1 00:00:18,727 --> 00:00:21,646 - This was a brutal personal attack. 2 00:00:23,148 --> 00:00:25,191 - There was a large amount of blood 3 00:00:25,233 --> 00:00:30,488 on the floor, on the bed and on walls. 4 00:00:30,530 --> 00:00:33,116 - She was stabbed over 60 times. 5 00:00:33,158 --> 00:00:34,909 Whoever was stabbing was having 6 00:00:34,951 --> 00:00:37,912 a very personal grudge against her. 7 00:00:37,954 --> 00:00:39,372 - NARRATOR: To solve the crime, 8 00:00:39,414 --> 00:00:44,252 investigators must wade through a slew of suspects. 9 00:00:48,590 --> 00:00:51,426 - We had an, an open relationship. 10 00:00:56,348 --> 00:00:59,059 - NARRATOR: As investigators inch closer to the truth, 11 00:00:59,100 --> 00:01:02,729 a calculating suspect will emerge. 12 00:01:02,771 --> 00:01:04,814 - They're clearly have been researching 13 00:01:04,856 --> 00:01:06,191 how to murder someone. 14 00:01:16,743 --> 00:01:22,374 - * 15 00:01:27,796 --> 00:01:29,339 - * 16 00:01:29,381 --> 00:01:31,257 - NARRATOR: Though it's less than an hour from busy Portland, 17 00:01:31,299 --> 00:01:33,301 Gresham, Oregon manages to steer clear 18 00:01:33,343 --> 00:01:36,346 of most big city problems. 19 00:01:36,388 --> 00:01:38,807 - It's kind of a smaller town center 20 00:01:38,848 --> 00:01:42,560 and then it gets rural, uh, to the east of it. 21 00:01:42,602 --> 00:01:45,271 Gresham has always, you know, reminded me of, 22 00:01:45,313 --> 00:01:47,607 uh, of a city that, you know, 23 00:01:47,649 --> 00:01:50,402 wants to make clear they're not Portland, right? 24 00:01:50,443 --> 00:01:53,071 They're, they're their own small city. 25 00:01:53,113 --> 00:01:54,447 - It's affordable. 26 00:01:54,489 --> 00:01:55,907 It's a working-class neighborhood. 27 00:01:55,949 --> 00:01:59,619 A good place to grow up and be close to the big city, 28 00:01:59,661 --> 00:02:02,539 but, you know, not deal with the problems 29 00:02:02,580 --> 00:02:04,666 that might happen in other parts of Portland. 30 00:02:07,669 --> 00:02:11,673 - NARRATOR: But in the early morning hours of June 10, 2016, 31 00:02:11,715 --> 00:02:16,594 a call comes into 911 that shakes this quiet suburb. 32 00:02:16,636 --> 00:02:18,430 - At about 2:59 in the morning 33 00:02:18,471 --> 00:02:22,100 a woman called 911 from her living room 34 00:02:22,142 --> 00:02:24,227 in her apartment in the City of Gresham. 35 00:02:45,790 --> 00:02:47,584 - NARRATOR: The woman identifies herself 36 00:02:47,625 --> 00:02:51,296 as 34-year-old Annastasia Hester. 37 00:03:11,358 --> 00:03:14,527 - It doesn't surprise me that, based on the injuries, 38 00:03:14,569 --> 00:03:16,654 the time of day and just shock alone, 39 00:03:16,696 --> 00:03:18,990 that she's unable to identify her attacker. 40 00:03:26,247 --> 00:03:27,624 - NARRATOR: As dispatch works to get help, 41 00:03:27,665 --> 00:03:30,001 Annastasia grows weaker by the second. 42 00:03:41,596 --> 00:03:44,057 - NARRATOR: Six minutes after Annastasia makes the call, 43 00:03:44,099 --> 00:03:47,811 first responders arrive at her apartment on Eastman Parkway. 44 00:03:54,776 --> 00:03:57,696 - The stab wounds ranged in depth of penetration 45 00:03:57,737 --> 00:04:00,782 from about half an inch to about eight inches. 46 00:04:00,824 --> 00:04:04,452 The knives pierced all of the vital organs. 47 00:04:04,494 --> 00:04:06,413 We need to get this person to the hospital 48 00:04:06,454 --> 00:04:08,623 if there's any chance of saving her life at all, 49 00:04:08,665 --> 00:04:10,458 which is our number one priority. 50 00:04:12,711 --> 00:04:15,588 - NARRATOR: As Annastasia is rushed to the closest hospital, 51 00:04:15,630 --> 00:04:20,260 it's unclear whether she will survive the brutal attack. 52 00:04:20,301 --> 00:04:23,221 - She was stabbed over 60 times. 53 00:04:23,263 --> 00:04:24,848 Whoever was stabbing was having 54 00:04:24,889 --> 00:04:27,892 a very personal grudge against her. 55 00:04:27,934 --> 00:04:30,311 - NARRATOR: While Annastasia fights for her life, 56 00:04:30,353 --> 00:04:32,355 detectives arrive at her apartment 57 00:04:32,397 --> 00:04:35,734 and are immediately troubled by what they find. 58 00:04:35,775 --> 00:04:38,278 - We had an indication that there was a child, 59 00:04:38,319 --> 00:04:40,447 but the child had not a been accounted for. 60 00:04:40,488 --> 00:04:42,282 That was a huge concern. 61 00:04:42,323 --> 00:04:45,702 That became a main objective was to, you know, 62 00:04:45,744 --> 00:04:49,122 find, find the child and figure out, uh, 63 00:04:49,164 --> 00:04:50,749 if they were all right. 64 00:04:50,790 --> 00:04:52,625 - We believed by looking at the crime scene, 65 00:04:52,667 --> 00:04:54,961 we have a mom and a daughter that live here, 66 00:04:55,003 --> 00:04:56,338 but there was no daughter. 67 00:04:56,379 --> 00:04:58,298 The crime scene was a bloody mess. 68 00:04:58,340 --> 00:05:01,468 Annastasia was transported to the hospital 69 00:05:01,509 --> 00:05:03,595 with life-threatening, critical injuries. 70 00:05:03,636 --> 00:05:05,305 And that was what was on the thoughts 71 00:05:05,347 --> 00:05:06,765 of everybody's mind. 72 00:05:12,896 --> 00:05:16,107 - NARRATOR: Born on October 26, 1981, 73 00:05:16,149 --> 00:05:19,986 Annastasia Holmes, or Ann, as she was known to friends, 74 00:05:20,028 --> 00:05:22,280 always valued family. 75 00:05:22,322 --> 00:05:24,574 - Ann was raised by her mom and dad. 76 00:05:24,616 --> 00:05:27,452 They did split when she was fairly young, 77 00:05:27,494 --> 00:05:31,498 and then her dad passed when she was a teenager. 78 00:05:31,539 --> 00:05:33,750 She always stayed very close with her mom 79 00:05:33,792 --> 00:05:37,462 and stepdad and her brother. 80 00:05:37,504 --> 00:05:40,799 She did a little bit of college after high school. 81 00:05:42,884 --> 00:05:45,345 - NARRATOR: When Ann wasn't working towards her future, 82 00:05:45,387 --> 00:05:47,389 she loved to hang out at a local game shop 83 00:05:47,430 --> 00:05:50,225 in Gresham called Interzone. 84 00:05:50,266 --> 00:05:53,561 - She loved sitting around with the family in the evening 85 00:05:53,603 --> 00:05:55,897 and playing games. 86 00:05:55,939 --> 00:05:58,441 - Ann did a lot of tabletop role-playing 87 00:05:58,483 --> 00:06:02,696 and playing "Magic: The Gathering." 88 00:06:02,737 --> 00:06:06,282 - NARRATOR: In 2006, Ann met fellow gaming enthusiast 89 00:06:06,324 --> 00:06:08,201 Matt Hester. 90 00:06:08,243 --> 00:06:11,579 - Annastasia and Matthew met through their mutual interest 91 00:06:11,621 --> 00:06:15,709 in board games, in sort of that nerdy pursuits 92 00:06:15,750 --> 00:06:19,087 that a lot of people around here enjoy. 93 00:06:19,129 --> 00:06:21,548 - He would just lose himself in video games 94 00:06:21,589 --> 00:06:24,676 and fantasy and playing Magic. 95 00:06:24,718 --> 00:06:28,179 And it was, games were his life. 96 00:06:31,891 --> 00:06:33,727 - NARRATOR: Ann and Matt began dating, 97 00:06:33,768 --> 00:06:36,563 and in 2008, decided to take their relationship 98 00:06:36,604 --> 00:06:39,399 to the next level. 99 00:06:39,441 --> 00:06:41,234 - She really loved him. 100 00:06:41,276 --> 00:06:43,486 She really did. 101 00:06:43,528 --> 00:06:46,448 She had every intention of when they got married, 102 00:06:46,489 --> 00:06:48,783 that they'd be together the rest of her life. 103 00:06:48,825 --> 00:06:52,746 - NARRATOR: In November 2011, Ann's dream of having a family 104 00:06:52,787 --> 00:06:56,332 was realized when she gave birth to a daughter. 105 00:06:56,374 --> 00:06:58,460 - She had every intention of 106 00:06:58,501 --> 00:07:00,170 being a stay-at-home mom and wife. 107 00:07:03,048 --> 00:07:04,841 - NARRATOR: But after the birth of their daughter, 108 00:07:04,883 --> 00:07:07,344 the couple struggled to connect. 109 00:07:07,385 --> 00:07:09,220 In an attempt to save the marriage, 110 00:07:09,262 --> 00:07:13,099 the two mutually agreed to a unique approach. 111 00:07:13,141 --> 00:07:17,062 - Matt and her talked about opening their relationship. 112 00:07:17,103 --> 00:07:19,564 - NARRATOR: But in order for this new "open" arrangement 113 00:07:19,606 --> 00:07:24,110 to work, Ann had one rule: no sneaking around. 114 00:07:24,152 --> 00:07:27,030 - They had an agreement that they would kinda communicate 115 00:07:27,072 --> 00:07:29,574 back and forth to each other on what was going on, 116 00:07:29,616 --> 00:07:32,827 and he started not to. 117 00:07:32,869 --> 00:07:36,539 Ann found out that Matt had cheated on her at least once, 118 00:07:36,581 --> 00:07:38,792 going outside those rules that they had set up. 119 00:07:38,833 --> 00:07:41,044 And at that point, she started talking 120 00:07:41,086 --> 00:07:43,129 about filing for divorce. 121 00:07:43,171 --> 00:07:46,257 - NARRATOR: In 2012, the couple's four-year marriage 122 00:07:46,299 --> 00:07:47,884 came to an end. 123 00:07:50,387 --> 00:07:52,472 In order to provide for her daughter, 124 00:07:52,514 --> 00:07:55,475 the now-single mom had to play both breadwinner 125 00:07:55,517 --> 00:07:57,310 and caretaker. 126 00:07:57,352 --> 00:08:00,689 - She worked at a call center in downtown Portland, 127 00:08:00,730 --> 00:08:03,983 um, that did- they'd call on medical surveys. 128 00:08:04,025 --> 00:08:07,070 - She mainly took the job at the call center 129 00:08:07,112 --> 00:08:10,657 to be able to take care of her daughter. 130 00:08:10,699 --> 00:08:13,660 They had a one-room apartment. 131 00:08:13,702 --> 00:08:16,496 - Ann got full custody of her daughter. 132 00:08:16,538 --> 00:08:19,040 And Matt had his scheduled weekends. 133 00:08:19,082 --> 00:08:21,209 The one thing Ann did complain about Matt 134 00:08:21,251 --> 00:08:23,586 was he was never good about paying his child support 135 00:08:23,628 --> 00:08:26,214 because he kept constantly losing his job. 136 00:08:29,384 --> 00:08:32,095 - NARRATOR: To help pay the bills, Matt took in a roommate: 137 00:08:32,137 --> 00:08:35,974 single mother Angela McCraw and her three children. 138 00:08:36,016 --> 00:08:38,768 - Matthew and Angela McCraw moved in together, 139 00:08:38,810 --> 00:08:41,021 allegedly just as roommates. 140 00:08:41,062 --> 00:08:45,692 But within a month, it was a romantic relationship. 141 00:08:45,734 --> 00:08:49,988 - NARRATOR: In September 2014, Matt and Angela married. 142 00:08:50,030 --> 00:08:53,825 His ex-wife, Ann, took the news in stride. 143 00:08:53,867 --> 00:08:58,038 - Ann told me that after Matt and Angela got together, 144 00:08:58,079 --> 00:08:59,956 that Matt was taking more of an interest 145 00:08:59,998 --> 00:09:01,875 in what was going on with his daughter 146 00:09:01,916 --> 00:09:04,794 and wanted more time with her. 147 00:09:04,836 --> 00:09:07,964 - Ann really, really was hoping 148 00:09:08,006 --> 00:09:11,468 that they could have at least a relationship 149 00:09:11,509 --> 00:09:13,887 in such that they could communicate 150 00:09:13,928 --> 00:09:15,764 and co-parent effectively. 151 00:09:19,642 --> 00:09:21,394 - NARRATOR: But just two years later, 152 00:09:21,436 --> 00:09:23,313 Ann is barely clinging to life 153 00:09:23,355 --> 00:09:27,734 after being brutally stabbed inside her apartment. 154 00:09:27,776 --> 00:09:29,778 - It was a large number of stabs. 155 00:09:29,819 --> 00:09:31,863 EMS had transported her to the hospital 156 00:09:31,905 --> 00:09:33,948 to try to save her life. 157 00:09:33,990 --> 00:09:36,993 - NARRATOR: As detectives wait for word on Ann's condition, 158 00:09:37,035 --> 00:09:40,372 they begin to process the bloody scene. 159 00:09:40,413 --> 00:09:42,123 - It was readily apparent to us 160 00:09:42,165 --> 00:09:44,918 that there's at least two people lived in this house. 161 00:09:44,959 --> 00:09:49,089 Our victim, Annastasia, and then also the single bedroom 162 00:09:49,130 --> 00:09:51,800 in this apartment was a child's room. 163 00:09:51,841 --> 00:09:55,095 The initial responding officers and our sergeant, 164 00:09:55,136 --> 00:09:56,930 uh, started making some phone calls 165 00:09:56,971 --> 00:09:58,723 and trying to find this child. 166 00:10:01,142 --> 00:10:02,936 - NARRATOR: Just as authorities launch a hunt 167 00:10:02,977 --> 00:10:07,065 for the missing child, they receive some tragic news. 168 00:10:07,107 --> 00:10:09,484 - I had been on scene about half an hour 169 00:10:09,526 --> 00:10:11,111 and then my phone rang. 170 00:10:11,152 --> 00:10:14,656 And it's the call that I hoped I wouldn't get, but I did. 171 00:10:14,698 --> 00:10:16,366 And that was the call from the hospital 172 00:10:16,408 --> 00:10:19,411 saying that Annastasia had died. 173 00:10:19,452 --> 00:10:22,622 - Despite their best efforts, Annastasia was too far gone. 174 00:10:22,664 --> 00:10:27,877 She had multiple perforations to her lungs, her internal organs 175 00:10:27,919 --> 00:10:30,296 and the amount of blood on the walls and the carpet 176 00:10:30,338 --> 00:10:32,924 put her in a situation that she could not survive. 177 00:10:35,010 --> 00:10:37,095 - Now that we have a homicide investigation, 178 00:10:37,137 --> 00:10:38,680 we've really stepped up our game 179 00:10:38,722 --> 00:10:41,224 with the search for the child. 180 00:10:41,266 --> 00:10:42,308 Where is the child at? 181 00:10:42,350 --> 00:10:44,060 Do we have a murder and an abduction? 182 00:10:46,938 --> 00:10:48,273 - NARRATOR: Coming up: 183 00:10:48,314 --> 00:10:51,067 The truth of Ann's horrifying final moments 184 00:10:51,109 --> 00:10:53,695 shocks this quiet community. 185 00:10:53,737 --> 00:10:55,780 - There were lacerations down to the bone 186 00:10:55,822 --> 00:10:57,657 in her hand and in her fingers 187 00:10:57,699 --> 00:10:59,367 that told me she put up a fight. 188 00:10:59,409 --> 00:11:01,828 - NARRATOR: And as the investigation begins, 189 00:11:01,870 --> 00:11:05,373 detectives find a treasure trove of potential leads... 190 00:11:24,351 --> 00:11:26,436 - NARRATOR: Detectives in Gresham, Oregon 191 00:11:26,478 --> 00:11:29,189 are processing the scene of the brutal murder 192 00:11:29,230 --> 00:11:34,152 of 34-year-old Annastasia "Ann" Hester. 193 00:11:34,194 --> 00:11:39,366 But detectives fear Ann may not be their only victim... 194 00:11:39,407 --> 00:11:41,743 - The fact that we had a young missing child 195 00:11:41,785 --> 00:11:44,204 was, uh, was, uh, was concerning to all of us. 196 00:11:44,245 --> 00:11:46,539 And, and so that was one of our first goals 197 00:11:46,581 --> 00:11:50,168 was, you know, try to identify where this child is 198 00:11:50,210 --> 00:11:52,962 and to make sure that the child is okay. 199 00:11:53,004 --> 00:11:56,257 - We contacted our child services unit 200 00:11:56,299 --> 00:12:00,261 and determined that the child has a biological father, 201 00:12:00,303 --> 00:12:02,931 Matthew Hester, and he lives in Portland, 202 00:12:02,972 --> 00:12:06,184 about ten miles or so away from where Annastasia lived. 203 00:12:07,560 --> 00:12:09,771 - NARRATOR: Detectives immediately track down 204 00:12:09,813 --> 00:12:11,940 Matt Hester. 205 00:12:11,981 --> 00:12:14,275 - We were able to contact Matthew Hester 206 00:12:14,317 --> 00:12:18,947 and determine that the child was with her father, 207 00:12:18,988 --> 00:12:21,783 and this was a predetermined 208 00:12:21,825 --> 00:12:24,119 child custody sharing arrangement. 209 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:25,745 - NARRATOR: Matt tells investigators 210 00:12:25,787 --> 00:12:27,664 he had picked up his daughter from school 211 00:12:27,706 --> 00:12:29,290 the day before and brought her back 212 00:12:29,332 --> 00:12:32,460 to his home for their weekend together. 213 00:12:32,502 --> 00:12:36,339 - It was his turn, uh, you know, for custody of the child. 214 00:12:36,381 --> 00:12:39,092 He didn't know anything, you know, about what happened, 215 00:12:39,134 --> 00:12:40,927 and he was cooperative. 216 00:12:43,722 --> 00:12:46,516 - NARRATOR: Matt and Angela agree to come to the station 217 00:12:46,558 --> 00:12:49,436 for an interview later that day. 218 00:12:49,477 --> 00:12:52,147 - Matthew obviously is, is important to talk with 219 00:12:52,188 --> 00:12:54,983 because, you know, he's the ex-spouse. 220 00:12:55,025 --> 00:12:57,402 It's important to get his timeline. 221 00:12:57,444 --> 00:12:59,738 It's important to get that information 222 00:12:59,779 --> 00:13:02,407 to either clear him as a suspect 223 00:13:02,449 --> 00:13:06,327 or to identify if he is a possible suspect. 224 00:13:06,369 --> 00:13:08,079 - NARRATOR: Meanwhile, investigators 225 00:13:08,121 --> 00:13:10,749 turn their attention back to the crime scene 226 00:13:10,790 --> 00:13:14,377 and piece together a theory of events. 227 00:13:14,419 --> 00:13:16,129 - You can't go into a homicide investigation 228 00:13:16,171 --> 00:13:17,672 with tunnel vision. 229 00:13:17,714 --> 00:13:19,174 You have to keep an open mind. 230 00:13:19,215 --> 00:13:22,177 We had to look around and try to take a totality 231 00:13:22,218 --> 00:13:24,054 of our evidence that we had and our circumstances 232 00:13:24,095 --> 00:13:25,889 and what best fits. 233 00:13:25,930 --> 00:13:28,475 - We had observed that the, uh, air conditioner 234 00:13:28,516 --> 00:13:32,103 had been removed and, uh, and then from outside 235 00:13:32,145 --> 00:13:34,856 we could see that a, uh, what looked like a, uh, 236 00:13:34,898 --> 00:13:37,025 a cinderblock had been placed. 237 00:13:37,067 --> 00:13:39,027 - It appeared to us that the killer 238 00:13:39,069 --> 00:13:41,321 used a cinderblock to step up on, 239 00:13:41,363 --> 00:13:43,073 slid the window open, climbed in, 240 00:13:43,114 --> 00:13:45,408 and that was how they made their point of entry. 241 00:13:47,577 --> 00:13:50,455 - So you basically had the living room area 242 00:13:50,497 --> 00:13:52,248 where she had her bed. 243 00:13:52,290 --> 00:13:55,669 You had the blood located around the bed area, 244 00:13:55,710 --> 00:13:59,798 and then kind of at the entry area. 245 00:13:59,839 --> 00:14:02,092 - Based on the blood spatter analysis 246 00:14:02,133 --> 00:14:04,010 and evidence at the scene 247 00:14:04,052 --> 00:14:07,931 that Annastasia was likely laying in her bed 248 00:14:07,972 --> 00:14:10,558 when that first attack occurred. 249 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:14,396 It appears that Annastasia got out of bed 250 00:14:14,437 --> 00:14:17,399 after the first attack, tried to make her way 251 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:22,362 to the front door, and was met by the killer. 252 00:14:22,404 --> 00:14:24,698 At that point, there was a second area of attack. 253 00:14:24,739 --> 00:14:28,159 We know that based on heavy blood saturation on the floor. 254 00:14:31,162 --> 00:14:32,956 - NARRATOR: On the blood-stained carpet, 255 00:14:32,997 --> 00:14:36,918 detectives spot three potential murder weapons. 256 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:38,211 - There were two butcher knives. 257 00:14:38,253 --> 00:14:40,422 There was a pocketknife. 258 00:14:40,463 --> 00:14:42,716 The two butcher knives that were found on the floor 259 00:14:42,757 --> 00:14:44,092 actually came from a knife block 260 00:14:44,134 --> 00:14:46,678 within the victim's kitchen. 261 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:48,263 - Blood makes knives slippery. 262 00:14:48,304 --> 00:14:50,932 It's very, very common for the assailant 263 00:14:50,974 --> 00:14:54,728 to also cut themselves during a knife attack. 264 00:14:54,769 --> 00:14:58,648 So in my mind, we probably have at least two sources 265 00:14:58,690 --> 00:15:00,275 of DNA in this room-- 266 00:15:00,316 --> 00:15:04,320 one from the perpetrator and one from the victim. 267 00:15:04,362 --> 00:15:06,031 - The importance of finding the knives 268 00:15:06,072 --> 00:15:08,908 is obviously to look for fingerprints 269 00:15:08,950 --> 00:15:11,077 and any possible DNA. 270 00:15:14,497 --> 00:15:15,999 - NARRATOR: The murder weapon isn't 271 00:15:16,041 --> 00:15:17,459 the only thing at the scene 272 00:15:17,500 --> 00:15:21,379 that might help investigators find Ann's killer. 273 00:15:21,421 --> 00:15:26,301 - We were able to identify, um, a shoeprint. 274 00:15:26,343 --> 00:15:28,762 Somebody had stepped in the blood 275 00:15:28,803 --> 00:15:31,639 as they were walking in or out. 276 00:15:31,681 --> 00:15:35,226 It became important because Ann was barefoot. 277 00:15:39,564 --> 00:15:42,233 - NARRATOR: Detectives set out to speak with Ann's neighbors, 278 00:15:42,275 --> 00:15:44,486 hoping someone saw something 279 00:15:44,527 --> 00:15:47,864 and they are shocked at what they find. 280 00:15:47,906 --> 00:15:52,786 - There were several witnesses that heard a woman screaming, 281 00:15:52,827 --> 00:15:57,332 but nobody called 911 except for the victim herself. 282 00:15:57,374 --> 00:16:01,920 The first screams were heard at around 11:15 PM. 283 00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:05,465 And the 911 call came in at 2:59 AM. 284 00:16:05,507 --> 00:16:10,261 And Annastasia said that her attacker had just left. 285 00:16:10,303 --> 00:16:13,431 So we're looking at, you know, almost a four-hour timeframe 286 00:16:13,473 --> 00:16:16,726 for this to be perpetrated on Annastasia. 287 00:16:20,522 --> 00:16:22,357 - NARRATOR: While canvassing the neighborhood, 288 00:16:22,399 --> 00:16:26,277 investigators also search for surveillance video. 289 00:16:26,319 --> 00:16:28,196 - The best video that we found 290 00:16:28,238 --> 00:16:31,783 was the neighbor that was east of the entrance 291 00:16:31,825 --> 00:16:34,244 of the apartment complex there. 292 00:16:34,285 --> 00:16:36,329 - NARRATOR: Investigators head back to the station 293 00:16:36,371 --> 00:16:38,581 to turn the footage over for processing. 294 00:16:43,378 --> 00:16:46,047 When they arrive, Matt and Angela Hester 295 00:16:46,089 --> 00:16:48,967 are waiting for them. 296 00:16:49,009 --> 00:16:51,386 - Both of them were cooperative. 297 00:16:51,428 --> 00:16:54,264 I actually interviewed Matt, and another detective 298 00:16:54,305 --> 00:16:56,141 interviewed Angela. 299 00:16:58,435 --> 00:17:00,478 - NARRATOR: Matt tells police that on the night 300 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:03,857 of Ann's murder, he was at home with his wife, Angela. 301 00:17:13,033 --> 00:17:16,411 - He watched some television. 302 00:17:16,453 --> 00:17:19,831 Then he went to bed and wasn't contacted by anybody 303 00:17:19,873 --> 00:17:21,166 until the next morning. 304 00:17:23,793 --> 00:17:25,920 - NARRATOR: Matt says that he has no reason 305 00:17:25,962 --> 00:17:27,505 to want to hurt Ann. 306 00:17:27,547 --> 00:17:30,258 In fact, they barely spoke. 307 00:17:44,606 --> 00:17:46,274 - NARRATOR: Matt tells police 308 00:17:46,316 --> 00:17:48,401 he does occasionally hear curious rumors 309 00:17:48,443 --> 00:17:50,487 about Ann through mutual friends. 310 00:17:56,826 --> 00:17:59,454 - We learned that people who live in the community, 311 00:17:59,496 --> 00:18:02,624 adults, every day, that dress up like pirates, 312 00:18:02,665 --> 00:18:04,084 talk like pirates. 313 00:18:04,125 --> 00:18:05,877 They build pirate ships, and they take 'em 314 00:18:05,919 --> 00:18:07,629 to pirate conventions. 315 00:18:07,671 --> 00:18:10,715 And Annastasia was a part of this world. 316 00:18:22,185 --> 00:18:23,311 - NARRATOR: According to Matt, 317 00:18:23,353 --> 00:18:26,356 the man isn't Ann's only partner. 318 00:18:34,614 --> 00:18:37,283 - We talk about polyamorous relationships. 319 00:18:37,325 --> 00:18:39,327 When it comes to pirates, that is not something 320 00:18:39,369 --> 00:18:40,870 that is abnormal to them. 321 00:18:43,665 --> 00:18:45,458 - NARRATOR: After Matt's interview, 322 00:18:45,500 --> 00:18:48,378 investigators receive word that they may have footage 323 00:18:48,420 --> 00:18:51,381 of the suspect's vehicle. 324 00:18:51,423 --> 00:18:53,133 - We got very lucky in this case. 325 00:18:53,174 --> 00:18:56,511 We found video that shows a Mazda SUV 326 00:18:56,553 --> 00:18:59,806 coming and going from the victim's home. 327 00:18:59,848 --> 00:19:02,225 - NARRATOR: The vehicle looks eerily familiar 328 00:19:02,267 --> 00:19:05,353 to one in the station parking lot right now. 329 00:19:08,106 --> 00:19:11,234 - Matt and Angela drove, uh, a Mazda SUV. 330 00:19:14,738 --> 00:19:17,782 - NARRATOR: Detectives confront Matt with the new evidence. 331 00:19:33,381 --> 00:19:34,716 - NARRATOR: Coming up: 332 00:19:34,758 --> 00:19:37,927 Detectives up the pressure on their prime suspect. 333 00:19:46,353 --> 00:19:47,520 - NARRATOR: But does someone else 334 00:19:47,562 --> 00:19:49,647 hold the keys to solving this case? 335 00:20:11,044 --> 00:20:13,129 - NARRATOR: Detectives investigating the murder 336 00:20:13,171 --> 00:20:17,342 of 34-year-old Ann Hester have just discovered footage 337 00:20:17,384 --> 00:20:20,845 of a familiar car outside her home on the night 338 00:20:20,887 --> 00:20:22,889 of her brutal attack. 339 00:20:22,931 --> 00:20:25,308 - They're not able to see who's inside the car. 340 00:20:25,350 --> 00:20:27,185 They're not able to pull the license plate 341 00:20:27,227 --> 00:20:29,729 off some of these blurry footage from a very dark night. 342 00:20:29,771 --> 00:20:33,358 But it matched the description of Matthew and Angela's vehicle. 343 00:21:12,605 --> 00:21:14,858 - NARRATOR: After getting shut down by Matt, 344 00:21:14,899 --> 00:21:18,695 investigators turn to his wife, Angela McCraw-Hester, 345 00:21:18,737 --> 00:21:21,990 who is candid about the couple's struggles with Ann. 346 00:21:37,047 --> 00:21:39,049 - NARRATOR: Like Matt, Angela claims 347 00:21:39,090 --> 00:21:42,010 that it couldn't be their car on the video. 348 00:21:51,019 --> 00:21:53,730 - NARRATOR: Detectives shift gears and ask Angela 349 00:21:53,772 --> 00:21:56,566 about her activities the night before. 350 00:21:56,608 --> 00:21:58,401 - Angela said that she woke up 351 00:21:58,443 --> 00:22:00,653 about 3:00 in the morning. 352 00:22:00,695 --> 00:22:03,823 She, uh, went to let the dogs out. 353 00:22:03,865 --> 00:22:05,950 - NARRATOR: After letting her dogs outside, 354 00:22:05,992 --> 00:22:08,912 Angela says she began to feel ill. 355 00:22:08,953 --> 00:22:11,581 - She actually said that she puked all over herself 356 00:22:11,623 --> 00:22:13,750 because she had been sick. 357 00:22:13,792 --> 00:22:16,211 And she says that Matt got out of bed, 358 00:22:16,252 --> 00:22:19,673 and took a shower with her, and helped her get cleaned up, 359 00:22:19,714 --> 00:22:22,008 and then brought her back to bed. 360 00:22:22,050 --> 00:22:24,552 - NARRATOR: Investigators find it odd that Matt 361 00:22:24,594 --> 00:22:26,930 hadn't mentioned this occurrence. 362 00:22:26,971 --> 00:22:29,599 - You know, that is a pretty significant event 363 00:22:29,641 --> 00:22:33,061 that Matt just didn't tell us in his story 364 00:22:33,103 --> 00:22:35,230 when he relayed his events for the evening. 365 00:22:35,271 --> 00:22:38,024 Matt saying he remained in bed the whole time. 366 00:22:38,066 --> 00:22:41,194 Those were the inconsistencies that stuck out to me. 367 00:22:44,572 --> 00:22:46,199 - NARRATOR: Despite the discrepancies, 368 00:22:46,241 --> 00:22:50,662 investigators are forced to let Angela and Matt go. 369 00:22:50,704 --> 00:22:55,417 - The video was enough to show us that 370 00:22:55,458 --> 00:22:57,794 the vehicle departed. 371 00:22:57,836 --> 00:23:01,798 Unfortunately, it didn't tell us who was in that car. 372 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:06,219 It's great evidence, but just not enough at that point. 373 00:23:08,555 --> 00:23:10,640 - NARRATOR: Leaving no stone unturned, 374 00:23:10,682 --> 00:23:12,767 investigators take a closer look 375 00:23:12,809 --> 00:23:16,146 at the pirate roleplay community. 376 00:23:16,187 --> 00:23:19,649 - We looked through Annastasia's phone call logs 377 00:23:19,691 --> 00:23:22,402 and we found, uh, a friend of hers 378 00:23:22,444 --> 00:23:24,696 living down in Springfield, I believe. 379 00:23:24,738 --> 00:23:26,364 And we sent some detectives down there, 380 00:23:26,406 --> 00:23:27,824 and it was there that we learned 381 00:23:27,866 --> 00:23:32,495 that the lady in Springfield and her husband-- 382 00:23:32,537 --> 00:23:33,830 boyfriend at the time, I believe-- 383 00:23:33,872 --> 00:23:36,624 were partners of Annastasia's. 384 00:23:36,666 --> 00:23:39,085 - I had a relationship with Ann. 385 00:23:39,127 --> 00:23:42,172 We were dating, as in boyfriend and girlfriend, 386 00:23:42,213 --> 00:23:46,384 but we were in what is known as a polyamorous relationship. 387 00:23:46,426 --> 00:23:50,263 So, we had an open relationship. 388 00:23:50,305 --> 00:23:54,392 She was also seeing my fiancée at the time, 389 00:23:54,434 --> 00:23:56,519 which is my wife now. 390 00:23:56,561 --> 00:23:59,773 The three of us were together. 391 00:23:59,814 --> 00:24:01,524 - She was a woman I really expected 392 00:24:01,566 --> 00:24:03,151 would become my wife one day. 393 00:24:03,193 --> 00:24:05,278 We had every intention, the three of us, 394 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:07,030 of being life partners. 395 00:24:09,616 --> 00:24:11,076 - NARRATOR: But investigators wonder 396 00:24:11,117 --> 00:24:15,246 if the couple's relationship with Ann had taken a turn. 397 00:24:15,288 --> 00:24:18,541 - They asked, of course, where I was at the time. 398 00:24:18,583 --> 00:24:20,877 I told them I was in the hospital with- 399 00:24:20,919 --> 00:24:23,213 there having knee surgery. 400 00:24:23,254 --> 00:24:25,840 They asked if my wife could have done it, 401 00:24:25,882 --> 00:24:28,343 due to the oddity of our relationship. 402 00:24:28,385 --> 00:24:32,389 I told them, "No, we both loved Ann too much for that. 403 00:24:32,430 --> 00:24:35,058 She was with me the whole night." 404 00:24:35,100 --> 00:24:36,643 - NARRATOR: While Brianne and James 405 00:24:36,685 --> 00:24:39,437 insist that no one in the pirate community 406 00:24:39,479 --> 00:24:42,273 would hurt Ann, they know who might. 407 00:24:42,315 --> 00:24:46,736 And the names are all too familiar to investigators. 408 00:24:46,778 --> 00:24:48,446 - I brought up Matt and Angela 409 00:24:48,488 --> 00:24:50,949 because they'd just gone through 410 00:24:50,990 --> 00:24:54,494 a pretty bitter custody case. 411 00:24:54,536 --> 00:24:56,913 The custody case between Matt and Ann 412 00:24:56,955 --> 00:24:59,582 had only wrapped up maybe a couple months 413 00:24:59,624 --> 00:25:01,918 before she was killed. 414 00:25:04,045 --> 00:25:06,131 - NARRATOR: According to James and Brianne, 415 00:25:06,172 --> 00:25:08,550 following Matt's marriage to Angela, 416 00:25:08,591 --> 00:25:10,927 the newlyweds tried to get full custody 417 00:25:10,969 --> 00:25:15,765 of Matt and Ann's daughter, sparking a months-long dispute. 418 00:25:15,807 --> 00:25:18,893 - They filed for full custody, 419 00:25:18,935 --> 00:25:22,105 claiming that Ann was an unfit mother. 420 00:25:22,147 --> 00:25:24,399 - NARRATOR: In order to make a determination, 421 00:25:24,441 --> 00:25:26,109 the judge ordered a caseworker 422 00:25:26,151 --> 00:25:28,445 to perform independent evaluations 423 00:25:28,486 --> 00:25:30,613 of the two households. 424 00:25:30,655 --> 00:25:32,699 - They had a one-room apartment. 425 00:25:32,741 --> 00:25:35,118 Ann set up the living room as a bedroom for her, 426 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:36,828 where her daughter had the full bedroom 427 00:25:36,870 --> 00:25:39,497 with her toys and all of her stuff and that. 428 00:25:39,539 --> 00:25:42,208 - She had sacrificed her own bedroom so that her daughter 429 00:25:42,250 --> 00:25:44,127 could have somewhere safe to be at night. 430 00:25:44,169 --> 00:25:48,340 That's not the case for, uh, Angela and Matthew. 431 00:25:48,381 --> 00:25:51,968 They lived a very disorderly, chaotic, messy life. 432 00:25:52,010 --> 00:25:54,888 Their house was not a safe space. 433 00:25:54,929 --> 00:25:58,350 It was not well-maintained, unkempt you could say. 434 00:26:00,685 --> 00:26:02,937 - Annastasia works full time. 435 00:26:02,979 --> 00:26:06,524 And Matt and Angela are not employed. 436 00:26:06,566 --> 00:26:08,360 - They figure out how to get by 437 00:26:08,401 --> 00:26:11,071 on multiple different government assistance checks 438 00:26:11,112 --> 00:26:15,116 and they just have no drive to do anything. 439 00:26:15,158 --> 00:26:17,869 - Matt explained that his children 440 00:26:17,911 --> 00:26:22,665 have different disabilities and get Social Security benefits 441 00:26:22,707 --> 00:26:25,126 or payouts from the state. 442 00:26:25,168 --> 00:26:27,462 So, he lives off of the proceeds 443 00:26:27,504 --> 00:26:29,214 of his kids' disabilities. 444 00:26:31,466 --> 00:26:32,967 - NARRATOR: According to James, 445 00:26:33,009 --> 00:26:35,470 less than a month before Ann's murder, 446 00:26:35,512 --> 00:26:37,305 the judge released his decision 447 00:26:37,347 --> 00:26:40,642 granting Ann full custody, while allowing Matt 448 00:26:40,684 --> 00:26:42,560 weekend visitation. 449 00:26:42,602 --> 00:26:44,020 - With the custody dispute settled, 450 00:26:44,062 --> 00:26:46,564 the court ordered Angela and Matthew 451 00:26:46,606 --> 00:26:49,192 to pay Annastasia back child support, 452 00:26:49,234 --> 00:26:51,277 now that Annastasia was going to have full custody 453 00:26:51,319 --> 00:26:53,780 of her daughter. 454 00:26:53,822 --> 00:26:57,200 - The court found that Matt owed $29,000 455 00:26:57,242 --> 00:27:02,163 in lawyer's fees, and then an additional $13,000 456 00:27:02,205 --> 00:27:04,749 in back owed child support. 457 00:27:04,791 --> 00:27:06,793 - NARRATOR: The ruling did not sit well 458 00:27:06,835 --> 00:27:08,837 with Matt and Angela. 459 00:27:08,878 --> 00:27:10,797 - Angela and Matthew had no income 460 00:27:10,839 --> 00:27:12,924 other than those government checks, 461 00:27:12,966 --> 00:27:15,260 and those were only about $1500 a month. 462 00:27:15,301 --> 00:27:18,179 There was really no way that they could pay off that money. 463 00:27:21,433 --> 00:27:25,353 - NARRATOR: On June 16th, less than a week after Ann's death, 464 00:27:25,395 --> 00:27:28,398 detectives get a phone call from a local insurance agent 465 00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:32,902 that fuels their suspicions of Matt and Angela. 466 00:27:32,944 --> 00:27:35,530 - The agent tells them that Matthew Hester 467 00:27:35,572 --> 00:27:38,241 has just rung them up and asked a lot of questions 468 00:27:38,283 --> 00:27:41,995 about Annastasia's $100,000 life insurance policy. 469 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:47,250 - He's already calling, trying to collect the money. 470 00:27:47,292 --> 00:27:49,294 That was highly suspicious to me. 471 00:27:52,339 --> 00:27:53,965 - NARRATOR: Coming up: 472 00:27:54,007 --> 00:27:59,387 To nail a killer, investigators must rely on clues left behind. 473 00:27:59,429 --> 00:28:02,223 - There were two profiles found on the knife block. 474 00:28:02,265 --> 00:28:05,602 - NARRATOR: And a long wait pays off. 475 00:28:05,643 --> 00:28:09,064 - These DNA results finally come back, and it's a surprise. 476 00:28:23,912 --> 00:28:26,122 - NARRATOR: Less than a week after single mother 477 00:28:26,164 --> 00:28:30,710 Ann Hester was stabbed over 60 times in her apartment, 478 00:28:30,752 --> 00:28:34,756 all eyes are on her ex-husband, Matt. 479 00:28:34,798 --> 00:28:37,300 - Matt lost custody of his daughter, 480 00:28:37,342 --> 00:28:41,054 and Annastasia got custody of her daughter. 481 00:28:41,096 --> 00:28:43,598 So, that upset Matt. 482 00:28:45,392 --> 00:28:48,144 And all of that was kind of coming to a head 483 00:28:48,186 --> 00:28:50,438 in the two weeks prior to this murder. 484 00:28:54,067 --> 00:28:57,404 - NARRATOR: On June 22nd, 12 days after the murder, 485 00:28:57,445 --> 00:29:00,031 detectives hear from the forensic scientist 486 00:29:00,073 --> 00:29:02,701 tasked with identifying a bloody shoeprint 487 00:29:02,742 --> 00:29:04,536 from the crime scene. 488 00:29:04,577 --> 00:29:06,705 - We're able to identify pretty quickly 489 00:29:06,746 --> 00:29:08,540 it's a size 9 1/2 women's Airwalk. 490 00:29:08,581 --> 00:29:10,166 We contact the manufacturer. 491 00:29:10,208 --> 00:29:12,377 They told us the shoe sole pattern 492 00:29:12,419 --> 00:29:16,047 was used on an Airwalk Myra boot. 493 00:29:16,089 --> 00:29:17,465 And I made some phone calls 494 00:29:17,507 --> 00:29:20,844 and we found that our Clackamas County 495 00:29:20,885 --> 00:29:23,555 Payless Shoe Store is the only ones 496 00:29:23,596 --> 00:29:26,725 that distribute those shoes in the area. 497 00:29:26,766 --> 00:29:29,394 - NARRATOR: Detectives immediately head to the store 498 00:29:29,436 --> 00:29:31,730 and start combing through their purchase records, 499 00:29:31,771 --> 00:29:35,942 looking for anyone with a possible connection to Ann. 500 00:29:35,984 --> 00:29:38,445 - We checked their point-of-sale system, 501 00:29:38,486 --> 00:29:41,364 for a pair of shoes that are size 9 1/2 Airwalks. 502 00:29:41,406 --> 00:29:44,909 We get to one that were sold on November 8th 503 00:29:44,951 --> 00:29:46,703 to a person using a credit card 504 00:29:46,745 --> 00:29:48,913 at about 11:30 in the morning. 505 00:29:48,955 --> 00:29:51,249 And when we ran the credit card records, 506 00:29:51,291 --> 00:29:53,626 the credit card holder was Angela McCraw-Hester. 507 00:29:56,087 --> 00:29:58,006 Our attention definitely shifted 508 00:29:58,048 --> 00:30:01,051 more towards Angela as far as the actual person 509 00:30:01,092 --> 00:30:03,136 inside the crime scene committing the murder. 510 00:30:06,723 --> 00:30:09,601 - NARRATOR: Investigators begin taking a closer look 511 00:30:09,642 --> 00:30:12,312 at Angela. 512 00:30:12,354 --> 00:30:14,981 Twice divorced with three kids, 513 00:30:15,023 --> 00:30:19,277 Angela had seen her fair share of tough times. 514 00:30:19,319 --> 00:30:22,906 - I don't know much about my biological dad 515 00:30:22,947 --> 00:30:25,742 or their relationship. 516 00:30:25,784 --> 00:30:28,411 I just got told what she told me 517 00:30:28,453 --> 00:30:30,413 and what I heard from other family members, 518 00:30:30,455 --> 00:30:33,500 which was he wasn't a good person. 519 00:30:38,171 --> 00:30:40,131 - NARRATOR: Angela found more stability 520 00:30:40,173 --> 00:30:44,427 in her second marriage to Aaron McCraw in 2006. 521 00:30:44,469 --> 00:30:48,014 - When we started dating, it was great. 522 00:30:48,056 --> 00:30:50,517 We got pregnant with our son, 523 00:30:50,558 --> 00:30:52,686 and we got pregnant with our other son. 524 00:30:52,727 --> 00:30:55,313 And it was just the happiest time of her life. 525 00:30:57,816 --> 00:31:01,611 - NARRATOR: But by 2012, Angela's marriage to Aaron 526 00:31:01,653 --> 00:31:05,073 started to unravel when she began making odd claims 527 00:31:05,115 --> 00:31:07,659 about her children. 528 00:31:07,701 --> 00:31:10,495 - Angela was convinced that all of her children 529 00:31:10,537 --> 00:31:15,125 were sick and had some sort of mental disorder. 530 00:31:15,166 --> 00:31:17,168 - I don't remember much except her making me 531 00:31:17,210 --> 00:31:19,462 see a counselor when I was younger. 532 00:31:19,504 --> 00:31:22,298 She would basically tell him stuff 533 00:31:22,340 --> 00:31:26,136 about how I was supposedly acting at home 534 00:31:26,177 --> 00:31:28,596 that related to this disorder. 535 00:31:30,348 --> 00:31:33,601 And she somehow got said doctor 536 00:31:33,643 --> 00:31:37,439 to prescribe some kind of medication to handle it. 537 00:31:40,233 --> 00:31:42,193 - NARRATOR: Based on Angela's stories, 538 00:31:42,235 --> 00:31:44,821 her other children were also diagnosed 539 00:31:44,863 --> 00:31:47,157 and prescribed medication. 540 00:31:47,198 --> 00:31:52,704 - We had OCD, bipolar, autism and another bipolar. 541 00:31:52,746 --> 00:31:55,749 That's what, uh, the divorce came to the fact that I wanted 542 00:31:55,790 --> 00:31:58,126 to make sure my kids weren't getting poison 543 00:31:58,168 --> 00:32:00,837 and drugs in their body that they didn't need. 544 00:32:04,591 --> 00:32:06,509 - NARRATOR: Once she married Matt, 545 00:32:06,551 --> 00:32:10,013 Angela became convinced that his daughter was bipolar, 546 00:32:10,055 --> 00:32:15,477 a claim Ann fought and doctors dismissed. 547 00:32:15,518 --> 00:32:19,230 - The caseworkers who were assigned to this custody dispute 548 00:32:19,272 --> 00:32:22,108 were well aware that Angela was pathologizing 549 00:32:22,150 --> 00:32:24,110 normal behavior. 550 00:32:24,152 --> 00:32:26,613 - NARRATOR: Instead, Ann believed Angela and Matt 551 00:32:26,654 --> 00:32:31,326 were using her daughter in a greedy scheme. 552 00:32:31,368 --> 00:32:33,620 - Matt and Angela both claimed that their children 553 00:32:33,661 --> 00:32:36,331 were diagnosed with different ailments 554 00:32:36,373 --> 00:32:38,083 by doctors, and as a result, 555 00:32:38,124 --> 00:32:41,211 received disability benefits from the state. 556 00:32:41,252 --> 00:32:43,588 - NARRATOR: Though the behavior is suspicious, 557 00:32:43,630 --> 00:32:47,133 detectives still don't have enough for an arrest warrant. 558 00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:55,058 But they do have one last hope: DNA. 559 00:32:55,100 --> 00:32:57,227 - We got to a point where we had tested 560 00:32:57,268 --> 00:33:00,438 pretty much all of the evidence that we could test 561 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:03,274 and we're coming up with no results. 562 00:33:03,316 --> 00:33:04,651 But it was about that time 563 00:33:04,693 --> 00:33:06,361 that the Oregon State Police Crime Lab 564 00:33:06,403 --> 00:33:10,865 got new technology and a new way of testing DNA. 565 00:33:10,907 --> 00:33:14,661 All of this stuff takes weeks, months, sometimes years 566 00:33:14,703 --> 00:33:15,912 to get the results back. 567 00:33:19,332 --> 00:33:22,293 - NARRATOR: Finally, in August 2017, 568 00:33:22,335 --> 00:33:24,879 over a year after Ann was murdered, 569 00:33:24,921 --> 00:33:28,633 detectives get the news they've been waiting for. 570 00:33:28,675 --> 00:33:32,762 - These DNA results finally come back, and it's a surprise. 571 00:33:32,804 --> 00:33:35,890 - There were two profiles found on the knife block. 572 00:33:35,932 --> 00:33:38,476 The most DNA evidence belonged 573 00:33:38,518 --> 00:33:42,480 to the victim in this case, Annastasia. 574 00:33:42,522 --> 00:33:46,985 The minor profile was female DNA. 575 00:33:47,027 --> 00:33:48,653 And that source is Angela. 576 00:33:48,695 --> 00:33:51,364 And Angela is responsible for murder. 577 00:33:55,201 --> 00:33:57,787 - NARRATOR: On October 4, 2017, 578 00:33:57,829 --> 00:34:02,250 investigators track down Angela and Matt. 579 00:34:02,292 --> 00:34:03,960 - But Matthew doesn't go down willingly. 580 00:34:04,002 --> 00:34:06,671 He's throwing up his elbows. He's saying, don't touch me. 581 00:34:06,713 --> 00:34:08,631 Police have to cuff him, take him into custody 582 00:34:08,673 --> 00:34:10,300 on a resisting arrest charge. 583 00:34:14,262 --> 00:34:16,514 - NARRATOR: At the police station in Pocatello, 584 00:34:16,556 --> 00:34:18,600 investigators are eager to find out 585 00:34:18,641 --> 00:34:22,187 if Angela is ready to come clean. 586 00:34:22,228 --> 00:34:24,230 - She's a whimpering mess 587 00:34:24,272 --> 00:34:26,566 and can barely look these people in the eye. 588 00:34:28,151 --> 00:34:30,028 - NARRATOR: Getting nowhere with Angela, 589 00:34:30,070 --> 00:34:32,238 police turn their attention to Matt, 590 00:34:32,280 --> 00:34:35,617 who now has a new story to tell. 591 00:34:35,658 --> 00:34:38,286 - Matthew says that Angela hated Annastasia, 592 00:34:38,328 --> 00:34:42,207 and that Angela talked all the time about Annastasia 593 00:34:42,248 --> 00:34:43,917 being dead or someone killing her. 594 00:34:47,587 --> 00:34:49,923 - NARRATOR: Matt claims he didn't believe Angela 595 00:34:49,964 --> 00:34:52,717 would make good on her threats against Ann 596 00:34:52,759 --> 00:34:56,554 until she returned home in the early morning hours 597 00:34:56,596 --> 00:34:59,057 of June 10th, waking him from sleep 598 00:34:59,099 --> 00:35:01,267 and asking for his help. 599 00:35:01,309 --> 00:35:03,353 - He said that she was covered in blood, 600 00:35:03,395 --> 00:35:05,063 and that she was panicked, 601 00:35:05,105 --> 00:35:07,065 and that she wanted help from him. 602 00:35:07,107 --> 00:35:08,650 He got in the shower with her, 603 00:35:08,692 --> 00:35:10,819 and he helped her wash blood out of her hair. 604 00:35:10,860 --> 00:35:13,113 He says that he never asked her what happened 605 00:35:13,154 --> 00:35:15,240 or why she was injured. 606 00:35:15,281 --> 00:35:16,741 - Eventually, they get him to admit 607 00:35:16,783 --> 00:35:19,035 that he thinks she probably did kill Annastasia. 608 00:35:22,914 --> 00:35:25,417 And they realize they have enough to charge Angela 609 00:35:25,458 --> 00:35:28,253 with the murder of Annastasia. 610 00:35:28,294 --> 00:35:30,630 But they don't have enough to charge Matthew. 611 00:35:34,217 --> 00:35:36,136 - NARRATOR: Detectives need more evidence 612 00:35:36,177 --> 00:35:38,430 in order to bring charges against Matt 613 00:35:38,471 --> 00:35:40,432 and to make the charges against Angela 614 00:35:40,473 --> 00:35:43,351 stand up in court. 615 00:35:43,393 --> 00:35:46,855 - We issued a search warrant for all of Angela's, 616 00:35:46,896 --> 00:35:48,148 uh, Google records. 617 00:35:48,189 --> 00:35:49,774 And part of those records 618 00:35:49,816 --> 00:35:52,610 are her Google Maps or Google Tracks, 619 00:35:52,652 --> 00:35:54,571 which are essentially a breadcrumb trail 620 00:35:54,612 --> 00:35:57,449 in Google as to everywhere she goes. 621 00:35:57,490 --> 00:35:59,784 - NARRATOR: Investigators quickly notice some movement 622 00:35:59,826 --> 00:36:01,870 out of the couple's normal routine 623 00:36:01,911 --> 00:36:04,748 in the days surrounding the murder. 624 00:36:04,789 --> 00:36:06,958 - Angela and Matt have the same activity, 625 00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:08,376 kind of a routine. 626 00:36:08,418 --> 00:36:10,503 They go to the school. They go to the store. 627 00:36:10,545 --> 00:36:12,630 They go to McDonald's. They go to Taco Bell. 628 00:36:12,672 --> 00:36:15,592 Uh, and that is pretty much a daily activity for them. 629 00:36:15,633 --> 00:36:17,469 When we saw that Google Track 630 00:36:17,510 --> 00:36:19,596 that went out to the Mount Hood National Forest 631 00:36:19,637 --> 00:36:23,350 and then came back, it was an outlier. 632 00:36:23,391 --> 00:36:25,352 It was unique. 633 00:36:25,393 --> 00:36:26,895 We have to look into that. 634 00:36:28,605 --> 00:36:30,023 - NARRATOR: Coming up: 635 00:36:30,065 --> 00:36:33,818 Detectives strike gold in the Oregon woods. 636 00:36:33,860 --> 00:36:37,906 They found a boot caught in a log jam across this creek. 637 00:36:39,574 --> 00:36:43,703 - NARRATOR: And Angela faces a life-changing choice. 638 00:36:43,745 --> 00:36:46,539 - I remember just telling her she needs to take the deal. 639 00:37:01,388 --> 00:37:03,473 - NARRATOR: Over a year after Ann Hester 640 00:37:03,515 --> 00:37:06,559 was stabbed to death inside her apartment, 641 00:37:06,601 --> 00:37:09,479 police finally have Angela McCraw-Hester 642 00:37:09,521 --> 00:37:12,524 in custody for the brutal slaying. 643 00:37:12,565 --> 00:37:15,485 But they're eager to connect the victim's ex-husband, 644 00:37:15,527 --> 00:37:18,446 Matt Hester, to the crime as well. 645 00:37:18,488 --> 00:37:21,032 - We try to interview Matt a couple of times, uh, 646 00:37:21,074 --> 00:37:22,826 about their roles. 647 00:37:22,867 --> 00:37:25,203 Matt doesn't want to tell us the truth. 648 00:37:25,245 --> 00:37:27,414 - NARRATOR: But a trace of the couple's phones 649 00:37:27,455 --> 00:37:29,332 may be the key to connecting Matt 650 00:37:29,374 --> 00:37:31,876 to the murder once and for all. 651 00:37:31,918 --> 00:37:34,754 - About three days after the homicide, 652 00:37:34,796 --> 00:37:36,673 they have a breadcrumb trail, or a Track, 653 00:37:36,715 --> 00:37:38,842 that shoots about 35 miles out into 654 00:37:38,883 --> 00:37:40,844 the Mount Hood National Forest. 655 00:37:40,885 --> 00:37:42,637 That was not a pattern of behavior 656 00:37:42,679 --> 00:37:43,972 that they had engaged in, 657 00:37:44,014 --> 00:37:46,933 and that outlier was suspicious to us. 658 00:37:48,852 --> 00:37:52,689 Detectives actually went out to that exact location 659 00:37:52,731 --> 00:37:55,692 in the middle of the national forest. 660 00:37:55,734 --> 00:37:57,527 And when they walked into the woods 661 00:37:57,569 --> 00:38:00,113 about a hundred yards, the detectives found 662 00:38:00,155 --> 00:38:05,660 a boot caught in a log jam across this creek. 663 00:38:05,702 --> 00:38:09,622 The shoe tread pattern matched the shoe treads 664 00:38:09,664 --> 00:38:11,291 from the crime scene. 665 00:38:11,332 --> 00:38:14,127 It was an Airwalk Myra size 9 1/2-- 666 00:38:14,169 --> 00:38:17,630 the same as the shoes that Angela purchased 667 00:38:17,672 --> 00:38:19,591 on November 8th. 668 00:38:23,345 --> 00:38:25,972 - NARRATOR: Investigators seize the couple's computers 669 00:38:26,014 --> 00:38:30,435 looking for further evidence tying them to the crime. 670 00:38:30,477 --> 00:38:33,730 - Angela actually Googled how to make homemade chloroform. 671 00:38:35,690 --> 00:38:37,650 - The Google search history from Angela 672 00:38:37,692 --> 00:38:39,402 and Matthew is incriminating. 673 00:38:39,444 --> 00:38:41,404 It turns up these wild searches, 674 00:38:41,446 --> 00:38:44,032 basically, everything from switch blades 675 00:38:44,074 --> 00:38:46,910 to chloroform to how to improvise a firearm. 676 00:38:46,951 --> 00:38:49,120 They're--clearly have been researching 677 00:38:49,162 --> 00:38:50,663 how to murder someone. 678 00:38:50,705 --> 00:38:52,832 Matthew had been searching for everything having to do 679 00:38:52,874 --> 00:38:54,834 with life insurance, custody, 680 00:38:54,876 --> 00:38:57,379 and what happens after someone dies, 681 00:38:57,420 --> 00:38:58,755 who gets the money. 682 00:39:02,550 --> 00:39:05,178 - NARRATOR: On June 19, 2019, 683 00:39:05,220 --> 00:39:09,015 Matt is arrested and charged with hindering prosecution 684 00:39:09,057 --> 00:39:11,309 and conspiracy to commit murder. 685 00:39:13,228 --> 00:39:17,273 - I, from day one, said Matt was involved. 686 00:39:17,315 --> 00:39:20,235 The only thing in Ann's life that was volatile at all 687 00:39:20,276 --> 00:39:21,861 was the situation with Matt. 688 00:39:25,323 --> 00:39:27,409 - NARRATOR: In November 2020, 689 00:39:27,450 --> 00:39:29,494 Angela's defense attorneys reveal 690 00:39:29,536 --> 00:39:32,205 that she is ready to make a deal. 691 00:39:32,247 --> 00:39:35,875 - I remember just telling her she needs to take the deal. 692 00:39:35,917 --> 00:39:39,796 Telling her that there's already so much evidence against her. 693 00:39:41,715 --> 00:39:43,550 - Angela never provided a narrative 694 00:39:43,591 --> 00:39:45,135 as to what she did that night. 695 00:39:45,176 --> 00:39:47,095 She just simply pled guilty in court. 696 00:39:50,515 --> 00:39:52,058 - NARRATOR: Without a confession, 697 00:39:52,100 --> 00:39:56,021 detectives must theorize what took place that fateful night. 698 00:39:57,814 --> 00:40:02,610 - On June 9th at about 10:35, 10:36 PM, 699 00:40:02,652 --> 00:40:05,905 Angela Hester left her house in East Portland 700 00:40:05,947 --> 00:40:09,951 and drove to Annastasia's house in Gresham. 701 00:40:09,993 --> 00:40:15,206 Angela went to the back of Annastasia's apartment, 702 00:40:15,248 --> 00:40:17,417 uh, set a cinder block up against the wall, 703 00:40:17,459 --> 00:40:19,127 removed the air conditioning unit, 704 00:40:19,169 --> 00:40:21,171 slid open the rear slider window, 705 00:40:21,212 --> 00:40:26,009 and stepped into Annastasia's daughter's bedroom. 706 00:40:28,762 --> 00:40:33,224 From there, Angela went into the front living room. 707 00:40:33,266 --> 00:40:37,937 Annastasia was lying in bed when Angela 708 00:40:37,979 --> 00:40:40,357 started attacking her with a pocket knife. 709 00:40:44,861 --> 00:40:47,655 - From about 11:15 PM 'til about 3:00 AM, 710 00:40:47,697 --> 00:40:49,157 something very, very violent 711 00:40:49,199 --> 00:40:51,534 and tragic occurred inside that apartment. 712 00:40:51,576 --> 00:40:53,745 The victim was absolutely tortured 713 00:40:53,787 --> 00:40:55,705 during those three hours. 714 00:40:55,747 --> 00:40:57,832 - NARRATOR: Investigators say the pocket knife 715 00:40:57,874 --> 00:41:02,379 was enough to incapacitate Ann, but not to kill her. 716 00:41:02,420 --> 00:41:07,467 - Angela discarded the pocket knife alongside the bed. 717 00:41:07,509 --> 00:41:11,137 Angela went into the kitchen area, 718 00:41:11,179 --> 00:41:13,973 to the knife block, where she selected two knives. 719 00:41:14,015 --> 00:41:16,142 She returned into the living room 720 00:41:16,184 --> 00:41:19,562 to find Annastasia trying to escape the house 721 00:41:19,604 --> 00:41:21,481 and make her way towards the front door. 722 00:41:21,523 --> 00:41:23,191 A second attack occurred. 723 00:41:28,947 --> 00:41:31,658 - Angela had the choice to turn back at any time, 724 00:41:31,700 --> 00:41:32,992 but she didn't. 725 00:41:33,034 --> 00:41:35,995 She continued to stab and stab and stab 726 00:41:36,037 --> 00:41:39,290 Annastasia over and over for multiple hours. 727 00:41:44,129 --> 00:41:46,089 - NARRATOR: And with Ann out of the picture, 728 00:41:46,131 --> 00:41:49,718 Angela could be in control of her family. 729 00:41:49,759 --> 00:41:51,553 - Angela wanted what she wanted, 730 00:41:51,594 --> 00:41:53,722 and she wanted Ann gone. 731 00:41:53,763 --> 00:41:55,932 - I think that she didn't know how to share. 732 00:41:55,974 --> 00:41:58,852 She did not want to share custody of Matthew's daughter. 733 00:41:58,893 --> 00:42:01,021 She did not want to share Matthew. 734 00:42:01,062 --> 00:42:03,773 - NARRATOR: Angela is sentenced to life in prison 735 00:42:03,815 --> 00:42:07,068 with the possibility of parole after 25 years. 736 00:42:10,864 --> 00:42:13,616 - I don't even know how to put it together in words. 737 00:42:13,658 --> 00:42:15,160 She's not the kind of person 738 00:42:15,201 --> 00:42:17,704 you would ever want around your kids 739 00:42:17,746 --> 00:42:19,664 or to have kids. 740 00:42:19,706 --> 00:42:22,000 I don't want anything to do with my mother. 741 00:42:22,042 --> 00:42:24,461 I don't need her hearing about my life, 742 00:42:24,502 --> 00:42:27,464 you know, what's going on, you know, how I am. 743 00:42:27,505 --> 00:42:30,759 That's none of her business, and that she lost that right. 744 00:42:32,177 --> 00:42:34,054 - NARRATOR: Matt quickly follows suit 745 00:42:34,095 --> 00:42:38,767 in August 2021 and pleads guilty to all charges. 746 00:42:40,268 --> 00:42:43,271 - Matthew was sentenced to 56 months in prison. 747 00:42:48,109 --> 00:42:50,904 - NARRATOR: Even with Angela and Matt in jail, 748 00:42:50,945 --> 00:42:54,157 Ann's family and community will forever struggle 749 00:42:54,199 --> 00:42:58,119 to come to terms with the loss of one of their own. 750 00:42:58,161 --> 00:43:00,914 - I see the world a little bit of a darker place. 751 00:43:00,955 --> 00:43:03,208 When you lose somebody that you care for that much, 752 00:43:03,249 --> 00:43:05,877 it's kinda hard to see the bright side 753 00:43:05,919 --> 00:43:07,128 of things all the time. 754 00:43:09,089 --> 00:43:13,343 - She had the biggest heart in the world 755 00:43:13,385 --> 00:43:17,263 and that's the part of her that all of us will always remember. 756 00:43:17,305 --> 00:43:20,266 It's that heart and that love she had for everyone. 757 00:43:25,355 --> 00:43:31,277 - 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