1 00:00:02,089 --> 00:00:05,092 ["Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who playing] 2 00:00:05,744 --> 00:00:10,314 NARRATOR: CSI: Miami, the global television phenomenon. 3 00:00:11,359 --> 00:00:14,579 In this series, we'll explore crime 4 00:00:14,623 --> 00:00:16,233 through an entirely new lens. 5 00:00:16,277 --> 00:00:18,061 DISPATCHER: Marlene Warren was just shot. 6 00:00:18,105 --> 00:00:20,933 NARRATOR: The investigations on this program are true. 7 00:00:21,847 --> 00:00:24,763 Ride along with the real CSI experts. 8 00:00:24,807 --> 00:00:28,115 VINCE WEINER: This was the most brutal homicide in over 25 years. 9 00:00:28,158 --> 00:00:29,855 CRUX CONCEPTION: Forensic science, 10 00:00:29,899 --> 00:00:31,335 it was the key witness. 11 00:00:31,379 --> 00:00:33,163 NARRATOR: Talk to the real suspects. 12 00:00:33,207 --> 00:00:34,817 I didn't kill anybody, dude. 13 00:00:34,860 --> 00:00:37,298 NARRATOR: Hear from the real victims. 14 00:00:37,341 --> 00:00:39,604 I couldn't believe it. I'm in a state of shock. 15 00:00:39,648 --> 00:00:42,651 NARRATOR: And ultimately solve the case 16 00:00:42,694 --> 00:00:45,001 through the use of forensic science. 17 00:00:45,045 --> 00:00:47,873 We still have a homicide suspect somewhere out there. 18 00:00:47,917 --> 00:00:50,093 NARRATOR: This is...WOMAN: A murder... 19 00:00:50,137 --> 00:00:52,095 REPORTER: A disturbing story has come in...[overlapping voices] 20 00:01:31,526 --> 00:01:33,571 Where students are used to celebrating championships, 21 00:01:33,615 --> 00:01:35,530 tonight they are wondering who murdered 22 00:01:35,573 --> 00:01:37,880 a member of the football team and a young woman. 23 00:01:37,923 --> 00:01:40,100 The bloody crime scene is on the third floor 24 00:01:40,143 --> 00:01:42,014 of this dormitory you see behind me. 25 00:01:42,058 --> 00:01:43,190 A murder mystery on 26 00:01:43,233 --> 00:01:45,192 the University of Miami campus. 27 00:01:45,235 --> 00:01:46,845 LISETTE CAMPOS: One of the victims has been identified 28 00:01:46,889 --> 00:01:49,109 as a football player, Marlin Barnes. 29 00:01:49,152 --> 00:01:52,547 SMITH: The second victim, 22-year-old Timwanika Lumpkins. 30 00:01:52,590 --> 00:01:54,201 CAMPOS: Police found no evidence 31 00:01:54,244 --> 00:01:56,420 of a break-in and no apparent weapon. 32 00:02:00,381 --> 00:02:04,559 On April 13, 1996, I was requested to respond to 33 00:02:04,602 --> 00:02:07,518 a crime scene involving a double homicide 34 00:02:07,562 --> 00:02:10,434 on the University of Miami property. 35 00:02:11,435 --> 00:02:13,133 I am a bloodstain pattern analyst. 36 00:02:13,176 --> 00:02:14,830 My job is to interpret 37 00:02:14,873 --> 00:02:17,615 the characteristics of those bloodstain patterns 38 00:02:17,659 --> 00:02:18,964 to try and tell 39 00:02:19,008 --> 00:02:21,097 the circumstances that may have created them. 40 00:02:21,966 --> 00:02:23,708 This crime scene was 41 00:02:23,752 --> 00:02:27,190 an apartment building that the athletes lived in. 42 00:02:27,234 --> 00:02:29,714 The crime scene was an apartmet 43 00:02:29,758 --> 00:02:31,586 on the third floor of the building. 44 00:02:31,629 --> 00:02:33,718 There was a front door and a back door. 45 00:02:33,762 --> 00:02:35,111 The back door 46 00:02:35,155 --> 00:02:37,766 had to be forced open because it was locked 47 00:02:37,809 --> 00:02:40,508 and chained shut from the inside. 48 00:02:40,551 --> 00:02:43,815 That means that the front door is your entrance/exit area 49 00:02:43,859 --> 00:02:46,862 for the perpetrator of the crime. 50 00:02:46,905 --> 00:02:48,690 As they walked the apartment, 51 00:02:48,733 --> 00:02:50,822 there was blood all over the floor, 52 00:02:50,866 --> 00:02:52,433 which was still wet when I got there. 53 00:02:52,476 --> 00:02:55,131 Which means, when the assailant left, 54 00:02:55,175 --> 00:02:57,525 that blood had to be wet also. 55 00:02:57,567 --> 00:03:00,267 The flooring showed signs of blood dripping into blood. 56 00:03:00,310 --> 00:03:03,792 And there was blood 57 00:03:03,835 --> 00:03:07,099 on the surfaces, all over the floors of the kitchen, 58 00:03:07,143 --> 00:03:10,233 the walls and on the surfaces of tables. 59 00:03:14,498 --> 00:03:15,978 MARY'S MARTINEZ: Dealing with a scene 60 00:03:16,021 --> 00:03:17,371 that's as bloody as this 61 00:03:17,414 --> 00:03:18,807 is difficult to see. 62 00:03:18,850 --> 00:03:20,765 It's more of a shell shock. 63 00:03:22,158 --> 00:03:23,986 My name is Mary's Martinez. 64 00:03:24,029 --> 00:03:25,857 I am a crime scene investigator 65 00:03:25,901 --> 00:03:28,120 in a police department down here in South Florida. 66 00:03:29,165 --> 00:03:32,473 Inside of the apartment, investigators found two victim. 67 00:03:32,516 --> 00:03:35,911 The first was a female who had been physically assaulted 68 00:03:35,954 --> 00:03:37,260 with a blunt force object. 69 00:03:37,304 --> 00:03:39,131 She was located in the bedroom 70 00:03:39,175 --> 00:03:41,395 and clinging to life. 71 00:03:41,438 --> 00:03:44,702 The second victim was the male victim 72 00:03:44,746 --> 00:03:47,836 who was badly assaulted behind the door. 73 00:03:47,879 --> 00:03:49,141 He was deceased. 74 00:03:50,317 --> 00:03:51,970 CRUX CONCEPTION: The male victim 75 00:03:52,014 --> 00:03:54,321 was six foot, 210 pounds, 76 00:03:54,364 --> 00:03:56,192 well built. 77 00:03:56,236 --> 00:03:59,239 He suffered approximately 22 blows 78 00:03:59,281 --> 00:04:01,545 of blunt force trauma. 79 00:04:01,589 --> 00:04:04,374 His face was literally caved i. 80 00:04:04,418 --> 00:04:06,898 He also had lacerations to the face. 81 00:04:06,942 --> 00:04:08,335 His hands were 82 00:04:08,378 --> 00:04:11,338 swollen, indicating defensive wounds. 83 00:04:12,121 --> 00:04:13,818 I'm Crux Conception. 84 00:04:13,862 --> 00:04:15,342 I'm a retired homicide detective 85 00:04:15,385 --> 00:04:17,125 and criminal profiler. 86 00:04:17,952 --> 00:04:19,868 MARTINEZ: The female victim was transported 87 00:04:19,911 --> 00:04:22,957 to the hospital in hopes of saving her life. 88 00:04:23,001 --> 00:04:25,787 But unfortunately, in transit, the female victim passed away. 89 00:04:26,701 --> 00:04:29,225 CONCEPTION: Once the male victim's body was removed 90 00:04:29,269 --> 00:04:32,707 from the scene, crime scene investigators 91 00:04:32,750 --> 00:04:33,707 then process the area. 92 00:04:33,751 --> 00:04:35,666 They photograph it. 93 00:04:37,102 --> 00:04:39,844 Dust for fingerprints. 94 00:04:39,888 --> 00:04:44,327 Blood's collected for DNA sampling to see if there's 95 00:04:44,371 --> 00:04:46,808 any other blood besides the two victims 96 00:04:46,851 --> 00:04:48,113 left at the scene. 97 00:04:49,941 --> 00:04:52,335 There were a couple different pieces of evidence 98 00:04:52,379 --> 00:04:53,771 that were found on the ground, 99 00:04:53,815 --> 00:04:56,426 one of which appeared to be wood. 100 00:05:01,083 --> 00:05:03,215 As well as two individual piecs 101 00:05:03,259 --> 00:05:04,652 of curved metal. 102 00:05:09,134 --> 00:05:11,485 Investigators also found 103 00:05:11,528 --> 00:05:13,138 a 12-gauge shotgun shell. 104 00:05:17,099 --> 00:05:19,014 Finding a 12-gauge shotgun shel 105 00:05:19,057 --> 00:05:20,189 does raise some flags. 106 00:05:20,232 --> 00:05:21,886 Especially when there isn't 107 00:05:21,930 --> 00:05:22,974 a victim 108 00:05:23,018 --> 00:05:24,236 that has a gunshot wound. 109 00:05:24,280 --> 00:05:25,673 You start to wonder 110 00:05:25,716 --> 00:05:27,065 why is this here? 111 00:05:27,109 --> 00:05:28,371 But because we don't know, 112 00:05:28,415 --> 00:05:29,590 we're going to treat it as evidence. 113 00:05:29,633 --> 00:05:32,288 So a 12-gauge shotgun shell, 114 00:05:32,332 --> 00:05:34,246 the pieces of metal and wood 115 00:05:34,290 --> 00:05:36,336 were submitted for lab analysis. 116 00:05:40,340 --> 00:05:41,950 Police released the name of the first victim, 117 00:05:41,993 --> 00:05:45,606 22-year-old Timwanika Lumpkins of South Miami, 118 00:05:45,649 --> 00:05:47,695 and 22-year-old Marlin Barnes, 119 00:05:47,738 --> 00:05:50,350 a University of Miami football player. 120 00:05:51,176 --> 00:05:52,656 REPORTER: Timwanika's relatives say 121 00:05:52,700 --> 00:05:54,789 they last saw her Friday evening. 122 00:05:54,832 --> 00:05:57,444 The next time they heard from her 123 00:05:57,487 --> 00:05:59,228 was through detectives. 124 00:05:59,271 --> 00:06:02,144 When he came up, I said, "No." 125 00:06:02,187 --> 00:06:03,885 I said, "No, y'all got the wrong person." 126 00:06:03,928 --> 00:06:06,322 It is so shocking, you know. 127 00:06:06,366 --> 00:06:08,368 Something like this? I never would, 128 00:06:08,411 --> 00:06:10,457 under the sun, believe. 129 00:06:12,676 --> 00:06:13,590 I'm Flora Seff. 130 00:06:13,634 --> 00:06:15,984 I was a major crimes attorney. 131 00:06:16,027 --> 00:06:17,507 I was assigned to handle 132 00:06:17,551 --> 00:06:20,728 the case of the murders of Marlin and Timwanika. 133 00:06:20,771 --> 00:06:22,904 I got to know the whole family, 134 00:06:22,947 --> 00:06:27,517 and this was just horrifying to their families. 135 00:06:27,561 --> 00:06:31,739 Timwanika was raised primarily by her grandmother. 136 00:06:31,782 --> 00:06:33,175 Her grandmother lived in 137 00:06:33,218 --> 00:06:35,830 a really nice area in South Miami. 138 00:06:35,873 --> 00:06:38,223 She went to good schools. 139 00:06:38,267 --> 00:06:40,008 She was well liked by everybod, 140 00:06:40,051 --> 00:06:41,836 had a lot of friends. 141 00:06:41,879 --> 00:06:44,229 She was a cheerleader for the football team. 142 00:06:44,273 --> 00:06:46,406 She was a basketball player in high school. 143 00:06:46,449 --> 00:06:49,060 But I think what she liked the most 144 00:06:49,104 --> 00:06:50,975 was her little daughter. 145 00:06:51,019 --> 00:06:52,933 She was a very good mother. 146 00:06:54,152 --> 00:06:56,894 CONCEPTION: Instead of going to college, she dedicated her life to 147 00:06:56,938 --> 00:06:57,939 her three-year-old daughter. 148 00:06:57,982 --> 00:07:00,289 And Marlin and Timwanika 149 00:07:00,332 --> 00:07:02,726 were in the beginning phases of 150 00:07:02,770 --> 00:07:04,380 a romantic relationship. 151 00:07:06,208 --> 00:07:07,601 BUTCH DAVIS: Your heart almost stops. 152 00:07:07,644 --> 00:07:10,604 I mean, it's like, "Am I hearing exactly right? 153 00:07:10,647 --> 00:07:13,476 He's dead?" 154 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:16,871 I was the head coach at the University of Miami. 155 00:07:16,914 --> 00:07:19,047 Marlin, the guys on the team, 156 00:07:19,090 --> 00:07:20,701 they loved him. 157 00:07:20,744 --> 00:07:22,006 He was funny, 158 00:07:22,050 --> 00:07:23,399 he had a great attitude. 159 00:07:23,443 --> 00:07:25,009 When he walked out on the field 160 00:07:25,053 --> 00:07:27,403 for practice, guys were hugging him, high-fiving him. 161 00:07:27,447 --> 00:07:29,231 I mean, he was a really, really 162 00:07:29,274 --> 00:07:31,059 good kid. 163 00:07:31,102 --> 00:07:32,843 We were fired up about this year. 164 00:07:32,887 --> 00:07:34,541 You know, we always talking trash to each other 165 00:07:34,584 --> 00:07:36,456 about what we gonna do and so forth, 166 00:07:36,499 --> 00:07:38,675 so we were looking forward to this day. 167 00:07:39,981 --> 00:07:41,373 NATE BROOKS: I found out that Marlin died 168 00:07:41,417 --> 00:07:44,115 when my mom told me. 169 00:07:47,249 --> 00:07:49,730 She like, "Marlin had got murdered." 170 00:07:50,687 --> 00:07:52,254 And I said, "What? What?" 171 00:07:52,297 --> 00:07:54,082 I said, "What you talking about?" 172 00:07:54,125 --> 00:07:56,084 [sighs] 173 00:07:57,564 --> 00:07:59,261 [cries] 174 00:08:09,358 --> 00:08:10,794 On a football field, 175 00:08:10,838 --> 00:08:14,406 Marlin was unbelievable, unstoppable. 176 00:08:16,017 --> 00:08:17,453 It was, like, um, 177 00:08:17,497 --> 00:08:19,455 glad to be on his team, you know what I mean? 178 00:08:19,499 --> 00:08:21,979 Because he was just a train wreck. 179 00:08:23,198 --> 00:08:25,374 Like, the leader was gone. You know what I'm saying? 180 00:08:25,417 --> 00:08:27,289 The leader is gone. 181 00:08:28,159 --> 00:08:30,205 Now what are we going to do? 182 00:08:31,032 --> 00:08:33,948 Marlin came up in the projects, and he was able to 183 00:08:33,991 --> 00:08:35,078 defeat the odds. 184 00:08:35,123 --> 00:08:37,472 Marlin was the inspiration 185 00:08:37,517 --> 00:08:39,126 for so many people because 186 00:08:39,169 --> 00:08:40,607 he formed The Right Track program. 187 00:08:40,650 --> 00:08:44,349 It was formed to help inner-city youth 188 00:08:44,393 --> 00:08:45,699 stay out of trouble, 189 00:08:45,742 --> 00:08:47,178 and understand that life is about 190 00:08:47,222 --> 00:08:48,789 decisions and consequences. 191 00:08:49,659 --> 00:08:51,879 He was special, man. Unbelievably special. 192 00:08:51,922 --> 00:08:55,012 Just the way he would challenge different kids. 193 00:08:55,056 --> 00:08:56,971 And when Marlin died, 194 00:08:57,014 --> 00:08:58,276 it was a different level of sadness. 195 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:01,410 That was so heartbreaking because 196 00:09:01,453 --> 00:09:03,325 he started something that the kids was waiting on 197 00:09:03,368 --> 00:09:04,631 and community's waiting on. 198 00:09:04,674 --> 00:09:06,937 Everything we do in life is a habit, 199 00:09:06,981 --> 00:09:08,722 as Marlin would say. 200 00:09:08,765 --> 00:09:11,812 So, if he would have kept up those habits, 201 00:09:11,855 --> 00:09:14,771 how many other people's lives he would have changed? 202 00:09:16,425 --> 00:09:18,906 CHARLIE MAE POSTELL: My son had a bright future ahead of him. 203 00:09:18,949 --> 00:09:22,213 He was very intelligent. 204 00:09:23,301 --> 00:09:24,651 He loved life. 205 00:09:24,694 --> 00:09:26,566 He cared about people. 206 00:09:27,392 --> 00:09:30,570 He never did anything to hurt anybody. 207 00:09:33,137 --> 00:09:35,270 This shouldn't have happened to him. 208 00:09:35,313 --> 00:09:39,187 Without question, there's no way that words can express, 209 00:09:39,230 --> 00:09:41,842 uh, the emotion and the tragedy 210 00:09:41,885 --> 00:09:44,758 that's felt throughout the athletic department. 211 00:09:45,846 --> 00:09:47,804 DAVIS: It was a horrible, horrible night. 212 00:09:47,848 --> 00:09:50,590 I mean, it hit everybody in that locker room. 213 00:09:52,374 --> 00:09:54,550 Those kids, they were crying. 214 00:09:54,594 --> 00:09:57,422 And you got some guys scream a little bit, 215 00:09:57,466 --> 00:10:01,035 and guys just totally quiet 216 00:10:01,078 --> 00:10:02,558 because they were shocked. 217 00:10:02,602 --> 00:10:05,605 And it just, uh, it breaks your heart. 218 00:10:06,780 --> 00:10:09,347 One of the reasons that I've loved coaching 219 00:10:09,391 --> 00:10:11,088 is I love the kids. 220 00:10:11,132 --> 00:10:12,699 It's not about the money. 221 00:10:12,742 --> 00:10:15,963 It's not about being on TV and all that kind of stuff. 222 00:10:16,006 --> 00:10:18,226 Those kids, I love 'em. 223 00:10:18,269 --> 00:10:20,402 As a football coach of any level, 224 00:10:20,445 --> 00:10:22,839 you don't want anything like that to ever happen 225 00:10:22,883 --> 00:10:25,581 to one of the kids that's on your team. 226 00:10:25,625 --> 00:10:27,409 Losing a member of the football team, 227 00:10:27,452 --> 00:10:29,890 it's like losing a member of your own family, 228 00:10:29,933 --> 00:10:31,239 and time will be the only thing 229 00:10:31,282 --> 00:10:33,241 that will attempt to try to heal any of it. 230 00:10:33,284 --> 00:10:36,461 NEWSCASTER: Detectives spent the evening on campus 231 00:10:36,505 --> 00:10:37,941 combing over the crime scene, 232 00:10:37,985 --> 00:10:40,857 which may help them solve a murder mystery. 233 00:10:41,684 --> 00:10:43,773 WOLSON: This was an extremely bloody crime scene, 234 00:10:43,817 --> 00:10:45,862 one of the bloodiest I've ever been to. 235 00:10:45,906 --> 00:10:48,691 So, my reaction was, 236 00:10:48,735 --> 00:10:51,128 "Wow, there's a lot of work to be done here." 237 00:10:53,217 --> 00:10:56,960 The bloodstains in the living room area, the carpeted area, 238 00:10:57,004 --> 00:11:01,443 were all consistent with some type of active event 239 00:11:01,486 --> 00:11:04,402 where blood is being splashed and thrown about. 240 00:11:06,404 --> 00:11:09,407 Whereas the blood in the tiled kitchen area 241 00:11:09,451 --> 00:11:11,714 was swipes and wipes. 242 00:11:11,758 --> 00:11:14,456 A swipe being, let's say you have blood on your hand 243 00:11:14,499 --> 00:11:17,589 and it's wet, and you rub your hand 244 00:11:17,633 --> 00:11:19,243 against another surface, you would leave behind 245 00:11:19,287 --> 00:11:20,767 a wipe pattern. 246 00:11:20,810 --> 00:11:23,334 Whereas a wipe is the blood's already on that surface, 247 00:11:23,378 --> 00:11:25,641 and while it's still not entirely dry, 248 00:11:25,685 --> 00:11:28,339 something pushes through it and-and alters it. 249 00:11:29,776 --> 00:11:33,344 It looked like there was a big fight that took place. 250 00:11:34,955 --> 00:11:38,785 Yet, there were no foot tracks 251 00:11:38,828 --> 00:11:40,656 leading away from the apartment. 252 00:11:43,528 --> 00:11:45,574 As they walked out the apartment and went down the stairs, 253 00:11:45,617 --> 00:11:49,317 they should have left some type of foot impression trail, 254 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:53,800 but there was no blood on any of the steps. 255 00:11:55,802 --> 00:11:57,934 The biggest question that came to mind is, 256 00:11:57,978 --> 00:11:59,370 how did they leave? 257 00:11:59,414 --> 00:12:01,503 How did they walk through the blood 258 00:12:01,546 --> 00:12:03,200 without leaving any footprints? 259 00:12:04,201 --> 00:12:05,550 It didn't make sense. 260 00:12:12,732 --> 00:12:14,734 ♪ 261 00:12:17,867 --> 00:12:19,782 Good evening, everyone. I'm Anita Smith. 262 00:12:19,826 --> 00:12:22,263 It is probably safe to say the University of Miami 263 00:12:22,306 --> 00:12:23,743 has been forever changed. 264 00:12:23,786 --> 00:12:25,135 Everyone here is baffled. 265 00:12:25,179 --> 00:12:27,268 How could this happen? Why did this happen? 266 00:12:27,311 --> 00:12:30,184 I was just worried that it-it happened over here, 267 00:12:30,227 --> 00:12:31,751 so close to my apartment. 268 00:12:31,794 --> 00:12:33,230 What happened is very scary. 269 00:12:33,274 --> 00:12:36,059 So, I guess I'm not staying there anymore alone. 270 00:12:36,103 --> 00:12:38,409 REPORTER: These family and friends showed up, they say, 271 00:12:38,453 --> 00:12:43,110 in sorrow and with concern Marlin Barnes' murder be solve. 272 00:12:43,153 --> 00:12:45,286 Come out here to see what's going on, 273 00:12:45,329 --> 00:12:47,462 and if we gonna be justified in this matter, 274 00:12:47,505 --> 00:12:49,856 and if we gonna be satisfied with how the police 275 00:12:49,899 --> 00:12:51,553 gonna handle this or if not, 276 00:12:51,596 --> 00:12:54,164 you know, we got to handle it. 277 00:12:56,384 --> 00:12:57,646 On this particular crime scene, 278 00:12:57,689 --> 00:12:58,995 it was obvious that he fought. 279 00:12:59,909 --> 00:13:02,694 The front door was the only way 280 00:13:02,738 --> 00:13:04,871 that the assailant could leave the apartment. 281 00:13:04,914 --> 00:13:06,698 But there were no footprints. 282 00:13:07,395 --> 00:13:11,225 Maybe the assailant never left the apartment. 283 00:13:12,052 --> 00:13:17,013 Investigators need to find out who had access to the apartment. 284 00:13:18,536 --> 00:13:20,364 Marlin had an on-campus apartment 285 00:13:20,408 --> 00:13:22,236 with two other football players, 286 00:13:22,279 --> 00:13:24,804 Earl Little and Ray Lewis. 287 00:13:25,979 --> 00:13:27,284 But when the murders occurred, 288 00:13:27,328 --> 00:13:28,982 Ray Lewis had been drafted 289 00:13:29,025 --> 00:13:31,854 and was already an NFL player, 290 00:13:31,898 --> 00:13:34,552 so he didn't live on campus anymore. 291 00:13:40,036 --> 00:13:42,517 CONCEPTION: Earl called 911. 292 00:13:42,560 --> 00:13:44,998 It's not uncommon for a, uh, person 293 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:47,478 who commits the crime to call 911 294 00:13:47,522 --> 00:13:51,569 and stay around to throw the scent off him or herself. 295 00:14:02,058 --> 00:14:04,321 MARTINEZ: Earl Little tells investigators 296 00:14:04,365 --> 00:14:05,888 that the night before, 297 00:14:05,932 --> 00:14:08,238 our victim Marlin borrowed Earl Little's 298 00:14:08,282 --> 00:14:10,066 black Ford Explorer 299 00:14:10,110 --> 00:14:12,329 because Timwanika needed help moving 300 00:14:12,373 --> 00:14:15,767 from the home that she shared with her child's father 301 00:14:15,811 --> 00:14:17,247 to her grandmother's home. 302 00:14:17,291 --> 00:14:19,249 At approximately 7:30 a.m., 303 00:14:19,293 --> 00:14:21,469 Earl Little arrives at the apartment. 304 00:14:21,512 --> 00:14:23,079 He sees in the parking lot 305 00:14:23,123 --> 00:14:26,126 that the tires of his vehicle have been slashed. 306 00:14:27,257 --> 00:14:30,043 He attempted to open his front door 307 00:14:30,086 --> 00:14:32,610 and was faced with some resistance. 308 00:14:33,655 --> 00:14:36,310 Once he managed to open the door, 309 00:14:36,353 --> 00:14:38,007 he realizes that his roommate 310 00:14:38,051 --> 00:14:40,880 was slumped behind the door, badly beaten. 311 00:14:41,663 --> 00:14:45,797 He runs down the hall to call the police for help. 312 00:14:46,624 --> 00:14:47,930 There was no forced entry. 313 00:14:47,974 --> 00:14:50,280 Earl knew both of the victims. 314 00:14:50,324 --> 00:14:52,935 There was nothing missing from the home. 315 00:14:52,979 --> 00:14:56,504 And given the brutality of the wounds on both victims, 316 00:14:56,547 --> 00:14:58,245 this murder seems personal. 317 00:15:00,987 --> 00:15:03,293 First theory, Earl and Marlin got into it 318 00:15:03,337 --> 00:15:05,426 because his tires were slashed. 319 00:15:05,469 --> 00:15:09,125 An argument ensues, possibly a shoving match. 320 00:15:09,169 --> 00:15:12,346 The shoving match becomes a physical altercation. 321 00:15:13,260 --> 00:15:16,785 Earl grabs a bat or some other heavy weapon 322 00:15:16,828 --> 00:15:19,179 and then continued to strike. 323 00:15:19,222 --> 00:15:21,224 Timwanika surprised him. 324 00:15:21,268 --> 00:15:24,314 Earl chased after her and beat her 325 00:15:24,358 --> 00:15:27,013 until he believes she is dead. 326 00:15:27,056 --> 00:15:29,798 He gets rid of all the evidenc, gathers his composure 327 00:15:29,841 --> 00:15:32,192 and places the call to 911. 328 00:15:33,367 --> 00:15:36,892 Detectives asked Earl what his whereabouts were. 329 00:15:36,936 --> 00:15:40,983 He stated that he spent the night somewhere else, 330 00:15:41,027 --> 00:15:43,203 and what he told them was validated, 331 00:15:43,246 --> 00:15:45,683 and so he was eliminated as a suspect. 332 00:15:47,033 --> 00:15:49,122 Now that the victim's roommate is cleared, 333 00:15:49,165 --> 00:15:51,472 the question remains, who did this? 334 00:15:51,515 --> 00:15:55,476 What kind of weapon was used? Who had opportunity? 335 00:15:55,519 --> 00:15:57,130 Who had motive? 336 00:15:57,173 --> 00:16:00,133 And most importantly, who could have left that crime scene 337 00:16:00,176 --> 00:16:02,222 without leaving a bloody shoe print? 338 00:16:04,615 --> 00:16:06,791 NEWSCASTER: Police called to the scene, 339 00:16:06,835 --> 00:16:08,837 bodies brought out of a campus apartment. 340 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:10,795 While detectives look for a killer, 341 00:16:10,839 --> 00:16:13,755 students wait and worry, wondering what happened. 342 00:16:14,669 --> 00:16:16,758 As investigators sifted for more clues, 343 00:16:16,801 --> 00:16:19,021 campus security was out in full force, 344 00:16:19,065 --> 00:16:21,676 many students clearly worried. 345 00:16:21,719 --> 00:16:23,199 students getting killed, that's... 346 00:16:23,243 --> 00:16:25,593 I mean, I never would've thought I would hear about 347 00:16:25,636 --> 00:16:27,116 something like this on campus. 348 00:16:28,030 --> 00:16:30,380 BROOKS: I was trying to go back to the scene, you know? 349 00:16:30,424 --> 00:16:31,947 We got up there. 350 00:16:31,991 --> 00:16:36,082 I remember the officer told me that, you know, um, 351 00:16:36,125 --> 00:16:38,519 he said, now, you don't want to see-see that. 352 00:16:38,562 --> 00:16:41,696 You don't want to see the-the scene or none of that. 353 00:16:41,739 --> 00:16:43,263 You know, you don't want to. 354 00:16:43,306 --> 00:16:46,309 I felt comfort knowing that the officer, 355 00:16:46,353 --> 00:16:49,747 he say, "Nate, your boy put up a hell of a fight." 356 00:16:52,663 --> 00:16:56,232 CONCEPTION: According to friends, the night before the murders, 357 00:16:56,276 --> 00:16:58,408 Marlin Barnes got club access 358 00:16:58,452 --> 00:17:02,717 to a very extravagant club called Club Salvation. 359 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:05,372 ♪ It's a block party in Manila... ♪ 360 00:17:05,415 --> 00:17:08,549 MARTINEZ: The party was being hosted by the Miami Dolphins 361 00:17:08,592 --> 00:17:10,550 and the Dallas Cowboys football teams. 362 00:17:10,594 --> 00:17:14,598 Marlin had two tickets to go to the event, 363 00:17:14,642 --> 00:17:16,731 and Timwanika wanted to go. 364 00:17:16,773 --> 00:17:19,820 So, after they had moved some of her stuff, 365 00:17:19,864 --> 00:17:21,910 they ended up in the club. 366 00:17:23,128 --> 00:17:24,694 CONCEPTION: When they're at the club, 367 00:17:24,739 --> 00:17:27,262 it was confirmed through other witnesses 368 00:17:27,307 --> 00:17:29,396 that Timwanika and Marlin 369 00:17:29,439 --> 00:17:31,833 were kissing on the dance floor, having a good time. 370 00:17:33,922 --> 00:17:38,840 Timwanika and Marlin leave together around 4:30 a.m. 371 00:17:38,883 --> 00:17:42,757 As they approach the borrowed Ford Explorer, 372 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:46,543 they see that two tires were slashed. 373 00:17:48,328 --> 00:17:50,112 Marlin calls for a tow truck. 374 00:17:50,156 --> 00:17:53,072 Tow truck escorts Timwanika and Marlin, 375 00:17:53,115 --> 00:17:55,204 along with the vehicle, back to Marlin's place, 376 00:17:55,248 --> 00:18:00,209 dropping off the couple at approximately 6:30 a.m. 377 00:18:00,253 --> 00:18:02,951 And unbeknownst to this tow truck driver, 378 00:18:02,994 --> 00:18:05,084 he becomes the last individual 379 00:18:05,127 --> 00:18:09,000 to see both Timwanika and Marlin Barnes alive. 380 00:18:10,741 --> 00:18:14,136 Then, at approximately 7:30 a.m., 381 00:18:14,180 --> 00:18:17,052 Earl little discovers the body. 382 00:18:18,009 --> 00:18:20,882 So, between the time that the tow truck driver 383 00:18:20,925 --> 00:18:23,145 dropped off the couple, which was 6:30 a.m., 384 00:18:23,189 --> 00:18:25,887 and from the time that Earl Little 385 00:18:25,930 --> 00:18:27,802 discovered the murders, 386 00:18:27,845 --> 00:18:29,238 it gives us a window 387 00:18:29,282 --> 00:18:31,501 of when the murders actually occurred. 388 00:18:35,026 --> 00:18:37,333 WOLSON: While I'm doing my documentation process, 389 00:18:37,377 --> 00:18:40,162 the question that was continually coming in my mind 390 00:18:40,206 --> 00:18:42,643 was how the assailant could leave the apartment 391 00:18:42,686 --> 00:18:44,340 with all that blood in place 392 00:18:44,384 --> 00:18:45,820 and not leave any indication 393 00:18:45,863 --> 00:18:47,561 that they had left the apartment. 394 00:18:48,823 --> 00:18:52,174 That was the question that I was trying to answer. 395 00:18:54,089 --> 00:18:57,745 Once I'd started the reset, which meant 396 00:18:57,788 --> 00:18:59,660 I basically cleared my head of everything 397 00:18:59,703 --> 00:19:01,488 I had looked at and seen 398 00:19:01,531 --> 00:19:03,359 and started over mentally. 399 00:19:04,273 --> 00:19:06,580 Light that goes on in my head is: 400 00:19:06,623 --> 00:19:09,670 The reason the two bloody areas in the front area 401 00:19:09,713 --> 00:19:11,237 of the apartment look so different 402 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:13,674 is because they didn't occur at the same time. 403 00:19:13,717 --> 00:19:17,199 The area in the kitchen, on the flooring, 404 00:19:17,243 --> 00:19:19,549 and the smears and wipes and everything on the walls 405 00:19:19,593 --> 00:19:23,074 occurred after the assault was over. 406 00:19:23,945 --> 00:19:25,338 The body's behind the door 407 00:19:25,381 --> 00:19:27,035 that the assailant has to leave through-- 408 00:19:27,078 --> 00:19:28,515 how did they walk through the blood 409 00:19:28,558 --> 00:19:30,386 without leaving any traces of it? 410 00:19:30,430 --> 00:19:32,345 The body wasn't there when the assailant left, 411 00:19:32,388 --> 00:19:34,521 and neither was the blood. 412 00:19:34,564 --> 00:19:37,567 Marlin Barnes apparently was not dead 413 00:19:37,611 --> 00:19:39,743 when the assailant left. 414 00:19:40,657 --> 00:19:42,877 This is my opinion on what happened. 415 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:44,792 ♪ 416 00:19:45,619 --> 00:19:48,187 The attack starts in the door. 417 00:19:48,230 --> 00:19:50,232 The assumption is he answers the door standing. 418 00:19:50,276 --> 00:19:53,540 He apparently takes a forceful injury there 419 00:19:53,583 --> 00:19:56,064 that causes instant bleeding. 420 00:19:56,107 --> 00:19:58,545 He must have to stumble back or get pushed back 421 00:19:58,588 --> 00:20:02,505 and ends up lying on the floor with his head on the carpet, 422 00:20:02,549 --> 00:20:05,247 where the majority of the assault takes place. 423 00:20:05,813 --> 00:20:07,945 Then the assailant or assailans 424 00:20:07,989 --> 00:20:10,992 goes after Timwanika in the bedroom. 425 00:20:11,035 --> 00:20:14,213 The assailant leaves, and then Marlin got up 426 00:20:14,256 --> 00:20:19,392 and stumbled around the tiled kitchen area of the apartment 427 00:20:19,435 --> 00:20:22,221 before collapsing behind the door and dying. 428 00:20:24,223 --> 00:20:27,748 That scenario is the only one I could come up with 429 00:20:27,791 --> 00:20:31,099 that explains everything in the apartment 430 00:20:31,142 --> 00:20:33,188 and the lack of the footprints away from it. 431 00:20:35,451 --> 00:20:36,757 Given Marlin's size 432 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:38,280 and physique, 433 00:20:38,324 --> 00:20:42,632 six-foot, 210 pounds, a Division 1 linebacker, 434 00:20:42,676 --> 00:20:44,721 the killer had to be somebody 435 00:20:44,765 --> 00:20:46,767 with equal stature 436 00:20:46,810 --> 00:20:48,247 and physical capability. 437 00:20:48,290 --> 00:20:50,553 He also opened the door, 438 00:20:50,597 --> 00:20:52,163 so Marlin may have known his perpetrator. 439 00:20:52,207 --> 00:20:56,255 Detectives now want to talk to Marlin's teammates. 440 00:21:06,613 --> 00:21:09,093 Before the Hurricanes' baseball game tonight, 441 00:21:09,137 --> 00:21:12,009 a flag at Mark Light Stadium flew at half-staff. 442 00:21:12,053 --> 00:21:13,837 The university president 443 00:21:13,881 --> 00:21:16,449 dedicated the game to those murder victims. 444 00:21:16,492 --> 00:21:18,015 PRESIDENT: And so for this day, 445 00:21:18,059 --> 00:21:20,540 we of the family of the University of Miami 446 00:21:20,583 --> 00:21:23,151 have grieved and tried to help each other, 447 00:21:23,194 --> 00:21:25,980 and have tried to reach out and touch the lives 448 00:21:26,023 --> 00:21:30,854 that are left in prayer and in understanding and in sympathy. 449 00:21:30,898 --> 00:21:33,901 REPORTER: His family came together tonigt to share the pain 450 00:21:33,944 --> 00:21:36,643 at the Carol City home of his mother, Charlie Postell, 451 00:21:36,686 --> 00:21:39,689 saying only off-camera that they have no idea 452 00:21:39,733 --> 00:21:42,213 why Barnes had to meet such a terrible fate. 453 00:21:42,257 --> 00:21:44,825 I'm gonna miss everything. I'm gonna miss talking 454 00:21:44,868 --> 00:21:46,217 to my brother. I didn't even get to see him 455 00:21:46,261 --> 00:21:47,567 before all this happened. 456 00:21:47,610 --> 00:21:50,961 We pray for the families of these two loved ones, 457 00:21:51,005 --> 00:21:53,355 these young people whose lives were taken. 458 00:21:53,399 --> 00:21:55,879 DAVIS: At the services in Miami, 459 00:21:55,923 --> 00:21:59,013 you know, everybody, when they go to a funeral, 460 00:21:59,056 --> 00:22:00,362 everybody's hurt. 461 00:22:01,189 --> 00:22:04,410 I mean, the family, crushed. You can only imagine. 462 00:22:04,453 --> 00:22:09,415 But you saw people that weren't the family that was crushed. 463 00:22:10,241 --> 00:22:13,506 His loss impacted a lot of other people 464 00:22:13,549 --> 00:22:17,727 outside of our locker room. It was terrible. 465 00:22:20,861 --> 00:22:22,863 MARTINEZ: This case seemed personal 466 00:22:22,906 --> 00:22:26,649 on really the way it went down, and the type of injuries. 467 00:22:26,693 --> 00:22:28,085 And given that it would take 468 00:22:28,129 --> 00:22:32,394 a pretty strong or heavily armed individual 469 00:22:32,438 --> 00:22:34,091 to take on a linebacker. 470 00:22:34,135 --> 00:22:38,574 Investigators needed to speak to Marlin's teammates. 471 00:22:39,488 --> 00:22:41,272 SEFF: And the first question was, 472 00:22:41,316 --> 00:22:44,580 does anybody know why somebody would have done this? 473 00:22:46,016 --> 00:22:49,759 Some of the players come forward and tell the detectives 474 00:22:49,803 --> 00:22:53,372 that Timwanika had an ex-boyfriend. 475 00:22:53,415 --> 00:22:56,244 SEFF: And somebody said he's 476 00:22:56,287 --> 00:22:58,246 in a band called The Dogs. 477 00:22:58,289 --> 00:22:59,769 MARTINEZ: They made contact 478 00:22:59,813 --> 00:23:02,859 with some of the members of The Dogs, 479 00:23:02,903 --> 00:23:05,949 who then stated that Timwanika's ex-boyfriend 480 00:23:05,993 --> 00:23:08,952 was called Labrant Dennis. 481 00:23:09,866 --> 00:23:12,042 SEFF: He'd been an athlete in high school. 482 00:23:12,086 --> 00:23:14,958 He wasn't huge-tall, but he was strong. 483 00:23:15,002 --> 00:23:19,615 He also had jobs where he was moving heavy equipment around. 484 00:23:19,659 --> 00:23:21,138 He was pretty built. 485 00:23:21,182 --> 00:23:22,966 Initially, based on the attack, 486 00:23:23,010 --> 00:23:27,318 it appeared as if Barnes could have been the primary target. 487 00:23:27,362 --> 00:23:30,670 But now investigators are starting to wonder, 488 00:23:30,713 --> 00:23:33,629 could it have been Timwanika all along? 489 00:23:36,110 --> 00:23:39,113 SEFF: When the detective got back to headquarters, 490 00:23:39,156 --> 00:23:42,638 Labrant was already there. 491 00:23:42,682 --> 00:23:45,119 He popped up at the police department 492 00:23:45,162 --> 00:23:48,383 and said he wanted to speak to the detective. 493 00:23:48,427 --> 00:23:51,168 CONCEPTION: He gets in there and he gives the impression 494 00:23:51,212 --> 00:23:54,128 that he's this loving boyfriend that has to work 495 00:23:54,171 --> 00:23:57,871 an extra job, and works hard to provide for Timwanika 496 00:23:57,914 --> 00:24:00,874 and their daughter, and that he's a caring individual. 497 00:24:00,917 --> 00:24:04,399 That all he does is give, give, give. 498 00:24:04,443 --> 00:24:05,922 He also stated that 499 00:24:05,966 --> 00:24:09,360 he loves his daughter, and he loves Timwanika, 500 00:24:09,404 --> 00:24:11,232 and that he wants to help 501 00:24:11,275 --> 00:24:13,147 in any way he can. 502 00:24:14,278 --> 00:24:17,978 He said that he and Timwanika had lived together. 503 00:24:18,021 --> 00:24:21,851 They didn't any longer. She had moved out. 504 00:24:21,895 --> 00:24:25,028 She had moved some of her stuf, like, a week earlier. 505 00:24:25,072 --> 00:24:26,508 She moved the rest of the stuff 506 00:24:26,552 --> 00:24:28,597 the night before she was killed. 507 00:24:29,468 --> 00:24:31,121 That's why Marlin had the truc, 508 00:24:31,165 --> 00:24:34,211 so he could come and help her take some of the stuff 509 00:24:34,255 --> 00:24:36,039 back to her grandmother's hous. 510 00:24:38,738 --> 00:24:41,218 The detective continued to ask him questions, 511 00:24:41,262 --> 00:24:43,482 and he talked about how 512 00:24:43,525 --> 00:24:45,484 they hadn't had a very good relationship 513 00:24:45,527 --> 00:24:46,920 towards the end. 514 00:24:47,703 --> 00:24:49,705 Something that people do sometimes 515 00:24:49,749 --> 00:24:51,533 when they're guilty of a crime, 516 00:24:51,577 --> 00:24:52,882 they try to throw 517 00:24:52,926 --> 00:24:55,276 the police officers off track, 518 00:24:55,319 --> 00:24:56,886 and they want to be cooperative. 519 00:24:56,930 --> 00:24:59,541 MARTINEZ: Law enforcement also asked Labrant about 520 00:24:59,585 --> 00:25:02,239 his whereabouts the night before the murder. 521 00:25:02,283 --> 00:25:04,546 He states that he was also at 522 00:25:04,590 --> 00:25:06,766 Salvation nightclub, but he also states 523 00:25:06,809 --> 00:25:09,551 that he did not see Marlin or Timwanika 524 00:25:09,595 --> 00:25:11,118 at the club that night. 525 00:25:11,161 --> 00:25:13,512 Once the party was over, he left to his sister's house, 526 00:25:13,555 --> 00:25:15,383 where he slept on the couch. 527 00:25:16,427 --> 00:25:18,908 SEFF: They took a picture of him. 528 00:25:18,952 --> 00:25:21,520 He agreed to his fingerprints being taken. 529 00:25:22,738 --> 00:25:24,566 MARTINEZ: Law enforcement asked Labrant Dennis 530 00:25:24,610 --> 00:25:28,004 if they could have access to his home and his vehicle. 531 00:25:28,831 --> 00:25:33,314 Labrant willingly and voluntarily provides access. 532 00:25:34,141 --> 00:25:36,709 There was nothing of evidentiary value that was found 533 00:25:36,752 --> 00:25:39,320 that would tie him to the crime scene. 534 00:25:40,930 --> 00:25:43,280 CONCEPTION: Even though he was there to cooperate, 535 00:25:43,324 --> 00:25:46,066 Labrant Dennis definitely has a motive. 536 00:25:46,109 --> 00:25:48,590 He witnessed another man 537 00:25:48,634 --> 00:25:52,551 helping his woman move out of their apartment 538 00:25:52,594 --> 00:25:54,901 that they share together with their daughter. 539 00:25:56,467 --> 00:25:59,688 Could the evidence link him to this double homicide? 540 00:26:07,174 --> 00:26:09,437 ♪ 541 00:26:12,527 --> 00:26:14,790 MARTINEZ: The lab results started to pour back in 542 00:26:14,834 --> 00:26:16,618 from the evidence that was found on the crime scene, 543 00:26:16,662 --> 00:26:19,882 which was a 12-gauge shotgun shell, 544 00:26:19,926 --> 00:26:21,710 fragments of wood, 545 00:26:21,754 --> 00:26:25,496 and two individual pieces of curved metal. 546 00:26:25,540 --> 00:26:27,455 Unfortunately, there was no 547 00:26:27,498 --> 00:26:30,110 third-party DNA that was identified. 548 00:26:30,153 --> 00:26:32,155 Also, investigators 549 00:26:32,199 --> 00:26:35,289 did not have any positive fingerprint matches. 550 00:26:36,464 --> 00:26:39,293 But investigators weren't at a total dead end. 551 00:26:39,336 --> 00:26:41,164 Trace evidence analysis 552 00:26:41,208 --> 00:26:43,166 and fracture pattern analysis 553 00:26:43,210 --> 00:26:46,605 is a very helpful tool that we have in our bag of tricks. 554 00:26:47,475 --> 00:26:49,564 Trace helps tremendously 555 00:26:49,608 --> 00:26:51,392 with trying to locate 556 00:26:51,435 --> 00:26:55,352 origin, meaning its parent ite. 557 00:26:55,396 --> 00:26:57,659 But in this case, you didn't necessarily 558 00:26:57,703 --> 00:27:00,009 have a parent item to compare it to. 559 00:27:00,053 --> 00:27:02,969 So the pieces of evidence that were collected 560 00:27:03,012 --> 00:27:05,188 from the scene, the pieces of wood and the pieces of metal, 561 00:27:05,232 --> 00:27:09,540 were analyzed more in detail in a microscopic sense. 562 00:27:09,584 --> 00:27:12,065 They can see the different layers of the item 563 00:27:12,108 --> 00:27:15,677 and make a plausible theory about our murder weapon. 564 00:27:15,721 --> 00:27:18,941 WOLSON: The blood staining in the apartment, 565 00:27:18,985 --> 00:27:20,900 the distribution of the pattern there is, 566 00:27:20,943 --> 00:27:23,032 how many stains are present in the pattern, 567 00:27:23,076 --> 00:27:24,381 what the size of the stains are. 568 00:27:24,425 --> 00:27:27,036 Those tell you about 569 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:28,864 the amount of force used 570 00:27:28,908 --> 00:27:30,692 when the patterns were being created. 571 00:27:30,736 --> 00:27:32,607 Now, if they used a bat or they used 572 00:27:32,651 --> 00:27:34,217 some type of other club-type item, 573 00:27:34,261 --> 00:27:37,699 they would have created similar-looking patterns. 574 00:27:37,743 --> 00:27:39,745 The pieces of wood left behind, 575 00:27:39,788 --> 00:27:41,529 and the pieces of metal left behind 576 00:27:41,572 --> 00:27:43,749 were indicative of it being some type of firearm. 577 00:27:43,792 --> 00:27:47,578 So we had ideas as to what the weapon was. 578 00:27:47,622 --> 00:27:50,799 And since it was broken, the assumption that gets made 579 00:27:50,843 --> 00:27:54,673 is that that must have been used for the bludgeoning. 580 00:27:56,500 --> 00:28:00,374 The nature of the injuries and the potential weapon 581 00:28:00,417 --> 00:28:02,637 were starting to take form. 582 00:28:03,551 --> 00:28:06,119 This explains the 12-gauge shotgun shell 583 00:28:06,162 --> 00:28:07,686 that was located on the scene. 584 00:28:12,125 --> 00:28:15,606 CONCEPTION: Now that the investigators know what the murder weapon was, 585 00:28:15,650 --> 00:28:17,478 their job is to locate that weapon 586 00:28:17,521 --> 00:28:19,610 and connect it with an individual 587 00:28:19,654 --> 00:28:21,134 who's responsible for these crimes. 588 00:28:22,048 --> 00:28:24,006 MARTINEZ: They respond back to Salvation nightclub 589 00:28:24,050 --> 00:28:26,095 and just canvass the area to see if there's 590 00:28:26,139 --> 00:28:29,795 anything else that they can get from that initial scene. 591 00:28:30,883 --> 00:28:33,407 As the detectives continue their canvass, 592 00:28:33,450 --> 00:28:34,887 they come across 593 00:28:34,930 --> 00:28:37,628 a Chevron gas station across the street, 594 00:28:37,672 --> 00:28:40,022 and they speak with the attendant, 595 00:28:40,066 --> 00:28:43,722 who just so happens was working that night. 596 00:28:44,679 --> 00:28:46,768 MARTINEZ: She was able to attest 597 00:28:46,812 --> 00:28:48,465 to an individual whom she saw 598 00:28:48,509 --> 00:28:51,120 stalking around the gas station that night, 599 00:28:51,164 --> 00:28:52,556 and dials 911. 600 00:29:05,874 --> 00:29:08,790 CONCEPTION: When the detectives ask the gas station attendant 601 00:29:08,834 --> 00:29:11,314 what she saw that was out of the ordinary, 602 00:29:11,358 --> 00:29:13,490 she stated that he appeared as if 603 00:29:13,534 --> 00:29:15,710 he was looking for something 604 00:29:15,754 --> 00:29:18,191 or looking for someone 605 00:29:18,234 --> 00:29:20,106 in the vicinity of Club Salvation. 606 00:29:20,889 --> 00:29:23,370 She stated this individual got out 607 00:29:23,413 --> 00:29:25,241 of a gray Nissan Sentra. 608 00:29:31,987 --> 00:29:33,641 MARTINEZ: At approximately 4:30 in the morning, 609 00:29:33,684 --> 00:29:35,382 Timwanika and Marlin 610 00:29:35,425 --> 00:29:37,993 were said to have left the Club Salvation. 611 00:29:38,037 --> 00:29:40,822 As Marlin and Timwanika approached 612 00:29:40,866 --> 00:29:42,781 the borrowed black Ford Explorer, 613 00:29:42,824 --> 00:29:45,522 they realized that they have flat tires. 614 00:29:46,306 --> 00:29:49,570 Timwanika, Marlin, and some friends that were nearby 615 00:29:49,613 --> 00:29:52,051 helped push the borrowed vehice 616 00:29:52,094 --> 00:29:55,445 across the street to a Chevron gas station. 617 00:29:55,489 --> 00:29:57,534 According to the gas station attendant, 618 00:29:57,578 --> 00:30:00,537 she also witnessed the suspicious male 619 00:30:00,581 --> 00:30:02,409 observe the tow truck driver 620 00:30:02,452 --> 00:30:05,891 with the vehicle, exit and leave. 621 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:09,851 MARTINEZ: As law enforcement dig a little deeper, 622 00:30:09,895 --> 00:30:11,722 they find out that Labrant Dennis 623 00:30:11,766 --> 00:30:13,507 has another ex-girlfriend 624 00:30:13,550 --> 00:30:17,293 whose personal vehicle is a silver Nissan. 625 00:30:18,555 --> 00:30:20,557 This ex-girlfriend allows 626 00:30:20,601 --> 00:30:22,559 Labrant to use her vehicle 627 00:30:22,603 --> 00:30:24,083 whenever she's out of town. 628 00:30:24,126 --> 00:30:27,477 So, now that law enforcement knows that Labrant Dennis 629 00:30:27,521 --> 00:30:29,305 has access to a secondary vehicle, 630 00:30:29,349 --> 00:30:32,439 which is the ex-girlfriend's personal car, 631 00:30:32,482 --> 00:30:34,658 they return back to the clerk 632 00:30:34,702 --> 00:30:36,312 and ask her if the vehicle 633 00:30:36,356 --> 00:30:38,793 that she's seeing now in photographs 634 00:30:38,837 --> 00:30:41,491 matches the vehicle that she saw that night. 635 00:30:41,535 --> 00:30:44,625 She's able to positively identify 636 00:30:44,668 --> 00:30:46,105 that that was the vehicle 637 00:30:46,148 --> 00:30:48,063 the night before the murder, at her gas station. 638 00:30:48,107 --> 00:30:50,500 CONCEPTION: Investigators show her a photo array 639 00:30:50,544 --> 00:30:53,852 that included a picture of Labrant Dennis. 640 00:30:53,895 --> 00:30:56,028 She positively identified him 641 00:30:56,071 --> 00:30:58,508 as the suspicious person in question. 642 00:30:59,335 --> 00:31:01,163 MARTINEZ: Investigators now have confirmation 643 00:31:01,207 --> 00:31:02,686 that Labrant was near the victims 644 00:31:02,730 --> 00:31:04,079 just hours before their murder. 645 00:31:04,123 --> 00:31:05,776 But that doesn't mean much 646 00:31:05,820 --> 00:31:08,910 unless they can find hard evidence, like a murder weapon, 647 00:31:08,954 --> 00:31:10,564 to place him on the scene of the murder. 648 00:31:12,740 --> 00:31:14,046 CONCEPTION: On April 29th, 649 00:31:14,089 --> 00:31:17,092 two weeks after the double homicide, 650 00:31:17,136 --> 00:31:19,138 there's a huge break in the investigation. 651 00:31:20,052 --> 00:31:22,576 Detectives receive an anonymous tip. 652 00:31:22,619 --> 00:31:24,926 This source states that an individual 653 00:31:24,970 --> 00:31:30,366 by the name of Joseph Stewart knows who killed Timwanika 654 00:31:30,410 --> 00:31:32,499 and Marlin Barnes. 655 00:31:33,369 --> 00:31:36,024 So now we have a new player in the game. 656 00:31:36,068 --> 00:31:37,634 Who is Joseph Stewart? 657 00:31:37,678 --> 00:31:39,854 What is his connection to our victims, 658 00:31:39,898 --> 00:31:42,901 and what is his connection to Labrant Dennis? 659 00:31:44,859 --> 00:31:46,905 According to Joseph Stewart, 660 00:31:46,948 --> 00:31:49,995 Labrant Dennis approached him, 661 00:31:50,038 --> 00:31:53,041 asking him to borrow a shotgun... 662 00:31:54,521 --> 00:31:56,479 ...knowing that Joseph Stewart had 663 00:31:56,523 --> 00:32:00,266 an old shotgun laying around the house. 664 00:32:01,180 --> 00:32:03,443 Joseph Stewart told the detectives 665 00:32:03,486 --> 00:32:07,708 that he gave Labrant Dennis the shotgun in question, 666 00:32:07,751 --> 00:32:10,711 along with a bag to carry it i. 667 00:32:12,408 --> 00:32:15,368 Stewart continues to tell the detectives 668 00:32:15,411 --> 00:32:18,284 he doesn't hear from Labrant again 669 00:32:18,327 --> 00:32:20,068 until April 13th, 670 00:32:20,112 --> 00:32:21,809 the date of the homicide. 671 00:32:22,636 --> 00:32:24,203 And he says Labrant calls him 672 00:32:24,246 --> 00:32:27,989 and tells him that he returned the weapon and the bag, 673 00:32:28,033 --> 00:32:30,383 and he placed it near some bushes 674 00:32:30,426 --> 00:32:32,820 right by Stewart's mother's house. 675 00:32:33,952 --> 00:32:36,389 Stewart retrieves the bag, and what he finds 676 00:32:36,432 --> 00:32:39,000 isn't what he gave Labrant. 677 00:32:39,044 --> 00:32:42,699 In the bag, he finds the 12-gauge shotgun 678 00:32:42,743 --> 00:32:46,138 that he let Labrant borrow, but it's damaged. 679 00:32:46,965 --> 00:32:50,533 He also finds a pair of black pants and a hoodie 680 00:32:50,577 --> 00:32:52,492 that are bloody. 681 00:32:52,535 --> 00:32:54,755 ♪ 682 00:33:01,153 --> 00:33:04,983 ♪ 683 00:33:05,026 --> 00:33:08,160 CONCEPTION: After Stewart gives Labrant the weapon, 684 00:33:08,203 --> 00:33:10,292 it's out of sight, out of mind, 685 00:33:10,336 --> 00:33:13,904 and he doesn't see it again until April 13th, 686 00:33:13,948 --> 00:33:15,341 the day of the homicide. 687 00:33:16,081 --> 00:33:18,300 He contacts Labrant, 688 00:33:18,344 --> 00:33:21,608 asks him what he got himself into, 689 00:33:21,651 --> 00:33:23,784 and "Don't get me involved." 690 00:33:23,827 --> 00:33:27,048 According to Stewart, Labrant was nonchalant about it 691 00:33:27,092 --> 00:33:29,529 and said, "Don't worry-- just get rid of it." 692 00:33:30,312 --> 00:33:32,140 SEFF: Joseph Stewart did not want 693 00:33:32,184 --> 00:33:35,056 to have the evidence on his mother's property. 694 00:33:35,100 --> 00:33:37,450 He thought that he would get tied up 695 00:33:37,493 --> 00:33:38,712 in this whole thing, 696 00:33:38,755 --> 00:33:40,801 so he threw everything away. 697 00:33:41,628 --> 00:33:45,762 CONCEPTION: According to Stewart, he throws the clothing away in a dumpster 698 00:33:45,806 --> 00:33:48,113 and the shotgun in a drainage ditch. 699 00:33:48,983 --> 00:33:51,159 And so Stewart takes the detectives 700 00:33:51,203 --> 00:33:53,770 to the drainage ditch 701 00:33:53,814 --> 00:33:55,163 to retrieve the shotgun. 702 00:33:55,207 --> 00:33:56,686 SEFF: It appeared from the injuries 703 00:33:56,730 --> 00:33:58,645 that occurred to Timwanika 704 00:33:58,688 --> 00:33:59,950 and Marlin 705 00:33:59,994 --> 00:34:03,084 that they were hit very, very hard. 706 00:34:04,216 --> 00:34:06,087 It's not easy to break bones. 707 00:34:06,131 --> 00:34:08,219 And the medical examiner could tell 708 00:34:08,263 --> 00:34:09,699 that there were broken bones. 709 00:34:09,743 --> 00:34:11,571 That, again, is an indication 710 00:34:11,614 --> 00:34:14,356 that it was an item with enough 711 00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:17,793 physical presence to cause severe damage. 712 00:34:19,318 --> 00:34:21,710 There was a lot of evidence they found 713 00:34:21,755 --> 00:34:23,148 that was around the bodies, 714 00:34:23,190 --> 00:34:26,237 the pieces of wood that were on the floor, 715 00:34:26,281 --> 00:34:28,022 enough to compare with the gun 716 00:34:28,065 --> 00:34:30,458 and to see whether or not it matched. 717 00:34:34,507 --> 00:34:37,639 The shotgun is submitted for trace analysis 718 00:34:37,684 --> 00:34:40,339 and fracture pattern analysis 719 00:34:40,382 --> 00:34:42,775 due to the damage seen on the trigger guard 720 00:34:42,819 --> 00:34:44,647 and the handle. 721 00:34:44,690 --> 00:34:46,257 If the detectives can match 722 00:34:46,301 --> 00:34:48,521 the fragments from the crime scene 723 00:34:48,563 --> 00:34:51,306 to the shotgun that they have in evidence, 724 00:34:51,350 --> 00:34:53,786 they can link Labrant Dennis to the homicides. 725 00:34:54,744 --> 00:34:58,444 Stewart was eliminated as a suspect for many reasons. 726 00:34:58,487 --> 00:34:59,880 One, his cooperation. 727 00:35:00,750 --> 00:35:02,012 He also led detectives 728 00:35:02,056 --> 00:35:04,058 to the murder weapon. That's key. 729 00:35:05,625 --> 00:35:07,583 MARTINEZ: Toolmark analysts were able to compare 730 00:35:07,627 --> 00:35:09,498 the butt end of the firearm, 731 00:35:09,542 --> 00:35:11,283 which was made of a specific wood, 732 00:35:11,326 --> 00:35:14,199 with the pieces that were found on the crime scene. 733 00:35:15,548 --> 00:35:18,028 Analysts could compare the two, whether it be the color, 734 00:35:18,072 --> 00:35:21,031 the texture, the grain, um, the pattern. 735 00:35:21,858 --> 00:35:25,166 SEFF: The investigator was able to prove forensically 736 00:35:25,210 --> 00:35:27,647 that the pieces of wood that were on the floor 737 00:35:27,690 --> 00:35:31,955 matched with the gun that belonged to Joseph Stewar. 738 00:35:33,131 --> 00:35:34,697 CONCEPTION: Forensics also confirms 739 00:35:34,741 --> 00:35:36,917 that the curved metal objects 740 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:39,006 found at the murder scene 741 00:35:39,049 --> 00:35:41,400 conclusively match the trigger guard 742 00:35:41,443 --> 00:35:45,143 of the shotgun recovered in the drainage ditch. 743 00:35:45,969 --> 00:35:48,624 The evidence is now indisputable, 744 00:35:48,668 --> 00:35:52,237 and detectives can now prove they have their murder weapon. 745 00:35:54,152 --> 00:35:55,457 SEFF: By getting the gun back, 746 00:35:55,501 --> 00:35:57,851 Joseph Stewart really helped the police. 747 00:36:00,027 --> 00:36:01,550 To seal Labrant's fate, 748 00:36:01,594 --> 00:36:05,337 the duffel bag was sent in for DNA analysis, 749 00:36:05,380 --> 00:36:07,774 and there was traces of blood inside. 750 00:36:07,817 --> 00:36:10,559 The blood found in the duffel bag 751 00:36:10,603 --> 00:36:14,215 is confirmed to match that of both victims. 752 00:36:17,087 --> 00:36:21,570 Our final theory is... 753 00:36:21,614 --> 00:36:24,182 April the 12th, 1996. 754 00:36:24,225 --> 00:36:28,577 Marlin and Timwanika go partying at Club Salvation. 755 00:36:28,621 --> 00:36:32,407 Labrant, after seeing the two of them together, 756 00:36:32,451 --> 00:36:33,713 is driven by rage 757 00:36:33,756 --> 00:36:36,411 and slashes both tires of their vehicle. 758 00:36:36,455 --> 00:36:38,544 He then waits for the couple to leave. 759 00:36:38,587 --> 00:36:42,939 Labrant follows them to their apartment. 760 00:36:42,983 --> 00:36:45,028 Marlin opens the door, 761 00:36:45,072 --> 00:36:47,683 and Labrant strikes Marlin in the face. 762 00:36:47,727 --> 00:36:49,294 Marlin falls back, 763 00:36:49,337 --> 00:36:52,471 and Labrant tries to shoot him with the shotgun, 764 00:36:52,514 --> 00:36:54,212 but it jams, 765 00:36:54,255 --> 00:36:58,346 causing a single shotgun shell to fall on the floor. 766 00:36:59,521 --> 00:37:02,829 So Labrant begins to strike him repeatedly 767 00:37:02,872 --> 00:37:04,439 with the butt of the gun. 768 00:37:04,483 --> 00:37:07,486 In the other room, Timwanika hides under the bed. 769 00:37:08,356 --> 00:37:09,966 Labrant enters the bedroom, 770 00:37:10,010 --> 00:37:11,620 grabs Timwanika, 771 00:37:11,664 --> 00:37:13,622 then begins striking her 772 00:37:13,666 --> 00:37:17,452 with the butt of the shotgun until he believes she's dead, 773 00:37:17,496 --> 00:37:20,455 and he leaves through the front entrance, 774 00:37:20,499 --> 00:37:22,762 leaving a bloodless trail. 775 00:37:23,589 --> 00:37:25,982 Marlin makes it to the front door 776 00:37:26,026 --> 00:37:29,290 before he falls and collapses against it. 777 00:37:29,334 --> 00:37:32,815 MARTINEZ: Based on fracture pattern analysis, 778 00:37:32,859 --> 00:37:34,469 bloodstain analysis, 779 00:37:34,513 --> 00:37:37,298 trace evidence and DNA analysi, 780 00:37:37,342 --> 00:37:39,344 investigators are now able to connect Labrant 781 00:37:39,387 --> 00:37:40,997 to the crime scene and to the murders. 782 00:37:41,041 --> 00:37:44,218 He's arrested on April 30, 199, 783 00:37:44,262 --> 00:37:47,047 just over two weeks after the murders were committed. 784 00:37:52,879 --> 00:37:54,576 SEFF: After the police had 785 00:37:54,620 --> 00:37:57,449 finished their investigation and gone to the grand jury, 786 00:37:57,492 --> 00:38:00,321 it was decided that Labrant Dennis would 787 00:38:00,365 --> 00:38:02,541 stay in jail, and he would be charged. 788 00:38:02,584 --> 00:38:05,195 Sir, you're charged with, uh, 789 00:38:05,239 --> 00:38:07,110 two counts of first-degree murder. 790 00:38:07,154 --> 00:38:08,329 No bond. 791 00:38:14,074 --> 00:38:16,772 Labrant Dennis was found guilty on all charges. 792 00:38:17,599 --> 00:38:20,341 SEFF: For the most part, Labrant was 793 00:38:20,385 --> 00:38:22,735 quiet until... 794 00:38:23,562 --> 00:38:25,564 ...he found out he was found guilty-- 795 00:38:25,607 --> 00:38:27,087 he went ballistic. 796 00:38:28,131 --> 00:38:31,483 REPORTER: At the end of the U.M. murder trial penalty phase, 797 00:38:31,526 --> 00:38:34,877 the defendant faints after the jury recommends 798 00:38:34,921 --> 00:38:37,576 his death in Florida's electric chair. 799 00:38:37,619 --> 00:38:40,056 The father of Timwanika Lumpkins says 800 00:38:40,100 --> 00:38:41,623 justice was served. 801 00:38:41,667 --> 00:38:43,016 DEWAYNE LEE: Although the justice system 802 00:38:43,059 --> 00:38:44,365 don't work all the time, 803 00:38:44,409 --> 00:38:46,236 -This time it did. -...this time it works. 804 00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:47,586 -This time it did. -That's right. 805 00:38:47,629 --> 00:38:49,152 -This time it works. -It worked this time. 806 00:38:50,371 --> 00:38:53,069 SEFF: Once the death penalty verdict came back, 807 00:38:53,113 --> 00:38:56,899 mother of Marlin Barnes, she just collapsed. 808 00:38:56,943 --> 00:38:58,901 POSTELL [crying]: This family will never, 809 00:38:58,945 --> 00:39:01,904 ever be the same again. 810 00:39:06,126 --> 00:39:07,780 SEFF: Marlin's mother, from the beginning, 811 00:39:07,823 --> 00:39:09,434 when I first met her, 812 00:39:09,477 --> 00:39:12,959 we became friends and support for each other 813 00:39:13,002 --> 00:39:14,787 'cause I felt very badly for her 814 00:39:14,830 --> 00:39:16,397 about what she had to go through. 815 00:39:18,486 --> 00:39:21,402 It's hard to be going through this again. 816 00:39:22,621 --> 00:39:25,885 However, I think it's important for communities to know 817 00:39:25,928 --> 00:39:28,061 what's happened to people 818 00:39:28,104 --> 00:39:31,107 and how hard everybody works 819 00:39:31,151 --> 00:39:35,155 in order to bring justice to families that have suffered. 820 00:39:37,287 --> 00:39:40,290 She was the sweetest, kind, you know... 821 00:39:40,334 --> 00:39:41,553 She was so kind. 822 00:39:41,596 --> 00:39:43,598 I can't tell you how I feel, because... 823 00:39:43,642 --> 00:39:46,645 only me would know just how I feel in my heart 824 00:39:46,688 --> 00:39:48,298 and chest and everything. 825 00:39:50,083 --> 00:39:51,780 DAVIS: He always had a smile. 826 00:39:51,824 --> 00:39:53,391 I mean, he was contagious 827 00:39:53,434 --> 00:39:55,828 in that you saw him, he was enthusiastic, 828 00:39:55,871 --> 00:39:57,438 and he loved playing. 829 00:39:57,482 --> 00:39:58,744 He loved his teammates, 830 00:39:58,787 --> 00:40:01,224 and, uh, they all really appreciated 831 00:40:01,268 --> 00:40:03,444 you know, how much he really loved the program 832 00:40:03,488 --> 00:40:06,360 and what he was gonna sacrifice to-to make us win. 833 00:40:06,404 --> 00:40:09,711 ["Stay Strong" by Young Charlie playing] 834 00:40:09,755 --> 00:40:11,321 ♪ We were just kids on the run 835 00:40:11,365 --> 00:40:13,802 ♪ We had a heart full of dreams... ♪ 836 00:40:13,846 --> 00:40:16,501 BROOKS: Marlin, he had a heart of a lion. 837 00:40:16,544 --> 00:40:18,938 And I think "sharing" would be like, 838 00:40:18,981 --> 00:40:20,809 one of the words I tag to him. 839 00:40:20,853 --> 00:40:24,900 ♪ Stay strong for me and I'll stay strong for you... ♪ 840 00:40:24,944 --> 00:40:27,555 BROOKS: I named my son Marlin. I get to say that. 841 00:40:27,599 --> 00:40:29,470 You know, I need to say, "Marlin, Marlin, Marlin, Marli" 842 00:40:29,514 --> 00:40:31,037 all the time. 843 00:40:31,080 --> 00:40:34,519 I get to talk to him all the time because of my son. 844 00:40:34,562 --> 00:40:37,260 ♪ Stay strong for me 845 00:40:37,304 --> 00:40:40,612 ♪ I'll stay strong for you 846 00:40:41,526 --> 00:40:44,093 ♪ I know your heart feels tired ♪ 847 00:40:44,137 --> 00:40:46,966 ♪ But I know we'll see this through ♪ 848 00:40:47,009 --> 00:40:50,360 ♪ We'll see this through 849 00:40:50,404 --> 00:40:54,974 ♪ Ooh, ooh 850 00:41:03,417 --> 00:41:06,202 ♪ 851 00:41:07,029 --> 00:41:08,857 ♪ We were just kids on the run ♪ 852 00:41:08,901 --> 00:41:11,991 ♪ We had a heart full of dreams. ♪ 853 00:41:14,776 --> 00:41:17,518 Captioning sponsored by CBS 854 00:41:17,562 --> 00:41:19,564 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org