1 00:00:08,851 --> 00:00:10,287 . - In the criminal justice system, the people are represented 2 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:12,559 by two separate, yet equally important groups: 3 00:00:12,592 --> 00:00:14,530 the police, who investigate crime, 4 00:00:14,563 --> 00:00:17,502 and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. 5 00:00:17,536 --> 00:00:20,340 These are their stories. 6 00:00:20,374 --> 00:00:22,077 - Do you remember when this park 7 00:00:22,111 --> 00:00:24,282 was a refuge from tourists? 8 00:00:24,315 --> 00:00:25,450 - You mean back in the '80s, 9 00:00:25,484 --> 00:00:27,454 when it was full of drug dealers and riots? 10 00:00:27,488 --> 00:00:28,724 - The good old days. 11 00:00:28,758 --> 00:00:30,193 And now we've got these 12 00:00:30,227 --> 00:00:31,697 "van life" people hanging around here. 13 00:00:31,730 --> 00:00:33,333 - They're kids-- 14 00:00:33,366 --> 00:00:35,437 seeking adventure, living their best life. 15 00:00:35,470 --> 00:00:38,176 - They're fake hippies driving gas-guzzling motor homes, 16 00:00:38,210 --> 00:00:39,713 drinking oat milk lattes 17 00:00:39,746 --> 00:00:41,115 all paid for with daddy's credit card. 18 00:00:41,149 --> 00:00:42,218 It's a sham. 19 00:00:42,251 --> 00:00:43,654 - They're not bothering anyone. 20 00:00:43,688 --> 00:00:45,525 - They're a nuisance. This is what I'm talking about. 21 00:00:45,558 --> 00:00:46,794 Look at all this trash. 22 00:00:49,666 --> 00:00:52,071 - It isn't trash. 23 00:00:52,104 --> 00:00:54,543 It's blood. 24 00:00:54,576 --> 00:00:58,149 [siren wailing] 25 00:00:58,183 --> 00:00:59,753 - Van is registered to Amanda Larson. 26 00:00:59,786 --> 00:01:01,590 She's 22 from Columbus, Ohio. 27 00:01:01,624 --> 00:01:03,226 - When was the last time someone had eyes on her? 28 00:01:03,260 --> 00:01:04,763 - Yesterday afternoon. 29 00:01:04,796 --> 00:01:06,399 - What was she doing in Manhattan? 30 00:01:06,432 --> 00:01:08,203 - Came to the city five days ago. 31 00:01:08,236 --> 00:01:10,073 Been living in her vehicle. - Uh-huh. 32 00:01:10,107 --> 00:01:13,213 Any summonses on the vehicle? - No. 33 00:01:13,246 --> 00:01:15,083 - What about a wallet? 34 00:01:15,117 --> 00:01:17,254 Phone? - Haven't located either. 35 00:01:17,288 --> 00:01:19,325 I think this is one of her shoes. 36 00:01:19,358 --> 00:01:22,398 Couldn't find the other one. - Yeah, probably on her foot. 37 00:01:22,431 --> 00:01:24,870 Deep scuff marks on the heel. 38 00:01:24,903 --> 00:01:26,674 Probably being dragged someplace. 39 00:01:26,707 --> 00:01:29,513 Must've lost the other one in the process. 40 00:01:29,546 --> 00:01:31,182 - At first I thought it was a simple car break, 41 00:01:31,215 --> 00:01:34,188 but the blood, the shoe, the missing tourist? 42 00:01:34,221 --> 00:01:35,257 Figured I'd better call it in. 43 00:01:35,290 --> 00:01:36,527 - Check 911 calls. 44 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:39,800 Have LMSI pull video footage from every camera 45 00:01:39,833 --> 00:01:41,402 within a three-block radius. 46 00:01:41,436 --> 00:01:43,239 Also start a canvas on residential 47 00:01:43,273 --> 00:01:45,177 and business cameras. - [whistles] 48 00:01:45,210 --> 00:01:46,412 - You got something? 49 00:01:46,446 --> 00:01:49,720 - A hammer. Blood looks fresh. 50 00:01:49,753 --> 00:01:51,189 - I'll check the hospitals. 51 00:01:51,222 --> 00:01:53,694 She might've ended up in an emergency room. 52 00:01:53,728 --> 00:01:55,130 - Or the morgue. 53 00:01:55,163 --> 00:01:58,236 [tense music] 54 00:01:59,740 --> 00:02:02,812 [dramatic music] 55 00:02:02,846 --> 00:02:10,127 ♪ 56 00:02:46,232 --> 00:02:48,436 - Amanda and I spent the day together. 57 00:02:48,470 --> 00:02:51,242 We got passes to a gym so we could shower. 58 00:02:51,275 --> 00:02:53,246 And after that, we went to the laundromat. 59 00:02:53,279 --> 00:02:54,850 - What time did you get back here? 60 00:02:54,883 --> 00:02:57,655 - Um, around 5:00. 61 00:02:57,689 --> 00:02:59,860 - Have any idea where she went after this? 62 00:02:59,893 --> 00:03:01,295 Who she might have been with? 63 00:03:01,329 --> 00:03:03,266 - I knocked on her door at around 10:00 64 00:03:03,299 --> 00:03:04,803 to see if she wanted to do a livestream 65 00:03:04,836 --> 00:03:06,573 in front of the Tenement Museum, 66 00:03:06,607 --> 00:03:08,443 but she wasn't here. 67 00:03:08,476 --> 00:03:10,247 - Did you notice the condition of the van? 68 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:11,683 Was the window broken? 69 00:03:11,717 --> 00:03:15,424 - No. No, no, nothing like that. 70 00:03:15,457 --> 00:03:16,894 - Did you hear anything? 71 00:03:16,927 --> 00:03:18,731 Yelling or glass breaking? 72 00:03:18,764 --> 00:03:23,339 - No, but I sleep with a sound machine. 73 00:03:23,373 --> 00:03:25,277 - Do you have any idea who Amanda was hanging with 74 00:03:25,310 --> 00:03:27,347 while she was here in New York? 75 00:03:27,381 --> 00:03:30,220 - I never saw her with anyone IRL, 76 00:03:30,253 --> 00:03:32,491 but she was huge on social media. 77 00:03:32,525 --> 00:03:34,696 She made van life a thing. 78 00:03:34,730 --> 00:03:36,332 - Living in a van. 79 00:03:36,365 --> 00:03:38,269 How did she make that a thing? 80 00:03:38,303 --> 00:03:39,773 - She had a vlog-- 81 00:03:39,806 --> 00:03:42,411 posted about life on the road. 82 00:03:42,444 --> 00:03:44,516 She was actually pretty shy. 83 00:03:44,549 --> 00:03:46,452 But when she was on camera, 84 00:03:46,486 --> 00:03:49,258 everything she did looked like so much fun. 85 00:03:49,291 --> 00:03:51,429 She's the reason I got a van. 86 00:03:51,462 --> 00:03:53,701 A lot of people feel the same way. 87 00:03:53,734 --> 00:03:54,970 - How many is a lot? 88 00:03:57,441 --> 00:04:00,380 - Like over two million? 89 00:04:02,284 --> 00:04:03,821 - And the tips just keep on coming. 90 00:04:03,854 --> 00:04:06,560 I swear, half of her two million followers 91 00:04:06,593 --> 00:04:09,265 are armchair detectives just clogging up the phone lines. 92 00:04:09,298 --> 00:04:10,434 - Who knows? 93 00:04:10,467 --> 00:04:11,837 Maybe they'll help us find a lead. 94 00:04:11,870 --> 00:04:14,609 - Yeah, better chance the Jets win the Super Bowl. 95 00:04:14,643 --> 00:04:16,947 - Well, at 10:00 p. m., the van was intact. 96 00:04:16,980 --> 00:04:19,553 And at 11:37 p. m., 97 00:04:19,586 --> 00:04:22,291 she posts from a party in Brooklyn. 98 00:04:22,324 --> 00:04:24,596 And then at 7:24 a. m., 99 00:04:24,629 --> 00:04:27,569 we get the call that the van has been broken into. 100 00:04:27,602 --> 00:04:28,938 - I just got off the phone with the parents-- 101 00:04:28,971 --> 00:04:30,708 they're a wreck. 102 00:04:30,741 --> 00:04:33,948 They said they get a check-in call from Amanda every morning. 103 00:04:33,981 --> 00:04:36,954 Ten weeks she's been traveling, never missed a day 104 00:04:36,987 --> 00:04:38,691 until this morning. 105 00:04:38,724 --> 00:04:40,293 They're jumping on a plane and I'd like 106 00:04:40,327 --> 00:04:41,597 to have some news for them when they land. 107 00:04:41,630 --> 00:04:42,832 - Mm-hmm. - Where are we at? 108 00:04:42,866 --> 00:04:44,569 - Canvassing--haven't come up with anything, 109 00:04:44,603 --> 00:04:46,607 nothing on the 911 call logs, 110 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,311 and the Missing Persons Squad have come up empty. 111 00:04:49,345 --> 00:04:50,480 - No credit card activity. 112 00:04:50,515 --> 00:04:52,785 - Yeah, we should check her father's credit card too. 113 00:04:52,819 --> 00:04:54,656 He said that she uses it sometimes 114 00:04:54,689 --> 00:04:57,494 when hers is maxed out. What about her phone? 115 00:04:57,529 --> 00:04:59,766 - It's either turned off or the battery's dead. 116 00:04:59,799 --> 00:05:02,304 I put in a request for a cell site order. 117 00:05:02,337 --> 00:05:04,441 - Forensics? - F-BIO put a priority 118 00:05:04,475 --> 00:05:05,578 on the testing of the blood 119 00:05:05,611 --> 00:05:07,314 and promised a quick turnaround. 120 00:05:07,347 --> 00:05:09,451 - Let's retrace her last steps, 121 00:05:09,485 --> 00:05:11,857 starting with her last-known location, 122 00:05:11,890 --> 00:05:13,694 which is the party, and then we're gonna 123 00:05:13,727 --> 00:05:14,996 have to work forward from there. 124 00:05:15,030 --> 00:05:16,767 - Already have Unis canvassing the area. 125 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,940 - And one of them just found a potential witness 126 00:05:19,973 --> 00:05:21,844 in East Williamsburg. 127 00:05:21,877 --> 00:05:22,812 - Let's go. 128 00:05:24,583 --> 00:05:26,687 - Do you know who Amanda Larson is? 129 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:29,358 - Yeah, I know her. I DM'd her to come. 130 00:05:29,391 --> 00:05:32,397 Put her on the VIP list. - Why's that? 131 00:05:32,431 --> 00:05:33,801 - She's a big influencer. 132 00:05:33,834 --> 00:05:36,439 - Yeah, she posts about how much fun she's having? 133 00:05:36,472 --> 00:05:40,013 - Exactly-- gives the party cred. 134 00:05:40,046 --> 00:05:43,921 All it cost me was bottle service. 135 00:05:43,954 --> 00:05:45,758 - You talk to her? 136 00:05:45,791 --> 00:05:46,660 - For a few seconds. 137 00:05:46,693 --> 00:05:48,631 Seemed pretty cool. Good vibe. 138 00:05:48,664 --> 00:05:50,735 - You see her hanging out with anyone? 139 00:05:50,768 --> 00:05:53,406 - She spent most of the time in the VIP section over there. 140 00:05:53,439 --> 00:05:55,511 Everyone was trying to take selfies with her. 141 00:05:55,545 --> 00:05:58,049 But, uh, there was a dude-- 142 00:05:58,082 --> 00:06:00,988 he runs a vegan lifestyle blog. 143 00:06:01,022 --> 00:06:03,393 Think they left together. 144 00:06:03,426 --> 00:06:05,731 - We're gonna need his name. 145 00:06:07,769 --> 00:06:09,405 - Yeah. Yeah, I know Amanda. 146 00:06:09,438 --> 00:06:10,675 Yeah, I met her last night. 147 00:06:10,708 --> 00:06:12,645 I was just telling Megan about her. 148 00:06:12,679 --> 00:06:14,516 I can't believe what happened. 149 00:06:14,549 --> 00:06:16,720 I mean, her blood was all over her van like that. 150 00:06:16,753 --> 00:06:19,058 - Wait--how'd you know there was blood on the van? 151 00:06:19,091 --> 00:06:20,695 - It's all over social media. 152 00:06:22,064 --> 00:06:23,466 Let me show you. 153 00:06:27,207 --> 00:06:28,877 - Hmm. 154 00:06:30,548 --> 00:06:31,650 You go to the party, Megan? 155 00:06:33,453 --> 00:06:35,725 - I wasn't feeling well, so I stayed home. 156 00:06:37,127 --> 00:06:39,098 - So you were here all night? 157 00:06:39,131 --> 00:06:41,503 - I was still up when Toby got home. 158 00:06:41,536 --> 00:06:44,809 We went through the content from the party together. 159 00:06:44,843 --> 00:06:45,845 - What time was that? 160 00:06:45,878 --> 00:06:47,682 - Like 2:00? 161 00:06:47,715 --> 00:06:48,951 2:15? 162 00:06:48,984 --> 00:06:51,489 - You come back alone? 163 00:06:51,523 --> 00:06:53,727 - Yeah, yeah. 164 00:06:53,761 --> 00:06:57,602 Um, Amanda and I walked to the subway together. 165 00:06:57,635 --> 00:07:00,942 I got on the L train, Eastbound, and... 166 00:07:00,975 --> 00:07:03,547 last time I saw her, she was on the platform 167 00:07:03,580 --> 00:07:05,183 waiting to go to Manhattan. 168 00:07:09,124 --> 00:07:10,594 - We'll need you and Megan 169 00:07:10,628 --> 00:07:11,897 to come down to the precinct with us. 170 00:07:13,499 --> 00:07:16,105 - Uh, o-okay. Why? 171 00:07:16,138 --> 00:07:17,942 - Because you're lying your ass off. 172 00:07:17,976 --> 00:07:22,117 [tense music] 173 00:07:22,150 --> 00:07:24,623 - You see where Amanda is standing? 174 00:07:24,656 --> 00:07:26,025 - Looks like a bank-- an ATM. 175 00:07:26,058 --> 00:07:28,129 - You see what time that picture was taken? 176 00:07:28,162 --> 00:07:30,066 - It says 4:06 this morning. 177 00:07:30,100 --> 00:07:33,072 - That's when Amanda used her father's credit card 178 00:07:33,106 --> 00:07:35,645 to withdraw cash. 179 00:07:35,678 --> 00:07:37,949 Guess where that ATM is located. 180 00:07:37,982 --> 00:07:40,821 Across the street from your apartment, Toby! 181 00:07:40,855 --> 00:07:43,493 Which tells me you and Amanda didn't part ways 182 00:07:43,527 --> 00:07:45,598 on that subway platform like you said. 183 00:07:46,967 --> 00:07:49,506 - [slams table] 184 00:07:49,539 --> 00:07:51,475 Time to tell the truth. 185 00:07:51,510 --> 00:07:53,881 Otherwise, you and Toby are gonna be 186 00:07:53,914 --> 00:07:56,152 the lead suspects in a kidnap-murder plot. 187 00:07:56,185 --> 00:07:59,626 ♪ 188 00:07:59,659 --> 00:08:02,164 - I saw her in the apartment. 189 00:08:02,197 --> 00:08:04,001 - When? 190 00:08:04,034 --> 00:08:05,938 - Around 2:00. 191 00:08:05,971 --> 00:08:07,809 She came home with Toby. 192 00:08:07,842 --> 00:08:09,111 - And how did that make you feel, Megan? 193 00:08:09,144 --> 00:08:12,184 Angry? Jealous? - No. 194 00:08:12,217 --> 00:08:13,721 - Your boyfriend brings another woman 195 00:08:13,754 --> 00:08:15,891 to your apartment at 2:00 in the morning? 196 00:08:15,925 --> 00:08:18,664 You had to feel something-- - It's not like that! 197 00:08:18,697 --> 00:08:22,170 Toby can hook up with anyone he wants to. 198 00:08:22,204 --> 00:08:24,809 We're not together anymore. 199 00:08:24,843 --> 00:08:27,682 - Megan and I broke up a couple months ago. 200 00:08:27,715 --> 00:08:30,688 You know, we still live together and everything-- 201 00:08:30,721 --> 00:08:32,525 um, we just live in separate bedrooms, you know? 202 00:08:32,558 --> 00:08:34,629 She does her thing, I do my thing. 203 00:08:34,662 --> 00:08:38,570 - Then why lie about bringing Amanda home? 204 00:08:38,604 --> 00:08:40,641 - Our blog is called "Two Vegans in Love," 205 00:08:40,674 --> 00:08:45,216 and it's about us as a couple living a healthy life. 206 00:08:45,250 --> 00:08:47,955 If people find out that-- that Megan and I broke up, 207 00:08:47,989 --> 00:08:49,926 I mean, it'll-- it'll ruin everything. 208 00:08:49,959 --> 00:08:52,197 - You held up a potential homicide investigation 209 00:08:52,230 --> 00:08:53,867 to protect your brand? 210 00:08:53,901 --> 00:08:59,011 - It took us one year to reach influencer status. 211 00:08:59,044 --> 00:09:00,781 It's how we pay the bills! 212 00:09:03,754 --> 00:09:07,327 Amanda left my apartment around 4:00. 213 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:10,233 She was alone, and... 214 00:09:10,266 --> 00:09:11,937 I never saw her again. 215 00:09:13,941 --> 00:09:14,909 [knock at door] 216 00:09:19,753 --> 00:09:21,122 - Lab work came back. 217 00:09:21,155 --> 00:09:24,161 The DNA profile shows that the blood in the van 218 00:09:24,194 --> 00:09:25,698 didn't belong to Amanda. 219 00:09:25,731 --> 00:09:28,002 - Might be good news, she might still be alive. 220 00:09:28,035 --> 00:09:31,242 - Hopefully, but if the blood at the scene isn't Amanda's... 221 00:09:31,275 --> 00:09:34,181 - It belongs to a guy by the name of Joseph Denzig. 222 00:09:34,214 --> 00:09:35,618 We got a hit in the database. 223 00:09:35,651 --> 00:09:38,991 His rap sheet looks like a receipt from CVS. 224 00:09:39,024 --> 00:09:42,030 Track him down-- before the internet does. 225 00:09:42,063 --> 00:09:44,268 I don't want a mob of amateur sleuths 226 00:09:44,301 --> 00:09:47,942 hearing about this and taking the law into their own hands. 227 00:09:51,716 --> 00:09:54,889 - What happened to your wrist, Joey? 228 00:09:54,923 --> 00:09:56,693 - I fell. 229 00:09:56,726 --> 00:09:58,062 Climbing over a fence. 230 00:09:58,095 --> 00:09:59,632 - Mm-hmm. 231 00:09:59,666 --> 00:10:00,768 Where were you yesterday morning 232 00:10:00,801 --> 00:10:03,607 between the hours of 4:00 and 7:00 a. m.? 233 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:06,813 - Here--sleeping. 234 00:10:06,847 --> 00:10:10,788 - Are you familiar with a woman named Amanda Larson? 235 00:10:10,821 --> 00:10:11,923 - Never heard of her. 236 00:10:11,957 --> 00:10:12,758 - That's strange, 'cause I just found 237 00:10:12,792 --> 00:10:15,029 her driver's license in your closet. 238 00:10:15,063 --> 00:10:16,666 [tense music] 239 00:10:16,700 --> 00:10:18,102 - Turn around. Turn around! 240 00:10:19,973 --> 00:10:23,146 - [grunts] - Let's go. Let's go. 241 00:10:32,030 --> 00:10:33,700 . - Your blood is all over Amanda Larson's van. - We don't have time for 20 questions. 242 00:10:33,734 --> 00:10:34,936 Where's the girl? 243 00:10:34,969 --> 00:10:36,940 - I told you, I have no idea. 244 00:10:36,973 --> 00:10:38,811 - Man, we've seen your priors. 245 00:10:38,844 --> 00:10:40,948 You're not a kidnapper-- you're a thief. 246 00:10:40,981 --> 00:10:42,284 So what happened, hmm? 247 00:10:44,354 --> 00:10:46,392 - I used a hammer to smash the window on her van. 248 00:10:46,425 --> 00:10:49,131 When I reached in and unlocked the door, I sliced my wrist. 249 00:10:49,164 --> 00:10:52,672 Almost bled out. - Mm-hmm, and Amanda was there? 250 00:10:52,705 --> 00:10:54,208 - Right before I broke in, 251 00:10:54,241 --> 00:10:56,780 I saw her coming down the street. 252 00:10:56,813 --> 00:10:59,351 She walked up to the van, but a guy came out of nowhere 253 00:10:59,384 --> 00:11:00,888 and started yelling at her. 254 00:11:00,921 --> 00:11:02,825 - There was somebody waiting for her? 255 00:11:02,859 --> 00:11:04,127 - They argued, 256 00:11:04,161 --> 00:11:05,998 then he grabbed her and dragged her away. 257 00:11:06,031 --> 00:11:07,467 She dropped her purse, 258 00:11:07,502 --> 00:11:09,404 and she was kicking so much, one of her shoes flew off. 259 00:11:09,438 --> 00:11:11,977 - Okay, you just stood there and let that happen, huh? 260 00:11:12,010 --> 00:11:13,881 Let a dude just snatch her up like that? 261 00:11:13,914 --> 00:11:15,250 - Look, I ain't no hero, bro. 262 00:11:15,283 --> 00:11:16,987 - Yeah, either you're lying or you're a coward. 263 00:11:17,020 --> 00:11:18,389 - Look-- - Neither is good. 264 00:11:18,422 --> 00:11:19,893 - I didn't touch that girl. 265 00:11:19,926 --> 00:11:21,997 I swear! - Okay, what did he look like? 266 00:11:22,030 --> 00:11:24,101 The guy who grabbed her? - I didn't see his face. 267 00:11:24,134 --> 00:11:26,706 - Height, hair color? Anything? 268 00:11:26,740 --> 00:11:29,111 - Brown hair. Around my height. 269 00:11:29,144 --> 00:11:31,015 He dragged her to a blue and tan pickup truck. 270 00:11:31,048 --> 00:11:33,452 - A blue and tan truck? Okay. 271 00:11:33,486 --> 00:11:35,189 You see the license plate? 272 00:11:35,223 --> 00:11:38,797 - No, but I'm pretty sure it was a Chevy. 273 00:11:38,830 --> 00:11:40,801 - Put him in. 274 00:11:40,834 --> 00:11:43,206 - Watch your head. 275 00:11:43,239 --> 00:11:44,842 - Hey, everyone, it's Amanda. 276 00:11:44,876 --> 00:11:47,480 I wasn't able to drive my van all the way to Paris. 277 00:11:47,515 --> 00:11:49,184 - Posted March 1st. 278 00:11:49,218 --> 00:11:51,923 - That's two days before Amanda went missing. 279 00:11:51,957 --> 00:11:54,161 - To see the beautiful arch. 280 00:11:54,194 --> 00:11:55,496 - Check out the background. 281 00:11:55,531 --> 00:11:57,367 That's a blue and tan truck. 282 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:00,039 [tense music] 283 00:12:00,073 --> 00:12:01,375 - Even though it's freezing, 284 00:12:01,408 --> 00:12:03,513 the park is just full of energy. 285 00:12:03,547 --> 00:12:06,886 There are kids on strollers, and dogs, street performers... 286 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:08,456 - Pause it right there. 287 00:12:08,489 --> 00:12:11,362 Maybe that's the guy that Denzig was describing. 288 00:12:12,999 --> 00:12:15,036 - And here's another video that she posted about an hour later. 289 00:12:15,069 --> 00:12:17,207 - It is such a beautiful day. 290 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:19,444 It is freezing--it literally feels like ten degrees. 291 00:12:19,478 --> 00:12:21,148 - Wait, stop it right there. 292 00:12:22,785 --> 00:12:27,227 - Same clothes, same guy. - Maybe she has a stalker. 293 00:12:27,260 --> 00:12:30,300 - Made it easy for him-- posted every detail of her life 294 00:12:30,333 --> 00:12:34,074 and her future plans. A predator's dream. 295 00:12:34,107 --> 00:12:36,880 - I know you are not implying that this is her fault. 296 00:12:36,913 --> 00:12:38,215 - No, I'm just making an observation. 297 00:12:38,249 --> 00:12:40,086 Call me old-fashioned, call me paranoid, 298 00:12:40,119 --> 00:12:41,088 I don't give a rat's ass. 299 00:12:41,121 --> 00:12:43,092 That is why my kids 300 00:12:43,125 --> 00:12:45,296 don't have social media accounts. 301 00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:49,539 - All right, send a screenshot over to Facial Rec 302 00:12:49,572 --> 00:12:52,845 and have SMART do a deep dive on social media. 303 00:12:52,878 --> 00:12:55,350 Let's go back to the area where Amanda's van was parked 304 00:12:55,383 --> 00:12:57,888 and see if anybody knows this guy. 305 00:12:59,892 --> 00:13:02,330 - We're so grateful to all of you for coming out. 306 00:13:02,364 --> 00:13:04,001 There's a signup list for volunteers 307 00:13:04,034 --> 00:13:05,403 at the entrance to the park, 308 00:13:05,436 --> 00:13:08,342 right next to the fliers with Amanda's photo. 309 00:13:08,376 --> 00:13:11,248 We're asking people to pass them out to anyone you see. 310 00:13:11,281 --> 00:13:14,121 At the grocery store, your school, your church. 311 00:13:14,154 --> 00:13:15,223 We appreciate all of you... - Thank you. 312 00:13:15,256 --> 00:13:18,295 - For helping us find our beloved daughter, Amanda. 313 00:13:18,329 --> 00:13:20,266 - She's gonna be more recognizable than the Pope. 314 00:13:20,299 --> 00:13:21,435 - Yeah, this is what happens 315 00:13:21,468 --> 00:13:25,109 when a pretty white girl goes missing. 316 00:13:25,143 --> 00:13:28,382 - Haley, hey. - Oh, hi. Nice to see you. 317 00:13:28,416 --> 00:13:31,923 - Do, uh, do any one of you recognize this guy? 318 00:13:33,326 --> 00:13:35,430 - Oh, yeah, I've seen him before. 319 00:13:35,463 --> 00:13:36,398 - Around here? 320 00:13:36,432 --> 00:13:39,471 - No, we matched on You First a few days ago. 321 00:13:39,505 --> 00:13:41,008 - Huh? 322 00:13:41,041 --> 00:13:43,145 - It's a dating app. - You went out with him? 323 00:13:43,179 --> 00:13:45,383 - No, no, he's like a Wall Street guy. 324 00:13:45,416 --> 00:13:46,352 He's not my type. 325 00:13:46,385 --> 00:13:48,155 - You think I can take a look at his profile? 326 00:13:48,189 --> 00:13:53,099 - Yeah, he said his name was Tim something... 327 00:13:55,169 --> 00:13:57,140 - Suspect's real name is Daniel Garrett. 328 00:13:57,173 --> 00:13:58,442 He's all over the dating sites. 329 00:13:58,476 --> 00:14:00,446 He has, like, 12 different aliases. 330 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:03,452 - Yeah, and I bet each one has a phony résumé too. 331 00:14:03,486 --> 00:14:05,089 - He told Amanda he was an oncologist, 332 00:14:05,123 --> 00:14:06,993 served in the military, and volunteers 333 00:14:07,027 --> 00:14:08,530 for the local animal shelter. 334 00:14:08,563 --> 00:14:12,070 They arranged to meet two days before she went missing. 335 00:14:12,103 --> 00:14:13,439 They spent the day together. 336 00:14:13,472 --> 00:14:16,378 - So he's not a stalker? - No, they were on a date. 337 00:14:16,412 --> 00:14:18,950 He messaged her to meet up again, 338 00:14:18,984 --> 00:14:20,119 "You wanna go out tonight?" 339 00:14:20,153 --> 00:14:21,488 She blows him off. 340 00:14:21,523 --> 00:14:24,562 - Okay, so she goes to this loft party 341 00:14:24,595 --> 00:14:27,400 on Wednesday night, right? - Yeah. 342 00:14:27,434 --> 00:14:31,275 - And then she posts all about it on her social media, 343 00:14:31,308 --> 00:14:33,914 making it look like she had the time of her life. 344 00:14:33,947 --> 00:14:36,986 And I'm guessing it didn't sit so well with Garrett. 345 00:14:37,020 --> 00:14:38,590 Hey, have we tracked down his truck yet? 346 00:14:38,623 --> 00:14:40,193 - No. - Working on it. 347 00:14:40,226 --> 00:14:42,430 - Have we tried pinging his phone? 348 00:14:42,464 --> 00:14:43,265 - It's turned off. 349 00:14:43,299 --> 00:14:45,671 - What about his boss, his neighbors? 350 00:14:45,704 --> 00:14:48,342 - No one's seen him in the past three days. 351 00:14:48,375 --> 00:14:50,146 - Parents? - Father deceased, 352 00:14:50,179 --> 00:14:51,649 mother lives in Tampa. 353 00:14:51,683 --> 00:14:52,952 - [sighs] - All right. 354 00:14:52,985 --> 00:14:54,221 - Let's call the local PD 355 00:14:54,254 --> 00:14:55,591 and send someone over to her house, 356 00:14:55,624 --> 00:14:57,127 just in case he reaches out. 357 00:14:57,160 --> 00:14:58,496 - License plate readers show Garrett 358 00:14:58,530 --> 00:14:59,932 driving through the Lincoln Tunnel 359 00:14:59,966 --> 00:15:02,103 5:12 a. m. Thursday morning. 360 00:15:02,137 --> 00:15:04,408 - Do we know what exit he took? 361 00:15:04,441 --> 00:15:07,480 - 7. Bordentown. 362 00:15:07,515 --> 00:15:09,384 - That's ten minutes from Wharton State Park. 363 00:15:09,418 --> 00:15:12,123 - A hundred thousand acres of trees and mud. 364 00:15:12,157 --> 00:15:14,294 - Hell of a place to bury a body. 365 00:15:24,047 --> 00:15:27,020 . [indistinct chatter] [suspenseful music] 366 00:15:27,053 --> 00:15:34,167 ♪ 367 00:15:36,038 --> 00:15:37,708 - Over here. 368 00:15:37,741 --> 00:15:40,046 Clearing about 50 yards up ahead. 369 00:15:54,074 --> 00:15:55,176 - That's his truck. 370 00:15:56,445 --> 00:15:57,447 - [whistles] 371 00:16:03,225 --> 00:16:05,531 - Freeze! Police! - We got him! 372 00:16:05,564 --> 00:16:10,006 [tense music] 373 00:16:10,039 --> 00:16:12,377 - He's going to the river! 374 00:16:12,410 --> 00:16:19,357 ♪ 375 00:16:26,038 --> 00:16:27,307 - Stop moving! 376 00:16:31,481 --> 00:16:33,118 [handcuffs clicking] 377 00:16:33,152 --> 00:16:36,024 Get up. Get up! 378 00:16:36,058 --> 00:16:38,229 - What have you done with Amanda? 379 00:16:38,262 --> 00:16:39,297 What have you done? 380 00:16:39,331 --> 00:16:41,736 - Hey, hey, hey! All good, Frank? 381 00:16:41,769 --> 00:16:48,449 ♪ 382 00:16:48,482 --> 00:16:49,519 - Yeah, I'm good. 383 00:16:55,329 --> 00:16:58,068 - Junior. Get him in there. - Yes, sir. 384 00:16:58,102 --> 00:17:00,239 - Hey, any sign of Amanda? 385 00:17:00,273 --> 00:17:01,809 - No, but we got a shovel with fresh dirt, 386 00:17:01,843 --> 00:17:05,483 zip ties, and an empty bag of lye. 387 00:17:05,517 --> 00:17:08,022 - Oh, that son of a bitch buried her already... 388 00:17:09,491 --> 00:17:11,028 Somewhere. 389 00:17:15,837 --> 00:17:18,008 - Where'd you bury her, Daniel? 390 00:17:20,279 --> 00:17:22,050 - I have no idea what you're talking about. 391 00:17:22,083 --> 00:17:24,120 - There's still fresh dirt on the shovel. 392 00:17:24,154 --> 00:17:25,691 There was a bag of lye in your pickup. 393 00:17:25,724 --> 00:17:27,293 What was that for? 394 00:17:27,327 --> 00:17:28,830 - We've seen your dating profile. 395 00:17:28,863 --> 00:17:31,603 We know you went out with her. - So? 396 00:17:31,636 --> 00:17:34,508 - She blew you off and it made you very, very upset. 397 00:17:34,542 --> 00:17:36,478 Just-- just tell us where she is. 398 00:17:38,382 --> 00:17:40,353 Tell us where she is, or I swear to God! 399 00:17:40,386 --> 00:17:42,524 - Frank! 400 00:17:42,558 --> 00:17:44,327 - [sighs] 401 00:17:49,137 --> 00:17:50,540 - I want a lawyer. 402 00:17:53,412 --> 00:17:54,582 Now. 403 00:17:56,519 --> 00:17:58,322 - Let's go. 404 00:18:02,765 --> 00:18:04,434 - Clock's running out. 405 00:18:04,467 --> 00:18:07,775 I can only hold him another 18 hours. 406 00:18:07,808 --> 00:18:10,112 - You want us to charge him? 407 00:18:10,146 --> 00:18:11,716 With what? 408 00:18:11,749 --> 00:18:13,218 - Felony murder. 409 00:18:13,252 --> 00:18:14,321 - [exhales] 410 00:18:14,354 --> 00:18:16,325 We don't have a body. 411 00:18:16,358 --> 00:18:17,427 I don't think we even have enough 412 00:18:17,460 --> 00:18:19,598 to make a kidnapping case right now. 413 00:18:23,740 --> 00:18:25,611 I'll run it up the flagpole. 414 00:18:29,384 --> 00:18:31,522 We have a decent circumstantial case. 415 00:18:31,556 --> 00:18:35,129 - Without a body, it is definitely less than decent. 416 00:18:35,162 --> 00:18:36,666 - What evidence do you have? 417 00:18:36,699 --> 00:18:39,404 - We found Amanda's prints in Garrett's truck. 418 00:18:39,437 --> 00:18:41,341 - They went on a date. She was in his truck. 419 00:18:41,375 --> 00:18:44,214 - We also have a witness who saw someone matching 420 00:18:44,247 --> 00:18:45,684 Garrett's description grab her off the street. 421 00:18:45,717 --> 00:18:48,188 - A witness with a four-page rap sheet 422 00:18:48,222 --> 00:18:50,226 who was unable to make a positive ID. 423 00:18:50,259 --> 00:18:52,363 - Garrett was hiding in the woods 424 00:18:52,397 --> 00:18:54,735 with a shovel, zip ties, lye. 425 00:18:54,769 --> 00:18:56,773 I'm not saying it's perfect, 426 00:18:56,806 --> 00:18:58,576 but we definitely have something-- 427 00:18:58,610 --> 00:19:00,379 definitely enough to charge him. 428 00:19:00,413 --> 00:19:02,450 - But not enough to convict. 429 00:19:02,483 --> 00:19:04,822 As it stands, we can't even prove Amanda's dead. 430 00:19:04,855 --> 00:19:07,293 - Are you questioning whether or not she's dead? 431 00:19:07,327 --> 00:19:08,863 - No, I'm questioning whether or not 432 00:19:08,897 --> 00:19:11,168 we can convince a jury she's dead. 433 00:19:11,201 --> 00:19:12,170 We get one bite at the apple. 434 00:19:12,203 --> 00:19:14,441 I don't want to blow it by moving too quickly. 435 00:19:14,474 --> 00:19:17,313 - Wharton State Forest is massive. 436 00:19:17,347 --> 00:19:20,854 Good chance we never find Amanda's remains. 437 00:19:20,887 --> 00:19:24,895 It's not ideal, but you need to move forward. 438 00:19:24,929 --> 00:19:27,801 Try this case with what we have. 439 00:19:27,835 --> 00:19:30,774 [tense music] 440 00:19:30,807 --> 00:19:34,381 - With all due respect, you want to try a murder case 441 00:19:34,414 --> 00:19:37,186 even though we can't prove how, when, 442 00:19:37,220 --> 00:19:39,257 or even if the victim was killed? 443 00:19:39,290 --> 00:19:41,863 - That's correct. - May I ask why? 444 00:19:41,896 --> 00:19:45,403 - Because it's a hell of a lot better than the alternative. 445 00:19:58,596 --> 00:20:01,502 . - Docket number CR-200931-22 People v Daniel Garrett alleging murder in the first degree. 446 00:20:01,536 --> 00:20:02,705 - How do you plead, Mr. Garrett? 447 00:20:02,738 --> 00:20:04,608 - Not guilty. - Bail? 448 00:20:04,642 --> 00:20:07,581 - Mr. Garrett is accused of felony murder in connection 449 00:20:07,614 --> 00:20:10,453 with the kidnapping and slaying of Amanda Larson. 450 00:20:10,486 --> 00:20:12,490 The defendant has no significant ties 451 00:20:12,524 --> 00:20:14,695 to the community and has already proven himself 452 00:20:14,729 --> 00:20:15,864 to be a flight risk. 453 00:20:15,897 --> 00:20:18,435 He was apprehended hiding at a campsite 454 00:20:18,469 --> 00:20:20,774 deep in the woods of Wharton Forest. 455 00:20:20,807 --> 00:20:22,009 People seek remand. 456 00:20:22,043 --> 00:20:23,513 - I'll hear you on bail. 457 00:20:23,546 --> 00:20:27,253 - I am filing a motion to dismiss. 458 00:20:27,286 --> 00:20:30,761 The complaint is legally insufficient. 459 00:20:30,794 --> 00:20:32,598 The people will never be able to present 460 00:20:32,631 --> 00:20:34,267 a prima facie murder case. 461 00:20:34,300 --> 00:20:36,506 There are no forensics linking my client to the crime, 462 00:20:36,539 --> 00:20:39,779 and, in fact, no evidence that a crime even occurred. 463 00:20:39,812 --> 00:20:42,016 There is no body. 464 00:20:42,049 --> 00:20:44,487 - You're bringing a homicide case without a body? 465 00:20:44,522 --> 00:20:46,759 - It's true that the victim's remains 466 00:20:46,793 --> 00:20:48,262 haven't yet been recovered. 467 00:20:48,295 --> 00:20:49,999 - Because she isn't dead. 468 00:20:50,032 --> 00:20:51,936 Amanda Larson is a social media star. 469 00:20:51,969 --> 00:20:53,773 This is all a big publicity stunt. 470 00:20:53,807 --> 00:20:55,042 - That's preposterous. 471 00:20:55,075 --> 00:20:57,413 - I literally just read on Twitter that she's 472 00:20:57,447 --> 00:20:59,819 in the Bahamas sitting on the beach. 473 00:20:59,852 --> 00:21:01,556 - Perhaps I'm a purist, Counselor-- 474 00:21:01,589 --> 00:21:03,693 I don't accept tweets as evidence. 475 00:21:03,726 --> 00:21:05,429 Motion denied. 476 00:21:05,463 --> 00:21:08,035 The defendant is remanded. Next case. 477 00:21:08,068 --> 00:21:10,039 [gavel pounds] 478 00:21:10,072 --> 00:21:11,776 - It's pretty clear the defense is gonna focus 479 00:21:11,809 --> 00:21:13,980 on Amanda's social media presence, 480 00:21:14,013 --> 00:21:15,984 claim this is all part 481 00:21:16,017 --> 00:21:19,357 of some big, twisted attention grab. 482 00:21:19,390 --> 00:21:22,430 - There's a lot of money in being an influencer. 483 00:21:22,463 --> 00:21:24,367 - Your point? - All they have to do is 484 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:25,704 convince one juror that 485 00:21:25,737 --> 00:21:28,576 there's a possibility that Amanda is alive, 486 00:21:28,610 --> 00:21:31,849 that this is a publicity stunt, and we have a mistrial. 487 00:21:31,883 --> 00:21:35,322 - [sighs] So let's, uh, 488 00:21:35,356 --> 00:21:37,360 let's keep all social media addicts 489 00:21:37,393 --> 00:21:39,865 and aspiring influencers off the jury. 490 00:21:39,899 --> 00:21:42,436 - That's pretty much everyone under 30. 491 00:21:42,470 --> 00:21:45,811 - And anyone with negative views of social media stars. 492 00:21:45,844 --> 00:21:48,348 - That's pretty much everyone over 30. 493 00:21:50,854 --> 00:21:53,560 - Garrett had a social media presence as well, correct? 494 00:21:53,593 --> 00:21:54,494 - Yeah. 495 00:21:54,528 --> 00:21:57,701 It was complete fiction, but he had presence, 496 00:21:57,734 --> 00:21:58,937 especially on the dating apps. 497 00:21:58,970 --> 00:22:01,609 - So then it's doubtful that Amanda was the first woman that 498 00:22:01,642 --> 00:22:03,646 he ever reeled in with a fake persona. 499 00:22:06,051 --> 00:22:07,621 - Want me to look for other victims? 500 00:22:07,654 --> 00:22:11,529 - Or at least other people that he duped or stalked. 501 00:22:11,562 --> 00:22:13,031 - Worth a try. 502 00:22:18,843 --> 00:22:22,618 - We've identified six women-- all willing to testify 503 00:22:22,651 --> 00:22:24,989 they met Mr. Garrett through phony, 504 00:22:25,022 --> 00:22:27,594 duplicitous social media interactions. 505 00:22:27,628 --> 00:22:29,497 Garrett would present himself as a doctor, 506 00:22:29,532 --> 00:22:32,838 a lawyer, a banker, then meet these women. 507 00:22:32,871 --> 00:22:34,140 When they discovered he was lying, 508 00:22:34,173 --> 00:22:36,411 they ended the date, or the relationship, 509 00:22:36,444 --> 00:22:38,783 as the case may be, at which point 510 00:22:38,816 --> 00:22:40,887 Garrett got incensed, 511 00:22:40,921 --> 00:22:44,728 lashed out at the women, called them whores, tramps. 512 00:22:44,762 --> 00:22:46,599 In two separate instances, 513 00:22:46,632 --> 00:22:49,070 he actually assaulted the women. 514 00:22:49,103 --> 00:22:51,441 - And you want them to testify? - Yes. 515 00:22:51,474 --> 00:22:53,680 - How is their testimony remotely relevant 516 00:22:53,713 --> 00:22:54,715 to this murder case? 517 00:22:54,748 --> 00:22:56,484 - We'll demonstrate a clear pattern of behavior, 518 00:22:56,519 --> 00:22:57,888 admissible under Molineux. 519 00:22:57,921 --> 00:22:59,792 - Molineux requires prior bad acts similar in nature. 520 00:22:59,825 --> 00:23:02,396 My client obviously didn't kill any of these women. 521 00:23:02,430 --> 00:23:04,935 - He came damn close-- two different times. 522 00:23:04,969 --> 00:23:06,806 Hit one woman in the face. 523 00:23:06,839 --> 00:23:09,678 He forced another into his truck at knife point. 524 00:23:09,712 --> 00:23:11,414 Fortunately, she managed to escape. 525 00:23:11,448 --> 00:23:12,517 - Your Honor, none of this has anything to do 526 00:23:12,551 --> 00:23:14,955 with whether or not my client killed Amanda Larson. 527 00:23:14,989 --> 00:23:17,828 - It'll give the jury a complete and accurate picture 528 00:23:17,861 --> 00:23:19,197 of who the defendant really is. 529 00:23:19,230 --> 00:23:21,769 That he is capable of violence. 530 00:23:24,875 --> 00:23:26,378 - It's a close call. 531 00:23:28,750 --> 00:23:31,822 But the prejudicial impact outweighs the probative value. 532 00:23:31,856 --> 00:23:33,125 Motion is denied. 533 00:23:38,001 --> 00:23:39,437 - We'll be fine. 534 00:23:39,470 --> 00:23:41,809 We just need to dig into the evidence we have. 535 00:23:41,842 --> 00:23:43,579 When all the facts have been presented, 536 00:23:43,613 --> 00:23:45,717 the only logical conclusion will be 537 00:23:45,750 --> 00:23:48,121 Garrett threw her in his truck, killed her, 538 00:23:48,155 --> 00:23:49,959 then buried her body in that state park. 539 00:23:49,992 --> 00:23:52,463 - I hope you're right. 540 00:23:52,496 --> 00:23:55,637 Are they here for us? - Oh, no. 541 00:23:55,670 --> 00:23:56,906 - What? 542 00:23:56,939 --> 00:24:00,446 - A new photo was just posted on Amanda's social media feed. 543 00:24:00,479 --> 00:24:02,517 "A little fun in the sun." 544 00:24:02,551 --> 00:24:04,555 Tag says she's in Cancun? 545 00:24:04,588 --> 00:24:06,592 - Someone must've hacked her account. 546 00:24:06,626 --> 00:24:08,128 - Posted six minutes ago, and it already has 547 00:24:08,161 --> 00:24:10,734 over 5,000 comments. 548 00:24:10,767 --> 00:24:13,138 A lot of people are giving her emojis, 549 00:24:13,171 --> 00:24:15,577 smiley faces, and thumbs up. 550 00:24:15,610 --> 00:24:17,179 - Mr. Price, what do you think about Amanda Larson's photo? 551 00:24:17,213 --> 00:24:18,783 - Are you going to ask the Mexican authorities 552 00:24:18,816 --> 00:24:20,019 to help find her? 553 00:24:20,052 --> 00:24:22,791 - I just read that your office is going to drop the charges. 554 00:24:22,824 --> 00:24:26,498 - No, that's false. We're not dropping the charges. 555 00:24:26,532 --> 00:24:28,670 Beyond that, I have no further comment. 556 00:24:39,057 --> 00:24:40,894 . - There's no way Amanda posted that photograph. Not in a million years. 557 00:24:40,927 --> 00:24:42,531 - Why do you say that? 558 00:24:42,564 --> 00:24:44,133 - I know my daughter. 559 00:24:44,167 --> 00:24:47,908 She's a kind, loving, conscientious woman. 560 00:24:47,941 --> 00:24:51,214 If she were alive, she would let us know. 561 00:24:51,247 --> 00:24:53,185 She would call me. 562 00:24:53,218 --> 00:24:55,924 - Were you and Amanda close? 563 00:24:55,957 --> 00:24:57,994 - We talked on the phone every day. 564 00:24:58,028 --> 00:25:01,869 I loved hearing about her life, her adventures. 565 00:25:01,902 --> 00:25:05,042 - Did she have plans to take a break 566 00:25:05,075 --> 00:25:07,179 from the road, come home for a few days? 567 00:25:07,213 --> 00:25:09,050 - Yes, she was going to surprise her grandfather 568 00:25:09,083 --> 00:25:11,722 for his 80th birthday. 569 00:25:11,756 --> 00:25:13,559 We were supposed to have a party. 570 00:25:13,593 --> 00:25:15,797 It would've been yesterday. 571 00:25:15,830 --> 00:25:18,068 She never would've missed it. 572 00:25:18,101 --> 00:25:19,103 Never. 573 00:25:21,575 --> 00:25:22,711 - Thank you. 574 00:25:22,744 --> 00:25:24,648 And again, I'm sorry for your loss. 575 00:25:26,852 --> 00:25:28,055 Your witness. 576 00:25:29,958 --> 00:25:31,929 - Good afternoon, Ms. Larson. 577 00:25:34,333 --> 00:25:38,075 I'm going to have to ask you some difficult questions. 578 00:25:38,108 --> 00:25:41,549 How many social media followers did Amanda have 579 00:25:41,582 --> 00:25:43,318 when she started her van life adventure? 580 00:25:43,351 --> 00:25:46,224 - I'm not sure. - About two million. 581 00:25:46,257 --> 00:25:47,594 Does that sound about right? 582 00:25:47,627 --> 00:25:49,865 - I know that she was very popular. 583 00:25:49,898 --> 00:25:51,234 People loved watching her. 584 00:25:51,267 --> 00:25:53,706 - And how many followers does she have now, 585 00:25:53,740 --> 00:25:55,042 since she left New York? 586 00:25:55,075 --> 00:25:57,113 - She didn't leave New York. 587 00:25:57,146 --> 00:25:59,885 She was abducted and killed! 588 00:25:59,918 --> 00:26:02,591 - The answer is over ten million. 589 00:26:02,624 --> 00:26:04,695 - Objection, counsel is testifying. 590 00:26:04,728 --> 00:26:06,231 - Ask a question, Ms. Knight. 591 00:26:08,803 --> 00:26:11,575 - Your daughter started off her social media career 592 00:26:11,609 --> 00:26:15,315 with a travel blog, is that correct? 593 00:26:15,349 --> 00:26:18,823 - Yes, it eventually evolved into her van life blog. 594 00:26:18,856 --> 00:26:22,129 - And there was some controversy about that account 595 00:26:22,163 --> 00:26:24,735 a few years back, wasn't there? 596 00:26:24,768 --> 00:26:29,277 People accused her of lying to get attention, 597 00:26:29,310 --> 00:26:32,049 said she was photoshopping images of herself 598 00:26:32,082 --> 00:26:34,822 onto fake backgrounds. 599 00:26:34,855 --> 00:26:36,826 Made it look like she was in Paris, 600 00:26:36,859 --> 00:26:39,932 when really, she was sitting in your kitchen in Columbus. 601 00:26:39,965 --> 00:26:42,871 - The blog was fun, aspirational. 602 00:26:42,904 --> 00:26:45,342 Amanda was still a teenager, nobody was supposed to believe 603 00:26:45,375 --> 00:26:47,614 that she was off traveling the world by herself. 604 00:26:47,647 --> 00:26:50,385 - Isn't it true that your daughter's primary goal 605 00:26:50,419 --> 00:26:52,022 is to create buzz? 606 00:26:52,056 --> 00:26:54,026 Increase traffic to her page? 607 00:26:54,060 --> 00:26:55,730 - It's only part of who she was. 608 00:26:55,763 --> 00:26:58,736 Yes, she liked the attention, it gave her a sense 609 00:26:58,769 --> 00:27:01,074 of community, a feeling that she belonged. 610 00:27:01,107 --> 00:27:02,777 - It also generated 611 00:27:02,811 --> 00:27:06,117 quite a bit of revenue for her, too, didn't it? 612 00:27:06,151 --> 00:27:08,355 - It helped defray the cost of her trips. 613 00:27:10,058 --> 00:27:12,898 You are talking about my daughter. 614 00:27:12,931 --> 00:27:15,970 She was a good person! 615 00:27:16,004 --> 00:27:18,709 She was kind to people. 616 00:27:18,743 --> 00:27:20,312 She loved animals. 617 00:27:20,345 --> 00:27:22,918 [sobbing] Loved her family. 618 00:27:22,951 --> 00:27:26,124 And we loved her very much. 619 00:27:26,157 --> 00:27:28,261 And now she's dead. 620 00:27:30,399 --> 00:27:32,102 Where is she? 621 00:27:32,136 --> 00:27:35,944 Please, just tell me. Where is Amanda? 622 00:27:35,977 --> 00:27:38,415 I'm begging you! - Your Honor, please. 623 00:27:38,448 --> 00:27:39,885 - Okay, let's take a breather. 624 00:27:39,918 --> 00:27:41,421 We're in recess. [gavel pounds] 625 00:27:41,454 --> 00:27:43,759 [sobbing] 626 00:27:43,793 --> 00:27:46,732 [somber music] 627 00:27:46,765 --> 00:27:53,679 ♪ 628 00:27:53,713 --> 00:27:57,754 - I'm sorry you have to go through all this. 629 00:27:57,787 --> 00:27:59,691 - He knows where she is. 630 00:27:59,725 --> 00:28:01,361 Why won't he just-- 631 00:28:01,394 --> 00:28:03,365 I just want to know where she is. 632 00:28:03,398 --> 00:28:06,104 Give her a proper burial, for God's sake. 633 00:28:06,137 --> 00:28:08,208 - We have three agencies out there 634 00:28:08,241 --> 00:28:11,014 right now, searching, looking for Amanda. 635 00:28:11,047 --> 00:28:14,120 - We know. And we appreciate it. 636 00:28:14,153 --> 00:28:16,792 - She's my little girl. 637 00:28:16,825 --> 00:28:20,065 And she's all alone in that forest. 638 00:28:20,098 --> 00:28:21,467 That's all I think about. 639 00:28:23,171 --> 00:28:26,377 I--I can't sleep, I... 640 00:28:26,411 --> 00:28:27,413 - Excuse us. 641 00:28:31,020 --> 00:28:32,223 [phone buzzes] 642 00:28:34,026 --> 00:28:37,399 - Finally some good news. - What? 643 00:28:37,433 --> 00:28:40,138 - Garrett is going to take the stand. 644 00:28:40,172 --> 00:28:42,142 Son of a bitch is so used to lying, 645 00:28:42,176 --> 00:28:43,813 he thinks he can fool the jury. 646 00:28:46,919 --> 00:28:48,288 - I liked Amanda. 647 00:28:48,321 --> 00:28:49,490 I thought she liked me too. 648 00:28:51,194 --> 00:28:53,265 Guess I misread her vibe. 649 00:28:53,298 --> 00:28:55,302 - What'd you talk about on your date? 650 00:28:55,335 --> 00:28:57,373 - Her trip across the country, mostly. 651 00:28:57,406 --> 00:29:00,078 Places she'd been, people she met. 652 00:29:00,112 --> 00:29:02,517 - Did you ask her out again? - Yeah. 653 00:29:02,550 --> 00:29:05,255 But, um, she's the kind of woman 654 00:29:05,289 --> 00:29:08,161 who's always looking for the next party. 655 00:29:08,194 --> 00:29:09,397 There's nothing wrong with that, I guess. 656 00:29:11,467 --> 00:29:12,436 - Thank you. 657 00:29:15,977 --> 00:29:19,183 - Good afternoon, Mr. Garrett. 658 00:29:19,216 --> 00:29:22,857 Or should I call you Mr. Spencer? 659 00:29:22,891 --> 00:29:25,462 Or Mr. Jackson? 660 00:29:25,495 --> 00:29:28,168 Or Mr. Honan? 661 00:29:30,305 --> 00:29:34,413 Those dating profiles are all yours, correct? 662 00:29:34,447 --> 00:29:36,317 - Sometimes I use different names on dating apps. 663 00:29:36,351 --> 00:29:37,554 I have to protect myself-- 664 00:29:37,587 --> 00:29:38,889 there's a lot of crazies out there. 665 00:29:41,194 --> 00:29:42,831 - Yes, there are. 666 00:29:42,864 --> 00:29:45,469 But you didn't go to Princeton, correct? 667 00:29:45,503 --> 00:29:47,841 Or Harvard Medical School? 668 00:29:49,243 --> 00:29:50,445 - Come on, people exaggerate on those sites. 669 00:29:50,479 --> 00:29:52,517 - You didn't go to college at all, let alone medical school. 670 00:29:52,550 --> 00:29:55,088 - You just said you did in order to meet women, 671 00:29:55,122 --> 00:29:56,357 women like Amanda Larson. 672 00:29:56,391 --> 00:29:57,827 - Look, I was just playing around. 673 00:29:57,861 --> 00:29:59,531 It was like a social experiment. 674 00:29:59,564 --> 00:30:01,467 I wanted to see which résumé was the best. 675 00:30:01,501 --> 00:30:03,973 It was like a joke. - Oh. 676 00:30:04,006 --> 00:30:07,346 - You went out with Amanda on March 1st, correct? 677 00:30:07,379 --> 00:30:10,953 - Yes--we had coffee, then did some sightseeing. 678 00:30:10,987 --> 00:30:12,022 That was it. 679 00:30:12,056 --> 00:30:13,358 - No, actually, that wasn't it 680 00:30:13,391 --> 00:30:16,364 because a couple of hours after she turned you down 681 00:30:16,397 --> 00:30:19,236 for a second date, you went to Home Depot 682 00:30:19,270 --> 00:30:23,846 on 23rd Street and bought zip ties. 683 00:30:23,879 --> 00:30:27,252 A shovel. A plastic tarp. 684 00:30:27,286 --> 00:30:29,290 - I was going camping. 685 00:30:29,323 --> 00:30:32,897 - You also bought a 30 pound bag of lye. 686 00:30:32,931 --> 00:30:34,935 [tense music] 687 00:30:34,968 --> 00:30:36,170 What was that for? 688 00:30:38,174 --> 00:30:39,945 - To keep animals away. 689 00:30:44,086 --> 00:30:45,255 - Let's go back to the timeline, 690 00:30:45,288 --> 00:30:48,128 the things we know for certain. 691 00:30:48,161 --> 00:30:50,900 You tricked Amanda Larson into having coffee with you. 692 00:30:52,403 --> 00:30:55,576 Did some sightseeing. She rejected you. 693 00:30:55,610 --> 00:30:58,883 You went out and bought a bag of lye and a shovel. 694 00:30:58,916 --> 00:31:01,555 Then you dragged her off the street and into your truck. 695 00:31:01,588 --> 00:31:05,262 She fought back and lost one of her shoes in the struggle. 696 00:31:05,295 --> 00:31:07,399 - Objection, this isn't a question. 697 00:31:07,433 --> 00:31:09,905 It's a closing argument. - Sustained. 698 00:31:09,938 --> 00:31:11,441 Anything else, Mr. Price? 699 00:31:14,447 --> 00:31:16,652 - Uh, no, that covers it. 700 00:31:16,685 --> 00:31:18,354 - Okay, we're adjourned for the day. 701 00:31:18,388 --> 00:31:20,392 [gavel pounds] 702 00:31:23,064 --> 00:31:25,302 - Nice job. 703 00:31:25,335 --> 00:31:28,341 [phone buzzing] - [sighs] 704 00:31:29,343 --> 00:31:30,580 Nolan Price. 705 00:31:33,017 --> 00:31:35,923 Okay, we'll be right there. 706 00:31:35,957 --> 00:31:37,359 That was Bernard. 707 00:31:37,392 --> 00:31:39,296 Someone just found Amanda's missing shoe. 708 00:31:49,718 --> 00:31:52,657 . - Well, as you can see, Lisa's been following the case religiously. 709 00:31:54,093 --> 00:31:56,097 - I went to high school with Danny Garrett. 710 00:31:56,130 --> 00:31:58,536 He was a total loser back then too. 711 00:31:58,569 --> 00:32:00,506 - So how'd you find the shoe? 712 00:32:00,540 --> 00:32:02,276 - I remembered Danny's cousin had a cabin 713 00:32:02,309 --> 00:32:03,411 near Wharton Forest. 714 00:32:03,445 --> 00:32:07,486 He invited me there once, said he was having a party. 715 00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:10,660 But when I got there, there was no party. 716 00:32:10,693 --> 00:32:13,566 And I just started running. 717 00:32:13,599 --> 00:32:15,202 Never been so scared in my life. 718 00:32:17,039 --> 00:32:20,112 - Lisa decided to check out the cabin for herself. 719 00:32:20,145 --> 00:32:23,118 - I thought I might find Amanda's dead body there. 720 00:32:23,151 --> 00:32:26,324 I didn't, but I saw the shoe inside the house. 721 00:32:26,357 --> 00:32:28,629 I knew it was the exact same one found near her van. 722 00:32:28,662 --> 00:32:30,031 - How do you know that? 723 00:32:30,065 --> 00:32:31,702 - I saw the pictures on social media. 724 00:32:31,735 --> 00:32:33,706 - Did someone let you into the cabin? 725 00:32:33,739 --> 00:32:36,377 - No. No one was there. 726 00:32:36,410 --> 00:32:37,714 - How'd you get in? 727 00:32:37,747 --> 00:32:39,718 - I jimmied the lock. 728 00:32:39,751 --> 00:32:42,624 - You broke in? - Yeah, that a problem? 729 00:32:45,195 --> 00:32:46,999 - The good news is, the owners of the cabin 730 00:32:47,032 --> 00:32:48,134 don't want to press charges. 731 00:32:48,168 --> 00:32:51,140 - Bad news is, that damn shoe is fraught with issues. 732 00:32:51,174 --> 00:32:52,242 - No, the law is clear. 733 00:32:52,276 --> 00:32:54,748 The 4th Amendment doesn't apply to private citizens. 734 00:32:54,781 --> 00:32:56,618 A motion to suppress will be denied. 735 00:32:56,652 --> 00:32:57,987 - This is about more than meeting 736 00:32:58,021 --> 00:32:59,223 the threshold for admissibility. 737 00:32:59,256 --> 00:33:01,460 Photos of Amanda's shoe from the crime scene 738 00:33:01,494 --> 00:33:02,730 were all over the internet. 739 00:33:02,764 --> 00:33:05,670 It is plausible this witness saw the photos, 740 00:33:05,703 --> 00:33:08,174 went down to Macy's, and bought its mate. 741 00:33:08,208 --> 00:33:10,780 - That shoe is identical to the one at the crime scene. 742 00:33:10,813 --> 00:33:14,153 Same size, same amount of wear and tear. 743 00:33:14,186 --> 00:33:16,692 - She could easily have manipulated it. 744 00:33:16,725 --> 00:33:18,394 - You think the witness is lying? 745 00:33:18,428 --> 00:33:20,198 - No, but the jury might. 746 00:33:20,232 --> 00:33:22,035 A key piece of evidence suddenly 747 00:33:22,069 --> 00:33:24,006 appears at the 11th hour? It doesn't look good. 748 00:33:24,039 --> 00:33:27,647 And if the jury doesn't buy it, they'll hold us responsible. 749 00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:29,584 - The circumstances surrounding the search 750 00:33:29,618 --> 00:33:31,187 were less than ideal. 751 00:33:31,220 --> 00:33:34,360 But the shoe is the next best thing 752 00:33:34,393 --> 00:33:36,598 to having Amanda Larson's body. 753 00:33:36,632 --> 00:33:38,636 Put the witness on the stand. 754 00:33:41,808 --> 00:33:43,612 - I found it under the mattress. 755 00:33:43,646 --> 00:33:45,550 In his cousin's cabin less than a mile 756 00:33:45,583 --> 00:33:47,554 from Wharton Forest. - Thank you. 757 00:33:47,587 --> 00:33:49,691 Your Honor, let the record reflect 758 00:33:49,724 --> 00:33:52,730 that the shoe I'm holding is the exact same brand, 759 00:33:52,764 --> 00:33:55,803 same size, same color as the shoe 760 00:33:55,836 --> 00:33:58,141 recovered outside of Amanda Larson's van. 761 00:34:04,253 --> 00:34:05,656 - I'll allow it. 762 00:34:08,261 --> 00:34:10,198 - You never liked my client, did you? 763 00:34:11,568 --> 00:34:12,537 - Correct. - You've known him 764 00:34:12,570 --> 00:34:13,772 since high school? 765 00:34:13,806 --> 00:34:15,509 - He was in my 10th grade homeroom. 766 00:34:15,543 --> 00:34:19,618 - You asked him to prom, and he turned you down, right? 767 00:34:19,651 --> 00:34:21,087 - Is that what he said? 768 00:34:23,224 --> 00:34:24,260 He's delusional. 769 00:34:24,293 --> 00:34:27,132 - Please just answer the question. 770 00:34:27,165 --> 00:34:29,370 - No, I never asked him to prom. 771 00:34:29,403 --> 00:34:32,376 - You started a podcast about this case about a week 772 00:34:32,409 --> 00:34:35,750 before miraculously finding this shoe. 773 00:34:35,783 --> 00:34:37,386 - I have a podcast, yes. 774 00:34:37,419 --> 00:34:40,258 - And this trial will increase the size of your audience? 775 00:34:40,292 --> 00:34:42,429 - Probably. - And your social media 776 00:34:42,462 --> 00:34:44,734 followers will skyrocket as well? 777 00:34:44,768 --> 00:34:46,270 - I suppose. 778 00:34:46,304 --> 00:34:48,575 - You planning to do any of the morning talk shows? 779 00:34:48,609 --> 00:34:50,278 - I got a few requests. 780 00:34:50,312 --> 00:34:53,217 - Must feel good, all that attention. 781 00:34:53,251 --> 00:34:55,890 - I'm just doing what's right because I know the truth. 782 00:34:55,923 --> 00:34:58,494 I know that Daniel Garrett is dangerous. 783 00:34:58,529 --> 00:35:01,868 - You haven't spoken to my client in several years. 784 00:35:01,902 --> 00:35:05,141 You have no idea if he's dangerous. 785 00:35:05,175 --> 00:35:07,446 You're just fabricating stories so that you can raise 786 00:35:07,479 --> 00:35:09,116 your profile to help launch 787 00:35:09,149 --> 00:35:12,222 your social media brand. - Objection. 788 00:35:12,255 --> 00:35:15,161 - Withdrawn. That's all I have. 789 00:35:15,195 --> 00:35:17,265 - Are there any additional witnesses? 790 00:35:17,299 --> 00:35:19,370 - No, Your Honor. - Ms. Knight? 791 00:35:24,681 --> 00:35:27,920 - May I have some time to confer with the prosecution? 792 00:35:27,954 --> 00:35:29,691 - Let's recess until tomorrow. 793 00:35:29,724 --> 00:35:31,327 [gavel pounds] 794 00:35:32,730 --> 00:35:35,201 - Hypothetically speaking, if my client 795 00:35:35,235 --> 00:35:38,308 could lead you to the location of Ms. Laron's remains, 796 00:35:38,341 --> 00:35:40,412 what kind of deal are you willing to proffer? 797 00:35:40,445 --> 00:35:42,717 [tense music] 798 00:35:42,750 --> 00:35:44,754 - What are you looking for? 799 00:35:44,788 --> 00:35:47,492 - Man one. Fifteen years. 800 00:35:47,527 --> 00:35:49,831 - On a felony murder? 801 00:35:49,864 --> 00:35:51,434 - Choice number two is Amanda's parents 802 00:35:51,467 --> 00:35:53,271 never find their daughter. 803 00:35:53,304 --> 00:35:58,716 ♪ 804 00:35:58,749 --> 00:36:00,285 - We'll get back to you. 805 00:36:04,761 --> 00:36:11,340 I can't make any guarantees, but as things stand right now, 806 00:36:11,374 --> 00:36:15,916 I think we have a good shot at a guilty verdict. 807 00:36:15,950 --> 00:36:19,256 - If so, Garrett is staring down a life sentence. 808 00:36:19,289 --> 00:36:23,799 - Believe me, I want him to rot in prison. 809 00:36:23,832 --> 00:36:25,636 But there's one thing I want more. 810 00:36:25,669 --> 00:36:27,339 Closure. 811 00:36:27,372 --> 00:36:29,376 - A conviction will give you closure. 812 00:36:29,410 --> 00:36:31,882 - No, a conviction will give you closure. 813 00:36:33,017 --> 00:36:35,890 You'll move on to your next case. 814 00:36:35,923 --> 00:36:38,494 But we'll still be in the exact same position! 815 00:36:39,931 --> 00:36:42,402 Waiting by the phone, 816 00:36:42,436 --> 00:36:44,373 wondering where our daughter is. 817 00:36:44,406 --> 00:36:46,778 - But you'll have the peace of mind to know 818 00:36:46,812 --> 00:36:49,216 that Garrett is behind bars, 819 00:36:49,249 --> 00:36:51,822 that he won't be able to hurt anyone else's daughter. 820 00:36:51,855 --> 00:36:55,395 - Look, we get it, but we-- 821 00:36:55,428 --> 00:37:00,773 - No, we want to give our daughter a proper burial. 822 00:37:00,806 --> 00:37:02,877 So please. 823 00:37:02,910 --> 00:37:05,348 Make the deal. 824 00:37:05,381 --> 00:37:07,653 [somber music] 825 00:37:07,687 --> 00:37:11,628 ♪ 826 00:37:11,661 --> 00:37:13,431 - I think we should make the deal. 827 00:37:13,464 --> 00:37:17,840 We can't just ignore the Larsons' desire for closure. 828 00:37:17,874 --> 00:37:21,515 - I have tremendous empathy for them, I do. 829 00:37:21,548 --> 00:37:23,752 But we're not their personal attorneys. 830 00:37:23,786 --> 00:37:25,422 We can't let their grieving, 831 00:37:25,455 --> 00:37:28,294 their emotions, drive the train here. 832 00:37:29,831 --> 00:37:32,570 - You want to go to the jury with this? 833 00:37:32,603 --> 00:37:35,408 - We can't just give a predator a sweetheart deal 834 00:37:35,442 --> 00:37:39,416 to make the family feel better about a horrible situation. 835 00:37:39,450 --> 00:37:40,619 - It's a jury trial. 836 00:37:40,653 --> 00:37:43,725 That photo of her on the beach is still making the rounds. 837 00:37:43,759 --> 00:37:44,961 Anything's possible. 838 00:37:44,994 --> 00:37:47,600 Means there is a chance we could lose. 839 00:37:47,633 --> 00:37:49,002 Then what? 840 00:37:49,036 --> 00:37:51,040 The Larsons will never know where Amanda is buried, 841 00:37:51,073 --> 00:37:54,446 and Garrett will be back out on the street. 842 00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:58,454 - How old is Garrett? - 27. 843 00:37:58,488 --> 00:38:01,360 - If we take the deal... 844 00:38:01,393 --> 00:38:04,066 Garrett will wind up serving about 12 1/2 years, 845 00:38:04,099 --> 00:38:08,976 which means he'll be 39 years old when he's released. 846 00:38:09,009 --> 00:38:11,480 Plenty of time to victimize 847 00:38:11,515 --> 00:38:13,484 a whole new generation of women. 848 00:38:15,856 --> 00:38:18,494 Can you bring this one home, Nolan? 849 00:38:18,529 --> 00:38:19,998 - I believe I can. 850 00:38:20,031 --> 00:38:22,603 - Then pass on the deal. 851 00:38:22,637 --> 00:38:27,012 [tense music] 852 00:38:27,045 --> 00:38:29,851 Bury this son of a bitch. 853 00:38:29,884 --> 00:38:36,397 ♪ 854 00:38:36,430 --> 00:38:39,403 - People have always been interested in true crime, 855 00:38:39,436 --> 00:38:43,010 but lately, it's become a national obsession-- 856 00:38:43,044 --> 00:38:45,616 fueled by the internet. 857 00:38:45,649 --> 00:38:49,724 Someone goes missing, and people want to follow along 858 00:38:49,757 --> 00:38:51,026 in real time. 859 00:38:51,060 --> 00:38:56,905 A family's tragedy becomes entertainment, 860 00:38:56,938 --> 00:38:59,009 an exciting mystery to be solved. 861 00:38:59,042 --> 00:39:03,619 And the people involved become objects of our-- 862 00:39:03,652 --> 00:39:05,523 our curiosity. 863 00:39:05,556 --> 00:39:07,994 Their faces are splashed all over social media, 864 00:39:08,027 --> 00:39:10,431 so many times that we begin to think we know them, 865 00:39:10,465 --> 00:39:12,870 based on nothing more than a photograph 866 00:39:12,904 --> 00:39:17,547 or a description on a dating site. 867 00:39:17,580 --> 00:39:23,357 The line between truth and fiction is blurred. 868 00:39:25,529 --> 00:39:28,735 Daniel Garrett created a false narrative in order 869 00:39:28,769 --> 00:39:31,541 to dupe Amanda Larson. 870 00:39:31,575 --> 00:39:34,714 And that is exactly what the defense 871 00:39:34,747 --> 00:39:37,987 is trying to do to you. 872 00:39:38,020 --> 00:39:40,024 Don't fall for it. 873 00:39:41,761 --> 00:39:44,466 Learn from Amanda's mistake. 874 00:39:44,499 --> 00:39:48,542 The credible, reliable, real-life evidence 875 00:39:48,575 --> 00:39:52,950 proves that Amanda Larson is dead 876 00:39:52,984 --> 00:39:54,386 and that he killed her. 877 00:39:59,831 --> 00:40:01,768 When you go back to the jury room to deliberate, 878 00:40:01,801 --> 00:40:04,406 remember one thing. 879 00:40:04,439 --> 00:40:08,447 "Verdict" comes from the Latin "veredictum." 880 00:40:08,481 --> 00:40:10,151 It means to speak the truth. 881 00:40:10,184 --> 00:40:14,994 So when you come back out here, I ask you to do 882 00:40:15,028 --> 00:40:18,034 what Daniel Garrett seems incapable of doing. 883 00:40:19,971 --> 00:40:22,008 Speak the truth. 884 00:40:22,042 --> 00:40:28,956 ♪ 885 00:40:33,932 --> 00:40:36,170 - Has the jury reached a verdict? 886 00:40:36,203 --> 00:40:38,909 - We have, Your Honor. 887 00:40:38,942 --> 00:40:40,879 We find the defendant guilty. 888 00:40:40,913 --> 00:40:44,520 [crowd gasping] - [whimpering] 889 00:40:44,554 --> 00:40:46,625 - Members of the jury, thank you for your service. 890 00:40:46,658 --> 00:40:49,530 You are excused. 891 00:40:49,564 --> 00:40:52,002 - [sobbing] 892 00:40:57,513 --> 00:41:00,619 - We did the right thing, Sam. 893 00:41:00,653 --> 00:41:03,659 - Not sure Amanda's parents would agree. 894 00:41:03,692 --> 00:41:06,665 [somber music] 895 00:41:06,698 --> 00:41:13,645 ♪ 896 00:41:22,028 --> 00:41:24,934 [dramatic music] 897 00:41:24,967 --> 00:41:31,881 ♪ 898 00:41:51,955 --> 00:41:54,861 [wolf howls]