1 00:00:08,141 --> 00:00:09,409 narrator: Atlanta's notorious club scene 2 00:00:10,143 --> 00:00:12,412 is rocked by a brutal slaying. 3 00:00:12,445 --> 00:00:13,413 [gunshot] 4 00:00:14,881 --> 00:00:16,850 - One gunshot wound through her left eye. 5 00:00:16,883 --> 00:00:18,151 [gunshot] 6 00:00:18,184 --> 00:00:19,252 One gunshot wound to her torso. 7 00:00:19,285 --> 00:00:20,253 [gunshot] 8 00:00:20,286 --> 00:00:21,654 - I go, "Murdered? 9 00:00:21,688 --> 00:00:23,390 You gotta be kidding me." 10 00:00:23,423 --> 00:00:24,824 narrator: And detectives discover 11 00:00:24,858 --> 00:00:26,626 this isn't the first murder 12 00:00:26,659 --> 00:00:30,296 tied to a DJ at this iconic club. 13 00:00:30,330 --> 00:00:32,832 - A masked man shot him right in his driveway. 14 00:00:32,866 --> 00:00:34,267 [gunshot] 15 00:00:34,300 --> 00:00:36,436 narrator: Investigators must determine 16 00:00:36,469 --> 00:00:38,338 if the victims were caught in the crossfire 17 00:00:38,371 --> 00:00:40,607 of an ongoing feud... 18 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:42,175 - People would pay any amount of money 19 00:00:42,208 --> 00:00:43,376 to get the song played. 20 00:00:43,410 --> 00:00:45,345 But they can flip at any point in time. 21 00:00:48,114 --> 00:00:51,785 - Cell phone location data put him in the neighborhood 22 00:00:51,818 --> 00:00:54,587 at the time leading up to the murder. 23 00:00:54,621 --> 00:00:58,258 narrator: Or if the killer's motive was personal. 24 00:00:58,291 --> 00:01:00,193 - They had gone on vacations together. 25 00:01:00,226 --> 00:01:02,796 He was in their wedding. 26 00:01:02,829 --> 00:01:04,597 - He was a psychopath. 27 00:01:04,631 --> 00:01:07,067 Cold, calculating. Just a killer. 28 00:01:08,668 --> 00:01:11,638 [dramatic music] 29 00:01:11,671 --> 00:01:16,976 * * 30 00:01:17,077 --> 00:01:20,113 [sirens wailing] 31 00:01:23,316 --> 00:01:26,252 [dramatic music] 32 00:01:26,286 --> 00:01:29,656 * * 33 00:01:29,689 --> 00:01:31,558 narrator: Atlanta's iconic club scene 34 00:01:31,591 --> 00:01:34,928 has dominated its nightlife for decades 35 00:01:34,961 --> 00:01:37,764 and is responsible for setting music trends 36 00:01:37,797 --> 00:01:39,299 all over the world. 37 00:01:41,668 --> 00:01:43,203 - Well, the hip-hop scene in Atlanta 38 00:01:43,236 --> 00:01:45,338 was very big in 2014, 39 00:01:45,372 --> 00:01:48,375 especially in the club scene. 40 00:01:48,408 --> 00:01:52,912 - The strip club culture in the ATL is... 41 00:01:52,946 --> 00:01:55,315 it's like a rite of passage. 42 00:01:56,716 --> 00:01:58,985 You'll see the most elite people, 43 00:01:59,019 --> 00:02:01,821 the biggest stars that you can imagine. 44 00:02:01,855 --> 00:02:03,123 You can run into them 45 00:02:03,156 --> 00:02:05,191 at any given night at the strip club. 46 00:02:07,293 --> 00:02:10,130 narrator: At the epicenter of these infamous nightclubs 47 00:02:10,163 --> 00:02:13,066 are the DJs. 48 00:02:13,066 --> 00:02:14,200 - Being a DJ meant a lot 49 00:02:14,234 --> 00:02:16,102 because you gonna make some good money 50 00:02:16,136 --> 00:02:18,872 and you gonna meet every celebrity. 51 00:02:18,905 --> 00:02:23,076 - If the strip club DJ could make you dance to a song, 52 00:02:23,076 --> 00:02:27,247 then it was absolute gold. 53 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:31,751 And you would have every unknown and known celebrity 54 00:02:31,785 --> 00:02:33,286 trying to get at them 55 00:02:33,319 --> 00:02:35,755 just so they could get their record played. 56 00:02:35,789 --> 00:02:38,324 They were the radio. 57 00:02:38,358 --> 00:02:41,127 Truly, the power was in their hands. 58 00:02:41,161 --> 00:02:45,699 * * 59 00:02:45,732 --> 00:02:47,300 narrator: But in the early morning hours 60 00:02:47,334 --> 00:02:50,103 of November 23, 2014... 61 00:02:50,103 --> 00:02:52,238 [line ringing] 62 00:02:59,379 --> 00:03:01,715 narrator: A 911 call comes in 63 00:03:01,748 --> 00:03:05,051 that brings the turntables to a screeching halt. 64 00:03:05,051 --> 00:03:08,321 - When the 911 call was made a little bit after 6:00 65 00:03:08,355 --> 00:03:10,390 by Andre Pugh, he was in the driveway 66 00:03:10,423 --> 00:03:13,626 and was saying that his wife had been killed 67 00:03:13,660 --> 00:03:16,096 inside the home. 68 00:03:17,263 --> 00:03:19,566 - Andre Pugh worked as a DJ 69 00:03:19,599 --> 00:03:22,769 at a strip club in metro Atlanta called Onyx. 70 00:03:22,802 --> 00:03:25,905 He reported that he came home. He went inside. 71 00:03:25,939 --> 00:03:28,074 He found his wife unresponsive. 72 00:03:28,074 --> 00:03:29,509 And then he went outside 73 00:03:29,542 --> 00:03:32,312 and waited for police to arrive. 74 00:03:32,345 --> 00:03:34,514 The responding officers 75 00:03:34,547 --> 00:03:36,716 conducted what's called a protective sweep 76 00:03:36,750 --> 00:03:37,951 of the house, 77 00:03:37,984 --> 00:03:39,753 checking for potential intruders, 78 00:03:39,786 --> 00:03:43,423 making sure that the house is safe to enter. 79 00:03:43,456 --> 00:03:46,259 Most disturbingly, they went into a guest bedroom 80 00:03:46,292 --> 00:03:48,895 on the main floor of the house 81 00:03:48,928 --> 00:03:52,499 where they located the victim in bed. 82 00:03:52,532 --> 00:03:53,633 [camera shutter snaps] 83 00:03:55,235 --> 00:03:56,936 narrator: The victim is 30-year-old 84 00:03:56,970 --> 00:03:59,606 Tiffany Jackson Pugh. 85 00:03:59,639 --> 00:04:02,108 Tiffany has been brutally shot through the head 86 00:04:02,142 --> 00:04:04,778 and is pronounced dead. 87 00:04:04,811 --> 00:04:07,580 - But on top of Tiffany 88 00:04:07,614 --> 00:04:11,151 were Andre and Tiffany's three-year-old son. 89 00:04:11,184 --> 00:04:12,786 [camera shutter snaps] 90 00:04:12,819 --> 00:04:14,154 - He was hitting on his mommy 91 00:04:14,187 --> 00:04:16,056 and--and trying to wake her up. 92 00:04:16,056 --> 00:04:19,292 And it was just heartbreaking 93 00:04:19,325 --> 00:04:21,561 knowing that this little boy and little girl, 94 00:04:21,594 --> 00:04:24,330 who was upstairs, would not be able to have 95 00:04:24,364 --> 00:04:26,132 their mother in their life anymore. 96 00:04:26,166 --> 00:04:28,968 [indistinct police radio chatter] 97 00:04:29,069 --> 00:04:30,403 - When I arrived on the scene, 98 00:04:30,437 --> 00:04:31,638 Mr. Pugh was advised 99 00:04:31,671 --> 00:04:33,606 that his wife was indeed deceased. 100 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:35,342 He was able to get the two-year-old 101 00:04:35,375 --> 00:04:37,644 and other children out of the home. 102 00:04:37,677 --> 00:04:40,613 He was crying, and he did appear distraught. 103 00:04:43,750 --> 00:04:46,720 - I woke up to several missed calls from Andre. 104 00:04:46,753 --> 00:04:49,689 And when I called him back, first thing he said 105 00:04:49,723 --> 00:04:51,491 when he answered the phone, he said, 106 00:04:51,524 --> 00:04:53,693 "Tamika, go to the house. go to the house," 107 00:04:53,727 --> 00:04:56,363 and asked me to go and pick up the kids. 108 00:04:56,396 --> 00:04:57,797 narrator: Police try to comfort 109 00:04:57,831 --> 00:04:59,099 the devastated husband 110 00:04:59,132 --> 00:05:02,769 as detectives notify the rest of Tiffany's family. 111 00:05:02,802 --> 00:05:07,374 * * 112 00:05:07,407 --> 00:05:08,742 - Early Sunday morning, 113 00:05:08,775 --> 00:05:12,579 my phone rang, and it was Andre's brother. 114 00:05:14,347 --> 00:05:15,648 He said, "I got some bad news 115 00:05:15,682 --> 00:05:17,350 that you might want to sit down." 116 00:05:17,384 --> 00:05:20,553 He said, "Well, Tiffany was murdered last night." 117 00:05:21,588 --> 00:05:23,656 I go, "Murdered? You gotta be kidding me." 118 00:05:25,725 --> 00:05:28,328 Well, Tiffany was born in Rochester, New York. 119 00:05:28,361 --> 00:05:32,132 The firstborn with my wife, Patricia Jackson. 120 00:05:32,165 --> 00:05:34,567 Tiffany was a great young lady. 121 00:05:34,601 --> 00:05:38,238 After growing up, she applied at Clark Atlanta University, 122 00:05:38,271 --> 00:05:39,706 was accepted. 123 00:05:41,508 --> 00:05:45,245 She was adamant about coming to Atlanta. 124 00:05:45,278 --> 00:05:46,980 There was just more to offer here 125 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:49,716 far as she was concerned. 126 00:05:51,251 --> 00:05:53,486 - Tiffany graduated college, 127 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:55,388 got her dream job at Delta. 128 00:05:57,190 --> 00:05:59,192 - Delta's probably one of the largest corporations 129 00:05:59,225 --> 00:06:00,560 in the city. 130 00:06:00,593 --> 00:06:03,830 It's a staple in the Atlanta community. 131 00:06:03,863 --> 00:06:06,399 - If you secure a top job with them, 132 00:06:06,433 --> 00:06:11,304 then you're really makin' a great living for yourself. 133 00:06:11,338 --> 00:06:13,940 - Her dream was mainly to be successful. 134 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:15,809 She had just gotten promoted. 135 00:06:15,842 --> 00:06:19,546 So she was on a pretty good career path. 136 00:06:19,579 --> 00:06:22,849 - Tiffany was very well-liked within Delta Airlines 137 00:06:22,882 --> 00:06:25,885 and was really pegged as one of those young women-- 138 00:06:25,919 --> 00:06:27,420 the one to watch. 139 00:06:29,356 --> 00:06:30,724 narrator: Tiffany's personal life 140 00:06:30,757 --> 00:06:32,459 is taking off as well 141 00:06:32,492 --> 00:06:35,295 when she falls for Andre Pugh, 142 00:06:35,328 --> 00:06:36,930 who has been making a name for himself 143 00:06:36,963 --> 00:06:41,301 in the Atlanta club scene as DJ Awesome. 144 00:06:41,334 --> 00:06:43,169 - She introduced us to Andre. 145 00:06:43,203 --> 00:06:46,806 He was a DJ at one of the clubs. 146 00:06:46,840 --> 00:06:50,176 He seemed like a good young man. 147 00:06:50,210 --> 00:06:54,247 They got married back in 2009. 148 00:06:54,280 --> 00:06:56,349 - He was a cool, positive person, 149 00:06:56,383 --> 00:06:59,185 very energetic, always cracking jokes. 150 00:06:59,219 --> 00:07:01,321 Always having fun. 151 00:07:01,354 --> 00:07:04,224 - Tiffany and Andre were growing a family. 152 00:07:04,257 --> 00:07:06,126 First baby was a girl. 153 00:07:06,159 --> 00:07:08,261 The second one would be a boy. 154 00:07:08,294 --> 00:07:10,030 Tiffany loved being a mother. 155 00:07:10,030 --> 00:07:11,798 She loved being a wife. 156 00:07:11,831 --> 00:07:14,768 Just to--to see them grow was very exciting. 157 00:07:17,637 --> 00:07:20,407 narrator: They soon settle into family life 158 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:23,576 in the quaint Atlanta suburb of East Point. 159 00:07:26,312 --> 00:07:29,616 - There's a big Delta community in East Point. 160 00:07:29,649 --> 00:07:32,185 They bought the Lake Haven Way house. 161 00:07:32,218 --> 00:07:36,890 It was a nice, large house. 162 00:07:36,923 --> 00:07:38,625 - A very nice neighborhood. 163 00:07:38,658 --> 00:07:39,659 Brand-new houses. 164 00:07:39,693 --> 00:07:42,062 Her neighborhood was very family-oriented 165 00:07:42,062 --> 00:07:44,964 and very safe. 166 00:07:45,065 --> 00:07:47,534 narrator: Which makes Tiffany's brutal murder 167 00:07:47,567 --> 00:07:52,072 all the more shocking to her community. 168 00:07:52,072 --> 00:07:54,641 - The environment at work at Delta Airlines, 169 00:07:54,674 --> 00:07:57,110 I gotta tell you, was very sad. 170 00:07:57,143 --> 00:07:59,079 It was a lot of tears. 171 00:07:59,079 --> 00:08:01,348 You couldn't believe it. 172 00:08:01,381 --> 00:08:05,552 - Tiffany had one gunshot wound through her left eye, 173 00:08:05,585 --> 00:08:08,688 one gunshot wound to her torso, 174 00:08:08,722 --> 00:08:11,091 and then there was a third gunshot 175 00:08:11,124 --> 00:08:13,426 that had gone into the wall. 176 00:08:13,460 --> 00:08:16,463 - I notice nothing in shambles at the home. 177 00:08:16,496 --> 00:08:18,231 And she appeared to be asleep 178 00:08:18,264 --> 00:08:22,435 at the time of her being killed. 179 00:08:22,469 --> 00:08:23,937 narrator: As the medical examiner 180 00:08:24,037 --> 00:08:25,372 arrives on scene, 181 00:08:25,405 --> 00:08:27,474 they determine Tiffany's time of death 182 00:08:27,507 --> 00:08:30,510 was just minutes before police arrived. 183 00:08:30,543 --> 00:08:33,079 They then discover a vital detail 184 00:08:33,113 --> 00:08:34,781 about her murder. 185 00:08:34,814 --> 00:08:36,616 - One of the big pieces of evidence 186 00:08:36,649 --> 00:08:41,187 is what's called stippling around the bullet wound. 187 00:08:41,221 --> 00:08:43,356 It'll burn the skin. 188 00:08:43,390 --> 00:08:46,059 The gunshot to Ms. Jackson Pugh's face 189 00:08:46,059 --> 00:08:48,261 was very close range. 190 00:08:48,294 --> 00:08:50,630 So that did tell us a lot. 191 00:08:50,663 --> 00:08:52,098 If it's an accidental shooting, 192 00:08:52,132 --> 00:08:54,134 there's never any stippling. 193 00:08:54,167 --> 00:08:56,136 When it's within two feet, 194 00:08:56,169 --> 00:08:59,572 it's--it's on purpose. 195 00:08:59,606 --> 00:09:01,474 We brought in metal detectors, 196 00:09:01,508 --> 00:09:05,011 but no shell casings were found. 197 00:09:05,011 --> 00:09:10,483 - There was one bullet found right by her neck. 198 00:09:10,517 --> 00:09:11,818 And we sent that to the Georgia Bureau 199 00:09:11,851 --> 00:09:15,355 of Investigations for them to test. 200 00:09:15,388 --> 00:09:17,691 - I can't even imagine the type of person 201 00:09:17,724 --> 00:09:19,092 that would do this. 202 00:09:19,125 --> 00:09:22,095 But I initially think psychopath. 203 00:09:22,128 --> 00:09:24,030 No conscience. 204 00:09:24,030 --> 00:09:25,799 Cold, calculating. 205 00:09:25,832 --> 00:09:26,800 Just a killer. 206 00:09:26,833 --> 00:09:30,370 [gunshots] 207 00:09:30,403 --> 00:09:34,474 narrator: After examining the body in the bedroom, 208 00:09:34,507 --> 00:09:36,309 investigators turn their attention 209 00:09:36,343 --> 00:09:40,046 to the rest of the house. 210 00:09:40,046 --> 00:09:42,649 - Downstairs, in a back room, 211 00:09:42,682 --> 00:09:46,853 we located a window that had been open 212 00:09:46,886 --> 00:09:50,490 and the screen had been cut 213 00:09:50,523 --> 00:09:52,492 and the blinds were disheveled. 214 00:09:54,894 --> 00:09:57,163 It initially appeared to be the point of entry 215 00:09:57,197 --> 00:09:58,698 into the home by the suspect. 216 00:09:58,732 --> 00:10:04,304 * * 217 00:10:04,337 --> 00:10:06,940 - Immediately, police were assuming 218 00:10:06,973 --> 00:10:08,508 that maybe this was a burglary, 219 00:10:08,541 --> 00:10:10,910 but as they began to process the scene 220 00:10:10,944 --> 00:10:12,579 and look at the house, 221 00:10:12,612 --> 00:10:15,482 they realized that nothing had been taken. 222 00:10:15,515 --> 00:10:18,585 - Nothing seemed to be destroyed in the home. 223 00:10:18,618 --> 00:10:20,620 Nothing seemed to be out of place. 224 00:10:20,653 --> 00:10:23,089 TVs weren't ripped from the walls. 225 00:10:23,123 --> 00:10:24,858 My thought was home invasion, 226 00:10:24,891 --> 00:10:26,459 but of course, I couldn't get by head around 227 00:10:26,493 --> 00:10:29,229 why nothing was taken. 228 00:10:29,262 --> 00:10:32,365 - All the person did that broke into the house 229 00:10:32,399 --> 00:10:34,067 was go straight to Tiffany's room, 230 00:10:34,100 --> 00:10:37,137 shoot her, and then leave. 231 00:10:37,170 --> 00:10:38,471 narrator: Forensic technicians 232 00:10:38,505 --> 00:10:41,908 dust the house for prints and swab for DNA 233 00:10:41,941 --> 00:10:44,444 but come up empty. 234 00:10:44,477 --> 00:10:46,179 But as detectives make their way 235 00:10:46,212 --> 00:10:47,681 through the crime scene, 236 00:10:47,714 --> 00:10:49,482 something catches their attention 237 00:10:49,516 --> 00:10:52,585 that could give them the answers they need. 238 00:10:52,619 --> 00:10:54,688 - As I was walking through the home, 239 00:10:54,721 --> 00:10:56,723 I did notice a surveillance system 240 00:10:56,756 --> 00:10:59,059 with several cameras throughout the home, 241 00:10:59,092 --> 00:11:01,227 inside and out. 242 00:11:03,229 --> 00:11:06,099 - They had a number of different angles. 243 00:11:06,132 --> 00:11:09,402 The front, the back... 244 00:11:09,436 --> 00:11:10,904 the side of the home, 245 00:11:10,937 --> 00:11:13,840 as well as inside of the home. 246 00:11:13,873 --> 00:11:16,976 - I did check and see if they were recording, 247 00:11:17,077 --> 00:11:20,080 and it did appear that they were. 248 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:21,381 My thought was 249 00:11:21,414 --> 00:11:23,783 maybe in that surveillance video 250 00:11:23,817 --> 00:11:26,386 we're able to see the perpetrator 251 00:11:26,419 --> 00:11:29,723 or perpetrators in front of the cameras. 252 00:11:29,756 --> 00:11:31,891 We really needed to look at those videos. 253 00:11:31,925 --> 00:11:35,729 * * 254 00:11:35,762 --> 00:11:38,198 There was a DJ that had been murdered 255 00:11:38,231 --> 00:11:39,632 a few months prior. 256 00:11:39,666 --> 00:11:42,168 - It was obvious it wasn't a robbery. 257 00:11:42,202 --> 00:11:44,571 It was an ambush. 258 00:11:44,604 --> 00:11:46,806 - They were both shot in the head. 259 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:49,609 They both had a connection with Club Onyx 260 00:11:49,642 --> 00:11:52,278 and, quite frankly, Andre Pugh. 261 00:11:52,312 --> 00:11:57,650 * * 262 00:12:03,689 --> 00:12:05,224 music] * * 263 00:12:05,257 --> 00:12:07,159 narrator: After Tiffany Jackson Pugh 264 00:12:07,192 --> 00:12:10,329 is viciously executed in her sleep, 265 00:12:10,362 --> 00:12:13,132 investigators thoroughly scour her East Point home... 266 00:12:13,165 --> 00:12:15,734 * * 267 00:12:15,768 --> 00:12:20,205 And discover security cameras are everywhere. 268 00:12:20,239 --> 00:12:22,574 Detectives immediately view the footage 269 00:12:22,608 --> 00:12:26,378 in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the killer. 270 00:12:26,412 --> 00:12:29,848 - There were several cameras that captured different angles. 271 00:12:29,882 --> 00:12:34,119 So hopefully it clearly captured someone. 272 00:12:34,153 --> 00:12:36,555 narrator: Police scrubbed through the surveillance video 273 00:12:36,588 --> 00:12:39,291 for any activity that may have been captured 274 00:12:39,324 --> 00:12:42,094 during the murder. 275 00:12:42,127 --> 00:12:45,998 - There was a camera outside of Tiffany's room. 276 00:12:46,098 --> 00:12:48,100 - But in reviewing the footage, 277 00:12:48,100 --> 00:12:53,105 the perpetrator never went in front of any of the cameras. 278 00:12:53,138 --> 00:12:56,709 Otherwise, there's not a whole lot of evidence 279 00:12:56,742 --> 00:12:59,111 that we found on the camera. 280 00:13:02,047 --> 00:13:06,385 narrator: It's a major letdown for investigators. 281 00:13:06,418 --> 00:13:08,487 So detectives leave the house 282 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:11,657 and canvass the neighborhood for witnesses. 283 00:13:11,690 --> 00:13:14,626 [tense music] 284 00:13:14,660 --> 00:13:15,661 * * 285 00:13:15,694 --> 00:13:20,232 - The police went and canvassed the area. 286 00:13:20,265 --> 00:13:22,468 Two houses down, there was a neighbor 287 00:13:22,501 --> 00:13:24,169 who had a surveillance system. 288 00:13:27,072 --> 00:13:28,807 - So at 4:45, 289 00:13:28,841 --> 00:13:32,444 we see a black car circling the block. 290 00:13:32,478 --> 00:13:35,681 Then at 5:45, we see on surveillance video 291 00:13:35,714 --> 00:13:39,251 the same black car circling the block. 292 00:13:39,284 --> 00:13:42,087 And then we see a third time 293 00:13:42,087 --> 00:13:43,856 it stays in front of their home 294 00:13:43,889 --> 00:13:45,491 for a period of time. 295 00:13:45,524 --> 00:13:48,527 And that time frame all matched up 296 00:13:48,560 --> 00:13:52,197 that the alarm goes off. 297 00:13:52,231 --> 00:13:56,435 And that's when the murder occurred. 298 00:13:56,468 --> 00:13:59,471 - The surveillance footage was actually pretty critical. 299 00:13:59,505 --> 00:14:01,740 It captured the vehicle parking 300 00:14:01,774 --> 00:14:03,676 just past the driveway. 301 00:14:03,709 --> 00:14:05,678 Then it didn't capture 302 00:14:05,711 --> 00:14:08,180 any individual get out of the car, 303 00:14:08,213 --> 00:14:11,517 but it did clearly capture someone moving, 304 00:14:11,550 --> 00:14:13,385 because there are motion lights in the back. 305 00:14:13,419 --> 00:14:16,522 So you can see a motion light come on. 306 00:14:16,555 --> 00:14:19,124 - We could not get any identifying information 307 00:14:19,158 --> 00:14:20,592 about that car 308 00:14:20,626 --> 00:14:22,728 because the surveillance video didn't pick up a tag. 309 00:14:22,761 --> 00:14:26,298 And the person driving the car was smart enough 310 00:14:26,331 --> 00:14:28,434 to drive past the house 311 00:14:28,467 --> 00:14:30,703 so we could not zoom in on the tag. 312 00:14:32,638 --> 00:14:34,573 But the black car's very distinctive 313 00:14:34,606 --> 00:14:39,311 because the driver's side light is out. 314 00:14:43,716 --> 00:14:45,317 narrator: Detectives turn to the person 315 00:14:45,351 --> 00:14:48,087 closest to Tiffany, her husband, Andre, 316 00:14:48,087 --> 00:14:51,724 for more information. 317 00:14:51,757 --> 00:14:54,493 - Once the police on the scene sort of got the-- 318 00:14:54,526 --> 00:14:55,994 the picture of what had happened, 319 00:14:56,095 --> 00:14:57,563 they asked Andre if he would come 320 00:14:57,596 --> 00:14:59,365 to the East Point Police Department 321 00:14:59,398 --> 00:15:01,266 and give a statement, 322 00:15:01,300 --> 00:15:04,636 and he agreed to do that. 323 00:15:04,670 --> 00:15:07,139 - When I got there, he was already at the station. 324 00:15:07,172 --> 00:15:08,841 And Officer Cooper told me, 325 00:15:08,874 --> 00:15:11,043 "Guy's been cryin' the whole time." 326 00:15:11,043 --> 00:15:12,611 narrator: After he composes himself, 327 00:15:12,644 --> 00:15:15,414 Andre walks investigators through what happened 328 00:15:15,447 --> 00:15:18,250 the night his wife was murdered. 329 00:15:22,755 --> 00:15:25,557 - He was a willing, cooperating, grieving husband. 330 00:15:38,170 --> 00:15:39,705 narrator: Andre tells detectives 331 00:15:39,738 --> 00:15:42,074 he never expected the love of his life 332 00:15:42,074 --> 00:15:44,943 would be taken from him so suddenly. 333 00:15:47,813 --> 00:15:48,981 - Mm-hmm. 334 00:16:34,660 --> 00:16:37,062 narrator: Andre claims he was working at Club Onyx 335 00:16:37,096 --> 00:16:38,831 the night Tiffany was killed, 336 00:16:38,864 --> 00:16:43,435 so detectives head to the club to confirm his story. 337 00:16:43,469 --> 00:16:46,472 - When I went up to interview the Club Onyx management, 338 00:16:46,505 --> 00:16:50,676 they confirmed that Andre Pugh was working on that night. 339 00:16:50,709 --> 00:16:53,112 narrator: As investigators turn to leave, 340 00:16:53,145 --> 00:16:55,381 Andre's manager confides 341 00:16:55,414 --> 00:16:57,416 that this is not the first murder 342 00:16:57,449 --> 00:17:01,620 Club Onyx has been involved in. 343 00:17:01,653 --> 00:17:04,089 - The Club Onyx management did mention to me 344 00:17:04,123 --> 00:17:06,225 that there was a DJ 345 00:17:06,258 --> 00:17:08,360 that had been murdered a few months prior. 346 00:17:08,394 --> 00:17:10,529 [gunshots] 347 00:17:10,562 --> 00:17:12,598 That was DJ Nando, 348 00:17:12,631 --> 00:17:15,768 who was a very prominent Atlanta DJ. 349 00:17:15,801 --> 00:17:21,040 narrator: It's a coincidence too big for police to ignore. 350 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:22,274 [phone rings] 351 00:17:22,307 --> 00:17:23,609 - I started looking at parallels 352 00:17:23,642 --> 00:17:24,677 between the two cases. 353 00:17:24,710 --> 00:17:27,146 I reached out to detectives in Clayton County 354 00:17:27,179 --> 00:17:29,782 where the incident occurred, 355 00:17:29,815 --> 00:17:33,519 and I got a copy of the case file. 356 00:17:33,552 --> 00:17:36,055 In looking at the connections-- 357 00:17:36,088 --> 00:17:39,058 both shot in the head, 358 00:17:39,058 --> 00:17:43,696 they both have connections to Club Onyx 359 00:17:43,729 --> 00:17:46,165 and, quite frankly, Andre Pugh. 360 00:17:46,198 --> 00:17:47,700 There was a possibility 361 00:17:47,733 --> 00:17:50,703 that DJs and their families may have been targeted, 362 00:17:50,736 --> 00:17:52,071 and we felt that we really needed 363 00:17:52,104 --> 00:17:53,806 to look further into that. 364 00:17:53,839 --> 00:18:00,012 * * 365 00:18:07,886 --> 00:18:09,888 While investigating the shooting death 366 00:18:09,922 --> 00:18:13,058 of 30-year-old Tiffany Jackson Pugh, 367 00:18:13,092 --> 00:18:15,127 police learned that her husband's coworker 368 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:19,465 DJ Nando, a fellow DJ at Club Onyx, 369 00:18:19,498 --> 00:18:21,033 had been similarly murdered... 370 00:18:21,033 --> 00:18:25,170 [gunshot] Just a few months earlier. 371 00:18:25,204 --> 00:18:26,705 As investigators delve 372 00:18:26,739 --> 00:18:30,209 into the assassination of DJ Nando, 373 00:18:30,242 --> 00:18:34,046 Tiffany's family lay her to rest. 374 00:18:34,046 --> 00:18:35,781 [birds chirping] 375 00:18:35,814 --> 00:18:38,250 - Tiffany's funeral was that Saturday. 376 00:18:38,283 --> 00:18:40,152 And Andre had some input, 377 00:18:40,185 --> 00:18:42,588 but he let me make a lot of the decisions 378 00:18:42,621 --> 00:18:46,859 that he could not bring himself to. 379 00:18:46,892 --> 00:18:48,460 narrator: As friends and family 380 00:18:48,494 --> 00:18:50,829 support Tiffany's grieving husband, 381 00:18:50,863 --> 00:18:52,831 the community of East Point 382 00:18:52,865 --> 00:18:55,334 reels from the shocking death of the wife 383 00:18:55,367 --> 00:19:00,005 of this beloved and prominent Atlanta power couple. 384 00:19:00,005 --> 00:19:03,475 - In the industry, people were absolutely shocked 385 00:19:03,509 --> 00:19:06,712 that Tiffany was murdered. 386 00:19:06,745 --> 00:19:10,315 To hear that someone was able to take her life 387 00:19:10,349 --> 00:19:12,751 while she was sleeping was just... 388 00:19:15,120 --> 00:19:17,523 Horrible. 389 00:19:17,556 --> 00:19:21,794 - Tiffany's funeral, it was a beautiful service. 390 00:19:21,827 --> 00:19:25,831 Coworkers from Delta Airlines showed up with amazing support. 391 00:19:25,864 --> 00:19:29,468 * * 392 00:19:29,501 --> 00:19:32,371 - There was a lot of emotions in the church. 393 00:19:32,404 --> 00:19:34,139 I think there were a lot of mixed emotions. 394 00:19:34,173 --> 00:19:37,042 'Cause at the time, you know, there was no arrest made 395 00:19:37,076 --> 00:19:41,046 or any suspects named. 396 00:19:41,046 --> 00:19:43,048 - My whole family's been changed. 397 00:19:43,048 --> 00:19:45,651 We have a great loss, 398 00:19:45,684 --> 00:19:50,356 one that we'll never get-- we'll never get over. 399 00:19:50,389 --> 00:19:57,496 * * 400 00:19:57,529 --> 00:19:59,698 - This case was one of those cases 401 00:19:59,732 --> 00:20:01,734 that I didn't go home 402 00:20:01,767 --> 00:20:04,503 to my wife and my kids for several nights, 403 00:20:04,536 --> 00:20:06,672 several days... 404 00:20:06,705 --> 00:20:08,674 to make sure that we solved this 405 00:20:08,707 --> 00:20:10,843 and that we brought closure to this family. 406 00:20:13,412 --> 00:20:14,747 narrator: As the community mourns 407 00:20:14,780 --> 00:20:16,415 this beloved young mother, 408 00:20:16,448 --> 00:20:18,751 investigators dive into the case 409 00:20:18,784 --> 00:20:20,519 to see if Tiffany's killing 410 00:20:20,552 --> 00:20:25,057 was related to the murder of one of Andre's fellow DJs. 411 00:20:25,090 --> 00:20:27,092 - A gunman shot and killed DJ Nando 412 00:20:27,126 --> 00:20:28,327 earlier this year, 413 00:20:28,360 --> 00:20:31,030 and so far no one has found DJ Nando's killer. 414 00:20:32,631 --> 00:20:34,667 - He got out of his car, 415 00:20:34,700 --> 00:20:38,704 and a masked man came up and shot him... 416 00:20:38,737 --> 00:20:39,571 [gunshot] 417 00:20:39,605 --> 00:20:42,775 Right in his driveway. 418 00:20:42,808 --> 00:20:45,244 - People didn't realize Nando's status. 419 00:20:45,277 --> 00:20:47,446 He was a legend to the DJ world. 420 00:20:47,479 --> 00:20:50,449 [dramatic music] 421 00:20:50,482 --> 00:20:52,718 * * 422 00:20:52,751 --> 00:20:57,256 - DJ Nando truly became a staple DJ in this city. 423 00:20:57,289 --> 00:21:01,960 He broke a whole lot of records. 424 00:21:02,061 --> 00:21:05,831 At Club Onyx, he developed his own night 425 00:21:05,864 --> 00:21:08,901 and brought in plenty of money and plenty of people. 426 00:21:10,569 --> 00:21:12,204 - When Nando was murdered, 427 00:21:12,237 --> 00:21:14,606 it made a lot of DJs nervous. 428 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:17,343 People didn't know why he was murdered. 429 00:21:17,376 --> 00:21:18,844 [gunshot] 430 00:21:18,877 --> 00:21:22,414 - Maybe somebody just tried to rob him on a whim. 431 00:21:22,448 --> 00:21:24,783 But he still had his jewelry on him. 432 00:21:24,817 --> 00:21:27,619 There was money that was still there. 433 00:21:27,653 --> 00:21:30,089 So it was obvious it wasn't a robbery. 434 00:21:30,089 --> 00:21:31,757 It was an ambush. 435 00:21:31,790 --> 00:21:33,926 [camera shutter snapping] 436 00:21:33,959 --> 00:21:35,861 It was a hit. 437 00:21:35,894 --> 00:21:37,463 [gunshot] 438 00:21:38,864 --> 00:21:40,332 - After getting the information 439 00:21:40,366 --> 00:21:41,433 from Club Onyx, 440 00:21:41,467 --> 00:21:44,403 we did find out that DJ Nando 441 00:21:44,436 --> 00:21:47,206 was a prominent DJ at Club Onyx 442 00:21:47,239 --> 00:21:50,409 and people pay him so that they can either go big 443 00:21:50,442 --> 00:21:52,344 or get record deals. 444 00:21:52,378 --> 00:21:55,681 So a lot of money is exchanging hands. 445 00:21:55,714 --> 00:21:57,316 - People would pay any amount of money 446 00:21:57,349 --> 00:21:58,617 to get the song played. 447 00:21:58,650 --> 00:22:00,085 But if you don't fulfill their want 448 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:01,320 for spending their money, 449 00:22:01,353 --> 00:22:04,356 they can flip at any point in time. 450 00:22:04,390 --> 00:22:06,625 You gotta look over your shoulder 24/7. 451 00:22:08,761 --> 00:22:11,630 - Could it have been a-- an up-and-coming rapper 452 00:22:11,663 --> 00:22:13,632 that Nando didn't like his music 453 00:22:13,666 --> 00:22:14,600 and said, "I'm not playing it"? 454 00:22:14,633 --> 00:22:17,236 Could it have been that? 455 00:22:17,269 --> 00:22:19,672 narrator: As investigators search for parallels 456 00:22:19,705 --> 00:22:21,507 between the two cases, 457 00:22:21,540 --> 00:22:23,809 they grow increasingly frustrated 458 00:22:23,842 --> 00:22:28,147 as the connections fail to materialize. 459 00:22:28,180 --> 00:22:30,182 - But going through the case file, 460 00:22:30,215 --> 00:22:31,617 I didn't see anything that stood out 461 00:22:31,650 --> 00:22:35,421 to determine that DJs were being targeted. 462 00:22:37,356 --> 00:22:38,490 At this point, 463 00:22:38,524 --> 00:22:40,893 there's just not enough evidence 464 00:22:40,926 --> 00:22:46,131 to connect the DJ Nando case to this case. 465 00:22:46,999 --> 00:22:49,535 narrator: Andre's workplace, Club Onyx, 466 00:22:49,568 --> 00:22:52,604 appears to be a dead end. 467 00:22:52,638 --> 00:22:54,540 So detectives switch gears 468 00:22:54,573 --> 00:22:56,408 and focus on Tiffany's workplace, 469 00:22:56,442 --> 00:22:58,977 Delta Airlines. 470 00:22:59,011 --> 00:23:02,247 Can Tiffany's coworkers help provide answers 471 00:23:02,281 --> 00:23:05,050 as to who would have wanted to kill her? 472 00:23:05,050 --> 00:23:07,753 * * 473 00:23:07,786 --> 00:23:10,289 - When we first interviewed Tiffany's coworkers, 474 00:23:10,322 --> 00:23:15,394 it was obvious that she was a wonderful human being. 475 00:23:15,427 --> 00:23:18,597 She didn't have any enemies whatsoever. 476 00:23:18,630 --> 00:23:21,266 - She was so busy being a good mom 477 00:23:21,300 --> 00:23:22,768 and trying to further her career. 478 00:23:22,801 --> 00:23:26,839 Tiffany just did not have any enemies. 479 00:23:26,872 --> 00:23:28,407 narrator: Although it appeared 480 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:30,275 Tiffany was living a charmed life, 481 00:23:30,309 --> 00:23:33,312 investigators are shocked when they uncover 482 00:23:33,345 --> 00:23:35,114 a startling reality. 483 00:23:35,147 --> 00:23:37,182 - According to her friends, 484 00:23:37,216 --> 00:23:40,319 she did have marital problems. 485 00:23:40,352 --> 00:23:41,653 - Her friends said 486 00:23:41,687 --> 00:23:45,124 Tiffany wanted to start divorce proceedings. 487 00:23:45,157 --> 00:23:48,093 She was, at the point where she got murdered, 488 00:23:48,093 --> 00:23:50,095 was ready to divorce him and leave him 489 00:23:50,129 --> 00:23:52,297 and move on with her life. 490 00:23:52,331 --> 00:23:55,701 narrator: To investigators, this surprising revelation 491 00:23:55,734 --> 00:23:58,871 that Tiffany and Andre's marriage was collapsing 492 00:23:58,904 --> 00:24:01,674 did not add up with the fairy-tale picture 493 00:24:01,707 --> 00:24:04,476 Andre had described to detectives. 494 00:24:04,510 --> 00:24:07,046 Why would Andre lie to police? 495 00:24:07,046 --> 00:24:09,548 What else was he hiding? 496 00:24:09,581 --> 00:24:12,584 - That will get yourself added to the suspect list. 497 00:24:12,618 --> 00:24:14,386 And that's what we did with Andre Pugh. 498 00:24:14,420 --> 00:24:17,489 [dramatic music] 499 00:24:17,523 --> 00:24:24,063 * * 500 00:24:24,830 --> 00:24:25,000 [tense music] 501 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:28,068 [tense music] 502 00:24:29,069 --> 00:24:30,704 narrator: East Point detectives 503 00:24:30,737 --> 00:24:33,840 are investigating the death of Tiffany Jackson Pugh, 504 00:24:33,873 --> 00:24:37,677 who was executed while sleeping in her home. 505 00:24:37,711 --> 00:24:41,581 After interviewing Tiffany's coworkers at Delta Airlines, 506 00:24:41,614 --> 00:24:43,850 investigators have learned 507 00:24:43,883 --> 00:24:47,754 her marriage to Atlanta DJ Andre Pugh 508 00:24:47,787 --> 00:24:51,825 may not have been rock-solid. 509 00:24:53,626 --> 00:24:55,128 - During the course of our investigation, 510 00:24:55,161 --> 00:24:56,830 we did interview the employees 511 00:24:56,863 --> 00:24:59,566 that worked with Ms. Jackson Pugh. 512 00:24:59,599 --> 00:25:01,501 And one of them, he did mention to us 513 00:25:01,534 --> 00:25:04,304 that the marriage that Tiffany had with Andre 514 00:25:04,337 --> 00:25:05,872 wasn't as good a marriage 515 00:25:05,905 --> 00:25:09,709 as it may have seemed from the outside. 516 00:25:09,743 --> 00:25:11,678 - There were times that she wouldn't agree 517 00:25:11,711 --> 00:25:14,481 with some of his behavior 518 00:25:14,514 --> 00:25:16,316 and how he spoke to her 519 00:25:16,349 --> 00:25:18,051 or how he may have reacted 520 00:25:18,084 --> 00:25:22,155 to something as simple as leaving something out. 521 00:25:22,188 --> 00:25:24,591 - Tiffany was very quiet, 522 00:25:24,624 --> 00:25:27,060 but she did begin to talk about that 523 00:25:27,093 --> 00:25:28,061 as our relationship grew. 524 00:25:28,061 --> 00:25:29,562 Nothing specific, 525 00:25:29,596 --> 00:25:32,265 but just that she had some-- some tough decisions to make 526 00:25:32,298 --> 00:25:34,567 for her and her children. 527 00:25:34,601 --> 00:25:37,103 - There were some things going on between her and Andre 528 00:25:37,137 --> 00:25:38,371 and she was ready to go. 529 00:25:38,405 --> 00:25:39,706 She was done with him. 530 00:25:39,739 --> 00:25:41,541 narrator: As they gather more information 531 00:25:41,574 --> 00:25:45,578 on Pugh's rocky relationship, 532 00:25:45,612 --> 00:25:47,914 detectives decide to go to the source 533 00:25:47,947 --> 00:25:50,316 and bring Andre back in for questioning 534 00:25:50,350 --> 00:25:52,452 about his marriage. 535 00:25:52,485 --> 00:25:55,355 - They asked Andre about the depth and the scope 536 00:25:55,388 --> 00:25:57,691 of their pending divorce. 537 00:25:57,724 --> 00:25:59,492 He claimed to investigators 538 00:25:59,526 --> 00:26:01,394 that they were a young couple, they had problems, 539 00:26:01,428 --> 00:26:03,697 and he was trying to work it out. 540 00:26:03,730 --> 00:26:05,598 narrator: Despite his denial, 541 00:26:05,632 --> 00:26:09,035 the lies and inconsistencies in Andre's story 542 00:26:09,069 --> 00:26:10,570 are piling up, 543 00:26:10,603 --> 00:26:12,105 and investigators are growing 544 00:26:12,138 --> 00:26:14,541 more and more suspicious of him. 545 00:26:14,574 --> 00:26:15,875 - I went ahead and secured a search warrant 546 00:26:15,909 --> 00:26:17,277 on his cell phone number 547 00:26:17,310 --> 00:26:18,878 and then went out to Mr. Pugh's home 548 00:26:18,912 --> 00:26:21,614 and was able to retrieve that cell phone from him. 549 00:26:23,450 --> 00:26:26,519 narrator: As they review Andre's cell phone, 550 00:26:26,553 --> 00:26:29,823 detectives are stunned to uncover the truth 551 00:26:29,856 --> 00:26:33,093 about the Pughs' seemingly perfect relationship. 552 00:26:33,126 --> 00:26:36,596 - Andre had been telling us over and over again 553 00:26:36,629 --> 00:26:39,666 that the marriage was like any other marriage. 554 00:26:39,699 --> 00:26:41,101 But then when you start looking 555 00:26:41,134 --> 00:26:43,269 into the text messages, 556 00:26:43,303 --> 00:26:47,240 nothing could be farther from the truth. 557 00:26:47,273 --> 00:26:49,509 It became very obvious 558 00:26:49,542 --> 00:26:52,512 that what Mr. Pugh told us about the marriage 559 00:26:52,545 --> 00:26:56,649 was inconsistent with the conversations 560 00:26:56,683 --> 00:27:00,020 that he was having with Tiffany. 561 00:27:00,053 --> 00:27:02,455 - The main text thread that was most illuminating 562 00:27:02,489 --> 00:27:04,691 was with his wife, Tiffany. 563 00:27:04,724 --> 00:27:07,694 He was kind of begging her not to leave him. 564 00:27:07,727 --> 00:27:10,096 Parallel to this conversation with his wife, 565 00:27:10,130 --> 00:27:11,765 he's having conversations 566 00:27:11,798 --> 00:27:15,502 with at least seven, eight different women-- 567 00:27:15,535 --> 00:27:18,772 sexting, exchanging lewd photographs, 568 00:27:18,805 --> 00:27:21,574 having rendezvous for sexual encounters, 569 00:27:21,608 --> 00:27:25,445 soliciting prostitutes while Tiffany's out of town. 570 00:27:25,478 --> 00:27:27,347 - I kept sayin', "I don't wanna believe that," 571 00:27:27,380 --> 00:27:30,050 but infidelity was huge in the marriage. 572 00:27:30,050 --> 00:27:31,551 He was so disrespectful, 573 00:27:31,584 --> 00:27:33,753 he would bring women to the house. 574 00:27:33,787 --> 00:27:35,889 Unfortunately, it was just who he was. 575 00:27:35,922 --> 00:27:38,058 Not a very good person. 576 00:27:38,058 --> 00:27:42,195 - He had to have ladies around him all the time. 577 00:27:42,228 --> 00:27:45,065 - Her friends and colleagues, 578 00:27:45,065 --> 00:27:46,599 there were mixed views 579 00:27:46,633 --> 00:27:50,370 'cause only her close friends 580 00:27:50,403 --> 00:27:53,340 knew some of the details about the marriage. 581 00:27:53,373 --> 00:27:56,743 * * 582 00:27:56,776 --> 00:27:59,446 narrator: Suspicions against Andre are mounting 583 00:27:59,479 --> 00:28:01,481 as investigators decide to dive into 584 00:28:01,514 --> 00:28:03,383 the couple's financial records 585 00:28:03,416 --> 00:28:06,152 to search for a possible motive. 586 00:28:06,186 --> 00:28:11,224 - There's so much money available in the strip clubs. 587 00:28:11,257 --> 00:28:14,561 But as far as I'm concerned, 588 00:28:14,594 --> 00:28:19,599 Andre never had a poppin' night at a club 589 00:28:19,632 --> 00:28:22,035 that he built on his own. 590 00:28:22,035 --> 00:28:26,706 He was definitely trying to climb his way to the top. 591 00:28:26,740 --> 00:28:28,074 - When Tiffany was gonna move out, 592 00:28:28,108 --> 00:28:30,210 Andre was trying to figure out how he could switch 593 00:28:30,243 --> 00:28:31,544 the mortgage into his name. 594 00:28:31,578 --> 00:28:33,046 But the bank wouldn't do it 595 00:28:33,079 --> 00:28:35,048 because he didn't have credit. 596 00:28:35,048 --> 00:28:37,450 He was not going to be able to keep the-- 597 00:28:37,484 --> 00:28:39,352 the house that they had on Lake Haven Way. 598 00:28:39,386 --> 00:28:42,255 And he was very proud of the house. 599 00:28:42,288 --> 00:28:44,824 To him it was a status symbol. 600 00:28:44,858 --> 00:28:48,294 So the motive became clear that is was financial. 601 00:28:50,530 --> 00:28:52,966 narrator: With Andre's motive now crystal clear, 602 00:28:53,066 --> 00:28:56,069 detectives move him to the top of the suspect list. 603 00:28:56,069 --> 00:29:00,607 But they know he couldn't have pulled the trigger. 604 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:03,343 - In reviewing that cell phone location, 605 00:29:03,376 --> 00:29:05,045 it confirmed the alibi 606 00:29:05,078 --> 00:29:08,014 that Andre Pugh was working on that night 607 00:29:08,014 --> 00:29:10,417 and that he didn't commit the murder. 608 00:29:10,450 --> 00:29:13,019 But then who would have killed her? 609 00:29:13,019 --> 00:29:14,387 [gunshot] 610 00:29:16,156 --> 00:29:17,457 I was able to determine 611 00:29:17,490 --> 00:29:19,659 that minutes before the murder, 612 00:29:19,693 --> 00:29:22,295 Andre was speaking to someone. 613 00:29:22,328 --> 00:29:24,397 - He was in their wedding. 614 00:29:24,431 --> 00:29:27,300 And he was a pallbearer of Tiffany's. 615 00:29:27,334 --> 00:29:31,438 - He had a parking light out on his car 616 00:29:31,471 --> 00:29:34,374 which matched some surveillance video 617 00:29:34,407 --> 00:29:37,377 that we had gotten from a neighbor of Tiffany's. 618 00:29:37,410 --> 00:29:38,712 [gunshot] 619 00:29:38,745 --> 00:29:44,651 * * 620 00:29:49,688 --> 00:29:51,290 uspenseful music] narrator: East Point detectives 621 00:29:51,323 --> 00:29:52,891 are convinced Andre Pugh was involved 622 00:29:52,925 --> 00:29:56,662 in the death of his wife, Tiffany. 623 00:29:56,695 --> 00:29:58,697 Investigators have now started to analyze 624 00:29:58,731 --> 00:30:01,934 Andre's call records to see who he spoke to 625 00:30:01,967 --> 00:30:04,536 in the moments leading up to the murder. 626 00:30:04,570 --> 00:30:06,805 - In reviewing the cell phone records, 627 00:30:06,839 --> 00:30:08,273 I was able to determine 628 00:30:08,307 --> 00:30:10,542 that minutes before the murder, 629 00:30:10,576 --> 00:30:14,046 Andre was speaking to someone in his contacts list 630 00:30:14,079 --> 00:30:16,281 named Adrian Harley. 631 00:30:18,484 --> 00:30:20,919 In doing a investigative search of Adrian, 632 00:30:20,953 --> 00:30:25,457 we determined he was Andre's best friend. 633 00:30:25,491 --> 00:30:29,194 That was the start of us looking into Adrian Harley. 634 00:30:29,228 --> 00:30:33,165 * * 635 00:30:33,198 --> 00:30:35,534 - Once Andre got the DJ job, 636 00:30:35,567 --> 00:30:38,570 he is the one that brought Adrian on 637 00:30:38,604 --> 00:30:40,873 and kind of got Adrian a job at the club. 638 00:30:40,906 --> 00:30:45,611 He kind of rode on Andre's coattails. 639 00:30:45,644 --> 00:30:48,781 - Adrian Harley was DJ Awesome's money man. 640 00:30:48,814 --> 00:30:53,385 He maintains the money for DJ Awesome. 641 00:30:53,419 --> 00:30:56,455 - Adrian and Andre were very good friends. 642 00:30:56,488 --> 00:30:59,925 They had gone on vacations together. 643 00:30:59,958 --> 00:31:03,062 Adrian was in their wedding. 644 00:31:03,062 --> 00:31:06,065 And he was a pallbearer of Tiffany's. 645 00:31:06,065 --> 00:31:09,868 * * 646 00:31:09,902 --> 00:31:12,538 - Once I got information about Adrian, 647 00:31:12,571 --> 00:31:14,340 I made a phone call to him, 648 00:31:14,373 --> 00:31:17,109 said, "I'm investigating this case. 649 00:31:17,142 --> 00:31:18,210 "Just wanted to talk to you 650 00:31:18,243 --> 00:31:19,778 about your whereabouts that night." 651 00:31:19,812 --> 00:31:23,349 And he was very cordial and said, "Okay." 652 00:31:25,818 --> 00:31:28,120 narrator: Detectives head to Harley's house 653 00:31:28,153 --> 00:31:31,357 to question him about the night of the murder. 654 00:31:33,592 --> 00:31:35,461 - And I walked up to Mr. Harley, 655 00:31:35,494 --> 00:31:37,696 introduced myself. 656 00:31:37,730 --> 00:31:39,598 Seemed cordial at the time. 657 00:31:39,631 --> 00:31:43,268 I asked him about his whereabouts. 658 00:31:43,302 --> 00:31:45,237 He gave me several locations 659 00:31:45,270 --> 00:31:48,540 of where he was in Atlanta, 660 00:31:48,574 --> 00:31:51,944 at different clubs after Club Onyx. 661 00:31:51,977 --> 00:31:53,779 And he said he had his cell phone with him 662 00:31:53,812 --> 00:31:55,447 the whole night. 663 00:31:55,481 --> 00:31:56,715 At one point I asked 664 00:31:56,749 --> 00:31:58,217 Adrian Harley for his cell phone, 665 00:31:58,250 --> 00:32:00,052 as I had a search warrant, 666 00:32:00,052 --> 00:32:04,656 and the conversation went downhill from there. 667 00:32:04,690 --> 00:32:08,927 - He became combative, noncooperative, 668 00:32:08,961 --> 00:32:10,596 began to yell, which only further 669 00:32:10,629 --> 00:32:13,098 aroused their suspicions. 670 00:32:13,132 --> 00:32:15,334 - It was bad, the conversation that we had, 671 00:32:15,367 --> 00:32:17,503 but that didn't give me quite enough 672 00:32:17,536 --> 00:32:20,506 to secure an arrest warrant, 673 00:32:20,539 --> 00:32:22,408 so he was released from the scene. 674 00:32:22,441 --> 00:32:25,411 * * 675 00:32:25,444 --> 00:32:26,545 Our next steps 676 00:32:26,578 --> 00:32:28,347 after interviewing Adrian Harley 677 00:32:28,380 --> 00:32:32,818 was that I looked at his alibi. 678 00:32:32,851 --> 00:32:34,687 narrator: Suspicious that Harley is lying 679 00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:37,556 about his whereabouts when Tiffany was killed, 680 00:32:37,589 --> 00:32:41,360 the team traces his cell phone location. 681 00:32:41,393 --> 00:32:46,131 - Adrian Harley's cell phone location data 682 00:32:46,165 --> 00:32:49,601 put him on the block in the neighborhood 683 00:32:49,635 --> 00:32:54,540 at the time leading up to the murder. 684 00:32:54,573 --> 00:32:56,542 - His cell phone records didn't match up 685 00:32:56,575 --> 00:32:58,110 to where he said he was, 686 00:32:58,143 --> 00:33:00,312 which means he was lyin'. 687 00:33:00,346 --> 00:33:05,084 * * 688 00:33:05,117 --> 00:33:07,052 narrator: Investigators feel confident 689 00:33:07,052 --> 00:33:09,621 that they have what they need to secure a search warrant 690 00:33:09,655 --> 00:33:12,858 for Harley's vehicle. 691 00:33:12,891 --> 00:33:14,193 - We got search warrants, 692 00:33:14,226 --> 00:33:17,663 and I looked at Mr. Harley's car. 693 00:33:17,696 --> 00:33:21,567 And he had a parking light out on his car 694 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:24,837 which matched some surveillance video 695 00:33:24,870 --> 00:33:28,841 that we had gotten from a neighbor of Tiffany's. 696 00:33:28,874 --> 00:33:31,844 narrator: With this new evidence in hand, 697 00:33:31,877 --> 00:33:34,413 detectives now believe they can piece together 698 00:33:34,446 --> 00:33:37,950 the events that led to Tiffany's killing. 699 00:33:40,085 --> 00:33:43,088 - The key evidence for me was Andre's cell phone, 700 00:33:43,088 --> 00:33:45,557 which really told the whole story. 701 00:33:45,591 --> 00:33:48,093 The only way that he could keep that lifestyle 702 00:33:48,127 --> 00:33:50,763 is that if he had Tiffany killed 703 00:33:50,796 --> 00:33:54,767 and the property would pass to him. 704 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:57,269 He couldn't be the one to actually pull the trigger, 705 00:33:57,302 --> 00:34:01,206 so he solicited his friend to come do it. 706 00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:02,541 Andre wasn't the one 707 00:34:02,574 --> 00:34:04,576 who directly committed the crime, 708 00:34:04,610 --> 00:34:06,845 but he was in communication with Adrian Harley. 709 00:34:06,879 --> 00:34:10,683 And the cell phone tower put Adrian Harley 710 00:34:10,716 --> 00:34:13,919 in the area at the time of the murder. 711 00:34:13,952 --> 00:34:16,522 And his vehicle appeared to be the same vehicle 712 00:34:16,555 --> 00:34:19,058 on the video surveillance from the night of. 713 00:34:19,058 --> 00:34:21,960 [dramatic music] 714 00:34:22,061 --> 00:34:27,933 * * 715 00:34:27,966 --> 00:34:31,170 Once they sort of started putting those pieces together, 716 00:34:31,203 --> 00:34:33,772 it became clear that Andre Pugh 717 00:34:33,806 --> 00:34:36,508 was the suspect for orchestrating the murder, 718 00:34:36,542 --> 00:34:38,510 and Adrian Harley was the suspect 719 00:34:38,544 --> 00:34:41,714 for actually perpetrating the murder. 720 00:34:41,747 --> 00:34:43,916 narrator: Police now have what they need 721 00:34:43,949 --> 00:34:46,318 to charge the two men. 722 00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:52,091 On December 5, 2014, 723 00:34:52,124 --> 00:34:56,695 Andre Pugh and Adrian Harley are arrested at Club Onyx. 724 00:34:58,831 --> 00:35:01,166 - We did know that they were both working 725 00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:02,634 at Club Onyx that night. 726 00:35:02,668 --> 00:35:04,903 I met with Atlanta Police Department's 727 00:35:04,937 --> 00:35:06,739 Fugitive Squad. 728 00:35:06,772 --> 00:35:10,042 And we waited on the club to close. 729 00:35:10,042 --> 00:35:14,046 And we were able to arrest Andre Pugh and Adrian Harley. 730 00:35:14,046 --> 00:35:16,515 [phone buzzing] 731 00:35:16,548 --> 00:35:19,251 - The police called to tell me about the arrest. 732 00:35:19,284 --> 00:35:20,586 I was happy that they had-- 733 00:35:20,619 --> 00:35:22,821 first of all, they'd made an arrest. 734 00:35:22,855 --> 00:35:26,425 I was sad that these two guys were involved 735 00:35:26,458 --> 00:35:28,927 with the whole thing. 736 00:35:28,961 --> 00:35:30,629 You know, I should have been angry. 737 00:35:30,662 --> 00:35:32,765 But I couldn't-- I was trying to figure out 738 00:35:32,798 --> 00:35:35,634 why would-- he would go that route 739 00:35:35,668 --> 00:35:38,404 and destroy your life and my daughter's life. 740 00:35:38,437 --> 00:35:40,072 Why would you do that? 741 00:35:40,072 --> 00:35:42,408 And the children's life. 742 00:35:42,441 --> 00:35:47,079 - I just could not believe that the man-- 743 00:35:47,112 --> 00:35:49,848 the father of her children, her husband, 744 00:35:49,882 --> 00:35:51,250 would do this. 745 00:35:51,283 --> 00:35:52,384 I didn't realize how serious it was 746 00:35:52,418 --> 00:35:53,919 until she was dead. 747 00:35:56,188 --> 00:35:57,756 narrator: Now Andre is back 748 00:35:57,790 --> 00:36:00,626 at the East Point Police Department, 749 00:36:00,659 --> 00:36:04,530 this time as an alleged killer. 750 00:36:09,401 --> 00:36:11,804 - The police interrogated Andre. 751 00:36:11,837 --> 00:36:13,372 It was a long process. 752 00:36:34,460 --> 00:36:35,794 narrator: Andre insists 753 00:36:35,828 --> 00:36:38,564 he played no role in murdering his wife. 754 00:36:38,597 --> 00:36:41,066 But he says Harley made a damning confession 755 00:36:41,100 --> 00:36:44,069 just a few hours before they were brought in. 756 00:36:44,103 --> 00:36:46,638 - He said that the night he was arrested, 757 00:36:46,672 --> 00:36:50,275 Adrian Harley had come to the DJ booth 758 00:36:50,309 --> 00:36:51,810 and confessed to him 759 00:36:51,844 --> 00:36:54,179 that he was the one that murdered Tiffany. 760 00:37:00,619 --> 00:37:02,354 - Andre told police 761 00:37:02,388 --> 00:37:04,923 that Tiffany owed Adrian some money, 762 00:37:05,024 --> 00:37:08,594 that that's why Adrian had murdered her. 763 00:37:13,565 --> 00:37:14,800 - Mm-hmm. 764 00:37:15,501 --> 00:37:17,603 narrator: Andre then lays out a timeline 765 00:37:17,636 --> 00:37:19,271 for the night of the murder. 766 00:37:37,089 --> 00:37:40,392 narrator: But Andre's story isn't adding up. 767 00:37:40,426 --> 00:37:41,593 - There was no evidence 768 00:37:41,627 --> 00:37:44,463 that Tiffany owed Adrian money. 769 00:37:44,496 --> 00:37:46,065 There's no evidence that Tiffany would need 770 00:37:46,065 --> 00:37:48,634 any money from Adrian. 771 00:37:48,667 --> 00:37:53,505 The interpretation of that was that was Andre's response 772 00:37:53,539 --> 00:37:55,307 to thinking that he had been caught 773 00:37:55,341 --> 00:37:57,109 and really just trying to throw his friend Adrian 774 00:37:57,142 --> 00:37:58,677 under the bus. 775 00:38:00,512 --> 00:38:06,418 - Andre Pugh struck me as psychopath/narcissist, 776 00:38:06,452 --> 00:38:08,020 where you think you're the smartest person 777 00:38:08,020 --> 00:38:09,788 in the room, 778 00:38:09,822 --> 00:38:11,023 that you can keep talking 779 00:38:11,023 --> 00:38:12,691 and they're gonna believe everything you say. 780 00:38:17,029 --> 00:38:18,464 narrator: With Andre denying 781 00:38:18,497 --> 00:38:21,233 any involvement in his wife's murder, 782 00:38:21,266 --> 00:38:23,035 detectives press Harley 783 00:38:23,035 --> 00:38:26,338 to tell them what really happened. 784 00:38:26,372 --> 00:38:29,041 - Some of Andre's story didn't add up. 785 00:38:29,074 --> 00:38:30,409 So now law enforcement 786 00:38:30,442 --> 00:38:32,211 wanted to interview Adrian Harley. 787 00:38:37,750 --> 00:38:42,187 * * 788 00:38:48,060 --> 00:38:52,064 * 789 00:38:52,064 --> 00:38:54,500 narrator: In December of 2014, 790 00:38:54,533 --> 00:38:57,236 Andre Pugh and Adrian Harley were arrested 791 00:38:57,269 --> 00:38:59,138 for the murder of Andre's wife, 792 00:38:59,171 --> 00:39:01,440 Tiffany Jackson Pugh. 793 00:39:01,473 --> 00:39:04,243 Andre has just told police that Adrian 794 00:39:04,276 --> 00:39:06,912 is solely responsible for the murder. 795 00:39:07,012 --> 00:39:09,114 Now detectives are interviewing Harley 796 00:39:09,148 --> 00:39:12,584 to hear his side of the story. 797 00:39:18,157 --> 00:39:20,592 - And so went to go interview him, 798 00:39:20,626 --> 00:39:23,395 but Adrian did not make a statement to police 799 00:39:23,429 --> 00:39:24,630 when he was arrested. 800 00:39:33,072 --> 00:39:34,273 - Okay. 801 00:39:34,306 --> 00:39:36,342 - He invoked his right to counsel. 802 00:39:37,643 --> 00:39:40,145 And so that was his statement. 803 00:39:40,179 --> 00:39:43,615 * * 804 00:39:43,649 --> 00:39:46,485 narrator: Both men are charged with murder 805 00:39:46,518 --> 00:39:48,620 and plead not guilty. 806 00:39:50,856 --> 00:39:53,058 But in a shocking turn of events, 807 00:39:53,058 --> 00:39:58,430 the judge grants bail for both accused murderers. 808 00:39:58,464 --> 00:40:00,099 - When I found out they would be 809 00:40:00,132 --> 00:40:01,700 on the streets free, it was upsetting, 810 00:40:01,734 --> 00:40:05,304 because I felt like the system had failed Tiffany. 811 00:40:07,039 --> 00:40:08,407 - How could you release someone 812 00:40:08,440 --> 00:40:10,843 that's accused of being a murderer? 813 00:40:12,111 --> 00:40:13,579 I never thought these guys 814 00:40:13,612 --> 00:40:17,182 could be out as long as it was. 815 00:40:17,216 --> 00:40:19,718 - Anytime you have a case like this, 816 00:40:19,752 --> 00:40:23,322 where you have a true innocent victim, 817 00:40:23,355 --> 00:40:25,557 you've got small children 818 00:40:25,591 --> 00:40:27,493 who have been devastated by this, 819 00:40:27,526 --> 00:40:30,863 there's a lot of pressure to get it right. 820 00:40:30,896 --> 00:40:35,034 narrator: Finally, in September 2018, 821 00:40:35,067 --> 00:40:37,836 Andre Pugh goes on trial first 822 00:40:37,870 --> 00:40:40,606 for the murder of his wife, Tiffany. 823 00:40:40,639 --> 00:40:44,410 * * 824 00:40:44,443 --> 00:40:46,679 - Sitting there, processing all the information 825 00:40:46,712 --> 00:40:49,615 that all of the forensic experts 826 00:40:49,648 --> 00:40:53,352 and all those folks were going through-- 827 00:40:53,385 --> 00:40:57,823 where the shots, you know, entered her body 828 00:40:57,856 --> 00:40:59,391 and where they exited, 829 00:40:59,425 --> 00:41:00,793 and what actually killed her-- 830 00:41:00,826 --> 00:41:03,195 that was pretty, uh-- pretty traumatic, 831 00:41:03,228 --> 00:41:05,264 but I was able to get through it. 832 00:41:07,066 --> 00:41:08,600 - The case went to the jury, 833 00:41:08,634 --> 00:41:10,336 and after about a few hours, 834 00:41:10,369 --> 00:41:13,138 they returned a guilty verdict on all charges... 835 00:41:13,172 --> 00:41:15,174 [gavel bangs] 836 00:41:15,207 --> 00:41:17,743 And Mr. Pugh was sentenced to life 837 00:41:17,776 --> 00:41:21,914 without the opportunity of parole. 838 00:41:21,947 --> 00:41:24,249 - I cried. 839 00:41:24,283 --> 00:41:27,319 I was relieved. 840 00:41:27,353 --> 00:41:30,389 We knew that Andre was put away, 841 00:41:30,422 --> 00:41:32,458 which he deserved to be. 842 00:41:32,491 --> 00:41:34,093 But I knew there was still work 843 00:41:34,093 --> 00:41:37,563 that needed to be done to get Adrian convicted. 844 00:41:39,631 --> 00:41:41,200 narrator: Buy Tiffany's loved ones 845 00:41:41,233 --> 00:41:43,569 would have to wait four more years 846 00:41:43,602 --> 00:41:47,539 until Adrian Harley is finally brought to trial. 847 00:41:47,573 --> 00:41:49,475 - Her family had already been through it once, 848 00:41:49,508 --> 00:41:51,110 and it had been so long. 849 00:41:51,143 --> 00:41:52,644 The mood was, 850 00:41:52,678 --> 00:41:54,947 "Thank you for getting us to this place. 851 00:41:54,980 --> 00:41:58,450 Let's try to get to the other side of closure." 852 00:41:58,484 --> 00:42:01,854 My primary focus was putting Adrian Harley 853 00:42:01,887 --> 00:42:04,156 on the scene of the crime. 854 00:42:04,189 --> 00:42:06,825 And not only do we have his phone puts him there, 855 00:42:06,859 --> 00:42:09,261 but the surveillance video puts his black car there 856 00:42:09,294 --> 00:42:10,963 at the same time as well. 857 00:42:11,063 --> 00:42:15,534 * * 858 00:42:15,567 --> 00:42:18,971 narrator: On October 18, 2022, 859 00:42:19,071 --> 00:42:23,308 Harley is found guilty on all counts. 860 00:42:23,342 --> 00:42:25,477 He is sentenced to life in prison 861 00:42:25,511 --> 00:42:28,180 without the possibility of parole. 862 00:42:29,648 --> 00:42:32,484 - Well, nobody really wins in this--in this case. 863 00:42:32,518 --> 00:42:34,486 You know, everyone loses. 864 00:42:34,520 --> 00:42:37,723 The kids lose their father, you know? 865 00:42:37,756 --> 00:42:39,124 They lose a mother. 866 00:42:39,158 --> 00:42:42,094 Mr. Jackson lost his daughter. 867 00:42:42,127 --> 00:42:43,796 No one wins, right? 868 00:42:45,531 --> 00:42:47,166 narrator: After waiting for justice 869 00:42:47,199 --> 00:42:49,468 for nearly eight years, 870 00:42:49,501 --> 00:42:52,137 Tiffany's family can finally put the focus 871 00:42:52,171 --> 00:42:54,540 back on celebrating her life. 872 00:42:56,975 --> 00:43:01,046 - Delta Airlines honored Tiffany Jackson Pugh's legacy 873 00:43:01,046 --> 00:43:03,916 through a scholarship for Clark Atlanta University. 874 00:43:03,949 --> 00:43:07,486 We wanted her children to know their mother, 875 00:43:07,519 --> 00:43:08,620 although she was a victim. 876 00:43:08,654 --> 00:43:10,656 But she did great things. 877 00:43:13,425 --> 00:43:16,895 - Tiffany was a great daughter 878 00:43:16,929 --> 00:43:21,066 that I miss, you know, obviously, every day. 879 00:43:21,100 --> 00:43:22,501 And the world should know 880 00:43:22,534 --> 00:43:23,936 that she loved her community. 881 00:43:23,969 --> 00:43:25,838 She loved Atlanta. 882 00:43:25,871 --> 00:43:29,475 She loved her children, her family. 883 00:43:29,508 --> 00:43:30,876 We'll never get over it 884 00:43:30,909 --> 00:43:33,212 no matter what somebody tells you you might. 885 00:43:33,245 --> 00:43:35,280 You'll look back and smile, 886 00:43:35,314 --> 00:43:36,982 but you'll also cry. 887 00:43:37,082 --> 00:43:40,419 * *