I still have a body in my refrigerator. Again, you're flirting with death. I don't buy [music] that Laura was killed by accident. >> Some disturbed cops believe they can escape justice after committing horrific crimes, but what happens when their plan falls apart and the truth catches up to them? >> Yeah, right now you're charged with murder. >> [music] >> No. >> And it is killing. >> No. I'll do that. No. No. >> These were the moments when killer cops realized they'd been [music] caught red-handed. We begin with the case of a troubled-minded cop who believed that his fabricated story would be enough to protect him from the fallout of his own disturbing [music] actions. >> The second I said police, he jumped back and I clearly remember him drawing and go pointing a gun at me and and I remember saying to myself, "Aim." I still remember and I was like, "Aim." And I put that front sight right in the center mass >> [music] >> and I squeezed. >> However, it wouldn't take long for investigators to realize that the author of the gruesome crime was one of their own. >> It's a fire. No. >> Oh my gosh. There's gunshots. >> On October 18th, 2015, officers from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office received an unusual call. The caller was one of their own, Officer Nouman Raja, who reported that he had just shot a man on the roadway. At the time, Nouman believed the incident had gone unnoticed and as he called for help, he carefully positioned himself as the victim. >> I'M RIGHT NOW. >> 911. >> GARDEN THIS IS Garden South 1. I just got one down. I shot I shot one person. I'm at that off-ramp right behind DoubleTree. Black male. >> You're behind the DoubleTree? >> I'm on the off-ramp, 95 South on off-ramp, off the DoubleTree. I'm I am not covered in anything right now. >> All right. >> Send me some units. I got one down. I got one man down. I got five units standing by. >> Raja, you all right? >> Yeah, man, I'm good. I'm good. Drop the gun. >> On the off-ramp, right? >> On the off-ramp, give me some units. I've lost contact with him. I don't know where he is. >> All right, you got it, buddy. You Where's your radio? Where's your radio, Raj? >> My radio's in the van right now. I don't have it with me. I'm on my way. That's why I'm on the phone. >> All right, stay on the phone, buddy. What we What's the guy look like? >> Black male wearing all black dress, had a silver handgun in his right hand. >> After receiving the call, officers rushed to the scene. Upon arrival, they encountered Newman and the victim, later identified as 31-year-old Corey, who was already deceased. What had begun as a reported shooting was now a homicide, and investigators needed to determine whether Newman's actions had been justified during the encounter. What Newman did not realize, however, was that the entire incident had been captured during a call Corey made to AAA while attempting to have his car towed, and that his call wasn't the only unusual one to be received that day. >> Is there any building, landmark, anything like that that I could use to pinpoint your address? >> Stop. I'm good. Y'all good? Yeah. >> Oh my god. Um Um there's gunshots. >> Newman didn't know at the time, but [music] that single call would be responsible for sealing his fate. Later that same day, Newman was questioned at the scene, and it was then that the fabricated narrative he had introduced during the initial call began to take shape. >> Officer Raja, are you aware this is a voluntary procedure and that you may decline to continue at any time? >> Yes, I do. >> Okay. Do you feel as though you are emotionally prepared to provide an accurate reenactment? >> I believe so. >> Okay. Do you Do you any questions about the reenactment procedure before we begin? No, no, everything good? >> Yes, sir. >> Do you swear or affirm that the evidence you are about to provide will be the truth, the entire truth, and nothing but the truth? >> I do. >> Okay. What are your current duty assignments here with the Commerce Gardens? >> Currently assigned to road patrol on the midnight [music] shift, late night, 7:30 19:30 to 06:30. >> Okay. Was that your shift last night? >> Okay, sorry. >> Was that your shift that you were working last night also? >> Yes, last night was my Friday. We work four day on, four day off schedule. Last night it was my last day on. >> Okay. Um, what do you normally wear as in your duties? >> On a normal days, we wear full uniform with a badge and the name tag. For the last since September 30th or so, we've had a lot of vehicle burglaries in our area and everything, and we were getting with them a lot. So, starting last week we started with this. We were setting up decoy cars. And at midnight, I'm Alpha 1 cover shift. So, basically I'm Beat 1, which is far out west, and there's not really that much happens. So, they also use me as a cover unit. >> [music] >> At midnight, I would go and set up the decoy cars and stuff like that. I would dress down in street clothes, and I've been doing this for the last four nights. And I would either [music] take this van, or we have a gold Crown Victoria, unmarked, and I would take that, and basically drive around residential neighborhoods and everything, blacked out, no windows down, seeing if I can see if we see any burglaries occurring. >> Okay. Did you have anything on you this evening after you dressed down >> [music] >> um, showing that you were a police officer? Did you have a badge or anything? >> inside, first of all, I always have my wallet badge with me with a >> [music] >> police ID, which is part policy. Uh, and on top of that, inside my van, I had my tactical vest which [music] had police in the front, police on the back, my name actually stitched onto the vest, Officer Raja. And I had my duty holster with me [music] inside the van. >> Newman initially presented himself as a responsible officer, claiming that he had all the necessary means to identify himself as law enforcement if the situation required it. Later in the investigation, however, Newman revealed that he did not have permission to act as an officer without wearing the proper uniform, but that he kept his badge and vest in his car in case he needed them. He also admitted that in case something happened, he needed to call for backup, but this didn't happen that day. As the investigation moved forward, cracks in his story began to emerge. >> Okay, now what I'd like you to do is go into what happened this evening. Start as far back as you have to. Try to go into as much detail as you can. >> Okay. >> If you need to stop, stop. If you need a break, call us, let us know. Okay, and then try to be as elaborate as you can with what happened, how it happened, why it happened, and what's what not. >> Absolutely. >> Okay. >> Uh well, tonight at uh I couldn't really start the this opera- operation, if you want to call it, till midnight because I was at your backup officer on a domestic call in Evergreen. And second I cleared the domestic call as the backup officer, I uh went to the station, changed out, and everything through and got into the van, had the van prepped, and everything like that. And I sent uh Sergeant Anderson a message cuz one of the things was we had a we were assuming that these people that were doing a lot of the burglaries are coming from uh Jupiter area from the heights. And we've checked and we've seen a couple of these suspicious people that we've, you know, checked out with before and everything like that, walking south on Military, walking south on Central. So, I started my day with [music] I started on PGA. I went down Military all the way down to Hood Road, went into uh Donald Ross Village, drove around there, and then came down Central down PGA, and then I came back here, went to the gas station, got myself a drink and some snacks, which are still inside the van, and I started to hit do the communities. And I was as I was doing this, I was sending messages to Sergeant Anderson on the laptop. I'm going to this community, this community. This is what I just did. This is what I just did. So, he's aware of the whole so, you know, the chain of command's going. So, he's aware of my location at all times. Uh I did the first community was, uh, the Isles. >> [music] >> Under the Isles and I was about to go into Evergreen and I was just about to go there and everything and I remember that one of the two units responded to a domestic disturbance at the Marriott and the Lux club is located on the first floor of the Marriott. >> [music] >> They responded to like on the fifth floor or something like that to a domestic disturbance that was pretty heated and so uh, Sergeant Anderson went there, too. And I saw Sergeant Anderson with the I remember him calling on the radio "Hey, we have a disturbance going on downstairs in Lux in the nightclub. Have officers respond." So, I you kept on hearing the different officers I had the radio on like the officers I'm on the way, I'm on the way. So, in my mind I'm like, okay, this might be that call that, you know, it it just might break loose. So, let me take the van, get out of where I was at and and start heading down in this direction to be close to it just in case if you know, something broke I have the riot gear, everything like that that we discussed about. So, I turn on Military from Military to PGA and I was going eastbound on PGA. And as I was coming here and everything, I saw this vehicle stop here, didn't see anybody inside, nothing. And I called out, uh, I believe on the radio and I said that I've got a uh, I thought it was a disabled vehicle on the side of the road or an abandoned vehicle. So, I saw this vehicle and everything. I was like, okay, I've got this vehicle on the side of the road and you know, I'm going to check out with it, make sure everything's okay. >> At that dawn, Newman was not even a fully on-duty officer, but a backup officer. He was not wearing a uniform and his vehicle bore no police identification. Although he did have a way to identify himself with his badge inside the car. Approaching a vehicle stopping across the roadway in that manner was unusual and it was something Corey clearly felt as well. >> And you know, when I drove past it there was no I could not see anything, any occupants inside the vehicle. Or if I drove past it, which lane? >> Eastbound. >> Okay. Okay. >> Eastbound. So, I went down to the next light right there. I made a U-turn, came in here and I was as I was coming in I was like, you know, it's like, all right, this is an abandoned vehicle. This is the on-ramp. I'm just going to pull in front of it like this and park in front and pull my flashes on and give dispatch a tag to see if I can see the owner. Maybe they walked to the gas station or have a tow, do what we need to do. But, you know, it's like and and this is where I I I'm kind of like kicking myself. It's like, you know, it's like thinking about hindsight. It's like on you know, golden rule it's like, you know, always act like a vehicle's always occupied. Never take that chance of like, you know, this vehicle not being unoccupied. If I knew the vehicle was occupied, I would never put myself in a fatal funnel situation like this by pulling in front of I didn't think there was anybody in there. And as I got close to the vehicle and uh the door swung open and uh this guy jumps out and I immediately got out of the van and he's like, "I'm okay. I'm okay, man." And at which point I said, "Hey, man, police, can I help you?" The second I said police, he jumped back and I clearly remember him drawing and go pointing a gun at me. I saw that silver muzzle and he had I can swear on this, he had a LaserMaxx laser in the guide rod in the gun. And I saw that red light of that LaserMaxx flashing at me. >> [music] >> And I immediately just shouted, "Drop the gun!" And >> It's It's It's a Take a deep breath. Let's go through this, okay? Do you need a drink? >> No, no, no. I'll be sure. >> Listen, I want you to take your time. I want you to be okay. Listen, uh why don't we >> You want to walk >> Can you go over here and show us where you were when this happened? >> And >> When you got out of the van >> I >> Which way did you go? >> Right here. I came right here. >> Hold on one second. >> Yes, sir. Come back here. >> Now, when you got out of the van, which way did you go? >> [music] >> In front. This is just like how it is. You know >> Yeah, I had >> Oh, okay. >> I I immediately jumped out and I came right here. And at that point I didn't I didn't have a what I had on me, the only thing I had on me because [music] I was in faint like my gun was still inside my duty gun, my vest was inside. And the only thing I had was my backup gun, my department approved backup gun and a and waistband holster inside with a shirt tucked in like this. I thought and I immediately said, "Hey man, police, can I help you?" And at which point that's when he jumped back and I saw him draw the gun right at me right after I said the word police and it was and it was just I kind of got like caught with my pants down at that point. And it just immediately it's like I I paused and I was It's just like, you know, your family flashes in front of your kids, flashes [music] in front of your and you're It's just and just immediately I drew down. I was like, "Drop the gun, drop the gun." And he and he didn't. He was right there. And I remember pulling the trigger I think two to three times. And he started [music] running. >> Newman's act was pathetic at the very least. It started with the fact that stopping his vehicle in a diagonal position, as he did, is usually only necessary when police are trying to prevent a suspect from fleeing. If Newman truly believed the car was broken down, why was the need to stop that way? Not only that, but his fake crying likely triggered suspicion in the investigator's minds rather than sympathy, as it clearly failed to touch their hearts. Still, Newman seemed convinced his performance deserved an Oscar and he continued pushing forward with his senseless story. >> And as he was running, I had my cell phone and I dialed and I was still remember putting my code in and just like this I had the gun and I'm keeping my eye on this guy and I put my code in, dialed 911 and I called dispatch right away. My radio was dead. And the whole time I'm like giving him commands, I'm yelling, screaming. I'm like, "Drop the [screaming] gun, drop the gun, drop the gun." And as he's running, he gets about like right just a little past where the guardrail starts and he's he does this number and I see his whole body spin and I saw like a flash, a silver flash of like a metallic flash come at me. And in my head I I said, "Aim, aim." And I was like, "Aim." And I was like and I just picked that front sight right in the center mass and I just pulled the trigger three times and I saw him drop and I saw something silver fall. And at which point I was still on the phone with dispatch. Dispatch like, "Get your radio. Get your radio." And I just held what I had right there. I couldn't really see where he dropped, what happened, if he moved or anything. And I'm like, "I don't see him. I don't have a visual on him. I don't have visual." And I started to walk backwards and everything. Came back to the van. Grabbed my radio. Grabbed everything. Called out on the radio. And Sergeant Spragg was [music] the first one and I can't remember it was one of the Tauruses, new Tauruses, who responded. And they actually thought it happened in Double Tree. And I got on the radio. I was like, "Guys, I'm right here. I'm right here." And they quickly turned in right here. And uh it was Arlada, Nico Arlada. And Arlada had his rifle slung up and Spragg. I think I'm like, "Guys, I lost sight of him right there." >> Hey, do me a favor. >> Yes, sir. >> I want this is for your own good. Take a deep breath, okay? >> I'm just >> Cuz I'm I'm having trouble. You're you're fast talker and you're explaining everything. I want to be able to understand and make sure everyone's good. But I want to also give you a break to try and get some oxygen in you. >> Yes. I'm sorry. It's just the That's fine. It gets to It gets to me. >> That's totally >> That's That's perfect. >> Um Do you have questions? >> I do. I do. >> Yes. >> Now, while you were going through this, at any time did that individual fire at you? Did Do you know if the gun went off? >> I don't know that, honestly. I I was screaming at the top of my lungs. I was screaming, "Drop the And the only thing I can think of was like like I'm saying, "Drop the gun." I announced myself as a Is this guy pointing a gun at me? What the It was >> Okay. >> Okay. I don't know if he fired a round. I mean, I don't remember. >> Okay. Um at any point did you have any uh contact with that individual? Any kind of personal contact? Did you >> The officer's story did not match what was captured on Corey's call. Based on what could be heard in the recording, Corey was never heard pointing a gun, nor was Newman heard instructing him to put one down. What happened that day was not the result of a volatile encounter between an officer and a dangerous man, but an unjust and senseless homicide. >> When you were walking up >> No, as again like he jumped up and said, "Hey, I'm okay." And I said, and I came out and said I said my exact words were like and I made sure I was speaking loud like I like, "Hey man, police, can I help you?" And immediately he he does a step back and kind of like boom and just draws the gun. It's basically if you're standing right here. Do you mind if I >> Absolutely. Where was Oh, [ __ ] Sure. Okay. You said you got out of the van here. You had indicated earlier you put your flashers on. You said something about putting your flashers >> No, no, that my game plan my game plan as I was coming from PGA was this. I thought it was a disabled vehicle. So I was going to pull in front of the van in front of the SUV and put my flashers on, walk out and you know, see what's going on and call out the tag and call a tow or call a tow truck if I needed to get the vehicle removed. I thought it was a broken down vehicle. There was nobody in it. >> Okay. And is there a reason why you stopped here instead of pulling up and putting your flashers on? >> guy jumped The guy jumped out. >> He jumped out of his >> Exactly. >> While you were in the car, he jumped out? >> He jumped out and I immediately jumped out, too. >> Were you dressed exactly like that? >> Exactly. >> Say more, nothing less? >> Exactly. Exactly. Exactly like this and I had my holster which was covered. >> holster It was covered? >> It was covered. It wasn't out. >> When you have your gun in your waistband, does Is it obvious that you're carrying a gun? Is there a big bulge? >> There's I have I have a big stomach so it kind of overhangs over the holster. >> And you were wearing the same hat? >> Yes. Exactly just like this. >> Okay. And you said you started firing. Was that around this area? >> Uh I I believe I I'm trying to think. It's like I remember he came out and I said, "Drop." I It >> I can't hear you. >> Yeah, but hold on. I'm I'm sorry. I'm I'm thinking. I I I I know I I know when he had the gun pointed at me around the car and everything, I fired. I know that. I >> Do you remember exactly where he was at when he He And let me go back. You said that you got out you jumped out and you came around here. When did the gun come into play and where did it come from? >> See, he jumped out and he said, "I'm okay, man." He said, "I'm okay, I'm okay." And I said, "Hey, man, police, can I help? Can I help you?" And second I said I I remember Yeah, don't touch I'm not touching anything. No. I remember clearly seeing [music] this the gun was right here. I remember seeing it above the door level and it was in this area right here pointing at [music] my directly at me and I remember seeing it was a silver gun. I could clearly see the whole of the muzzle and I could see that laser max laser in the guide rod flickering. It was like flickering red on and off on and off. >> Okay. >> When asked how he had reacted to the alleged threat, Newman acted as if he could not recall exactly what had happened. Not because he truly forgot, but because he was attempting to construct a story strong enough to hold itself together. During this performance, however, a crucial detail emerged. When he stepped out of the car, he was wearing nothing that identified him as an officer, only his gun. Earlier, Newman had claimed his vest was inside the vehicle so he could use it if necessary. Yet, when it was supposedly needed, he never used it. >> So, he was in this area >> Yeah, yeah, he was in this vicinity, somewhere in this vicinity. >> You want to Why don't you Do you recall where you were standing? I know you had some difficulty. Do you know approximately where? >> Somewhere in in in this vicinity somewhere. I don't recall exactly where. >> Why don't you do it somewhere between where and where? >> Oh. Let's see. I don't >> [sighs and gasps] >> But if I if I had to say something, I would probably say about like in the in in this region right here. >> Well, I don't want you to have to say anything. That's why I asked you approximately. So, if you're safe saying where your attorney is standing and somewhere between there and somewhere else there, let me >> It's somewhere in this area right here. >> Put this at the western boundary of any possibility of where you were standing. >> Yeah, okay. I'm going to put it about here. About here, let's see. >> And put this at the eastern >> Eastern. >> And take your time and arrange them how you want. >> Okay. So, I'm I don't know about that far. You're probably somewhere here. >> Okay, so somewhere between number one and number two, is it safe to say this is where you saw >> Yes, sir. >> That's where you initially came into engagement. >> Well, like verbal engagement or >> Well, you had spoke to him. When When did you specifically see the threat? >> Right around this area. When when because as it was happening, I I saw my brother was in this area and I said, "Hey, man, police. How can I help you?" And I said that clearly. And when I said that, and he immediately just jumped. And I just I I remember this action right here. handgun on me. >> As the investigation continued, detectives asked Newman to recount the events of earlier that day, and to show them where each moment had taken place. However, his behavior did not align with what would be expected from an experienced academy trainer. >> And then he started running in this direction right here. Just as you >> At What What side of the guardrail? >> On the western side of the guardrail. >> So, he's in the grass. >> On the grass, yes. He started running on the grass and And if I'm thinking And I And this is where I grabbed my phone and I started running after him with my gun still pointing in his direction, screaming. And I was on my phone when I was yelling. I was like, "Drop the gun. Drop the gun. Drop the gun." And I was screaming at the top of my lungs. >> What was he doing at that point? >> was and right when he got about uh I think he was cuz this is where I started to walk. I I remember I was around that area by that pole when I decided to walk back to get my radio again. And this guy was like, "Go get your radio, Raj. Go get your radio." And >> I don't Just be careful right here. >> I'm sorry. I'm sorry. And I remember over here is where I was and he must have been Mhm. Uh do you see this plant right here? >> Is it this big hump? >> Yeah, the big hump. Just where the ditch is right there in front of it kind of like He was in that area and that's when he did the spin. Then I was yelling I was like, "Drop the gun. Drop the gun." And I saw him go like this. And and I remember saying [music] to myself, "Aim." I still remember and I was like, "Aim." And I put that front sight right [music] in the center mass and I squeezed. I I think I believe two rounds. >> Okay. >> And I saw him drop at which point And when he dropped and everything and I started going up and I couldn't see him. And I was like, "I lost sight of him. I lost sight of him." And they're like, "Go get your radio. Go get your radio." And I started to go and I was like just pedaling back and everything. And the guys came and I was like, "Look, I lost sight of him right there. I don't know where he went to." And I think uh one of the officers was up north. He's like, "I think I see something up there and this and that." So and then Sergeant uh Sprague or Sergeant Anderson one of the sergeants who was like, "Raj, come show me exactly where the last spot you saw him." So I started walking up the garden. We all started walking up. We saw him right there. >> Okay. What happened after that? >> Well, once we saw him and everything cuz he was laying face down and both his hands were tucked underneath him. So Sergeant Anderson came to my left. He brought a shield. He was shield guy. I was shield cover behind him. And Sergeant Sprague came to the north side of us from the almost at the tree and he had a rifle out. And we said, "Okay, we need to approach him to make sure that, you know, he's still not armed. What's going on?" and everything. So we slowly approached him and everything like that. About before that when they came, I ran to my van, immediately put on my vest, and I immediately slipped on my thigh holster, my duty gun. >> Only at this point did Newman decide that using his vest might be important when Corey had already been shot and was lying on the ground. As he continued recounting the events, Newman walked the detectives through the scene while maintaining his pathetic performance. He claimed that no gun was found near Corey, but that was because the victim had dropped it while trying to run. However, the investigation later revealed that Corey was shot from approximately 150 ft away. At that distance, and unarmed, Corey posed no threat. Newman also claimed he called 911 before firing the second shot, but Corey's call proved otherwise. Instead, shots were fired with a 10-second pause between each one, exposing the 911 call as nothing more than a staged performance. By the time Newman made the call, Corey had already been shot three times. >> I want you to I want the volume of your voice to be the same. I want your Okay. >> Your speed and your walk or your run to be the same. And progress all the way through. >> All the way through, okay. >> Yep. >> Completely go around like And he says, [music] "Hey, man, I" He jumps like, "Hey, man, I'm okay." I'm like, "Hey, man, cops. Hey, man, police, can I help you?" And he immediately uh "Hey, man, police, can I help you?" And he draws the gun on me and says, "DROP THE GUN, DROP the gun." And bang, bang, bang, and he starts running, and I start chasing him. And I'm calling 911. "Hey, this is Garden Grove, this is Roger. I just I just That guy had a gun, and I'm describing the guy." And as he's going right there, he stops, and he turns on, looks at me, and I And I'm like, "Hey!" And I bang, bang, bang, and I fired about two or maybe three rounds over here, and I see him drop. And I come up a little bit more, and I'm still on the phone. I slow down, I slow down, and then I couldn't see him anymore. And I was like, "I've lost sight of him. I've lost sight of him. I don't know where he is." They're like, "Go back at your radio. Go back at your radio." And I just started walking backwards, ran back, and got my radio. >> Length of time that you just did that? Roughly? The same? >> Three to four seconds. Lift that. You can maybe five. >> Okay, what we're going to do is we're going to take you over to Sergeant >> Mobile's car. >> Mobile's car? >> Yes, I am. >> I'm mixing up the names. Um where he put your gun in the truck. >> Yes, I I >> The only reason I'm going to have you go over there so I can identify that it is your gun. >> That is Okay, we'll do. >> And then we're going to take it as evidence. >> Okay. >> And uh >> You got it. >> That'll conclude everything. Any other time, brother? >> So, what did you say I police? >> I I I I I I don't know what to tell you. >> What's that? >> I I I don't know what to I I remember screaming, "Drop the gun. Drop the gun." I remember screaming that. I'm sure I probably said, "Police, drop the gun." It's just >> You don't remember? >> I don't remember, yeah. >> Okay. Okay. Have a good day. >> Good. >> Okay. >> Thank you very much, sir. >> You're welcome. >> Although Newman constructed an entire story to protect himself, it was the simple call Corey made to AAA that ultimately sealed his fate. Beyond that, the officer was no stranger to trouble, having previously mishandled evidence and responded to [music] a domestic incident at a friend's home while off duty. Corey, on the other hand, did not even have a traffic ticket on his record. That day, Corey remained inside his car to protect the instrument he deeply loved, only to cross paths with a disturbed [music] soul. In the end, Newman was sentenced to 25 years in prison for manslaughter and attempted first-degree Moving on to the next case where a sergeant believed that acting insane [music] would make him appear less guilty of taking his own girlfriend's life. >> No! NO! NO, CALM DOWN. NO! NO! DUDE. NO! NO! WHAT DO NO! >> ON MAY 11TH, 2019, officers received an unsettling call from a woman reporting that her neighbor, Sergeant William Tally, had confessed over the phone to killing his girlfriend, Kelly Levenson, following an argument. According to the caller, Tally said he had fired his handgun at her, stolen her truck, and fled the scene. After receiving the alarming report, officers rushed to the location where they were met by the visibly shaken caller. >> So, I hung up with her and called our 911. Um called her back and she said then that he had a gun. They were asking them to to leave. So, I don't know anything since then. >> Okay. So, nobody's here that injured. >> No, that that's what I told him when I called. He told me that he thinks he killed her. >> Okay. But, that's up in >> No, this is her house. >> This is her house. >> She was living here with her. >> Okay. And he's the one that told you that. >> Yes. >> Okay, and what's her name? >> Kelly. Kelly. >> She's She's saying that he told her that Kelly told her that he thinks he Kelly. And that she's in at this house. With This house right here. >> That's his kid. >> Has anybody confirmed? We have not confirmed. We just pulled up just got what she stated. All right, has anybody been in? >> No, we just pulled up. >> He's saying he she You're saying he called you. >> Yes. >> Can we get anybody to the door? Where is he at? >> We're at the front door. >> All right, but I want to make sure he's not in here. With a gun. >> The neighbor described something almost unimaginable to everyone at the scene. A sergeant had shot his girlfriend after an argument and instead of facing the consequences of his cowardly act, [music] had fled. The man who once hunted criminals like this and forced them to answer to the law was now being sought for a horrific crime of his own. After hearing the neighbor's account, officers headed to the house hoping there might still be something they could do to save the woman. >> Kelly. Hey. Hey. I got I'll get it. >> All right. It's Brown Deputy Brown who used to work for the Sheriff's Department. There's a dog in there. >> Yep, she's right there. >> Sorry again, man. >> Inside the house, officers found Kelly. Once loved and widely known for her kindness and willingness to help others. The home was in complete disarray with items scattered everywhere, painting a [music] clear picture of the heated argument that had unfolded between the couple. Kelly was found lifeless on the kitchen floor. With that, the search for William Talley began. Officers first questioned his co-workers who revealed that he had received SWAT training. Finding him would not be easy as William knew exactly how law enforcement operated and how to evade [music] them. A breakthrough came when officers received a report of a car accident involving William. Police rushed to the location and were able to take him into custody where he was found [music] bearing visible injuries from the crash. After being taken to the hospital, William was taken to the interrogation room where detectives were finally able to question the man about his disgusting acts. >> Are you going to be able to sit up for us? >> A little bit. >> Back hurting you? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Everything? >> Are you able to move your weight? >> Yeah. >> Do you know where you're at? >> Mhm. >> Where you at? >> The apartment. >> What's today, do you know? >> May [snorts] >> Something. >> May something. >> Who's the president? >> Donald Trump. >> Do you know how long you've been in the hospital? >> Days. >> Days? >> Yeah. >> All right. Well, I'm here to tell you I'm not your judge, man, okay? I am not your judge. But we brought you over here. Hopefully we can get a better understanding of maybe what happened on Saturday, Sunday. And um hopefully, we'll get your side of that. And um you can kind of help shed some light on what happened out there, okay? And maybe maybe some of the events that might have led up to this. All right? Uh but before we do that, we going to obviously we got all your information uh written down here on on on advice of rights form. Uh you got a bachelor's degree, right? All right. And um so we're going to advise you of your rights, and then uh we'll go we'll kind of go from there, okay? >> William kept his head down the entire time, never looking at the investigators or answering their questions directly. He knew what he had done, and for him, having to endure the stares of his former colleagues was more than he could bear. >> Can I ask what my charges are? >> Yeah, right now you're charged with You're charged with violation of open offices, and you're charged >> Who? >> with um with possession of firearm during the commission of crime. >> Who? >> That's what we hoping you can tell us. Maybe once we start talking about it a little bit, um >> It wasn't accidental, was it? Who was it killing? >> Well, >> Was it Calvin? >> Well, that's what we want to want you hoping you can tell us, but before we get to any any of that part, if you feel like it, if you able if you able to, and you can sign this >> Then what is the elephant in the room about this? >> Well, we're going to get to that. That's what we're hoping to get to. >> No, I'm not talking until somebody talks to me. >> Okay. Well, I can tell you who, if we can get started there. >> [snorts] >> And it is killing. >> [snorts] >> No. >> Don't do that. >> NO. NO. >> BILLY, COME ON. BILLY. >> [clears throat] >> BILLY. BILLY. >> NO. NO. >> BILLY. >> NO. [snorts] NO. NO. >> BILLY. CAN YOU relax for me? >> No. >> Billy, listen. >> No. >> Relax. >> [snorts] >> Hey, I don't want you to hurt yourself, okay? >> No. >> You got a lot of injuries on you, man. You got to heal up from all that, okay? >> I'm not going to talk. >> You're not going to talk? >> I'm not going to talk. >> Okay, well. >> I got to talk to you. >> That's your right. That's your right, okay? Well, relax, okay? >> The sergeant knew exactly why he was in that room, yet tried to portray himself as a desperate man who had only just realized he had taken his girlfriend's life. His staged vomiting and repeated head banging against the table may have convinced him he was delivering a convincing performance, but investigators were not fooled. >> Billy, let me get you some napkins. Billy. Billy, no. Stop, Billy. Relax, Billy. Stop. Relax. I'm not here to judge, man. Just stop. Just stop. Hey, you want some water? I think you need to have a sip of water. Relax. >> Stop. >> [sighs] >> It's all unnecessary, Bill. You don't want to talk to us, that's fine, but let's not let's not do this, okay? Don't Okay? Let's not do this, okay? Okay? Just breathe regular, okay? >> [snorts] >> That's your rights, and we're going to respect them, all right? >> [snorts] [sighs] [snorts] [snorts] >> Bill, you don't want to talk to us? >> [clears throat] [panting] >> William was so cowardly that he could not bring himself to look at the men in the room with him. Man to man, the investigators understood just how disturbing and repulsive his actions were. Losing control and firing at his girlfriend rather than protecting her was the mark of a deeply corrupted man. Unfortunately for the investigators, William chose to continue his act instead of coming clean and telling them what had happened. >> Are you aware that you have an attorney representing you or not? >> Well, nobody's talked to me about it, so it's >> Okay. Well, I mean, if you want to ask some questions, there's some we can answer, >> [music] >> Bill, but in the same aspect, we'd like to talk to you if you want to talk. And that's your right if you don't want to talk. >> [sighs] [snorts] >> Who else got hurt? >> Right now, you're hurting yourself. >> I don't care about me. >> Well, >> Who else got hurt? >> There's no one else >> hearing people whisper. Or whispers, it's >> [music] >> You keep hearing whispers? Okay. Well, what what's what whispering do you hear? >> No, tell me tell me the truth. >> Okay. >> [music] >> There's no one else hurt. Okay? Everybody else is okay. >> Take us >> Yes. Bill, let's not do this. Take you back to jail. Take you back to jail. >> Take me back to jail. >> [music] >> All right. Calm down, we'll take you back, okay? Hey, look, why don't you sit up and hold your head up so it all that blood rushes to your head, okay? Sit up for me. >> Okay. >> Down. There you go. Sit up for me, man. Sit up. You got all that blood rushing down to your head. You know better than that, okay? >> I'm trying to >> Relax. Sit back. >> I'm trying to >> Sit back, okay? Breathe back over there. Relax. >> Breathe. >> When he tell whatever it take me back. >> Okay, we'll take you back. We'll take you back. I need you to sit up so all that don't rush down to your head. >> Sit up. Come back to baby. >> [snorts] >> In the end, William pleaded guilty to murder and violating his oath. He was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in prison. Up next, we have a case of a deeply disturbed former officer [music] who tried to diminish the police after he ended his wife's life when she attempted to move on and rebuild without him. >> No, please, no. >> I'm I'm sorry to inform you, but your wife is passed, sir. >> No, god damn it. >> Thank you. Your wife I have no idea. >> On January 29th, 2021, a woman later identified as Candy Howard called her boyfriend saying she believed her husband, Dan Howard, intended to take her life. Alarmed and desperate, her boyfriend, Daniel Pardo, contacted Candy's parents and told them he feared for her safety. Deeply unsettled by the call, her parents decided to contact the police. >> Central dispatch, this is Yes. Uh I had a call from my my daughter, Candy Howard. >> Okay. >> Uh uh they Uh she She called in a panic and I know her husband just got home from Alaska and she was they're getting a divorce and it said things aren't very good out there. >> Tell me exactly what happened. >> Uh We were just in bed and my wife just got a phone call from my from a friend and they're all eating tacos. >> I got a call from a friend that she called him and she's in a panic and then hung up and I've been trying to call her and she won't answer. [music] She's had trouble with him before. Dan Howard. You guys have been there before. >> Okay. Are you at that location now? >> No, I'm not. >> Okay. >> And then [music] I got a call from her other friend. >> Were there any weapons involved? >> Um I don't know. [music] He has weapons and he's been there before because he pretended to cuz like I said, he'll kill you and take you with him before he does that. She just called her friend and was in a panic and then and then the phone [music] hung up. >> Give me a second. She's calling me. Hello. Hello. >> Dispatcher. Is that her? >> Yes. >> Dispatcher on the way to you. Okay. The dispatcher on the way to you. Okay. Yes. Okay. Stay on the line with your dad. All right. Stay on the line with your dad. >> The dispatcher told me she's in a panic. He has to get That was That was fun. He needs help. >> Okay. What did she say was going on? Pardon? No, she say what's going on? >> No, cuz he's there listening. That's why she said is and she's crying. >> Okay. >> It's crazy. I told her to stop the freaking >> Okay. All right. Do you think it's been physical? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yeah, you guys were there last summer cuz he pretended to to this >> Okay. Okay. Hold on just one second. >> She just tried to get on the phone with the cops and she said >> Yeah. Is she saying anything? >> She's on the phone with her dad right now. >> Okay. >> After receiving the call, officers were dispatched to the scene [music] where they found Candy visibly anxious and fearful. She was taken to her parents' house, but despite everyone urging her not to, she returned to the home she shared with Dan the very next day. Dan, a former law enforcement officer and Marine, had displayed clear signs of a volatile temper in recent years. In 2013, he was charged with first-degree stalking, aggravated assault, and petty theft after pursuing and threatening a neighbor who became involved with Candy, forcing the man to flee the state. Shortly afterward, Dan was also found to have stolen ammunition from the unit where he worked. Being inside that house with a disturbed [music] former officer was no trivial matter, and Candy's family feared for her life. Then, just days after that initial call, on February 2nd, officers received a horrifying call from Dan. >> 911, [clears throat] what's the address? >> [cough] >> 911. >> What what >> What's the matter? Where are you at? Okay, take a deep breath for me. Take a deep breath. >> [laughter] >> Come on. Come on. I need you to stay here. Okay? >> This time, the call involving the couple carried devastating news. One of them was deceased. Officers rushed to the home, but what they discovered there immediately raised serious red flags. >> He's going to take strawberry, but >> Yeah, so just so you know, we're 60 or 9. This guy that [snorts] we're going to, retired ISP. Yeah, but he's super volatile. He's torched off rounds. He's done all kinds of Um so we're waiting for all of us to get here to go in. And be aware that it could turn into something major. Wait with him. >> Get buffs. >> Send in medical. >> Yep. >> Do you have any? >> No No heartbeat. >> Lividity? >> Not seeing anything. >> [snorts] >> So medical's going to disturb your scene. >> [laughter] >> No, please, no. >> Hi guys. >> [snorts] >> Yeah. >> Huh? >> We have >> I honestly haven't seen it anywhere. >> Oh, no, no. >> [snorts] >> Please don't. Just tell me it's going to go away. >> Hi sir. Get down over here. >> Oh, please, please. >> What immediately stood out to officers was Dan's reaction. Despite crying loudly, not a single tear fell for his wife, and his behavior came across as pathetic, anything but genuine grief. As officers examined the house, his poor performance continued. >> [clears throat] [snorts] [snorts] >> He's He's dead? >> Yep. >> Do [snorts] we give him This is a different case. So, given the circumstances of him and emotions and things like that. >> Do we want to tell him? >> I don't think medical did. Medical tell me she did? >> I don't think so. >> Do we want to tell him or do you want to wait? >> You better tell him. >> I got it. >> Uh actually, you know what? You haven't done it. Go tell him. >> Okay. Do you want to take pictures? >> Yeah. Okay. What's his name? >> I don't Dan. >> Thank you. >> Dan. Hey Dan. >> Hey Dan. >> Dan. Hey Dan, I'm Deputy Wheeler. I'm I'm sorry to inform you, but your wife has passed. >> No. God damn it. >> Hey Dan. >> I got it. >> Hey Dan. Is there anyone that we can call for you? Anyone that can >> Oh my god. >> Is there anyone we can call to give you some support or anything like that? Any family that >> [snorts] >> Um [clears throat] Dan, I know this is hard, but when when is the last time that you saw your wife alive? >> No. I know this is this is tough. How long How long ago? Can you recall? >> What time is it? >> Did you Did you call 911 when you when you heard the gunshot? >> No. >> Okay. >> I didn't also like Oh, no. I shouldn't have. >> Well, help us out with the time frame, all right? >> I didn't think it was a gunshot. I was downstairs. TV going. It sounded like something hit the floor or something. I don't know. >> When was When was the last time you saw your wife before she went to go take a bath? >> Hour and >> Hour and a half Hour and a half? Okay. >> Hour and a half or something. I don't know. >> Okay. >> don't know. I'm out of it. >> It's It's about 11:15. >> Maybe 9:30. >> 9:30 or so? >> I think. >> Okay. >> I don't know. I might be wrong. Oh my god. >> Dan's crying resembled more the sniffing of a dog than the grief of a desperate husband, and officers did not overlook it. The way he behaved, crying harder when an officer made a serious remark, producing no tears at all, and appearing visibly exhausted by his own performance, quickly shifted his image from a grieving spouse to the primary suspect. With that in mind, officers began questioning Dan Howard, [music] paying close attention to every signal he gave. >> Did she ever make any statements that had you concerned about her well-being? >> Yeah, about every day. Well, it's just she's so emotional. >> [snorts] >> She tells me we we we should split up. And I I I agree with her. And it should go the other way. How long has this been going on is >> [snorts] >> this hitch. Last [clears throat] hitch it were pretty distant, you know. I knew something was up, but >> Last month then? >> Yeah, whatever that turned out to be. >> [snorts] >> Yeah. Pretty distant. >> Did you Did you suspect she was cheating on you again? >> I asked for that. I asked for that to give me closure cuz, you know, that would be a She said she hadn't been. >> Do you believe that? >> Man, her behavior, I I don't know. It just doesn't add up. Okay. >> What doesn't it add up? >> She's behaving the same way she was before. And uh You know, before we made it go I thought it was pretty good. And uh When she said she didn't want a divorce or she doesn't want a divorce, it changed about every other day. >> She went and and put earnest money on a house that was up on the slope down there. Texted me wanting to She was going to go see an attorney. She saw the attorney a day before I got in. And then she had those papers. >> And then she had you >> And I tried to talk her out of it. Let's talk first. Well, she didn't. And so, since I've been here, we've been uh just going back and forth. You want to make it work? Okay, I'll encourage you to make it work. If you don't want to make [music] it work, I'm encouraging you to still make it work. I couldn't see throwing 27 years away. But then, you know, I'm the one that filled out the papers and I'll give her what she wants if that's what she wants. And then she we'll do everything 50/50, okay? That includes the flipping house down there. That was your idea. Wait. >> So you're I mean, obviously, you're you're wanting to make things work here and she's saying >> to encourage her. I guess >> She's telling me you're not hearing me. I want the house and the change. >> Okay. >> I fell out of love. That breaks my heart and I'm hurting you. >> Yeah. And then she'll come back and go, "Well, I'm not sure if I want the divorce." >> Dan attempted to portray Kandi as an unstable woman going through severe emotional breakdowns. He claimed she frequently changed her mind about the divorce and that the two were locked in conflicts over the division of their property. That detail, however, proved crucial. The couple's assets were estimated at around $2 million and people close to Dan said that when money was involved, he wanted everything. Dispute over the property division was, without question, a possible motive for why Dan wanted Kandi gone. What truly gave officers the opening they needed to question Dan more directly was a phone call he made to his stepdaughter, only to be met with her shouting at him. According to officers, her voice was so loud that they could hear her clearly from across the room. From that moment on, their approach shifted and the pressure around Dan began to close in. >> Thank you. >> You what? No idea. Cuz I got to tell you, that phone call puts chills down my spine. >> Okay. And you people You did it, didn't you, Dan? >> No, I didn't. >> I didn't think so, but now >> After listening that >> I think you did, didn't you? >> How the hell you How >> the hell She doesn't know. She wasn't here. She knows what >> What does she know that there is a divorce going >> What does she know? >> She knows something. She wouldn't reacted the way she did. >> Well, I don't know what it is. But the But she obviously had concerns if that was her knee-jerk. >> Okay. Well. >> You understand where we're coming from? >> Cuz I have talked to my daughter about that. >> You think Do you think all you want. >> I think you did it. >> No, I didn't. >> Although Dan continued to defend himself insisting he had no involvement in what happened. The evidence told a different story. The bullet recovered from Candy's body was positioned in a way that could only result from someone firing at her. Beyond that, her body showed multiple injuries, a broken jaw, extensive bruising, lacerations on her feet, and a second-degree burn on her arm. Candy's condition made it unmistakably clear that her injuries were not self-inflicted but caused by another person, and all signs pointed to Dan. He was subsequently taken into custody. On the day of his sentencing, Dan made one final attempt to talk his way out of accountability. >> I stand before you a shell of the man I used to be. Hell, I don't even have a shell left. My wife took the light my will to live went down significantly. And when the jury found me guilty of the crimes I didn't commit one day you will learn. >> The autopsy later revealed that Candy had been asphyxiated using a carotid restraint. Dan continued to portray himself as innocent, but his efforts convinced no one beyond himself. In the end, he was convicted of second-degree and domestic battery. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole along with an additional 10-year sentence for domestic battery. That case was already disturbing, [music] but the next one went even further when a former officer began communicating with a 16-year-old girl only to take her life in the end. >> While this was occurring, at some point it became evident that I don't think she was breathing anymore. >> Do you know how old she is? >> She was probably 16, 16 and a half. >> On June 5th, 2014, a highway worker mowing along Northco Road came across what he initially thought was just trash on the side of the road. When he approached it, he discovered two large, heavy suitcases covered in dirt and mud. He moved the suitcases aside and continued mowing, but a few hours later, someone noticed that something was deeply wrong. The two suitcases were covered in flies. The person immediately called the police, and after opening them, officers discovered the bodies of two women. One of them was identified as 37-year-old Laura Simonson, who had been reported missing in November 2013. The other body belonged to 21-year-old Jenny Gamis, who had never been reported missing. The gruesomeness of the scene was extreme. The two bodies had been there for hours until someone realized something was wrong. Fortunately, the police did not take long to identify the man who had thrown the suitcases on the side of the road. He was identified as former officer 54-year-old Steven Zelich. When officers tried to approach him and ask what had happened, Steven denied everything, but investigators were smarter. They were able to take a DNA swab from him, and when the results came back, it matched the DNA found on the women's bodies. At that point, Steven had nowhere left to run and was taken to the interrogation room, where detectives began to unfold the dark secrets he had been [music] hiding. >> Well, first of all, I appreciate you for taking the time to speak with us. Like Detective Jeff had indicated, the reason why we're here is because [music] the hotel you claimed that the incident one of the incidents may have happened was in our jurisdiction. The jurisdictional boundaries lie with us, so that's why we're out here. >> Bring him in. >> Um we're going to try to make it a lot more short and sweet. Um and then what we'd like for you to do is to take a ride with [music] us back to the city, point out the hotel, just so that we can confirm Great. We're in the right place. >> Great. >> Um are you are you okay with doing that? >> Absolutely. >> Okay. >> I just want to emphasize that I'm sure you heard [music] from these guys that I'm ultra cooperative with with you know whatever you need I'm going to >> Absolutely. We appreciate that. And kind of just to rehash here, um you were read Miranda, you understand your rights. >> Yes. >> [music] >> Okay. Um just then you have waived the sub rights and you are willing to speak to us about what happened. >> Correct. >> Um tell me how you met Jenny. >> [music] >> Jenny was met online um on a website um initially on a website called me >> Did you say c o l l e r? >> And me yes. >> Okay. >> [music] >> And uh that is a uh uh meeting site but it's my intent is >> [music] >> uh What is I'm trying to tell you that's a kind of a alternative type of uh type of website. >> Okay. Um So you meet her on that website and >> We yeah we talked and you know she's got a profile and a profile [music] and at some point either I don't recall whether I personally approached her or she approached me but nonetheless we started uh conversing back and forth on the website. >> It's like a social networking as well. >> Yeah. For it. >> And she had a she did she go by her full name or did she go by her >> No she went she went by her uh uh >> [music] >> uh a handle. >> [clears throat] >> You know you you create a handle or name and and we I didn't know right away but we uh I believe it's uh through yesterday's conversation I think her handle was uh princess jmg. >> At the time of the interrogation, there was a 33-year age gap between Jenny and Steven. When they first met, Jenny was only 16 years old. According to Steven, each person had a profile on the website where they connected, meaning he was fully aware that Jenny was far younger than him. Even so, this did not stop him from continuing his disturbing interactions. Behavior that, unfortunately, was not unusual for him. Over the years, police received numerous reports from women claiming they had been assaulted by Steven. One woman even stated that he had threatened to hurt her. Despite the overwhelming number of reports, Steven was never fired and his behavior was never properly addressed. Failures that would later cost the lives of two of his victims. >> Um Princess Nikata JMG and I guess that's her. Those are her initials. >> Yeah. >> Did you know what her last name was? >> Yeah. >> What was it? >> Uh Gomez. G O M E Z. >> Do you know how old she is? >> I want to say at the At the time, she was I don't know. Probably like 19. >> Okay. >> You know. >> Where was she from? >> Uh well, initially, it was out west. It was Oregon. And what stuck in my mind was Eugene, Oregon. >> Okay. So, how did she How did she make it to to Wisconsin? >> She She flies. She flies in. >> Okay. >> And [music] And let me just for full clarification, you know, she was 19. And I probably made initial contact on Colony with her. She was probably 16, 16 and a half initially. >> Oh, so you have like a two or three year difference? >> Well, we Our period of time and then she was 16, 16 and a half-ish. >> [music] >> And then there was a period of time of no contact at all, a couple years. >> Okay. >> Uh I guess as it turns out, she wanted to >> [music] >> She was going to school. I think she went to I think I believe she went to like a junior college type thing. >> [music] >> And then um she kind of recontacted me after quite a period of you know a good period of time of absence. [music] You know, maybe a year to two years you know during that time. So that's where the main age difference sure so she's 19. And then >> [music] >> so then we re connect uh contact wise at that point. >> Okay. >> Steven spoke about maintaining interactions on a suspicious website with an underage girl as if it were completely normal. He had become a police officer yet failed to hold himself to the same standards he was meant to enforce. And what he was describing was only the beginning of a deeply troubled relationship. >> So at some point in this you end up um or she ends up wanting to come >> to where you guys do meet? >> Yeah. >> And where was that? >> Well, she flew into the Mitchell Field. And then um >> From Oregon? >> I I want to say Oregon but I believe it could have been Vegas because I believe she had a week to two week vacation with friends or whatever she I think she was in Vegas and then from Vegas she was coming to Wisconsin. >> Okay. >> [clears throat] >> And then do you pick her you picked her up at Mitchell? >> Yes. >> Okay. Do you remember what airline she was on? >> Not specifically no I don't. >> Um do you remember if when you picked her up if it was during the day or in the evening hours? >> Um it would have been maybe early early evening or late afternoon. It was still light out. >> And in August it would have been yeah. Light early evening range. >> [snorts] >> Um so then what [music] once you guys meet um what happens? >> Well, we meet and then we that would have been we would have met on a um it would have been a Friday. >> [music] >> We've been a Friday. She flew in on a Friday? >> Yeah. And you picked her up in >> And the arrival would have been a Friday. [music] >> And you picked her up in >> at Mitchell. >> At Mitchell. >> And you drove? >> Yes. >> Your car or you know, your car or what car you had at the time? >> Yeah, uh, 2002, uh, Saturn. >> What color was that? >> White. >> Do you still have that car? >> Uh, well, I have it and it's now impounded somewhere here. >> Okay, so it was the current car that you have now that is >> Okay. >> Okay, so you pick her up and then what? >> Then we we, uh, drove to, uh, Well, so my intention was at least initially hotel. Um, >> [music] >> and, uh, I'm not hugely, uh, familiar, but familiar enough with, you know, say like Highway 20 and Highway 50 and Berks County area. >> Sure. >> Um, Reading stop [music] and that that general area. And, uh, there were a number of hotels there. So, then we got to pick one of those hotels. >> Okay. >> Um, north of the, uh, Reading stop. >> Okay. Um, so you go right from the airport to the hotel? >> Yeah, we went right to the directly to the hotel. >> Did she have any, um, belongings with her? >> Yeah, she Well, she had a, uh, suitcase or two. And she had a, uh, pink suitcase. Pinkish, uh, and possibly another, uh, another bag. Another, you know, smaller suitcase. >> Okay. Was her intention [music] in your speaking to her, was her intention to move here? >> I think overall, yes. Yeah, I think it was, uh, her intention was to be long term. >> With you? >> Yes. >> According to Steven, after they reconnected, Jenny flew to meet him at a hotel. Although it may have seemed like she intended to stay, she didn't. Before flying to meet Steven, she left all her belongings at a friend's house, especially her more valuable items. Jenny did not plan to stay with what would later be revealed as a monster, but at the time she had no idea that her fate had been sealed the moment she stepped onto that plane. >> With a you know with a with a uh you know foundation with this type of type of relationship. >> Okay. >> there was a there was a promise. [music] >> Okay. Now when when you say that what um what do you mean by that? >> Well, that's I don't know how familiar you guys I don't know how to put this. It's a it's a dominant type of uh control hierarchy type of basis, you know, I mean uh some people see some of the accessories and some of that, you know, uh toys, accessories, and then they see it and they don't understand exactly what it is. Uh it can be uh certainly based, but that's generally not even the focus. It's more of a um >> type of interaction. So, what when she was coming down here what what was your guys' >> [music] >> relationship going to be and then after that >> I I think her intention was her intention was uh full time and that was probably the discussion we were having full time. >> Where where was to you? >> Yeah, and then she was going to be here permanent and it was going to be a kind of a kind of a all the time 24/7 type of >> Okay. But she would reside with you? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yeah, I think that was definitely what was discussed and I think that was definitely her understanding. >> So, once you guys go to the hotel room, what what occurs in the hotel? >> [music] >> Well, the the short of it I'm going to give you the short version of it, but boy we talked at length. Um Uh the short version is >> [music] >> last Friday night uh my friend she arrived. We stayed Friday night and Saturday and Saturday cuz the checkout was going to be >> [music] >> like Sunday 12:00 ish or so whatever the normal checkout is. >> [music] >> And uh so we we spent Saturday Friday and Saturday there. Um you know even [music] I think Saturday during the day we even went uh uh east [music] all the way to the riverfront. Um And we I think on the way back we had dinner and on the way back there's a Perkins restaurant [music] uh I'm sure you're familiar with this thing. And stopped there and and uh And in between that time was uh >> [music] >> you know there was there was uh so uh this interaction, you know, general interaction. Nothing nothing too serious or significant. >> At this point in the interrogation, Steven's comfort while recounting the events of that day was evident, but the questioning was about to take a far more disturbing turn when he began to describe the events that led to Jenny's >> had some interaction uh physical interaction Saturday night. We did. And uh then uh probably Sunday morning again, knowing that uh the checkout is going to be 12:00 ish or so. And we had early in the morning we had uh uh a so-called you know, some play or a session. These are all references these terms that use. [clears throat] And then which ultimately got very out of hand and uh and then uh a huge tragedy and uh ultimately that Sunday morning, she she was uh well, I was using rope and uh ultimately, um [music] there was constriction and and then I would release and uh various touching, you know, and she and ultimately, I got very probably very uh >> [music] >> excited. There's no type There's no doubt There's no none of it. The sensation and uh as as while this was occurring, um at some point, it became evident um that I don't think she was breathing anymore. And then I also when this was explained um um And it caused by the rope, there's no question about that. Very very exciting, intense, that type of thing. >> [music] >> And uh um ultimately, my you know, obviously, my responsibility. I can't lose control. It may be pleasurable and enjoyable, but it's far more important I have I can't I [music] shouldn't be enjoying so much to where I lose control. And I lost I believe I lost control where I lost sense. I mean, I lost the monitoring aspect of it. Okay. And I think I started to enjoy the session and the activity to a point where I was no longer monitoring like I should have. Everything seemed to be fine until towards the end. And then I, you know, I must have Well, I did. I must have gone past the point of monitoring. The failure on my part is the monitoring, but not realizing. >> All right. >> And uh you can't do that to her. >> Not even the slightest sign of remorse could be seen on his face. Steven spoke about what happened in the hotel as casually as if he were discussing the weather with friends or the outcome of a football game, not the life of a girl he met when she was 16 and later killed at 21. While detectives could feel just how disturbing the case was, Steven showed no indication of sharing that feeling at any point during the investigation. >> So, do you do you feel that your actions Do you feel that your actions ultimately >> her or what do you think happened to her? >> No, I think I think well, yes. I think that ultimately the I think the uh the actions, yes. I think I was responsible. Yes. >> Okay. >> Um I wanted to make I want to make it clear with you and I and all the other and the other officers, you know, I think it was uh for the reasons that I've discussed >> Scrapes and bruises. >> versus, you know, because, you know, one of the detectives said uh "Well, do you know Do you sit and plan it, you know?" >> Was it premeditated, Steven? Did you sit and plan it? >> No. I said, "This is my interpretation of what happened." >> Mhm. >> You know, um So, hopefully that answers, you know, your question. >> [music] >> I'm going to say that probably they had She's [music] fighting. But I don't know what to say. That's the problem. At that At that highest level, that's the problem. So, [music] after you you felt that she had passed away, >> Yes. >> what what do you do thereafter? >> Well, that's the I that's the moment of truth. And believe me, these questions were asked to me. That's the moment I have to decide. You know, that's either I can either call 911 or call management, call hotel, call somebody and police, [music] call rescue, call, you know, or panic and do what I did. Uh um >> [music] >> and uh took her, and instead of reporting it, put her in one of the suitcases, closed the suitcase, [music] packed up everything, went downstairs, uh I don't recall if I went I don't recall if I went and got a [music] luggage cart and brought it up to the room. Well, I I must have. Uh or if we had it in the room. Or maybe just fell out in the hallway. But, no, I brought a luggage cart into the hallway. Um stacked all the luggage, including the >> [music] >> pink luggage, which had her in it now. And rolled it out to my car. >> As the investigation continued, Steven admitted that he had placed Jenny's body inside his refrigerator. Jenny's disappearance was never reported, largely because of the difficult life she had lived. She was placed in foster care as a child and grew up moving through homes filled with other children. In her teenage years, she had a son, but the child's father was the one who took care of him. With no one left to notice that something was deeply wrong, Jenny remained inside that refrigerator from August until November, when Steven met Laura. After learning what had happened to Jenny, detectives wanted more answers. They wanted to know what had happened to Laura. Unlike Jenny, Laura was fortunate enough to have a large family and seven children who immediately reported her disappearance. According to records, no one had heard from Laura since November 2013. When recounting what happened to Jenny, Steven left a detailed timeline, and that became the spark detectives needed to uncover the full truth. >> I take her out, put her in the suitcase, back out with the second suitcase. >> Is it She went back into the original suitcase, that pink one? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yes. And then in the trunk of the car is that now being winter November of 13 into this past winter. >> So now you're saying in the trunk with the other suitcase, what what do you mean by the other suitcase? >> The other suitcase is a second incident that occurred >> [music] >> um No. Uh November Novemberish early November of 13 in Minnesota. >> What without getting into details about that incident, [music] what what occurred in that incident? >> Very similar. >> Very similar very similar basis very similar very similar uh circumstances and that's happened that that occurred in Rochester, Minnesota. [music] >> So you want to talk to the detective today? >> And uh early November I think I think the first week. Um And that was the first incident after [music] Jane. And that was that was the first in-person contact with [music] Jane. And then second girl was >> Okay. So you have you didn't have any more meetings with other females you know basically in that year? >> Correct. >> Or would it be 8 months, 9 months? >> Correct. >> Correct. >> Okay. So when you say very similar, are you you're saying that Did the same to breathe? >> Probably a [music] little bit more elaborate than the second one. It wrote on the I think I Oh, I did utilize some some astro all the elements. I think it was a little bit longer session. >> Steven admitted what had happened so quickly that it was almost frightening. The first time he was confronted and asked about what happened to the girls, he vehemently denied everything. Now, however, the words poured out of him without filter or fear. Only his version of the truth. But investigators knew that what happened to Laura was different. After all, he claimed what happened with Jenny was an accident. So, why would he repeat the same mistake again? With that question in mind, detectives continued questioning Steven, knowing he had far more dark details yet to unfold. >> So, after both of these are in your vehicle, what what occurred, I guess, from November to I guess to the point where we are now? >> Yep. We're uh Well, still didn't really have a plan or a clue or a resolution. Winter gave me the temperature to [music] You know, you can imagine this cuz I I step back and think this is is You know, a part of me is like, "You're kidding." But, can you imagine all winter long? Home to work, work to home. I mean, trunkful for >> [music] >> all winter. And it's just my >> Little boat, right? >> Yes. >> That's fine. >> Yes. It is. It's It's amazes me and I was living it. It's crazy. Um, but that was it. So, with cold weather, it was weather driven. Plus, it was too I could the second one uh I could not do anything with in inside. You know, I just only had a small apartment refrigerator and no other way to, you know, [music] uh change temperature. >> Sure. >> So, yes, to answer your question, it was in the trunk through the summer or through the winter. Um into the spring and until recently or you know, pretty recently. Um uh and then ultimately they were uh it was getting warm out. We had we had a little stretch of about a week of little warm weather and then it smelled it. Yeah, that Yeah, we had it had you know, maybe a less than a week and it had it hit it hit 80 or you know, upper 70 80-ish maybe for a couple days and that was about it. And uh but that was enough to where it's uh uh basically forcing me to [music] uh do something with this. I can't keep both suitcases in the truck trunk all summer. [music] >> Right. >> Or >> is that something that you came to the conclusion of or were you starting to notice that other people were >> Well, that that occurred and and I'll get to that. I was starting to notice first because there was as temperatures generally rose inside the car uh I had to use deodorants and spray. I would notice I'd have to open the windows and and it was it was slowly building. Still though at a point where outside the car you wouldn't notice. [music] >> Got you. >> Um and then uh there was an incident I'm sure you know, you maybe you guys have read through the reports or talked [music] to the guys. Uh there was an incident at my police department where for the first time it became noticeable outside. And uh no doubt in my mind that that incident of course [music] prompted me to >> Did someone specifically say something or >> Yeah, I was walking out of the building and I got I was passing a guy and made a comment. So ultimately uh because of it being forced to by the weather wee hours of the morning, it was a weekday after you know uh and uh I ultimately uh went out and disposed didn't really dispose or attempted to seal too hard but took both those cases and uh put them on the side of the road. >> Steven described that period as the aftermath of both deaths, linking what he claimed was an accident with Laura to something that happened in a single episode, but officers knew that wasn't true and they questioned him directly without any detours. >> Well, one thing you talked about with Laura is deleting her Facebook page. >> [music] >> Mhm. >> Um do you remember talking about that with with Jenny? >> No, not specifically. >> Why would you want Laura to delete her Facebook page? [music] >> Well, all of that is, you know, reference all of that type of discussion. Referencing long-term long-term relationship under under that. >> Yeah. >> Foundation you know, basis [music] or foundation. And then all goes to uh the control thing and really the switching from the the vanilla [music] as we talked about yes you know like yesterday to uh you know, those type of things really wouldn't be needed. >> Mhm. >> You know, those those cell phone or or uh Facebook or you know, those type of things. >> I see. [music] Um so there's a chance that you could have had that same conversation with Jenny. >> It's possible. >> That's true. >> It's possible. >> Um so you know how you talked about with both with Jenny and Laura that you weren't set up to have a permanent that wasn't you weren't interested in kind of the long-term um you know, set up like that. Um I think we forgot to talk about yesterday that when you um when you picked up Jenny, checked in was a Friday, you were going to check her out on a Sunday. What was going to happen on Sunday with Jenny if if if Vincent didn't happen? You know, what were what was going to happen at check out? Cuz she thought she was coming on Friday. >> [music] >> She and Friday staying >> Friday Sunday >> Yeah. >> And that that would be the intention there really was going to be uh uh fly her or provide her a flight out and flight back because, you know, unfortunately, I'm not or was not and am not in a position for a long term. And that's where probably um short term was the only option, you know, as we discussed yesterday, the the plan a session or meeting. >> Okay. So, did she have a one-way ticket or a two-way ticket? [music] >> I don't recall. Did you buy her ticket? No. No. >> [music] >> She bought her ticket. Okay. >> Laura and Steven met online while Laura was searching for a new relationship during her grief after her daughter's death. According to Steven, Laura planned to return home, but she never did. >> It's like, for example, you you you you you remember your first uh cigarette, right? That was [clears throat] a damn good cigarette. And as you go on over the years, you you enjoy it a little bit, but it's not as good as that first cigarette. >> [music] >> You know what I'm saying? And you trying to re- recreate that experience, that feeling from the first one to to the second one. >> The parts when I was describing it, I could I can't say consciously that I I consciously said to myself, I'm going to recreate. And I like this so much that I'm going to recreate exactly. Although it it is it appears very accurate. >> Well, and that's why I wonder if it's can't or you won't. You know what I mean? Because it's [music] very kind of when we look at it, it's just a total mirror. It's a total mirror and and that exercise that with Jenny. [music] If I understand it from everything that we talked about last night and and all the information I know about foundation and and and and and this is and you know that lifestyle. That's that's a pretty big deal. >> [music] >> That's a that's you know, that's a pretty big event. It it's not one that you you would forget. It's kind of like, you know, winning the Super Bowl. It's up there on the top and all people that win the Super Bowl, they're going to remember that Super Bowl and they're going to want to get to the Super Bowl again, right? I mean it's it's magnified. It's significant. It puts you at a different level in the community that you're willing to do that high-end activity that requires a type of associated risk with it. It's kind of a status in a way. I mean that's kind of >> To what degree? I I just The only thing yesterday and today, the only part that I pause with is that I don't feel or recall that I'm consciously [music] consciously saying Steve telling myself or thinking of it so >> Mhm. >> definitively that. >> Mhm. >> You know, so clearly >> [music] >> that you know, talking to myself or imaging it that way. >> Do you remember yesterday how we were talking between the first one and the second one and when you got to the second one, you continued to say that your words were very [music] much like of like the first one. Many times you kept referring to the first one. It was the second was like the first one, you know? Do you remember saying that to me yesterday? >> Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. >> Very similar to to to like the first one. You know, it's almost like the same MO if I could if I could you've been a a law officer. >> Yes. I think so. When you look at it, you [music] know, yes, the similarities of the two instances are they are similar. >> Mhm. >> Um >> [clears throat] >> the only different the only slight [music] part I I'm pointing out is that I don't recall or feel I was consciously consciously saying, you know, um >> Mhm. >> creating it [music] or recreating it. >> But thinking back right now, what would you think? >> Well, I there must have been incredible preference [music] and and subconscious >> Okay. >> uh you know, appreciation for the first one or like I just don't >> [music] >> recall or feel that I was first one, second one, I'm going to recreate it so specifically. >> Although Steven claimed he had no intention of taking Laura's life, the truth told a very different story. According to records, Steven asked Laura to close her bank accounts, fully aware that this would be something investigators would examine. Not only that, but the messages between Steven and Laura on his phone were disturbingly perfect. Nothing seemed out of place. Everything was so carefully organized that it immediately caught investigators' attention. Laura also boarded that plane without leaving her belongings with a family member or friend. Beyond that, the way her body was placed inside the suitcase caught detectives' attention as well, as it closely mirrored what had happened to Jenny. Almost as if Steven were trying to recreate the scene. What happened to Laura was certainly not an accident. >> I still have a body in my refrigerator. Again? And I'm a expert or very knowledgeable in this thing? >> I'm not I'm not an expert. Yes, I have enjoyed it for a long period of time. >> But you're in that session, you're doing that you're flirting with death. I mean, you know what the last time cuz you didn't do it with anybody else. You did it with two girls today. You have to know that what I'm doing >> is dangerous. >> is most likely going to kill her. >> It's dangerous and I'm risky. I'm not I wouldn't say most likely I meant to kill her. That would be too much. >> Do you see where I see there would be a motive for you to kill her? I mean, do you see where I'm where I'm coming from? >> Like I said, how long Do you think a medical examiner was going to tell us how long it has been safe to someone to the point where you by doing that with the rope. >> [music] >> How long do you think? >> I don't >> Especially with the thickness of that rope. I bet you're just going to say maybe 2 or 3 minutes. That's a pretty long range. >> I don't buy that Laura was killed by accident. [music] I don't. I'm sorry. You know, I I can see I can see your point of view with Jenny. [music] I mean, it it went too far. But, you know what you're doing when you come for ratchet sister. >> [music] >> You know how to do it. You've done it before. You're in the situation. You're in that session. I'm not not sure what your motive is. But, I can't buy that she lost her life by consenting. >> There was [music] no point that you orchestrated or that you implemented any measures to prevent her from dying from that activity, knowing what happened to Jenny. At no point did you think, "Okay, I'm going to not do this. I'm going to I'm not going to do it to the level >> [music] >> that I did with Jenny. Or I'm going to make this very simple. I'm just going to do it really quick and I'm going to count to five and I'm going to be done with it. There was no thought or anything like that that that made you consider to make any changes with the order? >> In the end, Steven was charged with first-degree reckless homicide and second-degree being sentenced [music] to 70 years in prison.