1 00:00:13,846 --> 00:00:16,648 Narrator: The luckiest day in a man's life... 2 00:00:16,650 --> 00:00:18,450 He won $31 million. 3 00:00:18,452 --> 00:00:21,721 Narrator: ...Turns him into a neighborhood hero. 4 00:00:21,723 --> 00:00:26,658 He bought us a house and he had that heart to give. 5 00:00:26,660 --> 00:00:29,795 Narrator: But when no one hears from him for months... 6 00:00:29,797 --> 00:00:31,530 I talk to him every day 7 00:00:31,532 --> 00:00:33,198 And he hasn't been returning my call. 8 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,668 Narrator: ...A bizarre phone call deepens the mystery. 9 00:00:36,670 --> 00:00:39,271 His voice sounds a little funny. 10 00:00:39,273 --> 00:00:40,906 Somebody could have robbed him. 11 00:00:43,278 --> 00:00:44,843 David: Of course, he's bitter. 12 00:00:44,845 --> 00:00:47,613 He lost a lawsuit involving millions of dollars. 13 00:00:54,154 --> 00:00:56,756 Narrator: And an undercover operation... 14 00:00:56,758 --> 00:01:00,625 There was a recording device sitting in a empty can of red bull. 15 00:01:00,627 --> 00:01:03,495 Narrator: ...Sends police looking for answers 16 00:01:03,497 --> 00:01:07,166 Hidden below the surface of a quiet florida town. 17 00:01:07,168 --> 00:01:09,000 She takes a piece of angle iron, 18 00:01:09,002 --> 00:01:12,838 Sticks in the ground, and whispers, 19 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,275 "tell your boy to dig six feet down." 20 00:01:16,277 --> 00:01:19,045 Andrew: And this is where the plot thickens. 21 00:01:19,913 --> 00:01:24,316 [♪♪] 22 00:01:28,789 --> 00:01:31,590 Narrator: Plant city is a rural patch of florida 23 00:01:31,592 --> 00:01:33,925 Back road where life is simple 24 00:01:33,927 --> 00:01:36,394 And agriculture is king. 25 00:01:36,396 --> 00:01:39,530 Plant city is known for strawberry farms. 26 00:01:39,532 --> 00:01:41,666 It's in between tampa, 27 00:01:41,668 --> 00:01:43,702 The beautiful golf coast beaches, 28 00:01:43,704 --> 00:01:45,404 And the theme parks of orlando. 29 00:01:45,406 --> 00:01:48,740 You see, in plant city, it's country. 30 00:01:48,742 --> 00:01:50,942 Most people here that wanna hear the news, 31 00:01:50,944 --> 00:01:52,344 They go up onto the tree 32 00:01:52,346 --> 00:01:55,046 And sit on milk craze and baguettes, 33 00:01:55,048 --> 00:01:58,518 And have conversation about what could have been 34 00:01:58,520 --> 00:01:59,985 And what's not today. 35 00:02:02,890 --> 00:02:05,757 Narrator: On a January morning in 2010, 36 00:02:05,759 --> 00:02:07,559 The conversation in plant city 37 00:02:07,561 --> 00:02:09,529 Is all about the law enforcement 38 00:02:09,531 --> 00:02:12,965 That's descended on an unassuming house in the town. 39 00:02:12,967 --> 00:02:15,701 The police are responding to a tip in a case 40 00:02:15,703 --> 00:02:19,237 That has puzzled this community for months. 41 00:02:19,239 --> 00:02:21,106 There are news cameras all around 42 00:02:21,108 --> 00:02:24,776 Trying to get just a glimpse of what law enforcement finds. 43 00:02:24,778 --> 00:02:28,046 And the police have reason to believe that the body 44 00:02:28,048 --> 00:02:31,450 Is buried deep in the earth in the backyard. 45 00:02:33,921 --> 00:02:36,588 Narrator: The forensic team focuses on something 46 00:02:36,590 --> 00:02:40,392 That seems out of place in the rural backyard, 47 00:02:40,394 --> 00:02:43,061 A large cement slab. 48 00:02:43,063 --> 00:02:46,431 That morning we began breaking up the concrete slab. 49 00:02:48,001 --> 00:02:51,469 We finally get down to about six feet, two inches. 50 00:02:51,471 --> 00:02:54,072 And one of the crime scene technicians says, 51 00:02:54,074 --> 00:02:56,742 "I think I've got something." 52 00:02:56,744 --> 00:02:59,678 We carefully start wiping away the dirt 53 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,748 And we realize that it's a body lean. 54 00:03:05,920 --> 00:03:07,986 Andrew: The body had been there for nine months. 55 00:03:07,988 --> 00:03:13,959 You can almost imagine the smell and the stench. 56 00:03:13,961 --> 00:03:17,696 They can immediately determine that it's human remains 57 00:03:17,698 --> 00:03:20,666 But they have to see whose remains they are. 58 00:03:22,569 --> 00:03:25,271 Narrator: The investigators believe they finally uncovered 59 00:03:25,273 --> 00:03:28,773 The evidence they've been seeking of a brutal murder. 60 00:03:28,775 --> 00:03:31,376 This murder was the tragic finale 61 00:03:31,378 --> 00:03:33,712 To a rags to riches story 62 00:03:33,714 --> 00:03:37,850 That ended up with a person buried in the backyard. 63 00:03:41,989 --> 00:03:44,723 Narrator: The chances of winning florida's lottery 64 00:03:44,725 --> 00:03:48,460 Are an astounding fifteen million to one. 65 00:03:48,462 --> 00:03:51,196 But in places like the hardscrabble community 66 00:03:51,198 --> 00:03:54,400 Of lakeland, florida, dreams about hitting it big 67 00:03:54,402 --> 00:03:57,502 Provide a welcome break from reality. 68 00:03:57,504 --> 00:03:59,805 In our community, we don't have too many things 69 00:03:59,807 --> 00:04:03,609 That we can get into without getting into a little mischief. 70 00:04:03,611 --> 00:04:05,277 Greg: A lot of people play lottery. 71 00:04:05,279 --> 00:04:07,145 You dream hitting the lottery. 72 00:04:07,147 --> 00:04:08,681 I dream hitting the lottery. 73 00:04:10,083 --> 00:04:11,683 Narrator: For greg smith's friend, 74 00:04:11,685 --> 00:04:13,685 Abraham shakespeare, that dream 75 00:04:13,687 --> 00:04:17,555 Is one of the few things that keep his spirits high. 76 00:04:17,557 --> 00:04:20,293 I think he wished and hoped and prayed 77 00:04:20,295 --> 00:04:22,628 That he would hit the lottery. 78 00:04:22,630 --> 00:04:26,432 But abraham wasn't a real fortunate person. 79 00:04:26,434 --> 00:04:28,633 He left school to go to work 80 00:04:28,635 --> 00:04:31,504 To see what he can do about helping his family. 81 00:04:31,506 --> 00:04:33,838 He started out in the orange groves, 82 00:04:33,840 --> 00:04:36,841 Picking fruit, mowing yards, raking yards, 83 00:04:36,843 --> 00:04:40,112 And whatever money he made, he helped his family with it. 84 00:04:40,114 --> 00:04:43,248 Abraham stayed with his mother and, um, 85 00:04:43,250 --> 00:04:45,150 Helped her with the bills and-- and-- 86 00:04:45,152 --> 00:04:48,086 And was pretty content being a day laborer. 87 00:04:48,088 --> 00:04:51,389 And his life was based around his mother 88 00:04:51,391 --> 00:04:53,725 And taking care of her. 89 00:04:53,727 --> 00:04:56,194 Tammy: Abraham would sit on the porch 90 00:04:56,196 --> 00:04:58,730 And he would just tell us, 91 00:04:58,732 --> 00:05:01,132 You know, if he had money, what he would do, 92 00:05:01,134 --> 00:05:04,470 And he would like say what big house he wanted 93 00:05:04,472 --> 00:05:07,272 Or nice cars. 94 00:05:07,274 --> 00:05:09,341 And, you know, yeah, he was a dreamer. 95 00:05:12,946 --> 00:05:15,614 Andrew: On November 15th, 2006, 96 00:05:15,616 --> 00:05:17,816 Abraham is working some odd jobs 97 00:05:17,818 --> 00:05:19,351 With a man named michael ford, 98 00:05:19,353 --> 00:05:21,486 And they stopped at a local convenience store 99 00:05:21,488 --> 00:05:24,223 To pick up some food and drinks. 100 00:05:24,225 --> 00:05:26,825 Cedric: The guy asked him if he wanted a soda, um, 101 00:05:26,827 --> 00:05:30,462 And abraham said, "no, just give me two lottery tickets." 102 00:05:31,965 --> 00:05:34,966 That night, they got it on the store, 103 00:05:34,968 --> 00:05:36,701 He came to my house. 104 00:05:36,703 --> 00:05:38,603 He said, "your cousin just hit the lottery." 105 00:05:39,573 --> 00:05:41,907 He won $31 million. 106 00:05:43,977 --> 00:05:45,510 Narrator: Abraham decides to take 107 00:05:45,512 --> 00:05:50,349 A one-time payout of $16.9 million. 108 00:05:50,351 --> 00:05:52,917 The money lets him show a generous side 109 00:05:52,919 --> 00:05:55,320 That he never could before. 110 00:05:55,322 --> 00:05:56,555 Tammy: He bought us a house. 111 00:05:56,557 --> 00:05:58,923 He had that heart to give. 112 00:05:58,925 --> 00:06:01,660 He just felt like that's what he needed to do, 113 00:06:01,662 --> 00:06:03,462 Just help people. 114 00:06:03,464 --> 00:06:06,131 Narrator: When abraham learns that a local barber, 115 00:06:06,133 --> 00:06:08,867 His friend and former boss, greg smith 116 00:06:08,869 --> 00:06:12,604 Is trying to get an $87,000 loan from the bank, 117 00:06:12,606 --> 00:06:14,672 He steps in to help. 118 00:06:14,674 --> 00:06:18,411 He bring me this envelope, cashier's check in my name. 119 00:06:18,413 --> 00:06:21,746 I said, "I'm not gonna take this money for free from you. 120 00:06:21,748 --> 00:06:24,315 I'm gonna take the payments that I was gonna do to the bank 121 00:06:24,317 --> 00:06:26,151 And I'll pay you the same amount." 122 00:06:26,153 --> 00:06:28,688 Narrator: After a life spent in poverty, 123 00:06:28,690 --> 00:06:31,289 Abraham treats himself, too. 124 00:06:31,291 --> 00:06:33,158 He bought a home in north lakeland, 125 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:35,827 Which is a-- was a home he dreamed of. 126 00:06:40,068 --> 00:06:42,167 Tammy: It was scary because he didn't know 127 00:06:42,169 --> 00:06:44,369 How to manage his money. 128 00:06:44,371 --> 00:06:45,904 He had an entourage around him. 129 00:06:45,906 --> 00:06:47,972 But half of those people, he didn't know. 130 00:06:47,974 --> 00:06:50,642 They knew he couldn't read, they know he couldn't write, 131 00:06:50,644 --> 00:06:53,845 They know he can sign them with his name. 132 00:06:53,847 --> 00:06:57,215 He said, "man, every time I turn around, 133 00:06:57,217 --> 00:06:59,017 Somebody want something." 134 00:06:59,019 --> 00:07:03,556 He was their cash cow and they milked him daily. 135 00:07:03,558 --> 00:07:05,590 Tammy: I said it [indistinct] now, so abraham, 136 00:07:05,592 --> 00:07:08,192 You got to think now, you can go through this money. 137 00:07:08,194 --> 00:07:09,894 You got people coming from everywhere, 138 00:07:09,896 --> 00:07:11,397 So you gotta be careful. 139 00:07:11,399 --> 00:07:14,599 But he was so happy not to be poor anymore, 140 00:07:14,601 --> 00:07:17,870 That wasn't even a thought in his mind. 141 00:07:19,806 --> 00:07:23,142 Narrator: By October 2008, less than two years 142 00:07:23,144 --> 00:07:24,609 After winning the jackpot, 143 00:07:24,611 --> 00:07:29,080 Abraham is down to his last $2 million. 144 00:07:29,082 --> 00:07:31,817 Then his luck changes once again, 145 00:07:31,819 --> 00:07:34,553 When a local business woman named dee dee moore 146 00:07:34,555 --> 00:07:39,090 Takes an interest in abraham's rags to riches story. 147 00:07:39,092 --> 00:07:42,627 Dee dee moore was introduced to him by a mutual friend. 148 00:07:42,629 --> 00:07:44,696 He had an interesting story to tell 149 00:07:44,698 --> 00:07:48,433 And she proposed that she write a book on him. 150 00:07:48,435 --> 00:07:52,637 And I think he was very captivated by that. 151 00:07:52,639 --> 00:07:55,040 Narrator: But as the two start to work on the book, 152 00:07:55,042 --> 00:07:57,710 It doesn't take long before dee dee discovers 153 00:07:57,712 --> 00:08:01,646 That abraham is in over his head financially. 154 00:08:01,648 --> 00:08:03,682 She found out that he hadn't paid 155 00:08:03,684 --> 00:08:04,983 The taxes on his house, 156 00:08:04,985 --> 00:08:07,519 That he was behind on certain bills 157 00:08:07,521 --> 00:08:10,054 And so she made a pretty reasonable proposal. 158 00:08:10,056 --> 00:08:13,124 Why don't you let me handle your finances? 159 00:08:13,126 --> 00:08:14,726 Cedric: When I first met dee dee, 160 00:08:14,728 --> 00:08:16,595 She came serious with that attitude. 161 00:08:16,597 --> 00:08:21,599 "listen, I'm abraham's financial adviser. 162 00:08:21,601 --> 00:08:23,134 Money is not being returned 163 00:08:23,136 --> 00:08:26,205 And I'm not here to lose money but to make money." 164 00:08:26,207 --> 00:08:27,740 It made perfect sense. 165 00:08:30,544 --> 00:08:33,511 Narrator: With dee dee handling abraham's finances, 166 00:08:33,513 --> 00:08:35,680 She advises him to stay home 167 00:08:35,682 --> 00:08:38,082 Away from all the outstretched hands 168 00:08:38,084 --> 00:08:40,286 That follow him everywhere. 169 00:08:40,288 --> 00:08:42,153 And he just couldn't turn them away. 170 00:08:42,155 --> 00:08:43,821 He couldn't say no. 171 00:08:43,823 --> 00:08:46,425 But he was really unhappy. 172 00:08:46,427 --> 00:08:48,693 Tammy: We just didn't see him no more. 173 00:08:48,695 --> 00:08:51,663 We thought, well, maybe he didn't wanna be bothered, 174 00:08:51,665 --> 00:08:54,032 So we gave him the benefit of the doubt. 175 00:08:56,970 --> 00:09:00,638 Narrator: After several weeks without any word from abraham, 176 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,641 His family reaches out to the only person they believe 177 00:09:03,643 --> 00:09:08,313 Is still in contact with him, his financial adviser, dee dee. 178 00:09:08,315 --> 00:09:11,549 We called dee dee to find out where abraham was 179 00:09:11,551 --> 00:09:15,453 And, um, she told us that he went out of town. 180 00:09:15,455 --> 00:09:18,591 She was receiving text from him and she shared those texts 181 00:09:18,593 --> 00:09:23,194 With his family to show the family that he was okay. 182 00:09:23,196 --> 00:09:26,931 He did mention wanting to leave town. 183 00:09:26,933 --> 00:09:32,271 We wanted to help him because everybody else dream 184 00:09:32,273 --> 00:09:34,706 He was trying to fulfill, 185 00:09:34,708 --> 00:09:37,009 And he never had time for himself. 186 00:09:38,845 --> 00:09:44,349 Tammy: And months went by, months went by, and no abraham. 187 00:09:44,351 --> 00:09:46,217 His phone wasn't going. 188 00:09:46,219 --> 00:09:50,421 It ring, ring, ring, the answer service come on. 189 00:09:50,423 --> 00:09:52,491 Cedric says, "it just don't seem right. 190 00:09:52,493 --> 00:09:54,959 I'm gonna report this." 191 00:09:54,961 --> 00:09:58,429 Narrator: Seven months after anyone last saw abraham, 192 00:09:58,431 --> 00:10:02,633 His cousin decides the family has waited long enough. 193 00:10:02,635 --> 00:10:07,306 David: In November of 2009, our missing persons unit 194 00:10:07,308 --> 00:10:11,542 Took a call from a gentleman named cedric edom. 195 00:10:11,544 --> 00:10:13,845 Cedric: I said, "listen, my cousin is missing. 196 00:10:13,847 --> 00:10:15,413 I talk to him every day 197 00:10:15,415 --> 00:10:17,650 And he hasn't been returning my call." 198 00:10:17,652 --> 00:10:20,585 David: We reach out to abraham's mother 199 00:10:20,587 --> 00:10:22,453 And find out it was around April 200 00:10:22,455 --> 00:10:26,825 That the last she actually physically saw abraham. 201 00:10:26,827 --> 00:10:28,794 Narrator: Since then, she tells the detectives 202 00:10:28,796 --> 00:10:31,929 She's received only text messages from her son. 203 00:10:31,931 --> 00:10:35,534 But they've left her more troubled than comforted. 204 00:10:35,536 --> 00:10:38,803 Some texts were telling her that he was fine. 205 00:10:38,805 --> 00:10:40,671 He just don't wanna be bothered. 206 00:10:40,673 --> 00:10:43,675 Abraham's mother told us, "we're a little confused. 207 00:10:43,677 --> 00:10:46,244 He can't text message because he can't read or write." 208 00:10:47,748 --> 00:10:49,848 So we had to determine 209 00:10:49,850 --> 00:10:52,317 Were these text messages legitimate? 210 00:10:52,319 --> 00:10:55,219 Was he with someone that was actually 211 00:10:55,221 --> 00:10:57,021 Sending the text for him? 212 00:10:57,023 --> 00:11:01,592 We felt there was something suspicious about the case. 213 00:11:01,594 --> 00:11:04,962 This is more than a missing person's case. 214 00:11:04,964 --> 00:11:07,098 It was a missing person involving 215 00:11:07,100 --> 00:11:10,702 A 30-plus-million-dollar-lottery winner. 216 00:11:10,704 --> 00:11:13,037 Andrew: Abraham was owed money by lots of people, 217 00:11:13,039 --> 00:11:16,107 So you have the potential for people who owed him money 218 00:11:16,109 --> 00:11:18,777 Or people that wanted money from him 219 00:11:18,779 --> 00:11:21,279 Trying to hurt him in some way. 220 00:11:21,281 --> 00:11:22,748 Right from the beginning, 221 00:11:22,750 --> 00:11:24,382 There are lots of different suspects 222 00:11:24,384 --> 00:11:27,086 And really no evidence and no leads. 223 00:11:30,590 --> 00:11:33,724 David: Michael ford filled a lawsuit and alleged 224 00:11:33,726 --> 00:11:37,996 That abraham stole the ticket from him. 225 00:11:37,998 --> 00:11:42,867 Andrew: If this wasn't abraham who called, who was it? 226 00:11:42,869 --> 00:11:45,870 David: We want you to record every conversation. 227 00:11:45,872 --> 00:11:49,207 Greg: Let me see what we can do to get you out of this 228 00:11:49,209 --> 00:11:51,476 Because I know you didn't kill him. 229 00:11:51,478 --> 00:11:54,480 David: We get our binoculars out, we got our camera out. 230 00:11:54,482 --> 00:11:56,749 We're just like, oh, my god. 231 00:11:56,751 --> 00:11:56,814 This is crazy. 232 00:11:57,015 --> 00:12:08,693 [♪♪] 233 00:12:08,695 --> 00:12:11,163 Narrator: Seven months after multimillion dollar 234 00:12:11,165 --> 00:12:13,297 Lottery winner, abraham shakespeare, 235 00:12:13,299 --> 00:12:14,565 Was last seen, 236 00:12:14,567 --> 00:12:16,834 Investigators are looking for leads 237 00:12:16,836 --> 00:12:18,404 In his disappearance. 238 00:12:18,406 --> 00:12:20,771 David: We began with dee dee moore. 239 00:12:20,773 --> 00:12:24,810 She was, uh, the last person that we knew had seen him. 240 00:12:28,816 --> 00:12:32,717 Andrew: Dee dee says she's in touch with abraham. 241 00:12:32,719 --> 00:12:34,986 Abraham just needed some time away 242 00:12:34,988 --> 00:12:38,923 That he needed a break from everything. 243 00:12:38,925 --> 00:12:40,992 David: Dee dee shows us her phone 244 00:12:40,994 --> 00:12:45,197 Where she's been receiving text message from abraham. 245 00:12:45,199 --> 00:12:48,699 And a text message back from abraham saying, 246 00:12:48,701 --> 00:12:50,935 "I don't wanna be bothered." 247 00:12:50,937 --> 00:12:53,872 Narrator: Dee dee also shows investigators a video 248 00:12:53,874 --> 00:12:58,543 She made of a conversation she had with abraham a few months earlier, 249 00:12:58,545 --> 00:13:01,747 While discussing the book she planned to write about him. 250 00:13:01,749 --> 00:13:04,749 In this video, she speaks to abraham and says, 251 00:13:04,751 --> 00:13:06,751 "are you tired of people asking you for money? 252 00:13:06,753 --> 00:13:09,488 Are you tired of all the stress?" 253 00:13:09,490 --> 00:13:12,424 And abraham says, "yeah, I just wanna get away." 254 00:13:15,261 --> 00:13:17,896 After our initial interview with dee dee, 255 00:13:17,898 --> 00:13:23,234 We started looking at everybody that owed abraham money. 256 00:13:23,236 --> 00:13:26,637 Once we learned the totality of all the money 257 00:13:26,639 --> 00:13:28,839 That abraham had loaned out, given out, 258 00:13:28,841 --> 00:13:32,310 People owing him money, we had our hands full. 259 00:13:32,312 --> 00:13:36,781 We had 20, 30 people that we needed to talk to. 260 00:13:36,783 --> 00:13:40,185 We wanted to explore every avenue we could. 261 00:13:44,924 --> 00:13:47,259 We learned that approximately six months 262 00:13:47,261 --> 00:13:49,261 After abraham won the lottery, 263 00:13:49,263 --> 00:13:51,729 Michael ford, who bought the lottery ticket, 264 00:13:51,731 --> 00:13:54,399 Gave it to abraham, filed a lawsuit, 265 00:13:54,401 --> 00:13:56,133 And took abraham to court 266 00:13:56,135 --> 00:14:01,072 And alleged that abraham stole the ticket from him. 267 00:14:01,074 --> 00:14:04,076 That was investigated and was settled in court. 268 00:14:04,078 --> 00:14:06,544 And it was determined that michael ford 269 00:14:06,546 --> 00:14:08,546 Was not the owner of the ticket, 270 00:14:08,548 --> 00:14:11,148 That abraham did give him the money 271 00:14:11,150 --> 00:14:13,352 And was the rightful owner of the ticket. 272 00:14:15,556 --> 00:14:18,090 Narrator: Investigators recognized that losing out 273 00:14:18,092 --> 00:14:21,492 On $31 million could cause michael ford 274 00:14:21,494 --> 00:14:24,362 To hold a grudge against abraham. 275 00:14:24,364 --> 00:14:27,432 Michael ford was actually living in georgia. 276 00:14:27,434 --> 00:14:30,835 And we actually sent a detective to georgia, 277 00:14:30,837 --> 00:14:33,572 To speak with him in person. 278 00:14:35,241 --> 00:14:38,644 Michael ford, of course, he admitted, yes, 279 00:14:38,646 --> 00:14:41,279 We had a dispute over the lottery ticket. 280 00:14:42,515 --> 00:14:44,048 Of course, he's bitter. 281 00:14:44,050 --> 00:14:45,917 He lost a lawsuit against abraham 282 00:14:45,919 --> 00:14:47,986 Involving millions of dollars. 283 00:14:49,255 --> 00:14:51,323 But michael ford said, 284 00:14:51,325 --> 00:14:55,927 "I lost the dispute and I accepted it. 285 00:14:55,929 --> 00:14:58,263 And I'm not involved." 286 00:15:01,401 --> 00:15:03,868 Narrator: But the detectives can't take his denial 287 00:15:03,870 --> 00:15:05,470 At face value, 288 00:15:05,472 --> 00:15:08,205 Not with a man's life potentially at stake. 289 00:15:08,207 --> 00:15:11,676 So they dig deeper into michael's background. 290 00:15:11,678 --> 00:15:14,947 David: We actually went so far as to pull phone records 291 00:15:14,949 --> 00:15:18,416 Of michael ford to actually see where he was 292 00:15:18,418 --> 00:15:22,387 At the time that we believed abraham he was last seen. 293 00:15:24,624 --> 00:15:25,891 Narrator: As investigators wait 294 00:15:25,893 --> 00:15:27,625 For michael ford's phone records, 295 00:15:27,627 --> 00:15:29,628 The story of the missing lottery winner 296 00:15:29,630 --> 00:15:32,296 Is splashed across the headlines. 297 00:15:32,298 --> 00:15:36,568 The attention generates no shortage of tips. 298 00:15:36,570 --> 00:15:40,905 I mean, we got calls as far as los angeles, california 299 00:15:40,907 --> 00:15:44,176 From people that said they saw abraham 300 00:15:44,178 --> 00:15:47,244 In a cvs pharmacy. 301 00:15:47,246 --> 00:15:48,913 They were so certain it was him. 302 00:15:48,915 --> 00:15:51,650 We called the los angeles county sheriff's office 303 00:15:51,652 --> 00:15:54,585 And had someone go pull the video 304 00:15:54,587 --> 00:15:58,457 From the day this person said they saw him. 305 00:15:58,459 --> 00:16:01,726 Once we saw the video, we-- we knew it wasn't abraham. 306 00:16:01,728 --> 00:16:03,861 You have to weed through, is this true? 307 00:16:03,863 --> 00:16:05,329 Is this not true? 308 00:16:05,331 --> 00:16:08,332 And, you know, you don't wanna miss the tip 309 00:16:08,334 --> 00:16:11,435 That's gonna break it. 310 00:16:11,437 --> 00:16:14,005 Narrator: A few days later, the cell phone records 311 00:16:14,007 --> 00:16:18,809 For michael ford come in and they confirm his alibi. 312 00:16:18,811 --> 00:16:21,345 David: After looking into his phone records, 313 00:16:21,347 --> 00:16:25,284 We were able to determine that michael ford was in georgia 314 00:16:25,286 --> 00:16:28,286 At the time abraham went missing, 315 00:16:28,288 --> 00:16:30,154 And was not involved, 316 00:16:30,156 --> 00:16:33,292 And, um, was no longer a suspect in the case. 317 00:16:35,428 --> 00:16:38,363 Narrator: With no word from abraham and no progress 318 00:16:38,365 --> 00:16:41,599 In the police search for him, those closest to him, 319 00:16:41,601 --> 00:16:46,303 Including his mother, elizabeth, find it hard to hold on to hope. 320 00:16:46,305 --> 00:16:49,006 He was always riding around with different people, 321 00:16:49,008 --> 00:16:50,508 Pulling up the clubs. 322 00:16:50,510 --> 00:16:52,444 Somebody could have robbed him 323 00:16:52,446 --> 00:16:55,246 Because he kept money in his trunk. 324 00:16:55,248 --> 00:16:57,248 It was well known that he had a lot of money 325 00:16:57,250 --> 00:16:59,417 And he carried cash around with him. 326 00:16:59,419 --> 00:17:01,285 Anything was possible. 327 00:17:05,658 --> 00:17:07,592 Narrator: As christmas approaches, 328 00:17:07,594 --> 00:17:09,260 The family finds it difficult 329 00:17:09,262 --> 00:17:10,828 To celebrate the holidays 330 00:17:10,830 --> 00:17:13,397 With abraham still missing. 331 00:17:13,399 --> 00:17:18,202 Then abraham's mother receives an odd phone call. 332 00:17:18,204 --> 00:17:21,272 Abraham's mother was having lunch after christmas 333 00:17:21,274 --> 00:17:23,275 And she gets a call from abraham. 334 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:29,348 Narrator: He wishes her a merry christmas 335 00:17:29,350 --> 00:17:31,415 And tells his mother that he's fine, 336 00:17:31,417 --> 00:17:33,884 And just wants to be left alone. 337 00:17:33,886 --> 00:17:36,087 Andrew: When she gets off the phone, 338 00:17:36,089 --> 00:17:38,355 Abraham's mom realized something 339 00:17:38,357 --> 00:17:41,826 That it was not abraham that she was talking with. 340 00:17:45,165 --> 00:17:48,499 Like any mother who knows her son's voice, 341 00:17:48,501 --> 00:17:53,871 She knew that someone had called pretending to be abraham. 342 00:17:53,873 --> 00:17:56,574 And this is where the plot thickens 343 00:17:56,576 --> 00:17:59,644 With this strange call to abraham's mother. 344 00:17:59,646 --> 00:18:02,980 So that's where law enforcement starts looking 345 00:18:02,982 --> 00:18:06,383 With a one strong piece of evidence they have. 346 00:18:06,385 --> 00:18:08,252 And they're trying to figure out 347 00:18:08,254 --> 00:18:08,319 If this wasn't abraham, who called, who was it? 348 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:21,999 [♪♪] 349 00:18:22,001 --> 00:18:24,669 Narrator: No one has heard from florida lottery winner 350 00:18:24,671 --> 00:18:28,439 Abraham shakespeare for nearly eight months. 351 00:18:28,441 --> 00:18:31,475 Then just after christmas 2009, 352 00:18:31,477 --> 00:18:33,145 His mother receives a phone call 353 00:18:33,147 --> 00:18:36,047 From someone claiming to be her son. 354 00:18:38,151 --> 00:18:39,383 David: Abraham's mother said, 355 00:18:39,385 --> 00:18:42,019 "his voice sounds a little funny." 356 00:18:42,021 --> 00:18:44,890 I'm like, "what's the phone number he called you from?" 357 00:18:44,892 --> 00:18:48,024 She says, "well, it was a private number." 358 00:18:48,026 --> 00:18:49,428 I met with my partner. 359 00:18:49,430 --> 00:18:52,296 And we knew we could subpoena her phone records 360 00:18:52,298 --> 00:18:54,466 And we're gonna be able to see what number called. 361 00:18:54,468 --> 00:18:58,102 Usually it takes a day or two to get anything. 362 00:18:58,104 --> 00:19:01,005 But with this subpoena, 20 minutes later, 363 00:19:01,007 --> 00:19:02,673 Which is unheard of, 364 00:19:02,675 --> 00:19:04,208 We have an email 365 00:19:04,210 --> 00:19:08,712 With the gps location of the phone. 366 00:19:08,714 --> 00:19:11,415 Narrator: They also learn who the phone belongs to. 367 00:19:11,417 --> 00:19:13,351 And it's a big surprise. 368 00:19:13,353 --> 00:19:18,622 It doesn't belong to abraham, but to someone close to him. 369 00:19:18,624 --> 00:19:20,658 This phone is registered to greg smith. 370 00:19:22,930 --> 00:19:26,864 Andrew: Greg smith was a barber in polk county, 371 00:19:26,866 --> 00:19:31,369 And abraham had lent greg smith $87,000 372 00:19:31,371 --> 00:19:32,937 After he'd won the lottery. 373 00:19:35,609 --> 00:19:38,075 Narrator: The gps coordinates placed the phone 374 00:19:38,077 --> 00:19:39,810 At a local shopping mall. 375 00:19:39,812 --> 00:19:44,115 And detectives realize it could still be at that location. 376 00:19:45,284 --> 00:19:46,817 We stopped what we're doing. 377 00:19:46,819 --> 00:19:48,052 We jump in our car 378 00:19:48,054 --> 00:19:50,788 And we drive to the lakeland mall. 379 00:19:50,790 --> 00:19:52,356 It's the day after christmas. 380 00:19:52,358 --> 00:19:54,491 Thousands of cars there. 381 00:19:54,493 --> 00:19:56,394 We pull in there and we parked, 382 00:19:56,396 --> 00:19:58,329 And we both looked at each other like, 383 00:19:58,331 --> 00:20:01,032 "what are we gonna do? What are we looking for?" 384 00:20:03,502 --> 00:20:05,769 We sit there for about five minutes. 385 00:20:05,771 --> 00:20:08,839 And we look up and in comes 386 00:20:08,841 --> 00:20:10,608 Dee dee moore's car. 387 00:20:13,379 --> 00:20:18,115 We just like, oh, my god, this is crazy. 388 00:20:18,117 --> 00:20:22,086 So dee dee's car pulls up next to another car. 389 00:20:23,689 --> 00:20:25,657 She gets out of her car. 390 00:20:27,059 --> 00:20:29,493 She gets in the passenger seat of this car. 391 00:20:31,197 --> 00:20:33,831 We get our binoculars out, we got our camera out. 392 00:20:33,833 --> 00:20:35,633 We can't tell who it is. 393 00:20:42,275 --> 00:20:46,710 Dee dee hands this gentleman a lot of cash. 394 00:20:46,712 --> 00:20:49,114 She gets in her car and leaves. 395 00:20:49,116 --> 00:20:51,783 So we're like, let's follow him. 396 00:20:54,220 --> 00:20:56,187 We cut the car off. 397 00:20:56,189 --> 00:20:58,255 I have my badge out. I go, 398 00:20:58,257 --> 00:21:01,391 "hey, I'm a homicide detective with the sheriff's office. 399 00:21:01,393 --> 00:21:03,027 We need to talk to you. 400 00:21:03,029 --> 00:21:05,162 We don't need nobody to know we're talking to you. 401 00:21:05,164 --> 00:21:07,198 What do you wanna do?" 402 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:10,335 So this gentleman says, "I guess I'm gonna cooperate." 403 00:21:10,337 --> 00:21:13,037 We identify him as greg smith. 404 00:21:15,274 --> 00:21:18,909 He's the one that made the phone call to abraham's mother. 405 00:21:24,384 --> 00:21:28,319 Greg: I say this, "I made that telephone call. 406 00:21:28,321 --> 00:21:30,854 A lady paid me $5,000 to call 407 00:21:30,856 --> 00:21:34,659 And say I was abraham shakespeare." 408 00:21:37,596 --> 00:21:40,197 I'm thinking abraham don't wanna talk to her no more 409 00:21:40,199 --> 00:21:41,733 And she tried to get in contact with him. 410 00:21:41,735 --> 00:21:43,667 Narrator: But investigators wonder 411 00:21:43,669 --> 00:21:46,737 Whether he's telling the whole story. 412 00:21:46,739 --> 00:21:49,139 We realized that greg actually owes abraham 413 00:21:49,141 --> 00:21:50,909 Over a hundred thousand dollars. 414 00:21:52,978 --> 00:21:54,879 Greg was very suspicious to us. 415 00:21:54,881 --> 00:21:58,682 So we sit and talk to greg a little more. 416 00:21:58,684 --> 00:22:01,285 Narrator: According to greg, the plan was hatched 417 00:22:01,287 --> 00:22:05,490 When dee dee came to him to collect on abraham's loan. 418 00:22:05,492 --> 00:22:07,726 Dee dee was putting pressure on him 419 00:22:07,728 --> 00:22:09,960 To pay this debt. 420 00:22:09,962 --> 00:22:12,831 Then on the other hand, she was offering money 421 00:22:12,833 --> 00:22:14,966 To do these phone calls. 422 00:22:17,236 --> 00:22:18,670 When we told greg 423 00:22:18,672 --> 00:22:20,571 That something was going on with abraham, 424 00:22:20,573 --> 00:22:22,906 He did genuinely seem surprised. 425 00:22:22,908 --> 00:22:25,576 Greg: He say, "you made a telephone call 426 00:22:25,578 --> 00:22:27,245 And impersonated somebody else," 427 00:22:27,247 --> 00:22:29,513 And that's all. 428 00:22:29,515 --> 00:22:32,584 Narrator: The detectives have nothing to charge greg with. 429 00:22:32,586 --> 00:22:34,985 So he's free to go home. 430 00:22:34,987 --> 00:22:36,587 But now they wanna know more 431 00:22:36,589 --> 00:22:39,123 About why dee dee who everyone believes 432 00:22:39,125 --> 00:22:43,327 Has been helping abraham would set up a phony phone call. 433 00:22:43,329 --> 00:22:47,464 They begin digging into her background. 434 00:22:47,466 --> 00:22:49,199 Law enforcement quickly realized 435 00:22:49,201 --> 00:22:52,202 That dee dee did not have a squeaky clean past. 436 00:22:52,204 --> 00:22:55,273 Dee dee had been accused of stealing 437 00:22:55,275 --> 00:22:57,975 From the business that she worked. 438 00:22:57,977 --> 00:23:01,178 David: A mysterious fire in the office started 439 00:23:01,180 --> 00:23:03,314 Which burned all the records. 440 00:23:05,284 --> 00:23:07,818 We also found that she was arrested 441 00:23:07,820 --> 00:23:09,219 For insurance fraud 442 00:23:09,221 --> 00:23:12,357 Where she claimed that some guys carjacked her, 443 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:13,991 Robbed her, and tried to rape her, 444 00:23:13,993 --> 00:23:15,793 Threw her in the ditch and stole her car. 445 00:23:19,299 --> 00:23:22,433 Narrator: Given her past, the detectives now consider 446 00:23:22,435 --> 00:23:26,537 A disturbing possibility, rather than helping abraham, 447 00:23:26,539 --> 00:23:30,441 Was dee dee methodically stealing from him? 448 00:23:30,443 --> 00:23:32,042 To help find the answer, 449 00:23:32,044 --> 00:23:34,912 The investigators go back to greg smith 450 00:23:34,914 --> 00:23:36,647 And asked for help. 451 00:23:36,649 --> 00:23:40,017 David: We told greg we want you to be part of our team. 452 00:23:40,019 --> 00:23:42,753 We want you to continue talking to dee dee, 453 00:23:42,755 --> 00:23:46,824 But we want you to record every conversation. 454 00:23:48,661 --> 00:23:52,062 Greg: And he say, "let's go meet with her 455 00:23:52,064 --> 00:23:53,664 And see what she got to say." 456 00:23:53,666 --> 00:23:55,399 I say, "serious, man, 457 00:23:55,401 --> 00:23:57,201 I ain't trying to chase that woman." 458 00:23:57,203 --> 00:24:01,039 But when authorities told me he's a missing man, 459 00:24:01,041 --> 00:24:02,874 I believe that. 460 00:24:02,876 --> 00:24:04,376 So I said, "I tell you what, 461 00:24:04,378 --> 00:24:07,211 What you need me to do to help you out?" 462 00:24:07,213 --> 00:24:10,014 Andrew: So police ended up wiring greg smith 463 00:24:10,016 --> 00:24:13,017 And sending him back out to meet with dee dee moore. 464 00:24:16,422 --> 00:24:17,754 Greg: I get the phone call, 465 00:24:17,756 --> 00:24:19,623 "hey, meet me at the gas station." 466 00:24:19,625 --> 00:24:22,092 So I said, "okay. It's on." 467 00:24:22,094 --> 00:24:24,162 David: He says, "if you want me to do this, 468 00:24:24,164 --> 00:24:24,228 I need the body." 469 00:24:24,429 --> 00:24:38,209 [♪♪] 470 00:24:38,211 --> 00:24:41,613 Narrator: Eight months after abraham shakespeare disappeared, 471 00:24:41,615 --> 00:24:44,381 His friend greg smith has agreed to help police 472 00:24:44,383 --> 00:24:45,916 By wearing a wire 473 00:24:45,918 --> 00:24:48,186 And meeting with abraham's financial adviser 474 00:24:48,188 --> 00:24:51,122 Who has emerged as a possible suspect. 475 00:24:54,093 --> 00:24:55,527 David: At this point, we feel 476 00:24:55,529 --> 00:24:58,696 That abraham might be the victim of foul play 477 00:24:58,698 --> 00:25:01,631 And dee dee is a suspect in the case. 478 00:25:01,633 --> 00:25:05,335 So once we knew that greg was in there with dee dee, 479 00:25:05,337 --> 00:25:08,873 Our strategy was, okay, let's put pressure on dee dee 480 00:25:08,875 --> 00:25:10,574 And see what happens. 481 00:25:13,814 --> 00:25:16,080 Narrator: Ready to start their sting operation, 482 00:25:16,082 --> 00:25:19,750 Greg smith sets up a meeting with dee dee moore. 483 00:25:19,752 --> 00:25:21,152 Andrew: There was a recording device 484 00:25:21,154 --> 00:25:24,021 Sitting in a empty can of redbull. 485 00:25:24,023 --> 00:25:26,390 And greg and dee dee were talking. 486 00:25:29,428 --> 00:25:32,296 Greg: I reached dee dee, I say, "hey, man, listen, 487 00:25:32,298 --> 00:25:34,298 Where is abraham at? 488 00:25:34,300 --> 00:25:36,367 Where is he at? I ain't heard from him." 489 00:25:36,369 --> 00:25:41,238 She says, "everybody thinks I did something to abraham." 490 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:43,507 I say, "think you did something to abraham, 491 00:25:43,509 --> 00:25:46,109 What are you talking about?" 492 00:25:46,111 --> 00:25:48,245 Andrew: Dee dee tells greg 493 00:25:48,247 --> 00:25:49,980 That she needs to find someone 494 00:25:49,982 --> 00:25:53,718 Who's willing to take the rap for abraham's disappearance, 495 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:57,287 And that she'll pay someone to do it. 496 00:25:59,658 --> 00:26:02,659 There is no evidence of foul play at this point. 497 00:26:02,661 --> 00:26:06,397 But now police have her red-handed, 498 00:26:06,399 --> 00:26:11,135 Offering money to help cover up abraham's disappearance. 499 00:26:12,738 --> 00:26:14,806 Narrator: Dee dee's incriminating statements 500 00:26:14,808 --> 00:26:17,541 Give the detectives the probable cause they need 501 00:26:17,543 --> 00:26:20,711 To do a deeper investigative dive. 502 00:26:23,583 --> 00:26:25,082 David: We sent out subpoenas 503 00:26:25,084 --> 00:26:27,551 For dee dee's phone and abraham's phone. 504 00:26:27,553 --> 00:26:28,886 Prior to April 7th, 505 00:26:28,888 --> 00:26:33,257 Abraham averaged 200 calls a day on his phone. 506 00:26:35,060 --> 00:26:39,696 And the only communication he has after April 7th 507 00:26:39,698 --> 00:26:41,398 Is with dee dee moore. 508 00:26:45,205 --> 00:26:47,505 Narrator: The combined phone records reveal 509 00:26:47,507 --> 00:26:49,706 Another alarming detail. 510 00:26:49,708 --> 00:26:51,776 Tamara: Anytime texts were coming from 511 00:26:51,778 --> 00:26:53,577 Abraham shakespeare's phone, 512 00:26:53,579 --> 00:26:54,845 The cell phone towers 513 00:26:54,847 --> 00:26:57,047 That his alleged texts were coming from 514 00:26:57,049 --> 00:26:58,782 Were pinging from the same towers 515 00:26:58,784 --> 00:27:02,452 As where dee dee moore was at the time. 516 00:27:02,454 --> 00:27:04,655 David: It became evident at that point 517 00:27:04,657 --> 00:27:07,258 That unless they're sitting in the car next to each other, 518 00:27:07,260 --> 00:27:08,925 Texting each other, 519 00:27:08,927 --> 00:27:10,928 Dee dee has abraham's phone. 520 00:27:15,934 --> 00:27:18,268 Narrator: But investigators need solid proof 521 00:27:18,270 --> 00:27:21,071 Of dee dee's involvement in abraham's disappearance 522 00:27:21,073 --> 00:27:24,608 Or worse before they can charge her with anything. 523 00:27:24,610 --> 00:27:28,212 So they once again call up their man on the inside, 524 00:27:28,214 --> 00:27:29,814 Greg smith. 525 00:27:29,816 --> 00:27:34,151 They instruct him to call dee dee with an offer. 526 00:27:34,153 --> 00:27:37,487 David: We called greg smith and we say, "hey, listen, 527 00:27:37,489 --> 00:27:39,423 We want you to tell dee dee 528 00:27:39,425 --> 00:27:42,894 If there happens to be any chance abraham's dead, 529 00:27:42,896 --> 00:27:45,495 Any chance something happened abraham, 530 00:27:45,497 --> 00:27:46,697 I have a solution." 531 00:27:48,834 --> 00:27:52,770 Greg: I reached dee dee, I say, "hey, is abraham dead? 532 00:27:52,772 --> 00:27:54,304 It's a reverse psychology thing. 533 00:27:54,306 --> 00:27:55,439 I know you didn't kill him. 534 00:27:55,441 --> 00:27:56,573 What happened? 535 00:27:56,575 --> 00:27:58,308 And let me see what we can do 536 00:27:58,310 --> 00:28:00,243 To get you out of this 537 00:28:00,245 --> 00:28:02,646 Because I know you didn't kill him." 538 00:28:02,648 --> 00:28:05,115 I say, "you know what, I got somebody, 539 00:28:05,117 --> 00:28:08,318 He'll take the fall for-- for killing abraham." 540 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:10,520 David: And he tells her, "I have a cousin 541 00:28:10,522 --> 00:28:12,789 Who's about to be sentenced to 30 plus years 542 00:28:12,791 --> 00:28:14,324 And for the right amount of money, 543 00:28:14,326 --> 00:28:15,793 My cousin will take a murder rap." 544 00:28:19,131 --> 00:28:20,998 I say, "in order for you to get rid of all this, 545 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:23,667 You got to tell me where the body at." 546 00:28:23,669 --> 00:28:26,404 David: And dee dee without admitting anything 547 00:28:26,406 --> 00:28:28,172 Just says, "well, I wanna meet him." 548 00:28:28,942 --> 00:28:30,808 [♪♪] 549 00:28:32,378 --> 00:28:34,344 Narrator: At the detective's direction, 550 00:28:34,346 --> 00:28:37,481 Greg smith sets up another meeting with dee dee. 551 00:28:37,483 --> 00:28:39,883 But this time, the police also send 552 00:28:39,885 --> 00:28:42,553 An undercover cop named mike smith, 553 00:28:42,555 --> 00:28:45,021 Who poses as greg's cousin. 554 00:28:45,023 --> 00:28:47,424 Greg: Me and mike, we went out and met dee dee. 555 00:28:47,426 --> 00:28:50,894 David: We set it up in lakeland mall parking lot. 556 00:28:50,896 --> 00:28:53,097 Greg pulls up with mike smith. 557 00:28:53,099 --> 00:28:55,166 They get in dee dee's car. 558 00:28:57,436 --> 00:28:59,436 She says, "I don't know 559 00:28:59,438 --> 00:29:01,438 If anything's happened to abraham. 560 00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:04,442 I can't get a hold of him. He won't return my calls." 561 00:29:04,444 --> 00:29:06,510 So, mike starts pressing her. 562 00:29:06,512 --> 00:29:08,245 You know, "what do you mean? You think something, 563 00:29:08,247 --> 00:29:10,247 Either something happened to him or didn't?" 564 00:29:11,984 --> 00:29:15,052 In that conversation, she finally admits that 565 00:29:15,054 --> 00:29:17,321 She believes abraham's dead. 566 00:29:17,323 --> 00:29:19,890 And that somebody shot him. 567 00:29:21,060 --> 00:29:24,528 [♪♪] 568 00:29:24,530 --> 00:29:27,331 Andrew: Prior to this meeting, there was no evidence 569 00:29:27,333 --> 00:29:29,432 That abraham shakespeare was dead. 570 00:29:29,434 --> 00:29:31,401 He could have been missing and this was all just 571 00:29:31,403 --> 00:29:34,171 A cover up for him being gone. 572 00:29:35,474 --> 00:29:39,543 David: And mike says, "well, he's dead. 573 00:29:39,545 --> 00:29:41,279 I'll take the murder rap." 574 00:29:41,281 --> 00:29:44,281 He says, "I want $50,000. 575 00:29:44,283 --> 00:29:48,218 But if you want me to do this, I need the body." 576 00:29:48,220 --> 00:29:50,020 Andrew: The undercover is saying, 577 00:29:50,022 --> 00:29:51,755 "for my story to law enforcement 578 00:29:51,757 --> 00:29:55,225 To be credible if I'm going to confess to this crime, 579 00:29:55,227 --> 00:29:57,294 I need to know details." 580 00:29:57,296 --> 00:29:59,397 Dee dee tells the undercover. 581 00:29:59,399 --> 00:30:02,566 She can identify where the body is. 582 00:30:03,470 --> 00:30:05,502 And that abraham was killed 583 00:30:05,504 --> 00:30:08,705 With a 38 caliber smith & wesson revolver, 584 00:30:08,707 --> 00:30:10,340 And that she has the gun. 585 00:30:12,578 --> 00:30:14,911 Narrator: Dee dee leaves mike and greg, 586 00:30:14,913 --> 00:30:17,514 But later that evening, she calls greg 587 00:30:17,516 --> 00:30:20,116 And wants to see him alone. 588 00:30:20,118 --> 00:30:21,451 So, I get the phone call. 589 00:30:21,453 --> 00:30:23,187 "hey, meet me at the gas station." 590 00:30:23,189 --> 00:30:24,855 So I said, "okay. It's on." 591 00:30:27,259 --> 00:30:30,126 I gotta be on my guards at all time. 592 00:30:30,128 --> 00:30:30,193 I don't know what to expect from her. 593 00:30:30,262 --> 00:30:39,703 [♪♪] 594 00:30:43,476 --> 00:30:46,209 Andrew: Law enforcement laid this great trap for dee dee. 595 00:30:46,211 --> 00:30:48,345 They end up getting her to admit 596 00:30:48,347 --> 00:30:50,947 That abraham shakespeare is dead, 597 00:30:50,949 --> 00:30:52,549 That she has the gun 598 00:30:52,551 --> 00:30:54,618 And she knows where the body is buried. 599 00:30:59,626 --> 00:31:02,760 David: She takes greg smith to plant city 600 00:31:02,762 --> 00:31:04,494 Off of highway 60, 601 00:31:04,496 --> 00:31:07,431 Where we had identified a house 602 00:31:07,433 --> 00:31:09,433 That she had purchased out there. 603 00:31:11,136 --> 00:31:13,470 Greg: When we pull up to that house, 604 00:31:13,472 --> 00:31:15,640 She said, "I'm gonna get out the car 605 00:31:15,642 --> 00:31:20,011 And I'm gonna show you exactly where the body is." 606 00:31:22,714 --> 00:31:26,516 David: She walks him to the very far back of the house 607 00:31:26,518 --> 00:31:31,121 And there's a concrete slab back there. 608 00:31:31,123 --> 00:31:33,590 And she takes a piece of angle iron, 609 00:31:33,592 --> 00:31:36,126 Sticks it in the ground, 610 00:31:36,128 --> 00:31:38,128 And whispers to greg, 611 00:31:38,130 --> 00:31:40,665 "tell your boy to dig six feet down 612 00:31:40,667 --> 00:31:42,499 And you'll find abraham's body." 613 00:31:47,472 --> 00:31:50,540 Andrew: And dee dee actually hands greg smith 614 00:31:50,542 --> 00:31:53,076 A smith & wesson 38 caliber revolver. 615 00:31:55,380 --> 00:31:57,214 David: She says, "this is the gun 616 00:31:57,216 --> 00:31:58,949 That was used to kill abraham. 617 00:31:58,951 --> 00:32:01,618 I was able to get it from the person that killed abraham." 618 00:32:05,090 --> 00:32:06,724 The first thing we do 619 00:32:06,726 --> 00:32:09,559 Is we secure a search warrant for that property. 620 00:32:09,561 --> 00:32:11,795 We need the body. 621 00:32:13,665 --> 00:32:16,433 [♪♪] 622 00:32:16,435 --> 00:32:19,236 Narrator: On January 25th, 2010, 623 00:32:19,238 --> 00:32:21,838 Police move into the backyard of the home 624 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:24,041 Just outside plant city, florida, 625 00:32:24,043 --> 00:32:26,310 Abraham's hometown. 626 00:32:27,779 --> 00:32:31,048 David: When the sun came up, we began digging. 627 00:32:31,050 --> 00:32:33,718 The first part we had to break apart 628 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:36,252 A 30 by 30 concrete slab. 629 00:32:36,254 --> 00:32:38,722 As we're breaking apart the concrete slab, 630 00:32:38,724 --> 00:32:40,790 We have to look for any evidence 631 00:32:40,792 --> 00:32:43,694 And then we begin layer by layer 632 00:32:43,696 --> 00:32:45,695 Taking the dirt away. 633 00:32:45,697 --> 00:32:47,931 We're putting in a sifter, 634 00:32:47,933 --> 00:32:49,467 Looking for any evidence, 635 00:32:49,469 --> 00:32:51,935 And another layer and another layer. 636 00:32:51,937 --> 00:32:54,705 So the first day, nothing. 637 00:32:55,975 --> 00:32:58,408 The second day, we continue 638 00:32:58,410 --> 00:33:00,543 And still we have nothing. 639 00:33:00,545 --> 00:33:02,345 So some of us were like, 640 00:33:02,347 --> 00:33:06,883 Have we been spoofed again by dee dee moore? 641 00:33:06,885 --> 00:33:08,286 And then about an hour later, 642 00:33:08,288 --> 00:33:10,821 One of the crime scene technicians says, 643 00:33:10,823 --> 00:33:12,290 "I think I got something." 644 00:33:13,892 --> 00:33:16,560 Andrew: They find the decomposed remains 645 00:33:16,562 --> 00:33:20,097 Of a human who they believed to be abraham shakespeare. 646 00:33:23,635 --> 00:33:26,369 David: The body still had dreads in place. 647 00:33:26,371 --> 00:33:29,773 Abraham was most known for his long dreadlocks. 648 00:33:32,778 --> 00:33:35,645 The medical examiner was able to examine 649 00:33:35,647 --> 00:33:37,081 Abraham's body. 650 00:33:37,083 --> 00:33:39,250 The body had decomposed badly 651 00:33:39,252 --> 00:33:42,886 To the point where it was almost difficult for them 652 00:33:42,888 --> 00:33:47,790 To determine some of the evidence around it. 653 00:33:47,792 --> 00:33:50,060 There were bullets found. 654 00:33:50,062 --> 00:33:53,296 The other thing was that the clothes they found him in 655 00:33:53,298 --> 00:33:56,200 Were the same clothes he was wearing in a goodbye video 656 00:33:56,202 --> 00:33:58,936 Dee dee showed to the police. 657 00:34:00,106 --> 00:34:02,806 And without a doubt, it was abraham. 658 00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:09,145 I attended the autopsy of abraham 659 00:34:09,147 --> 00:34:12,015 And it was determined that abraham died 660 00:34:12,017 --> 00:34:13,851 Of two gunshot wounds. 661 00:34:20,760 --> 00:34:23,027 After we dug abraham's body up, 662 00:34:23,029 --> 00:34:26,897 I drove to where abraham's mother worked. 663 00:34:26,899 --> 00:34:31,501 I had to tell her that we had found a body. 664 00:34:31,503 --> 00:34:33,870 I told her, "it's your son." 665 00:34:37,209 --> 00:34:40,310 That is one the hardest things I've had to do. 666 00:34:46,519 --> 00:34:50,053 Tammy: When we found out abraham was buried 667 00:34:50,055 --> 00:34:52,956 Up on a slab in the backyard, 668 00:34:52,958 --> 00:34:55,326 It's just devastating 669 00:34:55,328 --> 00:34:56,593 And I couldn't take it. 670 00:34:56,595 --> 00:34:59,329 I mean, you know, it was just too-- 671 00:34:59,331 --> 00:35:01,131 Too sad. 672 00:35:01,133 --> 00:35:03,033 It was just too sad. 673 00:35:04,536 --> 00:35:06,069 Greg: He didn't steal nothing. 674 00:35:06,071 --> 00:35:08,071 He didn't take nothing. 675 00:35:08,073 --> 00:35:11,008 He literally won the lottery 676 00:35:11,010 --> 00:35:14,945 And he had to pay his life for what was his. 677 00:35:18,083 --> 00:35:20,750 Narrator: With the body confirmed to be abraham, 678 00:35:20,752 --> 00:35:24,155 Dee dee moore is arrested at the million-dollar home 679 00:35:24,157 --> 00:35:27,757 That she claims abraham had sold to her. 680 00:35:33,699 --> 00:35:34,998 Detective: Hi. 681 00:35:38,370 --> 00:35:40,904 Narrator: The detectives can finally confront her 682 00:35:40,906 --> 00:35:44,708 With what they believe happened to abraham shakespeare. 683 00:36:05,398 --> 00:36:07,463 Andrew: At this point of the investigation, 684 00:36:07,465 --> 00:36:10,199 Dee dee is the one that knows where the body is buried. 685 00:36:10,201 --> 00:36:12,201 She's the one who knows about the gun, 686 00:36:12,203 --> 00:36:14,705 But there's nothing actually connecting her 687 00:36:14,707 --> 00:36:17,574 To the murder of abraham shakespeare. 688 00:36:17,576 --> 00:36:19,543 Narrator: Though she led them to the body, 689 00:36:19,545 --> 00:36:22,879 If investigators can't prove she pulled the trigger, 690 00:36:22,881 --> 00:36:25,282 Dee dee moore could walk. 691 00:36:26,618 --> 00:36:29,085 They run ballistics tests on the gun 692 00:36:29,087 --> 00:36:31,021 Dee dee handed to greg smith, 693 00:36:31,023 --> 00:36:34,857 Hoping that they might provide the connection they need. 694 00:36:34,859 --> 00:36:38,327 Andrew: The police cannot determine definitively 695 00:36:38,329 --> 00:36:42,499 That the bullets used to kill abraham had come from that gun. 696 00:36:42,501 --> 00:36:46,770 Law enforcement knew without any eye witnesses to the murder, 697 00:36:46,772 --> 00:36:50,206 Without any compelling physical evidence, 698 00:36:50,208 --> 00:36:52,309 They have to build strong cases they can 699 00:36:52,311 --> 00:36:55,678 On the circumstantial evidence. 700 00:36:55,680 --> 00:36:57,313 Narrator: Investigators dig deeper 701 00:36:57,315 --> 00:36:59,582 Into all of dee dee's relationships 702 00:36:59,584 --> 00:37:01,651 In a quest to connect her further 703 00:37:01,653 --> 00:37:03,720 To the crime scene. 704 00:37:03,722 --> 00:37:07,158 We go to dee dee moore's ex-husband house 705 00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:09,058 And we asked him, 706 00:37:09,060 --> 00:37:10,794 "what do you know about the property 707 00:37:10,796 --> 00:37:12,396 That she had there?" 708 00:37:12,398 --> 00:37:14,932 And he said, "I went out there 709 00:37:14,934 --> 00:37:17,533 Sometime around April 710 00:37:17,535 --> 00:37:21,070 And she asked me to dig a hole for her." 711 00:37:21,072 --> 00:37:23,740 So he dug the hole and he said, 712 00:37:23,742 --> 00:37:25,341 "when the sun went down that day," 713 00:37:25,343 --> 00:37:27,577 He said he went back and he filled in the hole, 714 00:37:29,347 --> 00:37:31,948 And he's like, "all I remember is it looked like 715 00:37:31,950 --> 00:37:34,484 It was full of concrete and trees and brush, 716 00:37:34,486 --> 00:37:38,422 But it was dark and I just pushed the dirt over it." 717 00:37:38,424 --> 00:37:41,525 She ended up building the concrete slab over it 718 00:37:41,527 --> 00:37:44,461 And parked the motorhome on it. 719 00:37:44,463 --> 00:37:46,562 He didn't know anything about abraham. 720 00:37:46,564 --> 00:37:48,699 He had never even met abraham. 721 00:37:50,969 --> 00:37:52,568 Narrator: The case against dee dee 722 00:37:52,570 --> 00:37:54,438 Is getting stronger by the day. 723 00:37:54,440 --> 00:37:57,807 But then as planning for her trial begins, 724 00:37:57,809 --> 00:38:01,377 She makes a startling claim that she is a victim 725 00:38:01,379 --> 00:38:05,215 Of a crime herself and desperately needs help. 726 00:38:10,922 --> 00:38:12,389 Dee dee tells law enforcement 727 00:38:12,391 --> 00:38:14,457 That abraham was killed 728 00:38:14,459 --> 00:38:17,260 In a drug dispute with a man named ron watson. 729 00:38:18,731 --> 00:38:21,664 And that ron watson threatened dee dee 730 00:38:21,666 --> 00:38:24,133 And said that he would kill her 731 00:38:24,135 --> 00:38:27,570 And kill her family if she didn't cover up 732 00:38:27,572 --> 00:38:27,637 Abraham's disappearance. 733 00:38:27,838 --> 00:38:42,819 [♪♪] 734 00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:51,761 Narrator: Dee dee moore is under arrest for the murder 735 00:38:51,763 --> 00:38:53,763 Of abraham shakespeare, 736 00:38:53,765 --> 00:38:55,399 But as she is interrogated, 737 00:38:55,401 --> 00:38:57,633 She makes a startling claim 738 00:38:57,635 --> 00:39:00,703 That she too is a victim in this case 739 00:39:00,705 --> 00:39:05,576 And has been forced to cover up someone else's crime. 740 00:39:05,578 --> 00:39:08,177 David: She says, "I was taking abraham 741 00:39:08,179 --> 00:39:09,979 To that house in plant city 742 00:39:09,981 --> 00:39:13,483 And, um, I was just gonna get money out of the safe 743 00:39:13,485 --> 00:39:15,885 And all of a sudden, these drug dealers show up. 744 00:39:16,454 --> 00:39:18,855 [♪♪] 745 00:39:18,857 --> 00:39:20,357 And they shoot abraham. 746 00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:25,695 She says a drug dealer named ronald watson did it. 747 00:39:32,138 --> 00:39:34,538 Andrew: Dee dee is pleading with law enforcement 748 00:39:34,540 --> 00:39:37,006 To help her claiming that this guy 749 00:39:37,008 --> 00:39:39,142 Was threatening her and gonna kill her family. 750 00:39:41,212 --> 00:39:43,146 Narrator: If what dee dee claims is true, 751 00:39:43,148 --> 00:39:46,550 It would change everything police and prosecutors think 752 00:39:46,552 --> 00:39:48,618 They know about this murder. 753 00:39:48,620 --> 00:39:51,855 Police ended up following up on that ron watson lead. 754 00:39:53,491 --> 00:39:56,692 And they realized that there was no one with any drug history 755 00:39:56,694 --> 00:39:58,429 In florida named ron watson 756 00:39:58,431 --> 00:40:00,997 Who fit the profile of what dee dee was saying. 757 00:40:22,455 --> 00:40:25,522 Narrator: When police prove there is no ronald watson, 758 00:40:25,524 --> 00:40:27,857 Dee dee's story falls apart. 759 00:40:27,859 --> 00:40:30,526 Prosecutors continue with their plans 760 00:40:30,528 --> 00:40:32,229 To bring her to trial. 761 00:40:34,533 --> 00:40:36,466 In the fall of 2012, 762 00:40:36,468 --> 00:40:39,402 Nearly six years after abraham shakespeare 763 00:40:39,404 --> 00:40:41,604 Hit a 30 million dollar jackpot 764 00:40:41,606 --> 00:40:43,006 Then disappeared. 765 00:40:43,008 --> 00:40:46,375 Dee dee moore stands trial for his murder. 766 00:40:46,377 --> 00:40:48,045 Our prosecutor told the jury, 767 00:40:48,047 --> 00:40:51,614 This was a crime motivated by pure greed. 768 00:40:51,616 --> 00:40:54,351 Greed that transformed into evil. 769 00:40:54,353 --> 00:40:56,752 Dee dee moore dug a deep hole, 770 00:40:56,754 --> 00:40:59,956 Buried abraham shakespeare in the earth 771 00:40:59,958 --> 00:41:04,627 And covered over the hole with a concrete slab. 772 00:41:04,629 --> 00:41:09,365 David: She purchased a $70,000 corvette for her boyfriend, 773 00:41:09,367 --> 00:41:12,768 A $30,000 truck for herself. 774 00:41:12,770 --> 00:41:14,604 She bought rolexes. 775 00:41:14,606 --> 00:41:16,372 She bought diamond rings 776 00:41:16,374 --> 00:41:19,710 And just went through abraham's money 777 00:41:19,712 --> 00:41:21,244 Like it was nothing. 778 00:41:21,779 --> 00:41:23,579 [♪♪] 779 00:41:23,581 --> 00:41:25,782 Andrew: By the time abraham's body was found 780 00:41:25,784 --> 00:41:27,650 In January of 2010, 781 00:41:27,652 --> 00:41:29,318 It was determined that he only had 782 00:41:29,320 --> 00:41:32,922 About $10,000 left in his name. 783 00:41:32,924 --> 00:41:36,260 Dee dee was living large on abraham's dime. 784 00:41:36,262 --> 00:41:37,995 She had stolen money from him. 785 00:41:37,997 --> 00:41:40,730 She was getting rich off of him 786 00:41:40,732 --> 00:41:43,132 And it appears that 787 00:41:43,134 --> 00:41:46,470 He may have figured it out and confronted her. 788 00:41:48,339 --> 00:41:50,740 But it's never gonna be known for sure. 789 00:41:50,742 --> 00:41:54,077 All we know for sure is that she killed him, 790 00:41:57,214 --> 00:41:59,148 She buried him, 791 00:41:59,150 --> 00:42:00,750 And she spent the better part 792 00:42:00,752 --> 00:42:03,486 Of eight months covering it up. 793 00:42:07,759 --> 00:42:10,493 Narrator: After two weeks of testimony, 794 00:42:10,495 --> 00:42:12,963 The jury leaves to deliberate. 795 00:42:12,965 --> 00:42:16,733 It took the jury a little more than three hours to deliberate. 796 00:42:18,503 --> 00:42:21,071 And they found her guilty of first degree murder. 797 00:42:23,841 --> 00:42:26,675 She never once showed any remorse, 798 00:42:26,677 --> 00:42:29,913 Never once showed any compassion. 799 00:42:29,915 --> 00:42:31,447 When the verdict came out, 800 00:42:31,449 --> 00:42:32,848 She started to cry 801 00:42:32,850 --> 00:42:35,118 And that's the only emotion I saw from her. 802 00:42:35,120 --> 00:42:36,452 This is unfair. 803 00:42:36,454 --> 00:42:38,055 David: She didn't cry for abraham. 804 00:42:38,057 --> 00:42:40,856 She didn't cry for abraham's mother. 805 00:42:40,858 --> 00:42:42,759 She cried for her damn self. 806 00:42:44,662 --> 00:42:46,997 The judge made a comment to dee dee 807 00:42:46,999 --> 00:42:51,334 That she was one of the most manipulative people 808 00:42:51,336 --> 00:42:53,069 He has ever sentenced 809 00:42:53,071 --> 00:42:56,206 And, um, sentenced her to life in prison 810 00:42:56,208 --> 00:42:58,641 Without the possibility of parole. 811 00:43:02,347 --> 00:43:04,114 Tammy: For her to kill him, 812 00:43:04,116 --> 00:43:06,749 It was just like why? 813 00:43:06,751 --> 00:43:08,384 He would have bought you anything. 814 00:43:08,386 --> 00:43:11,788 He would have gave you what you wanted. 815 00:43:12,757 --> 00:43:15,258 To me, that was senseless. 816 00:43:16,629 --> 00:43:18,896 Greg: Abraham had a heart of gold. 817 00:43:18,898 --> 00:43:22,232 You couldn't change his heart no matter what he had. 818 00:43:26,204 --> 00:43:28,571 Cedric: I miss him every day. 819 00:43:28,573 --> 00:43:30,106 All I can say is, cuzz, 820 00:43:30,108 --> 00:43:32,275 Justice is served for now. 821 00:43:34,479 --> 00:43:38,081 [♪♪]