1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:02,667 [man] For five, five-and-a-half days, 2 00:00:02,667 --> 00:00:05,467 we searched the residence, the barn, the buildings. 3 00:00:05,467 --> 00:00:07,367 [newscaster] All week long, crews have searched 4 00:00:07,367 --> 00:00:10,266 the 312 acres of this Oakfield home. 5 00:00:10,266 --> 00:00:12,900 Looking for any sign of Oakley Carlson. 6 00:00:12,967 --> 00:00:15,367 I think it was that moment that we realized 7 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:19,467 how serious of a situation this actually was. 8 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,667 [woman] And she looked at me, and she said, 9 00:00:23,667 --> 00:00:26,400 "There is no Oakley." 10 00:00:26,467 --> 00:00:29,800 Andrew Jordan didn't report her missing. 11 00:00:29,867 --> 00:00:30,000 When asked, "Where is Oakley?" Her mother said, 12 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,800 When asked, "Where is Oakley?" Her mother said, 13 00:00:32,867 --> 00:00:36,000 She went out to the woods and was eaten by wolves. 14 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:40,567 There's just so many unanswered questions with this particular case, 15 00:00:40,567 --> 00:00:43,100 [woman 2] We wanted to know what else he was lying about. 16 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,300 Investigators remain on scene in Grays Harbor County, 17 00:00:59,367 --> 00:01:00,000 looking for a missing five-year-old girl. 18 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,200 looking for a missing five-year-old girl. 19 00:01:02,266 --> 00:01:04,667 But so far, all they have 20 00:01:04,667 --> 00:01:07,266 they, are parents who are uncooperative 21 00:01:07,266 --> 00:01:10,000 and they still don't have an exact timeframe 22 00:01:10,066 --> 00:01:12,166 of when Oakley went missing. 23 00:01:12,166 --> 00:01:14,000 This hit the area like a bombshell. 24 00:01:14,066 --> 00:01:16,667 How do you not know where your child is? 25 00:01:16,667 --> 00:01:19,266 I'm waiting to wake up from this, all the time. 26 00:01:19,266 --> 00:01:21,700 There isn't a theory that someone hasn't brought up 27 00:01:21,767 --> 00:01:23,166 that we haven't investigated. 28 00:01:25,166 --> 00:01:26,967 [narrator reading] 29 00:01:26,967 --> 00:01:29,500 Grays Harbor County, Washington. 30 00:01:29,567 --> 00:01:30,000 Oakley Carlson is seven months old 31 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,667 Oakley Carlson is seven months old 32 00:01:31,667 --> 00:01:33,300 when she's placed in foster care 33 00:01:33,367 --> 00:01:35,567 with Erik and Jamie Jo Hiles. 34 00:01:36,667 --> 00:01:39,266 Erik and Jamie Jo are high school sweethearts 35 00:01:39,266 --> 00:01:42,667 who now teach at the same school where they fell in love. 36 00:01:42,667 --> 00:01:45,667 One of my former students texts me, and she says that, 37 00:01:45,667 --> 00:01:47,767 "Hey, I know that you and your husband 38 00:01:47,767 --> 00:01:49,667 have struggles with infertility, 39 00:01:49,667 --> 00:01:51,200 and you really want a baby. 40 00:01:51,266 --> 00:01:55,500 And my hairdresser's granddaughter needs a home. 41 00:01:55,567 --> 00:01:57,367 And she'll probably be up for adoption 42 00:01:57,367 --> 00:01:59,467 if you're interested in fostering her." 43 00:01:59,467 --> 00:02:00,000 I looked at Erik and I just said, 44 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,200 I looked at Erik and I just said, 45 00:02:02,266 --> 00:02:04,100 "I just feel really right about this." 46 00:02:04,100 --> 00:02:05,700 And he said, "Okay, let's do it." 47 00:02:05,767 --> 00:02:07,767 -[Erik growls] -[Jamie Jo laughs] 48 00:02:07,767 --> 00:02:11,000 As she grew up, she just loved to make people smile. 49 00:02:11,066 --> 00:02:14,400 Uh, she would just do funny things 50 00:02:14,467 --> 00:02:16,100 and just be silly. 51 00:02:16,166 --> 00:02:18,567 It always made us chuckle. 52 00:02:18,567 --> 00:02:21,200 [laughing] 53 00:02:21,266 --> 00:02:22,900 She could tell that I was having, like, a day 54 00:02:22,967 --> 00:02:25,100 or that I was sad about something, you know, 55 00:02:25,166 --> 00:02:27,100 She was the first one to be a little empath. 56 00:02:27,166 --> 00:02:29,266 And rub her little hand on my shoulder 57 00:02:29,266 --> 00:02:30,000 and say, "It's okay, Mama." Like, "Everything's okay." 58 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:31,867 and say, "It's okay, Mama." Like, "Everything's okay." 59 00:02:31,867 --> 00:02:35,367 She loved to dance. So we had her in a dance class. 60 00:02:35,367 --> 00:02:37,867 [Jamie Jo] She would go to my dance team practices 61 00:02:37,867 --> 00:02:40,467 and she would do the moves that the girls would do. 62 00:02:40,467 --> 00:02:43,266 No, I'll read it to you. 63 00:02:43,266 --> 00:02:44,767 [Jamie Jo] You are reading to me. 64 00:02:44,767 --> 00:02:46,467 Oakley loved reading stories. 65 00:02:46,467 --> 00:02:47,600 [babbling] 66 00:02:49,100 --> 00:02:51,166 [Erik] She can memorize books very well. 67 00:02:51,867 --> 00:02:54,700 It was not uncommon to read 68 00:02:54,767 --> 00:02:58,367 three, four, or five books before bedtime. 69 00:02:58,367 --> 00:03:00,000 [Jamie Jo] She was just all around-- Just a pleasant kid 70 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:00,967 [Jamie Jo] She was just all around-- Just a pleasant kid 71 00:03:00,967 --> 00:03:03,600 And funny and jovial. 72 00:03:03,667 --> 00:03:05,100 Go on. Smile. 73 00:03:05,967 --> 00:03:07,000 [laughs] 74 00:03:08,667 --> 00:03:10,300 [narrator reading] 75 00:03:10,367 --> 00:03:13,667 Jamie Jo and Erik learnt that the State of Washington 76 00:03:13,667 --> 00:03:16,467 now plans to return Oakley to her birth parents. 77 00:03:16,467 --> 00:03:19,467 Andrew Carlson and Jordan Bowers. 78 00:03:19,467 --> 00:03:21,767 The State also intends to re-unite 79 00:03:21,767 --> 00:03:25,367 Oakley's two older siblings with Andrew and Jordan. 80 00:03:25,367 --> 00:03:27,467 We tried to be open with Oakley 81 00:03:27,467 --> 00:03:30,000 in letting her know that we were not her biological parents. 82 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:30,900 in letting her know that we were not her biological parents. 83 00:03:30,967 --> 00:03:34,000 Like, we would always say that she didn't come from Jamie's tummy 84 00:03:34,066 --> 00:03:35,500 she came from her heart. 85 00:03:37,867 --> 00:03:40,367 [Paul] Andre and Jordan grew up in Grays Harbor County. 86 00:03:40,367 --> 00:03:43,767 And have lived here for most of their entire lives. 87 00:03:43,767 --> 00:03:46,000 Andrew was a police office 88 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,100 with the Aberdeen Police Department, for a couple of years 89 00:03:48,166 --> 00:03:51,900 And he was later terminated for dishonesty. 90 00:03:51,967 --> 00:03:53,767 [Erik] When she was first placed with us, 91 00:03:53,767 --> 00:03:55,667 we know it was because, 92 00:03:55,667 --> 00:04:00,000 uh, Oakley's older sister has a medical condition 93 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:00,567 uh, Oakley's older sister has a medical condition 94 00:04:00,567 --> 00:04:05,867 and that the parents were not providing the care necessary for her. 95 00:04:05,867 --> 00:04:08,900 And then we also heard there was drugs involved. 96 00:04:10,467 --> 00:04:12,467 [narrator] In the fall of 2019, 97 00:04:12,467 --> 00:04:16,667 Oakley visits more frequently with her biological parents. 98 00:04:16,667 --> 00:04:21,567 In October, um, Oakley came home from a visit 99 00:04:21,567 --> 00:04:23,400 that was unsupervised. 100 00:04:24,767 --> 00:04:26,467 And she said that... 101 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:29,066 She saw Jordan hit Andrew. 102 00:04:29,066 --> 00:04:30,000 And it was alarming to me because I knew there was domestic violence 103 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:34,467 And it was alarming to me because I knew there was domestic violence 104 00:04:34,467 --> 00:04:36,667 in the past, from both of them. 105 00:04:36,667 --> 00:04:40,767 I sent a message to the social worker and her supervisor. 106 00:04:41,700 --> 00:04:43,166 And the message that I got back was, 107 00:04:43,166 --> 00:04:45,867 "I'll talk to them, but it's not a concern of mine. 108 00:04:45,867 --> 00:04:49,000 Oakley loves her parents." 109 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:52,166 [narrator] A few weeks later, Jamie Jo and Erik are told 110 00:04:52,166 --> 00:04:54,900 that Oakley will be returned to Andrew and Jordan 111 00:04:54,967 --> 00:04:56,700 in January of 2020. 112 00:04:56,767 --> 00:05:00,000 The State then moves this date up to November 29th, 2019, 113 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:01,567 The State then moves this date up to November 29th, 2019, 114 00:05:01,567 --> 00:05:03,467 the day after Thanksgiving. 115 00:05:05,367 --> 00:05:08,367 She literally spent the night three times, at her parents' house 116 00:05:08,367 --> 00:05:09,867 before she went back, permanently. 117 00:05:09,867 --> 00:05:11,600 I feel like everything was incredibly rushed, 118 00:05:12,567 --> 00:05:16,767 Her last day with us was a Friday. 119 00:05:16,767 --> 00:05:19,300 And the driver came, picked her up at 10:00 am. 120 00:05:20,500 --> 00:05:22,266 We knew it was final. 121 00:05:22,266 --> 00:05:24,000 And we knew that we wouldn't get to talk to her 122 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,600 after she returned to her biological parents. 123 00:05:26,667 --> 00:05:28,500 We gave her a big hug. 124 00:05:29,166 --> 00:05:30,000 We put her in the car. 125 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:30,667 We put her in the car. 126 00:05:30,667 --> 00:05:33,367 I buckled her in, gave her another hug and kiss goodbye. 127 00:05:33,367 --> 00:05:36,166 [voice breaking] This... This really great show 128 00:05:36,166 --> 00:05:37,900 called Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood... 129 00:05:37,967 --> 00:05:40,066 And there is a really great lesson 130 00:05:40,066 --> 00:05:44,667 where they sing a song about grown-ups coming back. 131 00:05:44,667 --> 00:05:47,367 She looked at me and she told me that, 132 00:05:47,367 --> 00:05:49,100 "It's okay, grown-ups come back." 133 00:05:49,100 --> 00:05:51,367 And she tried to console me. 134 00:05:51,367 --> 00:05:54,867 Later that day, we were walking upstairs, 135 00:05:54,867 --> 00:05:56,400 past her bedroom, 136 00:05:56,467 --> 00:05:58,000 and I just closed the door. 137 00:05:58,000 --> 00:05:59,767 Um, and that-- We-- 138 00:05:59,767 --> 00:06:00,000 We closed that door for six, eight months. 139 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:03,867 We closed that door for six, eight months. 140 00:06:03,867 --> 00:06:07,367 That's hard to even explain to somebody 141 00:06:07,367 --> 00:06:09,800 because it really did feel like a death. 142 00:06:09,867 --> 00:06:14,300 [narrator] Nearly two years later, on November 6th, 1991. 143 00:06:14,367 --> 00:06:17,367 There's a fire at Andrew and Jordan's home 144 00:06:17,367 --> 00:06:19,200 in Oakfield Washington. 145 00:06:19,266 --> 00:06:20,867 The fire was in the second story. 146 00:06:21,500 --> 00:06:23,600 And it was significant damage. 147 00:06:23,667 --> 00:06:25,667 Andrew called to report the fire. 148 00:06:25,667 --> 00:06:28,567 He said he was just calling to let them know 149 00:06:28,567 --> 00:06:30,000 but did not need any fire response at the time 150 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:31,667 but did not need any fire response at the time 151 00:06:31,667 --> 00:06:33,867 as the fires had already been put out, hours before. 152 00:06:33,867 --> 00:06:37,100 He had said that his daughter has started the fire, 153 00:06:37,166 --> 00:06:39,767 on the couch, with a lighter. 154 00:06:39,767 --> 00:06:42,800 [narrator] Jamie Jo and Erik learn about the fire 155 00:06:42,867 --> 00:06:46,166 when a friend shares the screenshot of a GoFundMe page. 156 00:06:46,166 --> 00:06:48,266 that had been set up for Andrew and Jordan. 157 00:06:50,066 --> 00:06:53,066 In the GoFundMe, it said-- started-- the fire was started 158 00:06:53,066 --> 00:06:54,266 by their four-year-old daughter 159 00:06:54,266 --> 00:06:57,700 That would have been the age that Oakley was at the time. 160 00:06:59,567 --> 00:07:00,000 If they were unsupervised for long enough 161 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:01,867 If they were unsupervised for long enough 162 00:07:01,867 --> 00:07:04,100 to start a fire that got out of control, 163 00:07:04,100 --> 00:07:07,266 Like, how long were they left unsupervised 164 00:07:07,266 --> 00:07:08,900 on a regular basis? 165 00:07:10,700 --> 00:07:13,967 A four-year-old just doesn't light up a lighter. 166 00:07:13,967 --> 00:07:16,567 Like, I'm 35 and I can barely strike a lighter. 167 00:07:20,100 --> 00:07:23,767 [narrator] Worried that the family of six is living in a fire-damaged house, 168 00:07:23,767 --> 00:07:26,000 Jamie Jo and two of her friends 169 00:07:26,066 --> 00:07:29,200 contact the Department of Children, Youth and Families 170 00:07:29,266 --> 00:07:30,000 to share their concerns. 171 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:31,500 to share their concerns. 172 00:07:31,567 --> 00:07:33,567 It wasn't just, "Oh, there was a fire." 173 00:07:33,567 --> 00:07:35,567 It was, "Why are they still living in that?" 174 00:07:35,567 --> 00:07:37,266 You're breathing in those fumes. 175 00:07:37,300 --> 00:07:40,266 You're living in a place that you don't know the structural integrity. 176 00:07:40,266 --> 00:07:42,367 Is it gonna collapse on them? 177 00:07:42,367 --> 00:07:43,967 As far as we could tell, 178 00:07:43,967 --> 00:07:46,567 there was nothing done with that. 179 00:07:46,567 --> 00:07:48,100 We were never heard back. 180 00:07:48,166 --> 00:07:49,567 [narrator] On November 10th, 181 00:07:49,567 --> 00:07:52,600 Oakville Elementary School Principal Jessica Swift 182 00:07:52,667 --> 00:07:56,066 drops off donated supplies to Andrew and Jordan's house. 183 00:07:56,066 --> 00:07:58,100 Jordan answered the door, 184 00:07:58,100 --> 00:08:00,000 and two of their children were inside the door, downstairs. 185 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:03,266 and two of their children were inside the door, downstairs. 186 00:08:03,266 --> 00:08:06,667 I looked around and I didn't see Oakley. 187 00:08:06,667 --> 00:08:08,567 So, I was like... [in excited voice] "Where is Oakley?" 188 00:08:08,567 --> 00:08:10,300 [in normal voice] Because I kinda expected her to run out. 189 00:08:10,367 --> 00:08:14,367 Jordan told me that Oakley was in time-out in her room 190 00:08:14,367 --> 00:08:17,767 'cause she was being naughty and I wouldn't wanna see her anyways. 191 00:08:17,767 --> 00:08:21,367 [narrator] Ms. Swift returns to their house two weeks later. 192 00:08:21,367 --> 00:08:23,467 And sees Oakley's three siblings. 193 00:08:23,467 --> 00:08:26,266 But again, not Oakley. 194 00:08:26,266 --> 00:08:28,100 I mentioned it to my co-worker, 195 00:08:28,166 --> 00:08:30,000 and she was like, "Yeah, this is getting weird." 196 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:30,800 and she was like, "Yeah, this is getting weird." 197 00:08:30,867 --> 00:08:33,667 And she was actually going out to the house the next day 198 00:08:33,667 --> 00:08:36,800 to drop off a meal that had been donated to them. 199 00:08:36,867 --> 00:08:39,300 And i was like, "You got to get eyes on Oakley." 200 00:08:39,367 --> 00:08:41,367 She goes out the next day, 201 00:08:41,367 --> 00:08:43,367 and immediately calls me after, 202 00:08:43,367 --> 00:08:45,967 and says, "I saw all the other kids, 203 00:08:45,967 --> 00:08:48,000 and I didn't see Oakley." 204 00:08:49,667 --> 00:08:50,900 [narrator] A few days later, 205 00:08:50,967 --> 00:08:53,166 some other teachers at Oakville Elementary 206 00:08:53,166 --> 00:08:56,266 share concerns about Oakley's household. 207 00:08:56,266 --> 00:08:59,867 Ms. Swift comes up with a plan to get more information. 208 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:03,400 My daughter is around the same age, 209 00:09:03,467 --> 00:09:05,200 as one of Oakley's siblings 210 00:09:05,266 --> 00:09:08,166 and so I texted Jordan 211 00:09:08,166 --> 00:09:10,100 to see if the next day 212 00:09:10,100 --> 00:09:13,000 if Oakley's sibling wanted to come over 213 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:15,000 for a playdate with my daughter. 214 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:18,667 [narrator] The playdate between Oakley's sister and Ms. Swift's daughter 215 00:09:18,667 --> 00:09:20,667 turns into a sleepover. 216 00:09:20,667 --> 00:09:22,500 Oakley's sibling had told me 217 00:09:22,567 --> 00:09:25,166 about their younger brother 218 00:09:25,166 --> 00:09:28,066 and how he followed her around the house 219 00:09:28,066 --> 00:09:30,000 and always wanted to hold her hand. 220 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:30,066 and always wanted to hold her hand. 221 00:09:30,066 --> 00:09:32,800 And I was like, "Oh, my gosh, that is so sweet. 222 00:09:32,867 --> 00:09:35,000 Does he do that with Oakley, too?" 223 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:38,867 And she looked at me and she said, 224 00:09:39,667 --> 00:09:41,667 There is no Oakley. 225 00:09:46,700 --> 00:09:47,767 [narrator] The next morning 226 00:09:47,767 --> 00:09:49,500 Oakley's sister tells Ms. Swift 227 00:09:49,500 --> 00:09:53,800 that Oakley has actually gone back to live with her former foster parents 228 00:09:53,867 --> 00:09:56,400 Jamie Jo and Erik Hiles. 229 00:09:56,467 --> 00:09:59,367 A co-worker of mine got ahold of Gray Harbor Sheriff 230 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:01,767 that morning, 231 00:10:01,767 --> 00:10:04,367 and see if they can confirm 232 00:10:04,367 --> 00:10:07,467 if Oakley really was in foster care. 233 00:10:07,467 --> 00:10:12,800 We received confirmation that Oakley was not living with Jamie Jo and Erik. 234 00:10:13,567 --> 00:10:14,800 And... 235 00:10:15,767 --> 00:10:18,500 So, I texted Jordan again. 236 00:10:18,567 --> 00:10:20,300 And I said that, 237 00:10:20,367 --> 00:10:22,900 "Is it okay, if she stays another night? 238 00:10:22,967 --> 00:10:26,166 And I will take the girls to school, in the morning." 239 00:10:26,967 --> 00:10:29,000 [narrator reading] 240 00:10:29,066 --> 00:10:34,100 Ms. Swift contacts a detective from Grays Harbor Sheriff's Office 241 00:10:34,166 --> 00:10:37,100 to request a welfare check on Oakley. 242 00:10:37,100 --> 00:10:38,900 At the time, Oakley's birth parents, 243 00:10:38,967 --> 00:10:41,100 Andrew Carlson and Jordan Bowers, 244 00:10:41,166 --> 00:10:45,166 are staying in a motel in the nearby town of Tumwater. 245 00:10:45,166 --> 00:10:45,751 Since the initial location that she wanted checked 246 00:10:45,751 --> 00:10:48,100 Since the initial location that she wanted checked 247 00:10:48,166 --> 00:10:49,500 was not in our county, 248 00:10:49,567 --> 00:10:52,867 we coordinated with the Tumwater Police Department 249 00:10:52,867 --> 00:10:56,567 and gave her instructions on how to report to them. 250 00:10:57,867 --> 00:11:00,166 [narrator] Tumwater police conduct the welfare check 251 00:11:00,166 --> 00:11:01,700 at the motel, the next day. 252 00:11:01,767 --> 00:11:04,266 Which happens to be Oakley's fifth birthday. 253 00:11:05,900 --> 00:11:07,467 There is no sign of Oakley. 254 00:11:08,900 --> 00:11:10,800 [Paul] Andrew and Jordan 255 00:11:10,867 --> 00:11:13,667 each advised that the other 256 00:11:13,667 --> 00:11:15,751 had taken Oakley to Andrew's parents' house. 257 00:11:15,751 --> 00:11:17,066 had taken Oakley to Andrew's parents' house. 258 00:11:17,066 --> 00:11:20,000 Tumwater Police Department tried to confirm that 259 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,166 but Andrew said he did not know the address 260 00:11:22,166 --> 00:11:24,567 and phone number of his parents. 261 00:11:24,567 --> 00:11:28,567 Turns out, they are neighbors. They live kind of right next to each other. 262 00:11:29,500 --> 00:11:31,100 [narrator] Investigators determine 263 00:11:31,100 --> 00:11:33,900 that the last time Andrew's parents saw Oakley 264 00:11:33,967 --> 00:11:36,567 was December 25th, 2020. 265 00:11:36,567 --> 00:11:38,667 Almost a year earlier. 266 00:11:39,567 --> 00:11:41,867 Jordan and Andrew continue to say 267 00:11:41,867 --> 00:11:45,751 they last saw Oakley on November 30th, 2021. 268 00:11:45,751 --> 00:11:46,200 they last saw Oakley on November 30th, 2021. 269 00:11:46,266 --> 00:11:48,667 But investigators discover, 270 00:11:48,667 --> 00:11:50,867 that the last verified sighting 271 00:11:50,867 --> 00:11:53,266 was much earlier in the year. 272 00:11:53,266 --> 00:11:55,400 We established at February 10th. 273 00:11:55,467 --> 00:11:59,200 So now we are looking at between February 10th and November 30th 274 00:11:59,266 --> 00:12:02,467 that we don't have anyone outside the mother and father 275 00:12:02,467 --> 00:12:05,667 that has had any interaction with Oakley. 276 00:12:06,500 --> 00:12:07,734 [narrator] A social worker 277 00:12:07,734 --> 00:12:10,400 from the Department of Children, Youth and Families 278 00:12:10,467 --> 00:12:12,967 contacts Oakley's former foster mom, 279 00:12:12,967 --> 00:12:14,467 Jamie Jo, that day. 280 00:12:15,467 --> 00:12:15,751 I was in a meeting with my Principal. 281 00:12:15,751 --> 00:12:17,266 I was in a meeting with my Principal. 282 00:12:17,266 --> 00:12:19,600 And I just burst into tears. 283 00:12:19,667 --> 00:12:23,800 I explained, "I'm crying because I had a foster daughter 284 00:12:23,867 --> 00:12:25,066 and, you know, today is her birthday. 285 00:12:25,066 --> 00:12:26,467 and I just miss her so much." 286 00:12:26,467 --> 00:12:28,400 I noticed that I'd gotten a couple of phone calls 287 00:12:28,467 --> 00:12:29,600 I listened to the voicemails. 288 00:12:29,667 --> 00:12:32,300 And one voicemail was from Washington City DCYF. 289 00:12:32,367 --> 00:12:34,867 They were like, "Hey, um... 290 00:12:34,867 --> 00:12:37,700 Can you take Oakley when we find her? 291 00:12:37,767 --> 00:12:39,467 And can you take her little brother 292 00:12:39,467 --> 00:12:41,266 as an emergency placement foster care. 293 00:12:41,266 --> 00:12:44,166 And I ran to my husband, because his classroom was right next door to mine, 294 00:12:44,166 --> 00:12:45,751 and I said, "You're never gonna believe this." 295 00:12:45,751 --> 00:12:45,767 and I said, "You're never gonna believe this." 296 00:12:45,767 --> 00:12:48,367 My students were all, like, in the room, cheering. 297 00:12:48,367 --> 00:12:49,800 'Cause they all knew Oakley. 298 00:12:49,867 --> 00:12:51,266 And it was just very exciting. 299 00:12:52,266 --> 00:12:54,200 The feeling we got 300 00:12:54,266 --> 00:12:56,367 was... that... 301 00:12:56,367 --> 00:12:58,500 one of the parents, um, 302 00:12:58,567 --> 00:13:01,166 Jordan or Andrew, or somebody else, 303 00:13:01,166 --> 00:13:03,467 just had Oakley, and then... 304 00:13:03,467 --> 00:13:06,100 The authorities just weren't able to locate her yet. 305 00:13:07,500 --> 00:13:11,667 [narrator] Later that day, Andrew and Jordan are arrested. 306 00:13:11,667 --> 00:13:15,467 Based on what we discovered at the scene, interviews, um... 307 00:13:15,467 --> 00:13:15,751 along with the complete absence of life of Oakley, 308 00:13:15,751 --> 00:13:18,500 along with the complete absence of life of Oakley, 309 00:13:18,567 --> 00:13:19,567 on the property... 310 00:13:19,567 --> 00:13:22,166 The timeframe that she'd been gone. 311 00:13:22,166 --> 00:13:26,600 I made the decision to request charges of manslaughter 312 00:13:26,667 --> 00:13:30,967 for both of them, and asked that they be held on those charges. 313 00:13:30,967 --> 00:13:34,300 [narrator] The hold on these charges last 72 hours. 314 00:13:35,266 --> 00:13:37,700 Jamie got a phone call from a friend. 315 00:13:37,767 --> 00:13:40,500 Said, "Did you hear that Jordan and Andrew 316 00:13:40,567 --> 00:13:42,967 are being held on manslaughter charges?" 317 00:13:42,967 --> 00:13:44,700 It was that moment that we realized 318 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:50,166 how serious of a situation this actually was. 319 00:13:50,166 --> 00:13:53,000 "Well, what do you mean manslaughter charges?" 320 00:13:53,066 --> 00:13:55,000 And then , when I, like, did talk to the detective, 321 00:13:55,066 --> 00:13:57,000 he's like, "It's a holding procedure, 322 00:13:57,066 --> 00:13:58,467 um, but... 323 00:13:59,567 --> 00:14:01,166 I do not believe that she is alive." 324 00:14:03,367 --> 00:14:05,300 I had just felt the highest high. 325 00:14:06,567 --> 00:14:09,867 24 hours before, I was like, "She's coming home to me. 326 00:14:09,867 --> 00:14:11,367 And I need to get her a birthday present." 327 00:14:11,367 --> 00:14:14,700 My family was so overjoyed 328 00:14:14,767 --> 00:14:15,751 at the thought of Oakley coming home to us. 329 00:14:15,751 --> 00:14:16,567 at the thought of Oakley coming home to us. 330 00:14:16,567 --> 00:14:18,300 And so now I had to call them 331 00:14:18,900 --> 00:14:21,200 And explain this to them. 332 00:14:21,266 --> 00:14:24,066 [narrator] While Andrew and Jordan are being held in jail, 333 00:14:24,066 --> 00:14:26,900 Grays Harbor Sheriff's County investigators, 334 00:14:26,967 --> 00:14:28,767 Washington State Patrol, 335 00:14:28,767 --> 00:14:29,900 the FBI, 336 00:14:29,967 --> 00:14:32,600 and several other law enforcement agencies 337 00:14:32,667 --> 00:14:35,266 search Andrew and Jordan's property. 338 00:14:35,266 --> 00:14:37,066 [newscaster] All week long, crews have searched 339 00:14:37,066 --> 00:14:39,867 the 312 acres of this Oakfield home. 340 00:14:39,867 --> 00:14:42,667 Looking for any sign of Oakley Carlson. 341 00:14:42,667 --> 00:14:44,467 For five, five-and-a-half days, 342 00:14:44,467 --> 00:14:45,751 we maintained control of the property. 343 00:14:45,751 --> 00:14:46,900 we maintained control of the property. 344 00:14:46,967 --> 00:14:49,567 With evidence teams, we searched the residence, 345 00:14:49,567 --> 00:14:51,467 the barn, the buildings. 346 00:14:51,467 --> 00:14:55,367 Um, Search and Rescue searched the remainder of the property 347 00:14:55,367 --> 00:15:00,066 using drones, multiple K9 teams, helicopters. 348 00:15:00,066 --> 00:15:02,467 We had dive teams that we called in 349 00:15:02,467 --> 00:15:04,867 to search the areas that were flooded. 350 00:15:04,867 --> 00:15:07,967 [narrator] Oakley's two older siblings are interviewed. 351 00:15:07,967 --> 00:15:11,667 And her sister shares some shocking information. 352 00:15:11,667 --> 00:15:13,600 When asked, "Where is Oakley?" 353 00:15:13,667 --> 00:15:15,751 Her mother said that she went out into the woods and was eaten by wolves. 354 00:15:15,751 --> 00:15:17,400 Her mother said that she went out into the woods and was eaten by wolves. 355 00:15:17,467 --> 00:15:19,500 When I heard the comment about being eaten by a wolf, 356 00:15:19,567 --> 00:15:21,266 I was upset. 357 00:15:21,266 --> 00:15:26,400 Because why did you brainwash her into thinking that this is what happened? 358 00:15:26,467 --> 00:15:28,767 How scary for her to think that. 359 00:15:28,767 --> 00:15:30,667 There aren't any wolves in Grays Harbor County. 360 00:15:30,667 --> 00:15:34,400 As far as an active theory that we investigated, 361 00:15:34,467 --> 00:15:36,767 I never thought that, that was the case. 362 00:15:36,767 --> 00:15:42,266 [Keith] Is there potential that perhaps she took a stroll out the back door? 363 00:15:42,266 --> 00:15:44,266 Perhaps she wandered into the woods? 364 00:15:44,266 --> 00:15:45,751 Is there the potential that something bad could have happened 365 00:15:45,751 --> 00:15:47,767 Is there the potential that something bad could have happened 366 00:15:47,767 --> 00:15:50,000 to Oakley, on her own, 367 00:15:50,066 --> 00:15:52,367 and she just disappeared into the night. 368 00:15:52,367 --> 00:15:53,867 [Jamie Jo] I've heard different stories. 369 00:15:53,867 --> 00:15:58,166 "Oh, Oakley was gone from a grocery store." 370 00:15:58,166 --> 00:16:00,166 Or, "Oakley wandered off into the woods." 371 00:16:00,166 --> 00:16:02,667 Regardless, Andrew and Jordan didn't report 372 00:16:02,667 --> 00:16:04,567 her missing. 373 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:06,700 [Paul] We searched the woods, 374 00:16:06,700 --> 00:16:09,500 to see if we find any remains anywhere on the property, 375 00:16:09,567 --> 00:16:11,567 and to this point, we haven't. 376 00:16:11,567 --> 00:16:13,867 Unfortunately, in Grays Harbor County, 377 00:16:13,867 --> 00:16:15,751 looking in the woods here is kind of like looking for a needle in a haystack. 378 00:16:15,751 --> 00:16:17,000 looking in the woods here is kind of like looking for a needle in a haystack. 379 00:16:17,066 --> 00:16:21,000 And you can come up with a high degree of probability, 380 00:16:21,066 --> 00:16:22,066 what you're looking for is not there, 381 00:16:22,066 --> 00:16:23,834 but it's never a hundred per cent. 382 00:16:23,834 --> 00:16:28,867 [narrator] On December 9th, with the 72-hour arrest hold about to expire, 383 00:16:28,867 --> 00:16:33,100 the community gathers for a candlelight vigil for Oakley. 384 00:16:33,100 --> 00:16:35,667 [newscaster] Group of over a hundred strong in Oakfield 385 00:16:35,667 --> 00:16:37,567 marched for the little girl. 386 00:16:37,567 --> 00:16:41,066 The Sheriff's office released new developments in the case. 387 00:16:41,066 --> 00:16:43,567 The parents now face a charge of abandonment 388 00:16:43,567 --> 00:16:45,751 for Oakley's sister, who is six. 389 00:16:45,751 --> 00:16:45,900 for Oakley's sister, who is six. 390 00:16:45,967 --> 00:16:50,500 We found out that when the children were returned 391 00:16:50,567 --> 00:16:52,667 to Andrew and Jordan, 392 00:16:52,667 --> 00:16:55,467 there was a court order advising that 393 00:16:55,467 --> 00:16:59,567 one of their children needed a medication. 394 00:16:59,567 --> 00:17:01,300 They hadn't renewed the prescription 395 00:17:01,367 --> 00:17:04,667 that she needs for 15 months. 396 00:17:04,667 --> 00:17:08,166 [narrator] The new charges keep Andrew and Jordan behind bars 397 00:17:08,166 --> 00:17:10,600 after the expiration of the three-day hold 398 00:17:10,667 --> 00:17:12,400 on the manslaughter charges. 399 00:17:12,967 --> 00:17:14,533 The following day, 400 00:17:14,533 --> 00:17:15,751 the Department of Children, Youth and Families take hair samples 401 00:17:15,751 --> 00:17:17,767 the Department of Children, Youth and Families take hair samples 402 00:17:17,767 --> 00:17:19,467 from Oakley's siblings. 403 00:17:19,467 --> 00:17:23,266 The results come back in January 2022. 404 00:17:23,266 --> 00:17:24,900 [Paul] The hair follicle test came back 405 00:17:24,967 --> 00:17:28,300 with incredibly high levels of methamphetamine, 406 00:17:28,367 --> 00:17:31,000 in the one child's hair. 407 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:32,567 The other children were then tested. 408 00:17:32,567 --> 00:17:35,100 And the two-year-old, his levels 409 00:17:35,166 --> 00:17:37,300 was at user levels. 410 00:17:42,967 --> 00:17:45,066 [narrator] News of Oakley's siblings' drug test results 411 00:17:45,066 --> 00:17:47,900 send shockwaves throughout the community. 412 00:17:48,367 --> 00:17:49,467 [Erik] It was... 413 00:17:51,166 --> 00:17:52,900 ...beyond infuriating. 414 00:17:52,967 --> 00:17:56,000 Because that-- that means that they weren't just around it, 415 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:57,967 they were ingesting it 416 00:17:57,967 --> 00:18:00,066 to get those levels. 417 00:18:00,066 --> 00:18:02,100 And we don't know if that was accidental, 418 00:18:02,100 --> 00:18:04,166 or if it was intentional. 419 00:18:04,166 --> 00:18:06,800 I don't know how a parent could put their kid 420 00:18:06,867 --> 00:18:08,467 in so much danger. 421 00:18:09,467 --> 00:18:10,967 Your mind starts thinking, "Whoa! 422 00:18:12,266 --> 00:18:15,266 They were close to, like, overdose ranges. 423 00:18:16,166 --> 00:18:18,066 So, is that what happened to Oakley?" 424 00:18:20,367 --> 00:18:23,000 [narrator reading] 425 00:18:23,066 --> 00:18:25,900 Andrew Carlson and Jordan Bowers are charged 426 00:18:25,967 --> 00:18:30,000 with two counts of endangerment with a controlled substance. 427 00:18:30,066 --> 00:18:33,166 Andrew enters his plea on March 14th. 428 00:18:33,166 --> 00:18:34,700 How do you plead 429 00:18:36,500 --> 00:18:39,166 in this case, to count two 430 00:18:39,166 --> 00:18:41,560 endangerment with a controlled substance? 431 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:42,000 endangerment with a controlled substance? 432 00:18:42,066 --> 00:18:43,467 Guilty. 433 00:18:43,467 --> 00:18:46,600 [narrator] He is sentenced to 12 months in jail. 434 00:18:46,667 --> 00:18:50,000 Three weeks later, Jordan enters her plea 435 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:51,467 on the same charges. 436 00:18:52,567 --> 00:18:54,567 [newscaster] Bowers also pleaded guilty. 437 00:18:54,567 --> 00:18:56,367 Since she has prior convictions, 438 00:18:56,367 --> 00:18:58,500 she got the maximum of 20 months 439 00:18:58,567 --> 00:19:01,266 -She chose not to speak to the court. -No, Your Honor. 440 00:19:02,367 --> 00:19:04,400 [narrator reading] 441 00:19:04,467 --> 00:19:07,166 Andrew is released from jail. 442 00:19:07,166 --> 00:19:10,200 No new charges relating to Oakley's disappearance 443 00:19:10,266 --> 00:19:11,560 have been filed against him or Jordan. 444 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:13,100 have been filed against him or Jordan. 445 00:19:14,166 --> 00:19:16,000 As the couple remains tight-lipped 446 00:19:16,066 --> 00:19:18,700 about what they may know of Oakley's fate, 447 00:19:18,767 --> 00:19:23,567 investigators continue to explore all possible scenarios. 448 00:19:23,567 --> 00:19:25,200 The theory that Oakley was trafficked 449 00:19:25,266 --> 00:19:28,467 came up very early in this case. 450 00:19:28,467 --> 00:19:32,166 So, we've put a lot of resources into 451 00:19:32,166 --> 00:19:36,266 tracking the movements of both, Jordan and Andrew 452 00:19:36,266 --> 00:19:39,166 for up to a year prior. 453 00:19:39,166 --> 00:19:41,560 If we found that she was sold or trafficked... 454 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:43,066 If we found that she was sold or trafficked... 455 00:19:43,066 --> 00:19:44,700 I think that would be the best case scenario, 456 00:19:44,767 --> 00:19:46,166 because then she'd still be alive. 457 00:19:46,166 --> 00:19:50,867 And hopefully, we would be able to bring her back into our care. 458 00:19:50,867 --> 00:19:54,100 To this point, I've found zero evidence 459 00:19:54,100 --> 00:19:58,400 that would point to the direction that Oakley was trafficked. 460 00:19:58,467 --> 00:20:04,567 Is there potential that Oakley was somehow given to another couple? 461 00:20:04,567 --> 00:20:05,567 Or kidnapped? 462 00:20:05,567 --> 00:20:07,300 Could there have been an accident? 463 00:20:07,367 --> 00:20:10,367 Could she have tripped and fallen and hit her head? 464 00:20:10,367 --> 00:20:11,560 And died in that fashion? 465 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:12,000 And died in that fashion? 466 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,567 Did she starve to death?? 467 00:20:14,567 --> 00:20:16,100 Did they just hit her too hard? 468 00:20:16,100 --> 00:20:17,667 [Keith] We don't know what happened yet, 469 00:20:17,667 --> 00:20:20,200 so you're innocent until proven guilty 470 00:20:20,266 --> 00:20:22,567 But the fact that neither parent 471 00:20:22,567 --> 00:20:24,867 has come up with any explanation, 472 00:20:24,867 --> 00:20:26,867 as to where their little Oakley is, 473 00:20:26,867 --> 00:20:29,367 is just baffling. 474 00:20:29,367 --> 00:20:32,800 Why the heck are you not telling us? 475 00:20:32,867 --> 00:20:36,700 [Jessica] I find my mind wandering to the what-ifs. 476 00:20:36,767 --> 00:20:38,467 What if we hadn't spoken up? 477 00:20:38,467 --> 00:20:41,560 How long would have this gone on for? 478 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:41,767 How long would have this gone on for? 479 00:20:41,767 --> 00:20:45,200 It's one of those things that keeps me up at night. 480 00:20:45,266 --> 00:20:48,867 [Paul] I think there's two people that have the answers. 481 00:20:48,867 --> 00:20:50,567 That's Oakley's biological parents. 482 00:20:50,567 --> 00:20:53,967 Neither one of them have decided to be honest 483 00:20:53,967 --> 00:20:56,266 about what happened to Oakley. 484 00:20:56,266 --> 00:20:59,800 It's still my hope that one of them is gonna decide 485 00:20:59,867 --> 00:21:02,000 that she deserves better than this 486 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:04,767 and they're gonna call me. 487 00:21:04,767 --> 00:21:08,667 [narrator] Jamie Jo and Erik continue to hold out hope 488 00:21:08,667 --> 00:21:10,100 that Oakley is alive. 489 00:21:10,900 --> 00:21:11,560 And that one day, 490 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:12,367 And that one day, 491 00:21:12,367 --> 00:21:15,967 they'll be able to make what was her temporary home, 492 00:21:15,967 --> 00:21:17,500 a permanent one. 493 00:21:18,166 --> 00:21:20,467 [Erik] I'm not naive 494 00:21:20,467 --> 00:21:24,100 that the longer time goes on, the less likely that is. 495 00:21:26,100 --> 00:21:27,266 But there's just enough stories 496 00:21:27,266 --> 00:21:28,667 where you hear someone who was missing 497 00:21:28,667 --> 00:21:31,400 for years, and then they come back. 498 00:21:31,467 --> 00:21:32,900 So there is a sliver of hope. 499 00:21:33,667 --> 00:21:36,467 I still get waves of sadness. 500 00:21:36,467 --> 00:21:39,867 Like, the other day, we repainted our spare bathroom, 501 00:21:39,867 --> 00:21:41,560 and behind the door was Oakley's, like, measurements. 502 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:43,900 and behind the door was Oakley's, like, measurements. 503 00:21:43,967 --> 00:21:47,767 And we always told her that when she had 41 inches we'd take her to Disneyland. 504 00:21:47,767 --> 00:21:49,400 And, um... 505 00:21:49,467 --> 00:21:52,900 She would stretch. She wanted to go to Disneyland so bad. 506 00:21:53,567 --> 00:21:57,300 And we measured her, 507 00:21:57,367 --> 00:22:00,367 three days before she returned to Jordan and Andrew, 508 00:22:00,367 --> 00:22:01,667 and she was so close. 509 00:22:01,667 --> 00:22:04,367 She was, like, an inch. 510 00:22:04,367 --> 00:22:07,300 And I had a hard time painting over it. 511 00:22:08,667 --> 00:22:10,767 Because I don't really have, um, 512 00:22:10,767 --> 00:22:11,560 a lot of remnants of Oakley in my house, anymore, besides pictures. 513 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:14,467 a lot of remnants of Oakley in my house, anymore, besides pictures. 514 00:22:14,467 --> 00:22:18,300 We don't have a lot of proof that she was actually here. 515 00:22:21,700 --> 00:22:23,300 [Jamie Jo] Oakley, can you show me your art? 516 00:22:24,266 --> 00:22:25,467 Book. 517 00:22:26,100 --> 00:22:27,467 Book. Uh-huh. 518 00:22:27,467 --> 00:22:29,567 -I love it. -[Oakley] Thank you. 519 00:22:31,567 --> 00:22:34,200 Is a Wheat Ridge man getting away with murder? 520 00:22:34,266 --> 00:22:37,867 Or is his bizarre story of a young mother's suicide, the truth? 521 00:22:46,567 --> 00:22:49,467 The phone fell on my hand, I just kept crying. 522 00:22:49,467 --> 00:22:51,867 I told them it's not true. 523 00:22:51,867 --> 00:22:53,767 Oh, there's no way in a million years 524 00:22:53,767 --> 00:22:57,266 that Jen could have committed suicide. 525 00:22:57,266 --> 00:22:59,367 There's just so many unanswered questions 526 00:22:59,367 --> 00:23:01,000 with this particular case. 527 00:23:03,567 --> 00:23:05,867 [narrator] Born in 1986, 528 00:23:05,867 --> 00:23:09,166 Jennifer Myers grows up in Los Angeles county. 529 00:23:09,166 --> 00:23:11,560 With her mom Nenette and older sister Jacquelyn. 530 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:11,967 With her mom Nenette and older sister Jacquelyn. 531 00:23:14,467 --> 00:23:17,567 The mother Nenette is originally from the Philippines. 532 00:23:17,567 --> 00:23:20,367 And moved to the US in the late '70s. 533 00:23:21,767 --> 00:23:25,100 [Jacquelyn] We're exactly four years and four days apart. 534 00:23:25,100 --> 00:23:29,700 She was always in the mix of everything that I was doing. 535 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:32,400 Typical little sister. 536 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:35,467 She just wanted to be around me. 537 00:23:36,467 --> 00:23:41,560 She is a very loving and happy person. 538 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:41,867 She is a very loving and happy person. 539 00:23:41,867 --> 00:23:46,367 She'll do everything if she is your friend. 540 00:23:46,367 --> 00:23:49,967 [Khit] Jen was bubbly. She was very friendly 541 00:23:49,967 --> 00:23:51,867 and helpful, humble. 542 00:23:51,867 --> 00:23:55,266 She would help anybody out. 543 00:23:57,166 --> 00:24:02,000 [narrator] In 2007, Jen moves to Las Vegas and gets married 544 00:24:02,066 --> 00:24:04,266 She and her husband have two kids. 545 00:24:04,266 --> 00:24:06,400 A boy and a girl. 546 00:24:06,467 --> 00:24:08,800 Jen was such an awesome mom. 547 00:24:08,867 --> 00:24:11,560 She loves her kids more than anything. 548 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:12,166 She loves her kids more than anything. 549 00:24:13,767 --> 00:24:16,567 [narrator] The familial bliss is short-lived 550 00:24:16,567 --> 00:24:20,000 as she makes a heart-breaking discovery. 551 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:24,500 [Khit] We found out that her husband was cheating on her. 552 00:24:24,567 --> 00:24:27,100 And got a girl pregnant. 553 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:31,166 So, that devastated her. 554 00:24:31,166 --> 00:24:33,667 [narrator] Jen struggles in the aftermath 555 00:24:33,667 --> 00:24:35,767 of this epic betrayal. 556 00:24:35,767 --> 00:24:38,166 [Khit] Her world just, kinda, crumpled, you know? 557 00:24:38,166 --> 00:24:41,560 And she couldn't believe it because she thought he loved her. 558 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:43,767 And she couldn't believe it because she thought he loved her. 559 00:24:43,767 --> 00:24:48,900 [narrator] The 2010 divorce levied such a damaging psychological toll on Jen, 560 00:24:48,967 --> 00:24:51,867 that her husband is given custody of the children. 561 00:24:51,867 --> 00:24:55,700 [Khit] She trusted her babies with their father 562 00:24:55,767 --> 00:24:58,066 while she was getting better. 563 00:24:58,066 --> 00:25:01,367 She was working on getting her kids back. 564 00:25:01,367 --> 00:25:05,300 [narrator] After the divorce, Jen moves back to California. 565 00:25:05,367 --> 00:25:08,367 Her ex husband and their kids remain in Nevada. 566 00:25:08,367 --> 00:25:10,867 But Jen talks to her kids every day. 567 00:25:10,867 --> 00:25:11,560 And visits as often as she can. 568 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:12,967 And visits as often as she can. 569 00:25:14,166 --> 00:25:17,467 In 2014, Jen find love again. 570 00:25:17,467 --> 00:25:20,867 After reconnecting with her high school sweetheart, Jimmy. 571 00:25:20,867 --> 00:25:22,467 [Jacquelyn] They were together for a little bit. 572 00:25:22,467 --> 00:25:25,667 But then went their separate ways, they lived their lives. 573 00:25:25,667 --> 00:25:28,000 And then they reunited. 574 00:25:28,066 --> 00:25:31,166 And then she fell in love with him all over again. 575 00:25:31,166 --> 00:25:35,266 [narrator] In 2016, the couple moves to Wheat Ridge, Colorado. 576 00:25:35,266 --> 00:25:36,467 Near Denver. 577 00:25:36,467 --> 00:25:37,800 And Jen finds work 578 00:25:37,867 --> 00:25:40,266 as an overnight stalker at a wholesale club. 579 00:25:41,367 --> 00:25:41,560 Then, in November 2017, 580 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:43,800 Then, in November 2017, 581 00:25:43,867 --> 00:25:45,500 Jimmy pops the question. 582 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:49,300 [Khit] Besides having her babies, 583 00:25:49,367 --> 00:25:53,667 being engaged was the happiest day of her life. 584 00:25:54,867 --> 00:25:58,867 [narrator] Four months later, on March 31st, 2018, 585 00:25:58,867 --> 00:26:02,867 this happiness grinds to a screeching halt. 586 00:26:02,867 --> 00:26:06,100 We were in Vegas, celebrating my dad's birthday. 587 00:26:06,166 --> 00:26:08,667 And my phone kept ringing. 588 00:26:08,667 --> 00:26:10,166 -And I wasn't answering it. -[phone ringing] 589 00:26:10,166 --> 00:26:11,560 But then, I get tired of it ringing, and so I did. 590 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:13,467 But then, I get tired of it ringing, and so I did. 591 00:26:14,367 --> 00:26:16,400 And it was Jennifer's friend 592 00:26:16,467 --> 00:26:19,467 telling me that something happened. 593 00:26:19,467 --> 00:26:25,400 And she thinks that Jennifer is gone. 594 00:26:25,467 --> 00:26:29,200 The phone fell on my hand and I just kept crying. 595 00:26:29,266 --> 00:26:32,100 I told them it's not true. 596 00:26:32,166 --> 00:26:37,200 [narrator] nenette's brother-in-law speaks to a wheat ridge pd detective. 597 00:26:37,266 --> 00:26:39,600 Who says that Jen has been shot. 598 00:26:39,667 --> 00:26:41,560 And they need Nenette to identify her body. 599 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:42,667 And they need Nenette to identify her body. 600 00:26:43,667 --> 00:26:46,600 The next day, in shock and disbelief 601 00:26:46,667 --> 00:26:49,867 Nenette and his sister, Khit, fly to Colorado. 602 00:26:50,867 --> 00:26:52,500 [Khit] We were in denial. 603 00:26:52,567 --> 00:26:54,567 My sister was crying. 604 00:26:54,567 --> 00:26:57,700 And I had to stay strong for both of us. 605 00:27:01,867 --> 00:27:03,300 [narrator] Wheat Ridge detectives 606 00:27:03,367 --> 00:27:06,367 have started piecing together a timeline of events 607 00:27:06,367 --> 00:27:08,800 leading up to Jen's death on March 30th. 608 00:27:10,166 --> 00:27:11,560 Jen arrives at the T-Bird Bar around 3:00 p.m., 609 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:13,500 Jen arrives at the T-Bird Bar around 3:00 p.m., 610 00:27:13,567 --> 00:27:17,667 where one of her co-workers bartends part time. 611 00:27:17,667 --> 00:27:21,100 The bar manager stopped serving Jen around 6:00 pm. 612 00:27:21,166 --> 00:27:22,800 And asked her to leave. 613 00:27:24,367 --> 00:27:26,767 [Jacquelyn] Some of the people at the bar was saying that 614 00:27:26,767 --> 00:27:28,367 Jen was really drunk 615 00:27:28,367 --> 00:27:32,000 and all over the place. 616 00:27:32,066 --> 00:27:36,600 But one of the waitresses said that she only had two beers. 617 00:27:36,667 --> 00:27:39,367 Which, I don't understand. 618 00:27:39,367 --> 00:27:41,166 My sister was a drinker. 619 00:27:41,166 --> 00:27:41,560 So, two beers wouldn't be anything for her. 620 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:44,867 So, two beers wouldn't be anything for her. 621 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:47,767 [narrator] According to witnesses, 622 00:27:47,767 --> 00:27:50,700 Jen insists on driving herself home. 623 00:27:50,767 --> 00:27:53,100 But the bar manager intervenes. 624 00:27:53,100 --> 00:27:56,600 Calling the police, and ordering her a cab. 625 00:27:56,667 --> 00:27:59,867 But the manager cancels the police callout and the cab 626 00:27:59,867 --> 00:28:04,600 when a man named Randy William volunteers to drive Jen home. 627 00:28:04,667 --> 00:28:07,367 [Khit] He was friends with the owner of the bar. 628 00:28:07,367 --> 00:28:09,767 And he was a regular there. 629 00:28:09,767 --> 00:28:11,560 People from the bar said that it's not unusual 630 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:13,767 People from the bar said that it's not unusual 631 00:28:13,767 --> 00:28:15,767 for Randy to take people home. 632 00:28:15,767 --> 00:28:18,266 That he does it all the time. 633 00:28:18,266 --> 00:28:19,767 I don't see how that's a thing. 634 00:28:19,767 --> 00:28:22,867 Especially with girls he doesn't know. 635 00:28:24,100 --> 00:28:27,467 [Nenette] Randy blocker her car with his truck. 636 00:28:27,467 --> 00:28:30,767 Of course, she couldn't do anything with her car. 637 00:28:30,767 --> 00:28:36,000 She just gave up and went with Randy. 638 00:28:36,066 --> 00:28:39,000 'Cause he said that he's gonna take her home. 639 00:28:40,867 --> 00:28:41,560 [Matt] Instead, he takes her to his house. 640 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:44,567 [Matt] Instead, he takes her to his house. 641 00:28:44,567 --> 00:28:48,166 Randy tells investigators that the two were having a couple drinks, 642 00:28:48,166 --> 00:28:50,066 had consensual sex, 643 00:28:50,066 --> 00:28:51,867 and then she wanted cigarettes. 644 00:28:53,367 --> 00:28:57,166 [Nanette] Randy offered to get her cigarettes. 645 00:28:57,166 --> 00:28:59,867 And when he got back, 646 00:28:59,867 --> 00:29:04,300 my daughter was laying there, bleeding. 647 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:46,767 [narrator] When paramedics arrive at Randy Williams' house, 648 00:29:46,767 --> 00:29:50,100 they discover that Jen didn't fall and hit herself. 649 00:29:50,967 --> 00:29:53,100 She was shot in the head. 650 00:29:54,266 --> 00:29:58,266 Jen is nude and is pronounced dead at the scene. 651 00:29:58,266 --> 00:30:00,967 First responders don't find a gun near her body. 652 00:30:00,967 --> 00:30:04,200 But they do come across this shell casing. 653 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:08,621 [Matt] When Randy talk to the 911 operator, 654 00:30:08,621 --> 00:30:08,767 [Matt] When Randy talk to the 911 operator, 655 00:30:08,767 --> 00:30:10,667 he doesn't mention that she has been shot. 656 00:30:10,667 --> 00:30:12,500 He just says that she's bleeding. 657 00:30:12,567 --> 00:30:13,867 It's very strange. 658 00:30:15,867 --> 00:30:18,700 [Khit] When the EMT guys arrived... 659 00:30:18,767 --> 00:30:23,100 Without even entering, uh, into the bedroom, 660 00:30:23,100 --> 00:30:27,266 they could see that half of her face was gone. 661 00:30:30,367 --> 00:30:33,367 [narrator] March 31st, in the early morning hours 662 00:30:33,367 --> 00:30:35,867 Randy is taken into police custody. 663 00:30:35,867 --> 00:30:38,166 Meanwhile, detective review footage 664 00:30:38,166 --> 00:30:38,621 from the adjoining home's security camera. 665 00:30:38,621 --> 00:30:40,567 from the adjoining home's security camera. 666 00:30:42,567 --> 00:30:46,900 When Randy got back from the gas station, to buy cigarettes, 667 00:30:46,967 --> 00:30:50,767 it shows him walking into the house. 668 00:30:50,767 --> 00:30:54,000 And few seconds later, 669 00:30:54,066 --> 00:30:56,300 -the gunshot goes off. -[gunshots] 670 00:30:57,300 --> 00:30:58,800 [narrator] Randy tells detectives 671 00:30:58,867 --> 00:31:01,367 that he didn't hear a gunshot. 672 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:25,667 [Jacquelyn] To be in the house, 673 00:31:25,667 --> 00:31:27,600 when it happened, 674 00:31:27,667 --> 00:31:29,867 how can you not hear a gunshot 675 00:31:29,867 --> 00:31:31,300 in that close range? 676 00:31:32,767 --> 00:31:35,300 [narrator] Randy double down on his story. 677 00:31:35,367 --> 00:31:37,500 That he thought Jen suffered a head injury 678 00:31:37,567 --> 00:31:38,621 as the result of a fall. 679 00:31:38,621 --> 00:31:39,300 as the result of a fall. 680 00:32:47,467 --> 00:32:51,867 [narrator] Another aspect of the timeline sticks out to the investigators. 681 00:32:51,867 --> 00:32:53,900 After Randy returns home, 682 00:32:53,967 --> 00:32:56,300 he waits a full 12 minutes 683 00:32:56,367 --> 00:32:58,767 before calling 911. 684 00:32:58,767 --> 00:33:00,100 For that 12 minutes, 685 00:33:01,100 --> 00:33:04,100 he is shown on video 686 00:33:04,100 --> 00:33:05,767 going in and out of the house 687 00:33:05,767 --> 00:33:07,667 with rifle cases. 688 00:33:08,500 --> 00:33:08,621 And during that time, 689 00:33:08,621 --> 00:33:10,700 And during that time, 690 00:33:10,767 --> 00:33:12,300 he could have been helping her. 691 00:33:13,967 --> 00:33:17,700 [narrator] This 12-minute delay compounds the family's grief, 692 00:33:17,767 --> 00:33:21,166 when they learn that Randy is an experienced paramedic. 693 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:33,567 I was very, very upset about that. 694 00:33:33,567 --> 00:33:36,066 And just in shock. 695 00:33:36,066 --> 00:33:38,621 He could help Jen and he chose not to. 696 00:33:38,621 --> 00:33:39,867 He could help Jen and he chose not to. 697 00:33:41,367 --> 00:33:45,500 [narrator] Randy repeatedly denies removing rifles from his house. 698 00:33:45,567 --> 00:33:49,567 Even when detectives show him footage of doing just that. 699 00:34:26,066 --> 00:34:28,266 [narrator] During their initial interview with Randy, 700 00:34:28,266 --> 00:34:30,367 detectives receive confirmation 701 00:34:30,367 --> 00:34:32,667 that the rifle with which Jen was shot 702 00:34:32,667 --> 00:34:35,367 has been found by a fence on Randy's property. 703 00:34:54,367 --> 00:34:55,900 [Jacquelyn] With video evidence, 704 00:34:55,967 --> 00:34:58,700 I don't see how he can deny it. 705 00:34:58,767 --> 00:34:59,867 And yet he did. 706 00:34:59,867 --> 00:35:02,000 He denied every single thing. 707 00:35:03,467 --> 00:35:05,767 [narrator] Police later find the rile cases 708 00:35:05,767 --> 00:35:07,767 that Randy was seen on camera 709 00:35:07,767 --> 00:35:08,621 moving into a workshop shed on the property. 710 00:35:08,621 --> 00:35:10,567 moving into a workshop shed on the property. 711 00:35:14,200 --> 00:35:16,367 Near the end of their interview with Randy, 712 00:35:16,367 --> 00:35:19,900 detective present him with a series of scenarios 713 00:35:19,967 --> 00:35:22,266 that could have led to Jen being shot. 714 00:35:45,700 --> 00:35:48,300 [narrator] On the morning of March 31st, 715 00:35:48,367 --> 00:35:52,467 Randy is arrested on suspicion of first degree murder, 716 00:35:52,467 --> 00:35:56,266 second degree murder, and tampering with evidence. 717 00:35:56,266 --> 00:35:59,500 But the next day, Jen's family is shocked 718 00:35:59,567 --> 00:36:02,266 to learn that detectives are starting to suspect 719 00:36:02,266 --> 00:36:06,467 that Jennifer isn't the victim of a homicide, after all. 720 00:36:06,467 --> 00:36:08,621 Family members were told that this was a suicide. 721 00:36:08,621 --> 00:36:08,667 Family members were told that this was a suicide. 722 00:36:08,667 --> 00:36:11,667 That she pulled the trigger of the rifle, with her toe. 723 00:36:16,066 --> 00:36:17,367 [Khit] The lead detective 724 00:36:17,367 --> 00:36:19,767 said that Jen sat on the bed, 725 00:36:19,767 --> 00:36:21,767 and shot herself. 726 00:36:21,767 --> 00:36:25,667 When he looked at all the photos and stuff that they took, 727 00:36:25,667 --> 00:36:28,600 there's hardly any blood. 728 00:36:28,667 --> 00:36:32,367 I don't understand how my daughter is gonna 729 00:36:32,367 --> 00:36:36,100 shoot herself on the face, 730 00:36:36,166 --> 00:36:37,367 with a rifle. 731 00:36:38,467 --> 00:36:41,667 And the detective said she used her toes. 732 00:36:41,667 --> 00:36:44,200 And she was wearing socks. 733 00:36:45,100 --> 00:36:45,423 How can you do that? 734 00:36:45,423 --> 00:36:46,200 How can you do that? 735 00:36:47,767 --> 00:36:49,800 [narrator] Jen's history of depression, 736 00:36:49,867 --> 00:36:51,767 and a previous suicide attempt 737 00:36:51,767 --> 00:36:54,567 are used by detectives as an indication 738 00:36:54,567 --> 00:36:57,900 that she may have died by suicide. 739 00:36:57,967 --> 00:37:00,867 Her depression was made known to them 740 00:37:00,867 --> 00:37:02,367 by her ex-husband. 741 00:37:02,367 --> 00:37:07,266 My sister hadn't been in that state of mind in a while. 742 00:37:07,266 --> 00:37:10,266 He failed to tell the lead detective 743 00:37:10,266 --> 00:37:14,000 that he was cheating on Jen 744 00:37:14,066 --> 00:37:15,423 and got the girl pregnant 745 00:37:15,423 --> 00:37:15,867 and got the girl pregnant 746 00:37:15,867 --> 00:37:17,800 when they were married. 747 00:37:17,867 --> 00:37:20,367 That's why she was depressed. 748 00:37:21,867 --> 00:37:23,900 She was supposed to be promoted. 749 00:37:23,967 --> 00:37:26,867 She did just get engaged. 750 00:37:26,867 --> 00:37:31,000 She was gonna get her kids to Colorado, with her. 751 00:37:31,066 --> 00:37:35,367 And then have her family that she'd always dreamed of. 752 00:37:35,367 --> 00:37:37,066 Why would that person... 753 00:37:38,600 --> 00:37:40,000 ...shoot themselves? 754 00:37:41,867 --> 00:37:44,567 [narrator] An autopsy in performed on April 2nd. 755 00:37:44,567 --> 00:37:45,423 And Jen's manner of death is officially ruled suicide. 756 00:37:45,423 --> 00:37:49,667 And Jen's manner of death is officially ruled suicide. 757 00:37:49,667 --> 00:37:54,367 A police recreation of the scene, arrives at the same conclusion. 758 00:37:54,367 --> 00:37:57,500 Based on the location of the body, according to investigators, 759 00:37:57,567 --> 00:37:59,500 from the time the gunshot went off 760 00:37:59,567 --> 00:38:01,266 and when Randy was entering the home, 761 00:38:01,266 --> 00:38:04,467 there wasn't enough time for him to get to her to have done it. 762 00:38:05,667 --> 00:38:08,066 [narrator] The Wheat Ridge Police Department says, 763 00:38:08,066 --> 00:38:10,066 that forensic evidence from the scene 764 00:38:10,066 --> 00:38:14,300 also shows that Jen likely died by suicide. 765 00:38:14,367 --> 00:38:15,423 [Matt] According to forensic investigators, 766 00:38:15,423 --> 00:38:16,700 [Matt] According to forensic investigators, 767 00:38:16,767 --> 00:38:20,000 the DNA profile on the gun, and the trigger, 768 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:21,900 matched Jen. 769 00:38:21,967 --> 00:38:26,100 On the gun case, there were three DNA profiles on the latches. 770 00:38:26,767 --> 00:38:28,467 One of them was Jen. 771 00:38:28,467 --> 00:38:30,266 [narrator] Her family ponders 772 00:38:30,266 --> 00:38:32,700 whether Jen's DNA could have gotten on the rifle, 773 00:38:32,767 --> 00:38:35,500 and rifle case, another way. 774 00:38:35,567 --> 00:38:38,300 I believe that whoever did this to her, 775 00:38:38,367 --> 00:38:42,100 made sure that her DNA was everywhere 776 00:38:42,100 --> 00:38:45,423 and put her fingerprints everywhere. 777 00:38:45,423 --> 00:38:46,100 and put her fingerprints everywhere. 778 00:38:46,100 --> 00:38:49,767 I believe that, in any situation, 779 00:38:49,767 --> 00:38:52,266 my sister would have put up a fight. 780 00:38:52,266 --> 00:38:56,700 And would have gotten her DNA all over everything. 781 00:38:56,767 --> 00:38:59,367 [Khit] Usually, when someone shoots themselves, 782 00:38:59,367 --> 00:39:02,967 the gun would be right by them, 783 00:39:02,967 --> 00:39:06,066 and investigators can figure out, you know, 784 00:39:06,066 --> 00:39:07,800 if they've done it, 785 00:39:07,867 --> 00:39:09,600 but not in this case. 786 00:39:09,667 --> 00:39:13,767 because Randy hid the gun. 787 00:39:13,767 --> 00:39:15,423 If Jen shot herself, 788 00:39:15,423 --> 00:39:16,467 If Jen shot herself, 789 00:39:16,467 --> 00:39:19,800 why hide the gun? 790 00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:22,667 [narrator] Randy William is released 791 00:39:22,667 --> 00:39:26,266 from Jefferson County Jail, on April 6th. 792 00:39:26,266 --> 00:39:30,467 And the district attorney declines to file murder charges. 793 00:39:30,467 --> 00:39:33,467 This surprising 180 by law enforcement 794 00:39:33,467 --> 00:39:36,266 deeply upsets Jen's family. 795 00:39:36,266 --> 00:39:40,266 My heart dropped when I heard that the charges dropped. 796 00:39:41,300 --> 00:39:43,567 [narrator] Randy later takes a pea deal 797 00:39:43,567 --> 00:39:45,423 for charges of tampering with evidence 798 00:39:45,423 --> 00:39:45,567 for charges of tampering with evidence 799 00:39:45,567 --> 00:39:48,667 He's sentenced to one year in prison. 800 00:39:48,667 --> 00:39:51,800 He's there not even three months. 801 00:39:51,867 --> 00:39:54,667 And then he moved to another state, 802 00:39:54,667 --> 00:39:57,700 when he was released. 803 00:39:57,767 --> 00:40:01,100 [narrator] Jen's family has been exploring the possibility 804 00:40:01,166 --> 00:40:04,867 that someone other than Randy may have been present when Jen was shot. 805 00:40:04,867 --> 00:40:08,567 They speculate that the owner of the adjoining house 806 00:40:08,567 --> 00:40:11,467 didn't share all the surveillance footage. 807 00:40:11,467 --> 00:40:14,600 When the owner of the house showed the video, 808 00:40:16,567 --> 00:40:19,767 the police said, "E-mail us what you have." 809 00:40:19,767 --> 00:40:23,166 So they could have been in there, going through every single video 810 00:40:23,166 --> 00:40:27,600 to make sure that they only sent the ones that didn't show anything. 811 00:40:27,667 --> 00:40:32,000 [narrator] The family also questions why a rape kit wasn't administered. 812 00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:35,900 And why Randy wasn't asked to take a polygraph. 813 00:40:35,967 --> 00:40:41,200 If she was so drunk, how could she have consented to sex? 814 00:40:41,266 --> 00:40:45,166 Regardless, she wouldn't have cheated on her fiance. 815 00:40:45,166 --> 00:40:45,423 Especially with a 64-year-old man. 816 00:40:45,423 --> 00:40:48,600 Especially with a 64-year-old man. 817 00:40:48,667 --> 00:40:52,000 After being cheated on by her ex-husband, 818 00:40:52,066 --> 00:40:54,166 she knows how it feels. 819 00:40:54,166 --> 00:40:58,667 When I asked Detective Johnson if they were gonna do a rape kit, 820 00:40:58,667 --> 00:41:01,367 she said, "It was irrelevant." 821 00:41:01,367 --> 00:41:05,800 Because Jennifer wasn't here to claim rape. 822 00:41:05,867 --> 00:41:08,166 And he said it was consensual. 823 00:41:08,166 --> 00:41:11,166 I don't understand how anybody can say that. 824 00:41:11,166 --> 00:41:13,667 [Khit] We asked for him to take a lie-detector. 825 00:41:13,667 --> 00:41:15,423 But the lead detective said that it wasn't required. 826 00:41:15,423 --> 00:41:17,467 But the lead detective said that it wasn't required. 827 00:41:17,467 --> 00:41:20,667 He's lied so many times 828 00:41:20,667 --> 00:41:23,667 that we wanted to know what else he was lying about. 829 00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:28,066 [narrator] Wheat Ridge PD declined an interview. 830 00:41:28,066 --> 00:41:33,000 And Randy William did not respond to our interview request. 831 00:41:33,066 --> 00:41:39,300 For Jen's loved ones, the pain remains as raw as it was the day she died. 832 00:41:39,367 --> 00:41:42,567 They hold out hope that her case will be re-opened. 833 00:41:43,266 --> 00:41:44,767 [Nenette] I cry every night. 834 00:41:45,300 --> 00:41:45,423 It-- It's very hard. 835 00:41:45,423 --> 00:41:47,200 It-- It's very hard. 836 00:41:49,867 --> 00:41:51,567 When all this happened, 837 00:41:51,567 --> 00:41:53,667 we were in one of our arguments. 838 00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:56,667 But this time... 839 00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:00,266 I didn't get a chance to make up with her. 840 00:42:01,166 --> 00:42:02,700 She was taken away, 841 00:42:02,767 --> 00:42:05,500 thinking that I was still mad at her. 842 00:42:05,567 --> 00:42:07,767 I hate that I was robbed of that.