1 00:00:01,903 --> 00:00:04,123 [Eva Walz] Modelling was definitely a career 2 00:00:04,323 --> 00:00:06,813 that Christina was really passionate about. 3 00:00:07,013 --> 00:00:10,243 For her to be in Playboy, I mean, that's something she'd always wanted to do. 4 00:00:12,763 --> 00:00:16,923 Thousands of women would submit photos every month to be a Cybergirl. 5 00:00:17,123 --> 00:00:18,573 You have to be gorgeous, 6 00:00:18,773 --> 00:00:22,333 and Hef could have seen something really special in Christina. 7 00:00:22,533 --> 00:00:26,043 ButPlayboy models get a lot of unwanted attention from men. 8 00:00:26,663 --> 00:00:28,263 It can be a real problem, 9 00:00:28,463 --> 00:00:30,353 especially if you find yourself around the wrong person. 10 00:00:31,523 --> 00:00:34,303 There had been prior activity related to Christina. 11 00:00:34,503 --> 00:00:37,663 And she did allude to the fact that she thought she may have been drugged. 12 00:00:40,763 --> 00:00:45,953 She heard a man somewhat forcefully telling Christina don't call the police. 13 00:00:46,153 --> 00:00:50,073 This person had told him, perhaps, the most chilling detail in this whole case. 14 00:00:51,103 --> 00:00:53,503 I was in complete shock. 15 00:00:53,703 --> 00:00:56,353 Who becomes a victim like this twice in a couple days? 16 00:01:08,313 --> 00:01:10,233 [Gavin Goschinski] On August 22nd, I was in the Detective Unit 17 00:01:10,433 --> 00:01:13,683 of Lower Merion Township Police Station talking to detectives, 18 00:01:13,883 --> 00:01:17,233 when a call came in about a "check the well-being" At Christina Kraft's residence 19 00:01:17,433 --> 00:01:20,243 at a high-end condo complex in Ardmore. 20 00:01:23,833 --> 00:01:26,193 [Vinny Vella] Ardmore is right outside Philadelphia. 21 00:01:26,393 --> 00:01:31,003 It's in a part of the suburbs generally known to be a very wealthy, affluent area. 22 00:01:31,763 --> 00:01:32,993 It's a close-knit community. 23 00:01:33,193 --> 00:01:35,093 A lot of people walk to places, 24 00:01:35,293 --> 00:01:38,813 a lot of stores, restaurants, bars, things like that. 25 00:01:39,013 --> 00:01:41,403 I wouldn't say it's a high crime area. 26 00:01:41,603 --> 00:01:44,853 [Goschinski] Very wealthy and affluent people who call 911, and call the police 27 00:01:45,053 --> 00:01:47,413 for every... Every matter of issue in their life. 28 00:01:48,663 --> 00:01:50,883 Normally, I wouldn't go on a "check the well-being," 29 00:01:51,083 --> 00:01:52,683 but I decided to go on this call right away 30 00:01:52,883 --> 00:01:54,643 because I was advised by detectives 31 00:01:54,843 --> 00:01:56,933 that there had been prior activity related to Christina. 32 00:01:59,903 --> 00:02:02,043 A man, named Alex, made the call. 33 00:02:04,213 --> 00:02:05,923 He was worried about his girlfriend, Christina, 34 00:02:06,123 --> 00:02:07,783 because she wasn't answerin' her cell phone, 35 00:02:07,983 --> 00:02:10,023 and he couldn't get into the apartment 36 00:02:10,223 --> 00:02:11,903 because the interior door was locked. 37 00:02:13,483 --> 00:02:15,553 So, they had to force entry into the apartment. 38 00:02:21,523 --> 00:02:23,003 When we got into her room... 39 00:02:25,353 --> 00:02:26,793 We saw blood splatter. 40 00:02:29,043 --> 00:02:31,923 And we saw what clearly was a body on a bed, 41 00:02:32,123 --> 00:02:35,003 with a comforter perfectly placed over top. 42 00:02:36,903 --> 00:02:38,313 We pulled the comforter back... 43 00:02:39,973 --> 00:02:41,663 And it's a badly beaten girl. 44 00:02:44,523 --> 00:02:45,863 There's no question that it was a homicide. 45 00:02:48,663 --> 00:02:51,373 I vividly remember walking in thinking 46 00:02:51,573 --> 00:02:57,263 that it was probably one of the most gruesome scenes that I had seen. 47 00:02:57,463 --> 00:03:01,623 She had a broken nose, there were fractures of both eyes. 48 00:03:03,283 --> 00:03:04,793 She was strangled to death. 49 00:03:06,793 --> 00:03:10,723 The victim of this brutal homicide was Christina Carlin-Kraft. 50 00:03:14,453 --> 00:03:18,883 She was in her mid-30s, she was aPlayboy model. 51 00:03:19,083 --> 00:03:21,993 The victim was found strangled in her condo. 52 00:03:22,193 --> 00:03:26,023 Police made that disturbing discovery on Sibley Avenue in Ardmore. 53 00:03:26,223 --> 00:03:29,023 They were called there to make a welfare check. 54 00:03:29,223 --> 00:03:31,993 You don't hear things like this happening here. 55 00:03:32,193 --> 00:03:37,613 Never really heard of anything more than parking tickets, and jaywalkin', you know? 56 00:03:37,813 --> 00:03:42,553 Hearin' a murder or a strangling like that is just traumatizing. 57 00:03:45,903 --> 00:03:50,793 Christina Carlin-Kraft was the PlayboyCybergirl of the Week on May 4th, 2009. 58 00:03:53,553 --> 00:03:56,043 [Vella] Christina grew up in South Jersey, along the shore. 59 00:03:58,283 --> 00:04:01,163 From an early age, she was very interested in modelling, 60 00:04:01,363 --> 00:04:03,783 and the entertainment industry. 61 00:04:03,983 --> 00:04:08,683 In 2000, Christina graduated from high school in Linwood, New Jersey. 62 00:04:08,883 --> 00:04:10,333 And for a couple years after that, 63 00:04:10,533 --> 00:04:13,093 she worked as a waitress in the South Jersey area, 64 00:04:13,293 --> 00:04:16,373 and in the Borgata in Atlantic City. 65 00:04:16,573 --> 00:04:21,503 In 2003, Christina met Alex, her longtime boyfriend, and future fiance 66 00:04:21,703 --> 00:04:24,543 at the Jersey Shore on Labor Day weekend, 67 00:04:24,743 --> 00:04:27,373 and the two were incredibly close. 68 00:04:27,573 --> 00:04:29,973 He was very supportive of her modelling career. 69 00:04:31,483 --> 00:04:34,413 The two were a couple for 15 years, until the time of her death. 70 00:04:35,973 --> 00:04:39,443 Christina's father had said that she was the light in his life. 71 00:04:39,633 --> 00:04:44,193 That, as his oldest, uh, child, uh, they had a very close relationship. 72 00:04:44,393 --> 00:04:46,523 He valued the time that they spent together. 73 00:04:50,523 --> 00:04:54,763 This is the photo shoot that I actually met Christina at, that we did together. 74 00:04:57,553 --> 00:05:00,613 It was thisMaxim andStuff Magazine three day event. 75 00:05:00,813 --> 00:05:02,923 This event was a model search. 76 00:05:03,123 --> 00:05:08,233 There were girls flown in from around the country, and her and I were chosen 77 00:05:08,433 --> 00:05:11,073 as the Maxim and Stuff Magazine Model Search winners. 78 00:05:14,693 --> 00:05:15,923 We got along great. 79 00:05:16,123 --> 00:05:20,163 She's so sweet, very charismatic, she was a lot of fun, 80 00:05:20,363 --> 00:05:22,953 obviously, very stunningly beautiful. 81 00:05:23,153 --> 00:05:24,853 I remember looking at her, and just thinking, 82 00:05:25,053 --> 00:05:26,853 with her dark hair, and her light blue eyes, 83 00:05:27,053 --> 00:05:30,403 like, she was just the epitome of a... Of a model. 84 00:05:30,603 --> 00:05:34,063 They put her photos in several of the Maxim and Stuffmagazines, 85 00:05:34,263 --> 00:05:36,023 and having that exposure 86 00:05:36,223 --> 00:05:40,333 really helped both of our modelling careers take off. 87 00:05:40,533 --> 00:05:44,093 Modelling was definitely a career that she was really passionate about. 88 00:05:44,293 --> 00:05:47,483 For her to be in Playboy, I mean, that's something she'd always wanted to do. 89 00:05:51,413 --> 00:05:52,753 [Holly Madison] Christina had done some modelling 90 00:05:52,953 --> 00:05:55,783 for Maximand some of those other men's magazines. 91 00:05:55,983 --> 00:05:59,473 And even though those were great, there was something about the Playboybrand 92 00:05:59,673 --> 00:06:01,883 that had a little bit more of a mystique to it, 93 00:06:02,083 --> 00:06:05,333 and seemed a little more special. 94 00:06:05,533 --> 00:06:09,093 On the Playboy.com website, you could join what was called the Cyber Club. 95 00:06:09,293 --> 00:06:13,573 It was a subscription membership, and each week they would showcase 96 00:06:13,773 --> 00:06:16,023 a nude photoshoot of a different woman, 97 00:06:16,223 --> 00:06:18,073 and she would be the Cybergirl of the Week. 98 00:06:19,413 --> 00:06:22,683 APlayboy Cybergirl had an online pictorial. 99 00:06:22,883 --> 00:06:25,473 It was very similar to the Playmate pictorial. 100 00:06:25,673 --> 00:06:30,813 It was a very glamorous, softly lit, nude pictorial, 101 00:06:31,013 --> 00:06:33,833 and there would be a little blurb about the girl. 102 00:06:36,413 --> 00:06:38,543 You have to be gorgeous, but you also have to have 103 00:06:38,743 --> 00:06:43,663 that really, like, fresh-faced, kind of innocent, but kind of sexy look. 104 00:06:45,143 --> 00:06:46,573 It was a big deal to be a Cybergirl, 105 00:06:46,773 --> 00:06:50,753 and it could definitely be a stepping stone to even bigger things. 106 00:06:50,953 --> 00:06:54,193 When the Cybergirl shoot went live in 2009, 107 00:06:54,393 --> 00:06:57,243 I think for Christina, that was probably really exhilarating. 108 00:06:58,933 --> 00:07:02,063 Christina would have been invited out to stay at the mansion, 109 00:07:02,263 --> 00:07:05,543 and do a Playmate test for the magazine. 110 00:07:05,743 --> 00:07:07,643 And after she was selected as Cybergirl, 111 00:07:07,843 --> 00:07:12,143 she would have been invited to all the parties, and would have had access to that world. 112 00:07:13,833 --> 00:07:17,063 To meet Hef personally, that's kind of an extra step, 113 00:07:17,263 --> 00:07:20,543 kind of have to catch his attention. 114 00:07:20,743 --> 00:07:23,553 Hef could have seen something really special in Christina. 115 00:07:26,073 --> 00:07:30,663 Christina didn't become a Playmate, and that was her ultimate goal. 116 00:07:32,213 --> 00:07:35,953 The Playmate selection process is incredibly competitive. 117 00:07:36,153 --> 00:07:39,063 Thousands of women would send in their photos every month 118 00:07:39,263 --> 00:07:40,923 to be considered to be a PlayboyPlaymate, 119 00:07:41,123 --> 00:07:44,753 and from that, only one woman would be chosen each month. 120 00:07:44,953 --> 00:07:47,043 Ultimately, the final decision would be Hef's. 121 00:07:48,693 --> 00:07:52,783 And there's so many reasons that Christina may not have been chosen. 122 00:07:52,983 --> 00:07:56,093 Maybe they already had too many brunettes scheduled that year, 123 00:07:56,293 --> 00:07:58,403 or maybe they were just looking for somebody 124 00:07:58,603 --> 00:08:01,613 with a little bit more of a different story. 125 00:08:01,813 --> 00:08:08,233 She was 26, and unfortunately, in the Playboyworld, that was considered a little old. 126 00:08:08,433 --> 00:08:10,783 If you don't make it to that next step of being a Playmate, 127 00:08:10,983 --> 00:08:12,503 that could be a huge disappointment. 128 00:08:12,703 --> 00:08:14,333 It could have a big effect on your life, 129 00:08:14,533 --> 00:08:17,193 because it's not just a goal you didn't reach, 130 00:08:17,393 --> 00:08:20,683 but it's something that reflects back on your self-image, 131 00:08:20,883 --> 00:08:24,953 and how supposedly attractive you are perceived to be. 132 00:08:25,153 --> 00:08:27,383 And it can really be a hit on your self-esteem. 133 00:08:31,413 --> 00:08:34,023 Christina took modelling jobs here and there when she could, 134 00:08:34,223 --> 00:08:37,213 and, as part of that, she moved to New York City to further her career. 135 00:08:39,243 --> 00:08:42,163 Modelling can be difficult once you've posed for Playboy. 136 00:08:42,363 --> 00:08:46,063 From the outside, it looks like it might be a stepping stone, but once you're there, 137 00:08:46,263 --> 00:08:50,193 you realize a lot of brands don't wanna work with somebody who's posed nude before. 138 00:08:50,393 --> 00:08:53,503 So, I imagine she probably encountered a lot of difficulties 139 00:08:53,703 --> 00:08:55,593 that she maybe wasn't prepared for. 140 00:08:57,903 --> 00:09:00,093 [Walz] When you put yourself out there like that, 141 00:09:00,293 --> 00:09:02,283 those pictures are out there forever. 142 00:09:03,523 --> 00:09:06,543 You have to think long term about your future, 143 00:09:06,743 --> 00:09:09,233 and, you know, your career down the road. 144 00:09:09,433 --> 00:09:12,543 And not that it's negative at all, for some people, 145 00:09:12,743 --> 00:09:14,483 but in some light, it can look negative. 146 00:09:16,523 --> 00:09:19,713 Christina's modelling career didn't take off after her Playboyappearance, 147 00:09:19,913 --> 00:09:21,173 and she was kinda left adrift. 148 00:09:25,143 --> 00:09:27,573 Playboy,as a brand, really has no, you know, 149 00:09:27,773 --> 00:09:31,043 support for women once they're not working for them anymore. 150 00:09:31,973 --> 00:09:33,853 I think they just look at it as, 151 00:09:34,053 --> 00:09:39,043 well, you know, we can't babysit all these women for the rest a their lives. 152 00:09:47,553 --> 00:09:49,923 [Goschinski] Upon realizing that Ms. Kraft had been murdered, 153 00:09:50,123 --> 00:09:53,193 we met with Alex, her fiance, in the hallway. 154 00:09:53,393 --> 00:09:56,003 I told him, "I'm very sorry, but Christina's dead." 155 00:09:58,793 --> 00:10:00,483 He was clearly stricken with grief. 156 00:10:03,523 --> 00:10:04,713 [Michael Vice] When something like this happens, 157 00:10:04,913 --> 00:10:07,193 it's sort of, like, what we say is an "All hands on deck." 158 00:10:07,393 --> 00:10:09,593 I need everybody and anybody that can come in. 159 00:10:11,523 --> 00:10:14,403 Once we were finished with the scene, which took hours, 160 00:10:14,603 --> 00:10:17,853 the next step is we need to talk to anybody. 161 00:10:18,053 --> 00:10:21,543 I had my investigators knocking on every resident's door. 162 00:10:21,743 --> 00:10:25,123 Did they hear anything? Did they see anything? 163 00:10:25,323 --> 00:10:27,503 [Jim Melwert] Murder definitely stands out when it happens in Ardmore, 164 00:10:27,703 --> 00:10:32,443 because, uh, they just don't happen that often, and it's unexpected. 165 00:10:32,633 --> 00:10:35,683 [Vella] I think folks who lived near Christina were worried 166 00:10:35,883 --> 00:10:39,623 that, you know, maybe a killer was going around in the community. 167 00:10:41,793 --> 00:10:43,093 When something like this happens, 168 00:10:43,293 --> 00:10:46,283 I think a lot of people automatically assume the worst and panic. 169 00:10:49,243 --> 00:10:53,263 After we received information that Christina was the victim of this murder, 170 00:10:53,463 --> 00:10:56,543 we tried to find out as much as we could about her and her past. 171 00:10:56,743 --> 00:10:59,753 Uh, just... Just given the... The shocking nature of the crime, 172 00:10:59,953 --> 00:11:03,643 Christina had a very clear online footprint. 173 00:11:03,843 --> 00:11:07,953 And front and center in a lot of the web traffic about Christina 174 00:11:08,153 --> 00:11:10,263 was an article from the New York Post 175 00:11:10,463 --> 00:11:15,683 about an incident that she had had in 2016, in Manhattan. 176 00:11:15,883 --> 00:11:18,613 There was some sort of dispute over paying her tab, 177 00:11:18,813 --> 00:11:21,663 and she got into a physical fight with a bar manager. 178 00:11:23,043 --> 00:11:26,473 She was charged with misdemeanor assault, but ultimately, 179 00:11:26,673 --> 00:11:28,763 the prosecutors in New York dropped the charges against her. 180 00:11:32,903 --> 00:11:38,833 In 2017, she had moved to Ardmore at the suggestion of Alex, her fiance. 181 00:11:40,243 --> 00:11:43,813 He felt it would be a safer environment for her in Ardmore, 182 00:11:44,013 --> 00:11:46,613 not to mention, closer to his parents. 183 00:11:46,813 --> 00:11:51,483 He said he wanted to protect her, and he just felt like she was more safe there, 184 00:11:52,723 --> 00:11:54,413 which is kind of ironic. 185 00:11:56,693 --> 00:12:02,023 He traveled back and forth for work from Ardmore to New York City. 186 00:12:02,223 --> 00:12:05,853 [Vice] It seemed like Alex lived in New York for his job. 187 00:12:06,053 --> 00:12:08,023 He worked during the week, and spent weekends here. 188 00:12:08,223 --> 00:12:12,853 I believe he had a really good job, and it kept him away a good bit. 189 00:12:13,053 --> 00:12:16,753 I think life was a little bit difficult for Christina, though she recently moved. 190 00:12:16,953 --> 00:12:20,023 She came from New York City, and I think she missed Alex, 191 00:12:20,223 --> 00:12:24,543 and her friends, and the excitement of New York City. 192 00:12:24,743 --> 00:12:30,003 So, it was quite a change to move to a sleepy, Philadelphia suburb. 193 00:12:33,973 --> 00:12:39,553 When I first heard about Christina's murder, it was just an absolute shock, 194 00:12:42,453 --> 00:12:48,663 and I just immediately, like, burst out... Bursted into tears. 195 00:12:51,173 --> 00:12:53,193 How did this happen? 196 00:12:53,393 --> 00:12:59,763 You know, she was someone that I wouldn't expect to be in this type of situation. 197 00:13:01,523 --> 00:13:05,613 [Holly Madison] Playboy models get a lot of unwanted attention from men. 198 00:13:05,813 --> 00:13:09,123 It can be a real problem, especially if you find yourself around 199 00:13:09,323 --> 00:13:11,903 the wrong person who just has all the wrong ideas. 200 00:13:23,933 --> 00:13:25,953 Police in the Main Line are searching for a killer 201 00:13:26,153 --> 00:13:28,813 after a model is found dead in her condo. 202 00:13:29,013 --> 00:13:31,023 [Vella] Christina's death drew a lotta media attention, 203 00:13:31,223 --> 00:13:34,853 both from local news outlets in the Philadelphia region, and beyond. 204 00:13:35,053 --> 00:13:38,543 There were tabloid reporters from Europe who wrote about this. 205 00:13:38,743 --> 00:13:42,613 There were tabloid reporters from New York City who came down to write about it. 206 00:13:42,813 --> 00:13:45,263 [Goschinski] I think Christina Kraft's status as aPlayboy model, 207 00:13:45,463 --> 00:13:47,503 the fact that you've got a beautiful woman, 208 00:13:47,703 --> 00:13:49,333 certainly drove press interest in the story. 209 00:13:49,533 --> 00:13:51,993 [reporter] A model was found strangled. 210 00:13:52,193 --> 00:13:54,753 When the victim has been a part of Playboyin any way, 211 00:13:54,953 --> 00:13:57,143 that's the one thing that gets pulled into the headlines. 212 00:13:58,073 --> 00:14:00,213 It automatically draws eyes. 213 00:14:01,833 --> 00:14:03,503 I think the Playboybrand, 214 00:14:03,703 --> 00:14:08,503 when you hear the name you think sex, you think beautiful women. 215 00:14:08,703 --> 00:14:15,023 It's a mainstream brand, but it's also on the fringes, it's a little salacious. 216 00:14:15,223 --> 00:14:20,383 Christina was a whole person, she wasn't just Playboymodel, that was one job she did. 217 00:14:21,283 --> 00:14:22,383 She was more than that. 218 00:14:28,973 --> 00:14:30,333 [Goschinski] Based on my experience, 219 00:14:30,533 --> 00:14:34,163 I knew that I had to treat Alex as a person of interest in the matter. 220 00:14:34,363 --> 00:14:36,573 He called us to the place, he has a long term relationship with her, 221 00:14:36,773 --> 00:14:40,413 he's very concerned about her, and now I've found her beaten in the apartment. 222 00:14:43,483 --> 00:14:44,953 So, I asked him, I said, 223 00:14:45,153 --> 00:14:46,813 "Would you be willing to go back to the police station with our detectives?" 224 00:14:47,013 --> 00:14:47,953 "It's really important you cooperate, 225 00:14:48,153 --> 00:14:49,923 and help our detectives in every way with this." 226 00:14:50,123 --> 00:14:53,833 And he was completely forthcoming, and, uh, agreed to that immediately. 227 00:14:55,553 --> 00:14:59,373 [Vice] We get a statement from Alex, now we have to start getting his story. 228 00:14:59,573 --> 00:15:03,813 Any and all information that we can gather, 'cause you can't rule anything out. 229 00:15:04,013 --> 00:15:06,283 You have to go down every road you possibly can. 230 00:15:07,903 --> 00:15:13,713 Alex says on August 21st, he had to return to New York City for his job. 231 00:15:13,913 --> 00:15:16,303 He stayed there, and he called Christina 232 00:15:16,503 --> 00:15:20,753 early morning on the 22nd, around 2:30 A.M. to say goodnight. 233 00:15:20,953 --> 00:15:25,043 Christina didn't answer though, and Alex called several more times, 234 00:15:25,973 --> 00:15:28,783 but there was no answer from Christina. 235 00:15:28,983 --> 00:15:32,093 Just after 5 A.M. Alex was growing concerned. 236 00:15:32,293 --> 00:15:36,373 And so, he checked the security camera they had at the Philadelphia residence, 237 00:15:36,573 --> 00:15:39,543 and he noticed some unusual activity. 238 00:15:39,743 --> 00:15:42,973 And this is when Alex decided that he should return to Philadelphia. 239 00:15:44,663 --> 00:15:46,923 Alibis would be checked very quickly, 240 00:15:47,123 --> 00:15:49,233 but I think the level of cooperation, 241 00:15:49,433 --> 00:15:52,403 and the sincerity of cooperation, goes a long way. 242 00:15:52,603 --> 00:15:54,713 Detectives are very good at signs of deception, 243 00:15:54,913 --> 00:15:56,193 and people that are playin' a game. 244 00:15:56,393 --> 00:15:58,473 He was very cooperative. 245 00:15:58,673 --> 00:16:01,063 [Vice] The distance, where his location was, 246 00:16:01,263 --> 00:16:03,993 that could he have physically been responsible for this? 247 00:16:04,193 --> 00:16:06,263 I don't think we ever really got there. 248 00:16:06,463 --> 00:16:08,413 Alex was never really thought to be a suspect. 249 00:16:11,143 --> 00:16:14,163 As investigators try to find out more about Christina, 250 00:16:14,363 --> 00:16:17,643 and tracked her movements in the time before her death. 251 00:16:17,843 --> 00:16:20,883 They pretty early on, discovered that she had filed a police report 252 00:16:21,083 --> 00:16:25,073 just a few days earlier, complaining that she had been robbed in her apartment. 253 00:16:26,453 --> 00:16:30,953 The murder happens on August 22nd of 2018, 254 00:16:31,153 --> 00:16:36,163 and on August 18th of 2018, 255 00:16:36,363 --> 00:16:40,623 she woke up and reported a burglary to our police department. 256 00:16:43,903 --> 00:16:46,813 [Vella] She had called Lower Merion Police, and told them 257 00:16:47,013 --> 00:16:51,473 that she had been robbed of some personal items that were pretty valuable, 258 00:16:51,673 --> 00:16:55,193 some designer handbags, and some jewelry, I believe her credit card, as well. 259 00:16:55,393 --> 00:16:58,713 She told the police that she remembered going 260 00:16:58,913 --> 00:17:02,863 to the Center City Philadelphia, and drinking at a hotel in Center City. 261 00:17:05,693 --> 00:17:09,093 When we got there and spoke to Christina about the burglary, 262 00:17:09,293 --> 00:17:12,073 she said that she woke up in a daze, 263 00:17:13,973 --> 00:17:17,713 that she doesn't remember anything, that she just wasn't feeling right, 264 00:17:17,913 --> 00:17:20,973 and she did allude to the fact that she thought she may have been drugged. 265 00:17:24,243 --> 00:17:27,193 [Madison] There's a lot of people who want to take advantage. 266 00:17:27,393 --> 00:17:31,923 I've heard a lotta stories about people, you know, having their drinks drugged, 267 00:17:32,123 --> 00:17:34,923 and not being able to remember, you know, 268 00:17:35,123 --> 00:17:36,503 what happened after a night out. 269 00:17:36,703 --> 00:17:39,103 And it's terrifying, and it can happen to anyone. 270 00:17:41,073 --> 00:17:43,263 [Walz] Christina had just moved to this new city, 271 00:17:43,463 --> 00:17:46,853 she had previously lived in New York City, where all of her friends were. 272 00:17:47,053 --> 00:17:50,783 So, here she is in this new city probably not knowing very many people. 273 00:17:50,983 --> 00:17:53,763 You know, someone took advantage of her vulnerability at that moment. 274 00:17:55,413 --> 00:18:00,543 We got a statement from her, and I remember that she was very, very upset. 275 00:18:00,743 --> 00:18:03,443 This seemed to really impact her. 276 00:18:03,633 --> 00:18:08,753 She felt violated, she, like, made references of not feeling safe. 277 00:18:08,953 --> 00:18:10,863 We told her we were gonna do everything we can. 278 00:18:14,243 --> 00:18:15,923 And my detectives were able to get ahold 279 00:18:16,123 --> 00:18:20,783 of the surveillance video from the condo complex. 280 00:18:20,983 --> 00:18:25,333 Between Christina's statement to them, and the surveillance footage from the building, 281 00:18:25,533 --> 00:18:28,853 investigators were able to deduce that, at some point, 282 00:18:29,053 --> 00:18:33,613 a gentlemen gave Christina a ride back to her building from Philadelphia. 283 00:18:33,813 --> 00:18:35,333 [Melwert] And he ends up fitting her description 284 00:18:35,533 --> 00:18:38,173 of the rideshare driver that she had used that night. 285 00:18:39,723 --> 00:18:41,573 I think it was three something in the morning, 286 00:18:41,773 --> 00:18:46,063 when Christina and the driver arrived back at her apartment, 287 00:18:46,263 --> 00:18:49,853 and she was passed out in the back seat of the car. 288 00:18:50,053 --> 00:18:54,143 So, he took the liberty to take her keys, go into her condo. 289 00:18:59,213 --> 00:19:00,903 It was just before four in the morning... 290 00:19:02,793 --> 00:19:06,123 and he spent over an hour and a half inside, 291 00:19:06,323 --> 00:19:09,413 presumably, burglarizing Christina Kraft's condo. 292 00:19:12,593 --> 00:19:16,373 He came down holding a box full of Christina's personal belongings 293 00:19:16,573 --> 00:19:17,933 that she had later reported stolen. 294 00:19:19,863 --> 00:19:23,063 [Melwert] And then he's seen in the video coming back in with Christina Kraft. 295 00:19:23,263 --> 00:19:26,443 Helping her into the lobby, and he kind of puts her down on the ground, 296 00:19:26,633 --> 00:19:29,413 he steps out again, but then he comes back in, helps her into the elevator. 297 00:19:31,173 --> 00:19:33,063 [Vice] We ended up putting out some pictures, 298 00:19:33,263 --> 00:19:37,503 because there were video, and pictures of the suspect in the lobby. 299 00:19:37,703 --> 00:19:40,403 The man in the video seen going into Christina's apartment 300 00:19:40,603 --> 00:19:45,193 was an African American, um, just wearing, sort of, non-descript clothing. 301 00:19:45,393 --> 00:19:47,853 Police are looking for a man accused of stealing items 302 00:19:48,053 --> 00:19:50,793 from the victim's apartment, just days before her death. 303 00:19:53,353 --> 00:19:56,853 [Vice] Christina did come over to the police station to try to talk to us again. 304 00:19:57,053 --> 00:20:00,373 So, clearly, she was just still really upset, worried. 305 00:20:00,573 --> 00:20:02,233 Kinda lookin' for guidance, "What's gonna happen? 306 00:20:02,433 --> 00:20:04,483 Will I ever get my stuff? Am I safe?" 307 00:20:10,143 --> 00:20:11,993 [Melwert] Investigators look into her credit cards, 308 00:20:12,193 --> 00:20:16,193 and they find that some of her credit cards were used at a nearby convenience store. 309 00:20:16,393 --> 00:20:20,063 They get images, and... And videos from those convenience stores, 310 00:20:20,263 --> 00:20:21,573 and they're able to match them up 311 00:20:21,773 --> 00:20:24,373 with the surveillance video from the apartment. 312 00:20:24,573 --> 00:20:26,713 The investigators were able to recognize the person who used it 313 00:20:26,913 --> 00:20:29,073 as Andre Melton from prior arrests of his. 314 00:20:32,173 --> 00:20:34,713 Andre Melton was considered dangerous by detectives. 315 00:20:34,913 --> 00:20:37,993 Uh, they were concerned about him returnin' to the apartment. 316 00:20:38,193 --> 00:20:40,313 [Goschinski] And they were, uh, there were some urgency to apprehending him. 317 00:20:42,283 --> 00:20:43,643 [Vice] There was a decision 318 00:20:43,843 --> 00:20:47,023 that we were gonna attempt to get a search warrant signed 319 00:20:47,223 --> 00:20:48,333 for who we believed to be 320 00:20:48,533 --> 00:20:50,833 the suspect's residence in Philadelphia. 321 00:20:52,313 --> 00:20:53,953 On the morning of August 22nd, 322 00:20:54,153 --> 00:20:56,813 the day that Christina's body is found, 323 00:20:57,013 --> 00:20:59,143 they get a warrant for Andre Melton's arrest. 324 00:21:00,073 --> 00:21:03,063 They go to his last known address, 325 00:21:03,263 --> 00:21:05,373 and they find the things that were missing from her home, 326 00:21:05,573 --> 00:21:06,813 again, expensive stuff, 327 00:21:07,013 --> 00:21:08,863 you know, jewelry, bags, things like that, 328 00:21:09,663 --> 00:21:10,903 but they can't find him. 329 00:21:12,483 --> 00:21:14,093 He's on the run. 330 00:21:14,293 --> 00:21:15,543 [Goschinski] The detectives are alarmed about 331 00:21:15,743 --> 00:21:16,613 what they've discovered 332 00:21:16,813 --> 00:21:18,003 'cause he had a violent history. 333 00:21:19,213 --> 00:21:20,193 [Vice] We knew he knew 334 00:21:20,393 --> 00:21:21,853 the layout of Christina's apartment, 335 00:21:22,053 --> 00:21:23,303 so it was logical 336 00:21:23,503 --> 00:21:26,173 to think that Andre Melton could be the killer. 337 00:21:27,173 --> 00:21:29,853 He was looked at as a murder suspect 338 00:21:30,053 --> 00:21:31,193 'cause what are the chances. 339 00:21:31,393 --> 00:21:34,043 Who becomes a victim like this twice in, in a couple of days? 340 00:21:36,973 --> 00:21:38,923 Police had no clue where Andre Melton 341 00:21:39,123 --> 00:21:40,553 who was wanted for robbery is. 342 00:21:42,243 --> 00:21:43,783 [Goschinski] There was a community concern 343 00:21:43,983 --> 00:21:46,453 in general about. "Are we still in danger?" 344 00:21:54,933 --> 00:21:56,233 [Vella] Andre Melton lead police 345 00:21:56,433 --> 00:21:58,613 on a little bit of a cat and mouse 346 00:21:58,813 --> 00:22:00,233 as they tried to find him. 347 00:22:00,433 --> 00:22:03,303 [female reporter] Police are dealing with two investigations here. 348 00:22:03,503 --> 00:22:06,613 One, the burglary involving the model, the second, her death. 349 00:22:06,813 --> 00:22:08,093 [Vice] There was so much going on. 350 00:22:08,293 --> 00:22:10,263 We were looking at who committed the homicide, 351 00:22:10,463 --> 00:22:12,143 where are we gonna find Andre Melton. 352 00:22:13,413 --> 00:22:16,263 The two seemed like they may have been connected. 353 00:22:16,463 --> 00:22:18,303 They started thinking, "Well, okay, they came back 354 00:22:18,503 --> 00:22:19,523 or, or something happened." 355 00:22:26,213 --> 00:22:27,883 [Vice] I remember being up for days. 356 00:22:28,083 --> 00:22:31,093 The detectives, none of us had slept. 357 00:22:31,293 --> 00:22:34,023 We had been up because we knew that we had to resolve this, 358 00:22:34,223 --> 00:22:36,063 and then things started to develop. 359 00:22:36,263 --> 00:22:38,683 We started to be able to get some video surveillance 360 00:22:38,883 --> 00:22:40,863 from the condo building itself. 361 00:22:42,663 --> 00:22:43,953 On the night of Christina's murder, 362 00:22:44,153 --> 00:22:46,543 there's clear footage of her exiting her building 363 00:22:46,743 --> 00:22:47,833 and heading towards to Philadelphia. 364 00:22:48,523 --> 00:22:49,883 Hours later, 365 00:22:50,083 --> 00:22:51,613 there is additional footage 366 00:22:51,813 --> 00:22:53,813 of her returning to her building 367 00:22:54,013 --> 00:22:56,863 being escorted by an unidentified man. 368 00:22:58,073 --> 00:23:00,613 The come in, it's shortly after three in the morning, 369 00:23:00,813 --> 00:23:02,303 and they walk in together, 370 00:23:02,503 --> 00:23:05,073 and they get in the elevator, and they go up. 371 00:23:06,143 --> 00:23:07,503 Any time her door opens 372 00:23:07,703 --> 00:23:10,123 the security system alerts 373 00:23:10,323 --> 00:23:11,853 and records the time. 374 00:23:12,053 --> 00:23:14,473 - [device chimes] - [Vice] So at, like, 3.08, door opens, 375 00:23:14,673 --> 00:23:16,543 so they both go inside, 376 00:23:16,743 --> 00:23:19,023 and then there is no other door movements 377 00:23:19,223 --> 00:23:22,813 until almost 10 minutes after five in the morning. 378 00:23:23,013 --> 00:23:25,303 There's about a two hour window. 379 00:23:25,503 --> 00:23:27,123 [Vella] That man who entered the building 380 00:23:27,323 --> 00:23:29,093 is not seen leaving the building, 381 00:23:29,293 --> 00:23:30,683 which lead investigators to believe 382 00:23:30,883 --> 00:23:32,973 that he somehow exited another way. 383 00:23:34,413 --> 00:23:35,543 [Melwert] She's on the second floor, 384 00:23:35,743 --> 00:23:37,713 she has a balcony, she has a slider to the balcony, 385 00:23:37,913 --> 00:23:40,793 and around 5.00 a.m. the, this slider opens. 386 00:23:42,143 --> 00:23:43,233 [device chimes] 387 00:23:43,433 --> 00:23:44,853 [Melwert] The rear balcony isn't that high of the ground, 388 00:23:45,053 --> 00:23:46,813 you could easily, you know, go out and, 389 00:23:47,013 --> 00:23:49,623 and jump off and, you know, get away that way. 390 00:23:50,973 --> 00:23:52,373 [Vice] We know they didn't leave the front door 391 00:23:52,573 --> 00:23:54,903 because we never got a chime, we never got a time stamp. 392 00:23:56,143 --> 00:23:58,263 The balcony door chimed once, 393 00:23:58,463 --> 00:24:00,453 then presumably someone went out. 394 00:24:01,863 --> 00:24:04,833 We had detective on the ground searching, looking for evidence. 395 00:24:05,833 --> 00:24:07,883 And then, some of our detectives found 396 00:24:08,083 --> 00:24:11,353 what looked like it might be a foot stomp in the ground, 397 00:24:12,453 --> 00:24:14,263 which would be easily explain that 398 00:24:14,463 --> 00:24:16,453 somebody jumping off of the balcony. 399 00:24:20,143 --> 00:24:21,403 We knew that Andre Melton 400 00:24:21,603 --> 00:24:24,023 knew the intricacies of her condo. 401 00:24:24,223 --> 00:24:25,573 He had a criminal history, 402 00:24:25,773 --> 00:24:28,713 but I wouldn't say there was anything that would lead us to say, 403 00:24:28,913 --> 00:24:31,933 "It looks like this guy would be a prime candidate to commit a murder" 404 00:24:33,383 --> 00:24:36,813 So from August 22nd through the 25th, 405 00:24:37,013 --> 00:24:39,783 all of our detectives were retracing 406 00:24:39,983 --> 00:24:42,763 every step of Christina's that we could. 407 00:24:48,483 --> 00:24:49,993 They went to Center City 408 00:24:50,193 --> 00:24:52,543 and pulled surveillance camera images 409 00:24:52,743 --> 00:24:55,173 to see if they could figure out where she was. 410 00:24:56,143 --> 00:24:57,333 And from those images 411 00:24:57,533 --> 00:24:58,953 they were able to chart her movements 412 00:24:59,153 --> 00:25:02,643 from her destination when she first came to Philadelphia 413 00:25:02,843 --> 00:25:04,333 all throughout Center City 414 00:25:04,533 --> 00:25:06,233 as she walked down different streets 415 00:25:06,433 --> 00:25:08,753 and around different bars and nightclubs. 416 00:25:08,953 --> 00:25:11,613 At this point, it was a matter of gaining all this footage 417 00:25:11,813 --> 00:25:14,263 and then putting it together to come up with a timeline. 418 00:25:14,463 --> 00:25:15,483 It was very tedious. 419 00:25:18,523 --> 00:25:19,923 When we looked at the video, 420 00:25:20,123 --> 00:25:23,063 I could see Christina with the murder suspect 421 00:25:23,263 --> 00:25:25,063 walking with their arms around one another, 422 00:25:25,263 --> 00:25:27,063 I remember at Broad and 13th 423 00:25:27,263 --> 00:25:29,063 was where they got into ride share, 424 00:25:29,263 --> 00:25:31,263 and that's when the car took them back 425 00:25:31,463 --> 00:25:33,383 to Christina's, to her condo. 426 00:25:35,143 --> 00:25:37,763 [Vella] That unidentified man was not Andre Melton. 427 00:25:39,283 --> 00:25:42,043 So police now had another suspect that they had to locate. 428 00:25:45,043 --> 00:25:46,783 Police will put out a, an alert 429 00:25:46,983 --> 00:25:48,303 basically saying that they were looking 430 00:25:48,503 --> 00:25:50,503 for information about this murder, 431 00:25:50,703 --> 00:25:52,993 and they were asking press to distribute that information 432 00:25:53,193 --> 00:25:55,143 and, and try to drum up tips for them. 433 00:25:56,523 --> 00:25:59,863 If anyone has any information, please contact police. 434 00:26:01,593 --> 00:26:04,063 They'll put out two sets of surveillance image, 435 00:26:04,263 --> 00:26:08,233 one from the night that Andre Melton came back to her apartment, 436 00:26:08,433 --> 00:26:10,163 and the other depicting 437 00:26:10,363 --> 00:26:13,143 the man she was seen entering her apartment with on the night she died. 438 00:26:14,243 --> 00:26:16,163 Investigators didn't know 439 00:26:16,363 --> 00:26:17,883 whether they were related at the time, 440 00:26:18,083 --> 00:26:20,023 so they put both out to the public and said, 441 00:26:20,223 --> 00:26:22,993 "We're looking for information on both of these men, 442 00:26:23,193 --> 00:26:24,413 please contact us." 443 00:26:28,103 --> 00:26:30,723 [Vice] On August 23rd, I get a phone call. 444 00:26:32,693 --> 00:26:36,023 This person identifies himself as Andre Melton. 445 00:26:36,223 --> 00:26:40,123 I was a little surprised that I'm talking to the guy that we were looking for. 446 00:26:40,323 --> 00:26:42,123 And he wanted to make it clear, 447 00:26:42,323 --> 00:26:44,543 he said, "I stole her stuff, 448 00:26:44,743 --> 00:26:46,313 but I'm not going down for murder." 449 00:26:54,313 --> 00:26:55,263 [reporter 1] Hey, Mr. Hef, right here, please. 450 00:26:55,463 --> 00:26:56,473 [reporter 2] Hold that right there, right there. 451 00:26:56,673 --> 00:26:58,163 When Playboy was training Playmates 452 00:26:58,363 --> 00:26:59,993 on how to handle the media, 453 00:27:00,193 --> 00:27:03,683 that was great, but I think there could've also been 454 00:27:03,883 --> 00:27:07,263 some additional training in how to keep yourself safe, 455 00:27:07,463 --> 00:27:09,993 how to handle, maybe, judgement you might face, 456 00:27:10,193 --> 00:27:11,833 you know, going forward in life. 457 00:27:13,383 --> 00:27:15,713 There should've been a seminar for Playboymodels 458 00:27:15,913 --> 00:27:17,623 on how to handle this kinda thing. 459 00:27:25,173 --> 00:27:27,853 Detective Vice was not convinced at all 460 00:27:28,053 --> 00:27:30,233 by his conversation with Melton. 461 00:27:30,433 --> 00:27:32,263 He thought, "Okay, even if 462 00:27:32,463 --> 00:27:35,023 he is not the person who committed the murder, 463 00:27:35,223 --> 00:27:37,233 he was likely involved in some ways." 464 00:27:37,433 --> 00:27:40,853 So this interview did very little 465 00:27:41,053 --> 00:27:43,313 to convince him of Melton's innocence. 466 00:27:45,723 --> 00:27:47,923 [Vella] Early on, there was speculation 467 00:27:48,123 --> 00:27:50,793 that these two gentlemen were connected in some way, 468 00:27:51,623 --> 00:27:52,643 but ultimately, 469 00:27:52,843 --> 00:27:56,233 as investigators learned more about each individual, 470 00:27:56,433 --> 00:27:57,833 they found that that was not the case. 471 00:28:00,283 --> 00:28:03,333 Investigators continued to solicit tips, 472 00:28:03,533 --> 00:28:05,613 one of which came from a gentleman 473 00:28:05,813 --> 00:28:07,553 who was a driver. 474 00:28:09,453 --> 00:28:11,473 Who said that he recognized 475 00:28:11,673 --> 00:28:14,573 the man and the woman in the photo 476 00:28:14,773 --> 00:28:17,503 as somebody that he had actually given a ride to 477 00:28:17,703 --> 00:28:20,593 from Philadelphia to Ardmore on the night of the murder. 478 00:28:25,793 --> 00:28:28,123 [Vice] My detectives interviewed the driver 479 00:28:28,323 --> 00:28:31,213 that had picked up Christina and the suspect that night. 480 00:28:32,863 --> 00:28:34,213 There was nothing that seemed like 481 00:28:34,833 --> 00:28:36,813 anything was forced. 482 00:28:37,013 --> 00:28:38,853 He said that Christina had approached him, 483 00:28:39,053 --> 00:28:42,123 actually flagged him down instead of using the app. 484 00:28:42,323 --> 00:28:43,503 And said that she needed a ride 485 00:28:43,703 --> 00:28:45,933 because there were some people on the street harassing her. 486 00:28:48,723 --> 00:28:51,993 So after some convincing, The driver agreed. 487 00:28:52,193 --> 00:28:54,093 Took Christina and this other man 488 00:28:54,293 --> 00:28:56,073 to their destination in Ardmore. 489 00:28:56,833 --> 00:28:58,923 He said during the ride 490 00:28:59,123 --> 00:29:00,753 they appeared to be very friendly, 491 00:29:00,953 --> 00:29:02,243 very affectionate with each other. 492 00:29:06,313 --> 00:29:08,373 When they arrived in Ardmore 493 00:29:08,573 --> 00:29:09,643 it became apparent that 494 00:29:09,843 --> 00:29:11,753 Christina did not have any money 495 00:29:11,953 --> 00:29:14,713 to give him despite promising him earlier, 496 00:29:14,913 --> 00:29:16,993 "I will pay you in cash for the ride." 497 00:29:17,193 --> 00:29:19,063 She offered him an American Express credit card, 498 00:29:19,263 --> 00:29:20,593 which he had no way of taking. 499 00:29:21,763 --> 00:29:24,233 The man that Christina was with 500 00:29:24,433 --> 00:29:26,923 offer him a $100 cash if you he were to stay 501 00:29:27,123 --> 00:29:30,643 parked outside his building for 10 to 15 minutes 502 00:29:30,843 --> 00:29:31,833 while they went inside. 503 00:29:33,283 --> 00:29:35,853 He exchanged phone numbers with this person, 504 00:29:36,053 --> 00:29:38,793 and the person promised to call him when he was ready. 505 00:29:41,173 --> 00:29:42,573 Twenty minutes went by, 506 00:29:42,773 --> 00:29:45,023 he didn't hear anything from the passenger, 507 00:29:45,223 --> 00:29:48,453 so he simply decided to leave and return toward Philadelphia. 508 00:29:55,413 --> 00:29:57,303 [Sacks] Around 4.00 a.m., 509 00:29:57,503 --> 00:30:00,953 Christina somehow, in a very charged situation, 510 00:30:01,153 --> 00:30:03,923 was able to contact her cousin. 511 00:30:04,123 --> 00:30:07,573 And although Christina didn't leave a message or speak, 512 00:30:07,773 --> 00:30:09,713 her cousin could hear the background, 513 00:30:09,913 --> 00:30:11,923 and what she heard was a man 514 00:30:12,123 --> 00:30:15,003 forcefully telling Christina, "Don't call the police." 515 00:30:19,903 --> 00:30:21,123 On August 26th, 516 00:30:21,323 --> 00:30:23,543 police got a call from a man 517 00:30:23,743 --> 00:30:25,543 who said that he knew the identity 518 00:30:25,743 --> 00:30:27,503 of the person seen with Christina 519 00:30:27,703 --> 00:30:28,573 in the surveillance footage 520 00:30:28,773 --> 00:30:30,063 that was released in the media. 521 00:30:30,263 --> 00:30:31,883 This was somebody he had been 522 00:30:32,083 --> 00:30:34,793 roommates with in a psychiatric facility in Philadelphia. 523 00:30:37,593 --> 00:30:39,163 [Melwert] So they check out that tip, 524 00:30:39,363 --> 00:30:40,683 and they were able to trace him back 525 00:30:40,883 --> 00:30:44,143 to an incident in Love Park in Center City, Philadelphia. 526 00:30:45,313 --> 00:30:47,403 At one point he followed a woman 527 00:30:47,603 --> 00:30:49,833 into the family court building... 528 00:30:50,973 --> 00:30:52,373 ...and started harassing her. 529 00:30:52,573 --> 00:30:54,643 He began causing a scene in the building, 530 00:30:54,843 --> 00:30:56,793 kicking windows, screaming, and yelling. 531 00:30:58,173 --> 00:31:00,023 [Melwert] So he was taken into custody, 532 00:31:00,223 --> 00:31:03,353 and he was put on a 72-hour hold, a psychiatric hold. 533 00:31:05,073 --> 00:31:06,443 [Vella] This person had told him 534 00:31:06,633 --> 00:31:08,903 perhaps the most chilling detail in this whole case. 535 00:31:10,763 --> 00:31:13,193 He said that he had recently strangled a woman 536 00:31:13,393 --> 00:31:15,233 and had bragged about the event 537 00:31:15,433 --> 00:31:17,993 and said that there's no other feeling quite like 538 00:31:18,193 --> 00:31:21,453 feeling somebody's life escape them as you choke them. 539 00:31:23,863 --> 00:31:26,403 [Sacks] Unfortunately, he was admitted as a John Doe, 540 00:31:26,603 --> 00:31:29,573 and so the police weren't able to learn much at all 541 00:31:29,773 --> 00:31:31,443 because he was able to check out 542 00:31:31,633 --> 00:31:33,723 before they were ever able to interview him. 543 00:31:35,553 --> 00:31:36,543 As all this was playing out, 544 00:31:36,743 --> 00:31:38,063 they get a call from a family member 545 00:31:38,263 --> 00:31:39,643 who lives in Philadelphia 546 00:31:39,843 --> 00:31:42,993 and saw the video that police released, 547 00:31:43,193 --> 00:31:46,923 they identified that suspect was Jonathan Harris. 548 00:31:47,123 --> 00:31:49,043 He'd recently been released from prison. 549 00:31:51,143 --> 00:31:52,193 Jonathan Harris 550 00:31:52,393 --> 00:31:55,883 had served a sentence for robbery. 551 00:31:56,083 --> 00:31:59,403 He had just been released on July 15th, 552 00:31:59,603 --> 00:32:02,333 five weeks before Christina's murder. 553 00:32:02,533 --> 00:32:04,953 [Melwert] By the time they identified him as a suspect, 554 00:32:05,153 --> 00:32:06,213 he was already in the wind. 555 00:32:12,903 --> 00:32:14,473 [Vice] On August 28th, 556 00:32:14,673 --> 00:32:16,783 we issued an arrest warrant for Jonathan Harris 557 00:32:16,983 --> 00:32:18,753 or homicide related charges 558 00:32:18,953 --> 00:32:20,103 in the death of Christina Kraft. 559 00:32:21,763 --> 00:32:22,923 [Sacks] The police were concerned, 560 00:32:23,123 --> 00:32:24,573 Harris was considered to be 561 00:32:24,773 --> 00:32:27,233 dangerous and unpredictable. 562 00:32:27,433 --> 00:32:31,503 They were worried that it was only a matter of time before he hurt someone else. 563 00:32:31,703 --> 00:32:33,453 They needed to apprehend him right away. 564 00:32:36,073 --> 00:32:38,543 [Vice] Once we positively identified 565 00:32:38,743 --> 00:32:40,643 Jonathan Harris as the subject, 566 00:32:40,843 --> 00:32:41,713 we had to find him, 567 00:32:41,913 --> 00:32:43,953 so we started doing some searching, 568 00:32:44,153 --> 00:32:45,853 find family members, find friends, 569 00:32:46,053 --> 00:32:47,953 find anybody that we can that can talk to us about 570 00:32:48,153 --> 00:32:49,763 where he may or may not be. 571 00:32:51,213 --> 00:32:54,373 Then at one point detectives spoke to his sister, 572 00:32:54,573 --> 00:32:57,093 and we ultimately learned 573 00:32:57,293 --> 00:32:59,923 that there was a bus ticket that was purchased, 574 00:33:00,123 --> 00:33:02,173 and that Jonathan was on that bus... 575 00:33:03,933 --> 00:33:05,663 ...and that he was headed to Pittsburgh. 576 00:33:06,973 --> 00:33:08,883 [Matthew Roth] The Philadelphia investigators 577 00:33:09,083 --> 00:33:11,613 contacted the Pittsburgh Fugitive Task Force, 578 00:33:11,813 --> 00:33:14,373 to let us know that their suspect Jonathan Harris 579 00:33:14,573 --> 00:33:15,933 was on his way to Pittsburgh. 580 00:33:17,103 --> 00:33:18,643 We did all our backgrounds 581 00:33:18,843 --> 00:33:20,613 as far as his criminal history, 582 00:33:20,813 --> 00:33:23,443 as far as photographs, so everyone would know what he looked like. 583 00:33:23,633 --> 00:33:26,503 [female reporter] Police say that 30-year-old Jonathan Harris 584 00:33:26,703 --> 00:33:29,373 had just been released from prison in July. 585 00:33:29,573 --> 00:33:32,373 Harris definitely had significant criminal history, 586 00:33:32,573 --> 00:33:34,403 nothing like homicide in his past, 587 00:33:34,603 --> 00:33:37,263 but forcible felonies as far as robbery, 588 00:33:37,463 --> 00:33:39,193 drug dealing, burglary. 589 00:33:39,393 --> 00:33:41,373 We printed out pictures, made copies, 590 00:33:41,573 --> 00:33:43,093 so everyone was actually carrying a photograph 591 00:33:43,293 --> 00:33:44,793 of the last arrest photo. 592 00:33:49,213 --> 00:33:52,403 Philadelphia told us exactly when the bus would be arriving 593 00:33:52,603 --> 00:33:54,573 from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, 594 00:33:54,773 --> 00:33:56,443 so we had the team in place, 595 00:33:56,633 --> 00:33:59,693 so that we cut of his avenues of escape. 596 00:34:02,353 --> 00:34:05,123 And we were lying in wait in a trap 597 00:34:05,323 --> 00:34:07,483 for Jonathan Harris to arrive in Pittsburgh. 598 00:34:18,523 --> 00:34:22,573 We had a car out that saw the bus coming into the area, 599 00:34:22,773 --> 00:34:24,373 so we knew the bus was going to arrive, 600 00:34:24,573 --> 00:34:26,403 we were all on communication on radio. 601 00:34:26,603 --> 00:34:28,953 We were ready and waiting 602 00:34:29,153 --> 00:34:32,213 as the bus started to offload passengers. 603 00:34:33,793 --> 00:34:37,063 I was very close to the doors that 604 00:34:37,263 --> 00:34:39,453 the people disembarked the bus from. 605 00:34:40,763 --> 00:34:43,473 He was probably 30 feet away from me when the bus pulled up 606 00:34:43,673 --> 00:34:45,593 and about the third person off the bus. 607 00:34:47,103 --> 00:34:48,993 We let him walk off the bus, 608 00:34:49,193 --> 00:34:51,813 and I'm looking at height and weight and build, 609 00:34:52,013 --> 00:34:54,833 and I'm very certain that this is our guy 610 00:34:55,523 --> 00:34:56,853 as I approached him. 611 00:34:57,053 --> 00:35:00,853 I cornered the suspect Jonathan Harris against the wall, 612 00:35:01,053 --> 00:35:04,903 at the time he realized that I was probably a cop. 613 00:35:07,143 --> 00:35:09,543 I could see his eyes dart left and right, 614 00:35:09,743 --> 00:35:12,373 looking at, possibly trying to get away, 615 00:35:12,573 --> 00:35:14,443 and it was too late at that point. 616 00:35:14,633 --> 00:35:16,403 When I confronted him, 617 00:35:16,603 --> 00:35:18,123 he did give me a fake name, 618 00:35:18,323 --> 00:35:20,573 trying to say that he wasn't Jonathan Harris. 619 00:35:20,773 --> 00:35:22,883 We were pretty sure that he was, 620 00:35:23,083 --> 00:35:24,973 and we did take him into physical custody there. 621 00:35:25,973 --> 00:35:27,923 We contacted Philadelphia's task force 622 00:35:28,123 --> 00:35:29,923 and let them know that we had him in custody. 623 00:35:30,123 --> 00:35:31,953 They immediately sent detectives out 624 00:35:32,153 --> 00:35:33,973 from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. 625 00:35:37,003 --> 00:35:40,573 [Vella] The detectives from Montgomery County sat in a room with him 626 00:35:40,773 --> 00:35:42,473 and tried to get a statement from him about 627 00:35:42,673 --> 00:35:44,623 what had happened on the night of Christina's murder. 628 00:35:48,723 --> 00:35:52,573 Initially, he told them that he had seen Christina around, 629 00:35:52,773 --> 00:35:55,793 that he recognized her from being in Philadelphia. 630 00:35:58,553 --> 00:36:00,783 Christina was by herself 631 00:36:00,983 --> 00:36:03,023 in Philadelphia in the suburbs. 632 00:36:03,223 --> 00:36:07,063 She missed her friends and the exciting lifestyle of New York City, 633 00:36:07,263 --> 00:36:09,903 so I think she was going out to recapture some of that. 634 00:36:12,663 --> 00:36:14,443 [Walz] I think the reason why she was going out 635 00:36:14,633 --> 00:36:16,193 and grabbing a drink by herself 636 00:36:16,393 --> 00:36:17,593 was she was probably lonely. 637 00:36:18,663 --> 00:36:21,193 She was by herself, when you're by yourself 638 00:36:21,393 --> 00:36:22,453 you're going to get approached. 639 00:36:26,763 --> 00:36:29,093 [Sacks] It started out very friendly by all accounts, 640 00:36:29,293 --> 00:36:30,853 but just hours later, 641 00:36:31,053 --> 00:36:32,863 the evening took a terrible turn. 642 00:36:35,243 --> 00:36:37,613 [Vella] He mentioned that he was pretty high 643 00:36:37,813 --> 00:36:39,093 on the day of the murder. 644 00:36:39,293 --> 00:36:40,853 He had smoked some marijuana, 645 00:36:41,053 --> 00:36:42,123 he had used cocaine, 646 00:36:42,323 --> 00:36:43,543 he had been drinking, 647 00:36:43,743 --> 00:36:45,783 and he also mentioned to using K2, 648 00:36:45,983 --> 00:36:49,933 which is a street name for what is essentially synthetic marijuana. 649 00:36:51,483 --> 00:36:53,643 He says that they met in Center City, 650 00:36:53,843 --> 00:36:56,163 uh, that they were going back to her apartment, 651 00:36:56,363 --> 00:36:58,593 and he had an ounce of cocaine that he was gonna sell her. 652 00:37:00,453 --> 00:37:03,373 She says that she's not gonna pay him for the cocaine, 653 00:37:03,573 --> 00:37:05,023 and he gets angry, 654 00:37:05,223 --> 00:37:07,333 he's scared because he needs this money, 655 00:37:07,533 --> 00:37:10,093 and so he says there was a physical altercation, 656 00:37:10,293 --> 00:37:12,193 at one point she hit him with a wine bottle, 657 00:37:12,393 --> 00:37:13,523 and things got out of hand. 658 00:37:16,903 --> 00:37:19,373 Harris is adamant that he had nothing to do with Christina's death, 659 00:37:19,573 --> 00:37:23,233 that when he left Christina's apartment she was perfectly fine. 660 00:37:23,433 --> 00:37:24,713 But the detectives could see 661 00:37:24,913 --> 00:37:28,403 that there were some inconsistencies with, uh, Harris's story. 662 00:37:28,603 --> 00:37:30,883 They knew that a coroner's examination found that 663 00:37:31,083 --> 00:37:33,283 Christina had no cocaine in her system whatsoever. 664 00:37:35,483 --> 00:37:37,443 They took a little bit of a break, 665 00:37:37,633 --> 00:37:39,023 they gave him some time to think, 666 00:37:39,223 --> 00:37:41,263 and they came back and said, 667 00:37:41,463 --> 00:37:42,763 "Did you tell us the whole truth?" 668 00:37:49,483 --> 00:37:52,643 Police are able to kinda pull some strings on his story, 669 00:37:52,843 --> 00:37:54,303 and it starts to fall apart, 670 00:37:54,503 --> 00:37:57,763 and it doesn't take very long for him to just spill his guts. 671 00:37:59,973 --> 00:38:01,173 He admitted that he'd lied. 672 00:38:02,553 --> 00:38:06,063 He lied about the two of them doing cocaine, 673 00:38:06,263 --> 00:38:08,923 and crucially, he lied when he'd said that 674 00:38:09,123 --> 00:38:10,413 he had nothing to do with her death. 675 00:38:11,353 --> 00:38:12,953 He admitted on the second statement 676 00:38:13,153 --> 00:38:14,693 that he did indeed kill Christina. 677 00:38:19,763 --> 00:38:23,233 Her last breath was, was at his hands. 678 00:38:23,433 --> 00:38:26,163 He even made a comment after he was in custody that, 679 00:38:26,363 --> 00:38:28,213 "Well, she was still breathing when I left." 680 00:38:28,903 --> 00:38:29,933 I don't believe that. 681 00:38:30,933 --> 00:38:32,403 I don't think there's any possibility 682 00:38:32,603 --> 00:38:35,143 that Christina Kraft was breathing when he left. 683 00:38:36,933 --> 00:38:38,753 [Vella] He admitted that after he killed her, 684 00:38:38,953 --> 00:38:40,953 he covered her body with 685 00:38:41,153 --> 00:38:44,683 clothing, with a, an area rug that was in her apartment. 686 00:38:44,883 --> 00:38:47,783 Uh, he admitted to changing into her clothing 687 00:38:47,983 --> 00:38:49,613 because his was covered in blood. 688 00:38:49,813 --> 00:38:52,063 And he admitted to jumping 689 00:38:52,263 --> 00:38:53,813 from her balcony to ground level 690 00:38:54,013 --> 00:38:56,663 to hide himself from the cameras out front of her building. 691 00:38:58,413 --> 00:39:01,003 Harris was charged with first and third degree murder. 692 00:39:07,283 --> 00:39:10,303 [Vella] Andre Melton was arrested in December 2018, 693 00:39:10,503 --> 00:39:12,233 which was several months after 694 00:39:12,433 --> 00:39:14,023 Harris had been taken into custody. 695 00:39:14,223 --> 00:39:16,573 Police had been looking for him for quite some time 696 00:39:16,773 --> 00:39:18,753 and ultimately caught up with him 697 00:39:18,953 --> 00:39:20,683 when he was arrested in Philadelphia 698 00:39:20,883 --> 00:39:22,333 on a minor drug possession. 699 00:39:22,533 --> 00:39:24,403 And they noticed that he had this open warrant 700 00:39:24,603 --> 00:39:26,883 for a robbery in Montgomery County. 701 00:39:27,083 --> 00:39:28,853 Melton was later found guilty 702 00:39:29,053 --> 00:39:31,593 for robbing Christina and was sentenced to state prison. 703 00:39:37,483 --> 00:39:39,503 [Melwert] The murder case went to trial, 704 00:39:39,703 --> 00:39:43,503 and Jonathan Harris pleaded not guilty. 705 00:39:43,703 --> 00:39:45,503 [Vella] There was a lot of evidence in this case. 706 00:39:45,703 --> 00:39:49,713 This was a really air tight investigation by detectives. 707 00:39:49,913 --> 00:39:52,923 It would've been extremely difficult for Harris and his attorney 708 00:39:53,123 --> 00:39:55,813 to insert any doubt into the minds of jurors about 709 00:39:56,013 --> 00:39:58,813 who had killed Christina, how she had been killed. 710 00:39:59,013 --> 00:40:02,193 [Melwert] What Harris was trying to avoid was first degree murder, 711 00:40:02,393 --> 00:40:04,683 which in Pennsylvania carries a mandatory life sentence, 712 00:40:04,883 --> 00:40:07,713 and was trying to argue that this was third degree murder, 713 00:40:07,913 --> 00:40:11,063 which is 20 to 40 years in prison. 714 00:40:11,263 --> 00:40:14,543 [Vella] But the jury found Harris guilty of first degree murder, 715 00:40:14,743 --> 00:40:17,503 and he was sentenced to life in prison. 716 00:40:17,703 --> 00:40:21,233 A Philadelphia man accused of murdering a one-time Playboymodel 717 00:40:21,433 --> 00:40:23,973 has been found guilt on all charges. 718 00:40:24,593 --> 00:40:25,683 [Melwert] At sentencing, 719 00:40:25,883 --> 00:40:27,543 Alexander Ciccotelli, her fiance, 720 00:40:27,743 --> 00:40:29,853 got to address Jonathan Harris, 721 00:40:30,053 --> 00:40:32,233 and, you know, he called him a coward, 722 00:40:32,433 --> 00:40:34,333 that, that he, you know, strangled and choked 723 00:40:34,533 --> 00:40:38,163 a, a, you know, a woman much smaller than him, 724 00:40:38,363 --> 00:40:42,883 and he also said how hurtful and painful this had been for the family. 725 00:40:43,083 --> 00:40:46,813 Alex said, "It wasn't bad enough that you killed my fiancee, 726 00:40:47,013 --> 00:40:48,953 but then you also had to come out with this lie and, 727 00:40:49,153 --> 00:40:50,683 and just slander her, 728 00:40:50,883 --> 00:40:52,063 and, and drag her through the mud 729 00:40:52,263 --> 00:40:54,503 with this line about the cocaine." 730 00:40:54,703 --> 00:40:55,853 She didn't have any cocaine in her system, 731 00:40:56,053 --> 00:40:57,163 they never found any cocaine 732 00:40:57,363 --> 00:40:58,953 or traces of cocaine in her apartment, 733 00:40:59,153 --> 00:41:01,853 and her fiance says as long as he has known her, 734 00:41:02,053 --> 00:41:03,103 she has never used cocaine. 735 00:41:07,973 --> 00:41:09,573 [Vice] She loved modeling, 736 00:41:09,773 --> 00:41:12,173 I think she liked being in front of the, you know, the camera. 737 00:41:12,973 --> 00:41:14,923 Her aunt had mentioned to me 738 00:41:15,123 --> 00:41:16,753 that one of Christina's best moments 739 00:41:16,953 --> 00:41:19,213 was how she was able to work with Playboy. 740 00:41:22,483 --> 00:41:25,403 [Walz] I think Christina had modeled for so many years, 741 00:41:25,603 --> 00:41:28,953 and modeling is a career that 742 00:41:29,153 --> 00:41:31,123 isn't always going to be lifelong, 743 00:41:31,323 --> 00:41:32,753 you have to have 744 00:41:32,953 --> 00:41:34,883 other careers kind of in place 745 00:41:35,083 --> 00:41:37,903 to kind of take over that fulfillment in your life. 746 00:41:40,243 --> 00:41:41,853 I hope moving forward that 747 00:41:42,053 --> 00:41:43,783 Christina is remembered 748 00:41:43,983 --> 00:41:47,453 for the amazing, beautiful girl that she was. 749 00:41:51,173 --> 00:41:52,753 [Madison] She might have thought she was prepared 750 00:41:52,953 --> 00:41:55,573 to handle any situations she was in, 751 00:41:55,773 --> 00:41:57,833 and unfortunately, that went horribly wrong. 752 00:42:01,383 --> 00:42:02,903 I think about Christina a lot. 753 00:42:04,073 --> 00:42:05,683 Her and I were the same age, 754 00:42:05,883 --> 00:42:08,213 had same careers, 755 00:42:09,313 --> 00:42:10,973 and now she's gone. 756 00:42:12,793 --> 00:42:14,353 It's absolutely heart breaking.