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We don't see murders like this
very often in Dallas, Texas.
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[police siren]
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[Eric Barnes]
It was pretty shocking.
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[Mike Braun] How did
this young, beautiful,
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pediatric dentist come
to be murdered
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in the safe gated
parking garage
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of the building
where she lived?
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of the building
where she lived?
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We have two suspects
and they're both
obviously lying.
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[Barnes] I had to find
concrete evidence
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to go along with the tidbits
of truth they provided.
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Things didn't happen the way
they said that it happened.
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[gunshot]
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[narrator] Every day
in North America
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dozens of people are murdered.
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{\an8}The key to solving
the toughest of these
homicides
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{\an8}lies in final 24 hours
of the victim's life.
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{\an8}To crack the case,
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{\an8}detectives must reconstruct
that critical timeline.
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{\an8}detectives must reconstruct
that critical timeline.
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{\an8}The minutes and hours
containing evidence
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{\an8}that can help
unlock the mystery
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and catch the killer.
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Dallas, Texas,
heart of the Lone Star State,
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and a major hub
for young professionals
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looking to kickstart
their careers.
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{\an8}Dallas is a Texas
city of opportunity.
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{\an8}It's got 41 colleges,
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{\an8}It's got 41 colleges,
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it attracts a young crowd.
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People who are looking
to get their careers going,
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to find their place
in the world.
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{\an8}Like any city with a lot
of wealth and a lot of,
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{\an8}with a lot of contrast
between wealth and poverty,
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there's a lot of crime.
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There are certainly
parts of town
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where you don't wanna
wonder around alone,
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but sometimes even being
in the right part of town
can be dangerous.
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{\an8}[narrator]
At 7:44 on the night
of September 2nd,
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Dallas Police
receive a 9-11 call.
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{\an8}[phone ringing]
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{\an8}[phone ringing]
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[police siren]
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{\an8}The caller had
exited the elevator
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{\an8}going to the parking garage,
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{\an8}he gets
to the parking level...
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{\an8}-[woman screaming]
-[gunshot]
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[Barnes] He sees a female
laying in a pool of blood.
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He sees a black Jeep
drive past him very fast.
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[tires screeching]
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He's very frightened,
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and he decides to run to his
car and get out of there.
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[narrator] Detective
Eric Barnes responds
to the call.
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He's a three-year veteran
of the Dallas Homicide Unit.
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{\an8}[Barnes] When I walk
into the crime scene,
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{\an8}I see a white Toyota Camry
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{\an8}and I see a female victim
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laying next to the white
Toyota Camry in a pool
of blood.
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laying next to the white
Toyota Camry in a pool
of blood.
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The victim is face up,
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and it appears that she's
in the medical profession
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because she's wearing scrubs.
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A cellphone is
on the ground next to her.
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The victim's purse
was missing,
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so, it made me think that
it might have been robbery.
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[narrator] Police find no
identification on the victim,
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so they run the plates
on the nearby Camry
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hoping its registration
reveals her name.
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[Barnes] The victim
is named Kendra Hatcher,
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[Barnes] The victim
is named Kendra Hatcher,
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she's a pediatric dentist
and she's 35 years old.
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[narrator] Dr. Kendra Hatcher
lived in Parkdale's
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upscale 27-story condo
above the garage.
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It appears that she had
just arrived home when she
was killed.
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[Barnes] We see a fired
cartridge casing
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inside Dr. Hatcher's vehicle.
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We collect the casing,
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and we send it off
to the firearms
examination team
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to determine if that firearm
was used in another crime.
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Very close to her body is
a flattened bullet fragment.
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Very close to her body is
a flattened bullet fragment.
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It appeared to be
fired from close range,
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and based on the hit
in the concrete,
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the bullet just kind of
fragmented and broke apart.
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Next to the fragment
is a magazine
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that appeared to fall
out of a handgun,
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and it looked like
it was a 40-caliber
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Smith & Wesson magazine.
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She had one wound
at the back of her head
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and another wound directly
underneath her chin.
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In combination
with the flattened
round that was fired,
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In combination
with the flattened
round that was fired,
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it appeared that she was
shot in the top of the head
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and that the bullet
came out through her chin
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and then struck
the pavement at close range.
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[narrator] Detectives
now have enough evidence
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to form their first impression
of what may have happened.
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[Barnes] I think she had just
opened her car door up,
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and she was
gathering her things,
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and whenever she turned around
to close her car door,
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I think that's when
she saw the shooter.
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Once the killer
approached at gunpoint,
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I think she kinda cowered down
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in kinda, you know,
an attempt to give up
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in kinda, you know,
an attempt to give up
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and say, "Hey, whatever you
want, take it."
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And by kneeling down,
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the shooter shot her
from behind with one shot.
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[gunshot]
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[Barnes] And the shooter
left with the victim's purse.
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I see about 175 to 200 murders
a year in Dallas, Texas.
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We don't see murders
like this very often.
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This was a precise shot
and it was meant to kill.
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This just doesn't happen
in uptown Dallas.
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It doesn't happen to people
like Dr. Hatcher.
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{\an8}[narrator]
To solve the murder,
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{\an8}Detective Barnes
must piece together
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{\an8}the last 24 hours
of Dr. Kendra Hatcher's life.
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{\an8}[slow scream]
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At this point
in the investigation,
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{\an8}I have a witness
that saw a vehicle
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{\an8}at the time of the murder
at 7:44 p.m.,
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but that's it.
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[narrator] Detectives
hope security cameras
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may have captured what
happened before the dentist
was attacked.
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[Barnes] With it
being a newer building,
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I thought the cameras would
be pretty, pretty modern,
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and that we may get a good
glimpse of our suspect
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and that we may get a good
glimpse of our suspect
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and also our suspect vehicle.
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When we looked
at the surveillance video...
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...we were able to determine
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that a black Jeep pulls
into the parking garage,
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and sits there waiting
on our victim.
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While the Jeep is waiting,
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we get a good
angle of the driver,
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and it looks like, you can
definitely tell it's a female,
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uh, younger brunette female.
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[narrator] But no license
plate is ever visible.
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Twenty-nine minutes later,
Dr. Hatcher arrived
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Twenty-nine minutes later,
Dr. Hatcher arrived
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into a secure area
of the parking garage
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and parked
in her parking spot.
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In the surveillance video,
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you see a dark silhouette
walk over towards her vehicle.
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We see the shooter
get out of the car,
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so, he had to be lying
down in the backseat
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because he got out and he
was not seen on any other
footage.
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At 7:42 p.m.,
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the actual confrontation
and murder takes place
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even though you can't see it.
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[gunshot]
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And then the shooter
runs back to the vehicle
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and the Jeep takes off.
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[narrator]
Detective Barnes now knows
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[narrator]
Detective Barnes now knows
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there are two
perpetrators involved.
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A female driver,
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and a male shooter.
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From what I've seen
on the footage now,
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it was very obvious to me
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that this wasn't just
a crime of opportunity.
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There was plenty of people
that they could have robbed,
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but they were seeking
out Dr. Hatcher,
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and it was intentional.
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The shooter shot
her from behind...
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[gunshot]
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[Barnes] ...with one shot.
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[narrator] Now with all
the information in hand,
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[narrator] Now with all
the information in hand,
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Detective Barnes
steels himself
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for the worst part of his job,
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reaching out
to the victim's parents.
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Calling Dr. Hatcher's
family was very difficult.
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I could that this
was the last call
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that they were
expecting to get.
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[narrator] Through tears,
Kendra's mom explains
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that her daughter
wasn't just successful,
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she was also generous.
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Kendra Hatcher worked
at Smile Zone,
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which provided
free dental care
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for some who
couldn't afford it.
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It was in a not exactly
great part of town,
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It was in a not exactly
great part of town,
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but she was somebody
who gave of herself
to her patients,
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her pediatric patients
who loved her.
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She had a way with children.
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Somebody at the top
of her young life,
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at the top her game.
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Kendra's mom was
very torn apart,
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and she had a hard
time making sense
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out of why someone would
wanna do this to Kendra.
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[narrator] Detectives
have the same question.
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Why was Kendra Hatcher
gunned down in her garage?
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Police believe
the unidentified driver
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of the black Jeep
has the answer.
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So, they release a video
still of her to the media
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hoping someone from the public
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recognizes her
and comes forward.
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[Braun] Kendra's murder
throws Dallas media
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into a frenzy of coverage.
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Not only the local media,
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but national media
flocks to town.
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How did this young, beautiful
pediatric dentist
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{\an8}come to be murdered
in the safe gated
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{\an8}come to be murdered
in the safe gated
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parking garage of the building
where she lived?
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[narrator] Detective Barnes
doesn't have to look far
for his first lead.
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Less than 24 hours
after Kendra Hatcher's murder,
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her brother Neil steps
forward to offer assistance.
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Neil shifted into,
uh, protector mode.
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Someone did something
very bad to his sister,
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and he wanted to make
sure that he helped us
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with finding out everything
we could find out,
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with finding out everything
we could find out,
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and Kendra's brother
thinks it's very important
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that we speak
with Dr. Ricardo Paniagua
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who was her current boyfriend.
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[narrator]
Dr. Ricardo Paniagua
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is an up and coming
dermatologist.
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He and Kendra have been
dating for about six months.
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{\an8}The vast number of, uh,
female homicides
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{\an8}in the United States, uh,
involve intimate partners,
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whether current or former.
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So, investigators
always prioritize
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a boyfriend, husband,
girlfriend, mother.
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a boyfriend, husband,
girlfriend, mother.
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[narrator]
Dr. Ricardo Paniagua
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says he wants to help
in any way he can,
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but his behavior tells
investigators something
different.
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Ricardo was acting
very nervous,
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and just very, very anxious,
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and it was an immediate
sign to me that,
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you know, I needed to dig
a little deeper to find out
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what was going on with him,
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and what he was doing
during the time of the murder.
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[narrator]
So, Detective Barnes decides
to record the interview,
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but the doctor objects.
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but the doctor objects.
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He was really concerned about,
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uh, recording the interview...
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...and he didn't want me
to look at his cellphone.
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That was pretty
suspicious to me.
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Most people that are
involved in crimes
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don't want the police
looking through their phone.
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[Keira Stockdale]
Dr. Richard Paniagua
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{\an8}is reluctant to have police
look at his cellphone,
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{\an8}which begs the question,
"What is he trying to hide?
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{\an8}Why would he not
volunteer willingly
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all the information he
has to try and solve
this homicide?"
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all the information he
has to try and solve
this homicide?"
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[narrator] Detectives
wonder if Dr. Paniagua
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is responsible for his
girlfriend's murder.
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[gunshot]
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Could this guy kill someone
that he was so in love with?
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[narrator] A day
after 35-year-old dentist
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Kendra Hatcher is gunned
down in her parking garage,
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detectives suspect
her boyfriend,
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Dr. Ricardo Paniagua,
may be responsible.
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{\an8}Ricardo's behavior
is pretty suspicious.
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He doesn't wanna
turn over his phone,
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and the police have
questions for him.
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Could he really have killed
Dr. Hatcher, his girlfriend?
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[Barnes] I really needed
Ricardo to cooperate,
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and at this point in the case,
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I, basically, had a matter
of fact conversation with him
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I, basically, had a matter
of fact conversation with him
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letting him know where
the investigation stood
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{\an8}and that the last
thing that he wanted
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{\an8}was not to cooperate.
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[narrator] Ricardo reluctantly
agrees to be recorded,
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so Barnes can start
the interview.
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[Barnes] Dr. Paniagua tells me
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that him and Kendra kind
of fell in love pretty fast.
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They had a deep
chemistry with each other,
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and it was a relationship
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that just kinda took flight as
soon as they started dating.
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{\an8}[narrator] On the same
day Kendra was killed,
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{\an8}the couple was
prepping for a trip.
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[Barnes] They were planning
on going on
a vacation
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the very next day to Cancun.
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Kendra was on her
way home from work,
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and she stopped
by a friend's house
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to pick-up an underwater
camera to take on their
vacation.
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[narrator] Twenty-five
minutes later,
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Ricardo pings her again.
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Ricardo was texting her
trying to figure out
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what time she thought
she would be home
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what time she thought
she would be home
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so they could go out
and have a nice dinner
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before their vacation.
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[narrator] According
to Ricardo,
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Kendra didn't
show up for dinner.
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Instead, he grabbed
takeout from a place
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around the corner
from her building.
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[Barnes] Nine minutes later,
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Dr. Paniagua is standing
outside her parking garage
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with takeout food,
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and he's trying to get
in contact with Dr. Hatcher,
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but she doesn't
answer his call.
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[police siren]
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[Barnes]
He tells me that he sees
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police cars and fire trucks
surrounding the building,
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and he was clueless as
to anything happening to her.
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and he was clueless as
to anything happening to her.
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{\an8}I think my true
suspicion with him
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{\an8}was the location.
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{\an8}Just seemed really
convenient that he
would be at the location
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just a few feet away
from where she was murdered
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during the time
she was murdered.
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[narrator] Is Kendra Hatcher's
boyfriend telling the truth
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or has he contrived an alibi
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to explain his presence
at the crime scene?
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Investigators need Ricardo's
phone to confirm his story.
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[Barnes] I get Ricardo
to hand over his cellphone
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by letting him know
that if he doesn't cooperate,
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it's just gonna stall
the investigation.
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[narrator] Ricardo's
texts with Kendra
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provide a snapshot of her
activities on the day she
was killed.
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{\an8}In the morning
she's at a tanning booth.
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Then works
from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m...
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At 7:18, she picks
up the underwater camera
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for their upcoming vacation...
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...just as Ricardo had said.
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...just as Ricardo had said.
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[Barnes] At 7:35 p.m.,
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Ricardo received his
last text from Kendra.
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She had left work,
and she had picked up
the underwater camera,
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and she was on her
way to her apartment.
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After 7:55 p.m.,
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Ricardo is returning back
to the apartment building
with takeout food.
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[police siren]
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[Barnes] That's when he sees
police cars and fire trucks
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surrounding the building.
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He decides to send
Kendra a text message
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to let her know that she
can't park at that spot.
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And she never responds.
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[narrator] The texts
confirmed Ricardo's last
messages with Kendra
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But Detective Barnes
still needs to corroborate
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But Detective Barnes
still needs to corroborate
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Ricardo's alibi
with one more source.
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[Barnes] We checked
with the restaurant,
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Ricardo's alibi checked out.
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{\an8}[narrator] With his
alibi confirmed,
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{\an8}detectives are certain
that even though Ricardo
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{\an8}was outside the crime scene
just after Kendra was shot,
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he could not have
been the shooter.
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[gunshot]
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[Barnes] At this point
in the investigation,
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Ricardo's not looking
like the person
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that I believe that
killed Kendra Hatcher.
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He was just a hurt boyfriend,
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and he was dealing
with the loss of someone
close to him.
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and he was dealing
with the loss of someone
close to him.
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[narrator] Kendra' grieving
boyfriend is free to go,
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and the investigation
is back to square one.
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But not for long.
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So, the next day
after the media runs
the picture of the Jeep,
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the police catch a break.
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I received a phone call
from Jose Luis-Ortiz
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who's a mechanic
in the Dallas area,
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and Jose recognizes his Jeep
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from the still photograph
we released to the news
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on the day prior.
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Jose tells us that he
let a friend of his
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Jose tells us that he
let a friend of his
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borrow his Jeep
the day before.
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Jose identified his friend
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as Brenda Delgado.
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Jose said that he
grew up with Brenda,
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and Jose's sister and Brenda
were best friends.
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[narrator] When police
run a background check
on Brenda Delgado,
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her driver's license picture
appears to match the driver.
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{\an8}Brenda Delgado was
of Mexican decent.
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{\an8}She had moved with her family
to Dallas for a better life.
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She was going
to dental hygiene school,
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She was going
to dental hygiene school,
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and by all accounts
she was good at it.
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[Barnes] Jose loaned his
vehicle to Brenda,
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and he continued
to work at his mechanic
shop for most of the day,
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and that evening he met Brenda
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to have dinner at
a nearby restaurant.
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{\an8}We bring Brenda Delgado
in for questioning,
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and as soon as I meet her,
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my first impression of Brenda
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is she's very mild,
meek mannered,
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and she appears
to be very calm
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considering that she's at
a Dallas Police headquarters
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considering that she's at
a Dallas Police headquarters
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being questioned
on a homicide.
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Brenda told me that her
car was overheating,
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so, she decided to take it
to her friend's mechanic shop,
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and she asked
to borrow his Jeep
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because she had
to study for her finals.
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I ask her, "How does this Jeep
end up in the parking garage
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during the time
of the murder?"
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More importantly,
"Who's driving it?"
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She says, "Yeah,
I had the Jeep,
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but I loaned it to my
friend Crystal Cortes
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who needed it to take her
son to school the next day."
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Brenda says she has no idea
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Brenda says she has no idea
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what Crystal did
with the vehicle that night,
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but she returned
it the next day.
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[Barnes] I asked Brenda
what she was doing
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around 7:44 p.m. during
the time of the murder.
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{\an8}Brenda tells me that
she's having dinner
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{\an8}at a nearby
restaurant with Jose,
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which matches his story.
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Brenda then offered
to provide me with proof
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that she was
at the restaurant.
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She opens up her purse
and hands me a receipt
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from her dinner at
the time of the murder.
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from her dinner at
the time of the murder.
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{\an8}There was nothing
unbelievable about her story.
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{\an8}Her alibi checked out.
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[narrator] Closer inspection
of the surveillance video
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confirms it's not
Brenda behind the wheel.
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So, her alibi checks out
and she's let go.
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So, now the hammer comes
down on Crystal Cortes
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because she is tied to that
car and the murder scene.
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[Barnes] At this point
I need to speak with Crystal
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to figure out what she was
doing at the parking garage.
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[narrator] Brenda
provides a phone number
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and a home address
for Crystal Cortes.
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[Barnes] I ran a criminal
check on Crystal,
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and it came back clear,
she had no criminal history.
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So, now we bring Crystal in.
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[Harry Hunsicker]
Crystal's 22 years old,
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she has a six-year-old son,
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and she lives at home
with her grandmother.
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She's a single mom,
she's struggling financially.
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[Barnes]
When I first meet Crystal,
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Crystal is very nonchalant,
almost very childlike.
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Crystal is very nonchalant,
almost very childlike.
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Uh, she doesn't
seem to be bothered
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that she's being
questioned about a murder.
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I ask Crystal if she
was anywhere near
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the parking garage
in question.
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Crystal told me that
she was passing through
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the Downtown area
looking for a parking spot.
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She wanted to park in that
specific parking garage
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because she wanted
to take her son to go
play in a nearby park.
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Now I've been able
to physically get her
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{\an8}to admit that she
was in the parking garage
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{\an8}to admit that she
was in the parking garage
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{\an8}and inside the same vehicle
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{\an8}that we believe was
used in the murder.
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[narrator]
Crystal Cortes admits she
drove into that garage,
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but nothing else in her
story seems to check out.
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I believe I was getting
about 10% truth from her
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because the surveillance
video shows that the shooter
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got out of the backseat
of the car that she was
driving.
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There was no six-year-old
kid in that car.
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And now I know
that she's lying.
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[narrator]
Dallas Police believe
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23-year-old single
mother Crystal Cortes
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is lying about not
being the getaway
driver for a murderer.
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The gunman is seen leaving
Crystal's black Jeep
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seconds before he shoots
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Dr. Kendra Hatcher
in her parking garage.
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{\an8}So, I start challenging
Crystal's stories.
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{\an8}Who, specifically,
got out of her car
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{\an8}inside the parking garage?
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{\an8}[narrator] Crystal gives
a surprising answer.
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{\an8}Crystal claims
that she was carjacked.
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{\an8}Crystal claims
that she was carjacked.
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Which is not entirely
unheard of in Dallas.
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[Barnes] Crystal told me
that she was at a light
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prior to entering
the parking garage
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and someone forced their way
into her vehicle at gunpoint
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and told her to drive
to the parking garage.
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[narrator] She claims it was
Kendra Hatcher's killer
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and he threatened
to kill Crystal, too,
if she didn't comply.
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It's a terrifying story.
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00:21:11,467 --> 00:21:14,667
But detective Barnes
isn't convinced.
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We do have carjackings
that occur in the city.
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00:21:15,422 --> 00:21:16,000
We do have carjackings
that occur in the city.
480
00:21:17,467 --> 00:21:18,667
But they're normally not
481
00:21:18,667 --> 00:21:22,266
carjackings for older model
Jeep Cherokees.
482
00:21:22,266 --> 00:21:24,867
And, after looking at
the surveillance footage,
483
00:21:24,867 --> 00:21:28,000
Crystal had every option
to drive away
484
00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:30,500
as soon as the shooter
got out of the vehicle.
485
00:21:30,567 --> 00:21:32,166
But she didn't drive away.
486
00:21:33,367 --> 00:21:35,100
She waited for him
to get back in.
487
00:21:36,467 --> 00:21:38,834
And carjackings just
don't happen like that.
488
00:21:41,767 --> 00:21:43,834
[narrator] Detective Barnes
needs to find a way
489
00:21:43,834 --> 00:21:45,422
to get Crystal
to tell the truth.
490
00:21:45,422 --> 00:21:46,000
to get Crystal
to tell the truth.
491
00:21:46,834 --> 00:21:49,100
[Stockdale] Police are limited
in what they can do.
492
00:21:49,100 --> 00:21:52,100
{\an8}How can we compel this person
493
00:21:52,100 --> 00:21:54,567
{\an8}to provide information
that's going to be helpful
494
00:21:54,567 --> 00:21:57,667
and maybe there's something
in it for them if they do.
495
00:21:57,734 --> 00:22:00,567
[Barnes] I reminded her
that she didn't want to
look like a liar.
496
00:22:00,567 --> 00:22:03,567
And that telling the truth
was very important to her
497
00:22:03,567 --> 00:22:06,767
and it was very important
to how the rest of the night
was gonna play out.
498
00:22:06,767 --> 00:22:08,834
I just kind of used
the surveillance footage
499
00:22:08,834 --> 00:22:12,200
to play against her story
and kind of refresh her memory
500
00:22:12,266 --> 00:22:15,166
that, "Things didn't happen
the way that you said
they happened."
501
00:22:15,166 --> 00:22:15,422
And, so, she slowly
started giving little
nuggets of truth.
502
00:22:15,422 --> 00:22:16,000
And, so, she slowly
started giving little
nuggets of truth.
503
00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:20,834
Crystal has, basically,
504
00:22:20,834 --> 00:22:23,567
put herself in the middle
of a murder.
505
00:22:23,567 --> 00:22:25,734
And she's an accessory
to the murder.
506
00:22:25,734 --> 00:22:27,667
And, so, being that
she was involved,
507
00:22:27,734 --> 00:22:29,467
we charged her with murder.
508
00:22:29,467 --> 00:22:33,200
[narrator] With Crystal
now facing a possible
death sentence in Texas,
509
00:22:33,266 --> 00:22:35,300
she offers details
on the shooter
510
00:22:35,367 --> 00:22:37,166
in the hopes for leniency.
511
00:22:37,166 --> 00:22:40,000
[Barnes] Crystal describes
him being a black male.
512
00:22:40,066 --> 00:22:43,867
And she describes his hair
as being dreadlocks.
513
00:22:43,867 --> 00:22:45,422
And that his name is Lamar.
514
00:22:45,422 --> 00:22:45,834
And that his name is Lamar.
515
00:22:45,834 --> 00:22:46,000
[narrator] Crystal claims
she doesn't know
516
00:22:47,467 --> 00:22:50,467
Lamar's last name
or his whereabouts.
517
00:22:50,467 --> 00:22:54,200
So detectives look to her
phone to confirm her story.
518
00:22:54,266 --> 00:22:57,567
[Barnes] We got a search
warrant for Crystal's phone.
519
00:22:57,567 --> 00:23:00,834
Our hopes were that we may
be able to find numbers
520
00:23:00,834 --> 00:23:04,567
that link her phone
back to the gunman's phone.
521
00:23:04,567 --> 00:23:08,400
[narrator] As they search,
on recurring phone number
stands out.
522
00:23:09,767 --> 00:23:11,567
We were finally able
to locate a number
523
00:23:11,567 --> 00:23:13,467
that we think
belongs to the gunman.
524
00:23:13,467 --> 00:23:15,300
They think they have
the right phone number,
525
00:23:15,367 --> 00:23:15,422
but now they need to track it
526
00:23:15,422 --> 00:23:16,000
but now they need to track it
527
00:23:16,567 --> 00:23:18,266
to the person
to whom it belongs.
528
00:23:18,266 --> 00:23:21,066
So, the bring in the FBI.
529
00:23:21,066 --> 00:23:24,734
[narrator] Dallas FBI
Taskforce Detective
Lee Thompson
530
00:23:24,734 --> 00:23:27,467
is assigned to assist
the investigation.
531
00:23:27,467 --> 00:23:32,100
{\an8}Detective Barnes secured
a warrant for the location
532
00:23:32,100 --> 00:23:34,266
{\an8}of the phone number
in question.
533
00:23:34,266 --> 00:23:38,266
{\an8}We were tracking the phone
in the southern part of Dallas
534
00:23:38,266 --> 00:23:40,300
{\an8}to an apartment complex there.
535
00:23:42,867 --> 00:23:45,422
You're trying to locate
someone that you just have
a vague description of
536
00:23:45,422 --> 00:23:46,000
You're trying to locate
someone that you just have
a vague description of
537
00:23:47,867 --> 00:23:52,467
and you're looking for
the movement of the phone
to follow
538
00:23:52,467 --> 00:23:56,000
and hope the phone
is in the possession
of your suspect.
539
00:23:56,066 --> 00:23:58,667
[narrator] Investigators stake
out the apartment complex
540
00:23:58,667 --> 00:24:01,000
where the suspect's phone
is located.
541
00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:03,834
[Thompson] We're sitting
at the apartment complex.
542
00:24:03,834 --> 00:24:06,166
There's three or four of us
that have it surrounded
543
00:24:06,166 --> 00:24:08,066
and we're waiting
on the phone to move.
544
00:24:09,166 --> 00:24:11,300
We're there for maybe an hour
545
00:24:11,367 --> 00:24:13,000
before the phone
started moving.
546
00:24:14,300 --> 00:24:15,422
It just so happened
I'm in the spot
547
00:24:15,422 --> 00:24:16,000
It just so happened
I'm in the spot
548
00:24:16,166 --> 00:24:19,667
where the suspect
walks out of the building.
549
00:24:19,734 --> 00:24:24,767
He gets into the vehicle and
leaves the apartment complex
550
00:24:24,834 --> 00:24:26,100
so we follow him
551
00:24:27,166 --> 00:24:29,567
in and out of traffic,
trying to keep up with him.
552
00:24:30,467 --> 00:24:32,367
We feel pretty good
in our chances
553
00:24:32,367 --> 00:24:33,867
at getting this car stopped.
554
00:24:33,867 --> 00:24:36,467
Because we think that
our shooter's gonna be
555
00:24:36,467 --> 00:24:38,266
in the car
with the cell phone.
556
00:24:42,667 --> 00:24:44,867
[narrator] The team tracks
the suspected killer
557
00:24:44,867 --> 00:24:45,422
to a second
north Dallas parking lot.
558
00:24:45,422 --> 00:24:46,000
to a second
north Dallas parking lot.
559
00:24:49,734 --> 00:24:52,000
Officer Thompson
reached out to me and said,
560
00:24:52,066 --> 00:24:56,266
"Hey, I think we have
the shooter and also
his cell phone.
561
00:24:56,266 --> 00:24:58,166
Do you mind
calling the cell phone
562
00:24:58,166 --> 00:25:00,867
to see if it matches the
number that we're pinging?"
563
00:25:00,867 --> 00:25:02,667
I dialed the number.
564
00:25:05,266 --> 00:25:06,700
And it rang.
565
00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:15,100
[narrator]
When the suspect answers,
Detective Barnes hangs up
566
00:25:15,100 --> 00:25:15,422
and gives the green light
to arrest Lamar,
567
00:25:15,422 --> 00:25:16,000
and gives the green light
to arrest Lamar,
568
00:25:17,667 --> 00:25:19,266
uncertain if he's armed.
569
00:25:20,467 --> 00:25:22,467
[Thompson] We had
converged on his vehicle
570
00:25:22,467 --> 00:25:26,567
and tried to get some
identification from him
and the others.
571
00:25:27,467 --> 00:25:30,200
The suspect gives us
a bogus name.
572
00:25:30,266 --> 00:25:32,867
[narrator] Investigators find
no weapons on him.
573
00:25:32,867 --> 00:25:34,667
But they do find
a driver's license
574
00:25:34,734 --> 00:25:38,066
with the suspect's real name,
Kristopher Love.
575
00:25:38,066 --> 00:25:40,967
[Thompson] He had
outstanding warrants.
576
00:25:40,967 --> 00:25:43,567
We placed him under arrest.
577
00:25:43,567 --> 00:25:45,422
He was transported back
to Dallas police headquarters
578
00:25:45,422 --> 00:25:46,000
He was transported back
to Dallas police headquarters
579
00:25:46,367 --> 00:25:50,166
where Detective Barnes
then begins the interview.
580
00:25:52,066 --> 00:25:55,166
[Barnes] Kristopher denies
having any involvement
581
00:25:55,166 --> 00:25:56,166
in a murder.
582
00:25:56,166 --> 00:25:58,266
He denied knowing
Crystal or Brenda
583
00:25:58,266 --> 00:26:01,100
and he also seems like
he could care less
584
00:26:01,100 --> 00:26:03,266
about being questioned
about a murder.
585
00:26:03,266 --> 00:26:06,667
[Thompson] Kristopher Love
is a small-time drug dealer.
586
00:26:06,667 --> 00:26:09,967
He's been in and out of prison
and jail a number of times.
587
00:26:09,967 --> 00:26:14,100
Assault, drug dealing,
various other violent crimes.
588
00:26:14,166 --> 00:26:15,422
He's not a standup guy.
589
00:26:15,422 --> 00:26:15,567
He's not a standup guy.
590
00:26:16,567 --> 00:26:18,400
[narrator] Dallas police
can't hold him
591
00:26:18,467 --> 00:26:21,467
since his warrants
are from outside Texas.
592
00:26:21,467 --> 00:26:23,467
Even though we felt
stronger and stronger
593
00:26:23,467 --> 00:26:25,467
about him being a suspect,
we just didn't have enough
594
00:26:25,467 --> 00:26:27,734
information at that time
to arrest him.
595
00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:31,967
So we decided
to shift the focus
596
00:26:31,967 --> 00:26:35,000
and go search his car
at the autopound.
597
00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:38,467
[Thompson] His vehicle
had just all kinds
of things inside.
598
00:26:38,467 --> 00:26:40,166
It was just a mess.
599
00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,400
But nothing was found
at that time.
600
00:26:44,467 --> 00:26:45,422
[narrator] With no
evidence to go on,
601
00:26:45,422 --> 00:26:46,000
[narrator] With no
evidence to go on,
602
00:26:46,834 --> 00:26:50,667
it looks like investigators'
prime suspect might walk.
603
00:26:50,667 --> 00:26:53,967
But then, help comes from
an unexpected source.
604
00:26:55,367 --> 00:27:00,100
The ATF had one of
their canines at Dallas
police headquarters
605
00:27:00,100 --> 00:27:02,166
and he was demonstrating how,
606
00:27:02,166 --> 00:27:05,834
uh, the dogs searched
for explosives or firearms
607
00:27:05,834 --> 00:27:10,300
and someone suggested
that the dog be used
to search the vehicle
608
00:27:10,367 --> 00:27:13,000
that the possible suspect
was driving.
609
00:27:13,066 --> 00:27:14,166
It's game on, now.
610
00:27:17,467 --> 00:27:18,734
[narrator] Without evidence,
611
00:27:18,734 --> 00:27:21,467
Dallas police will have to
release their prime suspect
612
00:27:21,467 --> 00:27:25,367
for the murder of 35-year-old
dentist, Kendra Hatcher.
613
00:27:25,367 --> 00:27:28,266
So investigators
bring in powerful help
614
00:27:28,266 --> 00:27:31,467
to sniff out possible evidence
from the suspect's car.
615
00:27:31,467 --> 00:27:33,667
[Barnes] We'd never worked
with this handler before.
616
00:27:33,667 --> 00:27:35,100
We'd never worked
with a canine
617
00:27:35,166 --> 00:27:37,834
and it was a fairly
new process to us,
618
00:27:37,834 --> 00:27:40,300
{\an8}having a canine that could
help with searching a vehicle.
619
00:27:40,367 --> 00:27:43,266
And the canine
was introduced to do a sniff
620
00:27:43,266 --> 00:27:45,300
to see if he could
actually smell
621
00:27:45,367 --> 00:27:46,676
the gunpowder linked to
the firearm to the ammunition
inside the firearm.
622
00:27:46,676 --> 00:27:47,000
the gunpowder linked to
the firearm to the ammunition
inside the firearm.
623
00:27:52,500 --> 00:27:55,100
And once the dog locked in
and got focused,
624
00:27:55,166 --> 00:27:56,567
he gave the signal that
625
00:27:56,567 --> 00:27:59,100
there's a firearm
in this vehicle.
626
00:28:00,266 --> 00:28:02,834
[Thompson] The dog
detected something.
627
00:28:02,834 --> 00:28:06,300
{\an8}There was a loose panel on
the right side of the consul.
628
00:28:06,367 --> 00:28:10,266
{\an8}And upon pulling on the panel,
629
00:28:10,266 --> 00:28:14,200
a 40 caliber Smith & Wesson
handgun was located.
630
00:28:15,367 --> 00:28:16,676
[narrator] It's an
incredible discovery,
631
00:28:16,676 --> 00:28:17,000
[narrator] It's an
incredible discovery,
632
00:28:17,266 --> 00:28:19,467
but only if it's
the actual murder weapon
633
00:28:19,467 --> 00:28:21,400
used to kill Kendra Hatcher.
634
00:28:23,834 --> 00:28:28,100
We were pretty excited
that we found the firearm.
635
00:28:28,166 --> 00:28:31,166
So, we sent it off
to the firearms examiner
to be tested
636
00:28:31,166 --> 00:28:34,066
to determine if
this same type of weapon
637
00:28:34,066 --> 00:28:37,100
was the exact weapon
that was used.
638
00:28:37,166 --> 00:28:40,734
[Hunsicker] There's a lot
riding on the firearm
examiner's report.
639
00:28:40,734 --> 00:28:43,367
{\an8}If it's not the gun, then
they're back at square zero.
640
00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:46,667
The firearms
examiner called back.
641
00:28:46,734 --> 00:28:47,000
Not only was the casing that
we found at the crime scene
642
00:28:49,567 --> 00:28:52,066
fired from
a 40 Smith & Wesson,
643
00:28:52,066 --> 00:28:55,600
but it was fired
from this exact firearm
that we recovered.
644
00:28:55,667 --> 00:28:59,934
We were able to 100% say
that the firearm we recovered
645
00:28:59,934 --> 00:29:02,467
was the firearm used
to kill Kendra Hatcher.
646
00:29:04,967 --> 00:29:09,567
Without a doubt, it's the most
important find of the case.
647
00:29:09,567 --> 00:29:13,100
[Barnes] When I
presented Kristopher with
a picture of the firearm,
648
00:29:13,166 --> 00:29:16,400
his body posture changed,
his head dropped
649
00:29:16,467 --> 00:29:16,676
and he looked defeated.
650
00:29:16,676 --> 00:29:17,000
and he looked defeated.
651
00:29:18,066 --> 00:29:21,400
He admitted to
being present for the murder
652
00:29:21,467 --> 00:29:22,667
in the parking garage.
653
00:29:24,066 --> 00:29:26,367
[narrator] Kristopher Love
admits he was there,
654
00:29:26,367 --> 00:29:29,200
but he's adamant
he wasn't the one
who pulled the trigger.
655
00:29:29,266 --> 00:29:31,400
Despite having the gun
in his possession,
656
00:29:31,467 --> 00:29:34,166
Kristopher Love says,
"No, I didn't shoot her.
657
00:29:34,166 --> 00:29:37,400
Uh, that was
the getaway driver, Crystal."
658
00:29:38,567 --> 00:29:41,166
[Barnes] He says that it was
a robbery gone wrong.
659
00:29:41,166 --> 00:29:43,100
He was supposed to just take
660
00:29:43,166 --> 00:29:45,400
Dr. Hatcher's ID
and her purse.
661
00:29:45,467 --> 00:29:46,676
And he gets out of
the vehicle to approach
to get her purse.
662
00:29:46,676 --> 00:29:47,000
And he gets out of
the vehicle to approach
to get her purse.
663
00:29:49,667 --> 00:29:52,734
{\an8}But Kendra refused
to give up her purse.
664
00:29:52,734 --> 00:29:56,266
And as he was trying to
get that away from her,
665
00:29:56,266 --> 00:29:59,767
Crystal backed the Jeep up
and then shot Kendra.
666
00:30:01,767 --> 00:30:04,200
It was Crystal who was
the trigger man.
667
00:30:06,767 --> 00:30:09,100
[narrator] Detective Barnes
isn't sold.
668
00:30:09,166 --> 00:30:12,066
Evidence from the crime scene
shows that Dr. Hatcher
669
00:30:12,066 --> 00:30:14,300
was shot from behind
at close range.
670
00:30:15,567 --> 00:30:16,676
Not by Crystal from a moving
car, as Lamar attests.
671
00:30:16,676 --> 00:30:17,000
Not by Crystal from a moving
car, as Lamar attests.
672
00:30:19,567 --> 00:30:24,500
It was impossible for Crystal
to be reversing in a vehicle
673
00:30:24,567 --> 00:30:28,667
and firing out the window
in order to kill her.
674
00:30:28,734 --> 00:30:30,200
It was just impossible.
675
00:30:30,266 --> 00:30:32,567
I pressed him on it
and he asked for a lawyer.
676
00:30:32,567 --> 00:30:34,100
And so that was the end
of the interview.
677
00:30:35,734 --> 00:30:38,367
[narrator] Like the getaway
driver, Crystal Cortes,
678
00:30:38,367 --> 00:30:40,767
Kristopher Love
is charged with murder.
679
00:30:40,767 --> 00:30:43,367
But to prove
the case against them,
680
00:30:43,367 --> 00:30:44,967
one glaring question remains.
681
00:30:45,066 --> 00:30:46,676
Why would they want to kill
Dr. Hatcher?
682
00:30:46,676 --> 00:30:47,000
Why would they want to kill
Dr. Hatcher?
683
00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:50,266
We have two suspects.
684
00:30:50,266 --> 00:30:53,100
They both
are tied to the crime.
685
00:30:53,100 --> 00:30:55,500
And they're both
obviously lying.
686
00:30:55,567 --> 00:30:57,000
And, if you look at it
real hard,
687
00:30:57,066 --> 00:30:59,000
neither one of them
really had a motive.
688
00:31:00,166 --> 00:31:02,266
[narrator] But as a Dallas
police officer arrives
689
00:31:02,266 --> 00:31:04,767
to transport
Kristopher Love to lockup,
690
00:31:04,767 --> 00:31:09,400
he has a change of heart
and asks for Detective Barnes.
691
00:31:09,467 --> 00:31:13,166
I went back to my desk
to start doing the paperwork
692
00:31:13,166 --> 00:31:16,000
and he knocks on the door
and wants to talk again.
693
00:31:16,066 --> 00:31:16,676
Like, he just wants
to ask me one question.
694
00:31:16,676 --> 00:31:17,000
Like, he just wants
to ask me one question.
695
00:31:18,767 --> 00:31:21,667
And, so, I read him
his Miranda Warning again
696
00:31:21,667 --> 00:31:23,300
and reinitiate the interview.
697
00:31:23,367 --> 00:31:26,467
And he wants to ask me,
why did we let her go?
698
00:31:28,367 --> 00:31:30,400
[narrator] Since Crystal
is now locked up,
699
00:31:30,467 --> 00:31:34,767
Detective Barnes asks
him if there's a third,
unidentified suspect.
700
00:31:37,367 --> 00:31:39,166
[Arntfield] There is
no honor among thieves.
701
00:31:39,166 --> 00:31:42,266
And, when properly stoked
by a good interviewer,
702
00:31:42,266 --> 00:31:44,300
in terms of letting
the offender know
703
00:31:44,367 --> 00:31:46,166
{\an8}that there's people
who got away with it
704
00:31:46,166 --> 00:31:46,676
{\an8}and he's left holding the bag.
705
00:31:46,676 --> 00:31:47,000
{\an8}and he's left holding the bag.
706
00:31:47,567 --> 00:31:50,567
{\an8}That can be
a strong motivator.
707
00:31:50,567 --> 00:31:52,467
{\an8}[Stockdale] The potential
shooter wants to know
708
00:31:52,467 --> 00:31:54,867
{\an8}why another suspect
has been released,
709
00:31:54,934 --> 00:31:57,567
{\an8}maybe she's provided
information about him.
710
00:31:57,567 --> 00:32:01,500
{\an8}Maybe we can use
anxiety about the information
that she has shared
711
00:32:01,567 --> 00:32:04,734
{\an8}to, uh, exact or extort
a confession from him.
712
00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:07,867
[narrator] After hours
of questioning,
713
00:32:07,867 --> 00:32:12,300
Kristopher Love offers
the name of an alleged
third suspect.
714
00:32:12,367 --> 00:32:16,676
He said that he was
only involved in this
because Brenda,
715
00:32:16,676 --> 00:32:17,000
He said that he was
only involved in this
because Brenda,
716
00:32:18,500 --> 00:32:23,400
Brenda Delgado, wanted
this done to Dr. Hatcher.
717
00:32:23,467 --> 00:32:26,600
[narrator] Brenda Delgado
was the woman who
loaned the Jeep to Crystal.
718
00:32:27,667 --> 00:32:31,000
Brenda was also questioned
earlier by police.
719
00:32:31,066 --> 00:32:35,200
But her alibi of dining
while the murder occurred
checked out.
720
00:32:35,266 --> 00:32:38,667
Kristopher tells the police
that she offered him $3,000
721
00:32:38,667 --> 00:32:43,266
and all the drugs
he could use for him
to shoot and kill Kendra.
722
00:32:46,367 --> 00:32:46,676
[Barnes] Kristopher Love
now confesses to
his role in the murder.
723
00:32:46,676 --> 00:32:47,000
[Barnes] Kristopher Love
now confesses to
his role in the murder.
724
00:32:53,367 --> 00:32:56,667
{\an8}[Thompson] Brenda and Crystal
picked Kristopher up at 10:30
725
00:32:56,667 --> 00:32:58,000
{\an8}on the morning of the murder.
726
00:32:59,266 --> 00:33:01,467
{\an8}[narrator] They drop Brenda
back at her home.
727
00:33:02,767 --> 00:33:04,734
{\an8}[Braun] And then Crystal
and Kristopher
728
00:33:04,734 --> 00:33:08,066
{\an8}tailed Kendra Hatcher
around from her work
729
00:33:08,066 --> 00:33:11,100
{\an8}and eventually back
to where she lived.
730
00:33:11,166 --> 00:33:13,934
{\an8}[narrator] They arrived early
at Kendra's parking garage
731
00:33:13,934 --> 00:33:16,467
{\an8}to wait until the beloved
dentist showed up.
732
00:33:17,266 --> 00:33:18,934
Then that's when
the crime occurs.
733
00:33:27,266 --> 00:33:30,734
So, we know what happened.
We know who was involved.
734
00:33:30,734 --> 00:33:32,300
We just don't know why.
735
00:33:32,367 --> 00:33:34,567
We need a motive
for Brenda Delgado.
736
00:33:34,567 --> 00:33:37,934
[narrator] With no
clear motive to connect
Brenda to the murder,
737
00:33:37,934 --> 00:33:41,567
all Barnes has is the word
of two criminals.
738
00:33:41,567 --> 00:33:44,200
[Barnes] Kristopher Love
and Crystal Cortes,
739
00:33:44,266 --> 00:33:46,200
they're both
pathological liars.
740
00:33:46,266 --> 00:33:46,676
They came in and they lied
for hours and hours
during the interrogation.
741
00:33:46,676 --> 00:33:47,000
They came in and they lied
for hours and hours
during the interrogation.
742
00:33:50,934 --> 00:33:54,066
And their word alone
is no good.
743
00:33:54,066 --> 00:33:57,000
Like, it's not enough
to put Brenda in jail.
744
00:33:57,000 --> 00:33:59,367
So I had to find
concrete evidence
745
00:33:59,367 --> 00:34:02,300
to go alone with the tidbits
of truth they provided.
746
00:34:03,467 --> 00:34:05,667
[narrator] Then,
Kendra Hatcher's boyfriend,
747
00:34:05,734 --> 00:34:08,066
Dr. Ricardo Paniagua,
calls police
748
00:34:08,066 --> 00:34:09,767
with a stunning claim.
749
00:34:09,834 --> 00:34:12,834
[Barnes] Dr. Paniagua,
he says that he's looking at
750
00:34:12,834 --> 00:34:15,300
this grainy still photo
on the evening news
751
00:34:15,367 --> 00:34:16,676
of a brunette driving a dark
colored Jeep Cherokee.
752
00:34:16,676 --> 00:34:17,000
of a brunette driving a dark
colored Jeep Cherokee.
753
00:34:19,734 --> 00:34:21,567
He tells me
that's Brenda Delgado.
754
00:34:22,734 --> 00:34:26,166
[narrator] Ricardo says
he knows Brenda Delgado.
755
00:34:26,166 --> 00:34:30,400
But detective Barnes knows
Ricardo's mistaken about
who's driving the Jeep.
756
00:34:31,567 --> 00:34:34,000
Brenda and Crystal
both are very similar
757
00:34:34,066 --> 00:34:36,467
in their physical appearance.
They both are brunettes.
758
00:34:36,467 --> 00:34:39,066
They both have
olive colored skin.
759
00:34:39,066 --> 00:34:41,567
There are some similarities
between the two, so,
760
00:34:41,567 --> 00:34:44,200
I don't think he was
giving me the wrong name,
761
00:34:44,266 --> 00:34:46,676
I just think that Ricardo
was confused.
762
00:34:46,676 --> 00:34:47,000
I just think that Ricardo
was confused.
763
00:34:47,367 --> 00:34:51,066
[narrator] But what
the doctor tells police next
is a bombshell.
764
00:34:51,066 --> 00:34:54,467
Brenda Delgado
is his ex-girlfriend.
765
00:34:55,934 --> 00:34:59,867
[Barnes] It was
pretty shocking that
she was his ex-girlfriend.
766
00:34:59,934 --> 00:35:02,867
Dr. Paniagua told me that they
had a long-term relationship
767
00:35:02,867 --> 00:35:04,567
and they dated
for about two years
768
00:35:04,567 --> 00:35:06,266
prior to him meeting Kendra.
769
00:35:06,266 --> 00:35:07,934
But Brenda
wanted to get married
770
00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:12,100
and the relationship
just didn't work out.
771
00:35:12,166 --> 00:35:15,967
Dr. Ricardo Paniagua ended up
breaking up with Brenda.
772
00:35:17,100 --> 00:35:18,734
[Hunsicker] So, they bring
Brenda back in
773
00:35:18,734 --> 00:35:20,367
and she denies
any involvement.
774
00:35:20,367 --> 00:35:23,000
She says, "I don't bare
any ill-will to Ricardo.
775
00:35:23,066 --> 00:35:25,000
Uh, he wasn't
that big a deal to me.
776
00:35:25,066 --> 00:35:27,367
And when I found out
he was dating someone else,
I wished him well.
777
00:35:27,367 --> 00:35:29,266
And I certainly wouldn't
want to kill anybody."
778
00:35:29,266 --> 00:35:32,100
She even called Ricardo
to offer her condolences
779
00:35:32,166 --> 00:35:33,567
at the time of the murder.
780
00:35:33,567 --> 00:35:34,867
[Barnes] It was
very challenging
781
00:35:34,867 --> 00:35:37,600
because I felt
Brenda was involved
782
00:35:37,667 --> 00:35:39,767
but I just didn't have
the evidence to prove it.
783
00:35:40,667 --> 00:35:41,834
So I had to let her go.
784
00:35:42,667 --> 00:35:43,967
They know
they're getting close.
785
00:35:43,967 --> 00:35:45,467
They know she's involved.
786
00:35:45,467 --> 00:35:46,676
But they don't have
enough to charge her.
787
00:35:46,676 --> 00:35:47,000
But they don't have
enough to charge her.
788
00:35:47,467 --> 00:35:50,467
What they don't have
is a motive.
789
00:35:50,467 --> 00:35:53,834
Why would Brenda Delgado want
Dr. Kendra Hatcher killed?
790
00:35:59,367 --> 00:36:02,667
[narrator] Four weeks after
35-year-old Dallas Dentist,
791
00:36:02,667 --> 00:36:06,266
Kendra Hatcher is gunned down
inside her parking garage,
792
00:36:06,266 --> 00:36:09,300
police have arrested
two people responsible.
793
00:36:09,367 --> 00:36:11,934
Caught on the garage
surveillance cameras,
794
00:36:11,934 --> 00:36:15,033
the driver, 23-year-old
Crystal Cortes
795
00:36:15,033 --> 00:36:18,300
and the shooter,
31-year-old Kristopher Love.
796
00:36:18,367 --> 00:36:20,400
Kristopher Love also fingers
797
00:36:20,467 --> 00:36:23,367
a third suspect
as the mastermind,
798
00:36:23,367 --> 00:36:26,100
13-year-old Brenda Delgado.
799
00:36:27,266 --> 00:36:27,530
But Brenda claims
she's innocent.
800
00:36:27,530 --> 00:36:28,000
But Brenda claims
she's innocent.
801
00:36:29,834 --> 00:36:33,166
[Hunsicker] At this point,
the police feel
that Brenda is lying,
802
00:36:33,166 --> 00:36:35,200
{\an8}but they don't have
any real evidence
803
00:36:35,266 --> 00:36:37,867
{\an8}that points to her
being involved in the crime.
804
00:36:40,867 --> 00:36:42,567
{\an8}So, the next thing
the police do,
805
00:36:42,567 --> 00:36:46,066
{\an8}they take a deep dive
into her life.
806
00:36:46,066 --> 00:36:48,100
{\an8}I need to figure out
who the real Brenda is,
807
00:36:48,100 --> 00:36:49,767
{\an8}the person that she
was trying to conceal.
808
00:36:49,834 --> 00:36:53,467
I found high school friends,
college classmates,
809
00:36:53,467 --> 00:36:57,530
also ex-employees that worked
side by side with Brenda.
810
00:36:57,530 --> 00:36:57,667
also ex-employees that worked
side by side with Brenda.
811
00:36:57,667 --> 00:36:58,000
[narrator] What detective
Barnes discovers
812
00:36:59,834 --> 00:37:02,767
doesn't match
Brenda's earlier statements.
813
00:37:02,767 --> 00:37:07,200
She said her breakup
with Dr. Ricardo Paniagua
was no big deal,
814
00:37:07,266 --> 00:37:11,367
but Brenda's friends
and colleagues
say that's not true.
815
00:37:11,367 --> 00:37:12,767
[Barnes] They all
say the same thing.
816
00:37:12,834 --> 00:37:14,834
Brenda had a hard time
817
00:37:14,834 --> 00:37:17,667
dealing with the breakup
with Ricardo.
818
00:37:17,667 --> 00:37:19,467
[Hunsicker] When he
started dating Kendra Hatcher,
819
00:37:19,467 --> 00:37:20,967
she was devastated.
820
00:37:22,100 --> 00:37:24,734
She moved from Ricardo's
luxurious upscale apartment
821
00:37:24,734 --> 00:37:27,530
to a one-bedroom place
near downtown Dallas.
822
00:37:27,530 --> 00:37:28,000
to a one-bedroom place
near downtown Dallas.
823
00:37:28,266 --> 00:37:30,567
They discovered that,
uh, Brenda Delgado
824
00:37:30,567 --> 00:37:32,734
was cyberstalking
her ex, Ricardo.
825
00:37:32,734 --> 00:37:35,300
[Braun] She had an app
that tracked Ricky's phone.
826
00:37:35,367 --> 00:37:37,567
She had keys to his house.
827
00:37:37,567 --> 00:37:41,100
{\an8}She had a logon
to his iCloud account.
828
00:37:41,166 --> 00:37:42,667
{\an8}So, she was able to follow
829
00:37:42,667 --> 00:37:44,367
{\an8}what he was doing,
what he was saying,
830
00:37:44,367 --> 00:37:45,767
who he was seeing.
831
00:37:45,834 --> 00:37:48,667
Able to keep track
of his life.
832
00:37:48,667 --> 00:37:52,467
[Barnes] Brenda went through
an extreme phase of jealousy.
833
00:37:52,467 --> 00:37:55,467
What she saw in Kendra,
with her career,
834
00:37:55,467 --> 00:37:57,500
with her future, with Ricardo,
835
00:37:57,567 --> 00:37:58,000
was everything Brenda
envisioned for herself.
836
00:38:00,567 --> 00:38:04,667
She became obsessed
with removing Kendra
from Ricardo's life.
837
00:38:04,667 --> 00:38:07,033
She starts asking friends
and family members
838
00:38:07,033 --> 00:38:08,867
if they, or anyone they know,
839
00:38:08,867 --> 00:38:11,066
can, uh,
help her kill someone.
840
00:38:11,066 --> 00:38:13,467
I spoke with several people
841
00:38:13,467 --> 00:38:17,200
that Brenda
solicited their help
842
00:38:17,266 --> 00:38:20,166
to help her "eliminate"
Kendra Hatcher.
843
00:38:21,166 --> 00:38:22,567
So, now I have a motive
844
00:38:22,567 --> 00:38:25,166
for Brenda Delgado
killing Kendra Hatcher.
845
00:38:25,166 --> 00:38:27,166
Jealousy caused her to snap.
846
00:38:29,100 --> 00:38:33,200
Brenda was able, uh, through
her friendship with Crystal
847
00:38:33,266 --> 00:38:35,467
to find that person
that she was looking for.
848
00:38:35,467 --> 00:38:37,266
$500 is all it took.
849
00:38:37,266 --> 00:38:41,266
And Crystal was part of
a scheme that would end up
850
00:38:41,266 --> 00:38:44,166
with Kendra Hatcher
with a bullet in her head.
851
00:38:46,300 --> 00:38:48,734
She became the driver
852
00:38:48,734 --> 00:38:52,300
who would take the gunman
into that parking garage.
853
00:38:53,567 --> 00:38:56,166
{\an8}[narrator] Detectives finally
understand what happened
854
00:38:56,166 --> 00:38:57,530
{\an8}in the final 24 hours
of Kendra Hatcher's life.
855
00:38:57,530 --> 00:38:58,000
{\an8}in the final 24 hours
of Kendra Hatcher's life.
856
00:39:00,166 --> 00:39:03,467
{\an8}[Barnes] On September 2nd,
at 10:30 a.m.
857
00:39:03,467 --> 00:39:06,867
{\an8}Brenda and Crystal drop off
a BMW at Jose's shop.
858
00:39:07,767 --> 00:39:09,266
{\an8}And they borrow the Jeep.
859
00:39:09,266 --> 00:39:12,767
{\an8}Crystal and Kristopher
spend that day
860
00:39:12,834 --> 00:39:17,567
{\an8}following Kendra around
from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
861
00:39:17,567 --> 00:39:19,767
{\an8}Kendra is working
at a Smile Zone.
862
00:39:19,767 --> 00:39:24,166
{\an8}At 7:13 p.m.,
Kristopher and Crystal
863
00:39:24,166 --> 00:39:25,567
{\an8}pull into the parking garage
864
00:39:25,567 --> 00:39:27,530
{\an8}where they wait
for Kendra to show up.
865
00:39:27,530 --> 00:39:28,000
{\an8}where they wait
for Kendra to show up.
866
00:39:30,166 --> 00:39:32,567
{\an8}And then Kendra texts Ricardo
that she's picking up
867
00:39:32,567 --> 00:39:34,567
{\an8}the underwater camera
from a friend.
868
00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:38,767
{\an8}At 7:35, Kendra texts Ricardo
869
00:39:38,767 --> 00:39:40,266
{\an8}to let him know
she's on the way home.
870
00:39:42,600 --> 00:39:47,467
{\an8}At the same time, Brenda
is eating dinner with Jose,
who knows nothing.
871
00:39:49,200 --> 00:39:53,667
{\an8}At 7:42 p.m.,
Kendra is parking her car
in her parking space
872
00:39:53,734 --> 00:39:56,467
{\an8}and Kristopher Love approaches
her vehicle and shoots her.
873
00:40:00,066 --> 00:40:03,667
[narrator] He steals
her purse to make it
look like a robbery.
874
00:40:03,734 --> 00:40:05,867
[Barnes] Right after
Kristopher shoots Kendra,
875
00:40:05,867 --> 00:40:08,400
Crystal drives him
to his apartment complex
876
00:40:08,467 --> 00:40:10,767
where he stashes the murder
weapon inside his Chrysler.
877
00:40:10,834 --> 00:40:12,467
So, we have what we need
878
00:40:12,467 --> 00:40:14,200
to take Brenda
into custody, now.
879
00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:16,567
But there's a problem.
880
00:40:16,567 --> 00:40:19,100
[narrator] Right after
Brenda's last interview
881
00:40:19,166 --> 00:40:22,967
with Dallas police,
she fled to Mexico.
882
00:40:22,967 --> 00:40:26,200
Tracking Brenda down in Mexico
is a pretty large task.
883
00:40:26,266 --> 00:40:27,530
We began working with the FBI
to come up with a plan
884
00:40:27,530 --> 00:40:28,000
We began working with the FBI
to come up with a plan
885
00:40:29,734 --> 00:40:32,867
to get her in custody
as fast as possible.
886
00:40:32,934 --> 00:40:36,767
And, in order to aid
in her capture,
887
00:40:36,834 --> 00:40:39,367
she was placed
on the Ten Most Wanted List.
888
00:40:41,100 --> 00:40:43,967
[Braun] With a $100,000 reward
tacked on her head.
889
00:40:43,967 --> 00:40:47,100
Police are very interested
in finding out
890
00:40:47,100 --> 00:40:49,166
just where
in Mexico Brenda is.
891
00:40:49,166 --> 00:40:50,967
It takes police six months.
892
00:40:50,967 --> 00:40:52,934
But they finally
track her down.
893
00:40:52,934 --> 00:40:56,166
She's with relatives,
family, in Mexico.
894
00:40:56,166 --> 00:40:57,530
But she surrenders peacefully
when they finally arrive
895
00:40:57,530 --> 00:40:58,000
But she surrenders peacefully
when they finally arrive
896
00:40:59,734 --> 00:41:01,667
and find her at their house.
897
00:41:03,100 --> 00:41:06,166
{\an8}I fly with two
other FBI agents
898
00:41:06,166 --> 00:41:07,967
{\an8}to Mexico City.
899
00:41:07,967 --> 00:41:11,567
And we bring Brenda Delgado
back to the US.
900
00:41:12,967 --> 00:41:15,100
[narrator] Thirty-one year old
Brenda Delgado
901
00:41:15,100 --> 00:41:18,667
is tried and convicted
of capital murder in Dallas.
902
00:41:18,734 --> 00:41:21,033
[Barnes] Brenda was
sentenced to life in prison
903
00:41:21,033 --> 00:41:23,467
without the possibility
of parole.
904
00:41:23,467 --> 00:41:26,400
[narrator] And for Brenda's
hired driver, Crystal Cortes,
905
00:41:26,467 --> 00:41:27,530
the court sentences her
to 35 years.
906
00:41:27,530 --> 00:41:28,000
the court sentences her
to 35 years.
907
00:41:30,667 --> 00:41:32,500
Brenda's trigger man,
Kristopher Love,
908
00:41:32,567 --> 00:41:34,367
receives the death penalty
909
00:41:34,367 --> 00:41:37,367
for shooting Kendra Hatcher
in her prime.
910
00:41:39,667 --> 00:41:41,867
{\an8}As a homicide detective,
911
00:41:41,867 --> 00:41:44,000
{\an8}the thing that you want to do
is to make sure
912
00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:46,100
{\an8}that you can
give families closure
913
00:41:46,100 --> 00:41:48,367
{\an8}and at least
give them justice.
914
00:41:48,367 --> 00:41:50,467
{\an8}[Hunsicker] Kendra Hatcher,
who had so much promise
915
00:41:50,467 --> 00:41:52,166
{\an8}and had so much to offer.
916
00:41:52,166 --> 00:41:53,400
{\an8}Had her whole life
in front of her.
917
00:41:53,467 --> 00:41:56,500
{\an8}And she's just gone
because of jealousy.
918
00:41:56,567 --> 00:41:57,530
{\an8}Holidays won't be the same.
Birthdays won't be the same.
919
00:41:57,530 --> 00:41:58,000
{\an8}Holidays won't be the same.
Birthdays won't be the same.
920
00:41:59,367 --> 00:42:03,467
{\an8}They lost Kendra.
They lost a critical, loving,
921
00:42:03,467 --> 00:42:05,567
{\an8}beautiful member
of their family.
922
00:42:05,567 --> 00:42:07,367
{\an8}And nothing
can ever replace that.