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- We were supposed
to go out to eat.
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So she goes, "let's do it
after new year's,
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Because we don't want to be
outside with these clowns
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When they're acting up
during new year's.
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- We can see this person
go to jamie's apartment
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And then is seen again exiting.
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His sweatshirt
was blood-soaked.
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- It looked like
a pretty brutal fight
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Had taken place
in that bedroom.
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- How could this have happened?
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They didn't have
any answers for me.
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- We thought it was
unlikely that it
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Was a random act of violence.
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- We pull up jamie's
facebook and see if she's
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Friends with this guy.
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And she was.
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We wonder what his mindset
is, what's he capable of?
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[upbeat music]
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- New year's eve 2016.
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Sioux falls, south dakota.
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28-year-old jamie wounded
arrow is looking forward
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To an exciting new year.
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She's got a new home
and big plans.
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- She had gotten
her own apartment.
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She had gotten this job.
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And she loved it.
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She was proud of the fact
that she did all of this stuff
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On her own.
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And it kind of gave her that
confidence like I can do this.
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Now I wonder how
much more I can do.
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[light guitar music]
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- Born on the pine ridge
reservation in south dakota
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And a member of the
oglala lakota tribe,
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Jamie is the youngest
of eight children.
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- When jamie was born, there
was a lot of us in the family
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Always trying to hold jamie,
always trying to be with jamie.
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- She was a complete
mama's girl.
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She loved her mom.
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- That bond that jamie
and my mom
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Had together was unbreakable.
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- Jamie has always
been proud of
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Her native american heritage.
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And it is a central part
of her identity.
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- Being oglala lakota
was like everything for her.
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There was like
a sense of freedom.
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And I saw that from her.
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- And there's another
part of jamie's identity
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That she's proud of.
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Though her assigned
sex at birth was male,
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She has always
identified as female.
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- Jamie started to know
that she was transgender
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And never hid that
from day one,
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Especially how she would dress,
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The makeup,
the way she carried herself,
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And into the schools.
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None of that was hidden.
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My mom would help jamie.
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And they would get
through things together.
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My mom was always there
for jamie.
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- In some
native american cultures,
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The term used to
describe a transgender person
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Is "two-spirited."
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[upbeat music]
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- It's pretty much
used everywhere now as
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The native american community.
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If you're lgbt,
this is what you are.
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It's just something
that we're born with.
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This is how we walk.
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We walk both worlds.
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- While jamie was accepted
by her own family,
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Others on the reservation
weren't as open-minded.
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- Jamie had a heavy weight
on her
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Due to being transgender,
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The negativity
that was going around
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And what jamie
had to go against.
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- She used to tell us stories
about how she was picked on.
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And she really didn't seem
like she could be herself.
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- In high school, the
emotional toll drives jamie
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To drug and alcohol abuse.
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- There were some struggles
that jamie had.
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And those are
the things that I think
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Jamie used as a coping
mechanism for that.
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But as time went on,
jamie started to find
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Herself in a positive way.
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- When jamie is 26,
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She decides to leave
the reservation
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In search of a more
supportive community
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And to start working
on her sobriety.
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She moves to sioux falls
and soon
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Connects with a support
group for the indigenous
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Lgbt community.
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- We were running
the sioux falls
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Two-spirit and allies society.
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So she walked over.
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And she goes,
"are you guys two-spirit?"
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And we were like, "yeah."
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And we just kind of sat
and visited like we
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Already knew each other.
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It seemed like she felt free.
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She could actually be herself.
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She got on the track of,
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"actually,
I'm going to sober up."
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Then she went to treatment.
She got better.
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She would contact me
for support in her sobriety
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Just because I knew her
struggle, and I was sober.
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It was more like a big sister,
little sister thing of
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Just watching out
for each other.
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[light music]
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- Now in 2016, jamie has
hit the two-year mark
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Of sobriety
and feels she is finally
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In control of her future.
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She lands her dream job
as a telemarketer,
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Where she gets to connect with
people from all walks of life.
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- She had gotten
this job that it was
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Five star call center here.
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She loved it.
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And she actually sat and
told me, she goes, "sister,
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"I feel like I'm good.
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I finally feel like I'm
good now, in a good place."
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- On new year's eve 2016
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Jamie opts for a quiet night
at home
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After picking up some takeout.
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- Jamie and I spoke
over the phone.
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We were supposed
to go out to eat.
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So she goes, "all right, well,
let's do it
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"after new year's,
because we don't want to be
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"outside with these clowns
when they're
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Acting up during new year's,
so..."
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And I said,
"ok, yeah, we'll do it."
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- At 8:30 p.M., she settles
in for the evening.
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- Jamie had posted a meme
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Of marge simpson laid out
in a bed obviously sleeping.
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And jamie posted it
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In a joking kind of way
indicating that
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Although she knew most
of her friends
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Would be out
partying that night,
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She had no intention
of doing so.
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- And jamie
is sending out some
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Text messages
to family and friends
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That said "happy new year."
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[fireworks booming]
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- Her loved ones don't
know it is the final time
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They will ever hear from her.
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[tense music]
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As the new year begins,
jamie grows
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Uncharacteristically quiet.
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No calls, no emails,
no texts, no online posts.
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- When jamie initially
stopped communicating
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Using her cell phone,
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Her friends didn't reach out
to law enforcement initially,
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Perhaps out of a desire to give
their friend some privacy.
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- On January 6th,
sioux falls police
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Respond to a call
for a wellness check
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At an apartment near
the city center.
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- The apartment manager
called law enforcement
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After she had received
some type of complaint
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From a tenant.
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- I was at home in bed.
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Got a call a young lady
was walking down the hallway
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And she could smell something.
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- When patrol
officers arrive,
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They knock on the door
of the apartment that seems
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To be the source of the odor.
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The landlord provides them
with the tenant's name,
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Jamie wounded arrow.
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There's no answer,
so they force their way in.
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- Nothing seemed to be in
disarray in either the
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Living room or the kitchen,
but that was a different story
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Once you entered the bedroom.
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You immediately notice
blood all over the walls,
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On the ceilings.
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- There were smear marks.
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The bedding was all over
the place and full of blood.
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The floor was full of blood.
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- It looked like
a pretty brutal fight
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Had taken place
in that bedroom.
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- Given the condition
of the scene,
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The patrol officers call
in the homicide squad.
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[sirens wailing]
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Detectives quickly arrive
and continue searching
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Through the apartment.
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- The closet doors
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Were the type
that slide back and forth.
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And they had been
broken off of the hinges.
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- In the closet
was jamie on her back.
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She'd been secreted
in that closet.
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Her shirt was pulled up.
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And I could see
what appeared to me to be
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Stab wounds to her chest.
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Jamie's body was obviously
in a state of decomposition.
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What's going through my head
is that we are way behind.
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Everyone talks
about the first 48.
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We're way beyond that.
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We're way past
four or five days.
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We have homicides that are
pretty much cut and dry,
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But it was apparent to me
that this would be a whodunit.
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- Investigators
follow a dark trail
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Of clues left by a killer.
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- The knife was
found in the bedroom.
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There was blood on it.
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- Our coroner
had no problem saying
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That he believed that
that was the murder weapon.
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You're looking at video,
and you see someone enter,
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And when he exits,
he's blood-soaked,
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You start to key in on that.
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- And find themselves in
a race against the clock.
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- Any time you have
especially a homicide
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Suspect who's on the run,
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Who's also on the run
from parole,
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You still wonder
what his mindset is.
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Is this an isolated incident?
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What's he capable of?
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[dramatic music]
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- Sioux falls police
have discovered the body
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Of jamie wounded arrow,
stabbed to death
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In a closet in her apartment.
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They believe she has been
dead for several days.
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- The body is speaking to
you, and it's saying a lot.
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I had some questions in
regards to how jamie's shirt
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Was when she was stabbed.
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We pulled her shirt back on,
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And we could match
the stab wounds on her chest
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To the rips in the fabric.
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So that helps to tell the
story that her shirt
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Was down when she was attacked.
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I believe he just attempted
to secret her in the closet.
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When he pulls her by the shirt
to get her in the closet,
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The shirt comes up
around her neck.
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- As they wait for
the coroner to arrive,
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Detectives turn to the
rest of jamie's apartment
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Searching for any clues.
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- So in this crime scene
you're looking
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For things that are there
and more importantly
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Things that aren't there.
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Her phone isn't there.
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There's no purse there.
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It's apparent that somebody
has left with these things.
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- Although these items
are missing,
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Detectives don't see
any signs of a break-in.
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As they continue
to scour her apartment,
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They discover
what they believe
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Could be the murder weapon.
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- The knife was
found in the bedroom.
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There was blood on it.
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Jamie's body sustained
seven stab wounds,
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All of which were consistent
with a 3 1/2 to 4-inch
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Blade of a kitchen knife.
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- That knife was bagged,
sent into the lab
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For forensic testing.
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Our coroner
had no problem saying
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That he believed that that
was the murder weapon.
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♪ ♪
282
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- With a killer on the loose,
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Investigators know
they must move quickly.
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- Jamie's phone was missing.
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Obviously,
that becomes a major focus
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With some of the
investigators that I've
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Tasked to find her phone.
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So there are subpoenas
being written,
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Search warrants,
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Everything we can do possible
to find the phone.
291
00:14:12,518 --> 00:14:17,588
The other huge thing in
today's day and age is video.
292
00:14:17,657 --> 00:14:21,359
- Jamie's apartment complex had
surveillance cameras stationed
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At various locations
on the property
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Near the entrances and exits
to the buildings themselves.
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00:14:26,766 --> 00:14:28,866
- You're literally praying
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00:14:28,935 --> 00:14:30,902
That these cameras
are functional.
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00:14:30,970 --> 00:14:32,536
So there's phone
calls being made
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To management to have them
save and preserve
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All that videotape.
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[gentle piano music]
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- While they wait
to get the video,
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00:14:43,549 --> 00:14:45,983
Detectives are faced
with the difficult task
303
00:14:46,052 --> 00:14:49,187
Of contacting jamie's family.
304
00:14:49,255 --> 00:14:54,626
- When I had gotten that
call, I just asked why?
305
00:14:54,694 --> 00:14:58,029
Why has this happened?
306
00:14:58,097 --> 00:15:00,364
And how could this
have happened?
307
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They didn't have
any answers for me.
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♪ ♪
309
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Then I let my mom know.
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And that was hard
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00:15:12,045 --> 00:15:14,145
To relay that information
to her,
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00:15:14,213 --> 00:15:17,214
Because she had dementia.
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♪ ♪
314
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It brought tears to our eyes,
because it was devastating.
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It was unreal.
316
00:15:27,994 --> 00:15:29,927
It was heartbreaking.
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00:15:29,996 --> 00:15:35,232
♪ ♪
318
00:15:35,301 --> 00:15:39,803
- When I got the news,
it was a big shock,
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A huge shock for us.
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00:15:41,941 --> 00:15:44,342
♪ ♪
321
00:15:44,410 --> 00:15:49,881
How did this happen?
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[tense music]
323
00:15:52,819 --> 00:15:54,485
♪ ♪
324
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- News of the murder of a
native american transgender
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Woman brutally stabbed in
her own home quickly spreads.
326
00:16:01,828 --> 00:16:03,060
- It's unusual.
327
00:16:03,129 --> 00:16:05,963
It is still
headline news when a murder
328
00:16:06,031 --> 00:16:07,365
Happens in sioux falls.
329
00:16:07,433 --> 00:16:09,901
So the fact that it
happened on new year's eve
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To a member
of the trans community
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Was a really big deal.
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They wanted to make sure a
killer was brought to justice.
333
00:16:16,742 --> 00:16:19,843
♪ ♪
334
00:16:19,845 --> 00:16:22,546
- In search of answers,
detectives begin
335
00:16:22,615 --> 00:16:26,117
Questioning jamie's neighbors.
336
00:16:26,185 --> 00:16:27,919
- It was a huge
apartment complex.
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00:16:27,987 --> 00:16:32,323
I'd say probably a thousand
people living there.
338
00:16:32,391 --> 00:16:34,992
- It seemed to be a place
where people
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00:16:35,061 --> 00:16:36,260
Kept to themselves.
340
00:16:36,329 --> 00:16:37,861
People minded
their own business.
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00:16:37,931 --> 00:16:40,364
And so it wouldn't be
unusual for a tenant
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00:16:40,433 --> 00:16:42,466
To not be seen
by his or her neighbors
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00:16:42,468 --> 00:16:44,568
For a number of days.
344
00:16:44,637 --> 00:16:46,970
- But you can't
discount someone
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00:16:46,972 --> 00:16:49,373
In the building having
knowledge and potentially
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00:16:49,375 --> 00:16:51,141
Being involved.
347
00:16:51,211 --> 00:16:53,611
So we talked
to all of them just to
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00:16:53,679 --> 00:16:55,879
Find if they were witnesses.
349
00:16:55,949 --> 00:16:59,050
And the canvass ended up
revealing really nothing.
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00:16:59,118 --> 00:17:01,018
Nobody heard anything.
351
00:17:01,087 --> 00:17:05,122
♪ ♪
352
00:17:05,191 --> 00:17:06,891
- Detectives also
look for clues
353
00:17:06,959 --> 00:17:13,096
In jamie's cell phone records
and activity on social media.
354
00:17:13,098 --> 00:17:17,435
It ends with her post at
11:08 p.M. On new year's eve.
355
00:17:17,503 --> 00:17:18,869
- There was nothing there.
356
00:17:18,871 --> 00:17:22,506
This is the last
communication she has.
357
00:17:22,575 --> 00:17:26,910
There is no usage of her phone,
no private messages or dms.
358
00:17:26,980 --> 00:17:33,651
♪ ♪
359
00:17:33,719 --> 00:17:35,987
- Meanwhile,
investigators get the answer
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00:17:36,055 --> 00:17:38,422
They are hoping for
regarding the apartment
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00:17:38,490 --> 00:17:40,991
Complex's security cameras.
362
00:17:41,060 --> 00:17:45,529
They were working,
and the video is available.
363
00:17:45,598 --> 00:17:48,232
- Detectives immediately
retrieve the video,
364
00:17:48,300 --> 00:17:50,400
And they start
to pick it apart.
365
00:17:50,402 --> 00:17:54,838
♪ ♪
366
00:17:54,907 --> 00:17:57,608
- It's a situation where you're
waiting with bated breath
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00:17:57,677 --> 00:18:02,045
To see, is our perpetrator
going to show himself to us?
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00:18:02,047 --> 00:18:05,516
♪ ♪
369
00:18:06,017 --> 00:18:11,955
[dramatic music]
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00:18:12,025 --> 00:18:14,825
♪ ♪
371
00:18:14,894 --> 00:18:17,761
- Sioux falls detectives
are poring through security
372
00:18:17,830 --> 00:18:20,764
Footage from jamie wounded
arrow's apartment complex
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00:18:20,766 --> 00:18:25,002
Frame by frame hoping
to find clues about what
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00:18:25,071 --> 00:18:28,372
Happened in her final moments.
375
00:18:28,441 --> 00:18:30,007
- You have to watch
every second of it,
376
00:18:30,076 --> 00:18:32,442
Because you don't know
what's going to be missed.
377
00:18:32,444 --> 00:18:35,012
♪ ♪
378
00:18:35,081 --> 00:18:37,715
- The video shows
jamie arriving home
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At 8:30 p.M.
On new year's eve.
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The investigators
don't see anything
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00:18:43,489 --> 00:18:46,724
Unusual in the footage
after that
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00:18:46,792 --> 00:18:48,626
Until several hours later.
383
00:18:48,694 --> 00:18:50,894
- We had surveillance
footage that showed
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00:18:50,963 --> 00:18:54,732
A person arriving
to her apartment complex
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00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:58,269
At around 3:30
in the morning.
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00:18:58,337 --> 00:19:00,904
♪ ♪
387
00:19:00,973 --> 00:19:03,607
- About two minutes after
that, you see him walk back
388
00:19:03,676 --> 00:19:05,809
And out the apartment complex.
389
00:19:05,811 --> 00:19:08,846
About a minute or two later,
he reappears and comes back
390
00:19:08,914 --> 00:19:11,515
To the entry
of the apartment complex,
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00:19:11,517 --> 00:19:15,152
Walks down the stairs
to what is jamie's apartment,
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00:19:15,221 --> 00:19:17,655
And then is seen again an
hour and 10 minutes later
393
00:19:17,723 --> 00:19:21,058
Exiting
the apartment complex.
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00:19:21,127 --> 00:19:25,596
- Investigators believe they
are looking at jamie's killer.
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00:19:25,665 --> 00:19:28,666
He is the only person
seen on surveillance
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00:19:28,734 --> 00:19:33,304
During the window of time
in which jamie was murdered.
397
00:19:33,372 --> 00:19:35,539
- It was like
hitting a jackpot.
398
00:19:35,541 --> 00:19:37,508
You can't believe how
lucky you are,
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00:19:37,576 --> 00:19:40,344
How lucky that the cameras
were recording,
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00:19:40,346 --> 00:19:42,513
That the footage
was still there,
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00:19:42,581 --> 00:19:45,048
That it captured
our suspect.
402
00:19:45,118 --> 00:19:48,952
- But the video doesn't give
the investigators a clear look
403
00:19:49,021 --> 00:19:51,589
At the man's face.
404
00:19:51,657 --> 00:19:54,926
Still, what they see
leads them to believe
405
00:19:54,994 --> 00:19:59,062
This is possibly
someone who jamie knows.
406
00:19:59,064 --> 00:20:01,765
♪ ♪
407
00:20:01,834 --> 00:20:05,202
- The suspect knocked on the
door for a significant amount
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00:20:05,271 --> 00:20:07,404
Of time, received no response.
409
00:20:07,473 --> 00:20:09,172
♪ ♪
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00:20:09,174 --> 00:20:11,809
He walked out, walked around
the apartment complex,
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00:20:11,877 --> 00:20:13,911
Banged on her window,
woke her up.
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00:20:13,979 --> 00:20:17,481
He came back in,
and she let him in the house.
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00:20:17,550 --> 00:20:20,918
It's highly unlikely
that he's a stranger.
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00:20:20,986 --> 00:20:23,821
♪ ♪
415
00:20:23,889 --> 00:20:26,290
- When he arrived
to jamie's apartment,
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00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:28,926
He was wearing
basketball shorts,
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00:20:28,994 --> 00:20:30,894
Sneakers, and a sweatshirt.
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00:20:30,896 --> 00:20:32,630
♪ ♪
419
00:20:32,698 --> 00:20:34,365
His appearance changed when he
420
00:20:34,433 --> 00:20:36,467
Came out of jamie's
apartment sometime
421
00:20:36,535 --> 00:20:38,369
After 4:40 in the morning.
422
00:20:38,437 --> 00:20:43,474
♪ ♪
423
00:20:43,542 --> 00:20:46,243
- What they see next
convinces detectives
424
00:20:46,311 --> 00:20:50,881
They are indeed looking
at jamie's killer.
425
00:20:50,883 --> 00:20:53,851
- And you could read that
this was a sweatshirt that
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00:20:53,919 --> 00:20:56,954
Said peabody energy on it.
427
00:20:57,023 --> 00:21:03,393
And it appeared to me that
the sweatshirt was bloody.
428
00:21:03,463 --> 00:21:06,229
I'd go so far as
to say blood-soaked.
429
00:21:06,231 --> 00:21:07,765
♪ ♪
430
00:21:07,833 --> 00:21:09,500
When you're looking at video
and you see someone enter
431
00:21:09,568 --> 00:21:11,269
And when he exits,
he's blood-soaked,
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00:21:11,337 --> 00:21:12,770
You start to key in on that.
433
00:21:12,838 --> 00:21:18,075
♪ ♪
434
00:21:18,143 --> 00:21:24,848
- Then we see him walk over to
a hill with a grove of trees.
435
00:21:24,917 --> 00:21:30,421
And he starts throwing things
into this little ravine,
436
00:21:30,489 --> 00:21:33,057
And then he disappears
from view.
437
00:21:33,125 --> 00:21:36,093
[sirens wailing]
438
00:21:36,162 --> 00:21:40,097
- Officers rush to the ravine
behind the apartment complex
439
00:21:40,166 --> 00:21:42,800
And begin searching the area.
440
00:21:42,868 --> 00:21:45,202
- We found jamie's clutch
purse with jamie's id
441
00:21:45,271 --> 00:21:50,441
And social security card
in it and a debit card.
442
00:21:50,509 --> 00:21:52,275
There was no money in it.
443
00:21:52,277 --> 00:21:54,377
We don't know if he had
taken money out of it,
444
00:21:54,379 --> 00:21:57,514
But he certainly had not taken
the debit card out of it.
445
00:21:57,583 --> 00:22:02,853
♪ ♪
446
00:22:02,922 --> 00:22:04,888
- As they investigate,
detectives
447
00:22:04,957 --> 00:22:09,192
Also ponder potential motives
for the vicious attack.
448
00:22:09,262 --> 00:22:10,861
♪ ♪
449
00:22:10,930 --> 00:22:15,666
- In my mind, there was
some motive besides robbery.
450
00:22:15,735 --> 00:22:18,469
We thought it was unlikely
that it was a random
451
00:22:18,537 --> 00:22:21,939
Act of violence given that we
had seen the perpetrator's
452
00:22:22,007 --> 00:22:24,075
Behavior on the
surveillance footage,
453
00:22:24,143 --> 00:22:28,211
And he appeared
to know his victim.
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00:22:28,281 --> 00:22:31,615
Investigators wondered
whether jamie's status
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00:22:31,684 --> 00:22:34,818
As a trans female
was a motive here.
456
00:22:34,887 --> 00:22:36,920
It certainly could have been,
so we had to look at it
457
00:22:36,989 --> 00:22:40,657
As if it was potentially
a hate crime.
458
00:22:40,726 --> 00:22:43,193
- I remember on the news
they kept saying she's now
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00:22:43,195 --> 00:22:47,498
The second or third transgender
woman in the united states
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00:22:47,566 --> 00:22:49,166
To be killed on new year's.
461
00:22:49,234 --> 00:22:51,001
It was-- it was a shock.
462
00:22:53,272 --> 00:22:55,506
[gentle piano music]
463
00:22:55,574 --> 00:22:59,643
- Searching for any evidence
to support that possibility
464
00:22:59,712 --> 00:23:02,446
Or point to a different
motive for this murder,
465
00:23:02,515 --> 00:23:08,318
Detectives begin a deep dive
into jamie's background.
466
00:23:08,387 --> 00:23:11,421
They quickly uncover
some troubling information
467
00:23:11,491 --> 00:23:12,890
About her past.
468
00:23:12,958 --> 00:23:15,392
- She battled addiction.
469
00:23:15,460 --> 00:23:18,361
She had had some run-ins with
the criminal justice system.
470
00:23:18,363 --> 00:23:20,397
♪ ♪
471
00:23:20,466 --> 00:23:21,999
So she had a lot of struggles.
472
00:23:22,067 --> 00:23:24,568
She was battling
through them and doing
473
00:23:24,636 --> 00:23:25,870
The best that she could.
474
00:23:28,207 --> 00:23:30,307
[tense music]
475
00:23:30,375 --> 00:23:33,143
- The investigators
learn that jaime's struggles
476
00:23:33,212 --> 00:23:36,347
Included a conviction
for drug possession.
477
00:23:36,415 --> 00:23:39,350
As a result,
the court had ordered her
478
00:23:39,418 --> 00:23:41,185
Into a treatment program.
479
00:23:41,253 --> 00:23:44,621
- She had been to the arch,
which is a halfway house
480
00:23:44,690 --> 00:23:46,423
In sioux falls.
481
00:23:46,491 --> 00:23:49,260
A halfway house means you're
coming out of incarceration,
482
00:23:49,328 --> 00:23:51,895
And they're trying to blend
you back into society.
483
00:23:51,897 --> 00:23:53,197
There's aa meetings.
484
00:23:53,265 --> 00:23:54,998
There's any number
of things that are geared
485
00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,167
To get a person
who's in that system
486
00:23:57,236 --> 00:23:59,703
Back out into society.
487
00:23:59,772 --> 00:24:02,172
But I knew
from our investigation
488
00:24:02,241 --> 00:24:03,440
That while she was
at the arch,
489
00:24:03,509 --> 00:24:06,844
She came into contact
with many felons.
490
00:24:06,912 --> 00:24:11,314
- We know that sometimes
people who are in treatment
491
00:24:11,316 --> 00:24:14,451
Use the connections they make
at those facilities for good,
492
00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:16,253
As we believe jaime did.
493
00:24:16,322 --> 00:24:20,191
We also know people often use
those connections for bad.
494
00:24:20,259 --> 00:24:22,593
There were a number
of red flags raised.
495
00:24:22,661 --> 00:24:24,562
♪ ♪
496
00:24:25,063 --> 00:24:30,968
[dramatic music]
497
00:24:31,036 --> 00:24:35,973
♪ ♪
498
00:24:36,041 --> 00:24:39,743
- Homicide detectives wonder
if someone jamie wounded arrow
499
00:24:39,811 --> 00:24:42,212
Met during her stay
at a halfway house
500
00:24:42,281 --> 00:24:45,983
Might have been
involved in her murder.
501
00:24:46,051 --> 00:24:48,085
Looking for any connection,
502
00:24:48,153 --> 00:24:51,221
They examined the data from
jamie's missing cell phone.
503
00:24:51,290 --> 00:24:55,092
And they find
something unexpected.
504
00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:56,126
♪ ♪
505
00:24:56,195 --> 00:24:58,962
- We learned that two
calls had been placed
506
00:24:59,031 --> 00:25:01,732
After the time
the likely perpetrator
507
00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:03,600
Had left jamie's apartment.
508
00:25:03,602 --> 00:25:05,469
She had already been killed.
509
00:25:05,537 --> 00:25:07,470
So we knew it wasn't
her using the phone.
510
00:25:07,472 --> 00:25:09,907
It had to be the killer.
511
00:25:09,975 --> 00:25:13,043
Law enforcement was able to
determine that the first call
512
00:25:13,112 --> 00:25:15,378
Was a misdial.
513
00:25:15,448 --> 00:25:16,647
- We could see
through the records.
514
00:25:16,715 --> 00:25:19,016
We got ahold of this
gentleman who had
515
00:25:19,084 --> 00:25:20,383
Nothing to do with the case.
516
00:25:20,453 --> 00:25:23,220
♪ ♪
517
00:25:23,288 --> 00:25:25,256
- After the wrong
number, the records
518
00:25:25,324 --> 00:25:27,858
Show the second call
from jamie's phone
519
00:25:27,926 --> 00:25:30,894
Came at around 5:00 a.M.
On new year's day
520
00:25:30,896 --> 00:25:33,931
To a woman named
brianna white butterfly.
521
00:25:33,999 --> 00:25:35,799
- She told investigators
522
00:25:35,868 --> 00:25:39,403
The call had been placed
to her from her boyfriend.
523
00:25:39,471 --> 00:25:43,440
She identified him by name--
joshua leclaire.
524
00:25:43,509 --> 00:25:46,910
♪ ♪
525
00:25:46,979 --> 00:25:49,179
She indicated
to law enforcement
526
00:25:49,248 --> 00:25:52,849
That she had been with
him earlier in the night
527
00:25:52,918 --> 00:25:56,186
On new year's eve and that
he had left at some point
528
00:25:56,255 --> 00:25:58,021
That night.
529
00:25:58,023 --> 00:25:59,289
- They had argued.
530
00:25:59,358 --> 00:26:01,024
He was drunk.
And he had left the house.
531
00:26:01,026 --> 00:26:03,627
And he did not have a phone.
532
00:26:03,695 --> 00:26:08,598
And she was wondering whose
phone he was using to call her
533
00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:10,801
In the early morning hours.
534
00:26:10,869 --> 00:26:13,103
[tense music]
535
00:26:13,172 --> 00:26:17,040
- We learned joshua leclaire
is a native american man who
536
00:26:17,042 --> 00:26:19,142
Was raised on the
pine ridge reservation
537
00:26:19,211 --> 00:26:21,711
And in rapid city,
south dakota.
538
00:26:21,713 --> 00:26:24,781
He also had a conviction
for first-degree burglary
539
00:26:24,850 --> 00:26:27,450
From 2011.
540
00:26:27,452 --> 00:26:29,720
He was sent to prison
for that.
541
00:26:29,788 --> 00:26:33,223
He was released
on parole in 2016
542
00:26:33,292 --> 00:26:36,459
But absconded,
meaning he disappeared,
543
00:26:36,529 --> 00:26:39,229
Ceased communications
with his parole officer,
544
00:26:39,298 --> 00:26:43,233
And had a warrant out for his
arrest at the time jamie died.
545
00:26:43,302 --> 00:26:46,603
- Joshua leclaire
is now the prime suspect
546
00:26:46,672 --> 00:26:48,471
In jamie's murder.
547
00:26:48,541 --> 00:26:51,308
♪ ♪
548
00:26:51,376 --> 00:26:54,344
And as detectives dig
further into his past,
549
00:26:54,413 --> 00:26:58,815
They find a clear connection
between him and jamie.
550
00:26:58,884 --> 00:27:01,251
- Joshua and jamie
knew each other.
551
00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:03,954
We know they had contact
together at the arch
552
00:27:04,022 --> 00:27:06,089
In sioux falls
when both of them
553
00:27:06,158 --> 00:27:08,558
Were going through treatment.
554
00:27:08,627 --> 00:27:10,493
- There is obviously
a connection there.
555
00:27:10,563 --> 00:27:12,696
So we pull up jamie's
facebook and see if she's
556
00:27:12,764 --> 00:27:13,697
Friends with this guy.
557
00:27:13,765 --> 00:27:15,365
And she was.
558
00:27:15,434 --> 00:27:18,235
♪ ♪
559
00:27:18,303 --> 00:27:21,238
- We know that they had
some communications,
560
00:27:21,306 --> 00:27:23,774
Though we're not sure of the
extent of their relationship
561
00:27:23,842 --> 00:27:25,842
And what it all entailed.
562
00:27:25,911 --> 00:27:27,710
♪ ♪
563
00:27:27,712 --> 00:27:31,848
- Investigators hope jamie's
family can fill in some blanks
564
00:27:31,917 --> 00:27:34,384
About the relationship.
565
00:27:34,453 --> 00:27:37,388
- It started out as far
as jamie helping with money
566
00:27:37,456 --> 00:27:40,190
With $20 here and $20 here.
567
00:27:40,259 --> 00:27:43,726
And I don't know if there was
a relationship there or what,
568
00:27:43,728 --> 00:27:48,932
But it started, because he
was there also at the arch.
569
00:27:49,001 --> 00:27:50,267
♪ ♪
570
00:27:50,335 --> 00:27:52,402
- While joshua
leclaire does seem
571
00:27:52,471 --> 00:27:55,272
To resemble the man
in the security video,
572
00:27:55,340 --> 00:27:57,407
The footage is
grainy, and detectives
573
00:27:57,476 --> 00:27:59,743
Have no physical
evidence linking him
574
00:27:59,812 --> 00:28:03,680
To the murder or a motive for
him to have killed someone
575
00:28:03,748 --> 00:28:06,483
Who appears to be a friend.
576
00:28:06,551 --> 00:28:08,585
- There was no evidence
to show that josh
577
00:28:08,653 --> 00:28:10,420
Held any ill will towards her.
578
00:28:10,489 --> 00:28:12,655
None of this makes sense.
579
00:28:12,657 --> 00:28:15,592
[tense music]
580
00:28:15,661 --> 00:28:17,227
♪ ♪
581
00:28:17,296 --> 00:28:20,163
- The investigators are ready
to confront joshua to see
582
00:28:20,232 --> 00:28:23,400
If he can clear things up.
583
00:28:23,468 --> 00:28:26,970
- We immediately put out
what we call a bolo,
584
00:28:27,038 --> 00:28:29,572
Or be on the lookout, for josh.
585
00:28:29,574 --> 00:28:34,444
[siren wailing]
586
00:28:34,513 --> 00:28:37,914
♪ ♪
587
00:28:37,983 --> 00:28:40,350
- As they search for him,
detectives also
588
00:28:40,419 --> 00:28:42,719
Track down his
friends and press them
589
00:28:42,788 --> 00:28:45,288
For leads on his whereabouts.
590
00:28:45,357 --> 00:28:48,591
- Law enforcement started with
joshua's immediate circle--
591
00:28:48,593 --> 00:28:51,094
His girlfriend,
friends who knew him,
592
00:28:51,096 --> 00:28:53,796
Perhaps friends who had spent
time with him in the days
593
00:28:53,798 --> 00:28:55,498
Leading up to jamie's murder.
594
00:28:55,567 --> 00:28:58,235
That led them to one
of joshua's friends
595
00:28:58,303 --> 00:29:02,806
Who had spent time with
him on new year's eve.
596
00:29:02,875 --> 00:29:05,542
- The friend,
roscoe poor bear,
597
00:29:05,610 --> 00:29:11,214
Has an unexpected
and stunning story to tell.
598
00:29:11,216 --> 00:29:13,783
- Roscoe poor bear
told law enforcement
599
00:29:13,785 --> 00:29:16,619
He had in fact been with
joshua on the early morning
600
00:29:16,689 --> 00:29:18,821
Hours of new year's day.
601
00:29:18,823 --> 00:29:23,060
Roscoe noticed that joshua was
wearing a bloody sweatshirt
602
00:29:23,128 --> 00:29:26,096
And saw joshua throw the
sweatshirt into a dumpster
603
00:29:26,165 --> 00:29:31,467
At a construction site.
604
00:29:31,469 --> 00:29:33,136
[sirens wailing]
605
00:29:33,205 --> 00:29:35,105
They were able to go to
the construction site,
606
00:29:35,173 --> 00:29:36,173
And they found
the sweatshirt
607
00:29:36,241 --> 00:29:38,008
Just where roscoe
said it would be.
608
00:29:38,076 --> 00:29:45,615
♪ ♪
609
00:29:45,617 --> 00:29:47,917
- The bloody sweatshirt
appears to be
610
00:29:47,919 --> 00:29:49,552
The same one worn
611
00:29:49,621 --> 00:29:51,488
By the man
in the surveillance video
612
00:29:51,556 --> 00:29:55,025
From jamie's
apartment complex.
613
00:29:55,093 --> 00:29:57,327
- To be able to see the logo
of that sweatshirt
614
00:29:57,396 --> 00:29:58,995
On the camera,
615
00:29:59,064 --> 00:30:01,264
To find that sweatshirt
in a dumpster
616
00:30:01,333 --> 00:30:05,168
When a witness had said, this
is where joshua leclaire threw
617
00:30:05,236 --> 00:30:07,638
This sweatshirt,
that was a very important
618
00:30:07,706 --> 00:30:12,008
Part of the case to see that.
619
00:30:12,077 --> 00:30:14,044
♪ ♪
620
00:30:14,112 --> 00:30:15,312
- As they send the sweatshirt
621
00:30:15,380 --> 00:30:17,146
To the forensics lab
for testing...
622
00:30:17,148 --> 00:30:19,082
[sirens wailing]
623
00:30:19,150 --> 00:30:22,152
Police also send
the search for joshua leclaire
624
00:30:22,220 --> 00:30:24,321
Into high gear.
625
00:30:24,389 --> 00:30:26,489
- At this point,
efforts to locate joshua
626
00:30:26,558 --> 00:30:30,393
Are ramping up significantly
with statewide law enforcement
627
00:30:30,395 --> 00:30:32,562
To check all
corners of the state
628
00:30:32,631 --> 00:30:35,932
For locations joshua
may possibly be.
629
00:30:35,934 --> 00:30:39,302
The concern was, has he fled?
630
00:30:39,371 --> 00:30:41,471
- Anytime you have--
especially a homicide
631
00:30:41,540 --> 00:30:43,206
Suspect who's on the run,
632
00:30:43,275 --> 00:30:44,875
Who is also on the run
from parole--
633
00:30:44,943 --> 00:30:47,711
You still wonder
what his mindset is.
634
00:30:47,779 --> 00:30:49,646
Is this an isolated incident?
635
00:30:49,715 --> 00:30:51,748
What's he capable of?
636
00:30:51,817 --> 00:30:54,318
♪ ♪
637
00:30:54,786 --> 00:31:00,957
[dramatic music]
638
00:31:01,026 --> 00:31:03,560
♪ ♪
639
00:31:03,629 --> 00:31:05,995
- A search is underway in
south dakota
640
00:31:06,065 --> 00:31:07,497
For joshua leclaire,
641
00:31:07,566 --> 00:31:12,102
The prime suspect in the
murder of jamie wounded arrow.
642
00:31:12,170 --> 00:31:14,004
He's been on the run
for two days.
643
00:31:14,072 --> 00:31:17,007
And investigators have
no leads to where he could
644
00:31:17,075 --> 00:31:21,645
Be hiding until
sioux falls police respond
645
00:31:21,713 --> 00:31:24,014
To a routine call for help.
646
00:31:24,082 --> 00:31:28,218
[sirens wailing]
647
00:31:28,287 --> 00:31:30,753
- Local law enforcement
were called to a report
648
00:31:30,823 --> 00:31:32,389
Of an intoxicated person.
649
00:31:32,457 --> 00:31:35,726
They thought this was a call
of a drunken disorderly person
650
00:31:35,794 --> 00:31:38,128
Who needed to go to detox.
651
00:31:38,196 --> 00:31:40,497
Police show up,
and initially
652
00:31:40,565 --> 00:31:42,432
They don't know
who they're speaking to,
653
00:31:42,501 --> 00:31:45,001
Because the man
gives them a false name.
654
00:31:45,070 --> 00:31:47,971
[tense music]
655
00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:50,273
- He lied about who he was.
656
00:31:50,275 --> 00:31:52,643
Patrol officers didn't know
going in
657
00:31:52,711 --> 00:31:54,978
That they were
dealing with josh leclaire.
658
00:31:55,046 --> 00:31:59,649
♪ ♪
659
00:31:59,718 --> 00:32:01,451
- But once the
officers arrest him
660
00:32:01,520 --> 00:32:03,720
For creating
a public disturbance,
661
00:32:03,788 --> 00:32:07,958
They discover
his true identity.
662
00:32:08,026 --> 00:32:11,561
Homicide detectives rush to
the station to interrogate
663
00:32:11,563 --> 00:32:13,730
Him about jamie's murder.
664
00:32:13,799 --> 00:32:17,901
♪ ♪
665
00:32:17,969 --> 00:32:21,672
- When detective bakke got
joshua into the interview
666
00:32:21,740 --> 00:32:24,441
Room, he was intoxicated.
667
00:32:24,509 --> 00:32:26,409
And detective
bakke knew that he
668
00:32:26,478 --> 00:32:28,078
Had to buy himself some time.
669
00:32:28,146 --> 00:32:32,082
He offered joshua coffee,
offered him cigarettes
670
00:32:32,150 --> 00:32:34,451
In an effort
to help him sober up.
671
00:32:34,519 --> 00:32:37,087
♪ ♪
672
00:32:37,155 --> 00:32:40,557
- As soon as the detective
sits down with his suspect
673
00:32:40,625 --> 00:32:44,694
Something catches his eye.
674
00:32:44,763 --> 00:32:49,733
- Joshua had a significant
laceration on his palm.
675
00:32:49,801 --> 00:32:53,236
- We knew based on the
nature of jamie's wounds
676
00:32:53,305 --> 00:32:55,938
That the kitchen knife
was the murder weapon.
677
00:32:56,008 --> 00:32:58,441
♪ ♪
678
00:32:58,443 --> 00:33:00,443
And joshua leclaire's
injury was
679
00:33:00,445 --> 00:33:05,181
Consistent with using
a knife to stab another person.
680
00:33:05,250 --> 00:33:07,850
Detective bakke
smartly didn't mention it
681
00:33:07,852 --> 00:33:09,953
For a number of hours.
682
00:33:10,021 --> 00:33:10,953
It was there.
683
00:33:11,023 --> 00:33:12,455
He saw it.
684
00:33:12,457 --> 00:33:13,990
And he waited for
the right opportunity
685
00:33:14,059 --> 00:33:15,692
To talk to joshua about it.
686
00:33:15,761 --> 00:33:18,929
♪ ♪
687
00:33:18,997 --> 00:33:21,131
- You come and confront him,
there's going
688
00:33:21,199 --> 00:33:23,333
To be an immediate denial.
689
00:33:23,401 --> 00:33:24,734
It's human nature.
690
00:33:24,803 --> 00:33:27,470
And it's getting by
that denial.
691
00:33:27,472 --> 00:33:31,207
It's working around that denial
and getting to the truth.
692
00:33:31,276 --> 00:33:32,875
That's what takes time.
693
00:33:32,945 --> 00:33:35,512
♪ ♪
694
00:33:35,580 --> 00:33:39,616
He didn't ever deny
knowing jamie.
695
00:33:39,684 --> 00:33:43,886
He didn't deny going
to her apartment.
696
00:33:43,956 --> 00:33:46,757
He simply used the excuse
that he was blackout drunk
697
00:33:46,825 --> 00:33:51,294
And could only remember
bits and pieces
698
00:33:51,363 --> 00:33:52,629
Of why he was there
699
00:33:52,697 --> 00:33:55,231
And what had happened
during the interaction.
700
00:33:55,300 --> 00:33:56,766
♪ ♪
701
00:33:56,835 --> 00:34:00,270
- But detective bakke
continues to press him
702
00:34:00,338 --> 00:34:02,772
Harder and harder.
703
00:34:02,841 --> 00:34:05,842
- We started to broach the fact
that he was in the apartment
704
00:34:05,911 --> 00:34:07,877
And there was a fight.
705
00:34:07,879 --> 00:34:09,612
- Joshua said
that he and jamie had
706
00:34:09,681 --> 00:34:14,384
Argued over a pair of
shoes, but joshua's excuse
707
00:34:14,452 --> 00:34:15,786
Didn't make sense.
708
00:34:15,854 --> 00:34:19,890
The brutality of her
murder was not consistent
709
00:34:19,958 --> 00:34:22,058
With an argument over shoes.
710
00:34:22,127 --> 00:34:23,826
♪ ♪
711
00:34:23,895 --> 00:34:26,529
- As I began to press a bit,
josh eventually
712
00:34:26,598 --> 00:34:31,568
Did say that he got the cut on
his hand from stabbing jamie.
713
00:34:34,339 --> 00:34:37,173
[tense music]
714
00:34:37,242 --> 00:34:38,808
- This was a confession.
715
00:34:38,877 --> 00:34:41,644
This meant, on top of all
of the other evidence
716
00:34:41,646 --> 00:34:44,681
We had to that point,
we had an admission.
717
00:34:44,683 --> 00:34:45,982
He is the killer.
718
00:34:46,051 --> 00:34:50,286
♪ ♪
719
00:34:50,355 --> 00:34:52,789
- The evidence in this case,
it was stacked.
720
00:34:52,857 --> 00:34:54,023
♪ ♪
721
00:34:54,092 --> 00:34:57,227
- We had surveillance footage
showing joshua leclaire
722
00:34:57,295 --> 00:34:58,728
Had been to jamie's apartment.
723
00:34:58,797 --> 00:35:00,330
♪ ♪
724
00:35:00,398 --> 00:35:03,834
We saw him on video
throwing items
725
00:35:03,902 --> 00:35:05,968
Of jamie's into the ravine.
726
00:35:06,038 --> 00:35:07,537
♪ ♪
727
00:35:07,606 --> 00:35:10,473
We knew he had an injury
to his hand,
728
00:35:10,475 --> 00:35:12,575
Which could only
have been caused
729
00:35:12,577 --> 00:35:14,244
By stabbing someone repeatedly
730
00:35:14,312 --> 00:35:16,479
And the knife
sliding up his palm.
731
00:35:16,481 --> 00:35:19,516
We knew from
roscoe poor bear that joshua
732
00:35:19,584 --> 00:35:21,951
Had the same
sweatshirt we saw him
733
00:35:21,953 --> 00:35:25,321
Wearing at jamie's apartment,
only when roscoe saw it,
734
00:35:25,390 --> 00:35:27,990
It was bloody.
735
00:35:28,060 --> 00:35:29,860
♪ ♪
736
00:35:29,928 --> 00:35:32,862
- And when the lab
results come in,
737
00:35:32,931 --> 00:35:34,931
They show the blood
on the sweatshirt
738
00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:40,670
Matches both joshua leclaire
and jamie wounded arrow.
739
00:35:40,739 --> 00:35:43,773
- All of that, along
with joshua's confession,
740
00:35:43,842 --> 00:35:47,343
Left no doubt in anyone's
mind that he was the killer.
741
00:35:47,412 --> 00:35:50,413
♪ ♪
742
00:35:50,482 --> 00:35:52,515
We don't know
if joshua panicked
743
00:35:52,584 --> 00:35:53,783
After he killed jamie.
744
00:35:53,852 --> 00:35:57,087
He did some things
which seem counterintuitive.
745
00:35:57,155 --> 00:35:59,422
He left the knife.
746
00:35:59,490 --> 00:36:03,459
He took her ids
but left his blood.
747
00:36:03,528 --> 00:36:05,495
- To a casual observer,
someone who watches
748
00:36:05,564 --> 00:36:08,165
Crime show tvs,
they would question,
749
00:36:08,233 --> 00:36:10,400
Why would the suspect do that?
750
00:36:10,468 --> 00:36:12,435
Well, the biggest
factor in my opinion
751
00:36:12,504 --> 00:36:15,137
Is that this person's
never killed before.
752
00:36:15,139 --> 00:36:18,575
It doesn't make sense,
because it can't make sense.
753
00:36:18,643 --> 00:36:21,377
- What we do know is that he
did enough in his mind
754
00:36:21,446 --> 00:36:24,114
To try to avoid getting caught.
755
00:36:24,182 --> 00:36:29,052
♪ ♪
756
00:36:29,120 --> 00:36:33,155
- On January 8, 2017,
sioux falls police
757
00:36:33,157 --> 00:36:36,493
Charged joshua leclaire
with first-degree murder
758
00:36:36,561 --> 00:36:40,797
For the stabbing death
of jamie wounded arrow.
759
00:36:40,865 --> 00:36:43,199
But even after
a long interrogation,
760
00:36:43,267 --> 00:36:45,868
Investigators
still don't know his motive
761
00:36:45,870 --> 00:36:51,073
Or what happened to jamie
in her final moments.
762
00:36:51,075 --> 00:36:53,075
- In regards
to the transgender portion
763
00:36:53,145 --> 00:36:58,815
Of this case and potential hate
crime, it simply wasn't there.
764
00:36:58,883 --> 00:37:01,884
- In my opinion,
the brutality of the crime
765
00:37:01,886 --> 00:37:04,954
Certainly indicated
that joshua knew jamie
766
00:37:05,023 --> 00:37:09,692
And that he was motivated
by some sense of hatred,
767
00:37:09,761 --> 00:37:12,428
Even if not necessarily
based on her status
768
00:37:12,497 --> 00:37:14,130
As a trans woman.
769
00:37:14,199 --> 00:37:16,967
We don't know if he
made advances toward her
770
00:37:17,035 --> 00:37:19,302
That were rejected
or a drunken fight
771
00:37:19,371 --> 00:37:21,738
Of some sort, an argument.
772
00:37:21,806 --> 00:37:23,640
Just the viciousness
of the attack
773
00:37:23,708 --> 00:37:28,311
Signaled to me that there was
something deeper beyond just
774
00:37:28,380 --> 00:37:29,445
A casual acquaintanceship.
775
00:37:29,514 --> 00:37:36,886
♪ ♪
776
00:37:37,689 --> 00:37:40,890
- Faced with the overwhelming
evidence against him,
777
00:37:40,959 --> 00:37:44,026
Joshua leclaire pleads guilty.
778
00:37:44,095 --> 00:37:46,963
But before the court can
hold a sentencing hearing,
779
00:37:47,032 --> 00:37:51,868
The confessed killer
drops a bombshell.
780
00:37:51,936 --> 00:37:53,336
- At his pre-sentencing
interview,
781
00:37:53,405 --> 00:37:55,171
Joshua leclaire
gave information
782
00:37:55,240 --> 00:37:56,472
That changed everything.
783
00:37:56,541 --> 00:37:58,308
♪ ♪
784
00:37:58,842 --> 00:38:05,014
[dramatic music]
785
00:38:05,083 --> 00:38:10,287
♪ ♪
786
00:38:10,355 --> 00:38:13,322
- Joshua leclaire has
pleaded guilty to stabbing
787
00:38:13,392 --> 00:38:17,293
Jamie wounded arrow to death
in her sioux falls apartment.
788
00:38:17,362 --> 00:38:19,395
He's never said why he did it.
789
00:38:19,464 --> 00:38:21,764
But before he can be
sentenced,
790
00:38:21,766 --> 00:38:24,701
He makes a stunning claim.
791
00:38:24,769 --> 00:38:26,369
- He told the
investigator that there
792
00:38:26,437 --> 00:38:28,538
Had been a sexual
advance made towards him.
793
00:38:28,606 --> 00:38:30,006
And jamie had grabbed a knife.
794
00:38:30,074 --> 00:38:31,507
And he had defended himself.
795
00:38:31,576 --> 00:38:36,279
♪ ♪
796
00:38:36,347 --> 00:38:39,515
- At first, he said there
was an argument over shoes.
797
00:38:39,584 --> 00:38:41,651
It wasn't until
his sentencing was
798
00:38:41,720 --> 00:38:46,022
Looming that he said jamie
had made a sexual advance
799
00:38:46,091 --> 00:38:48,391
Toward him, that he
felt threatened by it,
800
00:38:48,459 --> 00:38:50,893
And he stabbed her
in self-defense.
801
00:38:50,962 --> 00:38:52,929
♪ ♪
802
00:38:52,997 --> 00:38:57,199
It was offensive, frankly,
to have joshua try
803
00:38:57,201 --> 00:38:59,201
To shame jamie in this way.
804
00:38:59,271 --> 00:39:01,804
There were no
indications that she had
805
00:39:01,873 --> 00:39:04,741
Made any advances toward him.
806
00:39:04,809 --> 00:39:07,910
- I don't believe it to be true
in any way, shape, or form.
807
00:39:07,979 --> 00:39:10,379
I believe that's a person
who's at the end of the road
808
00:39:10,381 --> 00:39:13,416
And is about to be sentenced
is going to say anything.
809
00:39:13,485 --> 00:39:19,856
♪ ♪
810
00:39:19,924 --> 00:39:22,859
- The only person here
who had defensive wounds
811
00:39:22,927 --> 00:39:24,827
To her hands and her forearms
812
00:39:24,896 --> 00:39:28,164
Was jamie, whereas joshua
had none of that.
813
00:39:28,233 --> 00:39:30,366
The only wound joshua
had was the injury
814
00:39:30,435 --> 00:39:33,703
To his palm which was as a
direct result of stabbing
815
00:39:33,772 --> 00:39:37,006
Jamie so many times.
816
00:39:37,075 --> 00:39:39,375
At this point,
we felt joshua leclaire
817
00:39:39,443 --> 00:39:43,113
Was kind of like an animal
backed into a corner.
818
00:39:43,181 --> 00:39:46,382
It's not unusual
for defendants to shame
819
00:39:46,451 --> 00:39:48,584
The victim before sentencing.
820
00:39:48,653 --> 00:39:50,853
At the same time,
we had to wonder
821
00:39:50,855 --> 00:39:54,924
Whether the sentencing judge
would consider it as true.
822
00:39:54,993 --> 00:39:58,861
♪ ♪
823
00:39:58,863 --> 00:40:02,532
- The answer comes
on June 26, 2018,
824
00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:04,867
When joshua leclaire
appears in court
825
00:40:04,936 --> 00:40:08,104
For his sentencing hearing.
826
00:40:08,173 --> 00:40:11,407
- Joshua asked
for a lenient sentence,
827
00:40:11,475 --> 00:40:14,210
But he spoke about
jamie in the abstract
828
00:40:14,278 --> 00:40:15,778
As if he didn't know her.
829
00:40:15,847 --> 00:40:19,415
He said something
to the effect of no one
830
00:40:19,484 --> 00:40:22,652
Deserves to be
killed this way when
831
00:40:22,720 --> 00:40:24,053
He was the one who did it.
832
00:40:24,122 --> 00:40:28,358
It showed a remarkable
sense of selfishness
833
00:40:28,426 --> 00:40:30,560
And a lack of true remorse.
834
00:40:30,628 --> 00:40:34,463
♪ ♪
835
00:40:34,533 --> 00:40:39,602
- I just remember being there.
836
00:40:39,670 --> 00:40:43,639
And I remember seeing him.
837
00:40:43,708 --> 00:40:45,675
And I just kind of
looked over like this.
838
00:40:45,743 --> 00:40:47,476
And I remember it was like--
839
00:40:47,546 --> 00:40:49,445
It was real.
840
00:40:49,514 --> 00:40:52,081
♪ ♪
841
00:40:52,150 --> 00:40:56,152
- When it's somebody that
you love, it's anger.
842
00:40:56,221 --> 00:40:58,087
It's sadness.
843
00:40:58,156 --> 00:41:02,324
It's a lot of emotions.
844
00:41:02,394 --> 00:41:03,860
♪ ♪
845
00:41:03,928 --> 00:41:09,599
And in my statement there,
I did mention that he
846
00:41:09,667 --> 00:41:11,200
Should rot in prison, too.
847
00:41:11,269 --> 00:41:14,036
♪ ♪
848
00:41:14,038 --> 00:41:17,407
- The judge rejects
the claim of self-defense
849
00:41:17,475 --> 00:41:21,177
And sentences 27-year-old
joshua leclaire
850
00:41:21,246 --> 00:41:25,181
To 65 years in prison.
851
00:41:25,250 --> 00:41:27,917
- Making him an old man
by the time he gets out.
852
00:41:27,986 --> 00:41:29,852
It is, for all
intents and purposes,
853
00:41:29,921 --> 00:41:34,090
A life sentence for him.
854
00:41:34,158 --> 00:41:37,593
- This individual that
took our sister's life,
855
00:41:37,662 --> 00:41:41,397
Our baby sister's life,
856
00:41:41,465 --> 00:41:46,135
He got, you know,
what was given to him.
857
00:41:46,204 --> 00:41:52,442
So that was a tough thing
to do to be sitting in front
858
00:41:52,510 --> 00:41:56,178
Of that male who did that.
859
00:41:56,180 --> 00:42:01,117
I think I cried for,
I felt like, forever.
860
00:42:01,185 --> 00:42:04,486
♪ ♪
861
00:42:04,488 --> 00:42:09,058
- For jamie's loved ones,
the outcome is bittersweet.
862
00:42:09,127 --> 00:42:11,393
- They were overjoyed
that justice
863
00:42:11,463 --> 00:42:16,132
Had been done in spite of
what had been done to jamie.
864
00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:18,668
But there was a sense
of dissatisfaction
865
00:42:18,736 --> 00:42:22,271
In that joshua never really
told the whole story.
866
00:42:22,340 --> 00:42:25,942
And we'll probably never know
the real reason he was there
867
00:42:26,010 --> 00:42:27,877
And what happened between them.
868
00:42:29,747 --> 00:42:32,681
[gentle music]
869
00:42:32,751 --> 00:42:38,287
♪ ♪
870
00:42:38,356 --> 00:42:41,757
- I really miss
seeing how happy
871
00:42:41,826 --> 00:42:47,663
She was when she
started accomplishing
872
00:42:47,732 --> 00:42:51,633
Some of her goals,
a sense of happiness.
873
00:42:51,635 --> 00:42:54,170
Yes, I did it.
874
00:42:54,238 --> 00:42:57,773
♪ ♪
875
00:42:57,842 --> 00:42:59,175
- There's a lot of what-ifs
876
00:42:59,243 --> 00:43:02,678
With jamie's life being
cut short
877
00:43:02,680 --> 00:43:06,082
And my mom having dementia.
878
00:43:06,150 --> 00:43:08,918
It wasn't just that
one time that I
879
00:43:08,986 --> 00:43:10,820
Had to break the story to her.
880
00:43:10,888 --> 00:43:14,056
It was every time that
I went to go visit her.
881
00:43:14,058 --> 00:43:15,591
I would have to
tell her each time
882
00:43:15,659 --> 00:43:17,927
That it was jamie
that was gone,
883
00:43:17,996 --> 00:43:21,563
And each time that
brought tears to our eyes.
884
00:43:21,633 --> 00:43:23,332
And we had to relive it.
885
00:43:23,401 --> 00:43:27,603
♪ ♪
886
00:43:27,672 --> 00:43:31,007
People who go through this,
you have to have strength
887
00:43:31,075 --> 00:43:34,810
Within yourself to continue
on, to live your life also,
888
00:43:34,879 --> 00:43:38,214
To live for them.
889
00:43:38,282 --> 00:43:45,054
♪ ♪