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NARRATOR: 2013.
Brooklyn, New York.
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Fourteen-year-old Shaniesha Forbes is
given her first real taste of freedom,
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a cell phone.
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- The phone was a form of keeping
track and to ensure her safety.
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NARRATOR: Which is why
everyone is shocked
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when Shaniesha vanishes
without a trace.
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- I was messaging her through
Facebook and getting no response.
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SANDRA PRICE: My
baby is out there.
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She's only 14 and
she's not home.
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NARRATOR: Then,
the unthinkable...
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She's found dead under
mysterious circumstances.
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- She had no bullet wounds,
she had no stab wounds.
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She had no defensive wounds on
her hands or anything like that.
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NARRATOR: Who would
wanna hurt Shaniesha?
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- Anyone technically
could have been a suspect.
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NARRATOR: But what no one
knows is that her phone,
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which helped her find a
little bit of freedom,
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will also help catch her killer.
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- That phone ultimately
solved her murder.
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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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♪
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♪
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NARRATOR: On the first
Sunday of January 2013...
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[siren wailing]
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investigators are called
to a gruesome scene
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in Brooklyn, New York.
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- A, B common marker. Take one.
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DETECTIVE JAMES NORMILE: My name's
retired Detective James Normile.
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This is a basic time line.
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♪
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On January 6, 2013, a
dead body was discovered
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by someone walking
on Gerritsen Beach.
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[siren wailing]
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NARRATOR: The victim is a very
young African-American girl
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concealed in garbage bags.
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Her identity is a mystery.
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[helicopter blades whirring]
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♪
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DETECTIVE NORMILE:
Detective Luis Sanchez
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from the 63rd Precinct
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was assigned to
the investigation,
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and I was assigned
to the case as well.
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She was partially clothed.
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She had some burn
marks on her face,
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her hands, her
breasts, her vagina.
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♪
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NARRATOR: Investigators
find the remnants
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of a beach party,
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an extinguished fire
and empty beer cans.
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Could this be
connected to the body?
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DETECTIVE NORMILE: She
had no bullet wounds,
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she had no stab wounds.
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She had no defensive wounds on
her hands or anything like that.
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So we were wondering, was
it some sort of an accident
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or something that went bad
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that was never reported
to the police out of fear
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'cause teenagers don't
wanna get in trouble.
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NARRATOR: Maybe the young girl
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had one too many beers...
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She fell into the fire...
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And sought relief in the water.
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DETECTIVE NORMILE:
In terms of evidence,
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We were involved in checking
cans for fingerprints and stuff.
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They had located a receipt
from a liquor store.
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Fairly new. Didn't appear
to be laying out there long.
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NARRATOR: Nearby
detectives also find
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a pair of Uggs, a type of boot.
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- At the time there was a number
of missing cases in New York City
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that fell under the same
height, weight, build.
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NARRATOR: But
investigators don't know
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who this young girl is yet.
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[tape rewinding]
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♪
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Two days earlier, Brooklyn
teenager Shaniesha Forbes
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hops on a bus to
her high school.
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She can't wait to show off
her brand-new cell phone.
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And Shaniesha's
mother Sandra Price
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knows just how much
that phone meant to her.
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SANDRA PRICE: When
Shaniesha got her iPhone,
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she was very excited.
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She was screaming
and jumping around.
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♪ It feels so good,
like you said ♪
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- KERRI-ANN THOMAS: I'm
Kerri-Ann T. Thomas.
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Shaniesha is my cousin.
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She got that phone for
Christmas as a tracking device.
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The phone was a form of keeping
track and to ensure her safety.
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SANDRA: On January 4th, 2013,
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on her way to school,
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I texted her,
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"Are you on the bus now?"
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She would say, "Yes,
I'm on the bus."
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NARRATOR: It's the last
text Shaniesha's mother
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will ever receive
from her daughter.
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♪
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That evening, Shaniesha
doesn't come home from school.
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[line rings]
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- We all tried to call her
and we didn't hear anything.
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We didn't get a response.
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[keypad clacking]
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KERRI-ANN: At the time,
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I'm thinking she's
at a friend's house.
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She is gonna show up.
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NARRATOR: But when
Shaniesha's mom
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contacts her school,
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she's given some
disturbing news.
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Her daughter didn't
attend classes that day.
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- So that's when we started
getting real worried.
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Seven o'clock at night
I called her uncle
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and he said, "Call
9-1-1," which I did.
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[line rings]
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I told them that my
baby's out there...
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[siren wailing]
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and I told them her age.
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She's only 14 and
she's not home.
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And that's when they
told me they don't go out
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and look for anyone
until after 24 hours.
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DETECTIVE NORMILE:
"On January 4th, 2013,
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"Shaniesha Forbes' mother
Sandra Price calls 9-1-1,
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"but is told that she must
wait 24 hours before a report
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can be filed for
a missing person."
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KERRI-ANN: A 14-year-old girl
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did not show up to school,
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did not show up at home,
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and law enforcement is telling the family
that they have to wait to report it.
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♪
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DETECTIVE NORMILE: A lot
of missing person cases
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are also teenagers
that are missing.
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Most of them get cleared up by
themselves within a day or two.
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Some involve knocking on a
couple of doors and find out
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that someone's son or daughter
is now staying with a friend
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'cause they just
chose not to go home.
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NARRATOR: Is it
possible that Shaniesha
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decided to take off
without telling her mother?
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Her loved ones don't believe it.
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That's not the girl they know.
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SANDRA: She's
very trustworthy.
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Very, very trustworthy.
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We were very close.
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♪
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- She loved her mom.
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♪ Pick up your feet, child ♪
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NARRATOR: That night,
Shaniesha's family
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desperately search for her.
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♪ World knows no peace, child ♪
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SANDRA: I was with
my oldest daughter
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driving around in the area.
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I don't wanna think the worse.
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So I was just looking for her...
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Hoping that I will see her.
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NARRATOR: The next morning,
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the family continues their hunt.
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Until finally, 24 hours after
Shaniesha's mom reports her missing,
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the police get involved.
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DETECTIVE NORMILE: Detective
Callow was assigned
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to the missing
person investigation
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and began to speak
to the family.
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He had gotten Shaniesha's
phone number, very important,
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and he submitted the
paperwork, subpoenas and such,
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to her cell phone provider
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to start getting us
her call detail records
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so we could see who she spoke
with or who she was texting.
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Unfortunately, phone records
don't come very quick.
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NARRATOR: And in
a case like this,
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without Shaniesha's
phone records,
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detectives don't
have much to go on.
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[siren wailing]
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SANDRA: Police started
looking around...
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[indistinct radio chatter]
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going by Shaniesha
friends' houses...
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♪
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Searching on social media
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to see who she last contacted.
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NARRATOR: When she
Shaniesha's sisters
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check her Facebook page,
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they make an
important discovery.
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On the morning she disappeared,
Shaniesha had posted
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that she was meeting an unnamed
male friend for a movie.
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KERRI-ANN: That
meant that she went
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to the movie theaters the
day that she went missing,
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at least based off of
the Facebook posts.
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NARRATOR: Shaniesha had
1,200 Facebook friends.
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♪
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Was this mysterious
"him" one of them?
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♪
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The investigation into Shaniesha's
disappearance continues
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until Monday, January 7th,
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three days after she
first goes missing.
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♪
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When detectives show up at
Sandra Price's front door...
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DETECTIVE NORMILE:
There was a number of
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missing cases in Brooklyn
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and one in Queens,
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so it potentially
could have been them.
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We went and spoke to
those families as well.
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But just based on
some of the clothing,
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we believe that it
was Shaniesha Forbes.
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SANDRA: Officer Sanchez
and Officer Normile
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came with photos of,
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they said a young
lady that was found
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and if we can identify to see if
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that's my baby or not.
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♪
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And my daughter screamed out
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and she started crying.
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She break down
and I was in shock
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when I look at her picture.
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♪
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♪ Many places ♪
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♪ Many things we
like to run from ♪
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♪ We want to run ♪
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SHAY FORBES: We
knew it was her.
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Even though it was, you
know, she was disfigured.
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♪
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KERRI-ANN: She borrowed
her mom's Ugg boots
265
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to wear to school that day,
266
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and it was those Ugg
boots that was found...
267
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[siren wailing]
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on the beach.
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♪
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You know when you're a little girl and
you, like, put on your mom's shoes?
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She did that as a
little girl and, um,
272
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and she did that her last
day on this Earth as well.
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♪
274
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SHAY: We were
definitely in shock
275
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and just wondering, like,
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who would do such a terrible
thing to a 14-year-old?
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Just... It's horrible.
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♪
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NARRATOR: A 14-year-old
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transfixed by her
brand-new cell phone
281
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and her most prized possession
282
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was tracking her every move
283
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the day she was murdered.
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♪
285
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♪ Many places ♪
286
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♪ Many things we
like to run from ♪
287
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♪ We want to run ♪
288
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NARRATOR: Family
members just identified
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the burned body found on
Brooklyn's Gerritsen Beach
290
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as missing 14-year-old
Shaniesha Forbes.
291
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♪
292
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- My sisters and my mother,
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we were all extremely
traumatized.
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♪
295
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KERRI-ANN: She's 14.
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[voice breaking] She's
a child, she's a baby.
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I just... I couldn't believe it.
298
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I was so sure she was
gonna come back home.
299
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♪
300
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- At that time it was like the
world was coming close to an end.
301
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I was, like, shut down.
302
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♪
303
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- It's tough to tell anyone
that a loved one is dead,
304
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let alone a child.
305
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♪
306
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NARRATOR: Especially
this child.
307
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♪
308
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[laughter echoes]
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SANDRA: She's a
very loving person,
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very caring and very
funny most of the time.
311
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♪
312
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KERRI-ANN: Shaniesha
loved to dance.
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She was really good at it.
314
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She would make videos.
315
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Practicing dance moves from the
different music videos that was out.
316
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She literally would,
like, light up a room.
317
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♪
318
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NARRATOR: As the
family grapples
319
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with their unspeakable loss,
320
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investigators search for clues.
321
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But there's a problem.
322
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♪
323
00:13:35,941 --> 00:13:40,152
During the autopsy, the medical
examiner has a difficult time
324
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determining the cause of death.
325
00:13:42,239 --> 00:13:43,364
- She had no water in her lungs,
326
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nothing to indicate that she
was a victim of a drowning.
327
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♪
328
00:13:46,994 --> 00:13:48,745
And she had burns on her face,
329
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hands, breasts and vagina.
330
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♪
331
00:13:55,419 --> 00:13:59,006
We come to find the burns themselves
are all appear to be postmortem.
332
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If someone dies in the fire, there's
indications inside your system.
333
00:14:02,926 --> 00:14:05,469
She had none of that. So we
knew she wasn't in a fire.
334
00:14:05,470 --> 00:14:06,762
♪
335
00:14:06,763 --> 00:14:08,639
At that point, we
started looking at it
336
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as more of a homicide as
opposed to maybe a tragedy.
337
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♪
338
00:14:13,562 --> 00:14:16,564
NARRATOR: But it will take a
battery of time-consuming tests
339
00:14:16,565 --> 00:14:17,648
for the medical examiner
340
00:14:17,649 --> 00:14:20,569
to officially rule
the death a homicide.
341
00:14:21,111 --> 00:14:23,988
♪
342
00:14:23,989 --> 00:14:25,699
[indistinct radio chatter]
343
00:14:26,241 --> 00:14:29,660
In the meantime,
investigators have questions.
344
00:14:29,661 --> 00:14:31,120
♪
345
00:14:31,121 --> 00:14:33,581
Why was her body
burned after she died?
346
00:14:33,582 --> 00:14:35,458
♪
347
00:14:35,459 --> 00:14:37,169
Was it to conceal her identity?
348
00:14:37,586 --> 00:14:38,836
♪
349
00:14:38,837 --> 00:14:41,464
And where was Shaniesha
the day she went missing?
350
00:14:41,465 --> 00:14:45,927
♪
351
00:14:45,928 --> 00:14:47,970
NEWSCASTER: Her body was
found in Gerritsen Beach,
352
00:14:47,971 --> 00:14:49,472
four miles from her home.
353
00:14:49,473 --> 00:14:53,017
She was found naked, burned
and partially buried in sand.
354
00:14:53,018 --> 00:14:54,519
♪
355
00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:56,562
NARRATOR: While they wait for
Shaniesha's phone records...
356
00:14:56,563 --> 00:14:58,481
♪
357
00:14:58,482 --> 00:15:01,067
Investigators
Normile and Sanchez
358
00:15:01,068 --> 00:15:04,278
focus on who she might have
been with the day she vanished.
359
00:15:04,279 --> 00:15:05,404
♪
360
00:15:05,405 --> 00:15:08,366
Was it the "him" she mentioned
in her Facebook post?
361
00:15:08,367 --> 00:15:13,704
♪
362
00:15:13,705 --> 00:15:16,958
♪
363
00:15:16,959 --> 00:15:18,709
DETECTIVE NORMILE: She was
very active in social media.
364
00:15:18,710 --> 00:15:22,923
So we began to go through
that, piecemeal, looking at it.
365
00:15:23,465 --> 00:15:25,299
You gotta put a name
to a face and go out
366
00:15:25,300 --> 00:15:26,843
and find them to interview them.
367
00:15:26,844 --> 00:15:27,719
♪
368
00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:30,639
NARRATOR: With Shaniesha's
1,200 Facebook friends,
369
00:15:31,515 --> 00:15:33,934
it's a tedious and
lengthy process.
370
00:15:34,810 --> 00:15:38,062
♪ I'll follow your lead ♪
371
00:15:38,063 --> 00:15:41,233
♪ I'll follow you
down, down, down ♪
372
00:15:44,903 --> 00:15:48,823
And the family feels that investigators
aren't moving fast enough.
373
00:15:48,824 --> 00:15:50,742
[siren wailing]
374
00:15:51,618 --> 00:15:54,287
SHAY: We weren't receiving
a lot of information
375
00:15:54,288 --> 00:15:55,913
from the police officers,
376
00:15:55,914 --> 00:15:59,917
so we decided to see if
we can find something.
377
00:15:59,918 --> 00:16:01,502
[keyboard keys clacking]
378
00:16:01,503 --> 00:16:03,379
♪
379
00:16:03,380 --> 00:16:05,380
NARRATOR: They begin with
Shaniesha's Facebook post
380
00:16:05,883 --> 00:16:07,384
about going to the movies.
381
00:16:08,594 --> 00:16:10,094
KERRI-ANN: The movie theater
that Shaniesha goes to
382
00:16:10,095 --> 00:16:11,138
is near her high school.
383
00:16:12,222 --> 00:16:13,264
SANDRA: We went there.
384
00:16:13,265 --> 00:16:18,060
We try to get the guy that's
in charge of the cameras...
385
00:16:18,061 --> 00:16:19,437
♪
386
00:16:19,438 --> 00:16:23,274
To show us an image if
she was there or not.
387
00:16:23,275 --> 00:16:27,904
♪
388
00:16:27,905 --> 00:16:29,906
♪
389
00:16:29,907 --> 00:16:32,367
NARRATOR: Unfortunately,
they're too late.
390
00:16:32,951 --> 00:16:36,580
After seven days,
the tapes are erased.
391
00:16:37,247 --> 00:16:38,998
- [voice breaking] They
said, "If you came yesterday,
392
00:16:38,999 --> 00:16:41,719
you would have saw the footage from
the date that you're asking for."
393
00:16:42,461 --> 00:16:45,171
And we're like,
"Did the cops come?"
394
00:16:45,172 --> 00:16:47,215
♪
395
00:16:47,216 --> 00:16:48,549
And they said that
they never came.
396
00:16:48,550 --> 00:16:51,552
♪
397
00:16:51,553 --> 00:16:54,014
It was like a
no-brainer to go there.
398
00:16:55,140 --> 00:16:57,684
We were very frustrated
because we were a day late
399
00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:00,686
from being able to
see who she was with.
400
00:17:00,687 --> 00:17:04,398
♪
401
00:17:04,399 --> 00:17:06,317
- Someone has to go
to jail for this.
402
00:17:06,318 --> 00:17:08,069
Someone out there
knows what happened.
403
00:17:08,070 --> 00:17:10,696
They knew that she was going to
that movie theater with some guy.
404
00:17:10,697 --> 00:17:13,491
♪
405
00:17:13,492 --> 00:17:15,576
♪
406
00:17:15,577 --> 00:17:17,995
KERRI-ANN: We immediately
put up flyers.
407
00:17:17,996 --> 00:17:19,539
♪
408
00:17:19,540 --> 00:17:20,706
Thousands of flyers.
409
00:17:20,707 --> 00:17:23,501
♪
410
00:17:23,502 --> 00:17:25,295
We got the community
to come out.
411
00:17:26,171 --> 00:17:29,173
We lit candles,
there were posters.
412
00:17:29,174 --> 00:17:30,258
♪
413
00:17:30,259 --> 00:17:33,761
I immediately called
connections in media.
414
00:17:33,762 --> 00:17:36,889
The goal was to
push this story out
415
00:17:36,890 --> 00:17:39,475
so that we can gather as
much information as possible.
416
00:17:39,476 --> 00:17:40,435
♪
417
00:17:40,436 --> 00:17:42,813
Every single person
that lived in New York
418
00:17:43,605 --> 00:17:46,524
was going to know her
name, Shaniesha Forbes.
419
00:17:46,525 --> 00:17:48,818
♪
420
00:17:48,819 --> 00:17:50,486
DETECTIVE NORMILE: In an
investigation like this
421
00:17:50,487 --> 00:17:52,947
or in any case, there's a lot of
bases that have to be covered.
422
00:17:52,948 --> 00:17:54,198
It was pretty laborious.
423
00:17:54,199 --> 00:17:55,575
♪
424
00:17:55,576 --> 00:17:57,285
NARRATOR:
Investigators follow up
425
00:17:57,286 --> 00:17:58,744
on a piece of evidence
426
00:17:58,745 --> 00:18:00,414
found near Shaniesha's body.
427
00:18:01,123 --> 00:18:03,457
The receipt from
the liquor store.
428
00:18:03,458 --> 00:18:04,709
♪
429
00:18:04,710 --> 00:18:06,503
It's dated January 5th,
430
00:18:07,087 --> 00:18:09,673
the day before
Shaniesha's body is found.
431
00:18:10,883 --> 00:18:12,300
DETECTIVE NORMILE: We
went to a liquor store
432
00:18:12,301 --> 00:18:13,510
that the receipt was from.
433
00:18:14,553 --> 00:18:16,304
The manager provided
some video of a person
434
00:18:16,305 --> 00:18:17,848
that was in there buying liquor.
435
00:18:18,515 --> 00:18:20,349
Didn't know the gentleman,
but the liquor store
436
00:18:20,350 --> 00:18:22,310
provided us with the actual
full credit card number.
437
00:18:22,311 --> 00:18:25,522
And we went on to subpoena the
records for that credit card.
438
00:18:26,690 --> 00:18:27,857
NARRATOR: The man is described
439
00:18:27,858 --> 00:18:31,485
as Indian or Middle
Eastern, in his 30s.
440
00:18:31,486 --> 00:18:32,945
♪
441
00:18:32,946 --> 00:18:34,864
Could this be
Shaniesha's killer?
442
00:18:34,865 --> 00:18:36,824
♪
443
00:18:36,825 --> 00:18:38,659
♪
444
00:18:38,660 --> 00:18:42,539
Investigators are also trying
to locate possible witnesses
445
00:18:43,081 --> 00:18:46,919
or suspects from among
Shaniesha's Facebook friends.
446
00:18:47,419 --> 00:18:50,880
- There was teenagers, teenage
boys that we talked to.
447
00:18:50,881 --> 00:18:52,882
[ringing]
448
00:18:52,883 --> 00:18:54,550
In terms of volume,
it was a lot of work.
449
00:18:54,551 --> 00:18:55,511
♪
450
00:18:55,512 --> 00:18:58,304
A lot of these kids didn't
realize that she was deceased.
451
00:18:58,305 --> 00:18:59,597
♪
452
00:18:59,598 --> 00:19:01,350
NARRATOR: In a
sea of interviews,
453
00:19:01,892 --> 00:19:05,020
detectives eventually
track down Jonathan Ho,
454
00:19:05,938 --> 00:19:09,857
and he actually knows something
that could be important.
455
00:19:09,858 --> 00:19:11,234
♪
456
00:19:11,235 --> 00:19:12,652
JONATHAN HO: My
name is Jonathan Ho,
457
00:19:12,653 --> 00:19:14,695
and I was a friend
of Shaniesha Forbes.
458
00:19:14,696 --> 00:19:16,531
♪
459
00:19:16,532 --> 00:19:18,449
Detectives came to my place.
460
00:19:18,450 --> 00:19:22,245
They started asking questions
because I know Shaniesha Forbes,
461
00:19:22,246 --> 00:19:23,789
and she had just passed.
462
00:19:24,581 --> 00:19:27,500
She had so much
genuine personality
463
00:19:27,501 --> 00:19:29,377
that I clicked with her.
464
00:19:29,378 --> 00:19:31,504
♪
465
00:19:31,505 --> 00:19:35,633
I just remember her telling me that
she was bullied a couple times.
466
00:19:35,634 --> 00:19:38,261
♪
467
00:19:38,262 --> 00:19:40,054
DETECTIVE NORMILE: During the
course of the investigation,
468
00:19:40,055 --> 00:19:43,391
we became aware that Shaniesha
Forbes was a victim of bullying,
469
00:19:43,392 --> 00:19:46,353
in person and through social
media and the Internet.
470
00:19:47,062 --> 00:19:51,066
- I told them she did tell me that
someone wanted to come beat her up
471
00:19:52,192 --> 00:19:54,235
for no apparent reason.
472
00:19:54,236 --> 00:19:55,070
♪
473
00:19:55,070 --> 00:19:56,070
[chimes]
474
00:19:56,989 --> 00:19:59,866
♪ Who decides ♪
475
00:19:59,867 --> 00:20:02,493
♪ Who holds the knife ♪
476
00:20:02,494 --> 00:20:06,164
- Her classmates and people on
social media were mocking her
477
00:20:07,124 --> 00:20:08,666
because she looked different.
478
00:20:08,667 --> 00:20:11,752
She wore her hair different,
she wore her clothing different.
479
00:20:11,753 --> 00:20:14,548
And for whatever reason,
this bothered certain people
480
00:20:15,299 --> 00:20:17,217
and at some point they
were threatening her.
481
00:20:18,260 --> 00:20:20,386
NARRATOR: Shaniesha's
family is aware
482
00:20:20,387 --> 00:20:21,846
of the torment she endured.
483
00:20:21,847 --> 00:20:23,056
♪
484
00:20:25,267 --> 00:20:29,896
And it was cursing her
out and threaten her.
485
00:20:29,897 --> 00:20:31,480
They have knives,
they have sticks.
486
00:20:31,481 --> 00:20:36,694
♪
487
00:20:36,695 --> 00:20:38,614
♪
488
00:20:40,866 --> 00:20:44,410
By arranging with the
school to pick her up...
489
00:20:44,411 --> 00:20:45,953
♪
490
00:20:45,954 --> 00:20:47,997
Before dismissal time
491
00:20:47,998 --> 00:20:51,168
so nobody could really
jump her, hurt her.
492
00:20:52,002 --> 00:20:54,087
And this was an everyday thing.
493
00:20:54,713 --> 00:20:56,353
NARRATOR: But on the
day she went missing,
494
00:20:56,757 --> 00:20:59,134
Shaniesha never did
make it to school.
495
00:20:59,718 --> 00:21:03,138
Is it possible that the
bullying got so extreme
496
00:21:03,597 --> 00:21:05,390
that it escalated to murder?
497
00:21:06,183 --> 00:21:07,808
- When I found out
that Shaniesha died,
498
00:21:07,809 --> 00:21:11,104
in all honesty, I
thought she was bullied
499
00:21:11,563 --> 00:21:13,606
and someone actually
killed her off.
500
00:21:13,607 --> 00:21:15,608
♪
501
00:21:15,609 --> 00:21:18,069
NARRATOR: Then Jonathan
provides police
502
00:21:18,070 --> 00:21:20,279
with another piece
of the puzzle.
503
00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:22,407
Something that takes
the investigation
504
00:21:23,033 --> 00:21:24,617
in a whole new direction.
505
00:21:24,618 --> 00:21:29,247
♪
506
00:21:29,248 --> 00:21:32,625
- I saw her a couple
days before she passed.
507
00:21:32,626 --> 00:21:35,127
♪
508
00:21:35,128 --> 00:21:37,464
Shaniesha and I were
having a conversation,
509
00:21:37,923 --> 00:21:38,923
and then
510
00:21:40,175 --> 00:21:42,927
Shaniesha told me that she
thought she was pregnant.
511
00:21:42,928 --> 00:21:44,929
♪
512
00:21:44,930 --> 00:21:47,640
Shaniesha's reaction was
that she was kinda scared.
513
00:21:47,641 --> 00:21:48,766
♪
514
00:21:48,767 --> 00:21:49,852
She was nervous,
515
00:21:50,519 --> 00:21:52,228
but she wanted to
keep the child.
516
00:21:52,229 --> 00:21:53,646
♪
517
00:21:53,647 --> 00:21:55,147
NARRATOR: Does this
have anything to do
518
00:21:55,148 --> 00:21:56,400
with Shaniesha's death?
519
00:21:57,442 --> 00:22:00,529
There's one thing that could
help answer every question.
520
00:22:01,738 --> 00:22:03,656
Shaniesha's phone records.
521
00:22:03,657 --> 00:22:07,035
♪
522
00:22:11,206 --> 00:22:16,085
♪
523
00:22:16,086 --> 00:22:17,753
In a stunning revelation,
524
00:22:17,754 --> 00:22:21,966
detectives learned that
14-year-old Shaniesha Forbes
525
00:22:21,967 --> 00:22:23,676
believed she was pregnant.
526
00:22:23,677 --> 00:22:25,595
♪
527
00:22:25,596 --> 00:22:27,556
With this new piece
of information,
528
00:22:28,056 --> 00:22:31,100
Investigators check back
with the medical examiner.
529
00:22:31,101 --> 00:22:32,560
♪
530
00:22:32,561 --> 00:22:35,146
♪ Searching for a bloodline ♪
531
00:22:35,147 --> 00:22:37,565
♪ Bloodline, bloodline ♪
532
00:22:37,566 --> 00:22:38,566
♪
533
00:22:38,567 --> 00:22:39,650
DETECTIVE NORMILE:
The medical examiner
534
00:22:39,651 --> 00:22:40,860
was extremely thorough.
535
00:22:40,861 --> 00:22:43,029
We knew that Shaniesha
was not pregnant.
536
00:22:43,030 --> 00:22:45,199
That was determined
immediately at the autopsy.
537
00:22:46,033 --> 00:22:47,950
NARRATOR: Still, if
Shaniesha thought
538
00:22:47,951 --> 00:22:49,077
she was pregnant,
539
00:22:50,495 --> 00:22:51,662
who was the father?
540
00:22:51,663 --> 00:22:53,874
♪ Bloodline, bloodline ♪
541
00:22:54,625 --> 00:22:56,292
And what about the bullying?
542
00:22:56,293 --> 00:22:57,502
♪
543
00:22:57,503 --> 00:23:00,546
Normile and Sanchez turn
their attention back
544
00:23:00,547 --> 00:23:02,256
to Shaniesha's Facebook page
545
00:23:02,257 --> 00:23:04,384
and to her classmates.
546
00:23:05,010 --> 00:23:08,179
- Their explanation was they
were teenagers being teenagers.
547
00:23:08,180 --> 00:23:10,598
♪
548
00:23:10,599 --> 00:23:13,601
It's easy to bully someone through
the Internet or over a phone.
549
00:23:13,602 --> 00:23:16,187
♪
550
00:23:16,188 --> 00:23:19,066
Everyone just chimes in because
there's no ramifications to it.
551
00:23:19,858 --> 00:23:22,193
So we were coming up
with nothing substantial
552
00:23:22,194 --> 00:23:25,738
in terms of anyone interviewed raising
the hair on the back of your neck,
553
00:23:25,739 --> 00:23:27,156
that, "You know what?
Something's wrong here."
554
00:23:27,157 --> 00:23:29,700
♪
555
00:23:29,701 --> 00:23:31,285
♪
556
00:23:31,286 --> 00:23:33,622
NARRATOR: A week after
finding Shaniesha's body,
557
00:23:34,790 --> 00:23:37,667
investigators receive
her phone records.
558
00:23:37,668 --> 00:23:39,961
♪
559
00:23:39,962 --> 00:23:41,754
DETECTIVE NORMILE: We start going
through the vast phone records
560
00:23:41,755 --> 00:23:44,131
to try to establish a time
line when her phone stopped
561
00:23:44,132 --> 00:23:45,842
and who she was speaking with.
562
00:23:45,843 --> 00:23:47,093
♪
563
00:23:47,094 --> 00:23:48,302
NARRATOR: They
focus on the morning
564
00:23:48,303 --> 00:23:49,972
Shaniesha vanished.
565
00:23:50,556 --> 00:23:52,599
Friday, January 4th.
566
00:23:53,684 --> 00:23:54,684
KERRI-ANN: We found out that
567
00:23:54,685 --> 00:23:56,185
when Shaniesha took the bus,
568
00:23:56,186 --> 00:23:59,606
her phone came on
the cell phone towers
569
00:24:00,190 --> 00:24:03,569
and it's giving you a time line
that she's headed towards Flatbush.
570
00:24:04,152 --> 00:24:05,778
NARRATOR: Flatbush, Brooklyn
571
00:24:05,779 --> 00:24:08,240
is in the opposite direction
of Shaniesha's school.
572
00:24:08,907 --> 00:24:10,075
Where was she going?
573
00:24:11,076 --> 00:24:13,286
DETECTIVE NORMILE: Around ten or
eleven o'clock in the morning,
574
00:24:13,287 --> 00:24:15,580
her phone stopped making
outgoing phone calls.
575
00:24:15,581 --> 00:24:17,707
Texts were coming in and
calls were coming in.
576
00:24:17,708 --> 00:24:19,788
But at that point, there
was no more calls going out.
577
00:24:20,210 --> 00:24:24,130
So we knew somewhere around Friday
morning she was killed in Flatbush.
578
00:24:24,131 --> 00:24:26,966
[line ringing]
579
00:24:26,967 --> 00:24:28,968
NARRATOR: One of the
calls Shaniesha made
580
00:24:28,969 --> 00:24:32,555
in the days before her
murder may be significant.
581
00:24:32,556 --> 00:24:34,558
[ringing]
582
00:24:35,517 --> 00:24:37,518
- There's a phone call
on her phone records
583
00:24:37,519 --> 00:24:39,020
where you can see
she called a number
584
00:24:39,021 --> 00:24:41,022
that was basically a
pregnancy testing place.
585
00:24:41,023 --> 00:24:42,524
It was a medical office.
586
00:24:43,275 --> 00:24:45,193
NARRATOR: The medical
office has no record
587
00:24:45,194 --> 00:24:47,320
of Shaniesha having
an appointment,
588
00:24:47,321 --> 00:24:50,239
but her call seems to confirm
589
00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:53,367
that she at least suspected
she might be pregnant.
590
00:24:53,368 --> 00:24:54,744
♪
591
00:24:54,745 --> 00:24:56,996
Normile and Sanchez also key in
592
00:24:56,997 --> 00:24:59,415
on a number Shaniesha called
the morning she disappeared.
593
00:24:59,416 --> 00:25:00,958
♪
594
00:25:00,959 --> 00:25:03,544
It's traced to a teenage boy
595
00:25:03,545 --> 00:25:05,547
in the Crown Heights
section of Brooklyn.
596
00:25:06,590 --> 00:25:08,799
So, they pay him a visit.
597
00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:10,009
♪
598
00:25:10,010 --> 00:25:13,095
DETECTIVE NORMILE: He said on
the morning of January 4th, 2013
599
00:25:13,096 --> 00:25:14,847
he had stayed home
from school that day
600
00:25:14,848 --> 00:25:17,391
with the intent of going
to meet her on a date.
601
00:25:17,392 --> 00:25:18,768
♪
602
00:25:18,769 --> 00:25:20,019
NARRATOR: Is this the person
603
00:25:20,020 --> 00:25:21,896
Shaniesha posted
about on Facebook?
604
00:25:21,897 --> 00:25:23,314
♪
605
00:25:23,315 --> 00:25:24,649
DETECTIVE NORMILE: He
did not hear from her.
606
00:25:24,650 --> 00:25:26,943
And then when she finally
contacted him that morning,
607
00:25:26,944 --> 00:25:29,070
he was like, "Oh, I thought
we were gonna get together,"
608
00:25:29,071 --> 00:25:31,280
and she was giggling
about her answers.
609
00:25:31,281 --> 00:25:33,115
And he felt like someone
else was in the background.
610
00:25:33,116 --> 00:25:34,156
"I just had that feeling."
611
00:25:34,868 --> 00:25:36,744
So he says, "Listen,
I'm done with this,"
612
00:25:36,745 --> 00:25:38,246
and he hung up on her.
613
00:25:38,247 --> 00:25:42,042
♪
614
00:25:42,459 --> 00:25:44,252
Kinda like maybe a
spurned boyfriend.
615
00:25:44,253 --> 00:25:46,796
He deleted her from the phone
and deleted her from Facebook.
616
00:25:46,797 --> 00:25:50,550
♪
617
00:25:50,551 --> 00:25:52,844
NARRATOR: The boy claims
they didn't have plans
618
00:25:52,845 --> 00:25:54,762
to go to the movies that day,
619
00:25:54,763 --> 00:25:57,723
but investigators still
need to figure out
620
00:25:57,724 --> 00:26:00,435
where he was the morning
Shaniesha went missing.
621
00:26:01,311 --> 00:26:02,979
- Of course, there's a potential
it could have been him.
622
00:26:02,980 --> 00:26:04,939
♪
623
00:26:04,940 --> 00:26:06,660
NARRATOR: While they
run a background check,
624
00:26:07,693 --> 00:26:09,945
detectives follow
up on another lead.
625
00:26:10,654 --> 00:26:12,738
They finally get the
credit card information
626
00:26:12,739 --> 00:26:16,535
for the liquor store receipt
found near Shaniesha's body.
627
00:26:17,911 --> 00:26:20,663
That's how they're able
to identify the man
628
00:26:20,664 --> 00:26:22,583
in the grainy
surveillance video.
629
00:26:23,250 --> 00:26:24,584
DETECTIVE NORMILE: The
gentleman who had that receipt
630
00:26:24,585 --> 00:26:26,586
was with some friends
prior in the day.
631
00:26:26,587 --> 00:26:28,629
And they were looking to hang
out and drink and smoke weed.
632
00:26:28,630 --> 00:26:31,257
♪
633
00:26:31,258 --> 00:26:32,967
NARRATOR: The man
and his friends
634
00:26:32,968 --> 00:26:34,761
ended up at Gerritsen Beach.
635
00:26:35,304 --> 00:26:37,664
DETECTIVE NORMILE: He said they
were just sitting in the car
636
00:26:37,890 --> 00:26:40,016
and the receipt fell out of
the car and they had left.
637
00:26:40,017 --> 00:26:42,810
♪
638
00:26:42,811 --> 00:26:44,145
So there is no
indications at that point
639
00:26:44,146 --> 00:26:46,105
that they were involved in this,
640
00:26:46,106 --> 00:26:47,566
although they weren't ruled out.
641
00:26:48,066 --> 00:26:49,609
♪
642
00:26:49,610 --> 00:26:50,902
NARRATOR: What about
the teenage boy
643
00:26:50,903 --> 00:26:52,571
from Crown Heights?
644
00:26:53,447 --> 00:26:55,489
DETECTIVE NORMILE: We followed
up on stuff in his life,
645
00:26:55,490 --> 00:26:57,200
his building had
surveillance cameras
646
00:26:57,201 --> 00:26:58,535
and we were able
to rule him out.
647
00:26:59,244 --> 00:27:02,121
But it gave us now the feeling
that when he spoke to her,
648
00:27:02,122 --> 00:27:03,290
she was with someone.
649
00:27:03,916 --> 00:27:06,250
There's the big question mark.
Who was she with that morning?
650
00:27:06,251 --> 00:27:10,004
♪
651
00:27:10,005 --> 00:27:11,130
♪
652
00:27:11,131 --> 00:27:13,633
♪ Far from home ♪
653
00:27:13,634 --> 00:27:16,345
NARRATOR: It's a
question with no answer.
654
00:27:17,137 --> 00:27:19,138
Despite their efforts,
655
00:27:19,139 --> 00:27:22,017
there appears to be little
movement in the investigation.
656
00:27:23,060 --> 00:27:24,603
There's no cause of death.
657
00:27:25,145 --> 00:27:26,813
No prime suspect.
658
00:27:27,564 --> 00:27:30,316
- [voice breaking] It was
just weeks passing by,
659
00:27:30,317 --> 00:27:33,237
weeks passing by
and still nothing.
660
00:27:33,695 --> 00:27:37,156
Like... everyone asking you,
661
00:27:37,157 --> 00:27:39,909
"Do y'all know anything?
Do you know anything?"
662
00:27:39,910 --> 00:27:41,702
And it's like, "No."
663
00:27:41,703 --> 00:27:43,871
♪
664
00:27:43,872 --> 00:27:45,081
DETECTIVE NORMILE: When
you deal with the family,
665
00:27:45,082 --> 00:27:48,377
sometimes they become
unhappy with you because
666
00:27:48,919 --> 00:27:50,336
there's stuff you don't
want them to know,
667
00:27:50,337 --> 00:27:51,337
out of decency.
668
00:27:51,839 --> 00:27:54,006
And there's a possibility
it could be a family member,
669
00:27:54,007 --> 00:27:55,550
so you hold a lot of stuff back.
670
00:27:55,551 --> 00:27:58,135
[ringing]
671
00:27:58,136 --> 00:27:59,637
KERRI-ANN: He said, "There
is things that's happening
672
00:27:59,638 --> 00:28:01,431
"I cannot tell you,
673
00:28:02,057 --> 00:28:05,226
"but know that we
are on top of it.
674
00:28:05,227 --> 00:28:07,478
Like, I just can't tell you."
675
00:28:07,479 --> 00:28:12,358
And like I'm now faced in a position
where I have to trust law enforcement,
676
00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:15,988
that time and time again
has shown up historically
677
00:28:16,488 --> 00:28:18,699
to have disappointed the
African-American community.
678
00:28:19,324 --> 00:28:21,576
♪
679
00:28:21,577 --> 00:28:24,161
NARRATOR: Finally, on May 2nd,
680
00:28:24,162 --> 00:28:26,039
four months after the murder,
681
00:28:26,790 --> 00:28:30,126
the medical examiner comes
forward with the news
682
00:28:30,127 --> 00:28:33,672
everyone is waiting
for... and dreading.
683
00:28:34,214 --> 00:28:37,049
- It took some time to come
to an official homicide ruling
684
00:28:37,050 --> 00:28:38,801
by the King's County
Medical Examiner's Office.
685
00:28:38,802 --> 00:28:39,844
♪
686
00:28:39,845 --> 00:28:43,306
Unlike TV, where you'll see
something will happen within a day,
687
00:28:43,307 --> 00:28:44,766
toxicology has to be done.
688
00:28:45,434 --> 00:28:47,185
There was a lot of
testing done on Shaniesha
689
00:28:47,186 --> 00:28:49,813
to come to the final determination
of the cause of death,
690
00:28:50,314 --> 00:28:53,024
which, in his case was
homicidal asphyxia.
691
00:28:53,025 --> 00:28:55,693
♪
692
00:28:55,694 --> 00:28:57,570
When someone in
an act of violence
693
00:28:57,571 --> 00:28:59,780
manually smothers or
strangles someone.
694
00:28:59,781 --> 00:29:01,282
♪
695
00:29:01,283 --> 00:29:02,450
NEWSCASTER: This
latest discovery
696
00:29:02,451 --> 00:29:04,660
is shocking to
the teen's family.
697
00:29:04,661 --> 00:29:08,623
They wanna know who could be so cruel
to suffocate a 14-year-old girl?
698
00:29:08,624 --> 00:29:10,291
♪
699
00:29:10,292 --> 00:29:12,452
DETECTIVE NORMILE: Smothering
someone, that's personal.
700
00:29:12,794 --> 00:29:16,380
It takes a lot of strength and
a lot of disregard for a human
701
00:29:16,381 --> 00:29:19,258
to be able to hold something over
someone's face till they die.
702
00:29:19,259 --> 00:29:21,427
♪
703
00:29:21,428 --> 00:29:22,596
Rage, yes.
704
00:29:23,514 --> 00:29:24,431
A lot of rage with that.
705
00:29:24,432 --> 00:29:26,933
♪
706
00:29:26,934 --> 00:29:32,021
- When we found out that
Shaniesha was suffocated,
707
00:29:32,022 --> 00:29:33,856
we're like, "It's
someone that knows her."
708
00:29:33,857 --> 00:29:38,152
♪
709
00:29:38,153 --> 00:29:40,571
DETECTIVE NORMILE: We
subpoenaed dozens of numbers
710
00:29:40,572 --> 00:29:41,697
for this investigation.
711
00:29:41,698 --> 00:29:44,450
♪
712
00:29:44,451 --> 00:29:46,285
We would take those numbers and
we'd go through police reports,
713
00:29:46,286 --> 00:29:47,955
any prior contacts,
714
00:29:48,413 --> 00:29:51,290
Internet databases, to
try to put names to faces.
715
00:29:51,291 --> 00:29:52,875
♪
716
00:29:52,876 --> 00:29:56,504
What led us to the suspect at
first was the phone records.
717
00:29:56,505 --> 00:29:59,465
♪
718
00:29:59,466 --> 00:30:00,968
The phone that he was using
719
00:30:01,552 --> 00:30:04,053
was in contact with
Shaniesha multiple times
720
00:30:04,054 --> 00:30:07,182
and they all stopped on
the morning of January 4th.
721
00:30:07,891 --> 00:30:10,685
♪
722
00:30:10,686 --> 00:30:13,771
NARRATOR: Then, ten days
after the medical examiner
723
00:30:13,772 --> 00:30:15,023
releases her report,
724
00:30:15,691 --> 00:30:19,569
Shaniesha's family members
receive a cryptic message
725
00:30:19,570 --> 00:30:21,904
from lead investigator Sanchez.
726
00:30:21,905 --> 00:30:23,948
♪
727
00:30:23,949 --> 00:30:28,452
- He said, "If you can leave work,
leave now and head to the house,
728
00:30:28,453 --> 00:30:29,829
I'm gonna meet you guys there."
729
00:30:29,830 --> 00:30:33,457
♪
730
00:30:33,458 --> 00:30:34,667
NARRATOR: What they're
about to learn...
731
00:30:34,668 --> 00:30:37,086
♪
732
00:30:37,087 --> 00:30:38,421
Is horrific.
733
00:30:38,422 --> 00:30:42,176
♪
734
00:30:44,595 --> 00:30:47,555
♪
735
00:30:47,556 --> 00:30:50,892
More than four months after
the body of Shaniesha Forbes
736
00:30:50,893 --> 00:30:52,728
washed up on a Brooklyn beach,
737
00:30:53,562 --> 00:30:57,191
NYPD detectives finally
have news for her family,
738
00:30:58,400 --> 00:31:00,860
and the news is shocking.
739
00:31:00,861 --> 00:31:04,864
♪ Healthy hearts
hit the grounds ♪
740
00:31:04,865 --> 00:31:08,743
KERRI-ANN: Sanchez met us
there and he sat us down.
741
00:31:08,744 --> 00:31:10,745
♪ I never saw you till now ♪
742
00:31:10,746 --> 00:31:12,330
He shared, "We found him."
743
00:31:12,331 --> 00:31:14,248
♪
744
00:31:14,249 --> 00:31:16,792
It was a lot... to process.
745
00:31:16,793 --> 00:31:17,711
Um...
746
00:31:17,711 --> 00:31:18,629
♪
747
00:31:18,630 --> 00:31:19,879
♪
748
00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:24,092
♪ I never saw you till now ♪
749
00:31:24,760 --> 00:31:25,968
♪
750
00:31:25,969 --> 00:31:28,554
NARRATOR: The detectives
explain to the family
751
00:31:28,555 --> 00:31:30,515
how they identified the suspect.
752
00:31:30,516 --> 00:31:33,184
♪
753
00:31:33,185 --> 00:31:34,144
KERRI-ANN: They
walked us through
754
00:31:34,145 --> 00:31:37,105
the time line of events,
755
00:31:38,106 --> 00:31:42,194
and one of the driving
factors was her cell phone.
756
00:31:42,819 --> 00:31:46,197
NARRATOR: The cell phone
that Shaniesha treasured.
757
00:31:46,198 --> 00:31:49,742
- We found that between
December 26th, 2012,
758
00:31:49,743 --> 00:31:51,911
and January 4th, 2013,
759
00:31:51,912 --> 00:31:54,997
Shaniesha Forbes had exchanged
numerous texts and calls
760
00:31:54,998 --> 00:31:58,000
with a number which
was a MetroPCS phone.
761
00:31:58,001 --> 00:31:59,919
♪
762
00:31:59,920 --> 00:32:01,587
KERRI-ANN: And she's
texting that number
763
00:32:01,588 --> 00:32:03,047
constantly over and over again.
764
00:32:03,048 --> 00:32:06,926
That number was the last number
to be in contact with Shaniesha.
765
00:32:06,927 --> 00:32:09,762
♪
766
00:32:09,763 --> 00:32:12,014
DETECTIVE NORMILE: I believe
100 and something text messages,
767
00:32:12,015 --> 00:32:13,599
multiple phone calls.
768
00:32:13,600 --> 00:32:17,228
And they all stopped on
the morning of January 4th.
769
00:32:17,229 --> 00:32:23,109
♪
770
00:32:23,110 --> 00:32:24,569
NARRATOR:
Investigators suspect
771
00:32:24,570 --> 00:32:25,779
the calls and texts stopped
772
00:32:26,989 --> 00:32:29,824
because Shaniesha
was already dead.
773
00:32:29,825 --> 00:32:32,285
♪
774
00:32:32,286 --> 00:32:34,579
- We were able to
determine from the records
775
00:32:34,580 --> 00:32:37,373
that that phone was paid
for by a credit card.
776
00:32:37,374 --> 00:32:42,128
♪
777
00:32:42,129 --> 00:32:45,298
That led us to out in Long
Island further out east
778
00:32:45,299 --> 00:32:48,384
to the sister of a gentleman
identified as Christian Ferdinand.
779
00:32:48,385 --> 00:32:50,678
♪
780
00:32:50,679 --> 00:32:54,558
♪
781
00:32:55,100 --> 00:32:59,520
She said that she paid his phone
bill and that he was a student
782
00:32:59,521 --> 00:33:02,523
and kind of a work school
program up in Maine.
783
00:33:02,524 --> 00:33:03,858
♪
784
00:33:03,859 --> 00:33:05,526
We said, "Listen, could you
have him give us a call,
785
00:33:05,527 --> 00:33:07,320
we'd like to speak to
him about this girl."
786
00:33:07,321 --> 00:33:08,696
And she said, "No problem."
787
00:33:08,697 --> 00:33:12,492
♪
788
00:33:12,951 --> 00:33:14,076
He never called us back.
789
00:33:14,077 --> 00:33:17,371
♪
790
00:33:17,372 --> 00:33:19,665
So we began to research
Christian Ferdinand.
791
00:33:19,666 --> 00:33:20,917
[line rings]
792
00:33:20,918 --> 00:33:22,210
NARRATOR: It's
quickly revealed
793
00:33:22,211 --> 00:33:24,003
that Christian Ferdinand
794
00:33:24,004 --> 00:33:25,964
has roots in the Flatbush area.
795
00:33:27,007 --> 00:33:31,219
- Christian Ferdinand went to the
same high school that I went to
796
00:33:31,220 --> 00:33:36,557
and I had no idea he had any
connection with my sister.
797
00:33:36,558 --> 00:33:38,267
♪
798
00:33:38,268 --> 00:33:41,145
NARRATOR: Normile asks the
state troopers in Maine
799
00:33:41,146 --> 00:33:44,815
to obtain attendance records
from Christian's work program.
800
00:33:44,816 --> 00:33:46,567
DETECTIVE NORMILE: It was
discovered that he had been away
801
00:33:46,568 --> 00:33:49,779
from the facility from
December 21st to January 8th
802
00:33:49,780 --> 00:33:50,989
due to Christmas break,
803
00:33:51,490 --> 00:33:54,283
which put him perfectly within
the time frame for the murder.
804
00:33:54,284 --> 00:33:57,578
♪
805
00:33:57,579 --> 00:33:59,622
NARRATOR: Detectives
can also prove
806
00:33:59,623 --> 00:34:03,251
Shaniesha and Ferdinand were
in the same neighborhood
807
00:34:03,252 --> 00:34:04,711
the morning she was killed.
808
00:34:05,420 --> 00:34:07,880
- We had served the phone
providers with a court order,
809
00:34:07,881 --> 00:34:09,841
giving us cell site locations.
810
00:34:09,842 --> 00:34:11,717
So basically, as you're
moving with your phone,
811
00:34:11,718 --> 00:34:13,469
all those cell towers you
see in every neighborhood,
812
00:34:13,470 --> 00:34:15,388
your phone's bouncing
from tower to tower.
813
00:34:15,389 --> 00:34:19,892
♪
814
00:34:19,893 --> 00:34:22,770
The further you go, it's gonna
switch to the next tower.
815
00:34:22,771 --> 00:34:23,896
♪
816
00:34:23,897 --> 00:34:27,984
KERRI-ANN: That last ping
and the cell phone tower
817
00:34:27,985 --> 00:34:30,570
that it pinged off of was...
818
00:34:30,571 --> 00:34:33,739
♪
819
00:34:33,740 --> 00:34:34,616
In Flatbush.
820
00:34:34,617 --> 00:34:37,451
♪
821
00:34:37,452 --> 00:34:40,372
- So we were able actually to
follow Shaniesha Forbes' phone
822
00:34:41,707 --> 00:34:42,748
to the area...
823
00:34:42,749 --> 00:34:44,458
♪
824
00:34:44,459 --> 00:34:47,254
Of where we learned Christian
Ferdinand was staying
825
00:34:48,005 --> 00:34:49,922
and we were able to place
his phone there, too.
826
00:34:49,923 --> 00:34:51,632
♪
827
00:34:51,633 --> 00:34:54,051
KERRI-ANN: That
was his cousin.
828
00:34:54,052 --> 00:34:56,179
That was her house in Flatbush,
829
00:34:56,180 --> 00:34:58,599
where he would stay whenever
he would come to Brooklyn.
830
00:34:59,349 --> 00:35:01,142
NARRATOR: Ferdinand's
cousin's house
831
00:35:01,143 --> 00:35:03,811
is just two and a half miles
832
00:35:03,812 --> 00:35:05,646
from where Shaniesha's
body was found.
833
00:35:05,647 --> 00:35:10,359
♪
834
00:35:10,360 --> 00:35:13,279
With this intel, on May 13th,
835
00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:15,324
detectives travel
to Northern Maine
836
00:35:16,450 --> 00:35:17,950
to question Ferdinand.
837
00:35:17,951 --> 00:35:20,203
♪
838
00:35:20,204 --> 00:35:21,913
DETECTIVE NORMILE: When
we first saw Christian,
839
00:35:21,914 --> 00:35:25,166
he was, just kinda
seemed easygoing.
840
00:35:25,167 --> 00:35:27,502
♪
841
00:35:27,503 --> 00:35:28,587
Kinda lanky,
842
00:35:30,214 --> 00:35:31,840
laid back, calm,
843
00:35:32,466 --> 00:35:34,718
didn't get nervous
when he first saw us.
844
00:35:35,802 --> 00:35:38,262
Detective Sanchez asked if
he was hungry or thirsty.
845
00:35:38,263 --> 00:35:40,264
♪
846
00:35:40,265 --> 00:35:41,766
He asked for something to drink.
847
00:35:41,767 --> 00:35:44,227
♪
848
00:35:44,228 --> 00:35:46,229
Detective Sanchez bought
him a bottle of Coke...
849
00:35:46,230 --> 00:35:48,147
♪
850
00:35:48,148 --> 00:35:52,235
And we told him that we were there
investigating a missing persons case.
851
00:35:52,236 --> 00:35:56,614
♪
852
00:35:56,615 --> 00:35:58,824
♪
853
00:35:58,825 --> 00:36:00,451
And we mentioned
Shaniesha Forbes.
854
00:36:00,452 --> 00:36:01,911
He said he didn't
know who that was.
855
00:36:01,912 --> 00:36:05,206
♪
856
00:36:05,207 --> 00:36:07,333
NARRATOR: They show
Ferdinand a memorial card
857
00:36:07,334 --> 00:36:10,461
from Shaniesha's funeral
featuring her photo.
858
00:36:10,462 --> 00:36:12,342
DETECTIVE NORMILE: And
he goes, "Oh, I know her.
859
00:36:12,548 --> 00:36:13,798
"Yeah, I met her once or twice,
860
00:36:13,799 --> 00:36:14,966
but I didn't really
know her like that."
861
00:36:14,967 --> 00:36:16,759
♪
862
00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:19,470
At that point, we knew
based on the phone records
863
00:36:19,471 --> 00:36:20,514
that not to be true.
864
00:36:21,056 --> 00:36:23,056
Now we knew this was gonna
become an interrogation.
865
00:36:23,559 --> 00:36:25,601
So we read him
his Miranda rights
866
00:36:25,602 --> 00:36:27,186
and he agreed to
speak with us further.
867
00:36:27,187 --> 00:36:31,232
♪
868
00:36:31,233 --> 00:36:33,150
NARRATOR: Ferdinand
claims that he met up
869
00:36:33,151 --> 00:36:35,862
with Shaniesha once or
twice in a Brooklyn park.
870
00:36:35,863 --> 00:36:39,407
♪
871
00:36:39,408 --> 00:36:40,491
But that's all.
872
00:36:40,492 --> 00:36:44,161
♪
873
00:36:44,162 --> 00:36:47,416
- And then we started to go at him
with some of the facts that we had.
874
00:36:48,417 --> 00:36:49,584
"Well, did you ever
call her?" "No."
875
00:36:49,585 --> 00:36:51,377
"Well, that's not true.
876
00:36:51,378 --> 00:36:54,338
"You called her a bunch of times.
You texted her a bunch of times.
877
00:36:54,339 --> 00:36:56,340
♪
878
00:36:56,341 --> 00:36:58,461
"I could put your phones
within a block of each other,
879
00:36:59,052 --> 00:36:59,970
and then her phone stops."
880
00:36:59,971 --> 00:37:02,722
♪
881
00:37:02,723 --> 00:37:04,348
And he just kinda put
his head down and...
882
00:37:04,349 --> 00:37:07,351
♪
883
00:37:07,352 --> 00:37:09,353
He looked at Detective Sanchez
and myself and he says,
884
00:37:09,354 --> 00:37:10,314
"You know what?
885
00:37:10,315 --> 00:37:12,690
♪
886
00:37:12,691 --> 00:37:13,816
"You guys have been
pretty good to me.
887
00:37:13,817 --> 00:37:15,860
You bought me a soda, so I'm
gonna tell you what happened."
888
00:37:15,861 --> 00:37:19,488
♪
889
00:37:19,489 --> 00:37:21,073
And then he started to
go into what happened
890
00:37:21,074 --> 00:37:23,034
to Shaniesha Forbes and
what led to her death.
891
00:37:23,035 --> 00:37:27,455
♪
892
00:37:27,456 --> 00:37:32,502
♪
893
00:37:32,503 --> 00:37:36,130
- Christian Ferdinand
described exactly what he did.
894
00:37:36,131 --> 00:37:39,885
♪
895
00:37:41,261 --> 00:37:42,345
It's disgusting.
896
00:37:42,346 --> 00:37:44,556
♪
897
00:37:46,558 --> 00:37:49,477
♪
898
00:37:49,478 --> 00:37:52,481
NARRATOR: For the family of
14-year-old Shaniesha Forbes,
899
00:37:53,190 --> 00:37:55,316
there is some measure of relief
900
00:37:55,317 --> 00:37:58,361
knowing the police have
a suspect in her murder.
901
00:37:58,362 --> 00:38:00,988
♪
902
00:38:00,989 --> 00:38:03,200
But the details of how and why
903
00:38:03,951 --> 00:38:07,578
20-year-old Christian Ferdinand
took Shaniesha's life...
904
00:38:07,579 --> 00:38:10,873
♪
905
00:38:10,874 --> 00:38:12,167
They're devastating.
906
00:38:12,835 --> 00:38:15,378
♪
907
00:38:15,379 --> 00:38:17,482
DETECTIVE NORMILE: In his
confession, Ferdinand stated,
908
00:38:17,506 --> 00:38:20,466
"Yeah, I knew her and I
met her over social media,"
909
00:38:20,467 --> 00:38:21,592
and they had a
sexual relationship.
910
00:38:21,593 --> 00:38:23,177
♪
911
00:38:23,178 --> 00:38:24,846
KERRI-ANN: We heard
in his confession
912
00:38:24,847 --> 00:38:28,433
that Shaniesha told
him she was 16.
913
00:38:29,434 --> 00:38:30,853
You met her on Facebook.
914
00:38:31,603 --> 00:38:33,688
Her Facebook has her
accurate birthday.
915
00:38:33,689 --> 00:38:36,649
♪
916
00:38:36,650 --> 00:38:39,319
You knew she was 14. You
knew she was a child.
917
00:38:39,945 --> 00:38:42,822
And even if you thought
otherwise, it's still nasty.
918
00:38:42,823 --> 00:38:45,491
♪
919
00:38:45,492 --> 00:38:47,327
[voice breaking] It is rape.
920
00:38:47,995 --> 00:38:49,079
It is rape.
921
00:38:50,289 --> 00:38:51,289
It's rape.
922
00:38:51,290 --> 00:38:55,334
♪
923
00:38:55,335 --> 00:38:56,711
[clicks tongue]
924
00:38:56,712 --> 00:39:02,258
♪
925
00:39:02,259 --> 00:39:03,342
DETECTIVE NORMILE:
Ferdinand claimed
926
00:39:03,343 --> 00:39:05,554
that on January 4th, 2013,
927
00:39:06,972 --> 00:39:09,183
he met Shaniesha at his
cousin's house in Brooklyn,
928
00:39:10,392 --> 00:39:12,686
where the two apparently
got into an altercation.
929
00:39:13,437 --> 00:39:16,355
Shaniesha believed she
was pregnant and told him,
930
00:39:16,356 --> 00:39:17,316
"You're gonna be the dad
931
00:39:17,317 --> 00:39:19,818
and we're gonna kinda
live happily ever after."
932
00:39:20,777 --> 00:39:23,487
And he told her, "No,
get rid of that shit."
933
00:39:23,488 --> 00:39:24,648
That's how he referred to it.
934
00:39:25,115 --> 00:39:26,657
"Get rid of that shit."
935
00:39:26,658 --> 00:39:28,743
And she said, "No, I'm
not gonna get rid of it."
936
00:39:28,744 --> 00:39:30,453
♪
937
00:39:30,454 --> 00:39:31,705
He became enraged
938
00:39:32,164 --> 00:39:34,248
and he took one of the
pillows from the couch...
939
00:39:34,249 --> 00:39:35,374
[screams]
940
00:39:35,375 --> 00:39:36,542
♪
941
00:39:36,543 --> 00:39:38,294
And he placed it over her head
and he began to smother her...
942
00:39:38,295 --> 00:39:42,299
♪
943
00:39:43,008 --> 00:39:44,175
Till she stopped moving.
944
00:39:44,176 --> 00:39:48,679
♪
945
00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:50,389
- That's why he did it.
946
00:39:50,390 --> 00:39:52,850
Because he didn't want a child.
947
00:39:52,851 --> 00:39:55,353
♪
948
00:39:55,354 --> 00:39:57,356
- We did tell him that
she wasn't pregnant.
949
00:39:58,315 --> 00:40:00,566
And he goes, "Oh, well,
she told me she was."
950
00:40:00,567 --> 00:40:03,069
♪
951
00:40:03,070 --> 00:40:06,405
♪
952
00:40:06,406 --> 00:40:09,992
He made the decision to
put her in a suitcase.
953
00:40:09,993 --> 00:40:14,205
♪
954
00:40:14,206 --> 00:40:19,001
♪
955
00:40:19,002 --> 00:40:20,419
He called a cab.
956
00:40:20,420 --> 00:40:22,630
He had the cab take him down
to the end of Gerritsen Beach.
957
00:40:22,631 --> 00:40:25,591
♪
958
00:40:25,592 --> 00:40:26,968
He had dragged her
into the beach.
959
00:40:26,969 --> 00:40:30,680
♪
960
00:40:30,681 --> 00:40:33,599
He used body spray and a lighter
as a makeshift torch to burn her
961
00:40:33,600 --> 00:40:35,602
to get rid of any potential DNA.
962
00:40:36,019 --> 00:40:41,608
♪
963
00:40:42,651 --> 00:40:43,485
He's an animal.
964
00:40:43,486 --> 00:40:47,321
♪
965
00:40:47,322 --> 00:40:51,158
♪
966
00:40:51,159 --> 00:40:54,745
KERRI-ANN: He was hoping,
based off his confession...
967
00:40:54,746 --> 00:40:56,622
♪
968
00:40:56,623 --> 00:41:00,710
Placing her in the ocean,
that she would drift off.
969
00:41:00,711 --> 00:41:03,505
♪
970
00:41:04,131 --> 00:41:05,756
And she came back.
971
00:41:05,757 --> 00:41:09,510
♪ You may think you're strong ♪
972
00:41:09,511 --> 00:41:12,221
Body burned, naked.
973
00:41:12,222 --> 00:41:13,807
Her mom's Ugg boots.
974
00:41:14,892 --> 00:41:18,144
♪ You won't know the truth ♪
975
00:41:18,145 --> 00:41:20,314
♪ Until the end ♪
976
00:41:21,023 --> 00:41:24,358
♪ Go ♪
977
00:41:24,359 --> 00:41:28,571
♪
978
00:41:28,572 --> 00:41:29,780
NARRATOR: Ferdinand writes out
979
00:41:29,781 --> 00:41:31,700
his confession in longhand.
980
00:41:32,242 --> 00:41:35,870
Then he's arrested for the
murder of Shaniesha Forbes.
981
00:41:35,871 --> 00:41:37,372
♪
982
00:41:37,748 --> 00:41:38,789
NEWSCASTER: Law
enforcement sources say
983
00:41:38,790 --> 00:41:42,084
Ferdinand confessed
to a brutal crime.
984
00:41:42,085 --> 00:41:43,085
- You feel grateful.
985
00:41:43,086 --> 00:41:46,464
You're just glad that someone
is going to be held responsible
986
00:41:46,465 --> 00:41:48,966
for this horrible act.
987
00:41:48,967 --> 00:41:50,761
- Put him away for life.
988
00:41:51,929 --> 00:41:54,389
[voice breaking] That's...
That's what I think he deserves.
989
00:41:54,932 --> 00:41:58,601
He did it to my daughter,
but he also did it to me.
990
00:41:58,602 --> 00:41:59,977
It's like you take a part of me.
991
00:41:59,978 --> 00:42:04,106
♪
992
00:42:04,107 --> 00:42:06,275
♪
993
00:42:06,276 --> 00:42:07,986
NARRATOR: Before
he goes on trial,
994
00:42:08,529 --> 00:42:12,031
Ferdinand is housed in New
York's Rikers Island jail.
995
00:42:12,032 --> 00:42:16,827
♪
996
00:42:16,828 --> 00:42:18,247
Authorities soon learn
997
00:42:19,581 --> 00:42:24,001
that Christian Ferdinand lied about
one key detail in his confession.
998
00:42:24,002 --> 00:42:25,920
♪
999
00:42:25,921 --> 00:42:28,631
He did not completely act alone.
1000
00:42:28,632 --> 00:42:30,800
♪
1001
00:42:30,801 --> 00:42:32,636
[horn blowing]
1002
00:42:35,264 --> 00:42:37,431
DETECTIVE NORMILE: We
became aware of a gentleman
1003
00:42:37,432 --> 00:42:39,810
that provided information
from Rikers Island,
1004
00:42:41,144 --> 00:42:42,145
Christian's cell mate.
1005
00:42:42,688 --> 00:42:45,481
He told me that Christian
and his friend Luis,
1006
00:42:45,482 --> 00:42:48,568
he called Luis, and Luis'
family has a restaurant,
1007
00:42:48,569 --> 00:42:50,195
and they have a van
for the restaurant.
1008
00:42:50,821 --> 00:42:53,239
And Luis helped them
get rid of the body.
1009
00:42:53,240 --> 00:42:56,785
♪
1010
00:42:57,661 --> 00:42:59,413
We were able to identify Luis
1011
00:43:00,080 --> 00:43:01,289
as Luis Manon.
1012
00:43:01,290 --> 00:43:04,001
♪
1013
00:43:04,626 --> 00:43:06,169
NARRATOR:
Investigators bring in
1014
00:43:06,170 --> 00:43:08,297
the 23-year-old for questioning.
1015
00:43:09,923 --> 00:43:12,008
DETECTIVE NORMILE: Manon
denied assisting the killer...
1016
00:43:12,009 --> 00:43:13,676
♪
1017
00:43:13,677 --> 00:43:15,636
But we told him the experts
matched his fingerprints
1018
00:43:15,637 --> 00:43:17,513
to the garbage bags
used to cover Forbes.
1019
00:43:17,514 --> 00:43:19,265
♪
1020
00:43:19,266 --> 00:43:21,934
Luis then informed us that, yes,
1021
00:43:21,935 --> 00:43:24,228
Christian asked if he could
help him with the van,
1022
00:43:24,229 --> 00:43:27,857
and then Christian Ferdinand
elaborated how he had killed someone.
1023
00:43:27,858 --> 00:43:30,818
♪
1024
00:43:30,819 --> 00:43:32,696
- They put her in
a garbage bag first
1025
00:43:33,864 --> 00:43:36,449
and then they fold her
up in the suitcase...
1026
00:43:36,450 --> 00:43:40,369
♪
1027
00:43:40,370 --> 00:43:41,954
And they bring her
down the stairs.
1028
00:43:41,955 --> 00:43:43,289
♪
1029
00:43:43,290 --> 00:43:45,917
Luis, you are dragging
her down steps.
1030
00:43:45,918 --> 00:43:47,585
♪
1031
00:43:47,586 --> 00:43:48,920
Every single step...
1032
00:43:48,921 --> 00:43:50,379
♪
1033
00:43:50,380 --> 00:43:51,256
You could have said...
1034
00:43:51,257 --> 00:43:52,632
♪
1035
00:43:52,633 --> 00:43:54,800
"No, I will not
help you do this."
1036
00:43:54,801 --> 00:44:00,431
♪
1037
00:44:00,432 --> 00:44:02,141
♪
1038
00:44:02,142 --> 00:44:04,227
NARRATOR: Manon
then drove the van
1039
00:44:04,228 --> 00:44:05,436
to Gerritsen Beach...
1040
00:44:05,437 --> 00:44:09,273
♪
1041
00:44:09,274 --> 00:44:12,818
♪
1042
00:44:12,819 --> 00:44:14,821
Where he and Ferdinand
burned the body...
1043
00:44:15,322 --> 00:44:17,323
♪
1044
00:44:17,324 --> 00:44:18,992
And tossed it in the tide.
1045
00:44:19,868 --> 00:44:21,244
♪
1046
00:44:21,245 --> 00:44:22,870
KERRI-ANN: Let's be clear.
1047
00:44:22,871 --> 00:44:24,622
They are both monsters.
1048
00:44:24,623 --> 00:44:25,790
♪
1049
00:44:25,791 --> 00:44:28,168
You have one that
committed the murder,
1050
00:44:29,002 --> 00:44:33,548
and then you had one that helped
dispose of Shaniesha's body.
1051
00:44:33,549 --> 00:44:35,675
♪
1052
00:44:35,676 --> 00:44:37,885
That's, for us, that's
killing her twice.
1053
00:44:37,886 --> 00:44:38,970
♪
1054
00:44:38,971 --> 00:44:40,596
He's a monster as well.
1055
00:44:40,597 --> 00:44:44,392
♪
1056
00:44:44,393 --> 00:44:48,271
♪
1057
00:44:48,272 --> 00:44:50,398
NARRATOR: Luis Manon
makes a plea deal
1058
00:44:50,399 --> 00:44:52,149
in exchange for his testimony.
1059
00:44:52,150 --> 00:44:53,734
♪
1060
00:44:53,735 --> 00:44:56,070
In November of 2014,
1061
00:44:56,071 --> 00:44:58,824
nearly two years after
Shaniesha's death,
1062
00:44:59,366 --> 00:45:01,576
Christian Ferdinand
goes on trial.
1063
00:45:01,577 --> 00:45:03,995
- Ferdinand's attorney
told the judge today
1064
00:45:03,996 --> 00:45:07,665
that he didn't do it, but again,
prosecutors say he confessed.
1065
00:45:07,666 --> 00:45:08,749
♪
1066
00:45:08,750 --> 00:45:11,127
NARRATOR: It takes
the jury only one hour
1067
00:45:11,128 --> 00:45:14,630
to find Ferdinand guilty
of second-degree murder
1068
00:45:14,631 --> 00:45:16,216
and tampering with evidence.
1069
00:45:16,675 --> 00:45:19,969
He's sentenced to 29
years to life in prison
1070
00:45:19,970 --> 00:45:23,098
and will be eligible
for parole in 2039.
1071
00:45:24,224 --> 00:45:28,227
- Christian Ferdinand deserved
more time than what he got.
1072
00:45:28,228 --> 00:45:32,231
♪
1073
00:45:32,232 --> 00:45:36,736
- He should never be able to
walk the streets ever again.
1074
00:45:36,737 --> 00:45:38,571
♪
1075
00:45:38,572 --> 00:45:41,240
NARRATOR: Because he
testified against Ferdinand,
1076
00:45:41,241 --> 00:45:45,204
Luis Manon receives a
sentence of three months.
1077
00:45:45,829 --> 00:45:47,246
KERRI-ANN: Three months?
1078
00:45:47,247 --> 00:45:48,497
That's insane.
1079
00:45:48,498 --> 00:45:50,083
That's insane.
1080
00:45:51,210 --> 00:45:52,502
That's summer school.
1081
00:45:52,503 --> 00:45:56,088
♪
1082
00:45:56,089 --> 00:45:57,632
NARRATOR: It's a
hard pill to swallow
1083
00:45:57,633 --> 00:45:59,468
for family and friends.
1084
00:46:00,052 --> 00:46:03,638
But had it not been for
Shaniesha's cell phone,
1085
00:46:03,639 --> 00:46:06,807
her murder may have
never been solved.
1086
00:46:06,808 --> 00:46:12,730
♪
1087
00:46:12,731 --> 00:46:17,360
♪
1088
00:46:17,361 --> 00:46:21,030
♪
1089
00:46:21,031 --> 00:46:22,823
♪
1090
00:46:22,824 --> 00:46:24,492
KERRI-ANN: God works
in mysterious ways.
1091
00:46:24,493 --> 00:46:27,119
♪
1092
00:46:27,120 --> 00:46:32,625
Shaniesha wanted
that iPhone so badly,
1093
00:46:32,626 --> 00:46:34,961
and it was ultimately the thing
1094
00:46:34,962 --> 00:46:38,632
that allowed us to find out
1095
00:46:39,675 --> 00:46:42,093
how she... was murdered.
1096
00:46:42,094 --> 00:46:43,636
♪
1097
00:46:43,637 --> 00:46:45,638
NARRATOR: And it was
what helped detectives
1098
00:46:45,639 --> 00:46:47,599
close a hard case.
1099
00:46:48,100 --> 00:46:49,517
♪
1100
00:46:49,518 --> 00:46:51,204
DETECTIVE NORMILE: Myself
and Detective Sanchez
1101
00:46:51,228 --> 00:46:52,728
received an award for the work
1102
00:46:52,729 --> 00:46:54,897
we put into Shaniesha
Forbes' investigation.
1103
00:46:54,898 --> 00:46:56,274
♪
1104
00:46:56,275 --> 00:46:57,984
[voice breaking] It gives your
kids a chance to see, uh...
1105
00:46:57,985 --> 00:47:00,361
♪
1106
00:47:00,362 --> 00:47:03,072
It lets them see why you
weren't home all the time.
1107
00:47:03,073 --> 00:47:06,367
♪
1108
00:47:06,368 --> 00:47:08,202
♪
1109
00:47:08,203 --> 00:47:09,203
You gotta give me a minute.
1110
00:47:09,204 --> 00:47:14,792
♪
1111
00:47:14,793 --> 00:47:17,086
♪
1112
00:47:17,087 --> 00:47:18,463
You can't save the world.
1113
00:47:19,006 --> 00:47:21,632
But I did my best to
keep my little part safe.
1114
00:47:21,633 --> 00:47:26,929
♪
1115
00:47:26,930 --> 00:47:29,599
♪
1116
00:47:29,600 --> 00:47:30,641
♪
1117
00:47:30,642 --> 00:47:34,103
♪ Sing a song before the weary ♪
1118
00:47:34,104 --> 00:47:37,190
SHAY: What I miss most
is her personality.
1119
00:47:37,191 --> 00:47:38,901
She was really funny,
1120
00:47:39,776 --> 00:47:43,279
but she was also really sweet.
1121
00:47:43,280 --> 00:47:45,448
♪
1122
00:47:45,449 --> 00:47:48,744
KERRI-ANN: Shaniesha
mattered, her body mattered,
1123
00:47:49,369 --> 00:47:51,579
she mattered to so
many in the community.
1124
00:47:51,580 --> 00:47:57,126
♪ So they never walk alone ♪
1125
00:47:57,127 --> 00:48:01,130
SANDRA: I wanted to remember
her as a good person.
1126
00:48:01,131 --> 00:48:04,342
A loving sister
1127
00:48:04,343 --> 00:48:07,930
and daughter and granddaughter.
1128
00:48:08,847 --> 00:48:11,057
I miss her beautiful smile.
1129
00:48:11,058 --> 00:48:12,642
♪
1130
00:48:12,643 --> 00:48:16,438
♪ Sing a song for the helpless ♪
1131
00:48:17,356 --> 00:48:19,106
♪ So that they ♪
1132
00:48:19,107 --> 00:48:23,653
♪ May walk in the night ♪
1133
00:48:23,654 --> 00:48:24,820
♪
1134
00:48:24,821 --> 00:48:28,324
♪ I don't know where
my head is lately ♪
1135
00:48:28,325 --> 00:48:30,826
♪ Have I lost my mind? ♪
1136
00:48:30,827 --> 00:48:36,332
♪
1137
00:48:36,333 --> 00:48:38,543
♪
1138
00:48:38,544 --> 00:48:41,879
♪ But I know that
I have a secret ♪
1139
00:48:41,880 --> 00:48:44,590
♪ And it's only mine ♪
1140
00:48:44,591 --> 00:48:48,386
♪
1141
00:48:48,387 --> 00:48:52,223
♪
1142
00:48:52,224 --> 00:48:55,643
♪ And the only way to find me ♪
1143
00:48:55,644 --> 00:48:59,647
♪ Is to go beneath the lies ♪
1144
00:48:59,648 --> 00:49:02,651
♪
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