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[dramatic music]
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♪ ♪
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- Cape may is like
a town that time forgot.
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You rarely hear of anything violent happening.
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- They came across
a body floating
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Off the coast of cape may.
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- How she was bound
with chains and duct tape,
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It was just
a nightmarish scene.
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- Somebody was trying to discard that body,
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And they did not want it
to come floating back up.
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- When I found out that her
body was found in the water,
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I had so much rage
and questions and hurt.
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- What she went through
and how she was murdered
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Was horrendous.
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- It was a tragedy
from start to finish.
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Young people's lives just ruined.
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- They wanted to get rid of a nuisance,
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And it just showed
a complete lack of humanity.
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- The bottom line is you're
trying to get to the truth.
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- What did she do
to deserve this?
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[soft music]
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- Cape may is america's oldest seaside resort,
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Known for its grand, victorian
houses, pristine beaches,
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And world-class fishing.
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The cape is usually a safe bet
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For a delightful seaside excursion.
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But in the fall of 2003,
a grisly discovery
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Just a few miles off the coast
sent shockwaves
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Throughout the quaint
beach town.
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[tense music]
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- On October 8, 2003, there was a couple fishing.
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They came across something.
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They thought it was just a piece of debris.
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When they got closer,
they realized it was a body
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Floating off the coast
of cape may.
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- I've been doing this
for 40 years,
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And no one ever expects
to find a floating body.
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This body had surfaced
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3.3 miles away from cape may.
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On the atlantic coast,
anything over 2 miles
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From the shoreline is
considered federal waters
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And within the u.S. Coast guard's jurisdiction.
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- The coast guard was able to recover the body.
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As soon as we walked up,
you could tell it was a female.
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The body was severely decomposed.
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We have no idea who it is.
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We have no identification.
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- In my initial observation of the body,
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It's quite obvious
that she had been
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Submerged in water for
a pretty good period of time.
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She had a rock crab gnawing on her inner thigh.
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- Rock crabs are
bottom feeders,
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So investigators know that at some point,
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The body did sink
to the ocean floor.
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- You can see the chains wrapped
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Around the body's ankles.
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There was some duct tape wrapped
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Around the hands and feet.
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You don't have to be a super detective
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To realize that some
foul play is involved here.
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- Somebody was trying to discard that body,
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And they did not want it
to come floating back up.
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But the fact of the matter is,
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It's just a natural phenomenon
that bodies fill with gases
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When they're underwater.
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And if you don't have them
weighted down good,
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They're gonna float.
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- We have no idea who the victim is.
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We have no idea how
this body got to where it got.
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And unless you id the person,
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You really don't have
a starting point.
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- The medical examiner had arrived,
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So I had said that
I would follow the body back
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To the morgue
to where I had a more
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Controlled and sterile
environment to try
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To work on identification.
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To me, that was the most important thing.
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The body, at that point,
was our only clue.
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[tense music]
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When you have an unidentified body,
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You're hoping that their fingerprints
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Are in the system.
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But her finger had
pruned up from being
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Submerged under water.
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So I basically took some saline solution
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And took a hypodermic needle.
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I tied a string around
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The last knuckle of the finger,
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And I was able to inject saline solution
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Under that finger pad
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And then roll it and get an identifiable fingerprint.
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We'd already contacted our iafis operator
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So she could put these prints into the system.
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And I woke up in the morning
to a phone call
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Saying that we had
an identification on the body.
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The iafis operator said it is a 16-year-old female
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By the name of kimberly holton.
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- We found out kimberly holton was in the computer system
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Because she was a missing foster child
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From dover, delaware.
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It gets your adrenaline going, and you have a job to do,
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But the human side
of you kicks in.
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You just can't imagine, like, what could go so wrong
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In a 16-year-old's life
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That they end up dead?
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We had to find out from the point she went missing
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To the point her body was recovered,
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3.3 miles off the coast
of cape may,
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What happened in between there?
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So we started doing
some background on kimberly.
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- Kim was my best friend in high school.
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I was 15, and kim was 16.
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We were inseparable.
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She lived one neighborhood behind me
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With the machette family
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And her foster sister, heather.
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So we rode the same bus.
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We actually became friends
on the bus.
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She was sitting by herself.
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So I think one day, we just
sat next to each other,
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And we hit it off,
and we laughed,
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And we hung out ever since.
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[soft music]
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Kim went by "kimmy."
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Kimmy was very loving and caring.
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She was the sweetest person
you'd probably ever meet.
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Kim absolutely loved animals.
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I do believe she would have been
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Some type of vet or vet tech.
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She helped animals
because nobody helped her
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When she needed help.
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[tense music]
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Kim had told me some things
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That had happened in her past life,
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But I think her being giggly
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And have a bubbly personality
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Was her way of not thinking about things.
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Kim never missed any school.
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So the day that
she didn't get on the bus,
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I just had a gut feeling
something
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Was terribly wrong with kim.
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Days went by, and we received notification
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That the body that
they found was kim's.
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I was completely devastated.
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[somber music]
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When we watched the news
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And you can see
the chains on her feet,
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I have so much rage and questions and hurt.
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Who could have done this to her?
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And what did kim do
to deserve this?
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- Once we found out that kimberly was missing
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From delaware,
we knew we had to get
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In touch with
the delaware state police.
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- When the new jersey
state police contacted us
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And described the condition
the victim was in,
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Found bound in duct tape and chains,
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We were sort of floored
at the time.
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[dramatic music]
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We had found out that on September 30, 2003,
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Lorraine machette, who was kimberly holton's foster mom
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At the time,
called in a missing person
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Report for kimberly holton.
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Now we had to go contact lorraine machette
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And break the news to her
that kimberly had been found.
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Lorraine machette, she was upset at the time,
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You know,
as any parent would be.
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- Lorraine described that kimberly
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Had gone missing in the past.
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She would run away, gone for a couple days,
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And would come back.
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So it seemed to me
that there were
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A lot of issues
within that household
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Prior to kimberly going missing.
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So lorraine was brought down to the office
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To be questioned more thoroughly.
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We had to ask her what was
going on inside the house
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That would make her run away,
not just this time,
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But even in the past.
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- We had found out that kimberly said
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That lorraine's husband, rudy,
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Had sexually assaulted her.
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And his trial was coming up
in the next few days.
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- Immediately, as soon as she says that,
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Bells and whistles go off.
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Holy cow,
there's motive right there.
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- In my mind, I said,
this guy's the one who did it.
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- A lot of times, homicides are somebody
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That knew the victim.
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- Legally, we knew
we had to let him go.
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You don't know
where he's gonna go.
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Is he gonna flee?
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This is crazy.
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This can't really be happening.
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[tense music]
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- In the fall of 2003,
new jersey
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And delaware state police
joined forces
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To solve the murder of 16-year-old kimberly holton.
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Kim's foster mother, lorraine machette,
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Points the finger at her estranged husband,
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Rudy, who also stands accused
of molesting kim.
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And lorraine is not the only person
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To think rudy could have been
involved in kim's murder.
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- When her and I would walk through the neighborhood,
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Kim's foster dad, rudy, would follow us in his car.
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And it felt very uncomfortable
for kim and I,
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To the point where I did
have to tell my parents,
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And we did have to call
the cops on him.
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- In our minds, rudy machette
is our number-one suspect.
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- Homicides aren't always random.
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A lot of times, it's somebody
that knew the victim.
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You can't have a much
greater connection
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Than the foster father accused
of sexually assaulting her.
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- So we go pick up
rudy machette,
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Bring him back to the troop,
and start interviewing him
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About kimberly holton's murder.
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I was thinking,
we've got our guy.
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Let's just get a confession,
and this case
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Is gonna be wrapped up
in no time.
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During the interview, we don't
tell him he is a suspect.
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We're just trying
to feel him out.
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Rudy was sort of shocked himself
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About what was going on.
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And he was too inquisitive,
asking too many questions.
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♪ ♪
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You can just feel a person out,
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And I could tell he was not
making up any lies to us.
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♪ ♪
268
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So after interviewing rudy machette,
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We talked to other individuals.
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He had an alibi at the time.
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And we corroborate his alibi.
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♪ ♪
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This isn't our guy.
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♪ ♪
275
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- Rudy machette offers
a viable alibi,
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And detectives' hands are tied.
277
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So they're forced
to release him.
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♪ ♪
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- It's kind of disheartening when you thought
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You had the one that did it,
281
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And now you're back
to square one.
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♪ ♪
283
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At that point, we needed more concrete information
284
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About kimberly holton's background
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In and out of foster care.
286
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♪ ♪
287
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[somber music]
288
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♪ ♪
289
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- Kimberly lived with me in williamstown, new jersey,
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For a little over three years.
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♪ ♪
292
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Kimberly's life was horrible at home with her mother,
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Being neglected.
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There was no food.
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There was no toys.
296
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The state stepped in and called me.
297
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So that's how I got kimberly.
298
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♪ ♪
299
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When I had kimberly, she loved arts and crafts
300
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And making things on her own,
301
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Exploring through the woods.
302
00:14:23,929 --> 00:14:26,197
Kimberly was a happy little girl,
303
00:14:26,265 --> 00:14:29,567
And she didn't let anything
stop her from finding her joy.
304
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♪ ♪
305
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For the three years that I had kimberly,
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She just enjoyed life.
307
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And then we were moving
to crossville, tennessee.
308
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And the day that we packed up, kimberly's
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Biological grandfather and step-grandmother
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Pulled up in the driveway
with papers
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Stating they now had custody.
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That was horrible.
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I cried from williamstown, new jersey,
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To crossville, tennessee.
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♪ ♪
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- After moving in with her grandparents,
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The living arrangements didn't work out.
318
00:15:07,273 --> 00:15:10,441
So kimberly went back
into foster care,
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This time with the machettes.
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♪ ♪
321
00:15:14,748 --> 00:15:16,214
- When I went back to new jersey
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To visit kimberly,
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She weren't there no more.
324
00:15:19,786 --> 00:15:21,452
The whole family
had just moved,
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And I didn't know
where they were at.
326
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♪ ♪
327
00:15:26,793 --> 00:15:30,828
It made me feel empty that I couldn't find kimberly
328
00:15:30,896 --> 00:15:33,464
And curious
if she was even ok anymore.
329
00:15:33,533 --> 00:15:37,034
[tense music]
330
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When I found out she was murdered,
331
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I sat in my room for three days
just crying,
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Knowing I'll never
see her again.
333
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♪ ♪
334
00:15:53,519 --> 00:15:56,120
- No pertinent information
is revealed
335
00:15:56,122 --> 00:15:59,190
When speaking to kimberly's
friends and family.
336
00:15:59,258 --> 00:16:01,492
So authorities now take a closer look
337
00:16:01,561 --> 00:16:04,462
At the autopsy
for any clues that
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00:16:04,530 --> 00:16:06,964
Might lead them to her killer.
339
00:16:06,966 --> 00:16:10,067
[dramatic music]
340
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- Bodies that are submerged in water,
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They don't cooperate
with trying
342
00:16:13,172 --> 00:16:15,038
To get evidence off of them.
343
00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:16,908
So before the medical examiner can even really start
344
00:16:16,976 --> 00:16:21,112
Performing the autopsy,
we had to meticulously remove
345
00:16:21,180 --> 00:16:22,914
Everything that was on her body.
346
00:16:22,982 --> 00:16:25,749
So we started with the chains,
and we got them removed.
347
00:16:25,819 --> 00:16:28,218
♪ ♪
348
00:16:28,220 --> 00:16:30,621
There was no really
obvious trauma to the body
349
00:16:30,690 --> 00:16:33,457
Besides the marine activity.
350
00:16:33,526 --> 00:16:35,993
So we're gonna hope that the medical examiner can
351
00:16:36,061 --> 00:16:38,095
Tell us what sort of injuries were sustained
352
00:16:38,164 --> 00:16:39,697
And what killed this girl.
353
00:16:39,766 --> 00:16:41,599
♪ ♪
354
00:16:41,667 --> 00:16:43,601
The medical examiner described
there had been
355
00:16:43,669 --> 00:16:48,472
Blunt force trauma to her head,
probably from a fall
356
00:16:48,474 --> 00:16:52,643
And probably from
a significant height.
357
00:16:52,712 --> 00:16:56,647
- Because the autopsy doesn't
reveal dna or other clues
358
00:16:56,716 --> 00:17:00,051
That point to a perpetrator,
investigators are left
359
00:17:00,119 --> 00:17:03,121
With only one piece of hard evidence to pursue:
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00:17:03,123 --> 00:17:06,824
The chain found around
kimberly's feet.
361
00:17:06,892 --> 00:17:09,693
♪ ♪
362
00:17:09,695 --> 00:17:11,129
- The chains were corroded,
363
00:17:11,131 --> 00:17:13,297
And they had started
getting rusty.
364
00:17:13,366 --> 00:17:15,299
But once we started cleaning it,
365
00:17:15,368 --> 00:17:18,035
I was noticing that
every link of chain
366
00:17:18,103 --> 00:17:20,738
Has a stamp on it
in the same specific area.
367
00:17:20,806 --> 00:17:22,640
♪ ♪
368
00:17:22,708 --> 00:17:26,010
So hopefully this chain is gonna be
369
00:17:26,078 --> 00:17:28,946
Unique to some certain
hardware store,
370
00:17:29,015 --> 00:17:31,181
And maybe we could hone in on where that was
371
00:17:31,183 --> 00:17:33,617
And see who did this.
372
00:17:33,686 --> 00:17:35,086
♪ ♪
373
00:17:35,353 --> 00:17:44,395
[seagulls calling]
374
00:17:48,668 --> 00:17:52,636
- Three days into kimberly
holton's murder investigation,
375
00:17:52,638 --> 00:17:57,040
Police in new jersey discover
what could be a promising clue.
376
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[dramatic music]
377
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- The stamp that was on the chain
378
00:18:00,346 --> 00:18:02,513
Came back to a lowe's
hardware store.
379
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♪ ♪
380
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There was a lowe's hardware store in close proximity
381
00:18:07,353 --> 00:18:10,721
To where kimberly lived in dover, delaware.
382
00:18:10,790 --> 00:18:13,824
- That was the biggest
evidentiary lead
383
00:18:13,893 --> 00:18:15,759
We had in the case.
384
00:18:15,761 --> 00:18:18,862
And it got us pumped back up again.
385
00:18:18,931 --> 00:18:20,831
And we were ready to roll.
386
00:18:20,900 --> 00:18:27,104
♪ ♪
387
00:18:27,106 --> 00:18:29,373
During the course of the interview with the manager
388
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Of the lowe's in dover, he was able to backtrack
389
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Through the computer system.
390
00:18:34,814 --> 00:18:37,815
That same length of chain,
that same stamp was purchased
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At that location,
along with clamps
392
00:18:41,654 --> 00:18:44,388
Clamped to the chain that was found on kimberly's body
393
00:18:44,457 --> 00:18:46,023
And also cinder blocks.
394
00:18:46,092 --> 00:18:48,025
♪ ♪
395
00:18:48,093 --> 00:18:51,529
The day of that purchase was September 30, 2003,
396
00:18:51,597 --> 00:18:53,497
Which was the day after
397
00:18:53,566 --> 00:18:55,633
Kimberly being
reported missing.
398
00:18:55,701 --> 00:18:57,267
What are the chances?
399
00:18:57,337 --> 00:18:59,002
There's no way that this is a coincidence
400
00:18:59,072 --> 00:19:03,107
That some random person just
bought the same exact chain
401
00:19:03,176 --> 00:19:05,977
With the same exact stamp, cinder blocks, and the clamps
402
00:19:06,045 --> 00:19:10,447
All at the same time at
a lowe's home improvement store
403
00:19:10,516 --> 00:19:12,750
A couple miles away
from where kimberly resided.
404
00:19:12,818 --> 00:19:16,720
♪ ♪
405
00:19:16,789 --> 00:19:19,890
We actually had a timestamp on that receipt.
406
00:19:19,959 --> 00:19:23,294
So we were able to pull the surveillance footage,
407
00:19:23,362 --> 00:19:27,965
And we see two males walk up with those items
408
00:19:28,034 --> 00:19:29,567
Up to the cash register.
409
00:19:29,635 --> 00:19:31,368
They purchase those things,
and they leave.
410
00:19:31,437 --> 00:19:33,404
♪ ♪
411
00:19:33,472 --> 00:19:36,907
- We were hoping that they used their debit card
412
00:19:36,976 --> 00:19:38,842
So we could easily
track them down,
413
00:19:38,844 --> 00:19:42,045
But they used cash instead
to pay for the chain.
414
00:19:42,047 --> 00:19:43,647
♪ ♪
415
00:19:43,716 --> 00:19:45,816
We're thinking, how are we gonna find these guys?
416
00:19:45,885 --> 00:19:50,188
Because the video surveillance was grainy.
417
00:19:50,256 --> 00:19:52,122
But you can see the mannerisms,
418
00:19:52,191 --> 00:19:55,058
The way they walk, the way
they're talking to the manager
419
00:19:55,128 --> 00:19:56,426
As they're cutting the chain.
420
00:19:56,496 --> 00:19:58,562
♪ ♪
421
00:19:58,631 --> 00:20:02,466
So we decided we're going to contact the press
422
00:20:02,535 --> 00:20:04,468
And release this videotape.
423
00:20:04,470 --> 00:20:07,571
♪ ♪
424
00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:09,106
- The police put
this information out,
425
00:20:09,175 --> 00:20:12,009
Hoping that somebody
would recognize them.
426
00:20:12,077 --> 00:20:13,577
♪ ♪
427
00:20:13,579 --> 00:20:16,747
That tape proved to be
a major break in the case.
428
00:20:16,816 --> 00:20:19,082
[phone ringing]
429
00:20:19,084 --> 00:20:20,518
- We're getting flooded with phone calls
430
00:20:20,586 --> 00:20:22,552
With different names.
431
00:20:22,554 --> 00:20:26,624
But one name keeps coming up
is robert brothers.
432
00:20:26,692 --> 00:20:29,327
♪ ♪
433
00:20:29,329 --> 00:20:31,062
Then we're sort of shocked.
434
00:20:31,130 --> 00:20:33,497
♪ ♪
435
00:20:33,566 --> 00:20:35,132
Robert brothers called us and said,
436
00:20:35,201 --> 00:20:37,167
Hey, that's me
on the videotape.
437
00:20:37,236 --> 00:20:40,904
[dramatic music]
438
00:20:40,973 --> 00:20:43,941
So we said, you need
to come down to the station
439
00:20:44,009 --> 00:20:46,010
So we can talk to you
about this.
440
00:20:46,078 --> 00:20:50,313
♪ ♪
441
00:20:50,315 --> 00:20:53,017
Robert brothers comes to troop 3.
442
00:20:53,085 --> 00:20:56,387
We ask him about purchasing
the chain, the cinder blocks,
443
00:20:56,455 --> 00:20:57,921
The locks at lowe's.
444
00:20:57,923 --> 00:21:00,357
And he says,
yes, he went to lowe's,
445
00:21:00,426 --> 00:21:03,394
And he was with his
acquaintance jacob jones.
446
00:21:03,462 --> 00:21:05,996
♪ ♪
447
00:21:05,998 --> 00:21:08,632
And we asked him, what were you buying
448
00:21:08,634 --> 00:21:12,236
The chains and the cinder blocks and the locks for?
449
00:21:12,304 --> 00:21:14,805
And he said,
well, jacob jones told me
450
00:21:14,807 --> 00:21:16,907
That he was gonna use them
as weightlifting equipment.
451
00:21:43,502 --> 00:21:46,037
- I felt robert brothers was not involved
452
00:21:46,105 --> 00:21:48,171
In kimberly's murder,
453
00:21:48,173 --> 00:21:49,907
And he seemed as confused
as we were.
454
00:21:49,975 --> 00:21:52,176
So we asked, do you know
what could have happened?
455
00:22:03,289 --> 00:22:07,825
- Robert says jacob jones was currently dating heather.
456
00:22:07,893 --> 00:22:11,228
Kimberly holton and heather
were foster sisters.
457
00:22:11,296 --> 00:22:13,363
♪ ♪
458
00:22:13,433 --> 00:22:15,633
- I do believe that there was a lot of tension
459
00:22:15,701 --> 00:22:17,968
Between heather and kim.
460
00:22:18,037 --> 00:22:19,803
Kimberly was beautiful.
461
00:22:19,805 --> 00:22:21,839
Heather could have
possibly been jealous
462
00:22:21,907 --> 00:22:23,106
Of the way that kim looked.
463
00:22:23,176 --> 00:22:25,375
♪ ♪
464
00:22:25,377 --> 00:22:27,978
- Now we have a connection, and we're thinking,
465
00:22:28,047 --> 00:22:31,381
These can't all be
strange coincidences.
466
00:22:31,383 --> 00:22:35,218
All these things are starting
to connect piece by piece.
467
00:22:35,220 --> 00:22:37,154
♪ ♪
468
00:22:37,555 --> 00:22:48,332
[tense music]
469
00:22:48,401 --> 00:22:51,268
- Investigators learn that kimberly's foster sister,
470
00:22:51,337 --> 00:22:55,939
Heather, is dating none other than jacob jones,
471
00:22:55,941 --> 00:22:58,476
The second person seen
472
00:22:58,544 --> 00:23:00,744
In the lowe's surveillance video.
473
00:23:00,813 --> 00:23:03,881
Now investigators want to know
if something happened
474
00:23:03,949 --> 00:23:05,716
Between the three of them
475
00:23:05,784 --> 00:23:08,352
That could have led
to kimberly's murder.
476
00:23:08,420 --> 00:23:11,422
So they bring heather in for questioning.
477
00:23:16,595 --> 00:23:17,761
- When we spoke to heather,
478
00:23:17,763 --> 00:23:20,798
She was very upset, was crying.
479
00:23:20,866 --> 00:23:21,899
- We learned that
480
00:23:21,967 --> 00:23:23,100
There was friction between
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00:23:23,168 --> 00:23:25,169
Kimberly holton and heather.
482
00:23:31,811 --> 00:23:35,246
- Heather would tell
her boyfriend, jacob jones,
483
00:23:35,314 --> 00:23:37,214
What kimberly was doing,
484
00:23:37,282 --> 00:23:40,284
And this would make
jacob jones angry.
485
00:24:27,532 --> 00:24:30,000
- We wanted to keep talking to heather,
486
00:24:30,069 --> 00:24:33,704
But right now we need
to speak with jacob jones.
487
00:24:33,772 --> 00:24:35,538
♪ ♪
488
00:24:35,540 --> 00:24:38,609
Jacob jones wasn't your typical murder suspect.
489
00:24:38,677 --> 00:24:40,611
He had nothing on his record.
490
00:24:40,679 --> 00:24:42,445
♪ ♪
491
00:24:42,515 --> 00:24:44,081
He's 20 years old.
492
00:24:44,149 --> 00:24:47,017
He's a sophomore at delaware state university,
493
00:24:47,019 --> 00:24:50,053
And he had a 4.0 grade
point average at the time.
494
00:24:50,055 --> 00:24:51,889
♪ ♪
495
00:24:51,957 --> 00:24:54,057
- One of the things we learned about jacob jones
496
00:24:54,126 --> 00:24:56,526
Was that he was in the aeronautical program
497
00:24:56,596 --> 00:24:58,595
At delaware state university.
498
00:24:58,664 --> 00:25:01,398
He was a licensed pilot
and instructor
499
00:25:01,467 --> 00:25:03,600
At the dover air force base.
500
00:25:03,602 --> 00:25:06,303
He was certified
to use aircraft
501
00:25:06,371 --> 00:25:07,638
From the aero club there.
502
00:25:07,706 --> 00:25:09,440
[dramatic music]
503
00:25:09,508 --> 00:25:11,341
- We located jacob jones
504
00:25:11,343 --> 00:25:13,711
And brought him in
for an interview.
505
00:25:13,779 --> 00:25:16,647
And you could tell that he was scared.
506
00:25:31,563 --> 00:25:33,663
- He denied any kind of involvement.
507
00:25:33,733 --> 00:25:35,766
He tried to stick
with the story
508
00:25:35,834 --> 00:25:38,802
About purchasing
these items from lowe's
509
00:25:38,871 --> 00:25:40,838
As he was gonna make
weightlifting equipment.
510
00:26:25,650 --> 00:26:27,450
- Legally, we knew we had to let him go.
511
00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:29,286
It kind of breaks your heart
because you knew
512
00:26:29,355 --> 00:26:31,388
We're probably
letting a murderer
513
00:26:31,457 --> 00:26:33,591
Walk out of our building.
514
00:26:33,659 --> 00:26:35,158
There's still a lot of questions.
515
00:26:35,227 --> 00:26:37,060
Is there additional evidence that he has
516
00:26:37,062 --> 00:26:39,429
That he's going to destroy?
517
00:26:39,431 --> 00:26:42,065
How can we get our hands
on that evidence?
518
00:26:42,134 --> 00:26:44,635
How are we gonna prove
that jacob jones is the one
519
00:26:44,703 --> 00:26:45,869
Who killed kimberly holton?
520
00:26:45,938 --> 00:26:48,905
[tense music]
521
00:26:48,974 --> 00:26:52,943
♪ ♪
522
00:26:52,945 --> 00:26:54,744
But once we released jacob,
523
00:26:54,814 --> 00:26:56,646
We knew we had to find additional evidence
524
00:26:56,716 --> 00:26:57,848
To prove this case.
525
00:26:57,916 --> 00:26:59,850
We spoke to his supervisor.
526
00:26:59,918 --> 00:27:01,752
His supervisor said
that over the course
527
00:27:01,820 --> 00:27:03,620
Of the last few weeks,
528
00:27:03,622 --> 00:27:07,057
Jacob stopped showing up for work or he was late.
529
00:27:07,126 --> 00:27:09,993
He was very agitated and angry.
530
00:27:09,995 --> 00:27:13,830
- We determined that jacob jones did have access
531
00:27:13,899 --> 00:27:16,399
To these cessna airplanes
at the air base
532
00:27:16,469 --> 00:27:18,969
Any time he wanted.
533
00:27:19,037 --> 00:27:21,372
- We asked the supervisor, when was the last time
534
00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:25,709
You have record
of jacob taking a plane up?
535
00:27:25,777 --> 00:27:28,411
- When investigators review flight records
536
00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:30,347
Provided by the supervisor,
537
00:27:30,415 --> 00:27:33,283
They uncover a chilling truth.
538
00:27:33,352 --> 00:27:36,720
Jacob jones chartered a plane
and left the airfield
539
00:27:36,789 --> 00:27:40,391
Around 11:45 pm
on September 30th,
540
00:27:40,459 --> 00:27:44,061
The very night after kimberly went missing,
541
00:27:44,129 --> 00:27:47,730
And then returned back to said airfield
542
00:27:47,732 --> 00:27:50,067
Just two hours later.
543
00:27:50,135 --> 00:27:51,134
[dramatic music]
544
00:27:51,203 --> 00:27:53,036
- This can't be a coincidence.
545
00:27:53,104 --> 00:27:54,905
Now we're starting to think
that jacob took the body,
546
00:27:54,973 --> 00:27:56,974
Put the body in the plane,
547
00:27:57,042 --> 00:27:58,408
And dumped the body out
over the ocean.
548
00:27:58,477 --> 00:27:59,943
♪ ♪
549
00:28:00,012 --> 00:28:01,178
- At that point in time,
550
00:28:01,246 --> 00:28:02,746
The walls were closing in
on jacob.
551
00:28:02,814 --> 00:28:04,681
♪ ♪
552
00:28:04,750 --> 00:28:07,384
But jacob jones
being small stature,
553
00:28:07,453 --> 00:28:11,688
135 pounds tops,
he wasn't going to load
554
00:28:11,757 --> 00:28:14,525
Kimberly holton's body
with chains and cinder blocks
555
00:28:14,593 --> 00:28:16,026
Attached to it in an airplane.
556
00:28:16,095 --> 00:28:18,729
So we deduced that
someone helped jacob
557
00:28:18,797 --> 00:28:20,397
Load kimberly holton's body
558
00:28:20,466 --> 00:28:22,332
Before he took her out
over the atlantic.
559
00:28:22,401 --> 00:28:23,700
♪ ♪
560
00:28:23,769 --> 00:28:25,135
- It was mind-boggling.
561
00:28:25,204 --> 00:28:27,604
It kind of tied in
all the little minor questions
562
00:28:27,672 --> 00:28:29,540
That we had at that point.
563
00:28:29,608 --> 00:28:31,041
They dumped her out of a plane at a height
564
00:28:31,109 --> 00:28:34,911
That caused the trauma
to her head post-mortem.
565
00:28:34,980 --> 00:28:36,613
- Now we're thinking, how are we gonna find
566
00:28:36,682 --> 00:28:37,781
Who he was with that night?
567
00:28:37,849 --> 00:28:41,819
♪ ♪
568
00:28:41,821 --> 00:28:44,621
- His dad revealed jacob actually confessed
569
00:28:44,690 --> 00:28:46,924
To killing kimberly holton.
570
00:28:46,992 --> 00:28:51,195
- Jacob jones's father called the other suspect.
571
00:28:51,263 --> 00:28:53,430
- Immediately thereafter,
they hear a gunshot.
572
00:28:53,498 --> 00:28:53,564
[gunshot]
573
00:28:53,831 --> 00:29:00,437
[tense music]
574
00:29:00,506 --> 00:29:02,739
♪ ♪
575
00:29:02,808 --> 00:29:04,074
- It's been more than two weeks
576
00:29:04,142 --> 00:29:06,009
Since kimberly holton's murder,
577
00:29:06,078 --> 00:29:09,847
And detectives are closing in on jacob jones
578
00:29:09,849 --> 00:29:12,282
As one of her two killers.
579
00:29:12,351 --> 00:29:16,186
But then
the unthinkable happens.
580
00:29:16,255 --> 00:29:20,090
- On October 23, we are
getting ready to make
581
00:29:20,159 --> 00:29:22,725
An arrest on jacob jones.
582
00:29:22,727 --> 00:29:26,763
And we get a call from jacob jones's father saying,
583
00:29:26,831 --> 00:29:30,200
My son has just committed
suicide in his bedroom.
584
00:29:30,269 --> 00:29:32,235
[dramatic music]
585
00:29:32,237 --> 00:29:35,005
He put a shotgun in his mouth and killed himself.
586
00:29:35,073 --> 00:29:39,309
♪ ♪
587
00:29:39,311 --> 00:29:42,379
- Perhaps after police grilled jacob jones,
588
00:29:42,447 --> 00:29:45,783
He felt it was only a matter
of time until he was arrested
589
00:29:45,851 --> 00:29:48,518
And ultimately could not face
590
00:29:48,587 --> 00:29:50,687
The possibility of life
in prison.
591
00:29:50,756 --> 00:29:54,991
♪ ♪
592
00:29:54,993 --> 00:29:56,893
- It was sort of a surreal scene
593
00:29:56,962 --> 00:29:58,161
When we went to the house,
594
00:29:58,230 --> 00:29:59,296
To the jones residence,
595
00:29:59,364 --> 00:30:01,632
And talked to them.
596
00:30:01,700 --> 00:30:03,900
Both of the parents
were in shock.
597
00:30:03,969 --> 00:30:06,002
[tense music]
598
00:30:06,071 --> 00:30:07,938
- Jacob's family, his mom and dad,
599
00:30:08,006 --> 00:30:11,007
Seemed to try and do
the right thing.
600
00:30:11,076 --> 00:30:15,144
His dad revealed to us
that prior to jacob
601
00:30:15,146 --> 00:30:17,114
Committing suicide,
he had actually
602
00:30:17,182 --> 00:30:20,817
Confessed to killing kimberly holton.
603
00:30:20,885 --> 00:30:26,156
♪ ♪
604
00:30:26,224 --> 00:30:28,759
Immediately thereafter, they hear a gunshot.
605
00:30:28,827 --> 00:30:29,859
[gunshot]
606
00:30:29,861 --> 00:30:31,794
♪ ♪
607
00:30:31,864 --> 00:30:33,496
They walk in, and their son's laying there
608
00:30:33,565 --> 00:30:35,432
Dead in his bedroom.
609
00:30:35,434 --> 00:30:37,267
♪ ♪
610
00:30:37,336 --> 00:30:39,869
- They just sort of sat in the living room
611
00:30:39,939 --> 00:30:41,538
With blank stares
on their face,
612
00:30:41,606 --> 00:30:43,906
Like how could this
happen to our son?
613
00:30:43,908 --> 00:30:46,777
[somber music]
614
00:30:46,845 --> 00:30:48,445
- Jacob had mentioned to his dad
615
00:30:48,513 --> 00:30:52,148
That kimberly was causing
issues in the family home,
616
00:30:52,217 --> 00:30:54,717
Especially with his
girlfriend, heather,
617
00:30:54,719 --> 00:30:57,354
And he needed to take things into his own hands
618
00:30:57,422 --> 00:30:59,222
And rectify this situation.
619
00:30:59,291 --> 00:31:00,557
♪ ♪
620
00:31:00,625 --> 00:31:02,459
Jacob's father told us that
621
00:31:02,527 --> 00:31:04,427
Jacob did go to lowe's.
622
00:31:04,496 --> 00:31:07,030
He bought the chains, the cinder blocks
623
00:31:07,098 --> 00:31:09,198
With the intention of killing kimberly.
624
00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:10,934
♪ ♪
625
00:31:11,002 --> 00:31:15,438
- Jacob told his parents who he was with that night.
626
00:31:15,507 --> 00:31:18,408
We knew two people loaded her
into the airplane
627
00:31:18,477 --> 00:31:19,810
From the cheswolde airport.
628
00:31:19,812 --> 00:31:21,778
♪ ♪
629
00:31:21,846 --> 00:31:24,715
We're thinking, ok, we've lost jacob jones,
630
00:31:24,783 --> 00:31:30,220
But now we've developed another
suspect who could have assisted
631
00:31:30,288 --> 00:31:32,021
With kimberly holton's murder,
632
00:31:32,091 --> 00:31:33,490
And his name was
michael keyser.
633
00:31:33,558 --> 00:31:36,926
♪ ♪
634
00:31:36,996 --> 00:31:38,295
- That was the first time this name
635
00:31:38,363 --> 00:31:40,697
Had come up
in our investigation.
636
00:31:40,765 --> 00:31:47,871
♪ ♪
637
00:31:47,939 --> 00:31:49,839
- When we did a background check,
638
00:31:49,908 --> 00:31:52,709
We found out that
michael keyser was
639
00:31:52,777 --> 00:31:55,746
A 23-year-old white male.
640
00:31:55,814 --> 00:32:00,417
He had a security job at the local racetrack.
641
00:32:00,485 --> 00:32:02,352
♪ ♪
642
00:32:02,421 --> 00:32:06,556
- Jones and keyser had known each other but peripherally.
643
00:32:06,625 --> 00:32:09,259
They had worked together for a security company,
644
00:32:09,328 --> 00:32:10,794
But they didn't
hang out together.
645
00:32:10,862 --> 00:32:12,061
They apparently didn't
have a whole lot
646
00:32:12,131 --> 00:32:14,631
Of common interests
other than their one job.
647
00:32:14,699 --> 00:32:21,371
♪ ♪
648
00:32:24,443 --> 00:32:27,678
- We brought jacob jones's father and mother back
649
00:32:27,746 --> 00:32:31,914
To troop 3, and we devised a plan
650
00:32:31,984 --> 00:32:34,017
To help the case move along
651
00:32:34,086 --> 00:32:35,752
And see what
michael keyser would do.
652
00:32:35,754 --> 00:32:38,054
♪ ♪
653
00:32:38,056 --> 00:32:42,659
Jacob jones's father called
michael keyser's cell phone
654
00:32:42,727 --> 00:32:44,961
As he was driving
to his security job.
655
00:32:44,963 --> 00:32:46,797
♪ ♪
656
00:32:46,865 --> 00:32:49,766
We had drug unit guys in unmarked cars
657
00:32:49,834 --> 00:32:51,801
Following him
when jacob jones's father
658
00:32:51,803 --> 00:32:53,970
Made this phone call.
659
00:32:54,038 --> 00:32:56,106
Jacob jones's father tells michael,
660
00:32:56,174 --> 00:32:59,309
We've got this suicide note,
and you're in it.
661
00:32:59,377 --> 00:33:01,844
You've helped jacob
kill kimberly.
662
00:33:01,914 --> 00:33:05,315
I'm headed to troop 3 to talk to the police.
663
00:33:05,383 --> 00:33:07,818
♪ ♪
664
00:33:07,886 --> 00:33:11,221
Michael keyser drives right
through the grass median.
665
00:33:11,289 --> 00:33:12,522
He's so shook up.
666
00:33:12,591 --> 00:33:15,525
[tires screeching]
667
00:33:15,594 --> 00:33:17,059
- We don't know
where he's gonna go.
668
00:33:17,061 --> 00:33:19,830
Is he gonna flee?
669
00:33:19,898 --> 00:33:21,431
This is crazy.
670
00:33:21,500 --> 00:33:22,565
This can't really be happening.
671
00:33:22,634 --> 00:33:25,602
[dramatic music]
672
00:33:25,670 --> 00:33:27,337
♪ ♪
673
00:33:27,405 --> 00:33:32,141
- Suddenly keyser starts going
in the direction of troop 3.
674
00:33:32,211 --> 00:33:35,778
♪ ♪
675
00:33:35,848 --> 00:33:38,782
We were pretty excited because we knew that
676
00:33:38,850 --> 00:33:42,085
Michael keyser 100% had
something to do with this.
677
00:33:42,154 --> 00:33:45,221
♪ ♪
678
00:33:45,290 --> 00:33:50,126
Michael keyser arrives
at troop 3, and he is a wreck.
679
00:33:50,195 --> 00:33:52,295
♪ ♪
680
00:33:52,364 --> 00:33:55,298
He wants to talk to a police officer
681
00:33:55,366 --> 00:33:58,135
Because he says he has
no knowledge of any of this.
682
00:34:16,255 --> 00:34:18,822
- Keyser starts telling his
version of what happened.
683
00:34:18,890 --> 00:34:20,423
♪ ♪
684
00:34:20,492 --> 00:34:21,958
On September 29th,
685
00:34:22,026 --> 00:34:25,328
Jacob jones tells michael keyser
686
00:34:25,396 --> 00:34:26,596
To go pick up kimberly holton.
687
00:34:47,252 --> 00:34:50,220
- Michael keyser had lured kimberly
688
00:34:50,288 --> 00:34:52,789
And brought her to a local motel
689
00:34:52,858 --> 00:34:56,693
To talk about issues with
her foster sister, heather.
690
00:34:56,761 --> 00:35:00,197
By this point, jacob was there as well.
691
00:35:00,199 --> 00:35:01,998
While they were in there, they were talking,
692
00:35:02,066 --> 00:35:03,266
Joking around,
everything was fine.
693
00:35:03,334 --> 00:35:04,534
Kimberly decided
to go to the bathroom.
694
00:35:24,455 --> 00:35:33,496
[tense music]
695
00:35:33,565 --> 00:35:34,798
♪ ♪
696
00:35:34,866 --> 00:35:36,599
- Over two weeks after kimberly
697
00:35:36,601 --> 00:35:38,468
Was murdered by jacob jones,
698
00:35:38,536 --> 00:35:42,105
His accomplice, michael keyser,
admits to helping
699
00:35:42,173 --> 00:35:45,808
Dispose of her body,
but only because keyser
700
00:35:45,877 --> 00:35:48,078
Thought his own life
was at stake.
701
00:35:48,146 --> 00:35:49,779
♪ ♪
702
00:35:49,848 --> 00:35:51,915
- Michael explained that he didn't know that
703
00:35:51,983 --> 00:35:55,085
There was a premeditated plan
in place ahead of time
704
00:35:55,153 --> 00:35:56,820
To kill kimberly.
705
00:36:04,462 --> 00:36:06,829
- Jacob jones tells michael
706
00:36:06,831 --> 00:36:09,465
To hold kimberly holton's
legs down
707
00:36:09,534 --> 00:36:12,202
While he puts a phone cord
around her neck,
708
00:36:12,270 --> 00:36:16,106
Puts a pillow over her head,
and suffocates her.
709
00:36:41,533 --> 00:36:43,933
- Based on michael keyser's statement,
710
00:36:43,935 --> 00:36:46,703
We determined that kimberly is probably killed
711
00:36:46,771 --> 00:36:48,538
After 2 o'clock
712
00:36:48,606 --> 00:36:52,042
In the morning, and for almost the entire day,
713
00:36:52,110 --> 00:36:53,610
She's in the trunk of this car.
714
00:36:53,678 --> 00:36:55,812
♪ ♪
715
00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:58,848
That night, jacob jones and michael keyser
716
00:36:58,917 --> 00:37:00,650
Drove to cheswolde airport.
717
00:37:00,719 --> 00:37:03,620
♪ ♪
718
00:37:03,688 --> 00:37:06,255
We think it's possible
that both of them,
719
00:37:06,325 --> 00:37:09,692
Michael keyser and jacob jones,
loaded her into the airplane
720
00:37:09,761 --> 00:37:11,027
From the cheswolde airport.
721
00:37:11,029 --> 00:37:13,663
♪ ♪
722
00:37:13,732 --> 00:37:17,334
We hired an expert that
worked for the air force.
723
00:37:17,402 --> 00:37:20,503
This expert said there is an installation
724
00:37:20,572 --> 00:37:22,872
Where they can figure out,
725
00:37:22,941 --> 00:37:25,241
Even if you turned
the transponder off,
726
00:37:25,309 --> 00:37:27,410
Where your airplane is going.
727
00:37:27,412 --> 00:37:31,013
And he determined that jacob jones took off
728
00:37:31,083 --> 00:37:33,316
From the cheswolde airport,
729
00:37:33,385 --> 00:37:35,885
Flew out over
the atlantic ocean,
730
00:37:35,954 --> 00:37:38,020
About 3.9 miles
731
00:37:38,090 --> 00:37:40,890
From the cape may new jersey coast,
732
00:37:40,959 --> 00:37:43,393
And dumped her body out
at that time.
733
00:37:43,461 --> 00:37:45,962
♪ ♪
734
00:37:46,030 --> 00:37:49,231
I mean, it's just
a nightmarish scene.
735
00:37:49,301 --> 00:37:56,139
♪ ♪
736
00:37:59,911 --> 00:38:02,078
- The police had put out a press release
737
00:38:02,147 --> 00:38:04,381
Saying that they had a suspect, and this suspect
738
00:38:04,383 --> 00:38:06,415
Named michael keyser was
under arrest.
739
00:38:06,485 --> 00:38:08,084
♪ ♪
740
00:38:08,152 --> 00:38:10,987
- Once we told kimberly
holton's foster mom,
741
00:38:11,055 --> 00:38:14,891
Lorraine machette, that we
arrested michael keyser,
742
00:38:14,959 --> 00:38:17,827
The family was pretty excited
because we know
743
00:38:17,896 --> 00:38:20,863
We have got our person
who did this.
744
00:38:20,932 --> 00:38:24,333
- Michael keyser took
the cowardly way out.
745
00:38:24,335 --> 00:38:28,337
Instead of speaking up,
he played along
746
00:38:28,407 --> 00:38:32,809
In murdering a 16-year-old girl
who did nothing to him.
747
00:38:32,877 --> 00:38:34,344
♪ ♪
748
00:38:34,412 --> 00:38:36,579
- Kimberly holton's missing person case
749
00:38:36,648 --> 00:38:38,748
Might have gone cold,
750
00:38:38,817 --> 00:38:41,051
Being seen as an act of rebellion
751
00:38:41,119 --> 00:38:44,587
By a teen who was already known to run away.
752
00:38:44,656 --> 00:38:48,725
However, jones did not consider
a key variable
753
00:38:48,793 --> 00:38:51,594
In his plan: The ocean.
754
00:38:51,663 --> 00:38:54,230
The plane was at such a high altitude,
755
00:38:54,299 --> 00:38:57,067
When kimberly's body hit the water,
756
00:38:57,135 --> 00:39:01,838
It acted like it hit concrete at 130 miles an hour,
757
00:39:01,840 --> 00:39:05,675
And the cinder blocks
disintegrated upon impact.
758
00:39:05,743 --> 00:39:08,144
This lack of knowledge on his part
759
00:39:08,213 --> 00:39:10,680
Allowed the truth
to rise to the surface,
760
00:39:10,748 --> 00:39:12,449
Along with kimberly.
761
00:39:12,451 --> 00:39:17,153
♪ ♪
762
00:39:19,290 --> 00:39:22,292
[tense music]
763
00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:24,560
♪ ♪
764
00:39:24,629 --> 00:39:28,831
- Michael keyser was convicted
of murder, first degree
765
00:39:28,833 --> 00:39:32,735
And conspiracy, and the judge elected
766
00:39:32,737 --> 00:39:35,872
To have him spend
the rest of his life in prison.
767
00:39:35,940 --> 00:39:39,375
♪ ♪
768
00:39:39,444 --> 00:39:42,178
- I am glad he didn't get the death penalty.
769
00:39:42,247 --> 00:39:44,480
He should suffer behind bars,
770
00:39:44,549 --> 00:39:46,749
Just like he made kim suffer
when he murdered her.
771
00:39:46,818 --> 00:39:53,255
♪ ♪
772
00:39:53,257 --> 00:39:56,092
- Investigators want
to tie up all loose ends,
773
00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:58,761
So they speak to kimberly's
foster sister,
774
00:39:58,763 --> 00:40:01,197
Heather, one last time.
775
00:40:17,248 --> 00:40:19,349
- Detectives are able to determine that
776
00:40:19,351 --> 00:40:23,485
Heather had no involvement
in kimberly's death.
777
00:40:23,487 --> 00:40:25,922
And we will never know the real motive
778
00:40:25,990 --> 00:40:27,990
Behind jones's actions,
779
00:40:27,992 --> 00:40:30,660
As he took the truth with him to his grave.
780
00:40:30,728 --> 00:40:33,529
♪ ♪
781
00:40:33,598 --> 00:40:38,968
We can speculate all we want, but whatever the reason,
782
00:40:38,970 --> 00:40:42,372
Murder is never,
ever the answer.
783
00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:46,242
♪ ♪
784
00:40:59,290 --> 00:41:01,991
[soft music]
785
00:41:02,060 --> 00:41:04,827
- If kimberly was around, I would want to tell her
786
00:41:04,829 --> 00:41:08,531
I always loved her, and I looked for her.
787
00:41:08,600 --> 00:41:09,766
♪ ♪
788
00:41:09,834 --> 00:41:12,001
And I would love
to be able to hold her
789
00:41:12,070 --> 00:41:13,803
And tell her,
you still fit in my arms.
790
00:41:13,872 --> 00:41:15,605
This is where you belong.
791
00:41:15,673 --> 00:41:18,107
♪ ♪
792
00:41:18,176 --> 00:41:21,510
- If kimberly was here today, I would just say,
793
00:41:21,512 --> 00:41:24,614
Kimberly, I'm sorry
for what happened to you.
794
00:41:24,682 --> 00:41:27,149
You know, we did
the best we could for you.
795
00:41:27,151 --> 00:41:29,585
And I wish you would have
had different opportunities
796
00:41:29,654 --> 00:41:31,821
That you didn't have.
797
00:41:31,889 --> 00:41:34,757
♪ ♪
798
00:41:34,826 --> 00:41:37,193
- It's been 20 years,
but it's like...
799
00:41:37,261 --> 00:41:40,597
♪ ♪
800
00:41:40,599 --> 00:41:42,665
Like it just happened
yesterday.
801
00:41:50,108 --> 00:41:52,575
Sherry and I met through social media.
802
00:41:52,643 --> 00:41:56,279
Sherry sent me a picture.
803
00:41:56,347 --> 00:41:59,449
It was a heart-shaped rock on the beach,
804
00:41:59,517 --> 00:42:02,518
And she wrote on it, "love, kimmy."
805
00:42:02,520 --> 00:42:04,854
♪ ♪
806
00:42:04,923 --> 00:42:09,625
I felt happy,
and my heart was full,
807
00:42:09,694 --> 00:42:12,828
Because that's kim
talking to us
808
00:42:12,897 --> 00:42:17,199
And letting us know, thank you for being my voice.
809
00:42:17,201 --> 00:42:18,501
♪ ♪
810
00:42:18,569 --> 00:42:21,904
- Now kimberly's loved ones
must take solace
811
00:42:21,972 --> 00:42:24,740
In the fact that
justice was done.
812
00:42:24,809 --> 00:42:28,243
Jacob jones is gone, and michael keyser
813
00:42:28,313 --> 00:42:31,013
Is in prison for the rest of his days
814
00:42:31,082 --> 00:42:32,949
For taking the life
of a bright,
815
00:42:33,017 --> 00:42:38,354
Bubbly 16-year-old whose future
was cut tragically short.
816
00:42:38,423 --> 00:42:45,228
♪ ♪
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