1 00:00:01,917 --> 00:00:04,042 (ominous tone) 2 00:00:05,542 --> 00:00:07,708 (telephone ringing) 3 00:00:39,375 --> 00:00:41,083 (ominous music) 4 00:00:58,375 --> 00:01:00,667 - [Narrator] Every suspect accused of a crime 5 00:01:00,667 --> 00:01:02,375 has the right to remain silent. 6 00:01:02,375 --> 00:01:05,208 Many agree to be interrogated anyway, 7 00:01:05,208 --> 00:01:08,375 but they can stop the interview at any moment, 8 00:01:08,375 --> 00:01:10,333 making it a race against time. 9 00:01:10,333 --> 00:01:12,208 (dramatic mounting music) 10 00:01:12,208 --> 00:01:14,625 Justice hangs in the balance. 11 00:01:18,333 --> 00:01:22,500 (dark suspenseful music) 12 00:01:26,542 --> 00:01:30,125 - A 911 call came in from Miss Tabitha Smith 13 00:01:30,125 --> 00:01:33,042 who reported that her 91-year-old neighbor, 14 00:01:33,042 --> 00:01:34,083 Mr. Edward Vaughan, 15 00:01:34,083 --> 00:01:35,167 had been assaulted. 16 00:01:36,375 --> 00:01:39,750 - They dispatched a deputy to the scene. 17 00:01:39,750 --> 00:01:41,000 (police siren blaring) 18 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,500 The deputy made contact with Tabitha Smith, 19 00:01:43,500 --> 00:01:45,750 who was also in the presence of Edward Vaughan. 20 00:01:47,042 --> 00:01:49,583 Edward Vaughan had lacerations to his face, 21 00:01:49,583 --> 00:01:51,208 bruising, swelling. 22 00:01:51,208 --> 00:01:53,458 He had blood coming out of his ears. 23 00:01:54,917 --> 00:01:58,708 Mr. Vaughan at that time was very lucid and of a clear mind 24 00:01:58,708 --> 00:02:02,750 and was able to easily recall what happened. 25 00:02:02,750 --> 00:02:05,583 Mr. Vaughan told the primary responding deputy 26 00:02:05,583 --> 00:02:09,375 that he actually made contact with two men earlier, 27 00:02:11,333 --> 00:02:13,458 and that these individuals were interested 28 00:02:13,458 --> 00:02:16,292 in buying a vehicle that Mr. Vaughan had for sale. 29 00:02:17,417 --> 00:02:20,042 He said these individuals took Mr. Vaughan 30 00:02:20,042 --> 00:02:21,750 and basically abducted him, 31 00:02:21,750 --> 00:02:23,375 held him against his will, 32 00:02:23,375 --> 00:02:27,292 and put a blanket or some type of a carpet over him 33 00:02:27,292 --> 00:02:29,125 and drove him out in the county 34 00:02:29,125 --> 00:02:31,125 where they physically assaulted him. 35 00:02:32,208 --> 00:02:34,792 - He said they did zip tie his hands together 36 00:02:34,792 --> 00:02:36,167 and assaulted him, punched him, 37 00:02:36,167 --> 00:02:39,042 hit him in the head two or three times, 38 00:02:39,042 --> 00:02:41,250 and ultimately, they brought him back home. 39 00:02:44,708 --> 00:02:48,042 - At this point, Mr. Vaughan, being 91 years old, 40 00:02:48,042 --> 00:02:51,375 needed intense medical attention. 41 00:02:51,375 --> 00:02:53,292 - Ultimately, he was loaded up in the ambulance 42 00:02:53,292 --> 00:02:55,042 to go to the hospital. 43 00:02:55,042 --> 00:02:58,750 (ambulance siren blaring) 44 00:02:58,750 --> 00:03:01,250 - The first time I met Edward Vaughan 45 00:03:01,250 --> 00:03:04,167 was with Mission Machine, a non-profit, 46 00:03:04,167 --> 00:03:06,292 and I was just a volunteer 47 00:03:06,292 --> 00:03:07,833 driver at that time. 48 00:03:09,208 --> 00:03:11,833 Mission Machine's mission is to help homeless 49 00:03:11,833 --> 00:03:13,333 with a temporary place to stay, 50 00:03:13,333 --> 00:03:15,125 and he was just needing a place 51 00:03:15,125 --> 00:03:17,167 until he could get into an apartment. 52 00:03:18,375 --> 00:03:20,625 The happiest memory I've got of Mr. Vaughan 53 00:03:20,625 --> 00:03:22,875 is when he got his apartment here, 54 00:03:22,875 --> 00:03:26,083 he was just very happy about where he was at, 55 00:03:26,083 --> 00:03:27,750 and very proud of what he had. 56 00:03:27,750 --> 00:03:30,583 - Mr. Vaughan didn't have a whole lot of money. 57 00:03:30,583 --> 00:03:34,208 He didn't have much for his self, 58 00:03:34,208 --> 00:03:36,792 but he had a very charitable soul to him. 59 00:03:38,333 --> 00:03:40,625 He would've helped just about anybody, I believe. 60 00:03:40,792 --> 00:03:43,542 - Mr. Vaughan was a World War II vet. 61 00:03:43,542 --> 00:03:46,042 He had got a Bronze Star. 62 00:03:46,042 --> 00:03:48,000 He was very proud of the fact 63 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,042 that he had served his country. 64 00:03:50,042 --> 00:03:54,875 - He served me, he fought for me, my freedom, for all of us. 65 00:03:54,875 --> 00:03:58,542 - Everything that he had done in his life through war, 66 00:03:58,542 --> 00:04:00,417 through the many years after, 67 00:04:00,417 --> 00:04:02,542 he had always been a survivor. 68 00:04:02,542 --> 00:04:04,542 He knew what he needed to do 69 00:04:04,542 --> 00:04:06,458 and he knew how to survive. 70 00:04:26,417 --> 00:04:28,125 - Miss Smith said that she noticed 71 00:04:28,125 --> 00:04:30,292 when she left that morning at about 6:30 72 00:04:30,292 --> 00:04:32,542 that Mr. Vaughan's car was gone. 73 00:04:32,542 --> 00:04:34,542 When Miss Smith came back about 8:00, 74 00:04:34,542 --> 00:04:38,167 the car was back and Mr. Vaughan was inside the car. 75 00:04:38,167 --> 00:04:40,583 - That's when she saw Mr. Edward Vaughan 76 00:04:40,583 --> 00:04:43,292 in the presence of Mr. Jake Miller. 77 00:04:43,292 --> 00:04:44,417 (ominous music) 78 00:04:44,417 --> 00:04:47,167 - I knew Jake because I had seen him 79 00:04:47,167 --> 00:04:49,542 around the apartment complex before. 80 00:04:49,542 --> 00:04:52,500 He had a friend that stayed in the apartment complex, 81 00:04:52,500 --> 00:04:55,333 but never seen him around Mr. Vaughan ever. 82 00:04:55,333 --> 00:04:57,458 He was so out of place. 83 00:04:58,333 --> 00:05:00,917 Jake seemed agitated. 84 00:05:00,917 --> 00:05:02,917 He was very aggressive. 85 00:05:02,917 --> 00:05:04,917 Mad, almost. 86 00:05:04,917 --> 00:05:08,000 I guess you could say, I don't know, it just felt wrong. 87 00:05:11,875 --> 00:05:13,875 I approached Mr. Vaughan. 88 00:05:13,875 --> 00:05:18,792 The left side of his face was so swollen, It was horrifying. 89 00:05:20,958 --> 00:05:23,375 I asked him what the heck happened to his face, 90 00:05:23,375 --> 00:05:26,500 and he whispers to me to call 911. 91 00:05:27,750 --> 00:05:29,583 And that's when I took him inside his apartment. 92 00:05:29,583 --> 00:05:31,375 I had him lock the door behind us. 93 00:05:31,375 --> 00:05:33,750 I grabbed the phone and I dialed 911. 94 00:05:35,875 --> 00:05:38,875 - At some point prior to the arrival of law enforcement, 95 00:05:38,875 --> 00:05:40,375 Jake Miller left. 96 00:05:50,333 --> 00:05:51,583 - One of those neighbors said 97 00:05:51,583 --> 00:05:53,000 that she was actually awake 98 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,208 between 4:30 and 6:00 a.m. 99 00:05:55,208 --> 00:05:58,625 and heard who she knew to be Tommy Trosper 100 00:05:58,625 --> 00:06:00,917 at Mr. Vaughan's residence. 101 00:06:00,917 --> 00:06:03,792 We were also able to verify through another neighbor 102 00:06:03,792 --> 00:06:06,667 that Tommy Trosper was at Mr. Vaughan's house 103 00:06:06,667 --> 00:06:08,708 on the morning of the 911 call. 104 00:06:10,417 --> 00:06:12,792 - Jake and Tommy were very well known to us, 105 00:06:12,792 --> 00:06:16,000 mainly in property crimes, some assaults. 106 00:06:17,708 --> 00:06:19,750 Key thing here is that Tommy Trosper 107 00:06:19,750 --> 00:06:22,750 and Jake Miller were thick as thieves, so to speak. 108 00:06:22,750 --> 00:06:25,625 They were friends. They were always around each other, 109 00:06:25,625 --> 00:06:27,667 so the fact that Tommy and Jake 110 00:06:27,667 --> 00:06:29,542 were identified being together, 111 00:06:29,542 --> 00:06:31,667 it really streamlined the investigation 112 00:06:31,667 --> 00:06:34,667 because now law enforcement had suspects. 113 00:06:36,750 --> 00:06:40,167 Once it was identified that Tommy Trosper and Jake Miller 114 00:06:40,167 --> 00:06:43,750 were actually the suspects that we were looking for, 115 00:06:43,750 --> 00:06:46,583 it was extremely important to find them. 116 00:06:47,583 --> 00:06:48,917 - We initially notified 117 00:06:48,917 --> 00:06:51,125 surrounding law enforcement agencies. 118 00:06:51,125 --> 00:06:54,958 We issued a BOLO for Tommy Trosper and Jake Miller. 119 00:06:54,958 --> 00:06:58,792 We exhausted no resources in that attempt to locate them. 120 00:07:01,375 --> 00:07:02,500 (clock ticks) 121 00:07:13,708 --> 00:07:14,875 They did tell us that 122 00:07:14,875 --> 00:07:16,917 Mr. Vaughan's health was deteriorating 123 00:07:16,917 --> 00:07:18,792 and that if we wanted to speak to him, 124 00:07:18,792 --> 00:07:21,625 that we needed to speak with him fairly quickly. 125 00:07:21,625 --> 00:07:22,875 - The purpose of speaking with Edward Vaughan 126 00:07:22,875 --> 00:07:25,167 was to obtain what law enforcement calls 127 00:07:25,167 --> 00:07:27,042 a dying declaration. 128 00:07:27,042 --> 00:07:30,375 To obtain an official identification of the suspect 129 00:07:30,375 --> 00:07:34,083 was extremely crucial in this investigation. 130 00:07:35,375 --> 00:07:36,667 - Based on Mr. Vaughan's injuries 131 00:07:36,667 --> 00:07:39,083 it was very difficult for him to speak, 132 00:07:39,083 --> 00:07:41,750 so we actually sent Detective Manues photos 133 00:07:41,750 --> 00:07:43,542 of Tommy Trosper and Jake Miller 134 00:07:43,542 --> 00:07:46,417 to confirm the identity of the suspects. 135 00:07:46,417 --> 00:07:49,250 - I remember walking into the ICU unit, 136 00:07:49,250 --> 00:07:51,208 and when I looked at Edward Vaughan 137 00:07:51,208 --> 00:07:53,250 I was absolutely speechless. 138 00:07:53,250 --> 00:07:56,125 I've been doing this job for 30 years. 139 00:07:56,125 --> 00:08:00,708 I have seen evil in just about every way you can imagine. 140 00:08:00,708 --> 00:08:05,333 I've seen crimes that would keep you awake at night. 141 00:08:05,333 --> 00:08:08,125 When I seen what this man looked like, 142 00:08:08,125 --> 00:08:09,792 and the extent of his injuries, 143 00:08:09,792 --> 00:08:12,792 it absolutely stunned me to the point where 144 00:08:12,792 --> 00:08:15,833 I had to gather my composure. 145 00:08:15,833 --> 00:08:19,458 And I recall that his eyes looked at me. 146 00:08:20,375 --> 00:08:23,125 He had the most sincere eyes. 147 00:08:23,125 --> 00:08:25,667 He had the most comforting... 148 00:08:32,708 --> 00:08:34,292 I told him what I was there for, and I said, 149 00:08:34,292 --> 00:08:36,375 "I want you to be able to identify these people." 150 00:08:36,375 --> 00:08:37,875 I said, "Do you know 'em?" 151 00:08:37,875 --> 00:08:39,542 I said, "If you know who these people are, 152 00:08:39,542 --> 00:08:41,750 can you blink your eyes for me?" 153 00:08:41,750 --> 00:08:43,167 And he blinked his eyes. 154 00:08:44,333 --> 00:08:45,583 I said, "Mr. Vaughan," I said, 155 00:08:45,583 --> 00:08:47,500 "Are these the people that hurt you?" 156 00:08:47,500 --> 00:08:49,542 And he just blinked his eyes. 157 00:08:49,542 --> 00:08:52,292 I said, "If you're 100%, 158 00:08:52,292 --> 00:08:54,958 I want you to blink twice for me." 159 00:08:54,958 --> 00:08:59,417 And I no sooner said that than he blinked twice. 160 00:08:59,417 --> 00:09:01,833 And that was a solid identification. 161 00:09:03,667 --> 00:09:05,250 I remember his eyes. 162 00:09:06,667 --> 00:09:07,917 I'll never forget 'em. 163 00:09:20,042 --> 00:09:23,250 (police sirens blaring) 164 00:09:27,875 --> 00:09:32,333 - The police department pursued the vehicle. 165 00:09:32,333 --> 00:09:33,792 After a short pursuit, 166 00:09:33,792 --> 00:09:36,458 they're actually able to take the driver into custody. 167 00:09:36,458 --> 00:09:38,875 (dramatic music) 168 00:09:38,875 --> 00:09:40,875 Tommy Trosper was then arrested 169 00:09:40,875 --> 00:09:43,750 for being in possession of a stolen vehicle, 170 00:09:43,750 --> 00:09:46,833 and was then taken to the White County Sheriff's Department 171 00:09:46,833 --> 00:09:50,208 where he was processed and booked on those charges. 172 00:09:50,208 --> 00:09:52,083 - Our detectives went and pulled him from there 173 00:09:52,083 --> 00:09:55,000 before he was even dressed out on his charges. 174 00:09:55,875 --> 00:09:58,958 (pulsating suspenseful music) 175 00:10:12,833 --> 00:10:15,000 - It was gonna be tough to get a true confession 176 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:16,375 out of Tommy. 177 00:10:16,375 --> 00:10:19,417 He was no stranger to this type of criminal procedure, 178 00:10:19,417 --> 00:10:21,167 but we had to try to get him to talk. 179 00:10:23,667 --> 00:10:26,583 I actually seen the face of Edward Vaughan 180 00:10:26,583 --> 00:10:27,917 and I was looking at the person 181 00:10:27,917 --> 00:10:32,625 who made Edward Vaughan look like he looked, 182 00:10:32,625 --> 00:10:36,125 who beat that man to that condition. 183 00:10:36,125 --> 00:10:39,333 A suspect's confession is exactly what I wanted. 184 00:10:46,375 --> 00:10:49,708 - [Reporter] A 91-year-old man is fighting for his life 185 00:10:49,708 --> 00:10:51,792 after police say he was kidnapped 186 00:10:51,792 --> 00:10:54,292 from his Judsonia home Monday morning. 187 00:10:55,958 --> 00:10:57,750 - We were all very much shocked. 188 00:10:57,750 --> 00:10:58,750 We never thought that 189 00:10:58,750 --> 00:10:59,750 something like that 190 00:10:59,750 --> 00:11:02,083 could happen in our neighborhood, 191 00:11:02,083 --> 00:11:05,375 much less to a man as kind as Mr. Vaughan. 192 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,625 (pulsating suspenseful music) 193 00:11:21,542 --> 00:11:23,000 - We knew from past encounters 194 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,042 that Tommy Trosper had with law enforcement 195 00:11:25,042 --> 00:11:27,542 that we needed to cut straight to the chase. 196 00:11:27,542 --> 00:11:30,667 Building a rapport with Tommy Trosper, it was useless. 197 00:13:05,750 --> 00:13:06,875 - In the state of Arkansas, 198 00:13:06,875 --> 00:13:08,542 one adult propositioning, 199 00:13:08,542 --> 00:13:09,708 another adult for sex 200 00:13:09,708 --> 00:13:12,542 is not illegal whatsoever. 201 00:13:12,542 --> 00:13:14,292 Knowing Tommy Trosper, 202 00:13:14,292 --> 00:13:17,250 that immediately brought my interest 203 00:13:17,250 --> 00:13:20,375 because he's starting to pad his involvement. 204 00:13:20,375 --> 00:13:22,625 He's starting to make it a little bit easier 205 00:13:22,625 --> 00:13:25,417 for the world to understand why he did what he did. 206 00:13:45,542 --> 00:13:46,917 - I don't think that video 207 00:13:46,917 --> 00:13:48,667 bothered Tommy in any way at all, 208 00:13:48,667 --> 00:13:51,083 other than the fact it give him the motive that he'd need 209 00:13:51,083 --> 00:13:52,917 to later blackmail Edward Vaughan. 210 00:14:14,875 --> 00:14:16,292 - I knew that Chris Torres and Tommy Trosper 211 00:14:16,292 --> 00:14:19,458 were probably acquaintances, to say the least. 212 00:14:21,708 --> 00:14:23,208 - Chris Torres did have a building 213 00:14:23,208 --> 00:14:27,208 next to his house out there that they did work on cars. 214 00:14:27,208 --> 00:14:29,542 Maybe Tommy thought he could take that car out there 215 00:14:29,542 --> 00:14:30,708 and Chris could look at it 216 00:14:30,708 --> 00:14:32,833 and see if it was worth buying. 217 00:14:44,542 --> 00:14:47,833 (detective tapping pencil) 218 00:15:43,833 --> 00:15:45,333 - Tommy is incoherent. 219 00:15:45,333 --> 00:15:46,750 He's stuttering. 220 00:15:46,750 --> 00:15:49,625 A truthful person just simply needs to recount an event 221 00:15:49,625 --> 00:15:51,125 where a liar needs to create it. 222 00:17:11,167 --> 00:17:13,708 - You had this video, this was your idea. 223 00:17:13,708 --> 00:17:17,042 You took it and, you know, you did so with a purpose. 224 00:17:17,042 --> 00:17:20,667 It just showed that Tommy was the mastermind 225 00:17:20,667 --> 00:17:22,208 behind this whole thing. 226 00:17:22,208 --> 00:17:25,833 - My next step, I wanted to 100% identify him 227 00:17:25,833 --> 00:17:28,125 as the actual ringleader behind this. 228 00:17:29,208 --> 00:17:30,542 Sometime turning up the heat will let you know 229 00:17:30,542 --> 00:17:32,542 exactly where you are in the interview. 230 00:18:25,875 --> 00:18:27,750 (dramatic music) 231 00:18:32,583 --> 00:18:35,458 (suspenseful music) 232 00:19:44,833 --> 00:19:47,042 - So, after hours of speaking with Tommy Trosper, 233 00:19:47,042 --> 00:19:49,208 he still was lying. 234 00:19:49,208 --> 00:19:52,875 He would talk to us enough to verify his involvement, 235 00:19:52,875 --> 00:19:57,083 however, he wouldn't give us the details of his involvement. 236 00:19:57,083 --> 00:19:58,750 - If he said nothing else, 237 00:19:58,750 --> 00:20:00,917 we present him to the jury as a liar. 238 00:20:00,917 --> 00:20:05,167 And that is amazing, amazing advantages for the prosecution. 239 00:20:34,542 --> 00:20:36,458 - The most important things that we were able to get 240 00:20:36,458 --> 00:20:38,250 from an interview with Tommy 241 00:20:38,250 --> 00:20:40,833 was Tommy's admission 242 00:20:40,833 --> 00:20:43,458 that him and Jake Miller, at one point in time, 243 00:20:43,458 --> 00:20:45,583 were in the presence of Edward Vaughan, 244 00:20:47,083 --> 00:20:49,875 had taken Edward Vaughan to someplace out in the county, 245 00:20:49,875 --> 00:20:52,292 which is identified as Chris Torres's house. 246 00:20:52,292 --> 00:20:54,208 That him and Jake Miller were present 247 00:20:54,208 --> 00:20:57,500 when Edward Vaughan was bound against his will. 248 00:20:57,500 --> 00:21:00,292 That they were present when Edward Vaughan was assaulted. 249 00:21:00,292 --> 00:21:02,500 So, basically it was a confession, 250 00:21:02,500 --> 00:21:04,208 but just in piecemeal. 251 00:21:41,292 --> 00:21:44,250 (Tommy sobbing) 252 00:21:50,792 --> 00:21:51,917 (clock ticks) 253 00:21:56,583 --> 00:21:58,250 - Well, we had Tommy in jail 254 00:21:58,250 --> 00:22:00,667 and now the next step is absolutely find Jake. 255 00:22:05,042 --> 00:22:08,917 (pulsating mysterious music) 256 00:22:13,667 --> 00:22:16,167 - Chris Torres told law enforcement 257 00:22:16,167 --> 00:22:18,542 that on April the 9th of 2017, 258 00:22:18,542 --> 00:22:21,167 that Tommy Trosper, whom he knew, 259 00:22:21,167 --> 00:22:23,417 and Jake Miller, whom he knew, 260 00:22:23,417 --> 00:22:27,750 came to his residence in Judsonia with Edward Vaughan. 261 00:22:27,750 --> 00:22:30,167 And that Tommy Trosper showed Chris Torres 262 00:22:30,167 --> 00:22:32,250 a video that he had. 263 00:22:32,250 --> 00:22:33,875 - At one point Tommy asked Chris, 264 00:22:33,875 --> 00:22:35,625 did he want to help in quote-unquote 265 00:22:35,625 --> 00:22:38,250 "roughing Edward Vaughan up"? 266 00:22:38,250 --> 00:22:40,708 And Chris Torres told him no. 267 00:22:41,625 --> 00:22:43,167 - According to Chris, 268 00:22:43,167 --> 00:22:45,000 that was when he saw Edward Vaughan 269 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:46,833 actually bound with zip ties. 270 00:22:48,208 --> 00:22:49,917 - Chris said he becomes upset and he's ordered 'em, like, 271 00:22:49,917 --> 00:22:52,625 "You gotta get outta here, get off my place. 272 00:22:52,625 --> 00:22:54,167 I'm not involved with this." 273 00:22:54,167 --> 00:22:54,875 And they leave. 274 00:22:56,458 --> 00:22:58,958 Another thing that Chris was willing to tell us was 275 00:22:58,958 --> 00:23:01,833 that Jake's hiding out in an abandoned trailer, 276 00:23:01,833 --> 00:23:04,458 just a few trailers down from where he was living. 277 00:23:05,792 --> 00:23:09,333 So, we left immediately from Chris Torres' house 278 00:23:10,792 --> 00:23:13,333 and drove down the road, looking for the address. 279 00:23:14,292 --> 00:23:16,292 We surrounded that house 280 00:23:16,292 --> 00:23:20,625 and ultimately found Jake Miller and took him into custody. 281 00:23:31,375 --> 00:23:32,583 - Based off the evidence alone, 282 00:23:32,583 --> 00:23:35,708 we suspected that Jake Miller was just 283 00:23:35,708 --> 00:23:38,417 along for the ride, or the co-conspirator. 284 00:23:38,417 --> 00:23:42,542 We believed that this was all Tommy's doings, 285 00:23:42,542 --> 00:23:46,042 that Tommy was the main puppet master behind this. 286 00:23:47,542 --> 00:23:49,542 Tommy Trosper was the one that wanted the vehicle. 287 00:23:49,542 --> 00:23:51,708 Tommy Trosper was the one that knew Chris Torres, 288 00:23:51,708 --> 00:23:54,208 and that's where they took Edward Vaughan. 289 00:23:54,208 --> 00:23:57,250 Tommy Trosper was the one that recorded the secret video. 290 00:23:57,250 --> 00:23:58,458 (door clicks open) 291 00:23:58,458 --> 00:24:00,042 - We had Tommy's story. 292 00:24:00,042 --> 00:24:03,083 We had Tommy blaming Jake for a lot of stuff. 293 00:24:03,083 --> 00:24:06,917 So, now we're gonna try to see how truthful Jake might be 294 00:24:06,917 --> 00:24:10,250 and how different a story he was gonna tell 295 00:24:10,250 --> 00:24:11,542 from what Tommy told him. 296 00:24:29,750 --> 00:24:33,667 (pulsating suspenseful music) 297 00:24:54,375 --> 00:24:56,500 - He already knows why he's there 298 00:24:56,500 --> 00:24:59,125 and he's automatically going to a denial. 299 00:24:59,125 --> 00:25:00,917 That strategy is just to 300 00:25:00,917 --> 00:25:02,833 make him feel like he's standing alone, 301 00:25:02,833 --> 00:25:05,208 like everybody else has blamed you. 302 00:25:05,208 --> 00:25:06,875 We know exactly what happened. 303 00:25:06,875 --> 00:25:09,375 So, we're past you telling the lies 304 00:25:09,375 --> 00:25:10,917 and trying to protect your friends 305 00:25:10,917 --> 00:25:12,833 because they blamed it all on you. 306 00:28:22,208 --> 00:28:26,250 - Getting Jake to actually admit these little key pieces 307 00:28:26,250 --> 00:28:29,917 was absolutely critical in this investigation. 308 00:28:30,958 --> 00:28:32,583 Primarily because Jake began to confirm 309 00:28:32,583 --> 00:28:34,667 exactly what Edward Vaughan said earlier. 310 00:29:18,292 --> 00:29:22,625 - I felt like he opened up and told us more of the truth. 311 00:29:22,625 --> 00:29:24,542 I think Jake Miller was scared. 312 00:29:24,542 --> 00:29:25,958 I think he was worried 313 00:29:25,958 --> 00:29:27,208 about the outcomes 314 00:29:27,208 --> 00:29:29,292 and the situation he had found himself in, 315 00:29:29,292 --> 00:29:34,000 where Tommy I don't think cared about any of that. 316 00:29:43,958 --> 00:29:47,208 - It's the two individuals pieced stories together 317 00:29:47,208 --> 00:29:50,917 that we was able to find a basic consistency 318 00:29:50,917 --> 00:29:53,000 that supported the allegation by Edward Vaughan. 319 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:56,375 - But it was hopeful that Mr. Vaughan would pull through 320 00:29:56,375 --> 00:30:00,042 and be strong enough to testify in court against the two, 321 00:30:00,042 --> 00:30:01,625 and actually be able to be the victim 322 00:30:01,625 --> 00:30:03,333 that stands up there and points at 'em, 323 00:30:03,333 --> 00:30:06,000 and says, "These are the men that attacked me 324 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:07,250 and did this to me." 325 00:30:09,583 --> 00:30:11,292 (clock ticks rapidly) 326 00:30:12,208 --> 00:30:15,292 (sad quiet music) 327 00:30:16,250 --> 00:30:18,292 We received a call from the hospital 328 00:30:18,292 --> 00:30:19,167 Mr. Vaughan was at, 329 00:30:20,542 --> 00:30:23,542 that he had actually passed away from his injuries. 330 00:30:26,042 --> 00:30:28,333 And that changed everything for us. 331 00:30:30,125 --> 00:30:32,292 - It's always the cases like this, 332 00:30:32,292 --> 00:30:34,708 that involve children or the elderly, 333 00:30:34,708 --> 00:30:36,958 that can't defend themselves, 334 00:30:36,958 --> 00:30:39,833 that you take most to heart, as an investigator. 335 00:30:39,833 --> 00:30:40,917 You know... 336 00:30:43,375 --> 00:30:44,083 So... 337 00:30:45,500 --> 00:30:46,208 You know. 338 00:30:48,917 --> 00:30:51,208 - He was a very sweet man. 339 00:30:51,208 --> 00:30:55,208 It broke my heart that something this tragic 340 00:30:55,208 --> 00:30:57,917 could happen to a person so kind. 341 00:31:05,208 --> 00:31:08,458 (clock ticks) (suspenseful music) 342 00:31:09,458 --> 00:31:11,917 - The charges were amended from kidnapping and battery 343 00:31:11,917 --> 00:31:14,208 to actual capital murder and kidnapping. 344 00:31:15,625 --> 00:31:18,333 - Without having any type of forensic evidence, 345 00:31:18,333 --> 00:31:20,583 and now we have a victim that's not gonna be there 346 00:31:20,583 --> 00:31:22,417 to testify in court, 347 00:31:22,417 --> 00:31:23,458 it was all on us. 348 00:31:23,458 --> 00:31:25,417 We were gonna have to tell Mr. Vaughan's story 349 00:31:25,417 --> 00:31:26,958 and seek justice for him. 350 00:31:28,208 --> 00:31:29,875 - I felt it was extremely important 351 00:31:29,875 --> 00:31:32,208 to interview Tommy Trosper again, 352 00:31:32,208 --> 00:31:34,875 to see if had any remorse for what they did 353 00:31:34,875 --> 00:31:38,250 and see if Tommy Trosper would admit it. 354 00:31:38,250 --> 00:31:41,125 And if he would admit it, if he would tell the truth. 355 00:31:51,083 --> 00:31:52,625 - So now we was wanting to see 356 00:31:52,625 --> 00:31:55,208 how far he would be willing to go speaking with us, 357 00:31:55,208 --> 00:31:58,042 when we tell him that his charges are upgraded 358 00:31:58,042 --> 00:32:01,500 to the most heinous charge of a criminal act 359 00:32:01,500 --> 00:32:03,375 you can be charged with in this state. 360 00:32:21,708 --> 00:32:22,917 What is he going to do? 361 00:32:22,917 --> 00:32:24,083 Is he going to actually admit this? 362 00:32:24,083 --> 00:32:27,083 Is he gonna tell the truth to save himself? 363 00:32:27,083 --> 00:32:30,000 Or is he gonna continue on with his lies and deflection? 364 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:31,583 (music rises and crashes) 365 00:32:38,875 --> 00:32:41,583 (quiet disturbing music) 366 00:33:28,708 --> 00:33:30,625 (door clicks open) 367 00:34:37,917 --> 00:34:39,625 I did not foresee Tommy Trosper 368 00:34:39,625 --> 00:34:43,500 being any more sympathetic to the plight of Edward Vaughan 369 00:34:43,500 --> 00:34:45,208 than what he was the first time around, 370 00:34:45,208 --> 00:34:47,208 even with being leveled with the accusation 371 00:34:47,208 --> 00:34:48,333 of a capital murder upgrade, 372 00:34:48,333 --> 00:34:49,708 but I was wanting to see. 373 00:37:37,875 --> 00:37:41,333 (rising dramatic music) 374 00:37:48,417 --> 00:37:52,875 (pulsating suspenseful music) 375 00:38:38,875 --> 00:38:40,292 Even with presented with the possibility 376 00:38:40,292 --> 00:38:41,458 of being charged with murder, 377 00:38:41,458 --> 00:38:43,667 he maintained his specific denial. 378 00:39:36,542 --> 00:39:38,958 - I have already established he is a liar, 379 00:39:39,875 --> 00:39:41,542 so now the strategy was 380 00:39:41,542 --> 00:39:44,542 I wanted to show the jury exactly the type of person 381 00:39:44,542 --> 00:39:45,750 you're gonna be seeing. 382 00:40:40,125 --> 00:40:41,708 - Even though we weren't able 383 00:40:41,708 --> 00:40:44,667 to get a full confession from Tommy Trosper, 384 00:40:44,667 --> 00:40:45,708 he put himself there. 385 00:40:45,708 --> 00:40:47,667 He put himself as a participant. 386 00:40:47,667 --> 00:40:49,958 He gave us the motive, 387 00:40:49,958 --> 00:40:53,042 which I believe was the only motive. 388 00:40:53,042 --> 00:40:56,875 - I felt we were extremely successful in the interview 389 00:40:56,875 --> 00:40:59,208 'cause Tommy Trosper did confirm the basics, 390 00:40:59,208 --> 00:41:03,167 but he also confirmed that he had absolutely no sympathy 391 00:41:03,167 --> 00:41:05,500 or any remorse for what he did. 392 00:41:11,625 --> 00:41:13,042 (clock ticks rapidly) 393 00:41:25,208 --> 00:41:27,333 - Out of all the cases I've worked, 394 00:41:27,333 --> 00:41:29,708 I've never went to a victim's funeral. 395 00:41:29,708 --> 00:41:32,708 I just felt honored to be at that funeral. 396 00:41:32,708 --> 00:41:33,958 - It's a very unique thing 397 00:41:33,958 --> 00:41:35,708 about the Veterans Cemetery in Arkansas 398 00:41:35,708 --> 00:41:37,667 because whenever you go into those grounds, 399 00:41:37,667 --> 00:41:39,250 it demands silence. 400 00:41:39,250 --> 00:41:40,875 It demands reverence. 401 00:41:40,875 --> 00:41:43,375 And I couldn't think of a better place 402 00:41:43,375 --> 00:41:45,000 for Edward Vaughan to rest. 403 00:41:45,667 --> 00:41:49,417 (train rumbles along tracks) 404 00:41:49,417 --> 00:41:51,458 (clock ticks rapidly) 405 00:42:05,375 --> 00:42:06,708 - Tommy Trosper pled guilty 406 00:42:06,708 --> 00:42:09,500 to murder in the first degree and kidnapping 407 00:42:09,500 --> 00:42:10,917 and was sentenced to 40 years 408 00:42:10,917 --> 00:42:13,500 in the Arkansas Department of Corrections. 409 00:42:14,542 --> 00:42:16,583 Later, Jake Miller pled guilty 410 00:42:16,583 --> 00:42:19,375 to murder in the first degree and kidnapping 411 00:42:19,375 --> 00:42:20,833 and was sentenced to 20 years 412 00:42:20,833 --> 00:42:23,042 in the Arkansas Department of Corrections. 413 00:42:24,250 --> 00:42:26,042 I'm happy with the investigation. 414 00:42:26,042 --> 00:42:29,250 I'm satisfied that we were able to get that conviction 415 00:42:29,250 --> 00:42:30,875 that we needed for this case 416 00:42:30,875 --> 00:42:34,125 and do what we could to get justice for Edward Vaughan. 417 00:42:35,833 --> 00:42:37,833 - Mr. Vaughan was pretty amazing 418 00:42:37,833 --> 00:42:39,500 and it's great to be able to call 419 00:42:39,500 --> 00:42:41,542 a World War II veteran a friend. 420 00:42:41,542 --> 00:42:43,750 (sad piano music) 421 00:42:43,750 --> 00:42:48,792 - I would like him to be remembered as a kind gentle man. 422 00:42:50,417 --> 00:42:52,042 Thank you for serving our country. 423 00:42:53,042 --> 00:42:55,667 I'm very grateful to have gotten to be a part 424 00:42:55,667 --> 00:42:56,792 of Mr. Vaughan's life. 425 00:42:58,958 --> 00:43:00,375 - Edward Vaughan should be remembered 426 00:43:00,375 --> 00:43:02,208 as the person who he was. 427 00:43:02,208 --> 00:43:03,000 A hero. 428 00:43:03,917 --> 00:43:05,625 A true hero.