1 00:00:04,004 --> 00:00:06,573 -Sara wanted to provide           for her family                  2 00:00:06,639 --> 00:00:08,441   and be better and do better.   3 00:00:08,508 --> 00:00:11,811  -She always was there any time   I needed her.                   4 00:00:11,878 --> 00:00:13,813 She was the world to me.         5 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:15,382   -A missing mother...           6 00:00:15,448 --> 00:00:18,885   -She didn't show up to work,     and we got worried.            7 00:00:18,952 --> 00:00:20,920   -...a gruesome discovery...    8 00:00:20,987 --> 00:00:23,723    -There was a body             beside the van burning.          9 00:00:23,790 --> 00:00:26,059   -...a tangled web of love...   10 00:00:26,126 --> 00:00:27,560    -We've got three suspects     11 00:00:27,627 --> 00:00:30,864  that Sara has                    either had relationships with,  12 00:00:30,930 --> 00:00:32,165  had kids with.                  13 00:00:32,232 --> 00:00:33,533  -...deceit...                   14 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,535    -Who is telling us               the truth?                    15 00:00:35,602 --> 00:00:36,836 -...and danger.                  16 00:00:36,903 --> 00:00:38,271  -Why was he back there            with a gun?                    17 00:00:38,338 --> 00:00:39,873    -All leading to...            18 00:00:39,939 --> 00:00:41,775  -Did he get into a fit          of rage?                         19 00:00:41,841 --> 00:00:44,878  Did he get into it with Sara?   20 00:00:44,944 --> 00:00:47,547    -...a killer relationship.    21 00:00:47,614 --> 00:00:51,618 -I didn't tell her I loved her,    and that haunts me.            22 00:00:51,684 --> 00:00:57,490    ♪♪                            23 00:00:57,557 --> 00:01:03,229    ♪♪                            24 00:01:03,296 --> 00:01:05,098   -The Tennessee city              of Humboldt                    25 00:01:05,165 --> 00:01:06,833 in Gibson County                 26 00:01:06,900 --> 00:01:08,968    is quintessential               small-town America.            27 00:01:09,035 --> 00:01:11,438    Located between Nashville       and Memphis,                   28 00:01:11,504 --> 00:01:15,575   it's an idyllic, quiet place    where everyone knows everyone.  29 00:01:15,642 --> 00:01:17,744 So, in the fall of 2004,         30 00:01:17,811 --> 00:01:22,382 when Sara Summer, a 27-year-old     mother of three, vanishes,    31 00:01:22,449 --> 00:01:24,851 it triggers six days of turmoil, 32 00:01:24,918 --> 00:01:27,887   which begins                    with a missing person's case,   33 00:01:27,954 --> 00:01:30,090 ends with a deadly fire,         34 00:01:30,156 --> 00:01:33,827    and cracks the foundations     of this tight-knit community.   35 00:01:33,893 --> 00:01:39,199    ♪♪                            36 00:01:39,265 --> 00:01:41,601   -The late afternoon             of September the 12th,          37 00:01:41,668 --> 00:01:43,303    a call was received at 911    38 00:01:43,369 --> 00:01:47,574   from an unknown man            of a loud explosion in the area. 39 00:01:50,076 --> 00:01:52,212    -First responders              from Humboldt                   40 00:01:52,278 --> 00:01:54,481  and nearby towns rush           to the location.                 41 00:01:54,547 --> 00:01:58,885 In the center of a cornfield at  a local hangout called The Hole, 42 00:01:58,952 --> 00:02:03,022 they discover a minivan            engulfed in flames.            43 00:02:04,491 --> 00:02:06,726 -When you arrive                  on a scene like this,           44 00:02:06,793 --> 00:02:08,862  you never know what to expect.  45 00:02:08,928 --> 00:02:11,931   Naturally, there's a vehicle    there, so you're smelling gas.  46 00:02:11,998 --> 00:02:14,601 But then there's                  another unusual odor.           47 00:02:14,667 --> 00:02:17,670 When you smell that smell, it's    a smell you'll never forget.   48 00:02:17,737 --> 00:02:20,640   And that's the smell              of decomposition.             49 00:02:21,541 --> 00:02:25,278    -There was a body             inside the van burning.          50 00:02:27,547 --> 00:02:29,649 -Fire department arrives          on the scene.                   51 00:02:29,716 --> 00:02:31,551    They extinguish the fire.     52 00:02:31,618 --> 00:02:35,455 -Lacking the resources to handle   such a complex crime scene,    53 00:02:35,522 --> 00:02:37,023   responding officers call in    54 00:02:37,090 --> 00:02:40,593   the Tennessee Bureau              of Investigation.             55 00:02:40,660 --> 00:02:44,230 -We arrived around 7:00,            8:00 that evening,            56 00:02:44,297 --> 00:02:48,701 and I was shocked, actually, to   see the condition of the body.  57 00:02:48,768 --> 00:02:51,905 The body was sort of face-down,  58 00:02:51,971 --> 00:02:54,340  with the chin resting             on the running board           59 00:02:54,407 --> 00:02:56,576   of the sliding door            of the minivan,                  60 00:02:56,643 --> 00:03:00,880  the legs outstretched,            the back was bowed.            61 00:03:00,947 --> 00:03:06,586 -It was severely burned           and had been burning a while.   62 00:03:06,653 --> 00:03:09,189   -The van was                    completely destroyed by fire,   63 00:03:09,255 --> 00:03:12,592 but you could still tell         the license plate number on it.  64 00:03:12,659 --> 00:03:14,460   They ran the license plate,    65 00:03:14,527 --> 00:03:17,830   and this van came back to an    individual named Sara Summer.   66 00:03:19,199 --> 00:03:22,135   She had been missing             since the 6th of September.    67 00:03:22,202 --> 00:03:24,270  This was the first solid lead      they had,                     68 00:03:24,337 --> 00:03:27,774    which had now turned into       a possible homicide.           69 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:36,549    ♪♪                            70 00:03:36,616 --> 00:03:38,117  -It was September 6th.          71 00:03:38,184 --> 00:03:41,287 My mother had called me          because Sara, my little sister,  72 00:03:41,354 --> 00:03:44,057    had dropped her three boys    off over there.                  73 00:03:44,123 --> 00:03:46,226  Then my mother called me later    that evening and she's like,   74 00:03:46,292 --> 00:03:48,261    "Well, Sara hasn't             got back yet."                  75 00:03:48,328 --> 00:03:50,096   That was extremely unusual.    76 00:03:50,163 --> 00:03:52,065    She was not going to drop      those boys off                  77 00:03:52,131 --> 00:03:55,602 and not come back for those boys    without telling us prior.     78 00:04:03,409 --> 00:04:05,178  -The next day,                  we didn't hear nothing.          79 00:04:05,245 --> 00:04:08,581   She didn't show up to work,      and we got worried.            80 00:04:08,648 --> 00:04:11,551 We started calling her,             burning her phone line up,    81 00:04:11,618 --> 00:04:14,587  started contacting all            of her friends that we knew.   82 00:04:14,654 --> 00:04:16,155  -You get finally to the point     you just --                    83 00:04:16,222 --> 00:04:18,558   you have no idea what to do.   84 00:04:22,228 --> 00:04:23,630   -Kathy, Sara's mom,            85 00:04:23,696 --> 00:04:25,365 came in to the police department 86 00:04:25,431 --> 00:04:28,167   and wanted to file a report     for a missing person.           87 00:04:28,234 --> 00:04:29,936 Sara didn't say                  she was going anywhere.          88 00:04:30,003 --> 00:04:32,105  Didn't say who she was            going with.                    89 00:04:32,171 --> 00:04:36,109  So, we gather as much            information as we can.          90 00:04:36,175 --> 00:04:38,678  We have the dispatchers issue   a BOLO.                          91 00:04:38,745 --> 00:04:40,380    That's all they could do.     92 00:04:40,446 --> 00:04:42,115  -They weren't                     that concerned yet,            93 00:04:42,181 --> 00:04:43,916    and we kept trying              to tell them over and over,    94 00:04:43,983 --> 00:04:45,852   you know, you really              need to take this serious     95 00:04:45,918 --> 00:04:49,389  because she's not here            and this is not her.           96 00:04:49,455 --> 00:04:59,198    ♪♪                            97 00:04:59,265 --> 00:05:04,203  -Sara is born in 1977             to Kathy and Charles Summer.   98 00:05:04,270 --> 00:05:08,107  Charles is a registered nurse,     Kathy a homemaker,            99 00:05:08,174 --> 00:05:12,045 and Sara is the youngest         of their two daughters.          100 00:05:12,111 --> 00:05:16,616  -Sara was born just about two    and a half years after I was.   101 00:05:16,683 --> 00:05:19,552  It was always Sonya and Sara,   Sonya and Sara.                  102 00:05:19,619 --> 00:05:23,189   Everywhere we went,            we were a pair.                  103 00:05:23,256 --> 00:05:26,826   -She loved anything               to do with dolls.             104 00:05:26,893 --> 00:05:29,329  I stood in line for 4.5 hours   105 00:05:29,395 --> 00:05:32,031 to get her a Cabbage Patch doll     one year,                     106 00:05:32,098 --> 00:05:35,068 and she carried that all around. 107 00:05:36,269 --> 00:05:39,038 -But Charles and Kathy's            marriage is rocky.            108 00:05:39,105 --> 00:05:42,875  And when Sara is 3 years old,     her parents divorce.           109 00:05:42,942 --> 00:05:44,177 Kathy remarries,                 110 00:05:44,243 --> 00:05:46,179  and Sara and her sister Sonya   111 00:05:46,245 --> 00:05:49,015  live with their mother          and stepfather.                  112 00:05:50,183 --> 00:05:53,586 -When Sara reached high           school, it was harder for her.  113 00:05:53,653 --> 00:05:56,322 Sara was always                    very insecure about herself    114 00:05:56,389 --> 00:05:58,991  because she felt like            she thought she wasn't pretty   115 00:05:59,058 --> 00:06:00,993 and she thought                     she wasn't worthy.            116 00:06:01,060 --> 00:06:03,663   And you know, she had those    little girl dreams of Mr. Right  117 00:06:03,730 --> 00:06:07,266   she was looking for,            you know, Mr. Perfect.          118 00:06:09,569 --> 00:06:12,538 -In high school,                   Sara casually dates,           119 00:06:12,605 --> 00:06:15,708  but none of the relationships     are serious.                   120 00:06:15,775 --> 00:06:19,345 Then, at age 17,                   in her senior year,            121 00:06:19,412 --> 00:06:22,014   Sara finds herself pregnant.   122 00:06:22,081 --> 00:06:23,483   -Of course, she was scared,    123 00:06:23,549 --> 00:06:26,819 as any teenage girl would be --     terrified.                    124 00:06:26,886 --> 00:06:28,855   So, now you've just            got to move on.                  125 00:06:28,921 --> 00:06:31,858  -But while Sara faces            the situation head on,          126 00:06:31,924 --> 00:06:35,795   the father-to-be isn't ready   to become a dad.                 127 00:06:35,862 --> 00:06:38,197  -It hurt Sara                    that he was not there.          128 00:06:38,264 --> 00:06:39,999  What was wrong                     with not just her,            129 00:06:40,066 --> 00:06:42,068   but with the child?            130 00:06:42,135 --> 00:06:45,071  She just finally accepted it.   131 00:06:45,138 --> 00:06:46,973 -With the father                   out of the picture,            132 00:06:47,039 --> 00:06:50,476    Sara finishes high school     in 1995.                         133 00:06:50,543 --> 00:06:52,311   Six months after graduation,   134 00:06:52,378 --> 00:06:56,482   she gives birth to her son,      Christopher.                   135 00:06:56,549 --> 00:06:58,584   -She was a real good mother    to him.                          136 00:06:58,651 --> 00:07:01,120  She loved him like everything.  137 00:07:01,187 --> 00:07:03,790 So, we were proud of her          for all that.                   138 00:07:03,856 --> 00:07:06,959  -I knew Mama loved me.           She always was there.           139 00:07:07,026 --> 00:07:08,628  Any time I needed her,          140 00:07:08,694 --> 00:07:10,229 she just wrapped her arm            around me                     141 00:07:10,296 --> 00:07:13,065   and we'd just watch              whatever was on TV.            142 00:07:13,132 --> 00:07:15,902  -Sara and Christopher             find happiness in each other   143 00:07:15,968 --> 00:07:17,937 and the support of their family. 144 00:07:18,004 --> 00:07:21,841  Then, two years later,           a new love enters their lives,  145 00:07:21,908 --> 00:07:24,710 a man named Tim Henson.          146 00:07:24,777 --> 00:07:26,979  -I didn't think it was           going to be serious at first,   147 00:07:27,046 --> 00:07:29,415 but then she kept getting closer   and closer.                    148 00:07:29,482 --> 00:07:32,585 Tim included Christopher in just about everything that they did.  149 00:07:32,652 --> 00:07:34,387  That was another part           that Sara liked                  150 00:07:34,454 --> 00:07:37,523 because he just accepted          the fact that she had a child.  151 00:07:37,590 --> 00:07:41,093  -Later that same year,             Tim and Sara tie the knot     152 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:43,696    and she and her son Chris     move in.                         153 00:07:43,763 --> 00:07:47,233    Sara and Tim have two boys       together, Shane and Adam.     154 00:07:47,300 --> 00:07:50,403 She's now a happy mother            of three.                     155 00:07:51,637 --> 00:07:54,707 But Sara's newfound joy          is short-lived.                  156 00:07:54,774 --> 00:07:57,376 Less than a year                   after Adam is born,            157 00:07:57,443 --> 00:07:59,579   Tim starts drinking heavily.   158 00:07:59,645 --> 00:08:01,047 He can't hold down a job         159 00:08:01,113 --> 00:08:04,283   and physically takes            his anger out on Sara.          160 00:08:04,350 --> 00:08:06,352  -There was black eyes,             there was bruises.            161 00:08:06,419 --> 00:08:07,753 There was cuts.                  162 00:08:07,820 --> 00:08:10,623 He'd actually shoved her         while she was pregnant.          163 00:08:10,690 --> 00:08:13,559    You know,                     hit her in the stomach.          164 00:08:13,626 --> 00:08:15,628    -Things get so bad            that Sara files                  165 00:08:15,695 --> 00:08:17,630 a restraining order against Tim  166 00:08:17,697 --> 00:08:19,532  and moves in with her mother.   167 00:08:19,599 --> 00:08:23,302  Five months later, she musters     the courage to divorce him    168 00:08:23,369 --> 00:08:26,172    and receives full custody        of their two boys.            169 00:08:26,239 --> 00:08:29,842    With Tim unable to provide       any kind of child support,    170 00:08:29,909 --> 00:08:31,310    the pressure falls on Sara    171 00:08:31,377 --> 00:08:34,413   to take care                     of her young family.           172 00:08:35,848 --> 00:08:38,184  -Sara, she had a plan.          173 00:08:38,251 --> 00:08:39,585 She was focused,                 174 00:08:39,652 --> 00:08:41,921    and she wanted to provide      for her family                  175 00:08:41,988 --> 00:08:44,624   and be better and do better.   176 00:08:44,690 --> 00:08:47,894    When Sara started working      at McDonald's,                  177 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:51,364   she realized that she could      climb the corporate ladder.    178 00:08:51,430 --> 00:08:53,699 She could become                 a store manager.                 179 00:08:53,766 --> 00:08:58,337    She was affording herself       more opportunities to grow.    180 00:08:59,338 --> 00:09:01,908 -Sara also starts dating again,  181 00:09:01,974 --> 00:09:03,843    and in April 2004,            182 00:09:03,910 --> 00:09:07,113 she has a new boyfriend,            Clay Webb.                    183 00:09:07,179 --> 00:09:09,549 -They had a great relationship,  from what I could tell.          184 00:09:09,615 --> 00:09:12,618    They were always laughing,    cutting up, having fun.          185 00:09:12,685 --> 00:09:16,789 He was fun to be around.            He was kind of a big kid.     186 00:09:18,324 --> 00:09:23,496  -But just a few months later,   the relationship abruptly ends.  187 00:09:23,563 --> 00:09:26,532    -I didn't really find out     about Sara and Clay breaking up  188 00:09:26,599 --> 00:09:29,268    until just a ways              after it had happened.          189 00:09:29,335 --> 00:09:31,270   She just didn't tell me why.   190 00:09:31,337 --> 00:09:32,872   -Regardless of the reasons,    191 00:09:32,939 --> 00:09:35,408    Sara stays focused             on her goals,                   192 00:09:35,474 --> 00:09:37,577 and it pays off                    when she's promoted            193 00:09:37,643 --> 00:09:41,180   to assistant manager            at McDonald's.                  194 00:09:41,247 --> 00:09:44,116 -She's got goals for her           and her boys at that point,    195 00:09:44,183 --> 00:09:46,218   so I was very proud of her.    196 00:09:46,285 --> 00:09:53,192    ♪♪                            197 00:09:53,259 --> 00:09:54,794   -Five months later,            198 00:09:54,860 --> 00:09:57,830   and six days before             a burning body is discovered,   199 00:09:57,897 --> 00:09:59,498    Sara goes missing.            200 00:09:59,565 --> 00:10:02,935  And when she doesn't come home     for over 48 hours,            201 00:10:03,002 --> 00:10:07,039    the Humboldt police start        investigating why.            202 00:10:07,106 --> 00:10:10,176   -As law enforcement,           we always interview the family.  203 00:10:10,242 --> 00:10:14,780  You always want to look at who  had a problem with this person,  204 00:10:14,847 --> 00:10:16,882   a past relationship.           205 00:10:16,949 --> 00:10:20,653   So, we have to look at those   closest to her.                  206 00:10:22,521 --> 00:10:24,123  -The investigators make a list  207 00:10:24,190 --> 00:10:26,459 of all of Sara's                   former relationships           208 00:10:26,525 --> 00:10:27,927 over the last few years,         209 00:10:27,994 --> 00:10:30,763 and immediately                    two names stand out.           210 00:10:30,830 --> 00:10:33,366    Her most recent boyfriend,       Clay Webb,                    211 00:10:33,432 --> 00:10:36,569   and ex-husband, Tim Henson.    212 00:10:36,636 --> 00:10:38,337  -Rumor mill going around town   213 00:10:38,404 --> 00:10:43,009   was that Tim Henson             had kidnapped her or beat her,  214 00:10:43,075 --> 00:10:44,944  or he was holding her              against her will.             215 00:10:45,011 --> 00:10:46,512    -We knew there was            a history of him                 216 00:10:46,579 --> 00:10:48,648   choking her, throwing items.   217 00:10:48,714 --> 00:10:52,652 There was an order of protection  that was issued a year prior.   218 00:10:52,718 --> 00:10:54,553 -He has an anger issue.          219 00:10:54,620 --> 00:10:58,591    He's an alcoholic,              been abusive to her before.    220 00:11:02,795 --> 00:11:04,230   -Tim was under the influence   221 00:11:04,296 --> 00:11:06,599   at the time                       we made contact with him.     222 00:11:06,666 --> 00:11:08,067 We did ask him.                  223 00:11:08,134 --> 00:11:11,137    when the last time it was     that he talked to Sara.          224 00:11:11,203 --> 00:11:14,774 He said he had not talked to her in over a year.                  225 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:18,210  He had told us he had            never checked on the children.  226 00:11:18,277 --> 00:11:21,614  So, there's no reason for him      to make contact with Sara.    227 00:11:21,681 --> 00:11:22,982   Is he telling us the truth,    228 00:11:23,049 --> 00:11:24,550   or is he under the influence    so bad                          229 00:11:24,617 --> 00:11:27,186   we need to come back              and talk with him?            230 00:11:27,253 --> 00:11:30,523  -The investigators make a note   to circle back to Tim,          231 00:11:30,589 --> 00:11:34,927   then move on to her               most recent ex-boyfriend.     232 00:11:34,994 --> 00:11:38,097   -Clay said he had not talked   to Sara in over a week,          233 00:11:38,164 --> 00:11:41,333  and he wasn't for sure           where she was.                  234 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:43,769  Clay did say,                     if we need to look anywhere,   235 00:11:43,836 --> 00:11:45,938  we need to look at Tim Henson.  236 00:11:46,005 --> 00:11:48,941   So, that keyed us in             back on Tim.                   237 00:11:49,008 --> 00:11:51,544    Hey, did we not get enough      out of him?                    238 00:11:51,610 --> 00:11:54,847 This is starting                    to worry us a little bit.     239 00:11:54,914 --> 00:11:56,549 -Four days pass,                 240 00:11:56,615 --> 00:12:00,753  and after checking with Sara's  friends, family, and coworkers,  241 00:12:00,820 --> 00:12:04,223 worry turns to serious concern.  242 00:12:04,290 --> 00:12:06,158  -We don't have much to go on.   243 00:12:06,225 --> 00:12:09,028 I mean, nobody in the community   has seen her.                   244 00:12:09,095 --> 00:12:11,130   Nobody at work has seen her.   245 00:12:11,197 --> 00:12:12,665  And I'm going,                  246 00:12:12,732 --> 00:12:16,502  "Are we going to start             looking for a dead body?"     247 00:12:20,506 --> 00:12:23,743    -Law enforcement intensify     their efforts.                  248 00:12:23,809 --> 00:12:26,345   They get permission             to search Sara's house          249 00:12:26,412 --> 00:12:29,181  for any clues                     to her whereabouts.            250 00:12:29,248 --> 00:12:34,186  -In investigations like this,   we need to go visit their home.  251 00:12:34,253 --> 00:12:37,757    We need to see if they may    have left a note                 252 00:12:37,823 --> 00:12:40,960 telling where they were           or who they were with.          253 00:12:41,026 --> 00:12:45,731    So, we went into the house    and we started looking.          254 00:12:45,798 --> 00:12:50,469 -There's no sign                   of any kind of disturbance,    255 00:12:50,536 --> 00:12:54,206 but there was a calendar            that was located.             256 00:12:55,541 --> 00:13:00,179  -And on this calendar            she had dates marked.           257 00:13:00,246 --> 00:13:04,183    -Investigators go through        the calendar date by date,    258 00:13:04,250 --> 00:13:06,385  and one note catches their eye  259 00:13:06,452 --> 00:13:08,721 because of the way it's written. 260 00:13:08,788 --> 00:13:12,558   -It says, "Back with Jason,"   and with a smiley face.          261 00:13:13,759 --> 00:13:15,661    That was on June the 18th,    262 00:13:15,728 --> 00:13:18,330    three months prior             to her disappearance.           263 00:13:18,397 --> 00:13:21,367   That brings up the question    of who is Jason?                 264 00:13:21,433 --> 00:13:22,935    Is she with Jason?            265 00:13:23,002 --> 00:13:24,837 Which direction do we need to go 266 00:13:24,904 --> 00:13:27,273  to figure out                     where Sara could be?           267 00:13:27,339 --> 00:13:29,608  -With yet another name           to track down,                  268 00:13:29,675 --> 00:13:31,610   investigators are convinced    269 00:13:31,677 --> 00:13:35,981  that one of the men in          Sara's life knows where she is.  270 00:13:36,048 --> 00:13:37,483    -We've got three suspects     271 00:13:37,550 --> 00:13:40,953  that Sara has                    either had relationships with,  272 00:13:41,020 --> 00:13:42,321  had kids with.                  273 00:13:42,388 --> 00:13:44,190 She's been dating them.          274 00:13:44,256 --> 00:13:47,326    It's time to start            bringing these people in         275 00:13:47,393 --> 00:13:49,562 and interrogating them.          276 00:13:49,628 --> 00:13:51,463 -Did he get into a fit of rage?  277 00:13:51,530 --> 00:13:53,732  Did he get into it with Sara?   278 00:13:53,799 --> 00:13:55,801 -We didn't know if maybe           the killer was still there.    279 00:13:55,868 --> 00:13:58,871 -She screamed the scream         that only people                 280 00:13:58,938 --> 00:14:01,240  who ever lost a child            could scream.                   281 00:14:01,307 --> 00:14:06,278 -Is he still going to be there,    or is he just going to flee?   282 00:14:12,785 --> 00:14:15,721   -It's been four days           since Sara Summer was last seen  283 00:14:15,788 --> 00:14:18,390    dropping her kids               off with her mother.           284 00:14:18,457 --> 00:14:21,794  Ex-husband Tim Henson              and ex-boyfriend Clay Webb    285 00:14:21,861 --> 00:14:23,796   both claim they haven't seen   286 00:14:23,863 --> 00:14:26,632 or heard from the young          mother of three.                 287 00:14:26,699 --> 00:14:29,101 But investigators search           Sara's house                   288 00:14:29,168 --> 00:14:33,372   and discover the first name     of another man, Jason.          289 00:14:34,340 --> 00:14:35,875   They check the name               against their list            290 00:14:35,941 --> 00:14:39,278  of Sara's recent relationships   and get a hit.                  291 00:14:39,345 --> 00:14:41,213    But who is Jason?             292 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:46,018 And could he have anything to do    with Sara's disappearance?    293 00:14:49,555 --> 00:14:51,523    -We needed to talk             to the family.                  294 00:14:51,590 --> 00:14:53,259   -And the family said           295 00:14:53,325 --> 00:14:57,062 that Sara is dating a man named   Jason Sanders for a few weeks,  296 00:14:57,129 --> 00:15:00,499    but it ended months prior      to her disappearance.           297 00:15:00,566 --> 00:15:08,307    ♪♪                            298 00:15:08,374 --> 00:15:11,210 -Sara knew about                    Jason Sanders from school.    299 00:15:11,277 --> 00:15:14,713   Jason was handsome,            and he's very outgoing.          300 00:15:14,780 --> 00:15:16,415    He could be very arrogant,    though,                          301 00:15:16,482 --> 00:15:17,983    and I guess that was part        of the attraction             302 00:15:18,050 --> 00:15:20,219 because he was exciting.         303 00:15:20,286 --> 00:15:23,389  -But along with Jason's charm    and good looks                  304 00:15:23,455 --> 00:15:25,524 comes a controlling personality. 305 00:15:25,591 --> 00:15:27,459 Those around the couple observe  306 00:15:27,526 --> 00:15:30,863 that Sara has difficulty           standing up to him.            307 00:15:30,930 --> 00:15:33,399    -Jason was                    a very dominant person.          308 00:15:33,465 --> 00:15:35,434  I think she just kind of fell    into that role                  309 00:15:35,501 --> 00:15:37,903   of being submissive.           310 00:15:40,272 --> 00:15:42,675  -Jason constantly needs cash,   311 00:15:42,741 --> 00:15:47,947 and at one point, Sara suspects  he's stealing from her.          312 00:15:48,013 --> 00:15:49,782    -Sara had disclosed to me     313 00:15:49,848 --> 00:15:52,051  that Jason had actually stolen     money from her checkbooks.    314 00:15:52,117 --> 00:15:53,752 Of course, her working,             you know,                     315 00:15:53,819 --> 00:15:56,655  she's got to have that           for her boys.                   316 00:15:56,722 --> 00:15:59,658  -By April, five months           before she disappears,          317 00:15:59,725 --> 00:16:03,195    Sara's had enough                and ends the relationship.    318 00:16:03,262 --> 00:16:06,131  That's when she starts             dating Clay Webb.             319 00:16:06,198 --> 00:16:08,300 -I realized that she was          no longer seeing Jason          320 00:16:08,367 --> 00:16:11,370    because she had mentioned      something about Clay.           321 00:16:11,437 --> 00:16:14,773    So, at that point, I knew      Jason was out of the picture.   322 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:16,175   -Or was he?                    323 00:16:16,241 --> 00:16:18,811   Based on the calendar found    in Sara's house,                 324 00:16:18,877 --> 00:16:22,881    investigators suspect that    Sara dated Clay for two months,  325 00:16:22,948 --> 00:16:27,753 then went back to Jason,           possibly in secret.            326 00:16:27,820 --> 00:16:29,421    -I didn't keep up              with the relationships          327 00:16:29,488 --> 00:16:31,357 very well at that point,         328 00:16:31,423 --> 00:16:33,092  because I thought she was just    focusing right back on work,   329 00:16:33,158 --> 00:16:35,961 keeping her life going,          keeping the boys going.          330 00:16:36,028 --> 00:16:43,469    ♪♪                            331 00:16:43,535 --> 00:16:46,538   -We start looking for Jason,   can't find him,                  332 00:16:46,605 --> 00:16:48,807   so we go to Jason's             fathers house.                  333 00:16:48,874 --> 00:16:50,342  Larry Sanders.                  334 00:16:50,409 --> 00:16:54,079   Larry told us that Jason was   in Kansas City working,          335 00:16:54,146 --> 00:16:55,781 and he would call Jason          336 00:16:55,848 --> 00:16:58,484  and tell Jason                     we wanted to talk to him.     337 00:16:58,550 --> 00:17:00,552 -But Larry Sanders is suspicious 338 00:17:00,619 --> 00:17:04,123 of why the police want to speak    with Jason so badly.           339 00:17:04,189 --> 00:17:06,525 And he has good reason.          340 00:17:06,592 --> 00:17:08,327  -Jason's father was concerned   341 00:17:08,394 --> 00:17:10,696    because there was             an active warrant out for Jason  342 00:17:10,763 --> 00:17:13,465   where he had missed               a DUI court case.             343 00:17:13,532 --> 00:17:15,000 -We said, Larry,                    we're not worried             344 00:17:15,067 --> 00:17:17,269 about him not showing up           for the court date.            345 00:17:17,336 --> 00:17:20,472  We just need to talk to Jason     about Sara.                    346 00:17:23,776 --> 00:17:28,147  About 8:30 or 9:00 that night,    Jason calls.                   347 00:17:28,213 --> 00:17:31,116  And Jason says                    he's in Kansas City,           348 00:17:31,183 --> 00:17:32,751 but he would come and talk to us 349 00:17:32,818 --> 00:17:34,820    once he got back in town.     350 00:17:34,887 --> 00:17:37,156   -He says he hasn't seen Sara   in a few weeks,                  351 00:17:37,222 --> 00:17:42,327  and the last he knew,              Sara was seeing Clay Webb.    352 00:17:45,230 --> 00:17:47,699   -By day five                     in the missing persons case    353 00:17:47,766 --> 00:17:49,835 and with no signs of foul play,  354 00:17:49,902 --> 00:17:51,537   detectives have to consider    355 00:17:51,603 --> 00:17:55,140 that Sara Summer                   chose to disappear.            356 00:17:55,207 --> 00:17:57,443   -Maybe she couldn't provide       for her children.             357 00:17:57,509 --> 00:17:59,311   Maybe she decided to leave,    358 00:17:59,378 --> 00:18:02,347 and she just didn't want         anybody to know.                 359 00:18:04,716 --> 00:18:06,285   -I watched the news.           360 00:18:06,351 --> 00:18:10,756   They were talking about how       my mama had abandoned us.     361 00:18:10,823 --> 00:18:14,026 She did not abandon us.          362 00:18:15,461 --> 00:18:17,729   -None of us know what to do.   363 00:18:17,796 --> 00:18:23,669    ♪♪                            364 00:18:23,735 --> 00:18:28,474 -The family is in limbo,         stuck between hope and despair.  365 00:18:28,540 --> 00:18:32,511    Then, tragically, six days    after Sara went missing,         366 00:18:32,578 --> 00:18:36,849  the burning van is discovered      on the outskirts of town.     367 00:18:37,950 --> 00:18:40,385    -We were going to operate       as though it was Sara Summer   368 00:18:40,452 --> 00:18:42,688 and as though we had a homicide. 369 00:18:42,754 --> 00:18:48,994 -The reason that we believe this Sara Summer is several factors.  370 00:18:49,061 --> 00:18:50,596    We have a missing person.     371 00:18:50,662 --> 00:18:53,699 We find the van                    that we know she's driving,    372 00:18:53,765 --> 00:18:55,701   and it's in a local hangout.   373 00:18:55,767 --> 00:18:59,872 And Sara's local, so she          would know where that area is.  374 00:18:59,938 --> 00:19:02,207  -So, you start                     putting this all together,    375 00:19:02,274 --> 00:19:04,409 and you know the remains          that you're looking at          376 00:19:04,476 --> 00:19:07,079 is what's left of Sara.          377 00:19:09,081 --> 00:19:12,084 -When investigators take            a closer look at the body,    378 00:19:12,151 --> 00:19:15,921 they discover horrific details.  379 00:19:15,988 --> 00:19:19,424  -It appeared to have been out    there for days without notice.  380 00:19:19,491 --> 00:19:20,993    -When the body was rolled      over,                           381 00:19:21,059 --> 00:19:22,594  you could see                    on the protected area,          382 00:19:22,661 --> 00:19:24,830   where the fire couldn't burn      the body,                     383 00:19:24,897 --> 00:19:26,398 maggot activity.                 384 00:19:26,465 --> 00:19:28,667  So, you know this body          has been here for a little bit.  385 00:19:28,734 --> 00:19:32,538    -We probably have someone      that committed this homicide,   386 00:19:32,604 --> 00:19:35,140  and they had returned             to the scene                   387 00:19:35,207 --> 00:19:37,176  and then set the fire.          388 00:19:37,242 --> 00:19:40,746   And it appears an ignitable       liquid was probably poured    389 00:19:40,812 --> 00:19:43,949 on the body as well as the van.  390 00:19:44,016 --> 00:19:46,285  -It was heartbreaking.          391 00:19:46,351 --> 00:19:50,222 It was one of the most gruesome  scenes that I'd worked.          392 00:19:51,490 --> 00:19:55,227   This was a big deal             for such a small town.          393 00:19:58,063 --> 00:20:00,532 We started looking for evidence. 394 00:20:00,599 --> 00:20:02,000 We'd found some car keys         395 00:20:02,067 --> 00:20:04,503 and some Budweiser beer bottles   and beer cans.                  396 00:20:04,570 --> 00:20:06,939    We'd found the tire tread     at the top of the hole.          397 00:20:07,005 --> 00:20:09,107    They took a cast of that.     398 00:20:09,174 --> 00:20:11,443  -You do a grid search,             you start walking,            399 00:20:11,510 --> 00:20:13,412  and you start                    looking for anything.           400 00:20:13,478 --> 00:20:17,282  -The search party combs every     inch of the popular hangout,   401 00:20:17,349 --> 00:20:21,653  but none of them are prepared   for what they discover.          402 00:20:22,654 --> 00:20:27,492 -We find a male subject            hiding in the woods.           403 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:31,263   Who is this?                      Why are they here?            404 00:20:31,330 --> 00:20:36,001  When we approach the subject,   we realize he has a gun.         405 00:20:42,874 --> 00:20:46,745  -Just hours after discovering     Sara's torched van and body,   406 00:20:46,812 --> 00:20:48,513  investigators draw their guns   407 00:20:48,580 --> 00:20:52,117 and move in on an armed suspect    hiding behind a tree           408 00:20:52,184 --> 00:20:54,119 at the edge of the crime scene.  409 00:20:54,186 --> 00:20:56,221    They order the man               to drop his weapon            410 00:20:56,288 --> 00:20:59,458  and put his hands in the air.   411 00:20:59,524 --> 00:21:02,261    -Drop your weapon.               Put your hands up.            412 00:21:02,327 --> 00:21:03,662  -Why was he out there?          413 00:21:03,729 --> 00:21:05,564  Why was he back there             with a gun?                    414 00:21:05,631 --> 00:21:08,233 -We have a van on fire.          We have a body.                  415 00:21:08,300 --> 00:21:10,335   -We don't know that             that's not the person           416 00:21:10,402 --> 00:21:12,704    that committed this crime.    417 00:21:13,672 --> 00:21:15,707 -A lot of times                     people like to stay around    418 00:21:15,774 --> 00:21:17,309    and see what kind of crime    they committed.                  419 00:21:17,376 --> 00:21:19,745   They like to watch the fire.   420 00:21:21,079 --> 00:21:24,750 -The first thing you're            going to do is disarm them.    421 00:21:24,816 --> 00:21:27,252   -Once investigators             neutralize the threat,          422 00:21:27,319 --> 00:21:30,589 they ask the man                   to identify himself.           423 00:21:31,657 --> 00:21:34,726  -It actually turns out           that that was the 911 caller.   424 00:21:34,793 --> 00:21:36,662  His name is Joe Tubbs.          425 00:21:36,728 --> 00:21:39,031  -This is his old family land.   426 00:21:39,097 --> 00:21:40,565    -Why are you still               hanging out here?             427 00:21:40,632 --> 00:21:43,769 It was strange,                   but he's cooperative.           428 00:21:43,835 --> 00:21:46,772   -We find out                     that he heard an explosion.    429 00:21:46,838 --> 00:21:49,341   He's run down to see             what it was.                   430 00:21:49,408 --> 00:21:52,344 -He told us that                   there was a dead body there.   431 00:21:52,411 --> 00:21:54,880 -So, he'd run back home           and got a gun.                  432 00:21:54,946 --> 00:21:56,348  He was scared.                  433 00:21:56,415 --> 00:22:00,786  And he waited                    after he called 911 to watch.   434 00:22:00,852 --> 00:22:03,188 -When asked if he knows             who set the fire,             435 00:22:03,255 --> 00:22:05,424  Tubbs claims that he doesn't.   436 00:22:05,490 --> 00:22:09,961   But he does offer one thing    that could be relevant.          437 00:22:10,729 --> 00:22:15,100 -He says that he spotted            a red pickup truck            438 00:22:15,167 --> 00:22:19,037   that was driving by the road      and going slow by the hole    439 00:22:19,104 --> 00:22:22,941  just a couple of hours          prior to the explosion.          440 00:22:23,742 --> 00:22:25,911   Is it related to this crime,   441 00:22:25,977 --> 00:22:30,682 or was it just somebody passing    down the road inadvertently?   442 00:22:31,583 --> 00:22:33,952    -Word travels fast            in a small town,                 443 00:22:34,019 --> 00:22:37,289    and it's not long             before Sara's sister and father  444 00:22:37,356 --> 00:22:41,993    get wind of the discovery       of the burned van and body.    445 00:22:44,796 --> 00:22:46,698  -We go speeding down the road,  446 00:22:46,765 --> 00:22:51,336 and my father and I finally come   screeching up there.           447 00:22:52,371 --> 00:22:53,739    My dad started screaming,     448 00:22:53,805 --> 00:22:55,874   "Is it my daughter?              Is it my daughter?"            449 00:22:55,941 --> 00:22:59,344    My father, at that point,      he was beside himself.          450 00:22:59,411 --> 00:23:04,683 It took several of them            to physically drag him away.   451 00:23:04,750 --> 00:23:06,518    -Like any father,             452 00:23:06,585 --> 00:23:08,954 I would fight a mountain          to get to my daughter.          453 00:23:09,020 --> 00:23:11,923  but we had to stop him            at all costs                   454 00:23:11,990 --> 00:23:13,692 because it's imperative          455 00:23:13,759 --> 00:23:18,363  that that crime scene             is exactly like we find it.    456 00:23:18,430 --> 00:23:21,133   -Detectives now need to find    Sara's killer,                  457 00:23:21,199 --> 00:23:24,136 and three suspects crowd          the top of their list.          458 00:23:24,202 --> 00:23:27,072 Ex-boyfriends Clay Webb             and Jason Sanders             459 00:23:27,139 --> 00:23:29,341    and ex-husband Tim Henson.    460 00:23:29,408 --> 00:23:31,777    Investigators have             already talked to Tim,          461 00:23:31,843 --> 00:23:35,247  and they're waiting for Jason    to return from Kansas.          462 00:23:35,313 --> 00:23:37,949    But Clay Webb is the last     of the three men                 463 00:23:38,016 --> 00:23:39,551 to have spoken to Sara,          464 00:23:39,618 --> 00:23:43,021   just a week                    before she disappeared.          465 00:23:44,089 --> 00:23:47,793 -We know we need to talk           to Clay Webb again.            466 00:23:47,859 --> 00:23:49,461  When we talked to him,          467 00:23:49,528 --> 00:23:52,464  he kind of had                    no emotions at all.            468 00:23:52,531 --> 00:23:54,299  Did he get into a fit of rage?  469 00:23:54,366 --> 00:23:56,501  Did he get into it with Sara?   470 00:23:56,568 --> 00:23:58,403 Did he do this?                  471 00:23:59,438 --> 00:24:01,740    -Detectives bring Clay in     for questioning.                 472 00:24:01,807 --> 00:24:03,275    He's cooperative,             473 00:24:03,341 --> 00:24:06,111  but seemingly unaware              of the gruesome discovery     474 00:24:06,178 --> 00:24:08,280   earlier in the day.            475 00:24:09,648 --> 00:24:11,450   -He tells us                     he hadn't seen Sara.           476 00:24:11,516 --> 00:24:13,285    They're not seeing             each other right now.           477 00:24:13,351 --> 00:24:17,456   That day that she supposedly    went missing on September 6th,  478 00:24:17,522 --> 00:24:20,992   he had been drinking at home     by himself.                    479 00:24:21,059 --> 00:24:24,129   -We need to find out             what is he driving?            480 00:24:24,196 --> 00:24:26,798    Joe Tubbs has seen             a red truck traveling,          481 00:24:26,865 --> 00:24:30,869   kind of a slow pace,           going by the scene of the crime. 482 00:24:31,870 --> 00:24:33,472  -We asked him,                     "Do you have a red truck?     483 00:24:33,538 --> 00:24:35,440    Do you have access            to a red truck?"                 484 00:24:35,507 --> 00:24:39,177  And he's like,                  "No, I got a blue Chevy Blazer." 485 00:24:39,244 --> 00:24:42,681 -Then the agents break the news. 486 00:24:42,747 --> 00:24:44,649  -We tell Clay.                  487 00:24:45,584 --> 00:24:48,186   What you don't understand is     Sara's gone.                   488 00:24:48,253 --> 00:24:51,323 Sara's deceased.                   It's been a murder.            489 00:24:52,190 --> 00:24:54,960 At that point, Clay broke down.  490 00:24:55,026 --> 00:24:58,930  He was just emotionally upset   and devastated.                  491 00:24:58,997 --> 00:25:02,133  -We asked him if he would take     a polygraph the next day,     492 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:04,836    and he said that he would.    493 00:25:04,903 --> 00:25:07,138   We told him                     he was free to leave.           494 00:25:07,205 --> 00:25:10,275    Don't go anywhere.              We were going to watch him.    495 00:25:13,144 --> 00:25:14,679   -Investigators turn            their attention                  496 00:25:14,746 --> 00:25:17,048   to the other two men              in Sara's life --             497 00:25:17,115 --> 00:25:19,718 her abusive ex-husband,            Tim Henson,                    498 00:25:19,784 --> 00:25:22,254 and ex-boyfriend, Jason Sanders. 499 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:24,856  First, they circle back to Tim  500 00:25:24,923 --> 00:25:26,157  and check on his alibi          501 00:25:26,224 --> 00:25:29,361 for the evening                     Sara went missing.            502 00:25:30,662 --> 00:25:33,865  -He said, I left home              and I went up to the store    503 00:25:33,932 --> 00:25:36,735   and talked to a few people.    504 00:25:36,801 --> 00:25:40,272  We had to corroborate           what he was telling us.          505 00:25:40,338 --> 00:25:43,608   We found somebody that could      tell us they were with Tim    506 00:25:43,675 --> 00:25:46,211   at the store                    and they were talking.          507 00:25:46,278 --> 00:25:49,180 -So, he's kind of put on         the back burner.                 508 00:25:49,247 --> 00:25:52,117   -Which brings investigators     back to Jason.                  509 00:25:52,183 --> 00:25:55,887  They have been waiting for him    to return from Kansas City.    510 00:25:55,954 --> 00:25:59,424   Turns out they don't              have to wait long.            511 00:25:59,491 --> 00:26:02,794   -Humboldt Police Department    received a tip,                  512 00:26:02,861 --> 00:26:05,096  and they said                      that Jason Sanders            513 00:26:05,163 --> 00:26:07,532  was staying at a house             in Gibson,                    514 00:26:07,599 --> 00:26:09,968 roughly ten miles away,          515 00:26:10,035 --> 00:26:14,172    which means to us                he wasn't in Kansas City.     516 00:26:14,239 --> 00:26:16,508 Had he ever been in Kansas City? 517 00:26:16,575 --> 00:26:18,243  And the person                   that called in the tip          518 00:26:18,310 --> 00:26:20,445    also said that Jason said,    519 00:26:20,512 --> 00:26:24,316 "If anybody asks for me,          you've never seen me.           520 00:26:24,382 --> 00:26:26,217  I'm not here."                  521 00:26:31,356 --> 00:26:34,793    -20 hours into the murder      investigation of Sara Summer,   522 00:26:34,859 --> 00:26:36,828 police get a tip                    from an individual            523 00:26:36,895 --> 00:26:39,164   who ran into Jason Sanders.    524 00:26:39,230 --> 00:26:41,533   Not in Kansas City,             as he claimed,                  525 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:44,536   but at a house just outside      of Humboldt.                   526 00:26:44,603 --> 00:26:48,039  Now investigators want to know   why did he lie                  527 00:26:48,106 --> 00:26:50,809  and what is he hiding?          528 00:26:52,744 --> 00:26:55,213   -Jason knows                    this guy has seen me.           529 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:56,681  He knows I'm in town.           530 00:26:56,748 --> 00:26:59,017 -Is he still going to be there,  531 00:26:59,084 --> 00:27:00,485   or is he just going to flee?   532 00:27:00,552 --> 00:27:02,554    -Lead investigator               goes to the house,            533 00:27:02,621 --> 00:27:06,157   knocks on the door,              asks, "Jason here?"            534 00:27:06,224 --> 00:27:08,927  Female points                     that he's in the back room.    535 00:27:08,994 --> 00:27:13,164    So, investigator goes in,       finds him in the back room.    536 00:27:14,299 --> 00:27:16,234    -He doesn't fight.            He doesn't run.                  537 00:27:16,301 --> 00:27:19,638 -They arrest him                 based on the DUI warrant         538 00:27:19,704 --> 00:27:22,607 that he failed to appear            in Madison County.            539 00:27:22,674 --> 00:27:24,476  We don't question him            about anything                  540 00:27:24,542 --> 00:27:27,912   because we want him             to stay with the same mindset   541 00:27:27,979 --> 00:27:31,416   that it's only about           the DUI arrest.                  542 00:27:31,483 --> 00:27:33,752   -The house is owned            by Beth Kaiser,                  543 00:27:33,818 --> 00:27:36,788 who lives there                    with her daughter Victoria.    544 00:27:36,855 --> 00:27:40,091    -Beth Kiser agreed               to speak with me,             545 00:27:40,158 --> 00:27:42,460   and she said                    that Jason is a friend          546 00:27:42,527 --> 00:27:44,996   who had been staying            there about two weeks.          547 00:27:45,063 --> 00:27:48,333    Beth made it clear             that he had not left the house  548 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:52,103  until the day before,             September 12th, about 3:30,    549 00:27:52,170 --> 00:27:54,205   when he went to run             some errands,                   550 00:27:54,272 --> 00:27:57,142 which means he was never         in Kansas City.                  551 00:27:57,208 --> 00:27:58,677  -Beth also mentioned something  552 00:27:58,743 --> 00:28:01,479    that grabs                       Agent McClure's attention.    553 00:28:01,546 --> 00:28:03,782    -She said                      that the week before,           554 00:28:03,848 --> 00:28:07,252 there was a girl                 calling him constantly.          555 00:28:08,420 --> 00:28:10,722    Beth did not know                who this girl was,            556 00:28:10,789 --> 00:28:13,391  but she said that Jason said,   557 00:28:13,458 --> 00:28:16,628    "This is an ex-girlfriend        of mine."                     558 00:28:16,695 --> 00:28:18,329   -Agents McClure and Shannon    559 00:28:18,396 --> 00:28:21,399    relay the new information     to local investigators,          560 00:28:21,466 --> 00:28:24,569  who are in the process           of interviewing Jason Sanders   561 00:28:24,636 --> 00:28:27,739 for his outstanding DUI charge.  562 00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:30,842    -An investigator asked him    where he's been.                 563 00:28:30,909 --> 00:28:32,711  He says, I've been in Kansas.   564 00:28:32,777 --> 00:28:35,480    And the investigator said,    no, you haven't been in Kansas.  565 00:28:35,547 --> 00:28:38,750  He said, yeah, he lied because     he owed his parents money     566 00:28:38,817 --> 00:28:42,120   and that he was just trying    to keep his parents off of him,  567 00:28:42,187 --> 00:28:45,323   trying to get some money up    to pay his parents back.         568 00:28:45,390 --> 00:28:49,294    -He further told them that    the day before is the first time 569 00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:52,197 he had left their house           in two weeks.                   570 00:28:52,263 --> 00:28:55,934  -Detectives try to keep Jason      focused on the DUI charge,    571 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:59,304 but they inch their way           to the topic of Sara,           572 00:28:59,370 --> 00:29:03,074    and Jason agrees to answer     a couple of questions.          573 00:29:03,141 --> 00:29:05,276    -He said he had some stuff     at her house,                   574 00:29:05,343 --> 00:29:07,312 that he went, he got it,         575 00:29:07,378 --> 00:29:09,314 and that's the last time          he's seen her.                  576 00:29:09,380 --> 00:29:13,118  And they asked him, when's the   last contact he had with Sara?  577 00:29:13,184 --> 00:29:15,620   And he said                       that she kept calling him,    578 00:29:15,687 --> 00:29:17,789  but he just refused to answer.  579 00:29:17,856 --> 00:29:20,925 -Then they asked                   how long ago this happened.    580 00:29:20,992 --> 00:29:23,928 -He said                            about a month and a half.     581 00:29:23,995 --> 00:29:25,764  That pretty much ended           the interview,                  582 00:29:25,830 --> 00:29:27,365    and at that point                they take him back            583 00:29:27,432 --> 00:29:30,668    where they're holding him        on the DUI charge.            584 00:29:30,735 --> 00:29:32,437   -Agents Shannon and McClure    585 00:29:32,504 --> 00:29:35,440   take stock of their             main suspects.                  586 00:29:36,374 --> 00:29:39,043    -We have Clay Webb               and Jason Sanders.            587 00:29:39,110 --> 00:29:40,845   We know Jason lied.            588 00:29:40,912 --> 00:29:42,947   Said he was in Kansas City,    589 00:29:43,014 --> 00:29:46,551   but all along he was in town      at Beth Kaiser's.             590 00:29:46,618 --> 00:29:50,955 So, was he lying                   because of the DUI warrant,    591 00:29:51,022 --> 00:29:55,393 or was he lying because          he committed this heinous crime? 592 00:29:55,460 --> 00:29:58,129  Clay Webb, on the other hand,   593 00:29:58,196 --> 00:30:00,565 did he do this?                  594 00:30:00,632 --> 00:30:03,802  Once he's told                    that she's deceased,           595 00:30:03,868 --> 00:30:05,570  he breaks down crying.          596 00:30:05,637 --> 00:30:06,771  So, why is he crying?           597 00:30:06,838 --> 00:30:09,374 Is it because he did it,         598 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:12,043  or is it because he loved her?  599 00:30:12,110 --> 00:30:14,212   -With more questions            than answers,                   600 00:30:14,279 --> 00:30:18,449 investigators have nothing solid   to build a case on.            601 00:30:18,516 --> 00:30:20,518    -And then all of a sudden,    out of the blue,                 602 00:30:20,585 --> 00:30:22,821   we get a phone call.           603 00:30:22,887 --> 00:30:25,924    -It's Beth Kaiser,             Jason Sanders' friend,          604 00:30:25,990 --> 00:30:29,294 whose house he had been staying     at for the past two weeks.    605 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:31,529  And she wants to talk.          606 00:30:31,596 --> 00:30:35,066  -This time, she's bringing her  15-year-old daughter, Victoria,  607 00:30:35,133 --> 00:30:37,402 because Victoria                    needs to tell me something    608 00:30:37,468 --> 00:30:40,538  also involving Jason Sanders.   609 00:30:40,605 --> 00:30:43,007    Wow. What is this?            610 00:30:43,074 --> 00:30:46,344    I'm thinking this is huge.    611 00:30:47,111 --> 00:30:49,547    -Why does he never            call her again?                  612 00:30:49,614 --> 00:30:51,583   Because he knows she's dead.   613 00:30:51,649 --> 00:30:56,955  -Is this my red truck             that was seen by Joe Tubbs?    614 00:30:58,056 --> 00:31:00,191    -We wanted death penalty,     615 00:31:00,258 --> 00:31:01,759  whether it was                    by the court system            616 00:31:01,826 --> 00:31:05,196   or personal justice,            I don't care.                   617 00:31:11,569 --> 00:31:14,672    -On September 13th             at 10:30 p.m.,                  618 00:31:14,739 --> 00:31:18,676 while Jason Sanders sits           behind bars on a DUI charge,   619 00:31:18,743 --> 00:31:20,612 his friend Beth Kaiser shows up  620 00:31:20,678 --> 00:31:23,181   at the Gibson County              Sheriff's Office.             621 00:31:23,248 --> 00:31:25,884    With her is her daughter,        Victoria.                     622 00:31:25,950 --> 00:31:27,652   Beth had told investigators    623 00:31:27,719 --> 00:31:30,889 that Jason never left the house   until September 12th,           624 00:31:30,955 --> 00:31:33,691  six days after Sara vanished.   625 00:31:33,758 --> 00:31:38,997   But Victoria claims to know     something her mother doesn't.   626 00:31:40,999 --> 00:31:43,401  -Victoria says that Jason left  627 00:31:43,468 --> 00:31:46,905    on the day                    that Sara went missing.          628 00:31:46,971 --> 00:31:51,743 He shows up at the house          about 9:30 or 10:00 at night.   629 00:31:51,809 --> 00:31:55,280  His clothes are muddy,            knees are out of his jeans.    630 00:31:55,346 --> 00:31:57,715  And he'd come in and she said,   "Where have you been?"          631 00:31:57,782 --> 00:31:59,784    And he wouldn't tell her.     632 00:31:59,851 --> 00:32:02,020   -Victoria also tells            investigators                   633 00:32:02,086 --> 00:32:05,523 that on the day                  Sara's scorched minivan and body 634 00:32:05,590 --> 00:32:07,592 were discovered                     in the cornfield,             635 00:32:07,659 --> 00:32:10,495   Jason left the house again.    636 00:32:11,396 --> 00:32:15,033   -She said that Jason wanted       to use Beth Kaiser's truck    637 00:32:15,099 --> 00:32:16,567  and go get some beer.           638 00:32:16,634 --> 00:32:18,770   I asked her                       what color was the truck,     639 00:32:18,836 --> 00:32:20,939    and she said red.             640 00:32:21,005 --> 00:32:22,774 My response was,                 641 00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:27,812  "Is this my red truck              that was seen by Joe Tubbs    642 00:32:27,879 --> 00:32:30,114  the day of the fire?"           643 00:32:34,052 --> 00:32:36,254  -Victoria says                   that she rode with him          644 00:32:36,321 --> 00:32:39,090  to the little general             outside of Trenton.            645 00:32:39,157 --> 00:32:40,558 -They went to the store.         646 00:32:40,625 --> 00:32:42,126    He got a gas can.             647 00:32:42,193 --> 00:32:43,661    He filled it up with gas,     648 00:32:43,728 --> 00:32:45,930  and she said,                     "What do you need that for?"   649 00:32:45,997 --> 00:32:48,132    And he didn't answer her.     650 00:32:48,199 --> 00:32:50,568   Then he went inside              and bought some beer           651 00:32:50,635 --> 00:32:52,070   and came back to the truck.    652 00:32:52,136 --> 00:32:54,272    He came back around 4:00.     653 00:32:54,339 --> 00:32:56,341    -But then                      a little while later,           654 00:32:56,407 --> 00:32:58,676 he asked her if                  he could borrow the truck again, 655 00:32:58,743 --> 00:33:00,478 and he went by himself.          656 00:33:00,545 --> 00:33:04,983    He was gone 30, 45 minutes     and returned.                   657 00:33:05,049 --> 00:33:06,451    First thing we do             is we got to see                 658 00:33:06,517 --> 00:33:08,319    if there's a video            of Jason Sanders                 659 00:33:08,386 --> 00:33:10,321  purchasing gas from the clerk   660 00:33:10,388 --> 00:33:14,993  so we can corroborate           what Beth Kaiser is telling us.  661 00:33:16,461 --> 00:33:20,631    So we sent officers out to     the little general in Trenton.  662 00:33:20,698 --> 00:33:22,800    -They go through the CCTV,    663 00:33:22,867 --> 00:33:25,837  they look at the video             the day the fire happened.    664 00:33:25,903 --> 00:33:27,939    -And sure enough,             665 00:33:28,006 --> 00:33:30,174 the surveillance camera clearly    shows the red truck            666 00:33:30,241 --> 00:33:33,011   pulling into the parking lot    of the little general.          667 00:33:33,077 --> 00:33:36,514    And then it shows             Jason Sanders buying gas         668 00:33:36,581 --> 00:33:38,449  and a 12-pack of beer.          669 00:33:38,516 --> 00:33:41,219  -Everything about that           corroborates the story          670 00:33:41,285 --> 00:33:44,622  that Victoria Kaiser gave us.   671 00:33:44,689 --> 00:33:48,326  We have Jason Sanders            in a red truck                  672 00:33:48,393 --> 00:33:51,329    at the convenience store,      filling up a gas can,           673 00:33:51,396 --> 00:33:54,532   on the 12th,                      the day the fire happened.    674 00:33:54,599 --> 00:33:56,768   I don't want to say             it's the smoking gun,           675 00:33:56,834 --> 00:33:59,037    but it's a                     pretty good indicator.          676 00:33:59,103 --> 00:34:02,373 -The pieces are starting          to fall together now.           677 00:34:04,242 --> 00:34:06,444   -But there are still           some loose ends.                 678 00:34:06,511 --> 00:34:10,648  Even with Victoria's statement    and the surveillance video,    679 00:34:10,715 --> 00:34:12,583 in order to get                     an arrest warrant,            680 00:34:12,650 --> 00:34:15,319    investigators have               to rule out Clay.             681 00:34:15,386 --> 00:34:20,024   Two hours later, they've got    Clay Webb down at the station.  682 00:34:20,091 --> 00:34:21,993 -We hook Clay up                    to the polygraph.             683 00:34:22,060 --> 00:34:24,095   We ask him,                      "Did you have anything to do   684 00:34:24,162 --> 00:34:25,663 with burning of the van?         685 00:34:25,730 --> 00:34:28,399   Did you have anything to do    with the death of Sara?          686 00:34:28,466 --> 00:34:30,935    Did you kill Sara Summer?"    687 00:34:31,769 --> 00:34:34,238 And he responded, "No."          688 00:34:35,640 --> 00:34:40,078  -A polygraph examiner told us   that he passed,                  689 00:34:40,144 --> 00:34:42,146   that he felt                    he was being truthful           690 00:34:42,213 --> 00:34:45,917 and that he didn't have anything  to do with it.                  691 00:34:45,983 --> 00:34:47,718    We asked for DNA.             692 00:34:47,785 --> 00:34:50,221  He was more than glad              to give it to us,             693 00:34:50,288 --> 00:34:55,526    so we were leaning             towards clearing Clay.          694 00:34:57,028 --> 00:35:00,064   -As investigators move away    from Clay Webb,                  695 00:35:00,131 --> 00:35:02,400 they lean towards Jason Sanders, 696 00:35:02,467 --> 00:35:05,937   but the evidence against him   stands on shaky ground.          697 00:35:06,003 --> 00:35:07,371  They need solid proof           698 00:35:07,438 --> 00:35:10,842   or their entire case            could crumble.                  699 00:35:10,908 --> 00:35:14,078  -Well, so far,                   this is a circumstantial case.  700 00:35:14,145 --> 00:35:16,347   So, we really need something   701 00:35:16,414 --> 00:35:19,383   to tie Jason Sanders           to that minivan                  702 00:35:19,450 --> 00:35:21,486  and that crime scene.           703 00:35:21,552 --> 00:35:24,388    He was being held                not on a homicide,            704 00:35:24,455 --> 00:35:26,657    but over the DUI.             705 00:35:26,724 --> 00:35:31,362   To get justice, we need him       for a first degree murder.    706 00:35:31,429 --> 00:35:34,398   We didn't want Jason            to walk away.                   707 00:35:35,399 --> 00:35:37,902    -Investigators double down       on their efforts,             708 00:35:37,969 --> 00:35:39,837   looking for anything            and everything                  709 00:35:39,904 --> 00:35:42,306   that might boost their case.   710 00:35:43,374 --> 00:35:45,810  -We started receiving              our lab results in            711 00:35:45,877 --> 00:35:48,379  from all our tested evidence.   712 00:35:48,446 --> 00:35:51,949 The body was positively             identified as Sara Summer,    713 00:35:52,016 --> 00:35:54,318    through her parents' DNA,     714 00:35:54,385 --> 00:35:57,455 with blunt force trauma          to the head as a cause of death. 715 00:35:57,522 --> 00:35:59,323    -The report also confirmed    716 00:35:59,390 --> 00:36:05,163  that the body would have been     there between 5 and 10 days,   717 00:36:05,229 --> 00:36:07,198 which fit the time frame         718 00:36:07,265 --> 00:36:09,901    between Sara disappearing        on the 6th                    719 00:36:09,967 --> 00:36:14,372  and the body being set on fire   and found on the 12th.          720 00:36:14,438 --> 00:36:16,107  -And we were able to establish  721 00:36:16,174 --> 00:36:19,143   that there was an ignitable      liquid used to set the fire.   722 00:36:19,210 --> 00:36:23,214   -And then, based on            Jason Sanders' samples,          723 00:36:23,281 --> 00:36:27,952 his boots revealed the same type  of ignitable liquids.           724 00:36:28,019 --> 00:36:31,923   All this evidence just keeps   growing and growing and growing. 725 00:36:31,989 --> 00:36:35,927   We subpoenaed phone records    on Jason Sanders' phone          726 00:36:35,993 --> 00:36:37,995 and Sara Summer's phone.         727 00:36:38,062 --> 00:36:40,631 -We got calls up                    until the very last minute    728 00:36:40,698 --> 00:36:43,000    on September 6th.             729 00:36:43,067 --> 00:36:45,136    -Then her phone went dead,    730 00:36:45,203 --> 00:36:47,805  and there were                     no more phone calls made.     731 00:36:47,872 --> 00:36:49,373    -Why does he never            call her again?                  732 00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:51,142   Because he knows she's dead.   733 00:36:51,209 --> 00:36:53,578 He knows                            she's not going to answer.    734 00:36:54,612 --> 00:36:59,016    -Investigators impound and    search Beth Kaiser's red truck.  735 00:36:59,083 --> 00:37:03,120 The same red truck Victoria says  Jason used to buy gas           736 00:37:03,187 --> 00:37:06,857    on the day                     Sara's body was found.          737 00:37:06,924 --> 00:37:10,795 -They found corn stalks             stuck up in the front end,    738 00:37:10,861 --> 00:37:12,897 up underneath the truck.         739 00:37:13,864 --> 00:37:16,601    -That looks like somebody        drove through a cornfield.    740 00:37:17,568 --> 00:37:19,604  We're starting                    to build this case.            741 00:37:19,670 --> 00:37:22,106   We just need a D.A.            to listen to us.                 742 00:37:27,245 --> 00:37:29,480  -It's Monday, September 21st,   743 00:37:29,547 --> 00:37:32,250    two weeks                      since Sara Summer disappeared   744 00:37:32,316 --> 00:37:35,853   and nine days since            her charred body was discovered. 745 00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:39,890   And the investigators' focus     is squarely on one suspect,    746 00:37:39,957 --> 00:37:41,592  Jason Sanders.                  747 00:37:41,659 --> 00:37:44,395    The case is still             largely circumstantial,          748 00:37:44,462 --> 00:37:48,165    and without a smoking gun,       Jason may go free.            749 00:37:48,232 --> 00:37:50,167 But while Agent Shannon            and McClure                    750 00:37:50,234 --> 00:37:52,336 worked to strengthen their hand, 751 00:37:52,403 --> 00:37:57,208  Sara's family gathers together   to say their goodbyes.          752 00:37:59,744 --> 00:38:02,380   -We had a memorial service.    753 00:38:02,446 --> 00:38:04,649 We're trying to grieve.           We're trying to mourn.          754 00:38:04,715 --> 00:38:08,619  We're trying to, I don't know,     just live.                    755 00:38:11,188 --> 00:38:13,858    -I was 8 when she passed.     756 00:38:13,924 --> 00:38:15,426   From what I remember of it,    757 00:38:15,493 --> 00:38:18,829    nobody could hear               the preacher over my crying.   758 00:38:19,764 --> 00:38:22,533 I was crying that hard.          759 00:38:23,401 --> 00:38:25,903  -I still live with it              every day.                    760 00:38:26,671 --> 00:38:30,374    If you ever lose a child,        it stays with you.            761 00:38:30,441 --> 00:38:38,015    ♪♪                            762 00:38:38,082 --> 00:38:41,385 -It was a heartbreaking             experience for the family.    763 00:38:42,186 --> 00:38:44,255    -I kept seeing those kids.    764 00:38:44,322 --> 00:38:46,457   Sara's kids.                   765 00:38:46,524 --> 00:38:50,328   It means something more than    just trying to solve a crime.   766 00:38:50,394 --> 00:38:54,265   It's trying to find justice      for babies.                    767 00:38:58,102 --> 00:39:01,672  -At this point, investigators     have enough evidence           768 00:39:01,739 --> 00:39:03,541    to at least form a theory     769 00:39:03,607 --> 00:39:07,378   as to what may have            happened to Sara Summer.         770 00:39:08,145 --> 00:39:11,749   -Jason has a history             of taking money from women.    771 00:39:11,816 --> 00:39:14,685 -We know he stole Sara's money.  772 00:39:14,752 --> 00:39:17,021   She was infuriated about it.   773 00:39:17,088 --> 00:39:19,890   -And I think she was trying    to get her money back from him.  774 00:39:19,957 --> 00:39:23,361  So, he said, hey, meet me down  near the hole on the cornfield.  775 00:39:23,427 --> 00:39:26,630  I think she's like, okay, I'll  go meet this guy, get my money.  776 00:39:26,697 --> 00:39:28,699  And it didn't turn out             like that.                    777 00:39:28,766 --> 00:39:30,835   Something happened.              I think he got mad.            778 00:39:30,901 --> 00:39:33,838    I think he killed her with    a blow to the back of the head.  779 00:39:33,904 --> 00:39:35,773 He left the body there.          780 00:39:35,840 --> 00:39:40,578    -And then six days later,      on September the 12th,          781 00:39:40,644 --> 00:39:44,348  Jason made eye contact            with the tipster in Gibson,    782 00:39:44,415 --> 00:39:47,485 instead of several hundred miles   away in Kansas City.           783 00:39:47,551 --> 00:39:50,020    -Did panic set in?             We don't know.                  784 00:39:50,087 --> 00:39:52,723  -We believe Jason got scared.   785 00:39:52,790 --> 00:39:54,625   He has to go get a gas can,    786 00:39:54,692 --> 00:39:57,995 and then he has to go torch her    and the van                    787 00:39:58,062 --> 00:40:00,564 to conceal the evidence.         788 00:40:00,631 --> 00:40:03,567    -A few hours later               is when the fire occurred.    789 00:40:03,634 --> 00:40:09,407    ♪♪                            790 00:40:09,473 --> 00:40:12,610  -Six and a half months             after Sara Summer's death,    791 00:40:12,676 --> 00:40:14,745    investigators feel             they're finally ready           792 00:40:14,812 --> 00:40:18,416  to present their case              to the district attorney.     793 00:40:18,482 --> 00:40:20,885  -I think the D.A. was           pretty confident                 794 00:40:20,951 --> 00:40:23,320  with the first-degree            murder charge.                  795 00:40:23,387 --> 00:40:25,990    -Jason is indicted              on three felonies --           796 00:40:26,056 --> 00:40:28,526   first-degree murder,              abuse of a corpse,            797 00:40:28,592 --> 00:40:30,895 and destruction                    of private property.           798 00:40:31,729 --> 00:40:33,931  -From day one,                    we wanted the death penalty,   799 00:40:33,998 --> 00:40:35,499  whether it was                    by the court system            800 00:40:35,566 --> 00:40:38,836   or personal justice,            I don't care.                   801 00:40:38,903 --> 00:40:41,338   -Pretrial hearings drag on.    802 00:40:41,405 --> 00:40:43,441 More than a year passes,         803 00:40:43,507 --> 00:40:46,076    but in July 2006,             804 00:40:46,143 --> 00:40:50,247    Jason comes to prosecutors     with a surprise move.           805 00:40:50,314 --> 00:40:52,116   -We're all preparing           to go to trial.                  806 00:40:52,183 --> 00:40:55,052    Jason Sanders takes a plea    to second-degree murder          807 00:40:55,119 --> 00:40:59,356 and received a 15-year sentence     in the state penitentiary.    808 00:41:00,458 --> 00:41:03,561  -My first thought was,            you've got to be kidding me.   809 00:41:03,627 --> 00:41:07,498  You killed someone and you're    going to prison for 15 years?   810 00:41:07,565 --> 00:41:09,733    -That was an absolute slap      in the face.                   811 00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:13,571 We were physically sick           and upset about that.           812 00:41:13,637 --> 00:41:16,240  -Jason Sanders serves             a total of 12 years            813 00:41:16,307 --> 00:41:18,142 and eight months in Tennessee's  814 00:41:18,209 --> 00:41:20,444 Whiteville Correctional             Facility.                     815 00:41:20,511 --> 00:41:24,248  He is released                  on December 22nd, 2017,          816 00:41:24,315 --> 00:41:26,717  nearly two and a half            years earlier                   817 00:41:26,784 --> 00:41:29,787  than his plea deal called for.  818 00:41:29,854 --> 00:41:31,355   -Sara was somebody.            819 00:41:31,422 --> 00:41:32,790    She was bettering herself.    820 00:41:32,857 --> 00:41:35,826  She was Is overcoming            every obstacle                  821 00:41:35,893 --> 00:41:37,795   that had come into her life.   822 00:41:37,862 --> 00:41:41,031 And I want everybody to remember that that's what Sara was about. 823 00:41:41,098 --> 00:41:44,335    She was trying her hardest       to make her life something    824 00:41:44,401 --> 00:41:47,571  and to make something            for her boys.                   825 00:41:47,638 --> 00:41:49,206   -Me and Mama                   always told each other,          826 00:41:49,273 --> 00:41:51,809   "I love you                    and I'll see you later."         827 00:41:51,876 --> 00:41:54,378    I didn't tell her that day    828 00:41:54,445 --> 00:41:57,815   because she said she             would be right back.           829 00:41:57,882 --> 00:42:00,351 And she never come back.         830 00:42:00,417 --> 00:42:04,221 So, to this day,                   I beat myself up over that.    831 00:42:04,288 --> 00:42:06,257  I didn't tell her I loved her,  832 00:42:06,323 --> 00:42:08,759   and that haunts me.            833 00:42:11,829 --> 00:42:15,099 -Sara Summer had a plan           to work hard,                   834 00:42:15,165 --> 00:42:17,835 raise her boys, build a future.  835 00:42:17,902 --> 00:42:19,837  Her dreams were within reach.   836 00:42:19,904 --> 00:42:21,805  But she trusted the wrong man.  837 00:42:21,872 --> 00:42:23,440 A man who betrayed her,          838 00:42:23,507 --> 00:42:24,508 stole her money,                 839 00:42:24,575 --> 00:42:26,977 and then took her life.          840 00:42:27,044 --> 00:42:28,612   It wasn't a romance.           841 00:42:28,679 --> 00:42:31,148  It was a killer relationship.