1 00:00:05,271 --> 00:00:08,007 - Hey, Kenny. - Bobby, baby. Sweetheart! 2 00:00:08,041 --> 00:00:10,075 [narrator] Strong friendships are the foundation 3 00:00:10,110 --> 00:00:12,011 of tight-knit communities. 4 00:00:12,045 --> 00:00:13,846 They were each other's support system. 5 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:15,614 Try taking the yellow one first, man. 6 00:00:15,648 --> 00:00:18,183 This is like a father and son relationship. 7 00:00:18,218 --> 00:00:21,153 [narrator] But close quarters can cause tempers to flare. 8 00:00:21,755 --> 00:00:23,255 Just stay from my fence. 9 00:00:23,289 --> 00:00:27,192 Two alpha personalities suddenly at odds. 10 00:00:27,227 --> 00:00:28,460 - You did it! - Prove it. 11 00:00:29,396 --> 00:00:30,829 [narrator] And once shots are fired... 12 00:00:32,232 --> 00:00:33,499 This isn't over! 13 00:00:33,533 --> 00:00:36,101 [narrator] ...it becomes a fight to the death. 14 00:00:36,136 --> 00:00:39,071 I'll break your neck if I ever see you again! 15 00:00:39,105 --> 00:00:41,707 Cooper! Come quick! 16 00:00:41,741 --> 00:00:44,109 You have a neighbor from hell, and you're stuck with him. 17 00:00:45,278 --> 00:00:46,178 Fire, fire. 18 00:00:46,212 --> 00:00:48,280 I was shocked that it went that far. 19 00:00:48,314 --> 00:00:49,515 You should be locked up! 20 00:00:49,549 --> 00:00:50,783 No! Stop it! 21 00:00:50,817 --> 00:00:53,452 None of us ever considered that it would turn violent. 22 00:00:53,486 --> 00:00:56,088 - [Bobby] Kenny! You're dead! - He's going to kill us. 23 00:00:56,122 --> 00:00:57,890 - [August] Bobby! - No! 24 00:00:59,926 --> 00:01:01,060 Hi, daddy. 25 00:01:01,895 --> 00:01:03,896 This isn't over. 26 00:01:05,999 --> 00:01:07,132 [sirens] 27 00:01:15,275 --> 00:01:17,943 [narrator] Frankford is a suburb of Philadelphia 28 00:01:17,977 --> 00:01:21,280 filled with diverse working class families. 29 00:01:21,314 --> 00:01:23,582 [Kelley] It's a very robust, 30 00:01:23,616 --> 00:01:25,684 you know, active, vibrant urban neighborhood, 31 00:01:25,718 --> 00:01:28,520 like many neighborhoods and cities around the country. 32 00:01:28,555 --> 00:01:29,988 [narrator] On James Street, 33 00:01:30,023 --> 00:01:32,991 close neighbors spend a lot of time together. 34 00:01:33,026 --> 00:01:35,194 So we all share porches and steps. 35 00:01:35,228 --> 00:01:37,296 Now, you know, people sit out often. 36 00:01:37,330 --> 00:01:38,831 It's crazy, but it's a good block. 37 00:01:44,170 --> 00:01:46,805 [narrator] Kenny Hoyle and his wife, Maria, 38 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:50,275 have staked their claim here for almost two decades. 39 00:01:50,310 --> 00:01:51,777 You think it's time for that break now? 40 00:01:51,811 --> 00:01:54,012 Are you kidding? This is my break. 41 00:01:54,047 --> 00:01:56,315 - Oh, come on. - I'm telling you. 42 00:01:56,349 --> 00:01:59,184 [Joseph] Mr. Boyle was a Navy veteran. 43 00:01:59,219 --> 00:02:01,253 He was a Navy machinist. 44 00:02:01,287 --> 00:02:04,857 He retired, living a very quiet life. 45 00:02:04,891 --> 00:02:06,391 [Allan] I knew that Kenny was a vet, 46 00:02:06,426 --> 00:02:08,727 just by the way he looked. 47 00:02:08,761 --> 00:02:11,697 Short, crewcut hair, you know, stand up straight. 48 00:02:11,731 --> 00:02:13,966 And Maria kept an eye on the block. 49 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:15,300 [narrator] The Hoyles are looking forward 50 00:02:15,335 --> 00:02:16,969 to spending their retirement 51 00:02:17,003 --> 00:02:19,471 working on their beautiful residence. 52 00:02:19,506 --> 00:02:20,873 [Joseph] They were happy with their home. 53 00:02:20,907 --> 00:02:22,808 That's truly where their heart was. 54 00:02:22,842 --> 00:02:25,511 They enjoyed the company of their dog, Cooper, 55 00:02:25,545 --> 00:02:27,279 and kept to themselves for the most part. 56 00:02:27,714 --> 00:02:29,148 Hey, Kenny. 57 00:02:29,182 --> 00:02:31,049 Bobby, baby, sweetheart. 58 00:02:31,084 --> 00:02:32,251 You're still working on that thing? 59 00:02:32,285 --> 00:02:34,086 Yeah, absolutely, man. I got to get it going. 60 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:36,188 [narrator] Bobby DePaul has lived next door 61 00:02:36,222 --> 00:02:38,490 to the Hoyles for over 15 years. 62 00:02:38,525 --> 00:02:40,592 - Hey, Bobby. - Hey, Maria, how you doing? 63 00:02:40,627 --> 00:02:42,561 [Allan] Bobby and Kenny were friends, 64 00:02:42,595 --> 00:02:45,063 and you can't live that close to someone 65 00:02:45,098 --> 00:02:47,266 and not treat them as family that way. 66 00:02:47,867 --> 00:02:49,034 [August] Bob! 67 00:02:49,068 --> 00:02:50,202 Playing nice over there? 68 00:02:50,236 --> 00:02:52,137 [Bobby] Of course. [narrator] Bobby's girlfriend, 69 00:02:52,172 --> 00:02:55,374 August Dempsey, spends weekends at his place, 70 00:02:55,408 --> 00:02:58,844 often with his four children from previous relationships. 71 00:03:00,213 --> 00:03:02,247 [Lester] August, she kept Bobby in check, 72 00:03:02,282 --> 00:03:04,650 she made sure his clothes was clean, 73 00:03:04,684 --> 00:03:07,553 make sure he was up for work, great woman. 74 00:03:07,587 --> 00:03:10,222 She was the right one for Bobby. 75 00:03:10,256 --> 00:03:12,491 [Allan] Bobby was a well-known figure in the neighborhood. 76 00:03:12,525 --> 00:03:13,759 He was very neighborly. 77 00:03:13,793 --> 00:03:16,228 He would have done whatever I needed 78 00:03:16,262 --> 00:03:17,162 at any time. 79 00:03:17,197 --> 00:03:18,664 Drop of a hat, day or night. 80 00:03:18,698 --> 00:03:21,066 [narrator] The two couples enjoy each other's company, 81 00:03:21,100 --> 00:03:23,902 a good thing given their close quarters. 82 00:03:23,937 --> 00:03:25,637 [Joseph] Their houses were essentially together. 83 00:03:25,672 --> 00:03:27,439 It was one property 84 00:03:27,473 --> 00:03:30,309 with a wall between the two, separating the two homes. 85 00:03:32,178 --> 00:03:35,480 [narrator] Bobby and Kenny share more than just a wall. 86 00:03:35,515 --> 00:03:37,449 Bobby is also an avid mechanic, 87 00:03:37,483 --> 00:03:39,451 and together, the two gearheads 88 00:03:39,485 --> 00:03:41,954 rented garage space nearby. 89 00:03:41,988 --> 00:03:43,622 How is that air conditioner coming? 90 00:03:43,656 --> 00:03:44,556 It's coming. 91 00:03:44,591 --> 00:03:46,625 You sure that's going to fix it? 92 00:03:46,659 --> 00:03:48,560 [Kenny] There's always hope. 93 00:03:48,595 --> 00:03:50,996 [Joseph] They would sit there, have a beer, 94 00:03:51,030 --> 00:03:52,664 do some mechanic work. 95 00:03:52,699 --> 00:03:53,899 Oh, no, no, no, 96 00:03:53,933 --> 00:03:55,634 try taking the other one first, man. 97 00:03:55,668 --> 00:03:56,568 Kenny knows best. 98 00:03:56,603 --> 00:03:57,769 [Kenny] You're right. Kenny does. 99 00:03:57,804 --> 00:03:59,438 Now you're getting it. 100 00:03:59,472 --> 00:04:00,806 [Jude] Bobby was like an apprentice. 101 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:04,509 It was like father and son relationship almost. 102 00:04:04,544 --> 00:04:06,878 So he was very respectful to him. 103 00:04:06,913 --> 00:04:10,315 [narrator] But one wrong move can turn good friends 104 00:04:10,350 --> 00:04:12,017 into sworn enemies. 105 00:04:12,819 --> 00:04:14,519 - We're done! - I'll show you done. 106 00:04:14,554 --> 00:04:15,887 You're dead, DePaul! 107 00:04:16,322 --> 00:04:17,356 [laughing] 108 00:04:18,658 --> 00:04:20,425 - Kenny! - Stop it! 109 00:04:24,264 --> 00:04:26,098 [narrator] All is well on James Street, 110 00:04:26,532 --> 00:04:28,467 for now. 111 00:04:28,501 --> 00:04:30,702 [Joseph] The Hoyle's backyard was quaint, 112 00:04:30,737 --> 00:04:32,170 it was just something that you could tell 113 00:04:32,205 --> 00:04:35,240 that two people really took the time to care about. 114 00:04:36,309 --> 00:04:38,810 They had their flowers, their vegetable garden. 115 00:04:38,845 --> 00:04:41,747 It was something that they truly enjoyed. 116 00:04:47,387 --> 00:04:48,353 [narrator] Meanwhile, 117 00:04:48,388 --> 00:04:50,489 Bobby is planning a major improvement 118 00:04:50,523 --> 00:04:51,823 to his backyard. 119 00:04:51,858 --> 00:04:53,725 Kenny, how goes the battle? 120 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:55,894 Bobby, it's good, man. How are you? 121 00:04:55,928 --> 00:04:58,530 Good. Wow! Tomatoes are looking great. 122 00:04:58,564 --> 00:05:00,699 [Kenny] Thanks. It's a lot of work. 123 00:05:00,733 --> 00:05:02,901 - Great news, though. - [Kenny] What's that? 124 00:05:02,935 --> 00:05:05,437 Came up with my next project. I'm going to build a shed. 125 00:05:05,471 --> 00:05:06,705 Shed? Nice. 126 00:05:06,739 --> 00:05:09,074 [Lester] Bobby wanted to build a little shed in his yard 127 00:05:09,108 --> 00:05:13,045 to keep his lawn mower, weed whacker, barbecue grill. 128 00:05:13,079 --> 00:05:14,946 If I remove this part of the fence here 129 00:05:14,981 --> 00:05:17,182 and maybe just a bit of this section, 130 00:05:17,216 --> 00:05:19,284 then I should be able to snug it right up to the line, 131 00:05:19,319 --> 00:05:20,452 it'll fit perfect. 132 00:05:20,486 --> 00:05:23,588 [Joseph] It was something that went beyond a simple shed 133 00:05:23,623 --> 00:05:25,357 more to a garage. 134 00:05:25,391 --> 00:05:28,093 And this was not acceptable to Mr. Hoyle. 135 00:05:28,127 --> 00:05:29,895 Oh, no, no, come on, you can build your shed, 136 00:05:29,929 --> 00:05:31,196 but don't be touching my fence. 137 00:05:31,230 --> 00:05:33,198 You can't be doing that, Bobby, come on. 138 00:05:33,232 --> 00:05:35,000 Why don't you just make the damn thing a foot smaller? 139 00:05:35,034 --> 00:05:36,234 That's all you got to do. 140 00:05:36,269 --> 00:05:37,936 [Lester] For some reason that shed 141 00:05:37,970 --> 00:05:40,105 just sent Kenny off, 142 00:05:40,139 --> 00:05:43,208 like, how dare you build some next to my property 143 00:05:43,242 --> 00:05:44,576 without my permission? 144 00:05:44,610 --> 00:05:45,777 I made the blueprints already. 145 00:05:45,812 --> 00:05:47,612 So, I mean, it's got to be like this. 146 00:05:47,647 --> 00:05:50,182 You know what, Bobby? That's your problem. 147 00:05:50,216 --> 00:05:52,584 Build your shed. Just stay away from my fence. 148 00:05:52,618 --> 00:05:54,453 Fine. Whatever you say. 149 00:06:01,694 --> 00:06:04,329 [narrator] Kenny manages to shake off his frustration. 150 00:06:05,565 --> 00:06:06,998 How is that breakfast coming? 151 00:06:07,033 --> 00:06:09,434 It's coming. It's coming. Hold your horses. 152 00:06:09,469 --> 00:06:12,471 Coop! Good boy, look at you, eh? 153 00:06:12,505 --> 00:06:14,005 [narrator] But it's about to resurface. 154 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:14,873 Go on. 155 00:06:15,375 --> 00:06:16,541 [crashing] 156 00:06:16,976 --> 00:06:18,110 What on earth? 157 00:06:21,447 --> 00:06:23,315 [crashing] 158 00:06:26,786 --> 00:06:27,886 [Kenny] Hey! 159 00:06:29,021 --> 00:06:30,222 What the hell are you doing? 160 00:06:30,690 --> 00:06:31,623 Hey, Ken. 161 00:06:32,191 --> 00:06:33,358 Gorgeous day. 162 00:06:33,393 --> 00:06:34,326 What are you doing? 163 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:36,061 There's rules for all this kind of stuff. 164 00:06:37,063 --> 00:06:38,029 Building my shed. 165 00:06:38,064 --> 00:06:39,765 [Allan] The SHED, capitals. 166 00:06:39,799 --> 00:06:41,166 It's was pretty big. 167 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:43,635 It wasn't just a one story thing. 168 00:06:43,669 --> 00:06:45,570 From my impression, it could have been 169 00:06:45,605 --> 00:06:48,673 an en suite, like, separate little house. 170 00:06:48,708 --> 00:06:50,242 Look at the high of it, it's over... 171 00:06:50,276 --> 00:06:51,977 it's on the property line and everything, man. 172 00:06:52,011 --> 00:06:55,347 It was put in a spot that allegedly 173 00:06:55,381 --> 00:06:57,249 Kenny Hoyle said Bobby didn't have permission 174 00:06:57,283 --> 00:06:58,283 to put it there. 175 00:06:58,317 --> 00:06:59,951 It was a problem, immediately. 176 00:06:59,986 --> 00:07:04,256 Maria's garden was affected by the shed. 177 00:07:04,290 --> 00:07:06,491 You know the work I put into these plants. 178 00:07:06,526 --> 00:07:08,560 - Bobby, come on. - Whoa, whoa, whoa. 179 00:07:08,594 --> 00:07:10,262 I told you to stay away from my fence. 180 00:07:10,296 --> 00:07:11,663 - You just don't listen. - Hey, hey, hey, 181 00:07:11,697 --> 00:07:12,931 I don't remember shaking on it. 182 00:07:12,965 --> 00:07:16,835 - Oh, come on, Bobby, grow up. - You're such a jerk, man. 183 00:07:16,869 --> 00:07:18,637 [Lester] I just think they took it personal. 184 00:07:18,671 --> 00:07:20,405 I think that they did think 185 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:23,508 Bobby was building the shed to make them mad. 186 00:07:23,543 --> 00:07:25,243 And that's when everything really started 187 00:07:25,278 --> 00:07:28,346 going really bad, downhill between them two. 188 00:07:28,381 --> 00:07:30,549 [narrator] Bobby isn't backing down. 189 00:07:30,583 --> 00:07:32,584 So Kenny takes another approach. 190 00:07:32,618 --> 00:07:35,220 Yeah. Licensing and Inspection? 191 00:07:35,254 --> 00:07:37,823 Yeah. My neighbor's building a shed without a permit. 192 00:07:37,857 --> 00:07:39,558 [narrator] He sends a city inspector 193 00:07:39,592 --> 00:07:41,092 to halt the construction. 194 00:07:45,798 --> 00:07:47,833 [Lester] That really ticked Bobby off. 195 00:07:49,569 --> 00:07:53,038 That's when the tensions got really high. 196 00:07:53,072 --> 00:07:54,806 [Allan] Calling Licenses and Inspections 197 00:07:54,841 --> 00:07:56,141 'cause you don't have a permit? 198 00:07:56,175 --> 00:07:59,222 Neighbors don't do that to one another. 199 00:07:59,246 --> 00:08:02,280 It added a level of betrayal. 200 00:08:04,083 --> 00:08:06,017 [narrator] Kenny's plan succeeds. 201 00:08:06,519 --> 00:08:07,519 You're fining me? 202 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:10,255 Is this a fine or tuition? 203 00:08:10,289 --> 00:08:12,491 [Joseph] He was fined a significant amount of money 204 00:08:12,525 --> 00:08:13,792 in the tens of thousands, 205 00:08:13,826 --> 00:08:15,627 in order to cease building. 206 00:08:15,661 --> 00:08:17,762 I thought Kenny was your friend. 207 00:08:17,797 --> 00:08:20,232 - Not anymore. - This is unbelievable. 208 00:08:20,266 --> 00:08:21,366 [Lester] Bobby was mad. 209 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:24,970 Bobby wanted to go next door and argue. 210 00:08:25,004 --> 00:08:27,138 If I have to sell my bike to pay for this, 211 00:08:27,173 --> 00:08:30,642 - he's going to lose his teeth! - No, no, no way. 212 00:08:30,676 --> 00:08:32,244 I'm going to fight this. 213 00:08:32,278 --> 00:08:33,979 [Lester] August, she was upset, 214 00:08:34,013 --> 00:08:36,214 but she had Bobby's back. 215 00:08:36,249 --> 00:08:37,816 She kept Bobby in line. 216 00:08:37,850 --> 00:08:40,218 [narrator] August files a formal appeal, 217 00:08:40,253 --> 00:08:42,587 but the process will take weeks. 218 00:08:42,622 --> 00:08:44,723 Reporting your neighbor to anybody 219 00:08:44,757 --> 00:08:47,559 is not a positive thing for a relationship. 220 00:08:47,593 --> 00:08:48,960 People are offended by it. 221 00:08:50,329 --> 00:08:51,730 [Allan] In a perfect world, 222 00:08:51,764 --> 00:08:53,565 everyone can smooth things over. 223 00:08:57,136 --> 00:09:00,472 But, you know, it's hard to get over things, 224 00:09:00,506 --> 00:09:02,140 especially when you're that close. 225 00:09:08,347 --> 00:09:09,180 Bob! 226 00:09:10,016 --> 00:09:11,016 Bob? 227 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:15,053 I'll kill you! 228 00:09:16,656 --> 00:09:18,990 Bobby was just obsessed with the fact 229 00:09:19,025 --> 00:09:21,593 that they ordered him to tear down the shed. 230 00:09:22,395 --> 00:09:24,129 Old man, you're sick! 231 00:09:24,163 --> 00:09:26,231 Trying to control me on my property? 232 00:09:26,265 --> 00:09:28,099 Whoa, whoa, calm down. 233 00:09:28,134 --> 00:09:29,834 Bobby had a temper and he was known 234 00:09:29,869 --> 00:09:32,871 to have some problems in the past with, 235 00:09:32,905 --> 00:09:33,972 you know, his anger. 236 00:09:34,006 --> 00:09:35,206 What's wrong with you? 237 00:09:35,241 --> 00:09:36,308 You're dead! 238 00:09:36,342 --> 00:09:38,043 We'll talk once you calm down, man. 239 00:09:38,077 --> 00:09:39,678 This isn't over! 240 00:09:42,848 --> 00:09:44,549 What is wrong with him? 241 00:09:44,584 --> 00:09:46,451 He's really going overboard this time, 242 00:09:46,485 --> 00:09:47,786 totally out of control. 243 00:09:47,820 --> 00:09:50,121 [narrator] And Bobby's just getting started. 244 00:09:50,156 --> 00:09:52,724 [Allan] He just felt, like, now it's a war. 245 00:09:52,758 --> 00:09:54,526 And then, everything I'm going to do 246 00:09:54,560 --> 00:09:56,394 to make your life more difficult 247 00:09:56,429 --> 00:09:58,196 because you did this thing to me. 248 00:10:00,733 --> 00:10:02,367 You and me, we're done! 249 00:10:12,278 --> 00:10:13,612 [Lester] Bobby was irate over that. 250 00:10:13,646 --> 00:10:15,246 I've never seen Bobby so mad. 251 00:10:15,281 --> 00:10:16,815 Screw you, Kenny! Do you hear me? 252 00:10:16,849 --> 00:10:19,618 [narrator] Bobby DePaul's tirade continues inside, 253 00:10:19,652 --> 00:10:22,320 and the thin walls provide little protection 254 00:10:22,355 --> 00:10:24,422 for Kenny and Maria Hoyle. 255 00:10:24,457 --> 00:10:26,925 It's close living. You can hear everything. 256 00:10:28,494 --> 00:10:30,996 You're separated by two courses of brick. 257 00:10:31,030 --> 00:10:31,930 That's it. 258 00:10:31,964 --> 00:10:33,264 I know you're listening! 259 00:10:33,299 --> 00:10:35,767 You and Maria right now, aren't you? 260 00:10:35,801 --> 00:10:38,069 Nobody tells me what to do! Especially you! 261 00:10:38,104 --> 00:10:39,838 Old man! You hear me? 262 00:10:43,943 --> 00:10:45,644 Bobby, knock it off! 263 00:10:46,312 --> 00:10:47,278 [laughing] 264 00:10:47,313 --> 00:10:49,614 [Jude] It was all because of the complaint. 265 00:10:49,649 --> 00:10:53,051 That was the catalyst to the whole situation 266 00:10:53,085 --> 00:10:54,586 that just escalated. 267 00:10:54,620 --> 00:10:58,089 [Lester] Bobby believed what Bobby built on his property 268 00:10:58,124 --> 00:11:00,358 was Bobby's concern and nobody else's. 269 00:11:00,393 --> 00:11:03,161 I'll wreck your neck if I ever see you again! 270 00:11:03,195 --> 00:11:05,997 - You hear me? - Bobby, just shut the hell up! 271 00:11:06,032 --> 00:11:08,133 This is crazy. This is insane. 272 00:11:08,167 --> 00:11:10,435 Leave us alone, will you? 273 00:11:10,469 --> 00:11:11,803 [Alan] I don't think they spoke to each other 274 00:11:11,837 --> 00:11:14,272 as friends after the shed at all. 275 00:11:14,306 --> 00:11:17,142 The friendship and the neighborly attitude 276 00:11:17,176 --> 00:11:18,877 towards one another went out the window. 277 00:11:24,650 --> 00:11:27,552 [narrator] Kenny attempts to settle back into his routine, 278 00:11:27,586 --> 00:11:30,422 but Bobby's jarring outburst is hard to forget. 279 00:11:31,657 --> 00:11:33,858 [Kelley] From the perspective of Kenny Hoyle, 280 00:11:33,893 --> 00:11:36,227 Bobby was somebody that he was worried about 281 00:11:36,262 --> 00:11:37,362 and in fear of. 282 00:11:37,396 --> 00:11:38,830 [engine running] 283 00:11:38,864 --> 00:11:39,931 He's here. 284 00:11:41,667 --> 00:11:43,668 And I couldn't imagine coming home every day 285 00:11:43,703 --> 00:11:46,337 and not being able to say hi to my neighbor. 286 00:11:48,207 --> 00:11:50,141 [narrator] Hoping to restore the peace, 287 00:11:50,176 --> 00:11:52,177 Kenny reaches out to Bobby 288 00:11:52,211 --> 00:11:54,713 and gets a surprising response. 289 00:11:54,747 --> 00:11:57,382 Bobby, we need to talk about what happened yesterday. 290 00:11:57,416 --> 00:11:59,684 Hey, buddy, it's great to see you. 291 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:01,786 [Joseph] Bobby suffered 292 00:12:01,821 --> 00:12:05,123 from this almost Jekyll and Hyde type personality. 293 00:12:05,157 --> 00:12:06,424 When he was sober, 294 00:12:06,459 --> 00:12:10,295 he was somebody who people wanted to be around. 295 00:12:10,329 --> 00:12:11,863 Hey, honey, lunch is ready. 296 00:12:11,897 --> 00:12:13,631 [Joseph] But when he consumed alcohol, 297 00:12:13,666 --> 00:12:15,600 he became violent, aggressive. 298 00:12:15,634 --> 00:12:17,836 He was definitely someone you wanted to avoid. 299 00:12:17,870 --> 00:12:19,037 I gotta go. 300 00:12:19,071 --> 00:12:20,538 Hey! Garage later? 301 00:12:20,573 --> 00:12:21,706 All right? 302 00:12:23,743 --> 00:12:26,711 He hadn't had a personality flip like that for ages. 303 00:12:26,746 --> 00:12:28,113 [narrator] Kenny and Maria realized 304 00:12:28,147 --> 00:12:29,414 what's going on. 305 00:12:29,448 --> 00:12:32,717 Their neighbor's drinking is getting out of control again. 306 00:12:32,752 --> 00:12:34,319 Get your act together, DePaul! 307 00:12:35,087 --> 00:12:36,888 Lay off the sauce. 308 00:12:36,922 --> 00:12:38,256 [Joseph] The Hoyles didn't know 309 00:12:38,290 --> 00:12:40,892 what version of Mr. DePaul they were going to get. 310 00:12:41,894 --> 00:12:43,695 [Allan] Just knowing that he was a drinker, 311 00:12:43,729 --> 00:12:45,930 I tried to stay off of his bad side. 312 00:12:46,599 --> 00:12:49,567 Kind of seemed dangerous. 313 00:12:55,274 --> 00:12:58,276 [narrator] Weeks later, Kenny is blindsided again 314 00:12:58,310 --> 00:13:02,013 when Bobby and August receive some good news. 315 00:13:02,047 --> 00:13:04,349 [Joseph] Miss Dempsey was proactive 316 00:13:04,383 --> 00:13:06,117 in the appeal process. 317 00:13:06,152 --> 00:13:07,285 The appeal was granted 318 00:13:07,319 --> 00:13:09,854 and the shed was permitted to stay. 319 00:13:09,889 --> 00:13:14,192 That must've drove Kenny nuts because Bobby won. 320 00:13:14,226 --> 00:13:15,527 Doing great, babe. 321 00:13:16,462 --> 00:13:17,495 [Lester] Bobby built that thing 322 00:13:17,530 --> 00:13:20,031 at less than three days, I believe. 323 00:13:21,767 --> 00:13:23,034 It was one hell of a shed. 324 00:13:24,837 --> 00:13:26,638 [Bobby] Oh, here comes King Kenny. 325 00:13:26,672 --> 00:13:28,506 Here to order me around again? 326 00:13:28,541 --> 00:13:30,141 I did what I had to do. All right? 327 00:13:31,177 --> 00:13:33,111 [Kelley] This relationship was something 328 00:13:33,145 --> 00:13:36,114 that couldn't be turned around. 329 00:13:36,148 --> 00:13:40,218 It all seemed to stem from that shed. 330 00:13:40,252 --> 00:13:41,152 [Kelley] It's still there 331 00:13:41,187 --> 00:13:43,888 and is still irritating for Kenny. 332 00:13:45,191 --> 00:13:46,658 That's definitely going to be a thorn 333 00:13:46,692 --> 00:13:48,459 in the side of any relationship, 334 00:13:48,494 --> 00:13:49,527 especially as neighbors. 335 00:13:51,797 --> 00:13:54,899 [narrator] The next time something crosses his property line, 336 00:13:54,934 --> 00:13:56,768 Kenny's rage spikes. 337 00:13:56,802 --> 00:13:58,069 Looks good. 338 00:13:58,103 --> 00:13:59,637 - Thanks. - [Joseph] It was one day 339 00:13:59,672 --> 00:14:02,407 in particular where children were throwing a ball. 340 00:14:07,413 --> 00:14:09,681 Hey, what are you kids doing? 341 00:14:09,715 --> 00:14:11,082 Who threw the ball over? 342 00:14:11,116 --> 00:14:12,150 What's all the yelling about? 343 00:14:12,184 --> 00:14:13,585 [Lester] That's probably the first time 344 00:14:13,619 --> 00:14:16,054 that I ever seen him irate. 345 00:14:16,088 --> 00:14:17,755 Everyone was just in shock. 346 00:14:17,790 --> 00:14:19,557 Why do you keep it in the park? 347 00:14:19,592 --> 00:14:22,594 - Hey! - Keep them kids of yours under control, will ya? 348 00:14:22,628 --> 00:14:23,895 They're just kids. 349 00:14:23,929 --> 00:14:25,029 Just kids. Oh, yeah. 350 00:14:25,064 --> 00:14:26,664 And you're just a father, you know what? 351 00:14:26,699 --> 00:14:28,032 Why don't you try acting like one? 352 00:14:28,067 --> 00:14:29,500 - That is uncalled for. - [Kenny] Shut up. 353 00:14:29,535 --> 00:14:31,836 Uh, Kenny, that's enough. You're out of line. 354 00:14:31,871 --> 00:14:34,038 [Lester] Bobby feels, though, "This is my home, 355 00:14:34,073 --> 00:14:35,506 I can do what I want." 356 00:14:35,541 --> 00:14:37,976 And then Kenny would feel, "This is my home 357 00:14:38,010 --> 00:14:40,311 and I should see and hear what I want." 358 00:14:40,346 --> 00:14:41,412 You're lucky my kids are here. 359 00:14:41,447 --> 00:14:43,414 - Oh, yeah, boo-frickin'-hoo. - You're not worth it. 360 00:14:43,449 --> 00:14:45,884 Yeah, that's right. Go away. You can't finish the argument. 361 00:14:45,918 --> 00:14:48,753 [Allan] You had these two Alpha personalities 362 00:14:48,787 --> 00:14:51,089 suddenly at odds 363 00:14:51,123 --> 00:14:55,226 and it was petty, but obviously escalated. 364 00:14:55,261 --> 00:14:56,227 Jerk. 365 00:14:56,262 --> 00:14:57,562 [narrator] If Bobby can't enjoy 366 00:14:57,596 --> 00:14:59,030 his side of the fence, 367 00:14:59,064 --> 00:15:00,665 neither can his neighbor. 368 00:15:13,178 --> 00:15:14,979 [Joseph] The Hoyles began to notice 369 00:15:15,014 --> 00:15:18,283 certain issues with their property. 370 00:15:20,686 --> 00:15:24,155 They noticed that their flowers had died, 371 00:15:24,189 --> 00:15:25,189 smelled the flowers, 372 00:15:25,224 --> 00:15:27,659 it appeared to be bleach on their flowers. 373 00:15:40,105 --> 00:15:42,073 Did you do something to my flowers? 374 00:15:42,107 --> 00:15:43,641 No. Is there something wrong with them? 375 00:15:43,676 --> 00:15:44,943 They smell like bleach. 376 00:15:48,948 --> 00:15:50,281 Crazy world. 377 00:15:50,316 --> 00:15:53,918 [Allan] It seemed to develop like a sort of one-upmanship, 378 00:15:53,953 --> 00:15:57,288 the back and forth between Bob and Ken 379 00:15:57,656 --> 00:15:59,057 was a, like, 380 00:15:59,091 --> 00:16:01,225 "If you keep messing with me, you're going to regret it." 381 00:16:03,028 --> 00:16:05,663 [narrator] When Bobby DePaul decides to throw a party, 382 00:16:05,698 --> 00:16:07,699 it triggers the next wave of conflict 383 00:16:07,733 --> 00:16:09,767 with neighbor Kenny Hoyle. 384 00:16:09,802 --> 00:16:11,602 [Lester] It was Fourth of July. 385 00:16:11,637 --> 00:16:13,504 Everything was calm. 386 00:16:13,539 --> 00:16:17,375 Bobby threw some spare ribs on the grill. 387 00:16:17,409 --> 00:16:20,945 And I guess when the barbecue sauce hit the flames, 388 00:16:20,980 --> 00:16:23,014 it really caused some smoke. 389 00:16:23,048 --> 00:16:26,117 Oh, Bobby, could you make the smoke any thicker? 390 00:16:26,151 --> 00:16:27,318 This is called cooking. 391 00:16:27,353 --> 00:16:29,954 Bobby, stop. 392 00:16:29,989 --> 00:16:31,289 What's wrong with it? 393 00:16:31,323 --> 00:16:32,390 [Bobby] Do you want ribs or not? 394 00:16:32,424 --> 00:16:33,891 This is how I make my ribs. 395 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:35,793 [Lester] Ten minutes later, 396 00:16:35,828 --> 00:16:37,695 Kenny comes storming out the door. 397 00:16:37,730 --> 00:16:39,530 Came to complain about the smoke. 398 00:16:39,565 --> 00:16:40,765 What the hell is going on? 399 00:16:41,633 --> 00:16:43,601 Your smoke's stinging my eyes! 400 00:16:43,635 --> 00:16:46,004 [Lester] He was just snapping, he was yelling 401 00:16:46,038 --> 00:16:47,605 and face was getting red. 402 00:16:47,639 --> 00:16:49,307 He was mad. 403 00:16:49,341 --> 00:16:51,175 It's a barbecue. What do you expect? 404 00:16:51,210 --> 00:16:52,477 Don't talk back to me! 405 00:16:52,511 --> 00:16:53,811 Why don't you just come on over 406 00:16:53,846 --> 00:16:55,046 and have a hot dog? 407 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:57,615 Bobby said, "It's my yard. I'm having a barbecue. 408 00:16:57,649 --> 00:16:58,883 Call the cops on that." 409 00:16:58,917 --> 00:17:00,551 And you know what? Keep your voice down. 410 00:17:00,586 --> 00:17:02,553 My kids are trying to have fun. 411 00:17:02,588 --> 00:17:04,622 [Lester] And Kenny did. 412 00:17:05,591 --> 00:17:08,926 He called the cops on a barbecue. 413 00:17:08,961 --> 00:17:11,195 [narrator] Not only does Kenny call the police, 414 00:17:11,230 --> 00:17:13,431 he also reports a fire. 415 00:17:13,465 --> 00:17:15,199 I was just having a cookout. 416 00:17:15,234 --> 00:17:17,001 Mr. Hoyle, when you called us, 417 00:17:17,036 --> 00:17:18,703 you said there was an uncontrolled fire. 418 00:17:18,737 --> 00:17:21,339 I thought there was. There was so much smoke. 419 00:17:21,407 --> 00:17:23,074 [policeman] This is a huge waste of time. 420 00:17:23,108 --> 00:17:25,176 Next time his smoke or whatever bothers you, 421 00:17:25,210 --> 00:17:26,711 just close up your windows. 422 00:17:26,745 --> 00:17:28,413 [Lester] He pretty much told him, you know, 423 00:17:28,447 --> 00:17:29,914 "You really just can't keep calling us 424 00:17:29,948 --> 00:17:31,582 for stuff like this." 425 00:17:31,617 --> 00:17:33,418 [Kelley] You know, the police and firefighters, 426 00:17:33,452 --> 00:17:36,254 and emergency responders are extremely busy. 427 00:17:37,656 --> 00:17:38,723 Why are you doing that 428 00:17:38,757 --> 00:17:41,392 and making, in essence, a false report? 429 00:17:43,962 --> 00:17:45,396 [Lester] I guess that wasn't the response 430 00:17:45,431 --> 00:17:48,633 that Kenny wanted and he went in the house mad. 431 00:17:50,102 --> 00:17:53,838 [narrator] Bobby won't let Kenny have the last word. 432 00:17:53,872 --> 00:17:56,374 [Allan] It was definitely an ego-driven kind of thing. 433 00:17:56,408 --> 00:17:59,077 If Kenny could have let go of the things 434 00:17:59,111 --> 00:18:00,678 that bothered him so much, 435 00:18:00,712 --> 00:18:04,115 the arguments could have stopped, you know. 436 00:18:04,149 --> 00:18:05,950 [narrator] Bobby has the upper hand 437 00:18:05,984 --> 00:18:08,586 and he plans on keeping it that way. 438 00:18:08,620 --> 00:18:09,821 [Lester] You got a neighbor from hell 439 00:18:09,855 --> 00:18:11,355 and you're stuck with him. 440 00:18:11,390 --> 00:18:13,191 He definitely pushed Bobby's buttons a lot. 441 00:18:13,225 --> 00:18:15,126 He knew how to get to Bobby, 442 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:17,762 and unfortunately, they met the wrong neighbor 443 00:18:17,796 --> 00:18:19,697 because Bobby wasn't having none of it. 444 00:18:21,867 --> 00:18:22,967 [narrator] The next morning, 445 00:18:23,001 --> 00:18:25,636 the Hoyles wake to a nasty surprise. 446 00:18:28,841 --> 00:18:31,476 [Hayden] Hoyle found maggots on his porch 447 00:18:31,510 --> 00:18:34,479 and believed they were placed there by DePaul. 448 00:18:34,513 --> 00:18:35,847 It was a sufficient amount. 449 00:18:35,881 --> 00:18:39,016 It was described as a bucket of maggots 450 00:18:39,051 --> 00:18:41,486 were tossed on their front patio. 451 00:18:44,356 --> 00:18:46,924 [narrator] Kenny summons the police once again, 452 00:18:46,959 --> 00:18:50,194 this time demanding Bobby's arrest. 453 00:18:50,229 --> 00:18:51,596 [policeman] You have any cameras, you know, 454 00:18:51,630 --> 00:18:53,931 anything to prove that this is the work of your neighbor? 455 00:18:53,966 --> 00:18:56,334 I know it's him. Who else is it going to be? 456 00:18:56,368 --> 00:18:58,069 You need proof. I need something. 457 00:18:58,103 --> 00:18:59,470 I don't have any cameras. No! 458 00:18:59,505 --> 00:19:03,040 They had no actual proof 459 00:19:03,075 --> 00:19:06,410 that Mr. DePaul was the cause of this vandalism. 460 00:19:06,445 --> 00:19:07,578 I want you to do your job, man, 461 00:19:07,613 --> 00:19:09,080 I want you to lock him up. 462 00:19:09,114 --> 00:19:11,215 You don't have any evidence. What do you expect me to do? 463 00:19:11,250 --> 00:19:13,651 [Kelley] So I'm sure for Kenny he was feeling like, 464 00:19:13,685 --> 00:19:16,921 "I'm not getting any support in what I believe 465 00:19:16,955 --> 00:19:20,391 Bobby's doing to affect my home 466 00:19:20,425 --> 00:19:22,293 "and make my living horrible." 467 00:19:25,130 --> 00:19:27,532 - It's disgusting. - I know. 468 00:19:27,566 --> 00:19:29,700 [Joseph] This situation could have been something 469 00:19:29,735 --> 00:19:33,404 that two reasonable people could have worked through 470 00:19:33,438 --> 00:19:34,372 and in this case, 471 00:19:34,406 --> 00:19:36,440 the personalities between the parties 472 00:19:37,376 --> 00:19:38,676 would not permit that. 473 00:19:39,344 --> 00:19:40,912 Kenny! Kenny! 474 00:19:40,946 --> 00:19:42,513 [narrator] Despite his misery, 475 00:19:42,548 --> 00:19:44,248 Kenny refuses to surrender. 476 00:19:44,750 --> 00:19:45,583 Bobby! 477 00:19:47,953 --> 00:19:49,020 That's it. 478 00:19:49,054 --> 00:19:51,522 You and me, we're done! For good! 479 00:19:51,557 --> 00:19:53,591 Oh, yeah? I'll show you done. 480 00:19:53,625 --> 00:19:56,594 These are grown men and they're acting like children. 481 00:19:56,628 --> 00:19:59,363 You harassed me, you ruined my party, 482 00:19:59,398 --> 00:20:00,865 and now you're going to spread lies about me? 483 00:20:00,933 --> 00:20:03,067 Bob! Take a step back. 484 00:20:03,101 --> 00:20:04,502 [Allan] From Bob's perspective, 485 00:20:04,536 --> 00:20:07,538 he hasn't done anything, besides build the stupid shed 486 00:20:07,573 --> 00:20:08,673 that the neighbors don't like. 487 00:20:08,707 --> 00:20:11,909 So he felt like he was being harassed by these people. 488 00:20:13,779 --> 00:20:16,981 [narrator] Bobby won't let Kenny have the last word. 489 00:20:17,015 --> 00:20:20,318 C'mon, c'mon, just come to bed. 490 00:20:20,352 --> 00:20:23,321 [Lester] Bobby wasn't Bobby anymore, after a while, 491 00:20:23,355 --> 00:20:25,923 always miserable, always saying 492 00:20:25,958 --> 00:20:29,360 that his neighbor's saying this, neighbor's saying that. 493 00:20:29,394 --> 00:20:31,929 Come on, stop. Please, stop. 494 00:20:31,964 --> 00:20:33,331 Please, stop. 495 00:20:33,365 --> 00:20:34,765 Come on. Just-- 496 00:20:35,901 --> 00:20:38,135 [Allan] It was all testosterone driven 497 00:20:38,170 --> 00:20:41,172 and nobody would have thought it would have ever escalated 498 00:20:41,206 --> 00:20:42,173 as far as it did. 499 00:20:51,950 --> 00:20:54,752 None of us ever considered that it would turn violent. 500 00:20:56,088 --> 00:20:57,188 You're dead, DePaul! 501 00:20:57,856 --> 00:20:59,023 You'll pay for this. 502 00:21:06,565 --> 00:21:09,967 [Kelley] They were once neighbors who were neighborly. 503 00:21:10,002 --> 00:21:13,504 Along the way, that turned. 504 00:21:13,538 --> 00:21:15,172 [narrator] The war between Kenny Hoyle 505 00:21:15,207 --> 00:21:18,376 and Bobby DePaul has taken a vicious turn. 506 00:21:18,410 --> 00:21:19,577 What the hell? 507 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:23,414 [Joseph] There was a large stone that was thrown 508 00:21:23,448 --> 00:21:25,950 through the front passenger side window. 509 00:21:26,585 --> 00:21:27,685 [Allan] Broken windows. 510 00:21:27,719 --> 00:21:30,588 That's like security and safety, right? 511 00:21:30,622 --> 00:21:34,091 So I imagine that that felt very threatening. 512 00:21:34,126 --> 00:21:35,926 Looks like someone's really got it out for you. 513 00:21:35,961 --> 00:21:37,728 [Jude] Obviously, something's happening here. 514 00:21:37,763 --> 00:21:39,563 This thing is escalating. 515 00:21:39,598 --> 00:21:40,965 It sucks about your window. 516 00:21:41,900 --> 00:21:43,000 You did it! 517 00:21:43,035 --> 00:21:43,901 Prove it. 518 00:21:43,935 --> 00:21:45,670 That rock looks familiar. 519 00:21:45,704 --> 00:21:48,739 [Joseph] The issue with this specific rock was it... 520 00:21:48,774 --> 00:21:52,677 was part of the foundation of the shed in the backyard. 521 00:21:54,613 --> 00:21:56,747 [narrator] Kenny's finally got Bobby cornered. 522 00:21:58,717 --> 00:21:59,984 Hello, police? 523 00:22:00,052 --> 00:22:02,453 Some maniac just attacked my property. 524 00:22:05,691 --> 00:22:06,891 I didn't do it. 525 00:22:06,925 --> 00:22:08,659 It's my control freak neighbor. 526 00:22:08,694 --> 00:22:09,960 He's got it out for me. 527 00:22:10,462 --> 00:22:11,562 He's lying. 528 00:22:11,596 --> 00:22:14,231 That rock matches the ones on the bottom of his shed. 529 00:22:14,266 --> 00:22:16,445 But that doesn't mean he's the one that broke your window. 530 00:22:16,469 --> 00:22:17,935 Exactly! Exactly! 531 00:22:17,969 --> 00:22:20,104 It just magically appeared out of the sky, did it? 532 00:22:20,138 --> 00:22:21,906 [August] Oh, come on. [cop] Just relax! 533 00:22:21,940 --> 00:22:24,542 [Joseph] There was no direct evidence to suggest 534 00:22:24,609 --> 00:22:25,976 it was Mr. DePaul. 535 00:22:27,279 --> 00:22:32,583 He always, somehow, was unable to be caught by the police. 536 00:22:32,617 --> 00:22:34,118 You're not going to help me this time either? 537 00:22:34,152 --> 00:22:35,920 - No. - [Jude] Kenny and Maria, 538 00:22:35,954 --> 00:22:37,755 you know, they just keep going 539 00:22:37,789 --> 00:22:39,290 and keep trying and doing... 540 00:22:39,324 --> 00:22:40,491 You know, you try to do the right thing 541 00:22:40,525 --> 00:22:43,127 and nothing happens. 542 00:22:43,161 --> 00:22:45,730 Get evidence and then you call in, 543 00:22:45,764 --> 00:22:48,532 otherwise, you guys handle this yourselves. 544 00:22:48,567 --> 00:22:49,567 Understood? 545 00:22:51,136 --> 00:22:52,269 You got it? 546 00:22:52,304 --> 00:22:53,938 [Allan] I can't imagine being in the position 547 00:22:53,972 --> 00:22:57,208 where you're relying on those cops for your safety 548 00:22:57,242 --> 00:23:00,010 and they're not seeing the problem that you see. 549 00:23:01,179 --> 00:23:03,280 [narrator] Until Kenny can get proof, 550 00:23:03,315 --> 00:23:05,516 he'll have to fight this war on his own. 551 00:23:07,853 --> 00:23:10,821 And he's prepared to do whatever it takes. 552 00:23:12,524 --> 00:23:16,894 [Joseph] Mr. Hoyle was a licensed firearm owner. 553 00:23:16,928 --> 00:23:20,564 [Jude] I could see him being prepared to protect his property. 554 00:23:20,599 --> 00:23:25,403 People have real guns to protect their homesteads, this is a big city. 555 00:23:31,910 --> 00:23:34,378 [narrator] In the meantime, the Hoyles take steps 556 00:23:34,413 --> 00:23:37,515 to avoid any more vandalism to their car. 557 00:23:37,549 --> 00:23:40,551 Mr. and Mrs. Hoyle began to park their vehicles 558 00:23:40,585 --> 00:23:43,721 three to four blocks away from their home. 559 00:23:43,755 --> 00:23:45,389 In the summer, you're parking on a hot day, 560 00:23:45,424 --> 00:23:49,326 having to walk four or five blocks when you're 70 years old. 561 00:23:49,361 --> 00:23:50,561 It's a big undertaking. 562 00:23:52,931 --> 00:23:55,032 [Jude] That would take a toll on anybody. 563 00:23:55,801 --> 00:23:58,969 I could just see how that could 564 00:23:59,004 --> 00:24:01,806 add to the frustrations of Kenny and Maria. 565 00:24:08,246 --> 00:24:09,580 [narrator] When Bobby, unknowingly, 566 00:24:09,614 --> 00:24:11,882 gives Kenny the opening he needs... 567 00:24:11,917 --> 00:24:12,783 [Kenny] I have an idea 568 00:24:12,818 --> 00:24:14,752 how to teach that moron some rules. 569 00:24:16,788 --> 00:24:18,222 [narrator] He takes one more stab 570 00:24:18,256 --> 00:24:20,157 at getting the authorities involved. 571 00:24:21,726 --> 00:24:23,427 Give me the bylaw office. 572 00:24:23,462 --> 00:24:25,229 My neighbor is breaking the law. 573 00:24:25,263 --> 00:24:26,297 [Lester] In Philadelphia, 574 00:24:26,331 --> 00:24:27,865 you can only have your trash cans out 575 00:24:27,933 --> 00:24:29,433 on the day of trash pick-up. 576 00:24:30,569 --> 00:24:34,205 And Bobby used to put his trash out 577 00:24:34,239 --> 00:24:35,272 the night before. 578 00:24:36,908 --> 00:24:38,476 [knocking on door] 579 00:24:42,414 --> 00:24:44,715 Stop this! Stop it now! 580 00:24:44,749 --> 00:24:48,252 [Lester] Bobby received a few tickets in the mail 581 00:24:49,287 --> 00:24:52,556 because Bobby's trash was out the day early. 582 00:24:52,591 --> 00:24:54,692 This is what happens when you ignore the rules. 583 00:24:54,726 --> 00:24:55,726 You're such a hypocrite. 584 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:57,595 You do the same thing with your trash. 585 00:24:57,629 --> 00:25:00,598 You have two men that are pushing each other 586 00:25:00,632 --> 00:25:02,600 to see how far the other one will go. 587 00:25:02,634 --> 00:25:04,635 When will you stop? When will you learn? 588 00:25:04,669 --> 00:25:05,836 You'll pay for this. 589 00:25:06,271 --> 00:25:07,671 Oh, yeah? 590 00:25:07,706 --> 00:25:10,474 I got a surprise for you, Bob. Look up. 591 00:25:13,945 --> 00:25:17,014 [Joseph] So once the Hoyles were experiencing 592 00:25:17,048 --> 00:25:20,618 the increased level of vandalism, 593 00:25:20,652 --> 00:25:23,654 they had installed a camera system in their home. 594 00:25:25,023 --> 00:25:28,792 [narrator] Kenny is ensuring that Bobby has no moves left. 595 00:25:28,827 --> 00:25:30,127 [Kelley] You would think at that point 596 00:25:30,161 --> 00:25:33,364 that would close the door 597 00:25:33,398 --> 00:25:34,932 to basically say, "We're done." 598 00:25:37,536 --> 00:25:38,702 [narrator] Yet, within days, 599 00:25:39,271 --> 00:25:40,804 the battle escalates 600 00:25:40,839 --> 00:25:43,541 from aggravating to heartbreaking. 601 00:25:45,644 --> 00:25:49,413 [Joseph] The Hoyles Rottweiler was not acting normally, 602 00:25:49,447 --> 00:25:51,348 laying down, kind of whimpering. 603 00:25:54,953 --> 00:25:55,853 Cooper? 604 00:25:56,354 --> 00:25:57,388 Cooper. 605 00:26:01,860 --> 00:26:03,227 Cooper, come on. 606 00:26:05,230 --> 00:26:07,197 Maria, come quick! 607 00:26:07,232 --> 00:26:08,532 [Joseph] The Hoyles immediately 608 00:26:09,167 --> 00:26:11,502 take their dog to the vet. 609 00:26:11,536 --> 00:26:15,539 The dog was diagnosed with having being poisoned. 610 00:26:15,574 --> 00:26:19,476 [narrator] Tragically, Cooper passes away. 611 00:26:19,511 --> 00:26:21,812 Kenny, stop. You don't know if he did it. 612 00:26:21,846 --> 00:26:23,814 Kenny. Kenny, please. Kenny. 613 00:26:23,848 --> 00:26:25,349 You're dead, DePaul! 614 00:26:25,917 --> 00:26:26,917 Dead! 615 00:26:26,952 --> 00:26:28,218 [Joseph] The dog became sick 616 00:26:28,253 --> 00:26:29,386 at a time that there was issues 617 00:26:29,421 --> 00:26:31,522 between the two parties. 618 00:26:31,556 --> 00:26:34,191 I think anybody who hears those facts 619 00:26:34,225 --> 00:26:36,527 would assume that the primary suspect 620 00:26:36,561 --> 00:26:38,596 would have been Mr. DePaul. 621 00:26:38,630 --> 00:26:41,565 I can't imagine anyone doing that to someone else's dog. 622 00:26:42,700 --> 00:26:44,501 That's evil, right? 623 00:26:45,337 --> 00:26:47,271 That's evil, to kill someone's dog. 624 00:26:51,042 --> 00:26:52,176 [Maria] Kenny! 625 00:26:54,346 --> 00:26:56,580 Bobby! You killed Cooper! 626 00:26:59,184 --> 00:27:00,918 Kenny, stop it! 627 00:27:01,453 --> 00:27:02,553 You're sick! 628 00:27:02,587 --> 00:27:04,221 [Lester] Bobby had no reason to poison that dog, 629 00:27:04,255 --> 00:27:05,222 the dog didn't do nothing. 630 00:27:05,256 --> 00:27:07,324 Bobby never complained about the dog. 631 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:09,093 How are we supposed to stop it? 632 00:27:11,262 --> 00:27:12,596 [Kenny] You're sick! 633 00:27:12,631 --> 00:27:15,132 I didn't do it! I didn't kill your ugly mutt! 634 00:27:16,635 --> 00:27:19,203 [Jude] I think he's certainly obsessed enough 635 00:27:19,237 --> 00:27:21,238 to come up with such a plan. 636 00:27:21,272 --> 00:27:25,609 But whether or not he did it is just speculation. 637 00:27:25,644 --> 00:27:26,810 [Allan] You don't kill someone's dog. 638 00:27:26,845 --> 00:27:28,445 That's serious business. 639 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:31,115 And to be accused of killing someone's dog, 640 00:27:31,149 --> 00:27:32,583 it's even... it's even worse. 641 00:27:32,617 --> 00:27:34,284 I know it was you! 642 00:27:34,319 --> 00:27:37,788 Kenny, please, please, just stop. Stop. 643 00:27:37,822 --> 00:27:40,491 I can't... He's crazy. 644 00:27:40,525 --> 00:27:43,927 [narrator] While Kenny and Maria mourn their devastating loss, 645 00:27:43,962 --> 00:27:46,463 their neighbor's temper is flaring. 646 00:27:46,498 --> 00:27:49,199 [Lester] The bleach with the flowers and the maggots. 647 00:27:49,234 --> 00:27:50,901 That was hilarious to him. 648 00:27:50,935 --> 00:27:53,704 But when they mentioned that he killed the dog, 649 00:27:53,738 --> 00:27:55,172 that wasn't funny to Bobby. 650 00:27:55,674 --> 00:27:56,573 Not at all. 651 00:27:58,576 --> 00:28:01,211 [narrator] And the wall separating the two men 652 00:28:01,246 --> 00:28:03,647 is about to heat up even more. 653 00:28:05,483 --> 00:28:08,519 It just got more and more... insane. 654 00:28:08,553 --> 00:28:09,987 Do you smell smoke? 655 00:28:13,391 --> 00:28:15,025 Fire! Fire! Come on. 656 00:28:15,660 --> 00:28:16,660 [Lester] I was shocked. 657 00:28:16,695 --> 00:28:18,028 I was-- I couldn't believe it, 658 00:28:18,763 --> 00:28:19,930 that it went that far. 659 00:28:21,032 --> 00:28:23,167 - [Bobby] Kenny! - What's going on now? 660 00:28:23,201 --> 00:28:24,601 You're dead, Hoyle! 661 00:28:24,636 --> 00:28:26,336 No! Stop it! 662 00:28:33,645 --> 00:28:35,679 [Joseph] The vandalism started to pick up. 663 00:28:36,815 --> 00:28:41,118 The instances continuously got more aggressive. 664 00:28:41,152 --> 00:28:44,421 [narrator] Smoke continues to fill Kenny and Maria's home, 665 00:28:44,456 --> 00:28:46,356 but there's no sign of a fire. 666 00:28:50,628 --> 00:28:51,462 [Kenny] There it is. 667 00:28:53,131 --> 00:28:54,631 It's coming in here. 668 00:28:56,101 --> 00:28:58,602 He's pumping smoke into our house. 669 00:28:58,636 --> 00:29:00,471 [Hayden] Mr. DePaul had installed 670 00:29:00,505 --> 00:29:03,307 a wood burning stove in his property. 671 00:29:04,209 --> 00:29:07,211 Hoyle believed that DePaul 672 00:29:07,245 --> 00:29:11,982 misconstructed his own wood burning stove in his home, 673 00:29:12,016 --> 00:29:16,053 simply in order to blow smoke into Hoyle's living space. 674 00:29:16,087 --> 00:29:17,654 [alarm beeping] 675 00:29:19,057 --> 00:29:19,890 Block it! 676 00:29:20,558 --> 00:29:21,892 [coughing] 677 00:29:21,926 --> 00:29:23,193 Here, take this too. 678 00:29:25,096 --> 00:29:26,096 [Kenny] Open the door. 679 00:29:27,665 --> 00:29:28,999 [Lester] And the accusations, 680 00:29:29,033 --> 00:29:33,003 the dog dying and the flowers and the maggots, 681 00:29:33,037 --> 00:29:34,037 Bobby was sick of it. 682 00:29:38,176 --> 00:29:41,311 [Joseph] Mr. DePaul would flat out say, 683 00:29:41,346 --> 00:29:42,780 "You know, I've had enough of you, 684 00:29:42,814 --> 00:29:45,048 I've had enough of this whole situation, 685 00:29:45,083 --> 00:29:48,685 I'm going to do whatever I can to make you move." 686 00:29:50,488 --> 00:29:54,324 [rock music playing] 687 00:29:58,930 --> 00:30:00,330 Is he having a party? 688 00:30:01,166 --> 00:30:02,766 [groaning] 689 00:30:02,801 --> 00:30:05,302 [Joseph] Mr. DePaul would play music. 690 00:30:05,336 --> 00:30:07,938 He would blast the music. 691 00:30:07,972 --> 00:30:10,140 He would put it on with the intention 692 00:30:10,175 --> 00:30:14,645 of just causing a disturbance to Hoyle. 693 00:30:14,679 --> 00:30:16,413 What the hell is going on now? 694 00:30:18,016 --> 00:30:20,150 Shut that racket off, would you? 695 00:30:20,185 --> 00:30:23,120 Definitely drinking made him louder and more obnoxious. 696 00:30:23,154 --> 00:30:27,558 He's out there 01:00, 02:00 o'clock in the morning, rocking out. 697 00:30:27,592 --> 00:30:29,560 DePaul, I know you can hear me! 698 00:30:29,594 --> 00:30:31,562 Kill yourself, will you? 699 00:30:31,596 --> 00:30:33,797 [Joseph] There was a floodlight 700 00:30:33,832 --> 00:30:36,333 that was attached to the top of the shed 701 00:30:36,367 --> 00:30:40,871 that was angled to shine into Mr. Hoyle's window. 702 00:30:42,907 --> 00:30:44,474 [groaning] 703 00:30:45,543 --> 00:30:47,211 You're sick! 704 00:30:47,245 --> 00:30:49,546 - Shut that light off! - [laughing maliciously] 705 00:30:49,581 --> 00:30:51,949 DePaul! turn it off! 706 00:30:51,983 --> 00:30:53,851 [Allan] If that light was purposefully put 707 00:30:53,885 --> 00:30:55,285 to shine in the house 708 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:56,820 then that's horrible, 709 00:30:56,855 --> 00:30:58,655 but it's also possible 710 00:30:58,690 --> 00:31:02,226 that they just let it drive them crazy. 711 00:31:04,829 --> 00:31:07,364 [narrator] Kenny and Maria decide to concede, 712 00:31:07,398 --> 00:31:09,299 but run into more problems. 713 00:31:10,401 --> 00:31:13,670 They were unable to move. They're both retired. 714 00:31:13,705 --> 00:31:16,240 You know, to get a mortgage to move to another area 715 00:31:16,274 --> 00:31:19,209 was close to being impossible at that time. 716 00:31:20,445 --> 00:31:22,846 So they were stuck. 717 00:31:22,881 --> 00:31:24,314 They were imprisoned in their own home. 718 00:31:27,318 --> 00:31:28,752 [Lester] Bobby was like, "I'm not moving, 719 00:31:28,786 --> 00:31:30,220 this is my home". 720 00:31:31,589 --> 00:31:33,690 Bobby put a lot of sweat and tears in that home. 721 00:31:33,725 --> 00:31:36,193 They were both kind of bullies in their own way. 722 00:31:36,227 --> 00:31:38,962 So you get two leaders together and, you know, 723 00:31:38,997 --> 00:31:41,765 one of them has to try and establish that dominance 724 00:31:41,833 --> 00:31:45,335 or to see when they can break the other, 725 00:31:45,370 --> 00:31:47,337 even with the petty back and forth, 726 00:31:47,372 --> 00:31:49,039 you would wonder what's next, 727 00:31:49,073 --> 00:31:52,576 but never would you worry about what's next. 728 00:31:52,610 --> 00:31:56,013 No one thought that it was ever going to turn 729 00:31:56,047 --> 00:31:57,281 into something like this. 730 00:32:02,186 --> 00:32:03,754 [narrator] The next showdown 731 00:32:03,788 --> 00:32:05,989 changes the neighborhood forever. 732 00:32:07,492 --> 00:32:09,092 [DePaul] Hoyle, where are you? 733 00:32:09,127 --> 00:32:13,196 [Joseph] She hears Mr. DePaul enter the backyard 734 00:32:13,231 --> 00:32:14,331 and begin to yell, 735 00:32:14,365 --> 00:32:18,201 screaming profanities about Kenny. 736 00:32:19,170 --> 00:32:20,671 It's over for you, Hoyle! 737 00:32:24,042 --> 00:32:26,777 - You're dead, Hoyle! - Bobby, you're acting crazy. 738 00:32:26,811 --> 00:32:28,145 What are you doing? 739 00:32:28,179 --> 00:32:29,579 [Kelley] Bobby had been drinking. 740 00:32:29,614 --> 00:32:31,949 And so he was under the influence, 741 00:32:31,983 --> 00:32:35,686 and August is trying to tell Bobby to let it go. 742 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:37,321 [DePaul] Get out here, you coward! 743 00:32:38,056 --> 00:32:39,289 Where are you? 744 00:32:40,325 --> 00:32:41,758 Get out here, Hoyle! 745 00:32:41,793 --> 00:32:44,828 - Where are you? - Bobby, don't! Stop it! 746 00:32:44,862 --> 00:32:46,596 I'll stop when he's dead! 747 00:32:46,631 --> 00:32:48,332 - Stop it. You're acting crazy. - Get out here! 748 00:32:48,366 --> 00:32:50,167 You won't move your fence, uh? 749 00:32:50,201 --> 00:32:51,535 I'll move it for you! 750 00:32:52,704 --> 00:32:54,304 [Joseph] Mr. Hoyle notices 751 00:32:54,339 --> 00:32:57,341 that Mr. DePaul is destroying his fence. 752 00:32:57,375 --> 00:32:58,642 I can do what I want! 753 00:32:58,676 --> 00:33:01,878 There's no kids here, no cops! 754 00:33:01,913 --> 00:33:03,313 It's just me and him! 755 00:33:03,348 --> 00:33:07,384 It was simply just blind aggression, blind anger. 756 00:33:07,418 --> 00:33:08,719 What the hell are you doing? 757 00:33:08,753 --> 00:33:09,820 There he is! 758 00:33:09,854 --> 00:33:11,588 Yeah, I'm here. What are you doing? 759 00:33:11,622 --> 00:33:12,823 You're dead! 760 00:33:12,857 --> 00:33:15,225 - You're dead, man! - Go back to bed, man! 761 00:33:15,259 --> 00:33:16,193 [Jude] I'm coming home, 762 00:33:16,227 --> 00:33:17,561 close to 02:00 o'clock in the morning, 763 00:33:17,595 --> 00:33:20,364 and I hear Bobby screaming. 764 00:33:20,398 --> 00:33:23,400 And I hear Kenny yelling back at him, 765 00:33:23,434 --> 00:33:26,003 constant, like, screaming fest. 766 00:33:27,038 --> 00:33:28,872 No, my neighbor is outside. 767 00:33:28,906 --> 00:33:31,141 He's outside destroying my property. 768 00:33:31,175 --> 00:33:34,011 [Kelley] Maria called 911 to basically say, 769 00:33:34,045 --> 00:33:35,479 "You're going to need to come out here." 770 00:33:35,513 --> 00:33:38,315 No, this is actually happening right now, please. 771 00:33:38,349 --> 00:33:40,384 [narrator] But Maria has no luck summoning help. 772 00:33:40,418 --> 00:33:41,585 Send somebody, somebody. 773 00:33:41,619 --> 00:33:42,886 [Hayden] On the night of this incident, 774 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:44,421 cops were in that community 775 00:33:44,455 --> 00:33:48,158 responding to a unrelated shooting. 776 00:33:48,192 --> 00:33:50,394 So officers are already busy with, 777 00:33:50,428 --> 00:33:53,230 with high level violent crime. 778 00:33:53,798 --> 00:33:54,765 [narrator] Meanwhile, 779 00:33:54,799 --> 00:33:56,733 the war at the fence is intensifying. 780 00:33:56,768 --> 00:33:58,535 You're an animal! You should be locked up! 781 00:33:58,569 --> 00:33:59,803 - You're nuts! - Stop it! 782 00:33:59,837 --> 00:34:04,708 The police aren't coming! The police aren't coming! 783 00:34:04,742 --> 00:34:06,376 - Hey, Hoyle! - Stop it! 784 00:34:06,411 --> 00:34:08,812 - Take a look at this, Hoyle! - Keep your pants on, you jerk. 785 00:34:08,846 --> 00:34:11,715 [Joseph] Mr. DePaul then proceeded to expose 786 00:34:11,749 --> 00:34:15,285 his genitals to the Hoyles, 787 00:34:15,319 --> 00:34:17,654 saying others certain profanities. 788 00:34:17,688 --> 00:34:19,222 Oh, my God! What are you doing? 789 00:34:19,257 --> 00:34:20,891 - [Bobby] You like that? - Knock it off! 790 00:34:20,925 --> 00:34:23,126 Do you like what you see, you cow? 791 00:34:23,161 --> 00:34:24,661 Bobby, get inside. 792 00:34:24,695 --> 00:34:26,596 [Joseph] And Mr. DePaul suggests, 793 00:34:26,631 --> 00:34:28,765 "Well, why don't you let me in your gate?" 794 00:34:28,833 --> 00:34:31,401 You know, "You really want to do something, let me come over." 795 00:34:31,436 --> 00:34:34,304 And Mr. Hoyle said, "Yeah, come on up." 796 00:34:34,338 --> 00:34:37,307 A 70 year old man with diabetes, heart condition, 797 00:34:38,409 --> 00:34:40,911 arthritis in his knees, said, "Yeah, come on up." 798 00:34:40,945 --> 00:34:42,646 I'm going to break your neck! 799 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:45,282 Oh, yeah? Bring it on then. I'm coming over. Bring it! 800 00:34:45,316 --> 00:34:47,150 No! Stop it! 801 00:34:47,185 --> 00:34:50,120 [Kelley] Small things just grew and grew and grew 802 00:34:50,154 --> 00:34:51,621 until you wish and you hope 803 00:34:51,656 --> 00:34:53,990 that they could take a step back. 804 00:34:54,025 --> 00:34:55,492 They took matters into their own hands 805 00:34:55,526 --> 00:34:58,495 in a way that is unerasable. 806 00:34:58,529 --> 00:35:01,431 - Kenny, you're dead! - He's going to kill us. 807 00:35:02,133 --> 00:35:02,999 Kenny! 808 00:35:03,034 --> 00:35:03,900 [gunshot] 809 00:35:10,641 --> 00:35:11,675 [Bobby] You're dead! 810 00:35:11,709 --> 00:35:12,843 [Allan] None of us ever considered 811 00:35:12,877 --> 00:35:15,779 that it would turn violent like this. Uh-uh. 812 00:35:15,813 --> 00:35:18,381 [narrator] After endless torment on both sides, 813 00:35:18,416 --> 00:35:21,017 neighbors Kenny Hoyle and Bobby DePaul 814 00:35:21,052 --> 00:35:23,286 are staging their final battle. 815 00:35:23,321 --> 00:35:26,890 [Joseph] Mr. DePaul leaves the back of his house, 816 00:35:26,924 --> 00:35:29,793 walks across the properties... 817 00:35:30,094 --> 00:35:31,027 Kenny! 818 00:35:31,062 --> 00:35:33,563 [Joseph] ...down Mr. Hoyles alleyway. 819 00:35:33,598 --> 00:35:36,833 DePaul was grabbing and shaking that gate, 820 00:35:36,868 --> 00:35:38,268 trying to make his way over. 821 00:35:40,805 --> 00:35:42,305 Stop! Bobby, no! 822 00:35:43,207 --> 00:35:44,374 At which point, 823 00:35:44,408 --> 00:35:46,676 Mr. Hoyle is calling the police. 824 00:35:46,711 --> 00:35:49,513 Someone's got to get here. He's going to kill us. 825 00:35:49,547 --> 00:35:51,548 Mr. Hoyle had told the police, 826 00:35:51,582 --> 00:35:53,049 "Look, my neighbor is on his way. 827 00:35:53,084 --> 00:35:55,385 He's coming onto my property." 828 00:35:56,154 --> 00:35:56,987 [Bobby] Kenny! 829 00:35:57,622 --> 00:35:58,755 Where are you? 830 00:35:58,789 --> 00:36:00,257 Stop it, stop it. 831 00:36:00,291 --> 00:36:01,925 Just go home, it's not worth it. 832 00:36:01,959 --> 00:36:03,260 [Joseph] And it was during this whole time 833 00:36:03,294 --> 00:36:06,630 that Miss Dempsey is pleading with 834 00:36:06,664 --> 00:36:08,165 Mr. DePaul to stop. 835 00:36:08,199 --> 00:36:09,799 - Gotta get over there. - Stop. 836 00:36:09,834 --> 00:36:11,101 Maria, where is he? 837 00:36:11,135 --> 00:36:12,836 They're going to catch you this time. 838 00:36:12,870 --> 00:36:14,237 You're going to prison! 839 00:36:14,272 --> 00:36:16,006 They're trying to arrest you, Bobby. 840 00:36:16,707 --> 00:36:18,608 - No. - Kenny! 841 00:36:18,643 --> 00:36:21,077 [Joseph] Miss Dempsey, she was, you know, 842 00:36:21,112 --> 00:36:22,679 acting as the voice of reason. 843 00:36:22,713 --> 00:36:24,781 Get out here, you coward! 844 00:36:24,815 --> 00:36:27,417 [narrator] But Bobby will not relent. 845 00:36:27,451 --> 00:36:29,653 He's all in when he's ready to go, 846 00:36:29,687 --> 00:36:31,254 he's ready for war. 847 00:36:31,289 --> 00:36:33,256 [narrator] With no sign of the police, 848 00:36:33,291 --> 00:36:35,325 Kenny makes a fatal choice. 849 00:36:35,359 --> 00:36:37,494 He eventually took it into his own hands. 850 00:36:37,528 --> 00:36:38,361 [August] Bobby! 851 00:36:41,566 --> 00:36:43,466 [Hayden] At one point, Hoyle went in the house, 852 00:36:45,269 --> 00:36:46,336 retrieved his gun... 853 00:36:48,339 --> 00:36:49,372 returned... 854 00:36:51,442 --> 00:36:52,342 [gunshot] 855 00:36:52,376 --> 00:36:53,577 ...and fired. 856 00:36:53,611 --> 00:36:55,278 I hear "bang," you know, 857 00:36:55,313 --> 00:36:56,413 I hear three more bangs 858 00:36:56,447 --> 00:36:58,949 and I see just flashes of the gunfire. 859 00:36:59,283 --> 00:37:01,218 [gunshots] 860 00:37:02,587 --> 00:37:04,054 Seemed like it was so loud, 861 00:37:04,088 --> 00:37:06,223 it was like right next to my head, it felt like, you know. 862 00:37:07,592 --> 00:37:09,993 [narrator] Bobby DePaul and August Dempsey 863 00:37:10,027 --> 00:37:12,329 have been shot and killed. 864 00:37:12,363 --> 00:37:13,563 [Kenny] No, no, no, no, no. 865 00:37:13,598 --> 00:37:15,665 [Joseph] Immediately, following the incident, 866 00:37:15,733 --> 00:37:19,869 Mr. Hoyle calls the police saying, "I shot him." 867 00:37:19,904 --> 00:37:21,204 [Jude] I didn't know what happened. 868 00:37:21,239 --> 00:37:24,874 And the cop was there almost within a few minutes. 869 00:37:26,344 --> 00:37:28,912 [narrator] When Kenny is taken in for questioning, 870 00:37:28,946 --> 00:37:31,581 he claims he acted in self-defense. 871 00:37:31,616 --> 00:37:34,150 Get out here! Kenny! 872 00:37:34,185 --> 00:37:35,752 - No, stop! - Gotta get over there! 873 00:37:35,786 --> 00:37:38,188 Hoyle claimed that he was afraid for his life. 874 00:37:38,456 --> 00:37:39,689 Kenny! 875 00:37:39,724 --> 00:37:41,224 [August] Bobby. Bobby! 876 00:37:42,426 --> 00:37:45,495 [Joseph] He didn't know what he was going to do. 877 00:37:45,529 --> 00:37:48,665 Mr. DePaul was on his way over the fence 878 00:37:48,733 --> 00:37:51,101 at the time Mr. Hoyle fired that first shot. 879 00:37:54,405 --> 00:37:55,305 [gunshot] 880 00:37:55,339 --> 00:37:56,873 [narrator] He contends he was unaware 881 00:37:56,907 --> 00:37:58,541 August was behind Bobby 882 00:37:58,576 --> 00:38:00,577 when he unleashed three more bullets. 883 00:38:04,315 --> 00:38:06,816 [Hayden] Mr. Hoyle had no idea 884 00:38:06,851 --> 00:38:09,152 that Miss Dempsey was actually present. 885 00:38:09,186 --> 00:38:10,487 [Maria] Oh, you shot her! 886 00:38:11,922 --> 00:38:13,290 I didn't know she was here. 887 00:38:16,794 --> 00:38:19,095 [narrator] The authorities accept Kenny's story 888 00:38:19,130 --> 00:38:20,964 and allow him to return home. 889 00:38:23,067 --> 00:38:24,868 But the neighborhood is incensed 890 00:38:24,902 --> 00:38:26,803 that he's released so soon. 891 00:38:27,805 --> 00:38:28,972 [Hayden] Neighbors knew immediately 892 00:38:29,006 --> 00:38:30,907 this was not self-defense. 893 00:38:32,610 --> 00:38:34,577 They wanted an arrest immediately. 894 00:38:34,612 --> 00:38:38,481 [Jude] I was angry and shocked. 895 00:38:39,750 --> 00:38:42,285 I did hear Bobby yelling at the house. 896 00:38:43,087 --> 00:38:44,154 So it wasn't like, 897 00:38:44,188 --> 00:38:46,790 it was sneaking into the yard or what-- 898 00:38:46,824 --> 00:38:50,293 I mean, it's like, he was definitely announcing himself. 899 00:38:50,328 --> 00:38:52,128 Just seemed like, blame them. 900 00:38:53,164 --> 00:38:54,497 [narrator] August and Bobby's families 901 00:38:54,532 --> 00:38:56,933 are outraged that a killer walks free 902 00:38:56,967 --> 00:39:00,103 and start a petition demanding Kenny's arrest. 903 00:39:00,137 --> 00:39:03,173 [Kelley] Five thousand signatures have been received, 904 00:39:03,207 --> 00:39:06,176 basically saying that they were seeking justice 905 00:39:06,210 --> 00:39:08,545 for Bobby and August. 906 00:39:08,579 --> 00:39:09,813 But you want to make sure 907 00:39:09,847 --> 00:39:12,015 that you have the evidence necessary 908 00:39:12,049 --> 00:39:13,049 to move forward 909 00:39:13,084 --> 00:39:14,617 and to hopefully get a conviction. 910 00:39:14,652 --> 00:39:15,885 And that's what happened. 911 00:39:15,920 --> 00:39:17,520 When we had the evidence, we charged. 912 00:39:18,723 --> 00:39:20,357 [narrator] A week after the shooting, 913 00:39:20,391 --> 00:39:22,659 Kenny Hoyle is arrested for the double murder 914 00:39:22,693 --> 00:39:25,228 of his next door neighbors. 915 00:39:25,262 --> 00:39:27,797 [Lester] One of the neighbors that do talk to Kenny, 916 00:39:27,832 --> 00:39:28,832 when I talked to them 917 00:39:28,866 --> 00:39:30,433 they told me what Kenny told them. 918 00:39:30,468 --> 00:39:31,935 I knew it was a lie. 919 00:39:31,969 --> 00:39:34,504 I knew what they were telling him didn't add up. 920 00:39:34,538 --> 00:39:37,841 But, fortunately, thank God, the truth came out. 921 00:39:38,909 --> 00:39:40,210 [narrator] During the trial, 922 00:39:40,244 --> 00:39:43,246 prosecutors disprove Kenny's self-defense claim. 923 00:39:44,248 --> 00:39:45,415 - I'm gonna break your neck! - Bring it! 924 00:39:46,150 --> 00:39:47,851 - No! Stop it! - Do it! 925 00:39:48,419 --> 00:39:50,353 Do it! I dare you to. 926 00:39:50,388 --> 00:39:52,789 [Kelley] Kenny was taunting Bobby 927 00:39:52,823 --> 00:39:57,060 to keep this argument going, 928 00:39:57,094 --> 00:39:59,195 continuing to try to get him over 929 00:39:59,230 --> 00:40:00,497 onto his side of property. 930 00:40:00,531 --> 00:40:02,298 Kenny! 931 00:40:02,333 --> 00:40:05,368 [Kelley] Kenny was trying to get him to come 932 00:40:05,403 --> 00:40:07,036 where he needs him to come 933 00:40:07,071 --> 00:40:10,540 to justify him shooting Bobby. 934 00:40:10,608 --> 00:40:12,909 Bobby, stop. We're going home. Enough! 935 00:40:14,412 --> 00:40:19,182 What I'm told, they were running from the weapon. 936 00:40:19,216 --> 00:40:21,418 Bobby, they have a gun! Come on! 937 00:40:21,752 --> 00:40:22,585 Kenny! 938 00:40:23,487 --> 00:40:24,487 Kenny! 939 00:40:25,556 --> 00:40:26,456 [scream] 940 00:40:26,490 --> 00:40:28,925 - No! - Bobby! Bobby! 941 00:40:38,335 --> 00:40:40,670 [Lester] The bullets hit Bobby at back, 942 00:40:42,907 --> 00:40:45,542 but he claimed that Bobby was coming after him. 943 00:40:45,576 --> 00:40:47,777 [Kelley] Crime scene investigators could determine 944 00:40:47,812 --> 00:40:50,180 that the shots were to the backs 945 00:40:50,214 --> 00:40:53,383 of the individuals once they were down. 946 00:40:53,417 --> 00:40:55,151 [narrator] Kenny Hoyle is found guilty 947 00:40:55,186 --> 00:40:57,287 on two counts of first degree murder 948 00:40:57,321 --> 00:41:00,657 and sentenced to 66 years in prison. 949 00:41:00,691 --> 00:41:03,293 [Kelley] Kenny Hoyle was guilty of intentional, 950 00:41:03,327 --> 00:41:05,795 willful, premeditated killing. 951 00:41:05,830 --> 00:41:08,465 [Hayden] You've got to be able to be an adult 952 00:41:08,499 --> 00:41:10,366 and handle a situation 953 00:41:11,402 --> 00:41:13,903 without violence and without... 954 00:41:13,938 --> 00:41:16,172 without resorting to shooting a man 955 00:41:16,207 --> 00:41:17,907 and his girlfriend in the head. 956 00:41:19,877 --> 00:41:21,211 [woman] That's right, justice. 957 00:41:21,245 --> 00:41:23,079 [narrator] Bobby and August's families 958 00:41:23,113 --> 00:41:26,216 are left reeling in the loss of their loved ones. 959 00:41:26,250 --> 00:41:27,450 [Lester] I could sit here for hours 960 00:41:27,485 --> 00:41:30,854 and just tell you how good a man Bobby was, 961 00:41:30,888 --> 00:41:32,789 and the kind of woman that he had in his life. 962 00:41:34,124 --> 00:41:36,392 [Hayden] Whatever issues these two might have had, 963 00:41:36,427 --> 00:41:38,428 this woman was completely separate 964 00:41:38,462 --> 00:41:39,896 and completely innocent. 965 00:41:39,930 --> 00:41:43,399 It's just sad all around. 966 00:41:43,434 --> 00:41:46,369 [narrator] Some normalcy eventually returns to James Street, 967 00:41:46,403 --> 00:41:48,905 but the damage has been done. 968 00:41:48,939 --> 00:41:53,576 That was the first real loss of a family 969 00:41:53,611 --> 00:41:55,745 that I experienced on the block. 970 00:41:55,779 --> 00:41:57,180 [Lester] The streets are almost abandoned. 971 00:41:57,214 --> 00:41:58,681 There's people still live there, 972 00:41:58,716 --> 00:42:00,383 but you see nobody out no more. 973 00:42:00,417 --> 00:42:03,152 It's like it made the neighborhood bad. 974 00:42:03,187 --> 00:42:06,289 It's just so heavy to think 975 00:42:06,323 --> 00:42:09,459 that we could have helped smooth things over, 976 00:42:10,027 --> 00:42:12,128 sooner, either convinced 977 00:42:12,162 --> 00:42:16,466 Bob leave the old stubborn man alone 978 00:42:16,500 --> 00:42:19,469 or can, it's Bobby. 979 00:42:19,503 --> 00:42:20,670 He's going to do what he wants. 980 00:42:20,704 --> 00:42:22,138 There's no use fighting him. 981 00:42:22,172 --> 00:42:25,408 There's really no anecdote or lesson. 982 00:42:25,442 --> 00:42:27,010 You know, no moral of the story here. 983 00:42:27,044 --> 00:42:28,711 You know, this was a tragedy.