Who's the lady that you were talking about inside the house? >> My sister. >> She's your sister. What's her name? >> Sherry. >> Most killers try to hide what they've done. She picked up the phone and called 911 herself. >> [music] >> The deeper deputies looked into the case, the more it became clear this wasn't driven by rage. It was [music] driven by something far more dangerous. >> Police, come out with your hands up! COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP! DROP THE PHONE. HANDS UP! DROP THE PHONE. KEEP WALKING OUT HERE WITH YOUR HANDS UP! KEEP COMING. KEEP COMING. KEEP COMING. Turn around. >> I think I found your right. >> We have one female secured. Uh Spinola, can you secure her in my car, please? I'm going to go in there and check on the sister. Where's your sister? Okay. She is not double locked. That's right, cruiser 2030 June. All right, DCS Owens on scene. We have her detained. We're going to make entry into the house. Start fire rescue 10-18. What you need? >> What you need? >> Right now, we just going to hold it. Rescue dealing with her. >> What's your name, hon? >> Sherry. S H E R R Y. >> S H A >> R E E. >> S H A R E E? Is that your full full first name? >> Yes. >> Okay. Who's the lady that you were talking about inside the house? >> My sister. >> She's your sister. What's her name? >> Sherry. >> Sherry? Okay. Does she live at this address with you? >> [sighs] >> Yes. >> Okay, so you guys live together? Okay. I'll be back in a minute, okay? Or do you need fire rescue? Okay. What do you need them for? Okay. They're here. I'm talking about do you need fire rescue for yourself? >> [panting] >> Okay. Tell me what the reason why, okay? Your husband? Okay. What do you need them physically for yourself, though? You need peace and rest. Okay. All right. Where Where's your husband? I can't hear you, ma'am. In Connecticut? Okay. >> Did she give you her name and date of birth yet? >> Yeah. It's Sherry. >> Sherry Howard? >> Yes. >> Okay. Did you search her cuz I did not search her? >> I did. I did. >> I did not double lock the cuffs. >> I did. >> Thank you. >> You okay? Okay. I need you to breathe, okay? Am I asking you too many Are these difficult for you? Okay. Let me get you some fire rescue over here so they can just check out your your blood pressure, okay? Okay. >> The crime scene explained what happened, but the people around them would reveal something much more unsettling. >> Hi, sir. How you doing? >> How you doing? >> Good, good. Um do you know this this female that lives across the street by any chance? >> Yeah, her name is Sherry. >> Sherry? >> Yeah. >> Are you like a friend or an acquaintance or >> No, I used to wash her car. Michelle, >> Oh, okay. >> Well, yeah. >> Yeah, she passed away unfortunately. We're trying to figure out what's going on. Do you know of anybody that may like visit her or >> She had a lot of family come visit her. >> A lot of family? Have you have you worked for her personally, sir? >> Yeah, I used to wash her I always wash her car. >> Okay, what's your name? >> Rashad. >> No, she had text me She said something about Friday she wanted a car wash. >> This week? Like this week Friday? >> Yeah, she had text me yesterday. >> Okay. What she say? >> She said, "Can Can I wash your car today?" But I was sleeping at that time around 2:00. >> What time did she send that? 2:00 this morning or >> Yesterday morning. >> Yesterday Oh, 2:00 yesterday. >> Yeah. >> Got you. Okay. Can you describe her car to me? >> It's a red Toyota Camry. >> Red Toyota Camry? >> Probably a 2020 two or >> Yeah, it's sad. We're going to figure it out. We're going to figure it out. >> It might be her sister that drive that car right there. >> And her sister's usually here as well? Do you know her sister? >> I don't know her sister's name. >> Okay. >> I don't know her sister's name, but I know her by face. >> Got you. Sister's usually here all the time? That's her sister's car. Do you know anybody else that she converses with or lives about? Yeah. >> The problem is it don't catch anything inside. >> Exactly. So, we can see who may or may have not entered, but we got to You who's Right. Right. Exactly. Thank you gentlemen for all your help. We really appreciate it. >> This tragedy may not have started that day. [music] Then detectives heard about a conversation that completely changed how they viewed the case. Suddenly, this wasn't just about a homicide anymore. >> Cuz she called me earlier today. Sherri Howard. She drives the red car. >> Right. >> She called me earlier today. I'mma show you what she called me and I even texted her. I said, "I just left your house putting in the light >> Okay. >> and the back. Let me know if it's working correctly cuz she had a floodlight. I even threw it in the black garbage can by by the side of her house today. >> Right. >> And that was at 2:11, but I'mma show you what she actually called me earlier and I actually spoke to her on the phone. >> What time was that? >> That was at 1:41 today. >> 1:41? >> Yep. >> Okay. >> I'mma see how >> How long did you talk to her for? >> That's what I'm about to show you right now if I can. >> Okay. >> Uh 1:41, it was 12 minutes and 33 seconds and the conversation was kind of strange because she called >> Mhm. >> and she said, uh "Can I talk to you for a second?" I said, "Yeah." I said, "What's the matter?" She was like, uh "I miss my mom." And she started crying. And I was like, "You okay?" And she was like, "Yeah." I said, "Well, I know what you're going through because my mom died when I was 16. I said, "I understand what you're going through." >> Sure. >> And she was like, uh she started talking about her sister. Her sister stays with her. She was like, "Her sister has been sick and everything else. Yesterday I picked up her medicine off of 4th Street and 38th Avenue North for >> Okay. >> and uh from Walgreens. I can even show you the the text messages on that as well. >> Right. >> And uh she was like, "Her sister has been really going through it lately." And she said they spoke to a prophet and the prophet was telling her that some guy put roots on her sister and all kind of stuff. So, I'm like I'm talking to her about that and I'm like, >> Roots on her sister like how? >> Like voodoo >> Oh, okay, okay. >> And I was like, "Yeah, you just got to continue got in God and you know, keep continuing on praying and everything else. So, she was going to she was somewhere dropping off a car at the time at a place I guess to get it fixed. And she was like, "Well, I'll call you back. Uh my ride's here." So, I'm like, "Okay. No problem." >> Right. >> I can show you why I've been calling her all day long because she never responded to my text messages with my floodlight in. >> Sure. >> And then my nephew just gave me a call a few minutes ago. He was like, "Auntie, did you hear about your client?" "Who yard you cut?" And I'm like, "What client are you talking about?" He said the uh >> Sorry, we're swamped now. He's over by Crescent Road. >> So, he was like, "The client uh who yard you cut cut on Newton." >> Right. >> I was like, "What do you mean by What about her?" He was like, "They found her dead." And I was like, "You're playing. I was just over there changing out the floodlight today." But my nephew was like, "You know I don't know the lady. Why would I call you out of the blue?" >> yeah. >> So, I'm like, "Are you serious?" So, he was like, "Yeah, my mom just called me and told me that was your client." So, I get on the phone with my sister-in-law and my brother. They just told me they even just sent me the thing. >> Mhm. >> Like, "Get the [ __ ] out of here. I just cut this lady's yard today." Excuse my language. >> No, no please. Don't worry about it. >> I was [ __ ] up because I was just over there at >> were you here? >> I was here right after I just showed you that that text message. >> So, okay. >> This is It's time I I left her house. At 2:11. I said I just left your house >> Right, okay. I see. >> You can go to that black garbage can. >> hear anything while you were here? >> No. >> So, when you had called her today, what was the last thing she had said to you? >> She was saying that that her ride was there to pick her up and she she >> going? >> She said that she was dropping She dropped her car off and I guess at a shop or something to get it fixed. She didn't say to get it fixed, but she said, "I'm here dropping my car off." And then but the the conversation was weird because she called me out of the blue and she said, "Can I talk to you?" And I was like, "Yes, ma'am. What's the problem?" And she said uh "I miss my mom." And she started crying. >> Mhm. >> And then, she went on to start talking about her sister. She was like, "You know, my sister's been sick and all this." Which >> Did she mention what her sister had or what was going on? >> She didn't tell me what she had or what was going on, but she mentioned the day that some guy had put voodoo on her sister. She was just speaking randomly. Just a bunch >> Exporadic. >> Yeah. Stuff that I wasn't asking for. She was just telling me the stuff. >> Are they known to like be aggressive with each other or >> See, I don't know that because I just met I just met the sister like I want to say 3 weeks to a month ago. >> Sure. Do you have any other statements you'd like to make, sir, as it regards to what conversation you guys had? >> If you need me to go to the police station, I'm willing to do whatever it takes. >> By the end of the investigation, detectives believed they knew who was responsible, but understanding why [music] proved far more difficult. Sherri was later charged with second-degree after police say she called 911 and admitted to killing her own sister. When officers entered the home, they found Sherri Lynn's body lying just inside the front door of the house the two sisters had shared for years, [music] and the case is still making its way through the courts.