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>> narrator: A single mom
finally finds her
prince charming.

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Finally finds her
prince charming.
>> every time she would talk

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prince charming.
>> every time she would talk
about him, you would think that

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>> every time she would talk
about him, you would think that
she was describing a fairy tale.

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About him, you would think that
she was describing a fairy tale.
>> narrator: But for this

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she was describing a fairy tale.
>> narrator: But for this
starry-eyed young woman, there'd

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>> narrator: But for this
starry-eyed young woman, there'd
be no happily ever after.

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>> all three had been shot

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in the head.

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>> this rocked the core
of our small community.
>> why would someone

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of our small community.
>> why would someone
kill a mother

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>> why would someone
kill a mother
and her two young children?

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Kill a mother
and her two young children?
>> narrator: Detectives believe

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and her two young children?
>> narrator: Detectives believe
they know the answer.

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>> he was dealing drugs.
>> she and the kids
were just collateral damage.

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>> she and the kids
were just collateral damage.
>> narrator: But it will take

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were just collateral damage.
>> narrator: But it will take
a shocking confession

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>> narrator: But it will take
a shocking confession
to reveal the horrible truth.

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>> the nature of it,
you don't really ever forget.
>> evil lurks everywhere.

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>> narrator: November 15, 2009.

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Night has just fallen in dale,

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south carolina,

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a rural crossroads

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deep in the lowcountry

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between charleston and savannah.

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>> you'll see a few houses,

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which are maybe a few miles

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from each other, lots of back,

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winding roads,

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dark, marshy swamps.

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There was a sense of seclusion.
>> narrator: Around 7 p.M.,
this remote community's

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>> narrator: Around 7 p.M.,
this remote community's
sense of seclusion and security

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this remote community's
sense of seclusion and security
is permanently shattered.

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[ phones rings ]

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>> mr. Mullen had taken his two

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older grandsons out for the day,

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and he returned that evening

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to drop the boys off

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with their mother, jeanine.

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>> no! No!
Come on.
Get out!

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Come on.
Get out!
[ sobbing ] get out!

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>> narrator: Through tears,
frank explains he just found his
34-year-old daughter,

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frank explains he just found his
34-year-old daughter,
jeanine mullen, and her sons,

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34-year-old daughter,
jeanine mullen, and her sons,
4-year-old waltfredo

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jeanine mullen, and her sons,
4-year-old waltfredo
and 2-year-old matthew,

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4-year-old waltfredo
and 2-year-old matthew,
bleeding on the floor

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and 2-year-old matthew,
bleeding on the floor
of their home.

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>> malik and marcus

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were with their grandfather

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when they arrived home.

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They're very, very scared.

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>> he's frantic.
He's panicking.
He's begging for help.

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>> I've been doing this going on

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27 years now,

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and it is, without a doubt,

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one of the most heart-wrenching

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things you'll ever hear.

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♪
>> narrator: 34-year-old
jeanine mullen was a boston

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>> narrator: 34-year-old
jeanine mullen was a boston
transplant who'd fully embraced

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jeanine mullen was a boston
transplant who'd fully embraced
her adopted southern hometown.

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>> her family ended up in dale,

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south carolina

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when she was just a teen.

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>> she may have
been raised up north,
but everything about

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been raised up north,
but everything about
her resounds southern charm.

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But everything about
her resounds southern charm.
>> narrator: Though she'd lived

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her resounds southern charm.
>> narrator: Though she'd lived
on her own for years,

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>> narrator: Though she'd lived
on her own for years,
jeanine remained close

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on her own for years,
jeanine remained close
with her tight-knit family.

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Jeanine remained close
with her tight-knit family.
>> her parents, you know,

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with her tight-knit family.
>> her parents, you know,
were just a guiding torch.

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>> her parents, you know,
were just a guiding torch.
They taught jeanine

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were just a guiding torch.
They taught jeanine
hard work pays off.

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They taught jeanine
hard work pays off.
>> narrator: But it was her

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hard work pays off.
>> narrator: But it was her
family's strong christian faith

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>> narrator: But it was her
family's strong christian faith
that most impacted

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family's strong christian faith
that most impacted
jeanine's life.

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That most impacted
jeanine's life.
>> them boys getting bigger

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jeanine's life.
>> them boys getting bigger
and bigger.

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>> them boys getting bigger
and bigger.
>> yes, they are.

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And bigger.
>> yes, they are.
>> we keep feeding them.

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>> yes, they are.
>> we keep feeding them.
They keep growing.

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>> we keep feeding them.
They keep growing.
Gracious.

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They keep growing.
Gracious.
>> they were devout christians,

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gracious.
>> they were devout christians,
and

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>> they were devout christians,
and
they attended church regularly.

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>> everyone that knew jeanine

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knew her

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as being loving and selfless.

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>> narrator: All of which
prepared jeanine
to be a wonderful mother.

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>> she had a few relationships

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that fizzled out,

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but they gave her

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three amazing sons:

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Malik, marcus, and waltfredo.

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>> she loved her boys.
She was so proud of them
and proud to say,

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she was so proud of them
and proud to say,
"you know what?

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And proud to say,
"you know what?
These are my children.

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"you know what?
These are my children.
This is what I've made."

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these are my children.
This is what I've made."
>> narrator: Though the boys'

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this is what I've made."
>> narrator: Though the boys'
fathers eventually drifted

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>> narrator: Though the boys'
fathers eventually drifted
out of their lives,

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fathers eventually drifted
out of their lives,
they never lacked for

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out of their lives,
they never lacked for
a male role model.

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They never lacked for
a male role model.
>> her father stepped in

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a male role model.
>> her father stepped in
for her children lots of times

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>> her father stepped in
for her children lots of times
and was there to pick up,

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for her children lots of times
and was there to pick up,
you know, those pieces.

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And was there to pick up,
you know, those pieces.
>> come on, mom.

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You know, those pieces.
>> come on, mom.
It's your turn to play.

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>> come on, mom.
It's your turn to play.
>> no, no, no.

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It's your turn to play.
>> no, no, no.
Let your mama eat.

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>> no, no, no.
Let your mama eat.
Matter of fact,

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let your mama eat.
Matter of fact,
I'm going to beat all of y'all.

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Matter of fact,
I'm going to beat all of y'all.
>> narrator: Even though her

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I'm going to beat all of y'all.
>> narrator: Even though her
family safety net was strong,

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>> narrator: Even though her
family safety net was strong,
jeanine took the responsibility

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family safety net was strong,
jeanine took the responsibility
of providing

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jeanine took the responsibility
of providing
for her boys very seriously.

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Of providing
for her boys very seriously.
>> jeanine worked multiple jobs.

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For her boys very seriously.
>> jeanine worked multiple jobs.
Every single one of her jobs

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>> jeanine worked multiple jobs.
Every single one of her jobs
involved working with people

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every single one of her jobs
involved working with people
and shaping people

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involved working with people
and shaping people
and making sure

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and shaping people
and making sure
that they were taken care of.

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And making sure
that they were taken care of.
It was all about

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that they were taken care of.
It was all about
being a public servant.

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It was all about
being a public servant.
>> narrator: But it was at her

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being a public servant.
>> narrator: But it was at her
job as a teaching assistant

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>> narrator: But it was at her
job as a teaching assistant
where jeanine found her true

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job as a teaching assistant
where jeanine found her true
calling.

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Where jeanine found her true
calling.
>> at the time, I was her

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calling.
>> at the time, I was her
assistant principal.

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>> at the time, I was her
assistant principal.
She had a fond love

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assistant principal.
She had a fond love
for children.

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She had a fond love
for children.
She could just make a child

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for children.
She could just make a child
do anything that you asked them

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she could just make a child
do anything that you asked them
to do without blinking an eye.

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Do anything that you asked them
to do without blinking an eye.
Her goal was to become

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to do without blinking an eye.
Her goal was to become
a certified schoolteacher.

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Her goal was to become
a certified schoolteacher.
She said, "I know that teaching

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a certified schoolteacher.
She said, "I know that teaching
doesn't pay

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she said, "I know that teaching
doesn't pay
a whole lot of money,

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doesn't pay
a whole lot of money,
and that's not

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a whole lot of money,
and that's not
what I'm in in it for.

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And that's not
what I'm in in it for.
I want to make a difference."

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what I'm in in it for.
I want to make a difference."
>> after years of working

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I want to make a difference."
>> after years of working
odd jobs just to pay the bills,

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>> after years of working
odd jobs just to pay the bills,
jeanine finally landed

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odd jobs just to pay the bills,
jeanine finally landed
a job in an area

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jeanine finally landed
a job in an area
that she was passionate about.

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A job in an area
that she was passionate about.
She was very excited

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that she was passionate about.
She was very excited
about the future.

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She was very excited
about the future.
>> narrator: Jeanine's coworkers

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about the future.
>> narrator: Jeanine's coworkers
weren't the only ones

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>> narrator: Jeanine's coworkers
weren't the only ones
who noticed her energy

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weren't the only ones
who noticed her energy
and enthusiasm.

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Who noticed her energy
and enthusiasm.
Her joie de vivre also caught

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and enthusiasm.
Her joie de vivre also caught
the eye

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her joie de vivre also caught
the eye
of 24-year-old earnest daise.

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The eye
of 24-year-old earnest daise.
>> feeling a little hot

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of 24-year-old earnest daise.
>> feeling a little hot
for teacher.

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>> feeling a little hot
for teacher.
>> [ laughs ]

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for teacher.
>> [ laughs ]
don't make me feel old.

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>> [ laughs ]
don't make me feel old.
>> earnest was 7 years

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don't make me feel old.
>> earnest was 7 years
younger than jeanine.

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>> at first, jeanine was nervous

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the age difference was too

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great, but she and earnest just

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clicked.

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>> she described how generous
and kind he was.
>> I think you missed one.

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And kind he was.
>> I think you missed one.
Better brush up

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>> I think you missed one.
Better brush up
on your multiplication skills.

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Better brush up
on your multiplication skills.
>> boy, bye.

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On your multiplication skills.
>> boy, bye.
I got to get back to work.

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>> boy, bye.
I got to get back to work.
>> she was just wooed by

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I got to get back to work.
>> she was just wooed by
his ability to make her laugh.

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>> she was just wooed by
his ability to make her laugh.
>> narrator: Earnest also

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his ability to make her laugh.
>> narrator: Earnest also
impressed jeanine with the

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>> narrator: Earnest also
impressed jeanine with the
attention he paid her sons.

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Impressed jeanine with the
attention he paid her sons.
>> the thing with jeanine is,

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attention he paid her sons.
>> the thing with jeanine is,
"if you don't like my children,

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>> the thing with jeanine is,
"if you don't like my children,
you don't like me."

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"if you don't like my children,
you don't like me."
>> but that wasn't a problem

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you don't like me."
>> but that wasn't a problem
for earnest.

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>> but that wasn't a problem
for earnest.
He seemed to love those boys.

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For earnest.
He seemed to love those boys.
>> narrator: For earnest,

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he seemed to love those boys.
>> narrator: For earnest,
jeanine provided

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>> narrator: For earnest,
jeanine provided
the first loving and supportive

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jeanine provided
the first loving and supportive
home he'd ever experienced.

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The first loving and supportive
home he'd ever experienced.
>> earnest never met his father.

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Home he'd ever experienced.
>> earnest never met his father.
>> earnest's mother

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>> earnest never met his father.
>> earnest's mother
got hooked on drugs.

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>> earnest's mother
got hooked on drugs.
Sometimes she would leave her

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got hooked on drugs.
Sometimes she would leave her
children all alone for hours,

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sometimes she would leave her
children all alone for hours,
sometimes days on end.

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>> there were stretches

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when they wouldn't have water.

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They wouldn't have power.

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Sometimes they didn't even have

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food.

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>> narrator: Though they'd come
from worlds apart,
it felt as if the two were meant

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from worlds apart,
it felt as if the two were meant
to be together.

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It felt as if the two were meant
to be together.
>> things were good.

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To be together.
>> things were good.
She just felt as though

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>> things were good.
She just felt as though
this would be

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she just felt as though
this would be
a great relationship for her.

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>> narrator: But just a few
months into their relationship,
jeanine's initial concerns about

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months into their relationship,
jeanine's initial concerns about
their age difference resurfaced.

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Jeanine's initial concerns about
their age difference resurfaced.
>> he was not ready

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their age difference resurfaced.
>> he was not ready
to settle down, not ready

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>> he was not ready
to settle down, not ready
to give up those things

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to settle down, not ready
to give up those things
that would garner you

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to give up those things
that would garner you
to be a father figure or

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that would garner you
to be a father figure or
a devoted husband or a provider.

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To be a father figure or
a devoted husband or a provider.
>> narrator: Over the next

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a devoted husband or a provider.
>> narrator: Over the next
few months, jeanine and earnest

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>> narrator: Over the next
few months, jeanine and earnest
repeatedly split up,

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few months, jeanine and earnest
repeatedly split up,
but their passion always

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repeatedly split up,
but their passion always
brought them back together.

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But their passion always
brought them back together.
>> there was just

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brought them back together.
>> there was just
this attraction.

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>> there was just
this attraction.
She had so much love for him.

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>> they had a bond,

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and over time, it seemed like

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they'd really become a family.

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>> narrator: In the spring
of 2007,
jeanine and earnest solidified

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of 2007,
jeanine and earnest solidified
their bond forever.

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Jeanine and earnest solidified
their bond forever.
>> they had a son

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their bond forever.
>> they had a son
and named him matthew.

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>> they had a son
and named him matthew.
>> children brings people

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and named him matthew.
>> children brings people
closer together.

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>> children brings people
closer together.
>> narrator: It also lit a fire

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closer together.
>> narrator: It also lit a fire
within earnest to be a better

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>> narrator: It also lit a fire
within earnest to be a better
provider for his family.

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Within earnest to be a better
provider for his family.
>> he enrolled in truck-driving

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provider for his family.
>> he enrolled in truck-driving
school

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>> he enrolled in truck-driving
school
to get his commercial license.

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School
to get his commercial license.
>> he moved into her home,

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to get his commercial license.
>> he moved into her home,
and they started

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>> he moved into her home,
and they started
raising the kids together.

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And they started
raising the kids together.
>> this felt like the start

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raising the kids together.
>> this felt like the start
of a new beginning.

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>> this felt like the start
of a new beginning.
>> narrator: Unfortunately,

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of a new beginning.
>> narrator: Unfortunately,
this new beginning

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>> narrator: Unfortunately,
this new beginning
came to a horrifying end

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this new beginning
came to a horrifying end
on the evening of November

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came to a horrifying end
on the evening of November
15, 2009.

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On the evening of November
15, 2009.
>> no! No! No!

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15, 2009.
>> no! No! No!
>> jeanine's father stopped

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>> no! No! No!
>> jeanine's father stopped
by the home

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>> jeanine's father stopped
by the home
and found the blood-soaked

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by the home
and found the blood-soaked
bodies of his daughter

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and found the blood-soaked
bodies of his daughter
and her two youngest boys.

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>> he thought they were all dead
originally.
>> waltfredo was found

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originally.
>> waltfredo was found
in the kitchen,

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>> waltfredo was found
in the kitchen,
lying on the floor,

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in the kitchen,
lying on the floor,
blood pooling around him.

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Lying on the floor,
blood pooling around him.
As he went further

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blood pooling around him.
As he went further
into the house,

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as he went further
into the house,
he found jeanine and matthew

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into the house,
he found jeanine and matthew
in the house as well.

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He found jeanine and matthew
in the house as well.
>> narrator: But amidst this

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in the house as well.
>> narrator: But amidst this
unthinkable carnage,

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>> narrator: But amidst this
unthinkable carnage,
jeanine's father uncovers

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unthinkable carnage,
jeanine's father uncovers
a sign of life.

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>> the 2-year-old child
is still alive.

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>> narrator: After raising three
sons on her own, 34-year-old
jeanine mullen was thrilled

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sons on her own, 34-year-old
jeanine mullen was thrilled
to be bringing up

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jeanine mullen was thrilled
to be bringing up
her youngest boy, matthew,

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to be bringing up
her youngest boy, matthew,
with his father, 27-year-old

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her youngest boy, matthew,
with his father, 27-year-old
earnest daise.

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>> life was good.

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She had a sense that she was

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going in the right direction.

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>> narrator: But now it appears
that for all its promise,
jeanine's life may be over.

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>> jeanine's father called 911

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after coming inside

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and finding jeanine

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and her two youngest sons

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on the floor, covered in blood.

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>> narrator: Though it seems
at least one of jeanine's
little boys is still alive.

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>> narrator: When
first responders arrive on the
scene, they work quickly

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first responders arrive on the
scene, they work quickly
to save young matthew.

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>> matthew was immediately taken

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to the hospital.

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He was transported

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to the medical university

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of south carolina in charleston.

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That's the closest

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trauma center.

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>> he was shot in the head

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but was clinging to life.

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>> narrator: Unfortunately,
there's little to be done
for jeanine

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there's little to be done
for jeanine
and her 4-year-old son,

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for jeanine
and her 4-year-old son,
waltfredo.

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>> jeanine, waltfredo, they were

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both found to be deceased.

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>> narrator: When detectives
arrived, they attempt to get a
statement from jeanine's father,

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arrived, they attempt to get a
statement from jeanine's father,
which proves to be a difficult

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statement from jeanine's father,
which proves to be a difficult
task.

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>> he was clearly in shock.

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He was almost in a panic-mode.

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>> I know this is

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a very rough time,

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but even the slightest detail

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you can give us

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could be important.

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>> he was the 911 call,

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and he was the one

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that found them,

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and so he knew a great deal

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about the situation.

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>> narrator: Jeanine's father
explains that he'd been over
at jeanine's house

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explains that he'd been over
at jeanine's house
just a few hours earlier,

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at jeanine's house
just a few hours earlier,
and everything seemed fine.

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Just a few hours earlier,
and everything seemed fine.
>> it was waltfredo's birthday.

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And everything seemed fine.
>> it was waltfredo's birthday.
>> she was trying to get ready

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>> it was waltfredo's birthday.
>> she was trying to get ready
for the birthday,

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>> she was trying to get ready
for the birthday,
which is the reason that

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for the birthday,
which is the reason that
mr. Mullen came by and picked up

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which is the reason that
mr. Mullen came by and picked up
two of the children to give her

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mr. Mullen came by and picked up
two of the children to give her
the space to get done

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two of the children to give her
the space to get done
all the things that she needed

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the space to get done
all the things that she needed
to get done for the day.

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All the things that she needed
to get done for the day.
>> the party was supposed to be

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to get done for the day.
>> the party was supposed to be
at 7 that night at a restaurant

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>> the party was supposed to be
at 7 that night at a restaurant
20 minutes away in beaufort.

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At 7 that night at a restaurant
20 minutes away in beaufort.
>> did you notice

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20 minutes away in beaufort.
>> did you notice
anything unusual?

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>> did you notice
anything unusual?
>> yeah.

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Anything unusual?
>> yeah.
I mean, the van was gone,

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>> yeah.
I mean, the van was gone,
but she was going

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I mean, the van was gone,
but she was going
to get it serviced.

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But she was going
to get it serviced.
>> she said she was going

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to get it serviced.
>> she said she was going
to get it later

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>> she said she was going
to get it later
with the help of a friend,

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to get it later
with the help of a friend,
but according to jeanine's

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with the help of a friend,
but according to jeanine's
father, she didn't specify

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but according to jeanine's
father, she didn't specify
who that friend was.

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Father, she didn't specify
who that friend was.
>> narrator: According to

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who that friend was.
>> narrator: According to
jeanine's father,

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>> narrator: According to
jeanine's father,
the van was back in the driveway

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jeanine's father,
the van was back in the driveway
when he returned to drop off

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the van was back in the driveway
when he returned to drop off
the boys a little before 7.

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When he returned to drop off
the boys a little before 7.
>> the doors were open

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the boys a little before 7.
>> the doors were open
to the vehicle,

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>> the doors were open
to the vehicle,
and the purse was inside.

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To the vehicle,
and the purse was inside.
>> narrator: Puzzled, jeanine's

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and the purse was inside.
>> narrator: Puzzled, jeanine's
father knocked on the door

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>> narrator: Puzzled, jeanine's
father knocked on the door
but got no response.

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>> they found the door unlocked,

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which was a little bit strange.

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>> jeanine!
>> narrator: Jeanine's father
says he never imagined

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>> narrator: Jeanine's father
says he never imagined
the horrors he'd find

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says he never imagined
the horrors he'd find
once he entered the home.

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The horrors he'd find
once he entered the home.
>> no! No!

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Once he entered the home.
>> no! No!
No! No! No!

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>> no! No!
No! No! No!
Don't look!

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No! No! No!
Don't look!
Move! Go!

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Don't look!
Move! Go!
Run! Get out!

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Move! Go!
Run! Get out!
>> I'm so sorry about...

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Run! Get out!
>> I'm so sorry about...
>> oh, god!

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>> I'm so sorry about...
>> oh, god!
>> the officer

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>> oh, god!
>> the officer
will take care of you.

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>> the officer
will take care of you.
>> oh!

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Will take care of you.
>> oh!
>> narrator: With jeanine's

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>> oh!
>> narrator: With jeanine's
father increasingly distraught,

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>> narrator: With jeanine's
father increasingly distraught,
detectives cut the interview

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father increasingly distraught,
detectives cut the interview
short and release him to comfort

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detectives cut the interview
short and release him to comfort
his two oldest grandsons.

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Short and release him to comfort
his two oldest grandsons.
They then turn their attention

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his two oldest grandsons.
They then turn their attention
to the crime scene.

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They then turn their attention
to the crime scene.
>> as we walked into

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to the crime scene.
>> as we walked into
the kitchen, waltfredo was

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>> as we walked into
the kitchen, waltfredo was
laying there in a pool of blood.

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The kitchen, waltfredo was
laying there in a pool of blood.
He had a single gunshot wound

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laying there in a pool of blood.
He had a single gunshot wound
to the head.

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He had a single gunshot wound
to the head.
>> it was his birthday.

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To the head.
>> it was his birthday.
I remember vividly the birthday

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>> it was his birthday.
I remember vividly the birthday
cake being in the living room.

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I remember vividly the birthday
cake being in the living room.
>> narrator: Little waltfredo

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cake being in the living room.
>> narrator: Little waltfredo
had just turned 4.

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>> narrator: Little waltfredo
had just turned 4.
>> that's the day that

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had just turned 4.
>> that's the day that
that family will never forget.

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>> that's the day that
that family will never forget.
That day is forever etched in

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that family will never forget.
That day is forever etched in
their brain and in their hearts.

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That day is forever etched in
their brain and in their hearts.
>> narrator: As detectives

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their brain and in their hearts.
>> narrator: As detectives
continue through the home,

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>> narrator: As detectives
continue through the home,
they find jeanine on the floor

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continue through the home,
they find jeanine on the floor
of the master bedroom.

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They find jeanine on the floor
of the master bedroom.
>> she had what I believed to be

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of the master bedroom.
>> she had what I believed to be
was a single gunshot wound

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>> she had what I believed to be
was a single gunshot wound
to the forehead.

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Was a single gunshot wound
to the forehead.
>> there was stippling.

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To the forehead.
>> there was stippling.
The gun had been pressed

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>> there was stippling.
The gun had been pressed
literally right up

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the gun had been pressed
literally right up
against her forehead.

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>> it was just a horrific scene.

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>> narrator: Based on
the condition of the body
and the statement provided

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the condition of the body
and the statement provided
by jeanine's father,

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and the statement provided
by jeanine's father,
detectives are fairly certain

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by jeanine's father,
detectives are fairly certain
the crime was committed

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detectives are fairly certain
the crime was committed
within the last couple of hours.

409
00:12:10,464 --> 00:12:11,963
The crime was committed
within the last couple of hours.
>> I didn't notice any lividity

410
00:12:11,965 --> 00:12:13,548
within the last couple of hours.
>> I didn't notice any lividity
or rigor mortis set in

411
00:12:13,550 --> 00:12:14,632
>> I didn't notice any lividity
or rigor mortis set in
to either one of the bodies

412
00:12:14,634 --> 00:12:15,917
or rigor mortis set in
to either one of the bodies
at the time of arrival.

413
00:12:15,919 --> 00:12:16,634
To either one of the bodies
at the time of arrival.
They were still warm

414
00:12:16,636 --> 00:12:17,886
at the time of arrival.
They were still warm
to the touch.

415
00:12:17,888 --> 00:12:18,803
They were still warm
to the touch.
>> narrator: But who had

416
00:12:18,805 --> 00:12:20,088
to the touch.
>> narrator: But who had
targeted this young mother

417
00:12:20,090 --> 00:12:22,507
>> narrator: But who had
targeted this young mother
and her two innocent children?

418
00:12:22,509 --> 00:12:23,725
Targeted this young mother
and her two innocent children?
As detectives surveyed

419
00:12:23,727 --> 00:12:24,509
and her two innocent children?
As detectives surveyed
the scene,

420
00:12:24,511 --> 00:12:26,177
as detectives surveyed
the scene,
they find no indication that

421
00:12:26,179 --> 00:12:27,712
the scene,
they find no indication that
the murders are the byproduct

422
00:12:27,714 --> 00:12:30,348
they find no indication that
the murders are the byproduct
of a robbery gone awry.

423
00:12:30,350 --> 00:12:31,316
The murders are the byproduct
of a robbery gone awry.
>> this is a house

424
00:12:31,318 --> 00:12:32,584
of a robbery gone awry.
>> this is a house
that's very difficult to get to.

425
00:12:32,586 --> 00:12:34,269
>> this is a house
that's very difficult to get to.
>> there was no forced entry.

426
00:12:34,271 --> 00:12:35,236
That's very difficult to get to.
>> there was no forced entry.
There was no indication

427
00:12:35,238 --> 00:12:36,321
>> there was no forced entry.
There was no indication
of robbery.

428
00:12:36,323 --> 00:12:37,105
There was no indication
of robbery.
>> there were still valuable

429
00:12:37,107 --> 00:12:38,323
of robbery.
>> there were still valuable
items throughout the house.

430
00:12:38,325 --> 00:12:39,858
>> there were still valuable
items throughout the house.
The van wasn't wrecked.

431
00:12:39,860 --> 00:12:41,226
Items throughout the house.
The van wasn't wrecked.
The purse was still in place.

432
00:12:41,228 --> 00:12:42,494
The van wasn't wrecked.
The purse was still in place.
>> narrator: With no shell

433
00:12:42,496 --> 00:12:44,295
the purse was still in place.
>> narrator: With no shell
casings at the crime scene,

434
00:12:44,297 --> 00:12:45,413
>> narrator: With no shell
casings at the crime scene,
detectives suspect

435
00:12:45,415 --> 00:12:46,464
casings at the crime scene,
detectives suspect
either the murder weapon

436
00:12:46,466 --> 00:12:47,699
detectives suspect
either the murder weapon
was a revolver,

437
00:12:47,701 --> 00:12:48,800
either the murder weapon
was a revolver,
or the killer made sure

438
00:12:48,802 --> 00:12:49,868
was a revolver,
or the killer made sure
to collect the casings

439
00:12:49,870 --> 00:12:52,337
or the killer made sure
to collect the casings
before fleeing the scene.

440
00:12:52,339 --> 00:12:54,038
To collect the casings
before fleeing the scene.
>> our initial thought was that,

441
00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:54,873
before fleeing the scene.
>> our initial thought was that,
potentially,

442
00:12:54,875 --> 00:12:56,291
>> our initial thought was that,
potentially,
somebody had fled in the area.

443
00:12:56,293 --> 00:12:57,008
Potentially,
somebody had fled in the area.
We searched

444
00:12:57,010 --> 00:12:57,792
somebody had fled in the area.
We searched
all around the house.

445
00:12:57,794 --> 00:12:58,877
We searched
all around the house.
All the roadways leading up

446
00:12:58,879 --> 00:13:00,295
all around the house.
All the roadways leading up
to the house are dirt roads,

447
00:13:00,297 --> 00:13:01,629
all the roadways leading up
to the house are dirt roads,
which are very good for finding

448
00:13:01,631 --> 00:13:02,764
to the house are dirt roads,
which are very good for finding
shoe impressions,

449
00:13:02,766 --> 00:13:03,765
which are very good for finding
shoe impressions,
running foot impressions,

450
00:13:03,767 --> 00:13:04,799
shoe impressions,
running foot impressions,
things of that nature.

451
00:13:04,801 --> 00:13:05,550
Running foot impressions,
things of that nature.
We also searched

452
00:13:05,552 --> 00:13:06,951
things of that nature.
We also searched
the surrounding woodline.

453
00:13:06,953 --> 00:13:07,886
We also searched
the surrounding woodline.
>> there were a few bloody

454
00:13:07,888 --> 00:13:09,487
the surrounding woodline.
>> there were a few bloody
footprints, but that appeared

455
00:13:09,489 --> 00:13:11,055
>> there were a few bloody
footprints, but that appeared
to be from first responders

456
00:13:11,057 --> 00:13:12,273
footprints, but that appeared
to be from first responders
and jeanine's father.

457
00:13:12,275 --> 00:13:13,224
To be from first responders
and jeanine's father.
>> narrator: Desperate

458
00:13:13,226 --> 00:13:15,059
and jeanine's father.
>> narrator: Desperate
for any viable leads,

459
00:13:15,061 --> 00:13:16,494
>> narrator: Desperate
for any viable leads,
detectives head to the only

460
00:13:16,496 --> 00:13:18,196
for any viable leads,
detectives head to the only
other residence in sight:

461
00:13:18,198 --> 00:13:19,230
Detectives head to the only
other residence in sight:
The home of ellen

462
00:13:19,232 --> 00:13:20,865
other residence in sight:
The home of ellen
and robert morris.

463
00:13:21,150 --> 00:13:21,966
>> they were hoping

464
00:13:22,101 --> 00:13:22,901
jeanine's boys, who were there,

465
00:13:23,035 --> 00:13:23,651
would be in a condition

466
00:13:23,786 --> 00:13:24,652
to speak with them,

467
00:13:24,787 --> 00:13:25,403
but they also thought

468
00:13:25,538 --> 00:13:26,571
the neighbors themselves

469
00:13:26,705 --> 00:13:27,405
would have information

470
00:13:27,540 --> 00:13:28,640
that could be helpful.

471
00:13:28,941 --> 00:13:31,976
>> we were really close
to jeanine and the kids.
>> they were just here

472
00:13:31,978 --> 00:13:32,744
to jeanine and the kids.
>> they were just here
yesterday.

473
00:13:32,746 --> 00:13:33,962
>> they were just here
yesterday.
>> the day before, her and

474
00:13:33,964 --> 00:13:35,213
yesterday.
>> the day before, her and
the kids actually came over

475
00:13:35,215 --> 00:13:36,581
>> the day before, her and
the kids actually came over
to roast some marshmallows.

476
00:13:36,583 --> 00:13:37,916
The kids actually came over
to roast some marshmallows.
>> how late were they here?

477
00:13:37,918 --> 00:13:38,917
To roast some marshmallows.
>> how late were they here?
>> until about 10 o'clock,

478
00:13:38,919 --> 00:13:40,251
>> how late were they here?
>> until about 10 o'clock,
at least until earnest called

479
00:13:40,253 --> 00:13:41,586
>> until about 10 o'clock,
at least until earnest called
and asked for a ride.

480
00:13:41,588 --> 00:13:42,420
At least until earnest called
and asked for a ride.
>> earnest?

481
00:13:42,422 --> 00:13:43,488
And asked for a ride.
>> earnest?
>> that's her boyfriend,

482
00:13:43,490 --> 00:13:45,340
>> earnest?
>> that's her boyfriend,
earnest daise.

483
00:13:45,342 --> 00:13:46,140
>> that's her boyfriend,
earnest daise.
>> jeanine and the kids

484
00:13:46,142 --> 00:13:47,509
earnest daise.
>> jeanine and the kids
left to go pick him up.

485
00:13:47,511 --> 00:13:48,259
>> jeanine and the kids
left to go pick him up.
>> did jeanine bring him

486
00:13:48,261 --> 00:13:49,594
left to go pick him up.
>> did jeanine bring him
into the house with her?

487
00:13:49,596 --> 00:13:50,428
>> did jeanine bring him
into the house with her?
>> I don't know.

488
00:13:50,430 --> 00:13:51,563
Into the house with her?
>> I don't know.
You'll have to ask the boys.

489
00:13:51,565 --> 00:13:52,347
>> I don't know.
You'll have to ask the boys.
>> narrator: However,

490
00:13:52,349 --> 00:13:53,631
you'll have to ask the boys.
>> narrator: However,
robert's wife, ellen,

491
00:13:53,633 --> 00:13:55,149
>> narrator: However,
robert's wife, ellen,
says she did see something

492
00:13:55,151 --> 00:13:56,768
robert's wife, ellen,
says she did see something
earlier in the afternoon that

493
00:13:56,770 --> 00:13:59,237
says she did see something
earlier in the afternoon that
could be crucial to the case.

494
00:13:59,239 --> 00:14:01,072
Earlier in the afternoon that
could be crucial to the case.
>> around 4:30, someone pulled

495
00:14:01,074 --> 00:14:03,074
could be crucial to the case.
>> around 4:30, someone pulled
up in jeanine's van and got out

496
00:14:03,076 --> 00:14:04,442
>> around 4:30, someone pulled
up in jeanine's van and got out
and went into the house.

497
00:14:04,444 --> 00:14:05,910
Up in jeanine's van and got out
and went into the house.
>> could you tell who it was?

498
00:14:05,912 --> 00:14:06,678
And went into the house.
>> could you tell who it was?
>> no.

499
00:14:06,680 --> 00:14:07,745
>> could you tell who it was?
>> no.
They were wearing a black

500
00:14:07,747 --> 00:14:08,580
>> no.
They were wearing a black
hoodie,

501
00:14:08,582 --> 00:14:09,814
they were wearing a black
hoodie,
so it was kind of hard to see.

502
00:14:09,816 --> 00:14:11,332
Hoodie,
so it was kind of hard to see.
>> obviously, police wondered

503
00:14:11,334 --> 00:14:12,367
so it was kind of hard to see.
>> obviously, police wondered
if this person

504
00:14:12,369 --> 00:14:13,618
>> obviously, police wondered
if this person
could be the shooter.

505
00:14:13,620 --> 00:14:15,086
If this person
could be the shooter.
>> once they got inside,

506
00:14:15,088 --> 00:14:16,538
could be the shooter.
>> once they got inside,
you didn't hear anything

507
00:14:16,540 --> 00:14:18,089
>> once they got inside,
you didn't hear anything
or see anything?

508
00:14:18,091 --> 00:14:19,591
You didn't hear anything
or see anything?
>> no, I didn't.

509
00:14:19,593 --> 00:14:20,325
Or see anything?
>> no, I didn't.
>> they did not hear

510
00:14:20,327 --> 00:14:21,209
>> no, I didn't.
>> they did not hear
any commotion.

511
00:14:21,211 --> 00:14:22,210
>> they did not hear
any commotion.
They didn't hear any gunfire.

512
00:14:22,212 --> 00:14:23,094
Any commotion.
They didn't hear any gunfire.
>> so they couldn't be

513
00:14:23,096 --> 00:14:24,295
they didn't hear any gunfire.
>> so they couldn't be
100 percent sure that the driver

514
00:14:24,297 --> 00:14:26,014
>> so they couldn't be
100 percent sure that the driver
of the van committed the crime.

515
00:14:26,016 --> 00:14:27,048
100 percent sure that the driver
of the van committed the crime.
Someone else could have come by

516
00:14:27,050 --> 00:14:28,299
of the van committed the crime.
Someone else could have come by
between 4:30 p.M.

517
00:14:28,301 --> 00:14:29,717
Someone else could have come by
between 4:30 p.M.
And when the bodies were found.

518
00:14:29,719 --> 00:14:30,802
Between 4:30 p.M.
And when the bodies were found.
>> narrator: In addition to the

519
00:14:30,804 --> 00:14:32,854
and when the bodies were found.
>> narrator: In addition to the
mysterious person in the van,

520
00:14:32,856 --> 00:14:34,239
>> narrator: In addition to the
mysterious person in the van,
the neighbors' account raises

521
00:14:34,241 --> 00:14:36,507
mysterious person in the van,
the neighbors' account raises
another question for detectives.

522
00:14:36,509 --> 00:14:37,859
The neighbors' account raises
another question for detectives.
>> where is earnest daise?.

523
00:14:37,861 --> 00:14:39,911
Another question for detectives.
>> where is earnest daise?.
>> narrator: Hoping for insight,

524
00:14:39,913 --> 00:14:41,412
>> where is earnest daise?.
>> narrator: Hoping for insight,
detectives turn to jeanine's

525
00:14:41,414 --> 00:14:43,882
>> narrator: Hoping for insight,
detectives turn to jeanine's
two oldest sons, 13-year-old

526
00:14:43,884 --> 00:14:47,151
detectives turn to jeanine's
two oldest sons, 13-year-old
malik and 10-year-old marcus.

527
00:14:47,153 --> 00:14:47,902
Two oldest sons, 13-year-old
malik and 10-year-old marcus.
>> marcus had a real

528
00:14:47,904 --> 00:14:49,120
malik and 10-year-old marcus.
>> marcus had a real
difficult time.

529
00:14:49,122 --> 00:14:50,121
>> marcus had a real
difficult time.
He would clearly start

530
00:14:50,123 --> 00:14:51,222
difficult time.
He would clearly start
becoming upset

531
00:14:51,224 --> 00:14:53,541
he would clearly start
becoming upset
and could not continue to talk.

532
00:14:53,543 --> 00:14:54,792
Becoming upset
and could not continue to talk.
>> narrator: However, his older

533
00:14:54,794 --> 00:14:56,160
and could not continue to talk.
>> narrator: However, his older
brother malik is able

534
00:14:56,162 --> 00:14:57,395
>> narrator: However, his older
brother malik is able
to fill in some blanks

535
00:14:57,397 --> 00:14:58,596
brother malik is able
to fill in some blanks
about the events prior

536
00:14:58,598 --> 00:15:00,131
to fill in some blanks
about the events prior
to his mother's murder.

537
00:15:00,133 --> 00:15:01,499
About the events prior
to his mother's murder.
>> he told investigators they

538
00:15:01,501 --> 00:15:02,967
to his mother's murder.
>> he told investigators they
had been roasting marshmallows

539
00:15:02,969 --> 00:15:03,918
>> he told investigators they
had been roasting marshmallows
at their neighbor's house

540
00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:04,969
had been roasting marshmallows
at their neighbor's house
the night before,

541
00:15:04,971 --> 00:15:06,921
at their neighbor's house
the night before,
and then earnest called,

542
00:15:06,923 --> 00:15:08,556
the night before,
and then earnest called,
and they went to pick him up at

543
00:15:08,558 --> 00:15:11,175
and then earnest called,
and they went to pick him up at
his friend, jordan shaw's, home.

544
00:15:11,177 --> 00:15:11,926
And they went to pick him up at
his friend, jordan shaw's, home.
>> when they return

545
00:15:11,928 --> 00:15:13,244
his friend, jordan shaw's, home.
>> when they return
to the residence, the boys

546
00:15:13,246 --> 00:15:14,946
>> when they return
to the residence, the boys
went to do their own thing.

547
00:15:14,948 --> 00:15:15,914
To the residence, the boys
went to do their own thing.
>> malik says that earnest

548
00:15:15,916 --> 00:15:16,714
went to do their own thing.
>> malik says that earnest
stayed the night

549
00:15:16,716 --> 00:15:17,932
>> malik says that earnest
stayed the night
the night before the murder,

550
00:15:17,934 --> 00:15:18,566
stayed the night
the night before the murder,
and he was gone

551
00:15:18,568 --> 00:15:19,684
the night before the murder,
and he was gone
the next morning.

552
00:15:19,686 --> 00:15:20,885
And he was gone
the next morning.
>> narrator: After speaking

553
00:15:20,887 --> 00:15:21,853
the next morning.
>> narrator: After speaking
to the boys,

554
00:15:21,855 --> 00:15:23,721
>> narrator: After speaking
to the boys,
detectives make finding earnest

555
00:15:23,723 --> 00:15:25,223
to the boys,
detectives make finding earnest
a top priority.

556
00:15:25,225 --> 00:15:26,624
Detectives make finding earnest
a top priority.
>> although it seemed unlikely

557
00:15:26,626 --> 00:15:27,358
a top priority.
>> although it seemed unlikely
that he would shoot

558
00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:28,526
>> although it seemed unlikely
that he would shoot
his own 2-year-old son,

559
00:15:28,528 --> 00:15:29,944
that he would shoot
his own 2-year-old son,
they still needed to eliminate

560
00:15:29,946 --> 00:15:31,195
his own 2-year-old son,
they still needed to eliminate
him as a suspect.

561
00:15:31,197 --> 00:15:32,764
They still needed to eliminate
him as a suspect.
They also hoped he had a lead

562
00:15:32,766 --> 00:15:34,165
him as a suspect.
They also hoped he had a lead
on who might have wanted to hurt

563
00:15:34,167 --> 00:15:36,301
they also hoped he had a lead
on who might have wanted to hurt
jeanine and the children.

564
00:15:36,303 --> 00:15:37,702
On who might have wanted to hurt
jeanine and the children.
>> narrator: Before detectives

565
00:15:37,704 --> 00:15:39,037
jeanine and the children.
>> narrator: Before detectives
can get any further,

566
00:15:39,039 --> 00:15:41,506
>> narrator: Before detectives
can get any further,
news arrives from the hospital.

567
00:15:41,508 --> 00:15:42,707
Can get any further,
news arrives from the hospital.
>> detectives receive word

568
00:15:42,709 --> 00:15:43,708
news arrives from the hospital.
>> detectives receive word
that matthew is,

569
00:15:43,710 --> 00:15:45,376
>> detectives receive word
that matthew is,
in fact, going to survive.

570
00:15:45,378 --> 00:15:46,577
That matthew is,
in fact, going to survive.
>> narrator: Which is a sigh

571
00:15:46,579 --> 00:15:47,312
in fact, going to survive.
>> narrator: Which is a sigh
of relief,

572
00:15:47,314 --> 00:15:49,113
>> narrator: Which is a sigh
of relief,
not only for the family,

573
00:15:49,115 --> 00:15:51,683
of relief,
not only for the family,
but for the detectives as well.

574
00:15:51,685 --> 00:15:52,517
Not only for the family,
but for the detectives as well.
>> they may now have

575
00:15:52,519 --> 00:15:54,018
but for the detectives as well.
>> they may now have
an eyewitness to the murders.

576
00:15:59,208 --> 00:16:02,777
♪

577
00:16:02,911 --> 00:16:03,678
>> matthew was immediately taken

578
00:16:03,812 --> 00:16:05,146
to a hospital in charleston.

579
00:16:05,264 --> 00:16:06,347
The doctors who treated him

580
00:16:06,515 --> 00:16:07,181
at musc

581
00:16:07,349 --> 00:16:08,316
said it was pretty miraculous.

582
00:16:08,617 --> 00:16:13,271
A few millimeters to the left
or right, and the bullet
that had gone into his head

583
00:16:13,273 --> 00:16:14,439
or right, and the bullet
that had gone into his head
glanced off of his spine,

584
00:16:14,441 --> 00:16:15,323
that had gone into his head
glanced off of his spine,
and that difference

585
00:16:15,325 --> 00:16:16,357
glanced off of his spine,
and that difference
in a few millimeters would have

586
00:16:16,359 --> 00:16:17,408
and that difference
in a few millimeters would have
probably severed his spine

587
00:16:17,410 --> 00:16:18,660
in a few millimeters would have
probably severed his spine
and killed him.

588
00:16:18,662 --> 00:16:19,594
Probably severed his spine
and killed him.
He was the bravest boy

589
00:16:19,596 --> 00:16:21,079
and killed him.
He was the bravest boy
in all of beaufort county.

590
00:16:22,247 --> 00:16:25,883
>> narrator: Just hours
after the vicious attack
that left jeanine mullen

591
00:16:25,885 --> 00:16:28,019
after the vicious attack
that left jeanine mullen
and her son, waltfredo, dead,

592
00:16:28,021 --> 00:16:29,937
that left jeanine mullen
and her son, waltfredo, dead,
detectives race to the hospital,

593
00:16:29,939 --> 00:16:30,855
and her son, waltfredo, dead,
detectives race to the hospital,
hoping to speak with

594
00:16:30,857 --> 00:16:32,774
detectives race to the hospital,
hoping to speak with
the shooting's sole survivor:

595
00:16:32,776 --> 00:16:34,459
Hoping to speak with
the shooting's sole survivor:
Jeanine's 2-year-old son,

596
00:16:34,461 --> 00:16:35,994
the shooting's sole survivor:
Jeanine's 2-year-old son,
matthew.

597
00:16:36,295 --> 00:16:37,595
>> the bullet had gone in

598
00:16:37,730 --> 00:16:38,763
by the ear,

599
00:16:38,897 --> 00:16:40,398
had hit the child's

600
00:16:40,532 --> 00:16:41,299
spinal column

601
00:16:41,433 --> 00:16:43,701
and bounced through the body,

602
00:16:43,836 --> 00:16:45,870
breaking a rib and leaving

603
00:16:46,005 --> 00:16:48,256
his body on the right side.

604
00:16:48,374 --> 00:16:49,674
>> it's a miracle he's alive,

605
00:16:49,792 --> 00:16:50,925
but he survived.

606
00:16:51,043 --> 00:16:51,676
>> narrator: Once

607
00:16:51,794 --> 00:16:52,944
at the hospital,

608
00:16:53,078 --> 00:16:54,512
it's unclear if detectives

609
00:16:54,646 --> 00:16:55,513
will ever be able

610
00:16:55,631 --> 00:16:57,465
to speak with the victim.

611
00:16:57,599 --> 00:16:58,466
>> matthew has been admitted

612
00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:00,802
to icu and is in a coma.

613
00:17:00,936 --> 00:17:01,519
>> with matthew

614
00:17:01,637 --> 00:17:02,286
in critical condition

615
00:17:02,421 --> 00:17:03,688
and no other eyewitnesses,

616
00:17:03,806 --> 00:17:04,555
they were basically back

617
00:17:04,723 --> 00:17:05,440
at square one.

618
00:17:05,557 --> 00:17:06,524
>> narrator: However,

619
00:17:06,642 --> 00:17:08,609
detectives can't help but notice

620
00:17:08,727 --> 00:17:10,428
that as matthew's family gathers

621
00:17:10,562 --> 00:17:12,196
to pray at the hospital,

622
00:17:12,314 --> 00:17:13,698
his father, earnest daise,

623
00:17:13,832 --> 00:17:16,117
is conspicuously absent.

624
00:17:16,235 --> 00:17:17,452
>> your son has been shot.

625
00:17:17,569 --> 00:17:18,119
How could you not

626
00:17:18,237 --> 00:17:19,704
be there for him?

627
00:17:19,838 --> 00:17:20,805
>> detectives considered whether

628
00:17:20,939 --> 00:17:22,340
that made him a suspect or maybe

629
00:17:22,458 --> 00:17:23,958
suggested another possibility.

630
00:17:24,243 --> 00:17:30,381
>> narrator: Especially
considering what detectives
learn next about earnest daise.

631
00:17:30,383 --> 00:17:31,416
Considering what detectives
learn next about earnest daise.
>> they returned to the station

632
00:17:31,418 --> 00:17:32,083
learn next about earnest daise.
>> they returned to the station
and ran his name

633
00:17:32,085 --> 00:17:32,834
>> they returned to the station
and ran his name
through a database

634
00:17:32,836 --> 00:17:33,501
and ran his name
through a database
so they could

635
00:17:33,503 --> 00:17:34,552
through a database
so they could
pull up his record.

636
00:17:34,837 --> 00:17:36,003
>> he had a criminal past.

637
00:17:36,138 --> 00:17:37,388
He was a convicted felon.

638
00:17:37,673 --> 00:17:40,591
>> he had been convicted
of a strong-arm robbery,
possession with intent

639
00:17:40,593 --> 00:17:41,726
of a strong-arm robbery,
possession with intent
to distribute cocaine,

640
00:17:41,728 --> 00:17:42,510
possession with intent
to distribute cocaine,
possession with intent

641
00:17:42,512 --> 00:17:43,828
to distribute cocaine,
possession with intent
to distribute crack.

642
00:17:43,830 --> 00:17:44,896
Possession with intent
to distribute crack.
>> narrator: It's a history

643
00:17:44,898 --> 00:17:46,798
to distribute crack.
>> narrator: It's a history
that detectives cannot discount

644
00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:47,982
>> narrator: It's a history
that detectives cannot discount
when it comes to finding

645
00:17:47,984 --> 00:17:49,434
that detectives cannot discount
when it comes to finding
jeanine's killer.

646
00:17:49,768 --> 00:17:50,435
>> jeanine's murder could

647
00:17:50,569 --> 00:17:51,536
somehow be connected

648
00:17:51,670 --> 00:17:52,453
to his drug dealing.

649
00:17:52,755 --> 00:17:56,124
It could be a situation
where he was the target.
>> and if someone was

650
00:17:56,126 --> 00:17:57,041
where he was the target.
>> and if someone was
after earnest,

651
00:17:57,043 --> 00:17:57,875
>> and if someone was
after earnest,
if he was in hiding

652
00:17:57,877 --> 00:17:58,876
after earnest,
if he was in hiding
or possibly dead,

653
00:17:58,878 --> 00:18:00,211
if he was in hiding
or possibly dead,
that would certainly explain

654
00:18:00,213 --> 00:18:01,763
or possibly dead,
that would certainly explain
his absence at the hospital.

655
00:18:01,765 --> 00:18:03,281
That would certainly explain
his absence at the hospital.
>> narrator: When investigators

656
00:18:03,283 --> 00:18:05,450
his absence at the hospital.
>> narrator: When investigators
head to the home of jordon shaw,

657
00:18:05,452 --> 00:18:06,851
>> narrator: When investigators
head to the home of jordon shaw,
one of the last places

658
00:18:06,853 --> 00:18:08,252
head to the home of jordon shaw,
one of the last places
earnest had been seen,

659
00:18:08,254 --> 00:18:10,354
one of the last places
earnest had been seen,
they don't take any chances.

660
00:18:10,356 --> 00:18:11,389
Earnest had been seen,
they don't take any chances.
>> officers weren't sure

661
00:18:11,391 --> 00:18:12,790
they don't take any chances.
>> officers weren't sure
what they were walking into,

662
00:18:12,792 --> 00:18:14,092
>> officers weren't sure
what they were walking into,
so they brought several members

663
00:18:14,094 --> 00:18:18,663
what they were walking into,
so they brought several members
of the swat team just as backup.

664
00:18:18,665 --> 00:18:19,897
So they brought several members
of the swat team just as backup.
>> sheriff's office, open up!

665
00:18:19,899 --> 00:18:21,499
Of the swat team just as backup.
>> sheriff's office, open up!
>> sheriff's office!

666
00:18:21,501 --> 00:18:22,383
>> sheriff's office, open up!
>> sheriff's office!
>> whoa, whoa!

667
00:18:22,385 --> 00:18:23,101
>> sheriff's office!
>> whoa, whoa!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!

668
00:18:23,103 --> 00:18:23,885
>> whoa, whoa!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
What's going on?

669
00:18:23,887 --> 00:18:25,336
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
What's going on?
>> is earnest daise inside?

670
00:18:25,338 --> 00:18:26,671
What's going on?
>> is earnest daise inside?
>> jordan tells detectives that

671
00:18:26,673 --> 00:18:27,972
>> is earnest daise inside?
>> jordan tells detectives that
he thinks earnest is asleep

672
00:18:27,974 --> 00:18:30,608
>> jordan tells detectives that
he thinks earnest is asleep
in his bedroom.

673
00:18:30,610 --> 00:18:31,476
He thinks earnest is asleep
in his bedroom.
>> don't move.

674
00:18:31,478 --> 00:18:33,060
In his bedroom.
>> don't move.
>> narrator: When the swat team

675
00:18:33,062 --> 00:18:34,695
>> don't move.
>> narrator: When the swat team
brings earnest outside,

676
00:18:34,697 --> 00:18:35,446
>> narrator: When the swat team
brings earnest outside,
it's apparent

677
00:18:35,448 --> 00:18:37,915
brings earnest outside,
it's apparent
he's just woken up.

678
00:18:37,917 --> 00:18:38,616
It's apparent
he's just woken up.
>> yeah.

679
00:18:38,618 --> 00:18:39,517
He's just woken up.
>> yeah.
What's going on?

680
00:18:39,519 --> 00:18:40,952
>> yeah.
What's going on?
>> they told him about his son

681
00:18:40,954 --> 00:18:42,286
what's going on?
>> they told him about his son
and jeanine, and he could

682
00:18:42,288 --> 00:18:43,654
>> they told him about his son
and jeanine, and he could
barely hold it together.

683
00:18:43,656 --> 00:18:46,057
And jeanine, and he could
barely hold it together.
>> and you don't know

684
00:18:46,059 --> 00:18:46,991
barely hold it together.
>> and you don't know
who did this?

685
00:18:46,993 --> 00:18:47,825
>> and you don't know
who did this?
>> that's what

686
00:18:47,827 --> 00:18:48,459
who did this?
>> that's what
we're trying to find out.

687
00:18:48,461 --> 00:18:49,377
>> that's what
we're trying to find out.
>> I asked earnest

688
00:18:49,379 --> 00:18:50,328
we're trying to find out.
>> I asked earnest
if he'd be willing to come down

689
00:18:50,330 --> 00:18:51,245
>> I asked earnest
if he'd be willing to come down
to the sheriff's office

690
00:18:51,247 --> 00:18:52,630
if he'd be willing to come down
to the sheriff's office
to talk about it,

691
00:18:52,632 --> 00:18:54,549
to the sheriff's office
to talk about it,
and he agreed and came willing.

692
00:18:54,551 --> 00:18:55,416
To talk about it,
and he agreed and came willing.
>> earnest was driven back

693
00:18:55,418 --> 00:18:56,667
and he agreed and came willing.
>> earnest was driven back
to the station, but detectives

694
00:18:56,669 --> 00:18:58,586
>> earnest was driven back
to the station, but detectives
still wanted to talk to jordan.

695
00:18:58,588 --> 00:18:59,337
To the station, but detectives
still wanted to talk to jordan.
>> how often

696
00:18:59,339 --> 00:19:00,555
still wanted to talk to jordan.
>> how often
does earnest stay here?

697
00:19:00,557 --> 00:19:01,506
>> how often
does earnest stay here?
>> sometimes.

698
00:19:01,508 --> 00:19:02,890
Does earnest stay here?
>> sometimes.
It gets kind of crowded

699
00:19:02,892 --> 00:19:04,475
>> sometimes.
It gets kind of crowded
at jeanine's with the kids.

700
00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:05,476
>> he said that earnest had

701
00:19:05,594 --> 00:19:06,677
his own key to the residence.

702
00:19:07,012 --> 00:19:11,215
>> narrator: Jordan also says
that earnest had been at his
place when he got back from work

703
00:19:11,217 --> 00:19:12,850
that earnest had been at his
place when he got back from work
earlier that afternoon.

704
00:19:12,852 --> 00:19:13,818
Place when he got back from work
earlier that afternoon.
>> he told us that he ran

705
00:19:13,820 --> 00:19:14,819
earlier that afternoon.
>> he told us that he ran
into earnest,

706
00:19:14,821 --> 00:19:16,404
>> he told us that he ran
into earnest,
who was actually in the kitchen

707
00:19:16,406 --> 00:19:17,688
into earnest,
who was actually in the kitchen
getting some water.

708
00:19:17,690 --> 00:19:19,724
Who was actually in the kitchen
getting some water.
>> what time?

709
00:19:19,726 --> 00:19:21,025
Getting some water.
>> what time?
>> around 4:30.

710
00:19:21,027 --> 00:19:22,610
>> what time?
>> around 4:30.
>> did he leave?

711
00:19:22,612 --> 00:19:23,444
>> around 4:30.
>> did he leave?
>> no.

712
00:19:23,446 --> 00:19:24,195
>> did he leave?
>> no.
>> police believe

713
00:19:24,197 --> 00:19:24,946
>> no.
>> police believe
that the shooting happened

714
00:19:24,948 --> 00:19:26,080
>> police believe
that the shooting happened
sometime between

715
00:19:26,082 --> 00:19:27,532
that the shooting happened
sometime between
when the neighbors saw the van

716
00:19:27,534 --> 00:19:29,116
sometime between
when the neighbors saw the van
dropped off at 4:30 and when

717
00:19:29,118 --> 00:19:31,619
when the neighbors saw the van
dropped off at 4:30 and when
jeanine's father returned at 7.

718
00:19:31,621 --> 00:19:33,337
Dropped off at 4:30 and when
jeanine's father returned at 7.
>> if what jordan said is true,

719
00:19:33,339 --> 00:19:34,205
jeanine's father returned at 7.
>> if what jordan said is true,
earnest could not

720
00:19:34,207 --> 00:19:35,122
>> if what jordan said is true,
earnest could not
be the shooter.

721
00:19:35,124 --> 00:19:36,340
Earnest could not
be the shooter.
>> narrator: At the sheriff's

722
00:19:36,342 --> 00:19:37,925
be the shooter.
>> narrator: At the sheriff's
office, earnest's story

723
00:19:37,927 --> 00:19:39,710
>> narrator: At the sheriff's
office, earnest's story
seems to dovetail with jordan's.

724
00:19:42,848 --> 00:19:43,848
>> earnest told detectives the

725
00:19:43,966 --> 00:19:45,383
last time he drove jeanine's van

726
00:19:45,551 --> 00:19:47,418
was 2 days before the shooting.

727
00:19:47,719 --> 00:19:51,722
>> he also said he was
at jordan's all of yesterday
afternoon and into the evening.

728
00:19:51,724 --> 00:19:53,140
At jordan's all of yesterday
afternoon and into the evening.
>> finally, detectives asked

729
00:19:53,142 --> 00:19:54,392
afternoon and into the evening.
>> finally, detectives asked
earnest point-blank,

730
00:19:54,394 --> 00:19:55,393
>> finally, detectives asked
earnest point-blank,
"did you do it?"

731
00:19:55,395 --> 00:19:56,978
earnest point-blank,
"did you do it?"
his response was somewhat angry.

732
00:20:03,869 --> 00:20:04,902
>> when asked if the murders

733
00:20:05,037 --> 00:20:06,737
were somehow related to the drug

734
00:20:06,872 --> 00:20:07,955
dealing, earnest seemed

735
00:20:08,073 --> 00:20:09,957
to dismiss that idea too.

736
00:20:15,247 --> 00:20:16,214
>> earnest's attempt to change

737
00:20:16,331 --> 00:20:16,964
the subject

738
00:20:17,082 --> 00:20:17,748
when detectives brought up

739
00:20:17,883 --> 00:20:19,050
his drug dealing left them

740
00:20:19,167 --> 00:20:19,917
wondering if he knew more

741
00:20:20,052 --> 00:20:20,718
about the murders

742
00:20:20,852 --> 00:20:21,419
than what he was letting on.

743
00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:26,007
>> narrator: Detectives may have
a way of holding him
until they find out.

744
00:20:26,009 --> 00:20:27,925
A way of holding him
until they find out.
>> we were interviewing earnest.

745
00:20:27,927 --> 00:20:29,260
Until they find out.
>> we were interviewing earnest.
We were executing an additional

746
00:20:29,262 --> 00:20:31,345
>> we were interviewing earnest.
We were executing an additional
search warrant at shaw's house,

747
00:20:31,347 --> 00:20:33,264
we were executing an additional
search warrant at shaw's house,
looking for physical evidence

748
00:20:33,266 --> 00:20:34,148
search warrant at shaw's house,
looking for physical evidence
related to the murder,

749
00:20:34,150 --> 00:20:35,016
looking for physical evidence
related to the murder,
looking for a gun,

750
00:20:35,018 --> 00:20:36,667
related to the murder,
looking for a gun,
looking for anything, any clue

751
00:20:36,669 --> 00:20:38,603
looking for a gun,
looking for anything, any clue
that would help us move forward

752
00:20:38,605 --> 00:20:40,004
looking for anything, any clue
that would help us move forward
in the murder investigation.

753
00:20:40,006 --> 00:20:41,038
That would help us move forward
in the murder investigation.
>> narrator: Though nothing

754
00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:42,473
in the murder investigation.
>> narrator: Though nothing
in the house connects earnest

755
00:20:42,475 --> 00:20:43,608
>> narrator: Though nothing
in the house connects earnest
to the murders,

756
00:20:43,610 --> 00:20:45,543
in the house connects earnest
to the murders,
it's not exactly clean.

757
00:20:45,545 --> 00:20:47,011
To the murders,
it's not exactly clean.
>> we found, in earnest's room,

758
00:20:47,013 --> 00:20:47,812
it's not exactly clean.
>> we found, in earnest's room,
a large quantity

759
00:20:47,814 --> 00:20:49,247
>> we found, in earnest's room,
a large quantity
of crack cocaine.

760
00:20:49,249 --> 00:20:50,448
A large quantity
of crack cocaine.
>> it's clear that

761
00:20:50,450 --> 00:20:51,616
of crack cocaine.
>> it's clear that
he was dealing.

762
00:20:51,618 --> 00:20:53,551
>> it's clear that
he was dealing.
They found some drug scales.

763
00:20:53,553 --> 00:20:55,853
He was dealing.
They found some drug scales.
They also found $3,000 in cash

764
00:20:55,855 --> 00:20:56,954
they found some drug scales.
They also found $3,000 in cash
that was rolled up

765
00:20:56,956 --> 00:20:58,422
they also found $3,000 in cash
that was rolled up
in $1,000 increments,

766
00:20:58,424 --> 00:20:59,290
that was rolled up
in $1,000 increments,
and it was hidden

767
00:20:59,292 --> 00:21:01,192
in $1,000 increments,
and it was hidden
in the air-conditioning vent.

768
00:21:01,194 --> 00:21:02,510
And it was hidden
in the air-conditioning vent.
>> narrator: Which is more

769
00:21:02,512 --> 00:21:03,794
in the air-conditioning vent.
>> narrator: Which is more
than enough for detectives

770
00:21:03,796 --> 00:21:05,630
>> narrator: Which is more
than enough for detectives
to hold earnest in custody

771
00:21:05,632 --> 00:21:06,547
than enough for detectives
to hold earnest in custody
while they continue

772
00:21:06,549 --> 00:21:08,599
to hold earnest in custody
while they continue
their murder investigation.

773
00:21:08,601 --> 00:21:09,467
While they continue
their murder investigation.
>> so earnest was arrested

774
00:21:09,469 --> 00:21:12,270
their murder investigation.
>> so earnest was arrested
that night for drug possession.

775
00:21:12,272 --> 00:21:12,970
>> so earnest was arrested
that night for drug possession.
>> they took the clothes

776
00:21:12,972 --> 00:21:14,272
that night for drug possession.
>> they took the clothes
he was wearing and had

777
00:21:14,274 --> 00:21:16,274
>> they took the clothes
he was wearing and had
those tested at our state lab.

778
00:21:16,276 --> 00:21:17,341
He was wearing and had
those tested at our state lab.
>> we seized earnest's

779
00:21:17,343 --> 00:21:19,443
those tested at our state lab.
>> we seized earnest's
cell phone from the residence.

780
00:21:19,445 --> 00:21:20,344
>> we seized earnest's
cell phone from the residence.
>> they didn't arrest jordan

781
00:21:20,346 --> 00:21:21,045
cell phone from the residence.
>> they didn't arrest jordan
at the time

782
00:21:21,047 --> 00:21:21,979
>> they didn't arrest jordan
at the time
because all the drugs

783
00:21:21,981 --> 00:21:23,614
at the time
because all the drugs
were hidden in earnest's room,

784
00:21:23,616 --> 00:21:25,082
because all the drugs
were hidden in earnest's room,
and it wasn't even clear

785
00:21:25,084 --> 00:21:26,651
were hidden in earnest's room,
and it wasn't even clear
if he knew they were in the room

786
00:21:26,653 --> 00:21:27,652
and it wasn't even clear
if he knew they were in the room
to begin with.

787
00:21:27,654 --> 00:21:28,886
If he knew they were in the room
to begin with.
>> at this time, detectives are

788
00:21:28,888 --> 00:21:30,454
to begin with.
>> at this time, detectives are
focusing solely on building

789
00:21:30,456 --> 00:21:32,156
>> at this time, detectives are
focusing solely on building
a case against earnest.

790
00:21:32,158 --> 00:21:33,541
Focusing solely on building
a case against earnest.
>> after hours of interviewing

791
00:21:33,543 --> 00:21:34,825
a case against earnest.
>> after hours of interviewing
earnest, he denied

792
00:21:34,827 --> 00:21:35,993
>> after hours of interviewing
earnest, he denied
having any involvement.

793
00:21:35,995 --> 00:21:37,378
Earnest, he denied
having any involvement.
>> but we felt very confident

794
00:21:37,380 --> 00:21:38,329
having any involvement.
>> but we felt very confident
that he knew a great deal

795
00:21:38,331 --> 00:21:39,297
>> but we felt very confident
that he knew a great deal
about the situation.

796
00:21:39,299 --> 00:21:40,998
That he knew a great deal
about the situation.
>> narrator: Soon, a new witness

797
00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:42,133
about the situation.
>> narrator: Soon, a new witness
will come forward,

798
00:21:42,135 --> 00:21:44,201
>> narrator: Soon, a new witness
will come forward,
leaving detectives to wonder,

799
00:21:44,203 --> 00:21:45,503
will come forward,
leaving detectives to wonder,
"was earnest's connection

800
00:21:45,505 --> 00:21:46,971
leaving detectives to wonder,
"was earnest's connection
to the local drug trade

801
00:21:46,973 --> 00:21:47,972
"was earnest's connection
to the local drug trade
the only thing

802
00:21:47,974 --> 00:21:50,257
to the local drug trade
the only thing
he was trying to hide?"

803
00:21:50,259 --> 00:21:51,642
the only thing
he was trying to hide?"
>> jeanine wasn't the only woman

804
00:21:51,644 --> 00:21:53,244
he was trying to hide?"
>> jeanine wasn't the only woman
in his life.

805
00:21:58,467 --> 00:22:00,768
>> narrator: November 16, 2009.

806
00:22:00,886 --> 00:22:02,053
It's been 24 hours

807
00:22:02,220 --> 00:22:02,920
since the shooting

808
00:22:03,055 --> 00:22:04,438
that left jeanine mullen

809
00:22:04,556 --> 00:22:05,723
and her 4-year-old son,

810
00:22:05,891 --> 00:22:06,524
waltfredo,

811
00:22:06,641 --> 00:22:08,275
dead and her youngest son,

812
00:22:08,393 --> 00:22:10,094
matthew, in a coma.

813
00:22:10,228 --> 00:22:11,862
Already, police have a suspect

814
00:22:11,997 --> 00:22:13,064
in custody,

815
00:22:13,198 --> 00:22:14,815
jeanine's boyfriend and father

816
00:22:14,950 --> 00:22:16,400
of 2-year-old matthew,

817
00:22:16,535 --> 00:22:18,202
earnest daise.

818
00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:19,403
>> but detectives hadn't charged

819
00:22:19,538 --> 00:22:20,404
earnest with the murders.

820
00:22:20,572 --> 00:22:21,572
He was arrested for the stash

821
00:22:21,740 --> 00:22:22,973
of drugs they found in the home

822
00:22:23,108 --> 00:22:24,308
where he was staying.

823
00:22:24,443 --> 00:22:24,909
>> when they found him

824
00:22:25,043 --> 00:22:25,743
with the drugs,

825
00:22:25,877 --> 00:22:27,078
that was the immediate arrest,

826
00:22:27,212 --> 00:22:28,963
but he was somebody they were

827
00:22:29,081 --> 00:22:30,247
questioning about the death

828
00:22:30,382 --> 00:22:31,749
of jeanine mullen.

829
00:22:31,883 --> 00:22:32,833
>> earnest had an alibi,

830
00:22:32,968 --> 00:22:34,218
but detectives believed he knew

831
00:22:34,336 --> 00:22:36,003
more than he was telling them,

832
00:22:36,138 --> 00:22:37,421
that jeanine's death was somehow

833
00:22:37,589 --> 00:22:39,090
connected to his drug dealing.

834
00:22:39,591 --> 00:22:44,228
>> narrator: Just as detectives
begin chasing down that lead,
jeanine's friend,

835
00:22:44,230 --> 00:22:45,646
begin chasing down that lead,
jeanine's friend,
alleen porter mcdonald,

836
00:22:45,648 --> 00:22:47,398
jeanine's friend,
alleen porter mcdonald,
comes forward with information

837
00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:49,233
alleen porter mcdonald,
comes forward with information
that may point in an entirely

838
00:22:49,235 --> 00:22:50,634
comes forward with information
that may point in an entirely
different direction.

839
00:22:50,969 --> 00:22:52,436
>> he had other relationships

840
00:22:52,604 --> 00:22:53,687
while he was with her.

841
00:22:53,989 --> 00:22:57,992
He was seen around town
with other women
and with ex-girlfriends

842
00:22:57,994 --> 00:22:59,110
with other women
and with ex-girlfriends
and with people

843
00:22:59,112 --> 00:23:00,911
and with ex-girlfriends
and with people
who he told jeanine

844
00:23:00,913 --> 00:23:02,446
and with people
who he told jeanine
that he was just friends with.

845
00:23:02,748 --> 00:23:03,664
>> not only had earnest

846
00:23:03,782 --> 00:23:05,199
been seeing other women,

847
00:23:05,333 --> 00:23:06,083
alleen said

848
00:23:06,218 --> 00:23:07,368
one of his ex-girlfriends

849
00:23:07,519 --> 00:23:08,352
had been harassing

850
00:23:08,453 --> 00:23:09,703
jeanine at work.

851
00:23:10,005 --> 00:23:15,760
>> the ex-girlfriend harassed
her habitually at work,
away from work.

852
00:23:15,762 --> 00:23:17,661
Her habitually at work,
away from work.
She was a constant distraction

853
00:23:17,663 --> 00:23:19,530
away from work.
She was a constant distraction
in the relationship.

854
00:23:19,532 --> 00:23:20,531
She was a constant distraction
in the relationship.
>> narrator: According to

855
00:23:20,533 --> 00:23:21,499
in the relationship.
>> narrator: According to
alleen,

856
00:23:21,501 --> 00:23:24,402
>> narrator: According to
alleen,
the woman's name is tasha reid.

857
00:23:24,404 --> 00:23:25,436
Alleen,
the woman's name is tasha reid.
>> if there was anything

858
00:23:25,438 --> 00:23:27,471
the woman's name is tasha reid.
>> if there was anything
that had ever happened to her,

859
00:23:27,473 --> 00:23:28,639
>> if there was anything
that had ever happened to her,
I always felt that

860
00:23:28,641 --> 00:23:30,641
that had ever happened to her,
I always felt that
it would be that ex

861
00:23:30,643 --> 00:23:32,877
I always felt that
it would be that ex
that would cause harm or put her

862
00:23:32,879 --> 00:23:34,378
it would be that ex
that would cause harm or put her
in some kind of danger,

863
00:23:34,380 --> 00:23:36,046
that would cause harm or put her
in some kind of danger,
simply because

864
00:23:36,048 --> 00:23:37,982
in some kind of danger,
simply because
there was this tugging

865
00:23:37,984 --> 00:23:41,068
simply because
there was this tugging
of who earnest belonged to.

866
00:23:41,070 --> 00:23:42,536
There was this tugging
of who earnest belonged to.
>> narrator: Alleen tells

867
00:23:42,538 --> 00:23:43,954
of who earnest belonged to.
>> narrator: Alleen tells
detectives that a few weeks

868
00:23:43,956 --> 00:23:45,206
>> narrator: Alleen tells
detectives that a few weeks
before the murder,

869
00:23:45,208 --> 00:23:46,957
detectives that a few weeks
before the murder,
tasha had taken her harassment

870
00:23:46,959 --> 00:23:49,760
before the murder,
tasha had taken her harassment
of jeanine to a whole new level.

871
00:23:49,762 --> 00:23:50,795
Tasha had taken her harassment
of jeanine to a whole new level.
>> it spiraled.

872
00:23:50,797 --> 00:23:52,830
Of jeanine to a whole new level.
>> it spiraled.
I think more so than ever,

873
00:23:52,832 --> 00:23:54,265
>> it spiraled.
I think more so than ever,
she became more skittish

874
00:23:54,267 --> 00:23:55,833
I think more so than ever,
she became more skittish
and more fearful.

875
00:23:55,835 --> 00:23:56,700
She became more skittish
and more fearful.
>> he's with me now!

876
00:23:56,702 --> 00:23:57,401
And more fearful.
>> he's with me now!
Do you hear me?

877
00:23:57,403 --> 00:23:58,219
>> he's with me now!
Do you hear me?
>> look, I don't

878
00:23:58,221 --> 00:23:58,836
do you hear me?
>> look, I don't
want no problem.

879
00:23:58,838 --> 00:23:59,553
>> look, I don't
want no problem.
>> look?

880
00:23:59,555 --> 00:24:00,254
Want no problem.
>> look?
>> you need to talk to earnest

881
00:24:00,256 --> 00:24:00,905
>> look?
>> you need to talk to earnest
about that okay?

882
00:24:00,907 --> 00:24:01,572
>> you need to talk to earnest
about that okay?
>> oh, I do talk to earnest,

883
00:24:01,574 --> 00:24:02,206
about that okay?
>> oh, I do talk to earnest,
all night.

884
00:24:02,208 --> 00:24:02,940
>> oh, I do talk to earnest,
all night.
And you know what?

885
00:24:02,942 --> 00:24:03,541
All night.
And you know what?
You better stop messing

886
00:24:03,543 --> 00:24:04,508
and you know what?
You better stop messing
with him, or

887
00:24:04,510 --> 00:24:05,376
you better stop messing
with him, or
you're going to wish you hadn't.

888
00:24:05,378 --> 00:24:06,510
With him, or
you're going to wish you hadn't.
>> the ex-girlfriend had made

889
00:24:06,512 --> 00:24:08,345
you're going to wish you hadn't.
>> the ex-girlfriend had made
threats against jeanine's life.

890
00:24:08,347 --> 00:24:09,597
>> the ex-girlfriend had made
threats against jeanine's life.
>> jeanine did go to the police

891
00:24:09,599 --> 00:24:10,815
threats against jeanine's life.
>> jeanine did go to the police
and file a report.

892
00:24:10,817 --> 00:24:12,099
>> jeanine did go to the police
and file a report.
>> they pulled the police report

893
00:24:12,101 --> 00:24:13,050
and file a report.
>> they pulled the police report
jeanine filed,

894
00:24:13,052 --> 00:24:15,486
>> they pulled the police report
jeanine filed,
and it confirmed alleen's story.

895
00:24:15,488 --> 00:24:17,288
Jeanine filed,
and it confirmed alleen's story.
>> narrator: Detectives wonder,

896
00:24:17,290 --> 00:24:18,489
and it confirmed alleen's story.
>> narrator: Detectives wonder,
"had tasha made good on

897
00:24:18,491 --> 00:24:19,907
>> narrator: Detectives wonder,
"had tasha made good on
her threats?"

898
00:24:19,909 --> 00:24:21,609
"had tasha made good on
her threats?"
before they can track her down,

899
00:24:21,611 --> 00:24:23,410
her threats?"
before they can track her down,
another call comes in,

900
00:24:23,412 --> 00:24:25,079
before they can track her down,
another call comes in,
one that adds further credence

901
00:24:25,081 --> 00:24:26,330
another call comes in,
one that adds further credence
to that theory.

902
00:24:26,332 --> 00:24:27,665
One that adds further credence
to that theory.
>> they got a call from a man

903
00:24:27,667 --> 00:24:29,533
to that theory.
>> they got a call from a man
named darius grant.

904
00:24:29,535 --> 00:24:31,001
>> they got a call from a man
named darius grant.
>> grant identified to us that

905
00:24:31,003 --> 00:24:32,203
named darius grant.
>> grant identified to us that
he had received a text message

906
00:24:32,205 --> 00:24:33,571
>> grant identified to us that
he had received a text message
from his ex-wife, who was

907
00:24:33,573 --> 00:24:36,040
he had received a text message
from his ex-wife, who was
one of earnest's ex-girlfriends.

908
00:24:36,042 --> 00:24:38,042
From his ex-wife, who was
one of earnest's ex-girlfriends.
In the text he received,

909
00:24:38,044 --> 00:24:39,443
one of earnest's ex-girlfriends.
In the text he received,
his ex-wife indicated

910
00:24:39,445 --> 00:24:41,345
in the text he received,
his ex-wife indicated
that she was in hiding.

911
00:24:41,347 --> 00:24:42,880
His ex-wife indicated
that she was in hiding.
>> grant's ex-wife just happened

912
00:24:42,882 --> 00:24:44,815
that she was in hiding.
>> grant's ex-wife just happened
to be tasha reid.

913
00:24:44,817 --> 00:24:46,016
>> grant's ex-wife just happened
to be tasha reid.
>> detectives were thinking

914
00:24:46,018 --> 00:24:47,268
to be tasha reid.
>> detectives were thinking
tasha could be in hiding

915
00:24:47,270 --> 00:24:48,385
>> detectives were thinking
tasha could be in hiding
because she's the killer.

916
00:24:48,387 --> 00:24:49,854
Tasha could be in hiding
because she's the killer.
>> narrator: It takes

917
00:24:49,856 --> 00:24:51,755
because she's the killer.
>> narrator: It takes
almost 24 hours for detectives

918
00:24:51,757 --> 00:24:53,190
>> narrator: It takes
almost 24 hours for detectives
to track down tasha

919
00:24:53,192 --> 00:24:53,858
almost 24 hours for detectives
to track down tasha
and bring her in

920
00:24:53,860 --> 00:24:55,359
to track down tasha
and bring her in
for questioning.

921
00:24:55,361 --> 00:24:55,960
And bring her in
for questioning.
>> we need to ask you

922
00:24:55,962 --> 00:24:56,894
for questioning.
>> we need to ask you
a few questions

923
00:24:56,896 --> 00:24:58,562
>> we need to ask you
a few questions
about jeanine mullen's murder.

924
00:24:58,564 --> 00:24:59,430
A few questions
about jeanine mullen's murder.
>> it's awful what happened

925
00:24:59,432 --> 00:25:01,615
about jeanine mullen's murder.
>> it's awful what happened
to her and her little boy.

926
00:25:01,617 --> 00:25:02,449
>> it's awful what happened
to her and her little boy.
>> we also understand

927
00:25:02,451 --> 00:25:04,401
to her and her little boy.
>> we also understand
that you had a thing going on

928
00:25:04,403 --> 00:25:06,320
>> we also understand
that you had a thing going on
with her boyfriend, earnest.

929
00:25:06,322 --> 00:25:07,154
That you had a thing going on
with her boyfriend, earnest.
>> I mean,

930
00:25:07,156 --> 00:25:08,105
with her boyfriend, earnest.
>> I mean,
I'm not going to deny it.

931
00:25:08,107 --> 00:25:08,839
>> I mean,
I'm not going to deny it.
>> she had said

932
00:25:08,841 --> 00:25:09,707
I'm not going to deny it.
>> she had said
that their relationship

933
00:25:09,709 --> 00:25:10,741
>> she had said
that their relationship
was sexual in nature.

934
00:25:10,743 --> 00:25:11,575
That their relationship
was sexual in nature.
It wasn't necessarily

935
00:25:11,577 --> 00:25:12,576
was sexual in nature.
It wasn't necessarily
a boyfriend-girlfriend type

936
00:25:12,578 --> 00:25:13,827
it wasn't necessarily
a boyfriend-girlfriend type
of relationship.

937
00:25:13,829 --> 00:25:15,212
A boyfriend-girlfriend type
of relationship.
She said that she did

938
00:25:15,214 --> 00:25:17,131
of relationship.
She said that she did
regularly see him.

939
00:25:17,133 --> 00:25:18,949
She said that she did
regularly see him.
>> when did you last see him?

940
00:25:18,951 --> 00:25:20,584
Regularly see him.
>> when did you last see him?
>> Sunday, around noon

941
00:25:20,586 --> 00:25:21,418
>> when did you last see him?
>> Sunday, around noon
or 1 o'clock.

942
00:25:21,420 --> 00:25:22,136
>> Sunday, around noon
or 1 o'clock.
He was drinking

943
00:25:22,138 --> 00:25:23,254
or 1 o'clock.
He was drinking
at eddie's disco.

944
00:25:23,588 --> 00:25:24,922
>> eddie's disco used to be

945
00:25:25,056 --> 00:25:27,758
a club out in rural burton area.

946
00:25:28,059 --> 00:25:31,562
>> what about jeanine?
Did you ever get into it
with her over earnest?

947
00:25:31,564 --> 00:25:32,663
Did you ever get into it
with her over earnest?
>> no.

948
00:25:32,665 --> 00:25:34,498
With her over earnest?
>> no.
Me and earnest was casual.

949
00:25:34,500 --> 00:25:35,849
>> no.
Me and earnest was casual.
>> tasha, we know

950
00:25:35,851 --> 00:25:36,934
me and earnest was casual.
>> tasha, we know
that's not true.

951
00:25:36,936 --> 00:25:38,435
>> tasha, we know
that's not true.
We've read the police reports.

952
00:25:38,437 --> 00:25:39,937
That's not true.
We've read the police reports.
>> narrator: Detectives also

953
00:25:39,939 --> 00:25:41,005
we've read the police reports.
>> narrator: Detectives also
confront tasha with the

954
00:25:41,007 --> 00:25:42,740
>> narrator: Detectives also
confront tasha with the
mysterious text message to her

955
00:25:42,742 --> 00:25:43,841
confront tasha with the
mysterious text message to her
ex-husband.

956
00:25:43,843 --> 00:25:44,608
Mysterious text message to her
ex-husband.
>> I wasn't hiding

957
00:25:44,610 --> 00:25:45,609
ex-husband.
>> I wasn't hiding
because I shot her.

958
00:25:45,611 --> 00:25:47,378
>> I wasn't hiding
because I shot her.
I was scared I was next.

959
00:25:47,380 --> 00:25:48,078
Because I shot her.
I was scared I was next.
Earnest is mixed up

960
00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:49,413
I was scared I was next.
Earnest is mixed up
with some bad people.

961
00:25:49,415 --> 00:25:50,664
Earnest is mixed up
with some bad people.
>> she did tell us that she had

962
00:25:50,666 --> 00:25:51,532
with some bad people.
>> she did tell us that she had
called earnest,

963
00:25:51,534 --> 00:25:52,249
>> she did tell us that she had
called earnest,
but she was never able

964
00:25:52,251 --> 00:25:53,484
called earnest,
but she was never able
to get ahold of him.

965
00:25:53,486 --> 00:25:55,085
But she was never able
to get ahold of him.
She said that she was afraid

966
00:25:55,087 --> 00:25:57,171
to get ahold of him.
She said that she was afraid
earnest may have also been shot.

967
00:25:57,173 --> 00:25:58,706
She said that she was afraid
earnest may have also been shot.
>> narrator: When detectives ask

968
00:25:58,708 --> 00:26:01,025
earnest may have also been shot.
>> narrator: When detectives ask
where she was Sunday afternoon,

969
00:26:01,027 --> 00:26:02,059
>> narrator: When detectives ask
where she was Sunday afternoon,
tasha has an answer

970
00:26:02,061 --> 00:26:03,794
where she was Sunday afternoon,
tasha has an answer
for that too.

971
00:26:03,796 --> 00:26:05,095
Tasha has an answer
for that too.
>> tasha claimed she was having

972
00:26:05,097 --> 00:26:06,347
for that too.
>> tasha claimed she was having
dinner at her mother's

973
00:26:06,349 --> 00:26:07,464
>> tasha claimed she was having
dinner at her mother's
when the murders occurred.

974
00:26:07,466 --> 00:26:08,899
Dinner at her mother's
when the murders occurred.
>> narrator: With no real

975
00:26:08,901 --> 00:26:10,467
when the murders occurred.
>> narrator: With no real
evidence against tasha,

976
00:26:10,469 --> 00:26:11,936
>> narrator: With no real
evidence against tasha,
detectives have little choice

977
00:26:11,938 --> 00:26:13,304
evidence against tasha,
detectives have little choice
but to let her go.

978
00:26:13,306 --> 00:26:14,438
Detectives have little choice
but to let her go.
>> they did get a search warrant

979
00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:15,222
but to let her go.
>> they did get a search warrant
for her car, though.

980
00:26:15,557 --> 00:26:16,523
>> the search of tasha's car

981
00:26:16,641 --> 00:26:17,808
doesn't reveal anything,

982
00:26:17,976 --> 00:26:19,059
and detectives followed up

983
00:26:19,194 --> 00:26:19,843
with her mom,

984
00:26:19,978 --> 00:26:21,412
and her alibi checks out.

985
00:26:21,713 --> 00:26:24,448
>> they have
threads of what happened,
but nothing was really coming

986
00:26:24,450 --> 00:26:26,367
threads of what happened,
but nothing was really coming
together to close this case.

987
00:26:26,369 --> 00:26:27,685
But nothing was really coming
together to close this case.
>> narrator: However, the case

988
00:26:27,687 --> 00:26:30,087
together to close this case.
>> narrator: However, the case
won't stay cold for long,

989
00:26:30,089 --> 00:26:31,572
>> narrator: However, the case
won't stay cold for long,
and soon, a lead

990
00:26:31,574 --> 00:26:33,457
won't stay cold for long,
and soon, a lead
detectives thought was closed

991
00:26:33,459 --> 00:26:35,492
and soon, a lead
detectives thought was closed
will be ripped wide open.

992
00:26:35,494 --> 00:26:36,493
Detectives thought was closed
will be ripped wide open.
>> but he was lying to

993
00:26:36,495 --> 00:26:37,861
will be ripped wide open.
>> but he was lying to
law enforcement the whole time.

994
00:26:50,458 --> 00:26:54,511
>> narrator: Detectives in
beaufort county, south carolina,
are desperately trying to bring

995
00:26:54,513 --> 00:26:55,879
beaufort county, south carolina,
are desperately trying to bring
charges against the person

996
00:26:55,881 --> 00:26:57,398
are desperately trying to bring
charges against the person
responsible for the brutal

997
00:26:57,400 --> 00:26:59,466
charges against the person
responsible for the brutal
murder of jeanine mullen and her

998
00:26:59,468 --> 00:27:00,884
responsible for the brutal
murder of jeanine mullen and her
son, waltfredo.

999
00:27:01,186 --> 00:27:02,186
>> jeanine's 2-year-old son,

1000
00:27:02,304 --> 00:27:03,971
matthew, was also shot and was

1001
00:27:04,105 --> 00:27:06,190
in the hospital in a coma.

1002
00:27:06,308 --> 00:27:07,875
>> narrator: A string of dead

1003
00:27:08,009 --> 00:27:09,310
ends has left detectives

1004
00:27:09,444 --> 00:27:10,978
scrambling to tie a suspect

1005
00:27:11,146 --> 00:27:12,479
to the shooting.

1006
00:27:12,647 --> 00:27:13,347
>> jeanine's boyfriend,

1007
00:27:13,481 --> 00:27:15,199
earnest daise, had an alibi,

1008
00:27:15,317 --> 00:27:16,817
as did earnest's side chick,

1009
00:27:16,951 --> 00:27:18,419
tasha reid, who previously

1010
00:27:18,553 --> 00:27:20,154
threatened jeanine.

1011
00:27:20,288 --> 00:27:20,988
>> earnest was in custody

1012
00:27:21,156 --> 00:27:21,989
on drug charges,

1013
00:27:22,123 --> 00:27:23,157
but they still weren't convinced

1014
00:27:23,291 --> 00:27:25,075
he wasn't somehow involved.

1015
00:27:25,377 --> 00:27:30,164
>> narrator: But a cryptic
text message is about
to break the case wide open.

1016
00:27:30,166 --> 00:27:31,699
Text message is about
to break the case wide open.
It starts when detectives take

1017
00:27:31,701 --> 00:27:33,967
to break the case wide open.
It starts when detectives take
a closer look at earnest's phone

1018
00:27:33,969 --> 00:27:35,302
it starts when detectives take
a closer look at earnest's phone
and the phone of his friend

1019
00:27:35,304 --> 00:27:37,871
a closer look at earnest's phone
and the phone of his friend
and alibi, jordan shaw.

1020
00:27:37,873 --> 00:27:39,340
And the phone of his friend
and alibi, jordan shaw.
>> both phones had been seized

1021
00:27:39,342 --> 00:27:40,174
and alibi, jordan shaw.
>> both phones had been seized
during the drug bust

1022
00:27:40,176 --> 00:27:41,892
>> both phones had been seized
during the drug bust
at jordan's house.

1023
00:27:41,894 --> 00:27:43,344
During the drug bust
at jordan's house.
>> we executed search warrants

1024
00:27:43,346 --> 00:27:45,562
at jordan's house.
>> we executed search warrants
to go inside shaw's cell phone

1025
00:27:45,564 --> 00:27:47,431
>> we executed search warrants
to go inside shaw's cell phone
and earnest's cell phones.

1026
00:27:47,433 --> 00:27:48,182
To go inside shaw's cell phone
and earnest's cell phones.
>> as we were going

1027
00:27:48,184 --> 00:27:48,932
and earnest's cell phones.
>> as we were going
through the cell phones,

1028
00:27:48,934 --> 00:27:50,184
>> as we were going
through the cell phones,
we had found that earnest,

1029
00:27:50,186 --> 00:27:51,352
through the cell phones,
we had found that earnest,
in fact, did call jordan

1030
00:27:51,354 --> 00:27:53,270
we had found that earnest,
in fact, did call jordan
several times over the course

1031
00:27:53,272 --> 00:27:54,355
in fact, did call jordan
several times over the course
of several minutes.

1032
00:27:54,357 --> 00:27:57,157
Several times over the course
of several minutes.
>> five calls from 6 to 6:18.

1033
00:27:57,159 --> 00:27:57,941
Of several minutes.
>> five calls from 6 to 6:18.
>> feels excessive.

1034
00:27:57,943 --> 00:27:59,493
>> five calls from 6 to 6:18.
>> feels excessive.
>> narrator: The rapid-fire

1035
00:27:59,495 --> 00:28:00,694
>> feels excessive.
>> narrator: The rapid-fire
series of phone calls

1036
00:28:00,696 --> 00:28:01,829
>> narrator: The rapid-fire
series of phone calls
between the two men

1037
00:28:01,831 --> 00:28:02,863
series of phone calls
between the two men
isn't the only thing

1038
00:28:02,865 --> 00:28:06,533
between the two men
isn't the only thing
that seems suspicious.

1039
00:28:06,535 --> 00:28:07,951
Isn't the only thing
that seems suspicious.
>> take a look at this.

1040
00:28:07,953 --> 00:28:09,336
That seems suspicious.
>> take a look at this.
>> narrator:

1041
00:28:09,338 --> 00:28:11,121
>> take a look at this.
>> narrator:
In addition to the calls,

1042
00:28:11,123 --> 00:28:12,456
>> narrator:
In addition to the calls,
jordan had sent earnest

1043
00:28:12,458 --> 00:28:15,426
in addition to the calls,
jordan had sent earnest
a single text at 6:04 p.M.

1044
00:28:15,428 --> 00:28:18,262
Jordan had sent earnest
a single text at 6:04 p.M.
>> jordan had replied via text

1045
00:28:18,264 --> 00:28:20,180
a single text at 6:04 p.M.
>> jordan had replied via text
message that he was on his way.

1046
00:28:20,182 --> 00:28:21,215
>> jordan had replied via text
message that he was on his way.
>> but on the way where?

1047
00:28:21,217 --> 00:28:22,383
Message that he was on his way.
>> but on the way where?
When earnest and jordan said

1048
00:28:22,385 --> 00:28:23,300
>> but on the way where?
When earnest and jordan said
they were at jordan's

1049
00:28:23,302 --> 00:28:25,302
when earnest and jordan said
they were at jordan's
all evening, somebody was lying.

1050
00:28:25,603 --> 00:28:27,254
>> narrator: On November 18,

1051
00:28:27,389 --> 00:28:30,391
2009, 3 days since the shooting,

1052
00:28:30,525 --> 00:28:32,192
investigators bring jordan in

1053
00:28:32,310 --> 00:28:33,610
for a second interview.

1054
00:28:37,565 --> 00:28:38,399
>> narrator: Jordan starts out

1055
00:28:38,566 --> 00:28:39,700
by sticking to his initial

1056
00:28:39,818 --> 00:28:40,701
story.

1057
00:28:54,749 --> 00:28:55,749
>> jordan stated that earnest

1058
00:28:55,917 --> 00:28:56,583
was at the home.

1059
00:28:56,885 --> 00:29:00,387
His knowledge, he was saying
that earnest never left.
>> narrator: Knowing the cell

1060
00:29:00,389 --> 00:29:02,322
that earnest never left.
>> narrator: Knowing the cell
phone and text records suggest

1061
00:29:02,324 --> 00:29:03,390
>> narrator: Knowing the cell
phone and text records suggest
jordan isn't being

1062
00:29:03,392 --> 00:29:04,758
phone and text records suggest
jordan isn't being
completely honest,

1063
00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:06,927
jordan isn't being
completely honest,
detectives decide to press him.

1064
00:29:10,315 --> 00:29:16,320
>> narrator: Caught in a lie,
jordan's story suddenly changes.
>> he admitted that he wasn't

1065
00:29:16,322 --> 00:29:18,489
jordan's story suddenly changes.
>> he admitted that he wasn't
home with earnest all evening,

1066
00:29:18,491 --> 00:29:19,773
>> he admitted that he wasn't
home with earnest all evening,
that he left his place soon

1067
00:29:19,775 --> 00:29:21,408
home with earnest all evening,
that he left his place soon
after he got home from work.

1068
00:29:25,447 --> 00:29:29,750
>> narrator: Jordan says
he was still out at around 6
when he got

1069
00:29:29,752 --> 00:29:31,034
he was still out at around 6
when he got
a phone call from earnest.

1070
00:29:34,456 --> 00:29:36,990
>> earnest asked him
to pick him up in dale.
While jordan was on his way

1071
00:29:36,992 --> 00:29:38,091
to pick him up in dale.
While jordan was on his way
up to dale,

1072
00:29:38,093 --> 00:29:39,510
while jordan was on his way
up to dale,
he said that he kept receiving

1073
00:29:39,512 --> 00:29:40,961
up to dale,
he said that he kept receiving
phone calls from earnest,

1074
00:29:40,963 --> 00:29:42,095
he said that he kept receiving
phone calls from earnest,
which is when he sent the text

1075
00:29:42,097 --> 00:29:43,180
phone calls from earnest,
which is when he sent the text
message, "I'm on my way."

1076
00:29:48,236 --> 00:29:49,303
>> he found earnest

1077
00:29:49,471 --> 00:29:50,103
at the intersection

1078
00:29:50,221 --> 00:29:51,388
of porches hill road

1079
00:29:51,523 --> 00:29:53,056
and keans neck road,

1080
00:29:53,191 --> 00:29:54,341
which is a very short distance

1081
00:29:54,476 --> 00:29:55,742
from the actual location

1082
00:29:55,877 --> 00:29:57,344
where the murder occurred.

1083
00:30:04,786 --> 00:30:08,288
>> which is the same thing
neighbors told police
that the person who drove up

1084
00:30:08,290 --> 00:30:09,957
neighbors told police
that the person who drove up
to jeanine's house at 4:30

1085
00:30:09,959 --> 00:30:11,024
that the person who drove up
to jeanine's house at 4:30
on the day of the murder

1086
00:30:11,026 --> 00:30:12,626
to jeanine's house at 4:30
on the day of the murder
was wearing.

1087
00:30:16,498 --> 00:30:20,250
>> jordan told us that
when earnest got into the car,
he could tell

1088
00:30:20,252 --> 00:30:21,468
when earnest got into the car,
he could tell
that something was wrong.

1089
00:30:21,470 --> 00:30:23,387
He could tell
that something was wrong.
>> he said that he was frantic.

1090
00:30:23,389 --> 00:30:25,339
That something was wrong.
>> he said that he was frantic.
He said that he wasn't sure that

1091
00:30:25,341 --> 00:30:26,940
>> he said that he was frantic.
He said that he wasn't sure that
if he was in some sort of fight

1092
00:30:26,942 --> 00:30:27,758
he said that he wasn't sure that
if he was in some sort of fight
or if he was robbed,

1093
00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:28,642
if he was in some sort of fight
or if he was robbed,
but he didn't want to know

1094
00:30:28,644 --> 00:30:29,393
or if he was robbed,
but he didn't want to know
anything,

1095
00:30:29,395 --> 00:30:30,427
but he didn't want to know
anything,
so he never asked earnest

1096
00:30:30,429 --> 00:30:31,311
anything,
so he never asked earnest
anything.

1097
00:30:31,313 --> 00:30:33,146
So he never asked earnest
anything.
>> jordan told us that he really

1098
00:30:33,148 --> 00:30:34,348
anything.
>> jordan told us that he really
didn't want to be involved,

1099
00:30:34,350 --> 00:30:35,649
>> jordan told us that he really
didn't want to be involved,
that he did not want to get in

1100
00:30:35,651 --> 00:30:36,850
didn't want to be involved,
that he did not want to get in
the middle of the investigation,

1101
00:30:36,852 --> 00:30:38,785
that he did not want to get in
the middle of the investigation,
and that's why he lied.

1102
00:30:38,787 --> 00:30:40,187
The middle of the investigation,
and that's why he lied.
>> he wanted to separate himself

1103
00:30:40,189 --> 00:30:41,188
and that's why he lied.
>> he wanted to separate himself
and distance himself

1104
00:30:41,190 --> 00:30:42,689
>> he wanted to separate himself
and distance himself
from that as much as possible.

1105
00:30:48,963 --> 00:30:53,667
>> narrator: Is jordan shaw
now telling the truth?
In an attempt to corroborate

1106
00:30:53,669 --> 00:30:54,501
now telling the truth?
In an attempt to corroborate
his story,

1107
00:30:54,503 --> 00:30:55,869
in an attempt to corroborate
his story,
detectives triangulate

1108
00:30:55,871 --> 00:30:57,771
his story,
detectives triangulate
earnest's cell phone.

1109
00:30:57,773 --> 00:30:58,739
Detectives triangulate
earnest's cell phone.
>> the cell tower data

1110
00:30:58,741 --> 00:30:59,923
earnest's cell phone.
>> the cell tower data
from the calls earnest made

1111
00:30:59,925 --> 00:31:01,542
>> the cell tower data
from the calls earnest made
to jordan should have been able

1112
00:31:01,544 --> 00:31:03,210
from the calls earnest made
to jordan should have been able
to pinpoint his location.

1113
00:31:03,511 --> 00:31:05,012
>> there was some tower pings

1114
00:31:05,146 --> 00:31:06,213
that showed that daise

1115
00:31:06,347 --> 00:31:07,781
was in the area of time

1116
00:31:07,882 --> 00:31:09,082
that the murder took place.

1117
00:31:09,384 --> 00:31:12,052
>> the alibi that earnest
had given
had completely fallen apart.

1118
00:31:12,054 --> 00:31:13,020
Had given
had completely fallen apart.
>> narrator: While detectives

1119
00:31:13,022 --> 00:31:13,887
had completely fallen apart.
>> narrator: While detectives
now believe

1120
00:31:13,889 --> 00:31:15,856
>> narrator: While detectives
now believe
earnest is their killer,

1121
00:31:15,858 --> 00:31:18,225
now believe
earnest is their killer,
unanswered questions remain.

1122
00:31:18,227 --> 00:31:19,192
Earnest is their killer,
unanswered questions remain.
>> why would earnest murder

1123
00:31:19,194 --> 00:31:20,143
unanswered questions remain.
>> why would earnest murder
jeanine and attempt

1124
00:31:20,145 --> 00:31:21,278
>> why would earnest murder
jeanine and attempt
to murder his own son?

1125
00:31:21,563 --> 00:31:22,896
>> as I played the chain

1126
00:31:23,064 --> 00:31:25,899
of events, it made no sense.

1127
00:31:26,484 --> 00:31:31,705
>> narrator: Scanning earnest's
phone records for possible
clues, detectives notice another

1128
00:31:31,707 --> 00:31:33,323
phone records for possible
clues, detectives notice another
flurry of calls in the hours

1129
00:31:33,325 --> 00:31:35,709
clues, detectives notice another
flurry of calls in the hours
leading up to the murder.

1130
00:31:36,010 --> 00:31:37,294
>> jeanine called him

1131
00:31:37,412 --> 00:31:39,162
almost 20 times that day,

1132
00:31:39,314 --> 00:31:40,647
most of them went to voicemail.

1133
00:31:40,949 --> 00:31:44,851
>> but then, just before 4 p.M.,
earnest
picked up the phone at last,

1134
00:31:44,853 --> 00:31:46,219
earnest
picked up the phone at last,
and detectives are wondering if

1135
00:31:46,221 --> 00:31:47,838
picked up the phone at last,
and detectives are wondering if
there's something in that call

1136
00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:49,890
and detectives are wondering if
there's something in that call
that finally set earnest off.

1137
00:31:49,892 --> 00:31:51,258
There's something in that call
that finally set earnest off.
>> narrator: Hoping to find out

1138
00:31:51,260 --> 00:31:52,759
that finally set earnest off.
>> narrator: Hoping to find out
more, detectives head

1139
00:31:52,761 --> 00:31:54,011
>> narrator: Hoping to find out
more, detectives head
to the back-roads bar

1140
00:31:54,013 --> 00:31:56,229
more, detectives head
to the back-roads bar
named eddie's disco.

1141
00:31:56,231 --> 00:31:57,297
To the back-roads bar
named eddie's disco.
>> earnest's woman on the side,

1142
00:31:57,299 --> 00:31:58,815
named eddie's disco.
>> earnest's woman on the side,
tasha reid, said she saw him

1143
00:31:58,817 --> 00:32:00,400
>> earnest's woman on the side,
tasha reid, said she saw him
drinking at eddie's earlier

1144
00:32:00,402 --> 00:32:02,185
tasha reid, said she saw him
drinking at eddie's earlier
on the afternoon of the murder.

1145
00:32:02,187 --> 00:32:03,070
Drinking at eddie's earlier
on the afternoon of the murder.
>> I'm detective frasier.

1146
00:32:03,072 --> 00:32:04,071
On the afternoon of the murder.
>> I'm detective frasier.
This is detective purdy.

1147
00:32:04,073 --> 00:32:04,938
>> I'm detective frasier.
This is detective purdy.
We want to ask you a few

1148
00:32:04,940 --> 00:32:06,106
this is detective purdy.
We want to ask you a few
questions if you don't mind.

1149
00:32:06,108 --> 00:32:06,940
We want to ask you a few
questions if you don't mind.
>> during the canvas,

1150
00:32:06,942 --> 00:32:08,191
questions if you don't mind.
>> during the canvas,
I located an individual

1151
00:32:08,193 --> 00:32:09,326
>> during the canvas,
I located an individual
named darnell walker.

1152
00:32:09,328 --> 00:32:11,044
I located an individual
named darnell walker.
He had seen earnest drink

1153
00:32:11,046 --> 00:32:11,712
named darnell walker.
He had seen earnest drink
several beers

1154
00:32:11,714 --> 00:32:12,446
he had seen earnest drink
several beers
while he was there.

1155
00:32:12,448 --> 00:32:13,380
Several beers
while he was there.
When I asked him,

1156
00:32:13,382 --> 00:32:14,081
while he was there.
When I asked him,
he said that he didn't believe

1157
00:32:14,083 --> 00:32:16,166
when I asked him,
he said that he didn't believe
that he was drunk.

1158
00:32:16,168 --> 00:32:17,584
He said that he didn't believe
that he was drunk.
>> about 4 in the afternoon,

1159
00:32:17,586 --> 00:32:18,986
that he was drunk.
>> about 4 in the afternoon,
he overheard earnest

1160
00:32:18,988 --> 00:32:20,203
>> about 4 in the afternoon,
he overheard earnest
on the phone with somebody.

1161
00:32:20,205 --> 00:32:22,789
He overheard earnest
on the phone with somebody.
>> what the hell do you want?

1162
00:32:22,791 --> 00:32:23,957
On the phone with somebody.
>> what the hell do you want?
>> the argument got heated.

1163
00:32:23,959 --> 00:32:25,292
>> what the hell do you want?
>> the argument got heated.
>> the individual heard earnest

1164
00:32:25,294 --> 00:32:26,126
>> the argument got heated.
>> the individual heard earnest
yelling, "how dare

1165
00:32:26,128 --> 00:32:27,260
>> the individual heard earnest
yelling, "how dare
you talk to me like that?

1166
00:32:27,262 --> 00:32:29,129
Yelling, "how dare
you talk to me like that?
You don't talk to me like that."

1167
00:32:29,131 --> 00:32:30,047
you talk to me like that?
You don't talk to me like that."
>> based on the timing

1168
00:32:30,049 --> 00:32:30,847
you don't talk to me like that."
>> based on the timing
of the call,

1169
00:32:30,849 --> 00:32:31,932
>> based on the timing
of the call,
police knew earnest had been

1170
00:32:31,934 --> 00:32:33,266
of the call,
police knew earnest had been
on the phone with jeanine.

1171
00:32:33,268 --> 00:32:34,001
Police knew earnest had been
on the phone with jeanine.
>> well, where do you get off

1172
00:32:34,003 --> 00:32:35,052
on the phone with jeanine.
>> well, where do you get off
giving me demands?

1173
00:32:35,054 --> 00:32:35,769
>> well, where do you get off
giving me demands?
>> narrator:

1174
00:32:35,771 --> 00:32:36,903
Giving me demands?
>> narrator:
According to darnell,

1175
00:32:36,905 --> 00:32:37,938
>> narrator:
According to darnell,
moments later,

1176
00:32:37,940 --> 00:32:40,140
according to darnell,
moments later,
earnest exited the bar and sped

1177
00:32:40,142 --> 00:32:42,309
moments later,
earnest exited the bar and sped
off behind the wheel of a van.

1178
00:32:42,610 --> 00:32:43,210
>> he mentioned

1179
00:32:43,344 --> 00:32:43,977
that when earnest left,

1180
00:32:44,145 --> 00:32:45,062
he was driving a van

1181
00:32:45,196 --> 00:32:46,446
that looked like jeanine's.

1182
00:32:46,731 --> 00:32:50,317
>> narrator: And detectives
think they know why.
>> it was a pretty

1183
00:32:50,319 --> 00:32:51,702
think they know why.
>> it was a pretty
busy day for her.

1184
00:32:51,704 --> 00:32:52,569
>> it was a pretty
busy day for her.
It was

1185
00:32:52,571 --> 00:32:53,403
busy day for her.
It was
the 4-year-old's birthday,

1186
00:32:53,405 --> 00:32:55,622
it was
the 4-year-old's birthday,
and she needed the family van.

1187
00:32:55,624 --> 00:32:57,190
The 4-year-old's birthday,
and she needed the family van.
That's what led to her

1188
00:32:57,192 --> 00:32:58,125
and she needed the family van.
That's what led to her
calling earnest daise

1189
00:32:58,127 --> 00:32:59,760
that's what led to her
calling earnest daise
over and over again.

1190
00:32:59,762 --> 00:33:00,827
Calling earnest daise
over and over again.
>> it angered him that she would

1191
00:33:00,829 --> 00:33:02,245
over and over again.
>> it angered him that she would
have the gall to call him

1192
00:33:02,247 --> 00:33:03,413
>> it angered him that she would
have the gall to call him
and demand the van back.

1193
00:33:03,415 --> 00:33:05,165
Have the gall to call him
and demand the van back.
>> narrator: Darnell's story

1194
00:33:05,167 --> 00:33:06,800
and demand the van back.
>> narrator: Darnell's story
also dovetails perfectly with

1195
00:33:06,802 --> 00:33:08,669
>> narrator: Darnell's story
also dovetails perfectly with
what jeanine's neighbors saw.

1196
00:33:08,671 --> 00:33:10,003
Also dovetails perfectly with
what jeanine's neighbors saw.
>> four o'clock, he was observed

1197
00:33:10,005 --> 00:33:11,555
what jeanine's neighbors saw.
>> four o'clock, he was observed
leaving eddie's disco,

1198
00:33:11,557 --> 00:33:13,006
>> four o'clock, he was observed
leaving eddie's disco,
and roughly 4:30 is

1199
00:33:13,008 --> 00:33:14,608
leaving eddie's disco,
and roughly 4:30 is
when he was observed pulling up

1200
00:33:14,610 --> 00:33:16,343
and roughly 4:30 is
when he was observed pulling up
to the residence in dale.

1201
00:33:16,345 --> 00:33:17,711
When he was observed pulling up
to the residence in dale.
It took us about the same amount

1202
00:33:17,713 --> 00:33:19,346
to the residence in dale.
It took us about the same amount
of time to drive from

1203
00:33:19,348 --> 00:33:21,398
it took us about the same amount
of time to drive from
eddie's disco to the residence.

1204
00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:22,149
Of time to drive from
eddie's disco to the residence.
>> knowing that earnest

1205
00:33:22,151 --> 00:33:23,150
eddie's disco to the residence.
>> knowing that earnest
had jeanine's van

1206
00:33:23,152 --> 00:33:24,184
>> knowing that earnest
had jeanine's van
and that she was supposed

1207
00:33:24,186 --> 00:33:25,018
had jeanine's van
and that she was supposed
to talk waltfredo

1208
00:33:25,020 --> 00:33:26,520
and that she was supposed
to talk waltfredo
to his birthday party that day

1209
00:33:26,522 --> 00:33:27,771
to talk waltfredo
to his birthday party that day
led detectives to believe

1210
00:33:27,773 --> 00:33:29,222
to his birthday party that day
led detectives to believe
that he was the shooter.

1211
00:33:29,224 --> 00:33:29,940
Led detectives to believe
that he was the shooter.
>> but as damning

1212
00:33:29,942 --> 00:33:31,091
that he was the shooter.
>> but as damning
as the evidence seemed,

1213
00:33:31,093 --> 00:33:32,826
>> but as damning
as the evidence seemed,
prosecutors were still worried

1214
00:33:32,828 --> 00:33:34,111
as the evidence seemed,
prosecutors were still worried
it wouldn't be enough.

1215
00:33:34,113 --> 00:33:34,945
Prosecutors were still worried
it wouldn't be enough.
>> everything that we had

1216
00:33:34,947 --> 00:33:35,946
it wouldn't be enough.
>> everything that we had
was circumstantial.

1217
00:33:35,948 --> 00:33:37,247
>> everything that we had
was circumstantial.
>> narrator: What detectives

1218
00:33:37,249 --> 00:33:39,366
was circumstantial.
>> narrator: What detectives
need is an eyewitness,

1219
00:33:39,368 --> 00:33:41,668
>> narrator: What detectives
need is an eyewitness,
and they're about to get one.

1220
00:33:41,670 --> 00:33:42,369
Need is an eyewitness,
and they're about to get one.
>> when he came to,

1221
00:33:42,371 --> 00:33:43,303
and they're about to get one.
>> when he came to,
he woke up screaming.

1222
00:33:43,305 --> 00:33:44,204
>> when he came to,
he woke up screaming.
>> it's heartbreaking

1223
00:33:44,206 --> 00:33:45,288
he woke up screaming.
>> it's heartbreaking
to even imagine what jeanine's

1224
00:33:45,290 --> 00:33:46,590
>> it's heartbreaking
to even imagine what jeanine's
little boy had been through.

1225
00:33:46,592 --> 00:33:48,141
To even imagine what jeanine's
little boy had been through.
>> this whole investigation

1226
00:33:48,143 --> 00:33:49,910
little boy had been through.
>> this whole investigation
hinged on a 2-year-old.

1227
00:33:49,912 --> 00:33:53,647
>> this whole investigation
hinged on a 2-year-old.
[ monitor beeping ]

1228
00:34:32,954 --> 00:34:37,224
>> narrator: Jeanine mullen's
2-year-old son, matthew,
has spent days in a coma,

1229
00:34:37,226 --> 00:34:38,275
2-year-old son, matthew,
has spent days in a coma,
the sole survivor

1230
00:34:38,277 --> 00:34:38,975
has spent days in a coma,
the sole survivor
of the shooting

1231
00:34:38,977 --> 00:34:39,860
the sole survivor
of the shooting
that claimed the life

1232
00:34:39,862 --> 00:34:41,895
of the shooting
that claimed the life
of his mother and older brother.

1233
00:34:42,196 --> 00:34:43,530
>> someone was at his bedside

1234
00:34:43,664 --> 00:34:44,397
nonstop,

1235
00:34:44,565 --> 00:34:46,399
just praying for him to live.

1236
00:34:48,035 --> 00:34:50,470
>> narrator: And finally,
those prayers
have been answered.

1237
00:34:50,472 --> 00:34:52,038
Those prayers
have been answered.
>> nurse, nurse!

1238
00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:53,406
Have been answered.
>> nurse, nurse!
>> detectives received word

1239
00:34:53,408 --> 00:34:54,875
>> nurse, nurse!
>> detectives received word
that jeanine and earnest's son,

1240
00:34:54,877 --> 00:34:56,460
>> detectives received word
that jeanine and earnest's son,
matthew, is out of his coma.

1241
00:34:56,462 --> 00:34:57,377
That jeanine and earnest's son,
matthew, is out of his coma.
>> narrator: While jeanine's

1242
00:34:57,379 --> 00:34:58,812
matthew, is out of his coma.
>> narrator: While jeanine's
family rejoices,

1243
00:34:58,814 --> 00:35:01,047
>> narrator: While jeanine's
family rejoices,
detectives rush to the icu,

1244
00:35:01,049 --> 00:35:02,082
family rejoices,
detectives rush to the icu,
hoping to confirm

1245
00:35:02,084 --> 00:35:03,483
detectives rush to the icu,
hoping to confirm
that the child's father,

1246
00:35:03,485 --> 00:35:05,836
hoping to confirm
that the child's father,
27-year-old earnest daise,

1247
00:35:05,838 --> 00:35:07,003
that the child's father,
27-year-old earnest daise,
is the shooter.

1248
00:35:07,305 --> 00:35:08,588
>> when they asked matthew

1249
00:35:08,723 --> 00:35:09,506
who hurt him,

1250
00:35:09,640 --> 00:35:11,558
matthew told them

1251
00:35:11,676 --> 00:35:12,642
that daddy did it.

1252
00:35:12,760 --> 00:35:13,393
Daddy shot him.

1253
00:35:13,511 --> 00:35:14,311
>> narrator: But can the

1254
00:35:14,428 --> 00:35:16,480
toddler's statement be trusted?

1255
00:35:16,597 --> 00:35:17,647
>> jeanine's son, matthew,

1256
00:35:17,765 --> 00:35:19,149
was only 2 1/2,

1257
00:35:19,267 --> 00:35:20,984
and he's witnessed his mom's

1258
00:35:21,102 --> 00:35:23,069
murder and been shot himself.

1259
00:35:23,354 --> 00:35:27,157
So he's obviously been
through a lot of trauma.
>> narrator: Detectives and

1260
00:35:27,159 --> 00:35:28,825
through a lot of trauma.
>> narrator: Detectives and
prosecutors move carefully

1261
00:35:28,827 --> 00:35:29,659
>> narrator: Detectives and
prosecutors move carefully
before acting

1262
00:35:29,661 --> 00:35:31,111
prosecutors move carefully
before acting
on matthew's statement,

1263
00:35:31,113 --> 00:35:32,696
before acting
on matthew's statement,
consulting with specialists

1264
00:35:32,698 --> 00:35:33,997
on matthew's statement,
consulting with specialists
at the university of south

1265
00:35:33,999 --> 00:35:35,615
consulting with specialists
at the university of south
carolina medical center.

1266
00:35:35,950 --> 00:35:37,250
>> the doctors there told us

1267
00:35:37,368 --> 00:35:38,084
that,

1268
00:35:38,202 --> 00:35:39,035
from a psychiatric standpoint,

1269
00:35:39,170 --> 00:35:40,620
that what the 2 1/2-year-old

1270
00:35:40,755 --> 00:35:42,506
said was accurate,

1271
00:35:42,623 --> 00:35:44,124
that daddy hurt him.

1272
00:35:44,292 --> 00:35:44,925
>> narrator: With earnest

1273
00:35:45,042 --> 00:35:46,042
already in custody

1274
00:35:46,177 --> 00:35:47,377
on drug charges,

1275
00:35:47,528 --> 00:35:49,763
on November 23, 2009,

1276
00:35:49,881 --> 00:35:50,847
prosecutors bring him

1277
00:35:50,965 --> 00:35:52,048
back before the judge

1278
00:35:52,183 --> 00:35:54,434
for a slew of new indictments.

1279
00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:57,687
>> earnest was charged with
the murder of jeanine mullen
and the murder

1280
00:35:57,689 --> 00:35:59,639
the murder of jeanine mullen
and the murder
of waltfredo mullen.

1281
00:35:59,641 --> 00:36:00,640
And the murder
of waltfredo mullen.
He was charged with assault

1282
00:36:00,642 --> 00:36:01,875
of waltfredo mullen.
He was charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill

1283
00:36:01,877 --> 00:36:03,443
he was charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill
for matthew mullen.

1284
00:36:03,445 --> 00:36:04,811
And battery with intent to kill
for matthew mullen.
>> narrator: At the hearing,

1285
00:36:04,813 --> 00:36:05,979
for matthew mullen.
>> narrator: At the hearing,
prosecutors announce

1286
00:36:05,981 --> 00:36:07,397
>> narrator: At the hearing,
prosecutors announce
their intention to seek

1287
00:36:07,399 --> 00:36:09,482
prosecutors announce
their intention to seek
the death penalty.

1288
00:36:09,484 --> 00:36:10,984
Their intention to seek
the death penalty.
>> the tipping point for me

1289
00:36:10,986 --> 00:36:12,819
the death penalty.
>> the tipping point for me
was he killed

1290
00:36:12,821 --> 00:36:14,321
>> the tipping point for me
was he killed
a 4-year-old child,

1291
00:36:14,323 --> 00:36:15,822
was he killed
a 4-year-old child,
and then to turn that gun

1292
00:36:15,824 --> 00:36:17,490
a 4-year-old child,
and then to turn that gun
on his own 2 1/2-year-old

1293
00:36:17,492 --> 00:36:20,360
and then to turn that gun
on his own 2 1/2-year-old
child, to me, is inexcusable.

1294
00:36:20,661 --> 00:36:22,095
>> I don't even think

1295
00:36:22,230 --> 00:36:23,663
the death penalty or him

1296
00:36:23,798 --> 00:36:25,298
dying would have

1297
00:36:25,416 --> 00:36:26,666
settled the score with me

1298
00:36:26,801 --> 00:36:27,918
as far as I was concerned.

1299
00:36:28,219 --> 00:36:34,007
>> narrator: When earnest goes
on trial in October of 2013,
prosecutors open the case

1300
00:36:34,009 --> 00:36:35,375
on trial in October of 2013,
prosecutors open the case
by presenting their theory

1301
00:36:35,377 --> 00:36:39,012
prosecutors open the case
by presenting their theory
of how the crime occurred.

1302
00:36:39,014 --> 00:36:39,613
By presenting their theory
of how the crime occurred.
>> I don't want to fight

1303
00:36:39,615 --> 00:36:40,180
of how the crime occurred.
>> I don't want to fight
with you today.

1304
00:36:40,182 --> 00:36:40,897
>> I don't want to fight
with you today.
Can you please

1305
00:36:40,899 --> 00:36:41,815
with you today.
Can you please
just bring the van back?

1306
00:36:41,817 --> 00:36:43,984
Can you please
just bring the van back?
>> jeanine called him and tried

1307
00:36:43,986 --> 00:36:44,768
just bring the van back?
>> jeanine called him and tried
to get the van back

1308
00:36:44,770 --> 00:36:45,852
>> jeanine called him and tried
to get the van back
so that she could go on

1309
00:36:45,854 --> 00:36:47,687
to get the van back
so that she could go on
a birthday party with her child.

1310
00:36:48,022 --> 00:36:48,939
>> prosecutors had contended

1311
00:36:49,073 --> 00:36:50,156
that after he got off the phone

1312
00:36:50,274 --> 00:36:51,825
with jeanine at the bar, earnest

1313
00:36:51,943 --> 00:36:53,326
rushed straight to her house.

1314
00:36:53,628 --> 00:36:57,197
>> narrator: But it wasn't
to return the van.
>> you know,

1315
00:36:57,199 --> 00:36:57,781
to return the van.
>> you know,
you got a lot of nerve.

1316
00:36:57,783 --> 00:36:58,248
>> you know,
you got a lot of nerve.
>> me?

1317
00:36:58,250 --> 00:36:59,232
You got a lot of nerve.
>> me?
>> a lot of nerve.

1318
00:36:59,234 --> 00:36:59,933
>> me?
>> a lot of nerve.
>> you're the one who hasn't

1319
00:36:59,935 --> 00:37:00,734
>> a lot of nerve.
>> you're the one who hasn't
been considerate here.

1320
00:37:00,736 --> 00:37:02,202
>> you're the one who hasn't
been considerate here.
>> what really sent earnest

1321
00:37:02,204 --> 00:37:03,703
been considerate here.
>> what really sent earnest
daise into a rage

1322
00:37:03,705 --> 00:37:05,872
>> what really sent earnest
daise into a rage
was that she would have

1323
00:37:05,874 --> 00:37:07,757
daise into a rage
was that she would have
the audacity to call him

1324
00:37:07,759 --> 00:37:09,142
was that she would have
the audacity to call him
on the phone repeatedly

1325
00:37:09,144 --> 00:37:10,243
the audacity to call him
on the phone repeatedly
and tell him that she needed

1326
00:37:10,245 --> 00:37:11,544
on the phone repeatedly
and tell him that she needed
that van back.

1327
00:37:11,546 --> 00:37:12,312
And tell him that she needed
that van back.
>> you should have brought

1328
00:37:12,314 --> 00:37:13,213
that van back.
>> you should have brought
my van back to my house!

1329
00:37:13,215 --> 00:37:13,980
>> you should have brought
my van back to my house!
>> I'll bring your van back

1330
00:37:13,982 --> 00:37:14,748
my van back to my house!
>> I'll bring your van back
when I get ready!

1331
00:37:14,750 --> 00:37:15,415
>> I'll bring your van back
when I get ready!
>> you know what, earnest?

1332
00:37:15,417 --> 00:37:16,349
When I get ready!
>> you know what, earnest?
>> when I get ready!

1333
00:37:16,351 --> 00:37:17,050
>> you know what, earnest?
>> when I get ready!
>> I don't have time for this!

1334
00:37:17,052 --> 00:37:17,584
>> when I get ready!
>> I don't have time for this!
>> jeanine was

1335
00:37:17,586 --> 00:37:18,301
>> I don't have time for this!
>> jeanine was
already frustrated.

1336
00:37:18,303 --> 00:37:18,885
>> jeanine was
already frustrated.
She had been calling him

1337
00:37:18,887 --> 00:37:19,769
already frustrated.
She had been calling him
multiple times.

1338
00:37:19,771 --> 00:37:21,054
She had been calling him
multiple times.
>> but according to prosecutors,

1339
00:37:21,056 --> 00:37:22,422
multiple times.
>> but according to prosecutors,
when jeanine got angry with

1340
00:37:22,424 --> 00:37:24,891
>> but according to prosecutors,
when jeanine got angry with
earnest, he completely lost it.

1341
00:37:24,893 --> 00:37:27,127
When jeanine got angry with
earnest, he completely lost it.
>> he was not able to control

1342
00:37:27,129 --> 00:37:29,396
earnest, he completely lost it.
>> he was not able to control
what he wanted to control,

1343
00:37:29,398 --> 00:37:30,864
>> he was not able to control
what he wanted to control,
and I think that's really

1344
00:37:30,866 --> 00:37:32,482
what he wanted to control,
and I think that's really
the heart of this case,

1345
00:37:32,484 --> 00:37:34,451
and I think that's really
the heart of this case,
and it's the heart of what

1346
00:37:34,453 --> 00:37:36,069
the heart of this case,
and it's the heart of what
ended up happening.

1347
00:37:39,941 --> 00:37:44,077
He executed jeanine.
He executed waltfredo,
and he tried to execute

1348
00:37:44,079 --> 00:37:46,079
he executed waltfredo,
and he tried to execute
his own 2 1/2-year-old child.

1349
00:37:46,081 --> 00:37:47,647
And he tried to execute
his own 2 1/2-year-old child.
>> he was a monster.

1350
00:37:47,649 --> 00:37:50,250
His own 2 1/2-year-old child.
>> he was a monster.
>> narrator: But can prosecutors

1351
00:37:50,252 --> 00:37:51,418
>> he was a monster.
>> narrator: But can prosecutors
prove it without putting

1352
00:37:51,420 --> 00:37:52,969
>> narrator: But can prosecutors
prove it without putting
jeanine's son, matthew, on the

1353
00:37:52,971 --> 00:37:53,970
prove it without putting
jeanine's son, matthew, on the
stand?

1354
00:37:53,972 --> 00:37:55,255
Jeanine's son, matthew, on the
stand?
>> he was a brave young man.

1355
00:37:55,257 --> 00:37:56,556
Stand?
>> he was a brave young man.
He was somebody that,

1356
00:37:56,558 --> 00:37:58,008
>> he was a brave young man.
He was somebody that,
had we asked him

1357
00:37:58,010 --> 00:37:59,392
he was somebody that,
had we asked him
to testify, he would have.

1358
00:37:59,394 --> 00:38:00,560
Had we asked him
to testify, he would have.
>> narrator: Luckily,

1359
00:38:00,562 --> 00:38:02,095
to testify, he would have.
>> narrator: Luckily,
they don't have to.

1360
00:38:02,097 --> 00:38:03,096
>> narrator: Luckily,
they don't have to.
>> through the south carolina

1361
00:38:03,098 --> 00:38:04,331
they don't have to.
>> through the south carolina
rules of evidence, we were able

1362
00:38:04,333 --> 00:38:05,982
>> through the south carolina
rules of evidence, we were able
to put in the testimony

1363
00:38:05,984 --> 00:38:07,267
rules of evidence, we were able
to put in the testimony
what the child said as opposed

1364
00:38:07,269 --> 00:38:08,652
to put in the testimony
what the child said as opposed
to the child himself.

1365
00:38:08,936 --> 00:38:09,519
>> the person

1366
00:38:09,654 --> 00:38:10,570
who questioned matthew

1367
00:38:10,688 --> 00:38:12,522
took the stand in his place.

1368
00:38:12,823 --> 00:38:15,859
>> narrator: Prosecutors
close out their argument
by shining a light

1369
00:38:15,861 --> 00:38:17,110
close out their argument
by shining a light
on the way earnest treated

1370
00:38:17,112 --> 00:38:19,746
by shining a light
on the way earnest treated
jeanine behind closed doors.

1371
00:38:19,748 --> 00:38:20,947
On the way earnest treated
jeanine behind closed doors.
>> and some of her friends

1372
00:38:20,949 --> 00:38:22,582
jeanine behind closed doors.
>> and some of her friends
shared with us a pattern,

1373
00:38:22,584 --> 00:38:23,917
>> and some of her friends
shared with us a pattern,
a history, of them fighting.

1374
00:38:23,919 --> 00:38:25,085
Shared with us a pattern,
a history, of them fighting.
>> this wasn't one of those

1375
00:38:25,087 --> 00:38:26,453
a history, of them fighting.
>> this wasn't one of those
kinds of relationships

1376
00:38:26,455 --> 00:38:27,554
>> this wasn't one of those
kinds of relationships
where I could say to her,

1377
00:38:27,556 --> 00:38:29,005
kinds of relationships
where I could say to her,
as a friend,

1378
00:38:29,007 --> 00:38:30,340
where I could say to her,
as a friend,
"things will work out."

1379
00:38:30,342 --> 00:38:32,359
as a friend,
"things will work out."
the on-again, off-again

1380
00:38:32,361 --> 00:38:34,794
"things will work out."
the on-again, off-again
was due to emotional abuse,

1381
00:38:34,796 --> 00:38:36,012
the on-again, off-again
was due to emotional abuse,
but people on the outside

1382
00:38:36,014 --> 00:38:36,713
was due to emotional abuse,
but people on the outside
didn't know.

1383
00:38:37,014 --> 00:38:38,331
>> friend testified at one point

1384
00:38:38,466 --> 00:38:39,432
that she was on one of

1385
00:38:39,550 --> 00:38:41,184
those calls with jeanine,

1386
00:38:41,302 --> 00:38:42,052
and she heard screaming

1387
00:38:42,186 --> 00:38:42,802
in the background,

1388
00:38:42,937 --> 00:38:44,020
and the phone went dead.

1389
00:38:44,138 --> 00:38:45,021
>> narrator: When it's

1390
00:38:45,139 --> 00:38:46,272
the defense's turn,

1391
00:38:46,390 --> 00:38:48,108
they do their best to cast doubt

1392
00:38:48,225 --> 00:38:50,443
on the prosecution's assertions.

1393
00:38:50,561 --> 00:38:51,561
>> they discount matthew's

1394
00:38:51,696 --> 00:38:53,279
identification of daddy

1395
00:38:53,397 --> 00:38:54,230
as the shooter,

1396
00:38:54,365 --> 00:38:55,565
arguing that he was only 2

1397
00:38:55,700 --> 00:38:56,349
when the crime occurred.

1398
00:38:56,650 --> 00:39:01,488
>> narrator: Earnest's defense
team also points to the fact
that there was no murder weapon

1399
00:39:01,490 --> 00:39:03,123
team also points to the fact
that there was no murder weapon
ever recovered tying earnest

1400
00:39:03,125 --> 00:39:04,791
that there was no murder weapon
ever recovered tying earnest
to the crime.

1401
00:39:04,793 --> 00:39:05,875
Ever recovered tying earnest
to the crime.
>> we still have not found

1402
00:39:05,877 --> 00:39:06,743
to the crime.
>> we still have not found
that weapon.

1403
00:39:06,745 --> 00:39:07,994
>> we still have not found
that weapon.
>> narrator: But will that carry

1404
00:39:07,996 --> 00:39:09,713
that weapon.
>> narrator: But will that carry
any weight with the jury?

1405
00:39:09,715 --> 00:39:11,998
>> narrator: But will that carry
any weight with the jury?
>> the jury took basically

1406
00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:13,166
any weight with the jury?
>> the jury took basically
an hour and a half to determine

1407
00:39:13,168 --> 00:39:14,167
>> the jury took basically
an hour and a half to determine
that he was guilty.

1408
00:39:14,169 --> 00:39:16,086
An hour and a half to determine
that he was guilty.
>> I feel that the prosecutors

1409
00:39:16,088 --> 00:39:17,721
that he was guilty.
>> I feel that the prosecutors
did a phenomenal job

1410
00:39:17,723 --> 00:39:19,339
>> I feel that the prosecutors
did a phenomenal job
in handling such a case

1411
00:39:19,341 --> 00:39:20,473
did a phenomenal job
in handling such a case
as this one,

1412
00:39:20,475 --> 00:39:21,341
in handling such a case
as this one,
and they got

1413
00:39:21,343 --> 00:39:22,726
as this one,
and they got
the desired verdict.

1414
00:39:22,728 --> 00:39:24,894
And they got
the desired verdict.
>> there were hugs and tears

1415
00:39:24,896 --> 00:39:25,979
the desired verdict.
>> there were hugs and tears
from the mullen family.

1416
00:39:25,981 --> 00:39:27,647
>> there were hugs and tears
from the mullen family.
>> narrator: But their ordeal

1417
00:39:27,649 --> 00:39:28,681
from the mullen family.
>> narrator: But their ordeal
isn't over.

1418
00:39:28,683 --> 00:39:29,616
>> narrator: But their ordeal
isn't over.
>> in south carolina,

1419
00:39:29,618 --> 00:39:30,717
isn't over.
>> in south carolina,
when there's a death penalty,

1420
00:39:30,719 --> 00:39:31,735
>> in south carolina,
when there's a death penalty,
there's a second phase,

1421
00:39:31,737 --> 00:39:32,936
when there's a death penalty,
there's a second phase,
the sentencing phase.

1422
00:39:32,938 --> 00:39:34,654
There's a second phase,
the sentencing phase.
The jury picks between a life

1423
00:39:34,656 --> 00:39:35,688
the sentencing phase.
The jury picks between a life
sentence without parole

1424
00:39:35,690 --> 00:39:36,923
the jury picks between a life
sentence without parole
or the death penalty.

1425
00:39:36,925 --> 00:39:38,324
Sentence without parole
or the death penalty.
>> narrator: At the hearing,

1426
00:39:38,326 --> 00:39:39,325
or the death penalty.
>> narrator: At the hearing,
earnest's family

1427
00:39:39,327 --> 00:39:40,994
>> narrator: At the hearing,
earnest's family
pleads for mercy.

1428
00:39:40,996 --> 00:39:42,362
Earnest's family
pleads for mercy.
>> they presented extensive

1429
00:39:42,364 --> 00:39:43,613
pleads for mercy.
>> they presented extensive
testimony about earnest's

1430
00:39:43,615 --> 00:39:44,414
>> they presented extensive
testimony about earnest's
troubled childhood.

1431
00:39:44,416 --> 00:39:45,799
Testimony about earnest's
troubled childhood.
>> narrator: It's enough

1432
00:39:45,801 --> 00:39:48,084
troubled childhood.
>> narrator: It's enough
to stay the jury's hand.

1433
00:39:48,086 --> 00:39:49,335
>> narrator: It's enough
to stay the jury's hand.
>> due to their plea for mercy,

1434
00:39:49,337 --> 00:39:50,120
to stay the jury's hand.
>> due to their plea for mercy,
the jury stopped

1435
00:39:50,122 --> 00:39:51,254
>> due to their plea for mercy,
the jury stopped
short of execution.

1436
00:39:51,256 --> 00:39:53,039
The jury stopped
short of execution.
However, they did sentence him

1437
00:39:53,041 --> 00:39:53,873
short of execution.
However, they did sentence him
to life in prison

1438
00:39:53,875 --> 00:39:55,542
however, they did sentence him
to life in prison
without parole.

1439
00:39:55,544 --> 00:39:57,293
To life in prison
without parole.
>> I'm glad he can't walk on the

1440
00:39:57,295 --> 00:39:59,279
without parole.
>> I'm glad he can't walk on the
face of this earth ever again,

1441
00:39:59,281 --> 00:40:00,146
>> I'm glad he can't walk on the
face of this earth ever again,
but I also felt

1442
00:40:00,148 --> 00:40:01,464
face of this earth ever again,
but I also felt
a sense of disappointment

1443
00:40:01,466 --> 00:40:02,682
but I also felt
a sense of disappointment
because I was pushing

1444
00:40:02,684 --> 00:40:03,950
a sense of disappointment
because I was pushing
for the death penalty,

1445
00:40:03,952 --> 00:40:05,301
because I was pushing
for the death penalty,
and I didn't get that

1446
00:40:05,303 --> 00:40:07,687
for the death penalty,
and I didn't get that
for everybody who loved jeanine

1447
00:40:07,689 --> 00:40:08,822
and I didn't get that
for everybody who loved jeanine
and miss her and everybody

1448
00:40:08,824 --> 00:40:11,424
for everybody who loved jeanine
and miss her and everybody
who loved fred and miss him.

1449
00:40:11,426 --> 00:40:13,893
And miss her and everybody
who loved fred and miss him.
There's no closure on our side

1450
00:40:13,895 --> 00:40:15,128
who loved fred and miss him.
There's no closure on our side
because of that.

1451
00:40:15,130 --> 00:40:16,813
There's no closure on our side
because of that.
>> narrator: Although earnest's

1452
00:40:16,815 --> 00:40:18,431
because of that.
>> narrator: Although earnest's
life sentence does offer

1453
00:40:18,433 --> 00:40:20,733
>> narrator: Although earnest's
life sentence does offer
one small consolation.

1454
00:40:20,735 --> 00:40:21,601
Life sentence does offer
one small consolation.
>> because earnest is

1455
00:40:21,603 --> 00:40:22,652
one small consolation.
>> because earnest is
still alive,

1456
00:40:22,654 --> 00:40:23,436
>> because earnest is
still alive,
matthew has

1457
00:40:23,438 --> 00:40:25,371
still alive,
matthew has
an opportunity to say,

1458
00:40:25,373 --> 00:40:26,840
matthew has
an opportunity to say,
"you know, I need answers.

1459
00:40:26,842 --> 00:40:28,007
An opportunity to say,
"you know, I need answers.
By god, you're going to give me

1460
00:40:28,009 --> 00:40:29,492
"you know, I need answers.
By god, you're going to give me
some answers."

1461
00:40:29,494 --> 00:40:31,411
by god, you're going to give me
some answers."
>> narrator: As for matthew,

1462
00:40:31,413 --> 00:40:32,295
some answers."
>> narrator: As for matthew,
in the aftermath

1463
00:40:32,297 --> 00:40:33,446
>> narrator: As for matthew,
in the aftermath
of the shooting,

1464
00:40:33,448 --> 00:40:35,215
in the aftermath
of the shooting,
he has not only survived

1465
00:40:35,217 --> 00:40:36,816
of the shooting,
he has not only survived
but thrived.

1466
00:40:36,818 --> 00:40:39,052
He has not only survived
but thrived.
>> he shows no physical signs

1467
00:40:39,054 --> 00:40:40,753
but thrived.
>> he shows no physical signs
of anything like that.

1468
00:40:41,088 --> 00:40:42,255
>> he's flourishing

1469
00:40:42,423 --> 00:40:44,307
into this wonderful young man,

1470
00:40:44,425 --> 00:40:46,926
is smart, is able to do things

1471
00:40:47,061 --> 00:40:49,479
that kids his age can do.

1472
00:40:49,597 --> 00:40:51,164
Jeanine's family has really

1473
00:40:51,298 --> 00:40:52,765
come together to raise

1474
00:40:52,933 --> 00:40:55,568
those boys to be fine gentlemen.

1475
00:40:55,703 --> 00:40:56,936
>> narrator: Though nothing

1476
00:40:57,071 --> 00:40:58,304
can bring back jeanine

1477
00:40:58,439 --> 00:41:00,440
or 4-year-old waltfredo,

1478
00:41:00,574 --> 00:41:02,175
their loved ones are determined

1479
00:41:02,309 --> 00:41:03,309
to make sure they

1480
00:41:03,444 --> 00:41:05,578
didn't die in vain.

1481
00:41:05,713 --> 00:41:08,314
>> I just want people to know

1482
00:41:08,449 --> 00:41:09,666
that if you have

1483
00:41:09,783 --> 00:41:10,783
a friend out there,

1484
00:41:10,918 --> 00:41:12,952
and they don't know where to go,

1485
00:41:13,120 --> 00:41:13,887
there are organizations

1486
00:41:14,004 --> 00:41:14,754
out there to help.