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OK, who shot who?
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Where?
Where are they?
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[officer]
Buddy, you OK?
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[officer] OK.
Did y'all see who shot?
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[officer 2]
K-9 unit en route.
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[dog barking]
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[dog barks]
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[officer] They're two males,
not alert, not breathing.
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[narrator]
For homicide detectives,
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their chance
of solving a murder
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is cut in half
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if they don't get a lead
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within the first 48 hours.
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[helicopter blades whirring]
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[Brian]
Hey.
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- What you got?
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[officer]
This is the crime scene here,
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at the picnic bench
pretty much.
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[officer 2]
Two people are deceased.
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Aiden Reynolds
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[narrator]
19-year-old Aiden Reynolds
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was born
in Cartersville, Georgia.
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He worked as a delivery driver
and was an aspiring musician.
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He leaves behind his mother,
father, and a younger sister.
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[officer 2] The other guy
is John Pendrak.
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[narrator]
17-year-old John Pendrak
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was Aiden's best friend,
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born 260 miles away
in Villa Rica, Georgia.
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John recently started a job
as an oil technician.
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He loved skateboarding,
motorcycling, and camping.
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He leaves behind his mother,
stepfather,
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and three siblings.
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- I'm going to see if there's
anything crazy about the scene.
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[officer]
OK.
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[Brian] Hey.
[person] Hey.
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[officer 2]
He's got one through the side
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and two in the back.
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John was shot in the arm,
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chest, back, and torso.
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- I think when he fell, he
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I think this guy tried to run.
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[Officer] They say
where he got shot?
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[narrator] Aiden was shot once
in the chest,
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once under the arm,
and three times in the back.
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- Are these all shell casings?
[officer 3] Yeah.
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[narrator] CSI locates
13 9-millimeter casings
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on and around the table.
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[detective] All those casings
are pretty tight.
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[Brian]
It could be one shooter.
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I mean, you can do that
with one magazine.
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[detective]
Yeah.
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This phone is all beat up.
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[narrator] John and Aiden
both have a cell phone
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lying next to them.
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[Brian]
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[detective]
Stop any kind of deletions.
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Inside John's waistband...
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[detective]
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It looks like a BB gun
or a plastic gun.
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[narrator] John's girlfriend,
Kayla, who called 911,
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is waiting to speak
with detectives.
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[officer 2] She said was in
the car when she heard shots.
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[Brian]
Hey, Kayla.
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[car door closes]
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I'm Detective Pierson.
This is Detective Araya.
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Kayla, I'm very sorry
this happened.
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How tight are Aiden and John?
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[Kayla] They were really tight,
like, all three of us.
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[Brian] Did you already talk
to John's family?
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[Kayla]
I talked to his sister.
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[Brian] So you did tell her
what happened?
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[Kayla]
Yeah.
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[Brian] So can you tell me
what happened today,
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what were you guys were doing?
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[narrator] She says John
and Aiden came to the park
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to sell some marijuana.
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[Brian] Do you know
the guy's name?
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[Brian]
OK.
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So how did Aiden get in contact
with this guy?
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[Brian]
OK.
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Do you know
the Instagram handle?
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[Kayla]
Mm-mm.
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[Brian] Who brought it up
to meet down here--Aiden?
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[Kayla]
Well, no, dude did.
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So we got in the car
and just came over here.
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All I remember is them
getting out the car.
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As soon as they got
out of the car,
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I, like, completely
just dozed off.
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[Brian]
OK.
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[Kayla] And then the gunshots
is what woke me up.
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I didn't see the gun
being pulled.
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Only thing I saw
was them running off.
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[narrator] She says
she saw two men running away.
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[Brian]
OK.
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Can you describe them?
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[Kayla]
They were in all black.
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[Brian]
Do you know the race?
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[Kayla]
I would say Black.
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[Brian] Have you guys hung out
here before?
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[Kayla] Yeah.
[Brian] So you knew the area?
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[Kayla] We hang out here
all the time.
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[Brian] And I believe
you said the dude named this
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as the spot to meet--
the suspects.
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Quite a coincidence,
you know what I'm saying?
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Is there anything
that you're not telling me
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that you think I should know?
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[Kayla]
Mm-mm.
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[Brian]
OK.
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We'll get you out of here in
just a few minutes, all right?
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[Jason] She tell you anything?
- Yes.
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Looks like it's going
to be a drug rip.
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[Jason] We went over here
and checked this residence.
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The K-9 lost the track.
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The suspects could have ran
to that location,
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because it was an open gate.
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[narrator]
No one would answer the door
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after repeated attempts
to make contact.
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[Jason] We just probably need
to do some due diligence
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to try to figure out
who's living in that house.
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[Brian]
OK.
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[officer 4] Homeowner
right here has got video.
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[narrator]
Patrol finds a nearby home
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with security cameras
pointing at the park.
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[officer 5]
OK.
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[narrator]
Detectives will have to wait
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until their internet
is restored
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to download the video.
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- If we can get the suspects
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that will definitely help.
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She said the suspects' idea
was to meet here at this park.
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And you don't know this park
unless you live here.
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I feel like they knew
these guys.
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[Michael]
So we're pretty sure
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that there was direct
conversation between these guys
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and the suspect.
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If we can get into Aiden's
phone, it's on his Instagram
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and possibly
on his phone call log.
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[Brian]
Yeah.
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I'm going to go back up
to headquarters.
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[Brian] How are you guys?
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[Brian]
You got into the phone?
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[narrator] Forensics
is able to gain access
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to John's phone.
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But Aiden's fails to download.
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[Brian] A partial part
of the call log--
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you can't even see any of that?
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[narrator] They will need
to repair the phone
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before they can retrieve
any data.
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[Brian]
All right.
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I appreciate it, guys. Thanks.
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- Aiden was talking to them
on Instagram,
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so I'm going to do
the Instagram court order.
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This is John's phone.
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So Aiden texted John
around 11:30,
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says, what if I was thinking
about robbing him?
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So that's going to be an hour
before the homicide.
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If that was the case,
the people that he tried to rob
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obviously wanted to have
a different way about it.
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Kayla did not mention
any of that.
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I'm going to try to go
at Kayla again.
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I just think she's holding back
on something.
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[indistinct radio chatter]
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[car door opens, closes]
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[dogs barking]
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[Brian] Hey, how are you?
[dog barks]
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If you want to have a seat.
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I'll lay out
everything for you.
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You're my star witness, OK?
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You knew everything
up until what happened.
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And you saw everything after.
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So I want to go
back over with you.
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Tell me everything
you know, OK?
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- Aiden literally called John.
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And he was like,
I have a play for us.
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[Brian] I do believe John
and Aiden probably knew them.
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So you have no idea who could
have been involved with this?
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- He was trying
to sell her weed
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and just took off
with her money.
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[Brian]
Out of how much money?
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[Brian]
Do you know her?
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- No. I mean, I know her,
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but I don't know her.
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[Brian] Can you give me
her address?
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[Kayla] Yeah.
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[Brian] Kayla, we're gonna do
whatever we can to figure out
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who did this, all right?
[Kayla] All right.
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[Ricks] All right, thanks
for talking to us, Kayla.
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[Kayla]
Thanks y'all.
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[indistinct chatter
over police radio]
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- It could be a retaliation
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against something that Aiden
did a couple months ago,
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where he kind of stiffed
somebody on some money.
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I mean, it could definitely be
a good lead.
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I'm going to go back down
to Norris Lake.
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[narrator] Pierson heads out
to speak with a young woman
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Aiden allegedly robbed.
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[Brian]
That house right there
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is going to be where
the K-9 units tracked to.
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I don't know if it's going
to be the suspect house.
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The report said
that the dog alerted
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near or around the house.
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That really doesn't give me
probable cause
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to get into the house
right now,
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but that's a house of interest.
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A quarter mile from
the shooting--it's not far.
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[Stevens]
It looks like somebody's home--
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female on the front porch.
- Oh, good.
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[car door closes]
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00:13:29,934 --> 00:13:32,436
Hey.
How are you guys?
260
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My name is Detective Pierson.
This is Investigator Stevens.
261
00:13:35,523 --> 00:13:38,735
Did you guys hear about what
happened a couple days ago?
262
00:13:38,860 --> 00:13:41,445
OK. And...
263
00:13:41,446 --> 00:13:44,907
I heard your name from Kayla.
264
00:13:47,452 --> 00:13:48,786
- OK.
[person] Yeah.
265
00:13:48,911 --> 00:13:50,454
[Brian]
So what Kayla said--
266
00:13:50,455 --> 00:13:52,665
a couple months ago,
Aiden ripped you off.
267
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♪ ♪
268
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[Brian] Kayla told me that you
paid Aiden or somewhat,
269
00:14:02,550 --> 00:14:03,925
and then he just ran off
with your money.
270
00:14:03,926 --> 00:14:05,762
That never happened?
271
00:14:08,681 --> 00:14:09,891
[Brian]
OK.
272
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♪ ♪
273
00:14:20,151 --> 00:14:21,569
[Brian] Can you think
of anything else
274
00:14:21,694 --> 00:14:23,571
that you think we should know?
275
00:14:32,163 --> 00:14:34,749
[Brian] All right, thank you.
Take care of yourself.
276
00:14:37,168 --> 00:14:39,545
[car doors open]
277
00:14:39,670 --> 00:14:41,546
[car door closes]
278
00:14:41,547 --> 00:14:43,507
[Brian sighs]
279
00:14:43,508 --> 00:14:45,635
I'm nowhere different now
280
00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:48,137
than I was 20 minutes ago.
281
00:14:49,055 --> 00:14:52,517
Aiden's phone was going to be
the gold mine for the evidence,
282
00:14:52,642 --> 00:14:55,269
but we can't get
into it right now.
283
00:14:55,394 --> 00:14:58,523
I have a feeling I'm not going
to get any information
284
00:14:58,648 --> 00:15:01,024
unless it's from a court order
or a search warrant,
285
00:15:01,025 --> 00:15:02,443
which is unfortunate,
286
00:15:02,568 --> 00:15:04,820
because that's going to take
some time.
287
00:15:04,821 --> 00:15:08,990
The longer we go, obviously,
the more opportunity
288
00:15:08,991 --> 00:15:12,828
is for these guys to scatter,
destroy evidence,
289
00:15:12,829 --> 00:15:14,412
or get tipped off.
290
00:15:14,413 --> 00:15:21,504
♪ ♪
291
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[narrator]
Four days later...
292
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[Brian]
I got the video.
293
00:15:32,682 --> 00:15:34,851
[narrator] The video
from the home next to the park
294
00:15:34,976 --> 00:15:36,309
comes in.
295
00:15:36,310 --> 00:15:38,020
♪ ♪
296
00:15:38,187 --> 00:15:40,730
[Brian] This is the parking lot
on the other side of the park.
297
00:15:40,731 --> 00:15:43,191
It's motion activated,
so when you'll see it,
298
00:15:43,192 --> 00:15:47,237
it'll come up, and then it'll
skip over to a different time.
299
00:15:47,238 --> 00:15:51,033
♪ ♪
300
00:15:51,159 --> 00:15:53,034
Looks like Aiden's car.
301
00:15:53,035 --> 00:15:56,455
♪ ♪
302
00:15:56,581 --> 00:15:59,040
And it's 12:04 a.m.
303
00:15:59,041 --> 00:16:05,840
♪ ♪
304
00:16:09,343 --> 00:16:11,888
Looks like they're
on their phones right here--
305
00:16:12,013 --> 00:16:14,014
12:13 a.m.
306
00:16:14,015 --> 00:16:18,268
♪ ♪
307
00:16:18,269 --> 00:16:20,520
I think they're communicating
with somebody
308
00:16:20,521 --> 00:16:23,565
with the headlights--
12:25 a.m.
309
00:16:23,566 --> 00:16:30,615
♪ ♪
310
00:16:32,074 --> 00:16:34,868
That's Aiden, and that's John.
311
00:16:34,869 --> 00:16:39,956
♪ ♪
312
00:16:39,957 --> 00:16:41,666
John has a backpack on,
313
00:16:41,667 --> 00:16:44,378
which was taken,
'cause that was gone.
314
00:16:44,545 --> 00:16:49,966
♪ ♪
315
00:16:49,967 --> 00:16:52,594
You can see someone right here.
316
00:16:52,595 --> 00:16:54,554
So this is going to be
317
00:16:54,555 --> 00:16:58,475
one or the suspect
in the park waiting.
318
00:16:58,476 --> 00:17:04,857
♪ ♪
319
00:17:04,982 --> 00:17:08,108
This is the last video
of John and Aiden alive.
320
00:17:08,109 --> 00:17:12,989
♪ ♪
321
00:17:12,990 --> 00:17:16,201
This is probably the best
evidence that I've got so far.
322
00:17:16,202 --> 00:17:18,287
♪ ♪
323
00:17:18,412 --> 00:17:21,289
So right now I'm just going
to wait on those court orders
324
00:17:21,290 --> 00:17:24,291
and see what else I can get.
325
00:17:24,292 --> 00:17:29,549
♪ ♪
326
00:17:29,674 --> 00:17:33,594
[narrator] 13 days since Aiden
and John were murdered...
327
00:17:33,719 --> 00:17:36,972
- Forensic lab was able to
finally get into Aiden's phone.
328
00:17:36,973 --> 00:17:38,975
From what Kayla said
on the night,
329
00:17:39,100 --> 00:17:42,185
Aiden was talking
to the suspect on Instagram.
330
00:17:42,186 --> 00:17:44,229
Let's see...
331
00:17:44,230 --> 00:17:45,439
♪ ♪
332
00:17:45,565 --> 00:17:47,857
This would be the conversation
right here.
333
00:17:47,858 --> 00:17:49,110
♪ ♪
334
00:17:49,235 --> 00:17:52,362
They're talking
about how much marijuana
335
00:17:52,363 --> 00:17:54,240
and 56 grams.
336
00:17:54,365 --> 00:17:57,076
They're talking about $400.
337
00:17:57,201 --> 00:18:00,203
He's talking to popshots-ej.
338
00:18:00,204 --> 00:18:02,748
♪ ♪
339
00:18:02,873 --> 00:18:05,834
11:48, the suspect says,
"Sunset."
340
00:18:05,835 --> 00:18:07,169
♪ ♪
341
00:18:07,295 --> 00:18:11,173
Aiden texted him at 12:05 a.m.
342
00:18:11,299 --> 00:18:13,551
He's saying, I'm here.
343
00:18:13,676 --> 00:18:16,720
That's right
when they arrived.
344
00:18:16,721 --> 00:18:19,682
And then at 12:25 a.m.,
345
00:18:19,807 --> 00:18:22,475
the suspect texted, "Here."
346
00:18:22,476 --> 00:18:25,688
♪ ♪
347
00:18:25,813 --> 00:18:28,940
See someone walking
right there?
348
00:18:28,941 --> 00:18:31,068
♪ ♪
349
00:18:31,193 --> 00:18:34,655
The exact time the suspect
says "here" on the messages.
350
00:18:34,780 --> 00:18:37,532
The video mirrors the messages,
351
00:18:37,533 --> 00:18:39,910
so popshots-ej is going to be
one of the suspects
352
00:18:40,036 --> 00:18:41,953
that killed John and Aiden.
353
00:18:41,954 --> 00:18:47,960
♪ ♪
354
00:18:51,964 --> 00:18:53,382
♪ ♪
355
00:18:56,052 --> 00:18:58,011
[Brian]
That's definitely huge.
356
00:18:58,012 --> 00:18:59,971
This is a photo
from Aiden's phone.
357
00:18:59,972 --> 00:19:01,641
Popshots-ej--underscore--
358
00:19:01,766 --> 00:19:03,976
that's going to be
the Instagram profile
359
00:19:04,101 --> 00:19:05,977
that was talking to Aiden.
360
00:19:05,978 --> 00:19:07,521
- That's a nice break.
361
00:19:09,065 --> 00:19:11,651
♪ ♪
362
00:19:11,776 --> 00:19:15,236
[Brian] I'll check
the suspect's mutual friends.
363
00:19:15,237 --> 00:19:16,488
♪ ♪
364
00:19:16,489 --> 00:19:18,823
Let's see...
365
00:19:18,824 --> 00:19:20,618
His profile has been deleted.
366
00:19:20,785 --> 00:19:22,911
♪ ♪
367
00:19:22,912 --> 00:19:25,163
I just find that
really suspicious.
368
00:19:25,164 --> 00:19:26,873
♪ ♪
369
00:19:26,874 --> 00:19:29,459
Norris Lake
is a small community,
370
00:19:29,460 --> 00:19:31,379
and he looks to be
around the same age
371
00:19:31,545 --> 00:19:33,089
as the girl
we talked to last week.
372
00:19:33,214 --> 00:19:36,049
She might know him,
or she might know of him.
373
00:19:36,050 --> 00:19:40,720
♪ ♪
374
00:19:40,721 --> 00:19:42,139
I don't have anything to go on,
375
00:19:42,264 --> 00:19:45,684
so we kind of have to talk
to her.
376
00:19:45,685 --> 00:19:47,561
Right here.
377
00:19:48,896 --> 00:19:52,107
[car door opens, closes]
378
00:19:52,108 --> 00:19:53,693
How you doing?
379
00:19:55,695 --> 00:19:58,697
[indistinct chatter]
380
00:19:58,698 --> 00:20:00,616
[Brian]
All right.
381
00:20:00,741 --> 00:20:03,076
I have something
I wanted to show you
382
00:20:03,077 --> 00:20:05,537
we got from the victim's phone.
383
00:20:05,538 --> 00:20:07,122
♪ ♪
384
00:20:07,123 --> 00:20:09,999
That's the Instagram
that was messaging Aiden.
385
00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:13,212
♪ ♪
386
00:20:13,337 --> 00:20:14,714
Who is that?
387
00:20:17,258 --> 00:20:19,926
♪ ♪
388
00:20:19,927 --> 00:20:21,554
[Brian]
Who's EJ?
389
00:20:25,182 --> 00:20:26,434
[Brian]
Well, you know something
390
00:20:26,642 --> 00:20:28,894
'cause your mouth dropped
when you saw his picture.
391
00:20:31,397 --> 00:20:33,232
[narrator] She says
she and a friend met EJ
392
00:20:33,357 --> 00:20:34,524
at Norris Lake,
393
00:20:34,525 --> 00:20:36,819
a community beach
near the park.
394
00:20:45,202 --> 00:20:47,455
♪ ♪
395
00:20:47,580 --> 00:20:49,789
[Brian] All right, well,
I guess we're going to go up
396
00:20:49,790 --> 00:20:50,791
and talk to your friend.
397
00:20:50,916 --> 00:20:52,251
Can you give me her address?
398
00:20:53,335 --> 00:20:56,088
♪ ♪
399
00:20:56,213 --> 00:20:58,214
[Brian] All right,
we appreciate your time.
400
00:20:58,215 --> 00:21:00,258
[car door opens, closes]
401
00:21:00,259 --> 00:21:07,348
♪ ♪
402
00:21:07,349 --> 00:21:09,226
[car door closes]
403
00:21:12,146 --> 00:21:14,814
[Brian] She lives
right down the street.
404
00:21:14,815 --> 00:21:19,611
♪ ♪
405
00:21:19,612 --> 00:21:21,321
Here we go.
406
00:21:21,322 --> 00:21:23,824
♪ ♪
407
00:21:23,949 --> 00:21:25,909
[car door closes]
408
00:21:25,910 --> 00:21:31,164
♪ ♪
409
00:21:31,165 --> 00:21:34,167
My name is Detective Pierson.
This is Investigator Stevens.
410
00:21:34,168 --> 00:21:37,546
We're with the Gwinnett
County Police Department.
411
00:21:37,671 --> 00:21:40,007
Don't be nervous.
You're not in trouble.
412
00:21:41,383 --> 00:21:44,010
Do you know who that is?
413
00:21:44,011 --> 00:21:45,929
EJ?
414
00:21:45,930 --> 00:21:48,681
Do you know anything about EJ?
415
00:21:48,682 --> 00:21:50,059
- Um...
416
00:21:50,184 --> 00:21:52,936
- What do you know?
417
00:21:52,937 --> 00:21:54,229
♪ ♪
418
00:21:54,230 --> 00:21:58,024
[Brian] So did he message you
on Instagram?
419
00:21:58,025 --> 00:21:59,193
♪ ♪
420
00:21:59,318 --> 00:22:01,528
[Brian] May I see the calls
and stuff?
421
00:22:01,529 --> 00:22:03,280
♪ ♪
422
00:22:03,405 --> 00:22:04,573
So is this him?
423
00:22:04,698 --> 00:22:06,658
"When are you going
to start on my hair?"
424
00:22:06,659 --> 00:22:08,827
That was two weeks ago.
425
00:22:08,828 --> 00:22:10,996
So, according to this,
you went to his house.
426
00:22:11,121 --> 00:22:13,039
[Stevens]
So you got a pretty good idea
427
00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:14,416
of where his house is at.
428
00:22:16,293 --> 00:22:18,671
[Stevens]
What school does EJ go to?
429
00:22:21,298 --> 00:22:23,843
[narrator] She says EJ
attends a local high school
430
00:22:23,968 --> 00:22:26,971
for troubled youth.
431
00:22:27,096 --> 00:22:30,265
[Brian] He did murder two boys,
and us getting an address
432
00:22:30,266 --> 00:22:32,600
of where you did his hair
a week before the murder
433
00:22:32,601 --> 00:22:34,394
is going to be big for us.
434
00:22:34,395 --> 00:22:36,272
♪ ♪
435
00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:43,362
[Brian] What if we drove by
in his Durango
436
00:22:43,487 --> 00:22:45,447
with the blacked-out windows?
437
00:22:47,533 --> 00:22:49,242
[Brian]
I'm just going to wait here,
438
00:22:49,243 --> 00:22:51,537
and then you guys are going
to go with him in that car.
439
00:22:51,662 --> 00:22:58,294
♪ ♪
440
00:23:03,549 --> 00:23:04,967
[narrator]
Minutes later...
441
00:23:05,092 --> 00:23:07,636
[Brian] Thank you.
I appreciate it.
442
00:23:07,761 --> 00:23:09,430
[Stevens]
As soon as we got over there,
443
00:23:09,555 --> 00:23:10,723
she's like, take a right.
444
00:23:10,848 --> 00:23:12,432
I'm like, OK.
445
00:23:12,433 --> 00:23:14,684
And she's like, we're going to
have to speed up a little bit
446
00:23:14,685 --> 00:23:17,062
because it's really close on
this side, and then I'm like...
447
00:23:17,187 --> 00:23:20,024
- Oh, it's that yellow house
with the fence?
448
00:23:32,244 --> 00:23:33,579
♪ ♪
449
00:23:33,746 --> 00:23:35,706
- [sighs]
450
00:23:35,831 --> 00:23:37,457
I want to get into that house.
451
00:23:37,458 --> 00:23:40,210
♪ ♪
452
00:23:44,214 --> 00:23:48,718
♪ ♪
453
00:23:48,719 --> 00:23:50,846
[Brian]
This is a big lead for us.
454
00:23:50,971 --> 00:23:54,724
They drove right by that same
house the K-9s tracked to.
455
00:23:54,725 --> 00:23:57,060
♪ ♪
456
00:23:57,061 --> 00:23:58,519
Here it is.
457
00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:01,106
♪ ♪
458
00:24:01,231 --> 00:24:03,399
Now that I have a house,
I want to get to it.
459
00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:05,652
But we have to be safe about it
460
00:24:05,653 --> 00:24:08,863
and kind of brief about it
before we just go in there
461
00:24:08,864 --> 00:24:11,116
and start kicking the door in,
462
00:24:11,241 --> 00:24:13,118
because they did murder
two people.
463
00:24:13,243 --> 00:24:17,247
She also said that EJ went to
either GIVE East or GIVE West.
464
00:24:17,373 --> 00:24:19,541
I think it's definitely going
to get us close
465
00:24:19,667 --> 00:24:21,043
to whoever EJ is.
466
00:24:21,168 --> 00:24:22,418
So...
467
00:24:22,419 --> 00:24:24,420
♪ ♪
468
00:24:24,421 --> 00:24:25,922
Now I'm just a little anxious.
469
00:24:25,923 --> 00:24:27,924
I'm not going to sleep
at all tonight.
470
00:24:27,925 --> 00:24:33,430
♪ ♪
471
00:24:36,225 --> 00:24:38,059
Hey, it's Detective Pierson,
Gwinnett County Police.
472
00:24:38,060 --> 00:24:39,186
How are you?
473
00:24:39,311 --> 00:24:40,770
[narrator]
Pierson reaches out
474
00:24:40,771 --> 00:24:42,898
to the GIVE's
school resource officer.
475
00:24:43,023 --> 00:24:45,733
[Brian] So I'm working a double
homicide in Norris Lake.
476
00:24:45,734 --> 00:24:49,989
The suspect, his Instagram name
was popshots-ej.
477
00:24:50,114 --> 00:24:53,116
And a couple kids in the
neighborhood knew that profile
478
00:24:53,117 --> 00:24:55,369
and said that that was EJ.
479
00:24:55,494 --> 00:24:57,913
Can you figure out
who that student is?
480
00:24:58,038 --> 00:25:00,207
OK, cool.
Thanks, man.
481
00:25:01,959 --> 00:25:04,002
I would like to think
there wouldn't be too many kids
482
00:25:04,003 --> 00:25:05,795
nicknamed EJ.
483
00:25:05,796 --> 00:25:07,588
I just got to wait
for a little bit
484
00:25:07,589 --> 00:25:09,716
and see if he can track down
that name.
485
00:25:09,717 --> 00:25:14,512
♪ ♪
486
00:25:14,513 --> 00:25:16,681
[telephone rings]
487
00:25:16,682 --> 00:25:18,099
Hey, Hills.
488
00:25:18,100 --> 00:25:19,476
♪ ♪
489
00:25:19,601 --> 00:25:24,230
So it's
L-E-Q-U-A-N Leroy Dempsey.
490
00:25:24,231 --> 00:25:25,481
♪ ♪
491
00:25:25,482 --> 00:25:27,860
And the address...
492
00:25:27,985 --> 00:25:29,819
OK.
All right.
493
00:25:29,820 --> 00:25:32,155
I appreciate it, dude.
Thanks.
494
00:25:32,156 --> 00:25:34,033
He asked around,
all the teachers,
495
00:25:34,158 --> 00:25:38,870
and they know a kid that goes
there by the nickname EJ.
496
00:25:38,871 --> 00:25:40,705
His name is Le'Quan Dempsey.
497
00:25:40,706 --> 00:25:41,998
♪ ♪
498
00:25:41,999 --> 00:25:44,084
He just turned 16.
499
00:25:44,209 --> 00:25:46,420
Sounds like that's going to be
my shooter.
500
00:25:46,545 --> 00:25:50,132
♪ ♪
501
00:25:50,257 --> 00:25:53,260
The text message chain isn't
enough for an arrest warrant.
502
00:25:53,385 --> 00:25:55,512
I still need to put him there.
503
00:25:56,555 --> 00:25:58,681
[narrator] Pierson will submit
a search warrant
504
00:25:58,682 --> 00:26:01,601
for Le'Quan's
cell phone records.
505
00:26:01,602 --> 00:26:04,188
- He doesn't have an address
in Norris Lake,
506
00:26:04,313 --> 00:26:06,189
but that doesn't mean
he's not friends with people
507
00:26:06,190 --> 00:26:08,983
on the address
that K-9 tracked to.
508
00:26:08,984 --> 00:26:12,237
[Jason] So what if we went out
to the house
509
00:26:12,362 --> 00:26:15,615
and just kind of did
a knock-and-talk,
510
00:26:15,616 --> 00:26:17,533
turning it into a lock-it-down?
511
00:26:17,534 --> 00:26:24,457
♪ ♪
512
00:26:24,458 --> 00:26:26,709
[indistinct radio chatter]
513
00:26:26,710 --> 00:26:32,174
♪ ♪
514
00:26:32,299 --> 00:26:34,134
[car door opens]
515
00:26:36,637 --> 00:26:38,888
[indistinct chatter
over police radio]
516
00:26:38,889 --> 00:26:43,268
♪ ♪
517
00:26:43,393 --> 00:26:45,728
[knocking at door]
518
00:26:45,729 --> 00:26:48,190
[Brian]
Police department.
519
00:26:48,315 --> 00:26:49,941
[door opens]
Hey.
520
00:26:49,942 --> 00:26:51,151
[officer]
How's it going?
521
00:26:51,276 --> 00:26:52,736
[Brian]
Can I talk to you for a second?
522
00:26:52,861 --> 00:26:54,612
You heard
about the murders, right?
523
00:26:54,613 --> 00:26:56,031
You've lived here
a while, right?
524
00:26:56,156 --> 00:26:58,075
You didn't hear about
the murders across the street?
525
00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:00,576
Two boys were killed
two weeks ago.
526
00:27:00,577 --> 00:27:02,161
OK.
527
00:27:02,162 --> 00:27:03,872
Is EJ here?
528
00:27:03,997 --> 00:27:05,706
Le'Quan.
529
00:27:05,707 --> 00:27:06,750
Mm-hmm.
530
00:27:08,544 --> 00:27:10,129
[Brian]
Where's he?
531
00:27:12,047 --> 00:27:13,882
[Brian] I know he had
his hair done here
532
00:27:14,007 --> 00:27:17,052
a couple weeks ago, right?
533
00:27:17,177 --> 00:27:20,639
[narrator] She says Le'Quan
is a friend of her brother.
534
00:27:20,764 --> 00:27:23,600
[Brian] I need to talk
to your brother and Le'Quan.
535
00:27:25,561 --> 00:27:27,770
[Brian]
Can I come inside?
536
00:27:27,771 --> 00:27:29,146
No?
537
00:27:29,147 --> 00:27:31,607
♪ ♪
538
00:27:31,608 --> 00:27:34,194
I think we could do
the search warrant now.
539
00:27:35,404 --> 00:27:37,154
[Brian]
I'll go get it right now.
540
00:27:37,155 --> 00:27:43,996
♪ ♪
541
00:27:47,833 --> 00:27:49,834
[officer]
We got the search warrant.
542
00:27:49,835 --> 00:27:52,337
♪ ♪
543
00:27:52,462 --> 00:27:53,963
[Brian] There's going to be
a black backpack.
544
00:27:53,964 --> 00:27:55,298
I don't know
if it's still here.
545
00:27:55,299 --> 00:27:58,093
The victim had 2 ounces
of marijuana in it,
546
00:27:58,218 --> 00:28:00,136
and they took it
after they shot him.
547
00:28:00,137 --> 00:28:01,762
9-millimeter handgun.
548
00:28:01,763 --> 00:28:08,812
♪ ♪
549
00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:13,024
There's nothing.
550
00:28:13,025 --> 00:28:16,402
♪ ♪
551
00:28:16,403 --> 00:28:19,030
We'll just talk right here.
552
00:28:19,031 --> 00:28:22,617
I'm telling you,
the shooters ran to this house.
553
00:28:22,618 --> 00:28:24,201
♪ ♪
554
00:28:24,202 --> 00:28:26,079
K-9 tracked to this house,
555
00:28:26,204 --> 00:28:30,666
and, particularly, they tracked
into this yard, OK?
556
00:28:30,667 --> 00:28:33,002
Do you want to talk to me?
557
00:28:33,003 --> 00:28:34,630
♪ ♪
558
00:28:36,757 --> 00:28:39,091
- Now's not the time
to mess with me.
559
00:28:39,092 --> 00:28:44,514
♪ ♪
560
00:28:48,518 --> 00:28:54,857
♪ ♪
561
00:28:54,858 --> 00:28:57,527
[Brian]
This isn't going away.
562
00:28:57,653 --> 00:28:59,613
I will not stop
until I figure out
563
00:28:59,738 --> 00:29:02,323
who the two people were
that met John and Aiden.
564
00:29:02,324 --> 00:29:03,450
♪ ♪
565
00:29:05,911 --> 00:29:07,286
[Brian]
Sure.
566
00:29:07,287 --> 00:29:12,250
♪ ♪
567
00:29:22,844 --> 00:29:24,888
[Brian]
Did he tell you who?
568
00:29:26,473 --> 00:29:28,265
♪ ♪
569
00:29:28,266 --> 00:29:30,559
[Brian]
So are you telling me this
570
00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:32,938
because you think it's
linked to the shooting?
571
00:29:34,856 --> 00:29:36,942
[Brian] What do you know
about the shooting?
572
00:29:38,944 --> 00:29:40,696
[Brian]
I know you know something.
573
00:29:44,241 --> 00:29:46,283
[Brian] Yeah, but that was
what happened in June.
574
00:29:46,284 --> 00:29:48,202
I need to know what happened
two weeks ago.
575
00:29:48,203 --> 00:29:50,288
Was Quan the one that tried to
buy weed from these guys again,
576
00:29:50,414 --> 00:29:52,164
and they tried to rob Quan?
577
00:29:52,165 --> 00:29:53,959
♪ ♪
578
00:29:55,127 --> 00:29:57,545
[Brian] You don't know?
All right.
579
00:29:57,546 --> 00:29:59,715
♪ ♪
580
00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:02,883
She was telling me a story
that Le'Quan had told her.
581
00:30:02,884 --> 00:30:05,178
He was trying to buy
some marijuana
582
00:30:05,345 --> 00:30:08,723
from a white kid,
and that person robbed him.
583
00:30:08,724 --> 00:30:11,684
It sounds like this could be,
like, payback.
584
00:30:11,685 --> 00:30:17,356
♪ ♪
585
00:30:17,357 --> 00:30:19,358
[narrator]
The next day...
586
00:30:19,359 --> 00:30:21,194
[telephone rings]
587
00:30:21,319 --> 00:30:22,863
- Detective Pierson,
Gwinnett Police.
588
00:30:22,988 --> 00:30:24,531
[narrator]
An attorney for the young man
589
00:30:24,656 --> 00:30:28,076
who lives in the house that
was searched calls Pierson.
590
00:30:28,201 --> 00:30:30,036
[Brian]
There's a suspect, EJ.
591
00:30:30,037 --> 00:30:32,748
We had a couple people
in the neighborhood point out
592
00:30:32,873 --> 00:30:35,708
that address as the one
that EJ was staying at
593
00:30:35,709 --> 00:30:37,544
when he's in the neighborhood.
594
00:30:37,669 --> 00:30:39,754
That's why we were out
at the house.
595
00:30:39,755 --> 00:30:42,048
I just wanted to kind of talk
to him about EJ.
596
00:30:42,049 --> 00:30:44,718
♪ ♪
597
00:30:44,843 --> 00:30:46,553
All right, sir.
598
00:30:46,678 --> 00:30:48,680
All right, you too.
Bye.
599
00:30:50,265 --> 00:30:51,725
[clears throat]
All right.
600
00:30:51,850 --> 00:30:53,642
He's like, if you have any
warrants, I want them.
601
00:30:53,643 --> 00:30:55,227
I said, I don't have
any warrants.
602
00:30:55,228 --> 00:30:58,231
I wanted to talk to him
about a suspect called EJ.
603
00:30:58,356 --> 00:31:00,275
I heard he was
friends with him.
604
00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:03,194
He's like, well, I don't want
to come up and talk
605
00:31:03,195 --> 00:31:06,072
if he's going to be roped
into this felony-murder thing.
606
00:31:06,073 --> 00:31:08,950
♪ ♪
607
00:31:09,076 --> 00:31:11,787
The GIVE school provided me
with a phone number
608
00:31:11,912 --> 00:31:13,205
for Le'Quan's grandma.
609
00:31:13,330 --> 00:31:15,915
I want to get a statement
from them.
610
00:31:15,916 --> 00:31:18,834
I don't really have
any other avenues right now.
611
00:31:18,835 --> 00:31:23,757
♪ ♪
612
00:31:23,882 --> 00:31:25,425
[narrator]
Two days later...
613
00:31:25,550 --> 00:31:29,346
- I talked to Le'Quan's grandma
about talking to Le'Quan.
614
00:31:29,471 --> 00:31:32,307
She said she's going
to bring him up today.
615
00:31:32,432 --> 00:31:34,391
We're going to talk to him
about that conversation
616
00:31:34,392 --> 00:31:35,685
with him and the victim.
617
00:31:35,852 --> 00:31:38,480
We're going to try to figure
out what his story is
618
00:31:38,605 --> 00:31:39,605
about all this stuff.
619
00:31:39,606 --> 00:31:42,901
♪ ♪
620
00:31:43,068 --> 00:31:45,237
Ma'am, if you'd like to have
a seat right there.
621
00:31:45,362 --> 00:31:47,405
Le'Quan right here, please.
622
00:31:47,531 --> 00:31:50,282
Um, I know we spoke
on the phone briefly.
623
00:31:50,283 --> 00:31:52,994
And I know
you guys already kind of know
624
00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:54,578
why we're here talking.
625
00:31:54,579 --> 00:31:56,998
It was about the murders
down in Norris Lake.
626
00:31:59,042 --> 00:32:01,043
[Brian]
Sure. Mm-hmm.
627
00:32:01,044 --> 00:32:03,755
One of the things that I did do
after the homicide was,
628
00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:06,550
I got into one of the victim's
phone, which was Aiden.
629
00:32:08,468 --> 00:32:11,178
And there was
an Instagram conversation
630
00:32:11,179 --> 00:32:15,141
between your Instagram account
and the victim's,
631
00:32:15,142 --> 00:32:17,601
leading up to...
632
00:32:17,602 --> 00:32:19,312
the homicide.
633
00:32:22,816 --> 00:32:24,358
♪ ♪
634
00:32:24,359 --> 00:32:26,193
[narrator] He says he shares
his Instagram account
635
00:32:26,194 --> 00:32:30,282
with the friend who lives at
the house that K-9 tracked to.
636
00:32:48,008 --> 00:32:50,802
♪ ♪
637
00:32:54,097 --> 00:32:55,807
- And I can show it to you,
638
00:32:55,932 --> 00:32:58,350
but I don't want it to shut you
down because the conversation's
639
00:32:58,351 --> 00:33:00,937
between Aiden and the person
using this account.
640
00:33:01,104 --> 00:33:04,064
They're over buying
marijuana, OK?
641
00:33:04,065 --> 00:33:05,441
The person using
the account says,
642
00:33:05,442 --> 00:33:06,692
we're going to meet at sunset.
643
00:33:06,693 --> 00:33:09,654
And then Aiden and John show up
at sunset.
644
00:33:12,949 --> 00:33:16,368
♪ ♪
645
00:33:16,369 --> 00:33:18,330
[Brian]
Where were you?
646
00:33:18,455 --> 00:33:20,415
At home?
Who was at home with you?
647
00:33:42,270 --> 00:33:48,318
♪ ♪
648
00:33:52,906 --> 00:33:55,407
[Brian] Is there anything else
about either you being
649
00:33:55,408 --> 00:33:57,534
at the house
and them going down to the park
650
00:33:57,535 --> 00:33:59,745
or you being around
and not knowing
651
00:33:59,746 --> 00:34:01,539
that this was going to happen?
652
00:34:10,465 --> 00:34:12,383
♪ ♪
653
00:34:12,384 --> 00:34:14,760
- I can see it
in your mannerisms right now
654
00:34:14,761 --> 00:34:16,721
and your face
that you want to tell more.
655
00:34:27,565 --> 00:34:29,900
- What was "bump home"?
656
00:34:30,068 --> 00:34:31,402
What was that?
657
00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:34,614
[narrator]
He says the friend
658
00:34:34,739 --> 00:34:36,699
has been trying
to bring him into a gang.
659
00:34:54,134 --> 00:34:56,760
[narrator] He says two days
before the shooting,
660
00:34:56,761 --> 00:34:58,637
the friend
and another young man
661
00:34:58,638 --> 00:35:01,516
showed up at his house
asking to borrow his phone.
662
00:35:12,235 --> 00:35:14,529
♪ ♪
663
00:35:21,119 --> 00:35:24,998
♪ ♪
664
00:35:29,002 --> 00:35:34,049
♪ ♪
665
00:35:38,261 --> 00:35:41,096
♪ ♪
666
00:35:41,097 --> 00:35:43,391
[Brian] Did he tell you
what happened?
667
00:35:56,863 --> 00:35:57,906
- Um...
668
00:36:02,077 --> 00:36:03,411
[Brian]
Yeah.
669
00:36:03,662 --> 00:36:06,747
I appreciate you spending
so much time with us tonight.
670
00:36:06,748 --> 00:36:09,917
♪ ♪
671
00:36:09,918 --> 00:36:13,380
Basically, he told me they gave
him his phone, which sounds--
672
00:36:13,505 --> 00:36:15,423
like, it's ridiculous, but--
673
00:36:19,052 --> 00:36:21,221
Is he high enough
to place this kid in fear?
674
00:36:21,346 --> 00:36:25,141
- He was training Le'Quan
as his little pup.
675
00:36:25,308 --> 00:36:26,851
That's what he called him.
676
00:36:26,976 --> 00:36:29,103
[James] This guy has
as much control over him.
677
00:36:29,104 --> 00:36:31,189
I could see him saying,
give me your phone,
678
00:36:31,314 --> 00:36:33,607
and there's no questions asked.
679
00:36:33,608 --> 00:36:35,401
This kid's only 16 years old.
680
00:36:35,402 --> 00:36:38,987
So I mean, he's still trying
to figure out how to survive.
681
00:36:38,988 --> 00:36:40,989
- Could still not be telling
the truth.
682
00:36:40,990 --> 00:36:43,200
I just--
683
00:36:43,201 --> 00:36:45,160
I don't know.
684
00:36:45,161 --> 00:36:47,956
- So how can you
back up his story?
685
00:36:48,081 --> 00:36:50,709
'Cause now the location data
for his cell phone
686
00:36:50,834 --> 00:36:53,293
is going to put him
in Norris Lake.
687
00:36:53,294 --> 00:36:55,088
[Brian]
His Instagram won't matter.
688
00:36:55,213 --> 00:36:57,798
Just have to wait
for his call-detail records
689
00:36:57,799 --> 00:36:59,675
and see where we go from there.
690
00:36:59,676 --> 00:37:06,349
♪ ♪
691
00:37:10,437 --> 00:37:12,980
[narrator]
Ten days later...
692
00:37:12,981 --> 00:37:16,651
- This is the phone records
I got for...
693
00:37:16,776 --> 00:37:18,152
Le'Quan.
694
00:37:18,153 --> 00:37:19,821
♪ ♪
695
00:37:19,946 --> 00:37:22,364
So here's the coordinates
696
00:37:22,365 --> 00:37:24,491
for the cell tower
that he used.
697
00:37:24,492 --> 00:37:29,163
♪ ♪
698
00:37:29,164 --> 00:37:30,498
Norris Lake.
699
00:37:30,665 --> 00:37:32,667
The 19th here,
700
00:37:32,792 --> 00:37:34,753
he called the 916 number
701
00:37:34,878 --> 00:37:36,378
and then again on the 20th,
702
00:37:36,379 --> 00:37:38,172
the afternoon
before the homicides.
703
00:37:38,173 --> 00:37:42,009
And then right here, the 21st,
11:30 in the morning,
704
00:37:42,010 --> 00:37:44,846
11 hours after the homicide,
he called again.
705
00:37:44,971 --> 00:37:47,431
Let me see if I can figure out
who it is.
706
00:37:47,432 --> 00:37:49,391
♪ ♪
707
00:37:49,392 --> 00:37:52,853
That 916 number
is to his grandmother.
708
00:37:52,854 --> 00:37:55,148
[detective] Really?
[Brian] Yes.
709
00:37:55,273 --> 00:37:56,524
And you can scroll down.
710
00:37:56,649 --> 00:37:58,693
And each one of these,
he's in Norris Lake.
711
00:37:58,818 --> 00:38:01,445
In the interview,
Le'Quan was talking about,
712
00:38:01,446 --> 00:38:04,866
his friend came up, picked up
his phone on the 19th,
713
00:38:04,991 --> 00:38:07,367
and he didn't get back
until the 24th.
714
00:38:07,368 --> 00:38:10,162
His friend's not talking
to his grandma.
715
00:38:10,163 --> 00:38:12,206
Le'Quan is going
to be involved.
716
00:38:12,207 --> 00:38:13,540
♪ ♪
717
00:38:13,541 --> 00:38:15,375
I know he was in Norris Lake.
718
00:38:15,376 --> 00:38:16,960
I know it was his Instagram.
719
00:38:16,961 --> 00:38:19,004
And I know it was his phone
talking to the victim.
720
00:38:19,005 --> 00:38:20,256
Now that we know that
721
00:38:20,381 --> 00:38:22,591
what he's telling me
in the interview is false,
722
00:38:22,592 --> 00:38:23,927
I can confront him with that.
723
00:38:24,135 --> 00:38:26,845
Hopefully he'll come off of it
and tell me he was there.
724
00:38:26,846 --> 00:38:31,351
♪ ♪
725
00:38:31,476 --> 00:38:32,601
Detective Pierson,
Gwinnett Police.
726
00:38:32,602 --> 00:38:33,895
How are you?
727
00:38:34,020 --> 00:38:36,647
[narrator] Pierson calls
Le'Quan's grandmother.
728
00:38:36,648 --> 00:38:38,440
♪ ♪
729
00:38:38,441 --> 00:38:39,775
- OK.
730
00:38:39,776 --> 00:38:41,444
[narrator]
She says Le'Quan's mother
731
00:38:41,569 --> 00:38:44,071
retained representation
for her son.
732
00:38:44,072 --> 00:38:46,282
- I don't believe
he was by himself.
733
00:38:46,407 --> 00:38:48,200
But if that's y'all's decision,
734
00:38:48,201 --> 00:38:50,118
I won't reach out
to him anymore.
735
00:38:50,119 --> 00:38:53,247
♪ ♪
736
00:38:53,248 --> 00:38:56,376
I'll probably end up
getting warrants for Le'Quan.
737
00:38:56,501 --> 00:38:58,877
I'm telling you that
straight up.
738
00:38:58,878 --> 00:39:01,631
♪ ♪
739
00:39:01,756 --> 00:39:03,715
All right, bye-bye.
740
00:39:03,716 --> 00:39:05,802
♪ ♪
741
00:39:05,927 --> 00:39:09,137
I have more than enough
evidence to charge Le'Quan.
742
00:39:09,138 --> 00:39:11,890
At this point,
there's nothing else I can do--
743
00:39:11,891 --> 00:39:14,768
just get him into custody
and we'll go from there.
744
00:39:14,769 --> 00:39:19,607
♪ ♪
745
00:39:19,732 --> 00:39:22,651
[narrator]
Five days later...
746
00:39:22,652 --> 00:39:24,444
- They took Le'Quan
into custody
747
00:39:24,445 --> 00:39:25,904
at his grandmother's house.
748
00:39:25,905 --> 00:39:27,699
♪ ♪
749
00:39:27,824 --> 00:39:30,034
I wish I could have talked
to Le'Quan again.
750
00:39:30,159 --> 00:39:32,286
I wish I could have talked
to his friend
751
00:39:32,287 --> 00:39:34,454
to get some more information.
752
00:39:34,455 --> 00:39:36,123
I do believe he's involved,
753
00:39:36,124 --> 00:39:38,083
but I don't know
to what extent.
754
00:39:38,084 --> 00:39:40,669
But I do believe Le'Quan
is the main suspect.
755
00:39:40,670 --> 00:39:43,047
♪ ♪
756
00:39:43,172 --> 00:39:46,133
I did speak with Aiden
and John's families.
757
00:39:46,134 --> 00:39:50,138
They were appreciative
of everything we did for them.
758
00:39:50,305 --> 00:39:52,681
It's just a tragic incident,
759
00:39:52,682 --> 00:39:55,935
with two teenagers
that are now gone.
760
00:39:56,060 --> 00:39:59,021
[soft music]
761
00:39:59,022 --> 00:40:01,190
♪ ♪
762
00:40:01,316 --> 00:40:04,318
[dramatic music]
763
00:40:04,319 --> 00:40:11,284
♪ ♪
764
00:40:19,751 --> 00:40:23,921
[narrator] Three years after
John and Aiden were killed...
765
00:40:23,922 --> 00:40:26,215
[line trilling]
766
00:40:26,341 --> 00:40:29,052
- Hi.
- Hey.
767
00:40:29,177 --> 00:40:30,802
Are you wearing the shirt?
768
00:40:30,803 --> 00:40:33,890
- I wore John and Aiden,
and she wore Aiden.
769
00:40:34,015 --> 00:40:35,599
[Donna]
John and Aiden--
770
00:40:35,600 --> 00:40:39,561
once they met, from that day
on, they were inseparable.
771
00:40:39,562 --> 00:40:40,647
[Debra]
Yeah.
772
00:40:40,772 --> 00:40:42,564
[Donna]
Remember when John and Aiden
773
00:40:42,565 --> 00:40:44,691
were saying that they were
going to get face tattoos?
774
00:40:44,692 --> 00:40:46,526
- Oh, my gosh.
775
00:40:46,527 --> 00:40:48,070
- I think they just
would say stuff
776
00:40:48,071 --> 00:40:49,738
just to give us a hard time.
777
00:40:49,739 --> 00:40:51,950
[Debra] Always!
- Let's see what Mom will do.
778
00:40:52,075 --> 00:40:54,202
- Oh, I know.
I could hear the two of them
779
00:40:54,327 --> 00:40:56,119
just masterminding that, too.
780
00:40:56,120 --> 00:40:58,915
- Crazy, crazy boys.
781
00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:01,960
- They were good kids.
They really were.
782
00:41:02,085 --> 00:41:05,170
This time of year
is always hard, you know.
783
00:41:05,171 --> 00:41:06,338
♪ ♪
784
00:41:06,339 --> 00:41:07,798
I try to forget that day.
785
00:41:07,799 --> 00:41:09,884
Like, change my memories
and my thought pattern
786
00:41:10,009 --> 00:41:11,803
to, like, something good.
787
00:41:11,928 --> 00:41:14,179
- I'm glad that they
were together, though,
788
00:41:14,180 --> 00:41:15,431
♪ ♪
789
00:41:15,556 --> 00:41:17,474
As much as I hate it.
790
00:41:17,475 --> 00:41:18,475
♪ ♪
791
00:41:18,476 --> 00:41:19,768
Bound forever.
792
00:41:19,769 --> 00:41:22,730
- So are we.
[Debra] Yes, we are.
793
00:41:22,855 --> 00:41:25,524
We are definitely bound
by the blood of our sons.
794
00:41:25,525 --> 00:41:27,276
- I always have somebody
that knows
795
00:41:27,402 --> 00:41:31,071
exactly where I'm at because
you're right there, too.
796
00:41:31,072 --> 00:41:33,116
♪ ♪
797
00:41:33,241 --> 00:41:35,659
- I love you,
and it was good to see you.
798
00:41:35,660 --> 00:41:37,912
[Donna]
OK. I love you, too.
799
00:41:40,123 --> 00:41:43,375
- I look for signs from Aiden
to help me cope,
800
00:41:43,376 --> 00:41:46,254
a song that comes on the radio,
801
00:41:46,379 --> 00:41:47,964
finding dimes and pennies--
802
00:41:48,089 --> 00:41:50,675
that's kisses and hugs
from heaven.
803
00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:53,051
I look for him in my dreams.
804
00:41:53,052 --> 00:41:55,762
♪ ♪
805
00:41:55,763 --> 00:41:59,976
- He just brought
so much joy and fun.
806
00:42:00,101 --> 00:42:02,437
The world is quiet now.
807
00:42:02,562 --> 00:42:04,604
[voice breaking]
I just would give anything
808
00:42:04,605 --> 00:42:06,273
to just hear his voice.
809
00:42:06,274 --> 00:42:09,777
- I feel like the day he died,
I died, too.
810
00:42:09,902 --> 00:42:13,655
I lost all my joy.
I lost all my happiness.
811
00:42:13,656 --> 00:42:16,993
I didn't even know
how to laugh anymore.
812
00:42:17,118 --> 00:42:20,287
- You got to really be thankful
for every minute,
813
00:42:20,288 --> 00:42:23,623
every day that you get
with your kids.
814
00:42:23,624 --> 00:42:25,042
I miss you.
815
00:42:25,043 --> 00:42:26,334
♪ ♪
816
00:42:26,335 --> 00:42:28,712
I love you, John-John.
817
00:42:28,713 --> 00:42:33,342
♪ ♪