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narrator: One of Atlanta's
community heroes
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is assassinated
in his front yard.
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- It was just total disbelief
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that someone would shoot
him in his head on his knees.
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- The whole scene
gave the impression
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that Mr. Porter was executed.
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- The vehicle was missing,
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and all of his stuff inside the
Range Rover was gone.
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narrator: And the killer
may just be getting started.
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- We realized that we
have two investigations
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that are crossing one another.
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- She heard someone
walk up behind her.
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She looked around and saw
a guy pointing a gun at her,
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and the guy had told her
to get on the ground.
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narrator:
But will investigators
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catch this brazen criminal
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before he strikes again?
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[gunshot]
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- That's the worst part,
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because you don't know
what they're capable of.
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- When we went and showed
the photographs
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to the security guard,
he said that's a person
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that frequents
the Darlington Apartments.
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- Police assume
that he still has
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the murder weapon
that was used to shoot
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and kill Terry Porter.
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And they consider him very
armed and very dangerous.
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[dramatic music]
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[sirens wailing]
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narrator: Atlanta has long
been recognized
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as a landing spot for dreamers
in the Black community.
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- It had always been said
that Atlanta
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was the "Black Mecca."
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Folks were flocking
here, taking advantage
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of the opportunities that
were here to start businesses,
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to start careers,
to start their lives.
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narrator: But it's
the city's West End
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that is the historical
epicenter of Black culture.
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- The West End
is a traditionally large
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African American community.
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- This was a area where
there was a lot of folks
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who participated
in one way or another
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with the Civil Rights Movement
during the '60s.
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narrator: While the West End's
history is rich,
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the neighborhood
fell on hard times
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in the '80s and '90s, as
drugs and crime ran rampant.
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- It's an area
with a lot of historic homes,
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and it has a lot
of history there.
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But it was also riddled
with a lot of crime.
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It wasn't unusual to see
shootings happen there--
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a lot of burglaries,
car break-ins,
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and things of that nature.
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But around 2012,
we started to see
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a great deal of gentrification
taking place in the West End.
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And so it was really
an up-and-coming neighborhood.
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It just hadn't quite
made it there yet.
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narrator: But this tight-knit
community is changed forever
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at 6:45 a.m.,
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the morning
of November 12, 2012,
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when a resident calls 911.
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The caller IDs the victim
as 39-year-old Terry Porter.
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Police and paramedics
race to the address
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and find the victim
on the ground, dead.
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- When we arrived
there, we saw a body
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lying in the front yard.
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We noticed the victim
had a single gunshot wound
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to the back of the head.
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The victim's pockets
were turned inside-out.
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His wallet wasn't there,
the car keys wasn't there,
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which was an indication that he
had potentially been robbed.
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narrator: Investigators
begin with looking
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for ballistics evidence
around the body
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and in front of the house.
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- Unfortunately,
law enforcement
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didn't observe any casings.
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So, at that point,
they don't know
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if it's a semiautomatic
weapon that's used,
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which would expand a casing,
or a revolver.
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So that was one of the issues
that presented some difficulty
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in the investigation.
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narrator:
Faced with no bullet,
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no casing,
and no murder weapon,
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police continue
hunting for clues.
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- There was a key lying
on the pathway headed
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towards the building itself.
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So we went around the house.
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We didn't see any
signs of forced entry.
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We tried the key,
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and the key actually fit
the front door.
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After that, we went
through the residence
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and didn't find
that anything was disturbed
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or any signs of forced entry.
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But we still believe
at that point
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that the perpetrator
ordered Mr. Porter
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to turn his pockets inside out
and give up his valuables.
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And so we're looking at
robbery as a potential motive,
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but we were still in the
primary stages with regards
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to the investigation.
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narrator: At this point,
the medical examiner arrives
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to inspect Terry's body.
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- The Medical Examiner's
Office--
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they were able to tell us
that the victim
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potentially had been there
for a few hours.
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So we were looking
at the murder
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probably happening somewhere
around 2:30 in the morning.
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And we turned Mr. Porter over.
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We saw a defect over his eye.
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It appears that the
trajectory of the round
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was back to front,
because the bullet went in
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through the back of his head
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and came out
through the front.
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Mr. Porter was 6'7," which
he was a very tall man.
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And so that was an indication
that at some point,
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Mr. Porter might have been
down on his knees
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or even down on the ground
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so that the perpetrator was
able to stand
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over the victim and shoot.
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The whole scene
gave the impression
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that Mr. Porter was executed.
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[gunshot]
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narrator:
Terry's brother Levi
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who also lives at the address,
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returns home
after a night away
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to discover
a disturbing scene.
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- When I arrived, one
of the homicide detectives
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was walking over
towards the court.
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What was going through my
mind was, is this real?
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Is it true?
What's really happening?
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So kind of got
up out of the car
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and kind of fell back down,
because I'm like,
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okay, now
this is some real stuff.
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Police asked about
having any enemies.
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And at the time,
I couldn't identify anyone.
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And that's when I knew,
it's real now.
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narrator: As investigators
speak with Terry's family,
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detectives expand their search
to the surrounding area.
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- We had investigators
go door to door
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just to see if anybody
saw or heard anything
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in connection with the
shooting death of Mr. Porter.
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There was one young lady that
answered the door that said
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that she heard a gunshot
around 2:30 in the morning,
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but she didn't look outside
because she was afraid to.
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- That is something
that's very scary,
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producing information,
potentially becoming
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a witness, and then
having to still live
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in that neighborhood and
potentially be exposed
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to the consequences of that.
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narrator: The team continues
to canvass the neighborhood,
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while news spreads
throughout the community
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about Terry's death.
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- One of the neighbors
called and said Terry
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had been shot and murdered.
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In that moment,
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I really didn't know what to do
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or even how to feel.
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I was like, no, no.
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It was unbelievable.
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narrator:
Back at Terry's home,
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his family continues talking
to detectives
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about their beloved brother.
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- The victim's family
immediately told investigators
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that Mr. Porter's
black Range Rover
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was not on the scene.
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Also, we weren't able
to find his car keys,
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giving us the impression
that potentially,
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the perpetrator might have
driven off in the victim's car.
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- The vehicle was missing,
and his stuff inside
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of that Range Rover was gone.
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- He said, my brother typically
kept a pair of sunglasses
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in there, along with
a screen projector
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and some other personal
effects as well.
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- I mentioned that Terry's
Range Rover had LoJack on it,
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and the detectives thought
that that would help.
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But once they actually
connected the system,
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everything together,
realized, it wasn't working.
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narrator: With the killer
potentially driving
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Terry's stolen vehicle, police
order a statewide BOLO,
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and Atlanta's Theft Task Force
begins their hunt for the SUV.
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- Looking for the Range Rover
was the top priority,
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and they had identified that
that was the best way
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to sort of track down
anything else.
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narrator: Although
Terry's family has already
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helped the investigation
by telling them
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about his missing car,
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police also question them
about Terry's personal life.
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- All the siblings together
was five of us--
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originally
from Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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Terry was the second-oldest
brother out of the family.
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Terry definitely
was a person
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that wanted to excel
in everything.
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He ended up moving to
Atlanta a few years
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after graduating college.
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And he started getting
into the real-estate industry,
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flipping houses
or purchasing homes.
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- Around 2003,
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Terry Porter bought a house
on South Gordon Street,
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and he became an integral part
of the community
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in the West End.
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- It was a ran-down place,
and he went in and totally
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fixed that place up,
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because at the time,
the West Side of Atlanta
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was not really a good area.
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narrator:
Detectives learn
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that Terry used
his business acumen
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to help the West End community
in other ways as well.
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- I invested my hard-earned
real-estate income in building
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an assisted-living home.
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I stepped out on faith and
followed my passion of what
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I felt God called me to do.
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narrator: Over four years,
Terry opened and operated
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four assisted-living
facilities
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in his West End neighborhood.
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- He was well-liked throughout
the community
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and frequently reached out to
people that were less fortunate
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in the community to try
to help them along in life.
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narrator: With such
an impressive track record
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throughout the
community, Levi wonders
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if his brother's death was
more than a random robbery
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gone wrong.
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- It was quite strange that
his pockets was turned out
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but nothing on the inside
of the house was taken.
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It didn't look like anyone
had went in the house.
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So that immediately made
me think that it was
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him being targeted directly.
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narrator: But who would target
such a cherished member
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of the West End?
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Investigators turn
their attention back
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to the scene for more clues.
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- As police were
scoping the crime scene,
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they looked up and saw, there's
a camera on that house.
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Let's go talk to who
lives in the house.
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- The camera was there.
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And so, if it was
actually recording,
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it might have seen or
heard anything in connection
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with the incident.
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The murder might have
been in connection
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with squatters living
in a boarded-up house
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across the street.
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- Everyone kind of, like,
gasped, because we're
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finally getting somewhere.
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- At this point, we haven't
found the murder weapon.
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So there's always
the potential that he
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still has that weapon with him
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and has the ability to use it.
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narrator: Atlanta's historic
West End is devastated
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when Terry Porter,
a hero of the community,
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is gunned down on
his front lawn.
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- Terry was
a community leader.
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He really looked
out for others.
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So everybody is just
emotionally
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just caught up at this
time and not knowing
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what to do, how to react,
because Terry was the leader.
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narrator: During the initial
investigation,
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police discover a camera
next door to Terry's home,
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and it's directed right
at the crime scene.
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- We did wind up interviewing
one neighbor
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that had a camera pointed
towards Mr. Porter's house,
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but the camera was there
just as a deterrent,
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and it wasn't
actually recording.
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narrator: Unfortunately,
this is the only camera
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with a view of Terry's yard.
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- 2012 is not like 2022,
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where every door
has a Ring camera.
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Technology then wasn't what
it is now, where everybody has
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that piped into their
phone and they can
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see everything that goes on.
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- And so we didn't have
any electronic surveillance
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information that we
could glean to assist
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with the investigation.
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- They didn't have a whole
lot of bread crumbs to follow.
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They were looking for
a 2006 Range Rover.
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And in 2012, those were
still kind of a dime a dozen
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in Atlanta.
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narrator: With the BOLO still
out on Terry's vehicle,
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detectives take a deeper dive
into his relationships
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to find out
who wanted him dead.
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- We learn that he's
mentoring to young people
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in the community.
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And mentorship in the West End
is extremely vital
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because you have
a young population there.
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Most of them were unguided.
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And for him to take time out
of his schedule to mentor
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to a lot of the young people
in that community,
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it meant a lot to
the people there.
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It was a testament
to the relationships
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that he had in the community
and how people felt about him
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in that community as well.
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narrator: Detectives interview
dozens of people
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who knew Terry,
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and everyone insists
he had no enemies.
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- It was a time in my life--
in 2008,
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I found myself in a dark place
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and was ready to just give up.
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My son introduced me to Terry.
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They said that they
had a friend that
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was opening a nursing home.
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Terry offered me a job.
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And at that point in time, I'm
like, wow, I really don't know
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anything about this, you know.
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He said, that's okay,
I'll take care of it.
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So he sent me to
school for nursing.
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He kind of just took
me under his wing,
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taught me everything he knew.
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narrator: The day after the
murder, Terry's brother, Levi,
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calls detectives
with a possible lead.
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- I mentioned to the police
that there was an abandoned
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house across the street,
where there possibly
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was some individuals
that maybe have
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been living inside of there.
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- Victim's brother told us
the murder might have been
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in connection with
those squatters,
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because it's my
understanding Mr. Porter got
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into an altercation with
one of the individuals that
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was squatting in that
particular house.
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- In that area where he
lived and was murdered,
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that neighborhood was
a historic district,
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but there still
stood these abandoned
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homes that attracted
all kinds of crime
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and criminal activity.
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And Terry was desperate
to do something about it.
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- It felt like the squatters
could be a viable lead.
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And so investigators
went over and attempted
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to try to make contact with
individuals in that house,
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but we didn't
have much success.
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We saw that some
people were potentially
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living inside of the
house, but at that point,
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no one was there.
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And so we wanted to make
it a point to come back
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in the event that we could find
someone inside of the house
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squatting there so that
we can kind of question
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those individuals.
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narrator: After searching
the abandoned house,
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detectives check in with the
ME regarding Terry's autopsy.
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- Through the
autopsy, they were
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able to determine
that there was
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one gunshot wound
to Mr. Porter's head
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that traveled through his body.
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Because the projectile
passed through,
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you don't have a projectile
which you could use
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to determine what type
of firearm was used,
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the caliber of the firearm.
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narrator: Investigators are
back at square one.
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There's still no
ballistics evidence.
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Terry's vehicle is in
the wind,
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and the BOLO hasn't produced
any information
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on its whereabouts.
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- What they had there was a
dead man with a single gunshot
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wound to the back of his
head, and that was it.
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- And so we just
need to proceed
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with a sense of urgency
to get the perpetrator
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off the street.
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And so with the way that
Mr. Porter was killed,
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we had that sense of urgency.
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narrator: Police focus on the
missing link
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that could help uncover
Terry's killer, his vehicle.
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In addition to the
Feds looking for it,
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detectives also get
the community involved.
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- Terry Porter was gunned
down in his front yard.
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Porter was
a well-respected businessman.
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- We started putting out
the still photographs
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and the information about
Mr. Porter's vehicle
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to the community, just
to see if we could drum up
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more leads with
respects to identifying
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Mr. Porter's murder.
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narrator: In addition to media
blasts,
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members of Terry's community
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are giving out flyers
and posting signs
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with images of his vehicle.
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The West End is
demanding justice
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for their friend and mentor.
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Then, on November 15th,
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three days
after Terry's murder,
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investigators catch a break.
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- We got a Crime Stoppers
tip on the location
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of Mr. Porter's vehicle,
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which was the turning point
in the investigation.
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- I remember when they
found the vehicle.
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We was at the funeral
home at the time.
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Matter of fact, the
lights flickered
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inside of the funeral home
when the call came in.
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I mean, everyone kind of,
like, gasped,
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because we
finally got something.
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Okay, now, we're
getting somewhere.
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narrator: Three days into
the homicide investigation
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of 39-year-old Terry Porter,
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Atlanta detectives finally
have a break in the case.
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- We received a Crime Stopper
tip that a black Range Rover
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was found in the back of
the Darlington Apartments
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in Buckhead.
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- When law enforcement arrived
at the apartment complex,
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they found Mr. Porter's stolen
Range Rover that was missing
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from the homicide scene.
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narrator:
Police secure the scene
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so CSI can process
the vehicle.
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Meanwhile, detectives
notice surveillance cameras
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pointed at the parking lot.
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- And so we questioned
the manager there,
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and they tell us
that they don't know
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who was inside of the vehicle.
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- They tell police that the
car has been in the parking lot
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for three days, but
the footage gets
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recorded over every 48 hours.
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narrator: Which means any
signs of the suspect
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driving and exiting
Terry's vehicle are gone.
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- At this point, they're
not able to be helpful
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to us at all.
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And so we go back to
the homicide office,
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and then we receive a call
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from the Darlington Apartments'
manager an hour later,
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saying a Sergeant Ford with
the Chamblee Police Department
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was investigating
a carjacking incident
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and showed up asking similar
questions to the ones
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that we were asking
while we were
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there questioning
the management
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about Mr. Porter's murder.
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narrator: The carjacking that
Sergeant Ernesto Ford
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is investigating
occurred in Chamblee
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just three days before Terry
was killed,
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and there's some
eerie similarities.
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- So, on November the 9, 2012,
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the Chamblee Police Department
was contacted
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regarding a carjacking
that had just occurred.
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The officer on scene took
the initial police report
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and placed the vehicle on the
system as a stolen vehicle.
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Two or three days later,
I met with the victim.
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She proceeded to tell me
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that roughly 10 or 15 minutes
after 10:00 p.m.,
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she had been carjacked
at gunpoint.
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She said as she was
opening up her mail,
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she heard someone
walk up behind her.
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She looked around and saw
a guy pointing a gun at her.
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And he then told her to
give him
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her purse, phone,
personal belongings, car keys,
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and asked her what bank she
banked with
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and her PIN number
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and that the guy had told
her to get on the ground.
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The victim stated that she
actually gave him everything
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that he had asked for.
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She said that the suspect
then got in her car and fled.
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narrator: Sergeant Ford
reveals a key detail
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that connects the two cases.
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- A day or two after I met
with the carjacking victim,
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her vehicle was also recovered
at the Darlington Apartments.
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So the fact that both
stolen vehicles were located
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at that apartment complex was
the first indicator that this
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is probably the same guy.
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- We realize that we probably
have two investigations
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that are crossing one another.
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narrator: Sergeant Ford
continues sharing
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information related
to the carjacking
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with Atlanta detectives.
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- The carjacking victim--
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she gave a brief description
of the offender.
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She described him as a male
that was roughly 6-foot tall,
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wearing all black.
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And she thought that he was
a light-skinned Black male.
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She said he was roughly
20 to 25 years old.
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She had also told
me that she had
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gotten a bank statement
after the robbery,
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a couple days later.
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And she said that someone
had attempted to withdraw
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money from her bank account.
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There were four attempts.
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The first attempt
was successful,
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which was 400 bucks.
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The other three, they weren't
successful
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in obtaining
the money.
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The bank was able to provide
me a printout that showed
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the exact times, the locations
where the ATM was accessed,
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as well as four
still photographs.
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In one of the photographs,
the person withdrawing money
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appeared to be attempting
to conceal his face.
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He was wearing
some sort of mask.
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However, it was low
enough on his chin
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to where he was
actually identifiable.
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And that's the picture
that I actually
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showed the victim,
who stated, yeah,
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that looks like the guy that
took my car and robbed me.
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narrator: In the midst of
talking to Sergeant Ford,
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Atlanta CSI finishes
processing Terry's SUV.
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- Police looked
through the Range Rover
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and found some things
that were missing,
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based upon conversations
with friends,
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family, and coworkers.
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narrator: Terry's sunglasses
and screen projector
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are missing from his
vehicle, but the team
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finds a receipt dated
shortly after Terry's murder.
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- The receipt was from
the Texaco gas station,
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so we went up to
the Texaco station.
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And we were able to
get still photographs
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from the surveillance
video from there.
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Right now we have an image
of a potential suspect
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00:21:57,350 --> 00:21:59,119
in Mr. Porter's murder.
503
00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:01,688
* *
504
00:22:01,721 --> 00:22:03,490
And so we reach
out to Chamblee.
505
00:22:03,523 --> 00:22:05,692
We get with Sergeant Ford,
and we're able to compare
506
00:22:05,725 --> 00:22:07,460
still photographs.
507
00:22:07,494 --> 00:22:09,796
narrator: When comparing them
to the ATM images
508
00:22:09,829 --> 00:22:12,899
from the carjacking
case, the two teams come
509
00:22:12,932 --> 00:22:15,502
to a shocking realization.
510
00:22:15,535 --> 00:22:19,239
- In both the ATM surveillance
footage and the still
511
00:22:19,272 --> 00:22:23,576
photographs from the CCTV
footage from the Texaco
512
00:22:23,610 --> 00:22:25,879
station, it was
a light-skinned Black male,
513
00:22:25,912 --> 00:22:27,847
kind of thin, and
there's a striking
514
00:22:27,881 --> 00:22:29,683
similarity between the two.
515
00:22:29,716 --> 00:22:33,219
And so what we wanted to do was
try to get an identification
516
00:22:33,253 --> 00:22:36,089
on both of them.
517
00:22:36,122 --> 00:22:38,858
narrator: The similarities
between the two cases
518
00:22:38,892 --> 00:22:41,661
is beginning to
pile up, convincing
519
00:22:41,695 --> 00:22:46,332
investigators that the suspect
in both is the same guy.
520
00:22:46,366 --> 00:22:48,835
- It seemed that the suspect
would approach people
521
00:22:48,868 --> 00:22:50,704
when they weren't
paying attention
522
00:22:50,737 --> 00:22:53,506
to their surroundings, catch
them as they were in, like,
523
00:22:53,540 --> 00:22:55,108
a really vulnerable state.
524
00:22:55,141 --> 00:22:57,610
And clearly, he did
that with Mr. Porter
525
00:22:57,644 --> 00:22:59,446
and the carjacking victim.
526
00:22:59,479 --> 00:23:02,215
So that appeared to be his MO.
527
00:23:02,248 --> 00:23:04,951
narrator: Now, armed with
a visual of their suspect,
528
00:23:05,051 --> 00:23:08,088
detectives race to find
the potential killer.
529
00:23:08,121 --> 00:23:09,923
- Anytime a person
is able to get
530
00:23:09,956 --> 00:23:11,858
away with smaller
crimes, people
531
00:23:11,891 --> 00:23:13,626
become more and
more emboldened.
532
00:23:13,660 --> 00:23:15,962
And they can become dangerous
and actually perpetrate
533
00:23:16,062 --> 00:23:19,466
more crimes and be even more
violent in their efforts
534
00:23:19,499 --> 00:23:21,201
to try to get away.
535
00:23:21,234 --> 00:23:24,070
So we just need to proceed
with a sense of urgency
536
00:23:24,104 --> 00:23:26,072
to get those types of
people off the street,
537
00:23:26,106 --> 00:23:27,640
because at this
point, we haven't
538
00:23:27,674 --> 00:23:29,242
found the murder weapon.
539
00:23:29,275 --> 00:23:31,211
So there's always
the potential that he
540
00:23:31,244 --> 00:23:36,316
still has that weapon with him
and has the ability to use it.
541
00:23:36,349 --> 00:23:39,285
- There are over 30 to 40
different transactions
542
00:23:39,319 --> 00:23:42,555
on those credit cards
associated with Mr. Porter.
543
00:23:42,589 --> 00:23:44,924
- He had essentially
gone on a spending spree.
544
00:23:44,958 --> 00:23:47,394
- Crime Stoppers received
an anonymous call
545
00:23:47,427 --> 00:23:51,398
from a woman, who identifies
the man in the crime footage.
546
00:23:51,431 --> 00:23:53,266
- There's a greater
sense of anticipation
547
00:23:53,299 --> 00:23:55,802
that, I can't wait to
figure out who this guy is.
548
00:23:55,835 --> 00:23:57,971
I knew it was just
a matter of time.
549
00:23:58,004 --> 00:24:02,909
* *
550
00:24:03,810 --> 00:24:09,049
[dramatic music]
551
00:24:09,315 --> 00:24:11,251
* *
552
00:24:11,284 --> 00:24:12,619
narrator:
Atlanta detectives
553
00:24:12,652 --> 00:24:14,454
have uncovered
surveillance footage
554
00:24:14,487 --> 00:24:16,122
that connects a carjacking
in Chamblee
555
00:24:16,156 --> 00:24:18,658
to Terry Porter's
West End murder.
556
00:24:18,692 --> 00:24:21,795
Now they're working to confirm
whether the two cases were
557
00:24:21,828 --> 00:24:24,564
committed by the same person.
558
00:24:24,597 --> 00:24:27,133
- In going over evidence
from Terry Porter's vehicle,
559
00:24:27,167 --> 00:24:29,669
police came across a
Texaco gas receipt,
560
00:24:29,703 --> 00:24:33,173
and they also found footage
of an African American male
561
00:24:33,206 --> 00:24:37,177
using Terry Porter's
vehicle and his credit card.
562
00:24:37,210 --> 00:24:39,746
narrator: Sergeant Ford speaks
to the carjacking victim
563
00:24:39,779 --> 00:24:43,083
again to prove her
attacker is Terry's killer.
564
00:24:43,083 --> 00:24:46,853
This time, he shows
her different pictures.
565
00:24:46,886 --> 00:24:49,289
- So after I got the images
from the Texaco gas station,
566
00:24:49,322 --> 00:24:51,691
I showed it to my
victim, and she confirmed
567
00:24:51,725 --> 00:24:55,362
that that person resembled
the person that took her car
568
00:24:55,395 --> 00:24:57,330
and robbed her.
569
00:24:57,364 --> 00:24:59,699
narrator: The carjacking
victim's confirmation
570
00:24:59,733 --> 00:25:02,369
is a huge breakthrough.
571
00:25:02,402 --> 00:25:05,171
But detectives still can't
catch a perp
572
00:25:05,205 --> 00:25:07,607
without a name.
573
00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:11,378
- In cases where you really
need the identity of someone,
574
00:25:11,411 --> 00:25:13,446
the media is the easiest
way and the quickest way
575
00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:15,048
to get a response.
576
00:25:15,081 --> 00:25:17,851
So we contacted the
news media, and a story
577
00:25:17,884 --> 00:25:19,786
aired that night in
hopes that someone
578
00:25:19,819 --> 00:25:21,454
out there would identify him.
579
00:25:21,488 --> 00:25:23,890
- Chamblee police
detectives want you to take
580
00:25:23,923 --> 00:25:25,792
a close look at this guy.
581
00:25:25,825 --> 00:25:28,194
You see him attempting to use
a Buckhead BB&T ATM
582
00:25:28,228 --> 00:25:31,297
with someone
else's debit card.
583
00:25:31,331 --> 00:25:33,900
* *
584
00:25:33,933 --> 00:25:36,302
narrator: Four days into
the investigation,
585
00:25:36,336 --> 00:25:38,805
as detectives wait
for tips to come in,
586
00:25:38,838 --> 00:25:41,841
they return
to the Darlington Apartments.
587
00:25:41,875 --> 00:25:45,078
- When we went and showed
the still photographs
588
00:25:45,078 --> 00:25:47,247
to the security
guard there, he said,
589
00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:50,550
that's a person that he knows
as Santana that frequents
590
00:25:50,583 --> 00:25:52,218
the Darlington Apartments.
591
00:25:52,252 --> 00:25:54,087
- They knew him by
the name of Santana,
592
00:25:54,087 --> 00:25:58,525
and he lived in the apartment
complex with his girlfriend.
593
00:25:58,558 --> 00:26:02,262
- Ms. Daisha Robinson
lived in apartment 524
594
00:26:02,295 --> 00:26:03,897
at the Darlington Apartments.
595
00:26:03,930 --> 00:26:07,567
And so we have what we
believe is a first name
596
00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:10,036
or a nickname of the
potential suspect.
597
00:26:10,036 --> 00:26:12,272
* *
598
00:26:12,305 --> 00:26:14,674
We went to Ms. Robinson's
apartment.
599
00:26:14,708 --> 00:26:18,678
At this point, we're not
sure if she knows anything
600
00:26:18,712 --> 00:26:22,449
about Santana's activities
with respect to the crime spree
601
00:26:22,482 --> 00:26:25,285
that he was on, but there's
always that possibility.
602
00:26:25,318 --> 00:26:27,554
[knock at door]
603
00:26:27,587 --> 00:26:30,523
We knocked on the door, and...
604
00:26:30,557 --> 00:26:33,893
we showed Ms. Robinson
605
00:26:33,927 --> 00:26:35,729
the still photographs that we
had
606
00:26:35,762 --> 00:26:38,064
of the individual
at the Texaco station,
607
00:26:38,064 --> 00:26:40,133
and she immediately
identified him as the person
608
00:26:40,166 --> 00:26:41,935
she knew as Santana.
609
00:26:41,968 --> 00:26:43,970
narrator: And Daisha
insists she doesn't
610
00:26:44,070 --> 00:26:46,806
know her boyfriend Santana's
real name
611
00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:49,242
or where he is.
612
00:26:49,275 --> 00:26:50,877
- It's kind of
unusual for somebody
613
00:26:50,910 --> 00:26:53,613
to frequent
a particular location
614
00:26:53,646 --> 00:26:55,815
and you don't actually
know their identity,
615
00:26:55,849 --> 00:26:58,151
and he's in your
apartment consistently.
616
00:26:58,184 --> 00:27:01,021
And so we also ask
her if she had ever
617
00:27:01,021 --> 00:27:03,156
been inside
of the black Range Rover
618
00:27:03,189 --> 00:27:05,325
with the Santana person.
619
00:27:05,358 --> 00:27:08,661
And her immediate response was,
am I going to get in trouble?
620
00:27:08,695 --> 00:27:11,164
And ultimately, she
admitted he picked her up
621
00:27:11,197 --> 00:27:14,668
from her internship
in the Range Rover.
622
00:27:14,701 --> 00:27:16,936
And it was our position
to get a search warrant
623
00:27:17,037 --> 00:27:19,406
for her apartment to see
if we could try to find
624
00:27:19,439 --> 00:27:22,509
any other pieces
of evidence associated
625
00:27:22,542 --> 00:27:25,412
with Mr. Porter's murder.
626
00:27:25,445 --> 00:27:27,180
narrator: When the search
warrant is signed,
627
00:27:27,213 --> 00:27:30,350
detectives search
the apartment.
628
00:27:30,383 --> 00:27:32,752
- As we were going
through, we saw
629
00:27:32,786 --> 00:27:37,090
items that could potentially
belong to Mr. Porter.
630
00:27:37,123 --> 00:27:38,858
We saw a screen projector.
631
00:27:38,892 --> 00:27:40,627
Terry Porter's
brother had told us
632
00:27:40,660 --> 00:27:42,829
that he frequently
kept a screen projector
633
00:27:42,862 --> 00:27:44,264
inside of his vehicle.
634
00:27:44,297 --> 00:27:46,299
We also saw some sunglasses.
635
00:27:46,332 --> 00:27:47,934
He told us,
potentially, his brother
636
00:27:47,967 --> 00:27:51,071
had two pair of sunglasses
inside of the vehicle.
637
00:27:51,071 --> 00:27:54,474
And so we asked Ms. Robinson,
do you know who
638
00:27:54,507 --> 00:27:56,142
these sunglasses belong to?
639
00:27:56,176 --> 00:27:57,644
She said, no, I don't.
640
00:27:57,677 --> 00:27:59,079
We asked her if she knew
641
00:27:59,079 --> 00:28:00,814
who the screen projector
belonged to.
642
00:28:00,847 --> 00:28:02,282
She said, no, I don't.
643
00:28:02,315 --> 00:28:04,484
So we seize those
items, and we went
644
00:28:04,517 --> 00:28:07,454
back to the homicide office.
645
00:28:07,487 --> 00:28:10,223
- Once you have a potential
lead that could lead you
646
00:28:10,256 --> 00:28:12,659
to identifying a
suspect, there's a sense
647
00:28:12,692 --> 00:28:15,695
of anticipation that I can't
wait--you know, I can't wait
648
00:28:15,729 --> 00:28:17,030
to figure out who this guy is.
649
00:28:17,030 --> 00:28:18,732
I knew it was just
a matter of time.
650
00:28:18,765 --> 00:28:21,634
narrator: Investigators take
pictures of the evidence
651
00:28:21,668 --> 00:28:24,304
and send it for DNA analysis.
652
00:28:24,337 --> 00:28:27,741
- Detectives show these items
to Terry Porter's brother.
653
00:28:27,774 --> 00:28:30,143
- They were Terry's
personal items that I knew
654
00:28:30,176 --> 00:28:32,512
that he had in his vehicle.
655
00:28:32,545 --> 00:28:35,815
narrator: Atlanta detectives
have even more proof
656
00:28:35,849 --> 00:28:38,251
Santana stole Terry's vehicle.
657
00:28:38,284 --> 00:28:41,388
Now the team is hot
on Santana's trail,
658
00:28:41,421 --> 00:28:43,490
but there's still
key information
659
00:28:43,523 --> 00:28:46,259
they desperately need.
660
00:28:46,292 --> 00:28:48,862
- We're trying to see if
we can find a real name,
661
00:28:48,895 --> 00:28:51,431
so we're combing through
all of our databases,
662
00:28:51,464 --> 00:28:53,266
looking for someone
that might fit
663
00:28:53,299 --> 00:28:55,735
the description of Santana.
664
00:28:55,769 --> 00:28:58,238
At this point, we have
not been able to come
665
00:28:58,271 --> 00:29:00,740
up with a firm identity.
666
00:29:00,774 --> 00:29:03,743
narrator: With Terry Porter's
killer still on the streets,
667
00:29:03,777 --> 00:29:06,179
detectives continue
the media blasts
668
00:29:06,212 --> 00:29:09,416
and requests for information
via Crime Stoppers.
669
00:29:09,449 --> 00:29:11,584
* *
670
00:29:11,618 --> 00:29:14,921
Meanwhile, Terry's
family, friends,
671
00:29:15,021 --> 00:29:17,424
and the West End
community continue
672
00:29:17,457 --> 00:29:20,093
to mourn their devoted leader.
673
00:29:20,126 --> 00:29:23,096
- We held multiple vigils,
candlelight vigils.
674
00:29:23,129 --> 00:29:26,199
And we'd just invite everybody
in the community to come out.
675
00:29:26,232 --> 00:29:29,235
It definitely made me feel
really good to know that so
676
00:29:29,269 --> 00:29:30,770
many people cared for Terry.
677
00:29:30,804 --> 00:29:33,139
* *
678
00:29:33,173 --> 00:29:34,207
narrator:
Investigators
679
00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:36,810
can't make the feelings
of loss go away,
680
00:29:36,843 --> 00:29:38,912
but they continue
working on bringing
681
00:29:38,945 --> 00:29:40,914
the killer to justice.
682
00:29:40,947 --> 00:29:45,719
And on November 26th,
14 days after Terry's murder,
683
00:29:45,752 --> 00:29:48,621
detectives get the most
significant break
684
00:29:48,655 --> 00:29:50,223
in the case yet.
685
00:29:50,256 --> 00:29:52,625
- We received a call
from a female caller,
686
00:29:52,659 --> 00:29:55,462
who stated that the
person we were looking for
687
00:29:55,495 --> 00:29:57,731
was named Ladarius Hardy.
688
00:29:57,764 --> 00:29:59,332
We were super excited.
689
00:29:59,366 --> 00:30:02,135
I felt pretty certain
that this was the guy.
690
00:30:02,168 --> 00:30:06,072
* *
691
00:30:07,007 --> 00:30:10,777
[dramatic music]
692
00:30:11,978 --> 00:30:14,547
narrator: Atlanta detectives
finally have a name
693
00:30:14,581 --> 00:30:17,450
for the mysterious man seen
in surveillance footage
694
00:30:17,484 --> 00:30:20,420
using Terry Porter's
vehicle and the carjacking
695
00:30:20,453 --> 00:30:22,422
victim's ATM card.
696
00:30:22,455 --> 00:30:24,524
- Crime Stoppers receive
an anonymous call
697
00:30:24,557 --> 00:30:29,095
from a woman who identifies
the man in the crime footage
698
00:30:29,129 --> 00:30:30,663
as Ladarius Hardy.
699
00:30:32,332 --> 00:30:33,800
- After we received
a phone call
700
00:30:33,833 --> 00:30:35,935
from the anonymous
caller, I did a search
701
00:30:35,969 --> 00:30:38,405
and actually found
a Ladarius Hardy
702
00:30:38,438 --> 00:30:40,240
that had been arrested
703
00:30:40,273 --> 00:30:42,776
by the Fulton County
Sheriff's Office.
704
00:30:42,809 --> 00:30:46,379
- We looked and saw an arrest
history of carjackings.
705
00:30:46,413 --> 00:30:48,581
We saw aggravated assault.
706
00:30:48,615 --> 00:30:51,217
We saw, like,
a lot of petty crime.
707
00:30:51,251 --> 00:30:53,153
narrator: They find
a last-known address
708
00:30:53,186 --> 00:30:55,588
in Ladarius Hardy's
background report
709
00:30:55,622 --> 00:30:58,958
and head to the location
to question him.
710
00:30:58,992 --> 00:31:03,063
- When they go to the address,
a woman answers the door.
711
00:31:03,096 --> 00:31:06,232
They show her a photo, and
she confirms that it is
712
00:31:06,266 --> 00:31:09,135
indeed that of Ladarius Hardy.
713
00:31:09,169 --> 00:31:11,104
- We're feeling really
good about the direction
714
00:31:11,137 --> 00:31:13,073
of the investigation,
because we
715
00:31:13,073 --> 00:31:15,075
realize that we probably have
our perpetrator
716
00:31:15,075 --> 00:31:16,609
positively identified.
717
00:31:16,643 --> 00:31:18,411
- Police ask
the former girlfriend
718
00:31:18,445 --> 00:31:20,480
if she has any idea
where he is.
719
00:31:20,513 --> 00:31:22,916
She tells them she has
no idea where he is
720
00:31:22,949 --> 00:31:25,985
and that she hadn't seen
him in eight months.
721
00:31:26,086 --> 00:31:29,122
* *
722
00:31:29,155 --> 00:31:32,258
narrator: While they continue
their search for the suspect,
723
00:31:32,292 --> 00:31:34,427
Atlanta investigators
strategically
724
00:31:34,461 --> 00:31:37,097
build a case against
Hardy by gathering
725
00:31:37,130 --> 00:31:39,599
Terry's financial information.
726
00:31:39,632 --> 00:31:44,337
- We had gotten information
from Terry Porter's assistant
727
00:31:44,371 --> 00:31:48,141
that he had a Visa card on
him when he was murdered.
728
00:31:48,174 --> 00:31:49,876
- They knew that
there were at least
729
00:31:49,909 --> 00:31:53,279
five other debit and credit
cards that were missing.
730
00:31:53,313 --> 00:31:55,982
And a lot of those
transactions produced
731
00:31:56,016 --> 00:31:58,551
corresponding
surveillance video.
732
00:31:58,585 --> 00:32:01,054
- We were able to determine
that he had essentially gone
733
00:32:01,087 --> 00:32:03,690
on a spending spree,
spending money
734
00:32:03,723 --> 00:32:06,059
as if he had an endless supply.
735
00:32:06,092 --> 00:32:08,895
- There are over 30 to
40 different transactions
736
00:32:08,928 --> 00:32:11,297
that Mr. Hardy made
on those credit cards
737
00:32:11,331 --> 00:32:12,665
associated with Mr. Porter.
738
00:32:12,699 --> 00:32:14,334
- You ask yourself,
who really does
739
00:32:14,367 --> 00:32:16,803
that, without any
regard for having
740
00:32:16,836 --> 00:32:18,872
just murdered Mr. Porter?
741
00:32:18,905 --> 00:32:23,243
* *
742
00:32:23,276 --> 00:32:26,846
narrator: Altogether, nearly
1,600 was charged
743
00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:31,317
on Porter's ATM and credit
cards after he was killed.
744
00:32:31,351 --> 00:32:34,087
But what motivated
Hardy to kill Terry
745
00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:35,922
if he got what he wanted?
746
00:32:35,955 --> 00:32:39,092
- If Hardy had gotten the
items that he was after,
747
00:32:39,125 --> 00:32:41,695
there was really no reason
to kill Mr. Porter, other
748
00:32:41,728 --> 00:32:43,830
than the fact that he
would be able to identify
749
00:32:43,863 --> 00:32:47,600
him as a potential suspect
in his armed robbery.
750
00:32:47,634 --> 00:32:49,235
narrator: So with the
evidence they have,
751
00:32:49,269 --> 00:32:51,671
investigators rush
to obtain a warrant
752
00:32:51,705 --> 00:32:53,840
for Ladarius Hardy's arrest.
753
00:32:53,873 --> 00:32:55,608
- We take out the
arrest warrants,
754
00:32:55,642 --> 00:32:57,243
and it's not just the
arrest warrant for murder.
755
00:32:57,277 --> 00:32:59,279
They take out the warrants
for all the crimes
756
00:32:59,312 --> 00:33:00,747
that he's implicated in--
757
00:33:00,780 --> 00:33:02,549
the murder,
the aggravated assault,
758
00:33:02,582 --> 00:33:04,551
and the financial transactions
759
00:33:04,584 --> 00:33:08,421
associated with Mr. Porter's
stolen debit and credit cards.
760
00:33:08,455 --> 00:33:10,357
So that warrant is
registered, and it's
761
00:33:10,390 --> 00:33:15,295
sent to the fugitive task unit
that tracks down and locates
762
00:33:15,328 --> 00:33:17,230
persons with arrest warrants,
in particular persons
763
00:33:17,263 --> 00:33:19,099
who are believed
to be violent.
764
00:33:19,132 --> 00:33:22,469
And Mr. Hardy
fit that category.
765
00:33:22,502 --> 00:33:24,404
Narrator:
While the Fugitive Task Force
766
00:33:24,437 --> 00:33:26,206
hunts Hardy down,
767
00:33:26,239 --> 00:33:29,609
detectives pay his current
girlfriend, Daisha Robinson,
768
00:33:29,642 --> 00:33:31,144
another visit.
769
00:33:31,177 --> 00:33:34,614
- We went back
to Daisha Robinson's apartment,
770
00:33:34,647 --> 00:33:39,219
and we show Ms. Robinson
a photographic lineup.
771
00:33:39,252 --> 00:33:41,321
* *
772
00:33:41,354 --> 00:33:43,957
She looks at the lineup.
773
00:33:43,990 --> 00:33:45,725
She said, I don't
recognize anybody
774
00:33:45,759 --> 00:33:47,494
in any of these photographs.
775
00:33:47,527 --> 00:33:49,162
At this point,
Ms. Robinson is being
776
00:33:49,195 --> 00:33:51,097
completely uncooperative.
777
00:33:51,097 --> 00:33:54,267
And so we bring Ms. Robinson
778
00:33:54,300 --> 00:33:56,336
back to the homicide office,
779
00:33:56,369 --> 00:33:58,104
and we sit down and
we proceed to question
780
00:33:58,104 --> 00:33:59,606
her a little bit more.
781
00:33:59,639 --> 00:34:01,941
And she's still
being uncooperative.
782
00:34:18,858 --> 00:34:22,595
So we get arrest
warrants charging her
783
00:34:22,629 --> 00:34:25,498
with theft by receiving
the victim's stolen property,
784
00:34:25,532 --> 00:34:27,100
because the victim's
stolen items
785
00:34:27,133 --> 00:34:28,635
were found inside
of her apartment.
786
00:34:58,098 --> 00:35:00,500
narrator: Threatened with jail
time, Ms. Robinson
787
00:35:00,533 --> 00:35:03,436
finally decides to cooperate
with law enforcement.
788
00:35:08,842 --> 00:35:11,411
- Ms. Robinson finally comes
clean and admits to detectives
789
00:35:11,444 --> 00:35:14,481
that she had indeed
spoken to Ladarius Hardy
790
00:35:14,514 --> 00:35:18,351
just before they arrived, and
he told her to remain quiet.
791
00:35:18,385 --> 00:35:22,322
Ms. Robinson goes on to ID
Ladarius Hardy in a lineup,
792
00:35:22,355 --> 00:35:25,258
and she gives police
his cell phone number.
793
00:35:25,291 --> 00:35:29,062
* *
794
00:35:29,062 --> 00:35:31,765
- We were able to track his
cell phone to the location
795
00:35:31,798 --> 00:35:34,434
in Conyers, which we ultimately
determined
796
00:35:34,467 --> 00:35:36,269
was Daisha Robinson's
mother's house.
797
00:35:36,302 --> 00:35:38,838
narrator: Atlanta's
Fugitive Task Force sets up
798
00:35:38,872 --> 00:35:42,609
surveillance outside of
Ms. Robinson's mother's home.
799
00:35:42,642 --> 00:35:47,113
And on December 11,
2012, Ladarius Hardy
800
00:35:47,147 --> 00:35:50,083
is spotted at that location.
801
00:35:50,116 --> 00:35:51,951
- Police are on
extremely high alert,
802
00:35:51,985 --> 00:35:55,288
because they assume that he
still has the murder weapon
803
00:35:55,321 --> 00:35:57,691
that was used to shoot
and kill Terry Porter,
804
00:35:57,724 --> 00:36:00,894
and they consider him
armed and very dangerous.
805
00:36:00,927 --> 00:36:02,696
- You don't really
know whether or not
806
00:36:02,729 --> 00:36:05,532
he's going to try to shoot
it out with police or not.
807
00:36:05,565 --> 00:36:07,734
- That's the worst part...
808
00:36:07,767 --> 00:36:09,235
because you don't know
what they're capable of.
809
00:36:09,269 --> 00:36:11,705
You have no idea what
their background is.
810
00:36:11,738 --> 00:36:13,273
So that's bad.
811
00:36:13,306 --> 00:36:15,442
Unfortunately, that's
the hazard of the job.
812
00:36:15,475 --> 00:36:17,277
narrator:
The Fugitive Task Force
813
00:36:17,310 --> 00:36:19,112
carefully approaches the home
814
00:36:19,145 --> 00:36:21,748
and announces they
have a warrant.
815
00:36:21,781 --> 00:36:24,784
Police are allowed inside
and confront the suspect,
816
00:36:24,818 --> 00:36:27,320
but before taking
him into custody,
817
00:36:27,354 --> 00:36:30,457
the team searches the
location for a murder weapon.
818
00:36:30,490 --> 00:36:33,293
- We find
a 9-millimeter handgun.
819
00:36:35,295 --> 00:36:39,065
We also find .38-caliber
bullets out there as well.
820
00:36:39,099 --> 00:36:42,836
We find items that's
consistent with the items that
821
00:36:42,869 --> 00:36:47,474
was purchased on Mr. Porter's
credit cards.
822
00:36:47,507 --> 00:36:49,976
And so we seize
all of these items.
823
00:36:51,544 --> 00:36:55,749
Then we place Ladarius Hardy
in custody.
824
00:36:55,782 --> 00:36:58,985
It was a sense of relief
because now we
825
00:36:59,085 --> 00:37:02,355
have the ability to go back
and put all of the pieces
826
00:37:02,389 --> 00:37:04,157
of the puzzle together.
827
00:37:04,190 --> 00:37:06,493
* *
828
00:37:06,526 --> 00:37:08,194
We bring him back to
the homicide office,
829
00:37:08,228 --> 00:37:11,431
and we proceed to question him
830
00:37:11,464 --> 00:37:14,134
about Mr. Porter's murder.
831
00:37:14,167 --> 00:37:15,935
narrator:
When detectives conduct
832
00:37:16,036 --> 00:37:17,370
a formal interview with Hardy,
833
00:37:17,404 --> 00:37:19,105
he drops a bomb
834
00:37:19,139 --> 00:37:22,676
that blows the entire case
wide open.
835
00:37:27,047 --> 00:37:29,549
- We were all taken aback
when Ladarius Hardy
836
00:37:29,582 --> 00:37:32,886
admits to knowing Terry Porter
prior to the murder.
837
00:37:32,919 --> 00:37:38,858
* *
838
00:37:39,693 --> 00:37:45,365
narrator: After searching
for Terry Porter's killer
839
00:37:46,499 --> 00:37:48,735
for over a month,
the Atlanta Homicide Team
840
00:37:48,768 --> 00:37:52,572
finally has their prime
suspect, Ladarius Hardy,
841
00:37:52,605 --> 00:37:53,807
in custody.
842
00:38:03,850 --> 00:38:07,253
- Terry Porter was mentioning
to a lot of the young people
843
00:38:07,287 --> 00:38:11,224
in the West End community,
and it came to our knowledge
844
00:38:11,257 --> 00:38:14,494
that he actually mentored
Ladarius Hardy, trying to help
845
00:38:14,527 --> 00:38:16,830
him find a better life.
846
00:38:16,863 --> 00:38:20,500
But Ladarius Hardy repaid
him by murdering him.
847
00:38:23,136 --> 00:38:24,871
narrator: While Hardy admits
848
00:38:24,904 --> 00:38:26,873
he was an acquaintance
of Terry's,
849
00:38:26,906 --> 00:38:28,942
he doesn't confess
to the murder.
850
00:38:29,042 --> 00:38:31,444
- The first thing
he did is separate
851
00:38:31,478 --> 00:38:33,046
himself from the homicide scene
852
00:38:33,079 --> 00:38:35,048
at the time
Mr. Porter was shot.
853
00:38:42,288 --> 00:38:44,591
- Ladarius tells detectives
that an acquaintance
854
00:38:44,624 --> 00:38:46,693
brought him the
vehicle so that he
855
00:38:46,726 --> 00:38:48,461
could take it to a chop shop.
856
00:38:48,495 --> 00:38:52,265
He says they found
Terry Porter's wallet inside,
857
00:38:52,298 --> 00:38:55,301
and they split up
the credit cards.
858
00:38:55,335 --> 00:38:57,937
narrator: Investigators
don't believe Hardy.
859
00:38:57,971 --> 00:39:00,106
So an hour into
the interrogation,
860
00:39:00,140 --> 00:39:04,177
when he changes his story, it
proves he can't be trusted.
861
00:39:19,793 --> 00:39:22,662
- He gave a second statement
where he acknowledges planning
862
00:39:22,696 --> 00:39:25,632
a robbery of Mr. Porter
with another individual
863
00:39:25,665 --> 00:39:27,634
but not wanting it
to result in a homicide
864
00:39:27,667 --> 00:39:29,135
and puts it on this person.
865
00:39:29,169 --> 00:39:30,670
You know, you have
to be diligent,
866
00:39:30,704 --> 00:39:32,739
so law enforcement
did their investigation
867
00:39:32,772 --> 00:39:34,641
and weren't able
to corroborate
868
00:39:34,674 --> 00:39:36,142
anything that Mr. Hardy said,
869
00:39:36,176 --> 00:39:38,678
and ultimately, he was lying.
870
00:39:38,712 --> 00:39:41,414
narrator: Not only is Hardy
proven to be a liar,
871
00:39:41,448 --> 00:39:44,417
but investigators have
a mountain of evidence
872
00:39:44,451 --> 00:39:46,252
pointing right at him.
873
00:40:11,745 --> 00:40:14,314
Chamblee PD
Sergeant Ernesto Ford
874
00:40:14,347 --> 00:40:16,349
also tries to
coax the truth out
875
00:40:16,383 --> 00:40:18,551
of Hardy about the carjacking.
876
00:40:18,585 --> 00:40:20,620
- We attempted to
interview Ladarius Hardy.
877
00:40:20,653 --> 00:40:23,223
He just absolutely
refused to talk.
878
00:40:23,256 --> 00:40:25,892
narrator: Even with the
evidence stacked against him,
879
00:40:25,925 --> 00:40:28,128
Hardy still refuses
to cooperate
880
00:40:28,161 --> 00:40:29,796
with law enforcement.
881
00:40:37,737 --> 00:40:41,641
A month after Terry Porter
was murdered in cold blood,
882
00:40:41,675 --> 00:40:46,046
his killer is
finally in custody.
883
00:40:46,079 --> 00:40:47,814
- Ladarius Hardy
killed someone
884
00:40:47,847 --> 00:40:49,816
that was just trying
to be a good person.
885
00:40:49,849 --> 00:40:52,152
It just seems so senseless.
I mean, you can't explain it.
886
00:40:52,185 --> 00:40:53,653
You can't rationalize it.
887
00:40:53,687 --> 00:40:55,889
* *
888
00:40:55,922 --> 00:40:57,691
narrator:
Even though Ladarius Hardy
889
00:40:57,724 --> 00:40:59,259
maintains his innocence,
890
00:40:59,292 --> 00:41:02,429
he is charged with
murder, armed robbery,
891
00:41:02,462 --> 00:41:04,931
aggravated assault
with a deadly weapon,
892
00:41:04,964 --> 00:41:08,234
and financial fraud.
893
00:41:08,268 --> 00:41:09,769
- Shortly after
that, we started
894
00:41:09,803 --> 00:41:11,871
working with the
District Attorney's Office,
895
00:41:11,905 --> 00:41:14,607
and we began to move forward
with prosecution.
896
00:41:14,641 --> 00:41:16,343
Everything just kind
of came together.
897
00:41:18,545 --> 00:41:22,382
- We were convinced that it
was an execution-style murder,
898
00:41:22,415 --> 00:41:25,685
and the medical examiner
is able to determine that
899
00:41:25,719 --> 00:41:28,288
the projectile
that struck Mr. Porter
900
00:41:28,321 --> 00:41:29,689
entered to the back
of his head.
901
00:41:29,723 --> 00:41:31,725
So immediately
what that tells me
902
00:41:31,758 --> 00:41:34,260
is that Mr. Porter is kneeling
down with his back facing
903
00:41:34,294 --> 00:41:36,096
Mr. Hardy.
904
00:41:36,096 --> 00:41:39,265
Mr. Porter was in a position
where he was helpless,
905
00:41:39,299 --> 00:41:41,267
defenseless,
906
00:41:41,301 --> 00:41:44,637
and he was
not a threat to Mr. Hardy.
907
00:41:44,671 --> 00:41:46,940
And he didn't need
to be murdered.
908
00:41:46,973 --> 00:41:50,777
* *
909
00:41:50,810 --> 00:41:53,646
narrator: But the case
never goes to trial.
910
00:41:53,680 --> 00:41:55,648
- Because of the
execution-style manner
911
00:41:55,682 --> 00:41:57,584
in which Mr. Porter
was murdered,
912
00:41:57,617 --> 00:42:00,220
that resulted in the
case being noticed
913
00:42:00,253 --> 00:42:02,222
for death penalty treatment.
914
00:42:02,255 --> 00:42:04,391
narrator:
To avoid the death penalty,
915
00:42:04,424 --> 00:42:06,493
Hardy pleads guilty to murder
916
00:42:06,526 --> 00:42:10,730
and receives two life
sentences without parole.
917
00:42:10,764 --> 00:42:12,966
- It was a bittersweet moment.
918
00:42:13,066 --> 00:42:17,137
I rejoice, again, that
they caught this person
919
00:42:17,170 --> 00:42:20,740
and that he would no longer
be a threat
920
00:42:20,774 --> 00:42:23,410
to anyone else.
921
00:42:23,443 --> 00:42:27,180
At the same time, the nerve,
the audacity,
922
00:42:27,213 --> 00:42:30,650
and I'm wondering, how could
you be so heartless?
923
00:42:30,684 --> 00:42:33,253
He didn't have to do it.
924
00:42:33,286 --> 00:42:34,954
He didn't have to do it.
925
00:42:36,823 --> 00:42:38,825
- Ladarius Hardy killed
Terry out of envy.
926
00:42:38,858 --> 00:42:41,528
He wanted exactly
what Terry had.
927
00:42:41,561 --> 00:42:43,630
And he wasn't
getting it as quick
928
00:42:43,663 --> 00:42:48,268
as he wanted it, so he
decided to steal it.
929
00:42:48,301 --> 00:42:52,205
- Terry Porter gave little
kids the hope that, you know,
930
00:42:52,238 --> 00:42:54,374
I could grow up to do
these things as well,
931
00:42:54,407 --> 00:42:57,811
have these businesses
and achieve greatness and not
932
00:42:57,844 --> 00:42:59,846
have to succumb to
the things that we
933
00:42:59,879 --> 00:43:02,282
see in the streets every day.
934
00:43:02,315 --> 00:43:05,518
Unfortunately, Mr. Porter was
murdered for trying to help
935
00:43:05,552 --> 00:43:08,722
people in this community.
936
00:43:08,755 --> 00:43:12,392
narrator: Ten years after his
death, Terry's family
937
00:43:12,425 --> 00:43:16,162
and the West End community
still feel the void
938
00:43:16,196 --> 00:43:19,065
created by his absence.
939
00:43:19,099 --> 00:43:22,202
- Thousands have been
impacted by the loss of such
940
00:43:22,235 --> 00:43:25,305
a big person that
had so much to give,
941
00:43:25,338 --> 00:43:27,907
not just to people he knew
942
00:43:27,941 --> 00:43:30,577
but to the whole city
of Atlanta.
943
00:43:30,610 --> 00:43:34,414
Terry is just an
angel gone too soon.
944
00:43:34,447 --> 00:43:36,716
Way too soon.
945
00:43:36,750 --> 00:43:41,354
* *