1 00:00:01,668 --> 00:00:04,629 [dramatic music] 2 00:00:04,630 --> 00:00:11,678 ♪ ♪ 3 00:00:19,102 --> 00:00:22,146 [insects chirping] 4 00:00:22,147 --> 00:00:23,856 ♪ ♪ 5 00:00:23,857 --> 00:00:25,943 [line trilling] 6 00:00:40,832 --> 00:00:42,376 [siren wailing] 7 00:00:42,501 --> 00:00:44,545 [line trilling] 8 00:00:57,516 --> 00:00:59,810 OK, who shot who? 9 00:01:01,395 --> 00:01:03,939 Where? Where are they? 10 00:01:05,649 --> 00:01:07,859 ♪ ♪ 11 00:01:09,528 --> 00:01:11,530 [officer] Buddy, you OK? 12 00:01:13,991 --> 00:01:16,326 [officer] OK. Did y'all see who shot? 13 00:01:19,788 --> 00:01:21,456 [officer 2] K-9 unit en route. 14 00:01:21,582 --> 00:01:22,583 [dog barking] 15 00:01:23,542 --> 00:01:25,419 ♪ ♪ 16 00:01:31,258 --> 00:01:33,719 ♪ ♪ 17 00:01:36,930 --> 00:01:42,351 ♪ ♪ 18 00:01:42,352 --> 00:01:43,520 [dog barks] 19 00:01:56,700 --> 00:01:58,452 ♪ ♪ 20 00:02:00,662 --> 00:02:03,665 [officer] They're two males, not alert, not breathing. 21 00:02:15,719 --> 00:02:22,517 ♪ ♪ 22 00:02:24,770 --> 00:02:26,228 [narrator] For homicide detectives, 23 00:02:26,229 --> 00:02:27,856 their chance of solving a murder 24 00:02:27,981 --> 00:02:29,483 is cut in half 25 00:02:29,608 --> 00:02:31,193 if they don't get a lead 26 00:02:31,318 --> 00:02:33,277 within the first 48 hours. 27 00:02:33,278 --> 00:02:38,115 ♪ ♪ 28 00:02:38,116 --> 00:02:40,911 [helicopter blades whirring] 29 00:02:41,036 --> 00:02:44,288 [clock ticking] 30 00:02:44,289 --> 00:02:50,921 ♪ ♪ 31 00:02:52,923 --> 00:02:54,548 [Brian] Hey. 32 00:02:54,549 --> 00:02:56,009 - What you got? 33 00:02:56,134 --> 00:02:57,969 [officer] This is the crime scene here, 34 00:02:58,095 --> 00:03:01,223 at the picnic bench pretty much. 35 00:03:01,348 --> 00:03:03,099 [officer 2] Two people are deceased. 36 00:03:03,100 --> 00:03:05,310 ♪ ♪ 37 00:03:05,435 --> 00:03:08,021 Aiden Reynolds 38 00:03:08,146 --> 00:03:09,773 [narrator] 19-year-old Aiden Reynolds 39 00:03:09,898 --> 00:03:12,317 was born in Cartersville, Georgia. 40 00:03:12,442 --> 00:03:15,987 He worked as a delivery driver and was an aspiring musician. 41 00:03:16,113 --> 00:03:20,908 He leaves behind his mother, father, and a younger sister. 42 00:03:20,909 --> 00:03:23,411 ♪ ♪ 43 00:03:23,412 --> 00:03:27,248 [officer 2] The other guy is John Pendrak. 44 00:03:27,249 --> 00:03:29,250 ♪ ♪ 45 00:03:29,251 --> 00:03:31,253 [narrator] 17-year-old John Pendrak 46 00:03:31,378 --> 00:03:33,254 was Aiden's best friend, 47 00:03:33,255 --> 00:03:36,799 born 260 miles away in Villa Rica, Georgia. 48 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:40,220 John recently started a job as an oil technician. 49 00:03:40,345 --> 00:03:44,723 He loved skateboarding, motorcycling, and camping. 50 00:03:44,724 --> 00:03:48,185 He leaves behind his mother, stepfather, 51 00:03:48,186 --> 00:03:50,146 and three siblings. 52 00:03:50,147 --> 00:03:52,565 ♪ ♪ 53 00:03:52,566 --> 00:03:55,109 - I'm going to see if there's anything crazy about the scene. 54 00:03:55,110 --> 00:03:56,444 [officer] OK. 55 00:03:56,445 --> 00:04:03,493 ♪ ♪ 56 00:04:06,913 --> 00:04:09,541 [Brian] Hey. [person] Hey. 57 00:04:09,708 --> 00:04:11,125 [officer 2] He's got one through the side 58 00:04:11,126 --> 00:04:13,085 and two in the back. 59 00:04:13,086 --> 00:04:15,005 [narrator] John was shot in the arm, 60 00:04:15,130 --> 00:04:17,966 chest, back, and torso. 61 00:04:18,091 --> 00:04:21,760 - I think when he fell, he must have fell into the table. 62 00:04:21,761 --> 00:04:24,055 ♪ ♪ 63 00:04:24,181 --> 00:04:26,015 I think this guy tried to run. 64 00:04:26,016 --> 00:04:29,643 [Officer] They say where he got shot? 65 00:04:29,644 --> 00:04:31,438 [narrator] Aiden was shot once in the chest, 66 00:04:31,563 --> 00:04:36,193 once under the arm, and three times in the back. 67 00:04:38,028 --> 00:04:39,696 ♪ ♪ 68 00:04:39,821 --> 00:04:41,697 - Are these all shell casings? [officer 3] Yeah. 69 00:04:41,698 --> 00:04:43,784 ♪ ♪ 70 00:04:45,202 --> 00:04:48,329 [narrator] CSI locates 13 9-millimeter casings 71 00:04:48,330 --> 00:04:50,664 on and around the table. 72 00:04:50,665 --> 00:04:52,584 [detective] All those casings are pretty tight. 73 00:04:52,709 --> 00:04:54,293 [Brian] It could be one shooter. 74 00:04:54,294 --> 00:04:56,504 I mean, you can do that with one magazine. 75 00:04:56,505 --> 00:04:58,881 [detective] Yeah. 76 00:04:58,882 --> 00:05:01,634 This phone is all beat up. 77 00:05:01,635 --> 00:05:04,220 [narrator] John and Aiden both have a cell phone 78 00:05:04,221 --> 00:05:06,264 lying next to them. 79 00:05:07,557 --> 00:05:08,725 [Brian] Yeah. 80 00:05:08,850 --> 00:05:10,685 [detective] Stop any kind of deletions. 81 00:05:10,811 --> 00:05:13,604 [narrator] Inside John's waistband... 82 00:05:13,605 --> 00:05:15,231 [detective] Yeah. 83 00:05:15,232 --> 00:05:18,067 It looks like a BB gun or a plastic gun. 84 00:05:18,068 --> 00:05:20,570 ♪ ♪ 85 00:05:22,239 --> 00:05:25,699 [narrator] John's girlfriend, Kayla, who called 911, 86 00:05:25,700 --> 00:05:27,702 is waiting to speak with detectives. 87 00:05:27,828 --> 00:05:30,996 [officer 2] She said was in the car when she heard shots. 88 00:05:30,997 --> 00:05:34,875 ♪ ♪ 89 00:05:34,876 --> 00:05:36,377 [Brian] Hey, Kayla. 90 00:05:36,378 --> 00:05:38,254 [car door closes] 91 00:05:38,255 --> 00:05:41,424 I'm Detective Pierson. This is Detective Araya. 92 00:05:42,968 --> 00:05:45,971 Kayla, I'm very sorry this happened. 93 00:05:46,096 --> 00:05:47,930 How tight are Aiden and John? 94 00:05:47,931 --> 00:05:50,809 [Kayla] They were really tight, like, all three of us. 95 00:05:50,934 --> 00:05:52,519 [Brian] Did you already talk to John's family? 96 00:05:52,644 --> 00:05:54,020 [Kayla] I talked to his sister. 97 00:05:54,187 --> 00:05:55,271 [Brian] So you did tell her what happened? 98 00:05:55,272 --> 00:05:56,897 [Kayla] Yeah. 99 00:05:56,898 --> 00:05:59,275 [Brian] So can you tell me what happened today, 100 00:05:59,276 --> 00:06:00,986 what were you guys were doing? 101 00:06:04,865 --> 00:06:07,408 [narrator] She says John and Aiden came to the park 102 00:06:07,409 --> 00:06:09,244 to sell some marijuana. 103 00:06:09,369 --> 00:06:11,162 [Brian] Do you know the guy's name? 104 00:06:14,249 --> 00:06:15,833 [Brian] OK. 105 00:06:15,834 --> 00:06:19,462 So how did Aiden get in contact with this guy? 106 00:06:21,298 --> 00:06:22,464 [Brian] OK. 107 00:06:22,465 --> 00:06:24,551 Do you know the Instagram handle? 108 00:06:24,676 --> 00:06:26,011 [Kayla] Mm-mm. 109 00:06:28,555 --> 00:06:30,639 ♪ ♪ 110 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:33,267 [Brian] Who brought it up to meet down here--Aiden? 111 00:06:33,268 --> 00:06:35,311 [Kayla] Well, no, dude did. 112 00:06:35,312 --> 00:06:37,022 ♪ ♪ 113 00:06:37,188 --> 00:06:39,523 So we got in the car and just came over here. 114 00:06:39,524 --> 00:06:40,774 ♪ ♪ 115 00:06:40,775 --> 00:06:43,777 All I remember is them getting out the car. 116 00:06:43,778 --> 00:06:45,321 As soon as they got out of the car, 117 00:06:45,322 --> 00:06:47,532 I, like, completely just dozed off. 118 00:06:47,657 --> 00:06:49,034 [Brian] OK. 119 00:06:49,159 --> 00:06:52,328 [Kayla] And then the gunshots is what woke me up. 120 00:06:52,329 --> 00:06:53,496 ♪ ♪ 121 00:06:53,622 --> 00:06:55,664 I didn't see the gun being pulled. 122 00:06:55,665 --> 00:06:58,000 Only thing I saw was them running off. 123 00:06:58,001 --> 00:07:01,588 [narrator] She says she saw two men running away. 124 00:07:01,713 --> 00:07:02,713 [Brian] OK. 125 00:07:02,714 --> 00:07:04,174 Can you describe them? 126 00:07:04,299 --> 00:07:06,634 [Kayla] They were in all black. 127 00:07:06,635 --> 00:07:08,344 [Brian] Do you know the race? 128 00:07:08,345 --> 00:07:09,846 [Kayla] I would say Black. 129 00:07:09,971 --> 00:07:11,680 [Brian] Have you guys hung out here before? 130 00:07:11,681 --> 00:07:12,724 [Kayla] Yeah. [Brian] So you knew the area? 131 00:07:12,849 --> 00:07:15,018 [Kayla] We hang out here all the time. 132 00:07:15,143 --> 00:07:17,561 [Brian] And I believe you said the dude named this 133 00:07:17,562 --> 00:07:20,606 as the spot to meet-- the suspects. 134 00:07:20,607 --> 00:07:23,651 Quite a coincidence, you know what I'm saying? 135 00:07:23,652 --> 00:07:24,985 ♪ ♪ 136 00:07:24,986 --> 00:07:27,279 Is there anything that you're not telling me 137 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:29,198 that you think I should know? 138 00:07:29,199 --> 00:07:30,491 [Kayla] Mm-mm. 139 00:07:30,492 --> 00:07:32,034 ♪ ♪ 140 00:07:32,035 --> 00:07:33,453 [Brian] OK. 141 00:07:33,662 --> 00:07:36,914 We'll get you out of here in just a few minutes, all right? 142 00:07:36,915 --> 00:07:40,584 ♪ ♪ 143 00:07:40,585 --> 00:07:42,712 [Jason] She tell you anything? - Yes. 144 00:07:42,837 --> 00:07:45,757 Looks like it's going to be a drug rip. 145 00:07:45,882 --> 00:07:48,134 [Jason] We went over here and checked this residence. 146 00:07:48,259 --> 00:07:51,179 The K-9 lost the track. 147 00:07:51,346 --> 00:07:54,056 The suspects could have ran to that location, 148 00:07:54,057 --> 00:07:55,934 because it was an open gate. 149 00:08:00,939 --> 00:08:02,731 [narrator] No one would answer the door 150 00:08:02,732 --> 00:08:05,818 after repeated attempts to make contact. 151 00:08:05,819 --> 00:08:08,071 [Jason] We just probably need to do some due diligence 152 00:08:08,196 --> 00:08:09,948 to try to figure out who's living in that house. 153 00:08:10,073 --> 00:08:11,740 [Brian] OK. 154 00:08:11,741 --> 00:08:13,952 [officer 4] Homeowner right here has got video. 155 00:08:14,077 --> 00:08:15,912 [narrator] Patrol finds a nearby home 156 00:08:16,037 --> 00:08:18,790 with security cameras pointing at the park. 157 00:08:24,045 --> 00:08:25,797 [officer 5] OK. 158 00:08:25,922 --> 00:08:27,257 [narrator] Detectives will have to wait 159 00:08:27,382 --> 00:08:29,217 until their internet is restored 160 00:08:29,342 --> 00:08:31,051 to download the video. 161 00:08:31,052 --> 00:08:33,387 - If we can get the suspects walking to or from, 162 00:08:33,388 --> 00:08:35,849 that will definitely help. 163 00:08:35,974 --> 00:08:39,058 She said the suspects' idea was to meet here at this park. 164 00:08:39,059 --> 00:08:42,563 And you don't know this park unless you live here. 165 00:08:42,688 --> 00:08:44,691 I feel like they knew these guys. 166 00:08:44,816 --> 00:08:46,316 [Michael] So we're pretty sure 167 00:08:46,317 --> 00:08:47,610 that there was direct conversation between these guys 168 00:08:47,736 --> 00:08:49,403 and the suspect. - Yes. 169 00:08:49,404 --> 00:08:51,739 If we can get into Aiden's phone, it's on his Instagram 170 00:08:51,740 --> 00:08:55,409 and possibly on his phone call log. 171 00:08:55,410 --> 00:08:56,828 [Brian] Yeah. 172 00:08:56,953 --> 00:08:59,038 I'm going to go back up to headquarters. 173 00:08:59,039 --> 00:09:05,920 ♪ ♪ 174 00:09:08,173 --> 00:09:10,008 [Brian] How are you guys? 175 00:09:10,133 --> 00:09:12,010 [Brian] You got into the phone? 176 00:09:12,886 --> 00:09:14,596 [narrator] Forensics is able to gain access 177 00:09:14,721 --> 00:09:16,473 to John's phone. 178 00:09:18,641 --> 00:09:21,018 But Aiden's fails to download. 179 00:09:21,019 --> 00:09:22,811 [Brian] A partial part of the call log-- 180 00:09:22,812 --> 00:09:24,230 you can't even see any of that? 181 00:09:24,355 --> 00:09:26,191 [narrator] They will need to repair the phone 182 00:09:26,316 --> 00:09:28,318 before they can retrieve any data. 183 00:09:28,443 --> 00:09:29,444 [Brian] All right. 184 00:09:29,569 --> 00:09:32,279 I appreciate it, guys. Thanks. 185 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:34,991 ♪ ♪ 186 00:09:35,116 --> 00:09:37,284 - Aiden was talking to them on Instagram, 187 00:09:37,285 --> 00:09:39,871 so I'm going to do the Instagram court order. 188 00:09:41,873 --> 00:09:45,042 This is John's phone. 189 00:09:45,043 --> 00:09:47,921 So Aiden texted John around 11:30, 190 00:09:48,046 --> 00:09:51,715 says, what if I was thinking about robbing him? 191 00:09:51,716 --> 00:09:56,387 So that's going to be an hour before the homicide. 192 00:09:56,513 --> 00:09:58,973 If that was the case, the people that he tried to rob 193 00:09:59,099 --> 00:10:02,601 obviously wanted to have a different way about it. 194 00:10:02,602 --> 00:10:05,187 Kayla did not mention any of that. 195 00:10:05,188 --> 00:10:12,237 ♪ ♪ 196 00:10:14,906 --> 00:10:17,158 I'm going to try to go at Kayla again. 197 00:10:17,283 --> 00:10:20,244 I just think she's holding back on something. 198 00:10:20,245 --> 00:10:24,665 ♪ ♪ 199 00:10:24,666 --> 00:10:26,251 [indistinct radio chatter] 200 00:10:26,376 --> 00:10:28,919 [car door opens, closes] 201 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:30,547 [dogs barking] 202 00:10:33,299 --> 00:10:35,051 [Brian] Hey, how are you? [dog barks] 203 00:10:35,176 --> 00:10:36,928 If you want to have a seat. 204 00:10:38,346 --> 00:10:40,889 I'll lay out everything for you. 205 00:10:40,890 --> 00:10:43,017 You're my star witness, OK? 206 00:10:43,143 --> 00:10:45,727 You knew everything up until what happened. 207 00:10:45,728 --> 00:10:47,397 And you saw everything after. 208 00:10:47,522 --> 00:10:50,524 So I want to go back over with you. 209 00:10:50,525 --> 00:10:53,318 Tell me everything you know, OK? 210 00:10:53,319 --> 00:10:54,988 ♪ ♪ 211 00:10:55,113 --> 00:10:56,697 - Aiden literally called John. 212 00:10:56,698 --> 00:10:58,658 And he was like, I have a play for us. 213 00:10:58,825 --> 00:11:00,410 ♪ ♪ 214 00:11:00,535 --> 00:11:03,579 [Brian] I do believe John and Aiden probably knew them. 215 00:11:03,580 --> 00:11:07,082 ♪ ♪ 216 00:11:07,083 --> 00:11:11,336 So you have no idea who could have been involved with this? 217 00:11:11,337 --> 00:11:12,881 ♪ ♪ 218 00:11:15,216 --> 00:11:17,260 ♪ ♪ 219 00:11:22,098 --> 00:11:28,479 ♪ ♪ 220 00:11:32,525 --> 00:11:39,281 ♪ ♪ 221 00:11:39,282 --> 00:11:41,283 - He was trying to sell her weed 222 00:11:41,284 --> 00:11:43,452 and just took off with her money. 223 00:11:43,453 --> 00:11:50,459 ♪ ♪ 224 00:11:50,460 --> 00:11:52,754 [Brian] Out of how much money? 225 00:11:54,005 --> 00:11:55,923 [Brian] Do you know her? 226 00:11:55,924 --> 00:11:57,258 - No. I mean, I know her, 227 00:11:57,425 --> 00:11:58,801 but I don't know her. 228 00:12:01,054 --> 00:12:02,972 [Brian] Can you give me her address? 229 00:12:03,097 --> 00:12:04,389 [Kayla] Yeah. 230 00:12:04,390 --> 00:12:06,559 ♪ ♪ 231 00:12:06,684 --> 00:12:08,478 [Brian] Kayla, we're gonna do whatever we can to figure out 232 00:12:08,603 --> 00:12:10,980 who did this, all right? [Kayla] All right. 233 00:12:11,105 --> 00:12:12,481 [Ricks] All right, thanks for talking to us, Kayla. 234 00:12:12,482 --> 00:12:14,817 [Kayla] Thanks y'all. 235 00:12:14,984 --> 00:12:16,903 ♪ ♪ 236 00:12:17,070 --> 00:12:20,364 [indistinct chatter over police radio] 237 00:12:20,365 --> 00:12:23,326 - It could be a retaliation 238 00:12:23,451 --> 00:12:26,454 against something that Aiden did a couple months ago, 239 00:12:26,579 --> 00:12:29,164 where he kind of stiffed somebody on some money. 240 00:12:29,165 --> 00:12:31,708 I mean, it could definitely be a good lead. 241 00:12:31,709 --> 00:12:37,715 ♪ ♪ 242 00:12:43,096 --> 00:12:45,764 I'm going to go back down to Norris Lake. 243 00:12:45,765 --> 00:12:48,434 [narrator] Pierson heads out to speak with a young woman 244 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:50,435 Aiden allegedly robbed. 245 00:12:50,436 --> 00:12:52,230 ♪ ♪ 246 00:12:54,482 --> 00:12:56,066 [Brian] That house right there 247 00:12:56,067 --> 00:12:58,277 is going to be where the K-9 units tracked to. 248 00:12:58,278 --> 00:13:01,238 I don't know if it's going to be the suspect house. 249 00:13:01,239 --> 00:13:03,366 The report said that the dog alerted 250 00:13:03,491 --> 00:13:05,284 near or around the house. 251 00:13:05,285 --> 00:13:07,160 That really doesn't give me probable cause 252 00:13:07,161 --> 00:13:08,705 to get into the house right now, 253 00:13:08,830 --> 00:13:10,540 but that's a house of interest. 254 00:13:10,707 --> 00:13:13,667 A quarter mile from the shooting--it's not far. 255 00:13:13,668 --> 00:13:15,670 ♪ ♪ 256 00:13:15,795 --> 00:13:17,630 [Stevens] It looks like somebody's home-- 257 00:13:17,755 --> 00:13:19,924 female on the front porch. - Oh, good. 258 00:13:25,805 --> 00:13:27,849 [car door closes] 259 00:13:29,934 --> 00:13:32,436 Hey. How are you guys? 260 00:13:32,437 --> 00:13:35,398 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 00:13:57,378 --> 00:13:59,629 ♪ ♪ 268 00:13:59,630 --> 00:14:02,549 [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 00:14:17,482 --> 00:14:20,150 ♪ ♪ 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 00:15:29,011 --> 00:15:30,929 [narrator] Four days later... 292 00:15:30,930 --> 00:15:32,557 [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 ♪ ♪