1 00:00:07,907 --> 00:00:09,542 narrator: A well-respected Atlanta police lieutenant 2 00:00:10,143 --> 00:00:13,413 vanishes without a trace. 3 00:00:13,446 --> 00:00:16,082 - When I initially heard of Doug's disappearance, 4 00:00:16,116 --> 00:00:19,052 I didn't know what to think. 5 00:00:19,085 --> 00:00:20,420 narrator: But an unexpected tip 6 00:00:20,453 --> 00:00:23,256 takes everyone by surprise. 7 00:00:23,289 --> 00:00:26,793 - A fisherman finds a body 8 00:00:26,826 --> 00:00:29,295 at Lake Thurmond. 9 00:00:29,329 --> 00:00:32,465 - We determined he died of multiple gunshot wounds. 10 00:00:32,499 --> 00:00:34,734 [camera shutter snaps] - This is no longer 11 00:00:34,768 --> 00:00:37,404 a missing persons investigation. 12 00:00:37,437 --> 00:00:40,240 This is a murder investigation. 13 00:00:40,273 --> 00:00:41,374 - Got to find out 14 00:00:41,408 --> 00:00:44,444 who would want to kill a police officer 15 00:00:44,477 --> 00:00:46,613 and why they would want to do it. 16 00:00:46,646 --> 00:00:49,082 narrator: Was the motive behind this brutal killing 17 00:00:49,115 --> 00:00:50,450 personal... 18 00:00:50,483 --> 00:00:52,919 - The location of those wounds 19 00:00:52,952 --> 00:00:55,021 was close to the genitalia. 20 00:00:55,055 --> 00:00:56,856 narrator: Or was it connected 21 00:00:56,890 --> 00:00:58,925 to something more sinister? 22 00:00:58,958 --> 00:01:01,561 - Doug owed a lot of money. 23 00:01:01,594 --> 00:01:03,196 - Could he have been murdered 24 00:01:03,229 --> 00:01:05,398 by loan sharks that he owed money to? 25 00:01:05,432 --> 00:01:06,933 [gunshot] 26 00:01:06,966 --> 00:01:09,936 * * 27 00:01:09,969 --> 00:01:12,706 - Evil lives among us. It does. 28 00:01:12,739 --> 00:01:15,608 [dramatic music] 29 00:01:15,642 --> 00:01:21,081 * * 30 00:01:21,114 --> 00:01:24,184 [sirens wailing] 31 00:01:29,189 --> 00:01:31,991 narrator: 15 miles south of Atlanta 32 00:01:32,092 --> 00:01:33,960 lies the suburb of Jonesboro, 33 00:01:33,993 --> 00:01:37,797 a picturesque town known for its Southern charm. 34 00:01:37,831 --> 00:01:40,533 - It's a nice sleepy town, a quiet town. 35 00:01:40,567 --> 00:01:43,503 A nice place to raise a family. 36 00:01:43,536 --> 00:01:45,305 narrator: Nearly 100 years ago, 37 00:01:45,338 --> 00:01:46,506 the quaint hamlet 38 00:01:46,539 --> 00:01:48,241 and its lush, rural surroundings 39 00:01:48,274 --> 00:01:50,877 soared to fame as the backdrop 40 00:01:50,910 --> 00:01:52,979 for a great American classic. 41 00:01:53,013 --> 00:01:55,515 - Jonesboro was put on the map 42 00:01:55,548 --> 00:01:57,684 with the "Gone with the Wind" book 43 00:01:57,717 --> 00:02:01,588 when it was written and set in the city of Jonesboro. 44 00:02:01,621 --> 00:02:03,356 * * 45 00:02:03,390 --> 00:02:05,892 narrator: Today, Jonesboro still retains 46 00:02:05,925 --> 00:02:08,762 much of its storied past, 47 00:02:08,795 --> 00:02:13,400 with its antebellum homes and comfortable lifestyle. 48 00:02:13,433 --> 00:02:15,135 - If you work in Atlanta, you don't wanna 49 00:02:15,168 --> 00:02:17,203 necessarily live where it's all so-- 50 00:02:17,237 --> 00:02:18,972 quite so busy, 51 00:02:19,072 --> 00:02:20,540 it's a nice, quieter place 52 00:02:20,573 --> 00:02:23,243 to retreat to the suburbs. 53 00:02:25,945 --> 00:02:27,580 [bell dinging] 54 00:02:27,614 --> 00:02:30,850 narrator: But in September of 1994, 55 00:02:30,884 --> 00:02:32,852 the peaceful town is rocked 56 00:02:32,886 --> 00:02:36,489 when one of its finest disappears. 57 00:02:38,324 --> 00:02:40,260 - On Wednesday, September 28th, 58 00:02:40,293 --> 00:02:41,828 a woman named Candace Overstreet 59 00:02:41,861 --> 00:02:43,830 called the Clayton County Police Department. 60 00:02:43,863 --> 00:02:45,098 An officer responded 61 00:02:45,098 --> 00:02:47,400 and she reported her husband missing. 62 00:02:47,434 --> 00:02:49,969 Her husband was named Doug Overstreet. 63 00:02:50,003 --> 00:02:51,104 She, at that time, 64 00:02:51,104 --> 00:02:52,706 identified him as a lieutenant 65 00:02:52,739 --> 00:02:55,108 with the Atlanta Police Department. 66 00:02:56,609 --> 00:02:58,345 narrator: Frantic and worried, 67 00:02:58,378 --> 00:03:00,714 Candace says she's tried to reach Doug 68 00:03:00,747 --> 00:03:02,515 but hasn't seen or heard from him 69 00:03:02,549 --> 00:03:07,153 since Sunday, nearly three days ago. 70 00:03:07,187 --> 00:03:08,555 - She explained to him 71 00:03:08,588 --> 00:03:11,624 that they had an uneventful weekend. 72 00:03:11,658 --> 00:03:14,060 They went to a Georgia Tech football game. 73 00:03:14,094 --> 00:03:16,396 He had several part-time jobs, 74 00:03:16,429 --> 00:03:20,066 and he went to a part-time job that he had that weekend. 75 00:03:20,066 --> 00:03:22,936 I believe it was at a drinking establishment. 76 00:03:22,969 --> 00:03:24,838 And at that point-- 77 00:03:24,871 --> 00:03:26,439 she never saw him after he went 78 00:03:26,473 --> 00:03:28,675 to that part-time job. 79 00:03:28,708 --> 00:03:31,611 - Candace just couldn't understand where Doug was, 80 00:03:31,644 --> 00:03:35,415 had no idea what could have happened to him. 81 00:03:35,448 --> 00:03:37,250 She said it was the perfect marriage 82 00:03:37,283 --> 00:03:40,286 and he was the perfect husband. 83 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:42,455 - She said it was normal for him 84 00:03:42,489 --> 00:03:44,457 to want to spend time by himself. 85 00:03:44,491 --> 00:03:45,992 He also liked to camp, 86 00:03:46,092 --> 00:03:49,929 spend times in the wood by himself just to reflect. 87 00:03:49,963 --> 00:03:52,365 So it was not uncommon for him to be gone 88 00:03:52,399 --> 00:03:53,600 for several days. 89 00:03:53,633 --> 00:03:55,802 And so she didn't think anything of it 90 00:03:55,835 --> 00:03:56,770 to start off with. 91 00:03:56,803 --> 00:03:59,439 But when he hadn't shown up by Wednesday, 92 00:03:59,472 --> 00:04:01,241 she was worried at that point. 93 00:04:03,510 --> 00:04:04,811 narrator: She tells the officer 94 00:04:04,844 --> 00:04:07,847 she's reached out to Doug's friends. 95 00:04:07,881 --> 00:04:08,715 - Candace and I talked 96 00:04:08,748 --> 00:04:10,617 for probably an hour and a half. 97 00:04:10,650 --> 00:04:12,519 She didn't know where he was. 98 00:04:12,552 --> 00:04:14,788 She wanted to know if I had any idea 99 00:04:14,821 --> 00:04:16,289 where he could be. 100 00:04:16,322 --> 00:04:17,957 And at that point in time, 101 00:04:18,058 --> 00:04:20,060 I was like, "Okay, maybe he did 102 00:04:20,093 --> 00:04:21,695 "just take off for a while 103 00:04:21,728 --> 00:04:23,463 and he felt he needed to get away." 104 00:04:25,065 --> 00:04:27,434 narrator: A panicked Candace tells the officer 105 00:04:27,467 --> 00:04:30,570 she's even spoken with Doug's boss. 106 00:04:30,603 --> 00:04:32,439 - Candace Overstreet actually went 107 00:04:32,472 --> 00:04:34,140 to Doug's employer, 108 00:04:34,174 --> 00:04:35,508 the Atlanta Police Department. 109 00:04:35,542 --> 00:04:37,143 And at that point, she reported 110 00:04:37,177 --> 00:04:39,479 that she had not seen him. 111 00:04:39,512 --> 00:04:40,780 They acknowledged the fact 112 00:04:40,814 --> 00:04:43,149 that they had not had contact with him either. 113 00:04:43,183 --> 00:04:45,685 They urged her to go ahead and report him missing 114 00:04:45,719 --> 00:04:47,487 because the fact that she had not seen him 115 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,523 in the last several days. 116 00:04:50,557 --> 00:04:52,625 - After Candace fills in the police 117 00:04:52,659 --> 00:04:54,561 that Doug is missing, 118 00:04:54,594 --> 00:04:56,930 he doesn't waste any time. 119 00:04:58,598 --> 00:05:01,034 He files the missing person report 120 00:05:01,067 --> 00:05:02,435 and tells Candace 121 00:05:02,469 --> 00:05:04,404 that detectives will be in touch soon. 122 00:05:06,740 --> 00:05:09,809 - When I initially heard of Doug's disappearance, 123 00:05:09,843 --> 00:05:12,679 I didn't really know quite what to think. 124 00:05:12,712 --> 00:05:15,048 It doesn't seem to be consistent 125 00:05:15,048 --> 00:05:18,918 with his general behavior and demeanor. 126 00:05:21,888 --> 00:05:25,625 - Doug Overstreet is an Atlanta police officer 127 00:05:25,658 --> 00:05:27,861 who headed up the burglary division. 128 00:05:27,894 --> 00:05:29,429 He's well-respected, 129 00:05:29,462 --> 00:05:32,599 well-liked by his coworkers. 130 00:05:32,632 --> 00:05:35,502 And he has 15 years' experience 131 00:05:35,535 --> 00:05:37,404 as a police veteran. 132 00:05:38,838 --> 00:05:40,373 - Family was important to him. 133 00:05:40,407 --> 00:05:43,109 He talked to Candace on a regular basis. 134 00:05:43,143 --> 00:05:45,712 He would stop almost every hour to call her. 135 00:05:45,745 --> 00:05:50,216 His comment was that, "She doesn't feel comfortable, 136 00:05:50,250 --> 00:05:52,919 so I just call and tell her everything's fine." 137 00:05:55,355 --> 00:05:57,490 - Doug's wife of ten years, Candace, 138 00:05:57,524 --> 00:06:00,360 has two daughters who are his stepdaughters. 139 00:06:00,393 --> 00:06:01,795 And he dotes on them. 140 00:06:01,828 --> 00:06:04,130 And he wants to be able to provide for his wife 141 00:06:04,164 --> 00:06:06,533 and his stepdaughters. 142 00:06:06,566 --> 00:06:08,601 Candace is close to both of her daughters-- 143 00:06:08,635 --> 00:06:11,438 Brandy, 21 years old, who lives at home, 144 00:06:11,471 --> 00:06:14,941 and Keisha, 19 years old, who's away at college. 145 00:06:16,276 --> 00:06:17,711 - They talked about the girls 146 00:06:17,744 --> 00:06:19,612 who were his stepdaughters. 147 00:06:19,646 --> 00:06:21,247 He was proud of them. 148 00:06:21,281 --> 00:06:23,817 - Doug was working hard also 149 00:06:23,850 --> 00:06:26,252 because he wants to be able to provide for his wife 150 00:06:26,286 --> 00:06:28,421 and provide for both of the girls 151 00:06:28,455 --> 00:06:31,124 for college as well. 152 00:06:31,157 --> 00:06:33,059 - He was a good guy. 153 00:06:33,059 --> 00:06:35,261 It was just strange 154 00:06:35,295 --> 00:06:40,200 that he had just disappeared off the face of the earth. 155 00:06:40,233 --> 00:06:41,401 It was kind of hard to take, 156 00:06:41,434 --> 00:06:43,136 'cause I considered him a friend. 157 00:06:43,169 --> 00:06:47,807 * * 158 00:06:47,841 --> 00:06:50,577 - After the missing persons report is filed, 159 00:06:50,610 --> 00:06:53,613 detectives rush over to the Overstreets' home 160 00:06:53,646 --> 00:06:54,814 to talk to Candace 161 00:06:54,848 --> 00:06:58,385 to see if anything was troubling Doug. 162 00:06:58,418 --> 00:06:59,853 - Candace touched on the fact 163 00:06:59,886 --> 00:07:02,389 that he was going through some problems at work, 164 00:07:02,422 --> 00:07:06,192 had been passed over for promotions. 165 00:07:06,226 --> 00:07:09,062 There was talk about a GBI investigation 166 00:07:09,095 --> 00:07:12,198 into some statistical data that had come out of his unit. 167 00:07:12,232 --> 00:07:13,700 And that had Doug 168 00:07:13,733 --> 00:07:15,268 under some stress at that point, 169 00:07:15,301 --> 00:07:18,138 which would all have made it more understandable 170 00:07:18,171 --> 00:07:20,674 or easy to understand that he had gone off 171 00:07:20,707 --> 00:07:23,109 to get away and think by himself for a while. 172 00:07:23,143 --> 00:07:26,613 * * 173 00:07:26,646 --> 00:07:29,049 narrator: But it's what Candace reveals next 174 00:07:29,082 --> 00:07:30,850 that worries detectives. 175 00:07:30,884 --> 00:07:33,753 * * 176 00:07:33,787 --> 00:07:35,755 - Based on the fact that Candace touched on 177 00:07:35,789 --> 00:07:37,724 all the problems that he was having at work, 178 00:07:37,757 --> 00:07:41,127 plus being passed over promotion, 179 00:07:41,161 --> 00:07:43,763 she was worried that he may have hurt himself. 180 00:07:43,797 --> 00:07:46,066 She actually mentioned to us that she was scared 181 00:07:46,099 --> 00:07:49,469 that he may have gone off and--and killed himself. 182 00:07:49,502 --> 00:07:51,071 Based on my training and experience, 183 00:07:51,071 --> 00:07:53,640 I'm thinking, "If he got so depressed 184 00:07:53,673 --> 00:07:55,075 "and he went off on his own, 185 00:07:55,075 --> 00:07:59,212 he may have caused himself harm." 186 00:07:59,245 --> 00:08:00,347 - At this point, 187 00:08:00,380 --> 00:08:02,048 police are just trying to figure out 188 00:08:02,082 --> 00:08:03,750 where he might be. 189 00:08:03,783 --> 00:08:04,651 They're just kind of checkin' out 190 00:08:04,684 --> 00:08:07,053 some of the places where he frequents, 191 00:08:07,087 --> 00:08:09,122 including the land in Henry County 192 00:08:09,155 --> 00:08:11,358 that he and Candace had purchased 193 00:08:11,391 --> 00:08:13,026 to build a brand-new home. 194 00:08:15,128 --> 00:08:18,031 - Several detectives went to that location, 195 00:08:18,064 --> 00:08:22,669 10 or 15 miles from where they lived in Jonesboro, 196 00:08:22,702 --> 00:08:24,904 hoping maybe he had gone there. 197 00:08:24,938 --> 00:08:27,741 But there was no signs of Doug. 198 00:08:30,944 --> 00:08:32,379 narrator: While detectives can't rule out 199 00:08:32,412 --> 00:08:34,581 the possibility of suicide, 200 00:08:34,614 --> 00:08:36,716 they devise a new strategy 201 00:08:36,750 --> 00:08:39,386 and cast a wider net. 202 00:08:39,419 --> 00:08:41,287 - The next step is to put out 203 00:08:41,321 --> 00:08:43,656 an APB for his vehicle 204 00:08:43,690 --> 00:08:46,326 and to see if they get any hits back 205 00:08:46,359 --> 00:08:47,794 as to, "Has anyone seen his car? 206 00:08:47,827 --> 00:08:50,397 Has anyone seen Doug Overstreet?" 207 00:08:50,430 --> 00:08:53,366 narrator: Meanwhile, the team doesn't waste any time 208 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:58,104 and begins to focus on a terrifying possibility-- 209 00:08:58,138 --> 00:09:00,573 Lieutenant Overstreet may be the victim 210 00:09:00,607 --> 00:09:03,410 of a revenge killing. 211 00:09:03,443 --> 00:09:06,413 - They look into does he have any enemies? 212 00:09:06,446 --> 00:09:08,048 Is there someone that he arrested 213 00:09:08,081 --> 00:09:10,583 who's just gotten out of jail that had a reason 214 00:09:10,617 --> 00:09:14,020 to wish him any harm or do any harm to him? 215 00:09:14,020 --> 00:09:16,589 - So the detectives investigating the case 216 00:09:16,623 --> 00:09:18,825 had to delve 217 00:09:18,858 --> 00:09:22,195 into Doug's past cases 218 00:09:22,228 --> 00:09:25,765 to find out which people that he arrested 219 00:09:25,799 --> 00:09:28,735 would have a motive, a reason, 220 00:09:28,768 --> 00:09:32,038 and an opportunity to kill Doug. 221 00:09:32,072 --> 00:09:35,742 So retaliation from a former defendant 222 00:09:35,775 --> 00:09:38,111 was in the mix. 223 00:09:38,144 --> 00:09:39,746 - After Atlanta Police Department 224 00:09:39,779 --> 00:09:40,947 looked through those files, 225 00:09:41,047 --> 00:09:42,649 there was nothing that stood out 226 00:09:42,682 --> 00:09:47,287 as an obvious suspect as far as revenge. 227 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,156 There was nothing else to follow at that point. 228 00:09:51,825 --> 00:09:54,060 narrator: With the revenge theory a bust, 229 00:09:54,094 --> 00:09:56,863 police soon make a discovery 230 00:09:56,896 --> 00:09:59,566 that alters the course of the investigation. 231 00:10:01,067 --> 00:10:04,270 - Just a few hours after the BOLO is released, 232 00:10:04,304 --> 00:10:07,707 police get the big break that they were hoping for. 233 00:10:09,376 --> 00:10:11,711 - We located Doug's truck. 234 00:10:11,745 --> 00:10:15,048 But it opened up more questions than it answered. 235 00:10:15,081 --> 00:10:21,354 * * 236 00:10:21,388 --> 00:10:22,589 - This is a police officer 237 00:10:22,622 --> 00:10:23,923 who's missing in the line of duty, 238 00:10:23,957 --> 00:10:25,692 and we have no idea where he is, 239 00:10:25,725 --> 00:10:27,794 so everybody had to join in. 240 00:10:27,827 --> 00:10:30,997 [siren wails] - They check the car 241 00:10:31,031 --> 00:10:33,099 for fingerprints and they find that the fingerprints 242 00:10:33,133 --> 00:10:36,002 are those that you would expect to be there. 243 00:10:36,036 --> 00:10:38,204 - It brought up other questions. 244 00:10:38,238 --> 00:10:40,640 Did someone dump his truck there 245 00:10:40,674 --> 00:10:43,743 to throw off any investigation? 246 00:10:49,049 --> 00:10:51,033 [soft tense music] 247 00:10:51,033 --> 00:10:54,820 [soft tense music] 248 00:10:55,754 --> 00:10:56,755 narrator: When Atlanta police lieutenant 249 00:10:56,789 --> 00:11:00,225 Doug Overstreet disappears without a trace, 250 00:11:00,259 --> 00:11:02,561 his wife Candace reports him missing. 251 00:11:02,594 --> 00:11:04,329 Detectives have put out an alert 252 00:11:04,363 --> 00:11:06,065 to surrounding law enforcement 253 00:11:06,098 --> 00:11:09,635 to be on the lookout for any signs of Doug. 254 00:11:11,203 --> 00:11:15,140 - The Clayton County Police release an APB 255 00:11:15,174 --> 00:11:17,876 on Lieutenant Doug Overstreet's vehicle, 256 00:11:17,910 --> 00:11:19,712 just trying to find out where he may be. 257 00:11:19,745 --> 00:11:22,881 And turns out that his truck is found 258 00:11:22,915 --> 00:11:24,817 in the long-term parking lot 259 00:11:24,850 --> 00:11:27,786 at Atlanta airport. 260 00:11:27,820 --> 00:11:30,589 And that's the first break in the case. 261 00:11:30,622 --> 00:11:32,558 - It was in long-term parking, 262 00:11:32,591 --> 00:11:34,760 which is what led us 263 00:11:34,793 --> 00:11:36,595 to bring in the federal authorities 264 00:11:36,628 --> 00:11:37,963 because we were thinking 265 00:11:37,996 --> 00:11:41,166 if he was taken out of state involuntarily, 266 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:45,571 or if he had gone out of state and done something to himself, 267 00:11:45,604 --> 00:11:47,539 that it may become a federal crime. 268 00:11:47,573 --> 00:11:51,110 And so that is when we brought in the FBI. 269 00:11:51,110 --> 00:11:54,246 - The FBI has incredible resources 270 00:11:54,279 --> 00:11:56,515 that can be brought to bear very, very quickly. 271 00:11:56,548 --> 00:11:58,283 Shortly after being advised 272 00:11:58,317 --> 00:12:00,886 that Lieutenant Overstreet was missing, 273 00:12:00,919 --> 00:12:03,789 we went there to meet with Clayton County 274 00:12:03,822 --> 00:12:05,324 and Atlanta Police 275 00:12:05,357 --> 00:12:08,127 that share jurisdiction at the airport. 276 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:10,162 - We had about three or four other agents 277 00:12:10,195 --> 00:12:12,231 that were involved in the investigation. 278 00:12:12,264 --> 00:12:15,634 They were acting as liaison, assisting, etcetera. 279 00:12:15,668 --> 00:12:16,869 This is a police officer 280 00:12:16,902 --> 00:12:18,103 who's missing in the line of duty, 281 00:12:18,137 --> 00:12:20,072 and we have no idea where he is, 282 00:12:20,105 --> 00:12:22,741 so everybody had to join in. 283 00:12:22,775 --> 00:12:24,743 When I went down there, 284 00:12:24,777 --> 00:12:26,378 we photographed the truck... 285 00:12:26,412 --> 00:12:28,747 [camera shutter snapping] 286 00:12:28,781 --> 00:12:31,617 And had it moved to a secure warehouse 287 00:12:31,650 --> 00:12:32,951 where we took the truck, 288 00:12:32,985 --> 00:12:34,820 and I processed the truck for evidence. 289 00:12:36,321 --> 00:12:38,691 - Back in '94, you didn't have cameras everywhere 290 00:12:38,724 --> 00:12:39,792 like you do now. 291 00:12:39,825 --> 00:12:41,827 And so there's no video footage 292 00:12:41,860 --> 00:12:43,262 to take a look and see 293 00:12:43,295 --> 00:12:45,664 who might have left that car there. 294 00:12:45,698 --> 00:12:49,201 * * 295 00:12:49,234 --> 00:12:52,404 The FBI, they check the truck for fingerprints 296 00:12:52,438 --> 00:12:53,706 and any evidence. 297 00:12:53,739 --> 00:12:54,740 And they find that the fingerprints 298 00:12:54,773 --> 00:12:56,942 are those that you would expect to be there-- 299 00:12:56,975 --> 00:12:58,143 Doug Overstreet's fingerprints 300 00:12:58,177 --> 00:13:00,946 and those of his family members. 301 00:13:01,046 --> 00:13:03,115 - We had information from both Candace 302 00:13:03,148 --> 00:13:04,850 and some of his coworkers 303 00:13:04,883 --> 00:13:06,652 that Doug would like to go off by himself, 304 00:13:06,685 --> 00:13:08,954 get away from it all. 305 00:13:09,054 --> 00:13:11,557 And so finding his truck at the airport 306 00:13:11,590 --> 00:13:12,658 led us to the possibility 307 00:13:12,691 --> 00:13:14,159 that maybe he'd got on a flight 308 00:13:14,193 --> 00:13:17,963 and just had planned to go away for a little while. 309 00:13:18,063 --> 00:13:19,865 - They contacted all the carriers 310 00:13:19,898 --> 00:13:21,133 and tried to find out 311 00:13:21,166 --> 00:13:23,936 whether he was passenger on any flights 312 00:13:23,969 --> 00:13:26,438 during the period of time when the truck was there, 313 00:13:27,873 --> 00:13:30,075 and found out no, he'd-- he--he was not. 314 00:13:30,109 --> 00:13:32,177 He was not on any flight, at least under his-- 315 00:13:32,211 --> 00:13:34,446 that name of Douglas Overstreet. 316 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:37,182 [dramatic music] 317 00:13:37,216 --> 00:13:40,252 - So it brought up other questions. 318 00:13:40,285 --> 00:13:42,488 He could have gotten into another car 319 00:13:42,521 --> 00:13:47,359 with someone else voluntarily or involuntarily. 320 00:13:47,393 --> 00:13:49,962 Or did someone dump his truck there 321 00:13:49,995 --> 00:13:53,098 to throw off any investigation? 322 00:13:54,466 --> 00:13:56,502 * * 323 00:13:56,535 --> 00:13:59,271 - I remember we were actually in the parking lot 324 00:13:59,304 --> 00:14:01,640 at the Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport 325 00:14:01,674 --> 00:14:03,509 when we got notification 326 00:14:03,542 --> 00:14:06,078 that a sheriff's department in South Carolina 327 00:14:06,111 --> 00:14:09,248 had located an unidentified white male. 328 00:14:09,281 --> 00:14:12,151 - The fisherman or fishermen had discovered the body 329 00:14:12,184 --> 00:14:13,786 floating in Lake Thurmond. 330 00:14:13,819 --> 00:14:16,088 [siren wails] 331 00:14:17,656 --> 00:14:19,224 - EMTs get there. 332 00:14:19,258 --> 00:14:21,160 When they pulled the body out of the water, 333 00:14:21,193 --> 00:14:23,662 they noticed the bullet holes. 334 00:14:23,696 --> 00:14:26,932 They attempted any sort of life-saving measures. 335 00:14:26,965 --> 00:14:28,434 And they were not able 336 00:14:28,467 --> 00:14:31,970 to resuscitate him at that point. 337 00:14:32,071 --> 00:14:33,539 - He was nude. 338 00:14:33,572 --> 00:14:35,541 There's no identification. 339 00:14:35,574 --> 00:14:37,843 The body being in the lake 340 00:14:37,876 --> 00:14:39,878 speeds up decomposition in the body, 341 00:14:39,912 --> 00:14:42,348 making it more difficult to identify. 342 00:14:42,381 --> 00:14:45,684 - But the body fit Doug's basic description-- 343 00:14:45,718 --> 00:14:48,153 height, weight, hair color. 344 00:14:48,187 --> 00:14:51,757 We were thinking at that point it probably was Doug. 345 00:14:51,790 --> 00:14:53,258 - There's nothing that they can really determine 346 00:14:53,292 --> 00:14:56,995 at this point from his body... 347 00:14:57,096 --> 00:15:00,399 except that he had 15 gunshot wounds. 348 00:15:00,432 --> 00:15:02,368 narrator: The decomposed corpse is sent 349 00:15:02,401 --> 00:15:06,372 to the medical examiner's office for evaluation. 350 00:15:06,405 --> 00:15:08,574 Meanwhile, the South Carolina team 351 00:15:08,607 --> 00:15:12,277 hunts for any clues to explain what happened. 352 00:15:12,311 --> 00:15:15,781 - I know that initially the local sheriff's department 353 00:15:15,814 --> 00:15:18,283 had checked the bottom of the lake 354 00:15:18,317 --> 00:15:22,588 in the area where he was found for any possible evidence. 355 00:15:22,621 --> 00:15:25,057 They found none. 356 00:15:25,057 --> 00:15:27,559 - I got on a jet with some other folks 357 00:15:27,593 --> 00:15:30,162 representing the Georgia Bureau of Investigation 358 00:15:30,195 --> 00:15:32,197 and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 359 00:15:32,231 --> 00:15:35,234 And we headed to South Carolina. 360 00:15:35,267 --> 00:15:38,604 - The SLED agent was handed the fingerprint card 361 00:15:38,637 --> 00:15:41,073 from Doug's personnel file. 362 00:15:41,106 --> 00:15:43,609 It took him less than 15 seconds 363 00:15:43,642 --> 00:15:46,445 to make the identification. 364 00:15:46,478 --> 00:15:47,312 This is no longer 365 00:15:47,346 --> 00:15:50,149 a missing persons investigation. 366 00:15:50,182 --> 00:15:52,618 This is a murder investigation. 367 00:15:52,651 --> 00:15:55,821 - It puts a chill in the investigators. 368 00:15:55,854 --> 00:15:58,290 They wish they could have found him. 369 00:15:58,323 --> 00:16:01,460 But now they've got a fire building 370 00:16:01,493 --> 00:16:04,897 to punish the person that did this 371 00:16:04,930 --> 00:16:07,066 to a fellow police officer. 372 00:16:08,100 --> 00:16:13,038 - We determined that he died of multiple gunshot wounds. 373 00:16:13,038 --> 00:16:14,940 It let us know that some of the ideas 374 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:16,942 that we had been tracing from the beginning 375 00:16:17,042 --> 00:16:20,045 about a suicide were no longer an option. 376 00:16:20,045 --> 00:16:21,280 At that point, 377 00:16:21,313 --> 00:16:22,348 what was goin' through my mind is, 378 00:16:22,381 --> 00:16:23,615 "The real work is gonna start." 379 00:16:23,649 --> 00:16:27,353 Because now we have to recreate what may have happened. 380 00:16:30,556 --> 00:16:32,491 narrator: Detectives start by focusing 381 00:16:32,524 --> 00:16:34,893 on the number and placement of gunshot wounds 382 00:16:34,927 --> 00:16:36,395 on Doug's body. 383 00:16:36,428 --> 00:16:39,665 - The location of some of the wounds-- 384 00:16:39,698 --> 00:16:41,900 there were several wounds. 385 00:16:41,934 --> 00:16:43,836 Four or five of the wounds 386 00:16:43,869 --> 00:16:46,538 were on his inner right thigh, 387 00:16:46,572 --> 00:16:49,675 one wound in his groin. 388 00:16:49,708 --> 00:16:52,177 From the location of some of the wounds, 389 00:16:52,211 --> 00:16:54,913 there was a slight sexual overtone. 390 00:16:57,716 --> 00:17:01,053 narrator: Could the killer have been sending a message? 391 00:17:01,086 --> 00:17:03,422 - The way the crime was committed, 392 00:17:03,455 --> 00:17:07,026 seemed to be a very personal attack 393 00:17:07,059 --> 00:17:10,029 by someone who was very angry. 394 00:17:21,674 --> 00:17:22,474 narrator: Four days after Atlanta 395 00:17:23,509 --> 00:17:26,578 police lieutenant Doug Overstreet disappears, 396 00:17:26,612 --> 00:17:30,683 his naked body is discovered in a South Carolina lake. 397 00:17:31,617 --> 00:17:34,787 Detectives must now break the devastating news 398 00:17:34,820 --> 00:17:36,121 to his family. 399 00:17:38,791 --> 00:17:42,327 - Candace was distraught, overcome... 400 00:17:42,361 --> 00:17:46,198 with anxiety and fear and... 401 00:17:47,466 --> 00:17:51,603 They say she passed out at their feet. 402 00:17:51,637 --> 00:17:54,473 - She took it very hard. She was very upset. 403 00:17:54,506 --> 00:17:57,976 Candace's daughter Brandy was with her 404 00:17:58,077 --> 00:18:01,046 and she was emotional as well. 405 00:18:02,648 --> 00:18:04,783 narrator: When Candace regains her composure, 406 00:18:04,817 --> 00:18:07,019 detectives explain the circumstances 407 00:18:07,019 --> 00:18:09,388 surrounding Doug's death. 408 00:18:09,421 --> 00:18:11,623 Given the personal nature of the attack, 409 00:18:11,657 --> 00:18:14,293 they inquire about their marriage. 410 00:18:14,326 --> 00:18:15,527 - In the beginning, 411 00:18:15,561 --> 00:18:18,564 Candace painted the perfect marriage-- 412 00:18:18,597 --> 00:18:19,865 the picture of a perfect marriage. 413 00:18:19,898 --> 00:18:22,768 Well, that began to slip away 414 00:18:22,801 --> 00:18:25,637 because Candace brought up the fact 415 00:18:25,671 --> 00:18:29,241 that he might have been having an affair. 416 00:18:29,274 --> 00:18:32,644 He might have left with that person. 417 00:18:32,678 --> 00:18:35,280 - Candace says she's been home with her daughter 418 00:18:35,314 --> 00:18:36,548 the entire time and she was 419 00:18:36,582 --> 00:18:39,651 nowhere near Lake Thurmond, South Carolina. 420 00:18:39,685 --> 00:18:42,054 Candace doesn't really offer any details 421 00:18:42,087 --> 00:18:44,923 about Doug's alleged affair, 422 00:18:44,957 --> 00:18:47,559 just to say that Doug's been acting suspicious. 423 00:18:50,963 --> 00:18:53,065 narrator: Shortly after Doug's family 424 00:18:53,065 --> 00:18:55,834 receives the horrifying news, 425 00:18:55,868 --> 00:18:58,637 so does the rest of Atlanta. 426 00:18:58,671 --> 00:19:03,475 - When this murder hit the airwaves in 1994, 427 00:19:03,509 --> 00:19:05,844 the community was shocked. 428 00:19:07,713 --> 00:19:10,015 You wouldn't expect a well-respected 429 00:19:10,049 --> 00:19:14,053 and well-liked police officer to be murdered 430 00:19:14,086 --> 00:19:16,455 and then his body dumped in a lake. 431 00:19:18,624 --> 00:19:23,195 - When I got the first message that Doug had been murdered, 432 00:19:23,228 --> 00:19:24,830 I played it again. 433 00:19:27,466 --> 00:19:28,634 It hurt. 434 00:19:30,135 --> 00:19:31,870 I just kind of... 435 00:19:31,904 --> 00:19:33,238 [sighs] 436 00:19:33,272 --> 00:19:34,907 I've--I've--I cried a lot. 437 00:19:34,940 --> 00:19:37,843 [somber music] 438 00:19:39,411 --> 00:19:42,281 He was too good a guy to have-- have that happen to him. 439 00:19:42,314 --> 00:19:47,619 * * 440 00:19:47,653 --> 00:19:49,621 narrator: While Doug's friends and family 441 00:19:49,655 --> 00:19:52,725 try to come to terms with what happened, 442 00:19:52,758 --> 00:19:56,562 investigators start digging into Doug's personal life, 443 00:19:56,595 --> 00:20:00,766 looking for any signs of a relationship gone sour. 444 00:20:03,202 --> 00:20:04,703 - The police investigate 445 00:20:04,737 --> 00:20:06,605 some of the places where he was moonlighting. 446 00:20:06,638 --> 00:20:10,075 Did he happen to meet a woman there? 447 00:20:10,109 --> 00:20:12,044 - He had his part-time job 448 00:20:12,077 --> 00:20:16,115 at this bar up in Buckhead, Rio Bravo. 449 00:20:16,148 --> 00:20:17,449 He was doing part-time work 450 00:20:17,483 --> 00:20:19,752 as a security officer there. 451 00:20:22,121 --> 00:20:23,622 - Rio Bravo in the early '90s 452 00:20:23,655 --> 00:20:26,592 was the place to be on Thursday nights. 453 00:20:26,625 --> 00:20:28,794 It was always packed. 454 00:20:28,827 --> 00:20:31,930 Doug was the officer that sort of controlled-- 455 00:20:31,964 --> 00:20:34,233 made sure that it was safe. 456 00:20:34,266 --> 00:20:35,267 - 'Course there would be some girls 457 00:20:35,300 --> 00:20:36,368 want to flirt with him, 458 00:20:36,402 --> 00:20:37,770 which, normally in a bar, 459 00:20:37,803 --> 00:20:39,638 girls wanna flirt with the guys at the door 460 00:20:39,672 --> 00:20:42,975 who can maybe do 'em a favor down the road. 461 00:20:43,008 --> 00:20:44,710 - Doug wore a pager. 462 00:20:44,743 --> 00:20:46,478 The pager was constantly going off 463 00:20:46,512 --> 00:20:50,482 from somebody... [pager buzzing] 464 00:20:50,516 --> 00:20:52,618 That was trying to pursue Doug. 465 00:20:52,651 --> 00:20:53,619 And I don't know if it was really 466 00:20:53,652 --> 00:20:56,155 as much for a relationship, 467 00:20:56,188 --> 00:20:58,290 but it sure gave the impression 468 00:20:58,323 --> 00:21:01,460 that there was a relationship there. 469 00:21:01,493 --> 00:21:03,195 In the back of my mind I knew 470 00:21:03,228 --> 00:21:04,697 that the pager was probably going off 471 00:21:04,730 --> 00:21:06,965 with one young lady's phone number 472 00:21:07,066 --> 00:21:08,834 multiple times a day. 473 00:21:09,835 --> 00:21:12,571 narrator: Investigators learn from Doug's coworkers 474 00:21:12,604 --> 00:21:16,475 that Candace was well aware of his socializing. 475 00:21:16,508 --> 00:21:21,180 - I probably met Candace two, three times at Rio Bravo. 476 00:21:21,213 --> 00:21:24,983 She came by to either grab something from Doug, 477 00:21:25,084 --> 00:21:26,552 maybe grab some dinner. 478 00:21:26,585 --> 00:21:28,754 Candace was maybe a little bit controlling, 479 00:21:28,787 --> 00:21:32,391 maybe wanted to know what he was up to. 480 00:21:32,424 --> 00:21:33,826 - Detectives speak 481 00:21:33,859 --> 00:21:35,094 with both friends and coworkers 482 00:21:35,094 --> 00:21:39,565 to see if there's any truth behind what Candace suspects. 483 00:21:39,598 --> 00:21:42,234 - Various avenues of investigation 484 00:21:42,267 --> 00:21:44,303 were dealt with pretty quickly. 485 00:21:44,336 --> 00:21:46,305 There was a woman he was talking to 486 00:21:46,338 --> 00:21:47,973 at his extra job that, it was alleged, 487 00:21:48,007 --> 00:21:50,109 might be a girlfriend. 488 00:21:50,109 --> 00:21:53,212 The woman was identified. 489 00:21:53,245 --> 00:21:55,147 - She was tracked down. 490 00:21:55,180 --> 00:21:57,316 And she had a solid alibi 491 00:21:57,349 --> 00:21:58,584 which covered her during the time 492 00:21:58,617 --> 00:22:01,587 that--that Doug was shot. 493 00:22:01,620 --> 00:22:04,223 narrator: Detectives are back to square one 494 00:22:04,256 --> 00:22:06,291 but not for long. 495 00:22:06,325 --> 00:22:08,127 When the autopsy report is released, 496 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:11,063 the medical examiner's office is able to provide 497 00:22:11,063 --> 00:22:13,766 a surprising new twist. 498 00:22:13,799 --> 00:22:16,769 - The medical examiner was able to let us know 499 00:22:16,802 --> 00:22:19,738 that--that some of the bullets he recovered from Doug 500 00:22:19,772 --> 00:22:23,642 were both 9mm and .38 caliber, which let us know 501 00:22:23,676 --> 00:22:27,579 there was at least two guns used on the assault of Doug. 502 00:22:27,613 --> 00:22:29,715 At that point, it opened up 503 00:22:29,748 --> 00:22:32,084 the field of suspects exponentially. 504 00:22:32,084 --> 00:22:33,585 - When you would find 505 00:22:33,619 --> 00:22:36,422 that two firearms were used, you would suspect 506 00:22:36,455 --> 00:22:38,290 that there would be two shooters. 507 00:22:38,323 --> 00:22:40,893 [gunshots] 508 00:22:40,926 --> 00:22:42,461 - Police go back to talk 509 00:22:42,494 --> 00:22:44,897 to Doug Overstreet's widow, Candace, to see 510 00:22:44,930 --> 00:22:47,333 what else she can add to the investigation, 511 00:22:47,366 --> 00:22:48,701 if she can shed some more light 512 00:22:48,734 --> 00:22:50,669 on what was going on with Doug Overstreet. 513 00:22:52,771 --> 00:22:54,773 narrator: Investigators ask Candace 514 00:22:54,807 --> 00:22:57,376 if there are any other secrets in Doug's life 515 00:22:57,409 --> 00:22:59,278 that could have gotten him killed, 516 00:22:59,311 --> 00:23:01,747 and she drops a bombshell. 517 00:23:01,780 --> 00:23:03,782 - Candace was talking about Doug and said 518 00:23:03,816 --> 00:23:07,252 that Doug had a very bad habit-- 519 00:23:07,286 --> 00:23:11,123 very expensive taste, lavish spending, 520 00:23:11,156 --> 00:23:13,792 would borrow lots and lots of money, 521 00:23:13,826 --> 00:23:15,728 and actually racked up quite a bit of debt 522 00:23:15,761 --> 00:23:17,863 based on his spending habits. 523 00:23:19,531 --> 00:23:21,433 She said she's not sure 524 00:23:21,467 --> 00:23:24,069 who he may have borrowed money from. 525 00:23:24,103 --> 00:23:25,471 narrator: But the team is curious 526 00:23:25,504 --> 00:23:27,306 as to why Candace didn't mention 527 00:23:27,339 --> 00:23:29,141 Doug's debt sooner. 528 00:23:29,174 --> 00:23:32,578 - Candace says Doug's spending has been a secret 529 00:23:32,611 --> 00:23:35,481 that she's been ashamed of and didn't want to admit. 530 00:23:35,514 --> 00:23:37,950 She didn't want to spoil Doug's good name 531 00:23:37,983 --> 00:23:39,351 by talking about it. 532 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:43,789 narrator: With this new revelation, 533 00:23:43,822 --> 00:23:45,824 detectives now have to consider 534 00:23:45,858 --> 00:23:49,361 whether Doug's murder was payback for an old debt. 535 00:23:49,395 --> 00:23:52,531 - Doug might have owed money to a lot of people. 536 00:23:52,564 --> 00:23:54,199 So that had to be checked out. 537 00:23:54,233 --> 00:23:57,970 And if Doug was unable to pay his debt... 538 00:23:58,003 --> 00:24:00,839 did he disappear because of the debt? 539 00:24:00,873 --> 00:24:03,042 That was something we had to look into. 540 00:24:03,042 --> 00:24:04,910 [gunshots] 541 00:24:11,050 --> 00:24:12,967 [suspenseful music] 542 00:24:12,967 --> 00:24:17,322 [suspenseful music] 543 00:24:18,190 --> 00:24:19,758 narrator: Detectives have a new lead 544 00:24:19,792 --> 00:24:21,193 in the murder investigation 545 00:24:21,226 --> 00:24:24,329 of Atlanta police lieutenant Doug Overstreet. 546 00:24:24,363 --> 00:24:26,732 After speaking with Doug's wife, Candace, 547 00:24:26,765 --> 00:24:29,101 they've learned the family's finances 548 00:24:29,134 --> 00:24:30,736 were in shambles. 549 00:24:32,805 --> 00:24:35,941 - Candace informed the detectives 550 00:24:35,974 --> 00:24:39,278 that Doug was in debt, deeply in debt-- 551 00:24:39,311 --> 00:24:41,080 that he owed a lot of money. 552 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:41,980 And one of the reasons 553 00:24:42,081 --> 00:24:44,983 I had to look into the possibility of debt 554 00:24:45,084 --> 00:24:45,851 was the possibility 555 00:24:45,884 --> 00:24:48,620 that somebody wanted their money back. 556 00:24:48,654 --> 00:24:50,723 And if they can't get their money back, 557 00:24:50,756 --> 00:24:53,192 something's gonna happen to the person that owes it. 558 00:24:53,225 --> 00:24:55,794 They might disappear. 559 00:24:55,828 --> 00:24:57,963 - We looked at his financials 560 00:24:57,996 --> 00:24:59,598 to see if maybe that could have been 561 00:24:59,631 --> 00:25:02,167 the cause of-- of whatever he ran into. 562 00:25:03,602 --> 00:25:04,803 - Detectives found 563 00:25:04,837 --> 00:25:06,772 that he did, in fact, borrow money 564 00:25:06,805 --> 00:25:08,507 and he owed money. 565 00:25:08,540 --> 00:25:10,809 Uh, his friends knew all about this. 566 00:25:10,843 --> 00:25:13,245 His friends loaned him money. 567 00:25:13,278 --> 00:25:16,815 We found out that Doug was borrowing so much money 568 00:25:16,849 --> 00:25:19,818 in order to keep Candace happy 569 00:25:19,852 --> 00:25:21,820 and keep the family happy. 570 00:25:21,854 --> 00:25:23,055 - Doug talked about his wife. 571 00:25:23,088 --> 00:25:24,757 She liked nice things, you know. 572 00:25:24,790 --> 00:25:26,825 And so being a little bit high-maintenance, you know, 573 00:25:26,859 --> 00:25:28,827 he worked these other jobs to make sure 574 00:25:28,861 --> 00:25:31,630 he could fulfill that expectation. 575 00:25:31,663 --> 00:25:34,099 - We were never able to confirm 576 00:25:34,133 --> 00:25:38,070 that any money that he owed or that he borrowed 577 00:25:38,070 --> 00:25:39,538 came from any-- 578 00:25:39,571 --> 00:25:43,208 anybody that would have caused him any harm. 579 00:25:43,242 --> 00:25:47,546 So we were not able to trace his financial problems 580 00:25:47,579 --> 00:25:50,115 to what lead to his death. 581 00:25:52,551 --> 00:25:54,086 narrator: It's been three days 582 00:25:54,086 --> 00:25:56,221 since Doug's body was discovered. 583 00:25:56,255 --> 00:25:58,557 Detectives decide to check-in with Candace 584 00:25:58,590 --> 00:26:01,360 to see how she's coping. 585 00:26:01,393 --> 00:26:03,028 - A team of detectives 586 00:26:03,062 --> 00:26:06,865 does a condolence visit to Candace, to her home, 587 00:26:06,899 --> 00:26:08,834 to check on her, see how she's doing, 588 00:26:08,867 --> 00:26:11,537 and update her on the investigation. 589 00:26:13,572 --> 00:26:17,343 - They went to Candace's house and Brandy was there. 590 00:26:17,376 --> 00:26:18,744 Brandy lived in the house. 591 00:26:18,777 --> 00:26:19,878 She couldn't afford to stay 592 00:26:19,912 --> 00:26:21,280 in her college apartment anymore. 593 00:26:21,313 --> 00:26:23,082 She had to move back home. 594 00:26:24,883 --> 00:26:29,121 Brandy was acting odd... 595 00:26:29,154 --> 00:26:32,424 very quiet, wouldn't say anything. 596 00:26:32,458 --> 00:26:34,660 And they were carrying on the conversation 597 00:26:34,693 --> 00:26:38,330 with--with Candace about funeral preparation 598 00:26:38,364 --> 00:26:39,865 and things like that. 599 00:26:42,401 --> 00:26:45,904 - She let several detectives know 600 00:26:45,938 --> 00:26:51,076 that she was going to bury Doug with his badge. 601 00:26:51,076 --> 00:26:52,678 And so at that point, someone said, 602 00:26:52,711 --> 00:26:54,880 "D--do you have his badge?" 603 00:26:54,913 --> 00:26:57,683 She said, "Yes, I have his badge and his gun." 604 00:27:00,019 --> 00:27:01,920 - Candace runs upstairs, gets the badge, 605 00:27:02,021 --> 00:27:03,689 brings it back down, 606 00:27:03,722 --> 00:27:06,692 and gives it to the detectives. 607 00:27:06,725 --> 00:27:10,095 - And that stood out as very odd. 608 00:27:10,129 --> 00:27:13,165 [dramatic music] 609 00:27:13,198 --> 00:27:15,734 There's the fact that most police officers 610 00:27:15,768 --> 00:27:20,105 don't leave their house without their badge. 611 00:27:20,139 --> 00:27:21,573 narrator: Investigators are 612 00:27:21,607 --> 00:27:24,309 more than just a little suspicious. 613 00:27:24,343 --> 00:27:27,846 - The detectives, being very nice and polite, 614 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:29,948 said, "You mind if we look around 615 00:27:30,049 --> 00:27:32,117 "to see if there's anything we missed 616 00:27:32,151 --> 00:27:35,454 in the house, anything we can use?" 617 00:27:35,487 --> 00:27:38,891 - She said, "I don't have one bit of problem whatsoever." 618 00:27:38,924 --> 00:27:41,527 - Detectives went upstairs to the master bedroom. 619 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:43,829 And...[chuckles lightly] First thing he noticed... 620 00:27:43,862 --> 00:27:45,698 [door squeaks] 621 00:27:45,731 --> 00:27:47,299 In the closets, 622 00:27:47,333 --> 00:27:51,103 none of Doug's personal possessions are there. 623 00:27:52,805 --> 00:27:56,809 So he opens a couple of drawers and... 624 00:27:56,842 --> 00:27:59,178 none of Doug's personal possessions 625 00:27:59,211 --> 00:28:01,847 are in the drawers. 626 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:04,550 Doug, his--his presence has been wiped away 627 00:28:04,583 --> 00:28:06,151 from the master bedroom. 628 00:28:09,521 --> 00:28:13,392 - Also, it was odd that she was taking this time 629 00:28:13,425 --> 00:28:14,727 to make some home renovations 630 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:16,495 at the same time that finding out 631 00:28:16,528 --> 00:28:18,030 her husband has been killed. 632 00:28:18,030 --> 00:28:19,832 There was new carpet on the floor, 633 00:28:19,865 --> 00:28:21,900 but the carpet had not been installed. 634 00:28:21,934 --> 00:28:24,770 It had been unrolled up against the walls, 635 00:28:24,803 --> 00:28:26,605 but had not been installed-- 636 00:28:26,638 --> 00:28:28,607 was not on the floor, 637 00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:31,276 was not under the baseboards. 638 00:28:31,310 --> 00:28:33,946 narrator: When detectives walk across the bedroom, 639 00:28:34,046 --> 00:28:37,383 something else catches their attention. 640 00:28:37,416 --> 00:28:39,251 - He heard a squeak in the floor. 641 00:28:39,284 --> 00:28:41,420 And he looks down and looks around the carpet. 642 00:28:41,453 --> 00:28:45,257 You could see it hadn't been professionally laid. 643 00:28:45,290 --> 00:28:47,292 - They could tell that there was a plank 644 00:28:47,326 --> 00:28:48,894 or some sort of wood 645 00:28:48,927 --> 00:28:50,729 that did not match up 646 00:28:50,763 --> 00:28:53,265 with the other flooring under the carpet. 647 00:28:53,298 --> 00:28:57,803 And they could rock on it back and forth. 648 00:28:57,836 --> 00:28:59,705 - He pulled the carpet back 649 00:28:59,738 --> 00:29:02,474 and saw where a piece of the subfloor 650 00:29:02,508 --> 00:29:04,309 had been cut out 651 00:29:04,343 --> 00:29:08,080 and replaced with another piece of plywood. 652 00:29:10,249 --> 00:29:13,419 - At that point, they noticed what looked like dried blood 653 00:29:13,452 --> 00:29:14,853 on the subflooring. 654 00:29:14,887 --> 00:29:18,390 * * 655 00:29:18,424 --> 00:29:20,626 At that point, they covered it back 656 00:29:20,659 --> 00:29:23,028 and left the bedroom. 657 00:29:24,530 --> 00:29:27,333 - Detectives see that Doug's clothes are missing. 658 00:29:27,366 --> 00:29:29,301 There are only women's clothing in the bedroom. 659 00:29:29,335 --> 00:29:33,072 And they see that the carpet has been untacked 660 00:29:33,105 --> 00:29:36,041 and there's blood on the subflooring. 661 00:29:36,041 --> 00:29:38,510 And they're like, "What's goin' on?" 662 00:29:38,544 --> 00:29:41,080 narrator: Investigators are stunned 663 00:29:41,113 --> 00:29:44,049 by what they have just uncovered. 664 00:29:45,417 --> 00:29:48,053 - It raises a red flag and causes them to think, 665 00:29:48,053 --> 00:29:50,189 "Did something happen to him in this home?" 666 00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:53,359 [gunshots] 667 00:29:56,061 --> 00:29:58,063 - And we could see 668 00:29:58,063 --> 00:29:59,865 lotta bloodstains there. 669 00:29:59,898 --> 00:30:01,033 I mean, this wasn't-- [chuckles] 670 00:30:01,066 --> 00:30:04,603 this--this was not a shaving accident. 671 00:30:04,636 --> 00:30:07,473 - They found the blood trail down the hallway. 672 00:30:07,506 --> 00:30:09,942 They found the blood trail across the basement, 673 00:30:09,975 --> 00:30:12,911 the blood trail to the van. 674 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:15,781 - At that point, 675 00:30:15,814 --> 00:30:18,117 we were looking at family members. 676 00:30:18,150 --> 00:30:20,686 There's nobody else living in the home. 677 00:30:26,025 --> 00:30:28,033 [suspenseful music] 678 00:30:28,033 --> 00:30:32,065 [suspenseful music] 679 00:30:33,166 --> 00:30:35,402 narrator: Three days into the murder investigation 680 00:30:35,435 --> 00:30:38,271 of Atlanta police lieutenant Doug Overstreet, 681 00:30:38,304 --> 00:30:41,808 detectives are shocked by what they've discovered 682 00:30:41,841 --> 00:30:44,644 inside the Overstreet master bedroom. 683 00:30:44,678 --> 00:30:47,580 [camera shutter snapping] 684 00:30:47,614 --> 00:30:50,884 - After the detectives noticed the dried blood, 685 00:30:50,917 --> 00:30:52,986 they ended their meeting with Candace, 686 00:30:53,019 --> 00:30:55,221 not wanting to give her any indication 687 00:30:55,255 --> 00:30:57,223 that they had noticed anything suspicious, 688 00:30:57,257 --> 00:30:58,992 for fear that when they left the house, 689 00:30:59,025 --> 00:31:01,728 she would have access to this. She could destroy it, 690 00:31:01,761 --> 00:31:03,063 could haul it off, 691 00:31:03,063 --> 00:31:05,298 could do anything to this evidence. 692 00:31:05,331 --> 00:31:09,069 At that point, they notified me 693 00:31:09,069 --> 00:31:13,440 to obtain the search warrant for the house. 694 00:31:13,473 --> 00:31:15,175 - So they get the crime scene technicians 695 00:31:15,208 --> 00:31:18,545 to come in and process the scene. 696 00:31:18,578 --> 00:31:19,846 - When we got in there, 697 00:31:19,879 --> 00:31:20,914 you know, the carpet had been torn up 698 00:31:20,947 --> 00:31:24,484 all over the--in the hallway and in the bedroom. 699 00:31:24,517 --> 00:31:26,086 And there was this piece of plywood 700 00:31:26,086 --> 00:31:28,488 laying over a hole in the floor 701 00:31:28,521 --> 00:31:30,323 that had been cut out. 702 00:31:30,357 --> 00:31:34,260 And we could see lotta bloodstains there. 703 00:31:34,294 --> 00:31:35,528 I mean, this wasn't-- [chuckles] 704 00:31:35,562 --> 00:31:39,099 this--this was not a shaving accident. 705 00:31:39,099 --> 00:31:42,002 - Investigators don't just find some blood. 706 00:31:42,102 --> 00:31:45,271 They find a lot of blood. 707 00:31:45,305 --> 00:31:46,940 narrator: When Agent McFarlane 708 00:31:46,973 --> 00:31:49,009 removes the loose piece of plywood, 709 00:31:49,109 --> 00:31:51,678 he can't believe what he uncovers. 710 00:31:51,711 --> 00:31:52,979 - What was real interesting, 711 00:31:53,013 --> 00:31:54,114 is when I looked down the hole, 712 00:31:54,114 --> 00:31:55,548 which goes into the basement, 713 00:31:55,582 --> 00:31:57,117 you have the--the rafters 714 00:31:57,117 --> 00:31:58,585 that are supporting the floor. 715 00:31:58,618 --> 00:32:02,522 And I believe there is one or maybe two bullets 716 00:32:02,555 --> 00:32:06,960 that were in the rafters at a downward angle. 717 00:32:07,060 --> 00:32:08,561 - There's no reason anyone should have 718 00:32:08,595 --> 00:32:10,063 bullets in the flooring. 719 00:32:10,063 --> 00:32:12,065 Detectives have found the crime scene. 720 00:32:12,065 --> 00:32:13,700 This is it. - And, of course, 721 00:32:13,733 --> 00:32:16,069 the bullet which we recovered, it was compared 722 00:32:16,069 --> 00:32:17,070 with the bullets 723 00:32:17,103 --> 00:32:18,872 that were found in Doug's body. 724 00:32:18,905 --> 00:32:20,707 And they came from the same weapon. 725 00:32:20,740 --> 00:32:23,343 narrator: This shocking discovery confirms 726 00:32:23,376 --> 00:32:27,747 that the team has identified the scene of Doug's murder. 727 00:32:27,781 --> 00:32:30,917 But it's only after the agents spray the adjoining area 728 00:32:30,950 --> 00:32:32,986 with the chemical agent luminol 729 00:32:33,086 --> 00:32:35,221 that the rest of the gristly story 730 00:32:35,255 --> 00:32:38,324 comes into focus. 731 00:32:38,358 --> 00:32:40,827 - Luminol is a spray that--that reacts 732 00:32:40,860 --> 00:32:42,829 with the proteins in blood. 733 00:32:42,862 --> 00:32:44,097 You look at it 734 00:32:44,130 --> 00:32:45,398 under an alternate light source 735 00:32:45,432 --> 00:32:49,336 to look for evidence of blood which may have been cleaned. 736 00:32:49,369 --> 00:32:52,105 - The luminol, it gives an--us an idea 737 00:32:52,138 --> 00:32:56,309 as to where the victim was killed, 738 00:32:56,343 --> 00:32:59,379 where he was taken from-- from point A to point B-- 739 00:32:59,412 --> 00:33:01,548 'cause he's left a blood trail behind. 740 00:33:01,581 --> 00:33:05,618 - They found the blood trail down the hallway. 741 00:33:05,652 --> 00:33:07,854 They found the blood trail down the steps. 742 00:33:07,887 --> 00:33:10,623 They found the blood trail across the dining room. 743 00:33:10,657 --> 00:33:13,560 They found the blood trail down the basement steps, 744 00:33:13,593 --> 00:33:15,695 the blood trail across the basement, 745 00:33:15,729 --> 00:33:18,732 the blood trail to the van. 746 00:33:18,765 --> 00:33:20,700 - When we got to the van, 747 00:33:20,734 --> 00:33:22,736 we saw this reddish substance. 748 00:33:22,769 --> 00:33:24,738 The carpet in the back of the van was wet. 749 00:33:24,771 --> 00:33:26,306 It was soaking wet. 750 00:33:26,339 --> 00:33:27,640 And when I open up the door, 751 00:33:27,674 --> 00:33:29,576 I see this red substance 752 00:33:29,609 --> 00:33:31,845 dripping down into the stepwell 753 00:33:31,878 --> 00:33:33,913 going into the sliding door. 754 00:33:33,947 --> 00:33:35,148 Doug was a big man. 755 00:33:35,181 --> 00:33:37,083 He was not just picked up in his-- 756 00:33:37,083 --> 00:33:39,152 in some person's arms and carried. 757 00:33:39,185 --> 00:33:41,554 So it was two people. 758 00:33:41,588 --> 00:33:43,790 narrator: Based on all the evidence collected, 759 00:33:43,823 --> 00:33:48,728 the team develops their theory as to how Doug was killed. 760 00:33:48,762 --> 00:33:50,163 - I suspect 761 00:33:50,196 --> 00:33:52,132 Doug was shot... [gunshot] 762 00:33:52,165 --> 00:33:53,800 Facing the shooter. 763 00:33:53,833 --> 00:33:56,002 [gunshots] 764 00:33:57,671 --> 00:34:01,474 Doug's a big man--6'2". 6'4", 200 plus pounds. 765 00:34:01,508 --> 00:34:04,044 He falls into the-- the table itself, 766 00:34:04,044 --> 00:34:05,545 maybe breaks it. 767 00:34:05,578 --> 00:34:07,047 And the shooter keeps shooting. 768 00:34:07,047 --> 00:34:09,616 [gunshots] 769 00:34:11,351 --> 00:34:14,187 Bullets go through him and hit the side table. 770 00:34:14,220 --> 00:34:16,923 He's down on the floor, shot again. 771 00:34:16,956 --> 00:34:19,192 [gunshots] And then 772 00:34:19,225 --> 00:34:21,294 subsequently drug down the hallway 773 00:34:21,327 --> 00:34:23,329 and into the basement and into the van. 774 00:34:27,167 --> 00:34:29,369 - After detectives locate the bullets, 775 00:34:29,402 --> 00:34:32,505 they figure Candace and Brandy must have been involved. 776 00:34:32,539 --> 00:34:33,973 They're the only two people who live in the home. 777 00:34:34,074 --> 00:34:36,509 And they wonder, "Are they involved? 778 00:34:36,543 --> 00:34:38,211 What's going on?" 779 00:34:38,244 --> 00:34:39,479 - We still thought 780 00:34:39,512 --> 00:34:41,081 that there was multiple suspects 781 00:34:41,114 --> 00:34:43,216 because the fact that we had multiple calibers 782 00:34:43,249 --> 00:34:46,219 of weapons that were used to kill Doug. 783 00:34:46,252 --> 00:34:49,222 - And it was at that point that they requested 784 00:34:49,255 --> 00:34:51,958 that Candace and Brandy go to the police department 785 00:34:51,991 --> 00:34:53,693 for a further interview. 786 00:34:56,262 --> 00:34:57,464 narrator: At headquarters, 787 00:34:57,497 --> 00:35:01,034 detectives press Candace for information, 788 00:35:01,034 --> 00:35:03,370 but she refuses to talk. 789 00:35:03,403 --> 00:35:05,505 - The interview at the police department 790 00:35:05,538 --> 00:35:07,841 with Candace was very short. 791 00:35:07,874 --> 00:35:09,843 She pled the Fifth. 792 00:35:09,876 --> 00:35:12,512 It was hard for the detectives to understand 793 00:35:12,545 --> 00:35:14,247 why she would plead the Fifth 794 00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:18,785 when they're investigating the death of her husband. 795 00:35:18,818 --> 00:35:21,121 narrator: Investigators hope they'll have better luck 796 00:35:21,154 --> 00:35:23,256 with 21-year-old Brandy 797 00:35:23,289 --> 00:35:27,494 and that she'll reveal what really happened. 798 00:35:27,527 --> 00:35:29,529 - One of the things that the detectives did 799 00:35:29,562 --> 00:35:32,699 when they interviewed Brandy is they used a tactic 800 00:35:32,732 --> 00:35:35,535 and told her that her mother had already admitted 801 00:35:35,568 --> 00:35:37,871 which took some of the pressure 802 00:35:37,904 --> 00:35:40,073 off of Brandy where Brandy was trying 803 00:35:40,073 --> 00:35:42,642 to, maybe, protect her mother. 804 00:35:44,844 --> 00:35:47,447 narrator: The detectives' strategy pays off. 805 00:35:47,480 --> 00:35:50,150 Brandy takes the bait. 806 00:35:50,183 --> 00:35:53,953 - She thinks that her mother has already admitted her part. 807 00:35:53,987 --> 00:35:57,290 Brandy's more willing to give honest information 808 00:35:57,323 --> 00:35:59,459 about what she knows. 809 00:35:59,492 --> 00:36:01,795 - When Brandy is interviewed, 810 00:36:01,828 --> 00:36:04,230 thank goodness, the first time she speaks 811 00:36:04,264 --> 00:36:06,166 she tells the truth. 812 00:36:06,199 --> 00:36:07,867 narrator: Brandy finally agrees 813 00:36:07,901 --> 00:36:10,303 to tell investigators exactly what happened 814 00:36:10,337 --> 00:36:13,139 the evening Doug was murdered. 815 00:36:13,173 --> 00:36:14,574 - Brandy's story is 816 00:36:14,607 --> 00:36:18,745 that she was awakened at night by her mother. 817 00:36:18,778 --> 00:36:22,849 Her mother takes her into the master bedroom 818 00:36:22,882 --> 00:36:26,886 and she points out Doug, laying on the floor. 819 00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:31,825 She explains that she shot and killed him. 820 00:36:31,858 --> 00:36:35,729 - Doug's laying on the floor, blood everywhere. 821 00:36:35,762 --> 00:36:38,765 'Course, Brandy is just totally in shock, 822 00:36:38,798 --> 00:36:40,166 doesn't know what to do. 823 00:36:42,635 --> 00:36:47,474 - Because the fact that Candace was a very small woman, 824 00:36:47,507 --> 00:36:51,344 she told Brandy that she needed Brandy to help her 825 00:36:51,378 --> 00:36:54,347 transport Doug's body into the basement 826 00:36:54,381 --> 00:36:57,784 so that they could load it in Candace's van. 827 00:36:59,352 --> 00:37:04,591 She said she's always done what her mother says. 828 00:37:04,624 --> 00:37:06,626 - Candace is in control and says, 829 00:37:06,659 --> 00:37:09,162 "You're gonna help me. You're gonna help me now." 830 00:37:11,031 --> 00:37:14,668 - I gotta believe there's some fear involved in that... 831 00:37:14,701 --> 00:37:17,637 where if I say, "No, I'm 'bout to call the police," 832 00:37:17,671 --> 00:37:20,640 am I gonna be laying next to Doug? 833 00:37:20,674 --> 00:37:22,842 - The murder is horrific. 834 00:37:22,876 --> 00:37:24,310 It's like somethin' out of a movie. 835 00:37:34,687 --> 00:37:36,088 [soft tense music] 836 00:37:36,889 --> 00:37:38,357 narrator: Investigators believe 837 00:37:38,390 --> 00:37:40,726 Atlanta police lieutenant Doug Overstreet 838 00:37:40,759 --> 00:37:44,496 was viciously murdered by his wife, Candace. 839 00:37:44,530 --> 00:37:47,266 They question Doug's stepdaughter Brandy 840 00:37:47,299 --> 00:37:49,234 who says Candace enlisted her 841 00:37:49,268 --> 00:37:52,571 to help dispose of the body. 842 00:37:52,604 --> 00:37:54,506 - Some of the information that we had gathered-- 843 00:37:54,540 --> 00:37:58,177 Candace had a very, very explosive temper 844 00:37:58,210 --> 00:38:02,681 and that she did not have one bit of problem lashing out. 845 00:38:02,715 --> 00:38:05,017 - Brandy, being the loving daughter, 846 00:38:05,017 --> 00:38:08,153 helps Candace drag Doug's body 847 00:38:08,187 --> 00:38:11,123 to the garage floor. 848 00:38:11,156 --> 00:38:15,828 And they put the body in the back of the van. 849 00:38:15,861 --> 00:38:18,597 The next thing they do, according to Brandy, 850 00:38:18,630 --> 00:38:22,768 is they drive Doug's body to South Carolina... 851 00:38:24,236 --> 00:38:26,071 To dispose of the body. 852 00:38:26,105 --> 00:38:29,942 * * 853 00:38:30,042 --> 00:38:31,577 Then on the way back, 854 00:38:31,610 --> 00:38:33,645 Candace had both handguns. 855 00:38:33,679 --> 00:38:35,147 She took those two handguns, 856 00:38:35,180 --> 00:38:40,052 threw them in the river to hide that evidence, 857 00:38:40,052 --> 00:38:43,522 and returned to the house. 858 00:38:43,555 --> 00:38:45,791 - One of the things that Brandy was able to confirm 859 00:38:45,824 --> 00:38:48,293 was that Candace admitted to her 860 00:38:48,327 --> 00:38:51,797 that she used two separate weapons 861 00:38:51,830 --> 00:38:53,065 to shoot Doug, 862 00:38:53,098 --> 00:38:56,935 a .38 caliber and a 9mm, 863 00:38:56,969 --> 00:38:59,905 and--and emptied both guns into Doug. 864 00:39:00,005 --> 00:39:03,075 [gunshots] 865 00:39:03,108 --> 00:39:04,510 narrator: Brandy says that when they returned 866 00:39:04,543 --> 00:39:05,911 to Jonesboro, 867 00:39:06,011 --> 00:39:09,581 Candace put the rest of her plan into action. 868 00:39:09,615 --> 00:39:13,519 - Brandy's mother got her to follow her to the airport. 869 00:39:13,552 --> 00:39:14,720 And they went to the airport 870 00:39:14,753 --> 00:39:16,722 to drop Doug's truck off 871 00:39:16,755 --> 00:39:19,558 in the long-term parking and leave it there 872 00:39:19,591 --> 00:39:23,729 in hopes of making it look like Doug left the area. 873 00:39:25,297 --> 00:39:28,100 - They mopped up as much of the blood as they could. 874 00:39:28,133 --> 00:39:31,737 They pulled up the carpet. It was blood-soaked. 875 00:39:31,770 --> 00:39:34,340 It had soaked into the subfloor. 876 00:39:34,373 --> 00:39:37,676 She cuts out the plywood subfloor. 877 00:39:37,710 --> 00:39:40,112 And then at some point, they go to Home Depot 878 00:39:40,145 --> 00:39:41,347 and buy carpet. 879 00:39:41,380 --> 00:39:43,349 Then they go back to the house 880 00:39:43,382 --> 00:39:48,253 and Candace and Brandy scrub the crime scene 881 00:39:48,287 --> 00:39:49,722 and they clean the van. 882 00:39:49,755 --> 00:39:51,757 And then they lay the carpet. 883 00:39:51,790 --> 00:39:54,793 She had gotten rid of all the evidence she could. 884 00:39:57,796 --> 00:39:58,764 narrator: With Brandy's statement 885 00:39:58,797 --> 00:40:02,368 and the evidence collected at the scene... 886 00:40:02,401 --> 00:40:04,636 detectives arrest Candace Overstreet 887 00:40:04,670 --> 00:40:07,639 for the murder of her husband. 888 00:40:09,742 --> 00:40:12,378 - On December 21, 1994, 889 00:40:12,411 --> 00:40:15,881 Candace Overstreet is indicted on two counts of felony murder 890 00:40:15,914 --> 00:40:20,386 in the death of her husband, Lieutenant Doug Overstreet. 891 00:40:20,419 --> 00:40:23,889 narrator: Doug's neighbors and the rest of Jonesboro 892 00:40:23,922 --> 00:40:25,691 are also shaken. 893 00:40:25,724 --> 00:40:27,059 - You know, ever time you go by the house, 894 00:40:27,092 --> 00:40:28,327 you gotta look at it 895 00:40:28,360 --> 00:40:29,995 and think about what happened there. 896 00:40:30,029 --> 00:40:31,764 It's scary to think that things like that 897 00:40:31,797 --> 00:40:35,067 do happen to all of us every day. 898 00:40:35,100 --> 00:40:38,370 - Candace never reveals her motive for the murder. 899 00:40:38,404 --> 00:40:40,072 But given her suspicions 900 00:40:40,105 --> 00:40:42,207 that Doug was having an affair, 901 00:40:42,241 --> 00:40:46,679 it's possible that jealousy and rage took over. 902 00:40:46,712 --> 00:40:49,948 - My speculation was that Candace 903 00:40:49,982 --> 00:40:55,287 was a very manipulative, jealous person. 904 00:40:55,320 --> 00:40:56,722 She was greedy. 905 00:40:56,755 --> 00:40:59,425 She wanted anything that Doug could buy her. 906 00:40:59,458 --> 00:41:02,828 And they were also going through a hard time, 907 00:41:02,861 --> 00:41:04,363 'cause Doug was deeply in debt. 908 00:41:04,396 --> 00:41:07,199 And that maybe Doug had been fed up with Candace 909 00:41:07,232 --> 00:41:08,600 and he was gonna leave. 910 00:41:08,634 --> 00:41:09,868 And if Doug was leaving, 911 00:41:09,902 --> 00:41:13,572 she was gonna put a stop to it. 912 00:41:13,605 --> 00:41:16,375 narrator: In exchange for her cooperation, 913 00:41:16,408 --> 00:41:18,077 Brandy is given immunity 914 00:41:18,077 --> 00:41:21,580 and agrees to testify against her own mother. 915 00:41:21,613 --> 00:41:23,582 - I think giving Brandy immunity 916 00:41:23,615 --> 00:41:25,451 and getting the testimony from her 917 00:41:25,484 --> 00:41:26,685 closed the loop on the case. 918 00:41:26,719 --> 00:41:30,456 I think that makes complete sense. 919 00:41:30,489 --> 00:41:31,857 narrator: As the trial approaches, 920 00:41:31,890 --> 00:41:34,360 Candace maintains her innocence 921 00:41:34,393 --> 00:41:39,231 and insists she is the victim, not the perpetrator. 922 00:41:39,264 --> 00:41:40,432 - One of the things 923 00:41:40,466 --> 00:41:42,468 that the defense was going to do 924 00:41:42,501 --> 00:41:46,138 was say Doug was possibly sexually assaulting 925 00:41:46,171 --> 00:41:47,473 his stepdaughters 926 00:41:47,506 --> 00:41:49,775 and that Candace shot and killed Doug 927 00:41:49,808 --> 00:41:51,977 to protect her daughters. 928 00:41:52,011 --> 00:41:53,979 During the investigation of Doug's death, 929 00:41:54,013 --> 00:41:56,648 we were never able to find any evidence 930 00:41:56,682 --> 00:42:00,052 that Doug had any inappropriate contact 931 00:42:00,052 --> 00:42:01,787 with either of his stepdaughters. 932 00:42:01,820 --> 00:42:05,057 And we had interviewed Brandy at length. 933 00:42:05,090 --> 00:42:07,059 narrator: Prosecutors must now make 934 00:42:07,092 --> 00:42:08,894 an agonizing choice. 935 00:42:08,927 --> 00:42:10,496 - It was decided in this case 936 00:42:10,529 --> 00:42:15,067 we weren't gonna let them drag Doug's name through the mud, 937 00:42:15,100 --> 00:42:17,136 'cause Doug Overstreet was a good man. 938 00:42:17,169 --> 00:42:18,637 So the decision was made 939 00:42:18,671 --> 00:42:21,640 to let her plead to voluntary manslaughter. 940 00:42:21,674 --> 00:42:24,176 And she was given a 40-year sentence. 941 00:42:28,981 --> 00:42:33,085 narrator: After serving 26 years in prison, 942 00:42:33,085 --> 00:42:36,722 Candace Overstreet is paroled. 943 00:42:36,755 --> 00:42:40,426 - December 1, 2021, 944 00:42:40,459 --> 00:42:44,263 Candace Overstreet got the greatest Christmas present 945 00:42:44,296 --> 00:42:45,531 she could ever get. 946 00:42:45,564 --> 00:42:47,099 She got her freedom. 947 00:42:47,132 --> 00:42:49,768 Doug Overstreet's family can't celebrate 948 00:42:49,802 --> 00:42:53,472 any holidays or special occasions with him, 949 00:42:53,505 --> 00:42:55,708 so it's sad. 950 00:42:57,576 --> 00:43:00,479 narrator: Today, Doug's friends 951 00:43:00,512 --> 00:43:02,681 continue to honor his memory 952 00:43:02,715 --> 00:43:05,784 and remember the man who dedicated his life 953 00:43:05,818 --> 00:43:08,220 to protecting and serving others. 954 00:43:08,253 --> 00:43:10,789 - The city of Atlanta lost a good lieutenant 955 00:43:10,823 --> 00:43:14,126 and someone that still had a-- had a lot of potential 956 00:43:14,159 --> 00:43:18,530 and probably would have gone into--into the command ranks. 957 00:43:19,598 --> 00:43:21,400 - Doug was a straight arrow. 958 00:43:21,433 --> 00:43:23,535 He always tried to do right. 959 00:43:23,569 --> 00:43:25,237 You wish you could just have Doug around 960 00:43:25,270 --> 00:43:27,573 just to say, "Hey, what's up?" 961 00:43:27,606 --> 00:43:29,875 It's something... 962 00:43:29,908 --> 00:43:33,512 that pops up from time to time. 963 00:43:33,545 --> 00:43:35,881 And, um... 964 00:43:35,914 --> 00:43:37,249 you know, when you-- when you have a good friend 965 00:43:37,282 --> 00:43:40,085 and they're not there, you know, you miss them.