1 00:00:03,903 --> 00:00:06,506    -Jerry was such a nice man,   2 00:00:06,606 --> 00:00:07,841    such a good person,           3 00:00:07,941 --> 00:00:11,077   good-hearted,                  never would hurt a soul.         4 00:00:11,177 --> 00:00:14,814   -He wanted his own business,   something to make money.         5 00:00:14,914 --> 00:00:16,549  -Jerry was gay.                 6 00:00:16,649 --> 00:00:18,251  He was always searching         for love,                        7 00:00:18,351 --> 00:00:20,620    and it just didn't happen.    8 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:22,455    -A vicious murder.            9 00:00:22,555 --> 00:00:24,257 -32 times he was stabbed.        10 00:00:24,357 --> 00:00:27,594    -This is personal,               some sort of personal rage.   11 00:00:27,694 --> 00:00:30,096   -Was it someone Jerry          just met?                        12 00:00:30,196 --> 00:00:32,032 -He was on multiple dating apps. 13 00:00:32,132 --> 00:00:33,900  -Jerry was looking for           a new roommate.                 14 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:35,969 It could just be somebody        he brought home.                 15 00:00:36,069 --> 00:00:37,704    -A prison pen pal?            16 00:00:37,804 --> 00:00:40,073    -We have an inmate            who has a criminal record        17 00:00:40,173 --> 00:00:41,341   that's been released.          18 00:00:41,441 --> 00:00:42,776 Did he come over                 to Jerry's house?                19 00:00:42,876 --> 00:00:44,811    -Or perhaps an old friend?    20 00:00:44,911 --> 00:00:46,413   -Wayne was a troubled fellow.  21 00:00:46,513 --> 00:00:49,883  He would spend a lot of nights  on Jerry's couch.                22 00:00:51,751 --> 00:00:55,955   -What was it that led          to a killer relationship?        23 00:00:56,056 --> 00:00:59,325  I was like, "God, Jerry          just signed his death warrant." 24 00:00:59,426 --> 00:01:01,428 -He tried to fight for his life. 25 00:01:01,528 --> 00:01:08,668    ♪♪                            26 00:01:08,768 --> 00:01:15,508    ♪♪                            27 00:01:15,608 --> 00:01:18,645   -Ask anyone who knows          46-year-old Jerry Moore,         28 00:01:18,745 --> 00:01:20,246   and they'll tell you this --   29 00:01:20,346 --> 00:01:22,048 he never met a stranger.         30 00:01:22,148 --> 00:01:23,583   Gregarious and kind,           31 00:01:23,683 --> 00:01:26,453 Jerry has a knack                   for putting people at ease.   32 00:01:26,553 --> 00:01:27,921    That's why it's so shocking   33 00:01:28,021 --> 00:01:31,624 when, on a cold winter's          night in January 2014,          34 00:01:31,724 --> 00:01:34,994   his life is cut short            by a ruthless killer.          35 00:01:35,095 --> 00:01:37,997    The search for the culprit      leads law enforcement          36 00:01:38,098 --> 00:01:40,934    down a path                    of unexpected twists and turns, 37 00:01:41,034 --> 00:01:45,505    where the truth is elusive    and justice is not swift.        38 00:01:47,173 --> 00:01:49,342 [ Line ringing ]                 39 00:01:59,819 --> 00:02:02,222 [ Siren wailing ]                40 00:02:04,424 --> 00:02:06,759 -We pull up to the house,        41 00:02:06,860 --> 00:02:08,695  and then I make contact         42 00:02:08,795 --> 00:02:10,763    with the initial responding   officers.                        43 00:02:10,864 --> 00:02:12,732  They said the neighbor          across the street                44 00:02:12,832 --> 00:02:15,635  called and said                   that they found the door open  45 00:02:15,735 --> 00:02:18,972   and the house looked            like it was ransacked.          46 00:02:19,072 --> 00:02:20,707   I walk in the house.           47 00:02:20,807 --> 00:02:22,709 As soon as I walk                  into the living room,          48 00:02:22,809 --> 00:02:25,111  I see blood everywhere.         49 00:02:27,881 --> 00:02:30,817  As I stepped further and looked    over the edge of the couch,   50 00:02:30,917 --> 00:02:32,619  that's when I observed             the victim                    51 00:02:32,719 --> 00:02:35,555  lying face down                    in a pool of blood.           52 00:02:37,857 --> 00:02:40,560  We go over to the body.         53 00:02:40,660 --> 00:02:43,630 And then once they start           pulling his shirt up,          54 00:02:43,730 --> 00:02:46,733   that's when we start           noticing the stab wounds.        55 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:49,702    He not only                     had stab wounds on his back,   56 00:02:49,802 --> 00:02:51,604  but he had stab wounds            on the front,                  57 00:02:51,704 --> 00:02:53,339 defensive wounds.                58 00:02:53,439 --> 00:02:55,675  We learned the victim's           name was Jerry Moore.          59 00:02:57,043 --> 00:02:59,712   He suffered.                    He definitely suffered.         60 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:02,615   It was very apparent            that he had been there          61 00:03:02,715 --> 00:03:05,785   for more than several hours.   62 00:03:05,885 --> 00:03:08,488   When you see injuries           of this nature,                 63 00:03:08,588 --> 00:03:10,590   my investigative mind            immediately goes to,           64 00:03:10,690 --> 00:03:13,059   "This is some sort of           personal rage,                  65 00:03:13,159 --> 00:03:16,563  something with a lot of emotion    behind it."                   66 00:03:16,663 --> 00:03:20,500    -There was no forced entry     at all into that house.         67 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:21,935  So right away, it's telling me  68 00:03:22,035 --> 00:03:24,671 that whoever came                into this house,                 69 00:03:24,771 --> 00:03:28,508  Jerry had to have known          who they were and let them in.  70 00:03:30,043 --> 00:03:33,680    You start thinking, "Okay,     who did he have in his house?"  71 00:03:33,780 --> 00:03:41,087    ♪♪                            72 00:03:41,187 --> 00:03:45,258   -Jerry Moore is born              on June 3rd, 1967,            73 00:03:45,358 --> 00:03:47,627    in Orrville, Ohio.            74 00:03:47,727 --> 00:03:49,529   -Jerry was a real sweet boy.   75 00:03:49,629 --> 00:03:53,499  As he grew up,                     he was outgoing and happy.    76 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:57,370    If he just met you,             he would do anything for you.  77 00:03:57,470 --> 00:04:00,740  If you needed a dollar,           he would give you $2.          78 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:04,811    -By the time he's two years    old, Jerry's parents split up.  79 00:04:04,911 --> 00:04:07,247  His mother has primary custody, 80 00:04:07,347 --> 00:04:09,082  but he spends weekends            and holidays                   81 00:04:09,182 --> 00:04:11,751  with his father and stepmother,   Judy.                          82 00:04:11,851 --> 00:04:13,519  Jerry called me "Mom."          83 00:04:13,620 --> 00:04:15,021 We just loved each other         84 00:04:15,121 --> 00:04:18,992    and became the best friends    there ever was.                 85 00:04:19,092 --> 00:04:20,760    He was real smart.            86 00:04:20,860 --> 00:04:23,596   He could figure out anything.  87 00:04:23,696 --> 00:04:27,433  Jerry tried to save every dime    that he had.                   88 00:04:27,533 --> 00:04:31,137    He wanted to start            his own business.                89 00:04:31,237 --> 00:04:36,242    When he graduated from high    school, he went into computers. 90 00:04:37,510 --> 00:04:41,080  -As a teenager,                  Jerry has a knack for business, 91 00:04:41,180 --> 00:04:45,318 but he silently struggles           to find his place socially.   92 00:04:45,418 --> 00:04:48,721    -He shared that he was gay     when he was in his 20s,         93 00:04:48,821 --> 00:04:50,089   and I told him, "I love you."  94 00:04:50,189 --> 00:04:53,259  I don't care about him             being gay.                    95 00:04:53,359 --> 00:04:55,728   -Despite the love and support  from his family,                 96 00:04:55,828 --> 00:04:59,565 Jerry finds life                   in Orrville, Ohio, stifling.   97 00:04:59,666 --> 00:05:02,201 With a population                  of just under 9,000,           98 00:05:02,302 --> 00:05:06,973   the small town just isn't big  enough for the life Jerry wants. 99 00:05:07,073 --> 00:05:10,877  So, at age 29,                    he moves to Atlanta, Georgia.  100 00:05:10,977 --> 00:05:13,546 -The Atlanta area                 is kind of what we call         101 00:05:13,646 --> 00:05:16,049    the gay Mecca of the East.    102 00:05:16,149 --> 00:05:21,120   He would go to the local bars   trying to meet people.          103 00:05:21,220 --> 00:05:26,125  Our friendship started in 1996. 104 00:05:26,225 --> 00:05:30,263    I had gone out to a little     local country-and-western bar.  105 00:05:30,363 --> 00:05:32,198    [ Indistinct conversations,    up-tempo music plays ]          106 00:05:32,298 --> 00:05:34,067 -When I came off                 the dance floor,                 107 00:05:34,167 --> 00:05:36,069    he came over there             and grabbed my shoulder         108 00:05:36,169 --> 00:05:37,837    and spun me around,             and he goes,                   109 00:05:37,937 --> 00:05:41,741 "I want to see who is this queen  in the red Wonder Woman boots?" 110 00:05:41,841 --> 00:05:44,110   That started our friendship.   111 00:05:44,210 --> 00:05:47,613  Jerry and I --                  we were always platonic.         112 00:05:47,714 --> 00:05:50,249  We had fun, a good friendship.  113 00:05:50,350 --> 00:05:56,389   But he always was wanting to    settle down and have a partner. 114 00:05:56,489 --> 00:06:01,127  -Jerry's love life is lacking,   but his business acumen is not. 115 00:06:02,228 --> 00:06:04,964 In 1996,                         he leaves the tech world         116 00:06:05,064 --> 00:06:07,767  to try his hand                   in the real estate business.   117 00:06:07,867 --> 00:06:11,671 -He told me that he just          wanted something to make money. 118 00:06:11,771 --> 00:06:16,242 He bought several houses,         and he was trying to flip them. 119 00:06:16,342 --> 00:06:20,980    You know, he just wanted to   reach a level to feel successful 120 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,516  and his family be proud of him. 121 00:06:23,616 --> 00:06:25,618    -Over a period of 10 years,   122 00:06:25,718 --> 00:06:30,490   Jerry successfully renovates    and sells dozens of properties. 123 00:06:30,590 --> 00:06:33,726   And in 2006, he buys              a place of his own            124 00:06:33,826 --> 00:06:37,630   in Marietta, Georgia,             20 miles north of Atlanta.    125 00:06:37,730 --> 00:06:40,666  -Jerry lived across the street.   He worked from home.           126 00:06:40,767 --> 00:06:43,002 He was just always there         127 00:06:43,102 --> 00:06:45,772 and decorating his house         and doing things.                128 00:06:45,872 --> 00:06:48,674  And he was like                  another brother to me.          129 00:06:48,775 --> 00:06:52,278  -He liked the fact that          house had split living quarters 130 00:06:52,378 --> 00:06:53,946   because, in his mind,          131 00:06:54,046 --> 00:06:57,116 he always thought                he would have a roommate.        132 00:06:57,216 --> 00:07:00,353 Since he was gay,                  he thought another gay person  133 00:07:00,453 --> 00:07:02,155  would get along great.          134 00:07:02,255 --> 00:07:07,827   Jerry posted ads, and he had    found someone to rent the room. 135 00:07:07,927 --> 00:07:09,562    -His name is Ross.            136 00:07:09,662 --> 00:07:14,500 Ross and Jerry hit it off          as roommates and as friends.   137 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:19,572   A few months after moving in,    they start talking business.   138 00:07:19,672 --> 00:07:24,343   -The bakery that Ross worked   at, the owner needed to sell it. 139 00:07:24,444 --> 00:07:26,412 So Ross approached Jerry,          and he said,                   140 00:07:26,512 --> 00:07:29,549   "You know, would you consider   investing in a bakery?"         141 00:07:29,649 --> 00:07:32,251   Jerry was open to it.          142 00:07:32,351 --> 00:07:35,755   Jerry handled the money side    of everything,                  143 00:07:35,855 --> 00:07:37,590  and Ross was the baker          144 00:07:37,690 --> 00:07:41,394   and kept the operations going    throughout the week.           145 00:07:41,494 --> 00:07:43,529 -It's an ideal situation.        146 00:07:43,629 --> 00:07:47,733   Jerry and Ross own it 50/50,      and business booms.           147 00:07:47,834 --> 00:07:50,002    Three years                    after they join forces,         148 00:07:50,102 --> 00:07:52,038 Jerry and Ross have enough money 149 00:07:52,138 --> 00:07:54,240 to expand                        and renovate the bakery.         150 00:07:54,340 --> 00:07:56,843    -There was a whole            new cake decorating room.        151 00:07:56,943 --> 00:07:58,544   Ross was excited to show it.   152 00:07:58,644 --> 00:08:01,581  And they had a grand reopening. 153 00:08:01,681 --> 00:08:05,084   They had the highest revenues  they'd ever made.                154 00:08:05,184 --> 00:08:07,420 Jerry was quite excited.         155 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:09,589   -The bakery continues            to flourish,                   156 00:08:09,689 --> 00:08:12,425  but on the home front,            change is in the air.          157 00:08:12,525 --> 00:08:15,795    In 2013, after seven years      as roommates,                  158 00:08:15,895 --> 00:08:18,498   Ross decides he needs             a place of his own.           159 00:08:18,598 --> 00:08:21,334 He moves into a townhouse          closer to the bakery           160 00:08:21,434 --> 00:08:23,436   while Jerry looks for           a new roommate.                 161 00:08:23,536 --> 00:08:28,107   But instead of a fresh start,   Jerry is met with an awful end, 162 00:08:28,207 --> 00:08:32,945  found dead in his living room,     violently stabbed to death.   163 00:08:37,917 --> 00:08:40,653  -This was my first case           as a lead detective.           164 00:08:40,753 --> 00:08:43,589    I've assisted in homicides     before,                         165 00:08:43,689 --> 00:08:47,827   but this was my first time as  being the actual lead detective. 166 00:08:47,927 --> 00:08:50,196    And it's a lot of pressure.   167 00:08:50,296 --> 00:08:53,799   The house was dusted           for fingerprints.                168 00:08:53,900 --> 00:08:55,635 Jerry's cellphone was collected. 169 00:08:55,735 --> 00:08:58,404 That's an important piece          of evidence.                   170 00:08:58,504 --> 00:09:00,540 -We made contact                  with several neighbors          171 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:02,875    to ask them                   about mysterious vehicles        172 00:09:02,975 --> 00:09:05,378   or suspicious persons             that they saw at the home.    173 00:09:05,478 --> 00:09:07,513  -The neighbors,                    Pam and John Blair,           174 00:09:07,613 --> 00:09:09,282    made the 911 call.            175 00:09:09,382 --> 00:09:11,217    They were probably              the closest with him.          176 00:09:11,317 --> 00:09:12,752  They knew about Jerry.          177 00:09:12,852 --> 00:09:15,121   They talked to Jerry             all the time.                  178 00:09:15,221 --> 00:09:17,690 -They said Jerry                 was a partner in a bakery        179 00:09:17,790 --> 00:09:19,492  with a gentleman named             Ross Byrne.                   180 00:09:19,592 --> 00:09:23,129 They said Ross and Jerry          lived together for seven years. 181 00:09:23,229 --> 00:09:25,398  -Because he lived with           the victim for so long,         182 00:09:25,498 --> 00:09:27,199   he would have                    the most information           183 00:09:27,300 --> 00:09:30,536  of who Jerry was friends with,  who he had problems with.        184 00:09:30,636 --> 00:09:32,872   So we made contact with Ross.  185 00:09:32,972 --> 00:09:35,608    We told him                    that Jerry was killed.          186 00:09:35,708 --> 00:09:37,376 He was surprised,                 and I asked him                 187 00:09:37,476 --> 00:09:39,211    if he would come in            and talk to us.                 188 00:09:39,312 --> 00:09:42,682    Ross agrees to come            into our headquarters.          189 00:09:42,782 --> 00:09:44,216    -[ Groans ]                   190 00:09:44,317 --> 00:09:45,518 -He wasn't upset.                191 00:09:45,618 --> 00:09:47,053    And I'm thinking to myself    192 00:09:47,153 --> 00:09:49,355    right off the bat,            "That's kind of strange."        193 00:09:56,629 --> 00:09:59,398    Ross said they live             separate rooms in the house.   194 00:09:59,498 --> 00:10:00,800   Ross's room was to the back,   195 00:10:00,900 --> 00:10:02,335 and Jerry's room                 was in the front.                196 00:10:02,435 --> 00:10:04,070   They barely had a friendship.  197 00:10:04,170 --> 00:10:07,707 The extent of their relationship    was more just the business.   198 00:10:07,807 --> 00:10:09,208    When it comes to stabbings,   199 00:10:09,308 --> 00:10:11,077    I'll always look at           somebody's hands.                200 00:10:11,177 --> 00:10:13,813  And I'm looking to see           if there's any kind of injuries 201 00:10:13,913 --> 00:10:16,282 to show there was                 any kind of fight or struggle.  202 00:10:16,382 --> 00:10:17,783  I looked at his hands,          203 00:10:17,883 --> 00:10:20,252    and I didn't notice            anything on his hands.          204 00:10:28,127 --> 00:10:30,997  Ross is like, "Yeah, he          was looking for a new roommate  205 00:10:31,097 --> 00:10:33,532 and made mention that he          possibly had a prospect         206 00:10:33,633 --> 00:10:35,935    for a new roommate,            but never had a name."          207 00:10:59,225 --> 00:11:01,627  Ross told us that Wayne          was a troubled fellow.          208 00:11:01,727 --> 00:11:03,562  He was broke. He was homeless.  209 00:11:03,663 --> 00:11:06,732  He would spend a lot of nights  on Jerry's couch,                210 00:11:06,832 --> 00:11:09,235   and at times                     he would borrow Jerry's car.   211 00:11:09,335 --> 00:11:13,339  That kind of raised suspicions    about Wayne.                   212 00:11:13,439 --> 00:11:17,309   Here's a guy                     that frequents Jerry's house,  213 00:11:17,410 --> 00:11:20,346 possibly knows Jerry's patterns. 214 00:11:20,446 --> 00:11:23,916 So this was pushing Wayne         to the top of the list.         215 00:11:24,850 --> 00:11:27,019 -We needed to find Wayne.        216 00:11:29,455 --> 00:11:31,791   -Somebody really had              some hatred                   217 00:11:31,891 --> 00:11:34,293 and really wanted to make        sure he was dead.                218 00:11:43,369 --> 00:11:46,706  -He's got a documented history  of using a knife.                219 00:11:46,806 --> 00:11:48,140 -He committed the murder.        220 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:50,843 We just had to prove it.         221 00:11:56,749 --> 00:11:59,685  -Hours into the murder            investigation of Jerry Moore,  222 00:11:59,785 --> 00:12:03,889    his former roommate, Ross,     tells Cobb County investigators 223 00:12:03,989 --> 00:12:07,159 that Jerry used to allow           a drifter named Wayne          224 00:12:07,259 --> 00:12:09,662  to occasionally                    sleep on his couch.           225 00:12:09,762 --> 00:12:11,864  Luckily, investigators             discovered                    226 00:12:11,964 --> 00:12:15,134    that Jerry's phone            is not password-protected        227 00:12:15,234 --> 00:12:17,670 and his call logs                 are readily available,          228 00:12:17,770 --> 00:12:21,307    making the search for Wayne   that much easier.                229 00:12:21,407 --> 00:12:23,242   -That night,                      we get Wayne's phone number   230 00:12:23,342 --> 00:12:24,944   out of Jerry's phone.             [ Keypad beeping ]            231 00:12:25,044 --> 00:12:26,645    We subpoena Wayne's phone.      [ Cellphone ringing ]          232 00:12:26,746 --> 00:12:28,514  We get the records back           from Verizon,                  233 00:12:28,614 --> 00:12:29,982 but all we get is a name.        234 00:12:30,082 --> 00:12:32,585 We don't have an address            associated with it.           235 00:12:32,685 --> 00:12:34,754    We noticed a number              that this Wayne guy           236 00:12:34,854 --> 00:12:36,689  was constantly calling.         237 00:12:36,789 --> 00:12:39,391  There was a lot                 of calls made to a female        238 00:12:39,492 --> 00:12:40,993 by the name of Michelle Burnett. 239 00:12:41,093 --> 00:12:44,396    We were able to get           an address for Michelle.         240 00:12:44,497 --> 00:12:46,632  Detective Stoddard and          Sergeant Knoblach                241 00:12:46,732 --> 00:12:49,802 went out to speak to her.        242 00:12:49,902 --> 00:12:51,437  -We met with Michelle.          243 00:12:51,537 --> 00:12:53,405    We explained to her             we had information to believe  244 00:12:53,506 --> 00:12:55,674   that someone                     by the name of Wayne           245 00:12:55,775 --> 00:12:57,910 may have information to help us. 246 00:13:15,795 --> 00:13:19,098   She said she hadn't spoken to   him in the last 24 to 48 hours, 247 00:13:19,198 --> 00:13:21,400   which was not normal.          248 00:13:45,758 --> 00:13:49,495 -Michelle calls,                    but gets no answer.           249 00:13:49,595 --> 00:13:52,565 -We need to talk to him, and she    understood that completely.   250 00:13:52,665 --> 00:13:55,167  We were hoping that she           would be able to make contact  251 00:13:55,267 --> 00:13:59,438 with Wayne at some point         and see where he was at.         252 00:13:59,538 --> 00:14:01,807 -Hoping Michelle connects           with Wayne,                   253 00:14:01,907 --> 00:14:03,876  the detectives                    now need to identify           254 00:14:03,976 --> 00:14:08,814 who Jerry Moore's next of kin is  and inform them of his murder.  255 00:14:08,914 --> 00:14:11,116 Around sunrise the next morning, 256 00:14:11,217 --> 00:14:14,286 they being making                  the difficult calls.           257 00:14:14,386 --> 00:14:18,557 -They call my husband --         Jerry's father, Larry --         258 00:14:18,657 --> 00:14:20,593   and told him.                  259 00:14:20,693 --> 00:14:23,195    And I just fell to pieces.    260 00:14:23,295 --> 00:14:26,232  It just tore me apart.          261 00:14:26,332 --> 00:14:27,933    [ Voice breaking ]              It killed me.                  262 00:14:28,033 --> 00:14:29,301   [ Sniffles ]                   263 00:14:29,401 --> 00:14:31,670  -Jerry's mother                    reached out to me.            264 00:14:31,770 --> 00:14:33,472    She said the police called    265 00:14:33,572 --> 00:14:37,376 and he had been murdered            in a home invasion.           266 00:14:38,844 --> 00:14:42,648 How in the world                  could this even happen to him?  267 00:14:42,748 --> 00:14:44,917 My mind starts, you know,        268 00:14:45,017 --> 00:14:49,121   playing out scenarios           of how, when, and why.          269 00:14:49,221 --> 00:14:52,691 When Jerry said,                  "Well, I'm gonna be placing ads 270 00:14:52,791 --> 00:14:54,360  for a roommate again,"          271 00:14:54,460 --> 00:14:58,564 I really felt like it's possible  that some random person         272 00:14:58,664 --> 00:15:00,966    without intentions               of renting a place            273 00:15:01,066 --> 00:15:04,536  didn't like gay people             and was gonna answer the ad   274 00:15:04,637 --> 00:15:06,772   and do harm to them.           275 00:15:06,872 --> 00:15:09,341  So I phoned the                  Cobb County detectives.         276 00:15:09,441 --> 00:15:11,377 [ Line ringing ]                    -I get a phone call           277 00:15:11,477 --> 00:15:14,613    from Jerry's friend Randy.    278 00:15:14,713 --> 00:15:16,048 Randy was very concerned         279 00:15:16,148 --> 00:15:19,084    that Jerry brought               the wrong guy home.           280 00:15:19,184 --> 00:15:20,786    -I remember                     Detective Stockinger           281 00:15:20,886 --> 00:15:23,656  asked me what I knew of Wayne.  282 00:15:23,756 --> 00:15:25,624 -Randy mentioned                   that Jerry was trying          283 00:15:25,724 --> 00:15:27,226 to help Wayne find a job,        284 00:15:27,326 --> 00:15:30,462 so we know he's somebody          close to Jerry.                 285 00:15:30,562 --> 00:15:32,598   -Knowing what                     I knew about Wayne            286 00:15:32,698 --> 00:15:35,801  and how much he adored             Jerry as a friend,            287 00:15:35,901 --> 00:15:37,569   I just couldn't believe that,     and I said,                   288 00:15:37,670 --> 00:15:40,272    "I don't think he's capable    of anything like that."         289 00:15:41,373 --> 00:15:44,443    -36 hours after Jerry Moore    is found dead,                  290 00:15:44,543 --> 00:15:47,112   the autopsy report comes in.   291 00:15:47,212 --> 00:15:50,049   While no foreign DNA              is discovered on the body,    292 00:15:50,149 --> 00:15:54,019    the savageness of the crime      is clearly evident.           293 00:15:54,119 --> 00:15:57,056 -32 times he was stabbed.        294 00:15:57,156 --> 00:15:59,658   That amount of stab wounds...  295 00:15:59,758 --> 00:16:03,595    You know, somebody             really had some hatred for him  296 00:16:03,696 --> 00:16:06,899 and really wanted to make        sure he was dead.                297 00:16:06,999 --> 00:16:09,935  -At this point,                 the investigators consider Wayne 298 00:16:10,035 --> 00:16:12,204 their strongest suspect.         299 00:16:12,304 --> 00:16:16,108   He's finally located             three days after the murder.   300 00:16:16,875 --> 00:16:18,143 -Wayne's friend Michelle         301 00:16:18,243 --> 00:16:19,945    was able to get in contact       with Wayne                    302 00:16:20,045 --> 00:16:22,614  and told Wayne that the police    were looking for him.          303 00:16:22,715 --> 00:16:26,285   So Wayne contacted us             and agreed to meet with us.   304 00:16:27,219 --> 00:16:30,622  He said he was staying            with a female friend.          305 00:16:30,723 --> 00:16:33,926   He was very fidgety,             very nervous.                  306 00:16:51,810 --> 00:16:54,780  We know Jerry's                  killed sometime Sunday,         307 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:59,218 so we started asking him           what his weekend looked like.  308 00:17:11,363 --> 00:17:13,832   He said they hung out            at his apartment for the day   309 00:17:13,932 --> 00:17:15,434   and then went out to dinner.   310 00:17:15,534 --> 00:17:19,772 And he actually gave us his name and contact information.         311 00:17:19,872 --> 00:17:22,708    You know, obviously, I want    to reach out to this friend now 312 00:17:22,808 --> 00:17:25,310    and confirm                     if this story's true.          313 00:17:25,411 --> 00:17:27,546    -Then Wayne says something    314 00:17:27,646 --> 00:17:30,182    that grabs the detectives'       attention.                    315 00:17:39,191 --> 00:17:41,193  -He said Jerry                  was pen pals and friends         316 00:17:41,293 --> 00:17:44,963    with an inmate in Kentucky       with the first name Chris.    317 00:17:45,064 --> 00:17:47,032 Jerry found a lot                of these inmates                 318 00:17:47,132 --> 00:17:49,268 through different inmate         websites.                        319 00:17:49,368 --> 00:17:51,003 Wayne said this Chris guy        320 00:17:51,103 --> 00:17:54,940  was supposed to be getting out   of prison in September of 2013, 321 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:58,844    which was just three months      before the murder.            322 00:18:05,684 --> 00:18:07,352    And I said,                      "Why are you so concerned?"   323 00:18:07,453 --> 00:18:09,054   And he said,                    "'Cause he talked about         324 00:18:09,154 --> 00:18:10,556  that When Chris                    was gonna get out,            325 00:18:10,656 --> 00:18:14,293    Chris was supposed              to come visit Jerry."          326 00:18:14,393 --> 00:18:18,097   -You have a convicted felon,     possibly for a violent crime,  327 00:18:18,197 --> 00:18:21,233  and now you're possibly           opening up your home to them.  328 00:18:27,739 --> 00:18:29,241    -Cobb County investigators    329 00:18:29,341 --> 00:18:31,743  are on the hunt                 for Jerry Moore's killer.        330 00:18:31,844 --> 00:18:34,146  And a statement                    from a drifter named Wayne    331 00:18:34,246 --> 00:18:36,014   has police concerned.          332 00:18:36,115 --> 00:18:39,384   Wayne claims he spent the day  with a friend named Tibur        333 00:18:39,485 --> 00:18:40,819 when Jerry was murdered,         334 00:18:40,919 --> 00:18:43,188   and he thought Jerry             had plans to meet up           335 00:18:43,288 --> 00:18:47,259 with a recently released parolee   named Chris.                   336 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:49,261  But is Wayne telling the truth? 337 00:18:49,361 --> 00:18:52,664 Or is he trying to throw         detectives off his track?        338 00:18:54,099 --> 00:18:56,502    -After we got done               interviewing Wayne,           339 00:18:56,602 --> 00:19:00,973  the first thing I did was reach   out to this friend, Tiburcio.  340 00:19:01,073 --> 00:19:03,642    Tiburcio confirmed             Wayne's story.                  341 00:19:05,410 --> 00:19:08,547   -Investigators are satisfied     that Wayne is being truthful   342 00:19:08,647 --> 00:19:11,283 and cross him off                the suspect list.                343 00:19:11,383 --> 00:19:14,019   Now they turn their attention  to Chris,                        344 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:18,157   the parolee who was allegedly   planning to move in with Jerry. 345 00:19:19,091 --> 00:19:22,895 -We'd researched through            the Kentucky prison system.   346 00:19:22,995 --> 00:19:26,565  We went online                   and started searching inmates.  347 00:19:26,665 --> 00:19:29,835 Eventually, I was                able to identify a person        348 00:19:29,935 --> 00:19:31,637   by the name of Chris Staggs,   349 00:19:31,737 --> 00:19:35,574   who was released from prison     in September of 2013,          350 00:19:35,674 --> 00:19:39,044    which was just three months      before the murder.            351 00:19:39,144 --> 00:19:41,413   I reached out                   to the local sheriff's office.  352 00:19:41,513 --> 00:19:43,815  They were familiar with Chris,  and they told us                 353 00:19:43,916 --> 00:19:46,485    that he was living              with his parents in Kentucky   354 00:19:46,585 --> 00:19:48,687  and that Chris                   also had a girlfriend.          355 00:19:50,289 --> 00:19:53,258   We learned that since            he was released from prison,   356 00:19:53,358 --> 00:19:57,129    there was no communications    at all between Jerry and Chris. 357 00:19:57,229 --> 00:19:58,764   We didn't completely            eliminate him,                  358 00:19:58,864 --> 00:20:01,733    but he wasn't my main focus   anymore.                         359 00:20:04,503 --> 00:20:07,472 It's a little frustrating           because we had no direction   360 00:20:07,573 --> 00:20:09,441  to go in at that time.          361 00:20:09,541 --> 00:20:11,376  I want to prove                 to my supervisors                362 00:20:11,476 --> 00:20:14,947  that they made the right choice   by making me the lead on it,   363 00:20:15,047 --> 00:20:17,950   and I keep hitting dead ends.  364 00:20:19,785 --> 00:20:21,820    -Two weeks after his death,   365 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:25,324    Jerry's loved ones               meet to honor their friend.   366 00:20:26,491 --> 00:20:30,762    -We decided to hold             a local memorial in Marietta.  367 00:20:30,862 --> 00:20:33,432  And a lot of people turned out. 368 00:20:33,532 --> 00:20:35,934 There was an opportunity           during that memorial           369 00:20:36,034 --> 00:20:39,271  for friends to deliver           thoughts and memories of Jerry  370 00:20:39,371 --> 00:20:41,707 and I do remember                  Wayne sharing                  371 00:20:41,807 --> 00:20:44,610    and I think                   that was healing for him.        372 00:20:44,710 --> 00:20:47,045   And I'm just thankful           that he could be there          373 00:20:47,145 --> 00:20:49,014  and be a part of that.          374 00:20:49,114 --> 00:20:51,750    -Both Randy and Pam              brought it to my attention    375 00:20:51,850 --> 00:20:54,186 that Ross Byrne never showed up. 376 00:20:55,153 --> 00:20:58,056 -Ross, his partner, ex-roommate, 377 00:20:58,156 --> 00:20:59,691 never showed up at the memorial. 378 00:20:59,791 --> 00:21:01,560 It was just odd.                 379 00:21:01,660 --> 00:21:03,895   -That started raising             a little bit of suspicion.    380 00:21:03,996 --> 00:21:07,132    Like, here's this guy that     lived with him for seven years, 381 00:21:07,232 --> 00:21:09,368 owns a business with him,        382 00:21:09,468 --> 00:21:14,439    and yet he doesn't show up    to his memorial service.         383 00:21:14,539 --> 00:21:16,742   Why?                           384 00:21:16,842 --> 00:21:19,177  During my conversation          with Jerry's mom,                385 00:21:19,278 --> 00:21:20,846  and she said Jerry wasn't happy 386 00:21:20,946 --> 00:21:23,649 with the bakery business           and Jerry wanted out.          387 00:21:24,650 --> 00:21:26,685  That's kind of strange.         388 00:21:26,785 --> 00:21:29,755    When we talked to him, why     didn't Ross mention that to us, 389 00:21:29,855 --> 00:21:32,024   that Jerry wanted out          of the business?                 390 00:21:34,726 --> 00:21:37,596    That raised a lot of flags    with us.                         391 00:21:37,696 --> 00:21:40,666 -After further interviews        with friends and family,         392 00:21:40,766 --> 00:21:42,668    we started learning             that Ross and Jerry's          393 00:21:42,768 --> 00:21:44,670    relationship wasn't great.    394 00:21:44,770 --> 00:21:47,372  There was some tension            between both of them.          395 00:21:49,341 --> 00:21:52,878  -Thinking about Jerry and Ross  396 00:21:52,978 --> 00:21:56,415   and the dysfunctional dynamic   of their relationship,          397 00:21:56,515 --> 00:22:00,152    it was like an old married    couple who stay together         398 00:22:00,252 --> 00:22:04,122 and just coexist, living         in different parts of the house. 399 00:22:04,923 --> 00:22:08,393 They just really weren't          jelling well together anymore.  400 00:22:09,361 --> 00:22:13,198  And so I conveyed that          to Detective Stockinger.         401 00:22:13,298 --> 00:22:15,534    -Randy said                   that Jerry was just tired        402 00:22:15,634 --> 00:22:18,603   of dealing with the business    and he just wanted out.         403 00:22:19,705 --> 00:22:22,941  He wanted Ross                     to pay him $35,000            404 00:22:23,041 --> 00:22:25,444   for his share of the business   to buy him out,                 405 00:22:25,544 --> 00:22:29,715    and Ross just kept refusing    to buy him out of the business. 406 00:22:30,749 --> 00:22:32,784   -And there's something else.   407 00:22:32,884 --> 00:22:35,721  Jerry had named                    his friend Randy Doolittle    408 00:22:35,821 --> 00:22:37,723    as executor of his estate.    409 00:22:37,823 --> 00:22:40,058   After the crime scene            was cleared,                   410 00:22:40,158 --> 00:22:42,027   Randy collected Jerry's will   411 00:22:42,127 --> 00:22:44,496 and a business agreement          for the bakery.                 412 00:22:45,597 --> 00:22:50,235    -One of the provisions said      if either party is deceased   413 00:22:50,335 --> 00:22:52,504 that the surviving party         will gain                        414 00:22:52,604 --> 00:22:55,841   full and free control           of the bakery.                  415 00:22:55,941 --> 00:22:58,810    -Randy came to us,             and Randy said,                 416 00:22:58,910 --> 00:23:02,748    "Hey, I got copies              of this business agreement."   417 00:23:02,848 --> 00:23:04,616  -When you start                   looking at this case,          418 00:23:04,716 --> 00:23:08,420 who would benefit                  from Jerry getting murdered?   419 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:10,055   -Maybe Ross sees this          420 00:23:10,155 --> 00:23:13,492    as his way of getting Jerry      out of the picture.           421 00:23:14,726 --> 00:23:17,462 If anything ever happened        to Jerry,                        422 00:23:17,562 --> 00:23:21,032  Ross would get                   the whole business for himself. 423 00:23:21,133 --> 00:23:23,969   This could have been              the plan all along.           424 00:23:24,069 --> 00:23:27,539    -When I read that,               that was like a gut punch.    425 00:23:27,639 --> 00:23:31,643   I was like, "God, Jerry just   signed his death warrant         426 00:23:31,743 --> 00:23:33,812    back when he signed            that document."                 427 00:23:42,521 --> 00:23:45,123  -Three weeks after Jerry Moore  is found stabbed to death        428 00:23:45,223 --> 00:23:47,225    at his home                     in Marietta, Georgia,          429 00:23:47,325 --> 00:23:51,263    Investigators are wondering     if a business deal gone wrong  430 00:23:51,363 --> 00:23:54,132  is a motive for murder.         431 00:23:54,232 --> 00:23:57,202   -Money, love, power, revenge.  432 00:23:57,302 --> 00:23:58,870  In almost every single          homicide,                        433 00:23:58,970 --> 00:24:00,772 you can toss one of those at it. 434 00:24:00,872 --> 00:24:03,308   So now we have money.          435 00:24:03,408 --> 00:24:05,444   -We decide it's time             to bring Ross back in          436 00:24:05,544 --> 00:24:07,746  for a second interview.         437 00:24:38,176 --> 00:24:39,978    He was holding back on us.    438 00:24:40,078 --> 00:24:42,280    I started not being as nice   439 00:24:42,380 --> 00:24:44,749 because I wanted answers.        440 00:24:56,962 --> 00:24:59,831  That Saturday,                  he worked at the bakery all day. 441 00:24:59,931 --> 00:25:01,633   And then that Sunday,          442 00:25:01,733 --> 00:25:06,271   he said he had a housewarming     party for his new townhome.   443 00:25:11,843 --> 00:25:14,446  We subpoenaed the phone         records for Ross's phone,        444 00:25:14,546 --> 00:25:16,381  and we noticed                    that over the weekend          445 00:25:16,481 --> 00:25:19,217  Ross calls this number           over and over.                  446 00:25:19,317 --> 00:25:22,687 We start asking him about          that particular phone number.  447 00:25:47,078 --> 00:25:48,580   You know, we kept stressing,   448 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:50,815    "You're calling this number    over and over.                  449 00:25:50,916 --> 00:25:54,553 You can't tell me you don't know   who this number belongs to."   450 00:26:27,986 --> 00:26:29,454  Finally he comes clean          451 00:26:29,554 --> 00:26:32,991   and he says that this is his   friend Jonathan Wheeler.         452 00:26:33,091 --> 00:26:34,593 John is straight,                453 00:26:34,693 --> 00:26:37,662    and he doesn't want people    to think that John's gay,        454 00:26:37,762 --> 00:26:39,798 but he was pursuing John,        455 00:26:39,898 --> 00:26:43,468   hoping that he could develop   a relationship with John.        456 00:26:43,568 --> 00:26:45,770  Why is he so protective         over this person?                457 00:26:45,870 --> 00:26:47,906  There's more to                    not wanting people            458 00:26:48,006 --> 00:26:50,942  to think that John's gay, too.    There's more to this.          459 00:26:53,378 --> 00:26:55,780  Looking further                  into Jonathan and Ross,         460 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:58,883 we learned that,                  after Jerry was killed,         461 00:26:58,984 --> 00:27:01,486 John went with Ross to Key West. 462 00:27:01,586 --> 00:27:04,756  We were able to pull up         a Facebook account of Jonathan's 463 00:27:04,856 --> 00:27:06,391    with him posting pictures,    464 00:27:06,491 --> 00:27:10,328    almost like they're             down in Key West celebrating.  465 00:27:10,428 --> 00:27:12,297    We learned                      that Ross bought him the van   466 00:27:12,397 --> 00:27:13,898  for his construction business,  467 00:27:13,999 --> 00:27:16,735   would buy him tools,           and kind of help him out         468 00:27:16,835 --> 00:27:19,237    to get the business            off the ground.                 469 00:27:19,337 --> 00:27:21,139    So we're looking at              the amount of time            470 00:27:21,239 --> 00:27:23,108 these two are spending together, 471 00:27:23,208 --> 00:27:25,910  um, the things                     Ross is doing for Jonathan.   472 00:27:26,011 --> 00:27:30,281  -And we found out that Wheeler   had done a 10-year prison term  473 00:27:30,382 --> 00:27:33,218   for an armed robbery            of a Taco Bell.                 474 00:27:33,318 --> 00:27:36,721    The weapon he used            during that robbery was a knife, 475 00:27:36,821 --> 00:27:38,790   just like in Jerry's murder.   476 00:27:38,890 --> 00:27:41,593   -Okay, well,                      we have a stabbing murder.    477 00:27:41,693 --> 00:27:43,528  Ross has been hiding this guy.  478 00:27:43,628 --> 00:27:45,630    This guy's done hard time.    479 00:27:45,730 --> 00:27:49,901  It's a violent background, and  his weapon of choice is a knife. 480 00:27:50,001 --> 00:27:53,571    Looking into John Wheeler,      we take that cellphone number  481 00:27:53,672 --> 00:27:55,707   that we kept questioning Ross   about.                          482 00:27:55,807 --> 00:27:57,242   We subpoena the phone company  483 00:27:57,342 --> 00:27:59,511    for copies                    of all the phone records.        484 00:27:59,611 --> 00:28:02,147  -Cellphone records for           that number that John was using 485 00:28:02,247 --> 00:28:05,684 showed him calling Jerry            on Sunday the 26th,           486 00:28:05,784 --> 00:28:07,118  the day of the murder.          487 00:28:07,218 --> 00:28:09,521 -Why was Jonathan's phone         calling Jerry?                  488 00:28:09,621 --> 00:28:11,423    This guy's starting           to look better and better        489 00:28:11,523 --> 00:28:13,058  for the murder.                 490 00:28:13,158 --> 00:28:15,660 -So we were like, "Well, we need to talk to John Wheeler."        491 00:28:21,533 --> 00:28:23,568   -Jonathan's an angry,           violent person.                 492 00:28:23,668 --> 00:28:26,971  Maybe he took all his anger out   on Jerry that night.           493 00:28:30,809 --> 00:28:34,312   -We wanted justice for Jerry.    I was so frustrated.           494 00:28:45,990 --> 00:28:48,727    -Cobb County investigators     are zeroing in                  495 00:28:48,827 --> 00:28:51,830    on Jerry's former business      partner, Ross Byrne,           496 00:28:51,930 --> 00:28:54,099   and a man named John Wheeler.  497 00:28:54,199 --> 00:28:56,768 Not only did the two men            communicate with each other   498 00:28:56,868 --> 00:29:00,171    over a dozen times            on the day of the murder,        499 00:29:00,271 --> 00:29:02,907  but Wheeler has a violent past. 500 00:29:03,007 --> 00:29:05,744   His weapon of choice?          A knife.                         501 00:29:07,479 --> 00:29:10,548 -We decide, "Let's bring          Jonathan in for an interview."  502 00:29:25,597 --> 00:29:28,399    He told us a friend of his     introduced him to Ross          503 00:29:28,500 --> 00:29:32,103  and Ross agreed                 to give him a job at the bakery. 504 00:29:35,940 --> 00:29:40,311 But later on, he started          his own construction business.  505 00:29:40,411 --> 00:29:43,715    -John told us that              he looked at Ross as a mentor  506 00:29:43,815 --> 00:29:46,084    and someone he looked up to   that would help him out.         507 00:29:58,730 --> 00:30:01,599  -John didn't like Jerry         for that reason.                 508 00:30:01,699 --> 00:30:04,969   So now we're looking             at a possible motive.          509 00:30:26,791 --> 00:30:29,093  Looking at Jonathan's history,  510 00:30:29,194 --> 00:30:31,729   Jonathan's an angry,            violent person.                 511 00:30:31,830 --> 00:30:34,699 He had the anger already          towards Jerry.                  512 00:30:34,799 --> 00:30:38,770  And maybe he took all his anger out on Jerry that night.         513 00:30:39,804 --> 00:30:42,040  -Investigators believe            John Wheeler                   514 00:30:42,140 --> 00:30:43,808 may be hiding something,         515 00:30:43,908 --> 00:30:46,144    but the only thing              they have against him          516 00:30:46,244 --> 00:30:47,979  are suspicious phone records -- 517 00:30:48,079 --> 00:30:49,647 not enough for a charge.         518 00:30:49,747 --> 00:30:52,684    They have no choice              but to let him go.            519 00:30:52,784 --> 00:30:56,421    Then detectives dig deeper     into his alibi                  520 00:30:56,521 --> 00:30:59,357   and notice an inconsistency.   521 00:30:59,457 --> 00:31:02,927 -We learned that John was          at Ross's housewarming party,  522 00:31:03,027 --> 00:31:04,929   but when Ross                  was initially asked about        523 00:31:05,029 --> 00:31:08,933  who was at the party, he never     mentions John being there.    524 00:31:09,033 --> 00:31:13,004    So we start taking            the GPS locations for the calls, 525 00:31:13,104 --> 00:31:16,074  and we're able to plot           the cell towers                 526 00:31:16,174 --> 00:31:18,710 that these calls                    are hitting off of.           527 00:31:18,810 --> 00:31:20,311    -Cellphone records             for that number                 528 00:31:20,411 --> 00:31:22,814    that John was using           showed him at the cookout        529 00:31:22,914 --> 00:31:25,917 around 5:00 or so                 on that Sunday.                 530 00:31:26,017 --> 00:31:28,019 Then it showed the phone          going all the way down          531 00:31:28,119 --> 00:31:29,988 to Jerry's house.                532 00:31:30,088 --> 00:31:32,423   Almost an hour later,             it showed the phone           533 00:31:32,523 --> 00:31:35,226  going back up to Ross's house.  534 00:31:36,494 --> 00:31:39,397  So we decided to bring          Jonathan Wheeler back in         535 00:31:39,497 --> 00:31:41,966  for a second interview           to confront him                 536 00:31:42,066 --> 00:31:45,169    on this cellphone location.   537 00:32:32,083 --> 00:32:33,584    -He started getting angry,    538 00:32:33,685 --> 00:32:36,087   so we started                   really pushing the buttons now. 539 00:32:39,223 --> 00:32:40,959 -He couldn't give                a good explanation on it,        540 00:32:41,059 --> 00:32:43,795   and he became                     extremely agitated.           541 00:32:43,895 --> 00:32:45,396  -So it started becoming         542 00:32:45,496 --> 00:32:47,832    more of an argument              than an interview.            543 00:32:54,005 --> 00:32:57,342 I kept hitting him with,          "Tell us why you killed Jerry." 544 00:33:05,984 --> 00:33:08,152  -He ended up jumping up           and said that he was leaving.  545 00:33:08,252 --> 00:33:11,155   We had no legal right             to hang on to him.            546 00:33:15,893 --> 00:33:18,830   -He's gone, we're not getting  a confession out of him,         547 00:33:18,930 --> 00:33:21,966 but we shifted our focus          at that point.                  548 00:33:22,066 --> 00:33:24,802    We said, "Let's bring Ross    in for another interview,        549 00:33:24,902 --> 00:33:27,138   and let's see                  if we can break Ross down        550 00:33:27,238 --> 00:33:29,640    and have Ross give him up."   551 00:33:34,078 --> 00:33:37,081   This is probably one              of our last chances at Ross   552 00:33:37,181 --> 00:33:39,517    to try to get Ross to fold.   553 00:33:50,695 --> 00:33:53,031 I'm trying to see                if I can break him down.         554 00:33:57,068 --> 00:33:58,770 He was almost at a point         555 00:33:58,870 --> 00:34:00,972  where I thought                  he was going to break.          556 00:34:12,350 --> 00:34:14,185 And I'm thinking,                "All right, we're there.         557 00:34:14,285 --> 00:34:15,653  We're almost over that hurdle,  558 00:34:15,753 --> 00:34:17,321    and we're gonna get             him to give him up."           559 00:34:36,874 --> 00:34:39,010  And then he just stops.         560 00:34:46,451 --> 00:34:49,954    And he just doesn't             give us what we need.          561 00:34:50,054 --> 00:34:52,757 He knew the game,                and he shut down.                562 00:34:53,791 --> 00:34:56,260  At this point, I'm frustrated.  563 00:34:58,496 --> 00:35:00,631 We know we're on                   to the right people,           564 00:35:00,731 --> 00:35:04,168  but I can't get                  that last piece I need.         565 00:35:04,268 --> 00:35:09,841   We had a circumstantial case,  but it wasn't strong enough yet. 566 00:35:09,941 --> 00:35:14,612   So you go back and you start   looking back over things.        567 00:35:14,712 --> 00:35:16,814 What did I miss?                 568 00:35:16,914 --> 00:35:19,484 I felt that I was beaten,          that I lost.                   569 00:35:21,452 --> 00:35:23,621    -With Ross and John           refusing to talk,                570 00:35:23,721 --> 00:35:26,324  detectives are at a standstill. 571 00:35:26,424 --> 00:35:29,260    Months pass                     with no movement on the case,  572 00:35:29,360 --> 00:35:31,362 and Ross goes on                    with his business,            573 00:35:31,462 --> 00:35:34,065    seemingly enjoying               his doubled income,           574 00:35:34,165 --> 00:35:37,735   even treating himself           to a Cadillac Escalade.         575 00:35:38,736 --> 00:35:40,571  -The detectives                   were onto something,           576 00:35:40,671 --> 00:35:42,607   but they were always           commenting about                 577 00:35:42,707 --> 00:35:45,309 how they just didn't have        the hard evidence                578 00:35:45,409 --> 00:35:47,745   to get a warrant for arrest.   579 00:35:49,180 --> 00:35:53,518    I was so frustrated because      the detectives did so much,   580 00:35:53,618 --> 00:35:58,689 but Ross kept sliding by,        and we wanted justice for Jerry. 581 00:36:00,158 --> 00:36:03,060    -Here we are, eight months     into the investigation.         582 00:36:03,161 --> 00:36:04,495   I'm stalled.                   583 00:36:04,595 --> 00:36:07,598    I'm sitting at work            and I answer the phone          584 00:36:07,698 --> 00:36:10,501    and it's a sergeant           from Woodstock Police Department 585 00:36:10,601 --> 00:36:13,871  about 10 miles                     from Jerry's house.           586 00:36:13,971 --> 00:36:17,708    And he's like, "Hey, I got      this guy that showed up here,  587 00:36:17,808 --> 00:36:21,412 says he's got information          on a bakery murder."           588 00:36:21,512 --> 00:36:25,850   And I was like, "Oh, my God,    can you send that guy my way?"  589 00:36:25,950 --> 00:36:27,151    And shortly after,            590 00:36:27,251 --> 00:36:29,854 Michael Thomason                  shows up at our office.         591 00:36:43,568 --> 00:36:46,704   He said his brother,           a few weeks back,                592 00:36:46,804 --> 00:36:48,339 made a confession to him         593 00:36:48,439 --> 00:36:52,643 about killing a business partner  of the bakery.                  594 00:36:52,743 --> 00:36:55,046 This is exactly the break           we needed.                    595 00:37:02,787 --> 00:37:05,122 -Eight months after Jerry Morris is found stabbed to death        596 00:37:05,223 --> 00:37:06,691 in his own home,                 597 00:37:06,791 --> 00:37:08,359   there's still                     not enough evidence           598 00:37:08,459 --> 00:37:11,796    for investigators to charge   their two main suspects,         599 00:37:11,896 --> 00:37:15,399   Ross Byrne and John Wheeler,     with murder.                   600 00:37:15,499 --> 00:37:17,868  But all of that changes          when Wheeler's brother          601 00:37:17,969 --> 00:37:21,372  comes into the station          with an incredible story.        602 00:37:39,290 --> 00:37:40,992    -The reason why he decided     to come forward                 603 00:37:41,092 --> 00:37:43,761  was because Michael didn't want anyone else to get hurt.         604 00:37:51,369 --> 00:37:53,237  -Michael also tells detectives  605 00:37:53,337 --> 00:37:56,407 that John Wheeler                 confessed details of the crime  606 00:37:56,507 --> 00:37:58,843    to his cousin and roommate,   Cynthia,                         607 00:37:58,943 --> 00:38:02,546    and that Ross knew               that Jonathan killed Jerry.   608 00:38:02,647 --> 00:38:05,616 -She explains to Michael         that John told her that,         609 00:38:05,716 --> 00:38:07,885    after the killing,               he went up to Ross            610 00:38:07,985 --> 00:38:10,288  and Ross cleaned him up         611 00:38:10,388 --> 00:38:13,291 and provided him                    a shirt and pants.            612 00:38:13,391 --> 00:38:14,892  -Cynthia is brought in          613 00:38:14,992 --> 00:38:18,262   and ultimately agrees          to cooperate with investigators. 614 00:38:18,362 --> 00:38:21,732   With her statement, they have    enough to charge John Wheeler  615 00:38:21,832 --> 00:38:23,534    with Jerry Moore's murder.    616 00:38:23,634 --> 00:38:27,171  But Cynthia can't connect Ross   to the planning of the murder,  617 00:38:27,271 --> 00:38:31,575   only that John sought Ross's      help after Jerry was dead.    618 00:38:31,676 --> 00:38:35,680   They still don't have            enough to charge Ross Byrne.   619 00:38:35,780 --> 00:38:37,248  -Our theory is,                 620 00:38:37,348 --> 00:38:39,884    Ross doesn't have it in him     to commit this crime,          621 00:38:39,984 --> 00:38:42,153  so Ross put Jonathan up to this 622 00:38:42,253 --> 00:38:44,955 and he sent John to go to        Jerry's house to kill him        623 00:38:45,056 --> 00:38:48,025 so he could take                    over the business.            624 00:38:48,125 --> 00:38:49,460   -Ross was the person           625 00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:52,129 who had the most                    to gain from Jerry's death.   626 00:38:52,229 --> 00:38:53,931  -Jonathan was arrested,         627 00:38:54,031 --> 00:38:55,566 but John refused                   to cooperate with us           628 00:38:55,666 --> 00:38:58,502  or conduct any more interviews  with us.                         629 00:38:58,602 --> 00:39:00,438 -Jonathan wouldn't give Ross up. 630 00:39:00,538 --> 00:39:03,607 I don't know exactly what         it was with that relationship,  631 00:39:03,708 --> 00:39:06,043 but even through                 the whole investigation,         632 00:39:06,143 --> 00:39:07,678 they lied for each other.        633 00:39:07,778 --> 00:39:11,449  And it seemed like that           they weren't gonna be the one  634 00:39:11,549 --> 00:39:13,784    that gave the other one up.   635 00:39:14,919 --> 00:39:17,822 -Four years after                  Jerry Moore's murder,          636 00:39:17,922 --> 00:39:20,391  Jonathan's case                    comes up for trial.           637 00:39:20,491 --> 00:39:23,361    -Cynthia testified             in the trial against Jonathan.  638 00:39:23,461 --> 00:39:26,130 Michael testified                against Jonathan.                639 00:39:26,230 --> 00:39:28,065 -Jonathan Wheeler                was ultimately sentenced         640 00:39:28,165 --> 00:39:30,167    to two consecutive             life sentences                  641 00:39:30,267 --> 00:39:32,570  without the possibility            of parole.                    642 00:39:32,670 --> 00:39:34,972    After we convicted            Jonathan Wheeler,                643 00:39:35,072 --> 00:39:37,007   the jurors all asked              a lot of questions            644 00:39:37,108 --> 00:39:39,243    about when we were             gonna charge Ross Byrne         645 00:39:39,343 --> 00:39:40,745    for his role in this case.    646 00:39:40,845 --> 00:39:43,214 They believed, as we did,         that Ross Byrne                 647 00:39:43,314 --> 00:39:46,717   was involved                     in orchestrating it, as well.  648 00:39:46,817 --> 00:39:49,286 -After Jonathan's                 trial was done,                 649 00:39:49,387 --> 00:39:51,622  we started looking into         Ross's financials                650 00:39:51,722 --> 00:39:54,024  and building all this evidence     to be able to show            651 00:39:54,125 --> 00:39:56,460  how Ross gained                 from all of this.                652 00:39:56,560 --> 00:40:00,564    But it still wasn't            the strongest case against him. 653 00:40:00,664 --> 00:40:04,168    But we decided to pull the     trigger and say, "Let's do it." 654 00:40:04,268 --> 00:40:06,203    -And we arrested Ross Byrne    and charged him                 655 00:40:06,303 --> 00:40:09,440  for conspiracy to have             his former partner,           656 00:40:09,540 --> 00:40:11,008   Jerry Moore, killed.           657 00:40:11,108 --> 00:40:14,044 -Ross is sitting in jail            waiting for his court date.   658 00:40:14,145 --> 00:40:17,581   -We decided to spread          a rumor inside the prison        659 00:40:17,681 --> 00:40:20,451   that Jonathan Wheeler             is planning to flip on Ross   660 00:40:20,551 --> 00:40:24,221 and implicate him                   in Jerry's murder.            661 00:40:24,321 --> 00:40:26,190  -And Ross got nervous.          662 00:40:27,958 --> 00:40:30,261   -Ross Byrne actually           solicited another inmate         663 00:40:30,361 --> 00:40:32,363 to have Jonathan Wheeler killed. 664 00:40:32,463 --> 00:40:35,566  -An inmate came forward           and told one of the deputies   665 00:40:35,666 --> 00:40:37,802   that Ross was asking around,   666 00:40:37,902 --> 00:40:41,138  saying, "Hey, is there anybody     here that would be willing?   667 00:40:41,238 --> 00:40:42,840  I'd pay him to kill him         668 00:40:42,940 --> 00:40:45,876   because this guy's gonna try    to flip on me."                 669 00:40:45,976 --> 00:40:47,878   -From a prosecutor's             perspective,                   670 00:40:47,978 --> 00:40:50,981  this is great evidence of what   we call consciousness of guilt. 671 00:40:51,081 --> 00:40:52,716  There's no other reason          why Ross Byrne,                 672 00:40:52,817 --> 00:40:54,485    if he was innocent            of these crimes,                 673 00:40:54,585 --> 00:40:58,155    would want to have               Jonathan Wheeler taken out.   674 00:40:58,255 --> 00:40:59,957    -Ross Byrne is now slapped    675 00:41:00,057 --> 00:41:03,027  with two "conspiracy to commit  murder" charges,                 676 00:41:03,127 --> 00:41:06,297    one for Jerry Moore             and one for Jonathan Wheeler.  677 00:41:06,397 --> 00:41:10,234    Facing life in prison, Ross     decides to take a plea deal.   678 00:41:10,935 --> 00:41:13,003  -He ended up getting 20 years.  679 00:41:13,103 --> 00:41:14,472 When the judge asked him,        680 00:41:14,572 --> 00:41:18,542  "Are you in fact guilty          of all these charges?"          681 00:41:18,642 --> 00:41:20,511   he said yes.                   682 00:41:20,611 --> 00:41:22,947  He admitted his guilt.          683 00:41:25,015 --> 00:41:27,117 This is one case                    I'll never forget,            684 00:41:27,218 --> 00:41:29,687 not only                           because it was my first one,   685 00:41:29,787 --> 00:41:32,723   but it was one of the            most brutal ones I've worked.  686 00:41:32,823 --> 00:41:35,125    -For Jerry Moore's               friends and family,           687 00:41:35,226 --> 00:41:37,928 the long wait for justice        is over.                         688 00:41:39,063 --> 00:41:41,465    -He really meant something      to all of us,                  689 00:41:41,565 --> 00:41:43,701   and especially to me.          690 00:41:43,801 --> 00:41:45,436   If you were in need,           691 00:41:45,536 --> 00:41:48,772   he was somebody good            to have in your corner.         692 00:41:48,873 --> 00:41:52,076 -I want everyone to know         that Jerry Moore                 693 00:41:52,176 --> 00:41:55,813 was a wonderful,                 wonderful friend.                694 00:41:55,913 --> 00:41:57,481 I miss his humor.                695 00:41:57,581 --> 00:41:59,750 I miss adventures                 we would go on.                 696 00:41:59,850 --> 00:42:02,052    I just miss his friendship.   697 00:42:04,555 --> 00:42:07,925  -Jerry Moore was a loyal friend and a shrewd businessman         698 00:42:08,025 --> 00:42:11,629    who strove for success both    personally and professionally.  699 00:42:11,729 --> 00:42:15,633   His future looked bright, but    he was betrayed by two people  700 00:42:15,733 --> 00:42:17,535 he should have been able         to trust,                        701 00:42:17,635 --> 00:42:20,804    two people who valued money    over friendship                 702 00:42:20,905 --> 00:42:23,340    and put themselves             before others.                  703 00:42:23,440 --> 00:42:26,810    An unsuspecting Jerry Moore     never saw it coming,           704 00:42:26,911 --> 00:42:30,548  all because of                   a killer relationship.