1 00:00:11,478 --> 00:00:14,013 - Fort bragg army medic kelli bordeaux 2 00:00:14,081 --> 00:00:17,082 Is as ambitious as she is dedicated. 3 00:00:17,151 --> 00:00:19,151 - She was just committed to excellence. 4 00:00:19,219 --> 00:00:22,887 - So, when she vanishes after a night out off base, 5 00:00:22,957 --> 00:00:26,325 Military immediately enlists local police. 6 00:00:26,393 --> 00:00:29,361 - A 23-year-old soldier just disappeared 7 00:00:29,430 --> 00:00:31,630 Off the face of the earth. 8 00:00:31,698 --> 00:00:34,232 - Being a soldier, to kelli, is something 9 00:00:34,301 --> 00:00:36,034 She wouldn't jeopardize for anything. 10 00:00:36,103 --> 00:00:38,002 - We have no crime scene, 11 00:00:38,004 --> 00:00:40,873 No dna evidence, no body. 12 00:00:40,941 --> 00:00:44,777 - We were very concerned that someone had taken her. 13 00:00:44,845 --> 00:00:46,879 - Just let her come home to her family. 14 00:00:46,947 --> 00:00:50,549 - A southern military town unites to search. 15 00:00:50,617 --> 00:00:54,519 - I was amazed at how many people showed up. 16 00:00:54,521 --> 00:00:57,656 - And while police zero in on suspects... 17 00:01:03,697 --> 00:01:07,366 - A rookie pi goes rogue to find her. 18 00:01:07,434 --> 00:01:10,669 - I just knew that I could solve this case. 19 00:01:10,737 --> 00:01:14,706 And if I didn't, it would never get solved. 20 00:01:14,775 --> 00:01:16,341 [dog barks] 21 00:01:16,410 --> 00:01:19,277 ["just another ghost"] 22 00:01:19,346 --> 00:01:22,080 ♪ ♪ 23 00:01:22,149 --> 00:01:25,951 - ♪ oh, child ♪ 24 00:01:26,019 --> 00:01:29,788 ♪ come home to the gallows pole ♪ 25 00:01:32,492 --> 00:01:36,294 [banjo music] 26 00:01:36,363 --> 00:01:38,430 - Fayetteville, north carolina-- 27 00:01:38,499 --> 00:01:41,133 It doesn't get more american than a city 28 00:01:41,201 --> 00:01:45,904 Named after revolutionary war hero marquis de lafayette. 29 00:01:45,973 --> 00:01:48,941 And down south, where bigger is always better, 30 00:01:49,009 --> 00:01:52,577 Fayetteville is the proud home to fort bragg, 31 00:01:52,646 --> 00:01:55,947 The largest military base in the world. 32 00:01:55,949 --> 00:01:59,885 You'd think this is the safest place on earth. 33 00:02:01,655 --> 00:02:03,622 - This is little america over here. 34 00:02:03,690 --> 00:02:05,223 Everybody's either in the military 35 00:02:05,292 --> 00:02:06,859 Or has been in the military 36 00:02:06,927 --> 00:02:10,229 And feels very strongly about their love for the country. 37 00:02:12,566 --> 00:02:15,934 - Fort bragg is home to about 50,000 soldiers. 38 00:02:16,003 --> 00:02:18,403 It's a hard-core community. 39 00:02:18,472 --> 00:02:20,238 You've got the 82nd airborne division. 40 00:02:20,307 --> 00:02:21,706 You got special forces. 41 00:02:21,708 --> 00:02:23,942 You've got psyops operations there. 42 00:02:24,010 --> 00:02:27,479 Everybody is a type-a type personality. 43 00:02:28,949 --> 00:02:31,717 - It's the absence of one of the most duty-bound 44 00:02:31,785 --> 00:02:35,187 Of these type-a soldiers that grabs everyone's attention. 45 00:02:36,990 --> 00:02:40,158 [dramatic music] 46 00:02:40,226 --> 00:02:44,096 - On Monday, April 16, 2012, 47 00:02:44,164 --> 00:02:46,999 23-year-old private first class kelli bordeaux 48 00:02:47,067 --> 00:02:48,467 Didn't show up for formation. 49 00:02:50,604 --> 00:02:52,637 - Formation started at 6:30 in the morning, 50 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:56,975 And we were getting ready to conduct physical training. 51 00:02:57,043 --> 00:02:59,611 And kelli wasn't there. 52 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:04,416 - We knew immediately that something was very wrong. 53 00:03:04,484 --> 00:03:06,785 She'd never been late before. 54 00:03:06,853 --> 00:03:09,387 - When we conducted our physical training 55 00:03:09,456 --> 00:03:13,325 And people started coming up to me from her platoon 56 00:03:13,393 --> 00:03:16,227 Asking if I've heard from her... 57 00:03:16,229 --> 00:03:20,498 We started calling kelli... 58 00:03:20,567 --> 00:03:23,835 And it would just ring and ring. 59 00:03:26,606 --> 00:03:29,474 Close friends of kelli that were close friends 60 00:03:29,542 --> 00:03:31,409 With her husband, mike, 61 00:03:31,478 --> 00:03:33,545 They did reach out to him. 62 00:03:33,613 --> 00:03:36,014 - 25-year-old mike bordeaux, 63 00:03:36,082 --> 00:03:38,216 Kelli's husband of almost two years, 64 00:03:38,285 --> 00:03:40,852 Is stunned by the call. 65 00:03:40,921 --> 00:03:42,921 - He was visiting his family in florida, 66 00:03:42,990 --> 00:03:46,358 And the last time he had spoke to her was on Friday. 67 00:03:46,426 --> 00:03:48,793 - Busy with family obligations, 68 00:03:48,862 --> 00:03:51,095 Mike didn't think anything about their lack 69 00:03:51,097 --> 00:03:53,665 Of communication the rest of the weekend, 70 00:03:53,733 --> 00:03:56,501 Until he got that call on Monday. 71 00:03:56,570 --> 00:03:58,370 - He was really concerned 72 00:03:58,438 --> 00:04:02,507 Because she would not not show up to work. 73 00:04:02,576 --> 00:04:03,975 - Agents from 74 00:04:04,044 --> 00:04:05,978 The army criminal investigation division 75 00:04:06,046 --> 00:04:09,447 Now get involved and head to the nearby apartment complex 76 00:04:09,516 --> 00:04:11,883 Where she and her husband, mike, live. 77 00:04:11,952 --> 00:04:14,052 Kelli's car is in the parking lot, 78 00:04:14,121 --> 00:04:16,254 But no one answers the door. 79 00:04:16,323 --> 00:04:18,389 - She wasn't home. 80 00:04:18,459 --> 00:04:21,125 We tried not to panic and worry, 81 00:04:21,127 --> 00:04:24,663 But it was starting to set in that something was wrong. 82 00:04:24,731 --> 00:04:29,500 - Military authorities contact fayetteville pd. 83 00:04:29,570 --> 00:04:33,004 - We always have to take missing persons seriously, 84 00:04:33,073 --> 00:04:37,375 And the information that they had immediately indicated 85 00:04:37,444 --> 00:04:39,978 That something fishy was up. 86 00:04:40,047 --> 00:04:43,314 - A 23-year-old soldier just disappeared 87 00:04:43,384 --> 00:04:45,049 Off the face of the earth. 88 00:04:45,051 --> 00:04:46,818 That was very concerning to us. 89 00:04:46,887 --> 00:04:50,321 My suspicion is that someone had taken her, 90 00:04:50,323 --> 00:04:51,923 Kidnapped her, abducted her. 91 00:04:51,992 --> 00:04:55,960 So we definitely had a sense of urgency 92 00:04:55,962 --> 00:04:57,529 To find kelli. 93 00:04:57,597 --> 00:04:59,898 - Police immediately get kelli's husband, mike, 94 00:04:59,966 --> 00:05:01,600 On the phone. 95 00:05:01,668 --> 00:05:04,703 - Anytime a married person goes missing, 96 00:05:04,771 --> 00:05:07,605 Obviously, the other half of that marriage 97 00:05:07,674 --> 00:05:09,474 Is suspect number one. 98 00:05:11,177 --> 00:05:14,246 - Mike seemed to be genuinely concerned. 99 00:05:14,314 --> 00:05:15,614 He said that he loved kelli 100 00:05:15,682 --> 00:05:18,282 And that that was the love of his life. 101 00:05:18,284 --> 00:05:20,385 And he was very distraught 102 00:05:20,454 --> 00:05:23,287 Over the fact that she was missing. 103 00:05:23,357 --> 00:05:24,656 - Mike tells investigators 104 00:05:24,725 --> 00:05:26,524 He's coming back to fayetteville 105 00:05:26,593 --> 00:05:28,960 And gives them permission to search their apartment 106 00:05:29,029 --> 00:05:30,795 In the meantime. 107 00:05:30,797 --> 00:05:33,298 - Fayetteville police went to the apartment. 108 00:05:33,366 --> 00:05:35,767 There was nothing out of the ordinary. 109 00:05:35,836 --> 00:05:38,336 It did not look like there had been a breaking-and-entering. 110 00:05:38,405 --> 00:05:40,204 It didn't look like there had been 111 00:05:40,274 --> 00:05:41,940 Any type of struggle or fight. 112 00:05:42,008 --> 00:05:44,776 However, her id, her phone, 113 00:05:44,845 --> 00:05:47,679 Her personal effects like that were not there. 114 00:05:48,882 --> 00:05:51,950 - With no crime scene or evidence at the apartment, 115 00:05:52,018 --> 00:05:54,753 Investigators subpoena kelli's bank accounts 116 00:05:54,821 --> 00:05:56,355 And cell phone records. 117 00:05:56,423 --> 00:05:59,091 - We wanted to know who she was communicating with. 118 00:05:59,159 --> 00:06:02,494 And, most importantly, any interaction with that phone, 119 00:06:02,562 --> 00:06:04,462 It's going to be pinging off a tower. 120 00:06:04,531 --> 00:06:06,564 We really needed to find out 121 00:06:06,633 --> 00:06:09,367 Where kelli's phone's last ping was. 122 00:06:09,436 --> 00:06:11,536 - As they wait on the records, 123 00:06:11,604 --> 00:06:14,906 Fayetteville pd attempt to piece together a timeline. 124 00:06:14,975 --> 00:06:18,743 - We quickly find out through friends nobody's heard 125 00:06:18,812 --> 00:06:21,145 From kelli in two days now. 126 00:06:21,214 --> 00:06:24,383 - The last time kelli was seen was Friday. 127 00:06:24,451 --> 00:06:26,951 No one had seen her that entire weekend. 128 00:06:27,020 --> 00:06:32,190 ♪ ♪ 129 00:06:32,259 --> 00:06:34,959 - As they continue probing friends for information, 130 00:06:35,028 --> 00:06:37,628 A vivid picture of kelli bordeaux 131 00:06:37,630 --> 00:06:39,097 Begins to emerge. 132 00:06:39,165 --> 00:06:41,866 - Kelli bordeaux was a 23-year-old soldier, 133 00:06:41,935 --> 00:06:45,103 A bright, attractive young lady 134 00:06:45,171 --> 00:06:48,773 From the st. Cloud, florida, area. 135 00:06:48,842 --> 00:06:52,443 - Her goal was to become a medical officer in the army. 136 00:06:52,445 --> 00:06:55,613 - She was just very passionate about helping people. 137 00:06:55,682 --> 00:06:57,282 And, frankly, she had a knack for it. 138 00:06:57,350 --> 00:07:01,119 She had a knack for everything that she tried. 139 00:07:01,188 --> 00:07:04,856 - She ran circles around me and most of the people in our unit. 140 00:07:04,925 --> 00:07:06,558 She was always up to a challenge. 141 00:07:06,626 --> 00:07:08,560 There was nothing that she wouldn't try. 142 00:07:08,628 --> 00:07:12,897 [martial music] 143 00:07:12,899 --> 00:07:15,533 - From everything that we heard, 144 00:07:15,602 --> 00:07:17,902 She is not the type of person 145 00:07:17,904 --> 00:07:22,174 That would just fall off the grid like this. 146 00:07:22,242 --> 00:07:23,708 Something happened to kelli. 147 00:07:23,776 --> 00:07:26,778 [dramatic music] 148 00:07:26,847 --> 00:07:29,680 - With time of the essence, investigators work fast 149 00:07:29,682 --> 00:07:31,015 And soon uncover 150 00:07:31,084 --> 00:07:34,319 Their first significant discovery in the case. 151 00:07:34,387 --> 00:07:37,589 - As we talk to family and friends and other folks, 152 00:07:37,657 --> 00:07:38,923 Another thing we learned-- 153 00:07:38,925 --> 00:07:40,692 That the relationship was not good 154 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:42,660 At the time kelli went missing. 155 00:07:42,729 --> 00:07:44,929 Mike and kelli were on the outs. 156 00:07:44,998 --> 00:07:47,832 - I was aware the relationship was on the rocks. 157 00:07:47,834 --> 00:07:50,402 There was obviously a lot of gossip about that. 158 00:07:50,470 --> 00:07:53,571 Like, did he do something crazy because he was upset 159 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,074 That they were breaking up? 160 00:07:56,142 --> 00:07:59,543 ♪ ♪ 161 00:07:59,545 --> 00:08:02,080 - The following day, mike arrives in fayetteville, 162 00:08:02,148 --> 00:08:06,818 And investigators immediately bring him in for questioning. 163 00:08:06,886 --> 00:08:09,921 - Initially, mike did not tell us the whole story, 164 00:08:09,990 --> 00:08:13,225 But then he began to tell us more. 165 00:08:13,293 --> 00:08:15,660 - Mike said he came with her 166 00:08:15,728 --> 00:08:18,230 When she was assigned to fort bragg. 167 00:08:18,298 --> 00:08:21,699 - When I first met mike and kelli, they were happy. 168 00:08:21,768 --> 00:08:24,102 I never saw them fighting or anything. 169 00:08:24,170 --> 00:08:27,005 - Mike was crazy about my friend. 170 00:08:27,073 --> 00:08:30,274 - But behind the scenes, as kelli was thriving, 171 00:08:30,343 --> 00:08:32,310 Mike was struggling to find work 172 00:08:32,378 --> 00:08:34,312 And fit into this new environment. 173 00:08:34,381 --> 00:08:35,580 - It took a toll on them. 174 00:08:35,649 --> 00:08:37,649 And you have to remember, 175 00:08:37,717 --> 00:08:40,151 They were married at a fairly young age. 176 00:08:40,153 --> 00:08:42,987 - She's this young, vibrant woman 177 00:08:42,989 --> 00:08:47,125 Who's starting out her military career at fort bragg. 178 00:08:47,193 --> 00:08:51,429 Soon thereafter, she decided, we need some time apart, 179 00:08:51,498 --> 00:08:54,498 And mike goes back to florida. 180 00:08:54,500 --> 00:08:56,268 - Though mike had originally said 181 00:08:56,336 --> 00:08:59,403 He was just visiting family in florida, 182 00:08:59,473 --> 00:09:01,706 They learned he'd actually been living there 183 00:09:01,708 --> 00:09:03,007 For a few months. 184 00:09:03,009 --> 00:09:05,443 - There was no plan to get back together. 185 00:09:05,512 --> 00:09:07,378 Mike was upset, 186 00:09:07,380 --> 00:09:11,249 But kelli had been very clear about that. 187 00:09:11,317 --> 00:09:12,817 He says he was in st. Cloud, 188 00:09:12,886 --> 00:09:15,620 But st. Cloud is probably 189 00:09:15,622 --> 00:09:18,189 Eight-, nine-hour drive up I-95. 190 00:09:18,191 --> 00:09:20,758 So there's certainly the possibility 191 00:09:20,827 --> 00:09:23,427 That he could have drove to the fayetteville area, 192 00:09:23,429 --> 00:09:26,297 Did something to kelli, and returned back. 193 00:09:26,366 --> 00:09:29,401 We really needed to talk to people in st. Cloud 194 00:09:29,469 --> 00:09:30,969 And confirm his alibi. 195 00:09:31,037 --> 00:09:33,271 - At the same time, investigators 196 00:09:33,273 --> 00:09:35,039 Sit down with kelli's sister olivia, 197 00:09:35,041 --> 00:09:38,276 Who also came up with mike to help. 198 00:09:38,344 --> 00:09:39,377 - They were very close. 199 00:09:39,445 --> 00:09:41,579 And she told us that on that Friday night, 200 00:09:41,647 --> 00:09:44,348 Kelli had actually snapped a selfie of herself 201 00:09:44,417 --> 00:09:45,683 And sent it to olivia, 202 00:09:45,752 --> 00:09:48,987 As kelli was headed out to a bar. 203 00:09:49,055 --> 00:09:52,556 So we want to find out, where was she going that night, 204 00:09:52,558 --> 00:09:57,195 Who was she with, and when people saw her last. 205 00:09:57,263 --> 00:09:59,964 - But before they can dive into this pivotal stage 206 00:10:00,033 --> 00:10:01,499 Of the investigation, 207 00:10:01,567 --> 00:10:03,968 Olivia drops a bombshell. 208 00:10:04,036 --> 00:10:07,806 - She told us that kelli was dating someone. 209 00:10:09,509 --> 00:10:11,609 He was a high-school friend that kelli knew 210 00:10:11,677 --> 00:10:13,944 From the st. Cloud area, 211 00:10:13,946 --> 00:10:16,647 But he had been to visit kelli in fayetteville 212 00:10:16,717 --> 00:10:18,416 The weekend prior. 213 00:10:18,485 --> 00:10:21,119 - And with this love-triangle revelation, 214 00:10:21,187 --> 00:10:24,889 Investigators now have a possible motive. 215 00:10:24,958 --> 00:10:26,524 - That certainly piqued our interest-- 216 00:10:26,593 --> 00:10:30,694 The fact that she was married, but now we have a boyfriend. 217 00:10:30,696 --> 00:10:33,865 ♪ ♪ 218 00:10:33,933 --> 00:10:35,699 - Coming up... 219 00:10:35,701 --> 00:10:38,102 - Where is she? That's just the gnawing question. 220 00:10:38,104 --> 00:10:39,471 Like, where is she? 221 00:10:39,539 --> 00:10:43,074 - He did a tv interview with a local tv station 222 00:10:43,143 --> 00:10:45,944 Where he talked about what happened that night. 223 00:10:46,012 --> 00:10:47,912 - I saw his interview. 224 00:10:47,981 --> 00:10:51,015 I watched his movement, his mannerisms. 225 00:10:51,084 --> 00:10:52,684 He knew where she was. 226 00:10:52,752 --> 00:10:55,119 ♪ ♪ 227 00:10:55,121 --> 00:10:58,857 - ♪ come home to the gallows pole ♪ 228 00:11:00,225 --> 00:11:06,864 - ♪ judgment day shall come ♪ 229 00:11:06,933 --> 00:11:09,934 [dramatic music] 230 00:11:10,002 --> 00:11:11,502 - After discovering 231 00:11:11,504 --> 00:11:14,138 That missing army medic kelli bordeaux recently split 232 00:11:14,207 --> 00:11:15,573 From her husband, mike, 233 00:11:15,642 --> 00:11:18,276 Investigators sat down with her sister olivia 234 00:11:18,344 --> 00:11:21,145 And got another game-changing revelation. 235 00:11:21,147 --> 00:11:23,114 - There's a new guy in the picture. 236 00:11:23,183 --> 00:11:25,416 She was seeing someone from her hometown. 237 00:11:25,485 --> 00:11:28,419 - We reach out to justin thompson, 238 00:11:28,421 --> 00:11:29,553 The boyfriend. 239 00:11:29,623 --> 00:11:30,955 He was in florida. 240 00:11:31,024 --> 00:11:33,725 He was very concerned that kelli was missing. 241 00:11:33,793 --> 00:11:36,460 That Friday night, he was at a concert 242 00:11:36,529 --> 00:11:38,830 Back in the st. Cloud area with friends. 243 00:11:38,898 --> 00:11:41,265 He told us they were texting back and forth 244 00:11:41,334 --> 00:11:44,302 About what she was up to in real time that evening. 245 00:11:45,938 --> 00:11:48,973 She was at a bar called froggy bottoms, 246 00:11:49,042 --> 00:11:52,576 Socializing with a fellow by the name of nick holbert. 247 00:11:52,646 --> 00:11:56,080 - Justin tells investigators that he'd been in fayetteville 248 00:11:56,148 --> 00:11:58,082 The prior weekend 249 00:11:58,084 --> 00:12:00,718 And that's when nick entered their lives. 250 00:12:00,787 --> 00:12:03,087 - Justin came up to visit kelli, 251 00:12:03,156 --> 00:12:07,792 And they met nick at froggy bottoms. 252 00:12:07,861 --> 00:12:11,795 Nick was bragging about, oh, he was an mma fighter. 253 00:12:11,797 --> 00:12:13,798 He was this, he was that. 254 00:12:13,867 --> 00:12:17,034 And justin didn't get the warm and fuzzy 255 00:12:17,103 --> 00:12:19,203 About nick. 256 00:12:19,205 --> 00:12:21,940 - When kelli walks into a room, she will make friends 257 00:12:22,008 --> 00:12:24,108 With everybody and anybody. 258 00:12:24,176 --> 00:12:25,443 - Justin felt that nick 259 00:12:25,511 --> 00:12:28,079 Was being a little too friendly with kelli. 260 00:12:28,148 --> 00:12:32,383 They were exchanging numbers and that sort of thing. 261 00:12:32,452 --> 00:12:35,553 - According to justin, on the night she disappeared, 262 00:12:35,621 --> 00:12:38,622 Kelli had texted him that nick was driving her home. 263 00:12:38,692 --> 00:12:40,992 - She sent a text message 264 00:12:41,060 --> 00:12:45,130 At 12:46 a.M. Going home. 265 00:12:47,033 --> 00:12:50,735 - There was also another one at 1:24 a.M. 266 00:12:50,803 --> 00:12:52,703 That said, I'm drunk. 267 00:12:52,772 --> 00:12:54,839 I'm going to bed. 268 00:12:54,908 --> 00:12:56,841 - There's approximately 269 00:12:56,910 --> 00:13:00,612 A 45-minute gap between the text saying, 270 00:13:00,680 --> 00:13:03,247 Nick's about to take me home, 271 00:13:03,249 --> 00:13:05,649 To, I'm drunk, getting in bed. 272 00:13:05,651 --> 00:13:08,252 But froggy bottoms was only a half a mile 273 00:13:08,321 --> 00:13:11,322 Away from where kelli lived. 274 00:13:11,391 --> 00:13:14,125 - 45 minutes instead of a quick 5 275 00:13:14,193 --> 00:13:16,260 Is right troublesome. 276 00:13:16,262 --> 00:13:17,729 But it's not just the timing 277 00:13:17,797 --> 00:13:21,566 That makes justin think something is afoot. 278 00:13:21,634 --> 00:13:25,002 - Everyone sort of has a way in which they text. 279 00:13:25,071 --> 00:13:29,307 He said that last text did not sound like her. 280 00:13:29,375 --> 00:13:34,245 - And that's the last time that justin hears from kelli. 281 00:13:34,314 --> 00:13:38,016 - He told us that he had tried to reach out to law enforcement 282 00:13:38,084 --> 00:13:40,919 On Saturday to say, you know, I haven't heard from her, 283 00:13:40,921 --> 00:13:42,821 And this is unusual. 284 00:13:42,889 --> 00:13:44,822 - While he may have put in a call, 285 00:13:44,890 --> 00:13:47,825 That only heightens investigators' consideration 286 00:13:47,894 --> 00:13:49,160 Of justin's motives. 287 00:13:49,229 --> 00:13:52,430 - Was he contacting law enforcement 288 00:13:52,498 --> 00:13:54,198 Because he was somehow involved, 289 00:13:54,267 --> 00:13:55,899 Or was he genuinely concerned? 290 00:13:55,901 --> 00:13:58,336 ♪ ♪ 291 00:13:58,404 --> 00:14:01,439 We definitely wanted to confirm his alibi, 292 00:14:01,507 --> 00:14:05,176 Dig a little deeper into his story. 293 00:14:05,245 --> 00:14:09,013 - With precious hours slipping away on finding kelli, 294 00:14:09,081 --> 00:14:11,983 Justin heads to north carolina. 295 00:14:12,051 --> 00:14:13,885 And as they wait for him to arrive, 296 00:14:13,953 --> 00:14:17,154 Investigators set out to speak with nick holbert, 297 00:14:17,156 --> 00:14:19,223 Who appears to be the last person 298 00:14:19,292 --> 00:14:21,326 To have seen kelli bordeaux. 299 00:14:21,394 --> 00:14:23,561 - We head out to froggy bottoms. 300 00:14:23,629 --> 00:14:26,430 [rock music] 301 00:14:26,499 --> 00:14:29,333 - It was a popular watering hole 302 00:14:29,402 --> 00:14:31,001 Of some of the local soldiers. 303 00:14:31,003 --> 00:14:34,171 - No bad reputation, just a bar. 304 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:36,774 And it just happened to be about a half a mile 305 00:14:36,843 --> 00:14:38,943 Away from where kelli lived. 306 00:14:39,011 --> 00:14:41,379 - They talked to the bar owner. 307 00:14:41,447 --> 00:14:44,782 What we found out is that nick actually worked 308 00:14:44,851 --> 00:14:46,550 There at the bar as a barback. 309 00:14:46,619 --> 00:14:49,920 And he was with kelli that night. 310 00:14:49,922 --> 00:14:53,791 He was, you know, playing pool with her. 311 00:14:53,859 --> 00:14:56,994 - The owner directs them to where they can find nick, 312 00:14:56,996 --> 00:14:59,197 And they don't need to go far. 313 00:15:01,001 --> 00:15:05,369 - Holbert was living in a wooded area behind the bar. 314 00:15:05,371 --> 00:15:07,571 - Nick was basically homeless. 315 00:15:07,573 --> 00:15:11,375 He used his car and what's known as a lean-to, 316 00:15:11,377 --> 00:15:13,845 Which is like a tarp or a poncho 317 00:15:13,913 --> 00:15:18,182 That is used to give yourself some cover for the rain. 318 00:15:18,250 --> 00:15:20,251 - Investigators locate nick, 319 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:22,387 And he agrees to come with them to the station. 320 00:15:26,893 --> 00:15:30,895 - Nick told us the two of them talked on Friday afternoon, 321 00:15:30,963 --> 00:15:33,397 And he offered to pick her up and drop her off. 322 00:15:33,466 --> 00:15:35,333 She knew that she'd be drinking some. 323 00:15:35,401 --> 00:15:38,536 It didn't seem incredibly unusual for young people. 324 00:15:53,519 --> 00:15:57,455 - Over the next two hours, investigators press nick hard. 325 00:16:16,776 --> 00:16:19,543 - And then about almost 1:00 in the morning, 326 00:16:19,612 --> 00:16:22,179 He says he took kelli home, 327 00:16:22,248 --> 00:16:24,415 Dropped her off at the front gate. 328 00:16:44,470 --> 00:16:46,404 - He says, I took her home. 329 00:16:46,472 --> 00:16:48,606 But there was no sign 330 00:16:48,674 --> 00:16:51,542 Of anybody ever being in that apartment that night. 331 00:16:53,946 --> 00:16:58,049 - ♪ come home to the gallows pole ♪ 332 00:16:59,050 --> 00:17:06,057 - ♪ judgment day shall come ♪ 333 00:17:11,798 --> 00:17:14,165 - Police are wrapping up their interrogation 334 00:17:14,233 --> 00:17:16,734 Of 25-year-old barback nick holbert... 335 00:17:20,506 --> 00:17:22,240 - Who claims to have dropped kelli bordeaux 336 00:17:22,308 --> 00:17:23,641 Around 1:00 a.M. 337 00:17:23,709 --> 00:17:26,177 At the entrance of her apartment complex. 338 00:17:26,245 --> 00:17:28,846 - As an investigator, you want to lock 339 00:17:28,915 --> 00:17:31,915 The person in to their story. 340 00:17:31,917 --> 00:17:33,584 He says, I took her home. 341 00:17:33,586 --> 00:17:35,787 So now we go out and set about to either prove 342 00:17:35,855 --> 00:17:39,089 Or disprove what is said. 343 00:17:39,091 --> 00:17:42,560 - Kelli's apartment complex had no surveillance 344 00:17:42,628 --> 00:17:45,128 Of her apartment parking lot or that sort of thing. 345 00:17:45,130 --> 00:17:47,665 There was no cameras, no video from inside the bar 346 00:17:47,733 --> 00:17:49,533 Or outside the bar either. 347 00:17:49,535 --> 00:17:51,435 So we couldn't confirm or deny 348 00:17:51,437 --> 00:17:53,437 What we were hearing about that night. 349 00:17:53,506 --> 00:17:56,741 - They search nick's car, take pictures of it. 350 00:17:59,612 --> 00:18:02,679 - It was very disheveled, dirty, 351 00:18:02,749 --> 00:18:04,382 You know, lots of food wrappers, 352 00:18:04,450 --> 00:18:07,118 Blankets, that sort of thing, 353 00:18:07,186 --> 00:18:10,254 But no evidence of any foul play. 354 00:18:10,323 --> 00:18:14,025 - As investigators quietly continue looking into nick, 355 00:18:14,093 --> 00:18:16,594 The story of the beautiful missing army medic 356 00:18:16,662 --> 00:18:19,430 Reverberates around the nation. 357 00:18:19,498 --> 00:18:21,565 - Local media, 358 00:18:21,567 --> 00:18:24,635 National media is picking the story up. 359 00:18:24,704 --> 00:18:27,004 - Missing female soldier who police believe 360 00:18:27,073 --> 00:18:28,606 May be in danger. 361 00:18:28,674 --> 00:18:31,909 - She was last seen April 14th leaving a local bar. 362 00:18:31,978 --> 00:18:34,812 - Anyone with information is asked to call crime stoppers. 363 00:18:34,881 --> 00:18:36,948 - As each hour passes, 364 00:18:37,016 --> 00:18:41,585 The likelihood of finding kelli alive dwindles. 365 00:18:41,587 --> 00:18:43,921 - There was a lot of external interest 366 00:18:43,990 --> 00:18:45,389 And pressure at this point, 367 00:18:45,458 --> 00:18:47,458 But, really, what we wanted to do 368 00:18:47,526 --> 00:18:49,794 Was bring kelli home safe. 369 00:18:49,862 --> 00:18:52,530 - And when kelli's cell phone records come in, 370 00:18:52,598 --> 00:18:55,399 Investigators have a starting point on where to look. 371 00:18:55,468 --> 00:18:58,502 - Her last cell phone ping 372 00:18:58,504 --> 00:19:02,673 Is hitting off a tower in the froggy bottom zone. 373 00:19:02,742 --> 00:19:06,510 - The area of the cell phone tower, 374 00:19:06,578 --> 00:19:10,147 The bar, and her apartment are very close together. 375 00:19:10,215 --> 00:19:12,550 I mean, you're talking about probably a mile radius. 376 00:19:12,618 --> 00:19:14,986 But there is a lot of wooded areas 377 00:19:15,054 --> 00:19:17,020 Within that mile or 2-mile radius. 378 00:19:17,090 --> 00:19:21,091 So searches for her began in that area. 379 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:24,762 - We all mobilized right in front of froggy bottoms. 380 00:19:24,830 --> 00:19:27,398 - Guys, we appreciate everybody coming out. 381 00:19:27,466 --> 00:19:30,301 - Perhaps she was injured. 382 00:19:30,369 --> 00:19:33,671 Perhaps there was still a chance in locating her. 383 00:19:35,841 --> 00:19:39,376 - I was amazed at how many people showed up. 384 00:19:39,445 --> 00:19:41,412 - Literally, hundreds of people. 385 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:43,447 - And, well, I'll be, 386 00:19:43,516 --> 00:19:48,318 Wouldn't you know who else is out there fixing to find her. 387 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:50,053 - Mike bordeaux, justin thompson, 388 00:19:50,123 --> 00:19:54,291 And nick holbert all were participating in the searches. 389 00:19:54,360 --> 00:19:56,093 They were not acting like anyone 390 00:19:56,162 --> 00:19:59,463 That had anything to do with kelli meeting with foul play. 391 00:19:59,532 --> 00:20:02,499 - Me and her loved each other very much. 392 00:20:02,568 --> 00:20:06,103 And I just appreciate everyone out here. 393 00:20:06,172 --> 00:20:07,838 - Both mike and justin 394 00:20:07,907 --> 00:20:11,074 Had had a romantic relationship with kelli, 395 00:20:11,144 --> 00:20:13,277 So they were certainly 396 00:20:13,346 --> 00:20:15,780 The main persons of interest at this time. 397 00:20:15,848 --> 00:20:18,749 [dramatic music] 398 00:20:18,818 --> 00:20:21,351 - We were looking in ditches. 399 00:20:21,421 --> 00:20:25,055 We were looking in really rough brush... 400 00:20:25,057 --> 00:20:27,691 A lot of uneven terrain. 401 00:20:27,693 --> 00:20:31,762 We were so focused on finding her somewhere, 402 00:20:31,830 --> 00:20:35,098 Someplace... 403 00:20:35,168 --> 00:20:37,034 That she was alive. 404 00:20:37,102 --> 00:20:40,571 ♪ ♪ 405 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:44,075 - Despite the search efforts, nothing-- 406 00:20:44,143 --> 00:20:46,143 Absolutely nothing. 407 00:20:46,212 --> 00:20:48,646 - Where is she? That's just the gnawing question. 408 00:20:48,714 --> 00:20:50,448 Like, where is she? 409 00:20:50,516 --> 00:20:53,917 ♪ ♪ 410 00:20:53,919 --> 00:20:56,654 - With news cameras now embedded in town, 411 00:20:56,722 --> 00:20:59,389 Family and friends make impassioned appearances, 412 00:20:59,459 --> 00:21:01,458 Pleading for kelli's safe return. 413 00:21:01,527 --> 00:21:03,994 - Just let her come home to her family. 414 00:21:04,063 --> 00:21:06,764 - [crying] please just return my sister. 415 00:21:06,832 --> 00:21:09,400 ♪ ♪ 416 00:21:09,468 --> 00:21:12,135 - Even nick holbert did a tv interview 417 00:21:12,205 --> 00:21:14,971 With a local tv station. 418 00:21:14,973 --> 00:21:17,741 - It's that very news piece that catches the eye 419 00:21:17,810 --> 00:21:20,243 Of a local man named david marshburn. 420 00:21:20,245 --> 00:21:23,881 - I heard the talk about a missing soldier, 421 00:21:23,949 --> 00:21:26,784 And I stopped what I was doing. 422 00:21:26,852 --> 00:21:28,619 I have a military background. 423 00:21:28,688 --> 00:21:32,156 And what got my attention was, she was a soldier. 424 00:21:32,224 --> 00:21:33,757 That's it. 425 00:21:33,759 --> 00:21:36,359 When you're in the military, all you see is green. 426 00:21:36,361 --> 00:21:38,796 ♪ ♪ 427 00:21:38,864 --> 00:21:41,932 - But david marshburn isn't just former military. 428 00:21:42,001 --> 00:21:45,268 He'd recently gotten his private investigator license. 429 00:21:45,270 --> 00:21:48,672 And before that, he'd spent years tracking down fugitives 430 00:21:48,674 --> 00:21:50,474 Who jumped bail. 431 00:21:50,542 --> 00:21:52,409 - I hunted a lot of people down, 432 00:21:52,478 --> 00:21:54,245 Did a lot of investigation. 433 00:21:54,247 --> 00:21:56,714 - David's experience as a bounty hunter 434 00:21:56,782 --> 00:22:00,183 Has made him a self-proclaimed human lie detector. 435 00:22:00,253 --> 00:22:02,920 And as he watches the news segment, 436 00:22:02,988 --> 00:22:05,656 His intuition kicks into high gear. 437 00:22:05,724 --> 00:22:10,193 - I saw nick holbert doing his interview. 438 00:22:10,195 --> 00:22:15,198 And I was reading him like I do when I play poker, 439 00:22:15,268 --> 00:22:18,468 I'm looking at everything. 440 00:22:18,470 --> 00:22:20,170 I do read the eyes. 441 00:22:20,172 --> 00:22:22,406 When your eyes dilate, that means you're lying. 442 00:22:22,474 --> 00:22:24,608 ♪ ♪ 443 00:22:24,677 --> 00:22:28,011 I watched his movement, 444 00:22:28,013 --> 00:22:30,447 His mannerisms, 445 00:22:30,516 --> 00:22:33,450 And it all screamed... 446 00:22:33,519 --> 00:22:34,819 I did it. I did it. 447 00:22:37,923 --> 00:22:41,726 - ♪ come home to the gallows pole ♪ 448 00:22:43,061 --> 00:22:49,900 - ♪ judgment day shall come ♪ 449 00:22:49,969 --> 00:22:53,036 [dramatic music] 450 00:22:53,105 --> 00:22:55,005 ♪ ♪ 451 00:22:55,074 --> 00:22:57,608 - After seeing nick holbert's mannerisms 452 00:22:57,676 --> 00:22:59,042 During a news interview, 453 00:22:59,111 --> 00:23:02,112 Former bounty hunter david marshburn is convinced 454 00:23:02,181 --> 00:23:04,047 He's guilty as sin. 455 00:23:04,049 --> 00:23:08,251 - I had no connection whatsoever to kelli, 456 00:23:08,321 --> 00:23:10,621 But she was a military soldier that was in need, 457 00:23:10,689 --> 00:23:12,890 And you can't ignore that. 458 00:23:12,958 --> 00:23:17,294 I had well over 3,000-something hours in hunting people down. 459 00:23:17,363 --> 00:23:20,397 And I'd just got my private investigator license. 460 00:23:20,465 --> 00:23:23,334 It's sort of like, things are aligning. 461 00:23:23,402 --> 00:23:26,103 - David marshburn makes a snap decision. 462 00:23:26,171 --> 00:23:28,405 This will be his very first case 463 00:23:28,474 --> 00:23:31,442 As a private investigator. 464 00:23:31,510 --> 00:23:35,413 But first, marshburn reaches out to fayetteville pd 465 00:23:35,481 --> 00:23:37,547 To let them know he's gearing up 466 00:23:37,549 --> 00:23:39,416 To do his own investigation. 467 00:23:39,485 --> 00:23:43,120 - There were concerns when I heard about david marshburn. 468 00:23:43,188 --> 00:23:44,755 I remember talking to the detectives about that, 469 00:23:44,824 --> 00:23:49,560 And they assured me that he was not working for them. 470 00:23:49,628 --> 00:23:52,830 He was just doing this on his own. 471 00:23:52,898 --> 00:23:55,265 - Legally, mr. Marshburn was not acting 472 00:23:55,267 --> 00:23:58,502 On behalf of the district attorney's office 473 00:23:58,571 --> 00:24:00,971 Or the fayetteville police. 474 00:24:00,973 --> 00:24:04,407 - The way they explain it is, you do your investigation, 475 00:24:04,409 --> 00:24:06,443 And we'll do our investigation. 476 00:24:06,512 --> 00:24:10,513 But if you have information you want to give us, we'll take it. 477 00:24:10,515 --> 00:24:13,284 - On his own time and dime, 478 00:24:13,352 --> 00:24:16,686 David begins trying to find kelli bordeaux. 479 00:24:16,688 --> 00:24:18,289 - I took news articles, 480 00:24:18,357 --> 00:24:21,692 Took what law enforcement was saying on the news, 481 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:25,896 And I started researching. 482 00:24:25,965 --> 00:24:29,800 I just felt inside of me that I could solve this case. 483 00:24:31,537 --> 00:24:35,038 - Meanwhile, fayetteville pd are fixing to do the same, 484 00:24:35,107 --> 00:24:39,142 As they continue to dig in on kelli's love triangle. 485 00:24:39,144 --> 00:24:42,179 - We really had three persons of interest 486 00:24:42,248 --> 00:24:44,315 In the disappearance of kelli bordeaux. 487 00:24:44,383 --> 00:24:47,217 With three, obviously, it makes it a lot more difficult. 488 00:24:47,286 --> 00:24:50,253 - With multiple teams of investigators working 489 00:24:50,323 --> 00:24:51,955 As quickly as possible, 490 00:24:52,024 --> 00:24:54,925 The detectives dispatched the day before to florida 491 00:24:54,994 --> 00:24:58,429 To check the alibis of mike and justin report back. 492 00:24:58,497 --> 00:25:00,898 - Detectives were able to confirm the alibis 493 00:25:00,966 --> 00:25:04,968 Of justin thompson and mike bordeaux. 494 00:25:04,970 --> 00:25:07,370 So now we have the husband eliminated, 495 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:09,606 The boyfriend eliminated, 496 00:25:09,608 --> 00:25:13,377 And we're left with nick holbert. 497 00:25:13,445 --> 00:25:16,013 - With their focus now squarely on nick, 498 00:25:16,081 --> 00:25:18,715 Investigators conduct a background check, 499 00:25:18,784 --> 00:25:22,386 And the findings are jaw-dropping. 500 00:25:22,454 --> 00:25:26,123 - Law enforcement were able to identify him, 501 00:25:26,191 --> 00:25:28,692 That he was on our sex-offender registry list. 502 00:25:30,495 --> 00:25:34,631 What we discovered was he had inappropriate sexual conduct 503 00:25:34,700 --> 00:25:37,200 With a five-year-old child. 504 00:25:37,269 --> 00:25:40,137 He pled guilty and had spent six years in prison. 505 00:25:40,205 --> 00:25:43,606 An alarm bell went off when we saw this. 506 00:25:43,608 --> 00:25:46,176 - This convicted sexual offender 507 00:25:46,245 --> 00:25:48,278 Is the last person 508 00:25:48,347 --> 00:25:51,414 Who sees this young, beautiful girl alive. 509 00:25:51,484 --> 00:25:52,782 We can't get past that. 510 00:25:52,852 --> 00:25:55,819 ♪ ♪ 511 00:25:55,888 --> 00:25:58,289 - All of this was very concerning. 512 00:25:58,357 --> 00:25:59,890 It certainly encouraged us 513 00:25:59,959 --> 00:26:02,459 To find out even more about nick holbert. 514 00:26:02,528 --> 00:26:04,361 - And as they did, 515 00:26:04,430 --> 00:26:07,497 They uncover an unexpected revelation. 516 00:26:07,566 --> 00:26:09,766 - He was violating his parole. 517 00:26:09,835 --> 00:26:13,671 He was supposed to report where he's living. 518 00:26:13,673 --> 00:26:16,373 He had it listed as this relative's house. 519 00:26:16,441 --> 00:26:19,342 It wasn't listed as living in the woods 520 00:26:19,412 --> 00:26:21,845 Behind froggy bottoms. 521 00:26:21,914 --> 00:26:25,015 - And they use that to their advantage. 522 00:26:28,820 --> 00:26:31,254 - He was arrested for parole violation 523 00:26:31,323 --> 00:26:34,191 And sent back to prison. 524 00:26:34,259 --> 00:26:37,828 - The judge sentenced him to approximately a year 525 00:26:37,896 --> 00:26:40,197 For the sex-offender-registry violation. 526 00:26:40,265 --> 00:26:43,834 And now we knew exactly where he was, what he was doing. 527 00:26:43,902 --> 00:26:46,503 He could not flee the state or the country 528 00:26:46,572 --> 00:26:48,238 Or anything like that. 529 00:26:48,307 --> 00:26:50,140 - Nicholas holbert, the bar hand-- 530 00:26:50,209 --> 00:26:53,510 - I heard it on the news that nick holbert was arrested. 531 00:26:53,578 --> 00:26:56,046 So, while he's in there, 532 00:26:56,115 --> 00:26:58,549 I try and get into his life. 533 00:26:58,617 --> 00:27:01,752 I go to froggy bottoms, and I go back to the area 534 00:27:01,820 --> 00:27:04,455 Where he's got his "setup camp," 535 00:27:04,523 --> 00:27:07,591 His home, if you will. 536 00:27:07,660 --> 00:27:10,794 Kaz came along, my cadaver dog. 537 00:27:10,863 --> 00:27:13,764 We were searching in the woods. 538 00:27:13,832 --> 00:27:16,633 It doesn't stop just because he's arrested. 539 00:27:16,702 --> 00:27:21,772 ♪ ♪ 540 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:24,107 - But weeks roll into months, 541 00:27:24,176 --> 00:27:26,976 And neither pi mashburn nor fayetteville pd 542 00:27:26,978 --> 00:27:29,012 Have uncovered any concrete evidence 543 00:27:29,081 --> 00:27:32,749 Tying nick to kelli's disappearance. 544 00:27:32,818 --> 00:27:35,018 - The investigation stalled. 545 00:27:35,086 --> 00:27:37,787 - It just seemed to get colder and colder. 546 00:27:37,857 --> 00:27:41,158 Even with him going to jail... 547 00:27:41,226 --> 00:27:44,027 Why weren't we getting any more answers? 548 00:27:44,096 --> 00:27:47,498 Why isn't anybody finding kelli? 549 00:27:47,566 --> 00:27:50,133 Our army family fell apart. 550 00:27:50,135 --> 00:27:52,369 You can't get back to normal... 551 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:55,772 Not with that. 552 00:27:55,841 --> 00:27:59,743 ♪ ♪ 553 00:27:59,811 --> 00:28:01,611 - In may of 2013, 554 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:04,548 Just over a year after kelli's disappearance, 555 00:28:04,616 --> 00:28:07,217 Nick is released from prison. 556 00:28:07,285 --> 00:28:11,088 - He continued to reside here in the fayetteville area. 557 00:28:11,156 --> 00:28:14,558 We were keeping close tabs on him. 558 00:28:14,626 --> 00:28:17,961 - For pi marshburn, who's been devising a plan 559 00:28:18,030 --> 00:28:21,798 Hinging on nick's release, it's go time. 560 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:25,202 - My plan was to start talking to nick and befriend him, 561 00:28:25,270 --> 00:28:29,306 Get him to trust me, get him to talk. 562 00:28:29,374 --> 00:28:32,075 Within a couple of days after he's released, 563 00:28:32,144 --> 00:28:35,779 I find out where he's living, and I go to his door. 564 00:28:35,847 --> 00:28:38,348 ♪ ♪ 565 00:28:38,350 --> 00:28:40,717 I knock on the door, and I say, hey, nick. 566 00:28:40,785 --> 00:28:41,985 I'm david marshburn. 567 00:28:42,054 --> 00:28:43,353 I'm a private investigator 568 00:28:43,355 --> 00:28:46,123 Working on the kelli bordeaux case. 569 00:28:46,191 --> 00:28:48,825 And I don't think you had anything to do with it, 570 00:28:48,894 --> 00:28:51,762 But the last one to see her. 571 00:28:51,830 --> 00:28:53,263 I need your help. 572 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,769 - ♪ come home to the gallows pole ♪ 573 00:29:03,307 --> 00:29:06,176 - ♪ judgment day shall come ♪ 574 00:29:07,913 --> 00:29:11,414 [crow cawing] 575 00:29:11,483 --> 00:29:13,616 - With nick holbert out of prison, 576 00:29:13,686 --> 00:29:15,252 Private investigator david marshburn 577 00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:18,889 Pays him a visit to enact phase one of his plan, 578 00:29:18,957 --> 00:29:22,559 By asking for nick's help to solve the kelli bordeaux case. 579 00:29:22,561 --> 00:29:27,364 - His reaction was, okay, no problem. 580 00:29:27,432 --> 00:29:30,400 I start talking to nick and befriend him, 581 00:29:30,469 --> 00:29:32,569 Lay a foundation. 582 00:29:32,637 --> 00:29:35,638 Like, the first thing is, you have nothing to do with it. 583 00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:40,110 I'm not looking at you. I'm on your side. 584 00:29:40,178 --> 00:29:44,781 - We don't have the capability to keep nicholas holbert 585 00:29:44,850 --> 00:29:47,350 Under surveillance 24-7. 586 00:29:47,419 --> 00:29:51,454 Got other cases going on, manpower. 587 00:29:51,456 --> 00:29:55,125 Mr. Marshburn kind of does that for us 588 00:29:55,194 --> 00:29:57,928 By developing a relationship with him. 589 00:29:57,996 --> 00:30:01,698 - But it's not just friendship that marshburn offers. 590 00:30:01,767 --> 00:30:03,300 - I give him work. 591 00:30:03,368 --> 00:30:05,402 He would do odd jobs for me-- 592 00:30:05,470 --> 00:30:08,939 Landscaping, get the office to look good. 593 00:30:09,007 --> 00:30:11,140 - Working for pi marshburn 594 00:30:11,142 --> 00:30:13,110 Helps him get back on his feet, 595 00:30:13,178 --> 00:30:15,712 But nick soon admits to his newfound benefactor 596 00:30:15,780 --> 00:30:17,414 That it's not enough. 597 00:30:17,482 --> 00:30:20,417 - Nick was worried that he was going back to jail 598 00:30:20,485 --> 00:30:23,386 Because he needed to pay his probation off. 599 00:30:23,455 --> 00:30:27,057 So I went to the bank and paid his probation off. 600 00:30:27,125 --> 00:30:29,426 I think it was around $1,000. 601 00:30:29,494 --> 00:30:31,328 You're my friend. I'm going to help you out. 602 00:30:31,396 --> 00:30:34,998 Money makes people trust everybody. 603 00:30:35,067 --> 00:30:36,633 - Over the next few months, 604 00:30:36,701 --> 00:30:38,735 Nick gets increasingly comfortable 605 00:30:38,804 --> 00:30:40,603 With david's generosity. 606 00:30:40,673 --> 00:30:42,639 - In the middle of the night, he'll call me up 607 00:30:42,707 --> 00:30:44,541 And say, david, I'm out of cigarettes. 608 00:30:44,609 --> 00:30:47,444 I'm hungry. I need a pizza. 609 00:30:47,512 --> 00:30:50,580 I have to get up, go all the way to fayetteville, 610 00:30:50,649 --> 00:30:54,084 Give him money, and then come all the way back home. 611 00:30:54,086 --> 00:30:55,986 It's roughly an hour and ten minutes there 612 00:30:56,054 --> 00:30:59,122 And an hour and ten minutes back. 613 00:30:59,190 --> 00:31:03,326 Money wasn't ever an issue between me and my wife. 614 00:31:03,395 --> 00:31:05,996 It was time I was spending on a case 615 00:31:06,064 --> 00:31:09,599 Versus spending with my family. 616 00:31:09,601 --> 00:31:12,002 - David's vigilance starts to pay off. 617 00:31:12,070 --> 00:31:13,770 Within a few months, 618 00:31:13,839 --> 00:31:16,506 Nick begins to confide in his new friend. 619 00:31:18,310 --> 00:31:20,343 - Nick told me he was worried 620 00:31:20,345 --> 00:31:21,944 Law enforcement was watching him. 621 00:31:21,946 --> 00:31:24,114 He's a very nervous guy. 622 00:31:24,182 --> 00:31:27,618 - Pi marshburn immediately uses that disclosure 623 00:31:27,686 --> 00:31:29,986 To his advantage. 624 00:31:30,055 --> 00:31:31,588 - I need to set that up 625 00:31:31,656 --> 00:31:34,124 To make it look like he's being watched. 626 00:31:34,192 --> 00:31:36,293 That works on someone's mind. 627 00:31:36,361 --> 00:31:38,895 It just wears them down. 628 00:31:38,964 --> 00:31:43,166 I had a friend of mine who had a law enforcement car 629 00:31:43,235 --> 00:31:46,102 Volunteering to sit outside of nick's house 630 00:31:46,171 --> 00:31:48,171 So it would look like-- 631 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:51,141 That law enforcement was watching him. 632 00:31:51,209 --> 00:31:53,510 - Nick's paranoia grows 633 00:31:53,578 --> 00:31:57,948 And pi marshburn sets the next part of his plan into motion. 634 00:32:04,023 --> 00:32:05,689 - One morning, I woke up, 635 00:32:05,757 --> 00:32:08,325 And I said, it's going to be today. 636 00:32:08,393 --> 00:32:12,695 I got a plan, and maybe this will work. 637 00:32:12,765 --> 00:32:16,533 The plan was to pick nick up for work. 638 00:32:16,601 --> 00:32:19,669 We were going to go back to my office in harnett county. 639 00:32:19,738 --> 00:32:21,971 He was going to do some landscaping. 640 00:32:21,973 --> 00:32:24,875 Kaz came along, my cadaver dog. 641 00:32:24,943 --> 00:32:26,643 - Marshburn enlists his buddy 642 00:32:26,712 --> 00:32:28,779 With the undercover-looking cop car 643 00:32:28,847 --> 00:32:31,548 To help him with phase two of the plan. 644 00:32:31,616 --> 00:32:34,684 He has him stationed outside of nick's house. 645 00:32:34,753 --> 00:32:37,721 - Nick gets in the car, and I happen to mention, 646 00:32:37,789 --> 00:32:39,122 Are they still watching you? 647 00:32:39,124 --> 00:32:41,391 He said, yeah. Look straight ahead. 648 00:32:41,460 --> 00:32:43,092 And that's where my buddy was. 649 00:32:43,094 --> 00:32:45,662 So we get to the stoplight. 650 00:32:45,731 --> 00:32:47,965 I said, okay, I'm going to lose him right here. 651 00:32:48,033 --> 00:32:49,533 [engine revs, tires squealing] 652 00:32:49,601 --> 00:32:52,235 I just cut off another car and just went left 653 00:32:52,304 --> 00:32:55,405 And acted like I lost him. 654 00:32:56,908 --> 00:33:00,310 - With nick on edge, it's time for phase three. 655 00:33:00,379 --> 00:33:02,012 As they're driving, 656 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:05,282 David gets a private call about the kelli bordeaux case 657 00:33:05,350 --> 00:33:09,252 From cece, the paralegal in his office. 658 00:33:09,321 --> 00:33:12,188 Only, david doesn't actually have a paralegal 659 00:33:12,257 --> 00:33:13,656 In his office. 660 00:33:13,658 --> 00:33:15,492 - I had to get my wife involved. 661 00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:19,562 And she plays the role of cece. 662 00:33:19,631 --> 00:33:23,366 - The entire call is scripted for nick to overhear. 663 00:33:23,368 --> 00:33:25,602 - She said, yeah, he's being indicted. 664 00:33:25,670 --> 00:33:28,071 She goes through the motions of what we had talked about. 665 00:33:28,139 --> 00:33:31,808 - Nick is chomping at the bit to find out what's going on. 666 00:33:31,876 --> 00:33:34,244 And when pi marshburn hangs up, 667 00:33:34,312 --> 00:33:37,213 He relays to him the fake intel. 668 00:33:37,282 --> 00:33:39,616 - Hey, dude, they're fixing to indict you. 669 00:33:39,684 --> 00:33:42,218 That means they're going in front of a jury and saying, 670 00:33:42,287 --> 00:33:44,754 Hey, all this circumstantial evidence 671 00:33:44,823 --> 00:33:47,457 Leads to believe that you're guilty of this, 672 00:33:47,526 --> 00:33:49,893 So they're going to put you back in jail. 673 00:33:49,961 --> 00:33:53,095 And now he's upset. He's chewing his fingernails. 674 00:33:53,097 --> 00:33:56,699 - I did not know about any type of fake indictments 675 00:33:56,768 --> 00:34:01,237 Or the specific tactics that david marshburn was using. 676 00:34:01,306 --> 00:34:05,442 I was just aware that he was developing a close relationship 677 00:34:05,510 --> 00:34:09,112 With holbert in hopes that holbert would tell him 678 00:34:09,181 --> 00:34:10,881 What happened to kelli. 679 00:34:10,949 --> 00:34:13,916 - Up to this point, david has reassured nick 680 00:34:13,986 --> 00:34:16,286 That he fully believes nick had nothing to do 681 00:34:16,354 --> 00:34:17,754 With kelli's disappearance. 682 00:34:17,822 --> 00:34:21,791 Now he offers him an alternative explanation. 683 00:34:21,860 --> 00:34:24,927 - I said maybe you did do it, and you don't remember. 684 00:34:24,997 --> 00:34:26,463 Maybe you blacked out. 685 00:34:26,531 --> 00:34:29,566 So I said, what we're going to do, 686 00:34:29,634 --> 00:34:31,801 We're going to go back to froggy bottoms 687 00:34:31,870 --> 00:34:34,671 Where this all started, and maybe that'll give you 688 00:34:34,739 --> 00:34:37,541 Some help in remembering what went on. 689 00:34:39,544 --> 00:34:43,080 We pull into froggy bottoms... 690 00:34:43,148 --> 00:34:44,614 And I follow him. 691 00:34:46,618 --> 00:34:50,787 Nick is pretending to act as if he's trying to remember. 692 00:34:50,855 --> 00:34:53,690 [dramatic music] 693 00:34:53,758 --> 00:34:54,824 I put my hand on his shoulder. 694 00:34:54,893 --> 00:34:57,927 I said, did you do something to kelli? 695 00:34:57,929 --> 00:34:59,896 ♪ ♪ 696 00:34:59,965 --> 00:35:01,598 He said, I killed her. 697 00:35:01,666 --> 00:35:04,701 ♪ ♪ 698 00:35:04,769 --> 00:35:08,404 We sat there for a few more minutes, 699 00:35:08,473 --> 00:35:11,741 And I said, do you remember where you put her? 700 00:35:11,743 --> 00:35:14,243 He said, yeah, yeah, I buried her. 701 00:35:14,245 --> 00:35:17,380 I'm just pumped up, going off of adrenaline. 702 00:35:17,449 --> 00:35:20,383 This was what we had been working two years for. 703 00:35:20,452 --> 00:35:22,686 We're going to get her dead body. 704 00:35:22,754 --> 00:35:24,687 We're going to recover kelli bordeaux. 705 00:35:24,756 --> 00:35:27,390 ♪ ♪ 706 00:35:27,458 --> 00:35:28,859 - Pi marshburn follows nick 707 00:35:28,927 --> 00:35:31,928 A good two miles from froggy bottoms. 708 00:35:31,997 --> 00:35:34,997 - When we get there, nick tells us, 709 00:35:35,067 --> 00:35:36,833 She's down the path. 710 00:35:36,901 --> 00:35:40,169 This path is, like, a mile long in the woods. 711 00:35:40,171 --> 00:35:42,104 I'm asking him, is there a tree? 712 00:35:42,106 --> 00:35:44,774 Is there any landmark? 713 00:35:44,776 --> 00:35:48,210 He said he couldn't remember. 714 00:35:48,212 --> 00:35:51,180 - The men search for hours. 715 00:35:51,250 --> 00:35:53,616 - Nick is out there actually sweating 716 00:35:53,685 --> 00:35:55,418 And working hard at it. 717 00:35:55,487 --> 00:35:57,587 And I think he's thinking, 718 00:35:57,656 --> 00:36:00,022 If I help find her, I get a break, 719 00:36:00,024 --> 00:36:03,926 Or I get to see what it looks like before I go to jail. 720 00:36:03,995 --> 00:36:06,529 I don't know what's going through his mind. 721 00:36:06,531 --> 00:36:09,832 ♪ ♪ 722 00:36:09,901 --> 00:36:12,435 - Taking a break for the darkness and some rest, 723 00:36:12,504 --> 00:36:14,704 The two resume as the sun rises. 724 00:36:14,773 --> 00:36:19,175 And soon kaz, the cadaver dog, circles a new area. 725 00:36:19,244 --> 00:36:21,978 - I started digging. 726 00:36:22,047 --> 00:36:26,216 And the first thing I hit was a jacket... 727 00:36:26,284 --> 00:36:29,051 Like, this big old fluffy jacket. 728 00:36:29,053 --> 00:36:32,822 Nick said, yeah, it's my jacket that I had that night. 729 00:36:32,891 --> 00:36:37,259 I covered her after I put her down in the hole. 730 00:36:37,261 --> 00:36:41,297 And I grab it, and I pull it back. 731 00:36:41,366 --> 00:36:44,734 And when I pull it back, there she is. 732 00:36:47,139 --> 00:36:50,507 We found her. We found kelli. 733 00:36:53,011 --> 00:36:56,746 - ♪ come home to the gallows pole ♪ 734 00:36:58,115 --> 00:37:05,021 - ♪ judgment day shall come ♪ 735 00:37:05,089 --> 00:37:08,825 [dramatic music] 736 00:37:08,893 --> 00:37:11,528 - A year after befriending nick holbert, 737 00:37:11,596 --> 00:37:14,163 Pi david marshburn finally convinced him 738 00:37:14,232 --> 00:37:18,635 To confess and take him to the remains of kelli bordeaux. 739 00:37:18,703 --> 00:37:22,805 - I was excited and sad at the same time. 740 00:37:22,807 --> 00:37:25,575 You go high, low, high, low, 741 00:37:25,643 --> 00:37:28,711 And it's just a weird feeling. 742 00:37:28,713 --> 00:37:30,847 - Marshburn calls the police, 743 00:37:30,915 --> 00:37:34,484 Saying, I'm at the gravesite. 744 00:37:34,552 --> 00:37:38,688 - They told me to stop digging and wait for us. 745 00:37:38,757 --> 00:37:41,624 - Oh, my god, do we have the break 746 00:37:41,693 --> 00:37:44,260 We've been waiting for for two years? 747 00:37:44,329 --> 00:37:45,895 [dog barks] 748 00:37:45,897 --> 00:37:48,397 - Nick was shaking. He was shaking like a leaf. 749 00:37:48,399 --> 00:37:49,365 He knew he was done. 750 00:37:49,434 --> 00:37:51,500 But I said, "it's going to be all right, man. 751 00:37:51,502 --> 00:37:54,404 We'll get through this," to try and help him 752 00:37:54,472 --> 00:37:56,572 Because I wanted him to be calm. 753 00:37:56,641 --> 00:37:58,174 So we waited on law enforcement, 754 00:37:58,242 --> 00:38:01,711 And that's when I talked to him about what happened that night. 755 00:38:01,780 --> 00:38:03,813 I think he was relieved 756 00:38:03,815 --> 00:38:07,083 That he was finally getting it off his chest. 757 00:38:07,151 --> 00:38:10,153 ♪ ♪ 758 00:38:10,221 --> 00:38:12,088 - When we get there... 759 00:38:12,157 --> 00:38:14,758 ♪ ♪ 760 00:38:14,826 --> 00:38:17,093 I could see nicholas. 761 00:38:17,095 --> 00:38:20,496 He just looks kind of wore out, defeated, 762 00:38:20,565 --> 00:38:22,899 That this has been wearing on him, 763 00:38:22,967 --> 00:38:24,401 And it's over now. 764 00:38:34,779 --> 00:38:37,614 - What holbert says in his confession is that, 765 00:38:37,682 --> 00:38:39,949 At some point, someone at the bar 766 00:38:39,951 --> 00:38:43,019 Told kelli about his sex offense. 767 00:38:47,859 --> 00:38:49,659 - They get out in the parking lot, 768 00:38:49,727 --> 00:38:51,594 And there's an exchange. 769 00:38:51,662 --> 00:38:54,030 [muffled shouting] 770 00:38:54,098 --> 00:38:55,165 - According to nick, 771 00:38:55,233 --> 00:38:58,300 I asked her if we're going back to her apartment. 772 00:38:58,302 --> 00:39:00,370 She called me names. 773 00:39:15,153 --> 00:39:17,520 - He admitted that he had taken her cell phone 774 00:39:17,588 --> 00:39:20,823 And sent that last text to justin. 775 00:39:20,825 --> 00:39:23,592 - He said she started coming back 776 00:39:23,662 --> 00:39:24,961 And started screaming. 777 00:39:30,568 --> 00:39:33,303 - And he beats her to death. 778 00:39:33,371 --> 00:39:36,139 ♪ ♪ 779 00:39:49,221 --> 00:39:51,053 - In nick's confession, 780 00:39:51,055 --> 00:39:53,355 You know, he kind of glosses over and just says, 781 00:39:53,425 --> 00:39:58,127 You know, I hit her until she, you know, wasn't alive anymore. 782 00:39:58,196 --> 00:40:00,096 But we had skull fractures. 783 00:40:00,165 --> 00:40:03,800 The jaw was dislocated, teeth missing. 784 00:40:03,868 --> 00:40:06,535 So it was a very violent attack. 785 00:40:06,605 --> 00:40:08,938 - With a full confession, 786 00:40:09,007 --> 00:40:11,141 Nick is hauled off to the station. 787 00:40:11,209 --> 00:40:14,877 - Nicholas was charged with first-degree murder, 788 00:40:14,879 --> 00:40:17,447 First-degree kidnapping of kelli bordeaux. 789 00:40:17,515 --> 00:40:21,551 ♪ ♪ 790 00:40:21,553 --> 00:40:24,787 [birds chirping] 791 00:40:24,789 --> 00:40:28,425 [car engine whirring] 792 00:40:28,493 --> 00:40:32,561 - I get pulled into the commander's little office. 793 00:40:32,563 --> 00:40:35,765 And first sergeant looked at me. 794 00:40:35,834 --> 00:40:37,967 They said they found her. 795 00:40:39,737 --> 00:40:42,038 They found her remains. 796 00:40:42,106 --> 00:40:43,573 And I just fell. 797 00:40:43,641 --> 00:40:46,442 I just became weightless, 798 00:40:46,510 --> 00:40:48,310 And I fell. 799 00:40:48,380 --> 00:40:53,415 ♪ ♪ 800 00:40:53,417 --> 00:40:55,317 - My blood run cold 801 00:40:55,319 --> 00:40:58,254 Because you spend so much time not knowing 802 00:40:58,323 --> 00:41:01,323 And fostering a little bit of hope. 803 00:41:01,325 --> 00:41:03,726 And then all of a sudden, that hope is gone. 804 00:41:03,795 --> 00:41:07,496 ♪ ♪ 805 00:41:07,498 --> 00:41:09,966 - After lengthy discussions with kelli's family, 806 00:41:10,034 --> 00:41:14,604 District attorney billy west offers nick a deal. 807 00:41:14,672 --> 00:41:16,505 - You plead guilty, 808 00:41:16,507 --> 00:41:19,809 You could spend the rest of your life in prison, no parole. 809 00:41:19,878 --> 00:41:23,179 You don't do that, we'll go for the death penalty. 810 00:41:23,247 --> 00:41:26,783 So nick, of course, chose the deal. 811 00:41:26,851 --> 00:41:29,051 - It took over two years, 812 00:41:29,120 --> 00:41:31,554 But justice is finally served, 813 00:41:31,623 --> 00:41:33,856 As nick holbert will pay for his sins 814 00:41:33,925 --> 00:41:35,958 For the rest of his life. 815 00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:37,760 - We were able to get some measure of justice. 816 00:41:37,829 --> 00:41:41,063 David marshburn didn't stop until we got that. 817 00:41:41,132 --> 00:41:45,601 ♪ ♪ 818 00:41:45,670 --> 00:41:47,036 - A few weeks later, 819 00:41:47,105 --> 00:41:50,807 Her loved ones unite to mourn and honor kelli. 820 00:41:52,477 --> 00:41:55,978 - I spoke at her memorial. 821 00:41:55,980 --> 00:42:00,382 I wanted everybody in that room to know who kelli was 822 00:42:00,384 --> 00:42:02,051 And how special she was. 823 00:42:03,821 --> 00:42:06,122 - It was beautiful. 824 00:42:06,190 --> 00:42:08,124 I met the family for the first time, 825 00:42:08,192 --> 00:42:10,993 And the mother wanted to give me something. 826 00:42:10,995 --> 00:42:14,864 She gave me the dog tags of kelli, which means a lot. 827 00:42:16,468 --> 00:42:20,536 I keep them hung up on the wall behind my desk. 828 00:42:20,605 --> 00:42:23,639 I'll never part with them. 829 00:42:23,708 --> 00:42:26,142 ♪ ♪ 830 00:42:26,210 --> 00:42:29,178 - Kelli was a force to be reckoned with. 831 00:42:29,247 --> 00:42:31,147 ♪ ♪ 832 00:42:31,215 --> 00:42:34,584 - It's a privilege to have been her friend. 833 00:42:36,220 --> 00:42:39,689 The world is a sadder place with her gone. 834 00:42:39,757 --> 00:42:43,660 ♪ ♪