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- A beloved young man
is brutally killed...
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In the close-knit community
of spanish harlem.
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- Jason was stabbed
more than 50 times.
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- Boom, boom, boom,
continuous stab wounds.
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- I was scared the neighborhood
was gonna kill me.
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[siren wails]
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- A possible lead
inside law enforcement.
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- We were leery
of the parole officer.
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We were like,
"this isn't right."
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- Zero forensic evidence
and no leads.
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- No one saw anything,
heard anything.
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We have no fingerprints,
no dna, nothing.
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- But a stash of personal
photographs provides
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An unexpected clue.
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- There were two individuals.
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They were in maybe 80 to 90
of those photos.
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- Those people are not
from my neighborhood.
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I know my neighborhood.
They're not from there.
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- Something bad is here.
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- Conflicting statements...
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- Your boy is here,
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And he's telling us
you did it.
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He goes, "no, I held him down."
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- And a ghastly confession.
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- A really heartless killing.
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- I'm just like,
"wow. These people are evil."
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[dramatic musical sting]
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[tense bassy music]
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♪ ♪
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[light, ambient music]
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[siren wails]
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- Hey.
- [laughs]
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- Spanish harlem,
in the northeast of manhattan,
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Is one of the most
culturally diverse communities
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In new york city...
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Especially in the summertime,
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When the streets are full
of life--music playing,
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Everyone sharing food
and the latest gossip.
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[tense music]
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But for me, it also brings
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To mind the haunting case
of jason adams.
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Jason was a beloved neighbor
and a role model
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For the neighborhood children.
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[siren wails]
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But one Friday
in the fall of 1998,
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A friend of jason's makes
a frantic 911 call.
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[siren wails]
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- We were notified before 9:00
in the morning,
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And we went out
immediately on it.
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[siren wails]
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[indistinct radio chatter]
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When we got
to jason's apartment,
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We talked briefly
with the 911 caller.
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He told us jason asked
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To call him in the morning
to wake him.
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They were supposed
to hang out that day.
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[phone rings]
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But jason didn't answer
the phone.
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[phone ringing]
so that worried him
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Because he had called
repeatedly.
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So he went
to jason's apartment
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And got some pennies
from his pocket
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And started throwing them up
at the window
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And starts calling up
to him from the street.
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Again, no answer.
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The lobby door was locked,
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So the friend waited
for someone to come out,
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And he then went
in the building.
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He proceeded up the stairs
to jason's apartment
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And he noticed
the door came open.
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[door creaks]
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So right away
he knew something was wrong.
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He went in cautiously,
calling jason's name.
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He looked into what was
jason's bedroom,
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And he could see jason's foot
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And the whole bed
and the floor covered in blood.
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- He backed out
of the apartment
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Without touching
or really moving the body
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And/or disturbing anything
and called 911.
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- He had no idea as to who
possibly could have done
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Such a thing, and he was
pretty shook up by what he saw.
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[indistinct radio chatter]
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Jason was found
partially nude,
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Facedown on his bed.
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It was a very bloody scene.
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The medical examiner
was just shaking his head.
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- There were numerous
stab wounds visible
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As soon
as you entered the room.
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- I personally lost count
after 40.
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[dark music]
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It was all come--
boom, boom, boom,
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Continuous stab wounds.
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All the stab wounds
were posterior--
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On his back
and the rear of him,
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The back of his head,
the back of his chest,
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His lower back, his buttocks,
and his legs,
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But there were
no defense wounds.
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That means that he was
ambushed from behind,
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So he never had a chance
to fight back.
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- Jason was stabbed
more than 50 times.
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That's an indication
of some kind of rage.
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- It was a passionate thing.
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There was overkill.
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- It was impossible to have
walked in this apartment
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And left the apartment
without having gotten blood
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On at least the bottom
of your sneaker or shoes.
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- And yet there was no trail
of blood
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Leaving the apartment.
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And there were no prints
other than the victim's.
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- As to the time of death,
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We didn't really have
a precise time,
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But from the state
of rigor mortis,
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We believe
that the murder had happened
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In the early-morning hours
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Or the evening before
the body was discovered.
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[indistinct radio chatter]
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Jason's friend
knew the apartment,
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Had been in it before,
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And he noticed right away
that the tv was missing
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And some other
electronic equipment
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From the usual place
where they would be.
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But the fact that there was
so many stab wounds
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Was an indication that it was
more than a robbery.
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It lends support to the idea
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That this was someone
who knew the deceased
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And was angry enough to engage
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In 50 stab wounds.
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- The crime scene
checked the locks.
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He had, like, four locks
on the door.
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It's a new york apartment.
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The locks were all intact.
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That indicates to us
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That he let his assailant in
or the assailant had keys.
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- Detectives needed to know
if jason had any enemies
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In the neighborhood or anybody
that had a grudge
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Or any kind of vengeance
against him.
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- Detective wagner
and his partners
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Begin to canvass the building
and nearby neighborhood.
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We learned jason adams grew up
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In the projects--wilson houses
off of 1st avenue.
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- I'm from the
wilson housing projects.
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There was drug dealing,
people using the drugs,
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But jason--
he wasn't selling drugs.
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He wasn't doing drugs--
such a good man.
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He was the helping hand.
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I remember I was
about five years old,
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And the elevator's
always broken down,
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And he just grabbed me.
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I looked back--"who's this?"
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I thought it was my older
brother--no, it was jason.
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And he'll pick me up
12 flights of steps.
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- As an adult,
jason moved up one block
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Into his apartment
on east 106th street
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And found work at manna house,
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A local community center
that teaches music and dance.
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- Jason was
the building porter.
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He took care
of all the building issues,
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Taking out the trash,
sweeping the hallway,
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If there's a spill
or something...
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He always wanted
to help and uplift.
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[upbeat music]
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- I caught up
with a very important person
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At manna house.
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How do you like working
at manna house?
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- I enjoy it a great deal.
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It's just been a privilege
to be able to work
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In my neighborhood and be able
to enhance the area
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By keeping it clean
and also associating
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With some nice people who come
back and forth through here
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At the manna house program.
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- I met jason livin'
on that same street.
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Right around the corner
on 105th street,
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There was this old candy store,
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And he worked there as well.
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He was like a mr. Rogers
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But a real-life mr. Rogers,
you know?
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- There was times he gave us
two bucks, four bucks
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For some pizza.
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He was like the pope.
[chuckles]
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The pope for us kids in harlem.
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- People in the neighborhood
are pretty decent people.
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It's just that some
of them might be misguided
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And misdirected.
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Some of them giving up
to their surroundings
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And figure
that they can't do any better,
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But you got to keep pushing.
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You can't give up.
You can't give in.
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- He was happy
he obtained a ged,
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And he saw himself
as our role model.
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He's the hardworking man
in the neighborhood.
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Everyone loved him.
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- Detectives could find nobody
who could point their finger
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At anybody who jason
had ever had a problem with
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That could potentially lead
to something like this.
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- So why was
this person killed,
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Especially that brutally?
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- As detectives continue
to canvass into the evening,
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Fear and rumors fly
through the neighborhood.
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[siren chirps]
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- I was 17 years old.
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They were questioning people
in my building.
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It was like a movie.
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I was scared.
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I felt like the neighborhood
was gonna kill me.
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- It was just something
you cannot imagine.
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Now you had to be careful
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Because you didn't know
who you were gonna encounter,
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Who was gonna do what to you.
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- That's when my attitude
of "don't trust"...
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Began.
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Don't trust no one.
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- It's getting on late
at night.
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My partner and I were kind of
at wits' end
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As far as canvassing
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And trying to locate anybody
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That might have seen him
or heard something
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That might've happened.
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So then we return
to jason's apartment.
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We went in a little more
in depth.
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And so we find personal papers,
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And what we ended up
finding a lot of
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Were snapshots.
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They were scattered
throughout the apartment.
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We ended up recovering
two garbage bags full
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Of personal snapshots.
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Let's say 200 photos.
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- We will use those photographs
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To try to identify the friends
and acquaintances
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And anybody that might have
been connected to him
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To try to determine
who killed him.
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- Then as we started
packing up,
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We find a card belonging
to a parole officer
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In the bronx.
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But we found out that jason
had never been arrested.
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No one in his family
had been arrested.
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They were
all stand-up citizens.
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We were perplexed by it.
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We could not make sense
of it all--
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The ferocity and the fierceness
of this crime
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To someone
who was so saintlike,
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And why he had
this parole officer's card.
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It even had a little tinge
of blood on it.
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- Coming up...
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- Oh, my god.
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Here comes this guy.
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He's a notorious cop fighter.
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He tells us, "I saw jason
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"with two guys
who I know were bad,
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And I told him, 'don't hang
with these guys.'"
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- He trusted the wrong people.
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[tense music]
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[tense music]
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♪ ♪
259
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- 34-year-old murder victim
jason adams
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Never had any kind of run-in
with the law,
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But we found
a blood-spattered business card
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In his wallet belonging
to a parole officer.
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- We couldn't understand
why he had
264
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This parole officer's card.
265
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So immediately we had gone
266
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To see this parole officer
in the bronx.
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♪ ♪
268
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Originally, he's very helpful.
269
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He has us sit down--
very polite.
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We asked him,
"this is your card?"
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"yeah."
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"well, do you recognize
this individual?"
273
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And we showed him
jason's picture.
274
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"no."
275
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You mean this guy,
who was a saint,
276
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Never been in trouble,
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None of his family's
ever been in trouble,
278
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Has your card
amongst his belongings?
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There's even blood on it.
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And your answer to me is,
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"well, a lot of people have
my cards"?
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Okay.
283
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[foreboding music]
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We couldn't believe it.
285
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At which point he said,
"gentlemen, I have work to do.
286
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Can you please leave?"
287
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And we did.
288
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But we looked at each other.
289
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Again, we were like,
"this isn't right."
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It bothered us.
291
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We don't know the extent
292
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The parole officer
might be involved in this,
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If he is involved at all.
294
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It's something we have
to keep in mind.
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♪ ♪
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[siren wails]
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- Wagner and his partner
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Decide to keep an eye
on the parole officer.
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But for now, they return
to the precinct
300
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And begin to sort through
the 200 personal photographs
301
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Documenting jason's life.
302
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This is the best lead we have
to find whoever did this.
303
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- A bunch of detectives--
we were taking turns
304
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Breaking down the photos
into some sort
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Of semblance of order,
some groups.
306
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And we could tell, well,
these are the guys dressed
307
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In the housing-maintenance
uniforms.
308
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All right, so those
are his coworkers.
309
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And the family would come in
and help us.
310
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"oh, no, he's a cousin."
311
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Okay, put him
in the family pile.
312
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And some of the photos
that we found
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Were of males naked
from the chest up.
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It was fairly well-known among
the people that knew jason
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That he was gay.
316
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- But none of the pictures
he had of anybody
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Could indicate
if any of the people were
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In a relationship with him.
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We ended up with a pile
of unknowns,
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And in that pile of unknowns,
there was two individuals.
321
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They were in maybe 80 to 90
of those photos.
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♪ ♪
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No family or other friends
or coworkers
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Could identify
these two individuals.
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♪ ♪
326
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- Those people are not
from my neighborhood.
327
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I know my neighborhood.
They're not from there.
328
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You know, this is the '90s,
spanish harlem.
329
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Everybody stuck
to their street.
330
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Everybody from 106th street
knew everybody,
331
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And I've never seen them
with jason.
332
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- No one could identify 'em.
333
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These are mystery people.
334
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- The rape kit
came back negative.
335
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There was
no dna evidence found
336
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Other than
the deceased's own dna.
337
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- No one saw anything,
heard anything
338
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That would help us in our case.
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♪ ♪
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- It's now ten days
into the investigation,
341
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And with so little to go on,
342
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Detective wagner decides
to attend jason's funeral.
343
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[bell tolling]
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- The funeral had a lot
of people there.
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It was a sad day.
346
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The neighborhood
just became sad,
347
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Like a cloud went over.
348
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- It hits home
because jason was from home,
349
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From the neighborhood,
the community.
350
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It did put a void in me.
351
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[somber music]
352
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- To lose somebody like that,
353
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It shook
the whole neighborhood,
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Not just 106th street,
355
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But, like, all of 1st avenue,
just everybody.
356
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Everybody was just quiet.
357
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♪ ♪
358
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- I was there not only
because it's for me
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To show solidarity and respect
to the family
360
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And let the family know,
we're working
361
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On your loved one's case,
362
00:16:01,761 --> 00:16:06,297
But you want to identify
everyone there.
363
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- Wagner's presence
fuels new rumors
364
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About the two strangers
365
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Pictured
in jason's photographs,
366
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And the detectives are now
looking for them
367
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At the funeral.
368
00:16:15,641 --> 00:16:20,111
- Someone that knew jason
had to do this.
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I would ask myself
if this person is here,
370
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'cause if you knew him
371
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And if you was his friend
or anywhere around him,
372
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You would have
to attend the funeral, right?
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If you don't attend
the funeral,
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You're hiding something.
375
00:16:36,028 --> 00:16:40,031
Yeah, I felt like
something bad is here.
376
00:16:40,099 --> 00:16:42,666
- But the two mystery men
do not show,
377
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And wagner leaves the funeral
with no new leads.
378
00:16:48,174 --> 00:16:50,207
It's over a week
since jason's passing,
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And the question of,
"who could commit
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Such a cold-blooded killing,
and why?" lies heavy.
381
00:16:55,681 --> 00:16:57,749
So detectives resort
to a second canvass
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Of jason's neighborhood.
383
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[dramatic music]
384
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- We had to go out very early
in the morning
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To catch the people going
to work.
386
00:17:05,291 --> 00:17:06,690
Then we had to come back
in the afternoon
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00:17:06,759 --> 00:17:09,226
To catch the people
coming home from work.
388
00:17:09,295 --> 00:17:12,596
We spoke
to hundreds of people.
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Again, nothing.
390
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We got nothing.
391
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- But then out of the blue,
detective wagner gets a break.
392
00:17:21,707 --> 00:17:25,443
We're leaning on a car opposite
the entrance to his building,
393
00:17:25,511 --> 00:17:29,180
And my partner notices a guy
coming around the corner
394
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From 1st avenue.
395
00:17:31,317 --> 00:17:33,417
And he goes, "oh, my god."
396
00:17:33,419 --> 00:17:36,788
Here comes this guy,
and we know him
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For years.
398
00:17:38,424 --> 00:17:40,658
He's a notorious cop fighter.
399
00:17:42,895 --> 00:17:44,929
Every time he'd get arrested,
400
00:17:44,997 --> 00:17:46,931
He'd fight the cops.
401
00:17:46,999 --> 00:17:48,799
He's coming to talk to us.
402
00:17:48,868 --> 00:17:50,935
We look at each other--
"that's weird,"
403
00:17:51,003 --> 00:17:53,071
But we're gonna listen.
404
00:17:53,139 --> 00:17:56,340
And he tells us,
"listen, guys.
405
00:17:56,409 --> 00:17:58,142
"you know
how I feel about you,
406
00:17:58,211 --> 00:18:01,345
But jason I know
since we're little"--
407
00:18:01,414 --> 00:18:03,347
You know, he puts his hand
down to his knee--
408
00:18:03,416 --> 00:18:05,049
"since we're this high.
409
00:18:05,118 --> 00:18:07,418
"and I saw jason with two guys
410
00:18:07,486 --> 00:18:10,221
"who I know were bad.
411
00:18:10,289 --> 00:18:14,391
And I told him,
'don't hang with these guys.'"
412
00:18:14,460 --> 00:18:17,895
- And then he said
he had served time with them,
413
00:18:17,963 --> 00:18:20,297
That they were all incarcerated
at the same time
414
00:18:20,366 --> 00:18:25,269
At oneida correctional facility
in upstate new york.
415
00:18:25,338 --> 00:18:27,839
- Detective wagner pulls out
one of the photos
416
00:18:27,907 --> 00:18:29,540
Found in jason's apartment
417
00:18:29,609 --> 00:18:32,243
And points
to the two unknown men.
418
00:18:32,311 --> 00:18:34,378
- He says,
"these are the two guys.
419
00:18:34,446 --> 00:18:37,848
"one of 'em's name's richie.
420
00:18:37,917 --> 00:18:40,718
"richie especially is bad.
421
00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:42,386
"the other guy,
I just know he was upstate,
422
00:18:42,388 --> 00:18:44,221
"so I know he was a convict,
423
00:18:44,290 --> 00:18:46,356
But his name, I don't recall."
424
00:18:46,426 --> 00:18:49,127
- We knew that this was likely
a homicide
425
00:18:49,195 --> 00:18:52,730
That was involving two people,
426
00:18:52,798 --> 00:18:55,065
Given the number
of stab wounds,
427
00:18:55,134 --> 00:18:56,868
And that somebody
was probably holding down
428
00:18:56,936 --> 00:18:58,569
While another stabbed.
429
00:19:00,806 --> 00:19:03,741
- So then we said to him,
"richie who?"
430
00:19:03,809 --> 00:19:06,243
And he said,
"he's a spanish kid.
431
00:19:06,312 --> 00:19:08,412
He used to work in foot locker
on 3rd avenue."
432
00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,581
[suspenseful music]
433
00:19:10,649 --> 00:19:13,250
Okay, now we go to 3rd avenue.
434
00:19:13,319 --> 00:19:20,158
♪ ♪
435
00:19:23,996 --> 00:19:26,730
[tense music]
436
00:19:26,799 --> 00:19:31,135
♪ ♪
437
00:19:31,203 --> 00:19:34,505
- Detectives in spanish harlem
have zero forensic evidence
438
00:19:34,573 --> 00:19:35,973
In the murder of jason adams,
439
00:19:36,042 --> 00:19:38,442
But after tirelessly
canvassing the neighborhood,
440
00:19:38,511 --> 00:19:40,778
11 days in,
we finally catch a break.
441
00:19:40,846 --> 00:19:43,114
A source has given us
the first name
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00:19:43,182 --> 00:19:44,715
Of one of the two unknown men
443
00:19:44,784 --> 00:19:47,318
Found in dozens
of jason's photographs
444
00:19:47,386 --> 00:19:49,487
And told us where this man
used to work.
445
00:19:51,524 --> 00:19:55,326
- We asked the manager
in this foot locker...
446
00:19:55,394 --> 00:19:57,628
"did you have a guy named
richie used to work here?"
447
00:19:57,697 --> 00:20:01,132
"sure. We fired him.
He was horrible.
448
00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:03,867
He started stealing stuff.
We had to get rid of him."
449
00:20:03,869 --> 00:20:05,903
Well, his name was
richie rivera.
450
00:20:05,972 --> 00:20:09,540
We put "richie rivera"
into the database...
451
00:20:09,609 --> 00:20:13,144
And we come up
with a career criminal.
452
00:20:13,212 --> 00:20:16,447
We obtain his photo,
and sure enough,
453
00:20:16,515 --> 00:20:19,883
His photo matched one
of the unknowns.
454
00:20:19,885 --> 00:20:22,386
♪ ♪
455
00:20:22,455 --> 00:20:25,156
We find out richie's also
on parole in manhattan
456
00:20:25,224 --> 00:20:26,857
For a robbery.
457
00:20:26,926 --> 00:20:29,060
We checked the name
of his parole officer,
458
00:20:29,128 --> 00:20:31,095
But it was not the name
of the parole officer
459
00:20:31,163 --> 00:20:32,663
In the bronx.
460
00:20:32,732 --> 00:20:36,300
- We found out he was good
at meeting his appointments
461
00:20:36,369 --> 00:20:38,302
And coming in as scheduled.
462
00:20:38,371 --> 00:20:40,303
So, given that,
we felt confident
463
00:20:40,305 --> 00:20:43,006
That he would show up
for his parole appointment.
464
00:20:43,076 --> 00:20:45,876
- Now we know
that if anytime we need him,
465
00:20:45,945 --> 00:20:47,244
We can pick him up.
466
00:20:47,313 --> 00:20:48,946
Okay, that's good.
467
00:20:49,014 --> 00:20:52,316
But first, we had
to get the second guy id'd.
468
00:20:53,786 --> 00:20:56,754
We don't go after an individual
right away like that
469
00:20:56,822 --> 00:20:58,722
When there's
another individual involved,
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00:20:58,791 --> 00:21:02,860
Because, again, once you start
making inquiries
471
00:21:02,928 --> 00:21:06,430
About someone,
it might get out on the street.
472
00:21:06,498 --> 00:21:09,099
We don't know who he is,
where he is.
473
00:21:09,101 --> 00:21:11,602
What's his connection to him?
He could be richie's brother.
474
00:21:11,671 --> 00:21:13,637
Let's say
it is richie's brother.
475
00:21:13,706 --> 00:21:16,373
He's not gonna give him up.
476
00:21:16,442 --> 00:21:19,310
And if richie knows we're
after him, he's in the wind.
477
00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:22,045
The streets talk.
478
00:21:22,115 --> 00:21:24,548
♪ ♪
479
00:21:24,617 --> 00:21:27,484
- The detectives knew
the unknown second person
480
00:21:27,553 --> 00:21:30,988
Was incarcerated
with richie rivera
481
00:21:31,057 --> 00:21:35,893
And our informant at
oneida correctional facility.
482
00:21:35,961 --> 00:21:37,995
♪ ♪
483
00:21:38,063 --> 00:21:41,899
So the only recourse was to go
and show those photographs
484
00:21:41,967 --> 00:21:45,303
To corrections officers
up there
485
00:21:45,371 --> 00:21:47,905
And hope that one of them
could identify him.
486
00:21:47,973 --> 00:21:50,808
♪ ♪
487
00:21:50,876 --> 00:21:52,810
[door buzzes]
488
00:21:52,878 --> 00:21:57,248
- We ended up interviewing
every co and supervisors
489
00:21:57,316 --> 00:21:59,616
On the day shift.
490
00:21:59,685 --> 00:22:02,420
- And everybody
knew richie rivera.
491
00:22:04,157 --> 00:22:06,157
- Yeah, he did loud time.
492
00:22:07,660 --> 00:22:10,527
"loud time"
meant that wherever
493
00:22:10,596 --> 00:22:12,763
There was a scuffle
or an outbreak
494
00:22:12,832 --> 00:22:15,632
Or someone was screaming,
richie was in the midst of it.
495
00:22:15,701 --> 00:22:19,570
Every fight, every pushing
and shoving.
496
00:22:19,638 --> 00:22:21,338
We've done everyone
that we could possibly do
497
00:22:21,406 --> 00:22:22,539
On the first shift,
498
00:22:22,608 --> 00:22:25,342
And we're still nowhere closer
499
00:22:25,410 --> 00:22:27,778
To identifying
the second individual.
500
00:22:27,847 --> 00:22:33,217
♪ ♪
501
00:22:33,285 --> 00:22:37,020
It's getting on late at night.
502
00:22:37,089 --> 00:22:39,623
We've been up since maybe
4:30, 5:00 in the morning
503
00:22:39,692 --> 00:22:42,326
With maybe having
two or three hours' sleep.
504
00:22:42,394 --> 00:22:44,528
You're going on adrenaline,
505
00:22:44,597 --> 00:22:48,766
And that's when partners keep
the other partner going.
506
00:22:48,834 --> 00:22:51,502
You feed off
each other's energy.
507
00:22:51,570 --> 00:22:52,703
So now we wait
508
00:22:52,772 --> 00:22:55,138
For the second shift
to come in.
509
00:22:55,208 --> 00:22:57,308
The cos start filtering in,
510
00:22:57,376 --> 00:22:59,777
And maybe someone now
can id him.
511
00:22:59,845 --> 00:23:02,613
♪ ♪
512
00:23:02,681 --> 00:23:06,450
And we're, like, 30 officers
into the second shift.
513
00:23:07,787 --> 00:23:09,486
And we're almost at the point
514
00:23:09,555 --> 00:23:11,922
That we might have to talk
to a couple of prisoners,
515
00:23:11,991 --> 00:23:13,690
But we don't want to do that
516
00:23:13,759 --> 00:23:15,993
Because that could blow
the whistle
517
00:23:16,061 --> 00:23:17,594
On what we're doing.
518
00:23:17,663 --> 00:23:21,031
The 40th guy we spoke to
on that shift
519
00:23:21,100 --> 00:23:24,568
Says, "yeah, I know the guy.
520
00:23:24,570 --> 00:23:27,671
His name is ralph,
ralph marrero."
521
00:23:30,243 --> 00:23:32,075
Ralph did quiet time.
522
00:23:32,077 --> 00:23:35,112
He'd go to services on Sunday,
religious services.
523
00:23:35,180 --> 00:23:36,547
He minded his business.
524
00:23:36,615 --> 00:23:40,551
We found out
he, too, was on parole...
525
00:23:40,619 --> 00:23:42,886
And the name
of his parole officer
526
00:23:42,888 --> 00:23:44,655
Was the name
of the parole officer
527
00:23:44,723 --> 00:23:46,623
That we found
on the business card
528
00:23:46,692 --> 00:23:47,891
That jason had.
529
00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:50,727
♪ ♪
530
00:23:50,796 --> 00:23:52,796
- The database shows
that ralph's next appointment
531
00:23:52,865 --> 00:23:54,932
With the parole officer
is in six days,
532
00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,101
A day before richie rivera's
upcoming appointment
533
00:23:58,103 --> 00:24:01,305
With his officer
in a different part of town.
534
00:24:01,373 --> 00:24:04,875
In a strategic move not to tip
off ralph's parole officer,
535
00:24:04,944 --> 00:24:06,877
Who had already given wagner
a bad feeling,
536
00:24:06,946 --> 00:24:08,745
We reached out
to richie's officer
537
00:24:08,814 --> 00:24:11,014
To match his appointment
with ralph's.
538
00:24:11,083 --> 00:24:12,616
- This way
we had them both going
539
00:24:12,685 --> 00:24:15,018
To their respective
parole officers the same day,
540
00:24:15,087 --> 00:24:17,320
So we can basically know
where they are
541
00:24:17,322 --> 00:24:18,856
At the same point in time.
542
00:24:18,924 --> 00:24:20,557
One's all the way in
the bronx,
543
00:24:20,559 --> 00:24:21,492
And one's in manhattan
544
00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:23,060
On west 40th street.
545
00:24:23,128 --> 00:24:24,661
So it's gonna require
different teams of detectives
546
00:24:24,730 --> 00:24:26,096
Going different locations.
547
00:24:26,165 --> 00:24:27,230
Me and my partner--
548
00:24:27,300 --> 00:24:29,766
We'll wait for richie to
show up in manhattan parole.
549
00:24:29,835 --> 00:24:31,668
The parole officer goes,
"yeah, I'll let you know
550
00:24:31,737 --> 00:24:34,104
When he comes in,
no problem."
551
00:24:34,173 --> 00:24:36,607
We grabbed a couple
of plainclothes cops from 2-3
552
00:24:36,675 --> 00:24:38,409
And sent them up.
553
00:24:38,477 --> 00:24:40,844
Ralph's parole officer
will have no idea
554
00:24:40,913 --> 00:24:42,980
That we had stuck
plainclothes officers
555
00:24:43,048 --> 00:24:44,582
Waiting for ralph.
556
00:24:44,650 --> 00:24:47,951
He's supposed
to show around noon.
557
00:24:48,020 --> 00:24:49,853
So now we wait.
558
00:24:49,922 --> 00:24:51,955
We are feeling a little crazy,
559
00:24:51,957 --> 00:24:55,426
'cause this is a one-shot deal.
560
00:24:55,494 --> 00:24:57,227
- Coming up...
561
00:24:57,296 --> 00:25:00,631
- We have no concrete evidence
connecting richie rivera
562
00:25:00,699 --> 00:25:01,999
To the murder.
563
00:25:02,067 --> 00:25:03,534
- If he just started
to run away from us,
564
00:25:03,602 --> 00:25:05,102
We couldn't grab him.
565
00:25:05,170 --> 00:25:07,704
But he gave me a name,
and he said,
566
00:25:07,773 --> 00:25:11,141
"I think ralph
had killed jason."
567
00:25:11,143 --> 00:25:15,045
♪ ♪
568
00:25:19,017 --> 00:25:21,519
[tense music]
569
00:25:21,587 --> 00:25:23,820
♪ ♪
570
00:25:23,889 --> 00:25:26,523
- Detectives are closing in
on two possible suspects
571
00:25:26,592 --> 00:25:28,125
In the murder of jason adams--
572
00:25:28,193 --> 00:25:31,662
Richie rivera
and ralph marrero.
573
00:25:31,730 --> 00:25:33,664
Both men have
parole appointments today
574
00:25:33,732 --> 00:25:35,398
In different parts of new york.
575
00:25:35,468 --> 00:25:37,267
That's when we're hoping
to nab them.
576
00:25:37,336 --> 00:25:40,203
♪ ♪
577
00:25:40,272 --> 00:25:43,273
- Ralph is supposed to show
around noon in bronx parole.
578
00:25:43,342 --> 00:25:46,009
The plainclothes officers
are in the waiting room,
579
00:25:46,011 --> 00:25:48,011
And they're dressed
for the street.
580
00:25:48,013 --> 00:25:51,347
No one really knows who
they are and who they're not.
581
00:25:51,349 --> 00:25:53,684
The same time,
richie's parole officer,
582
00:25:53,752 --> 00:25:56,186
The parole officer
in manhattan is in contact
583
00:25:56,255 --> 00:25:57,587
With us.
584
00:25:57,657 --> 00:25:59,557
[phone rings]
585
00:25:59,625 --> 00:26:02,459
- He calls and tells us
richie has arrived...
586
00:26:02,528 --> 00:26:04,461
Right on time.
587
00:26:04,529 --> 00:26:07,130
- "okay, we'll be there
to get him."
588
00:26:07,199 --> 00:26:09,466
♪ ♪
589
00:26:09,534 --> 00:26:10,968
Lo and behold, richie's there,
590
00:26:11,036 --> 00:26:12,769
And he's sitting,
not handcuffed.
591
00:26:12,838 --> 00:26:14,071
He's not under arrest.
592
00:26:14,139 --> 00:26:17,307
- That day richie rivera
was attempting
593
00:26:17,376 --> 00:26:20,511
To get a pass to see his mother
in connecticut,
594
00:26:20,579 --> 00:26:23,514
To leave the state.
595
00:26:23,582 --> 00:26:25,115
- He didn't have
any belongings with him,
596
00:26:25,184 --> 00:26:27,150
But that doesn't mean
he wasn't gonna leave
597
00:26:27,219 --> 00:26:31,288
Parole with a pass,
go get a suitcase, and bolt.
598
00:26:31,356 --> 00:26:33,656
His parole officer told him,
"I'm asking you to stay
599
00:26:33,658 --> 00:26:35,659
"because detectives want
to ask you some questions
600
00:26:35,728 --> 00:26:39,496
About a friend of yours
that was killed."
601
00:26:41,266 --> 00:26:44,334
When we informed richie that
a friend of his was killed
602
00:26:44,403 --> 00:26:46,303
And he might know him,
603
00:26:46,371 --> 00:26:49,672
He didn't have any emotion
either way.
604
00:26:49,674 --> 00:26:52,342
He was just inquisitive
as to who.
605
00:26:52,411 --> 00:26:54,010
"what friend?"
606
00:26:54,079 --> 00:26:55,912
And we even showed him
a picture
607
00:26:55,981 --> 00:26:57,748
Of him and jason alone.
608
00:26:57,816 --> 00:27:01,084
"oh, that's jason.
He was killed?"
609
00:27:01,086 --> 00:27:02,953
He said that he had
no knowledge of it,
610
00:27:03,022 --> 00:27:05,288
But he was willing to help us
in any way he could.
611
00:27:05,290 --> 00:27:08,625
So he agrees to come
with us uptown
612
00:27:08,694 --> 00:27:10,961
To talk about his friend.
613
00:27:11,030 --> 00:27:14,331
♪ ♪
614
00:27:14,399 --> 00:27:17,200
We made no mention
of ralph to him.
615
00:27:17,269 --> 00:27:19,036
[siren wails]
616
00:27:19,104 --> 00:27:20,637
He was placed
in an interview room,
617
00:27:20,706 --> 00:27:21,772
No handcuffs.
618
00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:26,810
- At this point, we have
no concrete evidence connecting
619
00:27:26,812 --> 00:27:28,311
Richie rivera to the murder
620
00:27:28,380 --> 00:27:30,981
Other than that he was
in the photographs.
621
00:27:31,050 --> 00:27:33,350
That's not enough
to do anything.
622
00:27:33,352 --> 00:27:35,786
- We had no authority
to place him under arrest.
623
00:27:35,854 --> 00:27:37,420
If he just started
to run away from us,
624
00:27:37,422 --> 00:27:38,655
We couldn't grab him.
625
00:27:38,724 --> 00:27:41,258
♪ ♪
626
00:27:41,326 --> 00:27:44,762
Now, while this is going on,
we are in contact
627
00:27:44,830 --> 00:27:48,131
With the cops we put up
in bronx parole.
628
00:27:48,133 --> 00:27:52,069
But our second guy,
ralph, never shows.
629
00:27:52,137 --> 00:27:54,671
♪ ♪
630
00:27:54,740 --> 00:27:56,873
But we're not gonna call
the parole officer
631
00:27:56,942 --> 00:28:00,410
Because we don't know
what his relationship is
632
00:28:00,479 --> 00:28:01,812
At this point.
633
00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:04,181
- Hearing ralph is now
a no-show,
634
00:28:04,249 --> 00:28:07,284
Detective wagner and his
partner assume the worst--
635
00:28:07,352 --> 00:28:09,186
Someone tipped him off.
636
00:28:11,390 --> 00:28:14,191
- So we dispatch a team
637
00:28:14,259 --> 00:28:18,295
To what we know
as ralph's last known address
638
00:28:18,363 --> 00:28:20,164
That parole has for him.
639
00:28:22,635 --> 00:28:24,835
They knock on the door.
640
00:28:24,903 --> 00:28:27,270
He comes to the door.
641
00:28:27,339 --> 00:28:28,972
Same thing--
642
00:28:28,974 --> 00:28:30,340
"we believe he's a friend
of yours.
643
00:28:30,409 --> 00:28:31,908
He was killed."
644
00:28:31,977 --> 00:28:35,712
They show him a picture
of jason with him.
645
00:28:35,781 --> 00:28:37,981
He showed a little emotion.
646
00:28:38,050 --> 00:28:40,450
And he says,
"that's my friend jason."
647
00:28:40,519 --> 00:28:42,319
"well, we're trying to talk
to all of his friends
648
00:28:42,387 --> 00:28:46,456
"to get more info on jason,
more background info.
649
00:28:46,525 --> 00:28:47,690
"could you come to the office?
650
00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:49,193
We want you to look
at some pictures."
651
00:28:49,261 --> 00:28:52,629
What they did notice--
that right by the front door
652
00:28:52,697 --> 00:28:55,465
Was a small duffle bag...
653
00:28:55,534 --> 00:28:58,201
With men's clothes in it...
654
00:28:58,270 --> 00:29:00,203
Like somebody had packed
a quick bag
655
00:29:00,205 --> 00:29:02,839
'cause he's getting
out of town.
656
00:29:02,908 --> 00:29:06,543
He's hesitant,
but he reluctantly went.
657
00:29:06,611 --> 00:29:09,412
♪ ♪
658
00:29:09,414 --> 00:29:11,348
- With ralph
in one interview room
659
00:29:11,416 --> 00:29:12,349
And richie in another,
660
00:29:12,417 --> 00:29:15,152
Detective wagner
and his partner have to decide
661
00:29:15,220 --> 00:29:17,588
Which one of the two suspects
they will take on.
662
00:29:17,656 --> 00:29:21,058
Because ralph did quiet time
while he was in prison,
663
00:29:21,126 --> 00:29:23,594
We think he might be easier
to break.
664
00:29:23,662 --> 00:29:26,129
♪ ♪
665
00:29:26,198 --> 00:29:28,231
- We're not going at him hard
or anything
666
00:29:28,233 --> 00:29:30,267
'cause he's not under arrest.
667
00:29:30,335 --> 00:29:34,037
- Anyone can be questioned
by police
668
00:29:34,039 --> 00:29:37,974
But only for as long
as they're willing to stay
669
00:29:38,043 --> 00:29:41,011
If they're not in custody.
670
00:29:41,079 --> 00:29:42,913
- After a few hours,
671
00:29:42,981 --> 00:29:46,783
We started seeing
ralph get a little more...
672
00:29:46,851 --> 00:29:49,152
Uncomfortable.
673
00:29:49,221 --> 00:29:52,755
He's getting angry and a little
put-offish with us.
674
00:29:52,757 --> 00:29:54,925
He's got his hands
folded across.
675
00:29:54,993 --> 00:29:59,329
You know, he's posturing
and very adamant.
676
00:29:59,398 --> 00:30:02,765
We don't want to become
adversarial.
677
00:30:02,767 --> 00:30:05,568
It's a little game.
It's a dance.
678
00:30:05,637 --> 00:30:08,671
But ralph is not providing us
anything.
679
00:30:08,741 --> 00:30:13,276
♪ ♪
680
00:30:13,278 --> 00:30:15,445
- Then, unexpectedly,
it's richie,
681
00:30:15,447 --> 00:30:18,015
The loud-time guy
in the other interview room,
682
00:30:18,017 --> 00:30:19,816
Who starts to talk.
683
00:30:19,885 --> 00:30:22,118
♪ ♪
684
00:30:22,187 --> 00:30:23,954
- He never implicated himself
685
00:30:24,022 --> 00:30:26,757
But said he knew a guy
686
00:30:26,825 --> 00:30:29,660
That might have something
to do with it.
687
00:30:29,728 --> 00:30:31,962
And he gave a name.
688
00:30:32,030 --> 00:30:34,297
He said the guy's name
was ralph.
689
00:30:34,366 --> 00:30:36,299
♪ ♪
690
00:30:36,301 --> 00:30:38,969
And he said, "I think
ralph had killed jason."
691
00:30:40,505 --> 00:30:43,440
- Now is the time for our guys
to go back to ralph marrero
692
00:30:43,508 --> 00:30:46,176
And press him hard.
693
00:30:46,244 --> 00:30:50,513
- We said, "listen, whether
you want to believe it or not,
694
00:30:50,515 --> 00:30:52,249
"your boy is here,
695
00:30:52,317 --> 00:30:55,718
And he's telling us
you did it."
696
00:30:55,788 --> 00:30:58,689
He says, "I don't believe you."
697
00:30:58,757 --> 00:31:02,192
♪ ♪
698
00:31:02,261 --> 00:31:05,061
- Detective wagner points
to a one-way mirror
699
00:31:05,130 --> 00:31:06,929
In back of the interview room.
700
00:31:06,931 --> 00:31:08,598
- We pulled up the shade,
701
00:31:08,667 --> 00:31:10,733
And there's richie
with a legal pad
702
00:31:10,803 --> 00:31:15,005
Writing out
his whole statement.
703
00:31:15,073 --> 00:31:18,741
Now ralph is really indignant.
He gets loud.
704
00:31:18,811 --> 00:31:22,545
We told him, "now, listen,
what are you gonna do?
705
00:31:22,614 --> 00:31:23,947
"you're gonna let him do this?
706
00:31:24,015 --> 00:31:25,548
"'cause he's gonna
be a witness.
707
00:31:25,617 --> 00:31:28,819
He's gonna put you in jail."
708
00:31:28,887 --> 00:31:30,353
He goes, "you got a cigarette?
709
00:31:30,355 --> 00:31:32,389
I'll tell you everything
you need to know."
710
00:31:32,457 --> 00:31:35,926
♪ ♪
711
00:31:40,231 --> 00:31:42,699
[tense music]
712
00:31:42,767 --> 00:31:46,469
♪ ♪
713
00:31:46,471 --> 00:31:48,371
[siren wails]
714
00:31:48,373 --> 00:31:50,941
- Richie rivera,
one of the two suspects
715
00:31:51,009 --> 00:31:53,309
In the horrific murder
of jason adams,
716
00:31:53,378 --> 00:31:55,778
Has told detectives the other
man they have in custody,
717
00:31:55,848 --> 00:31:59,416
Ralph marrero, was the one
who stabbed jason to death.
718
00:31:59,484 --> 00:32:01,518
Now it's the accused,
ralph marrero,
719
00:32:01,586 --> 00:32:05,388
Who is about to tell
his version of what happened.
720
00:32:05,390 --> 00:32:10,327
♪ ♪
721
00:32:10,395 --> 00:32:13,162
- Ralph told us
that richie came to him
722
00:32:13,164 --> 00:32:16,332
With an idea
to make some money.
723
00:32:16,334 --> 00:32:18,668
They had befriended jason
724
00:32:18,670 --> 00:32:21,972
In the last few months
prior to jason's death,
725
00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:25,408
And they had gone
with jason to the bronx
726
00:32:25,410 --> 00:32:28,378
To purchase a computer
at a computer shop.
727
00:32:28,447 --> 00:32:30,547
They helped him
carry it upstairs.
728
00:32:30,615 --> 00:32:33,483
They had gone
to central park with him,
729
00:32:33,551 --> 00:32:37,454
Took pictures, it looks like,
outside of his apartment.
730
00:32:37,522 --> 00:32:39,322
Basically they were
courting him.
731
00:32:39,391 --> 00:32:41,624
They were making him
comfortable.
732
00:32:41,693 --> 00:32:44,661
Ralph said he had been
to the apartment a few times,
733
00:32:44,729 --> 00:32:46,363
And nothing ever transpired
other than hanging out,
734
00:32:46,431 --> 00:32:47,864
Watching a movie.
735
00:32:47,933 --> 00:32:50,300
♪ ♪
736
00:32:50,369 --> 00:32:54,571
But that night apparently
they went to jason's house
737
00:32:54,639 --> 00:32:57,440
On the rouse that...
738
00:32:57,442 --> 00:33:00,210
They would have sex with jason.
739
00:33:00,278 --> 00:33:03,580
Ralph said,
"this was the first time."
740
00:33:03,648 --> 00:33:07,283
And he was very adamant
in the fact
741
00:33:07,285 --> 00:33:10,921
Of stating that he wasn't gay.
742
00:33:12,624 --> 00:33:14,657
On this night,
richie told him,
743
00:33:14,726 --> 00:33:16,993
"we're gonna rob jason,
744
00:33:17,061 --> 00:33:19,562
Half and half we'll go."
745
00:33:19,631 --> 00:33:23,266
- Richie rivera was someone
who was willing
746
00:33:23,335 --> 00:33:27,571
To rob anybody
who he thought he could rob.
747
00:33:29,374 --> 00:33:31,274
- Ralph told us,
"we had some wine,
748
00:33:31,276 --> 00:33:34,077
And jason laid on the bed."
749
00:33:35,814 --> 00:33:39,882
"me and richie got undressed
by the bathroom"...
750
00:33:39,952 --> 00:33:41,985
♪ ♪
751
00:33:42,053 --> 00:33:43,920
"and left our clothes
in the bathroom."
752
00:33:43,989 --> 00:33:47,290
♪ ♪
753
00:33:47,292 --> 00:33:50,159
Richie had a knife with him.
754
00:33:50,161 --> 00:33:52,161
Then they grabbed socks
755
00:33:52,231 --> 00:33:54,464
And put their socks
on their hands.
756
00:33:54,533 --> 00:33:57,734
That's why there were
no fingerprints found.
757
00:33:57,802 --> 00:34:01,138
♪ ♪
758
00:34:01,206 --> 00:34:03,039
- Ralph marrero
was pretty forthright
759
00:34:03,108 --> 00:34:06,443
About how he held down jason
760
00:34:06,511 --> 00:34:10,914
While richie rivera stabbed him
multiple times.
761
00:34:10,982 --> 00:34:15,385
- He said richie just went wild
and crazy stabbing him.
762
00:34:15,453 --> 00:34:17,253
I said, "why did he do this?"
763
00:34:17,322 --> 00:34:19,589
He said, "I don't know why.
He's crazy.
764
00:34:19,658 --> 00:34:21,090
He just did it."
765
00:34:21,092 --> 00:34:24,160
♪ ♪
766
00:34:24,162 --> 00:34:26,163
And I asked ralph,
"did you stab him at all?
767
00:34:26,165 --> 00:34:28,065
I mean, you might as well
tell me now if you did."
768
00:34:28,133 --> 00:34:29,933
He goes, "no, I held him down."
769
00:34:30,001 --> 00:34:33,203
♪ ♪
770
00:34:33,271 --> 00:34:34,737
- One of the most chilling
moments
771
00:34:34,806 --> 00:34:37,640
Was when we asked,
"what was jason doing
772
00:34:37,709 --> 00:34:39,676
While richie rivera
was stabbing him?"
773
00:34:39,744 --> 00:34:43,546
And he said was telling richie,
"why? Why?
774
00:34:43,615 --> 00:34:47,183
Why me?
Why are you doing this?"
775
00:34:47,185 --> 00:34:50,553
And he put his head down...
776
00:34:50,555 --> 00:34:53,556
And he said, "he was praying."
777
00:34:53,625 --> 00:35:00,597
♪ ♪
778
00:35:00,665 --> 00:35:03,299
- And then they went
into the bathroom,
779
00:35:03,368 --> 00:35:06,203
And they both got in the shower
780
00:35:06,205 --> 00:35:08,571
And washed all the blood off.
781
00:35:08,573 --> 00:35:10,607
They packed up
the stolen property--
782
00:35:10,675 --> 00:35:15,111
The computer, the cable box,
all the stuff in garbage bags.
783
00:35:15,180 --> 00:35:17,380
Then they left the apartment.
784
00:35:17,449 --> 00:35:21,217
They took the knife,
the socks, and the towel,
785
00:35:21,219 --> 00:35:23,586
All of the evidence,
in a bundle,
786
00:35:23,588 --> 00:35:27,257
And richie threw the stuff
down the sewer...
787
00:35:27,325 --> 00:35:29,392
On the corner
of 106th and 1st,
788
00:35:29,461 --> 00:35:31,194
Which is about 50 feet
789
00:35:31,263 --> 00:35:33,830
From the entrance
to jason's building.
790
00:35:33,898 --> 00:35:37,834
They took the stolen property
to richie's girlfriend's.
791
00:35:37,836 --> 00:35:40,237
We immediately call
emergency service
792
00:35:40,239 --> 00:35:42,672
To come to pull the sewer
793
00:35:42,741 --> 00:35:45,041
To see if we could find
the evidence.
794
00:35:45,110 --> 00:35:47,377
♪ ♪
795
00:35:47,445 --> 00:35:49,279
And there was another thing--
we asked ralph,
796
00:35:49,347 --> 00:35:53,382
"why did jason have
your parole officer's card?"
797
00:35:53,452 --> 00:35:56,753
And ralph told us,
"because I wanted to use jason
798
00:35:56,821 --> 00:35:58,255
"as a character reference
799
00:35:58,257 --> 00:36:00,857
'cause jason was gonna
help me get a job."
800
00:36:00,925 --> 00:36:02,792
♪ ♪
801
00:36:02,861 --> 00:36:05,295
- Hearing ralph's account
of jason's senseless killing
802
00:36:05,363 --> 00:36:08,831
Is disturbing, even for
long-serving nypd detectives.
803
00:36:08,833 --> 00:36:10,833
To take hardened criminals
like richie and ralph
804
00:36:10,902 --> 00:36:14,504
Off the street, we need
their statements to line up.
805
00:36:14,573 --> 00:36:17,139
Richie told us it was ralph
who killed jason,
806
00:36:17,141 --> 00:36:20,977
But ralph says it was richie
who stabbed jason to death.
807
00:36:21,045 --> 00:36:24,213
- We now go at richie.
808
00:36:24,283 --> 00:36:27,850
"listen, pal, you gave
a nice statement.
809
00:36:27,919 --> 00:36:30,653
"but ralph is here,
810
00:36:30,655 --> 00:36:33,055
"and ralph told us
a little something different.
811
00:36:33,125 --> 00:36:34,957
What do you want to do now?"
812
00:36:34,959 --> 00:36:36,993
♪ ♪
813
00:36:37,061 --> 00:36:39,629
And he confessed.
814
00:36:39,698 --> 00:36:42,865
♪ ♪
815
00:36:42,867 --> 00:36:45,568
Richie admitted,
"I brought the stuff
816
00:36:45,637 --> 00:36:48,104
To my girlfriend's apartment."
817
00:36:48,172 --> 00:36:49,805
We went out
to the girlfriend's,
818
00:36:49,875 --> 00:36:51,474
And sure enough,
there's two garbage bags
819
00:36:51,476 --> 00:36:54,277
Filled with jason's items--
820
00:36:54,345 --> 00:36:57,213
The computer, the cable box,
all the stuff.
821
00:36:57,282 --> 00:36:58,681
I asked him specifically,
822
00:36:58,683 --> 00:37:01,350
"why'd you stab him
so many times?"
823
00:37:01,352 --> 00:37:03,686
And he said, "I don't know.
824
00:37:03,688 --> 00:37:07,456
Ralph stabbed him, too.
We took turns."
825
00:37:07,526 --> 00:37:09,992
- And then richie tells them
something else,
826
00:37:10,062 --> 00:37:12,762
Something disturbing.
827
00:37:12,831 --> 00:37:15,165
- I had asked richie...
828
00:37:15,233 --> 00:37:16,967
"had they done any
of these before?"
829
00:37:17,035 --> 00:37:19,902
I said, "the more you tell me,
the more it's gonna help you."
830
00:37:19,904 --> 00:37:23,173
And he said, "there's this guy.
We're friendly with him.
831
00:37:23,241 --> 00:37:26,208
And he's got a lot
of nice stuff."
832
00:37:26,210 --> 00:37:28,511
That's just what he said.
833
00:37:28,580 --> 00:37:30,780
And I said, "yeah,
and what were you gonna do?"
834
00:37:30,849 --> 00:37:32,248
And he laughed.
835
00:37:32,317 --> 00:37:34,116
Basically I took it as,
836
00:37:34,186 --> 00:37:37,553
"you know
what we were gonna do."
837
00:37:37,622 --> 00:37:40,790
He never actually said,
"we were gonna rob him."
838
00:37:40,859 --> 00:37:43,093
I can't charge someone with a
crime that hasn't happened yet.
839
00:37:43,161 --> 00:37:46,863
I can't charge someone for
thinking about doing a crime.
840
00:37:46,931 --> 00:37:50,333
But maybe he was gonna be
set up as well.
841
00:37:50,402 --> 00:37:52,568
Maybe he would've been
their next victim
842
00:37:52,637 --> 00:37:54,604
Had we not grabbed them
when we grabbed them.
843
00:37:54,673 --> 00:37:57,807
♪ ♪
844
00:37:57,876 --> 00:37:59,942
- The detectives' case
would be much stronger
845
00:38:00,011 --> 00:38:04,214
If they had forensics tying
the suspects to the murder.
846
00:38:04,282 --> 00:38:05,748
- We're looking
for all the stuff
847
00:38:05,750 --> 00:38:08,218
Richie and ralph threw down
the sewer.
848
00:38:08,286 --> 00:38:10,953
Emergency service is doing
a dumpster search
849
00:38:11,022 --> 00:38:12,588
For, like, three square blocks,
850
00:38:12,657 --> 00:38:15,658
Checking numerous sewers.
851
00:38:15,727 --> 00:38:18,327
But even though it was only
a couple of weeks,
852
00:38:18,329 --> 00:38:20,697
It had rained
during that period,
853
00:38:20,765 --> 00:38:24,167
And whatever was there
wasn't there anymore.
854
00:38:25,570 --> 00:38:27,536
Usually a confession
is the icing on the cake,
855
00:38:27,606 --> 00:38:29,071
But you already have a print,
856
00:38:29,073 --> 00:38:32,208
You already have a hair
or fiber, dna.
857
00:38:32,276 --> 00:38:34,310
We had none of that.
858
00:38:34,379 --> 00:38:36,212
Would we get the verdict?
859
00:38:36,280 --> 00:38:38,347
We didn't know
at this point in time.
860
00:38:38,417 --> 00:38:45,455
♪ ♪
861
00:38:49,993 --> 00:38:52,795
[tense music]
862
00:38:52,864 --> 00:38:57,233
♪ ♪
863
00:38:57,302 --> 00:38:59,001
[siren chirps]
864
00:38:59,003 --> 00:39:00,870
- Detective wagner
and his team
865
00:39:00,939 --> 00:39:03,606
Have charged richie rivera
and ralph marrero
866
00:39:03,675 --> 00:39:06,542
With the murder
of jason adams.
867
00:39:06,611 --> 00:39:08,944
The case moves to trial.
868
00:39:09,014 --> 00:39:12,548
- Although both defendants were
charged with felony murder,
869
00:39:12,617 --> 00:39:13,883
Murder in the second degree
870
00:39:13,952 --> 00:39:16,652
In the course
of committing a robbery,
871
00:39:16,721 --> 00:39:19,555
My focus looking at the case
872
00:39:19,624 --> 00:39:22,759
Was to think about who might be
more morally responsible.
873
00:39:22,827 --> 00:39:25,695
And because their statements
implicated each other,
874
00:39:25,764 --> 00:39:29,399
We decided they had
to both be tried separately
875
00:39:29,467 --> 00:39:31,901
And to try richie rivera first.
876
00:39:31,970 --> 00:39:33,903
♪ ♪
877
00:39:33,972 --> 00:39:36,706
- Richie rivera revises
his initial confession
878
00:39:36,774 --> 00:39:39,309
And pleads not guilty,
which is not unusual
879
00:39:39,377 --> 00:39:41,678
When a defendant
faces a murder charge.
880
00:39:41,746 --> 00:39:43,345
But soon after his arrest,
881
00:39:43,347 --> 00:39:45,848
He had recorded an account
of what happened that night.
882
00:39:45,917 --> 00:39:49,719
That video is played
in the courtroom.
883
00:39:49,788 --> 00:39:53,389
- It was such a terrible case
with so many stab wounds
884
00:39:53,457 --> 00:39:56,592
That you naturally would think
nobody would be wanting
885
00:39:56,661 --> 00:39:58,928
To ever admit this.
886
00:39:58,997 --> 00:40:01,197
But that was not the case
with richie.
887
00:40:01,265 --> 00:40:03,566
He described it.
888
00:40:03,634 --> 00:40:06,336
What he admitted
in the video statement
889
00:40:06,404 --> 00:40:09,171
Showed
a really heartless killing
890
00:40:09,241 --> 00:40:13,576
Without absolutely no evidence
of remorse at all.
891
00:40:13,644 --> 00:40:15,912
♪ ♪
892
00:40:15,980 --> 00:40:17,880
- I was disgusted.
893
00:40:17,949 --> 00:40:20,517
I was disgusted.
894
00:40:20,519 --> 00:40:23,219
He trusted the wrong people.
895
00:40:23,287 --> 00:40:25,855
So that's where he went wrong.
896
00:40:25,924 --> 00:40:28,458
- I'm just like,
"wow. These people are evil."
897
00:40:28,526 --> 00:40:30,393
And then you have jason,
898
00:40:30,461 --> 00:40:34,296
Which is just, like, sent
from god, you know?
899
00:40:34,366 --> 00:40:36,966
He was just super trusting.
900
00:40:37,035 --> 00:40:40,803
♪ ♪
901
00:40:40,805 --> 00:40:45,375
- The jury was transfixed
by the matter-of-fact account
902
00:40:45,443 --> 00:40:49,379
That he gave
in his videotaped statement.
903
00:40:49,447 --> 00:40:52,815
Richie rivera was very willing
to admit
904
00:40:52,817 --> 00:40:56,252
How he went there
to commit a robbery,
905
00:40:56,320 --> 00:40:59,589
How he stabbed jason adams.
906
00:40:59,657 --> 00:41:01,190
He described it
907
00:41:01,259 --> 00:41:04,193
As if it was the plan from
the beginning--to stab him.
908
00:41:04,262 --> 00:41:07,797
♪ ♪
909
00:41:07,866 --> 00:41:10,600
- It was never clear why richie
and ralph killed jason.
910
00:41:10,668 --> 00:41:12,802
We never got that answer.
911
00:41:12,871 --> 00:41:18,842
♪ ♪
912
00:41:20,745 --> 00:41:23,847
- The jury deliberated
for a very short time.
913
00:41:25,083 --> 00:41:27,683
They came back
with a conviction
914
00:41:27,752 --> 00:41:31,554
On all of the charges
in the indictment...
915
00:41:31,623 --> 00:41:34,023
Which was murder
in the first degree,
916
00:41:34,092 --> 00:41:37,227
Murder in the second degree,
and the underlying robbery.
917
00:41:37,295 --> 00:41:39,862
♪ ♪
918
00:41:39,931 --> 00:41:42,798
And the judge
in the case sentenced him
919
00:41:42,867 --> 00:41:44,534
To life without parole.
920
00:41:44,602 --> 00:41:50,606
♪ ♪
921
00:41:50,608 --> 00:41:54,310
Ralph marrero chose
to plead guilty
922
00:41:54,379 --> 00:41:56,045
To murder in the second degree
923
00:41:56,114 --> 00:41:58,815
And received a sentence
of 15 years to life.
924
00:42:01,585 --> 00:42:04,520
[somber music]
925
00:42:04,588 --> 00:42:06,088
♪ ♪
926
00:42:06,090 --> 00:42:08,758
- In homicide investigations,
we're the voice.
927
00:42:08,826 --> 00:42:12,394
We speak for those
who can't speak any longer,
928
00:42:12,396 --> 00:42:15,931
But can we really bring
closure?
929
00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:19,001
We can't bring
their loved one back.
930
00:42:19,003 --> 00:42:21,170
The family will never forget.
931
00:42:21,239 --> 00:42:22,872
The family
will never forget birthdays.
932
00:42:22,941 --> 00:42:24,941
They'll never forget
the day it happened.
933
00:42:25,009 --> 00:42:27,677
But hopefully it helps them
move on a little,
934
00:42:27,745 --> 00:42:30,613
Knowing someone was brought
to justice.
935
00:42:30,682 --> 00:42:32,815
- The damage is done.
936
00:42:32,884 --> 00:42:36,518
They killed a childhood
role model of east harlem,
937
00:42:36,588 --> 00:42:38,187
Where I'm from.
938
00:42:38,256 --> 00:42:40,089
I will never be relieved.
939
00:42:40,158 --> 00:42:42,925
I'll just carry that weight.
940
00:42:42,927 --> 00:42:45,427
- It was, like, bittersweet,
you know?
941
00:42:45,497 --> 00:42:49,198
He's gone, and he was only 34.
942
00:42:49,200 --> 00:42:51,467
- What kind of
keeps you spirited
943
00:42:51,535 --> 00:42:54,504
And on a positive [indistinct]?
944
00:42:54,572 --> 00:42:56,772
- Seeing people
in the neighborhood
945
00:42:56,841 --> 00:42:59,008
Who are doing something
for themselves.
946
00:42:59,077 --> 00:43:02,144
That influences me also to,
you know, do the right thing
947
00:43:02,213 --> 00:43:06,181
And know that I don't have
to go in the other direction
948
00:43:06,251 --> 00:43:08,051
That is not right for me.
949
00:43:09,954 --> 00:43:14,223
- Jason's words, his attitude,
his friendship affected me.
950
00:43:14,292 --> 00:43:17,059
It will always be
in my memory.
951
00:43:17,128 --> 00:43:19,128
Always, always.
952
00:43:19,197 --> 00:43:23,132
I'll always love east harlem
and jason in it.
953
00:43:23,201 --> 00:43:25,702
- Well, jason, you said
you were very shy,
954
00:43:25,770 --> 00:43:27,569
But you did a very good job.
- [laughs]
955
00:43:27,571 --> 00:43:29,205
- We appreciate that.
956
00:43:29,273 --> 00:43:31,707
And just stand up once more,
so that you can see
957
00:43:31,776 --> 00:43:33,910
What a magnanimous person
this is.
958
00:43:33,978 --> 00:43:36,078
- [chuckles]
959
00:43:36,080 --> 00:43:42,919
♪ ♪