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Demery: People like to think of murder As the exception to the rule,

A violent deviation from Our normal, peaceful lives.

But the ability to commit murder Is in us all,

Lurking in the darkest Recesses of our souls.

When murder speaks to us,

Most of us know How to ignore it.

But some of us, well,

Some of us just Can't help but listen.

Murder and me, We go way back.

When I was a child, Murder took my mother.

Years later, It came for my brother.

That's when I found My mission in life.

Every case I worked, I solved.

Every case I solved, I got a confession.

I'm detective rod demery.

I didn't choose murder.

Murder chose me.

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Roy: so laurie is the manager

At the american legion Post entry board

And she's closing up For the night.

Dalrymple: I had gotten off work, And mr. Moore

Stayed with me that night,

'cause it is kind of eerie Down there alone at night.

Hey, is that Drexelle's van?

Was he even here tonight?

I noticed that it was One of our members

At the american legion, Drexelle mcbride's van.

It was kind of strange,

'cause I hadn't Seen drexelle all evening.

You know what? He is probably drunk again.

Better go check on him.We'll just get him

In my car And get him home.

Yeah.

Okay. All right.

Drexelle? Drexelle?[ knocking ]

Roy: she sees that He's in the driver seat,

But he's slumped over On the passenger seat.

Drexelle?Dalrymple: we could tell

That he was unconscious.

Drexelle?And I just was hoping

That he was intoxicated, Passed out.

Hey, drexelle.

And he didn't move.

Something's wrong.

And I didn't see any type Of injury or anything.

Drexelle.

But when I felt For a pulse...

I'm not getting A pulse.

[ siren wailing ]

Roy: when the medics arrive, They pull him out of the van

And they begin to work on him To try to get a pulse.

Hold up right here.

[ screams ]

Dalrymple: when they did The first compression,

Blood spurted out of his chest.

Gunshot wound. Load and go.

I've never seen anything Like that before.

It scared me.

[ speaks indistinctly ]

[ beeping ]

Demery: when I was a kid, My father wasn't around much,

Which was hard on me.

Not because I needed Someone to teach me

How to tie my shoes Or ride a bike,

But because I needed someone To help me understand

Who I was and who I wanted to become.

Without that guidance,

It's easy for a child To get lost in the shuffle

And never find his way.

A man can spend his whole life Trying to fill that void.

Man: dispatch to demery.

Dispatch to demery.

Dispatch to demery.

Dispatch to demery.

[ squelch noise]

This is demery.

So I worked The evening shift homicide.

My hours were 5:00 p.M. To 1:00 a.M.

Typically when we're Waiting for a call,

You do menial stuff.

That night, I think I was just

Sitting around the office, Writing reports.

We've got a shooting At the american legion

Close to south lakeshore drive.

Is the victim expired?

Yes. We have reports From the scene

The victim has expired.

Thank you. All right, let's roll.

We got a homicide At the american legion.

At the end of the day, Everybody works as a team,

But even though everyone Goes to the homicide,

There's one person That's responsible

As the primary investigator, And that was me.

Now, if you ladies Keep your eyes

And your ears open, You might learn something.

I was pretty early on In the homicide unit

And I didn't have Any unsolved homicides.

I had an air of confidence, Some thought overconfidence.

Crow: I've worked with Detective demery

Ever since he hired on With the police department,

And sometimes his confidence Could be mistaken as cockiness.

I never saw him that way.

As he told me, You can be cocky and arrogant

If all your cases are closed,

So this is the demery That we all know and love.

[ siren wailing ]

[ radio chatter]

Demery: when I get To the crime scene,

The van is in A playground area

That's away from the buildings.

Hey, detective. How are you?

Good. This is laurie.Good. Hey, laurie.

She discovered the body And she also knows the victim.

Okay. So what can you tell me About what you found, laurie?

Well, um, his name Is drexelle mcbride.

Mm-hmm. And, um,

We all know him from him Coming into

The american legion post.

Okay.

Dalrymple: drexelle was A very friendly person,

Always had a smile on his face.

Hey, hey, hey! Kenny.

My man! What's going on there?

How are you, man? Who's winning here?

I know you're losing.I'm always losing.

Hey, watch this guy. He's going to cheat.

Hey!

When drexelle would walk in The lounge in the evenings,

It was like norm walking in From "Cheers."

He's doing so good that He can just pay for everybody's.

Oh!No, no.

I didn't come in here to get All this abuse, you know?

Yeah, you did. Love it.Oh, come in.

He got along with everybody.

Anyway, I went up to the van And he was slumped over.

Mm-hmm. And I thought maybe

He was passed out again.

What do you mean Passed out again?

Well, he had a tendency

To drink quite a bit Sometimes.

Dalrymple: Drexelle would take his Drinking to extreme at times.

If drexelle drank too much,

He would go out to his van And go to sleep,

And then when I got off work,

I would wake him up And take him home.

Where was his body found In the van?

What do you mean?How was his body positioned?

Mr. Mcbride had already been Transported to the hospital.

The problem with the person Being transported

Prior to your arrival Is you can't formulate

A proper theory Based on what you see.

Your theory is now formed On what someone else saw.

He was sitting In the driver seat

But he was slumped over Into the passenger seat.

Well, you've been Very helpful,

And, uh, I'm really sorry About your friend.

Thank you.

[ crickets chirping ]

[ radio chatter]

I want to find out where Mr. Mcbride was shot.

Was he in the car When he was shot?

Was he put there?

Did someone manufacture This crime scene?

Hey, what's happening, steph?

You guys find any bullets Or casings?

No, nothing yet.Cool.

Let me take a look, okay?Sure, go ahead.

Thanks.

Inside the van, there was A small amount of blood,

But not too much.

If he's shot anywhere else And he bleeds,

There's going to be different Types of blood transfers.

You guys find blood Anywhere else?

Just on the center console And the driver's door.

The fact that there was No blood transfer,

That suggests that he's shot In the driver seat

And he leans over and slumps.

As he leans over, The natural gravity

Of the blood travels To where he finally rests,

And that's somewhere Between the console

And the driver seat.

This guy have a wallet or Anything when they found him?

No wallet. We only got him id'ed

Because of the people That found him.

Thanks.

The fact that his wallet Wasn't present

Raises the possibility that This may have been a robbery.

Drexelle always had His wallet on him.

He was a painter. He got paid cash.

Did carry quite a bit Of money on him at times.

Looks like your case Just got a hell

Of a lot tougher, demery.

What is it, moss? You can't close cases,

You can only bust balls, Is that it?

[ laughs ]I wanted to tell

Detective moss To kiss my ass,

But the truth is, He's got a point.

Usually when someone's killed, There's a reason why.

Someone's mad at 'em,

Someone's angry Or whatever the case may be.

A robbery is just something That's just random,

And without some sort Of personal connection

With the victim, The possibilities are endless.

Looks like you caught Yourself a real whodunit.

I think your little Lucky streak

Is finally Coming to an end.

I got the four wise men here.

I got the sense that The other detectives

Were looking forward To the humbling experience

That they thought I was about to go through,

But I kind of welcomed it As a challenge.

All right, Which one of you guys

Is up next on the rotation?

[ laughter ]

Across the street, Walks over to the guy.

My secondary on this case Was detective rogers.

Rogers was, like, All diet coke and cigarettes.

Like, any time you saw him,

He had one or the other Or both in his hand.

Dynamic duo.[ laughter ]

He's got no shot. Not at all.

Demery: detectives looked at Rogers as a disadvantage.

They thought he was A little slower, a little older,

And I don't know That they believed

He had the energy and the drive That they had.

Hey, rogers.Just pissed on your leg.

Rogers! Yeah.

Let's show these clowns How to get this done, man.

But he was a very good person To work with, in my opinion.

He didn't ask A lot of questions.

He didn't have such A domineering personality

And he's absolutely going to Let me do my thing

And he's going to go With the flow.

My next order of business Is to speak to the customer

Who was with laurie when She discovered drexelle's body.

Sir, This is charles moore.

Hey, charles, how are you? What you got for me?

I just thought you should know Something happened

The other day with drexelle.

Okay. He and his buddy,

Wesley haring, well, They had an argument

Or something and it Actually come to blows.

He didn't know my mr. Mcbride And mr. Haring got into a fight.

He just knows that There was some sort of

Physical altercation Between the two.

You know where I can get Ahold of this wesley haring?

I don't know his address Right off the top of my head,

But I can make a phone call And get it for you.

All right, thanks. Come on, take a walk with us.

I'm wondering if the motive For the murder

Is the fight between Haring and mcbride.

Is there some sort of bad blood Between the two of 'em?

Could this be an act Of revenge by mr. Haring?

It's well past the polite hour To be knocking on doors,

But I'm hoping to catch Wesley haring off guard.

[ knocking ]

Wesley haring?

No, he's not here.

We're with the shreveport Police department.

Do you know where he is?

Police?

No, he hadn't been Around all night.

Now I'm really curious.

You have a man That's been killed

And haring is Nowhere to be found.

Do you know When he'll be back?

Beats me. What'd he do?

I'm not sure yet.

Where are you, wesley? Why are you not here?

Are you hiding from me?

[ radio chatter]

Demery: I found 46-year-old Veteran drexelle mcbride

Murdered at The american legion post.

I've learned that mr. Mcbride Has been involved in a fight

With a gentleman By the name of wesley haring.

So at this point, I'm trying to figure out

How I can actually find haring And speak with him about it.

This is where Wesley lives, right?

Yeah. I just moved Back to shreveport.

Uh, I've been crashing At his place for awhile.

When's the last time You saw him?

Oh, 7:00.

Oh, wait.

I believe that's him Coming now.

Thank you.

Just as I'm about to leave,

I see a vehicle pulling Into the driveway.

Wesley haring?Yeah.

I'm detective demery with

The shreveport Police department.

Can you tell me what You've been doing tonight?

I mean, I did a bunch of stuff.

Mr. Haring had a very Detailed description

Of what he did, Everything from going

To a veterinarian To visiting friends.

I can give you Their names and numbers.

You can call them To tell you my whereabouts.

Now what the hell Is this all about?

I understand that you And drexelle kind of

Got into not that long ago.

That's what this is about? Yeah,

You know, we get under Each other's skin

And it got Out of control.

He had made no bones About the fact

That he and drexelle Got into a fight.

I told you to quit Saying that to me!

I told you to calm down. We got to go now.

You need to calm down. How about we going?

We're going to the store Now to get some beer.

Like, look now.

According to haring, He swung back

And that was The end of the fight.

Now quit it, mcbride. Come on.

You're lucky I didn't Feel that, man.

I know. Come on, man.

[ laughs ]

Love you, brother.

[ laughs ]

Mcbride and haring Were actually friends.

Because of The alcohol involvement,

There were sometimes Irrational thoughts

And emotions That got out of hand.

It wasn't uncommon for them To get into a fight.

There was no Lasting effect, though.

Before the cops Even got there,

We were laughing about The whole thing, you know?

Drexelle was Found dead tonight,

And we think he may Have been murdered.

[ exhales ]

Hell, I mean, What happened?

When I notified haring Of mcbride's death,

He had a genuine sense Of sorrow on his face.

Everything that came out Of haring was natural.

At this point, It's pretty obvious

That wesley haring Is not the killer.

Okay.

If we have any more questions, We'll be in contact.

Have a good night.

The difficult part is It's completely eliminated him

From the suspect list When there's no other suspect.

Hey, man, do me a favor.

Contact dispatch And let's see

If anybody's notified The mcbride family

About his death.

I'm on it. Thanks.

The next step Is you want to know

Everything you can About that victim,

So I need to speak with Mcbride's family members.

Roger that.

Well, the mcbrides know That drexelle's dead.

They're pretty upset, As you might imagine.

Of course.But I did get their address

And we can run by there if That's what you want to do.

You know what, man? It's late.

Why don't you go home And get some rest?

We can meet up In the office tomorrow

And I'll swing by And see what they know.

Appreciate that. I'll see you in the morning.

Good night, bro.

I know this is difficult.Yeah.

Um, no, no, I completely understand.

Janice: my brother's murder To us was devastating.

You're never prepared for that. It's painful.

You're angry because nobody has A right to take someone's life.

Can you think of anyone who Wanted to harm your brother?

No, I can't imagine Who would do this.

When I spoke to The mcbride family,

They were shocked That something like this

Could happen to drexelle.

Drexelle always had lots Of friends around him.

He had what they say In south louisiana,

Joie de vivre, Meaning a love for life.

What about work?

He get along With everyone at work?

Yeah, I mean, he had his own Business as a painter.

He would paint interiors, Exteriors for pretty much

Everybody that was anybody In the city of shreveport.

I've heard that he's had Some issues with drinking.

You know, He did drink a bit.

And I tried to Get him to stop.

He just -- He wouldn't slow down.

Drexelle mcbride's family Describes him

Just as everyone That I've come into contact

Thus far in this case,

Is that he's a heck Of a nice guy,

But sometimes, He just drinks too much.

Any idea what he was Doing last night?

No, but you know Who can help?

You need to talk To his friend big mike.

He, um -- he hung out With drexelle a lot.

You know where I can find big mike?

Yeah, I mean, his house is Right around the corner.

So I'm on my way To see big mike.

I know it's late, But I'm not going to sit around

And wait for the sun to rise If there's a lead to be had.

[ knocking ]

[ exhales ]

Big mike?

Yeah, that's me.

I understand that you're friends With drexelle mcbride

And that you may have Seen him yesterday.

Yeah, we met up after work For a couple of beers.

Big mike was able To tell me that he

And drexelle had drank A little bit that day.

Is he okay?

Was he in an accident Or anything?

We didn't drink that much.

I'm afraid it looks like He's been murdered.

What?

Big mike is really surprised That drexelle's dead.

He had just seen him And it's hard to believe

That someone you had Just spent some time with

Just a few short Hours ago is dead.

You know, he wanted To keep drinking

But I had to be up for work, So he went on without me.

You know where he went?He didn't say,

But I guarantee you It was rusty's lounge.

That was his favorite bar.

Drexelle probably Went to rusty's

Every day, Every other day.

He was just that way, A creature of habit.

You think he went there On his own?

Yeah, probably.

He talked about Getting a girl.

He would sometimes pay For a lady from time to time.

You mean a hooker.It wasn't about the sex.

It was, uh, more about, Um, like, the company.

Okay.Drexelle was never married.

He never had any children.

I think drexelle was lonely.

I don't think He tried to show it.

But, uh, yes, his heart hurt.

In my law enforcement career, I've learned that people

Who seek the company Of prostitutes

Are usually just lonely.

I'll let you get back And get some sleep.

Yeah, yeah, sure.

Hey, um, drexelle didn't Deserve any of this, man.

Yeah, I know.

Demery: I need to speak to someone At rusty's lounge.

Maybe someone knows who Drexelle was with last night,

But there's a problem.

The bar's closed, there's no one Going to be there,

But I'm not ready to Just give up just yet.

I go back to the office.

I research And I try to find out

If there's history On mcbride.

Is there something in his past That would lend to his homicide?

Demery, what are you Doing here?

It's called working, moss.

You should try it Sometime.

[ mock-laughs ]

Oh!

Case not solved yet. You must be slipping.

Looks like the golden boy's Luck's finally run out.

I think the fact that this case Is a whodunit,

Even though it doesn't Seem like it, is a motivator.

It's something that makes you Work a little bit harder,

If nothing else, Just to prove

Not only to other people But to yourself

That you can handle any Challenge that comes your way.

You know, I wouldn't Worry about me.

What you really Should be worried about

Are those three Open cases you have,

'cause me, I'mma be okay.

Do you really think You can ask me a question

When you got open murders?

If you can't do this, Go to traffic.

Go do something else. There's nothing that's

Going to stop me From solving this case.

Demery: when I was 10 years old,

A neighbor down the street Would hire me to cut his grass.

He was the city's Chief of police.

I was always fascinated by The way he carried himself.

I wanted The sharp-looking uniform,

The shiny badge, The .38 on my hip.

Being a cop was the future I always saw for myself.

A target to aim for,

A dream to chase.

I headed to rusty's lounge, Drexelle's favorite bar.

I'm hoping somebody there Can tell me

If he was there Or not last night.

Dalrymple: Rusty's was a small little

Hole in the wall And everybody knew everybody.

Excuse me.

Hi, I'm detective demery

With the shreveport Police department.

This is about Drexelle mcbride, right?

Yeah. You've heard?

Yeah, from his sister.

Virginia harris was A bartender at rusty's,

And she explains to me That she knew drexelle.

She seemed To like him a lot.

Was he in here last night?Yeah.

I was going to call you guys. I was kind of worried about him.

Okay.

Well, first he was -- He was pretty drunk,

But that's not unusual.

But he had some --

Some girl with him I'd never seen before.

Virginia describes a woman That drexelle was talking to

As a young white female, 20 to 25 years old,

Um, attractive With reddish hair.

You know, The other thing is...

Maybe I Shouldn't say this.

I think she was A prostitute.

Okay.

Now my wheels are turning.

I'm wondering Who this girl is

And if she's An actual prostitute.

And if she is, I need to find out

Who she's with, Because I know

That prostitutes run in Some very dangerous circles.

I'd never seen Her here before.

She didn't recognize her From even being around

Or in the area at all.

Now, I had a really bad Feeling about her.

And when the left together, I followed 'em outside.

There's a nice Big back seat.

Honey, where are you Going with him?

I'm taking him home.

Now, you be careful with him.

No worries, I got this.

I never should have let him Leave with her like that.

Do me a favor. If you see her in here again,

Will you give me a call?

Don't you worry About that.

I have a few questions For her myself.

Thanks for you help.

Sure.

All right.

Let's talk to pimps, Prostitutes,

Anybody that's helped us In the past,

See if they've heard Anything about this murder.

I'll start Kicking up c.I.S.

The most important thing now Is to find the person

Who was last seen With mr. Mcbride.

That would be This young female

Who we don't know The identity of.

I need somebody that has Their ear to the ground,

Somebody that knows Exactly what's going on,

Somebody that knows things That we would never know

Unless somebody told us.

Hey, baby. How are you?

One of the most Surprising things

That I've learned Throughout my career

Is that prostitutes Know everybody.

They're a wealth of information.

Tall white chick, Red hair,

Over at rusty's. You know anything about it?

I'm sorry, babe.

There's a unique relationship

Between law enforcement Informants.

They don't judge you For being a police,

And in the police world, You don't judge them

For the lifestyle That they live,

So there's a mutual respect.

She picked up this guy At rusty's the other night.

You know anything about that?Uh-uh.

No.Once people realize

That you're concerned about Who they are

Rather than what they do,

You're in a much Better position.

In police work,

That's the biggest advantage You can have.

Rogers: hey, demery. What's up?

Hey, man. What's going on, rogers?

Oh, nothing.

Nah, I'm not coming up With anything.

Really? I was wondering What you had.

I'll tell you what. Let's meet over at vice,

See if we can put together Some kind of photo lineup.

I decided to go to vice Because their job

Is to regulate strip clubs Or bars or prostitution,

And they're a huge resource For those types of crimes.

All right, my friend.

Dig in.

Our dream girl is a young, White, slim, redheaded female.

Crow: our vice unit, They keep really good records.

They have photographs of The people that they arrest.

They have street names.

They have pimps.

They can help. It's invaluable.

What about that one?

Yeah, could be.

Yeah, for sure.

Finding a suspect's mug shot Based on a description

May seem impossible, But I've done it before.

And here's Another candidate.

Absolutely.

All right.

Let's head over to rusty's And see how we did.

Right on.

When I get back to the bar And I meet with

Ms. Virginia harris, I show her the lineup.

I need a favor.

Take a look.

What do you think?

No, I don't think so.

None of them?

I'd know that girl's face, And she ain't here.

Sorry, fellas.

Thanks.

Thanks for your time.

Mack: in any investigation, You hit a proverbial wall,

And if you give up then,

You probably aren't Going to solve it.

When something's not going right Early in the investigation,

I don't get too discouraged Or too negative about it

Because I know There's going to be a way.

I just need to find something That's going to give me

Something else Or another path to take.

Okay. So what now?

Hell if I know. Good question.

So I'm trying to Figure out my next move.

I'm wondering where my Next lead's going to come from.

Then I look up, And what I'm looking for

Is looking back at me.

Demery: I'm on a search for Drexelle mcbride's killer.

The one witness that I had Is unable to identify anybody

That I've presented to her.

I'm running out of options. I need new leads.

I look up, I look across the street,

And I see it.

I see a motel, The kind of place

That rents rooms out By the hour.

Motels are commonly used By prostitutes.

They usually take Their tricks there

Or they operate Directly out of motels,

So I know that I Need to go over there.

Hey, come on.

Once I get there, I can determine whether or not

This girl's been there Or if anyone there knows her.

[ door hinge squeals ]

[ door bell dings ]

Demery: excuse me.

Excuse me.

Hey! Excuse me!

Chill, man.

I'm looking for a thin, White, redheaded female.

Do you have Anyone here like that?

Well, there is this one Really cute redheaded girl.

Is she here alone?

No, I think she's Staying with some guy.

The clerk described A women that fit

The physical description Of our suspect.

The man she's with, Is it a boyfriend, is it a pimp,

Is it somebody who set This whole thing up?

Whatever the reason is, I'm interested in finding out

Who this person is In this room.

Okay. What's the room number?

They're in 219.Thank you.

At this point, We're going to go to the room,

And with any luck, She's going to be there.

As we approach the room,

We brought guns in case Something goes bad.

We have no idea what's on The other side of the door,

Who's on The other side of the door

And what they're Capable of doing.

This is the police.

I need to you open up.

I knock again And there's no response.

I'm starting to think, "Is there anybody in here?"

[ knocking ]

This is the police. Open the door.

We've knocked several times,

To the point where we're Almost about to leave,

And I see movement On the curtain.

Now I know someone's Inside the room,

So now my senses are alerted.

I'm really cautious Of danger now.

And I yell out...

All right, I know you're in there!

Man: all right, All right, I'm coming.

[ door unlocks ]

You know what? Step back. Everybody, hands up.

There was a female Standing in front.

Sit down.

She's clearly the description That's been given.

Keep -- keep your hands up.

What's your name?

Alisha.Alisha what?

Alisha disotell.

I find out that alisha is 18.

Her boyfriend's terrance wright. He's in his 20s.

The other guy they were with Is justin, terrance's brother.

Now I need everybody, Keep your hands up.

You hear me?

You guys living here?

Me -- me and my girl are Just staying her for awhile.

My brother is here Just visiting.

Okay.

When I'm assessing The three individuals

That we're talking to, I realize that she's kind of

A cute little girl That doesn't look like

She would be involved In something like this.

They look like guys That are kind of scrawny

And not real street, not real -- Not real gangster.

You know why we're here?

Is this about the guy In the van?

I'm thinking, "Damn right it is."

The mere fact that she asked me About a guy from last night

Let me know that she's Involved in this crime

In some way, shape, or form.

Yeah, you know, It's funny you should say that.

It is about the guy in the van. What do you know about that?

Nothing.What about you?

I don't know what You talking about.

Yeah, me either.

So now I know I need to take them

To the police station And interview them formally.

I want to find out What they know.

Everybody get up. Let's go.

We're going down to my office. Get up.

Hands up And walk out the room slowly.

20 to 30 minutes prior to, I was wondering

Where the next lead Was going to come from.

I had no clue. Now here we are

With probably everything We need to know

About this case, Or at least a very,

Very valuable lead.

So how do you Want to handle this?

I'll talk to the boyfriend, You talk to the brother,

Then we go after the girl.

Works for me.

So at this point, It's my thought that

One of these two may have Killed drexelle mcbride.

So while rogers is getting Justin wright's statement,

I'm getting His brother terrance's.

So tell me about You and alisha.

I mean, you guys Boyfriend-girlfriend?

Been dating a long time? What's up?

We're just tight. You know, she cool.

But she do have Her problems.

Oh, yeah? Like what?

Like, her doing drugs, Turning tricks, you know?

He says that she's A crack cocaine user.

He described her lifestyle As being pretty dangerous.

I've been trying to get her To quit doing these guys.

Like, the other day, She got her head busted up

Getting in the car with some Dude she didn't even know.

And you're not involved with her In doing any of that?

No, that's her thing, sir.

Terrance never gave Any indication that he was

Involved with alisha's Drug use or prostitution.

He wasn't her pimp, He wasn't her supplier.

So tell me about last night And the guy in the van.

I mean, I heard her say that,

But I don't know What that was about.

Why were you at the American legion post last night?

What's that?When I start asking wright

About last night, He's not giving me anything.

I'm realizing he doesn't know Anything about what happened.

He doesn't know anything About any van

Or any guy in a van.

I'm guessing she went To go do something.

I don't know.

My brother and I Was at the motel,

Eating pizza And watching movies.

When did you See her again?

Later that night, After I picked her up.

He said that at some point During the night,

They received a phone call From disotell

And that she was calling From a grocery store

Not far from The american legion.

Hey, babe.

Terrance: I picked her up And we went back

To the motel And rested up for the night.

Did she tell you What she did last night?

Who she was with?

Nah. Honestly, I was kind of drunk, sir.

I don't remember.

You can't remember?No, sir.

After speaking with terrance, It seemed as though

He was trying to be protective Rather than concealing.

He was trying to shelter Disotell from anything.

After speaking with terrance,

I compare notes With detective rogers,

Who's been talking to His little brother, justin.

Justin says he and terrance

Were in that motel alone Most of the night.

She was gone.

He didn't see her until After terrance picked her up.

Justin and terrance's stories Were exactly the same.

I'm starting to realize That alisha disotell

Is the prime suspect.

It's difficult for me To understand or believe

That an 18-year-old girl

Would commit A cold-blooded murder.

I looked her up In the database.

Not her first rodeo.

I find out that she's already Had a cocaine conviction,

She's already been suspected Of prostitution,

So it wasn't her first time.

I think it's time we go talk To ms. Disotell.

I have to face reality that This is probably the suspect.

I intend to go in And talk to alisha,

And she's going to tell me Exactly what happened.

Demery: march 18, 1988.

That's the day I became A police officer,

The first time I put the uniform on.

Words can't describe The feeling.

It was like everything In my life felt right,

Like I had found my calling, My mission.

This was the me I had Been looking for.

At this point, I found my redheaded prostitute.

I want her to tell me About the murder,

How it happened, When it happened,

Why it happened.

When I went in the room To interview alisha,

I didn't get a sense that

She wasn't going to Tell me what happened.

She began to tell me A story of how she was

With this man at rusty's bar.

She corroborated Virginia harris about,

"If anything happens to him,

I'm holding you Responsible for it."

So I know she's telling me The truth at this point.

She told me that at some point, Drexelle mcbride

Became aggressive with her

And tried to Sexually assault her.

When I asked her About the assault

And what exactly happened, She was very vague.

She couldn't articulate What happened.

Alisha's got a kind of Lukewarm story

That they pulled over In the parking lot,

That he attempted to take Her purse or something.

She went to grab it back

And then he tried To sexually assault her.

She said once she shot him, She called terrance

And asked terrance To come find her

At the grocery store And take her back to the hotel.

After alisha tells me her story, I don't believe her.

Now, upon visually Examining alisha,

There's no indication that

She's involved in Any type of struggle,

So her story doesn't support

What the evidence Showed at that point.

Once thing I know for sure Is drexelle would never,

Ever attempt to rape somebody.

That I want to Make sure is clear.

I believe that she killed him Because she wanted to rob him.

Are you settling up For the month?

Just today. All right.

Thanks.

Demery: I believe alisha And drexelle got together...

Hey, handsome.

Want to do Another round of shots?

Yeah?Yeah, if you're up for it.

Yeah, I'm up for it! Let's do this.

Excuse me.Yeah.

Can we get another Round of shots, please?

I think he's had enough.Ah, it's -- it's okay.

It's okay, jenny. I'm okay, I promise.

Come on, baby. Let's get out of here.

Mm-hmm.All right, let's go.

Demery: he picked the location For the two to go

Where he thought Was secluded and quiet,

Somewhere he was comfortable.

What do you want to do?

I got a place we can go.

Let's do it.[ engine starts ]

Nice, huh?

Give me your money.

What?

Demery: I think Once they got there,

There was some Sort of dispute over money.

You heard me. Give me your money.

What are you talking about? I'm not giving you any money.

I know it's in your back pocket. Now give me your money!

Wait, no!

I believe that alisha disotell Killed drexelle mcbride

Because she wanted the money To support her cocaine habit.

I don't think she was physically Strong enough to overpower him

But I think the gun Was a great equalizer,

And once she shot him,

I believe she Took his wallet and fled.

I described what happened.

It was just cold-blooded And ruthless.

She was wanting to Take something from him

That didn't belong to her.

But I'm not her judge.

If she can convince a judge That is self-defense,

God bless her. My job is done.

I've gotten the evidence That I needed.

I'm charging her with Second-degree murder.

Neither terrance Nor justin wright

Were charged with any crime.

The evidence shook out To be alisha disotell

Being the sole actor in this.

When alisha was Booked into jail,

We found out that she had Crack cocaine on her person.

In addition from the time I arrested alisha, um,

Until the time She went to court,

She never strayed from Her self-defense claim.

But eventually, She pled guilty to manslaughter

And was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

She took a life that was Precious to a lot of people.

When we were at court, This little girl

Would turn around and just Stick her tongue out at us.

She was very disrespectful.

I don't hate too much, But this alisha little girl,

I hate her.

Janice: I do want to say that I'm very appreciative

To the justice system.

I'm appreciative To rodney demery

For taking care of us.

But I miss drexelle a lot.

Our whole family was very, Very close,

And when drexelle was murdered, It destroyed our family,

And I'm sorry about that.

I miss him, And so do we all.

Check out this statement.

How's demery coming with That homicide case, mcbride?

He solved it.

He solved it?

Yes, moss. I solved it.

They can call me cocky, Arrogant, whatever they want,

But what they can't do Is question my drive.

I'm a man on a mission.

Have been since the first day I put on the uniform.

I think this case, After I closed this case,

It became even more difficult

For someone to question My abilities and my skills.

When I work a murder case, I don't do it for me,

I don't do it for The police department.

I do it for people who have Loved ones that they have lost

And they need that closure, They need that security,

And they need that person To be brought to justice.

That's what it's all about.