1 00:00:07,474 --> 00:00:09,242 narrator: One of Atlanta's community heroes 2 00:00:10,143 --> 00:00:14,047 is assassinated in his front yard. 3 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:16,716 - It was just total disbelief 4 00:00:16,750 --> 00:00:20,220 that someone would shoot him in his head on his knees. 5 00:00:20,253 --> 00:00:21,921 - The whole scene gave the impression 6 00:00:21,955 --> 00:00:24,290 that Mr. Porter was executed. 7 00:00:24,324 --> 00:00:25,959 - The vehicle was missing, 8 00:00:25,992 --> 00:00:28,895 and all of his stuff inside the Range Rover was gone. 9 00:00:28,928 --> 00:00:32,632 narrator: And the killer may just be getting started. 10 00:00:32,665 --> 00:00:34,834 - We realized that we have two investigations 11 00:00:34,868 --> 00:00:36,569 that are crossing one another. 12 00:00:36,603 --> 00:00:38,972 - She heard someone walk up behind her. 13 00:00:39,005 --> 00:00:41,141 She looked around and saw a guy pointing a gun at her, 14 00:00:41,174 --> 00:00:43,510 and the guy had told her to get on the ground. 15 00:00:43,543 --> 00:00:45,078 narrator: But will investigators 16 00:00:45,111 --> 00:00:47,514 catch this brazen criminal 17 00:00:47,547 --> 00:00:49,315 before he strikes again? 18 00:00:49,349 --> 00:00:50,517 [gunshot] 19 00:00:50,550 --> 00:00:52,152 - That's the worst part, 20 00:00:52,185 --> 00:00:53,987 because you don't know what they're capable of. 21 00:00:54,020 --> 00:00:56,523 - When we went and showed the photographs 22 00:00:56,556 --> 00:00:58,858 to the security guard, he said that's a person 23 00:00:58,892 --> 00:01:00,860 that frequents the Darlington Apartments. 24 00:01:00,894 --> 00:01:02,629 - Police assume that he still has 25 00:01:02,662 --> 00:01:04,531 the murder weapon that was used to shoot 26 00:01:04,564 --> 00:01:06,433 and kill Terry Porter. 27 00:01:06,466 --> 00:01:12,339 And they consider him very armed and very dangerous. 28 00:01:12,372 --> 00:01:15,342 [dramatic music] 29 00:01:15,375 --> 00:01:22,349 * * 30 00:01:22,382 --> 00:01:25,285 [sirens wailing] 31 00:01:26,986 --> 00:01:30,623 * * 32 00:01:30,657 --> 00:01:32,892 narrator: Atlanta has long been recognized 33 00:01:32,926 --> 00:01:36,363 as a landing spot for dreamers in the Black community. 34 00:01:36,396 --> 00:01:38,631 - It had always been said that Atlanta 35 00:01:38,665 --> 00:01:41,301 was the "Black Mecca." 36 00:01:41,334 --> 00:01:43,503 Folks were flocking here, taking advantage 37 00:01:43,536 --> 00:01:47,173 of the opportunities that were here to start businesses, 38 00:01:47,207 --> 00:01:50,877 to start careers, to start their lives. 39 00:01:50,910 --> 00:01:52,979 narrator: But it's the city's West End 40 00:01:53,013 --> 00:01:56,116 that is the historical epicenter of Black culture. 41 00:01:56,116 --> 00:01:58,685 - The West End is a traditionally large 42 00:01:58,718 --> 00:02:00,587 African American community. 43 00:02:00,620 --> 00:02:04,190 - This was a area where there was a lot of folks 44 00:02:04,224 --> 00:02:06,059 who participated in one way or another 45 00:02:06,092 --> 00:02:08,828 with the Civil Rights Movement during the '60s. 46 00:02:08,862 --> 00:02:11,431 narrator: While the West End's history is rich, 47 00:02:11,464 --> 00:02:13,433 the neighborhood fell on hard times 48 00:02:13,466 --> 00:02:17,203 in the '80s and '90s, as drugs and crime ran rampant. 49 00:02:17,237 --> 00:02:19,606 - It's an area with a lot of historic homes, 50 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:21,574 and it has a lot of history there. 51 00:02:21,608 --> 00:02:23,443 But it was also riddled with a lot of crime. 52 00:02:23,476 --> 00:02:25,945 It wasn't unusual to see shootings happen there-- 53 00:02:25,979 --> 00:02:27,681 a lot of burglaries, car break-ins, 54 00:02:27,714 --> 00:02:29,582 and things of that nature. 55 00:02:29,616 --> 00:02:31,551 But around 2012, we started to see 56 00:02:31,584 --> 00:02:34,954 a great deal of gentrification taking place in the West End. 57 00:02:34,988 --> 00:02:37,290 And so it was really an up-and-coming neighborhood. 58 00:02:37,323 --> 00:02:39,592 It just hadn't quite made it there yet. 59 00:02:39,626 --> 00:02:43,096 narrator: But this tight-knit community is changed forever 60 00:02:43,129 --> 00:02:45,398 at 6:45 a.m., 61 00:02:45,432 --> 00:02:48,935 the morning of November 12, 2012, 62 00:02:48,968 --> 00:02:52,105 when a resident calls 911. 63 00:03:03,650 --> 00:03:08,455 The caller IDs the victim as 39-year-old Terry Porter. 64 00:03:08,488 --> 00:03:11,825 Police and paramedics race to the address 65 00:03:11,858 --> 00:03:15,228 and find the victim on the ground, dead. 66 00:03:15,261 --> 00:03:17,564 - When we arrived there, we saw a body 67 00:03:17,597 --> 00:03:19,165 lying in the front yard. 68 00:03:19,199 --> 00:03:21,501 We noticed the victim had a single gunshot wound 69 00:03:21,534 --> 00:03:24,070 to the back of the head. 70 00:03:24,070 --> 00:03:26,906 The victim's pockets were turned inside-out. 71 00:03:26,940 --> 00:03:29,509 His wallet wasn't there, the car keys wasn't there, 72 00:03:29,542 --> 00:03:32,645 which was an indication that he had potentially been robbed. 73 00:03:32,679 --> 00:03:34,647 narrator: Investigators begin with looking 74 00:03:34,681 --> 00:03:36,649 for ballistics evidence around the body 75 00:03:36,683 --> 00:03:38,318 and in front of the house. 76 00:03:38,351 --> 00:03:39,753 - Unfortunately, law enforcement 77 00:03:39,786 --> 00:03:41,654 didn't observe any casings. 78 00:03:41,688 --> 00:03:43,356 So, at that point, they don't know 79 00:03:43,390 --> 00:03:45,091 if it's a semiautomatic weapon that's used, 80 00:03:45,091 --> 00:03:47,260 which would expand a casing, or a revolver. 81 00:03:47,293 --> 00:03:50,930 So that was one of the issues that presented some difficulty 82 00:03:50,964 --> 00:03:52,699 in the investigation. 83 00:03:52,732 --> 00:03:54,668 narrator: Faced with no bullet, 84 00:03:54,701 --> 00:03:57,370 no casing, and no murder weapon, 85 00:03:57,404 --> 00:04:00,540 police continue hunting for clues. 86 00:04:00,573 --> 00:04:03,777 - There was a key lying on the pathway headed 87 00:04:03,810 --> 00:04:05,712 towards the building itself. 88 00:04:05,745 --> 00:04:07,347 So we went around the house. 89 00:04:07,380 --> 00:04:09,349 We didn't see any signs of forced entry. 90 00:04:09,382 --> 00:04:11,518 We tried the key, 91 00:04:11,551 --> 00:04:14,721 and the key actually fit the front door. 92 00:04:14,754 --> 00:04:17,057 After that, we went through the residence 93 00:04:17,090 --> 00:04:18,958 and didn't find that anything was disturbed 94 00:04:19,059 --> 00:04:20,627 or any signs of forced entry. 95 00:04:20,660 --> 00:04:22,195 But we still believe at that point 96 00:04:22,228 --> 00:04:25,198 that the perpetrator ordered Mr. Porter 97 00:04:25,231 --> 00:04:28,168 to turn his pockets inside out and give up his valuables. 98 00:04:28,201 --> 00:04:30,370 And so we're looking at robbery as a potential motive, 99 00:04:30,403 --> 00:04:32,205 but we were still in the primary stages with regards 100 00:04:32,238 --> 00:04:34,074 to the investigation. 101 00:04:34,107 --> 00:04:36,576 narrator: At this point, the medical examiner arrives 102 00:04:36,609 --> 00:04:38,311 to inspect Terry's body. 103 00:04:38,345 --> 00:04:40,146 - The Medical Examiner's Office-- 104 00:04:40,180 --> 00:04:41,915 they were able to tell us that the victim 105 00:04:41,948 --> 00:04:44,317 potentially had been there for a few hours. 106 00:04:44,351 --> 00:04:46,152 So we were looking at the murder 107 00:04:46,186 --> 00:04:49,489 probably happening somewhere around 2:30 in the morning. 108 00:04:49,522 --> 00:04:51,224 And we turned Mr. Porter over. 109 00:04:51,257 --> 00:04:53,093 We saw a defect over his eye. 110 00:04:53,126 --> 00:04:55,695 It appears that the trajectory of the round 111 00:04:55,729 --> 00:04:57,364 was back to front, because the bullet went in 112 00:04:57,397 --> 00:04:59,532 through the back of his head 113 00:04:59,566 --> 00:05:02,435 and came out through the front. 114 00:05:02,469 --> 00:05:05,939 Mr. Porter was 6'7," which he was a very tall man. 115 00:05:06,039 --> 00:05:08,441 And so that was an indication that at some point, 116 00:05:08,475 --> 00:05:10,443 Mr. Porter might have been down on his knees 117 00:05:10,477 --> 00:05:11,911 or even down on the ground 118 00:05:11,945 --> 00:05:14,180 so that the perpetrator was able to stand 119 00:05:14,214 --> 00:05:15,882 over the victim and shoot. 120 00:05:15,915 --> 00:05:17,717 The whole scene gave the impression 121 00:05:17,751 --> 00:05:19,753 that Mr. Porter was executed. 122 00:05:19,786 --> 00:05:23,289 [gunshot] 123 00:05:23,323 --> 00:05:24,891 narrator: Terry's brother Levi 124 00:05:24,924 --> 00:05:26,760 who also lives at the address, 125 00:05:26,793 --> 00:05:29,796 returns home after a night away 126 00:05:29,829 --> 00:05:32,465 to discover a disturbing scene. 127 00:05:32,499 --> 00:05:35,368 - When I arrived, one of the homicide detectives 128 00:05:35,402 --> 00:05:37,804 was walking over towards the court. 129 00:05:37,837 --> 00:05:40,106 What was going through my mind was, is this real? 130 00:05:40,140 --> 00:05:42,409 Is it true? What's really happening? 131 00:05:42,442 --> 00:05:44,711 So kind of got up out of the car 132 00:05:44,744 --> 00:05:46,913 and kind of fell back down, because I'm like, 133 00:05:46,946 --> 00:05:49,883 okay, now this is some real stuff. 134 00:05:49,916 --> 00:05:53,553 Police asked about having any enemies. 135 00:05:53,586 --> 00:05:57,123 And at the time, I couldn't identify anyone. 136 00:05:57,157 --> 00:06:01,061 And that's when I knew, it's real now. 137 00:06:01,094 --> 00:06:04,030 narrator: As investigators speak with Terry's family, 138 00:06:04,030 --> 00:06:07,834 detectives expand their search to the surrounding area. 139 00:06:07,867 --> 00:06:10,036 - We had investigators go door to door 140 00:06:10,036 --> 00:06:12,105 just to see if anybody saw or heard anything 141 00:06:12,138 --> 00:06:16,309 in connection with the shooting death of Mr. Porter. 142 00:06:16,343 --> 00:06:18,912 There was one young lady that answered the door that said 143 00:06:18,945 --> 00:06:22,615 that she heard a gunshot around 2:30 in the morning, 144 00:06:22,649 --> 00:06:25,485 but she didn't look outside because she was afraid to. 145 00:06:25,518 --> 00:06:27,854 - That is something that's very scary, 146 00:06:27,887 --> 00:06:30,523 producing information, potentially becoming 147 00:06:30,557 --> 00:06:32,926 a witness, and then having to still live 148 00:06:32,959 --> 00:06:34,928 in that neighborhood and potentially be exposed 149 00:06:34,961 --> 00:06:37,063 to the consequences of that. 150 00:06:37,063 --> 00:06:40,100 narrator: The team continues to canvass the neighborhood, 151 00:06:40,133 --> 00:06:42,702 while news spreads throughout the community 152 00:06:42,736 --> 00:06:45,138 about Terry's death. 153 00:06:45,171 --> 00:06:49,509 - One of the neighbors called and said Terry 154 00:06:49,542 --> 00:06:51,778 had been shot and murdered. 155 00:06:51,811 --> 00:06:54,547 In that moment, 156 00:06:54,581 --> 00:06:57,117 I really didn't know what to do 157 00:06:57,150 --> 00:07:00,053 or even how to feel. 158 00:07:00,086 --> 00:07:03,189 I was like, no, no. 159 00:07:03,223 --> 00:07:05,125 It was unbelievable. 160 00:07:05,158 --> 00:07:08,661 * * 161 00:07:08,695 --> 00:07:10,296 narrator: Back at Terry's home, 162 00:07:10,330 --> 00:07:13,033 his family continues talking to detectives 163 00:07:13,033 --> 00:07:16,136 about their beloved brother. 164 00:07:16,169 --> 00:07:19,039 - The victim's family immediately told investigators 165 00:07:19,039 --> 00:07:20,807 that Mr. Porter's black Range Rover 166 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:22,375 was not on the scene. 167 00:07:22,409 --> 00:07:24,644 Also, we weren't able to find his car keys, 168 00:07:24,678 --> 00:07:26,646 giving us the impression that potentially, 169 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:30,550 the perpetrator might have driven off in the victim's car. 170 00:07:30,583 --> 00:07:32,919 - The vehicle was missing, and his stuff inside 171 00:07:32,952 --> 00:07:36,056 of that Range Rover was gone. 172 00:07:36,056 --> 00:07:39,059 - He said, my brother typically kept a pair of sunglasses 173 00:07:39,092 --> 00:07:41,361 in there, along with a screen projector 174 00:07:41,394 --> 00:07:44,531 and some other personal effects as well. 175 00:07:44,564 --> 00:07:47,567 - I mentioned that Terry's Range Rover had LoJack on it, 176 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,704 and the detectives thought that that would help. 177 00:07:50,737 --> 00:07:52,505 But once they actually connected the system, 178 00:07:52,539 --> 00:07:55,575 everything together, realized, it wasn't working. 179 00:07:55,608 --> 00:07:58,078 narrator: With the killer potentially driving 180 00:07:58,078 --> 00:08:01,381 Terry's stolen vehicle, police order a statewide BOLO, 181 00:08:01,414 --> 00:08:06,019 and Atlanta's Theft Task Force begins their hunt for the SUV. 182 00:08:06,019 --> 00:08:08,421 - Looking for the Range Rover was the top priority, 183 00:08:08,455 --> 00:08:11,424 and they had identified that that was the best way 184 00:08:11,458 --> 00:08:13,593 to sort of track down anything else. 185 00:08:13,626 --> 00:08:15,595 narrator: Although Terry's family has already 186 00:08:15,628 --> 00:08:17,530 helped the investigation by telling them 187 00:08:17,564 --> 00:08:19,599 about his missing car, 188 00:08:19,632 --> 00:08:23,136 police also question them about Terry's personal life. 189 00:08:23,169 --> 00:08:25,438 - All the siblings together was five of us-- 190 00:08:25,472 --> 00:08:27,741 originally from Lake Charles, Louisiana. 191 00:08:27,774 --> 00:08:32,178 Terry was the second-oldest brother out of the family. 192 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:34,481 Terry definitely was a person 193 00:08:34,514 --> 00:08:36,316 that wanted to excel in everything. 194 00:08:36,349 --> 00:08:38,818 He ended up moving to Atlanta a few years 195 00:08:38,852 --> 00:08:40,754 after graduating college. 196 00:08:40,787 --> 00:08:43,456 And he started getting into the real-estate industry, 197 00:08:43,490 --> 00:08:46,326 flipping houses or purchasing homes. 198 00:08:46,359 --> 00:08:48,061 - Around 2003, 199 00:08:48,061 --> 00:08:50,797 Terry Porter bought a house on South Gordon Street, 200 00:08:50,830 --> 00:08:53,299 and he became an integral part of the community 201 00:08:53,333 --> 00:08:55,635 in the West End. 202 00:08:55,669 --> 00:08:58,938 - It was a ran-down place, and he went in and totally 203 00:08:58,972 --> 00:09:00,507 fixed that place up, 204 00:09:00,540 --> 00:09:02,475 because at the time, the West Side of Atlanta 205 00:09:02,509 --> 00:09:05,578 was not really a good area. 206 00:09:05,612 --> 00:09:06,613 narrator: Detectives learn 207 00:09:06,646 --> 00:09:09,082 that Terry used his business acumen 208 00:09:09,115 --> 00:09:13,119 to help the West End community in other ways as well. 209 00:09:13,153 --> 00:09:15,622 - I invested my hard-earned real-estate income in building 210 00:09:15,655 --> 00:09:17,457 an assisted-living home. 211 00:09:17,490 --> 00:09:20,026 I stepped out on faith and followed my passion of what 212 00:09:20,026 --> 00:09:22,262 I felt God called me to do. 213 00:09:22,295 --> 00:09:25,198 narrator: Over four years, Terry opened and operated 214 00:09:25,231 --> 00:09:27,434 four assisted-living facilities 215 00:09:27,467 --> 00:09:29,436 in his West End neighborhood. 216 00:09:29,469 --> 00:09:32,706 - He was well-liked throughout the community 217 00:09:32,739 --> 00:09:36,676 and frequently reached out to people that were less fortunate 218 00:09:36,710 --> 00:09:40,613 in the community to try to help them along in life. 219 00:09:40,647 --> 00:09:42,782 narrator: With such an impressive track record 220 00:09:42,816 --> 00:09:45,385 throughout the community, Levi wonders 221 00:09:45,418 --> 00:09:48,555 if his brother's death was more than a random robbery 222 00:09:48,588 --> 00:09:50,323 gone wrong. 223 00:09:50,357 --> 00:09:53,393 - It was quite strange that his pockets was turned out 224 00:09:53,426 --> 00:09:55,628 but nothing on the inside of the house was taken. 225 00:09:55,662 --> 00:09:57,897 It didn't look like anyone had went in the house. 226 00:09:57,931 --> 00:10:00,000 So that immediately made me think that it was 227 00:10:00,033 --> 00:10:01,801 him being targeted directly. 228 00:10:01,835 --> 00:10:04,471 narrator: But who would target such a cherished member 229 00:10:04,504 --> 00:10:06,072 of the West End? 230 00:10:06,106 --> 00:10:08,241 Investigators turn their attention back 231 00:10:08,274 --> 00:10:10,377 to the scene for more clues. 232 00:10:10,410 --> 00:10:13,480 - As police were scoping the crime scene, 233 00:10:13,513 --> 00:10:16,750 they looked up and saw, there's a camera on that house. 234 00:10:16,783 --> 00:10:18,852 Let's go talk to who lives in the house. 235 00:10:18,885 --> 00:10:20,320 - The camera was there. 236 00:10:20,353 --> 00:10:22,989 And so, if it was actually recording, 237 00:10:23,023 --> 00:10:25,158 it might have seen or heard anything in connection 238 00:10:25,191 --> 00:10:26,226 with the incident. 239 00:10:26,259 --> 00:10:29,529 * * 240 00:10:29,562 --> 00:10:31,331 The murder might have been in connection 241 00:10:31,364 --> 00:10:34,000 with squatters living in a boarded-up house 242 00:10:34,034 --> 00:10:36,036 across the street. 243 00:10:36,069 --> 00:10:38,338 - Everyone kind of, like, gasped, because we're 244 00:10:38,371 --> 00:10:40,507 finally getting somewhere. 245 00:10:40,540 --> 00:10:42,709 - At this point, we haven't found the murder weapon. 246 00:10:42,742 --> 00:10:44,511 So there's always the potential that he 247 00:10:44,544 --> 00:10:46,846 still has that weapon with him 248 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:48,748 and has the ability to use it. 249 00:10:48,782 --> 00:10:54,087 * * 250 00:10:55,088 --> 00:11:00,060 narrator: Atlanta's historic West End is devastated 251 00:11:01,061 --> 00:11:04,197 when Terry Porter, a hero of the community, 252 00:11:04,230 --> 00:11:07,334 is gunned down on his front lawn. 253 00:11:07,367 --> 00:11:09,069 - Terry was a community leader. 254 00:11:09,069 --> 00:11:11,071 He really looked out for others. 255 00:11:11,071 --> 00:11:13,440 So everybody is just emotionally 256 00:11:13,473 --> 00:11:15,542 just caught up at this time and not knowing 257 00:11:15,575 --> 00:11:18,678 what to do, how to react, because Terry was the leader. 258 00:11:18,712 --> 00:11:20,847 narrator: During the initial investigation, 259 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:24,117 police discover a camera next door to Terry's home, 260 00:11:24,150 --> 00:11:28,621 and it's directed right at the crime scene. 261 00:11:28,655 --> 00:11:31,791 - We did wind up interviewing one neighbor 262 00:11:31,825 --> 00:11:34,728 that had a camera pointed towards Mr. Porter's house, 263 00:11:34,761 --> 00:11:37,664 but the camera was there just as a deterrent, 264 00:11:37,697 --> 00:11:40,734 and it wasn't actually recording. 265 00:11:40,767 --> 00:11:43,970 narrator: Unfortunately, this is the only camera 266 00:11:44,004 --> 00:11:46,539 with a view of Terry's yard. 267 00:11:46,573 --> 00:11:50,110 - 2012 is not like 2022, 268 00:11:50,110 --> 00:11:53,013 where every door has a Ring camera. 269 00:11:53,113 --> 00:11:56,583 Technology then wasn't what it is now, where everybody has 270 00:11:56,616 --> 00:11:58,651 that piped into their phone and they can 271 00:11:58,685 --> 00:12:00,487 see everything that goes on. 272 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:02,889 - And so we didn't have any electronic surveillance 273 00:12:02,922 --> 00:12:05,592 information that we could glean to assist 274 00:12:05,625 --> 00:12:07,360 with the investigation. 275 00:12:07,394 --> 00:12:11,264 - They didn't have a whole lot of bread crumbs to follow. 276 00:12:11,297 --> 00:12:14,734 They were looking for a 2006 Range Rover. 277 00:12:14,768 --> 00:12:18,738 And in 2012, those were still kind of a dime a dozen 278 00:12:18,772 --> 00:12:20,507 in Atlanta. 279 00:12:20,540 --> 00:12:23,076 narrator: With the BOLO still out on Terry's vehicle, 280 00:12:23,076 --> 00:12:26,212 detectives take a deeper dive into his relationships 281 00:12:26,246 --> 00:12:29,516 to find out who wanted him dead. 282 00:12:29,549 --> 00:12:31,851 - We learn that he's mentoring to young people 283 00:12:31,885 --> 00:12:33,286 in the community. 284 00:12:33,319 --> 00:12:36,723 And mentorship in the West End is extremely vital 285 00:12:36,756 --> 00:12:39,392 because you have a young population there. 286 00:12:39,426 --> 00:12:41,127 Most of them were unguided. 287 00:12:41,161 --> 00:12:44,564 And for him to take time out of his schedule to mentor 288 00:12:44,597 --> 00:12:47,200 to a lot of the young people in that community, 289 00:12:47,233 --> 00:12:48,968 it meant a lot to the people there. 290 00:12:49,002 --> 00:12:50,904 It was a testament to the relationships 291 00:12:50,937 --> 00:12:53,106 that he had in the community and how people felt about him 292 00:12:53,106 --> 00:12:55,308 in that community as well. 293 00:12:55,342 --> 00:12:57,477 narrator: Detectives interview dozens of people 294 00:12:57,510 --> 00:12:58,945 who knew Terry, 295 00:12:58,978 --> 00:13:02,782 and everyone insists he had no enemies. 296 00:13:02,816 --> 00:13:06,386 - It was a time in my life-- in 2008, 297 00:13:06,419 --> 00:13:09,055 I found myself in a dark place 298 00:13:09,055 --> 00:13:12,125 and was ready to just give up. 299 00:13:12,158 --> 00:13:14,961 My son introduced me to Terry. 300 00:13:15,061 --> 00:13:17,097 They said that they had a friend that 301 00:13:17,130 --> 00:13:20,166 was opening a nursing home. 302 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:22,602 Terry offered me a job. 303 00:13:22,635 --> 00:13:26,773 And at that point in time, I'm like, wow, I really don't know 304 00:13:26,806 --> 00:13:28,942 anything about this, you know. 305 00:13:28,975 --> 00:13:31,144 He said, that's okay, I'll take care of it. 306 00:13:31,177 --> 00:13:34,481 So he sent me to school for nursing. 307 00:13:34,514 --> 00:13:36,750 He kind of just took me under his wing, 308 00:13:36,783 --> 00:13:40,420 taught me everything he knew. 309 00:13:40,453 --> 00:13:43,957 narrator: The day after the murder, Terry's brother, Levi, 310 00:13:43,990 --> 00:13:46,860 calls detectives with a possible lead. 311 00:13:46,893 --> 00:13:48,828 - I mentioned to the police that there was an abandoned 312 00:13:48,862 --> 00:13:51,631 house across the street, where there possibly 313 00:13:51,664 --> 00:13:53,099 was some individuals that maybe have 314 00:13:53,099 --> 00:13:54,968 been living inside of there. 315 00:13:55,001 --> 00:13:57,637 - Victim's brother told us the murder might have been 316 00:13:57,671 --> 00:13:59,472 in connection with those squatters, 317 00:13:59,506 --> 00:14:02,042 because it's my understanding Mr. Porter got 318 00:14:02,075 --> 00:14:04,144 into an altercation with one of the individuals that 319 00:14:04,177 --> 00:14:06,212 was squatting in that particular house. 320 00:14:06,246 --> 00:14:10,050 - In that area where he lived and was murdered, 321 00:14:10,083 --> 00:14:12,786 that neighborhood was a historic district, 322 00:14:12,819 --> 00:14:15,555 but there still stood these abandoned 323 00:14:15,588 --> 00:14:18,958 homes that attracted all kinds of crime 324 00:14:19,059 --> 00:14:21,061 and criminal activity. 325 00:14:21,061 --> 00:14:25,699 And Terry was desperate to do something about it. 326 00:14:25,732 --> 00:14:28,068 - It felt like the squatters could be a viable lead. 327 00:14:28,101 --> 00:14:30,170 And so investigators went over and attempted 328 00:14:30,203 --> 00:14:32,472 to try to make contact with individuals in that house, 329 00:14:32,505 --> 00:14:34,574 but we didn't have much success. 330 00:14:34,607 --> 00:14:36,509 We saw that some people were potentially 331 00:14:36,543 --> 00:14:38,812 living inside of the house, but at that point, 332 00:14:38,845 --> 00:14:40,313 no one was there. 333 00:14:40,347 --> 00:14:43,350 And so we wanted to make it a point to come back 334 00:14:43,383 --> 00:14:45,819 in the event that we could find someone inside of the house 335 00:14:45,852 --> 00:14:47,721 squatting there so that we can kind of question 336 00:14:47,754 --> 00:14:50,657 those individuals. 337 00:14:50,690 --> 00:14:52,892 narrator: After searching the abandoned house, 338 00:14:52,926 --> 00:14:57,097 detectives check in with the ME regarding Terry's autopsy. 339 00:14:57,130 --> 00:14:58,565 - Through the autopsy, they were 340 00:14:58,598 --> 00:15:00,033 able to determine that there was 341 00:15:00,033 --> 00:15:01,534 one gunshot wound to Mr. Porter's head 342 00:15:01,568 --> 00:15:03,937 that traveled through his body. 343 00:15:04,037 --> 00:15:06,106 Because the projectile passed through, 344 00:15:06,139 --> 00:15:08,174 you don't have a projectile which you could use 345 00:15:08,208 --> 00:15:11,444 to determine what type of firearm was used, 346 00:15:11,478 --> 00:15:13,279 the caliber of the firearm. 347 00:15:13,313 --> 00:15:16,082 narrator: Investigators are back at square one. 348 00:15:16,116 --> 00:15:18,284 There's still no ballistics evidence. 349 00:15:18,318 --> 00:15:20,120 Terry's vehicle is in the wind, 350 00:15:20,153 --> 00:15:22,956 and the BOLO hasn't produced any information 351 00:15:23,056 --> 00:15:24,691 on its whereabouts. 352 00:15:24,724 --> 00:15:28,962 - What they had there was a dead man with a single gunshot 353 00:15:29,062 --> 00:15:32,966 wound to the back of his head, and that was it. 354 00:15:33,066 --> 00:15:35,368 - And so we just need to proceed 355 00:15:35,402 --> 00:15:37,137 with a sense of urgency to get the perpetrator 356 00:15:37,170 --> 00:15:38,705 off the street. 357 00:15:38,738 --> 00:15:40,707 And so with the way that Mr. Porter was killed, 358 00:15:40,740 --> 00:15:43,109 we had that sense of urgency. 359 00:15:43,143 --> 00:15:45,545 narrator: Police focus on the missing link 360 00:15:45,578 --> 00:15:48,882 that could help uncover Terry's killer, his vehicle. 361 00:15:48,915 --> 00:15:51,484 In addition to the Feds looking for it, 362 00:15:51,518 --> 00:15:54,120 detectives also get the community involved. 363 00:15:54,154 --> 00:15:56,489 - Terry Porter was gunned down in his front yard. 364 00:15:56,523 --> 00:15:58,958 Porter was a well-respected businessman. 365 00:15:58,992 --> 00:16:01,728 - We started putting out the still photographs 366 00:16:01,761 --> 00:16:04,397 and the information about Mr. Porter's vehicle 367 00:16:04,431 --> 00:16:07,267 to the community, just to see if we could drum up 368 00:16:07,300 --> 00:16:09,569 more leads with respects to identifying 369 00:16:09,602 --> 00:16:11,404 Mr. Porter's murder. 370 00:16:11,438 --> 00:16:13,440 narrator: In addition to media blasts, 371 00:16:13,473 --> 00:16:15,041 members of Terry's community 372 00:16:15,041 --> 00:16:17,143 are giving out flyers and posting signs 373 00:16:17,177 --> 00:16:18,945 with images of his vehicle. 374 00:16:19,045 --> 00:16:21,247 The West End is demanding justice 375 00:16:21,281 --> 00:16:24,351 for their friend and mentor. 376 00:16:24,384 --> 00:16:27,120 Then, on November 15th, 377 00:16:27,153 --> 00:16:29,656 three days after Terry's murder, 378 00:16:29,689 --> 00:16:32,092 investigators catch a break. 379 00:16:32,125 --> 00:16:34,661 - We got a Crime Stoppers tip on the location 380 00:16:34,694 --> 00:16:36,763 of Mr. Porter's vehicle, 381 00:16:36,796 --> 00:16:41,201 which was the turning point in the investigation. 382 00:16:41,234 --> 00:16:43,770 - I remember when they found the vehicle. 383 00:16:43,803 --> 00:16:46,373 We was at the funeral home at the time. 384 00:16:46,406 --> 00:16:48,074 Matter of fact, the lights flickered 385 00:16:48,074 --> 00:16:50,443 inside of the funeral home when the call came in. 386 00:16:50,477 --> 00:16:52,946 I mean, everyone kind of, like, gasped, 387 00:16:52,979 --> 00:16:54,514 because we finally got something. 388 00:16:54,547 --> 00:16:56,616 Okay, now, we're getting somewhere. 389 00:16:56,649 --> 00:17:03,356 * * 390 00:17:04,091 --> 00:17:07,861 [dramatic music] 391 00:17:09,129 --> 00:17:12,032 narrator: Three days into the homicide investigation 392 00:17:12,032 --> 00:17:14,501 of 39-year-old Terry Porter, 393 00:17:14,534 --> 00:17:18,705 Atlanta detectives finally have a break in the case. 394 00:17:18,738 --> 00:17:22,909 - We received a Crime Stopper tip that a black Range Rover 395 00:17:22,942 --> 00:17:25,845 was found in the back of the Darlington Apartments 396 00:17:25,879 --> 00:17:27,714 in Buckhead. 397 00:17:27,747 --> 00:17:30,784 - When law enforcement arrived at the apartment complex, 398 00:17:30,817 --> 00:17:34,888 they found Mr. Porter's stolen Range Rover that was missing 399 00:17:34,921 --> 00:17:36,623 from the homicide scene. 400 00:17:36,656 --> 00:17:38,558 narrator: Police secure the scene 401 00:17:38,591 --> 00:17:41,061 so CSI can process the vehicle. 402 00:17:41,061 --> 00:17:44,097 Meanwhile, detectives notice surveillance cameras 403 00:17:44,130 --> 00:17:46,099 pointed at the parking lot. 404 00:17:46,132 --> 00:17:48,435 - And so we questioned the manager there, 405 00:17:48,468 --> 00:17:51,071 and they tell us that they don't know 406 00:17:51,071 --> 00:17:52,906 who was inside of the vehicle. 407 00:17:52,939 --> 00:17:56,076 - They tell police that the car has been in the parking lot 408 00:17:56,076 --> 00:17:58,111 for three days, but the footage gets 409 00:17:58,144 --> 00:18:00,547 recorded over every 48 hours. 410 00:18:00,580 --> 00:18:03,083 narrator: Which means any signs of the suspect 411 00:18:03,116 --> 00:18:07,020 driving and exiting Terry's vehicle are gone. 412 00:18:07,020 --> 00:18:08,788 - At this point, they're not able to be helpful 413 00:18:08,822 --> 00:18:10,323 to us at all. 414 00:18:10,357 --> 00:18:12,459 And so we go back to the homicide office, 415 00:18:12,492 --> 00:18:14,260 and then we receive a call 416 00:18:14,294 --> 00:18:17,230 from the Darlington Apartments' manager an hour later, 417 00:18:17,263 --> 00:18:19,632 saying a Sergeant Ford with the Chamblee Police Department 418 00:18:19,666 --> 00:18:21,901 was investigating a carjacking incident 419 00:18:21,935 --> 00:18:25,572 and showed up asking similar questions to the ones 420 00:18:25,605 --> 00:18:27,774 that we were asking while we were 421 00:18:27,807 --> 00:18:29,909 there questioning the management 422 00:18:29,943 --> 00:18:32,045 about Mr. Porter's murder. 423 00:18:32,045 --> 00:18:34,614 narrator: The carjacking that Sergeant Ernesto Ford 424 00:18:34,647 --> 00:18:37,517 is investigating occurred in Chamblee 425 00:18:37,550 --> 00:18:40,186 just three days before Terry was killed, 426 00:18:40,220 --> 00:18:43,189 and there's some eerie similarities. 427 00:18:43,223 --> 00:18:46,359 - So, on November the 9, 2012, 428 00:18:46,393 --> 00:18:48,361 the Chamblee Police Department was contacted 429 00:18:48,395 --> 00:18:50,830 regarding a carjacking that had just occurred. 430 00:18:50,864 --> 00:18:53,933 The officer on scene took the initial police report 431 00:18:53,967 --> 00:18:58,071 and placed the vehicle on the system as a stolen vehicle. 432 00:18:58,071 --> 00:19:00,707 Two or three days later, I met with the victim. 433 00:19:00,740 --> 00:19:02,308 She proceeded to tell me 434 00:19:02,342 --> 00:19:04,678 that roughly 10 or 15 minutes after 10:00 p.m., 435 00:19:04,711 --> 00:19:07,380 she had been carjacked at gunpoint. 436 00:19:07,414 --> 00:19:09,349 She said as she was opening up her mail, 437 00:19:09,382 --> 00:19:11,818 she heard someone walk up behind her. 438 00:19:11,851 --> 00:19:15,221 She looked around and saw a guy pointing a gun at her. 439 00:19:15,255 --> 00:19:18,625 And he then told her to give him 440 00:19:18,658 --> 00:19:22,796 her purse, phone, personal belongings, car keys, 441 00:19:22,829 --> 00:19:25,131 and asked her what bank she banked with 442 00:19:25,165 --> 00:19:26,499 and her PIN number 443 00:19:26,533 --> 00:19:29,235 and that the guy had told her to get on the ground. 444 00:19:29,269 --> 00:19:31,571 The victim stated that she actually gave him everything 445 00:19:31,604 --> 00:19:33,473 that he had asked for. 446 00:19:33,506 --> 00:19:35,909 She said that the suspect then got in her car and fled. 447 00:19:35,942 --> 00:19:39,312 * * 448 00:19:39,346 --> 00:19:42,048 narrator: Sergeant Ford reveals a key detail 449 00:19:42,082 --> 00:19:44,250 that connects the two cases. 450 00:19:44,284 --> 00:19:47,387 - A day or two after I met with the carjacking victim, 451 00:19:47,420 --> 00:19:51,324 her vehicle was also recovered at the Darlington Apartments. 452 00:19:51,358 --> 00:19:54,194 So the fact that both stolen vehicles were located 453 00:19:54,227 --> 00:19:57,430 at that apartment complex was the first indicator that this 454 00:19:57,464 --> 00:19:59,232 is probably the same guy. 455 00:19:59,265 --> 00:20:01,568 - We realize that we probably have two investigations 456 00:20:01,601 --> 00:20:02,769 that are crossing one another. 457 00:20:02,802 --> 00:20:05,405 * * 458 00:20:05,438 --> 00:20:07,407 narrator: Sergeant Ford continues sharing 459 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:09,442 information related to the carjacking 460 00:20:09,476 --> 00:20:11,745 with Atlanta detectives. 461 00:20:11,778 --> 00:20:13,513 - The carjacking victim-- 462 00:20:13,546 --> 00:20:16,182 she gave a brief description of the offender. 463 00:20:16,216 --> 00:20:19,419 She described him as a male that was roughly 6-foot tall, 464 00:20:19,452 --> 00:20:21,121 wearing all black. 465 00:20:21,154 --> 00:20:22,956 And she thought that he was a light-skinned Black male. 466 00:20:22,989 --> 00:20:26,259 She said he was roughly 20 to 25 years old. 467 00:20:26,292 --> 00:20:27,927 She had also told me that she had 468 00:20:27,961 --> 00:20:30,530 gotten a bank statement after the robbery, 469 00:20:30,563 --> 00:20:32,232 a couple days later. 470 00:20:32,265 --> 00:20:34,868 And she said that someone had attempted to withdraw 471 00:20:34,901 --> 00:20:36,870 money from her bank account. 472 00:20:36,903 --> 00:20:38,238 There were four attempts. 473 00:20:38,271 --> 00:20:39,739 The first attempt was successful, 474 00:20:39,773 --> 00:20:41,474 which was 400 bucks. 475 00:20:41,508 --> 00:20:43,410 The other three, they weren't successful 476 00:20:43,443 --> 00:20:46,212 in obtaining the money. 477 00:20:46,246 --> 00:20:50,050 The bank was able to provide me a printout that showed 478 00:20:50,083 --> 00:20:54,120 the exact times, the locations where the ATM was accessed, 479 00:20:54,154 --> 00:20:57,057 as well as four still photographs. 480 00:20:57,090 --> 00:21:01,761 In one of the photographs, the person withdrawing money 481 00:21:01,795 --> 00:21:04,330 appeared to be attempting to conceal his face. 482 00:21:04,364 --> 00:21:06,166 He was wearing some sort of mask. 483 00:21:06,199 --> 00:21:08,134 However, it was low enough on his chin 484 00:21:08,168 --> 00:21:10,837 to where he was actually identifiable. 485 00:21:10,870 --> 00:21:12,272 And that's the picture that I actually 486 00:21:12,305 --> 00:21:14,140 showed the victim, who stated, yeah, 487 00:21:14,174 --> 00:21:18,678 that looks like the guy that took my car and robbed me. 488 00:21:18,712 --> 00:21:21,147 narrator: In the midst of talking to Sergeant Ford, 489 00:21:21,181 --> 00:21:25,185 Atlanta CSI finishes processing Terry's SUV. 490 00:21:25,218 --> 00:21:26,953 - Police looked through the Range Rover 491 00:21:26,986 --> 00:21:29,856 and found some things that were missing, 492 00:21:29,889 --> 00:21:32,292 based upon conversations with friends, 493 00:21:32,325 --> 00:21:33,927 family, and coworkers. 494 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:36,096 narrator: Terry's sunglasses and screen projector 495 00:21:36,129 --> 00:21:38,598 are missing from his vehicle, but the team 496 00:21:38,631 --> 00:21:42,335 finds a receipt dated shortly after Terry's murder. 497 00:21:42,369 --> 00:21:44,537 - The receipt was from the Texaco gas station, 498 00:21:44,571 --> 00:21:48,008 so we went up to the Texaco station. 499 00:21:48,108 --> 00:21:50,877 And we were able to get still photographs 500 00:21:50,910 --> 00:21:54,114 from the surveillance video from there. 501 00:21:54,114 --> 00:21:57,317 Right now we have an image of a potential suspect 502 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 * *