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[ screaming ][ gunshots ]

[ both grunting ]

Narrator: Two murder investigations From the case files

Of detective rod demery.

First...[ gunshots, children screaming ]

...Gunshots ring out At a crowded high school,

Leaving a popular teen In critical condition.

She's literally hanging on By a thread.

You're gonna be alright.

Why would someone want to target This particular teenager?

Oh, wow.

This is potentially a gold mine For detective demery.

[ siren wailing ]

Demery: At this point, the chase is on.

If he gets away now, We can lose him forever.

Narrator: then...Mayweather: come on, bro!

...A fatal shootout and a claim

Of self-defense That just doesn't add up.

That's a hell of a lot Of shell casings.

Officers know a genuine Crime scene

From one that may be staged.

There are a lot Of red flags here.

[ gunshot ]

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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Mack: it's about 8:00,[ bell rings ]

And the last bell rings

For the students to go to class

At booker t. Washington High school.

Guys, you doing alright? You doing good?

Hey, how are you?I'm fine.

Mack: officer ross, who's The school resource officer,

Is in the school When he hears something

A school resource officer Never wants to hear.

[ gunshots ][ girl screaming ]

Oh, my god!Move!

Lock the door. Do it now.[ alarm blaring ]

But for officer ross, this is Kind of like the unthinkable.

Go, go. Move!Call an ambulance!

A horrific moment, like,

"Oh, no. Not here. Not us."

[ students screaming ]

Mack: when officer ross gets Outside, he sees mass chaos,

And there's no sign Of a shooter anywhere.

Help! Help!

What happened?She's been shot.

Holmes: officer ross finds The victim laying on the ground,

And there is blood Soaking through her clothes.

She's literally hanging on By a thread.

Ross: You're gonna be alright.

Dispatch, I'm gonna need an ambulance

To the front of the school for A student that's down, please.

Woman: 24th and 90, roger.

Keep talking to me. You're gonna be alright.

In december 2009, Really early in the morning,

I just finished firearms Training.

[ cellphone rings ]

I got a call from dispatch.

[ cellphone beeps ]This is demery.

They told me that there was A shooting at a high school.

Not a whole lot of details, But someone had been shot.

I'm on my way.

My first thought is...[ gun cocks ]

..."Was there an active shooter? Was the person still there?"

It was a huge a concern.

If there's a potential active Shooter, all hands are on deck.

Everybody that's available's Gonna be there.

[ thunder crashes, Siren wailing ]

[ police radio chatter ]

It's a sad normalcy that school Shootings are so common now.

The place where you expect Your children to learn

And be cared for Have become dangerous.

Man: Please, tell us something now!

[ chatter continues ]

When I arrive at the scene, It's really intense.

Our kids are in there! Are they safe?

Officer: we'll get you guys Some information soon.

There are parents That come to the school.

They're looking For their children.

They want to make sure That their child is not hurt.

There's chaos.

We'll get you as much Information when we have it.

Hey, so, What's the status?

Well, we got the school On lockdown.

Lockdown is nothing more Than a containment of a scene.

No one comes in Or no one leaves.

We've determined that The shooter's not on scene.

Now you can breathe easier.

You know that there's No active shooter there.

Whoever's responsible left.

Alright, anybody hurt?

Yeah, a female student Named tracy.

She was shot About six times.

Emt's got her on the way To the hospital.

Doesn't look like She's gonna make it.

Mack: 18-year-old tracy simmons,

She's about to finish out High school

And face the world head-on.

She's bubbly.

She's always surrounded By friends.

Okay, where'd the shooting Take place?

It's down here underneath The awning there

As you go in the entrance.

Alright, thank you. Yep.

As I start to investigate The crime scene,

There's blood on the concrete On the sidewalk

And six markers Where six shell casings

Were found from a 9mm pistol.

This all The shell casings?

Yes.

The fact that the shell casings Were concentrated in one area

Suggests that this was An intended target.

There was no randomness.

There was no sense Of someone shooting

As many people as possible.

Mack: That means investigators aren't Looking for some crazy person

That's just out to cause chaos And wreak havoc at a school.

They are looking for someone That has a beef with tracy.

So, what are The students saying?

Anybody see this thing Go down?

They're inside talking to them Now, find out what they know.

Is there a school resource Officer on duty?

Officer ross, He's inside.

Alright, if anybody needs me, I'll be inside.

Yes, sir.

So, my question, though, Is "Why would someone want

To target a teenager In high school?"

How you doing?

Still a little shaken up.

It's hard to believe that I got Somebody hurt on my watch.

These school resource officers,

They have plans in place For school shootings,

But when it actually happens,

It's never quite Like you practiced.

You get a look At the shooter?

I didn't get a good look At anybody

In the parking lot, Other than this white chevy

Kind of tore through The parking lot about the time

I made it up To the victim.

Demery: it's unclear If this car is involved.

This could be someone that Actually fired the shots

Trying to flee the scene,

Or it could be somebody That was trying to get away

Because they didn't want To be hurt.

Were you able to catch The plate?

I didn't get a look At the license plate, either.

We do have video surveillance From the school

That might Have caught something.

Alright, Do me a favor.

Would you get that video Gathered up

And send it down To the station?

I'd be more than happy To take care of it.

Alright, brother.Thanks. Appreciate it.

Hey, detective. Yeah?

We have someone down in the gym We think you need to talk to.

One of the officers on the scene Has a potential witness.

Carolyn sinclair seems To be very upset,

So the officer leads me to her.

Hey, I'm detective demery. Hi.

Can you tell me What happened?

It was so horrible.

I heard shots...

[ gunshots ][ girl screaming ]

...And screaming.Okay.

And then I saw tracy Lying there bleeding.

[ gasps ]

Did you see the shooter?

I didn't see who shot tracy.

But yesterday, there Was this guy hanging around

Right near school.Okay.

He didn't look like a student Or a teacher.

Carolyn explained that this Person looked a bit older

And didn't appear To be a parent,

Just didn't have a good Feeling about him.

Can you remember Anything else about this guy?

I saw that he was driving A white car.

I think it was a chevy.

A white chevy? Okay.

So now we have another person Mentioning a white chevy.

Hey, guys. Thank you.

Investigation's all About corroboration,

So the surveillance Becomes even more important.

Back at the station,

I start scrolling through The surveillance footage.

It doesn't take long for me To spot it.

I see the same white chevy.

It's in the same drop-off area.

The video shows the victim Pulling up,

And as she gets out Of the vehicle,

I see the person That was driving the white chevy

Exit the vehicle.

He walks up directly To the victim, firing shots.

Wow.

Video surveillance has always Been a valuable tool,

But it's always Disturbing to see

An actual shooting take place.

But on this video, I can Actually see the license plate.

That's valuable.

Officer: detective demery.Yeah?

We just received a call From the hospital.

It's the victim's family.

They're demanding to know what We're doing about the shooting.

Alright. Do me a favor.

Run this plate.

Let me know who that car Is registered to.

Yes, sir. Thank you.

Getting the license plate number Is golden.

I'm gonna be able to find out Who this vehicle belongs to.

When I arrive at the hospital, I meet with the trauma doctor.

Doctor: She's in surgery right now.

We're doing everything We can for her,

But it's Not looking good.

He tells me tracy has been shot Six times in the torso.

That's usually always fatal.

Mrs. Simmons, I'm detective demery.

I don't get it.

Who would want To kill my baby?

I don't understand this.

Tell me something.

Was tracy having any problems With anyone at school --

Fights, arguments, Anything like that?

[ shakily ] No, not that I know of.

Okay.

Something did happen This morning, though, at home.

What was that?

[ telephone rings ]

She tells me that she received Several calls.

Hello?

And every time She answered the call...

Hello?

...The person on the other end Hung up the phone.

[ receiver clacks ]

It got on my nerves, but I Didn't think about it until now.

Okay.

Now that's she's gotten these Mysterious phone calls,

My natural thought is, "How is this related?

Is this person Wanting to kill tracy?"

I'm not gonna go home until I figure out what's happened.

[ students screaming ]Go, go.

Move! Move.

Demery: I'm investigating the shooting Of 18-year-old tracy simmons.

Tracy was shot in front Of her high school.

We have the shooter on video, But he hasn't been identified.

I learned from tracy's mother

That there were suspicious Phone calls coming.

The question now is, "Is this The person who shot tracy?"

Demery: now, these phone calls, Do you have any idea

What that may have Been about?

I mean, does she have A boyfriend

Or something like that? No.

She doesn't have a boyfriend, At least not anymore.

She tells me that tracy Had a recent breakup.

She knew tracy was upset, But she never met the guy.

Tracy never brought him around.

All she would tell me is That his first name was tony.

She was real secretive About it.

Hmm, I wonder why.

If you have to have a secret In a relationship,

That is a red flag.

Why can't you talk about this?

Did she have someone that She would confide in, like,

Maybe a best friend Or something?

Yeah, paige, paige seawald.Okay.

If anyone knew anything, It would be paige.

Okay.

[ crying ] I can get you her number.

Thank you.

Mack: A teenage girl's not gonna tell

Mom what's going on No matter how terrible it is.

But she will confide Every deepest, darkest secret

To that girlfriend.Thank you.

So, I go to the seawald Residence.

When I meet paige, I let her know

How we really need To find out what's going on.

So, paige, I hear you may be Able to give me some information

About tracy's boyfriend.

Her parents are in the room,

So she's uncomfortable Talking about it.

Mrs. Seawald, you think I could Speak to paige alone

For a second?

Are you okay with that, Honey?

Thank you.

When talking to teenagers, Parents aren't

The best audience.

Their children feel They're judgmental,

And they're checking Everything that they say,

So it's pretty important To kind of

Get them out of the way To get a full story.

Alright, paige, look,

We really need Your help here.

Now, what can you tell me About tracy's boyfriend?

The guy's name is tony.

I don't even know His last name,

But the thing is, He's older, much older,

But that's not The issue.

He's married...With kids.

Wow.

The fact that a grown-ass man With a wife and children

Can have a relationship With a child,

That's really troubling.

They were dating for a while, And it was alright at first,

But then he started To get controlling.

Mm-hmm.

She tells demery tony Didn't want tracy

To hang out With any of her friends,

So much so to the point Where tony didn't want

Tracy hanging out with paige.

When she told him it Was over,

Apparently he didn't like That very much.

He kept calling her,

Telling tracy how he Couldn't live without her...

Mm-hmm....Acting crazy.

Okay.

Demery: these are not only The traits of someone

With a possessive personality,

But somebody that Is really disturbed.

That can get really dangerous Really quickly.

I appreciate your help, Alright?

I can't say that tony Is responsible for this,

But he is starting To look like suspect one.

Detective demery?Yeah?

I found that information That you wanted

On that white chevrolet.Okay.

When I go back to the office,

I find out the car is registered To samantha simpson.

Looks like she owns A home

With a gentleman Named tony holden.

Tony holden.

Tracy's mother and her Best friend, paige,

Both said the boyfriend's First name was tony.

It sounds like we're Getting somewhere now.

Thank you. Yes, sir.

This just got Really interesting.

Now I may be looking At a scorned-lover scenario.

Mack: So, you got to wonder,

Was this the wife Finding out about the affair

And sending someone To take care of tracy?

Or maybe tony might be Our shooter.

It could be a number Of different things.

Demery: I want to talk To samantha simpson, his wife,

And I'm gonna bring Her down to the station

Because I want To catch her off guard

And get a truthful statement From her.

So, what's this All about?

No one's telling me why You want to ask me questions.

Where were you this morning Around 8:00 a.M.?

I was working.

Is there somebody That can confirm that?

Yeah, of course, My supervisor.

Okay.

It's possible that samantha Could be a really good actress,

But I didn't get any indication

That she had any idea What was happening.

Can you see if you can confirm That for me, please?

Yes, sir.Thank you.

I call, and samantha Has a rock-solid alibi.

She was at work.

She's immediately dismissed As a suspect.

So, I need to ask you Some questions

About your husband, Tony.

Now, are you guys Happily married?

Oh, well...

Samantha tells me that she And tony have been separated

Since july of that year.

They have three children Together,

And the marriage Has been a struggle.

We're still cordial, Mainly because of the kids,

But, I mean, I even let him Use my car if he needs it.

That car, it happen to be A white chevy?

Yeah. How'd you know?

'cause your vehicle was used In connection

With the shooting of A high schooler this morning.

What?!

Holmes: he talks to her For a little bit,

And he realizes she has no idea Exactly what tony has done.

Demery: She told me that tony had Borrowed her car two days prior.

He was supposed to bring it To her at lunch,

But he hadn't showed up.

Tony's had run-ins With the law before.

Detective demery finds out That tony is no saint.

He's got an array of charges That date back 10 years,

Including assault-and-battery Charges,

Drug charges, several different Property-crime charges.

If you see or hear from tony, I need you to let me know.

Of course. Thank you.

So, now I'm pretty certain That tony is my guy.

I distribute his mug shot As a bolo --

"Be on the lookout for."

[ siren chirps ]

[ police radio chatter ]

And with any luck, Somebody's gonna find tony.

Now it's a waiting game.

Later that day, I'm in my office[ telephone rings ]

When I get An unexpected phone call.

This is demery.

Really?

Demery learns that tracy Has survived six gunshot wounds,

Mostly to her torso.

No, man, that's great news.

I'm on my way. Thanks.

Tracy having the strength to go Through that type of trauma

And bounce back Was pretty amazing.

You don't see that very often.

But my concern is, she may have Some sort of mental block,

Or maybe she just Doesn't want to tell me,

But I really want To get her statement.

Hey, tracy. How are you?

I'm detective demery.[ monitor beeping ]

I'm hoping you might be able To answer a few questions.

Yeah. Okay.

I think so.

Tracy, to be shot numerous times And still able to speak to me

Is pretty impressive.

Can you tell me Who did this to you?

It was my ex-boyfriend...

Tony holden.

The fact that tracy Identified tony

As the person who shot her Is probably

All I needed to arrest tony,

But I want to know what made A 28-year-old married man

Come to a high school And shoot somebody's child.

When we first started dating, He was super nice.

[ both laughing ]

I really liked it.

Okay.

But then he started Getting controlling.

I told you I don't want you Going over there.

Why don't you stay And chill with me?

I'm just going over To paige's house.

She's my best friend.

You ain't going nowhere.

You understand?

Last week, I had enough of it,

And I broke up with him.

[ beeping continues ]

That's when it got bad.

When tracy broke things off With tony,

He began to call her All the time.

He told her that she Broke his heart

And all sorts of ridiculous Things, and it scared her.

She probably couldn't even Fathom

That it would turn into What it actually turned into.

And then he showed up at school, And he pulled out a gun.

[ whispering ] Okay, okay, Okay, okay, okay.

Listen to me.

Okay, you don't need to talk About this anymore, okay?

[ whimpers ]

Your job is To get healthy.

Demery: I think it took an incredible Amount of strength for tracy

To be able to be candid And honest enough

To talk about the relationship.

She's a very brave girl.

[ engine revving ]

I think at this point, Tony is capable of anything.

He is a very dangerous person.

We need to find this guy Before he shoots someone else.

♪♪

Officer scott, a police officer Who patrols on a motorcycle,

Spots who he thinks Is tony holden.

Hey, tony?

Tony, Is that you?

Come here.

Holden takes off running.

[ siren wailing ]

At this point, the chase is on.

If he gets away now, We can lose him forever.

[ siren chirps ]

[ police radio chatter ]

I'm investigating the shooting Of 18-year-old tracy simmons,

Who was shot And left for dead.

I've confirmed That a 28-year-old married man,

Tony holden, is responsible.

[ siren wailing ]

[ engine revving ]

Holden's been spotted By a police officer

Who is now in active Pursuit of him.

[ siren continues ]

Mack: Tony takes off up an embankment

Down onto the railroad tracks.

Tango six, I can't continue.

I've lost him at the railroad Tracks.

He's going eastbound.Woman: roger.

Tony is reckless. He's running for his life.

He's willing to do anything.

Clearly has no concern About anything

Other than getting away now.

Officer: Put your hands in the air!

Turn around and face Away from us.

Interlock your fingers Behind your head.

On the other side of the track, Backup has arrived.

[ handcuffs clicking ]

Tony realizes that He's not gonna get away

And gives himself up To police officers.

♪♪

Demery: Mr. Holden...

...You and I are gonna Have a little chat.

Mack: detective demery gets Tony holden

In the interview And interrogation room,

And he starts talking About the relationship

Between tony and tracy.

Tony explained that The night before he shot tracy

That he called her And that she humiliated him

And said that She didn't want him

And said really mean Things about him.

My first impression of tony Is that he's a weasel.

He wants to appear as if though He's been the victim.

He's hurt. He's brokenhearted.

He wants sympathy.

I think in my entire police Career,

The hardest thing to do was To sit across from tony holden

And listen on how an adolescent Teenager broke his heart.

I have to pretend Like I don't want

To choke the [bleep] Out of tony.

Tony tells me that The relationship

Dates back three years,

Which is of particular Interest to me

Because that would Make her 15 at the time.

It's against the law For an adult

To have sex with a child.

I'm encouraging tony To tell me everything

That I need to know To put him in prison.

By this point, I've heard enough from tony.

It's pretty clear What went down.

Tony began a relationship With a 15-year-old girl.

As she matured and turned Into an 18-year-old girl,

She realized That the relationship

Was not what she wanted.

Tony, we're done. It's over.

Look, it's not.

Let go of me! Tracy, please.

Don't do me like this.

Tony, we're over!

Aaaah!

As she started to pull away, Tony became possessive,

And he didn't want To let her go.

He began to call her house.[ telephone rings ]

Hello?

Hello?

[ click]

He'd hang up...[ receiver clacks ]

...All the time.

Tracy, we got to get going.[ telephone rings ]

[ sighs ] Tracy?

[ receiver clacks ]

Hello?

[ click ][ sighs ]

[ receiver slams ]Let's go!

He'd show up at her school.

[ thunder rumbling ]

Alright, you have A good day, okay?

Don't forget that you're Getting a ride home

With danielle's mom.

Love you. Love you, too.

Finally, he got to a point Where he waited for her

To get out of a car And go to class.

Tony, he had been at The school the prior day

And seen the layout.

So about 8:00 When tracy pulls up,

Tony exits his white vehicle With a gun and approaches tracy.

Hey, tracy!

And she knows Immediately this is all bad.

I told you it ain't over. I told you it ain't over.

As he shot her and she ran,

He followed her and chased her And shot her even more.

[ girls screaming ]

[ gun clicks ][ bleep ]

When he ran out of bullets,

He gets in his car, And he leaves.

After he leaves, He leads police on a chase

And comes in and confesses The whole scenario.

It was mind-blowing.

Mrs. Simmons: the doctors Cleared you to go home today.

I know. I can't wait.

Come on. Let's go.

Holmes: Tracy showed incredible strength With her will to live.

She fought through that, And she is alive today.

She's not a victim in this case.

She is a survivor.

[ buzzing ]

Demery: tony holden's charged With attempted homicide

And carnal knowledge Of a juvenile.

Tony pled guilty To manslaughter

And was sentenced To 15 years' hard labor.

I was really satisfied To see tony go to jail.

Unfortunately, there are a lot Of tony holdens out there,

Maybe not as many that Start dating 15-year-olds,

But they're there.

And the problem is

Is that no one ever knows Until it's too late.

So, what are We looking at here?

Narrator: Coming up, it's up to demery

To determine Whether a shooting death

Was a case of Justified self-defense...

Mayweather: come on, bro!

...Or something much More sinister.

The fact that there are so many Gunshots

[ camera shutter clicks ]And so much gunfire,

It just doesn't make any sense That this is over a robbery.

[ gunshot ]

♪♪

On july 2, 2009, I was working Evening-shift homicide.

What's up, man?

When I got to the office And started to settle in,

The day-shift detective

Who was just getting off work Got a call.

Alright.

What's happening?

Dispatch just called in A report of a shooting.

I'm supposed to be at my son's Baseball game in, like,

20 minutes, and my wife's Gonna be pissed.

Hey, man, I'll take it for you.

You will? Yeah, man.

Come on. You know me.Pshh, here.

It was technically still His call, but he was going home,

And I was coming on, So I volunteered to take it.

Alright, man. Enjoy that game.

I appreciate you.

For some, homicide stood In the way of life.

For me, Homicide gave me life.

It gave me a sense of purpose, Belonging, and satisfaction.

[ siren wailing ]

I go up to the crime scene In cedar grove.

There was a shooting At an apartment complex.

Cedar grove is a subdivision In shreveport

That's an inner-city-type Neighborhood,

So a shooting in cedar grove Is common.

What's happening, guys? What's going on?

We received A shots-fired call.

Upon arrival, we located Resident adrian cook,

The shooter From inside the apartment.

He was pretty shook up,

Said someone tried To rob him,

And he shot him In self-defense.

The officers explain When they got to the scene,

They found the victim Laying inside the apartment

With a silver revolver In his hand.

He passed away on the way To the hospital.

Okay, we identify The victim?

Yeah, it's Derodrick randle.

Catherine: Derodrick was 24 years old,

And he had his whole life Ahead of him.

Derodrick randle had, according To his family accounts,

Turned his life around.

He had now gotten married,

Was working towards Getting his chauffeur's license

And was trying to get His life in order.

We have both the witness And the shooter

From inside the apartment In the back of our patrol car.

Alright, I'll go talk to them. Thanks, guys.

It's important to talk To people there

As soon as you possibly can.

Hi, mr. Cook. Won't you step out for a second?

The information's fresh,

And they're just Operating off raw emotion.

What can you to tell me About what happened.

I'm sitting in my apartment, You know, with my buddy,

Lamar, where We just watching tv,

And there's a knocking On the door.

Adrian cook told me that When he opens the door,

There's a man brandishing a gun, Trying to rob him of his tv

And other equipment Inside his house.

We got to wrestling, And, you know,

I had to grab my glock.

Cook told me that he pulled Out his own weapon

And fired at the robber In self-defense.

He said he feared for his life

And the life Of his friend, lamar.

I shot him, and the moment He fell over,

That's when lamar ran outside And hurried up and called 911.

Okay.

I was in fear for my life, Me and lamar.

You can ask lamar, You know?

Okay, you can have a seat. I'll go talk to lamar.

When you have a shooter Claiming self-defense,

The responsibility Is to vet their story.

At this point, I had no reason Not to believe cook,

But it's my job To investigate it.

Alright, lamar.

What can you tell me About what happened?

[ sighs ] I mean, well, there's Not much to tell you, really.

I was watching tv.

I heard the gunshots, But I ain't see nothing.

So you didn't See the shooter?

Nah, man. I was looking at the tv.

As I talked to lamar mayweather, I'm in disbelief.

It's hard for me to believe that There's some sort of a robbery

Or scuffle or a shootout, And he doesn't see anything.

Lamar, Help me out here.

How is it that you in there, But you didn't see the shooter?

Come on, man. It all happened so fast, okay?

My chair was Facing the tv.

As I talk to lamar, I realize That either he's emphatic

About not telling the truth,

Or he doesn't want to talk About what's going on.

The frustration is overwhelming, So I move on to the crime scene.

[ door opens ][ police radio chatter ]

[ camera shutter clicks ]

As I go inside, It's a small apartment.

That's a hell of a lot Of shell casings.

Officer: yes, sir. There was 11 of them.

[ camera shutter clicks ]Towards the front door,

I notice a .40-caliber Shell casing.

On the dining room table, I see a .40-caliber glock

And an empty magazine.

This is a lot of gunfire Coming from cook's weapon.

Self-defense, usually somebody's Reacting to a threat,

And once that threat goes away

Or you get control of the Situation, the gunfire ceases.

That amount of gunfire Just doesn't quite sit right.

Right over there is where We found the body.

Okay.

At the front door, There are signs

Where bullets have went Through the door

And high-velocity blood spatter On the door.

Detective demery discovers That there are 11 shots fired

From adrian cook's weapon

And five shots fired From randle's gun.

Demery: It still didn't make sense to me

That cook fired 11 shots And randle fired 5.

Randle was shot and killed, And cook was not injured.

The fact that there Are so many gunshots

Just doesn't make any sense That this is over a robbery.

Where was the gun found In relation to the victim?

When we first got here On the scene,

It was in the victim's hand.Mm-hmm.

I'll tell you, the funny thing About it is,

The way he was holding the gun, He just didn't seem natural.

The patrol officer explained That the firearm

Was placed in the victim's hand Kind of awkwardly,

And someone may have Placed it there.

These responding officers know A genuine crime scene

From one that may be staged.

You know what?

Let's get cook and his buddy, Lamar, down to the station.

We need to talk To them again.

Yes, sir.

My thought at that point is,

"There are a lot Of red flags here."

Thanks, guys.

These inconsistencies Are very disturbing.

It's time to move the shooter

And the witness To the police station.

I want to get an in-depth And thorough interrogation

Of the both of them.

As I'm going back to my car,

I notice a familiar face.

It's one of my confidential Informants, a c.I.

I naturally go over To talk to him.

Talking to an informant outside

Where everyone can see you Requires a lot of delicacy.

Hey, man, so, you know Anything about this?

Yeah.

You have to kind of get What you can

As quickly as you can And as quietly as you can.

The guy over there In the apartment, he's a dealer.

The guy he shot was The a customer.

No kidding.Yeah.

The significance of this Information is that

This is not a case Of an unknown intruder

Barging into this house To rob these poor victims.

What's up, homey?

The narrative now shows that Derodrick randle and adrian cook

Knew each other and that there's Something deeper

Going on with this case.

What about derodrick randle, The brother who got shot?

Oh, man, "Can't get right."

The c.I. Tells me

That "Can't" is Derodrick randle, the dead guy.

His street name is "Can't get right."

You sure those two Knew each other?

Yeah, man.

Later, demery. Alright.

Be good, boy.

This information changes The scenario completely.

Clearly, cook is lying About the intruder,

And I'm sure it's not The only thing he's lying about.

[ sirens wailing ]

[ police radio chatter ]

Demery: I'm investigating the shooting Of derodrick randle.

Randle was supposedly shot At a home invasion.

The shooter, adrian cook,

Claims to have fired At randle in self-defense.

Now I've learned that the victim

And the suspect Actually knew each other.

I'm pretty sure I'm dealing with a murder.

[ dogs barking ]

One of the most important things Of a homicide

Investigation is to make A death notification.

[ door creaking ]When I got to randle's home,

Catherine randle immediately Started to come outside.

And I informed her that her son Had been shot and killed.

I'm sorry. Oh, god.

[ crying ]

Catherine: I was devastated.

It's a mother's worst nightmare.

I wouldn't want it to happen To anybody.

Can you tell me a little bit About derodrick?

He had just recently Gotten married.

He was so excited About his new family.

Derodrick became a step-daddy Of two kids.

Derodrick was a very active Stepfather in my kid's life.

He was extremely excited about Getting his chauffeur's license

To be able to provide For his family.

Now, I understand He had a nickname.

People would call him And tease him.

"Can't get right" Is what they said.

Catherine: His friends in the street call Him "Can't get right."

I hated that name.

And that's normally given By buddies and friends

That know an individual And know him the best,

So the nickname was probably Appropriate and well-fitting.

[ crying ] You've got to find Out who did this to my boy.

I will do that.

Again, I'm really sorry.

[ sniffles ]

[ cellphone rings ]

This is demery.

Demery: As I leave the randle home,

I get notified That the autopsy has begun.

I know that I have Lamar mayweather and adrian cook

At the police station,

But it's important To go to the autopsy.

I'm on my way.

Thompson: autopsies are so Valuable for investigators

Because they're the voice Of the victim

Who cannot tell us Anymore what happened.

Demery: so, what are We looking at here?

Well, you probably Know already.

Our mr. Randle here Took a number of bullet shots.

The first thing that I learn

Is that randle Has been shot 12 times --

His buttocks, his hip, His back, his arm.

For a self-defense shooting, Someone's gonna be shot

As they're facing the person They're trying to harm.

This shows at least At some point

His back Was turned to the shooter.

These are the projectiles We pulled out of the body,

Seven of them.

There's two different Calibers.

That's right.

Four of them Are .40-caliber

And three of them Are .38-caliber.

I know that randle had A .38-caliber handgun,

And cook Had a .40-caliber handgun.

Randle has been shot With both weapons.

Thank you, doc.You're welcome.

Now I'm concerned that cook My have disarmed randle

And shot him With his own gun,

Or lamar mayweather actually had Randle's gun and shot him.

The question is why?

One of the reasons I love autopsies

Is because science doesn't lie.

This wasn't A home invasion self-defense.

This was a murder And an attempted cover-up.

It's time to get the truth Out of both men.

I begin with lamar mayweather.

Mayweather has no concern.

I'm not really sure what's Going on with mayweather.

Mayweather is not in touch With what's going on.

This is someone that is Completely undisturbed

By a murder Within feet of them

And claiming not To have seen it.

At this point, I realize that the only person

I'm gonna get a story From is adrian cook.

I need to talk to him.

The first thing I do is inform Adrian cook that I know

He and derodrick randle Know each other.

This wasn't A random home invasion.

Cook then changes his story and Tells me that he sells drugs,

And he sold drugs To randle in the past.

Cook told me that he watched

Randle go down to the car To get his wallet.

He said he felt Something spooky,

So he had a .40-caliber handgun.

He grabbed his glock And put it in his waistband

And waited for randle To return.

Cook said that he took That to mean

That randle was gonna Rob him of the marijuana.

Cook is lying. Cook is full of [bleep].

Cook told me that He ran out of bullets.

Cook said that gave him The opportunity

To draw his own gun from His waistband and shoot randle.

Now I confront him And let him know

That randle was shot With his own gun.

That is just completely Impossible to believe.

For cook to say that randle Shot himself not one, not two,

But three times with his own gun Is just complete bull [bleep].

So now I'm curious about How randle had

A gun placed in his hand.

Cook told me that He wanted it clear

That once investigators Got there,

That we knew that randle's gun Was randle's gun,

So he placed the gun In randle's hand.

At that point, I knew the story And the crime scene

Was completely Manufactured by cook.

Cook shot and killed randle And tried to cover it up.

Adrian cook can cry All he wants,

But he isn't fooling anyone.

I think cook Had convinced himself

That he was gonna be Robbed by randle,

And the fact that this was A dispute over marijuana

Means that self-defense Cannot be claimed.

I believe on the day of randle's Murder, cook and randle

Had a conversation About a drug deal.

[ cellphone rings ]

Can't get right.

Okay. Yeah, come on over.

Cook told him that He would sell him the marijuana

And directed him over To his apartment.

Oh, yes.

Come here. [ sniffs ]

Yeah, I know.Ooh, hoo-hoo.

Straight from texas, Baby.

Oh, yeah. That's what I'm talking about.

What the hell Is you doing?

Come on, man. You know I'm good for it.

You better give me My bread, homey,

Or put that back On the table.

I'll go get it.

He sent randle downstairs To get the money.

Randle went to his vehicle,

And cook armed himself And laid in wait

For randle to return.

Once randle came Inside the apartment,

Cook locked the door Behind randle.

Cook says that at some point, Randle pulled a gun.

Lamar! Wait, no!

[ both grunting ]Cook rushed randle,

Wrestled him.

At some point, Cook took a gun from randle

And shot him with that gun.

Mayweather: Come on, bro!

When he ran out of bullets, He reached in his own waistband,

Pulled out his own gun And shot him with that gun.

Oh, you thought you could Rob me, huh?

[ groans ]

I told you to chill.Shut up!

After he shot randle, He picked up the firearm

And put it back In randle's hand,

Went downstairs And called the police

And told the police that he was Being robbed of a tv.

Thompson: With our laws in louisiana,

An individual cannot Claim self-defense

When they're engaged In the transaction

Or distribution of drugs.

Adrian cook was convicted Of second-degree murder

And sentenced To life in prison.

Demery: adrian cook was a cold, Callous murderer.

It kind of blows my mind that

Cook thought that he would Be able to beat the system

And somehow walk From killing randle.

The lesson in all this is, Can't beat the system.

You can cover up, But we'll eventually find you.