1 00:00:13,746 --> 00:00:16,015 [line ringing] 2 00:00:16,784 --> 00:00:17,683 Operator: 911 emergency. 3 00:00:17,685 --> 00:00:18,751 Woman: 4 00:00:37,071 --> 00:00:40,205 Woman: ♪ there were days I don't know why ♪ 5 00:00:40,207 --> 00:00:43,408 ♪ you got me capsized ♪ 6 00:00:43,410 --> 00:00:46,545 ♪ it's only in hindsight ♪ 7 00:00:46,547 --> 00:00:49,682 ♪ I read between the lines ♪ 8 00:00:49,684 --> 00:00:53,085 I like being back in your state, tonya. 9 00:00:53,087 --> 00:00:55,154 It feels good to be home. 10 00:00:55,156 --> 00:00:56,621 - Home. - It's a quaint little town. 11 00:00:56,623 --> 00:00:59,424 We're in tonya's home state of ohio 12 00:00:59,426 --> 00:01:01,828 To assist the springfield police department 13 00:01:01,830 --> 00:01:05,397 To help them investigate the 2015 murder 14 00:01:05,399 --> 00:01:07,766 Of a young mother named candance prunty. 15 00:01:07,768 --> 00:01:09,667 She was only 26. 16 00:01:09,669 --> 00:01:11,903 She was raising three little boys by herself, 17 00:01:11,905 --> 00:01:14,439 Talking about moving to another state. 18 00:01:14,441 --> 00:01:15,974 Had a good job. 19 00:01:15,976 --> 00:01:19,478 Rider: She was fun-loving. Everybody seemed to love her. 20 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:21,581 She would light up a room when she'd walk in. 21 00:01:21,583 --> 00:01:24,215 Siegler: Candance prunty is described by her friends 22 00:01:24,217 --> 00:01:27,119 As full of life, making everybody laugh. 23 00:01:27,121 --> 00:01:29,254 The most fun person you could ever wanna be around 24 00:01:29,256 --> 00:01:30,757 And a great friend. But to her, 25 00:01:32,159 --> 00:01:33,526 The most important thing in her life were her three young boys. 26 00:01:34,529 --> 00:01:37,263 You can tell that she was all about her children 27 00:01:37,265 --> 00:01:39,431 Which makes that even more heartbreaking. 28 00:01:39,433 --> 00:01:42,801 Siegler: On October 21, 2015, 29 00:01:42,803 --> 00:01:46,005 When candance did not pick up her boys from school, 30 00:01:46,007 --> 00:01:47,673 Her mom became concerned, 31 00:01:47,675 --> 00:01:50,108 So she went to check on candance at home, 32 00:01:50,110 --> 00:01:53,478 And that's when she walked in on the horrifying discovery 33 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,948 Of candance lying on the kitchen floor, 34 00:01:55,950 --> 00:01:57,683 Shot six times. 35 00:01:57,685 --> 00:02:00,420 At the time that this happened, she's being vandalized, 36 00:02:00,422 --> 00:02:02,354 And her car is being damaged, 37 00:02:02,356 --> 00:02:07,093 And it's like, this is no random person that's doing that to you. 38 00:02:07,095 --> 00:02:08,227 Siegler: I know. 39 00:02:08,229 --> 00:02:09,562 Rider: Three months before her murder, 40 00:02:10,631 --> 00:02:12,432 Candance's house was vandalized multiple times. 41 00:02:12,434 --> 00:02:15,167 So clearly someone was angry and targeting her. 42 00:02:15,169 --> 00:02:16,635 Her mom all these years 43 00:02:16,637 --> 00:02:18,438 Have been trying to just figure out a way 44 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:20,372 To get something to happen on it. 45 00:02:20,374 --> 00:02:21,673 Can you imagine being so desperate 46 00:02:21,675 --> 00:02:23,509 That you put up a damn billboard? 47 00:02:23,511 --> 00:02:25,844 Rider: Pleading for help from the public 48 00:02:25,846 --> 00:02:27,512 To solve your daughter's murder, 49 00:02:27,514 --> 00:02:29,314 I just can't fathom that. 50 00:02:29,316 --> 00:02:30,916 It's the worst thing in life 51 00:02:30,918 --> 00:02:33,719 Because you're supposed to bury your parents, 52 00:02:33,721 --> 00:02:35,721 And you're not supposed to ever bury your baby. 53 00:02:35,723 --> 00:02:37,390 - No. - Ever. Ever. 54 00:02:37,392 --> 00:02:40,726 ♪ my lover don't believe me ♪ 55 00:02:40,728 --> 00:02:43,663 ♪ when I say I'm not in love with you ♪ 56 00:02:43,665 --> 00:02:46,599 It has been 16 years and still no answers... 57 00:02:46,601 --> 00:02:48,201 Police consider her killing a cult killing... 58 00:02:48,203 --> 00:02:50,503 Years later, the case is still unsolved... 59 00:02:52,339 --> 00:02:55,508 Siegler: I've chosen cold cases from across the country 60 00:02:55,510 --> 00:02:58,510 And teamed up with the best detectives to solve them. 61 00:03:02,616 --> 00:03:04,683 We're more determined than ever 62 00:03:04,685 --> 00:03:06,752 To bring justice to these victims. 63 00:03:11,626 --> 00:03:14,159 - Good morning. - Look how dressed up y'all are. 64 00:03:14,161 --> 00:03:15,560 - How you doing? - Hi. 65 00:03:15,562 --> 00:03:16,695 - Welcome to springfield. - Nice to meet you. 66 00:03:17,765 --> 00:03:18,564 Detective ron jordan. Good to meet you, tonya. 67 00:03:19,534 --> 00:03:19,932 - Nice to meet you. - Detective dan dewine. 68 00:03:21,102 --> 00:03:22,701 - Nice to meet you. - We appreciate you being here 69 00:03:22,703 --> 00:03:24,235 And offering your assistance. 70 00:03:24,237 --> 00:03:26,304 You got us a good place to work? 71 00:03:26,306 --> 00:03:27,439 - Yeah. Welcome in. - Thanks. 72 00:03:27,441 --> 00:03:30,642 Jordan: I was there from day one, almost six years ago. 73 00:03:30,644 --> 00:03:32,844 I responded to the scene. 74 00:03:32,846 --> 00:03:34,512 Nice and bright. 75 00:03:34,514 --> 00:03:37,716 I immediately felt a sense of sadness 76 00:03:37,718 --> 00:03:39,584 For her and her family. 77 00:03:39,586 --> 00:03:41,454 Just lying there, a young lady 78 00:03:41,456 --> 00:03:43,623 Whose life was unfortunately taken 79 00:03:43,625 --> 00:03:45,191 By the hands of someone. 80 00:03:45,193 --> 00:03:46,992 It's touched me ever since then. 81 00:03:46,994 --> 00:03:50,595 Over the past several years with this case, 82 00:03:50,597 --> 00:03:53,265 It's been close to me, to be honest with you. 83 00:03:53,267 --> 00:03:56,067 Yeah. You can tell. 84 00:03:56,069 --> 00:03:59,604 To, um, 85 00:03:59,606 --> 00:04:02,407 Have a young lady with young kids 86 00:04:02,409 --> 00:04:05,044 And to lose that, it just isn't fair. 87 00:04:05,046 --> 00:04:07,412 It's not fair to her. It's not fair to her boys. 88 00:04:07,414 --> 00:04:10,081 It's not fair to her friends. It's not fair to her mom. 89 00:04:10,083 --> 00:04:11,884 I know. Do you have daughters? 90 00:04:11,886 --> 00:04:12,884 I do. 91 00:04:12,886 --> 00:04:14,753 - Do you? - Yes. Yes. Two. 92 00:04:14,755 --> 00:04:17,555 And I have two. And it's your nightmare, right? 93 00:04:17,557 --> 00:04:18,957 - It is. - At that time, 94 00:04:18,959 --> 00:04:21,159 What was going on in candance's life? 95 00:04:21,161 --> 00:04:23,494 She was 26 years old. She's a young mother 96 00:04:23,496 --> 00:04:24,963 Of three young boys. 97 00:04:24,965 --> 00:04:27,699 A happy young lady with a big, beautiful smile 98 00:04:27,701 --> 00:04:29,968 And just a lot of fun to be around. 99 00:04:29,970 --> 00:04:31,703 Everyone enjoyed her company. 100 00:04:31,705 --> 00:04:33,638 Siegler: Where are her boys living now? 101 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:34,773 Jordan: They are with their fathers. 102 00:04:34,775 --> 00:04:36,641 Rider: At the time of her murder, 103 00:04:36,643 --> 00:04:39,077 Candance was living in her sister's house. 104 00:04:39,079 --> 00:04:42,014 She was a single working mom finishing up a business degree. 105 00:04:42,016 --> 00:04:46,251 She loved her children and being independent. 106 00:04:46,253 --> 00:04:49,654 Okay, you wanna start with running the case down to us? 107 00:04:49,656 --> 00:04:52,323 On October 21st of 2015, 108 00:04:52,325 --> 00:04:55,294 Our dispatch center received a call from family members 109 00:04:55,296 --> 00:04:56,861 Of our victim, candance prunty. 110 00:04:56,863 --> 00:05:00,232 Her mother, sister, and aunt entered the home 111 00:05:00,234 --> 00:05:03,034 And found candance there, 112 00:05:03,036 --> 00:05:05,871 Lying in a puddle of her own blood 113 00:05:05,873 --> 00:05:08,006 In the kitchen near the cabinets. 114 00:05:08,008 --> 00:05:12,677 She had been shot six times with a .38 special or a .357. 115 00:05:12,679 --> 00:05:14,313 We searched through the residence, 116 00:05:14,315 --> 00:05:16,614 And her cellphone was missing. 117 00:05:16,616 --> 00:05:19,584 We began talking to friends and family, 118 00:05:19,586 --> 00:05:20,819 And they're just tossing out names 119 00:05:20,821 --> 00:05:23,221 Of people that she knew that were in her inner circle. 120 00:05:23,223 --> 00:05:25,090 'cause they have no idea who could've done it. 121 00:05:25,092 --> 00:05:27,225 - No idea. - While still at the scene, 122 00:05:27,227 --> 00:05:29,395 Police contacted isahia elliott, 123 00:05:29,397 --> 00:05:31,764 Father of two of candance's sons. 124 00:05:31,766 --> 00:05:33,898 He was confirmed to be in georgia at the time. 125 00:05:33,900 --> 00:05:36,167 Police also learned of a man that candance dated 126 00:05:36,169 --> 00:05:39,971 Earlier that year--thomas albert from columbus, ohio. 127 00:05:39,973 --> 00:05:42,841 We learned that mr. Albert was actually on parole 128 00:05:42,843 --> 00:05:47,179 For some prior cases-- rape and abduction charge. 129 00:05:47,181 --> 00:05:50,181 So at that point, we thought he may be a person of interest 130 00:05:50,183 --> 00:05:51,583 That we would wanna talk to. 131 00:05:51,585 --> 00:05:53,852 So probably around midnight that night, 132 00:05:53,854 --> 00:05:55,921 On the 21st, end of the 22nd, 133 00:05:55,923 --> 00:05:58,656 Columbus swat surrounded the residence, 134 00:05:58,658 --> 00:06:02,260 And he tried to take off out the back door of the residence 135 00:06:02,262 --> 00:06:04,495 And was detained. He advised 136 00:06:04,497 --> 00:06:06,931 That he would need an attorney and refused to talk to me. 137 00:06:06,933 --> 00:06:10,068 - And what happened next? - We obtained a search warrant 138 00:06:10,070 --> 00:06:12,337 To search the residence of thomas albert. 139 00:06:12,339 --> 00:06:15,540 It just so happened in the basement behind the furnace 140 00:06:15,542 --> 00:06:18,743 Sat a cellphone belonging to mr. Albert, 141 00:06:18,745 --> 00:06:22,148 A ski mask, and a small box 20-round .38 special. 142 00:06:22,150 --> 00:06:26,084 From this 20-round box, six rounds were missing. 143 00:06:26,086 --> 00:06:26,752 Damn. 144 00:06:27,454 --> 00:06:28,787 Although the police department 145 00:06:30,023 --> 00:06:32,690 Found bullets in thomas's home that were the same caliber 146 00:06:32,692 --> 00:06:35,693 As the ones used to shoot candance, 147 00:06:35,695 --> 00:06:38,229 They were not able to find either the gun 148 00:06:38,231 --> 00:06:39,697 Or her cellphone. 149 00:06:39,699 --> 00:06:41,266 Because of that, they didn't feel 150 00:06:41,268 --> 00:06:43,169 Like they had enough to move forward with the case. 151 00:06:43,171 --> 00:06:45,904 All that being said, thomas albert 152 00:06:45,906 --> 00:06:48,708 Is still to this day the primary suspect. 153 00:06:48,710 --> 00:06:51,510 He meets candance in may of 2015. 154 00:06:51,512 --> 00:06:54,579 They met at a club here in town, 155 00:06:54,581 --> 00:06:57,516 And the relationship kind of blossomed. 156 00:06:57,518 --> 00:06:59,985 The relationship seemed to progress fast. 157 00:06:59,987 --> 00:07:00,986 Yeah. 158 00:07:02,055 --> 00:07:03,355 Probably beginning to mid-July, candance decided 159 00:07:04,559 --> 00:07:06,058 That she didn't wanna be in this relationship anymore. 160 00:07:06,060 --> 00:07:08,526 She and isahia started to talk again. 161 00:07:08,528 --> 00:07:10,061 And at that point, 162 00:07:10,063 --> 00:07:12,397 Her goal was for isahia to get established in atlanta, 163 00:07:12,399 --> 00:07:14,966 And she was gonna move down there with the boys. 164 00:07:14,968 --> 00:07:16,635 Rider: It appears that candance 165 00:07:16,637 --> 00:07:18,770 Was moving on from thomas albert, 166 00:07:18,772 --> 00:07:20,605 But did he feel the same way? 167 00:07:20,607 --> 00:07:23,275 Because if he didn't, that sure sounds like a possible motive. 168 00:07:23,277 --> 00:07:26,545 Trying to figure out his psyche, his mentality, the way he ticks. 169 00:07:26,547 --> 00:07:29,814 Are there any other stories or victims that help us know that? 170 00:07:29,816 --> 00:07:31,783 The most recent one-- 171 00:07:31,785 --> 00:07:36,222 In 2017, he's arrested for multiple charges 172 00:07:36,224 --> 00:07:38,957 Stemming from an attempted murder case 173 00:07:38,959 --> 00:07:41,092 With another female in columbus, ohio. 174 00:07:41,094 --> 00:07:44,763 She was cut and stabbed eight to nine different times. 175 00:07:44,765 --> 00:07:46,831 And he gets sentenced to what? 176 00:07:46,833 --> 00:07:50,068 He got sentenced to a total of 28 years. 177 00:07:50,070 --> 00:07:55,139 Siegler: Thomas albert is not eligible for release until 2045. 178 00:07:55,141 --> 00:07:56,841 If he is charged, 179 00:07:56,843 --> 00:07:59,677 Thomas albert would be very likely to go to trial. 180 00:07:59,679 --> 00:08:01,179 So we need to explore anything 181 00:08:01,181 --> 00:08:03,181 That might give a defense attorney 182 00:08:03,183 --> 00:08:05,683 The right to explore reasonable doubt in this case. 183 00:08:05,685 --> 00:08:09,388 So the whole idea--could it have been a random intruder? Right? 184 00:08:09,390 --> 00:08:12,391 Yes. In July of 2015, 185 00:08:12,393 --> 00:08:15,393 There had been several incidents of vandalism 186 00:08:15,395 --> 00:08:18,029 To her vehicle and her home. 187 00:08:18,031 --> 00:08:19,130 Rider: Three months before her murder, 188 00:08:19,132 --> 00:08:22,400 Candance's house was vandalized four different times 189 00:08:22,402 --> 00:08:23,435 Over the course of a week. 190 00:08:23,904 --> 00:08:26,138 For two of them, isahia was there spending the night. 191 00:08:26,140 --> 00:08:27,972 Rocks were thrown through the windows. 192 00:08:27,974 --> 00:08:29,608 Her car was spray-painted. 193 00:08:29,610 --> 00:08:31,811 Her and isahia's tires were flattened. 194 00:08:31,813 --> 00:08:34,145 The final incident was a molotov cocktail 195 00:08:34,147 --> 00:08:37,349 Being thrown through the window, setting fire to her kitchen. 196 00:08:37,351 --> 00:08:41,019 Somebody's obviously upset. It's not a random attack. 197 00:08:41,021 --> 00:08:43,288 Okay, and it's not just her car. It's also whose car? 198 00:08:43,290 --> 00:08:44,023 Isahia's car. 199 00:08:44,025 --> 00:08:46,891 Possibly someone was upset with him. 200 00:08:46,893 --> 00:08:49,694 She decided then to get away from that house 201 00:08:49,696 --> 00:08:51,362 And move in with her sister. 202 00:08:51,364 --> 00:08:54,166 Candance reported these incidences to the police, 203 00:08:54,168 --> 00:08:56,702 But she never did name a suspect. 204 00:08:56,704 --> 00:08:58,369 Could it have been thomas? 205 00:08:58,371 --> 00:09:01,207 Could it have seen someone else that candance dated? 206 00:09:01,209 --> 00:09:03,776 Could it have been one of isahia's exes? 207 00:09:03,778 --> 00:09:05,443 Whoever it was, we need to know 208 00:09:05,445 --> 00:09:07,912 If they were mad enough to kill candance. 209 00:09:07,914 --> 00:09:09,114 I feel good about this one. 210 00:09:09,116 --> 00:09:13,651 We're gonna make ohio proud this time. 211 00:09:13,653 --> 00:09:17,789 Woman: ♪ your love cuts so deep got a hold of me ♪ 212 00:09:17,791 --> 00:09:20,192 ♪ it's got a hold of me ♪ 213 00:09:20,194 --> 00:09:22,127 ♪ and I can't seem to fight no more ♪ 214 00:09:22,129 --> 00:09:23,728 Siegler: You're taking us 215 00:09:23,730 --> 00:09:26,198 To meet candance's mom, patricia. 216 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:28,868 Yeah. Over the years, we've talked so much. 217 00:09:28,870 --> 00:09:31,135 She always calls me "brother." 218 00:09:31,137 --> 00:09:33,538 Whenever she calls me and leaves me a message, 219 00:09:33,540 --> 00:09:37,075 She says that I'm forever a part of their family. 220 00:09:37,077 --> 00:09:39,477 I made a connection with this family, 221 00:09:39,479 --> 00:09:42,880 And I told candance's mother, "please don't give up. 222 00:09:42,882 --> 00:09:44,415 We will go through this together. 223 00:09:44,417 --> 00:09:46,886 I'm not going anywhere until I see this through." 224 00:09:46,888 --> 00:09:49,887 I don't wanna let her down, let their family down. 225 00:09:49,889 --> 00:09:52,157 And it's been a driving factor 226 00:09:52,159 --> 00:09:55,160 For me to give this family some closure. 227 00:09:55,162 --> 00:09:57,428 - Hey there. - Hello, ladies. 228 00:09:57,430 --> 00:09:59,230 Y'all know this man, huh? 229 00:09:59,232 --> 00:10:00,199 - Yes. - We love that man. 230 00:10:00,201 --> 00:10:02,433 - Yes, we do. - I think he loves y'all, too, 231 00:10:02,435 --> 00:10:05,436 - From what I've been hearing. - Good to see you. 232 00:10:05,438 --> 00:10:08,339 Ooh. I don't know. Under these circumstances. 233 00:10:08,341 --> 00:10:10,842 - I know. - This is kind of rough. 234 00:10:10,844 --> 00:10:12,111 I know. 235 00:10:12,113 --> 00:10:15,414 And speaking about her in the past tense, 236 00:10:15,416 --> 00:10:17,115 That's still difficult. 237 00:10:17,117 --> 00:10:19,585 Speaking about candance in the past tense. 238 00:10:19,587 --> 00:10:21,587 How'd you come up with that name? 239 00:10:21,589 --> 00:10:23,087 Her dad actually did that. 240 00:10:23,089 --> 00:10:24,355 - Yeah? - Yes. 241 00:10:24,357 --> 00:10:28,928 People used to always say "can-dance." 242 00:10:28,930 --> 00:10:30,795 How many kids do you have, ms. Patricia? 243 00:10:30,797 --> 00:10:32,197 I birthed three. 244 00:10:32,199 --> 00:10:33,866 Which one was candance? 245 00:10:33,868 --> 00:10:37,603 - My baby. - Your baby. 246 00:10:37,605 --> 00:10:38,938 Yep. 247 00:10:41,675 --> 00:10:45,477 ♪♪♪ 248 00:10:45,479 --> 00:10:50,215 [sniffles] 249 00:10:50,217 --> 00:10:53,218 [quietly] o lord, help me. 250 00:10:55,755 --> 00:10:58,757 You wanna talk about her? 251 00:11:04,964 --> 00:11:08,566 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 00:11:18,411 --> 00:11:21,045 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 00:11:25,719 --> 00:11:27,920 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 00:12:07,894 --> 00:12:10,161 - 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.