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Demery: in america,

Your odds of becoming A murder victim

Are about 1 in 6,000.

You might think Those odds are slim,

But think about it.

Your odds of hitting the jackpot

On a vegas slot machine Are 1 in 250,000.

You odds of winning The lottery,

1 in 14 million.

I'm no gambling man,

But if you play those odds,

The safe bet Is always on murder.

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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Gongre: I got up around 6:00

On saturday, november 10,

And was going for my normal Walk every morning.

And it was nostalgic To walk around

The old factory in shreveport.

I've worked there For so many years.

It's basically abandoned now.

A few hundred yards Off the main road,

There's usually four Or five people each morning

That I meet up there.

But that morning, There was no one there,

For whatever reason.

As I was walking down the main Parking lot on the south side,

I happened to notice, like, A pile of clothes or something,

So I walked over to it,

Because there's usually never Anything on the parking lot

Except beer cans and bottles.

At first, I thought It was a mannequin.

Ma'am?

It appeared that somebody

Just laid down on the ground And went to sleep.

Are you okay?

I got close and realized

That she was not sleeping.

Demery: as a kid, I remember My grandparents' house

Was always filled With kindness and warmth.

But after my mother Was murdered...

[ thud, glass shatters ]

...Something changed,

Like a dark cloud

Drifted over the house

And never went away.

Every day, that cloud Got darker and darker.

The light, well, It was so hard to find.

We started looking for it In all the wrong places.

-what's up, guys? -what's up?

Hey, did you hear dispatch Is trying to get ahold of you?

-really? Hmm. -yes, sir.

Typically, the calls Come in 2:00,

3:00, 4:00 in the morning.

Kind of odd when We get something

Like this first thing In the morning.

-dispatch. Hey, this is demery.

Hey, demery, we have a deceased Female in a parking lot

On the west side Of mansfield road.

Okay. I'm on my way.

Okay, guys. Be good.

Holmes: the area was an old,

Abandoned parking lot Next to a business

That had been empty For a while.

When I got to the crime scene, I immediately noticed

That there was nothing there Besides the body

And the responding officers.

Good morning.

-morning, sir. -what do we got going on?

Unidentified older, African-american female,

No witnesses, not sure On cause of death.

Okay. Let's take a look.

The fact that the body Was placed where it was,

Just in the middle of a Parking lot, is pretty uncommon.

It looked like it Was discarded there.

Holmes: it's the perfect place To go and dump a body,

'cause no one goes there,

And you can't really see From the road what's going on.

Demery: the blood evidence Is very minimal,

And it almost confirms the fact That she wasn't killed there.

Somewhere there had to be Enough blood to kill her.

And it just wasn't present.

She is familiar to me.

I don't know where I know her from,

But she's very familiar to me.

Looks like she's got Some nasty cuts.

There was an injury to her neck,

And there's a large slice Beneath her eye,

So much so that It's almost to the bone.

At that point, I wasn't sure If it was the injury

To her neck, the fatal injury,

But what I was certain of is That there was no gunshot.

It was a knife Or a cutting instrument

Or something along those lines.

What do we have here?

There was blood caked To her hand,

And in that blood,

There was, like, Long strands of human hair,

As if she had struggled With somebody else,

Maybe fighting back.

How was she discovered?

A jogger found her While running.

Demery: Looking at her, she didn't seem Like a likely victim.

She didn't look Transient or homeless

Or anything of the sort.

Someone's gonna be Looking for this woman.

I reach out to the missing Persons unit to see

If they've received any reports

That match our victim.

You got anything? -yeah.

Someone just came in In the last few hours.

What's her name, And what does she look like?

Demery: they described An older woman

That was well dressed, Fair skin.

Her name is Rose coleman.

She was reported missing By her daughter, tiffany.

Rod, you there?

You said the name Of the person that reported her

Missing was tiffany coleman?

-yeah. -I realized that I knew

Someone named tiffany coleman.

I thought this woman Was an old version of tiffany,

So I was worried that this Might be tiffany's mother,

And I was hoping To god that it wasn't.

I got a body in front of me that Might be your missing person.

Shoot me a picture.

I met tiffany years Prior to this.

She was just a Very friendly person.

The thought that it was her Mother disturbed me quite a bit.

[ phones beeps ]

The photo was a dead ringer For rose coleman.

This is definitely my victim.

I got to go notify This family, man.

If you need anything, Give me a call.

Yes, sir.

So, now that I know This is miss rose coleman,

The next order of business Is to go contact her daughter

And let her know.

[ children yelling In background ]

[ exhales sharply ]

And I go up to rose Coleman's house and tiffany

And her sister Are both there.

Rod, what are you Doing here?

I need to speak with you. Can I come in?

This is not About my mother!

Yeah, it is.

[ sobbing ]

Tiffany: my mother was A very beautiful woman,

Very active, Very physically fit.

She was 65 at the time,

And she didn't skip a beat.

She would play basketball With my son.

She was full of life, Always smiling and laughing.

Jayson: My grandmother, she was way More than just a grandmother.

She was like a best friend,

A mother, everything.

Rhonda: No one has ever said anything Negative about my mother.

She just was a good woman.

So when I found out My mother got killed,

I just couldn't figure out why.

I want you to know That I'm gonna do everything

In my power to find out Who did this to your mom.

-yeah. -okay?

I know.

So, let me ask you, what was Your mom doing for work?

What kind of work Was she doing?

What I find out from tiffany

Is that her mother Was a retired nurse,

And she was A substance-abuse counselor

In the latter part Of her career.

Yeah, you know, Just helping people

With their mental illness And substance abuse,

Things like that.

When we found out that she was A substance-abuse nurse,

We thought that maybe one Of her patients attacked her.

Was your mom close With any of her patients?

All of them. They loved her.

My mother loved helping people.

You know the drill. So, I want you to take deep breaths.

Tiffany: some of her patients, They would find her number,

They would call her when they Actually got off the psych ward.

She'll be like, "I don't know How they get my number,

But they need my help, So I'm gonna go and help them."

I was like, "Mama, Do you think that's wise

That someone would be Calling you out the psych ward?"

When was the last time You saw your mom?

It was yesterday. She was With her friend, liz spates.

They went downtown To the casinos.

Do you think There's any chance

That she might have had A gambling problem?

[ chuckling ] Oh, god!

-no. Not my mother, no. -no. No.

Oh!

You got it. You got it. All right.

-all right. -I'm on a hot streak.

My mom just went to have fun,

Her leisure time, To enjoy and to relax.

She wasn't taking Her life savings.

She just went To get away from the house,

To get away from the grandkids.

Now, this woman that your mom Was going to meet,

Do you have An address for her

Or some way for me To get in contact?

Sure. It's in my phone. Let me go get it.

I think ms. Spates Was the person

Who had the last contact

With rose coleman While she was alive.

But before tiffany can supply me

With liz spates' phone number,

Something bizarre happens.

[ cellphone ringing ]

[ tiffany screams ]

-what's going on? -[ gasping ]

-what? -it's my mom!

It says my mom is calling!

There's no way that her mother Could be calling her.

Her mother's dead.

I'm investigating the murder Of rose coleman,

A retired nurse and caregiver.

I'm at her house, And I'm talking

To her daughters To gather information.

[ tiffany screams ][ cellphone ringing ]

-what's going on? -[ gasping ]

-what? -it's my mom!

It says my mom is calling!

What the...

Here, look, answer it. Listen to me, answer the phone.

Put it on speaker And answer the phone.

Put it on speaker.

Hello?Man: is this tiffany?

There's a young, male voice.

Yeah. How'd you get my number?

I saw it here on the phone.

The guy says that he had found A purse and found a telephone.

Tiffany: he said they just Called the last number

That was on her phone, Which was mine.

And that's how They ended up calling.

Okay. I just want my mom's purse

And her phone, That's all.

-okay. -and I'll meet you.

[ whispering ] Tell him m&m jewelers, downtown.

M&m jewelers, downtown.

Yeah, okay. What time?

3:00.

-yeah, that's fine. -all right.

I had fears that the people That called us on the phone,

That they might be involved,

But I just wanted to get My mother's purse and her phone.

You did good. All right, listen,

I'm gonna go down, And I'm gonna meet them.

You don't have to deal With this, okay?

All right. I don't want you to worry.

I'm gonna take care Of this for you.

-you're dealing with a lot, man. -oh, god. Thank you.

The possibilities of my meeting This gentleman are, one,

That he could be The actual killer and violent,

And, two, he could be afraid And run off,

And I'd never get in contact With him or not show.

That afternoon,

I drive across town To meet this guy.

I'm not gonna lie.

I'm pretty anxious.

Man: do y'all want to play Video games or something?

I go to the address, And I'm there for a while,

And I'm watching, And three kids show up,

Appearing to be looking

For somebody They were gonna meet,

So I figure these are my guys.

How long we supposed To wait for this chick?

There's only one way To find out whether

Or not these guys were involved In rose coleman's murder.

You the guys Looking for tiffany?

Uh, yeah. Who are you?

Rod demery with the shreveport Police department, homicide.

♪♪

Now, you mind telling me, How'd you come across

This woman's purse And cellphone?

We just found it laying On the street going to school.

I mean, there was no I.D. Or anything,

So we just Called the last number

That was on the phone To try to return it.

Demery: they're pretty Forthcoming and friendly.

It's clear that they don't have Anything to do with the murder.

They were just being good kids.

A'ight. Let me get that, please?

Thanks. Look, you did A good thing, okay?

I'll make sure Tiffany gets this.

Okay? Thanks, guys.

♪♪

-excuse me, sir? -yeah.

You say You were with homicide?

That's right.

Did something bad Happen to that lady?

That's what I'm trying To find out.

I'm glad I found rose's purse.

But it gets me no closer To finding her killer.

Right now, I need to meet the woman

Who was with her The night she was killed,

Her friend liz spates.

She can tell me The last time she saw her

And what she was doing And maybe who she was with.

That afternoon, I paid liz a visit at her home.

Are you sure you won't have Some coffee, detective demery?

No, thank you. I appreciate it.

I'm really sorry

That we have to meet Under these circumstances.

Mm. You know, when they called

And told me What had happened to rose,

I just couldn't believe it.

We've known each other Since we were kids.

Best friend I had in the world.

Me and rose used to play The penny machine

Till we get tired.

Let me ask you, Did anything unusual happen

That night at the casino?

No. That's just it.

It was just like Any other night

That we've gone To the casino.

She would call and say, "You going to the casino?"

I say, "Yeah."

I said, "Which one you going to?"

She would tell me Which one she was going to,

And I said, "Well, I'll be there later."

We'd meet up at the casino.

Demery: Ms. Spates explained that Ms. Coleman won about 10 bucks.

She was excited and bragging

About how she was gonna Take that $10

And give it to one Of the sports teams

That one of her Grandchildren played for.

Whoo-hoo!

I'm on a hot streak.

I think I'm gonna go head On over to another casino.

You know what?

I'm gonna stay right here Just a little while longer,

And then I'm heading home.

Rosemary hugged me From the back, and I said --

I looked at her. She kissed me on the side.

She say, "I love you, doll."

I say, "I love you, too."

Demery: So, at this point,

My thought is that I'm hoping to get a clue

From the parking garage, And I want to go to the casino

And see if there's Any surveillance tape,

Get an idea Of what may have happened

After they parted ways.

♪♪

All the casinos in shreveport

Are pretty much located Along the red river

And a short distance From each other.

People like ms. Spates And ms. Coleman

Go to the casino To enjoy themselves.

But there are people That go there for strictly vice,

And my concern was that They got crossed up with someone

Who is going to the casino For all the wrong reasons.

Holmes: if you're going to A casino, especially to gamble,

You have to have some money.

So, a lot of people Will look at a casino

As a perfect place To go and rob somebody.

You need to be careful.

Crazy stuff happens there.

Just go ahead and handle it. If you need me, just call me.

-I'll be right there. -how you doing?

-hey. -detective demery

With the shreveport Police department.

I work homicide.

Listen, I'm investigating A murder, and I think

It may have originated In the parking lot,

So is there any chance I could See your surveillance video?

Uh, sir, uh, No disrespect,

But nothing like that Happened here.

-now, what do you mean? -you must have the wrong casino.

The security department At the casino was adamant.

They've never had incidents Like that occur.

It was clear to me That they weren't really sure.

Okay, but could I just see The video from the parking lot?

Uh, no, because It'll probably take two,

Three days to get approval Through the corporate office.

They clearly wanted To protect their interest.

It doesn't sound good

To find out that someone Was killed on your property.

So getting their cooperation Is not gonna be very easy.

I can give you a number For someone to call.

But I think They're on vacation.

This is a joke, right?

Uh, I gave you a number.

Thank you.It wasn't even a thought

For me to just Take their word for it.

I know there had to be A way around it,

And that way around Was finding somebody

Who actually maintained The video and worked that video.

And, fortunate for me,

I knew who that person was, And make it happen.

Hey, ross, this is demery.

So, I'm here at this casino,

And I'm trying to get my hands On some surveillance video,

And you know how that goes.

So, I'm wondering If you could do me a favor, man,

And pull some strings?

Thanks, brother.

I'm never too optimistic About surveillance videos.

I've never had Much luck with them.

I mean, every so often,

You might get something small.

Best I could hope for Was something that shows her

After she left ms. Spates.

♪♪

By morning, my man ross Has already come through.

Bright and early, I'm at my desk scanning

The surveillance footage From the casino parking lot.

As I expected, There's not much to see.

Come on, mrs. Coleman, Where are you?

But after a few minutes,

I spot her.

I finally see where mrs. Coleman

Is actually exiting the casino.

In one frame, you can see her

Clearly walking Towards her vehicle.

Whoa. What was that?

♪♪

Demery: Addiction changes a person.

One day, you're an angry, Stumbling mess.

The next, you're As sweet as sugar.

Before I learned to read

Or even tie my shoes,

I learned how addiction Can change a person...

...Take control of them, Of their family,

And never, ever let go.

I'm investigating the murder Of rose coleman,

A retired nurse.

A substance-abuse counselor,

She was at a local casino The night prior.

I see ms. Coleman, as she gets Closer to her vehicle...

Whoa. What was that?

♪♪

...A person grabs her By the back of the neck...

And there's a struggle At the rear of the vehicle.

It looks like she may Have stabbed her in her neck.

It looks like She was trying to put her

In the trunk of that car.

Is that a woman?

The surprising thing Was that it was a female.

It was almost as if, though, It didn't fit,

Because, you know, it's not to Say women don't commit crimes,

But crimes such as armed Robbery and car-jacking

Is usually reserved to males.

[ sighs ]

I'll be damned.

The video shows this person

Actually has long, brown hair.

And it kind of makes Sense of the hair

That was found in the hand Of ms. Coleman.

It's probably The suspect's hair.

Mack: at some point, The back passenger door's open,

And it looks like the female Is pushing her

Into the back seat Of her own car,

And then the white female Gets in that vehicle,

And she can be seen clearly

Driving out of the parking lot In rose's vehicle.

Demery: So now the video surveillance

Starts to clear up A lot of the mysteries.

One, for instance, Is where it actually happened.

But the video doesn't Answer all the questions,

Like manner of death Or even why.

But it does give me An indication

On where to start.

♪♪

I have our boys in the crime lab

Create a still photo From the surveillance tape.

Then I ask dispatch To issue a bolo

On rose coleman's Stolen vehicle.

Hey, brian, listen, I want to put out a bolo

On a 2005 black ford sedan.

Yeah, if you hear anything, You contact me right away, okay?

'cause I have no idea Who we're dealing with.

Mack: It's apparent at this point That rose had been kidnapped.

Does she know this person?

Is someone out to get her?

Is this person Doing this for someone else?

You got to start wondering What the motives are

Of your suspect.

Demery: The obvious motive was,

From what it appears To be, is a robbery,

But I don't find any use of Her credit card that's abnormal

Or anything That indicates it was used

After the time she was abducted.

[ telephone rings ]

This is demery.

Oh, really?

Yeah, that's great. Let The officer know I'm on my way.

Thanks, brother.

I find out a short time later That ms. Coleman's car

Is on interstate I-49

About 45 minutes, an hour, Away from shreveport.

The vehicle's been abandoned On the side of the road.

♪♪

That stretch of highway Is well outside the jurisdiction

Of the shreveport Police department.

Thankfully, an officer From the city of natchitoches

Is already on the scene.

-what's happening, man? -hey, how you doing?

Good. What do we got here?

Well, for starters, We got a bloody back seat.

As I examined the vehicle, it's Clear that there's some blood.

And it looks as if, though,

The person was on One side of the car,

Then the other side of the car.

At that point, It's difficult to determine

Whether the person Was moving on their own,

Or did the blood come As the result of a transfer

When the person was drug out Of the vehicle

Onto the parking lot pavement.

Anything else?

Yeah, the lady That led me to the car,

She's over there In my patrol car.

You probably want To talk to her.

She has quite the story.

All right. Thanks, man.

Now I'm excited.

I'm thinking This is my killer --

The same woman from the casino Surveillance tape.

Hi.

I'm detective demery with the Shreveport police department.

You want to tell me What happened here?

Yeah, well, I was driving down I-49,

And I saw this woman Stranded by her car.

She said that she appeared Non-threatening,

So she pulled over To see if she could help her.

Hi. I, uh, ran out of gas.

Could you give me A ride somewhere?

Sure, honey. Hop on in.

Thanks.

Get out And give me your car.

What? Screw you!

Well, the woman decided that she Wasn't ready to give up her car,

And she slammed On the gas pedal,

And she sped off.

-pull over and get out. -no way!

I'll drive this car off The jimmie davis bridge

Before I let Your sorry ass have it.

Hey, what are you doing? Stop!

All right, all right. Pull over, and I'll get out.

I don't particularly condone Someone trying to,

You know, not comply With the orders

Of someone That's trying to rob them,

But there was something A little funny about the fact

This woman's determined In letting her know,

"I'll drive it off a cliff Before I give it to you."

Definitely a courageous Thing to do.

She drives her To the closest gas station

And lets her get out.

I don't who's happier -- Me to get rid of her

Or her to get the hell Out of my car.

She took off running, I called the cops,

Came back her To show you guys

Where I picked Her up originally.

Okay. Is there anything else

You can tell me About this woman?

Yeah, well, she's white,

Shortish kind of hair.

I think she's on drugs. I have a relative who drinks,

Pops pills, shoots up,

So I know how they can get.

Unfortunately, so do I.

Well, do me a favor.

Demery: I show her the photo The crime lab lifted

From the surveillance tape.

Yeah, that's her. That's the woman.

-you sure? -yes.

Okay.

Hey, stan. She's good.

♪♪

It seems I'm one step closer

To tracking down My prime suspect.

All I got to do now is keep Following the bread crumbs.

After the victim Told me her story,

She showed me Which convenience store

She went to with the suspect.

My next stop was that store.

-how you doing? -hi.

Detective demery with the Shreveport police department.

Can I talk to you about The woman in here earlier?

Yeah, absolutely. Just come Right around back here.

Thank you.

So, let me ask you, Did you --

Did you actually Talk with her?

-yes, I did. -you did?

Okay. Can you tell me

If this is the woman?

Yes, that's the woman That was in here

That car-jacked The older couple.

You mean the woman That carjacked a woman

Out on the highway, right?

I don't know Anything about that.

Um, that woman came in And pulled a knife on me,

And then she went after The older couple's car.

At this point, I realize I'm dealing

With someone Who's really dangerous.

They're desperate, And they're willing

To do whatever it takes To get what they want.

♪♪

Demery: I'm investigating The death of rose coleman,

A beloved mother And grandmother,

Who was abducted From a shreveport casino,

Then murdered and dumped

In an abandoned parking lot.

Now this case has led me To natchitoches,

A small town South of shreveport.

My killer ditched Rose coleman's car

60 miles from shreveport.

She is still on the run.

I'm in a convenience store In natchitoches, louisiana.

So we're talking to the clerk, Who's told me

People inside of his store Were actually carjacked.

So, this woman Pulled a knife on a customer

-in the store, too? -yeah.

She actually pulled A knife on me first.

♪♪

Give me the keys To your car.

-what? -give me your car keys!

-look, I don't even have a car. -give me your keys!

I swear, Somebody dropped me off.

Shoot.

He explained The suspect leaves the store

And sees a car running outside

With an elderly female In the vehicle

While the husband Was still inside the store.

-get out. -oh, god.

Please don't hurt me.

She was crazy, you know? She's definitely, like,

Whacked out on something, If you ask me.

Did you call the police?

According to the clerk,

Natchitoches police were quick To arrive on the scene,

But they didn't stick Around very long.

They took off. They didn't say Where they were going,

If they were coming Back or anything.

How long ago Did they leave?

Uh, not long, Maybe five minutes ago.

-thank you. -thank you.

So, at that point, I call a contact

That I have in the Natchitoches police department

And ask him what's going on. And he explained to me

That his officers Were on a high-speed chase.

Man: One of our officers spotted

A car that was involved In a car-jacking.

[ siren wailing ]

The detective explained to me That his officers

Were chasing a car That fits the description

Of the one that was at The convenience store.

Man: pull over!

Pull the car over!

She nearly killed One of our guys,

And now we've got All available units

Trying to chase her down.

Oh, really? Right now?

The explanation For the clerk saying

The officers left abruptly Is clear now.

They hear the car Is being chased,

And they join in the chase.

We're considering Our options right now,

But it looks like we're gonna Deploy some spike strips

Over near exit 12 Of I-49.

Listen, let them know I'm on my way. Thanks.

Holmes: high-speed chases Are incredibly dangerous.

This person knows That they're being chased

By the police, And they're desperate.

When people get desperate, They'll do anything.

♪♪

How long Before she's here?

She's about 3 minutes out, sir.

Demery: When I get there, the officers

Have already Laid out spike strips

And were waiting for The vehicle to cross that line.

[ police radio chatter ]

Two minutes.

Once spike strips are laid out

And the suspect crosses Those strips,

All four tires Are usually flattened.

The vehicle is, at that point, Rendered unusable.

The best-case scenario is The vehicle's gonna be disabled,

But when you're thinking Of a car

That weighs that much, Moving at that amount of speed,

And it loses control, It could cause some injury.

I see the vehicle Approaching the spike strips.

High-speed chases Are probably one of

The most dangerous things In police work,

Because the person Can lose control of the vehicle,

And it can go anywhere.

You don't know What's gonna happen.

Demery: I hate addiction,

For what it did To my grandmother...

...The way it fed off the pain

She felt after My mother's death...

...Consumed the goodness in her,

Replaced the light With darkness.

But in a way, addiction was The best teacher I ever had.

It showed me how to keep The demons at bay,

How to exert control Over the world around me.

That's what drove me To police work.

You diagnose the crime, Find the killer

And you cuff him.

Problem solved.

I think this case Is about addiction,

And I think it's about Both sides of it.

We're dealing with somebody That's definitely,

Desperately trying to get Somewhere other than shreveport.

She's attempted to car-jack

At least three or four people.

She's acting erratically And is still on the run.

My hope at this point is that She approaches the spike strips,

She's stopped, and we're able To approach the vehicle,

Get her And take her into custody.

[ siren wailing ]

♪♪

The spike strips popped A couple of her tires.

They were her demise.

[ crash ]

Driver, get out of the car!

Put your hands up!

Oh, and what's this?

During a pat-down Routine search,

We find a syringe on her person.

-you have anything else? -no.

That's it.

The fact that the suspect Had a syringe on her person,

I was pretty certain That she was a substance abuser.

Watch your head.

When the suspect is arrested, Investigators find out

That the suspect's name Is stacey blount.

She's from south louisiana, And she's in her late 20s.

She has two kids.

She comes from A pretty decent family.

Demery: as I begin to speak With stacey, the ultimate goal

Is not to give off Any signs of judgment

Or anything that would make her Feel uncomfortable.

♪♪

Stacey told me she met A friend at the casino,

And her drug that she was using That night was meth.

But she said That she preferred heroin,

But it was difficult To locate in shreveport,

So she was heading Back to baton rouge

To get her drug of choice.

So, she hatches this plan

To get back to south louisiana.

Demery: she said she went up To the parking garage,

And she saw a lady She thought was elderly,

And she watched her Go to her vehicle.

The reality was ms. Coleman

Just happened to be somebody Coming out the casino

When she was looking For somebody to car-jack.

-[ grunts ] -aah!

I don't want to hurt you. I just need your car.

No!

No! No!

Get in the car!

-no! Stop! -get in the back.

Demery: stacey tried To force her in the trunk,

But the victim created Too much resistance.

I know my mother. It wasn't that she was

Fighting over the car Or her wallet or her purse.

She refused to get in the trunk.

She was gonna take her And do god knows what,

So she'd rather die then.

So that's how the fight came up.

Get in there.

Ohh! [ screaming ]

[ coughing ]

The very first cut at the casino

Was the one That cut her carotid artery,

And she was bleeding out.

[ rose crying ]

Lord jesus!

Please! Please, Take me to a hospital.

Pl-please.

I-I'm a nurse.

I can't imagine what rose Coleman was going through.

She was a nurse. She was smart enough to know

That it would take minutes To bleed out and be dead.

That fear before death

Must have been terrifying For her.

[ sobbing ] Where are you taking me?

-shut up. -oh, no!

[ coughs ]

[ music volume increases ]

For her to explain That this woman was gurgling

And begging for her life, And her response to that

Was just to turn up the music So she didn't have to hear it

Was something that I don't think I've ever heard anybody say.

And I've interviewed A lot of killers,

And none of them seemed To have that level of coldness.

Stacey was definitely Trying to illustrate

That there was a difference Between her

And her when she was on drugs.

She explained That when she was on drugs,

She just didn't care.

Mack: eventually, she decided She had to get rid of rose.

And I think stacey essentially Thought at some point

She was dead in the back seat.

So, she drives out To the at&t plant.

She's familiar with that area. She grew up around there.

[ stacey grunting ]

Demery: She said she threw the purse

And cellphone and the other Belongings of ms. Coleman

Out of the car And traveled south on I-49

Until she ran out of gas.

Stacey couldn't believe herself That she did it.

She was like, "I was just so high."

And she claimed Meth made her a murderer.

And meth, I promise you,

Does not make people murderers.

There is something Evil, evil, evil

Inside of stacey blount.

Rhonda: [ crying ] I can never Forgive stacey blount.

She has took away

The best thing I ever had In my life.

Hold this On your chin, please.

Demery: It may have been the drugs that Turned stacey into a killer,

But that's no excuse.

I still throw the book at her.

Stacey pled To second-degree murder

Without the possibility

Or benefit of parole Or probation,

So she's gonna spend the rest Of her life in prison.

♪♪

Amber: never in a million years Would I ever thought,

You know, something bad Like that would happen.

She was a phenomenal woman.

It hurts to hear About a story like this,

This woman who has done So much good

For people like stacey.

She dedicated her life To helping people

With substance-abuse problems.

Under a different circumstance,

Rose would've helped her With her addiction.

Demery: the fact that stacey Committed the murder

And ms. Coleman was the victim Of the murder,

Illustrates that it Doesn't matter who you are

Or where you come from,

Everybody is subjected

To the perils of drug use And abuse,

And drug addicts can take on

All different types Of personalities and personas.

And once they get desperate For whatever it is,

They're subject to do anything.