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These women
are not getting along.

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[woman 1] <i>She had never</i>
<i>wanted them to know</i>

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<i>what was going on</i>

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'cause that's a way for them
to use things against you.

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<i>It seemed to me that</i>
<i>she was a manipulator.</i>

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[woman 2]
<i>She approaches the car</i>

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<i>and is banging on the window,</i>

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asking Kadie
to get off her property.

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[man] <i>This bad blood,</i>

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it just grows,
it festers over time.

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[woman 2] <i>She is paranoid,</i>
<i>jealous,</i>

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<i>she is constantly watching.</i>

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And she wants her
out of the picture.

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[investigator speaking]

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[man] " <i>I'm tired of this drama</i>
<i>between these women."</i>

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Well, where did that drama
come from?

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[pop-rock music playing]

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[Casey] <i>Princeton, Texas</i>
<i>is a big small town.</i>

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It's about 25 miles
north of Dallas.

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<i>Still has a really good</i>
<i>'hometown' feel.</i>

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[narrator] <i>These tree-lined</i>
<i>streets are full</i>

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<i>of working moms</i>
<i>and housewives.</i>

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<i>But a few women</i>
<i>are just plain bored.</i>

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<i>And that's when the claws</i>
<i>can come out.</i>

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[Casey] <i>In small towns,</i>

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especially in Texas,

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things go on
beneath the surface.

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<i>There are jealousies,</i>

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<i>there are allegiances.</i>

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<i>People, for better or worse,</i>

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<i>People, for better or worse,</i>

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<i>kind of know</i>
<i>each other's business.</i>

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<i>That can be good,</i>

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<i>that can be bad.</i>

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Things can quickly move

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from love to frenemies
to hate in an instant.

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[Angela] <i>Growing up</i>
<i>in a small town,</i>

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<i>you'd think everybody</i>
<i>is your friend</i>

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<i>and you could trust everybody.</i>

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But you can't.

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[Kayden] <i>Gossip and rumors,</i>

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<i>that's all Princeton is.</i>

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There's not much positive
about Princeton

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when it comes down to it.

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I mean, they will drag
somebody through the mud.

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<i>They feel that they can</i>
<i>do whatever,</i>

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<i>They feel that they can</i>
<i>do whatever,</i>

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<i>treat anybody however,</i>

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destroy people's lives...

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[narrator] <i>Kelli Underwood</i>
<i>knows all about</i>

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<i>the female dynamics</i>
<i>of small town life.</i>

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<i>The born and bred Texas girl</i>
<i>grew up in a town</i>

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<i>about 50 miles away</i>
<i>called Mesquite.</i>

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I can't think of anybody
I've known longer

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than I have Kelli.

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<i>We were just friends</i>
<i>in the neighborhood</i>

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<i>and grew up with each other.</i>

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[Angela] <i>We met</i>
<i>in the 7th grade.</i>

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<i>We had tennis class together.</i>

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<i>We had tennis class together.</i>

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<i>Kelli always dressed well</i>

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and just looks like
the typical '80s girl.

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<i>The guys all thought</i>
<i>she was beautiful.</i>

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[narrator]
<i>But Mesquite High School</i>

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<i>is full of girl drama.</i>

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<i>Filled with cliques,</i>
<i>backstabbing and betrayals.</i>

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[Angela] <i>Some girls</i>
<i>just like being mean.</i>

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<i>Just like, they would try</i>
<i>to pick on you,</i>

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and say things
and start rumors.

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and say things
and start rumors.

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[narrator] <i>Kelli would fight</i>
<i>fire with fire.</i>

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[Jason] <i>Kelli had</i>
<i>a lot of spirit,</i>

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<i>had a lot of energy.</i>

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<i>But I knew that if someone</i>
<i>did approach her,</i>

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<i>confronted her,</i>

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they probably wouldn't
repeat that attempt.

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<i>They probably would...</i>
[chuckles]

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<i>...realize it might not have</i>
<i>been that good of an idea.</i>

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[Angela] <i>I had my incidents</i>

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<i>with, you know,</i>
<i>a few of the girls.</i>

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<i>But it'd be tension</i>
<i>in the hallways.</i>

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<i>Or somebody was</i>
<i>in somebody's business</i>

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<i>all the time.</i>

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<i>all the time.</i>

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You always heard
something was going on.

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Some kinda rumble.

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[Kayden] <i>My mom, one thing</i>

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<i>that she was always</i>
<i>very adamant about</i>

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<i>was, you know, like,</i>

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"Don't let girls ever have
a one-up on you."

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[Angela] <i>She wouldn't let</i>
<i>a bunch of girls run her over,</i>

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by any means.

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[Jason] <i>If Kelli was</i>
<i>crossed by a friend,</i>

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<i>and it was enough</i>
<i>of a situation,</i>

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she would tell her piece,

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and just be finished.

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[narrator] <i>Kelli wasn't one</i>
<i>to start a fight,</i>

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<i>but she could certainly</i>
<i>finish one if provoked.</i>

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She was kicking ass
and taking names

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She was kicking ass
and taking names

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when it came down to it.

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[narrator] <i>One friend</i>
<i>who never caused her drama</i>

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<i>was her BFF Tiffany.</i>

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[Kayden] <i>They were super,</i>
<i>super close friends.</i>

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<i>Tiffany, it was rough</i>
<i>around the edges sometimes,</i>

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<i>but she was also</i>
<i>very charismatic,</i>

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<i>how my mom was.</i>

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<i>Always laughing.</i>

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<i>They were loud, fun,</i>

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<i>always smiling, always trying</i>
<i>to have a good time.</i>

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[Casey] <i>Kelli and Tiffany</i>
<i>bonded, became friends.</i>

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<i>Two good Texas girls</i>

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<i>Two good Texas girls</i>

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growing up facing
life's challenges together.

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[Kayden] <i>Tiffany,</i>
<i>that was somebody</i>

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<i>that my mom</i>
<i>really cared about.</i>

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<i>And she didn't wanna lose</i>
<i>that friendship.</i>

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[narrator] <i>After graduation,</i>

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<i>Tiffany says goodbye to Kelli</i>
<i>and moves to Princeton.</i>

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<i>In the years</i>
<i>after high school,</i>

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<i>the two besties</i>
<i>take different paths.</i>

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[Kayden] <i>Their friendship</i>
<i>was kinda off-and-on</i>

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in their adult years.

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They had stuff that happened

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where, you know,
you kinda have

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where, you know,
you kinda have

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to prioritize your family.

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<i>But the friendship</i>
<i>was never...</i>

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<i>like, it was never</i>
<i>completely done.</i>

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[narrator] <i>In 1996,</i>

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<i>Tiffany marries successful</i>
<i>business owner Ronnie Welborn.</i>

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<i>And together,</i>
<i>they raise her child</i>

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<i>from a previous relationship.</i>

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<i>Meanwhile, Kelli</i>
<i>is unlucky in love.</i>

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<i>Marriages end in divorce,</i>

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<i>and Kelli is raising</i>
<i>three children on her own.</i>

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[Angela] <i>She loved those kids.</i>

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[Angela] <i>She loved those kids.</i>

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But being single and trying
to raise these kids

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is really hard,
and she struggled.

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<i>I think it's just</i>
<i>life in general</i>

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<i>took its toll on her.</i>

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Tiffany and my mom,
they would check in
on each other.

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<i>My mom just needed</i>
<i>somebody to talk to.</i>

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Tiffany was like,
"Hey, why don't you

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come out here
and live with us?"

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[Casey] <i>Tiffany offered to</i>
<i>help Kelli move to Princeton.</i>

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<i>Smaller town,</i>
<i>get a good, fresh start.</i>

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"You can stay with us
for a while

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"You can stay with us
for a while

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while you get on your feet,
look for a job."

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[Casey] <i>Her two older kids</i>
<i>are now out of the house,</i>

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<i>so Kelli and 15-year-old</i>
<i>Kayden pack up</i>

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<i>and head to Tiffany's place.</i>

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[Kayden] <i>Tiffany was married</i>
<i>to Ronnie Welborn.</i>

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<i>Ronnie, super nice guy,</i>

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<i>he's all about his family.</i>

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He was always trying
to figure out

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some kind of way to help

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<i>and make sure</i>
<i>that I was comfortable,</i>

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<i>my mom was comfortable.</i>

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Kelli was really happy living
with Ronnie and Tiffany.

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She was very grateful.

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She was very grateful.

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[Kayden] <i>It definitely was,</i>
<i>like, a family environment.</i>

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<i>We would all kinda</i>
<i>eat dinner together.</i>

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<i>I did feel that those</i>
<i>were my people</i>

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<i>and if anything were to happen</i>

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<i>or if I ever needed help or...</i>

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I could definitely run
to any of them,

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whether it be Tiffany, Ronnie,

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<i>whatever the case may be,</i>

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<i>that they would always</i>
<i>protect me.</i>

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[Casey] <i>Ronnie ran a business.</i>

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<i>Express Fabrication was</i>
<i>a metal fabrication business</i>
<i>there in Princeton.</i>

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And Ronnie
offered Kelli a job.

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And Ronnie
offered Kelli a job.

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[Kayden] <i>They were riding</i>
<i>to work together,</i>

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<i>they were coming home</i>
<i>together...</i>

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They were spending
a lot of time together.

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[narrator] <i>Over the next year,</i>

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<i>as she watches</i>
<i>her husband and Kelli,</i>

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<i>Tiffany starts to have</i>
<i>nagging doubts</i>

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<i>about her high school BFF.</i>

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[Calli] <i>Tiffany has</i>
<i>some suspicion</i>

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<i>that perhaps more</i>
<i>than a friendship,</i>

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more than employee-employer
relationship

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is starting to build

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between Ronnie and Kelli.

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[narrator] <i>While Tiffany</i>
<i>has no proof,</i>

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<i>she becomes fixated</i>
<i>on the idea</i>

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<i>she becomes fixated</i>
<i>on the idea</i>

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<i>that Ronnie and Kelli</i>
<i>are having an affair.</i>

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[Kayden] <i>My mom, she ended up</i>

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<i>distancing herself</i>
<i>from Tiffany,</i>

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but Tiffany also distanced
herself from my mom.

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<i>And within the month,</i>

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the friendship was just
non-existent.

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[narrator]
<i>Tiffany's suspicions</i>

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<i>reach their breaking point.</i>

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[Kayden] <i>I came home</i>
<i>from school one day</i>

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<i>and Tiffany was just packing</i>
<i>all of her stuff up</i>

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and just all hellfire
broke loose.

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<i>My mom was like,</i>
<i>"What are you doing?"</i>

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<i>My mom was like,</i>
<i>"What are you doing?"</i>

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<i>Like, "This is your husband.</i>

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<i>He takes care of you</i>
<i>every day."</i>

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And Tiffany came out
and made a comment

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of like, "Well,
if you're so worried about it

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then why don't you
take my place?"

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<i>And that's when</i>
<i>my mom was like,</i>

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<i>"I don't understand</i>
<i>what you're saying."</i>

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'Cause they didn't have
anything going on.

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[Angela] <i>When Tiffany</i>
<i>accused Kelli</i>

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<i>of having an affair</i>
<i>with Ronnie,</i>

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<i>she was very hurt</i>

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<i>and very taken aback by it.</i>

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And she said she would never
have done that to Tiffany,

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especially with everything
that Tiffany had done for her.

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[Calli] <i>But, you know,</i>
<i>as women,</i>

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Tiffany had that suspicion,

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and she just couldn't seem
to let it go.

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[narrator]
<i>Some of Tiffany's paranoia</i>

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<i>comes from past experience.</i>

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<i>Ronnie had cheated</i>
<i>on her before.</i>

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[Kayden] <i>Tiffany was making</i>
<i>her accusations,</i>

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and she said Ronnie had
stepped out of their marriage

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on multiple occasions

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and that she's just
tired of it.

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[Calli] <i>When Tiffany</i>
<i>moves out,</i>

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<i>Kelli is still working</i>
<i>at Express Fabrications.</i>

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<i>Kelli is still working</i>
<i>at Express Fabrications.</i>

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<i>And she moves from</i>
<i>the laboring and the warehouse</i>

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<i>to the office manager,</i>

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to doing the paperwork,

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to helping with the bills.

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[narrator] <i>Ronnie tries to</i>
<i>work things out with Tiffany,</i>

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<i>but she files for divorce.</i>

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<i>Meanwhile, Kelli</i>
<i>and her daughter</i>

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<i>stay put at Ronnie's.</i>

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[Kayden] <i>Shortly after</i>
<i>Tiffany left,</i>

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my mom started getting,
like, little sticky notes

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<i>calling her a home wrecker...</i>

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<i>The first note that was</i>
<i>placed on her car</i>

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<i>The first note that was</i>
<i>placed on her car</i>

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<i>was on the outside</i>
<i>of her door.</i>

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<i>And then later on,</i>

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they were put in the inside
of her car, like,

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in the driver's seat.

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<i>And that's when she felt like</i>
<i>she wasn't safe at that point.</i>

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[narrator] <i>Kelli can't prove</i>
<i>who wrote them,</i>

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<i>but it's a wake-up call.</i>

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[Kayden] <i>It just kind of</i>
<i>creeped her out.</i>

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<i>Played a huge role</i>
<i>in my mom being like,</i>

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<i>"Listen, we gotta leave.</i>

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<i>Something's not right."</i>

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Within the month,
we ended up moving

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<i>into the Bonnie View</i>
<i>apartments.</i>

259
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<i>She was just like,</i>
<i>"Okay, I moved. I left.</i>

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<i>She was just like,</i>
<i>"Okay, I moved. I left.</i>

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I removed myself
from that situation."

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Even though she still
worked with Ronnie.

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[Calli] <i>Ronnie would come over</i>
<i>multiple times a week</i>

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to pick up paperwork...

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<i>And actually, ultimately,</i>
<i>we found out that they had</i>

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<i>a different relationship</i>

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<i>than just employee</i>
<i>and employer.</i>

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There were times that
we'd be doing something

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<i>and she would lead on that,</i>

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<i>"Yeah, my boss</i>
<i>lets me do this,"</i>

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<i>or, "I can do that."</i>

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<i>And I don't remember,</i>

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<i>it was some kinda corporate</i>
<i>credit card or something,</i>

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and then I would just
jokingly say,

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and then I would just
jokingly say,

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"Wow. A boss that
treats you that good,

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how good is the employee
treating the boss?"

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[Kayden] <i>It wasn't until</i>
<i>Tiffany accused her</i>

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<i>and moved out</i>

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that my mom kinda
took a step back

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and started realizing, like,

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"Maybe there is feelings
here with Ronnie

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<i>that I'm just not realizing</i>
<i>until now."</i>

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[Angela]
<i>He was so nice to her.</i>

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<i>And Ronnie would do</i>
<i>a lot for Kelli.</i>

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I would say,
"Kelli, why don't you
go out with Ronnie?

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I mean, he's divorced now.

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I mean, everything's clear..."

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I mean, everything's clear..."

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[Kayden] <i>And that's when</i>
<i>she said to me, like,</i>

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"People are accusing me of it,

292
00:11:06,166 --> 00:11:08,400
they've been doing it
for a while now,

293
00:11:08,467 --> 00:11:09,667
<i>I may as well do it."</i>

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00:11:11,100 --> 00:11:13,166
[narrator] <i>Kayden observes</i>
<i>her mother expressing</i>

295
00:11:13,166 --> 00:11:14,967
<i>open affection for Ronnie.</i>

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00:11:14,967 --> 00:11:16,567
I think that was
the very first time

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00:11:16,567 --> 00:11:18,367
I had ever seen Ronnie
kiss my mom.

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<i>She cared about Ronnie,</i>

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when it came down to it.

300
00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,567
[narrator] <i>But just as Kelli</i>
<i>starts things up with Ronnie,</i>

301
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<i>she gets a nagging suspicion</i>

302
00:11:27,266 --> 00:11:29,100
<i>that there's another woman</i>
<i>in the picture.</i>

303
00:11:29,767 --> 00:11:30,000
<i>And it's not Tiffany.</i>

304
00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:31,166
<i>And it's not Tiffany.</i>

305
00:11:35,266 --> 00:11:36,333
[Kayden] <i>My mom found out</i>

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00:11:36,333 --> 00:11:38,400
<i>that as soon as we moved</i>
<i>out of the house,</i>

307
00:11:39,166 --> 00:11:40,266
<i>when Tiffany left,</i>

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00:11:40,266 --> 00:11:42,166
that he had moved Kadie in

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00:11:42,567 --> 00:11:43,600
within the week.

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00:11:44,767 --> 00:11:46,567
[Calli] <i>Kadie Robinson</i>
<i>was a young girl</i>

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00:11:46,567 --> 00:11:47,900
<i>in her mid-twenties.</i>

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00:11:47,967 --> 00:11:50,467
She was working at an ENT,

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00:11:50,467 --> 00:11:52,567
an ear, nose and throat doctor
at the time.

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00:11:52,567 --> 00:11:54,600
<i>She was just kind of</i>
<i>a Princeton local</i>

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00:11:54,667 --> 00:11:57,900
<i>who enjoyed the same hobbies</i>
<i>as Ronnie did.</i>

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00:11:57,967 --> 00:11:59,367
They seemed to share
some interest

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in this racing lifestyle

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00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:00,867
in this racing lifestyle

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00:12:00,867 --> 00:12:02,567
that they enjoyed
on the weekends.

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00:12:02,567 --> 00:12:05,667
[narrator] <i>Kadie is 18 years</i>
<i>younger than Kelli.</i>

321
00:12:05,667 --> 00:12:08,100
<i>But like her, she's headstrong</i>

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00:12:08,166 --> 00:12:10,000
<i>and knows how to get</i>
<i>what she wants.</i>

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00:12:12,266 --> 00:12:14,367
Kadie definitely had
a strong personality

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00:12:14,367 --> 00:12:16,266
<i>and she was a force</i>
<i>to be reckoned with.</i>

325
00:12:16,266 --> 00:12:18,367
[narrator] <i>And Ronnie seems</i>
<i>to like having two women</i>

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00:12:18,367 --> 00:12:19,967
<i>in his love life.</i>

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00:12:19,967 --> 00:12:22,567
Ronnie wouldn't quit
seeing Kelli.

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00:12:22,567 --> 00:12:24,767
And they were still
having an affair.

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00:12:25,900 --> 00:12:27,367
[Kayden] <i>I think she knew</i>

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00:12:27,367 --> 00:12:29,467
that there was obviously
another woman,

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00:12:29,467 --> 00:12:30,000
<i>but Ronnie would deny it.</i>

332
00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:31,767
<i>but Ronnie would deny it.</i>

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00:12:31,767 --> 00:12:33,200
Like, he would say
that there was nobody else,

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00:12:33,266 --> 00:12:35,367
that it was only my mom.

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00:12:35,367 --> 00:12:37,166
[Calli] <i>The timeline</i>
<i>is not always clear</i>

336
00:12:37,166 --> 00:12:41,367
on who Ronnie is telling
he loves at what time.

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00:12:41,367 --> 00:12:43,300
[Casey] <i>You have Kelli,</i>
<i>Tiffany, and now Kadie</i>

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00:12:43,367 --> 00:12:45,967
<i>in this dramatic setup.</i>

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00:12:45,967 --> 00:12:48,867
<i>Cheating, possible lies</i>
<i>and deception.</i>

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00:12:48,867 --> 00:12:52,800
It becomes a bigger,
more complicated

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00:12:52,867 --> 00:12:57,066
human mess, for lack
of a better word.

342
00:12:57,066 --> 00:12:59,667
<i>And it continues for years.</i>

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[Calli] <i>On Wednesday,</i>
<i>September 20th,</i>

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00:13:05,367 --> 00:13:06,767
<i>it had been a few days</i>

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00:13:06,767 --> 00:13:08,367
<i>since Kayden had heard</i>
<i>from her mother.</i>

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00:13:08,367 --> 00:13:10,266
And that's unusual.

347
00:13:10,266 --> 00:13:11,600
[Kayden] <i>Even if she was</i>
<i>upset with me,</i>

348
00:13:11,667 --> 00:13:12,767
<i>she always responded.</i>

349
00:13:15,567 --> 00:13:17,767
<i>I remember pulling up</i>
<i>to the house,</i>

350
00:13:17,767 --> 00:13:19,667
<i>as soon as I put</i>
<i>my car on park,</i>

351
00:13:19,667 --> 00:13:20,900
<i>it was like something</i>
<i>wasn't right.</i>

352
00:13:22,700 --> 00:13:24,400
<i>I remember walking inside</i>

353
00:13:24,467 --> 00:13:26,867
<i>and I called out to her</i>
<i>on multiple occasions,</i>

354
00:13:26,867 --> 00:13:27,900
<i>like, "Hey, where are you at?"</i>

355
00:13:29,266 --> 00:13:30,000
<i>The kitchen was a mess.</i>

356
00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:31,667
<i>The kitchen was a mess.</i>

357
00:13:31,667 --> 00:13:34,000
There's no way that she would
leave the house like this.

358
00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:38,667
<i>I remember going upstairs</i>

359
00:13:38,667 --> 00:13:41,200
<i>and that's when, like,</i>
<i>everything started hitting me.</i>

360
00:13:52,266 --> 00:13:53,567
<i>And that's when I noticed</i>
<i>that her feet</i>

361
00:13:53,567 --> 00:13:55,266
<i>were very, very swollen.</i>

362
00:13:55,266 --> 00:13:56,867
<i>I didn't even mean</i>
<i>to touch her leg,</i>

363
00:13:56,867 --> 00:13:58,266
<i>and she was just ice-cold.</i>

364
00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:08,000
[Bruce] <i>So when I got the call</i>

365
00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:09,300
<i>from the Princeton</i>
<i>Police Department,</i>

366
00:14:09,367 --> 00:14:11,500
I remember I was at church
with my family.

367
00:14:12,266 --> 00:14:14,800
And so I had
to go home, suit up,

368
00:14:14,867 --> 00:14:17,467
and head to the scene
as fast as I could.

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00:14:20,567 --> 00:14:24,100
[AJ] <i>I was contacted</i>
<i>by my division commander</i>

370
00:14:24,100 --> 00:14:26,900
<i>on September 20th, 2017.</i>

371
00:14:26,967 --> 00:14:28,900
<i>Got in contact</i>
<i>with Ranger Sherman.</i>

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00:14:29,567 --> 00:14:31,867
<i>And I went into the house.</i>

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00:14:35,367 --> 00:14:38,266
<i>The room being in a state</i>
<i>of disarray catches my eye.</i>

374
00:14:39,667 --> 00:14:43,900
Because of the fact
of so much stuff knocked about

375
00:14:43,967 --> 00:14:45,767
that indicates to me
that there's a struggle.

376
00:14:46,767 --> 00:14:48,100
[Bruce] <i>Once we got</i>
<i>in the kitchen,</i>

377
00:14:48,100 --> 00:14:50,400
<i>there was still just</i>
<i>drinks and food</i>

378
00:14:50,467 --> 00:14:53,166
<i>out on the table</i>
<i>and on the counter.</i>

379
00:14:53,166 --> 00:14:57,000
<i>It just looked like</i>
<i>there'd been company over</i>

380
00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:58,767
but nobody bothered
to clean up.

381
00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:03,567
I did collect the plates
and the eating utensils.

382
00:15:03,567 --> 00:15:05,344
to get some type
of transfer evidence,

383
00:15:05,344 --> 00:15:06,800
to get some type
of transfer evidence,

384
00:15:06,867 --> 00:15:10,867
whether it be fingerprints
or DNA of some sort.

385
00:15:10,867 --> 00:15:13,767
[Calli] <i>With the way</i>
<i>that the food was left out,</i>

386
00:15:13,767 --> 00:15:15,867
<i>and that the kitchen</i>
<i>had not been cleaned up,</i>

387
00:15:15,867 --> 00:15:18,100
that also led investigators
to believe

388
00:15:18,100 --> 00:15:19,467
that she may have known
her killer.

389
00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:26,967
[Bruce] <i>Then we lead</i>
<i>our way up the staircase</i>

390
00:15:26,967 --> 00:15:28,900
to the bedrooms
and the room ultimately

391
00:15:28,967 --> 00:15:30,667
where Kelli's body
was deceased.

392
00:15:32,667 --> 00:15:35,000
<i>Something really terrible</i>

393
00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:35,344
<i>and violent had happened.</i>

394
00:15:35,344 --> 00:15:36,467
<i>and violent had happened.</i>

395
00:15:38,266 --> 00:15:41,600
<i>There was a lot of blood</i>
<i>concentrated on Kelli.</i>

396
00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:44,467
<i>The stab wounds to Kelli</i>

397
00:15:44,467 --> 00:15:46,567
<i>were on her neck</i>
<i>and her face and head,</i>

398
00:15:46,567 --> 00:15:49,800
while a lot of the gunshot
wounds were spread out

399
00:15:49,867 --> 00:15:51,100
<i>from head to toe.</i>

400
00:15:52,266 --> 00:15:55,367
[AJ] <i>It is unusual</i>
<i>for a murder</i>

401
00:15:55,367 --> 00:15:57,467
<i>to use two different</i>
<i>types of weapons,</i>

402
00:15:57,467 --> 00:15:59,867
<i>so it wouldn't be unreasonable</i>

403
00:15:59,867 --> 00:16:03,567
for us to look
at the probability

404
00:16:03,567 --> 00:16:05,344
of two people involved
in her murder.

405
00:16:05,344 --> 00:16:06,100
of two people involved
in her murder.

406
00:16:07,266 --> 00:16:09,367
Absolutely, it seemed
like a crime of rage.

407
00:16:09,367 --> 00:16:10,367
Just evil.

408
00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:14,500
[AJ] <i>A sexual assault,</i>

409
00:16:14,567 --> 00:16:16,867
based upon the information
I was provided,

410
00:16:16,867 --> 00:16:18,000
it was ruled out.

411
00:16:18,900 --> 00:16:19,967
[Calli] <i>It was very clear</i>

412
00:16:19,967 --> 00:16:21,266
to the field agents
that responded

413
00:16:21,266 --> 00:16:25,367
that she had been deceased
for probably a number of days.

414
00:16:27,300 --> 00:16:29,200
<i>The bullet evidence,</i>

415
00:16:29,266 --> 00:16:30,667
<i>the bullet casings</i>
<i>and fragments</i>

416
00:16:30,667 --> 00:16:33,567
<i>they collected</i>
<i>were .22 caliber.</i>

417
00:16:35,066 --> 00:16:35,344
[narrator] <i>There are eight</i>
<i>bullet wounds</i>

418
00:16:35,344 --> 00:16:36,467
[narrator] <i>There are eight</i>
<i>bullet wounds</i>

419
00:16:36,467 --> 00:16:37,667
<i>found on Kelli's body.</i>

420
00:16:38,867 --> 00:16:40,867
<i>No gun or knife</i>
<i>is left at the scene.</i>

421
00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:44,867
[Bruce] <i>Kayden met me</i>

422
00:16:44,867 --> 00:16:46,166
<i>at the Princeton</i>
<i>Police Department</i>

423
00:16:46,166 --> 00:16:47,100
<i>on my request.</i>

424
00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,166
<i>She was trying</i>
<i>to process, I think.</i>

425
00:16:50,166 --> 00:16:52,066
<i>Not only that her mother</i>
<i>was deceased,</i>

426
00:16:52,066 --> 00:16:54,367
<i>but also what she just saw.</i>

427
00:16:57,800 --> 00:16:59,000
[Kayden] <i>Bruce came in.</i>

428
00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:01,767
<i>Didn't want to, like,</i>
<i>make me feel uncomfortable.</i>

429
00:17:01,767 --> 00:17:04,166
<i>And he was like,</i>
<i>"Well, tell me what happened.</i>

430
00:17:04,166 --> 00:17:05,344
Like, step-by-step,
tell me everything."

431
00:17:05,344 --> 00:17:06,600
Like, step-by-step,
tell me everything."

432
00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:16,000
[Bruce] <i>She knew her mom</i>

433
00:17:16,066 --> 00:17:17,667
<i>better than anybody</i>
<i>on the planet.</i>

434
00:17:17,667 --> 00:17:21,100
And so, her being able
to identify the people

435
00:17:21,100 --> 00:17:23,100
that not only
her mom knew well,

436
00:17:23,166 --> 00:17:25,567
but the people that her mom
had been around recently,

437
00:17:25,567 --> 00:17:26,800
was very helpful.

438
00:17:32,667 --> 00:17:34,967
One of the first people
Kayden told me about

439
00:17:34,967 --> 00:17:35,344
was Ronnie Welborn.

440
00:17:35,344 --> 00:17:36,367
was Ronnie Welborn.

441
00:17:36,367 --> 00:17:37,767
[Bruce speaking in tape]

442
00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:40,600
[Kayden speaking on tape]

443
00:17:58,300 --> 00:17:59,367
Okay.

444
00:18:06,266 --> 00:18:08,266
[Bruce] <i>When I talked</i>
<i>with Kayden,</i>

445
00:18:08,266 --> 00:18:11,166
<i>she identified Tiffany.</i>

446
00:18:11,166 --> 00:18:16,000
<i>But also Ronnie's</i>
<i>most recent girlfriend, Kadie.</i>

447
00:18:16,066 --> 00:18:19,300
<i>And it seemed like there was</i>
<i>probably some bad blood</i>

448
00:18:20,100 --> 00:18:22,367
or a rocky relationship

449
00:18:22,367 --> 00:18:24,467
between Kadie and Kelli.

450
00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:29,867
<i>Ultimately, if there was</i>
<i>anybody that knew Kelli</i>
<i>better than Kayden,</i>

451
00:18:30,567 --> 00:18:31,767
may have been Ronnie.

452
00:19:02,500 --> 00:19:05,166
[narrator] <i>Ronnie says</i>
<i>the last time he saw Kelli</i>

453
00:19:05,166 --> 00:19:05,344
<i>was when he dropped off</i>
<i>some paperwork at her house.</i>

454
00:19:05,344 --> 00:19:07,567
<i>was when he dropped off</i>
<i>some paperwork at her house.</i>

455
00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:33,867
The murder occurred probably
early Sunday morning,

456
00:19:33,867 --> 00:19:35,344
like, after midnight
on Saturday.

457
00:19:35,344 --> 00:19:36,867
like, after midnight
on Saturday.

458
00:19:36,867 --> 00:19:39,600
And last time he saw her
was on the Friday.

459
00:19:45,166 --> 00:19:47,467
[narrator] <i>But Ronnie</i>
<i>admits another woman</i>

460
00:19:47,467 --> 00:19:49,667
<i>has caused issues</i>
<i>between him and Kelli.</i>

461
00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:12,500
While Ronnie was having
an affair with Kelli,

462
00:20:12,567 --> 00:20:15,800
he also was living
with the mother

463
00:20:15,867 --> 00:20:17,567
of his most recent child.

464
00:20:17,567 --> 00:20:20,066
[narrator] <i>Kadie's baby had</i>
<i>come as a bombshell to Kelli.</i>

465
00:20:21,367 --> 00:20:23,000
[Kayden] <i>That was New Year's</i>

466
00:20:23,066 --> 00:20:26,400
<i>of 2016, when she was</i>
<i>out with Angie.</i>

467
00:20:27,367 --> 00:20:29,066
[Angela] <i>2016 New Year's Eve</i>

468
00:20:30,166 --> 00:20:33,066
<i>we ran into a couple there</i>
<i>that Ronnie knew</i>

469
00:20:33,066 --> 00:20:34,367
<i>and that Kelli knew.</i>

470
00:20:34,367 --> 00:20:35,344
They had told Kelli

471
00:20:35,344 --> 00:20:35,767
They had told Kelli

472
00:20:35,767 --> 00:20:38,000
that Ronnie got
his girlfriend pregnant.

473
00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:40,000
<i>And from what I understand,</i>

474
00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:43,567
Kelli never thought
it was a serious thing.

475
00:20:43,567 --> 00:20:45,700
<i>I can remember her being</i>
<i>a little shocked about it.</i>

476
00:20:45,767 --> 00:20:47,867
<i>And Kelli kinda said,</i>
<i>"I gotta go to the bathroom."</i>

477
00:20:47,867 --> 00:20:49,266
<i>And she got up</i>
<i>and went to the bathroom.</i>

478
00:20:51,767 --> 00:20:54,266
I vaguely remember
my mom calling me,

479
00:20:54,266 --> 00:20:55,500
<i>and she was very frantic.</i>

480
00:20:56,266 --> 00:20:58,467
<i>My mom knew nothing of it.</i>

481
00:20:58,467 --> 00:21:00,367
She told me, she was like,
"I'm so upset,

482
00:21:00,367 --> 00:21:01,400
like, I'm shaking..."

483
00:21:01,467 --> 00:21:03,266
And you could hear
in her voice,

484
00:21:03,266 --> 00:21:05,344
<i>'cause like, this is something</i>
<i>very, very big to lie about.</i>

485
00:21:05,344 --> 00:21:06,066
<i>'cause like, this is something</i>
<i>very, very big to lie about.</i>

486
00:21:06,066 --> 00:21:07,767
This is a child

487
00:21:07,767 --> 00:21:09,367
that is now coming into play.

488
00:21:09,367 --> 00:21:11,567
<i>Ronnie was definitely lying</i>
<i>to the both of them.</i>

489
00:21:12,367 --> 00:21:14,100
He was living a double life.

490
00:21:14,100 --> 00:21:17,066
[Bruce] <i>As soon as I found out</i>
<i>about Kadie, I contacted her</i>

491
00:21:17,066 --> 00:21:19,700
and she drove up
to the Princeton
Police Department

492
00:21:19,767 --> 00:21:20,867
to visit with me as well.

493
00:21:21,500 --> 00:21:22,767
<i>When I talked to Kadie,</i>

494
00:21:22,767 --> 00:21:24,667
<i>she seemed uninvolved</i>

495
00:21:24,667 --> 00:21:27,467
<i>compared to Kayden and Ronnie.</i>

496
00:21:27,467 --> 00:21:30,066
<i>And she didn't seem</i>
<i>to have any information</i>

497
00:21:30,066 --> 00:21:34,100
and know about the affair
between Ronnie and Kelli.

498
00:21:34,100 --> 00:21:35,344
[narrator] <i>As detectives</i>
<i>dig deeper into Kelli's</i>

499
00:21:35,344 --> 00:21:36,467
[narrator] <i>As detectives</i>
<i>dig deeper into Kelli's</i>

500
00:21:36,467 --> 00:21:37,800
<i>complicated love life,</i>

501
00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:39,800
<i>a neighborhood canvas</i>

502
00:21:39,867 --> 00:21:42,900
<i>suddenly points them</i>
<i>in a new direction.</i>

503
00:21:42,967 --> 00:21:44,767
[Casey] <i>Some of the neighbors</i>
<i>noticed a truck</i>

504
00:21:44,767 --> 00:21:46,667
with an out-of-state
license plate,

505
00:21:46,667 --> 00:21:47,700
Illinois,

506
00:21:47,700 --> 00:21:50,467
<i>was there at Kelli's house</i>
<i>that weekend.</i>

507
00:21:50,467 --> 00:21:52,100
And so it's actually
when they're talking

508
00:21:52,166 --> 00:21:54,900
to Ronnie Welborn
the night of the murder

509
00:21:54,967 --> 00:21:56,767
that they ask him, you know,

510
00:21:56,767 --> 00:21:57,867
"Hey, do you know anything

511
00:21:57,867 --> 00:21:59,800
about this truck with
an Illinois license plate?

512
00:21:59,867 --> 00:22:01,066
Like, is that your truck?"

513
00:22:01,066 --> 00:22:03,000
And Ronnie immediately
was able to respond,

514
00:22:03,066 --> 00:22:05,100
"No, the truck with
the Illinois license plate,

515
00:22:05,166 --> 00:22:05,344
that's Robert Veal's."

516
00:22:05,344 --> 00:22:06,667
that's Robert Veal's."

517
00:22:06,667 --> 00:22:07,800
[narrator] <i>Police discover</i>

518
00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:10,767
<i>that Veal once worked</i>
<i>for Express Fabrication</i>

519
00:22:10,767 --> 00:22:12,600
<i>and had been friendly</i>
<i>with both Kelli</i>

520
00:22:12,667 --> 00:22:14,800
<i>and Ronnie for years.</i>

521
00:22:14,867 --> 00:22:16,867
<i>He hadn't had any</i>
<i>brushes with the law.</i>

522
00:22:18,367 --> 00:22:20,100
[Casey] <i>Investigators</i>
<i>tracked down Robert Veal</i>

523
00:22:20,166 --> 00:22:22,400
and interviewed him
about a week after the murder.

524
00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:24,667
[Bruce] <i>When we met</i>
<i>with Robert Veal,</i>

525
00:22:24,667 --> 00:22:28,100
<i>he was open that he had been</i>
<i>at Kelli's house a lot.</i>

526
00:22:28,166 --> 00:22:29,567
<i>He admitted that he was there</i>

527
00:22:29,567 --> 00:22:32,367
with the intent to install
an above-ground pool.

528
00:22:34,667 --> 00:22:35,344
<i>We did collect DNA</i>
<i>from Robert Veal.</i>

529
00:22:35,344 --> 00:22:38,066
<i>We did collect DNA</i>
<i>from Robert Veal.</i>

530
00:22:38,066 --> 00:22:40,367
But when we asked
Robert for consent

531
00:22:40,367 --> 00:22:42,000
to search his phone,

532
00:22:42,066 --> 00:22:43,600
and he denied it,

533
00:22:43,667 --> 00:22:45,700
<i>he starts tampering</i>
<i>with his phone.</i>

534
00:22:45,767 --> 00:22:48,066
<i>And so it became</i>
<i>pretty evident to us</i>

535
00:22:48,066 --> 00:22:49,867
<i>he was trying</i>
<i>to destroy evidence.</i>

536
00:22:49,867 --> 00:22:51,767
<i>And so at that time,</i>
<i>we seized the phone.</i>

537
00:22:53,367 --> 00:22:55,467
<i>So, he was certainly</i>
<i>a person of interest.</i>

538
00:22:56,300 --> 00:22:58,367
We had no idea
what the motive could be.

539
00:23:00,100 --> 00:23:01,467
[narrator] <i>Kelli's</i>
<i>best friends from home</i>

540
00:23:01,467 --> 00:23:03,567
<i>are just learning</i>
<i>about her murder.</i>

541
00:23:05,166 --> 00:23:05,344
[Angela] <i>I was at work</i>

542
00:23:05,344 --> 00:23:06,266
[Angela] <i>I was at work</i>

543
00:23:06,266 --> 00:23:07,767
<i>when I found out</i>
<i>about the murder.</i>

544
00:23:07,767 --> 00:23:09,266
<i>My friend had called me.</i>

545
00:23:09,266 --> 00:23:10,600
I was so distraught.

546
00:23:10,667 --> 00:23:12,100
I couldn't even work
the rest of the day.

547
00:23:17,767 --> 00:23:19,266
The entire thing was rough,

548
00:23:19,266 --> 00:23:21,100
because here I knew
Kelli from...

549
00:23:23,100 --> 00:23:24,767
my earliest memories in life.

550
00:23:26,066 --> 00:23:27,600
<i>Angie and I were</i>
<i>both dumbfounded.</i>

551
00:23:27,667 --> 00:23:30,100
<i>We arranged a time to meet.</i>

552
00:23:30,166 --> 00:23:33,667
<i>Talking about how we were</i>
<i>suspect of something going on.</i>

553
00:23:34,767 --> 00:23:35,344
<i>What could it have been?</i>

554
00:23:35,344 --> 00:23:36,567
<i>What could it have been?</i>

555
00:23:36,567 --> 00:23:38,200
[Angela] <i>Jason and I</i>
<i>were trying to figure out</i>

556
00:23:38,266 --> 00:23:40,367
who knew Kelli enough

557
00:23:40,367 --> 00:23:41,467
to wanna do
something like this.

558
00:23:41,467 --> 00:23:43,200
And the only person
was Tiffany.

559
00:23:44,467 --> 00:23:46,367
<i>I thought, "Maybe we need</i>
<i>to tell the police."</i>

560
00:23:52,100 --> 00:23:53,500
[Casey] <i>This murder shocked</i>

561
00:23:53,567 --> 00:23:55,367
<i>all of Kelli's family</i>
<i>and friends.</i>

562
00:23:57,767 --> 00:23:59,900
Some of Kelli's friends
reached out

563
00:23:59,967 --> 00:24:02,500
and contacted
the Princeton Police

564
00:24:02,567 --> 00:24:03,767
<i>about Tiffany,</i>

565
00:24:05,467 --> 00:24:07,100
<i>knowing the history.</i>

566
00:24:07,100 --> 00:24:08,567
<i>And said, "Hey, you're looking</i>

567
00:24:08,567 --> 00:24:10,100
<i>for people that were</i>
<i>mad at Kelli</i>

568
00:24:10,166 --> 00:24:11,200
<i>and angry at Kelli,</i>

569
00:24:11,266 --> 00:24:12,700
<i>Tiffany is one</i>
<i>of these people."</i>

570
00:24:14,166 --> 00:24:16,567
[Jason] <i>I asked to talk</i>
<i>to an investigator</i>

571
00:24:16,567 --> 00:24:18,867
<i>involved with Kelli's murder.</i>

572
00:24:18,867 --> 00:24:20,137
<i>I left my information,</i>
<i>name, number,</i>

573
00:24:20,137 --> 00:24:21,667
<i>I left my information,</i>
<i>name, number,</i>

574
00:24:21,667 --> 00:24:23,967
and was gonna leave
the ball in their court

575
00:24:23,967 --> 00:24:26,700
to determine if she may
have been part of it or not.

576
00:24:29,166 --> 00:24:30,367
[narrator] <i>But the idea</i>
<i>that Tiffany</i>

577
00:24:30,367 --> 00:24:32,100
<i>could be connected</i>
<i>to the crime</i>

578
00:24:32,100 --> 00:24:34,467
<i>makes no sense to some people.</i>

579
00:24:34,467 --> 00:24:37,100
[Kayden] <i>Tiffany,</i>
<i>she was, she was nice.</i>

580
00:24:38,100 --> 00:24:39,500
If my mom worked late,

581
00:24:39,567 --> 00:24:41,066
she would pick me up
from school

582
00:24:41,066 --> 00:24:43,000
and she would help me
with whatever I needed,

583
00:24:43,066 --> 00:24:45,400
or if she could tell
that, you know,

584
00:24:45,467 --> 00:24:47,100
kinda life
was getting too hard,

585
00:24:47,166 --> 00:24:48,767
she'd be like, "Hey,
let's go for a drive."

586
00:24:49,867 --> 00:24:50,137
<i>It was hard for me</i>
<i>to believe that Tiffany</i>

587
00:24:50,137 --> 00:24:51,467
<i>It was hard for me</i>
<i>to believe that Tiffany</i>

588
00:24:51,467 --> 00:24:52,867
<i>had any involvement in it.</i>

589
00:24:54,567 --> 00:24:56,667
[narrator] <i>Although she's</i>
<i>still living in Princeton,</i>

590
00:24:56,667 --> 00:24:58,400
<i>it's been over three years</i>

591
00:24:58,467 --> 00:24:59,667
<i>since Tiffany moved out</i>

592
00:24:59,667 --> 00:25:01,367
<i>and moved on from Ronnie.</i>

593
00:25:02,467 --> 00:25:05,767
<i>Investigators come</i>
<i>to the same conclusion.</i>

594
00:25:05,767 --> 00:25:07,500
[Bruce] <i>Based on</i>
<i>witness interviews</i>

595
00:25:07,567 --> 00:25:09,467
<i>and information that we had,</i>

596
00:25:09,467 --> 00:25:10,967
she wasn't one of those people

597
00:25:10,967 --> 00:25:13,967
that was intimately involved
in Kelli's life.

598
00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:17,600
<i>Based on all the evidence,</i>

599
00:25:17,667 --> 00:25:20,137
Tiffany just wasn't relevant
to the investigation.

600
00:25:20,137 --> 00:25:20,266
Tiffany just wasn't relevant
to the investigation.

601
00:25:26,266 --> 00:25:27,667
[Kayden] <i>After my mom's death,</i>

602
00:25:27,667 --> 00:25:30,000
<i>Ronnie called me</i>
<i>on several occasions.</i>

603
00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:31,033
<i>Would check up on me,</i>

604
00:25:31,033 --> 00:25:33,767
see if, you know,
investigators had called me,

605
00:25:33,767 --> 00:25:35,467
gave me any new details.

606
00:25:36,867 --> 00:25:40,367
<i>But also, another person</i>
<i>that reached out to me</i>

607
00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:42,266
<i>was Kadie.</i>

608
00:25:42,266 --> 00:25:44,367
<i>She reached out</i>
<i>to me on Facebook</i>

609
00:25:44,367 --> 00:25:46,000
<i>and asked how I was doing.</i>

610
00:25:46,066 --> 00:25:49,767
And said that
she had lost her mom

611
00:25:49,767 --> 00:25:50,137
and she kinda
knew the feeling,

612
00:25:50,137 --> 00:25:52,900
and she kinda
knew the feeling,

613
00:25:52,967 --> 00:25:54,166
like, how it felt,

614
00:25:54,166 --> 00:25:55,367
and that if I needed anything

615
00:25:55,367 --> 00:25:56,867
that she would
be there for me.

616
00:25:56,867 --> 00:25:58,166
<i>And I was like, "Oh, wow.</i>

617
00:25:58,166 --> 00:26:00,066
<i>I can kind of relate</i>
<i>to this lady</i>

618
00:26:00,066 --> 00:26:01,467
<i>because I've just</i>
<i>lost my mom."</i>

619
00:26:04,567 --> 00:26:06,266
[narrator] <i>As the</i>
<i>investigation continues,</i>

620
00:26:06,266 --> 00:26:08,767
<i>with no suspects identified,</i>

621
00:26:08,767 --> 00:26:10,967
<i>Kayden calls investigators</i>
<i>for updates.</i>

622
00:26:11,900 --> 00:26:13,567
Every time I would call,
there was nothing.

623
00:26:13,567 --> 00:26:15,667
And I was like,
"All right, I'm going
stir crazy over here.

624
00:26:15,667 --> 00:26:17,000
I can't sleep, I can't eat,

625
00:26:17,066 --> 00:26:18,066
I can't do anything."

626
00:26:18,900 --> 00:26:20,137
[Bruce] <i>Kayden</i>
<i>was very motivated</i>

627
00:26:20,137 --> 00:26:21,500
[Bruce] <i>Kayden</i>
<i>was very motivated</i>

628
00:26:21,567 --> 00:26:24,200
to figure out
who killed her mom.

629
00:26:24,266 --> 00:26:28,367
And so she did
her own canvassing
of the neighborhood.

630
00:26:28,367 --> 00:26:31,066
[Calli] <i>And so, in speaking</i>
<i>to some neighbors</i>

631
00:26:31,066 --> 00:26:32,867
<i>actually directly</i>
<i>across the street</i>

632
00:26:32,867 --> 00:26:34,700
<i>from Kelli's townhome,</i>

633
00:26:34,767 --> 00:26:37,667
a man provided information
to Kayden

634
00:26:37,667 --> 00:26:39,467
that he had seen somebody

635
00:26:39,467 --> 00:26:42,200
by the name "D," who he knew,

636
00:26:42,266 --> 00:26:44,066
over at Kelli's house

637
00:26:44,066 --> 00:26:45,600
that Saturday afternoon.

638
00:26:49,467 --> 00:26:50,137
[narrator] <i>Kayden reaches</i>
<i>out to a friend</i>

639
00:26:50,137 --> 00:26:51,066
[narrator] <i>Kayden reaches</i>
<i>out to a friend</i>

640
00:26:51,066 --> 00:26:53,567
<i>who knows just about</i>
<i>everyone in town</i>

641
00:26:53,567 --> 00:26:55,266
<i>to find out more about "D."</i>

642
00:26:56,166 --> 00:26:57,100
[Kayden] <i>I had told her</i>

643
00:26:57,100 --> 00:26:58,100
<i>the information</i>
<i>I had found out.</i>

644
00:26:58,166 --> 00:27:00,100
And she was like,
"I know who that is."

645
00:27:01,166 --> 00:27:03,567
And she told me his full name.

646
00:27:04,667 --> 00:27:05,767
<i>Delvin Powell.</i>

647
00:27:07,900 --> 00:27:09,567
Kayden was very helpful

648
00:27:09,567 --> 00:27:14,100
in helping us identify
who "D" was.

649
00:27:14,166 --> 00:27:16,767
<i>And we found out he had</i>
<i>a warrant for his arrest</i>

650
00:27:16,767 --> 00:27:18,700
for a previous offense

651
00:27:18,767 --> 00:27:19,867
for choking his girlfriend.

652
00:27:27,500 --> 00:27:28,900
[Calli] <i>So, the Texas Rangers,</i>

653
00:27:28,900 --> 00:27:30,967
<i>with the help</i>
<i>of the Collin County</i>
<i>Sheriff's Office</i>

654
00:27:30,967 --> 00:27:32,166
<i>and Princeton</i>
<i>Police Department</i>

655
00:27:32,166 --> 00:27:33,700
ultimately find Delvin Powell

656
00:27:33,767 --> 00:27:35,600
hiding in a motel in Allen,

657
00:27:35,667 --> 00:27:38,500
<i>not far from the city</i>
<i>of Princeton.</i>

658
00:27:40,667 --> 00:27:42,000
[Bruce] <i>We searched</i>
<i>the hotel room</i>

659
00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:43,900
<i>he was staying in,</i>

660
00:27:43,967 --> 00:27:45,767
<i>as well as the vehicle</i>
<i>in the parking lot.</i>

661
00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:49,367
<i>And there were .22 bullets,</i>

662
00:27:49,367 --> 00:27:50,137
<i>the same caliber</i>
<i>which was used</i>

663
00:27:50,137 --> 00:27:51,300
<i>the same caliber</i>
<i>which was used</i>

664
00:27:51,367 --> 00:27:53,000
<i>for the murder weapon</i>
<i>for Kelli.</i>

665
00:27:53,066 --> 00:27:55,166
As well as several knives

666
00:27:55,166 --> 00:27:56,567
that were found
in the hotel room.

667
00:27:57,667 --> 00:28:00,367
[Calli] <i>And they arrest</i>
<i>Delvin Powell</i>

668
00:28:00,367 --> 00:28:02,867
<i>for his outstanding</i>
<i>domestic violence warrant</i>

669
00:28:03,567 --> 00:28:04,867
on September 27th.

670
00:28:04,867 --> 00:28:07,767
So, just seven days
after Kelli was found.

671
00:28:11,567 --> 00:28:14,000
[Kayden] <i>None of it</i>
<i>made sense to me.</i>

672
00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:16,000
Because it... it just didn't.

673
00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:17,266
Nothing was adding up.

674
00:28:20,166 --> 00:28:23,166
[Jason] <i>About two weeks</i>
<i>after Kelli's murder,</i>

675
00:28:23,166 --> 00:28:25,800
<i>I was invited</i>
<i>to go over to help</i>

676
00:28:25,867 --> 00:28:27,867
<i>with her property estate.</i>

677
00:28:27,867 --> 00:28:30,166
<i>On the sidewalk,</i>
<i>there was graffiti.</i>

678
00:28:30,166 --> 00:28:31,200
<i>Someone had written,</i>

679
00:28:33,166 --> 00:28:34,300
<i>"Whore lives here."</i>

680
00:28:36,767 --> 00:28:37,867
And it was recent

681
00:28:37,867 --> 00:28:40,567
because one rain
would have washed that off.

682
00:28:41,166 --> 00:28:42,667
<i>And it was there plain as day.</i>

683
00:28:44,300 --> 00:28:45,266
<i>And I just thought,</i>

684
00:28:45,266 --> 00:28:46,700
<i>"Why would somebody</i>
<i>went over there</i>

685
00:28:46,767 --> 00:28:49,000
<i>and put graffiti</i>
<i>on her sidewalk</i>

686
00:28:49,066 --> 00:28:50,137
<i>knowing that</i>
<i>she'd been murdered?"</i>

687
00:28:50,137 --> 00:28:51,400
<i>knowing that</i>
<i>she'd been murdered?"</i>

688
00:28:51,467 --> 00:28:52,900
<i>Someone was still</i>
<i>pissed at her.</i>

689
00:29:05,100 --> 00:29:07,367
[narrator] <i>As police wait</i>
<i>for DNA results</i>

690
00:29:07,367 --> 00:29:10,166
<i>in connection with the murder</i>
<i>of Kelli Underwood,</i>

691
00:29:10,166 --> 00:29:12,266
<i>another piece of evidence</i>
<i>comes through.</i>

692
00:29:16,967 --> 00:29:19,300
[Bruce] <i>About two weeks</i>
<i>after the murder,</i>

693
00:29:19,367 --> 00:29:21,166
we finally get
some records back

694
00:29:21,166 --> 00:29:22,700
for Kelli's cell phone.

695
00:29:22,767 --> 00:29:25,567
[narrator] <i>The texts will</i>
<i>hopefully reveal a connection</i>

696
00:29:25,567 --> 00:29:29,900
<i>between Delvin Powell,</i>
<i>Robert Veal,</i>
<i>and Kelli Underwood.</i>

697
00:29:31,367 --> 00:29:33,567
<i>But instead,</i>
<i>the records expose</i>

698
00:29:33,567 --> 00:29:36,200
<i>a secret history</i>
<i>of mean girl conflict.</i>

699
00:29:41,767 --> 00:29:43,367
[Bailey] <i>Kadie reaches out</i>
<i>to Kelli.</i>

700
00:29:43,367 --> 00:29:46,066
<i>She messages her</i>
<i>and asks like,</i>

701
00:29:46,066 --> 00:29:49,000
"Hey, you know,
I know we haven't
always been close.

702
00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:50,266
I know we're not
the best of friends,

703
00:29:50,266 --> 00:29:52,000
but I'm about to have a baby
with this man

704
00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:53,667
<i>and I really just need</i>
<i>to know the truth.</i>

705
00:29:53,667 --> 00:29:54,900
<i>Is there something going on?"</i>

706
00:29:56,867 --> 00:29:58,367
Once my mom had found out

707
00:29:58,367 --> 00:29:59,867
that they were
having the baby,

708
00:29:59,867 --> 00:30:01,156
<i>she like, cut the relationship</i>
<i>with Ronnie off.</i>

709
00:30:01,156 --> 00:30:02,400
<i>she like, cut the relationship</i>
<i>with Ronnie off.</i>

710
00:30:03,767 --> 00:30:05,367
[narrator] <i>But Ronnie</i>
<i>was still going over</i>

711
00:30:05,367 --> 00:30:08,467
<i>to Kelli's home</i>
<i>several times a week</i>
<i>for work related issues.</i>

712
00:30:11,066 --> 00:30:13,367
[Sherman] <i>Kelli replied</i>
<i>to Kadie's question</i>

713
00:30:13,367 --> 00:30:15,867
<i>about the affair</i>
<i>between her and Ronnie,</i>

714
00:30:15,867 --> 00:30:19,600
and let her know
that nothing was going on
between the two of them.

715
00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:23,066
[Bailey] <i>Kadie has the baby</i>
<i>in the summer of 2017</i>

716
00:30:23,066 --> 00:30:24,867
<i>and I think it's after</i>
<i>that she has the baby</i>

717
00:30:24,867 --> 00:30:27,100
<i>that her suspicions</i>
<i>just heighten.</i>

718
00:30:27,100 --> 00:30:30,567
She is paranoid, jealous.

719
00:30:30,567 --> 00:30:31,156
<i>She is constantly</i>
<i>watching the house</i>
<i>over at Kelli's house.</i>

720
00:30:31,156 --> 00:30:33,700
<i>She is constantly</i>
<i>watching the house</i>
<i>over at Kelli's house.</i>

721
00:30:34,500 --> 00:30:36,266
[narrator] <i>With good reason.</i>

722
00:30:36,266 --> 00:30:40,900
<i>After the baby is born,</i>
<i>Ronnie and Kelli rekindle</i>
<i>their affair.</i>

723
00:30:40,967 --> 00:30:44,000
<i>He tells her he's going to</i>
<i>break it off with Kadie.</i>

724
00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:45,567
[Graham] <i>My mom tried</i>
<i>to cut it off,</i>

725
00:30:45,567 --> 00:30:48,166
<i>but Ronnie was not</i>
<i>having it at all.</i>

726
00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:50,266
And I knew my mom knew better

727
00:30:50,266 --> 00:30:52,066
than what she was
participating in.

728
00:30:52,066 --> 00:30:53,767
And she deserved more

729
00:30:53,767 --> 00:30:56,967
than being this,
you know, other woman.

730
00:30:56,967 --> 00:30:59,166
<i>It didn't make sense.</i>
<i>None of it did.</i>

731
00:31:00,667 --> 00:31:01,156
[narrator] <i>Investigators</i>
<i>learned from Kayden</i>

732
00:31:01,156 --> 00:31:02,467
[narrator] <i>Investigators</i>
<i>learned from Kayden</i>

733
00:31:02,467 --> 00:31:05,867
<i>that the situation boiled over</i>
<i>in early July.</i>

734
00:31:05,867 --> 00:31:08,266
[Graham] <i>Ronnie showed up</i>
<i>to my mom's house</i>
<i>to drop off a check.</i>

735
00:31:08,266 --> 00:31:11,300
And him and my mom
were inside talking.

736
00:31:11,367 --> 00:31:12,967
[tense music playing]

737
00:31:12,967 --> 00:31:16,867
[Bailey] <i>Kadie sees</i>
<i>Ronnie's truck</i>
<i>at Kelli's house.</i>

738
00:31:16,867 --> 00:31:20,367
So she goes over there
and she starts looking
through Ronnie's truck.

739
00:31:22,467 --> 00:31:24,400
[Graham] <i>My mom went outside</i>

740
00:31:24,467 --> 00:31:26,767
<i>and saw that Kadie was in</i>
<i>Ronnie's truck.</i>

741
00:31:31,800 --> 00:31:35,967
[Bailey] <i>Kelli actually</i>
<i>approaches the car</i>
<i>that Kadie is in.</i>

742
00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:38,467
<i>Kelli is banging</i>
<i>on the window,</i>

743
00:31:38,467 --> 00:31:40,166
<i>asking Kadie</i>
<i>to get off her property.</i>

744
00:31:44,767 --> 00:31:48,166
[Sherman] <i>This struggle</i>
<i>between Kadie and Kelli,</i>

745
00:31:48,166 --> 00:31:50,567
it just grows.
It festers over time.

746
00:31:53,367 --> 00:31:58,800
On July 18th, Kadie sent Kelli
a text message
that said, you know...

747
00:31:58,867 --> 00:32:00,266
[reading]

748
00:32:02,567 --> 00:32:05,367
[narrator] <i>But Kadie isn't</i>
<i>the only person texting Kelli.</i>

749
00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:11,166
[Bailey] <i>On August 6, 2017,</i>
<i>Ronnie's texting Kelli.</i>

750
00:32:11,166 --> 00:32:12,967
<i>You know...</i> [reading]

751
00:32:12,967 --> 00:32:15,867
But Kelli's response to that
that day is, you know,

752
00:32:15,867 --> 00:32:18,867
<i>"F you. Stop calling me.</i>
<i>Don't text me."</i>

753
00:32:20,467 --> 00:32:24,967
One of the last text messages
we found in Kelli's phone
from Ronnie was,

754
00:32:24,967 --> 00:32:27,800
<i>"I love you and I can't wait</i>
<i>for you to be Mrs. Welborn."</i>

755
00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:31,156
[narrator]
<i>Investigators are unsure</i>

756
00:32:31,156 --> 00:32:32,367
[narrator]
<i>Investigators are unsure</i>

757
00:32:32,367 --> 00:32:35,100
<i>what Kadie knows</i>
<i>about any of this.</i>

758
00:32:35,166 --> 00:32:40,867
<i>But a new piece of evidence</i>
<i>suggests she's a lot less</i>
<i>innocent than she claims.</i>

759
00:32:40,867 --> 00:32:45,967
A very interesting and helpful
piece of information
that investigators get.

760
00:32:45,967 --> 00:32:49,500
<i>There is a friend of Kadie's</i>
who wants to remain anonymous.

761
00:32:49,567 --> 00:32:53,200
<i>Kadie admitted</i>
<i>to this anonymous friend</i>

762
00:32:53,266 --> 00:32:56,567
that they had planned to try
to plant drugs

763
00:32:57,467 --> 00:33:00,400
in Kelli's car
and get Kelli arrested.

764
00:33:02,467 --> 00:33:04,100
[Sherman] <i>This plan</i>
<i>hadn't worked.</i>

765
00:33:04,166 --> 00:33:06,867
They were going to have to
take some additional steps

766
00:33:06,867 --> 00:33:09,600
<i>in eliminating Kelli</i>
<i>from being in their life.</i>

767
00:33:09,667 --> 00:33:14,400
The information was vital
in the next step

768
00:33:14,467 --> 00:33:17,567
<i>to help bring Kadie</i>
<i>and Ronnie back in</i>
<i>for another interview.</i>

769
00:33:21,767 --> 00:33:23,000
<i>The interview with Kadie...</i>

770
00:33:24,266 --> 00:33:26,767
she did initially deny
any involvement

771
00:33:26,767 --> 00:33:28,700
in hurting Kelli
or killing her.

772
00:33:36,166 --> 00:33:40,200
I confronted her
and told her that
that wasn't the truth.

773
00:33:40,266 --> 00:33:42,700
And this was
a great opportunity
for her to set it straight

774
00:33:42,767 --> 00:33:44,467
and tell me what happened.

775
00:34:03,767 --> 00:34:04,767
[suspenseful music playing]

776
00:34:07,467 --> 00:34:09,700
We had come a long ways
in the investigation

777
00:34:09,767 --> 00:34:12,066
since the first time
I talked with Kadie.

778
00:34:12,066 --> 00:34:16,166
<i>I came to this interview</i>
<i>with the full deck of cards.</i>

779
00:34:16,166 --> 00:34:19,467
This time I was able
to confront her
with some evidence.

780
00:34:33,867 --> 00:34:37,066
[Miller] <i>As investigators</i>
<i>pressed Kadie</i>
<i>for more information,</i>

781
00:34:37,066 --> 00:34:40,000
she starts to throw
Ronnie under the bus.

782
00:34:42,367 --> 00:34:45,800
Kadie says that Ronnie needed
to get Kelli out of his life

783
00:34:45,867 --> 00:34:47,600
because she was a problem
at the business.

784
00:34:47,667 --> 00:34:50,367
That he couldn't trust her.
That she was always volatile.

785
00:35:04,300 --> 00:35:07,100
[Sherman]
<i>When I interviewed Kadie,</i>
<i>we get to a point</i>

786
00:35:07,100 --> 00:35:09,367
where I thought she was lying.

787
00:35:29,467 --> 00:35:32,667
[narrator] <i>Kadie admits</i>
<i>she knew about Delvin Powell</i>
<i>and Robert Veal.</i>

788
00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:44,767
From Kadie's confession,
she absolutely knew

789
00:35:44,767 --> 00:35:48,867
that Ronnie had hired
Robert to get the job done

790
00:35:48,867 --> 00:35:54,266
and that Robert had Delvin
facilitate with him
the murder of Kelli.

791
00:35:54,266 --> 00:35:56,867
[narrator] <i>Kadie claims</i>
<i>Ronnie was calling</i>
<i>all the shots</i>

792
00:35:56,867 --> 00:35:58,567
<i>as she passively</i>
<i>stayed out of it.</i>

793
00:36:01,166 --> 00:36:03,082
Immediately after Kadie left
the interview room,

794
00:36:03,082 --> 00:36:04,200
Immediately after Kadie left
the interview room,

795
00:36:04,266 --> 00:36:07,000
Ronnie came in
for an interview.

796
00:36:07,066 --> 00:36:10,500
[narrator] <i>Ronnie,</i>
<i>who arrives voluntarily,</i>
<i>is caught off guard</i>

797
00:36:10,567 --> 00:36:11,900
<i>by what comes next.</i>

798
00:36:23,100 --> 00:36:26,200
[Sherman] <i>Once I let</i>
<i>Ronnie know the gig's up,</i>

799
00:36:27,100 --> 00:36:28,367
here is the evidence we have,

800
00:36:28,367 --> 00:36:30,967
it's supported
by Kadie's confession,

801
00:36:31,700 --> 00:36:33,082
um, Ronnie's quick
to take the rap.

802
00:36:33,082 --> 00:36:34,367
um, Ronnie's quick
to take the rap.

803
00:36:37,166 --> 00:36:41,266
Ronnie states
that Ronnie alone
planned this and thought of it

804
00:36:41,266 --> 00:36:45,867
and hired Robert Veal
and paid him $8,000
to do the job.

805
00:36:50,667 --> 00:36:53,467
[Sherman]
<i>He takes responsibility</i>
<i>for setting it all up,</i>

806
00:36:53,467 --> 00:36:58,400
but he certainly was trying to
distance Kadie
from any involvement

807
00:36:58,467 --> 00:36:59,767
<i>in conspiring to kill Kelli.</i>

808
00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:07,867
[narrator] <i>Ronnie and Kadie</i>
<i>appear to be in agreement.</i>

809
00:37:07,867 --> 00:37:09,667
<i>He's the one who chose</i>
<i>to take out Kelli.</i>

810
00:37:11,166 --> 00:37:14,000
<i>But that claim is quickly</i>
<i>exposed as another lie.</i>

811
00:37:16,100 --> 00:37:17,867
[Bailey] <i>Law enforcement gets</i>
<i>a search warrant</i>

812
00:37:17,867 --> 00:37:20,100
<i>for both Kadie</i>
<i>and Ronnie's phone</i>

813
00:37:20,100 --> 00:37:21,900
<i>at the time</i>
<i>following these interviews.</i>

814
00:37:21,967 --> 00:37:24,166
And the texts seem to tell
a different story.

815
00:37:25,600 --> 00:37:30,066
<i>We see over the month</i>
<i>between August 18th</i>
<i>and September 18th</i>

816
00:37:30,066 --> 00:37:31,967
<i>that Kadie continues</i>
<i>to push Ronnie.</i>

817
00:37:31,967 --> 00:37:33,082
<i>"Why is she still</i>
<i>in our lives?</i>

818
00:37:33,082 --> 00:37:33,300
<i>"Why is she still</i>
<i>in our lives?</i>

819
00:37:33,367 --> 00:37:35,300
<i>Why is she not gone?"</i>

820
00:37:35,367 --> 00:37:37,900
[narrator] <i>She can play</i>
<i>innocent all she wants,</i>

821
00:37:37,967 --> 00:37:42,500
<i>but Kadie's texts show</i>
<i>exactly who wanted Kelli gone.</i>

822
00:37:42,567 --> 00:37:48,000
[Sherman] <i>I think</i>
<i>Kadie's primary motive</i>
<i>for having Kelli murdered</i>

823
00:37:48,066 --> 00:37:51,467
<i>or out of her life</i>
<i>stemmed from jealousy.</i>

824
00:37:51,467 --> 00:37:56,200
She's ready to get her life on
and building a family
with her new baby and Ronnie.

825
00:37:56,266 --> 00:37:58,166
And that doesn't
involve Kelli.

826
00:38:00,066 --> 00:38:02,867
<i>The text messages</i>
<i>between Kadie and Ronnie</i>

827
00:38:03,567 --> 00:38:07,066
<i>those evolved and changed</i>

828
00:38:07,066 --> 00:38:09,567
as the time got closer
to the murder of Kelli.

829
00:38:11,767 --> 00:38:14,300
She tells Ronnie,
"I will give you one month.

830
00:38:14,367 --> 00:38:18,300
You have until September 18th
to get Kelli out of our lives

831
00:38:18,367 --> 00:38:20,367
<i>or I'm gone with your child."</i>

832
00:38:20,367 --> 00:38:21,867
I think that's when
Ronnie felt that

833
00:38:21,867 --> 00:38:23,266
he was in a rock
and a hard place

834
00:38:23,266 --> 00:38:24,767
because he didn't want
to lose his child.

835
00:38:26,166 --> 00:38:28,200
[narrator] <i>Ronnie,</i>
<i>feeling he has no choice</i>

836
00:38:28,266 --> 00:38:31,900
<i>but to give Kadie</i>
<i>what she wants,</i>
<i>puts the plan into place.</i>

837
00:38:33,800 --> 00:38:35,367
[Bailey]
<i>We find the text message</i>

838
00:38:35,367 --> 00:38:39,867
between Delvin Powell
and Robert Veal that says,
"Here's the plan.

839
00:38:39,867 --> 00:38:42,400
I'm gonna roll up.
We're gonna turn the music up.

840
00:38:42,467 --> 00:38:45,567
<i>I'm gonna go upstairs,</i>
<i>do what needs to be done."</i>

841
00:38:45,567 --> 00:38:46,667
[narrator]
<i>Veal takes advantage</i>

842
00:38:46,667 --> 00:38:48,967
<i>of his long work friendship</i>
<i>with Kelli.</i>

843
00:38:48,967 --> 00:38:50,867
[Sherman] <i>Being in her house</i>
<i>over time,</i>

844
00:38:50,867 --> 00:38:54,066
he and Delvin Powell built
rapport and trust with Kelli.

845
00:38:54,066 --> 00:38:56,667
And they ate dinner with her,

846
00:38:56,667 --> 00:38:59,200
<i>they had disabled</i>
<i>the camera system,</i>

847
00:38:59,266 --> 00:39:02,367
<i>amped up the music</i>
<i>to cover up any kind of sound.</i>

848
00:39:02,367 --> 00:39:03,082
<i>And that's where it starts.</i>

849
00:39:03,082 --> 00:39:03,367
<i>And that's where it starts.</i>

850
00:39:06,200 --> 00:39:08,867
And she probably fled
up the stairs

851
00:39:08,867 --> 00:39:10,867
to the second floor
into that craft room,

852
00:39:10,867 --> 00:39:13,467
<i>maybe looking for</i>
<i>some scissors or something</i>
<i>to defend herself.</i>

853
00:39:14,767 --> 00:39:17,367
I believe she fought
her hardest that she could,

854
00:39:17,367 --> 00:39:20,200
but she was overpowered
by two individuals.

855
00:39:20,266 --> 00:39:22,567
<i>I believe Delvin Powell</i>
<i>had the knife</i>

856
00:39:22,567 --> 00:39:25,100
<i>and I believe Robert Veal</i>
<i>had the firearm.</i>

857
00:39:28,967 --> 00:39:32,900
<i>Robert Veal sent Ronnie</i>
<i>a text message</i>
<i>around 2 or 3 a.m.</i>

858
00:39:32,967 --> 00:39:33,082
early in the morning
of September 17th

859
00:39:33,082 --> 00:39:34,767
early in the morning
of September 17th

860
00:39:35,767 --> 00:39:37,166
<i>that said, "It's done."</i>

861
00:39:41,166 --> 00:39:42,367
[Graham] <i>It was very,</i>
<i>very hard for me</i>

862
00:39:42,367 --> 00:39:43,600
<i>to wrap my head around Ronnie.</i>

863
00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:49,667
He did a number on me. Really.
He broke my heart to pieces.

864
00:39:56,266 --> 00:40:01,367
But Kadie Robinson
is a narcissistic
pathological liar.

865
00:40:01,367 --> 00:40:03,082
<i>I ended up finding out</i>
<i>her mother had never</i>
<i>passed away.</i>

866
00:40:03,082 --> 00:40:04,100
<i>I ended up finding out</i>
<i>her mother had never</i>
<i>passed away.</i>

867
00:40:04,166 --> 00:40:05,567
<i>Her mom is still alive.</i>

868
00:40:05,567 --> 00:40:10,367
So that was another kind of
like, stab to the heart

869
00:40:10,367 --> 00:40:14,767
because not only
did she take part
in killing my mom,

870
00:40:14,767 --> 00:40:16,767
<i>but she also lied</i>

871
00:40:16,767 --> 00:40:20,567
trying to kind of, I guess,
get in good with me.

872
00:40:21,567 --> 00:40:24,400
[narrator]
<i>On November 16, 2017,</i>

873
00:40:24,467 --> 00:40:27,567
<i>Ronnie Welborn,</i>
<i>Kadie Robinson,</i>

874
00:40:27,567 --> 00:40:32,467
<i>Robert Veal and Delvin Powell</i>
<i>are arrested</i>
<i>for capital murder.</i>

875
00:40:33,667 --> 00:40:36,100
[Sherman] <i>Delvin Powell</i>
<i>and Robert Veal,</i>

876
00:40:36,100 --> 00:40:38,367
<i>they were both found guilty</i>
<i>for capital murder</i>

877
00:40:38,367 --> 00:40:39,967
and received life sentences

878
00:40:39,967 --> 00:40:41,667
without the possibility
of parole.

879
00:40:43,667 --> 00:40:48,166
After Robert Veal's trial,
we were confronted by
Ronnie Welborn's attorney

880
00:40:48,166 --> 00:40:49,767
that he did not want
to go to trial.

881
00:40:49,767 --> 00:40:51,467
He did want to plead guilty.

882
00:40:51,467 --> 00:40:56,767
And so, our only offer to him
in accepting that guilty plea
was a life sentence.

883
00:40:56,767 --> 00:40:58,600
[Graham] <i>He did</i>
<i>the right thing by doing that.</i>

884
00:40:58,667 --> 00:41:01,867
I felt that he kind of
maybe felt a little remorse

885
00:41:01,867 --> 00:41:03,082
for what he did by doing that.

886
00:41:03,082 --> 00:41:03,600
for what he did by doing that.

887
00:41:06,166 --> 00:41:10,500
On November 3, 2020,
Kadie pled guilty to murder,

888
00:41:10,567 --> 00:41:12,400
was sentenced to 30 years

889
00:41:12,467 --> 00:41:15,166
with the possibility
of parole.

890
00:41:15,166 --> 00:41:19,967
[Sherman] <i>I think</i>
<i>if you eliminate Kadie's piece</i>
<i>of the puzzle from this,</i>

891
00:41:21,200 --> 00:41:22,800
Kelli is still alive today.

892
00:41:24,166 --> 00:41:27,767
[Graham] <i>I do believe</i>
<i>that Kadie Robinson</i>
<i>was the mastermind</i>

893
00:41:27,767 --> 00:41:30,166
<i>of this whole situation.</i>

894
00:41:30,166 --> 00:41:31,600
To me, I feel like
Kadie should have been

895
00:41:31,667 --> 00:41:33,082
one of the main ones
to get a life sentence.

896
00:41:33,082 --> 00:41:34,166
one of the main ones
to get a life sentence.

897
00:41:34,166 --> 00:41:37,000
<i>She's still gonna be able</i>
<i>to live somewhat of a life.</i>

898
00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:38,166
<i>My mom's never gonna get that.</i>

899
00:41:41,900 --> 00:41:43,567
[narrator] <i>Growing up</i>
<i>in Mesquite,</i>

900
00:41:43,567 --> 00:41:47,166
<i>Kelli Underwood knew</i>
<i>how to handle</i>
<i>high school mean girls.</i>

901
00:41:47,166 --> 00:41:52,667
<i>But in the real world,</i>
<i>she couldn't overcome</i>
<i>the deadly drama.</i>

902
00:41:52,667 --> 00:41:56,900
And I think about it every day
what her life could have been
if she would have never,

903
00:41:56,967 --> 00:42:00,266
you know, honestly replied
to Tiffany's letters.

904
00:42:00,266 --> 00:42:03,082
If I could go back in time,
I would definitely
make that decision

905
00:42:03,082 --> 00:42:03,767
If I could go back in time,
I would definitely
make that decision