1 00:00:01,917 --> 00:00:04,208 (tense music) 2 00:00:05,375 --> 00:00:06,917 (sirens wailing) 3 00:00:06,917 --> 00:00:08,250 - Tonight, we're hearing from the mother 4 00:00:08,250 --> 00:00:10,708 of a man declared missing in Myrtle Beach. 5 00:00:10,708 --> 00:00:13,000 - This is not like our son. 6 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:15,875 He would not just disappear without a trace. 7 00:00:15,875 --> 00:00:17,000 He just wouldn't. 8 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:18,500 (indistinct radio chatter) 9 00:00:18,500 --> 00:00:21,250 - Not knowing where her son is, or if he's okay, 10 00:00:21,250 --> 00:00:24,417 she's living a mother's worst nightmare. 11 00:00:24,417 --> 00:00:27,125 - I'm worried that he is hurt. 12 00:00:27,125 --> 00:00:30,458 It's the not knowing is the nightmare in all this. 13 00:00:30,458 --> 00:00:34,250 I'm worried that someone has hurt him. 14 00:00:34,250 --> 00:00:38,208 I just beg the public to keep us in your prayers 15 00:00:38,208 --> 00:00:40,333 because, you know, God is the only one 16 00:00:40,333 --> 00:00:42,250 that's gonna get us all through this. 17 00:00:43,500 --> 00:00:45,625 (ominous music) 18 00:00:47,083 --> 00:00:49,208 - [Narrator] Every suspect accused of a crime 19 00:00:49,208 --> 00:00:51,083 has the right to remain silent. 20 00:00:51,083 --> 00:00:54,083 Many agree to be interrogated anyway. 21 00:00:54,083 --> 00:00:57,000 But they can stop the interview at any moment, 22 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,292 making it a race against time. 23 00:01:00,958 --> 00:01:03,292 Justice hangs in the balance. 24 00:01:06,875 --> 00:01:09,417 (waves crashing) (gentle music) 25 00:01:13,042 --> 00:01:14,542 - Kristofer Bowling's mother 26 00:01:14,542 --> 00:01:16,458 contacted the Myrtle Beach Police Department, 27 00:01:16,458 --> 00:01:19,208 because even though he was 25 years old, 28 00:01:19,208 --> 00:01:20,833 Kris was the sort of person 29 00:01:20,833 --> 00:01:23,708 who got in touch with his mother fairly frequently, 30 00:01:23,708 --> 00:01:26,708 but he didn't make any contact for five or six days, 31 00:01:26,708 --> 00:01:28,417 he stopped showing up at work. 32 00:01:28,417 --> 00:01:31,375 It got to the point where several people were concerned. 33 00:01:31,375 --> 00:01:35,417 - Kris's mom, she was just extremely emotional 34 00:01:35,417 --> 00:01:40,500 and convinced that something bad had happened to Kris. 35 00:01:41,458 --> 00:01:44,458 - Shortly after police received the phone call, 36 00:01:44,458 --> 00:01:46,375 they checked local hospitals. 37 00:01:46,375 --> 00:01:48,125 No hits on the hospitals. 38 00:01:48,125 --> 00:01:50,875 They went to his apartment, knocked several times. 39 00:01:50,875 --> 00:01:52,208 No answer at the apartment. 40 00:01:52,208 --> 00:01:53,750 They had no leads. 41 00:01:53,750 --> 00:01:55,542 It's like he had just vanished. 42 00:01:55,542 --> 00:01:57,667 (tense music) 43 00:02:00,958 --> 00:02:02,875 (crickets chirping) 44 00:02:02,875 --> 00:02:05,333 (police radio chatter) 45 00:02:12,292 --> 00:02:16,708 - Marisa shared with us that Kris was from Tennessee, 46 00:02:16,708 --> 00:02:21,042 but moved to Myrtle Beach because his son, 47 00:02:21,042 --> 00:02:24,125 who was two at the time, lived in Myrtle Beach 48 00:02:24,125 --> 00:02:27,417 and he wanted to be closer to his son. 49 00:02:27,417 --> 00:02:32,000 She told us that on July 28th, 50 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,208 Kris was supposed to have their son 51 00:02:34,208 --> 00:02:37,917 and that she had not heard from him. 52 00:02:37,917 --> 00:02:42,125 She said that was very out of character and unlike him, 53 00:02:42,125 --> 00:02:44,208 that he was always reliable 54 00:02:44,208 --> 00:02:46,708 when it would come to meeting with his son 55 00:02:46,708 --> 00:02:51,667 and she was extremely worried about Kris. 56 00:02:51,667 --> 00:02:53,792 (tense music) 57 00:03:01,083 --> 00:03:02,917 There was no activity 58 00:03:02,917 --> 00:03:06,833 after the late evening of the 27th. 59 00:03:06,833 --> 00:03:10,708 We still weren't sure if there was some kind of foul play, 60 00:03:10,708 --> 00:03:15,708 but we all felt that something bad had happened to Kris. 61 00:03:15,708 --> 00:03:17,542 (siren wailing) 62 00:03:19,958 --> 00:03:21,875 (birds chirping) 63 00:03:24,292 --> 00:03:26,875 (gentle music) 64 00:03:26,875 --> 00:03:29,667 - Kris was my best friend. 65 00:03:29,667 --> 00:03:32,583 He would even tell people, "I'm a mama's boy," you know? 66 00:03:34,333 --> 00:03:36,250 He had a big heart. 67 00:03:37,125 --> 00:03:39,708 He loved his sisters. 68 00:03:39,708 --> 00:03:43,375 With the youngest one, when she was born, 69 00:03:43,375 --> 00:03:45,625 Kris called her his baby 70 00:03:45,625 --> 00:03:48,875 and he was very protective of her. 71 00:03:48,875 --> 00:03:52,833 He was so special and so gifted. 72 00:03:54,042 --> 00:03:58,917 He became passionate in rapping at the age of 14, 15, 73 00:03:58,917 --> 00:04:01,250 somewhere around in there. 74 00:04:01,250 --> 00:04:03,917 I mean, to hear him spit those lyrics out 75 00:04:03,917 --> 00:04:06,292 like he did, it's unreal. 76 00:04:07,250 --> 00:04:12,333 Kris had ambition, perseverance. 77 00:04:12,333 --> 00:04:15,542 As he got older, he was wanting to be a producer. 78 00:04:15,542 --> 00:04:19,875 He would make beats for other kids out there 79 00:04:19,875 --> 00:04:22,500 that wanted to go into that type of music. 80 00:04:23,750 --> 00:04:27,875 When he went missing, I felt like I'm in a nightmare 81 00:04:27,875 --> 00:04:29,875 and I'm never gonna wake up. 82 00:04:31,250 --> 00:04:33,125 I keep looking at my phone, 83 00:04:33,125 --> 00:04:36,958 hoping that he would text, or call. 84 00:04:38,125 --> 00:04:40,625 I was praying that Kris was alive. 85 00:04:44,167 --> 00:04:46,458 (tense music) 86 00:04:48,292 --> 00:04:50,500 (birds chirping) (dates clicking) 87 00:04:52,542 --> 00:04:54,042 - [Reporter] July 27th is not only 88 00:04:54,042 --> 00:04:56,042 the last day Kristofer Skye Bowling 89 00:04:56,042 --> 00:04:57,875 was officially seen in Myrtle Beach, 90 00:04:57,875 --> 00:04:59,500 but it's also the last day 91 00:04:59,500 --> 00:05:02,125 Kelly Simerly says she heard from her son. 92 00:05:02,125 --> 00:05:03,417 - We want answers. 93 00:05:03,417 --> 00:05:07,167 We want to know where our son is. 94 00:05:07,167 --> 00:05:09,458 (tense music) 95 00:05:32,375 --> 00:05:35,750 - He advised that he did not know Kris very well, 96 00:05:35,750 --> 00:05:39,292 that he had met Kris through a mutual friend. 97 00:05:51,375 --> 00:05:52,833 - And then Tyler told us that 98 00:05:52,833 --> 00:05:55,417 Kris decided to come down here with his two friends 99 00:05:55,417 --> 00:05:57,917 from back home as well, Bailey and Nick. 100 00:05:57,917 --> 00:06:00,708 Once they arrived, Bailey and Nick also asked, 101 00:06:00,708 --> 00:06:03,000 "Hey, can we also stay with you for some time?" 102 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:04,333 And he agreed, yes, 103 00:06:04,333 --> 00:06:05,708 they all could stay there temporarily. 104 00:06:32,958 --> 00:06:35,208 - Tyler said that after Kris 105 00:06:35,208 --> 00:06:39,542 went missing, Nick and Bailey had moved back to Tennessee. 106 00:06:39,542 --> 00:06:41,917 - Tyler didn't seem nervous, 107 00:06:41,917 --> 00:06:44,000 but the information he was sharing 108 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:48,625 that Kris would all of a sudden run off with a girl, 109 00:06:48,625 --> 00:06:52,208 as much as he cared about his son, didn't make sense. 110 00:06:52,208 --> 00:06:56,500 There was a gut feeling that things weren't adding up 111 00:06:56,500 --> 00:06:58,542 and that something was wrong. 112 00:06:58,542 --> 00:07:00,833 (tense music) 113 00:07:06,333 --> 00:07:08,500 (crickets chirping) 114 00:07:11,917 --> 00:07:14,708 - Nick Henry said that he had not spoken to Kris 115 00:07:14,708 --> 00:07:16,875 since the end of July and that he had 116 00:07:16,875 --> 00:07:19,000 basically left Myrtle Beach to be with a girl. 117 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,292 Again, it was just more of the same story 118 00:07:21,292 --> 00:07:23,417 that just didn't make any sense to us. 119 00:07:23,417 --> 00:07:25,167 Something just wasn't right. 120 00:07:25,167 --> 00:07:27,458 (tense music) 121 00:07:39,542 --> 00:07:41,583 - Detectives delved into his Snapchat, 122 00:07:41,583 --> 00:07:44,542 found a couple posts that he had made 123 00:07:44,542 --> 00:07:46,333 the day that he went missing. 124 00:07:46,333 --> 00:07:48,458 He had posted a full body selfie, 125 00:07:48,458 --> 00:07:50,042 where you could see what he was wearing. 126 00:07:50,042 --> 00:07:53,792 The shoes that he was wearing were some blue Jordans. 127 00:07:53,792 --> 00:07:56,958 - We learned that Kris was actually making plans 128 00:07:56,958 --> 00:07:58,250 to stay in Myrtle Beach. 129 00:07:58,250 --> 00:08:01,542 He was in the process of getting his own apartment. 130 00:08:01,542 --> 00:08:03,625 He had posted on social media on the 27th, 131 00:08:03,625 --> 00:08:05,125 showing that apartment complex. 132 00:08:05,125 --> 00:08:08,542 That contradicted what we had learned from Tyler and Nick, 133 00:08:08,542 --> 00:08:11,542 as far as him leaving town with a girl. 134 00:08:11,542 --> 00:08:13,833 (tense music) 135 00:08:16,125 --> 00:08:17,958 (dates clicking) 136 00:08:33,542 --> 00:08:36,625 - We were very suspicious of Tyler, 137 00:08:36,625 --> 00:08:39,833 so we had a cadaver dog come 138 00:08:39,833 --> 00:08:42,583 and be on scene during the search warrant. 139 00:08:43,708 --> 00:08:45,042 - The cadaver dog that was brought in 140 00:08:45,042 --> 00:08:47,458 actually alerted inside the apartment, 141 00:08:47,458 --> 00:08:50,208 between the living room and the master bedroom, 142 00:08:50,208 --> 00:08:53,625 'cause that was a location that Kris was known to sleep at. 143 00:08:54,833 --> 00:08:57,792 - And when the dog got to the area, 144 00:08:57,792 --> 00:09:01,625 it positively alerted for human remains. 145 00:09:01,625 --> 00:09:03,417 - Speaking to the people that, you know, 146 00:09:03,417 --> 00:09:06,042 are in charge of those dogs, they said it could have been 147 00:09:06,042 --> 00:09:08,167 something as simple as some kind of trace evidence, 148 00:09:08,167 --> 00:09:12,375 or something being carried from clothing, or from the shoes, 149 00:09:12,375 --> 00:09:14,083 and that kind of stuff, to the apartment. 150 00:09:14,083 --> 00:09:15,833 So, at that point we are transitioning 151 00:09:15,833 --> 00:09:18,208 from this missing persons case to now, 152 00:09:18,208 --> 00:09:21,542 we're having direct evidence of a homicide occurring. 153 00:09:21,542 --> 00:09:23,792 (tense music) 154 00:09:29,125 --> 00:09:30,917 (dates clicking) 155 00:09:52,625 --> 00:09:57,042 - Our game plan was to start non-confrontational 156 00:09:57,042 --> 00:10:03,083 and kind of let him run the interview at that point. 157 00:10:06,875 --> 00:10:10,792 - Then after we get his statement on video, 158 00:10:10,792 --> 00:10:14,500 we would start questioning the inconsistencies 159 00:10:14,500 --> 00:10:17,167 and make it more of an interrogation. 160 00:10:51,542 --> 00:10:53,583 - Now, he's locked himself into the story. 161 00:10:53,583 --> 00:10:55,583 Then that's when we decided to transition 162 00:10:55,583 --> 00:10:58,000 to the interrogation, asking direct questions 163 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:01,083 and being able to verify whether he's been caught in a lie. 164 00:11:37,542 --> 00:11:39,792 (suspenseful music) 165 00:11:44,042 --> 00:11:46,167 (tense music) 166 00:12:42,375 --> 00:12:47,000 - You can tell Tyler was getting a little nervous. 167 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:51,917 - It's at that point he realizes that his story's falling apart, 168 00:12:51,917 --> 00:12:55,708 so he has an option and the option is to change his story 169 00:12:55,708 --> 00:12:57,125 or tell the truth. 170 00:14:21,333 --> 00:14:26,125 - As Tyler is recounting that part of the story, 171 00:14:26,125 --> 00:14:31,958 I felt that he was telling partial truths, 172 00:14:31,958 --> 00:14:37,917 but we were trying to just not show any reaction, 173 00:14:37,917 --> 00:14:39,500 just keep him talking. 174 00:14:51,542 --> 00:14:53,833 (eerie music) 175 00:15:33,542 --> 00:15:37,167 - When he's talking about shaking and freaking out, 176 00:15:37,167 --> 00:15:40,708 he's showing no emotion at all. 177 00:15:40,708 --> 00:15:45,333 To me, his demeanor seemed like he's being dishonest, 178 00:15:45,333 --> 00:15:50,250 but we were extremely concerned with finding out where Kris was, 179 00:15:50,250 --> 00:15:54,292 so we didn't want to press too much. 180 00:16:51,958 --> 00:16:57,125 - I could tell that he was reliving that moment. 181 00:16:57,125 --> 00:17:00,167 He appeared to be seeing Kris. 182 00:17:00,167 --> 00:17:02,708 He didn't see me standing there 183 00:17:02,708 --> 00:17:06,083 and you could just see the blank look in his eyes. 184 00:17:07,208 --> 00:17:10,333 It seemed like he was the one that shot Kris 185 00:17:10,333 --> 00:17:14,542 and he was trying to shift the focus to Nick. 186 00:17:14,542 --> 00:17:17,500 - He seemed to be giving us all the facts of the case, 187 00:17:17,500 --> 00:17:20,750 just downplaying his involvement, at that point. 188 00:17:32,958 --> 00:17:36,375 - He's telling us that Nick shoots somebody with his gun, 189 00:17:36,375 --> 00:17:41,250 with Tyler's gun, and then gives the gun back to him. 190 00:17:41,250 --> 00:17:43,167 At this point, you'd be able to point the gun 191 00:17:43,167 --> 00:17:44,708 at Nick, if you wanted to. 192 00:17:44,708 --> 00:17:46,292 You'd be able to say, "I'm leaving, I'm getting in my car, 193 00:17:46,292 --> 00:17:48,292 I'm not taking you with me, I'm going to the police." 194 00:17:48,292 --> 00:17:49,750 Just doesn't make sense. 195 00:18:01,042 --> 00:18:04,333 - That moment, Tyler was the lead 196 00:18:04,333 --> 00:18:06,292 in the homicide investigation. 197 00:18:08,125 --> 00:18:12,208 At that point, we did not have any physical evidence 198 00:18:12,208 --> 00:18:15,083 and we did not have a body. 199 00:18:15,083 --> 00:18:19,208 So, we charged him with obstruction of justice 200 00:18:19,208 --> 00:18:22,083 for impeding and hindering 201 00:18:22,083 --> 00:18:24,292 our missing person investigation. 202 00:18:31,042 --> 00:18:33,667 (siren wailing) (tense music) 203 00:18:35,625 --> 00:18:37,292 (dates clicking) 204 00:19:04,458 --> 00:19:08,667 - The entire time, he didn't put off an air 205 00:19:08,667 --> 00:19:11,333 of being scared. 206 00:19:11,333 --> 00:19:17,208 He was just cold and emotionless. 207 00:19:34,250 --> 00:19:38,833 - For me, in that moment, the lack of emotion 208 00:19:38,833 --> 00:19:42,625 just solidified that he was the one that shot Kris. 209 00:19:42,625 --> 00:19:44,792 (tense music) 210 00:20:02,958 --> 00:20:05,292 (birds chirping) 211 00:20:23,542 --> 00:20:25,667 - From where I'm standing, I can see 212 00:20:25,667 --> 00:20:27,417 shoes that appear to be the same shoes 213 00:20:27,417 --> 00:20:29,708 that Kris was wearing in the Snapchat 214 00:20:29,708 --> 00:20:31,708 from the night before he went missing. 215 00:20:33,292 --> 00:20:35,250 For me, that was probably one of the biggest 216 00:20:35,250 --> 00:20:37,458 moments of the case because at that point, 217 00:20:37,458 --> 00:20:40,458 you know that it's more than likely gonna be Kris. 218 00:20:44,833 --> 00:20:46,875 (somber music) 219 00:20:59,250 --> 00:21:03,333 - I remember telling my husband, "He's gone. 220 00:21:04,583 --> 00:21:06,208 He's gone." 221 00:21:06,208 --> 00:21:07,750 I didn't wanna believe it. 222 00:21:09,250 --> 00:21:10,875 I would've died for him. 223 00:21:13,708 --> 00:21:15,500 He was my world. 224 00:21:17,625 --> 00:21:20,500 (cuffs clinking) (tense music) 225 00:21:23,375 --> 00:21:25,792 (ominous music) (birds chirping) 226 00:21:33,500 --> 00:21:35,500 (door creaking) (clock ticking) 227 00:21:41,708 --> 00:21:43,417 - Once the body was found, we decided 228 00:21:43,417 --> 00:21:44,917 let's basically turn the heat up. 229 00:21:44,917 --> 00:21:47,458 We were trying to rattle Tyler. 230 00:21:47,458 --> 00:21:49,250 We were trying to get him to make a confession. 231 00:21:49,250 --> 00:21:50,417 (knocking) 232 00:21:50,417 --> 00:21:51,625 As a law enforcement officer, 233 00:21:51,625 --> 00:21:52,917 you're actually allowed to lie in interviews. 234 00:21:52,917 --> 00:21:54,958 You just gotta be careful as far as, you know, 235 00:21:54,958 --> 00:21:56,292 what you're lying about. 236 00:22:02,625 --> 00:22:04,792 (door creaking) - [Detective] Thank you. 237 00:22:05,875 --> 00:22:08,542 - Sergeant Lent tells them 238 00:22:08,542 --> 00:22:11,333 that he just talked to Nick and Bailey 239 00:22:11,333 --> 00:22:16,917 and that they are saying that Tyler is the shooter, 240 00:22:16,917 --> 00:22:20,167 what he is saying is a lie. 241 00:22:20,167 --> 00:22:23,417 - We had not spoken to Nick or Bailey. 242 00:22:23,417 --> 00:22:25,875 We wanted to see if he changed his story, 243 00:22:25,875 --> 00:22:27,083 or what his reaction was. 244 00:23:44,958 --> 00:23:47,542 - So for a normal person, if you are scared 245 00:23:47,542 --> 00:23:49,292 and you just saw somebody murder somebody, 246 00:23:49,292 --> 00:23:51,167 are you going to one, take that gun back 247 00:23:51,167 --> 00:23:52,417 and then if you're truly nervous, 248 00:23:52,417 --> 00:23:54,708 now you have the only weapon, so at that point, 249 00:23:54,708 --> 00:23:56,667 why not remove yourself from the situation? 250 00:23:56,667 --> 00:23:58,875 But he's doing everything that Nick tells him to do, 251 00:23:58,875 --> 00:24:00,542 even when Nick no longer has a gun, 252 00:24:00,542 --> 00:24:02,042 which was kind of strange. 253 00:24:20,208 --> 00:24:22,500 (tense music) 254 00:24:27,917 --> 00:24:30,417 (door creaking) (clock ticking) 255 00:24:36,708 --> 00:24:41,125 - Sergeant Lent is more assertive, more direct. 256 00:25:29,167 --> 00:25:31,125 (tense music) 257 00:25:40,167 --> 00:25:41,917 (clock ticking) 258 00:26:57,458 --> 00:27:00,292 - It may appear that he lost his patience and left the room, 259 00:27:00,292 --> 00:27:01,542 but that's by plan. 260 00:27:01,542 --> 00:27:04,000 Lent, the quote, unquote, "bad cop," 261 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:05,833 then Detective Dewitt be the good cop. 262 00:27:05,833 --> 00:27:07,667 That was pretty much our strategy at that point. 263 00:27:07,667 --> 00:27:09,583 After Lent's no longer in the room, 264 00:27:09,583 --> 00:27:11,667 hopefully Tyler is now going to open up 265 00:27:11,667 --> 00:27:13,333 to the other detective that's in that room. 266 00:27:13,333 --> 00:27:17,000 Because he's being nice and reasonable, I wanna talk to him. 267 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:18,708 (clock ticking) 268 00:27:52,125 --> 00:27:54,708 - He never came out and said he was the one who did it, 269 00:27:54,708 --> 00:27:57,417 but the interrogation of Tyler was critical 270 00:27:57,417 --> 00:27:59,958 because he put himself there, 271 00:27:59,958 --> 00:28:02,958 he was the only one who owned a gun. 272 00:28:02,958 --> 00:28:04,833 His story, it didn't make sense. 273 00:28:04,833 --> 00:28:06,375 It didn't all match up. 274 00:28:07,542 --> 00:28:10,000 What is important to consider in this case 275 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:13,875 is that Nick and Bailey are from Tennessee. 276 00:28:13,875 --> 00:28:16,250 Meanwhile, Tyler is from around here. 277 00:28:16,250 --> 00:28:20,458 If any of them would be familiar with a local ghost story 278 00:28:20,458 --> 00:28:22,542 that is urban legend around here, 279 00:28:22,542 --> 00:28:24,708 it would certainly have been Tyler. 280 00:28:24,708 --> 00:28:27,083 (tense music) 281 00:28:32,458 --> 00:28:34,875 Now, it was extremely important for the officers 282 00:28:34,875 --> 00:28:37,208 to talk to Nick and to talk to Bailey 283 00:28:37,208 --> 00:28:39,500 for them to establish everything that happened 284 00:28:39,500 --> 00:28:40,708 during that shooting. 285 00:28:40,708 --> 00:28:43,208 (engine revving) (tense music) 286 00:28:45,625 --> 00:28:47,083 (dates clicking) 287 00:29:14,500 --> 00:29:16,250 (Nick sniffling) 288 00:29:19,542 --> 00:29:21,250 (Nick crying) 289 00:29:24,833 --> 00:29:27,208 - He was like, very thrown off his game, 290 00:29:27,208 --> 00:29:29,458 'cause he was obviously seeing us from Myrtle Beach 291 00:29:29,458 --> 00:29:30,750 and Horry County. 292 00:29:30,750 --> 00:29:32,417 I'm sure that heightened his senses 293 00:29:32,417 --> 00:29:35,250 and the fact where it's like, he knows why we're there. 294 00:30:10,667 --> 00:30:12,292 (Nick sniffling) 295 00:30:45,875 --> 00:30:48,042 (tense music) 296 00:31:12,708 --> 00:31:14,708 - He was so emotional that he wasn't, 297 00:31:14,708 --> 00:31:16,250 he couldn't control himself. 298 00:31:17,500 --> 00:31:20,875 - It was important to try to settle him, 299 00:31:20,875 --> 00:31:24,458 make him feel comfortable, and relaxed. 300 00:31:24,458 --> 00:31:29,083 There are times where you need to be softer 301 00:31:29,083 --> 00:31:33,625 and coax the information that you are trying to learn. 302 00:33:55,417 --> 00:34:00,125 - One of the differences in the interview with Nick 303 00:34:00,125 --> 00:34:03,542 as opposed to the interview with Tyler, 304 00:34:03,542 --> 00:34:10,042 Nick was very upset, and showing fear, a lot of emotion. 305 00:34:10,042 --> 00:34:14,125 He just seems to be saying what he's feeling 306 00:34:14,125 --> 00:34:17,250 and exactly what he's trying to convey. 307 00:34:17,250 --> 00:34:19,417 - He's actually scared of the whole situation, 308 00:34:19,417 --> 00:34:21,667 compared to like, where Tyler's very composed. 309 00:34:41,542 --> 00:34:45,708 - When you see someone get extremely emotional 310 00:34:45,708 --> 00:34:49,292 in the face of an allegation, of a crime, 311 00:34:49,292 --> 00:34:52,250 moving around and waving around, 312 00:34:52,250 --> 00:34:55,500 usually they're being honest, 313 00:34:55,500 --> 00:34:58,125 because they're worried and upset 314 00:34:58,125 --> 00:35:00,833 that you're gonna believe false information. 315 00:35:00,833 --> 00:35:05,542 But with Nick, we thought to push him a little further 316 00:35:05,542 --> 00:35:10,625 and see if his emotions changed, if his demeanor changed, 317 00:35:10,625 --> 00:35:14,750 and if anything in his story changed. 318 00:35:26,500 --> 00:35:28,333 (clock ticking) 319 00:35:59,583 --> 00:36:02,125 (Nick crying) (dramatic music) 320 00:36:07,875 --> 00:36:09,792 (tense music) 321 00:36:49,417 --> 00:36:51,917 (tense music) (Nick sniffling) 322 00:36:53,375 --> 00:36:55,208 - [Eddy] Even under that extreme pressure, you know, 323 00:36:55,208 --> 00:36:57,292 he's still saying he didn't do it. 324 00:36:59,167 --> 00:37:02,208 - He's still naming Tyler the person who did it, 325 00:37:02,208 --> 00:37:04,083 so you're seeing him actually get frustrated, 326 00:37:04,083 --> 00:37:05,333 getting angry about the situation, 327 00:37:05,333 --> 00:37:07,208 because he's being blamed, in his mind, 328 00:37:07,208 --> 00:37:08,583 for something that he didn't do. 329 00:38:05,875 --> 00:38:08,292 - Watching Nick, I think that his emotions were real 330 00:38:08,292 --> 00:38:09,583 in that aspect. 331 00:38:09,583 --> 00:38:10,958 Everything he said and the way he was reacting, 332 00:38:10,958 --> 00:38:12,875 I really believed that he was scared of Tyler 333 00:38:12,875 --> 00:38:14,042 at that point. 334 00:38:14,042 --> 00:38:16,458 - What made it believable 335 00:38:16,458 --> 00:38:20,375 was the fact that Nick was not just scared for himself, 336 00:38:20,375 --> 00:38:23,875 he was scared for his grandfather, for his family. 337 00:38:23,875 --> 00:38:27,542 He seemed to get more emotional talking about that. 338 00:38:40,375 --> 00:38:42,667 (suspenseful music) 339 00:38:54,458 --> 00:38:55,750 - It's very important 'cause Bailey 340 00:38:55,750 --> 00:38:57,417 hasn't had the finger pointed at him yet, 341 00:38:57,417 --> 00:38:58,917 so we wanted to really talk to Bailey, 342 00:38:58,917 --> 00:39:00,708 'cause we figured that he'd be the most independent person. 343 00:39:00,708 --> 00:39:02,375 Is he gonna say that it was Nick? 344 00:39:02,375 --> 00:39:04,167 Is he gonna say that it was Tyler? 345 00:39:04,167 --> 00:39:06,417 (pensive music) 346 00:40:31,542 --> 00:40:36,125 - After Bailey's interview, he wrote a written statement 347 00:40:36,125 --> 00:40:39,542 and then he also drew a sketch 348 00:40:39,542 --> 00:40:41,542 where the vehicle was parked 349 00:40:41,542 --> 00:40:45,375 and the way they were standing in the woods. 350 00:40:45,375 --> 00:40:49,958 And it just strengthened our case 351 00:40:49,958 --> 00:40:53,500 and Nick and Bailey's version of events. 352 00:40:53,500 --> 00:40:55,667 (tense music) 353 00:40:59,542 --> 00:41:01,708 - Bailey gave police all the information 354 00:41:01,708 --> 00:41:05,208 that he was able to and he did not lie. 355 00:41:05,208 --> 00:41:08,125 Investigators determined that Bailey's involvement 356 00:41:08,125 --> 00:41:11,500 in this case was mere presence and at that point, 357 00:41:11,500 --> 00:41:14,000 he was allowed to leave the police department. 358 00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:16,958 Bailey was never charged with anything related to this case. 359 00:41:20,042 --> 00:41:22,958 - The interrogations were extremely important 360 00:41:22,958 --> 00:41:24,375 in this case. 361 00:41:24,375 --> 00:41:29,417 The initial interrogation with Tyler 362 00:41:29,417 --> 00:41:32,708 was obviously the huge turning point. 363 00:41:36,792 --> 00:41:40,542 - All three interrogations put together 364 00:41:40,542 --> 00:41:42,917 gave us that timeline of events 365 00:41:42,917 --> 00:41:47,833 and the details of what happened that evening. 366 00:41:49,917 --> 00:41:52,042 - Normally, you can kind of keep yourself 367 00:41:52,042 --> 00:41:53,208 detached from cases. 368 00:41:53,208 --> 00:41:55,583 For some reason, this case, it was like Kris 369 00:41:55,583 --> 00:41:58,125 didn't do anything to kind of bring this upon himself, 370 00:41:58,125 --> 00:41:59,542 like he's trying to go to work, 371 00:41:59,542 --> 00:42:02,042 trying to be in his child's life. 372 00:42:02,042 --> 00:42:04,708 We all fought really hard to try to find the facts 373 00:42:04,708 --> 00:42:06,500 and the truth of what happened in this case 374 00:42:06,500 --> 00:42:09,042 to bring closure to his family. 375 00:42:09,042 --> 00:42:11,167 (tense music) 376 00:42:14,292 --> 00:42:16,167 (dates clicking) 377 00:42:36,250 --> 00:42:40,500 - I want people to remember Kris the way I remember Kris. 378 00:42:41,542 --> 00:42:46,375 The happy, joyful, witty, 379 00:42:46,375 --> 00:42:49,208 charming kid that he was. 380 00:42:50,833 --> 00:42:53,792 If I could say something to Kris right now, 381 00:42:55,625 --> 00:42:58,667 I would tell him that I loved him 382 00:42:58,667 --> 00:43:02,667 and hopefully one day, I'd see him soon.