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Operator: 911 emergency.
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Woman:
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Woman: ♪ there were days
I don't know why ♪
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♪ you got me capsized ♪
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♪ it's only in hindsight ♪
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♪ I read between the lines ♪
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I like being back
in your state, tonya.
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It feels good to be home.
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- Home.
- It's a quaint little town.
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We're in tonya's
home state of ohio
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To assist the springfield
police department
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To help them investigate
the 2015 murder
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Of a young mother
named candance prunty.
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She was only 26.
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She was raising
three little boys by herself,
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Talking about moving
to another state.
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Had a good job.
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Rider: She was fun-loving.
Everybody seemed to love her.
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She would light up a room
when she'd walk in.
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Siegler: Candance prunty
is described by her friends
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As full of life,
making everybody laugh.
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The most fun person
you could ever wanna be around
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And a great friend. But to her,
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The most important thing in her
life were her three young boys.
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You can tell that she was
all about her children
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Which makes that
even more heartbreaking.
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Siegler: On October 21, 2015,
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When candance did not pick up
her boys from school,
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Her mom became concerned,
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So she went
to check on candance at home,
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And that's when she walked in
on the horrifying discovery
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Of candance lying
on the kitchen floor,
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Shot six times.
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At the time that this happened,
she's being vandalized,
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And her car is being damaged,
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And it's like, this is no random
person that's doing that to you.
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Siegler: I know.
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Rider: Three months
before her murder,
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Candance's house
was vandalized multiple times.
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So clearly someone was angry
and targeting her.
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Her mom all these years
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Have been trying
to just figure out a way
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To get something
to happen on it.
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Can you imagine
being so desperate
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That you put up
a damn billboard?
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Rider: Pleading for help
from the public
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To solve
your daughter's murder,
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I just can't fathom that.
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It's the worst thing in life
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Because you're supposed
to bury your parents,
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And you're not supposed
to ever bury your baby.
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- No.
- Ever. Ever.
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♪ my lover don't believe me ♪
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♪ when I say
I'm not in love with you ♪
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It has been 16 years
and still no answers...
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Police consider her killing
a cult killing...
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Years later,
the case is still unsolved...
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Siegler: I've chosen cold cases
from across the country
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And teamed up with the best
detectives to solve them.
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We're more determined than ever
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To bring justice
to these victims.
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- Good morning.
- Look how dressed up y'all are.
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- How you doing?
- Hi.
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- Welcome to springfield.
- Nice to meet you.
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Detective ron jordan.
Good to meet you, tonya.
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- Nice to meet you.
- Detective dan dewine.
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- Nice to meet you.
- We appreciate you being here
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And offering your assistance.
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You got us a good place to work?
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- Yeah. Welcome in.
- Thanks.
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Jordan: I was there from day
one, almost six years ago.
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I responded to the scene.
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Nice and bright.
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I immediately felt
a sense of sadness
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For her and her family.
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Just lying there, a young lady
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Whose life
was unfortunately taken
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By the hands of someone.
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It's touched me ever since then.
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Over the past several years
with this case,
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It's been close to me,
to be honest with you.
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Yeah. You can tell.
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To, um,
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Have a young lady
with young kids
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And to lose that,
it just isn't fair.
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It's not fair to her.
It's not fair to her boys.
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It's not fair to her friends.
It's not fair to her mom.
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I know.
Do you have daughters?
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I do.
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- Do you?
- Yes. Yes. Two.
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And I have two.
And it's your nightmare, right?
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- It is.
- At that time,
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What was going on
in candance's life?
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She was 26 years old.
She's a young mother
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Of three young boys.
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A happy young lady
with a big, beautiful smile
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And just a lot of fun
to be around.
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Everyone enjoyed her company.
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Siegler: Where are her boys
living now?
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Jordan: They are
with their fathers.
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Rider: At the time
of her murder,
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Candance was living
in her sister's house.
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She was a single working mom
finishing up a business degree.
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She loved her children
and being independent.
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Okay, you wanna start with
running the case down to us?
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On October 21st of 2015,
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Our dispatch center received
a call from family members
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Of our victim, candance prunty.
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Her mother, sister, and aunt
entered the home
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And found candance there,
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Lying in a puddle
of her own blood
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In the kitchen
near the cabinets.
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She had been shot six times
with a .38 special or a .357.
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We searched
through the residence,
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And her cellphone was missing.
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We began talking
to friends and family,
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And they're just
tossing out names
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Of people that she knew
that were in her inner circle.
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'cause they have no idea
who could've done it.
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- No idea.
- While still at the scene,
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Police contacted isahia elliott,
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Father of two
of candance's sons.
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He was confirmed to be
in georgia at the time.
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Police also learned
of a man that candance dated
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Earlier that year--thomas albert
from columbus, ohio.
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We learned that mr. Albert
was actually on parole
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For some prior cases--
rape and abduction charge.
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So at that point, we thought
he may be a person of interest
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That we would wanna talk to.
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So probably around midnight
that night,
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On the 21st, end of the 22nd,
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Columbus swat
surrounded the residence,
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And he tried to take off out
the back door of the residence
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And was detained. He advised
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That he would need an attorney
and refused to talk to me.
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- And what happened next?
- We obtained a search warrant
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To search the residence
of thomas albert.
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It just so happened in the
basement behind the furnace
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Sat a cellphone
belonging to mr. Albert,
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A ski mask, and a small box
20-round .38 special.
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From this 20-round box,
six rounds were missing.
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Damn.
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Although the police department
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Found bullets in thomas's home
that were the same caliber
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As the ones used
to shoot candance,
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They were not able to find
either the gun
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Or her cellphone.
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Because of that,
they didn't feel
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Like they had enough
to move forward with the case.
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All that being said,
thomas albert
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Is still to this day
the primary suspect.
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He meets candance
in may of 2015.
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They met at a club here in town,
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And the relationship
kind of blossomed.
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The relationship
seemed to progress fast.
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Yeah.
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Probably beginning to mid-July,
candance decided
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That she didn't wanna be
in this relationship anymore.
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She and isahia
started to talk again.
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And at that point,
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Her goal was for isahia
to get established in atlanta,
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And she was gonna move
down there with the boys.
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Rider: It appears that candance
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Was moving on
from thomas albert,
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But did he feel the same way?
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Because if he didn't, that sure
sounds like a possible motive.
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Trying to figure out his psyche,
his mentality, the way he ticks.
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Are there any other stories or
victims that help us know that?
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The most recent one--
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In 2017, he's arrested
for multiple charges
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Stemming from an attempted
murder case
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With another female
in columbus, ohio.
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She was cut and stabbed
eight to nine different times.
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And he gets sentenced to what?
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He got sentenced
to a total of 28 years.
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Siegler: Thomas albert is not
eligible for release until 2045.
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If he is charged,
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Thomas albert would be
very likely to go to trial.
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So we need to explore anything
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That might give
a defense attorney
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The right to explore
reasonable doubt in this case.
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So the whole idea--could it have
been a random intruder? Right?
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Yes. In July of 2015,
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There had been several incidents
of vandalism
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To her vehicle and her home.
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Rider: Three months
before her murder,
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Candance's house was vandalized
four different times
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Over the course of a week.
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For two of them, isahia was
there spending the night.
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Rocks were thrown
through the windows.
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Her car was spray-painted.
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Her and isahia's tires
were flattened.
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The final incident
was a molotov cocktail
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Being thrown through the window,
setting fire to her kitchen.
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Somebody's obviously upset.
It's not a random attack.
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Okay, and it's not just her car.
It's also whose car?
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Isahia's car.
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Possibly someone
was upset with him.
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She decided then
to get away from that house
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And move in with her sister.
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Candance reported
these incidences to the police,
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But she never did name
a suspect.
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Could it have been thomas?
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Could it have seen someone else
that candance dated?
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Could it have been
one of isahia's exes?
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Whoever it was, we need to know
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If they were mad enough
to kill candance.
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I feel good about this one.
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We're gonna make ohio proud
this time.
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Woman: ♪ your love cuts so deep
got a hold of me ♪
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♪ it's got a hold of me ♪
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♪ and I can't seem
to fight no more ♪
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Siegler: You're taking us
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To meet candance's mom,
patricia.
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Yeah. Over the years,
we've talked so much.
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She always calls me "brother."
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Whenever she calls me
and leaves me a message,
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She says that I'm forever
a part of their family.
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I made a connection
with this family,
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And I told candance's mother,
"please don't give up.
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We will go
through this together.
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I'm not going anywhere
until I see this through."
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I don't wanna let her down,
let their family down.
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And it's been a driving factor
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For me to give this family
some closure.
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- Hey there.
- Hello, ladies.
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Y'all know this man, huh?
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- Yes.
- We love that man.
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- Yes, we do.
- I think he loves y'all, too,
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- From what I've been hearing.
- Good to see you.
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Ooh. I don't know.
Under these circumstances.
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- I know.
- This is kind of rough.
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I know.
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And speaking about her
in the past tense,
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That's still difficult.
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Speaking about candance
in the past tense.
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How'd you come up
with that name?
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Her dad actually did that.
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- Yeah?
- Yes.
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People used to always say
"can-dance."
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How many kids do you have,
ms. Patricia?
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I birthed three.
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Which one was candance?
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- My baby.
- Your baby.
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Yep.
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♪♪♪
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[sniffles]
249
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[quietly] o lord, help me.
250
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You wanna talk about her?
251
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Patricia:
She was a happy, happy child.
252
00:11:08,568 --> 00:11:11,436
She always had
a smile on her face.
253
00:11:11,438 --> 00:11:14,807
That's what she was known for.
Just a beautiful smile.
254
00:11:14,809 --> 00:11:18,409
I remember when she was little
when I would walk her to school,
255
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She would be picking flowers
the whole time we're walking.
256
00:11:21,047 --> 00:11:22,713
And I watch her
go through the door,
257
00:11:22,715 --> 00:11:25,717
And she would turn around
and give me the flowers
258
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And say, "give these to my dad."
259
00:11:27,922 --> 00:11:29,921
I thought she was
picking them for me.
260
00:11:31,124 --> 00:11:33,525
Candance was a special child.
261
00:11:33,527 --> 00:11:34,860
She was silly.
262
00:11:34,862 --> 00:11:38,329
Just oogles and boogles
of friends.
263
00:11:38,331 --> 00:11:41,199
And I love her past the moon.
264
00:11:41,201 --> 00:11:45,069
And if I could have her back...
265
00:11:48,375 --> 00:11:49,541
Mm.
266
00:11:50,744 --> 00:11:53,211
It's hard for the both of us.
267
00:11:53,213 --> 00:11:56,347
And then the fact
that we found her.
268
00:11:56,349 --> 00:11:57,248
Right.
269
00:11:58,151 --> 00:12:00,219
I bent over her,
and I looked at her.
270
00:12:00,221 --> 00:12:04,556
Her skin was kind of grayish.
And I told her--
271
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- I reached out.
- And she was cold.
272
00:12:10,163 --> 00:12:13,998
- And I touched her foot.
- And she was cold.
273
00:12:14,769 --> 00:12:16,367
[sniffles]
274
00:12:16,369 --> 00:12:20,571
And I seen a little hole...
275
00:12:20,573 --> 00:12:22,407
In her stomach.
276
00:12:36,356 --> 00:12:40,124
But it's almost been six years,
277
00:12:40,126 --> 00:12:44,095
And I'm trusting
detective jordan...
278
00:12:45,732 --> 00:12:48,132
To do all he can
279
00:12:48,134 --> 00:12:50,801
To try to get
to the bottom of this.
280
00:12:50,803 --> 00:12:53,671
Y'all keep praying.
281
00:12:53,673 --> 00:12:56,341
Finally something will happen.
Okay?
282
00:12:58,211 --> 00:12:58,276
Yes.
283
00:12:58,477 --> 00:13:11,757
Our real crime scene
is latosha's house,
284
00:13:12,626 --> 00:13:13,391
But she doesn't
live there anymore.
285
00:13:14,228 --> 00:13:14,993
I understand
they found us a place.
286
00:13:15,829 --> 00:13:16,562
They're gonna try
and build it out
287
00:13:17,230 --> 00:13:17,829
With the right dimensions.
288
00:13:18,731 --> 00:13:19,931
Nice. I wanna see
where the back door is
289
00:13:20,968 --> 00:13:23,235
In proximity where we know
the struggle happened.
290
00:13:23,237 --> 00:13:27,572
Siegler: When candance prunty
was shot in 2015,
291
00:13:27,574 --> 00:13:29,541
She was living
in her sister's house
292
00:13:29,543 --> 00:13:32,610
Because of a series
of vandalism incidences
293
00:13:32,612 --> 00:13:36,847
That caused her to live in fear
of staying at her own house.
294
00:13:36,849 --> 00:13:38,816
- Good morning.
- Good morning. How you doing?
295
00:13:38,818 --> 00:13:40,085
Y'all look pretty.
296
00:13:40,087 --> 00:13:41,285
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
297
00:13:41,287 --> 00:13:43,221
We set up a mock crime scene
298
00:13:43,223 --> 00:13:45,823
In the hopes of recreating
the shooting
299
00:13:45,825 --> 00:13:47,792
To see if we can determine
300
00:13:47,794 --> 00:13:51,329
Whether or not candance's
ex-boyfriend, thomas albert,
301
00:13:51,331 --> 00:13:53,232
Or an unknown person
is responsible.
302
00:13:53,234 --> 00:13:56,201
So this here
would be the front porch.
303
00:13:56,203 --> 00:13:59,403
Here's the kitchen sink.
Cabinets on the wall.
304
00:13:59,405 --> 00:14:01,907
And then
the lower cabinets here.
305
00:14:01,909 --> 00:14:04,543
This opening leads you
into the mudroom,
306
00:14:04,545 --> 00:14:06,644
And then here
would be the back door
307
00:14:06,646 --> 00:14:09,148
With a storm door
and entry door.
308
00:14:09,150 --> 00:14:11,349
She ends up, like, right here.
Right?
309
00:14:11,351 --> 00:14:14,485
So the space we're talking about
where the whole thing happened
310
00:14:14,487 --> 00:14:16,188
- Is just feet.
- Yeah.
311
00:14:17,891 --> 00:14:19,423
You went down into the basement.
312
00:14:19,425 --> 00:14:20,691
What did you see
from that angle?
313
00:14:20,693 --> 00:14:23,294
Lots of blood
through the floor joist.
314
00:14:23,296 --> 00:14:25,129
There's an area of blood,
315
00:14:25,131 --> 00:14:27,132
Probably as close
and as big as this table.
316
00:14:27,134 --> 00:14:29,233
That would have taken some time
317
00:14:29,235 --> 00:14:31,802
For that to leak
all the way down through there
318
00:14:31,804 --> 00:14:33,170
And puddle in the basement.
319
00:14:33,172 --> 00:14:34,505
Rider:
Based on her routine,
320
00:14:34,507 --> 00:14:37,174
Police believed that candance
dropped her kids off at school,
321
00:14:37,176 --> 00:14:38,709
Ran some errands.
322
00:14:38,711 --> 00:14:40,112
She returned home that morning
323
00:14:40,114 --> 00:14:42,214
And was killed
shortly after that.
324
00:14:42,216 --> 00:14:44,048
Since the front door
was still locked,
325
00:14:44,050 --> 00:14:46,050
It's believed her killer
entered and exited
326
00:14:46,052 --> 00:14:47,452
Out the back door.
327
00:14:47,454 --> 00:14:48,920
I'm gonna be her
coming to the front door. Right?
328
00:14:48,922 --> 00:14:50,287
Mm-hmm.
329
00:14:50,289 --> 00:14:52,157
You be the shooter
at the back door.
330
00:14:52,159 --> 00:14:53,992
- Okay.
- She comes in.
331
00:14:53,994 --> 00:14:55,259
She's locking
the front door.
332
00:14:55,261 --> 00:14:57,461
She sets her purse down.
333
00:14:57,463 --> 00:14:58,730
[knocking]
334
00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,301
She's just gonna go through here
to answer the knock at the door.
335
00:15:02,303 --> 00:15:04,368
- She opens it up.
- And he's there.
336
00:15:04,370 --> 00:15:07,204
And there he is.
Yeah. There he is.
337
00:15:07,206 --> 00:15:09,340
Even if he just
showed her the gun,
338
00:15:09,342 --> 00:15:10,809
That's the power play there.
339
00:15:10,811 --> 00:15:13,312
Because I really feel
that she's backing up.
340
00:15:13,314 --> 00:15:14,879
And this is as far
as she ever gets.
341
00:15:14,881 --> 00:15:17,115
She never gets any further
once the gun is pulled out.
342
00:15:17,117 --> 00:15:18,317
- Right.
- Okay.
343
00:15:18,319 --> 00:15:19,784
This is the shot
that goes here.
344
00:15:19,786 --> 00:15:21,119
[gunshot]
345
00:15:21,121 --> 00:15:23,555
And then what happens?
When's the next one?
346
00:15:23,557 --> 00:15:25,389
- [gunshot]
- a little closer.
347
00:15:25,391 --> 00:15:27,692
- [gunshot]
- down here?
348
00:15:27,694 --> 00:15:29,894
And we think by now
she's falling her down.
349
00:15:29,896 --> 00:15:30,929
For sure.
350
00:15:30,931 --> 00:15:32,964
Now this would be
the fourth shot.
351
00:15:32,966 --> 00:15:34,365
[gunshot]
352
00:15:34,367 --> 00:15:35,200
Through and through to the arm,
353
00:15:35,202 --> 00:15:37,401
And it goes down
and it hits the cabinet.
354
00:15:37,403 --> 00:15:42,340
Causes the cabinet
to splinter into her hair.
355
00:15:42,342 --> 00:15:45,210
It's at this point, I believe,
he walked past her
356
00:15:45,212 --> 00:15:47,712
Into the living room,
grabs her phone.
357
00:15:47,714 --> 00:15:50,648
As he's walking back,
she's lying there.
358
00:15:50,650 --> 00:15:52,850
She's moaning.
She's in bad shape.
359
00:15:52,852 --> 00:15:53,784
He then...
360
00:15:53,786 --> 00:15:55,420
[gunshot]
361
00:15:55,422 --> 00:15:56,888
[gunshot]
362
00:15:56,890 --> 00:15:59,724
And that's how we get
the downward angle,
363
00:15:59,726 --> 00:16:02,726
And they recovered it
at the bottom base of her neck.
364
00:16:02,728 --> 00:16:04,695
The other round,
it's essentially recovered
365
00:16:04,697 --> 00:16:06,465
From the top of her brain.
- Okay.
366
00:16:06,467 --> 00:16:09,368
It seems the perpetrator's
intent was solely to kill.
367
00:16:09,370 --> 00:16:11,169
So it's odd they took the time
368
00:16:11,171 --> 00:16:12,803
To rifle through
candance's purse
369
00:16:12,805 --> 00:16:15,339
To take her cellphone.
What was on that phone
370
00:16:15,341 --> 00:16:17,375
That the killer
didn't want police to see?
371
00:16:17,377 --> 00:16:19,643
We've asked
our digital forensic expert
372
00:16:19,645 --> 00:16:22,680
To analyze data from her phone
as well as thomas albert's,
373
00:16:22,682 --> 00:16:24,615
Which was recovered
from his home.
374
00:16:24,617 --> 00:16:26,385
All right. Thank you very much
for hooking us up.
375
00:16:26,387 --> 00:16:28,386
I think that worked out
very well.
376
00:16:28,388 --> 00:16:29,520
- Good job, guys, on the setup.
- Thank you.
377
00:16:29,522 --> 00:16:33,624
Siegler: When you look at crimes
that thomas committed,
378
00:16:33,626 --> 00:16:35,059
He didn't use a gun.
379
00:16:35,061 --> 00:16:37,062
So if he did kill candance,
380
00:16:37,064 --> 00:16:41,166
This just shows how much more
obsessed he was with candance,
381
00:16:41,168 --> 00:16:43,835
How much madder he was.
But it could also mean
382
00:16:43,837 --> 00:16:45,937
That thomas wasn't the one
who killed her.
383
00:16:49,977 --> 00:16:53,211
Kelly, this is chanele childs.
Over here, please.
384
00:16:53,213 --> 00:16:55,780
She was a good friend
of candance.
385
00:16:55,782 --> 00:16:57,882
Siegler: Candance's friends
were involved
386
00:16:57,884 --> 00:17:00,252
Since the very night
they found her.
387
00:17:00,254 --> 00:17:01,952
And they were instrumental
388
00:17:01,954 --> 00:17:04,555
In right away helping
identify thomas albert
389
00:17:04,557 --> 00:17:06,957
As being possibly
the person who killed her.
390
00:17:06,959 --> 00:17:09,994
She's just friendly.
Like, she never met a stranger.
391
00:17:09,996 --> 00:17:12,129
She was very loud.
392
00:17:12,131 --> 00:17:14,800
Her laugh.
Her general conversation.
393
00:17:14,802 --> 00:17:16,001
Everybody loved her.
394
00:17:16,003 --> 00:17:19,304
We're hoping that they know
very intimate details
395
00:17:19,306 --> 00:17:21,573
About candance's relationship
with thomas.
396
00:17:21,575 --> 00:17:24,742
So there came a time
when she met tommy.
397
00:17:24,744 --> 00:17:27,445
He was a gentleman.
He was very chivalrous.
398
00:17:27,447 --> 00:17:30,281
So it was so shocking
that he turned
399
00:17:30,283 --> 00:17:33,718
Into this completely
different crazy person.
400
00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:37,354
It was never a relationship.
It was literally just sex.
401
00:17:37,356 --> 00:17:39,356
Just to put it plainly.
402
00:17:39,358 --> 00:17:41,226
- How do you know that?
- I know that
403
00:17:41,228 --> 00:17:43,427
Because she was planning
on moving to georgia
404
00:17:43,429 --> 00:17:44,296
To be with the father
of her children.
405
00:17:44,298 --> 00:17:46,163
Candance was very honest.
406
00:17:46,165 --> 00:17:50,234
She was probably too honest
with him.
407
00:17:50,236 --> 00:17:52,369
Because she told him
how she felt.
408
00:17:52,371 --> 00:17:54,772
She was getting back
with isahia.
409
00:17:54,774 --> 00:17:55,673
How did he take that?
410
00:17:56,509 --> 00:17:58,109
Originally,
he played the nice role.
411
00:17:58,111 --> 00:18:00,711
He started showing up
to, you know--
412
00:18:00,713 --> 00:18:02,681
Want to take her out,
her declining it,
413
00:18:02,683 --> 00:18:05,983
Coming with gifts,
her making him take them back.
414
00:18:05,985 --> 00:18:07,652
He wasn't letting go.
415
00:18:07,654 --> 00:18:09,653
He invested entirely
to this person,
416
00:18:09,655 --> 00:18:11,388
And he was--
417
00:18:11,390 --> 00:18:13,324
She was not gonna be with him.
418
00:18:13,326 --> 00:18:14,925
But he was pissed.
419
00:18:14,927 --> 00:18:16,327
He would start to get
kind of nasty towards her.
420
00:18:16,329 --> 00:18:18,195
Popping up at her house.
421
00:18:18,197 --> 00:18:19,430
He was, like,
really controlling.
422
00:18:19,432 --> 00:18:21,800
He used to, like,
sent her, like, text messages--
423
00:18:21,802 --> 00:18:24,135
"if I can't have you,
nobody can."
424
00:18:24,137 --> 00:18:25,436
She was getting to the point,
425
00:18:26,673 --> 00:18:26,971
Like, "damn, I cannot get
this [bleep] to stop calling me.
426
00:18:28,274 --> 00:18:29,373
He's harassing me. He won't stop
calling my phone. I'm at work."
427
00:18:30,576 --> 00:18:31,876
Siegler: Why didn't she wanna
just be ruder about it?
428
00:18:33,012 --> 00:18:34,779
I don't know--'cause candance
wasn't a rude girl.
429
00:18:34,781 --> 00:18:36,547
That just wasn't
her personality.
430
00:18:36,549 --> 00:18:38,349
I think she was scared of him.
431
00:18:38,351 --> 00:18:40,551
How do you know she was scared?
432
00:18:40,553 --> 00:18:42,888
Oh, we defi--
we talked about it.
433
00:18:42,890 --> 00:18:45,489
I don't know
her to be scared of anyone.
434
00:18:45,491 --> 00:18:47,892
So for her to have
a fear for this man,
435
00:18:47,894 --> 00:18:49,560
Like, it really bothered me
436
00:18:49,562 --> 00:18:51,562
Because she's scared,
so something not right.
437
00:18:51,564 --> 00:18:53,298
She definitely seemed worry.
438
00:18:53,300 --> 00:18:54,765
Like, "I don't know
what he's gonna do next."
439
00:18:54,767 --> 00:18:57,902
It seems that candance
was having a hard time
440
00:18:57,904 --> 00:18:59,404
Breaking up with thomas
441
00:18:59,406 --> 00:19:03,074
Because she was trying
to balance placating him
442
00:19:03,076 --> 00:19:04,742
With not angering him,
443
00:19:04,744 --> 00:19:07,611
All during the course
of trying to get away.
444
00:19:07,613 --> 00:19:10,548
And the one thing that I've
learned after all these years
445
00:19:10,550 --> 00:19:14,618
Is there ain't no good way
to break up with a bad man.
446
00:19:14,620 --> 00:19:19,490
On October 21st when you heard
how it happened...
447
00:19:22,061 --> 00:19:23,728
I don't know. Just shocked.
448
00:19:23,730 --> 00:19:25,930
Like, I just
couldn't believe it.
449
00:19:25,932 --> 00:19:29,200
I just remember it
so vividly and so clearly,
450
00:19:29,202 --> 00:19:31,535
But it seem like
it's been forever.
451
00:19:31,537 --> 00:19:31,602
Yes.
452
00:19:31,803 --> 00:20:01,165
And some of the homes
and everything
453
00:20:02,035 --> 00:20:03,834
Still around columbus
are beautiful.
454
00:20:03,836 --> 00:20:05,836
I just--I love columbus.
455
00:20:05,838 --> 00:20:08,372
We learned that our suspect,
thomas albert,
456
00:20:08,374 --> 00:20:10,908
Was upset about his breakup
with candance
457
00:20:10,910 --> 00:20:12,643
Which could be a motive
for murder.
458
00:20:12,645 --> 00:20:15,947
So we wanna learn more
about his history of violence.
459
00:20:18,684 --> 00:20:22,953
In 2017, thomas albert attempted
to murder nicole pellerin.
460
00:20:22,955 --> 00:20:25,155
He's currently incarcerated
for that attack.
461
00:20:25,157 --> 00:20:26,457
- Nicole?
- Yeah.
462
00:20:26,459 --> 00:20:28,425
Detective dewine.
463
00:20:28,427 --> 00:20:30,261
Rider: Thankfully,
she's willing to speak to us
464
00:20:30,263 --> 00:20:31,429
About the incident,
465
00:20:31,431 --> 00:20:32,730
Because there
may be some parallels
466
00:20:32,732 --> 00:20:35,266
Between that attack
and candance's murder.
467
00:20:35,268 --> 00:20:38,135
I know you had an incident
with thomas.
468
00:20:38,137 --> 00:20:40,272
How often did you guys
see each other then?
469
00:20:40,274 --> 00:20:41,739
A couple of times a week.
470
00:20:41,741 --> 00:20:44,675
He was very controlling
and very, like, weird.
471
00:20:44,677 --> 00:20:46,410
Like, he would text me
and I wouldn't answer.
472
00:20:46,412 --> 00:20:48,145
I mean, he would just pop up
out of nowhere
473
00:20:48,147 --> 00:20:50,681
On the side of the building.
Like, "you're coming with me."
474
00:20:50,683 --> 00:20:53,183
I'm like, "no, I'm not."
it was just really crazy.
475
00:20:53,185 --> 00:20:54,885
He was just really possessive.
476
00:20:54,887 --> 00:20:56,888
He'd texted me, like, "yo,
you gotta come to my house."
477
00:20:56,890 --> 00:20:58,623
I'm like, "no. Bye."
478
00:20:58,625 --> 00:21:00,959
And the next night, he'd texted
me from a different number,
479
00:21:00,961 --> 00:21:03,727
Pretending to be somebody else.
So I was like, "I'll meet you."
480
00:21:03,729 --> 00:21:05,763
As soon as I got
almost to livingston,
481
00:21:05,765 --> 00:21:07,765
He came out
from behind the telephone pole
482
00:21:07,767 --> 00:21:09,968
And stripped me
out of my clothes,
483
00:21:09,970 --> 00:21:11,503
Dragged me up these stairs
484
00:21:11,505 --> 00:21:13,070
And just started
slicing me in my face.
485
00:21:13,072 --> 00:21:14,505
And I held my hand.
486
00:21:14,507 --> 00:21:18,309
He cut me there, there,
there, there, there.
487
00:21:18,311 --> 00:21:19,710
I was just covered in blood,
488
00:21:19,712 --> 00:21:21,313
And blood
was squirting out everywhere.
489
00:21:21,315 --> 00:21:23,113
I was just drenched in blood.
490
00:21:23,115 --> 00:21:26,050
And, luckily, there's a woman
that heard me outside screaming,
491
00:21:26,052 --> 00:21:27,584
"somebody call 911.
I'm gonna die.
492
00:21:27,586 --> 00:21:30,121
Please, somebody help me.
Somebody help me. Call 911."
493
00:21:30,123 --> 00:21:31,989
And, luckily, she called 911,
494
00:21:31,991 --> 00:21:33,891
'cause if she didn't, I would've
bled to death up there.
495
00:21:33,893 --> 00:21:36,594
Was he saying anything
to you during that--
496
00:21:36,596 --> 00:21:38,862
No. He was just slicing me.
497
00:21:38,864 --> 00:21:40,131
He took my phone,
took the money,
498
00:21:41,201 --> 00:21:42,433
And took my driver's license
and left me for dead.
499
00:21:43,669 --> 00:21:46,604
Not only did thomas aggressively
pursue and ambush nicole,
500
00:21:46,606 --> 00:21:48,772
He also stole her phone
after the attack.
501
00:21:48,774 --> 00:21:50,842
Just like candance's killer did.
502
00:21:50,844 --> 00:21:53,845
If thomas did kill candance,
this could be his m.O.
503
00:21:53,847 --> 00:21:55,713
- Well, I appreciate it.
- You're welcome.
504
00:21:55,715 --> 00:21:57,681
- Okay. Thank you.
- Nice to meet you.
505
00:21:57,683 --> 00:21:58,682
Rider: Maybe he takes
his victim's phone
506
00:21:58,684 --> 00:22:00,552
So they can't call for help.
507
00:22:00,554 --> 00:22:02,520
Maybe he's stealing them
for profit,
508
00:22:02,522 --> 00:22:04,288
Or maybe he's taking them
as a trophy.
509
00:22:04,290 --> 00:22:05,622
Whatever the reason,
510
00:22:05,624 --> 00:22:07,224
It's a nice piece
of circumstantial evidence,
511
00:22:07,226 --> 00:22:09,794
Potentially tying him
to candance's murder.
512
00:22:11,964 --> 00:22:14,566
We're gonna reach out
to kindra johnson.
513
00:22:14,568 --> 00:22:16,467
She was someone
that candance knew.
514
00:22:16,469 --> 00:22:18,168
Rider: Sounds good.
515
00:22:18,170 --> 00:22:22,106
Thomas albert is clearly violent
and capable of killing candance.
516
00:22:22,108 --> 00:22:24,041
But was he her only enemy?
517
00:22:24,043 --> 00:22:26,044
We need to learn more
about the extreme vandalism
518
00:22:26,046 --> 00:22:27,444
That was committed at her home
519
00:22:27,446 --> 00:22:29,813
To try to identify
who was responsible
520
00:22:29,815 --> 00:22:31,516
And if it was connected
to her murder.
521
00:22:32,885 --> 00:22:35,019
Hey, kindra. This is
detective jordan. How you doing?
522
00:22:36,956 --> 00:22:39,189
Rider: Candance did not name
a suspect to police,
523
00:22:39,191 --> 00:22:41,125
But hopefully she told
those close to her
524
00:22:41,127 --> 00:22:42,993
Who she thought was responsible.
525
00:22:42,995 --> 00:22:45,397
First of all, what was
your relationship with candance?
526
00:22:45,399 --> 00:22:46,531
How did you know her?
527
00:22:48,668 --> 00:22:50,801
Did you guys talk quite a bit
with one another?
528
00:22:53,507 --> 00:22:55,440
At some point,
some things start happening.
529
00:22:55,442 --> 00:22:56,474
What did she tell you?
530
00:22:56,476 --> 00:22:59,810
Especially with you guys
being as close as you are.
531
00:23:19,700 --> 00:23:22,700
Do you recall
her having any enemies?
532
00:23:34,781 --> 00:23:37,447
The vandalism seems like
the actions of a scorned ex.
533
00:23:37,449 --> 00:23:38,849
According to kindra,
534
00:23:38,851 --> 00:23:41,652
Candance wasn't the only one
with angry exes.
535
00:23:43,222 --> 00:23:44,556
No, heck no.
536
00:23:51,363 --> 00:23:53,864
You guys spent quite a bit
of time together, right?
537
00:23:53,866 --> 00:23:58,068
Yeah, we did. We just grew up
together. And we was close.
538
00:23:58,070 --> 00:24:00,471
Rider: Zynayshe curtis,
candance's cousin,
539
00:24:00,473 --> 00:24:02,206
Has a close relationship
with her.
540
00:24:02,208 --> 00:24:03,975
We're hoping
that she has further insight
541
00:24:03,977 --> 00:24:06,611
As to who was responsible
for the vandalism.
542
00:24:06,613 --> 00:24:08,879
Did she share with you
why this was happening
543
00:24:08,881 --> 00:24:10,013
Or who might have been doing it?
544
00:24:10,015 --> 00:24:13,184
She said she thought
it's someone
545
00:24:13,186 --> 00:24:16,086
That isahia was messing with
at the time.
546
00:24:16,088 --> 00:24:18,823
She never thought it was a man.
That's all she kept saying.
547
00:24:18,825 --> 00:24:20,891
"it's one of these bitches."
excuse my mouth.
548
00:24:20,893 --> 00:24:22,559
- You're fine.
- "it's one of these bitches."
549
00:24:22,561 --> 00:24:24,529
The spray-painting,
that's a female act.
550
00:24:24,531 --> 00:24:26,631
- Sure.
- That's stuff females do.
551
00:24:26,633 --> 00:24:28,699
- Right.
- Rider: It seems candance
552
00:24:28,701 --> 00:24:30,901
Thought one of isahia's exes,
not thomas,
553
00:24:30,903 --> 00:24:33,103
Was responsible
for vandalizing her home.
554
00:24:33,105 --> 00:24:35,339
If these acts
are related to her murder,
555
00:24:35,341 --> 00:24:37,374
We might have
another suspect on our hands.
556
00:24:37,376 --> 00:24:38,942
When she moved out her house,
557
00:24:38,944 --> 00:24:41,044
I don't know
if she knew who it was,
558
00:24:41,046 --> 00:24:44,581
But she knew whoever it was,
it was getting real.
559
00:24:44,583 --> 00:24:44,648
Like, they wasn't playing.
560
00:24:44,717 --> 00:25:03,902
All right. So now we're
gonna go see isahia.
561
00:25:05,204 --> 00:25:07,404
Two of the extraneous vandalisms
were with him in the house.
562
00:25:07,406 --> 00:25:08,972
- Right.
- We're considering
563
00:25:08,974 --> 00:25:12,377
That the acts of vandalism
at candance's home
564
00:25:12,379 --> 00:25:15,814
And her murder were committed
by the same person.
565
00:25:15,816 --> 00:25:17,414
Hey, isahia.
This is kelly siegler.
566
00:25:17,416 --> 00:25:18,516
- How are you?
- Hi.
567
00:25:18,518 --> 00:25:20,217
She's assisting me
with this case.
568
00:25:20,219 --> 00:25:23,822
Isahia was there for two
of the four vandalism nights.
569
00:25:23,824 --> 00:25:26,757
Maybe he has some idea
who's involved.
570
00:25:26,759 --> 00:25:29,026
So how did you meet candance?
571
00:25:29,028 --> 00:25:33,631
- We met like in 2010.
- Okay.
572
00:25:33,633 --> 00:25:35,899
And ever since that day,
we've been stuck.
573
00:25:35,901 --> 00:25:37,834
It was like the bomb.
574
00:25:37,836 --> 00:25:39,838
Like, I knew
I wanted to be with her.
575
00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:42,105
It was just beautiful.
That was the love of my life.
576
00:25:42,107 --> 00:25:44,875
All right,
so the vandalism happens
577
00:25:44,877 --> 00:25:48,178
On the 13th, 14th,
15th, and 19th.
578
00:25:48,180 --> 00:25:51,615
So on July the 13th,
go through that night with us.
579
00:25:51,617 --> 00:25:53,784
- What happened?
- We were upstairs asleep.
580
00:25:53,786 --> 00:25:55,953
Next thing you know,
we just hear...Pssh!
581
00:25:55,955 --> 00:25:59,389
Like, hopped up.
Like, she ran to the kids,
582
00:25:59,391 --> 00:26:00,591
And I ran downstairs.
583
00:26:00,593 --> 00:26:04,729
And it was this big ol' boulder
through the front window.
584
00:26:04,731 --> 00:26:07,065
- How big was that thing?
- It was huge.
585
00:26:07,067 --> 00:26:08,499
I run back upstairs
and tell her.
586
00:26:09,802 --> 00:26:11,002
Then she looking out the window.
She like, "look at the car."
587
00:26:11,904 --> 00:26:13,504
Spray paint on the side
of her truck.
588
00:26:13,506 --> 00:26:14,738
I see "you [bleep] her still."
589
00:26:14,740 --> 00:26:17,675
My tires was cut.
Hers was cut.
590
00:26:17,677 --> 00:26:20,010
Siegler: Not just flat, cut.
591
00:26:20,012 --> 00:26:21,945
- Isahia: No, the tube.
- Jordan: The valve stem?
592
00:26:21,947 --> 00:26:23,513
Yeah. Those was cut.
593
00:26:23,515 --> 00:26:24,748
Siegler: Do you
go looking around
594
00:26:25,884 --> 00:26:26,884
Trying to see if you can
catch somebody running away?
595
00:26:26,886 --> 00:26:28,151
- Yeah.
- And?
596
00:26:28,153 --> 00:26:29,687
- Nothing.
- Saw nobody.
597
00:26:29,689 --> 00:26:31,588
No. They thought
it was the girl
598
00:26:31,590 --> 00:26:33,523
Who I was messing with,
whatever.
599
00:26:33,525 --> 00:26:35,359
- Siegler: Okay.
- But it wasn't.
600
00:26:35,361 --> 00:26:36,994
The guy who did my tires,
601
00:26:36,996 --> 00:26:38,595
He was like, "I don't expect
a female to do that.
602
00:26:38,597 --> 00:26:39,596
That's a guy."
603
00:26:39,598 --> 00:26:41,898
You right away knew
it wasn't any girl.
604
00:26:41,900 --> 00:26:44,168
- Right. I knew right away.
- Okay.
605
00:26:44,170 --> 00:26:47,571
Isahia did not see
the perpetrator that night,
606
00:26:47,573 --> 00:26:49,272
But he feels pretty sure
607
00:26:49,274 --> 00:26:51,308
That it was a man
who committed this crime.
608
00:26:51,310 --> 00:26:54,044
But right now
we can't rule anything out.
609
00:26:54,046 --> 00:26:56,680
And then the molotov cocktail
night happened.
610
00:26:56,682 --> 00:26:58,849
And what happened?
What did y'all do?
611
00:26:58,851 --> 00:27:01,119
I moved her
to her sister's house.
612
00:27:01,121 --> 00:27:02,920
I was like,
"we just need to leave."
613
00:27:02,922 --> 00:27:05,589
Like, just start over.
614
00:27:05,591 --> 00:27:07,691
Brand-new. Like, new city.
615
00:27:07,693 --> 00:27:11,395
So the plan was I go first.
Go to georgia. I get the spot.
616
00:27:11,397 --> 00:27:14,264
In October.
She wanted to come see me.
617
00:27:14,266 --> 00:27:16,066
She was just coming down
for a visit.
618
00:27:16,068 --> 00:27:18,702
Coming down for a visit.
And she told him.
619
00:27:20,406 --> 00:27:22,539
I was like,
"why would you tell him that?"
620
00:27:22,541 --> 00:27:23,540
Siegler: How close is that
621
00:27:23,542 --> 00:27:25,876
To when she ends up murdered
on October 21st?
622
00:27:25,878 --> 00:27:27,544
Real close.
623
00:27:27,546 --> 00:27:29,046
Her birthday's the 4th.
624
00:27:29,048 --> 00:27:31,081
It had to be between that.
625
00:27:31,083 --> 00:27:34,151
The 4th and the 21st.
A little over two weeks.
626
00:27:34,153 --> 00:27:34,952
Yeah.
627
00:27:34,954 --> 00:27:37,087
In the weeks before the murder,
628
00:27:37,089 --> 00:27:40,824
Candance told thomas about
her plans to go to georgia.
629
00:27:40,826 --> 00:27:43,093
When you consider
how upset he already was
630
00:27:43,095 --> 00:27:44,895
With the fact that she
was trying to break up with him,
631
00:27:44,897 --> 00:27:46,229
It makes you wonder
632
00:27:46,231 --> 00:27:47,898
If this would have angered him
even more.
633
00:27:47,900 --> 00:27:50,501
So at that time,
the boys were how old?
634
00:27:50,503 --> 00:27:53,137
4 and 1.
Rashad doesn't remember.
635
00:27:53,139 --> 00:27:59,509
Shaun, in the beginning,
that was the hardest.
636
00:27:59,511 --> 00:28:01,311
Uh--sorry.
637
00:28:01,313 --> 00:28:02,980
- That's okay.
- You're fine.
638
00:28:02,982 --> 00:28:06,984
That was the hardest
'cause he was, um...
639
00:28:09,121 --> 00:28:11,155
[voice cracking] uh...
640
00:28:12,791 --> 00:28:15,525
No, he asks for his mom.
641
00:28:15,527 --> 00:28:19,930
And when you're both
missing that person,
642
00:28:19,932 --> 00:28:22,333
Y'all crying together.
643
00:28:25,471 --> 00:28:27,604
Sh--, I didn't even know
how I was gonna make it.
644
00:28:27,606 --> 00:28:30,807
Siegler: What did you say?
645
00:28:30,809 --> 00:28:32,609
"your mama's in heaven.
646
00:28:32,611 --> 00:28:35,412
She's proud of you.
She's so proud of you.
647
00:28:35,414 --> 00:28:37,014
She loves you."
648
00:28:46,026 --> 00:28:49,126
We'll go through
that doorway right here.
649
00:28:49,128 --> 00:28:52,829
Candance moved in with her
sister, latosha, in July
650
00:28:52,831 --> 00:28:55,099
Following those acts
of vandalism
651
00:28:55,101 --> 00:28:57,968
And was living there in the
months leading up to the murder.
652
00:28:57,970 --> 00:29:00,303
Talk about your sister.
653
00:29:00,305 --> 00:29:01,773
She was my baby.
654
00:29:01,775 --> 00:29:04,041
A very
straight-to-the-point person.
655
00:29:04,043 --> 00:29:07,511
No filter.
That's what I loved about her.
656
00:29:07,513 --> 00:29:10,915
If there were any incidences
involving thomas albert
657
00:29:10,917 --> 00:29:12,549
Closer to her murder,
658
00:29:12,551 --> 00:29:13,918
We're hoping
that her sister, latosha,
659
00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:15,619
Knows something about it.
660
00:29:15,621 --> 00:29:17,121
What's the discussion y'all have
661
00:29:17,123 --> 00:29:18,922
About why she's needing
to move in with you?
662
00:29:18,924 --> 00:29:22,726
When the cocktail
got through the window,
663
00:29:22,728 --> 00:29:24,394
I went over there,
664
00:29:24,396 --> 00:29:26,731
And I told her,
"y'all coming with me."
665
00:29:26,733 --> 00:29:29,199
I think she was scared,
666
00:29:29,201 --> 00:29:32,002
But I think she was trying
to hold it all together.
667
00:29:32,004 --> 00:29:34,004
I don't think
she was really realizing,
668
00:29:34,006 --> 00:29:36,206
Like, this is really happening.
669
00:29:36,208 --> 00:29:38,408
So she never had
a truer appreciation
670
00:29:38,410 --> 00:29:41,344
Of how much
of a creepy stalker he was.
671
00:29:41,346 --> 00:29:44,681
Right. He had
some flowers for her.
672
00:29:44,683 --> 00:29:46,416
I believe it was roses.
673
00:29:46,418 --> 00:29:48,685
And I called her,
and I told her.
674
00:29:48,687 --> 00:29:52,422
She was like, "I told him
I don't wanna see him no more."
675
00:29:52,424 --> 00:29:55,359
Basically "I'm trying
to get away from him."
676
00:29:55,361 --> 00:29:59,029
I remember
when he came over my house
677
00:29:59,031 --> 00:30:00,764
That Sunday before.
678
00:30:00,766 --> 00:30:02,333
Get a knock on the door.
679
00:30:02,335 --> 00:30:05,769
And it's tommy.
I'm like, "what you doing here?"
680
00:30:05,771 --> 00:30:06,937
Go out on the porch.
681
00:30:06,939 --> 00:30:10,307
He's just like, "I just wanna
give this to your sister."
682
00:30:10,309 --> 00:30:12,275
He had a coat.
683
00:30:12,277 --> 00:30:14,345
A black, fashionable coat.
684
00:30:14,347 --> 00:30:16,847
And I'm like,
"she don't want that.
685
00:30:16,849 --> 00:30:18,248
We don't want that.
We don't need you.
686
00:30:18,250 --> 00:30:19,917
Don't ever come back.
Get off my porch."
687
00:30:19,919 --> 00:30:21,451
So he tried to step.
688
00:30:21,453 --> 00:30:24,454
- Like he got puffed up.
- Yeah. Like--yeah.
689
00:30:24,456 --> 00:30:28,124
I'm like, "yeah, no.
You don't wanna do that."
690
00:30:28,126 --> 00:30:30,994
So he leaves.
You know, he walks away.
691
00:30:30,996 --> 00:30:33,063
Three days before the murder,
692
00:30:33,065 --> 00:30:36,000
Thomas albert showed up
at latosha's house,
693
00:30:36,002 --> 00:30:38,936
Desperate to win candance back.
694
00:30:38,938 --> 00:30:40,871
He was refused.
He was rejected.
695
00:30:40,873 --> 00:30:44,875
As we've learned, he does not
take well to rejection.
696
00:30:44,877 --> 00:30:47,044
Sometimes I think, you know,
697
00:30:47,046 --> 00:30:49,379
I shouldn't have
puffed up at him.
698
00:30:49,381 --> 00:30:51,749
You know, he took it out
on my sister.
699
00:30:51,751 --> 00:30:54,251
Sometimes I feel guilty.
700
00:30:54,253 --> 00:30:56,553
Siegler: I don't think anything
you could've said
701
00:30:56,555 --> 00:30:59,422
Or did any differently
would've changed anything.
702
00:30:59,424 --> 00:31:01,725
It's like a train
coming down the tracks.
703
00:31:01,727 --> 00:31:03,895
He was not gonna
leave her alone.
704
00:31:03,897 --> 00:31:03,960
Yeah, I believe that.
705
00:31:04,095 --> 00:31:23,013
You're not gonna have dna
or a confession here
706
00:31:23,683 --> 00:31:24,515
With this kind of a suspect.
707
00:31:25,451 --> 00:31:26,783
But this is just, like,
huge, right?
708
00:31:26,785 --> 00:31:27,984
Yes, ma'am.
709
00:31:27,986 --> 00:31:29,786
When candance was killed,
710
00:31:29,788 --> 00:31:33,190
Her cellphone was mysteriously
taken from her house.
711
00:31:33,192 --> 00:31:34,824
So we don't have her cellphone,
712
00:31:34,826 --> 00:31:37,995
But we do have all the cellphone
data from that phone.
713
00:31:37,997 --> 00:31:40,397
We also have
all the cellphone data
714
00:31:40,399 --> 00:31:41,933
From thomas albert's phone
715
00:31:41,935 --> 00:31:44,135
That was recovered
from his house.
716
00:31:44,137 --> 00:31:45,636
- Morning. How are y'all?
- Good to see you.
717
00:31:45,638 --> 00:31:47,637
- Eric devlin. Nice to meet you.
- Good to meet you.
718
00:31:47,639 --> 00:31:50,340
Our digital forensics expert,
eric devlin,
719
00:31:50,342 --> 00:31:53,076
Has analyzed
all the cellphone data
720
00:31:53,078 --> 00:31:55,279
With the very latest
cellphone technology.
721
00:31:55,281 --> 00:31:57,415
It's time for us
to see what he's discovered.
722
00:31:57,417 --> 00:31:59,417
Let's start
with the cellphone forensics.
723
00:31:59,419 --> 00:32:01,152
There are a bunch
of text messages
724
00:32:01,154 --> 00:32:03,620
Between her and the suspect.
9/28.
725
00:32:03,622 --> 00:32:05,956
Less than a month
before she gets murdered.
726
00:32:05,958 --> 00:32:08,926
Correct.
This is the suspect saying...
727
00:32:10,629 --> 00:32:12,195
She makes a reply...
728
00:32:14,967 --> 00:32:18,201
He replies, "I miss you, boo.
Just don't know what to do."
729
00:32:22,574 --> 00:32:24,841
And then here's his reply.
I love this one.
730
00:32:24,843 --> 00:32:26,176
"are we still gonna [bleep]?"
731
00:32:26,178 --> 00:32:28,045
Oh, my god.
732
00:32:28,047 --> 00:32:30,447
- So very clear.
- It's crystal clear.
733
00:32:30,449 --> 00:32:33,383
Rider: For weeks, candance
responded to thomas's texts,
734
00:32:33,385 --> 00:32:35,352
Trying to get him
out of her life.
735
00:32:35,354 --> 00:32:38,188
And time after time, thomas
wouldn't respect her boundaries
736
00:32:38,190 --> 00:32:39,723
And kept pushing for more.
737
00:32:39,725 --> 00:32:42,693
Last message
that he actually sends her...
738
00:32:42,695 --> 00:32:44,861
Siegler: Which is Monday.
Is this Monday?
739
00:32:44,863 --> 00:32:45,795
Yeah, that would be Monday.
740
00:32:45,797 --> 00:32:47,865
Two days before the murder.
"do you hate me?"
741
00:32:47,867 --> 00:32:50,400
And she didn't reply.
However, he does call her.
742
00:32:50,402 --> 00:32:54,537
10/20. 7:52 a.M.
And 8:02 a.M.
743
00:32:54,539 --> 00:32:56,606
And there's no indication
she answers.
744
00:32:56,608 --> 00:32:59,242
Texting is done. He tries
to call her. She doesn't answer.
745
00:32:59,244 --> 00:33:00,144
- Correct.
- Tuesday.
746
00:33:00,146 --> 00:33:02,879
- So then Wednesday it happens.
- Correct.
747
00:33:02,881 --> 00:33:04,414
It's one thing to hear
748
00:33:04,416 --> 00:33:06,817
About candance
and thomas's relationship
749
00:33:06,819 --> 00:33:09,553
From all of candance's
friends and family.
750
00:33:09,555 --> 00:33:13,290
It was never a relationship.
It was literally just sex.
751
00:33:13,292 --> 00:33:14,290
She told him how she felt.
752
00:33:14,292 --> 00:33:17,260
She was like, "I'm trying
to get away from him."
753
00:33:17,262 --> 00:33:20,164
Siegler: But this
is clear evidence
754
00:33:20,166 --> 00:33:22,166
In their own words.
755
00:33:22,168 --> 00:33:24,000
There's no better way
to tell the story
756
00:33:24,002 --> 00:33:26,770
Of their relationship than what
we're looking at right now.
757
00:33:26,772 --> 00:33:28,104
Moving on.
758
00:33:28,106 --> 00:33:30,174
We're gonna talk a little
about the cell tower stuff,
759
00:33:30,176 --> 00:33:31,242
Which y'all wanted me
to look at.
760
00:33:31,244 --> 00:33:33,443
These records disappeared,
so you did a good job
761
00:33:33,445 --> 00:33:35,412
Going and preserving them
and grabbing them when you did.
762
00:33:35,414 --> 00:33:38,248
You gave me a couple of dates
to focus on the vandalism.
763
00:33:38,250 --> 00:33:40,717
Then you gave me
a few significant locations.
764
00:33:40,719 --> 00:33:42,519
You have his residence.
765
00:33:42,521 --> 00:33:44,654
And then here's
candance's house.
766
00:33:44,656 --> 00:33:47,791
This gives you some reference
as to how far apart they are.
767
00:33:47,793 --> 00:33:49,826
Somewhere around 48 miles.
768
00:33:49,828 --> 00:33:52,330
So July 13th,
the day of the vandalism,
769
00:33:52,332 --> 00:33:53,664
Spray-painting the cars,
770
00:33:53,666 --> 00:33:56,132
Somewhere around
2:50, 3:25 in the morning.
771
00:33:56,134 --> 00:33:58,001
This would be thomas's phone.
772
00:33:58,003 --> 00:34:01,271
He hits at 12:49, 1:04, 1:19,
773
00:34:01,273 --> 00:34:03,607
In columbus,
as if he's heading out.
774
00:34:03,609 --> 00:34:05,009
That appears to be
the normal roadway
775
00:34:05,011 --> 00:34:06,342
Going from columbus
to springfield.
776
00:34:06,344 --> 00:34:07,610
- Is that correct?
- Yes.
777
00:34:07,612 --> 00:34:09,279
Then the next time
I pick him back up,
778
00:34:09,281 --> 00:34:11,248
Hits up right
about the same tower.
779
00:34:11,250 --> 00:34:12,682
3:24 in the morning.
780
00:34:12,684 --> 00:34:14,752
So there's a pretty big gap
in there.
781
00:34:14,754 --> 00:34:17,821
The phone in this point in time,
in my opinion, is off.
782
00:34:17,823 --> 00:34:20,423
His cellphone's turned off
at the time of the occurrence.
783
00:34:20,425 --> 00:34:23,226
- Yeah.
- So moving to July 14th,
784
00:34:23,228 --> 00:34:24,561
This is one of the rocks
through the windows.
785
00:34:24,563 --> 00:34:27,630
The incident occurs
between 11:00 and 11:04.
786
00:34:27,632 --> 00:34:31,234
And so 11:01,
and there's 11:16.
787
00:34:31,236 --> 00:34:32,636
He's hitting off of the tower
788
00:34:32,638 --> 00:34:34,637
Within approximately a mile
of her house.
789
00:34:34,639 --> 00:34:36,372
So he didn't turn
his phone off that time.
790
00:34:36,374 --> 00:34:39,843
He did not. So July 15th
is one of the rock incidences.
791
00:34:39,845 --> 00:34:44,114
Incident occurs
between 3:15 and 4:00 a.M.
792
00:34:44,116 --> 00:34:47,518
3:38 he's sitting over there,
same particular cell tower.
793
00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:52,189
He's still there at 3:51.
He's still there at 3:53.
794
00:34:52,191 --> 00:34:53,456
Here's your July 19th.
795
00:34:53,458 --> 00:34:54,591
This is what appears
to be an arson.
796
00:34:54,593 --> 00:34:58,528
10:00 p.M. He's hitting off
that tower about 8:11,
797
00:34:58,530 --> 00:35:00,864
An hour
and 50 minutes before.
798
00:35:00,866 --> 00:35:03,400
The important part--
if he's at home,
799
00:35:03,402 --> 00:35:05,034
He's not gonna be hitting off
of her towers.
800
00:35:05,036 --> 00:35:06,569
It's so far apart.
801
00:35:06,571 --> 00:35:08,671
It also shows
that he had to sustain
802
00:35:08,673 --> 00:35:12,676
Whatever anger, jealousy
for 48 miles, give or take,
803
00:35:12,678 --> 00:35:14,812
- To drive.
- Most people would cool off.
804
00:35:14,814 --> 00:35:17,481
- I'd be like, "just forget it.
- Yeah. Right.
805
00:35:17,483 --> 00:35:19,882
The south tower data
confirms what we suspected.
806
00:35:19,884 --> 00:35:22,485
Thomas albert committed
those acts of vandalism.
807
00:35:22,487 --> 00:35:24,354
But the real question is,
808
00:35:24,356 --> 00:35:26,791
What was he doing
on the morning of October 21st?
809
00:35:26,793 --> 00:35:28,826
You wanna turn
to the homicide date?
810
00:35:28,828 --> 00:35:32,195
10/21/2015, 8:07 in the morning.
811
00:35:32,197 --> 00:35:34,030
He is hitting here off a tower
812
00:35:34,032 --> 00:35:39,336
Right near where he lives,
in columbus. 8:22, 8:37.
813
00:35:39,338 --> 00:35:41,371
It appears to be he's driving.
814
00:35:41,373 --> 00:35:44,374
- Heading down highway 70.
- Heading west to springfield.
815
00:35:44,376 --> 00:35:46,042
9:07 in the morning,
816
00:35:46,044 --> 00:35:49,379
He is hitting off the tower
that covers the murder location.
817
00:35:49,381 --> 00:35:51,047
9:52, still hitting off
that same tower.
818
00:35:51,049 --> 00:35:52,316
30 minutes later.
819
00:35:52,318 --> 00:35:54,851
He just waited for her
nearby her house.
820
00:35:54,853 --> 00:35:57,121
He just waited
for her to come home.
821
00:35:57,123 --> 00:35:59,455
10:07, he's leaving. He's on 70
822
00:35:59,457 --> 00:36:01,558
As if he's heading back
to his house.
823
00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:03,960
Thomas's cellphone
is hitting off a tower
824
00:36:03,962 --> 00:36:05,328
Right near candance's house
825
00:36:05,330 --> 00:36:07,464
At the time
we believe she was killed.
826
00:36:07,466 --> 00:36:09,366
That's huge.
827
00:36:09,368 --> 00:36:11,601
Next step we wanna talk
about her missing phone.
828
00:36:11,603 --> 00:36:13,837
Candance's phone.
This is the lg phone
829
00:36:13,839 --> 00:36:17,073
That's not found in her home
when she's killed.
830
00:36:17,075 --> 00:36:21,145
9:00, 10:00 a.M., she is hitting
off the tower near her house.
831
00:36:21,147 --> 00:36:22,745
There's a break
in communication.
832
00:36:22,747 --> 00:36:25,816
Then, all of a sudden,
at 11:32 in the morning,
833
00:36:25,818 --> 00:36:28,017
I have an incoming call
834
00:36:28,019 --> 00:36:30,253
That appears to be answered
and hung up.
835
00:36:30,255 --> 00:36:32,022
So this whole call
lasts three seconds.
836
00:36:32,024 --> 00:36:34,090
Her phone is connecting
to the tower
837
00:36:34,092 --> 00:36:36,227
Right near where he lives.
838
00:36:36,229 --> 00:36:38,628
You don't need a confession.
839
00:36:38,630 --> 00:36:41,164
The cellphone information
establishes
840
00:36:41,166 --> 00:36:42,965
Who committed the vandalisms.
841
00:36:42,967 --> 00:36:45,502
You had the text message
of the evolving stories
842
00:36:45,504 --> 00:36:48,372
Of the breakup.
You can see the mindset
843
00:36:48,374 --> 00:36:50,707
Of tommy through
those text messages.
844
00:36:50,709 --> 00:36:53,410
And then you have
candance's phone
845
00:36:53,412 --> 00:36:56,179
Close to thomas albert's home
846
00:36:56,181 --> 00:36:58,481
An hour after she's killed.
847
00:36:58,483 --> 00:37:01,051
It's just a beautiful portrait
of the whole case
848
00:37:01,053 --> 00:37:01,116
Right there
with cellphone technology.
849
00:37:01,251 --> 00:37:17,500
- Good afternoon, mr. Driscoll.
- Hey, detective jordan.
850
00:37:18,570 --> 00:37:19,203
- How you doing?
- Good. Thanks for coming over.
851
00:37:19,838 --> 00:37:20,738
Thanks for having me.
852
00:37:21,706 --> 00:37:22,572
Siegler: This case has been
near and dear
853
00:37:23,675 --> 00:37:25,608
To detective ron jordan's heart
for six years.
854
00:37:25,610 --> 00:37:28,345
So who better
in the whole wide world
855
00:37:28,347 --> 00:37:31,147
To run these facts down
to the prosecutor than ron?
856
00:37:31,149 --> 00:37:34,083
The good thing today is that we
get to sit in and listen to him
857
00:37:34,085 --> 00:37:35,852
Do his presentation.
858
00:37:35,854 --> 00:37:37,153
We're all so excited.
859
00:37:37,155 --> 00:37:40,090
In the spring of 2015,
860
00:37:40,092 --> 00:37:42,059
Candance would meet
thomas albert
861
00:37:42,061 --> 00:37:43,693
In a nightclub
here in springfield.
862
00:37:43,695 --> 00:37:45,295
He had a love for her,
863
00:37:45,297 --> 00:37:46,629
But she didn't share
that same love.
864
00:37:46,631 --> 00:37:49,933
She tries to separate herself
from him
865
00:37:49,935 --> 00:37:52,969
And move on with her life.
866
00:37:52,971 --> 00:37:54,837
July, the incidences
of vandalism
867
00:37:54,839 --> 00:37:56,572
Into a molotov cocktail
868
00:37:56,574 --> 00:37:58,908
Being thrown through
her kitchen window,
869
00:37:58,910 --> 00:38:00,376
Setting the kitchen on fire,
870
00:38:00,378 --> 00:38:03,145
We learned that this is tommy
that's doing this.
871
00:38:03,147 --> 00:38:06,015
If he's at home, he's not gonna
be hitting off of her towers.
872
00:38:06,017 --> 00:38:08,851
Candance's girlfriends tell us
she didn't know what to do
873
00:38:08,853 --> 00:38:10,353
And it scared her.
874
00:38:10,355 --> 00:38:11,821
He was starting to get
kind of nasty towards her.
875
00:38:11,823 --> 00:38:13,590
"if I can't have you,
nobody can."
876
00:38:13,592 --> 00:38:15,224
She definitely seemed worried,
877
00:38:15,226 --> 00:38:16,926
Like, "I don't know
what he's gonna do next."
878
00:38:16,928 --> 00:38:20,129
Just three days prior
to her death, tommy shows up.
879
00:38:20,131 --> 00:38:22,265
Candance's sister, latosha,
comes out
880
00:38:22,267 --> 00:38:24,234
And says, "she doesn't want
to see you."
881
00:38:24,236 --> 00:38:26,803
"we don't need you. Don't ever
come back. Get off my porch."
882
00:38:26,805 --> 00:38:28,805
On October 21st of 2015...
883
00:38:28,807 --> 00:38:30,707
Is this the same day
as the murder?
884
00:38:30,709 --> 00:38:33,409
- Yes. Later that night.
- Right.
885
00:38:33,411 --> 00:38:35,812
We executed a search warrant
at his home.
886
00:38:35,814 --> 00:38:39,482
We found a box
of .38 special ammunition
887
00:38:39,484 --> 00:38:41,084
Missing six rounds.
888
00:38:41,086 --> 00:38:43,353
And she had been shot six times.
889
00:38:43,355 --> 00:38:45,421
- Same type of ammunition?
- Yes.
890
00:38:45,423 --> 00:38:47,623
But that icing on the cake,
so to speak,
891
00:38:47,625 --> 00:38:49,760
Was this cellphone technology.
892
00:38:49,762 --> 00:38:52,462
He is hitting off the tower
that covers the murder location.
893
00:38:52,464 --> 00:38:54,565
Her phone that's not found
in her home
894
00:38:54,567 --> 00:38:57,634
Is connecting to the tower
right near where he lives.
895
00:38:57,636 --> 00:38:59,435
There are a lot of things
that I've learned
896
00:38:59,437 --> 00:39:01,371
During the course
of this investigation
897
00:39:01,373 --> 00:39:04,207
That gives me no doubt
that mr. Albert is the one
898
00:39:04,209 --> 00:39:06,175
That took her life.
899
00:39:06,177 --> 00:39:08,077
It took some time.
900
00:39:08,079 --> 00:39:09,779
And I kept reassuring her mother
901
00:39:09,781 --> 00:39:12,115
That someday
I thought we would get there.
902
00:39:12,117 --> 00:39:13,450
Well, today--guess what--
we are there.
903
00:39:13,452 --> 00:39:15,518
I wanted to present
these facts to you
904
00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:18,121
Because this is new information
that we've uncovered,
905
00:39:18,123 --> 00:39:20,124
And with your blessing, sir,
906
00:39:20,126 --> 00:39:23,726
I would like to inform them that
we will be filing indictments
907
00:39:23,728 --> 00:39:25,795
For the murder
of candance prunty.
908
00:39:25,797 --> 00:39:27,730
I know that this
has been one of those
909
00:39:27,732 --> 00:39:28,932
That you've been
working on for years,
910
00:39:28,934 --> 00:39:31,033
And I think we're there.
911
00:39:31,035 --> 00:39:32,936
So you send it over to us,
912
00:39:32,938 --> 00:39:34,337
And we'll get
an indictment for you.
913
00:39:34,339 --> 00:39:35,606
- Yes, sir. Thank you.
- Thank you.
914
00:39:35,608 --> 00:39:36,672
Appreciate it.
915
00:39:36,674 --> 00:39:38,608
Nice. Nice. How's that feel?
916
00:39:38,610 --> 00:39:41,010
Feels good. It really does.
917
00:39:41,012 --> 00:39:42,680
It's a huge weight
off my shoulders
918
00:39:42,682 --> 00:39:44,415
That I've carried
for the past several years.
919
00:39:44,417 --> 00:39:46,849
Thomas albert
will be held accountable
920
00:39:46,851 --> 00:39:49,752
For killing candance--
921
00:39:49,754 --> 00:39:51,755
What he did to her
and her family.
922
00:39:51,757 --> 00:39:55,258
And that is a overwhelming
feeling of happiness,
923
00:39:55,260 --> 00:39:56,560
To be honest with you.
924
00:39:56,562 --> 00:39:58,461
He needs to die in prison.
925
00:39:58,463 --> 00:40:00,230
Yeah. Without question.
926
00:40:03,435 --> 00:40:07,237
Woman: ♪ in the lonely ♪
927
00:40:07,239 --> 00:40:10,307
♪ I will see ♪
928
00:40:11,943 --> 00:40:16,045
♪ all the love
and all the hope ♪
929
00:40:16,047 --> 00:40:19,248
♪ waiting here for me ♪
930
00:40:19,250 --> 00:40:21,085
- Aren't you excited?
- I'm very excited.
931
00:40:21,087 --> 00:40:23,186
You know what? I'm excited,
932
00:40:23,188 --> 00:40:25,054
'cause I get
to watch you tell 'em.
933
00:40:25,056 --> 00:40:26,789
I can't wait
to see what they say.
934
00:40:26,791 --> 00:40:28,525
This is a good day.
935
00:40:28,527 --> 00:40:32,328
As heartbreaking as it was
to meet candance's mother,
936
00:40:32,330 --> 00:40:35,532
To be able to deliver
to her this news,
937
00:40:35,534 --> 00:40:37,166
I don't even know
how to describe it.
938
00:40:37,168 --> 00:40:38,801
Well, hello there.
939
00:40:38,803 --> 00:40:40,337
- Hi!
- How you doing?
940
00:40:40,339 --> 00:40:42,806
Siegler: These are the times
that we live for.
941
00:40:42,808 --> 00:40:44,507
This is what it's all about.
942
00:40:44,509 --> 00:40:47,043
And we can't wait
to bring her this news.
943
00:40:47,045 --> 00:40:49,479
Like I told you
several years ago,
944
00:40:49,481 --> 00:40:50,881
We'll never give up,
945
00:40:50,883 --> 00:40:53,483
And we'll fight this fight
until we get the results
946
00:40:53,485 --> 00:40:57,955
That your family
and candance's boys deserve.
947
00:40:57,957 --> 00:41:00,823
I spoke to our prosecuting
attorney, dan driscoll,
948
00:41:00,825 --> 00:41:04,126
And he has agreed
to let this case move forward,
949
00:41:04,128 --> 00:41:07,730
And we are going to present this
to a clark county grand jury,
950
00:41:07,732 --> 00:41:10,267
And we will be indicting
thomas albert
951
00:41:10,269 --> 00:41:13,102
For the murder of your daughter,
candance prunty.
952
00:41:13,104 --> 00:41:14,571
Ooh-wee.
953
00:41:16,509 --> 00:41:18,876
- Wow.
- It's wonderful news.
954
00:41:20,979 --> 00:41:23,846
It's been a long journey.
955
00:41:23,848 --> 00:41:25,248
Jordan: It has.
956
00:41:25,250 --> 00:41:27,684
I'm just grateful.
957
00:41:27,686 --> 00:41:29,852
Just grateful.
958
00:41:29,854 --> 00:41:33,356
It's like our prayers
have been answered.
959
00:41:33,358 --> 00:41:34,524
Yep.
960
00:41:34,526 --> 00:41:36,325
I was so confident
961
00:41:36,327 --> 00:41:38,194
That at some point
we would get here.
962
00:41:38,196 --> 00:41:42,198
Well, now that day has come,
and I am happy as hell.
963
00:41:42,200 --> 00:41:43,032
Me, too.
964
00:41:44,537 --> 00:41:49,472
Come on, ma.
See, let's just ride the wave.
965
00:41:49,474 --> 00:41:50,573
Patricia: For a long time,
966
00:41:50,575 --> 00:41:53,142
I didn't think that we
were gonna get to this point.
967
00:41:53,144 --> 00:41:56,045
The news that he was able
to give us today
968
00:41:56,047 --> 00:41:58,615
Is like
a little piece of heaven.
969
00:41:58,617 --> 00:42:01,284
Even though
it doesn't bring her back,
970
00:42:01,286 --> 00:42:05,054
It just makes
the rest of the day
971
00:42:05,056 --> 00:42:07,657
Seem easy to get through,
972
00:42:07,659 --> 00:42:09,626
And I appreciate that.
973
00:42:09,628 --> 00:42:12,930
Siegler: How are you thinking
about all of this today?
974
00:42:12,932 --> 00:42:15,265
It's so overwhelming.
975
00:42:15,267 --> 00:42:17,833
I knew there was something.
976
00:42:17,835 --> 00:42:20,503
I knew he was working
behind the scenes,
977
00:42:20,505 --> 00:42:22,840
And I just had to believe,
978
00:42:22,842 --> 00:42:26,909
And I knew
he's too deep in it emotionally
979
00:42:26,911 --> 00:42:31,314
Not to be doing something,
'cause he showed us that.
980
00:42:31,316 --> 00:42:36,320
He proved hisself
to be everything he said he was
981
00:42:36,322 --> 00:42:37,987
For this case.
982
00:42:37,989 --> 00:42:40,856
- And justice for your baby.
- Yes.
983
00:42:40,858 --> 00:42:42,792
We are forever connected
because of this.
984
00:42:42,794 --> 00:42:44,894
- I wanna hug you.
- Absolutely.
985
00:42:44,896 --> 00:42:47,530
- Oh, my god.
- Absolutely.
986
00:42:47,532 --> 00:42:49,532
Thank you so much.
987
00:42:49,534 --> 00:42:52,001
Thank you.
Thank you for believing in me
988
00:42:52,003 --> 00:42:54,805
And trusting me with one
of the most important things
989
00:42:54,807 --> 00:42:56,373
In your life.
990
00:42:57,575 --> 00:43:00,242
♪ it hurts the most ♪
991
00:43:00,244 --> 00:43:04,814
♪ in the dark see the spark
I hold in my hands ♪
992
00:43:04,816 --> 00:43:07,550
I wouldn't have wanted nobody
else on this case but you.
993
00:43:07,552 --> 00:43:08,484
- Thank you.
- Yes.
994
00:43:08,486 --> 00:43:10,454
That means the world to me.
I appreciate it.
995
00:43:10,456 --> 00:43:13,188
- You mean the world to us.
- Yes, you do.
996
00:43:13,190 --> 00:43:18,260
♪ in the dark see the spark
I hold in my hands ♪
997
00:43:18,262 --> 00:43:21,965
♪ I won't let go ♪
998
00:43:21,967 --> 00:43:24,101
♪ ohhhh ♪
999
00:43:24,103 --> 00:43:27,603
♪ oh, oh, oh ♪
1000
00:43:27,605 --> 00:43:29,772
♪ hold on ♪
1001
00:43:29,774 --> 00:43:31,341
♪ to hope ♪
1002
00:43:35,847 --> 00:43:39,114
Siegler: On August the 30th,
thomas albert was indicted
1003
00:43:39,116 --> 00:43:41,050
For the murder
of candance prunty
1004
00:43:41,052 --> 00:43:43,186
Along with eight
other related charges.