It's a different kid. Yeah. Hey, come on out with your hands up. Sunday, November 6, 2022, St. Petersburg, Florida. Police receive a call from a concerned family reporting that they had lost contact with a relative and were unsure of her condition. They asked authorities to perform a wellness check on her. And according to the report, they had not heard from her in days, and the lack of response had caused growing concern. Officers were dispatched to the home to check in, but they had no idea what they were about to walk into. I'm Tyler and this is your daily dose of crime. You give us permission to go. Yes. Come on. Come on. I'll permission. Go ahead. Go ahead and open that. That one's locked, too. How you lock that? You see different key. That's a different key. That's a different key. Open it. Open it. Bust it open. I give permission. You can't do that, Chica. See if it opens the front door. Can't open the front door. open. No, that's the only key she gave me. And I'll have to call the lockmith. [ __ ] They won't do it. We will. All right. No, no. Let me look. And they can't give me a prick. No, we're not doing all that's going to make that's going to make a bigger mess that they're going to worry about at that point. 8:00 open. As they tried to enter the residence, officers found that the key provided did not match the lock. Every entrance on the home was secured and officers debated how to proceed. Tensions rose quickly and the family became increasingly distressed at the lack of answers. Harriet Owens had lived there with her son, but it seemed like nobody was home and he wasn't responding either. What was it that was really going on? I don't know how to break it down. One in the glass where the door at. We have to place our replacement. Well, come out with their pry tool. We'll get it open. Yeah, we'll get Yeah, cuz this the only key she gave me when she changed the lock. This the only key she gave me. Okay. So, I thought it was both lock like normally. It's how it used to be. And that's releasers normal 1246. [Applause] How big is the brother? Huh? Is he a bigger guy? No, he may be No, he 70 if that. Who? Trail. How what he said? Wait, he probably might be 160. Yeah. 450. He's small. Okay. But he has mental issues. Yeah, he's definitely smaller than how much you weigh. I say he about Kayenville. Yeah, but he's smaller than Kay. A little smaller. And see all her favorite people she talked to, they're here. Yeah, I talked to her Friday. I know. Everybody say they haven't talked to her since Friday. And she called Mel every day. Male say she haven't talked to her since Friday. [Music] As the officers continued attempting to gain entry, Harriet's other children mentioned their brother, John Trail Collins. Something about the way they spoke would catch attention. The entire family said they didn't trust him and added that he had mental health issues. As the moments passed by, so did the sense of dread. Why was there still no response? Glass feel like it's crackling. You hear that glass is cracking a collapse. Oh, that was party, right? Yeah. Hey, come out with your hands up. Keep your hands up. Keep your hands up where I can see him. Walk this way. Walk this way. Walk this way. Now. Now. On your ground. On the ground. Where's your mother? Do not move. Do not move. Do not move. Do not move. Is anybody hurt inside? Is anybody hurt inside? You don't know. Get him in the car. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. We need another guy to go with him to the car. Yeah. Is your mother in the house? Somebody tried to kill me. Send me another back. Back up. Back up. Back up. Back up. I need everyone outside of the fence. Is your mother in the house? Yes or no? Somebody tried to kill me. Is your mother in the house? Where is she? Once the officers finally got the door open, they spotted a man inside the house and alarms went off. With his hands raised, John walked out of the home and was immediately taken down and handcuffed. Family members began shouting and the level of distress exploded. Collins denied that anyone inside had been hurt, but the nervousness in his voice had given him away. Stretch. You stay over. I'm staying with you. Back up. Back up. Back, guys. Back up. Rescue in here. Rescue. Rescue. Let's go. Back up. Back up. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Please. Buddy. Please. No. Please. Guys. Please. No. Back. Back up. I will talk to all of you. Please. Back up. Please. I will. I will. I promise. I promise. I promise. Make a hole. Make a hole. Make a hole. Make a hole. In the house. In the house. In the house. In the house. Bro, bro. Come on. radio. Yes. I will talk to you. clear. Hey, go clear the rest. I'll stay. Please, buddy. Please. Please, guys. Please. [Music] What did he do? What did he do? Not even far. Whoever's first one here. I need you on the street. It's the west side of the house. Hold right up towards the driveway, please. We need to get him in a car. Yeah, I know. [Music] I need you guys. You want? No. Yeah, he's rescuing the house till I can get a car here to get him in the car. All right. [Music] As the officers called for paramedics, the entire family broke down. Screams, insults, and uncontrollable sobbing would echo outside of the home, while Collins remained face down on the ground, motionless under an officer's restraint. Authorities still did not exactly know what had happened, but the reactions of John Trell's relatives said it all. They already knew what had gone down inside, and the grief became overwhelming. All right, one I need I have one pulling up. Let's go get him. Stay right here. All right. In her car. She's new. We're coming to you. Okay. Everybody stand back. Get them back. Get them back. Open your car. Who's driving? Get in your car. Get in your car. I'm not I'm not on your sit back. Sit back. Sit back. [Applause] Yeah, slow down. Come over here, please. That's what I'm getting. What's up? Somebody wants to get a crime scene log. She's dead. Okay. recording. She's dead. In an effort to calm things down, officers quickly placed Collins in a patrol car and removed him from the scene. His presence only added fuel to an already chaotic moment. Soon after, authorities confirmed that Harriet Owens was dead. The family's worst fears had been realized and officers continued their work as paramedics stepped in and a forensics team was called to determine whether this was the case of a homicide. They had to have evidence and they needed answers and they needed them fast. Really? Yeah. So, does he live there? Yes. What's his relationship? That's that's my brother. That's is uh what's the what's politically correct this? Does he have any mental issues? Yes. I always I always told her he was going to be the death of her. She always protected him. That was her. Of course, but I always said, "My tre." And I hate And look what happened. Go walk with your I have no idea. I know. Then I just found out he beat his daddy and put his daddy in the hospital two months ago. I didn't know that. I just found this out today. She never told me this. I would have told her come stay with you. She never told me this. What's his name? John Trail. Collins. Y'all done been here several times. John, what's Collins? Collins. Y'all done been here several times. Me sounds familiar. Cuz one time that's I had I was going to run him over with my several times. My grandma is dead. I'm going to get every They better they better get in the I want to see my grandma so bad. Correct. Oh, that's right. One of Harriet's daughters and sister to John Trell told the police that her mother had always defended him despite his violent behavior. She said her brother had struggled with mental health and that she had warned her mother several times that he might eventually kill her. Just two months earlier, Collins had violently attacked their father, sending him to the hospital in critical condition. But still, no one had taken action. And now it it all ended in the worst possible way. All right, I'm gonna pull you out since I wasn't able to search you. I'm gonna pull you out of the car and I'm just going to have you stand right here. I'm going to search you. Okay. All right. What they do? Just throw you in the car and stand up pretty much. Yeah. You got any more coffee? Nope. Keep safe in the car, please. Can I have you widen your stance for me, please? Can you go ahead and step out of the your shoes for me? Go ahead and slide them off. Go ahead and lift this foot up back towards me. Hold your balance. All right. You want to go ahead and step back in your shoes? I'll put them right between your toes or your your feet. Got it. Good. I Silent and expressionless, John Trail cooperated during the booking process, showing no signs of remorse and no visible sadness. John Trail Collins, age 29, would be arrested and charged with seconddegree murder after allegedly beating his mother to death. According to his statement, he had used his fists and an unidentified object to strike her. He now faces years in prison pending the circumstances of the crime and his criminal record.