1 00:00:04,395 --> 00:00:06,223 - In the criminal justice system, 2 00:00:06,267 --> 00:00:07,442 sexually based offenses 3 00:00:07,485 --> 00:00:09,661 are considered especially heinous. 4 00:00:09,705 --> 00:00:12,229 In New York City, the dedicated detectives 5 00:00:12,273 --> 00:00:14,057 who investigate these vicious felonies 6 00:00:14,101 --> 00:00:15,493 are members of an elite squad 7 00:00:15,537 --> 00:00:17,539 known as the Special Victims Unit. 8 00:00:17,582 --> 00:00:19,236 These are their stories. 9 00:00:21,108 --> 00:00:22,718 - I just needed to change my clothes, 10 00:00:22,761 --> 00:00:25,503 and then I was going to buy a coffee. 11 00:00:25,547 --> 00:00:28,680 So rude, yelling, "Bathroom for customers only," 12 00:00:28,724 --> 00:00:31,118 the whole time I'm in there. 13 00:00:31,161 --> 00:00:33,424 Sorry, I didn't get you a coffee, mami. 14 00:00:33,468 --> 00:00:35,165 - Coffee's not what I need right now, T. 15 00:00:35,209 --> 00:00:36,166 - I know. 16 00:00:36,210 --> 00:00:38,690 I'll hook you up tonight, okay? 17 00:00:38,734 --> 00:00:41,084 [upbeat hip-hop music] 18 00:00:41,128 --> 00:00:42,172 [car honks] 19 00:00:47,221 --> 00:00:49,092 - You look cold, bae. I'll keep you warm. 20 00:00:49,136 --> 00:00:50,441 If you pay me. 21 00:00:50,485 --> 00:00:51,747 - Your mama's calling, it's past your bedtime. 22 00:00:51,790 --> 00:00:54,619 The streets might eat you. 23 00:00:54,663 --> 00:00:56,621 Hang on, I just gotta go grab my coat, 24 00:00:56,665 --> 00:00:58,667 then I got a couple dates, okay? 25 00:00:58,710 --> 00:01:02,410 - Hey, watch your back, baby. 26 00:01:02,453 --> 00:01:04,803 It is heartless out here tonight. 27 00:01:10,766 --> 00:01:11,854 - Hey, Daria. 28 00:01:11,897 --> 00:01:13,464 - I've been looking all over for you. 29 00:01:13,508 --> 00:01:15,466 - Here I am. 30 00:01:15,510 --> 00:01:17,120 - I got you this. 31 00:01:18,252 --> 00:01:20,167 - Thanks. 32 00:01:23,474 --> 00:01:25,302 Got any cash? I'll pay you back. 33 00:01:25,346 --> 00:01:26,782 It's not for me. A friend needs it. 34 00:01:26,825 --> 00:01:29,437 - Please, don't. 35 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:33,484 - Fine. You hear anything from Mom? 36 00:01:33,528 --> 00:01:35,399 - You know how that goes. 37 00:01:35,443 --> 00:01:37,445 - She doesn't worry about us at all, does she? 38 00:01:37,488 --> 00:01:40,535 - Well, I worry about you. Sleeping in hallways? 39 00:01:40,578 --> 00:01:43,451 It's not safe. Come back with me, please. 40 00:01:43,494 --> 00:01:44,713 - To your dorm? 41 00:01:44,756 --> 00:01:48,325 Nah. I don't belong there. 42 00:01:48,369 --> 00:01:50,327 You were always the smart one. 43 00:01:50,371 --> 00:01:52,590 You get back there, and you study hard. 44 00:01:52,634 --> 00:01:54,636 I gotta fly. See you, sis. 45 00:01:57,943 --> 00:01:59,249 - Love you. 46 00:02:01,425 --> 00:02:02,861 - Hey, Country. 47 00:02:02,905 --> 00:02:05,821 Quit playing with your knives and hold this for me. 48 00:02:05,864 --> 00:02:10,434 - You got it. - Oh, and I need my coat. 49 00:02:10,478 --> 00:02:11,609 - You should eat something first. 50 00:02:11,653 --> 00:02:14,656 - Nah, I got a date. - He'll wait. 51 00:02:17,833 --> 00:02:20,792 [tense music] 52 00:02:20,836 --> 00:02:27,843 ♪ 53 00:02:30,672 --> 00:02:33,501 [touch tones dialing] 54 00:02:35,677 --> 00:02:36,808 He raped me, Daria, 55 00:02:36,852 --> 00:02:38,941 and choked me and tried to kill me. 56 00:02:40,725 --> 00:02:43,946 I want to come stay with you. I'll be good, I promise. 57 00:02:43,989 --> 00:02:45,513 I'll get off the drugs. I really want-- 58 00:02:45,556 --> 00:02:47,602 no! [sobs] 59 00:02:47,645 --> 00:02:51,432 - Scream all you want. Nobody cares. 60 00:02:54,522 --> 00:02:56,001 - So how'd it go with McGrath? 61 00:02:56,045 --> 00:03:00,223 - He's being respectful or pretending to be, for now. 62 00:03:00,267 --> 00:03:01,703 At least I don't have to go over 63 00:03:01,746 --> 00:03:03,444 every one of my cases with him. 64 00:03:03,487 --> 00:03:05,315 - We'll see how long that lasts. 65 00:03:05,359 --> 00:03:06,664 - I already told him all of this before. 66 00:03:06,708 --> 00:03:07,970 - I understand. 67 00:03:08,013 --> 00:03:09,232 You don't understand, my sister is missing. 68 00:03:09,276 --> 00:03:10,320 - So much for a quiet morning. 69 00:03:10,364 --> 00:03:11,669 - She said someone tried to kill her. 70 00:03:11,713 --> 00:03:12,931 She's not picking up her phone. 71 00:03:12,975 --> 00:03:14,498 I called 911 and no one's listening to me. 72 00:03:14,542 --> 00:03:15,847 - Daria, I'm listening. - So why are we standing here? 73 00:03:15,891 --> 00:03:17,545 - So what happened? - I don't know. 74 00:03:17,588 --> 00:03:20,417 I was on patrol, East Harlem, she jumped in front of the car, 75 00:03:20,461 --> 00:03:21,549 screaming something about a rape. 76 00:03:21,592 --> 00:03:23,028 - Rollins, Velasco. 77 00:03:23,072 --> 00:03:24,726 - Hi, Captain. This is Daria Cruz. 78 00:03:24,769 --> 00:03:26,423 She thinks her sister may be in trouble. 79 00:03:26,467 --> 00:03:27,990 - Officer Tran here brought her to SVU. 80 00:03:28,033 --> 00:03:29,513 - You did the right thing, officer. 81 00:03:29,557 --> 00:03:31,167 - Thank you. 82 00:03:31,211 --> 00:03:32,777 - So you can tell your sergeant that we've got it from here. 83 00:03:32,821 --> 00:03:34,257 Thank you so much. 84 00:03:34,301 --> 00:03:38,348 Okay, Daria, can I ask you to follow us? 85 00:03:38,392 --> 00:03:39,871 - Yeah. 86 00:03:42,396 --> 00:03:45,355 [dramatic music] 87 00:03:45,399 --> 00:03:52,406 ♪ 88 00:04:28,485 --> 00:04:29,530 - He raped me, Daria, 89 00:04:29,573 --> 00:04:32,315 and choked me and tried to kill me. 90 00:04:32,359 --> 00:04:35,623 I want to come stay with you. I'll be good, I promise. 91 00:04:35,666 --> 00:04:37,277 I'll get off the drugs. I really want-- 92 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:40,323 no! [sobs] 93 00:04:40,367 --> 00:04:41,846 - I didn't listen until this morning. 94 00:04:41,890 --> 00:04:42,891 - I'm so sorry. 95 00:04:42,934 --> 00:04:44,371 - Last night I was studying. 96 00:04:44,414 --> 00:04:46,590 Usually when Tania calls, she's asking for drug money. 97 00:04:46,634 --> 00:04:48,331 - I understand, believe me. 98 00:04:48,375 --> 00:04:49,550 - We'll need your sister's number, 99 00:04:49,593 --> 00:04:50,855 we can try to trace her phone. 100 00:04:50,899 --> 00:04:52,814 When is the last time you saw her? 101 00:04:52,857 --> 00:04:54,598 - Last night, East Harlem. 102 00:04:54,642 --> 00:04:58,776 - So she lives near there? - No, she hangs around there. 103 00:04:58,820 --> 00:05:01,997 She's homeless. She's a survival sex worker. 104 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:03,738 Our mom took off last spring 105 00:05:03,781 --> 00:05:07,263 and Tania started partying with the wrong people. 106 00:05:07,307 --> 00:05:09,004 She's been on a bad spiral. 107 00:05:09,047 --> 00:05:11,659 - We are going to do everything we can. 108 00:05:11,702 --> 00:05:14,444 Do you know anyone who she hangs out with? 109 00:05:14,488 --> 00:05:18,535 Maybe somebody who knows her clients or knows her dealer? 110 00:05:18,579 --> 00:05:22,365 [sentimental music] 111 00:05:22,409 --> 00:05:25,325 - Daria told me that Tania was missing. 112 00:05:25,368 --> 00:05:28,328 Surprised to see NYPD cares. 113 00:05:28,371 --> 00:05:31,026 - We do, and her sister said that she comes here. 114 00:05:31,069 --> 00:05:32,549 - Any of these girls know her? 115 00:05:34,638 --> 00:05:36,727 - Snowflake and Missy. 116 00:05:36,771 --> 00:05:40,383 Ladies, these detectives are looking for Tania. 117 00:05:40,427 --> 00:05:41,993 - I ain't seen her since, like, forever. 118 00:05:42,037 --> 00:05:44,387 - Maybe she went away with a date. 119 00:05:44,431 --> 00:05:45,562 We do that sometimes. 120 00:05:45,606 --> 00:05:46,998 - Okay, any particular client? 121 00:05:47,042 --> 00:05:49,740 Maybe a guy who gets rough. 122 00:05:49,784 --> 00:05:51,916 - Like half of these mothers? 123 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:54,571 - Tania's sister thought she was looking to score. 124 00:05:54,615 --> 00:05:55,877 You guys know her dealer? 125 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:57,574 - No, you should talk to Beauty. 126 00:05:57,618 --> 00:05:59,794 - Any idea where we might find Beauty? 127 00:06:00,969 --> 00:06:02,666 - Maybe over on Pleasant. 128 00:06:05,756 --> 00:06:08,803 - Some days the whole world smells like cat pee. 129 00:06:08,846 --> 00:06:11,066 - Tania's sister's really worried about her. 130 00:06:11,109 --> 00:06:12,459 Anything that you can think of-- 131 00:06:12,502 --> 00:06:13,764 - Daria's always worried, 132 00:06:13,808 --> 00:06:15,897 but she can't do a thing for her. 133 00:06:15,940 --> 00:06:18,421 Keeps coming down here with snacks and Gatorade 134 00:06:18,465 --> 00:06:20,728 like T's on some kind of Outward Bound trip. 135 00:06:20,771 --> 00:06:23,078 - I heard you two go on dates together sometimes. 136 00:06:23,121 --> 00:06:24,427 Have you met anyone weird? 137 00:06:24,471 --> 00:06:26,603 - They're all weird. 138 00:06:26,647 --> 00:06:29,867 T's all right, though. Taught her how to survive. 139 00:06:29,911 --> 00:06:32,653 Don't go with drunks, they take too long. 140 00:06:32,696 --> 00:06:35,090 And stay away from nerdy white guys, 141 00:06:35,133 --> 00:06:38,136 they're always the psychos. 142 00:06:38,180 --> 00:06:39,877 - When's the last time you saw her? 143 00:06:39,921 --> 00:06:42,750 - Last night, early. 144 00:06:42,793 --> 00:06:45,448 She was headed over to Country's to get her coat. 145 00:06:45,492 --> 00:06:46,797 She was gonna meet me back here. 146 00:06:46,841 --> 00:06:49,409 - She never showed. Did you text her? 147 00:06:49,452 --> 00:06:51,149 - Nah. 148 00:06:51,193 --> 00:06:52,716 Sometimes T starts flying, 149 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:54,849 and then she's not gonna land for a while. 150 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:59,593 "Stay in heaven long as you can." 151 00:06:59,636 --> 00:07:01,508 That's what I say. 152 00:07:04,119 --> 00:07:05,555 - Is Tania okay? 153 00:07:05,599 --> 00:07:07,470 - You see anybody out there waiting on her, 154 00:07:07,514 --> 00:07:09,385 like a guy or a vehicle? 155 00:07:09,429 --> 00:07:11,082 - She got a rich daddy or something? 156 00:07:11,126 --> 00:07:13,128 Look, it was busy last night. 157 00:07:13,171 --> 00:07:17,611 She came in, grabbed her coat, and she left this. 158 00:07:19,177 --> 00:07:21,005 - And she gave you that because? 159 00:07:21,049 --> 00:07:23,660 - They stash stuff with me all the time. 160 00:07:23,704 --> 00:07:27,490 Umbrellas, cereal, pictures of their mama. 161 00:07:27,534 --> 00:07:31,407 They got no place to stay, no place to keep their things. 162 00:07:35,150 --> 00:07:37,500 - Yeah, this is the backpack I gave her. 163 00:07:37,544 --> 00:07:38,675 Where was it? 164 00:07:38,719 --> 00:07:40,677 - She left it with a guy named Country. 165 00:07:40,721 --> 00:07:43,506 Did Tania ever talk to you about him? 166 00:07:43,550 --> 00:07:46,727 - Oh, she says he looks out for her. 167 00:07:46,770 --> 00:07:49,077 Nobody knows where she is? 168 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:52,515 - No, but we're not giving up. 169 00:07:52,559 --> 00:07:53,690 - Detective. 170 00:07:55,126 --> 00:07:56,476 - These women know your sister. 171 00:07:56,519 --> 00:07:58,956 Excuse me. 172 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:00,871 - Did you hear from Tania? 173 00:08:00,915 --> 00:08:02,569 - No. 174 00:08:02,612 --> 00:08:06,529 But Beauty is missing. 175 00:08:06,573 --> 00:08:09,532 [suspenseful music] 176 00:08:09,576 --> 00:08:11,708 - Rollins is taking Daria home. - Oh, good. 177 00:08:11,752 --> 00:08:13,710 Okay, so where were we? 178 00:08:13,754 --> 00:08:15,756 - Well, we were all hanging in this hallway, keeping warm, 179 00:08:15,799 --> 00:08:17,148 and Beauty went to score. 180 00:08:17,192 --> 00:08:18,541 - And how do you know that? 181 00:08:18,585 --> 00:08:20,674 - She put some cash in her bra and left, 182 00:08:20,717 --> 00:08:21,849 but she never came back. 183 00:08:21,892 --> 00:08:23,851 - How long has it been? - Four hours. 184 00:08:23,894 --> 00:08:25,896 Normally we wouldn't freak, but with T missing too... 185 00:08:25,940 --> 00:08:27,507 - Of course. 186 00:08:27,550 --> 00:08:30,205 Listen, we understand, and we're glad you came in. 187 00:08:30,248 --> 00:08:32,773 - Maybe she picked up a date? - Not without her bag. 188 00:08:34,165 --> 00:08:35,515 She left it with us 189 00:08:35,558 --> 00:08:37,255 because she didn't want her dealer searching it. 190 00:08:37,299 --> 00:08:38,561 - Do you know who the dealer is? 191 00:08:38,605 --> 00:08:39,693 - No idea. 192 00:08:39,736 --> 00:08:40,911 She doesn't tell us stuff like that. 193 00:08:40,955 --> 00:08:42,565 - Do you mind if we look through the bag? 194 00:08:42,609 --> 00:08:49,616 ♪ 195 00:08:50,834 --> 00:08:52,706 - Beauty's grandma gave her that mirror. 196 00:08:52,749 --> 00:08:53,837 Don't lose it. 197 00:08:53,881 --> 00:08:55,535 - We won't. - Okay. 198 00:08:58,973 --> 00:09:00,583 - Two girls in two days? 199 00:09:00,627 --> 00:09:02,890 - I don't have a good feeling about this. 200 00:09:02,933 --> 00:09:04,587 Start with the cell phone records. 201 00:09:04,631 --> 00:09:07,764 - Sweet kids, same smile. They share a look. 202 00:09:07,808 --> 00:09:11,115 - They do. This could be a long shot. 203 00:09:11,159 --> 00:09:12,987 Check with the local precinct. 204 00:09:13,030 --> 00:09:15,163 Let's see if they didn't circular-file 205 00:09:15,206 --> 00:09:17,252 any other missing woman reports. 206 00:09:21,778 --> 00:09:23,606 - Sorry to keep you so late. 207 00:09:23,650 --> 00:09:26,000 My sergeant says he's still busy. 208 00:09:26,043 --> 00:09:27,175 - We can wait. 209 00:09:27,218 --> 00:09:29,612 - Actually, I shouldn't tell you this, 210 00:09:29,656 --> 00:09:32,615 but he left for the night. 211 00:09:32,659 --> 00:09:34,269 - Thanks for the tip. You know what? 212 00:09:34,312 --> 00:09:35,792 We still have two missing girls. 213 00:09:35,836 --> 00:09:37,968 - Yeah, I know. I feel bad. 214 00:09:38,012 --> 00:09:39,622 The detective said I could give you this 215 00:09:39,666 --> 00:09:41,537 as long as it didn't come from her. 216 00:09:41,581 --> 00:09:43,017 Missing women from this neighborhood 217 00:09:43,060 --> 00:09:46,107 the last few years, street workers, addicts. 218 00:09:46,150 --> 00:09:48,631 No one's looking that hard. - NHI. 219 00:09:48,675 --> 00:09:51,939 - House slang. No Humans Involved. 220 00:09:51,982 --> 00:09:57,118 ♪ 221 00:09:57,161 --> 00:09:58,249 - Thanks. 222 00:10:04,821 --> 00:10:06,693 - That's a lot of missing girls. 223 00:10:06,736 --> 00:10:08,912 - Yeah. What is it? Like, ten? 224 00:10:10,784 --> 00:10:13,090 These two, they look like Tania. 225 00:10:13,134 --> 00:10:15,310 - And Beauty. 226 00:10:15,353 --> 00:10:20,184 - And there's a third. He's got a type. 227 00:10:20,228 --> 00:10:22,665 - He? 228 00:10:22,709 --> 00:10:24,711 - We may be looking at a serial. 229 00:10:32,632 --> 00:10:35,417 - Okay, so we have three more missing girls. 230 00:10:35,460 --> 00:10:38,202 Same neighborhood. They're all slight. 231 00:10:38,246 --> 00:10:39,943 Same type as Tania and Beauty. 232 00:10:39,987 --> 00:10:41,684 So who filed the original reports? 233 00:10:41,728 --> 00:10:44,426 - Not family, probably friends on the street. 234 00:10:44,469 --> 00:10:45,775 - Probably? 235 00:10:45,819 --> 00:10:47,124 - Well, the phone numbers on the initial reports 236 00:10:47,168 --> 00:10:49,213 were all out of service or disconnected. 237 00:10:49,257 --> 00:10:52,173 - We pulled their rap sheets for drugs and prostitution. 238 00:10:52,216 --> 00:10:54,044 So far, no luck tracking down the people 239 00:10:54,088 --> 00:10:55,306 they were arrested with. 240 00:10:55,350 --> 00:10:56,699 - Did the detectives get anything? 241 00:10:56,743 --> 00:10:58,440 - They said the girls were over 18. 242 00:10:58,483 --> 00:11:00,137 There's not much we can do. 243 00:11:00,181 --> 00:11:02,618 - And nobody went back to the precinct looking for the girls. 244 00:11:02,662 --> 00:11:04,446 - So no investigation. 245 00:11:04,489 --> 00:11:06,056 - I mean, these women, they could have been 246 00:11:06,100 --> 00:11:07,275 from out of state, gone home-- 247 00:11:07,318 --> 00:11:09,320 - Or ended up in the morgue. 248 00:11:12,541 --> 00:11:14,282 - You asked me to look for Jane Does matching 249 00:11:14,325 --> 00:11:15,587 the profile you gave me? 250 00:11:15,631 --> 00:11:18,155 - Yeah, dark-haired, slight women, 251 00:11:18,199 --> 00:11:19,983 most likely sex workers. 252 00:11:20,027 --> 00:11:21,289 - I remember two Bronx cases 253 00:11:21,332 --> 00:11:23,334 from when I first started ten years ago. 254 00:11:23,378 --> 00:11:24,771 I called them my Christmas angels. 255 00:11:24,814 --> 00:11:26,381 - Christmas angels? 256 00:11:26,424 --> 00:11:28,296 - I was showing my daughter the tree at Rockefeller Center 257 00:11:28,339 --> 00:11:30,124 when the first victim came in. 258 00:11:30,167 --> 00:11:31,516 The second was maybe a week later. 259 00:11:31,560 --> 00:11:35,259 - They look so young. - I estimate 18, 19. 260 00:11:35,303 --> 00:11:36,608 From their dentition, 261 00:11:36,652 --> 00:11:38,654 probably drug addicted on the edge of society. 262 00:11:38,698 --> 00:11:40,308 No access to regular dental care. 263 00:11:40,351 --> 00:11:42,092 - And there's no missing persons report 264 00:11:42,136 --> 00:11:43,746 matching either woman? 265 00:11:43,790 --> 00:11:46,053 - One seemed likely, but the mother 266 00:11:46,096 --> 00:11:48,011 of that girl brought in DNA, not a match. 267 00:11:48,055 --> 00:11:49,230 - They were murdered? 268 00:11:49,273 --> 00:11:50,622 - Strangled and raped. 269 00:11:50,666 --> 00:11:53,364 - Okay, so we're probably looking at the same perp. 270 00:11:53,408 --> 00:11:55,410 - Actually, I don't know that. 271 00:11:55,453 --> 00:11:59,370 The second victim was partially eviscerated post-mortem. 272 00:11:59,414 --> 00:12:00,589 - Partially? 273 00:12:00,632 --> 00:12:02,243 - Her liver and intestines were removed. 274 00:12:02,286 --> 00:12:04,375 - Why? - Does it matter, Fin? 275 00:12:04,419 --> 00:12:05,768 - No good reason. 276 00:12:05,812 --> 00:12:07,335 Whoever he was, he'd never done this before. 277 00:12:07,378 --> 00:12:08,684 It was crudely done. 278 00:12:08,728 --> 00:12:11,208 He used a butcher's knife and a meat cleaver. 279 00:12:11,252 --> 00:12:14,342 [suspenseful music] 280 00:12:14,385 --> 00:12:19,173 ♪ 281 00:12:19,216 --> 00:12:21,436 - Hey, hey, man, those are my knives. 282 00:12:21,479 --> 00:12:22,829 What the hell is going on? 283 00:12:22,872 --> 00:12:24,787 - We have a warrant. - Wha-- 284 00:12:24,831 --> 00:12:26,615 y'all out y'all's minds. 285 00:12:26,658 --> 00:12:29,705 I don't know where Tania is or Beauty. 286 00:12:29,749 --> 00:12:30,837 - Well, we have some new information 287 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:32,360 we need to talk to you about. 288 00:12:32,403 --> 00:12:34,231 - How long have you been in the neighborhood, Country? 289 00:12:34,275 --> 00:12:37,278 - Moved up here from South Carolina ten years ago. 290 00:12:37,321 --> 00:12:39,236 Went back home for a stretch when my daddy died. 291 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:41,630 - And when you were arrested? 292 00:12:41,673 --> 00:12:44,067 You moved up here after your bid? 293 00:12:44,111 --> 00:12:45,373 - Opened this place three years ago. 294 00:12:45,416 --> 00:12:47,418 So what? 295 00:12:47,462 --> 00:12:48,419 - Is that when you started getting 296 00:12:48,463 --> 00:12:49,594 friendly with these girls? 297 00:12:49,638 --> 00:12:51,466 - Look, It's tough out there for them. 298 00:12:51,509 --> 00:12:53,468 They're good people. I help them out. 299 00:12:53,511 --> 00:12:55,252 - Okay, so you won't mind coming downtown 300 00:12:55,296 --> 00:12:57,733 and telling us about it? 301 00:12:57,777 --> 00:13:00,214 - I told you I'm a good guy. 302 00:13:00,257 --> 00:13:02,433 - Not always. Your arrest was for assault. 303 00:13:02,477 --> 00:13:06,089 - With a baseball bat. - I was protecting myself. 304 00:13:06,133 --> 00:13:09,136 Spartanburg PD, they've always had it out for me. 305 00:13:09,179 --> 00:13:10,485 - Okay, let's talk about Sunday night. 306 00:13:10,528 --> 00:13:11,703 Where were you? 307 00:13:11,747 --> 00:13:13,575 - I was at my restaurant closing up. 308 00:13:13,618 --> 00:13:15,577 - All night? 309 00:13:15,620 --> 00:13:17,492 - I would think before you speak, 310 00:13:17,535 --> 00:13:20,103 because we've run street cams. 311 00:13:24,412 --> 00:13:26,588 That your station wagon? 312 00:13:26,631 --> 00:13:27,807 - That's old school, man. 313 00:13:27,850 --> 00:13:29,765 Not too many of those on the street. 314 00:13:29,809 --> 00:13:33,421 Traffic cams got it going up 3rd Ave around 11:00. 315 00:13:33,464 --> 00:13:36,206 - Okay. Okay. I went for a drive. 316 00:13:36,250 --> 00:13:37,729 - All by yourself? - No. 317 00:13:37,773 --> 00:13:38,774 - Who were you with? 318 00:13:38,818 --> 00:13:40,907 - Looks like a young woman. 319 00:13:40,950 --> 00:13:43,126 Now, we can't ID her, 320 00:13:43,170 --> 00:13:46,390 but what we can see is that there's two people 321 00:13:46,434 --> 00:13:48,610 in the car going north, 322 00:13:48,653 --> 00:13:54,355 and then you're coming down 2nd Avenue half hour later. 323 00:13:54,398 --> 00:13:55,835 Only you. 324 00:13:57,706 --> 00:13:59,577 We're tearing apart your restaurant, 325 00:13:59,621 --> 00:14:01,797 we're tearing apart your car. 326 00:14:01,841 --> 00:14:03,233 Country, are we going to find 327 00:14:03,277 --> 00:14:05,757 Tania's blood in there or Beauty's? 328 00:14:05,801 --> 00:14:08,325 - You won't find anything. 329 00:14:08,369 --> 00:14:09,892 Look, I look out for these girls. 330 00:14:09,936 --> 00:14:11,763 Hold their stuff. That's it. 331 00:14:11,807 --> 00:14:15,158 - But you have three months left on your parole, right? 332 00:14:15,202 --> 00:14:18,553 You lied to us, and that's enough to send you back 333 00:14:18,596 --> 00:14:20,163 to a South Carolina prison. 334 00:14:20,207 --> 00:14:23,601 - Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on. Please don't do that. 335 00:14:23,645 --> 00:14:25,690 - You need to tell us where she is. 336 00:14:25,734 --> 00:14:27,518 - Help us help you. 337 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:34,438 - Look, Tania had a date, wanted to meet her uptown. 338 00:14:34,482 --> 00:14:36,658 She said he was a regular, always paid, 339 00:14:36,701 --> 00:14:38,442 but she didn't feel like waiting for the bus. 340 00:14:38,486 --> 00:14:40,183 So I dropped her off. 341 00:14:40,227 --> 00:14:43,360 - This mystery date, did you see him? 342 00:14:43,404 --> 00:14:44,666 - No. 343 00:14:46,537 --> 00:14:48,539 I dropped her, and I took off. 344 00:14:50,454 --> 00:14:52,239 Tania's gonna pop up any day now. 345 00:14:52,282 --> 00:14:54,197 And when she does, y'all'll come by, 346 00:14:54,241 --> 00:14:56,634 eat some ribs with me and her, and apologize. 347 00:14:56,678 --> 00:14:59,724 - Until then, we're gonna need an address. 348 00:14:59,768 --> 00:15:03,511 ♪ 349 00:15:03,554 --> 00:15:04,773 [car doors slam] 350 00:15:04,816 --> 00:15:06,862 - Scary place to meet for a date. 351 00:15:06,906 --> 00:15:09,430 - If there even was a date. 352 00:15:09,473 --> 00:15:11,258 Country could be making this whole thing up. 353 00:15:11,301 --> 00:15:12,868 - If he killed Tania, dumped her body, 354 00:15:12,912 --> 00:15:14,391 why send us up here? 355 00:15:14,435 --> 00:15:15,871 - Anyway, what are we supposed to do? 356 00:15:15,915 --> 00:15:18,265 There's nobody here to talk to. 357 00:15:18,308 --> 00:15:20,528 - Well, we check bus routes, I don't know, 358 00:15:20,571 --> 00:15:23,661 truck deliveries for Sunday night. 359 00:15:23,705 --> 00:15:26,229 Talk to homeless guys. Maybe we get lucky. 360 00:15:26,273 --> 00:15:29,537 - Yeah, maybe. But I'm with Fin on this one. 361 00:15:29,580 --> 00:15:31,408 This guy sent us on a goose chase. 362 00:15:34,498 --> 00:15:36,239 - Yo, a little help? 363 00:15:39,416 --> 00:15:42,028 - Nice trucks. Put these on yourself. 364 00:15:42,071 --> 00:15:44,900 - Yeah. Thanks. 365 00:15:44,944 --> 00:15:47,816 You guys are cops, right? - Mm. 366 00:15:47,859 --> 00:15:49,470 - You here about that vampire? 367 00:15:49,513 --> 00:15:50,688 - A vampire? 368 00:15:50,732 --> 00:15:53,387 - Yeah. We're vampire slayers. 369 00:15:53,430 --> 00:15:56,607 We got to keep an eye out. He lives right in there. 370 00:15:59,306 --> 00:16:01,525 - How do you know a vampire lives there? 371 00:16:01,569 --> 00:16:03,049 - He's sneaky, 372 00:16:03,092 --> 00:16:05,007 but some nights we can see a light moving around inside. 373 00:16:05,051 --> 00:16:07,401 - Is he here today? - No. 374 00:16:07,444 --> 00:16:10,404 Vampires sleep in the day. They hunt at night. 375 00:16:10,447 --> 00:16:13,624 - Yeah. How about Sunday night? 376 00:16:13,668 --> 00:16:15,365 - He was in there. 377 00:16:15,409 --> 00:16:17,672 We had our stakes ready. It was quiet. 378 00:16:17,715 --> 00:16:21,023 - Sunday night, you see this car? 379 00:16:21,067 --> 00:16:22,633 - No, I don't think so. 380 00:16:22,677 --> 00:16:25,767 - Okay. How about this girl? 381 00:16:25,810 --> 00:16:28,770 - Yeah. Maybe. 382 00:16:28,813 --> 00:16:31,686 - You know where she went? 383 00:16:31,729 --> 00:16:33,688 - I gotta go home. 384 00:16:33,731 --> 00:16:35,951 You be careful with those vampires. 385 00:16:35,995 --> 00:16:37,866 - Hey. Let's go. 386 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,306 - Vampires. 387 00:16:43,350 --> 00:16:45,308 I told you we might get lucky. Hmm. 388 00:16:46,831 --> 00:16:48,659 - After you, Buffy. 389 00:16:51,445 --> 00:16:52,794 Let's do this. 390 00:16:52,837 --> 00:16:55,492 [tense music] 391 00:16:55,536 --> 00:17:00,671 ♪ 392 00:17:00,715 --> 00:17:03,892 [coughs] What's that smell? 393 00:17:03,935 --> 00:17:05,502 - I don't even want to know. 394 00:17:20,735 --> 00:17:21,736 Okay. 395 00:17:29,135 --> 00:17:30,658 Dear Jesus. 396 00:17:30,701 --> 00:17:36,707 ♪ 397 00:17:40,102 --> 00:17:41,538 - What the hell is this? 398 00:17:51,983 --> 00:17:52,984 - [gasps] 399 00:18:02,733 --> 00:18:03,734 Velasco. 400 00:18:13,788 --> 00:18:15,050 That's Beauty. 401 00:18:18,575 --> 00:18:20,403 - That's Tania. 402 00:18:29,108 --> 00:18:30,979 - How many victims? 403 00:18:31,022 --> 00:18:33,286 - 12 who were mummified, and then Beauty and Tania. 404 00:18:33,329 --> 00:18:35,026 - Their bodies are on the way to the morgue. 405 00:18:35,070 --> 00:18:36,289 I called Daria. 406 00:18:36,332 --> 00:18:37,768 - Thank you. 407 00:18:37,812 --> 00:18:40,554 All right, let's put a rush on the autopsy rape kits. 408 00:18:40,597 --> 00:18:41,946 It's been less than 48 hours, 409 00:18:41,990 --> 00:18:43,644 so there's a possibility for DNA. 410 00:18:43,687 --> 00:18:45,907 - Velasco, run the parking tickets, 411 00:18:45,950 --> 00:18:47,909 building, neighborhood street cams. 412 00:18:47,952 --> 00:18:49,476 - On it, Sarge. 413 00:18:49,519 --> 00:18:52,174 - We're looking at a mass fatality event over time. 414 00:18:52,218 --> 00:18:53,610 - Ever seen anything like this, Doc? 415 00:18:53,654 --> 00:18:56,135 - The mummies of Guanajuato, in a museum. 416 00:18:56,178 --> 00:18:57,658 But those bodies were naturally mummified. 417 00:18:57,701 --> 00:18:59,138 - Okay, and these? 418 00:18:59,181 --> 00:19:01,009 - DIY. 419 00:19:01,052 --> 00:19:02,532 - Do it yourself? How? 420 00:19:02,576 --> 00:19:04,273 - Surprisingly easy. 421 00:19:04,317 --> 00:19:06,623 The technique hasn't changed that much since the Egyptians. 422 00:19:06,667 --> 00:19:08,712 They removed the organs, salted the body, 423 00:19:08,756 --> 00:19:10,018 stuffed it with linen, 424 00:19:10,061 --> 00:19:12,020 and let the desert heat do the rest. 425 00:19:12,063 --> 00:19:14,718 This guy used heaters you can buy at Home Depot, 426 00:19:14,762 --> 00:19:16,372 put in a cage to keep the rats out. 427 00:19:16,416 --> 00:19:19,114 - Are you gonna be able to ID these victims? 428 00:19:19,158 --> 00:19:20,550 - None of the bodies have ID on them, 429 00:19:20,594 --> 00:19:23,379 but mummification preserves DNA and fingerprints. 430 00:19:23,423 --> 00:19:26,121 The older bodies have some putrefaction, 431 00:19:26,165 --> 00:19:27,557 but his technique got better. 432 00:19:27,601 --> 00:19:28,732 - And the killer's DNA? 433 00:19:28,776 --> 00:19:30,081 - Not likely to find any. 434 00:19:30,125 --> 00:19:32,171 He kept a meticulous dissection room. 435 00:19:32,214 --> 00:19:34,216 - Chief-- 436 00:19:34,260 --> 00:19:36,087 - What are we looking at? 437 00:19:36,131 --> 00:19:38,568 - We are trying to figure that out? 438 00:19:38,612 --> 00:19:40,440 - And what--what is that smell? 439 00:19:40,483 --> 00:19:42,224 - Like an old wet book with a touch of cinnamon? 440 00:19:42,268 --> 00:19:43,443 - Yes. - With mummifying, 441 00:19:43,486 --> 00:19:45,053 there's very little scent. 442 00:19:45,096 --> 00:19:47,403 - Bodies don't rot. - That's good to know. 443 00:19:47,447 --> 00:19:50,232 - If you look over here, Chief McGrath, he made a cut, 444 00:19:50,276 --> 00:19:52,582 pulled the brains out the back to keep the face intact. 445 00:19:52,626 --> 00:19:54,236 - Yeah. Thanks, Doctor. 446 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:55,977 Let's just save that for the autopsy report, okay? 447 00:19:56,020 --> 00:19:57,500 - Would you like to talk outside? 448 00:19:57,544 --> 00:19:58,762 - Yeah, that'd be great. 449 00:19:58,806 --> 00:20:01,069 [suspenseful music] 450 00:20:01,112 --> 00:20:02,679 [siren wails] 451 00:20:12,298 --> 00:20:14,474 - Hey. - You got a suspect in custody? 452 00:20:14,517 --> 00:20:16,127 - Country Jones. 453 00:20:16,171 --> 00:20:18,739 - He was the last one to see the latest victim alive, right? 454 00:20:18,782 --> 00:20:20,654 - Yeah. He's got a barbecue joint. 455 00:20:20,697 --> 00:20:22,612 There were knives everywhere. 456 00:20:22,656 --> 00:20:24,527 He--checking for his DNA, 457 00:20:24,571 --> 00:20:27,051 and he's the one that led us up here. 458 00:20:27,095 --> 00:20:29,532 - Yeah, well, maybe he wanted to be caught. 459 00:20:29,576 --> 00:20:31,447 These women were butchered, Captain. 460 00:20:31,491 --> 00:20:33,580 - Yes, they were. 461 00:20:33,623 --> 00:20:35,234 - And then he laid them out like-- 462 00:20:35,277 --> 00:20:37,540 like he's throwing some goddamn dinner party? 463 00:20:41,588 --> 00:20:43,764 Make the case, okay? 464 00:20:43,807 --> 00:20:47,246 Make the case because this is evil. 465 00:20:52,773 --> 00:20:54,427 - How's the chief doing? 466 00:20:54,470 --> 00:20:56,559 I wasn't expecting him to get that upset. 467 00:20:56,603 --> 00:20:58,431 - It's, uh, it's upsetting. 468 00:21:00,259 --> 00:21:03,523 - I couldn't even look at them, but I had to. 469 00:21:05,525 --> 00:21:07,178 What these women went through-- 470 00:21:09,355 --> 00:21:11,835 You know, Captain, I know you've seen this a lot-- 471 00:21:11,879 --> 00:21:14,534 - Velasco, I've been doing this for over 20 years. 472 00:21:17,319 --> 00:21:20,279 I've never seen anything like this. 473 00:21:20,322 --> 00:21:21,497 And honestly-- 474 00:21:23,717 --> 00:21:26,676 Honestly, you never get used to it. 475 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:28,330 Any of it. 476 00:21:28,374 --> 00:21:31,594 [apprehensive music] 477 00:21:31,638 --> 00:21:38,601 ♪ 478 00:21:38,645 --> 00:21:42,518 Sofia, Dee, Shanise. 479 00:21:42,562 --> 00:21:45,695 They all went missing in the past three years. 480 00:21:45,739 --> 00:21:48,437 Right after you moved back up to New York. 481 00:21:48,481 --> 00:21:50,178 - We found a lot of unclaimed stuff 482 00:21:50,221 --> 00:21:51,527 in your restaurant. 483 00:21:51,571 --> 00:21:53,616 Coats, purses, shoes, jewelry. 484 00:21:53,660 --> 00:21:57,141 - Personal items that the owners would come back for. 485 00:21:57,185 --> 00:21:58,752 - These girls come and go. 486 00:21:58,795 --> 00:22:01,232 They hook up with some guy, head to Florida. 487 00:22:01,276 --> 00:22:03,800 They get arrested or check into rehab. 488 00:22:03,844 --> 00:22:07,587 - If we find out that any of these purses or coats 489 00:22:07,630 --> 00:22:09,719 are in your restaurant, 490 00:22:09,763 --> 00:22:12,374 if they belong to these three girls... 491 00:22:12,418 --> 00:22:14,898 - Or these. - You're done. 492 00:22:14,942 --> 00:22:17,901 [tense music] 493 00:22:17,945 --> 00:22:19,642 ♪ 494 00:22:19,686 --> 00:22:20,904 - What hell is this? 495 00:22:20,948 --> 00:22:22,863 - Oh, yeah. They were butchered. 496 00:22:22,906 --> 00:22:25,909 Organs removed, brains pulled out of their skulls, 497 00:22:25,953 --> 00:22:28,782 dried and preserved like beef jerky. 498 00:22:28,825 --> 00:22:30,218 - No, no, no. Put those away. 499 00:22:30,261 --> 00:22:33,177 - Listen, you're our only suspect, Country. 500 00:22:33,221 --> 00:22:35,658 So if there's anything that you're not telling us, 501 00:22:35,702 --> 00:22:37,704 now would be the time. 502 00:22:37,747 --> 00:22:40,663 - Look, I swear, I don't know what--who did-- 503 00:22:40,707 --> 00:22:42,883 wait, that's Neecy. 504 00:22:42,926 --> 00:22:44,406 Shanise. - Yes. 505 00:22:44,450 --> 00:22:48,454 - I drove her to a date, same street as Tania. 506 00:22:48,497 --> 00:22:51,413 I thought she would be okay, she said he was a regular. 507 00:22:51,457 --> 00:22:52,588 One of her nice guys. 508 00:22:52,632 --> 00:22:54,416 - Man, stop playing with us, Country. 509 00:22:54,460 --> 00:22:55,504 You know these girls, 510 00:22:55,548 --> 00:22:56,679 and you know what happened to them. 511 00:22:56,723 --> 00:23:03,730 ♪ 512 00:23:07,473 --> 00:23:10,954 - I'm sorry. [sobs] 513 00:23:10,998 --> 00:23:12,913 I'm sorry. 514 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:17,308 I'm so sorry. 515 00:23:17,352 --> 00:23:18,484 [knock on door] 516 00:23:21,661 --> 00:23:23,489 - The ME has something. 517 00:23:25,491 --> 00:23:27,667 - My team went into emergency mode, 518 00:23:27,710 --> 00:23:30,452 worked through the night. 519 00:23:30,496 --> 00:23:33,281 All 12 of the mummified bodies were strangled. 520 00:23:33,324 --> 00:23:35,588 - All sex workers? - Most likely. 521 00:23:35,631 --> 00:23:38,547 We found track marks, ice burns from frostbite. 522 00:23:38,591 --> 00:23:40,810 One had scarring from STDs in her uterus. 523 00:23:40,854 --> 00:23:42,899 - Were you able to ID any of the bodies? 524 00:23:42,943 --> 00:23:44,335 - We're still waiting on the DNA, 525 00:23:44,379 --> 00:23:48,470 but they all had personal effects, 526 00:23:48,514 --> 00:23:49,993 partially dressed. 527 00:23:50,037 --> 00:23:51,778 In fact, some of the body cavities were stuffed 528 00:23:51,821 --> 00:23:53,823 with the women's own clothing. 529 00:23:53,867 --> 00:23:55,956 - Okay. And that helps us how? 530 00:23:55,999 --> 00:23:57,653 - More information to go on. 531 00:23:57,697 --> 00:23:59,786 We expanded our search to tri-state women 532 00:23:59,829 --> 00:24:01,483 reported missing in the last ten years. 533 00:24:01,527 --> 00:24:03,920 We got two hits. 534 00:24:03,964 --> 00:24:06,488 A missing New Jersey woman from six years ago 535 00:24:06,532 --> 00:24:08,621 wearing almost exactly the same coat. 536 00:24:12,538 --> 00:24:14,453 A second victim from Connecticut. 537 00:24:14,496 --> 00:24:17,673 We IDed her through her charm bracelet 538 00:24:17,717 --> 00:24:19,458 engraved with her name and birthday. 539 00:24:19,501 --> 00:24:21,982 - Oh, God. - Meredith Hart. 540 00:24:22,025 --> 00:24:23,940 - We're going to need to speak with their families. 541 00:24:23,984 --> 00:24:26,900 - The Northvale detective had no contact for relatives 542 00:24:26,943 --> 00:24:28,423 of the Jersey victim. 543 00:24:28,467 --> 00:24:30,599 Enfield PD is still trying to get in touch 544 00:24:30,643 --> 00:24:31,731 with Meredith's family. 545 00:24:31,774 --> 00:24:33,863 - Okay. 546 00:24:33,907 --> 00:24:36,910 - I only hope we can ID them all. 547 00:24:39,826 --> 00:24:44,483 - The girl in New Jersey was reported missing 548 00:24:44,526 --> 00:24:46,702 one week after Country started 549 00:24:46,746 --> 00:24:48,661 his sentence at South Carolina... 550 00:24:50,967 --> 00:24:55,537 And Meredith, a year after that. 551 00:24:55,581 --> 00:24:58,061 He was in prison, halfway through his bid. 552 00:24:58,105 --> 00:25:01,543 - Which means Country's not good for this. 553 00:25:01,587 --> 00:25:03,545 - And whoever it is is still out there. 554 00:25:03,589 --> 00:25:06,940 And he knows that we broke into that... 555 00:25:09,420 --> 00:25:11,074 Hell hole. 556 00:25:11,118 --> 00:25:16,297 ♪ 557 00:25:21,432 --> 00:25:23,391 - Thank you. 558 00:25:25,611 --> 00:25:28,570 The NYPD is working around the clock 559 00:25:28,614 --> 00:25:30,485 to hunt down the person or persons 560 00:25:30,529 --> 00:25:32,487 responsible for these horrific murders. 561 00:25:32,531 --> 00:25:34,228 - Somebody knows this killer. 562 00:25:34,271 --> 00:25:35,838 Somebody sells him coffee. 563 00:25:35,882 --> 00:25:38,232 Somebody delivers his takeout. 564 00:25:38,275 --> 00:25:40,626 Somebody works with him or works for him. 565 00:25:40,669 --> 00:25:45,500 NYPD Crime Stoppers is offering a $3,500 reward 566 00:25:45,544 --> 00:25:48,416 with any information that leads to an arrest. 567 00:25:48,459 --> 00:25:49,722 Thank you so much. 568 00:25:49,765 --> 00:25:51,506 - You get anything on the building? 569 00:25:51,550 --> 00:25:53,029 - Finally. 570 00:25:53,073 --> 00:25:55,597 The warehouse owner died ten years ago without a will. 571 00:25:55,641 --> 00:25:57,817 He owned 15 buildings in the neighborhood. 572 00:25:57,860 --> 00:25:59,645 A dozen distant cousins are in court. 573 00:25:59,688 --> 00:26:01,734 - Any of them involved in managing those buildings? 574 00:26:01,777 --> 00:26:03,649 - Unlikely. They all live in Wuhan. 575 00:26:03,692 --> 00:26:05,520 His LLC has been paying the taxes 576 00:26:05,564 --> 00:26:06,608 while they sort it out. 577 00:26:06,652 --> 00:26:08,218 - So no help. 578 00:26:08,262 --> 00:26:10,960 - Hey, I told you there was a vampire living there. 579 00:26:11,004 --> 00:26:14,007 - Yeah, you did, Jamal. This is Sergeant Tutuola. 580 00:26:14,050 --> 00:26:16,357 - What's up, Jamal? So you saw this vampire. 581 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:17,532 What's he look like? 582 00:26:17,576 --> 00:26:20,274 - White, like a ghost. Tough. 583 00:26:20,317 --> 00:26:21,928 Sometimes he's in a pickup truck. 584 00:26:21,971 --> 00:26:24,017 - You know what type? 585 00:26:24,060 --> 00:26:25,845 Don't worry. You've still been very helpful. 586 00:26:25,888 --> 00:26:27,934 Thanks, Jamal. 587 00:26:27,977 --> 00:26:30,589 - They may have located the Connecticut vic's mother. 588 00:26:30,632 --> 00:26:31,764 - Okay, I'll tell the captain. 589 00:26:34,897 --> 00:26:36,333 - Hey, Daria. 590 00:26:36,377 --> 00:26:38,597 Remember, you don't have to do this. 591 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:42,862 We've identified Tania by her dental records and DNA. 592 00:26:42,905 --> 00:26:45,386 - I just really, really, need to see her. 593 00:26:45,429 --> 00:26:46,822 - I understand. 594 00:26:46,866 --> 00:26:48,389 Did you bring the photo of the two of you 595 00:26:48,432 --> 00:26:49,912 together like I asked? 596 00:26:53,612 --> 00:26:57,616 So if you'd like, you can put it there on the table. 597 00:27:04,057 --> 00:27:09,802 You only need to look here for as long as you need. 598 00:27:09,845 --> 00:27:13,719 And then you look there because that's really your sister. 599 00:27:13,762 --> 00:27:15,677 That's who you want to remember. 600 00:27:15,721 --> 00:27:17,940 - [sniffles] Okay. 601 00:27:19,899 --> 00:27:22,684 [somber music] 602 00:27:22,728 --> 00:27:23,990 [sobs] 603 00:27:32,738 --> 00:27:35,871 - Daria, are you okay? 604 00:27:35,915 --> 00:27:37,699 Do you want to sit down? 605 00:27:37,743 --> 00:27:40,354 - I'm--I'm gonna go, but thank you. 606 00:27:40,397 --> 00:27:41,660 I'm just gonna walk. 607 00:27:47,578 --> 00:27:51,017 - It's very common to insist on seeing the remains. 608 00:27:51,060 --> 00:27:54,020 - I've never seen that before with the photo. 609 00:27:54,063 --> 00:27:55,804 - The brain doesn't need to retain an image 610 00:27:55,848 --> 00:27:58,677 of a cold, traumatized body. 611 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:00,983 You can encourage recall of happy memories, 612 00:28:01,027 --> 00:28:02,724 especially in such a young woman. 613 00:28:04,900 --> 00:28:06,380 - Um-- 614 00:28:06,423 --> 00:28:13,430 ♪ 615 00:28:15,650 --> 00:28:16,912 - Mrs. Hart, 616 00:28:16,956 --> 00:28:19,393 maybe your grandson doesn't need to be here. 617 00:28:19,436 --> 00:28:20,786 - He's on the spectrum. 618 00:28:20,829 --> 00:28:23,092 He gets too anxious if he's not with me. 619 00:28:23,136 --> 00:28:25,660 - Okay. - Please sit down. 620 00:28:25,704 --> 00:28:28,141 - Thank you. - He's not listening. 621 00:28:28,184 --> 00:28:29,664 I'll tell him about his mother later. 622 00:28:29,708 --> 00:28:30,752 - Okay. 623 00:28:30,796 --> 00:28:32,798 - We're sorry about your daughter. 624 00:28:35,061 --> 00:28:37,106 - I knew it would end this way. 625 00:28:37,150 --> 00:28:39,805 She was always running off with bad boys. 626 00:28:39,848 --> 00:28:41,632 Started when she was 15. 627 00:28:41,676 --> 00:28:43,112 I'd track her down, 628 00:28:43,156 --> 00:28:44,810 bring her home, and then she'd run off again. 629 00:28:44,853 --> 00:28:47,856 - Do you remember anything about the last boy 630 00:28:47,900 --> 00:28:49,510 that she ran off with? 631 00:28:49,553 --> 00:28:52,513 - More of a man. He was a carny. 632 00:28:52,556 --> 00:28:54,384 - Do you know where she met him? 633 00:28:54,428 --> 00:28:56,082 - One of those town fairs. 634 00:28:56,125 --> 00:28:58,127 She took Jack the first night, 635 00:28:58,171 --> 00:28:59,825 went back on her own the second. 636 00:28:59,868 --> 00:29:04,177 Meredith, she was happy for a minute. 637 00:29:04,220 --> 00:29:07,180 When the carnival closed up, she took off with him. 638 00:29:07,223 --> 00:29:08,790 - When was this? 639 00:29:08,834 --> 00:29:10,139 - I called the police a few weeks later. 640 00:29:10,183 --> 00:29:13,055 I don't remember the exact date I last saw her. 641 00:29:13,099 --> 00:29:16,580 - July 7th, 2016. - Hush, honey. 642 00:29:16,624 --> 00:29:18,931 - No, no. It's okay. 643 00:29:18,974 --> 00:29:22,499 Jack, do you know what we're talking about? 644 00:29:22,543 --> 00:29:23,979 - The day mommy left. 645 00:29:24,023 --> 00:29:27,896 July 7th, 2016, I saw her get into his truck. 646 00:29:27,940 --> 00:29:30,551 [suspenseful music] 647 00:29:30,594 --> 00:29:33,859 - Do you remember what color the truck was? 648 00:29:33,902 --> 00:29:38,951 - Gray. New Jersey. 6 ILI 90. 649 00:29:38,994 --> 00:29:43,564 Garden State. 6 ILI 90. 650 00:29:43,607 --> 00:29:47,524 - Jack, you never told me that. 651 00:29:47,568 --> 00:29:51,659 - Mommy said not to. That she'd be back soon. 652 00:29:51,702 --> 00:29:54,749 She said, "Don't make Grandma get worried." 653 00:29:54,793 --> 00:30:01,800 ♪ 654 00:30:05,978 --> 00:30:08,589 - Okay, he's home. 655 00:30:08,632 --> 00:30:09,851 - Suspect's truck's parked out front, 656 00:30:09,895 --> 00:30:11,853 and there's lights on in the house. 657 00:30:11,897 --> 00:30:13,072 - Let's go. 658 00:30:17,903 --> 00:30:19,643 - Who are you two? And what do you want? 659 00:30:19,687 --> 00:30:20,819 - NYPD, ma'am. 660 00:30:20,862 --> 00:30:22,777 We're looking for Trace Lambert. 661 00:30:22,821 --> 00:30:24,518 - He's not home. - Where is he? 662 00:30:24,561 --> 00:30:27,521 - Ma, who're you talking to? 663 00:30:27,564 --> 00:30:30,567 - Take those things out of your ears. 664 00:30:30,611 --> 00:30:32,613 - Hey, Trace Lambert? 665 00:30:32,656 --> 00:30:35,834 We're wondering if you can come into the city and talk with us. 666 00:30:35,877 --> 00:30:37,531 [siren wails] 667 00:30:39,141 --> 00:30:42,623 - What, am I under arrest? - We can do that. 668 00:30:42,666 --> 00:30:45,234 You'll just spend the night in Jersey City booking 669 00:30:45,278 --> 00:30:46,888 while we sort through the paperwork. 670 00:30:46,932 --> 00:30:48,716 - Well, I didn't do anything. 671 00:30:48,759 --> 00:30:50,805 - Then if I were you, I'd come with us. 672 00:30:50,849 --> 00:30:52,111 - I'm coming too. - Ma-- 673 00:30:52,154 --> 00:30:53,808 - I'll get my purse. - Ma, I can handle this. 674 00:30:53,852 --> 00:30:56,767 - So can I. I'm calling a cab. 675 00:31:05,385 --> 00:31:07,213 - Misdemeanor record. 676 00:31:07,256 --> 00:31:08,867 Vandalism, disorderly conduct, public urination. 677 00:31:08,910 --> 00:31:11,086 - With anger issues, that's par for the course. 678 00:31:11,130 --> 00:31:12,479 And he hasn't asked for a lawyer yet? 679 00:31:12,522 --> 00:31:14,176 - He doesn't think we have anything on him. 680 00:31:14,220 --> 00:31:18,354 - He's organized, methodical, no trace of his DNA 681 00:31:18,398 --> 00:31:20,400 or prints on the bodies or in the warehouse. 682 00:31:20,443 --> 00:31:22,315 - Does the timeline fit? - Yep. 683 00:31:22,358 --> 00:31:24,447 He worked a carnival on the road up and down 684 00:31:24,491 --> 00:31:26,406 the Eastern Seaboard eight months out of the year. 685 00:31:26,449 --> 00:31:29,148 The other four months, he lives with his mother in New Jersey. 686 00:31:29,191 --> 00:31:31,933 - All the victims disappeared late fall or winter, 687 00:31:31,977 --> 00:31:33,543 except for Meredith, and she ran off 688 00:31:33,587 --> 00:31:36,329 with somebody that she met at the carnival. 689 00:31:37,983 --> 00:31:39,245 And his mother came in with him. 690 00:31:39,288 --> 00:31:41,247 - Not like he asked her. 691 00:31:48,515 --> 00:31:49,516 - Velasco. 692 00:31:51,126 --> 00:31:53,302 Get her a cup of coffee. 693 00:31:53,346 --> 00:31:55,130 Play the good son. 694 00:31:55,174 --> 00:31:57,002 See if you can get anything out of her. 695 00:31:59,047 --> 00:32:01,136 - Ah, they don't really look familiar, 696 00:32:01,180 --> 00:32:02,964 but I'm on the road a lot. 697 00:32:03,008 --> 00:32:05,053 Meet a lot of people. 698 00:32:05,097 --> 00:32:06,968 - Like Little T? 699 00:32:07,012 --> 00:32:08,665 Were you in New York Sunday night? 700 00:32:08,709 --> 00:32:10,145 - I don't think so. 701 00:32:10,189 --> 00:32:11,755 - Think again-- we've got your truck 702 00:32:11,799 --> 00:32:14,019 on traffic cams coming over the George Washington bridge. 703 00:32:14,062 --> 00:32:16,151 - Huh. So what are you asking me for? 704 00:32:16,195 --> 00:32:18,501 - We also got your truck parked two blocks away 705 00:32:18,545 --> 00:32:21,200 from the warehouse where Little T's body was found. 706 00:32:21,243 --> 00:32:22,984 - Yeah, I saw that on the news. 707 00:32:23,028 --> 00:32:24,377 That was sick, man. 708 00:32:24,420 --> 00:32:27,162 Somebody really did a number on those poor girls. 709 00:32:27,206 --> 00:32:29,469 - They mummified them. 710 00:32:29,512 --> 00:32:32,689 Bone saws, space heaters, the whole bit. 711 00:32:32,733 --> 00:32:33,995 - We run your credit card, 712 00:32:34,039 --> 00:32:35,562 we gonna find those things on you? 713 00:32:35,605 --> 00:32:38,478 - Heaters? You might. 714 00:32:38,521 --> 00:32:41,960 My mother's 65. She gets cold at night. 715 00:32:44,266 --> 00:32:46,573 - Here you go, ma'am. 716 00:32:46,616 --> 00:32:48,705 Light and sweet, just how you asked. 717 00:32:48,749 --> 00:32:50,620 - Thank you, Joe. 718 00:32:50,664 --> 00:32:53,362 What was I saying about Trace? 719 00:32:53,406 --> 00:32:55,408 Never said boo as a boy. 720 00:32:55,451 --> 00:32:57,453 Came out of me that way, 721 00:32:57,497 --> 00:33:01,022 white as a sheet, flat and quiet, a dead fish. 722 00:33:01,066 --> 00:33:03,024 No way he did anything to get himself arrested. 723 00:33:03,068 --> 00:33:04,678 - Do you know where he was last Sunday? 724 00:33:04,721 --> 00:33:06,027 - He said he was going to the city 725 00:33:06,071 --> 00:33:08,725 to meet a girlfriend, but that's a lie. 726 00:33:08,769 --> 00:33:10,379 - Why is that, Mrs. Lambert? 727 00:33:10,423 --> 00:33:12,381 - [scoffs] You take a look at him? 728 00:33:14,731 --> 00:33:17,038 - Mrs. Lambert, I'm Captain Benson. 729 00:33:17,082 --> 00:33:18,431 How's everything going in here? 730 00:33:18,474 --> 00:33:19,736 - Can Trace and I go home now? 731 00:33:19,780 --> 00:33:21,564 - Mrs. Lambert was just telling me 732 00:33:21,608 --> 00:33:22,696 Trace is not good with women. 733 00:33:22,739 --> 00:33:25,351 - What I said was, he's a loser. 734 00:33:25,394 --> 00:33:28,484 This one, he's charming, but he wasn't listening. 735 00:33:28,528 --> 00:33:32,532 - How about you tell me about your son, Mrs. Lambert? 736 00:33:34,490 --> 00:33:36,666 - I don't know why you'd be interested, 737 00:33:36,710 --> 00:33:38,625 but since you're asking. 738 00:33:40,279 --> 00:33:41,280 - No, I don't know her, 739 00:33:41,323 --> 00:33:42,542 I don't know her, I don't know her. 740 00:33:42,585 --> 00:33:43,760 How many times I gotta tell you, 741 00:33:43,804 --> 00:33:44,892 they're not my type. 742 00:33:44,935 --> 00:33:47,503 - And what is your type? - Not that. 743 00:33:47,547 --> 00:33:48,722 Classier, I guess. 744 00:33:48,765 --> 00:33:49,984 [knock at door] 745 00:33:51,812 --> 00:33:55,250 - Trace, Captain Benson. 746 00:33:55,294 --> 00:33:57,687 - Trace was just telling us what kind of women he likes. 747 00:33:57,731 --> 00:34:00,429 - I was just talking to your mother about the same thing. 748 00:34:00,473 --> 00:34:01,517 - She doesn't know anything about me. 749 00:34:01,561 --> 00:34:02,692 She shouldn't even be here. 750 00:34:02,736 --> 00:34:04,607 - Okay, you guys want to take a break? 751 00:34:04,651 --> 00:34:05,608 - Yeah, Cap. 752 00:34:05,652 --> 00:34:06,696 - Okay. 753 00:34:12,398 --> 00:34:15,270 - Look, my mother's a lonely old lady. 754 00:34:15,314 --> 00:34:16,402 She don't got anybody to talk to. 755 00:34:16,445 --> 00:34:18,534 - Oh, I got that sense. 756 00:34:18,578 --> 00:34:19,753 She just gave me an earful. 757 00:34:19,796 --> 00:34:22,408 She certainly has a lot to say about you. 758 00:34:22,451 --> 00:34:25,106 - Like what? 759 00:34:25,150 --> 00:34:28,283 - First of all, she says that you barely talk to girls. 760 00:34:28,327 --> 00:34:30,459 She says that you're soft. 761 00:34:33,071 --> 00:34:34,637 - I've had girlfriends. 762 00:34:34,681 --> 00:34:37,162 - Like Meredith, right? 763 00:34:38,685 --> 00:34:41,166 She says that you met her in Connecticut at the carnival. 764 00:34:41,209 --> 00:34:42,384 - That's right. 765 00:34:42,428 --> 00:34:43,472 And my mother met her too. 766 00:34:43,516 --> 00:34:44,647 So my mother's full of crap. 767 00:34:44,691 --> 00:34:46,301 - She mentioned Meredith. 768 00:34:46,345 --> 00:34:50,697 She said that Meredith felt sorry for you. 769 00:34:50,740 --> 00:34:52,177 - That's not true. 770 00:34:52,220 --> 00:34:54,570 - Your mother and Meredith talked a lot about you. 771 00:34:56,790 --> 00:35:00,141 Your mother felt that Meredith was out of your league. 772 00:35:00,185 --> 00:35:01,316 - Meredith loved me. 773 00:35:01,360 --> 00:35:04,406 - She loved you? - Yes. 774 00:35:06,756 --> 00:35:10,238 - Okay, then where is she? 775 00:35:10,282 --> 00:35:12,588 She leave you? 776 00:35:12,632 --> 00:35:14,547 Or did she try to and then you killed her? 777 00:35:14,590 --> 00:35:16,679 - I didn't kill anybody. 778 00:35:16,723 --> 00:35:18,420 - That's what your mother said. 779 00:35:18,464 --> 00:35:21,597 She said that you weren't smart enough 780 00:35:21,641 --> 00:35:24,339 or ambitious enough to commit a crime like that. 781 00:35:24,383 --> 00:35:28,561 She said that carnival work, that was sort of your limit. 782 00:35:30,824 --> 00:35:33,261 And as a mother myself, I have to say... 783 00:35:35,220 --> 00:35:36,569 I agree with her. 784 00:35:36,612 --> 00:35:38,397 - Well, you don't know me, either. 785 00:35:38,440 --> 00:35:39,441 Do you? 786 00:35:42,792 --> 00:35:45,578 - I know that the guy that I'm looking for... 787 00:35:49,582 --> 00:35:54,848 Is methodical. 788 00:35:54,891 --> 00:35:58,286 He's intelligent, he's organized. 789 00:36:02,290 --> 00:36:05,859 He picked women that nobody-- nobody would look for. 790 00:36:05,902 --> 00:36:08,470 He found a location, 791 00:36:08,514 --> 00:36:12,126 and he kept it hidden for ten years. 792 00:36:12,170 --> 00:36:15,434 Nobody--nobody was onto him. 793 00:36:15,477 --> 00:36:17,740 [tense music] 794 00:36:17,784 --> 00:36:22,571 - So you think this guy that you're looking for is smart? 795 00:36:22,615 --> 00:36:26,358 - Oh, yeah. I know he is. 796 00:36:26,401 --> 00:36:27,533 But your story-- 797 00:36:27,576 --> 00:36:30,666 I mean, I think your mother's right. 798 00:36:32,407 --> 00:36:34,627 This guy is special. 799 00:36:34,670 --> 00:36:36,672 Trust me, when they find him, 800 00:36:36,716 --> 00:36:38,674 they're gonna make documentaries about him. 801 00:36:40,372 --> 00:36:41,677 Ten years. 802 00:36:41,721 --> 00:36:44,724 Ten years, and the owner of the building 803 00:36:44,767 --> 00:36:47,596 had no idea what was going on in there. 804 00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:51,252 - [snorts] How much you know. 805 00:36:51,296 --> 00:36:55,648 The owner, that Chinese guy? I heard he's dead. 806 00:36:55,691 --> 00:37:00,261 - So you follow the case closely? 807 00:37:00,305 --> 00:37:01,523 - Yeah. 808 00:37:01,567 --> 00:37:05,745 - All right. So maybe I underestimated you. 809 00:37:05,788 --> 00:37:07,268 Okay. 810 00:37:07,312 --> 00:37:11,446 Our take, this guy is not only smart, 811 00:37:11,490 --> 00:37:12,621 but he's lucky. 812 00:37:12,665 --> 00:37:15,842 - No, I think he's smart. Very smart. 813 00:37:17,583 --> 00:37:20,977 - He's lucky enough to find an abandoned building 814 00:37:21,021 --> 00:37:23,589 where the owner just happens to be dead. 815 00:37:23,632 --> 00:37:25,417 - He didn't happen to be dead. 816 00:37:27,941 --> 00:37:29,421 - You knew him? 817 00:37:31,336 --> 00:37:33,860 - It's what I heard. 818 00:37:33,903 --> 00:37:38,299 Listen, the killer pretended to be a buyer... 819 00:37:39,866 --> 00:37:43,957 Sat down with the landlord to seal the deal over tea. 820 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:48,483 "Yum cha," he called it. Never saw it coming. 821 00:37:48,527 --> 00:37:50,268 - Saw what coming? 822 00:37:50,311 --> 00:37:51,573 - Tea was poisoned. 823 00:37:54,359 --> 00:37:55,708 Made it look like a heart attack. 824 00:37:55,751 --> 00:38:02,715 ♪ 825 00:38:02,758 --> 00:38:04,978 - Oh, my God. That is a good plan. 826 00:38:05,021 --> 00:38:07,720 - Yeah. Yeah, it was. 827 00:38:09,591 --> 00:38:12,681 It was my plan. 828 00:38:12,725 --> 00:38:16,032 - It was your plan? - Yeah. 829 00:38:16,076 --> 00:38:17,512 - [scoffs] Okay. All right. 830 00:38:17,556 --> 00:38:18,513 All right, Trace. 831 00:38:18,557 --> 00:38:21,037 - It was. I killed him. 832 00:38:21,081 --> 00:38:23,953 Oh yeah, I killed all of them. 833 00:38:23,997 --> 00:38:25,607 They were my girls. 834 00:38:29,785 --> 00:38:31,352 They were mine. Do you understand me? 835 00:38:31,396 --> 00:38:32,701 And you had no right to go in there 836 00:38:32,745 --> 00:38:36,357 and disturb ten years-- ten years of my work. 837 00:38:38,925 --> 00:38:40,318 - Who was yours? 838 00:38:42,581 --> 00:38:46,498 - Tania screamed for her sister. 839 00:38:46,541 --> 00:38:51,285 Okay? Beauty couldn't stop shaking. 840 00:38:54,419 --> 00:38:58,336 Dee, she pissed herself. 841 00:39:03,689 --> 00:39:05,647 And Meredith... 842 00:39:10,565 --> 00:39:14,308 She just kept saying "No, no, no, no." 843 00:39:18,443 --> 00:39:20,358 I kept her alive for days. 844 00:39:23,099 --> 00:39:26,973 I killed them. All of them. 845 00:39:29,976 --> 00:39:31,499 You tell my mother that. 846 00:39:34,546 --> 00:39:36,765 You tell my mother what I did. 847 00:39:36,809 --> 00:39:43,816 ♪ 848 00:39:51,737 --> 00:39:54,130 - Thanks, Carisi. 849 00:39:54,174 --> 00:39:55,784 - Trace's lawyer cut a deal. 850 00:39:55,828 --> 00:39:58,613 He will plead guilty to a dozen homicides 851 00:39:58,657 --> 00:40:00,136 to avoid federal prosecution. 852 00:40:00,180 --> 00:40:01,573 - That's New York. 853 00:40:01,616 --> 00:40:04,489 But FBI is checking missing persons in every town 854 00:40:04,532 --> 00:40:06,012 on the Eastern Seaboard 855 00:40:06,055 --> 00:40:08,362 that his carnival went through for the last ten years. 856 00:40:08,406 --> 00:40:09,972 He can still get the death penalty. 857 00:40:11,931 --> 00:40:14,803 - So Doc, what do we have? 858 00:40:14,847 --> 00:40:16,718 - I was able to ID two more victims. 859 00:40:16,762 --> 00:40:18,067 Their DNA was in the system. 860 00:40:18,111 --> 00:40:20,069 No one ever even reported them missing. 861 00:40:20,113 --> 00:40:21,593 Dawn Doyers. 862 00:40:21,636 --> 00:40:24,639 If she'd lived, she'd have just turned 26. 863 00:40:24,683 --> 00:40:25,988 Katie Evers, 32. 864 00:40:26,032 --> 00:40:28,861 - So with Dee, Shanise, Gina, and Meredith. 865 00:40:28,904 --> 00:40:30,906 - Tania and Beauty. - That's eight. 866 00:40:30,950 --> 00:40:33,126 - Are you going to be able to identify the rest of them? 867 00:40:33,169 --> 00:40:36,651 - I don't know, but after all they've been through, 868 00:40:36,695 --> 00:40:38,479 I'm not gonna abandon them now. 869 00:40:41,613 --> 00:40:44,180 - Oh, uh, that's Beauty's grandmother. 870 00:40:44,224 --> 00:40:46,400 She told me she was coming in. 871 00:40:51,144 --> 00:40:54,103 [melancholy music] 872 00:40:54,147 --> 00:41:01,154 ♪ 873 00:41:19,999 --> 00:41:22,958 [dramatic music] 874 00:41:23,002 --> 00:41:30,009 ♪ 875 00:41:50,029 --> 00:41:53,032 [wolf howls]