1 00:00:05,238 --> 00:00:05,271    -                             2 00:00:05,271 --> 00:00:05,305    - So                          3 00:00:05,305 --> 00:00:05,338    - Some                        4 00:00:05,338 --> 00:00:05,372    - Some s                      5 00:00:05,372 --> 00:00:05,405    - Some sto                    6 00:00:05,405 --> 00:00:05,438    - Some stori                  7 00:00:05,438 --> 00:00:05,472    - Some stories                8 00:00:05,472 --> 00:00:05,505    - Some stories a              9 00:00:05,505 --> 00:00:05,605    - Some stories are            10 00:00:05,605 --> 00:00:05,638    - Some stories are             un                              11 00:00:05,638 --> 00:00:05,672    - Some stories are             unfo                            12 00:00:05,672 --> 00:00:05,705    - Some stories are             unforg                          13 00:00:05,705 --> 00:00:05,739    - Some stories are             unforget                        14 00:00:05,739 --> 00:00:05,772    - Some stories are             unforgetta                      15 00:00:05,772 --> 00:00:05,805    - Some stories are             unforgettabl                    16 00:00:05,805 --> 00:00:07,907    - Some stories are             unforgettable.                  17 00:00:08,008 --> 00:00:09,776   This is one of them.           18 00:00:12,812 --> 00:00:17,150   - She would show up sometimes     before the pastor.            19 00:00:17,250 --> 00:00:22,088    She loved the love              we gave her.                   20 00:00:22,188 --> 00:00:25,592 - I got a phone call that          she didn't come home.          21 00:00:25,692 --> 00:00:27,727    - She went missing               on Friday the 13th.           22 00:00:27,827 --> 00:00:29,829  [siren blaring]                 - I heard sirens,                23 00:00:29,929 --> 00:00:32,098   and my heart                   kind of dropped.                 24 00:00:32,198 --> 00:00:33,900   - Kids would call it           a haunted house.                 25 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:35,535   - I visited the scene            of the crime,                  26 00:00:35,635 --> 00:00:38,004 and haunted house                is right.                        27 00:00:38,104 --> 00:00:40,140   It really was                  shocking to see,                 28 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:43,109    and not just because I knew     what happened there.           29 00:00:43,209 --> 00:00:46,713  - You couldn't imagine           a scarier place                 30 00:00:46,813 --> 00:00:49,482  for a body to be found.         31 00:00:49,582 --> 00:00:52,519    - We're trying to identify       potential suspects.           32 00:00:52,619 --> 00:00:54,687  John Adams was                    Chantay's boyfriend.           33 00:00:59,959 --> 00:01:02,095  - Colin's name had been         mentioned multiple times.        34 00:01:08,034 --> 00:01:09,202 - She knew Ryan.                 35 00:01:09,302 --> 00:01:12,372 - He was missing.                 He couldn't be located.         36 00:01:12,472 --> 00:01:14,340 - There was this                  stunning juxtaposition          37 00:01:14,441 --> 00:01:16,076 of good and evil,                38 00:01:16,176 --> 00:01:18,912    and two places representing      those very things.            39 00:01:19,012 --> 00:01:21,114   A church and a spooky house.   40 00:01:21,214 --> 00:01:22,982 I have never seen                anything like it                 41 00:01:23,083 --> 00:01:25,351  in a case that                    I've covered.                  42 00:01:25,452 --> 00:01:27,587 - Take me to that                 Wednesday night church service. 43 00:01:27,687 --> 00:01:31,391    - He starts talking             about demon thoughts.          44 00:01:31,491 --> 00:01:33,927 - That's when it                  just exploded.                  45 00:01:35,462 --> 00:01:37,564   - I grabbed the pew,           46 00:01:37,664 --> 00:01:39,365   and I was like, how?           47 00:01:40,900 --> 00:01:42,535   How?                           48 00:01:48,842 --> 00:01:50,743 - This is                           "Dateline: Unforgettable".    49 00:01:50,844 --> 00:01:53,580   I'm Blayne Alexander             with a fresh look at           50 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:55,648   The Haunted House Confession.  51 00:01:59,919 --> 00:02:01,988    Down this back country road   52 00:02:02,088 --> 00:02:04,991  is an isolated                  stretch of land,                 53 00:02:05,091 --> 00:02:08,995    a place where hunters come    looking for prey.                54 00:02:09,095 --> 00:02:12,732  Behind the fence, just through    the overgrown grass,           55 00:02:12,832 --> 00:02:14,968   sits an abandoned farmhouse.   56 00:02:16,669 --> 00:02:18,771  The few people                     who know it's here            57 00:02:18,872 --> 00:02:21,508    call it The Haunted House.    58 00:02:21,608 --> 00:02:24,177   - This place is truly creepy,  59 00:02:24,277 --> 00:02:25,945  straight out of                  a horror movie.                 60 00:02:27,247 --> 00:02:31,117 - But one night,                  the horror became real.         61 00:02:31,217 --> 00:02:34,087    This was the scene               of a crime so evil,           62 00:02:34,187 --> 00:02:36,623    it haunted                       an entire community           63 00:02:36,723 --> 00:02:39,659 and made neighbor                 doubt neighbor.                 64 00:02:39,759 --> 00:02:41,127 Everybody was a suspect.         65 00:02:41,227 --> 00:02:43,329 - In the very beginning,            absolutely.                   66 00:02:44,464 --> 00:02:47,867  - The search for justice would     lead to a different house,    67 00:02:47,967 --> 00:02:50,036    a house of worship.           68 00:02:50,136 --> 00:02:52,772   Had evil made                     its way there, too?           69 00:02:56,042 --> 00:02:58,678   To report this story,            I spent a lot of time          70 00:02:58,778 --> 00:03:00,547  in Brown County, Texas,         71 00:03:00,647 --> 00:03:02,949   and it became                   clear to me that faith          72 00:03:03,049 --> 00:03:06,319  is profoundly important            to many in this community.    73 00:03:06,419 --> 00:03:09,389 This tragic case for some        tested that faith                74 00:03:09,489 --> 00:03:13,426    and for others, caused them     to lean more deeply into it.   75 00:03:13,526 --> 00:03:14,661   You're going                    to meet people                  76 00:03:14,761 --> 00:03:16,996    who truly look out             for each other.                 77 00:03:17,096 --> 00:03:19,065  It's something                     that stuck with me.           78 00:03:19,165 --> 00:03:21,034  And I think it                     will for you, too.            79 00:03:23,770 --> 00:03:26,806  For the congregation of           North Lake Community Church,   80 00:03:26,906 --> 00:03:29,776   this simple building             was a refuge,                  81 00:03:29,876 --> 00:03:33,012  a place to sing                   and worship in peace.          82 00:03:33,112 --> 00:03:37,884  A haven for people like           Chantay Blankinship.           83 00:03:37,984 --> 00:03:40,320 - You walk in that church           and you felt like,            84 00:03:40,420 --> 00:03:43,189   this is home,                   this is family.                 85 00:03:43,289 --> 00:03:45,858    And I really think              that is what                   86 00:03:45,959 --> 00:03:47,694   kept her coming back.          87 00:03:47,794 --> 00:03:50,697  - She felt safe there.           - Yes.                          88 00:03:50,797 --> 00:03:52,832 - Chantay was 25,                89 00:03:52,932 --> 00:03:55,168  and lived with                    her grandfather and boyfriend  90 00:03:55,268 --> 00:03:57,337 in a community on                 Lake Brownwood                  91 00:03:57,437 --> 00:03:59,439 in Central Texas.                92 00:03:59,539 --> 00:04:03,042 Linda and Russell Lemond          met Chantay at church.          93 00:04:03,142 --> 00:04:05,478    Russell was                     the assistant pastor.          94 00:04:05,578 --> 00:04:08,114   He and his wife took           Chantay under their wing         95 00:04:08,214 --> 00:04:10,350    when she started showing up    with a notebook                 96 00:04:10,450 --> 00:04:11,884    and her own Bible.            97 00:04:11,985 --> 00:04:14,153    - You couldn't help             but-but smile                  98 00:04:14,254 --> 00:04:15,622 with her around,                 99 00:04:15,722 --> 00:04:18,558    because she just--             she-she glowed.                 100 00:04:18,658 --> 00:04:20,426 You know, she-she glowed.        101 00:04:20,526 --> 00:04:22,629  - It didn't take a lot             to make her happy.            102 00:04:22,729 --> 00:04:25,798    - Chantay's younger sister,   Destinee Jarvis.                 103 00:04:25,898 --> 00:04:28,167 - You know, she was happy          with where she lived,          104 00:04:28,268 --> 00:04:29,969    her church,                    her neighbors,                  105 00:04:30,069 --> 00:04:32,438    you know, going on               her walks everyday.           106 00:04:32,538 --> 00:04:36,175    - Neighbors could count on     seeing Chantay everyday         107 00:04:36,276 --> 00:04:39,379  as she strolled                   her neighborhood by the lake.  108 00:04:39,479 --> 00:04:43,483  Friday, May 13th, 2016,         was no different,                109 00:04:43,583 --> 00:04:45,251   except that evening,           110 00:04:45,351 --> 00:04:48,955    Chantay went out for a walk     and didn't come home.          111 00:04:49,055 --> 00:04:51,257  Her grandfather called           Chantay's mom,                  112 00:04:51,357 --> 00:04:52,859    Michelle McDaniel.            113 00:04:52,959 --> 00:04:54,927    - My dad had called             and said that                  114 00:04:55,028 --> 00:04:56,996 Chantay hadn't came home.        115 00:04:57,096 --> 00:04:58,631   We just-- My dad had            kind of figured                 116 00:04:58,731 --> 00:05:00,767  she had spent the night         with one of her friends.         117 00:05:01,768 --> 00:05:04,637 - Chantay's mother wasn't          too worried at first,          118 00:05:04,737 --> 00:05:08,341    but as the hours ticked by,     that changed.                  119 00:05:08,441 --> 00:05:11,177   - He told me                    she still wasn't home.          120 00:05:11,277 --> 00:05:13,780  - The next day, her mom            went to the house,            121 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:14,914    took a look around,           122 00:05:15,014 --> 00:05:18,284  and saw that her purse          was still there.                 123 00:05:18,384 --> 00:05:20,086 - She didn't go anywhere            without her purse.            124 00:05:20,186 --> 00:05:22,889   Then it kind of went over me,   something had happened.         125 00:05:22,989 --> 00:05:24,357   - Chantay's grandfather said   126 00:05:24,457 --> 00:05:26,826 he'd been                          calling her nonstop.           127 00:05:26,926 --> 00:05:29,095    - It wasn't normal for her       not to communicate,           128 00:05:29,195 --> 00:05:31,597   especially with him.           129 00:05:31,698 --> 00:05:34,434 - The family reported her         missing to the sheriff.         130 00:05:34,534 --> 00:05:38,871  And in a community this close,    word spread quickly.           131 00:05:38,971 --> 00:05:42,208  A search was organized           after church on Sunday.         132 00:05:42,308 --> 00:05:43,710   - Were you surprised              by how many people            133 00:05:43,810 --> 00:05:45,345   turned out to search?          134 00:05:45,445 --> 00:05:46,379  - Actually, no.                 135 00:05:46,479 --> 00:05:47,680    She was loved by everybody.   136 00:05:47,780 --> 00:05:50,416 And the-and the moment we         found out that she was missing, 137 00:05:50,516 --> 00:05:52,919    it was like                      not even a thought.           138 00:05:53,019 --> 00:05:55,655    Let's look for her.              We-We had to find Chantay.    139 00:05:55,755 --> 00:05:58,991 - I remember coming down           the hill back to the church,   140 00:05:59,092 --> 00:06:00,526    and the parking lot's full.   141 00:06:00,626 --> 00:06:02,562  Probably 2-200 people.          142 00:06:02,662 --> 00:06:03,996    - All there                      to search for her.            143 00:06:04,097 --> 00:06:05,465  - Yes.                          144 00:06:05,565 --> 00:06:08,234    - Since it was such              a small community,            145 00:06:08,334 --> 00:06:10,536  it's like, she's gotta           be around here.                 146 00:06:10,636 --> 00:06:13,005  You know, she couldn't            have walked that far.          147 00:06:13,106 --> 00:06:15,808    - We searched under           piles of leaves.                 148 00:06:15,908 --> 00:06:17,844   Uh, we searched under boats.   149 00:06:17,944 --> 00:06:19,312    You know, anything              that would look like           150 00:06:19,412 --> 00:06:21,714  it would be-be                  hiding something.                151 00:06:30,656 --> 00:06:32,325    - It was Sunday afternoon.    152 00:06:32,425 --> 00:06:35,628 Chantay had been missing         almost 48 hours.                 153 00:06:38,097 --> 00:06:39,832    - Deputies sped down a road   154 00:06:39,932 --> 00:06:42,168  five miles from                  Chantay's home                  155 00:06:42,268 --> 00:06:44,704   to that abandoned farmhouse.   156 00:06:44,804 --> 00:06:46,973  Their body cameras were            rolling as they met           157 00:06:47,073 --> 00:06:50,209   Charlie Radle                   and his girlfriend Jackie Neal. 158 00:06:50,309 --> 00:06:52,845  - We were just                   driving around looking for her. 159 00:06:52,945 --> 00:06:54,747 Everybody met at                    3:00 at the church            160 00:06:54,847 --> 00:06:55,882    to go look for her,           161 00:06:55,982 --> 00:06:57,517 and we were just                  driving around.                 162 00:07:00,353 --> 00:07:01,621 - Uh-huh.                        163 00:07:03,589 --> 00:07:04,624  - Yeah.                         164 00:07:21,507 --> 00:07:24,277  - Brown County Sheriff's Office  investigator Scott Bird         165 00:07:24,377 --> 00:07:26,112  responded to the scene.         166 00:07:26,212 --> 00:07:28,247  What was the condition             she was in?                   167 00:07:28,347 --> 00:07:29,916  - Very brutal assault.          168 00:07:30,016 --> 00:07:34,220  There was cuts, bruises            all over her face and head.   169 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:36,689   - So it was very clear to you     from the beginning            170 00:07:36,789 --> 00:07:38,024  this is                          a murder investigation.         171 00:07:38,124 --> 00:07:39,892    - Oh, yes.                    172 00:07:39,992 --> 00:07:42,595   - That meant                      all hands on deck.            173 00:07:42,695 --> 00:07:45,965  Texas Ranger Jason Shea          was called in to help.          174 00:07:46,065 --> 00:07:48,100   - I'm a dad.                    I've got kids.                  175 00:07:48,201 --> 00:07:50,536  It-it kind of hits h--           uh, home to you                 176 00:07:50,636 --> 00:07:53,172  because, uh, we                   all have kids                  177 00:07:53,272 --> 00:07:56,542 and, uh, it affects you.         178 00:07:56,642 --> 00:07:58,311   - I can tell                      just looking at you           179 00:07:58,411 --> 00:08:00,546  when you talk about it,          it affects you.                 180 00:08:00,646 --> 00:08:02,248   - Yeah, sure.                  181 00:08:03,683 --> 00:08:06,652 - A young woman,                 a violent murder.                182 00:08:06,752 --> 00:08:08,788  - It felt like                    it couldn't have been          183 00:08:08,888 --> 00:08:11,424   a first time killer.           184 00:08:11,524 --> 00:08:13,893 The disappearance                   on Friday the 13th            185 00:08:13,993 --> 00:08:16,562 and the location                   where she was found.           186 00:08:16,662 --> 00:08:19,599 Is this some type                of cult activity?                187 00:08:19,699 --> 00:08:21,067   - It could have been anybody.  188 00:08:21,167 --> 00:08:24,136 - How long could                 a murderer hide?                 189 00:08:24,237 --> 00:08:26,939   - I can't grab a hold of him.  I can't find him.                190 00:08:27,039 --> 00:08:28,307 - All of a sudden                   it was almost like            191 00:08:28,407 --> 00:08:31,244    somebody turned the lights       on and you were like, "Oh!"   192 00:08:31,344 --> 00:08:32,645 And there he is.                 193 00:08:32,745 --> 00:08:34,547   - I realize it's like             I just put my face            194 00:08:34,647 --> 00:08:36,516    in front of                   a killer's face,                 195 00:08:36,616 --> 00:08:38,184 you know, I mean                    that close.                   196 00:08:49,428 --> 00:08:49,462   -                              197 00:08:49,462 --> 00:08:49,495   - Ch                           198 00:08:49,495 --> 00:08:49,529   - Chan                         199 00:08:49,529 --> 00:08:49,562   - Chanta                       200 00:08:49,562 --> 00:08:49,595   - Chantay'                     201 00:08:49,595 --> 00:08:49,629   - Chantay's                    202 00:08:49,629 --> 00:08:49,662   - Chantay's mo                 203 00:08:49,662 --> 00:08:49,695   - Chantay's moth               204 00:08:49,695 --> 00:08:49,729   - Chantay's mother             205 00:08:49,729 --> 00:08:49,762   - Chantay's mother,            206 00:08:49,762 --> 00:08:49,795   - Chantay's mother, Mi         207 00:08:49,795 --> 00:08:49,829   - Chantay's mother, Mich       208 00:08:49,829 --> 00:08:49,862   - Chantay's mother, Michel     209 00:08:49,862 --> 00:08:49,962   - Chantay's mother, Michelle   210 00:08:49,962 --> 00:08:49,996   - Chantay's mother, Michelle    he                              211 00:08:49,996 --> 00:08:50,029   - Chantay's mother, Michelle    hear                            212 00:08:50,029 --> 00:08:50,062   - Chantay's mother, Michelle    heard                           213 00:08:50,062 --> 00:08:50,096   - Chantay's mother, Michelle    heard th                        214 00:08:50,096 --> 00:08:50,129   - Chantay's mother, Michelle    heard the                       215 00:08:50,129 --> 00:08:50,162   - Chantay's mother, Michelle    heard the si                    216 00:08:50,162 --> 00:08:50,196   - Chantay's mother, Michelle    heard the sire                  217 00:08:50,196 --> 00:08:50,229   - Chantay's mother, Michelle    heard the sirens                218 00:08:50,229 --> 00:08:50,263   - Chantay's mother, Michelle    heard the sirens f              219 00:08:50,263 --> 00:08:50,296   - Chantay's mother, Michelle    heard the sirens fir            220 00:08:50,296 --> 00:08:50,329   - Chantay's mother, Michelle    heard the sirens first          221 00:08:50,329 --> 00:08:53,099   - Chantay's mother, Michelle    heard the sirens first.         222 00:08:53,199 --> 00:08:56,269    Then a friend who'd helped      organize the searches          223 00:08:56,369 --> 00:08:58,471 came to find her                    in person.                    224 00:08:58,571 --> 00:09:01,374    - I remember her telling me      they had found her.           225 00:09:01,474 --> 00:09:04,710    I remember falling             to my knees, screaming.         226 00:09:04,810 --> 00:09:07,647 - Are there any words to          describe what you felt?         227 00:09:09,448 --> 00:09:12,184   - I was lost.                  228 00:09:12,285 --> 00:09:15,454    I just-- I had lost myself     at that moment.                 229 00:09:15,555 --> 00:09:18,524   I'd fell to my knees              and asked him why.            230 00:09:18,624 --> 00:09:19,692    - I was devastated.           - Shock.                         231 00:09:19,792 --> 00:09:21,227    - Yeah, devastated and in--      - I was devastated.           232 00:09:21,327 --> 00:09:22,695  - And in shock.                 233 00:09:22,795 --> 00:09:23,963    There's bad things               that go on                    234 00:09:24,063 --> 00:09:26,699   in-in the community anywhere.  235 00:09:26,799 --> 00:09:28,200 You'll get that anywhere.        236 00:09:28,301 --> 00:09:32,572   But her specifically,          why her?                         237 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:36,742    - Why would anyone              want to hurt Chantay?          238 00:09:38,311 --> 00:09:39,679 What was it about                Chantay that just really         239 00:09:39,779 --> 00:09:41,647    drew people to her?           240 00:09:41,747 --> 00:09:45,418    - Her love?                    Just-just her.                  241 00:09:45,518 --> 00:09:48,154 I mean, just meeting her          would make you                  242 00:09:48,254 --> 00:09:49,989 just fall in love                with her.                        243 00:09:50,089 --> 00:09:52,792 - Steven McDaniel                is Chantay's stepfather.         244 00:09:52,892 --> 00:09:55,728  He'd known her                    since she was six years old.   245 00:09:55,828 --> 00:09:57,830  What was Chantay like?          246 00:09:57,930 --> 00:09:59,832 - Funny.                           Loved music.                   247 00:09:59,932 --> 00:10:01,033  - She had a good smile.         248 00:10:01,133 --> 00:10:03,536   You couldn't question            whether or not she was happy.  249 00:10:03,636 --> 00:10:06,572 - People not only noticed        Chantay's smile.                 250 00:10:06,672 --> 00:10:09,008  She had a sense                  of style, too.                  251 00:10:09,108 --> 00:10:11,510 - She thought everything            was better in pink            252 00:10:11,611 --> 00:10:14,914 or with sparkles                    or glitter.                   253 00:10:15,014 --> 00:10:18,451    - Chantay was tiny,              not even five feet.           254 00:10:18,551 --> 00:10:20,252 Barely 90 pounds.                255 00:10:20,353 --> 00:10:22,822 But she had big opinions.        256 00:10:22,922 --> 00:10:26,158   And her grandfather Charlie,    the one she lived with,         257 00:10:26,258 --> 00:10:29,028   was happy to give her            whatever she wanted.           258 00:10:29,128 --> 00:10:31,097    He'd helped                     raise her from birth.          259 00:10:31,197 --> 00:10:32,632    - I had her when I was 16.    260 00:10:32,732 --> 00:10:35,568   I guess I was trying              to live for me for a while.   261 00:10:35,668 --> 00:10:38,604  I worked and I partied,            so she just became            262 00:10:38,704 --> 00:10:42,441  my dad's permanent kid,           pretty much.                   263 00:10:42,541 --> 00:10:45,878   - Growing up, Chantay             needed extra care.            264 00:10:45,978 --> 00:10:49,315 She developed more slowly        than other kids.                 265 00:10:49,415 --> 00:10:50,983 - So her walking,                  her talking.                   266 00:10:51,083 --> 00:10:52,752 - Mm-hmm.                           - All of that was delayed.    267 00:10:52,852 --> 00:10:53,786 - Uh-huh.                        268 00:10:53,886 --> 00:10:55,354   If you talked to her,           you would know                  269 00:10:55,454 --> 00:10:58,858  that she was different            than a normal child.           270 00:10:58,958 --> 00:11:00,993 She still kind of                  talked like a child.           271 00:11:01,093 --> 00:11:04,430  - It was like she aged             to a certain point            272 00:11:04,530 --> 00:11:05,965 and she stopped.                 273 00:11:06,065 --> 00:11:09,635  - How did she navigate          those challenges?                274 00:11:09,735 --> 00:11:11,604  - She just did.                   She--                          275 00:11:11,704 --> 00:11:13,372 Uh, nothing ever                   bothered her.                  276 00:11:13,472 --> 00:11:15,207 She would figure it out.         277 00:11:15,307 --> 00:11:17,243 - But she didn't                   do it alone.                   278 00:11:17,343 --> 00:11:19,178    It seemed everyone               in the neighborhood           279 00:11:19,278 --> 00:11:21,681   had a protective eye on her,   280 00:11:21,781 --> 00:11:23,849 from her family,                   her friends,                   281 00:11:23,949 --> 00:11:26,719  and, of course,                    her boyfriend John.           282 00:11:26,819 --> 00:11:28,854 - He spoiled her,                just like my dad.                283 00:11:28,954 --> 00:11:32,258  She never went without           as long as they were together.  284 00:11:32,358 --> 00:11:33,659  - Sounds like he really         took care of her.                285 00:11:33,759 --> 00:11:35,561    - He did take care of her.    286 00:11:35,661 --> 00:11:37,997   - So did her friends              at church.                    287 00:11:38,097 --> 00:11:39,632 I understand that                  there were some times          288 00:11:39,732 --> 00:11:42,301    you would help her             with the hymns                  289 00:11:42,401 --> 00:11:44,136   That would be sung in church.     - Yes, yes.                   290 00:11:44,236 --> 00:11:47,540  - She stood right next            to Linda and I in the choir.   291 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:48,974   - She was like our daughter.   292 00:11:49,075 --> 00:11:51,310  - She felt like family to you?   - Yes.                          293 00:11:51,410 --> 00:11:53,045 - And this is the church,           North Lake.                   294 00:11:53,145 --> 00:11:56,048   - Chantay's church had become     the makeshift headquarters    295 00:11:56,148 --> 00:11:57,483  for her search.                 296 00:11:57,583 --> 00:11:59,452 Now it was where                   authorities launched           297 00:11:59,552 --> 00:12:00,953   their investigation.           298 00:12:01,053 --> 00:12:04,924 - Pastor.                        How are you, sir?                299 00:12:05,024 --> 00:12:07,393    Hey, folks, could you have      your attention just a minute?  300 00:12:07,493 --> 00:12:10,329    If you're-- believe             you have information           301 00:12:10,429 --> 00:12:12,665 that will assist                  in this investigation,          302 00:12:12,765 --> 00:12:14,767    I ask you don't discuss it       with anybody else.            303 00:12:14,867 --> 00:12:17,069    I want your r-recollections    to be your own.                 304 00:12:17,169 --> 00:12:19,438 We'll be speaking to you           as we get to you, all right?   305 00:12:19,538 --> 00:12:23,609 - She wasn't involved in          any type of drugs or-or gangs.  306 00:12:23,709 --> 00:12:26,846 This was an innocent girl         who hadn't done anything wrong. 307 00:12:26,946 --> 00:12:29,715  And then we find her in          the bottom of a cellar.         308 00:12:29,815 --> 00:12:33,586 - Texas Ranger Jason Shea           and a team of investigators   309 00:12:33,686 --> 00:12:35,855    canvassed Chantay's             neighborhood,                  310 00:12:35,955 --> 00:12:38,524    retracing her final steps.    311 00:12:38,624 --> 00:12:40,159  This really was                    the starting place            312 00:12:40,259 --> 00:12:41,293  for your investigation?         313 00:12:41,393 --> 00:12:42,895  - Yes, this was                 the very beginning of it.        314 00:12:42,995 --> 00:12:44,530 Besides the crime scene,         315 00:12:44,630 --> 00:12:46,499 we knew that she                    had been over here,           316 00:12:46,599 --> 00:12:48,968 so this is the main area         where we focused                 317 00:12:49,068 --> 00:12:51,237    a lot of our investigation.   318 00:12:51,337 --> 00:12:53,539  - A quick word                   about the hats.                 319 00:12:53,639 --> 00:12:55,674 I was fascinated.                320 00:12:55,775 --> 00:12:57,843    Ranger Shea told me           it's a tradition                 321 00:12:57,943 --> 00:12:59,345   among Texas Rangers.           322 00:12:59,445 --> 00:13:01,647    It's an actual part           of their uniform.                323 00:13:01,747 --> 00:13:03,415    And their hats are              a light color                  324 00:13:03,516 --> 00:13:05,317   because in the old Westerns,   325 00:13:05,417 --> 00:13:07,853   dark hats represented            the bad guys.                  326 00:13:07,953 --> 00:13:09,989 I also have fond memories          of the show,                   327 00:13:10,089 --> 00:13:12,625   Walker, Texas Ranger,           so I can't lie,                 328 00:13:12,725 --> 00:13:15,227 I was excited to meet one          in real life.                  329 00:13:15,327 --> 00:13:17,296   But what really stood             out for me                    330 00:13:17,396 --> 00:13:18,631  was the deep connection         331 00:13:18,731 --> 00:13:21,267 that Ranger Shea                   and Investigator Bird          332 00:13:21,367 --> 00:13:23,102  had to this community.          333 00:13:23,202 --> 00:13:24,670 What did you hope                  to find out?                   334 00:13:24,770 --> 00:13:25,938   - Somebody that had seen her   335 00:13:26,038 --> 00:13:28,107    or seen her get in              a car with somebody.           336 00:13:29,074 --> 00:13:31,177 - A handful of neighbors           had seen her                   337 00:13:31,277 --> 00:13:32,645   at a local restaurant          338 00:13:32,745 --> 00:13:35,714 just a few hours                  before she disappeared.         339 00:13:35,815 --> 00:13:37,016    Then she went home,           340 00:13:37,116 --> 00:13:39,084  said goodbye to                   her boyfriend, John,           341 00:13:39,185 --> 00:13:42,121  before he left                    for work at 6:00 PM.           342 00:13:42,221 --> 00:13:44,790 She set out for her walk            right after                   343 00:13:44,890 --> 00:13:47,259   eventually meeting up           with a friend.                  344 00:13:47,359 --> 00:13:49,595   That friend,                   Catelyn Maccabee,                345 00:13:49,695 --> 00:13:52,164    told investigators              that she and Chantay           346 00:13:52,264 --> 00:13:54,567  walked together                  for a couple of hours.          347 00:14:13,152 --> 00:14:15,020 - Her grandfather                   confirmed to police           348 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:17,857 that call was at 8:48 PM.        349 00:14:20,626 --> 00:14:21,760    - Catelyn said after that,    350 00:14:21,861 --> 00:14:23,863  she and Chantay                   said goodbye.                  351 00:14:31,337 --> 00:14:32,805 - And then within                  minutes after                  352 00:14:32,905 --> 00:14:35,074 she and her friend split,          that's when--                  353 00:14:35,174 --> 00:14:36,275    - She goes missing.           354 00:14:36,375 --> 00:14:38,143  - And where she and her friend    parted ways,                   355 00:14:38,244 --> 00:14:39,812  how far was she                  from her home?                  356 00:14:39,912 --> 00:14:40,846  - Quarter mile.                 357 00:14:40,946 --> 00:14:42,948  - When you think about             that small window,            358 00:14:43,048 --> 00:14:45,618   does it mean that the killer   was maybe following her,         359 00:14:45,718 --> 00:14:47,253 waiting for her?                 360 00:14:47,353 --> 00:14:48,287   - He could have been.          361 00:14:48,387 --> 00:14:49,822 He may have been                  waiting for her                 362 00:14:49,922 --> 00:14:50,956   and watching for her           363 00:14:51,056 --> 00:14:53,225  and-and waited                     for that time to--            364 00:14:53,325 --> 00:14:57,029 where she was by herself         to, uh, take his chance.         365 00:14:58,964 --> 00:15:01,267   - What happened next             was still a mystery,           366 00:15:01,367 --> 00:15:03,702    but a bizarre clue               was about to spark            367 00:15:03,802 --> 00:15:06,739   a new and terrifying           question.                        368 00:15:06,839 --> 00:15:09,341   - You think Friday the 13th,     you start wondering,           369 00:15:09,441 --> 00:15:10,809    is there something              more sinister                  370 00:15:10,910 --> 00:15:12,811    than just somebody              got murdered?                  371 00:15:26,091 --> 00:15:26,125    -                             372 00:15:26,125 --> 00:15:26,158    - Th                          373 00:15:26,158 --> 00:15:26,191    - The                         374 00:15:26,191 --> 00:15:26,225    - The ol                      375 00:15:26,225 --> 00:15:26,258    - The old                     376 00:15:26,258 --> 00:15:26,292    - The old ho                  377 00:15:26,292 --> 00:15:26,325    - The old hous                378 00:15:26,325 --> 00:15:26,358    - The old house               379 00:15:26,358 --> 00:15:26,392    - The old house wa            380 00:15:26,392 --> 00:15:26,492    - The old house was           381 00:15:26,492 --> 00:15:26,525    - The old house was            se                              382 00:15:26,525 --> 00:15:26,558    - The old house was            set                             383 00:15:26,558 --> 00:15:26,592    - The old house was            set ba                          384 00:15:26,592 --> 00:15:26,625    - The old house was            set back                        385 00:15:26,625 --> 00:15:26,659    - The old house was            set back f                      386 00:15:26,659 --> 00:15:26,692    - The old house was            set back fro                    387 00:15:26,692 --> 00:15:26,725    - The old house was            set back from                   388 00:15:26,725 --> 00:15:26,759    - The old house was            set back from th                389 00:15:26,759 --> 00:15:26,792    - The old house was            set back from the               390 00:15:26,792 --> 00:15:26,825    - The old house was            set back from the ro            391 00:15:26,825 --> 00:15:26,859    - The old house was            set back from the road          392 00:15:26,859 --> 00:15:28,928    - The old house was            set back from the road,         393 00:15:29,028 --> 00:15:32,932  isolated and in                   a state of disrepair.          394 00:15:33,032 --> 00:15:36,268  Even for a native like          Investigator Scott Bird,         395 00:15:36,368 --> 00:15:38,437    a complete mystery.           396 00:15:38,537 --> 00:15:39,672 - I've never seen                   that house before.            397 00:15:39,772 --> 00:15:41,140  I-I don't know                     that I'd ever been            398 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:43,809    on that county road             in my career.                  399 00:15:43,909 --> 00:15:48,213   - Investigators soon learned     it was a party spot for kids.  400 00:15:48,314 --> 00:15:51,617    Teenagers had nicknamed it       The Haunted House.            401 00:15:51,717 --> 00:15:54,887    So it's obvious that people     haven't lived here for years.  402 00:15:54,987 --> 00:15:56,088    - The floor's gone.           403 00:15:56,188 --> 00:15:59,725 It's just joists                   going across.                  404 00:15:59,825 --> 00:16:01,493 You're gonna find                snakes in there,                 405 00:16:01,593 --> 00:16:04,563   other living animals           in there.                        406 00:16:04,663 --> 00:16:06,332 - Stepping up to                  the scene of the crime          407 00:16:06,432 --> 00:16:09,134  with Investigator Bird            was powerful.                  408 00:16:09,234 --> 00:16:12,204 I'd only seen pictures of         the crime scene to that point,  409 00:16:12,304 --> 00:16:15,574 so arriving there                   immediately gave me chills.   410 00:16:15,674 --> 00:16:18,210   It really was                  a haunted house.                 411 00:16:18,310 --> 00:16:20,279    Standing in                      that very same spot           412 00:16:20,379 --> 00:16:23,482  where terrible things happened   was emotional.                  413 00:16:23,582 --> 00:16:26,352    My heart broke thinking of       Chantay being brought there   414 00:16:26,452 --> 00:16:29,855  in darkness, murdered,             and then discarded.           415 00:16:29,955 --> 00:16:32,257  This house was                    seemingly forgotten.           416 00:16:32,358 --> 00:16:33,792 And it felt that                 the killer hoped                 417 00:16:33,892 --> 00:16:36,495   the same would happen             to Chantay.                   418 00:16:36,595 --> 00:16:37,997   What were you                   looking for immediately         419 00:16:38,097 --> 00:16:39,131    when you got here?            420 00:16:39,231 --> 00:16:40,632    - We look for shoe prints,    421 00:16:40,733 --> 00:16:43,535 what's being left                in the dirt, tire tracks,        422 00:16:43,635 --> 00:16:46,372  looking for any kind of           biological material.           423 00:16:46,472 --> 00:16:48,307   Blood, hair.                   424 00:16:48,407 --> 00:16:51,143  - I've got his body cam         so we can                        425 00:16:51,243 --> 00:16:53,946    get a video                   going over there.                426 00:16:54,046 --> 00:16:56,281  - Investigators set up           a grid search,                  427 00:16:56,382 --> 00:17:00,219   combing every inch of           the property for clues.         428 00:17:00,319 --> 00:17:02,488    - There's good tire tracks       that just dead end            429 00:17:02,588 --> 00:17:04,390 at the gate and back out.        430 00:17:04,490 --> 00:17:06,525 And then there's                  spin out marks.                 431 00:17:06,625 --> 00:17:09,461  Like someone's been through it   recently or something.          432 00:17:09,561 --> 00:17:11,263    They found                       Chantay's bracelets           433 00:17:11,363 --> 00:17:13,799    scattered across the grass.   434 00:17:13,899 --> 00:17:16,735    - Here's another pink band    right here, John.                435 00:17:16,835 --> 00:17:19,338   - She wore a bunch of            different colored bracelets.   436 00:17:19,438 --> 00:17:20,839 There was one on                  this side of the gate,          437 00:17:20,939 --> 00:17:21,840  and then there was one          438 00:17:21,940 --> 00:17:23,242  just on the other side            of the gate.                   439 00:17:23,342 --> 00:17:24,510   - So what did that tell you?   440 00:17:24,610 --> 00:17:26,645  Bracelet here,                   bracelet there.                 441 00:17:26,745 --> 00:17:28,447    Both on the ground.           442 00:17:28,547 --> 00:17:30,482    - That somehow or another,    she's losing them                443 00:17:30,582 --> 00:17:31,683  off of her arm.                 444 00:17:31,784 --> 00:17:35,487   Um, at that point, we didn't    know what caused that.          445 00:17:35,587 --> 00:17:37,289   - Then in the gravel,          446 00:17:37,389 --> 00:17:40,359    they found strands             of brown hair.                  447 00:17:40,459 --> 00:17:43,262 - You can kind of see it            right there in this grass,    448 00:17:43,362 --> 00:17:44,396    where it looks like              something has been            449 00:17:44,496 --> 00:17:45,431 through here, right here.        450 00:17:45,531 --> 00:17:47,299 - Yeah, right here, too.          - Yeah.                         451 00:17:47,399 --> 00:17:51,036 - Investigators concluded           someone had dragged Chantay   452 00:17:51,136 --> 00:17:53,439   to the place                     where she was found.           453 00:17:53,539 --> 00:17:55,374    - Her body had been            thrown over the fence,          454 00:17:55,474 --> 00:17:58,577 and then she was drugged            by her hair to the cellar.    455 00:17:58,677 --> 00:18:02,047  - Something very brutal            happened out there.           456 00:18:02,147 --> 00:18:04,016    You don't just walk              and lose your hair            457 00:18:04,116 --> 00:18:06,385    and your bracelets            and your jewelry.                458 00:18:06,485 --> 00:18:08,787 Traumatic events                  were happening.                 459 00:18:08,887 --> 00:18:11,423 Just the brutality of it            is what sticks out.           460 00:18:11,523 --> 00:18:14,093   - Investigators found           a rusty lawnmower blade         461 00:18:14,193 --> 00:18:15,894  near her body.                  462 00:18:15,994 --> 00:18:18,130 It was covered in blood.         463 00:18:18,230 --> 00:18:19,932    - And there's blood spatter    on that brick,                  464 00:18:20,032 --> 00:18:22,468 so you know she's                 bleeding good.                  465 00:18:22,568 --> 00:18:26,238 - There were deep cuts on        Chantay's scalp and face.        466 00:18:26,338 --> 00:18:28,874   Bruises on both sides            of her neck,                   467 00:18:28,974 --> 00:18:31,210    her arms and legs.            468 00:18:31,310 --> 00:18:34,847 And something odd                  on her chest.                  469 00:18:34,947 --> 00:18:36,882 - We didn't know                    what it came from.            470 00:18:36,982 --> 00:18:40,018 It was...                          kind of jagged lines,          471 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:43,122  almost like triangles.          472 00:18:43,222 --> 00:18:44,523   We even took                   a picture of that                473 00:18:44,623 --> 00:18:47,526   and sent that                    to FBI headquarters.           474 00:18:47,626 --> 00:18:48,961   - An autopsy revealed          475 00:18:49,061 --> 00:18:52,197 Chantay had died                  from blunt force trauma         476 00:18:52,297 --> 00:18:55,534   consistent with that            bloody lawnmower blade.         477 00:18:55,634 --> 00:18:59,238 She had also been                   sexually assaulted.           478 00:18:59,338 --> 00:19:00,739  - Not only did                  we have a murder,                479 00:19:00,839 --> 00:19:02,941 we had a rapist as well.         480 00:19:03,041 --> 00:19:05,777   - Crime scene techs collected    evidence at the scene          481 00:19:05,878 --> 00:19:07,980  and sent it out                 for DNA testing,                 482 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:11,283 hoping it would lead them          to Chantay's killer.           483 00:19:11,383 --> 00:19:15,521 - There is a lot of fear         that's generated                 484 00:19:15,621 --> 00:19:17,689    when something like             this happens                   485 00:19:17,789 --> 00:19:20,692    in a place like Brownwood.    486 00:19:20,792 --> 00:19:23,962 - Elisha Bird is                 Investigator Bird's wife.        487 00:19:24,062 --> 00:19:27,099 She is also the county's           assistant DA.                  488 00:19:27,199 --> 00:19:29,701  - There becomes a time          489 00:19:29,801 --> 00:19:31,703  when you switch                  from your role                  490 00:19:31,803 --> 00:19:33,805    as a supportive spouse to,    491 00:19:33,906 --> 00:19:35,908    I am a prosecutor,              and there is a murder          492 00:19:36,008 --> 00:19:37,309 within my county.                493 00:19:38,243 --> 00:19:42,247 - When she saw a photo of          that mark on Chantay's chest   494 00:19:42,347 --> 00:19:44,216    and considered that              the murder happened           495 00:19:44,316 --> 00:19:46,451    on Friday the 13th,           496 00:19:46,552 --> 00:19:49,154 a theory started                  to take shape.                  497 00:19:49,254 --> 00:19:50,656  - When you put all that          together and you think          498 00:19:50,756 --> 00:19:52,925 Friday the 13th,                    you start wondering           499 00:19:53,025 --> 00:19:56,995   if there's something            connecting all of this.         500 00:19:57,095 --> 00:19:58,630    You know, is there             something more sinister         501 00:19:58,730 --> 00:20:00,165    than just somebody              got murdered?                  502 00:20:00,265 --> 00:20:03,535 Is this some type                of cult activity?                503 00:20:05,637 --> 00:20:08,106    - Maybe that could            explain the why.                 504 00:20:08,207 --> 00:20:11,643    If only they could               figure out the who.           505 00:20:11,743 --> 00:20:13,946    Right away,                    Investigator Bird knew          506 00:20:14,046 --> 00:20:16,215   who he wanted                  to look at first.                507 00:20:21,353 --> 00:20:23,655  - Charlie Radle                 and Jackie Neal,                 508 00:20:23,755 --> 00:20:25,924   the searchers                     who found Chantay.            509 00:20:26,024 --> 00:20:28,060  - I thought we already             found who did this,           510 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:30,696 because you're five miles         away from where                 511 00:20:30,796 --> 00:20:32,297    everybody else is looking.    512 00:20:32,397 --> 00:20:34,466   You're in the middle              of nowhere.                   513 00:20:34,566 --> 00:20:36,301 She can't be seen                 from the road.                  514 00:20:36,401 --> 00:20:38,103  You have to get                    out of your truck,            515 00:20:38,203 --> 00:20:39,571  climb a fence,                  516 00:20:39,671 --> 00:20:42,507  walk through 100 yards            of tall grass                  517 00:20:42,608 --> 00:20:44,276 to get to where she was.         518 00:20:44,376 --> 00:20:47,479   - So you're thinking            we found who did this,          519 00:20:47,579 --> 00:20:49,147   and they gave                  themselves away.                 520 00:20:49,248 --> 00:20:51,416    - Correct.                    521 00:20:51,516 --> 00:20:53,452 - Time to head to                  the sheriff's office           522 00:20:53,552 --> 00:20:55,020 for questioning.                 523 00:20:55,120 --> 00:20:58,023    What might                       a polygraph reveal?           524 00:20:58,123 --> 00:21:00,158  - Did you kill Chantay?         525 00:21:11,169 --> 00:21:11,203 -                                526 00:21:11,203 --> 00:21:11,236 - Th                             527 00:21:11,236 --> 00:21:11,270 - The                            528 00:21:11,270 --> 00:21:11,303 - The se                         529 00:21:11,303 --> 00:21:11,336 - The sear                       530 00:21:11,336 --> 00:21:11,370 - The search                     531 00:21:11,370 --> 00:21:11,403 - The search f                   532 00:21:11,403 --> 00:21:11,503 - The search for                 533 00:21:11,503 --> 00:21:11,536 - The search for                    Ch                            534 00:21:11,536 --> 00:21:11,570 - The search for                    Chan                          535 00:21:11,570 --> 00:21:11,603 - The search for                    Chanta                        536 00:21:11,603 --> 00:21:11,637 - The search for                    Chantay                       537 00:21:11,637 --> 00:21:11,670 - The search for                    Chantay ha                    538 00:21:11,670 --> 00:21:11,703 - The search for                    Chantay had                   539 00:21:11,703 --> 00:21:11,737 - The search for                    Chantay had en                540 00:21:11,737 --> 00:21:11,770 - The search for                    Chantay had ende              541 00:21:11,770 --> 00:21:13,805 - The search for                    Chantay had ended,            542 00:21:13,905 --> 00:21:18,210    but the hunt for her killer      was just getting underway.    543 00:21:18,310 --> 00:21:20,412  To start, investigators          wanted to take                  544 00:21:20,512 --> 00:21:22,748    a hard look                   at Charlie Radle                 545 00:21:22,848 --> 00:21:24,716    and his girlfriend             Jackie,                         546 00:21:24,816 --> 00:21:27,152   the searchers                     who found Chantay.            547 00:21:27,252 --> 00:21:29,054   - We were just driving around  looking for her.                 548 00:21:29,154 --> 00:21:31,189  - It was just--                 it was-it was odd                549 00:21:31,290 --> 00:21:32,991 that they had found this.        550 00:21:33,091 --> 00:21:37,362  - It seemed so unlikely         that they just got lucky.        551 00:21:37,462 --> 00:21:39,164  The house is so remote,         552 00:21:39,264 --> 00:21:41,166    it's almost                      impossible to find,           553 00:21:41,266 --> 00:21:43,335  even with GPS.                  554 00:21:43,435 --> 00:21:47,939    It's on a dirt road           off of another dirt road.        555 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:51,109    It's incredible to me that       Charlie and his girlfriend    556 00:21:51,209 --> 00:21:54,212   found Chantay's body             in that storm cellar.          557 00:21:54,313 --> 00:21:56,948  I grew up in Oklahoma,           tornado alley,                  558 00:21:57,049 --> 00:21:59,351 so storm cellars                 are very common.                 559 00:21:59,451 --> 00:22:02,087 It's where people                 shelter during a storm.         560 00:22:02,187 --> 00:22:03,955  They're usually                  detached from the house         561 00:22:04,056 --> 00:22:06,124  with doors that                 lead underground.                562 00:22:06,224 --> 00:22:08,593 This one was so overgrown          that I almost                  563 00:22:08,694 --> 00:22:11,263   couldn't even see it              from where I was standing.    564 00:22:11,363 --> 00:22:14,633  And for me, it becomes           its own character in this story 565 00:22:14,733 --> 00:22:17,135  just because of                    how eerie it felt.            566 00:22:17,235 --> 00:22:18,837    - What are the odds           that he found her                567 00:22:18,937 --> 00:22:21,606   out there innocently?          568 00:22:21,707 --> 00:22:23,742  Sometimes where there's smoke,    there's fire.                  569 00:22:23,842 --> 00:22:25,077   - If you want to have             a seat in the truck           570 00:22:25,177 --> 00:22:26,445 so we don't make                    any more footprints           571 00:22:26,545 --> 00:22:28,580  than we've already got.         572 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:30,949   - Charlie and Jackie            were both in their 40s,         573 00:22:31,049 --> 00:22:33,485    and they both knew Chantay      from her daily walks           574 00:22:33,585 --> 00:22:34,786   in the neighborhood.           575 00:22:34,886 --> 00:22:37,122  She lived about a mile           away from them.                 576 00:22:42,894 --> 00:22:45,597 - Investigators took note          of Charlie's emotion           577 00:22:45,697 --> 00:22:46,798   at the scene                   578 00:22:46,898 --> 00:22:48,533    and invited him to              the sheriff's office           579 00:22:48,633 --> 00:22:51,436    to see how he would answer    questions there.                 580 00:22:56,708 --> 00:22:58,110  - Charlie told                  the investigator                 581 00:22:58,210 --> 00:23:00,979  he'd just seen Chantay             out walking                   582 00:23:01,079 --> 00:23:03,115  not long before                 she disappeared.                 583 00:23:13,892 --> 00:23:15,727    - Charlie said that             as soon as they heard          584 00:23:15,827 --> 00:23:17,596   a search was                   being organized,                 585 00:23:17,696 --> 00:23:19,765   he and Jackie                     jumped in the truck           586 00:23:19,865 --> 00:23:21,299    and hit the country roads.    587 00:23:28,106 --> 00:23:31,176 - Then he said, they came          upon that dirt road,           588 00:23:31,276 --> 00:23:33,645    the one leading to               the haunted house.            589 00:23:33,745 --> 00:23:36,014   - He had stated that his kids    used to go out there           590 00:23:36,114 --> 00:23:38,483  and, you know, teenagers going   out there and partying          591 00:23:38,583 --> 00:23:40,285   at this old abandoned house.   592 00:23:59,237 --> 00:24:01,873  - After looking around           the dilapidated house,          593 00:24:01,973 --> 00:24:05,010    he said he decided to check   the storm cellar.                594 00:24:05,110 --> 00:24:08,079   That's where he found           Chantay's body.                 595 00:24:36,741 --> 00:24:38,710    - They also                      interviewed Jackie.           596 00:24:38,810 --> 00:24:41,213    The investigator asked her    where Charlie was                597 00:24:41,313 --> 00:24:44,816   on Friday the 13th, the night    Chantay disappeared.           598 00:24:58,029 --> 00:24:59,965   - They offered investigators      their DNA.                    599 00:25:03,835 --> 00:25:06,571   - Charlie also agreed           to a polygraph.                 600 00:25:06,671 --> 00:25:10,208   How hard did law enforcement    press Charlie?                  601 00:25:10,308 --> 00:25:11,176 - Extremely hard.                602 00:25:20,118 --> 00:25:22,954   And he showed                     no indication of deception    603 00:25:23,054 --> 00:25:24,055  during that polygraph.          604 00:25:24,155 --> 00:25:26,424 - And we decided                   it's time to move on.          605 00:25:28,193 --> 00:25:31,229  - While investigators searched    for Chantay's killer,          606 00:25:31,329 --> 00:25:33,632   her family was facing             the difficult task            607 00:25:33,732 --> 00:25:35,433 of planning her funeral.         608 00:25:37,068 --> 00:25:38,737 Mourners gathered                 for the service                 609 00:25:38,837 --> 00:25:40,672  at her beloved church.          610 00:25:40,772 --> 00:25:42,340  - Everybody had a touch            of pink somewhere,            611 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:43,742    whether they were wearing,    612 00:25:43,842 --> 00:25:45,744 you know,                           just pink bracelet            613 00:25:45,844 --> 00:25:49,281    or that they were wearing,    um, actual pink.                 614 00:25:49,381 --> 00:25:50,849 You know, my mom,                  my brothers, they'd all got,   615 00:25:50,949 --> 00:25:53,518   like, matching shirts            and things like that.          616 00:25:53,618 --> 00:25:57,022 - What stands out to you         the most about that day?         617 00:25:57,122 --> 00:25:58,056   - The people.                  618 00:25:58,156 --> 00:26:00,025  Some people are                 standing outside,                619 00:26:00,125 --> 00:26:02,127 walking into the church,           being seated,                  620 00:26:02,227 --> 00:26:05,030 and it's packed.                   People are standing.           621 00:26:05,130 --> 00:26:07,198  The whole parking lot's          full of people.                 622 00:26:07,299 --> 00:26:09,301  - Did you feel the love            that this community           623 00:26:09,401 --> 00:26:11,870  had for your daughter?           - I did, I did.                 624 00:26:11,970 --> 00:26:14,739  - Did you ever consider          the possibility                 625 00:26:14,839 --> 00:26:17,309  that her killer                   might be right there           626 00:26:17,409 --> 00:26:19,177   in the room,                    in the church with you?         627 00:26:19,277 --> 00:26:20,612    - I didn't.                   628 00:26:20,712 --> 00:26:24,249   - She didn't,                   but investigators did.          629 00:26:24,349 --> 00:26:26,151  They rigged up                    surveillance cameras           630 00:26:26,251 --> 00:26:28,219    inside the church.            631 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:30,589    - You thought that             it was important to see         632 00:26:30,689 --> 00:26:32,924  who was coming,                  who was going.                  633 00:26:33,024 --> 00:26:35,126    - Yes, people will            come back                        634 00:26:35,226 --> 00:26:36,928    to see what                     we have found                  635 00:26:37,028 --> 00:26:39,898  or to downplay                  what they've done                636 00:26:39,998 --> 00:26:42,801    or to hide in plain sight.    637 00:26:42,901 --> 00:26:45,370   - But after scrubbing           through hours of video,         638 00:26:45,470 --> 00:26:49,541 investigators didn't find          anything suspicious.           639 00:26:49,641 --> 00:26:52,243    Still, they were convinced    Chantay's killer                 640 00:26:52,344 --> 00:26:54,212    had to be close by,           641 00:26:54,312 --> 00:26:56,781 almost certainly                 someone she knew.                642 00:26:56,881 --> 00:26:59,651    - She wouldn't get in a car    with somebody she didn't know.  643 00:26:59,751 --> 00:27:00,885   - Everyone just knew            that about her?                 644 00:27:00,986 --> 00:27:01,953  - They-They knew that.          645 00:27:02,053 --> 00:27:03,388   There were-- I can't tell you   how many people                 646 00:27:03,488 --> 00:27:04,923  came up to us and said,         647 00:27:05,023 --> 00:27:06,191 had to have been                  somebody known                  648 00:27:06,291 --> 00:27:07,792 because she wouldn't have           gotten in a vehicle           649 00:27:07,892 --> 00:27:10,795   that she didn't know             that person.                   650 00:27:10,895 --> 00:27:13,164   - So they would have              to look at everyone           651 00:27:13,264 --> 00:27:15,066   in Chantay's circle,           652 00:27:15,166 --> 00:27:17,869   starting with the man           closest to her.                 653 00:27:32,617 --> 00:27:35,253    - In the days after           Chantay's body was found,        654 00:27:35,353 --> 00:27:36,554  her family and friends          655 00:27:36,655 --> 00:27:39,824  tried to come to terms           with her savage murder.         656 00:27:39,924 --> 00:27:41,960 - I know that you'd said          at some point,                  657 00:27:42,060 --> 00:27:44,562 even after she was found,        658 00:27:44,663 --> 00:27:46,264  there were days                  when you almost                 659 00:27:46,364 --> 00:27:48,366 still expected to see her        660 00:27:48,466 --> 00:27:50,068  on those walks.                    - Yes, Yes.                   661 00:27:50,168 --> 00:27:54,305   I remember the-the first time  we drove down that road,         662 00:27:54,406 --> 00:27:56,408  and it was sad.                 663 00:27:56,508 --> 00:27:58,343 It's like she's supposed            to be here.                   664 00:27:58,443 --> 00:27:59,477  She's not here.                 665 00:27:59,577 --> 00:28:03,014   It-it was almost like             living that day over again    666 00:28:03,114 --> 00:28:06,551 that we found out                   that she-she wasn't alive.    667 00:28:06,651 --> 00:28:09,354 - As investigators looked          for Chantay's killer,          668 00:28:09,454 --> 00:28:12,891   those closest to her             were under scrutiny.           669 00:28:12,991 --> 00:28:14,859  - When we're doing any          of these investigations,         670 00:28:14,959 --> 00:28:17,295   who the first people           you look at is boyfriend.        671 00:28:17,395 --> 00:28:21,132   - John Adams,                    Chantay's live-in boyfriend.   672 00:28:21,232 --> 00:28:24,703   At 26, he was                     a year older than Chantay.    673 00:28:24,803 --> 00:28:26,938  They'd known each other           since middle school,           674 00:28:27,038 --> 00:28:29,808 had been a couple                   for more than three years.    675 00:28:29,908 --> 00:28:32,977  They were even starting          to talk about marriage.         676 00:28:33,078 --> 00:28:36,548    - John meant a lot to her.     She meant a lot to him.         677 00:28:36,648 --> 00:28:39,651  - That's what mattered            to Chantay's family.           678 00:28:39,751 --> 00:28:43,154    They made it clear to John    that Chantay was special         679 00:28:43,254 --> 00:28:45,423    and needed to be protected.   680 00:28:45,523 --> 00:28:47,992  - So with John,                   um, I think there was          681 00:28:48,093 --> 00:28:51,029  a lot of conversations,          um, between him                 682 00:28:51,129 --> 00:28:53,631 and other family members         about it.                        683 00:28:53,732 --> 00:28:55,266  Um, and I think                 they trusted him                 684 00:28:55,366 --> 00:28:57,936 to not ever take                 advantage of her                 685 00:28:58,036 --> 00:28:59,804  and to treat her right.         686 00:29:01,072 --> 00:29:03,675 - Two days after                 Chantay's body was found,        687 00:29:03,775 --> 00:29:06,244    investigators paid              John a visit.                  688 00:29:06,344 --> 00:29:08,046 - Hello.                         Car logged over.                 689 00:29:08,146 --> 00:29:09,013 What's your name?                690 00:29:09,114 --> 00:29:10,148   - John Adams.                    - John Adams.                  691 00:29:10,248 --> 00:29:13,151   - John recognized the deputy     from a traffic stop.           692 00:29:13,251 --> 00:29:14,819   - You pulled me over before.   693 00:29:14,919 --> 00:29:16,554   - I-I pulled you over before.  For what?                        694 00:29:16,654 --> 00:29:18,823   - Oh, down there on,            uh, C.C. Woodson Road.          695 00:29:18,923 --> 00:29:20,658    - Oh, okay.                   696 00:29:20,759 --> 00:29:22,293    - Is this where y'all live?   In here?                         697 00:29:22,393 --> 00:29:23,194  - Yeah.                         698 00:29:23,294 --> 00:29:25,130    - Can we go inside?            - Yeah.                         699 00:29:25,230 --> 00:29:28,666  - John led them to the bedroom   he shared with Chantay.         700 00:29:28,767 --> 00:29:31,069   - Is there anything,             uh, missing out here?          701 00:29:31,169 --> 00:29:32,137   - No.                          702 00:29:32,237 --> 00:29:33,605 - They studied the room.         703 00:29:33,705 --> 00:29:35,507   - Can we, um,                  have this brush?                 704 00:29:35,607 --> 00:29:39,210   - Took pictures and examined     Chantay's belongings.          705 00:29:39,310 --> 00:29:41,079    - Just gonna dump this out.   706 00:29:45,517 --> 00:29:46,818  So she goes everywhere           with her purse,                 707 00:29:46,918 --> 00:29:50,221    but she just didn't             have her purse today?          708 00:29:50,321 --> 00:29:52,657  - Then they went back outside.  709 00:29:52,757 --> 00:29:54,526    That's when                      they let John know            710 00:29:54,626 --> 00:29:56,995 they weren't just                   looking for clues.            711 00:29:57,095 --> 00:29:59,330 They were looking at him.        712 00:29:59,430 --> 00:30:02,066 - And normally boyfriends         are, like, going to be          713 00:30:02,167 --> 00:30:03,334  the number one suspect           a lot of times.                 714 00:30:03,434 --> 00:30:04,502  - Yeah.                         715 00:30:04,602 --> 00:30:06,504    - And also a lot of            the times when you do--         716 00:30:06,604 --> 00:30:10,642   When we do these, uh,             we do find another suspect.   717 00:30:10,742 --> 00:30:13,011    So when-when we do             find the real--                 718 00:30:13,111 --> 00:30:15,246    The-the-the real killer...     - Yeah.                         719 00:30:15,346 --> 00:30:17,882  - Then, you know, we could say, Oh, we covered that base.        720 00:30:17,982 --> 00:30:19,517   - They walked around             the property                   721 00:30:19,617 --> 00:30:21,486    looking into outbuildings.    722 00:30:21,586 --> 00:30:23,788  - What is that                   on the hammer?                  723 00:30:23,888 --> 00:30:25,290    That for pulling out nails      or something?                  724 00:30:25,390 --> 00:30:27,826   - They took pictures            of John's pickup truck          725 00:30:27,926 --> 00:30:29,594    and were interested            to see                          726 00:30:29,694 --> 00:30:32,130    a lot of lawnmowers             in the shed.                   727 00:30:32,230 --> 00:30:35,033 - Man, do you-do you guys        have a lawn care service         728 00:30:35,133 --> 00:30:36,301   or something?                  729 00:30:36,401 --> 00:30:38,770    - Remember, it was               a lawn mower blade            730 00:30:38,870 --> 00:30:40,705   that killed Chantay.           731 00:30:40,805 --> 00:30:43,074    That was missing--              uh, that was tore up.          732 00:30:43,174 --> 00:30:44,642    - They also wanted              to know about                  733 00:30:44,742 --> 00:30:47,912    John's relationship             with Chantay.                  734 00:30:48,012 --> 00:30:50,648 Investigators had                  heard it was loving,           735 00:30:50,748 --> 00:30:53,685    but could be tense            at times.                        736 00:30:53,785 --> 00:30:55,053    - It was strained.            737 00:30:55,153 --> 00:30:56,988   They weren't                    the Ozzie and Harriet.          738 00:30:57,088 --> 00:30:58,389   They weren't perfect.          739 00:30:58,489 --> 00:31:02,460   Chantay liked                  to wave at boys,                 740 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:03,795 and boys would wave back,        741 00:31:03,895 --> 00:31:04,896    and it made her feel good.    742 00:31:04,996 --> 00:31:06,865   That made him                  a little jealous.                743 00:31:06,965 --> 00:31:09,033   Now, she didn't mean            anything by it,                 744 00:31:09,133 --> 00:31:11,369   but John was                     a little bit jealous,          745 00:31:11,469 --> 00:31:14,372 so it-it upset him, so...        746 00:31:14,472 --> 00:31:16,207   - Did you ever learn              that Chantay had complained   747 00:31:16,307 --> 00:31:18,276   to neighbors                     about John sometimes           748 00:31:18,376 --> 00:31:19,844  wanting to control her?         749 00:31:19,944 --> 00:31:23,181 - Sure, um, would                  tell her what to eat,          750 00:31:23,281 --> 00:31:24,916 what not to eat,                    where she could go,           751 00:31:25,016 --> 00:31:26,985  where she couldn't go.          752 00:31:27,085 --> 00:31:29,888  - Bitsy Hobbs,                  one of Chantay's friends,        753 00:31:29,988 --> 00:31:33,424   told investigators she heard     the couple fighting.           754 00:31:33,524 --> 00:31:35,760  Chantay sounded angry.          755 00:31:55,046 --> 00:31:58,950  - I think talking to witnesses   who had spoken to John,         756 00:31:59,050 --> 00:32:02,420    uh, prior to the homicide,    757 00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:05,356  uh, that he was worried          about the relationship          758 00:32:05,456 --> 00:32:07,959 and didn't know how much         longer it was gonna last.        759 00:32:08,059 --> 00:32:10,628   - Hmm, so he was thinking it   may come to an end soon.         760 00:32:10,728 --> 00:32:12,063 - Quite possible.                761 00:32:12,163 --> 00:32:14,933   Uh, you know, could this have  been a spat, an argument,        762 00:32:15,033 --> 00:32:19,070    and that's why, um,           you know, she was killed?        763 00:32:19,170 --> 00:32:21,572  We didn't know                    at that time.                  764 00:32:21,673 --> 00:32:24,375  - But they were                    about to find out.            765 00:32:24,475 --> 00:32:27,845    They had a stack of           questions for John Adams.        766 00:32:27,946 --> 00:32:32,116  For starters, what did            he do with his phone?          767 00:32:49,567 --> 00:32:51,569    - I spoke with John Harper     the first night                 768 00:32:51,669 --> 00:32:53,705  and stuff, told my side           of the story.                  769 00:32:53,805 --> 00:32:56,040    - John Adams seemed              like a friendly guy           770 00:32:56,140 --> 00:32:57,742    when he met investigators.    771 00:32:57,842 --> 00:32:59,978 - Who lives here?                 - Uh, Charlie Barnett.          772 00:33:00,078 --> 00:33:01,279   - And this is                    where you live, too.           773 00:33:01,379 --> 00:33:02,180    - Yes, sir.                   774 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:04,782   - But friendly didn't           mean innocent.                  775 00:33:04,882 --> 00:33:07,051 - We didn't know                   if he knew more about          776 00:33:07,151 --> 00:33:08,386 what had happened                   to Chantay                    777 00:33:08,486 --> 00:33:10,221 than what he was                   actually telling us.           778 00:33:10,321 --> 00:33:12,190  - Did you bring him in?          - We did bring him in,          779 00:33:12,290 --> 00:33:14,058   and asked him                     what was going on.            780 00:33:14,158 --> 00:33:16,828 So we had a good timeline        of where Chantay was at,         781 00:33:16,928 --> 00:33:19,530    and we needed to see where       he was at during that time.   782 00:33:22,367 --> 00:33:24,535 - John said that                  around 5:00 PM                  783 00:33:24,635 --> 00:33:26,804   he picked Chantay up           at the restaurant                784 00:33:26,904 --> 00:33:29,107    where neighbors had           seen her that afternoon.         785 00:33:37,815 --> 00:33:41,219    - John said he then went to      work at his restaurant job    786 00:33:41,319 --> 00:33:42,720  around 6:00 PM.                 787 00:33:56,968 --> 00:33:59,237    - He said he worked              an overnight shift            788 00:33:59,337 --> 00:34:02,407    and got home around            5:00 the next morning.          789 00:34:02,507 --> 00:34:04,442   Chantay wasn't there.          790 00:34:04,542 --> 00:34:07,345 He thought maybe she was           at a friend's place.           791 00:34:15,453 --> 00:34:18,089  - They dug into                  his relationship with Chantay.  792 00:34:41,446 --> 00:34:44,515  - After that interview,           John was free to go.           793 00:34:45,716 --> 00:34:47,819 But investigators                 found something                 794 00:34:47,919 --> 00:34:50,188  while searching                   his cell phone data.           795 00:34:50,288 --> 00:34:52,457 - He had given us                   his cell phone to download.   796 00:34:52,557 --> 00:34:54,592 Uh, we-we looked at that            and noticed                   797 00:34:54,692 --> 00:34:56,027  that there was                     some communication            798 00:34:56,127 --> 00:34:57,061  that had been deleted.          799 00:34:57,161 --> 00:34:58,763   So we had to                   pull him back in.                800 00:34:58,863 --> 00:35:01,065 - Some messages?                   - Uh, some messages.           801 00:35:01,165 --> 00:35:04,235   - This time, the conversation     was less friendly,            802 00:35:04,335 --> 00:35:05,470  on both sides.                  803 00:35:26,457 --> 00:35:29,627  - John admitted he was          trying to hide something,        804 00:35:29,727 --> 00:35:31,362  but not about Chantay.          805 00:35:37,001 --> 00:35:39,937   - You know, he-he said, hey,    this-this is what was going on. 806 00:35:40,037 --> 00:35:42,406    I was using drugs,               and those messages            807 00:35:42,507 --> 00:35:46,410    were in reference to buying    and selling marijuana.          808 00:35:46,511 --> 00:35:47,712   And so that's                    how he explained it.           809 00:35:48,679 --> 00:35:51,282    - They interviewed            John four times.                 810 00:35:51,382 --> 00:35:53,017    - They were pressuring me.    811 00:35:53,117 --> 00:35:55,620 - We interviewed him too,          and asked him                  812 00:35:55,720 --> 00:35:58,422  what it was like to be             grilled like that.            813 00:35:58,523 --> 00:35:59,957   - Could you--                   You could tell                  814 00:36:00,057 --> 00:36:01,592    that when they were            talking to you,                 815 00:36:01,692 --> 00:36:04,529 they weren't just trying            to get information.           816 00:36:04,629 --> 00:36:06,397    They were thinking that you     had something to do with it.   817 00:36:06,497 --> 00:36:09,133    - They're trying to            pressure me to confess          818 00:36:09,233 --> 00:36:10,968  is what-what they were            trying to do.                  819 00:36:11,068 --> 00:36:13,571 - Were you upset?                - I was.                         820 00:36:13,671 --> 00:36:16,774 I was very upset.                It hurt.                         821 00:36:16,874 --> 00:36:19,710  'Cause I have-- I don't          have a bone in my body          822 00:36:19,810 --> 00:36:22,280  to do something                   like that to someone.          823 00:36:22,380 --> 00:36:25,650    - He told us the same thing    he told investigators.          824 00:36:25,750 --> 00:36:27,318 His relationship                   with Chantay                   825 00:36:27,418 --> 00:36:30,721 was not perfect,                 but it was solid.                826 00:36:30,821 --> 00:36:33,090 - Were there ever                   any rocky moments?            827 00:36:33,191 --> 00:36:35,026  - Uh, there was things.         828 00:36:35,126 --> 00:36:37,828 You know, she'd just get         mad for certain reasons.         829 00:36:37,929 --> 00:36:40,164   There would be times             where I just had to--          830 00:36:40,264 --> 00:36:42,099  I'd walk away,                  I wouldn't yell,                 831 00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:44,735   really at her                    or argue with her, you know.   832 00:36:44,835 --> 00:36:47,939   But, I mean, other than that,   we-we stayed together,          833 00:36:48,039 --> 00:36:49,707  you know, made it work,         you know?                        834 00:36:49,807 --> 00:36:50,875   - Even if there were             ups and downs                  835 00:36:50,975 --> 00:36:52,710  between the two of you?          - Yeah.                         836 00:36:52,810 --> 00:36:54,812 - It wasn't just                  investigators.                  837 00:36:54,912 --> 00:36:57,682    John knew neighbors             were quick to assume           838 00:36:57,782 --> 00:37:00,084    the boyfriend was to blame.   839 00:37:00,184 --> 00:37:03,788   But he told us what some saw    as controlling behavior         840 00:37:03,888 --> 00:37:07,024  was his way of                     protecting Chantay.           841 00:37:07,124 --> 00:37:09,360  - Already people were starting   to point their fingers at you.  842 00:37:09,460 --> 00:37:12,029   - And it made me mad,          knowing dang well                843 00:37:12,129 --> 00:37:15,266 I didn't-I didn't                   do nothing.                   844 00:37:15,366 --> 00:37:17,335   I did nothing                  but protect her.                 845 00:37:18,936 --> 00:37:20,738  - Investigators needed            to check out                   846 00:37:20,838 --> 00:37:22,707    everything John told them,    847 00:37:22,807 --> 00:37:26,877  including what he said          about other men in town.         848 00:37:26,978 --> 00:37:29,580 Like a guy named                    Bobby Soza,                   849 00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:32,850    who John said liked           to throw parties.                850 00:37:32,950 --> 00:37:34,552  - He lived in the area.         851 00:37:34,652 --> 00:37:37,221    He was always seen            driving around that area.        852 00:37:37,321 --> 00:37:39,357    - Chantay's friend               told investigators            853 00:37:39,457 --> 00:37:41,559    she'd seen                     a red and white Bronco          854 00:37:41,659 --> 00:37:44,862    in the neighborhood            the night Chantay disappeared,  855 00:37:44,962 --> 00:37:46,530  that the driver                   waved at them                  856 00:37:46,631 --> 00:37:48,733    and seemed creepy.            857 00:37:48,833 --> 00:37:51,168  They tracked down Soza            and confirmed                  858 00:37:51,269 --> 00:37:53,771 he drove                          a red and white Bronco          859 00:37:53,871 --> 00:37:55,273    and brought him in             for questioning                 860 00:37:55,373 --> 00:37:57,008 at the sheriff's office.         861 00:37:59,210 --> 00:38:01,379    - Soza said he did            drive by Chantay                 862 00:38:01,479 --> 00:38:04,081  on her walk that night,         but that was it.                 863 00:38:09,186 --> 00:38:11,689    - Did investigators search       his house, search his car?    864 00:38:11,789 --> 00:38:12,823    - They searched everything.   865 00:38:12,923 --> 00:38:15,559 He was, come in my house,           search my vehicle,            866 00:38:15,660 --> 00:38:16,794  look anywhere you want.         867 00:38:16,894 --> 00:38:19,530  - Sorry about the mess.          - Oh, you're good, man.         868 00:38:19,630 --> 00:38:21,699  - So he was very open?            - Absolutely.                  869 00:38:21,799 --> 00:38:24,602  - He also shared where            he'd been that night.          870 00:38:24,702 --> 00:38:26,637 - He had gone to                    another residence,            871 00:38:26,737 --> 00:38:29,240  and there were                     multiple individuals there    872 00:38:29,340 --> 00:38:31,575   that he didn't leave            'til late that evening.         873 00:38:31,676 --> 00:38:32,877  - Were you able                  to verify that?                 874 00:38:32,977 --> 00:38:34,845  - We were able                   to verify that.                 875 00:38:34,945 --> 00:38:38,349  - The pressure to find           Chantay's killer was mounting.  876 00:38:39,784 --> 00:38:43,087   Meanwhile, police had           more questions for John Adams,  877 00:38:43,187 --> 00:38:45,589 especially after                  investigators found out         878 00:38:45,690 --> 00:38:48,793    he'd been deleting              text messages from his phone.  879 00:38:51,562 --> 00:38:54,432    - Investigators checked out    his story and confirmed         880 00:38:54,532 --> 00:38:58,469    those deleted text messages      were just about marijuana.    881 00:38:58,569 --> 00:39:00,538    - So you caught him              in something else,            882 00:39:00,638 --> 00:39:02,640  but not murder?                    - Correct.                    883 00:39:02,740 --> 00:39:05,176   - They were also able            to get security video          884 00:39:05,276 --> 00:39:07,278    from the restaurant              where John worked,            885 00:39:07,378 --> 00:39:09,513    along with the timesheets.    886 00:39:09,613 --> 00:39:12,583   - He told us exactly            where he was, what he had done, 887 00:39:12,683 --> 00:39:14,418  and everything                  he told us was truthful.         888 00:39:14,518 --> 00:39:16,053    - So he gave you an alibi.       - Oh, yes.                    889 00:39:16,153 --> 00:39:17,288  - And you were                     able to verify it?            890 00:39:17,388 --> 00:39:18,923   - Yes, through video.          891 00:39:19,023 --> 00:39:20,991  I mean, it doesn't get            much better alibi than that.   892 00:39:21,092 --> 00:39:23,260    He was just worried that--    893 00:39:23,361 --> 00:39:25,730 and upset that his fiance        had been killed.                 894 00:39:25,830 --> 00:39:28,599 - He wanted to figure out         who had done this also.         895 00:39:28,699 --> 00:39:31,202    - In talking to John Adams,   it was very clear                896 00:39:31,302 --> 00:39:33,838   that his pain                   was still raw.                  897 00:39:33,938 --> 00:39:36,640 I can't imagine grieving          the loss of a loved one         898 00:39:36,741 --> 00:39:38,175  while at the same time          899 00:39:38,275 --> 00:39:40,611   living under                   this cloud of suspicion.         900 00:39:40,711 --> 00:39:43,114    It's always the first place     investigators start,           901 00:39:43,214 --> 00:39:45,149    with the significant other.   902 00:39:45,249 --> 00:39:48,119 And I got the sense that            John was still traumatized    903 00:39:48,219 --> 00:39:50,087   by everything that happened.   904 00:39:50,187 --> 00:39:52,890  I was so grateful that          he chose to open up to us        905 00:39:52,990 --> 00:39:55,092 and tell his part                  of the story.                  906 00:39:55,192 --> 00:39:56,093    - I want to ask you, John,    907 00:39:56,193 --> 00:39:58,095 what do you miss the most         about Chantay?                  908 00:40:02,233 --> 00:40:04,402 - The most I miss                about Chantay...                 909 00:40:10,274 --> 00:40:12,176   Her laughter.                  910 00:40:14,278 --> 00:40:15,880 It made life easy                 when she smiled                 911 00:40:15,980 --> 00:40:20,184 and just laughed,                   and not mad at you.           912 00:40:20,284 --> 00:40:23,287   Uh, she-she was like            my best friend.                 913 00:40:23,387 --> 00:40:26,157    - John as a suspect            was a dead end.                 914 00:40:26,257 --> 00:40:28,259   But that didn't mean            talking to him                  915 00:40:28,359 --> 00:40:29,960   was a waste of time.           916 00:40:30,060 --> 00:40:31,162    Not at all.                   917 00:40:31,262 --> 00:40:32,596 - We still needed                more information                 918 00:40:32,696 --> 00:40:34,665   of potential suspects          919 00:40:34,765 --> 00:40:36,033  that might be involved            in the case.                   920 00:40:36,133 --> 00:40:40,337   So we had to continue to try    to keep him on our side         921 00:40:40,438 --> 00:40:43,240    to get as much information      as we could.                   922 00:40:43,340 --> 00:40:45,509 - John gave them                   another name,                  923 00:40:45,609 --> 00:40:48,612 a name they heard                  from other neighbors.          924 00:40:48,712 --> 00:40:50,347   Colin Smith.                   925 00:40:50,448 --> 00:40:52,016 - When we started                doing interviews,                926 00:40:52,116 --> 00:40:54,218    his name had been mentioned    multiple times.                 927 00:40:55,419 --> 00:40:58,355  - Colin was in his 20s,           did some lawn mowing           928 00:40:58,456 --> 00:41:00,658 and odd jobs around town.        929 00:41:00,758 --> 00:41:03,894 And he lived just around         the corner from Chantay.         930 00:41:05,329 --> 00:41:06,397  - Chantay went missing,         931 00:41:06,497 --> 00:41:08,966  and it was right there          by Colin's house.                932 00:41:09,066 --> 00:41:10,701    Here's where Colin             was living at the time.         933 00:41:10,801 --> 00:41:11,869   - Right here?                   - Yep.                          934 00:41:11,969 --> 00:41:13,804  - Okay.                            - And it kind of backs up,    935 00:41:13,904 --> 00:41:16,674   uh, back to the road to where     Chantay was living at, too.   936 00:41:16,774 --> 00:41:18,242   - Okay, okay.                  937 00:41:18,342 --> 00:41:20,845  - So she would have had          to walk down this area,         938 00:41:20,945 --> 00:41:24,114 um, the day that                 she went missing.                939 00:41:25,583 --> 00:41:27,418 - John Adams told                  investigators                  940 00:41:27,518 --> 00:41:29,520 Colin was a troublemaker.        941 00:41:36,660 --> 00:41:39,063 - And Chantay's stepdad,          Steven, recalls                 942 00:41:39,163 --> 00:41:41,031    that months before               the murder,                   943 00:41:41,131 --> 00:41:45,269  Colin took Chantay out          for a late night joyride.        944 00:41:45,369 --> 00:41:47,571    Steven was furious.           945 00:41:47,671 --> 00:41:49,440 - What'd you say?                946 00:41:49,540 --> 00:41:51,775    - I just asked him               what he was doing with her.   947 00:41:51,876 --> 00:41:56,013    And, uh, I made her            get out of the vehicle          948 00:41:56,113 --> 00:41:58,349   and told him,                     better stay away from her.    949 00:41:58,449 --> 00:42:00,084 - You told him to                   stay away from her?           950 00:42:00,184 --> 00:42:02,019  - Yes.                          - Did he?                        951 00:42:02,119 --> 00:42:04,989    - Far as my knowledge, yes.   952 00:42:05,089 --> 00:42:09,093  - But Ranger Shea heard            that's not what Colin did.    953 00:42:09,193 --> 00:42:11,795   - Ms. Maccabee that had been     walking with Chantay           954 00:42:11,896 --> 00:42:14,331    had told us                   that Colin Smith                 955 00:42:14,431 --> 00:42:18,269 had purchased her                  some shoes recently.           956 00:42:18,369 --> 00:42:20,371  - Chantay also                   told her friend                 957 00:42:20,471 --> 00:42:23,607  Colin wanted to meet up            the night she disappeared.    958 00:42:23,707 --> 00:42:26,610    - Saying, hey, meet me out      by the barn tonight,           959 00:42:26,710 --> 00:42:27,811  but don't tell anybody.         960 00:42:27,912 --> 00:42:29,446   - To Chantay?                   - Yes.                          961 00:42:38,722 --> 00:42:38,756    -                             962 00:42:38,756 --> 00:42:38,789    - Th                          963 00:42:38,789 --> 00:42:38,822    - The                         964 00:42:38,822 --> 00:42:38,856    - The Te                      965 00:42:38,856 --> 00:42:38,889    - The Texa                    966 00:42:38,889 --> 00:42:38,923    - The Texas                   967 00:42:38,923 --> 00:42:38,956    - The Texas Ra                968 00:42:38,956 --> 00:42:38,989    - The Texas Rang              969 00:42:38,989 --> 00:42:39,023    - The Texas Ranger            970 00:42:39,023 --> 00:42:39,123    - The Texas Rangers           971 00:42:39,123 --> 00:42:39,156    - The Texas Rangers             in                             972 00:42:39,156 --> 00:42:39,189    - The Texas Rangers             inve                           973 00:42:39,189 --> 00:42:39,223    - The Texas Rangers             invest                         974 00:42:39,223 --> 00:42:39,256    - The Texas Rangers             investig                       975 00:42:39,256 --> 00:42:39,290    - The Texas Rangers             investigat                     976 00:42:39,290 --> 00:42:39,323    - The Texas Rangers             investigatin                   977 00:42:39,323 --> 00:42:40,157    - The Texas Rangers             investigating                  978 00:42:40,257 --> 00:42:42,259  the Chantay Blankinship murder  979 00:42:42,359 --> 00:42:44,295   were starting to hear            the same name                  980 00:42:44,395 --> 00:42:47,331   from several people,             Colin Smith.                   981 00:42:47,431 --> 00:42:49,767   And Chantay's friend           Catelyn Maccabee                 982 00:42:49,867 --> 00:42:51,635  told them about                 a secret meeting                 983 00:42:51,735 --> 00:42:53,537 the night Chantay                  disappeared.                   984 00:43:08,118 --> 00:43:10,521  - That very well meant             that Colin could have been    985 00:43:10,621 --> 00:43:12,189  the last person                 to see her alive.                986 00:43:12,289 --> 00:43:13,991    - Sure, and that's             what we were thinking.          987 00:43:14,091 --> 00:43:16,026    Uh, is he the one?            988 00:43:16,126 --> 00:43:19,430    Uh, did-did she say           something that upset him?        989 00:43:19,530 --> 00:43:22,166  In my opinion,                     he was a number one           990 00:43:22,266 --> 00:43:23,934    that we needed to talk to.    991 00:43:24,034 --> 00:43:26,203  - Shea went to see him             in person.                    992 00:43:31,475 --> 00:43:32,443  - How did you find him?         993 00:43:32,543 --> 00:43:34,345   Was he-- Did he seem            shifty to you?                  994 00:43:34,445 --> 00:43:35,913  - He-he really didn't.            He--                           995 00:43:36,013 --> 00:43:37,481  There was a little bit             of concern.                   996 00:43:41,652 --> 00:43:44,154  - Like other neighbors           investigators spoke to,         997 00:43:44,254 --> 00:43:47,858   Colin said he did see Chantay     the night she disappeared,    998 00:43:47,958 --> 00:43:49,693 but only from a distance.        999 00:43:49,793 --> 00:43:51,662    He'd seen her pass              by his house                   1000 00:43:51,762 --> 00:43:52,930 on her last walk.                1001 00:43:59,903 --> 00:44:02,840    - Chantay was just              a friend, Colin said.          1002 00:44:02,940 --> 00:44:05,876 But he told investigators         that she was interested         1003 00:44:05,976 --> 00:44:07,778 in more than friendship.         1004 00:44:23,927 --> 00:44:27,064  - Investigators wanted             to ask him more questions,    1005 00:44:27,164 --> 00:44:29,800    this time hooked up              to a lie detector.            1006 00:44:36,940 --> 00:44:38,742    - But right before            they got started,                1007 00:44:38,842 --> 00:44:41,645   a key part of                     his story changed.            1008 00:44:41,745 --> 00:44:43,380  He admitted he did have         1009 00:44:43,480 --> 00:44:45,949  a physical relationship           with Chantay.                  1010 00:44:52,189 --> 00:44:54,391    - Colin told police            he didn't know                  1011 00:44:54,491 --> 00:44:56,493 Chantay and John                   were serious.                  1012 00:45:07,171 --> 00:45:08,972  - He ended up admitting         that he had been                 1013 00:45:09,073 --> 00:45:11,642 in a sexual relationship         with her.                        1014 00:45:11,742 --> 00:45:14,878 - Was that the only thing        he'd been hiding?                1015 00:45:14,978 --> 00:45:16,513 Wired up to the machine,         1016 00:45:16,613 --> 00:45:19,016   the questions                     got very specific.            1017 00:45:31,228 --> 00:45:32,863   - The investigator told Colin  1018 00:45:32,963 --> 00:45:35,299 the results of the tests          were not good.                  1019 00:45:43,974 --> 00:45:46,577  - Was that a red flag?          - That's a big red flag.         1020 00:45:46,677 --> 00:45:49,513   - A lie detector test           can be a powerful tool          1021 00:45:49,613 --> 00:45:50,848    for investigators.            1022 00:45:50,948 --> 00:45:53,417  Just the willingness of someone to take the test                 1023 00:45:53,517 --> 00:45:55,686 can often speak volumes.         1024 00:45:55,786 --> 00:45:57,921    But here's what many people    don't realize.                  1025 00:45:58,021 --> 00:46:00,157    These tests                      are not foolproof.            1026 00:46:00,257 --> 00:46:01,859 There are plenty                    of factors.                   1027 00:46:01,959 --> 00:46:05,896  Stress, grief, anxiety,          even medical conditions         1028 00:46:05,996 --> 00:46:08,031    that can throw off              the readings.                  1029 00:46:08,132 --> 00:46:10,501   That's why polygraph results    cannot be used                  1030 00:46:10,601 --> 00:46:11,802   as evidence in court.          1031 00:46:11,902 --> 00:46:13,904   They're just                    too unreliable.                 1032 00:46:14,004 --> 00:46:16,673    But detectives can use them      to apply pressure.            1033 00:46:26,984 --> 00:46:29,620  - Colin, who'd been cooperative up to this point,                1034 00:46:29,720 --> 00:46:31,054  seemed eager to leave.          1035 00:46:58,315 --> 00:47:01,285    - Colin stayed long enough     to give them his alibi.         1036 00:47:01,385 --> 00:47:03,420    He'd been at his brother's     house, he said,                 1037 00:47:03,520 --> 00:47:05,122   about 10 miles away.           1038 00:47:11,328 --> 00:47:13,530 - Texas Ranger Shea and I        1039 00:47:13,630 --> 00:47:15,432  knew we had to                     get to the brother            1040 00:47:15,532 --> 00:47:17,668  to talk to him                     before Colin could.           1041 00:47:17,768 --> 00:47:18,769   To get the true story          1042 00:47:18,869 --> 00:47:21,171   and not Colin calling           his brother and saying,         1043 00:47:21,271 --> 00:47:22,573   "Hey, cover for me."           1044 00:47:22,673 --> 00:47:25,242   - Would Colin's alibi             check out,                    1045 00:47:25,342 --> 00:47:27,711  or would police                   be forced to consider          1046 00:47:27,811 --> 00:47:29,947    a whole new theory?           1047 00:47:30,047 --> 00:47:34,718    - It felt like it couldn't     have been a first time killer.  1048 00:47:45,262 --> 00:47:45,295  -                               1049 00:47:45,295 --> 00:47:45,329  - In                            1050 00:47:45,329 --> 00:47:45,362  - Inve                          1051 00:47:45,362 --> 00:47:45,395  - Invest                        1052 00:47:45,395 --> 00:47:45,429  - Investig                      1053 00:47:45,429 --> 00:47:45,462  - Investigat                    1054 00:47:45,462 --> 00:47:45,495  - Investigator                  1055 00:47:45,495 --> 00:47:45,529  - Investigators                 1056 00:47:45,529 --> 00:47:45,562  - Investigators th              1057 00:47:45,562 --> 00:47:45,596  - Investigators thou            1058 00:47:45,596 --> 00:47:45,629  - Investigators though          1059 00:47:45,629 --> 00:47:46,496  - Investigators thought         1060 00:47:46,597 --> 00:47:49,132    they might finally              be getting somewhere           1061 00:47:49,233 --> 00:47:53,136    in a room with a young man      they found highly suspicious.  1062 00:47:53,237 --> 00:47:55,505   - Colin Smith                     was my main focus.            1063 00:47:55,606 --> 00:47:57,908   - Colin had initially             lied to detectives            1064 00:47:58,008 --> 00:48:00,544  about his relationship            with Chantay.                  1065 00:48:00,644 --> 00:48:02,980    And when they hooked him up      to that polygraph,            1066 00:48:03,080 --> 00:48:06,316 it seemed he still wasn't        telling the whole story.         1067 00:48:06,416 --> 00:48:11,255   - Colin told the polygrapher     that he had an alibi.          1068 00:48:11,355 --> 00:48:13,190 He was with his brother,         1069 00:48:13,290 --> 00:48:16,226   but couldn't explain             why he failed the polygraph.   1070 00:48:16,326 --> 00:48:19,129   - Investigators raced to talk     to Colin's brother            1071 00:48:19,229 --> 00:48:20,797 before he could.                 1072 00:48:20,898 --> 00:48:23,700 And the brother confirmed           his alibi.                    1073 00:48:23,800 --> 00:48:25,702    - It's not just his brother      that we talked to.            1074 00:48:25,802 --> 00:48:27,838    Who else is there with you?   1075 00:48:27,938 --> 00:48:30,474   - They also talked to            his niece and nephew,          1076 00:48:30,574 --> 00:48:33,176 who said                           they saw Colin, too.           1077 00:48:33,277 --> 00:48:35,412   - Of course,                    they're family members,         1078 00:48:35,512 --> 00:48:38,715   so we've got to look             at that, too.                  1079 00:48:38,815 --> 00:48:39,950    - It's not                      the strongest alibi.           1080 00:48:40,050 --> 00:48:42,052 - It's not the strongest            because, you know,            1081 00:48:42,152 --> 00:48:44,621  family members                     will cover family members.    1082 00:48:44,721 --> 00:48:47,557  - Investigators                   also took Colin's DNA          1083 00:48:47,658 --> 00:48:49,459   and sent it to the crime lab.  1084 00:48:49,559 --> 00:48:50,560 How does that come back?         1085 00:48:50,661 --> 00:48:52,996   - It come back that he's not      a match to the DNA            1086 00:48:53,096 --> 00:48:54,164    that was found on her body.   1087 00:48:54,264 --> 00:48:55,265 - So you're able                   to clear him?                  1088 00:48:55,365 --> 00:48:56,366  - Yes.                          1089 00:48:56,466 --> 00:48:58,101    - Another dead end.           1090 00:48:58,201 --> 00:49:00,470    By now, DNA results            were coming in                  1091 00:49:00,570 --> 00:49:03,273    from the other men            they'd talked to.                1092 00:49:03,373 --> 00:49:06,209    Chantay's boyfriend, John,    was not a match.                 1093 00:49:06,310 --> 00:49:08,512   Neither was neighbor              Bobby Sosa.                   1094 00:49:08,612 --> 00:49:11,114  - Nobody may have ever           looked in that cellar.          1095 00:49:11,214 --> 00:49:12,649  It may have been years.         1096 00:49:12,749 --> 00:49:14,618 - And the DNA also proved        1097 00:49:14,718 --> 00:49:16,920  those searchers                 who found Chantay                1098 00:49:17,020 --> 00:49:19,323  were exactly what they           appeared to be.                 1099 00:49:19,423 --> 00:49:22,559 Good samaritans,                    far from suspects.            1100 00:49:22,659 --> 00:49:25,662 They had been a blessing           to the investigation.          1101 00:49:25,762 --> 00:49:28,031   - We were very lucky.            Very blessed.                  1102 00:49:28,131 --> 00:49:30,634   There's all kinds of              predatory animals out here.   1103 00:49:30,734 --> 00:49:34,972 Coyotes, bobcats,                   stray dogs,                   1104 00:49:35,072 --> 00:49:38,075 Any kind of, uh,                 occasional mountain lion.        1105 00:49:38,175 --> 00:49:39,176  If we hadn't found her,         1106 00:49:39,276 --> 00:49:40,811  that's probably                    what would have found her.    1107 00:49:40,911 --> 00:49:42,446   Some kind of animal.           1108 00:49:42,546 --> 00:49:45,015 - The timely discovery of         Chantay's body                  1109 00:49:45,115 --> 00:49:48,752   was a stroke of luck              that, to Investigator Bird    1110 00:49:48,852 --> 00:49:51,521 felt like                          divine intervention.           1111 00:49:51,621 --> 00:49:54,324   But that luck                  seemed to be running out         1112 00:49:54,424 --> 00:49:57,394   as they tore through           lead after lead.                 1113 00:49:57,494 --> 00:49:59,363 - How many calls                  were coming in                  1114 00:49:59,463 --> 00:50:02,099   that you guys                     had to chase down?            1115 00:50:02,199 --> 00:50:03,567 - A lot.                         Hundreds.                        1116 00:50:03,667 --> 00:50:06,303  At first, it was just,           try this name,                  1117 00:50:06,403 --> 00:50:08,138  try this name,                   try this name.                  1118 00:50:08,238 --> 00:50:09,506    - And you all have to chase   after each and every one.        1119 00:50:09,606 --> 00:50:11,875   - Absolutely.                     Anytime somebody called in    1120 00:50:11,975 --> 00:50:15,245    and said, hey, this person    was in the neighborhood,         1121 00:50:15,345 --> 00:50:17,581   we'd go talk to them,          and we would ask the male        1122 00:50:17,681 --> 00:50:20,083 for a buccal swab                   to take their DNA.            1123 00:50:20,183 --> 00:50:21,752  - Investigators                 collected samples                1124 00:50:21,852 --> 00:50:24,287   from at least                   two dozen men,                  1125 00:50:24,388 --> 00:50:27,457 including                         Chantay's grandfather, Charlie. 1126 00:50:27,557 --> 00:50:29,226   It seemed unthinkable          1127 00:50:29,326 --> 00:50:31,695    the doting Charlie              could be the killer.           1128 00:50:31,795 --> 00:50:35,332 But Chantay's mom                  was in favor of testing him.   1129 00:50:35,432 --> 00:50:37,401 You thought he could have         possibly been involved?         1130 00:50:37,501 --> 00:50:39,703   - I thought everybody             was involved at this point.   1131 00:50:39,803 --> 00:50:41,004  - Nobody was ruled out            in your eyes?                  1132 00:50:41,104 --> 00:50:43,140  - Nobody was ruled out             in my eyes.                   1133 00:50:43,240 --> 00:50:45,275   - It wasn't the grandfather.   1134 00:50:45,375 --> 00:50:47,778    And it also wasn't            anyone in CODIS,                 1135 00:50:47,878 --> 00:50:50,881   the national law enforcement     DNA database.                  1136 00:50:50,981 --> 00:50:52,916    Back to square one.             - Back to square one.          1137 00:50:53,016 --> 00:50:55,385  - Just heart wrenching.         1138 00:50:55,485 --> 00:50:57,888 - This is how cold cases         are born.                        1139 00:50:57,988 --> 00:51:00,323   It's dead end                   after dead end.                 1140 00:51:00,424 --> 00:51:01,858  It's painful for the families.  1141 00:51:01,958 --> 00:51:03,927  It's terrifying                  for communities                 1142 00:51:04,027 --> 00:51:06,830 wondering who among them           is a killer.                   1143 00:51:06,930 --> 00:51:08,065  For Investigator Bird,          1144 00:51:08,165 --> 00:51:10,467 he told me it was                particularly frustrating         1145 00:51:10,567 --> 00:51:13,437  because he had                  the killer's DNA                 1146 00:51:13,537 --> 00:51:15,605  but didn't know                    who it belonged to.           1147 00:51:15,705 --> 00:51:19,342    The answer was right there,     but completely out of reach.   1148 00:51:19,443 --> 00:51:20,343 As a journalist,                 1149 00:51:20,444 --> 00:51:23,413 I'm struck by how easily            leads can go cold,            1150 00:51:23,513 --> 00:51:24,781    but new technology,           1151 00:51:24,881 --> 00:51:27,217    or someone                     finally coming forward          1152 00:51:27,317 --> 00:51:30,620   can make all the difference.   1153 00:51:30,720 --> 00:51:34,124 As weeks went by,                   and then months...            1154 00:51:34,224 --> 00:51:36,460    - We just know that              they're out there.            1155 00:51:36,560 --> 00:51:38,195 It's-it's scary.                 1156 00:51:38,295 --> 00:51:40,730 - Out there and possibly           right there in the community.  1157 00:51:40,831 --> 00:51:43,500   - Right. Is this a neighbor?   Is this a friend?                1158 00:51:43,600 --> 00:51:44,634  - Everybody was scared.         1159 00:51:44,734 --> 00:51:47,471 The kids that walked out         there constantly                 1160 00:51:47,571 --> 00:51:48,672    started pairing up.           1161 00:51:48,772 --> 00:51:50,107   Nobody walked alone.           1162 00:51:50,207 --> 00:51:52,309    - It snatched away             that feeling of safety.         1163 00:51:52,409 --> 00:51:54,578 - It did. Mm-hmm.                   - For the whole community.    1164 00:51:54,678 --> 00:51:56,113   At Chantay's church,           1165 00:51:56,213 --> 00:51:59,349   parishioners                      were desperate for answers.   1166 00:51:59,449 --> 00:52:01,218 - I can't believe                1167 00:52:01,318 --> 00:52:04,087  they would take                  such a precious person.         1168 00:52:04,187 --> 00:52:07,457    She meant so much to Linda       and I and to the community.   1169 00:52:07,557 --> 00:52:09,092    - Pastor, how are you, sir?   1170 00:52:09,192 --> 00:52:12,696   - The pastor hounded              investigators for updates.    1171 00:52:12,796 --> 00:52:15,265  - Called me every day,          1172 00:52:15,365 --> 00:52:17,767  every two days,                 every three days,                1173 00:52:17,868 --> 00:52:19,402  wanting to know                   what we found                  1174 00:52:19,503 --> 00:52:22,105   and asking questions              about the evidence.           1175 00:52:22,205 --> 00:52:24,107 - Asking about the case.          - Yes.                          1176 00:52:24,207 --> 00:52:26,977   - And because no one             was above suspicion,           1177 00:52:27,077 --> 00:52:31,481    investigators even wondered   about the pastor himself.        1178 00:52:31,581 --> 00:52:33,984  - When somebody becomes            too involved in your case,    1179 00:52:34,084 --> 00:52:37,053 sometimes they're trying          to figure out what you do know, 1180 00:52:37,154 --> 00:52:38,655 what you have found out,         1181 00:52:38,755 --> 00:52:42,492    what you haven't found out     to protect themselves.          1182 00:52:42,592 --> 00:52:44,828   - That went nowhere.           1183 00:52:44,928 --> 00:52:46,563   And while authorities          suspected                        1184 00:52:46,663 --> 00:52:49,332  the killer was someone            Chantay knew,                  1185 00:52:49,432 --> 00:52:52,202  they couldn't rule out           other theories.                 1186 00:52:52,302 --> 00:52:53,803   Did you ever consider           the possibility                 1187 00:52:53,904 --> 00:52:56,640    that you were dealing with    a serial killer?                 1188 00:52:56,740 --> 00:52:58,275 - You know, that's-that's          always a possibility           1189 00:52:58,375 --> 00:53:00,310 of things                        that we look at.                 1190 00:53:00,410 --> 00:53:02,145   - Elisha Bird                     was still thinking            1191 00:53:02,245 --> 00:53:05,949 about that strange symbol           on Chantay's chest.           1192 00:53:06,049 --> 00:53:07,384    What could it mean?           1193 00:53:07,484 --> 00:53:10,153    - The disappearance              on Friday the 13th            1194 00:53:10,253 --> 00:53:12,622 and the location                   where she was found.           1195 00:53:12,722 --> 00:53:14,391   It just all--                    - The haunted house.           1196 00:53:14,491 --> 00:53:16,826   - You're looking for              some sort of cohesiveness.    1197 00:53:16,927 --> 00:53:19,262    You're looking for            some theory of the case.         1198 00:53:19,362 --> 00:53:21,598    - A lot of sleepless nights   1199 00:53:21,698 --> 00:53:24,701  laying there wondering           what did I miss today?          1200 00:53:24,801 --> 00:53:26,770   Did I talk to                     this person today?            1201 00:53:26,870 --> 00:53:31,241  Um, it makes you start          second guessing yourself.        1202 00:53:31,341 --> 00:53:32,776   What are you missing?          1203 00:53:32,876 --> 00:53:34,978 - You were really taking           this case personally.          1204 00:53:35,078 --> 00:53:36,313   - Absolutely.                  1205 00:53:36,413 --> 00:53:38,582    - Investigator Bird's wife    could see                        1206 00:53:38,682 --> 00:53:41,384   the case was weighing           heavily on her husband.         1207 00:53:41,484 --> 00:53:44,788 - The great thing with us        both being in this field         1208 00:53:44,888 --> 00:53:49,326 is we're able to                    give each other that space,   1209 00:53:49,426 --> 00:53:53,363 Recognizing that he needs           to be able to think           1210 00:53:53,463 --> 00:53:54,598 and to figure out                1211 00:53:54,698 --> 00:53:58,602   what his next                     investigatory step will be.   1212 00:53:58,702 --> 00:54:00,103 - Chantay's family feared        1213 00:54:00,203 --> 00:54:02,839 the investigation                 had hit a wall.                 1214 00:54:02,939 --> 00:54:08,078    - Seemed like that nothin'     was getting done to me.         1215 00:54:08,178 --> 00:54:09,512 - Desperate for answers,         1216 00:54:09,613 --> 00:54:13,750    Chantay's stepfather admits      he badgered his neighbors.    1217 00:54:13,850 --> 00:54:15,552 - I would stop everybody         that drove by the house.         1218 00:54:15,652 --> 00:54:20,223  I was out there                    morning till dark,            1219 00:54:20,323 --> 00:54:22,325    trying to find out answers.   1220 00:54:22,425 --> 00:54:23,960    I caused a lot of problems       out there.                    1221 00:54:24,060 --> 00:54:24,995 I wanted to know.                1222 00:54:25,095 --> 00:54:26,896   - You were desperate.             That was your girl.           1223 00:54:26,997 --> 00:54:28,465   - Yes, ma'am.                  1224 00:54:28,565 --> 00:54:29,599   - You start thinking            at that point,                  1225 00:54:29,699 --> 00:54:32,502  they'll probably never             actually find who-            1226 00:54:32,602 --> 00:54:33,703   who did this.                  1227 00:54:33,803 --> 00:54:35,272 - They told me they would           never stop, but in my eyes,   1228 00:54:35,372 --> 00:54:38,308 they had stopped                   because they were doing stuff  1229 00:54:38,408 --> 00:54:40,410    that I didn't know              at the time.                   1230 00:54:40,510 --> 00:54:43,546   What she didn't know              was that Investigator Bird    1231 00:54:43,647 --> 00:54:45,749 was about to take                 a leap of faith                 1232 00:54:45,849 --> 00:54:48,051    with a cutting edge              technology,                   1233 00:54:48,151 --> 00:54:51,855  maybe this would reveal          the face of the killer.         1234 00:54:51,955 --> 00:54:53,223  - I'm willing to try anything.  1235 00:54:53,323 --> 00:54:57,927   - It very much seemed            too good to be true.           1236 00:55:02,332 --> 00:55:02,399    ♪                             1237 00:55:02,399 --> 00:55:08,838    ♪♪                            1238 00:55:08,938 --> 00:55:11,007 - One year after                   Chantay was murdered,          1239 00:55:11,107 --> 00:55:13,510 her mom organized                   a memorial.                   1240 00:55:13,610 --> 00:55:15,512    Friends and family              came together                  1241 00:55:15,612 --> 00:55:17,514    and walked Chantay's route.   1242 00:55:17,614 --> 00:55:18,448    - Everybody                      was out of breath.            1243 00:55:18,548 --> 00:55:19,783  We didn't know                   how she did it.                 1244 00:55:19,883 --> 00:55:21,418    Yeah, she--                      - Well, that was her thing.   1245 00:55:21,518 --> 00:55:24,387 - Yeah, it was her thing.          It was. She loved it.          1246 00:55:24,487 --> 00:55:26,990 Everybody always                 talked about her.                1247 00:55:27,090 --> 00:55:29,059 You know,                           all the beautiful moments.    1248 00:55:29,159 --> 00:55:30,160 You know,                          everybody's seen her.          1249 00:55:30,260 --> 00:55:33,263   Most of them are her walking    and her smile.                  1250 00:55:33,363 --> 00:55:36,366    - Those were difficult days     for everyone.                  1251 00:55:36,466 --> 00:55:39,569    Those who loved her           spent hours by her grave.        1252 00:55:39,669 --> 00:55:43,740    The stone inscribed            "Singing in the Angel's Choir." 1253 00:55:43,840 --> 00:55:46,109  Her stepfather, Steven,           was grieving                   1254 00:55:46,209 --> 00:55:47,844    and feeling guilty.           1255 00:55:47,944 --> 00:55:50,347 Before she went missing,          he told Chantay                 1256 00:55:50,447 --> 00:55:53,183 he might take her fishing         on that Friday.                 1257 00:55:53,283 --> 00:55:56,920   Instead, he picked up           an extra shift at work.         1258 00:55:57,020 --> 00:56:00,323 - It's been hard,                   real hard,                    1259 00:56:00,423 --> 00:56:01,691 because I figured                   if I wouldn't have            1260 00:56:01,791 --> 00:56:06,329    went to work that weekend,      she'd still be here.           1261 00:56:06,429 --> 00:56:10,200    - You think through             all these "what ifs."          1262 00:56:10,300 --> 00:56:13,503   - And I blame myself              every day.                    1263 00:56:13,603 --> 00:56:15,772   - The Lemonds                    were suffering, too.           1264 00:56:15,872 --> 00:56:18,408   - I cried for months             and months afterward.          1265 00:56:18,508 --> 00:56:20,844   It came to the point            where it was unsolved.          1266 00:56:20,944 --> 00:56:22,145 It hurt.                         1267 00:56:22,245 --> 00:56:24,447 I was really angry that,         you know, if I said, man,        1268 00:56:24,547 --> 00:56:27,016    if I just get five minutes       alone with this guy           1269 00:56:27,117 --> 00:56:29,285 and, you know, that's not         a proper way to think.          1270 00:56:29,386 --> 00:56:30,787  But, you know,                  still, you know,                 1271 00:56:30,887 --> 00:56:32,856    they took something            from all of us.                 1272 00:56:32,956 --> 00:56:34,391 - Mm-hmm.                        1273 00:56:34,491 --> 00:56:37,994  - Despite all the leads          the investigators had run down, 1274 00:56:38,094 --> 00:56:41,164 Chantay's killer                   was still out there.           1275 00:56:41,264 --> 00:56:43,733    Now, like a losing             football team,                  1276 00:56:43,833 --> 00:56:45,869  they were ready                 for a Hail Mary.                 1277 00:56:45,969 --> 00:56:48,571  - I was trying                  anything I could.                1278 00:56:48,671 --> 00:56:51,808  We were- we were lost.            We couldn't--                  1279 00:56:51,908 --> 00:56:54,511  We didn't know                   what the next step was.         1280 00:56:54,611 --> 00:56:57,347    - Bird felt                    incredibly frustrated.          1281 00:56:57,447 --> 00:56:59,115    He couldn't crack the case.   1282 00:56:59,215 --> 00:57:02,352    Even though                   he had the killer's DNA.         1283 00:57:02,452 --> 00:57:04,220   - It tells us                     who the killer is.            1284 00:57:04,320 --> 00:57:07,757    It doesn't give us a name,      but it tells us who did this.  1285 00:57:07,857 --> 00:57:09,659  And it's undisputable.          1286 00:57:09,759 --> 00:57:11,428 So what you have                  in your hand is                 1287 00:57:11,528 --> 00:57:14,130  quite possibly                     the best piece of evidence    1288 00:57:14,230 --> 00:57:16,566    in terms of                     identifying someone,           1289 00:57:16,666 --> 00:57:18,435   but no name.                   - Right.                         1290 00:57:18,535 --> 00:57:19,936 That's how I described it           to people.                    1291 00:57:20,036 --> 00:57:22,505    I know exactly who you are.   1292 00:57:22,605 --> 00:57:25,442 - Then, Bird heard about            a new DNA technique           1293 00:57:25,542 --> 00:57:27,811  his department                   had never used.                 1294 00:57:27,911 --> 00:57:30,613   The process is called            phenotyping.                   1295 00:57:30,713 --> 00:57:34,350  It uses DNA to predict           the way a person looks.         1296 00:57:34,451 --> 00:57:38,121    Eye, hair, and skin color,       among other things.           1297 00:57:38,221 --> 00:57:39,722   Back in 2017,                  1298 00:57:39,823 --> 00:57:43,193  it was a shiny new tool           for law enforcement.           1299 00:57:43,293 --> 00:57:44,994    - One of our investigators,   1300 00:57:45,094 --> 00:57:46,996  who doesn't work for us         anymore,                         1301 00:57:47,096 --> 00:57:50,834   um, saw a show on TV.           - Hmm.                          1302 00:57:50,934 --> 00:57:54,003  - And it was about phenotyping, and he told me about it.         1303 00:57:54,103 --> 00:57:56,906 - Bird googled it                   and called around.            1304 00:57:57,006 --> 00:57:58,374 So you're hearing                success stories.                 1305 00:57:58,475 --> 00:57:59,576    - Correct.                     - And thinking,                 1306 00:57:59,676 --> 00:58:02,579    this could work for us too.   - Right.                         1307 00:58:02,679 --> 00:58:05,348    - But when the investigator   ran it by others,                1308 00:58:05,448 --> 00:58:09,853   he hit a wall of skepticism,      including his wife Elisha,    1309 00:58:09,953 --> 00:58:12,088  in the                             district attorney's office.   1310 00:58:12,188 --> 00:58:15,492 - It felt very...                television-esque.                1311 00:58:15,592 --> 00:58:18,928  You know, it felt like            something that you see on TV,  1312 00:58:19,028 --> 00:58:21,598   but it doesn't really happen   that way                         1313 00:58:21,698 --> 00:58:24,701  in real criminal cases.         1314 00:58:24,801 --> 00:58:30,206 And so, it very much felt          like a science fiction idea.   1315 00:58:30,306 --> 00:58:31,641 - You doubted it                 from the very beginning?         1316 00:58:31,741 --> 00:58:32,942    - From the very beginning,    1317 00:58:33,042 --> 00:58:34,644 I didn't believe                    that it would work.           1318 00:58:34,744 --> 00:58:37,046 - This is not a TV show.         - This is not a TV show.         1319 00:58:37,146 --> 00:58:39,782 And this is not--                  They can't do that with DNA.   1320 00:58:39,883 --> 00:58:41,784 - You had a lot of people          to convince.                   1321 00:58:41,885 --> 00:58:44,487    - I did, including              the sheriff,                   1322 00:58:44,587 --> 00:58:46,356  the district attorney,          1323 00:58:46,456 --> 00:58:47,390 and then I had to                  convince them                  1324 00:58:47,490 --> 00:58:48,791    to give me some more money.   1325 00:58:48,892 --> 00:58:49,526   - That couldn't have              been easy.                    1326 00:58:49,626 --> 00:58:50,827    - That's not easy.            1327 00:58:50,927 --> 00:58:54,264 - The price tag, $3,600.         1328 00:58:54,364 --> 00:58:56,266    More money                      for an investigation           1329 00:58:56,366 --> 00:58:59,502 that was already                 one of the most expensive        1330 00:58:59,602 --> 00:59:02,872   this sheriff's office           had ever done.                  1331 00:59:02,972 --> 00:59:05,975  - Michael Murray is the          Brown County District Attorney. 1332 00:59:06,075 --> 00:59:07,710   Did you have concerns            about whether or not           1333 00:59:07,810 --> 00:59:09,646    this would even be               admissible in court           1334 00:59:09,746 --> 00:59:11,014   or this could help with case?  - Right,                         1335 00:59:11,114 --> 00:59:13,850    and it wasn't so much that      we needed to use it in court,  1336 00:59:13,950 --> 00:59:15,051   but we needed a lead           1337 00:59:15,151 --> 00:59:17,954  that would help lead to           real other evidence.           1338 00:59:18,054 --> 00:59:20,290 And so sometimes,                   while it may not be           1339 00:59:20,390 --> 00:59:22,025   the primary evidence           you use in court,                1340 00:59:22,125 --> 00:59:23,493    if it leads                      to other evidence,            1341 00:59:23,593 --> 00:59:25,895 that would be the                 important aspect here.          1342 00:59:25,995 --> 00:59:31,034    - Finally, they all agreed,    it was time for that Hail Mary. 1343 00:59:31,134 --> 00:59:32,502    They got the money,           1344 00:59:32,602 --> 00:59:34,837    and the DNA                    was submitted to a lab          1345 00:59:34,938 --> 00:59:38,508 owned by a Virginia Tech          company called Parabon.         1346 00:59:38,608 --> 00:59:40,777 - You thought, there goes         $3,600 down the drain.          1347 00:59:40,877 --> 00:59:44,180 - Yes. I think the county         just wasted some money.         1348 00:59:44,280 --> 00:59:47,550   - Five months later,            Investigator Bird got an email. 1349 00:59:47,650 --> 00:59:49,419  It was late afternoon.          1350 00:59:49,519 --> 00:59:53,323   - I pulled it up, and it said   the image was included.         1351 00:59:53,423 --> 00:59:54,591   Oh, goodness.                  1352 00:59:54,691 --> 00:59:55,358  - What are you thinking         1353 00:59:55,458 --> 00:59:56,626   before you open this           picture?                         1354 00:59:56,726 --> 00:59:59,128   - I hope I recognize              the person.                   1355 00:59:59,228 --> 01:00:02,966   I hope this gives me an idea     of who the person is.          1356 01:00:03,066 --> 01:00:05,635    - This is the image             in the email.                  1357 01:00:05,735 --> 01:00:08,304 - So I opened it                 and had no clue.                 1358 01:00:08,404 --> 01:00:09,772  It was just a stranger.         1359 01:00:09,872 --> 01:00:11,741    - Zero recognition.            - Zero.                         1360 01:00:11,841 --> 01:00:13,242 - Did you see it?                - I did.                         1361 01:00:13,343 --> 01:00:15,912   - Did you think that           it looked like a person?         1362 01:00:16,012 --> 01:00:16,980 I mean, did it seem like,        1363 01:00:17,080 --> 01:00:18,514  hey, this could                    lead us somewhere?            1364 01:00:18,615 --> 01:00:20,283 - It looked like,                  to me, it looked like          1365 01:00:20,383 --> 01:00:22,285  every white kid                 out at Northlake.                1366 01:00:22,385 --> 01:00:24,220    It could have been anybody.   1367 01:00:24,320 --> 01:00:27,357 - Not exactly the miracle          they were hoping for.          1368 01:00:27,457 --> 01:00:30,026   Still, they posted it           on social media                 1369 01:00:30,126 --> 01:00:32,261  and pinned their hopes           on the public.                  1370 01:00:32,362 --> 01:00:34,731    The chance                     that somebody out there         1371 01:00:34,831 --> 01:00:37,233   just might recognize              this face.                    1372 01:00:37,333 --> 01:00:38,601  - You're like,                   I have no idea.                 1373 01:00:38,701 --> 01:00:41,771   This looks like just             an average white boy           1374 01:00:41,871 --> 01:00:43,873   with blonde--                     sandy blonde hair.            1375 01:00:43,973 --> 01:00:46,442  And it's like,                   I don't know who that could be. 1376 01:00:48,244 --> 01:00:49,912 - We look at the sketch,            me and my husband,            1377 01:00:50,013 --> 01:00:51,948   and nothing.                   1378 01:00:52,048 --> 01:00:53,683  - Did anything about it         stand out to you?                1379 01:00:53,783 --> 01:00:55,385    - Nothing.                    1380 01:00:55,485 --> 01:00:57,253   - Chantay's sister studied it  1381 01:00:57,353 --> 01:00:59,856 and was struck by                   its sophistication.           1382 01:00:59,956 --> 01:01:01,624   You know, you grow up            looking at the news,           1383 01:01:01,724 --> 01:01:02,692  and, you know,                  1384 01:01:02,792 --> 01:01:04,661    they're looking for the guy   who did whatever.                1385 01:01:04,761 --> 01:01:05,695   And it's like                   a stick figure,                 1386 01:01:05,795 --> 01:01:06,596    and it looks like something   1387 01:01:06,696 --> 01:01:08,564    you could have drew             in art class.                  1388 01:01:08,665 --> 01:01:11,601  This was way advanced,          you know,                        1389 01:01:11,701 --> 01:01:16,205 compared to anything that           you had seen prior to that.   1390 01:01:16,305 --> 01:01:19,008    - But it didn't ring a bell     for Destinee either.           1391 01:01:19,108 --> 01:01:23,413   - To me, looks like any dude,     a picture, ya know.           1392 01:01:23,513 --> 01:01:25,682 - Everyone felt defeated.        1393 01:01:25,782 --> 01:01:28,217 Then Michelle got a call            from another member           1394 01:01:28,317 --> 01:01:31,454  of the family,                   Chantay's half-brother.         1395 01:01:31,554 --> 01:01:34,490    - He saw something              others didn't                  1396 01:01:34,590 --> 01:01:37,460    and gave his mother              a name to look up.            1397 01:01:37,560 --> 01:01:40,096 - My heart hit the floor,         and I remember crying,          1398 01:01:40,196 --> 01:01:42,231 and I turned and I said,          "This is him."                  1399 01:01:46,069 --> 01:01:46,135    ♪                             1400 01:01:46,135 --> 01:01:51,708    ♪♪                            1401 01:01:51,808 --> 01:01:56,446  - At first, the Parabon sketch    felt like a big dud.           1402 01:01:56,546 --> 01:01:58,481 Police posted it                  on social media                 1403 01:01:58,581 --> 01:02:02,685   and showed it to the family,     but nothing.                   1404 01:02:02,785 --> 01:02:06,222   Then Michelle's son,              Cutter, called her.           1405 01:02:06,322 --> 01:02:10,159   He said he felt like            he knew it right then.          1406 01:02:10,259 --> 01:02:13,029   - Cutter told his mom           he was sure the sketch          1407 01:02:13,129 --> 01:02:15,298 showed somebody he knew.         1408 01:02:15,398 --> 01:02:19,902 Someone named Ryan Riggs.        1409 01:02:20,002 --> 01:02:23,973    - I looked him up,              and soon as I seen that face,  1410 01:02:24,073 --> 01:02:26,609  my heart hit the floor,          and I remember crying.          1411 01:02:26,709 --> 01:02:31,080 And I turned and I said,            "This is him. This is him."   1412 01:02:31,180 --> 01:02:32,448    - All of a sudden,               it was almost like            1413 01:02:32,548 --> 01:02:33,850  somebody turned                  the lights on,                  1414 01:02:33,950 --> 01:02:37,019    and you were like,             "There he is."                  1415 01:02:37,120 --> 01:02:42,058 - Ryan Riggs was a local,          a member of Chantay's church.  1416 01:02:42,158 --> 01:02:44,694 Cutter knew Riggs                from high school                 1417 01:02:44,794 --> 01:02:46,763    and would never forget him.   1418 01:02:46,863 --> 01:02:48,698 - Ryan had bullied Cutter           in school,                    1419 01:02:48,798 --> 01:02:51,667   and had poured a whole glass      of sweet tea over his head.   1420 01:02:51,768 --> 01:02:53,603    - So your son had known him      for years.                    1421 01:02:53,703 --> 01:02:54,837  - They all did.                 1422 01:02:54,937 --> 01:02:58,207 And they all used to play          video games together.          1423 01:02:58,307 --> 01:03:01,511   - Michelle called Scott Bird    and gave him the name.          1424 01:03:01,611 --> 01:03:04,547  - You've got a picture,            you've got a name.            1425 01:03:04,647 --> 01:03:05,982   How do you put those           together?                        1426 01:03:06,082 --> 01:03:08,518    - We went to social media.    1427 01:03:08,618 --> 01:03:12,155  We basically looked up           Ryan Riggs on Facebook.         1428 01:03:12,255 --> 01:03:16,726  And the picture that popped up    of him was the spitting image  1429 01:03:16,826 --> 01:03:18,895   of the computer image             that we'd received.           1430 01:03:21,597 --> 01:03:24,100   - It felt definitive.          1431 01:03:24,200 --> 01:03:26,836   It felt like                      here is the answer.           1432 01:03:26,936 --> 01:03:27,870  - Hmm.                          1433 01:03:27,970 --> 01:03:30,807    - We have been looking for    a year and a half                1434 01:03:30,907 --> 01:03:34,210  and we've had nothing.          1435 01:03:34,310 --> 01:03:39,482  And here it is,                 and it's a perfect match.        1436 01:03:39,582 --> 01:03:41,450   - What did you think            when you saw that side by side? 1437 01:03:41,551 --> 01:03:42,852    - Started becoming               a believer.                   1438 01:03:42,952 --> 01:03:44,220 - Maybe it wasn't                   a waste of $3,600.            1439 01:03:44,320 --> 01:03:46,989    - Maybe this is not           a waste of money.                1440 01:03:47,089 --> 01:03:50,393 - Investigators still had          a lot of work to do.           1441 01:03:50,493 --> 01:03:54,030 The sketch alone                   wasn't enough for an arrest.   1442 01:03:54,130 --> 01:03:56,999  - We start diving into             Ryan Riggs                    1443 01:03:57,099 --> 01:03:59,836  to find out who he is.          1444 01:03:59,936 --> 01:04:02,038    - They learned that             the 21-year-old Riggs          1445 01:04:02,138 --> 01:04:04,507   loved playing                     video games online            1446 01:04:04,607 --> 01:04:07,243    and picked up work             doing lawncare.                 1447 01:04:07,343 --> 01:04:09,045   When Chantay                      first went missing,           1448 01:04:09,145 --> 01:04:12,215  he'd even been                     part of the search,           1449 01:04:12,315 --> 01:04:15,284 riding with John                    on an ATV.                    1450 01:04:15,384 --> 01:04:18,621 - We was yelling her name         and just trying to see          1451 01:04:18,721 --> 01:04:20,556 anything that was                out of ordinary,                 1452 01:04:20,656 --> 01:04:23,326    or see if we could just...    1453 01:04:23,426 --> 01:04:24,727  get lucky to find her,          you know?                        1454 01:04:24,827 --> 01:04:26,162  - And Ryan was calling           her name, too?                  1455 01:04:26,262 --> 01:04:29,065  - Yeah, he was.                 1456 01:04:29,165 --> 01:04:31,667   - When investigators              looked in their own files,    1457 01:04:31,767 --> 01:04:33,202    they learned more.            1458 01:04:33,302 --> 01:04:36,472  - We found that he was          a suspect                        1459 01:04:36,572 --> 01:04:38,708    in an illegal dumping case.   1460 01:04:38,808 --> 01:04:42,511  That's where he dumped            some trash on a county road.   1461 01:04:42,612 --> 01:04:44,747  - Dumping trash                  is no big deal,                 1462 01:04:44,847 --> 01:04:48,851    but where he dumped it was.   1463 01:04:48,951 --> 01:04:52,455   - Just a half mile from where  Chantay's body was found         1464 01:04:52,555 --> 01:04:56,926  along that same                   remote country road.           1465 01:04:57,026 --> 01:04:59,962    So what does that tell you?     - He knows the area.           1466 01:05:00,062 --> 01:05:01,464  - What's more,                  1467 01:05:01,564 --> 01:05:04,400    in those dark days             after Chantay's murder,         1468 01:05:04,500 --> 01:05:08,104 Riggs was                          a constant presence.           1469 01:05:08,204 --> 01:05:11,107  Here he is, captured on          the police surveillance video,  1470 01:05:11,207 --> 01:05:13,342   attending Chantay's funeral,   1471 01:05:13,442 --> 01:05:15,611  waiting at the entrance          to the church,                  1472 01:05:15,711 --> 01:05:18,781   then watching                  from the doorway.                1473 01:05:18,881 --> 01:05:20,116    Midway through the service,   1474 01:05:20,216 --> 01:05:23,219 he gets a program                and takes a seat.                1475 01:05:23,319 --> 01:05:27,156    And then he leaves            before it's over.                1476 01:05:27,256 --> 01:05:30,259 He was at the house for,            you know, her wake.           1477 01:05:30,359 --> 01:05:33,896    He was at our house           multiple times with John,        1478 01:05:33,996 --> 01:05:35,531  - Chantay's boyfriend.          - Mm-hmm.                        1479 01:05:35,631 --> 01:05:37,199   I'd be crying                  talking about it,                1480 01:05:37,300 --> 01:05:42,204  and he'd just act like            just normal.                   1481 01:05:42,305 --> 01:05:45,908   - To me, this was one of the     most chilling aspects          1482 01:05:46,008 --> 01:05:47,176   of this case.                  1483 01:05:47,276 --> 01:05:50,913 People often say a killer         returns to the scene of a crime 1484 01:05:51,013 --> 01:05:54,817  sometimes to admire their work  or to monitor detectives.        1485 01:05:54,917 --> 01:05:56,552    But if Ryan was the killer,   1486 01:05:56,652 --> 01:05:59,789 being so intimately close          to Chantay's family,           1487 01:05:59,889 --> 01:06:02,325    even sharing an ATV              with her boyfriend            1488 01:06:02,425 --> 01:06:05,695 during the search                  is just beyond comprehension.  1489 01:06:05,795 --> 01:06:08,197 It would be evil                  and terrifying                  1490 01:06:08,297 --> 01:06:11,200 that someone could commit          such a brutal murder           1491 01:06:11,300 --> 01:06:13,369 and then just act normal.        1492 01:06:13,469 --> 01:06:15,171    He would come into             your intimate space...          1493 01:06:15,271 --> 01:06:18,007 - Mm-hmm.                         - ...and offer comfort,         1494 01:06:18,107 --> 01:06:21,410  give you hugs.                  - Mm-hmm.                        1495 01:06:21,510 --> 01:06:24,146 - He was there...                  standing next to me.           1496 01:06:24,246 --> 01:06:25,648  Shook my hand.                  1497 01:06:25,748 --> 01:06:27,750   - He shook your hand?            - Yes, ma'am.                  1498 01:06:29,785 --> 01:06:32,121 The day we buried                  my daughter.                   1499 01:06:32,221 --> 01:06:33,255  - The fact that                   he was there                   1500 01:06:33,356 --> 01:06:36,025   for some of the most           painful moments,                 1501 01:06:36,125 --> 01:06:38,294   that had to feel like            the ultimate insult.           1502 01:06:38,394 --> 01:06:39,695 - It was.                        1503 01:06:39,795 --> 01:06:41,297    How could anybody do that?    1504 01:06:41,397 --> 01:06:46,068 I mean...                        [exhales]                        1505 01:06:46,168 --> 01:06:48,037 ...I just didn't                    understand.                   1506 01:06:48,137 --> 01:06:50,539    And I was mad just because       he was there the whole time   1507 01:06:50,639 --> 01:06:54,276  and I couldn't see it.          1508 01:06:54,377 --> 01:06:57,313  And he was right there.         1509 01:06:57,413 --> 01:06:59,915 - After 18 months                  of hard work,                  1510 01:07:00,016 --> 01:07:03,986    investigators now had a new     and urgent priority.           1511 01:07:04,086 --> 01:07:07,156 Find Ryan Riggs.                 1512 01:07:07,256 --> 01:07:08,424    - We find his mom and dad.    1513 01:07:08,524 --> 01:07:10,860    They let us come in            and look in the house.          1514 01:07:10,960 --> 01:07:13,095  He's not there.                   They don't know where he is.   1515 01:07:13,195 --> 01:07:15,431 Hasn't been home                 for several days.                1516 01:07:15,531 --> 01:07:18,267  - After police released         the sketch to the public,        1517 01:07:18,367 --> 01:07:20,669   Riggs had taken off.           1518 01:07:20,770 --> 01:07:23,773 - So now we know                    Ryan's on the run from us.    1519 01:07:23,873 --> 01:07:25,441 We figure                          he's seen the sketch,          1520 01:07:25,541 --> 01:07:27,276    he's seen the news release.   1521 01:07:27,376 --> 01:07:29,578   - And at this point,            you're looking, but...          1522 01:07:29,678 --> 01:07:31,313   - We can't find him.           1523 01:07:31,414 --> 01:07:33,949    - My job at that point was     we're going to have to          1524 01:07:34,050 --> 01:07:36,185    come up with a plan            to locate him.                  1525 01:07:36,285 --> 01:07:38,387    If that's out in the woods,   out in the brush,                1526 01:07:38,487 --> 01:07:40,656 wherever he's at,                 we've got to find him.          1527 01:07:40,756 --> 01:07:42,224   - You were preparing            for a manhunt.                  1528 01:07:42,324 --> 01:07:43,793  - We were getting ready          for a manhunt.                  1529 01:07:45,261 --> 01:07:48,097    - The investigation             had been jump-started          1530 01:07:48,197 --> 01:07:49,899    and another                     dramatic development           1531 01:07:49,999 --> 01:07:52,101    was just around the corner.   1532 01:07:52,201 --> 01:07:55,071 Not in the woods                   or the brush,                  1533 01:07:55,171 --> 01:07:59,742  but at the very church             that Chantay loved.           1534 01:07:59,842 --> 01:08:00,709    I want you guys to take me    1535 01:08:00,810 --> 01:08:02,311  to that Wednesday night          church service.                 1536 01:08:02,411 --> 01:08:04,447 [exhales]                        1537 01:08:11,253 --> 01:08:11,320    ♪                             1538 01:08:11,320 --> 01:08:18,427    ♪♪                            1539 01:08:18,527 --> 01:08:21,063   - Ryan Riggs was now           the prime suspect                1540 01:08:21,163 --> 01:08:22,798   in Chantay's murder.           1541 01:08:22,898 --> 01:08:26,535  But almost a week after          the DNA sketch was made public, 1542 01:08:26,635 --> 01:08:29,338    he was nowhere to be found.   1543 01:08:29,438 --> 01:08:32,308    Scott Bird believed              he was on the run.            1544 01:08:32,408 --> 01:08:34,577   - We are calling informants.   1545 01:08:34,677 --> 01:08:37,146  We have his picture out         to the police department,        1546 01:08:37,246 --> 01:08:38,814 fire department.                 1547 01:08:38,914 --> 01:08:42,818   Everybody out driving around      is looking for him.           1548 01:08:42,918 --> 01:08:45,488    - Russell and Linda Lemond       had no idea                   1549 01:08:45,588 --> 01:08:48,190 there was                           an all out manhunt underway   1550 01:08:48,290 --> 01:08:52,194 for the young man                 they knew from church.          1551 01:08:52,294 --> 01:08:53,896 - He would pop up                 every once in a while.          1552 01:08:53,996 --> 01:08:56,699  - It was always                 with his mom and dad or-         1553 01:08:56,799 --> 01:08:58,701    Or if mom was there              by herself.                   1554 01:08:58,801 --> 01:09:01,537 - And his sister as well.        - Yeah. Yes, his sister.         1555 01:09:01,637 --> 01:09:03,239 - What did you know about           Ryan Riggs?                   1556 01:09:03,339 --> 01:09:04,740 - Oh, he was a good kid.         1557 01:09:04,840 --> 01:09:05,774    - Good kid?                   1558 01:09:05,875 --> 01:09:08,577  - He would do anything for you. - Mm-hmm.                        1559 01:09:08,677 --> 01:09:11,580   - Anything you would ask him,    hey, can you do this for me?   1560 01:09:11,680 --> 01:09:13,582 And it would be,                  "Yes, ma'am. Yes, sir."         1561 01:09:13,682 --> 01:09:15,117   - We had a community cleanup   1562 01:09:15,217 --> 01:09:17,286 of one of                         the homeless shelters.          1563 01:09:17,386 --> 01:09:18,954 I remember him out there,          weed eating,                   1564 01:09:19,054 --> 01:09:20,089    just going to town            and weed eating,                 1565 01:09:20,189 --> 01:09:21,557    cleaning up the community.    1566 01:09:21,657 --> 01:09:24,326    He was very excited            about doing it.                 1567 01:09:24,426 --> 01:09:26,829  - On November 15, 2017,         1568 01:09:26,929 --> 01:09:30,166 18 months                           after Chantay was murdered,   1569 01:09:30,266 --> 01:09:31,433   the Lemonds headed to church   1570 01:09:31,534 --> 01:09:35,070   for a regular                  Wednesday night service.         1571 01:09:35,171 --> 01:09:36,071    I want you guys to take me    1572 01:09:36,172 --> 01:09:37,640  to that Wednesday night          church service.                 1573 01:09:44,346 --> 01:09:47,183    - Okay, I'll start.           1574 01:09:47,283 --> 01:09:51,654  When we got to church,           there's Ryan's parents,         1575 01:09:51,754 --> 01:09:54,123   um, the pastor and his wife.   1576 01:09:54,223 --> 01:09:56,292    And then I see Ryan            in the middle.                  1577 01:09:57,793 --> 01:10:01,630   - There was Ryan, not hiding,   not on the run,                 1578 01:10:01,730 --> 01:10:05,501 but there in plain sight          at the church.                  1579 01:10:05,601 --> 01:10:08,904  - We sat down,                  and the pastor said that,        1580 01:10:09,004 --> 01:10:12,875   you know, Ryan wants             to tell us something.          1581 01:10:12,975 --> 01:10:14,510  And he starts talking,          1582 01:10:14,610 --> 01:10:19,748  but he's talking about           his salvation.                  1583 01:10:19,848 --> 01:10:22,251  And my thought's like,             "What is he talking about?"   1584 01:10:22,351 --> 01:10:24,420  - So you're just lost?           - It's like, I'm lost.          1585 01:10:24,520 --> 01:10:27,523    And he starts talking about     that he had,                   1586 01:10:27,623 --> 01:10:30,893 you know, demon thoughts            or he had,                    1587 01:10:30,993 --> 01:10:33,495 you know,                           voices in his head,           1588 01:10:33,596 --> 01:10:37,366 um, that was telling him           to do things.                  1589 01:10:37,466 --> 01:10:41,237  - And then Ryan Riggs,            standing alone at the pulpit   1590 01:10:41,337 --> 01:10:45,274   in front of the whole           congregation, said it.          1591 01:10:45,374 --> 01:10:49,545    He was a murderer.            1592 01:10:49,645 --> 01:10:50,579 - I start crying,                1593 01:10:50,679 --> 01:10:53,549 and I don't even remember           everything he said            1594 01:10:53,649 --> 01:10:54,483  at that point.                  1595 01:10:54,583 --> 01:10:55,818   - I want to ask you,           Russell,                         1596 01:10:55,918 --> 01:10:59,755    all I had to do was mention     that church service,           1597 01:10:59,855 --> 01:11:01,757    and you were almost           brought to tears.                1598 01:11:01,857 --> 01:11:04,093 - It was very difficult,          very difficult.                 1599 01:11:04,193 --> 01:11:09,765   Because when he said,          "I'm a murderer,"                1600 01:11:09,865 --> 01:11:12,234 I just got sick.                   I was like...                  1601 01:11:12,334 --> 01:11:14,770    I remember saying,              "Please don't tell me          1602 01:11:14,870 --> 01:11:18,574    he's talking about Chantay.    Please don't tell me."          1603 01:11:18,674 --> 01:11:21,143   And the pastor's wife          was standing next to us,         1604 01:11:21,243 --> 01:11:22,978   and she goes, "Yes."           1605 01:11:23,078 --> 01:11:27,850  And...                          1606 01:11:27,950 --> 01:11:31,520    I remember                      putting my head down.          1607 01:11:31,620 --> 01:11:35,991    And I was so angry.            I was so angry.                 1608 01:11:36,091 --> 01:11:40,129  But I put my head down,            I grabbed the pew,            1609 01:11:40,229 --> 01:11:44,166  and I was like, how...          I loved this boy.                1610 01:11:44,266 --> 01:11:47,970   And pastor saw that-            he could see--                  1611 01:11:48,070 --> 01:11:49,705   - You were really conflicted.  - ...the look on my face.        1612 01:11:49,805 --> 01:11:53,242   He goes, "Russell, I want you     to come stand next to him."   1613 01:11:53,342 --> 01:11:54,977    And I'm thinking to myself,   1614 01:11:55,077 --> 01:11:57,579  that's probably                    not a good idea right now.    1615 01:11:57,680 --> 01:12:00,182 You know,                        I'm not an angry person,         1616 01:12:00,282 --> 01:12:02,584 but I wanted to hurt you         for five minutes,                1617 01:12:02,685 --> 01:12:04,987  I kid you not,                    because I loved her so much.   1618 01:12:05,087 --> 01:12:06,355  - And now you're being             asked to stand next to him.   1619 01:12:06,455 --> 01:12:10,959    - So, now, I'm being asked    to stand up next to him.         1620 01:12:11,060 --> 01:12:15,464   And I went up to the pulpit,   1621 01:12:15,564 --> 01:12:18,867   and I put my arms around him,     and I embraced him,           1622 01:12:18,967 --> 01:12:21,470    and I told him I loved him.   1623 01:12:21,570 --> 01:12:24,973 It was one of the hardest           things I had to do.           1624 01:12:25,074 --> 01:12:27,276   - Did you forgive him           in that moment?                 1625 01:12:27,376 --> 01:12:30,045   - Yes, I did. I did.           1626 01:12:30,145 --> 01:12:32,915 This is without question,        1627 01:12:33,015 --> 01:12:36,085  one of those interviews          that will always stay with me.  1628 01:12:36,185 --> 01:12:38,687    You saw Russell's emotion,     just choking up                 1629 01:12:38,787 --> 01:12:41,290    at my mere mention             of the church service.          1630 01:12:41,390 --> 01:12:42,758 I felt his pain.                 1631 01:12:42,858 --> 01:12:45,928    Here's a man of deep faith    who believed he must love        1632 01:12:46,028 --> 01:12:48,931 and forgive, while being            wrapped with grief            1633 01:12:49,031 --> 01:12:50,833   over Chantay's death.          1634 01:12:50,933 --> 01:12:53,836 And Ryan Riggs was given           such a graceful space          1635 01:12:53,936 --> 01:12:56,805   to surrender                   without police pressure.         1636 01:12:56,905 --> 01:13:00,709 It's compassion that Ryan         certainly did not show Chantay, 1637 01:13:00,809 --> 01:13:03,779  and it's something that         really upset her family.         1638 01:13:03,879 --> 01:13:07,449 This is a brutal,                 cold blooded murderer.          1639 01:13:07,549 --> 01:13:10,052  And he's being treated          with kid gloves.                 1640 01:13:10,152 --> 01:13:12,020   He's allowed                    to come to this church.         1641 01:13:12,121 --> 01:13:13,655 Where he's very familiar,        1642 01:13:13,756 --> 01:13:17,025    confess in front of people      who love him.                  1643 01:13:17,126 --> 01:13:18,293  Where's the SWAT team?          1644 01:13:18,394 --> 01:13:20,195    Where are the dogs?           1645 01:13:20,295 --> 01:13:22,297   - Yeah. Yep.                   1646 01:13:22,398 --> 01:13:28,637   I don't know how he was able     to do that at church.          1647 01:13:28,737 --> 01:13:32,975    And my thought was,             he needs to know we're angry.  1648 01:13:33,075 --> 01:13:35,144  And so,                          before he left,                 1649 01:13:35,244 --> 01:13:38,147    I just put my face              in front of a killer's face,   1650 01:13:38,247 --> 01:13:40,115 you know,                           I mean, that close.           1651 01:13:40,215 --> 01:13:41,784   It kind of--                      It scared me a little bit.    1652 01:13:41,884 --> 01:13:45,754    But I had grabbed his hands    and told Ryan.                  1653 01:13:45,854 --> 01:13:50,259  I said, "Ryan,                    we want to hate you,           1654 01:13:50,359 --> 01:13:53,295   but we can't.                    We love you."                  1655 01:13:53,395 --> 01:13:56,832 Because I just wanted him         to feel                         1656 01:13:56,932 --> 01:13:58,667    that what he did was wrong.   1657 01:13:58,767 --> 01:14:01,470   - Do you think he felt that?     - I'm hoping he did.           1658 01:14:03,605 --> 01:14:06,442    - Before that unforgettable     scene at the church,           1659 01:14:06,542 --> 01:14:09,912 Riggs had been on the run        for several days.                1660 01:14:10,012 --> 01:14:13,048   But then he showed up           at the church with his parents, 1661 01:14:13,148 --> 01:14:15,284  told the pastor                  what he'd done,                 1662 01:14:15,384 --> 01:14:19,822   and asked if he could confess    to the congregation.           1663 01:14:19,922 --> 01:14:21,757    The pastor agreed.            1664 01:14:21,857 --> 01:14:24,460 So after the confession,           what happens?                  1665 01:14:24,560 --> 01:14:27,062  - Pastor Keener                    calls Sheriff Hill            1666 01:14:27,162 --> 01:14:30,165 and says,                          "I'm bringing in Ryan Riggs.   1667 01:14:30,265 --> 01:14:32,167 He's just confessed to me          in the church                  1668 01:14:32,267 --> 01:14:33,735   of killing Chantay."           1669 01:14:33,836 --> 01:14:36,238   - So they all ride to           the sheriff's office together.  1670 01:14:36,338 --> 01:14:38,073 He's not cuffed,                    he's not arrested.            1671 01:14:38,173 --> 01:14:40,509   He's just in the car           with his parents                 1672 01:14:40,609 --> 01:14:42,010 going to                           the sheriff's office.          1673 01:14:42,110 --> 01:14:44,746   - The sheriff met him             out on the highway            1674 01:14:44,847 --> 01:14:45,981    and followed him in           1675 01:14:46,081 --> 01:14:49,184   to make sure Ryan didn't have     a change of heart.            1676 01:14:49,284 --> 01:14:51,386    - Investigator Bird            and Ranger Shea                 1677 01:14:51,487 --> 01:14:53,655  rushed to the sheriff's office. 1678 01:14:53,755 --> 01:14:55,057   As you're processing             all of this--                  1679 01:14:55,157 --> 01:14:57,192 - How-how can you                  process that?                  1680 01:14:57,292 --> 01:15:00,462  That he just confessed           to the church that he attended  1681 01:15:00,562 --> 01:15:03,131  that he's the one that            everybody's been looking for,  1682 01:15:03,232 --> 01:15:05,334  for the last 18 months.         1683 01:15:05,434 --> 01:15:08,070   You know, driving to             the sheriff's office,          1684 01:15:08,170 --> 01:15:09,938  trying to process that,         1685 01:15:10,038 --> 01:15:11,807 million things are going            through your mind.            1686 01:15:11,907 --> 01:15:12,941   Did he really do it?           1687 01:15:13,041 --> 01:15:14,643 Is he just saying                 that he did it?                 1688 01:15:16,011 --> 01:15:19,248  - This is somebody that you've    been pursuing for 18 months,   1689 01:15:19,348 --> 01:15:20,749    day in and day out.           1690 01:15:20,849 --> 01:15:23,819   Finally, you're face-to-face   with this person.                1691 01:15:23,919 --> 01:15:26,255   What was that moment             like for you?                  1692 01:15:26,355 --> 01:15:29,758    - I kept thinking,             my job's not done yet.          1693 01:15:29,858 --> 01:15:31,260  Now it's time to talk.          1694 01:15:31,360 --> 01:15:33,195    - And did he talk?             - Yes, he did.                  1695 01:15:50,279 --> 01:15:50,345    ♪                             1696 01:15:50,345 --> 01:15:57,119    ♪♪                            1697 01:15:57,219 --> 01:16:00,455   - This was the news Michelle      had wanted so badly           1698 01:16:00,556 --> 01:16:05,027  for so long, ever since          that terrible Friday the 13th.  1699 01:16:05,127 --> 01:16:08,797   Her daughter's killer           was finally in custody.         1700 01:16:08,897 --> 01:16:11,833   But she was confused            by the way it happened.         1701 01:16:11,934 --> 01:16:14,836    Ryan Riggs did not confess     to authorities.                 1702 01:16:14,937 --> 01:16:17,372 He'd done it in front of         the congregation                 1703 01:16:17,472 --> 01:16:21,076   at Chantay's church.           1704 01:16:21,176 --> 01:16:22,644    This was the place               where she would go            1705 01:16:22,744 --> 01:16:25,113 and find comfort                  day after day,                  1706 01:16:25,213 --> 01:16:28,317   where she would sing             and sit in the pews.           1707 01:16:28,417 --> 01:16:30,819  - The place she loved.           - Yeah.                         1708 01:16:30,919 --> 01:16:33,889  How did it feel to know          that he had chosen that place,  1709 01:16:33,989 --> 01:16:37,526   that church,                      to confess to killing her?    1710 01:16:37,626 --> 01:16:40,028    - I couldn't imagine being      a person sitting on that pew   1711 01:16:40,128 --> 01:16:43,065  when he confessed that.         1712 01:16:43,165 --> 01:16:45,801   - Michelle was angry             that the pastor had arranged   1713 01:16:45,901 --> 01:16:52,441   what Riggs himself described   as a moment of salvation.        1714 01:16:52,541 --> 01:16:54,209   - I felt like it was           done wrongfully,                 1715 01:16:54,309 --> 01:16:57,012    that he shouldn't have been   brought into the church.         1716 01:16:57,112 --> 01:16:58,280  - Hmm.                          1717 01:16:58,380 --> 01:17:02,818    - Should not have been able     to step foot in that church.   1718 01:17:02,918 --> 01:17:04,853    - The way he decided to go     about telling everybody         1719 01:17:04,953 --> 01:17:08,123    was like his opportunity to    try to cleanse himself          1720 01:17:08,223 --> 01:17:10,225   or ask for some sort            of forgiveness,                 1721 01:17:10,325 --> 01:17:13,729    or his way of saying, like,    "Hey, look, I'm sorry."         1722 01:17:13,829 --> 01:17:18,734    Um, I don't believe             he was sorry.                  1723 01:17:18,834 --> 01:17:20,602   - When Riggs arrived            at the sheriff's office         1724 01:17:20,702 --> 01:17:24,206    after the service,               he was finally face-to-face   1725 01:17:24,306 --> 01:17:26,742 with Ranger Shea                  and Investigator Bird.          1726 01:17:44,259 --> 01:17:47,496  - Riggs said they drove         around the neighborhood.         1727 01:17:47,596 --> 01:17:49,665    Then he pulled over              in a secluded spot.           1728 01:18:09,451 --> 01:18:11,920  - He told investigators          that as they sat there          1729 01:18:12,020 --> 01:18:15,090   in the truck                      listening to music,           1730 01:18:15,190 --> 01:18:18,727  something inside of him         snapped.                         1731 01:18:37,879 --> 01:18:40,582    - While she's unconscious?       - While she's unconscious.    1732 01:18:40,682 --> 01:18:42,150   - Then what happened?          1733 01:18:42,250 --> 01:18:45,253   - He told us he knew           he couldn't let her live         1734 01:18:45,353 --> 01:18:46,788 because he had raped her         1735 01:18:46,888 --> 01:18:48,390  and he couldn't                 have her talking.                1736 01:18:52,861 --> 01:18:54,429    - Riggs knew about            the haunted house                1737 01:18:54,529 --> 01:18:56,364  because he'd been there           with friends                   1738 01:18:56,465 --> 01:18:58,066  when he was a teenager.         1739 01:19:27,395 --> 01:19:29,531   - So he stomped on her chest      to try to kill her.           1740 01:19:29,631 --> 01:19:30,599   - That was the mark.           1741 01:19:30,699 --> 01:19:34,736   - And that's the mark           from his shoes.                 1742 01:19:34,836 --> 01:19:39,641   - It was an appalling story,   but the way Riggs told it        1743 01:19:39,741 --> 01:19:42,844 was cold,                           almost methodical.            1744 01:19:51,086 --> 01:19:54,656 - What was his demeanor?         - Matter of fact.                1745 01:19:54,756 --> 01:19:57,559  And that's what                    surprised us also.            1746 01:19:57,659 --> 01:19:59,394    There wasn't really           a whole bunch of emotion         1747 01:19:59,494 --> 01:20:00,662 involved in this.                1748 01:20:45,240 --> 01:20:47,976 - As you're sitting there        listening to him,                1749 01:20:48,076 --> 01:20:50,612   what are you thinking           about this guy?                 1750 01:20:50,712 --> 01:20:54,249  - This guy's dangerous.         This guy's scary.                1751 01:20:54,349 --> 01:20:56,885 He kills without remorse.        1752 01:20:56,985 --> 01:20:59,754  And I'm shocked                 he hadn't done it again.         1753 01:20:59,855 --> 01:21:01,623  - Did you believe that            Ryan Riggs would kill again?   1754 01:21:01,723 --> 01:21:03,291   - Absolutely.                  1755 01:21:23,945 --> 01:21:26,481    - Riggs was charged             with capital murder.           1756 01:21:26,581 --> 01:21:29,584 - In the state of Texas,          if you commit a murder          1757 01:21:29,684 --> 01:21:31,820  and there's aggravating            circumstances surround it.    1758 01:21:31,920 --> 01:21:34,089 Um, for instance,                  in this case,                  1759 01:21:34,189 --> 01:21:36,057    sexually assaulting              the victim.                   1760 01:21:36,157 --> 01:21:39,094  That by itself transformed this    from a regular murder case    1761 01:21:39,194 --> 01:21:40,495    into a capital murder case.   1762 01:21:40,595 --> 01:21:42,364  - So the death penalty          is on the table.                 1763 01:21:42,464 --> 01:21:44,532 - At this point,                 it very much is.                 1764 01:21:44,633 --> 01:21:46,434  - But before DA Murray            went to court                  1765 01:21:46,534 --> 01:21:48,470    to seek the death penalty,    1766 01:21:48,570 --> 01:21:50,705   he talked to                   Chantay's family.                1767 01:21:50,805 --> 01:21:53,575  He wanted them to know           there is a long process         1768 01:21:53,675 --> 01:21:56,111    before an execution              can be carried out,           1769 01:21:56,211 --> 01:21:59,247    likely spanning many years.   1770 01:21:59,347 --> 01:22:01,016    - The question is,            are you going to be able         1771 01:22:01,116 --> 01:22:02,951  to get justice                   for the family                  1772 01:22:03,051 --> 01:22:04,319  in a reasonable                  period of time?                 1773 01:22:04,419 --> 01:22:07,188 That's not gonna                   prolong their agony.           1774 01:22:07,289 --> 01:22:13,094   - Chantay's mom decided death    was too good for Ryan Riggs.   1775 01:22:13,194 --> 01:22:15,330   - To me, that would have been  an easy way out.                 1776 01:22:15,430 --> 01:22:17,499  - Easy for him?                  - Easy for him.                 1777 01:22:17,599 --> 01:22:19,701 He wouldn't have                  got to suffer.                  1778 01:22:19,801 --> 01:22:22,337  - So the state offered            Riggs a deal.                  1779 01:22:22,437 --> 01:22:26,374  A life sentence without            the possibility of parole.    1780 01:22:26,474 --> 01:22:29,811  - It was important for            our community to have closure  1781 01:22:29,911 --> 01:22:35,116    and the finality of             being able to tell everyone,   1782 01:22:35,216 --> 01:22:40,055 we are guaranteed                 that he will remain in prison.  1783 01:22:40,155 --> 01:22:43,091   That was incredibly valuable      for our community.            1784 01:22:43,191 --> 01:22:44,859    - Riggs accepted the deal.    1785 01:22:44,960 --> 01:22:49,297 He was sentenced                 in February 2019.                1786 01:22:49,397 --> 01:22:52,634  - He will never marry,          never have kids,                 1787 01:22:52,734 --> 01:22:55,103   but he's still alive,          1788 01:22:55,203 --> 01:22:59,474 and he can still                  see his family.                 1789 01:22:59,574 --> 01:23:01,843 He got the choice                 to live or die,                 1790 01:23:01,943 --> 01:23:04,045   and Chantay did not.           1791 01:23:04,145 --> 01:23:06,348    - Michelle feels she knows    1792 01:23:06,448 --> 01:23:08,883   what would have been           in her daughter's heart.         1793 01:23:08,984 --> 01:23:10,919   - She would have forgave him.  1794 01:23:11,019 --> 01:23:12,921   - Do you forgive him?             - I don't.                    1795 01:23:15,824 --> 01:23:18,093  - Chantay's loved ones          try not to dwell                 1796 01:23:18,193 --> 01:23:20,729    on the man who killed her.    1797 01:23:20,829 --> 01:23:21,696   Michelle would rather          1798 01:23:21,796 --> 01:23:26,334   remember her feisty,           radiant daughter.                1799 01:23:26,434 --> 01:23:31,172 When you close your eyes          and think about your daughter,  1800 01:23:31,272 --> 01:23:33,308  what's the first thing          that comes to your mind?         1801 01:23:33,408 --> 01:23:35,844   - Her smile.                     - Her smile?                   1802 01:23:38,113 --> 01:23:40,215   Yeah.                          1803 01:23:40,315 --> 01:23:43,251    - It doesn't ever go away.     I see her all the time.         1804 01:23:49,524 --> 01:23:51,226  - I want people                  to remember her                 1805 01:23:51,326 --> 01:23:52,994   singing at the choir,          walking down the street,         1806 01:23:53,094 --> 01:23:54,429 waving at people.                1807 01:23:54,529 --> 01:23:55,663   That's how everybody            needs to remember her.          1808 01:23:55,764 --> 01:23:59,167    Not as some sort of           a victim.                        1809 01:23:59,267 --> 01:24:02,670 - I will always remember          this community's bond.          1810 01:24:02,771 --> 01:24:05,774 They watched over Chantay           on her daily walks.           1811 01:24:05,874 --> 01:24:07,842  Then they came together         to search for her                1812 01:24:07,942 --> 01:24:09,177    when she vanished.            1813 01:24:09,277 --> 01:24:12,080  And the faith that many         in the community believed        1814 01:24:12,180 --> 01:24:14,482  helped bring the killer            to justice.                   1815 01:24:14,582 --> 01:24:17,385  Those neighbors finding         Chantay's body so quickly        1816 01:24:17,485 --> 01:24:19,287 in that remote location.         1817 01:24:19,387 --> 01:24:21,222  Detective Bird                     told me repeatedly            1818 01:24:21,322 --> 01:24:23,591   that without                    that speedy discovery,          1819 01:24:23,691 --> 01:24:25,927   which helped preserve            DNA evidence,                  1820 01:24:26,027 --> 01:24:28,263   they never would have             solved this murder.           1821 01:24:28,363 --> 01:24:31,800   Call it divine intervention,      or incredible luck,           1822 01:24:31,900 --> 01:24:33,902    but something extraordinary    happened here.                  1823 01:24:36,638 --> 01:24:39,340    And on the streets               where she walked...           1824 01:24:39,441 --> 01:24:41,176   in the church                  where she sang...                1825 01:24:43,144 --> 01:24:49,651 Chantay's spirit                 is still very much alive.        1826 01:24:49,751 --> 01:24:52,954   Her family visits her            on holidays,                   1827 01:24:53,054 --> 01:24:56,357   decorating her grave           1828 01:24:56,458 --> 01:25:00,095 and picturing her smiling        1829 01:25:00,195 --> 01:25:05,567   as she sings                     in the angel's choir.