1 00:00:08,808 --> 00:00:10,143 - A beloved Bronx schoolteacher 2 00:00:10,744 --> 00:00:11,878 who dedicated his life to 3 00:00:11,911 --> 00:00:14,848 helping the city's most underprivileged students... 4 00:00:14,881 --> 00:00:18,618 - I said, man, that's like a war zone up there. 5 00:00:18,651 --> 00:00:22,255 - Discovered tortured and murdered in his own apartment. 6 00:00:22,288 --> 00:00:25,492 - And we observed a lot of blood. 7 00:00:25,525 --> 00:00:28,528 He had slash wounds, but they weren't deep-- 8 00:00:28,561 --> 00:00:31,464 superficial, to get his attention. 9 00:00:31,498 --> 00:00:34,434 And then, boom, and it's over. 10 00:00:35,435 --> 00:00:36,903 - The investigation discovers 11 00:00:36,936 --> 00:00:39,272 this hard-working teacher's true identity. 12 00:00:39,305 --> 00:00:42,776 - This was the son of the Time Warner CEO. 13 00:00:42,809 --> 00:00:44,611 - Facing expectations and pressure 14 00:00:44,644 --> 00:00:46,613 from New York City's highest ranks. 15 00:00:46,646 --> 00:00:51,084 - The NYPD used six tactical squads. 16 00:00:51,117 --> 00:00:54,454 - [imitating forceful knocking] Police. 17 00:00:54,487 --> 00:00:57,323 - I don't know who pulled the trigger. 18 00:00:57,357 --> 00:01:00,927 But the teacher is dead because of him. 19 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:02,562 [gun cocks] 20 00:01:04,964 --> 00:01:07,934 [dramatic music] 21 00:01:07,967 --> 00:01:15,075 * * 22 00:01:19,279 --> 00:01:22,315 [upbeat music] 23 00:01:22,349 --> 00:01:25,318 - By 1997, New York City was safer 24 00:01:25,352 --> 00:01:28,488 than it had been in decades, 25 00:01:28,521 --> 00:01:30,957 with crime plummeting across all boroughs, 26 00:01:30,990 --> 00:01:33,460 except one, the Bronx... 27 00:01:35,929 --> 00:01:37,964 Which still struggled with poverty, drugs, 28 00:01:37,997 --> 00:01:41,267 and violent crime, even in the borough's schools. 29 00:01:41,301 --> 00:01:43,603 And the school with the worst reputation 30 00:01:43,636 --> 00:01:46,740 was the William H. Taft High School in the South Bronx, 31 00:01:46,773 --> 00:01:48,508 where English teacher Jonathan Levin 32 00:01:48,541 --> 00:01:51,378 dedicated his life to proving to his students 33 00:01:51,411 --> 00:01:53,646 there is life beyond the streets. 34 00:01:55,248 --> 00:01:57,384 - Jonathan loved what he was doing. 35 00:01:57,417 --> 00:01:58,985 He was very dedicated. 36 00:01:59,019 --> 00:02:01,521 He wanted to make a difference 37 00:02:01,554 --> 00:02:04,391 in the lives of his students. 38 00:02:04,424 --> 00:02:05,892 - They cherish that. 39 00:02:05,925 --> 00:02:09,062 They value that very much when we believe in them, 40 00:02:09,062 --> 00:02:11,231 no matter what they come from 41 00:02:11,264 --> 00:02:13,433 and no matter the struggle they go through, 42 00:02:13,466 --> 00:02:15,568 that we were there to help them. 43 00:02:22,208 --> 00:02:23,677 [school bell rings] 44 00:02:23,710 --> 00:02:25,245 I was going to a workshop 45 00:02:25,278 --> 00:02:27,380 about restructuring the school. 46 00:02:27,414 --> 00:02:29,549 All the teachers were going to be there. 47 00:02:29,582 --> 00:02:31,584 John was in charge of restructuring 48 00:02:31,618 --> 00:02:34,888 one of the groups for English. 49 00:02:34,921 --> 00:02:36,856 Early spring, we were getting very close. 50 00:02:36,890 --> 00:02:37,957 That's when we were, like, 51 00:02:37,991 --> 00:02:39,426 spending a lot of time together, 52 00:02:39,459 --> 00:02:42,629 and we started a relationship. 53 00:02:42,662 --> 00:02:45,298 I couldn't wait for the workshop. 54 00:02:46,833 --> 00:02:51,237 I arrived early Saturday morning, probably 7:30. 55 00:02:51,271 --> 00:02:53,840 And I was just looking for him. 56 00:02:55,942 --> 00:03:00,246 And the time goes by, and the meeting finishes, 57 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:03,917 and I haven't seen Jonathan. 58 00:03:03,950 --> 00:03:06,653 If I was dedicated to student, he was even more. 59 00:03:06,686 --> 00:03:08,822 And for him not to be there on Saturday 60 00:03:08,855 --> 00:03:11,591 knowing that he was, like, a strong participant 61 00:03:11,624 --> 00:03:14,961 in the restructure, it was surprising to me. 62 00:03:15,061 --> 00:03:16,863 [line rings] 63 00:03:16,896 --> 00:03:19,065 I called Jonathan, and I left a message. 64 00:03:19,065 --> 00:03:20,467 [answering machine beeps] 65 00:03:20,500 --> 00:03:21,868 How come you were not there? 66 00:03:21,901 --> 00:03:24,537 Are you OK? I hope you're still alive. 67 00:03:26,306 --> 00:03:28,441 He never got back to me. 68 00:03:28,475 --> 00:03:30,510 [answering machine beeps] 69 00:03:36,850 --> 00:03:39,519 Monday, when he didn't show up in school 70 00:03:39,552 --> 00:03:41,321 after having perfect attendance 71 00:03:41,354 --> 00:03:43,656 for the three years that he was teaching, 72 00:03:43,690 --> 00:03:46,926 I feel something is really wrong. 73 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:51,531 I was trying to ask every colleague that I know 74 00:03:51,564 --> 00:03:53,233 if they had seen him. 75 00:03:53,266 --> 00:03:55,602 One of my male colleagues, he said, 76 00:03:55,635 --> 00:03:58,271 "Oh, he's OK. Don't worry about him." 77 00:03:58,304 --> 00:04:01,041 But all day, I couldn't sit down. 78 00:04:01,074 --> 00:04:03,910 I was, like, moving back and forth, and I say, 79 00:04:03,943 --> 00:04:05,345 "I do not know what to do." 80 00:04:06,946 --> 00:04:10,116 So my female colleague went with me 81 00:04:10,150 --> 00:04:13,053 to his apartment that night to check on him. 82 00:04:13,053 --> 00:04:15,321 [knocking] 83 00:04:15,355 --> 00:04:17,323 I couldn't get in. 84 00:04:17,357 --> 00:04:18,725 But I will never forget 85 00:04:18,758 --> 00:04:22,262 the scent coming through his door. 86 00:04:22,295 --> 00:04:25,732 So I started, like, crying right away. 87 00:04:25,765 --> 00:04:29,069 And that's when my colleague called 911. 88 00:04:29,069 --> 00:04:31,905 [sirens wailing] 89 00:04:31,938 --> 00:04:35,775 - I guess it was around 10:00, I get a knock on the door. 90 00:04:35,809 --> 00:04:38,545 There were two uniformed police officers 91 00:04:38,578 --> 00:04:42,515 and these teachers, friends of Jonathan. 92 00:04:42,549 --> 00:04:45,885 They were very concerned about Jonathan Levin. 93 00:04:45,919 --> 00:04:48,855 I have a key to Jonathan's apartment 94 00:04:48,888 --> 00:04:52,092 because he had asked me if he had to work late, 95 00:04:52,092 --> 00:04:54,494 could I walk the dog for him? 96 00:04:54,527 --> 00:04:56,730 So I go to the apartment, 97 00:04:56,763 --> 00:05:00,467 but soon as I opened the door, I smelled a putrid smell. 98 00:05:00,500 --> 00:05:03,470 [ominous music] 99 00:05:03,503 --> 00:05:04,804 * * 100 00:05:04,838 --> 00:05:06,606 The apartment was totally dark. 101 00:05:06,639 --> 00:05:08,541 I couldn't see anything. 102 00:05:11,511 --> 00:05:14,180 I instinctively go towards the crate 103 00:05:14,214 --> 00:05:17,851 where Jonathan kept the dog. 104 00:05:17,884 --> 00:05:20,053 When I walked into the kitchen, 105 00:05:20,086 --> 00:05:23,590 I could see the cage was empty. 106 00:05:23,623 --> 00:05:29,529 And I saw a very dark shape on the floor. 107 00:05:29,562 --> 00:05:31,664 And that's when I said, 108 00:05:31,698 --> 00:05:35,468 "Oh, my god. I think the dog is dead." 109 00:05:35,502 --> 00:05:39,739 And my eyes got more adjusted to the dark, 110 00:05:39,773 --> 00:05:42,509 and I could see it wasn't the dog. 111 00:05:42,542 --> 00:05:44,944 I could see it was a body. 112 00:05:50,250 --> 00:05:51,751 - I said, I need to get in. 113 00:05:51,785 --> 00:05:53,887 I need to see what happened to him. 114 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:57,657 They just grabbed my hand, and they pulled me out. 115 00:05:57,691 --> 00:06:00,026 And I said, let go, let go. 116 00:06:00,060 --> 00:06:02,462 But then I saw the body. 117 00:06:02,495 --> 00:06:03,830 And I knew it was Jonathan 118 00:06:03,863 --> 00:06:07,567 because he was wearing a shirt that I gave him. 119 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:12,772 I started going crazy, like crying, screaming. 120 00:06:16,443 --> 00:06:19,446 * * 121 00:06:19,479 --> 00:06:22,248 - My partner and I were having dinner, 122 00:06:22,282 --> 00:06:25,352 and we got a buzz on the beepers. 123 00:06:25,385 --> 00:06:27,654 We were told it was a young man dead 124 00:06:27,687 --> 00:06:29,456 on Columbus Avenue. 125 00:06:29,489 --> 00:06:32,892 I said, OK, and we responded. 126 00:06:32,926 --> 00:06:35,562 The West Side has always been a nice area. 127 00:06:35,595 --> 00:06:38,565 You can walk the streets at night, in the day, 128 00:06:38,598 --> 00:06:41,601 and feel perfectly safe. 129 00:06:41,634 --> 00:06:43,737 - There were a lot of restaurants and street cafes 130 00:06:43,770 --> 00:06:47,540 on Columbus Avenue at the time where people would hang out. 131 00:06:47,574 --> 00:06:51,277 It was a destination place all through the '90s. 132 00:06:51,311 --> 00:06:53,146 [siren blares] 133 00:06:53,179 --> 00:06:54,514 [ominous music] 134 00:06:54,547 --> 00:06:59,152 - We got there, went up to the apartment. 135 00:06:59,185 --> 00:07:01,021 It was just a mess. 136 00:07:01,021 --> 00:07:03,790 Drawers were open. Stuff was on the floor. 137 00:07:03,823 --> 00:07:09,062 And then I saw the body, and we observed a lot of blood. 138 00:07:12,732 --> 00:07:15,168 - Jonathan's body was partially decomposed. 139 00:07:15,201 --> 00:07:18,304 He had probably been there for three days. 140 00:07:18,338 --> 00:07:19,839 - However, the decomposition 141 00:07:19,873 --> 00:07:21,574 did not prevent Detective McKenna 142 00:07:21,608 --> 00:07:25,211 from getting a closer look at the obvious cause of death. 143 00:07:25,245 --> 00:07:27,313 - He was shot in the head. 144 00:07:27,347 --> 00:07:31,317 And he had slash wounds across the neck and on the chest, 145 00:07:31,351 --> 00:07:32,852 but they weren't deep-- 146 00:07:32,886 --> 00:07:35,722 superficial to get his attention. 147 00:07:35,755 --> 00:07:39,426 But he had stab wounds too, which means they stuck him. 148 00:07:39,459 --> 00:07:40,760 It hurts a lot more to get stuck 149 00:07:40,794 --> 00:07:44,064 than it does to get sliced. 150 00:07:44,097 --> 00:07:46,066 When I got there, he was on the floor. 151 00:07:46,066 --> 00:07:48,935 He had binds on his legs and on his hands. 152 00:07:48,968 --> 00:07:52,272 So imagine they had him tied to the chair. 153 00:07:52,305 --> 00:07:55,175 Crime Scene, they safeguarded the duct tape 154 00:07:55,208 --> 00:07:58,345 and they dusted it for prints. 155 00:07:58,378 --> 00:08:02,549 - Duct tape that's used to bind his hands, to bind his feet, 156 00:08:02,582 --> 00:08:08,121 and slashes and pinpricks are consistent with torture. 157 00:08:08,154 --> 00:08:10,457 It tells us a lot about 158 00:08:10,490 --> 00:08:15,028 the intent of the person who was there. 159 00:08:15,061 --> 00:08:18,131 - He was tortured and he was shot. 160 00:08:18,164 --> 00:08:21,167 Why? They needed something from him. 161 00:08:21,201 --> 00:08:23,370 What's the normal thing that they would need from him? 162 00:08:23,403 --> 00:08:25,205 Money. 163 00:08:25,238 --> 00:08:28,375 There was a wallet, and it didn't have his bank card. 164 00:08:28,408 --> 00:08:30,577 We couldn't find that. 165 00:08:30,610 --> 00:08:33,380 - McKenna makes a note to look into 166 00:08:33,413 --> 00:08:36,783 Jonathan's recent banking. 167 00:08:36,816 --> 00:08:40,220 In New York, anyone could be the target of a robbery. 168 00:08:40,253 --> 00:08:42,589 But Jonathan's apartment doesn't instantly scream 169 00:08:42,622 --> 00:08:44,924 wealth to detectives. 170 00:08:44,958 --> 00:08:47,394 - Our building, it wasn't like a slum, 171 00:08:47,427 --> 00:08:49,696 but it wasn't an expensive building. 172 00:08:49,729 --> 00:08:52,132 It didn't have a doorman or anything like that. 173 00:08:52,165 --> 00:08:56,403 It's a brick prewar with small apartments. 174 00:08:56,436 --> 00:09:00,006 In New York, it means a glorified closet. 175 00:09:00,006 --> 00:09:01,708 I wouldn't say it was bare bones, 176 00:09:01,741 --> 00:09:04,911 but it was close to that. 177 00:09:05,011 --> 00:09:07,313 - McKenna turns his attention to the messy condition 178 00:09:07,347 --> 00:09:08,815 of Jonathan's apartment. 179 00:09:08,848 --> 00:09:12,085 - A lot of food, bottles. 180 00:09:12,118 --> 00:09:15,088 Somebody had been drinking, eating. 181 00:09:15,121 --> 00:09:17,590 - There were two plates of Chinese food, 182 00:09:17,624 --> 00:09:19,793 and the food was still on the plate. 183 00:09:19,826 --> 00:09:22,362 So two people were in the process of 184 00:09:22,395 --> 00:09:24,698 literally sharing a meal. 185 00:09:24,731 --> 00:09:26,232 - There was no forced entry. 186 00:09:26,266 --> 00:09:29,736 So I think Jonathan knew who killed him. 187 00:09:31,237 --> 00:09:33,940 - They still had my door open at 4:00 in the morning. 188 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:36,609 This was still like Grand Central Station going on. 189 00:09:36,643 --> 00:09:39,045 [indistinct radio chatter] 190 00:09:39,045 --> 00:09:41,281 And then the police were coming out with the dog. 191 00:09:41,314 --> 00:09:43,416 And I said, where you taking the dog? 192 00:09:43,450 --> 00:09:46,553 And they said, the dog was locked up in the bedroom 193 00:09:46,586 --> 00:09:48,455 this whole time. 194 00:09:48,488 --> 00:09:53,326 So I grab Julius and I go out of the building. 195 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:56,262 And this is the first time I walk out of the building. 196 00:09:56,296 --> 00:09:59,599 And there is an army of media. 197 00:09:59,632 --> 00:10:02,969 Every network in New York City 198 00:10:03,003 --> 00:10:05,305 was parked in front of my apartment. 199 00:10:05,338 --> 00:10:09,642 - I was a reporter for a new Time Warner startup 200 00:10:09,676 --> 00:10:11,845 called New York 1. 201 00:10:11,878 --> 00:10:14,180 I found myself covering the story 202 00:10:14,214 --> 00:10:17,484 from the outside of the apartment building. 203 00:10:17,517 --> 00:10:20,653 In cases of murder, especially in a neighborhood 204 00:10:20,687 --> 00:10:24,491 like the Upper West Side, it's a big story. 205 00:10:24,524 --> 00:10:28,795 [ominous music] 206 00:10:28,828 --> 00:10:30,397 - But a murder on the Upper West Side 207 00:10:30,430 --> 00:10:33,900 isn't the only reason this case draws so much attention. 208 00:10:33,933 --> 00:10:38,204 The media catches wind of Jonathan's secret identity. 209 00:10:38,238 --> 00:10:43,209 - I overheard that his father was the CEO of Time Warner. 210 00:10:43,243 --> 00:10:46,379 And I was in shock. I didn't realize. 211 00:10:46,413 --> 00:10:48,148 - Gerald Levin ran corporate. 212 00:10:48,181 --> 00:10:51,184 He was on a C-suite executive board. 213 00:10:51,217 --> 00:10:53,720 And at some point, my news director told me, 214 00:10:53,753 --> 00:10:57,290 this is the boss' son. 215 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:01,261 - Coming up... 216 00:11:01,294 --> 00:11:04,097 - If you are one of the most powerful men in New York 217 00:11:04,130 --> 00:11:06,499 and your son could be murdered in his own apartment, 218 00:11:06,533 --> 00:11:09,402 then who is safe in Manhattan? 219 00:11:09,436 --> 00:11:12,706 - It was an incoming call on the answering machine. 220 00:11:12,739 --> 00:11:14,841 Mr. Levin, I got to speak to you. 221 00:11:14,874 --> 00:11:16,943 It's really, really, really important. 222 00:11:25,352 --> 00:11:27,954 [suspenseful music] 223 00:11:28,221 --> 00:11:32,359 * * 224 00:11:32,392 --> 00:11:34,894 - Dedicated English teacher Jonathan Levin was found 225 00:11:34,928 --> 00:11:39,566 tortured and executed inside his own apartment. 226 00:11:39,599 --> 00:11:41,101 Crime scene investigators push through 227 00:11:41,101 --> 00:11:42,902 a crowded sidewalk of cameras 228 00:11:42,936 --> 00:11:45,271 to recover potentially crucial pieces of evidence, 229 00:11:45,305 --> 00:11:48,308 like duct tape, to forward to the lab for testing 230 00:11:48,341 --> 00:11:50,443 while reporters dig into Jonathan's history 231 00:11:50,477 --> 00:11:53,213 and unearth his true identity. 232 00:11:54,781 --> 00:11:56,750 - The day after the body was discovered 233 00:11:56,783 --> 00:11:59,185 was when I was informed that 234 00:11:59,219 --> 00:12:03,690 this was the son of the Time Warner CEO. 235 00:12:03,723 --> 00:12:06,726 - He is a media mogul, one of the most powerful 236 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:08,428 corporate figures in the entire city. 237 00:12:09,295 --> 00:12:11,631 - Rudy Giuliani was trying to get reelected 238 00:12:11,664 --> 00:12:13,366 after his first term. 239 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:16,269 He's the so-called law and order mayor 240 00:12:16,302 --> 00:12:19,406 and advertising New York as a safer place 241 00:12:19,439 --> 00:12:21,274 under his administration. 242 00:12:23,143 --> 00:12:27,347 - So if you are one of the most powerful men in New York 243 00:12:27,380 --> 00:12:30,483 and your son could be murdered in his own apartment, 244 00:12:30,517 --> 00:12:33,787 then who is safe in Manhattan? 245 00:12:35,388 --> 00:12:38,491 - For Giuliani and the powers that be, 246 00:12:38,525 --> 00:12:41,461 the specter of fear is something that 247 00:12:41,494 --> 00:12:42,729 they couldn't have. 248 00:12:45,365 --> 00:12:46,966 - When I heard that, 249 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,135 I knew there was going to be a lot of heat on the case. 250 00:12:49,169 --> 00:12:51,905 And I knew we had to have it right. 251 00:12:58,445 --> 00:13:00,046 - Meanwhile, Jonathan's community 252 00:13:00,046 --> 00:13:01,147 at Taft High School in the Bronx 253 00:13:01,181 --> 00:13:03,049 finds out about his murder 254 00:13:03,049 --> 00:13:06,252 when news crews show up outside. 255 00:13:06,286 --> 00:13:10,623 - I had the difficult task of talking to these students 256 00:13:10,657 --> 00:13:12,525 outside of the high school. 257 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:15,095 There was a lot of emotion. These--these kids knew him. 258 00:13:16,963 --> 00:13:20,800 You could tell that they cared about him. 259 00:13:20,834 --> 00:13:24,537 He was making a difference in their life. 260 00:13:24,571 --> 00:13:28,308 - Jonathan showed love to the students. 261 00:13:28,341 --> 00:13:30,844 And he tried identifying with them, 262 00:13:30,877 --> 00:13:34,114 what they were going through in their lives. 263 00:13:34,147 --> 00:13:37,417 When the school found out, we had to call the crisis team 264 00:13:37,450 --> 00:13:40,453 to talk to students. 265 00:13:40,487 --> 00:13:43,890 - Jonathan's students were crying and screaming. 266 00:13:43,923 --> 00:13:47,460 They were really overcome with emotion. 267 00:13:47,494 --> 00:13:52,565 Some were hospitalized. Some were in shock. 268 00:13:52,599 --> 00:13:54,401 - He was a father figure to them. 269 00:13:57,604 --> 00:13:59,706 - Jonathan's funeral becomes a reflection of 270 00:13:59,739 --> 00:14:01,374 the blended life he led, 271 00:14:01,408 --> 00:14:04,811 with over 1,500 mourners in attendance. 272 00:14:06,246 --> 00:14:10,483 - It was attended by a lot of powerful, wealthy figures. 273 00:14:12,252 --> 00:14:15,588 Ted Turner's there, Jane Fonda's there, 274 00:14:15,622 --> 00:14:17,424 but it's really the students that are sort of 275 00:14:17,457 --> 00:14:18,625 the focus of this event. 276 00:14:18,658 --> 00:14:22,195 And they marched down the aisle with signs that say, 277 00:14:22,228 --> 00:14:25,565 "We are his kids." They sit in the front pews. 278 00:14:25,598 --> 00:14:28,068 In this hall of immensely powerful people, 279 00:14:28,068 --> 00:14:30,603 they are the emotional center. 280 00:14:30,637 --> 00:14:33,573 [somber music] 281 00:14:33,606 --> 00:14:35,608 * * 282 00:14:35,642 --> 00:14:38,411 - Jonathan being the son of a New York elite 283 00:14:38,445 --> 00:14:42,515 doesn't just apply pressure, it suggests a possible motive. 284 00:14:42,549 --> 00:14:45,985 - I went to the funeral. I usually go to all of them. 285 00:14:47,854 --> 00:14:49,222 If you're looking for a perp, 286 00:14:49,255 --> 00:14:52,359 a lot of times, the perp will go. 287 00:14:52,392 --> 00:14:53,893 But if you don't know who you're looking for, 288 00:14:53,927 --> 00:14:56,896 you just look at the crowd. 289 00:14:56,930 --> 00:14:59,632 There's a lot of people, an awful lot of people. 290 00:14:59,666 --> 00:15:02,635 [suspenseful music] 291 00:15:02,669 --> 00:15:07,440 * * 292 00:15:07,474 --> 00:15:09,275 - After the funeral, detectives talked to 293 00:15:09,309 --> 00:15:10,577 each of Jonathan's friends 294 00:15:10,610 --> 00:15:13,480 to find out more about his relationships. 295 00:15:13,513 --> 00:15:18,051 - We had spoken to his girlfriend. 296 00:15:19,686 --> 00:15:22,088 - Detectives, they went to my house. 297 00:15:22,122 --> 00:15:25,592 And I told them, Jonathan and I met in 1996 298 00:15:25,625 --> 00:15:28,628 when I was hired to teach bilingual students. 299 00:15:28,661 --> 00:15:30,797 And after that, we started a relationship. 300 00:15:30,830 --> 00:15:33,299 [upbeat music] 301 00:15:33,333 --> 00:15:35,435 He had went to Dominican Republic with me. 302 00:15:35,468 --> 00:15:38,505 He met my family, my son. 303 00:15:38,538 --> 00:15:39,639 He even told me, 304 00:15:39,673 --> 00:15:44,310 if we ever get married, we would get married here. 305 00:15:44,344 --> 00:15:46,413 I couldn't say a word after he said that! 306 00:15:48,848 --> 00:15:50,483 Jonathan and I, we were, like, 307 00:15:50,517 --> 00:15:52,318 spending a lot of time together. 308 00:15:52,352 --> 00:15:57,457 And my ex-husband didn't have access to me like he used to. 309 00:15:57,490 --> 00:16:00,226 We'd been separated for over three years. 310 00:16:00,260 --> 00:16:02,829 But he was used to see me just single, 311 00:16:02,862 --> 00:16:05,665 only with our child, nobody else. 312 00:16:05,699 --> 00:16:10,337 Around April 1997, probably like a month before, 313 00:16:10,370 --> 00:16:13,540 my ex-husband came to the house uninvited. 314 00:16:15,208 --> 00:16:17,711 I said, I have a visitor. You have no place here. 315 00:16:17,744 --> 00:16:22,682 He couldn't believe I was, like, telling him to stay away. 316 00:16:22,716 --> 00:16:25,051 - Detectives learned that the visitor was Jonathan, 317 00:16:25,085 --> 00:16:28,321 and Cleo's ex-husband was not having it. 318 00:16:28,355 --> 00:16:33,126 - When I saw his face, he was completely, like, transformed. 319 00:16:33,159 --> 00:16:35,328 He was in a very jealous rage. 320 00:16:38,398 --> 00:16:41,534 He started to make trouble with Jonathan, 321 00:16:41,568 --> 00:16:44,237 calling him names. 322 00:16:44,270 --> 00:16:46,673 And Jonathan could run his mouth 323 00:16:46,706 --> 00:16:49,876 when somebody made him angry. 324 00:16:49,909 --> 00:16:52,078 I was trying to be calm, 325 00:16:52,112 --> 00:16:56,316 not to cause any trouble between the two of them. 326 00:16:56,349 --> 00:16:59,085 My ex-husband and I were talking outside 327 00:16:59,119 --> 00:17:00,920 for like an hour. 328 00:17:01,021 --> 00:17:04,924 And finally, he left the house. 329 00:17:05,025 --> 00:17:07,627 - You got a husband mad at the ex-wife. 330 00:17:07,660 --> 00:17:09,662 We need to know more. 331 00:17:09,696 --> 00:17:12,565 - We need to know if Cleo's ex-husband was capable 332 00:17:12,599 --> 00:17:15,902 of this kind of brutal torture and murder. 333 00:17:15,935 --> 00:17:18,772 - The precinct detectives interviewed both Cleo 334 00:17:18,805 --> 00:17:24,411 and they interviewed her ex-husband about this conflict. 335 00:17:24,444 --> 00:17:25,679 - They were interested in knowing 336 00:17:25,712 --> 00:17:28,081 what happened with my ex-husband. 337 00:17:28,114 --> 00:17:32,419 I told them, that night, I was worried because I saw his face. 338 00:17:32,452 --> 00:17:34,220 But I knew him very well. 339 00:17:34,254 --> 00:17:36,389 We were friends before we got married. 340 00:17:36,423 --> 00:17:38,792 So I told them, my ex-husband is not capable of 341 00:17:38,825 --> 00:17:40,460 doing something like this. 342 00:17:40,493 --> 00:17:42,062 - In the end, we learned that 343 00:17:42,062 --> 00:17:43,930 the verbal conflict didn't escalate 344 00:17:43,963 --> 00:17:48,968 and that the ex-husband did not have a history of violence. 345 00:17:49,069 --> 00:17:50,603 And he told detectives that 346 00:17:50,637 --> 00:17:53,807 he had been with his own girlfriend at the time. 347 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:55,809 During the course of their interviews, 348 00:17:55,842 --> 00:17:58,178 his girlfriend, she was able to confirm that 349 00:17:58,211 --> 00:18:02,048 he had a credible alibi. 350 00:18:02,082 --> 00:18:03,550 - She could be telling us the truth, 351 00:18:03,583 --> 00:18:05,018 but we can't rely on her statement. 352 00:18:05,051 --> 00:18:06,453 It wouldn't be the first time 353 00:18:06,486 --> 00:18:10,223 a girlfriend lied to protect her boyfriend. 354 00:18:10,256 --> 00:18:12,826 - You need to find a way to rule in or rule out 355 00:18:12,859 --> 00:18:15,562 the ex-husband as a suspect. 356 00:18:15,595 --> 00:18:17,630 They're showing photos to neighbors 357 00:18:17,664 --> 00:18:20,834 to see if they've seen him in the area or in the building. 358 00:18:20,867 --> 00:18:23,636 They see if there's video surveillance of the area. 359 00:18:23,670 --> 00:18:28,041 But in 1997, there's no significant video evidence. 360 00:18:28,074 --> 00:18:32,045 And ultimately, there wasn't any indication of him 361 00:18:32,045 --> 00:18:35,415 being at or around Jonathan's apartment at any time, 362 00:18:35,448 --> 00:18:37,317 and that sort of shut that door. 363 00:18:37,350 --> 00:18:39,352 He didn't appear to be a likely suspect. 364 00:18:42,889 --> 00:18:44,391 - With Cleo's ex-husband cleared, 365 00:18:44,424 --> 00:18:46,226 McKenna reviews evidence from the crime scene, 366 00:18:46,259 --> 00:18:48,261 and one thing stands out. 367 00:18:48,294 --> 00:18:51,431 [suspenseful music] 368 00:18:51,464 --> 00:18:55,335 - There was messages on Jonathan's answering machine. 369 00:18:55,368 --> 00:18:57,804 So of course I'm going to listen to it. 370 00:18:57,837 --> 00:19:01,808 - A lot of the messages were from concerned friends 371 00:19:01,841 --> 00:19:04,010 who didn't know where he was. 372 00:19:04,044 --> 00:19:05,779 But one of those messages, 373 00:19:05,812 --> 00:19:08,882 right around the time that he was last seen alive... 374 00:19:08,915 --> 00:19:10,750 [answering machine beeps] 375 00:19:10,784 --> 00:19:12,719 Was different. 376 00:19:19,426 --> 00:19:21,861 [suspenseful music] 377 00:19:22,128 --> 00:19:24,631 * * 378 00:19:24,664 --> 00:19:28,301 [phone ringing] 379 00:19:28,335 --> 00:19:31,671 [suspenseful music] 380 00:19:31,705 --> 00:19:36,276 - The afternoon of May 30th, there was an incoming call 381 00:19:36,309 --> 00:19:38,044 on Jonathan Levin's answering machine. 382 00:19:38,078 --> 00:19:39,446 [answering machine beeps] 383 00:19:39,479 --> 00:19:43,650 "Mr. Levin, this is Corey. I got to speak to you. 384 00:19:43,683 --> 00:19:46,720 "It's really, really, really important. 385 00:19:46,753 --> 00:19:49,222 I got to see you." 386 00:19:49,255 --> 00:19:51,224 He sounded urgent. 387 00:19:51,257 --> 00:19:53,560 My thought process: identify this guy, 388 00:19:53,593 --> 00:19:56,730 find out who he is, what he's all about. 389 00:19:56,763 --> 00:20:00,867 He sounded young, so I assumed it was a student. 390 00:20:00,900 --> 00:20:03,136 * * 391 00:20:03,169 --> 00:20:05,238 Two days later, we developed information 392 00:20:05,271 --> 00:20:08,742 from his fellow teachers and friends. 393 00:20:08,775 --> 00:20:10,410 [school bell rings] 394 00:20:10,443 --> 00:20:12,879 When Jonathan told me he was working at Taft, 395 00:20:12,912 --> 00:20:16,349 I said, man, that's like a war zone up there. 396 00:20:16,383 --> 00:20:19,052 But he kept on giving, kept on giving. 397 00:20:19,085 --> 00:20:21,821 That was his nature. 398 00:20:21,855 --> 00:20:26,426 Jonathan, he was a diehard Yankee fan. 399 00:20:26,459 --> 00:20:28,795 He would talk about taking a bunch of kids 400 00:20:28,828 --> 00:20:30,697 to Yankee Stadium. 401 00:20:30,730 --> 00:20:32,899 - Places they never thought of visiting, 402 00:20:32,932 --> 00:20:36,236 like, expensive ticket to baseball games, 403 00:20:36,269 --> 00:20:38,071 he was doing all that, 404 00:20:38,104 --> 00:20:41,274 trying to show a different life outside the neighborhood 405 00:20:41,307 --> 00:20:42,909 for the students. 406 00:20:42,942 --> 00:20:45,912 - Take it away, Mr. Levin. - Yo, Taft, represent. 407 00:20:45,945 --> 00:20:49,582 Class of '96, congratulations. Keep it real. 408 00:20:49,616 --> 00:20:53,486 - When it come to student, he didn't know about boundaries. 409 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:57,123 - Jonathan gave out his phone number, his address. 410 00:20:57,157 --> 00:20:59,159 He would lend them money. 411 00:20:59,192 --> 00:21:03,863 - He saw that these kids lack a lot of things that they need 412 00:21:03,897 --> 00:21:05,498 to grow up in life, 413 00:21:05,532 --> 00:21:08,868 and he took it as responsibility to help. 414 00:21:08,902 --> 00:21:11,805 [somber music] 415 00:21:11,838 --> 00:21:17,944 * * 416 00:21:17,977 --> 00:21:23,350 - We show up at Taft High School looking for Corey. 417 00:21:23,383 --> 00:21:25,952 - There's no current student named Corey, 418 00:21:25,985 --> 00:21:31,858 but there was a student in the 1993 to 1994 school year 419 00:21:31,891 --> 00:21:35,528 who teachers identified as Corey Arthur. 420 00:21:39,132 --> 00:21:41,801 - The name definitely rang a bell with me. 421 00:21:41,835 --> 00:21:45,138 Corey Arthur, at one time, was my student 422 00:21:45,171 --> 00:21:47,674 as well as Jonathan's. 423 00:21:47,707 --> 00:21:51,177 Corey Arthur was a rough and tough kid, 424 00:21:51,211 --> 00:21:54,214 and it showed in the classroom. 425 00:21:54,247 --> 00:21:57,951 He did what he wanted to do when he wanted to do it. 426 00:21:57,984 --> 00:22:01,054 - Many just considered him a lost cause, 427 00:22:01,054 --> 00:22:03,490 but not Jonathan. 428 00:22:03,523 --> 00:22:04,591 [school bell rings] 429 00:22:06,860 --> 00:22:11,464 - Corey was in Jonathan's eighth period English class. 430 00:22:11,498 --> 00:22:14,067 And Jonathan and Corey forged a friendship. 431 00:22:14,067 --> 00:22:16,069 And they discovered, actually, that they had 432 00:22:16,069 --> 00:22:17,837 the deeper bond of rap music. 433 00:22:17,871 --> 00:22:19,506 [hip-hop music] 434 00:22:19,539 --> 00:22:20,874 - Jonathan Levin understood 435 00:22:20,907 --> 00:22:24,210 that rap was the literature of the day, 436 00:22:24,244 --> 00:22:27,480 that the kids from Taft didn't want to hear Shakespeare. 437 00:22:27,514 --> 00:22:29,983 They wanted to talk about division, 438 00:22:30,083 --> 00:22:32,352 and race, and frustration 439 00:22:32,385 --> 00:22:35,121 from the language that they could understand. 440 00:22:35,155 --> 00:22:38,458 And it resonated with them. 441 00:22:41,594 --> 00:22:46,299 - Jonathan encourages Corey to write poetry, rap lyrics. 442 00:22:46,332 --> 00:22:48,768 - Jonathan found a poem that Corey wrote 443 00:22:48,802 --> 00:22:51,271 and said, you should pursue this. 444 00:22:51,304 --> 00:22:55,575 And Corey actually takes that advice 445 00:22:55,608 --> 00:22:59,512 and becomes sort of like a D, C-level rapper 446 00:22:59,546 --> 00:23:02,682 running around with Christopher Wallace, 447 00:23:02,716 --> 00:23:04,617 a.k.a. Notorious B.I.G. 448 00:23:07,721 --> 00:23:09,589 - Despite Jonathan's effort to mentor him, 449 00:23:09,622 --> 00:23:11,758 Corey was already deeply embedded 450 00:23:11,791 --> 00:23:15,061 in his life on the street. 451 00:23:15,061 --> 00:23:17,063 - Corey grew up in the housing projects 452 00:23:17,063 --> 00:23:19,899 in Bed-Stuy in Brooklyn 453 00:23:19,933 --> 00:23:21,067 from a really impoverished neighborhood, 454 00:23:21,101 --> 00:23:22,469 a dangerous neighborhood. 455 00:23:22,502 --> 00:23:25,405 [siren blares] 456 00:23:25,438 --> 00:23:28,241 - In 1994, at just 16 years old, 457 00:23:28,274 --> 00:23:31,211 Corey was arrested three times in just four months 458 00:23:31,244 --> 00:23:32,779 for drug possession, 459 00:23:32,812 --> 00:23:37,083 once caught with over 200 vials of crack cocaine. 460 00:23:37,117 --> 00:23:41,621 At the time, Corey pled guilty to felony drug sale. 461 00:23:41,654 --> 00:23:43,990 - Corey's sent to a sort of military style 462 00:23:44,090 --> 00:23:46,693 juvenile prison upstate. 463 00:23:46,726 --> 00:23:49,295 - Even though Corey was no longer a student, 464 00:23:49,329 --> 00:23:50,797 Jonathan felt like he could still 465 00:23:50,830 --> 00:23:52,866 make a difference in Corey's life. 466 00:23:52,899 --> 00:23:55,935 And he felt like this is what his purpose was. 467 00:23:55,969 --> 00:23:59,572 He wanted to be able to give someone who had 468 00:23:59,606 --> 00:24:03,243 very little reasons to be optimistic about their future 469 00:24:03,276 --> 00:24:06,780 some sort of glimpse of what their life might be like 470 00:24:06,813 --> 00:24:11,051 if they began to make the right choices. 471 00:24:11,051 --> 00:24:14,654 - That's why he was, like, getting close to Corey, 472 00:24:14,688 --> 00:24:18,391 even invited him to his place to talk to him. 473 00:24:20,060 --> 00:24:23,329 [dramatic music] 474 00:24:23,363 --> 00:24:25,131 - Detectives need to determine 475 00:24:25,165 --> 00:24:28,134 how much Corey knew about Jonathan's background. 476 00:24:28,168 --> 00:24:31,371 - Very few in the school even knew who his father was-- 477 00:24:31,404 --> 00:24:32,839 students and teachers. 478 00:24:32,872 --> 00:24:38,144 But near the end, he came out as to who his father was, 479 00:24:38,178 --> 00:24:39,679 the head of Time Warner. 480 00:24:39,713 --> 00:24:41,481 - I knew him very well. 481 00:24:41,514 --> 00:24:44,084 And I was warning him that it was dangerous. 482 00:24:44,084 --> 00:24:47,087 I said to Jonathan, it's kind of risky 483 00:24:47,087 --> 00:24:50,090 to expose yourself so much to the students. 484 00:24:50,090 --> 00:24:52,092 What if they got the wrong idea? 485 00:24:52,092 --> 00:24:55,995 [dramatic music] 486 00:24:56,096 --> 00:24:57,097 - Coming up... 487 00:24:57,097 --> 00:24:59,466 - We need to go out and get him off the street. 488 00:24:59,499 --> 00:25:03,169 - The NYPD used six tactical squads. 489 00:25:03,203 --> 00:25:05,372 - We had 20-something detectives 490 00:25:05,405 --> 00:25:07,173 and a homicide squad working. 491 00:25:07,207 --> 00:25:08,942 - Corey Arthur's girlfriend told us 492 00:25:09,042 --> 00:25:10,543 they should probably act quickly 493 00:25:10,577 --> 00:25:13,179 because he was making plans to flee to North Carolina. 494 00:25:13,213 --> 00:25:15,648 * * 495 00:25:15,682 --> 00:25:18,585 [dramatic music] 496 00:25:23,256 --> 00:25:26,226 [dramatic music] 497 00:25:26,259 --> 00:25:28,228 * * 498 00:25:29,129 --> 00:25:31,364 - For many years, very few colleagues 499 00:25:31,398 --> 00:25:34,067 and no students knew about Jonathan's family connection 500 00:25:34,100 --> 00:25:37,103 to one of New York's most powerful businessmen. 501 00:25:37,137 --> 00:25:38,071 But it comes to light 502 00:25:38,071 --> 00:25:39,806 that about a month before his murder, 503 00:25:39,839 --> 00:25:43,610 Jonathan told his class who he really was. 504 00:25:48,148 --> 00:25:50,583 - Jonathan had his students write 505 00:25:50,617 --> 00:25:54,087 biographies of themselves, 506 00:25:54,120 --> 00:25:57,090 basically where they would describe their lives. 507 00:25:57,090 --> 00:26:01,361 And as part of that process, he submitted his own. 508 00:26:01,394 --> 00:26:04,497 - He wrote that his father was a wealthy person 509 00:26:04,531 --> 00:26:07,934 as an example how to write it. 510 00:26:12,572 --> 00:26:15,342 [sirens wailing] 511 00:26:15,375 --> 00:26:16,810 - Corey already dropped out 512 00:26:16,843 --> 00:26:18,611 by the time Jonathan assigned the project, 513 00:26:18,645 --> 00:26:20,613 but gossip can travel fast. 514 00:26:20,647 --> 00:26:22,115 If he believed Jonathan was rich, 515 00:26:22,148 --> 00:26:24,351 that makes for a possible motive. 516 00:26:24,384 --> 00:26:25,885 Detectives trace the call, 517 00:26:25,919 --> 00:26:28,722 hoping its origin will confirm or clear Corey Arthur 518 00:26:28,755 --> 00:26:31,925 as the voice in the message. 519 00:26:31,958 --> 00:26:35,095 - We can trace that phone call to where it comes from. 520 00:26:35,128 --> 00:26:38,631 We work with the telephone company. 521 00:26:38,665 --> 00:26:42,802 In this particular case, it came from a payphone 522 00:26:42,836 --> 00:26:46,439 between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue. 523 00:26:46,473 --> 00:26:49,175 And then we called for Crime Scene to come and just dust it 524 00:26:49,209 --> 00:26:52,078 to see if they could come up with prints on it. 525 00:26:52,078 --> 00:26:54,447 But I mean, it was three or four days, 526 00:26:54,481 --> 00:26:58,585 and a lot of people pressing numbers all the time. 527 00:26:58,618 --> 00:27:02,522 So they did not find any prints on the phone. 528 00:27:05,925 --> 00:27:07,594 - Then they get a call from the crime lab 529 00:27:07,627 --> 00:27:10,296 with a critical piece of evidence. 530 00:27:10,330 --> 00:27:12,332 - Chief said, we got a fingerprint 531 00:27:12,365 --> 00:27:14,834 inside the roll of duct tape, 532 00:27:14,868 --> 00:27:17,771 and it's Corey Arthur. 533 00:27:17,804 --> 00:27:20,707 [dramatic music] 534 00:27:20,740 --> 00:27:24,044 * * 535 00:27:24,044 --> 00:27:27,180 - There is no acceptable explanation 536 00:27:27,213 --> 00:27:30,917 for his fingerprints on the duct tape. 537 00:27:30,950 --> 00:27:32,619 Fingerprints found on a weapon 538 00:27:32,652 --> 00:27:34,688 or, in this case, the duct tape 539 00:27:34,721 --> 00:27:38,725 not only places Corey Arthur at the scene, 540 00:27:38,758 --> 00:27:41,061 it tells us that he handled 541 00:27:41,061 --> 00:27:42,962 one of the instruments of death. 542 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:49,569 - We had certain locations of family. 543 00:27:49,602 --> 00:27:51,071 We go to speak to them. 544 00:27:51,071 --> 00:27:53,073 - But we don't find Corey at the homes of 545 00:27:53,073 --> 00:27:54,708 any of his family members. 546 00:27:54,741 --> 00:27:55,775 - Many people would think that 547 00:27:55,809 --> 00:27:59,746 Corey Arthur would get on a bus, get on a plane, 548 00:27:59,779 --> 00:28:02,882 get out of Dodge to avoid being found. 549 00:28:02,916 --> 00:28:06,086 Nine times out of ten, people return home. 550 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:08,254 So I think he is seeking refuge 551 00:28:08,288 --> 00:28:10,190 in the comfort of his community. 552 00:28:10,223 --> 00:28:13,927 - Apparently, he had a lot of friends at Bedford-Stuyvesant. 553 00:28:14,027 --> 00:28:17,430 I said, Corey Arthur, he's out in Brooklyn. 554 00:28:17,464 --> 00:28:20,100 We need to go out and get him off the street. 555 00:28:20,133 --> 00:28:23,236 [dramatic music] 556 00:28:23,269 --> 00:28:26,773 [sirens wailing] 557 00:28:28,274 --> 00:28:30,276 - With physical evidence tying Corey Arthur 558 00:28:30,310 --> 00:28:32,078 directly to Jonathan Levin's murder, 559 00:28:32,112 --> 00:28:34,948 we now have a Brooklyn-wide manhunt. 560 00:28:36,282 --> 00:28:40,253 - Let's go. Everybody out, everybody looking. 561 00:28:40,286 --> 00:28:45,058 We had 20-something detectives in the homicide squad working. 562 00:28:45,091 --> 00:28:47,227 Let's get him in. 563 00:28:47,260 --> 00:28:53,600 - The NYPD used as many as six tactical squads 564 00:28:53,633 --> 00:28:54,901 looking for Corey Arthur. 565 00:28:54,934 --> 00:28:58,138 [radio chatter] 566 00:28:58,171 --> 00:29:00,140 - Each of Corey's friends and associates 567 00:29:00,173 --> 00:29:02,475 point detectives in a different direction, 568 00:29:02,509 --> 00:29:06,446 tracking Corey's movements around Bed-Stuy. 569 00:29:06,479 --> 00:29:11,117 - There was tremendous distrust of police, 570 00:29:11,151 --> 00:29:13,620 particularly in the African American community 571 00:29:13,653 --> 00:29:15,321 in Brooklyn at that time. 572 00:29:15,355 --> 00:29:18,658 So we believe Corey's friends or neighbors 573 00:29:18,692 --> 00:29:22,262 give Corey Arthur the benefit of the doubt 574 00:29:22,295 --> 00:29:25,231 and helped him evade capture by police. 575 00:29:25,265 --> 00:29:28,768 [sirens wailing] 576 00:29:28,802 --> 00:29:29,936 - But we don't give up. 577 00:29:30,036 --> 00:29:31,137 And while teams in Brooklyn 578 00:29:31,171 --> 00:29:33,340 continue searching for Corey Arthur, 579 00:29:33,373 --> 00:29:35,709 here in Manhattan, detectives get a lead 580 00:29:35,742 --> 00:29:37,510 on Jonathan's banking history. 581 00:29:37,544 --> 00:29:39,612 [dramatic music] 582 00:29:39,646 --> 00:29:41,314 - We found out about the ATM. 583 00:29:41,348 --> 00:29:43,316 It was only a couple blocks from his house, 584 00:29:43,350 --> 00:29:46,052 and they told us he had a withdrawal 585 00:29:46,052 --> 00:29:49,556 on the afternoon of May 30th. 586 00:29:49,589 --> 00:29:52,125 - So the evidence showed that there was $800 withdrawn, 587 00:29:52,158 --> 00:29:54,294 which would have been the maximum amount at that time. 588 00:29:58,365 --> 00:30:00,200 - The transaction took place 589 00:30:00,233 --> 00:30:04,504 just minutes after Corey left a message for Jonathan. 590 00:30:04,537 --> 00:30:07,507 - We ask if they have film of the transaction. 591 00:30:07,540 --> 00:30:12,078 Yes, they do. We want it. 592 00:30:12,112 --> 00:30:16,182 - So surveillance at ATMs in the 1990s was 593 00:30:16,216 --> 00:30:21,388 comparatively primitive to what it is now. 594 00:30:21,421 --> 00:30:23,990 Even from the grainy appearance of the tape, 595 00:30:24,024 --> 00:30:26,493 it was clear to investigators that 596 00:30:26,526 --> 00:30:31,564 whoever was using the card was likely short and stocky. 597 00:30:31,598 --> 00:30:35,135 Corey was 5'11", about 200 pounds, 598 00:30:35,168 --> 00:30:37,871 and that is completely inconsistent 599 00:30:37,904 --> 00:30:39,673 with the image of the person. 600 00:30:39,706 --> 00:30:43,843 - The guy in the bank was Black. 601 00:30:43,877 --> 00:30:47,547 But the problem is, 602 00:30:47,580 --> 00:30:49,549 it wasn't Corey Arthur. 603 00:30:49,582 --> 00:30:52,552 [suspenseful music] 604 00:30:58,525 --> 00:31:01,494 [suspenseful music] 605 00:31:01,528 --> 00:31:04,564 * * 606 00:31:05,632 --> 00:31:08,468 - ATM surveillance video from the day of the murder 607 00:31:08,501 --> 00:31:10,570 shows someone withdrawing hundreds of dollars 608 00:31:10,603 --> 00:31:13,740 from Jonathan Levin's account. 609 00:31:13,773 --> 00:31:15,475 But the person in the video 610 00:31:15,508 --> 00:31:20,347 is not our prime suspect, Corey Arthur. 611 00:31:20,380 --> 00:31:22,148 Now detectives theorize 612 00:31:22,182 --> 00:31:25,218 Corey Arthur may have had an accomplice. 613 00:31:25,251 --> 00:31:28,555 Together, the two men might have tortured the victim 614 00:31:28,588 --> 00:31:32,859 to get him to give up his bank card and his PIN number. 615 00:31:32,892 --> 00:31:34,094 - There has to be more than one guy. 616 00:31:34,094 --> 00:31:35,695 It's got to be two guys, 617 00:31:35,729 --> 00:31:37,464 because one guy's got to stay here 618 00:31:37,497 --> 00:31:39,265 while the other guy tries to get cash. 619 00:31:39,299 --> 00:31:42,602 * * 620 00:31:42,635 --> 00:31:45,372 [sirens wailing] 621 00:31:45,405 --> 00:31:47,540 - The clock is ticking, and we need a way 622 00:31:47,574 --> 00:31:50,543 to identify our second suspect. 623 00:31:50,577 --> 00:31:54,381 - There is the announcement of an $11,000 reward 624 00:31:54,414 --> 00:31:57,283 from the police for information. 625 00:31:57,317 --> 00:32:00,186 [phone rings] 626 00:32:00,220 --> 00:32:02,389 - They received this anonymous tip 627 00:32:02,422 --> 00:32:06,092 that Corey Arthur had confessed to getting into some drama 628 00:32:06,126 --> 00:32:08,261 with somebody called Monty 629 00:32:08,294 --> 00:32:11,831 and gives them the name Montoun Hart. 630 00:32:13,867 --> 00:32:16,136 If they can find the kernel of truth, 631 00:32:16,169 --> 00:32:18,138 something that's consistent with facts 632 00:32:18,171 --> 00:32:20,073 that are already known, 633 00:32:20,073 --> 00:32:21,708 then that might be something to follow up. 634 00:32:21,741 --> 00:32:26,346 So here, the tip is connecting Monty, or Montoun, 635 00:32:26,379 --> 00:32:28,415 to Corey Arthur. 636 00:32:28,448 --> 00:32:32,218 So as soon as the police have a new name, here Montoun Hart, 637 00:32:32,252 --> 00:32:34,621 they're going to want to know who he is. 638 00:32:34,654 --> 00:32:37,090 Police discover that by 1997, 639 00:32:37,123 --> 00:32:40,126 Montoun Hart had more than one felony conviction 640 00:32:40,160 --> 00:32:42,429 and more than one crime of violence. 641 00:32:42,462 --> 00:32:45,298 Let's see if Montoun Hart wants to talk. 642 00:32:45,331 --> 00:32:48,335 [sirens wailing] 643 00:32:48,368 --> 00:32:52,105 - Now, we know who we're looking for. 644 00:32:52,105 --> 00:32:55,909 We put two guys in a car right outside of his house, 645 00:32:55,942 --> 00:32:58,378 and you wait until they get home. 646 00:32:58,411 --> 00:33:01,147 * * 647 00:33:01,181 --> 00:33:04,050 - 5:00 AM on June 7th, 648 00:33:04,050 --> 00:33:05,785 he pulls up in his mother's car. 649 00:33:05,819 --> 00:33:08,188 * * 650 00:33:08,221 --> 00:33:11,057 Detectives, they don't have enough to arrest him, 651 00:33:11,057 --> 00:33:12,292 so they can't put handcuffs on him. 652 00:33:12,325 --> 00:33:15,829 They can't take him fully against his will. 653 00:33:15,862 --> 00:33:19,199 So he voluntarily accompanies them to the precinct, 654 00:33:19,232 --> 00:33:21,701 where he's given his Miranda warning, 655 00:33:21,735 --> 00:33:24,270 speaks with detectives, and starts to talk. 656 00:33:24,304 --> 00:33:27,273 [suspenseful music] 657 00:33:27,307 --> 00:33:30,243 Montoun Hart said that Corey Arthur told him that 658 00:33:30,276 --> 00:33:33,913 Jonathan Levin had access to crazy money, 659 00:33:33,947 --> 00:33:36,483 that he would be a good mark. 660 00:33:36,516 --> 00:33:38,852 We can only assume that that's a reference to 661 00:33:38,885 --> 00:33:41,921 his dad, to his family, and their tremendous wealth. 662 00:33:43,823 --> 00:33:45,158 - Montoun tells detectives 663 00:33:45,191 --> 00:33:47,594 that the whole thing was a robbery. 664 00:33:47,627 --> 00:33:48,595 They taped Jonathan up 665 00:33:48,628 --> 00:33:52,232 and demanded his bank card and PIN number. 666 00:33:52,265 --> 00:33:56,102 - Corey would implore, "I don't want to hurt you. 667 00:33:56,136 --> 00:34:00,273 Better tell me the PIN numbers." 668 00:34:00,306 --> 00:34:02,842 When you get a knife put to your throat, 669 00:34:02,876 --> 00:34:05,779 they cock a gun at your head, 670 00:34:05,812 --> 00:34:07,047 you're gonna tell people things. 671 00:34:07,047 --> 00:34:09,282 You want to survive. 672 00:34:09,315 --> 00:34:12,385 - Montoun Hart said that he took the card from Corey 673 00:34:12,419 --> 00:34:15,321 and that he, meaning Montoun, went to the ATM 674 00:34:15,355 --> 00:34:18,058 to withdraw the cash, brought it back. 675 00:34:18,058 --> 00:34:21,528 And it was at that point that Arthur shot Jonathan Levin. 676 00:34:21,561 --> 00:34:24,531 [dramatic music] 677 00:34:24,564 --> 00:34:26,966 [gunshot] 678 00:34:27,834 --> 00:34:32,539 Montoun provides an account of being complicit to a robbery, 679 00:34:32,572 --> 00:34:34,374 but not a murder. 680 00:34:34,407 --> 00:34:36,543 Montoun tells the police that 681 00:34:36,576 --> 00:34:39,913 Corey Arthur did all of the dirty work, 682 00:34:39,946 --> 00:34:41,414 that it was Corey who pushed his way in, 683 00:34:41,448 --> 00:34:45,251 that it was Corey who bound him with duct tape, 684 00:34:45,285 --> 00:34:47,721 and, according to Montoun Hart, 685 00:34:47,754 --> 00:34:50,557 that it was Corey who shot Jonathan Levin. 686 00:34:51,958 --> 00:34:55,962 - We have enough to formally arrest Montoun Hart. 687 00:34:55,995 --> 00:35:01,134 But the other perpetrator, Corey, is still at large. 688 00:35:01,167 --> 00:35:03,837 - We get out in the street and talk to the people. 689 00:35:03,870 --> 00:35:06,606 And we found out that Corey had a girlfriend. 690 00:35:08,475 --> 00:35:10,110 - She told the police that she knew that 691 00:35:10,143 --> 00:35:12,379 Corey Arthur had killed Jonathan Levin 692 00:35:12,412 --> 00:35:16,750 and that she knew it because Corey Arthur had told her so. 693 00:35:16,783 --> 00:35:18,585 - Corey Arthur, he told her, 694 00:35:18,618 --> 00:35:20,053 "I can't see you for a couple of days. 695 00:35:20,053 --> 00:35:21,454 "I gotta hide from the cops. 696 00:35:21,488 --> 00:35:24,758 They're after me for killing that guy in Manhattan." 697 00:35:24,791 --> 00:35:26,960 - Then Corey's girlfriend tells detectives that 698 00:35:27,060 --> 00:35:29,195 she knows where he is. 699 00:35:29,229 --> 00:35:33,299 He's hiding in an apartment in Bed-Stuy. 700 00:35:33,333 --> 00:35:36,903 - Corey Arthur's girlfriend also indicated that 701 00:35:36,936 --> 00:35:38,738 they should probably act quickly 702 00:35:38,772 --> 00:35:41,675 because he was making plans to flee to North Carolina. 703 00:35:43,510 --> 00:35:45,912 - I've got a little adrenaline going. 704 00:35:45,945 --> 00:35:49,816 You know, I'd like to get my hands on him and bring him in. 705 00:35:49,849 --> 00:35:51,618 [siren blares] 706 00:35:51,651 --> 00:35:53,620 - We quickly respond to the location, 707 00:35:53,653 --> 00:35:55,822 hoping that the information is accurate. 708 00:35:55,855 --> 00:35:59,125 [dramatic music] 709 00:35:59,159 --> 00:36:02,529 - [imitating forceful knocking] Police. 710 00:36:02,562 --> 00:36:04,297 "What do you want?" We want to speak to Corey. 711 00:36:04,330 --> 00:36:06,099 And he's still there. 712 00:36:07,767 --> 00:36:09,636 So I said, we got him. 713 00:36:09,669 --> 00:36:12,405 - They're able to scoop him off of the streets of Brooklyn 714 00:36:12,439 --> 00:36:17,143 rather quickly and rather calmly. 715 00:36:17,177 --> 00:36:19,846 Now, once they have them in custody, 716 00:36:19,879 --> 00:36:21,414 especially in New York, 717 00:36:21,448 --> 00:36:25,051 the police do what is called a perp walk. 718 00:36:25,085 --> 00:36:26,653 They call the media. 719 00:36:26,686 --> 00:36:30,623 Cameras line up outside the station to show the public, 720 00:36:30,657 --> 00:36:35,528 and you can feel a whole lot safer because we caught them. 721 00:36:35,562 --> 00:36:39,099 - I remember the reaction of some of the teachers. 722 00:36:39,132 --> 00:36:41,868 We heard that they arrested an African American student, 723 00:36:41,901 --> 00:36:43,403 and his name was Corey Arthur. 724 00:36:43,436 --> 00:36:47,240 I said, a student would do this to a teacher? 725 00:36:47,273 --> 00:36:50,677 It was so unbelievable. 726 00:36:50,710 --> 00:36:54,080 - They read him his Miranda warnings. 727 00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:58,218 And Corey Arthur decides that he's gonna talk to the police. 728 00:36:58,251 --> 00:37:02,489 He said that Jonathan paged him because he wanted to buy crack. 729 00:37:02,522 --> 00:37:05,692 Corey Arthur goes to Jonathan's home. 730 00:37:05,725 --> 00:37:07,627 And that shortly after he arrives, 731 00:37:07,660 --> 00:37:11,898 two men push into the apartment. 732 00:37:11,931 --> 00:37:16,870 These two strangers tell Corey he's gotta bind up Jonathan. 733 00:37:16,903 --> 00:37:19,506 Corey Arthur told the police that he did it, 734 00:37:19,539 --> 00:37:22,876 but he did it because it was at threat of knifepoint. 735 00:37:22,909 --> 00:37:26,713 Corey then tries to make a break for it. 736 00:37:26,746 --> 00:37:28,181 According to Corey Arthur, 737 00:37:28,214 --> 00:37:29,716 Jonathan is still alive when he leaves. 738 00:37:29,749 --> 00:37:31,918 * * 739 00:37:31,951 --> 00:37:34,688 - He told us, "I would never shoot Jonathan. 740 00:37:34,721 --> 00:37:36,256 He was my friend." 741 00:37:36,289 --> 00:37:39,726 * * 742 00:37:39,759 --> 00:37:43,930 - Corey was asked why he didn't come forward. 743 00:37:43,963 --> 00:37:46,066 He said that he thought that 744 00:37:46,099 --> 00:37:49,302 his fingerprints on the duct tape would seal the deal, 745 00:37:49,336 --> 00:37:50,737 that nobody would believe his story. 746 00:37:50,770 --> 00:37:53,740 [dramatic music] 747 00:38:01,481 --> 00:38:04,017 [suspenseful music] 748 00:38:04,217 --> 00:38:06,353 * * 749 00:38:06,386 --> 00:38:09,589 - After a week on the run, Corey Arthur is now in custody 750 00:38:09,622 --> 00:38:11,725 and telling his side of the story. 751 00:38:11,758 --> 00:38:14,928 Detectives can tell he gets one thing right: 752 00:38:15,028 --> 00:38:16,730 we don't believe him. 753 00:38:16,763 --> 00:38:18,732 * * 754 00:38:18,765 --> 00:38:21,034 - Corey's story doesn't line up with 755 00:38:21,034 --> 00:38:22,836 what the police already know. 756 00:38:22,869 --> 00:38:26,706 We've talked to Montoun Hart at the same time. 757 00:38:26,740 --> 00:38:32,045 And Arthur's story doesn't reference Montoun Hart at all. 758 00:38:32,078 --> 00:38:33,546 According to Corey Arthur, 759 00:38:33,580 --> 00:38:36,383 he and Jonathan smoked crack together. 760 00:38:36,416 --> 00:38:39,652 - I mean, just inane stuff like that, 761 00:38:39,686 --> 00:38:42,589 that they were doing drugs. Come on. 762 00:38:42,622 --> 00:38:46,192 The toxicology report, it came back negative. 763 00:38:46,226 --> 00:38:49,295 Jonathan wasn't a drug user. 764 00:38:49,329 --> 00:38:51,364 - The only inference we can draw from that 765 00:38:51,398 --> 00:38:53,199 is that Corey's a liar. 766 00:38:53,233 --> 00:38:56,736 And what the judge will charge this jury is that if they found 767 00:38:56,770 --> 00:38:59,673 that the defendant has lied to them about one thing, 768 00:38:59,706 --> 00:39:04,277 they are free to find that he's lied to them about everything. 769 00:39:04,310 --> 00:39:07,480 - Corey faces charges of first and second-degree murder 770 00:39:07,514 --> 00:39:09,916 and first-degree robbery. 771 00:39:10,316 --> 00:39:13,253 He's tried first. 772 00:39:13,286 --> 00:39:15,789 - We thought that his fingerprints on the duct tape 773 00:39:15,822 --> 00:39:19,259 and that Corey Arthur had confessed to his girlfriend 774 00:39:19,292 --> 00:39:21,561 would seal the deal. 775 00:39:25,432 --> 00:39:28,034 The jury deliberated for two days. 776 00:39:28,034 --> 00:39:32,772 They returned the verdict on November 11th, 1998. 777 00:39:32,806 --> 00:39:34,774 Among the jurors, some felt that 778 00:39:34,808 --> 00:39:36,576 there's not sufficient evidence 779 00:39:36,609 --> 00:39:38,478 of murder in the first degree. 780 00:39:38,511 --> 00:39:40,747 But they found Corey Arthur 781 00:39:40,780 --> 00:39:42,482 guilty of murder in the second degree. 782 00:39:42,515 --> 00:39:47,787 * * 783 00:39:47,821 --> 00:39:49,823 - I wasn't in the apartment, 784 00:39:49,856 --> 00:39:55,195 don't know who pulled the trigger. 785 00:39:55,228 --> 00:39:59,366 But Jonathan Levin is dead 786 00:39:59,399 --> 00:40:02,469 because of Corey Arthur. 787 00:40:03,870 --> 00:40:06,439 - Due to the vicious nature of Corey's betrayal, 788 00:40:06,473 --> 00:40:12,212 the judge hands down a maximum sentence of 25 years to life. 789 00:40:12,245 --> 00:40:14,714 Two months later, Montoun Hart goes to trial 790 00:40:14,748 --> 00:40:17,717 on charges of second-degree murder. 791 00:40:17,751 --> 00:40:20,387 - The Montoun Hart case is a tougher case. 792 00:40:20,420 --> 00:40:23,656 The police, they didn't have his prints in the apartment. 793 00:40:23,690 --> 00:40:27,627 They didn't have anybody, including Corey Arthur, 794 00:40:27,660 --> 00:40:31,965 implicating that he was the one who did it. 795 00:40:31,998 --> 00:40:35,568 So the confession was the foundation of 796 00:40:35,602 --> 00:40:37,671 the prosecution's case. 797 00:40:37,704 --> 00:40:41,675 And it's the only evidence they have. 798 00:40:41,708 --> 00:40:43,743 - On February 11th, 1999, 799 00:40:43,777 --> 00:40:46,713 not guilty on all charges. 800 00:40:48,915 --> 00:40:50,550 That means that the jury decided that 801 00:40:50,583 --> 00:40:52,218 the prosecution could not prove his guilt 802 00:40:52,252 --> 00:40:53,386 beyond a reasonable doubt. 803 00:40:53,420 --> 00:40:55,722 It's not a declaration of innocence. 804 00:40:55,755 --> 00:40:58,858 But once somebody's been acquitted of a crime, 805 00:40:58,892 --> 00:41:01,327 he will walk out the courtroom a free man. 806 00:41:01,361 --> 00:41:04,464 [ominous music] 807 00:41:04,497 --> 00:41:06,499 - My colleagues at Taft, 808 00:41:06,533 --> 00:41:10,170 we were outraged that Montoun was acquitted, 809 00:41:10,203 --> 00:41:15,075 'cause, at the least, he admitted to being there. 810 00:41:17,210 --> 00:41:22,615 - I felt that I wasn't sure that justice was met. 811 00:41:22,649 --> 00:41:25,151 [somber music] 812 00:41:25,185 --> 00:41:28,621 We were on a break, and he died. 813 00:41:28,655 --> 00:41:32,092 The workshop on that Saturday morning, 814 00:41:32,092 --> 00:41:34,361 well, this is my opportunity to talk to him. 815 00:41:34,394 --> 00:41:37,197 And I was going to say, "Yes, I'm in love with you. 816 00:41:37,230 --> 00:41:40,266 Let's go for it." 817 00:41:40,300 --> 00:41:44,671 And now that opportunity is gone. 818 00:41:44,704 --> 00:41:51,745 * * 819 00:41:51,778 --> 00:41:53,947 - After Jonathan's passing, 820 00:41:53,980 --> 00:41:58,418 the Yankees had a tribute memorial game 821 00:41:58,451 --> 00:42:01,755 to Jonathan Levin. 822 00:42:01,788 --> 00:42:05,625 About a thousand students 823 00:42:05,658 --> 00:42:09,529 from Taft High School were at that game. 824 00:42:11,231 --> 00:42:15,235 And one of the athletes from Taft High School 825 00:42:15,268 --> 00:42:20,807 was honored with throwing out the first pitch. 826 00:42:20,840 --> 00:42:23,476 It was 0-0 going into extra innings, 827 00:42:23,510 --> 00:42:28,648 and we were all on the edge of our seat. 828 00:42:28,682 --> 00:42:32,118 Another batter comes up and hits a line drive 829 00:42:32,152 --> 00:42:34,854 that drives in the game-winning run 830 00:42:34,888 --> 00:42:37,123 to win the game for Jonathan. 831 00:42:37,157 --> 00:42:41,761 Those thousand students from Taft went bananas. 832 00:42:41,795 --> 00:42:45,198 Jonathan would have been going bananas, I'm sure. 833 00:42:45,231 --> 00:42:49,402 [cheers and applause] 834 00:42:49,436 --> 00:42:52,305 * * 835 00:42:52,339 --> 00:42:53,273 - Off the baseball field, 836 00:42:53,306 --> 00:42:55,675 Jonathan's legacy continues to live on 837 00:42:55,709 --> 00:43:01,147 in his family, friends, and the students he's inspired. 838 00:43:01,181 --> 00:43:03,650 - You know, they named a street after him 839 00:43:03,683 --> 00:43:07,354 in front of the high school. 840 00:43:07,387 --> 00:43:11,057 And I think his legacy is the students that have graduated, 841 00:43:11,057 --> 00:43:12,759 and went forward in their life, 842 00:43:12,792 --> 00:43:16,062 and that he had something to do with that. 843 00:43:16,062 --> 00:43:20,266 And I'd like to think that his students will-- 844 00:43:20,300 --> 00:43:22,235 will take him forward. 845 00:43:22,268 --> 00:43:24,070 [somber music] 846 00:43:24,070 --> 00:43:25,505 - There's not one day of my life 847 00:43:25,538 --> 00:43:28,074 that I don't think about him. 848 00:43:28,074 --> 00:43:29,542 I made a promise that day 849 00:43:29,576 --> 00:43:31,311 that I was going to continue 850 00:43:31,344 --> 00:43:33,847 with the legacy that he left behind, 851 00:43:33,880 --> 00:43:36,583 trying not to let students down ever, 852 00:43:36,616 --> 00:43:41,087 and to let them know that we are there for them like he did. 853 00:43:41,087 --> 00:43:46,826 * *