1 00:00:03,700 --> 00:00:07,367 HATCHETT: She has a gunshot wound above her left eyebrow. 2 00:00:07,433 --> 00:00:08,967 We felt like she could have 3 00:00:08,967 --> 00:00:12,266 come home and interrupted a burglary. 4 00:00:12,266 --> 00:00:14,000 This was one of our own. 5 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,100 We just couldn't even imagine who would do this to her. 6 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:22,533 HATCHETT: Laura actually had a history 7 00:00:22,533 --> 00:00:25,166 of volatile relationships. 8 00:00:25,166 --> 00:00:27,467 SAWYER: His wife was demanding why we were 9 00:00:27,533 --> 00:00:30,000 were contacting her husband about a murder. 10 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:30,800 were contacting her husband about a murder. 11 00:00:30,900 --> 00:00:33,266 We were able to discover a photograph 12 00:00:33,266 --> 00:00:36,700 of a female holding a 40-caliber handgun. 13 00:00:36,700 --> 00:00:38,700 HATCHETT: Another red flag is that Brad 14 00:00:38,700 --> 00:00:40,600 said that he didn't hear a gunshot. 15 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:41,800 [gunshot blasts] 16 00:00:41,900 --> 00:00:43,800 How is that even possible if he was there the whole time? 17 00:00:43,900 --> 00:00:45,166 [siren wailing] 18 00:00:45,166 --> 00:00:47,266 NARRATOR: Every day in North America, 19 00:00:47,266 --> 00:00:49,600 dozens of people are murdered. 20 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,166 The key to solving the toughest of these homicides 21 00:00:52,233 --> 00:00:56,266 lies in the final 24 hours of the victim's life. 22 00:00:56,266 --> 00:00:57,734 To crack the case, 23 00:00:57,734 --> 00:01:00,000 detectives must reconstruct that critical timeline, 24 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:01,634 detectives must reconstruct that critical timeline, 25 00:01:01,634 --> 00:01:04,634 the minutes and hours containing evidence that can 26 00:01:04,634 --> 00:01:07,900 help unlock the mystery and catch the killer. 27 00:01:17,500 --> 00:01:19,800 Thirty minutes outside of Dallas, Texas, 28 00:01:19,900 --> 00:01:23,266 Rowlett is a bedroom community on Lake Ray Hubbard. 29 00:01:23,266 --> 00:01:26,066 FREEMAN: People like to move to Rowlett from Dallas with 30 00:01:26,066 --> 00:01:27,467 the convenience of not 31 00:01:27,467 --> 00:01:30,000 being in the big city but not being far away from it either. 32 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,266 being in the big city but not being far away from it either. 33 00:01:31,266 --> 00:01:33,533 HERNANDEZ: It's got that hometown feeling, but you still 34 00:01:33,634 --> 00:01:36,000 have a lot that you can do. 35 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,266 Sporting events, Mavericks, Dallas Cowboys, 36 00:01:38,266 --> 00:01:40,266 Texas Ranger baseball. 37 00:01:40,333 --> 00:01:42,467 HATCHETT: There's Lake Ray Hubbard. 38 00:01:42,467 --> 00:01:45,000 It's a beautiful stretch of water. 39 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,233 It's very calming, very serene. 40 00:01:49,700 --> 00:01:52,533 NARRATOR: But that calm is shattered on November 13th, 41 00:01:52,634 --> 00:01:57,100 2015, at around 8:30 a.m., when a scared Rowlett resident 42 00:01:57,100 --> 00:01:58,500 calls 911. 43 00:01:58,500 --> 00:02:00,000 [phone ringing] 44 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:00,533 [phone ringing] 45 00:02:19,367 --> 00:02:21,066 NARRATOR: The neighbor's house is just across 46 00:02:21,066 --> 00:02:23,433 the street from the caller's grandmother's place. 47 00:02:24,867 --> 00:02:28,367 HERNANDEZ: He reports that his grandmother laying in 48 00:02:28,367 --> 00:02:30,000 the kitchen in a pool of blood, 49 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:30,467 the kitchen in a pool of blood, 50 00:02:30,467 --> 00:02:31,900 and so we respond. 51 00:02:33,467 --> 00:02:37,634 We're thinking she possibly fell and hit her head in the kitchen. 52 00:02:39,066 --> 00:02:41,500 The fire department advised that they found 53 00:02:41,500 --> 00:02:44,266 a shell casing next to the body in the kitchen, 54 00:02:44,266 --> 00:02:47,066 so they had pulled out, because the scene was not secure. 55 00:02:48,867 --> 00:02:50,734 We searched the residence to 56 00:02:50,734 --> 00:02:53,533 see if there's anybody else anywhere. 57 00:02:53,533 --> 00:02:56,166 NARRATOR: Police find no one alive in their sweep, 58 00:02:56,166 --> 00:02:57,867 and the victim doesn't appear old enough 59 00:02:57,867 --> 00:03:00,000 to be the grandmother of an adult. 60 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:00,700 to be the grandmother of an adult. 61 00:03:00,700 --> 00:03:03,166 FREEMAN: We locate a female victim in the kitchen. 62 00:03:03,233 --> 00:03:06,166 She's lying face-down with a large amount of blood 63 00:03:06,233 --> 00:03:07,266 around her. 64 00:03:07,266 --> 00:03:08,867 We could see what appeared to 65 00:03:08,867 --> 00:03:11,166 be a gunshot wound to the forehead. 66 00:03:11,166 --> 00:03:13,500 We don't observe any signs of life on 67 00:03:13,500 --> 00:03:17,066 the victim and call for detectives to start 68 00:03:17,066 --> 00:03:18,333 the investigation. 69 00:03:19,266 --> 00:03:21,266 NARRATOR: Detective Chris Sawyer of the Rowlett 70 00:03:21,266 --> 00:03:24,233 Police Department is assigned as lead investigator. 71 00:03:25,100 --> 00:03:26,600 SAWYER: When I entered the kitchen, 72 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:30,000 I saw the female body laying on the floor with her hands 73 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:30,467 I saw the female body laying on the floor with her hands 74 00:03:30,467 --> 00:03:31,967 tucked underneath her. 75 00:03:31,967 --> 00:03:35,166 We couldn't really see her face at that point. 76 00:03:35,166 --> 00:03:39,000 I see a shell casing on the floor in the kitchen 77 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,166 next to the female's body, 78 00:03:41,166 --> 00:03:46,100 but I do not see any type of firearm in the immediate area. 79 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:50,967 NARRATOR: When investigators roll over the victim, 80 00:03:50,967 --> 00:03:53,000 they confirm the woman is not elderly 81 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,467 and find an ID still on her. 82 00:03:55,467 --> 00:03:57,900 SAWYER: As I look at the identification card, 83 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,000 I'm able to see that our victim was one of 84 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:01,066 I'm able to see that our victim was one of 85 00:04:01,100 --> 00:04:04,533 our own volunteers, Laura Grillo. 86 00:04:05,367 --> 00:04:06,867 I know Laura through the VIPS, 87 00:04:06,867 --> 00:04:11,100 program which is Volunteer in Public Safety. 88 00:04:11,100 --> 00:04:14,166 I was pretty shocked, because Laura Grillo had been very 89 00:04:14,166 --> 00:04:16,634 involved in the police department in the past 90 00:04:16,634 --> 00:04:17,800 three years. 91 00:04:18,700 --> 00:04:21,166 NARRATOR: 37-year-old Laura Grillo is 92 00:04:21,233 --> 00:04:22,734 the mother of three young children 93 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,166 and the fiancee of another police volunteer, 94 00:04:25,166 --> 00:04:27,467 named John Makris. 95 00:04:27,467 --> 00:04:30,000 This became more personal to us, to see one of 96 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:31,967 This became more personal to us, to see one of 97 00:04:31,967 --> 00:04:35,634 our own volunteers shot and killed inside her own home. 98 00:04:38,166 --> 00:04:40,467 NARRATOR: Police notify Marissa Hatchett, 99 00:04:40,467 --> 00:04:43,367 the assistant D.A. at the Dallas County District 100 00:04:43,433 --> 00:04:44,533 Attorney's Office. 101 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,967 HATCHETT: This was a woman that we've worked closely with. 102 00:04:46,967 --> 00:04:50,467 She's been a very sweet person in this station. 103 00:04:50,467 --> 00:04:53,800 We just couldn't even imagine who would do this to her. 104 00:04:54,700 --> 00:04:57,800 FREEMAN: We observed that Laura is wearing blue jeans, 105 00:04:57,900 --> 00:05:00,000 a black hoodie, and her shoes are off, and they're located 106 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,066 a black hoodie, and her shoes are off, and they're located 107 00:05:02,066 --> 00:05:05,266 probably 20 feet from her body. 108 00:05:05,266 --> 00:05:08,467 HATCHETT: She has a gunshot wound above her left eyebrow. 109 00:05:08,467 --> 00:05:11,266 Also, we notice that she has 110 00:05:11,266 --> 00:05:15,367 a blunt force wound to her forehead. 111 00:05:15,367 --> 00:05:19,367 That tells us that, immediately after she was shot, 112 00:05:19,433 --> 00:05:21,500 she went straight to the ground. 113 00:05:21,500 --> 00:05:23,166 SAWYER: As we're processing the scene, 114 00:05:23,166 --> 00:05:27,533 we collect the shell casing that was on the floor, and I saw 115 00:05:27,634 --> 00:05:30,000 that it was a 40-caliber shell casing. 116 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:31,367 that it was a 40-caliber shell casing. 117 00:05:31,367 --> 00:05:33,700 That was a little odd to me. 118 00:05:33,700 --> 00:05:37,900 A 40-caliber weapon is very unusual for a civilian. 119 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,000 Usually you see that with police officers. 120 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:42,533 NARRATOR: After processing the kitchen, 121 00:05:42,533 --> 00:05:46,166 detectives fan out to survey the rest of the house. 122 00:05:46,233 --> 00:05:48,533 SAWYER: I observed a small safe behind 123 00:05:48,533 --> 00:05:51,800 the master bedroom door that was open and empty. 124 00:05:52,867 --> 00:05:55,867 There were several jewelry boxes on the floor. 125 00:05:55,867 --> 00:06:00,000 I also saw a bunch of papers that had been dumped out on to 126 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:00,467 I also saw a bunch of papers that had been dumped out on to 127 00:06:00,467 --> 00:06:02,600 the bed -- it appeared that somebody 128 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,800 was going through drawers and things of that nature. 129 00:06:05,900 --> 00:06:07,367 We felt like she could have 130 00:06:07,367 --> 00:06:11,166 come home and interrupted a burglary. 131 00:06:11,166 --> 00:06:13,734 FREEMAN: When we found the safe, the door was standing open, 132 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:17,266 but we found no pry marks anywhere on the safe to make it 133 00:06:17,266 --> 00:06:19,634 appear that it had been tampered with. 134 00:06:19,634 --> 00:06:22,734 The killer clearly was able to access the safe, 135 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:27,066 either with a code that he already knew or the safe 136 00:06:27,100 --> 00:06:28,266 was unlocked. 137 00:06:28,266 --> 00:06:30,000 Once I checked the rest of the scene, 138 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:30,867 Once I checked the rest of the scene, 139 00:06:30,867 --> 00:06:35,600 I did not see any damage to any doors or windows, 140 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:38,266 no signs of forced entry. 141 00:06:38,266 --> 00:06:41,367 Our first indication at that point is that this was either 142 00:06:41,367 --> 00:06:43,166 somebody that the victim knew 143 00:06:43,166 --> 00:06:47,266 and let into the home or this was somebody that had access to 144 00:06:47,266 --> 00:06:49,100 enter the home. 145 00:06:49,100 --> 00:06:51,800 NARRATOR: Based on their observations, detectives have 146 00:06:51,900 --> 00:06:54,634 an initial theory of what may have occurred. 147 00:06:54,734 --> 00:06:56,467 FREEMAN: Laura came home, 148 00:06:56,533 --> 00:06:59,000 she kicked her shoes off in the kitchen, 149 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:00,000 and is probably walking towards the bedroom 150 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:01,533 and is probably walking towards the bedroom 151 00:07:01,634 --> 00:07:03,734 when she's confronted with her attacker. 152 00:07:03,734 --> 00:07:06,634 As she tries to escape, 153 00:07:06,734 --> 00:07:08,533 she looks over her shoulder, and that's 154 00:07:08,533 --> 00:07:11,634 when the attacker shot her in the forehead. 155 00:07:13,467 --> 00:07:15,634 NARRATOR: Investigators comb the crime scene for 156 00:07:15,734 --> 00:07:17,800 forensic traces left by the shooter. 157 00:07:19,166 --> 00:07:21,166 Using fingerprint powder, 158 00:07:21,166 --> 00:07:25,100 we dust the safe, we dust the doorways, but did 159 00:07:25,100 --> 00:07:28,066 not locate any viable fingerprints on any of 160 00:07:28,066 --> 00:07:29,734 the items dusted. 161 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:30,000 NARRATOR: When investigators search outside the home, 162 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,367 NARRATOR: When investigators search outside the home, 163 00:07:32,367 --> 00:07:35,066 they find a potential link to the attacker. 164 00:07:35,100 --> 00:07:38,800 We opened one of the trash cans in the driveway. 165 00:07:38,900 --> 00:07:42,533 And we noticed that there are some latex gloves. 166 00:07:43,634 --> 00:07:45,367 NARRATOR: While police are in the driveway, 167 00:07:45,367 --> 00:07:47,634 Laura's distressed fiance, John Makris, 168 00:07:47,734 --> 00:07:50,367 and their four-year-old daughter, Margaret, pull up. 169 00:07:50,433 --> 00:07:53,066 John leaves Margaret in the car while he 170 00:07:53,100 --> 00:07:54,533 rushes over to police. 171 00:07:54,634 --> 00:07:56,533 HATCHETT: And we know John, because he's also 172 00:07:56,634 --> 00:08:00,000 a volunteer police officer with the Rowlett Police Department. 173 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:00,367 a volunteer police officer with the Rowlett Police Department. 174 00:08:00,433 --> 00:08:03,000 When John arrives, he is pretty frantic. 175 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:05,066 He keeps asking what happened. 176 00:08:05,066 --> 00:08:09,367 He believes that something happened to Laura, because he 177 00:08:09,367 --> 00:08:12,634 got a phone call from Margaret's school saying that 178 00:08:12,734 --> 00:08:16,266 Laura hadn't come pick her up yet, and she was not answering 179 00:08:16,333 --> 00:08:18,266 his phone calls or texting him back. 180 00:08:18,266 --> 00:08:19,266 So at this point, we have to 181 00:08:19,333 --> 00:08:21,634 inform John that Laura has been murdered, 182 00:08:22,700 --> 00:08:25,367 and he's shocked, he's upset. 183 00:08:25,367 --> 00:08:28,700 He's confused, I mean, he's acting just like 184 00:08:28,700 --> 00:08:30,000 you would expect someone to act 185 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:30,467 you would expect someone to act 186 00:08:30,533 --> 00:08:32,800 when they learn that their fiancee has been murdered. 187 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:37,166 We try to get information from John, and we ask 188 00:08:37,166 --> 00:08:39,867 him if there would have been any money in the safe. 189 00:08:39,867 --> 00:08:43,467 He tells us that there's about $9,000 in the safe, and that's 190 00:08:43,533 --> 00:08:46,000 the money that they're using for their upcoming wedding 191 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:47,333 and for their honeymoon. 192 00:08:48,734 --> 00:08:51,367 Laura was a pillar to the community. 193 00:08:51,433 --> 00:08:54,367 Her murder was devastating, because she touched 194 00:08:54,433 --> 00:08:56,734 so many different people's lives. 195 00:08:56,734 --> 00:08:59,166 NARRATOR: Although the motive appears to be robbery, 196 00:08:59,233 --> 00:09:00,000 investigators still need to rule out other possibilities. 197 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,800 investigators still need to rule out other possibilities. 198 00:09:02,900 --> 00:09:04,533 HATCHETT: The medical examiner confirms that there are 199 00:09:04,634 --> 00:09:06,533 no signs of sexual assault 200 00:09:06,634 --> 00:09:09,100 and that Laura died of a single gunshot wound to 201 00:09:09,100 --> 00:09:11,100 her head. -[gunshot blasts] 202 00:09:11,100 --> 00:09:13,066 NARRATOR: To solve Laura Grillo's murder, 203 00:09:13,100 --> 00:09:15,100 detectives will need to reconstruct 204 00:09:15,100 --> 00:09:17,734 the last 24 hours of her life. 205 00:09:17,734 --> 00:09:19,600 SAWYER: I began canvassing the neighborhood 206 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:22,100 with other officers for witnesses. 207 00:09:22,100 --> 00:09:25,367 We spoke to a neighbor who said that she saw Laura's van 208 00:09:25,367 --> 00:09:26,734 pulling into her driveway 209 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:29,600 at about 8:10 that morning, after she had just dropped 210 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:30,000 the kids off at school. 211 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:31,367 the kids off at school. 212 00:09:31,367 --> 00:09:34,900 So now we're putting together the timeline, and we realize 213 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:36,000 that Laura is killed 214 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:40,166 somewhere between 8:15 and 11:55 a.m., 215 00:09:40,166 --> 00:09:42,166 when that 911 call came in. 216 00:09:42,166 --> 00:09:46,367 We also asked the neighbors if they had any security footage 217 00:09:46,433 --> 00:09:49,066 from their homes, which they were able to provide, 218 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:52,066 but we don't see anything suspicious. 219 00:09:54,700 --> 00:09:56,000 NARRATOR: Because investigators believe 220 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:58,166 this is a robbery gone wrong, 221 00:09:58,166 --> 00:10:00,000 they need to find the initial 911 caller who lied on 222 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:01,467 they need to find the initial 911 caller who lied on 223 00:10:01,467 --> 00:10:02,533 the phone. 224 00:10:02,634 --> 00:10:07,166 One of the first people that we need to talk to is Brad. 225 00:10:07,166 --> 00:10:09,700 Brad had called 911 and reported that 226 00:10:09,700 --> 00:10:14,333 his grandmother was the victim on the kitchen floor. 227 00:10:18,266 --> 00:10:21,066 FREEMAN: Once we got there, we learned that it was Laura. 228 00:10:21,100 --> 00:10:22,800 It raised some suspicion. 229 00:10:23,867 --> 00:10:26,967 NARRATOR: They find Brad and bring him in for questioning. 230 00:10:26,967 --> 00:10:29,734 He told us that he was Laura's brother. 231 00:10:31,100 --> 00:10:33,467 He told us that he lives in the home, that 232 00:10:33,533 --> 00:10:37,800 he was in the house all morning, asleep in his bedroom. 233 00:10:37,900 --> 00:10:41,367 He woke up, he went to go make himself a cup of coffee, 234 00:10:41,367 --> 00:10:43,634 and as he was making his way to the kitchen, 235 00:10:43,634 --> 00:10:48,367 he saw a strange red spot on the floor, and that led him to 236 00:10:48,433 --> 00:10:53,500 discovering a woman's body with blood all around her head. 237 00:10:53,500 --> 00:10:55,634 NARRATOR: It's not just that Brad mistakes his sister 238 00:10:55,634 --> 00:10:58,867 as his grandmother that raises suspicion. 239 00:10:58,867 --> 00:11:00,000 Another red flag that we have is that Brad was 240 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,266 Another red flag that we have is that Brad was 241 00:11:02,266 --> 00:11:05,367 in the house and said that he didn't hear anything. 242 00:11:05,367 --> 00:11:08,166 Not a gunshot, not an argument. 243 00:11:08,233 --> 00:11:11,734 How is that even possible if he was there the whole time? 244 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:13,000 [gunshot blasts] 245 00:11:15,367 --> 00:11:18,867 NARRATOR: After Rowlett, Texas, police find 37-year-old mother 246 00:11:18,867 --> 00:11:20,367 and volunteer police officer, 247 00:11:20,367 --> 00:11:23,867 Laura Grillo, shot dead in her home, 248 00:11:23,867 --> 00:11:27,166 investigators suspect her brother, Brad, may be involved. 249 00:11:28,467 --> 00:11:30,734 Brad was home when his sister was killed 250 00:11:30,734 --> 00:11:34,166 but told 911 it was his grandmother that was shot. 251 00:11:34,166 --> 00:11:37,066 He also claims that he never heard the gunfire. 252 00:11:37,867 --> 00:11:40,367 SAWYER: Gunshots inside a home are typically pretty loud, 253 00:11:40,367 --> 00:11:42,266 and we were wondering 254 00:11:42,333 --> 00:11:44,131 how could he not hear this if he was in the home? 255 00:11:44,131 --> 00:11:47,000 how could he not hear this if he was in the home? 256 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,433 NARRATOR: Detectives believe that Brad not only heard 257 00:11:49,500 --> 00:11:51,734 the shot but may have pulled the trigger. 258 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:53,533 [gunshot blasts] 259 00:11:53,533 --> 00:11:55,467 HATCHETT: So as we're interviewing Brad, 260 00:11:55,467 --> 00:11:58,734 he tells us that he is actually deaf in one ear 261 00:11:58,734 --> 00:12:02,634 and suffers extreme hearing loss in his other ear. 262 00:12:02,634 --> 00:12:06,066 SAWYER: So if he is asleep on his good ear, 263 00:12:06,100 --> 00:12:10,100 he's not going to be able to hear anything, even a gunshot. 264 00:12:10,100 --> 00:12:14,100 We also learned that Brad is autistic and caused us 265 00:12:14,100 --> 00:12:14,131 to approach this interview in a little bit different way. 266 00:12:14,131 --> 00:12:17,166 to approach this interview in a little bit different way. 267 00:12:17,166 --> 00:12:20,533 He was upset, he was panicking at that point. 268 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:23,266 He wasn't sure what was going on. 269 00:12:23,266 --> 00:12:25,533 HATCHETT: And so when he sees a woman 270 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:27,066 laying down on the floor, 271 00:12:27,100 --> 00:12:30,634 his assumption is that it's his grandmother. 272 00:12:30,634 --> 00:12:35,266 He gets upset and immediately runs out the house. 273 00:12:35,333 --> 00:12:37,333 He had nothing to do with the murder, 274 00:12:37,367 --> 00:12:41,000 and he would never do anything to hurt his sister. 275 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,533 NARRATOR: With the shooter's identity still a mystery, 276 00:12:43,533 --> 00:12:44,131 [gunshot blasts] 277 00:12:44,131 --> 00:12:44,634 [gunshot blasts] 278 00:12:44,734 --> 00:12:46,634 detectives ask Brad if he can think of 279 00:12:46,634 --> 00:12:49,166 anyone who may have wanted to hurt his sister. 280 00:12:50,100 --> 00:12:53,900 Brad points investigators to a man named Donald Emmerich, 281 00:12:53,900 --> 00:12:55,066 Laura's ex. 282 00:12:56,367 --> 00:12:58,634 SAWYER: Brad tells us that Donald, 283 00:12:58,634 --> 00:13:03,900 the father of Laura's oldest child, was so abusive to Laura 284 00:13:03,900 --> 00:13:06,000 that she actually asked Brad to 285 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:08,533 come live with her for protection. 286 00:13:09,367 --> 00:13:11,967 Brad stayed on with Laura even after she became engaged to 287 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,000 John, because John worked long hours, 288 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:14,131 and Laura wanted somebody there with her and the kids so 289 00:13:14,131 --> 00:13:16,333 and Laura wanted somebody there with her and the kids so 290 00:13:16,367 --> 00:13:18,634 that she would continue to feel safe. 291 00:13:18,634 --> 00:13:21,266 SAWYER: We were concerned at that point that 292 00:13:21,333 --> 00:13:24,000 Donald may have some involvement in this. 293 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:27,100 Investigators always need to look at men 294 00:13:27,100 --> 00:13:30,867 who are involved with female homicide victims. 295 00:13:30,900 --> 00:13:33,734 It's a misconception to think that the violence in 296 00:13:33,734 --> 00:13:35,066 a relationship might end 297 00:13:35,100 --> 00:13:36,634 after there's a breakup. 298 00:13:36,634 --> 00:13:38,867 Oftentimes, it does continue. 299 00:13:38,900 --> 00:13:41,533 So all males that are close to this victim 300 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:44,100 would be viable suspects. 301 00:13:44,100 --> 00:13:44,131 NARRATOR: After the breakup, 302 00:13:44,131 --> 00:13:45,266 NARRATOR: After the breakup, 303 00:13:45,333 --> 00:13:46,967 Donald moved out of Texas, 304 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,734 but he continued to harbor a deep grudge against Laura 305 00:13:49,734 --> 00:13:52,166 and resented her engagement to John. 306 00:13:52,233 --> 00:13:53,100 [gunshot blasts] 307 00:13:53,100 --> 00:13:54,867 If Laura's ex-boyfriend, Donald Emmerich, was 308 00:13:54,867 --> 00:13:57,100 so upset by her impending marriage, 309 00:13:57,100 --> 00:13:59,634 could he have come to Rowlett to confront her? 310 00:14:00,467 --> 00:14:02,000 NARRATOR: Detectives do some digging 311 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,867 into Donald Emmerich's background. 312 00:14:04,867 --> 00:14:08,166 SAWYER: We found that he had a substance abuse problem 313 00:14:08,233 --> 00:14:10,634 and issues with drinking and driving, 314 00:14:10,734 --> 00:14:12,734 and he didn't hold a job very long. 315 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:14,131 It looked like he bounced around quite a bit. 316 00:14:14,131 --> 00:14:15,333 It looked like he bounced around quite a bit. 317 00:14:15,367 --> 00:14:17,634 NARRATOR: Investigators track Donald down 318 00:14:17,734 --> 00:14:20,266 almost 1,800 miles away in Cameron Park, 319 00:14:20,333 --> 00:14:23,166 California, and he agrees to an interview. 320 00:14:23,166 --> 00:14:25,634 He talked about his relationship with Laura, 321 00:14:25,734 --> 00:14:27,734 that things were good in the beginning, 322 00:14:27,734 --> 00:14:30,900 and then they started having problems. 323 00:14:30,900 --> 00:14:32,166 Over time, 324 00:14:32,166 --> 00:14:35,867 things ended up going from bad to worse, and they were not in 325 00:14:35,867 --> 00:14:37,367 a good place when Laura got 326 00:14:37,367 --> 00:14:40,367 pregnant with her first child, Charles. 327 00:14:40,367 --> 00:14:42,533 HUNSICKER: Their fights escalated, and they separated. 328 00:14:43,634 --> 00:14:44,131 Laura and Donald did not part on good terms. 329 00:14:44,131 --> 00:14:46,533 Laura and Donald did not part on good terms. 330 00:14:47,367 --> 00:14:49,634 NARRATOR: Yet Donald denies he had anything to do with 331 00:14:49,634 --> 00:14:50,967 Laura's death. 332 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:53,000 HATCHETT: Donald tells us he had been working 333 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:57,000 in California the few days surrounding Laura's murder 334 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:58,433 and after. 335 00:14:58,500 --> 00:15:00,533 NARRATOR: Detective Sawyer steps out to check 336 00:15:00,533 --> 00:15:01,734 Donald's alibi. 337 00:15:02,867 --> 00:15:05,100 SAWYER: I was able to speak with Donald's 338 00:15:05,100 --> 00:15:07,967 employer to confirm what he had told me, 339 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:09,734 and he was, in fact, at work. 340 00:15:09,734 --> 00:15:11,367 NARRATOR: With his alibi confirmed, 341 00:15:11,367 --> 00:15:14,131 detectives rule out Donald Emmerich and fly back to 342 00:15:14,131 --> 00:15:15,066 detectives rule out Donald Emmerich and fly back to 343 00:15:15,100 --> 00:15:18,900 Texas to hunt for Laura's killer closer to home. 344 00:15:18,900 --> 00:15:24,266 So next, we ask Laura's best friend and her maid of honor, 345 00:15:24,266 --> 00:15:28,166 Heidi Norwood Griffin, who could have done this. 346 00:15:28,166 --> 00:15:31,100 Heidi tells us that Laura actually had a history of 347 00:15:31,100 --> 00:15:32,967 volatile relationships. 348 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:34,467 NARRATOR: According to Heidi, 349 00:15:34,467 --> 00:15:37,266 one of Laura's volatile relationships was with 350 00:15:37,333 --> 00:15:39,900 her fiance, John Makris. 351 00:15:39,900 --> 00:15:42,867 We learn from Heidi that John is possessive. 352 00:15:42,900 --> 00:15:44,131 When Laura found out that she was pregnant, 353 00:15:44,131 --> 00:15:45,166 When Laura found out that she was pregnant, 354 00:15:45,233 --> 00:15:48,066 John didn't even believe that Margaret was his own 355 00:15:48,100 --> 00:15:52,867 daughter, and he requested that she provide a DNA test. 356 00:15:52,900 --> 00:15:56,734 John also felt that Laura spent too much money. 357 00:15:56,800 --> 00:15:59,000 NARRATOR: Police observed John and Laura to be 358 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:02,467 a loving couple when they showed up for volunteer work, 359 00:16:02,467 --> 00:16:05,166 but now they take a closer look at John Makris. 360 00:16:06,367 --> 00:16:08,634 John does not have any criminal history. 361 00:16:08,734 --> 00:16:11,867 However, we learned that he does own firearms. 362 00:16:11,900 --> 00:16:13,467 In fact, he had 363 00:16:13,467 --> 00:16:14,131 a few rifles that he kept in a shed behind the house. 364 00:16:14,131 --> 00:16:18,166 a few rifles that he kept in a shed behind the house. 365 00:16:18,166 --> 00:16:21,166 NARRATOR: Now investigators wonder if John's concern over 366 00:16:21,166 --> 00:16:24,734 his dead fiancee was all just an act. 367 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:27,867 Is it possible John's responsible for killing Laura? 368 00:16:27,867 --> 00:16:29,233 [gunshot blasts] 369 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:33,600 NARRATOR: After the mysterious homicide 370 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:35,867 of 37-year-old Laura Grillo, 371 00:16:35,867 --> 00:16:38,634 detectives wonder if domestic conflict between 372 00:16:38,634 --> 00:16:39,734 her and her fiance, 373 00:16:39,734 --> 00:16:42,367 John Makris, may have led to her murder. 374 00:16:42,433 --> 00:16:45,333 They summon John to the station for an interview. 375 00:16:57,867 --> 00:17:00,698 We learned from John that Laura had actually moved from 376 00:17:00,698 --> 00:17:00,967 We learned from John that Laura had actually moved from 377 00:17:00,967 --> 00:17:03,367 Maryland to Texas about seven years ago, 378 00:17:03,367 --> 00:17:06,367 and about two years after that, 379 00:17:06,367 --> 00:17:09,734 he and Lauren met online while gaming, and they had started 380 00:17:09,734 --> 00:17:14,634 a relationship, and very shortly afterwards, Laura got pregnant 381 00:17:14,734 --> 00:17:15,734 with Margaret. 382 00:17:15,734 --> 00:17:17,867 NARRATOR: John invites Laura and her two previous 383 00:17:17,867 --> 00:17:20,634 children, Charles and Madison, to move in with him. 384 00:17:20,634 --> 00:17:22,867 John tells us that he and Laura 385 00:17:22,867 --> 00:17:25,867 were engaged about seven months before her murder. 386 00:17:25,867 --> 00:17:28,367 Laura had been busy planning for the wedding. 387 00:17:28,433 --> 00:17:29,867 She had gone dress shopping. 388 00:17:29,867 --> 00:17:30,698 She was very excited about their upcoming union. 389 00:17:30,698 --> 00:17:33,066 She was very excited about their upcoming union. 390 00:17:34,533 --> 00:17:37,266 He tells us that the last time he saw Laura, 391 00:17:37,266 --> 00:17:39,266 right before she was killed, 392 00:17:39,266 --> 00:17:40,634 that they had both left the house 393 00:17:40,634 --> 00:17:42,367 about 7:45. 394 00:17:42,367 --> 00:17:45,734 John tells us that he's in the home remodeling business 395 00:17:45,734 --> 00:17:47,367 and was on his way to work, 396 00:17:47,367 --> 00:17:50,533 and Laura was on her way to drop off the kids. 397 00:17:50,634 --> 00:17:52,467 John left with his mother, who had been 398 00:17:52,467 --> 00:17:54,734 in town from Greece for the wedding, 399 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:58,500 and he went to a Home Depot located in Dallas, 400 00:17:58,500 --> 00:18:00,698 which is about 30 minutes away from Rowlett. 401 00:18:00,698 --> 00:18:01,266 which is about 30 minutes away from Rowlett. 402 00:18:01,333 --> 00:18:04,533 He met up with his two employees, 403 00:18:04,634 --> 00:18:07,166 Jesus Trevino and James Villeda. 404 00:18:07,166 --> 00:18:09,467 They picked up some supplies. 405 00:18:09,467 --> 00:18:12,967 SAWYER: John tells me that he calls Laura about 8:46 a.m. 406 00:18:12,967 --> 00:18:14,967 that morning, but she did not answer. 407 00:18:14,967 --> 00:18:17,367 After leaving the first Home Depot, 408 00:18:17,367 --> 00:18:20,367 John said that he went to two other Home Depot stores 409 00:18:20,367 --> 00:18:23,734 to pick up more materials and then on to his job site. 410 00:18:23,734 --> 00:18:25,734 At around 11:30 a.m., 411 00:18:25,734 --> 00:18:27,266 he gets a call from his daughter 412 00:18:27,266 --> 00:18:30,166 Margaret's school asking if someone was going to come pick 413 00:18:30,166 --> 00:18:30,698 her up, because she was still there. 414 00:18:30,698 --> 00:18:33,166 her up, because she was still there. 415 00:18:33,166 --> 00:18:35,367 Laura usually picks Margaret up from school, 416 00:18:35,367 --> 00:18:37,166 and Laura is never late. 417 00:18:37,233 --> 00:18:40,266 John said he was so concerned about what was going on that 418 00:18:40,333 --> 00:18:43,367 he left the job site and went to 419 00:18:43,367 --> 00:18:48,600 pick up Margaret from school and came home to find 420 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:52,900 police officers and paramedics there out in front of his house. 421 00:18:54,266 --> 00:18:58,433 I tell John that I'm gonna find out who's responsible. 422 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:13,900 NARRATOR: The grieving widower is cooperative, providing police 423 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:18,000 with his Home Depot receipts, as well as his cellphone. 424 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:19,600 HATCHETT: We've confirmed that there was an outgoing 425 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:23,000 call at 8:46 a.m. to Laura, 426 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:25,066 but Laura did not pick up that call. 427 00:19:25,066 --> 00:19:27,266 This is just as John reported to us. 428 00:19:27,333 --> 00:19:29,367 NARRATOR: For additional corroboration, 429 00:19:29,367 --> 00:19:30,698 John also offers contacts for his workers. 430 00:19:30,698 --> 00:19:32,533 John also offers contacts for his workers. 431 00:19:32,533 --> 00:19:35,867 SAWYER: Jesus Trevino had been an employee of John's 432 00:19:35,867 --> 00:19:39,166 for about three years, and James Villeda was 433 00:19:39,166 --> 00:19:42,066 friends with Jesus and had only been working for John for 434 00:19:42,066 --> 00:19:44,166 about three weeks. 435 00:19:44,233 --> 00:19:46,734 NARRATOR: Investigators question the men separately. 436 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:47,867 They start with the worker 437 00:19:47,867 --> 00:19:51,066 John hired most recently, James Villeda. 438 00:20:02,467 --> 00:20:03,800 DETECTIVE: Okay. 439 00:20:14,867 --> 00:20:16,734 NARRATOR: Both Jesus and James agreed to 440 00:20:16,734 --> 00:20:18,634 let police check their phone records. 441 00:20:20,166 --> 00:20:24,900 We also request GPS warrants for both employees, just to 442 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,533 corroborate their coordinates on the day that Laura 443 00:20:27,533 --> 00:20:29,000 was murdered. 444 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:30,266 NARRATOR: Detectives also check 445 00:20:30,266 --> 00:20:30,698 parking lot security camera timestamps. 446 00:20:30,698 --> 00:20:33,800 parking lot security camera timestamps. 447 00:20:33,900 --> 00:20:35,900 SAWYER: We gathered video surveillance footage 448 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,066 from the Home Depot store in Dallas, 449 00:20:38,066 --> 00:20:43,100 and we found John on the Home Depot footage at about 8:53 a.m. 450 00:20:44,166 --> 00:20:46,500 Then at about 9:43 a.m., 451 00:20:46,500 --> 00:20:51,266 we see James Villeda and Jesus Trevino on video, helping John 452 00:20:51,333 --> 00:20:53,600 load doors and other materials 453 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:57,800 into the truck, and then they drive away. 454 00:20:57,900 --> 00:21:00,634 John is seen on the video going back into the store 455 00:21:00,634 --> 00:21:00,698 and purchasing a microwave and leaving the store at about 456 00:21:00,698 --> 00:21:03,734 and purchasing a microwave and leaving the store at about 457 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:04,900 10 a.m. 458 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:06,800 NARRATOR: The video evidence is clear. 459 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,800 From 8:15 a.m. until around noon, 460 00:21:10,900 --> 00:21:13,266 the timeframe in which Laura was killed, 461 00:21:13,266 --> 00:21:16,166 John Makris's alibi is airtight. 462 00:21:16,166 --> 00:21:19,367 Investigators rule him out as a suspect. 463 00:21:19,367 --> 00:21:22,066 So at this point, we have to expand to 464 00:21:22,066 --> 00:21:26,500 see what other relationships Laura had that we can uncover. 465 00:21:26,500 --> 00:21:29,467 SAWYER: Laura was very involved with her kids' school, 466 00:21:29,533 --> 00:21:30,698 and Margaret's kindergarten teacher, 467 00:21:30,698 --> 00:21:31,800 and Margaret's kindergarten teacher, 468 00:21:31,900 --> 00:21:36,867 she told us about another girl in the class that Margaret was 469 00:21:36,867 --> 00:21:39,367 friends with and said it 470 00:21:39,367 --> 00:21:42,867 appeared to her that this girl's father, Dexter Glowicki, 471 00:21:42,867 --> 00:21:47,000 and Laura also appeared to be friends. 472 00:21:47,867 --> 00:21:49,266 NARRATOR: The teacher tells police 473 00:21:49,333 --> 00:21:52,533 Laura and Dexter meet every day when picking up their kids, 474 00:21:52,533 --> 00:21:53,734 and that their daughters have 475 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:55,634 play dates at least once a week. 476 00:21:55,734 --> 00:21:57,500 And that's not all. 477 00:21:57,500 --> 00:22:00,698 The kindergarten teacher did mention that Dexter's wife 478 00:22:00,698 --> 00:22:01,533 The kindergarten teacher did mention that Dexter's wife 479 00:22:01,533 --> 00:22:03,500 traveled a lot, and that 480 00:22:03,500 --> 00:22:06,467 gave us some concern that there may be something else 481 00:22:06,467 --> 00:22:07,900 going on here. 482 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:09,500 STOCKDALE: Their kids apparently know each other, 483 00:22:09,500 --> 00:22:11,600 and they've been on play dates, and, you know, 484 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:14,066 there is something that's called the proximity effect, 485 00:22:14,100 --> 00:22:16,066 which means the more time we spend with people, 486 00:22:16,066 --> 00:22:18,967 it's correlated with our level of attraction towards them. 487 00:22:18,967 --> 00:22:21,367 So maybe there's an affair, and then maybe there's 488 00:22:21,367 --> 00:22:24,867 an effort to conceal an affair, and that has culminated 489 00:22:24,867 --> 00:22:26,533 in violence. 490 00:22:26,634 --> 00:22:28,467 NARRATOR: Is it possible an illicit lover 491 00:22:28,467 --> 00:22:30,367 killed Laura to protect his marriage 492 00:22:30,433 --> 00:22:30,698 or because of jealousy over Laura's 493 00:22:30,698 --> 00:22:32,734 or because of jealousy over Laura's 494 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:34,500 recent engagement? 495 00:22:34,500 --> 00:22:37,734 We called Dexter, and we asked him to come in for an interview 496 00:22:37,734 --> 00:22:38,967 on November 18th, 497 00:22:38,967 --> 00:22:42,266 which is five days after Laura's murder. 498 00:22:42,266 --> 00:22:43,500 SAWYER: Dexter agreed to come in, 499 00:22:43,500 --> 00:22:46,900 but he showed up on November 17th, unannounced, 500 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,367 totally unexpected, with his wife. 501 00:22:49,367 --> 00:22:51,533 NARRATOR: Detectives have questions for Dexter, 502 00:22:51,533 --> 00:22:55,066 but Dexter's wife has questions of her own. 503 00:22:55,100 --> 00:22:58,367 SAWYER: His wife was demanding answers from us at that point as 504 00:22:58,367 --> 00:23:00,367 to why we were contacting her husband 505 00:23:00,367 --> 00:23:00,698 about a murder investigation. 506 00:23:00,698 --> 00:23:02,734 about a murder investigation. 507 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:07,533 We explained to Dexter and his wife that, when we talked to 508 00:23:07,533 --> 00:23:09,367 Margaret's kindergarten teacher, 509 00:23:09,433 --> 00:23:12,600 that she mentioned Dexter and Laura would have 510 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:15,166 play dates with their kids together. 511 00:23:15,233 --> 00:23:17,533 And that was our reason for contacting him to 512 00:23:17,634 --> 00:23:19,266 find out exactly what the extent 513 00:23:19,266 --> 00:23:21,166 of their relationship was. 514 00:23:21,166 --> 00:23:24,734 We asked Dexter if he's ever spoken to Laura on the phone, 515 00:23:24,734 --> 00:23:28,467 and he said if he did, it was only in relations to the girls, 516 00:23:28,533 --> 00:23:30,698 Sophia and Margaret -- his answers are very defensive. 517 00:23:30,698 --> 00:23:32,533 Sophia and Margaret -- his answers are very defensive. 518 00:23:32,634 --> 00:23:35,367 Jessica is adamant that Sophia and Margaret only 519 00:23:35,367 --> 00:23:38,800 had one play date together on October 13th. 520 00:23:38,900 --> 00:23:42,734 That was exactly one month prior to Laura's murder. 521 00:23:42,734 --> 00:23:44,367 HATCHETT: So we start pressuring Dexter, 522 00:23:44,367 --> 00:23:47,967 and we tell him that we have Laura's phone, and we ask him, 523 00:23:47,967 --> 00:23:51,066 are we gonna find any more messages other than that 524 00:23:51,066 --> 00:23:52,867 October 13th play date? 525 00:23:52,867 --> 00:23:54,266 We suggest that there may be 526 00:23:54,266 --> 00:23:57,634 more to Dexter and Laura's relationship. 527 00:23:59,634 --> 00:24:00,698 Jessica becomes very aggressive towards us. 528 00:24:00,698 --> 00:24:03,500 Jessica becomes very aggressive towards us. 529 00:24:03,500 --> 00:24:06,634 SAWYER: Dexter's wife was so mad and belligerent with us 530 00:24:06,734 --> 00:24:10,166 that we ended the interview pretty quickly. 531 00:24:10,233 --> 00:24:11,600 ARNTFIELD: Dexter's wife talks over him, 532 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:14,367 tries to seize control, is very dominating, 533 00:24:14,367 --> 00:24:18,500 and police have to wonder is she there to 534 00:24:18,500 --> 00:24:20,900 micromanage what is disclosed? 535 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:23,867 Certainly, this caught investigators by surprise 536 00:24:23,867 --> 00:24:25,467 and I think prompted them 537 00:24:25,467 --> 00:24:29,634 to look closer at Dexter's role in this case. 538 00:24:29,634 --> 00:24:30,698 NARRATOR: With the couple refusing to cooperate 539 00:24:30,698 --> 00:24:31,467 NARRATOR: With the couple refusing to cooperate 540 00:24:31,467 --> 00:24:33,734 any further, police secure a warrant 541 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:37,367 to check their story, as well as Dexter's whereabouts at 542 00:24:37,367 --> 00:24:39,266 the time Laura was killed. 543 00:24:39,333 --> 00:24:42,166 We get Dexter's cellphone records back, and it confirms 544 00:24:42,166 --> 00:24:43,467 exactly what Dexter 545 00:24:43,533 --> 00:24:46,634 and Jessica said, that the only text information was from that 546 00:24:46,634 --> 00:24:48,867 play date on October 13th. 547 00:24:48,867 --> 00:24:52,367 NARRATOR: And Dexter's phone GPS history is clear -- he was 548 00:24:52,367 --> 00:24:55,734 at home after school drop off when Laura was killed. 549 00:24:55,734 --> 00:24:57,800 So at this point, we had to rule him out. 550 00:25:01,367 --> 00:25:03,367 NARRATOR: With all the men closest to Laura 551 00:25:03,367 --> 00:25:04,734 eliminated as suspects, 552 00:25:04,734 --> 00:25:07,734 police are unclear where to turn next. 553 00:25:07,734 --> 00:25:10,467 There's the saying the first 48, that if a suspect isn't 554 00:25:10,467 --> 00:25:12,367 identified in the first 48 hours, 555 00:25:12,433 --> 00:25:15,266 that the likelihood of that case being resolved diminishes 556 00:25:15,266 --> 00:25:16,900 exponentially after that point. 557 00:25:18,700 --> 00:25:22,367 NARRATOR: For detectives, just one loose end remains. 558 00:25:22,367 --> 00:25:24,734 They follow up with cell providers to confirm 559 00:25:24,734 --> 00:25:27,367 the whereabouts of John Makris's oldest employee, 560 00:25:27,433 --> 00:25:30,066 Jesus Trevino, on the day of the murder. 561 00:25:30,066 --> 00:25:30,698 We got records back from Jesus's phone showing that 562 00:25:30,698 --> 00:25:35,367 We got records back from Jesus's phone showing that 563 00:25:35,433 --> 00:25:38,233 he was not where he told us he was. 564 00:25:39,066 --> 00:25:41,634 SAWYER: Jesus told us that he was in Dallas all morning. 565 00:25:41,734 --> 00:25:45,266 But the cellphone data showed that Jesus Trevino's cellphone 566 00:25:45,266 --> 00:25:46,734 pinged a tower that was about 567 00:25:46,734 --> 00:25:52,533 a mile north of Laura and John's house at about 8:26 a.m. 568 00:25:52,634 --> 00:25:55,066 on the morning of November 13th. 569 00:25:55,100 --> 00:25:57,266 HATCHETT: This is around the time that we believe Laura 570 00:25:57,266 --> 00:25:59,734 was killed. -[gunshot blasts] 571 00:25:59,734 --> 00:26:00,698 So we start digging into Jesus Trevino's past 572 00:26:00,698 --> 00:26:02,166 So we start digging into Jesus Trevino's past 573 00:26:02,233 --> 00:26:04,066 a little bit, and we learned that he's 574 00:26:04,066 --> 00:26:05,600 a convicted sex offender, 575 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:10,066 that he was a deported felon, and he's now back in 576 00:26:10,100 --> 00:26:11,634 the United States illegally. 577 00:26:11,634 --> 00:26:14,467 We know that there are no signs of sexual assault 578 00:26:14,533 --> 00:26:16,734 to Laura, but we also found 579 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:19,533 the safe in the bedroom empty. 580 00:26:19,533 --> 00:26:22,734 Jesus knew about the upcoming wedding since he was 581 00:26:22,734 --> 00:26:24,066 John's best man, 582 00:26:24,100 --> 00:26:29,266 and maybe Jesus wanted to steal the $9,000 in the safe. 583 00:26:30,367 --> 00:26:30,698 SAWYER: Then Laura came home and interrupted what he was 584 00:26:30,698 --> 00:26:32,734 SAWYER: Then Laura came home and interrupted what he was 585 00:26:32,734 --> 00:26:35,333 doing, and that caused him to kill her. 586 00:26:38,066 --> 00:26:40,634 NARRATOR: One week after the murder of Laura Grillo, 587 00:26:40,634 --> 00:26:43,634 Rowlett Police discover that her fiance's employee, 588 00:26:43,634 --> 00:26:45,967 an ex-con, Jesus Trevino, 589 00:26:45,967 --> 00:26:49,066 lied about his whereabouts when Laura was killed. 590 00:26:49,100 --> 00:26:50,000 [gunshot blasts] 591 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:52,734 He told me that he did not come to Rowlett 592 00:26:52,734 --> 00:26:55,533 the day Laura was murdered, but his phone records 593 00:26:55,533 --> 00:26:57,367 said different. 594 00:26:57,367 --> 00:26:59,634 HATCHETT: Maybe he's stealing something, 595 00:26:59,700 --> 00:27:02,066 like the $9,000 in this safe, 596 00:27:02,100 --> 00:27:05,533 and Laura just happened to come in in the process of this. 597 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:07,220 SAWYER: We obtained the arrest warrant for Jesus. 598 00:27:07,220 --> 00:27:09,166 SAWYER: We obtained the arrest warrant for Jesus. 599 00:27:09,166 --> 00:27:12,867 We went to his house to look for him, and... 600 00:27:12,867 --> 00:27:14,533 He disappears on us. 601 00:27:14,533 --> 00:27:17,533 We fear that he's fled to Mexico. 602 00:27:19,100 --> 00:27:20,100 NARRATOR: To find him, 603 00:27:20,100 --> 00:27:21,867 police re-interview James, 604 00:27:21,867 --> 00:27:24,533 Jesus's friend and co-worker. 605 00:27:24,533 --> 00:27:27,634 James says he has no idea where Jesus is, 606 00:27:27,700 --> 00:27:30,867 but he does reveal that he and Jesus drove in from Dallas for 607 00:27:30,867 --> 00:27:34,967 work at around 8:15 a.m. on the day of the murder. 608 00:27:34,967 --> 00:27:37,220 That's just 15 minutes before Laura was killed. 609 00:27:37,220 --> 00:27:39,000 That's just 15 minutes before Laura was killed. 610 00:28:02,166 --> 00:28:04,266 HERNANDEZ: James sticks to his story. 611 00:28:04,333 --> 00:28:07,220 So we decide that we're going to ask for 612 00:28:07,220 --> 00:28:07,867 So we decide that we're going to ask for 613 00:28:07,900 --> 00:28:11,066 consent to search of his motel room in Dallas, 614 00:28:11,100 --> 00:28:12,467 and James agrees. 615 00:28:13,634 --> 00:28:16,634 While we were searching James's room, we found a small 616 00:28:16,634 --> 00:28:19,266 amount of marijuana, and underneath the bed, 617 00:28:19,333 --> 00:28:22,634 I find a black backpack, and I noticed a change in 618 00:28:22,634 --> 00:28:24,533 James's demeanor. 619 00:28:24,533 --> 00:28:27,634 He stared at it like he was surprised to see it. 620 00:28:27,700 --> 00:28:30,367 And when I asked him whose backpack is that, 621 00:28:30,367 --> 00:28:32,734 he said, "That's not mine. That's Jesus's." 622 00:28:32,734 --> 00:28:34,266 Inside the backpack, 623 00:28:34,266 --> 00:28:37,220 I found latex gloves and two brand-new phones. 624 00:28:37,220 --> 00:28:37,867 I found latex gloves and two brand-new phones. 625 00:28:37,900 --> 00:28:41,367 It doesn't prove nothing, but it's really odd. 626 00:28:41,433 --> 00:28:43,367 NARRATOR: The gloves aren't just odd. 627 00:28:43,367 --> 00:28:44,967 They're familiar. 628 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:48,166 The latex gloves appear to be the same kind that 629 00:28:48,166 --> 00:28:51,367 were found in the trash can at John and Laura's house. 630 00:28:51,367 --> 00:28:55,634 So alarms are ringing at this point -- we're very suspicious. 631 00:28:55,634 --> 00:28:58,367 James knows more than what he's letting on to. 632 00:28:58,367 --> 00:29:00,467 And since Jesus already fled, 633 00:29:00,533 --> 00:29:02,367 we don't want the same thing to happen to James. 634 00:29:02,367 --> 00:29:05,734 So we decide to arrest him for the possession of cannabis. 635 00:29:06,634 --> 00:29:07,220 NARRATOR: Even with James behind bars, 636 00:29:07,220 --> 00:29:08,634 NARRATOR: Even with James behind bars, 637 00:29:08,634 --> 00:29:10,967 he still claims he doesn't know the whereabouts of 638 00:29:10,967 --> 00:29:13,867 his friend, ex-con Jesus Trevino. 639 00:29:15,166 --> 00:29:17,467 Jesus has gone missing on us. 640 00:29:17,467 --> 00:29:20,266 So we really need the public's help on this one, 641 00:29:20,333 --> 00:29:24,467 and we name Jesus as a person of interest. 642 00:29:24,533 --> 00:29:26,166 NARRATOR: Detectives also get a search warrant 643 00:29:26,166 --> 00:29:28,967 for Jesus Trevino's Google records. 644 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:30,634 We were able to discover quite 645 00:29:30,700 --> 00:29:33,367 a bit of information in his Google account, 646 00:29:33,433 --> 00:29:36,634 one of those things being a photograph of a female 647 00:29:36,634 --> 00:29:37,220 with a bandana over her face holding a 40-caliber handgun. 648 00:29:37,220 --> 00:29:40,367 with a bandana over her face holding a 40-caliber handgun. 649 00:29:40,433 --> 00:29:42,166 NARRATOR: It's the same caliber weapon that 650 00:29:42,166 --> 00:29:45,166 was used to kill Laura Grillo. 651 00:29:45,166 --> 00:29:48,867 We're able to identify this woman as Jamie Buffett, 652 00:29:48,867 --> 00:29:52,066 who is an ex-girlfriend of Jesus Trevino. 653 00:29:52,100 --> 00:29:54,634 NARRATOR: But detectives can't find her, 654 00:29:54,700 --> 00:29:57,233 so they call for help from the Texas Rangers. 655 00:29:58,634 --> 00:30:02,533 Texas Rangers were assisting us going through these massive 656 00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:04,734 amount of records that we got back from Google, 657 00:30:04,734 --> 00:30:06,533 and luckily, there was enough information 658 00:30:06,533 --> 00:30:07,220 that we found her up in Colorado. 659 00:30:07,220 --> 00:30:09,967 that we found her up in Colorado. 660 00:30:09,967 --> 00:30:12,734 About five months after Laura's murder, 661 00:30:12,734 --> 00:30:15,867 we were able to meet with Jamie at her home in 662 00:30:15,867 --> 00:30:17,734 Denver, Colorado. 663 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:21,266 She completely denies being involved with Laura's murder, 664 00:30:21,266 --> 00:30:26,734 but we start questioning Jamie more, and she drops a bombshell. 665 00:30:27,867 --> 00:30:30,634 SAWYER: Jesus told her that he was going to be hired 666 00:30:30,634 --> 00:30:32,266 to kill his boss's wife. 667 00:30:32,333 --> 00:30:34,967 That information to us was huge. 668 00:30:37,266 --> 00:30:39,166 NARRATOR: Jesus' girlfriend doesn't know who made 669 00:30:39,166 --> 00:30:42,367 the proposition or if Jesus did it himself. 670 00:30:44,467 --> 00:30:47,367 So detectives returned to Jesus's accounts to 671 00:30:47,367 --> 00:30:49,900 dig out contacts he made around that time. 672 00:30:51,166 --> 00:30:55,533 We find a photo of a Texas ID of a person named Ramon. 673 00:30:56,900 --> 00:30:58,734 SAWYER: It was odd why Jesus would have 674 00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:00,967 this person's ID card. 675 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:03,066 So we wanted to talk to this individual 676 00:31:03,066 --> 00:31:06,166 to find out how he knows Jesus Trevino. 677 00:31:07,867 --> 00:31:10,166 NARRATOR: Is it possible Jesus hired Ramon 678 00:31:10,166 --> 00:31:11,467 to kill Laura Grillo, 679 00:31:14,533 --> 00:31:17,066 and then they split the stolen cash from the safe? 680 00:31:20,266 --> 00:31:22,634 NARRATOR: Five months after investigators find mother of 681 00:31:22,700 --> 00:31:24,166 three and police volunteer, 682 00:31:24,166 --> 00:31:26,367 Laura Grillo, shot dead in her kitchen, 683 00:31:26,367 --> 00:31:29,166 Rowlett, Texas, detectives suspect two men 684 00:31:29,233 --> 00:31:32,467 whose motivation was likely stolen cash -- 685 00:31:32,533 --> 00:31:34,233 Ramon and Jesus. 686 00:31:35,066 --> 00:31:36,634 HATCHETT: We also had phone records 687 00:31:36,634 --> 00:31:38,867 connecting Ramon and Jesus. 688 00:31:38,867 --> 00:31:40,867 Ramon lives in Mesquite, Texas, 689 00:31:40,867 --> 00:31:43,734 which is about 14 miles away from Rowlett. 690 00:31:44,867 --> 00:31:47,734 Ramon tells us that he used to work with Jesus 691 00:31:47,734 --> 00:31:48,967 for Laura's fiance, 692 00:31:48,967 --> 00:31:49,544 John Makris, in the home remodeling business, 693 00:31:49,544 --> 00:31:53,867 John Makris, in the home remodeling business, 694 00:31:53,867 --> 00:31:56,266 and before we could ask any more questions, 695 00:31:56,266 --> 00:31:59,066 Ramon says, I know why" you're here." 696 00:31:59,066 --> 00:32:02,734 John offered Jesus $9,000 to have Laura killed. 697 00:32:02,734 --> 00:32:03,734 [gunshot blasts] 698 00:32:03,734 --> 00:32:06,000 We are completely shocked. 699 00:32:06,967 --> 00:32:10,266 NARRATOR: But that surprise also raises more questions. 700 00:32:10,333 --> 00:32:12,967 Is Ramon just covering for what he or Jesus 701 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:17,533 did to Laura to steal $9,000 from her safe? 702 00:32:17,533 --> 00:32:19,544 Or if Ramon's story is true, why would John Makris hire 703 00:32:19,544 --> 00:32:21,500 Or if Ramon's story is true, why would John Makris hire 704 00:32:21,500 --> 00:32:22,734 Jesus to kill Laura, 705 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:26,533 his fiancee, and the mother of his six-year-old daughter? 706 00:32:26,634 --> 00:32:29,066 SAWYER: At this point, we're searching for motive. 707 00:32:29,066 --> 00:32:33,166 We obtain a search warrant for John Makris's Google records. 708 00:32:33,166 --> 00:32:35,800 HATCHETT: We see an email that Laura sent 709 00:32:35,900 --> 00:32:38,467 John five months before her murder. 710 00:32:40,900 --> 00:32:43,166 NARRATOR: That email reveals why John Makris 711 00:32:43,166 --> 00:32:45,734 may have wanted to kill Laura. 712 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:48,266 HATCHETT: Laura states that she's tired of John, 713 00:32:48,333 --> 00:32:49,544 they're constantly fighting, and it's time for them to go 714 00:32:49,544 --> 00:32:51,066 they're constantly fighting, and it's time for them to go 715 00:32:51,066 --> 00:32:52,734 her separate ways. 716 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:55,967 Laura also tells John that if they separate, 717 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:59,467 she can't guarantee that she'll always stay in Texas. 718 00:32:59,533 --> 00:33:02,467 She may end up leaving and taking the kids with her. 719 00:33:04,166 --> 00:33:05,500 Once we found this email, 720 00:33:05,500 --> 00:33:07,734 we had a follow-up conversation with Laura's 721 00:33:07,734 --> 00:33:09,634 best friend, Heidi. 722 00:33:09,634 --> 00:33:14,367 Heidi told us that several months prior to Laura's murder, 723 00:33:15,967 --> 00:33:19,544 Laura broke off the relationship with John, and he became 724 00:33:19,544 --> 00:33:20,066 Laura broke off the relationship with John, and he became 725 00:33:20,100 --> 00:33:21,634 very upset. 726 00:33:21,634 --> 00:33:24,634 NARRATOR: Heidi says John feared losing his six-year-old 727 00:33:24,634 --> 00:33:26,066 daughter, Margaret. 728 00:33:26,066 --> 00:33:29,967 SAWYER: John loved Margaret more than anything, and that's what 729 00:33:29,967 --> 00:33:33,800 he wanted to keep -- Laura wanted out of the relationship, 730 00:33:33,900 --> 00:33:37,467 but John didn't want to lose Margaret. 731 00:33:37,467 --> 00:33:40,066 The threat of having Margaret taken away from 732 00:33:40,066 --> 00:33:43,467 him could just put John right over the top. 733 00:33:44,367 --> 00:33:47,900 So this is the motive we feel is behind Laura's death. 734 00:33:49,867 --> 00:33:52,533 It seems probable that John Makris got engaged to 735 00:33:52,634 --> 00:33:55,066 Laura Grillo to keep her from leaving with his daughter. 736 00:33:55,066 --> 00:33:57,867 Then he set up a plan to kill her. 737 00:33:57,867 --> 00:34:01,467 NARRATOR: But it's just a theory unless detectives can prove it. 738 00:34:01,467 --> 00:34:02,967 SAWYER: We looked at the text messages 739 00:34:02,967 --> 00:34:05,433 between John and Jesus that morning. 740 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:11,634 Once Jesus and James left Dallas that morning, 741 00:34:11,700 --> 00:34:15,166 Jesus's cellphone hit a tower in Mesquite. 742 00:34:15,166 --> 00:34:17,000 John told him, "Don't be late." 743 00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:19,544 Jesus responded, "Okay" 744 00:34:19,544 --> 00:34:19,634 Jesus responded, "Okay" 745 00:34:19,634 --> 00:34:22,367 at 7:48 a.m. that morning. 746 00:34:22,367 --> 00:34:24,634 After that point, Jesus turned his cellphone 747 00:34:24,634 --> 00:34:28,166 off while they're still continuing to drive to Rowlett. 748 00:34:28,166 --> 00:34:30,066 NARRATOR: Police now believe that Jesus 749 00:34:30,066 --> 00:34:31,367 and James were on their way 750 00:34:31,367 --> 00:34:35,467 to kill Laura in her home at around 8:20 that morning. 751 00:34:35,533 --> 00:34:39,734 Once the murder is done, James and Jesus leave Rowlett. 752 00:34:39,734 --> 00:34:43,166 Jesus turns his phone back on to send John a message 753 00:34:43,233 --> 00:34:45,967 to tell him that it's done. 754 00:34:47,367 --> 00:34:49,544 That's when Jesus's cellphone hit the tower in Rowlett, about 755 00:34:49,544 --> 00:34:50,734 That's when Jesus's cellphone hit the tower in Rowlett, about 756 00:34:50,734 --> 00:34:56,367 a mile north of Laura's house, and that was about 8:26 a.m. 757 00:34:56,433 --> 00:34:59,166 [phone ringing distantly] 758 00:34:59,233 --> 00:35:01,634 We believe that John was calling Laura's cellphone 759 00:35:01,634 --> 00:35:04,166 to check and make sure that she was actually dead. 760 00:35:04,166 --> 00:35:06,800 NARRATOR: John's cell records are strong evidence, but not 761 00:35:06,900 --> 00:35:09,500 enough to convict him, and his suspected hitman, 762 00:35:09,500 --> 00:35:12,367 Jesus Trevino, is still on the run. 763 00:35:12,433 --> 00:35:15,266 Jesus's ex-girlfriend in Colorado 764 00:35:15,266 --> 00:35:18,266 was able to provide us with his new 765 00:35:18,266 --> 00:35:19,544 cellphone number, and we locate Jesus 766 00:35:19,544 --> 00:35:20,634 cellphone number, and we locate Jesus 767 00:35:20,634 --> 00:35:22,800 in Clearwater, Florida. 768 00:35:22,900 --> 00:35:25,867 NARRATOR: Jesus is beyond the reach of Texas detectives, 769 00:35:25,867 --> 00:35:28,967 so they call on the U.S. Marshals for help. 770 00:35:28,967 --> 00:35:32,500 And because Jesus was a convicted sex offender who had 771 00:35:32,500 --> 00:35:35,066 failed to register, the U.S. Marshals Service 772 00:35:35,066 --> 00:35:38,266 arrest him, and they bring him back to Dallas County jail. 773 00:35:39,533 --> 00:35:41,266 SAWYER: Once Jesus got back to Dallas, 774 00:35:41,333 --> 00:35:44,266 he continued to deny any knowledge or involvement in 775 00:35:44,266 --> 00:35:45,433 Laura's death. 776 00:35:46,266 --> 00:35:49,367 NARRATOR: With co-workers, Jesus and James, both in custody, 777 00:35:49,367 --> 00:35:49,544 Rowlett police go after their boss, 778 00:35:49,544 --> 00:35:51,367 Rowlett police go after their boss, 779 00:35:51,367 --> 00:35:54,634 John Makris, the suspected mastermind. 780 00:35:56,367 --> 00:35:59,634 We locate John Makris in Plano, Texas. 781 00:35:59,634 --> 00:36:01,166 He didn't ask us any questions. 782 00:36:01,166 --> 00:36:04,266 He didn't say a word about what he was being arrested for. 783 00:36:04,266 --> 00:36:07,367 So we believe that he knew why we were there. 784 00:36:08,367 --> 00:36:09,800 NARRATOR: Back at the station, 785 00:36:09,900 --> 00:36:12,634 Texas Ranger James Holland presents John Makris 786 00:36:12,634 --> 00:36:14,266 with the evidence against him. 787 00:36:40,500 --> 00:36:42,900 NARRATOR: But John Makris remains unmoved. 788 00:37:11,066 --> 00:37:14,533 After being interviewed for close to two hours, 789 00:37:14,634 --> 00:37:17,166 John still denies being involved 790 00:37:17,166 --> 00:37:19,544 with Laura's murder -- without John's confession, 791 00:37:19,544 --> 00:37:20,467 with Laura's murder -- without John's confession, 792 00:37:20,533 --> 00:37:24,266 we don't have anything actually tying John to 793 00:37:24,266 --> 00:37:25,967 Laura's murder. 794 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:28,533 NARRATOR: With both John and Jesus refusing to talk, 795 00:37:28,634 --> 00:37:30,367 police circle back to 796 00:37:30,367 --> 00:37:34,266 James Villeda, the suspected getaway driver held only on 797 00:37:34,333 --> 00:37:35,533 possession of pot. 798 00:37:46,634 --> 00:37:49,166 James seems to have an infatuation with 799 00:37:49,166 --> 00:37:49,544 the Texas Rangers for some reason. 800 00:37:49,544 --> 00:37:51,066 the Texas Rangers for some reason. 801 00:37:51,066 --> 00:37:53,166 NARRATOR: Now facing new murder charges 802 00:37:53,166 --> 00:37:55,967 for his suspected role as driver, James 803 00:37:55,967 --> 00:37:58,066 agrees to talk to Ranger Holland. 804 00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:23,467 NARRATOR: Ultimately, Ranger Holland gets James 805 00:38:23,533 --> 00:38:25,266 to reveal the grisly tale. 806 00:38:25,333 --> 00:38:29,367 James Villeda tells us that Jesus Trevino said he 807 00:38:29,367 --> 00:38:32,166 needed to go out to Rowlett to kill a woman, 808 00:38:32,166 --> 00:38:36,734 and Jesus wanted James to drive him out there to do this, 809 00:38:36,800 --> 00:38:38,533 and James agrees. 810 00:38:38,634 --> 00:38:41,734 SAWYER: James also told us that John bought 811 00:38:41,800 --> 00:38:44,734 a silver Kia specifically for them to use to do 812 00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:47,367 this murder so that none of their cars that were known to 813 00:38:47,433 --> 00:38:49,544 them would be picked up on any video surveillance. 814 00:38:49,544 --> 00:38:49,867 them would be picked up on any video surveillance. 815 00:38:49,867 --> 00:38:51,634 HATCHETT: We checked video surveillance from 816 00:38:51,700 --> 00:38:54,100 the neighbors at the time of Laura's murder, 817 00:38:55,166 --> 00:38:56,500 and sure enough, there is 818 00:38:56,500 --> 00:38:59,367 a silver Kia on the video surveillance. 819 00:38:59,367 --> 00:39:02,734 James tells us that once they get back to Dallas from Rowlett, 820 00:39:02,734 --> 00:39:06,634 they switch back into another car that they use while working 821 00:39:06,634 --> 00:39:09,867 with John, and they did that deliberately so that they would 822 00:39:09,867 --> 00:39:12,533 be seen on the Home Depot surveillance. 823 00:39:13,533 --> 00:39:15,867 NARRATOR: With James's confession, detectives 824 00:39:15,867 --> 00:39:19,166 now believe they have a full account of what happened to 825 00:39:19,166 --> 00:39:19,544 Laura Grillo. -HATCHETT: At around 7:25 a.m., 826 00:39:19,544 --> 00:39:22,266 Laura Grillo. -HATCHETT: At around 7:25 a.m., 827 00:39:22,266 --> 00:39:26,066 James and Jesus arrive in John and Laura's neighborhood 828 00:39:26,100 --> 00:39:28,900 and park down the street from their house. 829 00:39:30,066 --> 00:39:31,967 SAWYER: At around 7:45 a.m., 830 00:39:31,967 --> 00:39:35,166 John and Laura both left that house to Laura, 831 00:39:35,166 --> 00:39:37,634 take the kids to school, and John to go to work. 832 00:39:38,533 --> 00:39:39,734 At about 8 a.m., 833 00:39:39,734 --> 00:39:42,734 James pulls up to John and Laura's driveway. 834 00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:45,266 Jesus gets out and lets himself into the house 835 00:39:45,333 --> 00:39:48,467 using the door code that was provided by John. 836 00:39:49,166 --> 00:39:49,544 Jesus then waits in the living room of the home 837 00:39:49,544 --> 00:39:51,634 Jesus then waits in the living room of the home 838 00:39:51,634 --> 00:39:54,000 for Laura to get home from dropping off the kids. 839 00:39:54,867 --> 00:39:56,867 Shortly after 8:10 a.m., 840 00:39:56,867 --> 00:39:59,433 Laura arrives home and goes into the house. 841 00:40:01,266 --> 00:40:04,967 She went towards the kitchen area, 842 00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:06,266 and Jesus snuck up behind 843 00:40:06,266 --> 00:40:08,533 Laura, surprised her, and shot her in the head. 844 00:40:08,533 --> 00:40:10,500 [gunshot blasts] 845 00:40:10,500 --> 00:40:12,166 HUNSICKER: After he killed Laura Grillo, 846 00:40:12,166 --> 00:40:14,634 Jesus Trevino opens the safe, which is already empty, 847 00:40:14,634 --> 00:40:17,867 because John Makris has emptied it the day before. 848 00:40:17,867 --> 00:40:19,544 SAWYER: Jesus dumps out a bunch of papers and stages the scene 849 00:40:19,544 --> 00:40:21,367 SAWYER: Jesus dumps out a bunch of papers and stages the scene 850 00:40:21,367 --> 00:40:24,467 to make it look like she came home and interrupted a burglary. 851 00:40:25,634 --> 00:40:27,734 At 8:23 a.m., 852 00:40:27,734 --> 00:40:30,967 Jesus leaves the house, gets into their getaway car, 853 00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:33,634 and their getaway car is captured on video surveillance 854 00:40:33,700 --> 00:40:34,900 leaving the neighborhood. 855 00:40:36,367 --> 00:40:38,066 At 8:26 a.m., 856 00:40:38,100 --> 00:40:40,734 Jesus's cellphone pinged a cellphone tower about 857 00:40:40,800 --> 00:40:42,734 a mile north of Laura's house as they were 858 00:40:42,734 --> 00:40:46,066 leaving the area to go back to Dallas. 859 00:40:46,066 --> 00:40:48,734 James tells us that the gun was discarded at 860 00:40:48,734 --> 00:40:49,544 the GLOCO gas station between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. 861 00:40:49,544 --> 00:40:53,467 the GLOCO gas station between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. 862 00:40:53,467 --> 00:40:56,367 NARRATOR: Jesus tossed it into a public trash can. 863 00:40:56,433 --> 00:41:00,166 But seven months later, the murder weapon is long gone. 864 00:41:00,166 --> 00:41:01,533 Once they get back to Dallas, 865 00:41:01,634 --> 00:41:05,166 they switch back to another car, which was different than 866 00:41:05,166 --> 00:41:07,533 the silver Kia that was used during the murder. 867 00:41:07,533 --> 00:41:10,967 And, at 9:43 a.m., video surveillance 868 00:41:10,967 --> 00:41:14,867 shows all three men loading up John's truck. 869 00:41:14,867 --> 00:41:17,734 NARRATOR: For his cooperation in bringing his co-conspirators 870 00:41:17,800 --> 00:41:19,544 to justice, James receives leniency from the D.A. 871 00:41:19,544 --> 00:41:21,634 to justice, James receives leniency from the D.A. 872 00:41:21,700 --> 00:41:25,500 James has given a plea offer to testify against John 873 00:41:25,500 --> 00:41:27,967 and Jesus, and he's sentenced to 25 years in 874 00:41:27,967 --> 00:41:29,734 the penitentiary. 875 00:41:29,734 --> 00:41:32,266 NARRATOR: Hired gunman Jesus Trevino and mastermind 876 00:41:32,266 --> 00:41:35,867 John Makris are each convicted of capital murder. 877 00:41:35,867 --> 00:41:38,867 On September 21st, 2018, 878 00:41:38,867 --> 00:41:42,166 both men are sentenced to life without parole. 879 00:41:42,233 --> 00:41:44,066 HUNSICKER: This was just a senseless crime, 880 00:41:44,066 --> 00:41:46,066 but the selfishness is really hard to describe. 881 00:41:46,066 --> 00:41:48,066 This man left his child without 882 00:41:48,100 --> 00:41:49,544 a mother, other children without a mother. 883 00:41:49,544 --> 00:41:50,266 a mother, other children without a mother. 884 00:41:50,333 --> 00:41:52,066 It's just a tragedy. 885 00:41:52,066 --> 00:41:54,500 HATCHETT: Unfortunately, we will never be able to replace such 886 00:41:54,500 --> 00:41:56,967 an amazing woman like Laura, who was 887 00:41:56,967 --> 00:42:00,266 a great value and service to her community, and she was 888 00:42:00,266 --> 00:42:01,266 a loving mother, 889 00:42:01,266 --> 00:42:04,967 but being able to give her friends and family 890 00:42:04,967 --> 00:42:07,066 the closure and justice that she deserves 891 00:42:07,066 --> 00:42:07,734 will always stay with us.