1 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:11,567 Everything about Uptown is luxury. 2 00:00:11,567 --> 00:00:14,367 All the young ladies are just very fashionable. 3 00:00:14,367 --> 00:00:18,667 [Casey] There are a lot of women and men in Dallas 4 00:00:18,667 --> 00:00:21,867 that go out for the jugular when they date. 5 00:00:21,867 --> 00:00:26,033 [laughs] So either step up or move out of the way. 6 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:29,266 We have three different women. 7 00:00:29,333 --> 00:00:31,367 Crystal wants to be Brenda, 8 00:00:31,367 --> 00:00:34,467 and Brenda wants to be Kendra. 9 00:00:34,467 --> 00:00:36,367 She was very gifted in the tricks 10 00:00:36,433 --> 00:00:38,133 and trades of manipulation. 11 00:00:47,567 --> 00:00:50,266 She was the ninth female to ever be placed 12 00:00:50,333 --> 00:00:51,867 on the FBI Most Wanted list. 13 00:00:51,934 --> 00:00:55,767 It's been 3 and 1/2 years of hell. 14 00:00:55,767 --> 00:00:58,867 Everybody think they a genius when it comes to committing 15 00:00:58,867 --> 00:01:00,367 a crime until they get caught. 16 00:01:01,767 --> 00:01:05,533 [theme music playing] 17 00:01:20,166 --> 00:01:22,867 The Uptown neighborhood of Dallas is a safe neighborhood 18 00:01:22,934 --> 00:01:25,567 that everybody feels comfortable walking in. 19 00:01:29,166 --> 00:01:33,867 All of that is shattered on the evening of September 2nd, 2015. 20 00:01:44,100 --> 00:01:46,133 [gunshot blasts] 21 00:01:48,767 --> 00:01:50,567 [phone ringing] 22 00:02:03,066 --> 00:02:05,634 [siren wailing] 23 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,667 [Eric] When I arrived at the parking garage, 24 00:02:10,734 --> 00:02:14,767 I noticed that the victim was a white female. 25 00:02:14,834 --> 00:02:18,467 She appeared to be late 20s, early 30s, brown hair, 26 00:02:18,467 --> 00:02:19,734 laying in a pool of blood. 27 00:02:21,166 --> 00:02:22,567 [Derrick] She was laying on her back. 28 00:02:22,634 --> 00:02:26,166 Appeared that she had a gunshot wound to the head. 29 00:02:26,233 --> 00:02:29,166 [Eric] Laying next to the victim was her cell phone. 30 00:02:29,166 --> 00:02:32,967 Also, there was a magazine from a firearm. 31 00:02:32,967 --> 00:02:34,867 And I looked for the victim's purse, 32 00:02:34,867 --> 00:02:37,467 and there was no purse to be found. 33 00:02:37,533 --> 00:02:40,667 So it just kind of made me aware that maybe this could 34 00:02:40,667 --> 00:02:42,934 have been a robbery that went wrong. 35 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,467 [Lanie] Uptown Dallas is a playground 36 00:02:59,467 --> 00:03:00,867 for young professionals 37 00:03:00,867 --> 00:03:04,266 who want to really socialize where they live. 38 00:03:04,266 --> 00:03:05,867 Whether you want to go to the bars, 39 00:03:05,934 --> 00:03:08,767 the restaurant, you wanna get pampered, get your nails done, 40 00:03:08,767 --> 00:03:11,266 get a massage, whatever it is that you want to do, 41 00:03:11,333 --> 00:03:13,567 it is right there. 42 00:03:13,634 --> 00:03:15,567 [narrator] This is where the Dallas elite 43 00:03:15,567 --> 00:03:17,567 goes to see and be seen, 44 00:03:17,567 --> 00:03:20,100 especially the hot young women with money to burn, 45 00:03:20,100 --> 00:03:22,367 known as the Uptown girls. 46 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:26,767 The typical Uptown girl is upwardly mobile, 47 00:03:26,767 --> 00:03:29,467 young professional, enjoys the skinny latte, 48 00:03:29,467 --> 00:03:33,166 enjoys going to yoga, buys from Lululemon. 49 00:03:33,233 --> 00:03:36,967 Young, beautiful people who enjoy exercising. 50 00:03:37,033 --> 00:03:39,266 They look like they were going somewhere fancy even though 51 00:03:39,266 --> 00:03:41,066 it was just going to work out. 52 00:03:41,133 --> 00:03:43,767 [Casey] There's a vibe in the community that we're proud 53 00:03:43,834 --> 00:03:46,266 of what we're doing, and, "I'm going to show you that 54 00:03:46,266 --> 00:03:47,867 "I'm making it. I've got the Gucci purse. 55 00:03:47,934 --> 00:03:50,967 "I've got the Prada shoes. I'm going to the right clubs. 56 00:03:50,967 --> 00:03:53,567 "I'm driving a nice car. I've got it. 57 00:03:53,567 --> 00:03:55,166 "I'm proud. I'm gonna show it. 58 00:03:55,166 --> 00:03:57,066 "So either step up and show it 59 00:03:57,133 --> 00:03:59,433 or [clicks tongue] move out of the way." 60 00:04:01,867 --> 00:04:04,667 [narrator] But not every woman in Dallas is living the dream. 61 00:04:04,667 --> 00:04:08,667 Although it's only 12 miles across town, the working class 62 00:04:08,667 --> 00:04:12,266 neighborhood of Pleasant Grove seems light-years away. 63 00:04:12,266 --> 00:04:13,767 [Nekeya] Pleasant Grove is the hood. 64 00:04:13,834 --> 00:04:16,567 Living in Pleasant Grove, you're thinking about, 65 00:04:16,567 --> 00:04:19,066 you know, just not being a victim of crime. 66 00:04:19,066 --> 00:04:22,567 The pressure on everybody that grew up in Pleasant Grove 67 00:04:22,567 --> 00:04:24,867 was to achieve. 68 00:04:24,934 --> 00:04:27,767 People are motivated to make it out of the hood 69 00:04:27,767 --> 00:04:29,266 into Uptown. 70 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:34,767 [narrator] And there's one woman in Pleasant Grove 71 00:04:34,834 --> 00:04:38,266 who has always known what she wants. 72 00:04:38,333 --> 00:04:41,367 [Nekeya] I met Brenda Delgado in second grade. 73 00:04:41,433 --> 00:04:44,767 She had come from Mexico, and we both were new 74 00:04:44,767 --> 00:04:46,166 to the school. 75 00:04:46,166 --> 00:04:48,000 She would have her personality, playing with her friends 76 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:51,266 and things like that, but it was always 77 00:04:51,266 --> 00:04:52,567 love and fun. 78 00:04:52,634 --> 00:04:54,266 She didn't have to be the center of attention. 79 00:04:54,333 --> 00:04:55,567 She was not loud. 80 00:04:55,567 --> 00:04:59,100 Her whole goal was make it out of the hood. 81 00:04:59,100 --> 00:05:01,100 [narrator] Brenda knew from an early age 82 00:05:01,100 --> 00:05:02,467 that where you were born 83 00:05:02,467 --> 00:05:05,867 wasn't necessarily where you belonged. 84 00:05:05,867 --> 00:05:07,767 Brenda had high aspirations for herself. 85 00:05:07,767 --> 00:05:09,767 She really wanted to be a dentist, 86 00:05:09,834 --> 00:05:14,000 but unfortunately could not afford the university tuition 87 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:17,166 that would go into gaining a bachelor's degree and then 88 00:05:17,233 --> 00:05:18,667 going to dental school. 89 00:05:18,667 --> 00:05:21,467 [Nekeya] Brenda became a dental assistant. 90 00:05:21,467 --> 00:05:22,767 It wasn't easy. 91 00:05:22,767 --> 00:05:24,467 I remember the frustration that she went through, 92 00:05:24,533 --> 00:05:27,467 but I also saw the determination, and I saw 93 00:05:27,533 --> 00:05:30,133 her push herself -- I was very proud. 94 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:35,567 But she wasn't making great pay, so she found a job 95 00:05:35,567 --> 00:05:38,967 working part-time at a luxury spa doing teeth whitening. 96 00:05:39,033 --> 00:05:42,000 So those folks that come into those luxury spas are 97 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,266 the Uptown girls, 98 00:05:44,266 --> 00:05:45,567 enjoying spending on themselves 99 00:05:45,634 --> 00:05:46,767 with their girlfriends. 100 00:05:46,834 --> 00:05:50,367 They were the luxury class, so to speak. 101 00:05:50,367 --> 00:05:54,767 Brenda saw that lifestyle, and she craved the enjoyment, 102 00:05:54,767 --> 00:05:58,133 she craved the access, she craved the exclusivity. 103 00:05:59,567 --> 00:06:02,367 [narrator] Without the means to move up that ladder, 104 00:06:02,367 --> 00:06:05,266 Brenda takes the path of many up-and-comers -- 105 00:06:05,266 --> 00:06:07,433 fake it till you make it. 106 00:06:09,100 --> 00:06:11,767 Brenda ended up finding a white Lexus through a car 107 00:06:11,767 --> 00:06:15,166 dealer friend, and she had to take a high-interest car loan 108 00:06:15,233 --> 00:06:17,166 that she could not afford. 109 00:06:17,233 --> 00:06:22,166 She wanted and needed that symbol of status that she's 110 00:06:22,166 --> 00:06:25,100 moving into the right place, that she's an Uptown girl. 111 00:06:25,100 --> 00:06:28,367 All she wanted was for people to see her driving around 112 00:06:28,367 --> 00:06:31,867 Uptown in that white Lexus, and that, for her, meant more 113 00:06:31,867 --> 00:06:33,667 than having to pay that car note. 114 00:06:35,266 --> 00:06:37,667 And even though Brenda didn't live in Uptown Dallas, 115 00:06:37,734 --> 00:06:39,967 she loved going up there to hang out with 116 00:06:40,033 --> 00:06:41,467 her girlfriends and party. 117 00:06:46,100 --> 00:06:49,467 [narrator] By age 30, Brenda has become an Uptown fixture, 118 00:06:49,467 --> 00:06:51,667 even if she doesn't actually live there. 119 00:06:51,667 --> 00:06:54,667 There's just one more thing she needs in order to achieve 120 00:06:54,667 --> 00:06:59,367 the lifestyle of her dreams -- her own Prince Charming. 121 00:06:59,433 --> 00:07:04,066 Brenda gets a lot of attention on her social media profiles. 122 00:07:04,066 --> 00:07:07,467 She's a beautiful brunette who has a lot going for her. 123 00:07:07,467 --> 00:07:11,634 And she meets Dr. Ricky Paniagua. 124 00:07:14,367 --> 00:07:16,767 Ricky Paniagua is from California. 125 00:07:16,767 --> 00:07:20,266 He grew up in a trailer park, and he worked really hard to 126 00:07:20,266 --> 00:07:22,567 go to medical school at Stanford University. 127 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:28,367 [Casey] Dr. Ricky was finishing up a residency in dermatology, 128 00:07:28,367 --> 00:07:33,166 was on his way up, had already moved into that upscale area, 129 00:07:33,233 --> 00:07:34,667 and was looking to settle down. 130 00:07:34,667 --> 00:07:37,066 [narrator] In other words, he's perfect. 131 00:07:46,767 --> 00:07:48,467 Brenda and Ricky have a first date, 132 00:07:48,467 --> 00:07:50,567 and it's not just any first date. 133 00:07:50,634 --> 00:07:53,667 Ricky really wants to dazzle Brenda, and he decides to take 134 00:07:53,734 --> 00:07:55,433 her to a Jennifer Lopez concert. 135 00:07:56,567 --> 00:07:59,867 It felt good, because no boyfriend she had before that 136 00:07:59,867 --> 00:08:03,033 has taken her to a concert, especially not J-Lo. 137 00:08:07,667 --> 00:08:11,066 They connected with similar cultural backgrounds, 138 00:08:11,133 --> 00:08:13,867 similar economic backgrounds. 139 00:08:15,166 --> 00:08:17,467 He made her believe that he's trustworthy, 140 00:08:17,533 --> 00:08:19,266 that he's driven. 141 00:08:19,266 --> 00:08:21,367 That's different from what she was used to seeing. 142 00:08:21,367 --> 00:08:26,667 We didn't see a lot of driven men in Pleasant Grove. 143 00:08:26,734 --> 00:08:28,667 After three months of dating each other, 144 00:08:28,667 --> 00:08:30,634 Brenda and Ricky move in together. 145 00:08:31,667 --> 00:08:34,266 She was finally living in Uptown Dallas. 146 00:08:34,266 --> 00:08:37,767 From the humble beginnings that Brenda experienced, 147 00:08:37,767 --> 00:08:41,066 moving into an Uptown condo with her boyfriend, 148 00:08:41,133 --> 00:08:43,100 that's a dream come true. 149 00:08:43,100 --> 00:08:44,767 [narrator] The only thing left to do is 150 00:08:44,834 --> 00:08:46,934 get Ricky to put a ring on it. 151 00:08:54,100 --> 00:08:57,367 Brenda and Ricky dated for two and a half years. 152 00:08:57,367 --> 00:09:01,266 That's pretty promising, especially dating a doctor. 153 00:09:01,333 --> 00:09:03,367 The doctor knows exactly what he wants. 154 00:09:03,367 --> 00:09:06,834 And Brenda thought it was a sealed deal. 155 00:09:08,266 --> 00:09:13,533 But then Ricky broke up with her and asked her to move out. 156 00:09:14,900 --> 00:09:18,266 Move out? What is the explanation? 157 00:09:18,266 --> 00:09:20,133 Oh, he just needs to work on himself. 158 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:25,367 [Casey] It's not you, it's me. 159 00:09:25,367 --> 00:09:28,567 As someone who's put more than two years into a relationship, 160 00:09:28,567 --> 00:09:31,667 you'd want a few more answers. 161 00:09:31,667 --> 00:09:33,667 Where is she supposed to move to? 162 00:09:33,667 --> 00:09:35,467 That was enraging. 163 00:09:35,533 --> 00:09:39,467 She's obviously not about to move anywhere near the quality 164 00:09:39,467 --> 00:09:42,367 that she's currently living in and has been living in 165 00:09:42,367 --> 00:09:43,634 in the past two and a half years. 166 00:09:45,667 --> 00:09:47,166 [narrator] Brenda's been forced to leave 167 00:09:47,166 --> 00:09:49,066 her handsome doctor and their perfect 168 00:09:49,066 --> 00:09:52,066 Uptown life together to go back to the place 169 00:09:52,133 --> 00:09:53,634 she couldn't wait to leave. 170 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:57,567 But the girl from Pleasant Grove can't just 171 00:09:57,567 --> 00:09:59,667 give up on her dreams. 172 00:09:59,734 --> 00:10:05,266 [Casey] She was bound and determined to have that life. 173 00:10:05,266 --> 00:10:08,266 She was not gonna give up this lifestyle without a fight. 174 00:10:15,100 --> 00:10:19,266 Brenda felt lied to and just humiliated, 175 00:10:19,333 --> 00:10:21,834 devastated by Ricky. 176 00:10:23,266 --> 00:10:27,166 She moved from a nice apartment in Uptown to 177 00:10:27,166 --> 00:10:30,367 a small apartment behind a department store. 178 00:10:32,266 --> 00:10:33,867 I can only imagine how depressing 179 00:10:33,934 --> 00:10:36,033 that could have been. 180 00:10:38,500 --> 00:10:41,667 Everything around Brenda is crashing down. 181 00:10:41,667 --> 00:10:43,567 She's depressed. 182 00:10:43,567 --> 00:10:45,467 She's having difficulty paying her bills. 183 00:10:45,533 --> 00:10:49,467 And she's really feeling the crush of the weight 184 00:10:49,467 --> 00:10:53,867 around her, however, Ricky and Brenda's breakup is 185 00:10:53,934 --> 00:10:55,367 not a typical breakup. 186 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:01,367 Ricky still continued to pay Brenda's cell phone bill. 187 00:11:01,433 --> 00:11:02,567 They still communicated. 188 00:11:02,567 --> 00:11:05,867 And those things are -- they're a little confusing 189 00:11:05,867 --> 00:11:07,433 to read. 190 00:11:12,700 --> 00:11:14,767 [narrator] But there's something that Brenda took with her when 191 00:11:14,834 --> 00:11:18,266 she left that she hopes will give her some clarity about 192 00:11:18,266 --> 00:11:20,367 what is really going on with Ricky. 193 00:11:20,367 --> 00:11:23,867 She breaks into his computer and steals his passwords. 194 00:11:23,867 --> 00:11:26,567 And she also installs a tracking app on his phone 195 00:11:26,634 --> 00:11:29,266 so that she can monitor his location. 196 00:11:29,333 --> 00:11:31,266 Brenda might be kicked out of Ricky's life, 197 00:11:31,266 --> 00:11:33,867 but she's going to be monitoring him. 198 00:11:33,867 --> 00:11:37,834 [narrator] And what she sees is a total nightmare. 199 00:11:41,867 --> 00:11:47,767 There are a lot of women and men in Dallas that go out 200 00:11:47,834 --> 00:11:49,634 for the jugular when they date. 201 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:53,166 They date hard. 202 00:11:53,166 --> 00:11:57,266 They put themselves first in a dating situation. 203 00:11:57,266 --> 00:12:01,567 Ricky is dating actively, finding nice women that he's 204 00:12:01,567 --> 00:12:03,367 interested in, taking them out to nice clubs 205 00:12:03,367 --> 00:12:04,867 and VIP experiences. 206 00:12:06,567 --> 00:12:09,767 She's seeing that he's thriving and that he's having 207 00:12:09,767 --> 00:12:12,634 generally a much better time than she is. 208 00:12:18,367 --> 00:12:20,567 [narrator] A handsome single doctor in Dallas 209 00:12:20,567 --> 00:12:23,066 won't go unclaimed for long. 210 00:12:23,066 --> 00:12:25,266 And just four months after breaking up with Brenda, 211 00:12:25,266 --> 00:12:29,567 Dr. Ricky gets snagged up by an Uptown girl with a resume 212 00:12:29,567 --> 00:12:33,867 to die for, 35-year-old Kendra Hatcher. 213 00:12:35,900 --> 00:12:37,867 Kendra Hatcher was from Plains, Illinois, 214 00:12:37,867 --> 00:12:41,367 and she had the all-American childhood. 215 00:12:41,367 --> 00:12:44,367 She was a head cheerleader, and after graduating from 216 00:12:44,367 --> 00:12:47,066 high school with strong academic honors, 217 00:12:47,066 --> 00:12:49,266 she gains her bachelor's degree in 218 00:12:49,333 --> 00:12:51,667 biochemistry and Spanish. 219 00:12:51,667 --> 00:12:54,467 Kendra went to dental school, and she was on top 220 00:12:54,467 --> 00:12:55,967 of the class. 221 00:12:56,033 --> 00:12:58,066 [narrator] After graduating dental school, 222 00:12:58,133 --> 00:12:59,867 Kendra joins a dental practice 223 00:12:59,867 --> 00:13:03,667 in Dallas and moves Uptown. 224 00:13:03,667 --> 00:13:05,367 [Casey] She moved to the 17th floor 225 00:13:05,367 --> 00:13:07,467 of Park Gables 17. 226 00:13:07,533 --> 00:13:10,967 Beautiful views of downtown, all kinds of luxuries that 227 00:13:11,033 --> 00:13:13,266 she was happy to spend on herself. 228 00:13:13,266 --> 00:13:16,066 Self-care, going to the Ritz for spa days. 229 00:13:16,066 --> 00:13:17,667 She was earning good money. 230 00:13:17,667 --> 00:13:19,867 She was excited about her career and what she was 231 00:13:19,934 --> 00:13:22,567 doing, and she wasn't afraid to pamper herself. 232 00:13:22,634 --> 00:13:25,367 People like Kendra run the show. 233 00:13:27,300 --> 00:13:29,667 I was Kendra's yoga teacher. 234 00:13:29,734 --> 00:13:32,100 We met at Bikram Yoga Studio. 235 00:13:32,100 --> 00:13:36,100 She lit up the room. 236 00:13:36,100 --> 00:13:39,867 She always made the effort to see how your day was. 237 00:13:39,867 --> 00:13:43,333 Just that energy that she had, the smile. 238 00:13:45,367 --> 00:13:47,166 [narrator] And if it sounds like Kendra 239 00:13:47,166 --> 00:13:48,867 couldn't be any more perfect, 240 00:13:48,867 --> 00:13:53,266 on top of everything else, she's even a do-gooder. 241 00:13:53,266 --> 00:13:57,567 She worked as a volunteer going to South America for 242 00:13:57,567 --> 00:14:01,100 trips to help children that needed dental care services. 243 00:14:01,100 --> 00:14:04,667 [narrator] Kendra is everything Brenda has always wanted to be. 244 00:14:04,734 --> 00:14:07,166 Beautiful, successful, and kind. 245 00:14:07,166 --> 00:14:09,333 And now, she's got Ricky. 246 00:14:11,867 --> 00:14:15,567 it makes so much sense for them to be together. 247 00:14:15,567 --> 00:14:18,767 Ricky and Kendra's relationship takes off. 248 00:14:18,767 --> 00:14:22,166 They began going on trips together, and Ricky ends up 249 00:14:22,166 --> 00:14:25,767 taking Kendra to visit his family in California. 250 00:14:25,834 --> 00:14:28,567 [Elene] Ricky and Kendra enjoyed life. 251 00:14:28,567 --> 00:14:31,567 They're going out Uptown and having dinner at wonderful 252 00:14:31,567 --> 00:14:35,567 restaurants, and they were always dressed so beautifully 253 00:14:35,634 --> 00:14:37,567 and very stylish. 254 00:14:37,567 --> 00:14:40,333 I'm like, wow, what a life they both are living. 255 00:14:41,967 --> 00:14:43,667 [narrator] Although they haven't yet moved in together, 256 00:14:43,667 --> 00:14:46,967 Kendra and Ricky live their glamorous, romantic life 257 00:14:47,033 --> 00:14:50,567 out loud on social media, unaware that there's one 258 00:14:50,567 --> 00:14:54,100 follower who's watching their every move. 259 00:14:54,100 --> 00:14:56,567 A lot of jealousy and anger start to swirl 260 00:14:56,634 --> 00:14:58,767 inside of Brenda. 261 00:14:58,767 --> 00:15:01,567 [Casey] The more that she keeps tabs on Ricky, 262 00:15:01,567 --> 00:15:03,567 from Brenda's point of view, 263 00:15:03,634 --> 00:15:07,266 this feels like, have I been robbed? 264 00:15:07,266 --> 00:15:10,767 Why am I not there? Why am I here? 265 00:15:10,767 --> 00:15:14,567 So as Brenda goes deeper into monitoring of Ricky, 266 00:15:14,567 --> 00:15:19,166 it turns into the next step of coincidentally 267 00:15:19,166 --> 00:15:22,367 showing up where Ricky is taking salsa lessons, 268 00:15:22,367 --> 00:15:25,266 coincidentally showing up where Ricky is jogging on 269 00:15:25,333 --> 00:15:28,567 a popular path, which Brenda would know because of 270 00:15:28,567 --> 00:15:30,367 Ricky's calendar when she saw him. 271 00:15:30,367 --> 00:15:32,767 He was still friendly, but then when you look at that 272 00:15:32,767 --> 00:15:34,967 from Brenda's point of view, does that mean 273 00:15:35,033 --> 00:15:36,767 he still loves me? 274 00:15:36,767 --> 00:15:38,767 [Nekeya] I just still feel like, even in those moments, 275 00:15:38,834 --> 00:15:41,066 he was still leading Brenda on. 276 00:15:41,066 --> 00:15:44,266 Brenda definitely dealt with insecurity that was provoked 277 00:15:44,266 --> 00:15:45,266 by Ricky. 278 00:15:45,266 --> 00:15:47,367 I do believe that she felt wronged. 279 00:15:47,367 --> 00:15:51,166 I do believe that she felt lied to and deceived by Ricky. 280 00:15:51,166 --> 00:15:55,767 But how can a dental assistant compete with a dentist? 281 00:16:01,266 --> 00:16:02,967 [narrator] Brenda decides that the best way 282 00:16:03,033 --> 00:16:05,166 to vie with the likes of Kendra Hatcher 283 00:16:05,233 --> 00:16:07,867 is to move her way up the ladder. 284 00:16:07,867 --> 00:16:11,367 Brenda wasn't satisfied just being a dental assistant. 285 00:16:11,367 --> 00:16:14,567 She wanted to also become a dental hygienist. 286 00:16:14,634 --> 00:16:18,166 That would increase her pay. That would increase her power. 287 00:16:18,233 --> 00:16:21,066 [narrator] Working part-time and going to school, 288 00:16:21,133 --> 00:16:22,967 Brenda also begins to rebuild 289 00:16:22,967 --> 00:16:25,567 her network of trusted female friends. 290 00:16:25,567 --> 00:16:29,667 [Casey] She draws on two female friends, a friend, Jennifer, 291 00:16:29,667 --> 00:16:31,667 that she's living with as a roommate, 292 00:16:31,734 --> 00:16:33,934 and Crystal Cortes. 293 00:16:35,667 --> 00:16:38,266 [Lanie] Crystal Cortes is the receptionist working in 294 00:16:38,333 --> 00:16:39,667 a dental office. 295 00:16:39,667 --> 00:16:43,667 Crystal lived in a low-income neighborhood with her son. 296 00:16:43,734 --> 00:16:46,166 Crystal saw that Brenda had her life together. 297 00:16:46,166 --> 00:16:49,567 Brenda was riding around in a white Lexus, and she really 298 00:16:49,634 --> 00:16:53,367 aspired to be like her, and she's on Brenda's side, 299 00:16:53,367 --> 00:16:55,767 believing that Kendra stole the lifestyle 300 00:16:55,767 --> 00:16:57,433 she was wanting for herself. 301 00:16:58,867 --> 00:17:01,467 And Crystal wants to help and make it better. 302 00:17:01,533 --> 00:17:04,433 And Brenda starts to take her under her wing. 303 00:17:09,266 --> 00:17:12,166 One night, she decides to look at Ricky's calendar 304 00:17:12,233 --> 00:17:14,266 to see where he and Kendra are going to be. 305 00:17:14,266 --> 00:17:16,567 And she decides that her and her co-worker 306 00:17:16,634 --> 00:17:18,266 are gonna go to the same bar. 307 00:17:24,367 --> 00:17:26,567 [Casey] They go to this nice, lovely, upscale bar. 308 00:17:26,567 --> 00:17:29,667 Then Brenda points out, "Oh, hey, look at that. 309 00:17:29,667 --> 00:17:32,266 Look who's sitting at the bar. That's Kendra." 310 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:38,967 [Lanie] The thrill that Brenda is feeling when she sees Kendra 311 00:17:38,967 --> 00:17:41,467 and knowing that Ricky could walk through those doors at 312 00:17:41,533 --> 00:17:43,367 any moment, 313 00:17:43,433 --> 00:17:45,166 and then suddenly, Brenda's phone rings. 314 00:17:45,166 --> 00:17:46,567 [phone buzzing] 315 00:17:46,567 --> 00:17:47,867 And it's Ricky on the other end. 316 00:17:53,967 --> 00:17:55,266 [Lanie] Brenda's phone buzzes. 317 00:17:55,266 --> 00:17:56,567 [phone buzzing] 318 00:17:56,567 --> 00:17:58,767 She picks it up, expecting a nice hello, 319 00:17:58,834 --> 00:18:00,266 [phone buzzing] 320 00:18:00,333 --> 00:18:03,367 but instead, she's greeted with an angry Ricky, who's in 321 00:18:03,433 --> 00:18:05,467 the parking lot, realizing that Brenda 322 00:18:05,533 --> 00:18:08,233 is in the same bar as Kendra. 323 00:18:09,500 --> 00:18:11,667 This was not the first coincidence for Ricky 324 00:18:11,667 --> 00:18:14,166 since he and Brenda broke up. 325 00:18:14,166 --> 00:18:17,567 He had been noticing a lot of opportunities that Brenda took 326 00:18:17,567 --> 00:18:20,266 to be in his presence, whether they were running on 327 00:18:20,333 --> 00:18:23,767 the same trail, meeting at the same restaurant. 328 00:18:23,834 --> 00:18:26,266 These coincidences started to build up for Ricky. 329 00:18:26,266 --> 00:18:30,967 And now, he was angry and really wanted Brenda to stop. 330 00:18:31,033 --> 00:18:33,467 "Hey, I really need you to leave, 331 00:18:33,467 --> 00:18:36,066 because this is getting weird." 332 00:18:37,967 --> 00:18:40,467 [Lanie] Brenda doesn't protest. She doesn't fight back. 333 00:18:40,533 --> 00:18:43,467 She packs up her things and walks out the door with 334 00:18:43,467 --> 00:18:44,934 her tail between her legs. 335 00:18:46,700 --> 00:18:48,767 I don't think that Kendra was even aware 336 00:18:48,834 --> 00:18:50,867 that Brenda Delgado existed. 337 00:18:50,867 --> 00:18:53,667 [narrator] And the only thing more insulting than being 338 00:18:53,734 --> 00:18:56,367 less than is being unseen. 339 00:19:02,667 --> 00:19:06,367 By now, Brenda's obsession with Kendra has alienated most 340 00:19:06,367 --> 00:19:07,867 of the people in her life. 341 00:19:07,867 --> 00:19:11,066 The only woman left to turn to is Crystal Cortes, 342 00:19:11,133 --> 00:19:13,266 who's become her ride or die. 343 00:19:13,333 --> 00:19:16,567 And she's down for whatever, so long as it will impress 344 00:19:16,567 --> 00:19:18,066 her new best friend. 345 00:19:18,133 --> 00:19:22,867 After the devastating change of life that occurred when 346 00:19:22,934 --> 00:19:25,767 Ricky and Brenda broke up, I'm sure Brenda needed 347 00:19:25,834 --> 00:19:26,867 a support system. 348 00:19:26,934 --> 00:19:29,266 That's where Crystal Cortes came along. 349 00:19:29,266 --> 00:19:33,166 Brenda begins to bring Crystal along on her stalking rides 350 00:19:33,166 --> 00:19:34,667 of Kendra. 351 00:19:34,667 --> 00:19:37,867 Crystal goes out and buys binoculars so they can amp up 352 00:19:37,867 --> 00:19:40,967 their stalking of Kendra to find out what she's doing 353 00:19:40,967 --> 00:19:42,367 and where she's at. 354 00:19:42,367 --> 00:19:45,166 And this is really Crystal indicating to Brenda that 355 00:19:45,166 --> 00:19:46,967 she's willing to do whatever it takes to 356 00:19:47,033 --> 00:19:48,266 support her friend. 357 00:19:48,266 --> 00:19:50,967 [Casey] It becomes very troubling. 358 00:19:50,967 --> 00:19:53,967 Brenda Delgado is parking in front of Kendra's office, 359 00:19:54,033 --> 00:19:56,967 is watching her, is seeing what's going on. 360 00:19:57,033 --> 00:20:01,166 Crystal Cortes is along for the ride, is not objecting, 361 00:20:01,166 --> 00:20:03,166 is offering thoughts and help. 362 00:20:03,166 --> 00:20:07,567 There's a lot of possibilities in Crystal Cortes's mind. 363 00:20:07,634 --> 00:20:11,066 If Brenda is able to step up to this luxury lifestyle, 364 00:20:11,066 --> 00:20:14,367 is she gonna take me along? Will we go on trips together? 365 00:20:14,367 --> 00:20:19,000 There is a good impetus from Crystal's point of view to 366 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:22,000 stay involved in this and see where it goes. 367 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:24,166 [Lanie] So here we have three different women. 368 00:20:24,166 --> 00:20:27,667 We have Kendra as the dentist on top, living a great 369 00:20:27,734 --> 00:20:28,967 and wonderful life. 370 00:20:28,967 --> 00:20:31,367 And then you have Brenda, dental assistant, 371 00:20:31,367 --> 00:20:34,467 who is envious and wanting to be the dentist. 372 00:20:34,533 --> 00:20:36,767 Then Crystal Cortes is the receptionist 373 00:20:36,767 --> 00:20:38,433 working in a dental office. 374 00:20:39,567 --> 00:20:43,667 Crystal wants to be Brenda, and Brenda wants to be Kendra, 375 00:20:43,734 --> 00:20:45,066 no matter the cost. 376 00:20:52,066 --> 00:20:53,834 [phone rings] 377 00:21:02,166 --> 00:21:04,333 [sirens wailing] 378 00:21:05,867 --> 00:21:08,166 Have they got cameras that come in and out of this place? 379 00:21:08,233 --> 00:21:09,266 [man] Yeah, they're checking on it right now. 380 00:21:09,333 --> 00:21:11,667 -Okay. -[man] I don't know. 381 00:21:11,667 --> 00:21:14,667 So we saw the young lady lying on the side of the car, 382 00:21:14,667 --> 00:21:15,834 doors was open. 383 00:21:17,300 --> 00:21:19,367 Ended up running a registration to that car, 384 00:21:19,367 --> 00:21:20,533 and we got her name. 385 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:23,634 She was Kendra Hatcher. 386 00:21:30,166 --> 00:21:31,667 [Elene] I was at home. 387 00:21:31,734 --> 00:21:34,266 I saw on the news there was a shooting 388 00:21:34,266 --> 00:21:36,767 that happened in Uptown. 389 00:21:36,834 --> 00:21:38,567 A really good friend 390 00:21:39,667 --> 00:21:42,967 called me and was crying on the phone. 391 00:21:43,033 --> 00:21:47,467 She goes, "The person that was shot, it was Kendra." 392 00:21:47,467 --> 00:21:48,834 And, um... 393 00:21:50,667 --> 00:21:52,233 I get chills. 394 00:21:53,567 --> 00:21:56,133 And I just remember just crying. 395 00:21:57,667 --> 00:21:59,567 I couldn't believe it, it's like, this cannot be true. 396 00:21:59,567 --> 00:22:03,367 It's not Kendra. It cannot be Kendra. 397 00:22:03,433 --> 00:22:04,767 You know, what did she do? 398 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:07,567 She's an amazing person. 399 00:22:07,567 --> 00:22:08,767 Why would someone do that to her? 400 00:22:08,767 --> 00:22:10,567 Why would they rob her? 401 00:22:10,567 --> 00:22:13,100 Why? Why her? 402 00:22:13,100 --> 00:22:16,266 It really just tore me to pieces. 403 00:22:19,767 --> 00:22:21,967 [Eric] While I was at the crime scene, I was speaking with 404 00:22:22,033 --> 00:22:25,166 management of Gables 17, and they told me that there 405 00:22:25,166 --> 00:22:28,100 was a young man that was there that they believe that was 406 00:22:28,100 --> 00:22:31,567 dating Kendra Hatcher named Ricky Paniagua. 407 00:22:31,567 --> 00:22:35,767 And so I had to give him the news that Kendra was dead. 408 00:22:35,767 --> 00:22:38,000 He was pretty speechless. 409 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:41,967 Ricky, he just kind of lost all emotion. 410 00:22:41,967 --> 00:22:44,867 He seemed as if he was about to go into shock. 411 00:22:44,867 --> 00:22:48,667 I wanted to figure out what he was doing there. 412 00:22:48,667 --> 00:22:52,667 Mr. Paniagua told me that he was waiting on Kendra to 413 00:22:52,667 --> 00:22:56,367 get home from work and that he had seen the police tape 414 00:22:56,433 --> 00:23:00,367 and saw fire and the ambulance, but he didn't know that 415 00:23:00,367 --> 00:23:02,967 we were there for his girlfriend. 416 00:23:03,033 --> 00:23:05,166 [narrator] And who does the distraught doctor 417 00:23:05,166 --> 00:23:07,734 reach out to in his moment of grief? 418 00:23:08,900 --> 00:23:11,467 [Lanie] Ricky texts Brenda to let her know 419 00:23:11,467 --> 00:23:13,467 that Kendra has died. 420 00:23:13,467 --> 00:23:17,467 Brenda immediately replies back to Ricky with condolences 421 00:23:17,467 --> 00:23:20,066 and says that if he needs anything, she's there for him. 422 00:23:23,166 --> 00:23:25,767 [narrator] As investigators process the crime scene, 423 00:23:25,767 --> 00:23:28,667 they test the ammunition clip and spent shell casing found 424 00:23:28,734 --> 00:23:31,767 near Kendra's body for DNA and fingerprints. 425 00:23:31,834 --> 00:23:34,266 But both items are clean. 426 00:23:34,333 --> 00:23:36,667 So they turn their attention to surveillance video from 427 00:23:36,667 --> 00:23:38,133 the parking garage. 428 00:23:39,166 --> 00:23:41,233 Kendra's shooting didn't happen on video, 429 00:23:42,467 --> 00:23:45,000 but upon reviewing the surveillance video, 430 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:46,533 we see a black Jeep. 431 00:23:48,667 --> 00:23:52,166 The vehicle sat in the parking garage, waiting 432 00:23:52,166 --> 00:23:53,433 and waiting and waiting. 433 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:59,266 We weren't able to make a clear view of 434 00:23:59,266 --> 00:24:03,266 who our suspect was, even if it was a male or a female. 435 00:24:03,266 --> 00:24:05,533 But we could just see a grainy figure. 436 00:24:07,066 --> 00:24:09,767 But while the suspect vehicle was waiting outside 437 00:24:09,767 --> 00:24:12,367 the parking garage, it pulled at an angle, 438 00:24:12,367 --> 00:24:15,266 and we were able to actually get a clear shot at a driver. 439 00:24:15,333 --> 00:24:18,166 The driver appeared to be a female with dark hair. 440 00:24:19,166 --> 00:24:20,767 [Derrick] Couldn't get a license plate 441 00:24:20,834 --> 00:24:22,867 off of the surveillance video. 442 00:24:22,867 --> 00:24:26,266 So we released the video to the media, asking the public 443 00:24:26,333 --> 00:24:29,367 for help to identify the car. 444 00:24:29,433 --> 00:24:32,166 [narrator] Within hours, they catch a break. 445 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:37,000 I received a phone call from an attorney that was 446 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:39,867 representing an individual named Luis Ortiz. 447 00:24:39,934 --> 00:24:42,967 Luis actually hired an attorney and wanted to 448 00:24:42,967 --> 00:24:45,100 protect his own interests because he realized that 449 00:24:45,100 --> 00:24:47,867 the Jeep in the parking garage was his. 450 00:24:54,100 --> 00:24:58,066 Luis Ortiz is a mechanic that lives in the Dallas area. 451 00:24:59,467 --> 00:25:02,066 He's telling me, "Hey, I loaned the Jeep out to 452 00:25:02,133 --> 00:25:03,367 Brenda Delgado." 453 00:25:04,867 --> 00:25:07,667 And I learned Brenda had been in a long-term relationship 454 00:25:07,734 --> 00:25:09,100 with Ricky Paniagua. 455 00:25:09,100 --> 00:25:13,367 They were live-in boyfriend and girlfriend for a while, 456 00:25:13,433 --> 00:25:16,166 and they abruptly ended the relationship a few months 457 00:25:16,166 --> 00:25:18,433 before Ricky met Kendra. 458 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:25,166 So at this point, I'm like, I need to sit down and talk 459 00:25:25,166 --> 00:25:28,967 with her, and she voluntarily came in and wanted to sit down 460 00:25:29,033 --> 00:25:30,266 and to clear her name. 461 00:25:33,667 --> 00:25:37,667 -[door creaking] -[indistinct talking] 462 00:25:38,367 --> 00:25:40,567 Like I said, I appreciate you coming down and talking to me. 463 00:25:40,634 --> 00:25:42,166 [Brenda] Yes, sir. Of course. 464 00:26:15,066 --> 00:26:18,567 When I asked Brenda about where her whereabouts were on 465 00:26:18,567 --> 00:26:22,166 the day of the crime, she said, "I was dropped off at 466 00:26:22,166 --> 00:26:25,867 "a library, I was studying for an exam with friends, 467 00:26:25,867 --> 00:26:28,533 and I had dinner with a couple of classmates." 468 00:26:39,066 --> 00:26:41,467 And not only did she have answers, she had receipts 469 00:26:41,467 --> 00:26:43,166 showing where she was at. 470 00:26:49,867 --> 00:26:51,667 [Eric] This murder happened around seven o'clock. 471 00:26:51,734 --> 00:26:54,233 Brenda wasn't there. She had an alibi. 472 00:26:55,200 --> 00:26:57,233 And it really threw me for a loop. 473 00:26:58,266 --> 00:27:01,166 I have a brunette driving the vehicle inside 474 00:27:01,166 --> 00:27:03,166 the parking garage at the time of the murder. 475 00:27:03,166 --> 00:27:05,967 And if this brunette is not Brenda, 476 00:27:05,967 --> 00:27:07,967 I need to figure out who it is. 477 00:27:30,700 --> 00:27:33,867 Brenda simply explained to me that her friend, 478 00:27:33,934 --> 00:27:37,166 Crystal Cortes, was the driver of the Jeep. 479 00:27:37,166 --> 00:27:40,567 So she actually got the keys, but it wasn't for her. 480 00:27:40,567 --> 00:27:42,367 It was for Crystal. 481 00:27:42,367 --> 00:27:45,367 And so Crystal dropped Brenda off while Crystal was running 482 00:27:45,367 --> 00:27:46,934 errands all around Dallas. 483 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:49,867 [narrator] Could Crystal have gone rogue 484 00:27:49,867 --> 00:27:51,367 with the hope that reuniting 485 00:27:51,367 --> 00:27:54,166 Ricky and Brenda would improve her own station in life? 486 00:27:54,166 --> 00:27:56,467 There's only one way to find out. 487 00:28:29,266 --> 00:28:32,467 She said that she was taking her son to a dog park that was 488 00:28:32,533 --> 00:28:35,166 nearby, and that she was looking for parking 489 00:28:35,233 --> 00:28:38,767 and a gentleman forced his way inside the vehicle 490 00:28:38,767 --> 00:28:40,333 at gunpoint. 491 00:28:49,567 --> 00:28:51,233 [Eric] Okay. 492 00:29:15,900 --> 00:29:17,634 [Eric] He gets out of the vehicle. 493 00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:23,367 [Eric] And he got back in the vehicle 494 00:29:23,367 --> 00:29:25,066 and forced her to drive away. 495 00:29:27,266 --> 00:29:29,066 I had a huge problem with this story. 496 00:29:51,900 --> 00:29:55,333 [narrator] And with that, Crystal finally comes clean. 497 00:29:59,266 --> 00:30:01,667 [narrator] After weeks of tagging along with Brenda, 498 00:30:01,667 --> 00:30:03,367 it seems Crystal wanted 499 00:30:03,367 --> 00:30:06,266 a slice of Kendra's lifestyle for herself. 500 00:30:07,700 --> 00:30:11,100 [Eric] She said she intentionally took the shooter 501 00:30:11,100 --> 00:30:14,667 to the parking garage because she wanted Kendra's purse. 502 00:30:14,734 --> 00:30:17,033 And the robbery went wrong. 503 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:44,867 We needed to figure out who he is and figure out 504 00:30:44,867 --> 00:30:46,634 if she's actually telling the truth. 505 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:49,667 [narrator] Detectives obtain a search warrant 506 00:30:49,667 --> 00:30:51,367 for Crystal's phone. 507 00:30:51,433 --> 00:30:53,967 They discover that on the day of the murder, Crystal dialed 508 00:30:54,033 --> 00:30:56,367 one contact that she had never called before. 509 00:30:56,367 --> 00:30:59,767 They traced the number to a man named Kristopher Love. 510 00:31:01,100 --> 00:31:03,967 [Eric] Kristopher Love was a drug dealer. 511 00:31:03,967 --> 00:31:06,567 We used his cell phone to track him down. 512 00:31:06,567 --> 00:31:09,233 It's the same cell phone he was in contact with Crystal with. 513 00:31:33,100 --> 00:31:34,967 [narrator] While Mr. Love is being interviewed, 514 00:31:35,033 --> 00:31:37,166 crime scene techs search his car, 515 00:31:39,066 --> 00:31:42,266 where they find a critical piece of evidence. 516 00:31:42,266 --> 00:31:44,467 [Eric] We did a search on his vehicle, which ultimately 517 00:31:44,467 --> 00:31:47,767 turned up a firearm, which matched the magazine 518 00:31:47,767 --> 00:31:49,367 and ammunition found at the scene, 519 00:31:49,367 --> 00:31:50,967 and also the shell casing that 520 00:31:50,967 --> 00:31:53,333 was used to kill Kendra Hatcher. 521 00:31:54,367 --> 00:31:56,367 [narrator] Crystal Cortes and Kristopher Love 522 00:31:56,367 --> 00:31:58,467 are both arrested. 523 00:31:58,533 --> 00:32:00,867 But something still doesn't sit right with 524 00:32:00,934 --> 00:32:02,667 Detective Barnes. 525 00:32:02,667 --> 00:32:05,567 [Eric] I had a really hard time believing that two people 526 00:32:05,567 --> 00:32:09,066 would plan a robbery just for a purse, 527 00:32:09,133 --> 00:32:10,967 and it just went wrong. 528 00:32:11,033 --> 00:32:13,934 Someone was a mastermind behind this murder. 529 00:32:16,266 --> 00:32:20,166 Unknown to Brenda, there is reason to believe that Crystal 530 00:32:20,166 --> 00:32:21,767 has something to gain. 531 00:32:21,834 --> 00:32:27,367 If Ricky got back with Brenda, Crystal can get back on that 532 00:32:27,367 --> 00:32:30,867 upscale girl track, that premium lifestyle. 533 00:32:32,667 --> 00:32:35,367 While we was at the scene investigating Kendra's death, 534 00:32:35,367 --> 00:32:38,467 we learned that the boyfriend arrived. 535 00:32:38,533 --> 00:32:40,266 Now, that was important. 536 00:32:40,333 --> 00:32:44,467 During my conversation with Ricky, I found out that he was 537 00:32:44,467 --> 00:32:46,867 waiting on Kendra to get off work, and he was the last 538 00:32:46,867 --> 00:32:49,467 person that I believe actually spoke with her. 539 00:32:49,467 --> 00:32:51,867 I wanted to take a look at his cell phone. 540 00:32:51,867 --> 00:32:55,767 I felt like his cell phone would provide me with 541 00:32:55,834 --> 00:32:58,867 a opportunity to see what he was doing during this time, 542 00:32:58,934 --> 00:33:01,667 and maybe there was some communication between him 543 00:33:01,734 --> 00:33:02,967 and someone else. 544 00:33:03,033 --> 00:33:06,667 When I asked Ricky for his cell phone, there was 545 00:33:06,667 --> 00:33:09,867 resistance as to why we needed to look at his phone. 546 00:33:09,934 --> 00:33:11,867 It raised a red flag. 547 00:33:17,467 --> 00:33:20,100 [Eric] Ricky was Kendra Hatcher's boyfriend. 548 00:33:20,100 --> 00:33:22,767 So obviously, looking at his phone was huge for me to 549 00:33:22,767 --> 00:33:27,433 figure out if he was involved, but he was a little cautious. 550 00:33:29,900 --> 00:33:32,367 So I explained to him, look, this is what 551 00:33:32,367 --> 00:33:35,867 I'm looking for, and this is why I need to do this. 552 00:33:38,166 --> 00:33:40,467 He complied. 553 00:33:40,467 --> 00:33:44,166 There was some patient info that he had in his phone that 554 00:33:44,233 --> 00:33:47,166 he was concerned with HIPAA laws that he didn't want 555 00:33:47,166 --> 00:33:49,066 it just disclosed. 556 00:33:49,133 --> 00:33:51,367 So we were able to work around that. 557 00:33:51,367 --> 00:33:54,367 I was able to figure out he had no communication with 558 00:33:54,367 --> 00:33:57,867 any of the parties that were actually involved 559 00:33:57,934 --> 00:33:59,667 in the offense 560 00:33:59,667 --> 00:34:01,467 and ultimately ended up clearing him. 561 00:34:02,700 --> 00:34:04,667 [narrator] With Dr. Ricky in the clear, 562 00:34:04,734 --> 00:34:06,867 the detectives still have no motive 563 00:34:06,867 --> 00:34:09,667 for why Crystal Cortes and Kristopher Love would 564 00:34:09,667 --> 00:34:11,834 target Kendra Hatcher for a robbery. 565 00:34:41,567 --> 00:34:44,667 [narrator] Finally, after hours of lies and half-truths, 566 00:34:44,734 --> 00:34:47,166 Crystal Cortes gives up the goods. 567 00:35:09,567 --> 00:35:11,867 This case is definitely what I would consider 568 00:35:11,934 --> 00:35:13,967 a murder for hire. 569 00:35:13,967 --> 00:35:17,367 Brenda was very, very gifted 570 00:35:17,433 --> 00:35:20,100 in the tricks and trades of manipulation. 571 00:35:20,100 --> 00:35:22,567 And in a very short amount of time, she could meet someone, 572 00:35:22,634 --> 00:35:25,066 figure out what it was that they needed in life, 573 00:35:25,133 --> 00:35:28,967 and how to introduce that thing to them to get them to 574 00:35:29,033 --> 00:35:30,634 do whatever it is she needed to do. 575 00:35:33,166 --> 00:35:35,767 Kristopher Love was looking to get going in the Dallas 576 00:35:35,767 --> 00:35:38,166 market with the drug trade. 577 00:35:43,467 --> 00:35:46,667 [Eric] Brenda was promising him that she could hook him up with 578 00:35:46,734 --> 00:35:49,667 the drug cartel and give him a supply of cocaine if 579 00:35:49,667 --> 00:35:51,367 he carried out this murder for her. 580 00:35:51,367 --> 00:35:56,266 In reality, she had no access to a drug cartel. 581 00:35:56,266 --> 00:35:59,967 The idea was to create this distance between herself 582 00:35:59,967 --> 00:36:03,066 and Kendra by adding these third parties that wouldn't be 583 00:36:03,066 --> 00:36:04,433 traced back to her. 584 00:36:07,266 --> 00:36:09,367 [narrator] Brenda may have been playing the long game 585 00:36:09,433 --> 00:36:11,467 with Crystal, but she didn't count on 586 00:36:11,467 --> 00:36:14,467 her so-called best friend being willing to throw 587 00:36:14,467 --> 00:36:17,467 her under the bus to save her own skin. 588 00:36:17,533 --> 00:36:21,367 Brenda believed that she could commit a murder and could take 589 00:36:21,367 --> 00:36:24,266 a human being's life for her own selfish purposes 590 00:36:24,266 --> 00:36:26,467 and that the world was gonna carry on 591 00:36:26,533 --> 00:36:28,667 and never skip a beat. 592 00:36:28,667 --> 00:36:30,867 She was maintaining a fairly normal life, 593 00:36:30,867 --> 00:36:34,767 but secretly, she had this world that was very dangerous 594 00:36:34,834 --> 00:36:36,867 for her and also very dangerous for Ricky 595 00:36:36,867 --> 00:36:40,000 and for Kendra, and I think that 596 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:42,266 it all came crashing down for her. 597 00:36:42,333 --> 00:36:44,467 [narrator] Crystal agrees to cooperate 598 00:36:44,467 --> 00:36:46,667 with the investigation and testify 599 00:36:46,667 --> 00:36:49,066 against Brenda and Kristopher. 600 00:36:49,133 --> 00:36:52,266 But the mastermind of this entire scheme is suddenly 601 00:36:52,266 --> 00:36:54,567 impossible to find. 602 00:36:54,567 --> 00:36:57,767 Brenda realized that she was on a sinking ship, and she 603 00:36:57,767 --> 00:36:59,734 needed to get out of Dallas fast. 604 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:04,967 And then 48 hours later, Brenda Delgado was on a bus to 605 00:37:04,967 --> 00:37:06,834 Mexico, fleeing the country. 606 00:37:08,900 --> 00:37:11,867 We came up with a plan to get her put on the FBI Most Wanted 607 00:37:11,867 --> 00:37:15,000 list, and I think she was the ninth female to ever be 608 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:16,166 placed on that list. 609 00:37:19,100 --> 00:37:20,867 [narrator] With a price on Brenda's head, 610 00:37:20,934 --> 00:37:22,367 it doesn't take long before 611 00:37:22,367 --> 00:37:25,266 someone close to her gets greedy. 612 00:37:25,266 --> 00:37:28,867 We received a tip that Brenda was hiding out in Mexico, 613 00:37:28,867 --> 00:37:31,634 and the FBI actually took Brenda into custody. 614 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:43,667 [narrator] Nearly four years 615 00:37:43,734 --> 00:37:45,467 after the murder of Kendra Hatcher, 616 00:37:45,533 --> 00:37:49,066 Brenda Delgado finally stands trial in a Dallas courtroom. 617 00:37:49,066 --> 00:37:51,066 She pleads not guilty. 618 00:37:52,900 --> 00:37:56,000 I was on the jury panel of the Brenda Delgado 619 00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:57,767 murder trial. 620 00:37:57,767 --> 00:38:01,233 Kendra's mother was one of the first people to testify. 621 00:38:02,367 --> 00:38:05,166 And she said, "Mom, she's been shot. 622 00:38:05,166 --> 00:38:09,100 And I'm like, what? What do you mean she's been shot?" 623 00:38:09,100 --> 00:38:12,867 And then -- and then she said 624 00:38:12,867 --> 00:38:14,433 that she didn't make it. 625 00:38:15,767 --> 00:38:21,667 And it's been three and a half years of hell ever since. 626 00:38:21,667 --> 00:38:24,166 [Casey] Listening to her and the heartbreak that she had, 627 00:38:24,233 --> 00:38:27,166 her daughter was gone, the future was gone, 628 00:38:27,166 --> 00:38:29,867 Things have changed irrevocably for that family, 629 00:38:29,867 --> 00:38:32,266 but I saw zero remorse. 630 00:38:32,266 --> 00:38:37,266 Brenda was sitting there staring lifelessly. 631 00:38:38,266 --> 00:38:41,066 The only time was when Ricky was testifying. 632 00:38:41,133 --> 00:38:42,967 She looked directly at him and listened to him. 633 00:38:43,033 --> 00:38:44,967 She was, um, 634 00:38:44,967 --> 00:38:48,767 offering any assistance, such as, um, 635 00:38:48,834 --> 00:38:50,967 providing groceries. 636 00:38:51,033 --> 00:38:54,533 To me, it was an open-and-shut case. 637 00:38:57,500 --> 00:38:59,567 [reporter] Some breaking news, we just learned that the jury 638 00:38:59,567 --> 00:39:01,767 has reached a verdict in the murder-for-hire trial 639 00:39:01,767 --> 00:39:04,000 involving alleged mastermind Brenda Delgado. 640 00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:06,734 She's been found guilty of capital murder. 641 00:39:27,266 --> 00:39:29,567 [Casey] Scares me, just our human nature 642 00:39:29,567 --> 00:39:32,567 of those darker feelings. 643 00:39:32,634 --> 00:39:37,066 That frenemy thing that women have, help me get what I want, 644 00:39:37,066 --> 00:39:38,767 and Crystal Cortes was pulled into that. 645 00:39:38,767 --> 00:39:44,867 There's just so many lives that are changed irrevocably. 646 00:39:44,934 --> 00:39:47,867 Kendra's family are trying to heal and trying to move on 647 00:39:47,867 --> 00:39:49,166 without their daughter, without their sister, 648 00:39:49,166 --> 00:39:51,567 without their niece. 649 00:39:51,567 --> 00:39:53,000 How could this be worth it? 650 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:57,467 How could a young woman's life be worth this tainted, 651 00:39:57,467 --> 00:40:00,467 messed up vision you have for your future that's never gonna 652 00:40:00,467 --> 00:40:02,266 be there anyway? 653 00:40:02,266 --> 00:40:05,467 So what's Brenda's happily ever after? 654 00:40:05,533 --> 00:40:08,233 Literally sitting in prison until the day she dies. 655 00:40:10,400 --> 00:40:14,066 My takeaway from this story is don't lead 656 00:40:14,133 --> 00:40:16,867 people on -- cut off all communication. 657 00:40:16,934 --> 00:40:18,367 If you're done, you're done. 658 00:40:18,367 --> 00:40:23,867 As the case was happening, I still felt like, no, 659 00:40:23,867 --> 00:40:26,266 she couldn't have done that. How? 660 00:40:26,266 --> 00:40:30,266 It's just difficult. It's very difficult to accept. 661 00:40:31,567 --> 00:40:33,867 There are no winners in this situation. 662 00:40:35,467 --> 00:40:39,266 [Elene] Kendra, she left such a big hole in my heart, 663 00:40:41,767 --> 00:40:43,333 I still cannot believe she's gone. 664 00:40:45,166 --> 00:40:47,567 When it first happened, I mean, I would still try to look for 665 00:40:47,567 --> 00:40:50,266 her in the yoga room, like I was waiting for her to walk in 666 00:40:50,266 --> 00:40:52,867 the studio at those times. 667 00:40:52,934 --> 00:40:56,567 A lot of students and teachers to this day still 668 00:40:56,634 --> 00:40:58,000 remember Kendra. 669 00:40:58,000 --> 00:40:59,934 They miss her. We really miss her. 670 00:41:02,166 --> 00:41:04,266 There's a big hole in 671 00:41:04,266 --> 00:41:08,066 this world, not having her in our lives. 672 00:41:10,500 --> 00:41:12,634 [narrator] On the next Mean Girl Murders... 673 00:41:13,300 --> 00:41:15,867 She was just a fireball. 674 00:41:15,867 --> 00:41:18,467 But she was on this dark path. 675 00:41:18,467 --> 00:41:21,533 And that turned out to be a very toxic thing. 676 00:41:25,600 --> 00:41:28,567 She said, "If you tell anybody, I'll kill you. Love you, bye."