1 00:00:02,377 --> 00:00:07,132 ♪ 2 00:00:08,759 --> 00:00:10,719 NARRATOR: Fifteen-year-old Candice Parchment 3 00:00:10,719 --> 00:00:13,180 was obsessed with her diary. 4 00:00:14,264 --> 00:00:17,351 It held her dreams, her secrets. 5 00:00:17,351 --> 00:00:18,227 - She wanted to be a writer. 6 00:00:18,227 --> 00:00:21,271 She would always be documenting her life, 7 00:00:21,271 --> 00:00:23,774 her thoughts, what she wanted to do. 8 00:00:25,275 --> 00:00:27,945 NARRATOR: But on April 28th, 2010, 9 00:00:27,945 --> 00:00:29,196 Candice goes missing. 10 00:00:29,196 --> 00:00:31,365 ♪ 11 00:00:31,365 --> 00:00:33,784 Everyone at her high school in shock. 12 00:00:33,784 --> 00:00:35,327 ♪ 13 00:00:35,327 --> 00:00:36,703 MY'LIK HAMLETT: There's so many rumors. 14 00:00:36,703 --> 00:00:39,414 Speculation that came from nothing. 15 00:00:39,414 --> 00:00:42,042 ♪ 16 00:00:42,042 --> 00:00:44,169 NARRATOR: Weeks go by. Months. 17 00:00:44,169 --> 00:00:45,671 Then... 18 00:00:45,671 --> 00:00:47,381 MY'LIK: The detectives knocked on the door 19 00:00:47,381 --> 00:00:50,509 and they told me they found the human remains of Candice. 20 00:00:50,509 --> 00:00:53,303 ♪ 21 00:00:53,303 --> 00:00:54,555 NARRATOR: But... 22 00:00:54,555 --> 00:00:55,973 ♪ 23 00:00:55,973 --> 00:00:58,559 [telephone ringing] ...a voice from the grave. 24 00:00:58,559 --> 00:00:59,810 ♪ 25 00:00:59,810 --> 00:01:01,645 MY'LIK: He said, "I found Candice's diary." 26 00:01:03,105 --> 00:01:05,399 NARRATOR: And the truth is awful. 27 00:01:05,399 --> 00:01:10,362 ♪ 28 00:01:12,948 --> 00:01:15,200 ♪ theme music playing ♪ 29 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:17,119 MAN 1: She solved her own murder from beyond the grave. 30 00:01:17,119 --> 00:01:19,371 MAN 2: The fitness app on the phone, 31 00:01:19,371 --> 00:01:21,373 it was overwhelming evidence. 32 00:01:21,373 --> 00:01:23,959 ♪ I've been haunted by the visions ♪ 33 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:27,379 ♪ That I've seen with my own eyes ♪ 34 00:01:27,379 --> 00:01:30,841 ♪ And the only way to find you ♪ 35 00:01:30,841 --> 00:01:34,386 ♪ Is to go beneath the lies ♪ 36 00:01:34,386 --> 00:01:36,638 ♪ 37 00:01:36,638 --> 00:01:39,016 MAN: She did help catch this killer. 38 00:01:39,016 --> 00:01:42,144 ♪ 39 00:01:42,144 --> 00:01:45,439 ♪ 40 00:01:45,439 --> 00:01:47,357 NARRATOR: I want to tell you a story, 41 00:01:47,357 --> 00:01:49,651 and it's far from a fairytale. 42 00:01:50,861 --> 00:01:53,530 It's a story that takes place in 2010, 43 00:01:54,573 --> 00:01:55,782 just outside Atlanta. 44 00:01:56,533 --> 00:01:58,535 A little place you probably never heard of, 45 00:01:59,119 --> 00:02:01,163 called Forest Park. 46 00:02:01,163 --> 00:02:05,417 ♪ 47 00:02:06,835 --> 00:02:08,420 MY'LIK: When I moved to Forest Park, 48 00:02:08,420 --> 00:02:09,880 it was a nice suburb. 49 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:11,465 Not too much crime. 50 00:02:11,465 --> 00:02:13,050 ♪ 51 00:02:13,050 --> 00:02:14,218 NARRATOR: It's a nice place. 52 00:02:15,511 --> 00:02:18,055 That's why My'Lik and everyone at Forest Park High... 53 00:02:18,805 --> 00:02:19,765 [school bell ringing] 54 00:02:19,765 --> 00:02:21,975 ...couldn't believe it when their friend, 55 00:02:21,975 --> 00:02:23,977 fifteen-year-old Candice Parchment, 56 00:02:23,977 --> 00:02:25,729 goes missing. 57 00:02:25,729 --> 00:02:27,314 ♪ 58 00:02:27,314 --> 00:02:30,859 Within six hours, Candice's mother gets concerned 59 00:02:30,859 --> 00:02:32,402 and contacts the police. 60 00:02:33,028 --> 00:02:35,572 MY'LIK: The last time I remember seeing Candice, 61 00:02:35,572 --> 00:02:37,241 she had a bag of Hot Cheetos. 62 00:02:37,241 --> 00:02:39,159 She put a few of 'em in my mouth. 63 00:02:39,159 --> 00:02:40,035 She had fed me. 64 00:02:41,245 --> 00:02:43,372 We were in school. Everything was happy. 65 00:02:44,289 --> 00:02:47,334 That was the last day I-I-I ever seen her. 66 00:02:47,334 --> 00:02:49,211 MAN: This is Captain Gandee interview, 67 00:02:49,211 --> 00:02:50,087 color mark. 68 00:02:50,921 --> 00:02:52,422 CAPTAIN RICHARD GANDEE: I was the commander 69 00:02:52,422 --> 00:02:56,051 of the major felony unit of the Clayton County Police Department. 70 00:02:56,051 --> 00:03:00,764 ♪ 71 00:03:00,764 --> 00:03:02,891 On April 28th in 2010, 72 00:03:03,892 --> 00:03:05,185 Candice goes missing. 73 00:03:06,395 --> 00:03:08,480 And her mom reports this to Clayton County Police 74 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:10,190 and they file an incident report. 75 00:03:10,190 --> 00:03:12,818 NARRATOR: Candice's friends and family 76 00:03:12,818 --> 00:03:15,279 get more and more worried as time passes. 77 00:03:15,821 --> 00:03:17,197 MY'LIK: I was contacting her 78 00:03:17,197 --> 00:03:19,700 and she wasn't responding and stuff like that. 79 00:03:19,700 --> 00:03:20,576 [chimes] 80 00:03:20,576 --> 00:03:23,453 I would post Facebook messages and put it on her wall 81 00:03:23,453 --> 00:03:25,747 and just, "Tell me something, let me know you're okay." 82 00:03:25,747 --> 00:03:26,665 [chimes] 83 00:03:26,665 --> 00:03:30,377 ♪ 84 00:03:30,377 --> 00:03:31,670 "Just let me know you're okay." 85 00:03:31,670 --> 00:03:33,630 And nothing. Nothing. 86 00:03:33,630 --> 00:03:35,424 ♪ 87 00:03:35,424 --> 00:03:38,343 NARRATOR: Candice just disappears, 88 00:03:38,343 --> 00:03:41,471 and her absence is felt. 89 00:03:41,471 --> 00:03:45,267 ♪ vocalizing ♪ 90 00:03:45,267 --> 00:03:48,228 You see, everyone liked Candice. 91 00:03:48,228 --> 00:03:50,189 ♪ 92 00:03:50,189 --> 00:03:53,817 Candice is clever, bright eyes, big smile. 93 00:03:54,610 --> 00:03:58,238 The kind of girl that attracts attention at Forest Park High School. 94 00:03:58,822 --> 00:04:02,701 The kinda girl that might make other girls jealous. 95 00:04:02,701 --> 00:04:04,661 ♪ 96 00:04:04,661 --> 00:04:05,954 MY'LIK: First time I met Candice 97 00:04:05,954 --> 00:04:08,540 was actually in the gym class. 98 00:04:09,291 --> 00:04:13,295 I was really interested in knowing like, "Okay, what makes this girl stand out? 99 00:04:13,295 --> 00:04:15,339 What makes everyone wanna be around her?" 100 00:04:17,090 --> 00:04:19,760 She explained to me her family was from Jamaica 101 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:22,554 and that they had recently migrated here to Georgia. 102 00:04:23,180 --> 00:04:25,224 ♪ 103 00:04:25,224 --> 00:04:26,600 We hit it off right then and there. 104 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:28,352 ♪ 105 00:04:28,352 --> 00:04:30,020 She wanted to be a writer. 106 00:04:31,063 --> 00:04:34,233 Journalism, poetry, or music. 107 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:38,153 Me, personally, music is in my blood. 108 00:04:38,153 --> 00:04:40,155 I was daily recording music. 109 00:04:40,155 --> 00:04:42,533 Candice was one of my biggest fans even then, 110 00:04:42,533 --> 00:04:44,618 so she became a great friend of mine. 111 00:04:44,618 --> 00:04:45,994 ♪ 112 00:04:45,994 --> 00:04:49,540 She would always be jotting down in this composition book, 113 00:04:49,540 --> 00:04:51,542 documenting her life so to speak, 114 00:04:51,542 --> 00:04:55,087 everything that she seen, her thoughts, what she wanted to do. 115 00:04:55,087 --> 00:04:57,714 ♪ Got the world on my fingertips ♪ 116 00:04:57,714 --> 00:04:59,466 Candice would always say, 117 00:04:59,466 --> 00:05:02,010 "We came to America to make a better opportunity for us. 118 00:05:03,136 --> 00:05:04,596 "I'm gonna take care of my family. 119 00:05:04,596 --> 00:05:05,931 I'm gonna be somebody." 120 00:05:05,931 --> 00:05:10,477 ♪ 121 00:05:10,477 --> 00:05:13,063 NARRATOR: I wish I could say Candice got what she wanted. 122 00:05:15,524 --> 00:05:17,401 But this ain't that kinda story. 123 00:05:17,401 --> 00:05:19,319 ♪ ominous music playing ♪ 124 00:05:19,319 --> 00:05:23,699 ♪ 125 00:05:23,699 --> 00:05:27,035 When Candice goes missing on April 28th, 2010, 126 00:05:28,203 --> 00:05:31,790 her loved ones worry that law enforcement doesn't share their concern. 127 00:05:33,375 --> 00:05:36,837 - The police officers told Candice's family, friends, 128 00:05:36,837 --> 00:05:39,464 "Girls like this always do things like this. 129 00:05:40,966 --> 00:05:43,343 Girls like this always run away." 130 00:05:43,343 --> 00:05:45,262 ♪ 131 00:05:45,262 --> 00:05:47,890 Like, girls like what? What do you mean, girls like what? 132 00:05:47,890 --> 00:05:49,266 I would love to know. 133 00:05:49,933 --> 00:05:52,269 Feel free to contact me and let me know what that meant. 134 00:05:52,269 --> 00:05:53,812 ♪ 135 00:05:53,812 --> 00:05:55,522 NARRATOR: But on the day she goes missing, 136 00:05:56,690 --> 00:05:58,358 there is hope. 137 00:05:58,358 --> 00:06:00,569 ♪ 138 00:06:00,569 --> 00:06:04,323 - And later that day, Candice's mother received a text message 139 00:06:04,323 --> 00:06:05,908 from Candice's phone. 140 00:06:05,908 --> 00:06:09,786 ♪ 141 00:06:09,786 --> 00:06:12,080 The next day, Candice's mom gets another text. 142 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:13,415 ♪ 143 00:06:13,415 --> 00:06:15,375 NARRATOR: But these texts, 144 00:06:15,375 --> 00:06:18,337 they don't really seem like Candice to those who know her. 145 00:06:18,337 --> 00:06:23,050 ♪ 146 00:06:23,050 --> 00:06:25,093 MY'LIK: Her mom never believed it. 147 00:06:25,093 --> 00:06:27,638 Like, "Nah, there's no way my daughter's in Tennessee." 148 00:06:28,555 --> 00:06:31,600 What would make you think that this young girl ran away, 149 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:35,062 sent one text message to her mom saying, "I'm in Tennessee," 150 00:06:35,062 --> 00:06:38,148 took no clothes, took any necessary items? 151 00:06:38,148 --> 00:06:40,192 She's 15 years old, doesn't have any money, 152 00:06:40,192 --> 00:06:41,568 doesn't have any job. 153 00:06:42,694 --> 00:06:44,947 It doesn't too much work like that. 154 00:06:44,947 --> 00:06:48,534 ♪ 155 00:06:48,534 --> 00:06:50,619 NARRATOR: But maybe there's a way to clear that up. 156 00:06:53,247 --> 00:06:55,958 If Candice ran 200 miles away to Tennessee, 157 00:06:56,667 --> 00:06:59,753 her phone records would show that's where the text was sent from. 158 00:07:00,796 --> 00:07:01,880 But no. 159 00:07:02,714 --> 00:07:04,550 Over a month goes by 160 00:07:04,550 --> 00:07:07,219 before investigators follow up on the text. 161 00:07:08,512 --> 00:07:10,514 CAPTAIN GANDEE: On June 2nd, 2010, 162 00:07:10,514 --> 00:07:14,101 a detective files a subpoena request for Kansas phone records. 163 00:07:14,101 --> 00:07:17,187 And we didn't ever did hear anything back 164 00:07:17,187 --> 00:07:18,564 from the phone company. 165 00:07:19,356 --> 00:07:20,399 NARRATOR: They'll need to follow up 166 00:07:20,399 --> 00:07:21,316 on the phone records. 167 00:07:21,942 --> 00:07:24,903 Meanwhile, new cases continue to pour in. 168 00:07:25,988 --> 00:07:27,739 - When Candice was reported missing, 169 00:07:27,739 --> 00:07:32,077 we were averaging probably 30 to 40 runaway reports a month. 170 00:07:32,077 --> 00:07:35,080 And just trying to manage runaways being located 171 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,124 and clearing them and taking new reports. 172 00:07:37,749 --> 00:07:39,626 This takes time and a lot of money. 173 00:07:39,626 --> 00:07:43,922 ♪ Dead in the water I circle the truth ♪ 174 00:07:43,922 --> 00:07:46,925 NARRATOR: Seven months go by since she's been gone, 175 00:07:46,925 --> 00:07:48,886 and it feels like forever. 176 00:07:50,179 --> 00:07:53,098 And then, a call comes in. 177 00:07:53,098 --> 00:07:54,683 ♪ 178 00:07:54,683 --> 00:07:55,642 [line beeps] 179 00:07:55,642 --> 00:07:57,686 OPERATOR: 9-1-1, what's your emergency? 180 00:07:57,686 --> 00:08:00,105 MAN: [over phone] I'm not sure, but I think 181 00:08:00,105 --> 00:08:01,648 we might have found something, 182 00:08:02,357 --> 00:08:03,859 something human. 183 00:08:03,859 --> 00:08:08,655 ♪ 184 00:08:13,535 --> 00:08:16,079 ♪ 185 00:08:16,079 --> 00:08:18,373 NARRATOR: It's November 24th, 2010. 186 00:08:19,124 --> 00:08:20,042 A body is found. 187 00:08:20,042 --> 00:08:22,294 ♪ 188 00:08:22,294 --> 00:08:24,004 In Candice Parchment's neighborhood, 189 00:08:25,672 --> 00:08:28,383 just a few hundred yards from her house. 190 00:08:28,383 --> 00:08:30,802 ♪ 191 00:08:30,802 --> 00:08:33,263 Remember when I said this isn't a fairy tale? 192 00:08:34,306 --> 00:08:35,307 It's true. 193 00:08:35,974 --> 00:08:37,893 But there are good people in the story. 194 00:08:38,852 --> 00:08:41,063 MAN: Ashley Melvin. Take one. 195 00:08:42,814 --> 00:08:45,192 DETECTIVE ASHLEY MELVIN: My full name is Ashley Melvin. 196 00:08:45,192 --> 00:08:47,569 I was a homicide detective in Clayton County. 197 00:08:48,862 --> 00:08:52,407 In November 2010, I was the new kid. 198 00:08:53,367 --> 00:08:54,826 Captain said, "Hey, rookie, you're up. 199 00:08:55,702 --> 00:08:57,037 Found a body in the woods." 200 00:08:57,037 --> 00:08:58,872 [echoing] ...body in the woods. 201 00:08:58,872 --> 00:09:01,375 [siren wailing in distance] 202 00:09:01,375 --> 00:09:03,210 I jumped in my car and I head to Forest Park. 203 00:09:05,170 --> 00:09:06,421 It was on Sylvia Drive. 204 00:09:07,089 --> 00:09:09,258 I was nervous, and, uh, 205 00:09:09,258 --> 00:09:12,052 yeah, I did have butterflies in my stomach. 206 00:09:12,052 --> 00:09:13,303 [police radio chatter] [siren wails] 207 00:09:13,804 --> 00:09:15,931 I was directed toward the wooden path, 208 00:09:16,807 --> 00:09:18,600 just to the left of the dumpster. 209 00:09:19,685 --> 00:09:21,520 And it's a little cut through. 210 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:23,438 ♪ 211 00:09:26,358 --> 00:09:31,738 ♪ 212 00:09:31,738 --> 00:09:33,740 Start going through the wooden path. 213 00:09:33,740 --> 00:09:36,368 ♪ 214 00:09:36,368 --> 00:09:39,329 You could tell people have been using it for years probably. 215 00:09:39,329 --> 00:09:41,665 ♪ 216 00:09:41,665 --> 00:09:44,042 Patrol officers were there standing by with the crime scene tape. 217 00:09:44,918 --> 00:09:46,545 [police radio chatter echoing] 218 00:09:46,545 --> 00:09:50,424 ♪ 219 00:09:51,133 --> 00:09:52,759 And I looked down, 220 00:09:54,261 --> 00:09:56,471 and there was... th-there was a body. 221 00:09:56,471 --> 00:10:00,017 ♪ 222 00:10:00,017 --> 00:10:01,560 Not in a conventional sense of a body. 223 00:10:01,560 --> 00:10:02,686 It was a skeleton. 224 00:10:02,686 --> 00:10:05,272 ♪ 225 00:10:05,272 --> 00:10:08,066 This is literally the first time I've actually seen a skeleton. 226 00:10:08,066 --> 00:10:13,572 ♪ 227 00:10:13,572 --> 00:10:16,742 Just seeing someone's bones, this-this was a person. 228 00:10:16,742 --> 00:10:21,788 ♪ 229 00:10:21,788 --> 00:10:22,873 [camera shutter clicks] 230 00:10:23,790 --> 00:10:25,626 NARRATOR: The body is so decomposed, 231 00:10:26,668 --> 00:10:29,546 but investigators are hopeful 232 00:10:29,546 --> 00:10:32,049 that there will be some obvious marker, 233 00:10:32,049 --> 00:10:34,259 some clue to tell them who this is. 234 00:10:34,259 --> 00:10:35,594 [camera shutter clicks] 235 00:10:35,594 --> 00:10:36,887 DETECTIVE MELVIN: We don't have any ID. 236 00:10:36,887 --> 00:10:38,013 There was no wallet. There was no purse. 237 00:10:38,013 --> 00:10:40,307 There was nothing to signify who the body was. 238 00:10:41,016 --> 00:10:42,518 [camera shutter clicks] 239 00:10:42,518 --> 00:10:44,269 CAPTAIN GANDEE: We did find a earring 240 00:10:44,269 --> 00:10:46,688 and the jacket was still there. 241 00:10:46,688 --> 00:10:48,690 Was kinda like a snakeskin. 242 00:10:48,690 --> 00:10:49,608 [camera shutter clicks] 243 00:10:49,608 --> 00:10:52,152 The T-shirt was a Stay Fresh T-shirt. 244 00:10:52,152 --> 00:10:53,028 [camera shutter clicks] 245 00:10:54,988 --> 00:10:56,615 ♪ 246 00:10:56,615 --> 00:10:58,951 NARRATOR: Investigators use the clothing 247 00:10:58,951 --> 00:11:00,327 to try to identify the body. 248 00:11:01,161 --> 00:11:04,414 CAPTAIN GANDEE: We started checking the social media. 249 00:11:04,414 --> 00:11:06,124 ♪ 250 00:11:06,124 --> 00:11:12,005 We found a picture that matched the jacket that we found. 251 00:11:13,715 --> 00:11:16,385 I mean, it was almost a perfect match. 252 00:11:17,010 --> 00:11:19,388 Scaly leather, 253 00:11:20,055 --> 00:11:21,557 uh, rhinestones. 254 00:11:21,557 --> 00:11:25,727 ♪ 255 00:11:25,727 --> 00:11:28,063 - The body that was recovered that day 256 00:11:28,063 --> 00:11:29,481 was Candice Parchment. 257 00:11:30,357 --> 00:11:33,777 ♪ 258 00:11:33,777 --> 00:11:35,279 [police radio chatter] 259 00:11:35,279 --> 00:11:37,739 NARRATOR: News of the tragic discovery 260 00:11:37,739 --> 00:11:40,409 soon reaches Candice's loved ones. 261 00:11:40,409 --> 00:11:42,327 - I broke down in tears. 262 00:11:42,327 --> 00:11:43,370 I couldn't believe it. 263 00:11:43,370 --> 00:11:46,248 ♪ Close your eyes ♪ 264 00:11:46,748 --> 00:11:49,501 She was just stuffed underneath the mattress, you know. 265 00:11:49,501 --> 00:11:53,255 ♪ It just keeps crashing down ♪ 266 00:11:53,255 --> 00:11:56,967 ♪ 267 00:11:56,967 --> 00:11:58,218 - We went to her mother's house. 268 00:11:58,218 --> 00:12:02,014 ♪ Shut it all the way ♪ 269 00:12:02,014 --> 00:12:03,640 She asked, "Did you find my baby?" 270 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:06,852 ♪ Don't let me drown ♪ 271 00:12:06,852 --> 00:12:08,729 ♪ I tried to... ♪ 272 00:12:08,729 --> 00:12:10,564 Yeah, that was tough. 273 00:12:10,564 --> 00:12:13,233 ♪ Oh, I tried to ♪ 274 00:12:13,233 --> 00:12:16,486 ♪ But I can't find you ♪ 275 00:12:16,486 --> 00:12:17,988 I made a promise to Candice's mother. 276 00:12:17,988 --> 00:12:20,490 I said, "I don't know what took place, 277 00:12:20,490 --> 00:12:22,451 "but I'm gonna find out what happened. 278 00:12:22,451 --> 00:12:23,702 "And if someone did it to your daughter, 279 00:12:23,702 --> 00:12:25,495 I'm gonna find out who did it." 280 00:12:25,495 --> 00:12:28,207 ♪ I can't find you ♪ 281 00:12:28,207 --> 00:12:32,211 ♪ But I can't find my peace of mind ♪ 282 00:12:32,211 --> 00:12:35,422 ♪ 283 00:12:35,422 --> 00:12:37,925 NARRATOR: And the first thing investigators have to do 284 00:12:37,925 --> 00:12:40,219 is figure out the cause of death. 285 00:12:40,802 --> 00:12:43,889 CAPTAIN GANDEE: So the medical examiner 286 00:12:43,889 --> 00:12:47,684 ruled the death as a stab wound to the chest. 287 00:12:48,977 --> 00:12:53,190 The manner of death was determined to be a homicide. 288 00:12:53,190 --> 00:12:55,984 ♪ 289 00:12:55,984 --> 00:12:58,362 - So now I know I have my first homicide. 290 00:12:59,321 --> 00:13:01,782 And... it's scary. 291 00:13:02,574 --> 00:13:07,829 ♪ 292 00:13:07,829 --> 00:13:10,374 NARRATOR: Who would want to kill a sweet girl like Candice? 293 00:13:10,374 --> 00:13:13,001 Investigators take to the streets 294 00:13:14,044 --> 00:13:15,712 to hunt down her killer. 295 00:13:15,712 --> 00:13:17,631 - We have teams out doing the canvassing. 296 00:13:19,550 --> 00:13:21,802 Did anybody see anything? 297 00:13:23,136 --> 00:13:24,513 - But no one knew anything. 298 00:13:24,513 --> 00:13:26,098 [school bell rings] 299 00:13:26,098 --> 00:13:28,141 NARRATOR: Then, they turn to her school, 300 00:13:29,059 --> 00:13:30,143 Forest Park High. 301 00:13:30,811 --> 00:13:32,145 Candice was popular. 302 00:13:32,145 --> 00:13:33,605 She had many friends. 303 00:13:34,982 --> 00:13:38,318 Any of them could know something, anything, 304 00:13:38,318 --> 00:13:41,321 and any of them could have been capable of anything. 305 00:13:42,573 --> 00:13:44,157 Even My'Lik. 306 00:13:44,157 --> 00:13:46,493 - The detectives questioned me. 307 00:13:46,493 --> 00:13:49,913 They asked for my phone, trying to see what text messages 308 00:13:49,913 --> 00:13:51,123 in between us. 309 00:13:51,665 --> 00:13:53,625 I believe they were looking at me as though 310 00:13:53,625 --> 00:13:56,712 I might have perpetrated the event or something. 311 00:13:56,712 --> 00:14:01,049 ♪ 312 00:14:01,049 --> 00:14:04,595 NARRATOR: Could one of Candice's closest friends 313 00:14:04,595 --> 00:14:08,056 somehow be involved in her death? 314 00:14:08,056 --> 00:14:12,311 ♪ 315 00:14:14,313 --> 00:14:16,190 ♪ 316 00:14:16,190 --> 00:14:19,109 NARRATOR: My'Lik Hamlett is now a person of interest 317 00:14:19,109 --> 00:14:20,819 in Candice Parchment's murder. 318 00:14:20,819 --> 00:14:22,487 ♪ 319 00:14:22,487 --> 00:14:24,781 DETECTIVE MELVIN: And what we were doing is called victimology. 320 00:14:24,781 --> 00:14:27,242 And that's learning the habits, 321 00:14:27,242 --> 00:14:29,661 the social workings of the victim. 322 00:14:29,661 --> 00:14:32,289 ♪ 323 00:14:32,289 --> 00:14:34,082 - "You wasting your time looking at my phone, 324 00:14:34,082 --> 00:14:36,835 "trying to see what text messages in between us. 325 00:14:36,835 --> 00:14:38,253 You wanna see what we talking about." 326 00:14:39,421 --> 00:14:41,298 NARRATOR: As investigators continue 327 00:14:41,298 --> 00:14:43,884 to look at My'Lik and other friends... 328 00:14:43,884 --> 00:14:45,928 - Literally, no one knew anything. 329 00:14:47,054 --> 00:14:49,097 NARRATOR: ...everyone is a potential suspect. 330 00:14:49,890 --> 00:14:51,141 MY'LIK: There are so many rumors. 331 00:14:51,141 --> 00:14:52,768 She ran away with a trucker. 332 00:14:52,768 --> 00:14:54,770 ♪ 333 00:14:54,770 --> 00:14:56,188 She was in Tennessee. 334 00:14:56,188 --> 00:15:00,400 ♪ 335 00:15:02,319 --> 00:15:05,197 NARRATOR: But some of those rumors were a little too real 336 00:15:05,197 --> 00:15:07,783 and hit a little too close to home. 337 00:15:07,783 --> 00:15:09,409 ♪ 338 00:15:09,409 --> 00:15:10,786 MY'LIK: There was a rumor 339 00:15:10,786 --> 00:15:13,413 that there was a serial killer in the area 340 00:15:13,956 --> 00:15:15,207 picking up people. 341 00:15:16,166 --> 00:15:19,711 ♪ 342 00:15:19,711 --> 00:15:21,672 NARRATOR: Monica Ambriz disappeared 343 00:15:21,672 --> 00:15:23,882 on October 16th, 2010, 344 00:15:25,092 --> 00:15:26,426 just outside Atlanta. 345 00:15:27,469 --> 00:15:28,637 The girl was 17. 346 00:15:29,930 --> 00:15:32,641 They found her ten days later in an abandoned building. 347 00:15:34,393 --> 00:15:35,352 Stabbed. 348 00:15:37,521 --> 00:15:40,858 And Detective Melvin and his fellow investigators 349 00:15:41,525 --> 00:15:43,527 start to see similarities 350 00:15:43,527 --> 00:15:45,612 between Monica and Candice's cases. 351 00:15:45,612 --> 00:15:49,032 DETECTIVE MELVIN: The victim is similar to Candice. 352 00:15:49,032 --> 00:15:50,742 ♪ 353 00:15:50,742 --> 00:15:53,829 Young girls, same vicinity, both stabbed in the chest. 354 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:57,666 NARRATOR: There's one person investigators think 355 00:15:57,666 --> 00:15:59,126 could have killed the two young girls. 356 00:15:59,710 --> 00:16:01,295 DETECTIVE MELVIN: Artemio Hernandez. 357 00:16:01,295 --> 00:16:02,588 He killed Monica... 358 00:16:03,964 --> 00:16:05,757 a 17-year-old girl, 359 00:16:05,757 --> 00:16:08,010 just a few weeks earlier in the same area, 360 00:16:09,094 --> 00:16:10,929 approximately two miles away. 361 00:16:12,097 --> 00:16:13,557 He did a lot of things. 362 00:16:13,557 --> 00:16:16,393 And if Candice was his first victim, 363 00:16:16,393 --> 00:16:18,937 then we had a serial killer in our midst in Forest Park. 364 00:16:19,521 --> 00:16:23,442 ♪ 365 00:16:23,442 --> 00:16:24,943 NARRATOR: Artemio Hernandez. 366 00:16:24,943 --> 00:16:28,405 Armed robbery, rape, murder. 367 00:16:29,406 --> 00:16:31,533 Did he kill Candice? Stab her? 368 00:16:32,326 --> 00:16:33,368 Just like he did to Monica? 369 00:16:33,368 --> 00:16:35,621 ♪ 370 00:16:35,621 --> 00:16:37,039 [telephone ringing] 371 00:16:37,039 --> 00:16:40,959 With the prime suspect in their sights, investigators launch a plan. 372 00:16:42,085 --> 00:16:45,422 They put a request in to DeKalb County Jail 373 00:16:45,422 --> 00:16:46,381 to interview Hernandez. 374 00:16:47,424 --> 00:16:50,427 And while they wait for the request to come through, 375 00:16:50,427 --> 00:16:52,930 their focus shifts back to Forest Park High 376 00:16:53,931 --> 00:16:55,516 and to Candice's friends, 377 00:16:56,850 --> 00:16:58,393 like My'Lik. 378 00:16:58,393 --> 00:17:00,354 ♪ 379 00:17:00,354 --> 00:17:01,813 MY'LIK: "I didn't do anything wrong. 380 00:17:01,813 --> 00:17:04,233 Y'all are looking in the wrong place. I love this girl." 381 00:17:04,233 --> 00:17:06,068 ♪ 382 00:17:06,068 --> 00:17:09,029 NARRATOR: But after doing a thorough investigation, 383 00:17:09,947 --> 00:17:12,407 the detectives don't find anything incriminating 384 00:17:12,991 --> 00:17:15,452 and My'Lik is removed as a person of interest. 385 00:17:15,452 --> 00:17:18,038 ♪ 386 00:17:18,038 --> 00:17:19,998 - I never took offense to it 'cause I, you know, 387 00:17:19,998 --> 00:17:21,375 I knew what she meant to me. 388 00:17:21,375 --> 00:17:23,752 So, I never took offense to it. 389 00:17:23,752 --> 00:17:26,213 ♪ It's all I ever wanted ♪ 390 00:17:26,213 --> 00:17:29,091 ♪ How could I run from you ♪ 391 00:17:29,091 --> 00:17:35,097 ♪ If all I ever wanted was you? ♪ 392 00:17:36,306 --> 00:17:38,141 ♪ 393 00:17:38,141 --> 00:17:39,643 NARRATOR: In August 2011, 394 00:17:39,643 --> 00:17:43,105 sixteen months after Candice's disappearance, 395 00:17:43,105 --> 00:17:46,066 detectives receive authorization 396 00:17:46,066 --> 00:17:48,986 to speak with convicted murderer Artemio Hernandez. 397 00:17:50,070 --> 00:17:53,031 - Hernandez is one of the guys that if he did something, 398 00:17:53,031 --> 00:17:54,032 he would tell you. 399 00:17:55,117 --> 00:17:58,912 We made arrangements to speak with him in the DeKalb County Jail. 400 00:18:00,414 --> 00:18:03,000 MAN: [over PA] 23-20. 23-20. You have a visitor. 401 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:04,459 DETECTIVE MELVIN: This is the big time. 402 00:18:04,459 --> 00:18:06,670 Hey, I'm gonna crack this thing wide open. 403 00:18:07,754 --> 00:18:12,509 I get there and we sit down and we build a rapport with him. 404 00:18:12,509 --> 00:18:14,720 He wants to talk to us. 405 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:16,763 I laid it out, like, this is what we got. 406 00:18:17,723 --> 00:18:19,183 Did you kill this girl? 407 00:18:19,183 --> 00:18:20,726 ♪ 408 00:18:20,726 --> 00:18:23,020 I showed Hernandez pictures of Candice. 409 00:18:24,104 --> 00:18:26,565 And he looked at the pictures and he said, 410 00:18:28,609 --> 00:18:30,277 "I never seen her before." 411 00:18:30,944 --> 00:18:32,738 He said, "I didn't do it. 412 00:18:32,738 --> 00:18:34,865 I did the other ones. I didn't do that one." 413 00:18:34,865 --> 00:18:39,286 ♪ 414 00:18:39,286 --> 00:18:40,579 That took the wind out my sails. 415 00:18:40,579 --> 00:18:42,539 ♪ 416 00:18:42,539 --> 00:18:46,210 The guy who we just knew was the killer said, "It wasn't me." 417 00:18:46,210 --> 00:18:47,878 And I got nothing to say that he was. 418 00:18:49,046 --> 00:18:52,591 In the back of our minds, we still kept his name in there. 419 00:18:52,591 --> 00:18:53,717 But at this point in time, 420 00:18:53,717 --> 00:18:55,719 we didn't have any proof that he was related to the case. 421 00:18:56,929 --> 00:19:00,933 ♪ 422 00:19:03,393 --> 00:19:05,103 NARRATOR: More time goes by. 423 00:19:05,103 --> 00:19:06,313 No leads. 424 00:19:07,564 --> 00:19:11,693 But then, investigators identify another person of interest. 425 00:19:11,693 --> 00:19:14,196 ♪ 426 00:19:14,196 --> 00:19:18,033 There's another guy, another guy who's done bad things. 427 00:19:18,033 --> 00:19:19,910 ♪ 428 00:19:19,910 --> 00:19:24,039 - And looking at suspects, one person came into the immediate radar. 429 00:19:25,624 --> 00:19:29,002 NARRATOR: A young guy named Trey Jenkins. 430 00:19:29,002 --> 00:19:31,171 ♪ 431 00:19:31,171 --> 00:19:33,382 Before Candice went missing, 432 00:19:33,382 --> 00:19:36,468 detectives learned that Trey brought two young girls, 433 00:19:36,468 --> 00:19:41,348 one 17, one 18, to his house and raped them. 434 00:19:41,348 --> 00:19:43,308 ♪ 435 00:19:43,308 --> 00:19:45,853 And police find that this same guy 436 00:19:45,853 --> 00:19:47,938 has a connection to Candice Parchment. 437 00:19:47,938 --> 00:19:49,731 ♪ 438 00:19:49,731 --> 00:19:53,110 - We did some interviews and we did some background on him 439 00:19:53,110 --> 00:19:57,281 and we determined that somehow or another Candice knew this guy. 440 00:19:57,281 --> 00:19:59,908 They had some communications and he had been arrested 441 00:19:59,908 --> 00:20:02,077 for some sexual assault-related crimes. 442 00:20:02,077 --> 00:20:05,289 ♪ 443 00:20:05,289 --> 00:20:08,041 NARRATOR: There's a possibility investigators can't ignore. 444 00:20:09,293 --> 00:20:11,086 Did Trey assault Candice? 445 00:20:12,171 --> 00:20:15,382 Did he escalate from rape to murder? 446 00:20:15,382 --> 00:20:17,759 ♪ 447 00:20:17,759 --> 00:20:19,761 - He's suspect number one at this point in time. 448 00:20:19,761 --> 00:20:22,848 So we looked at him, attempted interviews. 449 00:20:23,765 --> 00:20:27,477 We had to make arrangements to communicate with this individual. 450 00:20:27,477 --> 00:20:29,188 [line ringing] 451 00:20:30,939 --> 00:20:33,942 NARRATOR: But can detectives place Trey at the scene of the crime? 452 00:20:36,361 --> 00:20:37,779 It's a lot of work. [knock on door] 453 00:20:37,779 --> 00:20:39,489 [telephone ringing] Phone calls, 454 00:20:39,489 --> 00:20:40,782 endless files... 455 00:20:42,075 --> 00:20:43,368 pounding the pavement. 456 00:20:44,077 --> 00:20:46,038 And after all that? 457 00:20:46,038 --> 00:20:48,123 ♪ 458 00:20:48,123 --> 00:20:51,210 - Ultimately we determined that he was not in the area 459 00:20:51,210 --> 00:20:52,586 the whole time she was missing. 460 00:20:53,629 --> 00:20:55,923 He likely had some words with her, 461 00:20:55,923 --> 00:20:58,926 but was not the person who she met in the woods that night 462 00:20:58,926 --> 00:21:00,302 or took her to the woods that night. 463 00:21:00,302 --> 00:21:01,803 ♪ 464 00:21:01,803 --> 00:21:03,263 So he was eliminated. 465 00:21:03,263 --> 00:21:06,099 ♪ 466 00:21:06,099 --> 00:21:08,977 So now with Candice's case, I'm back to square one. 467 00:21:10,729 --> 00:21:12,105 It's not looking good. 468 00:21:12,105 --> 00:21:14,441 It stinks, 'cause I got nothing. 469 00:21:15,067 --> 00:21:17,778 ♪ 470 00:21:17,778 --> 00:21:21,657 ♪ You should be treated like royalty... ♪ 471 00:21:21,657 --> 00:21:24,034 NARRATOR: It's been almost a year since they found Candice. 472 00:21:25,244 --> 00:21:28,372 There's only a couple of months left in 2011. 473 00:21:29,706 --> 00:21:32,000 Detectives are frustrated. 474 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:34,002 They still got a whole lot of nothing. 475 00:21:34,545 --> 00:21:36,088 And Candice's loved ones? 476 00:21:37,422 --> 00:21:39,299 Maybe they'll never get answers. 477 00:21:40,092 --> 00:21:43,262 How do you make peace with something if you don't even know what happened? 478 00:21:45,347 --> 00:21:47,766 If Candice was still with us in 2011, 479 00:21:48,475 --> 00:21:51,436 she probably would've wanted to see the new Harry Potter movie. 480 00:21:52,354 --> 00:21:54,898 She would've been dancing to Rihanna's new album. 481 00:21:55,566 --> 00:21:58,402 Instead... she's a memory. 482 00:21:59,444 --> 00:22:02,698 A memory of joy for some, pain for others... 483 00:22:03,490 --> 00:22:05,784 and a haunting figure for investigators. 484 00:22:05,784 --> 00:22:08,787 ♪ Hard to break a habit ♪ 485 00:22:08,787 --> 00:22:12,833 ♪ When it's hard to break a heart ♪ 486 00:22:13,292 --> 00:22:16,044 NARRATOR: They work hard to find any leads. 487 00:22:16,044 --> 00:22:17,838 And then one day... 488 00:22:17,838 --> 00:22:20,048 [telephone ringing] 489 00:22:20,048 --> 00:22:23,093 Our detective gets a call that changes 490 00:22:25,053 --> 00:22:26,263 everything. 491 00:22:26,263 --> 00:22:28,557 ♪ 492 00:22:32,853 --> 00:22:34,855 DETECTIVE MELVIN: On October 18th, 2011, 493 00:22:34,855 --> 00:22:36,523 I get a frantic phone call 494 00:22:36,523 --> 00:22:39,193 as I am leaving the police station for the day. 495 00:22:39,818 --> 00:22:41,069 It's Candice's mom. 496 00:22:41,778 --> 00:22:43,947 And she's like, "Detective Melvin, Detective Melvin. 497 00:22:43,947 --> 00:22:44,823 I found something." 498 00:22:44,823 --> 00:22:46,241 And I have to calm her down. 499 00:22:46,241 --> 00:22:47,826 Like, "Slow down, tell me what you found." 500 00:22:48,535 --> 00:22:50,954 She says, "I found Candice's diary. I have to give it to you." 501 00:22:54,291 --> 00:22:56,210 So Candice's mom comes to the police department. 502 00:22:56,210 --> 00:23:00,297 ♪ 503 00:23:00,297 --> 00:23:03,050 Months and months and months of dead ends have come to this. 504 00:23:03,050 --> 00:23:04,384 Like this, it's all or nothing. 505 00:23:04,384 --> 00:23:06,803 ♪ 506 00:23:06,803 --> 00:23:07,804 And I crack it open. 507 00:23:07,804 --> 00:23:12,267 ♪ 508 00:23:12,267 --> 00:23:13,519 And I start reading. 509 00:23:13,519 --> 00:23:18,023 ♪ 510 00:23:18,023 --> 00:23:19,983 NARRATOR: There's one entry, 511 00:23:19,983 --> 00:23:21,485 one dark secret... 512 00:23:23,737 --> 00:23:26,198 that catches Detective Melvin's attention. 513 00:23:26,198 --> 00:23:28,075 ♪ 514 00:23:28,075 --> 00:23:32,371 - This is from Candice's diary dated January 5th, 2010, 515 00:23:32,371 --> 00:23:34,873 that she titled "A frightening experience." 516 00:23:34,873 --> 00:23:38,961 ♪ 517 00:23:38,961 --> 00:23:41,255 "I snuck out of the house to go meet with two friends. 518 00:23:42,506 --> 00:23:43,841 Both were guys." 519 00:23:45,592 --> 00:23:47,302 - "I went walking down the road. 520 00:23:47,302 --> 00:23:48,637 It was dark." 521 00:23:53,517 --> 00:23:56,895 ♪ 522 00:23:56,895 --> 00:23:58,438 DETECTIVE MELVIN: "There's an abandoned house 523 00:23:58,438 --> 00:24:00,148 "where one of my schoolmates used to live. 524 00:24:01,984 --> 00:24:04,444 Jermaine and Marshae set me up to go to the house." 525 00:24:07,781 --> 00:24:09,783 MY'LIK: "So at that moment I wasn't thinking." 526 00:24:11,243 --> 00:24:13,161 DETECTIVE MELVIN: "In the house, it was dark. 527 00:24:13,996 --> 00:24:15,789 Only light I had was my phone light." 528 00:24:15,789 --> 00:24:21,336 ♪ 529 00:24:23,630 --> 00:24:24,882 [scream echoes] 530 00:24:25,632 --> 00:24:27,426 MY'LIK: "Jermaine hit me with a rake 531 00:24:27,426 --> 00:24:29,094 in the head." 532 00:24:29,636 --> 00:24:31,638 DETECTIVE MELVIN: "At first I thought it was an accident. 533 00:24:31,638 --> 00:24:32,890 It wasn't." 534 00:24:34,558 --> 00:24:36,268 MY'LIK: "Marshae was blocking the door 535 00:24:36,268 --> 00:24:37,686 "so I couldn't get out. 536 00:24:37,686 --> 00:24:40,772 "I tried to make up excuses, but they didn't care. 537 00:24:42,316 --> 00:24:44,151 "Jermaine grabbed me and choked me. 538 00:24:44,943 --> 00:24:46,320 "I was struggling for air. 539 00:24:47,237 --> 00:24:49,489 "'Please let me go,' I said. 540 00:24:49,489 --> 00:24:50,949 "I tried to get away. 541 00:24:52,201 --> 00:24:53,702 "My pants unzipped. 542 00:24:54,453 --> 00:24:55,787 Really, I was scared." 543 00:24:55,787 --> 00:24:58,248 [ringing] 544 00:24:58,248 --> 00:25:01,502 ♪ 545 00:25:01,502 --> 00:25:03,170 DETECTIVE MELVIN: "The boys, you know who, 546 00:25:03,170 --> 00:25:04,671 "tried to take my phone. 547 00:25:05,672 --> 00:25:06,673 "I put up a fight. 548 00:25:07,799 --> 00:25:09,009 "They couldn't get it. 549 00:25:10,511 --> 00:25:14,681 A few minutes later, we seen a car light in front of the abandoned house." 550 00:25:17,893 --> 00:25:20,187 - "I was so excited yet scared. 551 00:25:21,939 --> 00:25:23,315 "They let me go. 552 00:25:24,483 --> 00:25:26,610 "They panicked and begged me not to tell. 553 00:25:26,610 --> 00:25:31,073 ♪ 554 00:25:31,740 --> 00:25:35,577 Well, diary, this night has scared me to death." 555 00:25:36,078 --> 00:25:39,706 ♪ Now's the time to ♪ 556 00:25:39,706 --> 00:25:43,126 ♪ Stand and fight through ♪ 557 00:25:43,710 --> 00:25:47,923 ♪ All the pain and misery ♪ 558 00:25:49,758 --> 00:25:52,761 ♪ We will stand tall ♪ 559 00:25:52,761 --> 00:25:53,804 Hmm. 560 00:25:53,804 --> 00:25:55,931 ♪ When the rain falls ♪ 561 00:25:58,892 --> 00:26:00,477 - Yeah. Yeah, for sure. 562 00:26:02,271 --> 00:26:03,814 For sure, for sure. 563 00:26:06,483 --> 00:26:08,193 Yeah, it's the first time I read that. 564 00:26:08,986 --> 00:26:10,737 I didn't know the details of all this. 565 00:26:12,364 --> 00:26:15,242 It's sad situation right here. 566 00:26:16,743 --> 00:26:19,913 ♪ Now's the time to stand and fight ♪ 567 00:26:19,913 --> 00:26:24,001 NARRATOR: Two names-- Marshae and Jermaine. 568 00:26:24,710 --> 00:26:25,711 But who are they? 569 00:26:26,837 --> 00:26:30,215 The investigators know whose door to knock on. 570 00:26:30,799 --> 00:26:32,551 MY'LIK: And they asked me about Marshae. 571 00:26:33,802 --> 00:26:36,805 Me and Marshae we probably met in 2008. 572 00:26:36,805 --> 00:26:39,349 The thing that brought us together was music. 573 00:26:39,349 --> 00:26:43,353 He liked to produce music and make instrumentals and beats. 574 00:26:43,353 --> 00:26:46,607 ♪ electronic music playing ♪ 575 00:26:47,107 --> 00:26:49,276 And I like to sing and rap. 576 00:26:49,276 --> 00:26:51,737 So naturally we came together. 577 00:26:52,237 --> 00:26:53,655 This is someone I trusted. 578 00:26:54,698 --> 00:26:56,867 My mind was going a million miles an hour. 579 00:26:56,867 --> 00:26:59,870 ♪ 580 00:27:01,622 --> 00:27:03,498 - I went to our jail system. 581 00:27:04,208 --> 00:27:05,542 On a, on a hunch. 582 00:27:06,251 --> 00:27:07,544 Typing "Marshae." 583 00:27:07,544 --> 00:27:12,424 ♪ 584 00:27:12,424 --> 00:27:14,927 And I find a name, Marshae Hickman. 585 00:27:14,927 --> 00:27:16,845 He's in jail for a burglary. 586 00:27:16,845 --> 00:27:18,430 He'd been there for several months. 587 00:27:18,430 --> 00:27:22,142 But during the time that Candice disappeared, he was free. 588 00:27:22,142 --> 00:27:23,560 He was roaming around. 589 00:27:24,686 --> 00:27:26,980 And he lives on Sylvia Drive, 590 00:27:26,980 --> 00:27:29,608 right in the area where we found Candice's body. 591 00:27:29,608 --> 00:27:32,569 ♪ 592 00:27:32,569 --> 00:27:34,446 NARRATOR: So Marshae actually went 593 00:27:34,446 --> 00:27:36,365 to Forest Park High with Candice 594 00:27:36,365 --> 00:27:40,077 and Jermaine ran in his circle of friends. 595 00:27:40,077 --> 00:27:44,456 For authorities, this arouses some troubling suspicions. 596 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:46,834 CHIEF BILL DIXON: My name is Bill Dixon. 597 00:27:46,834 --> 00:27:49,628 I was the deputy chief assistant district attorney 598 00:27:49,628 --> 00:27:51,088 in Clayton County. 599 00:27:51,088 --> 00:27:54,925 If she began talking about the rape at school, 600 00:27:54,925 --> 00:28:00,264 the motive for killing, uh, Candice could be shut her up. 601 00:28:00,264 --> 00:28:03,100 ♪ 602 00:28:03,100 --> 00:28:04,560 NARRATOR: But that's just a theory. 603 00:28:05,561 --> 00:28:07,729 Investigators need to know for sure 604 00:28:07,729 --> 00:28:09,940 if the assault Candice wrote about in her diary 605 00:28:09,940 --> 00:28:12,526 is actually connected to her murder. 606 00:28:13,861 --> 00:28:17,489 Luckily, they have access to the one person who'd know. 607 00:28:18,699 --> 00:28:21,159 Marshae Hickman is currently locked up. 608 00:28:21,827 --> 00:28:25,330 - I was able to arrange for Marshae to come and talk to me. 609 00:28:25,330 --> 00:28:26,331 [beeps] 610 00:28:27,499 --> 00:28:30,502 We did question Marshae about the sexual assault 611 00:28:31,879 --> 00:28:33,755 and what we found in Candice's diary. 612 00:28:35,007 --> 00:28:37,092 "Tell me when the last time you saw Candice." 613 00:28:38,260 --> 00:28:40,888 "Oh, well I was playing basketball 614 00:28:40,888 --> 00:28:45,058 in a cul-de-sac at 415 Sylvia Drive," 615 00:28:45,058 --> 00:28:47,019 where she was last seen alive. 616 00:28:48,353 --> 00:28:50,355 "And she was walking home. 617 00:28:50,355 --> 00:28:52,482 ♪ 618 00:28:52,482 --> 00:28:54,109 There was this guy following her." 619 00:28:54,109 --> 00:28:59,072 ♪ 620 00:28:59,072 --> 00:29:01,575 Marshae tells me it was a Hispanic guy. 621 00:29:02,784 --> 00:29:03,952 "It was dark. 622 00:29:05,078 --> 00:29:06,163 "He was creepy looking. 623 00:29:07,748 --> 00:29:10,876 Then she went in the woods and I guess she went home." 624 00:29:12,794 --> 00:29:14,171 "So while you were there 625 00:29:14,171 --> 00:29:16,340 "and you watched this guy follow her into the woods, 626 00:29:16,340 --> 00:29:18,300 did you hear anything? Did you see anything?" 627 00:29:18,300 --> 00:29:20,135 ♪ 628 00:29:24,014 --> 00:29:25,849 "No, I didn't hear or see anything." 629 00:29:25,849 --> 00:29:27,726 ♪ 630 00:29:27,726 --> 00:29:29,228 NARRATOR: It's a description 631 00:29:29,228 --> 00:29:31,063 that gives investigators pause. 632 00:29:31,730 --> 00:29:34,942 That description loosely fits another suspect, 633 00:29:34,942 --> 00:29:36,652 someone they spoke to before. 634 00:29:36,652 --> 00:29:38,570 ♪ 635 00:29:38,570 --> 00:29:41,573 Artemio Hernandez, a known killer. 636 00:29:42,741 --> 00:29:44,076 He denied everything. 637 00:29:44,993 --> 00:29:47,496 But people lie every day. 638 00:29:48,413 --> 00:29:51,708 The question is, is Marshae telling the truth? 639 00:29:51,708 --> 00:29:54,169 ♪ 640 00:29:54,169 --> 00:29:56,630 There's only one way to find out. 641 00:29:56,630 --> 00:30:00,008 ♪ 642 00:30:02,010 --> 00:30:05,597 ♪ 643 00:30:05,597 --> 00:30:06,932 NARRATOR: In his interrogation, 644 00:30:06,932 --> 00:30:09,226 Marshae Hickman claims 645 00:30:09,226 --> 00:30:11,895 that a man was following Candice into the woods 646 00:30:11,895 --> 00:30:13,814 the day she disappeared. 647 00:30:16,358 --> 00:30:19,862 Investigators still have Artemio Hernandez on their radar. 648 00:30:20,571 --> 00:30:22,948 Was he the man Marshae saw? 649 00:30:27,953 --> 00:30:29,621 DETECTIVE MELVIN: I challenged Marshae. 650 00:30:29,621 --> 00:30:33,166 I said, "Well, if this person is following her, 651 00:30:33,166 --> 00:30:35,836 why didn't you walk her in the woods, walk her home?" 652 00:30:36,837 --> 00:30:38,422 "Well, she said she was fine. 653 00:30:38,422 --> 00:30:40,382 She said she had pepper spray." 654 00:30:40,382 --> 00:30:43,677 Marshae is trying to play the dancing game with me 655 00:30:43,677 --> 00:30:46,346 about where he saw Candice. 656 00:30:46,346 --> 00:30:49,975 ♪ 657 00:30:49,975 --> 00:30:52,352 NARRATOR: But even though he's cast some doubt, 658 00:30:52,352 --> 00:30:54,438 after the interrogation... 659 00:30:55,022 --> 00:30:58,066 Marshae moves to the top of the suspect list. 660 00:30:58,901 --> 00:31:00,861 ♪ 661 00:31:00,861 --> 00:31:02,237 DETECTIVE MELVIN: Marshae lives in the area. 662 00:31:02,237 --> 00:31:06,283 He's less than a few feet from where the body was found. 663 00:31:06,992 --> 00:31:09,453 He has a history with Candice. 664 00:31:09,453 --> 00:31:13,207 And he is mentioned by Candice as a person who tried to sexually assault her. 665 00:31:13,207 --> 00:31:15,626 ♪ 666 00:31:16,543 --> 00:31:19,588 NARRATOR: But police need another piece of the puzzle. 667 00:31:19,588 --> 00:31:21,924 They need Jermaine. 668 00:31:21,924 --> 00:31:24,468 DETECTIVE MELVIN: We're making arrangements to get Jermaine 669 00:31:24,468 --> 00:31:26,136 to the police department. 670 00:31:26,136 --> 00:31:28,639 And we're gonna talk to both of them at the same time. 671 00:31:32,100 --> 00:31:35,270 ♪ 672 00:31:35,270 --> 00:31:37,314 When we talk to Jermaine, 673 00:31:37,314 --> 00:31:40,108 we tell him Marshae's in a room next door. 674 00:31:41,151 --> 00:31:45,280 First thing that comes out of Jermaine's mouth... was, 675 00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:46,740 "Man, Marshae killed that girl." 676 00:31:46,740 --> 00:31:50,869 ♪ 677 00:31:50,869 --> 00:31:52,204 "How you know he killed her?" 678 00:31:52,829 --> 00:31:54,873 "Because, man, Marshae is crazy." 679 00:31:55,874 --> 00:31:57,709 "I was scared of Marshae." 680 00:31:59,503 --> 00:32:01,880 And then I asked him about the sexual assault. 681 00:32:03,048 --> 00:32:06,760 And of course Jermaine put the blame squarely on Marshae. 682 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:08,428 It was all Marshae's idea. 683 00:32:09,805 --> 00:32:11,974 NARRATOR: And according to Jermaine, 684 00:32:11,974 --> 00:32:14,518 it all had to do with the assault, 685 00:32:14,518 --> 00:32:16,979 with exactly what Candice wrote in her diary. 686 00:32:17,855 --> 00:32:21,733 DETECTIVE MELVIN: One day, after the sexual assault, 687 00:32:21,733 --> 00:32:23,360 Marshae started freaking out 688 00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:26,029 thinking that Candice was gonna tell people. 689 00:32:26,029 --> 00:32:30,284 ♪ 690 00:32:30,284 --> 00:32:32,995 Jermaine told us Marshae typed on his phone, 691 00:32:32,995 --> 00:32:34,955 "Hey, we should go kill Candice." 692 00:32:41,378 --> 00:32:45,382 ♪ 693 00:32:45,382 --> 00:32:47,426 NARRATOR: They were just neighborhood kids. 694 00:32:47,426 --> 00:32:50,929 Marshae and Jermaine from the apartments, 695 00:32:50,929 --> 00:32:53,056 just through the cut. 696 00:32:53,056 --> 00:32:55,851 Seemed harmless... until now. 697 00:32:55,851 --> 00:32:58,604 ♪ 698 00:32:58,604 --> 00:33:00,981 Police have Jermaine's side of the story, 699 00:33:00,981 --> 00:33:04,026 but what they really need is a confession from Marshae, 700 00:33:04,818 --> 00:33:07,070 or it's all just hearsay. 701 00:33:07,070 --> 00:33:11,158 ♪ 702 00:33:12,910 --> 00:33:16,914 DETECTIVE MELVIN: So I tell Marshae, "We found her body, 703 00:33:16,914 --> 00:33:19,917 "and we found some DNA on her body. 704 00:33:19,917 --> 00:33:22,669 "And when you were locked up, 705 00:33:22,669 --> 00:33:24,421 "they got your DNA. 706 00:33:24,421 --> 00:33:25,589 You remember that?" 707 00:33:27,382 --> 00:33:30,719 - We can actually make him think that we already have his DNA. 708 00:33:32,513 --> 00:33:35,349 - Marshae thinks we found his DNA on Candice's body. 709 00:33:40,270 --> 00:33:41,605 Then he started talking. 710 00:33:43,023 --> 00:33:44,942 NARRATOR: That's when the truth comes out... 711 00:33:46,527 --> 00:33:47,778 the tragedy. 712 00:33:49,947 --> 00:33:51,823 DETECTIVE MELVIN: Candice was walking home. 713 00:33:54,576 --> 00:33:58,872 Marshae started to admit that he followed Candice into the woods 714 00:33:59,456 --> 00:34:01,959 as she was walking through the cut, 715 00:34:01,959 --> 00:34:04,044 and that he, you know-- 716 00:34:04,044 --> 00:34:06,046 "I put my arm around her like this 717 00:34:06,046 --> 00:34:07,548 and I was just holding her and hugging her." 718 00:34:07,548 --> 00:34:10,717 ♪ 719 00:34:10,717 --> 00:34:12,052 CAPTAIN GANDEE: We have him act out 720 00:34:12,052 --> 00:34:14,930 where he's putting his arm around her neck and actually, 721 00:34:14,930 --> 00:34:18,517 you know, lifting her feet completely off the ground. 722 00:34:20,727 --> 00:34:24,898 - And at some point in time, Candice fell limp. 723 00:34:24,898 --> 00:34:29,653 ♪ 724 00:34:37,286 --> 00:34:41,039 CAPTAIN GANDEE: We asked, can you say 100% certain 725 00:34:41,039 --> 00:34:44,126 that you are the one that hurt Candice in that cut? 726 00:34:45,961 --> 00:34:47,337 And he admitted yes. 727 00:34:49,756 --> 00:34:52,885 And he also told me that he's 100% sure 728 00:34:52,885 --> 00:34:55,888 that he is the only one that did this. 729 00:34:55,888 --> 00:34:57,681 ♪ 730 00:34:57,681 --> 00:34:59,808 DETECTIVE MELVIN: Marshae went back several times 731 00:35:00,517 --> 00:35:02,436 throughout the course of months, 732 00:35:02,436 --> 00:35:05,731 checking on Candice's body to ensure that it was still there 733 00:35:05,731 --> 00:35:07,316 and that no one had found it. 734 00:35:12,654 --> 00:35:14,740 NARRATOR: Even with the confession, 735 00:35:14,740 --> 00:35:17,117 Detective Melvin wants to do one more thing 736 00:35:17,117 --> 00:35:20,704 to help bring some peace to Candice's mother. 737 00:35:20,704 --> 00:35:22,748 ♪ 738 00:35:22,748 --> 00:35:24,208 DETECTIVE MELVIN: We talked to Marshae and I say, 739 00:35:24,208 --> 00:35:25,792 "Hey, do you want the whole world to see you 740 00:35:25,792 --> 00:35:28,712 "as an uncaring monster or do you want to 741 00:35:28,712 --> 00:35:31,131 "show people that you really genuinely feel bad 742 00:35:31,131 --> 00:35:32,716 about the things that you did?" 743 00:35:33,592 --> 00:35:34,843 So he writes a letter. 744 00:35:40,140 --> 00:35:43,894 ♪ 745 00:35:46,271 --> 00:35:50,067 - "Dear Mrs. Parchment, I'm sorry for what I've done. 746 00:35:51,568 --> 00:35:53,362 "I ask for you for forgiveness. 747 00:35:54,154 --> 00:35:56,990 "I feel so bad for this tragic accident. 748 00:35:57,658 --> 00:35:59,785 "I was in the wrong state of mind. 749 00:36:01,245 --> 00:36:03,580 "I know that you miss her 750 00:36:03,580 --> 00:36:05,874 "and I wish I could give her back to you. 751 00:36:07,876 --> 00:36:09,127 "Please forgive me. 752 00:36:09,878 --> 00:36:12,130 "I'm glad this is off my chest. 753 00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:14,758 Candice is forever missed." 754 00:36:16,844 --> 00:36:18,804 This guy can't be serious. 755 00:36:18,804 --> 00:36:20,764 Man. 756 00:36:20,764 --> 00:36:21,890 Me, me, me, me. 757 00:36:21,890 --> 00:36:24,351 Yeah, can you forgive me? It's not about you. 758 00:36:26,562 --> 00:36:30,482 This-- Man, this-- Man-- Man, that's ridiculous right here, man. 759 00:36:31,358 --> 00:36:33,110 Sick, twisted individual. 760 00:36:33,777 --> 00:36:35,904 ♪ 761 00:36:35,904 --> 00:36:37,406 NARRATOR: Even having confessed, 762 00:36:37,406 --> 00:36:40,576 this... isn't over. 763 00:36:40,576 --> 00:36:43,704 ♪ 764 00:36:43,704 --> 00:36:45,914 CAPTAIN GANDEE: On July 11th, 2012, 765 00:36:45,914 --> 00:36:49,334 Marshae Hickman is indicted for the murder of Candice Parchment. 766 00:36:50,169 --> 00:36:54,131 ♪ 767 00:36:54,131 --> 00:36:56,425 CHIEF DIXON: When the case first started, 768 00:36:56,425 --> 00:36:59,720 police had skeletal remains and some clothing. 769 00:37:01,263 --> 00:37:05,434 What we had going into the trial was a world of difference. 770 00:37:07,436 --> 00:37:09,688 We had Candice's diary. 771 00:37:10,439 --> 00:37:12,274 The diary was huge. 772 00:37:17,070 --> 00:37:20,532 NARRATOR: And when Candice's diary is read in court, 773 00:37:20,532 --> 00:37:23,577 members of the press can finally see 774 00:37:23,577 --> 00:37:26,622 how important this case really is. 775 00:37:28,498 --> 00:37:30,292 MARCUS GARNER: I was a reporter 776 00:37:30,292 --> 00:37:32,085 for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 777 00:37:34,004 --> 00:37:36,465 When the diary entry was read, 778 00:37:36,465 --> 00:37:39,885 it was hushed in the courtroom. 779 00:37:39,885 --> 00:37:42,888 ♪ 780 00:37:42,888 --> 00:37:46,850 ♪ You got something to hide ♪ 781 00:37:46,850 --> 00:37:48,602 ♪ 782 00:37:48,602 --> 00:37:50,479 ♪ Secrets behind these lies ♪ 783 00:37:50,479 --> 00:37:53,732 MY'LIK: "I tried to get away. My pants unzipped. 784 00:37:54,608 --> 00:37:56,693 Really, I was scared." 785 00:37:56,693 --> 00:38:00,364 ♪ Danger follows behind ♪ 786 00:38:00,364 --> 00:38:04,576 GARNER: Candice's words, crying out from the dark, 787 00:38:05,869 --> 00:38:08,121 from so many months before. 788 00:38:09,248 --> 00:38:12,584 Finding justice for herself and for her death. 789 00:38:12,584 --> 00:38:15,254 ♪ 790 00:38:15,254 --> 00:38:18,090 MY'LIK: "Marshae was blocking the door so I couldn't get out." 791 00:38:19,258 --> 00:38:21,343 GARNER: I've been in a lot of courtrooms, 792 00:38:21,343 --> 00:38:24,513 and that was a moment that it kind of 793 00:38:24,513 --> 00:38:26,014 sent a chill up my bones. 794 00:38:26,723 --> 00:38:29,017 ♪ I see trouble ♪ 795 00:38:29,017 --> 00:38:31,562 MY'LIK: "Jermaine grabbed me, he choked me. 796 00:38:31,562 --> 00:38:33,105 I was struggling for air." 797 00:38:34,481 --> 00:38:37,693 - People who weren't following this, 798 00:38:37,693 --> 00:38:40,946 I think after this did pay more attention. 799 00:38:42,155 --> 00:38:44,032 MY'LIK: "Well, diary, 800 00:38:44,032 --> 00:38:45,742 this night had scared me to death." 801 00:38:50,622 --> 00:38:53,166 JURY MEMBER: [off screen] We, the jury, find the defendant guilty 802 00:38:53,166 --> 00:38:55,419 of count one malice murder. 803 00:38:55,419 --> 00:38:58,046 NEWSCASTER: The mother of a murdered teenager 804 00:38:58,046 --> 00:39:00,883 says her daughter's own words helped convict her killer. 805 00:39:00,883 --> 00:39:03,719 A jury found Marshae Hickman guilty of several charges, 806 00:39:03,719 --> 00:39:05,971 including murder and attempted rape 807 00:39:05,971 --> 00:39:07,848 of 15-year-old Candice Parchment. 808 00:39:09,391 --> 00:39:11,393 - That diary pinpointed the truth 809 00:39:11,393 --> 00:39:15,022 and landed the right perpetrators in jail. 810 00:39:16,523 --> 00:39:18,525 CAPTAIN GANDEE: Marshae is sentenced to life in prison 811 00:39:18,525 --> 00:39:22,196 without parole, plus 20 years. 812 00:39:22,196 --> 00:39:25,282 Jermaine Robinson, who was a cooperating witness, 813 00:39:25,282 --> 00:39:27,826 pleads guilty to the attempted rape of Candice 814 00:39:27,826 --> 00:39:29,453 and is sentenced to ten years. 815 00:39:32,873 --> 00:39:35,959 ♪ 816 00:39:35,959 --> 00:39:39,296 NARRATOR: This is a story of a 15-year-old girl 817 00:39:40,047 --> 00:39:42,341 and her diary. 818 00:39:42,341 --> 00:39:47,387 ♪ 819 00:39:47,387 --> 00:39:50,474 - Candice solved her own murder from beyond the grave. 820 00:39:50,474 --> 00:39:53,352 ♪ Show me ♪ 821 00:39:53,352 --> 00:39:56,063 ♪ Everything is clearer ♪ 822 00:39:56,063 --> 00:40:00,651 - It would've just been another cold case had it not been for the resilience 823 00:40:00,651 --> 00:40:04,279 and for the brilliance of our dear friend Candice Parchment. 824 00:40:05,155 --> 00:40:08,825 ♪ You ♪ 825 00:40:08,825 --> 00:40:14,164 ♪ It was always you ♪ 826 00:40:14,164 --> 00:40:17,042 - I got to go to see her mother again. 827 00:40:17,584 --> 00:40:20,963 And I got to tell her that I kept my promise. 828 00:40:22,130 --> 00:40:23,966 That I found out who killed her daughter. 829 00:40:24,633 --> 00:40:28,136 ♪ 830 00:40:28,136 --> 00:40:30,430 NARRATOR: This is a story about how we see the world 831 00:40:30,430 --> 00:40:35,644 and what we choose not to see to make our own lives easier. 832 00:40:35,644 --> 00:40:39,815 ♪ And it took some time ♪ 833 00:40:39,815 --> 00:40:43,527 ♪ Just to realize ♪ 834 00:40:44,111 --> 00:40:45,821 MY'LIK: When it was first notified to us 835 00:40:45,821 --> 00:40:49,074 that she was missing, no one took it serious. 836 00:40:50,450 --> 00:40:53,620 She just ran away from home. 837 00:40:54,413 --> 00:40:56,248 You know, it's just so unfortunate 838 00:40:56,248 --> 00:41:01,587 that so many stories like Candice's story happens daily 839 00:41:01,587 --> 00:41:04,006 and it doesn't get the recognition that it deserves. 840 00:41:04,006 --> 00:41:06,175 ♪ 841 00:41:06,175 --> 00:41:09,428 NARRATOR: But mostly, this is a story about a girl 842 00:41:09,428 --> 00:41:13,140 that lived in a place you've probably never heard of, 843 00:41:13,140 --> 00:41:16,768 a clever girl with bright eyes and a big smile. 844 00:41:17,728 --> 00:41:19,771 It's about why we should all know her name. 845 00:41:20,898 --> 00:41:26,278 It's a story about how Candice Parchment caught her killer. 846 00:41:26,278 --> 00:41:28,739 ♪ Running out of time ♪ 847 00:41:28,739 --> 00:41:30,449 ♪ Running through my mind ♪ 848 00:41:30,449 --> 00:41:32,659 ♪ I keep running ♪ 849 00:41:32,659 --> 00:41:36,038 ♪ 850 00:41:38,123 --> 00:41:42,211 ♪ I don't know where my head is lately ♪ 851 00:41:42,211 --> 00:41:44,379 ♪ Have I lost my mind? ♪ 852 00:41:44,379 --> 00:41:49,968 ♪ 853 00:41:52,387 --> 00:41:55,933 ♪ But I know that I have a secret ♪ 854 00:41:55,933 --> 00:41:58,227 ♪ And it's only mine ♪ 855 00:41:58,227 --> 00:42:03,023 ♪ 856 00:42:06,026 --> 00:42:09,488 ♪ And the only way to find me ♪ 857 00:42:09,488 --> 00:42:13,492 ♪ Is to go beneath the lies ♪ 858 00:42:13,492 --> 00:42:16,495 ♪