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♪
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♪ I can feel you finding ways ♪
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NARRATOR: When you
deal with snakes,
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there's a good chance
you'll get bit.
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♪
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BEN RENICK: Welcome to the
basement of Renick Reptiles.
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This is a T Positive
Albino Green Anaconda.
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NARRATOR: Ben Renick
makes a killing
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breeding pythons
and anacondas...
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- Here we have a normal sunset.
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LUCAS GEISLER: We
have a 29 year old
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at the top of the game
of the reptile world.
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NARRATOR: until his obsession
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ends in horror.
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[woman weeping]
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♪
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NARRATOR: But there
were far more snakes
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in Ben's life than
just reptiles.
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- Well, I think everybody is
a suspect in the beginning.
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NARRATOR: And no one knew
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that a little poisonous joke
would be laced with venom.
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- I think those messages
were really crucial.
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We've got evidence right here.
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♪ Theme music playing ♪
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MAN 1: She solved
her own murder
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from beyond the grave.
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MAN 2: The fitness
app on the phone,
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it was overwhelming evidence.
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♪ I've been haunted
by the visions ♪
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♪ That I've seen
with my own eyes ♪
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♪ And the only way to find you ♪
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♪ Is to go beneath the lies ♪
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♪
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MAN: She did help
catch this killer.
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NARRATOR: This is New
Florence, Missouri,
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Ben Renick's hometown.
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[birds chirping]
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It's where this 29 year old
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is amassing a fortune
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in snakes.
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♪
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But on June 8th, 2017...
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His success story
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turns tragic.
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[keypad beeping rapidly]
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[Lynlee weeping]
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[crying]
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LUCAS: My name
is Lucas Geisler.
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♪
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I am a news anchor and
investigative reporter
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for ABC 17 News, KMIZ
in Columbia, Missouri.
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♪
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NARRATOR: Lucas
is 26 years old
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and three years on the job
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when he in the small community
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of New Florence changes forever.
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- It was certainly one
of the bigger stories
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that I've ever covered
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and maybe one of the biggest
ones I ever will cover.
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You got a guy at
the top of his game
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in the reptile breeding world.
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LUCAS: A beloved
figure killed,
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struck down in his prime.
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- I thought there's gotta be
something strange going on here.
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NARRATOR: Ben's
older brother Sam
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thought the same thing.
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SAM RENICK: On June 8th,
I was working at the farm.
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[phone line ringing]
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That's when I got the call
from Ben's wife Lynlee.
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[Lynlee screaming indistinctly]
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She called hysterical,
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so I headed towards
the snake facility.
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She led me to the body.
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♪
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When I found Ben's
body, he was face down.
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I had to turn him
over to check him.
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He was a mess.
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[wailing]
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NARRATOR: What police
will be walking into
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is horrifying.
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♪
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NARRATOR: It's no
way for someone
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to find their kid brother.
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♪
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- He deserves much better.
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♪
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He could have done anything.
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He had his whole
life ahead of him.
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♪ Lay it down ♪
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♪ Lay it down ♪
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♪ Lay it down ♪
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♪ On me ♪
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♪ On me ♪
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NARRATOR: Ben and Sam grew up
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on the Renick Family
Farm in New Florence.
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♪ Talk it out, talk it out ♪
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♪ Talk it out ♪
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♪ Just breathe ♪
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- Ben and I as... young kids.
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♪
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Ben was a big fan of
snakes at a young age.
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♪
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He was out in the wilderness
catching snakes all the time.
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♪ Lay your head
upon my shoulder ♪
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And he managed to turn that
passion into a business.
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♪ Hold me closer ♪
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NARRATOR: As Ben's work
in the reptile world grew,
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so did his reputation.
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CHERYL METULA: My
name's Cheryl Metula.
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I work with exotic animals,
primarily reptiles.
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♪
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Ben was introduced to me as one of
the largest ball python breeders,
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the most well-known one
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across the entire world.
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♪
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NARRATOR: Cheryl
became friends
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with Ben and his wife Lynlee...
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And got to know
both of them well.
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- Lynlee was probably
the sweetest person ever.
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She was extremely kind.
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They just seemed so in love.
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BOBBETTE TUCKER: My
name is Bobbette Tucker.
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♪
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Ben was so happy.
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We fell in love with
her just like Ben did.
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She was a perfect
partner for him.
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NARRATOR: Ben and
Lynlee have busy lives
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with two kids and
two businesses.
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Renick Reptiles and a spa
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that Lynlee operates
in Columbia, Missouri.
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- They're a young, attractive family
with seemingly everything going for them.
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♪
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They live in the big country
estate out in Missouri
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doing this quirky business
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that is netting them a literal
million dollar sum to do this.
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♪
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NARRATOR: Some of
Ben's anacondas
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are 12 to 15 feet long
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and weigh more than 400 pounds.
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Large enough to be lethal.
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SAM: When I saw Ben's
head the way that it was,
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his skull had been crushed.
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In my mind, the only thing
that could have happened
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would've been an
accident with the snakes.
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[wailing]
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NARRATOR: When sheriff's
deputies and EMTs arrive,
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they think a killer
snake is on the loose.
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[Lynlee crying]
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NARRATOR: Ben's wife
Lynlee doesn't think
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a snake is responsible
for his death.
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[Lynlee crying]
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[Lynlee crying]
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NARRATOR: Deputies
find themselves
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inside a horror movie...
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NARRATOR: looking for
a missing and anaconda.
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[Lynlee crying]
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OFFICER 2: Where's the victim?
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- Ben, that's Ben Renick.
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MAN: Uh-huh.
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NARRATOR: Officers find Ben,
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but don't find any evidence of
a killer snake on the loose.
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MAN: He's not under there.
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NARRATOR: But they do spot
evidence on Ben's body.
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[wailing]
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NARRATOR: The
coroner is sent in.
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And soon,
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what seems like a
fatal snake attack...
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[camera shutter clicks]
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♪
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Becomes far more mysterious.
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More sinister.
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[camera shutter clicks]
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SAM: At that point in time,
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we were outside the facility.
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Then the coroner came out
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and he let me know that
it was not a snake attack.
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My brother had been shot.
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NARRATOR: Who shot Ben Renick?
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He was successful,
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loved.
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A rock star in the snake world.
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Now everyone's a suspect.
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[gunshot]
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♪ Take a breath ♪
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Family and friends are in shock
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after they learn that Ben
Renick's been murdered.
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But it's so much worse.
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LUCAS: They found
shell casings,
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bullet fragments
throughout a snake barn.
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NARRATOR: Ben was
shot eight times.
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SAM: His skull was crushed
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by that eighth bullet.
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That's why I thought it was
a snake when I first saw him,
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because his head was destroyed.
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NARRATOR: Who could
hate Ben enough
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to pull the trigger
over and over?
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[gun firing]
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It's almost
impossible to believe.
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- Ben Renick was incredibly
well liked by people.
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NARRATOR: Members of
the reptile community
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like Cheryl and Ben's
best friend Chase
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desperately wanna know who
gunned down their colleague,
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but there were no weapons
found at the scene.
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And if authorities have
a suspect or a motive...
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They're not sharing.
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♪ I've been washed in
the blood of the lamb ♪
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- There was a theory that
perhaps it was a robbery.
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♪ Dancing with the devil ♪
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Maybe somebody just happened
to stumble upon this barn...
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And in a panic...
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[gunshot]
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killed the person there.
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NARRATOR: Or was it
something more personal?
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Someone hiding like
a snake in the grass.
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♪
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Ben's reptiles sell for
thousands of dollars each
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and he's got thousands of them.
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BOBBETTE: We didn't
know if maybe somebody
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from the reptile
community maybe came in.
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Somebody that was looking for a fast
buck to steal some of his snakes.
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Maybe he'd been taken by surprise
and it was a robbery gone bad.
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[gunshot]
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♪
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NARRATOR: But within days,
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those closest to Ben confirm,
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no snakes were stolen
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and nothing else is missing
from the reptile house.
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So another theory takes shape.
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Before he died,
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Ben was working on a deal that
would've changed his life.
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Maybe someone in Ben's circle wanted
a piece by any means necessary.
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♪
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- Ben Renick had made
a million dollar deal
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to sell most of his
pythons and anacondas
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to a hockey player who is
going to pay the installments.
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Two hundred thousand dollars every
quarter throughout the year 2017.
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But around the time the
next payment was due...
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♪
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Ben is killed.
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♪
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What becomes of these snakes,
what becomes of the money?
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♪
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It seems very contentious.
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INTERVIEWER: Ben
Renick is possibly
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one of the most meticulous
snake breeders out there.
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And so how do you, how
do you maintain it?
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- A lot of work. Yeah.
INTERVIEWER: A lot of work?
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- Certainly when you rise
to the top of your game,
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there might be a
target on your back.
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♪
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Maybe a rival reptile
breeder had it out for Ben.
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♪
302
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That Ben had something
that they wanted
303
00:14:03,051 --> 00:14:05,386
so they'll go off Ben.
304
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♪
305
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NARRATOR: There are people
in the snake community
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who might benefit
from Ben's death.
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00:14:12,895 --> 00:14:14,770
♪
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00:14:14,771 --> 00:14:17,106
But what about someone
closer to home?
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♪
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LUCAS: Sam and Ben
did not particularly
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get along well
before Ben's murder.
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♪
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That relationship as it
frayed put Sam, I think,
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on the lead investigative
radar as well.
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♪
316
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NARRATOR: Sam and his family
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live on the Renick property.
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♪
319
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CHERYL: One of the last
times I spoke to Ben,
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he was clearly aggravated
321
00:14:47,179 --> 00:14:49,013
and venting about his brother.
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♪
323
00:14:53,101 --> 00:14:55,978
There was some kinda
stress going on.
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So first person I
thought of was Sam.
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00:14:59,233 --> 00:15:03,194
♪
326
00:15:03,195 --> 00:15:05,988
♪
327
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NARRATOR: Authorities bring
Sam in for questioning.
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♪
329
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♪
330
00:15:44,736 --> 00:15:47,030
NARRATOR: Sam and
Ben argued over money
331
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and ownership of the property.
332
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♪
333
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Something Ben's widow Lynlee
stands by in her interview.
334
00:15:54,955 --> 00:15:57,374
♪
335
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♪ I've got skeletons
in my closet ♪
336
00:16:42,127 --> 00:16:44,213
NARRATOR: Lynlee's not a
fan of her brother-in-law,
337
00:16:45,088 --> 00:16:48,341
but what is Sam thinking
during all of this?
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00:16:48,342 --> 00:16:50,510
SAM: I was initially told that
I was a person of interest
339
00:16:50,511 --> 00:16:52,637
in Ben's murder and
I needed to stay put
340
00:16:52,638 --> 00:16:54,347
and I did exactly that.
341
00:16:54,348 --> 00:16:57,850
♪ Don't go snooping around ♪
342
00:16:57,851 --> 00:17:00,686
NARRATOR: But what about
Lynlee, Ben's widow?
343
00:17:00,687 --> 00:17:04,690
Authorities have to wonder,
could she be involved?
344
00:17:04,691 --> 00:17:07,569
- Well, I think everybody is
a suspect in the beginning.
345
00:17:08,570 --> 00:17:12,031
♪ The picture's
growing clearer ♪
346
00:17:12,032 --> 00:17:13,366
NARRATOR: They
even tracked down
347
00:17:13,367 --> 00:17:17,912
one of Lynlee's former boyfriends who
was at her spa the day of the murder.
348
00:17:17,913 --> 00:17:22,333
♪ You're closer
with every clue ♪
349
00:17:22,334 --> 00:17:24,043
LUCAS: Michael
Humphrey is an ex
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00:17:24,044 --> 00:17:25,086
of Lynlee Renick.
351
00:17:25,087 --> 00:17:27,798
He says he went to
Columbia to get a massage.
352
00:17:28,674 --> 00:17:30,926
So that's where he said
he was on June 8th,
353
00:17:31,635 --> 00:17:35,221
that he did visit the spa, he
got a massage and then he left.
354
00:17:35,222 --> 00:17:36,806
♪
355
00:17:36,807 --> 00:17:38,641
NARRATOR: Humphrey
is the dead end.
356
00:17:38,642 --> 00:17:41,102
♪ Don't look back ♪
357
00:17:41,103 --> 00:17:43,604
It's all questions, no answers.
358
00:17:43,605 --> 00:17:45,356
♪
359
00:17:45,357 --> 00:17:47,692
♪ The past is fading ♪
360
00:17:47,693 --> 00:17:50,236
Traumatized, Lynlee
takes the kids
361
00:17:50,237 --> 00:17:52,029
and moves in with her father.
362
00:17:52,030 --> 00:17:53,781
♪ What's to come ♪
363
00:17:53,782 --> 00:17:56,701
But then days after Ben's death,
364
00:17:56,702 --> 00:17:59,453
Lynlee makes an announcement
that throws everyone.
365
00:17:59,454 --> 00:18:01,289
♪
366
00:18:01,290 --> 00:18:03,542
She wants to unload
the snake business
367
00:18:04,751 --> 00:18:05,918
and the farm.
368
00:18:05,919 --> 00:18:07,044
♪
369
00:18:07,045 --> 00:18:13,009
♪ When the walls
keep falling down ♪
370
00:18:13,010 --> 00:18:15,761
- Oh, God, everything was up in
the air with the farm at the time.
371
00:18:15,762 --> 00:18:17,263
♪
372
00:18:17,264 --> 00:18:18,264
Ben had just taken out
373
00:18:18,265 --> 00:18:21,475
a one million dollar life
insurance policy on himself
374
00:18:21,476 --> 00:18:22,852
because he did not have a will.
375
00:18:22,853 --> 00:18:26,397
When he was murdered all of his
assets went directly to Lynlee.
376
00:18:26,398 --> 00:18:29,025
♪
377
00:18:29,026 --> 00:18:30,943
It was shortly after the murder
that I was informed though,
378
00:18:30,944 --> 00:18:32,904
that I had about 30 days
to leave the property
379
00:18:32,905 --> 00:18:34,614
because Lynlee
was gonna sell it.
380
00:18:34,615 --> 00:18:38,367
♪
381
00:18:38,368 --> 00:18:41,037
♪
382
00:18:41,038 --> 00:18:43,289
I had a hard time with that.
383
00:18:43,290 --> 00:18:45,333
We had a...
384
00:18:45,334 --> 00:18:47,335
That home was everything to us
385
00:18:47,336 --> 00:18:48,669
and I was alone out there.
386
00:18:48,670 --> 00:18:51,923
I had to make the, I...
387
00:18:51,924 --> 00:18:53,592
I'm glad I didn't kill myself.
388
00:18:54,885 --> 00:18:55,761
Got close.
389
00:18:55,762 --> 00:18:58,472
♪
390
00:18:59,806 --> 00:19:01,098
[exhales deeply]
391
00:19:01,099 --> 00:19:03,643
♪
392
00:19:03,644 --> 00:19:04,644
- Oh, sorry.
393
00:19:06,438 --> 00:19:07,689
- Oh. gosh, sorry.
394
00:19:09,566 --> 00:19:10,566
- Gotta calm down.
395
00:19:11,568 --> 00:19:12,818
NARRATOR: Sam and his family
396
00:19:12,819 --> 00:19:13,986
are evicted from the house.
397
00:19:13,987 --> 00:19:15,696
♪
398
00:19:15,697 --> 00:19:20,034
♪ I see shadows on the wall ♪
399
00:19:20,035 --> 00:19:21,870
NARRATOR: By the fall of 2017,
400
00:19:22,663 --> 00:19:25,122
Cheryl Metula and her boyfriend
401
00:19:25,123 --> 00:19:28,168
are living on the property
to look after Ben's snakes.
402
00:19:29,086 --> 00:19:32,004
- I moved in to Ben's house
403
00:19:32,005 --> 00:19:33,631
after Sam already left.
404
00:19:33,632 --> 00:19:36,050
There was no one else there
405
00:19:36,051 --> 00:19:39,262
to take care of,
uh, Ben's animals.
406
00:19:39,263 --> 00:19:43,391
♪
407
00:19:43,392 --> 00:19:44,600
NARRATOR: Four months pass
408
00:19:44,601 --> 00:19:46,394
since Ben Renick was killed.
409
00:19:46,395 --> 00:19:47,645
♪
410
00:19:47,646 --> 00:19:49,523
But as far as finding
his murderer...
411
00:19:50,107 --> 00:19:53,693
- At this time, law enforcement
was not willing to talk,
412
00:19:53,694 --> 00:19:55,653
not willing to share updates
413
00:19:55,654 --> 00:19:58,699
other than to say the
investigation is ongoing.
414
00:19:59,575 --> 00:20:02,160
A constant refrain from
the sheriff's office
415
00:20:02,870 --> 00:20:05,037
and the Highway Patrol
throughout this.
416
00:20:05,038 --> 00:20:06,038
♪
417
00:20:06,039 --> 00:20:07,832
Still no updates.
418
00:20:07,833 --> 00:20:09,125
♪
419
00:20:09,126 --> 00:20:11,336
NARRATOR: No
updates, no arrests,
420
00:20:11,837 --> 00:20:13,129
no peace of mind.
421
00:20:13,130 --> 00:20:16,007
♪
422
00:20:16,008 --> 00:20:18,593
Cheryl spends every day
at the Renick property
423
00:20:18,594 --> 00:20:20,511
scared out of her mind.
424
00:20:20,512 --> 00:20:23,639
- Living at the farm was
absolutely horrifying.
425
00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:27,643
♪
426
00:20:27,644 --> 00:20:29,604
Because, you know, the
killer could come back.
427
00:20:29,605 --> 00:20:31,898
♪
428
00:20:31,899 --> 00:20:33,024
NARRATOR: Turns out the killer
429
00:20:33,025 --> 00:20:36,110
has been within striking
distance all along.
430
00:20:36,111 --> 00:20:37,779
♪
431
00:20:39,823 --> 00:20:42,366
♪ Humming ♪
432
00:20:42,367 --> 00:20:45,661
♪
433
00:20:45,662 --> 00:20:48,164
♪ Little drops of doubt ♪
434
00:20:48,165 --> 00:20:50,500
♪ Dripping down from ♪
435
00:20:50,501 --> 00:20:52,502
♪ My brain and my heart ♪
436
00:20:52,503 --> 00:20:54,421
NARRATOR: By the fall of 2017,
437
00:20:55,422 --> 00:20:57,632
police still aren't
revealing any details
438
00:20:57,633 --> 00:20:59,425
about Ben Renick's murder,
439
00:20:59,426 --> 00:21:02,554
but Ben's widow Lynlee
has her suspicions.
440
00:21:03,847 --> 00:21:06,349
Maybe it was her
brother-in-law Sam.
441
00:21:06,350 --> 00:21:07,309
♪
442
00:21:07,310 --> 00:21:09,435
SAM: Lynlee suggested
that my relationship
443
00:21:09,436 --> 00:21:11,145
with the farm and
the ownership levels
444
00:21:11,146 --> 00:21:12,855
and the fact that I was
gonna have to leave the farm
445
00:21:12,856 --> 00:21:15,191
was motive for me
to-to hurt Ben.
446
00:21:15,192 --> 00:21:16,901
♪
447
00:21:16,902 --> 00:21:18,194
NARRATOR: The whole history
448
00:21:18,195 --> 00:21:19,695
of the Renick family farm
449
00:21:19,696 --> 00:21:22,282
is what you would
call complicated.
450
00:21:23,784 --> 00:21:27,204
Back in the '80s, Ben and
Sam's father Frank Renick
451
00:21:28,038 --> 00:21:29,665
started a pet food company.
452
00:21:31,166 --> 00:21:33,292
Then he bought the land
and built a big house
453
00:21:33,293 --> 00:21:35,545
where he raised his two boys.
454
00:21:35,546 --> 00:21:38,506
- Unfortunately,
there was a gas leak.
455
00:21:38,507 --> 00:21:40,842
The house filled with
gas and it exploded...
456
00:21:40,843 --> 00:21:42,635
♪
457
00:21:42,636 --> 00:21:44,262
And completely
destroyed the home.
458
00:21:44,263 --> 00:21:47,098
♪
459
00:21:47,099 --> 00:21:48,516
And then immediately
after that happened,
460
00:21:48,517 --> 00:21:52,270
my mother was diagnosed with
stage four breast cancer.
461
00:21:52,271 --> 00:21:56,023
♪ We lost our way ♪
462
00:21:56,024 --> 00:21:59,235
My father attempted to
maintain the company,
463
00:21:59,236 --> 00:22:01,779
and however, with
my mother being ill,
464
00:22:01,780 --> 00:22:03,615
a lot of the focus
went to-to her.
465
00:22:04,491 --> 00:22:07,743
NARRATOR: Frank spent 15
years juggling the company,
466
00:22:07,744 --> 00:22:11,080
the property, and his
wife's medical bills
467
00:22:11,081 --> 00:22:15,543
until it all came crashing
down on June 4th, 2012.
468
00:22:15,544 --> 00:22:17,753
♪
469
00:22:17,754 --> 00:22:20,090
[siren wailing]
470
00:22:21,383 --> 00:22:22,675
DISPATCHER [over
radio]: 20-29, come in.
471
00:22:22,676 --> 00:22:24,427
♪
472
00:22:24,428 --> 00:22:26,762
- Frank Renick is indicted
by a federal grand jury.
473
00:22:26,763 --> 00:22:28,931
♪
474
00:22:28,932 --> 00:22:31,684
SAM: Unfortunately, he
had taken investors' money
475
00:22:31,685 --> 00:22:34,020
and he used it to pay
back other investors,
476
00:22:34,021 --> 00:22:37,399
and, and by the time we knew
it was, it was too late.
477
00:22:37,983 --> 00:22:39,692
NARRATOR: Frank ripped
off a lot of people.
478
00:22:39,693 --> 00:22:41,569
[siren wailing]
479
00:22:41,570 --> 00:22:43,196
♪
480
00:22:43,197 --> 00:22:44,989
OPERATOR: [echoing] 9-1-1.
481
00:22:44,990 --> 00:22:47,325
NARRATOR: It was
millions of dollars
482
00:22:47,326 --> 00:22:50,077
and it could come
back to bite him.
483
00:22:50,078 --> 00:22:51,579
- We were gonna lose
our family farm.
484
00:22:51,580 --> 00:22:53,414
LUCAS: Frank wasn't
willing to let that happen.
485
00:22:53,415 --> 00:22:54,874
♪
486
00:22:54,875 --> 00:22:57,210
BOBBETTE: Unfortunately,
he took his life
487
00:22:57,211 --> 00:22:58,628
on Father's Day.
488
00:22:58,629 --> 00:23:03,007
♪
489
00:23:03,008 --> 00:23:06,260
And Ben was the one that
found him in his home.
490
00:23:06,261 --> 00:23:07,553
♪
491
00:23:07,554 --> 00:23:09,430
NARRATOR: In a desperate
attempt to salvage
492
00:23:09,431 --> 00:23:13,142
something for his sons,
Frank shot himself.
493
00:23:13,143 --> 00:23:17,063
So maybe Frank's scam
five years earlier,
494
00:23:17,064 --> 00:23:20,816
provoked a killer to
finally seek revenge
495
00:23:20,817 --> 00:23:22,569
and shoot his young son.
496
00:23:23,737 --> 00:23:26,572
- It had to have been
somebody from the past
497
00:23:26,573 --> 00:23:30,618
that still harbored
a lot of bad feelings
498
00:23:30,619 --> 00:23:32,995
about his dad's legal problems.
499
00:23:32,996 --> 00:23:34,830
Maybe one of the investors.
500
00:23:34,831 --> 00:23:37,333
♪
501
00:23:37,334 --> 00:23:38,793
SAM: We definitely
thought that
502
00:23:38,794 --> 00:23:40,169
that could have been an issue
503
00:23:40,170 --> 00:23:41,963
that related to Ben's murder.
504
00:23:41,964 --> 00:23:43,256
However, we didn't know.
505
00:23:43,257 --> 00:23:45,007
♪
506
00:23:45,008 --> 00:23:48,511
NARRATOR: Until one
day in October, 2017,
507
00:23:48,512 --> 00:23:50,847
four months after Ben's death.
508
00:23:50,848 --> 00:23:55,017
- We had someone come to the
property looking for Sam.
509
00:23:55,018 --> 00:23:57,186
♪
510
00:23:57,187 --> 00:24:00,356
We said he no longer lived
on the property, he was gone.
511
00:24:00,357 --> 00:24:03,568
Then this guy said he
heard about the murder,
512
00:24:03,569 --> 00:24:05,361
what happened and details,
513
00:24:05,362 --> 00:24:07,989
and he apparently knew
Ben got shot in the head.
514
00:24:07,990 --> 00:24:09,740
♪
515
00:24:09,741 --> 00:24:11,868
We were, of course, a little
freaked out about that.
516
00:24:11,869 --> 00:24:13,537
We contacted the authorities.
517
00:24:14,246 --> 00:24:16,581
NARRATOR: Suddenly
investigators
518
00:24:16,582 --> 00:24:18,458
have another potential suspect.
519
00:24:19,168 --> 00:24:20,293
CHERYL: It was possible
520
00:24:20,294 --> 00:24:22,503
that one of Frank's investors
521
00:24:22,504 --> 00:24:24,463
wanted a little bit of revenge.
522
00:24:24,464 --> 00:24:26,174
The fact that one of the
523
00:24:26,175 --> 00:24:27,467
"supposed investors" showed up
524
00:24:28,552 --> 00:24:31,596
and knew these details
that we didn't even know.
525
00:24:31,597 --> 00:24:33,556
So we were suspicious of him.
526
00:24:33,557 --> 00:24:34,849
♪
527
00:24:34,850 --> 00:24:36,309
NARRATOR: As
investigators search
528
00:24:36,310 --> 00:24:38,103
for a scorned investor,
529
00:24:38,979 --> 00:24:41,814
friends and family noticed
there's something up with Lynlee.
530
00:24:41,815 --> 00:24:44,609
♪
531
00:24:44,610 --> 00:24:46,903
- I think she had wanted
to put this behind us
532
00:24:46,904 --> 00:24:48,571
and start over as
she very quickly,
533
00:24:48,572 --> 00:24:50,332
soon after entered into
another relationship.
534
00:24:50,866 --> 00:24:52,283
NARRATOR: Lynlee's
new boyfriend
535
00:24:52,284 --> 00:24:55,412
is a local man named
Brandon Blackwell.
536
00:24:56,455 --> 00:24:58,748
CHERYL: You really can't
judge someone, you know,
537
00:24:58,749 --> 00:25:00,583
you lost the love of your life.
538
00:25:00,584 --> 00:25:03,921
You need that, you need
some kind of comfort there.
539
00:25:04,755 --> 00:25:07,632
NARRATOR: Then
in January, 2018,
540
00:25:07,633 --> 00:25:09,801
seven months after Ben's death,
541
00:25:10,844 --> 00:25:13,804
Lynlee dropped some crazy news.
542
00:25:13,805 --> 00:25:17,142
- She's like, just so you're
not surprised, I'm pregnant.
543
00:25:17,809 --> 00:25:20,144
BOBBETTE: And I'm like, "Wow."
544
00:25:20,145 --> 00:25:21,021
You know.
545
00:25:21,022 --> 00:25:22,772
And we were, we
were quite shocked.
546
00:25:22,773 --> 00:25:25,858
CHERYL: So Lynlee
and Brandon ended up
547
00:25:25,859 --> 00:25:28,110
getting their own
little townhouse,
548
00:25:28,111 --> 00:25:31,489
but she was looking a lot healthier
now that she was pregnant.
549
00:25:31,490 --> 00:25:33,324
♪
550
00:25:33,325 --> 00:25:35,244
NARRATOR: Lynlee
appears to be moving on
551
00:25:36,578 --> 00:25:38,830
while the investigation
into Ben's murder
552
00:25:40,749 --> 00:25:41,959
is stuck in place.
553
00:25:42,835 --> 00:25:44,920
- I'm constantly
in touch with Sam
554
00:25:45,587 --> 00:25:48,589
or a couple of the Highway
Patrolmen that I know personally.
555
00:25:48,590 --> 00:25:50,050
We've been asking, you know,
556
00:25:51,134 --> 00:25:52,927
what's going on
with Ben's murder?
557
00:25:52,928 --> 00:25:54,262
Where's the investigation?
558
00:25:54,263 --> 00:25:56,138
♪
559
00:25:56,139 --> 00:25:58,140
[indistinct police
radio chatter]
560
00:25:58,141 --> 00:26:01,686
If you don't catch a murder
right away, it goes cold.
561
00:26:01,687 --> 00:26:06,107
And so we were really
worried that this somebody
562
00:26:06,108 --> 00:26:07,483
has gotten away with murder.
563
00:26:07,484 --> 00:26:08,943
♪
564
00:26:08,944 --> 00:26:11,195
NARRATOR: Months turn
into two and a half years
565
00:26:11,196 --> 00:26:15,491
of frustration, grief, pain.
566
00:26:15,492 --> 00:26:18,287
Then in early January, 2020,
567
00:26:19,246 --> 00:26:20,789
investigators get lucky.
568
00:26:21,957 --> 00:26:25,251
Lynlee's boyfriend Brandon
Blackwell is arrested
569
00:26:25,252 --> 00:26:28,546
on criminal charges,
including stalking.
570
00:26:28,547 --> 00:26:32,466
And for years of nothing
comes something big.
571
00:26:32,467 --> 00:26:33,509
♪
572
00:26:33,510 --> 00:26:35,553
LUCAS: On January 14th, 2020,
573
00:26:35,554 --> 00:26:38,556
Brandon Blackwell claims
to have information
574
00:26:38,557 --> 00:26:40,893
about Ben Renick's murder.
575
00:26:45,647 --> 00:26:49,568
♪
576
00:26:52,029 --> 00:26:56,991
♪ In the tug I feel
it come to life ♪
577
00:26:56,992 --> 00:27:01,787
♪ The way it grows
inside of me ♪
578
00:27:01,788 --> 00:27:02,997
NARRATOR: Two and a half years
579
00:27:02,998 --> 00:27:04,749
after the murder of Ben Renick,
580
00:27:04,750 --> 00:27:06,792
there's a break
in his cold case.
581
00:27:06,793 --> 00:27:09,045
♪
582
00:27:09,046 --> 00:27:13,799
Lynlee's boyfriend Brandon
Blackwell has just been arrested.
583
00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,552
[indistinct chatter]
584
00:27:16,553 --> 00:27:18,763
And he's got a secret to share.
585
00:27:18,764 --> 00:27:21,641
He says he knows who killed Ben.
586
00:27:21,642 --> 00:27:23,184
♪
587
00:27:23,185 --> 00:27:25,269
- It was because of
Brandon coming forward
588
00:27:25,270 --> 00:27:28,023
that we were able to get the
case finally moving again.
589
00:27:28,941 --> 00:27:30,274
NARRATOR: Brandon has a baby
590
00:27:30,275 --> 00:27:32,777
with Ben's widow Lynlee Renick.
591
00:27:32,778 --> 00:27:35,947
But after their child is born,
the relationship blows up
592
00:27:35,948 --> 00:27:39,200
and Lynlee files a
restraining order against him.
593
00:27:39,201 --> 00:27:41,702
♪
594
00:27:41,703 --> 00:27:45,499
- So Brandon Blackwell has his
own legal troubles to worry about.
595
00:27:46,083 --> 00:27:48,042
NARRATOR: He's charged
with two counts
596
00:27:48,043 --> 00:27:50,253
of first degree stalking
597
00:27:50,254 --> 00:27:53,798
and five counts of violating
a restraining order.
598
00:27:53,799 --> 00:27:58,469
♪
599
00:27:58,470 --> 00:28:01,681
LUCAS: He's in jail with
a pretty significant bond.
600
00:28:01,682 --> 00:28:04,475
For violating the protection order
that Lynlee took out against him
601
00:28:04,476 --> 00:28:08,354
and in a moment
of incarceration,
602
00:28:08,355 --> 00:28:11,233
had something to give in
order to get something.
603
00:28:18,949 --> 00:28:21,909
♪
604
00:28:21,910 --> 00:28:25,329
NARRATOR: Over the course of
Brandon's relationship with Lynlee,
605
00:28:25,330 --> 00:28:28,332
he'd ask her about Ben's murder
606
00:28:28,333 --> 00:28:30,127
and something felt
607
00:28:31,461 --> 00:28:32,795
off.
608
00:28:32,796 --> 00:28:37,758
♪
609
00:28:37,759 --> 00:28:40,179
♪
610
00:28:51,857 --> 00:28:54,400
- He tells Missouri State
Highway Patrol investigators
611
00:28:54,401 --> 00:28:56,319
that Lynlee had shot Ben.
612
00:28:56,320 --> 00:28:58,696
♪
613
00:28:58,697 --> 00:29:01,699
♪
614
00:29:01,700 --> 00:29:04,952
♪
615
00:29:04,953 --> 00:29:06,538
♪
616
00:29:11,710 --> 00:29:15,755
♪
617
00:29:15,756 --> 00:29:17,799
♪
618
00:29:21,929 --> 00:29:23,179
[cocks gun]
619
00:29:23,180 --> 00:29:24,223
♪
620
00:29:25,057 --> 00:29:27,016
♪
621
00:29:27,017 --> 00:29:29,019
[gunshot]
622
00:29:30,187 --> 00:29:32,981
[gun firing]
623
00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:38,528
♪
624
00:29:38,529 --> 00:29:40,488
♪
625
00:29:40,489 --> 00:29:42,407
- Brandon said Lynlee
was the one who did it.
626
00:29:46,411 --> 00:29:47,912
NARRATOR: But is
Brandon lying?
627
00:29:47,913 --> 00:29:50,122
♪
628
00:29:50,123 --> 00:29:53,584
Trying to fire back at Lynlee
for getting him thrown in jail?
629
00:29:53,585 --> 00:29:54,586
[door buzzes]
630
00:29:55,671 --> 00:29:57,588
Why would Lynlee kill Ben?
631
00:29:57,589 --> 00:30:02,218
♪
632
00:30:02,219 --> 00:30:05,805
- He had just sold his snakes
for almost a million dollars.
633
00:30:05,806 --> 00:30:08,391
♪
634
00:30:08,392 --> 00:30:09,559
He, according to the bank,
635
00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:12,103
was the sole owner
of that property.
636
00:30:12,104 --> 00:30:16,065
And so when that happened,
everything went to Lynlee.
637
00:30:16,066 --> 00:30:18,943
♪ I'm on a mission, I'm about
my business, I gotta get it ♪
638
00:30:18,944 --> 00:30:21,279
Between the life
insurance money...
639
00:30:21,280 --> 00:30:23,906
♪ I'm on a mission, I'm about
my business, I gotta get it ♪
640
00:30:23,907 --> 00:30:24,825
a million dollars.
641
00:30:24,826 --> 00:30:27,451
The sale of snakes,
a million dollars
642
00:30:27,452 --> 00:30:30,121
and about a million
dollar family farm.
643
00:30:30,122 --> 00:30:31,747
She was set to inherit...
644
00:30:31,748 --> 00:30:34,250
♪ I'm on a mission, I'm about
my business, I gotta get it ♪
645
00:30:34,251 --> 00:30:35,334
♪
646
00:30:35,335 --> 00:30:37,587
Quite a bit after
my brother's death.
647
00:30:37,588 --> 00:30:39,255
♪
648
00:30:39,256 --> 00:30:41,258
NARRATOR: Inheriting
money isn't a crime,
649
00:30:42,384 --> 00:30:44,969
but it can be one
hell of a motive.
650
00:30:44,970 --> 00:30:46,888
[indistinct police
radio chatter]
651
00:30:46,889 --> 00:30:48,848
BOBBETTE: We wanted
to still believe that,
652
00:30:48,849 --> 00:30:51,851
you know, she was
innocent of everything.
653
00:30:51,852 --> 00:30:53,436
♪
654
00:30:53,437 --> 00:30:54,979
NARRATOR: Brandon
tells investigators
655
00:30:54,980 --> 00:30:56,898
not to take his word for it.
656
00:30:56,899 --> 00:30:59,400
Then he gives police two names.
657
00:30:59,401 --> 00:31:03,905
Ashley Shaw and Rachel Hunt.
658
00:31:03,906 --> 00:31:06,115
They worked for
Lynlee at her spa.
659
00:31:06,116 --> 00:31:07,783
- Hi, I'm Ashley,
I'm the spa manager.
660
00:31:07,784 --> 00:31:10,203
- I'm Rachel and I'm one
of the estheticians here.
661
00:31:10,204 --> 00:31:11,537
- And it wasn't until after that
662
00:31:11,538 --> 00:31:13,122
that the police had reached out
663
00:31:13,123 --> 00:31:15,875
to Ashley Shaw and Rachel Hunt.
664
00:31:15,876 --> 00:31:17,502
♪
665
00:31:17,503 --> 00:31:21,839
♪ You got something to hide ♪
666
00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:25,843
♪ Secrets behind these lies ♪
667
00:31:25,844 --> 00:31:28,554
CHERYL: So Ashley
Shaw and Rachel Hunt
668
00:31:28,555 --> 00:31:30,056
have the same story
669
00:31:30,057 --> 00:31:32,142
that Lynlee admitted
she pulled the trigger.
670
00:31:33,060 --> 00:31:36,812
LUCAS: Ashley Shaw has
essentially told police
671
00:31:36,813 --> 00:31:40,650
that she knew about
Lynlee's plot to kill Ben.
672
00:31:40,651 --> 00:31:44,028
♪ I see trouble ♪
673
00:31:44,029 --> 00:31:47,406
And in fact helped her
with certain aspects of it.
674
00:31:47,407 --> 00:31:49,200
♪ Trouble ♪
675
00:31:49,201 --> 00:31:51,244
The state has given her immunity
676
00:31:51,245 --> 00:31:53,538
from first degree murder charges
677
00:31:53,539 --> 00:31:56,166
in exchange for giving
up this information.
678
00:31:57,918 --> 00:31:59,836
NARRATOR: The plot
includes a name
679
00:31:59,837 --> 00:32:02,296
that rings a bell
with investigators,
680
00:32:02,297 --> 00:32:05,050
someone police questioned
right after Ben was shot.
681
00:32:05,843 --> 00:32:08,261
Lynlee Renick's ex-boyfriend,
682
00:32:08,262 --> 00:32:09,929
Michael Humphrey.
683
00:32:09,930 --> 00:32:11,973
♪
684
00:32:11,974 --> 00:32:15,226
♪
685
00:32:15,227 --> 00:32:17,145
LUCAS: In June of 2017,
686
00:32:18,063 --> 00:32:20,274
Highway Patrol
interviews Michael
687
00:32:21,775 --> 00:32:24,485
and they start asking him,
688
00:32:24,486 --> 00:32:25,736
"Do you know Lynlee Renick?
689
00:32:25,737 --> 00:32:27,655
♪
690
00:32:27,656 --> 00:32:30,324
Were you with her on
June 8th of 2017?"
691
00:32:30,325 --> 00:32:31,367
♪
692
00:32:31,368 --> 00:32:32,368
NARRATOR: At the time,
693
00:32:32,369 --> 00:32:35,121
Michael claimed he got a
massage at Lynlee's spa
694
00:32:35,122 --> 00:32:37,665
the day Ben was killed
and then he went home.
695
00:32:37,666 --> 00:32:39,208
♪
696
00:32:39,209 --> 00:32:41,169
In 2017,
697
00:32:41,170 --> 00:32:43,629
police had no reason
to hold Michael,
698
00:32:43,630 --> 00:32:45,089
so they let him go.
699
00:32:45,090 --> 00:32:46,924
♪
700
00:32:46,925 --> 00:32:48,177
[door buzzes]
701
00:32:49,928 --> 00:32:51,637
In 2020,
702
00:32:51,638 --> 00:32:53,014
not so much.
703
00:32:53,015 --> 00:32:55,474
♪
704
00:32:55,475 --> 00:32:57,143
- My name is Michael Humphrey.
705
00:32:57,144 --> 00:32:58,227
And I'm currently housed
706
00:32:58,228 --> 00:33:00,021
in the Jefferson City
Correctional Center.
707
00:33:00,022 --> 00:33:03,232
♪
708
00:33:03,233 --> 00:33:06,027
NARRATOR: Michael now
admits he went to the farm
709
00:33:06,028 --> 00:33:08,196
with Lynlee the day Ben died.
710
00:33:08,197 --> 00:33:09,822
♪
711
00:33:09,823 --> 00:33:11,741
MICHAEL HUMPHREY: Earlier
Lynlee was filling me in
712
00:33:11,742 --> 00:33:14,744
on some different abuse
situations that was going on
713
00:33:14,745 --> 00:33:16,371
with her and Ben.
714
00:33:17,414 --> 00:33:21,000
From physical altercations to
different sexual altercations.
715
00:33:21,001 --> 00:33:23,836
♪
716
00:33:23,837 --> 00:33:25,338
She was like, "Can you
go out there with me?
717
00:33:25,339 --> 00:33:26,881
I need somebody that I trust."
718
00:33:26,882 --> 00:33:28,299
♪
719
00:33:28,300 --> 00:33:31,302
Then she ends up telling me that
she's going to try to kill him
720
00:33:31,303 --> 00:33:33,179
or wants somebody
to try to kill him.
721
00:33:33,180 --> 00:33:35,973
♪
722
00:33:35,974 --> 00:33:37,809
NARRATOR: On the
afternoon of June 8th,
723
00:33:39,645 --> 00:33:42,147
Michael says he picked
Lynlee up at the spa
724
00:33:43,273 --> 00:33:44,982
and they drove to the farm.
725
00:33:44,983 --> 00:33:47,193
♪
726
00:33:47,194 --> 00:33:49,362
About 45 minutes away.
727
00:33:49,363 --> 00:33:54,909
♪
728
00:33:54,910 --> 00:33:56,786
MICHAEL: We're out there
in the middle of nowhere.
729
00:33:56,787 --> 00:33:58,454
♪
730
00:33:58,455 --> 00:33:59,455
I figure she's
gonna go down there
731
00:33:59,456 --> 00:34:01,374
and have her conversation
that she needs to have.
732
00:34:01,375 --> 00:34:02,583
♪
733
00:34:02,584 --> 00:34:05,711
I'm more locked in on that there's
a whole lot of snakes to this.
734
00:34:05,712 --> 00:34:06,879
♪
735
00:34:06,880 --> 00:34:09,757
And then the next thing I
hear is a gunshot go off.
736
00:34:09,758 --> 00:34:10,842
♪
737
00:34:10,843 --> 00:34:12,260
[gunshot]
738
00:34:12,261 --> 00:34:14,805
When I look up, I see
her posed up like this
739
00:34:15,556 --> 00:34:16,973
with a firearm in her hand.
740
00:34:16,974 --> 00:34:18,975
♪
741
00:34:18,976 --> 00:34:22,019
On the way out the door, I hear
another two or three shots.
742
00:34:22,020 --> 00:34:23,312
[gun firing]
743
00:34:23,313 --> 00:34:24,981
♪
744
00:34:24,982 --> 00:34:26,983
After I'm outside,
another one or two.
745
00:34:26,984 --> 00:34:28,651
[gun firing]
746
00:34:28,652 --> 00:34:29,694
♪
747
00:34:29,695 --> 00:34:31,697
Later I'm told there
was eight total.
748
00:34:32,573 --> 00:34:34,365
NARRATOR: Humphrey
swears up and down
749
00:34:34,366 --> 00:34:36,701
he had nothing to
do with Ben's death.
750
00:34:36,702 --> 00:34:38,871
- Never meant for
anybody to get hurt.
751
00:34:39,913 --> 00:34:41,330
I don't know the guy.
752
00:34:41,331 --> 00:34:44,375
I don't have any bad intentions
for the guy whatsoever.
753
00:34:44,376 --> 00:34:48,504
NARRATOR: On
January 16th, 2020,
754
00:34:48,505 --> 00:34:52,466
two and a half years after
Ben Renick is gunned down,
755
00:34:52,467 --> 00:34:55,052
police are finally
ready to make a move.
756
00:34:55,053 --> 00:35:00,558
♪
757
00:35:00,559 --> 00:35:03,144
♪
758
00:35:03,145 --> 00:35:04,770
SAM: So Michael and Lynlee
759
00:35:04,771 --> 00:35:07,315
were both arrested and charged
for first degree murder.
760
00:35:07,316 --> 00:35:08,649
♪
761
00:35:08,650 --> 00:35:12,361
♪ The mystery in you
just pulls me in ♪
762
00:35:12,362 --> 00:35:15,448
♪
763
00:35:15,449 --> 00:35:17,116
- My ex-boyfriend
got a phone call
764
00:35:17,117 --> 00:35:19,493
that Lynlee was being arrested.
765
00:35:19,494 --> 00:35:20,536
♪
766
00:35:20,537 --> 00:35:22,997
♪ Can't you see my eyes? ♪
767
00:35:22,998 --> 00:35:25,249
♪ I'm hypnotized ♪
768
00:35:25,250 --> 00:35:29,378
When he told me that, I
cried, um, I felt horrible.
769
00:35:29,379 --> 00:35:32,507
It still didn't make sense.
770
00:35:32,508 --> 00:35:34,550
- I just couldn't believe
it, It just broke my heart.
771
00:35:34,551 --> 00:35:39,180
Knowing how their
relationship was,
772
00:35:39,181 --> 00:35:42,975
knowing Lynlee and
how sweet and loving
773
00:35:42,976 --> 00:35:46,270
and she, she is not
the Lynlee I knew.
774
00:35:46,271 --> 00:35:48,648
♪ I'm under your spell again ♪
775
00:35:48,649 --> 00:35:51,943
♪
776
00:35:51,944 --> 00:35:54,655
[phone ringing]
777
00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:56,948
NARRATOR: But
it's not so easy.
778
00:35:56,949 --> 00:36:01,078
Investigators have confessions
and eyewitness accounts,
779
00:36:01,912 --> 00:36:03,829
but little to no hard evidence.
780
00:36:03,830 --> 00:36:05,122
♪
781
00:36:05,123 --> 00:36:06,791
Who really pulled the trigger?
782
00:36:06,792 --> 00:36:07,834
♪
783
00:36:07,835 --> 00:36:10,086
So they look at every
bit of information
784
00:36:10,087 --> 00:36:12,214
they've collected on Ben Renick,
785
00:36:12,798 --> 00:36:15,091
including his phone records.
786
00:36:15,092 --> 00:36:17,301
- They had the messages that
they were able to look at,
787
00:36:17,302 --> 00:36:21,138
text messages between
Ben and his friend Chase.
788
00:36:21,139 --> 00:36:23,558
NARRATOR: Chase and
Ben are great friends.
789
00:36:23,559 --> 00:36:26,102
They text each other
nearly every day
790
00:36:26,103 --> 00:36:28,688
and in those text messages,
791
00:36:28,689 --> 00:36:32,066
a disturbing conspiracy
comes into focus.
792
00:36:32,067 --> 00:36:35,444
A calculating plot with poison.
793
00:36:35,445 --> 00:36:37,905
- May 24th of 2017.
794
00:36:37,906 --> 00:36:40,408
"I have a fun story.
795
00:36:40,409 --> 00:36:41,701
"Food poisoning is dumb.
796
00:36:41,702 --> 00:36:42,994
Or just poisoning."
797
00:36:42,995 --> 00:36:44,829
NARRATOR: And Ben believes
798
00:36:44,830 --> 00:36:47,832
Lynlee is the one
who poisoned him.
799
00:36:47,833 --> 00:36:50,501
LUCAS: Chase, "LMFAO.
800
00:36:50,502 --> 00:36:53,171
I literally think y'all were
poisoned at this point."
801
00:36:53,172 --> 00:36:55,590
Ben, "Agreed.
802
00:36:55,591 --> 00:36:57,466
Or it was Lynlee all along."
803
00:36:57,467 --> 00:36:59,760
♪
804
00:36:59,761 --> 00:37:01,512
- Once the police
took a closer look,
805
00:37:01,513 --> 00:37:03,764
they realized there
was more there.
806
00:37:03,765 --> 00:37:05,141
It was definitely a red flag.
807
00:37:05,142 --> 00:37:06,018
♪
808
00:37:06,019 --> 00:37:07,643
[keypad beeping rapidly]
809
00:37:07,644 --> 00:37:09,604
OPERATOR: 9-1-1. What's the
address of the emergency?
810
00:37:09,605 --> 00:37:10,980
NARRATOR: Did Lynlee Renick
811
00:37:10,981 --> 00:37:14,150
finish what she started
with eight bullets?
812
00:37:14,151 --> 00:37:15,151
[gunshot]
813
00:37:19,406 --> 00:37:22,743
♪
814
00:37:25,871 --> 00:37:28,707
NARRATOR: In a series of
texts before his murder,
815
00:37:29,958 --> 00:37:33,544
Ben Renick offers clues
about who wanted him dead.
816
00:37:33,545 --> 00:37:35,129
♪ Now I've been haunting ♪
817
00:37:35,130 --> 00:37:37,715
♪ Wrapping my arms around you ♪
818
00:37:37,716 --> 00:37:41,511
NARRATOR: The clues
point to his wife Lynlee.
819
00:37:41,512 --> 00:37:43,638
But first a little backstory.
820
00:37:43,639 --> 00:37:46,891
♪ Only death knows ♪
821
00:37:46,892 --> 00:37:47,768
♪
822
00:37:47,769 --> 00:37:51,103
♪ Are you afraid, are
you afraid of dying? ♪
823
00:37:51,104 --> 00:37:55,483
It begins about two weeks
before Ben is killed.
824
00:37:55,484 --> 00:37:57,485
- May 23rd, 2017.
825
00:37:57,486 --> 00:38:00,988
Lynlee had told a spa
employee Ashley Shaw
826
00:38:00,989 --> 00:38:03,032
that Ben had been abusive.
827
00:38:03,033 --> 00:38:06,744
Lynlee never filed any police reports
about the alleged physical abuse.
828
00:38:06,745 --> 00:38:09,789
♪
829
00:38:09,790 --> 00:38:13,042
Ashley felt sorry for Lynlee
and wanted to help her.
830
00:38:13,043 --> 00:38:18,339
Ashley and Lynlee got about
12 to 15 Percocet pills.
831
00:38:18,340 --> 00:38:20,216
♪
832
00:38:20,217 --> 00:38:23,636
And their plan was to grind
up the Percocet pills...
833
00:38:23,637 --> 00:38:25,179
♪
834
00:38:25,180 --> 00:38:27,139
And put them in a smoothie.
835
00:38:27,140 --> 00:38:30,101
♪
836
00:38:30,102 --> 00:38:33,604
Lynlee gave it to Ben
under the guise of,
837
00:38:33,605 --> 00:38:35,273
"Could you please
try this shake?
838
00:38:35,274 --> 00:38:37,024
We're thinking of
selling it to customers."
839
00:38:37,025 --> 00:38:38,568
♪
840
00:38:38,569 --> 00:38:42,572
Shortly after Ben and
Lynlee both drink the shake,
841
00:38:42,573 --> 00:38:44,365
Ben becomes very ill.
842
00:38:44,366 --> 00:38:46,326
[retching and coughing]
843
00:38:47,786 --> 00:38:49,829
- If he hadn't thrown up,
he probably would've died.
844
00:38:49,830 --> 00:38:53,040
♪
845
00:38:53,041 --> 00:38:54,125
♪
846
00:38:54,126 --> 00:38:57,003
NARRATOR: Ben tells his
friend Chase what happened.
847
00:38:57,004 --> 00:38:59,463
LUCAS: May 24th of 2017.
848
00:38:59,464 --> 00:39:01,174
"LMAO.
849
00:39:01,175 --> 00:39:03,467
"Why would she do
it to herself too?
850
00:39:03,468 --> 00:39:06,220
"Maybe the customer gave
it to you and laughed
851
00:39:06,221 --> 00:39:08,389
because they dislike
their service."
852
00:39:08,390 --> 00:39:10,183
Ben, "Right?
853
00:39:10,184 --> 00:39:12,435
"Maybe, who knows why.
854
00:39:12,436 --> 00:39:16,731
She didn't seem as
bad as me, so..."
855
00:39:16,732 --> 00:39:17,815
From Chase,
856
00:39:17,816 --> 00:39:19,943
"LMAO. Lighter dose."
857
00:39:20,736 --> 00:39:21,944
From Ben,
858
00:39:21,945 --> 00:39:23,779
"Besides, she needs the deal
859
00:39:23,780 --> 00:39:26,449
"to pan out first before I die,
860
00:39:26,450 --> 00:39:28,910
"she would walk away
with legit three mil
861
00:39:28,911 --> 00:39:31,787
"before selling property
for another mil.
862
00:39:31,788 --> 00:39:33,539
"If I died next year,
863
00:39:33,540 --> 00:39:35,750
"Lynlee would be set for life.
864
00:39:35,751 --> 00:39:36,668
Fuck."
865
00:39:36,669 --> 00:39:38,836
♪
866
00:39:38,837 --> 00:39:40,338
NARRATOR: The
deal calls for Ben
867
00:39:40,339 --> 00:39:43,049
to be paid in installments.
868
00:39:43,050 --> 00:39:44,800
SAM: Ben was in the
process of selling
869
00:39:44,801 --> 00:39:48,763
a large majority of his
snakes to a-a major buyer
870
00:39:48,764 --> 00:39:52,183
and Ben had received
payments in part
871
00:39:52,184 --> 00:39:55,144
for the first half
of this transaction
872
00:39:55,145 --> 00:39:57,396
and the other rest
of the transaction
873
00:39:57,397 --> 00:39:59,065
should have just
sailed right through.
874
00:39:59,066 --> 00:40:02,610
However, when Ben
was murdered, um,
875
00:40:02,611 --> 00:40:04,028
it was renegotiated.
876
00:40:04,029 --> 00:40:07,031
This murder had everything
to do with money.
877
00:40:07,032 --> 00:40:10,117
♪ Truth be told, I'm leaving ♪
878
00:40:10,118 --> 00:40:13,579
♪ You're so cruel, you're
the devil in disguise ♪
879
00:40:13,580 --> 00:40:16,083
♪ Death on the path
you're leading ♪
880
00:40:16,625 --> 00:40:19,670
♪ I've seen the
madness in your eyes ♪
881
00:40:20,629 --> 00:40:23,798
NARRATOR: Now Lynlee and her
ex-boyfriend Michael Humphrey
882
00:40:23,799 --> 00:40:26,676
both face charges of
first degree murder.
883
00:40:26,677 --> 00:40:28,845
♪
884
00:40:28,846 --> 00:40:31,305
But only one of them shot Ben.
885
00:40:31,306 --> 00:40:33,975
- Humphrey claims that
886
00:40:33,976 --> 00:40:35,434
Lynlee is the one that
pulled the trigger,
887
00:40:35,435 --> 00:40:39,564
while Lynlee claims that Michael Humphrey
is the one that pulled the trigger.
888
00:40:39,565 --> 00:40:41,399
♪
889
00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:43,526
NARRATOR: Michael
goes on trial first
890
00:40:43,527 --> 00:40:45,903
in October, 2021.
891
00:40:45,904 --> 00:40:49,407
More than four years
after Ben's death.
892
00:40:49,408 --> 00:40:51,242
LUCAS: The state
says Michael knows
893
00:40:51,243 --> 00:40:52,785
what they're going to go and do,
894
00:40:52,786 --> 00:40:54,412
that under the law
895
00:40:54,413 --> 00:40:57,081
he bears as much
legal responsibility
896
00:40:57,082 --> 00:40:59,917
for the charge of first
degree murder, as does Lynlee,
897
00:40:59,918 --> 00:41:01,961
who the state says
pulled the trigger.
898
00:41:01,962 --> 00:41:04,755
♪
899
00:41:04,756 --> 00:41:06,299
NARRATOR: The defense argues
900
00:41:06,300 --> 00:41:08,718
Michael only drove
Lynlee to the farm,
901
00:41:08,719 --> 00:41:11,137
that he never
planned to hurt Ben.
902
00:41:11,138 --> 00:41:14,975
- So I took it upon myself to
bring her a firearm that I'd had.
903
00:41:15,976 --> 00:41:18,769
When I went into the spa
that day and I told her,
904
00:41:18,770 --> 00:41:20,521
"You could use this
for self-defense."
905
00:41:20,522 --> 00:41:23,024
And then I gave
her that firearm.
906
00:41:23,025 --> 00:41:25,735
♪
907
00:41:25,736 --> 00:41:28,905
CHERYL: I do not believe
Humphrey saying that
908
00:41:28,906 --> 00:41:31,949
he went there not knowing
what was gonna happen.
909
00:41:31,950 --> 00:41:35,661
♪
910
00:41:35,662 --> 00:41:40,458
I genuinely believe he did go there
with a full, you know, intent to do it
911
00:41:40,459 --> 00:41:42,377
and she ended up just
912
00:41:43,670 --> 00:41:44,670
doing it herself.
913
00:41:46,048 --> 00:41:47,381
[gunshot]
914
00:41:47,382 --> 00:41:48,508
♪
915
00:41:48,509 --> 00:41:52,053
[gun firing]
916
00:41:52,054 --> 00:41:53,721
♪
917
00:41:53,722 --> 00:41:54,556
[gunshot]
918
00:41:54,557 --> 00:41:59,435
♪
919
00:41:59,436 --> 00:42:01,062
♪
920
00:42:01,063 --> 00:42:03,439
NARRATOR: The jury
deliberates for a few hours
921
00:42:03,440 --> 00:42:04,941
before returning a verdict.
922
00:42:04,942 --> 00:42:06,275
♪
923
00:42:06,276 --> 00:42:10,821
Michael Humphrey is guilty
of first degree murder.
924
00:42:10,822 --> 00:42:15,076
♪
925
00:42:15,077 --> 00:42:19,163
- When they first initially
announced the verdict, disbelief,
926
00:42:19,164 --> 00:42:21,123
a hundred percent disbelief.
927
00:42:21,124 --> 00:42:24,418
♪
928
00:42:24,419 --> 00:42:26,539
- The state had waived the
death penalty in this case.
929
00:42:27,381 --> 00:42:29,549
He has only one
sentence he can receive
930
00:42:29,550 --> 00:42:32,093
and that his life in
prison without parole.
931
00:42:32,094 --> 00:42:34,303
[rattles, thuds]
932
00:42:34,304 --> 00:42:35,638
- It's a lot to take in.
933
00:42:35,639 --> 00:42:37,348
♪
934
00:42:37,349 --> 00:42:38,349
You're never going home.
935
00:42:38,350 --> 00:42:39,642
♪
936
00:42:39,643 --> 00:42:42,687
- His fate's been sealed
with this conviction.
937
00:42:42,688 --> 00:42:45,857
♪
938
00:42:45,858 --> 00:42:47,441
NARRATOR: Two months later,
939
00:42:47,442 --> 00:42:50,069
Lynlee Renick
murder trial begins.
940
00:42:50,070 --> 00:42:51,904
LUCAS: This is the person
941
00:42:51,905 --> 00:42:53,406
they say pulled the trigger.
942
00:42:53,407 --> 00:42:54,907
This is Ben's wife,
943
00:42:54,908 --> 00:42:59,829
this is the state trying
to prove who did this.
944
00:42:59,830 --> 00:43:01,373
If they can't prove this,
945
00:43:02,791 --> 00:43:04,375
then what is their
theory anyway?
946
00:43:04,376 --> 00:43:05,376
[camera shutter clicks]
947
00:43:06,253 --> 00:43:07,171
SAM: During the trial,
948
00:43:07,172 --> 00:43:11,591
it came out that Ben and Lynlee
had fought over the finances
949
00:43:11,592 --> 00:43:13,759
of the spa, which
weren't going well.
950
00:43:13,760 --> 00:43:16,053
I believe she's pulling
money out of the spa
951
00:43:16,054 --> 00:43:18,347
for personal use
and-and other things,
952
00:43:18,348 --> 00:43:19,849
things that Ben
didn't even know about
953
00:43:19,850 --> 00:43:24,478
and that he was going to be informed of
that by the bank prior to the murder.
954
00:43:24,479 --> 00:43:27,440
♪
955
00:43:27,441 --> 00:43:28,649
♪
956
00:43:28,650 --> 00:43:30,151
LUCAS: These financial issues
957
00:43:30,152 --> 00:43:31,652
are a huge part of the case
958
00:43:31,653 --> 00:43:33,487
because it also speaks
959
00:43:33,488 --> 00:43:37,450
to what motive Lynlee may
have had to kill Ben Renick.
960
00:43:37,451 --> 00:43:41,871
If he's questioning her business
acumen, hounding her about money
961
00:43:41,872 --> 00:43:43,456
and that might upset
someone to the point
962
00:43:43,457 --> 00:43:45,917
that they maybe wanna
kill that person.
963
00:43:45,918 --> 00:43:48,377
NARRATOR: Prosecutors
also reveal
964
00:43:48,378 --> 00:43:50,546
Lynlee's history of cheating.
965
00:43:50,547 --> 00:43:51,924
ASHLEY SHAW: They
were together.
966
00:43:53,842 --> 00:43:54,468
- Right.
967
00:43:54,469 --> 00:43:56,636
NARRATOR: This wasn't
the fairytale marriage
968
00:43:56,637 --> 00:43:59,013
everyone thought it was.
969
00:43:59,014 --> 00:44:01,390
- During the marriage
she had numerous affairs.
970
00:44:01,391 --> 00:44:02,725
♪
971
00:44:02,726 --> 00:44:04,060
SAM: She had a very active
972
00:44:04,061 --> 00:44:05,228
Ashley Madison account
973
00:44:05,229 --> 00:44:07,063
while she was married
to my brother.
974
00:44:07,064 --> 00:44:08,606
♪
975
00:44:08,607 --> 00:44:12,693
And she was involved in multiple
affairs prior to the murder.
976
00:44:12,694 --> 00:44:15,571
CHERYL: And they just
always seemed happy.
977
00:44:15,572 --> 00:44:17,824
It just warps your reality.
978
00:44:18,784 --> 00:44:20,701
NARRATOR: And then
another surprise,
979
00:44:20,702 --> 00:44:23,789
the defense calls
their star witness.
980
00:44:24,790 --> 00:44:26,666
LUCAS: It's not often that
somebody takes the stand
981
00:44:26,667 --> 00:44:28,084
in their own defense.
982
00:44:28,085 --> 00:44:31,254
♪ Play along with the game ♪
983
00:44:31,255 --> 00:44:32,630
- Hey, I'm Lynlee Renick.
984
00:44:32,631 --> 00:44:35,633
♪ Do whatever it takes ♪
985
00:44:35,634 --> 00:44:37,051
SAM: When she
got on the stand,
986
00:44:37,052 --> 00:44:38,636
she knew exactly
what she was doing.
987
00:44:38,637 --> 00:44:41,764
- Ben started really,
getting really upset
988
00:44:41,765 --> 00:44:46,018
about all of the time that
I was focusing on the kids
989
00:44:46,019 --> 00:44:49,939
instead of dedicating it
to him and Renick Reptiles.
990
00:44:49,940 --> 00:44:51,066
- Lynlee testified that
991
00:44:52,526 --> 00:44:55,903
she had gone out
there with Michael
992
00:44:55,904 --> 00:44:58,281
to confront Ben about a divorce.
993
00:44:58,282 --> 00:45:01,743
- Michael turned around and
I saw a gun in his hands
994
00:45:02,327 --> 00:45:03,661
and then I heard shots.
995
00:45:03,662 --> 00:45:04,413
[gunshot]
996
00:45:04,414 --> 00:45:05,830
♪
997
00:45:05,831 --> 00:45:09,083
And everything just went numb.
998
00:45:09,084 --> 00:45:11,335
♪ Who did we become? ♪
999
00:45:11,336 --> 00:45:13,546
♪
1000
00:45:13,547 --> 00:45:15,757
SAM: And then she
was so distraught,
1001
00:45:17,050 --> 00:45:19,093
she got back in the car with him
1002
00:45:19,094 --> 00:45:20,845
and went about her day.
1003
00:45:20,846 --> 00:45:24,515
Continuing to text
Michael, other people.
1004
00:45:24,516 --> 00:45:25,933
♪
1005
00:45:25,934 --> 00:45:28,936
She even put it on a show for
the school to pick up the kids.
1006
00:45:28,937 --> 00:45:30,229
She covered her tracks
1007
00:45:30,230 --> 00:45:34,025
before and after the murder.
1008
00:45:34,026 --> 00:45:35,943
ATTORNEY: Do you regret it?
1009
00:45:35,944 --> 00:45:37,111
- Yes.
1010
00:45:37,112 --> 00:45:39,739
CHERYL: She was the "woe
is me, I'm the victim."
1011
00:45:39,740 --> 00:45:41,742
To me that was a complete show.
1012
00:45:42,743 --> 00:45:43,827
Complete BS.
1013
00:45:45,204 --> 00:45:46,954
BOBBETTE: Both sides
rested their case
1014
00:45:46,955 --> 00:45:52,377
and the jury goes out to look
over all of the evidence.
1015
00:45:53,462 --> 00:45:55,297
And we're feeling
pretty confident.
1016
00:45:56,006 --> 00:45:57,048
♪
1017
00:45:57,049 --> 00:46:01,344
You know, that she's
gonna get life.
1018
00:46:01,345 --> 00:46:05,097
♪
1019
00:46:05,098 --> 00:46:07,433
And the longer, the
more hours go by,
1020
00:46:07,434 --> 00:46:09,435
the more concerned
we're getting.
1021
00:46:09,436 --> 00:46:11,896
NARRATOR: In the Show-Me
state of Missouri,
1022
00:46:11,897 --> 00:46:14,732
juries can convict for
first degree murder
1023
00:46:14,733 --> 00:46:17,026
or settle on a lesser offense.
1024
00:46:17,027 --> 00:46:21,113
Juries also determine the
sentence for any reduced charge.
1025
00:46:21,114 --> 00:46:23,324
So when the decision
finally arrives,
1026
00:46:23,325 --> 00:46:26,160
everyone is holding
their breath.
1027
00:46:26,161 --> 00:46:28,579
- The jury in
Lynlee Renick's case
1028
00:46:28,580 --> 00:46:33,417
says that she was guilty of
murder in the second degree.
1029
00:46:33,418 --> 00:46:36,337
♪
1030
00:46:36,338 --> 00:46:39,215
SAM: They gave her 13 years,
1031
00:46:39,216 --> 00:46:40,675
just over the minimum of ten
1032
00:46:40,676 --> 00:46:43,177
and three years for
armed criminal action.
1033
00:46:43,178 --> 00:46:44,887
JUDGE: I don't know
what they were thinking.
1034
00:46:44,888 --> 00:46:46,973
Somehow they got confused.
1035
00:46:46,974 --> 00:46:49,141
You're awful lucky, ma'am.
1036
00:46:49,142 --> 00:46:51,310
You're gonna get
out in your 40s,
1037
00:46:51,311 --> 00:46:53,646
and my 40s weren't too bad.
1038
00:46:53,647 --> 00:46:56,357
I just hope you
don't kill again.
1039
00:46:56,358 --> 00:46:57,650
That's it.
1040
00:46:57,651 --> 00:47:00,695
♪ Turn down the lights ♪
1041
00:47:00,696 --> 00:47:04,615
NARRATOR: In a way, Sam
Renick was right all along.
1042
00:47:04,616 --> 00:47:06,326
♪
1043
00:47:10,080 --> 00:47:13,040
NARRATOR: His little brother
was killed by a snake.
1044
00:47:13,041 --> 00:47:14,458
♪
1045
00:47:14,459 --> 00:47:17,837
- It's tough, I mean, she would've
gotten more years in prison
1046
00:47:17,838 --> 00:47:21,299
if she had walked in there and
killed all of those snakes.
1047
00:47:21,300 --> 00:47:24,927
Eight bullets into my
brother's 29-year-old body.
1048
00:47:24,928 --> 00:47:26,053
He deserved better.
1049
00:47:26,054 --> 00:47:27,180
♪
1050
00:47:27,181 --> 00:47:28,347
♪
1051
00:47:28,348 --> 00:47:29,266
MICHAEL: In the long
run at this point,
1052
00:47:29,267 --> 00:47:30,766
I'm the one sitting
here on a life sentence
1053
00:47:30,767 --> 00:47:32,436
while she has 13 years.
1054
00:47:33,729 --> 00:47:34,771
That's... that's
1055
00:47:36,481 --> 00:47:37,399
unbelievable.
1056
00:47:37,400 --> 00:47:39,025
♪
1057
00:47:39,026 --> 00:47:41,861
NARRATOR: Despite her
sentence, in the end,
1058
00:47:41,862 --> 00:47:44,405
Ben was able to catch his killer
1059
00:47:44,406 --> 00:47:46,908
through the messages
he left behind.
1060
00:47:46,909 --> 00:47:48,201
♪
1061
00:47:48,202 --> 00:47:53,122
- It was a crucial part of the case in
keeping Lynlee squarely in their sights
1062
00:47:53,123 --> 00:47:55,666
and obviously played a
huge part in the trial.
1063
00:47:55,667 --> 00:47:59,128
♪
1064
00:47:59,129 --> 00:48:00,755
SAM: Lynlee's gonna
be out someday.
1065
00:48:00,756 --> 00:48:04,926
I want her to know that
she'll never be free of this.
1066
00:48:04,927 --> 00:48:07,846
I won't forget and I don't
want others to, either.
1067
00:48:08,764 --> 00:48:13,101
♪
1068
00:48:14,144 --> 00:48:17,438
♪ I don't know where
my head is lately ♪
1069
00:48:17,439 --> 00:48:19,899
♪ Have I lost my mind? ♪
1070
00:48:19,900 --> 00:48:24,987
♪
1071
00:48:24,988 --> 00:48:27,698
♪
1072
00:48:27,699 --> 00:48:31,118
♪ But I know that
I have a secret ♪
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♪ And it's only mine ♪
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♪
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♪
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♪ And the only way to find me ♪
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♪ Is to go beneath the lies ♪
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♪
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