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>> narrator: Their bond
appeared unbreakable.
>> the two of them had an

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appeared unbreakable.
>> the two of them had an
extreme passion for each other.

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>> the two of them had an
extreme passion for each other.
>> they had faced

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extreme passion for each other.
>> they had faced
some tough times,

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>> they had faced
some tough times,
but they always overcome them.

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Some tough times,
but they always overcome them.
>> they had a son together.

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But they always overcome them.
>> they had a son together.
They had a close-knit family.

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>> they had a son together.
They had a close-knit family.
>> narrator: But a tragic crime

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they had a close-knit family.
>> narrator: But a tragic crime
would leave their loving family

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>> narrator: But a tragic crime
would leave their loving family
in tatters.

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Would leave their loving family
in tatters.
>> it's just a brutal murder.

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In tatters.
>> it's just a brutal murder.
>> the body was riddled

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>> it's just a brutal murder.
>> the body was riddled
with bullets.

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>> the body was riddled
with bullets.
>> he had gunshot wounds to

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with bullets.
>> he had gunshot wounds to
his head as well as his torso.

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>> he had gunshot wounds to
his head as well as his torso.
>> narrator: Will clues

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his head as well as his torso.
>> narrator: Will clues
from the victim's past point

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>> narrator: Will clues
from the victim's past point
the way for detectives?

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From the victim's past point
the way for detectives?
>> he had been to prison

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the way for detectives?
>> he had been to prison
for a drug conviction.

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>> he had been to prison
for a drug conviction.
>> that's where

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for a drug conviction.
>> that's where
we have to start.

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>> that's where
we have to start.
>> narrator: Or did a moment

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we have to start.
>> narrator: Or did a moment
of weakness

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>> narrator: Or did a moment
of weakness
have deadly consequences?

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Of weakness
have deadly consequences?
>> he decided to take advantage

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have deadly consequences?
>> he decided to take advantage
of her vulnerability, her needs.

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>> he decided to take advantage
of her vulnerability, her needs.
>> that's where the feud

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of her vulnerability, her needs.
>> that's where the feud
originated.

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>> that's where the feud
originated.
>> the other guy

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originated.
>> the other guy
has disrespected him.

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>> the other guy
has disrespected him.
>> he couldn't let it go.

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Has disrespected him.
>> he couldn't let it go.
He took this to another level.

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>> he couldn't let it go.
He took this to another level.
[ gunshot ]

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he took this to another level.
[ gunshot ]
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>> narrator: December 10, 2008.

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It's a peaceful day

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in the charming seaside town

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of groton, connecticut.

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>> groton, years ago,

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was a whaling town,

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but in present time,

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it's a military base.

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>> it's a harbor

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with a beautiful waterfront.

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>> it's a small community, and

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it's a very nice place to live.

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>> narrator: But just before

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10:00 a.M.,

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not far from the harbor,

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a hotel maid is in the middle

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of her morning rounds

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when she makes

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a horrifying discovery.

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>> oh, my god!

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>> just as she got

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upon this particular room,

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she noticed a body

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lying partially in the hallway.

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>> he was laying

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in the doorway facedown.

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to be the blood

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coming from his head.

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>> the maid immediately dropped

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everything and ran to call 911.

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>> narrator: First responders

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arrive on the scene within

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minutes, but there's nothing

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that can be done for the victim.

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>> he was deceased

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when they found him.

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in the torso

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>> it was clear to the police

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that this was indeed a homicide.

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>> narrator: But who is this

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man, and why was he gunned down

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in a hotel hallway?

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>> officers searched the man's

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pockets and found a wallet with

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the driver's license inside.

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I.D., the victim is 33-year-old

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groton resident jamel campbell.

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>> so the big question was,

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why would this man be staying

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in a hotel in his own town,

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and why would someone come there

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to kill him?

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>> narrator: Growing up in

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a tough brooklyn neighborhood,

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jamel campbell's childhood

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was a struggle from the start.

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>> jamel's own father had been

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shot and killed

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when jamel was just a baby.

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>> so he grew up

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without a father.

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>> narrator: There were times

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jamel was without his mother,

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too.

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>> she was a single mom

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trying to work,

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struggling to make ends meet,

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and she relied on family

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and friends to help her to raise

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him.

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life, and by the time he was a
teen, jamel had cultivated a

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life, and by the time he was a
teen, jamel had cultivated a
hard-worn exterior to match.

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Teen, jamel had cultivated a
hard-worn exterior to match.
>> he was a big guy

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hard-worn exterior to match.
>> he was a big guy
with an imposing attitude,

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>> he was a big guy
with an imposing attitude,
the kind of guy who wouldn't

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with an imposing attitude,
the kind of guy who wouldn't
back down when challenged.

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The kind of guy who wouldn't
back down when challenged.
>> narrator: Though the odds

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back down when challenged.
>> narrator: Though the odds
were stacked against him,

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>> narrator: Though the odds
were stacked against him,
jamel graduated high school

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were stacked against him,
jamel graduated high school
in 1993 and moved to groton,

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jamel graduated high school
in 1993 and moved to groton,
connecticut, although, unlike

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in 1993 and moved to groton,
connecticut, although, unlike
most young men who move there,

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connecticut, although, unlike
most young men who move there,
it wasn't to enlist in the navy.

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Most young men who move there,
it wasn't to enlist in the navy.
>> jamel ended up in groton

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it wasn't to enlist in the navy.
>> jamel ended up in groton
because his girlfriend at

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>> jamel ended up in groton
because his girlfriend at
the time had gotten a job there.

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Because his girlfriend at
the time had gotten a job there.
Though the relationship

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the time had gotten a job there.
Though the relationship
didn't last, jamel quickly

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though the relationship
didn't last, jamel quickly
warmed to his new home.

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Didn't last, jamel quickly
warmed to his new home.
>> and it's a small town,

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warmed to his new home.
>> and it's a small town,
a lot different than brooklyn

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>> and it's a small town,
a lot different than brooklyn
where he grew up, but he kind

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a lot different than brooklyn
where he grew up, but he kind
of liked the feel here.

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Where he grew up, but he kind
of liked the feel here.
>> narrator: But while jamel

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of liked the feel here.
>> narrator: But while jamel
liked groton's

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>> narrator: But while jamel
liked groton's
laid-back atmosphere,

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liked groton's
laid-back atmosphere,
it was a chance encounter

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laid-back atmosphere,
it was a chance encounter
in 2001 that would

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it was a chance encounter
in 2001 that would
firmly cement his roots there.

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In 2001 that would
firmly cement his roots there.
>> appreciate it.

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Firmly cement his roots there.
>> appreciate it.
>> yeah, man.

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>> appreciate it.
>> yeah, man.
>> jamel was out at a club

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>> yeah, man.
>> jamel was out at a club
one night,

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>> jamel was out at a club
one night,
and a young lady caught his eye.

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One night,
and a young lady caught his eye.
>> narrator: Her name

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and a young lady caught his eye.
>> narrator: Her name
was amanda tompkins.

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>> narrator: Her name
was amanda tompkins.
>> hey, have I seen you before?

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Was amanda tompkins.
>> hey, have I seen you before?
>> I don't know. Have you?

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>> hey, have I seen you before?
>> I don't know. Have you?
>> he really was interested in

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>> I don't know. Have you?
>> he really was interested in
her.

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>> he really was interested in
her.
He kept pursuing her.

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Her.
He kept pursuing her.
>> well, can I get your number

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he kept pursuing her.
>> well, can I get your number
so we can do this again soon?

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>> well, can I get your number
so we can do this again soon?
>> how about we let fate decide?

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So we can do this again soon?
>> how about we let fate decide?
>> amanda took jamel to be

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>> how about we let fate decide?
>> amanda took jamel to be
just another player.

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>> amanda took jamel to be
just another player.
>> narrator: But this player

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just another player.
>> narrator: But this player
was persistent.

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>> narrator: But this player
was persistent.
>> he knew a mutual friend of

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was persistent.
>> he knew a mutual friend of
hers and enlisted that friend's

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>> he knew a mutual friend of
hers and enlisted that friend's
help to see amanda again.

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Hers and enlisted that friend's
help to see amanda again.
He was incredibly interested

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help to see amanda again.
He was incredibly interested
and just couldn't let

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he was incredibly interested
and just couldn't let
the thought of her go.

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And just couldn't let
the thought of her go.
>> he pursued her

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the thought of her go.
>> he pursued her
and pursued her.

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>> he pursued her
and pursued her.
>> amanda was going to make him

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and pursued her.
>> amanda was going to make him
work for it, prove that

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>> amanda was going to make him
work for it, prove that
he was up for the challenge if

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work for it, prove that
he was up for the challenge if
he really wanted to be with her.

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He was up for the challenge if
he really wanted to be with her.
>> narrator: Though it took

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he really wanted to be with her.
>> narrator: Though it took
some time to win her over,

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>> narrator: Though it took
some time to win her over,
jamel's persistence

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some time to win her over,
jamel's persistence
finally paid off.

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Jamel's persistence
finally paid off.
>> despite all the hoops

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finally paid off.
>> despite all the hoops
she made him jump through,

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>> despite all the hoops
she made him jump through,
friends said amanda and jamel

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she made him jump through,
friends said amanda and jamel
had an undeniable chemistry.

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Friends said amanda and jamel
had an undeniable chemistry.
>> narrator: Soon,

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had an undeniable chemistry.
>> narrator: Soon,
the relationship turned serious.

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>> narrator: Soon,
the relationship turned serious.
>> they became an

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the relationship turned serious.
>> they became an
exclusive item,

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>> they became an
exclusive item,
and, you know, in the beginning,

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exclusive item,
and, you know, in the beginning,
it was smooth sailing.

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And, you know, in the beginning,
it was smooth sailing.
>> narrator: But it wasn't long

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it was smooth sailing.
>> narrator: But it wasn't long
before their relationship

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>> narrator: But it wasn't long
before their relationship
was put to the test.

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Before their relationship
was put to the test.
>> jamel started to fall back

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was put to the test.
>> jamel started to fall back
in some of his old habits

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>> jamel started to fall back
in some of his old habits
that he'd had

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in some of his old habits
that he'd had
when he was living in brooklyn.

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That he'd had
when he was living in brooklyn.
>> he had a history of both

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when he was living in brooklyn.
>> he had a history of both
using and occasionally dealing

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>> he had a history of both
using and occasionally dealing
drugs.

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Using and occasionally dealing
drugs.
>> he didn't have too

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drugs.
>> he didn't have too
much of a violent record.

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>> he didn't have too
much of a violent record.
It was drugs that caused

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much of a violent record.
It was drugs that caused
the problems that he had had.

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It was drugs that caused
the problems that he had had.
>> narrator: Though amanda

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the problems that he had had.
>> narrator: Though amanda
didn't approve of jamel's drug

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>> narrator: Though amanda
didn't approve of jamel's drug
use, her love for him made it

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didn't approve of jamel's drug
use, her love for him made it
hard to walk away.

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Use, her love for him made it
hard to walk away.
>> they would break up,

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hard to walk away.
>> they would break up,
get back together,

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>> they would break up,
get back together,
break up, and get back together.

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>> narrator: In 2004,
jamel and amanda's
on-again/off-again relationship

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jamel and amanda's
on-again/off-again relationship
became even more complicated.

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On-again/off-again relationship
became even more complicated.
>> amanda found out she was

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became even more complicated.
>> amanda found out she was
pregnant, and in December 2004,

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>> amanda found out she was
pregnant, and in December 2004,
they welcomed their son, corey.

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Pregnant, and in December 2004,
they welcomed their son, corey.
Jamel loved being a dad.

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They welcomed their son, corey.
Jamel loved being a dad.
Becoming a father seemed

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jamel loved being a dad.
Becoming a father seemed
to be the nudge

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becoming a father seemed
to be the nudge
that jamel really needed

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to be the nudge
that jamel really needed
to get his act together.

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That jamel really needed
to get his act together.
>> he'd grown up without

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to get his act together.
>> he'd grown up without
a father, and he wanted

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>> he'd grown up without
a father, and he wanted
to be there for this little one.

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A father, and he wanted
to be there for this little one.
>> narrator: After the birth

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to be there for this little one.
>> narrator: After the birth
of their son, corey,

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>> narrator: After the birth
of their son, corey,
jamel tried to stay on

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of their son, corey,
jamel tried to stay on
the straight and narrow,

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jamel tried to stay on
the straight and narrow,
but in 2006, he once again found

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the straight and narrow,
but in 2006, he once again found
himself in trouble with the law.

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>> he went to prison

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on a drug charge.

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>> narrator: Despite his best
intentions, jamel's two-year
sentence meant amanda

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intentions, jamel's two-year
sentence meant amanda
was suddenly a single mom.

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Sentence meant amanda
was suddenly a single mom.
>> it was kind of rough

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was suddenly a single mom.
>> it was kind of rough
out there with a young baby,

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>> it was kind of rough
out there with a young baby,
trying to work

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out there with a young baby,
trying to work
and support this child

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trying to work
and support this child
without any assistance

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and support this child
without any assistance
from the father.

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Without any assistance
from the father.
>> narrator: Luckily for amanda,

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from the father.
>> narrator: Luckily for amanda,
she wasn't entirely alone.

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>> narrator: Luckily for amanda,
she wasn't entirely alone.
>> she had a really supportive

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she wasn't entirely alone.
>> she had a really supportive
network of family

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>> she had a really supportive
network of family
and friends in groton

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network of family
and friends in groton
and the surrounding areas.

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And friends in groton
and the surrounding areas.
>> narrator: Including

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and the surrounding areas.
>> narrator: Including
jamel's friend, ryan wright.

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>> narrator: Including
jamel's friend, ryan wright.
>> hey, what's up, little mama?

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Jamel's friend, ryan wright.
>> hey, what's up, little mama?
>> thank god you're here.

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>> hey, what's up, little mama?
>> thank god you're here.
>> uh-huh.

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>> thank god you're here.
>> uh-huh.
>> ryan was very supportive.

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>> uh-huh.
>> ryan was very supportive.
He befriended amanda, befriended

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>> ryan was very supportive.
He befriended amanda, befriended
the son and became a crutch

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he befriended amanda, befriended
the son and became a crutch
upon which amanda relied on.

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The son and became a crutch
upon which amanda relied on.
>> he's a very friendly guy

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upon which amanda relied on.
>> he's a very friendly guy
and easy to get along with.

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>> narrator: In April of 2008,
jamel was released from prison.
From that moment forward,

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jamel was released from prison.
From that moment forward,
he made a concerted effort

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from that moment forward,
he made a concerted effort
to get his life back together

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he made a concerted effort
to get his life back together
and make amends with amanda

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to get his life back together
and make amends with amanda
and his now 3-year-old son.

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And make amends with amanda
and his now 3-year-old son.
>> jamel getting out of prison

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and his now 3-year-old son.
>> jamel getting out of prison
realized, "hey, I'm really going

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>> jamel getting out of prison
realized, "hey, I'm really going
to get myself together this

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realized, "hey, I'm really going
to get myself together this
time.

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To get myself together this
time.
No more of this criminality, no

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time.
No more of this criminality, no
more charges.

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No more of this criminality, no
more charges.
I've got a son

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more charges.
I've got a son
that I need to raise."

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I've got a son
that I need to raise."
>> he was really trying

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that I need to raise."
>> he was really trying
to do the right thing.

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>> he was really trying
to do the right thing.
>> he wanted to

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to do the right thing.
>> he wanted to
support his family,

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>> he wanted to
support his family,
so jamel got two jobs for

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support his family,
so jamel got two jobs for
a while -- one at a restaurant

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so jamel got two jobs for
a while -- one at a restaurant
and one at a supermarket.

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A while -- one at a restaurant
and one at a supermarket.
>> amanda worked the night shift

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and one at a supermarket.
>> amanda worked the night shift
at a plant,

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>> amanda worked the night shift
at a plant,
but it became clear to them as

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at a plant,
but it became clear to them as
a couple that her working nights

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but it became clear to them as
a couple that her working nights
and jamel having two jobs,

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a couple that her working nights
and jamel having two jobs,
which essentially

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and jamel having two jobs,
which essentially
took up all his time,

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which essentially
took up all his time,
jamel gave up one of those jobs

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took up all his time,
jamel gave up one of those jobs
so he could spend more time

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jamel gave up one of those jobs
so he could spend more time
with his son and

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so he could spend more time
with his son and
maintaining this relationship.

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With his son and
maintaining this relationship.
>> jamel had done his time,

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maintaining this relationship.
>> jamel had done his time,
paid his debt to society.

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>> jamel had done his time,
paid his debt to society.
He was doing everything

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paid his debt to society.
He was doing everything
to get his life

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he was doing everything
to get his life
back on track for his family.

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To get his life
back on track for his family.
>> narrator: But just as jamel

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back on track for his family.
>> narrator: But just as jamel
was getting

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>> narrator: But just as jamel
was getting
his life back together,

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was getting
his life back together,
it came to a sudden

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his life back together,
it came to a sudden
and violent end.

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It came to a sudden
and violent end.
>> the victim was located

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and violent end.
>> the victim was located
in a doorway,

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>> the victim was located
in a doorway,
suffering from gunshot wounds.

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In a doorway,
suffering from gunshot wounds.
>> his body had been riddled

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suffering from gunshot wounds.
>> his body had been riddled
with bullets,

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>> his body had been riddled
with bullets,
and it was surrounded by blood

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with bullets,
and it was surrounded by blood
and shell casings.

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And it was surrounded by blood
and shell casings.
>> narrator: In order to find

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and shell casings.
>> narrator: In order to find
the killer, detectives will have

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>> narrator: In order to find
the killer, detectives will have
to chase down ghosts

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the killer, detectives will have
to chase down ghosts
of their victim's past.

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To chase down ghosts
of their victim's past.
>> jamel had a history

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of their victim's past.
>> jamel had a history
of selling drugs.

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>> jamel had a history
of selling drugs.
>> it might have

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of selling drugs.
>> it might have
been a drug deal gone bad.

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>> it might have
been a drug deal gone bad.
>> jamel had fallen back

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been a drug deal gone bad.
>> jamel had fallen back
into the game before.

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>> jamel had fallen back
into the game before.
Who was to say that he wasn't

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into the game before.
Who was to say that he wasn't
doing it again?

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Who was to say that he wasn't
doing it again?
>> if you're involved

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doing it again?
>> if you're involved
in that lifestyle,

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>> if you're involved
in that lifestyle,
you're going to get killed.

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In that lifestyle,
you're going to get killed.
It's a dangerous line of work.

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You're going to get killed.
It's a dangerous line of work.
There are a lot of people

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it's a dangerous line of work.
There are a lot of people
that try to rob drug dealers.

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There are a lot of people
that try to rob drug dealers.
[ gunshot ]

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>> narrator: Fresh out of prison

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for drug charges,

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jamel campbell was determined

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to put his life with amanda

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tompkins back together,

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both for each other

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and for the sake of

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their 3-year-old son, corey.

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>> there was a lot of love

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there,

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and the two of them decided,

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"hey, you know,

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we need to settle down

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so we can be good parents."

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>> narrator: But on

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December 9, 2008,

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after just eight months

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on the outside, jamel's fresh

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start comes to a gruesome end.

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>> oh, my god!

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>> he was found by a housekeeper

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at a hotel in groton.

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>> police arrived and found

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a jamel campbell deceased

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apparently from gunshot wounds.

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>> narrator: As soon

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as the groton pd

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realizes they have a homicide

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on their hands, they reach out

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to the connecticut state police

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for assistance.

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>> groton town police, I mean,

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they're a-plus department.

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They know what they're doing.

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They're capable.

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It's just a matter of manpower.

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>> narrator: When detectives
arrive on the scene,
they quickly surmise

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arrive on the scene,
they quickly surmise
that jamel had been shot

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they quickly surmise
that jamel had been shot
the moment he answered

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that jamel had been shot
the moment he answered
the killer's knock at the door.

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The moment he answered
the killer's knock at the door.
>> he was protruding

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the killer's knock at the door.
>> he was protruding
just outside into the hallway,

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>> he was protruding
just outside into the hallway,
and most of his body

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just outside into the hallway,
and most of his body
was in that room.

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And most of his body
was in that room.
>> as you approach the room,

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was in that room.
>> as you approach the room,
there was actually shell casings

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>> as you approach the room,
there was actually shell casings
in the hallway

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there was actually shell casings
in the hallway
outside of the room.

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In the hallway
outside of the room.
>> narrator: But those aren't

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outside of the room.
>> narrator: But those aren't
the only shell casings

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>> narrator: But those aren't
the only shell casings
detectives find.

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>> there were two shells in the

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hallway and four in the room.

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>> narrator: And when the
coroner removes jamel's body,
detectives recover

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coroner removes jamel's body,
detectives recover
a spent bullet.

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Detectives recover
a spent bullet.
>> one of the bullet projectiles

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a spent bullet.
>> one of the bullet projectiles
was in his clothing

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>> one of the bullet projectiles
was in his clothing
and fell to the floor,

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was in his clothing
and fell to the floor,
so we were able to seize that.

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And fell to the floor,
so we were able to seize that.
>> detectives.

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So we were able to seize that.
>> detectives.
>> narrator: Csis find a second

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>> detectives.
>> narrator: Csis find a second
bullet inside a nearby cabinet.

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>> narrator: Csis find a second
bullet inside a nearby cabinet.
>> the bullet actually traveled

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bullet inside a nearby cabinet.
>> the bullet actually traveled
through the cabinet,

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>> the bullet actually traveled
through the cabinet,
through the refrigerator,

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through the cabinet,
through the refrigerator,
and then through

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through the refrigerator,
and then through
the bottom of the refrigerator,

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and then through
the bottom of the refrigerator,
so we were able to seize that

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the bottom of the refrigerator,
so we were able to seize that
as evidence to hopefully match

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so we were able to seize that
as evidence to hopefully match
to a weapon.

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As evidence to hopefully match
to a weapon.
>> narrator: Surveying the

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to a weapon.
>> narrator: Surveying the
scene, it's clear whoever shot

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>> narrator: Surveying the
scene, it's clear whoever shot
jamel came to his room

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scene, it's clear whoever shot
jamel came to his room
with the intent to kill.

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Jamel came to his room
with the intent to kill.
>> blood was apparent on the

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with the intent to kill.
>> blood was apparent on the
lower portion of the doorway

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>> blood was apparent on the
lower portion of the doorway
where his head was as if he

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lower portion of the doorway
where his head was as if he
was shot subsequent times

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where his head was as if he
was shot subsequent times
while on the ground.

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Was shot subsequent times
while on the ground.
>> it's just a brutal thing the

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while on the ground.
>> it's just a brutal thing the
way that the deceased was

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>> it's just a brutal thing the
way that the deceased was
murdered.

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Way that the deceased was
murdered.
Somebody was really,

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murdered.
Somebody was really,
really angry at him.

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Somebody was really,
really angry at him.
>> narrator: But who?

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Really angry at him.
>> narrator: But who?
Beyond the blood, the shell

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>> narrator: But who?
Beyond the blood, the shell
casings and jamel's dead body,

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beyond the blood, the shell
casings and jamel's dead body,
the crime scene offers

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casings and jamel's dead body,
the crime scene offers
few clues.

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The crime scene offers
few clues.
>> he was fully clothed.

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Few clues.
>> he was fully clothed.
He had his hotel-room

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>> he was fully clothed.
He had his hotel-room
card key in his hand.

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He had his hotel-room
card key in his hand.
Also, there were a set of keys

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card key in his hand.
Also, there were a set of keys
located next to the deceased,

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00:10:54,171 --> 00:10:55,036
also, there were a set of keys
located next to the deceased,
and one of the keys

414
00:10:55,038 --> 00:10:56,338
located next to the deceased,
and one of the keys
was an ignition key to a honda.

415
00:10:56,340 --> 00:10:58,039
And one of the keys
was an ignition key to a honda.
>> narrator: Detectives send

416
00:10:58,041 --> 00:10:59,290
was an ignition key to a honda.
>> narrator: Detectives send
uniformed officers

417
00:10:59,292 --> 00:11:00,291
>> narrator: Detectives send
uniformed officers
to the parking lot

418
00:11:00,293 --> 00:11:02,344
uniformed officers
to the parking lot
to look for jamel's vehicle.

419
00:11:02,346 --> 00:11:03,962
To the parking lot
to look for jamel's vehicle.
Meanwhile, they begin knocking

420
00:11:03,964 --> 00:11:06,214
to look for jamel's vehicle.
Meanwhile, they begin knocking
on the doors of nearby rooms.

421
00:11:06,515 --> 00:11:07,432
>> going to hotel rooms

422
00:11:07,550 --> 00:11:09,050
to get information,

423
00:11:09,185 --> 00:11:10,385
it is extremely helpful to us

424
00:11:10,536 --> 00:11:11,636
because it helps to narrow down

425
00:11:11,771 --> 00:11:12,871
timelines.

426
00:11:13,005 --> 00:11:14,272
It helps to let us know if there

427
00:11:14,407 --> 00:11:15,306
were other circumstances at

428
00:11:15,441 --> 00:11:17,208
play, if anyone heard arguing,

429
00:11:17,343 --> 00:11:18,443
if there was people coming in

430
00:11:18,577 --> 00:11:19,344
and out of the building

431
00:11:19,478 --> 00:11:20,812
for extended periods of time.

432
00:11:20,946 --> 00:11:21,646
>> narrator: It doesn't take

433
00:11:21,781 --> 00:11:23,314
long for detectives to find

434
00:11:23,449 --> 00:11:24,816
a guest who has information

435
00:11:24,984 --> 00:11:26,151
about the case.

436
00:11:26,318 --> 00:11:27,152
>> excuse me.

437
00:11:27,286 --> 00:11:28,420
Sorry to bother you.

438
00:11:28,537 --> 00:11:29,237
I need to know if you heard

439
00:11:29,372 --> 00:11:30,905
anything unusual this morning.

440
00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:32,290
>> not this morning, but last

441
00:11:32,425 --> 00:11:33,408
night, I heard some gunshots.

442
00:11:33,542 --> 00:11:35,493
>> you sure they were gunshots?

443
00:11:35,661 --> 00:11:37,429
>> oh, I'm positive.

444
00:11:37,546 --> 00:11:38,463
>> as it turns out,

445
00:11:38,581 --> 00:11:39,597
this particular guest

446
00:11:39,732 --> 00:11:40,832
was a sonar technician with the

447
00:11:40,966 --> 00:11:41,966
u.S. Navy.

448
00:11:42,251 --> 00:11:46,171
He said he heard a total
of six shots that night.
>> what time was this?

449
00:11:46,173 --> 00:11:47,472
Of six shots that night.
>> what time was this?
>> it was about 11:15.

450
00:11:47,474 --> 00:11:48,223
>> what time was this?
>> it was about 11:15.
I called the front desk

451
00:11:48,225 --> 00:11:49,090
>> it was about 11:15.
I called the front desk
as soon as I heard them.

452
00:11:49,092 --> 00:11:50,258
I called the front desk
as soon as I heard them.
>> narrator: So why wasn't

453
00:11:50,260 --> 00:11:51,509
as soon as I heard them.
>> narrator: So why wasn't
jamel's body found

454
00:11:51,511 --> 00:11:53,511
>> narrator: So why wasn't
jamel's body found
until the next morning?

455
00:11:53,513 --> 00:11:55,113
Jamel's body found
until the next morning?
Following up with the desk clerk

456
00:11:55,115 --> 00:11:57,182
until the next morning?
Following up with the desk clerk
provides the answer.

457
00:11:57,184 --> 00:11:58,016
Following up with the desk clerk
provides the answer.
>> sir, we understand you got

458
00:11:58,018 --> 00:12:00,351
provides the answer.
>> sir, we understand you got
a call about gunfire last night.

459
00:12:00,353 --> 00:12:02,120
>> sir, we understand you got
a call about gunfire last night.
>> yeah, I took the call,

460
00:12:02,122 --> 00:12:03,354
a call about gunfire last night.
>> yeah, I took the call,
and I went and looked around

461
00:12:03,356 --> 00:12:04,189
>> yeah, I took the call,
and I went and looked around
the parking lot,

462
00:12:04,191 --> 00:12:05,690
and I went and looked around
the parking lot,
but I didn't see anything,

463
00:12:05,692 --> 00:12:08,076
the parking lot,
but I didn't see anything,
so I just left it alone.

464
00:12:08,078 --> 00:12:08,910
But I didn't see anything,
so I just left it alone.
>> the clerk checked

465
00:12:08,912 --> 00:12:10,361
so I just left it alone.
>> the clerk checked
the perimeter of the building,

466
00:12:10,363 --> 00:12:11,362
>> the clerk checked
the perimeter of the building,
but he did not check

467
00:12:11,364 --> 00:12:13,364
the perimeter of the building,
but he did not check
the interior to see jamel's body

468
00:12:13,366 --> 00:12:14,199
but he did not check
the interior to see jamel's body
covered in blood.

469
00:12:14,201 --> 00:12:15,166
The interior to see jamel's body
covered in blood.
>> it appears he was found

470
00:12:15,168 --> 00:12:16,618
covered in blood.
>> it appears he was found
about 10 hours

471
00:12:16,620 --> 00:12:18,002
>> it appears he was found
about 10 hours
after the shooting happened.

472
00:12:18,004 --> 00:12:19,137
About 10 hours
after the shooting happened.
>> narrator: Given the time

473
00:12:19,139 --> 00:12:20,739
after the shooting happened.
>> narrator: Given the time
frame, it appears that when the

474
00:12:20,741 --> 00:12:22,540
>> narrator: Given the time
frame, it appears that when the
clerk checked the parking lot,

475
00:12:22,542 --> 00:12:23,792
frame, it appears that when the
clerk checked the parking lot,
he may have just missed

476
00:12:23,794 --> 00:12:25,927
clerk checked the parking lot,
he may have just missed
spotting jamel's killer.

477
00:12:25,929 --> 00:12:27,295
He may have just missed
spotting jamel's killer.
>> the room was actually located

478
00:12:27,297 --> 00:12:29,264
spotting jamel's killer.
>> the room was actually located
next to a side entrance

479
00:12:29,266 --> 00:12:30,682
>> the room was actually located
next to a side entrance
that was card-key access.

480
00:12:30,684 --> 00:12:31,382
Next to a side entrance
that was card-key access.
It was actually the room

481
00:12:31,384 --> 00:12:32,751
that was card-key access.
It was actually the room
right next to that door.

482
00:12:32,753 --> 00:12:33,952
It was actually the room
right next to that door.
>> narrator: A detail that

483
00:12:33,954 --> 00:12:35,186
right next to that door.
>> narrator: A detail that
doesn't go unnoticed

484
00:12:35,188 --> 00:12:36,438
>> narrator: A detail that
doesn't go unnoticed
by detectives,

485
00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:37,689
doesn't go unnoticed
by detectives,
especially once they're made

486
00:12:37,691 --> 00:12:38,656
by detectives,
especially once they're made
aware of jamel's

487
00:12:38,658 --> 00:12:40,275
especially once they're made
aware of jamel's
prior drug convictions.

488
00:12:40,277 --> 00:12:41,059
Aware of jamel's
prior drug convictions.
>> I think you're going to want

489
00:12:41,061 --> 00:12:42,193
prior drug convictions.
>> I think you're going to want
to take a look at that.

490
00:12:42,195 --> 00:12:42,727
>> I think you're going to want
to take a look at that.
>> thank you.

491
00:12:42,729 --> 00:12:43,394
To take a look at that.
>> thank you.
>> sure.

492
00:12:43,396 --> 00:12:44,062
>> thank you.
>> sure.
>> jamel had a history

493
00:12:44,064 --> 00:12:45,230
>> sure.
>> jamel had a history
of selling drugs,

494
00:12:45,232 --> 00:12:46,231
>> jamel had a history
of selling drugs,
and he had a hotel room

495
00:12:46,233 --> 00:12:47,699
of selling drugs,
and he had a hotel room
in groton where this could be

496
00:12:47,701 --> 00:12:48,950
and he had a hotel room
in groton where this could be
a place you could slip in

497
00:12:48,952 --> 00:12:50,568
in groton where this could be
a place you could slip in
and out without being seen,

498
00:12:50,570 --> 00:12:51,569
a place you could slip in
and out without being seen,
so this perhaps could've been

499
00:12:51,571 --> 00:12:53,121
and out without being seen,
so this perhaps could've been
one of his spots to deal.

500
00:12:53,405 --> 00:12:54,456
>> add it all up, and this

501
00:12:54,573 --> 00:12:55,457
could've been some type of drug

502
00:12:55,574 --> 00:12:56,908
deal that had gone wrong.

503
00:12:57,243 --> 00:13:01,045
>> narrator: Had jamel
slipped back into the drug game,
or could there be

504
00:13:01,047 --> 00:13:03,214
slipped back into the drug game,
or could there be
another scenario at play?

505
00:13:03,216 --> 00:13:04,749
Or could there be
another scenario at play?
Checking the exit near jamel's

506
00:13:04,751 --> 00:13:06,117
another scenario at play?
Checking the exit near jamel's
room leads detectives

507
00:13:06,119 --> 00:13:08,086
checking the exit near jamel's
room leads detectives
to their next discovery.

508
00:13:08,088 --> 00:13:09,337
Room leads detectives
to their next discovery.
>> there was a honda parked

509
00:13:09,339 --> 00:13:11,005
to their next discovery.
>> there was a honda parked
outside that entry door

510
00:13:11,007 --> 00:13:12,423
>> there was a honda parked
outside that entry door
in close proximity.

511
00:13:12,425 --> 00:13:13,992
Outside that entry door
in close proximity.
>> and the keys that were upon

512
00:13:13,994 --> 00:13:15,593
in close proximity.
>> and the keys that were upon
jamel's body went along

513
00:13:15,595 --> 00:13:16,728
>> and the keys that were upon
jamel's body went along
with this particular honda.

514
00:13:16,730 --> 00:13:17,729
Jamel's body went along
with this particular honda.
>> narrator: But a check

515
00:13:17,731 --> 00:13:19,063
with this particular honda.
>> narrator: But a check
of the vehicle's plates

516
00:13:19,065 --> 00:13:21,466
>> narrator: But a check
of the vehicle's plates
adds a new wrinkle to the case.

517
00:13:21,468 --> 00:13:22,817
Of the vehicle's plates
adds a new wrinkle to the case.
>> they found out that this

518
00:13:22,819 --> 00:13:23,935
adds a new wrinkle to the case.
>> they found out that this
particular vehicle

519
00:13:23,937 --> 00:13:26,855
>> they found out that this
particular vehicle
was not registered to jamel

520
00:13:26,857 --> 00:13:28,606
particular vehicle
was not registered to jamel
but registered to one

521
00:13:28,608 --> 00:13:29,874
was not registered to jamel
but registered to one
amanda tompkins.

522
00:13:29,876 --> 00:13:32,277
But registered to one
amanda tompkins.
>> narrator: And that's not all.

523
00:13:32,279 --> 00:13:33,545
Amanda tompkins.
>> narrator: And that's not all.
>> according to dispatchers,

524
00:13:33,547 --> 00:13:35,029
>> narrator: And that's not all.
>> according to dispatchers,
amanda had already called police

525
00:13:35,031 --> 00:13:36,281
>> according to dispatchers,
amanda had already called police
to let them know that her car

526
00:13:36,283 --> 00:13:37,515
amanda had already called police
to let them know that her car
was missing along with

527
00:13:37,517 --> 00:13:38,917
to let them know that her car
was missing along with
her boyfriend, jamel campbell.

528
00:13:38,919 --> 00:13:40,018
Was missing along with
her boyfriend, jamel campbell.
>> narrator: Which leads

529
00:13:40,020 --> 00:13:42,320
her boyfriend, jamel campbell.
>> narrator: Which leads
detectives to a new theory.

530
00:13:42,322 --> 00:13:43,872
>> narrator: Which leads
detectives to a new theory.
>> one would wonder if she was

531
00:13:43,874 --> 00:13:45,256
detectives to a new theory.
>> one would wonder if she was
involved in this.

532
00:13:45,258 --> 00:13:46,207
>> one would wonder if she was
involved in this.
>> detectives start with

533
00:13:46,209 --> 00:13:47,625
involved in this.
>> detectives start with
whoever's closest to the victim

534
00:13:47,627 --> 00:13:49,627
>> detectives start with
whoever's closest to the victim
and then work out from there.

535
00:13:55,334 --> 00:13:56,134
>> when we're dealing with

536
00:13:56,252 --> 00:13:56,885
crimes of violence

537
00:13:57,002 --> 00:13:57,836
and the ultimate act

538
00:13:57,970 --> 00:13:59,337
of taking someone else's life,

539
00:13:59,471 --> 00:14:00,088
we want to make sure

540
00:14:00,222 --> 00:14:01,589
that we provide everything

541
00:14:01,724 --> 00:14:03,091
we can to run that down,

542
00:14:03,225 --> 00:14:04,926
and we do that by dedicating

543
00:14:05,060 --> 00:14:06,561
people that are well-trained,

544
00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:07,645
well-experienced,

545
00:14:07,763 --> 00:14:09,180
and knowledgeable on this to the

546
00:14:09,315 --> 00:14:10,348
ends that we need to run it down

547
00:14:10,482 --> 00:14:11,766
in order to make an arrest

548
00:14:11,901 --> 00:14:12,517
and to make an arrest

549
00:14:12,685 --> 00:14:13,985
of the right person.

550
00:14:18,390 --> 00:14:19,490
>> narrator: Just hours after

551
00:14:19,625 --> 00:14:21,175
jamel campbell was found shot

552
00:14:21,293 --> 00:14:22,260
to death in his groton,

553
00:14:22,378 --> 00:14:23,962
connecticut, hotel room,

554
00:14:24,129 --> 00:14:25,630
detectives have made what could

555
00:14:25,764 --> 00:14:27,849
be an important discovery.

556
00:14:27,967 --> 00:14:28,733
>> car keys were found

557
00:14:28,868 --> 00:14:30,134
by jamel's body, and when

558
00:14:30,269 --> 00:14:32,020
detectives took a closer look,

559
00:14:32,137 --> 00:14:33,304
they realized that those keys

560
00:14:33,439 --> 00:14:34,639
actually match the car of his

561
00:14:34,807 --> 00:14:37,175
girlfriend, amanda tompkins.

562
00:14:37,309 --> 00:14:38,276
>> at roughly the same time

563
00:14:38,410 --> 00:14:39,561
his body was discovered,

564
00:14:39,695 --> 00:14:40,778
amanda tompkins had called

565
00:14:40,896 --> 00:14:41,863
the groton town police

566
00:14:41,981 --> 00:14:43,114
and reported him missing.

567
00:14:43,249 --> 00:14:44,215
>> it's kind of investigation

568
00:14:44,350 --> 00:14:45,083
101.

569
00:14:45,384 --> 00:14:48,653
You start with whoever's
closest to the victim and then
work your way out from there.

570
00:14:48,655 --> 00:14:49,621
Closest to the victim and then
work your way out from there.
>> narrator: Within minutes

571
00:14:49,623 --> 00:14:50,405
work your way out from there.
>> narrator: Within minutes
of learning about

572
00:14:50,407 --> 00:14:51,873
>> narrator: Within minutes
of learning about
the missing-persons report,

573
00:14:51,875 --> 00:14:52,991
of learning about
the missing-persons report,
detectives are knocking

574
00:14:52,993 --> 00:14:57,128
the missing-persons report,
detectives are knocking
on amanda's door.

575
00:14:57,130 --> 00:14:58,830
Detectives are knocking
on amanda's door.
>> ms. Tompkins?

576
00:14:58,832 --> 00:14:59,547
On amanda's door.
>> ms. Tompkins?
We need to speak with you

577
00:14:59,549 --> 00:15:00,498
>> ms. Tompkins?
We need to speak with you
about jamel campbell.

578
00:15:00,500 --> 00:15:01,749
We need to speak with you
about jamel campbell.
>> oh, my god.

579
00:15:01,751 --> 00:15:02,967
About jamel campbell.
>> oh, my god.
Where is he?

580
00:15:02,969 --> 00:15:03,835
>> oh, my god.
Where is he?
>> I'm sorry, ma'am,

581
00:15:03,837 --> 00:15:05,637
where is he?
>> I'm sorry, ma'am,
but he's been found deceased.

582
00:15:05,639 --> 00:15:06,704
>> I'm sorry, ma'am,
but he's been found deceased.
>> oh, I knew it!

583
00:15:06,706 --> 00:15:07,555
But he's been found deceased.
>> oh, I knew it!
Oh, my god.

584
00:15:07,557 --> 00:15:08,506
>> oh, I knew it!
Oh, my god.
I knew it.

585
00:15:08,508 --> 00:15:10,241
Oh, my god.
I knew it.
>> jamel always came home.

586
00:15:10,593 --> 00:15:11,809
Whatever he did

587
00:15:11,927 --> 00:15:13,177
throughout the course of their

588
00:15:13,312 --> 00:15:15,179
very long relationship,

589
00:15:15,314 --> 00:15:18,683
he always came home.

590
00:15:18,984 --> 00:15:23,271
>> narrator: Though she's
distraught, amanda is able to
answer some questions for

591
00:15:23,273 --> 00:15:24,405
distraught, amanda is able to
answer some questions for
detectives.

592
00:15:24,407 --> 00:15:26,658
Answer some questions for
detectives.
>> when did you last see jamel?

593
00:15:26,660 --> 00:15:28,242
Detectives.
>> when did you last see jamel?
>> he left around 7:30 last

594
00:15:28,244 --> 00:15:28,826
>> when did you last see jamel?
>> he left around 7:30 last
night.

595
00:15:28,828 --> 00:15:30,028
>> he left around 7:30 last
night.
He said he was running to the

596
00:15:30,030 --> 00:15:30,945
night.
He said he was running to the
store.

597
00:15:30,947 --> 00:15:33,831
He said he was running to the
store.
>> she had allowed jamel

598
00:15:33,833 --> 00:15:35,033
store.
>> she had allowed jamel
to use her car because

599
00:15:35,035 --> 00:15:37,035
>> she had allowed jamel
to use her car because
he couldn't find his car keys.

600
00:15:37,037 --> 00:15:38,169
To use her car because
he couldn't find his car keys.
>> narrator: But amanda says

601
00:15:38,171 --> 00:15:39,621
he couldn't find his car keys.
>> narrator: But amanda says
that, after an hour passed

602
00:15:39,623 --> 00:15:41,339
>> narrator: But amanda says
that, after an hour passed
and jamel hadn't returned,

603
00:15:41,341 --> 00:15:42,957
that, after an hour passed
and jamel hadn't returned,
she began to worry.

604
00:15:42,959 --> 00:15:44,592
And jamel hadn't returned,
she began to worry.
>> she texted him around 11:00,

605
00:15:44,594 --> 00:15:45,743
she began to worry.
>> she texted him around 11:00,
and he responded.

606
00:15:46,045 --> 00:15:46,844
>> according to amanda,

607
00:15:46,979 --> 00:15:48,346
he didn't tell her where he was

608
00:15:48,464 --> 00:15:50,548
but apologized for running late.

609
00:15:50,849 --> 00:15:54,802
>> there was an expectation
that he would return
that evening and eat the food

610
00:15:54,804 --> 00:15:55,970
that he would return
that evening and eat the food
that she had prepared for him.

611
00:15:55,972 --> 00:15:56,854
That evening and eat the food
that she had prepared for him.
>> narrator: According to

612
00:15:56,856 --> 00:15:59,474
that she had prepared for him.
>> narrator: According to
amanda, around 11:30 p.M.,

613
00:15:59,476 --> 00:16:01,392
>> narrator: According to
amanda, around 11:30 p.M.,
she texted jamel and told him

614
00:16:01,394 --> 00:16:03,061
amanda, around 11:30 p.M.,
she texted jamel and told him
that she was going to bed.

615
00:16:03,063 --> 00:16:04,395
She texted jamel and told him
that she was going to bed.
>> she woke up somewhat

616
00:16:04,397 --> 00:16:06,397
that she was going to bed.
>> she woke up somewhat
in a panic about 4:30

617
00:16:06,399 --> 00:16:07,815
>> she woke up somewhat
in a panic about 4:30
that early morning,

618
00:16:07,817 --> 00:16:08,816
in a panic about 4:30
that early morning,
and she realized

619
00:16:08,818 --> 00:16:11,402
that early morning,
and she realized
that jamel was not there.

620
00:16:11,404 --> 00:16:12,570
And she realized
that jamel was not there.
>> his dinner was still in

621
00:16:12,572 --> 00:16:14,372
that jamel was not there.
>> his dinner was still in
the microwave where I left it.

622
00:16:14,374 --> 00:16:15,406
>> his dinner was still in
the microwave where I left it.
>> did you try

623
00:16:15,408 --> 00:16:16,741
the microwave where I left it.
>> did you try
to contact him again?

624
00:16:16,743 --> 00:16:18,242
>> did you try
to contact him again?
>> yeah.

625
00:16:18,244 --> 00:16:19,827
To contact him again?
>> yeah.
He didn't respond.

626
00:16:19,829 --> 00:16:20,912
>> yeah.
He didn't respond.
>> narrator: But when the sun

627
00:16:20,914 --> 00:16:22,964
he didn't respond.
>> narrator: But when the sun
came up the following morning,

628
00:16:22,966 --> 00:16:24,248
>> narrator: But when the sun
came up the following morning,
amanda's concern

629
00:16:24,250 --> 00:16:26,084
came up the following morning,
amanda's concern
had turned into panic.

630
00:16:26,086 --> 00:16:28,336
Amanda's concern
had turned into panic.
>> it was time for their son

631
00:16:28,338 --> 00:16:29,504
had turned into panic.
>> it was time for their son
to go to school,

632
00:16:29,506 --> 00:16:31,305
>> it was time for their son
to go to school,
and he missed that, too.

633
00:16:31,307 --> 00:16:32,623
To go to school,
and he missed that, too.
>> according to amanda,

634
00:16:32,625 --> 00:16:33,925
and he missed that, too.
>> according to amanda,
jamel was the one who took their

635
00:16:33,927 --> 00:16:35,727
>> according to amanda,
jamel was the one who took their
son to preschool every day.

636
00:16:35,729 --> 00:16:38,096
Jamel was the one who took their
son to preschool every day.
>> she starts texting friends,

637
00:16:38,098 --> 00:16:39,230
son to preschool every day.
>> she starts texting friends,
just trying to see

638
00:16:39,232 --> 00:16:41,599
>> she starts texting friends,
just trying to see
where jamel might be.

639
00:16:41,601 --> 00:16:42,934
Just trying to see
where jamel might be.
>> and nobody knew where he was,

640
00:16:42,936 --> 00:16:43,901
where jamel might be.
>> and nobody knew where he was,
and that's when I called you

641
00:16:43,903 --> 00:16:44,435
>> and nobody knew where he was,
and that's when I called you
guys.

642
00:16:44,437 --> 00:16:45,703
And that's when I called you
guys.
>> narrator: Considering

643
00:16:45,705 --> 00:16:47,488
guys.
>> narrator: Considering
jamel's criminal history,

644
00:16:47,490 --> 00:16:48,990
>> narrator: Considering
jamel's criminal history,
detectives can't help but wonder

645
00:16:48,992 --> 00:16:50,692
jamel's criminal history,
detectives can't help but wonder
whether amanda is telling them

646
00:16:50,694 --> 00:16:52,610
detectives can't help but wonder
whether amanda is telling them
the whole truth.

647
00:16:52,612 --> 00:16:53,528
Whether amanda is telling them
the whole truth.
>> you say he just went

648
00:16:53,530 --> 00:16:54,779
the whole truth.
>> you say he just went
to the store?

649
00:16:54,781 --> 00:16:56,280
>> you say he just went
to the store?
>> that's what he said.

650
00:16:56,282 --> 00:16:56,998
To the store?
>> that's what he said.
>> well, we know

651
00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:57,949
>> that's what he said.
>> well, we know
he used to be a dealer.

652
00:16:57,951 --> 00:16:59,617
>> well, we know
he used to be a dealer.
Do you think he's still dealing?

653
00:16:59,619 --> 00:17:01,119
He used to be a dealer.
Do you think he's still dealing?
>> absolutely not.

654
00:17:01,121 --> 00:17:01,953
Do you think he's still dealing?
>> absolutely not.
He got out of the game

655
00:17:01,955 --> 00:17:03,454
>> absolutely not.
He got out of the game
for the sake of our son.

656
00:17:03,456 --> 00:17:04,539
He got out of the game
for the sake of our son.
>> how would you describe

657
00:17:04,541 --> 00:17:06,924
for the sake of our son.
>> how would you describe
your relationship with jamel?

658
00:17:06,926 --> 00:17:08,793
>> how would you describe
your relationship with jamel?
>> well, we had our ups

659
00:17:08,795 --> 00:17:10,545
your relationship with jamel?
>> well, we had our ups
and our downs.

660
00:17:10,547 --> 00:17:11,212
>> well, we had our ups
and our downs.
>> did y'all get in

661
00:17:11,214 --> 00:17:12,263
and our downs.
>> did y'all get in
a fight last night?

662
00:17:12,265 --> 00:17:12,930
>> did y'all get in
a fight last night?
>> no.

663
00:17:12,932 --> 00:17:13,798
A fight last night?
>> no.
>> and he just went

664
00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:15,033
>> no.
>> and he just went
to the store?

665
00:17:15,035 --> 00:17:16,467
>> and he just went
to the store?
>> that's what he told me,

666
00:17:16,469 --> 00:17:18,352
to the store?
>> that's what he told me,
but I think he stopped

667
00:17:18,354 --> 00:17:20,838
>> that's what he told me,
but I think he stopped
by cici's first.

668
00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:22,140
But I think he stopped
by cici's first.
>> cici?

669
00:17:22,142 --> 00:17:23,858
By cici's first.
>> cici?
>> she lives across the street.

670
00:17:23,860 --> 00:17:24,976
>> cici?
>> she lives across the street.
Jamel is really good friends

671
00:17:24,978 --> 00:17:26,227
>> she lives across the street.
Jamel is really good friends
with her.

672
00:17:26,229 --> 00:17:27,478
Jamel is really good friends
with her.
>> amanda saw jamel head

673
00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:29,147
with her.
>> amanda saw jamel head
over to cici johnson's apartment

674
00:17:29,149 --> 00:17:31,149
>> amanda saw jamel head
over to cici johnson's apartment
before he went to the store.

675
00:17:31,151 --> 00:17:32,817
Over to cici johnson's apartment
before he went to the store.
>> the mention of another woman

676
00:17:32,819 --> 00:17:34,569
before he went to the store.
>> the mention of another woman
immediately raises red flags

677
00:17:34,571 --> 00:17:35,953
>> the mention of another woman
immediately raises red flags
for detectives.

678
00:17:35,955 --> 00:17:37,321
Immediately raises red flags
for detectives.
>> detectives were wondering

679
00:17:37,323 --> 00:17:38,573
for detectives.
>> detectives were wondering
if that's what jamel was doing

680
00:17:38,575 --> 00:17:39,791
>> detectives were wondering
if that's what jamel was doing
in the hotel that night.

681
00:17:39,793 --> 00:17:40,491
If that's what jamel was doing
in the hotel that night.
Could he have been having

682
00:17:40,493 --> 00:17:42,293
in the hotel that night.
Could he have been having
an affair?

683
00:17:42,295 --> 00:17:43,661
Could he have been having
an affair?
>> narrator: The mystery

684
00:17:43,663 --> 00:17:45,630
an affair?
>> narrator: The mystery
only deepens once detectives

685
00:17:45,632 --> 00:17:49,333
>> narrator: The mystery
only deepens once detectives
knock on cici johnson's door.

686
00:17:49,335 --> 00:17:50,635
Only deepens once detectives
knock on cici johnson's door.
>> a woman opened the door.

687
00:17:50,637 --> 00:17:53,254
Knock on cici johnson's door.
>> a woman opened the door.
She was clearly pregnant.

688
00:17:53,256 --> 00:17:55,423
>> a woman opened the door.
She was clearly pregnant.
>> ms. Johnson?

689
00:17:55,425 --> 00:17:58,593
She was clearly pregnant.
>> ms. Johnson?
>> uh...Hang on a second.

690
00:17:58,595 --> 00:17:59,510
>> ms. Johnson?
>> uh...Hang on a second.
Hey, cici.

691
00:17:59,512 --> 00:18:00,812
>> uh...Hang on a second.
Hey, cici.
>> turns out, cici was

692
00:18:00,814 --> 00:18:02,513
hey, cici.
>> turns out, cici was
in a relationship with a woman,

693
00:18:02,515 --> 00:18:04,148
>> turns out, cici was
in a relationship with a woman,
and her name was maxine sharp.

694
00:18:04,150 --> 00:18:04,766
In a relationship with a woman,
and her name was maxine sharp.
>> well, what can I do

695
00:18:04,768 --> 00:18:06,150
and her name was maxine sharp.
>> well, what can I do
for you, officers?

696
00:18:06,152 --> 00:18:06,984
>> well, what can I do
for you, officers?
>> we're investigating

697
00:18:06,986 --> 00:18:08,319
for you, officers?
>> we're investigating
the murder of jamel campbell.

698
00:18:08,321 --> 00:18:10,521
>> we're investigating
the murder of jamel campbell.
>> jamel?

699
00:18:10,523 --> 00:18:12,090
The murder of jamel campbell.
>> jamel?
Jamel!

700
00:18:12,092 --> 00:18:13,257
>> jamel?
Jamel!
>> upon hearing that jamel

701
00:18:13,259 --> 00:18:14,075
jamel!
>> upon hearing that jamel
was dead,

702
00:18:14,077 --> 00:18:15,860
>> upon hearing that jamel
was dead,
maxine broke down completely.

703
00:18:15,862 --> 00:18:17,445
Was dead,
maxine broke down completely.
>> narrator: But it's the reason

704
00:18:17,447 --> 00:18:18,863
maxine broke down completely.
>> narrator: But it's the reason
for maxine's breakdown

705
00:18:18,865 --> 00:18:22,033
>> narrator: But it's the reason
for maxine's breakdown
that really sends up red flags.

706
00:18:22,035 --> 00:18:23,034
For maxine's breakdown
that really sends up red flags.
>> ma'am, are you okay?

707
00:18:23,036 --> 00:18:23,501
That really sends up red flags.
>> ma'am, are you okay?
>> she's fine.

708
00:18:23,503 --> 00:18:24,285
>> ma'am, are you okay?
>> she's fine.
>> do you want to have a seat?

709
00:18:24,287 --> 00:18:26,871
>> she's fine.
>> do you want to have a seat?
>> she's fine.

710
00:18:26,873 --> 00:18:28,739
>> do you want to have a seat?
>> she's fine.
Jamel is the baby's father.

711
00:18:33,529 --> 00:18:34,662
Connecticut, detectives

712
00:18:34,780 --> 00:18:36,197
investigating the murder of

713
00:18:36,331 --> 00:18:38,583
33-year-old jamel campbell

714
00:18:38,717 --> 00:18:40,084
have just made a surprising

715
00:18:40,202 --> 00:18:41,502
discovery about his friend

716
00:18:41,620 --> 00:18:43,788
and neighbor, maxine sharp.

717
00:18:43,956 --> 00:18:44,789
>> although maxine was in

718
00:18:44,923 --> 00:18:46,007
a relationship with a woman

719
00:18:46,125 --> 00:18:47,592
named cici johnson,

720
00:18:47,726 --> 00:18:49,510
she was carrying jamel's child.

721
00:18:49,795 --> 00:18:54,382
>> narrator: Which immediately
has detectives wondering,
"could the complicated situation

722
00:18:54,384 --> 00:18:55,600
has detectives wondering,
"could the complicated situation
have anything to do

723
00:18:55,602 --> 00:18:58,386
"could the complicated situation
have anything to do
with jamel's murder?"

724
00:18:58,388 --> 00:19:00,138
have anything to do
with jamel's murder?"
detectives waste no time

725
00:19:00,140 --> 00:19:01,439
with jamel's murder?"
detectives waste no time
separating the two women

726
00:19:01,441 --> 00:19:02,857
detectives waste no time
separating the two women
for questioning.

727
00:19:02,859 --> 00:19:04,392
Separating the two women
for questioning.
>> so when did you learn

728
00:19:04,394 --> 00:19:06,144
for questioning.
>> so when did you learn
maxine was pregnant?

729
00:19:06,146 --> 00:19:06,894
>> so when did you learn
maxine was pregnant?
>> look, I know

730
00:19:06,896 --> 00:19:08,062
maxine was pregnant?
>> look, I know
what you're thinking.

731
00:19:08,064 --> 00:19:09,780
>> look, I know
what you're thinking.
Yeah, I was mad when I found out

732
00:19:09,782 --> 00:19:10,781
what you're thinking.
Yeah, I was mad when I found out
that maxine and jamel

733
00:19:10,783 --> 00:19:11,983
yeah, I was mad when I found out
that maxine and jamel
had been hooking up.

734
00:19:11,985 --> 00:19:13,034
That maxine and jamel
had been hooking up.
>> cici admitted that there

735
00:19:13,036 --> 00:19:13,868
had been hooking up.
>> cici admitted that there
was some jealousy,

736
00:19:13,870 --> 00:19:15,453
>> cici admitted that there
was some jealousy,
but she denied having anything

737
00:19:15,455 --> 00:19:16,871
was some jealousy,
but she denied having anything
to do with jamel's murder.

738
00:19:16,873 --> 00:19:17,788
But she denied having anything
to do with jamel's murder.
>> okay, in the end, it's a

739
00:19:17,790 --> 00:19:18,372
to do with jamel's murder.
>> okay, in the end, it's a
blessing.

740
00:19:18,374 --> 00:19:20,291
>> okay, in the end, it's a
blessing.
Okay, we have a baby no matter

741
00:19:20,293 --> 00:19:21,626
blessing.
Okay, we have a baby no matter
how it happened.

742
00:19:21,910 --> 00:19:23,060
>> according to cici,

743
00:19:23,195 --> 00:19:24,378
she and maxine had decided

744
00:19:24,496 --> 00:19:26,130
to raise the baby together.

745
00:19:26,415 --> 00:19:32,336
>> narrator: Maxine's account
seems to dovetail cici's story.
>> it was never serious

746
00:19:32,338 --> 00:19:33,337
seems to dovetail cici's story.
>> it was never serious
with jamel.

747
00:19:33,339 --> 00:19:36,007
>> it was never serious
with jamel.
Cici was mad at first,

748
00:19:36,009 --> 00:19:37,592
with jamel.
Cici was mad at first,
but the baby has more

749
00:19:37,594 --> 00:19:39,143
cici was mad at first,
but the baby has more
than made up for it.

750
00:19:39,145 --> 00:19:40,595
But the baby has more
than made up for it.
>> what about amanda?

751
00:19:40,597 --> 00:19:41,512
Than made up for it.
>> what about amanda?
Does she know that he was

752
00:19:41,514 --> 00:19:42,647
>> what about amanda?
Does she know that he was
the father?

753
00:19:42,649 --> 00:19:45,183
Does she know that he was
the father?
>> I sure didn't tell her.

754
00:19:45,185 --> 00:19:46,067
The father?
>> I sure didn't tell her.
I'm pretty sure

755
00:19:46,069 --> 00:19:48,352
>> I sure didn't tell her.
I'm pretty sure
jamel didn't either so...

756
00:19:48,354 --> 00:19:49,320
I'm pretty sure
jamel didn't either so...
>> narrator: That's hardly

757
00:19:49,322 --> 00:19:50,521
jamel didn't either so...
>> narrator: That's hardly
enough for detectives

758
00:19:50,523 --> 00:19:52,356
>> narrator: That's hardly
enough for detectives
to rule amanda or cici

759
00:19:52,358 --> 00:19:53,858
enough for detectives
to rule amanda or cici
out as possible suspects

760
00:19:53,860 --> 00:19:55,026
to rule amanda or cici
out as possible suspects
in jamel's death.

761
00:19:55,028 --> 00:19:56,444
Out as possible suspects
in jamel's death.
>> jealousy is often a motive

762
00:19:56,446 --> 00:19:57,578
in jamel's death.
>> jealousy is often a motive
for murder.

763
00:19:57,580 --> 00:19:58,863
>> jealousy is often a motive
for murder.
>> narrator: However,

764
00:19:58,865 --> 00:20:00,414
for murder.
>> narrator: However,
maxine is able to provide

765
00:20:00,416 --> 00:20:02,833
>> narrator: However,
maxine is able to provide
an alibi for cici.

766
00:20:02,835 --> 00:20:04,535
Maxine is able to provide
an alibi for cici.
>> she was here.

767
00:20:04,537 --> 00:20:06,370
An alibi for cici.
>> she was here.
>> all night, like, around

768
00:20:06,372 --> 00:20:07,538
>> she was here.
>> all night, like, around
11:00?

769
00:20:07,540 --> 00:20:09,006
>> all night, like, around
11:00?
>> yes.

770
00:20:09,008 --> 00:20:11,092
11:00?
>> yes.
>> what about jamel?

771
00:20:11,094 --> 00:20:13,010
>> yes.
>> what about jamel?
>> jamel stopped by,

772
00:20:13,012 --> 00:20:17,048
>> what about jamel?
>> jamel stopped by,
and we talked for a little bit,

773
00:20:17,050 --> 00:20:19,600
>> jamel stopped by,
and we talked for a little bit,
but then he got a text at, like,

774
00:20:19,602 --> 00:20:22,136
and we talked for a little bit,
but then he got a text at, like,
8:30 from meagan so --

775
00:20:22,138 --> 00:20:23,437
but then he got a text at, like,
8:30 from meagan so --
>> meagan?

776
00:20:23,439 --> 00:20:27,358
8:30 from meagan so --
>> meagan?
>> yeah, um, meagan foley.

777
00:20:27,360 --> 00:20:28,392
>> meagan?
>> yeah, um, meagan foley.
>> according to maxine,

778
00:20:28,394 --> 00:20:29,827
>> yeah, um, meagan foley.
>> according to maxine,
meagan worked as a bank teller

779
00:20:29,829 --> 00:20:31,145
>> according to maxine,
meagan worked as a bank teller
in groton and was good friends

780
00:20:31,147 --> 00:20:31,896
meagan worked as a bank teller
in groton and was good friends
with jamel.

781
00:20:31,898 --> 00:20:33,064
In groton and was good friends
with jamel.
>> narrator: Maxine tells

782
00:20:33,066 --> 00:20:35,066
with jamel.
>> narrator: Maxine tells
detectives jamel left shortly

783
00:20:35,068 --> 00:20:36,951
>> narrator: Maxine tells
detectives jamel left shortly
after receiving meagan's text.

784
00:20:37,236 --> 00:20:38,152
>> jamel was going to meet

785
00:20:38,287 --> 00:20:40,905
meagan that particular evening.

786
00:20:41,039 --> 00:20:42,123
>> and since jamel was shot

787
00:20:42,241 --> 00:20:43,908
and killed barely three hours

788
00:20:44,076 --> 00:20:45,293
after he left cici johnson's

789
00:20:45,410 --> 00:20:47,411
apartment, detectives can't help

790
00:20:47,546 --> 00:20:48,379
but wonder if there's some type

791
00:20:48,497 --> 00:20:49,814
of connection here.

792
00:20:50,082 --> 00:20:53,918
>> there's yet another woman,
so of course the police
followed that trail.

793
00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:55,753
So of course the police
followed that trail.
>> narrator: It's late afternoon

794
00:20:55,755 --> 00:20:56,921
followed that trail.
>> narrator: It's late afternoon
when detectives arrive

795
00:20:56,923 --> 00:20:59,257
>> narrator: It's late afternoon
when detectives arrive
at the bank where meagan works.

796
00:20:59,259 --> 00:21:00,891
When detectives arrive
at the bank where meagan works.
>> ms. Foley?

797
00:21:00,893 --> 00:21:01,659
At the bank where meagan works.
>> ms. Foley?
>> yeah?

798
00:21:01,661 --> 00:21:02,476
>> ms. Foley?
>> yeah?
>> we're investigating

799
00:21:02,478 --> 00:21:03,728
>> yeah?
>> we're investigating
the murder of jamel campbell.

800
00:21:03,730 --> 00:21:04,812
>> we're investigating
the murder of jamel campbell.
>> oh, my god.

801
00:21:04,814 --> 00:21:05,646
The murder of jamel campbell.
>> oh, my god.
>> she was particularly

802
00:21:05,648 --> 00:21:06,847
>> oh, my god.
>> she was particularly
distraught finding out

803
00:21:06,849 --> 00:21:08,683
>> she was particularly
distraught finding out
about jamel's death.

804
00:21:08,685 --> 00:21:10,601
Distraught finding out
about jamel's death.
>> narrator: Once meagan regains

805
00:21:10,603 --> 00:21:12,270
about jamel's death.
>> narrator: Once meagan regains
her composure, she agrees

806
00:21:12,272 --> 00:21:13,938
>> narrator: Once meagan regains
her composure, she agrees
to speak with detectives.

807
00:21:13,940 --> 00:21:15,323
Her composure, she agrees
to speak with detectives.
>> she indicated that she'd

808
00:21:15,325 --> 00:21:17,525
to speak with detectives.
>> she indicated that she'd
known jamel for some 10 years.

809
00:21:17,527 --> 00:21:19,610
>> she indicated that she'd
known jamel for some 10 years.
>> did you two ever hook up?

810
00:21:19,612 --> 00:21:21,445
Known jamel for some 10 years.
>> did you two ever hook up?
>> me and jamel?

811
00:21:21,447 --> 00:21:22,613
>> did you two ever hook up?
>> me and jamel?
[ sniffles ]no.

812
00:21:22,914 --> 00:21:23,614
>> they would get together.

813
00:21:23,749 --> 00:21:24,915
It was just a social thing,

814
00:21:25,033 --> 00:21:26,033
and they'd listen to music

815
00:21:26,168 --> 00:21:27,785
and talk, just have a good time.

816
00:21:27,919 --> 00:21:29,620
>> they would more or less chill

817
00:21:29,755 --> 00:21:31,372
out somewhere and smoke and

818
00:21:31,506 --> 00:21:32,506
drink and talk, and that was

819
00:21:32,624 --> 00:21:33,624
basically it.

820
00:21:33,925 --> 00:21:37,128
>> did you talk to him
at all last night?
>> yeah, a few times.

821
00:21:37,130 --> 00:21:38,296
At all last night?
>> yeah, a few times.
I texted him.

822
00:21:38,298 --> 00:21:39,764
>> yeah, a few times.
I texted him.
>> she admitted to the police

823
00:21:39,766 --> 00:21:40,381
I texted him.
>> she admitted to the police
that they had been

824
00:21:40,383 --> 00:21:41,382
>> she admitted to the police
that they had been
in communication,

825
00:21:41,384 --> 00:21:43,067
that they had been
in communication,
a few texts here and there.

826
00:21:43,069 --> 00:21:43,968
In communication,
a few texts here and there.
>> narrator: But according

827
00:21:43,970 --> 00:21:45,803
a few texts here and there.
>> narrator: But according
to meagan, they never met up

828
00:21:45,805 --> 00:21:47,705
>> narrator: But according
to meagan, they never met up
as maxine had claimed.

829
00:21:47,707 --> 00:21:48,556
To meagan, they never met up
as maxine had claimed.
>> we were just going

830
00:21:48,558 --> 00:21:49,857
as maxine had claimed.
>> we were just going
to get together for a few beers,

831
00:21:49,859 --> 00:21:51,776
>> we were just going
to get together for a few beers,
and we ended up not doing it

832
00:21:51,778 --> 00:21:52,476
to get together for a few beers,
and we ended up not doing it
'cause my boyfriend

833
00:21:52,478 --> 00:21:53,778
and we ended up not doing it
'cause my boyfriend
got off work early.

834
00:21:53,780 --> 00:21:54,612
'cause my boyfriend
got off work early.
>> so you were with

835
00:21:54,614 --> 00:21:56,213
got off work early.
>> so you were with
your boyfriend all last night?

836
00:21:56,215 --> 00:21:57,948
>> so you were with
your boyfriend all last night?
>> yeah, until this morning

837
00:21:57,950 --> 00:21:59,367
your boyfriend all last night?
>> yeah, until this morning
when I got to work.

838
00:21:59,369 --> 00:22:00,618
>> yeah, until this morning
when I got to work.
>> we're going to need to speak

839
00:22:00,620 --> 00:22:02,069
when I got to work.
>> we're going to need to speak
with him and confirm that.

840
00:22:02,071 --> 00:22:03,404
>> we're going to need to speak
with him and confirm that.
>> okay.

841
00:22:03,406 --> 00:22:04,488
With him and confirm that.
>> okay.
>> narrator: As the sun

842
00:22:04,490 --> 00:22:06,657
>> okay.
>> narrator: As the sun
begins to set, detectives decide

843
00:22:06,659 --> 00:22:08,542
>> narrator: As the sun
begins to set, detectives decide
to make one final trip

844
00:22:08,544 --> 00:22:09,994
begins to set, detectives decide
to make one final trip
to the factory where meagan's

845
00:22:09,996 --> 00:22:11,746
to make one final trip
to the factory where meagan's
boyfriend, landon christian,

846
00:22:11,748 --> 00:22:13,714
to the factory where meagan's
boyfriend, landon christian,
is just getting off work.

847
00:22:13,716 --> 00:22:16,384
Boyfriend, landon christian,
is just getting off work.
>> they wanted to verify

848
00:22:16,386 --> 00:22:17,718
is just getting off work.
>> they wanted to verify
meagan's story.

849
00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:19,303
>> they wanted to verify
meagan's story.
>> as far as meagan,

850
00:22:19,305 --> 00:22:20,554
meagan's story.
>> as far as meagan,
was she at home all night?

851
00:22:20,556 --> 00:22:21,339
>> as far as meagan,
was she at home all night?
>> yes, sir,

852
00:22:21,341 --> 00:22:22,390
was she at home all night?
>> yes, sir,
as far as I'm aware of.

853
00:22:22,392 --> 00:22:23,224
>> yes, sir,
as far as I'm aware of.
>> meagan's boyfriend

854
00:22:23,226 --> 00:22:24,258
as far as I'm aware of.
>> meagan's boyfriend
confirmed her alibi.

855
00:22:24,260 --> 00:22:25,643
>> meagan's boyfriend
confirmed her alibi.
>> narrator: But just when it

856
00:22:25,645 --> 00:22:27,345
confirmed her alibi.
>> narrator: But just when it
looks like meagan is about to be

857
00:22:27,347 --> 00:22:29,313
>> narrator: But just when it
looks like meagan is about to be
struck from the suspect list,

858
00:22:29,315 --> 00:22:30,648
looks like meagan is about to be
struck from the suspect list,
she moves herself

859
00:22:30,650 --> 00:22:31,599
struck from the suspect list,
she moves herself
back to the top.

860
00:22:31,601 --> 00:22:32,350
She moves herself
back to the top.
>> I guess

861
00:22:32,352 --> 00:22:33,851
back to the top.
>> I guess
everybody texts, right?

862
00:22:33,853 --> 00:22:34,985
>> I guess
everybody texts, right?
>> baby, I brought you

863
00:22:34,987 --> 00:22:36,604
everybody texts, right?
>> baby, I brought you
the drink you wanted.

864
00:22:36,606 --> 00:22:38,155
>> baby, I brought you
the drink you wanted.
>> meagan shows up in the middle

865
00:22:38,157 --> 00:22:39,023
the drink you wanted.
>> meagan shows up in the middle
of that interview.

866
00:22:39,025 --> 00:22:40,107
>> meagan shows up in the middle
of that interview.
>> narrator: Meagan's sudden

867
00:22:40,109 --> 00:22:42,109
of that interview.
>> narrator: Meagan's sudden
appearance sets off alarm bells

868
00:22:42,111 --> 00:22:43,194
>> narrator: Meagan's sudden
appearance sets off alarm bells
for detectives.

869
00:22:43,196 --> 00:22:43,861
Appearance sets off alarm bells
for detectives.
>> if you were

870
00:22:43,863 --> 00:22:44,779
for detectives.
>> if you were
telling the truth,

871
00:22:44,781 --> 00:22:45,996
>> if you were
telling the truth,
then there'd be no need for you

872
00:22:45,998 --> 00:22:47,281
telling the truth,
then there'd be no need for you
to show up at the plant

873
00:22:47,283 --> 00:22:49,533
then there'd be no need for you
to show up at the plant
to potentially warn

874
00:22:49,535 --> 00:22:51,535
to show up at the plant
to potentially warn
your boyfriend or make sure

875
00:22:51,537 --> 00:22:53,537
to potentially warn
your boyfriend or make sure
he has his story straight.

876
00:22:53,539 --> 00:22:54,622
Your boyfriend or make sure
he has his story straight.
>> she tried to play it off

877
00:22:54,624 --> 00:22:55,539
he has his story straight.
>> she tried to play it off
as though she was just coming

878
00:22:55,541 --> 00:22:56,540
>> she tried to play it off
as though she was just coming
to drop something off, but

879
00:22:56,542 --> 00:22:57,708
as though she was just coming
to drop something off, but
detectives weren't buying it at

880
00:22:57,710 --> 00:22:58,376
to drop something off, but
detectives weren't buying it at
all.

881
00:22:58,378 --> 00:22:59,510
Detectives weren't buying it at
all.
They knew something was up.

882
00:22:59,512 --> 00:23:01,212
All.
They knew something was up.
>> narrator: The next morning,

883
00:23:01,214 --> 00:23:02,346
they knew something was up.
>> narrator: The next morning,
when detectives pull

884
00:23:02,348 --> 00:23:03,881
>> narrator: The next morning,
when detectives pull
meagan's cell records,

885
00:23:03,883 --> 00:23:06,467
when detectives pull
meagan's cell records,
their suspicions only deepen.

886
00:23:06,469 --> 00:23:07,385
Meagan's cell records,
their suspicions only deepen.
>> turned out meagan

887
00:23:07,387 --> 00:23:08,602
their suspicions only deepen.
>> turned out meagan
wasn't being quite truthful

888
00:23:08,604 --> 00:23:10,187
>> turned out meagan
wasn't being quite truthful
about her contact with jamel

889
00:23:10,189 --> 00:23:11,389
wasn't being quite truthful
about her contact with jamel
the day of the murder.

890
00:23:11,391 --> 00:23:13,107
About her contact with jamel
the day of the murder.
>> it wasn't just a few texts.

891
00:23:13,109 --> 00:23:15,025
The day of the murder.
>> it wasn't just a few texts.
There was conversation

892
00:23:15,027 --> 00:23:16,761
>> it wasn't just a few texts.
There was conversation
throughout most of that day

893
00:23:16,763 --> 00:23:18,863
there was conversation
throughout most of that day
and, oddly enough, just around

894
00:23:18,865 --> 00:23:22,483
throughout most of that day
and, oddly enough, just around
the time that jamel was shot.

895
00:23:22,485 --> 00:23:23,901
And, oddly enough, just around
the time that jamel was shot.
>> now that detectives have

896
00:23:23,903 --> 00:23:26,203
the time that jamel was shot.
>> now that detectives have
caught meagan foley in a lie,

897
00:23:26,205 --> 00:23:28,572
>> now that detectives have
caught meagan foley in a lie,
one question remains.

898
00:23:28,574 --> 00:23:29,774
Caught meagan foley in a lie,
one question remains.
>> detectives were wondering,

899
00:23:29,776 --> 00:23:30,958
one question remains.
>> detectives were wondering,
just what was meagan

900
00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:31,909
>> detectives were wondering,
just what was meagan
trying to hide?

901
00:23:31,911 --> 00:23:34,245
Just what was meagan
trying to hide?
[ gunshot ]

902
00:23:39,217 --> 00:23:41,419
>> narrator: December 12, 2008.

903
00:23:41,553 --> 00:23:42,803
Detectives investigating

904
00:23:42,921 --> 00:23:44,422
the murder of jamel campbell

905
00:23:44,589 --> 00:23:45,890
in groton, connecticut,

906
00:23:46,007 --> 00:23:47,258
have just caught his friend,

907
00:23:47,426 --> 00:23:49,510
meagan foley, in a lie.

908
00:23:49,644 --> 00:23:50,478
>> meagan initially told

909
00:23:50,595 --> 00:23:51,061
detectives that

910
00:23:51,179 --> 00:23:52,263
she had exchanged just a few

911
00:23:52,397 --> 00:23:54,398
text messages with jamel earlier

912
00:23:54,516 --> 00:23:56,267
in the day on December 9th,

913
00:23:56,401 --> 00:23:58,102
the day that he was killed.

914
00:23:58,270 --> 00:23:59,103
>> and then more phone records

915
00:23:59,271 --> 00:23:59,937
started coming in,

916
00:24:00,071 --> 00:24:00,938
and they were able to really put

917
00:24:01,106 --> 00:24:01,739
things together.

918
00:24:01,857 --> 00:24:02,606
There was a lot of communication

919
00:24:02,774 --> 00:24:04,108
between her and the deceased.

920
00:24:04,443 --> 00:24:07,945
>> narrator: With the veracity
of meagan's statement
now in question,

921
00:24:07,947 --> 00:24:09,163
of meagan's statement
now in question,
detectives bring her in

922
00:24:09,165 --> 00:24:11,282
now in question,
detectives bring her in
for additional questioning.

923
00:24:11,284 --> 00:24:12,333
Detectives bring her in
for additional questioning.
>> they talk to her

924
00:24:12,335 --> 00:24:13,284
for additional questioning.
>> they talk to her
and confronted her

925
00:24:13,286 --> 00:24:15,286
>> they talk to her
and confronted her
with the differences.

926
00:24:15,288 --> 00:24:16,954
And confronted her
with the differences.
>> so, meagan, I'm seeing

927
00:24:16,956 --> 00:24:18,923
with the differences.
>> so, meagan, I'm seeing
50 text messages on here.

928
00:24:18,925 --> 00:24:22,209
>> so, meagan, I'm seeing
50 text messages on here.
That's way more than a few.

929
00:24:22,211 --> 00:24:23,794
50 text messages on here.
That's way more than a few.
>> I know.

930
00:24:24,129 --> 00:24:26,046
>> eventually, she said, "okay.

931
00:24:26,181 --> 00:24:28,265
Maybe I did have more

932
00:24:28,383 --> 00:24:29,717
communication with jamel."

933
00:24:30,018 --> 00:24:34,054
>> what were you guys
talking about?
>> just some guy problems,

934
00:24:34,056 --> 00:24:34,638
talking about?
>> just some guy problems,
you know?

935
00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:36,140
>> just some guy problems,
you know?
I just needed

936
00:24:36,142 --> 00:24:37,858
you know?
I just needed
somebody to talk to.

937
00:24:37,860 --> 00:24:39,443
I just needed
somebody to talk to.
>> jamel know the guy?

938
00:24:39,445 --> 00:24:41,779
Somebody to talk to.
>> jamel know the guy?
Were they friends?

939
00:24:41,781 --> 00:24:43,481
>> jamel know the guy?
Were they friends?
>> it's complicated.

940
00:24:43,483 --> 00:24:44,448
Were they friends?
>> it's complicated.
>> meagan explained that she

941
00:24:44,450 --> 00:24:45,850
>> it's complicated.
>> meagan explained that she
was dating a new guy now,

942
00:24:45,852 --> 00:24:47,284
>> meagan explained that she
was dating a new guy now,
but she had also dated a guy

943
00:24:47,286 --> 00:24:49,353
was dating a new guy now,
but she had also dated a guy
named ryan wright in the past.

944
00:24:49,355 --> 00:24:50,354
But she had also dated a guy
named ryan wright in the past.
She and ryan were still

945
00:24:50,356 --> 00:24:51,121
named ryan wright in the past.
She and ryan were still
good friends.

946
00:24:51,123 --> 00:24:52,490
She and ryan were still
good friends.
Ryan and jamel used to be

947
00:24:52,492 --> 00:24:53,724
good friends.
Ryan and jamel used to be
good friends as well.

948
00:24:53,992 --> 00:24:55,493
>> and meagan said ryan was

949
00:24:55,627 --> 00:24:57,928
the one causing all the trouble.

950
00:24:58,063 --> 00:24:59,163
>> ryan was actually the friend

951
00:24:59,297 --> 00:24:59,880
who stepped up

952
00:24:59,998 --> 00:25:01,415
to help amanda tompkins

953
00:25:01,550 --> 00:25:02,716
while jamel went away to prison

954
00:25:02,834 --> 00:25:04,301
for 2 years on drug charges.

955
00:25:04,419 --> 00:25:05,669
>> narrator: However,

956
00:25:05,804 --> 00:25:07,087
according to meagan,

957
00:25:07,222 --> 00:25:08,506
jamel was convinced

958
00:25:08,673 --> 00:25:10,174
that ryan had done far more

959
00:25:10,342 --> 00:25:11,809
than offer amanda tompkins

960
00:25:11,927 --> 00:25:14,311
a helping hand around the house.

961
00:25:14,429 --> 00:25:16,564
>> campbell had heard the rumor

962
00:25:16,681 --> 00:25:18,399
that wright had been sleeping

963
00:25:18,517 --> 00:25:19,733
with his girlfriend.

964
00:25:20,018 --> 00:25:25,272
>> I mean, I didn't care
'cause we weren't together,
but when jamel found out,

965
00:25:25,274 --> 00:25:27,775
'cause we weren't together,
but when jamel found out,
he was livid.

966
00:25:27,777 --> 00:25:29,527
But when jamel found out,
he was livid.
>> so he hounded and hounded

967
00:25:29,529 --> 00:25:30,928
he was livid.
>> so he hounded and hounded
amanda.

968
00:25:30,930 --> 00:25:32,413
>> so he hounded and hounded
amanda.
"you know, when I was away,

969
00:25:32,415 --> 00:25:33,614
amanda.
"you know, when I was away,
what were you up to?"

970
00:25:33,616 --> 00:25:34,365
"you know, when I was away,
what were you up to?"
>> I'm telling you,

971
00:25:34,367 --> 00:25:35,783
what were you up to?"
>> I'm telling you,
I didn't do anything!

972
00:25:35,785 --> 00:25:36,534
>> I'm telling you,
I didn't do anything!
>> it's okay, baby.

973
00:25:36,536 --> 00:25:38,402
I didn't do anything!
>> it's okay, baby.
Two years is a long time.

974
00:25:38,404 --> 00:25:39,203
>> it's okay, baby.
Two years is a long time.
[ sighs ]

975
00:25:39,205 --> 00:25:41,088
two years is a long time.
[ sighs ]
>> I know.

976
00:25:41,090 --> 00:25:44,842
[ sighs ]
>> I know.
>> so what happened?

977
00:25:44,844 --> 00:25:49,129
>> I know.
>> so what happened?
>> well, I slipped up.

978
00:25:49,131 --> 00:25:49,880
>> so what happened?
>> well, I slipped up.
>> at some point,

979
00:25:49,882 --> 00:25:51,932
>> well, I slipped up.
>> at some point,
she did indeed give in,

980
00:25:51,934 --> 00:25:53,884
>> at some point,
she did indeed give in,
and she told jamel that she had

981
00:25:53,886 --> 00:25:56,353
she did indeed give in,
and she told jamel that she had
an affair with ryan.

982
00:25:56,638 --> 00:25:57,972
>> when jamel campbell

983
00:25:58,106 --> 00:25:58,973
found out about that,

984
00:25:59,107 --> 00:26:00,958
it did not sit well with him.

985
00:26:01,092 --> 00:26:02,560
>> to jamel, it wasn't so much

986
00:26:02,694 --> 00:26:03,827
the sex that mattered.

987
00:26:03,945 --> 00:26:05,062
It was the fact that a friend

988
00:26:05,230 --> 00:26:06,564
had betrayed him.

989
00:26:06,865 --> 00:26:12,403
>> narrator: According to
meagan, jamel was so enraged
by ryan's betrayal of his trust

990
00:26:12,405 --> 00:26:13,404
meagan, jamel was so enraged
by ryan's betrayal of his trust
that he soon began

991
00:26:13,406 --> 00:26:15,205
by ryan's betrayal of his trust
that he soon began
plotting his revenge.

992
00:26:15,207 --> 00:26:17,908
That he soon began
plotting his revenge.
>> jamel said to himself,

993
00:26:17,910 --> 00:26:19,577
plotting his revenge.
>> jamel said to himself,
"you mess with my woman,

994
00:26:19,579 --> 00:26:20,911
>> jamel said to himself,
"you mess with my woman,
I'm going to mess with you."

995
00:26:20,913 --> 00:26:22,079
"you mess with my woman,
I'm going to mess with you."
>> narrator: The result was

996
00:26:22,081 --> 00:26:23,797
I'm going to mess with you."
>> narrator: The result was
a showdown about one month

997
00:26:23,799 --> 00:26:25,466
>> narrator: The result was
a showdown about one month
earlier in a convenience-store

998
00:26:25,468 --> 00:26:26,584
a showdown about one month
earlier in a convenience-store
parking lot.

999
00:26:26,586 --> 00:26:28,752
Earlier in a convenience-store
parking lot.
>> so jamel and one of his boys

1000
00:26:28,754 --> 00:26:31,338
parking lot.
>> so jamel and one of his boys
got together one day with ryan.

1001
00:26:31,340 --> 00:26:32,172
>> so jamel and one of his boys
got together one day with ryan.
>> hey, I heard you want to

1002
00:26:32,174 --> 00:26:33,507
got together one day with ryan.
>> hey, I heard you want to
talk.

1003
00:26:33,509 --> 00:26:35,175
>> hey, I heard you want to
talk.
>> come to think of it,

1004
00:26:35,177 --> 00:26:36,760
talk.
>> come to think of it,
I don't really have much to say.

1005
00:26:36,762 --> 00:26:37,895
>> come to think of it,
I don't really have much to say.
>> he said he wanted

1006
00:26:37,897 --> 00:26:39,313
I don't really have much to say.
>> he said he wanted
to talk this over with wright,

1007
00:26:39,315 --> 00:26:40,764
>> he said he wanted
to talk this over with wright,
but apparently the talking

1008
00:26:40,766 --> 00:26:44,068
to talk this over with wright,
but apparently the talking
was an intent to get him there.

1009
00:26:44,070 --> 00:26:46,270
But apparently the talking
was an intent to get him there.
>> hey. Whoa. Whoa.

1010
00:26:46,272 --> 00:26:48,439
Was an intent to get him there.
>> hey. Whoa. Whoa.
I don't want no trouble, man.

1011
00:26:48,441 --> 00:26:49,323
>> hey. Whoa. Whoa.
I don't want no trouble, man.
Hey, man, you going to do me

1012
00:26:49,325 --> 00:26:49,773
I don't want no trouble, man.
Hey, man, you going to do me
like this?

1013
00:26:49,775 --> 00:26:50,608
Hey, man, you going to do me
like this?
>> yeah, yeah, give me them

1014
00:26:50,610 --> 00:26:51,775
like this?
>> yeah, yeah, give me them
keys.

1015
00:26:51,777 --> 00:26:52,826
>> yeah, yeah, give me them
keys.
>> jamel decided that,

1016
00:26:52,828 --> 00:26:53,944
keys.
>> jamel decided that,
as payback,

1017
00:26:53,946 --> 00:26:55,279
>> jamel decided that,
as payback,
he was going to steal ryan's

1018
00:26:55,281 --> 00:26:57,915
as payback,
he was going to steal ryan's
most prized possession, his car.

1019
00:26:57,917 --> 00:26:58,699
He was going to steal ryan's
most prized possession, his car.
>> mr. Wright had

1020
00:26:58,701 --> 00:26:59,867
most prized possession, his car.
>> mr. Wright had
a mercedes-benz that he was

1021
00:26:59,869 --> 00:27:01,785
>> mr. Wright had
a mercedes-benz that he was
fixing slowly over the years.

1022
00:27:01,787 --> 00:27:04,371
A mercedes-benz that he was
fixing slowly over the years.
>> his entire ego, his manhood

1023
00:27:04,373 --> 00:27:06,957
fixing slowly over the years.
>> his entire ego, his manhood
was caught up in this vehicle.

1024
00:27:06,959 --> 00:27:08,008
>> his entire ego, his manhood
was caught up in this vehicle.
>> narrator: Which made

1025
00:27:08,010 --> 00:27:09,560
was caught up in this vehicle.
>> narrator: Which made
what jamel did next

1026
00:27:09,562 --> 00:27:12,012
>> narrator: Which made
what jamel did next
all the more humiliating.

1027
00:27:12,014 --> 00:27:13,464
What jamel did next
all the more humiliating.
>> campbell left it in hartford,

1028
00:27:13,466 --> 00:27:14,598
all the more humiliating.
>> campbell left it in hartford,
stripped it of wheels

1029
00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:15,633
>> campbell left it in hartford,
stripped it of wheels
and his radio.

1030
00:27:15,635 --> 00:27:16,517
Stripped it of wheels
and his radio.
>> narrator: According to

1031
00:27:16,519 --> 00:27:18,719
and his radio.
>> narrator: According to
meagan, ryan decided not to

1032
00:27:18,721 --> 00:27:20,804
>> narrator: According to
meagan, ryan decided not to
press charges against jamel.

1033
00:27:20,806 --> 00:27:22,806
Meagan, ryan decided not to
press charges against jamel.
Instead, he began plotting

1034
00:27:22,808 --> 00:27:24,642
press charges against jamel.
Instead, he began plotting
his own revenge.

1035
00:27:24,644 --> 00:27:25,442
Instead, he began plotting
his own revenge.
>> maybe at one time

1036
00:27:25,444 --> 00:27:26,310
his own revenge.
>> maybe at one time
they were friends,

1037
00:27:26,312 --> 00:27:28,445
>> maybe at one time
they were friends,
but now they were blood enemies.

1038
00:27:28,447 --> 00:27:30,364
They were friends,
but now they were blood enemies.
>> I'd never seen him so mad.

1039
00:27:30,366 --> 00:27:31,782
But now they were blood enemies.
>> I'd never seen him so mad.
>> he was explaining to meagan

1040
00:27:31,784 --> 00:27:33,951
>> I'd never seen him so mad.
>> he was explaining to meagan
that, "I'm going to kill jamel."

1041
00:27:33,953 --> 00:27:35,185
>> he was explaining to meagan
that, "I'm going to kill jamel."
>> narrator: Could ryan

1042
00:27:35,187 --> 00:27:36,320
that, "I'm going to kill jamel."
>> narrator: Could ryan
have really murdered

1043
00:27:36,322 --> 00:27:38,656
>> narrator: Could ryan
have really murdered
jamel over a stolen car,

1044
00:27:38,658 --> 00:27:39,790
have really murdered
jamel over a stolen car,
and why hadn't meagan

1045
00:27:39,792 --> 00:27:41,158
jamel over a stolen car,
and why hadn't meagan
revealed this in her initial

1046
00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:42,660
and why hadn't meagan
revealed this in her initial
statement to police?

1047
00:27:42,662 --> 00:27:43,577
Revealed this in her initial
statement to police?
>> meagan told police

1048
00:27:43,579 --> 00:27:44,878
statement to police?
>> meagan told police
that she was too terrified

1049
00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:45,829
>> meagan told police
that she was too terrified
after she found out

1050
00:27:45,831 --> 00:27:47,631
that she was too terrified
after she found out
that jamel had been killed.

1051
00:27:47,633 --> 00:27:48,799
After she found out
that jamel had been killed.
>> she told detectives that

1052
00:27:48,801 --> 00:27:50,217
that jamel had been killed.
>> she told detectives that
once he was dead,

1053
00:27:50,219 --> 00:27:52,553
>> she told detectives that
once he was dead,
she knew in her heart ryan

1054
00:27:52,555 --> 00:27:53,754
once he was dead,
she knew in her heart ryan
did it, and she feared

1055
00:27:53,756 --> 00:27:58,058
she knew in her heart ryan
did it, and she feared
for her own safety.

1056
00:27:58,060 --> 00:27:59,393
Did it, and she feared
for her own safety.
>> narrator: Over the next

1057
00:27:59,395 --> 00:28:00,344
for her own safety.
>> narrator: Over the next
few days,

1058
00:28:00,346 --> 00:28:01,845
>> narrator: Over the next
few days,
detectives uncover evidence

1059
00:28:01,847 --> 00:28:03,097
few days,
detectives uncover evidence
that seems to confirm

1060
00:28:03,099 --> 00:28:04,431
detectives uncover evidence
that seems to confirm
meagan's story.

1061
00:28:04,433 --> 00:28:05,983
That seems to confirm
meagan's story.
>> ryan had actually reported

1062
00:28:05,985 --> 00:28:07,101
meagan's story.
>> ryan had actually reported
his stolen vehicle

1063
00:28:07,103 --> 00:28:08,686
>> ryan had actually reported
his stolen vehicle
to his insurance company.

1064
00:28:08,688 --> 00:28:09,937
His stolen vehicle
to his insurance company.
>> based on the conversations

1065
00:28:09,939 --> 00:28:10,738
to his insurance company.
>> based on the conversations
that ryan had

1066
00:28:10,740 --> 00:28:12,239
>> based on the conversations
that ryan had
with the claims adjuster, he was

1067
00:28:12,241 --> 00:28:13,657
that ryan had
with the claims adjuster, he was
pretty upset about it.

1068
00:28:25,804 --> 00:28:29,873
>> narrator: Detectives also
follow up with amanda.
>> she admitted to seeing other

1069
00:28:29,875 --> 00:28:31,809
follow up with amanda.
>> she admitted to seeing other
people while jamel was in prison

1070
00:28:31,811 --> 00:28:32,676
>> she admitted to seeing other
people while jamel was in prison
but claimed that

1071
00:28:32,678 --> 00:28:36,380
people while jamel was in prison
but claimed that
they were broken up at the time.

1072
00:28:36,382 --> 00:28:37,431
But claimed that
they were broken up at the time.
>> narrator: Amanda claims

1073
00:28:37,433 --> 00:28:39,016
they were broken up at the time.
>> narrator: Amanda claims
she doesn't know anything about

1074
00:28:39,018 --> 00:28:41,151
>> narrator: Amanda claims
she doesn't know anything about
jamel stealing ryan's car,

1075
00:28:41,153 --> 00:28:42,436
she doesn't know anything about
jamel stealing ryan's car,
but detectives find plenty

1076
00:28:42,438 --> 00:28:43,637
jamel stealing ryan's car,
but detectives find plenty
of people in the neighborhood

1077
00:28:43,639 --> 00:28:45,222
but detectives find plenty
of people in the neighborhood
who do.

1078
00:28:45,224 --> 00:28:46,256
Of people in the neighborhood
who do.
>> within the neighborhood,

1079
00:28:46,258 --> 00:28:48,225
who do.
>> within the neighborhood,
folks were at least

1080
00:28:48,227 --> 00:28:49,777
>> within the neighborhood,
folks were at least
broadcasting or bragging,

1081
00:28:49,779 --> 00:28:51,445
folks were at least
broadcasting or bragging,
"jamel took ryan's car."

1082
00:28:51,447 --> 00:28:53,480
broadcasting or bragging,
"jamel took ryan's car."
>> narrator: Jamel and ryan's

1083
00:28:53,482 --> 00:28:55,232
"jamel took ryan's car."
>> narrator: Jamel and ryan's
neighbors are also well aware

1084
00:28:55,234 --> 00:28:57,367
>> narrator: Jamel and ryan's
neighbors are also well aware
of ryan's desire for payback.

1085
00:28:57,369 --> 00:29:00,821
Neighbors are also well aware
of ryan's desire for payback.
>> wright was just so adamant

1086
00:29:00,823 --> 00:29:03,741
of ryan's desire for payback.
>> wright was just so adamant
about getting campbell

1087
00:29:03,743 --> 00:29:05,242
>> wright was just so adamant
about getting campbell
that he was constantly

1088
00:29:05,244 --> 00:29:06,643
about getting campbell
that he was constantly
contacting other people

1089
00:29:06,645 --> 00:29:08,679
that he was constantly
contacting other people
throughout the neighborhoods

1090
00:29:08,681 --> 00:29:09,413
contacting other people
throughout the neighborhoods
trying to see

1091
00:29:09,415 --> 00:29:10,998
throughout the neighborhoods
trying to see
if they knew where he was.

1092
00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:12,249
Trying to see
if they knew where he was.
>> the police hearing this

1093
00:29:12,251 --> 00:29:13,417
if they knew where he was.
>> the police hearing this
thinking there's the potential

1094
00:29:13,419 --> 00:29:14,752
>> the police hearing this
thinking there's the potential
we've got a little revenge going

1095
00:29:14,754 --> 00:29:16,587
thinking there's the potential
we've got a little revenge going
on, so they call ryan in

1096
00:29:16,589 --> 00:29:18,806
we've got a little revenge going
on, so they call ryan in
for questioning.

1097
00:29:18,808 --> 00:29:20,257
On, so they call ryan in
for questioning.
>> what's this all about?

1098
00:29:20,259 --> 00:29:22,342
For questioning.
>> what's this all about?
>> jamel campbell.

1099
00:29:22,344 --> 00:29:23,927
>> what's this all about?
>> jamel campbell.
>> heard he got shot.

1100
00:29:23,929 --> 00:29:25,062
>> jamel campbell.
>> heard he got shot.
>> heard about it or had

1101
00:29:25,064 --> 00:29:26,680
>> heard he got shot.
>> heard about it or had
something to do with it?

1102
00:29:26,682 --> 00:29:27,598
>> heard about it or had
something to do with it?
>> man, what are you

1103
00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:28,849
something to do with it?
>> man, what are you
talking about?

1104
00:29:28,851 --> 00:29:29,933
>> man, what are you
talking about?
>> he denies everything.

1105
00:29:29,935 --> 00:29:31,435
Talking about?
>> he denies everything.
He doesn't even know

1106
00:29:31,437 --> 00:29:32,736
>> he denies everything.
He doesn't even know
why they'd be interested

1107
00:29:32,738 --> 00:29:34,238
he doesn't even know
why they'd be interested
in discussing it with him.

1108
00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:36,607
Why they'd be interested
in discussing it with him.
>> didn't you guys have a feud?

1109
00:29:36,609 --> 00:29:38,275
In discussing it with him.
>> didn't you guys have a feud?
>> feud?

1110
00:29:38,277 --> 00:29:39,359
>> didn't you guys have a feud?
>> feud?
Nah.

1111
00:29:39,361 --> 00:29:40,444
>> feud?
Nah.
Been friends for years.

1112
00:29:40,446 --> 00:29:41,745
Nah.
Been friends for years.
>> narrator: Though ryan

1113
00:29:41,747 --> 00:29:42,946
been friends for years.
>> narrator: Though ryan
admits he was angry

1114
00:29:42,948 --> 00:29:44,665
>> narrator: Though ryan
admits he was angry
over the theft of his car,

1115
00:29:44,667 --> 00:29:46,116
admits he was angry
over the theft of his car,
he is adamant he had nothing

1116
00:29:46,118 --> 00:29:48,202
over the theft of his car,
he is adamant he had nothing
to do with jamel's death.

1117
00:29:48,204 --> 00:29:49,369
He is adamant he had nothing
to do with jamel's death.
>> it really wasn't a real

1118
00:29:49,371 --> 00:29:50,671
to do with jamel's death.
>> it really wasn't a real
motive here.

1119
00:29:50,673 --> 00:29:51,622
>> it really wasn't a real
motive here.
Somebody having their car

1120
00:29:51,624 --> 00:29:53,006
motive here.
Somebody having their car
stolen, I just don't see

1121
00:29:53,008 --> 00:29:54,174
somebody having their car
stolen, I just don't see
somebody going out,

1122
00:29:54,176 --> 00:29:55,626
stolen, I just don't see
somebody going out,
killing somebody for that.

1123
00:29:55,628 --> 00:29:57,427
Somebody going out,
killing somebody for that.
>> narrator: Ryan also denies

1124
00:29:57,429 --> 00:29:59,379
killing somebody for that.
>> narrator: Ryan also denies
harboring any lingering feelings

1125
00:29:59,381 --> 00:30:01,682
>> narrator: Ryan also denies
harboring any lingering feelings
for jamel's girlfriend, amanda.

1126
00:30:01,684 --> 00:30:02,599
Harboring any lingering feelings
for jamel's girlfriend, amanda.
>> mr. Wright had slept

1127
00:30:02,601 --> 00:30:03,550
for jamel's girlfriend, amanda.
>> mr. Wright had slept
with the deceased's girlfriend

1128
00:30:03,552 --> 00:30:04,802
>> mr. Wright had slept
with the deceased's girlfriend
while he was in jail,

1129
00:30:04,804 --> 00:30:05,769
with the deceased's girlfriend
while he was in jail,
but I don't think they got

1130
00:30:05,771 --> 00:30:06,720
while he was in jail,
but I don't think they got
together too often,

1131
00:30:06,722 --> 00:30:07,437
but I don't think they got
together too often,
and they didn't see

1132
00:30:07,439 --> 00:30:08,305
together too often,
and they didn't see
each other afterwards.

1133
00:30:08,307 --> 00:30:09,506
And they didn't see
each other afterwards.
>> narrator: But considering

1134
00:30:09,508 --> 00:30:11,141
each other afterwards.
>> narrator: But considering
what they've already heard,

1135
00:30:11,143 --> 00:30:12,309
>> narrator: But considering
what they've already heard,
detectives aren't about

1136
00:30:12,311 --> 00:30:14,228
what they've already heard,
detectives aren't about
to take ryan at his word,

1137
00:30:14,230 --> 00:30:15,646
detectives aren't about
to take ryan at his word,
so after the interview,

1138
00:30:15,648 --> 00:30:16,947
to take ryan at his word,
so after the interview,
they obtain a search warrant

1139
00:30:16,949 --> 00:30:19,650
so after the interview,
they obtain a search warrant
for his residence.

1140
00:30:19,652 --> 00:30:20,617
They obtain a search warrant
for his residence.
>> with the amount of blood

1141
00:30:20,619 --> 00:30:22,619
for his residence.
>> with the amount of blood
that was at the scene,

1142
00:30:22,621 --> 00:30:23,787
>> with the amount of blood
that was at the scene,
they were pretty sure that they

1143
00:30:23,789 --> 00:30:26,073
that was at the scene,
they were pretty sure that they
would find some evidence.

1144
00:30:26,075 --> 00:30:26,957
They were pretty sure that they
would find some evidence.
>> whoever did the shooting

1145
00:30:26,959 --> 00:30:28,492
would find some evidence.
>> whoever did the shooting
must have gotten a decent amount

1146
00:30:28,494 --> 00:30:29,793
>> whoever did the shooting
must have gotten a decent amount
of blood

1147
00:30:29,795 --> 00:30:30,994
must have gotten a decent amount
of blood
and brain matter on them.

1148
00:30:30,996 --> 00:30:32,162
Of blood
and brain matter on them.
>> narrator: But the search

1149
00:30:32,164 --> 00:30:33,831
and brain matter on them.
>> narrator: But the search
comes up empty-handed.

1150
00:30:33,833 --> 00:30:34,698
>> narrator: But the search
comes up empty-handed.
>> they never found anything

1151
00:30:34,700 --> 00:30:35,883
comes up empty-handed.
>> they never found anything
in his car, never found anything

1152
00:30:35,885 --> 00:30:37,568
>> they never found anything
in his car, never found anything
in his home

1153
00:30:37,570 --> 00:30:38,735
in his car, never found anything
in his home
that ever connected him there.

1154
00:30:38,737 --> 00:30:40,337
In his home
that ever connected him there.
>> not a shell casing, not even

1155
00:30:40,339 --> 00:30:43,807
that ever connected him there.
>> not a shell casing, not even
a bullet, there was nothing.

1156
00:30:43,809 --> 00:30:44,975
>> not a shell casing, not even
a bullet, there was nothing.
>> narrator: With the search

1157
00:30:44,977 --> 00:30:46,443
a bullet, there was nothing.
>> narrator: With the search
warrant a dead end,

1158
00:30:46,445 --> 00:30:48,245
>> narrator: With the search
warrant a dead end,
detectives decide to circle back

1159
00:30:48,247 --> 00:30:49,379
warrant a dead end,
detectives decide to circle back
to the source of the lead

1160
00:30:49,381 --> 00:30:50,848
detectives decide to circle back
to the source of the lead
in the investigation,

1161
00:30:50,850 --> 00:30:52,182
to the source of the lead
in the investigation,
meagan foley.

1162
00:30:52,184 --> 00:30:53,317
In the investigation,
meagan foley.
>> the detectives are not

1163
00:30:53,319 --> 00:30:54,101
meagan foley.
>> the detectives are not
exactly sure

1164
00:30:54,103 --> 00:30:55,736
>> the detectives are not
exactly sure
what role meagan is playing.

1165
00:30:55,738 --> 00:30:56,436
Exactly sure
what role meagan is playing.
>> narrator: When they take

1166
00:30:56,438 --> 00:30:57,271
what role meagan is playing.
>> narrator: When they take
a closer look

1167
00:30:57,273 --> 00:30:58,989
>> narrator: When they take
a closer look
at meagan's phone records,

1168
00:30:58,991 --> 00:31:00,257
a closer look
at meagan's phone records,
detectives realize

1169
00:31:00,259 --> 00:31:02,025
at meagan's phone records,
detectives realize
something interesting.

1170
00:31:02,027 --> 00:31:03,160
Detectives realize
something interesting.
>> according to the texts,

1171
00:31:03,162 --> 00:31:04,361
something interesting.
>> according to the texts,
it was meagan that jamel

1172
00:31:04,363 --> 00:31:05,696
>> according to the texts,
it was meagan that jamel
was supposedly going to meet

1173
00:31:05,698 --> 00:31:07,247
it was meagan that jamel
was supposedly going to meet
at the hotel the night that

1174
00:31:07,249 --> 00:31:08,916
was supposedly going to meet
at the hotel the night that
he ended up getting murdered.

1175
00:31:08,918 --> 00:31:10,083
At the hotel the night that
he ended up getting murdered.
>> in addition to jamel,

1176
00:31:10,085 --> 00:31:11,835
he ended up getting murdered.
>> in addition to jamel,
meagan had also been exchanging

1177
00:31:11,837 --> 00:31:12,753
>> in addition to jamel,
meagan had also been exchanging
texts with ryan

1178
00:31:12,755 --> 00:31:14,421
meagan had also been exchanging
texts with ryan
on the evening of the murder.

1179
00:31:14,423 --> 00:31:15,923
Texts with ryan
on the evening of the murder.
>> he was constantly

1180
00:31:15,925 --> 00:31:17,174
on the evening of the murder.
>> he was constantly
contacting her.

1181
00:31:17,176 --> 00:31:18,508
>> he was constantly
contacting her.
>> the timing of all of this

1182
00:31:18,510 --> 00:31:22,296
contacting her.
>> the timing of all of this
was just too suspicious.

1183
00:31:22,298 --> 00:31:23,764
>> the timing of all of this
was just too suspicious.
>> the question was --

1184
00:31:23,766 --> 00:31:25,098
was just too suspicious.
>> the question was --
what were meagan and ryan

1185
00:31:25,100 --> 00:31:26,016
>> the question was --
what were meagan and ryan
saying to each other

1186
00:31:26,018 --> 00:31:27,351
what were meagan and ryan
saying to each other
in those text messages?

1187
00:31:27,353 --> 00:31:28,552
Saying to each other
in those text messages?
>> narrator: For the moment,

1188
00:31:28,554 --> 00:31:29,303
in those text messages?
>> narrator: For the moment,
detectives have

1189
00:31:29,305 --> 00:31:30,854
>> narrator: For the moment,
detectives have
no way of knowing.

1190
00:31:30,856 --> 00:31:32,055
Detectives have
no way of knowing.
>> meagan's cellphone company

1191
00:31:32,057 --> 00:31:33,557
no way of knowing.
>> meagan's cellphone company
didn't store that data.

1192
00:31:33,559 --> 00:31:35,058
>> meagan's cellphone company
didn't store that data.
>> they decided it was necessary

1193
00:31:35,060 --> 00:31:37,394
didn't store that data.
>> they decided it was necessary
for them to pull the phone

1194
00:31:37,396 --> 00:31:39,396
>> they decided it was necessary
for them to pull the phone
records of ryan and jamel.

1195
00:31:39,398 --> 00:31:40,697
For them to pull the phone
records of ryan and jamel.
>> narrator: Jamel's records

1196
00:31:40,699 --> 00:31:42,399
records of ryan and jamel.
>> narrator: Jamel's records
come in first

1197
00:31:42,401 --> 00:31:43,300
>> narrator: Jamel's records
come in first
and give detectives

1198
00:31:43,302 --> 00:31:44,318
come in first
and give detectives
a pretty clear picture

1199
00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:45,485
and give detectives
a pretty clear picture
of what he was expecting

1200
00:31:45,487 --> 00:31:46,737
a pretty clear picture
of what he was expecting
when he showed up at the hotel

1201
00:31:46,739 --> 00:31:49,606
of what he was expecting
when he showed up at the hotel
that night.

1202
00:31:49,608 --> 00:31:50,874
When he showed up at the hotel
that night.
>> starting in the afternoon

1203
00:31:50,876 --> 00:31:52,492
that night.
>> starting in the afternoon
on the day of the murder,

1204
00:31:52,494 --> 00:31:53,977
>> starting in the afternoon
on the day of the murder,
meagan began sending jamel

1205
00:31:53,979 --> 00:31:55,629
on the day of the murder,
meagan began sending jamel
text messages saying that she

1206
00:31:55,631 --> 00:31:57,164
meagan began sending jamel
text messages saying that she
was was having boyfriend issues

1207
00:31:57,166 --> 00:31:58,215
text messages saying that she
was was having boyfriend issues
and boyfriend troubles,

1208
00:31:58,217 --> 00:31:58,999
was was having boyfriend issues
and boyfriend troubles,
and she wanted

1209
00:31:59,001 --> 00:32:00,250
and boyfriend troubles,
and she wanted
to see him to talk about it.

1210
00:32:00,252 --> 00:32:02,252
And she wanted
to see him to talk about it.
>> there was an implication

1211
00:32:02,254 --> 00:32:03,587
to see him to talk about it.
>> there was an implication
that they would probably smoke

1212
00:32:03,589 --> 00:32:07,307
>> there was an implication
that they would probably smoke
some weed and maybe have sex.

1213
00:32:07,309 --> 00:32:08,976
That they would probably smoke
some weed and maybe have sex.
>> narrator: Jamel's texts also

1214
00:32:08,978 --> 00:32:10,510
some weed and maybe have sex.
>> narrator: Jamel's texts also
reveal that it was meagan who

1215
00:32:10,512 --> 00:32:11,929
>> narrator: Jamel's texts also
reveal that it was meagan who
suggested the location of their

1216
00:32:11,931 --> 00:32:12,963
reveal that it was meagan who
suggested the location of their
hookup.

1217
00:32:12,965 --> 00:32:15,315
Suggested the location of their
hookup.
>> meagan lured jamel

1218
00:32:15,317 --> 00:32:17,851
hookup.
>> meagan lured jamel
to that particular hotel.

1219
00:32:17,853 --> 00:32:19,269
>> meagan lured jamel
to that particular hotel.
>> what really stands out

1220
00:32:19,271 --> 00:32:19,987
to that particular hotel.
>> what really stands out
in my mind

1221
00:32:19,989 --> 00:32:22,155
>> what really stands out
in my mind
is the sort of chilling

1222
00:32:22,157 --> 00:32:23,941
in my mind
is the sort of chilling
and manipulative nature of it.

1223
00:32:23,943 --> 00:32:25,275
Is the sort of chilling
and manipulative nature of it.
>> narrator: But what grabs

1224
00:32:25,277 --> 00:32:26,660
and manipulative nature of it.
>> narrator: But what grabs
detectives' attention

1225
00:32:26,662 --> 00:32:28,328
>> narrator: But what grabs
detectives' attention
is the fact that, once jamel

1226
00:32:28,330 --> 00:32:29,947
detectives' attention
is the fact that, once jamel
checked into the hotel,

1227
00:32:29,949 --> 00:32:31,498
is the fact that, once jamel
checked into the hotel,
meagan went out of her way to

1228
00:32:31,500 --> 00:32:33,784
checked into the hotel,
meagan went out of her way to
make sure that he stayed there.

1229
00:32:33,786 --> 00:32:34,751
Meagan went out of her way to
make sure that he stayed there.
>> jamel was getting

1230
00:32:34,753 --> 00:32:36,169
make sure that he stayed there.
>> jamel was getting
a little impatient.

1231
00:32:36,171 --> 00:32:38,221
>> jamel was getting
a little impatient.
She was so long getting there

1232
00:32:38,223 --> 00:32:39,506
a little impatient.
She was so long getting there
that he decided that

1233
00:32:39,508 --> 00:32:40,791
she was so long getting there
that he decided that
he was just going to go home,

1234
00:32:40,793 --> 00:32:42,009
that he decided that
he was just going to go home,
and meagan texted him,

1235
00:32:42,011 --> 00:32:44,361
he was just going to go home,
and meagan texted him,
"just hold up a few minutes."

1236
00:32:44,363 --> 00:32:45,629
and meagan texted him,
"just hold up a few minutes."
>> narrator: What's even more

1237
00:32:45,631 --> 00:32:47,297
"just hold up a few minutes."
>> narrator: What's even more
telling is the timing of her

1238
00:32:47,299 --> 00:32:48,348
>> narrator: What's even more
telling is the timing of her
text.

1239
00:32:48,350 --> 00:32:49,633
Telling is the timing of her
text.
>> meagan's final text came

1240
00:32:49,635 --> 00:32:50,634
text.
>> meagan's final text came
through to jamel's phone at

1241
00:32:50,636 --> 00:32:52,853
>> meagan's final text came
through to jamel's phone at
11:12 p.M., just minutes before

1242
00:32:52,855 --> 00:32:55,372
through to jamel's phone at
11:12 p.M., just minutes before
police determined he was shot.

1243
00:32:55,374 --> 00:32:56,223
11:12 p.M., just minutes before
police determined he was shot.
>> all of the evidence

1244
00:32:56,225 --> 00:32:57,474
police determined he was shot.
>> all of the evidence
in this case suggested

1245
00:32:57,476 --> 00:32:58,775
>> all of the evidence
in this case suggested
that meagan was the one

1246
00:32:58,777 --> 00:32:59,910
in this case suggested
that meagan was the one
who orchestrated the murder.

1247
00:32:59,912 --> 00:33:01,611
That meagan was the one
who orchestrated the murder.
>> narrator: But why?

1248
00:33:01,613 --> 00:33:02,312
Who orchestrated the murder.
>> narrator: But why?
>> they were supposed

1249
00:33:02,314 --> 00:33:03,280
>> narrator: But why?
>> they were supposed
to be friends.

1250
00:33:03,282 --> 00:33:05,148
>> they were supposed
to be friends.
Why would she do this?

1251
00:33:05,150 --> 00:33:06,149
To be friends.
Why would she do this?
>> there's a lot more to

1252
00:33:06,151 --> 00:33:08,869
why would she do this?
>> there's a lot more to
this story than meets the eye.

1253
00:33:08,871 --> 00:33:10,737
>> there's a lot more to
this story than meets the eye.
[ gunshot ]

1254
00:33:56,467 --> 00:33:58,301
>> narrator: Two months
after jamel campbell

1255
00:33:58,303 --> 00:33:59,836
after jamel campbell
was gunned down in his groton,

1256
00:33:59,838 --> 00:34:01,505
was gunned down in his groton,
connecticut, hotel room,

1257
00:34:01,507 --> 00:34:03,473
connecticut, hotel room,
text messages seem to suggest

1258
00:34:03,475 --> 00:34:04,775
text messages seem to suggest
the murder was the result

1259
00:34:04,777 --> 00:34:06,143
the murder was the result
of a conspiracy

1260
00:34:06,145 --> 00:34:08,812
of a conspiracy
between 26-year-old meagan foley

1261
00:34:08,814 --> 00:34:11,348
between 26-year-old meagan foley
and 31-year-old ryan wright.

1262
00:34:11,649 --> 00:34:13,183
>> she set up the place.

1263
00:34:13,351 --> 00:34:17,020
She lured jamel to this hotel.

1264
00:34:17,188 --> 00:34:18,071
>> and since meagan had been

1265
00:34:18,189 --> 00:34:20,190
in constant contact with ryan

1266
00:34:20,324 --> 00:34:21,491
while she was luring jamel

1267
00:34:21,609 --> 00:34:22,776
to the hotel,

1268
00:34:22,910 --> 00:34:24,027
police suspect that ryan

1269
00:34:24,162 --> 00:34:26,446
is the shooter in this case.

1270
00:34:26,581 --> 00:34:27,898
>> narrator: Those suspicions

1271
00:34:28,032 --> 00:34:28,865
only deepen

1272
00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:30,450
when investigators receive

1273
00:34:30,585 --> 00:34:32,369
transcripts of ryan's texts

1274
00:34:32,503 --> 00:34:34,171
from his cellphone provider,

1275
00:34:34,288 --> 00:34:35,672
which show his correspondence

1276
00:34:35,790 --> 00:34:36,790
in the hours leading up to the

1277
00:34:36,924 --> 00:34:38,008
murder.

1278
00:34:38,126 --> 00:34:39,509
>> meagan foley and ryan wright

1279
00:34:39,627 --> 00:34:40,377
exchanged a series

1280
00:34:40,511 --> 00:34:42,012
of cryptic messages.

1281
00:34:42,146 --> 00:34:43,747
>> ryan indicates he needs

1282
00:34:43,881 --> 00:34:45,816
a place to wrap presents,

1283
00:34:45,950 --> 00:34:46,817
and that should have been

1284
00:34:46,951 --> 00:34:48,602
interpreted as,

1285
00:34:48,753 --> 00:34:51,555
"I need a place to kill jamel."

1286
00:34:51,722 --> 00:34:53,190
>> narrator: Just minutes later,

1287
00:34:53,307 --> 00:34:54,658
meagan sent her first text to

1288
00:34:54,792 --> 00:34:57,060
jamel suggesting they hook up.

1289
00:34:57,228 --> 00:34:58,895
>> this is how very cold

1290
00:34:59,063 --> 00:35:00,947
meagan foley was.

1291
00:35:01,232 --> 00:35:06,203
>> narrator: But for detectives,
the really telling texts were
the final texts she sent

1292
00:35:06,205 --> 00:35:07,871
the really telling texts were
the final texts she sent
before the shooting,

1293
00:35:07,873 --> 00:35:09,372
the final texts she sent
before the shooting,
starting with the one she sent

1294
00:35:09,374 --> 00:35:10,991
before the shooting,
starting with the one she sent
jamel saying to expect her

1295
00:35:10,993 --> 00:35:13,176
starting with the one she sent
jamel saying to expect her
at the hotel within minutes.

1296
00:35:13,178 --> 00:35:14,961
Jamel saying to expect her
at the hotel within minutes.
>> right after texting jamel,

1297
00:35:14,963 --> 00:35:16,913
at the hotel within minutes.
>> right after texting jamel,
meagan then sent a text to ryan

1298
00:35:16,915 --> 00:35:18,832
>> right after texting jamel,
meagan then sent a text to ryan
right at 11:12 p.M.,

1299
00:35:18,834 --> 00:35:20,083
meagan then sent a text to ryan
right at 11:12 p.M.,
letting him know that jamel

1300
00:35:20,085 --> 00:35:22,018
right at 11:12 p.M.,
letting him know that jamel
was at the hotel getting antsy

1301
00:35:22,020 --> 00:35:23,420
letting him know that jamel
was at the hotel getting antsy
and that it's time.

1302
00:35:23,422 --> 00:35:24,304
Was at the hotel getting antsy
and that it's time.
>> narrator: Based on the

1303
00:35:24,306 --> 00:35:25,722
and that it's time.
>> narrator: Based on the
statement from the witness at

1304
00:35:25,724 --> 00:35:27,858
>> narrator: Based on the
statement from the witness at
the hotel, ryan knocked on

1305
00:35:27,860 --> 00:35:30,927
statement from the witness at
the hotel, ryan knocked on
jamel's door at roughly 11:15,

1306
00:35:30,929 --> 00:35:32,429
the hotel, ryan knocked on
jamel's door at roughly 11:15,
just moments after meagan

1307
00:35:32,431 --> 00:35:34,898
jamel's door at roughly 11:15,
just moments after meagan
sent her final text to jamel.

1308
00:35:34,900 --> 00:35:36,099
Just moments after meagan
sent her final text to jamel.
>> jamel opened the door,

1309
00:35:36,101 --> 00:35:37,734
sent her final text to jamel.
>> jamel opened the door,
and it's likely he expected

1310
00:35:37,736 --> 00:35:38,602
>> jamel opened the door,
and it's likely he expected
that to be meagan.

1311
00:35:38,604 --> 00:35:40,270
And it's likely he expected
that to be meagan.
>> narrator: But it wasn't.

1312
00:35:43,774 --> 00:35:47,911
>> five minutes after the
shooting, ryan sent a text
message to meagan saying,

1313
00:35:47,913 --> 00:35:49,279
shooting, ryan sent a text
message to meagan saying,
"done."

1314
00:35:49,281 --> 00:35:51,081
message to meagan saying,
"done."
police took this to indicate

1315
00:35:51,083 --> 00:35:51,998
"done."
police took this to indicate
that it was done.

1316
00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:53,250
Police took this to indicate
that it was done.
Ryan had in fact shot

1317
00:35:53,252 --> 00:35:55,952
that it was done.
Ryan had in fact shot
and killed jamel campbell.

1318
00:35:55,954 --> 00:35:57,704
Ryan had in fact shot
and killed jamel campbell.
>> narrator: Based on the texts

1319
00:35:57,706 --> 00:35:58,872
and killed jamel campbell.
>> narrator: Based on the texts
and the timeline,

1320
00:35:58,874 --> 00:35:59,706
>> narrator: Based on the texts
and the timeline,
detectives figure

1321
00:35:59,708 --> 00:36:01,091
and the timeline,
detectives figure
they have a clear idea

1322
00:36:01,093 --> 00:36:02,792
detectives figure
they have a clear idea
of how the shooting occurred,

1323
00:36:02,794 --> 00:36:05,095
they have a clear idea
of how the shooting occurred,
but one question remains.

1324
00:36:05,379 --> 00:36:06,379
>> why would meagan help ryan to

1325
00:36:06,514 --> 00:36:07,597
murder jamel?

1326
00:36:07,882 --> 00:36:11,768
>> narrator: Detectives believe
ryan and meagan's final
text exchange that night

1327
00:36:11,770 --> 00:36:13,303
ryan and meagan's final
text exchange that night
provides the answer.

1328
00:36:13,305 --> 00:36:15,472
Text exchange that night
provides the answer.
>> after the job was done,

1329
00:36:15,474 --> 00:36:17,974
provides the answer.
>> after the job was done,
he told her, "I love you."

1330
00:36:17,976 --> 00:36:19,025
>> after the job was done,
he told her, "I love you."
>> she texted back,

1331
00:36:19,027 --> 00:36:20,644
he told her, "I love you."
>> she texted back,
"you too, babe."

1332
00:36:20,646 --> 00:36:22,028
>> she texted back,
"you too, babe."
>> detectives believe meagan

1333
00:36:22,030 --> 00:36:23,530
"you too, babe."
>> detectives believe meagan
still loved ryan enough to help

1334
00:36:23,532 --> 00:36:25,232
>> detectives believe meagan
still loved ryan enough to help
get payback even against

1335
00:36:25,234 --> 00:36:26,566
still loved ryan enough to help
get payback even against
one of her oldest friends.

1336
00:36:26,568 --> 00:36:27,984
Get payback even against
one of her oldest friends.
>> it's hard to tell exactly

1337
00:36:27,986 --> 00:36:30,120
one of her oldest friends.
>> it's hard to tell exactly
what meagan foley's relationship

1338
00:36:30,122 --> 00:36:31,555
>> it's hard to tell exactly
what meagan foley's relationship
was with ryan wright,

1339
00:36:31,557 --> 00:36:33,256
what meagan foley's relationship
was with ryan wright,
but there was certainly

1340
00:36:33,258 --> 00:36:35,659
was with ryan wright,
but there was certainly
a romantic aspect to it.

1341
00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:36,626
>> narrator: On

1342
00:36:36,744 --> 00:36:39,162
February 27, 2009,

1343
00:36:39,297 --> 00:36:40,730
groton town police place

1344
00:36:40,865 --> 00:36:42,532
meagan foley under arrest

1345
00:36:42,667 --> 00:36:45,051
for conspiracy to commit murder.

1346
00:36:45,336 --> 00:36:49,673
And though she's made several
statements already,
they need meagan to agree

1347
00:36:49,675 --> 00:36:51,925
statements already,
they need meagan to agree
to talk one last time.

1348
00:36:51,927 --> 00:36:53,677
They need meagan to agree
to talk one last time.
>> phone records were all that

1349
00:36:53,679 --> 00:36:54,594
to talk one last time.
>> phone records were all that
the police had.

1350
00:36:54,596 --> 00:36:57,013
>> phone records were all that
the police had.
They had no weapon, no dna,

1351
00:36:57,015 --> 00:36:59,482
the police had.
They had no weapon, no dna,
no real physical evidence.

1352
00:36:59,484 --> 00:37:00,483
They had no weapon, no dna,
no real physical evidence.
>> the prosecutors needed

1353
00:37:00,485 --> 00:37:02,185
no real physical evidence.
>> the prosecutors needed
to secure meagan's cooperation

1354
00:37:02,187 --> 00:37:03,653
>> the prosecutors needed
to secure meagan's cooperation
in order to build a case against

1355
00:37:03,655 --> 00:37:04,271
to secure meagan's cooperation
in order to build a case against
ryan.

1356
00:37:04,273 --> 00:37:05,488
In order to build a case against
ryan.
>> narrator: But will she make a

1357
00:37:05,490 --> 00:37:06,389
ryan.
>> narrator: But will she make a
deal?

1358
00:37:06,691 --> 00:37:07,857
>> this wasn't a situation

1359
00:37:08,025 --> 00:37:10,577
where we just made

1360
00:37:10,695 --> 00:37:11,745
a race to the courthouse

1361
00:37:11,862 --> 00:37:13,997
to become a cooperating witness.

1362
00:37:14,298 --> 00:37:19,252
We had to really analyze
what she might get
as a cooperating witness.

1363
00:37:19,254 --> 00:37:21,071
What she might get
as a cooperating witness.
>> she was facing up to 20 years

1364
00:37:21,073 --> 00:37:23,039
as a cooperating witness.
>> she was facing up to 20 years
in prison if convicted at trial.

1365
00:37:25,459 --> 00:37:29,946
>> narrator: After much
negotiation, meagan's attorney
and new london county

1366
00:37:29,948 --> 00:37:31,581
negotiation, meagan's attorney
and new london county
prosecutors finally reach a

1367
00:37:31,583 --> 00:37:32,382
and new london county
prosecutors finally reach a
deal.

1368
00:37:32,384 --> 00:37:33,133
Prosecutors finally reach a
deal.
>> the plea agreement

1369
00:37:33,135 --> 00:37:34,384
deal.
>> the plea agreement
was that ms. Foley

1370
00:37:34,386 --> 00:37:36,886
>> the plea agreement
was that ms. Foley
would be sentenced to 15 years

1371
00:37:36,888 --> 00:37:38,722
was that ms. Foley
would be sentenced to 15 years
in prison suspended

1372
00:37:38,724 --> 00:37:41,157
would be sentenced to 15 years
in prison suspended
after she served 5 years

1373
00:37:41,159 --> 00:37:43,393
in prison suspended
after she served 5 years
and with 3 years of probation.

1374
00:37:43,395 --> 00:37:44,561
After she served 5 years
and with 3 years of probation.
>> narrator: With meagan now

1375
00:37:44,563 --> 00:37:45,946
and with 3 years of probation.
>> narrator: With meagan now
onboard with the ongoing

1376
00:37:45,948 --> 00:37:48,031
>> narrator: With meagan now
onboard with the ongoing
investigation, detectives secure

1377
00:37:48,033 --> 00:37:49,833
onboard with the ongoing
investigation, detectives secure
a warrant for ryan's arrest in

1378
00:37:49,835 --> 00:37:52,902
investigation, detectives secure
a warrant for ryan's arrest in
August of 2009.

1379
00:37:52,904 --> 00:37:54,237
A warrant for ryan's arrest in
August of 2009.
And when his trial begins

1380
00:37:54,239 --> 00:37:56,306
August of 2009.
And when his trial begins
in January 2012,

1381
00:37:56,308 --> 00:37:58,074
and when his trial begins
in January 2012,
it's still uncertain if the jury

1382
00:37:58,076 --> 00:37:59,576
in January 2012,
it's still uncertain if the jury
will believe ryan committed

1383
00:37:59,578 --> 00:38:00,844
it's still uncertain if the jury
will believe ryan committed
such a horrible crime

1384
00:38:00,846 --> 00:38:02,345
will believe ryan committed
such a horrible crime
for such a seemingly trivial

1385
00:38:02,347 --> 00:38:03,413
such a horrible crime
for such a seemingly trivial
reason.

1386
00:38:03,714 --> 00:38:04,414
>> the state's theory was

1387
00:38:04,548 --> 00:38:05,715
that mr. Wright was angry that

1388
00:38:05,833 --> 00:38:07,133
his car was stolen.

1389
00:38:07,418 --> 00:38:11,638
>> narrator: Prosecutors kick
off their case by calling ryan's
alleged co-conspirator,

1390
00:38:11,640 --> 00:38:13,089
off their case by calling ryan's
alleged co-conspirator,
meagan foley, to the witness

1391
00:38:13,091 --> 00:38:13,840
alleged co-conspirator,
meagan foley, to the witness
stand.

1392
00:38:13,842 --> 00:38:14,924
Meagan foley, to the witness
stand.
>> when she came to court,

1393
00:38:14,926 --> 00:38:16,760
stand.
>> when she came to court,
she was in bank-teller mode.

1394
00:38:16,762 --> 00:38:18,928
>> when she came to court,
she was in bank-teller mode.
She wore business clothing,

1395
00:38:18,930 --> 00:38:19,596
she was in bank-teller mode.
She wore business clothing,
and she looked

1396
00:38:19,598 --> 00:38:21,481
she wore business clothing,
and she looked
very professional.

1397
00:38:21,483 --> 00:38:22,565
And she looked
very professional.
>> narrator: But it's meagan's

1398
00:38:22,567 --> 00:38:24,668
very professional.
>> narrator: But it's meagan's
testimony, not her attire,

1399
00:38:24,670 --> 00:38:25,669
>> narrator: But it's meagan's
testimony, not her attire,
that makes the biggest

1400
00:38:25,671 --> 00:38:27,103
testimony, not her attire,
that makes the biggest
impression on the jury.

1401
00:38:27,105 --> 00:38:28,905
That makes the biggest
impression on the jury.
>> meagan foley's testimony

1402
00:38:28,907 --> 00:38:29,706
impression on the jury.
>> meagan foley's testimony
was woven in

1403
00:38:29,708 --> 00:38:30,991
>> meagan foley's testimony
was woven in
with the text messages,

1404
00:38:30,993 --> 00:38:32,609
was woven in
with the text messages,
and honestly, it was just

1405
00:38:32,611 --> 00:38:35,528
with the text messages,
and honestly, it was just
very chilling to hear her texts

1406
00:38:35,530 --> 00:38:36,946
and honestly, it was just
very chilling to hear her texts
that were so very friendly

1407
00:38:36,948 --> 00:38:38,665
very chilling to hear her texts
that were so very friendly
luring jamel campbell

1408
00:38:38,667 --> 00:38:40,333
that were so very friendly
luring jamel campbell
over to that hotel.

1409
00:38:40,335 --> 00:38:42,002
Luring jamel campbell
over to that hotel.
>> ms. Foley said mr. Wright was

1410
00:38:42,004 --> 00:38:42,952
over to that hotel.
>> ms. Foley said mr. Wright was
the one that went to the hotel

1411
00:38:42,954 --> 00:38:43,753
>> ms. Foley said mr. Wright was
the one that went to the hotel
and did the shooting.

1412
00:38:43,755 --> 00:38:44,871
The one that went to the hotel
and did the shooting.
That was what she claimed.

1413
00:38:44,873 --> 00:38:46,122
And did the shooting.
That was what she claimed.
[ gunshot ]

1414
00:38:46,124 --> 00:38:47,123
that was what she claimed.
[ gunshot ]
>> narrator: Meagan also

1415
00:38:47,125 --> 00:38:48,708
[ gunshot ]
>> narrator: Meagan also
explains that it wasn't her love

1416
00:38:48,710 --> 00:38:49,993
>> narrator: Meagan also
explains that it wasn't her love
of ryan that compelled her

1417
00:38:49,995 --> 00:38:52,262
explains that it wasn't her love
of ryan that compelled her
to help him kill jamel.

1418
00:38:52,264 --> 00:38:54,998
Of ryan that compelled her
to help him kill jamel.
It was fear.

1419
00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:56,349
To help him kill jamel.
It was fear.
>> she said she just felt

1420
00:38:56,351 --> 00:38:57,217
it was fear.
>> she said she just felt
there was no other way to

1421
00:38:57,219 --> 00:38:59,436
>> she said she just felt
there was no other way to
protect herself and her family.

1422
00:38:59,438 --> 00:39:01,304
There was no other way to
protect herself and her family.
Mr. Wright had indicated

1423
00:39:01,306 --> 00:39:02,939
protect herself and her family.
Mr. Wright had indicated
he intended to kill jamel

1424
00:39:02,941 --> 00:39:05,642
mr. Wright had indicated
he intended to kill jamel
and that if he found campbell

1425
00:39:05,644 --> 00:39:07,777
he intended to kill jamel
and that if he found campbell
at ms. Foley's residence,

1426
00:39:07,779 --> 00:39:09,079
and that if he found campbell
at ms. Foley's residence,
he was going to go in and start

1427
00:39:09,081 --> 00:39:10,480
at ms. Foley's residence,
he was going to go in and start
shooting,

1428
00:39:10,482 --> 00:39:11,698
he was going to go in and start
shooting,
and that was certainly

1429
00:39:11,700 --> 00:39:14,034
shooting,
and that was certainly
a foundation for her fear,

1430
00:39:14,036 --> 00:39:15,402
and that was certainly
a foundation for her fear,
which was very real.

1431
00:39:15,404 --> 00:39:16,319
A foundation for her fear,
which was very real.
>> narrator: When it's

1432
00:39:16,321 --> 00:39:17,737
which was very real.
>> narrator: When it's
the defense's turn,

1433
00:39:17,739 --> 00:39:19,239
>> narrator: When it's
the defense's turn,
they focus on picking apart

1434
00:39:19,241 --> 00:39:21,074
the defense's turn,
they focus on picking apart
the prosecution's evidence,

1435
00:39:21,076 --> 00:39:22,709
they focus on picking apart
the prosecution's evidence,
what little there is.

1436
00:39:22,711 --> 00:39:23,576
The prosecution's evidence,
what little there is.
>> they have no weapon.

1437
00:39:23,578 --> 00:39:24,828
What little there is.
>> they have no weapon.
They have no blood evidence.

1438
00:39:24,830 --> 00:39:25,662
>> they have no weapon.
They have no blood evidence.
They have nothing.

1439
00:39:25,664 --> 00:39:27,881
They have no blood evidence.
They have nothing.
They have these phone records.

1440
00:39:27,883 --> 00:39:28,715
They have nothing.
They have these phone records.
>> the evidence

1441
00:39:28,717 --> 00:39:29,966
they have these phone records.
>> the evidence
connecting mr. Wright to this,

1442
00:39:29,968 --> 00:39:31,167
>> the evidence
connecting mr. Wright to this,
that the real evidence,

1443
00:39:31,169 --> 00:39:31,885
connecting mr. Wright to this,
that the real evidence,
the physical evidence

1444
00:39:31,887 --> 00:39:33,169
that the real evidence,
the physical evidence
was just missing.

1445
00:39:33,171 --> 00:39:34,104
The physical evidence
was just missing.
>> narrator: Will absence of

1446
00:39:34,106 --> 00:39:35,505
was just missing.
>> narrator: Will absence of
physical evidence be enough

1447
00:39:35,507 --> 00:39:36,573
>> narrator: Will absence of
physical evidence be enough
to sway the trial

1448
00:39:36,575 --> 00:39:38,508
physical evidence be enough
to sway the trial
in ryan wright's favor?

1449
00:39:38,809 --> 00:39:41,428
On January 31, 2012,

1450
00:39:41,562 --> 00:39:42,512
the jury retires

1451
00:39:42,646 --> 00:39:43,930
to consider its verdict.

1452
00:39:44,231 --> 00:39:47,517
>> you're thinking, "okay.
Is this guy going
to get away with this?"

1453
00:39:47,519 --> 00:39:48,852
is this guy going
to get away with this?"
and the jury comes back pretty

1454
00:39:48,854 --> 00:39:50,687
to get away with this?"
and the jury comes back pretty
quickly with a guilty verdict.

1455
00:39:50,689 --> 00:39:52,155
And the jury comes back pretty
quickly with a guilty verdict.
>> narrator: Jamel's family

1456
00:39:52,157 --> 00:39:53,523
quickly with a guilty verdict.
>> narrator: Jamel's family
and his girlfriend, amanda,

1457
00:39:53,525 --> 00:39:54,908
>> narrator: Jamel's family
and his girlfriend, amanda,
are overjoyed.

1458
00:39:54,910 --> 00:39:56,159
And his girlfriend, amanda,
are overjoyed.
>> he may have been unfaithful

1459
00:39:56,161 --> 00:39:56,860
are overjoyed.
>> he may have been unfaithful
to amanda,

1460
00:39:56,862 --> 00:39:58,361
>> he may have been unfaithful
to amanda,
but she still loved him,

1461
00:39:58,363 --> 00:39:59,562
to amanda,
but she still loved him,
and she wanted justice

1462
00:39:59,564 --> 00:40:00,613
but she still loved him,
and she wanted justice
for her son's father.

1463
00:40:00,615 --> 00:40:02,198
And she wanted justice
for her son's father.
>> narrator: In the end,

1464
00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:04,200
for her son's father.
>> narrator: In the end,
the judge sentences ryan wright

1465
00:40:04,202 --> 00:40:06,336
>> narrator: In the end,
the judge sentences ryan wright
to 60 years in prison.

1466
00:40:06,338 --> 00:40:07,871
The judge sentences ryan wright
to 60 years in prison.
>> everyone -- police,

1467
00:40:07,873 --> 00:40:09,205
to 60 years in prison.
>> everyone -- police,
prosecutors and the victim's

1468
00:40:09,207 --> 00:40:10,707
>> everyone -- police,
prosecutors and the victim's
family felt that justice

1469
00:40:10,709 --> 00:40:11,875
prosecutors and the victim's
family felt that justice
had been served.

1470
00:40:11,877 --> 00:40:13,093
Family felt that justice
had been served.
>> narrator: However,

1471
00:40:13,095 --> 00:40:14,711
had been served.
>> narrator: However,
some are less pleased when,

1472
00:40:14,713 --> 00:40:15,595
>> narrator: However,
some are less pleased when,
by the terms of her

1473
00:40:15,597 --> 00:40:17,447
some are less pleased when,
by the terms of her
plea agreement, meagan foley

1474
00:40:17,449 --> 00:40:20,517
by the terms of her
plea agreement, meagan foley
is released from prison in 2014.

1475
00:40:20,519 --> 00:40:21,935
Plea agreement, meagan foley
is released from prison in 2014.
>> the victim's family members

1476
00:40:21,937 --> 00:40:23,520
is released from prison in 2014.
>> the victim's family members
especially felt meagan

1477
00:40:23,522 --> 00:40:26,256
>> the victim's family members
especially felt meagan
was in this very, very deeply

1478
00:40:26,258 --> 00:40:27,223
especially felt meagan
was in this very, very deeply
and that she was getting

1479
00:40:27,225 --> 00:40:28,441
was in this very, very deeply
and that she was getting
a really good break,

1480
00:40:28,443 --> 00:40:30,360
and that she was getting
a really good break,
but sometimes,

1481
00:40:30,362 --> 00:40:32,061
a really good break,
but sometimes,
this is what you have to do.

1482
00:40:32,063 --> 00:40:32,812
But sometimes,
this is what you have to do.
>> her presence

1483
00:40:32,814 --> 00:40:34,197
this is what you have to do.
>> her presence
and her testimony

1484
00:40:34,199 --> 00:40:35,899
>> her presence
and her testimony
was instrumental for the state,

1485
00:40:35,901 --> 00:40:38,067
and her testimony
was instrumental for the state,
and without it, they very likely

1486
00:40:38,069 --> 00:40:38,902
was instrumental for the state,
and without it, they very likely
would not have been able

1487
00:40:38,904 --> 00:40:40,987
and without it, they very likely
would not have been able
to get a murder conviction.

1488
00:40:40,989 --> 00:40:42,205
Would not have been able
to get a murder conviction.
>> narrator: So after

1489
00:40:42,207 --> 00:40:44,641
to get a murder conviction.
>> narrator: So after
only a few years behind bars,

1490
00:40:44,643 --> 00:40:46,142
>> narrator: So after
only a few years behind bars,
meagan gets a second chance

1491
00:40:46,144 --> 00:40:47,410
only a few years behind bars,
meagan gets a second chance
at life,

1492
00:40:47,412 --> 00:40:49,779
meagan gets a second chance
at life,
one that jamel never got.

1493
00:40:49,781 --> 00:40:51,247
At life,
one that jamel never got.
>> just eight short months after

1494
00:40:51,249 --> 00:40:52,415
one that jamel never got.
>> just eight short months after
being released from prison,

1495
00:40:52,417 --> 00:40:54,050
>> just eight short months after
being released from prison,
jamel campbell was dead.

1496
00:40:54,335 --> 00:40:55,668
>> narrator: Perhaps saddest

1497
00:40:55,803 --> 00:40:57,003
of all is the fact

1498
00:40:57,138 --> 00:40:58,588
that jamel will never see

1499
00:40:58,756 --> 00:41:00,089
what a promising young man

1500
00:41:00,257 --> 00:41:02,058
his little boy has become...

1501
00:41:02,176 --> 00:41:03,092
>> he misses his dad,

1502
00:41:03,227 --> 00:41:04,093
but, you know,

1503
00:41:04,228 --> 00:41:07,096
that little boy is doing great.

1504
00:41:07,231 --> 00:41:08,314
>> narrator: ...Nor will jamel

1505
00:41:08,432 --> 00:41:10,183
ever meet the child he fathered

1506
00:41:10,317 --> 00:41:11,734
with maxine sharp.

1507
00:41:11,852 --> 00:41:12,485
>> jamel campbell

1508
00:41:12,603 --> 00:41:13,520
had done his time.

1509
00:41:13,654 --> 00:41:15,522
He paid his debt to society.

1510
00:41:15,656 --> 00:41:16,406
He was doing everything

1511
00:41:16,524 --> 00:41:17,824
in his power to get his life

1512
00:41:17,942 --> 00:41:19,676
back on track for his children.

1513
00:41:19,777 --> 00:41:21,077
It's unfortunate because now

1514
00:41:21,195 --> 00:41:22,612
jamel's children will never know

1515
00:41:22,780 --> 00:41:23,830
what it's like to have him

1516
00:41:23,948 --> 00:41:25,615
in their lives growing up.