Personally, I can't believe this is a horrible thing. Randy John, that's a horrible thing. I mean, you swear on this. >> Randy, Randy John, you've lied about stuff before. >> This 14-year-old shrieking like a little girl is Jesse Stone, or Randy as he likes to be called. Right now, Randy has just realized that his life is over because of a brutal crime against a 91year-old woman. >> I just want to see you from this moment cuz you can't come home now. So, you're going to be going over to the jail. understand. >> There's nothing I can do to protect you. You're on your own against the courts. >> But what you have seen so far is just a tiny part of his story. Because in the interrogation we have for you today, you will witness one of the sickest >> and most twisted 14year-olds to ever exist. >> I hope and pray you did not do this because this is horrific. Look at her. Look at her. This is a human being and she deserves justice. >> Early in the morning on July 9th, 2024, police in Reic, Florida received a 911 call that shattered their hearts. On the other end of the line, a 91-year-old unnamed woman told police that she had woken up to a stranger in her home. He put a pillow over her head, was violent with her. The idea of that happening to anyone, let alone someone who was 91, was almost too horrible to believe. But when officers arrived, they discovered it was much worse. The victim was bleeding heavily. She had several lacerations across her face, arms, and body that required treatment. Fortunately, it didn't take police long to track down the person who did this to her. Using footage from neighborhood cameras, they were able to identify 14-year-old Randy John as the perpetrator, whose legal name is Jesse Stone. After collecting a DNA sample, police were able to positively link him to the crime scene. They promptly pulled him out of school to interrogate him. He was joined by his grandmother, Michelle, who is his legal guardian and who he often refers to as mom. The following footage was kindly provided to us by the Maran County Sheriff's Office. You have a seat in one of the black chairs and then we're going to get your mom and we'll get started. Okay. [Music] >> You can have a seat next to him there. Okay. >> And I'll be right back with your water. Thanks. >> Um Randy, did you want another water? Are you okay with that one? >> Okay. and we'll get back. >> What's going on? >> Just being from school. >> They've told me nothing. >> Did they ask you any questions, Phil? >> Nothing. >> They just told you to come with them and you went? >> Well, they put me in handcuffs. What? >> They put you in handcuffs at school, right? >> Detectives enter the room to go over Ry's basic information. Very quickly, they learn that his grandmother, who he refers to as mom, is going to be on their side because she's not letting her boy tell a lie, no matter how small. In other words, she is my hero. >> And I don't remember if the last time I talked with you if you said you had a phone or not. >> I don't. >> You don't? Okay. Um, do you use mom's phone at all? >> No. >> Okay. >> He takes my phone. >> Gotcha. >> Okay. and and and his great-grandfathers as well. >> Okay. Now, Jesse, I'm going to ask you some question. It might seem a little bit weird, but this is just to help me understand and to make sure that I'm on the same page as you. >> So, do you understand the difference between a truth and a lie? >> Yes. >> Okay. So, tell me what the truth mean to you. >> A truth is what actually happened? >> Okay. What's a lie mean? >> Something that's made up or not true. >> Okay. So, we'll do a little bit of an exercise. Um, let's just say a boy came in here and colored on the wall and told his mom that he didn't color on the wall. Is that a truth or a lie? >> It's a lie. >> Okay. And if a girl came in here and ate an apple and told her mom that she did eat an apple, is that a truth or a lie? >> Truth. >> Okay. And do you promise to talk about things that are true and think really happened today? >> Yes. >> Okay. Perfect. And then the other thing I kind of wanted to go over with you guys is uh Randy Don since you were brought in here in the back of a police car. Um, I am going to go over your right and also with mom. Okay, perfect. >> I'm actually grandma, but >> Well, did he call you mom or sometimes he does, but but I >> Yeah, I remember. >> I just want to make sure we're telling the truth. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> I I I do remember. So, when we were out, you mentioned that bio mom would like >> out of the picture. >> Right. Okay. Got it. >> Her choice. >> And how long have you been here? >> Nine years. >> Oh, okay. Okay. Now, Ry's relationship with his family members is tragic to say the least. His parents got into a contentious custody battle after his mom allegedly left his father for another man. He was incredibly close with his sister who was a year younger than him, but in the custody battle, the two siblings were separated. His sister remains with one of the parents and he was passed off to his grandmother. In other words, things were messy. And essentially, Randy was rejected by his parents and taken away from the sister that he loved, which may be part of the reason why he has a little hiccup when he has to sign his name. >> So, Randy John, you'll sign here. And mom, you're going to sign underneath him. Okay. >> Okay. So, Randy John, you're going to sign here and then print your name right there. >> Oh, how I don't try to use a new pen. Come on. I'm going to teach a new cursive. >> However you need to do it. It doesn't need to be pretty. Just if you want to just put it there. No big deal. >> We always forget. >> This is a J. >> We don't break out the red pen on this one. Then there's no grading. Don't worry. >> See me. This is a J. >> Or if you feel more comfortable printing your name, that's cool to me. >> Good. And then just your name on anything. >> Pretty good. And then if you are um just go ahead and initial next to these if you're >> read the sentences before you sign anything. Make sure you read them. >> Mhm. And if you have any questions, you let us know, man. >> Yeah. We first talked with you. There's like a mosquito in here. Um it was about a week ago. Do you remember what you had told me kind of at that point when I first made contact with you? Uh, >> and if you don't remember that, don't remember exactly what I said. >> Okay. Um, we had me and my partner, Sergeant Kendra, come out and we were kind of talking to some of the neighbors and that's when we first met you. Um, you were very helpful and I know that you were kind of out riding around on your bike and I think at one point you even came over to us while we were like south of Gainesburgh Road and told us to go back to one of the other neighbors houses. Yeah, Mr. Fred. >> So, um, and you remember that I talked to you about that and do you remember what we talked about when I talked to you about what Fred told me? >> Uh, you showed me the video of me walking down the road and I forget exactly what happened. You, as we were talking, you noticed red stains on my pants. >> Mhm. You asked for if you can get a a swab. Uh I said yes. You came over, you had my grandma sign a form, got the swab, and then that was about the end of that. >> Okay. Um do you remember that night? So when when I talked when I showed you that video of you walking, so that would have been late Saturday night. >> Yes. >> Do you remember everything that you did that night? Yeah, I couldn't go to sleep, so I got up and I head down the road to watch the cars that are coming from the concert. I watched them cars for modified vehicles for a while and then I went walking across the street for I'm guessing an hour before I came >> okay to my house. And then I'd say about when the car started to dwindle, you know, stop, I went back over and I walked around our property for a while cuz I was looking for one of my gloves because remember I lost it and I couldn't find it. I went back to my room, went to bed. Do >> you remember like about what time it was when you went to bed? No, I don't drink all the time. >> Okay. Um, so when you say you went to where me and my partner were, so that was again that was south of Gainesville Road. >> Yeah. So if you're heading across from where we live >> Mhm. >> you cross and it's the first >> T. Mhm. >> Yeah. The first lap. >> Okay. What were you doing over there? Just out of curiosity, like do you have any do you know anybody over there or? >> Uh yeah, I know the Hispanic daughter. >> Okay. >> Yeah. But I was just walking walking around then. >> Okay. Is that something that you do like often when you can't sleep to get out and kind of walk around? >> All the time just within a few last 2 3 weeks. >> Randy, who was born in 2009, that's right, 2009, really has no excuse for not understanding that there are cameras on every corner now. cameras that caught him walking away from the victim's home right as she called 911, wearing clothes that match the clothes she described her attacker had on with blood spots all over his pants. Detectives dig in, asking when he last visited his victim. They know, of course, but his answer is that he saw her last Friday when they chatted on her porch. >> So, what was the last time like before then when you had seen her or I guess talked with her like kind of like you did that day? I the last time I'd seen her before that was probably about I want to say a week and a half before she was um um driving down the road from like church or something. Oh, >> okay. >> And she just stopped and said hi real quick. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> And then do you remember the last time like my understanding when we spoke the first time >> and correct me if I got this wrong that you when you were younger you used to go over and talk with her quite a bit. Yeah, I go over, talk, help her. >> Okay. >> Um, I have I haven't been able to get over there as much anymore, but >> sure. >> He's on restriction. >> Yeah. >> A lot. >> That's the vocab. >> Vocab was restriction. >> I see. Okay. Okay. >> Um, I'd say Yeah. the before the when she stopped by um from uh when she was driving, I hadn't been over there 3 or 4 months. >> Okay. Like over at her house? >> Yeah. It's >> I I don't haven't been able to get over there anymore. >> So when you would go over to her house, would it just to talk with her or would you like help her out on the house and stuff? >> Most of the time I went over to help, but you know, if she got tired, we just talk. Sure. Um, all we did was either yard work or around her place or talk. >> Yeah. Well, she described you one of her friends. So, she, you know, obviously very fond of you. >> So, Okay. Um, so prior to Friday when you went and sat with her on her porch, the last time you been over there like where you were, I guess at her house was three or four months ago. But then, but you had seen her. She had like >> driving and she saw and stopped by and talked to you. Okay. Got you. Um, tell me about your talk with her on Friday. You guys remember what we talked about? >> Uh, she asked me how school was doing. Um, she asked, you know, what I was interested in because it's been a while since I've been over there. Um, we talked about her family that went over to Italy. Brenda, her or her daughter, I guess, or whatever they if it was Brenda. Yeah, >> and then um I asked her about these blackout things that she had been having. She said that she gave me a name for them. I forget what it was, but she said that she had been having them as much anymore. >> Oh, okay. >> And then I don't remember. Um, anything else? >> And um, y'all talked you said on the front porch. Is that what you said? Front porch. Okay. Did you guys ever talk like just >> for Friday, did you ever like go inside her house or talk with her or anything like that? >> Um, no. Not that I remember. >> Did you ever go inside her house like either to like I don't know use the bathroom or anything like that. >> That's the only time I go in her house is to use the bathroom. >> But she's she's asking have you ever been in her house? >> Yeah, to use the bathroom. >> Okay. So this well so this particular time so we're talking Friday. So this was June 7th. Did you remember going in her house? Uh yeah, right before I left, I went and used the bathroom. >> You did? >> Right. >> Okay. >> And then as I left the porch store, I got stung and um she was going to get up and swap at it. What the nest? It was right in inside her door. Uh she was going to get up and swap it and I told her to just wait. I'd go and get some spray for it. But I went to my house, couldn't find a spray, so I went back to try and help her, and she had already got it down and destroyed the nest. >> She got that thing down by herself. >> She used the perm. >> Um, >> she's still a She is She is >> Did you go anywhere else besides the bathroom? No, >> no, >> I went right to the bathroom and then >> Okay. Do you know I mean did you ever show her something on like an iPad that she has on that particular time that you guys were talking? She mentioned something about you you showed her something on an iPad. So, I'm kind of curious about that. >> Yeah. Um yeah, she was getting interested about what I was talking about and I showed her um one of the channels I watch. I believe that specific time I showed her cuz I started talking about how uh a a car company started making part of their cars out of out of carbon fiber >> uh McLaren. And I showed her how the guy was rebuilding it. Police of course have already checked the victim's tablet to see what Randy was viewing. And indeed he was watching a hot rod video, but uh not the kind that goes vroom vroom. Randy watched explicit content on the victim's tablet shortly before she made her 911 call. Not the time he's claiming. And it wasn't his first time doing that because at home he wasn't allowed unfiltered access to the internet. Why? because he had an addiction to the content he was watching. One that was so severe that he was actually caught at school looking at it. >> So, you started something on the iPad and then once that were done, you left. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um but this is just out of curiosity cuz I'm you know taking into account what she said and also you know what I've already spoken with you about. Was there like a candy bar or like some kind of chocolate or something that she had on her like in her kitchen? I don't know. >> Okay. >> Did you take that? >> No. I >> Okay. >> You better make sure you're telling the truth, John. Let me tell you something, buddy. Make sure you're telling the truth. >> And like I said, >> this is the time to tell the truth. >> I don't look around. >> If you're going to get in trouble, you're going to get in trouble. But be honest. >> I I don't look around and see this house. >> Okay. I'm surprised. Excuse me. What's up? >> You get in trouble for this kind of thing a lot. This is why you're on restriction. >> What? What's the >> electronic devices when that don't belong to you, you keep touching them and taking things that don't belong to you, right? >> Yeah. >> Okay. That's why you're on restriction. So, when she's mentioning that to all over the place, I'm thinking that's exactly what he does at home. >> I didn't even know it was there. >> So, make sure you're telling the truth is all I'm saying. >> Okay. Make sure you're telling the truth. >> I'm telling the truth. >> I doubt going to tell a lie. >> It seems like you guys are fairly close. Is that safe to say? I I was set. Um >> you sit there and talk with her on a porch. I mean, that's good. >> Yeah. >> It's good. It's good to have connections like that. >> She even sometimes when I would go over there, you know, she was, you know, um always on his defense, you know, cuz she really, you know, cuz if I was a little bit hard on she wants me to be softer on like every grandparent ever. >> They have a lot. >> She has to lose their parents cuz my parents don't step up. I'm glad you have that. That's awesome, man. There's a lot of people that don't have that. >> Yeah. >> Is she um like I said, I mean, she she really likes you and and is it Darien, your friend? >> Darian. >> So, I mean, she called you guys friends. So, I mean, is there would that be, you think, an honest assessment of your relationship with her? Like, is she >> Yeah. >> Okay. I mean, tell me about her. So, I've never really heard about her from your perspective. So, how tell me what kind of person she is. >> She's just a really nice outdoor person. She's I've never had any arguments or anything with her >> really. Has she ever like chastised you or yelled at you for like I don't know like did she ever fuss at you for anything? Like messing with anything or >> even if she was maybe like pranky you in a bad mood about something? No. >> No. >> So you've known her for how many years now? >> About eight. Eight. Wow. >> Quite a few years. >> Yeah. You're 14 now. >> 14. Yeah. So over half the life. >> Mhm. Um, so I mean in 8 years, can you recall ever having like being mad at her about something or or her being mad at you about something? >> No. >> No. Did >> she ever make anything up? >> Kind of nothing anything out there off the wall or anything? >> She's not that type of person. >> She's not like that the crazy old grandma that lived on the corner. >> No. >> Well, that's good. >> She's a person to be friends with. >> Yeah, >> that's good. I mean, I will say so in my interactions with her for this case, I mean, she's like the quintessential like grandma, like sweet, kind, and >> I love this one. >> Very >> very well just basically a a total gem of a of a person. Like, you know, she's the type of woman that you're like, man, if I'm even an ounce of of as good as this person is when I'm her age, then I've accomplished my life goal. >> So, I mean, would you agree with that? >> Yeah. >> Okay. She's just a good person. >> Got you. >> Okay. Um, so we're going to kind I did have a question about So the house stuff. So um, have you ever like stayed the night at her house? No. Okay. Have you ever like like I don't know taken a nap in any of her bedrooms or anything like that? >> No. I've No. >> Okay. Have you ever been in her bedroom or any of the guest bedroom? >> No. >> No. >> No. Do you ever do like this? I know it's going to sound like a weird question, but I'm just trying to think of like do you ever do laundry or do you ever like walk Do you remember if you've ever been in any of those bedrooms? >> No. >> No. >> No. I've never been in any any room other than the living room, kitchen, the bathroom. >> Okay. >> Not only did the victim help ID Randy, but as we stated earlier, his DNA was all over the crime scene. Not just on her clothing, but on the sheets, comforter, and pillow. the same pillow that was used to smother the poor victim. >> Well, Randy Dunn, I think you probably know that I wouldn't ask that question unless I had a reason to. >> Okay. >> So, I'm just going to be honest with you because I mean I I feel like you've been mostly honest with me and I know your mom's been honest with me. Is it okay if I call you his mom? Okay. I don't mean to. It's okay. Um, but when I came over to you on I think that was Sunday and I was asking you about your clothes and the video and such and I explained that I wanted to get your DNA cuz I knew that you had been over there before. Could you mention like you told us today that you had talked with her. So I knew that you at the very least there would be evidence of you being in the porch. >> Yeah. >> Right. So I went and met with your mom and you guys signed a consent form and we got your DNA. >> Uhhuh. >> Okay. So, we sent your DNA and the up to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement who does testing and stuff for stuff like that. >> Okay. >> Okay. Is there any reason at all that your DNA would be on her clothes? >> Yeah. We h when I said goodbye to her, we hug like a a side hug. >> Okay. >> That's >> Let me Well, let me be a little bit more specific. Your DNA was >> what? And so I want you to really use this time here to be honest with me about what happened that night because I think that we know what happened and I think that your mom knows what happened because she also wrote down a list of times that you went in and out of the house that night to include the time that the call came in. And I think you probably know that you wouldn't be in here unless we had a good reason to put you in. >> I don't see what it's not about see Randy John. It's truth. >> Yeah, I truth. >> It's impossible for my dear. >> That's what we like to think too, brother. But that stuff doesn't lie. That stuff doesn't get made up. Sometimes the the truth can be hard. You seem like a really good guy, man. You seem like you got to get head on your shoulders. You have to make connections with people that need help. You go out there and you help other people. And there's people out there sometimes that make mistakes. >> Come over here. >> That doesn't make you a bad person for making a mistake. But we just need to understand like who who is Randy John, man? My god. >> I I don't know. >> And we don't think that that was the intention, but we need to understand what what happened there. >> Let me I want to be real clear with you. We know what happened. What I want to hear from your own words everything that went on that night. God. Holy cow. I want to know why that happened. Randy, help us understand ready. Randy, look at me for a second. You did this exact same thing when I asked you about you walking down the road or talking down the road at 11 o'clock and you did the whole I don't I don't remember and now I'm like and you finally admitted to it and I think this is a this is the exact same thing. I know what happened and it's only going to help you for you to be honest with me about what happened because like I said, we know what happened because we have your DNA at the crunch. Like she said, it's not like we're talking about a sweater that it was found on. It's it's in this elderly woman At this point, the grandmother can't even look at him. And can you blame her? She's been through more than most. Not only did she take custody and essentially raise her grandson as her own because of her son and daughter-in-law's abandonment, but she lost one of her own sons to a drunk driver in 2017. Raising kids now in the midst of the internet era is hard enough, but trying to help her grandson with his anger issues, lying, and addiction added fuel to the fire. >> We're putting everything out here and you're kind of just looking at all this, man. I know it might be a shock, but what are you thinking? >> I'm overly confused. >> What are you confused about? >> I wasn't even near her house. I I was across the street. [Music] A whole hour. You were gone. >> Yeah, I said I was gone for about an hour. >> Well, it so happens that you came back. Now, granted, this is no excitement. Your mom joke, but 43 minutes past midnight, you came from the outside with your shoes in your hand. Why were you holding your shoes? And don't forget that we have no be able to corroborate anything. She said a lot of people want me. >> I can't even believe somebody did that. Um, I think um maybe Ryan and I can go step outside real quick and kind of go over our notes. Mom, I don't know if you want to have a couple minutes to talk with your son. Lady, I want you to think real long and hard about everything that happened. And I want to do this. Listen, more than I want to have the truth from you about what happened, cuz I know that you know what happened, I want to do this for her. If she is as an amazing of a person as you say she is, and I believe you because I've talked with her, getting all of this out in the open for her is what matters. Okay? And the first step to that is for you to be honest with us about what happened. That's the first step for you as well, for you to be able to move on from this is to tell us what happened. But it starts with telling us what happened here. Does that make sense? [Music] >> I'll give you guys a minute. We'll be right back. I don't know about you, but I'd be more scared being alone in the room with my grandmother after she found this out than I would be confessing everything to the police. That being said, this grandma is my new personal hero. Because not only does she not let her grandson BS her, but she goes full New England accent on him. >> She deserves the truth to be told, and you know it. Personally, I can't believe that this is a horrible thing with you, John. That's a horrible thing. I don't I don't even have the ability to do that. Well, it it it's hard for me to believe, too. It's really hard for me to believe, too, that you would do a thing like this. >> I didn't. But how many times have you been caught in lies? I know, Mike. And this is the whole reason why you're on restriction. It's because you're not telling the truth about things. If this woman deserves to have the truth, she deserves it. And you know that. >> What? Don't say wise, Ready, John. Because why doesn't exist here. >> I wasn't at her house. >> Ready, John? It's across the street. Look at Look at her. Look at her. That's Look at her face. >> I don't even think they thought I've never seen you hurt anybody, but I don't want to hurt. >> WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING outside at that time of night? It doesn't make any sense. Yoda, ready, John? It doesn't make any sense. There's a million different things you can do being outside where you don't belong and you know you don't belong out there. >> I'm sorry, but I I'm an outdoorsy person. >> You're not an outdoorsy person. You're sitting in front of the TV kind of guy. >> I don't have TV. I'm outside. >> Well, I don't know. I hope and pray you did not do this to this woman. >> I hope and pray. I hope and pray you did not do this because this this is this is horrific. This is a human being and she deserves justice. She does. If this would have happened to your sister, what would you do? >> Whoever, >> if you know anything about this, Randy John >> for her at least, if you care about her, tell the truth. Tell the truth. I know. I >> We've been down that road before where you've been lying about something and you swear up and Lanny, Randy, John, you've lied about stuff before. You have lied and you you screamed at me. You slammed doors and swore up and down. You were telling the truth. Remember I tell you over and over and over again, don't tell lies because what's going to end up happening is you're going to create a bad reputation. And then when you do tell the truth, nobody's going to believe you. >> Do you understand? Yeah, >> here we are. Here we are. I can't say beyond a shadow of a doubt right now that you did or did not do this. I don't think that you did, but I can't prove it. And I already told you the evidence the evidence can can hurt you because there's a whole lot of it and you created it all. >> Mom, are you okay with us talking with him? Um, just us. >> YES. [Music] I DO MY WATER BOTTLE. >> You want another one? [Music] >> With his parental figure gone, police are hopeful that Randy will start to actually tell them the truth, or at least some version of it. And it doesn't take long. >> I know that this looks bad. Did you go over there to to kill her or would you No. >> Okay. Well, I mean, that's good. I mean, were you just I know this can be kind of embarrassing to talk about in front of your mom. So, that's why I wanted to kind of give us some space to just you and I to talk. What I want to know, how did this happen? I wasn't over there at all. I buie look at me. Look at me. I know you were there. Okay. I just got done talking to your mom and she said that I mean you're you're 14, right? Like every 14-year-old's kind of had some uh some thoughts about what a woman's like and things like that. And I heard that you've been kind of exploring some nudity. Is that what's going on, man? Thing is, grandma's got no reason to lie to me. And you have no reason to lie to me about that either. >> That's totally normal and totally fine. So, is that something you've been I heard you're taking grandpa's phone and taking a look at that. >> I don't do on grandpa's phone. I haven't been able to do it >> and since I had my computer because she takes everything away. >> Well, is it true that you were looking at some of that stuff? Like I said, it's totally normal, man. >> Okay. And like I said, I think what Detective Hardian said, it's totally normal to want to find out about these things, especially for someone. It seems like you really truly cared about this woman, >> you know, and maybe you just wanted to figure out what what was what, man. like >> maybe you went into there you didn't you didn't expect her to be awake and so you freaked out and panicked because that's what it looks like is that this was a oh and then maybe you just black around not expecting her to maybe you just wanted to knock her out. You didn't want to You didn't think you would hurt it, but >> Mhm. >> And then you got out of there. >> Cuz what we're trying to figure out, Randy John, is like to take part like we're we're pretty certain of what happened. What we're trying to figure out is Randy John the kind of guy that that breaks into people's houses with axes up, leaves them, and murders them, or did Randy John just make a mistake? >> Randy John made a mistake. All right. And allegedly, it isn't his first time. A few weeks prior to this incident, a family friend's kindergarten age daughter accused him of touching her inappropriately. He of course denied the allegations, saying he was just picking her up and his hands slipped. Why he was hanging out with someone a third of his age in the first place and picking her up? Well, he explains that away, too. In his words, he liked her because she was not judgmental. In reality, it was probably because he thought she was an easy target, just like the 91-year-old victim. And clearly he was wrong on both accounts. >> So help us understand Relo. >> Okay. Well, let's start from the beginning. What time did you go over there? >> I honestly don't know. It's bad. I have not time. >> That's fine. I mean, if you don't know, that's fine. So, did you come into the kitchen door or the living room door or something else? >> That was side door. >> So, is that the porch door? Is that the >> living room? >> The living room door. Yeah. >> Okay. And then what happened? [Music] I was just kind of looking around at first. >> Okay. >> Where were you when you looking around? >> Kind of living room, kitchen, hallway, like the like the middle area. >> Okay. And then what? I saw Edith laying down. I went to go see make sure she's asleep. >> Mhm. [Music] She didn't move at all. I went back inside to get the grandpa to watch some videos. And then as I was getting it, I heard more moving from her room. So I quickly put it down and went to make sure still asleep and then she turned over awake. She said something. I don't know what she said, but I grabbed her pillow and I put it over her face so she couldn't see it was me. And she tried to take the pillow off, but I just um held it there so she couldn't pull it away. And then she grabbed my shirt right here. And I use I I I like not squeezing her hand, more just pulling it trying to get her hand off my shirt. Um, but she somehow managed to get fill off her face and I just put my hands on her mouth and eyes. >> You say anything to her? No, I I thought it was quiet the entire time, I believe. >> Okay. >> I don't exactly remember it. bolting through the field. >> The victim, of course, told detectives everything that happened. And surprisingly, it's pretty similar to Ry's account, except in reality, he purposefully touched her, committing battery, something he's not too eager to admit. Another thing he's not eager to admit, that the 91-year-old tried to retaliate, and she actually did a pretty good job at it. The woman fought for her life, kicking, screaming, and ultimately wrestling him off the bed. Her fight is what detectives believe caused Randy to flee. >> And what was happening when you were like, tell me show me, let's imagine that this is the pillow. Show me what you do. Like if if like if if she was kind of in front of you, show me what you were doing. I was just kind of like holding it there so she couldn't really see me. And I was holding it down a little harder closer to her mouth so she couldn't really scream or yell. >> Okay. And at some point you said you told her to what did you say it was to be quiet? >> I didn't say anything. I don't remember. >> Okay. I thought you said that to be quiet. >> Why did you put the pillow on? Cuz I didn't want her to scream. Was she cleaning? Was she screaming? She's trying to say something. >> What were you watching on the iPad? You said something very specific that you were watching videos. Tell me about that. Just YouTube videos. >> You sure about that? What I find hard to believe is that you can tell me what kind of videos you were watching and they were YouTube videos, but you can't tell me what happened after you put the pillow over our mouth. I think you were watching something else on that iPad. I need you to be honest with me, Randy. Sometimes the hardest part of the story is the thing we give the least detail about. And I can understand it, man. You're 14. you have so much more of your life to live. But what we need to understand, man, is needing to understand the truth. I think I think you're telling most of the true story here, but I think you're conveniently leaving some parts out. And I think anybody would do the same thing in your situation. But man, like I said, do you want to be there any John to tell the truth or any John that cares about? Because I know you are. And sometimes when we're in this tough situation, we got we got to say some tough things. It deserves that. You'd agree, right? So, what were you watching on that iPad on YouTube and then I went I went to >> Okay. >> How long did you watch that for? >> I don't know. 5 10 minutes. >> Okay. What were you watching? Do you remember? You know, we we work these kinds of things all the time. So, there's nothing you're going to say that's going to make us bashful. What were you watching? >> No. Very excited. I remember being 14 at one point, man. I know we don't forget stuff like that. >> I don't remember anything after, but >> you do. We both know you do. All three of us know you remember. Don't do that, Randy. You know exactly what happened. cuz I can guarantee this has been eating you up. You're not the kind of guy or at least I don't I hope you're not the kind of guy that that does this kind of stuff. You don't you've never done this before, right? >> You're not the kind of guy that that breaks into the house out of her and just leave her sitting there, are you? So, I know this has been eating you up. I know you can tell me every single moment. I'm sure you can tell me what the room smelled like when it happened, the the taste in the air. I'm sure you can tell me all that. And I'm sure you've been wanting to tell somebody about this cuz it's probably been eaten at your heart, man. So, I know it's in there. I need you to to take this off your heart, man. So, I don't I don't buy the whole I don't remember cuz I know you remember. I don't think you're some coldarted killer that doesn't remember cuz we deal with those kinds of people too, man. But I don't think Randy John's that guy. So tell us what happened. What's the first thing that happened when you were in the when you went to the >> When I first got to the ring, >> she was turned on her side. She turned on the her side. Is that what you said? >> She was turned on. She is on her side. >> Okay. And then what? >> I'm just going to step forward to make sure she's still asleep. >> Mhm. >> Um I'm not sure if she heard heard me saw in the corner of her eye, but she turned like just her head. She turned and that's when I put the pillow on her. Then what happened? >> She was trying to take um move the pillow for a dinner or so and she started grabbing my shirt. That's when I let one of my hands off the pillow to try and get her hand off my shirt and she was able to move the pillow. So, I put both my hands on her face, one on my one on her eyes, and one over her mouth. >> When you say, help me understand. So, like you would like you or you just covered her? >> Just covered it. >> Okay. >> What happened? She started trying to try and like get the rest of her body off the bed or something. >> Okay. >> Then I moved like turned her head, kept one hand on her mouth. I was like trying to get the rest of her body up on the bed again. Did you get on top of her? >> No. >> Like I wrap my arm around her legs to try and lift her up. >> Huh? >> What were you doing that for? >> She was moving her body off the bed. >> And you were trying to I'm just make sure you were trying to keep her on the bed. Yes. >> Okay. What were you doing that for? >> I didn't know what to do. I didn't know what else to do. What he could have done was not take advantage of a 91year-old woman who was just trying to sleep peacefully in her bed or not entered her bedroom in the first place. An action that he still can't logically explain. And what he says next really drives home what his full intention was. Because obviously it wasn't just to keep her quiet so he could escape. It may have been to keep her quiet forever. >> I started trying to find something I could use to wrap her arms up. >> Did you find anything? >> I was trying to get the blankets I could. She kept moving her arms around. I couldn't get quite get them or I could wrap them with the blanket. No. What happened? I know this is going to be hard, man. I don't remember if I wrapped her arms with my arm or if I rolled her over. I don't remember what I did. >> Where would you have rolled her over to? You said she was on her side and >> I would have pushed her onto her stomach. >> Okay. >> Is that just to keep her from like flailing off the bed or was that >> to put her in a position where she couldn't like just reach up and grab >> when did you get on top of it? She was moving her legs out a lot and I was just trying to get her to stop moving. >> Okay. Is that why you got on top of her? >> I believe so. You believe so or you know so is what I'm trying to understand. >> I don't remember everything. >> I know. I know you remember. Randy don't we've already gone through that. I know you remember. This is something you're not going to forget. I know you remember. What I'm trying to understand is how a 14-year-old young man goes from watch living room and probably was aroused by that and that's fine. totally natural to going into this old woman's bedroom and then progressing up and putting her arms behind her back. I I I don't think that's how you planned on it going down. I think you did panic. I think that's reasonable, but I want to I want to know that you're telling me the truth. We we deal with this kind of stuff every day, man. Like I said, this doesn't make you a bad person. But I want to understand the truth now. >> Hey, you also need to remember we've already talked with >> she remembers anything happened. >> Police have more than enough information and evidence to book Randy John. He's left alone to deal with the consequences of his actions, though he clearly doesn't understand the severity of it yet. But our favorite person is about to try and get that across to him. >> Mom, wanted to say hi to you. Hey, bud. So, they told me all what happened, okay? That you did confess to it and everything. The first thing I want you to know is I am not going to stop loving you, okay? Look at me in the eye, please. I'm not going to stop loving you. I still love you. Okay? You just you did something wrong. And the best thing you can do from this moment forward is better. If they offer you counseling on anything like that, take it. Anything you can do to better yourself, take it. Understand? I'm not going to stop loving you, even no matter what. Cuz I know the good side of you. There is a good side, Granny John. You know what I'm saying? There's a really good side of you. And that's the part you need to, you know, build. Yeah. I can't possibly imagine why you would do that. I can't. I I I've been wrapping my head around it for the last hour trying to understand it. But you have to I want the one thing I want you to understand is I have got to go back to that community. You understand? And I'm going to try to do everything I can do to not get your name in the paper. But the world is going to know that's how big this is. Okay. A lot of people, I mean, up north even heard about this case on the news. Understand? You know what I'm saying? She didn't deserve that. And I think you understand that, right? But just understand, you know, I still love you. I care about you. And then I just want to see you from this moment cuz you can't come home now. So, you're going to be going over to the jail. Understand? They tell you all this stuff. Okay. So, um, like I said, anything that they offer you to help you, you should take it. You should take any help you can get because you don't ever want to do this again, right? And whatever thing that drove you to decide to put your hands on a person, understand? Whatever drove you to not think that this was I mean you were in her house first right you were in her house on her tablet so there's a whole lot of things a whole lot of opportunities you had to say I shouldn't do this I shouldn't do this I shouldn't do this right you had a lot of opportunities to change your mind and you ignored all the signs you ignored them all understand so you can only do from this moment better that's all you can understand because I I can't You're out of my hands now. Unfortunately, there's nothing I can do to protect you. Understand? This is very serious. Do you understand that this is serious? How serious do you think this is? >> No. Look, give me an idea of how serious you think this is. >> I don't have anything to compare. This is this is probably going to be the biggest thing. Yeah. Right. I I can understand that. But this is huge, Randy John. And that's it's because of the ripple effect that they have to do everything that they can do to protect the community, right? They have to protect they have to protect the community. And you have got to learn a lesson. You have got to learn a lesson. And one of those things is you got to learn self-control. You understand what I'm saying? You got to learn self-control. If you get opportunities to practice it, practice it. Okay? Practice self-control because you're going to need that in your future. You always need that. We all need that. Ready, John? Okay. I'm up here. You got to get self-control. You're not a horrible person. You've done a horrible thing, but you're not a horrible person. the inside of you is still good. You understand? So don't don't think this is this is going to be a learning thing for you. They're going to try to teach you better. Put you in jail, right? They try to teach you better. And any opportunity, like I said, take it. Okay. Give me a hug. I got to go. I got your puppy. All right. Remember, I love you. Okay. You love grandma. Do you? Okay. All right. I'm sorry this is happening to you, buddy. I really am. Okay. [Music] >> Ultimately, Randy John received a sentence that it seems no one but detectives anticipated. He pleaded guilty to burglary and resulting in 25 years in prison. Despite his age, the severity of the crime and his clear depravity resulted in him being sentenced as an adult. He will be on the offender registry for 30 years where he belongs. Thank you for watching today's video. Whether you're new here or have been with us for a while, check out one of the craziest cases I've ever covered right here or one of my newest uploads right here.