over
a little white picket fence...
514
00:25:44,743 --> 00:25:48,679
And just walks away
like nothing had happened.
515
00:25:51,517 --> 00:25:54,351
The difficult part was,
516
00:25:54,420 --> 00:25:57,688
There's no ifs,
ands, or buts in my mind,
517
00:25:57,756 --> 00:25:59,422
I was watching jordie
get murdered.
518
00:25:59,492 --> 00:26:02,425
[somber music]
519
00:26:02,495 --> 00:26:07,164
♪ ♪
520
00:26:07,232 --> 00:26:10,968
- The police, they came and
said jordie had been murdered.
521
00:26:11,036 --> 00:26:12,936
That--that'll hit you hard.
522
00:26:13,005 --> 00:26:14,238
You'll stand back
and look at it.
523
00:26:15,674 --> 00:26:17,207
I can't imagine it.
524
00:26:17,276 --> 00:26:18,609
It's shocking.
525
00:26:20,479 --> 00:26:23,446
I felt sad about her--
526
00:26:23,516 --> 00:26:26,950
You know, losing her,
knowing that I'm probably
527
00:26:27,019 --> 00:26:29,619
One of the last people
to talk to jordie.
528
00:26:29,689 --> 00:26:33,924
It made me think, okay, this
is the last place she was at.
529
00:26:35,894 --> 00:26:37,361
What happened to her?
530
00:26:37,363 --> 00:26:39,229
You know, could I had, like,
531
00:26:39,298 --> 00:26:40,931
Maybe five more minutes
of conversation?
532
00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:42,933
Could I had changed
the whole night?
533
00:26:43,002 --> 00:26:46,669
That runs in through my mind,
like what could I have done
534
00:26:46,671 --> 00:26:48,038
For this been prevented?
535
00:26:51,243 --> 00:26:54,477
- Well, everybody was shocked
that that could happen here.
536
00:26:54,547 --> 00:26:57,748
We were just horrified,
trying to figure out
537
00:26:57,816 --> 00:27:00,851
How something like this could
happen, especially to somebody,
538
00:27:00,919 --> 00:27:02,720
You know, like--like jordie.
539
00:27:02,788 --> 00:27:06,557
I mean, it's unthinkable
that--that somebody
540
00:27:06,625 --> 00:27:09,293
Could do that to somebody
that's so vulnerable.
541
00:27:14,833 --> 00:27:17,334
- Now I need to do
everything in my power
542
00:27:17,403 --> 00:27:19,369
To find where she is
543
00:27:19,438 --> 00:27:21,905
So I can at least
give her mom that closure
544
00:27:21,974 --> 00:27:24,908
That she needs to be able
to bury her daughter.
545
00:27:24,977 --> 00:27:27,777
- Despite the poor quality
of the video,
546
00:27:27,779 --> 00:27:31,014
Police are able to determine
the man who killed jordie
547
00:27:31,083 --> 00:27:32,383
Is the same tattooed man
548
00:27:32,451 --> 00:27:35,352
Who was seen leaving the bar
with her.
549
00:27:35,420 --> 00:27:38,521
- He had a very distinct
tattoo of a cross.
550
00:27:38,591 --> 00:27:41,224
And you can barely see it,
because, again,
551
00:27:41,226 --> 00:27:42,192
The quality of the video
is not good.
552
00:27:42,261 --> 00:27:45,095
But it was good enough that
you could see that tattoo
553
00:27:45,164 --> 00:27:47,864
On cedar street,
and it matched the tattoo
554
00:27:47,933 --> 00:27:49,566
That he had
from the giggling gator.
555
00:27:49,635 --> 00:27:52,335
[tense music]
556
00:27:52,337 --> 00:27:54,271
- Detectives have only
been able to identify
557
00:27:54,339 --> 00:27:56,774
The suspect as "harry"...
558
00:27:59,010 --> 00:28:01,211
And have no way
to track him down.
559
00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:03,280
They turn back
to the surveillance
560
00:28:03,348 --> 00:28:06,183
To see if they've
missed anything.
561
00:28:06,251 --> 00:28:07,584
- At about 6:30
in the morning,
562
00:28:07,652 --> 00:28:11,422
We see a car pull up directly
in front of 88 cedar street,
563
00:28:11,490 --> 00:28:13,023
And the back door opens up.
564
00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:17,361
- Two people exit the vehicle.
565
00:28:17,429 --> 00:28:20,597
Detectives recognize
the first as harry,
566
00:28:20,666 --> 00:28:24,601
But they can't identify
the woman who is with him.
567
00:28:24,669 --> 00:28:26,904
- We could tell that the
female that was with him
568
00:28:26,972 --> 00:28:28,271
Was very short.
569
00:28:28,340 --> 00:28:31,174
She did not appear to be
taller than the car.
570
00:28:31,176 --> 00:28:34,211
- You can tell that
she's acting as the lookout.
571
00:28:35,681 --> 00:28:38,948
- You could see harry
lift up what we believe
572
00:28:39,018 --> 00:28:40,851
Is jordie over the fence
and put her
573
00:28:40,919 --> 00:28:42,452
In the back seat of the car.
574
00:28:42,521 --> 00:28:44,788
He gets back
in the driver's seat.
575
00:28:44,857 --> 00:28:47,724
The female with him gets back
in the passenger seat.
576
00:28:47,793 --> 00:28:51,395
And they drive off, heading
eastbound on cedar street.
577
00:28:54,266 --> 00:28:57,067
- When the car leaves,
as it drives by,
578
00:28:57,069 --> 00:28:59,369
You're doing everything you
can to maybe get
579
00:28:59,438 --> 00:29:02,272
Some identifiers
to the vehicle.
580
00:29:02,341 --> 00:29:04,808
We could tell from the video
that it was either dark blue
581
00:29:04,877 --> 00:29:07,811
In color, possibly black.
582
00:29:07,879 --> 00:29:10,647
- As they're watching the
video, one of the detectives
583
00:29:10,716 --> 00:29:13,751
States he believes the car
is a nissan versa.
584
00:29:15,588 --> 00:29:17,354
- We were like,
"there's no way."
585
00:29:17,422 --> 00:29:19,456
Like, we can't figure
that out just by a video.
586
00:29:19,524 --> 00:29:21,358
And he was like,
"I'm telling you right now,
587
00:29:21,426 --> 00:29:24,394
"I recognize the taillights
and the headlights.
588
00:29:24,463 --> 00:29:26,796
It's gonna be that car."
589
00:29:26,866 --> 00:29:29,966
- If they can identify
the owner of the vehicle,
590
00:29:30,035 --> 00:29:32,102
It could lead them to harry.
591
00:29:32,170 --> 00:29:34,004
- I'm trying to go
frame by frame
592
00:29:34,072 --> 00:29:38,575
And get any information
and get that tag number.
593
00:29:38,643 --> 00:29:40,377
We had a couple
more tools in place
594
00:29:40,445 --> 00:29:44,581
That could enhance video,
help us get that tag number.
595
00:29:44,650 --> 00:29:48,385
One of the guys that works
here, he's great with video.
596
00:29:48,453 --> 00:29:50,220
He can do some stuff
with video that's amazing.
597
00:29:52,624 --> 00:29:54,791
We aren't lucky enough,
598
00:29:54,860 --> 00:29:57,127
We were able to identify
that tag number.
599
00:29:59,030 --> 00:30:00,597
At that point,
they were able to identify
600
00:30:00,666 --> 00:30:02,665
A last name of somebody
that owned a vehicle
601
00:30:02,667 --> 00:30:05,435
Matching that description.
602
00:30:05,437 --> 00:30:09,472
- We were able to pull up
the license tag.
603
00:30:09,474 --> 00:30:13,710
- The vehicle comes back to
a woman named judith branson.
604
00:30:13,779 --> 00:30:17,548
A quick search reveals
she has a son named harry.
605
00:30:17,616 --> 00:30:21,185
Investigators now have
their suspect's full name...
606
00:30:22,887 --> 00:30:25,288
Harry branson.
607
00:30:25,290 --> 00:30:27,724
- After we got
the last name branson,
608
00:30:27,793 --> 00:30:31,428
We were able to pull
harry's police record.
609
00:30:31,496 --> 00:30:36,299
And fortunately for us,
when somebody goes to jail,
610
00:30:36,301 --> 00:30:39,336
They take pictures
of all their tattoos.
611
00:30:40,906 --> 00:30:45,575
And the one tattoo that stood
out with harry's police record
612
00:30:45,644 --> 00:30:49,947
Was a very big cross
on the front of his chest...
613
00:30:53,018 --> 00:30:56,486
And his skull tattoos
on his head.
614
00:30:56,555 --> 00:31:01,592
♪ ♪
615
00:31:01,660 --> 00:31:04,527
- From the size,
the height, the weight,
616
00:31:04,529 --> 00:31:05,996
Everything else--
with the tattoos,
617
00:31:06,064 --> 00:31:08,599
He was easily identifiable.
618
00:31:08,667 --> 00:31:11,768
- Now knowing his name,
there actually
619
00:31:11,837 --> 00:31:13,537
Is a way we can find him.
620
00:31:16,007 --> 00:31:21,478
[dramatic music]
621
00:31:21,546 --> 00:31:23,546
♪ ♪
622
00:31:23,548 --> 00:31:26,749
- St. Augustine
police identify harry branson
623
00:31:26,819 --> 00:31:29,919
As the suspect in the murder
of jordie hudson.
624
00:31:29,989 --> 00:31:33,790
[tense music]
625
00:31:33,859 --> 00:31:37,126
They can't find him,
but they do get hold
626
00:31:37,128 --> 00:31:39,229
Of his mother, judith.
627
00:31:39,298 --> 00:31:43,734
- She told us she knew nothing
of what had occurred.
628
00:31:43,802 --> 00:31:46,637
She had woken up
the next morning,
629
00:31:46,705 --> 00:31:48,839
And her car was where
it was supposed to be,
630
00:31:48,907 --> 00:31:50,273
And she had gone to work.
631
00:31:50,342 --> 00:31:53,643
And all of us believed
she didn't know
632
00:31:53,712 --> 00:31:56,413
What her son had done.
633
00:31:56,481 --> 00:31:59,116
- Ms. Branson wasn't aware
that he had taken her car,
634
00:31:59,184 --> 00:32:01,318
And at first, she's like,
"no, that's not him."
635
00:32:01,386 --> 00:32:03,053
'cause we showed her
a picture of him,
636
00:32:03,121 --> 00:32:06,823
The large tattoos all over
his body and the head tattoos.
637
00:32:06,892 --> 00:32:10,693
And eventually, she's like,
"yeah, that's my son, harry,"
638
00:32:10,762 --> 00:32:12,895
And she agreed to let us
go through her car to see
639
00:32:12,965 --> 00:32:15,232
If we could find any evidence.
640
00:32:15,300 --> 00:32:18,568
We opened up the doors,
641
00:32:18,570 --> 00:32:21,938
And we saw a lot
of reddish brown staining
642
00:32:22,007 --> 00:32:23,106
That appeared to be blood.
643
00:32:25,043 --> 00:32:27,777
At that point,
we sealed the car up,
644
00:32:27,779 --> 00:32:30,680
And it was transported
to the evidence techs
645
00:32:30,749 --> 00:32:33,450
To go through and see
if we can find anything.
646
00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:38,555
- At that point,
branson knew we were on to him.
647
00:32:38,623 --> 00:32:42,692
He found out the police
were talking to his mother,
648
00:32:42,761 --> 00:32:44,828
And he ran.
649
00:32:44,896 --> 00:32:47,430
- Detectives believe
their best lead to harry
650
00:32:47,499 --> 00:32:51,468
May be the woman seen in the
surveillance video with him,
651
00:32:51,536 --> 00:32:55,472
But they still have not
been able to identify her.
652
00:32:55,540 --> 00:32:57,441
- We started
looking for females
653
00:32:57,509 --> 00:33:02,479
That he could be
associated with.
654
00:33:02,547 --> 00:33:05,047
- They discover police
recently responded
655
00:33:05,049 --> 00:33:07,984
To a domestic dispute
at branson's residence.
656
00:33:08,053 --> 00:33:09,886
The victim in the report
657
00:33:09,955 --> 00:33:13,656
Is his girlfriend,
christeen thomas.
658
00:33:13,658 --> 00:33:16,827
- We discovered that christeen
thomas was very short.
659
00:33:16,895 --> 00:33:19,462
She was, like, 4'11", and she
matches the height description
660
00:33:19,531 --> 00:33:22,766
When she was standing
next to the car.
661
00:33:22,834 --> 00:33:25,335
- So christeen's
brought in for an interview.
662
00:34:18,757 --> 00:34:22,592
- She definitely is not
being cooperative.
663
00:34:22,661 --> 00:34:24,827
There were
quite a few questions
664
00:34:24,897 --> 00:34:27,831
That she totally lied.
665
00:34:44,148 --> 00:34:47,216
- It's having to be
pulled out of her
666
00:34:47,218 --> 00:34:48,452
Instead of telling the truth.
667
00:35:00,165 --> 00:35:03,966
- It was when we showed her
the picture of the versa
668
00:35:04,036 --> 00:35:06,569
And her standing there next
to it on the passenger side
669
00:35:06,571 --> 00:35:08,471
Is when she realized
that, you know,
670
00:35:08,540 --> 00:35:09,672
We knew what we
were talking about,
671
00:35:09,741 --> 00:35:11,441
And that she needed to fess up.
672
00:35:31,963 --> 00:35:34,597
- Harry said, "hey, we need
to go check this girl
673
00:35:34,666 --> 00:35:37,700
I got into a fight with.
She tried to rob me."
674
00:35:37,769 --> 00:35:40,971
So they drove down
to cedar street
675
00:35:41,039 --> 00:35:42,506
Where the incident occurred.
676
00:36:08,967 --> 00:36:13,703
- Branson put jordie's body
in the backseat of their car.
677
00:36:13,772 --> 00:36:17,307
They drove out
to county road 13.
678
00:36:17,375 --> 00:36:19,843
And he ended up
burying her body.
679
00:36:22,714 --> 00:36:26,316
- On April 19th, ten days
after jordie's hudson's
680
00:36:26,384 --> 00:36:28,818
Final moments
were caught on video,
681
00:36:28,887 --> 00:36:31,954
Detectives arrest
christeen thomas.
682
00:36:32,023 --> 00:36:38,028
That same day, they finally
track down harry branson.
683
00:36:38,096 --> 00:36:40,463
- Branson had been on the run.
684
00:36:40,531 --> 00:36:42,999
He was hiding
maybe a half a mile away
685
00:36:43,068 --> 00:36:47,136
In a little creek
behind some people's houses.
686
00:36:47,205 --> 00:36:51,440
- Lucky for us, we were able to
get the u.S. Marshals involved,
687
00:36:51,442 --> 00:36:55,678
And they were able
to get him in custody.
688
00:36:55,747 --> 00:36:57,813
- On the way back
to the station,
689
00:36:57,883 --> 00:37:00,217
Branson says he wants to talk.
690
00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:11,961
- As an investigator,
one of the greatest things
691
00:37:12,030 --> 00:37:16,266
That we can do with a suspect
is let them talk.
692
00:37:16,334 --> 00:37:19,769
So instead of interrupting him,
693
00:37:19,838 --> 00:37:22,238
We let him tell
his whole story.
694
00:37:22,307 --> 00:37:24,474
Because eventually,
the evidence
695
00:37:24,542 --> 00:37:25,842
Is gonna prove otherwise.
696
00:37:43,528 --> 00:37:47,229
- He stated that
to protect himself,
697
00:37:47,299 --> 00:37:50,566
He ended up killing her.
698
00:37:50,635 --> 00:37:53,403
He was scared.
He was frightened.
699
00:37:53,471 --> 00:37:54,971
He didn't mean to do it.
700
00:38:01,079 --> 00:38:05,147
- After branson was completely
finished with the story,
701
00:38:05,149 --> 00:38:08,651
The decision was made
that we would let him know
702
00:38:08,720 --> 00:38:11,153
We had video surveillance.
703
00:38:11,155 --> 00:38:14,757
Once I told him
we had video surveillance
704
00:38:14,826 --> 00:38:18,895
Of the whole crime,
he put his head down,
705
00:38:18,963 --> 00:38:22,298
Closed his eyes, and sat there
for a little bit.
706
00:38:22,367 --> 00:38:25,968
And then after a couple
of minutes of sitting there,
707
00:38:26,037 --> 00:38:27,904
He looked up and said,
708
00:38:27,972 --> 00:38:29,973
"okay, I'll tell you
the whole story."
709
00:38:33,043 --> 00:38:38,314
[dramatic music]
710
00:38:38,383 --> 00:38:41,451
♪ ♪
711
00:38:41,519 --> 00:38:46,188
- On April 19, 2016,
ten days after jordie hudson
712
00:38:46,190 --> 00:38:49,459
Was last seen alive,
st. Augustine police
713
00:38:49,527 --> 00:38:53,129
Arrest harry branson
for her murder.
714
00:38:53,197 --> 00:38:57,199
Branson originally claimed he
killed jordie in self-defense,
715
00:38:57,269 --> 00:39:00,436
But now he says
he's ready to tell the truth
716
00:39:00,438 --> 00:39:02,672
About what happened.
717
00:39:12,917 --> 00:39:16,118
- Branson told us
that they had left the bar,
718
00:39:16,187 --> 00:39:20,457
That they had been hanging out
and talking.
719
00:39:20,459 --> 00:39:25,662
And at some point, jordie said
something to make him mad.
720
00:39:35,773 --> 00:39:37,507
- He punched her in the face.
721
00:39:37,575 --> 00:39:40,443
[tense music]
722
00:39:40,512 --> 00:39:44,714
And his story was that
at that time,
723
00:39:44,782 --> 00:39:48,851
Jordie pulled
the steak knife from her purse
724
00:39:48,853 --> 00:39:50,387
And tried to attack him.
725
00:39:57,895 --> 00:39:59,028
- She was much
smaller than him,
726
00:39:59,097 --> 00:40:00,730
So if he was trying
to attack her,
727
00:40:00,798 --> 00:40:03,499
I don't know that that is
wrong of her to pull a knife.
728
00:40:03,568 --> 00:40:04,734
She may have pulled a knife,
729
00:40:04,803 --> 00:40:06,936
But you can't tell that
from the video.
730
00:40:08,873 --> 00:40:11,407
- After his interview
and him eventually
731
00:40:11,476 --> 00:40:13,175
Telling us what had occurred,
732
00:40:13,177 --> 00:40:17,413
He agreed that he would give
us the location of the body
733
00:40:17,482 --> 00:40:20,583
So that we could
put jordie to final rest.
734
00:40:22,153 --> 00:40:24,654
- Branson leads police
to his property
735
00:40:24,722 --> 00:40:26,689
In a rural part of the county.
736
00:40:38,469 --> 00:40:44,306
- He told us that he had
started a bonfire afterwards
737
00:40:44,376 --> 00:40:47,177
So that nobody would
see where he had just
738
00:40:47,245 --> 00:40:49,479
Recently dug up the ground.
739
00:40:53,517 --> 00:40:54,650
- We had
the evidence technicians
740
00:40:54,719 --> 00:40:56,352
From the sheriff's office
start coming out,
741
00:40:56,421 --> 00:41:00,056
And we started
excavating the fire pit.
742
00:41:00,124 --> 00:41:03,393
Ultimately,
we located jordie hudson.
743
00:41:03,461 --> 00:41:05,995
She was wrapped up
in a shower curtain
744
00:41:06,064 --> 00:41:09,599
In a hole,
about three feet down.
745
00:41:09,667 --> 00:41:12,534
- Her injuries are consistent
with what branson
746
00:41:12,536 --> 00:41:14,336
Described in his confession.
747
00:41:14,406 --> 00:41:17,407
But there's an additional
grisly detail
748
00:41:17,475 --> 00:41:19,008
He failed to mention.
749
00:41:19,077 --> 00:41:22,544
- Apparently, he cut off her
fingers to remove the rings.
750
00:41:22,546 --> 00:41:26,115
It was unknown if that was
a robbery or just an attempt
751
00:41:26,184 --> 00:41:28,517
To remove rings that
might have helped identify her.
752
00:41:28,587 --> 00:41:31,621
What really gets me is that
one of those cut-off fingers
753
00:41:31,689 --> 00:41:35,625
Was shoved into one
of jordie's neck wounds.
754
00:41:35,693 --> 00:41:36,993
- When the results
of lab tests
755
00:41:37,061 --> 00:41:39,561
On branson's mother's car
come in,
756
00:41:39,563 --> 00:41:41,431
They strengthen the case.
757
00:41:41,499 --> 00:41:44,934
The blood is matched
to jordie hudson.
758
00:41:46,470 --> 00:41:48,204
- Officials say branson
has been charged with murder,
759
00:41:48,272 --> 00:41:49,973
And thomas has
also been charged
760
00:41:50,041 --> 00:41:52,374
With accessory to murder.
761
00:41:52,376 --> 00:41:55,111
- Branson faces
a mandatory life sentence
762
00:41:55,179 --> 00:41:57,279
For the murder
of jordie hudson.
763
00:41:57,348 --> 00:42:00,149
But in a bid to avoid
life behind bars,
764
00:42:00,218 --> 00:42:02,118
He pleads guilty
to second-degree murder
765
00:42:02,186 --> 00:42:05,855
And abuse
of a dead human body.
766
00:42:05,924 --> 00:42:07,857
- Branson is a very
violent subject.
767
00:42:07,926 --> 00:42:10,159
He will not say why--
why he did it.
768
00:42:10,228 --> 00:42:12,595
He refused to tell us what,
exactly, she said
769
00:42:12,664 --> 00:42:14,731
That made him mad.
770
00:42:16,367 --> 00:42:19,535
- Without the video, this crime
may never been solved.
771
00:42:19,603 --> 00:42:20,736
We may still be here today
772
00:42:20,805 --> 00:42:22,038
Trying to find out
where jordie's at.
773
00:42:23,475 --> 00:42:28,144
- On may 30, 2017,
13 months after the murder,
774
00:42:28,212 --> 00:42:32,415
Harry branson is sentenced
to 50 years in prison.
775
00:42:32,483 --> 00:42:34,416
For her involvement
in the crime,
776
00:42:34,486 --> 00:42:36,619
Christeen thomas pleads guilty
777
00:42:36,688 --> 00:42:38,821
To accessory
to second-degree murder
778
00:42:38,890 --> 00:42:41,691
And is sentenced
to eight years in prison.
779
00:42:43,294 --> 00:42:47,063
[somber music]
780
00:42:47,131 --> 00:42:50,366
- The way she passed, just--
781
00:42:50,434 --> 00:42:53,036
Nobody deserves
what happened to her.
782
00:42:54,539 --> 00:42:56,272
That's not normal.
783
00:42:58,042 --> 00:43:00,076
It makes you think, like,
what you could have done
784
00:43:00,144 --> 00:43:02,812
Or what--you know,
could you say something else?
785
00:43:02,880 --> 00:43:04,213
It weighs heavy on you.
786
00:43:04,282 --> 00:43:05,782
It's something
I'll never forget.
787
00:43:09,587 --> 00:43:15,557
- To create art seemed like
such a natural part of her.
788
00:43:15,559 --> 00:43:19,061
She was just larger than life.
789
00:43:19,130 --> 00:43:23,032
I regret not acquiring
a piece of jordie's art.
790
00:43:23,101 --> 00:43:25,368
She was one
of the true originals.
791
00:43:27,439 --> 00:43:30,306
I just never expected
for her to die.
792
00:43:30,375 --> 00:43:34,676
Because then it's, like,
the creativity stops, you know?
793
00:43:34,678 --> 00:43:41,718
♪ ♪